CHESS INFORMANT 71

Malakhatko,V
Miton,K
Krakow
[Malahatko,V]

1
A04 7.Nf3
[ 7.Bh5+ g6 8.Nxh7 Kf7! ]
2445
[ 7.f4 Bxg5 /\ Nge7 ( 7...exf4? 8.Bh5+ g6
2350
9.Nxh7 )]
1997
7...Nf6 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 0-0 10.0-0
[ 10.Nxc6 dxc6!? ]
10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 d5=

71/1 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6

[ 3...Nc6! - 71/(1) ]
4.d3 e5
[ 4...d5?! - 71/(1) ]
5.dxe4 Bb4+!
[ 5...Bc5 - 28/(2) ]
6.c3 Bc5 7.Bc4 Qe7 8.0-0!?N
[ 8.b4 ]
8...h6 9.Nf3 g5 10.b4 Bb6 11.a4 a5
12.Ba3! d6 13.Nbd2 Nc6 14.Bd5! g4
[ 14...Nxd5? 15.exd5 Nd8 16.bxa5 Bxa5
17.Nxe5!+- ]
15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.Nh4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4!
[ 17.Ng6? Qg5! ( 17...Nxf2? 18.Qe2!+- )
18.Nxh8 Qxd2 19.Qxd2 Nxd2 20.Rfd1
Ne4-+ ]
17...Qxh4 18.bxa5 Rxa5
[ 18...Bxa5? 19.Nxd6+! cxd6 20.Qxd6+- ]
19.Qb1!! []
[ 19.Nxd6+? cxd6 20.Qxd6 Kf7 21.Qxc6
Qd8!-+ ]
[ 19.Bxd6? g3! 20.Nxg3 cxd6-+ ]
[ 19.Qb3? g3! 20.Nxg3 Qxa4 ]
[ 19.Bb4? Rd5 20.Qe2 0-0 21.c4 Ba6 ]
19...0-0?
[ 19...Ba7? 20.Nxd6+! cxd6 21.Qg6+ Kd8
22.Rad1 Rd5 23.Rxd5 cxd5 24.Qxd6+
-> ]
[ 19...Qd8! [] 20.Nxd6+! cxd6 21.Qg6+
Ke7 22.Bxd6+! Qxd6 23.Qg7+ ]
20.Bxd6! cxd6 21.Qxb6 Ra6 22.Qc7!

Zude,E
Lutz,Ch
Deutschland (ch)
[Lutz,Ch]
71/(1) 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 fxe4
Kindermann,S 4.d3
[ 4.d4 d5 ]
4...e3! 5.Bxe3 e5 6.Be2
[ 6.c4 - 28/2 ]
6...Be7!N
[ 6...Nf6 7.0-0!? /\ f4 ]

Malakhatko,V
Titova_Boric,E
Ukraine
[Malakhatko,V]

A04
2345
2200
1996

71/(1) 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Ng5 Nf6 4.d3

d5?! 5.dxe4 h6 6.Nf3 dxe4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8
8.Ne5 Be6 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Ng6!N
[ 10.Bf4 ]
10...Rg8 11.Bf4 Bf7 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5
c6 14.0-0-0+ Ke8 15.Nb5! Rc8 16.Nc7+
Rxc7 17.Bxc7

Nadanian,A
Ponomariov,R
Kiev
[Nadanian,A]

A00
2475
2555
1997

71/2 1.Nf3 d5 2.b4 Bg4 3.Bb2 Nd7 4.b5

[ 4.e3?! e5 ]
4...Ngf6 5.a4!N
[ 5.e3 ]
5...Bxf3!?
[ 5...e6 6.e3 ]
6.gxf3
[ 6.exf3= ]
6...e5
[ 6...g6 ]
A04
2365 7.Rg1! g6 8.e3 Bc5
[ 8...Bd6 9.a5 ]
2590
[ 8...Bg7 9.Ba3 ]
1997
9.a5! 0-0 10.a6 b6
[ 10...bxa6!? 11.Rxa6 ]
3.Ng5 Nc6! 11.Ra4! Qe7 12.f4 e4?!
[ 12...d4!? 13.fxe5 dxe3! 14.fxe3 Nxe5
15.d4 Ned7 16.Qf3 Bd6 17.Nd2! Rfe8
18.Kf2 Bxh2 19.Rg2 Bd6 20.Bd3 ]
[ 12...Bd6! 13.f5 ]
13.h4! Ne8 14.Qh5! f5 15.Qh6 Ndf6
16.Be2 ->

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Wojtkiewicz,A
Khenkin,I
Polska
[Khenkin,I]

2
A07
2575
2550
1997

71/3 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4

e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.0-0 Ngf6 7.d3 Bc5
8.Nc3 0-0
[ 8...c6 - 47/(8), A 11 ]
9.Qb3 Re8!?N
[ 9...Nb6 10.Bg5 ]
10.Qxb7
[ 10.Nxd5!?
Nxd5
11.Qxd5
Rxe2
/\ 12.Qb7 Rb8~/= 12.d4! ]
10...Rb8 11.Qa6!
[ 11.Qc6? d4 12.Ne4 ( 12.Na4? Re6-+ )
12...Nxe4 13.dxe4 Rb6 14.Qa4 Rxe4 ]
11...Ne5!
[ 11...d4? 12.Na4! Rxe2 13.Nxc5 Nxc5
14.Qxa7
Nxd3
( 14...Rb6
15.Qa3+- )
15.Nxd4+- ]
12.Bg5!?
[ 12.d4 Bxf3 ( 12...Nxf3+ 13.exf3 Bc8
14.Qd3 )
13.dxc5
( 13.dxe5
Bxg2
14.Kxg2 Rxe5 ) 13...Bxg2 14.Kxg2 d4
15.Rd1 Re6 16.Qxa7 Nd5! 17.Rxd4
( 17.Nxd5?! Qxd5+ 18.Kg1 Nc6! 19.Qxc7
Rxe2 ) 17...Nc6 18.Rxd5 ( 18.Qxb8
Qxb8
19.Rxd5
Nb4
20.Rd1
h5 )
18...Nxa7 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.b4 ]
12...Rxb2!
[ 12...Re6? 13.Qa5! Bb4 14.Bxf6!+- ]
13.Nxe5
[ 13.Na4?!
Re6!
14.Qxe6
( 14.Qa5?!
Bb6! ) 14...Bxe6 ( 14...fxe6? 15.Nxe5!+- )
15.Nxb2 h6! 16.Bf4 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 g5! ]
[ 13.Bxf6 gxf6! ]
13...Rxe5 14.Bxf6
[ 14.Na4!? ]
14...gxf6! 15.Na4
[ 15.e3 d4
A) 16.Ne4
Rxe4!!
17.Bxe4
dxe3
18.fxe3 f5! 19.Bf3 ( 19.Bg2 Bxe3+
20.Kh1 Rxg2! 21.Kxg2 Qd5+-+ ; 19.Bxf5
Bxe3+ 20.Kh1 Bxf5 21.Rxf5 Qa8+-+ )
19...Qg5
20.Bxg4
( 20.Rae1
Bxe3+
21.Kh1 Bxf3+ 22.Rxf3 Qh5 23.Qc8+
Kg7-+ )
20...Qxe3+
21.Kh1
Qd2!
22.Qc8+ Kg7-+ ;
B) 16.Na4 dxe3!! 17.Nxb2 e2! 18.Rfc1
( 18.Rfe1
Bxf2+!
19.Kh1
Bxe1

20.Rxe1
Qd4!
21.Qxf6
Qxb2-+ )
18...Bxf2+!
19.Kh1
( 19.Kxf2
e1Q+
20.Rxe1 Qd4+ 21.Kf1 Rf5+ 22.Bf3
Rxf3+
23.Kg2
Rf2+-+ )
19...e1Q+
20.Rxe1 Bxe1! ]
[ 15.Qc6 Qd6! 16.Qxd6 cxd6! ]
15...Re6 16.Qa5
[ 16.Qxe6?! fxe6 17.Nxb2 Bxe2 18.Rfe1
Bg4 19.h3 Bf5 20.g4 Bg6 21.Rxe6 Bd4!
22.Rb1 Qd7 ]
16...Bb6! 17.Qxd5
[ 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.Qxd5 Qxd5 19.Bxd5
Rexe2 ]
17...Rd6 18.Qxd6
[ 18.Qa8 Qxa8 19.Bxa8 Rxe2 20.Nxb6
cxb6 ]
[ 18.Qe4 Rd4! 19.Nxb2 Rxe4 20.Bxe4
Qd4! 21.Nc4 Bxe2 ]
[ 18.Qc4! Rd4! 19.Nxb2 ( 19.Qc3 Rxe2
20.Nxb6 axb6 ) 19...Rxc4 20.Nxc4 Bxe2
21.Rfe1 Qxd3 22.Nxb6 axb6 ]
18...Qxd6 19.Nxb2 Qd4! 20.Nc4 Bxe2
21.Be4
[ 21.Rfe1 Qxf2+ 22.Kh1 Bf3 23.Rg1 Bd4
24.Rac1 Qe2 25.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 26.Rg2
Qxd3 ]
21...a5! 22.a3
[ 22.Rac1! Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Qc3 24.Rd1 ]
22...Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Qc3! 24.Rd1?!
[ 24.Nxb6 cxb6 25.a4 ( 25.Rb1 Qxa3
26.Rxb6 a4!-+ ) 25...f5! 26.Bd5! ( 26.Bxf5?
Qc6! 27.Rb1 Qxa4 28.Rxb6 Qa2!-+ )
26...Qxd3 27.Bc6 ]
24...Bc5!-+ 25.Kg2
[ 25.a4 Qc2 26.Rd2 Qxa4 ]
25...Bxa3 26.Ne3 Bb4 27.Rb1 c6! 28.Nf5
a4 29.d4 a3 30.d5 a2
0-1

Karpov,An
Anand,V
Lausanne (m/7)
[Karpov,An]

A07
2735
2770
1998

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0 Bg4

[ 4...Bf5 - 71/(4) ]
5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2
[ 6.h3 - 71/(4) ]
6...e6 7.e4 Be7 8.Qe2 0-0 9.h3 Bh5
10.Re1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nh4 ( 11.e5?! - 22/(12) )
11...dxe4 12.dxe4 e5 /\ Nc5=/+ ]
10...dxe4N
[ 10...a5 ]
11.dxe4 e5 12.b3 Qc7 13.Bb2 Rfe8
14.Qf1 Rad8 15.a3
[ 15.Nh4 Bb4 ]
15...b5
[ 15...a5!? ]
16.Bc3 Bf8 17.Nh4 Nc5 18.Bf3 Bg6
19.Nxg6 hxg6 20.Bg2 a6 21.Qe2 /\ Bb2
Ne6 22.Nf3 Nd7 23.a4
[ 23.Red1 /\ 23...a5 24.Qd2 c5 ]
23...b4 24.Bb2 a5 25.c3 bxc3 26.Bxc3
Rb8 27.Rab1 Bb4 28.Rec1 Bxc3 29.Rxc3
c5 30.Qe3 Qd6 31.h4
[ 31.Bf1?! ]
31...Nd4 32.Bh3
[ 32.Nd2!? Nb6 33.Rbc1= ]
32...Nb6 33.Rbc1
[ 33.Ra1 ]
33...c4 34.bxc4 Nxa4 35.c5 Qe7 36.Ra3
[ 36.Rc4? Rb3-+ ]
36...Nxc5 37.Rac3
[ 37.Nxd4? exd4 38.Qxd4 Nb3-+ ]
37...Ncb3 38.Rc7 Qf6
[ 38...Nxc1! 39.Rxe7 Nce2+ 40.Kg2 Rxe7
41.Nxd4 Nxd4 42.Qa3 Ra7 43.Qc5 Raa8
44.Qxe5 Rd8! ]
39.R1c3 Nxf3+ 40.Qxf3 a4?!
[ 40...Nd4
41.Qxf6
gxf6
42.R3c4!?
( 42.R3c5 Ra8! 43.Bd7 Red8 44.Ba4
Ne6-+ )]
41.Qxf6 gxf6 42.Bd7 Nd4
[ 42...Re7 43.Bxa4 Rxc7 44.Rxc7 Nd2
45.Bc6 Rb1+ 46.Kg2 Rc1 47.Rd7= ]
43.Bxe8 Ne2+ 44.Kg2 Nxc3 45.Bxf7+ Kf8
46.Bxg6 Nb5 47.Rf7+ Kg8 48.Rxf6 Ra8
[ 48...Kg7 49.Ra6 Nc7 50.Ra7+- ]
49.h5 a3 50.h6 a2 51.Bf7+ Kh7 52.Bxa2
Rxa2 53.g4
[ 53.Re6= ]
53...Nc3 54.g5 Nxe4 55.Rf7+ Kg6?
[ 55...Kg8 56.g6 Ra8 57.h7+ Kh8 58.g7+!
Kxh7 59.Rf8 Kxg7! 60.Rxa8 Kg6= ]
56.Rg7+ Kf5 57.h7 Rxf2+ 58.Kg1 Kg4
59.h8Q Kg3 60.Re7 Rg2+ 61.Kf1 Nd2+
62.Ke1
1-0

3
Badea,B
Cozianu,C
Romania (ch)
[Stoica,V]

A07
2525
2415
1997

71/(4) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0

Bf5 5.d3 e6 6.Nfd2!?N
[ 6.c4 - 64/(5) ]
6...h6
[ 6...Be7 7.e4 Bg6 8.Nc3 0-0 9.f4 ]
[ 6...e5!? 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Be6= ]
7.e4 Bh7 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Nc3 Na6 10.f4 0-0
11.Kh1 b5 12.Nd1 Nc7 13.Ne3 Kh8 14.f5
d4 15.Ng4 Nxg4 16.Qxg4 Qd7
[ 16...c5 17.Nf3 exf5 18.exf5 Nd5 19.Ne5
Rc8 20.Bd2 ]
17.f6!? Bxf6 18.Rxf6 gxf6 19.Qh4
[ 19.Qh4 Ne8 20.Qxh6 Rg8 21.Nf3 Rd8
22.e5 Qe7 23.Bf4 Rg6 24.Qh4 ]

Petronic,J
Roeder,M
Paks
[Roeder,M]

A07
2490
2435
1997

71/(4) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0

Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1
[ 7.Nbd2 - 63/(5) ]
7...e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 a5!N
[ 9...Bc5 ]
10.a4 Bb4! 11.Nbd2
[ 11.Bd2!? ]
11...0-0 12.Nh4 Re8

Glek,I
Nijboer,F
Groningen (m/1)
[Glek,I]

C00
2505
2605
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3

[ 3.d3 - 71/(5) ]
3...Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.Nbd2 Be7
7.0-0 b5 8.a4!?N
[ 8.exd5 - 13/28 ]
8...bxa4 9.Rxa4 0-0 10.exd5! exd5 11.d4
Nd7!?
[ 11...cxd4 12.Nb3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
12.Re1
[ 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Ra1 Rb8 /\ Bf6<=> ]
12...Nb6 13.Ra1 c4 14.c3 a5 15.Ne5
Nxe5 16.dxe5
[ 16.Rxe5= ]
16...Be6 17.Nf1
[ 17.Nf3 Nd7 /\ Nc5 ]
[ 17.f4!? ]
17...a4 18.Ne3
[ 18.Be3!? /\ Bd4, Ne3 ]
18...Ra5 19.f4?!
[ 19.Qc2 ]
19...Bc5 20.Kh1 d4 21.cxd4 Bxd4
[ 21...Qxd4 22.Qxd4 Bxd4 23.Rd1 ]
22.Qc2
[ 22.Qd2 Ra7 23.f5 Bc8 24.Nd5 Bc5 ]
22...Nd5 23.f5!
[ 23.Nxc4 Rc5 24.Qxa4 Nxf4 ]
23...Nb4! 24.Qd2 Nd3! 25.fxe6 fxe6
26.Re2 Rxe5 27.Qc2
[ 27.Nd1? Qf6! |^ ]
[ 27.Ng4
Rxe2
( 27...Ref5 ) 28.Qxe2
a3 ]
27...Qb6! 28.Nxc4!= (+)
[ 28.Nd1 Ne1!! ( 28...Qb3?! 29.Qxb3 Rxe2
30.Qxc4 Re1+ 31.Bf1 Rfxf1+ 32.Kg2 ;
28...Rxe2 29.Qxe2 a3 30.Rxa3 Nxc1
31.Qxc4 Bxb2 32.Ra6 Qd4 33.Qxe6+
Kh8 34.Rd6 Qe5 35.Nxb2 Qxb2 36.Qe7
Rg8 37.Rd8 Qb3 ) 29.Qxc4 ( 29.Qd2
Nxg2-+ ) 29...Qb7!!-+ ]
28...Nf2+ 29.Kg1
[ 29.Rxf2? Re1+ 30.Rf1 Rfxf1+ 31.Bxf1
Qc6+ ( 31...Qb7+ ) 32.Qg2 Rxf1# ]
29...Ng4+ 30.Kh1 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 Ng4+
32.Kh1 Rh5??
[ 32...Nf2+= ]
33.Bf3!+- Qc7 34.Bf4 e5 35.Nxe5
[ 35.Bxg4 ]
35...Qxc2 36.Rxc2 Nxe5 37.Bxh5 Nd3
38.Rxa4
1-0

4
[ 11.Qe2 - 60/5 ]
11...d4 12.c4 e5 13.h5 g5N
[ 13...Bc8 ]
14.a3 Qd7 15.N3h2 0-0 16.Rb1 a6 17.b4

Vaganian,R
Nogueiras,J
Luzern
[Noguueiras,J]

C00
2640
2535
1997

71/6 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6

[ 3...c5 - 71/(6) ]
4.0-0 Be7 5.d3 0-0 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4 Nc6
8.Re1 b5 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf1 a5 11.h4 b4
12.Bf4 Ba6 13.Ne3 a4 14.c4 bxc3 15.bxc3
d4 16.Nc4N
[ 16.cxd4 - 6/31 ]
16...dxc3 17.Ng5
[ 17.Qxa4 Nb4 ]
[ 17.Rc1 ]
17...Nd4! 18.Rc1
[ 18.Bxa8 Bxg5 19.hxg5 ( 19.Bxg5 Qxa8
20.Re3 Bxc4 21.dxc4 Nxe5 ; 19.Bg2
Bxf4 20.gxf4 Qxh4 ><>> ) 19...Qxa8
20.Re3 c2 21.Qc1 ( 21.Qh5 Rb8-+ )
21...Rb8 ( 21...Qd5 )]
[ 18.Qh5!? ]
18...Bxc4!
[ 18...c2?! 19.Qh5 Bxg5 ( 19...h6 20.Be4
><h6 ) 20.Bxg5 Qc7 ( 20...Qe8 21.Nd6 )
21.Be7 /\ Bd6, Be4 ]
19.dxc4 c2 20.Qh5?!
[ 20.Rxc2? h6 ]
[ 20.Qd3
Bxg5
( 20...g6?!
21.Bxa8 )
21.Bxg5
A) 21...Qc7?! 22.Bxa8 ( 22.Be7 Nxe5 ;
22.Bf4 Rab8 /\ Rb4, Nb6-/+) 22...Rxa8
23.Qe4! /\ Be3+/- ;
B) 21...Qc8! 22.Bxa8? Qxa8 23.Re3
Nxe5 ]
20...Bxg5 21.Bxg5 Qe8! /\ 22...f6, 22...f5
22.Qg4
[ 22.Be3 Rb8 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.Rxc2
A08
Nc5 ]
Van Mil,J
2420
Van Wely,L
2655 22...f5 23.exf6 Nxf6 24.Bxf6 Rxf6 25.Bxa8
[ 25.Be4 Rb8 ]
Leeuwarden
1997
25...Qxa8 26.Qe4
71/(5) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5
[ 26.Re4 Nf3+ /\ Nd2-+ ]
5.Nbd2 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Re1 26...Qxe4 27.Rxe4 Rf3 28.Rxd4
b6 9.c3 Bb7 10.h4 h6 11.Nf1!?
[ 28.Kf1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

9.Ne2
[ 9.Nh5 0-0 10.Bc2 e5 11.d4 exd4
12.Nxd4 Bd6 ( 12...Qg5 13.g3 ) 13.Nf5
Be5 Chernin,A ]
9...0-0 10.Bb1 Nh4
[ 10...Be7! - 71/(7) ]
11.Nxh4 Qxh4 12.f3!
[ 12.d4? f3 13.gxf3 Bd6 14.Ng3 ( 14.f4
Qg4+ 15.Ng3 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 Bxf4 )
14...Bf4 ]
12...e5 13.d4 Nc6
[ 13...exd4 14.Nxf4 ]
14.a3 Be7
[ 14...Bd6
15.c5
Be7
16.b4
Nxd4
17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Qxd4 ( 18.cxb6 axb6
19.Qxd4 ) 18...bxc5! 19.bxc5 Qg5 20.e5
d6 ]
A05 15.dxe5! Nxe5 16.Kh1!
[ 16.Bxf4 Rxf4 17.g3 Rg4 ]
Kochetkov,G
2350
Kovalev,A
2390 16...Bd6?! 17.Bxf4! Rxf4 18.g3 Rxe4
Belarus (ch)
1997 19.gxh4
[ 19.Bxe4 Qxe4 20.fxe4 Bxe4+ 21.Kg1
[Kovalev,A]
Bc5+
22.Nd4
Nd3
23.h3
Bxd4+
71/(6) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.0-0
24.Kh2+- ]
Nc6 5.d3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.a3 0-0 8.Rb1 19...Rxh4 20.Nd4
a5!?N
[ 20.c5? Nxf3 21.Qb3+ Kh8 22.Rxf3
[ 8...Nd4 - 22/6 ]
Rf8! ]
9.Bg5?!
[ 20.Ng1!? Ng4 ( 20...Nd3 21.h3 Nf4
[ 9.a4 ><b5 ]
22.Bf5!+- ) 21.h3 Ne3? 22.Qe1+- ]
9...a4
20...Rf8?
[ 9...h6!? ]
[ 20...Ng4 21.c5! ( 21.Qe1 Rxh2+ 22.Kg1
10.Nd2 e6 11.e4 d4 12.Ne2 Qc7 13.Bxf6
Bc5
23.Qc3 ) 21...Rxh2+
( 21...Bxh2
Bxf6 14.f4 Bg7 15.g4 f5! 16.gxf5 exf5
22.Nf5! Rh5 23.Qxd7 Bd6+ 24.Kg1
17.e5 g5!?
Bxc5+ 25.Kg2 Rg5 26.Kh3 Nf2+ 27.Rxf2
[ 17...Be6 /\ Ne7-d5=/+ ]
Bxf2 28.Be4+- ) 22.Kg1 Bxc5 23.b4
18.fxg5 Nxe5 19.Nf4
( 23.Qd3 )
23...Rg2+
24.Kxg2
Ne3+
[ 19.Nf4 Ra6! ]
25.Kh1 Nxd1 26.bxc5 Ne3 27.Re1 bxc5
28.Ba2+ Kf8 29.Rab1+- ]
21.Be4! Ng4
[ 21...Nxf3 22.Bxf3! Rxh2+ 23.Kg1 Rf6
A10
24.Rf2 Bxf3 25.Rxf3 Rg6+ 26.Kf1 Rh1+
Chernin,A
2640
27.Ke2+- ]
Speelman,J
2630
[ 21...Rxe4 22.fxe4 Rxf1+ 23.Qxf1 Bxe4+
Slough
1997
24.Kg1 Bc5 25.Rd1 Nf3+ 26.Kf2 Nxd4
[Speelman,J]
27.Ke3+- ( 27.b4+- )]
71/7 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3
22.Bxb7 Nxh2
[ 2.e4 - 71/(7) ]
[ 22...Rxh2+ 23.Kg1 Ne3 24.f4!+- ]
2...e6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.e4 Bb4 5.Bd3 Ne7 23.Bd5+
6.Ne2N
[ 23.Kg2 Nxf1 24.Qxf1 Rxd4 25.Bd5++- ]
[ 6.0-0 - 66/6 ]
23...Kh8
24.Kg2
Nxf1
25.Qxf1
Rxd4
6...f5 7.Ng3 Ng6 8.0-0 f4
26.Qf2 Rdf4 27.Re1 R4f6 28.Be4 g6
[ 8...0-0!? ]
29.Qd4 Kg7 30.b4 c5 31.Qc3 g5 32.Rd1
A) 28...Rc3?! /\ Nb3 29.Ke1 ( 29.Rxd4
cxd4 30.Ke2 e5 31.Kd2 Rxc4-+ )
29...Nb3
30.axb3
( 30.Rxc2
Rxc2
31.axb3 a3-+ ) 30...axb3 31.Kd2 b2
32.Rxc2 b1Q 33.Kxc3 ;
B) 28...Ra3! 29.Rxd4 cxd4 30.Rxc2
Kf7 _|_ ]
28...cxd4 29.Rxc2 Rc3 30.Rd2 Rxc4?
[ 30...e5!
31.f4
Kf7!
( 31...Rxg3+?! ;
31...exf4?! ) 32.fxe5 Rxc4 /\ Ke6-/+ ><e5 ]
31.Kg2
Kf7
32.Kf3
e5
33.Ke4
Kf6
34.Rb2= a3
[ 34...Rc6 ]
35.Rb6+ Kf7 36.Rb7+ Kf6 37.Rb6+
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71

[ 10...dxe4 11.dxe4 Bc5 12.Be3 ( 12.Nb3

Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Bb6 ) 12...Qe7 13.Qb3
Na6 14.f3 Rad8 15.Rad1 Rfe8 16.Na4 ]
[ 10...Qb6 11.Nb3 dxe4 12.Be3 Qc7
13.dxe4 ]
A10
Korchnoi,V
2610 11.Re1
[ 11.exd5 Nb6 ]
Short,N
2660
[ 11.Nde2 ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 11.Nf5 ]
1.c4 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e5!?
11...Nc5!?N
[ 3...e6 - 64/4 ]
[ 11...Bc5 ]
4.d3!?N
12.Nf5
[ 4.Nf3 ]
[ 12.e5? Nxd3 13.exf6 Bxf6 ]
4...Nc6 5.g3 Bc5 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.Nf3 0-0 12...dxe4
8.0-0 a5 9.Be3 d6 10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4
[ 12...Bxf5 13.exf5 d4 14.Ne4 ]
Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Nc6 13.Bxc5 bxc5 14.e5 13.dxe4 Bxf5
dxe5 15.Na4 Qd6 16.Qd5 Nd8 17.Qxc5
[ 13...Ncxe4? 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Nxe4
Bxg2 18.Qxd6 cxd6 19.Kxg2 Ne6 20.Rad1
Nxe4 16.f3+- ]
Nd4=
14.exf5 Qxd1?!
[ 14...Re8 15.Be3 Qd3 16.Qf3 ]
15.Rxd1 Rfd8 16.Be3 Ncd7
[ 16...Ng4 17.Bd4 ]
A10
[ 16...a6!? ]
Agrest,E
2505
Zvjaginsev,V
2635 17.h3 Bc5?!
[ 17...Nb6 ]
Kazan
1997
18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.b4 Nd3 20.b5 Rac8
71/(7) 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.e4
[ 20...cxb5 21.Nxb5 a5 ( 21...a6? 22.Bxb7
Bb4 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.Ne2N
Rab8 23.Bxa6+- ) 22.Rab1 ]
[ 6.0-0 - 66/6 ]
21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Rab1 h5
6...f5 7.Ng3 Ng6 8.0-0 f4 9.Ne2 0-0
[ 22...c5
23.Rb7
a6
24.Ra7
Nb4
10.Bb1 Be7! 11.d4 c5 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.b3
25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.a3 ]
Nc6 14.Bc3 e5 15.dxe5 Ncxe5 16.Nxe5 23.Rb7
Nxe5 17.f3 Ng6 18.Qd2 d6 19.Bc2 Rad8
[ 23.Ne4? c5 24.Nxf6+ gxf6 ]
20.Rad1 Bf6 21.Bxf6 Rxf6 22.e5 Nxe5 23...Nc5 24.Rxa7
23.Nxf4 Qf7 24.Nd5 Bxd5 25.cxd5 Rf8
[ 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rxa7 Rd3 26.Ne2
26.Be4 h6
Rd1+ 27.Kh2 Rd2 ]
24...Rxd1+ 25.Nxd1 Nce4
[ 25...Rd8 26.Ne3 Nce4 27.Nc4 Rd1+
28.Kh2 Nxf2 29.Ne5 ]
A11
Yermolinsky,A
2650 26.Ra3?!
[ 26.Ne3 c5 27.Nc4 ]
Short,N
2660
Luzern
1997 26...Rd8 27.Nc3 Nxc3 28.Rxc3 Rd1+
29.Bf1
[Yermolinsky,A]
[ 29.Kh2 Rd2 30.a4 Ra2! ( 30...Rxf2
71/8 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6
31.Ra3+- ) 31.Bxc6 Rxf2+ 32.Kg1 Rxf5 ]
[ 2...Bg4 - 71/(8) ]
29...Ne4 30.Rd3 Nd2
3.Bg2 Nf6 4.0-0 Bf5 5.c4 e6 6.cxd5 exd5
[ 30...Ra1
31.a3
Kf8
32.Kg2
Ra2
7.d3 Be7
33.Re3 ]
[ 7...h6 - 38/9 ]
31.Kg2 Rxf1 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Rxd2 R 6/g
8.Nd4 Bg6 9.Nc3 0-0
Rc1 34.Kf3 c5
[ 9...c5 10.Nb3 Nc6 11.Bg5 ]
[ 34...h4 ]
10.e4 Nbd7!?
35.Ke4

Kh6 33.Rh1+
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 35.h4! c4 36.Ke3 g6 37.fxg6+ Kxg6
38.Kd4 Kf5 39.Re2+- /\ a3, Re3-c3 ]
35...c4
[ 35...h4 ]
36.Kd4?!
[ 36.h4 ]
36...h4! 37.Re2 Kh6 38.g4?
[ 38.a3 c3 39.Ra2 Rh1 40.Kxc3 Rxh3
41.a4 hxg3 42.fxg3 Rxg3+ 43.Kd4 Rb3
44.a5 Rb8 45.a6 Ra8 46.a7 Kg5 47.Ke5
Re8+ 48.Kd6 Ra8 49.Ra5 g6 50.fxg6+
Kxg6 51.Kc6 f5 52.Kb7 Rh8 53.a8Q
Rxa8 54.Rxa8+- ]
[ 38.Re3! Rc2 39.a3 Rxf2 40.g4+- ]
38...c3 39.Kd3 Kg5 40.Re7 Rh1 41.Rxf7
Rxh3+ 42.Ke4 Kxg4
[ 42...Rh1 43.Rxg7+ Kf6 44.Rc7 h3
45.Kf4 Rg1 46.g5+ Rxg5 47.Rc6+ Kf7
48.Rxc3 Rh5 49.Rc1 Kf6 50.Kg3 h2
51.Rh1 Rg5+ 52.Kxh2 Rxf5 53.Kg2
Ra5 ]
43.Rxg7+ Kh5 44.f6
[ 44.Kf4 Kh6 45.Rg6+ Kh7 ]
44...c2 45.Rc7 Kg6 46.f7 Kg7 47.Rxc2
Ra3= 48.Kf4 Kxf7 49.Kg4 Ra4+ 50.Kg5
[ 50.f4 Kf6 51.Rf2 h3 52.Kxh3 Kf5
53.Kg3 Ra3+= ]
50...h3 51.f3 Ke6 52.Re2+ Kf7 53.Kf5
Rh4 54.Rh2 Ra4 55.Rb2 Rh4 56.Rb7+
Ke8 57.Rb1 Ra4 58.Rb2 Kf7 59.Rh2 Kg7
60.Kg5 Kf7
-

7
Anastasian,A
Dreev,A
Kazan

A07
2545
2640
1997

71/(8) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4

e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.0-0 Ngf6 7.d3 Bc5!?
[ 7...Bd6 - 67/8 ]
8.a3 a5 9.Nc3 0-0 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 c6
12.Qc2!?N
[ 12.Bf4 ]
[ 12.Bg2 ]
12...Qb8 13.Bf4 Qa7 14.Rad1 Rfe8 15.e4
dxe4 16.dxe4 Nf8 17.Kg2 Ng6 18.Bg5
Bd4 19.Ne2 Be5 20.Be3

Akopian,V
Vaganian,R
Groningen (m/7)
[RR]

A11
2660
2640
1997

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 Nf6

[ 4...e6 - 71/(9) ]
5.cxd5
[ 5.Qc2 - 71/(9) ]
5...Bxf3 6.Bxf3 cxd5 7.d3 Nc6 8.0-0 e6
9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bg2 0-0 11.Bd2!?
[ 11.a3 - 54/7 ]
11...Nd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.a3 a6 14.b4!?N
[ 14.Kh1 ]
14...b5 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nb6?!
[ 16...f5!?= 17.Nc5 Nxc5 18.bxc5 Bf6 ]
A11 17.Bc3 f5 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.bxc5 Na4
Pigusov,E
2560 20.Ba1 e5 21.Qb3+ Kh8 22.Bxc6 Rxc6
Oll,L
2645 23.Bxe5 Rxc5 24.Rxc5 Nxc5 25.Bxg7+
26.Qc3+
Rf6
27.Qxc5
Qxd3
Beijing
1997 Kxg7
28.Qe7+
71/(8) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4
e6 5.d3 c6 6.0-0 Ngf6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Qc2
Be7 9.e4!?N
A11
[ 9.Nbd2 0-0 - 58/(8) ]
Romanishin,O
2555
9...Nc5 10.Ne5 Be6 11.Be3 d4 12.Bc1 0-0
Rogers,I
2600
13.Nd2 Qa5 14.f4 Rad8 15.f5 Bc8 Linz
1997
16.Ndc4 Qc7 17.Bd2 Rfe8? 18.Nxf7!+71/(9) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4
e6 5.Ne5!?
[ 5.cxd5 - 68/(6) ]
5...Bh5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.0-0 Bd6 8.d4
Ne7!?N
[ 8...Nf6 - D 11 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
9.Nc3 0-0 10.h3 Nd7 11.Nd3 Bg6 12.Bf4
Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Nf5=

12...cxd4 13.Qxd4 Nc6 14.Qe4 ]

10...Bd5?
[ 10...h5 11.Nxc4 Bd5
A) 12.Ne3
Nxe3
13.Bxe3
cxd4
( 13...Nc6
14.dxc5
Qa8
15.Re1 )
A11
14.Bxd4 Rb7 15.Qd3 ;
Spraggett,K
2580
B) 12.b3 Nc6 ( 12...cxd4 13.h3 Nh6
Miles,A
2550
14.Qxd4 Nc6 15.Qc3 |^ ) 13.h3 Nh6
Cienfuegos
1997
14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.exd6
[Miles,A]
Nf5 17.Re1 ]
71/(9) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 11.Ng5 Bxg2
Nf6 5.Qc2 Nbd7!?
[ 11...Nh6 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.dxc5 ]
[ 5...e6 - 7/19 ]
12.Kxg2 h5 13.f3! Nh6 14.d5 Nf5 15.Nxc4
6.d3
Nd4?
[ 6.b3!? ]
[ 15...Qc8 ]
6...dxc4! 7.dxc4
16.Ne4! exd5 17.Ncd6+
[ 7.Qxc4 Bxf3= ]
[ 17.Bg5? Qc7 18.Ncd6+ Bxd6 19.Nxd6+
7...e6!N
Kf8
20.Rc1? Ne6!
21.Qxd5 Nxg5
[ 7...e5 ]
22.Rxc5 Nc6 23.f4 Ne6 24.f5 Ned8 ]
8.0-0 Bf5 9.Qd1 Be7
17...Bxd6 18.Nxd6+ Kf8 19.b4!
[ 9...h6!? ]
[ 19.Be3 Nbc6 20.Rc1 Qb6 21.Bxd4!
10.Nc3 Qc7 11.Nh4 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5
( 21.Nc8 Qxb2+ 22.Rf2 Qb8 ) 21...cxd4
13.Qc2 Ng8 14.Nf3 Bg6 15.e4?!
( 21...Nxd4 22.Qxd4!! cxd4 23.Rc8+ Ke7
[ 15.Qd1!?= ]
24.Rxh8 /\ Re8# ) 22.Nc8 Qxb2+ 23.Rf2
15...e5 16.b3 Ngf6 17.Nh4 Bc5 18.Nf5 0-0
Qb7 24.Nxa7 Qxa7 25.Qb3 ]
[ 18...0-0 19.Bb2 ]
19...Nbc6 20.Be3!+[ 20.bxc5 Qa5 ]
20...Ne6 21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.bxc5 d4 23.Qb3
A13 Qe7 24.Nc8 Qxc5 25.Rac1
Ivanchuk,V
2725 1-0
Chiburdanidze,M
2525
Luzern
1997
[Ivanchuk,V]
A13
Obukhov,A
2415
71/10 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.d3
Rashkovsky,N
2525
[ 4.Bg2 - 71/(10) ]
Russia
1997
4...c5 5.Bg2
[Obukhov,A]
[ 5.e4!? ]
71/(10) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2
5...b5!?
[ 5...Nc6 6.0-0 Be7 ( 6...Rb8 - 22/69 ) b5 5.b3 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Nc3 b4 8.Na4
0-0 9.Bb2!
7.Nc3 0-0 ]
[ 9.d4 - 45/8, 9 ]
6.e4!?N
9...a5
[ 6.0-0 ]
[ 9...d6!? ]
6...Bb7!?
[ 6...d6
7.e5
dxe5
8.Nxe5
Ra7! 10.Qc2 h6 11.Rfe1!?N ><e4
[ 11.Rad1 ]
/\ Bb7 ]
11...d6 12.e4 Nfd7!
7.e5 Ng4 8.0-0 Ra7
[ 12...Nbd7 13.d4 Nb6 14.Nxb6 cxb6
[ 8...d6 9.h3 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Bxg2 11.Nxf7!
15.e5 ]
Kxf7 12.Kxg2 ]
13.d4 Nb6 14.Nxb6
9.d4! bxc4 10.Na3
[ 14.d5!? |^ ]
[ 10.Nfd2!? Bxg2 11.Kxg2 h5 12.Nxc4
( 12.h3 Nh6 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Qxh5 ) 14...cxb6 15.e5 d5 16.Nd2! Ra7 17.Nf1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
dxc4 18.bxc4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 b5 20.d5!?
[ 20.d5 bxc4!? 21.d6 Bxd6 22.exd6 c3
23.Bc1 Qxd6 ]
1-0

9
Goldin,A
Mikhalevski,V
Rishon Le_Zion
[Mikhalevski,V]

A16
2595
2535
1997

A13 71/12 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+

2460 Bd7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Bg7 7.e4!?
[ 7.g3 - 41/13, 14 ]
2420
1997 7...0-0 8.e5 Ng4!N
[ 8...Be6?!
9.exf6!
( 9.Qh4 ) 9...Bxc4
10.fxg7 Kxg7 11.Bxc4 ]
71/11 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 d4 4.e3 c5
[ 8...Ne8?! ]
5.exd4 cxd4 6.g3 Nc6 7.d3 Nf6 8.Bg2 9.d4 Be6!? 10.d5
Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Na3 Nd7N
[ 10.Qb5 Bd7 11.Qxb7 Nc6 |^ ]
[ 10...e5 11.Nc2 Bf5 12.Re1 Nd7 13.Rb1 10...Bf5 11.Bf4 Nd7 12.Qe2
a5 14.a3 Bf6 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 Re8
[ 12.Qd4? c5! ><e5 ]
17.Rb3 e4= ]
12...f6! 13.e6 Nde5! 14.Bxe5! fxe5
11.Nc2 a5?
[ 14...Nxe5? 15.Nxe5 fxe5 16.g4+- ]
[ 11...e5 ]
15.h3 Nf6
12.Nfxd4! Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Bf6 14.Be3 Nb8
[ 15...e4? 16.hxg4 exf3 17.gxf3!+- ]
[ 14...Nc5
15.Nc6
Qd6
( 15...Qb6 16.Rd1!?
16.d4+- ) 16.d4 Nxb3 17.Qxb3 bxc6 18.c5
[ 16.g4!? e4! ( 16...Be4!? 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
/\ Qa4+/- ]
18.Qxe4 Rf4 19.Qe3! Qxd5 20.Be2 Raf8
15.Nb5 Bxa1 16.Qxa1 Na6
21.Rd1 Qxa2 ) 17.Nd2 Nxd5 18.gxf5
[ 16...Qxd3? 17.Nc7+- ]
( 18.Nxd5? Qxd5 19.gxf5 e3 20.Nf3
17.Qc3 f6
Qa5+-+ ) 18...Nxc3 ( 18...gxf5!? ) 19.bxc3
[ 17...Nb4 18.a3 ]
gxf5 20.Rg1 Kh8 ]
[ 17...Nc7 18.Na7 /\ Qa5+/- ]
16...e4 17.Ne5
18.a3 e5 19.c5 /\ Nd6 Rb8 20.d4!
[ 17.Nh4!?
c6!?
( 17...h5!? )
18.g4
[ 20.Nd6 b5 ]
( 18.dxc6 Qb6 19.Nxf5 gxf5 20.cxb7
20...exd4 21.Qc4+!
Kh8 22.Bf4! Ra8
Rab8! ) 18...Qa5 19.Qd2 Nxg4 20.hxg4
23.Rd1 Re8 24.Nd6+Bxg4 ]
[ 24.Rxd4?? Re1+ 25.Bf1 Bh3-+ ]
[ 17.Ng5 ]
24...Be6 25.Qxd4 Bxb3
17...c6! 18.dxc6
[ 25...Re7 26.Nf7+ ]
[ 18.g4 Nxd5! 19.Nf7 Qa5 ]
26.Bxb7 Bxd1 27.Nf7+
Kg8 28.Nxd8 18...Qc7 19.cxb7 Rad8! ><Ke1
Raxd8 29.Bd6 Be2 30.Bc6 Re5 31.Bd5+
[ 19...Qxb7 ]
Kh8 32.Bxe5 fxe5 33.Qxe5 Bb5 34.c6 h6 20.Nd7!
35.Qe7 Rc8
[ 20.Rxd8?! Rxd8 21.Nf7 ( 21.Qb5? a6! )
[ 35...Rxd5 36.Qe8+ Kh7 37.Qe4+ ]
21...Rb8 ]
36.Qb7
20...Nxd7 21.exd7
1-0
[ 21.Nd5? Qa5+ 22.b4 Qa3 23.exd7
Rxd7 24.Qc4 Be6! 25.Be2 ( 25.Qc8
Bxd5! 26.Qxf8+ Bxf8 27.b8Q Qc3+
28.Rd2 Bb3!-+ ) 25...Rxd5! 26.Rxd5 Bc3+
27.Kf1 ( 27.Kd1 Qb2-+ ) 27...Qc1+ 28.Bd1
Qe3!-+ ]
21...Qxb7
[ 21...Kh8! ]
22.Qb5 Rxd7! 23.Bc4+ Kh8 24.Qxb7?!
[ 24.0-0 ]
Csom,I
Estrada Nieto,J
Koeszeg
[Csom,I]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

10

[ 24.Rxd7 ]
24...Rxb7 25.Bb3 Rc8
[ 25...h5!? ]
26.0-0 h5! 27.Nd5?!
[ 27.Rc1 ]
27...Bxb2 28.Ne3 h4! 29.Bd5 Rbc7?!
[ 29...Rb6! ]
30.Rb1?
[ 30.Nxf5 gxf5 31.Be6 Rf8 32.Rd5= ]
30...Bd4 31.Rb4 e5 32.Kh2 Kg7 33.Rd1
Rc1 34.Rb7+ Kf6 35.Rxc1 Rxc1 36.Ng4+
Bxg4
[ 36...Kg5 37.Ne3 Re1 ]
37.hxg4 Bxf2??
[ 37...Kg5! 38.Rf7 ( 38.Bxe4 Bxf2 39.Rb1
Rc4-+ ) 38...e3
39.fxe3 Bxe3 40.g3
Kxg4-+ ]
38.Rf7+ Kg5 39.Rxf2 e3 40.Re2 Kf4
41.Bb7 Rd1 42.Kh3?? Rh1#
0-1

Smirin,I
Mikhalevski,V
Rishon Le_Zion
[Mikhalevski,V]

[ 15...Nd4!? 16.Nxd4 exd4= ]

16.Be3
[ 16.Rfc1
Be6!
( 16...Rb6
17.Qxa4
Rxb2= ) 17.Bc3 Qa8! /\ Rb6 ]
16...Nd4
[ 16...Rb6!? 17.Qxa4 Rxb2 18.Re1 Be6
19.a3 Qa8 ]
17.Nxd4
[ 17.Bxd4 exd4 ]
17...exd4

Korchnoi,V
Ivanchuk,V
Luzern

A16
2610
2725
1997

71/(13) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5

4.Nf3 g6 5.e4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1
Bg4 8.Be2
[ 8.Bf4 - 48/8 ]
8...Nd7 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 h5 11.Kc2
A16 Bh6!?N
[ 11...e5 ]
2600
2535 12.Bxh6 Rxh6 13.Rad1 e6 14.h4 Ke7
1997 15.Rd4 Rhh8 16.Rhd1 Rhd8 17.Be2 e5
18.R4d2 Nf6 19.f3
-
Nxd5

71/13 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5

4.g3
[ 4.Nf3 - 71/(13) ]
4...g6
[ 4...Nxc3 - 71/(13) ]
5.Bg2 Nb6
[ 5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Rb1 Nd7 8.Nf3
Nb6 9.c4 Bd7 10.d3 Bc6 11.0-0 0-0
12.Bb2 Bxb2 13.Rxb2 e5 14.Qc1! Qe7
15.Ne1! Bxg2 16.Nxg2 c5 17.Rb5 f5
18.Qa3 Rfc8 19.Rfb1 Qd6 20.Ne3
Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E ]
6.Nf3 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.d3 Nc6 9.Bd2 e5
10.Ne4 a5 11.Rc1!?
[ 11.Nc5 - 14/26 ]
11...h6 12.Nc5N Nd7!
[ 12...a4 ]
[ 12...Ra7 ]
13.Qb3
[ 13.Na4!? ]
13...Nxc5 14.Rxc5 a4 15.Qb5
[ 15.Qc2 Be6! 16.Rb5 Ra7 17.Be3
Nd4 ]
15...Ra6!?

Vaulin,A
Chjumachenko,A
Krasnodar

A16
2490
2220
1997

71/(13) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5

4.g3 Nxc3 5.bxc3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Rb1
0-0 8.Rxb7 Bxb7 9.Bxb7 Nd7 10.Bxa8
Qxa8 11.Nf3 Ne5 12.0-0 Nxf3+ 13.exf3
Qd5! 14.Qa4 a5 15.Kg2 Rb8 16.d4
Qb5!?N
[ 16...e5 ]
17.Qxb5 Rxb5 18.Ba3 e6 19.f4 Bf8 20.c4
Rb8 21.c5 f5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

11

28.Bd5+- ]
A17
Krasenkow,M
2645 20.Ra2 exf3 21.Rf2 Rd8 22.Qc2 Be5
[ 22...Qh4 23.Qf5+- ]
Garcia,Gi
2480
Groningen (m/1)
1997 23.Bb2 0-0 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxf3 Rd6
26.Bg2 Qxb5 27.Rf5 Qa6 28.Ra5 Qb6
[Krasenkow,M]
29.Qc5 Qb8 30.0-0
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g4!?N
1-0
[ 4.Qb3 - 71/(14) ]
4...d5
[ 4...h6!? - 71/(14) ]
A17
5.g5 Ne4
Krivoshey,S
2450
[ 5...Bxc3 6.dxc3 ]
Kholmov,R
2475
6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ne5 e3! Kiev
1997
9.fxe3 Qxg5
[ 9...Bd7
10.Nxd7
Qxg5
( 10...Qxd7 71/(14) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
11.Bg2 0-0-0 12.0-0 Bxd2 13.Rd1 Bxc1 4.Qb3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.a3 Ba5 7.Bg2 0-0
14.Rxd7 Bxe3+ 15.Kh1 Kxd7 16.Qb5 ) 8.0-0 d5 9.d3 d4 10.Na4 Nd7!N
11.Ne5 ( 11.Qb5 Qh4+ 12.Kd1 Kxd7
[ 10...b6 - 45/14 ]
13.Bg2 Rab8 ) 11...Qxe5 12.Bg2 Rb8 11.e3 e5 12.exd4 cxd4 13.Qc2 a6 14.b4
( 12...Qd6? 13.a3 Bc5 14.b4+- ) 13.Bxc6+ Bc7 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.Rfe1 b6 17.b5 Na7!
-
bxc6 14.Qxc6+ Kf8 15.0-0 ]
10.Nf3
[ 10.Nxc6? Bd7 11.Qxb4 Bxc6-+ ]
10...Qe7?
A17
[ 10...Qh6 ]
Zvjaginsev,V
2635
[ 10...Qf6 ]
Benjamin,Joel
2580
11.a3 Bd6 12.d4 Bd7 13.Qc2 Qf6 14.b4 Groningen (m/3)
1997
e5?
[Krasenkow,M]
[ 14...Qg6
A) 15.e4?
e5
16.c5
Be7
17.d5 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g4!?N
( 17.dxe5 0-0-0 ) 17...Nd4 18.Nxd4 h6!? 5.Rg1
[ 5.h3!? ]
exd4 ;
5...d6
B) 15.Qc3 ]
[ 5...d5!? ]
15.d5
[ 15.b5 Bf5 16.Qb2 e4 17.bxc6 exf3 6.h4 e5 7.g5 hxg5 8.hxg5 Ng4 9.Nd5 Bc5
10.d4 Bb6 11.Nxb6 axb6
18.cxb7 f2+ 19.Kd1 Rb8 ]
[ 15.c5 Bf8 16.d5 ( 16.b5 Ne7 ) 16...Ne7 ]
15...Bf5
[ 15...Nd8 16.c5 Be7 17.Bb2+- ]
A17
16.Qa4
Lobron,E
2540
[ 16.e4? Nd4 17.Nxd4 Qh4+ 18.Kd1
Pogorelov,R
2465
Bxe4-+ ]
Linares
1998
16...Be4
[Pogorelov,R]
[ 16...e4 17.Nd4+- ]
71/15 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
17.dxc6 b5
0-0
[ 17...Bxc6 18.Qc2 ]
[ 4...c5 71/(15) ]
18.cxb5 Bxf3 19.exf3 e4
[ 19...Qh4+ 20.Ke2 Qc4+ 21.Kf2 Qh4+ 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6
[ 6...d6 - 71/(15) ]
22.Kg1+- ]
[ 19...Qxf3 20.Rg1 Be7 21.Rg3 Bh4 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 d5 9.b4 c5!?
[ 9...d4 - 70/(13) ]
22.Ra2 Bxg3+ 23.hxg3 Qxg3+ 24.Rf2 0-0
25.Bg2 Rad8 26.Qb3 h5 27.Kf1 h4 10.bxc5 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxc5 12.cxd5!?N

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 12.Bb2 ]
[ 12.d4N - 71/(15) ]
12...Bxd5 13.Bb2 Nbd7= ><b3 14.Qc3 Nf6
15.Qe3 Rc8 16.0-0 Nb3 17.Rad1
[ 17.Rab1? Bxf3 ]
17...Qe7 18.Rb1 /\ Bf6 Na5 19.d3 Rfd8
20.h3?!
[ 20.Rfc1 ]
20...Ne8! /\ f6, e5

12
Rotstein,A
Kurajica,B
Bled

A17
2455
2545
1997

71/(15) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3 Bb7
8.Bg2 d5 9.b4 c5!?
[ 9...d4 - 70/(13) ]
10.bxc5 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxc5 12.d4N
[ 12.Bb2 ]
A17 12...Ne4 13.cxd5 exd5!
[ 13...Bxd5 14.Ne5 ]
San Segundo Carrillo,P
2495
Bacrot,E
2545 14.0-0
[ 14.Ne5 Nd7 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Qb2 Nxe5
Pamplona
1997
17.Bxe5 Qd7= ]
71/(15) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 14...Nc6 15.Bf4 Rc8
4.Qc2 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.g3 0-0 7.Bg2 Nc6
[ 15...Rc8 16.Qb2 Na5= ]
8.0-0 Qe7 9.e3!?N
[ 9.Rb1 - 46/18 ]
9...d5 10.Na4 dxc4 11.Qxc4 Nd7 12.d4
A17
Nb6 13.Nxb6 Bxb6 14.dxc5 Qxc5 15.Qxc5
Kasimdzhanov,R
2565
Bxc5 16.b4 Be7 17.Rd1 Rd8 18.Bb2
Alterman,B
2615
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
[Kasimdzhanov,R]
A17
Malakhatko,V
2445 71/16 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
Kholmov,R
2475 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 d6 8.g3
Kiev
1997 Bb7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.0-0 c5 11.Bb2 e5
[ 11...Rc8 - 71/(16) ]
[Kholmov,R]
12.d3
[ 12.Nxe5?! Bxg2 13.Nxd7 Bxf1 14.Nxf6+
71/(15) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 d6 7.g3 e5
Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6 16.Kxf1 f5 ]
8.Bg2 a5!N
12...Qc7N
[ 12...Qe7 ]
[ 8...Nc6 - 45/(15) ]
9.b4 axb4
13.e4! ^^, [+] cxb4?!
[ 9...Nbd7!? ]
[ 13...a6! /\ b5 14.Rac1 /\ 14...b5? 15.cb5
10.axb4 Rxa1 11.Qxa1 Re8 12.0-0 Be6
ab5 16.bc5 Nc5 17.Ne5 ( 14.a4
cxb4
[ 12...e4!? 13.Nd4 c5! ]
15.Qxb4 Nc5 16.Rfd1 Bc6 )]
13.d3 h6 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Rc1
14.axb4 a5 15.bxa5
[ 15.Rc1 b5!? 16.cxb5 Qxb5 17.Qa5
[ 15.b5!? /\ Nh4, f4+/- ]
( 17.Rxc7 Na6! 18.Ra7 Nxb4 19.Nd2 15...bxa5 <=> o^a, <->b 16.Nh4 Nc5 17.f4
Rb8 ) 17...Qxa5 18.bxa5 Na6! 19.Rc6 Nfd7
Rb8!!= ]
[ 17...Qb6 18.Kh1 Nxd3? 19.Qxd3 Qxb2
20.Rab1 ><Bb7 ]
18.Nf5 Rfe8 19.Kh1 f6 20.Ba3!? ><d6 Nf8
21.Rab1 Nfe6 22.fxe5
[ 22.Nxd6?! Qxd6 23.Rxb7 Qxd3 24.Qxd3
Nxd3 ]
22...dxe5
[ 22...fxe5 23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxb7 Qxd3
25.Qxd3 Nxd3 26.Rff7 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

13

23.Ne3 Bc6 24.Nd5 Qa7 25.h4 Rab8

26.Bh3 Nd4 /\ Ne2 27.Bg4 a4! /\ Rb3
28.Rb4 Rxb4 29.Bxb4 Nce6?!
[ 29...Rb8 30.Qa3! Nxd3 31.Ne7+ Kh8
32.Qxd3 Rxb4 33.Nxc6 Nxc6 34.Qd6
Qa8 35.Rxf6!+- ]
[ 29...Ndb3 30.Ba3 Kh8 31.h5 h6 32.Nxf6
gxf6 33.Rxf6+- -> ]
[ 29...Ncb3! 30.Ba3 Kh8 31.Bh5 ( 31.h5?!
h6 32.Nxf6 gxf6 33.Rxf6 Qh7 /\ Be4 )
31...Re6 32.Bd1 Re8 33.Kh2! /\ g4-g5+/- ]
30.Bd6!+- [+], ^^, ><b8 Nd8?! 31.Nc7 Nf7
32.Nxe8 Bxe8 33.Ba3 /\ Qb4 Nc6 34.Kg2
Bd7 35.Bc5! Qc7
[ 35...Qxc5 36.Bxd7 ><a5 ]
36.Bxd7 Qxd7 37.Ra1 g5 38.h5 Qg4
39.Qe1 Qxh5 40.Rxa4 g4 41.Qh1 Qg5
42.Ra2 h5 43.Rf2 Qh6 44.Qf1 Kg7
45.Bf8+! Kxf8 46.Rxf6 Qd2+ 47.Rf2 Qe3
48.Rxf7+ Ke8 49.Rf8+ Kd7 50.Qf5+ Kc7
51.Qf7+ Kb6 52.Qf2
1-0

Paronjan,A
Vul,A
Russia
[Vul,A]

A17
2390
2395
1997

71/(16) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 d6
8.g3 Bb7 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.0-0 c5 11.Bb2
Rc8 12.d3 Qe7 13.e4 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 Ne5
15.Nxe5 - 69/(17)
[ 15.Nd2!? /\ f4 ]
15...dxe5 16.f4 exf4 17.gxf4 Rd7 18.Re3
Ne8 19.f5!?N
[ 19.Rg3 ]
[ 19.Rae1!? f6 20.b5 ^^|^>> ]
19...exf5 20.Bh3 fxe4
[ 20...Rcd8 21.Bxf5 Rd6 22.Rh3 ]
21.Bxd7
[ 21.dxe4!? ]
21...Qxd7 22.dxe4 f6
[ 22...Qg4+? 23.Rg3 Qxe4 24.Rxg7+ Kf8
25.Rg8+!+- ]
23.Rae1 Nd6
[ 23...Nd6
24.Rd3!
Qe6
25.e5
Ne4
26.exf6 cxb4 ( 26...gxf6? 27.Rg3+ Kf7
28.Qf3 ;
26...Qg4+
27.Rg3
Nxg3
28.Qxg3 Qxg3+ 29.hxg3 gxf6 30.Re7 Bf3

31.b5 ) 27.f7+! ( 27.axb4 Qg4+ ) 27...Qxf7

28.Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.Rd7+
Kg6
31.Rxb7
Rxc4
32.axb4
Rxb4
33.Rxa7 _|_ ]

Bareev,E
Chiburdanidze,M
Luzern
[Bareev,E]

A18
2670
2525
1997

71/17 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4

5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3 e5 8.Bd3
Bd6 9.0-0 Nc6
[ 9...c6!?N - 71/(17) ]
10.Re1?!
[ 10.Rb1! ]
10...0-0 11.Qc2 h6 12.Be4 Be6!?N
[ 12...Bd7 - 66/(12) ]
13.Rb1 Rab8 14.d3 Bf5!= 15.d4 Bxe4
16.Qxe4 exd4 17.cxd4 b6
[ 17...Rbe8?! 18.Qxe8 Rxe8 19.Rxe8+
Kh7 20.c5 Bf4 ( 20...Nxd4? 21.Nxd4
Qxd4 22.Be3 Qd3 23.Rc1 ) 21.Be3 b6 ]
18.Bb2
[ 18.Bd2 Qg6 ( 18...Rfe8 19.Qxe8+ Rxe8
20.Rxe8+ Kh7 21.Re4 Qf5 22.Rbe1
Bb4
23.Rf4
Qd3
24.Bxb4
Nxb4
25.Rxf7 Nc2 26.Rf1 Qxc4 27.Rd7 c5!? )
19.Qxg6 fxg6 20.d5 Ne7 21.Nd4 Bc5
22.Be3 Bxd4 23.Bxd4 Nf5= ]
18...Na5
[ 18...Qg6= ]
19.Qc2 Qg6 20.Qa4 c5 21.d5 Qg4
22.Rbc1 Rbd8 23.h3 Qd7 24.Qc2 Rfe8
25.Nh4 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Re8 27.Rxe8+
Qxe8 28.Kf1 Be5?
[ 28...Nb7 29.Nf5 Bf8= ]
29.Qe2 Nxc4 30.Bxe5 Nxe5
[ 30...Qxe5 31.Qxc4 Qa1+ 32.Ke2 Qb2+
33.Ke3! ( 33.Kf3 Qf6+ 34.Kg3 g5 35.Nf3
Qd6+
36.Kg4
Qd7+
37.Kh5
Qf5 )
33...Qe5+ 34.Kd3+- ]
31.f4 Qd8 32.Qxe5 Qxh4 Q 4/f 33.Qe8+!
[ 33.d6!? Kf8 34.d7 Qd8 35.Qd6+ Kg8
36.Ke2 f6 ( 36...c4 37.Kd2 b5 38.Qc6+- ;
36...f5 37.Kd3 Kf7 38.Kc4 Kg8 39.Qe6+
Kf8 40.Kb5 Qb8 41.Kc6+- ) 37.Kd3 b5
( 37...Kf7 38.Kc4 a6 39.Kd5 ) 38.Qd5+
Kh8 ( 38...Kf8 39.Qxc5+ Kf7 40.Qxb5
Ke7 41.Kd4 Qxd7+ 42.Qxd7+ Kxd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

14

43.Kd5+- ) 39.Qb7 ]
33...Kh7 34.Qe4+ f5
[ 34...Kg8
35.d6
Qf6
36.d7
Qa1+
37.Qe1+- ]
[ 34...g6 35.d6 c4 36.Qxc4 Kg7 37.d7
Qf6 38.Qc7+- ]
35.Qxf5+ Kg8 36.d6 Qd8 37.d7 c4
38.g4!? /\ g5-g6 c3
[ 38...Qa8
39.Qe6+
Kh7
40.Kf2
c3
41.Qe8+- ]
39.Ke2 b5
[ 39...c2 40.Kd2 Qc7 41.Qd5+ ( 41.Kc1
Qd6 42.Kxc2+- ) 41...Kh7 42.Kc1 Qxf4+
43.Kxc2 Qa4+ 44.Kc1! Qf4+ ( 44...Qa3+
45.Kd1 Qa4+ 46.Ke2 Qc2+ 47.Qd2 Qe4+
48.Kf2+- ) 45.Kd1 Qf1+ 46.Kc2 Qe2+
47.Kb3 Qe3+ 48.Kb4+- ]
40.Qxb5 Kf7 41.Kd3
1-0

Gulko,B
Chiburdanidze,M
Luzern

A18
2580
2525
1997

71/(17) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5

d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3 e5
8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 c6!?N 10.Rb1 Na6
11.Re1 0-0 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Qh5 Bxh2+
14.Qxh2 Bf5 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.Ba3 Rfe8
17.Qh3 Qxh3 18.gxh3 b6 19.d4 c5
20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.Bxc5
bxc5 23.Rb5 g6 24.Rxc5 Re1+ 25.Kg2
Rc1=

[ 11...Bd7 ]
12.Be3 Bc5 13.Bxc5
15.Nc3 0-0 16.Qa5

Kharlov,R
Mashinskaya,I
Kazan
[Kharlov,R]

Qxc5

14.b4

Qb6

A20
2565
2265
1997

71/(18) 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5

Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0-0 Nb6 7.d3 Be7 8.a3
Be6 9.Nbd2!?N
[ 9.b4? e4! ]
[ 9.Nc3 - 70/24, A 29 ]
9...0-0
[ 9...a5!? ]
10.b4 f6 11.Bb2 a5?!
[ 11...Qd7 ]
12.b5 Na7 13.d4! Nxb5 14.dxe5 fxe5
[ 14...a4 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Qc1 ]
15.Nxe5 c6
[ 15...c6 16.Qc2! /\ Be4-> ]

Illescas Cordoba,M
Arizmendi Martinez,J
Pamplona
[Illescas Cordoba,M]

A21
2585
2470
1997

71/19 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Bd6 4.d4

c6 5.dxe5 Bxe5 6.Nf3 d6 7.Ne3!N
[ 7.Nxe5 - 62/(13) ]
7...Bf6
[ 7...Ne7 8.Nxe5 dxe5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
10.b3 _|_ ^^ ]
A20
Lobron,E
2540 8.g4!!
[ 8.g3 Ne7 9.Bg2 0-0 10.0-0 Na6 ]
Kharlov,R
2565
Leeuwarden
1997 8...h6
[ 8...Ne7? 9.g5 Bxg5 10.Nxg5 Qa5+
[Kharlov,R]
11.Bd2 Qxg5 12.Nd5+- ]
71/18 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5
[ 8...Be6 9.g5 ]
Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0-0 Be7
[ 8...g6 9.Qc2 Ne7 10.Bd2 0-0 11.0-0-0
[ 6...Nb6 - 71/(18) ]
Na6 12.Bc3 /\ h4-h5-> ]
7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Nf6
[ 8...Na6 9.g5 Bxg5 ( 9...Be7 10.Rg1
10.Qa4+
><Ng8 ) 10.Nxg5 Qxg5 11.Qxd6 ^^ ]
[ 10.Qxd8+!? Bxd8 11.Nc3 0-0 12.b4 ]
9.h4 Ne7 10.Rg1!
10...c6!?
[ 10.Bg2?! Na6! 11.g5 hxg5 12.hxg5
[ 10...Qd7 - 60/17 ]
Rxh1+ 13.Bxh1 Bxg5 14.Nxg5 Qa5+
11.Rd1 Qb6!?N
15.Kf1 Qxg5 16.Qxd6 Bh3+ 17.Ng2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Qh5 ]
10...g5?! ><g5, f5
[ 10...Qa5+? 11.Bd2 Qb6 12.g5 hxg5
13.hxg5 Bxb2 14.Rb1+- ]
[ 10...g6 11.Qc2 Qb6! 12.Nd2! /\ Ne4
( 12.Nd1!? Na6 13.Bd2 ) 12...d5 13.cxd5
cxd5 14.Nxd5! Nxd5 15.Qxc8+ Ke7
16.Qc4 ]
11.Qc2 /\ Bd2 Qb6 ><b2
[ 11...Na6 12.Bd2 /\ 0-0-0, Bc3-> ]
[ 11...gxh4 12.Bd2 @ ]
12.hxg5 hxg5 13.c5!! Qb4+
[ 13...Qxc5 14.Qxc5 dxc5 15.Nc4 ]
[ 13...dxc5 14.Nc4 ]
14.Bd2 Qxb2
[ 14...Qxc5 15.Qxc5 dxc5 16.Nc4 Be6
17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.Nxg5 ]
15.Qxb2 Bxb2 16.Rb1 Ba3 17.cxd6 Bxd6
18.Nxg5 Nd7 19.Ne4! Bc7 20.Nf5!
[ 20.Nc4 Nb6 ]
20...Nxf5 21.gxf5 <->g b6
[ 21...Be5 22.f4 Bd4 23.e3 ]
22.Rd1! <->d, ><d6
[ 22.Rb3 Bb7 ]
22...Bh2
[ 22...Be5 23.f4 Bf6 ( 23...Bd4 24.e3 Bf6
25.Nxf6+ Nxf6 26.Bc3 Ke7 27.e4 Rh2
28.Bxf6+ Kxf6 29.Rg5 Ke7 30.e5 f6
31.Rg7+ Kf8 32.Rg6 fxe5 33.fxe5 Bxf5
34.Rf6+ Ke7 35.Rxf5 ) 24.Nxf6+ Nxf6
25.Bc3 Ke7 26.Rg3!? ( 26.e4 - 23...Bd4)
26...Bxf5
27.Re3+
Be6
28.f5
Nd5
29.Rxd5 cxd5 30.Bxh8 Rxh8 31.fxe6 fxe6
32.Ra3 ]
[ 22...Ba6 23.Bg5 ]
23.Rh1 Be5 24.Nd6+ Kf8
[ 24...Ke7 25.Bg5++- ]
25.Rxh8+ Bxh8 26.Bg2
[ 26.Bh6+? Ke7 27.Bg5+ f6 ]
26...Ba6?!
[ 26...Rb8 27.Bxc6 Nc5 28.Bd5 ]
27.Bxc6 Rd8 28.Ne4
1-0

15
Csom,I
Gonzalez Garcia,J
Koszeg
[Csom,I]

A22
2460
2420
1997

71/20 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d3 Bb4 4.Bd2

0-0 5.a3
[ 5.g3 c6 6.a3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Re8 8.Nf3
e4 9.Ng5 e3 10.Bh3 exf2+ 11.Kxf2 ]
5...Bxc3 6.Bxc3 Re8 7.e3
[ 7.e4 c6 8.Be2 d5 9.Qc2 a5 10.Nf3 d4
11.Bd2 a4 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.c5 Nf8
14.Bb4 N6d7= ]
7...d5
[ 7...Nc6 8.Be2 a5 9.Nf3 d6 10.b3 Bg4
11.0-0 Qd7 12.Qc2 e4 13.dxe4 Nxe4
14.Rad1 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Qe7 16.h3 Bf5
17.c5 dxc5 18.Rd5 Be4 19.Rxc5 ]
8.cxd5 Qxd5!?N
[ 8...Nxd5 9.Bd2 a5 10.Nf3 a4 11.Be2
Nd7 12.Qc2 Re6 13.Rc1 Rc6 14.Qb1 ]
9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Nc6 11.h3 Bh5 12.0-0
Rad8 13.Rc1 Bxf3
[ 13...e4!= ]
14.Bxf3 Qxd3 15.Bxc6
[ 15.Qa4 Nd5! ]
15...Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 Rxd1+ 17.Rxd1 bxc6
/\ Nd5 18.e4!
[ 18.Ba5 Nd5 19.e4 Nb6= ]
18...Nxe4 19.Bxe5

Almasi,I
Tomescu,V
Budapest
[Almasi,I]

A25
2430
2410
1997

71/21 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3

Bc5 5.e3 d5 6.Nxd5
[ 6.cxd5 - 47/(29) ]
6...Nxd5 7.Bxd5!?N
[ 7.cxd5= ]
7...Nb4 8.Be4 Nd3+!
[ 8...f5 - 71/(21) ]
9.Bxd3 Qxd3 10.Qe2 Qg6!
[ 10...Qe4 11.f3 Qc6 12.d4 Bb4+ 13.Kf2 ]
11.d4 Bb4+?!
[ 11...Bd6 12.dxe5 Bxe5 13.f4 /\ Nf3, Kf2 ]
[ 11...Be7! Tomescu,V 12.Nf3 ( 12.dxe5
Bf5! /\ Bd3, 0- 0- 0) 12...Qe4! /\ Bg4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
( 12...e4!? 13.Ne5 Qe6 ) 13.h3 0-0 ]
12.Bd2 Bxd2+
[ 12...Be7!? Tomescu,V ]
13.Qxd2 Qc6 14.f3 exd4
[ 14...Qxc4 15.dxe5 ]
15.Qxd4 0-0 16.Kf2

16

24.Rf3 /\ 25.Bh6, 25.Bd6 ) 23.Bd2

A) 23...Rxf4 24.Bxf4 Bxd3 25.Bd2 Rxf2
26.Rxf2
( 26.Bxc3
Rxg2+
27.Kxg2
Bxf1+ 28.Kxf1 dxc3 ) 26...Qc2 ( 26...Bc2
27.Qc1 Qd3 28.Rf3+- ) 27.Qxc2 Bxc2
28.Bh6+- ;
B) 23...Bxf4 24.Bxc3 dxc3 25.Rxf4 Rxf4
26.Rxf4 Rxf4 27.h5 /\ Qc1+/- ]
A25 22...R8f7 /\ 23.b4 Qd8 24.h4 Qf8 23.h4 Bxf4
Morris,Ch
2245 24.Rxf4 Rxf4 25.Bxf4 Qc3 26.Rf3 h6
[ 26...Rxf4 27.Rxf4 Bxd3 28.Rf3 Bc2
Miles,A
2595
29.Rxc3 Bxd1 30.Rd3+- ]
Great Britain
1997
27.h5 Bh7 28.Bxh6+- d5 29.Qf1 Bxd3
[Almasi,I]
30.Qxd3 Rxf3 31.Qxf3 d3 32.Bf1 dxc4
71/(21) 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3 33.bxc4 Qd4+ 34.Be3 Qxc4 35.Qf4 Qc2
Bc5 5.e3 d5 6.Nxd5
36.Qe4 Nd5 37.Bd4
[ 6.cxd5 - 47/(29) ]
1-0
6...Nxd5 7.Bxd5!?N
[ 7.cxd5= ]
7...Nb4 8.Be4 f5 9.a3! Nd3+ 10.Bxd3
A26
Qxd3 11.Qe2 Qb3 12.d4 Bb6 13.Nf3
Perez,Rod
2385
Ba5+ 14.Kf1 e4 15.Ne5 0-0 16.Kg2
Martin del Campo,R
2465
Santa Clara
1997
[Nogueiras,J]
A26
Chernin,A
2640 71/23 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3
Akopian,V
2660 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.Rb1 a5
Kazan
1997 9.a3 Nd4
[ 9...h6 - 71/(23) ]
[Chernin,A]
10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 c6 12.Nd2 d5
71/22 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 13.b5!?N
[ 13.Bb2 - 22/66 ]
Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Nge2 Nge7 7.d3 Nd4?!
8.Nxd4
exd4
9.Ne2
c6
10.0-0
0-0 13...Be6 14.Bb2
11.h3!?N
[ 14.e3!? /\ Nb3-c5 ]
[ 11.b4 a5 12.b5 cxb5 13.cxb5 a4! 14...Re8 15.Re1! h5
/\ Ra5, Qb6 ( 13...d5 - 5/51 )]
[ 15...cxb5
16.e3!
Nc6
( 16...b4
11...Be6
17.Nxd5 ; 16...Nf5 17.cxd5 ) 17.cxd5
[ 11...f5!? ]
Nxd5 18.Nxb5 /\ Nc4 ]
12.b3
/ \ B b 2 > < d 4 f5
13.Bb2
Qb6
[ 15...Qa5!? 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.e3 Nf5
/\ 14...fe4 15.de4 Bc4
18.Nb3 Qb4 19.e4! dxe4 20.Nxe4 /\ Nbc5
[ 13...fxe4 14.dxe4 c5 15.Nf4 ]
Nxe4 21.Bxe4 ]
14.Rb1 g5
16.e3 Nf5 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.cxd5 cxd5
[ 14...a5 ]
19.Nf3! /\ e4, ><e5, g5
[ 14...Rae8 ]
15.exf5 Bxf5
[ 15...Nxf5
16.Qd2
h6
17.Rbe1
/\ Kh1, Ng1, <->e ]
16.g4! Bg6 17.f4 gxf4 18.Nxf4 Be5
[ 18...Bh6 19.Bc1 ]
19.Bc1! /\ Rb2-f2 Rf6 20.Rb2 Raf8 21.Rbf2
/\ h4 Qa5 22.a3
[ 22.h4! Qc3 ( 22...Bxf4 23.Bxf4 Qc3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Mirumian,V
Istratescu,A
Groningen
[Istratescu,A]

17
A26
2490
Van Wely,L
2550
Piket,Je
1997 Merrillville
[Van Wely,L]

71/(23) 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3

d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.Rb1 a5
9.a3 h6 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Be6 12.b5
Ne7 13.Bb2 Qd7
[ 13...Qc8 14.c5!? Bh3 15.b6 Bxg2
16.Kxg2 dxc5 17.Nxe5 cxb6 18.Qb3 ]
14.Re1 Bh3 15.Bh1 Ng4 16.d4 Rad8!N
[ 16...Qf5?! 17.e4 Qh5 18.dxe5 dxe5
19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.cxd5 ]
[ 16...exd4 17.Nxd4 Ne5 18.Qb3 ]
[ 16...Qe6 - 68/19 ]
17.dxe5 dxe5 18.Qxd7 Rxd7 19.Ba3 Rfd8
20.Red1 Nf5 21.e3!=

A29
2655
2630
1997

71/25 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3

Nd4 5.Bg2
[ 5.Nxe5 Qe7 6.f4 d6 7.Nd3 Bf5 ]
5...Nxf3+ 6.Bxf3 Bb4
[ 6...Bc5 - 71/(25) ]
7.Qb3 Bc5 8.0-0 0-0 9.d3 h6
[ 9...c6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Ne4
Qe7 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Qc3 a5= ]
10.e3 a6N
[ 10...c6 ]
[ 10...Re8!? 11.Rd1 Bf8 12.Qc2 d6 13.d4
Bg4 ( 13...exd4 14.Rxd4!? ) 14.Bxg4
Nxg4 15.Qe4? exd4 ]
11.Rd1 Ba7 12.d4 Qe7 13.dxe5 Qxe5
14.Nd5 Nxd5
[ 14...c6 15.Qc3! Qxc3 16.Nxc3 Rb8 /\ b5
A27
17.e4 /\ Bf4, e5 ]
Sher,M
2425
Kupreichik,V
2500 15.cxd5 d6 16.Bd2 Bc5
[ 16...Bb6 17.Bc3 /\ Bd4 ><c7 ]
Aalborg
1997
17.Bc3 Qf5 18.Bg2 a5 19.Bd4 b6 20.Qc3
[Kupreichik,V]
Qg6 21.b3 Re8?!
71/24 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4
[ 21...Bg4 22.Rf1 /\ 22...Be2?! 23.Rfc1 Ba3
5.d5 Nce7 6.Nd4 c5!?N
24.Rc2 h5!? ( 22...Rfe8 )]
[ 6...d6 ]
22.a3 h5 23.Qd2
[ 6...a6 ]
[ 23.b4 axb4 24.axb4 Rxa1 25.Rxa1
7.dxc6
Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Qc2 ]
[ 7.d6!? ]
23...h4?!
7...dxc6 8.g4 fxg4
[ 23...Bf5 24.Bc3 ( 24.b4 Bxd4 25.Qxd4
[ 8...Nf6!? ]
axb4 26.axb4 Rxa1 27.Rxa1 Be4 ;
9.Bg2
24.Bb2 Bc2 25.Rdc1 Bxb3 26.a4 b5
[ 9.Nxe4 Nf5! ]
27.axb5 a4 28.Bd4 ) 24...Bc2 25.b4
9...Nf5! 10.Nxf5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1
Bxd1 26.Rxd1 axb4 27.axb4 /\ bc5+/[ 11.Kxd1
Bxf5
12.Bxe4
( 12.Nxe4
Bxe3 28.fxe3 ]
0-0-0+ )
12...0-0-0+
13.Kc2
Bxe4+ 24.Bc3! h3 25.Bf1!
14.Nxe4 Rd4 ]
[ 25.Bh1? Bf5 /\ Be4 ]
11...Bb4+! 12.Kf1
25...b5 26.b4!
[ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Bxf5 ]
[ 26.Bxa5? Rxa5! 27.Qxa5 Rxe3! /\ Rg3 ]
12...Bxf5 13.Ne3 0-0-0! 14.a3 Bc5 15.Ke1
26...axb4 27.axb4 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Bb6
[ 15.b4 Bd4 16.Rb1 g6 ]
29.Bd4!+- ><b5, c7, h3 Qe4 30.Bxb6 cxb6
15...g6 16.Nxf5 gxf5 17.h3 Nf6
31.Ra8 Bg4?
[ 31...Kf8 ]
[ 31...Rf8 ]
32.Qd4!
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

18

A29 18...Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Qg5?

[ 19...c5!
Ivanchuk,V
2725
A) 20.Nc6? Qc7 21.Nxb8 Qxb8 ;
Seirawan,Y
2630
B) 20.Qf3 Nh6! ( 20...Nd6? 21.Qh5 h6
Groningen (m/2)
1997
22.Nxf7 Nxf7 23.Bd5 Be6 24.Qg6+- );
[Seirawan,Y]
C) 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qf3 Rxe5! ( 21...b4
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Nd4
22.Ng4 ) 22.Bxe5 Be6 23.Bxb8 Qxb8
5.Bg2 Nxf3+ 6.Bxf3 Bc5 7.0-0 0-0 8.e3!?N
24.Bd5 ]
[ 8.d3 - 33/(39) ]
20.Nxc6+- Rb7
8...Bb4 9.Bg2! Bxc3 10.bxc3 c6?
[ 20...Bxe3
21.fxe3
Nxg3
( 21...Rxe4
[ 10...e4! 11.f3 exf3 12.Qxf3 d6 13.d3
22.Nxb8 ) 22.hxg3 Rxe4 23.Qf3 ]
Nd7! 14.e4 Ne5 15.Qe2 Bg4= ]
21.Nxa7 Rxa7 22.Rc5! f6
11.e4! Re8 12.a4! d6 13.d3 Bg4 14.f3
[ 22...g6 23.Qc1 Be6 24.Qxa3 ]
Bh5 15.Rb1 b6
23.Qc2
[ 15...b6 16.g4! Bg6 17.f4 ]
[ 23.Bxf5? Bxf5 24.e4 Bg4 ]
23...Be6
[ 23...Nxe3 24.Qc1 ]
A29 24.Bxf5 Bxf5 25.e4 Qg6 26.Rxf5 Qf7
Gulko,B
2580 27.Qc3 a2 28.Rd5 Rb7 29.Qa3 b4
Sadler,M
2665 30.Qxa2 Rb5 31.Qxa6
Luzern
1997 1-0
[Gulko,B]
71/26 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3
Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6
[ 6...h6 - 71/(26) ]
7.0-0
[ 7.Bg5!? - 71/(26) ]
7...0-0 8.a3 Nd4 9.Ne1!N
[ 9.Nd2
c6
10.e3
( 10.b4 - 63/22 )
10...Bg4!? 11.f3 Nf5 ]
[ 9.b4 - 64/(32) ]
9...c6 10.e3 Nf5 11.Nf3 Ba7 12.b4 Re8
13.Bb2 Rb8
[ 13...d5
14.cxd5
cxd5
15.e4
dxe4
16.Nxe4 ]
14.Rc1 b5?!
[ 14...h6 ]
[ 14...Nxe3 15.fxe3 Bxe3+ 16.Kh1 Bxc1
17.Bxc1
h6
( 17...d5
18.cxd5
cxd5
19.Bg5 ) 18.Be3 d5 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.d4
e4 21.Ne5 Be6 Yermolinsky,A ]
15.c5! dxc5 16.Ne4!
[ 16.bxc5 Bxc5 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.dxe4
Qxd1 ( 18...Nxe3!? ) 19.Rcxd1 ( 19.Rfxd1
Nxe3 ) 19...Ne7 20.Nxe5 Ba7 ]
16...cxb4 17.Nxe5?!
[ 17.Bxe5! bxa3 18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Bxb8
Bxb8 20.Rxc6 b4 21.Qa1 ]
17...bxa3 18.Ba1
[ 18.Nxc6? axb2 19.Nxd8 bxc1Q 20.Qxc1
Rxd8 21.Qc7 Rd7-+ ]

Ibragimov,I
Onischuk,Al
Kazan

A29
2585
2625
1997

71/(26) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3

Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 h6 7.0-0 0-0 8.a3 a5
9.e3 Bb6 10.b3 Bf5 11.h3 Qd7 12.Kh2
Rae8!?N
[ 12...Bh7 - 53/38 ]
13.Bb2 Bh7 14.Qd2 e4 15.dxe4 Nxe4
16.Nxe4 Bxe4=

Gelfand,B
Anand,V
Beograd

A29
2695
2765
1997

71/(26) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3

Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 h6 7.0-0 0-0 8.a3 a5
9.b3 Nd4!?
[ 9...Bf5 - 59/(42) ]
10.Ne1N
[ 10.Bb2 ]
10...c6 11.e3 Nf5 12.Ne4 Bb6 13.Bb2
Nxe4 14.dxe4 Ne7 15.a4 Be6 16.Nd3 f6
17.Ba3 Ng6 18.Qe2 Qe7 19.Kh1 Rfd8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

19

20.f4
-

Azmaiparashvili,Z
Slobodjan,R
Groningen (m/1)

A29
2645
2550
1997

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5

5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.Bg5!? h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
9.0-0 Qd8!?N
[ 9...Ba7 ]
10.a3 Nd4 11.Ne1 Ba7 12.e3 Ne6 13.Nc2
0-0 14.d4 Ng5 15.f4 exd4 16.exd4 Nh7

Kobalija,M
Tiviakov,S
Linares
[Tiviakov,S]

A29
2500
2640
1998

/\ Nb6, ><b7, a5, /^h1-a8) 18.Qb3+ Kh8

19.Nf7+ Rxf7 20.Qxf7 Bf5 /\ 21.e4? Be4
22.Be4 Qd4 23.Rf2 Qe4-/+ 21.Rb2 ]
17...Be6 18.Qxb7 c4
[ 18...Qd6!? /\ 19...Rfb8, 19...Rab8 ]
19.Nf2!?
[ 19.Qc6 Bf7 20.Qxc4 Rc8 ( 20...Ne3
21.Qd4
21.Qxf7+
Rxf7
22.Bxe3 )
( 21.Qa6
Nc3 )
21...Nc3
22.Qxd8
Nxe2+!?
( 22...Rfxd8!? ) 23.Kf2
Rfxd8
24.Kxe2 Rc2+ 25.Bd2 Bb4 -> ]
19...Rb8 20.Qc6
[ 20.Qxb8 Qxb8 21.Rxb8 Rxb8 o^c ]
20...Qd6 21.Qxd6 Bxd6 22.Rxb8 Bxb8
o^c 23.Ne4?!
[ 23.Bd2 ><a5 ]
23...Ba7+ 24.Kh1 Ne3 25.Bxe3 Bxe3
^^, o^c 26.f5!? Bf7 27.Rb1 Rd8 28.Bf3
h6?!
[ 28...Kf8-+ ]
[ 28...Be8-+ ]
29.Kg2 Be8 30.Nc3 Bd2 31.Rd1 Kf8!-+
[ 31...Rd4 32.Nb5! Bxb5 33.axb5 c3
34.b6 c2 ( 34...Rb4 35.b7 /\ Be4, Rb1)
35.b7
A) 35...cxd1Q?? 36.b8Q+ Kf7 ( 36...Kh7
37.Bh5 ) 37.Qa7+ Kf8 38.Qxd4 ;
B) 35...Rb4 36.Rxd2 c1Q 37.Rd8+ Kf7
38.b8Q Rxb8 39.Rxb8 ]
32.Nd5
[ 32.Kf2 Rd4!? 33.Nb5 ( 33.e3 Rd3 ;
33.Nd5 c3 ) 33...Bxb5 34.axb5 Be3+
35.Ke1 Bf2+-+ ]
[ 32.Kf1 Rd4 ]
32...Bb4!? 33.Rc1 c3 34.Nc7
[ 34.Nxc3 Rc8 35.Na2 Rxc1 36.Nxc1
Bxa4-+ ]
34...Rc8
35.Nxe8
Kxe8
36.Be4
Ba3
37.Rc2 Ke7 38.Kf3 Kd6 39.Ke3 Bb2
40.Kd4 Rb8 41.Bd5 Rb4+ 42.Bc4 Rxa4
43.e4 Ra1 44.Bd5 Rd1+ 45.Kc4 Rd2
0-1

71/27 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5

Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7
8.Rb1 0-0 9.b4 a6 10.a4 Nxb4 11.Nxe5
a5 12.d4 c6 13.f4!?N /\ 14.e4, 14.f5[+]
[ 13.e4 - 59/45 ]
13...c5!
[ 13...f6?
14.Qb3+
N6d5
( 14...Kh8
15.Nf7+ Rxf7 16.Qxf7 ) 15.Nxd5 ( 15.e4
fxe5 16.exd5 ) 15...cxd5 ( 15...Nxd5?
16.e4 fxe5 17.exd5+- ) 16.Nd3 ]
14.d5?!
[ 14.dxc5 Bxc5+ ]
[ 14.Be3
A) 14...Bf5 15.dxc5 Bxb1 16.Qxb1
><b7 ( 16.cxb6 ><b7 );
B) 14...cxd4 15.Bxd4 ( 15.Qxd4 Nd7!
/\ 16...Nc2, 16...Bc5 ) 15...Bf5 16.e4 ;
C) 14...N6d5! 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5
Qxd5
17.dxc5
Qe4
18.Qd4
Bf5
19.Qxe4 Bxe4 ^^ ]
14...f6?! 15.Nd3
[ 15.Nf3 N6xd5 ]
A29
15...N4xd5
Spraggett,K
2575
[ 15...c4!? /\ Bc5 ]
Rublevsky,S
2650
16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Qb3?
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 17.Ne5 Nb4!? ( 17...Be6?! 18.f5! fxe5 [Rublevsky,S]
19.fxe6 Rxf1+ 20.Qxf1 ^^, ><b7, o^e6;
17...Nxf4
18.Bxf4
fxe5
19.Bxe5 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5
[ 4...Bb4 - 71/(28) ]
> < b 7 , / ^ h 1 - a 8;
17...Nc7
18.Nc4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7 8.d3
[ 8.a3 - 71/(28) ]
8...0-0 9.a3 Be6 10.Be3 f5 11.Rc1 Bf6
12.b4 Nd4 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Na4 Bd5
15.Nc5 Qe7 16.Nb3?!N
[ 16.Qd2 - 52/39 ]
16...Rad8 17.Bh3 Be6!? 18.Na5
[ 18.Nc5 Bc8 /\ Nd5-c3 ]
18...c6 19.Re1 Qf7 20.Qc2 Rfe8 21.Bg2
Nd5 22.e3 dxe3 23.fxe3 Nb6 ><Na5
24.Kh1 Rd7 25.e4 Red8 26.Re3
[ 26.e5? Be7 27.Rcd1 ( 27.d4 g5 )
27...f4 ]
26...fxe4 27.dxe4 Qh5 28.Rce1 Qb5?
[ 28...h6 ]
29.Bf1!? Qh5
[ 29...Qa4? 30.Qc5 Be7 31.Qe5 Bf7
32.Bh3 Bf6 33.Qc5 ]
30.Nb3 Bg4!? 31.Bg2 Bg5 32.Nxg5 Qxg5
33.Qc5
[ 33.Nc5 Qxe3! ( 33...Rd2? 34.Qb3+ Kh8
35.Nxb7 Rf8 36.Rd3! Rff2 37.Nd6 h6
38.h4! Qf6 39.e5 Rxg2 40.Rxd2+- )
34.Rxe3 Rd1+ 35.Bf1 Rxf1+ 36.Kg2
Rdd1 37.Rd3 ( 37.Qb3+?? Nd5!! 38.h4
Rg1+ 39.Kh2 Rh1+ 40.Kg2 Bh3+! 41.Kf3
Rhf1+
42.Ke2
Bg4+-+ )
37...Rde1
38.Rd8+ ( 38.Qb3+ Kf8 39.Ne6+ Ke7
40.Nxg7 Rg1+ 41.Kf2 Rgf1+= ) 38...Kf7
39.Qd3
Rf6
40.Qb3+
Nd5!
41.Nd3
( 41.exd5 Re2+ 42.Kg1 Re1+= ) 41...Bf3+
42.Kf2 Bd1+ 43.Kxe1 Bxb3 44.exd5 Bxd5
45.Rd7+
Ke8
46.Rxb7
Rf3
47.Nf4
Re3+= ]
33...Qg6=
[ 33...Qxc5
34.Nxc5
Rd1
35.Bf1
( 35.Nxb7?? R8d3-+ ; 35.h3?? Nc4!-+ )
35...Bc8= ]
34.e5? Rd1 35.Be4
[ 35.h3? Rxe1+ 36.Rxe1 Be6 37.Re3
Qb1+-+ ]
[ 35.Na5? Qb1 36.Qc3 Rxe1+ 37.Rxe1
Rd1-+ ]
[ 35.Qc3
Na4
( 35...Qb1?
36.Be4! )
36.Qc4+ Be6 37.Qf1 Rxe1 38.Qxe1 Qc2
39.Be4 Qb2 ]
35...Qe6 36.Qc2?
[ 36.Qc3? Qc4-+ ]
[ 36.Bc2? Bf3+! 37.Kg1 Qh3-+ ]
[ 36.Rxd1? Rxd1+ 37.Kg2 Nc4-+ ]
[ 36.Na5 Qf7 ]
36...Nc4-+ 37.Bxh7+

20
[ 37.Nc5 Nxe3 38.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 39.Qxd1
Nxd1 40.Nxe6 Bxe6 ]
37...Kh8 38.Kg2 Nxe3+ 39.Rxe3 Bh3+
0-1

Hjartarson,J
Sulskis,S
Groningen (m/4)

A29
2605
2510
1997

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4

5.Bg2 0-0 6.Nd5 Nxd5 7.cxd5 Nd4 8.Nxd4
exd4 9.Qc2!?N
[ 9.0-0 - 33/42 ]
9...d6 10.0-0 a5 11.e3 Bc5 12.b3 Qf6
13.Bb2 Bf5 14.d3 Qh6 15.Bxd4 Bxd4
16.exd4

Van Wely,L
Salov,Va
Wijk aan Zee
[Van Wely,L]
71/(28) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5 6.Bg2 d6 7.0-0 0-0
h6 9.e3 a6 10.a3 Ba7 11.b4!?
[ 11.Nc3 - 67/36 ]
11...Nxd5 12.cxd5 Ne7 13.Nd2 f5?N
[ 13...Bf5 ]
14.Nc4 f4 15.exf4 exf4 16.Bxf4
17.gxf4 Ng6 18.Qf3 Qf6 19.Rae1
20.Re6! Bxe6 21.dxe6 Rb8
[ 21...Rb8 22.f5! Nh4 23.Qd5 ]

Bareev,E
Kaminski,M
Polanica Zdroj

A29
2605
2680
1998
4.g3
8.d3

Rxf4
Bd7

A29
2670
2540
1997

71/(28) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3

d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7
8.a3 0-0 9.b4 Be6 10.d3 f6 11.Be3 a5!?N
[ 11...Qc8 - 46/31 ]
12.b5 Nd4 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Na4 Bd5
15.Qc2 Nxa4 16.Qxa4 Bc5=

CHESS INFORMANT 71

21

Qxb7 17.Bxc6+ Qxc6 18.Nxc6 e6 ]

A30
Nogueiras,J
2535 14...Qe4+ 15.Kf1 Rb8 16.Qc7?!
[ 16.Ne5? Qxg2+ 17.Kxg2 Rxb7 18.Nxc6
Franco,Z
2480
Rb6 19.Ne5 e6 ( 19...g6= ) 20.Rb1 Bc5
Espana
1997
21.Nc4 ]
[Nogueiras,J]
[ 16.Qa6! Nd8 17.Nd4 Qg4 18.Qxa7 ]
71/29 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 16...Qd3+ 17.Kg1 Qd6
Nxd5 5.Bg2
[ 17...Qd7 18.Qxd7+ Kxd7 19.Ng5 Nd8
[ 5.b3 - 71/(29) ]
20.Be4 g6 21.Rc2 Bg7 22.Kg2 Bf6
5...Nc6 6.d4 Bf5
23.Rd1+ Kc7 24.h4 ]
[ 6...cxd4 - 71/(29) ]
18.Qxd6 exd6 19.Nd4 Nxd4
7.Nc3 Ndb4
[ 19...Ne5 20.f4 Ng6 21.Bc6+ Ke7 22.Kf2
[ 7...cxd4 ]
Rb2+ 23.Rc2 Rxc2+ 24.Nxc2 Kd8 25.Bd5
8.e4 cxd4!N
f6 26.Rb1 Ne7 27.Rb8+ Kd7 28.Rb7+ ]
[ 8...Bg4 9.d5 ( 9.a3?! - 33/44 ) 9...Nd4 20.cxd4 Be7 21.Bc6+ Kd8
10.0-0 e5 ( 10...Nbc2 11.Rb1 e6 12.h3
[ 21...Kf8 ]
Bxf3
13.Bxf3
Nxf3+
14.Qxf3
Nd4 22.Kg2 Rb4
15.Qd1 ) 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.Nxd4 cxd4
[ 22...Bf6 23.Rc4 Rc8 24.Rhc1 h5 25.d5
13.Nd5 Nc6 ( 13...Nxd5? 14.exd5 Bxd5
h4 26.Rb1 hxg3 27.hxg3 Re8 28.Rh1
15.Qa4++- )
Rc7 29.Rb4 ]
A) 14.Bg5!? Qxg5! ( 14...f6? 15.Bf4 23.Rb1 Rb6 24.Rbc1 Rb4?!
Rc8 16.Bh3! Bxh3 17.Qh5+ ) 15.Nc7+
[ 24...Bf6 ]
Kd7 16.Nxa8 Qd8 17.e5! ;
25.a3! Rb8
B) 14.Bd2 Bd6 15.Qb3 Qd7 16.f4 ]
[ 25...Rxd4 26.Rb1 /\ Rhc1+/- ]
9.exf5 dxc3 10.bxc3 Nd3+
26.Rc4 Bf6 27.Bd5 Re8 28.Rhc1 Rf8
[ 10...Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 Rd8+ 12.Ke2 Nd5 29.Ra4 a5 30.Rcc4 Rc8 31.Rxc8+ Kxc8
13.Bd2 Nf6 14.Rab1 ]
32.Rxa5 Kc7
11.Ke2
Nxc1+
12.Rxc1
Qa5
13.Qb3
[ 32...Kd7 33.Ra4 /\ Kf3-e4+/- ]
Qxf5?!
33.Ra7+ Kb6 34.Rxf7 Rxf7 35.Bxf7+- Bxd4
[ 13...Qa6+?! 14.c4 Rc8 15.Rhd1 Rd8 36.f4 Kc5 37.Kf3 d5 38.h4 h6 39.g4 Kd6
( 15...b6 16.Qb5! ) 16.Kf1 ]
40.a4 Bc3 41.g5 Be1 42.Kg4 d4 43.Bc4
[ 13...Rd8!?
Ke7 44.f5 Kf8 45.Bd3 Kf7 46.Kh5 hxg5
A) 14.Nd4 Qa6+!
47.hxg5 Bb4 48.f6 gxf6 49.g6+
A1) 15.Qb5
Qxb5+!
( 15...Rd6?! 1-0
16.Qxa6 Nxd4+ 17.cxd4 Rxa6 18.Rc2
Ra5 19.Bxb7 Rxf5 20.Rb1 ) 16.Nxb5
Rc8
17.Rhe1
a6
18.Nd4
g6
A30
( 18...Nxd4+ 19.cxd4 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 )
Chernin,A
2640
19.f6!
Almasi,Z
2615
A1a) 19...exf6
20.Rb1
Nxd4+ Magyarorszag (ch)
1997
( 20...Bc5 21.Rxb7 ) 21.cxd4 Rc7
71/(29) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5
22.Bxb7 ;
A1b) 19...Nd8 20.fxe7 Bxe7 21.Kd3 Nxd5 5.b3 Nc6 6.Bb2 f6 7.Bg2 e5 8.0-0
Rc7
22.Bd5
Kf8
23.Re2
Bc5 Be7 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Nh4
[ 10.Rc1 - 34/(44) ]
24.Rce1= ;
A2) 15.Ke1?! Rd7 ( 15...Nxd4 16.cxd4 10...0-0 11.Nf5N
[ 11.Qb1 ]
e6 17.Bxb7 Qa5+ 18.Kf1 ) 16.Rd1
Nxd4 17.cxd4 Qa5+ 18.Kf1 Qxf5 11...Nxc3 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.dxc3 Rfd8
14.Qc2 Bd5 15.Bxd5+ Rxd5 16.Rad1
19.Rc1 ;
Rad8 17.Rxd5
B) 14.Rhd1!? ]
-
14.Qxb7
[ 14.Nd4?! Qe5+ 15.Kf1 Qc7 16.Qxb7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

22

[ 10.e4 Nc6 11.d5 Na5 12.Nd2 d6 13.f4

A30
Bf6 14.Qc2 e5 ]
Kogan,A
2500
Greenfeld,A
2540 10...d6
[ 10...Bf6 11.Qd3 e5 12.Nd2 d6 13.f4
Rishon Le_Zion
1997
Nd7 14.Ne4! ( 14.f5 e4! ; 14.e4 exf4
[Greenfeld,A]
15.gxf4 Re8 16.Rb1 ) 14...exf4 15.gxf4
71/(29) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5
Bh4 16.Ng3 f5 17.e4 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Nf6
Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ndb4
19.Bf5 ]
8.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nxc6 10.Bxc6+ 11.dxe6!?
bxc6 11.Nc3 g6 12.Bd2N
[ 11.e4 e5 12.Nd2
[ 12.Be3 - 35/(45) ]
A) 12...Bg5 13.Qc2 /\ 14.f4 ef4 15.Nf3
12...Bg7 13.Na4
( 13.f4? exf4 14.Nf3 Bf6 );
[ 13.f3 ]
B) 12...Nd7 13.Nf1 g6 14.Ne3 Bg5
13...0-0 14.Bc3
15.h4? Bh6 16.Bh3 Nf6 17.f3 Bc8
[ 14.Rc1 Rd8 15.Ke1 /\ f3= ]
18.Bf1 Nh5 ]
14...Rd8+ 15.Kc2?
11...fxe6 12.Bh3
[ 15.Kc1 Bh6+ 16.f4 ]
[ 12.Ng5 Bxg2 13.Nxe6 Qc8 14.Nxf8 Bb7
[ 15.Ke1
Bxc3+
( 15...Bh6
16.f4 )
15.Nxh7 Kxh7 16.Qd3+ Kg8 17.Bf4
16.Nxc3 Rb8 ><Rh1 ]
( 17.e4 Nc6 18.Qd5+ Kf8 ) 17...Qe6
15...Bf5+ 16.Kb3 Bf8! 17.Ka3
18.Rad1 Nc6 19.Qd5 Qxd5 20.cxd5
[ 17.a3?! Rab8+ 18.Ka2 Be6+ 19.Kb1
Na5 ]
Bc4 ><Kb1, Na4 ]
12...e5 13.Be6+
17...c5!
[ 13.Nd2 d5 14.Bg2
[ 17...e5+ 18.Bb4 Bxb4+ 19.Kxb4 Rd2
A) 14...e4 15.cxd5 e3 16.Ne4 exf2+
20.Rhe1 c5+ 21.Ka3 ]
17.Nxf2 ;
18.Rhd1
B) 14...Na6 15.Nf1 e4 16.cxd5 Qxd5
[ 18.Nxc5? a5!? ( 18...e5 19.b4 a5 )]
17.Qxd5+ Bxd5 18.Nd2 Bf6 19.Bxe4
18...e5! 19.Rxd8
Nc7 ( 19...Nb4 20.Rb1 Bxc3 21.Rxb4
[ 19.Bxe5? c4+ 20.b4 a5 ]
Rfd8 22.Bxd5+ Rxd5 23.Ra4 Bxd2
[ 19.b3 ]
24.Rd1 b5 25.Ra6 Rad8 26.Rxa7 )
19...Rxd8 20.b3 Rb8!
20.Bb2 Rfe8 21.Bd3 b5 ;
[ 20...c4+ 21.Bb4 ]
C) 14...Qd7 15.cxd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5+
21.Rc1
Qxd5
17.Qb3
Qf7
18.Rd1
Nc6
[ 21.Bxe5 c4+ 22.Kb2 Re8 23.f4 f6
19.Qxf7+ Kxf7= ]
24.Bxf6 Rxe2+ 25.Kc3 cxb3 26.axb3 13...Kh8 14.Bd5
Rxh2 ^^ ]
[ 14.Nd2
d5
15.cxd5
( 15.Nf3?!
e4
21...c4+
16.Ne5 Bf6 ) 15...Bxd5 16.Bxd5 Qxd5
[ 21...c4+ 22.Kb2 f6 /\ Be6-/+ ]
17.Qb3 Qc6= ]
14...Bxd5 15.cxd5?
[ 15.Qxd5 Nd7 16.a4 Nf6 17.Qe6 Qd7
18.Qxd7 ( 18.Ng5 h6 19.Qxd7 Nxd7
A30
20.Ne6 Rfc8 21.f4 e4 22.f5 Ne5 )
Van Wely,L
2655
18...Nxd7 19.Nd2 Kg8= ]
Yermolinsky,A
2650
Merrillville
1997 15...e4 16.Nd2 e3 17.fxe3 Nd7
[ 17...Bf6
[Yermolinsky,A]
A) 18.Qc2 Nd7 19.Rf1 Qe8 20.e4 Qg6
71/30 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6
21.Nc4 Be5 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Nxe5
5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 Ne4
Nxe5 24.Rb1 ( 24.c4? Nxc4! 25.Qxc4
[ 7...d6 - 71/(30) ]
Qf6 26.Bb2 Qxb2 ) 24...Ng4 25.c4
8.d4!? Nxc3 9.bxc3 0-0N
Nxh2 ;
[ 9...Be4 - 69/(33) ]
B) 18.Ne4! Re8 19.Nxf6 ( 19.Qd3?
10.d5
Rxe4 20.Qxe4 Bxc3 ) 19...Qxf6 20.Qd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
( 20.Qa4 Nd7! 21.Bd2 Qf5 22.c4 Nf6 )
20...Rf8 21.Bb2 Qf2+ 22.Kh1 Nd7
23.c4 Rae8 24.e4 Nf6 25.Bxf6 Qxf6
26.a4= ]
18.c4?!
[ 18.Nf3 Bf6 19.Qc2 ( 19.Qd3 c4 20.Qc2
Qe8 21.Nd4 Nc5 ) 19...Ne5
A) 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.e4 ( 21.Bd2 Qg5
22.e4 Qg4 /\ Bg3 23.Rf1 Qxe2 24.Rae1
Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 b5 ) 21...Qf6 22.Bd2
Qf2+ 23.Kh1 c4 24.Qd1 Bxg3 25.hxg3
Qxg3 26.Rf1 Qh4+ 27.Kg1 Qg4+
28.Kh2 Qxe4 ;
B) 20.e4 Qe7 21.Rb1 Rae8 22.Rf1 ]
18...Ne5 19.Qc2
[ 19.e4 Qd7 20.Qb3 Qh3 21.Nf3 Ng4 ]
19...Qe8!
[ 19...Qd7 20.Kg2 ]
20.Bb2
[ 20.Rf1 Qh5 ]
[ 20.e4 Qh5 21.Nf1 Ng4 ]
20...Ng4 21.Nf3
[ 21.Qe4
Qh5
( 21...Bg5
22.Qxg4
Qxe3+ 23.Kh1 Qxd2 24.Bxg7+ Kxg7
25.h4 h5 26.Qxg5+ Qxg5 27.hxg5 Rf5 )
22.Bxg7+ Kxg7 23.Qxe7+ Rf7 24.Qh4
Qxh4 25.gxh4 Nxe3 26.Rac1 Re8 27.Nf3
h6 28.Kf2 Rf4 ]
21...Bf6! 22.e4 Bxb2
[ 22...Ne3! 23.Qd3 Bxb2 24.Qxe3 Bxa1
25.Rxa1 /\ Ng5-e6
h6!
26.e5
dxe5
27.Qxe5
( 27.Nxe5
Rf5 )
27...Qxe5
28.Nxe5 Rfe8 29.Ng6+ Kh7 30.Nf4 Re4
31.Rc1 g5 32.Ne6 Rxe2-+ ]
23.Qxb2 Qxe4 24.Qb3 Ne3 25.Rac1 Rae8
26.Rc3 h6! 27.Rec1
[ 27.Qb1 Nxc4 ]
[ 27.a4 Rf7 28.a5 bxa5 29.Ra1 Nf5
30.Rd3 Nd4 31.Nxd4 cxd4 32.Rd2 Qg4
33.Qd1 Ref8 ]
27...Nf5!?
[ 27...Rxf3! 28.exf3 Qxf3 29.R3c2 Rf8
30.Qd3 Nxc2 31.Qxf3 Rxf3 32.Rxc2
Kg8 Baginskaite,K ]
28.Rd3 Nd4?!
[ 28...Qg4 29.Rc2 Re4 /\ 30.Rfe8, 30.Ng3 ]
29.Nxd4 cxd4 30.Re1
[ 30.Rc2
Rf5
31.Rd1
Ref8
32.Qd3
Qg4-+ ]
[ 30.Rd2 Qf5 31.Qf3 Qg5 32.Qd3 Re3
33.Qxd4 Rxg3+ 34.Kh1 Rg4-+ ]
30...Qf5 31.Qd1

23
[ 31.Rf3 Qxf3 32.exf3 Rxe1+ 33.Kg2 Re3
34.Qb4 d3 35.f4 Re2+ 36.Kf3 Rfe8-+ ]
31...Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Re4?
[ 32...Rf5 33.Rxd4 Rh5 34.Rh4 Rxh4
35.gxh4
Qxh4
36.Qb1
Qxc4
37.e4
Rf8-+ ]
33.Rd2! /\ e3 Qf6 34.Kg2 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Qf6
36.Kg2 Qe5 37.Rf1 Rc8 38.Rc2 Re3
[ 38...b5? 39.cxb5 Rxc2 40.Rf8+ Kh7
41.Qxc2 ]
[ 38...Kg8!? /\ b5 39.Rf2 Re3 40.Rf3 b5
41.Rxe3 dxe3 42.Qd3 Rf8 ]
39.Rf4
[ 39.Kg1 ]
39...Re4?
[ 39...Rxc4 40.Rxc4 Qxd5+ 41.Kf2 Qxc4
42.Rf8+ Kh7 43.Qb1+ g6-+ ]
40.Qf1 Rxf4?
[ 40...Kg8 41.Rf5 Qe7 ]
41.Qxf4 Qxf4 42.gxf4 b5 43.c5 dxc5
44.Kf3 Kg8
[ 44...a6
45.d6
Rd8
46.Rxc5
Rxd6
47.Ke4 Kh7 48.f5= ]
45.d6 Kf7 46.d7 Rd8 47.Rxc5 Rxd7
48.Rxb5 d3 49.exd3
[ 49.Rb1 ]
49...Rxd3+
50.Ke4
Ra3
51.Rb2
Kf6
52.Rc2 Ra4+ 53.Kf3 g5 54.fxg5+ hxg5
55.Kg3 Kf5 56.Rc5+ Kg6 57.Rc2 Kh5
58.h3 Ra3+ 59.Kg2 a5 60.Rc5! Rxa2+
61.Kg3 Ra3+ 62.Kg2 a4 63.Rc4 Ra2+
64.Kg3 a3 65.Ra4 Ra1 66.Kg2 Kg6
67.Ra5 Kf6 68.Kh2
-

Gelfand,B
Ljubojevic,Lj
Beograd

A30
2695
2565
1997

71/(30) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3

b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.e4
a6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 0-0
12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.f4 Rfe8 14.Bf2 Bf8
15.Qe2
[ 15.b3 - 32/(51) ]
15...h5!?N
[ 15...g6 ]
16.h3 g6 17.e5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nh7 19.Nf3
Rac8 20.b3 dxe5 21.fxe5 Red8 22.Bd4
Nc5 23.Rcd1 Be7 24.Qe3 Qc6 25.Kh2

CHESS INFORMANT 71

24

Rd7 26.Bxc5 Bxc5 27.Qe4 Qxe4 28.Nxe4

Rcd8 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.g4
hxg4 32.hxg4 g5 33.Re2
-

Karpov,An
Adams,Mi
Wijk aan Zee
[Karpov,An]

A30
2735
2670
1998

71/31 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b6

5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4
d6 9.e4 0-0 10.Qe3 Nbd7 11.Nd4 Qc7
12.b3 a6 13.Bb2 Rfe8 14.Rac1
[ 14.h3!? ]
14...Rad8N
[ 14...Rac8 - 22/85 ]
15.Rfe1 Qb8 16.Re2
[ 16.h3
A) 16...Nc5?! 17.b4 Ncd7 18.a3
A1) 18...Rc8 19.Nb1 d5 20.exd5!
( 20.cxd5?! Rxc1 21.Bxc1 exd5 22.e5
Nxe5!
23.Qxe5
Bd6-+ ) 20...exd5
21.Nf5 /\ Qg5 ;
A2) 18...Ne5 19.Nb1 Rc8 20.Nd2 ;
B) 16...Bf8!? 17.Qd2 Qa8 /\ d5 18.Qc2 ]
16...Bf8 17.h3 g6 18.Rce1
[ 18.Qd2!? ]
18...Bg7 19.Qd2 Nc5 20.Qc2
[ 20.Ba1 /\ Nc2 ]
20...Qa8 21.a4 Rc8 22.Nf3 Red8
[ 22...b5? 23.axb5 axb5 24.Nxb5 Bxe4
25.Rxe4
Ncxe4
( 25...Nfxe4
26.Bxg7
Kxg7 27.b4+- ) 26.Bxf6 Nxf6 27.Nxd6+- ]
23.Nd2 /\ Kh2, b4, f4 d5 24.exd5 exd5
25.cxd5
[ 25.Nxd5 Nxd5
A) 26.Bxg7 Nb4 ( 26...Nf4 );
B) 26.cxd5 Nxa4-+ ]
25...Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Qxd5
28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Nc4
[ 29.Qc4? Nd3 30.Qxd5 Rxd5 31.Rb1
( 31.Re8 Nxe1-+ ) 31...Rc2 32.Kf1 Nc1-+ ]
29...Nd3
[ 29...Nxa4 30.Qa2 ( 30.Rd2? Qxd2!-+ ;
30.Qc1 )
A) 30...Qb5 31.Qa1+ Kg8 32.Qf6 Qxb3
33.Nd6 Rb8 34.Ne8 ( 34.Re8+ Rxe8
35.Nxe8 Qc3 36.Re5 Qc1+ 37.Kg2
Qh6 38.Qd6 Rc8 39.Rh5!+- ) 34...Qc3

35.Re5 Qxe1+ 36.Rxe1 Rxe8 ;

B) 30...Nc3 31.Qa1 Qd4 32.Rd2 Qf6
33.Rxd8 Rxd8 34.Qxa6= ]
30.Rd1 b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.Red2! bxc4
33.bxc4 Qxc4
-

Beliavsky,A
Gelfand,B
Beograd
[Beliavsky,A]

A32
2710
2695
1997

71/32 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+
[ 5...a6 - 71/(32) ]
[ 5...Qc7 - 71/(32) ]
6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2
[ 7.Bc3!? Ne4 8.Bg2 Nxc3 9.Nxc3 ]
7...Nc6 8.Bc3
[ 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.b4 d5 10.b5 ]
[ 8.Nb3!? 0-0 9.0-0 b6 10.Bf4 ]
[ 8.Bf4!? ]
8...0-0 9.0-0 d5
[ 9...Qc7 10.Nd2 d6 11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Nb5
Qb8 13.Bxf6! Bxf6 14.Ne4 ]
[ 9...a6 10.e4 ]
10.Nd2 Qb6 11.cxd5!?N
[ 11.e3 - 43/35 ]
11...Nxd5 12.Nf5?!
[ 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.N2f3 ]
[ 12.Nc4 Qa6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qd3 ]
12...Nxc3 13.Nxe7+ Nxe7 14.bxc3 Rd8
[ 14...Qc7!? /\ Bd7-c6 ]
15.Qc2
[ 15.Qc1!? Qc7 16.Nb3 Bd7 17.Qe3= ]
15...Qc7 16.Ne4
[ 16.Rab1 Rb8 17.Nb3 Bd7 ( 17...b6
18.c4 ) 18.Nd4 a6 19.c4 Rdc8 20.Rfc1= ]
16...Bd7 17.Ng5?!
[ 17.c4 Bc6 18.a4= ]
17...Ng6 18.Be4?! /\ 18...h6? 19.Nf7!
[ 18.h4!? ]
18...Bc6 19.h4 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Nf8
[ 20...h6
21.h5
( 21.Nxe6?
Qe7-+ )
21...Nf8 ]
21.a4! h6 22.Nf3 Nd7 23.a5 Rac8
24.Rfd1?!
[ 24.Rfb1 Nf6 25.Qc2 /\ c4 ]
[ 24.Rfc1!? /\ c4= ]
24...Nf6 25.Rxd8+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

25

[ 25.Qe3 a6 /\ Nd5-/+ ]
A32
25...Rxd8 26.Qe5 Rc8?
Piket,Je
2575
[ 26...Qc4! 27.Rb1 Ne4 28.Rxb7 Qxe2 ]
Topalov,V
2740
27.Qxc7 Rxc7 28.a6! bxa6
Wijk aan Zee
1998
[ 28...b6?
29.Nd4
Rc5
( 29...Rxc3? [Piket,Je]
30.Nb5 ) 30.c4! /\ Nb5 ><a7 ]
29.Rxa6 Nd5 30.c4 Nb6 31.Nd2 Nxc4 71/33 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.g3
32.Nxc4 Rxc4
cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qb6 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.e3 Nc6
-
8.Nxc6
[ 8.0-0 - 46/50 ]
8...dxc6N 9.0-0 e5 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.Qc2
A32 0-0 12.b3 Be6
[ 12...Bg4!?
13.h3
( 13.Bb2
Rad8= )
Komarov,D
2600
13...Bh5 14.Bb2 Bg6 ]
Aseev,K
2545
Sankt_Peterburg
1997 13.Bb2 Rad8 14.h3
[ 14.Rad1
[Aseev,K]
A) 14...Rxd1 15.Rxd1 Nd7 16.Ne4 Be7
71/(32) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3
17.c5 Bd5 ( 17...Qa5 18.a3 ) 18.Nd6 ;
cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Bg5?! Qxc4
B) 14...Nd7 ]
[ 7...Be7 - 42/(43) ]
14...Nd7 15.Rad1?!
8.Rc1 Nc6 9.Nb3?!
[ 15.Ne4 Be7 16.f4 f6 ( 16...f5 17.Ng5
[ 9.Ncb5 Qb4+ 10.Bd2 axb5 11.Bxb4
Bxg5 18.fxg5 Topalov,V ) 17.f5 Bf7 ]
Bxb4+ 12.Rc3 Rxa2 13.Qb1! ]
15...f5 16.Rfe1
9...Ne4!
[ 16.Rd2 f4! 17.exf4 ( 17.Ne4 f3 ) 17...exf4
[ 9...Qb4 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.e4 ]
18.Ne4 ( 18.Qe4 Rde8 ) 18...f3 ( 18...fxg3
10.Bg2?
19.Rxd7 Bxf2+ )]
[ 10.Nxe4 Qxe4 11.f3 Qg6 ]
16...a5 17.Kh2
10...Nxg5
11.h4
Qg4!
12.hxg5
Qxg5
[ 17.Kh1 ]
13.Kf1 d5
[ 17.Rd2!? ]
[ 13...Qd8 ]
17...h5 18.Kh1 Rde8! 19.a3?!
14.e4 d4 15.Rh5
[ 19.Rd2 ]
[ 15.Ne2 e5 16.f4 Qf6!?-+ ]
19...Ba7! 20.Rd2 Nf6 21.Qd1 h4
15...Qd8
16.Nd5
g6
17.Nxd4
gxh5
[ 21...Bb8 ]
18.Nxc6
[ 21...Bf7!? ]
[ 18.Rxc6 exd5!-+ ]
22.gxh4 e4?
18...bxc6 19.Qd4 cxd5 20.Qxh8 Bb7-+
[ 22...Bf7 ]
23.Ne2! Nh5 24.Rg1 Bb8 25.Ng3 Nf6?
[ 25...Nxg3+ 26.fxg3 Qxg3 27.Bf1+- ]
[ 25...f4
26.Nxh5
( 26.exf4
Nxf4 )
A32
26...fxe3 27.f4 exd2 ( 27...exf3 28.Bxf3 )
Ivanov,M.M
2500
28.Bxe4 ]
Spraggett,K
2580
[ 25...Qxg3! 26.fxg3 Nxg3+ 27.Kh2 Nf1+
Enghien
1997
28.Kh1 Ng3+ ]
71/(32) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 26.f4! Rd8
cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Nd2 Nc6 7.Nb5 Qb8
[ 26...exf3 27.Bxf3 Re7 28.h5 Kh7 ]
8.Bg2 a6 9.Nc3 b5 10.cxb5N
27.Bf1 Rxd2 28.Qxd2 Ba7
[ 10.0-0 - 28/(86) ]
[ 28...Rd8
29.Qc3
Qf7
30.Be2!?
10...axb5 11.Nde4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 d5
( 30.Nxf5 )]
13.Nd2 Be7 14.Nb3 0-0 15.0-0 Rd8 29.Be2 Qd7 30.Qxd7 Bxd7
16.Be3 Bd7 17.Bc5 Bf6 18.Qc2 Rc8
[ 30...Nxd7 31.Nxe4+- ]
19.Qb1 Na5 20.Nxa5 Rxc5
31.Nh5 Ne8 32.c5!
[ 32.Bxg7 Bxe3 33.Rg2 ( 33.Rg3 Bf2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
34.Rg2
e3
35.Bxf8+
Kxf8 ) 33...Kf7
34.Bxf8 Kxf8 ]
32...g6
[ 32...Bxc5 33.Bxg7 Bxe3 34.Rg3 Bf2
35.Rg2 e3 36.Bc4+ Rf7 37.Bd4+ Kf8
38.Bc5+ Re7 39.Rg8# ]
33.b4!
[ 33.Rxg6+ Kh7 ]
33...Kh7 34.Rd1 Be6 35.Rd8+- gxh5
36.Bxh5 axb4 37.axb4 b6 38.Bd4 bxc5
39.bxc5 Kg8 40.Bxe8 Bc4 41.h5
1-0

26
Marin,M
Ardeleanu,A
Romania
[Marin,M]

A33
2530
2400
1997

71/(34) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4

cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Bc5 7.Nb3 Bb4
8.Bg2 d5 9.0-0 dxc4 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Nxc4
Qe7 12.Be3 Rd8! 13.Qc2
[ 13.Qb3 ]
13...e5N
[ 13...Bd7 - 25/(71) ]
14.Rad1
[ 14.Rad1 Be6 15.Bxc6 ( 15.Ne4? Rac8 ;
A33
15.b3
Nd4 )
15...Bxc4
( 15...bxc6
Ferreiro,E
16.Nxe5 )
16.Bf3!?
( 16.Bg2
Bxc3
Casamayor
17.bxc3 Nd5 ; 16.Rxd8+!? Rxd8 17.Bf3 )
corr
1996
A) 16...Rdc8!? 17.Ne4 Bxa2 18.Nxf6+
[Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E]
gxf6
( 18...Qxf6
19.Qa4 ) 19.Qa4
71/34 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4
><a7, b7, f6, f5 ;
cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6
B) 16...Bxc3
17.Rxd8+!
( 17.Qxc3
[ 6...Bc5 - 71/(34) ]
Rdc8! ) 17...Rxd8 ( 17...Qxd8 18.Qxc3
7.Nb3 Ne5 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 0-0
Bxa2 19.Qxe5 ) 18.Qxc3! ]
[ 9...d6 - 71/(34) ]
10.f4 Nc6 11.e5 Ne8 12.Bd2 f6 13.c5
Qd8 14.exf6!
A33
[ 14.a3 - 39/74 ]
Kramnik,V
2790
14...Nxf6
Salov,Va
2680
[ 14...Qxf6 15.0-0-0 d5 16.cxd6 Nxd6 Wijk aan Zee
1998
17.Ne4 Bxd2+ 18.Nbxd2 Nxe4 19.Nxe4
Qg6 20.Qc4 ]
71/(34) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4
15.a3 Bxc3
cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5
[ 15...Na5
16.Nxa5
( 16.Nc1
Bxc3 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3
17.Bxc3 Nd5 18.Be5 b6 19.Bg2 bxc5 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2 0-0 14.c5
20.Bd6 Rf7 21.Bxc5 Bb7 ) 16...Qxa5 dxc5 15.Bxc5 Rd8 16.e5 Na5 17.Bb4
17.Qc4
Nd5
18.Rc1
Bxc3
19.Bxc3 Nxb3 18.axb3 Nd5 19.Qc4
Qd8= ]
[ 19.Bxd5 - 69/(38) ]
19...Qd7N
16.Bxc3 d5N
[ 19...Qxc4 ]
[ 16...Nd5 ]
20.Qd4 Nxb4 21.Qxd7 Bxd7 22.cxb4 Bb5
17.Bg2
23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.Ba6
[ 17.cxd6 Qxd6 18.Bg2 Nd5 19.Rc1 ]
-
17...e5
[ 17...b6
18.0-0
bxc5 19.Nxc5 Qe7
20.b4 ]
18.0-0-0?
[ 18.fxe5! Bg4 19.Qe3 Ne8 20.h3 Be6
21.0-0-0 ]
18...Bg4 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 e4 21.Qe2
b6 22.Qb5 Rc8

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27

A34 45...Kf7!-+ 46.Kd3 Ke8 47.Bc7 f5 48.Ke3

Krasenkow,M
2645 Nf6 49.h3 Kd7 50.Ba5 Ne4 51.Bb6 Kc8
Van Wely,L
2655 52.dxc5
[ 52.Ba5 Nd6 53.Kd3 Nb7!-+ ]
Deutschland
1997
[ 52.Kf3 a5! 53.Bxa5 Nd2+ 54.Kg3 Nxc4
[Van Wely,L]
55.h4 gxh4+ 56.Kxh4 Nxa5 57.dxc5 Nc6
71/35 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 e6
58.Kg5 Ne7 ]
[ 3...b6 - 71/(35) ]
[ 52.Kd3 Kb7 53.Bd8 Nf2+ ]
4.e4 Nc6 5.Be2 Qc7
52...Kb7 53.Bd8
[ 5...Qb6!?N - 71/(35) ]
[ 53.Kd4 Nf2 54.Kd5 f4 ]
6.0-0 a6 7.d3 b6N
53...Kc6 54.Kd4 Nxc5 55.Ke5 g4 56.h4 g3
[ 7...h6 ]
57.Bg5 f4!
[ 7...Bd6 ]
0-1
8.Ne1 d6 9.f4 g6 10.f5 Bg7 11.Nc2 0-0
12.g4 Nd7 13.g5 Bxc3
[ 13...Re8 14.f6 Bf8 15.Bf4 /\ h4-h5|^ ]
A34
14.bxc3 exf5 15.exf5 Ne7 16.f6?
Lalic,B
2600
[ 16.fxg6
Bistric,F
2430
A) 16...hxg6?!
17.Ne3
/\ Ng4
Bb7 Zadar
1997
( 17...Ne5 18.d4 )
[Lalic,B]
A1) 18.Ng4 Ne5!? ( 18...Nf5 19.Rxf5
71/(35) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.e4
gxf5 20.Nh6+ Kh8 21.Qf1 );
A2) 18.d4 d5 19.cxd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Be2 e6
8.0-0 Qb8
Bxd5 21.c4 Be4 22.Bf4 /\ d5+/= ;
[ 8...Bb4 - 43/(39) ]
B) 16...fxg6
17.Rxf8+
Nxf8
18.Ne3
9.Nc2!N
Be6 ]
[ 9.Be3 ]
16...Nf5 17.Bf3 Bb7 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Qg4
[ 9.Nxc6 ]
Rfe8 20.Qh3 Nf8?
[ 20...Re2 21.Rf2 ( 21.Ne3 Nxe3 22.Bxe3 9...Be7
[ 9...Nb4!? 10.a3 Nxc2 11.Qxc2 ]
Re8-+ ) 21...Rae8 22.Bd2 b5 ( 22...Nf8
10.f4 0-0?
/\ Ne6-/+ )]
[ 10...d6 11.b3 0-0 12.Bb2 () ]
21.Ne3 Nxe3 22.Bxe3 h5 23.gxh6 Kh7
24.Rae1 Re6 25.Qg2 Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 11.e5 Ne8 12.Qxd7 Nc7
[ 12...Nd6 13.Nb4! Nxb4 14.Qxe7 Nc2
Rae8 27.Bd2 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Rxe1 29.Bxe1
15.exd6 Nxa1 16.Bd3 Re8 17.Qh4
Kxh6 30.Bg3 Kg5 31.Bxd6 Nd7
/\ Nb5+- ]
[ 31...Ne6 32.Kf3 ( 32.Be5? Kf5 33.d4
13.Qd3 Na6 14.Qh3! Nab4 15.Nxb4 Nxb4
Ke4-+ ) 32...Kxf6 33.Ke4 /\ Kd5, d4 ]
16.Be3 Rd8
32.Kf3 Kxf6 /\ b5 33.a4 Ke6?!
[ 16...Nc2 17.Bd3+- ]
[ 33...Kf5 ]
17.Rad1 g6 18.Rxd8+ Qxd8 19.Rd1 Qf8
34.Bc7 g5 35.Kg4?
[ 35.Bd8 Kf5 36.d4 ( 36.h3 f6 37.d4 Kg6 20.Bf3+38.Ke4 f5+ 39.Kd5 Kh5! 40.Ke6 f4 )
36...g4+ 37.Ke3 ( 37.Kg3 Ke4= ) 37...f6
38.Bc7 Kg5 ]
A34
35...Kf6 36.d4 Kg6 37.a5?
Chuchelov,V
2540
[ 37.Bd8 ]
Barsov,A
2445
37...bxa5 38.Bxa5 Nf6+?
Le Touquet
1997
[ 38...f5+ 39.Kf3 Nf6 40.Bb6 ( 40.dxc5? [Chuchelov,V]
Nd7! 41.Ke3 Ne5!-+ ) 40...Ne4 41.dxc5 ]
39.Kf3 Kf5 40.Bb6 Nd7 41.Bc7 f6 42.Ke3 71/(35) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4
Nc6 5.Be2 Qb6!?N 6.0-0 Be7 7.a3 0-0
Ke6 43.Bd8 Kf5 44.Kd3 Ke6 45.Kc2?
8.Rb1 a5
[ 45.Ke3= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

