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News............................................................................................................................4

Kasparov vs Karpov Match in Valencia ....................................................................4 Short - Efimenko Match 2009...................................................................................4 Inventi Chess Tournament 2009 ..............................................................................5

Games .........................................................................................................................6 (01) Short,Nigel D (2706) - Gagunashvili,Merab (2564) [B11]..................................6 (02) Le Quang,Liem (2602) - Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2721) [A40] .......................7 (03) Kokarev,Dmitry (2630) - Najer,Evgeniy (2681) [B96] ........................................9 (04) Ni Hua (2692) - Khusnutdinov,Ruslan (2506) [B51] ........................................10 (05) Aronian,Levon (2773) - Karjakin,Sergey (2722) [E55] ....................................13 (06) Karjakin,Sergey (2722) - Grischuk,Alexander (2733) [C93] ............................14 (07) Short,Nigel D (2706) - Mchedlishvili,Mikheil (2613) [B12] ...............................15 (08) Ni Hua (2692) - Filippov,Anton (2595) [E11] ...................................................16 (09) Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2721) - Laznicka,Viktor (2634) [D35] .....................18 (10) Sjugirov,Sanan (2585) - Motylev,Alexander (2710) [C42]...............................20

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Kasparov vs Karpov Match in Valencia

Kasparov and Karpov played a 12 game (4 Rapid and 8 blitz) match in Valencia 21st-24th September 2009. The match was on the 25th Anniversary of the start of their in-famous first aborted match in Moscow in 1984-5, this was followed by an epic series of close World title matches which ended in Lyon 1990.

Kasparov outclassed Karpov throughout the match. The match confirmed the recent impression that Karpov has ceased to work on the game and is no longer competitive. Kasparov seemed pretty sharp although it is hard to say with complete assurance how good he still is as the opposition was so poor. In particular Karpov was mishandling the clock very badly (lost game 4 of the blitz on time in a favourable position) and collapsing at the end of games when he had little or no time, even in level positions. It is to be hoped that Karpov can at least show some pride and do some work for the second match in France in December. Kasparov won the rapid 3-1 and the blitz 6-2 for a re-sounding 9-3 win.

Rapid Match Valencia (ESP), 22-23 ix 2009 Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 Total Perf

Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2812 1 1 0 1 3 2812Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2619 0 0 1 0 1 2619

Blitz Match Valencia (ESP), 22-23 ix 2009

Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Perf Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2812 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 = 6 2812 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2619 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 2 2619

Short - Efimenko Match 2009

Chess Match 20 - 26 September 2009 Mu-kachevo (Ukraine) organised by UEP. 44-year-old Nigel Short beat 24-year-old Zahar Efimenko 3.5-2.5.

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Match Mukachevo (UKR), 20-26 ix 2009 Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf

Short, Nigel D g ENG 2706 0 1 = = 1 = 3,5 2711 Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2654 1 0 = = 0 = 2,5 2649

Inventi Chess Tournament 2009

The Inventi Chess tourna-ment took place in Antwerp. 9 round round-robin with Bacrot, Sargissian, Sasikiran, Sutovsky, Howell, Timman and some other 2600+-players.

Emil Sutovsky took clear first place with 7/9.

Inventi GM Antwerp BEL (BEL), 18-26 ix 2009 cat. XV (2609) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

1. Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2676 * = = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7 2821 2. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2661 = * = 0 = 1 1 1 = = 5,5 2682 3. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2709 = = * 0 = 1 1 = = 1 5,5 2677 4. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2637 0 1 1 * 0 = = = 1 = 5 2648 5. Timman, Jan H g NED 2588 0 = = 1 * = = 0 = 1 4,5 2610 6. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2668 = 0 0 = = * = 1 = 1 4,5 2601 7. Muzychuk, Anna m SLO 2533 = 0 0 = = = * = 1 1 4,5 2616 8. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2527 0 0 = = 1 0 = * = 1 4 2574 9. Michiels, Bart m BEL 2462 0 = = 0 = = 0 = * 0 2,5 2458 10. Howell, David W L g ENG 2624 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 * 2 2386 Sources: 1) http://www.e3e5.com 2) The Week In Chess http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html 3) ChessPro.ru http://www.chesspro.ru 4) CrestBook.com http://www.crestbook.com 5) Chessbase.com http://www.chessbase.com

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Games (01) Short,Nigel D (2706) - Gagunashvili,Merab (2564) [B11] 4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (3), 03.09.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 [An−other opportunity (maybe, even sharper, than this one) − 4...Bh5 5.exd5 cxd5 6.g4 Bg6 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.Ne5 Rc8] 5.Qxf3 Nf6

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6.Be2!? [Pronouncedly calm. More spreaded 6.d3 e6 7.Bd2 with opposite−side castles.] 6...dxe4 7.Nxe4 Nxe4 8.Qxe4 e6 [Not long before this game, Short brushed up the very same position: 8...Qd5 9.Qg4 Nd7 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qa4 Qe4 12.Qxe4 Nxe4 13.Re1 g6 14.d4 Bg7 15.Bf3 Nf6 16.c4� , Short−L'Ami, Staunton mem 2009] 9.0-0 Nd7 10.b4N [White has im−proved in comparison with 10.d4 Nf6 11.Qe3 Bd6 12.c4 0-0 13.b3 Qe7 14.a3 e5= , Short−Anand, Merida 2001 − novelty appears quite logical, as b2−b4−b5 is according to its plan.] 10...Nf6 11.Qf3 Qd5 [11...Bxb4 12.Rb1 Qe7 13.Qb3±] 12.a3 [White is preparing Ra1-b1, as 12.b5 cxb5 13.Qxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxb5+ Kd8� gives a little.] 12...Bd6 13.Rb1 [13.c4? Qe5] 13...Qxf3 14.Bxf3 a6 15.Re1 [Realizing, that c4+b5 will not disappear, Short wants to de−velop own pieces first. 15.c4 Be5 16.b5 axb5 17.cxb5 Nd5] 15...Kd7 16.Rb3

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16...Kc7? [Previous Black's move would look logical along with 16...b5! ] 17.Bb2 Rhd8 18.g3! [Cutting down black bishop. 18.c4?! Bf4 19.d3 a5! is undesirable.] 18...a5 19.c4! [Ener−getic play. Now it's necessary to reckon with c4−c5 and Bb2−e5. 19.b5 a4 20.Rc3 c5 , and Black is OK.] 19...axb4 20.axb4 Kd7 [Accept−ing, that 16th move was a mistake. After that White's plan goes swimmingly, though 20...Ra2 is not a decision: 21.c5 (21.b5 Nd7! 22.Bxg7 Nc5) 21...Bf8 22.Be5+ Kc8 23.b5 Nd7 (23...Nd5 24.bxc6 bxc6 25.Rb8+ Kd7 26.Bxd5!+−) 24.bxc6 Nxe5 25.cxb7+ Kb8 26.Rxe5 Rdxd2 27.c6 Bd6 28.Re1 , and 28...Rxf2 is not good due to 29.Rd3 Bc7 30.Red1!+−] 21.b5 Ra4 22.bxc6+ bxc6 23.Rb7+ Bc7 24.Be5 Rc8?!

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[24...Ne8 is obligatory, so why not to move it right now?] 25.Rc1 Not just pawn's c4 defence, but also a beginning of route Re1-c1-c3−d3. 25...Ra5 [25...Ne8 26.Rc3! (all Black's hopes are pinning on 26.d4?! Nd6 27.Bxd6 Kxd6 28.d5 exd5 29.Bg4 (29.cxd5 c5) 29...f5! 30.Bxf5 Rca8 31.c5+ Ke5!) 26...Rd8 27.d4 , counting upon 27...Nd6 28.Rxc7+ Kxc7 29.c5+−] 26.d4 Ne8 27.d5! cxd5 28.cxd5 Now

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black pieces represent a sorry sight... 28...Kd8 [28...exd5 29.Bg4++−] 29.dxe6 fxe6 30.Rd1+ Ke7 31.Bc3 Ra6 32.Bb4+ Kf7 33.Bh5+ [Maybe, 33.Rc1! with idea Bf3−c6 even stronger.] 33...g6 34.Be2 Rc6 [34...Rb6 loses after 35.Rd7+ Kg8 36.Rdxc7+− , so white bishop should be enticed on b5 first.] 35.Bb5 Rb6 36.Rd7+ Kg8 [36...Kf6 fraught with mate: 37.Be7+ Ke5 38.Bd3!] 37.Bc4

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[Black can only dream about 37.Rdxc7 Nxc7 38.Rxb6 Nd5 39.Rxe6 Nxb4] 37...Ng7 Being exhausted with tough defence, Gagunashvili has missed a mate. [37...Rb8 38.Rxb6 Rxb6 leads to losing rook endgame: 39.Re7 Rxb4 40.Bxe6+ Kh8 41.Rxe8+ Kg7 42.Re7+ Kf6 43.Rxc7 Kxe6 44.Rxh7; only 37...Rc6!? is suit−able.] 38.Rdxc7 Rxc7 39.Rxb6 Rxc4 40.Rb8+ [40.Rb8+ Kf7 41.Rf8#] 1-0 (02) Le Quang,Liem (2602) - Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2721) [A40] 4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (4), 04.09.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 b5 I can't refrain from quoting Suat Atalik: "... typical for this guy [Ma−medyarov] thinking that if he does something irregular he will win easily". 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nbd2 a6 5.a4 Standard way in these situations. White wins some space and creates new catch − pawn b4. 5...b4 6.Bd3 c5 After that move some Sicilian−type positions have arisen. 7.dxc5 Bxc5

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8.0-0N [Perhaps, Liem does right, waiting with Nd2−b3 till d7−d6 − otherwise bishop may move away to e7: 8.Nb3 Be7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Bg5 Nc6 12.Rad1 h6 13.Bh4 Nh5? (13...d6) 14.Bxe7 Nf4 15.Qd2 Kxe7± , Hracek−Hosticka, Pribram 1997] 8...d6 9.Nb3 Nd7 10.Bd2 Taking aim at b4. 10...Ngf6 11.Qe1 a5 12.c3 Qb6? [It's hard to understand such blunder from 2700+. 12...bxc3 13.Bxc3 Bb6 was the most natural path, and if 14.Nfd2 0-0 15.Nc4 , then Black has excellent retort 15...Ne5!] 13.Nxa5 Rxa5 14.cxb4 Ra8 15.bxc5 Nxc5 Black wants to compensate dis−appearance of own queen flank by pressure to pawn e4 − but will it be enough? 16.Qe3!? [In−teresting decision. One would prefer 16.Bb5+ Bc6 17.Ba5 Qb7 18.Nd4 Bxb5 19.Nxb5 0-0 20.Nxd6 Qxb2 21.Bc3 with "healthy" extra pawn, but apparently White doesn't want to lose the couple "a" + "b".] 16...0-0 17.Bb5

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17...Bxe4?! [Carelessness again. 17...Ng4 18.Qg5 Nf6 (searching for threefold repetition) meets strong 19.e5 dxe5 20.Be3! (bishop is pinning Black instead of white queen) 20...Bxf3 21.b4 with huge problems; so, departure 17...Qd8 is better than anything else.] 18.b4 Ncd7 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.a5 Now pawn mass starts to moving. 20...Nbd5 Trying to attack

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pawn b4. 21.Bc6 Rab8 22.a6 [22.b5? Bd3] 22...Nc3 [22...Nxb4 loses immediately: 23.Bxb4 Rxb4 24.Bxe4 Nxe4 25.a7 Ra8 26.Rab1!+−] 23.Bxe4 [After 23.a7? Black is getting off lightly: 23...Ne2+ 24.Kh1 Bxc6 25.axb8Q Rxb8] 23...Nfxe4 24.Bxc3 Nxc3 25.a7 Ra8

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26.Nd4 White knight comes to the aid, and it's become obvious, that pawn pair will be cost at least a minor piece. 26...Rfc8 27.b5 Nd5 28.Rfb1 Rc7 29.b6 Rb7 30.Nc6 Kf8 31.Ra6 Ke8 32.Na5 [Perhaps, a little inaccuracy. Worth to move 32.Kf1! first: 32...Kd7 (what else?) 33.Na5 Rxb6 34.Raxb6 Nxb6 35.Rxb6 Rxa7 , and now White can even prefer 36.Nc4 d5 37.Ne5+] 32...Rxb6 33.Rbxb6 Nxb6 34.Rxb6 Rxa7 Now Na5−c4 is impossible, so Liem changes the rooks. 35.Rb8+ Kd7 36.Rb7+ Rxb7 37.Nxb7

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Funny endgame, which occurs quite often, for example in the game Paschall−Antic, Budapest 2006. Strategy is defined for both sides: Black pushes pawns forward to restrict a space for a knight and activates own king. White tries to attack pawns by knight to lighten a bypass. Chances for a draw or White's victory are probably equal.37...f5 [Black would pursuit

knight b7 with willingness, but 37...Kc6 is im−possible: 38.Nd8+] 38.Na5 g5 Blocking f2−f4 could be very unpleasant, so Black has pre−vent it. 39.Kf1 e5 40.Ke2 h5 41.Nc4 Ke6 42.Kd3 d5 43.Nd2 h4 44.f3 It's difficult to cope without such "breakwater". 44...Kd6 45.Nf1

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45...Kc5? [Such feeling that Mamedyarov could hold position after 45...Ke7 46.Ne3 Ke6 − now White should try zugzwang theme − 47.h3 , or... a) 47.Kc3?? d4+-+; b) 47.Nc2 Ke7 48.Kc3 Kd6 49.Kb4 (trying accomplish a by−pass) 49...e4! − as soon as white king has moved away from center, the break−through comes (49...Ke6 50.Kc5+−) 50.Nd4 Ke5 51.Kc3 (51.Kc5 Kf4 52.Kxd5 exf3 53.Nxf3 h3!=) 51...Kf4 52.Kd2 Ke5 , and White can't improve a state of affairs; 47...d4 48.Nd1 (48.Nc4 Kd5 49.Nb6+ Kc6 50.Nc8 Kd5=) 48...Kd5 49.Nf2 Kc5 , and there is no winning Nf2−h3!] 46.Ne3 Now Black has to expose oneself. 46...e4+ 47.Ke2 f4 48.Ng4 Kd4 [Ma−medyarov could set a trap: 48...Kd6!? 49.Kd1! (49.Kd2? e3+ 50.Kd3 Ke6!= , and knight is en−trapped) 49...Ke6 (threatening e4−e3) 50.Nf2 Ke5 51.Kc2 Kd4 52.Ng4 Kc4 53.h3 Kd4 54.Kd2! , and Black in zugzwang now.] 49.Kd2 The same position as in prevoius variation, ex−cept h2−h3. 49...Kc4 [49...h3 was a good shot, but insufficient: 50.gxh3 exf3 51.Ke1 Ke4 52.Nf6+ Ke5 53.Nd7+ Kd6 54.Nf8 Ke5 55.Kf2 d4 56.Kxf3 d3 57.Nd7+ Kd4 58.Nf6 Kc3 59.h4 , and White wins.] 50.h3 [Liem has decided to make oneself secure against h4−h3, but it wasn't such need of: 50.Ne5+ Kd4 51.Nf7 h3 52.gxh3 exf3 53.Nxg5 f2 54.Ke2+−] 50...Kd4 51.Nf6 e3+ [51...Ke5 52.Ne8 Kd4 53.Nd6 Ke5 54.Nb5 d4 55.Ke2!+−] 52.Kc2 Kc4 53.Nd7 [Now White is going to take square d4 under control, and black king will have to leave. 53.Nh7? d4 54.Nxg5 d3+ 55.Kd1 Kc3 56.Ne6 (56.Ne4+ Kc4) 56...e2+ 57.Ke1 Kc2 58.Nd4+ Kc3 59.Nxe2+ dxe2 60.Kxe2 Kc4=] 53...Kd4

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[53...d4 54.Ne5+ Kd5 55.Nd3 Kc4 56.Nc1+−] 54.Nb8! Kc4 55.Nc6 It's very important to have check Ne5 in case of d5−d4. 55...Kc5 56.Ne5 Kd4 [After 56...Kd6 White will fulfill a bypass: 57.Nd3 (57.Nf7+? Ke7 58.Nxg5 (58.Nh6 Ke6) 58...Kf6 59.Nh7+ Kg7) 57...Kc6 58.Kc3 Kc7 59.Kd4 Kd6 60.Nb4 Ke6 61.Kc5 Ke5 62.Nd3+ Ke6 63.Kc6 , grabbing pawn "d".] 57.Nf7 Kc4 58.Nxg5 d4 59.Ne6 d3+ 60.Kd1 1-0 (03) Kokarev,Dmitry (2630) - Najer,Evgeniy (2681) [B96] ch−RUS HL Ulan Ude (3), 04.09.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6!