28

[ 8...d6 9.b4 cxb4 10.axb4 Nxb4 11.Ba3

20.Rfd1 ;
a5 12.d4 Qc6!? 13.e5 dxe5 ( 13...Ne4
D) 14...Nb4!? 15.Qb3 d3 16.Bxd3 Nxd3
14.Nxe4 Qxe4 15.exd6 Bxd6 16.c5 Bc7
17.Qxd3 Bg4 18.Ne5 ]
17.Bxb4 axb4 18.Bd3 Qf4 19.Rxb4 9...h6!?
e5? 20.Qb1 ) 14.Nxe5 Qc7 15.Nb5
[ 9...g5?? 10.d3 g4 11.dxe4 gxf3 12.Bxf3
Qd8
16.Bf3
Nd7
17.Nd3
Nxd3
fxe4
13.Bh5+
Kf8
14.Bh6+
Kg8
18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Qxd3 Nf6 20.c5 ]
15.Qc3+- ]
9.d3
[ 9...b6? 10.cxd5
[ 9.h3!? ]
A) 10...exd5? 11.Bb5 Bb7 ( 11...Bd7?
9...d6
12.e6! ) 12.d3 Ng5 13.Bxg5 Bxg5
[ 9...Rd8!? ]
14.d4+- ;
10.h3 Bd7
B) 10...Nb4 11.Qb3
[ 10...Nd7 11.Nb5!? Nde5 12.Ne1 Nd4
B1) 11...Nxd5?
12.Bb5+
Bd7
13.Nxd4 cxd4 14.Nc2 Nc6 15.b4 ]
( 12...Kf8 13.d3 Ng5 14.Bxg5 Bxg5
11.Be3 Rfc8 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
15.Bc6 Rb8 16.Bxd5 exd5 17.Nxg5
14.Bxd4
Qxg5 18.Nxc5 Qe7 19.d4+- ) 13.d3
Ng5 14.Bxg5 Bxg5 15.Bxd7+ Kxd7
16.Qb5+ Kc7 17.d4+- ;
B2) 11...exd5 12.d3 Ba6 13.Qd1 Ng5
A34
14.Nxg5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.d4 ;
Rublevsky,S
2650
B3) 11...Qxd5 12.Bb5+! ( 12.Qxd5?
Krasenkow,M
2645
exd5
13.d3
Ba6
14.Rd1
Bb5! ;
Polanica Zdroj
1997
12.Bc4?! Qd7 13.d3 b5 ) 12...Bd7
[Rublevsky,S]
13.Bc4 Qc6 ( 13...Bxa4? 14.Qxa4+
71/36 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3
Qd7 15.Bb5+- ) 14.Nc3 ]
Nf6 5.Be2 d5 6.e5
[ 9...Nb4? 10.Qb1 ( 10.Qb3? b5!? 11.cxb5
[ 6.exd5 - 71/(36) ]
c4 12.Qd1 a6 ) 10...dxc4 11.Bxc4 b6
6...Ne4!?
12.d3 Ng5 13.Bxg5 Bxg5 14.Bb5+!?
[ 6...Ng4 - 69/40 ]
( 14.d4 cxd4 15.Rd1 Nc6 16.Bb5 Bd7
7.0-0 Be7 8.Qc2 f5
17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Bxb5 19.Rxd8+
[ 8...Ng5!?N
9.Nxg5
Bxg5
( 9...Nd4?
Rxd8 20.Nc3 Bc6 21.Qf1 ) 14...Kf7
10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qd1 Bxg5 12.cxd5 exd5
15.a3 Nd5 16.Bc6 Rb8 17.Bxd5 exd5
13.f4 ) 10.cxd5 exd5 ( 10...Nd4? 11.Bb5+
18.Nxg5+ Qxg5 19.f4 ( 19.d4?! f4 )
Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Qe4 ; 10...Nb4?
19...Qe7 20.Nc3 Be6 21.Nb5 ]
11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qb3 ) 11.Bb5 0-0
[ 9...dxc4 10.Bxc4
12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.d3 - 71/(36) ( 13.f4 Be7
A) 10...h6?!
11.h4!
( 11.Bb5?!
Bd7
14.f5 d4 )]
12.d3 Ng5 13.Bxg5? hxg5 14.Nxc5
9.Na4
Bxc5 15.Qxc5 g4 16.Nd2 Qh4 )
A1) 11...Nd4? 12.Nxd4 Qxd4 13.d3
[ 9.cxd5 Nxc3 10.dxc3 exd5 11.Qb3 a6!
Ng3 14.Be3 Qxe5 15.Rfe1 Nh5
12.Rd1 Be6= 13.Bc4 Na5 ]
16.Bxc5 ;
[ 9.exf6!? Nxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.d4 cxd4
A2) 11...Bxh4? 12.d3 Ng5 13.Nxh4
( 11...c4? 12.Bg5 0-0 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
Nd4
14.Qd2!
( 14.Qd1?!
Nh3+
14.Nxd5! Qxd5 15.Bxc4+- ) 12.Nb5 Qb6
15.gxh3 Qxh4 16.Be3 f4 17.Bxd4
( 12...0-0 13.Nbxd4 ) 13.Bf4 0-0 14.Rac1
Qxh3 18.Bb5+ Kd8 19.f3 Qg3+= )
A) 14...Ne4? 15.Nc7! Rxf4 16.Nxd5+- ;
14...Nh3+ 15.gxh3 Qxh4 16.f4 Qxh3
B) 14...Bg4?
15.Bc7
Qa6
16.Nd6!
17.Qg2 Qxg2+ 18.Kxg2 b5 19.Nxc5
( 16.Nbxd4? Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxe2= )
bxc4 20.dxc4 Krasenkow,M ;
16...Qxa2 17.Ra1 Nb4 18.Qd2 Qb3
A3) 11...g5 12.d3 g4 13.dxe4 gxf3
19.Bd1 ;
14.Bb5 Rg8 15.g3 Bxh4 16.Bf4 ;
C) 14...a6?! 15.Bc7 Qc5 16.Qb1 Qb4
B) 10...b6
17.a3
Qb3
( 17...Qa4??
18.b3+- )
B1) 11.h4? g5! 12.d3 g4 13.Bb5 Bd7
18.Nbxd4
Nxd4
19.Nxd4
Qa4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
14.Ne1 ( 14.dxe4? gxf3 15.exf5 Nd4 )
14...Nd4
15.Bxd7+
Qxd7
16.Qd1
0-0-0 17.Bf4 Qb5! 18.f3 ( 18.Nc3
Nxc3 19.bxc3 Nc6 ) 18...gxf3 19.gxf3
Rhg8+ 20.Kh2 Bxh4 21.fxe4 Bxe1
22.Rxe1 Rg4 ;
B2) 11.Rd1?
Ng5!
12.Nxg5
Nd4!
13.Nxe6 Bxe6 14.Qd3 Bxc4 15.Qxc4
b5-+ ;
B3) 11.d3 Ng5 12.Bxg5 Bxg5 13.Nc3
0-0 14.Nd2 ]
10.cxd5 Nb4
[ 10...Qxd5? 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.dxc3
A) 12...0-0 13.Rd1 Qe4 14.Bd3 Qg4
15.Be3 b6 ( 15...Bd7? 16.h3 Qg6
17.Bxf5! ) 16.Bb5 ;
B) 12...Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.Bh5+
Kf8 ( 14...Kd8 15.Rd1++- -> ) 15.Qa4!?
g6 ( 15...Kg8? 16.Qe8+ Bf8 17.Qf7+
Kh7 18.Bg6# ) 16.Bxg6 ]
11.Qb3 exd5?
[ 11...Nxd5? 12.d3 Ng5 13.Nxc5! Bxc5
14.Qb5+ ]
[ 11...Qxd5!? 12.Bc4 Qd7 13.Nc3 0-0 ]
12.d3 Ng5
[ 12...b5
13.Nxc5
( 13.dxe4?!
bxa4
14.Qxa4+ Bd7 15.Bb5 fxe4 16.e6 0-0! )
13...Bxc5 14.dxe4 fxe4 15.Be3! ]
13.Nh4 Be6
[ 13...0-0? 14.Ng6
A) 14...b5 15.Nc3 c4 16.dxc4 bxc4
( 16...dxc4 17.Qd1+- ) 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
18.Bxg5
hxg5
19.Nxd5!
Nxd5
20.Bxc4+- ;
B) 14...Rf7 15.Nxe7+ ( 15.Bh5? Ne6!?
16.Nxe7+
Rxe7
17.Nxc5
Nxc5
18.Qxb4 Nxd3 ) 15...Rxe7 ( 15...Qxe7
16.Bxg5 hxg5 17.a3+- Qxe5 18.Bh5 )
16.Nxc5 Rxe5 17.Bd1+- Nc6 18.f4 ]
14.Bh5+ Kd7 15.d4
[ 15.Ng6?? d4! 16.Qd1 b5 17.Nxh8
Qxh8 ]
15...c4 16.Qd1 b5
[ 16...Nd3 17.Ng6 Rg8 18.b3 b5
19.bxc4 bxa4 20.Qxa4+ Kc7 21.cxd5
Bxd5 22.Qc2++- ]
17.Nc3 Qb6 18.Ng6 Nd3
[ 18...Rhd8
19.Nf4
Bg8
20.a3
Nc6
21.Nfxd5 Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Qxd4 23.Be3
Qxd1 24.Rfxd1 Kc8 25.a4! b4 26.Be2+- ]
19.Nxh8 Rxh8 20.Be2 Nxc1
[ 20...b4 21.Na4 Qxd4 22.Be3 Qxe5

29
23.Bxd3 Bd6 24.Nc5++- ]
21.Rxc1 Qc6
[ 21...b4 22.Nb1 ]
22.b3 b4 23.f4!
[ 23.Nxd5??
Bxd5
24.bxc4
Nh3+!!
25.gxh3 Qg6+ 26.Bg4 fxg4 27.hxg4
( 27.cxd5??
gxh3+
28.Kh1
Qg2# )
27...Be6 28.h3 h5 ]
23...bxc3
[ 23...Nf7 24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.bxc4 Bxg2
26.e6+ Kxe6 27.d5++- ]
[ 23...Nh7 24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.bxc4 Be4
( 25...Bxg2 26.e6+ Kd8 27.d5+- ) 26.d5
Qc5+ 27.Kh1+- ]
24.fxg5 hxg5 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Bf3 Bd5
[ 26...Qb6 27.Rb1 c2 28.Rxb6 cxd1Q
29.Rb7+ ]
27.Rxc3 Rc8 28.Bxd5 Qxd5 29.Rxf5 Rb8
30.Rf1 Rb2 31.Qg4+ Kc7 32.Rfc1 Rb4
33.h3 Kb6 34.Kh1 Ka5 35.Qc8 Rb2
36.Qc7+
1-0

Zakharov,A
Volzhin,A
Russia
[Volzhin,A]

A34
2385
2495
1997

71/(36) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3

Nf6 5.Be2 d5 6.exd5 exd5 7.d4 Be7
8.Be3! cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 dxc4
11.Qxd8+ Bxd8 12.Bxc4 0-0 13.0-0
[ 13.0-0-0!? ]
13...b6!?N
[ 13...Bd7 - 55/50 ]
14.Rfe1 Bb7 15.Rad1 a6!
[ 15...Rc8 16.Bb3 a6 17.Na4 ]
16.Bb3 Bc7 17.h3!
[ 17.Na4 b5 18.Nc5 Bc6 19.Rc1 Rfc8
20.Bg5 Bd6= ]
17...b5 18.Bc5
[ 18.Bg5 Rfe8 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Bxf7+
Kxf7 21.Rd7+ Kf8! 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8
23.Rxc7 Re7 24.Rxe7 Kxe7 25.b4 Ke6
26.f4 Kf5 27.g3 h5= ]
18...Rfe8 19.Be7 Bc6 20.Bxf6 gxf6
[ 20...gxf6 21.Bd5! Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Bxd5
23.Nxd5 Be5 24.Re2 Rd8 25.Rd2 Kf8
26.b3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

30

[ 28...Rbxb5 29.cxb5 Rxc2 30.Bxc2 Kd6

A34
31.e4 ]
Anand,V
2765
[ 28...a6 29.Rb4 ]
Adams,Mi
2680
Groningen (m/8)
1997 29.Rcb2
[ 29.f4 Kc6 30.Rb4 ( 30.Rd2?! Nf6 )
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nf6
30...a5 31.Rxb6+ Nxb6 32.e4 ]
5.Be2 d5 6.e5 Ne4!?
29...Kc6 30.Kg2
[ 6...Ng4 - 69/40 ]
[ 30.a4?! a6 31.R5b4 Rxb4 32.Rxb4 a5
7.0-0 Be7 8.Qc2 Ng5!?N 9.Nxg5 Bxg5
( 32...Ne5 33.f4 a5 34.Rb8 Nxc4 35.Rh8 ;
[ 9...Nd4? 10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qd1 Bxg5
32...Nb6! 33.e4 g6 ) 33.Rb5 Nb6 ]
12.cxd5 exd5 13.f4 ]
[ 30.f4 Rbxb5 31.cxb5+ Kb6 32.Rb4
10.cxd5 exd5
( 32.Kf2 Rc3 33.a4 Nc5 ) 32...Rd5 33.Rc4
[ 10...Nd4? 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7
Nc5 34.a4 Ka5 ]
13.Qe4 ]
[ 30.R5b4 Ra5 31.R2b3 Nc5 32.Rxb6+
[ 10...Nb4? 11.Qa4+ Bd7 12.Qb3 ]
axb6 33.Rc3 Na4= ]
11.Bb5 0-0 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.d3
30...Rbxb5
[ 13.f4 Be7 14.f5 d4 ]
[ 30...Nf6 31.f3 ]
13...Bf5 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Re1 h6 16.Bxg5 31.cxb5+ Kb6 32.Rb4 Ne5
Qxg5 17.Na4 f6 18.Qe3 Qxe3 19.fxe3
[ 32...Rd5!? 33.Rh4 ( 33.Bc4 Rd6 ) 33...h6
Rxe5 20.Nxc5 Rae8 21.Kf2 Bg6 22.d4
34.Bc4 Rd6 35.e3 Ne5!= ( 35...Nc5
Rf5+ 23.Kg1 Rg5 24.Rac1 h5 25.Rc3 h4
36.Rd4 )]
26.Re2 Re7 27.Rf2 Rg4=
33.a4
[ 33.Rd4 Nxd3 34.Rxd3 Rd5 ( 34...Rxb5
35.Rd7 g5 36.Rxh7 g4 37.e4 Re5
38.exf5 exf5 39.h4 gxh3+ 40.Rxh3 Ra5
A34
41.Rh5 Kc6 42.f4 ) 35.Rxd5 exd5 36.Kf3
Bareev,E
2670
Kxb5 37.Kf4 g6 ( 37...Ka4 38.Kxf5 Kxa3
Lalic,B
2600
39.Ke5 a5 40.Kxd5 a4 41.e4 Kb4 42.e5
Luzern
1997
a3 43.e6 a2 44.e7 a1Q 45.e8Q Qd1+
[Bareev,E]
46.Ke6 Qe2+ 47.Kf7 Qxf2+ 48.Kxg7
71/37 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3
Qxh2 49.Qe4+ Ka3 50.g4 h6 51.Qe3+
d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+
Ka2 52.Qxh6 Qc7+ 53.Kg6 Qd6+= )
8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6
38.Ke5 ( 38.Kg5 Ka4 39.Kh6 Kxa3
11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7
40.Kxh7 a5 41.Kxg6 a4-+ ) 38...Kc4 39.f3
14.Rc1 Rac8 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5
a5 40.a4 d4 41.g4 fxg4 42.fxg4 g5
17.Na5 c5 18.0-0 Rc7N
43.Ke4 Kc5 44.Ke5= ]
[ 18...Rhd8 - 65/39 ]
33...Rd5 34.Rh4
19.Rfd1 Rd8 20.Bf3
[ 34.Bc2? Rd2 35.Bb3 Rxe2 36.Bxe6 Nd3
[ 20.Rc2 Ne3 21.Rxd8 Nxc2 ]
37.Rd4 Ne1+ ]
20...Rd6! 21.Rd2
34...h6
[ 21.e4 Nb6 22.e5 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 f6
[ 34...Nxd3 35.exd3 h6 36.Rc4 ]
24.Nc6+ Kf7 25.Rd6 fxe5= ]
35.Bc2
21...Nb6 22.Rdc2 c4 23.Nxc4
[ 35.Bc4? Ng6 36.Rh5 ( 36.Bxd5 Nxh4+
[ 23.bxc4 Rc5 24.Nb7 Bxb7 25.Bxb7 Rd4
37.Kh3 exd5 38.Kxh4 Ka5-+ ) 36...Re5 ]
26.Ba6 Ra5 27.e3 Rd3 28.Bb7 ( 28.Bb5 35...Rd2 36.Bb3 Rxe2 37.Kf1! Rb2
a6 29.Bc6 Rc5 ) 28...Rc5 ]
[ 37...Re4!
38.Bxe6
( 38.Rxe4
fxe4
23...Bxc4 24.bxc4 Rc5 25.Be4 Nd7 26.Rb1
39.Bxe6 Ka5 40.Bb3 Nf3 41.Kg2 Ne1+
[ 26.Rc3!? ]
42.Kh3 Nd3= ) 38...Rxh4 39.gxh4 Ka5
26...Rb6 27.Rb5
40.Bb3 Nf3= ]
[ 27.Rb4!? f5 28.Bd3 Kd6 29.f4 Ra5 38.Bxe6 Ng4
30.Rc3 Kc5 31.Rcb3 ]
[ 38...Nd3 39.f4 ( 39.Rd4 Rxf2+ 40.Kg1
27...f5 28.Bd3 Kd6
Rd2 41.Rd6+ Kc5 42.Rc6+ Kb4 43.Bxf5

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Ne5= ) 39...Nc5 40.Bxf5 Nxa4 41.Rg4 ]
39.Bxf5 Rxf2+ 40.Kg1 Rxf5 41.Rxg4 g5=
42.h4 Ka5?
[ 42...gxh4! 43.Rxh4 h5 44.Kg2 Ka5 ]
43.Kg2?
[ 43.h5! Rf3 44.Kg2 Ra3 45.Re4 Rxa4
46.Re6
A) 46...g4
A1) 47.Rxh6
Ra2+
48.Kg1
Kxb5
49.Rg6 Ra1+ 50.Kf2 Rh1 51.h6
A1a) 51...a5 52.Ke3 a4 53.Rg5+
Kc6 54.Rxg4 Rxh6 55.Rxa4
A1a1) 55...Rh8
56.Rd4!
( 56.g4
Kd5
57.Kf4
Ke6
58.Kg5+- )
56...Kc5
57.g4
( 57.Rd1
Rg8
58.Kf3+- ) 57...Rg8+- ;
A1a2) 55...Kd7 56.Re4 Rg6
A1a21) 57.g4 Re6= ( 57...Rg8
58.Kf4
Rf8+
59.Kg5
Rg8+
60.Kf6+- );
A1a22) 57.Kf4!+- ;
A1b) 51...Rh3!
52.Ke3
Rxg3+
53.Kf4 Rg1 54.Rxg4 Rh1 55.Kg5
a5 56.Rh4 Rg1+ 57.Kf6 Rg8 58.h7
Rh8= ;
A2) 47.Kf2! - 46...Kb5 ;
B) 46...Kxb5 47.Rxh6 g4 48.Kf2! Kc5
( 48...Re4 49.Rg6 Re5 50.h6 Rh5
51.Ke3+- ) 49.Rg6
Kd5
( 49...Ra2+
50.Ke3 Rh2 51.Rg5++- ) 50.h6 Ke5
( 50...Ra2+ 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Rg5+ Kf6
53.Rh5+- ) 51.Rxg4 Ra2+ 52.Kg1 Ra1+
53.Kg2 Ra2+ 54.Kh3 Ra1 55.Rg5+!
( 55.Rg6 Kf5 56.Rc6 Kg5= ; 55.Rh4
Rh1+ 56.Kg4 Rxh4+ 57.Kxh4 Kf6
58.Kh5+- ) 55...Kf6 56.Rh5 Rh1+ 57.Kg4
Rxh5 58.Kxh5 a5 59.g4 a4 60.g5+ Kf7
61.g6+ Kg8 62.Kg5 a3 63.Kf6 a2
64.h7+ Kh8 65.g7+ Kxh7 66.Kf7+- ]
43...gxh4 44.Rxh4 h5
[ 44...Rf6!? ]
45.Rc4 Rd5 46.Kh3 Rd1 47.Rc6 Kxa4
48.b6 axb6
[ 48...a5! 49.Rc4+ Ka3 50.Rc5 a4 51.Rb5
Rd8 52.b7 Rb8 53.Kh4 Ka2 54.Kxh5 a3
55.g4 Ka1 56.g5 a2 57.g6 Rxb7= ]
49.Rxb6 Rh1+ 50.Kg2 Rd1 51.Kh3 Rh1+
52.Kg2 Rd1 53.Rh6 Rd5
[ 53...Kb5 54.Rxh5+ Kc6
A) 55.Kf3 Kd6 ;
B) 55.Rh1
B1) 55...Rd2+ 56.Kh3 Kd6 57.Re1

31
Ra2 58.g4 Ra8 59.g5+- ;
B2) 55...Rd3 56.Re1
B2a) 56...Kd6 57.Kh3 Ra3 58.Re8
( 58.Kh4
Ra8
59.g4
Rh8+= )
58...Kd7 59.Re4 Ra8 60.g4+- ;
B2b) 56...Kd7 57.Kh3 Rf3 58.Re4
Kd6
59.Kh4
Rf8
60.g4
Kd5
61.Re7+- ;
B3) 55...Rd5
56.Kf3
( 56.g4
Kd7
57.Re1 Rd3 58.Kh2 Ra3= ) 56...Kd7
57.Re1 Rf5+= ;
B4) 55...Rd6 56.Re1 Kd7= ;
C) 55.Re5 Kd6 ( 55...Rd8? 56.Re1+- )
56.Re8 Kd7 57.Re2 Ra1 58.Kf3 Ra8= ]
54.Kh3 Rg5
[ 54...Kb5
55.Kh4
Rd3
56.Rg6!
( 56.Rxh5+ Kc6 57.Re5 Rd8 58.g4 Kd6
59.Re4 Kd5 60.Re7+- ) 56...Kc5 57.Kxh5
Kd5 58.g4 Rh3+ 59.Kg5 Ke4 60.Re6+
Kf3 61.Rf6+ Kg3 62.Ra6 Rh8 63.Ra3+
Kf2 64.Kf6+- ]
55.Rb6 Rg4
[ 55...Rg8! 56.Rf6 Kb5 57.Rf5+ Kc6
58.Rxh5 Kd6= ]
56.Rf6 Rg5
[ 56...Kb5 57.Rf5+ Kc6 58.Rxh5 Rg8= ]
57.Rf3 Kb5 58.Kh4 Re5
[ 58...Rg8 59.Kxh5
A) 59...Kc5
60.g4
( 60.Rf5+
Kd6
61.Rg5 Rh8+ 62.Kg6 Ke6 63.g4 Rg8+
64.Kh6 Rh8+ 65.Kg7 Rh4= ) 60...Rh8+
61.Kg6 Rg8+ 62.Kf5 Rf8+ 63.Ke4 Re8+
64.Kf4 Rf8+ 65.Kg3 Rg8 66.Rd3+- ;
B) 59...Rh8+ 60.Kg6 Rg8+ 61.Kh7 Rg4
62.Kh6 Kc5 63.Rf5+ ( 63.Kh5 Rg8
63...Kd6
64.Rg5
Ra4
64.g4+- )
65.Rg7+- ]
59.Rc3 Kb6 60.Rc8 Kb7 61.Rh8
[ 61.Rg8 Kc7 62.Rg5 Re8 63.Kxh5
( 63.Rxh5 Kd7 64.Rh7+ Ke6 65.Kh5 Kf6
66.g4 Re5+ 67.Kh6 Rg5= ) 63...Rh8+
64.Kg6 Kd6 65.Kg7 Rh1 66.g4+- ]
61...Kc6 62.Rxh5 Re8
[ 62...Re1 63.g4 Kd6 64.Rf5+- ]
63.g4 Kd6
[ 63...Re1 64.Rf5 Kd7 65.g5+- ]
64.Rh7 Ke6 65.Kh5 Rf8 66.g5 Kf5 67.g6
Ke6 68.Kg5
[ 68.g7+- ]
68...Rf1 69.Ra7 Rh1 70.g7 Rg1+ 71.Kh6
Kf6 72.Kh7 Rh1+ 73.Kg8 Rg1
[ 73...Rb1 74.Ra2 Kg6 75.Rg2+ Kf6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
76.Rh2+- ]
74.Kf8
1-0

32
Anand,V
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/2)
[Adams,Mi]

A34
2765
2680
1997

A34
Van Wely,L
2655 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6
[ 2...c5 - 71/(39) ]
Landa,K
2560
Leeuwarden
1997 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4
Nxd5 7.e4 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7
[Van Wely,L]
10.0-0 Qb6 11.a4 Qc5 12.Qd3 Qd6
71/38 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 13.Qe2 Qc7
5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nxd5 7.e4 Nxc3
[ 13...a6 - 68/36 ]
8.Qxc3 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.0-0 Qb6 11.a4 14.e5 Bc5!?N 15.Rd1
Qc5 12.Qd3 Qd6 13.Qe2 a6 14.Bd3 Qc7
[ 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Qb6 17.Qg5 0-0
15.e5 Nb4 16.Bb1!?N
18.Rfd1 ]
[ 16.Be4 - 68/36 ]
15...a6 16.Bd3 h6
16...Rc8
17.Bd2
Nc2
18.Ra2
Nb4
[ 16...Nd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Bf4 Bc6
19.Ra3!?
19.Bxh7! ]
[ 19.Ra1= ]
17.Bf4
19...Nd5 20.Rd3!? /\ Rd4-g4 Bxa4 21.Rxd5
[ 17.Be3 Bxe3 ( 17...Nxe5? 18.Rac1
exd5 22.e6 f6
Nxf3+ 19.gxf3+- ) 18.Qxe3 Nb4 19.Rac1
[ 22...Bd6
23.exf7+
Kf8
( 23...Kxf7
Bc6 ]
24.Ng5+ Kg8 25.Qe6+ Kf8 26.Qf5+ Kg8 17...Nb4 18.Be4
27.Qxd5+ Kf8 28.Ne6++- ) 24.Ng5 Bxh2+
[ 18.Rac1 Bxa4 19.Rd2 Qb6 ]
( 24...Qe7 25.Qh5 Qf6 26.Re1 Bd7 18...Bc6 19.Nd2
27.Nxh7+! Rxh7 28.Qxh7 Qxf7 29.Bg6
[ 19.Rac1 Bxa4 ]
Qg8 30.Qh5 ) 25.Kh1 Bb5 26.Bb4+ Bd6 19...Rd8 20.Bxc6+ Qxc6 21.Ne4
27.Qe5+- ]
[ 21.Rac1 Nd3 ]
[ 22...Be7
23.exf7+!
Kxf7
( 23...Kf8 21...Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Be7
24.Nd4 ) 24.Ne5+ Kg8 25.Qg4 ]
[ 22...Nd5 ]
23.Nd4 Qe5 24.Qg4 Rc4 25.Bc3 g6?
23.Nd6+
[ 25...Bd6!
[ 23.Rc1 Qd7 24.Bd2 Nd3 ]
A) 26.f4? Qe3+ 27.Kh1 Rxd4 28.Qxg7 23...Bxd6 24.exd6 Nd5
Rf8 29.Bxd4 ( 29.Qxb7 Qxf4 ) 29...Qxd4
[ 24...Kd7? 25.Rc1 ]
30.Qxb7 ( 30.Bxh7 Qxb2 ) 30...Qc4 ;
25.Be5 f6 26.Qh5+
B) 26.Qh3? Rxd4 27.f4 Rxf4 28.Bxe5
[ 26.Bxf6? Nxf6 27.Qxe6+ Kd8 28.Qe7+
Bc5+ ;
Kc8 29.Qxg7 Rg8-+ ]
C) 26.g3! [] 0-0 27.Bd3 ( 27.Qh3 g6
[ 26.Bg3 Kf7 ]
28.Nf5 Rxc3 29.bxc3 Bb5 ) 27...f5 26...Kf8 27.Bg3 Qe8 28.Qg4
( 27...Rxc3 28.bxc3 ) 28.Bxf5 ]
[ 28.Qe2 ]
26.Bxg6+!+- Kd8
28...h5 29.Qe4 Qd7
[ 26...hxg6 27.Qxg6+ Kd8 28.Nc6+ Bxc6
[ 29...Kf7 30.Rxd5 exd5 31.Qxd5+ Kg6= ]
29.Bxe5 fxe5 30.Qf6++- ]
30.h4 Kf7 31.Rc1 g6
27.Bd3 h5?!
[ 31...Rc8 32.Rxc8 Qxc8 33.Qh7 ]
[ 27...Rxc3 ]
32.Qc2 Rd8 33.Qc4 Kg7 34.a5 Kf7 35.b3
28.Qh4 Rg8 29.Bxc4 dxc4 30.Nc6+ Bxc6 Kg7 36.Qd3 Rc8
31.Rd1+
[ 36...Kf7 ]
1-0
37.Rc4 Rxc4 38.bxc4 Nb4 39.Qd2 Nc6
40.Bf4 Nb8 41.Be3
[ 41.f3!? ]
41...Qc6 42.Qb4 Nd7 43.c5 Qd5 44.Qa4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

33

Qc6 45.Qf4 Kg8

[ 45...Kf7? 46.Qh6 Nf8 47.Qh8 /\ Bh6 ]
46.Qc4
[ 46.Qh6? Qe4 ]
46...Kf7
[ 46...Qd5 ]
47.Qf4 Kg8 48.Qc4
-

Kramnik,V
Topalov,V
Wijk aan Zee

A34
2790
2740
1998

71/(39) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5

Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e3 Bg7
8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Qe2 Rd8 11.Rd1
[ 11.Rb1 - 46/55 ]
11...b6 12.Bb2 Nc6 13.Rac1 Bb7 14.e4
e6 15.h4N
[ 15.Qe3 ]
15...Rac8 16.h5 Qf4 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Bb1
Na5 19.Re1 Qg4 20.Rcd1 cxd4 21.cxd4
Nc4 22.Bc1 b5 23.g3 Re8 24.Kg2 f5
25.Ng5
-

Rublevsky,S
Cvitan,O
Luzern
[Rublevsky,S]

B40
2650
2570
1997

71/40 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3

Nd4 5.Nxd4 cxd4 6.Ne2 Qb6 7.Ng3 Bc5N
[ 7...g6 - 70/40 ]
8.d3
[ 8.Be2? d3! ]
8...Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Ne7?!
[ 9...Qa5!? 10.Be2 d6 11.a3 Bxd2+
12.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Nf6 14.Rhc1 ]
10.Be2 0-0
[ 10...Qa5 11.a3 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 Qxd2+
13.Kxd2 d6 14.Rhc1 b6 15.b4 ><Ne7 ]
11.0-0 Bxd2 12.Qxd2 d6 13.f4 f6
[ 13...f5 14.exf5 Nxf5 ( 14...exf5 15.Bf3
Bd7 16.Qf2 ) 15.Nxf5
A) 15...exf5 16.Bf3 Bd7 ( 16...Be6?
17.Rae1 Rae8 18.Rxe6! Rxe6 19.Bd5
Rfe8
20.Re1
Kf7
21.Rxe6
Rxe6

22.Qe2+- ) 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Rae1 Rae8

19.Rf2 Re3 20.Rfe2 Rfe8 21.Kf2 ;
B) 15...Rxf5 16.Bg4 Rf6 17.Rae1 Bd7
18.Re4 d5 19.Re5 ]
14.f5 e5
[ 14...Nc6 15.Nh5! Ne5 16.Nf4 exf5
17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Nd5+- ]
15.Nh5 Bd7 16.Rf3 Be8 17.Rh3
[ 17.Rg3? Bxh5 18.Bxh5 Kh8 19.Rh3
Ng8!
20.Bg6
Nh6
21.Rxh6
gxh6
22.Qxh6 Qc7 ]
17...Bxh5
[ 17...Kh8?? 18.Nxg7! Kxg7 19.Qh6++- ]
18.Bxh5 a5 19.Rf1 Qb4 20.Qc1 b5
[ 20...Rfc8? 21.Rff3
A) 21...Kf8 22.Rfg3 h6 23.a3 Qc5
( 23...Qb3
24.Bd1
Qa2
25.Rxg7+- )
24.Bg6! Ng8 ( 24...b5 25.Rxh6 bxc4
26.Rh8+ Ng8 27.Bh7 Kf7 28.Qd1+- ;
24...Nxg6 25.Rxg6 Rc7 26.Rhxh6+- )
25.Bh7 Kf7 26.Qd1+- ;
B) 21...b5
22.a3!?
Qc5
( 22...Qb3
23.Rfg3 bxc4 24.Bd1 Qb7 25.Qh6+- )
23.Rfg3 bxc4 ( 23...Kh8 24.Bg6 bxc4
25.Rxh7+
Kg8
26.Bf7++- ; 23...Kf8
24.Bd1 h6 25.Rxg7! Kxg7 26.Qxh6+
Kf7 27.Bh5++- ) 24.Bd1 Kh8 ( 24...g5
25.Rxg5+! fxg5 26.Qxg5+ Kf8 27.Rxh7
Ra7
28.Bh5
Ng8
29.Rh8
Rg7
30.Qf6++- ) 25.Rxg7! Kxg7 26.Qh6+ Kg8
( 26...Kf7 27.Bh5+ Ng6 28.Qxh7+ Ke8
29.Bxg6+ Kd8 30.Qf7+- ) 27.Qxh7+ Kf8
28.Bh5 Ng6 29.Bxg6 Ra7 30.Qh8++- ]
[ 20...Rac8?
21.Rff3
b5
22.a3
Qc5
23.Rfg3 bxc4 24.Qh6! ( 24.Bd1? Rf7
25.Qh6
c3!
26.Bh5
Kf8! ) 24...Ng6
25.Rxg6 hxg6 26.Qxg6 cxd3 27.Qh7+!!
Kxh7 28.Bf7# ]
21.a3!?
[ 21.cxb5? Rfc8! ]
21...Qc5
[ 21...Qb3? 22.Bd1 Qa2 23.b3! b4 24.a4
Qa3 25.Qb1+- ]
22.cxb5 Rfc8
[ 22...Qxb5?
23.Qc7
Nc6
24.Qxd6+( 24.Rg3? Ra7! 25.Rxg7+ Kh8 26.Rxh7+
Kg8= )]
[ 22...a4? 23.Qxc5 dxc5 24.Rc1 Rfc8
25.Rf3 Ra5 26.Rf2 Rxb5 27.Bd1 Ra5
28.Rc4 Rca8 29.Rfc2 Rc8 30.Rc1+- ]
[ 22...Qxc1 23.Rxc1 Rfc8 24.Rb1!? a4
25.Bd1 Rc5 26.b4 Rxb5 27.Rc1 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
23.Qxc5 Rxc5 24.a4 Rc2 25.Rb1 Rac8
26.Rf3 Rd2
[ 26...g6? 27.fxg6 hxg6 28.Bg4 f5 29.exf5
gxf5
30.Bxf5
Rc1+
31.Rf1!
Rxb1
32.Be6++- ]
27.Rf2 Rxd3 28.b4 axb4 29.Rxb4 Ra3
[ 29...d5? 30.Bf3 dxe4 31.Bxe4 Re3
32.Bf3 e4 33.Bd1 Re1+ ( 33...d3 34.Rd2!
Nxf5 35.Kf2 Rc1 36.b6 Rxd1 37.Rxd1
Re2+ 38.Kg1 d2 39.Kf1+- ) 34.Rf1 Rxf1+
35.Kxf1 Nxf5 36.b6+- ]
30.b6 d5?!
[ 30...d3 31.b7 Rb8 32.Bd1 ( 32.Rfb2?!
g6 33.fxg6 hxg6 34.Bf3 f5 ) 32...Nc6!?
33.Bb3+! ( 33.Rc4? Rxb7! 34.Rxc6 Rb1
35.Rf1 Raa1 36.Rxd6 Rxd1 37.Rxd1
Rxd1+ 38.Kf2 Ra1= ; 33.Rb6? Na5!
34.Rfb2 Rxb7 35.Rxb7 Nxb7 36.Rxb7
Ra1 ) 33...Kf8 34.Rb6
A) 34...Na5 35.Bd5 Rxa4 36.Rd2 Nc4
( 36...Rd4? 37.Ra6 Nxb7 38.Rb6+- )
37.Rc6! Nxd2 38.Rc8+ Ke7 39.Rxb8+- ;
B) 34...Nd4 35.Bd5
B1) 35...Ne2+? 36.Rxe2 dxe2 37.Kf2
Ke7 ( 37...Rxa4 38.Rc6 Re8 39.Rc8
Rb4 40.Bc6+- ) 38.Ra6 Kd7 39.a5
Kc7 40.Ra7 g6 41.fxg6 ( 41.g4? gxf5
42.gxf5 Rh3 ) 41...hxg6 42.a6 f5
43.Ra8 fxe4 44.Kxe2 Ra5 45.Bxe4
g5 46.Bf5 Ra2+ 47.Kf1 Ra1+ 48.Kf2
Ra2+ 49.Kg3 d5 50.a7 Rxb7 51.Rc8+
Kd6
52.a8Q
Rxa8
53.Rxa8
e4
54.Re8+- ;
B2) 35...Rxa4 36.Rd2 ]
31.b7 Rb8 32.exd5 Nxd5 33.Rc2! Ra1+
[ 33...Ne7 34.Rbc4 Rc3 ( 34...g6 35.Rc8+
Nxc8
36.Rxc8++- )
35.R2xc3
dxc3
36.Bf3+- ]
[ 33...Rc3 34.Rxc3 dxc3 35.Rc4 Nb6
36.Rc7 c2 37.a5 Rxb7 38.Rxc2 Nd7
( 38...g6 39.axb6 gxh5 40.Rc8+ Kf7
41.Rc7++- ) 39.Rc8+ Nf8 40.Bf3 Rb1+
( 40...Rb5
41.a6
Ra5
42.a7
Rxa7
43.Bd5+ Rf7 44.Rc7+- ) 41.Kf2 g6 42.a6
Ra1 43.Bd5+ Kg7 44.Rc7+ Kh6 45.a7+- ]
[ 33...Nc3 34.Rc4 Ra1+ 35.Kf2 Ne4+
36.Ke2 Nc3+ 37.R2xc3+- ]
34.Kf2 Ra2 35.Rbb2 Rxb2 36.Rxb2 e4
[ 36...Nf4 37.Be2 d3 ( 37...e4 38.Bc4+
Kf8 39.a5+- ) 38.Bf3+- ]
37.a5 Nc7
[ 37...e3+ 38.Ke1 Nf4 ( 38...d3 39.a6 d2+

34
40.Kf1+- ; 38...Nc7 39.Be2+- ) 39.a6 Nd3+
40.Ke2 Nxb2 41.a7 d3+ 42.Kxe3 Nc4+
43.Kf2+- ]
[ 37...Nf4 38.a6 Nd3+ 39.Kg3+- ]
38.Bd1+- Kf8 39.Ba4 g6
[ 39...Ke7
40.Bc6
e3+
41.Ke2
Kd6
42.Rb6 ]
40.fxg6 hxg6 41.Bc6 f5 42.Rb6
1-0

Zvjaginsev,V
Gdanski,J
Kazan
[Zvjaginsev,V]

B30
2635
2505
1997

71/41 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3

e5 5.d3
[ 5.a3 - 71/(41) ]
5...d6 6.Nd5!?
[ 6.Be2 - 70/27 ]
6...Be7N
[ 6...g6 ]
7.g3
[ 7.a3 - 71/(41) ]
7...Nf6
[ 7...f5 8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Bg2 Nf6 10.Nh4 ]
8.Nxe7!
[ 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.cxd5 Nd4 10.Nxd4 cxd4
11.0-0 0-0= ]
8...Qxe7 9.Bg2 h6
[ 9...0-0 10.0-0 ]
10.0-0 g5! 11.Ne1 Rg8 12.Nc2 Bg4!
[ 12...h5?!
13.b4
h4
14.bxc5
dxc5
15.Ne3 ]
13.f3 Bd7 14.b4! h5!
[ 14...cxb4? 15.Rb1 a5 16.a3 ]
15.bxc5
[ 15.b5?! Nd4! ( 15...Nd8?! 16.Ne3 )
16.Nxd4 cxd4 ]
[ 15.Rb1 b6 16.Bd2 ( 16.a4!? ) 16...h4
17.g4 ]
15...dxc5 16.Rb1 b6
[ 16...0-0-0?! 17.Ne3 ]
17.Ne3 Nd4
[ 17...h4?! 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 ]
18.a4?!
[ 18.Nf5!
Nxf5
( 18...Bxf5
19.exf5 )
19.exf5
Bc6!
( 19...0-0-0?
20.f4 )
20.Bxg5!? Rxg5 21.f4 Bxg2 22.fxg5 Bxf1
( 22...Ng4?! 23.Qa4+ Kf8 24.Kxg2 Ne3+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
25.Kg1 Nxf1 26.Qc6 ) 23.gxf6 Qd6
( 23...Qb7
24.Qxf1
0-0-0
25.Re1 ;
23...Qxf6 24.Qf3! Rd8 25.Rxf1 ) 24.Qf3
Rd8 25.Rxf1 Qxd3 26.Qxh5 ( 26.Qxd3
Rxd3 27.Re1 Rd6 28.Rxe5+ Kf8 29.Re7
Rxf6 30.Rxa7 Rxf5= ) 26...Qe3+ 27.Kh1 ]
18...h4 19.g4 Qd6! 20.a5?! bxa5 21.Nf5
Nxf5 22.exf5 Bc6 23.Be3 Nd7 24.Qd2 f6
25.Qxa5 Ke7 26.Ra1
[ 26.Ra1 Rgb8 27.Qc3?! a5! 28.Rxa5
Rxa5
29.Qxa5
Rb3
30.Rd1
h3!
( 30...Rxd3 31.Rxd3 Qxd3 32.Bxc5+ Kf7
33.h3 Bxf3 34.Bf1= )]
-

35
[ 16...Qc7 17.Bd2 Rfd8 ]
[ 16...Rfd8 ]
17.Be3 Rfd8 18.Rc1 h6

Speelman,J
Borges Mateos,J
Luzern
[Speelman,J]

A35
2630
2480
1997

71/42 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6!? 4.e3

d6 5.h3!?
[ 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 Bg4 ]
5...Bg7 6.d4 f5N
[ 6...Nf6 ]
[ 6...e5!? ]
B40
Ivanchuk,V
2725 7.d5!? Bxc3+! 8.bxc3 Ne5
[ 8...Na5!? ]
Lautier,J
2660
Beograd
1997 9.Nxe5
[ 9.g4 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 Nf6 11.Bd3 Nd7! ]
71/(41) 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 9...dxe5 10.e4 Nf6
e5 5.a3 d6N
[ 10...f4? 11.g3 fxg3 12.f4! ]
[ 5...g6 ]
[ 10...fxe4!? ]
6.Rb1 a5 7.d3 f5 8.g3 Nf6 9.Bh3 fxe4 11.exf5 gxf5!
10.Bxc8 Qxc8 11.dxe4 Be7 12.0-0 0-0
[ 11...Bxf5? 12.g4! ><e5 ]
13.Bg5 Ne8 14.Nd5 Bd8 15.Bxd8 Qxd8 12.Be2
16.Kg2 Nc7 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4
[ 12.g4?! fxg4 13.hxg4 Bxg4 ]
-
12...0-0
[ 12...Rg8 13.Bh5+ Kd7
A) 14.Qe2! Kd6 ( 14...Rxg2 15.Qxe5 )
15.g3 Bd7?! 16.Qxe5+ Kxe5 17.Bf4+
B30
Ke4 18.Kd2 Nxh5 19.f3+ Kxf3 20.Raf1+
Marinkovic,I
2505
Kg2= ( 20...Ke4?? 21.Rf2+- );
Cvetkovic,Sr
2420
B) 14.g3 ;
Jugoslavija
1997
C) 14.Bf7 Rg7! ( 14...Rxg2? 15.Qf3 )
[Cvetkovic,Sr]
15.Be6+ Kc7 ( 15...Kd6!? ) 16.Qf3 ]
71/(41) 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 13.f4
e5 5.d3 d6 6.Nd5!?
[ 13.g4 f4 ]
[ 6.Be2 - 70/27 ]
13...e4!?
6...Be7N
[ 13...Ne4? 14.0-0! ]
[ 6...g6 ]
[ 13...Qa5 14.Qc2 ( 14.Bd2 e4! ) 14...e4
7.a3 Nf6 8.b4 b6 9.Nxe7 Qxe7 10.Be2
15.g4 ]
0-0 11.0-0 Bg4
14.g4 Qa5!?
[ 11...cxb4 12.Qa4! Bd7 13.axb4 ]
[ 14...Ne8 ]
12.Qa4?
15.Be3! b6
[ 12.Rb1= ]
[ 15...Qxc3+ 16.Kf2 ]
[ 12.b5 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Nd4= ]
16.Kf2 Rf7 17.Rg1?!
12...Bxf3
13.Bxf3
Nd4
14.Bd1
a6!
[ 17.d6 fxg4 18.Rg1 h5 19.hxg4 Bxg4
/\ b5 ><Qa4 15.bxc5 dxc5 /\ 16...b5 17.
20.Bxg4 hxg4 21.Rxg4+ ]
Qa5 bc4 18.dc4 Ne4 16.Re1 Qe6!?
[ 17.g5 Ne8 18.Rg1 Rg7 19.d6 ]
[ 16...Qd8 17.Bd2 ]
17...fxg4!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 17...Ne8 18.d6! ]
18.hxg4 Ne8 19.d6!
[ 19.Qb3?! Nd6 20.a4 ><Qb3 ]
19...exd6
[ 19...Nxd6 20.Qd5 Bb7 21.Qe5 ]
20.Qc2
[ 20.g5? Bf5 21.g6 hxg6 22.Bh5
A) 22...Kg7 23.Bxg6 Bxg6 24.Qd5!
( 24.Rxg6+ Kxg6 25.Qg4+ Kf6 26.Qg5+
Ke6 27.Qd5+ Kf6 28.Qxa8 Qxc3 )
24...Qxc3 25.Rxg6+ Kf8 26.Rag1 ;
B) 22...Qxc3 23.Bxg6 Qb2+! ]
20...Be6?!
[ 20...Bb7 21.g5 Ng7 ( 21...Rg7 22.f5 )
22.g6 ]
[ 20...Bd7! ]
21.Qxe4! Nc7 22.Rad1 Qxc3
[ 22...Rd8 23.Qc6 d5 24.cxd5 Bxd5
25.Qh6 ><Kg8 ]
23.Rxd6 Re8 24.Qd3! Qb2?!
[ 24...Qf6 25.g5! Qg6 26.Qxg6+ hxg6
27.Bd3 Bf5 28.Rxg6+! ]
[ 24...Qxd3 25.Bxd3 Bc8 26.f5 Ne6
27.Rd1 ( 27.Be4 Ng5 28.Bg2 Ne4+
29.Bxe4 Rxe4 30.Rd8+ Rf8 31.Rgd1
Kf7 )]
25.Qd2 Qa3?
[ 25...Qe5 26.Kg3 Qg7 ]
[ 25...Qxd2! ]
26.f5 Bc8 27.Rd8 Bd7! 28.Rxe8+
[ 28.Bh6 Qh3! ]
28...Bxe8
[ 28...Nxe8 ]
29.Bf4
[ 29.Qd8 ]
29...Rd7 30.Qc2!?
[ 30.Qe3 Qxe3+ 31.Kxe3 ]
30...Bf7 31.Bxc7!?
[ 31.Rd1 Rxd1 32.Qxd1 Ne8 ]
31...Rxc7 32.Qd2 Rc8
[ 32...Re7 33.Qg5+ Kf8 34.f6 Rxe2+
( 34...Re4 35.Qg7+ Ke8 36.Qh8+ Kd7
37.Rd1+ Rd4 38.Qf8+- ) 35.Kxe2 Bxc4+
( 35...Qb2+ 36.Kf3 Qc3+ 37.Kf2 Qd4+
38.Kg2 Bg6 39.Re1+- ; 35...Qxa2+ 36.Kf3
Qxc4 37.Qg7+ Ke8 38.Re1++- ) 36.Kf2
Qxa2+ 37.Kg3 Qe2 38.Rd1+- ]
33.Qg5+ Kh8 34.Qf6+ Kg8 35.Qg5+ Kh8
36.Qf6+ Kg8 37.Rd1?
[ 37.Rh1! Re8 38.Qg5+ Kh8 39.Qh6
Rxe2+ 40.Kxe2 Bxc4+ 41.Kf2+- ]
[ 37.Qh6! Re8 ( 37...Qc3 38.f6 Qd4+

36
39.Kf1!+- ) 38.f6 Rxe2+ 39.Kxe2 Qxa2+
40.Kf3 Qb3+ 41.Kf2 Qc2+ 42.Kg3 Qg6
43.Qxg6++- ]
37...Re8?
[ 37...Qh3! 38.Rd7 Rf8 /\ Qh2-e2, Bc4 ]
38.Qg5+ Kh8 39.f6 Bg6 40.Qh6 Rxe2+
[ 40...Rg8 41.Rd8! ]
41.Kxe2 Qb2+ 42.Qd2 Qe5+
[ 42...Qxf6 43.Qd8+ ]
43.Qe3 Qxf6
[ 43...Qh2+ 44.Qf2 Qe5+ 45.Kf1+- ]
44.g5! Qf5
[ 44...Bh5+ 45.Ke1+- ]
[ 44...Qf8 45.Qe5+ Kg8 46.Rd7 Bf7
47.Rb7! Bxc4+ 48.Ke3+- ]
45.Rd8+ Kg7 46.Qe7+ Bf7 47.Qf8+
1-0

Ribli,Z
Ivanisevic,I
Szeged
[Ribli,Z]

A35
2570
2540
1997

71/43 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.g3

Nxf3+ 5.exf3 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 b6
8.Bg2 Bb7 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.fxe4
f6 12.Qd1 Bc5 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qh6 Kf7
[ 14...Bf8 - 67/(55) ]
15.Rd1 Bc6 16.b3!?N Qf8 17.Qd2 Qe7?!
[ 17...e5 18.Qe2 /\ Be3 ]
18.e5! fxe5 19.Bb2 Rad8?!
[ 19...Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Rad8 ]
20.Qe2! Bxg2 21.Qxe5! Rhf8 22.Kxg2 Ke8
[ 22...d6 23.Qe4 ]
23.f3 Qf7 24.Rd3 Qf5 25.Qe2 g5
[ 25...h5 26.h3 ]
26.g4! Qg6 27.Rad1 Rf7 28.h3 h6
[ 28...h5 29.gxh5 Qxh5 30.Qxe6++- ]
29.Qe5 Bf8
[ 29...d6 30.Qe1 /\ b4 ]
30.Qc7 h5
[ 30...d6 31.Qc6+ Rfd7 32.Be5 ]
31.Qxa7 hxg4 32.hxg4 Bc5
[ 32...Rh7 33.Qxb6 Qh6 34.Be5 Qh3+
35.Kf2+- ]
33.Qc7 /\ Qg3 d6 34.Qc6+ Ke7 35.Be5
[ 35.b4! Bxb4 36.Qxb6 Bc5 37.Qc7+ Rd7
38.Qxc5 Qxd3 39.Qxg5++- ]
35...Rh7 36.b4! Qh6
[ 36...Bxb4 37.Qxb6 Bc5 38.Qc7+ Rd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

37

39.Qxc5
Qxd3
40.Bxd6+
Qxd6
[ 28...e5 29.hxg4 exf4 30.gxh5 Rxe1
41.Qxg5++- ]
31.hxg6+ Kxg6 32.Bxe1+- ]
37.bxc5 Qh3+ 38.Kf2 dxe5 39.Qc7+ Kf6 29.Kh2 Qc7 30.Ba5?!
40.Qxd8+ Kg6 41.Qg8+ Kf6 42.Ke3 Qh2
[ 30.Qe5!
43.Qf8+ Rf7 44.Qd8+ Kg6 45.Qg8+ Kf6
A) 30...Qxe5 31.fxe5 Nxd5 32.Bxd5
46.R3d2 Qf4+ 47.Ke2 e4 48.Rf1! e3
Rd8 33.Nxe7 Rfe8 ( 33...Rxd5 34.Nxd5
49.Qh8+ Kg6 50.Rd4
Rd8 35.Nf6+ Nxf6 36.Bg5+- ) 34.Bg5
1-0
Rxe7 35.Bf3! Ree8 36.Bxd8 Rxd8
37.Bxh5 gxh5 38.Rxf5 Rd2+ 39.Kg3
Rxa2 40.Rxh5+ Kg6 41.Rg5++- ;
B) 30...Qd7 31.Bb4 Rf7 32.Re1 ]
A38
Akopian,V
2660 30...Qd7 31.Ne5
[ 31.Qe5 e6 ]
Luther,Th
2525
Groningen (m/2)
1997 31...Qc8 32.Bb4 Ne4 33.Qe3 Qc2 34.Rc1
Qxa2 35.Rc7 Rg8?
[Akopian,V; Petrosian,A]
[ 35...Nhg3 36.Qe1 ]
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7
[ 35...Nhf6! ]
5.0-0 0-0 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 d6 36.Rxa7
9.Nc2 h5
[ 36.d6 a5!? ]
[ 9...Qa5 - 69/39 ]
36...Qb1 37.d6 Nhg3 38.d7
10.Bg5 Be6 11.b3 h4 12.gxh4 Nh5
[ 38.Be1+- ]
13.Qe1!N
38...Ra8 39.d8Q
[ 13.Ne4 - 71/(44) ]
[ 39.Rxa8 Rxa8 40.Qb6+- ( 40.Be1+- )]
13...Qa5
39...Rgxd8
[ 13...Qd7 14.Rd1 Bh3 15.f3 ]
[ 39...Raxd8 40.Bxe7+- ]
14.Nd5
40.Qb6!+[ 14.Bd2 Nf4! 15.Nd5 Nxg2 ]
[ 40.Rxe7+? Kg8 41.Qb6 Nf1+ 42.Bxf1
14...Bxd5
Ra2+
43.Kg1
Qxf1+
44.Kxf1
Rd1+
[ 14...Bxa1 15.Nxe7+ Kh7 16.Qxa5 Nxa5
45.Be1 Ng3+-+ ]
17.Rxa1 ]
[ 40.Bxe7? Qh1+! 41.Bxh1 Nf1+ 42.Kg2
15.cxd5 Bxa1
Nxe3+ ]
[ 15...Bc3? 16.b4!+- ]
40...Rg8 41.Rxe7+
16.Qxa1
[ 41.Rxa8? Nf1+ 42.Bxf1 Qxf1 43.Rxg8
[ 16.dxc6?! Bc3 17.b4 Qe5 18.f4 Qg7 ]
Qe2+= ]
16...Nb8
41...Kh6 42.Qc7 Rh8
[ 16...Ne5 17.Bxe7 ]
[ 42...Nf1+ 43.Bxf1 Ra2+ 44.Kg1 Rg2+
17.Ne3
45.Kxg2 Qb2+ 46.Kh1! Nf2+ 47.Kg1+- ]
[ 17.Bxe7 Re8 18.Bxd6 Rxe2 19.Ne3 43.Nf7+ Kh5 44.Nxh8 Nf1+ 45.Bxf1 Ra2+
( 19.Nd4 Rxa2 /\ Nd7 ) 19...Nd7 ]
46.Kg1 Kxh4 47.Rxe4 Qxe4 48.Qh7+ Kg3
17...f6 18.Nc4 Qd8 19.Bd2 Nd7 20.f4 49.Qxg6+ Kxf4 50.Bd2+
/\ e4+/1-0
[ 20.e4 Ne5 ]
20...f5 21.e4 Ndf6
[ 21...fxe4 22.Bxe4 b5 23.Na5 Nxf4
A38
24.Nc6 Qb6+ 25.Kh1+- ]
Glek,I
2505
22.e5 dxe5 23.Qxe5
Luther,Th
2525
[ 23.fxe5 Nxd5 24.Bg5 ( 24.Ba5 b6 Asti
1997
25.Rd1 e6 ) 24...Nb6 ]
[Akopian,V; Petrosian,A]
23...b5 24.Na5 Qb6+ 25.Kh1 Ng4 26.Qe1!
71/(44) 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2
[ 26.Qe2 Qf6 ]
Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6
26...Rae8 27.Nc6 Kh7 28.h3 Ngf6
8.Nc3 d6 9.Nc2 h5
[ 28...e6 29.hxg4 exd5 30.Ne5+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 9...Qa5 - 69/39 ]
10.Bg5 Be6 11.b3 h4 12.gxh4
13.Ne4 Bxa1 14.Qxa1 f6 15.Be3
16.Ng3 Rc8 17.Rd1 Kf7 18.Ne1
19.Nf3 Nf5 20.Nxf5 gxf5

38
Nh5
Ng7
Rh8

Nf4+ 45.Kh1 d5 46.Qf7! /\ 47.Qh7 Ke5 48.

Rf6 Kf6 49.Qh8
1-0
A40
2625
2465
1997

Giorgadze,G
A40
Romero Holmes,A
Beliavsky,A
2710 Elgoibar
Short,N
2660 [Giorgadze,G]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
71/46 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.e3
[Beliavsky,A]
[ 4.e4 - 71/(46) ]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 f5 5.exf5 4...f5
Bb4+ 6.Kf1 Nf6 7.Be2!! N /\ 8.Bh5, 8.c5
[ 4...Bb4 - 56/57 ]
[ 7.c5 - 67/(59) ]
5.d5 Nf6 6.Nge2 Na6
[ 6...e5 7.Qc2 g6 8.e4!? f4 9.g3 ]
7...0-0 8.c5 bxc5 9.a3 Ba5 10.dxc5 Nd5
11.Nf3
7.g3 c6
[ 11.fxe6!? ]
[ 7...Nc5 8.Bg2 e5 9.0-0 e4 10.f3 g6?!
11.b4 Nd3 12.fxe4 ]
11...Rxf5!
12.b4
Nxb4 13.axb4 Bxb4
14.Bb2 a5!
8.Bg2 cxd5 9.cxd5
[ 14...Bxc5 15.Ra4! /\ Rg4-> ]
[ 9.0-0 Nc7 10.Nf4 Bd6 11.Nh5 0-0
15.h4!?
12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.cxd5 Be5 ]
[ 15.Na3! Rd5 16.Qb1! Na6 17.Nc2 ]
9...Nb4!?
15...Rd5!
16.Qb3
Na6
17.Nc3
Nxc5
[ 9...Nc7?! 10.Nf4 e5? 11.d6! Bxg2
18.Qc2 Rf5 19.Rh3 Qe7 20.Kg1 Raf8
12.dxc7+- ]
21.Rf1! d6 22.Ng5! h6! 23.g4 hxg5 10.Nf4 e5 11.a3!?
24.gxf5 Rxf5 25.Bg4
[ 11.Nfe2 e4 ]
[ 25.f4!? gxf4 26.Bg4 ]
11...exf4 12.axb4 fxg3 13.fxg3!? Bxb4
25...Rf4 26.f3 gxh4 27.Qh2!
14.0-0 0-0
[ 27.Qg6 e5 28.Qh5 g5 ]
[ 14...g6 15.e4 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4
27...Qg5
28.Rxh4
Nd3
29.Rh8+
Kf7
17.Bxe4 fxe4 18.Qd4 Rg8 19.Ba3 ]
30.Qg3!
15.Rxf5N
[ 30.Qh5+ Qxh5 31.Bxh5+ g6 32.Rh7+
[ 15.Qb3 Bxc3 16.d6+ Kh8 17.Bxb7 Rb8
Kg8 33.Bxg6 Nxb2 34.Rxc7= ]
18.Rxa7
Be5
19.Rxf5
Ng4
20.Qd3
30...Qc5+ 31.Kh2 Bxc3 32.Qh4!! Bf6
Bxd6= ]
[ 32...Bxb2 33.Bh5+ g6 34.Bxg6+! Kxg6 15...Bc5?!
35.Qh6+ Kf5 36.Qh5+! Kf6 37.Rf8++- ]
[ 15...a5 16.e4 d6 17.Be3 Bc5 18.Bxc5
33.Qh7 Qc2+
bxc5 19.e5 dxe5 20.Rxe5 ]
[ 33...Rxg4 34.Qg8+ Kg6 35.Qe8+ Kf5 16.Na4 d6
36.fxg4+ Ke4 37.Qg6+ Ke3 38.Rh3++- ]
[ 16...Bd6 17.e4 Qe7? 18.e5 Bxe5 19.d6
34.Kh3! []
Qe6 20.Rxe5 Qxe5 21.Bf4 ]
[ 34.Kg3? Rxg4+! ]
17.Nxc5 bxc5 18.e4 Bc8?! 19.Rf4 a6
34...Rxf3+
20.Bd2 /\ Bc3
[ 34...Rxg4 35.Qg8+ Kg6 36.Qe8+ Kf5
37.fxg4+ Ke4 38.Qxe6+ Be5 39.Qf5+
Ke3 40.Bc1+ Ke2 41.Re8 ]
35.Bxf3 Nf4+
[ 35...Bxf3 36.Rxf3 /\ Qh5 ]
36.Kg3 Qxb2 37.Qg8+ Kg6 38.Qh7+ Kf7
39.Qg8+ Kg6 40.Qe8+ Kf5 41.Bxb7 g5
42.Rh6!!+- Qc3+ 43.Bf3 Ne2+ 44.Kg2

CHESS INFORMANT 71

39

[ 9.Nge2!? exd5 ( 9...e5 10.g3 ) 10.cxd5

A40
c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Nf4 ]
Peckford,W
2275
Nogueiras,J
2535 9...exd5 10.cxd5 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Nf3
Canada
1997 Qb6
[ 12...Qa5 13.Kb1 Be6 14.a3 ]
[Nogueiras,J]
13.Kb1 Re8 14.Bd3 Be6
71/(46) 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.e4
[ 14...Nb4!? 15.Rhe1 Be6 16.f5 Nxd3
Bb4 5.Bd3 f5 6.d5 fxe4 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bf3
17.Qxd3 Bd7 ]
e5 9.Bd2 Bxc3!?N
15.f5 Bd7 16.g4 Ne5?!
[ 9...0-0 - 67/59 ]
[ 16...d5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Nb4
10.Bxc3 d6 11.Nh3! 0-0 12.Ng5 Qe7
( 18...Ne5
19.Nxe5
Rxe5
20.Bc2 )
13.0-0
19.Rhe1! ]
[ 13.Ne6 Rc8 /\ Nbd7-f8, /\ c6 ]
[ 16...Nb4 17.h3 Bc6 18.Rhe1 Nxd3
13...Nbd7 14.Qc2 h6 15.Ne4 a5 16.Rae1
( 18...d5 19.e5 Nxd3 20.exf6 ) 19.Qxd3
Qf7 17.Bd1?
Nd7 ( 19...d5 20.exd5 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 Rd8
[ 17.Nxf6+! Nxf6 18.Be2 /\ Bd3+/=^^ ]
22.Qe2! Re8 23.Qf1 ) 20.Qd4 ]
17...Nxe4! 18.Qxe4 Nc5 19.Qh4
17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.g5?!
[ 19.Qe2!? ]
[ 18.Qf4 Bc6 ( 18...Rc8 19.g5 ) 19.g5 Nd7
[ 19.Qb1
20.Bc4 ]
A) 19...Bc8 20.Bc2 Bf5 21.Bxf5 Qxf5 18...Ng4 19.Rdf1 Rc8 20.Rf3 Ree8
22.Qxf5 Rxf5 23.f4 Na4! ( 23...exf4
[ 20...Rec5
21.Nd5
Qd8
( 21...Rxd5
24.Re7 Rf7 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Rxf4+
22.exd5 Ne5 23.Rf4 ) 22.Rg3 Ne5 23.f6
><g7 ) 24.fxe5 Rxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Nxc3
Rxd5 24.exd5 g6 25.Ka1 ]
26.bxc3 Rf8+ 27.Kg1 ( 27.Ke2 dxe5 21.Rg3 Ne5
28.Kd3 Rf5 ) 27...dxe5 28.Rxe5 Rf4
[ 21...Nf2 22.Re1 ]
29.c5
bxc5
30.Re7
Rc4
31.Rxc7
[ 21...Qf2 22.Rd1 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Ne5
Rxc3= ;
24.Bc2 ]
B) 19...b5!? ]
22.Nd5 Qd4 23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.gxf6+ Ng6
19...Qf4!
[ 24...Kh8 25.Qh6+- ]
[ 19...Qf6 20.Qxf6 /\ f4 ]
25.fxg6?
20.Qxf4 Rxf4 21.b3 g5!
[ 25.e5 Qxe5 26.fxg6 fxg6 27.Bxg6 hxg6
28.Rxg6+ Kf7 29.Rg7+ Kf8 ]
[ 25.Rf1! Bb5 ( 25...Rxe4 26.Qh6 ) 26.fxg6
Bxd3+ 27.Qxd3 Qxe4 28.gxf7+ ( 28.g7?!
A40
Re6 29.a3 Qg6 ) 28...Kxf7 29.a3 ><Kf7 ]
Milov,V
2635
Andersson,U
2640 25...fxg6?
[ 25...hxg6 26.Qg2 ( 26.Rf1 Rxe4! 27.Qh6
Groningen (m/2)
1997
Qxf6!!-+ Greenfeld,A) 26...Qxf6 27.h4 Re5
[Milov,V]
28.h5 g5 ]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2 26.Rf1 Rf8
Nf6 5.Nc3 d6
[ 26...Rxe4 27.Qg5 ]
[ 5...d5 - 71/(47) ]
[ 26...Be6 27.e5! ]
6.e4 0-0
27.e5! Qxe5 28.Bxg6 Rxf6 29.Re1!
[ 6...e5 7.0-0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Nd4 9.Nge2 ]
Qxe1+ 30.Qxe1 hxg6 31.a3 Bf5+
7.0-0-0N
[ 31...Rcf8 32.Rg1 Bh3 33.Qe3 Rf1+
[ 7.Nf3 ]
34.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 35.Kc2 ]
7...Nc6 8.d5
32.Ka1 Re6 33.Qd1 Rc5 34.h4 Bc2
[ 8.f4 e5 ]
35.Qd2 Be4 36.Qh6 Ree5 37.Rg1 a5
[ 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.e5?! dxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4 ]
38.Re1!+- d5
8...Ne7
[ 38...Bf5 39.Rf1 ]
[ 8...Nb4!? ]
[ 38...Bd3
39.Rd1
Bc2
40.Rf1
Re8
9.f4
41.Qd2 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
39.Qf4
[ 39.Rf1 Rc8 40.Rf6 Re7 ( 40...Rce8
41.h5
gxh5
42.Rf1+- ) 41.h5
Rh7
42.Qg5+- ]
39...Rf5 40.Qd6 Rc6 41.Qb8+
[ 41.Qd8+ /\ Qa5+- ]
41...Rf8 42.Qxb7 Rfc8 43.a4 Rc4 44.Qd7
[ 44.Qb5? Rb4! 45.Qxa5 Rcc4 ]
[ 44.b3 Rc2 45.Qa6+- ]
44...Kh8 45.b3
[ 45.Ka2 Rb8! 46.Re3 Bc2= ]
[ 45.Re3!?
R4c7
( 45...Rb8
46.Rc3 )
46.Qb5 Rc1+ 47.Ka2 Bb1+ 48.Ka3 Bc2
49.b3+- ]
45...Rc2
[ 45...R4c7 46.Qb5 Rc2 47.Qa6!+- ]
46.Re2 R2c7 47.Qd6 Kh7 48.Kb2 Rb7
49.Re3
[ 49.Qa6 Rcb8 50.Re3 Bf5 51.Qf6 Be4
52.Rg3+- ]
49...Rc2+ 50.Ka3 Rcc7 51.Qd8 Re7 52.h5
[ 52.Qxa5!? d4 53.Rg3 d3 54.h5+- ]
52...gxh5 53.Qxa5 Kg6 54.Qc3 h4 55.a5
Rbc7 56.Qe1 Rh7 57.Rh3 Ra7 58.b4 Kg5
59.b5 Rae7 60.Qg1+ Kf4 61.a6 Bf5
62.Rb3
1-0

40

[ 6...Nc6 - 59/(71) ]
7.Nbd2 d6 8.0-0 Nf6 9.a3 Qb6 10.Rb1 a5
11.b4
[ 11.b3!? ]
11...axb4 12.axb4 0-0 13.Bb2 Bg4 14.Bd4!
[ 14.e5 dxe5 15.Bxe5 Nbd7! ( 15...Nc6
16.c5 Qd8 17.Ba1 ) 16.Bd4 Qc7 17.c5
Rfd8 ]
14...Qd8
15.Be3
Nbd7
16.h3
Bxf3
17.Bxf3 Ra3?!
[ 17...Qc7 ]
18.Rb3 Ra2 19.Qb1 Ra4
[ 19...Qa8
A) 20.e5 Nxe5 21.Bxb7 Qa4 22.c5
dxc5 ( 22...Rb8? 23.c6 Nd5 24.b5 )
23.bxc5 e6= ;
B) 20.Rc1 ]
20.c5! Qc7
[ 20...dxc5 21.bxc5 Nxc5 22.Bxc5 Qxd2
23.Bxe7 Re8 24.Rxb7 ]
[ 20...Ne8!? ]
21.cxd6 Qxd6 22.Be2 Raa8 23.Rd1 Rfc8
24.Nf3 Qb8 25.Bd4 Nf8 26.Bc5
[ 26.e5 Nd5 27.Qe4 e6 28.Bc5 ]
26...Qc7 27.e5 Nh5 28.Qe4 Bh6 29.Nd4
Nf4 30.Bf3 N8e6 31.Nxe6
[ 31.Nb5!? Qc6 ( 31...Nxc5 32.Nxc7 Nxe4
33.Nxa8+- ) 32.Qc4 Nxc5 ( 32...Qb6
33.Rc3!+- ) 33.Bxc6 Nxb3 34.Qxb3 bxc6
35.Nd4 ]
A40
Milov,V
2635 31...Nxe6 32.Qxb7 Nxc5
[ 32...Qxb7 33.Bxb7 Nxc5 34.bxc5 Rab8
Andersson,U
2640
35.Rb5+- ]
Groningen (m/5)
1997
33.Qxc7 Rxc7 34.bxc5 Ra5 35.c6 Bf4
[Milov,V]
[ 35...Rxe5 36.Rd8+! Kg7 37.Rb7 Re1+
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2
38.Kh2 Bf4+ 39.g3 Be5 40.Rd7+- ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.f3N
36.e6 fxe6 37.Rd8+ Kg7 38.g3 Bd6
[ 6.Nf3 - 56/(577) ]
39.Rbb8+- Ra2 40.Rg8+ Kf6 41.Rgf8+
6...Nc6 7.0-0-0 0-0 8.cxd5
Kg7
[ 8.e4 dxe4 9.fxe4 e5 ]
[ 41...Ke5 42.Rf4 ]
8...Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.Qxc3 Qe7 11.f4 42.g4! Ra5 43.h4 g5 44.Rg8+ Kh6
Rd8 12.Nf3 Nb4
45.Ra8! Rc5
[ 45...Rxa8 46.hxg5# ]
46.hxg5+ Rxg5 47.Be4 Rg7
[ 47...Rxg8 48.Rxg8 Ra7 49.g5+ Kh5
A40
50.Bxh7+- ]
Alterman,B
2615
Markowski,T
2515 48.Kg2 e5 49.Kg3 e6 50.Rxg7 Kxg7
[ 50...Rxg7
51.Ra1!+( 51.Re8
Kg5
Bad Wiessee
1997
52.Rxe6 Bc7 )]
[Alterman,B]
51.g5 Be7 52.Kg4 Bc5 53.f3 Bd6 54.Kh5
71/48 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 Bc5 55.Rb8 Ba3 56.Rb7 Bd6 57.Bd3
Qb6 5.dxc5 Qxc5 6.Be2 Qb4+N
Rxb7 58.cxb7 Bc7 59.Bc4 Bd6 60.Bxe6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

41

Bc7 61.Bd5 Bd6 62.Be4 Bc7 63.Kg4 Bd6

64.Kf5 Kf7 65.Bd5+ Ke7 66.Bg8
1-0

Gelfand,B
Ivanchuk,V
Beograd
[Gelfand,B]

A41
2695
2725
1997

71/49 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.c4 Bxf3 4.exf3

c6 5.Nc3 Nd7 6.Be2 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Be3
Ngf6 9.d5 0-0 10.Qb3 Qb8N
[ 10...Qc7 - 59/(73) ]
11.Rfd1 Rc8 12.Rac1 a6 13.Rd2!? cxd5
[ 13...Nc5 14.Qd1 cxd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
16.cxd5 ]
[ 13...b5 14.dxc6 bxc4 15.Qxb8 ( 15.Qxc4
Ne5
16.Qa4
Nxc6
17.Bxa6
Nb4
18.Bxc8 Rxa4 19.Nxa4 Nxa2 20.Rc4 d5
21.Rc5 Qb4 ) 15...Nxb8 16.Na4 Rxc6
( 16...Nxc6 17.Nb6 d5 18.Nxa8 Rxa8
19.b3+- ) 17.Bxc4 ( 17.Rxc4 Rxc4 18.Bxc4
Nbd7 )
A) 17...d5
18.Nb6
Rxb6
19.Bxd5
( 19.Bxb6 Nbd7 ) 19...Nxd5 20.Rc8+
Bf8 21.Rxd5 Rc6 ( 21...Rxb2 22.Rxf8+
Kxf8
23.Rd8+
Kg7
24.Bd4++- )
22.Re8+- ;
B) 17...Kf8 18.Nb6 ( 18.Rdc2 Nbd7
19.Bb3
Rxc2
20.Rxc2 )
18...Ra7
19.Nd5 Rb7 20.Rdc2 Nbd7 21.b4
( 21.Nxf6 Nxf6 22.Bd5! Rxc2 23.Rxc2
Rb8 24.Ba7 Rd8 25.Bb7 a5 26.Bb6
Rb8 27.Rc8+ Rxc8 28.Bxc8 a4 )
21...Ne5 22.Bb3 ( 22.Bf1 ) 22...Rxc2
23.Rxc2 ]
14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Rxd5 Rc6?!
[ 15...b5 16.cxb5 Rxc1+ 17.Bxc1 Nc5
( 17...e6 18.Rd1
Nc5
19.Qb4
axb5
20.a3 ) 18.Rxc5!? ( 18.Qb4 axb5 19.a3
Qb7 20.Rd1 Rb8 ; 18.Qd1 axb5 19.b4
Na4 20.Rxb5 Qc7 ; 18.Qc2 axb5 19.b4
e6 ) 18...dxc5 19.bxa6 ]
[ 15...Nc5 16.Qb4 ( 16.Qa3 b5 17.b4 e6
18.Rd2 Na4 ) 16...a5 17.Qa3! ( 17.Qb5
Rc6 /\ Rca6, ><Qb5 )]
16.f4 Qc7 17.Rdd1 a5
[ 17...Rc8 18.g3 Nb6 19.Bf3 Nxc4
20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Bd4 ]
18.Bf3

[ 18.Qa3!? /\ b3, Rc2, Qc1 ]

18...Nc5 19.Qc2 Rb6 20.Rb1 a4 21.h4
[ 21.f5!? ]
21...e6 22.h5 Qe7 23.Rd2 Kf8!? 24.Qd1
Ke8 25.g3
[ 25.b4 axb3 26.axb3 Rba6 27.Bd4 Bxd4
28.Rxd4 ]
25...Raa6! 26.Kg2 Rb4 27.hxg6 hxg6
28.Qh1 Qf8? 29.Qd1?
[ 29.Rbd1 Rxb2 30.Bxc5 Rxd2 31.Rxd2
dxc5
32.Qb1
Bd4!
33.Qb5+
Kd8
34.Rxd4+ ( 34.Bxb7 Rd6 ) 34...cxd4 35.c5!
e5 36.Qxb7 Re6 37.Bc6 Rxc6 38.Qxc6 ]
[ 29.Qh4!? ]
29...Qe7 30.Qh1 Kf8 31.Rbd1?!
[ 31.Qh7!?
Nd7
( 31...Rab6
32.f5!+- ;
31...Qc7 32.Bd4 ) 32.Rbd1 ]
31...Rxb2?
[ 31...Nd7!? 32.Kg1 Nf6 33.Bd4 ]
[ 31...Qc7! I v a n c h u k , V 32.Bd4
Rab6
33.Qh7 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Rxb2 35.Qh8+
Ke7 36.Qh4+ Kd7 37.Qh7= ]
32.Rxd6! Rxd6 33.Bxc5 Rbb6 34.Qh7!+[ 34.Qe1 Kg8 35.Qa5 Qd7 36.Qxb6 Rxd1
37.Bxd1 Qxd1 38.Qxb7 Qc2= ]
34...a3
[ 34...e5 35.fxe5 ( 35.f5 e4 ) 35...Bxe5
36.Re1+- ]
[ 34...Qc7 35.Ba3 ]
35.Bxa3 Ra6 36.Bb4 Rab6 37.Bc5 Qc7
38.Ba3 Ra6 39.Bb4 Bf6
[ 39...Rab6 40.c5 Rxb4 41.cxd6 Qd7
42.f5!
( 42.Rc1
Rb6
43.Rc7
Qd8
Rogers,I ) 42...exf5 43.Rc1 ]
40.f5
[ 40.a4! Ke7 41.a5+- ( 41.f5 gxf5 42.Bh5
Qc6+ 43.Kg1 Qe8 44.a5 )]
40...gxf5 41.Bh5
[ 41.Rb1!? ]
41...Bg7 42.a4 Rab6
[ 42...Rac6 43.Rxd6 Rxd6 44.a5 ]
43.Ba3
[ 43.c5 Qc6+ ( 43...Rxb4 44.cxd6 Qc6+
45.Kg1
Qd7
46.Rc1 ) 44.Bf3
Rxb4
45.cxd6 Qe8 46.d7 Qd8 47.a5 Ra4
( 47...Rd4 48.Qxg7+ Kxg7 49.Rxd4 e5
50.Rd1 e4 51.Be2+- ) 48.Bxb7 Rxa5
49.Qh4 Qxh4 50.gxh4 Bf6 51.d8Q+ Bxd8
52.Rxd8++- ]
43...Rbc6 44.Bf3?
[ 44.Rxd6 Rxd6 45.a5 Be5 46.f4 Bg7
47.Kh3 Qe7 48.Bf3 e5 49.Bxb7 Rh6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
( 49...exf4 50.a6 ) 50.Qxh6 Qxa3 51.Qb6
Kg8 52.Qd8+ Qf8 ( 52...Kh7 53.Bc8 )
53.Qxf8+ Bxf8 54.a6 Bc5 55.fxe5+- ]
44...Rc5 45.Rxd6 Qxd6 46.Bxb7 f4!
[ 46...Qc7 47.Kg1 ]
47.Qh4
[ 47.a5 fxg3 48.a6 gxf2 ]
[ 47.gxf4 Rg5+ 48.fxg5 Qxa3= ]
[ 47.g4 Bd4 48.Bf3 ( 48.Qe4 Kg8 49.a5
Bxf2 ; 48.a5 Bxf2 ) 48...Qe5 ]
47...Ke8 48.Bxc5
[ 48.a5 fxg3 49.a6 gxf2 50.Bxc5 Qxc5
51.a7 f1Q+! 52.Kxf1 Qf5+ 53.Kg2 Qc2+
54.Kh3 Qd3+ 55.Qg3 Qh7+= ]
48...Qxc5
49.Qxf4
Be5
50.Qe4
Ke7
51.Ba6 Bc7= 52.Bb5 Bb6 53.Qe1 Qd4
54.a5 Bc5 55.Qe2 Kd6 56.Qf3 f5 57.a6
Ke5 58.Qe2+ Kf6 59.Bc6 e5 60.Bd5 e4
61.g4 e3 62.fxe3 Qxe3 63.Qxe3
-

42
[ 22...Bd7
23.h4!?
( 23.Ne6+
Bxe6
24.dxe6 Ng5 )]
23.Nb5! Ngxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Rc7+
Kg8 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Qxa7+[ 27.Qf3+?! Bf5 28.g4 Qa5+ ]
27...Qxa7 28.Nxa7 Bf5 29.g4 Ra8 30.Rxb7
Nc5 31.Rxh7 Kg8 32.Rc7 Bb1 33.b4 Na4
34.Bc4?!
[ 34.Bb5+- ]
34...Nb2 35.Bb5 Bxa2 36.Bc6 Rf8 37.b5
Nc4 38.Nc8 Bb1 39.b6 Bd3 40.Ne7+ Kg7
[ 40...Kh8 41.Rc8+- ]
41.Nf5+ Kf6 42.b7 Bxf5 43.gxf5 Nb6
44.fxg6 Kxg6 45.Re7 Rb8 46.Kf2 Kg5
47.Kg3
1-0

Gausel,E
Karlsson,A
Gausdal
[Hellborg; Wedberg,T]

A42
2540
2335
1997

A42
Hellborg
2220
Chernin,A
2640 71/(50) 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
Stockholm
1997 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.c5 f5 8.cxd6
cxd6 9.Qa4+N
[Hellborg; Wedberg,T]
[ 9.Bb5+ - 33/89 ]
71/50 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 9...Kf7
[ 9...Bd7 10.Qb4 ]
Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.c5 f5 8.cxd6
cxd6 9.Qa4+N
10.Nf3 h6 11.Rc1 Nf6 12.Bd3 Rf8 13.Qb3
fxe4 14.Nxe4
[ 9.Bb5+ - 33/89 ]
9...Kf8
[ 9...Kf7 - 71/(50) ]
[ 9...Bd7 10.Qb4 ]
A42
10.Qa3!
Jelen,Ig
2435
[ 10.f3 - 71/(50) ]
Srebrnic,A
10...Nf6
Ljubljana (open)
1997
[ 10...Bh6 11.Nb5 Bxe3 12.fxe3 ]
[Hellborg; Wedberg,T]
11.f3 fxe4
71/(50) 1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 11...h5!? ]
Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.c5 f5 8.cxd6
12.fxe4 Ng4 13.Bg5 Bh6
[ 13...Qb6 14.Nh3 Bh6 15.Bxh6+ Nxh6 cxd6 9.Qa4+N
[ 9.Bb5+ - 33/89 ]
16.Nb5 Nf7 17.Be2 /\ Rf1 ]
14.Bxh6+ Nxh6 15.Nb5 Nf7 16.Rc1 Qb6 9...Kf8 10.f3 Bh6 11.Bf2 Nf6 12.exf5 gxf5
13.Bc4 Rg8 14.g3 Kg7 15.Nge2 Kh8
17.Nc7 Rb8 18.Nf3 Kg7
[ 18...Bd7? 19.Ne6+ Bxe6 20.dxe6 Nd8
21.Rd1 Nc8 22.Nxe5+- ]
19.Be2 Rf8 20.Rf1 Ng8 21.Rc3
[ 21.Ne6+! Bxe6 22.dxe6 Nfh6 ( 22...Nd8?
23.Rd1+- ) 23.Rd1 Rbd8 24.h3 ]
21...Nf6 22.Nd2 Ng5?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

43

[ 8...Nc6 - 10/160 ]
A42
Volkov,S
2535 9.Bf1 Rb8 10.Rb1?!
[ 10.Be3! ]
Zhelnin,V
2495
Sochi
1997 10...exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Nd5
[ 12.f4!? ]
[S. Volkov]
12...c5! 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Nc2 b5 15.Ne3
71/51 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Be6 16.Nd5?
Nd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Ne7
[ 16.cxb5 axb5 17.b3 ]
[ 6...c6 - 71/(51) ]
16...Qh4! 17.Bf4
7.h4! exd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6
[ 17.cxb5!? axb5 18.h3 Nc6 ]
[ 8...0-0 ]
17...bxc4 18.Qd2 Bxd5 19.Bg3 Qxe4!!
9.Bg5 Nf6N
[ 19...Qe7 20.Qxd5 Qe6 21.Bxe5= ]
[ 9...Bf6 ]
20.Rxe4 Bxe4 21.Re1 Bd3! 22.b3
10.Nd5 Bd7?
[ 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Bxd3 Rfd8 24.Re3
[ 10...a6 11.h5 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nxf6+
Bh6-+ ]
Qxf6
14.Nxc6
bxc6
15.hxg6
fxg6 22...c3 23.Qe3 c4!
16.Qd2 ]
[ 23...Rfe8? 24.f4! ]
[ 10...Be6 ]
24.Bxe5
[ 10...h6 ]
[ 24.bxc4 Bxf1 25.Kxf1 Nxc4 ]
11.Nb5 Rc8 12.Nxa7!
24...dxe5! 25.Bxd3 cxd3 26.Qxd3 Rbc8
[ 12.Ndxc7+? Rxc7 13.Qxd6 Rc8 14.e5 27.Qc2 Rfd8 28.Re2 Bh6!-+ 29.g3 Kg7!
Ne4 15.Bxd8 Nxd6 16.Nxd6+ Kxd8 30.Qe4 Rd2 31.Qxe5+ Kg8
17.Nxf7+ Ke7 18.Nxh8 Nxe5 19.Nxg6+ 0-1
hxg6 ]
12...Nxa7 13.Qd4 Nc6 14.Qxf6! Bxf6
15.Bxf6 Ne7 16.h5! ->>>
A43
[ 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nxe7 Kxe7 18.h5
Dautov,R
2595
_|_ ]
Mainka,R
2520
Senden
1997
[Dautov,R]
A42
Atalik,S
2595 71/53 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 d6
[ 3...g6 - 71/(53) ]
Gaprindashvili,N
2340
Tallinn (rapid)
1998 4.Nc3 Qa5 5.Bd2 b5 6.Ne4 Qa4?!N
[ 6...Qb6 - 69/52 ]
71/(51) 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.e3 Nd7
Nd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 c6 7.d5 c5 8.g4!N
[ 8...a6 9.Bd3 ]
[ 8.Bg5 ]
9.b3
8...h5 9.g5 a6 10.a3 Ne7 11.b4 b6
[ 9.Bd3!? /\ b3 Rb8 ( 9...c4? 10.b3 Qa6
12.Be3 0-0 13.Rg1 Ra7 14.Nh4 Re8
11.Be2 Nb6 12.Nd4 ) 10.b3 ( 10.0-0
15.Rg3 Nf8 16.Rb1 Bd7 17.a4!
Qg4 ) 10...Qg4 11.h3 ( 11.0-0 Ne5 )
11...Qh5 12.c4 bxc4 13.bxc4 /\ g4 Ne5
14.Be2 ]
A42 9...Qe4 10.Bxb5 Qxd5 11.0-0
[ 11.c4 Qb7 12.Ba5 Be7 13.Nh4 g6
Ljubojevic,Lj
2565
14.Qf3 Qxf3 15.Nxf3 Bd8! ]
Beliavsky,A
2710
Beograd
1997 11...Qb7 12.Bd3 Be7
[ 12...Ne5 13.Nxe5 fxe5 14.c4 e4 15.Bc2
[Beliavsky,A]
Be7 16.Bc3 0-0 17.Qh5 /\ f3-> ]
71/52 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Be2 13.c4 Qc6 14.b4 Bb7?
Nd7 5.0-0 e5 6.c4 Ne7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Re1
[ 14...cxb4 15.Nd4 Qb6 ( 15...Qc5 16.Qg4
a6N
g6
17.Qe4 ) 16.Nf5
g6
( 16...Nc5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

44

17.Nxg7+ Kf8 18.Bf5 ) 17.Nxe7 Kxe7 20.Bd3 Bc6! 21.Nf4 Rfg8

[ 21...e5 22.Nxh5! ]
18.Rb1 ]
[ 14...a6! 15.a3 ( 15.a4 cxb4 16.Nd4 Qc7 22.d5
[ 22.Nxh5 f5! ]
17.Bxb4 Nc5= ) 15...Bb7 16.e4 ]
22...Be8
15.b5 Qc7 16.e4 0-0 17.a4
[ 22...Bxf4
23.dxc6!
( 23.Rxf4
exd5
24.Rxf7 Qg5 ) 23...e5 24.cxb7 ]
A43 23.Qf2
[ 23.Nxh5? Qg5! 24.Ng3 Qh4 ]
Zhukova,N
2395
Milanovic,D
2420 23...Bg7
[ 23...h4!? ]
Beograd
1998
24.Nd4! Bd7 25.dxe6 Bxd4 26.cxd4 fxe6
[Shulman,Yu; Zhukova,N]
27.e5 Bc6 28.Ng6
[ 28.Rg3 h4 ]
71/(53) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3
Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 Na6 8.Bf4 28...Qd8??
[ 28...Rxg6
29.Bxg6
( 29.Rf8+
Nc8!
Nc7 9.a4 b6 10.h3 Bb7 11.Bc4 a6
30.Bxg6 Rxf8 31.Qxf8 Qg5-+ ) 29...Bxf3
12.Qd3
30.Qxf3 dxe5 31.dxe5 Nc6 ( 31...Qxb4
[ 12.Re1 - 70/48 ]
32.Qf6 ) 32.Qf6 ]
12...Nd7
29.Nxh8 Bxf3 30.Nf7 Qh4
[ 12...Qd7 ]
[ 30...Bxg2 31.Nxd8 Be4+ 32.Qg3 Rxg3+
13.Rfe1 b5!?N
33.hxg3 Bxd3 34.Rf8!+- ]
[ 13...Ne5 ]
31.Qxf3
14.axb5 Nb6 15.bxa6!?
[ 31.Qxh4?? Rxg2+ 32.Kh1 Rf2+= ]
[ 15.b3 axb5 16.Rxa8 bxc4 17.Rxd8 cxd3
18.Rxf8+ Kxf8 19.e5 ( 19.Bd2 dxc2 31...Qxd4+ 32.Kh1 d5 33.Rd1!
[ 33.a3? h4 ><Nf7 ]
20.Rc1 f5 ; 19.Na4 Nxa4 20.bxa4 dxc2
21.Rc1 f5 22.e5 Nxd5 ) 19...Ncxd5 33...Qxb4 34.Rb1 Qa4 35.Qxh5+- Nc6
20.Nxd5
Bxd5
( 20...Nxd5
21.exd6 ) 36.Qe2 Ka7 37.Qf2+ b6 /\ Nb4 38.Rc1!
Kb7 39.h3! Rc8 40.Qf6 Nd4 41.Nd8+!
21.exd6 dxc2 22.dxe7+ Ke8 ]
[ 41.Nd6+ cxd6 42.Qe7+ Kb8 43.Rxc8+
15...Nxc4 16.axb7 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 Nxb2
Kxc8 44.exd6 Qc6 45.Bxa6+ ( 45.Qf8+
18.Qd2 Nc4 19.Qd3 Nb2 20.Qd2 Nc4
Kd7 46.Qg7+ Kxd6 47.Qxd4 ) 45...Kb8 ]
21.Qe1
41...Kb8 42.Nxe6
[ 42.Nxe6 Qa3 43.Rd1+- ]
A45 1-0
Anand,V
2770
Karpov,An
2735
Lausanne (m/6)
1998
A45
[Anand,V]
Speelman,J
2630
Kazhgaleyev,M
2500
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 Luzern
1997
5.Nc3 d6 6.Qd2 g5 7.Bc4!?N
[Speelman,J]
[ 7.0-0-0 - 69/(54) ]
7...Nc6 8.Nge2 Bg7 9.Rd1 Bd7 10.0-0 71/55 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4
0-0-0
[ 3.h4 - 71/(55) ]
[ 10...0-0 11.Qe3 /\ f4 ><f5, h5 ]
3...c5
11.Nb5!
[ 3...d5 - 71/(55) ]
[ 11.b4 g4 12.b5 Na5 13.Bd3 h5 ]
4.f3
11...a6 12.Na3 /\ c3, b4 g4! 13.f4
[ 4.d5 - 71/(55) ]
[ 13.b4?! Qg5! ]
4...Qa5+ 5.c3 Nf6 6.d5 Qb6 7.Bc1N
13...gxf3 14.Rxf3 Qe7 15.c3 h5 16.Rdf1
[ 7.b3 - 59/(83) ]
Rdf8 17.b4 Na7 18.Nc2 Bh6 19.Qe1 Kb8 7...e6 8.c4 Qb4+ 9.Nc3?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 9.Bd2 ]
9...Qxc4 10.e4 Qb4 11.Bd2
[ 11.a3 Qb6 ( 11...Qa5!? ) 12.Bc4 ]
[ 11.d6 Nc6 12.Bd2 c4 13.f4 e5!
( 13...Bxd6 14.e5 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Bxe5
16.Nf3 ) 14.Nf3 Bxd6 15.b3 ]
11...Qb6 12.Bc4 exd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
14.Bxd5
[ 14.exd5 Be7 15.Qe2 Qxb2 ( 15...Kd8
16.0-0-0 Bf6 ) 16.Rc1 ( 16.d6? Qxa1+
17.Kf2 Qd4+-+ )]
14...Nc6 15.f4?!
[ 15.Ne2 c4!? Kazhgaleyev,M ]
15...Nb4 16.Nf3?
[ 16.Bc4 d5 17.exd5 Bf5 ]
16...Nxd5 17.exd5 Be7 18.Qe2 Qd6 19.0-0
[ 19.Bc3 0-0 20.Rd1 Bf6 21.Be5 ]
19...0-0 20.Bc3 Bf6 21.Be5 Qe7!?
[ 21...Bxe5 22.fxe5 Qh6 ]
22.d6 Qe6 23.Qe4?!
[ 23.Rae1 b6 24.Qc2 Bxe5 ]
23...Bxe5 24.fxe5 f5! 25.Qe3 b6 26.Ng5
[ 26.b4 ]
26...Qg6 27.b4 Ba6 28.Rf2 f4! 29.Rxf4
[ 29.Qb3+!? c4 ( 29...Kh8 30.Nf3 ) 30.Qa4
Qxg5
31.Qxa6
Rac8
( 31...Qxe5
32.Qxc4+ Kh8 33.Rd1 )]
29...Rxf4 30.Qxf4 Rf8 31.Qd2?!
[ 31.Qe3 h6 32.Ne4 ( 32.Nf3 Bb7 33.Rf1
Bxf3
34.Rxf3
Qb1+
35.Kf2
Qxa2+
36.Kg3 ) 32...Bb7
33.Re1
( 33.Ng3
cxb4 )]
31...h6 32.Qd5+ Kh8 33.Nf3
[ 33.e6!? Qf6!? ( 33...hxg5 34.e7 Re8 )
34.Nf7+ Rxf7 35.exf7 Qxa1+ 36.Kf2 Qf1+
( 36...Qf6+
37.Qf3 )
37.Kg3
Bb7!
( 37...Kh7?? 38.Qf3 Qe1+ 39.Kh3 Qe6+
40.g4+- )
A) 38.Qf3 Qe1+ 39.Qf2 ( 39.Kh3 Qe6+
40.g4 Bxf3 41.f8Q+ Kh7 42.Qxf3
Qxd6 ) 39...Qe5+ 40.Kh3 Qh5+ 41.Kg3
Qg5+ 42.Kh3 Bxg2+! ;
B) 38.Qxb7 Qxf7 ]
33...Be2
[ 33...Bb5! 34.e6 Bc6 ( 34...dxe6 35.Qb7 )
35.e7 Rxf3 36.Qxc6! dxc6 37.d7 Re3
38.d8Q+ Kh7 39.Rf1 ( 39.bxc5 Re2 )
39...Re2 40.Rf2 Qb1+ 41.Rf1 Qe4-+ ]
34.Nh4 Qg4 35.g3 c4
[ 35...cxb4 ]
36.Re1 Bd3
[ 36...Kh7 ]

45
37.Ng2 Qg5 38.Ne3 b5? 39.Qxb5! Re8
40.Qxd7 Rxe5 41.Qxa7 Qd8?!
[ 41...Kh7! ]
42.Qc7 Qf8 43.d7 Rxe3 44.Rc1 Re8
[ 44...Qxb4
45.d8Q+
Kh7
46.Qf6
( 46.Qa5 ) 46...Re1+ 47.Kg2 Qd2+ 48.Kh3
Bf1+ 49.Qxf1 ]
45.dxe8Q Qxe8 46.Qc5 Q 9/c Qa4?
[ 46...c3! 47.Qf2 ( 47.Qd4 Qe2 48.Qf2
Qb2! ; 47.b5 c2 48.b6 Qe2 49.Qf2 Qd1+
50.Qe1 Qf3 ) 47...c2 48.Rxc2!? ( 48.a3 )
48...Bxc2 49.Qxc2 Qe1+ 50.Kg2 Qxb4 ]
47.b5 Qxa2
[ 47...Qa5 48.a4 ]
48.b6 Qb2
[ 48...Qd2 49.Qf8+ Kh7 50.Qf4 Qb2
51.Qe3 ]
49.Re1!
[ 49.Qe3? Be4! 50.Kf1 ]
49...Kh7 50.g4! Bg6 51.h3
[ 51.h4?! ><g4 Qd2 ( 51...Qc3 52.Qe3 )
52.Qe3 Qd7 ]
51...Qb3
[ 51...c3
52.Qd4
Bf7
53.Re7
Qb3
54.Rxf7!? ( 54.Qe4+ Bg6 55.Qe5 Bf7
56.Qf5+
Bg6
57.Qf6 )
54...Qxf7
55.Qxc3+- ]
52.Re3 Qb1+ 53.Kf2! ><c4
[ 53.Kh2 Be4 54.Rxe4 Qxe4 55.Qf5+
Qxf5 56.gxf5 c3 ]
53...Bd3
[ 53...Be4 54.Rxe4! Qxe4 55.Qf5+ Qxf5+
56.gxf5 c3 57.Ke3 ]
[ 53...Qh1 54.Qxc4 Qh2+ 55.Ke1 Qg1+
56.Kd2 Qf2+ 57.Qe2 Qf6 58.Re6 Qd4+
59.Ke1 Qg1+ 60.Qf1 Qg3+
A) 61.Qf2 Qc3+ 62.Qd2 ( 62.Kf1 Qc4+
63.Re2 Bd3 ) 62...Qg3+ ;
B) 61.Kd2 Qb3 62.Rxg6!+- ]
54.Re7! Qh1 55.Qe5!
[ 55.Qd4?? Qh2+ 56.Ke1 Qh1+ 57.Kd2
Qg2+ 58.Ke1= ( 58.Kc3? Qc2+ 59.Kb4
Qb2+ 60.Kc5 Qa3+ 61.Kc6 Qxe7 )]
55...Qf1+ 56.Ke3 Qg1+
[ 56...Qxh3+ 57.Kd4 Qxg4+ 58.Kc3 Qg2
59.Rxg7+ ]
57.Kd2 Qf2+ 58.Kc3 Qc2+ 59.Kb4 Qb3+
60.Kc5 Qa3+ 61.Kc6
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Miladinovic,I
Van Wely,L
Groningen (m/2)

46
A45 17.h4! b5 18.Be2
[ 18.Be2 Rb8!
2500
Bb5= ]
2655
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4 c5 4.dxc5 Qa5+

5.Nd2 Nxg5 6.hxg5 g6 7.c3N
[ 7.Rh4 - 69/(55) ]
7...Qxc5 8.Ngf3 Bg7 9.e3 a6 10.a4 d5
11.a5 Nc6 12.Ra4 h5

Korchnoi,V
Rodriguez,Am
Luzern
[Rodriguez,Am]

19.b3

bxa4

20.Nxa4

A46
2610
2545
1997

71/56 1.d4 Nf6

[ 1...e6 - 71/(56) ]
A45
Salov,Va
2680 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Qa5+
[ 4...Nc6 - 71/(56) ]
Polgar,Ju
2670
Wijk aan Zee
1998 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.0-0 d3 7.cxd3 d5 8.e4N
[ 8.Nb3 - 51/(61) ]
71/(55) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 8...Nc6 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nb3 Qa4!
4.Nd2 Bf5 5.e3 e6 6.Bd3 Nxd2 7.Qxd2
[ 10...Qd8 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
Bxd3 8.Qxd3 c5 9.Bxb8N
13.Rc1 @ ]
[ 9.dxc5 - 55/75 ]
11.d4 b6! 12.Bf4 Ba6 13.Re1 Be7
9...Rxb8 10.Nf3 Bd6 11.dxc5 Qa5+ 12.c3
[ 13...Nb4 14.Re3 Rc8 15.Rc3 ]
Qxc5 13.Rd1
14.h4 0-0 15.Re3
-
[ 15.Bg5!? ]
15...Rfc8 16.Ne1 Bc4 17.Nc2 Nb4
[ 17...Rc7 18.Nd2 /\ b3 ]
A45 18.Nxb4 Bxb4 19.Bf3 Rc7 20.a3 Bf8
Piket,Je
2630 21.Nd2 Qxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bb5 23.Be2! Bxe2
Shaked,T
2500 24.Rxe2 Rc2 25.Rb1 Rac8
Merrillville
1997
[Shaked,T]
A46
71/(55) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.d5
Nogueiras,J
2535
e6 5.f3 Nf6 6.Nc3
Shabalov,A
2585
[ 6.c4 Nh5 7.Be3 ( 7.Nh3?! ) 7...d6= Winnipeg
1997
( 7...Qh4+ 8.Bf2 Qxc4 9.Nc3 )]
[Nogueiras,J]
6...Nh5
[ 6...exd5 7.Nxd5 Nxd5 8.Qxd5 Qf6 71/(56) 1.d4 e6 2.g3 c5 3.Nf3 b5 4.Bg2
9.Be5 Qe6 10.0-0-0 ]
Bb7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.c3 0-0
7.Be3 d6 8.Qd2N
[ 7...cxd4 8.cxd4 0-0 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.e3
[ 8.Bf2 - 37/70 ]
Rc8 11.Qb3 ]
8...Be7 9.Bf2 0-0 10.e3?!
8.Nbd2
[ 10.e4 Bg5 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Qxe3 e5
[ 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.dxc5 Na6 10.Qd3 Nxc5
13.Nge2 /\ g4 ]
11.Qxb5
Qc7
12.Qb4
Ba6
13.Re1
10...Nf6 11.Bc4 Na6
Rab8 ]
[ 11...exd5?! 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 Nd7 8...d5!?
14.Ne2 Nf6 15.Nc3 ]
[ 8...d6 - 32/108 ]
[ 8...cxd4 - 32/(108) ]
12.Nge2 Nc7 13.e4 exd5 14.exd5 a6
15.a4 b6
[ 8...Qb6 ]
9.dxc5
[ 15...Rb8?! 16.a5 ]
16.Nf4 Bd7?
[ 9.Qb3?! a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.dxc5 Nd7
12.Qa3 Qc7 13.b4 a5! ]
[ 16...Rb8 /\ b5-b4, Bb7 ><d5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
9...Bxc5 10.Nd4N
[ 10.Qb3 ]
10...Nbd7 11.N2b3 a6 12.Bxf6
[ 12.Nxc5!? Nxc5 13.Nb3 ]
12...Qxf6 13.a4 Bb6
[ 13...bxa4!? 14.Rxa4 Be7 15.Na5 Bc8!?
( 15...Rab8 16.Qc2 Rfc8 17.Nxb7 Rxb7
18.e3 Nc5 )]
14.axb5 axb5 15.Rxa8
[ 15.Nxb5?! Rxa1 16.Qxa1 Ra8 17.Qd1
Ba6 18.N5d4 Rc8 ( 18...Ne5 )]
15...Rxa8 16.Qd3 e5
[ 16...b4!? ]
17.Nxb5
[ 17.Qxb5 Rd8! ( 17...exd4?! 18.Qxd7 Bc6
19.Qg4 dxc3 20.Qb4 Rb8 21.Qxc3 Qxc3
22.bxc3 Bxf2+ 23.Rxf2 Rxb3 24.c4 )
18.Bh3 ( 18.Nf3 Ba6! 19.Qxd5 Nc5 )
18...exd4 19.Bxd7 dxc3 20.bxc3 Ba6
21.Qc6 Qxc6 22.Bxc6 Rd6 23.Ba8
( 23.Ba4 Bxe2 ) 23...Rd8= ]
17...Rd8
[ 17...e4!? ]

47
Ye,Rongguang
Nisipeanu,L._D
Groningen
[Nisipeanu,L._D]

A46
2500
2600
1997

71/57 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5

[ 3...h6 - 71/(57) ]
4.e3 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.c4
[ 6.Nbd2 - 71/(57) ]
6...cxd4 7.exd4 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 Bxc3+N
[ 8...d5 - 69/381 ]
9.bxc3 b6 10.Be2 0-0 11.0-0 d6
[ 11...Bb7 12.Nd2 Nc6?! 13.c5! bxc5
14.Ne4 ]
12.Nd2 Bb7 13.a4 a5
[ 13...Nc6 14.Nb3 a5 15.c5 bxc5
16.dxc5 Rad8 17.cxd6 Qxc3 ]
14.f4! Nd7 15.Bf3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rac8
17.Rae1?!
[ 17.Rab1 /\ Rb5+/= ]
17...Qd8!= 18.Rb1?!
[ 18.g4 e5! 19.f5 ( 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.dxe5
Nxe5 21.Rxe5 Qxd2 22.Re7 Kh8! )
19...Nf6 20.h4 exd4 21.cxd4 d5 22.g5
( 22.cxd5?! Nxd5 ) 22...hxg5 23.hxg5
A46
Ne4! ]
Cosma,I
2470
Solozhenkin,E
2485 18...Nf6 19.Rb5 d5 20.Rfb1?!
[ 20.f5?! dxc4 21.fxe6 fxe6 22.Qe2
Jugoslavija
1997
Rc6! ]
[Cosma,I]
[ 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.c4 Nc7! 22.Rxb6
71/(56) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2
Qxd4+ 23.Qf2 Rfd8 ]
Nc6 5.0-0 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Qb6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 20...Ne4! 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Qxe4
8.Nd2
[ 22.Qe2 Qc7 23.Rxb6 Qxc4 24.Qxe4
[ 8.b3 - 66/42 ]
Qxc3 ]
8...e5 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.Qd3!N
22...Rxc4 23.f5
[ 10.a4 Be6 11.Qd3 Nd5= /\ Rd8 ]
[ 23.Rxb6 Rxc3 /\ Rc4 ]
[ 10.f4 ]
23...exf5 24.Qxf5 Rxc3 25.d5 Qc7! 26.Rf1
[ 10.e4 ]
[ 26.Rxb6 Qc5+ 27.Qf2 Rc1+ 28.Rxc1
10...Be6 11.Qc3 Nd7
Qxc1+ 29.Qf1 Qc5+ 30.Qf2 Qxd5 ]
[ 11...Bxc4 12.Qxc4 ]
26...Rd8 27.Qf2 Rd6 28.Qe1 Kf8 29.Qe5
12.Be3 Be7 13.Rfd1 0-0 14.b4! /\ Na5, b5 Rc5 30.Re1 Qd8 31.Qe4?
Nb6 15.Nxb6 axb6 16.a4 Rfd8 17.Rxd8+
[ 31.Rxc5 ]
Qxd8 18.a5 bxa5 19.bxa5 h6 20.h4! Bd5?! 31...Rxb5 32.axb5 Rxd5-+ 33.Qc2
[ 20...f6 ]
[ 33.Qh7 f6 ]
21.Bb6 Qf8?
33...g6?!
[ 21...Qd7
22.Rd1
Qe6
23.e4
Bc4
[ 33...Rxb5 34.Qh7 Qd4+ 35.Kh1 Re5 ]
24.Kh2 /\ Bh3, Rd7 ]
34.h3 Rd2 35.Qc1 Qd4+ 36.Kh1 Kg7
22.Bxd5 cxd5 23.Qc7+37.Rf1 Qd5 38.Qa1+ Kh7 39.Rg1 Qxb5
40.Qf6 Qd5
[ 40...Qb3 ]
41.Qxb6 Rd1 42.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43.Kh2 a4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
44.Qf6 Qb3 45.h4 h5 46.g4 hxg4
0-1

48
[ 16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Nfd2 Ne6 18.Nf1= ]
16...c6 17.Bc4 g5 18.Bg3 Ng6

A48
A46
2425
Tseitlin,Mi
2445
2465
Franke,Th
2210
1997 Deutschland
1997
[Tseitlin,Mi]
71/(57) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6
Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bd3!N
71/(58) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3
[ 7.Qd2 - 49/(79) ]
d6 5.Nbd2 h6 6.Bh4 Nbd7 7.e4
7...Bg7 8.e5 Qe7 9.0-0 dxe5 10.Nxe5 0-0
[ 7.h3 ]
11.Qg4! Nd7 12.Rae1 Nf6 13.Qf3 c6 7...g5 8.Bg3 Nh5 9.Bc4 e6 10.Qe2 Qe7
14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Rxe4
11.0-0-0 Nb6
[ 11...a6 - 54/(55) ]
12.Bb3 Bd7 13.Rhe1N
[ 13.Ne1 ]
A46
13...0-0-0
14.Nc4!
Jussupow,A
2640
[ 14.Kb1 Kb8 15.Nc4 Bb5 ]
Almasi,Z
2615
Groningen (m/3)
1997 14...Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Kb8 16.Nd2 /\ 17.Nf1,
17.f3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 g4 18.Ba4 h5
[ 18...Bc8 19.Nb3 ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 h6
5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.Nbd2 cxd4 7.exd4 Nc6 8.c3 19.Bxd7 Qxd7
d5 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.Qe2 0-0 11.0-0 e5N
[ 19...Rxd7 ]
[ 11...Re8 - 36/(83) ]
20.Kb1 Bh6 21.Nb3
12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Rfe1 Bc7
15.Qf3 Qg5 16.Nf1 Be6 17.h3 Rad8
18.Rad1 g6 19.Nd2 d4 20.Ne4 Qf4
A48
21.Qxf4 Bxf4 22.c4 Rc8 23.b3 Kg7=
Smyslov,V
2480
Sutovsky,E
2590
Hoogeveen
1997
A48
Negulescu,Ad
2450 71/(58) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
Istratescu,A
2550 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.e3 d6 6.c3 h6 7.Bh4 Nh5
Romania
1997 8.Be2 g5 9.Bg3 f5N
[ 9...Bf5 - 21/77 ]
[Istratescu,A]
10.Ng1 Nxg3 11.hxg3 e6 12.f4 b6 13.Ngf3
71/58 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 g4 14.Nh4 d5 15.Ng6 Rf7 16.Ne5
4.Nbd2
-
[ 4.c3 - 71/(58) ]
4...0-0 5.e4
[ 5.e3 - 71/(58) ]
A48
5...d6 6.c3 Nbd7 7.Bc4 h6 8.Bh4 e5
Schebler,G
2440
9.dxe5 dxe5 10.0-0 Qe7N
Istratescu,A
2550
[ 10...g5 - 58/(84) ]
Groningen
1997
[ 10...a5!? ]
[Istratescu,A]
11.Qc2 a5!= 12.a4 b6 13.Nb3
[ 13.Rad1 - 71/(58) ]
71/(58) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
13...Bb7
14.Rfe1
Rfd8
15.Rad1
Nf8 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.c3 Nbd7 7.Bc4 h6
16.Bd5?!
8.Bh4 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.0-0 Qe7N
[ 10...g5 - 58/(84) ]
Kalygin,S
Kholmov,R
Orel

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 10...a5!? ]
11.Qc2 a5!= 12.a4 b6 13.Rad1
[ 13.Nb3 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rfd8 15.Rad1 Nf8
16.Bd5?! ( 16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Nfd2 Ne6
18.Nf1= ) 16...c6 17.Bc4 g5 18.Bg3
Ng6 ]
13...Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rfd8?!
[ 14...Nc5 ]
15.Nf1 Nc5 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.N3d2 Qd7
18.b3 Qg4!? 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.b4! Na6!
[ 20...axb4? 21.cxb4 Na6 22.Bxa6 Bxa6
23.b5 ]
21.bxa5 Nc5 22.axb6 cxb6 23.Ne3! Qd7
24.Nd5 Bxd5
-

49

16...e5 17.dxe6 fxe6 18.Qe1?

[ 18.Nf4! Romanishin,O Qxd4! ( 18...e5?
19.Nd5 ;
18...Kh8
19.Nde2!
/\ Nd3 )
19.Bxa5 Qxd1 20.Rfxd1! ( 20.Rbxd1 d5
21.c3 Bf8! 22.Ra1 Ne4 ) 20...g5 21.Ne2
e5! ]
18...Nb7 19.Rc1 e5 20.Nf3 d5 21.Nh2
[ 21.c3 ]
21...d4! 22.Bg5 Nd6 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qd2
Bc6 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.h4 Ne4 27.Qd3 Nc5
28.Qd2 Qe6! /\ d3! 29.b4
[ 29.Rb1 Rcd8 ]
29...Ne4 30.Qd3 Nc3
[ 30...Nd6!? ]
31.Nxc3 Rxc3 32.Qe4 Qf5 33.Qd5+?!
[ 33.Rfe1 Qxe4 34.Rxe4 Rxa3 35.Ng4
Bg7 36.Rce1 Rc3 ]
34.Rfe1
e4!-+
35.Qf7
Qe6
A49 33...Kh8
36.Qxe6
Rxe6
37.Nf1
Rxa3
38.Nd2
e3
Romanishin,O
2555
Beim,V
2555 39.Nb3
[ 39.Nb1 exf2+ 40.Kxf2 Rxe1 41.Rxe1
Linz
1997
Ra2 42.Re2 Rb2 ]
[Beim,V]
39...d3! 40.Rxe3
71/59 1.d4
[ 40.Nc5 d2 41.Nxe6 Bc3! 42.Rf1 e2-+ ]
[ 1.Nf3 - 71/(59) ]
40...Rxe3 41.fxe3 dxc2 42.Nd4
1...d6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3
[ 42.Nc5 Ra1 ]
0-0 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d5
42...Rxe3
[ 7.h3 - 22/111 ]
0-1
7...Na5! 8.Rb1! /\ b3 /^a1-h8, ><Na5 Bd7N
[ 8...c6!?
9.b4
Nc4
10.dxc6
d5!
( 10...bxc6 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
A49
13.Bxc6 Rc8 14.Bg2 ) 11.cxb7 Bxb7 ]
Skembris,S
2470
9.e4
Tzermiadianos,And
2420
[ 9.b3!? c6 10.Bb2! Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxb2 Greece (ch)
1997
12.Rxb2 cxd5 13.Qxd5 /\ c4+/= ]
[Skembris,S]
9...c6 10.b3 cxd5 11.exd5
[ 11.Nxd5? Nxe4 12.Qe1 e6 13.Qxe4 71/(59) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2
d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Bg2 c6 7.0-0 Bf5 8.Re1!N
Bc6! 14.c4 exd5 15.cxd5 Bb5! ]
[ 8.c4 - E 60 ]
11...Rc8 12.Bd2?!
8...Qc8
[ 12.Bb2! /^a1-h8, ><d4 ]
[ 8...Ne4 9.Nh4 ]
12...b5 13.a3 Re8!
[ 13...a6 14.Qe1! Qb6 ( 14...Nb7 15.Nd4 9.Nbd2 Na6
[ 9...d5 ]
Qb6 16.Nc6 Bxc6 17.dxc6 Nd8 18.Qxe7 )
15.Nxb5
axb5!
( 15...Qxb5
16.Bxa5 10.e4 Bg4 11.a3 c5 12.e5 Ne8 13.dxc5
Rxc2? 17.Nd4 ) 16.Bxa5 Qa7 ( 16...Qb7 Nxc5?
[ 13...dxc5 ]
17.c4 ) 17.Rd1! Rxc2 18.Nd4 /\ Nc6+/- ]
14.exd6! Nxd6
14.h3
[ 14...Bxb2 15.dxe7+- ]
[ 14.Qe1 Nb7! 15.Nd4 Qb6 16.Nc6
[ 14...exd6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nc4 ]
( 16.Be3 Ng4 ) 16...Bxc6 17.dxc6 Nd8
15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Rxe7 Ne6 17.Nc4!!
18.Be3 Qb8 ]
14...a6 15.Nd4 Qb6 16.Nce2?!
[ 16.Nde2 Nb7 17.Be3 Qc7 /\ e5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Kaidanov,G
Gurevich,D
USA (ch)
[Kaidanov,G]

50
A50 Nf7 12.dxc6 Bxc6
2600 axb6 15.Be3 Qb8=
2575
1997

71/60 1.d4
[ 1.Nf3 - 71/(60) ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 a6?! 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5!N
[ 4.d5 - 47/(97) ]
4...e6
[ 4...Qa5 5.a3 Qxc5 ( 5...Ne4 6.b4 Nxc3
7.Qb3 ) 6.e4 ]
5.e4 Qc7
[ 5...Qa5 6.Bd3 Qxc5 7.Be3 ]
[ 5...Nc6 6.Be3 Qa5 7.Qa4 Qxa4 8.Nxa4
Nxe4 9.f3 Nf6 10.0-0-0 ]
6.b4 Nxe4
[ 6...a5 7.Nb5 Qe5 8.Be3+- ]
[ 6...b6 7.cxb6 Qe5 8.Bd2 Bxb4 9.Nf3
Qc5
10.Rb1
Bxc3
11.Bxc3
Nxe4
12.Qd4+- ]
[ 6...d6 7.cxd6 Bxd6 8.a3 Be5 9.Bd2+- ]
7.Nxe4 Qe5 8.Be3 Qxe4 9.Nf3 b6
[ 9...Nc6? 10.Bd3 Qg4 11.h3 Qxg2
( 11...Qh5 12.g4+- ) 12.Rh2+- ]
10.Bd3 Qb7 11.Ng5 bxc5 12.bxc5 f5
[ 12...Qb4+
13.Kf1
Nc6
14.Qf3
f5
15.Nxe6+- ]
13.0-0 Qc6?!
[ 13...Nc6 14.Re1 Be7 15.Bxf5! exf5
16.Qh5+ g6 17.Qh6 Bxg5 ( 17...Qc7
18.Bd4!+- ) 18.Bd4+ Be7 19.Bxh8+- ]
14.Bd4+- Bb7 15.Qh5+ g6 16.Qh3 Rg8
[ 16...h6 17.Nxe6 ( 17.Bxh8 hxg5 18.Bd4
g4 19.Qg3+- ) 17...dxe6 18.Bxh8 Nd7
19.Rfe1
0-0-0
( 19...Nxc5
20.Be2
/\ Bf3+- ) 20.Rab1 Nxc5 21.Bf1+- ]
17.Be4! fxe4 18.Qxh7 Rg7 19.Bxg7 Qxc5
20.Bf6
1-0

Alvarez,Jose
Galego,L
Cuba
[Alvarez,Jose]

13.Rd1

Na6

14.cxb6

A53
2405
2475
1997

71/61 1.Nf3
[ 1.d4 - 71/(61) ]
1...d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.c4
[ 3.e3 - 71/(61) ]
3...Nd7 4.Nc3 Ngf6 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 c6
7.0-0 Be7 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nh4 0-0 10.Nf5
Re8 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.g4 Bg6 13.e4!N
N ><Bg6
[ 13.Bg5 - 46/87 ]
13...h5
[ 13...exd4
14.Qxd4
Bxe4
15.Re1
( 15.Nxe4?
Nxe4
16.Re1
d5
17.f3
Qh4! )]
14.f3 Nf8 15.Be3 N6h7 16.Qd2 Qh4
17.Ne2! Ne6 18.Bf2! Qf6 19.d5 cxd5
20.cxd5 Nef8 21.Rac1

Chatalbashev,B
Cherniaev,A
Nice
[Cherniaev,A]

A53
2530
2480
1997

71/(61) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7

4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 g5
[ 5...c6!? ]
6.Bg3 Nh5 7.e3 Nxg3 8.hxg3 Bg7 9.Bd3
e6 10.Nge2 Qe7 11.Qc2N
[ 11.g4 - 54/61 ]
11...Nf6 12.d5!? Bd7
[ 12...a6 13.dxe6 Bxe6 14.Nd4 ]
13.dxe6 fxe6
[ 13...Bxe6 14.Nd4 ]
A50
Romanishin,O
2550 14.Bg6+ Kd8 15.0-0-0 a6?!
[ 15...Kc8 ]
Speelman,J
2630
[ 15...a6 16.c5! d5 ( 16...dxc5 17.Na4! b6
Luzern
1997
18.Be4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Rb8 20.Rd2 Kc8
71/(60) 1.Nf3 b6 2.g3 Bb7 3.Bg2 g6 4.d4
21.Rhd1 ) 17.e4 Qxc5 18.exd5 exd5
Bg7 5.0-0 Nf6 6.c4 0-0 7.d5 Ne4N
19.Nxd5 Qxc2+ 20.Kxc2 _|_ ]
[ 7...c6 - 41/58 ]
8.Qc2 f5 9.Nbd2 Nd6 10.Nb3 c6 11.c5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Korchnoi,V
Hernandez,Gi
Groningen (m/1)

51
Qxg2 24.Rc1 ]
A53
2610 18...Qe5!
[ 18...Rxa2?! 19.Kb1! ]
2525
1997 19.Bc4 Qc5! 20.Qc3 Nc7! 21.Nxc7 Kxc7

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.e3 Nf6 4.c4 Nbd7

5.Nc3 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.e4 c6 8.Be3 0-0
9.0-0N
[ 9.Nd2 - 63/46 ]
9...a6 10.a3 Re8 11.d5 cxd5 12.cxd5 Rc8
13.Nd2 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qc7 15.Rfc1 Qb8
16.a4

Chetverik,M
Dobos,J
Revfulop
[Chetverik,M]

Chetverik,M
Richter,J
Revfulop
[Chetverik,M]

A57
2315
2035
1997

71/(62) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 Qa5 7.e5 Ne4 8.Bd2
A57 Nxc3!N
[ 8...Nxd2 - 52/84 ]
2315
2375 9.Bxc3 b4 10.Bd2 g6 11.Nf3 Bg7 12.Bc4
1997 Ba6 13.Qe2 0-0 14.0-0 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 d6
16.Qh4 dxe5

71/62 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6

5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4
[ 6...Qa5 - 71/(62) ]
7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4 Nbd7
[ 8...Nxe4 - 71/(62) ]
9.Nf3 Nxe4!? 10.Qe2N
[ 10.Bd3!? f5 11.Nh4
A) 11...Ndf6
12.f3
g5!?
( 12...e5 )
13.fxe4 gxf4 14.Nxf5 Bxf5 15.exf5 ;
B) 11...Qa5!? 12.0-0 ( 12.Nxf5? Ndf6 ;
12.f3 Nef6 13.Qe2 Kd8 14.Nxf5 Ba6 )
12...Ba6! 13.Qe2 g5 Jovicic,M ]
10...f5 11.Ng5 Ndf6 12.f3 Nxd5
[ 12...Nxg5?? 13.Nxd6++- ]
13.Nxe4!
[ 13.fxe4? Nxf4 14.Qf3 e5 15.exf5 Rb8
16.Nd4 d5 ]
13...Nxf4 14.Nexd6+
[ 14.Nbxd6+!? - 71/(62) ]
14...Kd7 15.Qe5! exd6 16.0-0-0!
[ 16.Qxf4? Qe7+ 17.Kf2 Qe5 ]
16...Qf6
[ 16...Ng6? 17.Rxd6+!+- ]
[ 16...Qg5 17.Kb1 ]
17.Qxc5!
[ 17.Qxf4? Rxa2 ]
17...Ne6!
[ 17...d5? 18.Qc7+ Ke8 19.Re1+! Be7
20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Qd8+!+- ]
18.Qxb4?!
[ 18.Rxd6+! Bxd6 19.Qxd6+ Ke8 20.Qc6+
Ke7 21.Qxa8 Rd8 22.Bc4 Qg5+ 23.Kb1

Kopjonkin,G
Perun,S
Pavlograd
[Perun,S; Kopjonkin, G]

A57
2355
2365
1997

71/(62) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4
Nxe4 9.Bd3 g5 10.Be3 Bd7N
[ 10...Qa5 - 67/(86) ]
11.Qe2 Qa5
[ 11...Qb6 ><d6 ]
12.Nf3 Bg7
[ 12...b3+ 13.Nd2 Qxa2 14.Rxa2 bxa2
15.0-0 a1Q 16.Nxe4 ]
13.0-0
[ 13.Nxg5 b3+ 14.Kf1 Nxg5 15.Bxg5
A) 15...0-0 16.Bxe7 ( 16.Qh5 f5 17.a4
Qb4 ) 16...Qxa2 17.Re1 ;
B) 15...f6!? ]
13...h6! 14.a3
[ 14.a4 ]
14...0-0 15.h4!
[ 15.axb4? Qxa1 16.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 17.Ne1
cxb4 ]
15...g4
[ 15...gxh4 16.Nxh4 ->>> ]
16.Nd2 Nf6 17.Nb3 Qd8
[ 17...Qa4!? 18.axb4 Qxb3 19.Rxa8
Qxd5 ]
18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Rxa1 cxb4!?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

52

d5 10.Be3 c4 11.Nxb5N
[ 11.Kf2 - 65/60 ]
11...Qa5+ 12.Nc3 Nxd5 13.Qxc4 Nxc3
14.bxc3
[ 14.Qxc8+?! Ke7 15.Qxh8 Ne4+ 16.Kd1
Qd5+ 17.Kc1 ( 17.Kc2 Nc6 18.Qxa8
A57
Nb4+ 19.Kc1 Qxa8-+ ) 17...Bc5! ]
Ivanisevic,I
2540
Adorjan,A
2485 14...Nc6 15.Kf2 Ba6 16.Qb3 Bxf1 17.Kxf1
Szeged
1997 Re8 18.Re1
[ 18.Kf2 Bc5 ]
[Jovicic,M]
18...Qa6+ 19.c4 Rb8
71/(62) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
[ 19...Na5 20.Qb5 ]
a6 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4 20.Qc2 Ne5
Nbd7 9.Nf3 Nxe4!? 10.Qe2N f5 11.Ng5
[ 20...Na5!? ]
Ndf6 12.f3 Nxd5
21.Bf4 Qxc4+
[ 12...Nxg5?? 13.Nxd6++- ]
[ 21...Nxc4 22.Qe2! ]
13.Nxe4!
22.Qxc4 Nxc4 23.Bxd6+ Nxd6=
[ 13.fxe4? Nxf4 14.Qf3 e5 15.exf5 Rb8
16.Nd4 d5 ]
13...Nxf4 14.Nbxd6+!?
A57
[ 14.Nexd6+ Kd7 15.Qe5! exd6 16.0-0-0!
Doner,J
( 16.Qxf4? Qe7+ 17.Kf2 Qe5 ) 16...Qf6
Alvarez,R
( 16...Ng6?
17.Rxd6+!+- ;
16...Qg5 corr
1996
17.Kb1 ) 17.Qxc5! ( 17.Qxf4? Rxa2 ) [Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E]
17...Ne6!
( 17...d5?
18.Qc7+
Ke8
19.Re1+! Be7 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Qd8+!+- ) 71/(63) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
18.Qxb4?! ( 18.Rxd6+! Bxd6 19.Qxd6+ a6 5.f3 axb5 6.e4 Qa5+ 7.b4 cxb4 8.Nd2
Ke8 20.Qc6+ Ke7 21.Qxa8 Rd8 22.Bc4 b3N
Qg5+ 23.Kb1 Qxg2 24.Rc1 ) 18...Qe5!
[ 8...e6 - 66/(49) ]
( 18...Rxa2?!
19.Kb1! ) 19.Bc4
Qc5!
[ 8...e5 - 66/49 ]
9.Qxb3 e6 10.Bxb5 Ba6 11.Rb1 exd5
20.Qc3 Nc7! 21.Nxc7 Kxc7 ]
14...exd6 15.Nxd6+ Kd7 16.Qb5+ Ke6 12.e5 Qxb5 13.Qxb5 Bxb5 14.Rxb5
[ 14.exf6? Bc4 15.Bb2 g6 16.a3 Bh6 ]
17.Bc4+?!
14...Ng8 15.Ne2 Nc6=
[ 17.Nxc8! ]
17...Kf6 18.Ne8+ Kg6 19.Rd1 Qe7+ 20.Kf2
Be6-+
A57
Riazantsev,A
2275
Solozhenkin,E
2485
A57
Shishkin,V
2405 Sankt_Peterburg
1997
Krivoshey,S
2450 [Riazantsev,A; Notkin,M]
Kiev
1997
71/(63) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
[Krivoshey,S]
a6 5.f3 e6 6.dxe6 fxe6 7.e4 Be7N
71/63 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
[ 7...axb5 - 44/(70) ]
5.f3 e6
8.Nc3 0-0 9.Nh3 d5 10.e5
[ 5...axb5 - 71/(63) ]
[ 10.exd5 exd5 11.Nf4 Re8! 12.Be2
6.e4
( 12.Nfxd5?
Nxd5
13.Qxd5+
Qxd5
[ 6.dxe6 - 71/(63) ]
14.Nxd5 Bh4+ 15.Kd1 Rd8 16.Bd2 Rxd5
6...exd5
17.Bc4 Be6 )]
10...Nfd7! 11.f4
[ 6...c4 - 71/(63) ]
7.exd5 Bd6 8.Qe2+ Kf8 9.Nc3 axb5
[ 11.Nxd5 Bh4+ 12.g3 Nxe5 13.Ndf4

[ 19...Nxd5 20.bxc5
[+] ]
20.Qd2! g3!