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Black tries to push the knight d4 from the cen−ter. But... 12.Nd5! A typical tactic in sicilian. But this is just a very start of the theory. 12...Qxd4 [First time this position happened in the game of the woman world champion: 12...exd5?! 13.Nc6! evidently this move be−came a big surprise for her opponent 13...Bxc6 14.exd5+ Be7 15.dxc6 Nc5 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Bf5± and White has more than enough compensation for the knight, Chiburdanidze−Dvoiris, Tallin, 1980] 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bxb5 Qc5 Of course Dvoiris didn't want to go to this position without home preparation. But nowa−days one can analyze such stuff with an as−sistance of the "iron" friend. 15.Nxf6+ [White can win a queen but after 15.b4?! Qxb5! 16.Nc7+ Ke7 17.Nxb5 axb5 Black has a good compensation for it, Shabalov−Gelfand, Ber−mudi, 2004] 15...Kd8 16.Nxd7 Qxb5 17.Nxf8 Rxf8 18.Qa3

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This is a key position of the variation 18...Ke8 [Kokarev had played this position also with Black: 18...Rg8 19.Qxd6+ Ke8 20.f5 Qc6 21.Qd4 Qc7 22.Qa4+ Qc6 23.Qd4 Qc7 24.Qa4+ Qc6 25.Qd4 Draw. Ismagambetov−Kokarev, Karaganda, 2009] 19.Qxd6 Rc8 [An−other popular continuation here is 19...Qc6 20.Qd4 (20.Qd2 Qc7 with idea Rd8 21.g3 f6 22.e5 f5 23.Qd6 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 Ke7 25.Red1 Bd5 26.b3 Rfc8 27.Kb2 a5 28.Rb6 Rcb8 29.Rxb8 Rxb8 30.Rd4 h5! and finally Black even won, Luter−Sashikiran, Aeroflot, 2007) 20...Rc8 21.Rd2 Qc7 22.Re3 Rd8 23.Qa4+ Qc6 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Rd3+ Ke8 26.Qa5 and Black couldn't save this position, So−Prasad, 2008; Besides Black could reply with 19...Rg8 transferring the position to the above men−tioned game of Kokarev.] 20.Re3! Qc6 [20...Rg8? loses immediately 21.Rc3! Bc6 22.f5! Rxg2 23.fxe6 Rf2 24.Rc5 Qa4 25.Rg1 1-0 Kosten−Kr.Georgiev, 2005] 21.Qd2 Qc7 [Af−ter 21...Ke7 22.Qb4+ Kf6 23.c3 Black is in troubles. For instance, 23...Qc5 24.e5+ Kf5 25.g4+! Kg6 26.f5+ Kg7 27.Qf4 Kh8 (27...Qc4 28.Rd4 Qxa2 29.Rh3 Qa1+ 30.Kc2 1-0 Fier−Oliveira, 2006) 28.Qh6 Bg2 29.Rd2 Qb5 30.b3 Rg8 31.Kb2 Qf1 32.Qf6+ Rg7 33.Red3 Bd5 34.fxe6 1-0 Caruana−Dvorakowska, Gibraltar, 2007] 22.Rc3 Qe7N [Nothing good happened with Black in the next game: 22...Bc6 23.f5 e5 24.f6! Rg8 25.Qf2 Rg6 26.Rd5 Kf8 27.Qc5+ Kg8 28.Qxc6 Qxc6 29.Rxc6 Rb8 30.g3 Rh6 31.Rcd6 Rf8 32.h4 Rg6 33.h5 1-0 De la Paz Perdomo−Tapie, Amione, 2008] 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Qc3

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As a result of the opening White got a better position where opponent has no any counter−play. Not clear why experienced Russian GM came to this position. 24...Qb7 [The natural 24...Bb7? unexpectedly quickly leads to a lose: 25.f5! (f5−f6 is coming) 25...e5 (opening of the file is not a big help for Black 25...exf5 26.exf5 Qg5+ 27.Kb1 Qxf5 28.Qe1+! Be4 (28...Qe4 29.Qa5+− Qd8 and Re1 are threatening; 28...Qe6 29.Qh4 with the same ideas) 29.Rd4+− and White is many pawns up) 26.Qc4 check from a4 is threatening 26...Rg8 27.g3! (Computer at once says that this move is winning. For an human it's no so clear. The idea is that after 27.Qa4+ Kf8 28.f6 Qxf6 29.Qb4+ Kg7 30.Qxb7 Black gets a counter−play: 30...Qf4+ 31.Kb1 Rd8 and White needs too much efforts to win this. g2−g3 protects square f4 and Black has no satisfied defense against Qb4) 27...Kf8 28.f6 Qxf6 29.Qb4++−] 25.Rd4 Defensing pawn e4 and including rook to the actions. 25...Bd7 26.b3 f6 27.a4 White restricts Black bishop and pushes own pawns forward. For Black it's no clear what to do. 27...Kf7 28.Qd3 Ke7

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It's time to act! 29.e5 f5? [Black misses the strongest reply 29...fxe5! and White can get just a minimal advantage 30.Qxh7+ Rf7

31.Qh4+ Ke8 32.Qh8+ (only by queen; be−cause after 32.fxe5 Qxg2 33.Qh8+ Ke7 Black is completely ok) 32...Ke7 33.Qxe5 Qxg2 34.Qd6+ Ke8 35.Rb4 Re7 36.Qxa6 and Black is not so hopeless as it was in the game] 30.g4! All the pawns are going forward. 30...Ke8 [Black could play 30...Rf7 White would reply 31.g5 and nothing is changed.] 31.g5± It seems like Black is almost over. No counterplay, no harmony... just waiting of the end. I wouldn't advice someone to repeat this opening with Black. 31...Rf7 32.Rd6 Qb4 33.Qd2! White is not afraid of queen's change. Black bishop is absolutely innocent 33...Qxd2+ 34.Kxd2 Bc8

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The only opportunity to defense a pawn [34...a5? 35.Ra6+− and White gets 4−th pawn for a bishop] 35.h4 White's plan is primitive. Pushing forward all the pawns and something will be found. 35...h5 [A change of rooks changes nothing 35...Rd7 36.h5 and Black is not able to keep all the pawns] 36.b4 Rb7 37.c3 Ke7 Black tries to snafu the opponent. But there is nothing to blunder for White. 38.Rxa6!+− Rd7+ 39.Rd6 Rxd6+ 40.exd6+ Kxd6 Pawns are unstoppable. 41.b5 e5 [41...Kc5 42.g6 forcing Black to give up 4−th pawn 42...e5 43.fxe5+−] 42.fxe5+ Kxe5 43.a5 Kd6 44.a6 Kc7 45.Ke3 Bd7 46.c4 Kb6 47.g6 Be6 48.c5+! Kxb5 49.a7 Black resigned. 1-0 (04) Ni Hua (2692) - Khusnutdinov,Ruslan (2506) [B51] 4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (7), 07.09.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Chinese GM very often gives this check. 3...Nc6 4.0-0 Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Ba4 b5 8.Bc2 Bg4 9.a4

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9...g6 [The interesting game was played in Beijing at the First World Sports Mind Games (rapid) between Ni Hua and your annotator: 9...Rb8 10.axb5 axb5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 e5 13.d5 Nd4 14.Nbd2 Be7 15.Bd3 0-0 16.h3 Bh5 17.g4 Nxg4! 18.Nxd4 Nxf2 19.Qxh5 Nxd3 20.Nc6 Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Nxe1 22.Nxe7+ Kh8 As a result of the forced line Black got a good posi−tion 23.Ra3 Qf2 24.Qg5 f6 25.Qg4 g6 26.Rg3 Rb7 27.Nc6 f5 (27...Rbf7 was better; then f6−f5) 28.exf5 Rxf5 29.Ne4 Qc2 30.Nxd6 Rf1+?? (30...h5! wins immediately 31.Qe4 (31.Qxg6 Rf1+ 32.Rg1 Qxg6) 31...Rf1+ 32.Rg1 Qf2 33.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 34.Kh2 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Nf3-+) 31.Rg1 Rxg1+ 32.Kxg1 Rd7 33.Bh6 Qc5+ 34.Kf1 Qxd6

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35.Qe6! I missed this trick 35...Qxe6 36.dxe6 Rd6 37.e7 Re6 38.Kxe1 Kg8 39.Bg5 h6 40.Nd8 hxg5 41.Nxe6 Kf7 42.Nc7 I resigned.] 10.axb5 [The good alternative is 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Rb8 12.axb5 axb5 13.Qd1 Qb6 14.d3 Bg7 15.Be3 0-0 16.d4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nd7 18.d5 (18.Nc3!? and then Nd5 gives an advantage) 18...Nd4 19.Nc3 Qc5= Hracek−Spoelman, Emsdetten, 2008] 10...axb5 11.Rxa8 Qxa8 12.Na3 b4 [12...Qb7 also was good 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Bg7 15.Qe2 b4 with equal position] 13.Nb5 Qb7 14.Ba4 Bg7 15.cxb4

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15...0-0!? [Black decides to sharpen position. A natural 15...Nd7= also leads to good posi−tion] 16.bxc5 dxc5 Black wants to play Ne5 or Rd8 fixing a weakness on d−file. That's why next move of White is almost forced 17.d4 [17.h3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Ne5 19.Qe3 c4 with ex−cellent compensation] 17...Nd7! [17...cxd4 was not so good 18.Nbxd4 Nxd4 19.Qxd4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Ng4 21.Qd1 (21.e5 Nxe5! (21...Qxf3? 22.Bd1 Nxe5 23.Qxe5! Qxd1 24.Qxg7++−) 22.Rxe5 Bxe5 23.Qxe5 Qxf3= due to weak king and poor pawn structure White can't real−ize the strength of 2 bishops.) 21...Ne5 22.f4 Black has to be careful without a pawn] 18.d5 [White had to start playing for a draw. For this goal 18.Be3 seems very good 18...cxd4 19.Nbxd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Ne5 22.f4 (there is no time for 22.Bc3 Qc8 23.f4 Rd8 24.Qe2 Nd3 and Black is better) 22...Nf3+ 23.Qxf3 Bxd4=] 18...Nce5 Now White has problems almost in all the variations 19.Bg5 [19.Nc3 c4 20.Bxd7 Nxd7 21.h3 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Ne5 23.Qe2 Nd3 24.Rf1 Rb8 Black saves the pressure; 19.d6 exd6 20.Nxd6 Qb4 21.Rf1 Nxf3+ 22.gxf3 Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Qxa4 Black again is better; 19.b3 Nb6 and then Ra8. It's hard to say which variation is the best one for White.] 19...Nxf3+ [Maybe 19...Nb6!? was preferably 20.b3! (defensing sqaure c4 as after 20.Bb3? Nbc4 21.Bxc4 Nxc4 Black is obviously better) 20...c4! 21.d6! (21.Be3 Nd3 22.Rf1 f5!∓) 21...Nxa4 22.dxe7 (22.bxa4? exd6 23.Nxd6 Qb4∓) 22...Bxf3! 23.Qd8 (23.exf8Q+ this natu−ral move is not the best one 23...Bxf8 24.gxf3 (24.Qd5?? Qxd5 25.exd5 cxb3-+) 24...Nb2 25.Qd5 Qxd5 26.exd5 Nxf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxe1 28.d6! (28.Kxe1 cxb3 29.d6 Nd3+ 30.Kd2 Nc5∓) 28...Bxd6 29.Nxd6 Nf3 30.Bf6 Nd3 31.bxc4 Nxh2+ 32.Ke2 Nf4+ 33.Kd2 Ng4 34.Bb2 and White has to save this ending eas−ily) 23...Nc5 24.exf8Q+ Bxf8 25.Bh6 Ne6 26.Qe8 Bxe4 27.Nd4 Bc6 28.Nxc6 Qxc6 29.Qxc6 Nxc6 30.Bxf8 Kxf8 31.bxc4= Move

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made by Khusnutdinov is more human] 20.gxf3 Bh5 21.Bf4?

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[Easy 21.Bxe7 leaded to safe position 21...Ne5 22.Bxf8 Nxf3+ (22...Bxf8 23.Re3±) 23.Kh1 Nxe1 24.Qxe1 Kxf8 25.Qe3 Qe7 and only Black can be worst here] 21...Ne5!∓ From now Black has a huge advantage 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Kg2 [23.Qb3 Qa6 with idea Qf6 24.f4 Bxf4 25.e5 Qc8 26.e6 fxe6 27.Rxe6 (27.dxe6? Qa8 Bxh2 is a menace 28.Rf1 Be2-+) 27...c4 28.Qc3 Bf3! 29.Qd4 Qb7 30.Nc3 Bd6-+] 23...Qb6? [23...Qa6 was better. The commen−tary to next move explains this.] 24.Re3? [24.Na3! this is the reason of preference move Qa6; if queen were on a6 Black would take on b2 24...Qf6 25.Nc4 Bf4 26.e5 Qg5+ 27.Kh3!= and Black has no attacking resourses] 24...Qf6 Now attack is going on 25.Bb3 Qh4?! [The most precise move is 25...Ra8! including rook to active operations 26.Bc4 Qf4-+ with a threat Ra1] 26.h3 Qf4 27.Qc2 [More willfully was 27.Kf1 Ra8! Black needs rook's assistance 28.Ke2 Ra5! 29.Qd3 (29.Bc4? Bxf3+! 30.Rxf3 Qxe4+-+; 29.Nc3 Bd4 30.Rd3 Ra6! and then Rf6 -+) 29...Ra1!-+ 1st rank is very important] 27...Qh2+ 28.Kf1 Qxh3+? [Again Black does−n't pay enough attention to rook 28...Ra8! 29.Ba4 White has to block the file 29...Qxh3+ 30.Ke2 Qg2 and then Bg3; g6−g5−g4 -+] 29.Ke2 Qc8? Entirely unlogically. [The known 29...Ra8∓ again was the best solution] 30.Qc4?! [For a moment White could get al−most normal position by means of 30.Rd3! bridging the diagonal a6−f1 and preparing Nb5−a7−c6 30...Qb7 31.Qxc5 Rc8 32.Qb4 and White is alive] 30...Qb7 [Queen could be moved forwards 30...Qa6! pinning the knight for future 31.Qxc5 Rc8 32.Qb4 Rc1∓] 31.Qxc5 Rc8 32.Qb4 Rc1∓

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After all Black included rook to attack 33.Rd3 Rb1 34.Rd2 Qd7 Unfortunately rook can't de−fense on b2 and f3 simultaneously 35.Bd1 Qh3 36.Qb3 Bf4 37.d6? [Chinese GM didn't find the best defense 37.Rd3! Qg2 (Black has a nice move 37...Bg3 but it leads to the same positions 38.Rd2 (38.fxg3 Rxb2+ 39.Qxb2 Qg2+ 40.Ke3 Qxb2∓) 38...Qg2 39.Nd4) 38.Nd4 Bg3 39.Rd2 Be5 40.Qc3 and White keeps the round defense] 37...exd6 White just gave a pawn for free and Black just took it 38.Rd3 Qh2 [From g2 queen would attack both f2 and f3 38...Qg2!? 39.Nd4 (39.Nc3 Bg3 40.Re3 Rxb2+-+) 39...Bg3 40.Rd2 Qxf2+ 41.Kd3 Qf1+ 42.Be2 (42.Kc2 Ra1∓ and then Bf4) 42...Qg1 43.Rd1 Rxd1+ 44.Qxd1 Qh2 45.b4 Bf2∓ gradually Black must to win; But the strongest continuation was 38...Bc1! 39.Bc2 Rxb2 40.Qc4 Bf4 41.Nd4 Be5 42.Nc6 Bf6-+] 39.Rc3 [The most willfull 39.Nc3! Black saves the advantage through 39...Bg3 40.Rd2 Ra1 41.Qb8+ Kg7 42.Qb6 g5∓ with successive g5−g4] 39...Bg3-+

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40.Bc2 [40.Rc8+ didn't save 40...Kg7 41.Qc3+ Be5 42.Nd4 Rxd1! 43.Kxd1 Qxf2-+] 40...Qxf2+ 41.Kd3 Re1 White is hopeless. 42.Rc8+ Kg7 43.Kc4 Bxf3 44.Nc3 Bg4 45.Rc6 Bd7 46.Rc7 d5+ 47.Nxd5 Bxc7 48.Qc3+ f6 49.Nxc7 Rc1