Nxe3

21.Qxe3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

53

[ 13...Nc7 ]
axb5! 14.Qxd8 ( 14.gxh4 Qxh4+ 15.Nf2
Ra4! ) 14...Bxd8 15.Bxb5 Nxf3+ ]
14.Rfe1
[ 14.h3! ]
11...Bb7 12.Bd3?
[ 12.Qg4 Qb6 13.a4 axb5 ( 13...a5!? ) 14...Nc7
14.a5! Rxa5 15.Rxa5 Qxa5 16.Qxe6+
[ 14...Rb8!?
/\ 15.h3? Bf3 16.Bf3 Nc4
Rf7 17.Bxb5 ]
15.Ng5!? ( 15.Nb5 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxa4 )]
12...c4 13.Bb1 d4
15.h3! Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nc4
[ 16...Rb8 17.Be2 ]
17.Qc2!
[ 17.Qe2 Ne5 ]
A57
Volkov,S
2535 17...Na6?
[ 17...Rb8 18.b3 Ne5 19.Be2 e6 ]
Annakov,B
2380
Sochi
1997 18.Nb5 Ne5
[ 18...Nxb2? 19.e5 ]
[Volkov,S]
19.Be2 Nb4 20.Qd2 Qd7 21.Bg3 Qb7
71/(63) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
[ 21...c4?! 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.f4 Bg7
a6 5.f3 e6 6.e4 c4 7.Bxc4 Qc7N
24.Bxc4 ]
[ 7...Bc5 - 60/(68) ]
[ 21...f5 22.f4 Nf7 23.Bc4 fxe4 24.Rxe4
8.Bd3! exd5
Nh6 25.Rae1 ]
[ 8...axb5 9.Bxb5 Qa5+ 10.Nc3 Bb4 22.Rad1 Kh8 23.f4 Nd7 24.Bc4 Nb6
11.a4 ]
25.b3 Rad8 26.Bh4 Rd7 27.f5!?
9.b6!
[ 27.g4 f5 28.exf5 gxf5 29.g5 ]
[ 9.e5 Qxe5+ 10.Qe2 Qe6 11.Nh3 Bb4+ 27...Qb8 28.Rf1 Qd8 29.Rf2 Bf6
12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Nxd2 0-0 ]
[ 29...Rb7 30.Rdf1 Nd7? 31.Nxd6 ]
9...Qxb6
30.Qh6 Rg8
[ 9...Qd6 10.Nc3 ]
[ 30...Bg7!? ]
10.e5 Ng8
31.fxg6 Rxg6
[ 10...Qe6 11.Qe2 ]
[ 31...fxg6?! 32.Rdf1 ]
11.Nc3 Bb7
32.Bxf6+ exf6 33.Qf4 Nxc4
[ 11...d4 12.Ne4 Qa5+ 13.Kf2 Qxe5
[ 33...Qe7?! 34.Be2 ]
14.Nh3 @ /\ Re1 ]
34.bxc4 Qe7 35.Rdd2! Kg7 36.Rf3 ><Nb4
12.Nge2 d6?
Qe5 37.Qxe5 fxe5 38.Rdf2 Na6 39.Rb2
[ 12...Ne7 ]
Rb7 40.Kf2 h5!?
13.Qa4+! Nd7 14.Bf5! 0-0-0 15.e6 fxe6
[ 40...Nb4 41.g4 ]
16.Bxe6+- ><Kc8, o^d, /^h3-c8
41.Rbb3 /\ Nd6 Nb4 42.Rf5 Rh6 43.Kg3!?
[ 43.Rg3+!? Kf8 44.Rfg5 ]
[ 43.h4 ]
A57 43...h4+ 44.Kg4!? Nc2 45.Rf2??
[ 45.Rh5
Rg6+
( 45...Rf6
46.Rg5+ )
Shaked,T
2500
46.Rg5 Ne1 47.g3! hxg3 48.Rxg3 Kf6
Shirov,A
2700
49.h4 ]
Tilburg
1997
45...Ne1!
[Shaked,T]
[ 45...Rb8 46.Kf3 ]
71/64 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 46.g3 Rb8!
5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0
[ 46...Rg6+?! 47.Kxh4 Rh6+ 48.Kg4= ]
9.Be2
47.Rxf7+!
[ 9.Qb3!? - 71/(64) ]
[ 47.Rf5 f6-+ ]
9...Nbd7 10.a4N
47...Kxf7 48.Nxd6+ Rxd6 49.Rxb8 R 8/f6
[ 10.0-0 - 14/135 ]
Rg6+ 50.Kxh4 Nf3+
10...a5
[ 50...Ng2+!? 51.Kh5 Rxg3 ]
[ 10...Qxb6 11.a5 Qd8!? ]
51.Kh5 Rg5+ 52.Kh6 Rxg3 53.Rb7+ Kf6
11.0-0 Nxb6 12.Bf4 Ne8 13.Qd2 Bg4?!
54.Rb6+ Ke7 55.Rb7+ Kd8 56.Rb8+ Kc7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
57.Rb5 Rxh3+ 58.Kg6 Nd2 59.Rxc5+ Kd7
60.Rxa5
[ 60.Kf5? Nb3! 61.Rb5 Nd4+ ]
60...Rg3+ 61.Kf6 Rf3+ 62.Kg6!?
[ 62.Kg7 ]
62...Nxc4 63.Ra7+ Kd6 64.a5! Kc5!?
65.Rc7+ Kd4 66.a6 Nd6 67.Rc6 Rg3+?
[ 67...Nxe4
68.d6
Rf6+!-+
69.Kg7
( 69.Kh5 Rf7 70.Rc7 Rf5+ 71.Kg4 Rf4+
72.Kh3 Nxd6 ) 69...Rxd6 70.Rxd6+ Nxd6
71.a7 Ne8+ 72.Kf7 Nc7 73.Ke7 Kc5 ]
68.Kh6 Nf7+
[ 68...Nxe4? 69.d6 Rg8 70.d7 ]
69.Kh5 Rg5+!
[ 69...Rg8 70.Rf6 Nh8 71.d6= ]
70.Kh4 Rg8 71.Rf6?!
[ 71.a7 Kxe4 72.Ra6 Ra8 73.d6 Kf4
74.Kh3= ]
[ 71.d6 Ra8 72.d7 Ra7 ( 72...Kxe4 73.Rf6
Nd8 74.Rf8 Kd5 75.Re8 ) 73.Rd6+ Kxe4
74.d8Q Nxd8 75.Rxd8 Rxa6 76.Kg3 Ke3
77.Kg2 e4 78.Rb8= ]
71...Ng5 72.a7 Nxe4 73.Ra6 Ra8 74.d6
Nc5 75.Ra5 /\ 75...Kd5 76.d7 e4
[ 75...Kc4 76.Kg5 Kb4 77.Ra1 Kb5
78.Kf5= ]
76.Kg3 e3 77.d7! Nxd7 78.Ra4+ Kd5
79.Kf3?
[ 79.Ra3!= ]
79...Nb6 80.Ra6
[ 80.Ra1
A) 80...Re8 81.Ke2 Kd4 82.Rd1+ Ke4
( 82...Kc5 83.Ra1 ) 83.Rd6= ;
B) 80...Nc4 81.Ke2 Kd4 82.Ra6 Kc3
( 82...Ke4 83.Ra4 Kd5 84.Ra6 Kd4
85.Ra4 ) 83.Ra1 Kb4 84.Ra6 Kb5
85.Ra1= ]
80...Nc4 81.Ke2 Kd4 82.Ra1?
[ 82.Ra4= ]
82...Nb6 83.Ra6 Nd5-+ 84.Ra4+ Kc3
85.Ra5 Kc4 86.Ra4+ Kb5 87.Ra1
[ 87.Rd4 Kc5 ]
87...Kb6
88.Kd3
Rxa7
89.Rb1+
Kc5
90.Rc1+ Kd6 91.Rd1 Ke5
0-1

54
Seirawan,Y
Van Wely,L
Merrillville
[Van Wely,L]

A57
2630
2655
1997

71/(64) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0
9.Qb3!? Bb7 10.Nd2 Nbd7N
[ 10...e6 - 54/65 ]
11.Nc4 a5 12.a4 Ra6 13.Bd2 Nxb6
14.Ne3 Ra8 15.Bb5 Ba6 16.0-0 Bxb5
17.axb5?
[ 17.Qxb5 ]
17...a4

Giorgadze,G
Baklan,V
Deutschland
[Giorgadze,G]

A57
2625
2570
1997

71/65 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6

5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Qxb6 7.Nf3 g6 8.Nd2!?
Nbd7 9.e4 Bg7 10.Be2
[ 10.a4 - 71/(65) ]
10...Qd8N
[ 10...Qb8!?N - 71/(65) ]
[ 10...Qc7 - 67/86 ]
11.0-0 0-0 12.a4 Rb8 13.Nc4
[ 13.a5 Ne8 14.Nc4 Nc7 15.Na4 Nb5
16.Nab6 Nd4 ( 16...Nxb6 17.Nxb6 f5! )
17.Rb1 Nf6 18.f3 Bd7 19.b4 Bb5
20.bxc5 dxc5 21.Ba3 Nxe2+ 22.Qxe2
Nd7 ]
13...Nb6 14.Na3
[ 14.Na5?! Nbxd5 ( 14...Bd7 15.Bd2!? )
15.Nc6 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qb6 17.Nxe7+
( 17.Nxb8 Nxe4 ) 17...Kh8 18.a5 Qc7
19.Nxc8 Nxe4! ]
14...Ne8 15.Be3 Nc7 16.Qd2 Re8
[ 16...Bd7
17.b3
e6
18.Bg5
Bxc3?
19.Bxd8 Bxd2 20.Bxc7 Rb7 21.Bxb6
Rxb6 22.Nc4+- ]
17.Rab1 Bd7 18.b3 Rb7
[ 18...e6
19.Bg5
f6
20.dxe6
Nxe6
21.Be3 ]
19.Bg5 Qb8 20.Bh6 Bh8 21.Nc4 Nxc4
22.Bxc4 e6 23.Rbe1!? Qd8
[ 23...Rxb3 24.Bxb3 Qxb3 25.Re3 Bd4
26.Rf3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
24.Re3 e5 25.f4! exf4 26.Bxf4 Bd4
27.Kh1! Qe7
[ 27...Bxe3 28.Qxe3 Qe7 29.Qg3 ]
28.Ref3 Rf8
[ 28...f6
29.Ne2
Be5
30.Bxe5
fxe5
31.Qh6 /\ Rf7+- ]
29.Bg5 f6 30.e5! Bxe5 31.Ne4 Bf5
32.Nxc5 Ra7 33.Be3?!
[ 33.Bh6 Rf7 34.Nd3 Be4 35.Nxe5 Qxe5
36.Bf4 Qe7 37.R3f2 |^^^ ]
33...Raa8
34.Nd3
Be4 35.Nxe5 fxe5
36.Bg5 Qd7 37.Rxf8+?!
[ 37.R3f2 Rxf2 38.Qxf2 Bxd5 39.Bxd5+
Nxd5 40.Qf3 Nc7 ]
37...Rxf8 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8 39.Bh6+ Ke8
40.Kg1 Qf7 41.Qb4 Bxd5
[ 41...Kd7?! 42.Bxa6 Qxd5 43.Bf1 ]
42.Qxd6 Bxc4 43.bxc4
-

55
[ 16.Bd3?! Nb3 ]
16...Re8?
[ 16...Nxe2+! 17.Qxe2 Re8 ]
17.Bd3 /\ Rb1, b4

Epishin,V
Georgiev,Ki
Deutschland
[Georgiev,Ki]

A57
2570
2670
1997

71/66 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6

5.cxb5 a6 6.b6 Qxb6 7.Nc3 d6 8.e4 Bg7
9.Bc4N
[ 9.Nd2 - 67/86 ]
9...0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.Qb3
[ 11.h3 - 71/(66) ]
11...Nfd7!
[ 11...Qxb3 12.axb3 Bxf3 13.gxf3 ]
12.Nd2 Qxb3 13.axb3 Nb6 14.Re1?!
[ 14.Na4 Nxa4 15.Rxa4 Bc8 ]
A57
Shaked,T
2500 14...Bc8! 15.Bf1 N8d7 16.Ra3?!
[ 16.Nf3 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 ]
Wan Wely,L
2655
[ 16.Nc4 Nxc4= ]
Merrillville
1997
16...Re8
17.Rd1
Bb7 18.Na4
Reb8
[Van Wely,L]
><b2, b3 19.Nc4 Nxc4 20.bxc4 Bc8 21.b3
71/(65) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 Nb6 22.Nxb6 Rxb6 23.Bd3 a5 24.Bd2
a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Qxb6 7.Nf3 g6 8.Nd2!? Bb2! 25.Ra2
Nbd7 9.e4 Bg7 10.a4 0-0 11.a5 Qb4
[ 25.Rxa5 Rxa5 26.Bxa5 Rxb3 27.Bc2
12.Ra4N
Ra3 28.Be1 Ba6 ]
[ 12.Be2 - 54/(66) ]
25...Rxb3 26.Bc2 Rbb8 27.Rxa5 Rxa5
12...Qb8 13.Nc4 Ne8 14.Bg5 Ndf6 15.Nb6 28.Bxa5 Bd4 29.Rb1 Ra8 30.Be1 f5!
Ra7 16.Bc4?
31.g3
[ 16.Qd2 ]
[ 31.exf5 Bxf5 32.Bxf5 gxf5 33.Kf1 Ra4
16...Nc7 17.0-0 h6 18.Be3 Nd7 19.Nxc8
34.Rc1 Ra2 35.f3 Kf7 /\ Be3, f4-+ ]
Rxc8
31...Ra2 32.Bb3 Ra3 33.Bc2 Kf7 34.Kg2
Bc3!-+ 35.h4 Bxe1 36.Rxe1 Rc3 37.Bb1
Rxc4 38.h5 fxe4 39.Bxe4 Bb7 40.f3 Rd4
A57 41.hxg6+ hxg6 42.Kf2 Bxd5
Gleizerov,E
2560 0-1
Delemarre,J
2395
Leeuwarden
1997
[Gleizerov,E]
A57
Lebredo,G
2320
71/(65) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
Pazos,P
2330
a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Qxb6 7.Nf3 g6 8.Nd2!? Ciego de Avila
1997
Nbd7 9.e4 Bg7 10.Be2 Qb8!?N
[Georgiev,Ki]
[ 10...Qc7 - 67/86 ]
11.0-0 0-0 12.a4 Ne8 13.a5!?
71/(66) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6
[ 13.Nc4 Ne5 ]
5.cxb5 a6 6.b6 Qxb6 7.Nc3 d6 8.e4 Bg7
13...Nc7 14.Nc4 Nb5 15.Na4! Nd4 16.Bg5
9.Bc4N

CHESS INFORMANT 71

56

[ 9.Nd2 - 67/86 ]
9...0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 a5
13.Qe2 Nbd7 14.Bd2 Rae8 15.a4 e6

Nadanian,A
Malakhatko,V
Kiev
[Nadanian,A]

A57
2475
2445
1997

71/67 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6

5.b6 Qxb6 6.Nc3 g6 7.a4 d6 8.a5 Qb4
9.Bd2!N /\ Na4
[ 9.Ra4 - 65/61 ]
9...Qb7
[ 9...Qxb2?
10.Rb1
Qa3
11.Na4!
/\ 12.Ra1, 12.Nb6+- Bd7
12.Nb6
Ra7
13.Nc4+- ]
10.e4 Bg7 11.Bc4 0-0
[ 11...Qxb2? 12.Rb1 Qa3 13.Na4! Bd7
( 13...Nxe4
14.Bc1
Bc3+
15.Kf1+- )
14.Nb6 Ra7 15.Rb3 Qa2 16.Nxd7 Nbxd7
17.Rb8+!+- ]
12.Nge2 Nbd7 13.f4 Ne8
[ 13...Qxb2? 14.Rb1 Qa3 15.Na4!+- ]
14.0-0 Nc7 15.Ra2! /\ b3, Be1, Nc1, Raf2>>> Nb5 16.Be1 Rb8
[ 16...Nd4
17.Bf2
( 17.Nc1!? /\ b3+/- )
17...Nxe2+ 18.Qxe2 ]
17.Bf2
[ 17.b3!? ]
17...Nf6 18.Qd3 Bd7
[ 18...Ng4 19.Bxb5 ( 19.Bh4 ) 19...Nxf2
20.Rxf2 axb5 21.a6 ]
19.h3 /\ e5 Nxc3?!
[ 19...Ne8 20.Bh4! Bf6 21.Bg3! Nec7
22.e5 Bf5 23.Qe3 Bg7 24.Bh4 Nxc3
25.Nxc3 Qb4 26.b3 Nb5? 27.Nxb5
axb5 28.Be1+- ]
20.Nxc3!
[ 20.bxc3?! Bb5 ]
20...Qc7
[ 20...Bb5 21.Bxb5 axb5 22.a6 Qb6 23.a7
Ra8 24.Qxb5+- ]
[ 20...Ra8
21.e5
Bf5
22.Qe3
dxe5
23.fxe5 Nd7 24.Bg3+- ]
21.Bxa6
Ra8
/ \ R a 7 , R f a 8 22.Bh4!
/\ 23.Bc4! Ra5 24.Ra5 Qa5 25.e5+- ><e7
[ 22.Rfa1 Nh5! ]
22...Kh8 23.Bb5!
[ 23.Bc4?! Rxa5 24.Rxa5 Qxa5 25.e5

Ng8 ]
23...Bxb5
[ 23...Rxa5? 24.Rxa5 Qxa5 25.Bxf6 Bxb5
26.Bxg7++- ]
24.Nxb5 Qd8 25.Be1! /\ Bc3 Qc8 26.Na3!
[ 26.Bc3? Qa6 ]
26...Qa6 27.Nc4 e6 28.Bc3 exd5 29.exd5
Rfe8 30.b3 Rab8 31.Re1! Rxe1+
[ 31...Rxb3? 32.Rxe8+ Nxe8 33.Bxg7++- ]
32.Bxe1+- Nh5 33.g3 Bd4+ 34.Bf2 Bf6
35.Kh2 Ng7 36.g4 Ne8 37.Re2! Kg8
38.g5! Bg7 39.f5! gxf5 40.Qxf5 Qb7
41.a6!
[ 41.Rxe8+? Rxe8 42.Nxd6 Qc7 ]
41...Qa7
[ 41...Qxa6 42.Re7+- ]
42.b4! Bf8 43.b5 Nc7
[ 43...Ng7 44.Qb1+- ]
44.b6 Rxb6 45.Nxb6 Qxb6 46.Bd4!
[ 46.Qc8? Qxa6 ]
46...cxd4
[ 46...Nxa6 47.Bb2+- ]
47.Rf2 Bg7 48.Qxf7+ Kh8 49.Qe7 Qb8
50.a7 Qg8 51.Qxc7 Be5+ 52.Kg1
1-0

Illescas Cordoba,M
De la Villa Garcia,J
Pamplona
[Illescas Cordoba,M]

A58
2585
2485
1997

71/68 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 b5

5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 Bg7 7.Bg2 d6 8.Nc3
[ 8.Nh3 - 71/(68) ]
8...Nbd7
9.Nf3
Nb6
10.0-0
Rxa6N
/\ 0-0, Bb7, Qa8
[ 10...Bxa6 - 70/(65) ]
11.e4 Bb7 12.Bg5!?
[ 12.Rb1 ]
[ 12.Re1 ]
12...0-0 13.Rc1 /\ Rc2, b3 h6!
[ 13...Nfd7 14.Rc2 ]
[ 13...Qa8 /\ Na4 14.b3! ]
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 ^^ 15.Qd2!? Kh7
[ 15...Kg7!? ]
16.Rfe1 Qa8 17.Rc2 Bxc3?
[ 17...Ra5 /\ Ba6 ]
18.bxc3 Nc4 19.Qe2 Ra4 20.h4! |^>> Ba6
[ 20...h5 21.Ng5+ Kg7 22.f4 ]
21.Qd1 Bb5 ><a2 22.e5! <->e Rxa2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
23.Rxa2 Qxa2 24.exd6 exd6 25.h5 Qa7
[ 25...Re8 26.Rxe8 Bxe8 27.Qe1 Bb5
28.hxg6+ fxg6 29.Nh4! Qa7 30.Nxg6! ]
26.Qb3
Rb8 27.hxg6+ fxg6 28.Re6
><g6, d6, Kh7 Qa1+ 29.Kh2 Rb7 30.Nh4!!
[ 30.Qc2 Rg7 31.Nh4 ( 31.Nd2? Ne5
32.Ne4 Rf7! ) 31...Ne5 32.Be4! Ng4+!
( 32...Qf1 33.Bxg6+! Rxg6 34.Rxe5! Bd3
35.Re7+ Kg8 36.Qb2 Rf6 37.f4+- )
33.Kh3 h5!
A) 34.Rxg6 Bf1+! ( 34...Qf1+ 35.Bg2
Nxf2+ 36.Kh2 Qe2 37.Rxg7+ Kxg7
38.Qg6+ Kh8 39.Nf5 Ng4+ 40.Kh3
Nf2+ 41.Kh4 Qg4+ 42.Qxg4 hxg4
43.Nxd6+- ; 34...Kh8
35.Rxg7
Qg1
36.Rh7+ Kg8 37.Rxh5 Nxf2+ 38.Qxf2
Qxf2 39.Rg5+
Kh8
40.Ng6+
Kg7
41.Ne7++- ) 35.Bg2 Bd3 36.Rxg7+
Kxg7 37.Qd2 Qg1!! 38.Qg5+ Kf8
39.Qd8+ Kg7! ( 39...Kf7? 40.Nf3 Qxf2
41.Ng5+
Kg6
42.Qg8++- ) 40.Qe7+
Kg8= ;
B) 34.Bxg6+ Kh8 35.Qb1 Bf1+ 36.Ng2
Nxf2+ 37.Kh2 Ng4+ 38.Kg1 Qxb1
39.Bxb1 ]
30...Ne5 31.Rxe5! dxe5 32.d6 /\ 33.Bb7,
33.Qe6 c4
[ 32...Bc6? 33.Qe6 Bxg2 34.Qxg6+ Kh8
35.Qe8+ /\ Kg2+- ]
33.Qb4!
[ 33.Qc2 Rg7 34.Nxg6 Rxg6 35.Be4 Be8
36.d7 Bxd7 37.Bxg6+ Kg7= ]
33...Bc6
[ 33...Qa6 34.Bxb7 Qxb7 35.Qc5 ]
34.d7! Rxb4 35.d8Q Bxg2
[ 35...Rb7 36.Bxc6 Rf7 37.Bd5 ( 37.Qd6
Rxf2+ 38.Bg2 ) 37...Rxf2+ 38.Ng2+- ]
36.Qe7+ Kg8 37.Qe8+ Kg7 38.Kxg2!
Q 9/b Rb1!
[ 38...Qxc3? 39.Qxg6+ Kf8 40.Qf6+ Kg8
( 40...Ke8 41.Nf5 Kd7 42.Qd6+ Kc8
43.Ne7+ Kb7 44.Nd5+- ) 41.Qe6+ Kf8
42.Ng6+ Kg7 43.Ne7+- ]
39.Qe7+ Kg8 40.Qe8+ Kg7 41.Qxg6+ Kf8
42.Qf6+?
[ 42.Nf5? Rg1+ 43.Kh3 Rh1+ 44.Kg4
Qd1+ 45.f3 Qd7 ]
[ 42.Qxh6+! Ke8 ( 42...Ke7 43.Nf5+ Kd7
44.Qd6+ Kc8 45.Qc5+ Kb7 46.Nd6+ Ka8
47.Qxe5 Rg1+ 48.Kf3+- ) 43.Qe6+ Kd8
44.Qd5+ Kc7 45.Qxc4+ Kb8 46.Nf3+><e5, /\ g4-g5-g6 ]

57
42...Ke8 43.Nf3!?
[ 43.Nf5 Rg1+ 44.Kh3 Rh1+ 45.Kg4
Qd1+ 46.f3 h5+! 47.Kg5 Qd8! 48.Nd6+
Kd7 49.Qxd8+ Kxd8= ]
[ 43.Qxe5+ ]
43...Rc1! ><c3 44.Qxe5+
[ 44.Nxe5 Rg1+ 45.Kh3 Rh1+ 46.Kg4
Qd1+ /\ Qd5<=> ]
[ 44.Qe6+ Kd8 45.Nxe5 Rg1+ 46.Kh3
Rh1+ 47.Kg4 Qd1+ 48.f3 Re1 ]
44...Kf7 45.Qd5+ Ke7 46.Qc5+ Kf6
[ 46...Kd8? 47.Qd5+ Ke7 48.Ne5! Qxc3
49.Qd7+ Kf6 50.Ng4+ Kg6 51.Qe6+ Kg7
52.Ne5+- ]
47.Qf8+ Ke6 48.Nd4+? ><g1
[ 48.Qxh6+! Ke7 49.Qg7+ Ke8 50.Qe5+
Kf8 51.Qf6+ Ke8 52.Qe6+ Kd8 53.g4!
( 53.Ne5 Rg1+ 54.Kh3 Rh1+ 55.Kg4
Qd1+ 56.f3 Re1 ) 53...Qxc3 54.g5 Qd3
55.g6 Qf1+ 56.Kg3+- ]
48...Kd7 49.Qf7+ Kc8 50.Qxc4+ Kb7
51.Qd5+ Kb8
[ 51...Kb6?? 52.Qc6++- ]
[ 51...Ka6?? 52.Qb5++- ]
[ 51...Ka7?! 52.c4 ]
[ 51...Kc7 ]
[ 51...Kc8 52.Qc6+ Kd8 ]
52.Qd8+
[ 52.c4! Rg1+! ( 52...Qa8? 53.Nc6+ Kc7
54.Qe5+ Kd7 55.Qf5++- ><Rc1 ) 53.Kh2
Rb1 ( 53...Qf1 54.Qd8+ Kb7 55.Qd7+
Ka8 56.Qc8+ Ka7 57.Nb5+ Kb6 58.Qc7+
Ka6 59.Qa7# ) 54.c5 Qb2!! /\ Qc1<=> ]
52...Kb7 53.Qd7+! Ka8 54.Qe8+
[ 54.Qd5+! ]
54...Kb7 55.Qe7+
[ 55.Qd7+! ]
55...Kb6
[ 55...Kc8! ]
56.Qb4+
[ 56.Qd6+ Kb7 57.Qd7+ Ka8 58.Qd5+
Kb8 59.c4 ]
56...Kc7
57.Qc4+
Kb7
58.Qb5+
Kc7
59.Qe5+ Kb6??
[ 59...Kc8! ]
60.Qb8++[ 60.Qb8+ Ka6 61.Qb5+ Ka7 62.Nc6+
Ka8 63.Qb8# ]
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

58

A58 17.h3 Bf5?

[ 17...h6 18.Nge4 ( 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3
Nadanian,A
2475
Na6!? ) 18...c4 19.f4 cxb3 20.axb3 Nd7
Krivoshey,S
2450
21.Nd2 [+] /\ e4, Nc4 ]
Kiev
1997
[ 17...Na6!? ]
[Krivoshey,S]
18.e4 Bc8 19.f4 Nd7 20.e5!
71/(68) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 b5
5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 Bg7 7.Bg2 d6 8.Nh3
Nbd7 9.0-0 0-0N
A58
[ 9...Bxa6 - 25/(127) ]
Obukhov,A
2405
10.Na3 Nb6 11.Nf4 Rxa6 12.Nc2 Bf5
Vershinin,M
2370
13.Re1 Qa8 14.a3
Orel
1997
[ 14.e4 Bd7 15.a3 Ba4 ]
[Vershinin,M]
14...Be4!?
[ 14...Bxc2 15.Qxc2 Nfxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 71/(69) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
17.Qd2 e6 18.Rd1 Rb8 19.Bxd5 Qxd5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2
20.Qxd5 exd5 21.Rxd5 Bxb2 22.Rb1 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Bf4 Qb6N
Rab6 23.Bxb2 Rxb2 24.Rxb2 Rxb2
[ 11...Ng4 - 48/100 ]
25.Rxd6 Rxe2= ]
12.Rb1 Rfb8 13.b3
[ 13.Re1 Ng4 14.e4 Nge5 ]
15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Rb1 Rb8! 17.f3
[ 17.Qd3!? Ra4! ( 17...Nf6 18.e4 ) 18.f3 13...Ng4 14.Bd2 Qa7 15.h3
[ 15.Re1? c4! ]
( 18.b3 Nc3 ) 18...Nf6 19.e4 g5 20.Ne2
16.Nxe5
Nxe5
17.a4
Rb7
g4 21.b3 c4! 22.bxc4 gxf3 23.Qxf3 15...Nge5
18.Kh2
Nxc4 <=> ]
[ 18.a5!? Rab8 19.Na4 Nd7 ]
17...Nf6 18.e4 Na4 19.Ne2 Nd7 20.b4
Ne5 21.Rf1 Nc4! 22.Qd3 Nab2 23.Qb3 18...Qb8 19.Na2 Qc8 20.Bc3
[ 20.b4?! Bc4! ]
Nxa3!! 24.Rxb2! []
20...Rab8 21.Be4
[ 24.Bxb2 c4 25.Qe3 Nxc2 ]
[ 21.f4? Nc4! 22.Bxg7 Ne3! ]
24...Bxb2 25.Bxb2 Nxc2 26.Qxc2 Rxb4
21...f5 22.Bc2 Qf8! /\ f4|^ 23.f4 Nd7
24.Bxg7 Qxg7 25.Qd2 Nf6 26.Bd3
[ 26.Nc3 Rb4! ]
A58
Ivanov,Se
2530 26...Bxd3 27.Qxd3 Ne4 28.g4
[ 28.a5 Rb5 29.a6 Ra5 /\ Ra8-/+ ]
Sakaev,K
2590
Sankt_Peterburg
1997 28...Qd4!
[Gelfand,B]
71/69 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7
9.Nh3
[ 9.Nf3 - 71/(69) ]
9...Nbd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rb1N
[ 11.Qc2 - 63/61 ]
11...Qa5 12.Qc2 Rfb8 13.b3
[ 13.Bd2 - 71/(69) ]
13...Ne8 14.Bb2 Nc7
[ 14...c4 15.Ba1!? Nc5 ]
15.Rfc1 Ne5 16.Ng5 Bc8
[ 16...Bh6 17.f4 Bxg5 18.fxg5 /^a1-h8 ]
[ 16...Nb5 17.Nxb5 Bxb5 18.a4 Bd7
19.Bc3 ]
[ 16...c4!? 17.Ba1 <=> ]

Portisch,L
Cramling,P
London
[Gelfand,B]

A58
2600
2545
1996

71/(69) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2
Bg7 9.Nh3 Nbd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rb1N
[ 11.Qc2 - 63/61 ]
11...Qa5 12.Qc2 Rfb8 13.Bd2 Ne8
[ 13...Ne5 14.b3 Bc8!? ( 14...Qa3 )]
14.Nf4 Ne5 15.b3 Bc8 16.a4 Bd7 17.Rfc1
Qa7 18.Nd3 c4 19.bxc4 Nxc4 20.Rxb8
Rxb8 21.Be1 Nb6 22.Rb1 Rc8 23.Nb4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

59

Nxa4 24.Nc6 Bxc6 25.dxc6 Nxc3 26.Bxc3

Qc5 27.Rb3 d5 28.Qd3=
-

Aleksandrov,A
Gelfand,B
Polanica Zdroj
[Gelfand,B]

A58
2660
2695
1997

71/70 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6

5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 d6
9.Nh3 Nbd7 10.Qc2 0-0 11.0-0 Qa5
12.Rb1 Rfb8 13.a3N Ne5 14.Nf4 Bc8!?
[ 14...Nfd7 15.Na2 Nc4 16.a4 ]
[ 14...Nc4 15.a4 ( 15.b3? Nd7 )]
15.b3
[ 15.Na2 Bf5 16.e4 Bd7 ]
15...Bf5 16.e4 Bg4
[ 16...Bc8 17.Nfe2 Ba6 18.Rd1 ]
17.h3 Bf3!
[ 17...Nf3+ 18.Bxf3 Bxf3 19.Bb2 ( 19.Qd3
Nd7 ; 19.Bd2
Nxe4
20.Nxe4
Bxe4
21.Qxe4 Qxd2 22.Qxe7 Be5 ) 19...Nd7
20.Rfe1 Bd4 ]
18.Nd3?!
[ 18.Re1 Nfd7 ( 18...Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nc4
20.a4
Nd7
21.Nfe2 ) 19.Re3
Bxg2
20.Kxg2 Rc8!? ]
18...Nfd7
[ 18...Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Nd7
21.Nd1! /\ Ne3-c4 ]
19.Nxe5
[ 19.b4 cxb4 20.Nxb4 ( 20.axb4 Qc7 )
20...Rc8 ]
19...Nxe5 20.Bb2 Qb6 21.Bc1 Qa5
[ 21...Qa6 22.a4 ]
22.Bb2 Qa6
[ 22...Qb6= ]
23.a4 c4 24.Ba1 Rb4 25.bxc4?!
[ 25.Rfc1!? ]
25...Rxc4 26.Rfc1?
[ 26.Qb3= ]
26...Qc8?
[ 26...Bh6
27.Re1
( 27.Bf1
Qc8 )
27...Qc8! ]
27.Qd2 Qc5
[ 27...Qf8!? ]
28.Nd1 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Qa3
31.Ne3 Nd3
[ 31...Qxa4 32.Bd4!= ]

32.Rd1 Bxa1
[ 32...Nxf2 33.Qxf2 Bxa1 34.Nc2 Qxa4
35.Rxa1 Qxe4+ 36.Kh2 Rxa1 37.Nxa1
Qxd5 38.Nc2= ]
33.Qxd3 Qxa4 34.Rc1 Bg7 35.Rc7 Re8
-

Gurevich,M
Claesen,P
Belgique
[Gurevich,M]

A59
2635
2430
1998

71/71 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6

5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2
[ 10.Nf3 - 71/(71) ]
10...0-0 11.Nf3 Nbd7 12.Re1
[ 12.h3 - 71/(71) ]
12...Qb6 13.h3
[ 13.e5N - 71/(71) ]
13...Ne8 14.Qc2 Nc7 15.Bf4 Qb7N
[ 15...Rfb8 ]
16.Rad1 Nb6 /\ f5 17.g4! Nc4?!
[ 17...f5
18.gxf5
gxf5
19.Kh2
fxe4
20.Qxe4 /\ Rg1-> ]
[ 17...Bxc3!?
18.bxc3
( 18.Qxc3
Na4
19.Qb3
Rfb8 )
18...Qa6
19.Ra1!?
( 19.Re2 Qc4!? /\ Ra6, Rfa8 ) 19...Rfb8 ]
18.b3 Na3 19.Qd2!? c4 20.Bh6! cxb3
[ 20...Bxh6 21.Qxh6 f6 ( 21...Ne8 22.Ng5
Nf6 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nce4 ) 22.Nd4 ]
21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qb2!
[ 22.axb3 Qxb3 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5 ]
22...Kg8
[ 22...Nc2 23.Re2 ]
23.Nd4!?
[ 23.axb3 Nc4 24.Qc2 Na3= ]
[ 23.Qxb3 Qa6!? 24.Rc1 Rfb8 25.Qd1 ]
23...e5!?
[ 23...Nc4 24.Qxb3 Qa6 25.Nc6 e5
26.Nb4!+- ]
24.Nc6
[ 24.dxe6 Nxe6 25.Nxe6 fxe6 26.Qxb3
Qf7 ]
[ 24.Qxb3 Qxb3 25.Nxb3 Rfb8 ]
24...Nab5 25.axb3
[ 25.Nxb5? bxa2 ]
[ 25.Qxb3!?
Ra3
26.Nxb5
Rxb3
27.Nxd6 ]
25...Nxc3 26.Qxc3 Ra3 27.Na5?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

60

[ 27.Re3 ]
27...Qa6!? 28.Ra1?!
[ 28.Qxc7 Rxa5 29.Rc1 Ra2 30.Rc6 Qd3
31.Qxd6 Qd2 32.Rf1 Qf4 33.Rc4 h5 ]
28...Nb5
29.Qb4
Rxa1 30.Rxa1 Nd4
31.Qc4 Qb6 32.b4?!
[ 32.Nc6 Qxb3 33.Qxb3 Nxb3 34.Ra7
Nc5 ]
32...f5! 33.exf5 gxf5 34.Nc6
[ 34.g5 f4 35.Nc6 f3+ ]
34...fxg4 35.hxg4 Ne6
[ 35...Rxf2+
36.Kxf2
Nc2+
( 36...Nf5+
37.Ke2 Qe3+ 38.Kd1+- ) 37.Ke2 Qe3+
38.Kd1 Nxa1 39.Ne7+ Kf7 40.Nf5 ]
36.Ra2 Nf4+
[ 36...Rf4
37.Ne7+
Kf7
( 37...Kf8
38.Qc8++- ) 38.Qc8 ]
37.Kg3 h5 38.Qe4 hxg4?
[ 38...Rf7 39.g5 Kg7 /\ Qb5 ]
39.Ra7! Nh5+ 40.Kh4 Ng7
[ 40...Ng7 41.Ne7+ Kh8 42.Kg5! Qxa7
( 42...Rf5+ 43.Nxf5 Qxa7 44.Qxg4+- )
43.Qh1++- ]
[ 40...Qxf2+ 41.Kxh5 Rf5+ 42.Kg6 Rf6+
43.Kg5+- ]
1-0

Gurevich,M
De Vreugt,D
Groningen
[Gurevich,M]

A59
2620
2295
1997

71/(71) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1
8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.Kg2
Ra7!?N /\ Qa8
[ 11...0-0 - 68/62, 63 ]
12.Re1 Qa8 13.a4!? /\ Nb5
[ 13.e5?! dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxd5! ]
13...0-0
[ 13...Rb7 14.a5!? 0-0 15.a6 Ra7 16.Nb5
Rxa6 17.Nc7 Rxa1 18.Nxa8 Rfxa8 ]
14.Nb5 Rb7 15.Bd2! /\ Bc3 Ng4 16.Bc3
Bxc3?!
[ 16...Nge5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Qe2 ]
17.bxc3 c4 18.Qd4! /\ Reb1-b4

Gonzalez Garcia,J
Leko,P
Szeged
[Gonzalez Garcia,J]

A59
2420
2635
1997

71/(71) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1
8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 0-0 11.Nf3
Nbd7 12.h3 Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.Re2
Ne8 15.Rc2 Nc7 16.Bg5 Kf8 17.Qc1!?N
[ 17.Rac1 ]
17...Nb5
[ 17...Ne5 18.Bh6 Nxf3 19.Kxf3 ]
[ 17...Nb5 18.a4! Nxc3 ( 18...Nd4 19.Nxd4
cxd4 20.Nb5! Nc5 21.b4+- ) 19.bxc3 ]

Blanco Fernandez,A
Matamoros,F
La Habana
[Gurevich,M]

A59
2335
2470
1997

71/(71) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5

a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1
8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 0-0 11.Nf3
Nbd7 12.Re1 Qb6 13.e5N dxe5 14.Nxe5
Nxe5 15.Rxe5 Qb7 16.Qf3 Rfd8 17.a4
Rd7 18.Re2 Ra6 19.Ra3 Ne8 20.Bf4
Nd6 <=>

Blees,A
Kasimdzhanov,R
Wijk aan Zee II
[RR]

A62
2445
2565
1998

71/72 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 Nf6

5.Nc3 0-0 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 exd5 8.cxd5 d6
9.0-0 Bg4
[ 9...Nbd7 10.Bf4 Qe7 11.h3 h6 12.e4
( 12.Rb1!? )
12...g5
13.Bd2
Nxe4!?
( 13...Rb8
- 62/(75) )
14.Nxe4
Qxe4
15.Nxg5 Qg6 Gurevich,D ]
10.Nd2 Qd7 11.f3 Bh3 12.Bxh3 Qxh3
13.Nc4 Rd8 14.Qb3!?N
[ 14.e4 ]
14...Qd7
15.Bf4
Ne8
16.Nb5
Na6
17.Ncxd6??
[ 17.Bxd6 Nxd6 18.Ncxd6 ( 18.Nbxd6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

61

Nb4 ) 18...Be5 19.Nc4 Qxd5 20.Rad1

Qe6 21.Nxe5 Qxe5 22.e4 ]
[ 17.e4!? Nb4 ( 17...Qe7 18.Rad1 ) 18.a4
Qe7 19.Rad1 /\ Rfe1, g4, Bg3, f4+/- ]
[ 17.a3!? Qe7 18.e4 Nac7 19.a4!? ]
17...g5 18.Nxe8 Rxe8 19.Bxg5 Rxe2
20.Qc4 Rxb2 21.Rab1 Rxb1 22.Rxb1 Qf5
23.Qc1 Qxd5 24.Qe3 Qc6 25.Qf4 Qg6
26.Rd1 h6 27.Bh4 Nb4

Ward,Ch
Glek,I
Deutschland
[Glek,I]

A65
2485
2505
1997

71/73 1.d4 Nf6

[ 1...c5 - 71/(73) ]
2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0
6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Ng3
[ 8.Bg5 - 71/(73) ]
8...exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Nh5!?N
[ 10...Nbd7 - 63/70 ]
11.Nxh5 gxh5 12.Bd3
[ 12.Be2 Bd4!? ( 12...f5 )]
12...f5
[ 12...Qh4+!? ]
[ 12...Nd7 13.f4 f5!? ]
13.exf5 Bxf5
[ 13...Qe7+!? ]
[ 13...Qh4+!? ]
14.0-0 Nd7 15.Kh1
[ 15.Bxf5 Rxf5 16.Ne4 Qc7 /\ Bd4, Nf6 ]
15...Qe8!?
[ 15...Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Ne5 ]
16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Bd2 Qg6
[ 17...Qf7!? ]
18.Qb3 Rf7 19.Ne4
[ 19.Qxb7 Rb8 20.Qxa6 Rxb2 ]
19...Rb8 20.Bc3
[ 20.Ng5 Bh6! ]
20...Ne5
21.a5
Rbf8
22.Bxe5
Bxe5
23.Rae1 h4 24.Nd2
[ 24.Nxc5? Rg7-+ ]
24...Rg7 25.Re2 Qf7

Lautier,J
Kovacevic,A
Beograd

A65
2660
2525
1997

71/(73) 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3

exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Bg5
0-0 9.Qd2 h6 10.Bf4 a6 11.a4 Re8
12.Nge2 Nh7N
[ 12...h5 ]
13.Ng3 h5 14.Bd3 h4 15.Nge2 Qe7
16.0-0 Nd7 17.h3 Ne5 18.Bc2 Bd7 19.a5
f5 20.exf5 gxf5

Blanco Fernandez,A
Rohl,J
La Habana
[Rohl,J]

A65
2335
2390
1997

71/(73) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bg5 h6
9.Be3 exd5 10.cxd5 a6 11.a4 Nbd7
12.Qd2 Ne5 13.Nc1 Nh5!!N
[ 13...Re8 - 66/(56) ]
14.Be2 f5 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Bxh6?
[ 16.0-0 f4 17.Bf2 Bf5 ]
16...Qh4+ 17.Kd1 Bxh6! 18.Qxh6 Rf6!
[ 18...Rf6 19.Qe3 Rg6 20.Qg1 Qb4!
( 20...Qd4+ 21.Kc2 Qxg1 22.Rxg1 Nf4
23.Nd3 Nexd3 24.Bxd3 Nxg2 ) 21.Ra2
( 21.Rb1 Bd7 -> ) 21...Nf4 ( 21...Bd7!? )
22.g3 Nxe2 23.Kxe2 Qc4+ 24.Kf2 f4
-> ]
-

Khenkin,I
Shulman,Y
Stockholm
[Shulman,Yu]

A65
2550
2510
1997

71/74 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Ng3
exd5 9.cxd5 b6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 Ba6
12.Bxa6 Nxa6 13.Qd2 Kh7
[ 13...h5!? 14.0-0 h4 15.Nh1 ( 15.Nge2
Nh7 ) 15...Nh7 16.Nf2 c4 17.Bd4 ( 17.b3
Rc8
18.Bd4
Bxd4
19.Qxd4
Qf6 )
17...Rc8 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.f4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
14.0-0 Qd7N
[ 14...Nc7 15.a3!? ( 15.a4 a6 16.Rab1 b5
17.axb5 axb5 18.b4 Ra3 19.bxc5 Rxc3
20.Qxc3 Nfxd5 21.Qd3 Nxe3 22.Qxe3
dxc5 23.e5 ) 15...b5 16.b4 ]
15.a3 b5?!
[ 15...Rac8 16.Rfc1 b5 17.b4! cxb4
18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Rxa7 ]
[ 15...Rfe8 16.Rab1 c4 17.Nge2 ( 17.Bd4
Nc5 ) 17...Nc5 18.Nd4 ]
[ 15...Rfc8!? 16.Rfc1 c4 ( 16...b5 17.b4
cxb4 18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Ra5 ) 17.Nge2
Nc5 18.Nd4 Rab8 ]
16.b4! cxb4 17.axb4 Nxb4 18.Ra5! Qc7
19.Rfa1
[ 19.Rxb5
Qc4
( 19...Rfb8
20.Rc1 )
20.Rc1 Ng4 21.Rxb4 ]
19...Qc4 20.Nxb5 Nc2 21.Na3!
[ 21.Nxd6? Qb3 ]
[ 21.Rc1?! Nxe3 22.Rxc4 Nxc4 23.Qa2
Nxa5 24.Qxa5 Rfd8 25.Qc7 ( 25.Nc7
Rac8 26.Qxa7? Rd7 ) 25...a5 ]
21...Nxa3 22.R5xa3
[ 22.R1xa3!? Rab8 23.Ra1 ]
22...Rfc8 23.Ne2!
[ 23.Rxa7? Nxe4 24.Nxe4 Bxa1 25.Rxf7+
( 25.Nxd6 Qc1+! ) 25...Kg8 26.Nxd6 Bc3!
Khenkin,I 27.Nxc4 Bxd2 28.Rf4 ( 28.Re7
Ra1+ 29.Kf2 Be1+ ) 28...Rxc4 29.Bxd2= ]
23...Nxd5
[ 23...Nxe4 24.fxe4 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 Qxe4
26.Nc3!
Qb4
27.Bd4
Rc4
28.Ra4!
( 28.Rd1 Rac8 )]
24.exd5 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 Qc2 26.Ng3
[ 26.Kf2!? ]
26...Qxd2
[ 26...Rab8
27.Bxh6!?
( 27.Rxa7
Rb2
28.Nf1 )]
27.Bxd2 Rc2?!
[ 27...f5 28.Ra6 Rd8 29.Bf4 Rd7 30.Ne2
( 30.h4 Rb8 ) 30...Rb8
31.Nd4
Rb6
32.Rxb6 axb6 33.Nb5+- ]
[ 27...a5!? 28.Ne4 ( 28.Bf4 f5 ) 28...f5
29.Nxd6 Rd8 30.Nc4!? ( 30.Bf4 a4
31.Nc4 a3 ) 30...a4 31.Bb4 ( 31.d6 a3 )
31...Rab8 ]
28.Bf4!+- Rb8
[ 28...a5 29.Bxd6 a4 30.Ba3 ]
29.Bxd6 Rbb2 30.Ne4 Rxg2+ 31.Kh1
[ 31.Kf1 Rgc2 32.Be5 Rb3 ]
31...Ra2
[ 31...Rgc2 32.Be5 Rb3 33.d6 ]

62
32.Rxa2 Rxa2 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Be7 Re2
35.d6 g5 36.Ne8+ Kg6 37.d7
1-0

Khenkin,I
Glek,I
Senden
[Glek,I]

A65
2550
2505
1997

71/75 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Nge2 c5 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5
Ne5 9.Ng3 e6 10.Be2 exd5 11.cxd5 h5
12.0-0 Nh7 13.Qd2 h4 14.Nh1 g5 15.Nf2
Bd7 16.Kh1 Qf6 17.f4!N
[ 17.Rae1 - 70/71 ]
17...gxf4 18.Bxf4 Rae8! 19.g3!?
[ 19.Nd3 Nc4! ]
[ 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Bg4
A) 20...Bxg4
21.Nxg4
Qh5
( 21...Qg5 );
B) 20...f5!? ]
19...Kh8
20.Rg1
Rg8
21.Raf1
hxg3
22.hxg3?! /\ Rg2-h2
[ 22.Rxg3 Qe7 /\ Bf6= ]
22...Ng6! 23.Be3 Qe7 /\ Be5-g3! 24.a4 a6
[ 24...Be5!? ]
25.a5 Be5 26.Ng4
[ 26.Bg4 Nh4!? ( 26...Ngf8 )]
26...Bxg3! 27.Rxg3 Ne5! 28.Rh3
[ 28.Bf4 Bxg4 29.Bxg4 Nxg4 ]
28...Bxg4 29.Bxg4 Nxg4 30.Rf5
[ 30.Bf4 ]
[ 30.Bg1 ]
30...Rg7
[ 30...Nxe3 /\ Rg7 ]
31.Rfh5
[ 31.Bf4 Reg8 ]
31...Nxe3 32.Qxe3 Qf6 33.Rf5 Qd4
[ 33...Qd8!? /\ Qa5 ]
34.Qf2 Qxf2
[ 34...Kg8 ]
[ 34...Reg8!? ]
35.Rxf2 Kg8 36.Rh4 Ng5
[ 36...Rg6 37.Nd1 (/\ Ne3_f5) Nf6 ]
37.Rf6
[ 37.Rff4 Re5 ( 37...Kf8 )]
37...Rg6 38.Rxg6+ fxg6 39.Rg4 Re5-+
40.Kg2 Kg7 41.Kf2 Nf7 42.Rh4 Rh5
43.Rxh5 gxh5 44.Na4 Kf6 45.Nb6 Ng5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
46.Ke3 h4
0-1

63

Nfd7 9.a4 0-0 10.Nf3 Na6 11.0-0 Nc7

12.Bxd7!?
[ 12.Bc4 - 65/(68) ]
12...Bxd7 13.f5 gxf5N
[ 13...b5 ]
A67
[ 13...a6 ]
Lalic,B
2600
Kotsur,P
2500 14.Bg5 f6 15.Bf4 Ne8 16.Qc2 fxe4
Luzern
1997 17.Nxe4 Bf5 18.Nh4 Bg6 19.Ra3 Qe7
20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Rg3 f5 22.Ng5 Nc7
[Kotsur,P]
23.h4
71/76 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3
exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
Nfd7 9.a4 0-0 10.Nf3 Na6 11.0-0 Nc7
A67
12.Bd3
Lalic,B
2585
[ 12.Bc4 Nb6 13.Be2 ( 13.Bb3 - 46/(112))
Bagaturov,G
2475
13...Bg4 14.a5 Nc8!? /\ a6, Na7-b5 ]
Linares
1997
[ 12.Bxd7!? - 71/(76) ]
[Lalic,B]
[ 12.Bc4 - 65/(68) ]
12...a6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Be3 Rb8 15.a5?!N
71/77 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5
[ 15.Bf2 b5 16.Bh4 ( 16.axb5 - 46/(112)) exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
16...Bf6= ]
Nfd7 9.a4 Qh4+ 10.g3 Qe7 11.Nf3 0-0
15...b5 16.axb6 Rxb6 17.Qd2
12.0-0 a6 13.Bd3
[ 17.Qc2 ]
[ 13.Be2 - 71/(77) ]
17...Rb4! /\ Nb5, Nf6 ><e4 18.Rab1 Nf6 13...c4!?N
[ 13...Nf6 ]
19.Bf2
14.Bxc4 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qxe4 16.Nd4 Nb6!?
[ 19.h3 Nb5 ><e4 ]
17.Bb3
19...Bg4
[ 17.Re1? Bg4! ]
[ 19...Nb5? 20.Bxb5 axb5 21.Bh4 /\ e5 ]
20.Ng5 h6 21.Nf3 Bxf3 22.gxf3 Nh5 17...Bh3 18.Rf2 /\ Re2+- Qe7 19.f5! Re8
20.Bf4 N6d7!
23.Na2 Rd4! 24.Bxd4?
[ 20...N8d7? 21.a5 Nc8+- ><Nc8 ]
[ 24.Kh1 Nb5 25.Nc3 c4 26.Bxd4 Nxd4
27.Bxc4 ( 27.Be2 Qh4 28.Rg1 Nb3! 21.Re2?
[ 21.Ne6! fxe6 22.dxe6 Nf6 23.Bxd6
29.Qd1 Qxf4 30.Rg4 Qe3 ) 27...Nxf3
Qg7 24.fxg6 Nc6 ( 24...Bxe6? 25.Bxe6+
28.Qf2 Nxe1 29.Rxe1 Qc8 ]
Rxe6 26.Qb3+- ) 25.e7+ Kh8 26.Qf3! Nd7
24...Bxd4+ 25.Kh1 Qh4-+ 26.Bc4 Nxf4
( 26...Ng4 27.Qf8++- ) 27.Qh5 /\ Rf7+27.Rg1 Nh3 28.Rg2 Nf2+ 29.Rxf2 Bxf2
Qxg6 28.Qxh3 Qxd6 29.Rf7 Nf6 30.Rf1
30.Rf1 Bg3 31.Nc3 Re5 32.Rg1 Bf4
Qc5+ 31.Kg2+- ]
33.Qe2 Rh5 34.Rg2 Qf6 35.Nd1 Nb5
21...Ne5 22.fxg6 hxg6 23.Bxe5 Bg4!!
36.Bxb5 axb5 37.Nf2
[ 23...dxe5
24.Rf2!
Qd6
( 24...exd4
[ 37.Qxb5 Bxh2 ]
25.d6+- ) 25.Qf3
Re7
26.Ne6!
Nd7
37...Qd4 38.Nd3 Be3 39.f4 Qxe4 40.Nf2
( 26...fxe6 27.Qf8+ Kh7 28.Rf7+ Rxf7
Rxh2+
29.Qxd6+- ) 27.Ng5 Bf5 28.g4 /\ Qh3+- ]
0-1
24.Bxd6 Bxe2 25.Qxe2
[ 25.Bxe7 Bxd1 26.Rxd1 Rxe7 27.d6 Rd7
28.Bd5! Rxd6 ( 28...Ra7 29.Rb1 ) 29.Bxb7
A67
Ra7 30.Rb1 ]
Chiburdanidze,M
2525
Kotsur,P
2500 25...Qxe2 26.Nxe2 Rxe2
Luzern
1997
71/(76) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3
exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

64
A67
2545
2445
1998

29.Kc2 ) 26.Bxd2 Nxa6 27.Kc2 Rc8+

28.Bc3
Lalic,B
A) 28...Bxc3
29.bxc3
Nc5
30.Ra1
Galego,L
( 30.a5 Re8 31.c4 Re2+ 32.Kc3 Ra2
Ubeda
33.Kb4 Nb7 ) 30...Ra8 ( 30...Re8 31.c4
[Lalic,B]
Re2+ 32.Kc3 Rxg2 33.a5 Na6 ) 31.a5
71/(77) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5
Ra6 32.c4 Nb7 33.Kc3 Rxa5 34.Rxa5
exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+
Nxa5 35.Kb4 Nc6+ 36.Kc5 Ne7 37.Kd6
Nfd7 9.a4 Qh4+ 10.g3 Qe7 11.Nf3 0-0
Kf7 ;
12.0-0 a6 13.Be2 Nf6 14.e5 Ng4N
B) 28...Nb4+ 29.Kb3 Bxc3 30.bxc3 Nd5
[ 14...Ne8 ]
31.c4
Rb8+
32.Ka3
Ne3
33.Rc1
15.h3 Nh6 16.g4 Nd7 17.e6! fxe6 18.dxe6
Nxg2 ]
Qxe6 19.Ng5 Qf6 20.Nd5 Qd4+ 21.Be3 25...dxc1Q+ 26.Kxc1 Rxf6 27.Rd1
Qxd1 22.Raxd1 Nf6 23.Nb6 ><Bc8, Nh6
[ 27.Kb1 Qd4 28.Rd1 Qb4 ]
Bxg4! [] 24.hxg4 Nfxg4 25.Bc1 Rae8 27...Qc6 28.Kb1 Nxa4 29.Qxc6 Rxc6
26.Bc4+ Kh8 27.Ne6 Nf5! [] 28.Nxf8 Rxf8 R 8/f6 30.Rd8+?
29.Rfe1?!
[ 30.Rd4 Nb6 31.b4 ]
[ 29.Nd5 Bd4+ 30.Kg2+- ]
30...Kg7 31.Rd7+ Kh6 32.h4 Nc5 33.Rf7
29...Bd4+ 30.Rxd4 cxd4 31.Be6 Nge3 Ne6 34.Ka2 Ra6+ 35.Kb1 Nd4 36.Rf4 Nf5
32.Bxf5 Nxf5 33.Bd2
37.Re4 Rd6 38.Kc2 Ng3 39.Rg4 Nf1
40.Kc3 Ne3 41.Rg5 Nf5 42.Rg4 Kh5
43.b4 Ne3 44.Rd4 Rxd4 45.Kxd4 Nc2+
A70 46.Ke5
[ 46.Kc5 Nxb4 ]
Van Wely,L
2605
Topalov,V
2740 46...Nxb4 47.Kf6 Nd5+ 48.Kg7 Ne3
Wijk aan Zee
1998 0-1
[Van Wely,L]
71/78 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6
5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3
[ 7.e4 - 71/(78) ]
7...Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 b5 10.Nxb5 Re8
11.Nd2 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Ba6 13.a4 Qa5
14.Nxd6 Nd7 15.Qc2 f5 16.Nxe8 Rxe8
17.Kd1 fxe4 18.Ra3
[ 18.Nxe4 Qb4 19.f3 Qd4+ ( 19...Re5
- 51/(77) ) 20.Qd2 Bd3 ]
18...c4!?N
[ 18...Bd3 - 50/90 ]
19.Re3?
[ 19.Re1 Qxd5 ( 19...Nf6 20.f3 ) 20.Rxe4
Rd8! ( 20...Rf8 21.Rf3 ) 21.Rae3 Nc5 ]
19...Qxd5 20.Rxe4 Rf8
[ 20...Rd8 ]
21.f3 Nc5
[ 21...Ne5 22.Rxe5 /\ Re1 ><e4 ]
22.Re7 Bf6
[ 22...Nd3
23.Rxg7+
Kxg7
24.Qc3+
/\ Kc2 ]
23.Rxa7 c3 24.Rxa6 cxd2 25.Rxf6
[ 25.Qxd2
Qxd2+
( 25...Qb3+
26.Qc2
Rd8+
27.Bd2
Bg5
28.Qxb3+
Nxb3

Shirov,A
Topalov,V
Wijk aan Zee
[Shirov,A]

A70
2710
2740
1998

71/(78) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6

5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 a6 8.h3 Bg7
9.a4 0-0 10.Bd3 Re8 11.0-0 c4 12.Bc2
Nbd7 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Qe2N
[ 14.Bd4 ]
[ 14.Re1 ]
[ 14.Rc1 ]
14...Rb8 15.Ba7
[ 15.Rfc1 ]
15...Ra8 16.Be3 Rb8
[ 16...Rb8 17.Rfc1 ]

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65

[ 30...Nd7 31.Bg7++- ]
A65
Skembris,S
2470 31.f4 Bh4 32.Re2 Rc4?
[ 32...Nd7 ]
Velimirovic,D
2515
Bar
1997 33.Be3!+- ><Ne5 Rxc3+ 34.bxc3 Nc4
35.Kd3 Rc8 36.a4 Bd8 37.Bd4 h5 38.Re1
[Skembris,S]
/\ Reb1, Rb8
71/79 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 1-0
exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.Bd3
0-0 9.Bg5 Re8 10.Nf3 c4 11.Bc2 b5
12.a3 a5 13.Nxb5 Qb6 14.Qd4 Qxd4!?N
A77
[ 14...Qxb5 - 57/97 ]
Pinter,J
2575
15.Nfxd4 Nxe4 16.Be3!
Nedev,T
2475
[ 16.Nc7?! Nxg5+ 17.Nxe8 Bxd4 18.h4 Pula
1997
( 18.0-0 Be5! 19.h4 Bd7 20.Nc7 Ra7-+ ) [Pinter,J]
18...Ne6!
A) 19.0-0-0 Nf4!-+ ;
71/80 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5
B) 19.Rd1 Ng7! 20.Nxd6 ( 20.Nc7 Ra7 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Be2
21.Nb5
Re7+-+ ) 20...Bc5!
21.Nxc8 0-0 9.0-0 Re8 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.a4 Na6
Nd7-+ ;
12.Bf3!N
C) 19.Nxd6
Bc5!
20.Nxc8
Nd4
[ 12.f3 - 45/105, A 79 ]
12...h5 13.h3 Nh7 14.Nc4 Qf6 15.Ra3
/\ Nd7 ><Nc8-+ ;
Rab8 16.Qd2! Bf8 17.Nb5 Bxb5 18.axb5
D) 19.dxe6 Bxe6 ]
Nc7 19.Rb3 a6 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.Rxb8
16...Na6!? 17.0-0-0
Rxb8 22.Re1! Nb5 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5
[ 17.Bxe4 Rxe4 ]
Rd8
17...Bf8! [] 18.Nc6
[ 24...Re8! 25.Nc6 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 ]
[ 18.Rhe1!? /\ Bf4 ><d6 Miladinovic,I ]
25.Nc6 Rd7 26.Rd1! Bd6 27.Qe3 Nc7
18...Bd7!? 19.Bxe4
28.g3 Qg7 29.Qe2 Qf6 30.Bg2 Qf5 31.b3
[ 19.Rd4 Ng3 ]
Nf6 32.Bb2 Bf8
19...Rxe4 20.Nc3 Ree8
[ 32...Ncxd5 33.Qxa6 ( 33.Rd3!? Nc7
[ 20...Rxe3 21.fxe3 Nc5 22.e4 ]
34.Qd2 Nb5 )]
21.Rd4
[ 32...Nfxd5 33.Rd3! ]
[ 21.Nxa5!? ]
33.Ne5 Rd8 34.g4!+21...Nc5
[ 21...Bf5!? 22.Rxc4
A) 22...Bd3 23.Ra4!? ( 23.Rd4 Nc5 )
23...Rxe3 ( 23...Nc5 24.Bxc5 ) 24.fxe3
A80
Nc5
Golod,V
2515
A1) 25.Kd2 Nxa4 26.Kxd3 ( 26.Nxa4
Murey,J
2440
Be4 ) 26...Nxb2+ 27.Ke2 a4 ;
Rishon Le_Zion
1997
A2) 25.Rh4 ;
[Golod,V]
B) 22...Nc5!? Velimirovic,D ]
71/81 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5 4.Bxf6
22.Rxc4 Nd3+
[ 22...Bxc6
23.Bxc5
( 23.dxc6
Nd3+ exf6 5.e3 c6?! 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.Qf3 g6
8.0-0-0!? N
24.Kc2 Ne5 ) 23...dxc5 24.dxc6 ]
[ 8.h4 - 43/116 ]
23.Kb1! Bxc6?!
8...Be6
[ 23...Bf5 24.Ka1 ]
[ 8...h5!? 9.h3 h4 10.g4 hxg3 11.fxg3
[ 23...Reb8!? ]
/\ Nge2, g4 ]
24.Rxc6! Rab8 25.Kc2! Ne5
9.h3 h5?
[ 25...Nxb2 26.Rb1+- ]
26.Rc7 Be7 27.Ba7 Ra8
[ 9...Qe7?! 10.g4 fxg4 11.hxg4 Rf8 ]
[ 27...Rbc8 ]
[ 9...0-0!? ]
28.Re1 Bd8 29.Rb7 Kf8 30.Bd4 Rc8
10.g4! fxg4

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66

[ 10...hxg4 11.hxg4 Rxh1 12.Qxh1 ]

[ 10...Qd7!? ]
11.hxg4!
[ 11.Bxg6+? Ke7 /\ f5 ]
11...Bxg4 12.Qxg4! hxg4 13.Rxh8+ Bf8
14.Bxg6+
[ 14.Rh7?? f5 ]
14...Kd7 15.Nge2 Kd6
[ 15...Kc7? 16.Nf4 ]
16.Rdh1! /\ R1h7-f7 Nd7 17.R1h7 /\ Bf5 f5
18.Bxf5 Nb6
[ 18...Nf6 19.Rf7 ]
19.Rf7 Qg5 20.Ng3+[ 20.Rhxf8 Rxf8 21.Rxf8 Ke7 22.Nf4+- ]
20...Re8
[ 20...Be7 21.Nce4+ ]
21.Rhh7! /\ Rd7
[ 21.Rhxf8!? Rxe3 22.Kd1 ( 22.fxe3??
Qxe3+ 23.Kd1 Qg1+ 24.Ke2 Qg2+= )]
21...Qd8
[ 21...c5 22.Nb5+ Kc6 23.Nxa7+ Kd6
24.Rd7+ Nxd7 25.Rxd7# ]
[ 21...Re7 22.Rxe7 Bxe7 23.Nce4+ ]
22.Bxg4 /\ Nf5-e7-c8
[ 22.Bxg4 c5 23.Nb5+ Kc6 24.Nxa7+
Kd6 25.Nf5+ Ke6 26.Ne7+ Kd6 27.Nb5# ]
1-0

Atalik,S
Shabalov,A
Chicago
[Atalik,S]

A80
2555
2555
1997

71/82 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.d5!? exd5?!N

[ 3...Bd6 4.dxe6 dxe6 5.e4 fxe4 6.Ng5
Nf6 7.Nc3 ]
[ 3...Bb4+! 4.c3 - 54/83 ( 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.c4
Nf6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.g3 e5= )]
4.Qxd5 d6 5.Ng5 Qe7
[ 5...Qf6 6.Nxh7 ]
6.Nxh7 c6 7.Qb3 Be6 8.Qg3 Nd7
[ 8...Rxh7 9.Qg6+ Qf7 10.Qxh7 Nf6
11.Qh4 Na6 ( 11...Ne4 12.f3 ) 12.Nc3 ]
[ 8...Na6 9.Bg5 Qf7 10.Nxf8 ]
9.Nxf8 Nxf8 10.Bg5 Nf6 11.Nc3 N8h7
12.e3 Nxg5 13.Qxg5 0-0-0
[ 13...Rh5 14.Qg6+ Bf7 15.Qxg7 0-0-0
( 15...f4 16.Be2 Rh7 17.Qg5 ) 16.Qg3
Rg8 17.Qf3 ]
14.Be2 Qf7 15.Qf4

[ 15.0-0-0?! Ng4! 16.Bxg4 fxg4 17.Ne4

Rh5 ]
15...a6
[ 15...g5 16.Qxg5 Rhg8 17.Qf4 Rxg2
18.Bf3 Rg7 19.0-0-0 ]
[ 15...Nd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Bf3 ]
16.0-0-0
[ 16.h4?! Nd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Bf3 Bxf3
19.Qxf3 g5 ]
16...Nd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.f3
[ 18.c4?! g5! ( 18...Bxg2 19.Rhg1 g5!
20.Qxg5 Be4 21.Qf4 Qf6 22.f3 Rh4
23.Rg4 Rxg4 24.fxg4 Qh4 25.g5 Qxf4
26.exf4 Rh8 27.Rxd6 Rxh2 28.Kd1 Rf2
29.g6+- ) 19.Qxg5 Bxc4 ]
18...Qf6 19.c4
[ 19.Qd4 Qg5! ]
[ 19.Bd3 g6 20.e4 ( 20.Qd4 Qg5 21.c4
Be6 22.Rd2 ; 20.c4 Rh4 21.g4 Be6 )
20...Bxa2
( 20...Rh4
21.g4 )
21.exf5
Be6! ]
19...Bf7 20.g4?!
[ 20.Bd3 g6 21.h4 d5 ( 21...Rh5 22.g3 )
22.c5 d4 23.exd4 Bxa2 24.h5 Bf7
25.Qe5!
Qxe5
26.dxe5
Rd5?
27.hxg6+- ]
20...fxg4 21.Qxf6?!
[ 21.Qxg4+ Be6 22.Qd4 ( 22.Qg3 Rh3 )
22...Qxd4 23.Rxd4 Rh3 24.Kd2 Kc7
25.Rg1 Rd7 26.Rg2 g5! ]
[ 21.fxg4 Qxf4 22.exf4 d5 ( 22...Rh3
23.Rd3 ) 23.h4!? Rde8 24.Bd3 dxc4
25.Bf5+ Be6 26.Bxe6+ Rxe6 27.Rd4 b5
28.Rh2 ]
21...gxf6 22.fxg4 Rh3 23.e4
[ 23.Rdf1
Rxe3
24.Rxf6
( 24.Kd2?
Rxe2+ ) 24...Rxe2 25.Rxf7 Re4 26.b3
( 26.g5 Rxc4+ 27.Kd2 Rg4 28.Rg7 Rh8 )
26...Rxg4= ]
23...Be6 24.Rhf1
[ 24.Rdf1?! Re3 25.Rxf6 Rxe2 26.Rxe6
Rf8 ]
24...Rxh2 25.Rxf6 Kd7?!
[ 25...Rxe2
26.Rxe6
Rg8!
( 26...Rf8
27.Rexd6 Rxe4 28.R6d4 Rff4 29.Rd8+
Kc7 30.b3 Rxg4 31.R1d7+ Kb6 32.Rb8
Rg1+ 33.Kd2 Kc5 34.Rbxb7 ) 27.g5 Rxg5
28.Rexd6 Rxe4= ]
26.Rd2
[ 26.e5?! Ke7 27.Bf3 Rhh8 ( 27...Rf2
28.Bxc6 ; 27...Bxc4 28.Rfxd6 Rf8 29.Rd7+
Ke6 30.Be4 Bxa2 31.Rxb7 ) 28.Rg6 Kf7=

CHESS INFORMANT 71
29.Rg5?! dxe5 30.Rf1 Kf6 31.Rh5 Rxh5
32.gxh5 Kg5 ]
26...Ke7
27.Rg6
Rf8
28.Rg7+
Rf7
29.Rxf7+ Bxf7 R 9/k 30.b3 Bg6
[ 30...Ke6? 31.c5! Rh1+ 32.Kb2 dxc5
33.Bc4++- ]
31.Bd3 Rh1+ 32.Kb2!
[ 32.Rd1 Rh3! ]
32...Ke6?!
[ 32...Kf6?! 33.c5! dxc5 34.e5+ Kg5
35.Bxg6 Kxg6 36.Rd7 Rh2+
A) 37.Kc3 b5 38.Rd6+ Kg5 39.Rxc6
Rxa2 40.Rxc5 Kxg4 41.e6 Re2 42.Kb4
( 42.Rc6 a5= ) 42...Rxe6 43.Ka5 Kf4
44.b4 Ke4 45.Rc7 Kd5 46.Ra7 Rh6= ;
B) 37.Kb1! Rh1+ 38.Kc2 Rh2+ 39.Rd2
Rh3 ( 39...Rh7 40.Kd3 ) 40.a4! ]
[ 32...Rh3! ]
33.e5! Bxd3 34.exd6 Kxd6
[ 34...Rh3
35.d7
Kxd7
36.Kc3
Ke6
37.Rxd3 Rh2 38.a4+- ]
[ 34...Kd7 35.Rxd3 Rg1 36.c5+- ]
35.Rxd3+ Kc5 36.Rg3! Rh2+ 37.Kc3 Rxa2
38.g5 Rf2 39.g6 Rf8 40.Rg5+ Kb6
[ 40...Kd6 41.c5+ Ke7 42.g7 Rg8 43.Kb4
Kf6 44.Rg1 Rxg7 45.Rxg7 Kxg7 46.Ka5
Kf6 47.Kb6 Ke5 48.Kxb7 Kd5 49.b4+- ]
41.g7 Rg8 42.Kd4 a5 43.Rg6! a4
[ 43...Kc7 44.Ke5 b5 45.cxb5 cxb5 46.Kf6
a4 47.bxa4 bxa4 48.Kf7 Ra8 49.g8Q
Rxg8 50.Kxg8+- ]
44.bxa4 Ka5 45.Kc5 Ka6 46.Rg4 Ka5
47.Rg5 Kxa4 48.Kb6
1-0

67
14...Bd7 15.Kh1 Ne7 16.Rg1 g5 17.g4
/\ h4 Qg6 18.Qd1
[ 18.Qxg6 Nxg6 19.Bf1 ]
18...Bb5
[ 18...h5
19.gxh5
Qxh5
20.h3
g4
21.Nh2 ]
19.Bf1 Bxf1 20.Rexf1 b6 21.h4 c5
22.Re1 Rac8 23.Kg2 cxd4?
[ 23...Nc6 ]
24.Nxd4 f3+ 25.Kh3!+- Rf4 26.h5 Qf7
27.N2xf3
[ 27.Rg3?? Qxh5+-+ ]
27...Rf8
[ 27...Nf5 28.gxf5 Qxh5+ 29.Kg2 g4
30.Ng5!+- ]
28.Rg3 Re4 29.Qb1 Nf5 30.gxf5 exf5
31.Kg2 f4 32.e6?!
[ 32.Nxg5 hxg5 33.Rxg5+- f3+ 34.Kh3
Qf4 35.Rxg7+ ]
32...Qxh5 33.e7?
[ 33.Rh3 Qg6 34.Rhh1 g4 35.Nh4+- ]
33...Re8 34.Rh1
[ 34.Rxe4 dxe4 35.Qxe4 fxg3 36.fxg3 ]
34...Qg6 35.Rg4 R8xe7 36.Qd1?!
[ 36.Kf1 ]
36...Bxd4 37.cxd4 Qf5 38.Rhh4??
[ 38.Ne5 R7xe5 39.dxe5 f3+ 40.Kf1 Qxg4
41.Qxd5+= ]
38...Rg7 39.Nxg5 hxg5
0-1

Gaprindashvili,N
Conquest,S
Groningen
[Conquest,S]

A81
2355
2500
1997

A81
2625
2630 71/(83) 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2
1997 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d5 a5!?N
[ 6...c6 - 44/115 ]
7.c4 Na6 8.Nc3 Qe8 9.Bf4?! h6 /\ g5
10.h4 d6 11.Nd4 Nh5 12.e3 ><Bf4
1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.c3
[ 12.Be3 f4 ]
[ 4.Bg2 - 71/(83) ]
[ 12.Bf3 Nxf4 13.gxf4 Bf6 14.h5 g5 ]
4...Bg7 5.Qb3 e6 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nc6
12...Nc5! ><e4
8.Bg5!N
[ 12...Bd7 13.Bf3 Nf6 14.e4!? ]
[ 8.Nbd2 - 62/79 ]
13.Ncb5 Qd8 14.Qe2 Nf6 15.Rad1 Bd7
8...h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Nbd2 d6
[ 10...Kh8 11.e4 e5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.dxe5 16.Nc3 Nh7! /\ g5-+ 17.e4
[ 17.g4 fxg4 ]
Nxe5 ]
17...Bxd4! 18.Rxd4 e5 19.dxe6 Nxe6
11.e4 f4 12.Rae1 Qf7 13.e5 d5 14.Qc2
20.Rd3
[ 14.Kh1 ]
Timman,J
Nikolic,Pr
Nederland (ch_play off m/3)
[Timman,J]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

68

[ 20.Be3!? Nxd4 21.Bxd4 ^^ ]

Qf7 19.Ra1 Qxf2+ 20.Kh1 Qf1+ 21.Rxf1
20...fxe4!
Rxf1# ) 18.f3 Bxa2 ]
[ 20...Nxf4 21.gxf4 Qxh4 22.Rg3 ]
17...Qf7 18.b3 Qf5 19.Rd6 Qg4 20.Re1
21.Bxe4?
Rf7
[ 21.Qxe4 Nxf4 22.gxf4 Bf5 23.Qd5+ Kh8
24.Qd4+! ]
21...Rxf4!
A81
Krasenkow,M
2645
Bareev,E
2670
A81 Groningen (m/2)
1997
Kiriakov,P
2505
Rustemov,A
2535 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nh3 Bg7
Orel
1997 5.Nf4 Nc6 6.d5 Ne5 7.Nc3
[ 7.h4 - 52/(101) ]
[Rustemov,A]
7...c6 8.e4 fxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4
71/84 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3
cxd5 11.Bxd5 e6 12.Bg2 0-0 13.0-0 a5N
[ 4.Nh3 - 71/(84) ]
[ 13...Nc4 ]
4...Bg7 5.Qb3 Nc6!?
14.a4 Ra6 15.Rb1 Nc6 16.c4 e5 17.Nd5
d6 18.Be4 Nd4 19.Be3 Kh8 20.Bxd4 exd4
[ 5...Na6!? /\ c5 ]
21.f4
Bd7 22.b3 Qc8 23.Qd3
Qc5
6.Nh3
24.Rbe1 Raa8 25.h4 Rae8=
[ 6.d5 Ne5 ]
[ 6.Nf3 - 62/79 ]
6...e6 7.Nd2
[ 7.Nf4 Qe7 8.h4 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 ]
A83
[ 7.Bg5!? ]
Kravtsov,S
2370
7...Qe7
Vyzmanavin,A
2585
[ 7...0-0 8.Nf4 Qe7 9.h4 /\ h5|^ ]
Novgorod (open)
1997
8.Nf4
[Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B]
[ 8.e4!? fxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 0-0 ]
8...e5!?N
71/85 1.d4 f5 2.e4
[ 8...0-0
9.h4
Kh8?!
10.h5
e5?
[ 2.Nc3 - 71/(85) ]
2...fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nc6 5.d5 Ne5
11.Nxg6+!+- ]
[ 8...d6
9.Nxe6!
Qxe6
( 9...Bxe6 6.Qd4 Nf7 7.Bxf6 exf6 8.Nxe4 Be7 9.0-0-0
0-0 10.Ng3 d6 11.f4N
10.Qxb7+- ) 10.d5 Qd7 11.dxc6 bxc6 ]
[ 11.Nh3 ]
[ 8...d5 9.Nf3 /\ Nd3, Bf4 ]
11...c5!? 12.Qc3 Nh6 13.Bd3 f5 /\ Bf6
9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.0-0
14.Qd2 g6 15.h4?!
[ 10.h4 Qf7= ]
[ 15.Nf3 /\ Rhe1 ]
10...c6 11.Nf3
[ 11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 d5 15...Bf6 16.h5 Ng4
14.Bg2 ( 14.Nxd5? cxd5 15.Bxd5 Bh3 )
14...0-0= ]
11...d6 12.Rd1
A83
[ 12.Be3!? ]
Getmanchuk,A
2175
12...Ne4! /\ Nc5 13.Nxe5
Dubinsky,R
2320
[ 13.a3!? Ng4 ( 13...Nc5 14.Qa2 ) 14.Rf1 Moscow
1998
Qf7 15.Qxf7+ Kxf7= ]
[Dubinski,R]
13...dxe5 14.Bxe4
71/(85) 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4
[ 14.Nd3 Be6= ]
fxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.f4!N
14...fxe4!?
[ 7.Qh5+ - 42/110 ]
[ 14...exf4 15.Bf3 fxg3 16.hxg3 Be6= ]
7...b6?!
15.Ng2 Be6 16.Qa4 0-0 17.Be3
[ 7...Qe7 8.c3 d6 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Bd3 Bd7
[ 17.Qxe4 Qf7 ( 17...Bxa2!? 18.Rxa2?

CHESS INFORMANT 71
11.Qe2 0-0-0 12.0-0-0 ]
8.g3
[ 8.Nf3 ]
8...Nc6 9.Nf3 Qe7 10.c3 Bb7 11.Bd3 d6
12.Qe2 0-0-0 13.Ba6 Rhe8 14.0-0-0
[ 14.0-0-0 h6 15.h4 ]

69

Qxa6-+ ; 30.Bc3 Ne4 31.Qc2 Nxc3

32.Rxc3 Qg7-+ ) 30...Qg7! 31.Qc8+ Bf8
32.Qxe6+
Qf7
33.Qxf5
( 33.Qxf7+
Kxf7 ) 33...Rxa2+ 34.Kf1 Ne4 35.Qxf7+
Kxf7 o^a ]
28...Qc6! 29.Rb6??
[ 29.Bd3! Rd1! 30.Qe2 Qc1 31.Rb1
Rg1+! 32.Kf3! ( 32.Kh3 Qxb1 33.Bxb1
Rxb1 34.Bc3 Rh1-+ ) 32...Qxb1 ( 32...e5
A84
33.Bxf5 e4+ 34.Kxg4 Qxb1 35.Be6+ )
Bareev,E
2670
33.Bxb1 Rxb1 34.Bc3 Rf1+ ( 34...Rh1?
Krasenkow,M
2645
35.Qa6 Rxh2 36.Be1 ) 35.Kg2 Rf2+
Groningen (m/1)
1997
( 35...Rc1
36.Qa6 )
36.Qxf2
Nxf2
[Krasenkow,M]
37.Kxf2= ]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3
29...Qc2-+ 30.Rxd6
[ 3.Nc3 - 71/(86) ]
[ 30.Qxc2 Rxc2+ 31.Kg1 Bc7 ]
3...c6 4.e3 f5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Bd6 7.b3
[ 30.Bd3 Qxd2+ 31.Bxd2 Rd1 ]
Qe7 8.Bb2
30...Qe4+ 31.Kh3 Rc2
[ 8.a4 - 71/(86) ]
0-1
8...0-0 9.Ne5 b6N
[ 9...Bd7 - 60/88 ]
10.cxd5 cxd5 11.f3 Bb7 12.Nc3 a6 13.Rc1
A84
Nc6= 14.Nxc6
Shaked,T
2500
[ 14.Na4 Bxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.f4 b5
Vigh,B
2395
17.Nc3 Nc5= ]
Schwarzach
1997
14...Bxc6 15.Na4!? Qb7
[Shaked,T]
[ 15...Bxa4 16.bxa4 /\ Qb3 ]
16.Qe2 Bxa4
71/(86) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 f5
[ 16...Rfc8= ]
5.g4!?N
17.bxa4 b5
[ 5.f4 - 59/111 ]
[ 17...Qd7 18.Qc2 ]
[ 5.Nf3 - 59/112 ]
18.Bc3?!
5...fxg4 6.Qxg4 Nf6 7.Qg2 Bb4?!
[ 18.axb5 axb5 19.a3 Rfb8 20.Rb1= ]
[ 7...Bd6 8.Bd2 ( 8.Qxg7? Rg8 9.Qh6
Rg6 ) 8...0-0 9.0-0-0 ]
18...bxa4 19.Ba5 a3 20.Rb1 Qd7 21.Rb3
8.Bd2
Rfb8 22.Rfb1 Rxb3 23.Rxb3 Rc8 24.g3
[ 8.Qxg7? Rg8 9.Qh6 Rg6 10.Qh4 Rg4
[ 24.Rb1 Rc6! /\ Qc8 ]
11.Qh6 Bf8 12.Qh3 e5 ]
24...g5! 25.Bxa6
8...0-0 9.Nf3
[ 25.Rc3 Rb8! ]
[ 9.0-0-0!? Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Ne4 11.Be1 ]
25...Rc1+ 26.Kg2 g4 27.fxg4 Nxg4 28.Qd2
9...Qe7 10.Rg1 Nbd7 11.Bd3
[ 28.Bd3? Qg7! /\ Qh6 29.Bd2 Nxh2!-+ ]
[ 11.0-0-0 ]
[ 28.e4?
dxe4 29.Qd2
Ra1
30.Rb7
( 30.Qg5+ Qg7 31.Qd8+ Bf8 32.Rxa3 11...Bd6?
[ 11...a6 12.0-0-0 b5 ]
Qh6-+ ) 30...Qe8 31.Qg5+ Qg6-+ ]
[ 11...b5!? 12.cxb5 c5 ]
[ 28.h3 Nf6 29.Qd2
A) 29...Qc6 30.Bd3 ( 30.Rb6 Qc2 ) 12.0-0-0
30...Ne4 31.Bxe4 dxe4 32.Bc3 Qc4
33.Qxc1 Qe2+ 34.Kg1 Bxg3 35.Be1!
Bh2+ 36.Kh1 Bc7 37.Bf2!+- ;
B) 29...Rc4!?
30.Rb7
Qa4
31.Bb5
Bb4! ;
C) 29...Ra1!
30.Qc2
( 30.Rb7
Qe8
31.Bc7 Qc6! 32.Rb8+ Kf7 33.Bxd6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Dokuchaev,A
Tregubov,P
Novgorod (open)
[Tregubov,P]

70
A84
2450
Van der Sterren,P
2525
Krasenkow,M
1997 Groningen (m/2)

A85
2555
2645
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 f5 5.Nf3

71/(86) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 f5 Nf6 6.Be2 Bd6 7.0-0 Ne4N
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.a4 a5
[ 7...0-0 ]
9.Ba3 Bxa3 10.Nxa3 0-0 11.Qb1 Ne4
[ 7...Nbd7 ]
12.Nc2 Na6 13.c5 e5!N
8.Ne5 0-0 9.f3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 b6 11.a4
[ 13...b6 - 67/108 ]
Ba6 12.Ba3 c5 13.f4 Bxe5 14.fxe5 Bxc4
14.Qb2
15.Bxc4 dxc4 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Bxc5 Qxd1
[ 14.b4 exd4 15.Bxa6 ( 15.exd4 Nxb4 18.Rfxd1 Rc8 19.Bd6 Na6 20.Rab1 Nc7
16.Nxb4 axb4 17.Qxb4 f4 ) 15...Rxa6 21.Bxc7 Rxc7 22.Rd6 Kf7=
16.exd4 ( 16.b5? cxb5 17.axb5 Rg6
18.exd4 f4 ) 16...f4 ]
14...exd4 15.exd4 f4
A81
Bareev,E
2670
Malaniuk,V
2615
1997
A85 Groningen (m/1)
Ivanisevic,I
2540 [Bareev,E]
Markovic,Iv
2435
Jugoslavija
1997 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7
5.0-0 0-0 6.b4 Ne4 7.c4 e6!N
[Markovic,Iv]
[ 7...d6 - 71/(88) ]
8.Bb2 b6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Rc1
71/87 1.d4 f5
[ 10.Qb3!? ]
[ 1...d5 - 71/(87) ]
2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f3 Nc6 5.e4 fxe4 10...a5
[ 10...d6 11.d5 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Bxc3
6.fxe4 e5 7.dxe5N
13.Rxc3 e5 14.c5 ]
[ 7.d5 - 65/75 ]
11.b5 d6 12.Ne1 Nxc3
7...Nxe5 8.Nf3 Nxf3+
[ 12...Nd7 13.Qd3 d5 14.cxd5 ]
[ 8...d6?! 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8
11.Bg5 Be7 12.0-0-0+ Bd7 13.Be2 Ke8 13.Bxc3 Bxg2 14.Nxg2 Nd7 15.Nf4 Qe7=
16.d5 Nc5
14.Rhf1 Rf8 15.c5 /\ Bh6 ]
[ 16...Bxc3 17.dxe6 Nc5 18.Nd5 ]
[ 8...Nf7!? 9.e5 Ng4 10.Qe2 ( 10.Qd4
d6 ) 10...Bg7 11.Bf4 0-0 12.0-0-0 Ngxe5 17.dxe6 Nxe6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nd5 Qf7
20.Rc3 Kg8 21.Re3 Rae8 22.Qa1 Ng7
13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Qg5+ ]
[ 22...Qg7 23.Qxg7+ Kxg7= ]
9.Qxf3 Bd6?
[ 9...d6 10.c5! Nd7 ><e5 11.Bf4! Nxc5 23.Qc3! Nh5
[ 23...Rxe3? 24.fxe3! ]
12.e5 -> ]
10.c5 Be5 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Re1 Re6 26.e3! Nf6
13.Bc4 Rf8 14.0-0! /\ Nd5 c6 15.Kh1 b6 27.Nxf6+ Qxf6
[ 27...Rxf6 28.e4 fxe4 29.Rxe4! Rxf2
16.Nd5! cxd5 17.exd5 Kd8 18.d6 Rb8
30.Qe1+- ]
19.Rae1 Bb7
28.Qxf6 Rxf6 R 7/g 29.f4! Kf7 30.Kf2 Ke6
[ 19...Qxc5 20.Qxf6+ Rxf6 21.Rxf6+- ]
31.e4 Kd7 32.Ke3 Rf7
20.Qxb7 Rxb7 21.Rxe5+[ 32...c6! 33.bxc6+ ( 33.a4!? ) 33...Kxc6
34.Kd4 Re6 ]
33.Kd4 fxe4 34.Rxe4 h5
[ 34...a4!? ]
35.a4! Rf8 36.h3 Rf7 37.g4 hxg4 38.hxg4
Rh7 39.f5 gxf5 40.gxf5 R 7/h Rf7?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

71

[ 40...Rh1
41.f6
Rd1+
42.Kc3
d5!=
( 42...Rf1 43.Re7+ Kd8 44.Rf7 )]
41.Rf4 Ke7
[ 41...Rh7 42.Kd5 Rh5 43.Ke4 Ke8!
( 43...Ke7 44.f6+ Kf7 45.Rf5 ) 44.Rg4
( 44.Rf2 Rg5 45.Rf1 Rh5 46.Rf4 Rg5
47.Rh4 ) 44...Kf7 45.Rg6 ]
42.Kd5 Kf6 43.Rf1 Re7 44.Kc6 Rh7
45.Rf3 Re7 46.Rf2 Rh7 47.Rf1 Rg7
48.Rf2 Rh7 49.Kb7 Rg7 50.Rf4 Re7
51.Rf3 Rh7 52.Rf2 Rg7 53.Rf3 Re7
54.Rf4 Rh7 55.Rf1 Rg7 56.Re1! Kxf5
57.Re8 Rg4 58.Kxc7 Rxc4+ 59.Kxb6 Rxa4
60.Kc6 Rb4
[ 60...d5 61.b6 Rb4 62.b7 d4 63.b8Q
Rxb8 64.Rxb8 Ke4 65.Kc5 d3 66.Kc4 d2
67.Rd8+- ]
61.b6
1-0

Sadler,M
Malaniuk,V
Luzern

A81
2665
2615
1997

71/(88) 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.b4 Ne4 7.c4 d6 8.Bb2
Nd7N
[ 8...c5 - 45/(111) ]
9.Nbd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 c6 11.d5 Bxb2
12.Qxb2 cxd5 13.Nd4 Nf6 14.cxd5 Bd7
15.a4 Rc8 16.a5 a6 17.Rfd1 Qc7 18.Ne6
Bxe6 19.dxe6 Rfd8 20.Rac1 Qb8=

Dydyshko,V
Mainka,R
Senden
[Dydyshko,V]

[ 10...Ng4!? ]
11.Qd2 Qf7
[ 11...Ng4 12.f4! /\ e4|^ ]
12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Bd7 14.Qd2 Rac8
15.Rad1!?
[ 15.Rae1 Kh8 16.f4 e5! ]
15...a4
[ 15...c6?! 16.Nb3! ]
16.Qc2
Ng4
17.e3
g5?!
18.Nce2!
><e6, f5, g5 Qh5 19.h3 Nf6
[ 19...Ne5 20.f4 ]
20.f3! g4
[ 20...Qg6 21.b4 axb3 22.axb3 h5?
23.g4!+- ]
21.hxg4 fxg4 22.f4 c6 23.Nc3 cxd5
24.Nxd5
[ 24.cxd5?! a3! ]
24...Nxd5
25.Bxd5+ Kg7 26.b4 axb3
27.axb3 e5 28.Nb5 Bxb5 29.cxb5 Qh3
30.Qg2 Qxg2+ 31.Kxg2 b6 32.b4
[ 32.Rf2!? /\ b4 ]
32...Na4 33.Bc6 Nb2! 34.Rxd6?
[ 34.Rd2 Nc4 35.Rd3 ]
34...Rfd8!

Kramnik,V
Bareev,E
Novgorod

A87
2740
2665
1997

71/(89) 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5
a5 9.Be3 Na6 10.Qc1N
[ 10.Qc2 - 44/118 ]
10...Ng4 11.Bf4 Bd7 12.Rd1 Nc5 13.h3
A87 Nf6 14.Bh6 c6 15.Nd4 Rc8 16.dxc6 Bxc6
2490 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.b3 Qd7
2520 20.e3 Rb8 21.Rb1 Rb6 22.Ne2 Kf7
1997 23.Qc3 Ra8=

71/89 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5
a5 9.Nd4
[ 9.Be3 - 71/(89) ]
9...Na6 10.Bg5!?N
[ 10.e4 - 58/112 ]
10...Nc5
[ 10...h6?! 11.Bxf6 Rxf6 ( 11...Bxf6 12.e4
f4 13.gxf4 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Rxf4 15.Ne2
/\ f4+/- ) 12.f4! /\ e4+/=|^ ]

Yakovich,Y
Vaulin,A
Sochi
[Yakovich,Yu]

A88
2610
2530
1997

71/90 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.d5 e5
9.e4 Na6 10.exf5 gxf5 11.Nh4!N
[ 11.Ng5 - 61/(89) ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
11...c5
[ 11...cxd5 12.Nxd5 ]
12.Bg5! Nc7 13.Qc2 h6
[ 13...Qd7
14.Bh3!?
Nh5
15.f4
h6
16.fxe5! hxg5 17.Bxf5 ( 17.Nxf5 Qd8 )
17...Rxf5
( 17...Qd8??
18.Bh7+
Kh8
19.Ng6+ Kxh7 20.Nxf8+ Kg8 21.Qh7# )
18.Nxf5 dxe5 ( 18...Bxe5? 19.Nh6+ Kg7
20.Rf7+ ) 19.Ne4 ]
[ 13...f4
A) 14.gxf4 h6 15.Ng6 ( 15.fxe5 hxg5 )
15...hxg5 ( 15...Re8 16.Bh4 ) 16.Nxf8
Qxf8 17.fxg5 Nh5 ;
B) 14.Be4! Qd7 15.Bf5 Qf7 16.gxf4
exf4 ( 16...h6 17.fxe5 hxg5 18.exf6
gxh4 19.Bxc8 )
B1) 17.Bxf4 Bxf5 18.Qxf5 ( 18.Nxf5
Nfxd5 19.Nh6+ Bxh6 20.Bxh6 Qh5 )
18...Nfxd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Qxf7+
Rxf7 21.Bxd6 Nb6= ;
B2) 17.Bxc8! Raxc8 18.Bxf4 Nfxd5
19.Bxd6 Nxc3 20.Bxf8 ]
14.Bd2
Nfe8
15.Kh1
Qf6
16.f4
e4
17.Rae1 b5! 18.b3 bxc4 19.bxc4 h5
20.Nd1 Qf7
[ 20...Qf7 21.Ne3 /\ Bh3, Rb1+/- ]

72
17.Qb3 Nf7 18.Bc1! e6 19.Bb2 a6?! ><b6
[ 19...h6
20.Qc3
e5
21.Nc2
Rb8
( 21...Kh7 /\ Rg8 ) 22.Ne3 Be6 23.Nd5 ]
20.a4 e5
[ 20...axb5 21.Nxb5 Qe7 22.f4 /\ Qc3 ]
21.Nc2 axb5 22.axb5 Rb8 23.Ne3 Be6
24.Nd5 Qd8 25.f4

Lugovoi,A
Dubinsky,R
Moscow
[Dubinski,R]

A89
2540
2320
1998

71/(91) 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0

Nf6 5.d4 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5
Ne5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qb3 h6 11.Rd1 Kh8
12.Bd2 g5 13.Rac1!?N
[ 13.c5 e4 ( 13...a6 - 60/(94) )]
[ 13.Be1 - 55/108 ]
13...e4
[ 13...a6 14.c5 e4 ( 14...Qe8 15.Na4
/\ Ba5+/- ) 15.Be1 Qe8 16.d6 ]
14.Be1
[ 14.c5 Ng4!? ]
[ 14.Nb5 a6 15.Nd4 e5! 16.Ne6 Bxe6
17.dxe6 Qc8 18.Bc3 Re8 19.Bxe5
Rxe6= ]
A89
Hernandez,Rom
2430 14...a6
[ 14...Ng4 ]
Vallejo Pons,F
2385
[ 14...h5!? ]
Cienfuegos
1997
15.Na4
[Hernandez,Rom; Ibarra Padron,J]
[ 15.c5 Qe8 16.d6 ]
71/91 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0 15...Qe8 16.Nc5
Nf6 5.d4 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5
[ 16.Nc5 b6 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.dxe6 Qc6
Na5
19.c5 b5 ]
[ 8...Ne5 - 71/(91) ]
9.b3!?
[ 9.Qa4 - 71/(91) ]
A89
9...Ne4
10.Nxe4 Bxa1 11.Neg5
c5
Gorelov,S
2485
12.dxc6!N
Dubinsky,R
2320
[ 12.Qe1 ]
Moscow (rapid)
1997
12...Nxc6 13.b4! Bf6
[Dubinski,R]
[ 13...Nxb4? 14.Bd2+- ]
[ 13...h6 14.Qd5+ Kg7 15.Ne6+ Bxe6 71/(91) 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.0-0
16.Qxe6 Bf6 ( 16...Qc8 17.Qe3 ><Kg7 ) Nf6 5.d4 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5
17.b5 Na5 18.Bd2 Qc8!? 19.Qxc8 Raxc8 Na5 9.Qa4 c5 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.c5 dxc5
20.Bxa5 Rxc4 21.a3 Ra4 22.Bb4 a5 12.Ne5 Qb6 13.Be3N
[ 13.Qc2 - 60/95 ]
23.bxa6 bxa6 24.Ne1 a5 25.Bc6 axb4
13...Rb8!
26.Bxa4 bxa3 27.Nc2 ]
[ 13...Ba6? 14.Qa3 ]
14.b5 Ne5 15.Nd4 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qe8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 13...Be6
/\ 14.Qa3
/\ 15.Nd3 Nd7 16.b4 Qc7
16.Bxc6 Rac8 ( 16...Rab8
18.Qa3 ) 17.Bf3 ]
14.Nc4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4+ Kh8
[ 16...Ba6! ]
17.Ba3

73

N e 4 ! 14.Rac1!
[ 37.Rb5 Qe7 /\ Qh4 ]
15.Nxc6 Nxc6 37...Re5 38.Rxf4 Reg5 39.Rf5 Rxf5
17.Bf3! Rxb2
[ 39...Rg2? 40.Qd5+ Kh7 41.Rf8 ]
40.exf5 Rf6 41.Qd5+ Kh7 42.Re1 Qc5
16.Bxc5 Qc7? 43.Qxc5 bxc5
[ 43...dxc5 44.Re6 ( 44.Re5 Rd6 )
A) 44...Kg8 45.Rxf6 gxf6 46.Kg2 Kf7
47.Kg3 Kf8 48.Kf4 Ke7 49.a4+- Kf7
( 49...Kd7 50.Kg4 ) 50.Ke4 Ke7 51.Kd5
Kd7 52.h4 h5 53.f4+- ;
A91
B) 44...Rxe6 45.fxe6 Kg8 ( 45...Kg6
Sokolov,I
2635
46.f4 Kf6 47.f5 g6 48.fxg6 Kxe6 49.h4
Ulibin,M
2535
h5 50.Kg2 Kf6 51.Kf3 Kxg6 52.Kf4 Kf6
Leeuwarden
1997
53.a4+- ) 46.h4!! ( 46.f4 g6 47.h4 h5= )
[Sokolov,I]
46...g6 ( 46...Kf8 47.f4 g6 48.h5+- ;
71/92 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 c6
46...h5 47.Kg2 Kf8 48.Kg3 Ke7 49.Kf4
5.Nh3 Be7 6.0-0 d6!?N
Kxe6 50.Kg5 Kf7 51.f4+- ) 47.h5 g5
[ 6...0-0 7.Nc3 d5 ]
48.f4! gxf4 49.Kg2 Kf8 50.Kf3 Ke7
[ 6...d5 - 46/141 ]
51.Kxf4 Kxe6 52.Ke4 Kf6 53.Kd5 Kg5
7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 Qc7 9.Nc3 e5
54.Kc6 Kxh5 55.Kxb6 Kg4 ( 55...Kg5
[ 9...Nbd7 10.e4 ( 10.Ng5 Nb6 /\ h6, e5 )
56.Kxc5 h5 57.Kd4+- ) 56.Kxc5 h5
10...Nxe4 11.Nxe4 fxe4 12.Bxe4 Nf6
57.Kd4 h4 58.c5+- ;
13.Bg2 ]
C) 44...Rxf5 45.Rxb6 Rxf3 46.Ra6 ]
10.Rc1 Ng4
44.Rd1 Rxf5 45.Rxd6 a4
[ 10...Nbd7? 11.Ng5 Nb6 12.c5! dxc5
[ 45...Rxf3 46.Ra6 ]
13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.b4 Bd4 15.Nb5 ]
46.Kg2 Re5 47.bxa4
11.e3
[ 47.Kf2 Rh5 ]
[ 11.d5! c5 12.Qd2 h6 ( 12...Nd7?! 47...Re2+ 48.Kg3 Rc2 49.Rd3 Rxa2
[ 49...Rxc4? 50.Ra3 ]
13.Ng5 ) 13.f3 Nf6 14.f4 |^ ( 14.e4 )]
11...Nd7 12.Qd2 Ndf6 13.f3 Nh6 14.Nf2 50.Rd5 Rxa4 51.Rxc5 R 6/b Kg6
[ 51...Ra2?
52.h4
Rc2
53.h5
Kg8
Nf7 15.e4
54.Kf4+- ]
[ 15.f4!? ]
52.Kf4 Kf6 53.h4 Ke6 54.Ke4
15...f4!? 16.gxf4 Nh5 17.Ne2
[ 54.h5 Kd6 ]
[ 17.f5? Bg5 ]
[ 54.Re5+ Kd6 55.Re4 ]
[ 17.fxe5 dxe5 ]
54...Kd6 55.Kd4 Ra1 56.Rd5+ Kc6 57.Re5
17...Nxf4 18.Nxf4 exf4 19.Nd3?!
Rd1+ 58.Ke4 Rc1 59.Kd3 Rd1+ 60.Ke3
[ 19.Kh1 /\ Rg1, Bh3+/= ]
Rc1 61.Re4 Kc5 62.Kf4 Rg1
19...Nh8! 20.Kh1 Ng6 21.Rg1 c5! 22.Qf2
[ 62...Rf1 63.Kg4 ]
[ 22.d5? Bf6 ]
22...Bh4 23.Qf1 Bf6 24.Bh3! Bxd4 25.Bxd4 63.Kf5 Rg3 64.Rg4 Rxf3+ 65.Kg6 Ra3!
66.Kxg7 h5 67.Rf4 Ra6! 68.Rf6 Ra7+?
cxd4 26.Rd1 a5
[ 68...Ra1 69.Rf5+ ( 69.Kg6 Kxc4 70.Kxh5
[ 26...Ne5 27.Nb4 ]
Kd5= )
69...Kxc4
70.Rxh5
Rh1!
27.Bxc8 Raxc8 28.Ne1 Ne5
( 70...Ra7+?! 71.Kg6 Ra6+ 72.Kf5 Ra5+
[ 28...Rf6 29.Rxd4 ( 29.Nc2 b5 ) 29...a4 ]
73.Kg4 Ra1 74.Rf5 Kd4 75.Kf4!+- )
[ 28...b5!? 29.cxb5 Qc5 ]
71.Kg6
( 71.Ra5
Kb4= )
71...Rh2
29.Nc2 d3
( 71...Kd4? 72.Ra5 ) 72.Kg5 Kd5= ]
[ 29...b5? 30.Nxd4 /\ Ne6 ]
69.Kg6+- Kxc4 70.Kxh5 Kd5 71.Kg6 Ke5
30.Ne1 Rf6
72.h5 Ra8 73.h6 Rg8+ 74.Kf7 Rh8
[ 30...a4 31.Nxd3 ]
31.Nxd3 Nxd3 32.Rxd3 b6 33.Rd5 h6 75.Kg7
[ 75.Kg7 Rh7+ 76.Kxh7 Kxf6 77.Kg8 ]
34.Qd3 Re8 35.Rd1 Ree6 36.Qd4 /\ Rb5
1-0
Rg6 37.Rf5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

74

A99 14.f3 Nd6 15.cxb5 cxb5 16.Rc1 b4 17.Nf4

Farago,I
2445 Ba6 18.Qd2 Nd7?
[ 18...Ra7 19.a3 Rb7 20.axb4 axb4
Lucaroni,M
2280
21.Rc5 Qe7 22.Ra1 ]
Marostica
1997
19.Rc6 Be7
[Farago,I]
[ 19...Qe7 20.Rc7 Bb5 21.a4! bxa3
71/93 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4 Be7
22.Bxa3 Rfc8 23.Rxc8+ Rxc8 24.Qxa5+- ]
5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 a5 20.Rc7 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Nb5 22.Nxe6!+9.Bb2 Na6
[ 9...c6 - 71/(93) ]
10.a3 Bd7 11.Ne1 c6 12.Nd3 Bd8
A00
[ 12...Rb8 13.b4! ]
Keast,D
[ 12...Nc7 ]
Franzen,J
2310
13.e4 e5 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Qe2
corr
1993
[ 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Re1 e4 /\ Bb6 ]
[Franzen,J]
15...Bb6N
[ 15...f4 16.gxf4 exf4 17.e5 ]
71/94 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 e5
16.Na4!
[ 3...Nd7 - 71/(94) ]
[ 16.exf5?! Bxf5 17.Nxe5 Nc5! ]
4.Bc4 Nc6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nf3 Bg4
16...Bd4 17.Bxd4 exd4 18.e5 Ne4
[ 6...Nf6 ]
[ 18...Ng4 19.h3 Nh6 20.Qd2 ]
7.h3
[ 7.Bxf7+?? Kxf7 8.Nfg5+ Bxg5 9.Nxg5+
19.f3 Ng5 20.Nb6 Rd8 21.Qd2 Ne6
Qxg5-+ ]
22.Qxa5
7...Bh5 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.0-0 Bd6! 10.Re1
[ 22.f4 Nac5 ]
22...f4 23.Nxd7 Rxd7 24.Bh3 fxg3 25.hxg3 Nge7 11.Bd2 f6!
[ 11...0-0? 12.Bc3 ]
Nac7 26.Qd2 Qg6 27.Kh2
[ 27.Kg2 Rdf7 28.Rae1 Ng5 29.f4 Nxh3 12.Nh4 Bf7 13.Qg4!?N
[ 13.Bxf7+ Kxf7 14.Nhf5 Nxf5 15.Nxf5 g6!
30.Kxh3
Ne6 - 27.Kh2
( 30...Qh5+?!
A) 16.Nxd6+ Qxd6 ( 16...cxd6 );
31.Kg2 )]
B) 16.Ne3 Qd7 17.Qf3 Rhe8 18.Bc3
27...Ng5! 28.f4
Re6 19.Qd5!? Rd8! ( 19...Kg7?! 20.f4!
[ 28.Bxd7 Nxf3+ 29.Rxf3 Rxf3 ]
exf4? 21.Nf5+ Kf7 22.Nh6+ Ke7
28...Nxh3 29.Kxh3 Ne6 30.Rae1 Rdf7
23.Rxe6+ Qxe6 24.Re1 Be5 25.Qxe6+
31.Kg2 h5!
Kxe6 26.d4 ) 20.Qc4 Rde8 21.a4
Kg7 ]
A99 13...Bxc4 14.dxc4?!
[ 14.Qxc4 ]
Chuchelov,V
2540
Spice,A
2205 14...Kf7! 15.Rad1 Qc8 16.Qe4 Qe6 17.f4?!
Eupen
1997 Rad8 18.f5 Bc5+ 19.Kh2 Qc8
[Chuchelov,V]
71/(93) 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4
Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3
a5 9.Bb2 c6 10.Re1 d5N
[ 10...b5 - 21/86 ]
11.e3 b5?! 12.Ne5 Ne4 13.Ne2!? Bf6
[ 13...Bb4
14.Rf1
Bd6
15.f3
Ng5
( 15...Nf6 16.a4 b4 17.Rc1 Ba6 18.Qd2
Nfd7 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Rc2 ) 16.a4 b4
( 16...bxc4 17.bxc4 Ba6 18.Qd2! Bxe5
19.dxe5 Bxc4 20.Ba3 ) 17.Rc1 Ba6
18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Qd2 Nd7 20.Rc2 ]

Kuijf,M
Reinderman,D
Wijk aan Zee II

A00
2460
2480
1998

71/(94) 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nd7

4.Bc4
[ 4.d4 - 53/111 ]
4...Ndf6 5.Ng5 e6 6.N1f3 h6!N
[ 6...Bd6 ]
7.Nxf7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 7.Nh3 g5 ]
7...Kxf7 8.Ne5+ Ke8 9.d4 Ne7 10.c3 Nf5
11.Qb3 Nd5 12.Qd1 Rg8 13.0-0 Bd6
14.Re1 Bxe5 15.Rxe5 c6 16.Bd3 Kf7
17.Bd2 Rf8 18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.Rf1 Bd7
20.Qh3 Qf6 21.g4 Nh4 22.f4 Ng6 23.g5
Ngxf4-+

75
B01
Marcinkevicius,S
Azevedo,J
corr
[Bandza,A]

1997

71/(95) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4

4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.f3 Bf5 6.c4
[ 6.Nc3 a6 7.Ba4 b5 8.Bb3 Nb6 9.Nge2
Nbxd5= ]
B01
Peptan,C
2460 6...a6 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.Ne2
[ 8.Nc3!? 0-0-0 9.Nge2 ]
Chiburdanidze,M
2525
Jugoslavija
1997 8...e6 9.dxe6 Qxe6 10.b3 0-0-0 11.0-0
Bc5 12.Kh1 Bxd4 13.Nxd4 Qd7 14.Bb2 c5
[Peptan,C; Stoica,V]
15.b4 cxd4 16.b5 axb5 17.Na3 bxc4
71/95 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
18.Nxc4 Kb8 19.Rc1!?N
[ 3...Bg4 - 71/(95) ]
[ 19.Ba3 - 51/102 ]
4.Nf3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1 c5 19...Be6 20.Qd2 Qb5 21.a4 Qa6 22.Na3
8.dxc5 Na6 9.Bxa6 bxa6 10.Nbd2
Rc8 23.Bxd4 Ka8 24.Nb5 Rhd8 25.Qg5!+[ 10.c3 - 71/(95) ]
[ 10.Ne5!? ]
10...Qc7 11.Nb3 Bb7 12.Qe2!?
B01
[ 12.Rb1
a5!?
( 12...Rad8?! - 62/(90) ;
Peptan,C
2425
12...e5 13.Bd2 Rae8 14.c4 Ne7 15.Ba5
Lakos,N
2380
Qb8 16.Bc3 ) 13.Bd2 Nb4! ( 13...a4?! Pula
1997
14.Na5 ) 14.a3 a4 ]
[Peptan,C; Stoica,V]
12...e5
[ 12...a5 13.c4 ]
71/(95) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
[ 12...Nb4 13.Qc4 ]
4.Nf3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Re1 c5
[ 12...e6 13.Ne5 ]
8.dxc5 Na6 9.Bxa6 bxa6 10.c3
13.Bd2 Rae8
[ 10.Ne5!? ]
[ 13...e4 14.Nfd4 Rae8 15.Rad1 ]
10...Rb8!N
14.c4 Ne7 15.Bc3N
[ 10...Bb7 - 47/(153) ]
11.Na3 e6 12.Qa4 Qc7 13.Qc4 Rd8
[ 15.Ba5 Qc8 16.Bc3 ]
15...Nc6
[ 15...e4 16.Bxg7 exf3 17.Qe5! ]
16.Rad1 f5
B01
[ 16...e4
Macieja,B
2470
A) 17.Nfd4 Be5 ( 17...Ne5 18.Bb4! )
Terekhin,A
2320
18.h3 e3!? ;
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
B) 17.Ng5!? h6 ( 17...Bxc3 18.bxc3 [Macieja,B]
Kg7 19.Qc2 ) 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nh3
71/96 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.c4
Nb4 20.Rd6 Nd3 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.f3! ]
Nb6 5.Nf3 g6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be3
17.Qd2
Nc6 9.Qd2 e5 10.d5 Na5 11.b3 e4
[ 17.Rd6!? e4 18.Nfd4 ]
[ 11...f5 - 54/100 ]
17...Rd8 18.Qc1
12.Nd4 f5 13.Nce2! N
[ 13.g3 ]
[ 13.Bg5 ]
[ 13.0-0-0 ]
13...Naxc4
[ 13...c5 14.Qxa5 cxd4 15.Bxd4+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
14.bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qb4! Nxe3
[ 15...Qxd5 16.Nf4+- ]
[ 15...Ne5 16.Nf4+- ]
16.fxe3 Qxd5 17.Rc1!
[ 17.Nf4 Qe5 18.Rc1 Kh8! ]
17...a5
[ 17...Qxa2 18.Nc3+- ]
[ 17...Qe5 18.Qc4+ Kh8 19.Qxc7+- ]
[ 17...c6 18.Nf4 ]
18.Nf4! axb4
[ 18...Qf7 19.Qc5+- ]
19.Nxd5 c6
[ 19...Rxa2 20.Bc4+- ]
20.Nb6!
[ 20.Nxb4? Ra4 ]
20...Ra3 21.Bc4+ Kh8 22.Bb3 Ra6
[ 22...f4 23.0-0+- ]
23.Nxc8 Rxc8 24.h4!+- f4 25.h5! gxh5
[ 25...g5 26.h6 Bf6 27.Rc5 ]
26.Rc5! h6 27.Ne6 fxe3 28.Ke2!
[ 28.Rcxh5 c5! 29.Rxh6+ Bxh6 30.Rxh6+
Kg8
31.Nxc5+
Kg7
32.Rxa6
bxa6
33.Nxa6 Kf6 34.Nxb4 Ke5 35.Ke2 ]
28...Rca8 29.Rcxh5 Rxa2+
[ 29...c5 30.Rxh6+ Bxh6 31.Rxh6+ Kg8
32.Nc7+ Kg7 33.Rxa6 ]
30.Bxa2 Rxa2+ 31.Kxe3 Rxg2 32.Nxg7
Kxg7 33.Rxh6 b3 34.Rh7+ Kg6 35.Rxb7
c5 36.Rb6+ Kg5 37.Rc1
1-0

76
[ 12...Ba6 13.Re1 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Ra5
15.Qe4 ]
13.Be4
[ 13.b4!? Ra3 14.b5 Na7 ]
13...Qa8
14.b4
Rxa2
15.Rxa2
Qxa2
16.Qd3 f5 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.Rd1 d6
[ 18...d5 19.Bxh7 ]
19.Bxb6
[ 19.Bxh7!? ]
19...d5 20.Bxc7 Qa4!
[ 20...Qb3? 21.Bxh7 Rxh7 22.Rb1! ]
21.Qc2!
[ 21.Bxh7? Rxh7 ]
21...Qxc2 22.Bxc2 Kd7 23.Bg3 Bxc3 24.b5
Nb4 25.Bb1 g6 26.h4

Khamatgaleev,A
Chetverik,M
Gyongyos
[Chetverik,M]

B02
2310
2315
1997

71/(97) 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Ne4

4.Nce2 Nc5 5.d4 Ne6 6.f4 g6 7.Nf3 c5
8.c3 Nc6
[ 8...c4?! - 65/(91) ]
9.g3!? c4N
[ 9...h5 ]
10.f5!?
[ 10.Be3 Ng7 11.h3 Bf5 12.g4!? ( 12.Bg2
Be4 13.g4 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 e6 15.Ng3 Be7
16.Qc2 Bh4= ) 12...Bd3 13.Ng3 Bxf1
B02
14.Rxf1 f5 ]
Biro,S
2320
Chetverik,M
2315 10...Ng7
[ 10...gxf5 11.Bh3 Nc7 12.0-0 ]
Revfulop
1997
11.fxg6
[Chetverik,M]
[ 11.f6 exf6 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.Bg2 Nf5
71/97 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5
14.0-0 h5 ]
[ 2.Nc3 - 71/(97) ]
11...hxg6 12.Bg2 Bf5 13.0-0 e6?!
2...Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Nc3 Nxc3
[ 13...Ne6! ]
6.dxc3 Nc6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Be3 b6 9.Bb5!N
14.h3! Qb6 15.g4 Be4
[ 9.Qa4? - 27/158 ]
[ 15...Be4 16.Ng5! Nxe5 17.Bf4! ]
9...Bb7 10.cxb6 axb6 11.0-0 Be7
[ 11...f6?
12.exf6
Qxf6
( 12...gxf6?
13.Ng5!+- ) 13.Bg5 ]
B02
12.Bd3
Thorhallsson,Th
2510
[ 12.Qd3!? - 71/(97) ]
Gausel,E
2540
12...Ra5
Reykavik
1997
[ 12...f6? 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Ng5! Bxg5
15.Qh5+ g6 16.Bxg6+ hxg6 17.Qxh8+ 71/(97) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5
Kf7 18.Qh7+ Kf8 19.Qxg6 ]
Nd5 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Nc6 7.Nf3 e6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8.Be3 b6 9.Bb5!N
[ 9.Qa4? - 27/158 ]
9...Bb7 10.cxb6 axb6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Qd3!?
0-0 13.Rfd1 d5 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Qe4 Qc7
16.Qg4 Rad8 17.Bd3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 dxe5
19.Qc4 Qb8 20.Bxb6 Rc8 21.Qb3 Qa8
22.Bf1

77
56.Ke3 Qg5+ 57.Nf4 Qe7+ 58.Kd3 Qe4#
0-1

Hjartarson,J
Westerinen,H
Reykjavik
[Westerinen,H]

B04
2605
2410
1997

B03
Stefansson,H
2545 71/(98) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 Nb6 4.a4
Westerinen,H
2410 a5 5.Nf3 d5 6.exd6 cxd6 7.d5 Na6
[ 7...e5 - 13/140 ]
Reykjavik
1997
8.Be3 Bd7 9.c3N
[Westerinen,H]
[ 9.Ng5 ]
71/98 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 Nb6 4.a4 9...Nc5 10.b3 e6 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Na3
Be7 13.Nb5 d5 14.Bf4 Rc8 15.Nd6+ Bxd6
a5 5.Nf3
[ 5.Bb5 Nc6 ( 5...c6 - 8/101 ) 6.Nc3 Nb4 16.Bxd6 Ne4 17.Be5 0-0=
7.Ne4 c6 8.Be2 d5 9.Ng3 ]
5...d5 6.Bd3
[ 6.exd6 - 71/(98) ]
B03
6...Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 e6 9.Qg3 c5
Kotek,D
2305
10.dxc5 N6d7 11.Nc3 Nxc5N
Sergeev,Vl
2455
[ 11...Nc6 - 49/154 ]
Czech
1997
12.Nb5 Nxd3+ 13.cxd3 Bb4+ 14.Kf1 Kf8 [Sergeev,Vl]
15.h4 Nc6 16.h5 h6 17.Rh4 Ne7 18.Rf4
Qd7 19.Nd4 Rc8 20.Be3 Nc6!
71/99 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4
[ 20...Kg8? 21.Rg4 ]
Nb6 5.f4
[ 5.exd6 - 71/(99) ]
[ 20...Bc5? 21.Qf3 ]
21.Nf3 Kg8 22.Rg4 Bf8 23.Bb6 Kh7 5...g6
[ 5...dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6
24.Nd2 Ne7! 25.Bxa5 Nf5 26.Qf3 Be7
9.Nf3 Be7 10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5 Nb4
27.Nb3 Rhf8 28.Bc3 f6 29.Qe2 fxe5
12.Nd4 Bd7 13.e6 fxe6 14.dxe6 Bc6
30.Bxe5 Bf6 31.Kg1 Qf7 32.Rf4
15.Qg4 Bh4+ 16.g3 Bxh1 17.0-0-0 Qf6
[ 32.Bxf6 Qxf6 33.Rg6 Qh4 34.Rxe6
18.gxh4 0-0 19.Bb5 Qe5 20.Bg5 c5
Qb4 ]
21.e7 cxd4 22.exf8Q+ Rxf8 23.Rxh1
32...Bxe5 33.Qxe5 Qxh5 34.Qxe6 Qg5
A) 23...a5 24.Qe2
35.Rf3?
A1) 24...Qc7? 25.Qe6+ Kh8 26.Rf1!!
[ 35.Rb4 ]
Rg8 ( 26...Rxf1+ 27.Bxf1 h6 28.Qe8+
35...Rce8 36.Qd7
Kh7
29.Bh3
Qc5
30.Be6+- ;
[ 36.Qb6 Rf6 37.Qb4 Re2 /\ 38...Ne3 39.
26...Nxa2+ 27.Kb1 Nxc3+ 28.bxc3
Rg3 Rff2 38.Qf4 Nh4 39.Qxg5 Nxf3+
Rxf1+ 29.Bxf1 Qc6 30.Qf7+- ; 26...Nd7
40.Kf1 Rxf2+ 41.Kxf2 Nxg5+ 42.Ke3 Rb6
27.Rxf8+ Nxf8 28.Qf5 Kg8 29.Bf4
43.Ra3 Rb4 ]
Nxa2+
30.Kb1
Nxc3+
31.bxc3+- ;
36...Re7-+ 37.Qb5 Nd6 38.Rxf8 Nxb5
26...Rc8 27.Rf7 Nxa2+ 28.Kc2 Nb4+
39.axb5 Qe5 40.d4 Qe2 41.Rf3 Qxb5
29.Kb1+- ) 27.Be7 Nxa2+ ( 27...Qc8
42.Ra5 Re1+ 43.Kh2 Qd7
28.Qxb6+- ) 28.Kb1 Nxc3+ 29.bxc3+- ;
[ 43...Qf1 ]
A2) 24...Qf5!= ;
44.Ra1 Qc7+ 45.g3 Re2 46.Nc5 Qb6
B) 23...a6! 24.Qe2 Qxe2 ( 24...axb5
47.b3 Qb4 48.Ra4 Qe1 49.Kg2 Qb1
25.Qxe5 Nd3+ 26.Kb1 Nxe5 27.Nxb5
50.Rb4 Re1 51.Re3 Rg1+ 52.Kf3 Qf5+
d3 ) 25.Nxe2 ( 25.Bxe2 dxc3 26.bxc3
53.Ke2 Qh5+ 54.Rf3 Rc1 55.Nd3 Rc2+
Nxa2+ 27.Kc2 Nd5 ) 25...axb5 26.Nxd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Rf2!
27.Kb1
Nc4
28.Bc1
Nd3
da Costa Junior ]
6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 Be6!N
[ 7...0-0 - 46/144 ]
8.Qb3
[ 8.c5 Nd5 ]
[ 8.Nf3 Nxc4!? ( 8...0-0 ) 9.Bxc4 ( 9.Qa4+?
Qd7 ) 9...Bxc4 10.Qa4+ b5 11.Nxb5 Bxb5
12.Qxb5+ Nd7 ]
8...a5! 9.a4 Na6 10.Rd1 Nb4 11.Nf3 d5!
12.cxd5
[ 12.c5 Nc4 ]
12...N4xd5! 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Qc2 Bxf3
15.gxf3 Nd5

78
Qxg7 25.Re1 Kh8 26.Bg2 Rc8 27.b4 axb4
28.axb4 Na6 29.Qb3 Nd7=

Oll,L
Zilberman,Y
Kazan
[Oll,L]

B05
2645
2560
1997

71/100 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3

Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c4 Nb6 8.Nc3
0-0 9.Be3 a6 10.b3 N8d7 11.exd6 cxd6
12.d5!N
[ 12.h3 ]
12...e5 13.Ne1 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Bg5 15.Nd3
B03 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Nf6 17.f4! Nbd7 18.fxe5
Ardeleanu,A
2400 Ng4 19.Qg3 Ngxe5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5?!
[ 20...dxe5! ]
Chetverik,M
2315
Gyula
1997 21.Kh1 Rc8 22.Ne4 f6 23.a4 Kh8
[ 23...b5! ]
[Ardeleanu,A]
24.a5! h6 25.Qh3 Rc7 26.Ng3! Rcf7
71/(99) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 27.Nf5 Re8 28.Qg3 Qd7 29.h3 g6 30.Nd4
Nb6 5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Bd3!
Kh7 31.Ne6 Qe7 32.Rae1 Rc8 33.Rf4
[ 7.h3 - 70/91 ]
Rg8 34.Qe3 f5 35.c5+7...Nc6 8.Nge2 Bg4 9.Be3 Bf6 10.h3 Bh5 1-0
11.Qd2N
[ 11.g4 ]
11...Bg6
B06
[ 11...Nb4 12.Nf4 Nxd3+ 13.Qxd3 Bg6
Yudasin,L
2610
14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.0-0 0-0 16.b3 ]
Kanstler,B
2535
12.b3 Nb4?! 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.a3 Nc6 Jerusalem
1997
15.Ne4 d5 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.c5 Nd7 [Kanstler,B]
18.b4 ()
71/101 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3
[ 4.Bg5 - 71/(101) ]
B03 4...a6 5.Be2 b5 6.Bf3!?N
[ 6.a3 ]
Emms,J
2530
Baburun,A
2570 6...c6!
[ 6...Bb7?! 7.e5! ]
Isle of Man
1997
7.Nge2 Bb7 8.a4
71/(99) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4
[ 8.0-0!? ]
Nb6 5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8...b4 9.Na2 a5 10.0-0
8.Be2 Be7 9.d5 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Ne5 11.Be2
[ 10.c3!? bxc3 11.bxc3 ]
0-0 12.b3 Bf6 13.Bb2 a5N
10...Nd7 11.c3 bxc3 12.Naxc3
[ 13...Ng6 - 48/(165) ]
[ 12.bxc3 ]
14.0-0 Re8 15.Qd2 Ned7 16.Rad1 Nc5 12...Ngf6 13.Qd2 0-0 14.Rfd1 Rc8 15.Bf4
17.Qc2 g6
/\ e5
[ 17...Qd7!? /\ Re7, Rae8= ]
[ 15.Ng3 /\ Be2 ]
18.Rfe1 Bg7 19.Bf1 Qd7 20.Nb5 f5 21.g3 15...Qc7!
Qf7 22.a3 Re7 23.Rxe7 Qxe7 24.Bxg7
[ 15...e5?! 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Be3 ]
16.Rac1?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 16.Ng3 ]
16...Qb8 17.Ng3 c5! 18.d5
[ 18.e5? cxd4 19.exf6 dxc3 ]
18...Ba6 19.Re1 Ne5!?
[ 19...c4!? /\ Nc5-/+ ]
20.Bxe5 dxe5 /\ Ne8-d6 21.Be2 c4 22.Rc2
h5 /\ Kh7, Bh6; /\ h4 23.Ra1 Qb6 24.Bf3
Nd7! /\ Nc5-b3 25.Qg5 Bf6 26.Qh6 Bg7
27.Qg5 Nc5! 28.Rd1
[ 28.Qxe7?? Bf6-+ ]
[ 28.Bxh5 Nb3 29.Rd1 Nd4 30.Rcd2
gxh5-+ ]
28...Nd3?
[ 28...Nb3! 29.Bxh5 Nd4 30.Rcd2 gxh5-+ ]
29.Qxe7?
[ 29.Bxh5! gxh5 ( 29...Bf6 30.Qh6 Bg7
31.Qg5 Bf6= ) 30.Nf5 Qf6 31.Nxe7+
Kh8 32.Qxh5+ ]
29...Nb4!
[ 29...Bf6 30.Qa3 ( 30.Qd7 Rfd8 31.Qh3
Nf4-+ ) 30...Qb3 ]
30.Re2 Bf6 31.Qd7 Rcd8 32.Qh3 Nd3!
/\ Nf4
[ 32...Bc8! 33.Nf5 Nd3-+ ]
33.Nxh5 gxh5 34.g3
[ 34.Qxh5 Nf4 35.Qg4+ Bg7-+ ]
34...Rd6 35.Bxh5 Bg7 36.Bg4 Rg6 37.Rc2
[ 37.Bf5? Nf4-+ ]
37...Qb3 38.Rdd2
[ 38.Rcd2 Nxb2-+ ]
38...Ne1
[ 38...Nxb2?! 39.d6 ]
39.Rc1 Bh6 40.f4 Bc8!
[ 40...Nd3-+ ]
41.Rxe1
[ 41.Bxc8 Nf3+-+ ]
41...Bxg4 42.Qh4 Bg7 /\ Bf6
[ 42...exf4-+ ]
43.Qe7
[ 43.fxe5 Bxe5-+ ]
43...Qb6+ 44.Kg2 exf4
0-1

79
[ 7...Nf6 - 61/103 ]
8.Nf3
[ 8.Qf3?! Ngf6 9.e5?! dxe5 10.Qxc6 Rb8
11.dxe5 Bb7-+ ]
[ 8.f4 c5 ]
8...Qc7! 9.a4
[ 9.0-0 Ngf6 ]
9...b4 10.Ne2 Ngf6 11.Qd3
[ 11.Ng3 0-0 12.0-0 ]
11...0-0 12.0-0 a5
[ 12...c5!? ]
[ 12...e5!? ]
13.Ng3
[ 13.Rfe1!? Ba6 14.Qe3 ]
13...Ba6?!
[ 13...c5!? ]
14.Bc4 Bxc4 15.Qxc4=

Xie,Jun
Gurevich,M
Haarlem
[Gurevich,M]

B06
2500
2585
1997

71/102 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3

a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3 Nd7 7.h4 h6
[ 7...h5 8.Nh3 Bb7 9.Ng5 Ngf6 10.a4 c6
11.Be2 e5 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.0-0 ]
8.g4
[ 8.d5 - 59/126 ]
8...h5! 9.g5
[ 9.gxh5
Rxh5
10.Nge2
e5
11.Bg5
( 11.Ng3 Rxh4 12.Bg5 Bh6! ) 11...Bf6
12.Bxf6 Ngxf6 13.Ng3 Rh8 ]
9...e6 10.Nge2
[ 10.a4 b4 11.Nce2 c5 ]
10...Ne7 11.Ng3
[ 11.f4 d5 12.Bg2 Nb6 ]
11...d5N
[ 11...Bb7 ]
12.Nce2 Bb7 13.c3 Qc8!? /\ c5
[ 13...c5! 14.dxc5 Qc7 15.b4 ( 15.Bg2
Nxc5 16.0-0 Rd8 17.Rad1 0-0 ) 15...Ne5
16.Bg2 ( 16.Nd4 Nxf3+ 17.Nxf3 Qxg3+ )
B06
16...Nc4
17.Qc1
( 17.Qd3
Rd8!? )
Smirin,I
2600
17...Nxe3 ( 17...a5 ) 18.Qxe3 a5 ]
Kanstler,B
2535
Rishon Le_Zion
1997 14.Bh3 c5 15.0-0
[ 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Bd4 0-0 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
[Kanstler,B]
18.Qd4+ Kg8 /\ Qc7 ]
71/(101) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Bg5 15...Qc6 16.b3
a6 5.Bc4 b5 6.Bd5 c6 7.Bb3 Nd7!?N
[ 16.Rac1!? Rd8 17.b4 cxb4 ( 17...c4 )

CHESS INFORMANT 71

80

12.h4 Re8
[ 12...Bxh6 13.Qxh6 exd4 14.cxd4 Nc6
15.d5 Nb4 16.Ne3 ]
13.d5 c6 14.dxc6
[ 14.c4
Na6
15.Bxg7
Kxg7
16.h5
( 16.dxc6 Nb4 ) 16...Nxh5 17.g4 Nf4 ]
14...Nxc6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bb5 Qc7 17.h5
Be6 /\ d5 18.Ne3
[ 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.g4 Red8 ]
18...Red8
[ 18...Rad8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Ne7
21.Bxe8 Rxe8 ]
19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Ne2
[ 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Ne7 22.c4 Nf5 ]
20...Ne7
[ 20...d5? 21.exd5 Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Rxd5
23.Qh6+
Kh8
( 23...Kg8
24.Bc4+- )
24.Qxg6+- ]
21.c4 h5! 22.Rd1
[ 22.Nd5 Nexd5 23.cxd5 Bd7 24.Rc1
Qa7 ]
22...Qc5 23.Ng3 Kf7 24.Rf1?!
[ 24.Nd5 Nexd5 25.cxd5 Bd7 26.Rc1 Qa7
27.Qf2 ]
24...h4! 25.Ne2 g5 /\ Nh5-f4 26.Rc1 Qa7
[ 26...Nh5!? 27.Nd5 Nf4 ]
27.Nc3 Nh5 28.Ned5 Nf4 29.Nxf4 exf4
/\ Ng6-e5
30.Nd5
Ng6
31.Ke2
Rac8
32.Rfd1 Ne5 33.Rc3 Rh8 34.Rh1 Rc5
35.Qd4 Kg6 36.Rg1 Rhc8 37.Rgc1 Qf7
38.Nb6 Rd8 39.Nd5 Rh8 40.Rh1 h3?!
[ 40...Qf8! /\ h3 ]
41.gxh3 Qf8!
[ 41...Rxh3? 42.Rxh3 Bxh3 43.Nxf4+!
Qxf4 44.Qxd6++- ]
42.Rcc1
[ 42.h4!? Bxd5 ( 42...Rxh4 43.Rxh4 gxh4
44.Nxf4+ Qxf4 45.Qxd6 Qh2+ 46.Kf1! )
43.cxd5 Rxc3 44.Qxc3 Rxh4 45.Rxh4
gxh4 46.Qxa5 h3 47.Qe1 h2 ]
B06
Skripchenko_Lautier,A
2385 42...Rxh3 43.Rxh3 Bxh3 44.Rg1 Be6
Gurevich,M
2620 45.Qd2 Bxd5 46.cxd5 Kf6! 47.Rc1 Qh8!
Groningen
1997 48.Rxc5 Qh2+ 49.Kd1 Qxd2+ 50.Kxd2
Nxf3+
[Gurevich,M]
[ 50...Nxf3+ 51.Ke2 Nd4+ 52.Kd3 dxc5
71/103 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3
53.Kc4 g4 54.Kxc5 g3 55.Bf1 f3-+ ]
a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nd1
0-1
[ 7.Nce2 - 71/(103) ]
7...a5 8.c3 Nf6 9.f3 bxc3 10.bxc3 0-0
11.Bh6 e5!?N
[ 11...Bxh6 - 58/(131) ]
[ 11...c6 - 58/131 ]

18.cxb4 Qd6 19.e5 Qb8 /\ Nb6-c4 ]

16...0-0 17.e5 a5! /\ b4<=> 18.Nf4 b4
19.cxb4 axb4 20.Nfxh5?!
[ 20.Rac1!?
Qa6
21.Nd3
( 21.dxc5
Nxe5 ) 21...Qxa2 ( 21...cxd4!? 22.Bxd4
Nc6 23.Nxb4 Nxb4 24.Qxb4 Nxe5 )
22.Qxa2 Rxa2 23.Nxc5 Nxc5 24.Rxc5
Rc8 ]
20...gxh5 21.Nxh5 /\ Nf6-> cxd4 22.Bxd4
[ 22.Nf6+ Bxf6 23.gxf6 dxe3 24.Qxe3
Qc5-+ ]
22...Bxe5! 23.Bxe5
[ 23.Rfc1 Qd6 ( 23...Bxd4+ 24.Qxd4 Qb6
25.Qxb6 Nxb6 26.Rc7 ) 24.f4 Bxd4+
25.Qxd4 e5 26.fxe5 Nxe5 27.Nf6+ Qxf6
28.gxf6
Nf3+
29.Kf2
Nxd4
30.fxe7
Rfe8-+ ]
[ 23.Rac1 Bxd4+ 24.Qxd4 Qb6 25.Qxb6
Nxb6 26.Rc7 Ba6 ]
[ 23.Nf6+ Nxf6 24.Bxe5 ( 24.gxf6 Bxd4+
25.Qxd4 Ng6 26.h5 e5 ) 24...Nd7 25.Bb2
Qd6 ]
23...Nxe5 24.Qf4
[ 24.Qxb4 d4! 25.Nf6+ Kh8 26.Qxe7
Nxf3+ ]
24...Qc3!-+ 25.Nf6+
[ 25.Rac1 Nd3 26.Nf6+ Kg7 27.Nh5+
Kh8 ]
[ 25.Qf6 N5g6 ]
25...Kg7 26.Nh5+ Kg8 27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.g6
[ 28.Rac1 N7g6! ]
28...Ng8 29.Nxg8
[ 29.g7+ Kxg7 30.Qg5+ Ng6 ]
29...Nxg6 30.Qh6+
[ 30.Qg5 Kxg8 31.h5 Qd4+ 32.Kh1 Qh4 ]
30...Kxg8 31.h5 Qd4+ 32.Kg2 Qf4
0-1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Vehi Bach,V
Gurevich,M
Groningen
[Gurevich,M]

81
B06
2395
Gallagher,J
2620
Irzhanov,R
1997 Luzern

71/(103) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3

a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nce2 Nf6 8.Ng3
Ng4N
[ 8...h5 ]
9.Qxb4 c5 10.Qd2 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Nc6
12.Nf3 Qb6 13.c3 Rb8 14.Rb1

Onischuk,Al
Irzhanov,R
Luzern
[Onischuk,Al]

B06
2625
2535
1997

71/104 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3

c6 5.h4
[ 5.Qd2 - 71/(104) ]
5...h5 6.Nh3N
[ 6.Be2 ]
6...Nf6 7.f3 b5 8.Ng5 Qa5?
[ 8...a6!? 9.e5 Nd5 ]
9.a3 Nbd7 10.Be2 a6 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Qd2
0-0
[ 12...e5!? ]
13.Nd1! e5 14.c3 d5!? 15.Nf2 dxe4
[ 15...Bb7!? 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.b4!? ]
16.fxe4 c5?! 17.d5 c4 18.a4 Bb7
[ 18...Nc5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.axb5 Qxb5
21.b3 ]
19.axb5 axb5 20.Rxa8! Rxa8 21.g4 hxg4
22.Nxg4 Rf8 23.Nxf6+ Nxf6 24.Qd1 Bc8
25.Bf3 Bd7 26.Qe2 Nh7 27.Nxh7 Kxh7
28.h5 Qd8?
[ 28...gxh5 29.Bxh5 Kg8 ( 29...f5 30.Qh2
f4 31.Bf2 Bh6 32.Kg2 Rg8+ 33.Kf3 Qc8
34.Rg1 ) 30.Bg4 ]
29.Bg4 Bxg4 30.Qxg4 Qd6 31.Bg5! gxh5
32.Qxh5+ Kg8 33.Kg2 f6 34.Be3 Rf7
35.Qf5 b4 36.Ra1 bxc3 37.bxc3 Qb8
38.Kf3 Qb2 39.Qc8+ Bf8 40.Rg1+ Kh8
41.Qh3+ Rh7 42.Qe6
1-0

B06
2525
2535
1997

71/(104) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3

c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.Nf3 a6 8.a4
Rb8
[ 8...Bb7 - 64/100 ]
9.axb5 axb5 10.0-0 b4 11.Ne2 Ngf6
12.Bh6N
[ 12.Ra4 ]
12...0-0 13.Ng3 e5 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qg5
Qc7 16.Nf5+ Kg8 17.Rfe1 Ne8 18.Qh6
Nb6 19.Ne3 f6 20.Nc4 Be6 21.Nxb6 Qxb6
22.Ra6 Qc7 23.Rea1

Ivanchuk,V
Beliavsky,A
Beograd
[Ivancuk,V; Sulypa,A]

B07
2725
2710
1997

71/105 1.e4
[ 1.Nf3 - 71/(105) ]
1...d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 e5 4.Ne2 Be7 5.c4
0-0 6.Be3 c6 7.Qd2 Nbd7
[ 7...exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.Nc3 Bf8 10.Be2
Nbd7 11.0-0 ]
8.d5! cxd5 9.cxd5 Nh5N
[ 9...Ne8 10.Nbc3 f5 11.exf5 Rxf5 12.Ng3
Rf7 13.Bd3 ]
10.Nbc3 Nb6?!
[ 10...g6 11.0-0-0 f5 ( 11...Ng7!? 12.g4 f5
13.gxf5 gxf5 14.Kb1 ) 12.exf5 gxf5 13.f4
( 13.g4 fxg4 14.fxg4 Nf4! ) 13...Nhf6
( 13...Nb6 14.b3 ) 14.fxe5 Nxe5 15.Nf4
Ne4 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.h3 Bg5 18.Kb1 ]
11.b3 h6
[ 11...g6!? ]
12.0-0-0 Bg5 13.g4 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Nf6
15.Ng3
[ 15.h4!? a5 16.g5 hxg5 17.hxg5 Nh7
18.Rg1 ><Nh7 ]
15...a5! 16.h4 a4 17.Kb2 axb3 18.axb3
Nbd7
[ 18...Nh7!
A) 19.Be2 Nd7 20.Nf5 Nc5 ;
B) 19.Bb5 Bd7 20.g5 Bxb5 ( 20...hxg5
21.Bxd7 Nxd7 22.Nf5 Nc5 23.hxg5 )
21.Nxb5 Ra5! 22.Nc3 hxg5 23.hxg5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Nxg5 24.Rh5 f6 25.Rdh1 ;
C) 19.Rc1!? Nd7 20.Bb5 Nc5 21.b4
Na6
22.Ra1
Bd7
23.Bxd7
Qxd7
24.Qb6 ]
19.Bb5! Nc5 20.b4! Na6 21.Ra1 ()
[ 21.g5?! hxg5 22.hxg5 Nh7! ]
21...Nh7 22.Nf1?!
[ 22.Kb3! Bd7 23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.Nf5
( 24.Qb6 Rfd8 25.Nb5 ) 24...b6 25.Qd3
Nc7 26.Qc4 ]
22...Bd7 23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.Qb6 Rfc8?
[ 24...Qd8!
25.Qxd8
( 25.Qxb7
Nxb4!
26.Qxb4 Rb8 27.Nb5 Qb6 28.Ra5 Ra8!
29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.Kb3 Rb8 31.Ka4 Ra8+
32.Kb3= ) 25...Rfxd8 26.Ne3 ( 26.b5 Nc5
27.Ne3 )
26...Nxb4
27.Rxa8
Rxa8
28.Nc4 ]
25.Ne3 Nf6 26.Kb3
[ 26.g5!? ]
26...Ne8 27.Nc4 Qe7 28.Qe3 Rd8 29.g5!
h5 30.Rhc1 g6 31.Nb5 Rab8 32.f4! Qd7
[ 32...exf4
33.Qxf4
Nec7
34.Nd4
( 34.Nbxd6 b5! ) 34...Ra8 35.Nb6 Rab8
( 35...Ra7 36.Qf6 ) 36.Rc3 ]
33.Ra5 exf4 34.Qxf4 Rbc8 35.Rc3 Qe7
36.Ra2 Nac7 37.Nd4 Ra8 38.Rf2 Ra1?
[ 38...Ng7 39.Rcf3 Kh7 40.Rf1! ( 40.Nb6
Ra6 41.Qxf7 Qxe4! ) 40...Rab8 41.Nb6
Rf8 42.Ne2 Rbe8 43.Nc3 Kg8 44.Qf6 ]
39.Rcf3 Rb1+ 40.Kc3 Rd7 41.Nb6
1-0

82
Leko,P
Zetocha,C
Magyarorszag
[Leko,P]

B07
2635
2360
1998

71/106 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5

[ 3...c6 - 71/(106) ]
4.f4?! Bg4!?
[ 4...exd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 ( 5...Be7 ) 6.Bb5
Bd7 ]
5.Qd3!?N
[ 5.Nf3?! Bxf3 6.gxf3 Nh5! ]
[ 5.Be2 exd4 6.Qxd4 Bxe2 7.Ngxe2 Nc6
( 7...Be7 - 6 1 / ( 1 1 0 )) 8.Qf2 g6 9.0-0
Bg7 ]
5...exd4 6.Qxd4 d5!?
[ 6...Nc6 7.Bb5 Bd7! ( 7...Qd7 8.Qa4! )]
7.Nxd5!
[ 7.exd5? Nbd7 ]
[ 7.e5!?
Nc6!
( 7...c5?
8.Qa4+
Bd7
9.Bb5 ) 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.Qxd5 Nb4 10.Qe4
c6 11.a3! ( 11.Ba4? Nc5!-+ )]
7...Nxd5 8.exd5 c6 9.Qe5+! Qe7
[ 9...Be7? 10.Qxg7+- ]
10.d6
[ 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 11.Bc4 cxd5 12.Bxd5
Nc6 ]
10...Qxe5+
[ 10...Qe6?! 11.Bc4! Nd7! 12.Bxe6 Nxe5
13.fxe5 Bxe6 14.Nf3 f6 15.Bf4 0-0-0
16.exf6 ( 16.0-0-0!? ) 16...gxf6 17.0-0-0
Bd5 18.Rd4 ]
B07 11.fxe5 Nd7 12.Bf4 f6!?
[ 12...0-0-0
13.h3!
( 13.Bc4
Nxe5! )
Kramnik,V
2790
13...Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.0-0-0 Re8 16.Nf3
Timman,J
2635
Be4 17.Bg2 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Nxe5 19.Be4
Wijk aan Zee
1998
( 19.Rhe1!? Bxd6! 20.Rxd6 Nxf3 21.Rf1
71/(105) 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3
Re1+ 22.Rxe1 Nxe1 23.Rd2 h5! )
Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c3 Nc6 7.Re1 e5 8.h3
19...g6 ]
Bd7 9.Nbd2
13.exf6 Nxf6 14.h3! Bh5!
[ 9.Be3 - 35/154 ]
[ 14...Be6 15.0-0-0 0-0-0 16.Nf3 ]
9...Nh5 10.Nb3N
15.g4 Bg6
[ 10.dxe5 ]
[ 15...Bf7! 16.0-0-0 0-0-0 17.Rh2! Nd5
10...a5 11.a4 Re8 12.Bg5 Qc8 13.Qd2
( 17...Ne4? 18.Re2 ) 18.Bg3 Ne3 19.Re1
exd4 14.Nbxd4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Nb5
Nxf1 20.Rxf1 Bd5 21.Rd1 ( 21.Rd2?
Be6 17.Bf1 Nf6 18.Qc2 Nd7 19.Na3 Bf8=
Bxd6 22.Bxd6 Rxd6 23.c4? Bxc4!
24.Rxd6 Bxf1-+ ) 21...h5 22.g5 h4 23.Bf4
b5 24.b3 b4 25.a3 a5 26.axb4 axb4
27.Rd4 Bxd6 28.Bxd6 Rxd6 29.Rxb4
Rg6 ]
16.0-0-0 0-0-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 16...Nd5 17.Rxd5! ( 17.Bg3 0-0-0= )
17...cxd5 18.Bb5+ Kd8 19.Nf3 a6 20.Ba4
( 20.Bg5+ Kc8 21.d7+ Kc7 22.d8Q+
Rxd8 23.Bxd8+ Kxd8 ) 20...b5 21.Bb3
Be4 22.Rf1 ]
17.Bc4! Nd5! 18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Rxd5 Be4
20.Rc5+ Bc6 21.Nf3 Bxd6 22.Bxd6 Rxd6
23.Ne5 Rd5!
[ 23...Re8 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Rd1+- ]
24.Rxd5 Bxd5 R 9/i 25.Re1
[ 25.Rd1 Bg2! ]
25...g5?
[ 25...Rf8
26.Re3
Kc7!
( 26...Rf2?
27.Rc3++- ) 27.Rd3! Be6 ]
26.Re3 Kc7
[ 26...Rf8? 27.Rc3++- ]
27.c4 Bg2
[ 27...Be6
28.Ng6!?
( 28.Nf3
Kd7 )
28...Re8
( 28...hxg6
29.Rxe6
Rxh3
30.Rxg6 Rh1+ 31.Kc2 Rh2+ 32.Kc3
Rh3+ 33.Kb4 Rh2 34.Ka3 Rh3+ 35.b3+- )
29.Nf8! Rxf8 30.Rxe6 ]
28.Nf7!
[ 28.Kd2 Rf8 ]
28...Rg8 29.Kd2 Rg7 30.Nh6! Kc6 31.Kc3
Rg6
[ 31...Rd7 32.Nf5 ]
32.Nf5 Rf6 33.Kd4+- Kb6 34.c5+ Ka6
35.Rg3 Bf1 36.Ra3+ Kb5 37.Rf3
[ 37.Rf3 Bg2 38.Nd6+ Rxd6+ 39.cxd6
Bxf3 40.d7 ]
1-0

83
[ 15.Rad1 ]
[ 15.g4 Nh7 16.Qg3 Bg5 ( 16...Qd8
17.Bf2 ) 17.Bf2 Bf4 18.Qf3 g5! ]
15...Qc7?
[ 15...c5!
A) 16.b4!? cxb4 ( 16...Qc7 17.Bxb5
cxb4 18.axb4 Bxb4 ) 17.axb4 Qc7
( 17...Qxb4 18.Rfb1 Qd6 19.Rxb5 Qc7
20.Qf2 ) 18.c3
a5
19.bxa5
Rxa5
20.Rxa5 Qxa5 21.Rb1 b4 ;
B) 16.c4 b4 17.axb4 Qxb4 18.Nc3!?
( 18.b3= )]
16.Rad1 Nc5 17.g4 Nh7 18.Qg3

Cherniaev,A
Van der Wiel,J
Wijk aan Zee II
[Van der Wiel,J]

B07
2465
2525
1998

71/107 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3

[ 4.Bc4 - 71/(107) ]
4...Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.h3 a6!?
[ 7...c6 - 71/(107) ]
[ 7...Nc6 - 70/98 ]
8.a4
[ 8.0-0
b5
9.dxe5
dxe5
10.Qxd8
( 10.Bg5 ) 10...Rxd8 11.a4!? ( 11.Bg5 )]
8...b6 9.0-0
[ 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.Bg5 ]
[ 9.d5!? ]
9...exd4!N
[ 9...Bb7 10.d5 Nbd7!? /\ Rc8, c6, /\ Ne8,
f5 ( 10...c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Bg5 )]
B07
Shaked,T
2500 10.e5?!
[ 10.Nxd4 Bb7 11.Re1 ( 11.e5? Bxg2
Jonker,M
2295
12.exf6 Qxf6 ><Nd4 ) 11...Re8 /\ Nbd7-c5
Groningen
1997
><e4 ( 11...Nbd7 12.Nd5! )
[Shaked,T]
A) 12.Bg5 h6! 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.e5
71/(106) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4
Bxg2
15.exf6
Rxe1+
( 15...Bb7
Qa5 5.Bd3 e5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be3 Nbd7
16.Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.Qd2 Nd7 18.Re1
8.0-0 Be7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Kh1!?N
Qd8 ) 16.Qxe1
Bb7!
/\ Qe7, Nd7
[ 10.Qd2 Bxf3 11.Rxf3 Bd8 12.a3?! exd4
( 16...Qxf6?! 17.Kxg2 Qxd4 18.Qe8+
13.Bxd4 Bb6 ]
Kg7 19.Re1 Qc4! );
[ 10.Qe1
Bxf3!?
( 10...exf4 - 68/(95) )
B) 12.g4!? Nbd7 ( 12...d5!? ) 13.Bg5
11.Rxf3 Bd8 ( 11...0-0 )]
h6 14.Bh4 ]
10...0-0 11.dxe5 Bxf3
10...dxe5!?
[ 11...dxe5 12.f5 ]
[ 10...dxc3
12.Qxf3 dxe5 13.f5 h6!?
A) 11.Bxa8 cxb2 12.Bxb2 Nfd7 ;
[ 13...Bc5 14.Bd2 Bd4 15.a3! ]
B) 11.exf6 Qxf6! 12.Nxc3 ( 12.Bxa8
14.a3! /\ Bc4 b5 15.Ne2?!
cxb2
13.Bxb2
Qxb2 )
12...Ra7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
( 12...c6?! 13.Ne4 ) 13.a5!? ;
C) 11.Nxc3 dxe5 ( 11...c6 12.exf6 Bxf6
13.Ne4 ; 11...Ra7 ) 12.Qxd8
Rxd8
13.Bxa8= Bxh3 ( 13...c6?! 14.Be3
><b6 ) 14.Bg2 ]
11.Bxa8 c6!?
[ 11...Bxh3 12.Bg2! Bxg2 13.Kxg2 dxc3
14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Nxc3= ]
[ 11...dxc3 12.Qxd8 ( 12.Bg2 ) 12...Rxd8
13.Nxc3= ]
12.Kh2
[ 12.Nb1? Bxh3 ]
[ 12.f4!? Bxh3 13.fxe5 Bxf1 14.exf6 Bxe2
15.Nxe2 Qxf6 16.Qf1! ( 16.Bf4? Nd7-+ )
16...Qe7 17.Qg2! ( 17.Bf4? Nd7 18.Bxc6
d3! )]
12...Qc7
[ 12...dxc3?!
13.Qxd8
Rxd8
14.Nxc3
/\ Be3 ><b6 ]
[ 12...Qd7 13.Ng1 Qa7 14.Bxc6 ( 14.Nce2
Qxa8
15.f4
Nfd7!
16.fxe5
Nxe5
17.Nxd4? Rd8 ) 14...Nxc6 15.Nce2 |^ ]
13.Nb1
[ 13.Nb5!?
Qd7!
( 13...axb5
14.axb5
c5! )]
13...Qa7 14.Na3?!
[ 14.f4
exf4
( 14...Nfd7!? )
15.Rxf4
( 15.Bxf4 Qxa8 16.Nxd4 Rd8 ) 15...Nd5
16.Rxd4! ]
[ 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.c3 Qd7 ]
14...Qxa8 15.Nc4 Nfd7
[ 15...Nd5 16.f4 ]
[ 15...Nbd7 16.f4 ]
16.f4!?
[ 16.Nd6 c5 () ]
16...c5!
[ 16...f6 17.fxe5 fxe5 18.Nd6 ]
17.fxe5
[ 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.fxe5 Qc6!? ]
17...Nxe5?!
[ 17...Qd5! 18.Nd6 Nxe5 19.Nxc8 Nf3+!
( 19...Rxc8 20.Nf4 ) 20.Rxf3 Qxf3 21.Nd6
( 21.Ne7+ Kh8 22.Bf4 Bf6! ) 21...Rd8
22.Bf4 ( 22.Nc4 Re8 ) 22...g5! 23.Nxf7
Re8 ]
18.Nxe5
[ 18.Nxb6? Nf3+! 19.Kh1 Qc6-+ ]
18...Bxe5 19.Bf4
[ 19.Bh6!? ]
19...Nd7 20.Qd2 Qd5 21.Bh6
[ 21.Rf2?! ><e4 ]
21...Re8

84
[ 21...Bb7?! 22.Nf4 Bxf4 23.gxf4! ]
22.Rae1
[ 22.Nf4 Qd6 ><g3 ]
22...Nf6!?
[ 22...Bb7 23.Nf4 Qd6 ]
23.Nf4 Qd7!?
[ 23...Qd6 ]
[ 23...Bxf4!? 24.Qxf4 Bb7 ]
24.Bg5
[ 24.Kg1?! Bb7 ]
[ 24.Qd3!? Qc6! /\ 25...Bf5, 25...Bb7, 25...
c4 ( 24...c4 25.Qxc4 Bxf4 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8
27.Bxf4 Qxh3+ 28.Kg1 Bb7 29.Qe2
Qh1+ 30.Kf2 Qc6 ; 24...Nd5 25.Nxd5
Qxd5 26.Bf4 Bb7 27.Qd2 f6 28.Bxe5
fxe5 29.Qf2! ) 25.Qf3 Qxf3 26.Rxf3 Bb7
><e4 ]
24...Nd5?!
[ 24...Bb7?! 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.Bxf6 Rf5
27.Bh4
g5
28.Nh5!
Qd5
( 28...Qc6
29.g4!+- ) 29.c4! ( 29.Re1 h6 30.g4 )]
[ 24...Bxf4?! 25.Qxf4 Nd5 ( 25...Qxh3+?
26.Kg1 Rxe1 27.Rxe1 Bb7 28.Qb8++- )]
[ 24...Nh5! 25.Nxh5 ( 25.Qg2 Bb7 26.Qe2
Ng7! ) 25...Qxh3+ 26.Kg1 Qxh5
A) 27.Qf2
A1) 27...Bf5?! 28.Bf6 Bxf6 ( 28...Bh3?
29.Bxe5 Bxf1 30.Qf6+- ) 29.Rxe8+
Kg7 ;
A2) 27...f5!
28.Bf6
Bb7
29.Qh2
Qxh2+ 30.Kxh2 Be4-+ ;
B) 27.Bf6 Bd7 28.Bxe5 Rxe5 29.Qf4
Rf5 ]
25.Nxd5 Qxh3+ 26.Kg1 Qxg3+ 27.Qg2
Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Bb7 29.Bf6
[ 29.c4? dxc3 30.Rd1 c2 31.Rd2 Bd4-+ ]
29...Bxd5+ 30.Kg1
[ 30.Kf2 Bxf6 31.Rxe8+ Kg7 _|_ 32.Rb8
Be4 ]
30...Bc4!!
[ 30...Bxf6?! 31.Rxe8+ Kg7 32.Rxf6!?
( 32.Rb8 << d3 33.Rxf6! )]
31.Rf2??
[ 31.Bxe5?! Bxf1 32.Kxf1 ]
[ 31.Rf3?! Bh2+ 32.Kf2 Rxe1 33.Kxe1
Be6 ( 33...Bd6 )]
[ 31.Rxe5 Rxe5 32.Bxe5 Bxf1 33.Kxf1
f5! ]
[ 31.Rf4! Bxf6 ( 31...g5?! 32.Rfe4 Bxf6
33.Rxe8+ Kg7 34.Rb8 b5 35.b3 )
32.Rxe8+ Kg7 33.Rxf6 ( 33.Rb8? Be5 )
33...Kxf6

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85

A) 34.b3?! Be6 35.Rb8 Ke5 ( 35...c4? 20.Nxe4 Na2 21.Qa3 Nb4 22.Qc1 Na2
36.Rxb6 d3 37.cxd3 cxb3 38.Kf2! ) 23.Qa3 Nb4 24.Qc1
36.Rxb6 Bf5 ;
-
B) 34.Rb8!
b5
( 34...d3 ) 35.a5!?
( 35.b3?! d3! ; 35.Rb6+ Ke5 36.Rxa6
bxa4 37.Rxa4 )]
B07
31...Bh2+!
Nevednichy,V
2530
0-1
Marin,M
2530
Romania
1997
[Marin,M]
B07
Rocha Jorge,W
2165 71/108 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5
Bg7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nh5
Silva,M
Brasil
1997 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.d5
[ 9.0-0-0 - 71/(108) ]
[Da Costa Junior,L]
9...Na5 10.Nd4N
[ 10.Nc1 c6 11.b4 cxd5 12.exd5 Bd7! ]
71/(107) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bc4
Bg7 5.Qe2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.e5 Bxf3
[ 10.f4 - 3/148 ]
10...c5 11.Nf5
8.gxf3!?N
[ 11.Bb5+ Kf8 12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.exf5 a6
[ 8.Qxf3 - 20/164 ]
14.Be2 Nxg3 15.hxg3 b5 ]
8...Nxd4 9.exf6 Nxe2 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.Bxe2
Rxg7 12.Be3 c6 13.0-0-0 Qa5 14.f4 0-0-0 11...Bxf5 12.exf5 a6 13.Be2 Nxg3 14.hxg3
b5 15.Rb1 c4 16.Ne4
15.Rhg1 f5
[ 15...d5 16.f5 Rgg8 ]
[ 16.Qe3 Rb8 17.Ne4 Qb6 18.f6? Qxe3
16.Bc4 d5 17.Bd4 Rgg8 18.Bd3 e6
19.fxg7 Qd4 ]
19.Kb1 c5 20.Be5
16...Qb6 17.f6! Bxf6 18.Nxf6+ exf6 19.Qc3
[ 20.Be5 a6!? /\ b5-b4$ ]
Qd8
[ 19...Ke7 20.0-0 b4 21.Qf3! ]
20.f4
[ 20.0-0 Kf8 21.f4 Kg7 22.Qd4 Nb7
B07
23.Rf2 Nc5 24.Rbf1 g4! ]
Spasov,V
2600
Marin,M
2530 20...gxf4 21.gxf4 Nb7 22.Rh3 Nc5 23.b4
Pale
1997 cxb3 24.cxb3 Kf8 25.Rc1?!
[ 25.b4 Na4 26.Qd4 Rc8 ]
[Marin,M]
[ 25.Kf1!? Qe7 26.Re3 Ne4 27.Qd4 Re8
71/(107) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3
28.Kg1 Rg8 29.Bf3 f5 30.Rbe1 Qh4
Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.h3 c6
( 30...Qf6? 31.Qxf6 Nxf6 32.Rxe8+ Nxe8
[ 7...Nc6 - 70/98 ]
33.Rc1 ) 31.Bxe4 fxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4
8.a4 a5 9.Be3 Na6 10.0-0 Nb4 11.Qd2
33.Qxe4 ( 33.Rxe4 Qg4 ) 33...Rg4 ]
Be6 12.Rad1 Bc4 13.Rfe1 Qc7N
25...Rg8! 26.Kf1 Qe7 27.Qe3?!
[ 13...Qe7 - 35/158 ]
[ 27.Rxh6? Ne4 ]
14.b3 Ba6 15.g4 Rad8 16.Ng3 d5!
[ 27.Re3 Ne4 28.Qd4 Re8 29.Kg1 f5
17.dxe5
30.Bf3 Qh4 31.Bxe4 fxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4
[ 17.exd5 Nfxd5 18.Nxd5
33.Qxe4 Qg4= ]
A) 18...Nxd5 19.Bh6 ( 19.Bxd5 Rxd5 27...Qxe3 28.Rxe3 b4
20.c4 Rdd8 21.Qb2 b5 ; 19.dxe5
Bxe5!?= )
19...Bxh6
20.Qxh6
Nc3
21.Rd2 ( 21.Nh5 f6! ) 21...exd4 22.Nf5= ;
B) 18...cxd5!?
19.dxe5
Bxe5
( 19...Qxc2!?
20.Bb6 ) 20.Bb6 Qxb6
21.Rxe5 Qc7! ]
17...Nxe4 18.Ncxe4 dxe4 19.Qc1 Bxe5

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De la Riva,O
Marin,M
Andorra

86
24.Qh8+ Kd7 25.Qd4 ]
B07
2480 22.Rxf1 Nxc4 23.Rf6 Qg7! 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7
2545 25.Rxe6 Kf7 26.Rh6 Kg7
1997 -

71/(108) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5

Bg7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nh5
8.Nge2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 a6N
[ 9...e5 ]
10.f3 Nxg3 11.hxg3
-

Fogarasi,T
Beliavsky,A
Magyarorszag
[Fogarasi,T]

B07
2475
2710
1997

71/110 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3

[ 3.Be3 - 71/(110) ]
B07
Anand,V
2765 3...d6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.h3 Nbd7!
[ 5...Nc6 - 70/(95) ]
Beliavsky,A
2710
Beograd
1997 6.f4?!N
[ 6.Qd2!? ]
[Beliavsky,A]
[ 6.g3!? ]
71/109 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3
[ 6.Nf3 ]
e5N
[ 6.g4! ]
[ 4...c6 - 70/102 ]
6...c5! 7.Nf3
5.f3 exd4
[ 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.Bd3 Nxc5 9.Qd2 0-0
[ 5...Nc6 6.Nge2 Bg7 7.Qd2 ]
10.Nge2 Nxd3+ 11.cxd3 b5 ]
[ 5...c6!? 6.Qd2 b5 7.0-0-0 Qa5 ]
7...cxd4 8.Bxd4 0-0 9.Bc4 Qc7 10.Bb3
6.Qxd4 Bg7 7.0-0-0 0-0?!
Nc5 11.e5
[ 7...Nc6 8.Qd2 h6 /\ Be6, Qd7 ]
[ 11.Qe2!? ]
8.Qd2 Be6 9.Bh6
11...dxe5 12.fxe5 Nfe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4
[ 9.e5?! Ne8! ]
14.0-0 Nc5!= 15.Bc4 Be6 16.Qe2 Rac8
9...Bxh6?!
17.c3 a6 18.Ng5 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 b5 20.Qe2
[ 9...Nc6 10.h4 Bh8! 11.Bxf8 Qxf8 ]
Bh6 21.Nf3 Qc6?!
10.Qxh6 Nbd7
[ 21...Ne6 ]
[ 10...Nc6!? 11.g4 Kh8 /\ Ng8 ]
22.Qf2! /\ Qh4 Bg7 23.Bxc5!?
11.g4 Qe7
[ 23.Qh4 ]
[ 11...Kh8 12.h4 Ng8 13.Qe3 a6 /\ b5 ]
23...Qxc5 24.Qxc5 Rxc5 25.Rad1! Rc7
12.h4 Ne5 13.Be2 c6 14.Nh3 Rad8
[ 25...Bxe5? 26.b4+- ]
[ 14...b5!? /\ 15...b4, 15...Bc4 ><f3 ]
26.Rd5 Bh6 27.Rfd1 Rb8 28.Rd7 Rxd7
15.h5 Rfe8
29.Rxd7 R 9/i e6 30.Nd4 Rc8
[ 15...d5 16.Qg5 Bc8 17.f4 Nexg4
[ 30...Be3+
31.Kf1
Bxd4
32.Rxd4
18.e5+- ]
( 32.cxd4 Rc8 33.Ra7= ) 32...Rc8 33.Rd6
16.Nf4?!
a5 34.Ra6 a4 35.Ra5 Rc5 36.c4! Rxc4
[ 16.Ng5! ]
37.Rxb5 Rc2= ]
16...Nfxg4! 17.fxg4 g5!
31.Rd6 b4?
[ 17...Bxg4 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.Nxg6+- ]
[ 31...Be3+ 32.Kf1 Bxd4 33.Rxd4= ]
18.Nxe6?!
[ 31...Bc1 32.Rxa6 Bxb2 33.Nxb5 Bxc3
[ 18.Nd3!
f6
19.Rdf1
Rf8
20.Rhg1
34.Nxc3 Rxc3= ]
/\ Nd1-e3-f5+/- ]
32.cxb4 Rc4 33.Kf2 Rxb4 34.b3 Bf4
18...fxe6 19.Rdf1 Rf8 20.Nd1 Rf7 21.Bc4!
35.Nf3?!
[ 21.Ne3? Rdf8 22.Nc4 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1
[ 35.Nc2! Rb5 36.Rxa6 ]
Rxf1+ 24.Bxf1 Nf7-+ ]
35...a5 36.g3 Bh6 37.Rd4 Rb5 38.Ke2
21...Rxf1
Bg7 39.Rd8+ Bf8 40.Kd3 Kg7 41.Rd7
[ 21...Nxc4 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Qxh7+ Ke8 h6 42.Ke4 g5 43.Nd2! Kg6 44.g4! Bg7

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87

45.Nc4 /\ Ra7 a4 46.Rxf7! axb3 47.axb3

Rxb3 48.Re7+- Rxh3 49.Rxe6+
[ 49.Nd6!? ]
49...Kf7 50.Ra6 Bf8
[ 50...h5 51.Nd6+ Kg8 52.e6 ]
51.Ne3 Rh1
[ 51...Bc5 52.Nf5 h5 53.e6+ Kg8 54.Kd5
Bb4 55.Ra4! Ba3 56.gxh5 ]
52.e6+ Kf6 53.Nd5+ Kg7 54.Ra7+ Kg6
55.e7 Bxe7 56.Nxe7+ R 8/f6 Kf6 57.Nd5+
Kg6 58.Ra6+ Kg7 59.Nf6 Re1+ 60.Kd3
Kf7 61.Nh5 Rg1 62.Ra4 Re1 63.Re4
Rd1+ 64.Ke3 Rd6 65.Ra4 Kg6 66.Ng3
Rb6 67.Rd4 Rb3+ 68.Rd3 Rb6 69.Nh5
Ra6 70.Rd4 Re6+ 71.Re4 Ra6 72.Rc4
Re6+ 73.Kd4 Re1 74.Rc6+ Kf7 75.Kd5
Rg1 76.Rc7+ Kf8 77.Ke6
1-0

Ivanchuk,V
Svidler,P
Luzern

B06
2725
2660
1997

71/(110) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Be3 d6

4.Qd2 a6 5.f3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.0-0-0 b5
8.Kb1N
[ 8.h4 - 55/129 ]
8...Bb7 9.Nh3 c5 10.dxc5 dxc5 11.g4 h6
12.Nf4 e6 13.h4 Qc7 14.Qh2 Ne5 15.Nd3
Nfd7 16.Bf4 0-0-0 17.Be2
-

Khalifman,A
Adams,Mi
Luzern
[Khalifman,A]

B08
2655
2680
1997

71/111 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.Be3
[ 5.Be2 - 71/(111) ]
5...0-0 6.Qd2 Bg4 7.Ng5 Nc6
[ 7...h6? 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nxf7! Rxf7 10.g4 ]
8.d5!?N
[ 8.h3 Bd7 9.d5 ( 9.0-0-0 - 6 7 / ( 1 4 8 ))
9...Nb4!?
10.Nf3
c6
11.Be2
cxd5
12.Nxd5 Na6= ]
8...Nb8
[ 8...Nb4 9.f3 Bd7 10.Nd1!? Na6 11.h4 ]

9.f3 Bd7
[ 9...h6
10.fxg4
hxg5
11.Be2
Nh7
12.0-0-0 ]
10.h4 h5
[ 10...h6 11.Nh3 h5 ( 11...Kh7 12.Bd3 )
12.Bh6 ]
[ 10...c6 11.h5 h6 ( 11...Nxh5 12.Nxh7!
Kxh7 13.g4 ; 11...Qa5 12.hxg6 hxg6
13.Bc4 ) 12.Nxf7! Kxf7 13.hxg6+ Kxg6
14.Bxh6 ]
11.g4! c6
[ 11...hxg4 12.h5!? ( 12.Be2!? ) 12...Nxh5
13.fxg4 Bxg4 14.Be2 ]
12.gxh5
Nxh5
13.0-0-0
Qa5
14.Bd4
Bxd4?!
[ 14...Bh6 15.f4 c5 ( 15...f6 16.Bc4 c5
17.Be3 fxg5 18.hxg5 Bg7 19.e5 ) 16.Be3
Bg7 17.Kb1 ]
15.Qxd4 b5
[ 15...Qb6 16.Qd2 Ng3 17.Rh2 ]
16.Kb1 b4
[ 16...Rc8 17.Qd2! ( 17.e5 Qb6! ) 17...Na6
18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Bxb5! Bxb5 20.Qd5 ]
17.Ne2 Rc8
[ 17...Qb6 18.Qd2 Qf2 19.Qxb4 ]
[ 17...cxd5 18.exd5 Rc8 19.Qd2
A) 19...Bf5 20.Nd4 Qxd5 21.Nxf5 Qxd2
( 21...Qxf5 22.Bh3+- ) 22.Nxe7+ Kf8
23.Nxg6+ fxg6 24.Rxd2+- ;
B) 19...Qc7 20.Rc1 ;
C) 19...Qc5 20.Ne4 ]
18.Qd2! cxd5 19.Nf4!
[ 19.exd5 ]
19...b3!?
[ 19...dxe4 20.Nxh5 gxh5 21.Rg1+- ]
[ 19...Ng3
20.Nxd5
Nxh1
( 20...Nc6
21.Qf4+- ) 21.Nxe7+ Kg7 22.Nxc8 Bxc8
23.Bc4 ]
[ 19...Nc6 20.Nxh5 b3 21.cxb3 Qxd2
22.Rxd2 gxh5 23.Rxd5 ]
[ 19...Nf6 20.exd5 Bf5 21.Bd3 ]
20.Qxa5 bxc2+ 21.Kc1 cxd1Q+ 22.Kxd1
Nxf4 23.exd5
[ 23.Qd2!? e5 24.h5 gxh5 25.Rxh5! ]
23...Bf5
[ 23...Rc5
24.Qd8+
Kg7
25.Bc4!
( 25.Qxe7
Rxd5+
26.Kc2
Rc5+ )
25...Rxc4 26.Qxe7 Rd4+ 27.Kc2 Bf5+
28.Kb3
Rd3+
( 28...Rb4+
29.Ka3+- )
29.Kc4 Be6 30.dxe6 d5+ 31.Kb5 a6+
32.Ka4+- ]
24.Qd2 Nh5

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88

[ 24...e5 25.dxe6 Nxe6 26.Nxe6 Bxe6

27.h5+- ]
25.Qe3
[ 25.Bd3 Bxd3 26.Qxd3 Nd7 ]
25...Rc7?!
[ 25...Rc5 26.Qxe7 Rxd5+ 27.Kc1 Rc5+
28.Kd2 Rd5+ 29.Kc3 Rc5+ 30.Bc4+- ]
[ 25...Nd7 26.Qxe7 Ne5 27.Qxd6+- ]
[ 25...Kf8!? 26.Qd4 Kg8 27.Bb5 ]
26.Bb5! Kf8
[ 26...Nf6 27.h5 Nxh5 28.Be8+- ]
27.Qd4+- Nf6 28.Nh7+ Kg7 29.Nxf6 exf6
30.h5 gxh5 31.Rxh5
[ 31.Rxh5 Bg6 32.Rh2 Rc5 ( 32...Nd7
33.Qf4 ) 33.Qd2 ]
[ 31.Rg1+ Bg6 32.f4 ]
1-0

[ 9.e5!? Nfd7 10.h4 ]

9...Kxg7 10.e5 Nfd7 11.Be4 Bxe4 12.Nxe4
dxe5!N
[ 12...d5?! 13.Nc5!? ( 13.Ng3 - 63/100 )]
13.0-0-0!
[ 13.dxe5 Nb6= ]
13...Nb6!?
[ 13...exd4? 14.Qxd4+ Kg8 15.Nc5+- ]
[ 13...Nf6?! 14.Nxf6 exf6 15.dxe5 ]
14.h4!?
[ 14.dxe5 Qxd2+= ]
[ 14.Nxe5
Qd5
15.Nc3
Qd6
16.h4
- 14.h4 ]
14...Qd5!
[ 14...exd4?! 15.h5 ]
15.Nc3
[ 15.h5?! Qxa2 ]
15...Qd6 16.Nxe5
[ 16.h5? Nc4 ]
[ 16.dxe5 Qxd2+= ]
B08
Matulovic,M
2445 16...f6!
[ 16...Nc6!? 17.h5!? Nxe5 18.hxg6 Ng4
Damljanovic,B
2540
( 18...Qxg6 19.dxe5 ) 19.Rxh7+ Kg8!
Jugoslavija (rapid)
1997
( 19...Kxg6? 20.Rdh1+- ) 20.Rdh1 ]
[Matulovic,M]
17.Ng4
71/(111) 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3
[ 17.Nf3?! Nc4 /\ Qb4 18.Ne4?? Nxd2
Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 Nc6
19.Nxd6 Nxf3-+ ]
8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 Ne7 10.Rad1 Bd7 11.Ne1 17...Nc4 18.Ne4
b5
[ 18.Qh6+?! Kg8 19.Rd3 Nc6 ]
[ 11...Ng4 12.Bxg4 Bxg4 13.f3 Bd7 14.f4 18...Nxd2
Bg4 15.Rc1 ( 15.Rb1 - 31/(159) )]
[ 18...Qe6?! 19.Qh6+ Kg8 20.f3 ]
12.a3 a5 13.b4! axb4 14.axb4 Ra3 15.f3
19.Nxd6 exd6=
[ 15.Bg5 - 56/141 ]
[ 19...cxd6= ]
15...Qb8 16.Nd3 Nh5?!
20.Rxd2 Nc6
[ 16...Qb7 17.Ra1 Rfa8 18.Rxa3 Rxa3
[ 20...Nd7 /\ Nb6= ]
19.Nc1 ]
21.Ne3 /\ Nd5 Rfe8 22.c3
[ 16...c6 ]
[ 22.Nd5 Rac8 /\ Ne7= ]
17.Ra1 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 f5 19.Ra5!
22...Ne7 23.Kc2 f5 24.h5 f4 25.Ng4 Nd5
[ 19.Ra5 fxe4 20.fxe4 Nf4 21.Nxf4 exf4 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Kd3 Rh8 28.Re1 Rae8
22.Bd4 ]
29.Rdd1 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Nf6 31.Nxf6 Kxf6
-
32.f3 g5 33.b3
-
Khalifman,A
Kantsler,B
Jerusalem
[Kantsler,B]

B08
2655
2535
1997

71/112 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3

Nf6 5.Be3 0-0 6.Qd2 a6 7.Bh6 b5 8.Bd3
Bb7 9.Bxg7

Xie,Jun
Kasimdzhanov,R
Wijk aan Zee II
[Kasimdzhanov,R]

B08
2485
2565
1998

71/113 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3

d6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.Qd2 0-0 7.Bh6 b5 8.Bd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Bg4 9.0-0-0?!
[ 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.e5 dxe5 11.dxe5 Nfd7
12.Qe3
Qc7
13.e6
Bxe6
14.h4!
Shirov,A ( 14.Ng5 - 63/99 )]
9...e5 10.Ne2N
[ 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.Ne2 Nbd7 12.dxe5
dxe5 13.h3 Be6!? ( 13...Bxf3 14.gxf3
Nc5= ) 14.Kb1 Qb6 15.Ng3 c5 ]
10...Nbd7 11.h3?!
[ 11.Bxg7 ]
11...Bxf3 12.gxf3 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Nh5
14.Rhg1
[ 14.f4?! Qh4 ><f2 ]
14...Qh4 15.f4?
[ 15.Ng3 Qf4+ 16.Qxf4 Nxf4 17.Bf1!
Rfd8 18.Nf5 Kf8 19.Nxd6 exd4 20.Rxd4
( 20.Nb7 Ne5! 21.Nxd8 Rxd8 ) 20...Ne5
21.Rd1 Ke7 ( 21...Rd7 22.c4! ) 22.Nb7
Rxd1+ 23.Kxd1 a5! ]
15...exf4 16.f3!?
[ 16.Rg5 f3 ( 16...Kh8 17.Rxh5 Qxh5
18.Qxf4 ) 17.Ng3 Qf4+-+ ]
16...Kh8 17.Rg5 Ndf6 18.Rdg1
[ 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Ng8 20.Rxh5 Qxh5
21.Qxh5 gxh5 22.Nxf4 Rae8 23.Re1
Nf6!-+ ]
18...Qf2-+ 19.R5g2 Qxf3 20.Rg4 Qxh3
21.Nxf4 Qe3+
0-1

89
[ 15.Qf2 b5 16.Qh4 b4 17.Ne4 Nxd5
18.f5 Nxe3 19.Nfg5 h6 20.e6 fxe6-+ ]
15...Rbd8! 16.b4 Qc8 17.Qf2 Qa8?
[ 17...dxe5 18.Nxe5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Rxd5
20.Rxd5 Bxd5 21.bxc5 bxc5 22.Bxc5
Qb7 ]
18.bxc5 dxc5?!
[ 18...bxc5 19.f5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5
21.f6 exf6 22.exd6 c4 23.Bc5!? ]
19.Rb1! Nxd5?
[ 19...Qa7 20.Na4 Nxd5 21.Nxb6 Nxe3
22.Qxe3 Bxf3 ]
20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Rxb6 ><Bg7 c4 22.Bc5
Rd7 23.c3 Rb8 24.Rfb1 Rbd8 25.Bd4 e6
26.h4 Bf8 27.a4 Bc6 28.h5?! gxh5! 29.f5?
Be4 30.fxe6 fxe6 ><g2 31.Rf1 Bf5
32.Ng5 Re8?
[ 32...Qd5! 33.Nxe6 ( 33.Rxa6 Rg7-+ )
33...Bxe6 34.Qf6 Re8 35.Rd6 Rf7!-+ ]
33.Qh4 Rg7 34.Qxh5 Be7?? 35.Rxa6! Qc8
36.Rxf5! exf5 37.Nxh7!! Qxa6
[ 37...Rxh7 38.Rg6+ Rg7 39.Rxg7+ Kxg7
40.e6++- ]
38.Nf6+! Bxf6 39.Qxe8+ Kh7 40.exf6
1-0

Shaked,T
Beim,V
Schwarzach
[Beim,V]

B07
2500
2535
1997

B09
2665
2450 71/(114) 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3
1997 c6 5.h3 Bg7 6.f4 0-0 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.e5
Ne8N
[ 8...dxe5 - 64/114 ]
71/114 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4
9.h4!? dxe5!?
[ 9...Nb6 10.h5 dxe5 11.Nxe5! ]
[ 4.Be3 - 71/(114) ]
4...Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be3 b6 7.Qd2 c5
10.dxe5
[ 7...Bb7 - 62/(114) ]
[ 10.fxe5!? ]
8.d5 Nbd7!?N
10...Nc7 11.Qe2?!
[ 8...a6N - 71/(114) ]
[ 11.Bd3!? /\ Qe2, 0-0-0, h5-> ]
[ 8...Na6 ]
11...Nb6 12.h5 Nbd5! 13.Bd2
9.h3?
[ 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bd2 Bg4 ]
[ 9.Bc4 b5!? ]
13...Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Bg4
9...Rb8!?
[ 14...Nb5? 15.hxg6 fxg6 16.Qc4+! ]
[ 9...a6 10.a4 Rb8 ]
15.hxg6 fxg6 16.Bd2?!
10.Bb5!? a6 11.Bxd7 Qxd7 12.e5 Ne8
[ 16.Rxh7! Bxf3 17.Rxg7+ Kxg7 18.e6+
13.0-0
Kg8 19.Qxf3 Qd5 20.Qh3 Qe4+! 21.Be2
[ 13.h4 h5! ]
Nxe6 22.0-0-0!! Qxe2 23.Re1! Qc4!?
13...Bb7 14.Rad1 Nc7 15.a3
( 23...Nxf4 24.Qh8+! Kf7 25.Qh7+ Ke8
Sadler,M
Plaskett,J
Hastings
[Sadler,M]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

90

26.Rxe2 Nxe2+ 27.Kd2 Nxc3= ) 24.Rxe6 17...Qc7

Kf7! ( 24...Qxf4+? 25.Re3! e5 26.Bxe5
[ 17...fxe5 18.fxe5 Qc7 19.Rde1 Qc5
Qf1+
27.Kd2 Rad8+ 28.Kc3 Rf6 )
20.Qg4 ]
25.Re3! Ke8 26.g3 /\ b3 ]
18.Rde1?
16...Qd5! 17.c4 Qf7!
[ 18.Nb5 Qc5 ( 18...Qe7 19.h5 ; 18...Qb8
[ 17...Qf7 18.g3 Ne6 19.Qf2 Bxf3 20.Qxf3
19.Rde1 a6 20.Nc3 ) 19.Qxc5 bxc5
Bxe5 21.0-0-0 ]
20.Nc7 fxe5 21.Nxa8 Bxa8 22.fxe5 c4
23.Be2 Rf4 24.Rde1! ]
18...Qc5 19.Ne2 Rae8! 20.h5 fxe5 21.fxe5
B09 Qxd4 22.Nxd4 Rf4 23.c3 Rg4?
[ 23...gxh5 24.Rxh5 h6 25.g3 Rg4!?
Sadler,M
2665
26.Re3 Re7 ]
Mestel,J
2500
Great Britain (ch)
1997 24.h6!!
[ 24.hxg6 hxg6 25.Bb5 Re7 26.Nxe6
[Sadler,M]
Rxg2! ( 26...Rxe6 27.Bd7 Kf7 28.Rh7 )
71/(114) 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4
27.Nd8 Bc8 ]
Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be3 b6 7.Qd2 c5
24...Bf8?!
[ 7...Bb7 - 62/(114) ]
[ 24...Bh8 25.Re2! Rf4 26.g3 Rf7 ]
8.d5 a6N
25.Bb5 Re7 26.Nxe6! Rxg2
[ 8...Na6 ]
[ 26...Rxe6 27.Bd7 Kf7 28.Rhf1++- ]
9.e5!? Nfd7
[ 26...a6 27.Ref1!! Rxe6 28.Bd7+- ]
[ 9...Ng4 10.h3!? ]
[ 26...Bc8 27.Nd4! ( 27.Nxf8 Bf5+ 28.Kc1
[ 9...dxe5 ]
Kxf8 ) 27...Rxg2 28.Bc6 Bb7 29.e6! ]
10.h4! dxe5 11.h5 c4 12.Ng5 gxh5 27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.Rhf1+ Kg8
13.Nce4 Nf6 14.0-0-0 Bg4 15.Be2 Nbd7
[ 28...Rf7? 29.e6+- ]
16.Ng3! ><h5 h6 17.N5e4 e6 18.Bxg4 29.Rf6!+- Rg5
hxg4 19.f5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 Nf6 21.Bxh6!!
[ 29...Rh2 30.Ref1 Rxh6 31.e6 ]
Nxe4 22.Bxg7 Nxd2 23.f6!
30.e6 Rf5 31.Rxf5 gxf5 32.Bd7
1-0
1-0

Shirov,A
Ftacnik,L
Deutschland
[Shirov,A]

B09
2700
Almasi,Z
2585
Chernin,A
1997 Magyarorszag (ch)
[Almasi,Z]

71/115 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4

Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be3 b6 7.Bc4 Bb7 8.e5
Ng4 9.Qe2 d5!?N
[ 9...c5 - 69/(104) ]
10.Bd3 c5! 11.h3
[ 11.dxc5 Nxe3 12.Qxe3 bxc5 13.Qxc5
Nd7 ]
11...Nxe3 12.Qxe3 Nc6 13.0-0-0 cxd4
14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 e6
[ 15...f6!?
16.h4
fxe5
17.fxe5
Qc7
18.Rde1 Qc5 19.Qg4!? ]
16.h4! f6?
[ 16...Qc7 17.h5 Qc5 18.Ne2 ]
17.Kb1!
[ 17.h5? fxe5 18.fxe5 Qg5+ ]

B09
2615
2640
1997

71/116 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4

Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 e5 8.fxe5
dxe5 9.d5 Nb4 10.Bc4
[ 10.Be2 ]
10...Ne8 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh4N
[ 12.d6+? Kh8 13.Nxe5? Nxd6-+ ]
[ 12.Be3
Nd6
13.Be2
( 13.Bb3
- 31/(165) )]
12...Nd6 13.Be2!
[ 13.Nxe5 g5-+ ]
13...a5?
[ 13...Qe8 ]
14.a3 Na6 15.b4! Qe8 16.Bf2! f5
17.Nd2!
[ 17.Ng5!? ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

91

17...Bd7
/\ 18...ab4 19.ab4 b5= 18.bxa5!
Qe7 19.Nc4! Kh8 20.Nxd6
[ 20.Rb1 Nxc4 21.Bxc4 Qxa3 ]
20...cxd6
[ 20...Qxd6 21.Bb5! ]
21.Rb1 Rfc8 22.Qd2
[ 22.Rxb7 Rxc3 23.Bb5 Nc7 ]
22...Be8 23.Bb5
[ 23.Bb6 f4 ]
23...Nc5?
[ 23...Bxb5 ]
24.Bxe8 Qxe8 25.Bxc5 Rxc5 26.Rxb7?
[ 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Rxb7 Qc8 ( 27...Rac8
28.Qg5!+- ;
27...e4
28.Rxg7!
Kxg7
29.Rxf5+- ) 28.Rxg7! Kxg7 29.Qg5++- ]
26...Qc8 27.Rb3
[ 27.Rxg7? Kxg7 28.exf5 Rxc3 29.f6+
Kf7-+ ]
27...Rcxa5 28.a4?! Qc5+ 29.Kh1
[ 29.Kh1 fxe4 ]
-

Schwartzman,G
Kaidanov,G
USA (ch)
[Kaidanov]

27...Bc3 28.Ba3?!
[ 28.Bxa6 Rcd8 29.Bc5 Rxd5 30.Bf2 ]
28...Rb8 29.d6
[ 29.Bxa6 Ra8 30.Bb5 Reb8 31.Bxb2
Rxb5 32.Bxc3 Rxb1 33.Rxb1 Bxd3+-+ ]
29...a5 30.Bb3 Bd7 31.Bc5 h5 32.Bf2 a4
33.Bc2 a3-+ 34.Bc5 Ra8
[ 34...Be6 35.Bxa3 Bxa2 36.Ba4 Bxb1
37.Rxb1 Re1+ 38.Rxe1 Bxe1 39.Bxb2
Rxb2 40.Kxe1 Kf8 ]
35.Bb3 Reb8 36.Bd5 Ra5 37.d4 Bb5+
[ 37...Ba4 38.Be4 ]
38.Kf2 Ba4 39.Be4
[ 39.Ke2 Bxd1+ 40.Kxd1 Bxd4-+ ]
39...Bxd1
40.Rxd1
Bb4
41.d7
Bxc5
42.dxc5 Rd8 43.c6 Rc5 44.g4 hxg4
45.fxg4 f5!
[ 45...Rc1?! 46.Rd6
Kf8
47.g5
Ke7
48.Rf6 ]
46.gxf5 gxf5
0-1

B10
2515
Battes
2600
Hertan,Ch
1997 Albany
[Hertan,Ch]

71/117 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5

4.exd5 Nf6 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3
[ 7.g3 - 71/(117) ]
7...Bg7 8.Qb3 0-0 9.Bc4 Nc5 10.Qa3
Nce4 11.0-0 Nd6 12.d3N
[ 12.Qb3 - 64/(116) ]
12...a6 13.Re1
[ 13.Bf4 Bg4 14.Ne5 Nh5 Schwartzman,
G]
13...Rb8
[ 13...b5 - 71/(117) ]
14.Ne5 Nd7 15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.Ne4?
[ 16.Bb3 b5 17.Qc5 Nf5 18.Be3 Rb7 ]
16...b5 17.Nxd6 exd6 18.Bb3 Qb6 19.Be3
b4 20.Bxb6 bxa3 21.Bc7 axb2 22.Rab1
Rbc8 23.Bxd6 Rfe8 24.Red1
[ 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Kf1 ( 25.Ba3 Bf5
26.Bc4 Rc8 ) 25...Bf5 26.Bc4 Rc8-+ ]
24...Bg4! 25.f3 Bd4+ 26.Kf1 Bf5 ><e3
27.Bc4
[ 27.Ba3 Rc3-+ ]
[ 27.Bb4 Re3 28.Bc4 Rce8 /\ 29...Rf3 30.
gf3 Bh3# ]

B10
2400
1997

71/(117) 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5

4.exd5 Nf6 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3
Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.Nge2 Nc5 10.Qc4 b6!
11.b4!?
[ 11.0-0 Ba6 12.Nb5 ]
11...Ba6 12.b5 Bb7 13.Nd4N
[ 13.d4!? Rc8!! ( 13...Ncd7 14.0-0 Rc8
15.Qb3 )
14.dxc5
( 14.0-0
Nce4= )
14...Rxc5 15.Qd3! Nxd5
A) 16.Bb2 Ne3!! ( 16...Bxc3+ ) 17.Qxe3
Bxg2 18.Rg1 Qa8 19.0-0-0 Bf3 ;
B) 16.Bd2 Nxc3 ( 16...Ne3!? ) 17.Qxd8
Rxd8 18.Bxb7 Nxe2 19.Kxe2 Bxa1
20.Rxa1 Rxb5= ]
13...Nxd5!?
[ 13...e6 14.Nc6! Qd6 15.d4 ]
[ 13...Nxd5
14.Nxd5
Bxd5
15.Bxd5
( 15.Qxd5
Bxd4= ) 15...Nd3+!
16.Ke2
Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Nxc1+ 18.Rhxc1 e6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

92

B10 22.0-0-0 Bf6 23.Rhg1 Rg6 24.Kb1 a4!?

[ 24...Kg7 ]
Serper,G
2540
Schwartzman,G
2515 25.Qe3 Ra5 26.Bxa4
[ 26.Rde1 ]
USA
1997
[ 26.Rdf1 ]
[Kaidanov,G]
26...Bxe2 27.Qxe2 Rxg1 28.Rxg1 Bxd4
71/(117) 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 29.Qh5+ Ke6 30.Be8
4.exd5 Nf6 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3
[ 30.Qh6+ Bf6 31.Bb3 Rxc5 ]
Bg7 8.Qb3 0-0 9.Bc4 Nc5 10.Qa3 Nce4 30...Rxc5 31.Qf7+ Kd6 32.Nb5+ Rxb5+
11.0-0 Nd6 12.d3N
33.Bxb5 Qxb6
[ 12.Qb3 - 64/(116) ]
[ 33...Kc5!? /\ Kb6-a7 ]
12...a6 13.Re1 b5 14.Bxb5 Nxb5 15.Nxb5 34.Qe8 Nc6
Nxd5 16.Nbd4
[ 34...Qc5 35.Rc1 Qb4+ 36.Kc2 Qc3+
37.Kd1 Qf3+ 38.Be2 Qh1+ 39.Kd2
Qxh3 ]
B12 35.a4 Qc5 36.Qf8+ Ne7 37.Rc1 Qb4+
Nijboer,F
2605 38.Kc2 Qb2+
[ 38...Bxf2 ]
Glek,I
2505
[ 38...Kc7 ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 38...Qc3+ 39.Kd1 Qf3+! 40.Be2 Qxh3
[Glek,I]
41.Qd8+ Ke6 42.Rc7 Qa3 ]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
39.Kd1 Qb3+
[ 3.f3 - 71/(118) ]
[ 39...Bc5 ]
3...c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nh6 6.c3
[ 39...Ke6 ]
[ 6.Nf3 - 70/(112) ]
40.Rc2 Qb1+
6...Nf5 7.Bd4 Bd7!?N
[ 40...Qf3+! 41.Be2 Qxh3 ]
[ 7...Nxd4N - 71/(118) ]
41.Kd2 Ke6?!
[ 7...Qc7 ]
[ 41...Qb4+!
42.Kd1
( 42.Ke2
Qa3!= )
8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Qd2
42...Qb1+= ]
[ 9.Bd3 Nfxd4 10.cxd4 b6 ]
42.Be8! Qb4+?!
9...f6!
[ 42...Qb6!= ]
[ 9...Nfxd4 10.cxd4 b6 11.b4 ]
43.Ke2 Bf6?!
[ 9...Ncxd4 10.cxd4 b6 11.cxb6 Qxb6
[ 43...Qb6! 44.Qf7+ Kd6 45.Bb5 Qd8
12.Nc3 ]
46.Qxh7 Qg8! ]
10.b4
44.Bf7+ Ke5 45.Qb8+ Qd6 46.Qxb7 d4
[ 10.exf6 gxf6 /\ Bh6~/= ]
[ 46...f4 47.a5 f3+ 48.Kd1 Kf5 ]
10...a5! 11.exf6! gxf6 12.b5 Ncxd4 13.cxd4 47.Kd1
e5! 14.Nc3
[ 47.Kf1!? ]
[ 14.dxe5
Bxc5
15.Nc3
( 15.Qxd5?! 47...Bh4! 48.a5 Qa3
Qb6 ) 15...d4 16.Nd5 fxe5 17.Qc2!
[ 48...Kf6 49.Qb6!? ( 49.Be8 Kg7 50.Qb6
( 17.Nxe5? Be6-+ ) 17...Be6 18.Qxc5 Rc8!
Qe5 ) 49...Qxb6 50.axb6 d3 51.Rc8 Bxf2
19.Nc7+ Qxc7 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.Nxe5
52.b7 e3 53.Bh5 Bg3 54.b8Q Bxb8
Rc5 ]
55.Rxb8 Nd5! 56.Bf3 Nc3+ 57.Ke1
14...e4 15.g4?!
( 57.Kc1
Ne2+!
58.Kb2?!
Nd4 )
[ 15.Ng1
Bh6!?
( 15...Be6
16.Qd1
57...d2+= ]
Rg8!? ) 16.Qd1 0-0 17.Nxd5 Be6 18.Nb6 49.Qb6?
Qxd4 ]
[ 49.Bb3! ]
15...Ne7 16.Ng1 Bxg4 17.Qf4 f5!
49...Qd3+?
[ 17...Rg8 ]
[ 49...Qxh3! ]
18.h3 Bh5
50.Kc1 Qf1+?
[ 18...Ng6! 19.Qd2 Bh5 20.b6 Bg7 ]
[ 50...Qxh3 ]
19.b6 Bg7 20.Bb5+ Kf7 21.Nge2 Rg8 51.Kb2+- d3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 51...Qxh3 52.a6 ]
52.Qe6+ Kf4 53.Qh6+ Kf3 54.Qxh4 dxc2
55.Qg3+ Ke2 56.Qe3+ Kd1 57.Bh5+
1-0

93

[ 9.h4 ]
[ 9.Bd3 ]
9...f5
[ 9...f6!? ]
10.Qg3 Nge7 11.h4
[ 11.0-0-0 Ng6 12.Bd2 a5 13.Bc3 a4
14.Nbd4 a3 15.b3 Ba5 16.Ba1! ]
B12
12.h5
Nxf4
13.Qxf4
Bc7!
Dubinsky,R
2305 11...Ng6
Vasiukov,E
2510 14.Nbd4
[ 14.Bb5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qd6 ]
Moscow (rapid)
1997
[ 14.0-0-0 Qf6 15.Re1 Qh6 ]
[Dubinski,R]
[ 14.g3 Kf7! 15.0-0-0 Rf8 ]
71/(118) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 e6 4.Nc3 14...Qf6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.g3 Qe7 17.0-0-0
b5!?N
Rb8 18.c3 Ke8! 19.Qa4 Bb6?
[ 4...Bb4 - 61/(123) ]
[ 19...Qc5 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.f4 Qb6 ]
5.a3 a5
20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Qc2 a5 22.f4 a4 23.Be2
[ 5...b4!? ]
a3 24.b3 c5?
6.Bf4
[ 24...Ba5!? 25.g4 c5 26.Nf3 fxg4 27.Ng5
[ 6.Be3!? ]
c4!? ( 27...Rf8 28.Qxh7 Rxf4 29.Qg6+
6...Ne7
Kd8 30.Bxg4 Bxc3 31.Bxe6+- ) 28.Nxh7
[ 6...b4!?
7.axb4
Bxb4
/\ Ne7, 0-0, c5
cxb3 29.axb3 ]
8.Bd3
dxe4
9.Bxe4
Nf6!=
( 9...f5? 25.Nb5 Bxb5 26.Bxb5+ Kf7 27.c4! Ba5
10.Bxb8! )]
28.Bc6 d4 29.g4 Rhc8 30.Bf3 fxg4 31.Be4
[ 6...Ne7 7.Bd3! Ng6 ( 7...dxe4 8.fxe4 Ke8 32.Rdg1 Kd7 33.Rxg4 g6 34.hxg6
Qxd4?? 9.Nxb5!+- ) 8.Bg3 dxe4 9.Bxe4 ]
hxg6 35.Rgh4 Rg8 36.Bg2+- Kc7 37.Qe4
Rb6 38.Rh7 Rg7 39.Rxg7 Qxg7 40.Qa8
1-0
B12
Arakhamia_Grant,K
2430
Kachiani_Gersinska,K
2415
B12
Fedorov,A
2600
Groningen (ct)
1997
[Glek,I]
Asrian,K
2515
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
71/(118) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 [Fedorov,A]
e6 5.Be3 Nh6 6.c3
[ 6.Nf3 - 70/(112) ]
71/120 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3
6...Nf5 7.Bd4 Nxd4N
e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Ne7 7.Nf4 c5 8.h4
[ 7...Qc7 ]
cxd4 9.Nb5 Nec6 10.h5 Be4 11.f3 Bxf3
8.cxd4 b6
12.Qxf3 Nxe5 13.Qg3 Nbc6 14.Nd3 f6
15.Nf4 Kf7N
[ 15...Kd7 - 69/(107) ]
B12 16.c3
[ 16.g5!? ]
Bologan,V
2585
16...dxc3 17.bxc3 d4?!
Umgaev,A
[ 17...a6!? 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.cxd4 Nc6
Groningen (m/2)
1997
20.Be3 Bb4+ 21.Kf2 ]
[Bologan,V]
18.g5 dxc3 19.Be3!
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6
[ 19.Bh3?! f5 20.0-0? Qb6+ 21.Be3 Bc5 ]
5.Bf4!?
19...fxg5
[ 5.Bb5 - 69/106 ]
[ 19...f5 20.Be2! -> ]
5...e6 6.Nd2 Bxc5 7.Nb3 Bb6 8.Qg4 Kf8
[ 19...a6 20.g6+!? ( 20.Bh3 ) 20...Kg8
9.Nf3N
21.Bh3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
20.Nxe6! Qd5
[ 20...Kxe6 21.Bh3+ Kf7 22.0-0+ ]
21.Nxg5+ Kg8 22.Rh4?
[ 22.Bh3! Re8 23.0-0 Qxb5 24.Be6+
Rxe6
25.Nxe6
Nf7
26.Nxf8!
Kxf8
27.Qc7+- ]
22...Be7 23.Nc7 Qd6 24.Rg4
[ 24.Qf4?! Na5! ]
24...Rf8 25.Bg2 Nb4! [] 26.Rxb4
[ 26.Rd1 Ned3+ 27.Ke2 c2 ]
26...Nd3+?
[ 26...Nf3+!
27.Qxf3
( 27.Kf2
Qxb4
28.Bxf3 Qb2+ 29.Kg1 Qxa1+ 30.Kh2
Qxa2+ 31.Kh3 Rxf3 ) 27...Rxf3 28.Bxf3
Qxb4
( 28...Bxg5?
29.Bd5+
Kf8
30.Bc5!+- ) 29.Bd5+ Kf8 30.Nge6+ Kf7
31.Nd4+ /\ Bb3 ]
27.Ke2 Nxb4
[ 27...Qxg3? 28.Bd5+ Rf7 29.Bxf7+ Kf8
30.Nce6# ]
28.Qxd6 Bxd6 29.Bh3
[ 29.a3!? h6 30.axb4 hxg5 31.Bd5+ Kh7
32.Ne6+- ]
29...Rf6 30.Ne8 Nc2 31.Rd1?
[ 31.Rg1 Nxe3 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.Ne4+
Kf8 34.Kxe3+- ]
31...Nxe3 32.Nxf6+ gxf6 33.Rxd6 c2!
34.Rd7
[ 34.Rd8+ Kg7 35.Ne6+ Kh6 36.Kd2
Rxd8+ 37.Nxd8 ]
34...fxg5 R 9/i
[ 34...c1Q? 35.Be6+ Kf8 36.Rf7+ Kg8
37.Rxb7++- ]
35.Be6+ Kf8 36.Rc7 Ng2 37.Kd2 Nf4
38.Bb3 Nxh5 39.Rxb7 g4
[ 39...a5 ]
40.Rxa7 g3 41.Bd5 h6 42.Kxc2 g2
43.Bxg2 Nf4 44.Be4 Rg8 45.a4?
[ 45.Ra8+ Kg7 46.Rxg8+ Kxg8 47.a4 Kf8
48.a5 Ne6 49.a6 Nc7 50.a7 Ke7 51.Kb3
Kd6 52.Kb4 ]
45...Rg3 46.a5 Ne6 47.a6 Ra3 48.Bd5
Nc5 49.Bc4
[ 49.Ra8+ Ke7 50.a7 Kd7! 51.Rh8 Rxa7
52.Rh7+ Kd6 53.Rxa7 Kxd5= ]
49...Nxa6!=
50.Bxa6 h5 51.Kb2
Ra5
52.Kb3 h4 53.Kb4 Ra2 54.Kb5 h3 55.Rh7
h2 56.Kb6 Kg8 57.Rh3 Kg7 58.Bc4 Rd2
59.Kc5 Kg6 60.Kb4 Kg5 61.Kc3 Rf2
62.Bd5 Kg4 63.Rh8 Kg3 64.Kd3 Rf5
65.Bh1 Ra5 66.Rg8+ Kh4 67.Rh8+ Kg3
68.Rg8+ Kh4 69.Bc6 Ra6

94
[ 69...Ra6 70.Bd5 Rd6 71.Rh8+
72.Kd4 Rxd5+ 73.Kxd5 Kg2 ]
-

Nisipeanu,L._D
Galkin,A
Groningen
[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

Kg3

B12
2600
2540
1997

71/121 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6

5.Be2
[ 5.a3 - 71/(121) ]
5...c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.c4
[ 8.Bg5 - 71/(121) ]
8...Nbc6 9.Qa4
[ 9.Nc3N - 71/(121) ]
9...dxc4 10.Na3 Qa5+ 11.Qxa5 Nxa5
12.Bd2!?N
[ 12.Nab5 - 63/106 ]
[ 12.Nxc4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 a6 14.Nxf5
( 14.0-0
Be4 - 6 9 / ( 1 1 3 )) 14...Nxf5
15.Bb6 ]
12...Nec6 13.Nxf5 exf5 14.Nxc4 Nxc4
15.Bxc4 Nxe5 16.Bb5+ Nc6 17.Rc1 0-0-0!
[ 17...Rc8 18.0-0 Be7 19.Rfe1 ]
18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rxc6+ Kb7 20.Rc2 Rd5
21.0-0 Bc5 22.Bc3
[ 22.Rfc1 Bb6 23.Be3! ]
22...f6 23.Rfc1
[ 23.Re1 ]
23...Rhd8
24.Kf1
Bb6
25.Re2
R8d7
26.Re6?!
[ 26.Rce1 Bc5 27.h3! ]
26...f4!=
27.Rce1
Rh5
28.Re7
Kc6
29.Rxd7 Kxd7 30.Rd1+ Kc6 31.Kg1 f3
32.gxf3
-

Short,N
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/3)

B12
2660
2680
1997

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.a3

Nd7 6.c4N dxc4 7.Bxc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 Ne7
9.0-0 Ned5 10.Re1 Be7 11.Nbd2 0-0
12.Ne4 Nd7 13.h3 Rc8 14.Bd2 Bg6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

95

B12 15.Qa4 Ne7 16.b3

[ 16.0-0 Qb8= ]
Short,N
2660
Adams,Mi
2680 16...Ne4 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.Bd3 Ng6! 19.Ne5
[ 19.Qxa7? Nf4 20.Bxe4 Ra6! 21.Bxh7+
Groningen (m/5)
1997
Kf8 22.Qb7 Rb8 23.Qxb8+ Qxb8 24.g3
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.a3
Rxa2! Morozevich,A ]
Nd7 6.Nbd2 h6N
19...Nc5! 20.dxc5 Qxe5+ 21.Kd2 Rxc5
[ 6...c5 ]
22.g3 Qb8?
[ 6...Bg6 ]
[ 22...Qc7! 23.Qe8+? Nf8 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7
7.Be2 Ne7 8.Nf1 Bg6 9.c3 c5 10.Ng3
25.Qxf8 Rb8! ]
Nc6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Be3 0-0 13.Bd3 cxd4 23.f4 Ne7 24.h4 Rc8 25.h5 h6 26.Rc2
14.cxd4 Nb6
Nc6 27.Kc1 e5 28.Rd1
[ 28.fxe5 Qxe5 29.Qf4 Nb4! 30.cxb4
Qa1+ 31.Kd2 Rxc2+ 32.Bxc2 Qxh1
33.Qc7= ]
B12
Svidler,P
2660 28...e4 29.Ba6
[ 29.Be2! ]
Epishin,V
2570
Groningen (m/1)
1997 29...Rd8 30.Be2 Qd6 31.Kb1 Qf6 32.Qa3
d4! 33.cxd4 Nxd4 34.Rcd2 Rbd6 35.Qb4!
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2
[ 35.Qxa7 Nxb3! 36.Rxd6 Qa1+ 37.Kc2
c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.Bg5 Qa5+
Rc8+! ]
9.Nc3 Bg6 10.0-0 a6!?N
35...Kh7?
[ 10...Nec6 - 66/95 ]
[ 35...e3 36.Rd3 Qf5 37.Kb2 Qe4 ]
11.h4 h5 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.cxd3 Nbc6 36.Bg4! e3 37.Rd3 a5 38.Qc5?
14.Nf3 Ng6 15.d4 Be7 16.Bxe7 Ngxe7=
[ 38.Qxa5! ]
38...Rd5 39.Qc4 Nb5!-+ 40.Qxb5 Rxb5
41.Rxd8 a4 42.R8d6
[ 42.Be2 a3 43.Kc2 ( 43.R1d4 ) 43...Rc5+
B12
( 43...Rb4 44.Bd3+ g6 45.hxg6+ Kg7
Xie,Jun
2495
46.gxf7 Rd4 ) 44.Bc4 e2! ]
Chiburdanidze,M
2525
43.Be2
Rb8
44.Rd7
Qa3
Groningen (ct)
1997 42...Qe7!
45.Bd3+ Kg8 46.Bc4 axb3 47.Bxf7+
71/(121) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3
[ 47.Rd8+ Kh7! 48.Bd3+ g6 49.hxg6+
e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.c4
Kg7
50.Rxb8
Qxa2+
51.Kc1
Qa1+
Nbc6 9.Nc3N Nxd4 10.Bxd4 dxc4 11.Qa4+
52.Bb1 Qc3+ 53.Bc2 Qxc2# ]
Nc6 12.Rd1 Bd3 13.Bxd3 cxd3 14.Be3?!
47...Kf8 48.Bxb3 e2
[ 14.0-0 ]
[ 48...e2 49.Rh1 Rxb3+ 50.axb3 Qxb3+
14...Bb4 15.0-0 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qd5 17.Bd4
51.Kc1 Qc3+ ]
0-0 18.Rfe1 b5 19.Qb3 Rfd8 20.Rxd3 0-1
Qxb3 21.axb3 a5 22.f4 a4 23.bxa4 bxa4

Morozevich,A
Oll,L
Groningen (m/1)
[Oll,L]

B13
Taeger,W
2590
Rogozenko,D
2645 Bad Wiessee
1997 [Rogozenko,D]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6

5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nd2 e6
9.Ngf3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
12.Qxb7 Rb8 13.Qa6 0-0 14.Bb5 Rb6

B13
2265
2490
1997

71/123 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4

d5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3
[ 6.Bg5 - 71/(123) ]
6...Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6
10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

96

Ke7 13.Qxb5 Qd7 14.Qe2!

[ 14.Nxd5+ - 71/(123) ]
14...f6
[ 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 f6 16.Rb1 ( 16.Qe4!?
Qd5
17.Rb1 ) 16...Kf7
17.Qe4
Be7
18.Rb7 ]
15.Nxd5+N
[ 15.Bd2 ]
15...Qxd5 16.0-0 Kf7 17.Rd1 Qf5
[ 17...Qb7 18.Qe4 ( 18.Re1!? ) 18...Qxe4
( 18...Rb8 19.Be3 Be7 20.Rac1! Qxe4
21.fxe4 Rxb2 22.Rc7 ) 19.fxe4 Be7
20.Be3 Rhd8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 ( 21...Bxd8
22.Rc1 Bb6 23.Bxb6 axb6 24.Rc7+ Kg6
25.a3 ) 22.Bxa7 ( 22.Rc1!? /\ Rc6-a6 )
22...Rd2 23.Rb1 ]
18.Rd7+
[ 18.Qe4!? ]
18...Be7 19.Be3 Rhc8
[ 19...a5 ]
20.Bxa7
[ 20.Rxa7 Rxa7 21.Bxa7 Qg5+ ( 21...Rc2
22.Qe4 Qg5+ 23.Qg4 ) 22.Kf1 Rc1+
23.Rxc1 Qxc1+= ]
20...h5?
[ 20...Rc2? 21.Qe4 Qxe4 22.fxe4 Rxb2
23.Bc5 Re8 ]
[ 20...Qg5+
21.Kh1
( 21.Kf1
Rc1+
22.Rxc1
Qxc1+
23.Qe1?
Qc6-+ )
21...Rc1+ 22.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 23.Rd1 Qc6= ]
21.Qe4 Qg5+ 22.Kh1
Rc1+ 23.Rxc1
Qxc1+ 24.Kg2 Rc8 25.Be3!+-

Mamahdshoev,M
Magomedov,M
Dushanbe
[Magomedov,M]

B13
2425
2505
1997

71/(123) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 cxd4

4.exd4 d5 5.Nc3 Nc6 RR6.Bg5 Be6 7.a3
Qd7 8.Be2!? 0-0-0!? 9.Bf3N
[ 9.Bxf6 ]
9...dxc4
10.Bxf6
gxf6!
11.d5
Ne5
12.dxe6 Qxe6 13.Qe2 Bh6! 14.Qe4
[ 14.Nh3? Nxf3+ 15.gxf3 Qxh3 ]
[ 14.Rd1 Rxd1+ 15.Nxd1 Rd8 16.Ne3
Rd3!? ]
14...Qb6 15.Nge2??
[ 15.Kf1 Rd2 16.Nge2 Nd3! 17.Qxc4+
Kb8 18.Qh4 ( 18.Qd4 Qxd4 19.Nxd4

Rxf2+ 20.Kg1 Be3 ) 18...Qxb2! 19.Rd1

( 19.Rb1?
Qxb1+!
20.Nxb1
Rd1# ;
19.Qg3+? Bf4 ) 19...Rxd1+ 20.Nxd1 Qd2 ]
15...Nd3+
0-1

Hertan,Ch
Kelleher,W
USA
[Hertan,Ch]

B13
2400
2380
1997

71/(123) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 cxd4

4.exd4 d5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5
Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.Qxb7 Nxd4
11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7 13.Qxb5 Qd7
14.Nxd5+ Qxd5 15.Qxd5
[ 15.Qe2! f6 - 14.Qe2! ]
15...exd5
16.Be3
Ke6
17.Rc1
Bb4+
18.Ke2 Rhc8 19.Kd3 a6
[ 19...a5!? ]
20.h3N
[ 20.a3 ]
[ 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Rc1 Rxc1 22.Bxc1
Kd7 ( 22...Bd6 23.h3 h5 )]
20...h5! 21.a3 Bd6 22.Rxc8
[ 22.b4
Rxc1
( 22...f6 ) 23.Rxc1
a5
24.Rb1 ]
22...Rxc8 23.b4 f6 24.Rc1 Rxc1 25.Bxc1
g5 26.Bd2
[ 26.Bd2 h4! 27.Ke2 d4 28.f4 g4
29.hxg4 h3 30.Kf3 Kd5 31.g5 ]

Peptan,C
Maric,A
Jugoslavija
[Peptan,C; Stoica,V]

B14
2460
2460
1997

71/124 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5
[ 7.Bg5 - 71/(124) ]
7...Nxd5 8.Bd2
[ RR8.Qc2 - 71/(124) ]
8...Nc6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Be7 11.Qe2
[ 11.a3 - 71/(124) ]
11...Nf6 12.Ne4 Qb6 13.a3 Bd7 14.Rfd1
Rad8 15.b4N
[ 15.Nxf6+ - 67/173 ]
15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 f5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 16...g6 17.Bh6 Rfe8 18.Qf4 ]
17.Qe3
[ 17.Qf4 Bf6 18.Be3 Ne7 19.Qg3 Nd5
20.Bg5 Bb5= ]
17...Bf6 18.Bc3 Ne7 19.Bc4 Kh8!?
[ 19...Nd5 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Ne5 ]
[ 19...Qd6 20.d5!? exd5 21.Bxf6 Qxf6
22.Bb3 b6 23.Re1 Rfe8 24.Rac1 ]
20.Rac1
[ 20.Ne5 Ba4 ]
20...Qd6 21.Bb2
[ 21.d5!? exd5 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Ba2 ]
21...b6
[ 21...Nd5 22.Qd2 b6 23.Ne5 Bc8 ]
22.Ne5 Bc8 23.Qb3 Nd5 24.b5 Bb7
25.a4

97
Anand,V
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/5)

B22
2765
2680
1997

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qc2
Nc6 9.Bd3 Be7 10.a3 Nf6 11.Be3 0-0
12.0-0-0?N
[ 12.0-0 ]
12...Bd7 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nge4 Rc8 15.Kb1
Na5

Gelfand,B
Van Wely,L
Wijk aan Zee
[Peptan,C; Stoica,V]

B14
2675
2605
1998

B14
2605
2595 71/(124) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4
1997 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Be7 11.a3
71/(124) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Bf6 12.Be3 g6N
[ 12...Nxc3 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bg5 Qa5
[ 12...Nxe3 ]
8.Bd2 Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.a3 Bxd2+
[ 12...Nce7 ]
11.Nxd2 Nc6
[ 11...f5?! 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qh6 Nc6 13.Rc1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 b6 15.Bh6 Bg7
16.Bg5 Qc7 17.c4 Bb7 18.d5 Ne5 19.Be4
14.Qg7 Rf8 15.0-0-0 ]
Qd6=
12.b4 Qf5
[ 12...Qd8 13.Nxe4 0-0 14.c5! Nxd4
15.Bc4 b6 16.0-0 ]
13.Nb3 a6N
B15
[ 13...0-0 14.b5 Ne7 15.Be2! ( 15.g3?
Pinski,J
2245
- 51/(137) ) 15...Ng6 16.g3 ]
Sapis,W
2430
14.Ra2? /\ g3
Jaroslawiec
1997
[ 14.Be2 0-0
15.0-0
b6!?
Dautov,R [Pinski,J]
( 15...Rd8 16.Ra2 )]
71/125 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 g6 4.Nc3
14...0-0 15.Be2
[ 15.g3? Rd8 16.Rd2 e3 17.fxe3 Qe4 Bg7 5.Be3 dxe4 6.fxe4 e5 7.dxe5 Qxd1+
18.Bg2 Qxe3+ 19.Kf1 Qc3! 20.c5 a5 8.Rxd1 Nd7!N
[ 8...Bg4 - 61/(123) ]
Hracek,Z ]
9.e6 fxe6 10.Nf3 Ne5 11.Nd4
15...Qg6 16.0-0
[ 11.Be2= ]
[ 16.g3 f5 17.f4 Rd8 18.0-0 Qf6 19.Rd2
11...Nh6
b6= ]
[ 11...Nf6 12.Be2! ( 12.h3 Nh5! ) 12...Nfg4
16...e5 17.Bh5 Qg5 18.d5 Nd4
13.Bf4 ]
[ 18...Nd4 19.f4! exf3 20.Nxd4 Qxh5
21.Nxf3 e4 22.Nd4 Bg4 23.Qb3 Qe5 12.h3 0-0 13.Be2 Bd7 14.Rf1 Rxf1+
15.Kxf1 Nhf7= 16.Nb1!? Kf8 17.Nd2 Ke7
24.Qe3 Rac8 25.Rc2 Rfe8= ]
18.N4f3 b6?!
[ 18...Nxf3 19.Nxf3 Ne5= ]
19.b4! Nxf3 20.Nxf3
Hracek,Z
Dautov,R
Deutschland

CHESS INFORMANT 71

98
B17
2440
2605
1998

[ 38.Rb4
A) 38...Rc5 39.Kd2
Arakhamia_Grant,K
A1) 39...Na2!? 40.Rd4
Speelman,J
A1a) 40...Rxe5 41.Rd6 ( 41.c3 );
England
A1b) 40...b4 41.Bxb4 Nxb4 42.Rxb4
[Speelman,J]
Rxe5 ;
71/126 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
A2) 39...Nd5 40.Re4 ;
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Qe2
B) 38...Rxb4 39.Bxb4 Nd5 40.Bd2
Bd6 8.N1f3 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7
B1) 40...f5!?
41.f3!
( 41.Ke2
g6
[ 10...c5 - 71/(126) ]
42.hxg6+ Kxg6 ; 41.exf6 Nxf6 42.Ke2
11.Qg4
Nxh5 43.Kd3 Nf6! 44.Kd4 Nd7!
[ 11.Bd2 - 71/(126) ]
Gurevich,M );
11...Kf8 12.0-0 b6 13.Qh4N
B2) 40...f6!? 41.Ke2 ( 41.exf6 Nxf6 )
[ 13.Re1 - 68/(116) ]
41...fxe5 ]
13...Bb7 14.Re1
38...Nd5 39.Kd2 Rf4! 40.f3 g6! 41.hxg6+
[ 14.Ng5? Bxh2+! ( 14...Nf6? 15.Bg6! ;
[ 41.g4 gxh5 42.gxh5 Rh4 43.Kd3 Rxh5
14...Be7 15.Qh5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 c5 )
44.c4 bxc4+ 45.Kxc4 Rh4+ 46.Kc5
15.Kh1 Bd6 16.Bg6 Be7! ]
Ra4!-+ ]
14...Re8 15.Bd2 ><c4
41...fxg6! /\ h5, g5, Kg6-f5 42.Bc5!? Rc4
[ 15.b3 ]
43.Bb6 h5
15...c5 16.Be4 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Nf6
[ 43...g5 44.g4 ]
[ 17...c4 18.d5! ]
44.Rb1
18.Re2
[ 44.Bd8 Kh6 ]
[ 18.dxc5 Nxe4 19.cxd6 Nxd6 20.Qg3
[ 44.Be3 Ra4 45.Bg5 Rxa5 ( 45...Kg7 )
46.c4! Nb6 ( 46...bxc4? 47.Rb7+ Kg8
Nb5 21.Bf4 Qxc2 22.a4 Rd8! 23.h3
48.Rd7!= )]
Rd1+ 24.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 25.Kh2 Qxa4 ]
44...g5-+ 45.Re1 Kg6 46.Re4 Kf5
18...c4 19.Ne5!? Bxe5!?
[ 46...Rxe4 47.fxe4 Ne7 48.c3 h4 49.Ke2
[ 19...Nd5 20.f4 c3 ]
Kh5 50.Kf3 ]
20.dxe5 Nd5 21.a4! / \ R a 3 > < c 4 Rc8!
47.Rxc4?! bxc4 48.Bd4 g4 49.fxg4+ Kxg4
22.Ra3 Qd8! 23.Qd4
50.Ke2 Kg3 51.Kf1 Nb4
[ 23.Qg4 ]
[ 51...Nb4
52.c3
Nc6
53.Bb6
Nxe5
23...a6! 24.h4!? Kg8 25.h5?!
54.Bc7 Kf4 55.Kf2 Ke4 56.Kg3 ( 56.Bxe5
[ 25.Rf3 ]
Kxe5 57.Ke3 h4 ) 56...Ng6! ]
25...Ne7! 26.Qxd8+?!
0-1
[ 26.Qe4 Qd5 27.Rf3 ]
26...Rxd8 27.Bb4 Nd5
[ 27...Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Nd5 29.Bd6 Kh7
30.Rf3! ]
B17
28.Bd6 c3!
Peptan,C
2460
[ 28...f5 29.Rd2 Kf7 30.Rd4 Rc8 31.g4
Prudnikova,S
2385
( 31.Rf3 )]
Jugoslavija
1997
29.bxc3 Rc8 30.Re4 Nxc3 31.Rg4 Kh7
71/(126) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
32.Kf1
[ 32.Bb4 Nd5 33.Rf3 ( 33.Rag3 Rhg8 ) 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Qe2
Bd6 8.N1f3 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5
33...f5 34.exf6 Nxf6 ]
11.0-0 Nf6 12.Bb5+ Ke7 13.Qe2 Qc7
32...Rhd8 33.Rb3 Rc6 34.Ke1 Rdc8!?
14.dxc5 Qxc5 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Bd4 Rd8
[ 34...Rc5 35.Rd4! ]
17.Ne5!?N
35.Ba3!
[ 17.c3 - 69/(115) ]
[ 35.Bb4 Nd5 ]
17...a6
35...b5! 36.a5
[ 17...Kf8!?
18.h3
a6
19.Bd3
b6
[ 36.axb5 Nxb5 ]
/\ Bb7 Prudnikova,I ]
36...Rc4 37.Rxc4 Rxc4 R 9/i 38.Bd6?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

99

18.Ba4 Kf8 19.Rad1 b5 20.Bb3 Bb7 18.Rhe1 Qc7!N

21.Qe3 Qe7 22.Rfe1 Nd5
[ 18...Bd7 - 57/151 ]
19.h4
[ 22...Rac8!? /\ Bd5 Prudnikova,I ]
[ 22...Kg8!?
23.Nxf7
( 23.Qh3
Nd5 )
[ 19.Qa3 Bb7 20.b4 Rhc8 ]
23...Kxf7 24.Qxe6+ Qxe6 25.Bxe6+ Kf8 19...Rg8 20.hxg5 hxg5 21.f4!
26.Bb6 Be7 Peptan,C; Stoica,V ]
[ 21.Qa3
23.Qg3 Qg5?!
A) 21...Bb7 22.b4
[ 23...Qc7 24.Rd3! Rac8 25.Nd7+!? Rxd7
A1) 22...cxb4?!
23.Qxb4+
Ke8
26.Qxg7+ Ke8 27.Qh8+ Bf8 28.Bg7
24.Bb5+ Bc6 25.Qc4 Rc8 26.Bxg5!
Qc5 29.Rf3 Nc7 30.Rf5! Qe7 31.Bxh6!
Bxb5 ( 26...Rxg5 27.Rxe6+! ) 27.Qxc7
Be4 32.Rg5 Bg6 33.h4 ]
Rxc7 28.Bxf6= ;
24.Qf3! Bxe5 25.Rxe5
A2) 22...Rac8 ;
B) 21...a5! ]
21...Bd7 22.Qc4 Ng4!
[ 22...gxf4 23.Bxf4 ]
B17
Sofronie,I
2415 23.f5 Nxe3 24.Rxe3 Qf4 25.Rde1 Kf6!
[ 25...Qxc4 26.Bxc4= ]
Szuhanek,R
2380
[ 25...Kf8 26.Be4 /\ g3~/= ]
Romania
1997
26.Be4?!
[Szuhanek,R]
[ 26.fxe6 Bxe6 27.Qa6
71/(126) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
A) 27...Qc7 28.Bc4 Rae8 29.Rf3+ Kg7
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Qe2
30.Ref1 ;
Bd6 8.N1f3 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7
B) 27...Bc8 28.Qb5 Kg7 29.g3 Qf2
11.Bd2 b6 12.0-0-0 Bb7 13.Rhe1 0-0-0
30.R1e2 Qf1+ ( 30...Qf6?! 31.Rh2 )
14.Qe2 Bf4N
31.Re1= ;
[ 14...Rhe8 ]
C) 27...Kg7!
28.g3
( 28.Be4
Rad8
15.Ne5
29.Qxa7 Bg4! ) 28...Qf2 29.R1e2 Qf6!
[ 15.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 16.Kb1 c5 17.Ba6 Qc7
30.Re1 ( 30.Be4? Qf1+ 31.Kc2 Rad8-+ ;
18.d5 exd5 19.Rxd5 Nf6= ]
30.Rh2?!
Rh8 ) 30...Rgd8
31.Be4
[ 15.Ba6 b5!? 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.Bxf4
Bd5 ]
Qxf4+ 18.Kb1 a6= ]
26...exf5 27.g3 Qg4 28.Qd5?!
15...Nxe5 16.dxe5 Bxd2+ 17.Rxd2 c5
[ 28.Rf1 Be6 29.Qa6 Rad8 30.Qxa7
18.Red1
Kg7 ]
[ 18.Red1 Rd7= ]
28...Be6 29.Qd2
-
[ 29.Qxa8 Rxa8 30.Bxa8 Bxa2-+ ]
29...fxe4 30.Rxe4 Qxg3 31.Rf1+ Ke7?
[ 31...Kg6-+ ]
B17 32.Qd5! Qc7!
[ 32...Rad8?! 33.Rxf7+! Kxf7 34.Qxe6+
Golubev,M
2520
Kg7
35.Qe7+
Kh6
36.Qf6+
Rg6
Nisipeanu,L._D
2600
( 36...Kh5 37.Qf7+= ) 37.Qxd8 Qg1+
Romania
1997
38.Kd2! Qf2+ 39.Re2 Qf4+ 40.Kc2 Kh5
[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]
41.Qh8+ Kg4 42.Rg2+ Kf5 43.Qf8+= ]
71/127 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Rxe6
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3
[ 34.Qxe6+ Kg7 35.Re5 Kh8! ( 35...Qd8?
Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6
36.Rd5! Re8 37.Rd7+ Qxd7 38.Qxd7+
11.Qh4 Ke7 12.Ne5
Kf6 39.Qc6+ Ke5 40.Qc7+ Kf5 41.Qd7+
[ 12.Bf4!? Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2
Kf4 42.Qd2+ Re3 43.Qf2+ Rf3 44.Qd2+
g5 15.Qg3 g4 16.Nh4! Qxd4 17.Rae1
Kg4 45.Qg2+= ) 36.Re3 ( 36.Re1 Qh2-+ )
Kf8 18.Kc1 ]
36...g4 37.Re5 Qh7-+ ]
12...Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qa5+ 14.c3 Qxe5+ 34...Qf4+ 35.Kc2 Rad8 36.Rd6+ Kg7
15.Be3
b6 16.0-0-0
g5 17.Qa4
c5 37.Rxd8 Rxd8 38.Qxd8 Qf5+ 39.Kc1 Kg6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

100

40.Qd6+ Qf6 41.Qd3+ Kg7 42.Qd7+ Qf7

43.Qd8 Kg6 44.Qd6+
[ 44.Qd3+ ]
44...Kf5
45.Qd3+
Kg4
46.Qe2+
Qf3
47.Qe7 Qf4+ 48.Kc2 Qf5+ 49.Kd2 Qd5+
50.Ke3 Kg3!-+ 51.b3
[ 51.Qxa7 c4 ]
51...c4!
0-1

B17

Milu,R
Szuhanek,R
Romania
[Szuhanek,R]

Espindola,C
Portilho,G
corr

1996

71/(128) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2
Nb6 8.Bb3 h6 9.N5f3 a5 10.a3 a4 11.Ba2
c5 12.Bf4 Nbd5 13.Be5 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 b5
15.Ngf3 b4 16.Bc4 Ba6 17.0-0 bxa3
18.Rxa3 cxd4 19.Rd3!N
[ 19.Raa1 - 59/(164) ]
B17
2430 19...Be7 20.Nxd4 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 Qc5
2380 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Qxe6
1997 1-0

71/128 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2
Nb6 8.Bd3
[ 8.Bb3 - 71/(128) ]
8...h6 9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Nbd7
[ 10...Bxc5 - 71/(128) ]
11.b4 Nd5 12.c3!?N
[ 12.Bd2 - 46/(184) ]
12...Qf6! []
[ 12...Nxc3 13.Qd2 Nd5 14.Bb2 |^ ]
13.Bb2
[ 13.Bb2 Nf4
A) 14.Qf1 a5 15.a3 ( 15.Rb1 b6 )
15...axb4 16.axb4 Rxa1+ 17.Bxa1 b6
18.c6 Ne5 19.Nxe5 ( 19.Bb5 Bxb4 )
19...Qxe5+ 20.Kd2 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 Bxb4
22.cxb4 Qxa1 23.Qc3 Qa2+ ( 23...Qf1
24.Qxg7 Qxf2+ 25.Ne2+- ) 24.Ke3 0-0
25.Nf3 Ba6 26.Re1 f6! /\ e5 ><Ke3 ;
B) 14.Qd2 Nxg2+ 15.Kf1 Nf4 ( 15...Nh4
16.Be4 ) 16.Be4
B1) 16...Bxc5?
17.c4+( 17.bxc5?
Nxc5 18.Qe3 b6!! 19.Bc6+? Ke7
20.Bb5 Bb7 21.Ba3 Rhc8 |^ );
B2) 16...a5 17.a3 ( 17.c4 e5 18.a3
axb4 19.axb4 Rxa1+ 20.Bxa1 Be7 ;
17.c6 bxc6 18.Bxc6 Ra7 ) 17...axb4
18.axb4 Rxa1+ 19.Bxa1 Be7 ]
-

Godena,M
Malakhov,V
Montecatini Terme
[Godena,M]

B17
2515
2540
1997

71/(128) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2
Nb6 8.Bd3 h6 9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5
11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.0-0 0-0
14.Re1 Bd6 15.Bf4 Nc5 16.Rad1 b6 17.c3
Bb7 18.Bc2 Rfd8 19.Rd4 a5?!
[ 19...Nh5 20.Bc1 Bxf3!? 21.Nxf3 Bf4 ]
20.b4!N
[ 20.Red1? Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Nd5 ]
20...Ba6 21.Qe3 Nb7 22.Bxh6! Bxe5
23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Nxe5 Nd5 25.Qg3 f6
26.Qg6!