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White resigned. 0-1 (05) Aronian,Levon (2773) - Karjakin,Sergey (2722) [E55] 2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao (2), 07.09.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo Indian has a pretty solid reputation even at the top level. 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5

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The classic choice from the classic player 7.0-0 dxc4 [Black has a variety of continuations here 7...cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4; 7...Nc6; 7...Nbd7] 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 Bishop will be devel−oped to b7 9.Qe2 Queen frees square d1 for the rook. 9...b6 10.Rd1 cxd4 [This line has a very old story: 10...Bb7 11.d5 (or 11.dxc5 Bxc3 12.bxc3 bxc5 13.Bd3 Kortchnoi−Forintos, Kra−kow, 1959) 11...Bxc3 12.dxe6 Ba5 13.exd7 Polugaevskiy−Petrosian, USSR−ch, 1960. White won in both games.] 11.exd4 Bb7

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Allows White to escape of isolated pawn and to open the position. Of course this is a part of home preparation by both players. [Recently Aronian already played this position: 11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 Bb7 13.Bb3 Qc7 14.c4 Rfe8 15.Bb2 Qf4 16.Qe3 Qf5 17.Ne1 and consequently he

crushed the opponent. This win gave Aronian the clear first in the whole tournament, Aro−nian−Leko, Nalchik, 2009] 12.d5!? Bxc3 [For one who wants to play this for Black I can offer the following possibility: 12...exd5 13.Nxd5 Bd6!? it seems like Black is under all the pos−sible knocks on the line "d" but surpisingly everything is ok. (White has the huge domina−tion in the center after 13...Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Bxd5 15.Rxd5± Donner−Matanovic, Olympiad, 1960) 14.Bg5 Rc8 15.Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.Bf4 Ne4 17.Bb3 with unclear position] 13.dxe6! This is the point of the previous move; White can don't take on c3 immediately. 13...Bxf3 The only move. [13...fxe6? is very badly because 14.Ng5! Bd5 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.Bxe6+ Kh8 17.bxc3 and White is pawn up] 14.gxf3 fxe6 15.bxc3 Pawn e6 is out of the White's interest. The main task from now is the activation of all the pieces. 15...Qc7 [15...Kh8 16.Ba3 Re8 17.Bb5 a6 18.Bc6 Rc8 19.Rd6 Qe7 20.Bb4 Qf7 21.Rad1 and White is better; Sashikiran−Aleksandrov, Warsaw, 2009] Last time this position hap−pened 49 (!) years ago. 16.Ba3N [16.Bxe6+ Kh8 17.Be3 Nc5 (a very seldom case when 2 knights are not worst than 2 bishops while a center is open) 18.Bd5 Nxd5 19.Rxd5 Ne6 20.Qd3 Nf4 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Kg2 Rad8 23.Re1 Rxd5 24.Qxd5 Qf6 25.Re5 Qg6+ Draw. Gli−goric−Unciker, Olympiad, 1960] 16...Nc5

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17.Rd4 Increasing the power of pieces. 17...Kh8 Black king felt not good on the same diagonal with White bishop. 18.Re1 Rac8 [18...Nfd7! seems very strongly; knight sup−ports own colleague and frees the place for own rook 19.Bxe6 (19.Bb5 Rf6! White has to be careful 20.Red1? Ne5!∓) 19...Rfe8 (19...Rae8 20.Qd2 and knight c5 is pinned) 20.Qd2 Nxe6 21.Rxd7 Qc6 and Black is ok] 19.Qe5! It happened so that knight d7 also would defense square e5. 19...Qf7 [Of course Black doesn't want to change queens

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19...Qxe5 20.Rxe5 after which two bishops become stronger.] 20.Bc1 [Aronian still doesn't have desire to change one of bishops: 20.Bxc5 Rxc5 21.Qxe6 Qh5 Black has enough com−pensation for a pawn. That's why bishop is be−ing transferred to better place.] 20...Nd5?!

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[Apparently 20...Rcd8! (preparing Nd5) was better 21.Bg5 (21.Bxe6?? Nxe6 22.Qxe6 Rde8-+) 21...Qg6 22.Kf1 Rde8 and no visible how White can improve own position] 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Qxd5 Qxf3 [S.Shipov (www.crestbook.com) states that 22...Qg6+ was better; but I guess that here White is also saving advantage by means of 23.Rg4 Qf6 24.Qd4! and we can come to the position from the game (Shipov analyzed 24.Bg5 Qxf3 25.Qxf3 Rxf3 26.Re7 h5 with almost equal po−sition) 24...Qxd4 (24...h5 25.Qxf6 Rxf6 26.Rd4 Rxf3 27.Re7 Rxc3 28.Be3 in comparison with the continuation that had happened in the game Black placed a pawn to h5; I don't think that this is a big achievement 28...Ra3 29.Rd5! Rc6 (29...g6 30.Rd6 with attack) 30.Rxh5+ Kg8 31.Rg5 g6 32.Rd5 Kf8 (32...Rc8 33.Rd6 in the ending f+h vs.a+b White is much better due to the advantage of Bishop against Knight and a poor location of the Black king) 33.Rde5 g5 (33...Rxa2?? 34.Bh6+ with a checkmate) 34.Bxg5 Rxa2 35.h4± with the same problems for Black) 25.Rxd4 Rxf3 26.Re7 here we are] 23.Qxf3 Rxf3 24.Re7 By means of pawn's sacrifice White achieves the maximal activity of own pieces. But Black has lots of defensing resourses so far. 24...Rxc3?! [More safe was 24...Kg8! 25.Rxa7 Rf7 Black is pawn down now but the position has simplified; knight c5 is much better than White bishop; and besides White has too many pawn islands. I guess that Black's chances to make a draw is higher than White's one to win. ] 25.Be3! Rook c3 is cut off from the king side. 25...Ra3 [Now 25...Kg8 is not so great as a move before 26.Rxa7± and

White rook leaves on the 7−th rank] 26.Rg4± All the White pieces are attacking the Black king and no one Black piece is able to help own monarch. 26...h5 [26...Rg8? 27.Bd4+−; 26...Ra4 27.Rxa4 (27.Rgxg7? Rg8 and Black is ok ) 27...Nxa4 28.Rxa7 Nc5 29.Bd4± with a domination of White pieces] 27.Rg5 [Of course White is not interested in changes 27.Rgxg7? Rg8] 27...h4? [Black loses in the shortest way. The right decision was 27...Rd8! (protecting square d4) 28.Rxh5+ Kg8 29.Rg5 Kh8 30.Rgxg7 (unexpectedly White can even lose here: 30.Rexg7?? Ne6-+) 30...Rg8 31.Bd4 Rxg7+ 32.Rxg7 Rd3! with the chances for a draw due to the restricted number of pawns on the board. Another important moment that there is just one pair of rooks and White is not able to create some dangerous threats to Black king.] 28.Bd4 Kh7? [Black had a nice trick 28...Ne6! but in the case of 29.Rh5+! (29.Rxe6?? Rc1+ 30.Kg2 h3#) 29...Kg8 30.Rxe6 h3 31.Be3 Rxa2 32.Rxh3 it doesn't help too much] 29.Rgxg7+ [White could checkmate immediately 29.Rexg7+ Kh6 30.Rg4 Rh3 31.R7g6+ Kh7 32.R6g5 Kh6 33.Bg7+ Kh7 34.Bf8! But move made by Aro−nian is also enough for a win] 29...Kh6 30.Bb2 Black resigned because of check from c1 that is coming. 1-0 (06) Karjakin,Sergey (2722) - Grischuk,Alexander (2733) [C93] 2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao (3), 08.09.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 [It is well known that 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.f4 can only do harm: 12...exf4 13.Bxf4 Na5 14.Bc2 Nd5!] 11...Bf8

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12.a3 This continuation is not without reason − first, it allows bishop b3 to be remained on di−