Kupreichik,V
Bagirov,V
Muenster
[Bagirov,V]

B18
2500
2495
1997

71/129 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5
[ 5.Ng3 - 71/(129) ]
5...b6
[ 5...Qc7 - 71/(129) ]
6.Nb3 e6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Bd3
[ 8.g3! ]
8...Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nbd7
[ 9...Bd6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.0-0 Qc7= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
10.Bf4 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.c4N
[ 12.Qe2 Qc8 13.c4 Re8 14.h3 a5!= ]
12...Qc8
13.Ne5
Qb7
14.Qf3
Rac8
15.Rfd1 Rfd8 16.Rac1 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Ne8
18.h3
[ 18.c5?! Rd5! ]
18...Qc7?
[ 18...Qa8! /\ c5= ]
19.Nd4! a6 20.Ne2! Rxd1+
[ 20...c5 21.Nc3 Qc6 22.Ne4 h6 23.Rxd8
Bxd8 24.Rd1 ]
21.Rxd1 b5 22.Nc3 Rd8 23.Rxd8 Bxd8
24.Qd3 h6 25.a4! bxa4
[ 25...b4 26.Ne4 c5 27.b3 ]
26.Nxa4 Be7 27.Be3 g5
[ 27...Qxe5? 28.Qd7 ]
28.Bb6?
[ 28.f4! ]
28...Qxe5 29.Qd7 Kf8 30.Qxc6 Qe1+!
31.Kh2 h5!= 32.Bc5 Qe5+ 33.g3 h4
34.Bxe7+ Kxe7 35.Qc5+ Kf6!
[ 35...Qxc5
36.Nxc5
Nd6
37.b3
a5
38.gxh4 gxh4 39.Kg2 ]
36.Qxe5+ Kxe5 37.gxh4 gxh4 38.Kg2
Kd4?!
[ 38...Kf4! 39.Nc5 Nd6 40.b3 a5= ]
39.Kf3 Kxc4 40.Kg4 Kb4
[ 40...a5 41.Kxh4 Kb3 42.Nb6 Kxb2
43.Nc4+ Kc3 44.Nxa5 Kd4 45.Kg5 ]
41.Nb6 Ng7?
[ 41...Nf6+! 42.Kxh4 Kb5 43.Nc8 Kc6!= ]
42.Kxh4 NB 2/k f6 43.Nd7 a5 44.Kg4 Kb3
45.Nb6! a4?
[ 45...Kxb2 46.Nc4+ Kc3 47.Nxa5 Kb4
48.Nb7 Kb5 49.h4 Kc6 50.h5 Nf5= ]
46.h4
Nf5 47.h5
Nh6+ 48.Kf4
Nf5
49.Ke4!+- Kb4
[ 49...Nh6 50.Kd4 Nf5+ 51.Kc5 /\ Kc6-d7 ]
50.Nd7 Nd6+
[ 50...Kb3 51.Nc5+ ]
51.Kd3! Nf7 52.Kc2! f5 53.f4! Nh6
54.Kd3?
[ 54.Ne5!+- ]
54...Ng4 55.Kd4? Kb3!!= 56.Nc5+ Kxb2
57.Nxa4+ Kc2!! 58.Nc5 Kd2 59.Nxe6 Ke2!
60.Kc5 Kf3 61.Kd6 Kg3! 62.Ke7 Kh4
63.Ng7 Kg3! 64.Ne6 Kh4 65.Kf7 Kxh5
66.Ng7+ Kh6 67.Nxf5+ Kh7 68.Nd4 Ne3
69.Ne6 Kh8 70.Kg6 Ng2!
-

101
Nadanian,A
Henius
Armenia
[Nadanian,A]

B18
2375
1997

71/(129) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.f4 e6
8.Nf3
Nd7
9.h5
Bh7
10.Bd3
Bxd3
11.Qxd3 Qc7 12.Bd2 0-0-0 13.Qe2 c5
14.Ne5 Nb6 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Ne4!N
[ 16.0-0-0 - 39/185 ]
16...Bd4 17.0-0-0! Bxe5?!
[ 17...Nf6 ]
18.fxe5 Qxe5? 19.Bb4! Qf4+
[ 19...Qc7 20.Nd6+ Kb8 21.Nxf7! Rxd1+
22.Qxd1+- ]
20.Kb1 Nd5
[ 20...Nf6 21.Nd6+ Kb8 22.Nxf7+- ]
[ 20...Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Nd5 22.Bd6 Qh4
23.Qc4+ Kd8 24.Bc7+ Ke7 25.Bg3!+- ]
21.Rhf1 Qc7
[ 21...Qe3 22.Qc4+ /\ Bc5+- ]
22.Nd6+! Rxd6 23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxf7!+B18
Pascual Perez,N
Hernandez,An
Cuba
[Pascual Perez,N]

2295
1997

71/(129) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Bd3 Bxd3
7.Nxd3 Nf6 8.Nf3 e6 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.c4
Be7 11.Re1!?N
[ 11.Bf4 - 41/(141) ]
11...0-0 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Nfe5 Rfd8
[ 13...c5 ]
14.Qf3! c5!? 15.Bg5 Re8 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
17.dxc5 Bxe5 18.Nxe5 Rac8 19.Rad1 a5
20.h3

Kreiman,B
Dautov,R
Bad Wiessee
[Dautov,R]

B19
2465
2595
1997

71/130 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nf6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8.Ne5
Bh7
9.Bc4
e6
10.Qe2
Nd5
11.Nh5?! Nd7 12.c3
[ 12.Bxd5 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Qxd5 ]
[ 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Bxh6? 0-0-0 14.Bg5
f6 15.Bc1 Bxc2 16.Nxf6 gxf6 17.Qxc2
Nb4 18.Qe2 Qxd4 ]
12...Nxe5 13.Qxe5 Rg8!N
[ 13...Nf6
14.Nxf6+
( 14.d5 ) 14...Qxf6
15.Qxf6 gxf6= ]
14.Bd2
[ 14.Bxh6? gxh6 15.Bxd5 Bd6 16.Nf6+
Ke7-+ ]
14...Bd6 15.Qe2 Qc7 16.Bb3
[ 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 0-0-0 18.0-0-0
c5 ]
16...0-0-0 17.0-0-0 Kb8! /\ Ka8, c5
[ 17...c5? 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.dxc5 Bxc5
20.Qg4+ f5 21.Qf3 ]
18.g3?! ><Nh5 Ka8

102
9...Na5 10.Bd3
[ 10.Ba2?! bxa3 11.Bxa3 Bxa3 12.Nxa3
d6 ]
10...b3! 11.c4 d6 /\ Bg4 12.h3 Nd7 13.Be3
Nc5 14.Bxc5
[ 14.Nbd2 Bd7 /\ Ba4 ]
14...Qxc5 15.Nbd2 Bd7 16.Rfb1 Ba4
17.Nf1 Qc7 18.Ne3 b6 19.Nd1 Rfc8?
[ 19...Rac8! 20.Nb2 Bd7 21.Qd2 Nb7
22.Qc3 Nc5 23.Nd2 f5! 24.exf5 Bxf5
25.Bxf5 Rxf5 26.Nxb3 Nxb3 27.Qxb3
Qc5 28.Rf1 Bh4! 29.g3 Bg5 30.Rad1
e4 ]
20.Nb2 Bd7 21.Qd2 Nb7 22.Qc3 Nc5
23.Nd2=

Nadanian,A
Golubev,M
Kiev

B20
2475
2520
1997

B20
2420 71/(131) 1.e4 c5 2.g3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
2445 4.Nf3 Nc6
[ 4...Bg4 - 61/(147) ]
1997
5.Bg2 Qe6+ 6.Kf1 Nf6N
[ 6...g6 ]
7.d3
b6!?
8.b4!
cxb4
9.Nd4
Nxd4
71/131 1.e4 c5 2.b4!?
10.Bxa8 Qg4
[ 2.g3 - 71/(131) ]
[ 10...Qe5 11.Bf4 Bh3+ 12.Bg2 Bxg2+
2...cxb4 3.a3 e5 4.Nf3N
13.Kxg2 Qd5+ 14.f3 g5 15.c4! ]
[ 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3 Nc6 6.f4 exf4 7.Bxf4
[ 10...Nd5 11.h3 g6 12.Bb2 Bg7 ]
d5 ]
11.f3!
[ 4.axb4 - 71/(131) ]
4...Nc6 5.Bc4
[ 11.Qxg4 Bxg4 12.Nd2 Nxc2 ]
[ 5.axb4 Bxb4 6.c3 Be7 7.d4 d6 8.Be2
[ 11.Qd2 Qh5!? ( 11...Nf3 12.Qe3 Qh3+
Nf6 9.Nbd2 0-0 ]
13.Ke2 Nxh2 Nadanian,A )]
5...Qc7!? /\ 6.Ng5 Nd8
11...Qh3+
[ 5...Be7 6.axb4 Bxb4 7.0-0 ]
[ 11...Qf5 12.c3!? ( 12.a3!? )]
[ 5...Nf6
6.Ng5
d5
7.exd5
Nxd5 12.Kf2 Qf5
8.Nxf7! ]
[ 12...h5 13.Be3!? h4 14.g4 ]
6.0-0
[ 12...e5 13.a3!? ]
[ 6.c3!? Nf6 7.Qb3 d5 8.exd5 Na5 13.c3
9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Qa4 Bxb5 11.Qxb5+ Nd7
[ 13.Be4 Qc5 14.Be3 Nd5 ( 14...Qxc2+
12.0-0 ( 12.axb4? Nb3 13.Ra3 Nxc1
15.Nd2 @ )]
14.0-0 a6-+ ) 12...bxc3 ( 12...b3 13.d4! ) 13...bxc3 14.Qa4+ Qd7
13.d4!? ( 13.Nxc3?! a6 ; 13.dxc3 Bd6 )
[ 14...Bd7 15.Qxd4 e5 16.g4!? Qe6
13...a6 14.Qe2 c2 15.Nbd2 ]
17.Qc4 ]
6...Nf6 7.Qe2
[ 14...Nb5 ]
[ 7.c3 Na5! ]
15.Qxd7+ Nxd7 16.Nxc3 Nc5 17.Kg2 e6
7...Be7 8.d4 0-0! 9.d5
18.Rb1 Be7 19.Be3 Nf5 20.Bc6+ Kf8
[ 9.axb4 d5! 10.exd5 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 21.Bxc5 Bxc5 22.Rhc1?
exd4 /\ Ng4 ]
[ 22.Ne4 Ne3+ /\ 23.Kf2 Bd4 24.Ke2 Ke7
Slovineanu,V
Moldovan,D
Romania
[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
25.Rhc1 Golubev,M ]
22...Be3 23.Rh1 Ke7

103

36.Re2+ Ne6 37.Re4 Rc6 38.b5 axb5

[ 38...Rc1+ 39.Re1 Rxe1+ 40.Kxe1 Nc7
41.bxa6+- ]
39.Rxb5 Rc7 40.Reb4 Nc5 41.Rb6 Rd7
B20 42.R4b5 Rc7 43.Rb1 Rd7 44.Re1+ Ne6
Ambrus,E
2240 45.Rbb1! Kf6 46.Red1 Rc7 47.Rbc1 Re7
Moldovan,D
2445 48.Rd6 Kg7 49.Rcd1 /\ Rd7 Nc5?!
[ 49...Nf8 ]
Romania (ch)
1997
50.R6d5! b6 51.Rb1 Re6 52.Re1 Rc6
[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]
53.Re7 ><b6, f7 Rf6 54.Rd4 ><Nc5 Kf8
71/(131) 1.e4 c5 2.b4!? cxb4 3.a3 e5 55.Ra7 Kg7 56.Kg2 Rf5 57.Re7 Rf6
4.axb4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7N
58.Rd8 Rc6 59.Ra8 Rf6 60.Ra3 Kf8
[ 5...Bc5 ]
61.Rea7 Kg7
6.d4 d6 7.f4 Nf6 8.Bd3 0-0 9.Nf3 exd4!
[ 61...Rd6 62.Rf3 Nd7 ]
10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.0-0 Nc6 62.Rf3+- Rxf3 63.Kxf3 Kf6 64.Rc7 Ne6
/\ Nb4=/+
65.Rb7 b5 66.Ke3 Kg7 67.Rxb5 Kf6
68.Ke4 Ng7 69.Rb6+ Ne6 70.Rc6 Kg7
71.Ke5 Nf8 72.Rd6 Nh7 73.f4 Nf8 74.f5
B22 f6+ 75.Kf4 Kf7 76.Ra6
Shaked,T
2445 1-0
Palac,M
2595
Cannes
1997
[Shaked,T]
B22
Blatny,P
2555
71/132 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4
Yermolinsky,A
2650
Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 e6 USA (ch_open)
1997
8.Nc3 Qa5 9.h3 Bh5 10.d5!? exd5 11.Nd4 [Byrne,R; Mednis,E]
Nxd4 12.Bxh5 Ne6 13.0-0 Nf6 14.Re1 g6
15.Bg4 Nxg4N
71/133 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4
[ 15...Bg7?! - 40/168 ]
Nf6 5.Nf3
16.Qxg4 Qb4?
[ 5.Be3 - 71/(133) ]
[ 16...Be7
17.Bh6
( 17.Bg5
Bxg5 5...g6 6.Na3
18.Qxg5 0-0= ) 17...d4!? ]
[ 6.Qb3N - 71/(133) ]
17.Bf4!
6...Bg7 7.Bc4
[ 17.Rxe6+!?
fxe6
18.Qxe6+
Qe7
[ 7.Be2 - 71/(133) ]
19.Qxd5 Rd8 20.Qb5+ Rd7 21.Bd2 a6 7...Qe4+ 8.Be3 0-0 9.0-0 cxd4 10.Bxd4
Nc6 11.Re1 Qf4!N
22.Qa4 b5 23.Qc2 Qc5 ]
17...Rd8 18.Qf3!
[ 11...Qf5 - 68/(125) ]
[ 18.Rxe6+? fxe6 19.Re1 Rd7 20.Qxe6+ 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
Qe7! ]
15.Bc5 Bf8 16.Nbd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Ne8!=
18.Rad1 Nd6 19.Be5 Bg4 20.Bxd6?!
18...Bg7
[ 18...Qc4!? 19.Be5 Rg8 20.Rad1 ]
[ 20.Be2= ]
20...Bxf3 21.gxf3 Rxd6 22.Rxd6 exd6
19.Bg5 d4!
[ 19...0-0 20.Bxd8 Rxd8 21.Nxd5 Qxb2 23.Bd5 Rc8!
22.Rab1 ]
20.Bxd8 dxc3 21.Bf6
[ 21.bxc3!? ]
21...cxb2 22.Rab1 0-0 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
24.Qb3 Qxb3 25.axb3 Rd8 26.Rxb2
R 9/n Rd5 27.b4 Rb5 28.Ra1 a6 29.Ra5
Rb6 30.Rd5 Kf6 31.g3 Ke7 32.Kf1 Rc6
33.Rbd2 Rb6 34.Rb2 h5 35.h4 Nc7?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Rozentalis,E
Lutz,Ch
Deutschland

104
[ 12.Nfxd4!? ]
B22
2645 12...Bb7 13.Rfe1 Nc5 14.Rad1 a6! 15.Bc4
2590 e6 16.Bf4 Rac8=
1997

71/(133) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5

4.d4 Nf6 5.Be3 Bg4 6.f3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bd7
8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Bc4 e6 10.Nge2 Be7 11.0-0
0-0 12.Qd2N
[ 12.a3 - 69/121 ]
12...Nc6 13.Rad1 Rac8 14.a3 Qc7 15.Ba2
Na5! 16.Qd3 Nc4 17.Bc1 b5=

Shaked,T
Atalik,S
Hawaii
[Shaked,T]

B22
2445
2555
1997

71/134 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4

Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Na3 Ng4
8.Qe2 a6 9.h3 Nge5 10.Be3 Nxf3+
B22 11.Qxf3 Qf5 12.Qg3 e5N /\ Qg6
[ 12...Qe5?! - 61/153 ]
Ekstroem,R
2475
Gaprindashvili,N
2355 13.Nc4 Be6 14.0-0-0!? Qg6
[ 14...Nb4? 15.cxb4 Rc8 16.Bc5 ]
Luzern
1997
[ 14...Rc8
15.Bd3
e4
16.Be2
Nb4
( 16...Qb5 17.Nb6 Qxe2 18.Nxc8 Bxc8
71/(133) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
19.Qc7 ) 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Qxd6 ]
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Qb3N Qxb3 7.axb3
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nd5 9.Bc4 Nc7 10.Bf4 Nba6 15.Qxg6
11.Nb5 Nxb5 12.Bxb5+ Kd8 13.Rxa6 bxa6
[ 15.Qf3!? ]
14.Bc6 Bf5 15.Ke2 Bh6 16.Bxh6 Rb8 15...hxg6 16.Nb6 Rd8
17.Nd2
[ 16...Rb8 ]
17.Bc4 Bxc4 18.Nxc4 Be7 19.a4! ><Ke8
[ 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.Rd1+ Kc8 ]
B22 19...f6 20.Rxd8+
[ 20.Kc2 Kf7= ]
Cherniaev,A
2445
Gurevich,D
2580 20...Kxd8
[ 20...Nxd8 21.Rd1 ]
Geneve (rapid)
1996
21.Rd1+ Kc7 22.Kc2!
[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]
[ 22.b4 ]
71/(133) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 22...b5?
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Na3 Bg7 7.Be2 cxd4
[ 22...Nd8 23.Nb6 Bd6 24.b4 ]
8.Nb5 Na6 9.Qxd4 0-0N
23.Bb6+ Kc8
[ 9...Qxd4 - 67/188 ]
[ 23...Kb7 24.Rd7+ ]
10.Be3 b6 11.0-0 Bb7 12.Rfd1 Qc6
[ 23...Kb8 24.axb5 axb5 25.Na5 Nxa5
13.Qh4 Nc5=
( 25...Rc8 26.Rd7 Bf8 27.Kb3 ) 26.Bxa5 ]
24.Nd6+ Bxd6 25.Rxd6 R 9/i Kb7 26.a5!
<->d Nb8 27.Re6 Nc6 28.Rd6 Nb8
B22 29.Kd3! Rc8
[ 29...Rh4 30.Re6 g5 31.Re7+ Kc6
Sander,R
2070
32.Rxg7 Nd7 33.Be3 ]
Mednis,E
2405
[ 29...g5 30.Ke4 Rh4+ 31.Kf5 b4 32.cxb4
Hamburg
1997
Rxb4 33.Kg6 g4 34.Kxg7 - 29...Rc8 ]
[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]
30.Ke4 b4 31.cxb4 Rc4+ 32.Kd5 Rxb4
71/(133) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 33.Ke6 g5
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Na3 Bg7 7.Be2 cxd4
[ 33...Rxb2 34.Kf7 ]
8.Nb5 Na6 9.Qxd4 0-0N
34.Kf7 g4 35.Kxg7 gxh3 36.gxh3 Rb3
[ 9...Qxd4 - 67/188 ]
37.Kxf6 Rxh3 38.Kxe5+- Nc6+ 39.Ke4 Rb3
10.0-0 b6 11.Bg5 Qxd4 12.Nbxd4
40.Rd7+ Kb8 41.Rd2 Rb4+ 42.Kd5 Kb7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
43.Ke6 Re4+ 44.Kf5 Re5+ 45.Kf6 Re4
46.Kg5 Ne5 47.Kf5 Re1 48.f4 Nc4 49.Rc2
Nd6+ 50.Kg4 Re7 51.Bd4! Rf7 52.Be5
Nf5 53.Kg5 Ng3 54.Kg6 Re7 55.Kf6 Re8
56.Rc7+ Ka8 57.Kf7 Rd8 58.Ke6 Re8+
59.Kd5 Nf5 60.Rh7 Ne3+ 61.Kd4 Nf5+
62.Kc5 Ne3 63.Rh8
1-0

105

18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.Qb5+ Qxb5 20.Nxb5

Rxa2 21.Nd6+ Ke7 22.Nxe4 Nfxe4 ]
16.Bxa7 Qxa7 17.Rxd7 Nxd7 18.Qxe4
[ 18.Ne5!? Bc6 19.Nxc6 ( 19.Bxc6 bxc6
20.Qxc6 Ke7 ) 19...bxc6 20.Rd1 g6
21.Bxc6 Bh6+ 22.Kb1 0-0 23.Bxd7
Rb8= ]
18...Bc5
[ 18...Qxf2!? 19.Rd1 ( 19.Qxb7 Bc5 )
19...Bc5 20.Rxd7 Qe3+ 21.Nd2 Qxe4
22.Nxe4 Be3+ 23.Rd2 h5 ]
B22
Rozentalis,E
2645 19.Nd4 Bxd4 20.cxd4
[ 20.Qxd4!? Qxd4 21.cxd4 b6 22.Kd2
Lerner,K
2560
Nb8 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
20...0-0 21.Rd1 Rb8
[Lerner,K]
[ 21...b5 22.Qb7 Qxb7 23.Bxb7 Rb8
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6
24.Bxa6 Rb6 25.d5 Rxa6 26.dxe6 fxe6
5.Nf3 Bg4 6.dxc5
27.Rxd7 Rxa2 ]
[ 6.Be2 - 71/(135) ]
[ 21...Rc8+!? 22.Kb1 b5 23.Qb7 Rc7
6...Qxc5 7.Na3 a6N
24.Qxa7 Rxa7 25.Rc1 Kf8= ]
[ 7...Nbd7 - 71/(135) ]
22.Kb1 h6 23.Qf4
8.Be3 Qc7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Qa4+ Nbd7
[ 23.Rc1 Nf6 24.Qe5 Rd8 25.Rc7 Qxd4
11.0-0-0 e6 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bg2?!
26.Qxd4 Rxd4 27.Bxb7 a5 ]
[ 13.Bf4 - 71/(135) ]
23...Rc8
24.Qd6
b5
25.Rc1
Rxc1+
13...Be4
26.Kxc1 Nf6 27.b4
[ 13...Nd5!? /\ Nc3 14.Rxd5! Rozentalis,E
[ 27.f4 Nd5! 28.Bxd5 Qxd4 29.Qb8+
( 14.Nc2 Be7 ; 14.Nd4 Nxe3 15.fxe3
Kh7= ]
0-0-0 )]
27...g5 28.Kc2 Nd7 29.Be4 Nb6 30.Qc6
14.Nb5
Nc4 31.Qa8+
[ 14.g5? b5 15.Qd4 Bc5 16.Qd2 Nd5 ]
-
[ 14.Nh4 b5 ]
14...Qb8
[ 14...Qc6
B22
A) 15.Nfd4 Qc8 16.Bxe4 ( 16.Na7 b5! )
Rodriguez,E
16...axb5
17.Qc2
Rxa2
( 17...b4 )
Estevez,R
18.Nxb5 Ra1+ 19.Kd2 Nxe4+ 20.Qxe4 corr
1996
Ra5 21.Nd4 ;
[Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E]
B) 15.Nd6+
Bxd6
16.Qxc6
Bxc6
71/(135) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
17.Rxd6 Bd5 18.Nh4 ]
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5
15.Na7
8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Nc3 Bb4
[ 15.Nbd4 b5 16.Qa5 Bd6 ]
11.0-0 Qa5 12.Qb3 0-0 13.a3 Bxc3
15...Rxa7?!
[ 15...Bxf3?! 16.Bxf3 Rxa7 17.Bxa7 Qxa7 14.bxc3 Ne7!?N
[ 14...Nd5
15.Rac1
e5!?
( 15...Qc7 )
18.g5 b5 19.Qf4 Nd5 20.Bxd5 exd5
16.Qxb7 Nxc3 ]
21.Rhe1+ ]
[ 15...Bd5 16.g5 Ne4 17.c4 b5 18.Qc2 15.c4
[ 15.Qxb7 Ned5 16.c4 Nxe3 17.fxe3
( 18.Qxa6 bxc4 19.Qb5 Bd6 ) 18...bxc4
Qc3 ]
19.Nc6 Qc7 20.Nfd4 Ndc5 ]
[ 15...Bd6!? 16.Nc8 ( 16.g5 b5 17.Qxa6 15...Nf5 16.g4
[ 16.Qxb7 Rab8 17.Qc6 Nxe3 18.fxe3
Nd5 ) 16...Bc7 17.g5 ( 17.Nb6 Bc6 )
Qc3 ]
17...b5 18.Qb4 Qxc8 19.gxf6 Nxf6 ]
[ 15...b5!?
16.Qxa6
b4
17.c4
Bc5 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Bg6 18.Ne5 Rfd8=

CHESS INFORMANT 71

106

Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qb7+ 22.Rf3 ]

B22
Shaked,T
2535 15...Nd4! 16.Be3?!
[ 16.g4! /\ Be3 ]
Van der Wiel,J
2525
Wijk aan Zee
1998 16...Nf5 17.Bf2 d5! 18.exd6 Nxd6 19.N2c3
Rad8 20.Qe2 Nf5 21.g4 Nd4 22.Bxd4
71/(135) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 cxd4 23.Nb5 Qd7 24.b4?
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Na3
[ 24.f5 ]
Nbd7 8.h3 Bh5 9.Be3 Qc8 10.Be2N
24...f5! 25.Ng3 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Rfe8!
[ 10.Nc4 - 69/122 ]
27.Rfe1 Bf8
10...e6 11.Nb5 Nd5 12.Bd4 Qb8= 13.Ne5
[ 27...axb4 28.Qxe6+ Qxe6 29.Rxe6 Nc5
Nxe5 14.Bxh5 Be7 15.Qe2 Bf6 16.Bxe5
30.Rxb6 ]
-
28.Kg1! g6 29.Qf3 axb4 30.axb4 Nxb4
31.Ra7 Qc6 32.Qe2 Rd7! 33.Rxd7 Qxd7
34.gxf5 gxf5 35.Nxf5 Nxd3 36.Qxd3 exf5
B22 37.Rxe8 Qxe8 38.Qxf5!
[ 38.Nxd4? Bc5 39.Kf1 Qd7 40.Qg3+ Kf7
Cherniaev,A
2480
41.Nf3 Qd1+ 42.Kg2 Qe2+ 43.Kh3 Qf1+
Shipov,S
2575
44.Qg2 Qxg2+ 45.Kxg2 Bd6 ]
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
38...Qe1+
39.Kg2 Qe2+ 40.Kg3 Qxc4
[Lerner,K]
41.Qg5+ Kh8 42.Qf6+ Bg7 43.Qxb6 Qg8
71/(135) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 44.Kf2 Qa2+ 45.Kg3
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Na3 -
a6N 8.Be3 Qc7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Qa4+ Nbd7
11.0-0-0 e6 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bf4 Qc8 14.Ne5
b5 15.Qa5 Be4 16.f3 Bb7 17.Nxd7 Nxd7
B22
18.Be2 Bc5 19.Bd6 Qd8=
Rozentalis,E
2645
Tkachiev,V
2615
Hastings
1997
B22 [Rozentalis,E]
Azmaiparashvili,Z
2645
Krasenkow,M
2645 71/137 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.g3
Groningen (m/1)
1997 d6 5.exd6 e6 6.Bg2 Bxd6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.d4
cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 0-0 11.0-0
[Azmaiparashvili,Z]
Qc7 12.Nd2 Bd7 13.Ne4 Be5
[ 13...Be7 ]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.g3 Nc6
5.Bg2 Qc7 6.f4 e6 7.Na3!?N
14.Qd3 a6N
[ 7.Qe2 - 55/158 ]
[ 14...Rad8 ]
7...Be7
15.Re1 Bb5 16.Qf3 Bc6 17.Qe2 Nf6
[ 17...Bb5 18.Qh5 ]
[ 7...a6 8.Ne2 d6 9.exd6 Bxd6 10.Nc4
Be7 11.a4 Rb8 12.d3 b5 13.axb5 axb5
[ 17...h6!= ]
14.Ne3 Nxe3 15.Bxe3 ]
18.Bg5 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 h6?!
8.Ne2 0-0 9.0-0 a6
[ 19...Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Bd6 ]
[ 9...f6
10.d4!
cxd4
11.exf6
Bxf6 20.Bg2! Bxg3
( 11...Bxa3
12.fxg7
Kxg7
13.bxa3 )
[ 20...Bd6 21.Bxf6 ]
12.Nb5 Qb6 13.Nbxd4 ]
[ 20...Bxc3 21.Bf4 e5 22.Bxe5 ]
10.d3 b6?
21.Bxf6 Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 gxf6 23.Qg4+ Kh7
[ 10...f6!? 11.exf6 Bxf6 12.Nc4 b5 13.Ne3 24.Qh4!!
Nxe3 14.Bxe3 /\ d4+/= ]
[ 24.Be4+ f5 25.Bxf5+ exf5 26.Qxf5+ Kh8
11.c4 Ndb4 12.Nb1! a5 13.Nbc3 Bb7
27.Qf6+= ]
14.a3 Na6 15.Ne4?
24...Be5
[ 15.Be3 f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Nb5 Qb8
[ 24...Bf4 25.Qxf6 Rh8 26.Be4+ Kg8
18.d4 cxd4 19.Nexd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4
27.Rg1+ Bg5 28.f4 Rd8 29.Rg2!+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
25.f4! Bxf4 26.Qxf6 Rh8
[ 26...Bg5
27.Be4+
Kg8
28.Rg1+/\ 29.Rg5, 29.Qh6 ]
[ 26...Rfd8 27.Rxe6! fxe6 28.Be4+ Kg8
29.Rg1++- ]
[ 26...Kg8 27.Rg1 Rfd8 28.Bxb7+ Bg5
29.Bxa8 Rxa8 30.Raf1! Qb7+ 31.Kh2
Qxb2+ 32.Kh3 Ra7 33.Rxg5++- ]
27.Rf1
[ 27.Be4+ Kg8 28.Rg1+ Bg5 29.Rad1
Qc4 ]
27...Be5
[ 27...Bg5!? ]
28.Qxf7+ Qxf7 29.Rxf7+ Kg8??
[ 29...Kg6 30.Raf1 /\ Be4 ><b7, a6, e6,
Kg6 ]
30.Rxb7 Rb8 31.Re1+- Rxb7 32.Bxb7 Bf6
33.Rxe6 Kf7 34.Rxa6 Rb8
[ 34...Rd8 35.Rb6 ]
35.Rb6 Ke7 36.a4 Be5 37.Rb5
[ 37.Rxh6? Bc7 ]
[ 37.a5 Bc7 ]
37...Bc7 38.b4 Rd8 39.Bd5 Kd6 40.a5
Re8 41.c4 Re2 42.Rb7 h5
[ 42...Ra2 43.c5+ Kxd5 44.Rxc7 ]
43.a6 Ra2 44.a7 Ra1+ 45.Kg2
1-0

107
24.Bd4 Kf6 25.f4+- ) 24.Bxh6 Nxd7
25.Nd6 Ne5 26.f4+- ]
23.Rxb7 Rb8
[ 23...Ne5 24.Nd4 /\ Ne6+- ]
24.Rxb8 Rxb8 25.Nd6 Ne5 26.Kc2+- Nxf3
27.Rd1 Kg6 28.Nxc4 Rb7 29.b4 Ng5
30.Nd6 Rc7 31.c4 Be5 32.c5 a5 33.Nc4
Bf6 34.b5 Ne4 35.b6 Rc8 36.b7 Rb8
37.c6
1-0

Adams,Mi
McShane,L
England
[Adams,Mi]

B22
2680
2455
1997

71/139 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3

Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d6 7.exd6 c4 8.Bc2
e5!?
[ 8...e6 ]
9.0-0N
[ 9.b3 ]
9...Bxd6
[ 9...f5!? ]
10.d3!
[ 10.d4 Bg4= ]
10...cxd3
[ 10...Be6 ]
B22
Benjamin,Joel
2580 11.Qxd3 Be6
[ 11...Be7 12.Qe2 Qc7 13.a4 ]
Gallagher,J
2525
Luzern
1997 12.Re1!
[ 12.Rd1 Be7 13.Qe2 Qc7= ]
[Benjamin,Joel]
12...f6?
71/138 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3
[ 12...Bc7 13.Qe2 Qe7 14.Nbd2 0-0 ]
Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 c4 7.Bc2 Qc7 13.Nd4
8.Qe2 g5! 9.Nxg5N
[ 13.Nbd2 Be7 14.Qe2 0-0 15.Nf1 ]
[ 9.e6 - 69/125 ]
13...Bc4
9...Qxe5 10.d4 cxd3 11.Bxd3 Qxe2+
[ 13...Nxd4 14.cxd4 ]
12.Bxe2 h6
14.Qh3 Kf7
[ 12...Bg7 ]
[ 14...Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bb4 16.Bd2 Bxd2
13.Nf3 Bg7 14.Na3 d5?!
17.Nxd2 Qxd4 18.Rad1 -> ]
[ 14...a6!= ]
15.Nd2!
15.Be3 Bg4 16.Nb5 0-0 17.0-0-0 e6
[ 15.Nf5 Bf8 ( 15...Be6 16.Rd1 ) 16.Nd2
18.h3 Bxf3?!
Be6 ]
[ 18...Bh5 19.g4 Bg6 20.Nh4 Bh7 21.f4 15...Nxd4
Be4 22.Rhg1 >> ]
[ 15...exd4 16.Nxc4 Nxc4 17.Qe6+ Kf8
19.gxf3! Nc4? 20.Bxc4 dxc4 21.Rhg1 Kh7
18.Qxc4 dxc3 19.bxc3 ]
[ 21...Kh8 ]
16.cxd4 Be6
22.Rd7 Rad8
[ 16...Bd5 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Nf3 Bd6
[ 22...Ne5
23.Rxg7+
Kh8
( 23...Kxg7
19.Qf5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

108

17.Bb3 Re8
[ 17...Qd7 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 fxe5
20.Nf3+- ]
18.Ne4!
[ 18.Qxh7 ]
18...Bb4
[ 18...Bxb3 19.Qxb3+ Kf8 20.Bd2! a5
21.dxe5 Bxe5 22.Be3+- ]
19.dxe5 Nd5
[ 19...Bxe1 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Bxe6 fxe5
22.Nxe8+- ]
20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Rd1 Bf7 22.Qxf7+ Kxf7
23.Rxd5 Kg6
[ 23...Qb8 24.Rd7+
A) 24...Kg6 25.Bf7+ Kf5 26.Ng3+ Kxe5
( 26...Kg4 27.h3+ Kh4 28.Nf5# ) 27.f4# ;
B) 24...Kf8 25.Rf7+ Kg8 26.Bh6+- ]
24.Rxd8 Raxd8 25.f4 fxe5 26.Bc2 Rf8?
27.Ng5+
1-0

29.Qa4 ; 26...Nc6 27.Rd7 Rxd7 28.Qxd7

Rd8
29.Qg4 ; 26...Nb3
27.Qf3
Qf6
28.axb3 Qxe7 29.Bg5 f6 30.Nd5 )
27.Re1 ( 27.Bg5 h6 28.Ne4 Qc2-+ ;
27.Qe3 Qc4+ 28.Kg1 Nc2-+ ) 27...Nb3
28.Qxd8+ Rxd8 29.axb3 Qb4 ]
25...Nb5 26.Qc2
[ 26.Qe2
Qxe2+
27.Kxe2
( 27.Nxe2
Rd1# ) 27...Bxc3 28.bxc3 ( 28.a4 Nd4+ )
28...Nxc3+-+ ]
[ 26.Qe3 Qf5-+ ]
26...Bxc3! 27.bxc3 Rxc3
0-1

Camacho,G
Otero,E
Pinar del Rio
[Otero,E]

B22
2300
2405
1997

71/(140) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4

cxd4 5.Qxd4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qe4 Qc7
8.Bc4
Nde7
9.Bf4
Ng6
10.Bg3
a6
Rozentalis,E
11.Nbd2 b5 12.Bd3 d6 13.exd6 Bxd6
Sadler,M
14.Nd4!?N ><b5, Nc6
Hastings
[ 14.Qe3 - 66/117 ]
[Sadler,M]
14...Bb7!!
[ 14...Bxg3
15.hxg3
Bd7
( 15...Bb7
71/140 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4
16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qxe6+ Nge7 18.Bg6+
cxd4 5.cxd4
/\ 0-0-0 ) 16.a4 ]
[ 5.Qxd4 - 71/(140) ]
5...d6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb5+ Nc6! 8.Nc3? 15.Bxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 Bxg3 17.Nxc7+
dxe5 9.d5 a6 10.Ba4 Nxa4 11.Qxa4 b5 Bxc7 18.0-0
12.Nxb5
[ 18.Qc2 ]
[ 12.Qe4!? ]
[ 18.f3 ]
12...Bd7 13.Nc3 Nd4 14.Qd1 Bf5!N
18...Nf4 ><g2 19.f3
[ 14...g6 ]
[ 19.Nf3 0-0-0 ><g2, Nf3 ]
15.Kf1
19...0-0-0! /\ Nd4 20.Qc2 h5!? /\ h4, Rh5-g5
[ 15.Qa4+ Qd7 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Kd1 21.Nc4 h4 22.Rad1 Rh5 23.Rxd8+ Nxd8
g6 ]
/\ Rg5~/=
15...g6! 16.Nge2 Bg7 17.Ng3?!
[ 17.Be3 ]
17...Bc2! 18.Qd2 e4! 19.Ngxe4
B22
[ 19.h4!? f5 20.h5 ]
Almasi,Z
2615
19...Bxe4 20.Nxe4 Qxd5 21.Qd3
Polgar,Ju
2670
[ 21.Nc3 Qc4+ 22.Kg1 Rd8-+ ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
21...0-0 22.h4 Rfd8 23.Rh3
[Almasi,Z]
[ 23.h5 Nc2-+ ]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.d4
23...Rac8 24.Nc3 Qe6!? 25.Rb1?
[ 5.Bc4 - 71/(141) ]
[ 25.Re3 Qb6 26.Rxe7 ( 26.Qe4 e5
27.Rd3
f5
28.Qe3
e4 ) 26...Qc5 5...cxd4 6.cxd4 b6 7.a3 Be7 8.Nbd2 0-0
( 26...Nf5 27.Rd7 Rxd7 28.Qxd7 Rd8 9.Ne4 f5 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Bd3 Bb7
B22
2645
2665
1997

CHESS INFORMANT 71
12.Nxf6+N
[ 12.Nfg5 ]
[ 12.Nc3! Nd5 13.Qc2! ]
12...Bxf6 13.0-0 Bd5!
[ 13...Nc6 14.Be4 ]
14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.dxe5
[ 15.Qh5 Bxh2+ 16.Kxh2 Qc7+
A) 17.f4 h6 ( 17...g6 18.Bxg6 hxg6
19.Qxg6+ Kh8 20.Kg3!+- ) 18.Qg6 Rf6
19.Qh7+ Kf7 20.Be3 Nc6 ;
B) 17.Kg1 g6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Qxg6+
Kh8 20.Bh6 Rg8 21.Qf6+ Kh7 22.Qf7+
Kh8 ;
C) 17.g3 g6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Qxg6+
Kh8 20.Bh6 Rg8 21.Qh5 d6 ]
15...Qh4
[ 15...Nc6 16.Qh5 ]
16.f4 Nc6 17.Be3
[ 17.a4? /\ Ra3, Bb1, Rh3 Nxe5! 18.fxe5
Qd4+ 19.Kh1 Rxf1+ 20.Qxf1 Rf8 21.Qd1
Be4! ( 21...Qf2? 22.Qg1 ) 22.Ra3 Rf2-+ ]
17...Ne7
[ 17...g5!? ]
18.Qe1! Qh5 19.Qe2 Qf7
[ 19...Qh4 ]
20.a4
[ 20.Qg4!? ]
20...Nf5 21.a5 Rab8?!
[ 21...Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Rab8 ]
22.axb6 axb6
[ 22...Nxe3 23.bxa7 ]
23.Ra6 Qe7
[ 23...b5 24.Bc5 Rfc8 25.b4 ]
24.Rxb6 Rxb6 25.Bxb6 Qb4 26.Qf2 Rc8
[ 26...Rb8 27.Ba7 ]
27.Bxf5!? exf5 28.Bd4 Rc6! 29.Bc3 Qc4
30.Qd2 Rg6 31.Rf2 h5?!
[ 31...h6 ]
32.h3 h4 33.Kh2 ><h4 Ba8 34.Bb4 Qb3
35.Qc3 Qd5 36.Qc8+! Kh7 37.Qc2 Qf7
38.Be1
[ 38.Ba5! /\ Bd8-g5 ><h4 ]
38...Be4! 39.Qd1 Qc4! 40.Bc3
[ 40.Qxd7 Qf1 41.Qd2 Rxg2+ 42.Rxg2
Bxg2 43.Qxg2 Qxe1 ]
[ 40.Qh5+ Rh6 41.Qg5 Qd4! ]
40...Qc5 41.Re2 Qc6 42.Rd2!
[ 42.Qg1 Bd3 ]
42...Kh6
[ 42...Bxg2 43.Qh5+ Kg8 44.e6 ]
[ 42...Rxg2+ 43.Rxg2 Bxg2 44.Qh5+ Kg8
45.Qg5 ]

109
[ 42...Kg8 43.Qh5+- ]
43.Rd6?
[ 43.Qf1 ]
43...Qxd6!
[ 43...Rxd6 44.exd6 Qd5 45.Qe1 Kh5
46.Bxg7 Qxd6 47.Be5 ]
44.Qxd6 Rxd6 45.exd6 NB 6/g Kg6 46.Be1
[ 46.Ba5 ]
46...Kh5 47.Ba5 Bc6
[ 47...g5! 48.fxg5 f4= Polgar,Ju ]
48.Bd8 Bd5 49.b4 Bc6 50.g3 hxg3+
51.Kxg3 Kg6 52.h4! Ba4?
[ 52...Kh7!= ]
53.Be7?
[ 53.Bg5! Kh7 54.h5! ]
53...Bc6?! 54.Kf2
[ 54.Bg5! ]
54...Kh7!=
[ 54...Kf7 55.h5! ]
55.Ke3 g6 56.Kd4 Kg7 57.Kc5 Be4
58.Kb6 Kf7 59.Kc7 Bc6 60.Kb6 Bf3
61.Bg5
-

Polgar,Ju
Van Wely,L
Wijk aan Zee

B22
2670
2605
1998

71/(141) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3

e6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d6 7.0-0N
[ 7.d4 - 70/(129) ]
7...dxe5 8.Nxe5 N8d7 9.Nf3 Nf6 10.d4
Be7 11.Qe2 0-0 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Nbd2
Nbd5 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Rd1 Qc7 16.Nxf6+
Nxf6 17.Ne5

Zarnicki,P
Barria,D
Roque Saenz Pena

D40
2550
2355
1997

71/(141) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3

e6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d6 7.0-0N
[ 7.d4 - 70/(129) ]
7...dxe5 8.Nxe5 N8d7 9.Nf3 Be7 10.d4
0-0 11.Qe2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nf6 13.Nc3 Bd7
14.Ne5 Rc8 15.Bg5 Bc6 16.Rfe1 Bd5
17.Bc2 Nfd7 18.Qh5 g6 19.Nxg6 fxg6
20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Qxg6+ Kh8 22.Re3 Bxg5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

110

23.Rh3+ Bh4 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.Qh6+ Kg8

-

Peredy,F
Kerek,Cs
Budapest
[Peredy,F; Vegh,E]

B22
2430
2310
1997

71/142 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4

cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 b6 7.Nc3 Nxc3
8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Bb7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0
Nd7 12.Ng5 dxe5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh3 Be7
15.Rae1
[ 15.Rfe1 - 71/(142) ]
15...Bd5
[ 15...Bxg5 16.Bxg5
A) 16...Qxc3 17.Rc1 Qa3 ( 17...Qxd4
18.Bxg6 ; 17...Qa5 18.Rc7 e4 19.Qg3+/\ Qd6 ) 18.Rc7 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Qxa6
20.Qf3+- e4 21.Qxe4 0-0 22.Rxd7
Qb5 23.Qf4 Qxd7 24.Bf6 ;
B) 16...0-0 17.dxe5 Nc5 ( 17...Qxc3
18.Re3! Qc7 19.Qh6 f6 20.exf6 Nxf6
21.Rxe6 Qg7 22.Bc4+- ) 18.Bf6 h5
19.Qe3 Kh7 20.Bb1 Nd7 ( 20...Ba6
21.Qg5 Bd3 22.Re3! Bxb1 23.Rh3
/\ Rh5+- ) 21.Qg5 Nxf6 22.exf6 /\ Qh5
Rh8 23.Rxe6+- ]
[ 15...Rf8N - 71/(142) ]
16.f4!N
[ 16.dxe5 ]
[ 16.c4 ]
16...exd4
[ 16...Bxg5?! 17.fxg5 exd4 18.cxd4 0-0
19.Rf4! Bxa2 ( 19...e5 20.Rh4 Be6
21.g4 h5 22.gxh6 ) 20.Rh4 h5 21.g4
( 21.gxh6!? )
21...e5
22.gxh5
Be6
23.Qg3! -> ]
17.cxd4 Bf6
[ 17...Bxa2 18.f5 gxf5 19.Bxf5 ( 19.Rxf5?
exf5 20.Bb4 Nc5 21.dxc5 0-0-0! 22.Bxf5+
Kb8
23.Qe3
Bxg5 ; 19.Qh5
Bxg5
20.Qxg5 ) 19...Bxg5 ( 19...exf5? 20.Bb4 ;
19...Nf6 20.Nxf7+- ; 19...Bf6 20.Nxf7+- )
20.Bxg5 Qd6 21.Kh1! Bd5 ( 21...h5?!
22.Qf3 Bd5 23.Be4+- ) 22.Qh5! Rf8
23.Rf2 Rc8 ( 23...h6 24.Bxe6 Bxe6
25.Rfe2!!+- ) 24.Bxh7 a5 25.Ref1 e5
26.dxe5+- ]
18.f5! gxf5 19.Rxf5! Bxd4+

[ 19...0-0-0 20.Rxf6 Nxf6 21.Rc1 Bc6

22.Bb5 Bxb5 23.Rxc7+ Kxc7 24.Nxf7+- ]
[ 19...Bxa2 20.Qf3 Bxd4+ 21.Kh1 0-0-0
22.Qa8+ Qb8 23.Ba6+ Kc7 24.Qe4+- ]
20.Kh1 e5
[ 20...Be5 21.Rxf7 h6 22.Bg6+- ]
[ 20...Qc6 21.Nxf7 Rf8 22.Rxd5! Qxd5
23.Bc4!! Qxc4 24.Nd6++- ]
[ 20...Nf6 21.Bb5+! Kd8 22.Qh4! Bb2
23.Rxf6 Bxf6 24.Nxe6++- ]
[ 20...Ne5
21.Bb5+!
Kf8
( 21...Nc6?
22.Rxd5+- ; 21...Bc6?!
22.Rxf7
Nxf7
23.Nxe6+- ) 22.Nxh7+ Rxh7 ( 22...Kg8
23.Qg3++- ; 22...Ke7 23.Qh4++- ) 23.Qxh7
exf5 24.Bb4+! Bc5 25.Qh8++- ]
21.Nf3!
[ 21.Nxf7! Bxf7 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 ( 22...0-0-0
23.Bg5+- ) 23.Qh5+
( 23.Rf1+?!
Nf6
24.Bg5 e4 25.Bxe4 Rad8! ) 23...Ke7
( 23...Kg7 24.Rf1!+- ; 23...Kf6 24.Bg5+
Ke6
25.Qh6+
Kd5
26.Be4+
Kc4
27.Qe6++- ; 23...Kg8
24.Rc1
Qxc1+
25.Bxc1+- ) 24.Bg5+ Nf6 25.Bxf6+ Kxf6
26.Rf1+ Ke7 27.Qg5+ Kd6 28.Qf6+ Kd5
( 28...Kd7
29.Qg7++- ) 29.Be4+
Kc4
30.Qe6++- ]
21...Bb2
[ 21...Qc5 22.Rc1 Qd6 23.Nxd4 exd4
24.Bf4 Qe6 25.Rxd5 Qxd5 26.Qg3!
/\ Re1+- ]
22.Qh4!! /\ Qb4 Be6
[ 22...a5
23.Nxe5
Bxe5
( 23...Nxe5
24.Bb5+! Bc6 25.Rfxe5+ Bxe5 26.Rxe5+
- 23...Be5) 24.Rfxe5+ Nxe5 25.Bb5+ Bc6
26.Rxe5+
Qxe5
27.Bxc6+
Kf8
28.Bh6++- ]
[ 22...Rc8 23.Qb4 Bc3 24.Rfxe5+! Bxe5
( 24...Nxe5 25.Bb5+! Bc6 26.Bxc3+- )
25.Nxe5 Be6 ( 25...Nxe5 26.Bb5+!+- )
26.Bb5! a5 27.Qh4 0-0 28.Bh6+- ]
[ 22...Qd6
23.Bb4
Nc5
( 23...Qe6
24.Ng5+- ) 24.Nxe5+- ]
23.Qb4 Bxf5
[ 23...Nc5 24.Bb5+ Kd8 25.Qxb2 Bxf5
26.Rxe5+- ]
24.Bxf5+- f6 25.Qxb2 0-0 26.Bh6 Rfe8
27.Qb3+
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

111

B22 22...Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Bxc4 24.h4 h6 25.h5

Pinski,J
2245 Nf8 26.Nfd2 Bd5 27.Qc3 Bc6!?
[ 27...Nd7?! 28.Qc7! ]
Horvath,Ad
2275
Budapest
1997 28.Qe3
[ 28.Nd6? Qg5! ]
[Pinski,J]
28...Nd7 29.f4 Kh8
71/(142) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4
[ 29...f6 30.exf6 Nxf6 31.Nxf6+ Qxf6
cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 b6 7.Nc3 Nxc3
32.Nf3= ]
8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Bb7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 30.Nc4 Bd5 31.Ncd6 f6 32.Qd4
Nd7 12.Ng5 dxe5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh3 Be7
[ 32.exf6? Nxf6 33.Nxf6 Qxf6 34.Ne4
15.Rfe1 Rf8? 16.Qxh7!N
( 34.Qe5?
Rxd6!!
35.Qxd6
Qd4+-+ )
[ 16.dxe5 ]
34...Qf5 35.Qe2 Qh3 36.Qh2 Qg4 ]
16...Nf6 17.Qh3 0-0-0?
32...fxe5 33.fxe5 Nb8!? 34.Nc3!
[ 17...e4 18.Nxe4 ]
[ 34.Rf1? Nc6 35.Qc3 ( 35.Qc5 Rf8
18.Nxf7! Rxf7 19.Qxe6+ Kb8 20.Qxf7+36.Rxf8+ Qxf8 37.Nxb7 Qf3! ) 35...Bxe4
36.Nxe4 Rd5 37.Nd6 Kg8 38.Rf7 Qg5
39.Rxb7 Qxh5! ]
B22 34...Nc6 35.Qf4
[ 35.Nxd5? Qxd6! 36.exd6 Nxd4 37.Rd1
Peredy,F
2430
Rxd6 ]
Medvegy,Z
2360
Budapest (rapid)
1997 35...Rf8
[ 35...Nxe5?? 36.Nxd5 Qxd6 37.Rxe5
[Peredy,F; Vegh,E]
exd5 ( 37...Rf8 38.Rxe6+- ) 38.Re8+! Kh7
71/(142) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4
39.Qf5++- ]
cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 b6 7.Nc3 Nxc3 36.Nxd5 exd5 37.Nf5 Qe8 38.g4 Qe6
8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Bb7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 39.Kh2?
Nd7 12.Ng5 dxe5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh3 Be7
[ 39.Re2 Kg8 40.Rf2 Kh8 41.Re2= ]
15.Rae1 Rf8N 16.Qxh7 0-0-0? 17.Nxf7 39...d4! 40.Kg3
Nf6 18.Qh3 Rxf7 19.Qxe6+ Qd7 20.Qxf7+[ 40.Nxd4?? Qa2+-+ ]
[ 40.Qe4? d3! 41.Qxd3 Nxe5 42.Qe4
Nxg4+! 43.Qxg4 Qxf5-+ ]
B22 40...d3 41.Nd4
[ 41.Qe3 Rd8 42.Nd6 Nxe5-+ ]
Shaked,T
2500
Rublevsky,S
2650 41...Rxf4 42.Nxe6 Re4! 43.Rf1
[ 43.Rxe4 d2-+ ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 43.Kf2
d2
44.Rd1
Nxe5
45.Rxd2
[Rublevsky,S]
( 45.Nc5 Nxg4+ 46.Kf3 Rd4 47.Nxb7
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4
Ne5+ 48.Ke3 Rd7 49.Nc5 Nc4+ 50.Ke2
5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.a3 Bd7 8.Bd3 Bc6
Rd5 51.Nxa6 Rxh5 52.Nc5 Rh2+ 53.Kf3
9.0-0 Nd7 10.b4 a6 11.Re1
Nb2-+ ) 45...Nxg4+ 46.Kf3 Rxe6 47.Kxg4
[ 11.Nbd2? - 71/(143) ]
Re4+ 48.Kf5 ( 48.Kf3 Rh4 49.Rd7 Rxh5
11...Rc8 12.Bg5N
50.Rxb7 Rh3+-+ ) 48...Rh4 49.Kg6 Rg4+
[ 12.Nbd2 ]
50.Kf7 Rg3 51.Rd7 b5-+ ]
12...Be7
13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Nbd2 0-0 43...Nxe5 44.g5
15.Ne4 dxe5 16.dxe5 Nf4!?
[ 44.Rf8+ Kh7 45.Re8 ( 45.Rd8 Nc6
[ 16...Rfd8?! 17.Qd2 ]
46.Nf8+ Kg8 47.Rc8 d2-+ ) 45...d2 46.g5
17.Bf1 Rfd8 18.Qd4
Rg4+ 47.Kh3 hxg5 48.Nf8+ Kh6 49.Nd7
[ 18.Qd6? Qxd6 19.Nxd6 ( 19.exd6 Nf6 )
Rh4+ 50.Kg3 Nf7 51.Ne5 d1Q 52.Nxf7+
19...Rb8 ]
Kxh5-+ ]
18...Ng6 19.Qb2 Bd5= 20.g3 Nb6 21.Rac1 44...Rg4+ 45.Kh3 hxg5 46.Rf5 d2 47.Rf8+
Nc4 22.Bxc4
Kh7 48.Rd8 Rg1!-+ 49.Nf8+
[ 22.Qa1? b5! 23.h4 Qb7 24.Nc5 Rxc5 ]
[ 49.Rxd2 g4+ 50.Kh4 Nf3# ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

112

49...Kh6
0-1

[ 14...Bd7 15.Nbc3 ( 15.Bg5!? ) 15...Bc6

16.Bxc4 Nxc4 17.b3 Nb6 18.Bg5 f6
19.Bf4 ]
15.Bg5! Qd7
[ 15...Qe8 16.Ned2!? ( 16.Nbd2!? )]
B22
Berelovich,A
2500 16.Nbd2! fxe4
[ 16...Nxb2
17.Nc5
Qb5
( 17...Qc6
Rublevsky,S
2645
18.Qc3+- ; 17...Qe8 18.Be7+- ) 18.Nxe6
Azov
1996
Bxe6 19.Bxe6+ Kh8 20.Qh4 ]
[Rublevsky,S]
[ 16...Nxd2
17.Nxd2
Bxd4
( 17...Nd5
71/(143) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4
18.Bxd5 exd5 19.Be7 f4 20.Qb3 Rf5
cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.a3 Bd7 8.Bd3
21.Nf3 ) 18.Be7 Rf7 19.Nf3 ]
Bc6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.b4 a6 11.Nbd2? Nc3!N
17.Nxc4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 b5
[ 11...Nf4 ]
[ 18...Bxd4 19.Be7 Rf5 20.Qb3 ]
12.Qe1?
19.Bb3 Bxd4 20.Rac1! /\ Rc7 Bb6
[ 12.Qb3 Rc8! 13.Qxc3 ( 13.Bb2? Ba4! )
[ 20...Bb6 21.Qe5! /\ Rc8 Qg7 22.Qxe4
13...Bxf3 ]
Bb7 23.Qxe6+ /\ Be7+- ]
12...dxe5 13.Ne4
[ 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Qxe5 Rc8 15.Bb2
Na4 ]
B22
[ 13.dxe5 Nb6 14.Qe3 Nbd5 15.Qd4
Mestrovic,Z
2430
Nf4 ]
Kragelj,I
2285
13...Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Bb5
Slovenija (ch)
1997
71/(144) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4
B22 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d6
Peredy,F
2305 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.0-0 Be6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6
Sziebert,A
2300 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 Qd7 13.Nc3 e6
Budapest
1996 14.Re1N
[ 14.Qg4 - 58/(185) ]
[Peredy,F; Vegh,E]
14...Be7 15.Qg4 0-0 16.Bf4 Qxd4 17.Rad1
71/144 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 Qf6 18.Be5 Qg6 19.Qf3 Nc4 20.Qxb7
cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 g6
Nxe5 21.Rxe5 Bf6 22.Re2 Rad8 23.Red2
[ 7...d6 - 71/(144) ]
Rxd2 24.Rxd2 h5=
8.Ng5!? d5 9.exd6 e6 10.Qf3 Ne5
11.Qg3 Bg7 12.0-0 0-0
[ 12...Qxd6 13.Rd1 ]
B22
13.cxd4!N
Short,N
2660
[ 13.Qh3 ]
Krasenkow,M
2645
13...Nec4
Groningen (m/1)
1997
[ 13...Nc6
14.Rd1
( 14.Be3?!
Nxd4 [Short,N]
15.Qh4 h6! )
A) 14...Bxd4 15.Rxd4 Nxd4 16.Qh4+- ;
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6
B) 14...Nxd4 15.Rxd4 Bxd4 16.Qh4+- ;
[ 2...e6 - 71/(145) ]
C) 14...Na5 15.Ne4!? ( 15.Bc2 h6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d5
7.exd6 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bxd6 10.0-0
16.Nf3 Nac4 17.b3 Nxd6 18.Ba3! );
[ 10.Nc3 - 34/193 ]
D) 14...h6 15.Ne4!? ( 15.Nf3 )]
10...Ne7 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.Ng5!N
14.Ne4
[ 12.Re1 ]
[ 14.Qh3!? ]
12...h6 13.Nge4?!
14...f5
[ 13.Qh5!
[ 14...Bxd4? 15.Qd3 Bxb2 16.Bxb2 Nxb2
A) 13...0-0?
14.Nge4
Bc6
15.Bxh6
17.Qc2+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
gxh6 16.Qxh6 Bxe4 17.Nxe4 Ned5
18.Ng5
Nf6
19.Rad1
( 19.Nxe6 )
19...Re8 20.Bc2+- ;
B) 13...g6 14.Qh3 Nf5 15.Nge4 Be7
16.d5 ]
13...Bc7
[ 13...Bc6
14.Qg4
Nf5
15.d5
h5
16.Qh3 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5
exd5 19.Nxd6+
Nxd6
20.Re1+
Kf8
21.Qb3 ]
14.Qg4 Nf5 15.Rd1
[ 15.d5!? ]
15...0-0
[ 15...Qh4?! 16.Qxh4 Nxh4 17.d5 ]
16.Nc5
[ 16.d5 e5 ]
16...Bc8 17.g3?!
[ 17.Bf4 ]
17...Nd5
[ 17...e5!? 18.dxe5 Qe7 ]
18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Qf3
[ 19.Nxb7? Qf6! ]
19...Ne7 20.Bf4 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 b6 22.Na4
Be6 23.Rac1 Rc8 24.Nc3 Qd7 25.f3 Ng6
26.Qd2 Rc7 27.Ba4 Qc8 28.Re1
[ 28.Nb5 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Qa6 ]
28...Rd8 29.Kf2 Ne7 30.Bb3 Qb8 31.Ne2
[ 31.h4 Nf5 32.Re5 ]
31...Rxc1
32.Rxc1
Rc8
33.Re1
Nc6
34.Bc2
[ 34.Nf4 Qd6 35.a3 Na5 36.Bc2 ><Kg8 ]
34...Qd6 35.a3 Ne7 36.Bb3 Kf8 37.Nf4 a5
38.h4 Qd7 39.h5 Qb5! 40.Bd1 Rc6 41.g4
Qc4?!
[ 41...Ng8! Atalik,S 42.Re3 Nf6 ]
42.Re3 Qc1? 43.Qxc1 Rxc1 44.Ba4! Bc8
[ 44...Rc4
A) 45.Bb5 Rc2+ ( 45...Rxd4 46.Rxe6!
Rxf4 47.Rxb6 ) 46.Kg3 Rxb2 47.a4 ;
B) 45.b3!
Rxd4
46.Nxe6+
fxe6
47.Rxe6+- ]
[ 44...Nc6 45.Nxe6+ fxe6 46.Rxe6 b5
47.Bxb5 Nxd4 48.Rb6+- ]
45.Nxd5!
1-0

113
Tkachiev,V
Nunn,J
Hastings

B40
2615
2620
1997

71/(145) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5

exd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bg4 7.0-0 cxd4 8.c3
Bd6 9.h3N
[ 9.Qb3 - 56/(158) ]
9...Bxf3
10.Qxf3
Nge7
11.Rd1
dxc3
12.Nxc3 d4 13.Nb5 Be5 14.Bf4 Qb8
15.Nxd4 Bxf4 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qxf4 Qxf4
18.gxf4 Rd8 19.Re1 Rd6 20.Re3 Kd7
-

Kashtanov,R
Zagrebelny,S
Sankt_Peterburg
[Zagrebelny,S]

B23
2250
2475
1997

71/146 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nge2

[ 3.f4 - 71/(146) ]
3...a6 4.g3 e5 5.Bg2 Ne7 6.d3N
[ 6.0-0 ]
6...Nbc6 7.f4 g6 8.f5!?
[ 8.0-0 Bg7= ]
8...gxf5
[ 8...Bg7?! 9.g4! h5 10.0-0! ]
9.Bg5 Rg8
[ 9...Bg7!? 10.Nd5 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qd8
12.Bg5= ]
10.Nd5
[ 10.Qd2!? ]
10...Nxd5!!
[ 10...Bg7 11.0-0 ]
11.Bxd8 Ne3 12.Qb1
[ 12.Qd2
Bh6
13.Qc3
Nxg2+
( 13...Kxd8!? ) 14.Kf2 Ne3 ]
12...Kxd8 13.Kf2 Bh6 14.c3 Kc7
[ 14...fxe4! 15.dxe4 ( 15.Bxe4 d5 ) 15...f5
( 15...Rg6 16.h3! ; 15...Kc7!? ) 16.Qd3 Kc7
17.Rad1 Rg6! |^ ]
15.Bh3?
[ 15.b4! cxb4 ( 15...fxe4?! 16.bxc5 dxc5
17.Bxe4 ;
15...b6!? )
16.cxb4
fxe4
17.dxe4 Be6 ]
15...fxe4 16.Bxc8 Raxc8 17.dxe4 f5 ->
18.Ng1 Rcf8 19.Ke2 Rg7 20.exf5 Rxf5
21.Nh3 d5 22.g4!? Rxg4 23.Rg1 Rh4?
[ 23...Re4! 24.Nf2 Ref4 25.Nh3 ( 25.Nd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

114

Rh4-+ ) 25...Rf3 26.Rg3 e4 27.Rxf3 exf3+

28.Kf2 Ne5 /\ N5g4-+ ]
24.Rg3 e4 25.Qg1 Rfh5 26.Ng5 d4?
[ 26...Nf5!
27.Rg2
( 27.Rf1?
Nxg3+
28.Qxg3+ Kb6 29.Rf7 Rxh2+ 30.Kd1
Ka7! 31.Qc7 Rxb2-+ ) 27...d4! ( 27...Bxg5
28.Rxg5 Rxg5 29.Qxg5 Rxh2+ 30.Kd1
Rh1+ 31.Kd2! e3+ 32.Ke2 Rxa1 33.Qxf5
Rxa2
34.Qxh7+
Kb6
35.Qb1
Ra4
36.Kxe3 ) 28.Rf1 Ne3-+ ]
27.h3 Nf5?
[ 27...Nc2 28.Rc1 d3+ 29.Kd1 e3
30.Rxc2 dxc2+ 31.Kxc2 e2 32.Nf3 Rxh3
33.Qe1!= ]
[ 27...Kb8!! 28.cxd4 Nf5!-+ ]
28.Rf1! [] Nce7
[ 28...d3+ 29.Kd1 Nxg3 30.Qxg3+ Kb6
31.Rf7 Rxg5 32.Qc7+ Kb5 33.Qxb7+ Ka5
34.Qc7+= ]
29.cxd4 cxd4
[ 29...Nxd4+? 30.Kd1 Nef5 31.Rxf5! Nxf5
32.Qxc5++- ]
30.Ne6+ Kd7 31.Nxd4 Nxg3+ 32.Qxg3
Rxh3 33.Qg4+
[ 33.Qb8!? ]
33...Ke8 34.Ne6 Re3+ 35.Kf2!?
[ 35.Kd1 Rd3+ 36.Kc2 Rh2+ 37.Kb1
Rdd2 38.Nc7+ Kd8 39.Ne6+ Ke8= ]
35...Rf5+ 36.Kg2 Ref3 37.Rxf3 exf3+
38.Kf1
-

Adams,Mi
Anand,V
Groningen (m/7)

B23
2680
2765
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 g6 4.d4 cxd4

5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.e5 Nc6 7.Bb5 Nd7!N
[ 7...dxe5 - 56/163 ]
8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.e6 Nf6 10.exf7+ Kxf7
11.Nf3 Qb6 12.Qc4+ Ke8 13.Bd2 Qa6
14.Qd4 Rb8 15.0-0-0 Qb6 16.b3 Qxd4
17.Nxd4 Bd7 18.Rhe1 Kf7=

Minasian,Art
Becerra Rivero,J
Luzern
[Becerra Rivero,J]

B23
2545
2495
1997

71/147 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6

[ 3...g6 - 71/(147) ]
4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb5 Nge7 6.exd5 Nxd5
7.Bxc6+N
[ 7.Ne5 - 34/(195) ]
7...bxc6 8.Ne5 Bd6! 9.d3 Bxe5 10.fxe5
Qh4+ 11.g3 Qd4 12.Nxd5 exd5
[ 12...cxd5!?
13.Qh5
( 13.Qe2
Ba6 )
13...0-0 14.Rf1 Ba6 15.Rf4= ]
13.Qe2 0-0 14.c3 Qg4 15.Be3 Qg6
16.Bxc5 Re8 17.Kd2
[ 17.0-0? Bf5 ]
17...f6 18.d4 Bf5 19.Rhf1 Re6 20.Rae1
Rae8 21.Qf3 Be4 22.Qf4 h6 23.Bd6
[ 23.Bd6 Bd3! ]

Adams,Mi
Anand,V
Groningen (m/6)

B23
2680
2765
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7

5.Bb5 Nd4 6.0-0 a6 7.Bd3 d6 8.Nxd4
cxd4 9.Ne2 Nf6 10.Kh1
[ 10.Qe1 - 30/303 ]
10...Nd7N
[ 10...0-0 ]
11.b4 0-0 12.Bb2 Qb6 13.Rb1 Nb8 14.c3
Nc6 15.h3 Be6 16.a4 Rac8=

Laurent,H
Gurevich,Vl
Cappelle la Grande
[Gurevich,Vl]

B25
2225
2430
1997

71/148 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3

[ 2.Ne2 - 71/(148) ]
2...d6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.f4
e6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Nd4
10.e5 Bd7 11.Nxd4
[ 11.exd6 Nef5 12.Bf2 Bc6= ]
[ 11.Ne4 Nef5 12.Bf2
A) 12...Bc6?!
13.g4
Bxe4
14.dxe4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Nh4 ( 15...Nd4 16.Bg2
dxe5 17.c3 /\ Bc5, f5+/-) 16.Be2 dxe5
17.Qe1 g5 18.fxg5 ( 18.f5!? ) 18...Ng6
19.Bxc5 Re8 20.Be3 ;
B) 12...Nxf3+
13.Bxf3
( 13.Qxf3
- 55/(167)) 13...dxe5 14.Nxc5 ( 14.Bxc5
exf4! 15.Bxf8 Qxf8 ) 14...Bc6= ]
11...cxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6!= N
[ 12...Nc6 ]
13.Qe2?!
[ 13.Ne4 Nf5 ( 13...dxe5?! 14.Bxe5 Bxe5
15.fxe5 Qd4+ 16.Kh1 Qxe5 17.d4 )
14.Bf2 dxe5 15.fxe5 Bxe5= ]
13...Bxg2
[ 13...dxe5
14.Bc5
( 14.Bxe5?
f6-+ )
14...exf4 15.Rxf4= ]
14.Kxg2 Nc6 15.Qe4?!
[ 15.Be3 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bxe5 ]
15...Nxd4 16.Qxd4 dxe5 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8
18.fxe5 Bxe5

115
Glek,I
Romanishin,O
Senden
[Glek,I]

B27
2505
2550
1997

71/149 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3

[ 3.d4 - 71/(149) ]
3...Bg7 4.d4 Qa5 5.Bc4 cxd4 6.0-0 d3
7.b4!N
[ 7.Qxd3 - 20/350 ]
7...Qc7 8.Qb3 e6 9.Na3 Nc6 10.Nb5 Qb8
11.Be3!?
[ 11.Bxd3 ]
11...a6 12.Nbd4 Nge7 13.Nxc6 Nxc6
14.Bxd3 0-0 15.Rad1?!
[ 15.Bb6 d5!? 16.Rad1! ]
[ 15.Rac1 ]
15...b6 16.c4 Qc7

B27
B26
Kudrin,S
2535
Galego,L
2475
Dzindzichashvili,R
2540
Pupo,E
2410 USA (ch)
1997
Cienfuegos
1997
71/(149) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
[Pupo,E]
4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bb5 a6N
71/(148) 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nc6 3.Nbc3 d6
[ 5...Nc6 - 42/169 ]
4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0-0 e6 7.d3 Nge7 6.e5 axb5 7.exf6 Nc6 8.fxe7 Qxe7+ 9.Qe3
8.Be3 Nd4 9.Rb1!? 0-0 10.a3N
b4 10.0-0
[ 10.b4 - 43/189 ]
-
10...Rb8 11.b4 b6 12.Qd2 Bb7 13.Rfc1
Qd7 14.Bh6 Bxh6 15.Qxh6 f5 16.Nxd4
cxd4 17.Ne2 e5
B30
[ 17...fxe4!? 18.dxe4 e5 ]
Baklan,V
2530
18.c4! dxc3 19.Nxc3 Rbc8
Ivanov,Se
2515
[ 19...Rbd8 ]
Enakievo
1997
[ 19...d5!? ]
[Baklan,V; Koutsin,S]
20.Qd2! Rcd8
71/150 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0
[ 20...d5 21.Qa2 ]
Nge7 5.c3 d5
21.d4 fxe4 22.dxe5
[ 5...a6 - 71/(150) ]
[ 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.Bxe4 d5 24.Bg2 e4 ]
6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Qe2N
22...d5!
[ 7.Re1 - 66/129 ]
7...g6
[ 7...Ng6 8.d4 ]
[ 7...Bd7!? 8.d4 cxd4 9.Rd1 ]
8.d4 cxd4 9.Bg5!?
[ 9.cxd4 Bg7 10.Nc3 Qd7 11.Bg5 0-0
12.Rfd1
Nd5
( 12...f6
13.d5
exd5
14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Rxd5 Qf7 16.Rd6 Re8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.Be3 ) 13.Rac1 ]
9...Bg7
[ 9...d3
10.Bxd3
Bg7
11.Rd1
Qa5
12.Nbd2 /\ Nc4+/= ]
10.Bxe7 Kxe7
[ 10...d3!? 11.Bxd3 Nxe7 12.Rd1 Qc5
13.Bb5+
Nc6
14.Nbd2
0-0
15.Ne4
/\ Nd6+/= ]
11.Bxc6 bxc6?!
[ 11...d3 12.Bxd5 dxe2 13.Re1 exd5
14.Rxe2+ Be6 15.Na3 a6 16.Rae1
/\ Nc2-d4 ]
[ 11...Qxc6 12.Nxd4 Qb6 13.Na3 Rd8
14.Nc4
Qc7
15.Rad1
a6
16.Rfe1=
/\ Ne5 ]
12.cxd4 Rd8
[ 12...Bxd4? 13.Rd1 c5 14.Nc3 ]
13.Nc3 Qa5 14.Qe4
[ 14.Qe3!? Kf8 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.Rac1 ]
14...Rb8?!
[ 14...Kf8 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.Rac1 ]
15.Ne5! Bxe5
[ 15...Bb7 ]
16.dxe5 Rxb2 17.Qh4+ Kf8
[ 17...Ke8 18.Ne4 Qxe5 19.Nf6+ Kf8
20.Nxh7+ Ke8 21.Nf6+ Kf8 22.Qh8+ Ke7
23.Ng8+ Kd6 24.Rad1++- ]
18.Ne4 Rd4 19.Qh6+ Ke7 20.Qg5+ Kd7
[ 20...Kf8 21.Nd6 Rxd6?! 22.Qh6+ Ke7
23.exd6++- ]
21.Rad1 Qb6
[ 21...Rbb4 22.Qf6 ]
22.h3 Kc7 23.Qe7+ Bd7
[ 23...Bd7 24.Qxf7 c5 25.Qe7+- ]

116
[ 12...0-0 13.Ne4 Be7 14.c4 Nf6 15.Bf4
e5 ]
13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Nf3 Bd6 15.c4 Nf6
[ 15...Ne7
16.Bd3
0-0
17.Ng5
h6
18.Qh5 ]
16.Be3 0-0 17.Qb3 Bc6 18.Bb6 Qe7
19.Nd4 Be4
[ 19...Be4 20.Bf3= ]

Brodsky,M
Hendriks,W
Wijk aan Zee (open)
[Brodsky,M]

B31
2545
2320
1998

71/151 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

4.Bxc6
[ 4.0-0 - 71/(151) ]
4...bxc6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Re1 Nh6 7.c3 0-0
8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5!? 10.e5
[ 10.h3? dxe4 11.Rxe4 c5 ]
10...f6 11.exf6
[ 11.h3!? ]
11...exf6 12.h3 Nf7 13.Bf4N
[ 13.b3 - 61/(173) ]
13...Ng5!?
[ 13...Nd6 14.Nbd2 Bf5 15.Rc1 ]
14.Nbd2
[ 14.Nxg5 fxg5 15.Be5 Bxe5 16.Rxe5 Qf6
17.Qd2 g4 ]
14...Ne6
[ 14...Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3! /\ Rac1, Qc3, Nb3c5+/- ]
15.Bg3 c5 16.Nb3!?
[ 16.Rc1 c4 17.b3 cxb3 18.Nxb3 Rf7!
19.Nc5 Nf8 ]
B30
Makarov,M
2545 16...c4 17.Nc5 Qb6
[ 17...Re8 18.Qa4 ]
Shariyazdanov,A
2465
[ 17...Nxc5 18.dxc5 Bb7 19.Nd4 ]
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
18.Na4 Qc6 19.b3 Bd7 20.Qd2 cxb3?!
[Shariyazdanov,A; Lysenko,A]
[ 20...Rfc8 ]
71/(150) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 21.axb3 Rfc8 22.Qa5!
4.0-0 Nge7 5.c3 a6 6.Be2 d5 7.exd5
Nxd5 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Nf3?!N
[ 10.Bf3 Be7 11.Nf5 ( 11.Bxd5 exd5
12.Be3 0-0 13.Nd2 Qc7= ) 11...exf5
12.Bxd5 0-0 13.Bf4 ( 13.Nd2 - 69/(134))
13...g5!? 14.Bc1 Be6 15.Bxe6 fxe6
16.Qb3 Qd5= ]
10...Qc7! /\ 11.c4 Nf4 11.g3 Bd6 12.Nbd2
Ne5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

117

32.Re2 Ne3 33.Qxe6+ Kg7 34.Qe7+ Rf7

B31
35.Nh1 Qf4 36.Qxf7+ Qxf7 37.Rxe3
Meier,V
2285
Qb3-+ ]
Mednis,E
2405
Hamburg
1997 30.Nf5! exf5 31.Qxc4+ Kh8?!
[ 31...Kg7 ]
[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]
32.exf5 Rxf5 33.Bg3?! Qd6 34.Rxe5
71/(151) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 Rxe5 35.Bxe5+
4.0-0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0-0 7.h3 e5 -
8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 exd4 10.e5 Nd5 11.Bg5
Qc7 12.Qb3!N
[ 12.Bxc6?! - 58/199 ]
B32
12...Nb6
13.Nbd2
d5
14.exd6
Qxd6
Listkov,N
2165
15.Ne4 Qd5 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Be7 Be6
Umanskaya,I
2325
18.Qd1 Rfe8 19.Nxd4 Qa4
Moscow
1998
[ 19...Bxd4? 20.Qxd4 Rxe7 21.Nf6+ Kf8 [Umanskaya,I; Moizhess,I]
22.Nxh7+ Kg8 23.Nf6+ Kf8 24.Nd5!+- ]
20.Nxe6 Qxd1 21.Raxd1 Rxe7 22.Nxg7 71/153 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
Kxg7 23.Nd6 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Rd8 25.Nxb7 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5
Rd2
8.Nd5 Nge7
-
[ 8...Nce7 - 71/(153) ]
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxb5!?N
[ 10.Qh5 - 67/(213) ]
B31 10...axb5
[ 10...hxg5 - 71/(153) ]
Adams,Mi
2680
Anand,V
2765 11.Nxb5 Kd7?!
[ 11...Ra7 - 71/(153) ]
Groningen (m/3)
1997
12.Nb6+?
[Anand,V]
[ 12.Nxd6!
Ke6!?
( 12...hxg5
13.Nxf7
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7
Qa5+
14.b4!
Nxb4
15.Nxb4+
Nd5
5.0-0 d6
16.Qxd5+ Qxd5 17.Nxd5+- ) 13.Ne8! f6
[ 5...e5 - 67/210 ]
14.Ndc7+ Kf7 15.Qxd8 Nxd8 16.Nd6+
6.d3
Kg6 17.Nxa8 ]
[ 6.e5!? dxe5 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.d3 ]
12...Qxb6 13.Qxd6+ Ke8 14.Nc7+ Qxc7
6...Bd7 7.a4N
15.Qxc7 hxg5
[ 7.Nd5 ]
[ 7.Bg5 ]
7...Nf6
B32
[ 7...e5?
/ \ N g e 7 , 0 - 0 , f 5 8.Nd5
h6
Rodriguez,E
( 8...Nge7 9.Bg5 ) 9.Nd2! ]
Diaz,Jor
2220
8.h3 0-0 9.Be3 e5 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Bc4 corr
1996
h6! 12.Ne2 b6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.f4 exf4 [Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E]
15.Nxf4 Qe8 16.c3 d5 17.Kh1 g5! 18.Ne2
dxe4
19.Nxe4
Nxe4
20.Rxf8+
Bxf8 71/(153) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5
21.dxe4 Rd8 22.Qc2 Qd7 23.Re1?!
[ 23.Ng1! Ne5 ( 23...Qd3 24.Qxd3 Rxd3 8.Nd5 Nce7 9.c4 Nxd5 10.exd5 bxc4
11.Nxc4 Be7 12.Bd2 a5 13.Qa4+!?N
25.Re1 /\ Nf3 ) 24.Nf3 Nxf3 25.gxf3 ]
[ 13.g3 - 52/(165) ]
23...Ne5 24.Ng3 Qd3! 25.Qb3 Nc4 26.Bf2
13...Bd7 14.Qa3 Nf6 15.Bxa5
Bg7 27.Kg1 Be5!
[ 15.Nxd6+? Kf8 ]
[ 27...Kh8 28.e5! [] ( 28.Nf1? Rf8 29.Ne3
15...Qb8
Qd2!-+ ) 28...Bxe5 29.Ne4 ]
[ 15...Qb8
16.Bc7
Qb7
( 16...Rxa3
28.Nf1 Rf8 29.Ne3 Qd2??
[ 29...Bd4! 30.Ng4 Bxf2+ 31.Nxf2 Qg3!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

118

17.Bxb8 ) 17.Nxd6+ Bxd6 18.Qxd6 Nxd5

19.Qxe5+ Kf8 20.Bd6+ Kg8 21.Qd4 ]
B32

Pupo,E
Gonzalez,Re
Cuba
[Cabrera,A; Gonzalez,Re]

B32
2400
2385
1997

Michael
Chandler,M
England
[Umanskaya,I; Moizhess,I]

2535 71/154 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

1996 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6
8.Na3 Be6 9.Nc2
[ 9.Nd5 - 71/(154) ]
71/(153) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 9.Bd3 - 71/(154) ]
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 9...Bg5 10.Ne3 Nge7 11.Bd3 0-0 12.0-0
8.Nd5 Nge7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxb5!?N
Rc8 13.Ncd5 Nd4 14.b3 b5!?N
[ 10.Qh5 - 67/(213) ]
[ 14...Bxd5 - 71/(154) ]
10...hxg5 11.Nxe7 axb5 12.Nxc6 Qd7 15.Bb2
13.Nb4 Rh4 14.f3 f5 15.g3
[ 15.cxb5 axb5 16.a4 bxa4 17.bxa4 Nxd5
[ 15.Nd5!? ]
18.exd5 Bd7 ]
15...Rh6 16.Nd5 Rb8 17.Qd3 Kf7 18.exf5 15...bxc4 16.Bxc4 Bxd5!? 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
Qxf5 19.Qxf5+ Bxf5 20.0-0-0 Rh3!
18.Bxd5 Qb6!? /\ Nc2-b4 ><a2 19.Rb1
[ 19.Qd3 Nc2 20.Rad1 Nb4 21.Qb1 Nxd5
22.Rxd5 Rc6= ]
B32 19...h6?!
[ 19...Kh8 20.Qh5 f6 ]
Rigo,Z
2115
Horvath,Ad
2415 20.Kh1 Ne6 21.Bc4
[ 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Qg4 Rc2 23.Qxe6+
Tallinn
1997
Kh7 ]
[Umanskaya,I; Moizhess,I]
21...Kh8 22.Qg4
71/(153) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5
8.Nd5 Nge7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxb5!?N
B32
[ 10.Qh5 - 67/(213) ]
Diaz,Joa
2375
10...axb5 11.Nxb5 Ra7 12.Nxa7 hxg5
Gonzalez,Re
2385
13.Nxc8 Qxc8 14.c3 Rh4 15.f3 Nxd5 Cuba
1997
16.Qxd5 Qa6 17.a4! Be7 18.Qb5
[Cabrera,A; Gonzalez,Re]
71/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
B32 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6
Feigin,M
2500 8.Na3 Be6 9.Nd5 Rc8 10.Be3 Bg5 11.Bb6
Boehm,J
2215 Qd7 12.Be2 Nge7N
[ 12...Bd8 - 55/184 ]
Hamburg
1997
13.h4 Bh6 14.g4 Bf4 15.Nxf4 exf4 16.Qd2
[Umanskaya,I; Moizhess,I]
f3?!
71/(153) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 16...Ne5! ]
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 17.Bxf3 Ne5 18.Be2 Bxg4 19.Rg1!
8.Nd5 Nge7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxb5!?N
[ 10.Qh5 - 67/(213) ]
10...axb5 11.Nxb5 Ra7 12.Nxa7 Qa5+
13.Qd2! Qxa7 14.Be3 Qb8 15.b4 Nxd5?!
[ 15...f5!? 16.b5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Ne7 ]
16.exd5 Nxb4 17.Rb1 Nd3+ 18.Ke2 Nf4+
[ 18...Nb2 19.f3!+- ]
19.Bxf4 Ba6+ 20.Kf3+-

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119

[ 19.cxd6? Qh5 20.h4 Rg6-+ ]

B32
[ 19.c6? Nf6 ]
Xie,Jun
2485
Van der Wiel,J
2525 19...Nf6
[ 19...e4?! 20.fxe4 Be5 /\ f4, Rh2 21.Qc1!
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
( 21.Bd4? Rxh2+ ) 21...f4 22.Bg1! Nf6
23.Rxf4! ]
71/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6 20.Rh1?!
[ 20.Na4 /\ <=>
8.Na3 Be6 9.Bd3 Bg5 10.0-0
A) 20...Nh5?! 21.Rg1! /\ Nb6 ( 21.Nb6?
[ 10.Nc2 - 49/(203) ]
Bxg3! 22.hxg3 Nf4+ 23.Kg1 Qh5-+ );
10...h6 11.Nc2 Nf6 12.b3 Bxc1 13.Rxc1
B) 20...Qh5! 21.Rh1 ( 21.h4? Rg6
0-0 14.Qd2 Rc8N
/\ Qh4, /\ Bg3, f4-+; 21.Bg1? Be3!-+ )
[ 14...Nh5 ]
21...Qh3+ 22.Kg1 Bxg3! 23.Bxg3 f4
15.Rfd1 Qb6 16.Qe3 Qxe3 17.Nxe3 g6
B1) 24.Bf1 Qh5 25.Nb6 ( 25.Be1 e4!
18.f3 Rfd8 19.Kf2 Kf8 20.Rd2 Ne8
26.Kf2 Qh4+ 27.Ke2 exf3+ 28.Kd3 f2
-
/\ Bf5-e4 ) 25...fxg3 26.Nxa8 gxh2+
27.Kf2 Qh4+ 28.Ke3 ( 28.Ke2 Nh5-+ )
28...Qf4+ 29.Kd3 ( 29.Ke2 e4 30.Bg2
B32
Rg6-+ ) 29...Nxd5-+ -> ;
Arencibia,W
2560
B2) 24.Kf2
Rg6
25.Rg1
fxg3+
Gonzalez,Re
2385
26.hxg3 e4 ;
Cuba
1997
B3) 24.Qf1
Qh5
25.Nb6
fxg3
[Cabrera,A; Gonzalez,Re]
26.Nxa8 g2!? 27.Qxg2 Rg6 ]
71/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 20...e4! 21.Kf1
[ 21.fxe4 fxe4!? ( 21...Be5 /\ f4 )]
4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6
8.Na3 Be6 9.Nc2 Bg5 10.Ne3 Nge7 21...exf3 22.Bxf3 Be5-+ /\ f4 ><Kf1, Rh1
11.Bd3 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.Ncd5 Nd4 23.Rc1 f4 24.Ne2 Bh3+ 25.Ke1 Ng4 26.c6
[ 26.gxf4 Bxf4 27.Nxf4 Qxf4 /\ Re8 ]
14.b3 Bxd5 15.exd5 g6 16.Bb2N
26...Re8! 27.cxb7 Nxf2 28.b8Q
[ 16.Qg4 - 50/(180) ]
[ 28.Kxf2 fxg3+ 29.hxg3 Bxg3+ 30.Nxg3
16...Qb6 17.Kh1! f5 18.Nc2 Nxc2 19.Bxc2
Qe3# ]
Qc5 20.f4! Bxf4 21.Rxf4 exf4 22.Bd4 Qc7
28...Rxb8 29.Kxf2 Rf6 30.Rc4 fxg3+
23.Qf3
31.hxg3 Rxf3+! 32.Kxf3 Rf8+ 33.Rf4
[ 33.Nf4 Bg4+ ]
B33 33...Bxf4 34.Rxh3 Be3+ 35.Kg2 Rf2+
Belotserkovsky
2260 36.Kh1 Qg4 37.Rh2 Qf3+
Volzhin,A
2495 0-1
Russia
1997
[Volzhin,A]
B33
71/155 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
Kholmov,R
2475
4.Nxd4 Nf6
Nadanian,A
2475
[ 4...Qb6 - 71/(155) ]
Kiev
1997
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5
[ 6.Nf5 - 71/(155) ]
71/(155) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
6...d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 a6 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Be3
10.Nc3 Be7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Nd7 Qc7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Nb5!?N
13.Be3 f5 14.f3 Bg5 15.Bf2 Rf6! N ->>>
[ 10.Qf3 - 62/164 ]
[ 15...Bf4 - 65/(171) ]
10...Qb8 11.c4 b6 12.0-0 0-0 13.a3 a6
16.b4 Rh6 17.c5 Bf4 18.g3
14.Nc3 Ra7 15.Rc1 Rd8 16.Qe2 Bf8
[ 18.h3 Qg5 19.Kh1 Nf6 /\ Nh5-g3-+-> ]
17.Kh1 Rb7 18.Nd2 Bd7 19.Nf3 Be8
18...Qg5 19.Kg2 /\ 19...Qh5 20.Rh1
20.b4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

120

B33 25...Rfxb7 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qxd6 Rxb6

Camilleri,H
2170 28.Qd5+ Kf8=
Komarov,D
2580
Qawra
1998
[Komarov,D]
B33
Rytshagov,M
2525
71/(155) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
Pyda,Z
2295
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nf5 d5 7.exd5 Groningen
1997
Bxf5 8.dxc6 bxc6 9.Qf3 Qd7 10.Bg5 e4 [Rytshagov,M]
11.Qe2 Be7
[ 11...Bb4 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qc4 Rd8 71/(156) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
14.Be2 Qd2+ 15.Kf1 ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qd8 11.c4
12.Bxf6 Bxf6
[ 12...gxf6 13.Nxe4 0-0-0 14.Qa6+ Kb8 Nxe4 12.cxb5 Be6 13.Bc4 Na5!?N
15.Bd3 ]
[ 13...Ne7 - 62/168 ]
13.Nxe4 0-0
14.Bxa5!?
[ 14.Qa4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Bxd5 16.Qxd5
[ 13...Be7 14.Rd1 Qe6 15.Nd6+ Bxd6
Nxd2 17.Kxd2 Be7 ]
16.Rxd6 ]
14...Qxa5+ 15.Ke2 Rb8! 16.Rc1 g6?
14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Qd2 Rfe8+ 16.Kd1 Qb7
[ 16...Be7!
[ 16...Qc7!? ]
A) 17.Qd3?! Nc5 18.Qf3 ( 18.Qg3 Bxd5
17.Kc1!N
19.Qxg7? Ne4! ) 18...Bxd5 19.Bxd5
[ 17.b3 - 48/229 ]
0-0 ;
17...Rad8
18.Qc3
Qb6 19.Bc4!
Qxf2
B) 17.Nxe7!? Kxe7 ]
20.Rf1 Qd4
17.Qd3!
[ 20...Qh4 21.b3 ]
[ 20...Qe3+ 21.Qxe3 Rxe3 22.b3 ]
21.Qxd4 Rxd4 22.b3
B33
Minerva,E
Kuma,B
2240
B33
Barua,D
2520 corr
1994
Lalic,B
2545 [Minerva]
Ubeda
1998
71/(156) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
[Lalic,B]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
71/156 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 Ne7 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 13.Nc2 Bb7 14.Bd3 d5
8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7
15.exd5 Nxd5N
[ 9...Qa5+ - 71/(156) ]
[ 15...Qxd5 - 60/(166) ]
10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Rb8
16.Be4 f5 17.Bxf5 Nf4 18.Ne3 Nxg2+
[ 11...Ne7 - 71/(156) ]
[ 18...Bxg2
19.Rg1
Qxd1+
20.Rxd1
12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Bd7
Bf3!? 21.Rd6 ( 21.Bd7+ Ke7 22.Nf5+
15.Bxa6 Nxb4 16.cxb4
Kf8 23.Rd6 Be4 )]
[ 16.Nxb4 - 68/(139) ]
19.Nxg2 Bxg2 20.Rg1 Bc6?!
16...0-0 17.0-0 Bc6
[ 20...Qd5!? 21.Qxd5 Bxd5 22.0-0-0 |^ ]
[ 17...g6 18.b3! o^b ]
21.Qh5
18.Rxa4!N Bxa4 19.Qxa4 g6 20.Qc6 Bd2!
21.b5 Ba5 22.Bb7 f6! [] 23.b4 Bb6!=
24.Nxb6 Rf7 25.Rd1
[ 25.Nd5!? Rfxb7 26.b6 Rxb6 27.Nxb6
Qxb6= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

121

B33 35.g3
[ 35.h4! /\ g3 ]
Polgar,Ju
2670
36.gxf4
exf4
37.Rxe8+
Rxe8
Kramnik,V
2790 35...g5
Wijk aan Zee
1998 38.h4?
[ 38.Kg1 Re4! 39.Kf2 Kg7 ]
[Kramnik,V]
38...a4!
71/157 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 38...Re3 39.Kg2= ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 39.bxa4?
8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3
[ 39.hxg5 a3 40.Rf2 Rb8 ( 40...Re3
0-0 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5
41.Ra2 ) 41.Ra2 Rxb3 42.Ra1 ]
15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.0-0 g6 18.Kh1N 39...Re4 40.Kg1
[ 18.Qd3 - 70/(145) ]
[ 40.hxg5 Rxc4 41.Rd3 Rc5 ]
18...Bh6
[ 40.Rc3 Rxc4 41.Rxc4 Bxd5+ 42.Kg1
[ 18...f5!? 19.exf5 gxf5 20.f4 ( 20.Qh5
Bxc4 43.hxg5 Bd5 44.Kf2 f3-+ ]
Bd7 21.Raa1 Be8 ) 20...Bh6 21.Qh5 Bg7 ] 40...Rxc4 41.Rd3 g4-+ 42.a5
19.Qe2 Bd7
[ 42.Nc3 g3 43.Ne2 Rc2! ]
[ 19...f5!? ]
42...g3 43.Rd1
20.Raa1 f5 21.exf5
[ 43.Nxf4 Rc1+ ]
[ 21.f3 Qh4!? 22.g3 Qd8!? ( 22...Qh5 )] 43...f3 44.Ne7 f2+ 45.Kf1 Bb5 46.Kg2 Rc2
21...gxf5 22.f4 Bg7
0-1
[ 22...Qh4!? 23.Rf3!? ( 23.g3 Qd8! ; 23.Qf2
Qxf2
24.Rxf2
exf4
25.Nxf4
Ne5 )
23...exf4 24.Rh3 Qg5 25.Rf1 ]
B33
23.Rad1 Ne7
Anand,V
2765
[ 23...Qh4 ]
Lautier,J
2660
24.Nce3 Ng6!?
Beograd
1997
[ 24...Nxd5 25.Nxd5= ]
[Lautier,J]
25.Qh5 Qe8
71/158 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 25...exf4!? 26.Nxf4 Nxf4 27.Rxf4 Qe8 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5
26.fxe5
[ 26.Nc7!? Qc8 27.Ned5 Nxf4 28.Nxf4 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 Bg7
( 28.Rxf4 exf4 29.Ne7 Be8! ) 28...exf4 12.c4 f5 13.cxb5 Nd4 14.Bd3 Be6!N
[ 14...0-0 - 61/(180) ]
29.Nd5 a4!? ]
15.0-0
26...Qxe5
[ 15.Nc2 Bxd5 16.exd5 e4= ]
[ 26...Nxe5 ]
15...0-0 16.Nc2 Nxc2
27.Be2
[ 16...Bxd5?! 17.exd5 e4 18.Bxe4 fxe4
[ 27.Qh3
Bc8!
( 27...Rbd8
28.Nb6 ;
19.Nxd4 Qf6 20.Nc6 axb5 ( 20...Qxb2?
27...Rb7 28.Qf3 f4 29.Nxf4 ) 28.Qf3 f4
21.Rb1 Qxa2 22.b6+- ) 21.Qg4 ]
29.Nc2 ( 29.Ng4 Qg5 ) 29...Qg5 ]
[ 16...fxe4!? 17.Bxe4 ( 17.Nxd4?? Bxd5-+ )
27...f4 28.Nc4 Qxh5 29.Bxh5 Bb5!
17...Nxc2
( 17...f5?
18.Nxd4
exd4
[ 29...Rxb3 30.Nxa5= ]
19.Bf3 ) 18.Qxc2 ( 18.Bxc2 axb5= )
30.Bxg6
A) 18...f5? 19.Nc7 Rc8 20.Nxe6 Rxc2
[ 30.Be2 Ne5 31.Rfe1 Bxc4 32.Bxc4 a4 ]
A1) 21.Nxd8?
fxe4
22.Ne6
Ra8
30...hxg6 31.Rf3!
23.bxa6 ( 23.b6 Rb8= ) 23...Rxa6= ;
[ 31.Nxf4 Kg8! 32.Nxg6 Rxf1+ 33.Rxf1
A2) 21.Bxc2! Qc8 22.Bb3 /\ Rac1
a4 ]
axb5 23.Rac1 Qb8 24.Nxf8+ Kxf8
[ 31.Rxf4 Rxf4 32.Nxf4 Bxc4 ( 32...a4!? )
25.Be6 ;
33.bxc4 Bxc3 ]
B) 18...Rc8 19.Bxh7+! ( 19.Qd1?! f5 )
31...Be5
19...Kh8 20.Qd3
[ 31...Bxc4 32.bxc4 Be5 33.Ra1= ]
B1) 20...axb5? 21.Bf5 ;
32.Nxe5 dxe5 33.c4 Bc6 34.Re1 Rfe8
B2) 20...Bxd5?
21.Bf5!
Bxg2
[ 34...Rbe8 35.g3!? ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
( 21...Qg5? 22.Qh3+ Bh6 23.Bxc8+- )
22.Kxg2 ;
B3) 20...Rc5
21.Ne3
d5!?
( 21...Rxb5 )]
17.Bxc2
[ 17.Qxc2
Rc8
( 17...fxe4
18.Bxe4
- 16...fe4 )
A) 18.Qe2? fxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 ;
B) 18.Nc3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 axb5 ( 19...f5
20.Bb7! Rc5 21.bxa6 ) 20.Bxh7+ Kh8
21.Qd3 b4 22.Ne2 Qg5 ( 22...Qh4
23.Bf5 ) 23.Be4? d5 24.Bxd5 Rcd8-+ ;
C) 18.Qb3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 20.Bd3
axb5 ( 20...Rc5 21.Bc4 axb5 22.Nf6+ )
21.Bxb5 Kh8 ]
17...fxe4 18.bxa6 Rxa6
[ 18...f5?
19.Bb3
Kh8
( 19...Rxa6?
20.Nb4+- ) 20.Qe2 ]
19.Bxe4 f5 20.Bd3?
[ 20.Bc2 Kh8 21.Bb3 ( 21.b4!? e4 22.Bb3
Bxd5 23.Bxd5 Bxa1 24.Qxa1+ Qf6
25.Qxf6+ Rxf6 ) 21...e4 22.Qd2 Ra7!
( 22...Be5 23.Nb4 Bxb3 24.Nxa6 Bc4
25.Nb4 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 ) 23.Rac1 Be5 24.g3
Rg7 ]
20...Rc6! ><c4 21.Be2
[ 21.Qb3 Rc5 22.Bc4 Kh8 ]
21...Rc5 22.Nc3
[ 22.Bf3 e4 ( 22...Kh8 23.b4 Rc4 24.Qb3
Rd4 25.Rad1= ) 23.Nf4 Qe7 ( 23...Bc4
24.Be2 ; 23...Bf7 24.Bh5 ) 24.Nxe6 Qxe6
25.Be2 d5 ( 25...Bxb2!? 26.Rb1 Be5 )]
22...e4
[ 22...d5?! 23.Na4 Rc8 24.b4 e4 25.Rc1
/\ Nc5 ]
23.Rc1 d5 24.Na4 Rxc1 25.Qxc1 d4
26.Nc5 Bd5 27.Bc4 Kh8
[ 27...Qd6!? 28.b4 Kh8 ( 28...d3 29.a4
Bd4?
30.Nxe4!
fxe4
31.Qg5+
Kh8
32.Bxd5 ) 29.a4 d3 30.Bxd5 Qxd5
31.Rd1 Bd4 32.a5 ]
28.Ne6 Bxe6 29.Bxe6 d3 30.Qc4 Qf6
[ 30...Bxb2? 31.Qb5! Qf6 32.Bxf5= ]
31.b3 Re8 32.Bd5 Rd8 33.g3! Qe5
34.Bb7 Qe7 35.Bd5 Qe5 36.Bb7 Qe7
37.Bd5 Qd6 38.Bb7 Qb6 39.Qc6 Qd4
40.Qe6??
[ 40.Qc4 Qa7! ( 40...Qxc4 41.bxc4 Rb8
42.Bd5 Rb2 43.Be6= ; 40...Qb2 41.a4 )
41.Bc8 ( 41.Qa6? Qxa6 42.Bxa6 Ra8
43.Bc4 Rxa2 44.Be6 Ra5 )]
40...d2-+ 41.Qxf5

122
[ 41.Rd1 Qa1! 42.Rxa1 Bxa1-+ ]
41...Rf8!
[ 41...Rf8 42.Qd5 Qxd5 43.Bxd5 Rd8-+ ]
[ 41...Rf8 42.Qxe4 d1Q-+ ]
[ 41...Rf8 42.Qg4 Rxf2!-+ ]
[ 41...d1Q? 42.Bxe4! Qxf1+ ( 42...Qh5
43.Qxh5 Qxe4 ) 43.Kxf1 Kg8 44.Qxh7+
Kf8 ]
0-1

Anand,V
Kramnik,V
Wijk aan Zee
[Kramnik,V]

B33
2770
2790
1998

71/159 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3
Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.0-0 0-0
[ 13...d5N - 71/(159) ]
14.Qf3!?N
[ 14.c3 - 70/146 ]
14...f5 15.exf5 d5
[ 15...Bb7 16.Be4 d5 17.Bxd5 e4 18.f6
Bxf6 19.Qg3+ Bg7 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.c3 ]
16.Qxd5 Bb7 17.Qb3 e4
[ 17...Qg5 18.f3 ]
[ 17...Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Rd4 19.Bf1 Rb4
20.Rd7! ]
18.Be2 Qg5! []
[ 18...Qe5 19.Nc4 ]
[ 18...Qf6 19.c3 Qxf5 20.Nc2 ]
[ 18...Rad8 19.Rad1 Qg5 20.Nc4! ]
19.Rad1!
[ 19.Nc4 e3! ( 19...Bd5 20.Qe3 Qxf5
21.Nb6 ) 20.Nxe3
Rae8
( 20...Bd4?
21.Nd5 )
A) 21.g3 Bd4 22.h4 Qh6 23.Rad1
Bxe3 24.fxe3 Rxe3 25.Rd6 Rxb3
( 25...Rxe2
26.Rxh6
Rg2+
27.Kh1
Rf2+= ) 26.Rxh6 Rxg3+ 27.Kf2 Rg2+
28.Ke1 f6!-+ ;
B) 21.h4 Qxh4 22.Rfe1 ( 22.Rfd1 Bh6!
/\ Bf4 ) 22...Kh8!? ( 22...Bd4 )]
19...e3 20.f3
[ 20.g3? Rae8 21.Nc4 exf2+ 22.Rxf2
Rxe2! 23.Rxe2 Qg4 ]
20...Be5
[ 20...Kh8
21.Nc4!
Rg8?
22.Nxe3
( 22.Nd6 Raf8!? 23.Nxf7+ Rxf7 24.Qxf7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Be5 ) 22...Rae8 23.f4 Qe7 24.Bf3 ]
[ 20...Rad8
21.Nc4!
( 21.c4?
Rd2 )
21...bxc4 ( 21...Bd5 22.Qxe3 ) 22.Qxb7
Rd2 23.Rxd2 exd2 24.Qe4! Qd8 25.Rd1
Re8 26.Qxc4 Qb6+ ( 26...Bd4+ 27.Kh1 )
27.Kf1 ]
[ 20...Qxf5 21.c4 ]
21.Nc4
[ 21.Qb4 Kh8 ]
21...Bf4 22.Rd4!
[ 22.Nd6? Qh6 ]
22...Bd5!?
[ 22...Rad8! 23.Rfd1
A) 23...Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Rd8 25.Rxd8+
Qxd8 26.g3! ( 26.Nxe3 Qe7 27.Kf2
Qh4+ 28.Kf1 Qxh2 ) 26...bxc4 ( 26...Bd5
27.gxf4 Bxc4 28.Qxe3 ) 27.Qxb7 Qd2
28.Qc8+ Kg7 29.Qxc4 Qe1+ 30.Kg2
Qf2+ 31.Kh3 ;
B) 23...Bd5 24.Rxd5 ( 24.Rxf4 Qxf4
25.Qxe3 Qxf5 ) 24...Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Qh4
26.Nxe3 ( 26.g3 Bxg3 27.Qxe3 Qxh2+
28.Kf1 Qh3+ ) 26...Qxh2+ 27.Kf1 Qh1+
( 27...Bg3 28.Bxb5 Qh1+ 29.Ke2 Qe1+
30.Kd3 ) 28.Kf2 Qh4+= ]
23.Rxf4
[ 23.g3? Bxc4 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Qxc4
e2! ]
[ 23.Rxd5 Qh4 24.g3 Bxg3 25.hxg3
Qxg3+ 26.Kh1 Qh3+=
27.Kg1 Kh8
28.Qc3+ f6 29.Nxe3 Rg8+ 30.Ng4 Qg3+
31.Kh1 Qh3+ ]
23...Qxf4
[ 23...Bxc4? 24.Qxe3 Rae8 25.Qc1+- ]
24.Qxe3 Qxf5
[ 24...Qxe3+ 25.Nxe3 Rfe8 26.Kf2 ]
25.Bd3 Qf6
[ 25...Qe6? 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Qh4 f5
28.Qd4+ Kg8 29.Ne3 Rad8 30.Nxf5 ]
26.Nb6 Rad8 27.Nxd5 Rxd5 28.Qe4 Qd4+
[ 28...Rh5!? ]
29.Qxd4 Rxd4 30.Re1
-

123
Rodriguez,Am
Espinosa,R
Merida
[Rodriguez,Am]

B33
2545
2445
1997

71/(159) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3
Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.0-0 d5N 14.c3!
[ 14.exd5 f5 15.d6 Qe6 /\ 0-0, Bb7, Rd8
( 15...Qxd6
16.Bxb5+
Ke7
17.Qxd6+
Kxd6 18.Bc4 e4 19.c3 ; 15...Qd7!? )
16.Bxb5+ axb5 17.Nxb5 0-0 18.Nc7 Qg6
19.Nxa8 Bb7 20.f3 Rxa8 21.c4 e4 ]
14...dxe4
[ 14...0-0 15.Nc2 f5 ( 15...dxe4? 16.Bxe4
Rb8 17.Ne3 ; 15...Bb7 16.Ne3! dxe4?
17.Nf5 /\ Qg4+- ) 16.exf5 Bb7 17.a3 ]
15.Bxe4 Rb8 16.Qf3! /\ Nc2-e3+/-

Nunn,J
McShane,L
Hastings
[Lalic,B]

B33
2620
2455
1997

71/160 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3
[ 11.c3 - 71/(160) ]
11...Be6 12.0-0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3
Bg7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 Qc8 17.Rae1 0-0
18.Bb3?!
[ 18.Bb1N - 71/(160) ]
[ 18.Kh1 - 64/168 ]
18...a5!? N
[ 18...Ng6 ]
19.Nxb5 a4 20.Bd1
[ 20.Nxd6? Qd7 ]
20...Qc5 21.Nd4 Qxd5 22.Qg5 Qe5
[+], ><Bd1 23.f4 Qf6 24.g4! []<=> d5 25.a3
Rfb8 26.Re2
[ 26.Rf2? Qxg5 27.fxg5 Bxd4 28.cxd4 f4!
29.Rxf4 Rxb2 ]
26...Qxg5 27.fxg5 fxg4 28.Ref2 Bxd4
29.cxd4 Nc6 30.Bxg4= Ra7 31.Bh5 Nxd4
32.Bxf7+ Rxf7 33.Rxf7 Nf3+ 34.R1xf3 exf3
35.Rxf3 Rxb2 36.Rf4 Rb1+ 37.Kg2 Rb2+
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Delchev,A
Lalic,B
Zadar
[Delchev,A]

124
B33
2525
Radnoti,G
2600
Dobsa,S
1997 corr
[Bottlik,I]

71/(160) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3
Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 0-0 14.Nce3
Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.0-0
[ 16.Bc2 - 64/167 ]
16...Ra7! 17.Qh5 Raf7 18.Bc2 Ne7N
[ 18...b4 ]
19.Nxe7+
[ 19.Rad1?! Ng6! /\ f4->>> ]
19...Qxe7 20.Rad1
[ 20.Rfd1!? /\ a4 ]
20...Kh8 21.Rfe1
[ 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 e4 /\ Be5<=>>> ]
[ 21.Bb3 Bxb3 22.axb3 Qe6= ]
21...Rf6=

B33
2080
1996

71/161 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3
Be6 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.g3
[ 13.c3 - 71/(161) ]
13...Rg4 14.Ne3
[ 14.f4 exf4 15.0-0-0
A) 15...fxg3 16.exf5 Bxd5 ( 16...Rh4
- 60/174 ) 17.Rhe1+ ( 17.Qxg4 Bxh1
18.Rxh1 gxh2 19.Rxh2 Ne5 ) 17...Ne5
18.Qxg4 gxh2 ( 18...Bxa2 ) 19.Qh3 ;
B) 15...fxe4!? 16.Bxe4 fxg3 ( 16...Rc8
17.Nxf4 ) 17.Nf6+ Qxf6 18.Bxc6+
B1) 18...Kd8? 19.Bxa8 Rb4 20.c3
Bh6+ 21.Kb1 Qxc3 22.Rxd6+ Ke7
( 22...Kc7? 23.Rc6+ ) 23.Rxe6+ fxe6
24.Nc4!! bxc4 25.Qc5++- ;
B2) 18...Ke7! 19.Bxa8 Bh6+ 20.Kb1
Rb4 21.c3 Qxc3 22.Qe2 ( 22.Qh4+ f6
B33
23.Qxb4 Qxb4 24.hxg3 Bf5+ 25.Ka1
Almasi,Z
2630
Bg5-+ )
22...Bg7
23.Rd2
Qxa3
McShane,L
2490
( 23...Kf8 24.Nxb5 axb5-+ ) 24.Bd5
Deutschland
1998
Bxb2 25.Bxe6 Be5+ 26.Bb3 Rxb3+
[Lalic,B]
27.axb3 Qa1+ 28.Kc2 Qxh1-+ ]
71/(160) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 14...fxe4 15.Bxb5N
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6
[ 15.Nxg4!? exd3 16.cxd3 Nd4 17.0-0 Bf5
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3
18.Rad1 Bg7 19.f3 ( 19.f4 ) 19...Bg6
Be6 12.0-0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7
20.Qh3 Qg5 21.Qg2 ]
15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 Qc8 17.Rae1 0-0 15...axb5 16.Nxg4 Nd4 17.c3
18.Bb1N
[ 17.0-0 b4 ]
[ 18.Kh1 - 64/168 ]
17...Nf3+ 18.Kf1!
18...Re8! 19.f3 Qc5+ 20.Kh1 e3 21.Re2
[ 18.Ke2 Rxa3!! 19.bxa3 Qc8! 20.Ne3
[ 21.Bxf5? Nxf5 22.Qxf5 e2 23.Rg1
Qxc3 21.Rad1 Bc4+ 22.Nxc4 Qxc4+
Re5 o^e, ><Na3 ]
23.Ke3 d5-+ ]
21...Nxd5 22.Qxf5 Kf8 23.g3 Rad8 24.Kg2
[ 18.Kd1 Rxa3!! 19.bxa3 Qc8! 20.Nf6+
Nb6 25.Rd1 h6 26.Qf4 Nd5 27.Qf5 Nb6
Ke7 21.Ng8+ Kd8 22.Kc2 Qc4 23.Rad1
28.Bc2
Qe2+ 24.Kc1 d5-+ ]
[ 28.Bc2 d5!?= ]
18...Rxa3!! 19.bxa3 Qc8! 20.h3
[ 20.Nf6+
Ke7
21.Ng8+
Kd8
22.h3
( 22.Kg2 Bg4 23.Qxh7 Ng5 24.Qh4 Bh3+
25.Kg1 f6-+ ) 22...Qc4+! 23.Kg2 Qe2
24.Nf6 Bg7 25.Ng4 f5! ( 25...e3 26.Qxh7
Bxg4 27.Rhf1 exf2 28.Rxf2 Ne1+ 29.Kg1
Nf3+= ) 26.Qxh7 fxg4 27.hxg4 ( 27.Qxg7
e3 28.Raf1 gxh3+ ) 27...e3! 28.Qxg7
( 28.Raf1 Bd5 29.Qxg7 Nd2+ 30.Kh3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Nxf1-+ ) 28...Qxf2+ 29.Kh3 e2 30.Qg6
( 30.Qf6+ Kc7 31.Qg7+ Bd7 /\ e1Q-+ )
30...e1Q
31.Raxe1
Nxe1
32.Qxe6
( 32.Rxe1
Qxe1
33.Qxe6
Qh1# )
32...Qg2+ 33.Kh4 Qxh1+ 34.Kg5 Nf3+-+ ]
20...Bf5 21.Nf6+
[ 21.Ne3? Bg6 22.Qg4 f5 ]
21...Ke7
22.Nd5+
Ke6
23.Rd1
Bg6
24.Nf4+ exf4 25.Qxb5 Qxc3 26.Qd5+ Kf6
27.gxf4 Qxa3 28.h4
[ 28.Kg2 Nh4+ 29.Kg1 Bf5-+ ]
[ 28.Qb3!? Qxb3 ( 28...Qa6+ ) 29.axb3
Ke6 ]
28...Qa6+ 29.Kg2 Qc8 30.h5
[ 30.Kg3 h5 31.f5 Bxf5-+ ]
30...Qg4+ 31.Kf1 Bf5 32.a4
[ 32.Qb3 Be6 33.Qc3+ Kf5 ]
32...Qxf4 33.a5 Bg4
[ 33...Bg4 34.a6 e3! 35.a7 ( 35.fxe3 Nd2+
36.Kg2 Bf3+ ) 35...Nh2+ 36.Rxh2 e2+
37.Kg1 Bf3 38.Qxf3 Qxf3 39.Ra1 Qd5 ]
0-1

125
Macieja,B
Ponomariov,R
Zagan
[Macieja,B]

B34
2470
2555
1997

71/162 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5
Ng8 8.Bc4 Bg7 9.Bf4 Qa5 10.Qf3 f6?N
[ 10...e6 - 39/206 ]
[ 10...Bxe5 ]
11.e6! d5 12.Bb5!! Tseshkovsky,V cxb5
[ 12...Bb7 13.Qxd5 Qxb5 14.Qd7++- ]
[ 12...Qb6 13.Nxd5+- ]
13.Qxd5 Qb6?!
[ 13...Bxe6
14.Qxa8+
( 14.Qxe6
Qb6
15.Qxb6 axb6 16.Nxb5 Kf7 ) 14...Kf7
15.Qb7!+- ]
14.Qxa8 Qxe6+ 15.Be3+-

Ivanchuk,V
Georgiev,Ki
Beograd
[Ivanchuk,V]

B36
2725
2670
1997

B33
Rodriguez,Am
2495
Timoshenko,G
2560
Ubeda
1998 71/163 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.f3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4
[Rodriguez,Am]
Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5
71/(161) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 12.b3 Rfc8 13.Be2 a6 14.Na4 Qxd2+
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 15.Kxd2 Nd7 16.g4 f5
8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3
[ 16...Rc6N - 71/(163) ]
Be6 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.c3 Rxg2 14.Qf3 Rg4 17.exf5 gxf5 18.h3 Rf8 19.f4
15.exf5 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Ne7 17.Qb7 Bh6
[ 19.Rhg1?! fxg4 20.hxg4 Be5 /\ Bf4 ]
18.f6!N
[ 19.Nc3!? ]
[ 18.Nc2 - 54/176 ]
19...Nf6N
18...Ng8
[ 19...d5? 20.gxf5 Bxf5 21.cxd5 Be4
[ 18...Ng6 19.Rd1! /\ Bf5 ><d6 ]
22.Rhg1 Bxd5 23.Bd4 Nf6 24.Nb6+- ]
19.Be4??
[ 19...Rad8 - 61/188 ]
[ 19.Qc6+! Kf8 20.Rd1! Rf4 ( 20...Nxf6? 20.Rhg1 Rad8
21.Bf5!+- ; 20...Rc8 21.Qxa6 ) 21.Be4
[ 20...Ne4+ 21.Ke1 /\ Bf3 ]
Nxf6
( 21...Rc8?
22.Rxd6
Rxe4+ 21.Bb6 Rc8
23.Kf1+- ; 21...Ra7?
22.Rxd6
Rxe4+
[ 21...Rd7 22.Ke3! fxg4 ( 22...d5?! 23.Nc5
23.Kf1 Qb8 24.Qc5 Ke8 25.Rg1+- )
Rd6
24.Bc7
Rc6
25.Nxe6
Rxe6+
22.Bg2 Rc8 ( 22...Ra7! ) 23.Qxa6 d5
26.Be5 ) 23.hxg4 h6 ]
24.Bxd5! ]
22.Nc3 Rc6?!
19...Rb8 20.Qc6+ Kf8 21.Rd1 Qxf6-+
[ 22...d5!? 23.cxd5 Rxc3 24.dxe6 Ne4+
25.Kd1 ]
[ 22...fxg4 23.hxg4 d5! 24.f5 ( 24.cxd5?
Rxc3! ; 24.g5 Nd7! ) 24...Bf7 25.Nxd5
Nxd5 26.cxd5 Bxd5 () ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

126

23.Be3 fxg4? 24.hxg4 d5 25.f5! Rd8

22.Bxc1 ( 22.Rxc1 Rb8 23.Rc7? Bb6 )
[ 25...Bf7 26.g5 Ne4+ 27.Nxe4 dxe4
22...Rc2 /\ Nc5-d3, /\ Nc5-a4 ]
28.Rg4 ]
20.Bb3! ><a4 Rc6
26.Ke1! d4 27.Rd1! Rcd6?!
[ 20...Rxc1+!? - 71/(164) ]
[ 27...Bf7 ]
21.Rd1 Rac8 22.g3
28.c5 Nd5 29.cxd6 Nxe3 30.dxe7 Re8
[ 22.Bb4!? Be5 ( 22...Bc5 23.Bc3 ) 23.g3
31.fxe6 Rxe7 32.Ne4
/\ f4, e5, /^a3-f8 g5 ^^ ]
1-0
22...Nc4 23.Bg5+ f6
[ 23...Bf6 24.Bxf6+ Kxf6 25.Bxc4 Rxc4
26.Rxd6+ ]
B36 24.Bf4
[ 24.Rxd4!? fxg5 ]
Short,N
2660
Korchnoi,V
2610 24...Be5
[ 24...Ne3?? 25.Rxd4 Rc1+ 26.Rd1+- ]
Luzern
1997
25.Bxc4
71/(163) 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 25.Bc1 Na5 26.Ba4 ( 26.f4? Nxb3
4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.f3 Nxd4
27.axb3 Bd4 ; 26.Bd5 Rc2 27.f4 Bd4
8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6
28.b4
Nc6
29.b5
Na5 ) 26...Rc4
11.Rc1 Qa5 12.b3 Rfc8 13.Be2 a6
27.Bb5 Rc2 28.f4 Bd4 29.b4 Nc6 ]
14.Na4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nd7 16.g4 Rc6N 25...Rxc4 26.Bxe5= dxe5 27.Rd2 Rd4
17.h4 Kf8 18.h5 Rac8 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.g5 28.Rbd1 Rc2 29.Rxc2 Rxd1+ 30.Kg2 Kd7
Nc5 21.Nc3 b5 22.Nd5 bxc4 23.Bxc4 a5 -
24.Bb5 Bxd5 25.exd5 R6c7 26.Bc6 Kg8
27.Rc4 e6=
B36
Aseev,K
2560
B36
Vokarev,S
2310
Rodriguez,Am
2495 Russia (ch)
1996
Tiviakov,S
2640 [Tiviakov,S]
Ubeda
1998
71/(164) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
[Tiviakov,S]
4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4
71/164 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0-0
4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 Qa5 12.f3 Rfc8 13.Rfc1N
8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0-0
[ 13.b3 - 16/331 ]
Qa5 12.f3 Rfc8 13.Rfc1N
13...Nd7!? 14.Rab1 Bxc4 15.Nd5 Qxd2
[ 13.b3 - 16/331 ]
16.Nxe7+ Kf8 17.Bxd2 Bd4+ 18.Kh1 Kxe7
13...Nd7!?
19.Bxc4 Nb6 20.Bb3! Rxc1+!? 21.Rxc1
[ 13...Bxc4 14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Nxe7+ Kf8 Rc8 22.Rxc8 Nxc8 23.Bd5 Bxb2 24.Bxb7
16.Bxd2 Kxe7 17.Bxc4 Nd7 18.Rab1= Nb6 25.g3 Bd4 26.h4 Kf6
_|_ ]
[ 26...d5!?
27.exd5
Kd6
28.Bb4+
14.Rab1
( 28.Bf4+ Be5= ) 28...Bc5= ]
[ 14.b3?! b5 ]
27.Kg2 ^^
[ 14.Bg5!?
Kf8??
15.Bxe7+
Kxe7
16.Nd5+ Bxd5 17.Qxa5+- ]
14...Bxc4 15.Nd5 Qxd2 16.Nxe7+ Kf8
17.Bxd2 Bd4+
[ 17...Kxe7 18.Bxc4= _|_ ]
18.Kh1 Kxe7 19.Bxc4 Nb6
[ 19...Ne5!? 20.Be2 Rc6 /\ Rac8 21.Rd1
/\ Bg5 ( 21.Bb5 Rc5 /\ Rac8 )]
[ 19...Rc7!? 20.Bd5 Rac8 21.Bxb7 Rxc1+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

127

[ 33...Rxg1 34.Rxg1 ]
B36
Gelfand,B
2695 34.Rxf1+ Ke8 35.Rf2 Rg3+ 36.Kf4 Rh3
Andersson,U
2640 37.Kg5 Rg3+ 38.Kh4 Rg1 39.Kh3 Rg5
Polanica Zdroj
1997 40.Rg2 Rf5 41.Kh4
[ 41.Bg4 Rf1 42.Be6 Rh1+ 43.Rh2 Rg1 ]
[Gelfand,B]
41...Kf8 42.Bg4 Nxg4
71/165 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 42...Rf1 43.Bh3+- ( 43.Be6 Rh1+ 44.Kg5
Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4
Kg7 ) 43...Rh1 44.Rg3 ]
8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 Be6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qd2 43.Rxg4 Rf2
Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 Ng4
[ 43...Rf1
44.h6
Rh1+
45.Kg5
Kg8
[ 13...b5 - 71/(165) ]
46.Kg6+- ]
14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Bxd2 Kf8
44.Kg3
[ 15...Bxd5!? - 71/(165) ]
[ 44.Kg3 Re2 ( 44...Rxa2 45.h6 ) 45.h6
16.Bg5!?N
Re3+ 46.Kf4 Rh3 47.Kg5 Kg8 48.Kg6 ]
[ 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.Bg5 f6!?= Tiviakov,S 1-0
( 17...e6 18.Nf6 h6 19.Bxh6 Be2 20.Rfe1
Bxc4
21.Nd7+
Kg8
22.Bxg7
Kxg7
23.Rbd1 Bb5 24.Rxd6 Bxd7 25.Rxd7 Rc2
B36
26.a4 b5 27.axb5 Rb2 28.h4 )]
Ivanchuk,V
2725
16...f6
Kovacevic,A
2525
[ 16...Bxd5 17.exd5 ]
Beograd
1997
[ 16...Nf6 - 71/(165) ]
71/(165) 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
17.Bd2 Ne5
4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2
[ 17...Nh6!? 18.f4 f5 Malaniuk,V ]
Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 Be6 10.0-0 0-0
18.f4 Nc6
11.Qd2 Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 b5
[ 18...Nd7!? ]
14.b4 Qc7 15.e5N
19.f5 Bf7
[ 15.c5 - 70/150 ]
[ 19...gxf5 20.exf5 Bxd5 21.cxd5 Nd4
22.Bd3 Rc5 23.Be3 Rxd5 24.Be4 Re5 15...dxe5 16.Nxb5 Qb7 17.Rfc1 Rd8
18.Qe1 Ng4 19.Bc5
25.Bxb7 ]
20.g4 Ne5 21.Rbc1
[ 21.h4!? b5!? ]
21...Bxd5?!
B36
[ 21...Nd7!
22.b4
e6
23.fxe6
Bxe6
Popovic,P
2545
24.Bf4 ]
Velimirovic,D
2515
22.exd5 Kf7
Jugoslavija
1997
[ 22...Nf7 23.h4 g5 24.h5 Ne5 25.Be3 ]
[Gelfand,B]
23.Be3 b6 24.h4 h5?
71/(165) 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 24...Rc7 25.g5 Rac8 ]
4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2
25.gxh5 g5
[ 25...gxf5 26.h6 Bh8 27.Bh5+ Kg8 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 Be6 10.0-0 0-0
11.Qd2 Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 Ng4
28.Rxf5 ]
14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Bxd2 Bxd5!? 16.exd5 Nf6
26.hxg5 fxg5 27.Bxg5 Bf6
17.Bd3 Nd7 18.Rfe1
[ 27...Rg8 28.Kf2 ]
28.Bf4 Bg5 29.Bxg5 Rg8 30.Kf2 Rxg5
31.Rg1
[ 31.Ke3 Rag8 ]
31...Rxf5+ 32.Ke3 Rg8
[ 32...Rh8
33.Rg3
( 33.Rcf1
Rxf1
34.Rxf1+ Kg7 ) 33...Rg8 34.Rcg1 Rxg3+
35.Rxg3 ]
33.Rcf1 Rxf1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

128

[ 24.e5??
dxe5
25.fxe5
Qxh4+-+
B36
/\ 26...Rd5, 26...Nd5 ]
Tischbierek,R
2515
Van der Weide,K
2375 24...Rc8 25.Rc1
[ 25.e5!? Nd7!?
|^[+], <->c ><f4, h4, b3
Berlin
1997
( 25...dxe5 26.fxe5 Qxh4+ 27.Kg1 Nd7 )]
[Gelfand,B]
25...Rxc1!
71/(165) 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 25...Nd7
26.Qe3
Nc5
27.Rb1
4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2
( 27.Rc3? Nxe4! Korneev,O 28.Rxc8 Ng3+
Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 Be6 10.0-0 0-0
29.Kg1 Rxc8-+ )]
11.Qd2 Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 Ng4 26.Rxc1 e5 27.dxe6
14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Bxd2 Kf8 16.Bg5!?N Nf6
[ 27.fxe5!? Rxe5 ><e4 28.Kh2 Re8!?
17.Nxf6 Bxf6 18.Bxf6 exf6 19.Rbd1 Ke7
/\ Nd7 ( 28...Nxe4?! 29.Rc4 Nc5 30.Rxb4
20.f4 Rc5 21.Rd4 a5 22.Rfd1 Ra6
Nxd3 31.Rxb7 ; 28...Nd7!? )]
27...Rxe6 28.Kh2?!
[ 28.Rc4 Qe1+ 29.Kh2 Qxh4+ 30.Kg1
Qxf4-+ ]
B36
[ 28.Qc3 Qxc3 29.Rxc3 Nxe4 30.Rc7
Korneev,O
2560
b6 31.Rc6 d5 32.Rxe6? fxe6 33.Bxe4
Tiviakov,S
2640
dxe4 34.Kg1 Kf7 35.Kf2 Kf6 36.g4 h5-+ ]
Linares
1998
[ 28.Qc4!?
Qd2!
( 28...Nxe4
29.Qxb4
[Tiviakov,S]
axb4 30.Rc4 ) 29.f5 Re5!? ( 29...gxf5
30.exf5 Re1+ 31.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32.Kh2
71/166 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4
Qe5+ /\ d5 )]
8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0-0 28...d5!
[ 28...Nxe4? 29.Rc4 ]
Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 Ng4 14.Bd4!?N
29.exd5
Bxd4 15.Qxd4 Qc5!? 16.Qd3
[ 29.Rc8+ Kg7 30.exd5 Qxf4+ 31.Kh3
[ 16.Qd2 Nf6= /\ Bd7, a5, Bc6 ]
( 31.g3 Re3 32.gxf4 Rxd3-+ ) 31...Re3-+
16...Nf6
[ 16...Ne5?!
17.Qg3
/\ Kh1, f4-f5|^>>
( 31...Re1 32.g3 Re3 33.gxf4 Rxd3-+ )]
( 17.Qd2!? /\ Kh1, f4-f5 )]
29...Qxf4+ 30.g3
17.Kh1 Bd7 18.f4
[ 30.Kh3 Re3-+ -> ]
[ 18.b4 Qc7 ><<< ]
30...Re3!
18...a5=
[ 30...Qxc1 31.dxe6 ]
[ 18...Bc6? 19.b4 ]
31.gxf4 Rxd3 32.Kg3!?
19.a4?!
[ 32.Bh1!? ]
[ 19.Bf3 Bc6!? ( 19...a4 << )]
[ 32.Kg2!? ]
[ 19.Rbe1 a4!? ( 19...Bc6 )]
32...Nxd5
19...Bc6 20.Nd5 Re8
[ 32...Nh5+!? 33.Kf2 Nxf4 ]
[ 20...Bxd5 ><Be2 ]
[ 32...Rxb3!? ]
21.Rbd1
33.Rc8+?!
[ 21.Nxf6+ exf6 22.Bf3= ><e4, d6 ]
[ 33.Rc5 Ne7 34.Rxa5 Rxb3 /\ Nf5-h4 ]
[ 21.Rbe1 Nd7!? /\ e6 ( 21...Rad8= )]
33...Kg7 34.Rd8 Nxf4-+ 35.Rxd3 Nxd3
21...Rad8
36.Bxb7 f5! 37.Kf3
[ 21...Nd7 22.Bg4!? e6 23.Nc7 Bxe4
[ 37.Ba6 Nb4!? 38.Bc4 Kf6 39.Kf4 h6
24.Qxd6 ]
40.Ke3 Ke5 ]
22.h4? ><>>
37...Kf6 38.Ke3 Nc5 39.Bd5 Ke5 40.Bf7
[ 22.Bf3 Nd7 ><Bf3, /\ 23...e6, 23...e5 ]
f4+ 41.Kf3 Kf5 42.Bc4
[ 22.Nxf6+ exf6 23.Bf3= ]
[ 42.Bg8 h6 43.Bh7 Kf6!? /\ Kg7 ><Bh7
22...Bxd5 23.cxd5
44.h5 ( 44.Bg8 Ke5 /\ g5 ) 44...g5 ]
[ 23.exd5 e6 24.dxe6 Rxe6 |^<->e, ><e4, 42...h6 43.Kf2 g5 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.b4
e3 ]
axb4 46.a5 Ke4 47.a6 Nxa6 48.Bxa6 b3
23...Qb4 24.Bf3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

129

49.Bc4 b2 50.Bf7 Kd3 51.Kf3 Kd2

0-1

Spangenberg,H
Andres,M
Buenos Aires
[Andres,M]

26.Rfd1?
[ 26.Bxc5
Qxc5+
27.Kh1
Rxd6
( 27...Qxd6 28.Qxd6 Rxd6 _|_ ><Bb3 )
28.Qe7 Ra8 /\ Re8-/+ ]
B38 26...Rxb3!-+ 27.Ra1
[ 27.Rxb3 Rxd6! 28.Rxd6 Qe1# ]
2550
2355 27...Ra3
[ 27...Rd3 28.Qxd8+ Qxd8 29.Rxd3
1997
Qb6!-+ ]
28.Rxa3 Bxa3 29.h4 Rd7 30.Bg3
3.d4 Bg7 4.c4
[ 30.h5 Qd8 31.Qxe5 Bxd6 ]
Nf6 7.Nc3 d6 30...Rxd6! 31.Rxd6 Qc5+ 32.Kh2 Qxd6
10.Bxd4 Bd7 33.Bxe5 Qxf6 34.Bxf6 Bd7 35.Bd4 Kf8
Nd7 14.Bf2
0-1

71/167 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3
8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Nxd4
11.Qd2 Bc6 12.f3 a5 13.b3
[ 14.Be3 - 71/(167) ]
14...Nc5 15.Rab1 Qb6!?N Larsen,B
[ 15...e6 - 56/186 ]
16.a3 Qd8 /\ a4 ><b3 17.Bd1!?
[ 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Na4= ]
17...e6 18.b4
[ 18.Bc2
A) 18...Qe7 19.b4 axb4 20.axb4
A1) 20...Ra3
A1a) 21.bxc5
Bxc3
22.Qxd6
( 22.cxd6
Bxd2
23.dxe7
Re8
24.Rfd1 Bg5= ) 22...Qf6 23.Rfd1
Raa8 /\ Rad8, Bd4~/= ;
A1b) 21.Ne2!
Na4
22.Bb3!+/\ Qc1 ><Ra3 ;
A2) 20...Na4 21.Bxa4! Bxa4 22.b5
><Ba4 ;
B) 18...Qf6!? 19.Ne2 ( 19.Nb5 Bxb5
20.cxb5 Rfd8 21.b4 axb4 22.Qxb4
Qc3!= ) 19...Rfd8 20.Bd4 Qe7 21.Bxg7
Kxg7 22.b4 axb4 23.axb4 Na4 ]
18...axb4 19.axb4 Ra3! 20.bxc5
[ 20.Ne2 Nd3 21.Bg3 ( 21.Be3 Nb2!
22.Rxb2 Bxb2 23.Bh6 Bf6 24.Bxf8
Kxf8 ^^ ) 21...d5 22.exd5 exd5 23.cxd5
( 23.c5 Bb5! ) 23...Bxd5 ]
[ 20.Bd4 Bxd4+ 21.Qxd4 e5! 22.Qd2
Ne6 ]
20...Bxc3 21.Qc1
[ 21.Qxd6 Qa5 ]
21...Qa5 22.cxd6 Bb4 23.Qf4?!
[ 23.c5? Rc3 ]
[ 23.e5 Bd2 24.Qc2 Bf4 25.c5 Bxe5
( 25...Rc3!? 26.Qe2 Rxc5 27.Bxc5 Qxc5+
28.Kh1 Bxe5 ) 26.Rb3 ( 26.Re1 Bd4! )
26...Ra2 ]
[ 23.Bb3 Bxd6 24.c5= ]
23...e5
24.Qf6
Bc5!
25.Bb3
Rd8

Korneev,O
Cebalo,M
Porto San Gioirgio
[Korneev,O]

B38
2565
2485
1997

71/(167) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.c4

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 d6
8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Bd7
11.Qd2 Bc6 12.f3 a5 13.b3 Nd7 14.Be3
Nc5 15.Rab1 e6?! 16.Rfd1N
[ 16.Bh6?! Bxh6 17.Qxh6 e5!? ]
[ 16.Bd1 - 41/(168) ]
16...Be5 17.g3!
[ 17.Bf1?! Qh4 18.h3 ( 18.g3? Qf6 )
18...Qg3 ]
[ 17.Nb5 Qh4!? 18.g3 Bxg3!? ]
17...Qe7
[ 17...Qf6 18.Bg5!? ( 18.Nb5 )]
18.Nb5

Serper,G
Ivanov,I
Las Vegas
[Serper,G]

B39
2540
2510
1997

71/168 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3
Ng4 8.Qxg4 Bxd4?! 9.Bxd4 Nxd4 10.0-0-0
e5 11.Qg3 d6 12.f4 f6 13.f5 Kf7 14.Ne2!N
[ 14.Nb5 Nxb5 15.cxb5 Qc7+ 16.Kb1
gxf5 ( 16...Bd7?! - 34/225 ) 17.Rc1 Qe7
18.Bc4+ Kf8 ]
14...Nxe2+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 14...Nc6 15.c5 gxf5 16.Qb3+! Kg7
( 16...Be6 17.Qxb7+ Qd7 18.Qxd7+ Bxd7
19.Rxd6+- ) 17.exf5 ]
15.Bxe2 /\ c5+- b6
[ 15...gxf5 16.Bh5+ Kf8 17.exf5 Bxf5?
18.Rhf1+- ]
16.Qa3! Ke7 17.g4
[ 17.Rd2!? /\ Rhd1-> ]
17...Bb7 18.g5! Rf8
[ 18...fxg5 19.f6+! Kf7 20.Rxd6 Qc7
21.Rhd1 Rad8 ( 21...Rhd8 22.Qh3!+- )
22.c5! Rxd6 23.Rxd6 /\ Bc4+- ]
19.Qh3! Qd7
[ 19...Bxe4 20.Qxh7+ Rf7 21.gxf6++- ]
[ 19...Rh8 20.gxf6+ Kxf6 21.Rhf1 ]
20.Qxh7+ Kd8
[ 20...Rf7 21.gxf6++- ]
21.Rxd6! Qxd6 22.Rd1 Qxd1+ 23.Bxd1
Bxe4 24.gxf6 Rxf6 25.Qh4
1-0

130

[ 23.Rac1 ]
23...c3
24.Bxa6
Rxa6
25.Nc4
0-0
26.Ne3 g6 /\ f5 27.Re1 Rc6
[ 27...Bxe3
28.Qxe3
Rd6
29.Rbd1
Rfd8 ]
28.Rbd1 Rc5 29.Kg2 f5!?
[ 29...h5 ]
[ 29...Kg7 ]
30.exf5 gxf5 31.Nc4 /\ Rd4 Rxc4
[ 31...Qg6 32.Nxe5! Bxe5 33.Rd5 ]
[ 31...Qf6 ]
32.bxc4 Qxc4 33.Qb7 Rf7 34.Qb8+
[ 34.Qa8+ Kh7 ( 34...Rf8= )]
34...Kh7
[ 34...Rf8 35.Qd6 ]
35.f4?
[ 35.Qe8= ]
35...Qa2! 36.fxe5 Qxc2+?
[ 36...f4 37.Rxd4 Qxc2+ 38.Kh1 Qf2
39.Rde4 ]
37.Kh3 f4 38.e6!
[ 38.Rxd4 fxg3 39.hxg3 Qf5+ 40.Rg4 Rg7
41.Ree4 h5-+ ]
B43
Adams,Mi
2680 38...Qf5+?
[ 38...fxg3 39.Qxg3 Qf5+ 40.Qg4 Qxg4+
Short,N
2660
41.Kxg4 Rg7+ 42.Kf5 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
39.g4 Qd5 40.Rd3! Rf6 41.Qc7+
[Adams,Mi]
[ 41.Qc7+ Kg6 42.e7 Re6 43.Rxe6+
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3
Qxe6 44.Qd8+- ]
[ 2.Nf3 - 71/(169) ]
1-0
2...e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.g3 b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d4
[ 6.d3 ]
6...Nf6! 7.Bg5
C02
[ 7.e5 - 41/(169) ]
Hellsten,J
2495
7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 h6! 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.0-0
Volzhin,A
2495
Nc6 11.Nxc6N
Aalborg
1997
[ 11.Nb3 ]
[Volzhin,A]
11...dxc6
71/(169) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3!?
[ 11...Bxc6 12.f4= ]
[ 4.e5 - 70/129 ]
12.Qe2
[ 12.f4 Rd8 13.Qe2 Qd4+ 14.Kh1 Qd2 4...d5
[ 4...Nc6!? ]
15.Qf3!? ]
5.e5 Nfd7 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bd3!?N
12...e5 13.a4 b4 14.Nb1 a5
[ 7.Be2 ]
[ 14...Bc5 15.a5 0-0 16.Nd2= ]
7...cxd4 8.cxd4 Qb6 9.Bc2!
15.Qe3
[ 9.0-0 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 ]
[ 15.Nd2 Bc5 ]
15...Bd6 16.Nd2 Qe7 17.Nb3 c5! 18.Nd2 9...Nb4 10.0-0
[ 10.Bb3? Qa6 /\ Nd3 ]
Ba6 19.Rfd1 c4 20.Bf1?!
10...Nxc2
11.Qxc2
Be7
12.Nc3
0-0
[ 20.Nf1 0-0 21.Qf3 /\ Ne3 ]
13.Bg5! f6
20...Bc5 21.Qf3 Qe6 22.b3
[ 13...Qd8 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nb5 ]
[ 22.Qf5 0-0! ]
14.Bh4 Nb8!? 15.exf6 gxf6!?
22...Bd4 23.Rab1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 15...Bxf6 16.Bxf6 Rxf6 ]
16.Ne2! Nc6 17.Rad1 Qc7
19.Qd2 Bxg3 20.hxg3 Qg7!
[ 20...Bd7 21.Qh6 /\ Nf4-h5 ]
21.Nf4

131
18.Bg3

Bd6

Becerra Rivero,J
Khurtsidze,N
Luzern
[Becerra Rivero,J]

B42
2495
2415
1997

71/171 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

B42 a6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5
Sax,Gy
2535 8.Qh5 Bd6 9.Nc4 Nf6 10.Qe2!
[ 10.Nxd6+ - 71/(171) ]
Fogarasi,T
2440
11.Nxd6+
Qxd6
12.a4
0-0
Budapest
1998 10...b5
13.axb5!N
[Fogarasi,T]
[ 13.0-0 ]
71/170 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 13...cxb5 14.0-0
a6 5.Bd3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.0-0 Nf6
[ 14.Bxb5? Bg4 15.f3 axb5! ( 15...Qb4+?
8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Ne4
16.c3 Qxb5 17.fxg4 Qxe2+ 18.Kxe2
[ 9.Bg5 - 69/156 ]
Nxe4 19.Re1 ) 16.Rxa8 Rxa8 17.fxg4
[ 9.Re1 - 71/(170) ]
Qb6! ]
9...Be7 10.c3N
14...Bb7
[ 10.b3 - 54/256, C 07 ]
[ 14...Be6!? ]
10...Nbd7 11.Ng3! Ne5 12.Bc2 Bd7 15.Rd1! Qc6
13.Qe2?!
[ 15...Rfd8 16.Be3! Qc6 17.f3 ]
[ 13.Bg5! h6!? ( 13...0-0 14.Qe2 Nc6 16.f3 Nd7 17.c4!
15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Rfe1! Sax,Gy )]
[ 17.c3?! Nc5 18.Bc2 f5 19.exf5 Rae8
13...Nc6 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.Bg5 0-0 16.Nh5
/\ e4-> ]
Nxh5 17.Qxh5 g6 18.Qh6 Bxg5 19.Qxg5 17...b4
Rad8 20.h4?!
[ 17...bxc4 18.Bxc4 ^^ ><b7 ]
[ 20.Nf3! Kg7 21.h4 ]
18.Be3 Nc5 19.Ra5 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 f5
20...Qe5! 21.Nf3 Qxg5 22.Nxg5 Ne7 /\ Bc6
[ 20...Qc7 21.Rc5 Qb8 ( 21...Qe7 ) 22.Qd6
23.Rd2 Bc6 24.Rad1 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Bd5!=
Rd8 23.Qxd8+ Qxd8 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
25.Rxe5+- ]
21.Qd5+
[ 21.Rxe5! fxe4 22.Rxe4+- ]
B42
Korneev,O
2565 21...Kh8?
[ 21...Rf7 22.Qxc6 Bxc6 23.exf5 Rxf5
Sion Castro,M
2435
24.b3 ]
Elgoibar
1997
22.Qxc6 Bxc6 23.exf5+71/(170) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.0-0
Nf6 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Re1 Be7 10.Bf4 0-0
B42
11.h3 Bd7 12.a3N
Nunn,J
2620
[ 12.Qf3 - 70/(157) ]
Khurtsidze,N
2415
12...Nc6 13.Nf3 b5 14.Qe2 Qb6 15.Ne4 Luzern
1997
Nd5 16.Bh2 Nd4 17.Nxd4 Qxd4 18.c3
Qb6 19.Rad1 Rad8=
71/(171) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2
e5 8.Qh5 Bd6 9.Nc4 Nf6 10.Nxd6+ Qxd6
11.Qe2 0-0
[ 11...Be6 - 25/374 ]
12.0-0 Be6 13.b3 b5N
[ 13...Nd7 ]
14.a4 Rfd8 15.Bg5 Bxb3 16.axb5 cxb5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rad1 Be6 19.Bxb5 Qxd1
20.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 axb5 22.g4

132
Astrom,R
Agrest,E
Sverige (ch)

B42
2450
2460
1997

B42
2525 71/(172) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
2395 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.Qg4
1997 g6N
[ 7...Bf6 - 70/(157) ]
8.Nc3 d6 9.f4 Nd7 10.Qh3 b5 11.f5 Ne5
71/172 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 12.fxg6 Nxg6 13.0-0 b4 14.Ne2 e5 15.Qf3
a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.0-0
Be6 16.a3
[ 7.Nc3 - 71/(172) ]
[ 7.Qg4 - 71/(172) ]
7...d6 8.Qg4 Bf6 9.Qg3 Nc6 10.N1d2!N
B42
[ 10.Rd1 - 70/157 ]
Sax,Gy
2570
10...b5?!
Chernin,A
2640
[ 10...Nge7 11.Nc4 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 Magyarorszag (ch)
1997
13.Be3 ]
[Sax,Gy]
11.a4 Rb8 12.axb5 axb5 13.f4 e5
[ 13...Nge7 14.Nf3 Ng6!? ]
71/173 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
14.Nf3 Nge7 15.fxe5 dxe5
a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.c4 Qc7?!N
[ 15...Nxe5 16.Nfd4 ]
[ 7...d6 - 71/(173) ]
16.Be3 0-0 17.Rad1 b4
8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Be3 b6?
[ 17...Qc7 18.Nfd4 ><Bf6, b5 ]
[ 9...d6 10.a4! b6 11.a5 ]
10.Na4! Bb4+ 11.Kf1 Bc5 12.Nbxc5 bxc5
18.Bc5!
[ 18.Bc4 Qc7 19.Ng5 ( 19.Bg5 Kh8 13.Bxc5
/\ Be6 ) 19...Bxg5 20.Bxg5 Be6 ]
18...Be6
19.Nfd2!
Kh8
20.Nc4
Qc7
21.Bd6
B42
Vallejo Pons,F
2415
Korneev,O
2565
1997
B42 Elgoibar
Sax,Gy
2545 [Sax,Gy]
Agrest,E
2460
Gyula
1997 71/(173) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.c4 d6
71/(172) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Be3 b6!N
4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.Nc3
[ 10...Nc6 ]
d6 8.f4 Nd7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.Bd2 b6 11.e5!? 11.f4 Nbd7 12.Qf3 Bb7 13.Qh3 Re8
Bb7 12.exd6 Bxf3 13.dxc7 Bb7 14.f5 e5 14.Rad1 Qc8 15.g4 g6 16.g5 Nh5
15.Be4 Bxe4 16.Nxe4 Rc8 17.Be3 Rxc7 17.Qf3
18.0-0-0 Ngf6 19.Nbd2 Rc6 20.Rhe1 g6
21.Rf1
-
B42
Adams,Mi
2670
Salov,Va
2680
Wijk aan Zee
1998
[Adams,Mi]
Rytshagov,M
Vehi Bach,V
Groningen
[Rytshagov,M]

71/174 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qe2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 7.0-0 - 71/(174) ]
7...Nc6 8.Be3 d6 9.0-0!?
[ 9.Nc3 - 71/(174) ]
9...Nf6
[ 9...b5 10.a4 ]
[ 9...Bxe3 - 21/(280) ]
10.f4
[ 10.c4 ]
10...0-0N
[ 10...Bxe3+ ]
[ 10...Qc7 ]
11.Kh1
[ 11.Nc3 b5! 12.Bxa7 Rxa7 13.e5 dxe5
14.fxe5 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 Nd7 ]
11...e5!
[ 11...b5 12.a4 ]
12.f5
[ 12.Nc3 ]
[ 12.fxe5
Ng4!
( 12...dxe5
13.Bg5 )
13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.exd6 Qxd6 15.g3 b5 ]
12...Bxe3
[ 12...d5 13.Bg5 ]
13.Qxe3 Nb4!
[ 13...d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Qf3 ]
14.Nc3 b5 15.Rad1 Bb7 16.a3 Nxd3
17.Rxd3
[ 17.cxd3 Re8 ]
17...Rc8
[ 17...Qc7
18.Qg5
h6
19.Qh4
Kh7
20.Rg3 ]
18.Rfd1 Rc6
[ 18...Rxc3 19.Rxc3 Nxe4 20.Rcd3 Qc8
21.Nd2 Qxf5 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxd6
Bxc2= ]
19.Nd5 Rc4?
[ 19...Rxc2 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Rxd6 Qh4
22.Nc5 Ba8 23.b4 ]
[ 19...Nxd5 20.Rxd5 Qc7 21.f6! ]
[ 19...Ba8!? ]
20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Rxd6 Rxe4 22.Qg1!
[ 22.Qd2 Qxf5 23.Nc5 Rf4 ]
[ 22.Qa7 Qh4 ]
22...Qxf5 23.Nc5 Qc8?!
[ 23...Ba8 ]
24.Nxe4 Bxe4 25.c3 h5 26.Qe3! Qg4
27.R1d2
[ 27.R6d2 Bxg2+ ]
27...f6
[ 27...Ra8 ]
[ 27...a5 ]
28.h3 Qf5 29.Rxa6 Kh7 30.Kh2!+[ 30.Rb6 Rd8 ]

133
30...h4
[ 30...Qg6 /\ Rd8 ]
31.Rb6
[ 31.a4 b4 32.cxb4 Rc8 ]
31...Qg6 32.Qf2 Qg5 33.Rxb5 Ba8 34.a4
Re8 35.Re2
[ 35.a5 f5 ]
35...Rd8
36.Rb4
e4 37.Rbxe4!
Bxe4
38.Rxe4 Kg8 39.Qxh4
1-0

Van der Wiel,J

Ehlvest,J
Groningen (m/1)

B42
2525
2610
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Qg4
Nf6 9.Qxg7 Rg8 10.Qh6 Ne5 11.Be2 d5!
[ 11...b5 - 61/193 ]
12.Bg5N
[ 12.Nc3 ]
12...Neg4 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.exd5 Qxd5
15.g3 Qf5 16.N1d2 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Rxg4
18.c3 Bd7 19.Nd4 Bxd4
-

Kotronias,V
Milov,V
Groningen (m/4)

B42
2585
2635
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Be3
d6 9.Nc3 Nge7 10.0-0 e5 11.Rad1
[ 11.Bxa7 - 69/159 ]
11...0-0 12.Nd5N
[ 12.Bc4 ]
12...Be6 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.Qe3 b5 15.c3
Rb7 16.f4 exf4 17.Nxf4 Bxb3 18.axb3 Ne5
19.Be2 Qb6 20.Qxb6 Rxb6 21.b4 Rc8
22.Rd4 g6 23.Rfd1 Rcc6=

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A
Ioseliani,N
Groningen (ct)
[Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A]

134
B42
2445
Acs,P
2520
Fogarasi,T
1997 Budapest
[Fogarasi,T]

71/175 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Qc7
[ 6...d6 - 71/(175) ]
7.f4!? Bc5
[ 7...d6 8.c4 /\ Nc3 ]
8.c3 Nc6 9.Kh1!? d6
[ 9...Nxd4?! 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.e5 Nd5
( 11...Ng8
12.Qg4 )
12.Be4
Qc5
13.Na3 ]
10.Nb3N
[ 10.Nd2 - 52/179 ]
10...Ba7 11.c4 h5?!
[ 11...Nb4 12.Nc3 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 0-0
14.Qe2 ]
[ 11...0-0 ]
12.Qe2 Ng4
[ 12...Nb4 13.Be3 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Bxe3
15.Qxe3 Qxc4 16.N1d2 ]
13.Nc3 Nd4?!
[ 13...Qe7 14.Qe1 ]
14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.Nd1 Bd7 16.Bd2 Bc6
17.Rb1 Qe7 18.h3 Nf6 19.Bc3
[ 19.Be3? Nxe4! ]
[ 19.b4 h4 20.b5 Nh5 ]
19...Bxc3
[ 19...Ba7 20.b4 h4 21.Bxf6!? Qxf6 22.b5
axb5 23.cxb5 Bd7 24.b6 Bb8 25.Bb5 ]
20.Nxc3 h4 21.Qe3 Nd7
[ 21...Nh5 22.Ne2 ]
22.b4 b6 23.Rbd1 ><d6 Rb8 24.Be2!?
Rh6 25.Rd3 e5 26.f5 Rc8 27.Rfd1 Bb7
28.R3d2 /\ Na4 Bc6 29.c5
[ 29.b5!? Bb7 30.Na4 ]
29...bxc5 30.Bxa6 Rb8 31.b5 Ba8 32.a4
Rd8 33.a5 Nb8 34.Na4 Nxa6 35.bxa6 d5
[ 35...Rb8 36.Nb6 ]
36.exd5 Rxa6 37.Qc3 Qd6 38.Nb6
[ 38.Nxc5 ]
38...f6 39.Rc1 c4 40.Nxc4 Qc5 41.Qb2
Qa7
[ 41...Bxd5 42.Nb6+- ]
[ 41...Rxd5 42.Nb6+- ]
42.d6 Rc6 43.Qa2 Qf7 44.a6 Rd7 45.Qb3
Rc8 46.Qb5 Kf8 47.Rcc2 Rdd8 48.d7 Rc7
49.Nxe5
1-0

B42
2450
2440
1998

71/(175) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6 7.c4 Bd7
8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Be3 Ne5 10.Be2 Be7!? 11.f4
[ 11.Rc1 - 46/(223) ]
11...Ng6 12.Kh1N
[ 12.a4 ]
12...0-0 13.Qd2 e5! 14.fxe5
[ 14.Nf5 exf4! ( 14...Nxe4 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7
16.Nxe4 exf4 17.Bxf4 Qxe4 18.Bxd6
/\ Bf3+- ) 15.Bxf4 Bxf5 16.exf5 Nxf4
17.Rxf4 ( 17.Qxf4 d5 18.Rad1 Qb6!= )
17...d5! [] 18.cxd5 Bd6 19.Rff1 Be5!
/\ Qd6, Rfe8, Rac8~/= ]
14...dxe5 15.Nf5 Bb4! ><e4 16.Bf3!
[ 16.Bd3 Bxf5 ( 16...Bc6 17.Qc2 Bxc3
18.bxc3 )
17.exf5
( 17.Rxf5
Ng4! )
17...Nf4 ( 17...e4!? ) 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.Rxf4
Qd6 20.Raf1 Rad8 ]
16...Be6 17.Qxd8 Raxd8 18.Nd5 Nxd5
19.cxd5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Ne7 21.a3 Nxf5
22.Bb6 Rd6 23.Bc7!
[ 23.Bf2 Bd2! 24.Bc5 Rh6 ]
23...Rd7 24.Bxe5 Bd6 25.Bc3 Ne3 26.Rf2
f5! 27.Bd4 f4=

Almasi,Z
Anand,V
Groningen (m/1)
[Almasi,Z]

B42
2615
2765
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
[ 8...Be7 - 71/(176) ]
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Rd1 0-0 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.h3
Nd7!? 13.Be3 Nde5N
[ 13...b6 - 58/210 ]
14.Rac1 Bd7 15.Nxe5
[ 15.b3 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Qa5 ]
[ 15.Bb1 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Ne5 ]
15...dxe5
[ 15...Nxe5 16.b3 ]
16.f3! Nd4 17.Qf2 Bc6 18.Ne2 Rfd8
19.Nxd4!
[ 19.Bb1 Rd7! 20.Nxd4 exd4 21.Bxd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Rad8-+ ]
19...exd4 20.Bd2 e5
[ 20...a5 21.f4 ]
21.b4! Bd7
[ 21...Qd7 ]
22.Qe2 a5?! 23.bxa5 Be6
[ 23...Bf8 24.c5! ]
24.Kh1 Rdc8 25.Rc2 Bf8 26.Rb1 Bc5
27.Qf2! Rcb8?! 28.f4! /\ f5 exf4 29.Bxf4
Qxa5 30.Bxb8
[ 30.Rb5!? Qa3 31.Rb3 Qa5 ]
[ 30.Be5!? Qd8 ]
30...Rxb8 31.Qg3! Qd8 32.a4!
[ 32.e5 b6 33.Be4 ]
32...b6 33.e5?
[ 33.a5! Bd6 34.e5 bxa5 35.exd6!! Rxb1+
36.Kh2
A) 36...a4 37.c5 a3 38.c6 a2 39.Rxa2!!
( 39.c7?
Rh1+!
40.Kxh1
a1Q+ )
39...Bxa2 40.Bf5!!+- ;
B) 36...Rb3 37.c5
B1) 37...Bf5 38.c6! Rxd3 39.c7 Qc8
( 39...Qf8 40.Qxd3 Bxd3 41.c8Q Bxc2
42.d7+- ) 40.d7+- ;
B2) 37...Rxd3 38.Qxd3 Bf5 39.Qd2
Bxc2 40.Qxc2+- ]
33...Ra8 34.Ra2?!
[ 34.Ra1 ]
34...Qd7! 35.a5?!
[ 35.Rb5 Qxb5!= ]
35...bxa5
[ 35...Rxa5 36.Rxa5 bxa5 37.Rb5 ]
36.Qf3
[ 36.Rb5 Qxb5 37.cxb5 Bxa2 ]
36...Qd8!
[ 36...Qc8 37.Rb5 ]
37.Rb7 Rc8! 38.Rf2 Rc7 39.Rb5 a4
40.Ra5 a3 41.Rf1 Rc8 42.Ra6 Qe8
43.Qe4 Rb8 44.Ra5 Qe7 45.Qf3 Qc7
46.Rb5 Qxe5 47.Qf6 Qc7 48.Ra1 Rc8
49.Qf2 Bf8 50.Rc1 Qc6
0-1

135
8.c4 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.f4 Nc6?!
[ 10...Nbd7 - 48/(236) ]
11.Nxc6!N
[ 11.Be3 ]
11...bxc6
[ 11...Qxc6 12.e5 ]
12.e5 Nd7
[ 12...dxe5 13.fxe5 Nd7 14.Bf4 >> ]
13.exd6 Bxd6 14.Ne4 Be7 15.b3
16.Bb2 Bb7 17.f5! exf5 18.Rxf5 g6
[ 18...g6 19.Qg4! /\ Raf1-> ]

Sutovsky,E
Har_Zvi,R
Israel
[Sutovsky,E]

c5

B43
2595
2510
1998

71/177 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3

[ 2.Ne2 - 71/(177) ]
2...e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3 b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d4
cxd4
[ 6...b4 - 71/(177) ]
7.Nxd4 b4 8.Nce2!?
[ 8.Na4 - 70/(160) ]
8...Nf6 9.0-0!N
[ 9.Qd3 d6 10.0-0 Nbd7 ]
[ 9.Bg5 ]
9...Bxe4
[ 9...Nxe4!? 10.Nf4 d5
A) 11.Qh5!?
Nf6
12.Ndxe6!
Nxh5!
( 12...Qd6
13.Qf5
fxe6
14.Nxe6 )
13.Nxd8 Nxf4 14.Nxb7 Nxg2 15.Kxg2
Nc6 16.Bf4 Kd7 17.c4 d4 18.c5 Ke6 ;
B) 11.Re1!? ;
C) 11.Ndxe6
fxe6
12.Bxe4
dxe4
13.Qh5+
C1) 13...Kd7? 14.Rd1+ Bd6
C1a) 15.Qe5 Qe7 16.Rxd6+ Qxd6
17.Qxg7+ Qe7 ( 17...Kc6?! 18.Qxh8
e5 19.Be3! Nd7 20.Qxh7 ) 18.Qd4+
Qd6
19.Qg7+
( 19.Qxh8
Qd1+
20.Kg2 e3+ 21.f3 Bxf3+ 22.Kh3
e2 ) 19...Qe7 20.Qd4+= ;
B42
C1b) 15.Be3! Kc8 16.Bc5 ( 16.Nxe6
Rytshagov,M
2525
Qe7 17.Nxg7 ) 16...Bd5 17.Bxd6
Hellsten,J
2495
( 17.Nxe6
Bxe6
18.Rxd6
Qe8
Asker
1997
19.Qe5 ) 17...Qxd6 18.Nxd5 exd5
[Rytshagov,M]
19.Rxd5
Qg6
20.Qh3+
Kc7
21.Rad1 ;
71/(176) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
C2) 13...Ke7 14.Qg5+ Ke8 15.Qh5+
4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Ke7 16.Qg5+ Ke8= ]
10.Bxe4 Nxe4 11.Nf4 Bc5
[ 11...d5!? ]
12.Re1 Nf6
[ 12...d5?!
13.Rxe4!
( 13.Nfxe6
fxe6
14.Rxe4 Bxd4 15.Rxd4 Nc6 ) 13...dxe4
14.Nfxe6 fxe6 15.Qh5+ g6 16.Qxc5 Nd7
17.Qxb4 ]
13.Be3
[ 13.Qf3!?
A) 13...Ra7 14.Be3 Rc7 15.Rad1 Bxd4
16.Bxd4 Rxc2 17.Qb3 Rc8 18.Bxf6
Qxf6
A1) 19.Qxb4?!
Qe7!
( 19...Nc6?!
20.Qa3! ) 20.Rc1 Rd8! ;
A2) 19.Nd5 Qd8 20.Qxb4 ;
B) 13...Bxd4! 14.Qxa8 0-0 ]
13...Qb6
[ 13...Bxd4!? 14.Bxd4 0-0! ( 14...Nc6?!
15.Bc5 ><Ke8 ) 15.Bc5 Re8 16.Bxb4 d5
/\ Nc6= ]
14.Qf3?
[ 14.a3!
A) 14...bxa3 15.b4! Bxd4 16.Bxd4
Qd6 17.Rxa3
A1) 17...0-0 18.Rd3! Qc6 ( 18...Qxb4?
19.Bxf6
gxf6
20.Qg4+
Kh8
21.Ng6++- ) 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qg4+
Kh8 21.h4 e5 22.Nh5+- ;
A2) 17...Nc6 18.Bxf6 Qxd1 19.Rxd1
gxf6 20.b5 ;
B) 14...Nc6 15.Nxc6 Bxe3 ( 15...Qxc6
16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Nd3 Qb6 18.axb4 0-0
19.c3 ><a6 ; 15...dxc6 16.Bxc5 Qxc5
17.Nd3 Qb6 18.axb4 ) 16.Rxe3 dxc6
( 16...Qxc6
17.axb4
d5
18.Rea3
><a6 ) 17.Qd6! bxa3?! 18.Rae1!
B1) 18...Ra7 19.Nxe6! ( 19.Rb3 Rd7 )
19...fxe6 20.Rb3+- ;
B2) 18...Nd7 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Qxe6+
Kd8 21.Rd1
Ra7
22.Red3 Qc7
( 22...Kc8 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Qxd7+
Kb8
25.bxa3+- )
23.bxa3
Qc8
24.Qf7+- ]
14...0-0?
[ 14...Nc6 15.Nxc6 dxc6 16.Bxc5 Qxc5
17.Nd3
Qd6
( 17...Qd5
18.Qf4
a5
19.Rad1 ) 18.Ne5 ( 18.a3 bxa3 19.Rxa3
0-0 20.Rea1 c5 ) 18...Qd5 ( 18...Rc8
19.a3 ) 19.Qf4 Qb5 20.Qf3 Qd5= ]
15.Ndxe6! Bxe3?
[ 15...fxe6! 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Qxa8 Nd5!

136
18.Qb7! ( 18.Nxd5? Qxf2+ 19.Kh1 Qf3+
20.Kg1= ) 18...Nxf4 ( 18...g5 19.Nd3 Qxc2
20.Rad1 ) 19.gxf4 Qd4 20.Qe4 Qxb2
21.Rab1 Qxa2 22.Rxb4 ]
16.Nxf8 Bxf4 17.Qxa8
[ 17.Nxd7?! Nbxd7 18.Qxa8+ Bb8 ]
17...Bd6 18.Nxd7 Nfxd7 19.Re8+ Bf8
[ 19...Nf8
20.Rd1
Bc7
21.Qe4
Bd6
22.Qd5
Bc7
( 22...Bc5
23.Kg2+- )
23.Re7+- ]
20.Rc8! g6
[ 20...Qf6 21.Re1 Qxb2 22.Ree8+- ]
21.Re1 Kg7 22.Ree8 Bd6 23.Rg8+ Kh6
24.Qe4
1-0

Salov,Va
Nijboer,F
Wijk aan Zee
71/(177) 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 e6
4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bd3
Qc7 8.Bg5
[ 8.f4 - 70/(160) ]
8...Bb7 9.Qe2N
[ 9.0-0 ]
9...Nc6 10.Bh4 Nf6 11.Bg3 d6
13.a4 b4 14.Nb1 0-0 15.a5
Rfe8 17.N1d2 Nh5 18.Bh6 Bf6
-

Garcia,Gi
Sutovsky,E
Groningen (m/2)
[Sutovsky,E]

B43
2680
2580
1998
3.d4 cxd4
Qb6 7.Nb3

12.0-0 Be7
g6 16.Bf4
19.g4

B40
2480
2590
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3 b5 5.Bg2

Bb7 6.d4 b4 7.Na4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nf6
9.Bg5 Qa5
[ 9...Be7 - 33/249 ]
10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.c3N
[ 11.b3 ]
11...f5 12.0-0 fxe4 13.cxb4! Bxb4 14.a3
Be7 15.Re1 d5 16.b4 Qd8 17.f3! e3!
18.Nc5 Qb6 19.Rxe3 Nc6 20.Rc1 0-0
21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Qd4 Rfb8 23.Qg4+ Kh8
24.Qd4+ Kg8 25.Qg4+ Kh8 26.Qd4+
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Leko,P
Portisch,L
Magyarorszag (ch)
[Leko,P]

137
B44 32...b6 33.Rf1 Re6?!
[ 33...Bd6! ]
2635
2610 34.Nf5 Bf8 35.g3 Qe2 36.Qxe2 Rxe2
1997 R 9/i 37.Nd4 Re3
[ 37...Rb2 38.b4! ]
38.Rf3!
cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 38.Rxf6?! Rxc3 39.Rxb6 ( 39.Rxf7 Kg8
Nf6?!
40.Rb7 Bc5 41.Ne6 Re3! ) 39...Bc5 ]
38...Re1+ 39.Kg2 Kg7 40.Re3! Rd1
d5?!
41.Kf3 Rd2
[ 41...Bc5 42.Ke4 ]
42.b4 h5
[ 42...Rxh2 43.Re8! ]
[ 42...f5 43.Nxf5+ Kf6 44.g4 Rxh2
45.Re8 ]
43.h3 Rh2?
[ 43...Kg6 44.Ke4 Bd6 ]
44.Re8!+- Rh1 45.Rb8 Rf1+ 46.Ke4 Re1+
15.Qh5!+- ) 47.Kd5 h4 48.gxh4 Re5+ 49.Kc4 f5
50.Rxb6 f4 51.Rc6 Re4 52.Kd5
1-0

71/178 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4

Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3
[ 7...a6 ]
8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd2
[ 10...a6 - 64/(184) ]
11.exd5 Bxd5 12.Bc4! N
[ 12.Nc4 ]
12...a6
[ 12...Rc8 - 71/(178) ]
[ 12...Bxg2 13.Rg1 ]
13.Bxd5 axb5 14.Bb3?!
[ 14.Be4!? Benko,P ]
[ 14.Ne4!
Be7
( 14...f5
15.c3 ]
14...Nd4!
[ 14...Bh6 15.Ne4 ]
15.0-0
[ 15.c3?! Nxb3 16.Qxb3 Qd3! ]
15...Nxb3 16.axb3!
[ 16.Nxb3 Qxd1 17.Rfxd1 b4 ]
16...Rxa1 17.Qxa1 Be7
[ 17...Qxd2? 18.Rd1 ]
18.Qd1!?
[ 18.Rd1 0-0 ]
18...0-0 19.Ne4!
[ 19.Qg4+ Kh8 20.Rd1 Qc8! ]
19...Qc8!
[ 19...Qxd1 20.Rxd1 Rc8 21.c3 ]
20.Qe2 Rd8 21.Ng3
[ 21.Qxb5?! Qxc2 22.Qxb7 Kf8 ]
21...b4 22.f4! Bc5+ 23.Kh1 exf4 24.Rxf4
Re8
[ 24...Qe6!?
25.Re4
( 25.Rg4+
Kf8 )
25...Qd7 26.Qe1 ( 26.Qf1 Bd4! ) 26...Qd1
27.Re8+ Kg7 28.Nf5+ Kg6 29.Nh4+ Kg7
30.Nf3 ]
25.Qd1! Qd8!
[ 25...Qe6 26.Re4 ]
26.Qg4+ Kh8 27.Rf1 Qd4 28.Qh5 Rf8
29.Rd1
[ 29.Ne4 Be7! ]
29...Qe5
[ 29...Re8! ]
30.c3! bxc3?! 31.bxc3 Re8 32.Qf3
[ 32.Qxf7?! Qe1+ 33.Nf1 Qxd1 34.Qxe8+
Kg7 35.Qb5 b6= ]

McShane,L
Plaskett,J
Hastings

B44
2455
2450
1997

71/(178) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3
Nf6?! 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd2 d5?!
[ 10...a6 - 64/(184) ]
11.exd5 Bxd5 12.Bc4! N
[ 12.Nc4 ]
12...Rc8
[ 12...Bxg2 13.Rg1 ]
13.Qg4! Bxc4 14.Nxc4 Nd4 15.Nbd6+
Bxd6 16.Nxd6+
Ke7 17.Nxc8+
Qxc8
18.Qxc8 Rxc8 19.Rc1 Rxc2 20.Rxc2
Nxc2+ 21.Kd2 Nb4 22.Rc1 Nc6 23.Rc3
1-0

Van der Vorm,T

Brodsky,M
Wijk aan Zee (open)
[Brodsky,M]

B44
2370
2545
1998

71/179 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6
8.Na3 Be7 9.Be2 b6 10.0-0 Bb7 11.Be3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
0-0 12.Qb3 Nd7 13.Rfd1 Nc5 14.Qc2 Bf6
15.Rac1 Qe7!?
[ 15...Rc8 - 69/166 ]
16.Nab1 Nb4 17.Qd2 Rfd8 18.Qe1 a5!
19.Bf1!
[ 19.f3? d5 ]
19...Rd7!N
[ 19...Nxe4 20.Bxb6 ]
[ 19...d5
20.e5!
Bg5
( 20...Bxe5?
21.Bxc5+- ) 21.f4 Bh6 22.a3 ]
[ 19...Rab8 ]
20.Rd2 Rb8
[ 20...Nxe4
21.Nxe4
Bxe4
22.Nc3
( 22.Bxb6
Bxb1
23.Rxb1
Nxa2 )
22...Bxc3 23.bxc3 Nc6 24.Bxb6 Bf5
25.c5 ]
21.f3 Bc6 22.Rcd1 Rbd8 /\ d5 23.Kh1?!
[ 23.Qf2 g6!? ( 23...h6= )]
23...d5! 24.cxd5
[ 24.e5 Bh4 25.Qe2 ( 25.g3? d4-+ )
25...dxc4 26.Qxc4 Nd5 27.Bxc5 bxc5
28.Ne4?? Ne3 29.Rxd7 Bxd7-+ ]
24...exd5 25.Bxc5?!
[ 25.exd5 Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Rxd5 27.Rxd5
Bxd5 28.Nc3= Bxc3 29.bxc3 Bxa2??
30.Bxc5 Rxd1 31.Qxe7 Rxf1+ 32.Bg1+- ]
25...bxc5 26.a3
[ 26.exd5 Nxd5 27.Qxe7 Bxe7 _|_ ]
26...d4 27.Nb5
[ 27.Ne2!? d3 ( 27...Na6!? 28.Ng3 Nc7
29.Nf5 Qe5 ) 28.axb4 ( 28.Nf4? Nc2
29.Qg3 c4 ) 28...dxe2 29.Bxe2 cxb4 ]
27...Na6 28.Nxd4?
[ 28.Rc2? d3-+ ]
[ 28.Bc4 Rb8 29.Qe2 Nc7 30.Nxc7 Rxc7
31.b3 a4 ]
28...cxd4 29.Bxa6 Ba4!-+ 30.Rc1 Bg5
31.Rc4?! Bb3 32.Rc6 Bxd2 33.Nxd2 Be6
34.Qc1 Rd6 35.Qc5
[ 35.Rc7 Qg5 /\ Qe3-+ ]
35...Qf8! 36.h3 Rxc6 37.Qxc6 Qd6
[ 37...Rd6!? 38.Qb5 Qd8 ]
38.Qxd6 Rxd6 39.Bb5 Rd8 40.Kg1 Rc8
41.Ba4 Rb8
[ 41...Rc1+!? 42.Kf2 Ra1 /\ Ra2 ]
42.b3 Rc8! 43.Kf2
[ 43.b4 Rc3 44.bxa5 Rxa3-+ ]
43...Rc3! 44.Ke2
[ 44.f4 f6 ]
44...Kf8 45.Kf2 f6 46.Ke2 Ke7 47.Kd1 g5
48.Ke2 h6 49.Kf2 Kd6 /\ h5-h4, Ke5-f4, d3,

138
Rc2-+
0-1

Istratescu,A
Vaisser,A
Cairo
[Istratescu,A]

B45
2550
2575
1997

71/180 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nxc6
[ 6.Ndb5 - 71/(180) ]
6...bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qa5+ 9.c3 Ba6
10.Bxa6 Qxa6 11.Qe2
[ 11.h4 - 55/(210) ]
11...Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 f5 13.Nd2 Nf4+N
[ 13...g5 ]
14.Kf3 Nd3 15.Nc4 d5 16.exd6 e5
[ 16...0-0-0?! 17.Be3! ]
17.Ke2 e4 18.g3
[ 18.f3! Kd7 19.fxe4 fxe4 20.Be3 Bxd6
21.Raf1 Rhf8 22.g3! ]
18...0-0-0 19.Bf4=

Dominguez,L
Corbin,Ph
Guines
[Vilela,J]

B45
2215
2245
1997

71/(180) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Ndb5 Bc5 7.Nd6+ Ke7
8.Bf4!N
[ 8.Nxc8+ - 66/(152) ]
8...Qb6 9.Qd2
[ 9.Nc4 Bxf2+ 10.Ke2 Qd4! ]
9...Nh5
[ 9...Qxb2? 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Rb3 Qa5
12.Rb5 Qa3 13.Nc4+- ]
[ 9...Bxf2+? 10.Qxf2 Qxb2 11.Qc5 Qxa1+
12.Kd2 b6 13.Qa3 ]
[ 9...Ng4!? ]
10.0-0-0 Nxf4 11.Qxf4 f6
[ 11...Bxd6 12.Qxd6+ ]
12.Qg3 g6 13.Nc4 Qd8 14.f4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Sutovsky,E
Polgar,Ju
Hoogeveen
[Sutovsky,E]

139
B47
2590
2670
1997

71/181 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6
8.0-0 Nxd4
[ 8...h6 - 71/(181) ]
9.Qxd4
Bc5
10.Bf4
d6
11.Qd2
h6
12.Rad1 e5 13.Be3 Ke7 14.Bxc5 Qxc5
15.Na4! Qc6
[ 15...Qc7 16.f4 Rd8 17.fxe5!? dxe5
18.Qb4+ ( 18.Qxd8+ Qxd8 19.Rxd8 Kxd8
20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Nc4 Be6 22.Nxe5 Rc8 )
18...Ke8 ( 18...Rd6 19.Rf3! a5 20.Qxd6+
Qxd6
21.Rxd6
Kxd6
22.Nb6
Rb8
23.Ra3 ) 19.Rxd8+! ( 19.Nb6 Rb8 20.Nc4
Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Be6! ) 19...Qxd8 20.Nb6
Rb8 21.Nd5 Be6 22.Rd1 ]
16.f4! a5
[ 16...Bg4 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Qb4+ Ke8
A) 19.Rd6!? a5 20.Qa3 Qxc2 21.Nb6
Ra6 22.h3 Be6 23.Rfd1 Qc7 24.Qa4+
Ke7 25.Qb5 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Kxd6
27.Bf1!
A1) 27...Rd8 28.b4! Nxe4 ( 28...axb4
29.Qxb4+
Kc6
30.Bxa6
bxa6
31.Nc4+- ) 29.Bd3 Kc7 30.Bxe4 Rxb6
31.Qc5++- ;
A2) 27...Nxe4 28.Qd3+ Ke7 29.Nd5+
Bxd5 30.Qxd5 ;
B) 19.Rd2 Rc8 20.h3 Bd7 21.Nb6 Rc7
22.Rfd1 Qe6 23.Rd6 Qe7 24.Qd2 ]
17.Qd3! Ra6?N
[ 17...b5 18.Nc3
A) 18...b4!? 19.fxe5 Qc5+!? ( 19...dxe5
20.Nd5+ Nxd5 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.exd5
Ra6
23.d6+
Rxd6
24.Rxd6
Kxd6
25.Rxf7 Be6 26.Rxg7 Bxa2 27.Ra7
Rc8
28.Ra6+
Ke7
29.Rxa5
Bb1
30.Rxe5+ Kd6 31.Rb5+- )
A1) 20.Kh1?
A1a) 20...Qxe5 21.Nb5!
A1a1) 21...Bg4
22.Nd4
Rac8
( 22...Kf8 23.Nc6 Qxb2 24.Qxd6+
Kg8
25.Rde1 ) 23.Nf5+
Kf8
24.Nxd6 Rc6 25.Rd2 ;
A1a2) 21...Rd8
22.Nd4
Bb7!?
( 22...Bd7 23.Rf5 Bxf5 24.Nc6++- )
23.Rf5
Qxe4
24.Bxe4
Bxe4+

25.Qxe4+
Nxe4
26.Rdf1!
( 26.Nc6+ Ke6 27.Rf4 f5 ) 26...Nf6
27.Nc6+ Kd7 28.Nxd8 ;
A1b) 20...dxe5! 21.Nd5+ Nxd5
A1b1) 22.Qxd5 Qxd5 23.exd5 Ra6
24.d6+ Rxd6 25.Rxd6 ( 25.Rxf7+
Kxf7 26.Rxd6 Bf5= Dorfman,J )
25...Kxd6 26.Rxf7 Be6 27.Rxg7
Bxa2
( 27...Rc8?
28.Rg6+Dorfman,J )
A1b11) 28.Rg6+
Kc5
29.Ra6
( 29.Rc6+?!
Kb5
30.b3
Rd8
31.h4
Rd2
32.Rxh6
Rxc2
33.Bd5 Rc3 ) 29...Kb5 30.Bf1+
Bc4
( 30...Ka4??
31.Rb6!+- )
31.Bxc4+ Kxc4 32.Rxa5 e4 ;
A1b12) 28.Ra7
Rc8!
29.Ra6+
( 30.Be4
Rc5!
Ke7
30.Rxa5
31.Rxh6
Bb1 )
30...Rxc2!
31.Ra7+
Kf6
32.Ra6+
Ke7
33.Rxa2?! Rc1+ 34.Bf1 Rxf1+
35.Kg2 Rb1 ;
A1b2) 22.exd5!?
Qd6
23.Rfe1
/\ Re5 Bb7 24.Qf5 g6 |^ ><e6, g6,
g7, Ke7 ;
A2) 20.Rf2!
A2a) 20...Qxe5
21.Nd5+
Nxd5
22.exd5 Ba6 ( 22...Kf8 23.Qg6 f6
24.Rdf1+- ) 23.Qf3 Rhf8 24.Bf1! Bxf1
25.Rdxf1
Qxb2
26.Re1+
Kd8
27.Qe3+- -> ;
A2b) 20...dxe5
21.Nd5+
Nxd5
22.Qxd5 Qxd5 23.exd5 Ra6 24.d6+
Rxd6
25.Rxd6
Kxd6
26.Rxf7+- 19...de5 ;
B) 18...Qc5+!
19.Kh1
b4
20.fxe5
- 18...b4 ;
C) 18...Be6?! - 59/(207) ]
18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Qa3+ Ke8 20.Rf3! b5
[ 20...Bg4 21.Rc3 Bxd1 22.Rxc6 Rxc6
23.Bf1! Bxc2 24.Bb5 Bxe4 ( 24...Nxe4
25.Nc5+- ) 25.Nc5 Bf5 26.Nxb7 Bd7
27.Bxc6 Bxc6 28.Qd6+- ]
21.Rc3 Qb7 22.Qc5!
[ 22.Nc5?! Qa7 ]
22...Bd7
[ 22...Be6 23.Bf1 bxa4 24.Bb5+ Nd7
( 24...Bd7 25.Bxa6 Qxa6 26.Rxd7+- )
25.Qc8+ Qxc8 26.Rxc8+ Ke7 27.Bxa6+- ]
[ 22...Bg4 23.Bf1! Bxd1 24.Bxb5+ Nd7
25.Qc8+ ( 25.Rd3?! Bg4 26.Qxe5+ Kf8
27.Bxd7 Bxd7 28.Nc5 Qb4 29.Rd1!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

140

- 67/239 ) 16.Ne4 Nxe5 17.Bf4 ]

13...b4 14.Ne4 Nxe5 15.Bf4 0-0 16.c5!N
[ 16.Qh5 ]
16...Bb8?
[ 16...f6
17.Qd4
a5
18.Bxe5
fxe5
19.Qe3 ]
17.Qd4! Nf3+?!
[ 17...a5 18.Nd6 Ng6 19.Ne8 e5 20.Nxc7
exd4 21.Nxa8+- ]
[ 17...f6 18.Qxb4 Qe7 ]
18.Bxf3 e5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Qxb4 Be6
21.Rfe1 Ba7 22.Qa3! a5
[ 22...Rfd8 23.b4 a5 24.Qxa5 ]
23.Rac1 Qc7
[ 23...Rfd8 24.h4! ]
24.Ng5 Bf5 25.Be4 h6 26.Nf3
[ 26.Bxf5 hxg5 27.Qe3 Qd8! ]
B47 26...Bh3
[ 26...Bxe4 ]
Mantovani,R
2375
Romanishin,O
2550 27.Nd4 Rfe8 28.Qf3 Rac8 29.g4 Qe5
Reggio Emilia
1997 30.Bh7+
1-0
71/(181) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4
cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6
8.0-0 h6 9.Re1 Nxd4 10.e5 Nb5 11.Nxb5
B47
axb5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.Bf4N
Nijboer,F
2580
[ 13.c3 - 55/(213) ]
Polgar,Ju
2670
13...d6 14.Re3 Bd7 15.Rd3 Bc6 16.Bxd6 Wijk aan Zee
1998
Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Ke7 18.Rd4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 [Polgar,Ju]
Rhd8 20.c3 Qb6 21.Qd2 Rxd4 22.cxd4
Qd6 23.Qxh6 Qxd4 24.Qh5! Qe4+ 25.Qf3 71/183 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4
f5!=
cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.f4 Nxd4
[ 6...a6 - 71/(183) ]
7.Qxd4 a6 8.Be3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0-0
B47 Rc8 11.Rd2 Nf6 12.Bf3 Be7 13.g4
[ 13.Kb1 - 46/234 ]
Adams,Mi
2680
Plaskett,J
2450 13...d5!N
[ 13...Bc5 ]
England
1997
14.exd5
[Adams,Mi]
[ 14.g5 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 Bc5
71/182 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4.d4
17.Qd3 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Bxe3 19.Qxe3
cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.g3 Qc7 7.Bg2 Nf6
0-0= ]
8.0-0 Bc5 9.Nxc6 dxc6 10.Na4 Ba7
14...b4 15.Na4
[ 10...Be7!? ]
[ 15.d6 Bxd6 ( 15...bxc3 16.dxc7 cxd2+
11.c4 b5?
17.Bxd2 Bxf3 18.Rf1 Bxg4 19.Qa4+ )
[ 11...Nd7 12.b4 ]
16.Ne4 Be7 ]
12.e5 Nd7
15...Bxd5 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Nb6
[ 12...bxa4 13.exf6 gxf6 14.Qxa4 ]
[ 17.Qxg7 Bf6 18.Qh6 Rg8! 19.Qxh7 Rh8
13.Nc3
20.Qe4 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Qc6 ]
[ 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Nc3 Ba6 15.Re1 17...Nxb6 18.Qxb6 Qc4
( 15.Bf4 b4 16.Ne4 0-0 17.Qg4 Bxf1
[ 18...Qxb6 19.Bxb6 Rc6 20.Be3 f6
18.Nf6+
Kh8 )
15...b4
( 15...0-0?
21.Rhd1 Kf7 22.Rd7 Rhc8 23.R1d2 ]
Ra8 ) 25...Qxc8 26.Rxc8+ Ke7 27.Rxh8
Rd6 ( 27...Ra7 28.Bd3 Bg4 29.Nc3+- )
28.Nc3 Nf6 29.Bd3 Bf3 30.Ra8 Rb6
31.Rxa5 Rxb2 32.Rxe5+ Kd7 33.a4+- ]
23.Qxe5+ Re6 24.Qd4 bxa4 25.e5 Qb6
26.exf6
[ 26.Rc5 ]
26...gxf6
[ 26...Qxd4+ 27.Rxd4 gxf6 ( 27...Rxf6
28.Rcd3+- ) 28.Bh3 ( 28.Rcd3 )]
27.Bh3
[ 27.Rcd3 ]
27...Qxd4+ 28.Rxd4 Ke7 29.Rc7 Rd8
30.Bxe6 fxe6 31.c4 e5 32.Rd2
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Qb7
[ 19.Kb1 0-0 ]
19...0-0 20.b3
[ 20.Qxe7? Qxa2 21.Rdd1 b3 ]
20...Qc7
[ 20...Qc3 21.Bd4 ]
[ 20...Rc7 21.bxc4 ( 21.Qb6 Qe4 22.Qxc7
Qxh1+ 23.Rd1 Qf3 24.Qxe7 Qxe3+
25.Kb1 Qxf4 26.Rd8 Qf1+ 27.Kb2 Qf6+
28.Qxf6 gxf6 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.c4 bxc3+
31.Kxc3
Ke7
32.b4
Kd6
33.Kd4= )
21...Rxb7 22.Rhd1 Rc8 23.Rd7 Rxd7
24.Rxd7 Kf8 25.Rb7 /\ c5 ]
21.Qxc7 Rxc7 22.Re1 Rfc8 23.Ree2 h6
24.Bd4 Rc6
[ 24...g5 25.f5 Bd6 26.Be5 ]
25.Kd1?!
[ 25.Rd3 ]
25...Kf8 26.Rd3 g5
[ 26...Bd6 27.f5 ]
27.fxg5
[ 27.f5 exf5 28.gxf5 Bf6 ]
27...hxg5 28.Rh3 Ke8
[ 28...f6 29.Rh8+ Kf7 30.Rh7+ Ke8
31.Rd2= ]
29.Rh8+ Kd7 30.Rh7 Rd6 31.Rd2 Rf8
[ 31...Ke8 32.Rh8+ Kd7 ]
32.c4 bxc3 33.Bxc3 Kc6 34.Rxd6+ Bxd6
35.Bf6 R 9/k Bf4 36.Ke2
[ 36.Be7 Rc8 37.Rxf7 Kd5 38.h4 Rc1+
39.Ke2 Ke4 40.Bxg5 Rc2+= ]
36...e5
[ 36...Kd5?! 37.Rh5 ]
37.h4 gxh4 38.Bxh4 Kd5 39.Kf3 Rc8
40.Rxf7 Rc3+ 41.Kg2 Rc2+ 42.Kf3 Rc3+
[ 42...Rxa2 43.Rd7+ Ke6 44.Ra7= ]
[ 42...Rh2 43.Rh7 Rh3+ 44.Kg2 Rh2+= ]
43.Kg2 Rc2+
[ 43...Ke4!? 44.g5 Rc2+ 45.Kh3 Kf3
46.Bg3 Rc1 47.Kh2 Rc2+ ( 47...Kg4
48.Bxf4 exf4 49.g6 Rc2+ 50.Kg1 Kg3
51.Kf1 f3 52.Ke1 f2+? 53.Rxf2 ) 48.Kh3
Rc1= ]
44.Kf3
-

141
Molnar,Be
Kogan,A
Paks
[Molnar,Be]

B47
2395
2500
1997

71/(183) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4

cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.f4 a6 7.Nxc6 bxc6
8.Bd3 c5!?
[ 8...d5 - 53/174 ]
9.Qe2 Ne7!N
[ 9...Bb7 ]
10.0-0 Nc6 11.Kh1 Bb7 12.Be3 d6
13.Rae1 Be7 14.a3 0-0 15.Rf3 g6
[ 15...Nd4! 16.Bxd4 cxd4 17.Nd1 g6
18.Rh3 ]
16.Rh3 Rfd8
[ 16...Rfe8!? ]
17.Qf2! Rd7 18.Rf1!

Milos,G
Murshed,N
Groningen (m/1)
[Milos,G]

B47
2590
2490
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6

5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Kh1 Bb4
9.Bg5 Bxc3 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.bxc3 d6
[ 11...Ne7 12.Qd2 d5 ]
12.Qd2N
[ 12.f4 - 23/(361) ]
12...Bd7 13.Rad1 Ke7
[ 13...0-0-0 14.Qh6 ]
14.f4 Rac8 15.Nb3! Rcd8 16.Qe1! Na5
17.Nd4 h5
[ 17...Nc6 18.Qh4 ]
18.Qh4 Nc6
[ 18...Qxc3?! 19.e5 ]
19.Nf3! Rhg8 20.Nd2 Na5?
[ 20...Bc8
21.Nc4
( 21.e5!?
dxe5
22.Ne4 ) 21...b5 22.Ne3 ]
21.e5+- dxe5 22.Ne4
[ 22.fxe5? Qxe5 23.Qb4+ Ke8 24.Ne4
Nc6! ]
22...Rg6 23.Bxh5 Rh6
[ 23...Rh8
24.fxe5
Qxe5
25.Rxf6!
( 25.Nxf6 Rxf6 26.Rxf6 Rxh5 ) 25...Rxh5
( 25...Rxf6 26.Nxf6+- ; 25...Qxh5 26.Rxf7+
Kxf7 27.Rxd7+ Kg8 28.Qd8# ) 26.Rxf7+!
Kxf7 27.Rxd7+ Kg8 28.Qd8# ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

142

24.Nxf6! Rxf6 25.fxe5 Qxe5 26.Rde1!

Qxc3 27.Rf3 Qxe1+
[ 27...Qb2 28.c3 ]
28.Qxe1 Rxf3 29.Bxf3 Nc6 30.Qh4+ f6
31.Qh7+ Kd6 32.Qg7 f5 33.h4
1-0

Timman,J
Polgar,Ju
Wijk aan Zee
[Timman,J]

B47
2635
2670
1998

71/185 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Kh1
Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Qd3 b5 11.f4 Bb7
12.Bf3 Bb4?!N
[ 12...0-0 ]
13.e5 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nd5 15.Ba3 f5
[ 15...Rc8 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Qg3!+- ]
16.exf6 gxf6 17.Bh5+ Kd8 18.f5 Rg8
19.Bf3
[ 19.fxe6? Rxg2! 20.Kxg2 Nf4+ 21.Kg1
Qb6+ 22.Qd4? Nh3# ]
19...Rc8
[ 19...Nf4!?
20.Qd6
( 20.Qd4!?
e5
21.Qb4 ) 20...Qxd6 21.Bxd6 Bxf3 22.Rxf3
e5 23.a4! ]
20.Rae1!
[ 20.fxe6 dxe6 21.Rae1 Qd7 ]
20...Qxc3 21.fxe6 Qxd3 22.e7+ Kc7
23.cxd3 b4 24.Rc1+
[ 24.Bxb4 Nxb4 25.Bxb7 Kxb7 26.Rb1 a5
27.a3 Rce8 ]
24...Kd6 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Bxb4+?
[ 26.Bxd5 Kxd5 27.Re1 Re8 28.Bxb4 Kd4
29.Bd6 ]
26...Nxb4 27.Bxb7 Rb8! []
[ 27...Re8 28.Bxa6 ]
28.e8Q Rxe8 29.Be4 Nxa2 30.Rxf6+?!
[ 30.Bxh7 ]
30...Re6! 31.Rf1 h6 32.Ra1 Nb4 33.h4
Ke5 34.g4
[ 34.g4 d5 ]
-

Van der Wiel,J

Kobalija,M
Wijk aan Zee II
[Van der Wiel,J]

B47
2525
2500
1998

71/186 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Kh1
Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Qd3 b5 11.f4 Bb7
12.Bf3 h5 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bxb7 Qxb7
15.Ne4 Be7 16.b3!
[ 16.Bd2 Rc8 17.a3 ( 17.Rae1 Qc6! )
17...Qd5!? 18.Bb4 Qxd3 19.cxd3 f6= ]
16...Rc8 17.Bb2 /\ f5 Nh6
[ 17...Qc6 18.Rac1 /\ c4 ]
18.Qf3! /^h1-a8, <->d
[ 18.f5?! Nxf5 19.Rxf5 exf5 20.Nd6+
( 20.Ng3 g6 ; 20.Nc3!? ) 20...Bxd6 21.exd6
Qe4! ]
[ 18.Nd6+ Bxd6 19.exd6 Nf5 20.Rae1
Kf8 ]
18...Qb8
[ 18...Qb6!? ]
19.Rf2
[ 19.Qxh5 Rxc2 20.Rf2 ( 20.Rfc1 Qa8! )
20...Rxf2
( 20...Qc8?!
21.Nd6+!
Bxd6
22.Rxc2 Qxc2 23.Rc1! ) 21.Nxf2 Qb6
( 21...0-0 )]
19...Nf5 20.Rd1 h4 21.Rfd2N
[ 21.Rd3 - 69/171 ]
21...Rc7 22.Bd4!? /\ c3, b4, Bc5 Qb7
[ 22...Nxd4 23.Rxd4 Rxc2 24.Rxd7 ]
[ 22...h3!? ]
23.c3 a5 24.Rd3 ><f3
[ 24.a3!?
A) 24...Bxa3
25.Ra2
b4
( 25...Be7
26.Rxa5 ) 26.Bc5 h3 ;
B) 24...h3!? ]
24...Qc6
[ 24...0-0 25.g4 ]
25.Bf2! /\ Rd7 Qb7 26.Kg1 f6! 27.Re1
/\ 28.Qg4, 28.Qh3
[ 27.exf6 gxf6 ]
27...0-0
[ 27...Kf7!? ]
28.Qh5
[ 28.exf6 Bxf6 29.Nxf6+ ( 29.Qh5 Qa8 )
29...Rxf6 30.Qh5 Rh6!? ( 30...Qa8 )]
28...fxe5 29.fxe5 Qb8!? ><e5, /\ 30.Rh3
Qe8
30.Qg6!
/\ 30...Rb7 31.Rd7! Rd7 32.
Qe6+/[ 30.g4 hxg3 31.hxg3 Qe8 32.Qxe8 Rxe8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
33.Bb6 Rc6! 34.Bxa5 Ra8 35.b4 d5
36.exd6 Nxd6 ]
30...Rf7?!
[ 30...Qe8 31.Qxe8 Rxe8 32.Bb6
A) 32...Rb7
33.Bxa5
Ra8
34.b4!
( 34.Bb4?! Bxb4 35.cxb4 Rxa2 36.Nc5
Rba7 );
B) 32...Rc6 33.Bxa5 Ra8 34.b4 d5
35.exd6 Nxd6
B1) 36.Nc5
Nc4
37.Nxe6
Nxa5
38.bxa5 ( 38.Nd4 Rxc3! ) 38...Rxa5 ;
B2) 36.Nxd6 Bxd6 37.Re4 Be7!?
( 37...g5 38.c4! bxc4 39.Rc3 )]
31.g4 (+) hxg3
[ 31...Nh6? 32.Be3 Qe8!? 33.Nf6+!+- ]
32.hxg3 Rb7 33.g4 Nh4!?
[ 33...Qxe5 34.gxf5 ]
34.Bxh4 Bxh4 35.Nd6! Rf8
[ 35...Qf8? 36.Nxf7+- ( 36.Rh3+- )]
[ 35...Rf4 36.Re4! Qf8 37.Rxf4 Qxf4
38.Qe8+ Kh7 39.Qh5+ Kg8 40.Qxh4+- ]
36.Rf1?
[ 36.Re4? Qa7+ ]
[ 36.Nxb7? Bxe1 ]
[ 36.Re2 Rc7!? /\ Qb6 ]
[ 36.Rh3!
Qa7+
37.Ree3
Rbb8
38.Qe4!+- ( 38.Qh5?! Qxe3+! 39.Rxe3
Bf2+ )]
36...Rxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Qf8+ 38.Kg2
[ 38.Ke2 Qf2+ 39.Kd1 Rb8 40.Ne8
Qf1+!? ><e5 ( 40...Qf7 )]
38...Qf2+ 39.Kh3 Be7!
[ 39...Rb8 40.Ne8!? ( 40.Ne4+- )]
[ 39...Qe1 40.Qf7++- ]
40.Nxb7
[ 40.Qe8+ Kh7 ><Rd3 ]
40...Qf1+ 41.Kg3 Qg1+= 42.Kf3 Qf1+
43.Ke4 Qe1+ 44.Kd4 Qg1+ 45.Re3
Qd1+
[ 45...Qd1+ 46.Qd3 Qxg4+ 47.Re4 Qg1+ ]
-

143

b5 12.Qd2 Bb7 13.Rae1 b4N

[ 13...0-0 - 64/(190) ]
14.Na4 Qd4 15.f3
[ 15.e5 Bxg2+ 16.Kxg2 Qg4+ 17.Kh1
Qf3+= ]
15...e5
[ 15...Bc6 16.c3 Qa7 17.Bc2 ]
16.c3 bxc3 17.Nxc3 0-0 18.Ne2 Qb6
19.Ng3 Rfe8
[ 19...g6 20.f4 ]
20.Bc4 Rad8 21.Nf5 d5 22.Qg5 g6
23.Bb3 Bc8
[ 23...Kh8
24.Nh6
Kg7
25.f4
Nxe4
26.Rxe4 f6 ( 26...dxe4 27.Nxf7+- ) 27.Nf5+
Kh8 28.Rb4+- ]
[ 23...Nh5!?
24.Ba4!?
( 24.Ne7+
Kg7
25.Nxd5 Bxd5 26.exd5 Nf4 27.Rd1
Qb5 )]
24.Ne3 Bb7
[ 24...d4 25.Nc4 Qe6 26.f4 ]
25.exd5 Nxd5
[ 25...Bxd5 26.Nxd5 Nxd5 27.Rxe5 Rxe5
28.Qxe5 ]
26.Ng4
[ 26.Nc4!? ]
26...Kg7
27.Qh6+
Kg8
28.Qg5
Kg7
29.Qh6+ Kg8 30.Qh4
[ 30.Nxe5 Qf6 ( 30...Qd4 31.Re4 Qxb2
32.Nxf7! Kxf7 33.Qxh7+ Qg7 34.Rf4++- )
31.f4! ]
30...Kg7 31.Nxe5 f6 32.Nc4 Qb4 33.Qg3
Rxe1
[ 33...a5 34.Rxe8 Rxe8 35.Nd6 ]
[ 33...Bc6 34.Rxe8 Rxe8 35.Nd6 Re2
36.Ne4 Rxb2 37.Bxd5 Bxd5 38.Qc7+ Bf7
39.Nd6 ]
34.Qxe1 Bc6 35.Qxb4 Nxb4 36.Kg1 Bb5
[ 36...Bd5 37.Rd1 ]
37.Re1 Rd4 38.Re4 Rxe4 39.fxe4 Nd3
40.Nd6 Nxb2 NB 9/c 41.Kf2?
[ 41.Nxb5 axb5 42.Kf2+- ]
41...Bd7 42.Ke3 Kf8 43.Kd4 Ke7 44.Nb7
Bb5
[ 44...Bc6 45.Nc5 a5 46.Bd5 ]
B48
Sokolov,An
2585 45.Kc3 Na4+
[ 45...Nd3 46.a4 ( 46.Bc4 Bxc4 47.Kxc4
Tregubov,P
2550
Ne1 48.g3 Nf3= ) 46...Bc6 47.Kxd3 Bxb7
Bourbon_Lancy
1997
48.a5 Kd6 49.Kd4 g5= ]
[Sokolov,An]
46.Kb4 Nb2?!
71/187 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 46...Nb6 47.a4 Bc6 48.Nc5 Kd6= ]
Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 47.a4 Bf1?
Nxd4 9.Bxd4 Bc5 10.Bxc5 Qxc5 11.Kh1
[ 47...Nd3+ 48.Ka5 Bc6 49.Bd5 Kd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

144

50.Bxc6+ Kxc6 51.Kxa6 ]

[ 47...Bc6 48.Bd5 ]
48.Kc3 Nxa4+ 49.Bxa4 Bxg2 50.Nc5 a5
[ 50...Kd6 51.Kd4 Bf1 ]
51.Kd4 Bf3 52.Bc2 g5 53.Nb7+- f5
54.Nxa5 fxe4 55.Bxe4 Be2 56.Bxh7 Kf6
57.Nc6 Bg4 58.Bd3 Bh3 59.Ne5 Bc8
60.Nc4 Bb7 61.Be4 Bc8 62.Ne3 Be6
63.Nf1 Bc8 64.Ng3 Bg4 65.Kd5 Be6+
66.Kd6 Bg4 67.Bd3 Bf3 68.Be2 Bb7
[ 68...Bxe2 69.Nxe2 Kf5 70.Kd5 Kg4
71.Ng1 Kf4 72.Kd4 g4 73.Kd3+- ]
69.Bg4 Bg2 70.Nh5+ Kg6 71.Ke5 Bh3
72.Be2 Bc8 73.Ng3 Bd7 74.Bd3+ Kg7
75.Ne4 Kh6 76.Kf6 g4 77.Ng3 Ba4 78.Bf5
Bd1 79.Be6 Bf3 80.Nf5+ Kh7 81.Kg5 Bd1
82.Ng3 Bc2 83.Bf5+
1-0

Hector,J
Cramling,P
Malmoe
[Cramling,P]

B48
2500
2545
1997

71/188 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0
Ne5 9.h3 Bc5 10.Kh1 d6 11.f4 Ng6
12.Qf3
[ 12.Qe2 - 67/(242) ]
12...0-0 13.Rae1 b5 14.f5
[ 14.Qg3? Nh5! /\ Nhf4-/+ ]
14...Ne5 15.Qg3 Qb6!N
[ 15...Bd7 ]
[ 15...Kh8 ]
16.Nce2
[ 16.Nb3 Bxe3 17.Rxe3 Bb7= ]
16...Nxd3 17.cxd3 e5 18.Bh6?!
[ 18.Nc2 Bxe3 19.Nxe3 Bb7 ]
18...Nh5 19.Qg4
[ 19.Qg5 f6! 20.Qxh5 Bxd4 21.Bc1 Bb7
/\ d5=/+ ]
19...Bxd4 20.Nxd4
[ 20.Qxh5 gxh6-+ ]
[ 20.Ng3 d5!-+ ]
20...exd4? ><f4
[ 20...Qxd4 ]
21.Qxh5! gxh6
[ 21...f6 22.Bf4 ]
22.e5?
[ 22.f6 Kh8 23.Qxh6 Rg8 24.Rf4

A) 24...Qc6 25.Rg1 ( 25.Rh4? Bf5! )

25...Rg6 26.Qf8+= ;
B) 24...Rg6 25.Qf8+ Rg8 26.Qh6= ]
22...dxe5!
23.f6
Kh8
24.Qxh6
Rg8
25.Rxe5 Bb7-+ 26.Rf2
[ 26.Rh5 Bxg2+ 27.Kh2 Qc7+ 28.Rf4
Be4! 29.dxe4 Qc2+-+ ]
26...Rg6 27.Qh4 h6 28.Re7 Bd5 29.Qf4
Rc8 30.h4 Qc6 31.Kh2 Qc1 32.Qxd4
[ 32.Re8+ Kh7 33.Rxc8 Rxg2+! ]
32...Qc5
[ 32...Bxg2!
33.Rxg2
Rxg2+
34.Kxg2
Rg8+ 35.Kf3 Qh1+-+ ]
33.Qxc5
[ 33.Qf4 Qc1 ]
33...Rxc5 34.Re5 b4?!
[ 34...Rg4 35.Rff5 Rxh4+ 36.Kg3 Rd4 ]
35.g3?!
[ 35.Rff5 Rxg2+ 36.Kh3 Rxb2 37.Rxd5
Rxd5 38.Rxd5 Rxa2-+ ]
35...Rb5
36.Rc2
Rxf6
37.Rc8+
Kg7
38.Ree8 Rf2+ 39.Kg1 Rg2+ 40.Kf1 Rxb2
0-1

Kindermann,S
Milos,G
Groningen (m/2)
[Milos,G]

B48
2570
2590
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6

5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Ne5
9.h3 Bc5 10.Kh1 d6 11.f4 Ng6 12.Bb5+?!
axb5 13.Ndxb5 Qc6 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.e5
[ 15.Nd6+? Ke7 16.e5 Ne8 ]
15...Nd5
[ 15...Nh4 16.Rf2 ]
[ 15...Nd7 16.Nd6+ Ke7 17.Qh5 ]
16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Nd6+ Kf8!
[ 17...Kd7? 18.Nxf7 Rf8 19.f5! ( 19.Nd6
Kc7 )]
[ 17...Ke7 18.Qh5 ]
18.Qh5 d4 19.Rae1 Bd7 20.f5 Nxe5 21.f6!
[ 21.Rxe5 Qxd6 22.f6! ]
21...Qxd6 22.Rxe5?
[ 22.fxg7+ Kxg7 23.Rxe5
A) 23...Be8? 24.Rxe8 Raxe8 25.Qxf7+
Kh6 26.Rf6+
Qxf6
27.Qxf6+
Kh5
28.g4# ;
B) 23...Be6? 24.Qg5+ Kf8 25.Qf6 Rg8
26.Rxe6+- ;

CHESS INFORMANT 71
C) 23...Qg6? 24.Rg5+- ;
D) 23...f6 24.Rg5+
D1) 24...Kf8 25.Rd5 Qe7 26.Rxd7
Qxd7
27.Rxf6+
Ke7
( 27...Kg8
28.Qg5+ Qg7 29.Qd5++- ) 28.Rf7+
Kd8 29.Rxd7+ Kxd7 30.Qd5++- ;
D2) 24...fxg5 25.Qf7+ Kh6 26.Rf6+
Qxf6 27.Qxf6+ Kh5 28.Qf7+ ;
E) 23...Rhf8! 24.Rd5 ( 24.Rg5+ Kh8
25.Rxf7 Rxf7 26.Qxf7 Qf8! 27.Qxd7
Qf1+ 28.Kh2 Qf4+ 29.Rg3 Rg8-+ )
24...Qe6 ( 24...Qe7 ; 24...Qg6 25.Qe5+ )
25.Rxd7 Qxd7 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Qf6+
Kg8=
28.Rf5
( 28.Rf4?
Ra6-+ )
28...Rfe8 ( 28...h6 29.Rg5+= ) 29.Qg5+
( 29.Rg5+? Kf8 30.Qh6+ Ke7 31.Re5+
Kd8 32.Qb6+ Kc8-+ ) 29...Kf8 30.Qh6+
Ke7 31.Qf6+ Kf8 32.Qh6+= ]
22...Rg8 23.Rd5
[ 23.Re7
A) 23...Be8 24.Re6! Qc7 ( 24...fxe6
25.f7
Bc6
26.Qxh7+- ;
24...Qxe6
25.Qxc5++- ) 25.Re7 ;
B) 23...Be6! 24.Re1 ( 24.Rxe6 Qxe6
25.Qxc5+ Ke8-+ ) 24...Bd5 25.R1e5
( 25.Qxh7 Qxf6-+ ) 25...gxf6-+ ]
23...Qa6
[ 23...Qe6? 24.Rxd7 ]
24.Rf3
[ 24.Re1 Be6 25.Rd7 gxf6 ]
24...Be6 25.Rxd4
[ 25.Rd8+? Rxd8 26.Qxc5+ Qd6-+ ]
[ 25.Rxc5 gxf6 ]
25...gxf6 26.Qxc5+ Ke8! 27.Rd2 Qa5-+
28.Qxa5 Rxa5 29.a3 Rd5 30.Re2 Ke7
31.Rb3 Rd7 32.Rb6 Rg5 33.a4 Re5
34.Rf2 f5 35.Kh2 Kd8 36.b3 Kc7 37.Rb4
Re4 38.Rb5 Red4 39.c4 Rd2 40.Kg1 Rxf2
41.Kxf2 Rd2+ 42.Kf1 Rb2 43.Kg1 Bd7
44.Rc5+ Kd6 45.Rd5+ Ke6 46.Rd3 Bc6
47.g3 Be4
0-1

145

[ 7.f4 - 71/(190) ]
7...Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 Be7 10.Nxc6
bxc6 11.Bd3!?
[ 11.Nb6 - 69/174 ]
11...c5
[ 11...d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Nb6 Rb8
14.Nxc8 Qxc8 15.Bd4 0-0 16.Qe2 ]
12.c4 Bb7 13.Nc3 h5!?
[ 13...0-0 14.f4 d6 ]
14.h3 h4 15.Qd2
[ 15.f4 Nh5 ]
15...d6N
[ 15...Bd6 ]
16.Rab1 Rd8
[ 16...Nd7 17.f4 ]
17.Bg5!
[ 17.b4?! cxb4 18.Rxb4 Nd7 ]
17...Nh7 18.Bf4 Nf8 19.b4 cxb4 20.Rxb4
Ng6?
[ 20...Nd7 ]
21.Rfb1 Ba8
[ 21...Bc6 22.Be3 ]
22.Be3 Rc8 23.Rb6
[ 23.Na4!
A) 23...Bc6 24.Nb6 Rd8 25.Nd5 exd5
26.exd5 Ba8 ( 26...Bd7 27.Bb6 Qc8
28.Bxd8 Bxd8 29.Rb8 Qc5 30.Bxg6
fxg6 31.Qe2+ Kf7 32.R1b7+- ) 27.Bb6
Qd7 28.Bxd8 Bxd8 29.Bxg6 fxg6
30.Rb8 Qa7 31.Qe3++- ;
B) 23...0-0 24.Nb6 Rb8 25.Nxa8 Rxa8
26.Rb7 Qd8 27.f4 ]
23...Ne5 24.Rxa6 Nxd3
[ 24...Nxc4? 25.Nb5! Nxd2 26.Nxc7+ Kd7
( 26...Kd8 27.Bxd2 Kxc7 28.Ba5+ Kd7
29.Bb5++- ; 26...Rxc7
27.Rxa8+
Kd7
28.Bb5++- ) 27.Nxa8 Nxb1 28.Nb6++- ]
25.Qxd3 0-0 26.Ra4 Rb8 27.Rb5?
[ 27.Ra7
A) 27...Rxb1+ 28.Nxb1 Qd8 29.Nc3
( 29.c5 );
B) 27...Rb7 ]
27...Rfc8!
28.Bd4
Bc6
29.Ra7
Qd8
30.Rb3 Ra8 31.Nb5 Rcb8 32.Qe2 Bf8
B49 33.Rxa8 Rxa8 34.a3?! Qg5 35.Be3
Shirov,A
2700 Qe5 36.f3 d5! 37.Bd4 Qg5 38.cxd5 exd5
Milos,G
2590 39.Rc3
[ 39.exd5? Qxd5 40.Qb2 Rd8 ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 39.e5 Qc1+ 40.Qf1 Qc4 41.Qxc4 dxc4
[Milos,G]
42.Rb1
Bxb5
( 42...Bxa3= ) 43.Rxb5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
Bxa3= ]
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0
39...Bxb5 40.Qxb5 Qd2 41.Qd3!=

CHESS INFORMANT 71

146

[ 41.Qxd5? Rb8 ]
-

Berelovich,A
Beshukov,S
Cherkessk
[Berelovich,A]

B49
2515
2430
1997

71/(190) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.f4 b5
8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.Bf3 Bb7 10.Be3 Qc4
11.Qd4!N
[ 11.e5 - 50/211 ]
[ 11.Qd3 ]
11...Qxd4
[ 11...Rc8 12.Qa7 Ba8 ( 12...Qc7 13.Bb6
Qb8
14.Qxb8
Rxb8
15.Ba7
Rc8
16.0-0-0 ) 13.Qxa6 b4 ( 13...Bb4 14.Bd4!
Nf6 15.0-0-0 ; 13...Nf6!? ) 14.Qxc4 Rxc4
15.Na4 Bxe4 ( 15...Rxc2 16.Kd1 Rc7
17.Ke2 Nf6 18.Rac1 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Bxe4
20.Rc8+ Ke7 21.Bb6! ) 16.Nb6 Bxf3
17.Nxc4 Bxg2 18.Rg1 Bd5 19.Nb6 Bc6 ]
12.Bxd4 Rc8
[ 12...b4
13.Na4
Nf6
14.e5
Nd5
15.Nb6 ]
13.0-0-0 Ne7 14.Rhe1 d6 15.Kb1 Nc6
[ 15...Ng6!? ]
16.Bb6

Morozevich,A
Shipov,S
Sankt_Peterburg
[Morozevich,A]

B50
2590
2575
1997

71/191 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3

Nc6 5.c3 a6 6.Bb3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3N
[ 7...Bh5 - 66/161 ]
8.Qxf3 g6= 9.0-0 Bg7 10.Qe2 0-0 11.Nd2
[ 11.Be3
b5
12.d4!?
( 12.Nd2
b4
13.Rfc1= )]
11...b5 12.f4 Nd7
[ 12...Nh5 13.Qe1 b4 14.Nf3 ]
13.Nf3 b4 14.Bd2 a5 15.a4 Nb6?!
[ 15...Rb8 16.Rab1 ]
16.Bc2
[ 16.Rae1 bxc3 17.bxc3 c4 18.dxc4 Nd7 ]
16...e6 17.h4 |^ Qd7 18.h5 f5 19.hxg6

hxg6 20.Rae1
[ 20.g4!? ]
20...Rae8 21.Qf2 Bf6 22.Bb3
[ 22.Qg3 Kg7 ( 22...Qg7 23.e5 Be7
24.exd6 Bxd6 25.Ng5 ) 23.Nh4 Qf7!?
( 23...Bxh4
24.Qxh4
Rh8
25.Qg3 )
24.exf5 Bxh4 25.Qxh4 exf5 26.Qg3 Rxe1
27.Rxe1 Re8 28.Qf3 ]
22...Kg7 23.Re2
[ 23.e5! Bd8 24.Be3! ( 24.exd6 Qxd6
25.Be3 Nd7 26.d4 Bb6 27.Rd1 cxd4
28.Nxd4 Nxd4 29.Bxd4+ Bxd4 30.Rxd4
Qe7 ) 24...Be7 ( 24...Nd5 25.Bxd5 exd5
26.exd6 d4 27.cxd4 cxd4 28.Bxd4+ Nxd4
29.Qxd4+ Bf6 30.Ne5 Rd8 31.Re3 Qxd6
32.Qa7+ Kg8 33.Rg3+- )]
23...e5 24.exf5 Qxf5 25.Rfe1
[ 25.Qe1!? Qxd3 26.fxe5 ( 26.Re3 Qf5
27.fxe5 Bxe5 ) 26...Nxe5 27.Nxe5 Bxe5
28.Rxf8 Rxf8 29.Rxe5+- ]
25...Re7
[ 25...Qxd3? 26.Bc2 Qxc2 27.fxe5+- ]
26.fxe5
[ 26.Re4!? ]
26...Nxe5 27.Nxe5 Rxe5 28.Qxf5 gxf5
29.cxb4
[ 29.Bf4 Rxe2 30.Rxe2 bxc3= ><c3 ]
29...axb4!
[ 29...cxb4 30.Bf4 Rxe2 31.Rxe2 ]
30.a5
[ 30.Bf4 Rxe2 31.Rxe2 Ra8= ]
30...Nd7 31.Be6
[ 31.a6 Ra8 ]
[ 31.Rxe5 Nxe5 32.Bd5 Nxd3 ]
31...Rxe2
[ 31...Rd8 32.b3! ( 32.Bf4 Rxe2 33.Rxe2
Bd4+
34.Kf1
Ne5
35.Bd5
Nxd3 ;
32.Rxe5 Nxe5 33.Bd5 Nxd3 )]
32.Rxe2 Ne5 33.Bd5 Nxd3
[ 33...Rh8 34.a6 Ng4 35.Re6 Bd4+
36.Kf1 Rh1+ 37.Ke2 Ra1 38.Rxd6+- ]
34.b3 Bd4+ 35.Kf1 Ne5 36.a6 c4 37.Bxb4
[ 37.bxc4 b3 ]
37...cxb3?
[ 37...Rh8! 38.Rd2 cxb3 39.Bxb3 ]
38.Bxd6 Rd8
[ 38...b2 39.Bxf8+ Kxf8 40.Rxb2+- ]
39.a7?!
[ 39.Bxe5+ ]
39...b2 40.Re1??
[ 40.Bxe5+ Bxe5 41.Re1 Bf4 42.a8Q
Rxa8 43.Bxa8 Bc1 44.Re7+ /\ Rb7+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
40...Nd3 41.Re7+ Kh8
[ 41...Kg6 ]
42.Ba2 Bxa7 43.Rxa7!
[ 43.Bc7 Ra8 44.Bb1 Bc5 45.Bxd3 Bxe7
46.Be5+ Kg8 47.Bxb2 ]
43...Rxd6 44.Bb1= Nc5 45.Ke2 ><f5 f4
46.Ra8+ Kg7 47.Rb8 Na4 48.Bc2 Rb6
49.Rxb6 Nxb6 50.Kf3 Nd5 51.Ke4
[ 51.Ke4 Ne3 52.Bb1 Nxg2 53.Kf3= ]
-

147

[ 25...Bxe5 26.Ng4+- ]
26.Ng4 h5
[ 26...exf5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Rxf5 Qxf5
29.Be4 ]
27.Qh6+!! Kg8
[ 27...Bxh6 28.Nf6+ Kg7 29.Nxd7 Rfe8
30.fxg6+- ]
28.fxg6 fxg6 29.Nxe5! []
[ 29.Qxg6 hxg4 30.Qxg4 Kh7 31.Bh3 ]
29...Bxe5 30.Bh3!
[ 30.Qxg6+ Qg7 31.Qxe6+ Kh8 ]
30...Rxf1+ 31.Rxf1 Bg7
[ 31...Qe8 32.Rf8+! Qxf8 33.Bxe6+ Qf7
B50
34.Qxg6+ ]
Adams,Mi
2680
King,D
2530 32.Qxg6 Re8 33.Rf6 Nxc3 34.Bxe6+
[ 34.Kg2 ]
Kilkenny
1997
34...Rxe6 35.Rxe6 Kf8 36.Kg2 Nb5?!
[Adams,Mi]
[ 36...Qf7 37.Qxf7+ Kxf7 38.Rc6 a4
71/192 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3
39.Kf3 ]
[ 2.Nf3 - 71/(192) ]
37.Rb6!+- Nc7 38.Qxh5 Ne6 39.Qg6 Nd8
2...d6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Bg4
40.Rd6 Qe7 41.Qf5+ Nf7 42.Rd7 Qf6
[ 5...g6 ]
43.Qxc5+ Kg8 44.Qf5 Qxf5 45.exf5 Nh6
6.h3 Bxf3
46.Rd5
[ 6...Bh5!? ]
1-0
7.Bxf3 g6
[ 7...e6 ]
8.Bg2 Bg7 9.d3
B40
[ 9.0-0 h5!? ]
Timman,J
2635
9...0-0 10.0-0 Nd7
Nijboer,F
2580
[ 10...Rb8 - 68/156 ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
11.Bg5!?
[ 11.h4 ]
71/(192) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.g3
[ 11.Ne2 ]
b5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.d3 d6 7.0-0 Qc7
11...h6?!N
[ 7...Nd7 - 53/182 ]
[ 11...Re8 ]
8.Nh4 Nf6 9.f4 Be7 10.Be3N
[ 11...Rb8 12.Qd2 Rc8 ]
[ 10.Bd2 ]
12.Be3 Rc8
[ 10.f5 ]
[ 12...Rb8 ]
10...Nbd7
11.Qe2
Nb6
12.a4
Nxa4
13.Nxa4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 0-0 15.f5 Nd7
13.Rb1 /\ Ne2 Nd4 14.Qd2 Kh7 15.Nd1
16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Qg4 Rxf1+ 18.Bxf1 Nf8
[ 15.f4 Qa5 ]
19.Nf3 Bc6 20.Ra2
15...b5 16.c3 Nc6 17.a3!
[ 17.f4 b4 /\ Qa5 ]
17...a5 18.f4 b4 19.Nf2 Nb6 20.h4
/\ h5, Bh3 e6
B50
[ 20...Na4 21.Qc2 ]
Adams,Mi
2680
[ 20...bxc3 21.bxc3 Na4 22.Nd1 /\ Qc2
Van Wely,L
2655
( 22.d4?? Nxc3 )]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
21.f5 bxc3
[Adams,Mi]
[ 21...exf5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.Bh3 ]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6
22.bxc3 Ne5 23.Bf4 Na4?
[ 4...Bd7 - 71/(193) ]
[ 23...Rb8 ]
5.0-0 Bg7
24.Kh1 Qd7 25.Bxe5! dxe5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 5...Bd7!? ]
6.Bb5+
[ 6.Re1 - 71/(193) ]
6...Nc6
[ 6...Bd7 - 71/(193) ]
7.d4 cxd4
[ 7...a6 - 69/(176) ]
8.cxd4 a6N
[ 8...0-0 9.d5 Nb8 10.Nc3 ]
9.Be2!?
[ 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nc3 ]
9...d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Be3 Qb6?!
[ 11...0-0 12.Ne1 Qb6 13.f3 Bxe5
14.fxe4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Nxd4 16.Kh1
dxe4 ]
12.Nc3! Nxc3 13.bxc3 Na5
[ 13...0-0 14.c4 Qa5 ]
14.Qa4+! Bd7 15.Qa3 Qc7 16.Bg5
[ 16.Nd2 ]
16...Bf8
[ 16...Qd8 17.Bxe7 ]
17.Nd2 h6 18.Bh4 e6 19.Qb2 Bg7
20.Rfc1 0-0
[ 20...b5 21.a4 ]
21.c4 Nxc4 22.Bxc4!
[ 22.Nxc4 dxc4 23.Rxc4 Bc6 24.Bf3
Qd7= ]
22...dxc4 23.Nxc4 Bc6 24.f4!
[ 24.Nd6 g5 25.Bg3 Qd7 /\ f5 ]
24...b5?!
[ 24...Rab8 ]
25.Nd6 Qb6 26.Rc5 Bd5 27.Be7
[ 27.Rac1 f6 ]
27...Rfb8 28.Rac1 Bf8
[ 28...b4 29.Rc7 /\ Nf7 ]
29.Bxf8
[ 29.Rc7 Ra7 ]
29...Rxf8 30.Qd2 /\ f5 Qd8 31.a3 Rb8
32.Rc7 Qh4 33.R7c3 a5 34.Rh3 Qg4
35.Rg3 Qh5 36.Rh3 Qg4 37.Qf2 /\ Rh4 b4
38.Rg3
[ 38.axb4 Rxb4 39.Rh4 Qxg2+ 40.Qxg2
Bxg2 41.Kxg2 Rxd4 ]
38...Qh5 39.axb4 axb4
[ 39...Rxb4 ]
40.Rh3 Qxh3 41.gxh3 b3
[ 41...Ra8!? ]
42.Rb1!
[ 42.Qb2 Ra8 ]
42...Ra8 43.Qg3! Rfb8
[ 43...Ra2 44.Rxb3 ]
44.Qc3?

148
[ 44.f5 exf5 45.Nxf5 Be4 46.Ne7+ Kf8
47.Rf1 Kxe7 48.Qh4++- ]
44...Ra2 45.Nxf7
[ 45.Qc7 Rf8 ]
45...Rf8! 46.Rxb3!=
[ 46.Nxh6+ Kg7 47.Ng4 Rg2+ 48.Kf1
Rxf4+ 49.Ke1 Rg1+-+ ]
46...Rxf7 47.Rb8+ Kg7 48.Qc8! Rg2+
49.Kf1 Rxf4+ 50.Ke1 Re4+ 51.Kf1 Rf4+
52.Ke1 Re4+
-

Adams,Mi
Gelfand,B
Wijk aan Zee

B50
2670
2675
1998

71/(193) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2

Bd7 5.Qc2N
[ 5.e5 ]
[ 5.d3 ]
5...Qc7 6.0-0 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6
9.Be3 d5 10.Nb5 Qb8 11.Rd1 dxe4
12.Nd2 Bf5 13.Nd4 Bg7 14.Bb5 Qc7
15.Qa4 Bd7 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Be2 Nd5
18.Qxe4 Bf5 19.Qf3 Nxe3
-

Yudasin,L
Mantovani,R
Reggio Emilia

B50
2610
2375
1997

71/(193) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2

g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Re1 0-0 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.h3
Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nc6 10.Na3!
[ 10.a4 - 56/201 ]
10...a6N
[ 10...Rb8 ]
[ 10...Qa5 ]
[ 10...Nd7 ]
11.Nc2 b5 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qc7
14.Bg5 h6 15.Be3 Rac8 16.Rad1 Nb8
17.Nb4 Qb7 18.Bf4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

149

B50 31...Rb3 32.Re3

[ 32.Qe8 Qf5 ]
Adams,Mi
2680
Short,N
2660 32...Rb4
[ 32...Rxe3 33.Qxe3 /\ Bd3, Nd2-e4 ]
Groningen (m/4)
1997
33.Qe8 Qxe8 34.Rxe8 Nxc4 35.Bxc4 Rxc4
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 5.0-0 36.Nxd6 Rc1 37.Rc8
Bg7 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.Re1 0-0 1-0
9.d4 Na6 10.e5N
[ 10.d5 - 67/246 ]
10...dxe5 11.dxe5 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Rad8
B50
13.Re1 Nd5 14.Na3 Nac7 15.Nc4 b6
Yudasin,L
2610
16.a4 h6 17.h4 Ne6 18.g3 Rd7 19.Kf1
Zagrebelny,S
2475
Rb8 20.Ke2 a6 21.Rd1 Kf8 22.Ne3 Rbd8 Sankt_Peterburg
1997
23.Nxd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxd5 25.Be3 Rd8 [Zagrebelny,S]
26.c4 Rb8 27.Bd2 Ke8 28.Bc3
-
71/195 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bd3
Nc6 5.Bc2 Bg4 6.d3 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.h3
Bxf3
[ 8...Bd7 - 40/214 ]
B50
Anand,V
2765 9.Nxf3 0-0 10.0-0 Nd7 11.Rb1N
[ 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qb6 13.d5 Nd4= ]
Gelfand,B
2695
[ 11.a3!? ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 11.Be3 ]
[Anand,V]
11...b5 12.d4
[ 12.a3!? ]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 5.0-0
Bg7 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.d4 0-0 8.d5 Na5 12...b4!? 13.d5
9.Re1 e6 10.Bf1!N /\ c4
[ 13.Ba4! Qc7
[ 10.dxe6 - 67/247 ]
A) 14.d5 Na5!? ( 14...Nce5 15.Nxe5
10...exd5 11.exd5 Bf5 12.Na3
Nxe5
16.f4
Nd7
17.cxb4
cxb4
[ 12.c4! ><Na5 ]
18.Bc6 )
15.cxb4
cxb4
16.Bd2
12...b6 13.Bf4?! /\ Nb5
( 16.Nd4?! Nc5 17.Bc2 Bxd4! 18.Qxd4
[ 13.Ba6!? Bc8 ( 13...Qd7 14.b4 cxb4
b3= 19.Bh6? e5! 20.dxe6 Nxe6-+ )
15.cxb4 Ne4 16.Nd4 ) 14.Bd3 /\ c4 ]
16...Rab8 ( 16...Nc5? 17.Bxb4 Nxe4
13...a6! 14.Rc1 Be4 15.Bg5
18.Qe1+- ) 17.Bxd7!?
( 17.Rc1
Nc5
[ 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nh5! ]
18.a3 b3! [] ) 17...Qxd7 18.b3 Rfc8= ;
15...Re8 16.b4 Nb7 17.b5!?
B) 14.Bg5!? h6 ( 14...bxc3 15.bxc3 Nb6
[ 17.Nd2! Bxd5 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Bxf6
16.Bb5! )
Bxf6 20.Ndc4 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 b5 22.Nb6 ]
B1) 15.Bxc6?! Qxc6 16.Bxe7 Rfe8
17...axb5 18.Nxb5 h6??
17.Bh4 bxc3 18.bxc3 Rxe4 ;
[ 18...Qd7 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.a4 ^^, ><Nb7 ]
B2) 15.d5 Nce5= 16.Bxe7?! Nxf3+
[ 18...Rxa2 19.Qb3 Ra5 ( 19...Ra8 20.Nd2
17.gxf3 ( 17.Qxf3? Ne5-+ ) 17...Rfe8
Na5
21.Qb2
Bxd5
22.Rxe8+
Qxe8
18.Bh4 bxc3 19.bxc3 Bxc3! 20.Bc6
23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Nc7 ) 20.Nd2 ]
Rab8 21.Qa4 g5 22.Bxd7 Rxb1
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nd2+- Bxg2
23.Rxb1 Re7 24.Bc6 gxh4 25.Rb7
[ 20...Bf5 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.Nc7 Qc8
Qd8 26.Qxa7 Rxb7 27.Qxb7 Qg5+= ;
23.Nxa8 Qxa8 24.a4 /\ Bb5+- ]
B3) 15.Be3!?
Rab8!
( 15...bxc3
21.Bxg2 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Rxa2 23.Ra1
16.bxc3 Rab8 17.Bb5! )]
Rb2 24.Rb1 Ra2 25.Nf3 Qd7 26.Qe4! 13...Nce5 14.cxb4
><f5, g4, a4 Kg7 27.c4 h5 /\ Qg4 28.h3!
[ 14.Nd2? bxc3 15.bxc3 c4! ]
Na5 29.Bf1 Ra4 30.Re1 Rb4 31.Kg2!
[ 14.Nxe5!? Nxe5 15.f4 Nd7 16.c4 ]
[ 31.Qe8 Qxe8 32.Rxe8 Nxc4 33.Bxc4 14...Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 cxb4= 16.Bd2 Qb6
Rxc4 34.Nxd6 Rc1+ ]
17.Ba4 Nc5 18.Bc6 Rab8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

150

[ 18...Rac8!? ]
19.Bg5 Bf6! 20.Bxf6
[ 20.Bh6 Bg7= ]
20...exf6 21.Qxf6 Nxe4 22.Qf4 f5 23.Rbd1
Qd8! 24.f3 Nc5 25.b3 Qf6 26.Rfe1 Rf7
27.Kf1
[ 27.Kf2!? a5 28.Qd4 Qxd4+ 29.Rxd4
f4= ]
27...a5
[ 27...g5!? 28.Qd4 Qxd4 29.Rxd4 f4 ]
28.h4 Kg7 29.Re2 h6 30.Qd4 Qxd4
31.Rxd4 g5 32.Kf2 f4
[ 32...gxh4!
33.Rxh4
( 33.Ke3?!
h3!
34.gxh3 Re7+ 35.Kd2 Rxe2+ 36.Kxe2
Kf6 ) 33...Nd3+ 34.Ke3 Ne5 35.Kd4
Re7!
( 35...Rc8?
36.Rxe5!
dxe5+
37.Kxe5 ) 36.Rc2 Rc8 37.Rh1 Kg6 ]
33.Be8 Rf8 34.Bh5 Rb7 35.g3 fxg3+
36.Kxg3 Kf6 37.hxg5+ hxg5 38.f4 Rg8
39.Bg4 Rg6 40.Kf3?
[ 40.Re8= ]
40...gxf4?
[ 40...Rh7! ]
41.Rxf4+ Kg7 42.Bf5 Rg1 43.Rh2 Rf7!
44.Rg4+ Rxg4 45.Kxg4 Kf6 46.Kf4 Ke7
47.Rh8 Rf8
-

Zhang,Zhong
Oll,L
Szeged
[Oll,L]

Sokolov,An
Istratescu,A
Groningen (m/2)

B51
2585
2550
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Ngf6

5.d3 g6 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Re1 a6 8.Ba4 b5
[ 8...0-0 - 47/236 ]
9.Bc2 0-0 10.a4 Bb7 11.Na3!N
[ 11.d4 ]
11...b4 12.Nb1 e5 13.a5 d5?! 14.Bg5 h6
15.Bh4 bxc3 16.Nxc3 g5 17.Bg3 d4
18.Nb1 Ne8?! 19.Ba4

Tkachiev,V
Oll,L
Groningen (m/2)

B51
2615
2645
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 Ngf6

5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.0-0 e6 8.dxc5
Nxc5 9.Bg5 Qb6
[ 9...Qc7! - 59/212 ]
10.Rb1 h6
[ 10...Bd7 - 16/388 ]
11.Bf4N
[ 11.Bh4 ]
11...Bd7 12.Re1 g5 13.Bg3 Na4 14.Nxa4
B51 Bxa4 15.b3 Bd7 16.Nd2 e5 17.Nc4 Qc6
2475 18.f3 Be6 19.Ne3 Be7 20.c4 Bd8 21.Qd2
2645 Bb6
1997 -

71/196 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4

[ 4.c3 - 71/(196) ]
4...Ngf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.0-0 e6
8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.Bg5 f6?!N
[ 9...Qb6 - 71/(196) ]
[ 9...Qc7! - 59/212 ]
10.Be3 b5 11.b4! Na4 12.Nxa4 bxa4
13.c4 Bd7 14.Nd4 Be7 15.c5! dxc5
16.bxc5 e5! 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5 Qxd1
19.Rfxd1

Adams,Mi
Tiviakov,S
Groningen (m/1)
[Adams,Mi]

B51
2680
2590
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.0-0 Bd7

5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.d3 g6?!
9.Nbd2 Bg7 10.h3 Bxf3
[ 10...Bd7 ]
11.Nxf3 0-0 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rc8
[ 13...Qb6 ]
14.Qb3
[ 14.a3 - 51/(186) ]
14...Rc7N
[ 14...Nd7 ]
[ 14...Na5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
15.Bf4
[ 15.Bg5 ]
15...Nd7 16.Rad1 Qb8
[ 16...Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 e5
19.Rxd6 exf4 20.e5 ]
17.h4 e5
[ 17...Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Bxd4 19.Rxd4 e5
20.Rxd6 exf4 21.Red1 ( 21.Qf3?! Rc1! )]
18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Be3 Qe8 20.Qa3
[ 20.g3 Qe7 /\ Nc5-e6 ]
20...Qe7 21.Qxe7 Nxe7 22.g3 h6 23.Rd6
[ 23.Bh3 ]
23...Nc8! 24.Rd2
[ 24.Rdd1 ]
24...Nf6 25.Rdd1 Nxe4 26.Bxh6 Bxh6
27.Rxe4 f6?
[ 27...Bg7 ]
28.Rc4! Re7
[ 28...Rxc4 29.Bxc4+ Kh8 ]
29.h5! gxh5?
[ 29...g5 30.Bh3 Na7 31.Bf5 ]
30.Nh4!+- Rh7
[ 30...Nb6 31.Nf5 Rh7 32.Rb4+- ]
31.Bh3
Ne7
32.Be6+
Kh8
33.Rc7
/ \ 3 4 . R e 7 , 3 4 . Rd d 7 f5
34.Rdd7
Bg5
35.Ng6+
1-0

151

[ 16.Be3?! b5! 17.c5 b4 18.Na4 Nxe4

19.Qxa6 Nf6! ]
16...Rfd8 17.Na4 Rd4
[ 17...b5 18.cxb5
A) 18...Qc2? 19.bxa6 Nxe4 20.Nb6
Rc6 ( 20...Rb8 21.a7! Rxb6 22.Be3
Rxd1+
23.Qxd1+- ) 21.Bh6!
Rxd1+
22.Rxd1 Bxh6 ( 22...Qxe2 23.Rd8+ Bf8
24.Rxf8# ) 23.Qxc2 Rxc2 24.a7 Rxa2
25.Na4+- ;
B) 18...axb5 19.Rac1 ]
[ 17...Bf8 18.f3 ]
18.f3 Rcd8 19.Be3 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rxd1+
21.Qxd1 Nd7 22.c5 Bf8 23.b4 Be7
24.Qd3 Kf8 25.a3 Qc6 26.Nb2 Bd8
27.Nc4 Bc7 28.h3 f6 29.Kh2 Kf7 30.Qb3
f5 31.Qd3
[ 31.a4? fxe4 32.b5 axb5 33.axb5 Qd5 ]
31...Nf6 32.Nd2 Qd7 33.Qxd7+ Nxd7
34.Kg1 Ke8 35.Kf1 Kd8 36.Ke2 Kc8
37.Nc4 Bd8 38.Bd2 b5
[ 38...Kc7 39.Bc3 Bf6 40.Kd3 ]
39.cxb6 Bxb6 40.Bc3 Bc7
[ 40...fxe4? 41.fxe4 Bd4 42.Bxd4 exd4
43.e5 Nb8 44.Kd3 Nc6 45.Ke4 Kc7
46.Nd2 Kb6 47.Nf3+- ]
[ 40...Bd4? 41.Bxd4 exd4 42.exf5 gxf5
43.Kd3+- ]
41.a4 Kb7 42.Kd3 h5 43.Bd2 f4
[ 43...Bd8 44.Nd6+ Kc6 45.Nf7 Bf6
B52
46.Bc3 ]
Rublevsky,S
2650
Istratescu,A
2550 44.Be1 g5 45.h4 gxh4
[ 45...g4?
46.fxg4
hxg4
47.h5
Nf6
Jugoslavija
1997
( 47...Bd8 48.Nd6+ Kc6 49.Nf7 Bf6
[Rublevsky,S]
50.Bc3+- ) 48.h6 g3 49.Ke2+- ]
71/198 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 46.Bxh4 Kc6 47.Be7 Bb6 48.Nd2 Bf2
4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.0-0 Ngf6 6.Qe2 e6 7.d4 49.Nb1 Nb6 50.Nc3 Be1 51.b5+ axb5
cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6!?
52.axb5+ Kc7 53.Nd1!? Nd7 54.Nb2 Bf2
[ 8...Be7 - 61/(204) ]
55.Na4 Bd4 56.Kc4 Nb6+
9.c4 g6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Rd1N
[ 56...Kb7 57.Bc5+- ]
[ 11.Bf4 - 71/(198) ]
[ 56...Bf2
57.Bc5
Be1
58.Ba7
Kb7
11...Rc8 12.b3 Bg7 13.Nc3
59.Nc5+ Nxc5 60.Bxc5 Kc7 61.Bb4 Bh4
[ 13.Bf4? Nxe4! ]
62.Ba5+ Kb7 63.Bc3 Bf6 64.Bb4 Kc7
13...0-0?!
65.Bf8
Bh4
( 65...Kb6
66.Bd6
Bg7
[ 13...b5? 14.Ba3! Qa5 15.Bb2 ]
67.Be7 Bh8 68.Bd8+ Kb7 69.Kc5+- )
[ 13...Ng4!? 14.Bb2 0-0 15.Qd2 ( 15.Rd2
66.Bg7 Kd6 67.Kb4 Be1+ 68.Ka4 Bc3
Rfd8 16.Rad1 Nde5= ) 15...Nc5!= 16.b4?
69.Bf8+ Kc7 70.Bc5
Nd7 17.Qxd6 Qxd6 18.Rxd6 Nde5 ]
A) 70...Kb7 71.Kb3 Ba1 72.Kc4 Bb2
14.Bf4 Ne5?!
73.Bb4 Kb6 74.Bd2!
[ 14...Qa5!? 15.Rac1 Nh5 16.Bd2 Qc7
A1) 74...Ba3 75.Bc3 Bd6 76.Bb4 Bb8
17.Bg5 ]
77.Be7 Bc7 ( 77...Kc7 78.Kb4 Ba7
15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Bd2!?
79.Bc5 Bb8 80.Ka5 Kb7 81.b6 Kc6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

152

Bb4 18.Bd4 0-0= ) 14...b5 15.f4 Ng6

82.Kb4 Kb7 83.Kb5+- ) 78.Kb4 Bb8
79.Bd8+ Kb7 80.Kc5+- ;
16.f5!
exf5
( 16...Ne7
17.fxe6
fxe6
18.Qh5+ g6 19.Qxb5 ) 17.exf5 Qxf5
A2) 74...Ba1 75.Bc1 Bd4 76.Bxf4+- ;
B) 70...Bd2 71.Bb4 Be3 72.Bc3 Bd4
( 17...Ne7? 18.f6! gxf6 19.Ne4+- ) 18.Rd5
73.Bxd4 exd4 74.e5+- ]
Qf6 19.Bd4+ Qe6 20.Rxb5 ]
57.Nxb6 Kxb6
13.Rhg1 Qc8
[ 57...Bxb6 58.Kb4 Kd7 ( 58...Kb7 59.Bc5
[ 13...Ne5 14.Qe2 Qc6 15.b3 a6 16.f4
Bc7 60.Kc4 Bb8 61.b6+- ) 59.Bc5 Bd8
Nd7 17.f5 ]
60.Ka4 Kc7 61.Bb4 Kb7 62.Bd6 Bf6 14.f4 g6 15.Kb1?!
63.Kb4+- ]
[ 15.h4 Bg7 ( 15...Be7 16.h5 ) 16.Nb5
58.Bd8+! Kb7 59.Ba5+- Ba7 60.Bc3 Bb8
0-0 ( 16...d5 17.exd5 exd5 18.Bc5! )
61.Kc5 Bc7
17.Kb1 ]
[ 61...Ba7+ 62.Kd6 Bd4 63.Ba5 ]
15...Be7 16.Qe2 0-0 17.h4 Na5!
62.Be1
[ 17...Bxh4 18.Rh1 Bf6 19.Rdg1
1-0
A) 19...Bxc3 20.Qh5 Rfe8 21.Qxh7+
Kf8 22.bxc3 ;
B) 19...Kh8 20.Qg4 Rg8 ( 20...Bg7?
21.Qh3 h5 22.f5 exf5 23.exf5 Ne5
B52
24.f6! Bxf6 25.Qxh5++- ) 21.f5 Rg7
Rublevsky,S
2645
22.Bh6 exf5 23.Qh3 Rdg8 ( 23...Rgg8
Groszpeter,A
2545
24.Bf8 h5 25.Qxh5+!+- ) 24.Bxg7+ Rxg7
Budapest
1996
25.Nd5 Bd4 26.exf5 Qxf5+ ( 26...Bxf2?
[Rublevsky,S]
27.Rf1 Bd4 28.f6+- ) 27.Qxf5 gxf5
71/(198) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
28.Rxg7 Kxg7 29.Rg1+ ;
4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.0-0 Ngf6 6.Qe2 e6 7.d4
C) 19...Bg7 20.Qg4 Na5 21.Qh4 h5
cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6!?
22.f5 exf5 ( 22...Nxc4? 23.f6+- ) 23.Nd5
[ 8...Be7 - 61/(204) ]
Rfe8
( 23...Qxc4?
24.Ne7+
Kh7
9.c4 g6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nh5!? 12.Bg5?
25.Qxh5+!+- ) 24.Bg5 Rxe4 25.Bxd8!
[ 12.Bd2 Bg7 13.Nc3 Rc8 14.b3 0-0
Rxh4 26.Ne7++- ]
15.Rac1 Rfe8 16.Rfd1 Nc5= ]
18.h5
12...Bg7 13.Nc3
[ 18.b3 Bxh4
[ 13.Rd1 Rc8! ]
A) 19.Qh5?! Bf6 20.Qxa5 ( 20.Nb5?
13...Bxc3
14.bxc3
0-0
15.Rfd1
Rfc8
Nxc4! 21.bxc4 Qxc4 ) 20...b6 21.Qb4
16.Qd3 Nc5
( 21.Qxa7 Bxc3 22.Qxb6 Qa8 23.f3
Rb8 24.Qa7 Qc6 ) 21...a5 22.Qxb6
Bxc3 23.Rxd6 Rxd6 24.Qxd6 Rd8
25.Qe7 a4 ;
B52
B) 19.Bxa7 ]
Rublevsky,S
2650
Becerra Rivero,J
2495 18...Bf6
[ 18...Qxc4? 19.hxg6
Luzern
1997
A) 19...Qxe2 20.gxh7+ Kh8 ( 20...Kxh7
[Rublevsky,S]
21.Rh1+ Kg6 22.Rdg1+ Kf6 23.Rh6# )
71/199 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
21.Nxe2 Nc6 22.f5! exf5 ( 22...Bf6
4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3
23.fxe6 fxe6 24.Nf4+- ) 23.Bh6 Rfe8
[ 6.0-0 - 71/(199) ]
24.Bg7+ Kxh7 25.Rg2 Bh4 ( 25...f6
[ 6.d4 - 71/(199) ]
26.Bxf6+- ) 26.Rh1 Rxe4 27.Bf6+- ;
6...Ne5?! 7.d4!? Nxf3+N
B) 19...fxg6
20.Qh5
Nc6
21.Rxg6+
[ 7...cxd4 - 67/(251) ]
hxg6 ( 21...Kh8 22.Rh6+- ) 22.Qxg6+
8.gxf3 cxd4 9.Qxd4 e6 10.Be3 Ne7
Kh8 23.Rh1++- ]
11.0-0-0 Nc6 12.Qd2 Rd8
[ 18...Nxc4?
19.Bd4
e5
( 19...Rfe8
[ 12...Ne5 13.Qe2 Rc8 14.b3!? ( 14.c5?!
20.hxg6 fxg6 21.Qh5 e5 22.Rxg6+ hxg6
Qc6 15.f4 Nd7 16.cxd6 Bxd6 17.Kb1
23.Qxg6+ Kf8 24.Rh1 Bh4 25.Rxh4 Qe6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
26.Rh8+ Ke7 27.Rh7+ Kf8 28.Qg7# )
20.Nd5 Rfe8 21.Bc3 Nb6 ( 21...exf4
22.hxg6 fxg6 23.Nxe7+ Rxe7 24.Bf6
Ree8 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Rc1 b5 27.b3
Na3+ 28.Kb2 Qa6 29.Qd2+- ) 22.Nxe7+
Rxe7 23.f5 ]
19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 Qc5 21.Rdd1 Nxc4
[ 21...Qxc4 22.hxg6
A) 22...fxg6? 23.Qh5 Nc6 ( 23...Qc5
24.Rxg6+ Kh8 25.Rg5 d5 26.Qxh7+!+- )
24.Rxg6+ Kh8 25.Rh6 Rd7 26.Rh1+- ;
B) 22...Qxe2 23.gxh7+ Kxh7 24.Nxe2
Rg8 25.Ng3 ><h7 ]
22.Rg5 Qb4
[ 22...e5? 23.hxg6 fxg6 24.f5 ]
23.Ka1 a6 24.f5 Rc8
[ 24...exf5 25.exf5 Rfe8 26.Qc2 Re5
( 26...f6 27.Rgg1 g5 28.Nd5+- ) 27.hxg6
fxg6 28.Rdg1 ]
25.hxg6 fxg6 26.fxg6
[ 26.fxe6? Nxb2 27.Nd5 Nxd1!! 28.Nxb4
Rc1# ]
26...h6
[ 26...Nxb2 27.gxh7+ Kh8 28.Rdg1! Qxc3
29.Rg8+
Rxg8
30.hxg8Q+
Rxg8
31.Qh5# ]
27.Rg3 Kg7 28.Rh1 Qb6 29.Rg2 Qb4
30.Rh3 Rf6?
[ 30...Rf4 31.Rgh2 Rh8 32.a3 Qc5
33.Rh5 Ne5! ]
31.Rxh6!! Rc5
[ 31...Kxh6
32.Rh2+
Kg7
( 32...Kxg6
33.Qg4+ Kf7 34.Rh7+ Ke8 35.Qg8+ Rf8
36.Qxe6++- ;
32...Kg5
33.Qh5+
Kf4
34.Rh4# ) 33.Rh7+ Kg8 34.Rh8+! Kg7
( 34...Kxh8 35.Qh5+ Kg7 36.Qh7+ Kf8
37.g7++- ) 35.Rxc8 Ne5 36.Qh5 Nxg6
37.Rc7+ Rf7 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7 39.f4
A) 39...Kf6
40.f5
Nf8
( 40...Nf4
41.Qh4+ Ke5 42.Qh8# ) 41.fxe6 Kxe6
42.Qf5+ Ke7 43.Nd5++- ;
B) 39...Kg7
40.f5
exf5
( 40...Nf8
41.Qg5+ Kf7 42.fxe6+ ) 41.exf5 Nf4
( 41...Nf8
42.f6+!
Kg8
43.Qg5++- ;
41...Ne5 42.f6+! Kf8 43.Qh8+ Kf7
44.Qg7+ Ke6 45.Qe7+ Kf5 46.f7+- )
42.Qg5+ Kf7 43.f6 Ng6 ( 43...Ne6
44.Qh5+ Kf8 45.Qh8+ Kf7 46.Qh7++- )
44.Qh6! Qg4 45.Qg7+ Ke6 46.f7 Qf5
47.Qxg6+!+- ]
32.Rh7+ Kg8 33.g7
1-0

153
Timman,J
Anand,V
Wijk aan Zee

B52
2635
2770
1998

71/(199) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7

4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.0-0 g6 7.d4
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 Nh6 10.Nxc6N
[ 10.f3 - 15/394 ]
10...bxc6 11.Bd4 e5 12.Bc3 0-0 13.Nd2 f5
14.Qa4 Rf7 15.Rad1 d5 16.cxd5 cxd5
17.Qxd7 Rxd7 18.exd5 Rxd5 19.Nc4
-

Baklan,V
Lutz,Ch
Deutschland
[Lutz,Ch]

B52
2540
2595
1998

71/(199) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7

4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4
Nf6 8.Nc3 Qg4 9.Qxg4!
[ 9.0-0 - 29/(335) ]
9...Nxg4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bf4!N
[ 11.b3 ]
11...Nf6
[ 11...e6 12.h3 Nf6 ( 12...Ne5 13.Bxe5
dxe5 14.Na4 /\ Ke2, Rhd1-d3, Rad1+/-)
13.0-0-0 ]
[ 11...f6 12.h3 Ne5 13.Bxe5 fxe5 14.c5 ]
[ 11...g6 12.h3!? ( 12.f3!? Nf6 13.c5 )
12...Nf6 13.0-0-0 ]
[ 11...e5 12.Bg3 ]
12.0-0-0 Nd7 13.Be3?!
[ 13.Rhe1 g6 14.Na4 /\ c5 Nb6 15.Nxb6
axb6
16.e5
dxe5
17.Bxe5
Bh6+
18.Kb1 ]
13...g6 14.f4 Bg7 15.Kc2 f5! 16.Bd4 Bxd4
17.Rxd4 0-0-0 18.Re1 Rhe8=
-

Rublevsky,S
Georgiev,Ki
Jugoslavija
[Georgiev,Ki]

B52
2650
2670
1997

71/200 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7

4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.0-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
g6
[ 7...e6 - 71/(200) ]
8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nde2
[ 10.Nc2 - 71/(200) ]
10...0-0 11.f3 a6 12.a4 e6 13.Bg5!
/\ b3, Qd2, Rfd1+/= Qc7
14.Kh1
Nd7
/\ Nc5, Nb4<=> ><d3 15.b3 Nc5
[ 15...Qa5 - 67/251 ]
16.Rb1
Rfe8
17.Qd2
Nb4
18.Rfd1
/\-> ><d6
[ 18.Be3!? Rad8 ]
[ 18.Bh6!? ]
18...Ncd3
19.Bh4
Qb6
20.Na2
d5!=
21.Nxb4 Nxb4 22.exd5 exd5 23.Nc3?!
[ 23.cxd5 Nxd5 24.Qxd5 Rxe2 25.a5= ]
23...d4 24.Ne4 a5 25.Qf4 f5 26.Qd6
Ra6?!
[ 26...Re6 27.Qxb6 Rxb6 /\ Nc2-/+ ]
27.c5! Qc6 28.Qxc6 Rxc6 29.Nd6 Ra8!?
[ 29...Rb8 30.Bg3 /\ Nf5 ]
30.Nxb7
[ 30.Bf2!? Rxc5 31.Bxd4 Bxd4 32.Rxd4= ]
30...Nd5 31.Re1 d3! [] 32.Rbd1 Bc3
33.Rxd3! Bxe1 34.Bxe1 Rc7! 35.Nxa5
[ 35.Rxd5 Rxb7 36.c6 Rxb3!? ( 36...Rc7
37.Bxa5 Rxc6 38.h4= ) 37.c7 Rb1 38.Re5
( 38.Rd8+? Kf7-+ ) 38...Rc8 ]
[ 35.c6!? Ne7 36.Rd7 Rac8 37.Rxc7
Rxc7 38.Nxa5 Nxc6 39.Nxc6 Rxc6
40.Kg1 ]
35...Rxc5
36.Nc4
Nf4
37.Re3
Rd8
38.h3?!
[ 38.h4= ]
38...Rcc8! 39.Ba5??
[ 39.Kh2 ]
[ 39.Bg3 ]
39...Rd3! 40.Rxd3 Nxd3 41.Bb6 Nc1-+
42.a5 Nxb3 43.Nd6 Rc1+ 44.Kh2 R 9/b
Ra1 45.Nb7 Kf7
[ 45...f4!? 46.Bc7 Ra4 ( 46...g5 47.h4 )
47.h4 ]
46.Kg3 Ra4 47.h4 Ke6 48.Nd8+ Kd5
49.Nb7 Ra2 50.Kh3 Nd2 51.Nc5 Kd6!
[ 51...Nc4? 52.Nd7! ]
52.Nb7+ Kd7 53.Nc5+ Ke7 54.Nb7
[ 54.a6 Kd6 /\ Kc6-+ ]
54...Nc4
55.Bc5+
Kd7
56.Bd4
Nxa5
57.Nxa5 Rxa5 58.Be3 Ra2 59.Bh6 Ke6
60.g4 Ra4 61.Kg3 Rc4 62.Bf4 h5 63.gxh5
gxh5 64.Bb8 Kd5 65.Bf4 Kd4 66.Bb8 Kd3
67.Bf4 Ke2 68.Bb8 Rd4 69.Be5 Rd3
[ 69...f4+!? 70.Bxf4 Rd3 71.Bg5 Rxf3+-+ ]

154
70.Kf4 Rxf3+ 71.Kg5 Ke3 72.Kxh5 Ke4!
73.Bb8 Rb3 74.Bd6 f4 75.Kg5 Rg3+
76.Kf6 Rd3 77.Bb8 Rd8 78.Ba7 Kf3!!
79.h5 Kg4 80.Ke5
[ 80.h6 Rd6+-+ ]
80...Re8+ 81.Kf6 Kxh5 82.Kf5 Rf8+
0-1

Tkachiev,V
Epishin,V
Las Palmas

B52
2615
2570
1997

71/(200) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7

4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.0-0
e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Rc8
[ 9...Be7 - 42/214 ]
10.Be3 Be7 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Rad1 Qc7N
[ 12...b6 ]
13.Ndb5 Qb8 14.Bf4 Ne5 15.c5!? Rxc5
16.Be3 b6! 17.Bxc5 bxc5! 18.Na3 Rd8
19.Nc4 Nxc4 20.Qxc4 Ng4 21.Qe2
-

Tkachiev,V
Gelfand,B
Groningen (m/1)

B52
2615
2695
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+

Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.0-0 g6 8.d4
cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nc2 0-0 11.Qe2 a6N
[ 11...Rac8 ]
[ 11...Rfc8 ]
12.Bd2 Rab8 13.Rac1 b5 14.cxb5 axb5
15.Nd5 e6 16.Ncb4 exd5 17.Nxc6 Rb6
18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Qf3
-

Adams,Mi
Anand,V
Groningen (m/1)
[Adams,Mi]

B52
2680
2765
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+

Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.d4 Nxe4
[ 7...d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Ne1 ]
8.d5 Ne5 9.Re1 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 Nf6 11.c4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 11.Bg5 Qg4 ]
11...e5
[ 11...0-0-0!? ]
12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bg5 Be7
[ 13...0-0-0 14.Nc3 Be7 15.Rad1 ]
14.Nc3 h6
[ 14...0-0 15.Qh3 ]
15.Bh4
[ 15.Qh3 0-0-0 ]
[ 15.Bxf6 - 66/(166) ]
15...0-0 16.Qh3N
[ 16.Qe2 ]
16...Kf7?
[ 16...g5! 17.Qxe6+ ( 17.Bg3 e5 18.Qxh6
Qf5 /\ Rf7-h7 ) 17...Qxe6 18.Rxe6 Kf7
19.Rae1 Rfe8 20.Bg3 Bf8= ]
17.f4! Rad8 18.Rad1 Rg8
[ 18...e5 19.f5 ]
19.Qf3
[ 19.g4 g5 ]
19...Rge8 20.Rd3 Kf8
[ 20...Kg8 ]
21.g4! Kg8 22.g5 Nh7 23.Qh5 Rf8
[ 23...Nf8 24.Ne4 ]
24.gxh6?
[ 24.g6 Nf6 25.Qe2 d5 26.cxd5 c4
27.Rdd1+- Anand,V ]
24...Rxf4! [] 25.Bxe7 Qxe7 26.Nd5
[ 26.Rg3 Rf7 ]
26...Qh4 27.Qxh4 Rxh4 28.Rxe6 Rxh6
29.Re7 Rg6+ 30.Rg3 Rxg3+ 31.hxg3 Rb8
32.Rd7 Nf6?!
[ 32...Nf8 33.Rxd6 Kf7 ]
[ 32...b5!? ]
33.Nxf6+ gxf6 34.a4! Rf8
[ 34...Kf8 35.Kf2 Ke8 36.Rh7 ]
35.Rxb7 Rf7 36.Rb8+ Rf8 37.Rb7 Rf7
38.Rb8+ Rf8 39.Rb5 Kf7 40.a5
[ 40.Rb7+ Ke6 41.Rxa7 Rb8 ]
40...Ke6 41.a6 Ke5 42.Rb7 Kd4 43.b3
Kc3 44.Kf2 Rh8 /\ Rh2-a2 45.Ke3 Re8+
46.Kf4 Re1 47.Kf5 Ra1 48.Kxf6 Rxa6 /\ d5
49.Kf5
[ 49.Ke6 Kd4 ]
49...Ra1 50.Ke6 a5! []
[ 50...Ra6 51.g4 ]
[ 50...Rg1 51.Kxd6 Rxg3 52.Kxc5 Rg5+
53.Kc6 Rg6+ 54.Kb5+- ]
51.Kxd6 a4 52.bxa4 Rxa4 53.Rb5 Rxc4
54.Rxc5 Rxc5 55.Kxc5 Kd3
-

155
Adams,Mi
Topalov,V
Wijk aan Zee
[Adams,Mi]

B53
2670
2740
1998

71/202 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4

Bd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Qd2 g6 7.Be2
[ 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.b3 Nf6 9.Bb2 0-0 ( 9...Bg4
- 66/167 ) 10.Be2 Qa5 11.Rb1 a6 12.0-0
b5 ]
7...Bg7 8.0-0 Bg4N
[ 8...Nf6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.h3 ]
9.Nc3 Nf6
[ 9...Qa5 10.Rb1 ]
10.Rb1 0-0 11.b3 Nd7 12.Bb2 Nc5
[ 12...Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Nd4 14.Bd1 ]
13.Rfd1 a6?!
[ 13...Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Nd4
15.Qe3
e5
16.Ne2 Nce6 ]
14.Qe3 Bxf3
[ 14...e5!? ]
15.Bxf3 e6
[ 15...e5 ]
16.g3 Qc7
[ 16...Qe7 ]
17.Bg2 Rfd8 18.Ne2
[ 18.h4 Topalov,V ]
18...Bxb2 19.Rxb2 Rac8 20.Nc3
[ 20.Rbd2 b5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Nd4 ]
20...Qa5! 21.Rbd2 b5 22.cxb5 axb5
23.Bf1
[ 23.Rxd6 Rxd6 24.Rxd6 b4 25.Ne2
Ne5 ]
23...Na7!?
[ 23...b4 24.Nb5 Nb7 25.Kg2 ]
24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 b4??
[ 25...Nxb3
26.Nd5!
Topalov,V
exd5
27.axb3 ]
26.Na4+- Nb5
[ 26...Nxa4 27.bxa4 Qxa4? 28.Ra6 ]
27.Bxb5 Qxb5 28.Nb6 Rb8 29.Nc4 Na4
30.Qd3 Nc3 31.a4 Qg5
[ 31...bxa3 32.Qxc3 a2 33.Rd2 Ra8
34.Rd1 ]
32.Kg2 Qc1 33.a5 Qa1 34.a6 Rf8
[ 34...Qa2 35.Rd8+ Rxd8 36.Qxd8+ Kg7
37.Qd4++- ]
35.Ne5 /\ Nd7 Ne2 36.Qxe2
[ 36.Nd7 ]
36...Qxe5 37.Qd3 Qa5 38.Qc4 h5 39.h4
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

156

[ 27.Bf4 f6 ]
B53
Kaminski,M
2540 27...a4 28.c5
[ 28.Nc3 axb3 29.axb3 Nxc4 30.bxc4
Gelfand,B
2695
Rxc4 31.Nb1 d5 32.Rf2 Ba4 33.Rdd2
Polanica Zdroj
1997
Bb4 34.Rde2 d4-+ ]
[Gelfand,B]
28...axb3 29.axb3 Be8
71/203 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4
[ 29...d5 30.exd5 Bxc5 31.Bxc5 Rxc5
Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3
32.Nba3 ]
[ 7.c4 - 71/(203) ]
30.f4
7...Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.Qd3 Qa5
[ 30.cxd6? Nd3+ ]
11.h4
[ 30.Rxd6 Bxd6 31.Rxd6 Rb7 32.Nd2
[ 11.Kb1 - 71/(203) ]
Bb5-+ ]
11...h6 12.Bd2
30...Ng4
31.Kb2
dxc5
32.Nba3
Rb8
[ 12.Bf4 - 65/(196) ]
33.Bg1
12...Qa6 13.Qxa6 bxa6 14.Rhe1 Ng4
[ 33.Nc4 Bb5 ]
[ 14...e5N - 71/(203) ]
33...c4
[ 14...Bb7 ]
0-1
15.Re2 0-0!?N
[ 15...Bb7 ]
16.Nd4 Bd7 17.f3 Ne5 18.h5?
B53
[ 18.Be1 Rfc8 19.b3 Rab8 20.a4 /\ Na2= ]
Bruzon,L
2345
18...Rfc8
Rodriguez,Am
2545
[ 18...Nc4 19.Be1 Bg5+ 20.Kb1 Rab8 Cuba (ch)
1997
21.b3 Ne3 22.Rd3 e5 23.Nf5 ]
[Rodriguez,Am]
19.b3 Rc5 20.Be1
71/(203) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 20.Kb2 Bf6 ]
[ 20.a4 Rac8 ( 20...Bf6 ) 21.Na2 Nd3+ 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.c4
f5 8.Nc3 fxe4N
22.Kb1 e5 23.cxd3 exd4 Kaminski,M ]
[ 8...e5 - 39/(228) ]
20...Rac8?!
[ 20...Rb8! 21.Kb2 ( 21.Nb1 Bg5+ 22.Kb2 9.Ng5
[ 9.Nxe4 Nf6! 10.Nxf6+ gxf6 /\ Rg8|^ ]
Nc4+ 23.Ka1 Ne3 24.Rd3 e5-+ ; 21.f4
9...e5 10.Qe3 Nf6 11.Ngxe4?
Ng4 22.Nf3 Rxh5 23.e5 d5 ) 21...Bf6 ]
[ 11.0-0 Qc8 12.b3 Qf5 13.Re1 Ng4
21.Nb1 Rb8 22.Bf2
14.Qg3 e3 15.Bxe3 Be7 ]
[ 22.c4 Bg5+ 23.Kc2 Nxc4 24.bxc4 Ba4+
25.Nb3 Rxc4+ 26.Kd3 Bb5 27.Na3 Rc1+ 11...Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Qh4!
28.Nxb5 Rxd1+ 29.Kc2 Rxe1-+ ]
22...Bf6 23.Be3
[ 23.Nf5 Bg5+ ( 23...exf5 24.Bxc5 dxc5
B53
25.f4 fxe4 26.fxe5 Bg5+ 27.Nd2 Bg4
Yegiazarian,A
2430
28.Rxe4 Bxd1 29.Kxd1 ) 24.Kb2 exf5
Golubev,M
2520
25.Bxc5 dxc5 ]
Kiev
1997
23...Rbc8 24.Red2
[Golubev,M]
[ 24.c4 Nxc4 25.bxc4 Rxc4+ 26.Nc2 Ba4
27.Rdd2 d5 ( 27...Rb8 ) 28.exd5 exd5 71/(203) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
29.Nba3 Rc3 30.Nb1 R3c7 31.Nba3 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.Qd3
Be7-+ ]
Qa5 11.Kb1 Rc8!?N
24...a5 25.c3
[ 11...0-0 - 62/(200) ]
[ 25.Ne2?? Nd3+ ]
12.h4 d5!?
[ 25.a4 a6 ]
[ 12...h6 ]
25...R5c7 26.Nc2
13.Bxf6 dxe4 14.Nxe4 gxf6 15.Nd4 Bd5
[ 26.a4 Rb7 ]
16.Nb3
26...Be7 27.c4?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

157

[ 16.Nc3 Rxc3!? 17.bxc3! Qxa2+ 18.Kc1

15.Kf2 Be7-+ ;
Qa3+ 19.Kd2 0-0 ]
B) 8.N1c3 Bg7? 9.c5 dxc5 10.Bf4 e5
16...Qa6!?
( 10...0-0
11.Bc7
Qa6
12.Nd6+- )
[ 16...Qa6 17.Qd4! Qc4 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6
11.Qd6! Bd7 12.Bg5+- ]
19.Qxf6
Qxc2+
20.Ka1
0-0
21.h5 8.N5c3 e6 9.Be2?!
( 21.Nd4 Qc4= ) 21...Bxb3 22.Qg5+= ]
[ 9.Qe2 Be7 ( 9...Nd4? 10.Qf2 Be7
11.Na3 ) 10.Na3 ( 10.Be3? Nd4 11.Qf2
Nc2+ ) 10...0-0 11.Be3 Qa5! ( 11...Qc7
12.Rc1 Ne5 13.Qf2 Ned7 14.Be2 b6
B53
15.0-0 Bb7 ) 12.Qf2 Nd7 /\ Bf6|^ ]
Kaminski,M
2525
Renet,O
2505 9...Be7 10.Na4 Qa7 11.Nbc3 0-0 12.Bf4?!
Yerevan (ol)
1996 Nh5 13.Bxd6?!
[ 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Bf6 15.Qxd6
[Gelfand,B]
( 15.Qd3 Nb4 16.Qd2 Bd4 ) 15...Be5
71/(203) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
16.Qc5 Bxg3+ 17.Kf1 Qxc5 ( 17...Qb8
4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
18.Nb6 Ra7 19.Rxh7 Kxh7 20.Qxf8 )
7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.Qd3
18.Nxc5 b6 19.Nd3 Bd6 ^^ ]
Qa5 11.h4 h6 12.Bd2
13...b5!!
[ 12.Bf4 - 65/(196) ]
[ 13...Rd8 14.Bxe7!! ( 14.c5? b5 15.cxb6
12...Qa6 13.Qxa6 bxa6 14.Rhe1 e5N
Qb7 16.e5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1
[ 14...Bb7 ]
Bd7 ) 14...Rxd1+ 15.Rxd1 b6 ( 15...b5
15.Nh2 0-0-0 16.g3 Rhe8 17.Nd5 Bxd5
16.Bc5 Qc7 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5 ;
18.exd5 Rd7 19.Ba5 Bd8 20.Bxd8 Kxd8
15...Qe3 16.Bc5 Qg5 17.g3 )
21.Nf1=
A) 16.Bd8? Rb8 17.Rd6 Bd7 18.Bxb6
Rxb6 19.Nxb6 Qxb6 20.Rxd7 Qxb2
21.Rd6 ( 21.Nd1 Qxa2 22.Rd6 Nf4 )
21...Qxc3+ 22.Kf2 g5 23.Rxc6 Qd4+
B55
24.Ke1 Nf4 25.g3 Nd3+ 26.Bxd3 Qa1+
Magem Badals,J
2570
27.Kf2 ( 27.Ke2 Qxh1 28.g4 Qxh2+
Atalik,S
2555
29.Ke3 Qxa2 ) 27...Qxh1 28.Bf1 Qxh2+
Pula
1997
29.Bg2 h5 ;
[Atalik,S]
B) 16.Bd6! ]
71/204 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 14.Bxe7
[ 14.cxb5 Rd8 ( 14...axb5 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
Nf6 5.f3!? Nc6
- 14.Be7 ) 15.b6 ( 15.bxc6 Rxd6 16.Qc2
[ 5...e5 - 71/(204) ]
Bh4+-+ ) 15...Qb7 - 13...Rb8 ]
6.c4 Qb6 7.Nb5N
14...Qxe7 15.cxb5
[ 7.Nc2 - 66/169 ]
[ 15.Nb6
7...a6
A) 15...Rb8
16.Nxc8
Qh4+
17.Kf1
[ 7...g6
Ng3+
18.Kg1
Nxh1
19.Nd6
b4
A) 8.c5? dxc5 9.Bf4 e5 10.Bg5 Be7
( 19...Rfd8
20.Kxh1
bxc4
21.Qd2 )
11.Nd6+ ( 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Qd6 Be7
20.Na4 ;
13.Nc7+ Kf8 14.Nxa8 Qxb2-+ ; 11.Bc4
B) 15...Rd8 16.Nxa8 ( 16.Qxd8+ Qxd8
0-0 ; 11.N1c3 0-0 ) 11...Bxd6 ( 11...Kf8 )
17.Nxa8 Bb7 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Bxb5
A1) 12.Qxd6 Qxb2 13.Qxf6 ( 13.Bxf6
Bxa8-+ )
16...Qh4+
17.Kf1
Ng3+
Qxa1 14.Bxh8 Qxb1+ ) 13...Rf8 14.a4
18.hxg3 Qxh1+ 19.Kf2 Rxd1 20.Rxd1
Qxa1 15.Bb5 Qxb1+ 16.Kf2 Qa2+
Qh5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Bxb5 Qc5+
17.Kg3 Bd7! 18.Bxc6 Qe6 19.Bxd7+
23.Kf1 h6 24.Rc1 Bb7 25.Nc7 Qb6 ]
Kxd7-+ ;
A2) 12.Bxf6
Qxb2
( 12...0-0?? 15...axb5! 16.Nb6
[ 16.Nxb5 Qh4+ 17.Kf1 Rd8! ><Na4 ]
13.Qxd6
Qxb2
14.Qd2
Qxa1
[ 16.Bxb5 Rd8
15.Qh6+- ) 13.Nd2 ( 13.Qxd6 Qxa1
A) 17.Qc1 Nd4 ( 17...Qh4+ 18.Kf1 )
14.Bd3 Rg8-+ ) 13...0-0 14.Nc4 Qc3+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
18.Nb6 Rb8 19.Nxc8 Rbxc8-+ ;
B) 17.Bxc6 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Rb8 ]
16...Rd8!
[ 16...Qh4+? 17.Kf1 Rb8 18.Nxc8 Ng3+
19.Kg1 Nxh1 20.Nd6 ]
17.Qc1 Rb8 18.Nxc8 Qh4+ 19.Kf1 b4!
[ 19...Ng3+ 20.hxg3 Qxh1+ 21.Kf2 Qxc1
22.Rxc1 b4 ]
20.Nb5
[ 20.Na4
Ng3+
( 20...Rbxc8
21.Qe1 )
21.hxg3 Qxh1+ 22.Kf2 Qxc1 23.Rxc1
Rbxc8 24.Ba6 Rc7 25.Bb5 Rdc8 26.Nb6
Nd4 ]
20...Rbxc8!
[ 20...Ng3+ 21.hxg3 Qxh1+ 22.Kf2 Qxc1
23.Rxc1 Rbxc8 24.Ke3 ]
21.Qe1 Qg5 22.g3 Ne5! 23.f4
[ 23.Qxb4 Rc2 24.Na3 ( 24.Nd4 Rd2 )
24...Rxe2 25.Kxe2 Nf4+ 26.Kf1 ( 26.gxf4
Qg2+-+ ) 26...Qh5 27.gxf4 Qxf3+ 28.Kg1
Qe3+ ( 28...Qg4+ 29.Kf1 Qxf4+ 30.Kg2
Rd2+-+ ) 29.Kf1 ( 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Kg3
Rd3+-+ ) 29...Nd3-+ ]
23...Nxf4 24.gxf4 Qxf4+ 25.Qf2 Qxe4
26.Rg1 Rc2 27.Re1 Nd3! 28.Rd1
[ 28.Qf6 Qxe2+! 29.Rxe2 Rc1+ 30.Kg2
gxf6-+ ]
28...g6 29.Rg2 Nxf2 30.Rxd8+ Kg7 31.Nd4
Rc1+ 32.Kxf2 Qh4+
0-1