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agonal a2−g8 (after Nc6−a5). Second, it con−tributes to b2−b4 advance. 12...h6 13.d5!? [13.Ba2 Nb8 14.Qb3 Qd7 15.Qc2 c5 16.d5 c4 17.b3 cxb3 18.Bxb3 with c3−c4 idea, Kamsky−Jakovenko, Moscow 2007] 13...Nb8 14.Nh2 Nbd7N [White want to meet c7−c6 (almost the only way to unleash own pieces) with tension on point f7. This possibility was explored in the following game: 14...c6 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Qf3 Nbd7 (16...d5 17.Ng4±) 17.Ng4 a5 18.Ba2 Qe7 19.Nf1 Nxg4 20.hxg4 Nc5 21.g5! hxg5 22.Bxg5� , Topalov−Morozevich, Amber 2009] 15.Qf3 Qc8!? Grischuk is trying to make Black's play more exact. He wants to take on c6 by queen, preparing d6−d5 in this way. 16.Ndf1 c6 17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.Ng4

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18...Re7?! [Reduntant protection for pawn f7, but also the waste of time and the bait for knight f1. 18...d5! 19.exd5 Nxd5 is the most principled reply: 20.Bxh6!? − maybe, Black was scared by very same sacrifice − a) 20.Nfe3 Nf4 (20...N5f6!?) 21.Nxe5 Rxe5 22.Qxf4 Rxe3! 23.Qxf7+ Kh7=; b) 20.Rd1 N7b6; 20...gxh6 21.Qg3 (keeping in mind fork on f6) 21...Bg7! (21...Kh8 22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Rad1 Qc6?! (23...Qxg2+ 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2±) 24.Rxd7 Qxd7 25.Nf6+−) 22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Rad1 Qxg2+ 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Nb6„ − knight b6 goes to c4, the f1 one − to f5, and chances of the sides are probably equal.] 19.Ng3 d5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Nf5 Re6 22.Qg3 Kh8 23.Be3! [Excellent. Karjakin de−coupled black knights, to avoid 23.Rd1 N7b6] 23...h5 24.Rad1 Nxe3 25.Ngxe3 Rg6 26.Qh2 [Endgame after 26.Bd5 Rxg3 27.Bxc6 Rxe3 28.Bxb7 Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Ra7 is certainly un−worthy of White's ambitions.] 26...Rf6 27.Bd5?! [Karjakin is hurrying to bring white queen back to game, but using weaknesses h5 and f7, he could occupy the center with own knights: 27.Ng3 g6 (27...h4 28.Nh5) 28.Nd5 Re6 29.Ne4 with huge advantage.] 27...Qc8

28.Qg3 g6 29.Qg5

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29...Bg7? Letting knight f5 in to e7 − is straight track to defeat. [29...gxf5 is also loses due to 30.Bxb7 Qxb7 31.Rxd7 Qxd7 32.Qxf6++−; but 29...Bxd5! 30.Rxd5 Re6 allows Black to hang−ing on: 31.Ng3 (31.Nh6 Qe8) 31...Nf6! , and there is no 32.Rxe5 − 32...Nh7 33.Qf4 Bd6] 30.Ne7 Qc7 31.Ng4! Rf4 [Khight e7 had not only threatened to queen c8, but also took off square g8: 31...hxg4 32.Qh4+] 32.Nh6 [Simple 32.g3 is enough for a winning, but White has calculated a tactical (and stronger) way.] 32...Rf8 [32...Bxd5 33.Nxd5+−] 33.Nxf7+ R4xf7 34.Nxg6+ Kh7 [34...Kg8 35.Ne7+ Kh7 36.Qg6++−] 35.Qxh5+ Bh6 36.Bxf7 Rxf7 37.Rxd7! Rxd7 [37...Qxd7 38.Nxe5+−] 38.Nf8+ Kg7 39.Ne6+ 1-0 (07) Short,Nigel D (2706) - Mchedlishvili,Mikheil (2613) [B12] 4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (10), 10.09.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.e4 c6 2.Ne2!? To all appearences, Short doesn't pay attention to the main lines of Caro−Kann, preferring to play rare systems instead. Such approach has the right to exist. 2...d5 3.e5 c5 4.d4 Nc6 5.c3 cxd4 [Yes, pawns "�" should be exchanged, as the next game showed: 5...Bf5 6.dxc5 e6 7.b4 a5 8.Nd4!� , Short−Gulko, Horgen 1995] 6.cxd4

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6...Bg4? [Aspiring to solve white−squared bishop's problem, Black is only intensifying it. Bishop has nothing to do on g4, the best plan to be followed is 6...Bf5 7.Nbc3 e6 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.h4 h5] 7.Nbc3 e6 8.Be3 Nge7 9.f3 Here you are, bishop is getting under strokes. 9...Bf5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nf4 a6 [Taking off square b5 is urgent need: 11...Qd7 12.h4 h6 13.Nb5! , with coming Nxg6 and Bd3.] 12.Rc1!N [High−quality innovation. 12.Qd2?! has lead to the quick draw in following game: 12...Qd7 13.Be2 f6 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.f4 f5 16.g5 1/2, Degen−hart−Bruchmann, Goch 2005] 12...h5 Trying to develop own pieces, Mchedlishvili has intented to do reconstruction Bh7, Ng6, Be7, 0-0. [Now 12...Qd7 won't do in view of 13.Na4 − any tricks like Nxe5 unthinkable at queen on d1; of course, 12...Nc8 is met by 13.h4] 13.Bg2 hxg4 14.fxg4 Bh7 15.0-0 Ng6

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16.Nfxd5! [An appealing sacrifice, though it may called forced in some sense, as 16.Nh5 Nh4 17.Bh1 Bg6 is undesirable for White.] 16...Nh4?! [After 16...exd5 17.Qb3 Na5 18.Qxd5 Bg8 19.Qe4 White has a tremendous compensation, connected with Nc3−d5, d4−d5, e5−e6 and so on, although there is no straight winning.] 17.Bh1?! [Counter−kindness. 17.Qb3! Rb8 18.Nb5!! axb5 19.Rxc6 bxc6

(19...Nxg2 20.Nc7++−) 20.Nf6+ gxf6 21.Bxc6+ Qd7 22.d5!+− would be a fantastic ending.] 17...exd5 18.Nxd5

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[18.Qb3 Na5 19.Qxd5 Bg6 is much worse re−daction of 16...exd5.] 18...Bg6? [Black hasn't seen the main threat of opponent. 18...Rc8! is the right track, and events can develop so: 19.Qd2 Ng6 20.Qf2 Bg8 21.e6!? fxe6 22.Be4 exd5 23.Bxg6+ Kd7 24.Bf5+ Kc7 25.Bxc8 Bd6! , counterattacking on h2. White has winning position here anyway, but who knows?] 19.Rxc6 bxc6 20.Nf6+ The king is going out for a walk. 20...gxf6 [20...Ke7 21.Bg5] 21.Bxc6+ Ke7 22.exf6+ Kd6 [22...Ke6 23.d5+ Kd6 24.Bf4+ Kc5 25.b4++−] 23.Qa4 The rest is simple. 23...Kc7 [23...Bh6 24.g5] 24.Rc1 Qd6 25.Bxa8+ Kb8 26.Qe8+ [26.Qe8+ Ka7 27.d5++−] 1-0 (08) Ni Hua (2692) - Filippov,Anton (2595) [E11] 4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (10), 10.09.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 The main Black's ides is to change own black squared bishop; and further to place pawns in the center to black squares (d7−d6; e6−e5). 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4

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Black also wants to change black squared bishop of White. 8.Rc1 d6 9.Bg2 0-0 10.d5 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 Nb8 Certainly Black is not go−ing to help White and to open line "c". 12.0-0 e5

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Black completed own plan. White has more space but Black can be happy with the change of 2 pieces. The estimation of this position is about equality. 13.Nd2?! [Apparently White has to start operations at the queen side 13.b4!? Nd7 (13...a5?! is not good in view of 14.Ra3! Bg4 15.Nd2! (15.Rxa5 allows Black to change "empty" bishop for a perspective knight 15...Rxa5 16.bxa5 Bxf3! 17.Bxf3 Na6= knight goes to c5 and Black is out of any danger) 15...Nd7 16.Rxa5 Rxa5 17.bxa5 White is bet−ter; knight from b3 will protect a5 and c5 squares.) 14.c5! Nf6 (Black can't take on c5 14...dxc5? 15.bxc5 Nxc5 16.Nxe5! Qxe5 17.Rxc5 and there are big problems with the defense of pawn c7) 15.Nd2 White has a pres−sure at c−line. So, it is a little bit better.] 13...Nd7 14.e4 [Now 14.b4 is not so promising because of 14...b6 15.Nb3 f5 (this move is the main difference between 13.b4 and 14.b4) 16.c5 Nf6 17.Qc2 Bd7 Black is ok.] 14...a5 15.f4?! [The typical struggle against knight c5 doesn't give advantage 15.b3 Nc5 16.a3 f5! 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 Bf5= But probably White had to go to this variation] 15...Nc5?! [Both opponents un−derestimated the strength of 15...exf4 16.gxf4 f5! and White has problems with the pawn structure (pawn f4 is going to be weak after changing "e" to "f")] 16.f5 White captured more space at the king side but attack can't be or−ganized very fast. 16...f6