158
12.b4! Qxb4 13.Nb5 0-0 14.Rb1 Qa5
15.Nxd6!
[ 15.Rb3 Ra6! [] 16.Rxa3 Qb4 17.Qb3
Qxb3 18.axb3 Rxa3 19.Nxa3 Ba5= ]
15...Qc7 16.Nb5 Qc6 17.Nc3! Nh5 18.g3
Qg6 19.Nd5

Wehmeier,S
Atalik,S
Groningen
[Wehmeier,S]

B56
2395
2590
1997

71/205 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 Bd7 6.Be3
[ 6.Bg5 - 71/(205) ]
6...Ng4
[ 6...a6 - 63/191 ]
7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7N
[ 9...Nc6 ]
10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 a5 12.a4
[ 12.Bb5!? Kobese,W ]
12...Rc8 13.f3 Nge5 14.Nd5 Nb4! 15.c3
Nxd5 16.exd5 Qc7
[ 16...Qb6 17.Nd4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Bxd4
19.Bd3= ]
17.Bf2 0-0 18.Be2 Nc4 19.Bxc4 Qxc4
20.Nxa5 Qa6 21.Nb3 Bxa4?!
[ 21...Qc4 22.Na5= ]
22.Bd4 f6 23.Kf2 Qb5 24.Nc1 Qc4 25.Re1
Rfe8 26.Re4!?
[ 26.Nd3 Bd7 27.Nb4 ]
B55
Zvjaginsev,V
2635 26...Bb5
[ 26...f5 27.Bxg7 fxe4 28.Bxh6 Qc5+
Novikov,I
2590
29.Kg3 Kh7 30.Bxg5 ]
Luzern
1997
27.b3 Qf1+
[Zvjaginsev,V]
[ 27...Qxd5!? 28.c4 Bxc4 29.bxc4 Rxc4
71/(204) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
30.Be3 Qxd2+ 31.Bxd2 Rc2 ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3!? e5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.c4 28.Kg3 f5 29.Re1
a5!N
[ 29.Bxg7 fxe4 30.Bxh6 Kh7 31.Bxg5
[ 7...0-0 - 57/(194) ]
exf3 32.c4 ]
8.Be3 a4 9.N3d2 Qa5 10.Be2
29...f4+?
[ 10.Nc3!? ]
[ 29...Bxd4! 30.Rxf1 Bxc3 31.Qd1 Bxa1 ]
10...Bd8
30.Kg4 Bxd4
[ 10...0-0 11.0-0 Bd8 12.Rf2 Bb6 13.Nf1
[ 30...Bd7+ 31.Kh5 Qb5 32.c4+- ]
Bc5= ]
31.cxd4! Bd7+ 32.Kh5 Qb5 33.Ra5 Qb6
11.Nc3! a3?
34.Qd3 Qxa5 35.Kxh6
[ 11...Bb6? 12.Bxb6 Qxb6 13.Nxa4 ]
1-0
[ 11...0-0! 12.c5!? dxc5 13.Nc4 Qc7
14.Qd6 ]
[ 11...Bd7?! 12.c5 dxc5 13.Nc4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Benjamin,Joel
Zvjaginsev,V
Groningen (m/4)
[Zvjaginsev,V]

159
B56 21.hxg4 h5?
[ 21...Bg7 22.Bxg7 Rxg7 23.Qxc4 ]
2580
2635 22.gxh5 gxh5 23.Rxh5
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 Bd7 6.Bg5 e6 7.Ndb5 Bxb5?!N
[ 7...Bc6 - 62/203 ]
8.Bxb5+ Nc6 9.Qf3 h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.e5
Nd5 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qg3
dxe5?
[ 14...0-0-0! ]
15.Qxg7 Qf6 16.Qxf6 Nxf6 17.0-0-0

Pinski,J
Shishkin,V
Nadole
[Pinski,J]

B57
2245
2425
1997

71/206 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Be3
Qxb2 8.Ndb5 Qb4 9.Qe2 Qa5?!
[ 9...Nxe4 10.Bd4 Nxd4! 11.Qxe4 Nxc2+!
( 11...Nc6 - 67/(260)) 12.Kd1! ( 12.Kd2?
f5! 13.Qh4 g5! ) 12...Bf5! ( 12...f5 13.Nc7+
Kd8
14.Qxc2! )
13.Bxf7+!
( 13.Qxf5
Qxc4 ) 13...Kd8! 14.Qxf5 Nxa1 15.Be8!
Kxe8 16.Nc7+ Kd8 17.Ne6+ Ke8= ]
[ 9...Ne5!? 10.Bb3 a6 11.Bd2! ( 11.Nc7+
Kd8 12.Bd2 Kxc7 13.Nd5+ Nxd5 14.Bxb4
Nxb4 ) 11...axb5 12.Nxb5 Qc5 13.Be3
Qb4+= ( 13...Qc6 14.Bd5 Qd7 15.Bb6! )]
10.Bd2 Qd8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne5
13.Bb3
[ 13.f4N - 71/(206) ]
13...a6 14.f4 Ng4!N
[ 14...Bg4 - 68/(164) ]
15.Na3!
[ 15.Nd4?! - 71/(206) ]
15...g6
[ 15...Qc7?! - 71/(206) ]
16.Bc3 Rg8 17.Nc4
[ 17.0-0? Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Qc5! 19.Nc4 b5
20.Bd4 Qxd4 21.Nxd6+ Kd8 22.Nxc8
Nh6!-+ ]
17...b5! 18.h3!
[ 18.Ba5? Qd7 19.Nb6 Qc7 20.a4 Bg7!
><b6, a5 ]
18...bxc4 19.Ba4+ Bd7 20.Bxd7+ Qxd7

Pinski,J
Varga,P
Budapest
[Pinski,J]

B57
2245
2395
1997

71/(206) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Be3
Qxb2 8.Ndb5 Qb4 9.Qe2 Qa5?! 10.Bd2
Qd8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne5 13.f4N
Bg4
14.Nxd6+
exd6
15.Bb5+
Bd7
16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Qxe5+ Qe7 18.Qxe7+
Bxe7 19.Bd3! Bc5 20.0-0-0=
-

Guimaraes,W
Zarnicki,P
Roque Saenz Pena

B57
2285
2550
1997

71/(206) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Be3
Qxb2 8.Ndb5 Qb4 9.Qe2 Qa5?! 10.Bd2
Qd8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne5 13.Bb3 a6
14.f4 Ng4! 15.Nd4?! g6!N
[ 15...Nf6 ]
16.Ba4+ Bd7 17.Bxd7+ Qxd7 18.Rb1 Bg7
19.Ne6 fxe6 20.Qxg4 exd5 21.Qxd7+ Kxd7
22.Rxb7+ Ke6

Pinski,J
Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A
Koszalin
[Pinski,J]

B57
2295
2445
1997

71/(206) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Be3
Qxb2 8.Ndb5 Qb4 9.Qe2 Qa5?! 10.Bd2
Qd8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne5 13.Bb3 a6
14.f4 Ng4!N
[ 14...Bg4 - 68/(164) ]
15.Na3! Qc7?! 16.Nc4 b5 17.Ba5 Qc5
18.Nb6 Rb8 19.Nxc8 Qxc8 20.c4!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

160

B65 18...Rxd3 19.cxd3

[ 19.Rxd3 ><e1 Nh5! 20.Rxh5 Bc6-+ ]
Nijboer,F
2580
Anand,V
2770 19...Ng4 20.Qh3
[ 20.Qg3 Qxe5 21.Qxg4 Qxg5-+ ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
20...Nh6 21.gxh6 Qxe5 22.Rde1 Qg5
[Anand,V]
23.hxg7 Qxg7-+ 24.Re3 Bg5?
71/207 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 24...e5!
25.Qh2
( 25.Qh5
Bf6! )
Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7
25...Bf5-+ ]
8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 25.Rg3 f6 26.Qg4! Kf7! 27.Qd4
11.Kb1
[ 27.Rgh3 e5 28.Qc4+ Be6 ]
[ 11.Bc4 - 71/(207) ]
27...Qg8! 28.Qe4
11...h6 12.h4 Rd8 13.Be2
[ 28.Rgh3 e5 29.Rh7+ Kg6 ]
[ 13.Bd3N - 71/(207) ]
[ 28.Qxa7 Bc6 ]
13...Bd7!N
28...Bc6
29.Rh7+
Ke8
30.Qh4
Qg6
[ 13...e5 - 67/268 ]
31.Qh3 Rd6! /\ Kd8-c8 32.a3 Kd8 33.Ka1
14.Qe3
Qf5 34.Qh1 Bd7 35.d4 Rc6 36.Qh2 e5
[ 14.e5
dxe5
15.fxe5
Bc6
16.Qf4 0-1
( 16.Qe3 Rxd1+ 17.Bxd1 hxg5 18.hxg5
Bxg2! ) 16...Rxd1+ 17.Bxd1
A) 17...hxg5
18.hxg5
Nd5
19.Qh2
B65
Nxc3+ 20.bxc3+- ;
Magem Badals,J
2550
B) 17...Nd5 18.Nxd5 Bxg5 ( 18...Bxd5
San Segundo Carrillo,P
2495
19.Bxe7
Qxa2+
20.Kc1+- ) 19.hxg5 Espana (ch)
1997
Bxd5 20.a3 ;
[Magem Badals,J]
C) 17...Qb4! [] 18.Qg3 ( 18.exf6 hxg5!
19.Qh2 Bd6 ; 18.Qh2 Nd7 ) 18...hxg5 71/(207) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
19.hxg5 ( 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.hxg5 Bxc3-+ ) 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
19...Nh7 20.Qh2 ( 20.Rh4 Qc5 21.Qh2 Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5
11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6
Bxg5 22.Rxh7 Bh6 ) 20...Be4 ]
14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
14...Rac8! 15.e5?
17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nf8 19.Bd3 Rd5
[ 15.g4 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Rc8 ]
20.Bb4 Qd8 21.g3!?N
15...dxe5 16.fxe5 hxg5
[ 21.Kb1?! Ng6 22.Bd6 Qh4! 23.Qxh4
[ 16...Rxc3 17.Qxc3! Qxc3 18.bxc3 hxg5
Nxh4 24.Rg1 Nxg2! ]
19.exf6 Bxf6 ]
[ 21.h4?! Ng6 22.Bxg6 hxg6 23.Qf4 Rc8
17.hxg5
24.Rf1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Bd5 ]
[ 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.hxg5 Rxc3! ]
21...Ng6 22.Bc3 Qb8! 23.Qe2
17...Rxc3! 18.Bd3
[ 23.h4?! Nxe5! 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7 25.Qh5+
[ 18.bxc3 Nd5 19.Rxd5 ( 19.Qh3 Nxc3+
Kg8 26.Bxe5 Qf8 ]
20.Kc1 Nxe2+-+ ) 19...exd5-+ ]
23...b5 24.b3 a5?!
[ 18.Qf4
[ 24...b4 ]
A) 18...Qa4 19.Qh2 Qxc2+ 20.Ka1 Nh7
21.Bd3 Qxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rxd3 23.Rh1 25.h4 b4 26.Bb2 Bb5?!
[ 26...a4 ]
Rd1+! 24.Rxd1 Bc6 ;
B) 18...Rxc2 19.gxf6 Rxb2+ ( 19...Rdc8 27.Bxb5 Qxb5 28.Qxb5 Rxb5
[ 28...Rxb5 29.h5 ]
20.fxe7 Rxb2+= ) 20.Kxb2 Ba3+ 21.Kb3
Rc8 ;
C) 18...Ba4! 19.gxf6 ( 19.Rxd8+ Bxd8 ;
19.bxc3 Bxc2+!-+ ) 19...Bxc2+ 20.Ka1
Ra3! 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Bc4 Rxa2+
23.Bxa2 Bb3-+ ]
[ 18.Qf2
Rxc2!
19.gxf6
( 19.Kxc2
Qxa2!-+ ) 19...Rxb2+ 20.Kxb2 Ba3+-+ ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

161

[ 22.h5 Qb5 23.Qe3 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Na4

B65
/\ Nc3 25.Qb3 Nc5 26.Qe3= ]
Shirov,A
2690
Anand,V
2765 22...Qb5! 23.Qxb5?
[ 23.Qe3 a5 ( 23...e5!? 24.Bxe5 Nxe4
Monaco
1997
25.Bxg7! Nxg3 26.Bxf8 Bxh1 27.Rxd8
[Anand,V]
Bxd8 28.Qd4 Kxf8 29.Qxd8+= )]
71/(207) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 23...axb5 24.Bg2 f5! 25.gxf6
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
[ 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Re1 Kf7 27.Bh1 g6
Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5
/\ Bd6=/+ ]
11.Kb1 h6 12.h4 Rd8 13.Bd3N Bd7 14.e5 25...Bxf6 26.Be3
dxe5 15.fxe5 Bc6 16.Qf4 Nh5 17.Qg4
[ 26.Bd6? Rxd6 27.Rxd6 Be5 ]
Rxd3!
26...Rc8 27.Bh3?
[ 17...hxg5? 18.Qxh5 Rxd3 19.hxg5!+- ]
[ 27.Bd4 Rfd8 28.Bxf6 gxf6 ]
18.Rxd3 hxg5 19.Qxh5 gxh4
27...Rfe8 /\ Be5 ><e4 28.Rd6 Nxe4 29.Nxe4
[ 19...g6! Topalov,V; Kramnik,V ]
Bxe4 30.Rh2 Bf5 31.Bd4 Bxh3 32.Bxf6
20.Rd4 g6 21.Rg4 Qc5! ><g1
[ 32.Rxh3 Red8 33.Rxd8+ Rxd8-+ ]
[ 21...Bf6? 22.Rxg6+ fxg6 23.Qxg6+ Bg7 32...gxf6
33.Rxh3
Kf7-+
34.Rhd3
f5
24.Qxe6++- ]
35.R6d4 Rc5 36.Rxb4 e5 37.a4 e4
22.Rf1 Bf6! 23.Rxg6+ fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Bg7
38.Rd7+ Ke6 39.Rd1 bxa4 40.Rxa4 Ke5
-
41.Kc1 Rec8 42.c3 e3 43.Ra7 R8c7
44.Ra8 Ke4 45.Rad8 f4??
[ 45...Re5!-+ ]
B66 46.R1d4+
[ 46.R8d4+ Kf3-+ ]
Anand,V
2765
Khalifman,A
2655 46...Ke5
[ 46...Kf3? 47.Rf8 ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
47.Kd1! []
[Khalifman,A; Nesis,G]
[ 47.Kc2 e2 48.Kd2 ( 48.Kd3 e1N+!-+ )
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
48...f3 49.Rd3 Rf7 50.Re8+ Kf4 51.Ke1
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0
Kg3! 52.Rxe2 Ra5 ]
Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f3 Qc7 11.g4 b5 47...Rc8?!
12.Qd2 Bb7!?N
[ 47...Ra5 48.b4 Ra1+ 49.Kc2 Ra2+
[ 12...0-0 - 70/192 ]
50.Kb3 Rf2 ]
13.Bf4
48.R8d7?!
[ 13.h4 Rc8 /\ 14...b4 15.Ne2 Ne4! ]
[ 48.Ke2= ]
13...b4 14.Ne2 Rc8?
48...R8c7 49.Rd8 Rc8?!
[ 14...e5! 15.Be3 ( 15.Bg5 Nxe4! 16.fxe4 -
Bxg5
17.Qxg5
Bxe4 ; 15.Bg3
Nxe4
16.fxe4 Bxe4 17.Rg1 Bg5! ) 15...d5 16.g5
Nh5 ]
B66
15.Ng3 Qa5
Almasi,Z
2615
[ 15...e5?! 16.Be3 d5 17.Nf5! ]
Atalik,S
2590
[ 15...0-0!? ]
Gouves
1997
16.Kb1 d5 17.g5
[Atalik,S]
[ 17.e5 Nd7 18.Bd3 Nb6 ]
71/209 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
17...Nd7 18.h4?!
[ 18.Nh5! g6 ( 18...0-0?! 19.Qd4 e5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 b5
20.Bxe5 Bc5 21.Bc7! ) 19.Ng3 0-0 ]
[ 10...0-0 - 71/(209) ]
18...Rd8! 19.Bh3
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.e5
[ 19.Nh5?! dxe4! ]
[ 12.Bd3 - 71/(209) ]
[ 19.Bd3 Nc5 ]
12...d5 13.Kb1 Rg8!N Gurevich,D
19...dxe4 20.fxe4 Nc5 21.Qe2 0-0 22.b3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 13...Bb7 - 69/(194) ]
14.Bd3 f5 15.Qf2
[ 15.g4? Rxg4 16.Rhg1 Rg6 ]
[ 15.Rhg1 Qc7 ]
15...Bb7
[ 15...h5 16.h4 ]
[ 15...Bd7!? ]
16.Ne2 h5!?
[ 16...b4 ]
17.Qf3?!
[ 17.h4 Rg4 18.g3 Rg6 19.Nd4 Bc5
20.Be2 Rh6 ]
17...h4 18.g3 Bc5! 19.Rhf1 Qe7 20.Nc1
0-0-0!?
[ 20...hxg3 21.hxg3 0-0-0 22.Ne2 ]
21.gxh4 Kb8!
[ 21...Qxh4 22.Bxb5! axb5 23.Qc3 Qe7
24.Nd3+- ]
22.h5 Qh4 23.Qe2 Rh8 24.a4
[ 24.Nb3 Bb6 25.Bxb5!! axb5 26.Qxb5
Kc7 ( 26...Ka7 27.Qa4+ Ba6 28.Nd4 Rc8
29.Nb5+ Kb7 30.Nd6+ Ka7 31.b4 Ra8
32.b5 Kb8 33.bxa6 ) 27.Rd3 d4 28.Nxd4
Bxd4
29.Rxd4
Rxd4
30.Qc5+
Kb8
31.Qxd4 ]
24...Qxh5 25.axb5 Qxe2 26.Bxe2?!
[ 26.Nxe2 axb5 27.Bxb5 Rxh2 28.c3 ]
26...axb5 27.Bxb5 Rxh2 28.Rh1 Rxh1
29.Rxh1 Be3 30.Nd3 Kc7 31.Rh7 Rf8
32.Rh3
[ 32.c3 Kb6 33.Ba4 Ba6 34.Kc2 Rg8! ]
32...d4 33.Bc4 Kb6 34.b4?
[ 34.Ka2 Be4 35.Rh4 ]
[ 34.c3 Bg2 35.Rg3 Be4 ]
34...Bd2
[ 34...Be4 35.Rh4 Rg8 36.Rh7 Rc8
37.Bb3 Rc7 38.Rh4 Kb5 39.Kb2 Bd2 ]
35.Kb2
[ 35.Rh7 Be4 36.Nc5 Kc6 37.Bxe6 fxe6
38.Nxe6 Rb8 39.Nxd4+ Kd5 40.Rd7+
Kc4 41.Nc6 Bxc6 42.Rxd2 Rxb4+-+ ]
35...Ra8 36.Nc5
[ 36.b5 Be4 37.Rh4 Bc3+ 38.Kb3 Rc8!
( 38...Ra5?! 39.Rh7 Bd5 40.Bxd5 Rxb5+
41.Ka4 Rxd5 42.Rxf7 Ra5+ 43.Kb3 Kc6
44.Kc4 Ra4+ 45.Kb3= ) 39.Nb4 ( 39.Nf2
Bxc2+
40.Kxc2
Rxc4-+ )
39...Bxb4
40.Kxb4 Bxc2 41.Rh2 d3 42.Kc3 Rd8
43.Rd2 Kc5 ]
36...Bc6 37.Rb3 Bxf4
[ 37...Bxf4 38.Nd3 Bd2 39.Ra3 Rxa3
40.Kxa3 Bb5 41.Kb3 Kc6 42.Nc5 Bf4

162
43.Nd3 Bg3 44.Bxb5+ Kxb5 45.c4+ dxc3
46.Kxc3 f4 47.Kd4 f3 48.Ke3 f2 49.Ke2
Kc4 ]
[ 37...Bc3+? 38.Rxc3 dxc3+ 39.Kxc3 ]
0-1

Kobalija,M
Aseev,K
Sankt_Peterburg
[Aseev,K]

B66
2495
2545
1997

71/(209) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
a6 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 0-0
11.Bc4 Qc7N
[ 11...b5 - 59/(225) ]
12.Bb3 Rd8 13.e5
[ 13.f5 ]
13...dxe5 14.Qxe5 Qb6 15.Qe2
[ 15.Rxd8+ Qxd8!? 16.Rd1 Bd7 ]
[ 15.f5!? ]
[ 15.Ne4!? Nxe4 16.Bxe7 Qe3+ 17.Kb1
Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Nd2+ 19.Ka1 Qxe5
20.fxe5 Nxb3+ 21.axb3 h5 22.Rd8+ Kh7
23.c4 b5 24.g3 Bb7 25.Rd7 Be4= ]
15...Bd7 16.f5 Qc7 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.fxe6
[ 18.Rxd7 Rxd7 19.fxe6 Re7 20.Ne4 Qe5
21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.exf7+ ]
18...Bxe6 19.Bxe6
[ 19.Ne4 Qe5 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Bxe6= ]
19...Bxc3!
[ 19...Bxc3 20.Bb3 ]
-

Agnos,D
Gonzalez Garcia,J
Ubeda
[Gonzalez Garcia,J]

B66
2475
2435
1998

71/(209) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
a6 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 b5
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.Qe3 Bd7
[ 13...Qc5 - 66/175 ]
14.Kb1N
[ 14.Qg3 h5 15.Qg7 Rf8 16.g3 Qc5
17.Rhe1 b4 18.Ne2 a5 19.Rd2 a4
20.Red1 Bc6 21.Kb1 Bd8 22.h3 Ke7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

163

23.f5 e5 24.g4 hxg4 25.hxg4 >> Qe3

B66
26.Bb5!!+- ]
Garcia,Gi
2505
[ 14.Qh3 ]
Epishin,V
2590
14...b4 15.Ne2 a5 16.c3 Rb8 17.c4 Qc5 Linares
1998
18.Qg3 h5 19.Qg7 Rf8 20.Rhf1 a4
71/(210) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
B66 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.f4 b5
Gufeld,E
2460 11.Be2 0-0N 12.Bf3 Bb7 13.Bxf6 gxf6
Gurevich,D
2575 14.e5 d5 15.f5 Kh8
Reno
1997
[Gufeld,E]
B66
71/210 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Garcia,Gi
2485
Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7
Smirin,I
2575
8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.f4 b5 11.Be2 New York
1997
Bb7
[ 11...0-0N - 71/(210) ]
71/(210) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
12.Bf3 Qc7 13.e5
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.f4 b5
[ 13.Bxf6!? - 71/(210) ]
13...dxe5 14.fxe5 Nd5 15.Bxe7 Nxe7
11.Be2 Bb7 12.Bf3 Qc7 13.Bxf6!? gxf6
[ 15...Nxc3? 16.Bd6 Bxf3 17.bxc3+- ]
14.f5 Rc8N
16.Bxb7N
[ 14...h5 ]
[ 16.Qd6?! Qxd6 17.exd6 Bxf3 18.gxf3 15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Bg4 Kf7 17.Bh5+ Kg7
18.e5 Rhd8 19.Qg4+ Kh8
Nf5 ]
-
[ 16.Ne4 ]
16...Qxb7 17.Ne4 0-0
[ 17...Nf5 18.Nd6+ Nxd6 19.Qxd6 ]
18.Rhe1
B66
[ 18.Kb1 ]
Polgar,Ju
2670
18...h6
Shirov,A
2710
[ 18...Qd5? 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.Qg4++- ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
19.g4?
[Polgar,Ju]
[ 19.Kb1 ]
19...Qd5!= 20.Qb4
71/211 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3
cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
[ 20.Qxd5 Nxd5= ]
20...Qxa2! 21.Qxe7 Qa1+ 22.Kd2 Qxb2 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 b5 11.Be2
Bb7 12.Bf3 Rc8!N 13.Bxf6
23.Nd6!
[ 13.e5 Bxf3 14.exf6 gxf6 15.gxf3 Rc4
[ 23.Rb1 Qxe5 ]
16.Qa7 fxg5 17.Qxa6 Rxf4 18.Nxb5 d5 ]
23...Rac8!?
13...gxf6
[ 23...Qd4+ 24.Kc1 Qa1+ 25.Kd2 Qd4+= ]
[ 13...Bxf6!? 14.Qxd6 Qxd6 15.Rxd6 Bxc3
24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Qd6 Rxc2+ 26.Ke3
16.bxc3 Rxc3 17.Rb6 ( 17.Rhd1 0-0
Rxh2 27.Qd8+ Kh7 28.Qd3+ g6 29.Ke4!!
18.Rd7 Bc8! ) 17...Bc8 ]
Rc2
14.f5 Qa5
[ 14...Rc5!? - 71/(211) ]
15.fxe6
[ 15.Kb1?! b4 16.Ne2 e5 ]
15...fxe6 16.Kb1 Kd7?
[ 16...Rc4!? ]
17.e5! Bxf3
[ 17...fxe5
18.Qxe5
( 18.Qa7?
Rb8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Bxb7 Rhd8 20.Ne4 d5! ) 18...Bxf3
19.gxf3 /\ Rhe1, f4-f5 ]
18.exd6
[ 18.gxf3 Rc4 ]
18...Bxd1 19.Rxd1! Bf8
[ 19...Bd8 20.Qa7+
A) 20...Kc6 21.d7 Rc7 22.Qa8+ Rb7
( 22...Kc5 23.Ne4+ Kc4 24.a3 b4
25.b3+ Kb5 26.a4+ Kb6 27.Rd6++- )
23.Ne4! Be7 24.Qxh8 Rxd7 25.Qc8++- ;
B) 20...Bc7
21.dxc7+
Ke8
22.Qe3
( 22.Ne4+- ) 22...e5 23.Ne4+- ]
20.Qxf6?
[ 20.Ne4! b4 21.Nxf6+ Kc6 ( 21...Kd8
22.Ng4! Qf5 23.Ne3 ) 22.Qe4+ Kb6
23.Nd7+ Ka7 24.Qd4+ Kb7 25.Qxh8 Qf5
26.Rc1 Bxd6 ( 26...Bh6 27.Qd4 Qb5
28.Qe4+ Ka7 29.Ne5 Bxc1 30.d7 Rf8
31.Nc6+ Kb6 32.d8Q+ Rxd8 33.Nxd8+- )
27.Qd4 Rc6 ]
20...Bxd6?
[ 20...b4! [] 21.Qxh8 ( 21.Qf7+? Kc6
22.Qxe6 Kb7! ) 21...bxc3 ( 21...Qh5 22.g4
Qxh2
23.Qd4
bxc3
24.Qa7+
Kd8
25.Qb6+ Kd7= ) 22.Qxh7+ Kc6 23.Rd3
( 23.Qe4+ Kb6 24.d7 Rd8 25.Qxe6+
Ka7 ) 23...cxb2 24.Qe4+ Kd7 25.Qh7+= ]
21.Ne4 Qc7
[ 21...Kc7 22.Nxd6 Rcd8 23.Qe7+ Rd7
24.Ne8++- ]
22.Rxd6+ Qxd6 23.Nxd6 Kxd6 Q 6/b
24.Qd4+ Kc6 25.a4! Rhd8
[ 25...bxa4 26.Qxa4+ Kb7 27.Qb3+ Ka7
28.Qxe6+- ]
26.Qa7 Rd1+ 27.Ka2 bxa4 28.Qxa6+ Kd7
29.Qxa4+ Rc6 30.Qa7+ Kd6 31.Qf2! Rd5
32.b3 h5 33.c4 Rf5 34.Qd4+ Ke7 35.Ka3
Rd6 36.Qg7+ Ke8 37.b4 Rf7 38.Qh8+
Ke7 39.Qxh5 Ra6+ 40.Kb3 Rf1
1-0

Kreiman,B
Mainka,R
Bad Zwesten
71/(211) 1.e4
cxd4 5.Nxd4
8.0-0-0 Nxd4
Bb7 12.Bf3

164
Rc5!? 15.Kb1
fxe6 18.Ne2

Qc7

Botvinnik,Il
Greenfeld,A
Rishon Le_Zion
[Greenfeld,A]

16.Qd2

h5

17.fxe6

B66
2350
2540
1997

71/212 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0
h6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5
11.Qe3N
[ 11.a3 - 32/(270) ]
11...Bb4 12.a3 Be7 13.Be2 0-0
[ 13...Qa5?! 14.Qg3 Bxa3
A) 15.Qxg7?
Qxc3
16.Qxh8+
Kd7
17.bxa3 Qa1+ 18.Kd2 Nxe4+-+ ;
B) 15.bxa3?! Qxa3+ 16.Kb1 ( 16.Kd2
d4 ) 16...Ra7 ;
C) 15.exd5!
C1) 15...exd5
16.Qxg7!
Qxc3
( 16...Bxb2+ 17.Kxb2 Qb4+ 18.Ka2
Qa5+
19.Kb3 )
17.Qxh8+
Ke7
( 17...Kd7 18.Bg4+ ) 18.Bd6+!! Kxd6
19.Qf8++- ;
C2) 15...cxd5 16.Bc7! Qb4 17.bxa3
Qxa3+ 18.Kd2 Qb4 ( 18...d4 19.Ke1! )
19.Qxg7!
Ne4+
20.Ke1
Qxc3+
21.Qxc3 Nxc3 22.Be5 ]
[ 13...Nd7 - 71/(212) ]
14.Qg3 Kh8 15.Bc7! Qd7 16.Be5 Qb7
/\ Bd7, Rab8!|^<< 17.exd5 cxd5?!
[ 17...exd5 ]
18.Rd4! Ne8
[ 18...Bd7 19.Rh4 Rab8 20.b3! /\ Qg5+- ]
19.Bd3 Bf6 20.Re1 Bd7 21.Rb4

Shchekachev,A
Lomineishvili,M
Smolensk

B66
2510
2385
1997

B66
2445
2500
1998 71/(212) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5
Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 11.Qe3N
9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 b5 11.Be2
[ 11.a3 - 32/(270) ]
Rc8!N 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.f5 11...Bb4 12.a3 Be7 13.Be2 Nd7 14.h4 0-0
15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Bc7 Qe8 17.Rhe1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Greenfeld,A
Vydeslaver,A
Israel
[Greenfeld,A]

165
B66 Re8 34.Rc8+
2530 1-0
2405
1998

71/213 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 h6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3
Bb4 12.a3 Ba5N 13.Be2 Bb7
[ 13...0-0
14.e5
Nd7
15.Qg3
Bc7
( 15...Kh8 16.Qh3 /\ Bh6, Rd3->; 15...Bxc3
16.Qxc3 ^^ ) 16.Kb1!
( 16.Rhe1
f5
17.exf6 Bxf4+ 18.Qxf4 e5! ) 16...Bb8
17.Rhe1 f5 18.Bh5 ]
14.Qg3 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Nxe4 16.Qxg7 Qf6
17.Qxf6 Nxf6 18.Rd3 ^^; ><h6
[ 18.Be5 Ke7 19.Rd3 Rhg8 20.Rb3 Bc8
21.Rg3 Bb7 ]
18...Ne4
[ 18...Ke7 19.Rb3 ]
19.Rf1! <->a3-h3
[ 19.f3 Nc5! ( 19...Nf2 20.Rb3 Nxh1
21.Rxb7 ><Ke8, Nh1 ) 20.Rdd1 a5 ]
19...0-0-0 20.c4 Rdg8?!
[ 20...Nc5 21.Rf3 ]
[ 20...d4 21.Be5 Rhg8 ( 21...Nc5 22.Rf3 )
22.Rxd4 Rxd4 23.Bxd4 c5 24.Be3 Rxg2
25.h4 ]
21.cxd5 exd5
[ 21...cxd5 22.f3! Rxg2 23.Bd1! Ng5
24.Be5 Rg8 25.Rc3+ Kd8 26.Bf6+ Kd7
27.Ba4+ Kd6 28.f4+- ]
22.g3 f5 23.Kb1 /\ Rc1, Rb3 c5?!
[ 23...Re8 24.Bh5 ]
24.Rc1 c4 25.Rd4 /\ Bc4
[ 25.b3 Nc5 26.Rdc3 /\ Bc4! Kd7 27.bxc4
d4 28.Rd1+- ]
25...Rg6
[ 25...Ba8 26.Bxc4 dxc4 27.Rcxc4+ Kb7
28.Rc7+ Kb6 29.Rb4+ Ka5 30.Rc5+
Nxc5 31.Bc7# ]
26.b3
[ 26.f3 Ng5 27.Bxc4! dxc4 28.Rdxc4+
Kd8 29.Rd4+ Ke8 30.Bxg5 hxg5 31.Re1+
Kf8 32.Rd8+ Kg7 33.Rd7++- ]
26...Rb6 27.Ka2 Nc5
[ 27...Rxb3 28.Rdxc4+! ( 28.Bxc4 Rc3!
29.Bxd5??
Bxd5+
30.Rxd5
Rxc1 )
28...dxc4 29.Rxc4+ Kd8 30.Rd4++- ]
28.Bxc4+- dxc4 29.Rdxc4 Be4 30.Rxc5+
Kd7 31.Re1! Rb5 32.Rc7+ Kd8 33.Rec1

Ziatdinov,R
Serper,G
Chicago
[Serper,G]

B66
2535
2540
1997

71/214 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 h6 9.Bh4 Nxe4 10.Qf4 Ng5
11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qa4 Qb6 13.f4 Nh7
14.f5 Rb8 15.fxe6 Bxe6 16.Bc4 Be7
17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Qg4 Qe3+
20.Rd2 Rhg8!?N
[ 20...Ng5 ]
[ 20...Rhf8 ]
21.Nd1! Qe5
[ 21...Qc5!? 22.Re1 Ng5 23.a3 ( 23.h4?
Rb4! ) 23...e5! ( 23...d5? 24.h4 Ne4
25.Qg6! /\ Nc3!-> )]
22.Qc4! Rb6 23.Qd3! Nf6 24.Re1! Qc5
[ 24...Qxe1? 25.Qxd6+ Kf7 26.Qc7+ Kg6
27.Qxb6+- ]
25.Qh3!
[ 25.Ne3?! d5 26.Nf5+ Kf7! ( 26...Kd7?
27.Nd4 Ne4 28.Rxe4 dxe4 29.Qxe4+- )
27.Nd4
Rgb8!
28.Nb3
( 28.Nxe6?
Rxb2!-+ ; 28.b3 Qa3+ 29.Kb1 c5-+ )
28...Qe7 29.Rde2 Ne4 ]
25...e5 26.Ne3 Nd5
[ 26...Rgb8 27.Nf5+ Kf8 28.b3 ]
27.Qh4+ Kd7 28.Qg4+ Kc7
[ 28...Kd8 29.Nc4! Rb4 30.Qe6 Re8
31.Qxd6+ Qxd6 32.Nxd6+- ]
29.Qe6 Rc8 30.Rd3!
[ 30.Nxd5+? cxd5 31.Qxd5 ( 31.Rxd5?
Qb4 ) 31...Qxd5 32.Rxd5= ]
30...Kb8??
[ 30...Nxe3 31.Qe7+! Kb8 32.Rexe3 Rb7
33.Qxd6+ Qxd6 34.Rxd6 Re7 _|_ ]
[ 30...Nf4 31.Qe7+ Kb8 32.Qxd6+ Qxd6
33.Rxd6 Kc7 34.Rd2 ]
31.Nxd5 Qf2
[ 31...cxd5 32.Rc3+- ]
32.Qxd6+ Kb7 33.Qe7+ Kb8 34.Qxe5+
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

166

[ 30...Re8 31.Rf7+ Kg8 32.Re7+= ]

B66
Rogers,I
2570 31.Rxd8+
[ 31.Rb7? Rd4 32.Na2 Rd6 ]
Greenfeld,A
2540
[ 31.Rf7+? Ke8 32.Ne4 Re5 33.Bc4
Hoogeveen (open)
1997
Rd7 ]
[Greenfeld,A]
31...Bxd8 32.Nd5= ><Rc5 Rxd5
71/215 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 -
Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.f3
d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.b4 Bb6
B66
15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Be5 0-0 17.Qh4 Be3+
Filipek,J
2410
18.Kb2 Bg5 19.Qd4 Bc6 20.a4 Qxd4
Jaracz,P
2445
21.Bxd4 Rfc8!N
Polska
1997
[ 21...Rfd8 - 69/195 ]
[Filipek,J]
22.Kb3
[ 22.Be2?! Nd5= ]
71/(215) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 22.b5 axb5 23.axb5 Bd5! ( 23...Be8 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
24.Be2 /\ Ra1 ><Be8) 24.h4 ( 24.Be2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6
Bc4 ) 24...Bf4 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Rxd5!? 11.f3 d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.b4
exd5 27.Nxd5 Be5+ 28.Kb3 ]
Bb6 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Be5 0-0 17.Qh4
Be3+ 18.Kb2 Bg5 19.Qd4 Bc6 20.a4
22...Nd7!
Qxd4 21.Bxd4 Rfc8!N
[ 22...Bf4!? Filipek,J ]
[ 21...Rfd8 - 69/195 ]
23.Bc4
[ 23.b5?! axb5 24.axb5 Bd5+ 25.Nxd5 22.Kb3 Nd7!
[ 22...Bf4!? ]
exd5 /\ Nc5 ]
[ 23.Bd3 Bf4!? ( 23...a5 24.b5 Bd5+ 23.a5!? Be7 24.Ra1
[ 24.Bd3!? ]
25.Nxd5 exd5 26.Bf5 Nc5+ 27.Ka3 Ne6 )]
[ 24.Ne4!? ]
[ 23.a5!? - 71/(215) ]
24...Rc7
23...b6!?
[ 24...Rcb8!? ]
[ 23...Be7 24.Rhe1 Rc7 25.Bf1! ( 25.b5?
axb5 26.axb5? Bxf3! 27.gxf3 Ra3+ ) 25.Na4 e5
[ 25...Bxa4+ 26.Rxa4 Bf6 27.Bxf6 Nxf6
25...Bf6 ( 25...Rac8?? 26.b5 ) 26.b5 axb5
28.c4 Rd8 29.Be2 Rd4 30.Raa1! ]
27.axb5 Bd5+ 28.Nxd5 exd5 29.Bxf6
Nxf6
30.c4
dxc4+
31.Bxc4
Rac8 26.Be3 Bf6?
[ 26...Bd5+
27.c4
Be6
28.Be2
f5
32.Rd4 ]
29.Rac1 ]
24.Rhe1 a5 25.Rxe6!
27.Nb6 Re8
[ 25.b5 Bb7 ><c5 ]
[ 27...Nxb6 28.axb6 Rcc8 ( 28...Rd7 29.b5
25...fxe6
Bd5+ 30.c4 Be6 31.bxa6 e4 32.axb7
[ 25...axb4?! 26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.Bd5 ]
Rb8 33.Ra8 Rdxb7 34.Rxb8+ Rxb8
26.Bxe6+ Kf8 27.b5 Bxf3!
35.Kb4 Be7+ 36.Kc3 Bf6+ 37.Kc2 )
[ 27...Bxb5? 28.Nxb5! Nc5+ 29.Bxc5+
29.Rd1 ]
Rxc5 30.Rd7 ]
28.Rd1
[ 27...Re8? - 71/(215) ]
28.gxf3 Nc5+ 29.Bxc5+ Rxc5 30.Rd7
[ 30.Rd6!? Rb8 ( 30...Rd8 31.Rxb6 Rd4
32.Na2! )
31.Ne4
( 31.Nd5
Rd8= )
31...Bf4!? ( 31...Ke7?! 32.Bd5 ; 31...Be7
32.Rc6! ; 31...Re5
32.Rc6 ) 32.Rxb6
( 32.Nxc5? Bxd6 33.Nd7+ Ke7 34.Nxb8
Kxe6 ) 32...Rxb6 33.Nxc5 Ke7 34.Bd5
Bxh2 ]
30...Rd8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

167

[ 22...Bxa3 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Bb4! ]

B66
Nijboer,F
2605 23.Bb3 Bxa3 24.Rhe1 f6 25.Re4!?
[ 25.Ka2 Bf8 ( 25...Bc5 26.Ba5 Nf4 )
Greenfeld,A
2540
26.Re3 Kf7 27.Rd3 Rb5 ]
Hoogeveen (open)
1997
25...Bc5 26.Ra4 Nc7 27.Kb2!!
[Greenfeld,A]
[ 27.Ka2 Bxb3+ 28.cxb3 Rd8 ]
71/(215) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 27...Kh7
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
[ 27...Bxb3 28.cxb3 Rd8 29.Kc2 Nb5
a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6
30.Be1 Nd4+ 31.Kb2 ]
11.f3 d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.b4 28.Be1! Bd5
Bb6 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Be5 0-0 17.Qh4
[ 28...Bxb3 29.cxb3 Bd4+ 30.Bc3 ]
Be3+ 18.Kb2 Bg5 19.Qd4 Bc6 20.a4 29.Rd3 Bc6 30.Rc4! Ne6 31.Bf2! Bb5?
Qxd4 21.Bxd4 Rfc8!N
[ 31...Bxf2 32.Rxc6 Nc5 33.Rd5 ]
[ 21...Rfd8 - 69/195 ]
32.Rxc5 Nxc5 33.Bxc5 Bxd3 34.cxd3 h5
22.Kb3 Nd7! 23.Bc4 b6!? 24.Rhe1 a5 35.Kc3 Rc8
25.Rxe6! fxe6 26.Bxe6+ Kf8 27.b5 Re8?
[ 35...hxg4 36.fxg4 g6 ]
28.Bg4 Nb8 29.bxc6 Nxc6 30.Bg1!? 36.Kb4 Rb8+ 37.Ka4 Kg6?
Red8
[ 37...hxg4 38.fxg4 g6 ]
[ 30...Be3!? 31.Bd7 Nd4+ 32.Rxd4 Bxd4 38.Be6! Rh8 39.Bf2 Kh6 40.Ka5 hxg4
33.Bxd4 Red8 34.Bc6 Rac8 35.Bd5 41.fxg4 g6 42.g5+! Kg7
Rxc3+ 36.Kxc3 Rxd5 37.Bxb6 ]
[ 42...fxg5 43.Be3+- ]
31.Nd5 Ne7 32.c4 Rab8 33.f4!
43.Kxa6!+[ 43.d4?
exd4!
( 43...Rf8!? ) 44.Bxd4
( 44.gxf6+ Kxf6 45.Bxd4+ Kxe6 46.Bxh8
Kf5 47.Bc3 g5 48.h5 g4= ) 44...Rxh4
B66
45.gxf6+
( 45.Bxf6+
Kh7= ) 45...Kh7
Shirov,A
2710
46.Bc5 Rf4 47.Be7 g5= ]
Kramnik,V
2790
Wijk aan Zee
1998 43...Rd8
[ 43...fxg5 44.hxg5 Rh2 45.Bc5 Rd2
[Shirov,A]
46.Bc4 ]
71/216 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 44.Bc4 f5 45.Kb7 e4 46.d4!!
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
[ 46.Kc7 Ra8 ]
8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4
[ 46.Bb6 Re8 ]
e5 12.Be3 Be6 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.h4 Qa5 46...f4 47.d5 e3 48.Be1 f3 49.Kc7! Rf8
15.a3 b5
[ 49...Ra8 50.d6 ]
[ 15...Rxc3 16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 d5 50.d6 Rf4 51.Bc3+ Kh7
18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Bd2 ]
[ 51...Kf8 52.d7 Rxc4+ 53.Kd6 ]
16.g4!?
52.Bd3
[ 16.Nd5 Qxd2 17.Rxd2 ( 17.Nxf6+ gxf6 1-0
18.Rxd2 f5 ) 17...Nxd5 18.exd5 Bd7= ]
16...Rxc3
17.Qxc3
Qxc3
18.bxc3
d5
19.exd5N
B66
[ 19.g5? hxg5 20.hxg5 Rxh1 21.gxf6 Rxf1
Arakhamia_Grant,K
2430
22.Rxf1 Bxf6 ]
Ioseliani,N
2520
[ 19.a4 ]
Groningen (ct)
1997
19...Nxd5 20.Bd2 0-0
[Arakhamia_Grant,K]
[ 20...e4?! 21.fxe4 Bxg4 22.Re1 Nb6
71/217 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
23.Be3 ]
[ 20...Nb6
21.Re1!?
( 21.c4!?
Nxc4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4
22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.Bb4 Anand,V )]
b5 12.Qe3 Bb7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.f5 Qd7N
21.c4 bxc4 22.Bxc4 Rb8+
[ 14...Qa5 - 35/(264) ]
[ 22...Nc3+ 23.Bxc3 Bxc4 24.Bxe5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
15.Kb1 0-0-0
[ 15...exf5 16.exf5 Qxf5 17.Re1 Qd7
18.Nxb5+- ]
[ 15...b4 16.Ne2 Rc8 ( 16...exf5 17.exf5
Qxf5 18.Nd4 ) 17.Nd4 ]
16.fxe6!?
[ 16.g3 b4 17.Ne2
A) 17...exf5
18.Nf4
Kb8
( 18...fxe4
19.Qa7+- ) 19.Nd5 ;
B) 17...e5
18.Nc1
Qc6
( 18...d5?!
19.exd5
Qxf5
20.Qa7 )
19.Bg2
( 19.Bd3 Rd7 20.Nb3 Bd8 ) 19...Kb8
20.Rd2 Rc8 21.Rhd1 h5 ]
16...fxe6 17.g3 b4
[ 17...f5!? 18.Bh3 Bg5 ( 18...b4 19.Nd5! )
19.Qd3 Kb8 20.Rhf1 b4 21.Ne2 Bxe4
( 21...fxe4 22.Qb3 d5 23.Qxb4 Qd6
24.Qb3 Rhf8 25.Nd4 Rxf1 26.Rxf1 Re8
27.Rf7 Re7 28.Rxe7 Bxe7 29.Nxe6 )
22.Qxa6 Be3 ( 22...Rc8 23.Rd4! ) 23.Nf4
Rc8 24.Nd3 b3 25.axb3 Qc7 26.Qb5+
Ka8 27.Qa4+ Kb8 28.Qb4+ Ka8 29.c3 ]
18.Ne2 e5
[ 18...f5?! 19.Nf4 Bg5 20.Qa7 ]
19.Nc1 Qc6 20.Bd3
[ 20.Bh3+ Kb8 21.Rhe1 /\ Be6 ]
20...Kb8
[ 20...d5 21.exd5 Rxd5 22.Be4 Qc5
23.Qf3+- ]
21.Nb3 Rc8
[ 21...Qc7 22.Qe2 Qb6 23.Bc4 ]
22.Na5 Qc5 23.Qxc5 Rxc5 24.Nxb7 Kxb7
25.Be2! a5
[ 25...h5 26.h4 /\ g4+/- ]
[ 25...Rg8 26.Bh5 Rg7 27.Be8 Kc7
28.Rhe1 Rc4 29.Re3 Rg4 30.Rde1 Rd4
31.Bf7 Kd7 32.Bh5 Rg7 33.Be2 a5
34.Bd3 /\ c3 ]
26.Bg4 Kc7 27.Be6+- a4 28.Rd3 Rb8
29.Rf1 Kd8 30.g4 Kc7 31.Rh3 Rh8
32.Rff3 Rb5 33.c3 Rb6 34.cxb4 Rxb4
35.Rc3+ Kb8 36.Bd5 Bd8 37.Rc6 Rb6
38.Rc4 Ra6 39.Rb4+
1-0

168
Rodriguez,Am
Short,N
Luzern
[Rodriguez,Am]

B67
2545
2660
1997

71/218 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f3 Be7 10.h4 b5 11.Kb1
Ne5 12.Bd3 0-0N
[ 12...h6 - 64/210 ]
13.g4 Rb8 14.Be3 Qc7 15.h5 Rfc8 16.g5
Ne8 17.Rdg1 b4 18.Nce2 Nxd3 19.Qxd3!
[ 19.cxd3 e5 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.exf5 b3 ]
19...g6
[ 19...e5 20.Nf5 Ba4 21.b3 Bb5 22.Qd2 ]
[ 19...Bb5 20.Qd2 Bxe2 21.Qxe2 Bf8
22.g6 ]
20.hxg6 hxg6
[ 20...fxg6 21.Nf4 Ng7 22.Rh6! /\ Rgh1+- ]
21.Nf4!
[ 21.Rh4 Bf8 22.Rgh1 Bg7 ]
21...Bf8 22.Qd2!
[ 22.Nxg6!? fxg6 23.e5
A) 23...Kf7 24.Rh6! Bxh6 ( 24...dxe5
25.Qxg6+ Ke7 26.Rh7+ Kd8 27.Nxe6+
Bxe6 28.Rxc7 Nxc7 29.Rd1+ Bd5
30.Bb6+- ) 25.gxh6 dxe5 26.Qxg6+ Ke7
27.h7+- ;
B) 23...dxe5 24.Qxg6+ Ng7 ( 24...Bg7
25.Rh8+! Kxh8 26.Qf7+- ) 25.Rh8+ Kxh8
26.Qf7 Nf5 27.Nxf5 Qxc2+ 28.Ka1 Qh2
29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.Qg6+ Kh8 31.Qf6+= ;
C) 23...Bg7!? 24.Qxg6 Kf8 ]
22...Bg7 23.Rh4 Qc4
[ 23...e5? 24.Nd5 exd4 25.Bxd4 Bxd4
26.Nxc7 Bxg1 ( 26...Bc3 27.Rgh1 Kf8
28.Nd5 ) 27.Nd5 Kg7 ( 27...Kf8 28.Rh1
Bc5 29.Rh8+ Kg7 30.Qh2+- ) 28.Rh1+- ]
24.Rgh1 Rc5?! 25.Rh7! Kf8
[ 25...Rxg5 26.Qh2 ]
26.Nb3
[ 26.Rxg7!! Kxg7 ( 26...Nxg7 27.Rh8+ Ke7
28.Rxb8+- ) 27.b3! Qc3 28.Ndxe6+! fxe6
( 28...Kg8
29.Bd4+- ) 29.Bd4+
Qxd4
( 29...e5 30.Bxc3 bxc3 31.Qh2 exf4
32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qxd7+- ) 30.Qxd4+ e5
31.Qf2 ( 31.Qb2+- ) 31...exf4 32.Qh4 Kf7
( 32...Kf8
33.Qh7+- )
33.Qh7+
Ng7
34.Rh4+- ]
26...Rcb5
[ 26...Rc7
27.Bd4
e5
28.Nd5
exd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
29.Qh2 Qxc2+ 30.Qxc2 Rxc2 31.Kxc2 ]
27.Nd4
[ 27.Qh2! Ke7 ( 27...Rc8 28.Rxg7 Nxg7
29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Qxg7 Qxc2+ 31.Ka1+- )
28.Rxg7! Nxg7 29.Qh7 Ne8 30.Nxg6+
Kd8 31.Qxf7+- -> ]
27...Rc5 28.Nb3 Rcb5 29.Nd4? Ra5
30.Nb3
-

169

32.Bxf6 Nxf6 33.Bf3

[ 33.e5 Nd5 ]
33...Nd7 34.Qxd6 Qxd6 35.Rxd6 Ne5
36.Be2 Ke7 37.Rd1 Nd7
[ 37...f5 ]
[ 37...f6 ]
38.Kc2 Nf6 39.Bf3 Rg8??
[ 39...Nd7 ]
40.e5! Bxf3
[ 40...Nd5 41.Nxd5+ Bxd5 42.Bxd5 exd5
43.Rxd5 Ke6 44.Rc5 Rh8 45.h6! ]
B67 41.exf6+ Ke8
[ 41...Kxf6 42.Rf1 Rg3? 43.Ne4+ ]
Adams,Mi
2680
Kozul,Z
2605 42.Rd6! / \ N b 5 - c 7 # Rg2+ 43.Kb3 Rg3
Luzern
1997 44.Ka2
[ 44.h6 Rh3 45.h7 Rxh7 46.Nb5 Bd5+
[Adams,Mi]
47.Ka3 Rh3+ 48.b3 Rxb3+ 49.Ka4+- ]
71/219 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 44...Rg2 45.h6 Be2 46.h7
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
[ 46.h7 Bc4+ 47.Ka3 Rh2 48.Rc6!+- ]
8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 g5
1-0
[ 10...Nxe4 - 71/(219) ]
11.fxg5 Ng4 12.Be2
[ 12.Nf3 - 71/(219) ]
B67
12...Nge5 13.Nf3 Be7 14.Kb1
Dominguez,L
2215
[ 14.Bg3 - 71/(219) ]
Becerra Rivero,J
2515
14...hxg5
15.Bg3
Nxf3
16.gxf3
Ne5 La Habana
1997
17.f4!?N
[Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E]
[ 17.h4 gxh4 18.f4 Ng6 19.f5 Ne5 ]
[ 17.Rdf1 ]
71/(219) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
17...gxf4 18.Bxf4 Qc7 19.h4 b5!
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
[ 19...Bxh4 20.Bg3 Ng6 21.Bxd6 ]
8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 Nxe4 11.Qe1
[ 19...0-0-0 20.h5 ]
Nf6 12.Nf5 Qa5 13.Nxd6+ Bxd6 14.Rxd6
[ 19...Rxh4 20.Bg5 Rxh1 21.Rxh1 ]
Ne7 15.Bd3N
20.a3
[ 15.Rd1 Qb4 ( 15...Nf5? 16.Bxf6 gxf6
[ 20.Rdg1 Bc6 ]
17.Rd5+- ;
15...0-0-0?
16.Nd5+- ;
20...Rb8 21.h5 a5
15...Ng6? ) 16.g3 0-0-0 ]
[ 21...b4 22.axb4 Rxb4 23.Nd5 Rxb2+ 15...0-0-0 16.Ne4
24.Kxb2 exd5 25.Qc3 ]
[ 16.Qe5!? Qc7 17.Rd4 Bc6 18.Bxf6 gxf6
19.Qxf6 Bxg2 20.Rg1 Nd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
22.Na2 b4 23.axb4 axb4 24.Rh3
[ 24.Nxb4 Qb7 25.c3 Qxe4+ ]
22.a3 Rhg8 23.Rg3 h5 ]
16...Qc7
24...Qc5
[ 24...Qa5 25.Ra3 Qc5 26.Rb3 - 25.Rb3 ]
[ 16...Qxa2!? 17.Nxf6 gxf6 18.Bxf6 Rhe8
19.Bxe7 ( 19.g4 Bc6! 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8
25.Rb3 Nc6 26.c3!
[ 26.Bxd6 Qxd6 27.Qxd6 Bxd6 28.Rxd6
21.Bxe7 Rd7 22.Qc3 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qxh1
24.Qh8+ Kc7 25.Qe5+ Kc8= ) 19...Qa1+
Ke7 29.Rd1 e5! ]
26...bxc3 27.Rxb8+ Nxb8 28.Nxc3 Bc6!
20.Kd2 Qa5+ 21.Kc1= ]
[ 28...e5 29.Be3 ]
29.Be3
[ 29.Bxd6 Qxd6 30.Qxd6 Bxd6 31.Rxd6
Ke7 32.Rd1 ]
29...Qb4 30.Qd3 Nd7 31.Bd4 Bf6
[ 31...Ne5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Plaskett,J
Bates,Ri
England
[Plaskett,J]

170
B67
2450
Kaidanov,G
2345
Atalik,S
1997 Chicago
[Atalik,S]

71/(219) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.fxg5
Ng4 12.Nf3 hxg5 13.Bg3 Nce5?!
[ 13...Be7 - 59/242 ]
14.Nxg5!N
[ 14.Nxe5 ]
14...Bh6 15.Bf4 Ng6 16.g3 e5 17.Bc4!
[] exf4 18.Nxf7 N4e5
[ 18...fxg3
19.Nxh6
Rxh6
20.h3!?
( 20.hxg3 Rxh1 21.Rxh1 )]
[ 18...Qe7 19.Nxh6 /\ Nd5-> ]
[ 18...N6e5 19.Nxd6+ Kf8 20.gxf4 ]
19.Qxd6 Bf8!?
[ 19...Qe7 20.Nxh8 fxg3+ 21.Kb1 Qxd6
22.Rxd6 g2 23.Rg1 Bh3 24.Be6!+- ]
20.Qd5 Qf6?
[ 20...Qc7 21.Nxh8 Nxh8 22.gxf4! Nxc4
23.Qh5+ Nf7 24.Nd5 Qc6 25.Rhg1
( 25.e5 )]
21.Nxh8+-

B70
2590
2555
1997

71/220 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6
[ 5...a6 - 71/(220) ]
6.g3
[ 6.Be2 - 71/(220) ]
6...g6 7.Nde2 b6
[ 7...Bg7 - 71/(220) ]
8.Bg2 Ba6!? 9.0-0 Bg7 10.Re1 0-0 11.a4
Rc8N
[ 11...Nb4 ]
12.Nf4 Re8!?
[ 12...Nd7 ]
13.Nb5
[ 13.Nfd5 e6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6
A) 15.Nb5 Red8! ( 15...Bxb5? 16.axb5
Nd4 17.c3 Nxb5 18.Bf1! ) 16.Nxd6??
e5 ;
B) 15.Qxd6 Red8 16.Qf4 Nd4 ]
13...Bb7 14.Bh3?!
[ 14.c3!? ]
14...Rb8
15.Nd5 Nxd5! 16.exd5 Nb4
17.Nxa7
[ 17.c4 a6 18.Nc3 Bc8! 19.Bg2 Bf5 ]
B67 17...Nxd5 18.Bg2 Qd7 19.Bxd5
[ 19.Nb5 Nb4!? 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 /\ Nc6-e5 ]
Becerra Rivero,J
2515
20.Qxd5
Qxa7
21.c3
Qa5
Dominguez,L
2215 19...Bxd5
La Habana
1997 22.Rd1! b5?!
[ 22...Red8 ]
[Becera Rivero,J]
23.Be3 e6
71/(219) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 23...Red8?!
24.Bg5!!
Rd7
( 24...Bf8
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6
25.c4 ) 25.Qc6 ]
8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.fxg5 24.Qxd6 bxa4 25.Qc6! Ra8
Ng4 12.Be2 Nge5 13.Nf3 Be7 14.Bg3
[ 25...Qb5? 26.Qxb5 Rxb5 27.Rd2 Reb8
hxg5 15.Rdf1 b5 16.Kb1 Rc8 17.Nd1 Nxf3
28.Rxa4+- ]
18.Rxf3 Ne5 19.Rf2 Bc6 20.Qd4 Qc7!N
[ 25...Rec8? 26.Rxa4 Rxc6 ( 26...Qh5
[ 20...Bf6? - 59/(242) ]
27.Qd7 Rc7 28.Rb4 Rxb4 29.Qe8+ Bf8
21.Ne3 Bb7 22.Ka1!
30.Rd8 ) 27.Rxa5+- ]
[ 22.c3 Qc6 ]
26.Rd7 Rec8 27.Qf3 Rf8!
22...Qc5 23.c3 Qxd4 24.cxd4 Nd7 25.Bf3
[ 27...Qf5 28.Qxf5 gxf5 29.Ra7 ( 29.Ba7
[ 25.d5 ]
Rc4 ) 29...Rxa7 30.Bxa7 Rc4 31.Kf1 e5
25...Nb6
32.Ke2 e4 33.Rd1+- /\ Bd4 ]
28.Bd4
[ 28.b4 Qb5 ( 28...Qf5 29.Qxf5 gxf5
30.Ra3 Rfc8 31.Bc5 Bf8 32.Bxf8 Kxf8
33.Kf1 Ke8 34.Rb7 ) 29.Rxf7 Qd5!
( 29...Bxc3
30.Bc5+- ) 30.Rxf8+
Rxf8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
31.Qxd5 ( 31.Qe2 Qb3 ) 31...exd5
A) 32.Rxa4 Bxc3 33.Bc5 ( 33.b5 Rb8 )
33...Re8! 34.b5 Re1+ 35.Kg2 Rb1
36.b6 d4= ;
B) 32.Bd4 Bxd4 33.cxd4 Rc8 34.Rxa4
Rc4 35.Ra8+ Kg7 36.Ra7+ Kh6 37.b5
Rb4 38.Rb7 ( 38.Ra5 Kg5 ) 38...Rxd4
39.Rd7 Rd1+ 40.Kg2 d4 41.Kf3 Rb1
42.Rd5 d3 43.Ke3 Rb3 ]
28...Bxd4
[ 28...Rab8
29.Ra7
Qd5
( 29...Qb5?
30.Bxg7 Kxg7 31.R1xa4 Qxb2 32.Rf4+- )
30.Qxd5 exd5 31.Bxg7 Kxg7 32.Ra2 Rb3
33.R7xa4 Rfb8 ( 33...Re8 34.Kf1 ) 34.Rd4
Rxb2 35.Rxb2 Rxb2 36.Rxd5 ]
29.Rxd4 Qb5
[ 29...Qg5? 30.h4 Qh6 31.Qe2+- ]
[ 29...Rfb8 30.Rdxa4 Qxa4 31.Rxa4 Rxa4
32.b4 Ra6! [] 33.Qf4 Rab6 ( 33...Rc8
34.c4 Ra4 35.c5 )]
30.Rb4 Qd7 31.Rb7 Qc8 32.Rb4 Qd7
33.h4?
[ 33.Qf4!
A) 33...a3
34.Rxa3
( 34.bxa3 )
34...Rxa3 35.bxa3 Qd1+ 36.Kg2 Qd5+
( 36...Qa1 37.Rb3 ) 37.Qf3 Rc8 38.c4!
( 38.Qxd5 exd5 39.Rb3 Rc4 40.Kf3
Ra4 41.Ke3 );
B) 33...e5! 34.Qxe5 Rfe8 35.Qd4 Qxd4
36.Rxd4 Re2 ]
33...Ra5! 34.Rd1 Qc8 35.Rbd4 a3 36.bxa3
Rxa3 37.R4d3
[ 37.Qf6 Qxc3 38.h5 Ra1 39.Rxa1 Qxa1+
40.Kg2 ( 40.Kh2 Qc1 41.Rf4! gxh5
42.Qg5+ Kh8= ) 40...Qa8+ 41.Kh2 gxh5= ]
[ 37.h5 e5 38.h6 Qf5 39.Qxf5 gxf5
40.Rd5 ( 40.R4d3 Ra6 41.Rd5 Rxh6= )
40...Rxc3 41.Rxe5 Rc6= ]
37...Ra5 38.Qe3 Qc5 39.Qd2
[ 39.Qh6 Ra2 ]
39...Ra3 40.Qb2 h5
[ 40...Raa8 ]
41.Qb4 Ra5
[ 41...Qxb4 42.cxb4 Raa8 43.b5 Rfb8
44.Rb3 Rb6 45.Kg2 ( 45.Rd7 Rab8
46.Rf3
Rf8 )
45...Ra5
( 45...Rab8
46.Rdb1= ) 46.Rdb1= ]
42.Qf4 Kg7 43.Rf3 Qe5 44.Qxe5+ Rxe5
45.Rd7 Rc5 46.Kf1 g5 47.hxg5 Kg6
48.Ke2 Kxg5 49.Kd2 f5 50.Rfd3
[ 50.Re3 e5= ]
-

171
Nisipeanu,L._D
Atalik,S
Groningen
[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

B92
2600
2590
1997

71/(220) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 g6 7.0-0 Bg7
8.Kh1 Nc6 9.Nb3 b5 10.f4 Bb7 11.Bf3
Nd7!?N
[ 11...0-0 - 61/(224) ]
12.a4?!
[ 12.a3 0-0= ]
12...bxa4?!
[ 12...b4! 13.Nd5 a5 ]
13.Nxa4

Arizmendi Martinez,J
Bacrot,E
Pamplona
[Bacrot,E]

B70
2470
2545
1997

71/(220) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 g6 7.0-0
Bg7 8.Nb3 0-0 9.Re1 b6 10.Bf1 Bb7
11.Nd5 Nd7
[ 11...e6 - 68/(192) ]
12.c3N
[ 12.Qg4 ]
12...e6 13.Ne3 Nc5
[ 13...Nf6 14.Ng4! Nxg4 15.Qxg4 d5
16.Rd1 Qc8 ( 16...f5 17.Qh3 ) 17.exd5
Ne5 ]
14.Nxc5
[ 14.f3 a6 ( 14...Rc8 15.Nd4 Ne5 16.b4
Ncd7 17.c4 ) 15.Nd4 b5= ]
[ 14.Nc4 d5 ]
14...bxc5 15.Qa4 Qc7 16.Ba6
[ 16.Ba6 Rad8 ]

Al_Modiahki,M
Al_Sulaiti
Dubai
[Kuzmin,A]

B70
2420
1996

71/(220) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 g6 7.Nde2
Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0 Rb8 10.a4 a6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

172

11.Nd5 Nd7 12.c3 b5 13.axb5 axb5

14.Nd4 Nde5 15.f4N
[ 15.Kh1!? b4 16.f4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Nc6
18.e5 e6 19.Ne3 ]
[ 15.Nxc6 - 66/188 ]
15...Nxd4
[ 15...Bg4? 16.fxe5 Bxd1 17.Nxc6 ]
16.cxd4 Nc6
[ 16...Bg4?!
17.Qd2
Nc4
( 17...Nc6
18.e5 ) 18.Qd3 ]
17.e5
[ 17.Be3?! e6 18.Nc3 Qb6 ]
17...e6 18.Nf6+ Bxf6 19.exf6

Kaidanov,G
Shabalov,A
Philadephia
[Kaidanov,G]

[ 24...Bxe4-+ ]
25.g4 Qf7 26.Rf1 Ne3 27.Qd4 Nxf1
28.Rxf1 Kg8 29.c4 a6?! /\ b5
[ 29...Nxc4 30.bxc4 e5 31.Qb2 Bxe4
32.fxe4 exf4 33.Rxf4 Qe8 34.Qd2 Rc5 ]
30.Qxb6 Nxf3+ 31.Rxf3 Bxe4 32.Rf2 Rc5
33.Ng2 Qe8 34.Be3 Rc8 35.Qd4?
[ 35.Qxa6 Qd7 36.g5 Ra8 37.Qb6 e5 ]
35...Ba8-+ ^^, ><h6 36.Qa7 Qc6 37.Qd4 e5
38.Qa7 Rc7 39.Qb6 Qxb6 40.Bxb6 Rf7
41.Be3 Rf3 42.Rxf3 Bxf3 NB 9/c 43.Bg5
Bxg4 44.Ne3 Bf3 45.Kf2 Bb7 46.Ng4 Kf7
47.Ke3 Ke6 48.Nf6 Bxh6 49.Nxh7 Bg7
50.Bh4 Kf5 51.Be7 d5 52.cxd5 Bxd5
53.Bf8 Bh8 54.Be7 e4 55.Ng5 Bb2
B70 56.Nh3 Bc6 57.Bd8 Bb5 58.Ba5 Ba3
2590 59.Bc3 Bc5+ 60.Bd4 Bf8 61.Bc3 Bh6+
2555 62.Kf2 e3+ 63.Kg3 Ke4 64.Bf6 Bd7
1997 65.Ng1 Bf4+ 66.Kg2 Bg4
0-1

71/221 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.g3
[ 6.Bc4 - 71/(221) ]
6...Nc6 7.Nde2 b6 8.Bg2 Ba6 9.0-0 Bg7
10.h3 0-0 11.Bg5 Rc8 12.Re1 Nd7
13.Rb1 Nde5N
[ 13...h6 - 41/(221) ]
14.b3 f5!? 15.Nf4?!
[ 15.exf5 Rxf5 16.f4 Nf7 ( 16...h6 17.fxe5
Rxg5 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.Qd5++- ) 17.g4
Bxe2 18.Nxe2
A) 18...Ra5
19.b4
( 19.Bd5
Nb4
20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Nd4 Rd5 ) 19...Rxa2
( 19...Ra3 20.b5 ) 20.Bd5 Ra3 21.b5
Na5 22.Nd4 ;
B) 18...Rc5 19.Bh4 /\ c4 d5 ( 19...b5?
20.Bf2 ) 20.f5 ]
15...Qd7 16.exf5 Qxf5 17.h4 Kh8! 18.Be4
[ 18.Bh3 Qf7 19.Re4 h6 20.Be6 Qe8
21.Ncd5 hxg5 22.hxg5 Nd8 23.Nxg6+
Qxg6 24.Rh4+ Bh6 25.Rxh6+ Qxh6
26.gxh6 Nxe6-+ ]
[ 18.Ncd5 Qf7 19.h5 gxh5 20.c3 e6
21.Ne3 d5 22.Qxh5 Qxh5 23.Nxh5
Nd3 ]
18...Qd7 19.h5 Rf5!! 20.Bxf5 Qxf5 21.h6
Bf8 22.Ne4 Bb7 23.f3 Nb4 24.c3??
[ 24.g4 Qf7 25.c4 Nc2 26.Rf1 Ne3
27.Qd4 ( 27.Nxg6+ Qxg6 28.Bxe3 Bxe4
29.fxe4 Nxg4-+ ) 27...Nxf1 28.Rxf1 ]
24...Nc2?

Socko,B
Macieja,B
Zagan
[Macieja,B]

B70
2435
2470
1997

71/(221) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.h3 0-0
8.Bb3 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.Bg5
h6 12.Bh4 Nc5!N
[ 12...Rc8 ]
13.f3
[ 13.Nd5 g5 14.Nxf6+ ( 14.Bg3 Nfxe4
15.Nf5 e6 16.Nxg7 Kxg7 ) 14...Bxf6
15.Bg3 ( 15.Nf5 e6! 16.Nxh6+ Kg7-+ )
15...Nxe4 16.Nf5 Qd7! ]
[ 13.Bd5 Nxd5 ( 13...Qd7!? ) 14.exd5 Re8
15.Qd2 Qd7 16.a4 ( 16.Re3 Na4! )
16...Rac8 17.Re3 ]
13...a6
14.Qd2
e5!
15.Bxf6
Bxf6
16.Nde2 Bg5 17.Qd1 Nxb3 18.axb3 Qc7
19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 b5
[ 20...b5 21.c3 a5 22.Qd3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

173

B70 22...Rc1!-+ 23.Rxc1

[ 23.Kf1 Rxe1+ 24.Kxe1 Bxa3 25.Bf6
Adams,Mi
2670
Ra8 ]
Kramnik,V
2790
Wijk aan Zee
1998 23...Bxc1 24.Bf6
[ 24.Rc4 Bxa3 25.Rc6 ( 25.Rc8+ Kg7
[Kramnik,V]
26.Bf8+ Kf6 ) 25...Ra8 ]
71/222 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 24...Ra8 25.Rc4
cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Nxd4
[ 25.Re2 Bxa3 26.Ra2 Bc5 27.Kf1 a3 ]
8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qb4 a5 11.Qb3 25...Bxa3 26.Bd4 Bc5! 27.Bxc5 dxc5
28.Rxc5
Be6 12.Nd5N
[ 12.Qxb7 Nd7 ( 12...Bc4 - 48/290 )
[ 28.d6 a3 29.d7 a2 ]
A) 13.Qb5 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Qc7 ;
28...a3 29.Rc1 a2
[ 29...a2 30.Ra1 Kf8 31.Kg2 ( 31.d6 Ke8 )
B) 13.Rd1 Rb8 14.Qa7 ( 14.Qa6 Bxc3
15.bxc3 Qc7 ) 14...Nc5 /\ Ra8 15.e5
31...Ke7 32.Kf3 Kd6 33.Kf4 h6 34.Ke4
Bxe5 ;
Ra4+ ]
C) 13.Nd5 Rb8 ]
0-1
12...a4
[ 12...Nxd5 13.exd5 Bf5 14.a4! ]
13.Qxb7
B71
[ 13.Qa3 ]
Lederman,L
2305
13...Nxd5 14.exd5 Bf5
Mittelman,G
2380
[ 14...Bd7!? 15.Rb1 ( 15.Bg5 h6 ; 15.Qb4 Beer_Sheva
1997
a3 16.c3 axb2 17.Bxb2 Ra4 18.Qb3 [Mittelman,G]
Qa8 ;
15.a3!? )
15...Qc8
( 15...Bf5
16.Bg5 ) 16.Qxc8 Rfxc8 17.c3 Bf5 71/223 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4 Bg7 7.e5 Nh5 8.Bb5+
18.Ra1 a3 ]
Bd7 9.Qe2! /\ g4
15.Bg5 Qb8!?
[ 9.e6 ]
[ 15...a3
16.Bxe7
( 16.b3!? ) 16...Qb8
[ 9.Qf3 - 18/418 ]
17.Qxb8 Rfxb8 18.b3! Bxa1 19.Rxa1
9...Bxb5
Bxc2 20.Bxd6 ]
[ 9...f5? 10.Ne6 ]
[ 15...Qa5 /\ Ra7 16.Qxe7
[ 9...Bh6? 10.e6 ]
A) 16...a3
17.b4!
( 17.b3?
Rfe8
[ 9...a6 10.Bc4! Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6
18.Qxd6 Bxa1 19.Rxa1 Re1+ 20.Rxe1
A) 12.0-0? dxe5 13.fxe5 0-0! 14.g4
Qxe1+ 21.Bf1 Bh3-+ );
Qd4+ 15.Rf2 ( 15.Be3 Qxe5 16.gxh5
B) 16...Be5 17.Bh6 Rfe8 18.Qh4 ]
b5! ) 15...b5
( 15...Bxe5?
16.Be3 )
16.Qxb8 Rfxb8 17.Bxe7 Rxb2
16.Bd3 Bxe5! 17.gxh5 Bxh2+! 18.Kf1
[ 17...a3 18.b3! ]
Bg3 ;
18.a3
B) 12.Rf1!! ]
[ 18.Bxd6 Rxc2 19.Rad1 Rxa2 20.Bc7
10.Ndxb5!N
Re8 21.d6 Bd7 22.Bd5 Rc2 ]
[ 10.Qxb5+ Qd7 11.Nf3 ( 11.g4? Nxf4
18...Rxc2 19.Rae1
12.Bxf4 dxe5 13.Bxe5 Qxb5 14.Ncxb5
[ 19.Rad1 Ra6 20.Rfe1 Bb2 21.Re3
Bxe5 15.Nf3 a6 ) 11...Nc6 ]
( 21.Bf1 Rb6 22.Bd8 Rb3 ) 21...Bc1 ]
10...a6 11.Na3 dxe5 12.fxe5 Qd4
19...Ra6
[ 12...e6 13.0-0 Qd4+ 14.Be3 Qxe5
[ 19...Be5!? 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Ra7
15.Nc4 ]
( 21...Rd2 22.f4 Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Re8 )
13.g4 Nf4 14.Bxf4 Qxf4 15.Nd5 Qxe5
22.Bg5 Kg7 ]
[ 19...Bc3 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Re8 16.Qxe5 Bxe5 17.Nc4 Nc6 18.Nxe5 Nxe5
19.Nc7+ Kd7 20.Nxa8 Rxa8 21.0-0-0+ Ke6
22.Rb1 /\ Bf6 ]
22.Rhe1
20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Bb2 22.Rfe1?
[ 22.Re3 Bd4 ( 22...Kg7 23.Rb1! Bd4
24.Rf3 )]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

174

B72 13.Qe1N
[ 13.Qd2 ]
Oll,L
2645
14.Nxa5
bxa5
15.Rd1
Qc7
Pigusov,E
2560 13...Na5
Beijing (open)
1997 16.h4!? Rab8
[ 16...h5!? 17.g4 hxg4 18.Bxg4 Bxc3
[Oll,L]
19.bxc3 Bxe4 ; /\ 17.f5 Ne5 ]
71/224 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 17.h5 Ba8 18.hxg6 hxg6 19.e5 Bxf3
4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nb3 20.Rxf3 Rfe8 21.Qh4 Rxb2
[ 21...dxe5 22.f5 ( 22.Nd5 Qxc2 23.Rc1
0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.f4 Be6
/\ Ne7 ) 22...gxf5 23.Nd5 ( 23.Rh3 f4 ;
[ 9...a5! 10.a4 Be6 ]
23.Rg3 f4 ; 23.Rxf5 Rxb2 24.Rg5 Nf8 )
10.g4 d5 11.f5 Bc8 12.exd5 Nb4 13.Bf3
23...Qd6
( 23...Qxc2 )
24.Bg5
gxf5 14.a3 fxg4 15.Bg2 Na6 16.Qd3 Nc7
( 24.Rxf5 )]
[ 16...Nd7 - 42/239 ]
22.Nd5 Qxc2 23.Rd2 Rb1+?
[ 16...Qb6!? ]
[ 23...Qxa4! 24.Nxe7+ Kf8! 25.Rxb2 Qa1+
17.0-0-0 Nce8 18.h3! g3N 19.Ne2 Nd6
26.Rf1 ( 26.Kh2 Qxb2 27.exd6 Qb4 )
20.Nxg3 Bd7 21.Bd4 Rc8 22.Kb1 Ba4
26...Qxb2 27.f5 Rxe7 28.f6 Nxf6 29.exf6
23.Bf3 Kh8 24.Rhg1 Rg8 25.Rg2 Qc7
Rxe3 30.fxg7+ Kxg7-+ ]
26.Nc5!?
24.Kh2 Qc1 25.Nxe7+ Kf8 26.Nxg6+!
[ 26.Re1! ]
[ 26.exd6? Nf6! ]
26...Bb5
27.Qd2
b6
28.Nce4
Nfxe4
26...fxg6 27.Rxd6 Qh1+ 28.Kg3 Qxh4+
29.Nxe4?
29.Kxh4 Re7 30.Rxg6= Kf7 31.Rxa6 Rb4
[ 29.Bxe4! ]
32.g4 Rxa4 33.Bd2 Kg8 34.Rxa5 Rxa5
29...Nxe4?
35.Bxa5 Nxe5 36.fxe5 Rxe5 37.Bd2 Rd5
[ 29...Nc4! ]
30.Bxe4 Bxd4 31.Qh6! f5 32.Bxf5 e6 38.Bg5 Kh7 39.Rb3 Bd4 40.Bf4 Kg6
33.d6 Qf7 34.Bxe6 Qf3 35.Rxg8+ Rxg8 41.Kh3 Ra5 42.Kg2 Bc5 43.Bc1 Ra6
44.Rb5 Rc6 45.Kf3 Be7 46.Bf4 Bf6
36.Qd2??
47.Rh5 Rc3+ 48.Ke2 Rc4 49.Kf3
[ 36.Rxd4 Rg6 37.Qh4 Rxe6 38.d7! ]
36...Qxd1+ 37.Qxd1 Rg1 38.Qxg1 Bxg1 -
39.d7 Bxd7 40.Bxd7 Kg7 41.Ka2 Kf6
42.Kb3 Ke7 43.Bf5 h6
-
B75
Xie,Jun
2495
Tiviakov,S
2590
1997
B90 Beijing
Polgar,Ju
2670 [Xie,Jun]
Van Wely,L
2655
Hoogeveen
1997 71/226 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2
[Van Wely,L]
Bd7 9.g4 h5 10.g5 Nh7 11.0-0-0 Rc8N
71/225 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
[ 11...0-0 - 4/515 ]
[ 2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 12.Kb1
6.Be2 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Be3 0-0 9.Nb3
[ 12.f4!? 0-0 13.f5 Ne5 14.Be2 a6
Be6 10.f4 Rc8
15.Rhf1 b5 16.h4 ><Nh7 ]
A) 11.Kh1 a6 12.Bf3 Nd7 ( 12...b5 12...0-0 13.h4
13.Nd5 ) 13.Rb1 Nb6! 14.Nd5 Nc4
[ 13.f4 Bg4 14.Be2 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4
15.Bc1 b5 16.c3 a5 ;
16.Qxd4 e5! ]
B) 11.Rb1! /\ Bf3, Nd5+/= Volzhin,A ]
[ 13.Nb3!? Ne5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 Nc6
16.Bd4 ]
7.Be2 g6 8.0-0 Bg7 9.Nb3 b6 10.Be3 0-0 13...Ne5 14.f4 Ng4 15.Bg1?
11.f4 Bb7 12.Bf3 Nd7
[ 15.f5 ]
[ 12...Rb8 - 42/235 ]
15...e5! 16.fxe5 Nxe5 17.Nd5 Bg4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
18.Be2 Nc4 19.Qe1 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 Re8
21.Rh3 b5?!
[ 21...f5! 22.Rc3 ( 22.gxf6? Nxf6 23.Rc3
Nxe4! 24.Rxc4 Rxc4 25.Qxc4 Nd2+-+ )
22...Rxe4 23.Qd3 b5 24.Nxb5 Rxh4
25.Bd4 ]
22.Rc3 Qd7 23.b3 Na3+ 24.Kb2 Rxc3
25.Nxc3 b4 26.Nd5 a5 27.c3 f5!?
[ 27...Qb7 28.Qf3 ( 28.Qd3 Nf8 29.c4
Nd7 30.Re1 Nc5 31.Qf3 Qd7 ) 28...Kh8
( 28...Nb5 29.Nxb5 Qxb5 30.Nc7 ) 29.c4 ]
28.cxb4 Rxe4 29.Qd3 axb4 30.Nxb4 Nb5
31.Qc4+ Kh8 32.a4 Nxd4 33.Bxd4 Rxh4?!
[ 33...Nf8 34.Ka3 Ne6 ]
34.Ka3! Re4 35.Bxg7+ Kxg7 36.Qc3+
Kf7 37.Nd5 Qd8 38.Qc6! Ke6
[ 38...Qxg5 39.Rc1 ]
39.Nc3 Nxg5 40.Nxe4 Nxe4 41.Qd5+ Ke7
42.Rc1+- Qb6 43.a5 Qa7 44.Qb5 Qd4
45.a6 Kf6 46.Qb8 Qd2 47.Qd8+ Ke5
48.Qc7 Qd3 49.a7 Qa6+ 50.Kb2
1-0

175
36.Be4 d5 37.Bf3 a5! 38.Rd4
[ 38.g5+ hxg5+ 39.hxg5+ Ke7 40.Ke5 b5!
41.Rd4 ( 41.Rh4 Rg8 ) 41...Rg8 42.Kf4
Kd6 43.a4 bxa4 44.Rxa4 Rb8= ]
38...Rg8!= 39.a4 b6 40.Rd2 Rg7 41.Rg2
Rg8 42.g5+ hxg5+ 43.hxg5+ Ke7 44.Rd2
[ 44.Ke5 Rxg5+! 45.Rxg5 f6+= ]
44...f6! 45.gxf6+ Kxf6 46.Rh2
[ 46.Bxd5 Rg4+ 47.Ke3 Rxa4= ]
46...Rg1
-

Kasimdzhanov,R
Alterman,B
Bad Wiessee
[Alterman,B]

B76
2545
2615
1997

71/228 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2
0-0 9.0-0-0 d5
[ 9...Nxd4 - 71/(228) ]
10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Nxc3
B76 13.Qxc3 Bh6+ 14.Be3 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3
Goldin,A
2595 Qb6 16.Qxe7 Be6 17.Qa3 Rad8
[ 17...Rfd8 - 63/178 ]
Serper,G
2540
Chicago
1997 18.Bd3
[ 18.Re1N - 71/(228) ]
[Serper,G]
18...Rd5N
[ 18...Qe3+ ]
71/227 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 19.Rhe1!?
[ 19.b3 - 71/(228) ]
0-0 9.g4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 11.0-0-0 Qa5
12.a3 Rfc8 13.h4 Rab8 14.Nd5 Qxd2+ 19...Ra5 20.Qc3 Rxa2 21.b3 Qa5?!
[ 21...Ra5 22.Bc4 ( 22.Re5!? ) 22...Bxc4
15.Rxd2 Nxd5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.exd5 Bd7
23.Qxc4 Ra1+ 24.Kb2 Rxd1 25.Rxd1
18.Rd4 h6 19.Bd3 Rc5 20.Kd2 Re8
Qf2 ]
[/\ 21...e5 22.de6 Re6+/=] 21.Re1 g5N
22.Qxa5 Rxa5 23.Kb2 Rh5 24.h3 a5
[ 21...b6 ]
22.Rh1! Rh8 23.Ke3 Rcc8 24.Kf2! Rcd8 25.Re4 Rd8 26.Ra4 Rhd5 27.g4
[ 27.Rda1? Rxd3 28.cxd3 Rxd3 29.Rxa5
25.Kg3 /\ f4 e5 26.dxe6 Bxe6 27.f4 gxf4+
Rd2+ 30.Kc3 Rxg2 ]
28.Rxf4
27...Kg7 28.Rc1 Rb8
[ 28.Kxf4 Kf6 ]
[ 28...Rxd3 29.cxd3 Rxd3 30.Rc3 Rd2+
28...Rc8 29.Rd4?!
31.Ka3 Rh2 32.f4 ]
[ 29.Ra4! Ra8 ( 29...a6 ><a6, b7 ) 30.Be4!
29.Be4 Rd2 30.Kc3 Rh2 31.Rxa5 Rxh3
d5 31.Bf3 ><d5 ]
32.Kd4 Bd5?
29...Rhd8 30.c3 Rc5 31.Kf4
[ 32...Rd8+! 33.Kc5 ( 33.Ke5 h5 34.g5
[ 31.Be4!? ]
Rh2 35.Bxc6 h4 ) 33...Bd5 34.Rd1
31...Rd5! 32.Rxd5 Bxd5 R 9/k 33.Re1 Be6
Rc8 ]
34.Re4?!
33.Bxd5 cxd5 34.Rf1 h5 35.gxh5 Rh2
[ 34.Bf5! ]
36.hxg6
34...Kf6 35.Ra4 Ra8!
[ 36.Rc5! gxh5 37.Kxd5 h4 ]
[ 35...a6? ><a6, b7 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
36...Rxc2 37.gxf7 Rb4+ 38.Ke5 Re2+
39.Kxd5 Rxb3
[ 39...Kxf7! 40.Ra3 Re3 41.Rb1 Rxf3
42.Kc5 Rb7 43.Kc6 Rb4= ]
40.Ra7 Rd3+ 41.Kc4 Rdd2 42.Rg1+ Rg2
43.Rh1 Rh2 44.Rha1 Rc2+ 45.Kd3 Rhd2+
46.Ke3 Re2+ 47.Kf4 Rc4+ 48.Kg3 Rc6!
49.f4 Rce6 50.R1a5
[ 50.Kf3 R2e3+ 51.Kg4 Rg6+ 52.Kf5
Rf6+= ]
50...Re7 51.Kg4 Kxf7 52.Kf5 R2e6 53.Ra8
Rf6+ 54.Kg4 Rg6+ 55.Kf3 Rb7
-

176
21.b3 Red8 22.Qa6
24.Qxe6+ Kg7 25.h4

Almasi,Z
Alterman,B
Deutschland
[Alterman,B]

Qc7

23.Rxe6

fxe6

B76
2615
2615
1997

71/(228) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6
8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5
11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Bh6+
14.Be3 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Qb6 16.Qxe7 Be6
B76 17.Qa3 Rad8
[ 17...Rfd8 - 63/178 ]
Istratescu,A
2550
Georgiev,Ki
2670 18.Bd3 Rd5 N
[ 18...Qe3+ ]
Jugoslavija
1997
19.b3
[Istratescu,A]
[ 19.b3 Rfd8 20.Rhe1 a5 ]
71/(228) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 -
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6
8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6
11.Kb1 Qc7 12.g4 Rfc8 13.h4 Qa5 14.a3
B78
h5N
Anand,V
2765
[ 14...Rab8 - 69/209 ]
Georgiev,Ki
2670
15.g5 Ne8 16.Nb5!? Qxd2 17.Rxd2 a6 Beograd
1997
18.Bxg7 Nxg7
[Anand,V]
[ 18...axb5?! 19.Bc3! Rxc3 20.bxc3 Rxa3
21.Bxb5 Nc7 22.Bd3 Rxc3 23.Kb2 Rc5 71/229 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
24.Ra1 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2
19.Nd4 b5 20.b3 Rc5 21.Bd3 Bd7 /\ f6 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0
22.Rg1! Ne6 23.Nxe6 Bxe6 24.Kb2?!
[ 10.h4 - 71/(229) ]
[ 24.f4 Bg4 25.Rf2! ]
10...Na5 11.Be2N
24...Bc4!=
[ 11.Bb3 - 58/(246) ]
11...Rc8 12.Kb1 a6?
[ 12...Nc4 13.Bxc4 - 51/(212) ]
B76 13.g4 b5 14.h4 e6 /\ b4
[ 14...Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.h5 ]
Becerra Rivero,J
2510
[ 14...b4 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 ]
Gallego,V
2395
Linares
1997 15.a3! h5
[ 15...Nc4 16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Nb3! ><d6 ]
71/(228) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 15...e5 16.Nb3 Nxb3 ( 16...Nc4 17.Bxc4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6
bxc4 18.Nc1 Rc6 19.N1a2! a5 20.h5 )
8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5
17.cxb3 Be6 18.Ka2 ]
11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Bh6+ 16.Bg5! hxg4
14.Be3 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Qb6 16.Qxe7 Be6
[ 16...Qb6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.gxh5 Nc4
17.Qa3 Rad8
( 18...b4 19.axb4 Qxb4 20.Nd5! Qxd2
[ 17...Rfd8 - 63/178 ]
21.Nxf6+ Kg7 22.Rxd2 ) 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
18.Re1N Rfe8 19.Bd3 c5 20.Qa4 Rb8
20.Nb3 ]
17.h5 gxh5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 17...Qb6
18.h6
Bh8
19.h7+
Nxh7
20.Rxh7 ( 20.Be3 ) 20...Qxd4 ( 20...Kxh7
21.Rh1+ Kg8 22.Rxh8+ Kxh8 23.Bf6+
Kh7 24.Qg5 Rc5 25.Nd5!+- ; 20...Bxd4
21.Rdh1 b4 22.Bf6! Bxf6 23.Qh6 Qd4
24.Rh8+ Bxh8 25.Qh7# ) 21.Rdh1!
A) 21...Be5
22.f4!
Qxd2
( 22...Bg7
23.Qxd4 Bxd4 24.e5+- ) 23.fxe5! Qe1+
24.Rxe1 Kxh7 25.Rh1++- ;
B) 21...Bg7 22.e5! Bxe5 ( 22...Qxd2
23.Rxg7++- ; 22...Qxe5
23.f4
Qd4
24.Qxd4 Bxd4 25.Ne4+- ) 23.f4! Qxd2
( 23...Bg7 24.Qxd4 Bxd4 25.Ne4! f5
26.Bf6!+- ) 24.fxe5+- ]
18.Rxh5 Rc5
[ 18...g3 19.Rh3!+- ]
19.fxg4! /\ Nf5
[ 19.Rdh1 g3! ]
19...Rxc3 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
[ 20...Rxc2 21.Qxc2 Qxf6 22.e5 Qg6
23.Bd3 Qxg4 24.Bh7+ Kh8 25.Rhh1+- ]
21.Qxc3 Nc4 22.Bxc4 bxc4 23.Qxc4+- Rc8
24.Qxa6! Qe7
[ 24...Qf2 25.Qxd6! Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Qxc2+
27.Ka1 ]
[ 24...Qf4 25.Qb7 Rd8 26.Qc7 ]
25.Rh3 Bf6 26.Rb3 Be5 27.Nf3 Bf4
28.Rb4 d5 29.exd5 Qc5 30.c3
1-0

177
21...Bg7! [] 22.Qh2 Re8!N
[ 22...Rf6 ]
23.Nxd5 Rxd5! 24.exd5 Qf6 25.Qh4
Qxh4 26.Rxh4 Nxg6 27.Rhh1
[ 27.Rhh1 a3! /\ Nf4-d5 ><c3, /^h8-a1 ]

Velimirovic,D
Sokolov,An
Bar
[Sokolov,An]

B81
2515
2585
1997

71/230 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3

[ 2.Nc3 - 71/(230) ]
2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6
6.Be3 Be7 7.g4 h5 8.gxh5 Rxh5 9.Be2N
[ 9.Bg2 - 57/(223) ]
9...Rh7 10.Qd2 a6 11.f4 Nc6 12.0-0-0
Bd7 13.Nf3
[ 13.Bf3 Qc7 /\ 0-0-0 ]
13...Qa5 14.Bd3
[ 14.Kb1!? b5 15.Bd3 b4 16.Ne2 e5
17.Rhg1 ]
14...Nb4 15.a3 Nxd3+ 16.Qxd3
[ 16.cxd3 Bc6 17.Kb1 Nd7 ]
16...Bb5 17.Qd4 Bc6?!
[ 17...Rc8 ]
18.Rhg1 Rc8 19.Kb1 d5?!
[ 19...Kf8 ]
20.Ng5 Rh5?
[ 20...Rh4 21.e5 Nd7 22.Nf3 Rh7 ]
B78
Abreu,A
2425 21.e5
[ 21.f5! ]
Gonzalez,Y
2295
Matanzas
1997 21...Nh7
[ 21...Nd7 22.f5 ]
[Hernandez,Rom; Ibarra Padron,J]
22.Nxh7 Rxh7 23.Qd3
71/(229) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 23.f5 exf5 24.e6 fxe6 25.Rxg7 Rxg7
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6
26.Qxg7 Kd7 27.Bg5 Qd8 /\ Qf8 ]
8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.h4 Ne5 11.Bb3 23...Rxh2 24.f5
h5 12.0-0-0 Rc8 13.Bg5 Rc5 14.Kb1 b5
[ 24.Rxg7 Bb5 25.Nxb5 ( 25.Qd4 Bc5 )
15.g4 a5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.gxh5 a4 18.Bd5
25...Qxb5= ]
e6 19.hxg6 exd5 20.h5 fxg6!
24...Bb5 25.Qd4 Rc4
[ 20...Bg5 - 44/263 ]
[ 25...Bc6? 26.Qf4 ]
21.hxg6
26.Qa7 Rxc3 27.bxc3
[ 21.Rdg1 g5! [] 22.f4 Nc4 23.Qd3 Qe7
[ 27.Bd2 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Rxa3 29.bxa3
24.fxg5 ( 24.exd5 b4 25.Nce2 Kh8 )
Qxd2 ]
24...Bxd4! 25.Qxd4 Qe5 26.Qxe5 dxe5 27...Qxc3 28.Rd2 Rxd2 29.Bxd2 Qxd2
27.exd5 Bf5 ]
30.Rh1
[ 21.Rhg1!? ]
[ 30.Rxg7? Qe1+ 31.Kb2 Qxe5+-+ ]
[ 21.f4 Ng4 22.hxg6 Bg7 23.Nxd5 Rxd5
[ 30.Qb8+ Bd8 31.Rxg7 ( 31.Rh1 Kd7
24.exd5 Qf6 ]
32.fxe6+ fxe6 33.Qd6+ Kc8 34.Rh8 Qa5

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178

35.Qxe6+
Bd7 )
31...Qd1+
32.Kb2
Qd4+= ]
30...Bc6 31.Qb8+ Kd7 32.Rh8 Qd1+
33.Kb2 Bxa3+ 34.Kxa3?
[ 34.Ka2! Qxc2+ 35.Kxa3 Qc3+ 36.Ka2= ]
34...Qa1+ 35.Kb3 Ba4+-+ 36.Kb4 a5+
37.Kxa5 Bxc2+ 38.Kb4 Qb2+ 39.Kc5 Qc3+
40.Kb6
[ 40.Kb5 Qc4+ ]
40...Qc6+ 41.Ka5 Qc5#
0-1

Hracek,Z
Lautier,J
Groningen (m/1)

B47
2605
2660
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4

5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 d6 8.0-0 Bd7
9.a4 Nf6 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.a5 Be7 12.Be3
0-0 13.Qe2 Nd7 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.Bd4
Rfe8N
[ 15...Bf6 ]
16.Rd2 Bg5 17.Rdd1 Be7 18.h4 h6
19.Rd2 Red8=

Shirov,A
Georgiev,Ki
Beograd
[Shirov,A]

B81
2700
2670
1997

71/231 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 d5 8.g5!?
[ 8.exd5 - 66/200 ]
8...Nxe4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Qg4 Qa5+ 11.c3
Bd7N
[ 11...Be7
12.h4
Bd7
13.Qxe4 Nc6
14.Nb3 Qe5 15.Bg2 0-0-0 16.0-0-0 Qxe4
17.Bxe4 Be8 ]
12.Qxe4 Nc6 13.Nb3!
[ 13.Bg2 Nxd4! 14.Qxd4 Rd8! 15.Bxb7
Qb5! 16.Bf3 Bc6 17.Qg4 Bxf3 18.Qxf3
Be7 19.Qe2 Qf5! ]
13...Qe5 14.Bg2 Qxe4 15.Bxe4 Be7
[ 15...h6 16.g6! ( 16.gxh6? g6= ) 16...f5
17.Bg2 0-0-0 18.Bb6! Re8 19.0-0-0
Georgiev,Ki ]
16.Nc5!
[ 16.0-0-0 0-0-0 17.Nc5 Be8 ]

16...0-0-0 17.Nxd7! Rxd7 18.Ke2 Ne5

19.Rad1 Rc7
[ 19...Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8? 21.Rxd8+
Bxd8 22.Bxh7+- ]
20.b3 f5 21.gxf6 gxf6
[ 21...Bxf6 22.c4 ]
22.f4! Nd7
[ 22...f5? 23.Bd4+- ]
23.f5! e5 24.Bd5!? Kb8 25.c4 Bc5
26.Rhg1 b5 27.Rg4
[ 27.Rg7!? Bxe3 28.Kxe3 Nb6 29.Rxc7
Kxc7
( 29...Nxd5+
30.cxd5
Kxc7
31.Rc1+!+- ) 30.cxb5 axb5 31.Rc1+! ]
27...Bxe3 28.Kxe3 Nb6 29.Be6 bxc4
30.bxc4 h5 31.Rh4 Na4 32.Rd6 Nc5
33.Bd5 Rh6 34.Rh3
[ 34.Bf3!? ]
34...h4 35.Rf3 Rd7 36.Rb6+ Ka7 37.Rc6
Na4 38.Ke2!
[ 38.Kf2 Nb6! 39.Be6?! Rd2+ ]
38...Rb7!
[ 38...Nb6?! 39.Be6+- ]
39.Rb3 Rxb3 40.axb3 R 9/i Nc3+ 41.Kd3!
[ 41.Kf3 Nxd5 42.cxd5 h3 43.Kg4 a5! ]
41...Na2
[ 41...Nxd5 42.cxd5 h3 43.Kc4!+- ]
42.Rc8! h3
[ 42...Nb4+ 43.Ke4 h3 44.Be6 Rh4+
45.Kf3 Rd4 46.Rf8 Kb6 47.Rxf6 Rd3+
( 47...Kc5 48.Rf8 ) 48.Kg4 ( 48.Ke4 Rd4+
49.Kxe5?? Nc6# ) 48...Kc5 49.Rf8 ]
43.Be4 Kb6
[ 43...Nb4+ 44.Ke3 ( 44.Kc3?! Rh4! )
44...Kb6
45.Rg8
Rh7
46.Rg6
Rf7
47.Rh6+- ]
44.c5+ Ka5?
[ 44...Kb5
45.c6
Rh7
46.Rf8
Nb4+
47.Ke3 Nxc6 48.Rxf6 Nd4 49.Bd3+ Kb4
( 49...Kc5
50.Rxa6
Nxb3
51.Re6+- )
50.Rxa6 Nxb3 51.f6 ]
45.Rb8+- Rh7
[ 45...Nb4+ 46.Kc3 Na2+ 47.Kb2 Nb4
48.Ka3 ]
[ 45...Rh4 46.c6 Nb4+ 47.Kd2 Rxe4
48.c7 Rd4+ 49.Ke2 Re4+ 50.Kf2 Rf4+
( 50...Nd3+ 51.Kf3 ) 51.Kg3 ]
46.c6
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

179

[ 6...Nc6 - 71/(233) ]
B81
Ivanovic,B
2500 7.Bg2 a6 8.h3 Qc7 9.Be3 b5N
[ 9...Nc6 - 50/253 ]
Sokolov,An
2585
Bar
1997 10.a3
[ 10.e5 Bb7 11.exd6 Bxd6= ]
[Sokolov,An]
10...Bb7 11.Qe2 Nbd7
71/232 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 11...Nc6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Bd4 Be7
Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 Be7 7.g4 h6 8.Qe2
( 13...Qb7 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Nd5 Be7
a6 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.f4 Nc6 11.Rg1
16.Nb4 ; 13...e5 14.Nd5 ) 14.h4 ]
[ 11.g5 hxg5 12.fxg5 Nh5 13.g6 fxg6 12.f4 Nc5
14.Rg1 Ne5 15.Bh3 Kf7 ]
[ 12...Nb6!?
13.e5
Bxg2!
( 13...Nfd7?
11...Bd7N
14.exd6 Bxd6 15.Ndxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5+- ;
[ 11...Nxd4 ]
13...dxe5? 14.Ndxb5! axb5 15.Qxb5+ ;
12.g5 hxg5 13.fxg5 Nxd4
13...Nfd5 14.exd6 Bxd6 15.Nxe6! fxe6
[ 13...Nh5? 14.Nf5! ]
16.Bxb6 Nxb6 17.Qxe6+ Be7 18.Bxb7
14.Rxd4 Nh5 15.g6 fxg6 16.Rxg6
Qxb7 19.0-0-0 ) 14.Qxg2 Nfd5 15.Nxd5
[ 16.Qg4 g5 17.Bxg5 Nf6 18.Qg3 Qc5
Nxd5 16.Qe4 ]
19.Be3 Qh5 ]
13.Bd2
16...Qa5 17.Rg1
[ 13.Bf2!? /\ Bg3 ]
[ 17.Bh3 Qe5 ]
13...g6
17...Qe5 18.Rd2 Bf6 19.Kb1 Rc8 20.Bd4
[ 13...Be7 14.h4 ( 14.b4?! Ncd7 15.g5
Qxd4 21.Rxd4 Bxd4 22.Rg5 Nf4 23.Qd2
hxg5 16.fxg5 Nh5 17.g6 Ne5! 18.gxf7+
Be5 24.a3 Ke7 25.Rg4 Rcf8 26.h4 Nh5
Kxf7 )]
27.Bd3 Rf4 28.Be2 Rxg4 29.Bxg4 Nf4 14.f5!? e5?
30.Qf2 Bc6 31.Ka2 Rf8 32.Qb6 Kd7 33.h5
[ 14...gxf5
15.exf5
e5
16.g5
hxg5
Rc8 34.Qe3 Rh8 35.Qb6?!
17.Bxg5 ]
[ 35.Ne2!? Nxe2 36.Qxe2 Rf8 37.Qc4 15.Nd5! Nxd5
Rf6 38.a4 ]
[ 15...Qd8 16.fxg6! exd4 17.0-0 ]
35...Bxc3 36.bxc3 Nxh5 37.e5
16.exd5 Qe7 17.Nc6 Qh4+ 18.Kd1!
[ 37.Qd4 Nf6 38.e5
[ 18.Qf2 Qxf2+ 19.Kxf2 gxf5 20.gxf5
A) 38...Bd5+ 39.c4 dxe5 40.Qd1 Rh1
Bc8 ]
( 40...Rh4
41.Be2
Rd4
42.Qg1 ) 18...gxf5
41.Qd2 Nxg4 42.cxd5 Nf6 43.Qg2 Rh7
[ 18...Bg7? 19.f6+- ]
44.dxe6+ Kxe6 45.Qxb7 g5 46.Qxa6+
[ 18...Bxc6 19.dxc6 gxf5 20.Bd5! fxg4
Kf5 47.a4 ;
( 20...Ne6 21.a4 Nd4 22.Qf1 ) 21.hxg4
B) 38...Nxg4! 39.Qxd6+ Kc8 40.Qxe6+
Qe7 22.Rf1 Ne6 23.c3 ]
Bd7 41.Qc4+ Kb8 42.e6 Ne5 43.Qd5 19.Nxe5!
Bxe6 44.Qxe6 Nc6= ]
[ 19.gxf5?! Rg8 ]
37...dxe5 38.Qe3 Nf6 39.Qxe5 Bd5+ 19...dxe5 20.Qxe5+ Kd7 21.Bf4!
40.Kb2 Rh4 41.Be2 Re4 42.Qh2 Ng4
[ 21.Qxh8 Qf2 22.Qf6 Qxg2 23.Qxf7+
43.Qh7 Rxe2 44.Qxg7+
Be7 24.Re1 Re8 25.d6 Be4 26.dxe7
-
Rxe7 ]
21...Be7 22.Qc7+?
[ 22.Re1! Rad8 ( 22...Rac8 23.Qxf5+ )
23.g5 Ne6 24.dxe6+ Ke8+ ( 24...Kc8+
B81
25.Ke2 Qh5+ 26.Kf2 Bd6 27.Qc3+ Kb8
Kobalija,M
2500
28.Bxd6++- )
25.Ke2
f6
( 25...Bxg2
Wallace,J
2365
26.Qxh8+ Bf8 27.exf7+ Kxf7 28.Qf6++- )
Linares
1998
26.gxf6 Bxf6 27.Qc7 Qh5+ 28.Kf1 Bxg2+
[Kobalija,M]
29.Kxg2 Rg8+ 30.Kh2 ]
71/233 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 22...Ke8 23.Re1 Rd8?!
Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6
[ 23...Rc8! 24.Qe5 Rg8 25.Bg3 ( 25.g5?

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Ne6! 26.dxe6 f6-+ ) 25...Qg5 26.Bf4= ]
24.Bg3 Qg5 25.Qxc5 Bxd5!!
[ 25...f4? 26.Bxf4 ]
[ 25...Kf8 26.Rxe7! Qxe7 27.Qxe7+ Kxe7
28.d6++- ]
26.Bxd5 f4 27.c4
[ 27.Rxe7+ Qxe7 28.Qc6+ ( 28.Qxe7+
Kxe7 29.Bh4+ f6-+ ) 28...Kf8-+ ]
27...fxg3
[ 27...bxc4
28.Kc2
Rxd5
( 28...fxg3
29.Qd4! Rg8 30.Re5 Qg6+ 31.Rf5 )
29.Rxe7+!
A) 29...Kf8 30.Qc8+! ( 30.Re8+ Kg7! )
30...Kg7
( 30...Kxe7
31.Re1+ )
31.Qe6+- ;
B) 29...Qxe7 30.Qxd5 Qe2+ 31.Kc3
Qe3+ 32.Kxc4 ]
28.Qd4!
[ 28.Kc2 Kf8 /\ Bf6-/+ ]
28...Rg8 29.Kc2 Kf8 30.Rf1 Rg7 31.Rf5
Qg6 32.Qe4!
[ 32.Raf1? g2 ]
32...Bf6
33.Raf1
g2
34.Qxg2
bxc4
35.Qe4 Rd6 36.Qxc4 Bg5 37.Kb3?
[ 37.Bxf7+- ]
37...f6 38.Qc5 Rgd7 39.Be6 Rd8 40.h4?!
Qe8?
[ 40...Bxh4 41.Rd1 ]
41.Bc4+- Be3 42.Rxf6+ Kg7 43.Rf7+ Kh8
44.Rf8+
1-0

180
Shirov,A
Akopian,V
Groningen (m/2)
[Shirov,A]

B81
2700
2660
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.h3 a6 8.Bg2 g5
9.b3!N Bologan,V
[ 9.Be3 - 70/223 ]
9...Nbd7 10.Bb2 Ne5 11.Qd2 Bd7
[ 11...Ng6 12.0-0-0 Nf4 13.Bf3! ]
12.0-0-0 Qc7 13.f4!?
[ 13.Nce2! ]
13...gxf4 14.Nce2!
[ 14.Qxf4 Be7 15.Nf3 0-0-0 16.Ne2
Ng6 ]
14...Be7
[ 14...f3?! 15.Nxf3 Nxe4? 16.Qe3 Rc8
17.c4 Nxc4 18.bxc4 Qxc4+ 19.Kb1 Rg8
20.Ne5! ]
15.Nxf4 0-0-0 16.Kb1 Kb8 17.Rhf1! Bc8
[ 17...Rdg8 18.Nd3! ]
[ 17...Ne8 18.Nf3! ]
18.Nde2! Rh7 19.Ng3 b6 20.Ngh5 Nfd7
[ 20...Nxh5 21.Nxh5 a5!? ]
21.Nd3 Bb7 22.Nxe5 Nxe5
[ 22...dxe5 23.Qc3!? ]
23.Nf6?!
[ 23.Qf2! ]
23...Rg7!
[ 23...Rhh8
24.Qf2!
( 24.Bxe5?
dxe5
25.Nd7+ Kc8 ) 24...Ka7 25.Rd2 ]
B81 24.Qxh6
[ 24.Qf2!? ]
Gallagher,J
2525
Buckley,G
2380 24...Rg6 25.Qh4 Rc8 26.Rd2 Ka7! 27.g5
Isle of Man
1997 Qc5 28.Qf4
[ 28.Bd4?! Qb5 ]
71/(233) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 28...a5! 29.Rfd1
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 Nc6 7.g5 Nd7
[ 29.a4!? ]
8.Be3 a6 9.h4 Be7 10.Qh5 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 29...a4 30.Bf1 a3 31.Ba1
0-0 12.0-0-0 b5 13.e5
[ 31.Bd4 Qa5! ]
[ 13.f4 - 67/(297) ]
31...Nc6 32.h4 Bxf6 33.gxf6 Ne5!
13...dxe5 14.Bxe5 g6 15.Qe2 Bb7 16.Rh3
[ 33...e5!? 34.Qf3 Nd4 35.Bxd4 exd4 ]
Qc8 17.Bd6!?N
34.Be2 Rg2 35.h5! Qc6?
[ 17.Bd4 ]
[ 35...Rf2!
36.Qh4
Rg2!
( 36...Nc4?
17...Bxd6 18.Rxd6 Qc7 19.Rd4 e5 20.Rd2
37.bxc4 Qb4+ 38.Kc1 Rxe2 39.Rxe2
f5 21.h5 Nb6 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.f4 Rad8
Qxc4
40.Qe1
Bxe4
41.Rd4
Qxa2
24.Qh2 Qg7 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.fxe5 Re8
42.Bc3+- ) 37.Bd4!?
( 37.Qf4!
Rf2= )
27.Rh6 Rxe5 28.Qd2 Nd7 29.a4
37...Qc6 38.Qf4 ( 38.Kc1!? ) 38...Qxe4
39.Bxe5 Qxe5 ( 39...dxe5 40.Qxe4 Bxe4
41.Bd3 ) 40.Qxe5 dxe5 ]

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181

36.Bxe5 dxe5 37.Qxe5 Rg5

A) 16...Bxd4? 17.Bxd4 Qa5
[ 37...Qxe4 38.Qxe4 Bxe4 39.Bd3+- ]
A1) 18.Kb1!? Bf5+ 19.Ka1 Rh4 20.f4!
38.Qd4 Qxe4 39.Qxe4 Bxe4 40.Kc1!+- Rf5
( 20.Be3 d4! ) 20...Rxf4 21.Rh1 Re4
41.Rf1 Rd5
22.Qf2 Nxd4 23.Rxd4 Rd8 ;
[ 41...Rxf1+ 42.Bxf1 Rh8 43.Rd7+ Kb8
A2) 18.g6! f6 19.Bxf6 Qxa2 20.Qb5
44.Be2 ]
a6 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.Rxd5 Rh2
42.Bd1!
23.Bd4 ;
[ 42.c4 b5 43.Rf4 bxc4! 44.bxc4 Re5 ]
B) 16...Rh4! 17.Nb3 ( 17.Nxc6 Bxe3+
42...b5 43.Rf4! Rxd2
18.fxe3 bxc6 19.Rd4 Rh8 20.g6 f6
[ 43...Bh7 44.Rxd5 exd5 45.Rg4 ]
21.e4
Qa5 )
17...Bxe3+
( 17...d4
44.Kxd2 R 9/k Rd8+ 45.Kc1 Bf5 46.Rb4
18.Qc4 ) 18.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 19.fxe3 Ne7
Kb6 47.Be2
20.Bg2 Rg4 ]
[ 47.c4!? Kc5 48.Rxb5+ Kd4 49.Ra5 ]
14...Nc6
47...Kc5
48.Rxb5+
Kd4
49.Ra5
Ke3
[ 14...Qxb2?
15.gxf7+
Kxf7
( 15...Kf8
50.Bd1 Kf4
16.Ne6+ Bxe6 17.Bxc5+ Kxf7 18.Bd4+- )
[ 50...Kf2 51.b4! ]
16.Qf3+ Ke8 17.Rxg7 Qxa1+ 18.Ke2+- ]
51.Ra7!
[ 14...fxg6
15.Qd3
( 15.Bd3
Qxb2
[ 51.Rxa3 e5 52.Ra7 Be6! ]
16.Bxg6+ Kd8 17.Nf3 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Be6
51...Rf8 52.Rxa3 e5 53.b4 e4 54.b5 e3
19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.Nxd4= ) 15...Na6 16.c3
55.b6 Be4 56.Ra4!? Ke5 57.Ra7 Kf4
Bh3
17.Qb5+
Qxb5
18.Bxb5+
Bd7
[ 57...Kxf6
58.Ra3
Ke5
59.Rxe3
f5
19.Bd3 g5 20.0-0-0 g4 21.Nf5 ]
60.Rb3 f4 61.h6! ]
15.Bb5
58.a4 Rg8 59.Rxf7! Rg1 60.Rg7 Rf1 61.f7
[ 15.Qe2
Kf8
16.Qf3
Ne5
17.Qxd5
Ke5 62.Kb2
Bxd4-+ ]
1-0
[ 15.gxf7+ Kf8 16.Nxc6 Bxe3 17.fxe3
Qxe3+ 18.Qe2 Qxe2+ 19.Bxe2 bxc6
20.0-0-0= ]
B81 15...fxg6 16.Bxc6+ bxc6 17.Qd3 0-0?
[ 17...Bf5? 18.Nxf5 gxf5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5
Lalic,B
2600
20.0-0-0 ]
Yermolinsky,A
2650
[ 17...Bxd4! 18.Bxd4 Qb4+ 19.c3 Qe7+
Luzern
1997
20.Kd2 Bf5 21.Qe3 ( 21.Qa6 0-0 )]
[Yermolinsky,A]
18.0-0-0 Bf5?
71/235 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 18...Bf5 19.Nxf5 gxf5
Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.h4 Be7 8.Rg1 d5
A) 20.Bh6 Rf7 21.Bxg7 Rxg7 22.Rxg7+
[ 8...Nh7
9.g5
hxg5
10.hxg5
Nxg5
Kxg7 23.Rg1+ ( 23.Qxf5 Bxf2 24.Qg5+
11.Ndb5 f6 12.Bxg5 fxg5 13.Qd4 0-0 ]
Kf7 25.Rd3 Ke6 26.Rf3 Re8= ) 23...Kf6
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 exd5?!
24.Qg3 Bf8 ;
[ 10...Qxd5
11.Be3
a6
12.g5
hxg5
B) 20.Rxg7+!
Kxg7
21.Qc3+
d4
13.hxg5 Bd7 ( 13...e5 - 48/(310)) 14.Bg2
22.Bxd4+!
Kozul,Z
Bxd4
23.Rxd4
Qc4 ]
Qxd4 24.Qxd4+ Rf6 ]
11.g5
[ 18...Rb8! 19.b3 ( 19.Qc3 Rf6 ) 19...Bf5
[ 11.Be3!? Bxh4 12.Qd2 ( 12.Qe2 0-0
( 19...Rf6? 20.Rxg6 Ba6 21.Rxg7+ Kxg7
13.0-0-0 Nc6 14.Nf5 Bf6 ) 12...Nc6
22.Rg1+ Kf8 23.Qh7+- ) 20.Nxf5 gxf5
13.0-0-0 Bf6 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Bxc6 bxc6
21.Rxg7+ Kxg7 22.Qc3+ d4 23.Bxd4+
16.g5 hxg5 17.Bxg5 ]
Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Kf7 25.Rd6 Rb7 26.Qe5
11...hxg5 12.hxg5 Bc5N
Re7= ]
-
[ 12...Nc6 13.Bb5 ]
13.Be3 Qb6 14.g6
[ 14.Qe2!
Kf8
15.0-0-0
Nc6
16.c3
( 16.Nxc6 Bxe3+ 17.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 18.fxe3
bxc6 19.e4 Be6 20.Bg2 Rd8= )

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182

B82 23.Qe5+ f6
[ 23...Kg8 24.Ng4 Bxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Qg6
Mokry,K
2500
26.Qxe7 Qxg4+ 27.Kh1 ]
Ftacnik,L
2585
Czech
1997 24.Qxe7 Rae8
[ 24...Qxe3
25.Rae1
Bxg2+
26.Kxg2
[Ftacnik,L]
Qd2+ 27.Re2 Qd5+ 28.Kf2 ( 28.Qe4
71/236 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Qg8+ 29.Kf2 Rae8 ) 28...Rac8 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Nc6 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 b5 25.Qc5
9.0-0 Be7 10.Qe2
[ 25.Qa7 Rg8 26.Rf2 Rg7 27.Qb6 Qxe3
[ 10.a4 b4 11.Ne2 0-0 ]
28.Qxe3 Bxg2+ 29.Rxg2 Rxe3 30.Rf2
10...Bb7
Rg6 ]
[ 10...0-0 11.e5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Nd5 13.Qe4 25...Rg8
f5 14.exf6 Qb6+ 15.Be3 Qxe3+ 16.Qxe3
[ 25...Qxe3 26.Qxe3 Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Rxe3
Nxe3 17.fxe7 Nxe7 18.Rfe1 ]
28.Rf2 ]
[ 10...b4 11.Nd1 Bb7 12.Nf2 ]
26.Rf2
11.Kh1 Nd7!N
[ 26.Rad1? Qxe3 27.Qxe3 Bxg2+-+ ]
[ 11...0-0 12.e5 Ne8 13.a3 ]
[ 26.Rae1 Qd2 27.Rg1 Rxg2 28.Nxg2
[ 11...Qc7 ]
Bxg2+ 29.Rxg2 Rxe1+ 30.Rg1 Rxg1+
12.Be3
31.Kxg1 Qg5+-+ ]
[ 12.a4 b4 13.Nd1 Nc5 14.Be3 ]
26...Rg5
12...Nb4
[ 26...Ba8 27.Re1 ]
[ 12...Nc5 13.Bxc5! dxc5 14.e5 ]
27.Qb6 Qxe3 28.Qxe3 Bxg2+ 29.Rxg2
13.Bd4
Rxe3 30.Rf2
[ 13.a3 Nxd3 14.cxd3 0-0 15.Rac1 ]
[ 30.Rd2 Kg7 ]
30...Kg7 31.Raf1
13...0-0 14.Qf2?
[ 31.Rd1 Kg6 ]
[ 14.a3 Nxd3 15.cxd3 Rc8 16.Rac1 ]
31...Re6 32.Rf4 a5 33.h4?!
14...Nxd3 15.cxd3 b4 16.Nd1
[ 33.Rf5 Rxf5 34.Rxf5 Re2 35.Rxa5 Rxb2
[ 16.Qg3 e5 17.fxe5 dxe5 ( 17...bxc3
36.Kg1 Kg6 ]
18.exd6 Bf6 19.e5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 cxb2
[ 33.h3!? ]
21.Bxb2 Qxd6 22.Nd7! Qxg3 23.Nxf6+
gxf6 24.hxg3 ) 18.Nxe5 Bh4 ( 18...Bd6 33...Rg3 34.R1f2
[ 34.Kh2 Rge3 ]
19.Nd5 f6 20.Nf7 Bxg3 21.Nxd8 Bxd5
22.exd5 Rfxd8 23.hxg3 Ne5 ) 19.Qg4 34...Rge3 35.Kg2 R3e4 36.Kf3?!
[ 36.Rf5!? R4e5 37.R5f4 h5 ]
Nf6 20.Qxh4 Qxd4 21.Nf3 Qxd3 ]
[ 16.Ne2
e5
17.fxe5
dxe5
18.Nxe5 36...Rxf4+ 37.Kxf4 Rc6
[ 37...f5!? 38.Rc2 Kf6 39.Rc5 ( 39.Rc4!? )
( 18.Bxe5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 f6 20.Ng4
39...Re4+ 40.Kg3 ]
Qxd3 ) 18...Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Qxd3 20.Ng3
38.Rd2 Rc4+ 39.Kg3
f6 ]
[ 39.Kf5 Rc5+ 40.Kf4 Kg6 ]
16...e5! 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Nxe5
[ 18.Bxe5
Nxe5
19.Nxe5
f6
20.Nf3 39...Rc5 40.Rd7+ Kg6 41.Ra7 h5 42.Kf4
[ 42.b3?
Kf5!
43.Ra8
Rc3+
44.Kf2
Qxd3 ]
Rc2+-+ ]
[ 18.Be3 f5 ]
42...Rf5+ 43.Ke4
18...Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Qxd3 20.Ne3 Bxe4!
[ 43.Kg3 Rb5 44.Kf4 b3! 45.a3 ( 45.axb3
[ 20...f6 21.Nf5 Bc5 ( 21...Rae8 22.Rad1
Rb4+ 46.Kf3 Rxb3+ 47.Kf4 Rb4+ 48.Kg3
Qxe4 23.Bd6 Bxd6 24.Nxd6 ) 22.Qxc5
a4-+ ) 45...Rc5 46.Ke4 Rc2 ]
Qxe4 23.Rf2 Qxe5 24.Qxb4 ]
[ 20...Qxe4 21.Qg3 Qg6 ( 21...g6 22.Ng4 43...Re5+ 44.Kf4 Rb5 45.b3 Rf5+ 46.Ke4
[ 46.Kg3 Rd5 47.Kf4 Rd4+ 48.Kg3 Rd3+
Bg5 23.Bf6 ) 22.Nf5 Bc5 23.Nxg7 ]
49.Kf4 Rh3 ]
21.Bxg7
[ 46.Ke3 Re5+ 47.Kf4 Rd5 48.Ke4 Rd2
[ 21.Rad1 Qb5 22.Qf4 f5 ]
49.Rxa5 Rh2 ]
21...Kxg7 22.Qg3+ Kh8
46...Rf2 47.Rxa5 Rh2 48.a4 bxa3
[ 22...Bg6? 23.Nf5+ Qxf5 24.Rxf5+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

183

[ 48...Rxh4+ 49.Kd5 Rg4 50.Ra8 h4

51.a5 ]
49.Rxa3 Rxh4+ 50.Kf3 Rb4 51.Kg2 f5
52.Kf2 Kg5 53.Kg2
[ 53.Ra4 Rxb3 54.Kg2 ]
53...Kf4 54.Kf2 h4 55.Ra1
[ 55.Ra4? Rxa4 56.bxa4 Ke5-+ ]
55...Rxb3 R 4/d 56.Ra4+ Kg5 57.Kg2 Rg3+
58.Kh2
[ 58.Kf2! ]
58...Re3
[ 58...f4!? 59.Ra8 Kg4 ( 59...Re3 60.Kg2 )
60.Rg8+ Kf3 61.Rf8 Ke3 62.Ra8! Rg7
( 62...f3 63.Ra3+ Kf4 64.Ra4+ Kg5
65.Ra8 ) 63.Kh3 Rd7 64.Kxh4 f3 65.Kg3
Rg7+ 66.Kh2 f2 67.Ra3+ ]
59.Kg2 Re4 60.Ra8 Kg4 61.Rg8+ Kf4
62.Kf2
[ 62.Rh8 Re2+ 63.Kh3 ]
62...Rd4 63.Rh8?
[ 63.Kg2! Rd3 64.Ra8 ]
63...Rd2+
64.Kg1
Kg3
65.Rg8+
Kf3
66.Rh8 f4! 67.Ra8
[ 67.Rxh4 Kg3-+ ]
67...Re2 68.Ra3+ Re3 69.Ra8 Re1+
70.Kh2 Kf2 71.Ra2+
[ 71.Kh3 f3 72.Kxh4 Kg2 73.Rg8+ Kh2
74.Rf8
Re4+
75.Kh5
Kg2
76.Rg8+
Kf1-+ ]
71...Re2 72.Ra1 f3 73.Rb1
[ 73.Kh3 Re1 74.Ra2+ Kf1 75.Kg4 f2
( 75...Re3-+ ) 76.Kf3 h3 77.Rxf2+ Kg1
78.Ra2 h2 79.Rg2+ Kh1 80.Rg8 Rf1+
81.Ke2 Rg1 82.Rh8 Kg2-+ ]
73...Rd2 74.Kh3 Ke2 75.Rb8 f2
0-1

Sax,Gy
Ivanisevic,I
Szeged
[Sax,Gy]

B48
2570
2540
1997

71/237 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.f4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Nb3 d6 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.0-0
h5?!
[ 11...Be7 - 71/(237) ]
12.a4N
[ 12.h3 - 67/(298) ]
12...b4 13.Nd1 e5