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17.h4?! [Ni Hua doesn't want to play for a draw and tries to sharpen the position. Objectively White had to make some accurate moves and offer a draw: 17.Nb3= ] 17...Bd7 18.g4 b5 First threats are coming from Black 19.b3?! [White's plan is to close the queen side completely but this goal is unreachable. Probably the best so−lution was coming back: 19.Qe2 Rfb8 20.Rfc1 (not thinking about attack at the black king) 20...Rb7 with doubling; Black is better but there are lots of defensing resourses] 19...b4 20.Rh3?! [White is not going to agree with the conclusion that its position needs tough de−fense and continues an unreal attack. The good move was 20.Re3! (defensing pawn e4) 20...a4 21.Nf3 bringing knight to d3 aiming the change of knights.] 20...a4 File "a" is being opened. 21.g5? White opens second front...for an opponent. [It was necessary to play some−thing like 21.Qc2 Ra7 22.Rb1 Rfa8 23.Re3 try−ing to keep black pieces . From now Black is winning.] 21...fxg5 22.Qg4 [White has no compensation after 22.hxg5 Qxg5] 22...gxh4 23.Rxh4 axb3 24.axb3 Ra2-+

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Black is pawn up and better. 25.Nf3 Qf6 26.Qh3 First White's threat that being pre−vented easily 26...Nd3! 27.Qg4 Back. 27...Nf4 28.Rf2 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Ra8 30.Bf1 Ra2+ 31.Kg1

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Rb2 32.Ng5

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A new threat. 32...h5 33.Rxh5 Last chance. 33...Nxh5 34.Qxh5 Rxb3 No worries 35.Kf2 Rc3 36.c5 Chinese GM has found some ideas but they are too far away to be true. 36...dxc5 37.Ba6 b3?! [37...c4! was winning easier 38.Bc8 Qb6+ 39.Kg2 Rc2+ 40.Kh3 Qe3+ 41.Nf3 Qf2 42.Bxd7 Qf1+ with a checkmate; 37...Qxa6?? 38.Qf7+ Kh8 39.Qf8#] 38.Bc8! Bxc8 39.Qe8+ Qf8 40.Qg6

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40...Rh3! The only but satisfactory winning continuation 41.Nxh3 Qf7 Black is just one pawn up. But the sacrifice Bf5 decides the destiny of the game 42.Qc6 [The same after 42.Qg3 Bxf5 43.Ng5 Qf6-+] 42...Bxf5! 43.exf5 Qxf5+ 44.Kg3 b2 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Kh4 b1Q The easiest. [The shortest was 46...Kh6! 47.Qh8+ Qh7 48.Qd8 Qe4+ pushing away 49.Kg3 Qg6+ 50.Kh2 (50.Kh4 Qf6+-+) 50...b1Q-+] 47.Ng5+ Qxg5+ 48.Kxg5 There are no problems for Black. 48...Qc1+ First giv−ing a few checks in order to push white king away. 49.Kf5 Qf4+ 50.Ke6 e4 51.Kd7 Qd6+ 52.Kc8 Qxd5 The rest is easy stuff. 53.Qe7 c4 54.Qh4+ Kg8 55.Qh3 Qe5 56.Kb7 Qd5+ 57.Kxc7 Qe5+ 58.Kb7 c3 59.Qc8+ Kf7 60.Qc4+ Kg6 61.Kc6 Kf6 62.Qf1+ Qf5 63.Qc1

Qe6+ 64.Kb7 Qd5+ 65.Kb6 Qd4+ 66.Kc6 e3 67.Qf1+ Ke7 68.Qg2 Qe5 White resigned. 0-1 (09) Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2721) - Laznicka,Viktor (2634) [D35] 4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (10), 10.09.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 0-0 6.Rc1 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5

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8.Bd3 c6 9.Nge2 Knight is arranged better on e2. The typical plan here is f2−f3 and e3−e4. 9...Nh5 Bishop significantly restricts Black's possibilities. That's why Black is going to change it. 10.Bg3 g6 11.Nf4 Ndf6 [Not clear why Laznicka didn't take on g3 immeditely: 11...Nxg3 12.hxg3 Nf6 after this plan f2−f3, e3−e4 is not good because of double pawns "g" that will be very very weak after such mov−ing. Line "h" gives nothing for White. ] 12.Nxh5 Nxh5 13.Be5 Now knight h5 is slightly out of the game 13...Bd6?! [But Black again could change knight h5 for White bishop: 13...f6 14.Bg3 Be6= with absolutely safe position] 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.0-0 White got a little advan−tage (or more pleasant position). Its plan is b2−b4−b5. 15...Ng7 16.Qb3!? Holding the bishop c8 16...Rb8 [Black could try to develop the bishop 16...Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5 18.Qxb7 Rfb8 19.Qa6 Rxb2 White can reply with 20.Ne2 (transferring the knight via f4 to d3); White is slightly better in view of the weakness on c6.] 17.Qa4 a6

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[17...Ra8 also was possible. But after 18.b4 Black would be forced to play a7−a6] 18.Qa5 Queen looks at square b6 [White could play 18.e4 but Black organizes the pushing at pawn d4 with a good position: 18...dxe4 19.Nxe4 Qe7 20.Rfe1 Ne6!=] 18...Bf5 19.Be2 Bishop of White in these positions is almost always bet−ter than its colleague because of Black's pawn structure (all the pawns are on the light squares). 19...h5 20.b4 Finally White makes this plan move 20...Rfe8 21.Qb6 Fixing pawns 21...Bg4 Black still wants to change bishops. 22.a4 Mamedyarov plays for a little plus. 22...Bxe2 23.Nxe2 Ne6 The only White's idea (b4−b5) makes position always slightly better for White. Black just has no any counterplay. 24.Rb1 White doesn't hurry up. First improving of all the pieces. 24...Qd8 Forcing the change of queens. But problems are not over after this. 25.Qxd8 Rexd8 26.Nc1 Knight moves to d3 26...Kf8 27.Nd3 Ke7 28.Rfc1 Rdc8

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29.h4 Fixing the king side. All the play is sup−posed to be at the opposite side. 29...Rc7 30.g3 Kd6 31.Kf1 King also needs improve−ment. 31...Rbc8 32.Ke2 Ra8 33.Kd2 Rac8 34.Rc3 Ra8 35.Rb2 Rac8 36.Nc1 Knight has found a square a5 and goes there. 36...Ra8 37.Nb3 Rac8 38.Rbc2 Ra8 39.Rc1 Rac8

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Laznicka is not very various in his moves. 40.f3 White wants to scare Black with e3−e4 threat. 40...Rd8 41.Kd3 Ke7 Black is ready for opening line "d" 42.b5 White has improved all it could and starts active operations. 42...axb5? [Black makes first serious mistake opening the line "a" for opponent. Right reply was 42...Rb8! 43.e4 (White can't win a pawn 43.bxc6 bxc6 44.Na5 (44.Nc5 all the rook end−ings are drawn 44...Nxc5+ 45.Rxc5 Kd6 46.e4 Rb3+ 47.R1c3 Rxc3+ 48.Kxc3 Re7 49.exd5 (49.e5+? Rxe5 50.Rxc6+? (50.Kd3∓) 50...Kxc6 51.dxe5 Kc5-+) 49...cxd5 50.Kd3 Rb7=) be−cause of 44...c5! 45.dxc5 Rb4= and Black is ok) 43...dxe4+ 44.fxe4 axb5 (after opening line "d" Black can open for White line "a") 45.axb5 Rd7! 46.Rc4 cxb5 47.Rb4 Nc7!=] 43.axb5 Rdc8? The second mistake in a row. [It was time for a mistery move of rook (read Aron Nimtcovich) 43...Rb8! (waiting for opening line "b") 44.b6 (44.Ra1? cxb5) 44...Rcc8 and now Black can struggle for a rook line 45.Ra1 Ra8 46.Rcc1 Kd7 with idea Rxa1 and c6−c5. Black is ok.] 44.b6 Rd7 45.Ra1 White gets a huge progress but position of Black remains quite solid 45...Kd6?! [More constructive was 45...Rg8! thinking of g6−g5] 46.e4 dxe4+ [In a case of 46...Ke7 opponents could come to the same position 47.Ra7 dxe4+ (47...Rcd8? 48.exd5 cxd5 49.Nc5! Nxc5+ 50.dxc5 with subsequent Kd4 and c5−c6+−) 48.fxe4 Rcd8] 47.fxe4 Rcd8 48.Ra7 Ke7 49.Ke3 Rb8 50.Rc4 Now knight can go from b3 but it doesn't change too much. 50...f5?! Creates the tactic motives for White [Black could continue mark−ing time 50...Kd8! and White needs some new plans to break through the Black's solid de−fense.] 51.e5 Ke8 52.Na5 Rf7?

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The fatal mistake. [After right move 52...Nd8! (with subsequent Ke8−e7−e8−...) there is no visible way for White to increase the advan−tage. King side is not accesible because of Ne6 check!; d4−d5 is also well prevented; squares b7 and c6 are overdefensed. White would need some new regroupings some−where. But Black has all time in the world in this case.] 53.Nxc6! [Another pawn also could be captured 53.Nxb7! Rfxb7 54.Rxb7 Rxb7 55.Rxc6+− and Black is undefensed.] 53...bxc6 54.Rxc6 Nd8 55.Rd6 Rxa7 56.bxa7 Rb3+ 57.Kf4 Ra3 Black has choosen the best reply against the knight's sacrifice but position is already hopeless. 58.Rxg6+− Rxa7 59.Kxf5 Ra3 60.d5 Nf7 [60...Rf3+ 61.Ke4 Rf1 62.e6 Ke7 63.Rg7+ Kf6 64.Rd7 Re1+ 65.Kd3 Nxe6 66.Rd6! Kf7 67.Rxe6+−] 61.Rg8+ Ke7 62.d6+ [Black resigned because of 62.d6+ Nxd6+ (62...Kd7 63.e6+) 63.exd6+ Kxd6 64.Rg5+−] 1-0 (10) Sjugirov,Sanan (2585) - Motylev,Alexander (2710) [C42] ch−RUS HL Ulan Ude (11), 13.09.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 No doubt, 5.Nc3 is the most popular ob−jection to Petroff Defence at present time. 5...Nxc3 [5...Nf6 6.d4 d5 leads to French Ex−change Variation with extra tempo, but that's lightly as for grandmaster level.] 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.0-0-0 Qd7 10.Ng5 [Sometimes this move is performed after 10.Kb1 0-0-0] 10...Bxg5 11.Bxg5

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11...0-0!? [Sjugirov and Motylev both were needed a victory in this game in order to have a chance to be qualified in Russian Superfinal. So Black has decided to choose double−edged 11...0-0 instead of safer 11...f6 12.Be3 0-0-0 13.Be2 Rhe8 14.h3 Kb8 15.b3 Ne7! , intending Be6−d5−c6 or Ne7−f5 − Svidler−Motylev, Russia (ch) 2005] 12.Kb1 a5N [A novelty in comparison with 12...Rae8 13.h4 Ne5 14.h5 f6 15.Bf4 a5 , Hossain−Nguyen, Asia rap (Men) 2006 − if it's not to cope without a7−a5, rook has to stay on a8. ] 13.h4 White is beginning a meeting counterplay. 13...f6 14.Bf4 Qf7 15.a4! h5! Chess of the 21 century − White and Black are not afraid to weakening king's shelter, as pawns embarassed an opponent's attack. 16.f3 Ne5 17.Be2 Rae8 18.Rde1 Bf5

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19.Ka1 [There is not appropriate time for 19.g4 hxg4 20.fxg4 Be4 (20...Bxg4 21.Bxe5 Bxe2 22.Bxd6 Qd7! also good; but no 20...Nxg4 21.Rhg1�) 21.Rhf1 Qb3 − so, 19.Ka1 is a worth prophylaxis.] 19...Kh8 20.Rhg1 Bh7 21.b3 Maybe, this is not the attempt just for expan−sion c3−c4, Qc3 etc. but also prevention from Bh7−g8. 21...c6! In spite of perspective b7−b5, next White's move is compelled. 22.c4 d5 Now line "c" will be open, and that's a good news for rook e8. 23.cxd5 cxd5 24.g4 Finally, White

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has completed this program advance. 24...hxg4 25.fxg4 Rc8 26.Rc1 [26.Bd1 sets aside from b5 square − this is the chance for pawn break.] 26...d4 27.Bxe5?! [Sjugirov has chosen not the right time for taking the knight. First, one should move 27.g5 d3 , and only now 28.Bxe5 dxe2 29.gxf6 gxf6 30.Bb2 Qe6 − Black has strong pawn, White has strong bishop, chances are mutual.] 27...fxe5 [At the disposal of Black there was an interesting re−sourse: 27...Qe7!? 28.Qxd4 (28.Bxd4 Qa3+ 29.Kb1 Qxb3+ 30.Bb2 Rfd8) 28...Qa3+ 29.Kb1 Rxc2 (29...Qxb3+?! 30.Qb2 Qe6 31.Bd4 Qxe2 32.g5‚) 30.Rxc2 Qxb3+ 31.Ka1 Qxc2 , and White has to find a salvation in 32.Bxf6 Rxf6 33.Qc4] 28.g5 Qf4 29.Qd1 [It's easy to under−stand this decision in such tournament condi−tions (victory or nothing), but objectively speaking, 29.Qxf4 Rxf4 30.g6 Bg8 31.Rg5 Bxb3 32.Rxe5 Bxa4 33.Rxa5 is better.] 29...Be4 30.g6 Rf6 31.Bd3

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31...Bxd3? [Hard to explain. 31...Bf3 32.Be2 e4 keeps a stable edge for Black(32...Rxg6!? 33.Rf1!� (33.Rxg6 Bxe2 34.Qg1 d3-+) ) ] 32.Qxd3 [Even 32.Qh5+ Qh6 33.cxd3! leaves for Black not many possibilities.] 32...Qf3 33.Qb5 Qc3+?! [�33...d3 34.cxd3 Rxc1+ 35.Rxc1 Rxg6] 34.Kb1 Qc5 35.Qe2!‚ Now air is cleared − queen goes to h5, which should bring a victory for White. 35...Kg8 36.Qh5 Qd5 37.Rg5!?

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[Not bad decision from practical point of view. It lets a rook's sacrifice with draw conse−quences, but it takes a lot of time to resolve to it. Therefore, 37.Rg5 is justified, though 37.Rgf1 Rcc6 38.Rce1 d3 39.c4! Qe6 40.Qh7+ Kf8 41.h5!+− was the strongest.] 37...Rf3 [Computer finds 37...Rxc2! immediately: 38.Qh7+ (38.Rxc2?? Qxb3+ 39.Kc1 Rf1+-+) 38...Kf8 39.Qh8+ Ke7 40.Qxg7+ Ke8 41.Rxe5+!? Qxe5 42.Qh8+ Kd7 43.Qh7+ Kd8 44.Rxc2 Rf1+ 45.Ka2 d3 46.Rb2 Qe1=] 38.Qh7+ Kf8 39.Qh8+ Ke7 40.Rxe5+ [Of course, not 40.Qxc8 Rxb3+=] 40...Qxe5 41.Qxc8+− Qe4 42.Qc5+ Ke6 43.Qc4+ Qd5 44.Qc8+ Ke5 [44...Qd7 45.Qc5 Qd5 46.Re1+ Re3 47.Rxe3+ dxe3 48.Qxe3++−] 45.Rg1! Rooks comes back to the game. 45...Kf4 46.Qg4+ Ke3 [46...Ke5 47.h5] 47.Kc1! The last peculiarity, and Sjugirov celebrates a de−served winning.[47.Re1+? Kd2 48.Qg1 Rxb3+!=] 1-0

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GM Valery Aveskulov (ELO 2541) IM Anatoliy Polivanov (ELO 2382)

Dmitry Posokhov (ELO 2294)

Chief editor Roman Viliavin (ELO 2248) email: [email protected]

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