[ 13...a5 14.c3! /\ cb4, Bb5, Rc1+/- ]

14.a5! exf4 15.Qxf4 Ne5 16.Bb6 Qd7
17.Ne3 Ng6 18.Qf2! Ng4
[ 18...Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Rae1 Ne5
21.Nc5 dxc5 22.Nc4 ]
19.Nxg4 hxg4 20.e5! Nxe5
[ 20...dxe5 21.Bf5 Qe7 22.Nc5 Bc6
23.Ne6 ]
21.Rae1 Rc8
[ 21...f6
22.Bg6+ Ke7 23.Nc5 dxc5
24.Rxe5+ fxe5 25.Qf7++- ]
22.Bf5 Qe7 23.Bxg4
[ 23.Bxc8 Bxc8 24.Nd4 ]
23...Rxh2?
[ 23...Rc4 24.Nd4 ]
24.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 25.Qxg2 dxe5 26.Qd2
[ 26.Bf3+- ]
26...Rc4
[ 26...Rc6 27.Rd1 ]
27.Bd7+ Qxd7 28.Qxd7+ Kxd7 29.Rxf7+
Be7 30.Bc5 Rxc2 31.Rxe7+ Kc8 32.Bb6
Rc6 33.Nc5 Rg6+ 34.Kf2 Rf6+ 35.Ke1
Bc6 36.Rc7+
1-0

Sax,Gy
Van der Werf,M
Montecatini Terme
[Sax,Gy]

B82
2570
2410
1997

71/(237) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.f4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Nb3 d6 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.0-0
Be7 12.a4 b4 13.Nb1 a5 14.N1d2 Nd7N
[ 14...0-0 - 14/397 ]
15.Qh3 Bf6 16.Rab1 Nb6 17.Bb5

Slobodjan,R
Leko,P
Groningen (m/1)
[Slobodjan,R]

B83
2550
2635
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 Nc6
9.f4 e5 10.Nb3 exf4 11.Bxf4 Be6 12.Kh1
d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Nxe4
[ 14.Bd3 - 46/308 ]
14...dxe4 15.Qc1!?N

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 15.Qe1 Bg5 ]
15...Qc7 16.Qe3 Nb4 17.Qg3!
[ 17.Rfc1 Nd5 18.Qxe4 Nxf4 19.Qxf4
Bf6 ]
17...Rfd8
[ 17...Qxc2 18.Nd4 Qxb2 19.Nxe6 fxe6
20.Bh6
g6
21.Bxf8
Rxf8
22.Bc4
( 22.Bg4 Nd3 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8 24.Bxe6+
Kg7 25.Rf1 Bc5 ) 22...Nd5 23.Rxf8+
Bxf8 24.Rf1 ]
18.c3 Nd3 19.Nd4 Qb6
[ 19...Nxb2 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Qh3 ]
20.Be3 Bc5 21.b3 Rac8 22.Rad1 Qa6
23.Bg5 Re8 24.Bf6
[ 24.Nxe6 Qxe6 25.Bxd3 exd3 26.Bf6 Bf8
27.Rxd3 Kh8?? 28.Rd6+- ]
24...Bf8 25.c4 Kh8 26.Bg5 Qxa2 27.Bxd3
exd3 28.Nxe6 Rxe6 29.Rxd3 Qe2 30.Rdf3
Rc7 31.h3 Kg8 32.Qg4 Re8?
[ 32...Rxe5
33.Bf4
Re4
34.Qf5
g6
( 34...Rc5 35.Be5! f6 36.Qe6+ Kh8
37.Rxf6+- ;
34...Rce7
35.Bd6
g6
36.Qd5+- ) 35.Qd5 Rc5 36.Qxb7 ]
33.Qd4 h6 34.Bf4 b6 35.Qd5 Re6 36.Bg3
Rce7 37.Kh2+- Rxe5 38.Bxe5 Qxe5+
39.Qxe5 Rxe5 R 9/o 40.Rxf7 Bd6 41.Kh1
a5 42.Rd7 Re6 43.Rd1 Bg3 44.R7d3 Bf2
45.g3 Bc5 46.Kg2 a4 47.bxa4 Re2+
48.Kf3 Rc2 49.Re1 Rxc4 50.Re4 Rc1
51.Kg4 Kh7 52.h4 Rf1 53.Rd7 Ra1 54.Rf4
Kg8 55.Kf5 Re1 56.Rg4 Bf8 57.Re4
1-0

184
18.c4 Bd8 /\ Bb6 19.Nb3 Bb6 20.Nd4
Bxd4!
[ 20...a5 21.Bg5!? /\ Nf5 ( 21.Bf4?! Ng6 ;
21.Nf5 Bxe3 22.Qxe3 Ng6 )]
21.Bxd4 b5! 22.cxb5 axb5 23.b3
[ 23.b4!? Bacrot,E Qb7 24.Bb2 Re7
/\ Rae8 ]
23...b4 ><a2, d5 24.Rf4 Ng6 25.Rg4 Qb7
26.Bb2
Rab8
27.Rd4
Nc5
28.Bg4!?
/\ Bf5-c2, Rd1, Bb1
[ 28.Bd1 Ne4 ]
28...Ne5?
[ 28...Ne4! 29.Qc2 Nf6 30.Bf3 ( 30.Bf5
Nxd5 31.Be4 Ne3! 32.Qd3 d5 ) 30...Ne5
><Bf3, a2 ]
29.Bf5 g6 ></^a1-h8 30.Bc2 Ncd7 31.Rd1
Qb5 32.h3 Nf6 33.Qf2 Nfd7 34.Bb1 Rb7
35.Kg1 Nc5 36.Qf4 Rbe7 37.R4d2
[ 37.Rxb4 Qe2 ]
37...Ned7 38.Kh2 Re1?
[ 38...Ne5 39.Rf2!? /\ 40.Qf6, 40.Rd4 ]
39.Qh6+[ 39.Qh6 f6 40.Bxg6 hxg6 41.Qxg6+ Kh8
42.Bxf6+ Nxf6 43.Qxf6+ Kg8 44.Qg5+
Kh8 45.Qh4+ ]
1-0

Barua,D
Suba,M
Balaguer
[Barua,D]

B84
2515
2530
1997

B83 71/240 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

[ 2...e6 - 71/(240) ]
2590
2545 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Be2
[ 6.Be3 - 71/(240) ]
1997
6...a6 7.a4 Qc7 8.0-0 Be7 9.f4 0-0
10.Kh1 Rd8 11.Be3 Nbd7
71/239 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 11...e5?!
12.Nf5
Bxf5
( 12...d5?
Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Be3
13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.fxe5 Nxe4 15.Nxd5
0-0 9.f4 e5 10.Nb3 exf4 11.Rxf4 Be6
Qxe5 16.Nf6+ Qxf6 17.Rxf6 Rxd1+
12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne5 14.Qd2 Nfd7
18.Rxd1 gxf6 19.Rd8+ Kg7 20.Rxc8+- )
15.Rff1 Re8N
13.exf5 ]
[ 15...Nb6? - 37/254 ]
12.Qe1 b6 13.Qg3 Bb7 14.f5 e5 15.Bh6
[ 15...Rc8 16.a4!? ]
Ne8 16.f6 exd4N
16.Kh1 a6 17.Na5 Qb8!?
[ 16...Bxf6?! - 67/(305) ]
[ 17...Qc7 18.b4!? ( 18.c4?! b6 19.Nc6 17.fxe7 Rdc8
Nxc6 20.dxc6 Ne5 ) 18...b6 19.Nc6 Nxc6
[ 17...Rdb8 ]
20.dxc6 Ne5 21.b5 axb5 22.Bxb5 18.Bh5! g6
><b6, f7 ]
[ 18...dxc3 19.Bxf7+ Kh8 20.Bxe8+- ]
Lutz,Ch
Bacrot,E
Pamplona
[Lutz,Ch]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

185

[ 18...Ne5 19.Bxf7+ Nxf7 20.Rxf7!! Kxf7

21.Rf1+ Kxe7 22.Qg5+ Nf6 ( 22...Ke6
23.Nd5!!+- ) 23.Qxg7+ Kd8 24.Qxf6+ Qe7
25.Qxd4
Rc5
( 25...Kc7
26.Be3+- )
26.Bf4 Kc7 27.Bxd6++- ]
19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Ne5 21.Bg4 Rcb8
[ 21...Nxg4?! 22.Qxg4 Qxe7 ( 22...Qxc2??
23.Rxf7+- ) 23.Rae1 Qb7 24.Qxd4 ]
[ 21...Qxe7 22.Rae1! Qb7 ( 22...Rxc2
23.Rxf7!!+- ; 22...Qc7
23.Be6!
Ng7
24.Bxc8 Rxc8 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Qf4! )
23.Rxe5 dxe5 24.Be6!!
A) 24...Nf6 25.Bxc8+- ;
B) 24...Ng7 25.Rxf7 Qxf7 26.Bxf7+
Kxf7 27.Qxe5 Rg8 28.Qc7++- ;
C) 24...Nd6 25.Rxf7 Nxf7 ( 25...Qxf7
26.Qxe5+- ) 26.Qxe5+- ;
D) 24...Rc7 25.Qxe5
D1) 25...Re7 26.Qxd4 Qc7 ( 26...Rd8
27.Qh4+- ) 27.c4 Qd6 28.a5+- ;
D2) 25...Rd8 26.d6 ]
22.Bg5! Qxc2?!
[ 22...Qc4 ]
23.Rae1 Qc4 24.Be6! Ng7 25.b3!!+Qc3 26.Rxe5 fxe6
[ 26...Qxg3 27.Bxf7+ Kh8 28.hxg3 dxe5
29.Bf6 ]
27.Qf4 Nf5 28.Rxf5!! gxf5 29.dxe6 Qd3
30.Re1 Rc8 31.Bh6 Qe3 32.Qh4 Rc1
33.Bxe3
1-0

Short,N
Sokolov,An
Groningen (m/1)
[Seirawan,Y]

B84
2660
2585
1997

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6

5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.Be3 Be7 8.0-0 Bd7
9.Nb3 a6 10.f4 b5 11.a3 0-0 12.g4N
[ 12.Bf3 - 39/295 ]
12...Bc8 13.Qe1 Bb7 14.Rd1 b4 15.g5
bxc3?!
[ 15...Nd7 16.axb4 Nxb4 ]
16.gxf6 Bxf6 17.e5 Bh4 18.Qxc3 d5
19.Nc5 Qc7 20.f5! d4?
[ 20...exf5 21.Rxd5 Rad8 ]
21.Rxd4!! Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Bd5
[ 22...Be7 23.Nxb7 Qxb7 24.f6 Rfd8 ]
23.Qxh4 Qxe5 24.Qd4 Qxd4 25.Bxd4 e5

26.Be3 a5 27.Rd1
1-0

Antoniewski,R
Neumann,P
Czech
[Antoniewski,R]

B83
2435
2365
1998

71/(240) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3

cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Be2 Be7
8.Qd2 a6 9.f4 Qc7 10.0-0-0 Na5?!
[ 10...Nxd4
11.Bxd4
e5
12.Be3
b5
13.Nd5
( 13.Bf3
Bb7
14.Nd5
Bxd5
15.exd5 exf4! 16.Bxf4 0-0 17.g4 Nd7
18.g5 Rad8 /\ Ne5= ) 13...Nxd5 14.exd5
exf4
15.Bd4!
Bg5
16.Bxg7
Rg8
17.Rhe1! ]
11.g4 Nc4 12.Bxc4 Qxc4 13.g5 Nd7 14.f5
Ne5 15.Rhf1!N
[ 15.f6 - 44/(271) ]
15...b5 16.Kb1 b4?!
[ 16...0-0 17.f6 ]
[ 16...Qc7 17.b3 Bd7 18.Nce2! /\ Nf4+/- ]
[ 16...Bb7 17.b3 Qc8 18.f6 gxf6 19.gxf6
Bf8 20.a3! ]
17.Na4 Qc7 18.b3 Bd7 19.Nb2 a5
20.Nd3

Arakhamia_Grant,K
Palac,M
Luzern
[Arakhamia_Grant,K]

B85
2430
2575
1997

71/241 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Be2 Qc7 8.0-0
Be7 9.Be3 0-0 10.g4 Nfd7
[ 10...b5 - 71/(241) ]
[ 10...d5 - 71/(241) ]
11.g5 Re8 12.f5 Ne5 13.f6
[ 13.Qe1 - 39/301 ]
13...Bf8 14.fxg7 Bxg7 15.Bh5N
[ 15.Bd3 Nbc6 16.Kh1 Nxd3 17.Qxd3
Ne5 18.Qd1 b5 19.Qh5 ]
15...b5 16.Nce2 Bb7 17.Ng3 Nbd7 18.c3
Nc5
[ 18...d5?! 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Ndf5 Bf8
21.Nh6+ Bxh6 22.gxh6 ]
[ 18...Rad8 19.Qc2 d5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Qc2 Re7
[ 19...d5 20.Bf4 Ncd7? 21.Bxf7++- ]
20.Rad1 Rd8 21.Nf3! Nc4
[ 21...Ncd7 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.Be2 /\ Nh5 ]
22.Bf4 Nd7 23.Qe2
[ 23.Bg4 /\ N h5 ]
23...Nf8 24.b3 Ne5 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Be3
[ 26.Bd2 Red7= ]
26...Ng6?!
[ 26...Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Qxc3!? 28.Rc1 Qa5
29.Bf3 Rc7 30.Rf1 Rc3 31.Nh5 ]
27.Rxd8+ Qxd8 28.Bxg6 hxg6 29.h4 Qc7
30.c4 bxc4 31.bxc4 Rd7 32.c5 Bf8 33.Rc1
Qc6 34.h5 a5
[ 34...gxh5 35.Qxh5 a5 36.Rc2 Qa4
37.g6 f5 38.Rd2 Bxe4 39.Rxd7 Qxd7
40.Nxe4 fxe4 41.c6 Qc7 42.Qh7+ Qxh7
43.gxh7+ Kxh7 44.c7+- ]
35.Qf2 Bg7 36.h6 Bf8 37.Qf6 Kh7
[ 37...Qa4 38.Qxe5 Rd3 39.Kg2! Kh7
40.Rf1 Rd7 41.Bd4+- ]
38.Qxe5 Qa4 39.Qf4
[ 39.Qb8! Be7 ( 39...Rd1+ 40.Rxd1 Qxd1+
41.Kf2+- ) 40.Rf1+- ]
39...Qa3?
[ 39...Bc6 40.Qb8 Qa3 41.Nf1+- ]
40.c6
1-0

186
19...Nc6?! 20.Bd5 Bd7
[ 20...Bd7 21.Qc4!+- Rohl,J ]

Zhang,Zhong
Atalik,S
Szeged

B85
2475
2590
1997

71/(241) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Be2 Qc7
8.0-0 Be7 9.Be3 0-0 10.g4 d5 11.exd5
Nxd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bf3 Nc6N
[ 13...Rd8 ]
14.Qd2 Bd7 15.Kh1 Rfe8 16.h3 Rad8
17.Bg2 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 Bb5 19.Rfe1 Bd6
20.f5 Bf4 21.Qc3 Qxc3
-

Renet,O
Pogorelov,R
Las Palmas
[Pogorelov,R]

B85
2520
2440
1997

71/242 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.f4
Qc7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qe1 0-0 11.Qg3 Nxd4
12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.Kh1
[ 14.Rae1 - 71/(242) ]
B85
Rohl,J
2415 14...Bc6 15.Rae1 Qb7 16.Bd3 b4 17.Nd1
Suba,M
2535 bxa3 18.bxa3 Rad8 19.Nf2N
[ 19.c3 - 68/217 ]
Linares
1997
19...Nh5
71/(241) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 19...Kh8? 20.Qh3 ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Be2 Qc7 20.Qg4
8.0-0 Be7 9.Be3 0-0 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Nfd7
[ 20.Qf3 Nxf4 21.Rb1!? Qd7 ( 21...Qa8?
12.f5 b4?!
22.Qxf4 e5 23.Bxe5 dxe5 24.Qxe5 Bxa3
[ 12...Ne5 - 39/300 ]
25.Qa5 ) 22.Qxf4 e5 23.Bxe5 dxe5
13.fxe6 bxc3 14.exf7+ Rxf7 15.Rxf7 Kxf7
24.Qxe5 Bxa3 25.Bxa6 Bd6 26.Qc3
16.Qf1+!!N
Ba8! ^^ ]
[ 16.Ne6 ]
20...g6 21.Nh3
16...Nf6
[ 21.f5 e5 22.Rb1 Qa8 23.Bb6 Rc8
[ 16...Ke8 17.Ne6 Qc6 18.Nxg7+ Kd8
/\ Nf6, d5 ]
19.Ne6+ Ke8 20.Bh5# ]
[ 21.Rb1
[ 16...Bf6 17.Bc4++- ]
A) 21...Qa8 22.Rb6 Bb5! ( 22...Bb7
[ 16...Kg8 17.Bc4+ Kh8 18.Qf7 Qd8
23.Rfb1 Rd7 24.f5 ) 23.Bxb5 axb5
19.Ne6 Qg8 20.Qxe7+- ]
24.Rxb5 Qa4! ( 24...Qxa3?? 25.Ra1+- )
17.Bc4+! Ke8 18.gxf6 Bxf6 19.bxc3
25.Rb4 Qxa3= ;
[ 19.b3!? Suba,M ]
B) 21...Qd7!? 22.Bxa6 Ra8 23.Rb6?!
d5! ( 23...f5! )]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

187

12...e5N
[ 12...Nb4 - 14/460 ]
13.f5 Nb4! 14.g4
[ 14.a5? d5 15.Bb6 Qe8 16.exd5 Bxf5
17.d6? Bxc2 18.dxe7 Qxe7 ]
14...h5!!
[ 14...Ne8? 15.Qd2 h6 16.Rfc1 Bg5
17.Nd1! ]
[ 14...h6!?
15.Qd2
( 15.a5
Rc6 )
15...Rc4 ]
15.g5
[ 15.h3 hxg4 16.hxg4 Nh7 17.Qd2 Bg5 ]
[ 15.gxh5! d5 16.exd5 Bxf5 ]
15...Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg5 17.Re1
[ 17.Bxg5? Qxg5 18.Qxd6 Qxg4+ 19.Kh1
Rxc3-+ ]
17...hxg4?
[ 17...Bxe3+ 18.Rxe3 Qb6 19.Kf2 hxg4
B85
20.a5
Qa7
21.Rc1
d5!
22.Qxg4
Sanakoev,G
2295
( 22.Nxd5?
Nxd5
23.Qxd5
Be6!-+ )
Gefenas,V
22...Rc6!
( 22...d4?
23.Rg3
dxc3+
corr
1997
24.Kg2 g6 25.Qh5= ; 22...g6!? )]
[Gefenas]
18.Kh1
71/(242) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 18.Bxg5? Qxg5 19.Qxd6 Nxc2 20.Qxd7
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7
Rfd8 21.Qxb7 Nxe1 22.Rxe1 Rb8-+ ]
8.f4 Qc7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qe1 0-0 11.Qg3 18...g6 19.Qxg4 Bxe3 20.Rxe3 Nxc2
Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.Rae1 Bc6 21.Rg3 Rxc3 22.bxc3 Nxa1 23.Qh5 Be8
15.e5 dxe5 16.Bxe5 Qb7!?N
[ 23...Qf6? 24.fxg6 Qf1+ 25.Rg1+- ]
[ 16...Qb6+ ]
24.fxg6 fxg6 25.Rxg6+ Bxg6 26.Qxg6+
17.f5 exf5 18.Rxf5 Ne8 19.Bd3 f6 20.Bd4
-
[ 20.Rh5 Bc5+ 21.Kh1 g6 ]
20...g6 21.Rf2 Rd8 22.Qe3 Rf7 23.Ne4
Qd7! 24.c3 Qd5! 25.Bb1 Nd6 26.Nxd6
B85
Bxd6 27.Be4
Salov,Va
2680
[ 27.Be4 Qxe4 28.Qxe4 Bxe4 29.Rxe4 f5
Gelfand,B
2675
30.Re6 Re7 31.Rxe7 Bxe7= ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
-
[Salov,Va]
21...Bf6
[ 21...Nf6!?
A) 22.Qh4 Nxe4 23.Qh6 e5! ( 23...f6
24.Bxe4
Bxe4
25.Rxe4
Qxe4
26.Ng5+- ) 24.fxe5 dxe5 25.Bxe5 f6
26.Ba1 ( 26.Bxe4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 fxe5 )
26...Ng5! ;
B) 22.Qe2 d5 23.Bxa6 Qd7 ]
22.Bxf6
[ 22.Rb1? Qa8 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 ><e4 ]
22...Nxf6 23.Qh4 Kg7!
[ 23...Nxe4??
24.Bxe4
Bxe4
25.Rxe4
Qxe4 26.Ng5+- ]
[ 23...Qe7 24.Ng5 e5 ]
24.f5! exf5 25.Rxf5 Qe7

71/244 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.0-0
Be7 9.a4 0-0 10.Kh1 Nc6 11.Be3 Bd7
Benjamin,Joel
12.Nb3 b6 13.Bf3 Bc8 14.g4 Rb8 15.g5
Zvjaginsev,V
Nd7 16.Bg2 Re8 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh4
Groningen (m/1)
[ 18.Qh3 - 48/335 ]
[Zvjaginsev,V]
18...b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rf3
[ 20.Nd4!? Nxd4 21.Bxd4 b4 22.Nd1
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
A) 22...e5 23.fxe5 Nxe5 24.Bxe5 dxe5
5.Nc3 Bd7 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 Nc6
25.Rxf7! h5! ( 25...Kxf7? 26.Qxh7+ Ke6
9.Nb3 0-0 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Bf3 a6!
27.Ne3+- ) 26.Rf6! Bxf6 27.gxf6 Qxc2?
[ 11...e5
12.f5
Na5
13.Nxa5
Qxa5
28.Qg5 Kh7 29.Rc1 Qd3 30.Ne3 ;
14.Qd2 ]
B) 22...Qxc2 23.Ne3 ]
12.a4
20...b4N
[ 12.g4 Be8 13.g5 Nd7 ]
B83
2580
2635
1997

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 20...h5 ]
21.Ne2
[ 21.Rh3!? Nf8 22.Ne2 e5! 23.f5 gxf5
24.Ng3 fxe4 ( 24...f4 25.Nf5 fxe3 26.Qh6
Bxf5 27.exf5+- ) 25.Bxe4 Bxh3 26.Qxh3 ]
21...Bf8! 22.Rh3 h5?
[ 22...h6!? 23.gxh6 Kh7 24.Nbd4 ]
23.f5! exf5 24.exf5 Ne7!
[ 24...Nde5 25.Ng3 Ng4 26.Nxh5+- ]
25.Nbd4
[ 25.Ng3!? Bb7! ( 25...Qxc2 26.Nxh5 gxh5
27.Qxh5 Bg7 28.Bd4! Ne5 29.Qh7+ Kf8
30.f6 Qxh7 31.Rxh7 Bxf6 32.gxf6 Ng8
33.Ba7 ) 26.Nxh5
( 26.Bxb7
Qxb7+
27.Kg1 Qf3 ) 26...Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Qxc2+
28.Kg1 gxh5 29.Qxh5 Bg7 30.Bd4 f6
31.gxf6 Nxf6 32.Bxf6 Bxf6 33.Rg3+ Kf8
34.Qh6+ Kf7= ]
25...Bb7 26.Rf1!
[ 26.Nf4 Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Nxf5! ]
26...Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Nc6?
[ 27...Nd5 ]
28.Ne6! Qb7
[ 28...fxe6 29.fxg6 Nde5 30.Qxh5 Qg7
31.Rf6 ]
29.Kg1 Nce5 30.N2f4! fxe6
[ 30...Qe4
31.Nxf8
Nxf8
( 31...Rxf8
32.Nxg6! Qxh4 33.Ne7+ Kg7 34.Rxh4 )
32.Nxh5 Qg4+ 33.Qxg4 Nxg4 34.Nf6+ ]
31.fxg6??
[ 31.Nxg6 Nxg6 32.fxg6 Ne5 33.Qxh5
Qg7 34.Bd4 Nf3+ 35.Rfxf3 Qxd4+ 36.Rf2
Re7 37.g7! Qxg7 38.Rf6+- ]
31...Bg7 32.Qxh5 Nf8 33.Nd3
[ 33.Bd4 Qe4!-+ ]
33...Nexg6 34.Nf2 Re7
[ 34...Rbc8-+ ]
35.Ng4 Rf7 36.Nf6+ Bxf6 37.gxf6 Rh7
38.Bh6 Kf7 39.Qg4 Qd5 40.Rh5 Qc6?
[ 40...Ne5 41.Rxe5 Qxe5 42.Qg7+ Rxg7+
43.fxg7+ Kg6 44.g8Q+ Kxh6 45.Rxf8
Rxf8 46.Qxf8+ Kg6= ]
41.Bxf8 Rxh5 42.Qxh5 Qc5+ 43.Qxc5
dxc5 R 9/i 44.Bxc5 Rb5! 45.Be3
[ 45.Bd4!? Rd5 46.Be3 ]
45...Ne5! 46.b3
[ 46.Rf4 b3 47.c4 Ra5 ]
46...Ng4 47.Bd4 e5 48.Bf2 Kxf6 49.h3
Nh6?
[ 49...Nxf2 50.Rxf2+ Kg5 51.Rg2+ Kf5!
( 51...Kf4 52.Kf2! )]
50.Bh4+ Kg6 51.Rf6+ Kg7 52.Rc6! Nf5

188
53.Bf2+- Rd5 54.Kf1! Rd1+ 55.Ke2 Rh1
56.Re6 Rh2 57.Rxe5 Nd4+ 58.Kd3! Rxf2
[ 58...Nxc2 59.Re2 ]
59.Kxd4 Rxc2 60.Rc5! Rh2 61.Kc4 Rxh3
62.Kxb4 Kf6 63.Ka4 Rh8 64.b4 Ra8+
65.Ra5 Rh8 66.Ra7! Ke6 67.b5 Kd6
68.Ka5
1-0

Xie,Jun
Portisch,L
Kobenhavn
[Xie,Jun]

B85
2495
2610
1997

71/245 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3
Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.a4
[ 10.Kh1 - 71/(245) ]
10...Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8
[ 12...Na5 - 71/(245) ]
13.Nb3
[ 13.g4 - 71/(245) ]
13...b6 14.Qd2?!
[ 14.Qe2 Na5 15.Rad1 Nc4 16.Bc1 ]
14...Na5N
[ 14...Bd7 - 68/(214) ]
15.Qf2 Nc4 16.Bc1 Bb7 17.Nd4 d5! 18.e5
Ne4 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Be2 Red8?
[ 20...Rbd8
A) 21.b3 Bc5 22.Bxc4 Bxd4 23.Be3
Qc5
24.Bxd4
Rxd4
( 24...Qxd4
25.Qxd4 Rxd4 26.Rad1 Red8 27.Rxd4
Rxd4 28.Kg1 );
B) 21.c3!? ]
21.f5! [] e3! 22.Bxe3
[ 22.Qf4 Nxe5 23.fxe6 fxe6 24.Bxe3 Kh8
25.Qg3 ]
22...Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Bc5 24.c3 exf5 25.Rxf5
Bxd4 26.cxd4 Qc2 27.Raf1 Bd5 28.R5f2!
[ 28.Rh5 Qxb2 ]
28...Qxa4 29.Bd3 Qd7?
[ 29...Qb4 30.Rf4 Qxb2 31.Rg4 ]
30.Rf4 -> Rbc8 31.h3 Rc6 32.Rg4 Be6
33.Rh4 g6 34.Qh6 f5 35.exf6+- Qf7
36.d5?!
[ 36.Bxg6! Qxg6 37.Rg4 Bxg4 38.f7+!!
Qxf7 39.Qg5+ ]
36...Rxd5 37.Be4 Rcd6 38.Bxd5 Bxd5
39.Rhf4 Rd7 40.R4f2 Qe8 41.Qf4 Bf7
42.Rd2 Rxd2 43.Qxd2 Be6 44.Qd6 Kf7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
45.Qxb6
1-0

189
Barua,D
Pogorelov,R
Andorra
[Barua,D]

B85
2515
2465
1997

B85
2655
2465 71/(245) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
1997 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nf6
8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.a4 Qc7 11.Kh1
Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8 13.g4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5
71/(245) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Ba7 Ra8 17.g5 Rd8
4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nf6 18.Qe2 Ne8 19.Be3 Be6 20.Bg4 Bc4
8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.Kh1 Bd7 11.Qe1 21.Qf3!?N
b5 12.a3 Qb8 13.Bf3 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5
[ 21.Qf2 - 69/231 ]
15.Be3 Bc6 16.Rd1N
21...Bb4!
22.Nd5
Bxd5 23.exd5
Nd6
[ 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Bg5= ]
24.Qe2 Qc4?!
[ 16.Qg3 ]
[ 24...Nc4 ]
16...Re8
[ 24...Bc5 ]
[ 16...Qb7!? 17.Bc1 ( 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Bg5 25.Qg2! Bc5 26.Be2 Qb4 27.c3 Qb6
Ne8! ) 17...Rfe8 18.f5 h6!? ]
28.a5 Qa7 29.Bc1
17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 e4!?
[ 18...exf4 19.Bxf4 Nd7= ]
19.Be2 Bd8
B86
[ 19...Qc8 ]
Nisipeanu,L._D
2600
20.Bd4
Suba,M
2535
[ 20.f5 Nd7! ]
Romania
1997
[ 20.Qf2 Qc8 21.c3 Qf5!? ( 21...Ng4 [Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]
22.Bxg4 Qxg4= )]
20...Qc8! 21.c3 Qf5 22.Qg3 h5
71/246 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 22...g6 23.Bxf6!? ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 e6
[ 5...a6 - 71/(246) ]
23.c4 Rb8=
6.Bc4 Be7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qe2 d5
[ 8...a6 9.0-0-0 b5 10.Bb3 Qc7 11.f4 b4
12.Na4 Bb7 ( 12...Nxe4 ; 12...Nbd7!? )
B85
13.e5!? dxe5 14.fxe5 Nfd7 15.Qg4 ]
Van der Wiel,J
2525
Bosboom,M
2450 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bb3
[ 10.Bd3 Bb4= ]
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
10...Bb4 11.0-0-0!?N
71/(245) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 11.0-0 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Re8= ]
4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nf6 11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qa5
8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.a4 Qc7 11.Kh1
[ 12...Qe7!? ]
Re8 12.Bf3 Na5 13.Bg1 Bf8 14.Nde2 13.c4! Nc6
Nc6N
[ 13...Ne4!? 14.Qe1 Qa3+ 15.Kb1 dxc4
[ 14...Rb8 ]
16.Bc1 Qc5 17.Qxe4 cxb3 18.axb3 ]
15.Qd2 Rb8 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Rfe1 h6=
14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bd4! Re8 16.Qd2 Qxd2+
17.Rxd2 Ne4
[ 17...Be6? 18.Bxf6 dxc4 19.Ba4+- ]
18.Re2 Be6
[ 18...Ba6 19.Rhe1 c5 20.Bxc5 Rec8
21.Bd4 ]
19.c5! a5?!
[ 19...Rab8 20.f3 Nf6 21.a3 /\ Ba4+/= ]
Khalifman,A
Pelletier,Y
Bad Wiessee
[Pelletier,Y]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

190

20.Ba4 Bd7 21.Rhe1 Kf8

[ 21...Ng5 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rxe8+ Bxe8
24.c3 ]
22.f3
[ 22.c4! Red8 23.cxd5 cxd5 24.c6 ]
22...Ng5 23.Rxe8+
[ 23.Be5?! Rxe5! 24.Rxe5 Ne6 ]
23...Rxe8 24.Rxe8+ Kxe8 25.Be5! Ne6
26.Bd6 ><a5 Kd8 27.c3 Nc7
[ 27...Kc8 /\ Nd8-b7+/- ]
28.Bxc7+ Kxc7 29.Bc2 h6 30.Kb2 g5
31.g3!
[ 31.Ka3?! f5 /\ f4! ]
31...Bh3 32.Kb3?!
[ 32.Bd3! Bg2 33.Be2+- ]
32...Bg2 33.Bd1 Bf1! 34.Ka4 Bc4 35.a3
Kb7 36.Kxa5 NB 7/g Bd3 37.a4
[ 37.Ka4 Bc4 ]
37...f6 38.Kb4 Ka6 39.Ka3 Ka5 40.Kb2
Bf5 41.Kc1 Ka6 42.Kd2
[ 42.Bc2? Bxc2 43.Kxc2 ]
42...Ka5 43.Ke3 Bh3 44.Bc2 Bd7 45.h4!
[ 45.f4? g4= ]
45...Be6
[ 45...gxh4 46.gxh4 Be6 47.Kf4 Bd7
48.h5!
Be6
( 48...Be8
49.Kf5
Bxh5
50.f4+- ) 49.Bf5 Bf7 50.Bd7+- ]
46.hxg5 hxg5 47.f4 gxf4+ 48.Kxf4 Bd7
49.g4 Be8 50.Kf5! Bd7+ 51.Kxf6 Bxg4
52.Ke7 Bf3 53.Kd6 Be4 54.Bd1 Bg2
55.Kxc6 d4+ 56.Kd7!+- dxc3 57.c6 Be4
58.c7 c2 59.Bxc2 Bxc2 60.Ke6!
[ 60.Ke6 Bd1 61.Kf5! ]
1-0

Florean,A
Bekker_Jensen,S
Hallsberg
[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

20.b4!? ( 20.Bd2 Qc5 21.b4 Qc7 )

20...Bxb4 21.Nb3 Qb5 22.Bd4 ]
[ 18...Rhe8 19.Rc3 Bc6 20.Kb1 Kb8
( 20...Bb4
21.Nxc6
bxc6
22.Rd3 )
21.Qf2 ]
19.Qxd5 Bxf4
[ 19...Bc8 20.Qf3 Rhe8 21.Kb1 ]
20.Qxf7 Be5 21.Qf2
[ 21.Rf1 Qa5! 22.Kb1 Be8 23.Qe7 Bg6
24.b4
Qc7
25.Qxc7+
Bxc7
26.Rd2
Rhf8 ]
21...Qa5 22.Kb1

Ardeleanu,A
Rodriguez,Am
Ubeda
[Rodriguez,Am]

B87
2420
2495
1998

71/247 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.0-0
[ 8.Bg5 - 71/(247) ]
8...b4 9.Na4 Bd7 10.Re1 Be7 11.a3
[ 11.f4 ]
11...a5 12.axb4 axb4 13.Bd2 Na6 14.c3N
[ 14.Qe2 ]
14...bxc3 15.Bxc3
[ 15.Nxc3!?= ]
15...0-0 16.Qe2 Qb8! 17.Bc4 Nb4! ><Na4
18.Bb5
[ 18.b3 d5! ]
18...Bxb5 19.Nxb5 Nc2! 20.Qxc2
[ 20.e5
A) 20...dxe5 21.Bxe5 Qb7 22.Qxc2
( 22.Bxf6? Nxe1!-+ ) 22...Qxb5= ;
B) 20...Nxa1!? 21.exf6 Rxa4 22.fxe7
B86
Re8 ]
2445
2305 20...Qxb5 21.Bd2 Rab8 22.Bc1 Rfc8
1997 23.Nc3 Qb7

71/(246) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3
Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.exd6 Nf6
11.Be3 Bxd6 12.Qf3 Bd7 13.0-0-0 Qc7
14.g4 0-0-0 15.g5 Nxb3+ 16.axb3 Nd5
17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Rd3!N
[ 18.Kb1 ]
18...Kb8
[ 18...Qa5!?
19.Kb1
Kb8
( 19...Rhe8
20.Bd2 Bb4 21.Bxb4 Qxb4 22.f5 )

Mueller,Ka
Wahls,M
Deutschland (ch)
[Wahls,M]

B87
2505
2595
1997

71/(247) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5
8.Bg5 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.e5!N
[ 10.0-0-0 - 62/(278) ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

191

10...Bb7 11.exd6 Bxd6 12.Qe3! Bc5?!

[ 12...Be5 13.0-0-0 Nbd7 14.f4 Bxd4
15.Rxd4 0-0 16.Rhd1 Rac8 ( 16...Bc6!? )
17.Kb1 Bc6 18.Qe2 Qb7 /\ a5 ]
[ 12...Nbd7!? 13.Nxe6! fxe6 14.Qxe6+
Be7 15.Qf7+ Kd8 16.Qxg7 Qe5+ 17.Be3
Kc7 ]
13.0-0-0 Nbd7
[ 13...Nc6!? 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Ne4 ( 15.Nd5
Qd8 16.c3 ) 15...Bxd4 16.Rxd4 Nxd4
17.Nxf6+ Ke7 18.Qxd4 /\ Qh4 ]
14.Bxe6! 0-0 15.Bb3 Rae8 16.Qh3 b4
17.Na4 Bd6 18.Kb1 Ne4 19.Be3
[ 19.Bh4!? ]
19...Ndf6 20.Rhe1 Bc8 21.Nf5
[ 21.Nf5 Bf4!? ]

[ 15.Qh4!? ]
15...Bxf6 16.0-0-0 Rc8 17.Qf3?!
[ 17.Qg4! ]
17...Kh8 18.Kb1 Bg5 19.Qg4 Bh6 20.h4 f5
21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Qb4 a5! 23.Qxb7
[ 23.Qxd6 Qxh4 ]
23...Qxh4 24.f3! a4?!
[ 24...Qb4 25.Qxb4 axb4 26.Nd5 Rb8 ]
25.Nxa4 e4 26.Rh1?
[ 26.fxe4 Qxe4 27.Qa7! ]
26...Qf4 27.Nb6 Rb8 28.Qc7 exf3 29.Nd5
Qe5 30.Rhe1 Be4! 31.Nc3 f2 32.Rf1
[ 32.Rxe4 f1Q ( 32...Qxe4? 33.Qxb8! )
33.Rxe5 dxe5 ]
32...Bf3!-+ 33.Rxf2 Bxd1 34.Nxd1 Rbe8?
[ 34...Qg5-+ ]
35.Rxf8+ Rxf8 36.a4 Bd2 37.Ka2 h5 38.c3
Bg5 39.Qd7 Kh7 40.Bc2+ Kh6 41.Qh3
B87 Qd5+ 42.Bb3 Qf5 43.Qh2 Qe5 44.Qg2 g6
Hendriks,W
2360 45.Bc2 d5 46.Bd3 Qf4 47.Bb5 Qe4
Mirumian,V
2490 48.Qg1 Qg4! 49.Qe1 d4 50.cxd4 Qxd4
Groningen
1997 51.Nc3 Rf2 52.Kb3 Bd2 53.Qe7 Bc1
54.Be2 Qb6+ 55.Bb5 Qd4!
71/(247) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 55...Rxb2+ 56.Kc4 ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 56.Be2 Qd2! 57.Qe5 Qxb2+ 58.Kc4 Rf4+
8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 0-1
11.Rhe1 Rxc3!?N
[ 11...h6 - 6/553 ]
12.bxc3 Qa5 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Qf3 Be7
B88
15.Qh3 0-0 16.Bxe6 Nxe4 17.Rxe4 Bxe4
Ivanovic,B
2500
18.Bb3 Bf6 19.f4 b4 20.Re1 d5 21.Qd7
Popovic,P
2545
bxc3 22.Nc6 Qa3+ 23.Kd1 Qc5
Bar
1997
0-1
[Popovic,P]
71/(248) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
B88 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6
Velimirovic,D
2515 8.Bb3 Be7 9.g4!?N
[ 9.f4 - 70/239 ]
Popovic,P
2545
Bar
1997 9...Qa5!? 10.f3 Nd7 11.h4 Nc5 12.Qd2
0-0 13.0-0-0 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 b5 15.Kb1 b4
[Popovic,P]
16.Ne2 Nxb3 17.cxb3
71/248 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Bb3
Be7 9.g4!?N
B88
[ 9.f4 - 70/239 ]
Velimirovic,D
2485
9...Nxd4
Popovic,P
2545
[ 9...Qa5!? - 71/(248) ]
Jugoslavija (chplay off)
1997
10.Qxd4 e5 11.Qd3 Bxg4 12.Rg1! 0-0
13.Bg5
71/(248) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[ 13.Nd5!? Bh5 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Bg5 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6
/\ Qh3~/= ]
8.Bb3 Be7 9.g4!? N
13...Bh5 14.Qh3 Bg6 15.Bxf6
[ 9.f4 - 70/239 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

192

9...Qa5!? 10.f3 Nd7 11.Qd2! Nc5 12.0-0-0

0-0 13.Kb1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Qc7 15.g5 b5
16.h4 |^>>

Istratescu,A
Sokolov,An
Groningen (m/1)
[An. Sokolov]

B88
2550
2585
1997

13...Be7 14.a4! b4 15.a5 0-0 16.Na4 Bb7

17.Nb6
[ 17.c3!? bxc3 18.Nxc3 d5 19.exd5 Nxd5
20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Bd4 Bf6 22.Ba4 ]
17...Rad8 18.Qe2N
[ 18.Qd2 ]
18...Qc7 19.Kh1
[ 19.Rad1 ]
19...d5 20.exd5 exd5 21.Bd4 Bd6! 22.g3
[ 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Qf2 Be5 24.Rab1 f5! ]
22...Rfe8 23.Qf2 Be5 24.Rae1 h5?
[ 24...Re6 25.Ba4! Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Bc6
27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qxb4 ]
25.Ba4 Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Rxe1 27.Rxe1
Nh7?
[ 27...Qd6 ]
28.Kg2 Qd6 29.Qe5 Nf6
[ 29...Qxe5 30.Rxe5 Nf6 31.Re7 Bc8
32.Ra7+- ]
30.Qe7 Qb8 31.Re5! b3
[ 31...d4 32.Bb3+- ]
32.c3
[ 32.Bxb3?? Re8 ]
[ 32.cxb3 d4 ]
32...h4 33.gxh4 Kh7 34.Rg5 Qf4 35.Qxf7
Rg8 36.Bxb3 Qd2+
[ 36...d4 37.Rh5++- ]
37.Kh3+- Qf4 38.Qg6+ Kh8 39.Qf5 Qc1
40.Qc2 Qf4 41.Qf5 Qc1 42.Bxd5! Qf1+
43.Rg2 Bxd5 44.Nxd5 Rf8 45.Ne3 Qe1
46.Qg6 Ne8 47.Qh5+ Kg8 48.Qd5+ Kh8
49.Ng4 Nf6 50.Nxf6 Rxf6 51.Qa8+
1-0

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6

5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 a6 8.Bb3 Qc7
9.f4 Be7 10.Qf3 0-0 11.0-0-0 b5 12.f5N
[ 12.e5 Nxd4 13.Qxa8 - 59/(285) ( 13.Bxd4
dxe5
14.fxe5
Nd7
15.Qxa8
Bb7 ;
13.Rxd4 dxe5 14.fxe5 Qxe5 15.Qxa8
Qxe3+ 16.Rd2 Ng4 )]
12...b4! 13.Nce2
[ 13.Na4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 exf5 15.exf5
Bb7 ]
13...Nxd4 14.Rxd4!?
[ 14.Bxd4?! e5 15.Be3 Bb7 ]
14...exf5!?
[ 14...e5 15.Rc4 Qb8 16.g4 ]
15.exf5 Bb7 16.Qh3?
[ 16.Qg3! ]
16...a5 17.Rc4 Qd7 18.Rh4 a4 19.Bc4
Rfc8 20.Kb1
[ 20.Bg5 b3 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rxh7 Bg5+
23.Kb1 bxc2+ 24.Ka1 Bh6 ]
20...b3 21.cxb3 d5 22.Bd3 axb3 23.axb3
[ 23.a3 Ba6 24.Bxa6 Rxa6 25.Bd4 Rc2 ]
23...Ba6-+ 24.Bc1
[ 24.Bd4 Ne4 ]
[ 24.Bg5 Qa7 ]
24...Qb7! 25.Ra4 Qxb3 26.Rxa6 Rxa6
Kozakov,M
27.Bxa6 Qc2+ 28.Ka1 Ra8
Maksimenko,A
0-1
Lviv
[Maksimenko,A]

B89
2415
2515
1998

B88 71/251 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

Onischuk,Al
2625 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6
[ 7...Be7 - 71/(251) ]
Kozul,Z
2605
Luzern
1997 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Bb3 Na5 10.g4 b5 11.g5
Nd7 12.0-0-0 Nc5 13.Bd5!? exd5 14.Nxd5
[Onischuk,Al]
Qb7 15.b4!N
71/250 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 15.Nf5 - 55/(259) ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 a6 15...Nxe4
8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd4 e6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Bb3
[ 15...Nc4 16.bxc5 dxc5 17.Nf5 Be6 ]
b5?! 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.f3
16.Nxb5! axb5 17.Bb6 Nc4!
[ 13.a4 - 68/(220) ]
[ 17...Be7 18.bxa5 Bxg5+ 19.Kb1 ( 19.f4?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

193

[ 16...Rc8
A) 17.Qb4!? a5! ( 17...Qc7 18.Rad1 a5
19.Qb3 )
A1) 18.Qb3!? Rc4! ;
A2) 18.Qxd6
Nc4
19.Qg3
Be5
20.Qh3 Nxb2! ( 20...g4?! 21.Qh4 Bf6
22.Qg3 e5 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.exf5 )
21.Rab1 g4 22.Qh4 Bf6 23.Qg3 e5
24.f4 ( 24.fxg4 exd4 25.Rxb2 Bxg4 )
24...h4 25.Qb3 exd4 ;
A3) 18.Qxb7 Rb8 19.Qa6!? ( 19.Qa7
Ra8 20.Qb7 Rb8= ) 19...Bc8 20.Qa7
Rb7 21.Qa8 Qc7 22.Nc3 0-0 23.Ndb5
Qc6 24.Nd4 ( 24.Qxa5? Nc4 25.Qa4
B89
Nxb2
26.Qa3
Nc4-+ )
24...Qc7
Golubev,M
2520
25.Ndb5= ( 25.Ncb5? Qb6 26.Nxe6
Lutsko,I
2440
Bxe6 27.Qxf8+ Kxf8 28.Bxb6 Rxb6 );
Kiev
1997
B) 17.Rad1 Nc4 18.Qc1 e5 19.Nb3
[Golubev,M]
g4 ;
71/(251) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
C) 17.b3!? ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 17.b3 Ng6
8.Qe2 Na5 9.Bd3 0-0!?
[ 17...g4?! 18.f4 h4 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Rad1
[ 9...e5 - 49/(283) ]
g3
( 20...0-0??
21.Nf5!+- ;
20...exd4
10.f4N
21.Bxd4 e5 22.Bc5 ; 20...Qe7 21.c4
[ 10.0-0-0 ]
exd4 22.Bxd4 ) 21.hxg3 hxg3 ( 21...exd4
[ 10.0-0 ]
22.Bxd4 ) 22.Nxg3 exd4 23.Bxd4 ]
[ 10.g4 ]
18.Rad1 Rc8 19.c3! Be5 20.Nc2 ><d6 Nf4
10...e5 11.Nf3 exf4 12.Bxf4 Be6 13.0-0-0 21.Nxf4 gxf4?!
Rc8 14.Nd5 Nxd5!?
[ 21...Bxf4! 22.Be3 Qf6
[ 14...Bxd5 15.exd5 Re8!? ]
A) 23.Bd4
Bxd2!
24.Bxf6
Bxc3!
15.exd5 Bg4 16.Bd2
( 24...Rh6? 25.Rxd2 Rxf6 26.Rxd6 Rxc3
[ 16.Kb1 Bf6! ]
27.Nb4! a5 28.Nd5+- ) 25.Bxh8 Bxh8 ;
16...Bxf3 17.gxf3
B) 23.Bxf4 Qxf4 24.Qxf4! ( 24.Qxd6
[ 17.Qxf3 Nc4 ( 17...Bg5 ) 18.Qe4 f5
Qxd6
25.Rxd6
Rxc3= )
24...gxf4
19.Qe6+ Kh8 ]
25.Rxd6 Rxc3 26.Nb4 a5 27.Nd3 Ke7
17...Bf6 18.Qe4 g6
28.e5!? ( 28.Rd4 )]
22.Bd4 a5
[ 22...Qf6 23.Bxe5 ( 23.Ne1!? ) 23...Qxe5
24.Qxd6 Qxd6 25.Rxd6 - 21...Bf4 ]
B90
Polgar,Ju
2670 23.Ne1! Qf6 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Nd3 Qxc3
Sutovsky,E
2590 26.Qxf4 Qd4+ 27.Nf2
[ 27.Kh1!? Ke7! ]
Hoogeveen
1997
27...Qe5 28.Qd2 Ke7! 29.Qxa5?
[Sutovsky,E]
[ 29.f4 Qc5 30.Qxa5 b4 31.Qxc5 dxc5
71/252 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
32.Rd2 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3
29...Rc2 30.Rd2
[ 6.Bd3 - 71/(252) ]
[ 30.Nd3 Rg8! 31.Rd2 ( 31.Rf2 Qd4 )
6...Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7
31...Qd4+
32.Kh1
Qxd3!?
( 32...Ra8
10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2
33.Qxa8 Rxd2 ) 33.Rxd3 Rgxg2 34.Rfd1
Nc6 14.0-0 e6 15.Nce2 Ne5 16.Qd2!N
( 34.Rc1 Rxh2+ 35.Kg1 Rcg2+ 36.Kf1
[ 16.b3 - 69/245 ]
Rf2+ 37.Ke1 Rxa2 38.Qxa2 Rxa2 ;
16...b5
34.Ra1 Rxh2+ 35.Kg1 Rcg2+ 36.Kf1

Bxf4+ ) 19...0-0 20.Qxe4 Kh8 21.Rhg1 ]

18.Rhe1
[ 18.Bd4 Ra7!! 19.Rhe1 Be6 ]
18...Nxb6 19.Qxe4+ Be7 20.Qxe7+ Qxe7
21.Rxe7+ Kd8 22.Nxb6 Kxe7 23.Nxa8 Bg4
[ 23...h6 24.Nc7! ( 24.Nb6 Be6 )]
24.Rd4 Rxa8 25.Rxg4 Rxa2 26.Rh4?
[ 26.Re4+! Kd7 ( 26...Kf8 27.Rd4 Ke7
28.Rd5 ) 27.Rh4 ]
26...Ra1+ 27.Kd2 Rf1 28.Ke2 Rc1
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Rf2+
37.Ke1
Rfg2
38.Kf1
Rf2+= )
34...Rxh2+ 35.Kg1 Rhg2+= ]
30...Ra8!
31.Qxa8
Rxd2
32.b4
Qd4
33.Qg8 e5 /\ Be6-c4 34.Qg5+
[ 34.Qg3? Be6 ]
34...Ke8 35.Qg8+ Ke7 36.Qg5+
-

194

23.Nd5!
[ 23.e5 f5! ]
23...Qxe4 24.Nxe7 Qd4+!
[ 24...Nxe7? 25.Rxf6+ Ke8 26.Re1 Qd5
27.Qe3+- ]
25.Bf2 Qxc5 26.Bxc5 Rh6 27.h4?
[ 27.Nxc6= ]
27...gxh4 28.Be3 Ne5! 29.R3f2?!
[ 29.Bxh6 Nxf3+ 30.Rxf3 Kxe7 31.Bg7 ]
B90 29...Rh5! 30.Rxf6+?!
[ 30.Ng6 Ng4! ]
Adams,Mi
2680
Svidler,P
2660 30...Kxe7 31.Bc5+ Rd6 32.Bxd6+ Kxd6
Groningen (m/1)
1997 33.b3 Rg5?!
[ 33...Ng4-+ ]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 34.Rh6 Ke7
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.Be3 Nc6
[ 34...h3! 35.Rf2 ( 35.Rff6 Kd5 36.Rxe6
9.0-0N
Nf3+ 37.Kf2 hxg2 38.Rd6+ Kc5-+ )
[ 9.Qd2 ]
35...Nd3! 36.Rff6 Rxg2+ 37.Kf1 Nc5
9...0-0 10.Re1 Bd7 11.a4 Rc8 12.Nxc6
38.b4 Ke5 39.bxc5 Bc4+ 40.Ke1 h2
Bxc6 13.a5 Nd7 14.Qd2 Nc5 15.Bh6 Bxh6
41.c6 h1Q+ 42.Rxh1 Kxf6-+ ]
16.Qxh6 b5 17.Bf1 Bb7=
35.Rxh4 Bd5 36.Rf2??
[ 36.Rh7+ Kd6 37.Rf2 Kc5 ]
36...Nf3+
B90 0-1
Shirov,A
2710
Salov,Va
2680
Wijk aan Zee
1998
B90
[Salov,Va]
Polgar,Ju
2670
Anand,V
2770
71/253 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Wijk aan Zee
1998
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 [Polgar,Ju]
g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 hxg4
12.0-0 Bxd4N
71/254 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 12...Nc6 - 69/246 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4
13.Qxd4 f6
0-0 9.0-0 Be6 10.Qe2 b5 11.Bb3 Bxb3?!N
[ 13...e5?? 14.Bxe5 Nc6 15.Qxd6+- ]
[ 11...h6 - 65/246 ]
14.Nd5 Nc6 15.Qe3
12.axb3 Nbd7 13.Rfd1 /\ Bg5, Ne1-d3-b4
[ 15.Qb6!? Qxb6 ( 15...Kf7!? ) 16.Nxb6 Qc7
Rb8 17.c4 e5 18.Rad1 Ke7 19.Rd2
[ 13...h6 14.Ne1 Qc7 15.Nd3 Qb7 16.Nb4
Nxe4? 17.Nbd5 Ndf6 18.Qf3! ]
Be6 ]
15...Be6 16.Nb6?!
14.Bg5 Rfc8 ><c2 15.Ne1
[ 15.Rac1?! b4 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Nd5
[ 16.c4! ]
16...Rb8 17.c4 Kf7 18.c5
Nxd5 18.Rxd5 a5 ]
[ 18.Rfd1!? Qg8! 19.c5 dxc5 20.Nd7 Rd8 15...Qb7?!
21.Nxc5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Qc8! 23.e5!?
[ 15...b4!? 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Nd5 Nxd5
18.Rxd5 a5 19.g3 /\ h4, Rd2, Ng2-e3 ]
Rd8 ]
18...dxc5 19.Qxc5 Qg8 20.f4
16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Rc5
[ 18...b4 19.g3 /\ Ng2-e3 ]
[ 20.Bxb8 Qxb8 21.g3 Ne5 22.Rfd1 Nf3+
23.Kf1 Rxh2 24.Nd5 Qe5! 25.Qxe7+ Kg6 19.Rad1 Rxd5 20.Rxd5 Rc8 21.c3 b4
22.c4 g6?!
26.Qe8+ Kg7 27.Qe7+= ]
[ 20.Rad1!? Rd8 21.Nd5 ]
[ 22...Rc5! ]
20...gxf3
21.Rxf3
Rd8
22.Raf1
Qg6 23.g3?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 23.Nd3! /\ Qd2 ]
23...Rc5 24.Rd1 a5 25.Nc2 Kg7 26.Qd3
/\ Ne3 Rc6 27.Ne3 Qc8 28.Kg2 Qe6
29.Qe2 Bd8 /\ Bb6 30.Nd5 Rc5
[ 30...Bb6 31.Rd3 /\ Rf3 ]
31.Qe3 Be7 32.Rd3 Bd8 33.Qd2 Rc6
34.Qd1 Kg8 35.h4 Kg7?
[ 35...h5 36.f3 Kg7 37.Qe2 /\ Rd1-h1,
g4 ]
36.h5 Bg5 37.Qf3 Rc8 38.Rd1 Rc6
39.Qe2 Rc8 40.Rh1 Kg8 41.f3 /\ Qf2-a7, /\
Kf1, Qh2 Rb8 42.Qf2 Rb7 43.hxg6
[ 43.c5?! dxc5 44.Qxc5 Qa6 ]
43...fxg6
[ 43...hxg6 44.Qg1 /\ Qh2 ]
44.c5
dxc5
45.Qxc5
Bd8
46.Rc1
/\ Rc4, Qe3-c1, Rc8 Kf7?!
[ 46...Kg7! 47.Rc4! /\ Qe3-c1 ]
47.Qe3 Kg7 48.Rc4 Rd7 49.Qc1 h5
50.Rc6 Rd6 51.Rc8 Qd7 52.Qc5 Kh6
53.Rb8
[ 53.Ra8!? Bb6 54.Qc1+ Kg7 55.Qg5 ]
53...Bf6 54.Qe3+ Bg5?
[ 54...Kh7 55.Ra8 ]
[ 54...Kg7 55.Ra8 Qb5 56.Ra7+ Rd7
57.Rxd7+ Qxd7 58.Qb6 Bd8 ( 58...Qd8
59.Qc6 ) 59.Qb8 Qe8? 60.Nc7 /\ Qd8 ]
55.f4 exf4 56.Rh8+
[ 56.Rh8+ Kg7 57.Qd4+ Bf6 58.Qxf6+
Rxf6 59.Rh7+ Kxh7 60.Nxf6++- ]
1-0

195

21.Bd2 Qc5 22.Qxc5 dxc5 23.Rhe1 f6

[ 23...Bd6 24.Ba5 ]
24.f4
[ 24.Be4 fxg5 25.hxg5 Nf4 26.Bxf4 Rxf4
27.Bd5+ Kf8 28.Rxe5 ]
24...Rbd8 25.Ba5 Rd4
[ 25...Nxf4
26.Bxd8
Rxd8
( 26...Bxd8
27.cxb5 Nxd3 28.Rxd3 axb5 29.Rd7 )
27.Be4 ]
26.fxe5 fxg5 27.cxb5 Nf4
[ 27...gxh4
28.bxa6
Ng3
29.a7
h3
30.Bb5 ]
28.Bf1 axb5
[ 28...gxh4 29.bxa6 h3 30.a7 h2 31.Rxd4
cxd4 32.Bc4+ Kg7 33.Bc7+- ]
[ 28...g4 29.bxa6 g3 30.a7 g2 31.Rxd4
cxd4
( 31...gxf1Q
32.Rxf1
cxd4
33.Rxf4+- ) 32.Bc4+ Kg7 33.Bc7+- ]
29.hxg5 b4
[ 29...Bxg5 30.Bxb5 ]
30.Rxd4 cxd4 31.Bc4+ Kg7 32.e6 Rc8
[ 32...d3 33.Bc7 Bxg5 34.Be5+ Kh6
35.Rh1+ Nh5 36.Bxd3 ]
33.b3 d3
[ 33...Bxg5 34.Bxb4 ]
34.Rf1 d2 35.Rd1
[ 35.Kc2? Nxe6 ]
35...Bxg5 36.Rxd2
[ 36.Bxb4 Nxe6! 37.Bc3+ Bf6 38.Bxd2 ]
36...Nxe6?
[ 36...Be7!
37.Bb6
g5
38.Rd7
Kf8
39.Be3 ]
37.Rd7+
[ 37.Bxe6+- ]
B90
Sokolov,An
2585 37...Kf6 38.Bxb4 Nf4
[ 38...h5 39.Rd6 Re8 40.a4 ]
King,D
2530
Schweiz
1997 39.Rxh7+- Kf5 40.a4 Bf6 41.Rf7 g5
42.Bc3 Nh5 43.a5 g4 44.a6 g3 45.Bxf6
[Sokolov,An]
Nxf6 46.Bd5 Ke5
71/255 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 46...Kg6 47.Rxf6+ Kxf6 48.a7 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 47.Bg2 Nd5 48.a7 Nb6 49.Rb7
Be6 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.g4 Rc8 11.0-0-0 b5 1-0
12.g5 Nh5 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Nb6
15.Na5 Nxd5 16.Qxd5 Qxa5 17.Kb1!?N
[ 17.Bh3 - 54/(241) ]
B90
17...0-0
Shirov,A
2700
[ 17...Qc7
18.c4
bxc4
19.Rc1
0-0
Gelfand,B
2695
20.Bxc4 ]
Beograd
1997
18.c4 Rb8
[Shirov,A]
[ 18...Qa4 19.cxb5 Qc2+ 20.Ka1 ]
19.Bd3 g6 20.h4 Qb4
71/256 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 20...Qc7 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Bxb5 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Nbd7 9.f3 Be7 10.g4 h6 11.0-0-0 b5
12.Kb1 Nb6 13.Qf2 Rb8 14.Nc5 b4
15.Ne2!N
[ 15.N3a4 - 65/244 ]
15...Nc4
16.Nxe6
fxe6
17.Ng3
Nxe3
18.Qxe3 Nd7 19.Bxa6
[ 19.Bc4 Nc5 20.f4 exf4 21.Qxf4 ]
19...Nc5 20.Bc4 Bg5!
[ 20...0-0? 21.Nf5! ]
[ 20...Ra8?! 21.f4! ]
21.Qe2! Ra8
[ 21...0-0? 22.Nf5 d5 23.Bxd5 exd5
24.Rxd5
Nd7
( 24...Qb6
25.Qc4+- )
25.Rhd1 Rb7 26.Qd3 g6 27.Nd6+- ]
22.Qe1! Rb8!
[ 22...Qb6? 23.h4 ]
23.Ne2!
[ 23.Nh5
g6
24.f4!?
( 24.h4?!
Be7
25.Ng7+ Kf7 26.Nxe6 Nxe6 27.f4 Qc8! )
24...exf4
( 24...Bh4
25.Qe2
gxh5
26.fxe5 ) 25.h4 ]
23...Bh4!
[ 23...0-0
24.h4
Be3
25.Ng3
Bf4
26.Nh5 ]
24.Qd2 0-0 25.Rhf1 Rb6
[ 25...Bg5? 26.f4! exf4 27.h4! Bxh4
28.Nxf4 ]
26.Nc1 Bg5 27.Qe2 Qe7 28.Nd3 Nxd3
[ 28...Rc8 ]
29.Rxd3 Kh8 30.Rfd1 Rc8 31.Bb3 Rc5
32.Qe1! Bh4 33.Qg1 Bg5
[ 33...Ra6 34.Qe3! Bg5 35.Qe1 Rb6
36.c3 bxc3 37.Rxc3 Rbc6 38.Rxc5 Rxc5
39.a3 ]
34.c3! bxc3 35.Rxc3 Rxc3?
[ 35...Rbc6 36.Rxc5 Rxc5 37.Qf1 ]
36.Qxb6 Rxf3 37.Qxd6 Qxd6 38.Rxd6
Rf1+ 39.Rd1 Rf2?
[ 39...Rf4 40.Bxe6 Rxe4 ]
40.Bxe6 g6?! 41.a4+- Be3
[ 41...Bd2 42.h4 ]
42.Rd7 Bd4 43.Rb7 Rxh2 44.a5 Rh1+
45.Ka2 Rc1 46.b4 h5 47.gxh5 gxh5
48.Kb3 h4 49.b5! h3 50.Bxh3 Rc3+
51.Kb4 Rxh3 52.a6 Rh4
[ 52...Rh1 53.a7 Rb1+ 54.Kc4 ]
53.a7 Bxa7 54.Rxa7 Rxe4+ 55.Kc5
1-0

196
Magem Badals,J
Lutz,Ch
Pamplona
[Lutz,Ch]

B90
2550
2590
1997

71/257 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3
Nbd7 9.Qd2 Be7 10.g4 h6 11.0-0-0 b5
12.Kb1 Nb6 13.Qf2 Rb8 14.Nc5 b4
15.Ne2 Nc4 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Ng3 Qc7!N
18.h4
[ 18.Bc1? Na3+ ]
[ 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.h4 ( 19.g5? hxg5
20.Bxg5 a5 ) 19...a5 - 18.h4 ]
18...a5!
[ 18...0-0? 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 20.Qg2 /\ g5 ]
[ 18...Na3+
19.Kc1
( 19.bxa3?
bxa3+
20.Kc1 Qc3 /\ Rb1 ) 19...d5 20.exd5 exd5
21.Bd3 d4 22.Bg6+ Kf8 23.Bd2 ]
19.Bxc4
[ 19.g5 hxg5 20.hxg5 Rxh1 21.Nxh1
( 21.gxf6 Rxf1 ) 21...Nd7 ]
19...Qxc4
20.g5
hxg5
21.hxg5
Rxh1
22.Rxh1 Nd7 23.b3
[ 23.f4 a4 /\ b3 ]
23...Qa6 24.f4
[ 24.Rh8+ Nf8 25.Nh5 a4 26.Nxg7+
Kd7 ><Rh8, Ng7 ]
24...a4 25.f5=
[ 25.Qd2!? axb3 26.cxb3 exf4 27.Bxf4
Qc6 28.Rc1 ]
25...axb3 26.cxb3 Qd3+ 27.Kb2 Qc3+
28.Kb1 Qd3+ 29.Kb2 Qc3+
-

Kovacevic,A
Gelfand,B
Beograd
[Gelfand,B]

B90
2525
2695
1997

71/258 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3
h5 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.0-0-0
[ 10.Nd5 - 71/(258) ]
10...Rc8
[ 10...Qc7N - 71/(258) ]
11.Kb1 Be7 12.Nd5 Nxd5
[ 12...Bxd5
13.exd5
Nb6
14.Bxb6!
( 14.Qa5 Nc4 15.Qxd8+ Bxd8 ) 14...Qxb6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
15.Bd3 ]
13.exd5 Bf5 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Bg5N
[ 15...0-0 16.f4!? ]
[ 15...Qc7 - 70/(246) ]
16.Rhe1?!
[ 16.Bf2 0-0 17.h4 Bh6 18.g4 Bf4
19.Nd2 ]
16...0-0 17.g3 Bxe3 18.Qxe3
[ 18.Rxe3 Nb6 ]
18...Qc7
[ 18...Nb6!? ]
19.c3 Nb6 20.Qg5?!
[ 20.Na5 Na4 ]
[ 20.Qd3 Nc4 ]
[ 20.f4!?
Nc4
21.Qd3 /\ Re4
exf4?!
22.gxf4 Rfe8 23.Nd4 ]
20...Nc4 21.Nd2
[ 21.Re4 Qb6 ( 21...Nxb2 22.Kxb2 Qxc3+
23.Ka3 Rc5 24.Qd2 Ra5+ 25.Ra4 Rxa4+
26.Kxa4 ) 22.Rh4
Qf2
23.Nd2
Ne3
24.Qxh5 f6 ]
[ 21.Qxh5 Qb6 22.Re2 ( 22.f4 a5 ; 22.Re4
Qf2 ) 22...a5 ]
21...Qb6
[ 21...Nxb2
22.Kxb2
Qxc3+
23.Kb1=
Qd3+ 24.Ka1 Rc2 25.Ne4 ]
22.Nxc4 Rxc4 23.Qxh5
[ 23.Ka1 Ra4! ( 23...Rfc8 24.Re4 )]
23...Rfc8
[ 23...Rxc3 24.Re4 Rfc8 25.Rh4 Kf8
26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Qxg7 Rc2 28.Qg5+ Kd7
29.Qf5+ Ke7 30.Qg5+= ( 30.Qxc2 Rxc2
31.Kxc2 Qf2+ 32.Rd2 Qxf3 )]
24.Ka1?
[ 24.Kc2? Rb4-+ ]
[ 24.Re4 Rxe4 25.fxe4 Rxc3 26.Qe2
Qe3 ]
24...Ra4?
[ 24...Qa5! 25.Re3 ( 25.Qf5 Rxc3 ; 25.Rd3
Ra4 26.a3 Rxa3+ 27.bxa3 Rxc3-+ ;
25.Kb1 Ra4 26.a3 Rxa3 27.bxa3 Rxc3
28.Re2 Rxa3-+ )
A) 25...Ra4 26.a3 Qb6 ( 26...Rxa3+
27.bxa3 Qxa3+ 28.Kb1= ) 27.Rdd3
( 27.Qf5 Rc5 28.Qd7 Rca5 29.Re2 Qb3
30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qf5+ Kh6 32.Rdd2
Rb5 );
B) 25...R8c5 26.f4 ( 26.b4 Qa4 27.f4
Rxc3 28.bxc5 Rc2 29.a3 Qc4-+ )
26...Ra4 27.a3 Rxa3+ 28.bxa3 Qxa3+
29.Kb1 Rb5+ 30.Kc2 Qa2+ 31.Kd3
Rxd5+ 32.Ke4 Qc4+-+ ]

197
25.Qf5
[ 25.Re4 Qb3-+ ]
25...Rc5 26.Rd4!
[ 26.Qc2 Rca5 27.b4 Rxa2+ 28.Qxa2
Rxa2+ 29.Kxa2 Qf2+ 30.Kb3 Qxf3 ]
26...g6 27.Qf6?
[ 27.Qe4! Rxd4 ( 27...exd4 28.Qe8+ Kg7
29.Re7+- ) 28.cxd4 Rc4 29.Rd1
A) 29...Kg7
30.Kb1
Rxd4
31.Rxd4
Qxd4?
( 31...exd4 ) 32.Qxd4
exd4
33.Kc2 Kf6 34.Kd3 Ke5 35.f4+ Kf5
( 35...Kxd5 36.g4+- ) 36.h3+- ;
B) 29...Rxd4
30.Rxd4
exd4
31.a3
( 31.Kb1 d3 ) 31...Qc5 32.Kb1 Qc4 ]
[ 27.Rg4 Rxg4 28.Qxg4 Rxd5 ]
27...Rxd4 28.cxd4 Rc2 29.Rb1 exd4-+
30.h4 d3 31.h5
[ 31.Re1 Qe3 ]
31...gxh5 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.Qh6+
[ 33.Qxh5 Qd4 ]
33...Ke8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qxh5 Qd4
36.Qg5+ Kd7 37.Qh5 Kc7 38.Qxf7+ Kb6
39.Qf5 Ka7 40.a3 Rxb2
[ 40...Re2 ]
41.Rxb2
[ 41.Qf4 Qxf4 42.gxf4 Rf2 ]
[ 41.Qe4 Rxb1+ 42.Kxb1 Qg1+ 43.Kb2
d2 ]
0-1

Nijboer,F
Van Wely,L
Wijk aan Zee

B90
2580
2605
1998

71/(258) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.f3 h5 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.Nd5 Nxd5N
[ 10...Bxd5 ]
11.exd5 Bf5 12.Be2 g6 13.Na5 Qc7
14.0-0 Bg7 15.c4 b6 16.Nc6 Nb8 17.Nxb8
Rxb8=

Shirov,A
Ljubojevic,Lj
Beograd

B90
2700
2565
1997

71/(258) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Be6 8.f3 h5 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.0-0-0 Qc7N
11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Nb6 13.Qa5 Rc8
14.c3 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Qxc4 16.Rhe1 Be7
17.Bg5 0-0 18.Bxf6 Qf4+ 19.Nd2 Qxf6
20.Qb6 Rb8 21.Qe3 Qg6 22.g3 Rfe8=

198

22...Be7?
[ 22...Be6 23.Rh8 ]
23.f4!
[ 23.Rh8+ Nf8 24.Qh2 f6! ( 24...Bxf3?
25.Rxf8+ Bxf8 26.Qxe5++- )]
23...exf4 24.Rh8+!
[ 24.Qxf4?! Bd6! 25.Qd4 ( 25.Rh8+? Ke7 )
25...Be6 ]
B90
Shirov,A
2710 24...Nf8 25.Qxf4 Rd8
[ 25...Bd6 26.Qd4 Be6 27.Qxg7 Qf3
Womacka,M
2480
28.Nd1 ]
Deutschland
1998
26.Bb6! Rd6
[Shirov,A]
[ 26...Qd6 27.Nxd5 Qxd5 28.Bxd8+- ]
71/259 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 26...Rc8 27.Bd4 Be6 28.Bxg7 Qg2
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3
29.Kb1!+- ]
Nbd7 9.g4 h6 10.Qd2 b5 11.0-0-0 Nb6
27.Bc5 Be6
[ 27...Rd8 28.Bxe7 Kxe7 29.Qe5+ Qe6
[ 11...Be7 - 70/246 ]
12.Qf2 Nc4!?N
30.Qxg7 Qe1+ 31.Nd1+- Womacka,M ]
[ 12...Nfd7 ]
28.Bxd6 Qxd6 29.Qe3 Qc6 30.Kb1 Bf5
31.Nb6 Qg2 32.Nbd5 Qxg5 33.Nc7+
[ 12...Rb8 ]
13.Bxc4 bxc4 14.Nc5 Qc7 15.N5a4!?
1-0
[ 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.h4 Rb8 17.g5 hxg5
18.hxg5 Rxh1 19.Rxh1 Nd7 20.Kb1?!
Qa5 ]
B91
15...Rb8! 16.h4!
Georgiev,Ki
2670
[ 16.Nb6?! Qb7!
Lautier,J
2660
A) 17.a4!? Lanka,Z Bxg4! 18.Nxc4 Qb4! Beograd
1997
( 18...Be6 19.Nb6! ) 19.Nb6 Be6 ;
[Lautier,J]
B) 17.Rhg1 Nd7 ]
16...Qc6! 17.g5
71/260 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 17.Nb6? Bxg4 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 b5
[ 7...Be7 - 71/(260) ]
17...Nd7!
[ 17...hxg5?! 18.hxg5 Rxh1 19.Rxh1 Nd7 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.a3 Nbd7 10.h3 Nc5!N
[ 10...Be7 - 61/257 ]
20.a3 ]
11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5 Na4!
18.a3!?
14.b3
[ 18.gxh6 Rb4! ( 18...gxh6 19.a3 )]
[ 14.Rb1
Rc8 /\ Bd5
15.Nec3
Nxc3
18...hxg5?!
16.Nxc3 0-0= ]
[ 18...h5!
A) 19.f4 exf4 20.Bd4 ( 20.Qxf4?! Be7 ; 14...Nb6 15.Ne3 0-0
[ 15...Bg5? 16.Nf5 ]
20.Bxf4 Be7 21.Qd4 Ne5 ) 20...Ne5!
21.Qxf4 Be7 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Qxe5 16.h4 d5!?
[ 16...Qc7
17.0-0
Rfd8
18.c4
bxc4
0-0 ;
19.bxc4 Qc5 ( 19...Nxc4? 20.Rc1 Nxe3
B) 19.Rhg1 g6! ;
21.Rxc7 Nxd1 22.Rxb7+- ) 20.Qb3= ]
C) 19.g6! fxg6 ( 19...Be7?! 20.gxf7+
Kxf7 21.Rhg1 ) 20.Rhg1 Bf7 21.f4! 17.exd5 e4 18.c4!
[ 18.Rc1
exf4 22.Bd4! Womacka,M ( 22.Bxf4
A) 18...Nxd5?
19.Bxe4
Nxe3
Be7! )]
( 19...Qa5+ 20.b4 Nxb4 21.Bxb7 Rad8
19.hxg5 Rxh1 20.Rxh1 d5 21.exd5 Bxd5
22.axb4
Rxd1+
23.Rxd1
Qxb4+
22.Rh3!!
24.Kf1 ) 20.Qxd8 Raxd8 21.Bxb7 ;
[ 22.Nxd5? Qxd5 ]
B) 18...Re8!? 19.c4 Bb2 20.Rc2 Bxa3
[ 22.Rh8?! Bxf3 23.Nc5 Rc8! ]
21.0-0 Bc5 22.Qd2 bxc4 23.bxc4 a5 ;
[ 22.Rf1 Be6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
C) 18...Bb2
19.Rb1
( 19.c4?
Bxc1
20.Qxc1 bxc4 21.bxc4 Rc8 22.0-0
Nxc4
23.Nxc4
Qxd5-+ )
19...Bxa3
20.Bxe4 ( 20.b4? Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Qxd5
22.Qxd5 Bxd5 23.c3 a5 ) 20...Bc5
21.Qd3 Re8 22.Nf4 Qe7 23.Bxh7+
( 23.Bf3 Bxe3 24.fxe3 Qxe3+ 25.Qxe3
Rxe3+ 26.Kf2 Rc3 ) 23...Kh8 24.0-0
Bxe3 25.fxe3 Qxe3+ ]
18...Bxa1 19.Qxa1 bxc4 20.bxc4 Rc8
21.Qd4
[ 21.Nf5? f6 ]
21...Qf6! 22.Bh3! []
[ 22.Qxf6 gxf6 23.Bh3 Rc5! 24.0-0 Bc8
( 24...Nxc4 25.Rc1 Nxe3 26.Rxc5 Nxd5
27.Nd4 ) 25.Bg2 Bd7 26.Rc1 Rfc8 ]
22...Qxd4
[ 22...Nxc4 23.Qxf6 gxf6 24.Bxc8 Rxc8
25.0-0 Nxe3 ( 25...Nxa3 26.Nf4 Nb5
27.Nf5 ) 26.fxe3 Bxd5 27.Rxf6= ]
[ 22...Rc7!
A) 23.Qxf6?!
gxf6
24.0-0
Bc8
( 24...Nxc4?
25.Rc1 ) 25.Bg2
Bd7
26.d6
A1) 26...Rc6 27.Bxe4 Rxd6 28.c5
Re6
29.Bf5
Re5
30.Ng4
Rxe2
( 30...Rxf5? 31.Nh6+ Kg7 32.Nxf5+
Bxf5 33.cxb6 ; 30...Rxc5? 31.Nxf6+
Kg7
32.Nxd7 )
31.Nxf6+
Kg7
32.Nxd7 Nxd7 33.Bxd7 Rc2 34.c6
Rb8 35.Re1 Rb3 36.a4 ;
A2) 26...Rc5
A2a) 27.Nd4?! Nxc4 28.Rc1 Rfc8
29.Nb3
A2a1) 29...R5c6?
30.Bxe4
( 30.Nd4? Rxd6 );
A2a2) 29...Rb5!
30.Nd4
Nxe3
31.Rxc8+ Bxc8 32.Nxb5 Nxg2
33.Nc3 ( 33.Na7 Bd7 34.Kxg2
f5-+ ) 33...Ne1
34.Nxe4
Nf3+
35.Kg2 Ne5 36.Nxf6+ Kg7 ;
A2b) 27.Bxe4 Nxc4 ;
A2c) 27.Nc3
f5
( 27...Nxc4?
28.Nxe4
Nxe3
29.Nxc5
Nxf1
30.Nxd7
Rd8
31.Nxf6+
Kg7
32.Ne4+- ) 28.Ncd5 Nxd5 29.Nxd5
Kg7 ;
B) 23.d6 Rc6 24.Qxf6 gxf6 25.0-0
( 25.Nd4? Rxd6 26.c5 Rxd4 27.cxb6
Rd6-+ ; 25.Bf5 Rc5 )
B1) 25...Rxd6 26.c5 ( 26.Rb1 Bc8 )
26...Rd2 27.Rb1 Bc8 28.Rxb6 Bxh3

199
29.Nf4 Bc8 30.Rxf6 ;
B2) 25...Nxc4 26.Nxc4 Rxc4 27.d7
Rd8 28.Rd1 Bc6 29.Rd6 ]
23.Nxd4 Nxc4 24.Bxc8 Rxc8 25.Ndf5! Kf8
26.Ke2 g6!=
[ 26...Nxa3 27.Nd6 Rc7 28.Ra1 Nb5
29.Nxb7 Rxb7 30.Rxa6 ]
27.Nxc4
[ 27.Rc1?! Nxa3 ]
[ 27.Rb1 Bxd5! 28.Nxd5 gxf5 29.Rc1
Rd8!=
( 29...Nd6
30.Rxc8+
Nxc8
31.Ke3 )]
27...Rxc4 28.Rb1
[ 28.Nd6? Rc2+ 29.Ke3 ( 29.Kd1 Ra2 )
29...Bxd5 ]
[ 28.Ne3 Rd4= ]
28...gxf5
29.Rxb7 Rd4 30.Ra7
Rxd5
31.Rxa6 Kg7 32.a4
[ 32.a4
Rd3
33.Rb6
( 33.Ra5
Kf6 )
33...Ra3 34.Rb4 Ra2+ 35.Ke3 Ra3+= ]
-

Kholmov,R
Neverov,V
Moscow
[Kholmov,R]

B91
2475
2540
1998

71/(260) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7
8.a4 Nbd7 9.Bg2 b6 10.h3 h5 11.Bg5!?
[ 11.Be3 - 62/290 ]
11...Bb7 12.0-0N
[ 12.h4 ]
12...Rc8
13.Qd2
0-0
14.Rfd1
Rc7!?
/\ Qa8, Rfc8 ><e4, <->c 15.Qe3!? Rc4
[ 15...Qa8? 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Qxb6+- ]
16.b3 Rc5
[ 16...Rb4!? 17.Na2 Rxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4
19.Bxe7 Qxe7 /\ Ng5~/= ]
17.Qd3 Qc7
[ 17...Qc7
18.Be3!?
Rc6
19.Nd5!
( 19.Na2? Rxc2 20.Nb4 Rb2! ) 19...Qd8
( 19...Nxd5? 20.exd5 Rxc2 21.Be4 Rb2
22.Bc1 Nc5 23.Bh7+! Kh8 24.Qf3 Rxe2
25.Qxh5+- ) 20.Nxe7+! Qxe7 21.c4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

200
B92
2475
2615
1997

exf3 28.Qf2 fxg2+ 29.Qxg2 Rxb2 )

27...Rxb7
28.Qxb7
exf3
29.Qxf3
Zagrebelny,S
( 29.Qxe7
fxg2+
30.Kxg2
Qxc2+
Dvoirys,S
31.Kg1 Qxb2 ) 29...Qxf3 ( 29...Qxc2?
Novgorod (open)
30.Qa8+ Kh7 31.Qxa6 Qxb2 32.Qd3+
[Dvoirys,S]
g6 33.Rf1 o^a ) 30.gxf3 d5! ;
71/261 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
B2) 26.Qb8+ Kh7
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0
B2a) 27.Rc8 Nd5!
Be6 9.f4 Qc7 10.f5 Bc4 11.Bg5 Nbd7
B2a1) 28.Rh8+ Kg6 29.Qg8 Nf6!
12.a4 h6
30.Qb8 Qxc2 31.Rc8 Qf2 32.Rc7
[ 12...0-0 - 62/292 ]
Rxb2
33.Rg1
Ng4!
34.h3
13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.a5 0-0 15.Ra4 Bxe2N
( 34.Rxe7
Qxg1+!! ;
34.Rxb7
Qb6!! ) 34...Qxf3!-+ ;
[ 15...b5 ]
16.Qxe2 Rfc8 17.Kh1
B2a2) 28.c4 e4! 29.Nd4 Qf2 ;
[ 17.Rfa1!? ]
B2b) 27.Rc7 e4 28.Rxb7 ( 28.Rxe7
17...Qd7 18.Raa1?!
exf3-+ ) 28...Rxb7
29.Qxb7
exf3
[ 18.Rfa1!? d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5
30.Qxe7
( 30.gxf3
Nd5
31.Qb3
( 20.Qd2 Rd8 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Qxd5
Nf4 ; 30.Qxf3 Qxc2 ) 30...fxg2+
Rxd5 ) 20...Qxd5 21.Re4 Bf6= ]
31.Kxg2 Qxc2+ 32.Kg1 Qxb2 ]
18...Rc7! <->c 19.Rfd1
[ 24.Qd3 d5! 25.h3 Bb4 26.Rb3 Qc7 ]
[ 19.Na4 Qc6! 20.Nb6 Re8! ><c2, e4 ]
24...Rf4 25.Rb3 Rxf5 26.c4 e4 27.Nd4
19...Rac8 20.Rd3 Rc4 ><c2, e4 21.Nd2 Re5 28.Rc3
Rd4 22.Nf3
[ 28.Nc2!? ]
[ 22.Qe3 d5 23.Rxd4 ( 23.exd5 Bc5 28...Qc7! 29.Nb3
24.Nb3 Ra4! 25.Qe1 Rxa1 26.Qxa1
[ 29.b4 Nd5 30.Rb3 Nf4 31.Qc2 Nd3 ]
Ba7 ) 23...exd4 24.Qxd4 Bc5 25.Qd3 29...Nd7! 30.Rd1 f5 [+] 31.Rd5 Nf6!
Ng4 26.Nd1 Qc7!
32.Rxe5 dxe5 33.c5 Qc6-+ 34.Qc4+ Nd5
A) 27.Nf3
Re8!
28.Ra4
( 28.Qxd5 35.Rc1 Kh7 36.Qf1 f4 37.Nd2 Nf6 38.Qc4
Rd8-+ ) 28...dxe4 29.Rxe4 Rd8-+ ;
e3 39.Nf3 Ng4 40.h3 Nf2+ 41.Kg1 Bf6
B) 27.g3 Ba7
42.Ne1 e4 43.b4 f3 44.h4 Bxh4 45.gxf3
B1) 28.c3 Qc5
exf3 46.Qc2+
B1a) 29.Nf3 Qf2 ( 29...dxe4 /\ Qf2! )
[ 46.Qxh4 Qg6+ 47.Kf1 ( 47.Kh2 Ng4+
30.e5 ( 30.Ra4 Re8!-+ ) 30...Rc4!!
48.Kh1 f2 49.Nf3 e2 ) 47...Nd3 48.Nxf3
31.e6 Re4-+ ;
Nxc1 49.Qd4 Qd3+ 50.Qxd3+ Nxd3 ]
B1b) 29.Qd4 Qxd4 30.cxd4 Rc2-+ ;
46...Kh8 47.Qf5 Nh3+ 48.Qxh3 f2+ 49.Kf1
B1c) 29.Qf1 dxe4 30.Nxe4 Qc6 e2+
31.Qg2 Re8 ;
0-1
B2) 28.exd5 Qxc2 29.Qxc2 Rxc2
30.Nf3 Nf6 31.Nc3 Rxb2 ;
B3) 28.Qc3 Qxc3 29.bxc3 ( 29.Nxc3
B92
d4 ) 29...Re8 30.Ra4 Nf6 ;
Wahls,M
2595
C) 27.Nf1 Ba7! /\ Qc5-/+ ;
Lutz,Ch
2590
D) 27.Qg3 Qxg3 28.hxg3 Re8 29.Ra4 Deutschland (ch)
1997
Nf6 30.Nc3 Be3 31.Nf1 Bg5 32.Rb4 [Lutz,Ch]
Re7 33.exd5 Re1-+ ]
71/262 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
22...Rxc3! 23.Rxc3 Rxe4 24.Re3
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0
[ 24.Qf2!? Rb4
A) 25.Rb3 Rxb3 26.cxb3 Qxf5 27.Qa7 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.Bg5
[ 10.Be3 - 71/(262) ]
( 27.Rc1 e4 28.Rc7 Nd5 29.Rxb7
10...Nbd7!?N
exf3 ) 27...Qc8 28.b4 Nd5 ;
[ 10...Bb7 - 69/(252) ]
B) 25.Qa7 Qxf5
B1) 26.Rc7 e4 27.Rxb7 ( 27.Rxe7 11.Nd5 Nxd5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 11...h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6
14.Bc4 /\ Bd5 ]
[ 11...Bb7 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.f3 h6
14.Bh4 g5 15.Bf2 d5 Wahls,M ]
12.Qxd5 Rb8 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Rad1
[ 14.f3 Nf6 15.Qd2 Bb7 16.c4 a5=
><Be2 ]
14...Nf6 15.Qxd6 Qxd6 16.Rxd6 Nxe4=
><Kh1 17.Rd5
[ 17.Rc6 Rd8 18.f3 Nf6 19.Rd1 Rxd1+
20.Bxd1 Kf8 /\ Ke7 ]
17...Re8
[ 17...f6!? Wahls,M 18.f3 Ng5 19.Rfd1 Nf7
20.R5d2 a5 21.Bc4!? ( 21.Bb5 Be6
/\ Rfd8 )]
18.f3 Nf6 19.Rd6 ><a6, b6 Bf5
[ 19...b5? ><a6, c5 ]
20.c3
[ 20.Bxa6 Bxc2= ]
20...a5 21.Rfd1
[ 21.Bb5 Red8 22.Rfd1 Rxd6 23.Rxd6
Be6 ( 23...Kf8 24.Nd2 /\ Nc4 ) 24.Nd2
Ne8 25.Bxe8 Rxe8 26.Rxb6 Rd8 ]
21...Kf8
[ 21...a4!?
A) 22.Nc1 b5 /\ Be6 23.Nd3 e4 24.Nb4
exf3
25.Bxf3
Ne4
( 25...Be4?
26.Kg1 );
B) 22.Nd2 b5 /\ Be6 ><Nd2 ;
C) 22.Bb5!?
axb3
23.Bxe8
Nxe8
( 23...bxa2 24.Bb5 ; 23...Rxe8 24.axb3
Bc2
25.Rc1
Bxb3
26.Rxb6
Be6
27.c4 ) 24.Rd8 Rxd8 25.Rxd8 Kf8
26.axb3 Be6 27.Rb8 ( 27.b4 b5 /\ Bc4 )
27...Bxb3 28.Rxb6 ]
22.Nd2 /\ Nc4
[ 22.Bb5 Rec8 23.Nd2 ( 23.Ba6 Re8 )
23...Be6 ]
22...b5 23.Nb3!
[ 23.Nf1?! Be6 24.a3 e4 ><Nf1 ]
23...Bc2?
[ 23...a4 24.Nc5 e4 25.Kg1 ]
[ 23...b4!
A) 24.c4 Bc2 25.Ra1!? ( 25.R1d2 Bxb3
26.axb3 Ke7 /\ Red8, Nd7-c5) 25...Bxb3
26.axb3 Red8 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Rxa5
Rd2 29.Rxe5 Rxb2 30.Bd1 Nd7 /\ Nc5 ;
B) 24.Nxa5 bxc3 25.bxc3 Ra8 26.Ba6!?
( 26.Ra6? Rxa6 27.Bxa6 Ra8 28.Rd6
Ne8 /\ Nc7 ; 26.Nc6 Rxa2= ) 26...Re6
27.Rd8+ Re8 28.R8d6 Re6= ]
24.Ra1!

201
[ 24.R1d2 Bxb3 25.axb3 b4 26.Bc4 bxc3
27.bxc3 Rec8 28.Kg1 ( 28.Ra6? Rxc4-+ ;
28.Ra2? Rxc4-+ ) 28...a4 29.Ba6 Rxc3
30.bxa4 e4 ]
24...a4
[ 24...Red8 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Nxa5 ]
[ 24...b4 25.Nxa5 ]
[ 24...Bxb3 25.axb3 b4 26.Bc4 ><a5, f7 ]
25.Nc5
[ 25.Na5? Rec8 ><Na5 ]
25...Rbc8?
[ 25...Red8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Bxb5 Rd5
28.Bxa4+- ]
[ 25...b4 26.Rd2 ><a4 ]
[ 25...e4 26.Rxf6 gxf6 27.Nd7+ Ke7
28.Nxb8 Rxb8 29.Rc1 ]
[ 25...Rec8 26.Na6 Rb7 /\ a3 27.Rc1 Bf5
28.Nb4 Ke7 29.Rdd1 ( 29.Rd2 Rd7 )
29...Be6 30.Kg1 Bc4 31.Kf2 Rd7 ]
26.Na6 a3 27.bxa3 Rxc3
[ 27...Ba4 28.Rc1 Red8 29.Rxd8+ Rxd8
30.Nc7 ]
28.Bxb5 Rec8 29.a4?
[ 29.Nb4
Rxa3
( 29...Bf5
30.a4
e4
31.Rad1 exf3 32.gxf3 Rxf3? 33.Rd8+
Rxd8 34.Rxd8+ Ke7 35.Nc6++- ; 29...e4
30.Rc6 ) 30.Rc1 Rac3 31.Kg1!? ( 31.Nc6
Ne8 32.Rd2 R3xc6 33.Bxc6 Ba4 34.Rdc2
Bxc2 35.Rxc2 ; 31.Bc6 Rc4!? 32.a3 Bb3
33.Rxc4 Bxc4 ; 31.Rc6 R3xc6 32.Nxc6
Bf5 33.a4 ) 31...Bf5 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.a4
Ke7 34.Rb6 ><d5 ]
29...e4=
[ 29...Bd3? 30.Rxd3 Rc1+ 31.Rd1+- ]
[ 29...Ke7? 30.Rd2 ><Ke7 ]
30.Nb4
[ 30.Rc1? Bd3 31.Rxc3 Rxc3 32.Kg1 e3
33.Bxd3 Rc1+ 34.Bf1 e2-+ ]
[ 30.Rf1? Bd3 31.Bxd3 Rxd3 32.Rxd3
( 32.Rb6 e3 o^e ) 32...exd3 o^d ]
[ 30.Re1
Bd3!?
( 30...exf3
31.gxf3
Rxf3 ) 31.fxe4 Rc1 32.Rg1 ( 32.Rd8+
Ke7-+ ) 32...Rxg1+ 33.Kxg1 Rc1+ 34.Kf2
Nxe4+ ]
[ 30.fxe4 Nxe4 ( 30...Bxe4 31.Nb4!? )
31.Rd4 Bxa4 32.Bxa4 Rc1+ 33.Rxc1
( 33.Rd1? Nf2+ ) 33...Rxc1+ 34.Bd1 Nf2+
35.Kg1 Nxd1 ]
30...exf3
[ 30...e3? 31.Kg1 ]
[ 30...Bd3? 31.Nxd3 exd3 32.Rxd3 ]
31.gxf3 Rxf3 32.Rc1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 32.a5? Be4 33.Kg1 Rc5 /\ Rg5 ]
[ 32.Bc6 Be4 33.Bxe4 ( 33.Rxf6? Rf1# ;
33.Kg1 Bxc6 34.Rxc6 Ra8 ) 33...Nxe4
34.Rd4 f5 ]
[ 32.Nxc2!? Rxc2
A) 33.a5? Rff2 34.a6 ( 34.Bc6 Ke7 )
34...Rxh2+
35.Kg1
Rhg2+
36.Kh1
Nh5 ;
B) 33.Re1 g5 34.Re2 Rc5 ( 34...Rxe2
35.Bxe2 Rf2 36.Bc4 Ng4 37.a5 Rxh2+
38.Kg1 Rc2 39.a6 ; 34...Rc1+ 35.Kg2
g4
36.Rd3 /\ Rf2 ) 35.Rc6
Rxc6
( 35...Rd5 36.Rc7 ) 36.Bxc6 Ra3= ]
32...Be4!
[ 32...Ke7?
33.Rd4
( 33.Rc6?
Be4 )
33...Rfc3
( 33...Bf5
34.Rxc8
Bxc8
35.Nc6+ Ke6 36.Bc4+ Kf5 37.Rd8+- ;
33...Rf2 34.Kg1+- ) 34.Re1+ Kf8 35.a5
><c2 ]
[ 32...Rf2? 33.Kg1 ]
[ 32...Rfc3
33.Rxc2
( 33.Kg1!?
Be4
34.Rxc3
Rxc3
35.a5
Ra3
36.a6 )
33...Rxc2 34.Nxc2 Rxc2 35.a5 Rxa2
36.a6 Ke7 ( 36...Ra5 37.Rb6 /\ Rb7 )
37.Rd4 ]
33.Rxc8+ Ke7 34.Kg1
[ 34.Rd7+?!
Nxd7
35.Kg1
Ne5
( 35...Nb6!? ) 36.a5 Ra3 37.a6 g5 ]
34...Kxd6 35.a5 Ra3 36.a6 Nd5
[ 36...Ng4 37.Bc6 ( 37.Nc6 Rxa2 /\ Ra1 )
37...Bxc6 38.Rxc6+ /\ Rb6-b7 ]
37.Rc6+
[ 37.Nxd5 Bxd5 ><a2 ]
37...Ke5
[ 37...Ke7?!
38.Rc4
Bf3
( 38...Nc3
39.Rxe4+ Nxe4 40.a7 /\ Ba6 ) 39.Nc6+
Kd6 40.Nd4 Be4 41.Bc6!? Rxa6 42.Nb5+
Ke5 43.Rxe4+ Kxe4 44.Bxd5+ ]
38.Rc5
[ 38.Rc5
A) 38...Kd4? 39.Rxd5+ Kc3 ( 39...Bxd5
40.Nc2++- ) 40.Be8 ;
B) 38...Kd6= ]
-

202
Onischuk,Al
De Firmian,N
Luzern

B92
2625
2570
1997

71/(262) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.f3
b5 12.a4 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Nd7
15.c4 bxc3 16.bxc3 Bg5 17.Bf2N
[ 17.Bg1 - 69/252 ]
17...Qc7 18.c4 Rab8 19.a5 Rfe8 20.Rb1
g6 21.Bd3 Ba8 22.Qc2 Rb4 23.Be1
Rbb8=

Sutovsky,E
Van Wely,L
Hoogeveen
[Sutovsky,E]

B92
2590
2655
1997

71/263 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0
0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.g4 Be6 11.g5 Nfd7
12.Nd5!?N
[ 12.a4 - 70/(252) ]
[ 12.Rg1 - 70/252 ]
[ 12.f4 - 70/253 ]
12...Bxd5 13.exd5 Nc5?!
[ 13...Rc8 14.Bd3 Nf8 15.f4 exf4 16.Bxf4
Nbd7 17.Qh5 Ng6 18.Rf3 ]
[ 13...Nb6!? 14.f4 ( 14.a4 N8d7 15.a5
Nc4 ) 14...exf4 15.Bxf4 N8d7 16.Qd4
f6!? ]
14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.Be3 Qc7 16.a3!!
[ 16.c4 a5 17.b3 ( 17.a3? a4 )]
16...Nd7
[ 16...a5 17.Bb5! /\ c4, b4+/- ]
17.c4 a5 18.b4 Rfc8 19.Bg4 Rd8 20.Qb3
Ra6 21.Rfc1 axb4
[ 21...Rda8!? 22.b5 a4 23.Qc3 Ra5
24.Bxd7 Qxd7 25.Bb6 Bd8 26.Bxa5 Bxa5
27.Qe3 Qf5 ]
22.axb4 Rda8 23.Rxa6 Rxa6 24.c5! Ra8
[ 24...dxc5?! 25.bxc5 Ra5 ( 25...Nxc5?
26.Bxc5 Bxc5 27.Qb5+- ) 26.Bxd7 Qxd7
27.c6 bxc6 28.dxc6 Qc7 ( 28...Qd8
29.Qb7 Qd5+ 30.Kg1 Bf8 31.Qc8+- )
29.Qb7 Bd8 30.Rd1+- ]
25.Qc4 Nf8 26.Qb5!
[ 26.c6? b6 /\ Bd8 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
26...Bd8 27.Qe8! Rb8 28.Qa4! h6 29.h4?
[ 29.Qa7! Bxg5 ( 29...hxg5 30.b5 dxc5
31.Bxc5 Bf6 32.d6 Qd8 33.d7+- ) 30.Bxg5
hxg5 31.c6+- ]
29...hxg5 30.hxg5 Qe7 31.Qa7 Bc7 32.c6
b5 33.Bf5!? g6?
[ 33...Ng6!
34.Bxg6
( 34.Qa2
Nf4
35.Rg1 ) 34...fxg6 35.Kg1 Qf7 ]
34.Bh3 Nh7 35.Bd7! Qd8 36.Ra1 Kg7
37.f4! exf4 38.Qd4+ Kg8 39.Qxf4 Ra8
40.Re1! Nf8 41.Bd4 Nxd7 42.cxd7 Qxd7
43.Qh4
[ 43.Qh4 f6 44.Bxf6 Qh7 45.Qxh7+ Kxh7
46.Re7+ ]
1-0

203
23...Bxb2
[ 23...Ne8 24.Qc6+- /\ Nc5 ]
24.Nc5 Ba3?!
[ 24...Bd4 25.Qc6 Qxc5 ]
25.Qf6+- Qxc5
[ 25...Nh5 26.Qxf7+! Kxf7 27.Be5+ Nf6
( 27...Ke7 28.d6# ; 27...Kg8 28.Be6+ )
28.Rxf6+ Kg7 29.Rf3+ Kh6 30.Rh3+ Kg5
31.Ne4# ]
26.Be5 Qf8 27.Bxa4 Bxc1 28.Rxc1 h5
29.d6 Rab8 30.d7 Kh7 31.Bd6 Qg8
32.Bxb8 Rxb8 33.c5 Qf8 34.Bb3 Rd8
35.Bxf7
1-0

B92
Akopian,V
2660
B92
Short,N
2660
Lutz,Ch
2590
1997
Epishin,V
2570 Luzern
Deutschland
1997
71/(264) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
[Lutz,Ch]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
71/264 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.a4 Nbd7
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 11.a5 Rc8 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Bf3 h6 14.Rfd1
Rfe8 15.Qe1 Ra8 16.Nc1 b6N
0-0 9.Be3 Qc7
[ 16...Qc6 - 40/316 ]
[ 9...Be6 - 71/(264) ]
17.axb6 Nxb6 18.b3 Nbd7 19.N1e2 Rec8
10.a4 Be6 11.a5 Nbd7
20.Ra2 Nc5 21.Rda1 Qc6 22.Bd2 Bd8
[ 11...Qc6 - 21/433 ]
12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne8 14.c4 g6 23.Ng3 a5 24.h3 Rab8=
/\ Ng7-f5
[ 14...f5 15.f4 ]
15.f4
B96
[ 15.Nd2 Ng7 16.Bd3 f5 17.f3 Qd8
Topalov,V
2740
/\ Bg5 ]
Salov,Va
2680
[ 15.Nc1 Ng7 16.b4 Nf5 17.Bd2 e4 Wijk aan Zee
1998
/\ Bf6, Rae8, e3 ]
[Salov,Va]
15...exf4 16.Bxf4 Bf6N
71/265 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 16...Nef6 ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Bd7 8.f5!?
17.Qd2 Ng7 18.Rac1
[ 8.e5 - 66/(232) ]
[ 18.c5?! Nxc5 19.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 20.Be3
[ 8.Qe2 - 66/232 ]
Bg5! 21.Bxc5 Bxd2 22.Bxd6 Rfd8 ]
8...Be7N
18...b6?
[ 8...b5 ]
[ 18...Be5 19.c5 |^ ]
19.Qb4 bxa5 20.Qxd6 Qa7+ 21.Kh1 a4 9.fxe6
[ 9.Bc4!? ]
22.Bg4 Rfd8
[ 22...axb3
23.Bxd7
( 23.Qxd7
Bxb2 9...fxe6 10.Bc4 Qc8 11.Bb3?!
[ 11.Qe2! Nc6 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.0-0-0 ]
24.Rb1 f5 ) 23...Bxb2 24.Rb1 Rad8
11...Nc6 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Qd3 Qc5!
25.Rxb2 Rxd7 26.Qc6 ]
14.Be3 Qh5!= 15.Bf4 Rd8 16.0-0 0-0
23.Bxd7
[ 23.Na5 Qc5 24.Nc6 Bxb2 25.Nxd8 17.h3
[ 17.Bxd6!? Bc8 18.Bxe7 Rxd3 19.cxd3
Rxd8 o^a ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Re8 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Rxf6 Qc5+ 22.Kh1
Rf8 23.Rxf8+ Qxf8 24.d4 Qf2 ]
17...Kh8 18.Rad1
[ 18.Bxd6 Bxd6 19.Qxd6 Bb5 20.Rxf6
gxf6 21.Qxe6 Bd7 22.Qd5 Qg6 ]
18...Bc8
[ 18...d5!? 19.exd5 exd5 20.Qe3! Rfe8!
21.Nxd5 Bb5! 22.g4 ( 22.Nxf6 Bxf6
23.Rxd8
Rxd8= ) 22...Nxg4
23.hxg4
Qxg4+ 24.Qg3 Bc5+ ]
19.Qg3 Qc5+ 20.Be3 Qc6! 21.e5! dxe5
22.Qxe5 Bd6??
[ 22...b5 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.a3! ( 24.Ne2?
Bb7 25.Nf4 g5! ) 24...Bd6 25.Qg5 h6
26.Qg6 Bc5= ]
23.Rxd6! Rxd6
[ 23...Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Bc5 Rdd8
26.Bxf8 Rxf8 27.Ne4! ]
24.Ne4 Rd5
[ 24...Rd7 25.Nxf6 Rdf7 26.Bc5 gxf6
27.Rxf6 Qxc5+ 28.Qxc5 Rxf6 29.Qe5 ]
25.Bxd5 Qxd5
[ 25...exd5 26.Nd6 Kg8 27.Bg5+- ]
26.Bd4 Qxe5
[ 26...Bd7!? 27.Nxf6 Qxe5 28.Bxe5 gxf6
29.Bxf6+ Kg8 ]
27.Bxe5 Bd7 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Rxf6! Rxf6
30.Nxf6 NB 4/i Bc6 31.Kf2 Kg7 32.Ng4
Be4 33.c3 h5 34.Ne5 Kf6 35.Nd7+ Kf5
36.b4 Bc6 37.Nc5 Ke5 38.g3 Kd5 39.Ke3
Kc4 40.Ne4 e5 41.g4
[ 41.h4!? ]
41...h4
[ 41...hxg4 42.hxg4 Kd5 43.Nc5! ( 43.g5
Ke6 44.g6 b5! ) 43...Kc4 44.Kd2 e4
45.g5 e3+ 46.Kxe3 Kxc3 47.a3 Kb2
48.g6 Kxa3 49.g7 Bd5 50.Kd4 Bg8!
( 50...Bf7 51.Kc3 Bg8 52.Nxb7 Ka4
53.Nd6+- ) 51.Kc3 Bf7 52.Nxb7 Ka4
53.Nd6 Bg8 54.Nf5 Kb5 55.Nh6 Bh7
( 55...Ba2
56.Kd4+- )
56.Kb3!
a5
( 56...Kb6
57.Ng4!
Bg8+
58.Ka4+- )
57.bxa5 Kxa5 58.Kc4 Kb6 59.Kd5 Kc7
60.Ke6 Kd8 61.Kf7 Kd7 62.Ng4 Kd6
63.Nf6 Bd3 64.Kf8 Bc4 65.Ng4+- ]
42.g5 Bd7 43.g6 Bxh3 44.Ng5 Bg2 45.Nf3
Bh3 46.Kd2 Be6 47.Nxh4 Kb5
[ 47...e4 48.Ng2 Kb5 49.a3 Ka4 50.Nf4
Bg8 51.Ke3+- ]
48.Nf3 Bxa2 49.Nxe5 Be6 50.Kc2 a5
[ 50...b6 51.Kb2 Ka4 ( 51...a5 52.Ka3+- )
52.Nc6 a5 53.bxa5 bxa5 54.g7 Bc4

204
55.Ne7 Kb5 56.g8Q Bxg8 57.Nxg8 Kc4
58.Nf6+- ]
51.bxa5 Kxa5 52.g7 Kb5
[ 52...b5 53.Kd3 Ka4 54.Kd4+- ]
53.Kd3 Ka5
[ 53...Kc5 54.Nd7++- ]
54.Kd4 b6 55.Nc6+ Ka4 56.Ne7 b5
57.g8Q
1-0

Shabalov,A
Browne,W
Las Vegas
[Browne,W]

B96
2585
2530
1997

71/266 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nc6 8.e5
[ 8.Nxc6 - 71/(266) ]
8...h6 9.Bh4 g5
[ 9...Nxd4N - 71/(266) ]
10.fxg5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.exd6
[ 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qe2 hxg5 14.exd6+
Be6 15.Bg3 Bxd6 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.g3= ]
12...Qxd6?
[ 12...Bxd6 13.Nxc6 ( 13.Qe2+ - 69/259 )
13...bxc6 14.Qe2+ Kf8 15.0-0-0 hxg5
16.Bf2 ]
13.Qe2+ Be7 14.Nxc6
[ 14.0-0-0?? Qf4+-+ ]
14...bxc6 15.Bg3 Qg6 16.Qe5!N
[ 16.gxh6? - 53/237 ]
16...Rg8 17.gxh6!
[ 17.Bd3? - 71/(266) ]
17...Qxc2
[ 17...Bf5!? 18.Be2! ( 18.c3? Be4! 19.Be2
Qxh6 ) 18...Bxc2 19.0-0 Qxh6
A) 20.Rxf7!? Kxf7 21.Rf1+! ( 21.Bh5+?
Rg6! 22.Rf1+ Kg8 23.Bxg6 Bc5+
24.Kh1 Qxg6-+ ) 21...Ke8 22.Bh5+ Bg6
23.Bh4+- ;
B) 20.Bh5! Bg6 21.Rae1+- ]
[ 17...Qxh6 18.Bf4 Qg6 19.0-0-0 ]
18.Be2 Rg5
[ 18...Qg6
19.Bh4!
f6
( 19...Qe4?
20.h7!+- )]
19.Qh8+! Kd7 20.Qc3+[ 20.h7? Bb4+ 21.Kf1 Rf5+ 22.Bf3 a5!
/\ Ba6-+ ]
20...Qxc3+
[ 20...Qe4 21.0-0 Qxe2 22.Rae1 Qh5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

205

23.Rxe7+ Kxe7 24.Qf6+ Kd7 25.Qd6+ ]

21.bxc3 Bf6 22.0-0 Bxc3 23.Rxf7+ Ke6
24.Raf1 Bd7 25.Bh4 Rg6 26.Bh5
1-0

B96

Almasi,Z
Leko,P
Magyarorszag (ch)
[Almasi,Z]

B96
2615
2635
1997

71/(266) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nc6
8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.e5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.fxg5
Nd5 12.Ne4 Qb6 13.Bd3 hxg5
[ 13...dxe5? 14.g6! ]
14.Bxg5!
[ 14.Bf2 - 62/298 ]
14...dxe5N
[ 14...Rxh2?? 15.Rxh2 Qg1+ 16.Bf1 Qxh2
17.Qxd5!+- ]
[ 14...Qxb2 ]
15.Nf6+
[ 15.Qf3 f5! ]
15...Nxf6 16.Bxf6 Rh6
[ 16...Rg8 17.Qf3! ]
17.Bxe5 Qa5+ 18.Bc3 Bb4 19.Bxb4
[ 19.0-0 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Qe5
A) 21.g3 Qe3+ 22.Kg2 ( 22.Rf2 Rxh2 ;
22.Kh1 Qxg3 ) 22...c5! 23.Rb1 Bd7
24.Be2 Rd8! ;
B) 21.h3 Rxh3= ]
19...Qxb4+ 20.Qd2 Rb8!
[ 20...Rb8 21.b3! Qd4 22.c3 Qe5+
23.Be2 Rxh2 24.0-0-0! ]

Milar
Browne,W
Los Angeles
[Browne,W]

2530
1997

71/(266) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nc6
8.e5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.fxg5 Nd5 11.Nxd5
exd5
12.exd6
Qxd6?
13.Qe2+
Be7
14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bg3 Qg6 16.Qe5!N
[ 16.gxh6? - 53/237 ]
16...Rg8 17.Bd3? Qxg5 18.0-0 Qxe5
19.Bxe5 Bh3 20.Bg3 Be6 21.Rae1 Kd7
22.Rd1 h5 23.Be5 h4 24.Kh1 h3

Pavlovic,M
Wojtkiewicz,A
Agios Nikolaos
[Pavlovic,Mi]

B96
2485
2575
1997

71/267 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4

Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3
b5
[ 8...Nbd7 - 71/(267) ]
9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Bxb5+ Bd7
12.fxe6 Bxb5 13.Nxb5 Qb7 14.Bxf6 Qxb5
15.Bxg7 Bxg7 16.Qxf7+ Kd8 17.Qxg7 Re8
18.Rf1 b3 19.0-0-0!?N
[ 19.cxb3 - 58/294 ]
[ 19.Rf8!?N - 71/(267) ]
[ 19.Qf6+!? Re7 20.cxb3 Qb4+ ( 20...Nc6
21.Qf8++- ; 20...Na6 21.0-0-0 ) 21.Kf2
Qc5+
( 21...Nc6
22.Kg1 )
22.Kg3
Qe5+ ( 22...Nc6 23.Rf5! Qe3+ 24.Rf3
Qc5 25.b4! Qe5+ 26.Qxe5 Nxe5 27.Rf8+
Re8 28.Rxe8+ Kxe8 29.a4 Ke7 30.b5
B96
Kxe6 31.a5 )]
Sax,Gy
2570
Adorjan,A
2485 19...Qc6?!
[ 19...Qc4 20.axb3 Ra1+ 21.Kd2 Rxd1+
Szeged
1997
22.Rxd1 Qxe4 ( 22...Qxe6 23.Qxh7 )
71/(266) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
23.Re1 Qf4+ 24.Kd1 ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nc6
[ 19...Qc5 20.axb3 Ra1+ 21.Kd2 Qb4+
8.e5 h6 9.Bh4 Nxd4N 10.Qxd4 dxe5
22.Ke3
11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.fxe5 g5 13.Bxg5 hxg5
A) 22...Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rxe6 24.Qg8+
14.exf6 Bd7 15.Ne4 g4 16.Rd1 Kc7 17.h4
Re8 25.Qd5 Nd7 26.Ra1 Qb6+ 27.Ke2
-
Rf8 ( 27...Kc7 28.Ra4 Rf8 29.Rc4+ Kb8
30.Rd4 Rf6 31.c3 ) 28.Ra8+ Nb8
29.Qg5+ Kc8 30.Qe3 ;
B) 22...Qc5+ 23.Kf3 Qh5+ ( 23...Rxd1

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206

24.Rxd1 Rxe6 25.Qf8+ Kd7 26.Qf5!

Qxc2?
27.Rxd6+
Kxd6
28.e5++- )
24.g4 Qh3+ 25.Ke2
B1) 25...Qg2+ 26.Ke3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1
Qh3+
28.Kd2
Rxe6
( 28...Qxh2+
29.Kc1 ) 29.Qf8+ Kd7 30.Qxb8 Qh6+
31.g5 Qxg5+ 32.Kd3 ;
B2) 25...Rxd1 26.Rf8!! Rf1!! 27.Qg5+
Kc7 28.Qa5+ Kb7 29.Qb5+= ]
20.axb3 Ra1+ 21.Kd2 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1
Qxe4
[ 22...Rxe6 23.Rf8+ Re8 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8
25.Qxh7 ]
23.Qa7! Kc8 24.Rf7 Qc6 25.Rf3
[ 25.Rxh7! Rxe6 26.Rh8+ Re8 27.Qd4! ]
25...Na6 26.Rf7
[ 26.Rc3? Nc5 27.b4 Qd5+ 28.Kc1
Rxe6-+ ]
26...Nb8
[ 26...Nc7? 27.Rxc7+ Qxc7 28.Qa8+ Qb8
29.Qc6++- ]
[ 26...Nc5 27.b4! ]
27.Rf3 Na6
-

Norgaard,J
Vera,R
Merida
[Vera,R]

B96
2365
2530
1997

71/(267) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7
8.Qf3 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3
dxe5 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Be7 14.Bxb5
axb5 15.Nxb5 Qb6!N
[ 15...Qc6 - 22/546 ]
16.Nd6+ Kd8 17.Bxf6
[ 17.Nxb7+ Qxb7 18.fxe5 Ra6! ]
17...gxf6?
[ 17...Bxf6!
A) 18.Nf7+ Kc8 19.Qxd7+ Kb8 20.Nxh8
Rxa2 21.b3 ( 21.Qe8+ Ka7 22.b3 Ra1+
23.Kb2 exf4+ 24.c3 Qf2+-+ ) 21...exf4!
22.c3 Qe3+ 23.Qd2 Rxd2 24.Rxd2
Qxc3+-+ ;
B) 18.fxe5 Bxe5 ( 18...Bg5+?! 19.Kb1
Kc7 20.Ne8+ Kb8 21.Qxd7 ) 19.Nf7+
Kc8 20.Qxd7+ Kb8 21.Nxe5 Rxa2 ]
18.Nxb7+
[ 18.Nf7+ Ke8 19.Nd6+= ( 19.Qxb6 Nxb6

20.Nxh8 exf4 )]
18...Qxb7 19.Rxd7+ Qxd7 20.Rd1 Qxd1+
21.Kxd1 exf4
[ 21...exf4 22.c3! ]

Perez,A
McIntoch,P
Camaguey
[Pavlovic,Mi]

B96
2285
1997

71/(267) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7
8.Qf3 b5 9.f5 b4 10.Ncb5 axb5 11.Bxb5+
Bd7 12.fxe6 Bxb5 13.Nxb5 Qb7 14.Bxf6
Qxb5
15.Bxg7
Bxg7
16.Qxf7+
Kd8
17.Qxg7 Re8 18.Rf1 b3 19.Rf8!?N
[ 19.cxb3 - 58/294 ]
[ 19.Qf6+!? Re7 20.cxb3 Qb4+ ( 20...Nc6
21.Qf8++- ; 20...Na6 21.0-0-0 ) 21.Kf2
Qc5+
( 21...Nc6
22.Kg1 )
22.Kg3
Qe5+ ( 22...Nc6 23.Rf5! Qe3+ 24.Rf3
Qc5 25.b4! Qe5+ 26.Qxe5 Nxe5 27.Rf8+
Re8 28.Rxe8+ Kxe8 29.a4 Ke7 30.b5
Kxe6 31.a5 )]
19...Qb4+
[ 19...Rxa2 20.Rd1 bxc2 21.Rxd6+ Kc8
22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Qc3++- ]
[ 19...bxc2
20.Rc1
( 20.Qf6+
Kc8
21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.Rc1 Qa4 )
A) 20...Qa5+ 21.Ke2 Qh5+ ( 21...Qa6+
22.Kd2 Qa5+ 23.Kxc2 Qa4+ 24.Kd2+- )
22.Ke3 Qc5+ 23.Kd3+- ;
B) 20...Qb4+
21.Kf1
Qc4+
22.Kg1
Qxe6 23.Qg5+!? ( 23.Rxc2 Nd7 )
B1) 23...Qe7 24.Rxe8+ Kxe8 25.Qg8+
Qf8 ( 25...Kd7 26.Rxc2+- ) 26.Qd5 Qf4
( 26...Ra7 27.Rxc2 ) 27.Rxc2 Qe3+
28.Kf1 Qf4+ 29.Ke2 Qg4+ 30.Ke3
( 30.Ke1!?
Ra7
31.Qd4 ) 30...Ra7
31.Qxd6 ;
B2) 23...Kd7 ]
20.Kf2 Qc5+ 21.Kf3 Qh5+ 22.g4 Qh3+
23.Ke2 Qxh2+
[ 23...Qg2+ 24.Ke3+- ]
24.Kd3 Qxc2+ 25.Ke3 Qc5+
[ 25...Qc6 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.Rf1 bxa2
28.Rf8 a1Q 29.Rxe8+ Kxe8 30.Qf7+ Kd8
31.e7++- ]
26.Kf3
/\ 27.Re8 Ke8 28.Qf7 Kd8 29.e7+Qb5 27.Rc1!+-

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207

B99 52.Kd3 Bd6 53.Rb5 Bc7 54.Be4 Ra3+

Nunn,J
2620 55.Kc4 Ra4+ 56.Kd3 Ra3+ 57.Ke2 Ra4
Sadler,M
2665 58.Bf3 Ra5?! 59.Rb7 Kd6 60.Rb4?!
[ 60.f6!? g5 ( 60...gxf6 61.Rb4 )]
Hastings
1997
60...Rxf5 61.Rd4+ Kc5 62.Rxh4 g5 63.Ra4
[Sadler,M]
Rf4 64.Ra7 Kd6 65.Ra1 f5 66.Rd1+ Kc5
71/268 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 67.Rd5+ Kb6 68.Kd3!? g4 69.hxg4 fxg4
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 70.Be4 Kxc6 71.g3 Rxe4
Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.Bd3 h6 11.Qh3 Nb6
[ 71...Rxe4 72.Kxe4 Bxg3= ]
12.f5 e5 13.Nde2 Bd7 14.Kb1 Bc6 15.Be3 -
d5 16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.exd5 Ba3 18.b3
Bxd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Be4N
[ 20.Bc4 - 34/360 ]
B99
20...Nf6
Relange,E
2505
[ 20...Nf4!? ]
Sadler,M
2665
21.Qf3!?
Hastings
1997
[ 21.Nc3 ]
[Sadler,M]
21...0-0! 22.Bxb7 Ra7!
71/269 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
[ 22...e4?! Nunn,J ]
Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3
23.Be4 a5 24.Nc3
[ 24.g4 a4 25.h4 axb3 26.cxb3 Qb4 Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6
12.g5 Nd7 13.f5 Bxg5+ 14.Kb1 Ne5
27.Ng3 Rc8 ]
15.Qh5 Qd8 16.Nxe6 Bxe6 17.fxe6 0-0
24...a4 25.Nd5 Nxd5 26.Bxd5!
18.Rg1 Bf6 19.exf7+
[ 26.Rxd5 axb3 27.cxb3 Rc8 ]
[ 19.Qh3!? ]
26...axb3 27.Bxb3 Be7!
19...Kh8!
[ 27...Rfa8 28.Rd7! ]
[ 19...Rxf7 20.Bh3 ]
28.Rhe1!!
[ 28.Qe4 Rfa8 29.Rd7 Rxa2 30.Rxe7 20.Nd5 g6!
[ 20...Rxf7 21.Nf4 ]
Ra1+
31.Kb2
R8a2+
32.Kc3
Qc5+
21.Qh3 Rxf7 22.Nf4 Qd7!
33.Kd2 Qxe7-+ ]
[ 22...Qa5 23.Nxg6+ Nxg6 24.Rxg6 Qb4
28...Rfa8
25.Rxf6 Rxf6 26.Bd3 ]
[ 28...e4 29.Rxe4 Bf6 30.a4! ]
23.Qb3
29.Qe3! Bc5 30.Qxe5 Rxa2 31.Re4!!
[ 23.Qxd7 Nxd7 24.Nd5 ( 24.Rxd6 Be5 )
[ 31.Rd7 Ra1+ 32.Qxa1 Rxa1+ 33.Kxa1
24...Be5= ]
Qa5+-+ ]
23...Qc6
24.Bh3
Bg7!
25.Rgf1
Raf8
31...R2a3
[ 31...Be7 32.Qxe7 Ra1+ 33.Kb2 Rxd1 26.Ne6 Rxf1
[ 26...Rf3 27.Nxf8! Rxb3 28.axb3 Bxf8
34.Qxf7+ Kh7 ]
( 28...Qxe4 29.Ne6 d5 30.Rd4 ) 29.Rxf8+
32.Kb2 Ra2+ 33.Kb1 R2a3 34.Kb2 R3a5?!
Kg7 30.Rd8 Qxe4 31.R8xd6 Qh4 32.Bf1
[ 34...Ra2+= ]
Qxh2 33.Rxa6 ><Kg7 ]
35.Rd5!! Ra2+?
[ 35...Ba3+ 36.Kb1 ( 36.Kc3!? ) 36...Qg1+ 27.Bxf1 Rf2 28.a4?? bxa4!N
[ 28...b4?? - 70/260 ]
( 36...Rxd5
37.Qxd5
Qg1+
38.Ka2!
><Ra8 ) 37.Re1 Rxd5 38.Bxd5 Qb6+ 29.Qb8+ Bf8 30.Nxf8
[ 30.Rc1 Kg8-+ ]
39.Bb3 Bd6= ]
36.Kc3 Rc8! 37.Rc4 Bb4+ 38.Kd3 Rxc4 30...Qxc2+ 31.Ka2 Nc6!! 32.Nxg6+
[ 32.Qb7 Rxf8-+ ]
39.Kxc4 Ra8! 40.Rb5 Qd6 41.Qxd6
32...Kg7 33.Qb7+
Bxd6 R 9/j 42.h3?
[ 33.Qc7+ Kh6!-+ ]
[ 42.g3! ><Bd6 ]
[ 33.Qh8+ Kh6-+ ]
42...Rc8+ 43.Kd5 Bg3! 44.c4 Kf8 45.c5
Ke7 46.Ke4 h5! 47.Bd5 Rc7 48.c6 h4 33...Rf7!! 34.Qb6 a5!
[ 34...a5 35.Rb1 Nb4+ 36.Ka1 Qxb1+
49.Kd4 Ra7 50.Bf3 Bc7 51.Rd5 Ra4+

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208

37.Kxb1 Rxf1# ]
[ 31.Ng5 Bb1 /\ h6, Ne4 ]
[ 34...Qxd1 35.Bc4 Nd4! 36.Qxd6 Qb3+ 31...Bb1 32.Qh4 Nd1! 33.Bxb5 Qxb5!
37.Bxb3 axb3+ 38.Ka3 ( 38.Kb1 Rf1# )
[ 33...Nxe3 34.Be8 Rxe8 35.Rxb1 ]
38...Nb5+-+ ]
34.Bd2 Be4 35.Ng5
0-1
[ 35.Rxd1 Qe2 ]
35...h6
36.Nxe4
dxe4
37.Rxd1
Qe2
38.Rc1 Rxc1?
[ 38...e3!-+ 39.Rxc8 exd2 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8
C00
41.Qd8+ Kg7 42.Qf6+ Kg8 43.Qd8+
Onischuk,Al
2625
Kh7 ]
Shaked,T
2500
Tilburg
1997 39.Bxc1 Qxa2 40.f5! exf5?
[ 40...Qb1 41.fxe6 fxe6 42.Qf6 Qxc1
[Shaked,T]
43.Qxg6+ Kh8 44.Qxe4 a2-+ ]
71/270 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2
41.gxf5 Qb1 42.fxg6 fxg6?
[ 2.d3 - 71/(270) ]
[ 42...Qxc1 43.gxf7+ Kxf7 44.Qf6+ Kg8
2...c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.c3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.f4
45.Qg6+ Kh8 46.Qf6+ Bg7 47.Qd8+ Kh7
Nge7 7.Nf3 d6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Na3 Rb8
48.Qh4 Qb1 49.Qf2 Kg8 50.e6 Bxd4
10.Kh1 a6N
51.Qxd4 Qxe1+ 52.Kg2 Qe2+ 53.Kg1
[ 10...Qd7 - 70/(261) ]
Qg4+-+ ]
11.Nc2 b5 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 b4!
43.Qf4 g5
[ 13...d5 ]
[ 43...Qxb3 44.Qxe4 ]
14.b3 a5 15.Bb2?!
44.Qd2 e3?
[ 15.Be3 Ra8= ( 15...f5!? ; 15...d5 16.e5
[ 44...Qxb3
45.Nc2
( 45.Qc2
Qd5 )
Qb6 17.Qd2 )]
45...Qb1 46.e6 Bd6 ]
15...Qb6 16.Rfc1 Ba6 17.Qd1 d5!
45.Qc2 a2 46.Qc4+ Kg7 47.Qc7+ Kh8
[ 17...Rfc8?! 18.Ne3 d5 19.exd5 exd5 48.Qc8 a1Q
20.Ne5 ]
[ 48...a1Q 49.Qxf8+ Kh7 50.Qf7+ Kh8
18.e5 Rfc8
51.Qf8+ ]
[ 18...a4?
19.bxa4
Na5
20.Rab1!? -
( 20.a3 )]
19.Ne3?!
[ 19.Rab1 /\ 19...Na7 20.a4 ]
C00
19...a4! 20.Rc2?
Yudasin,L
2610
[ 20.bxa4 Na5 21.Nd2 ( 21.Rab1 Nc4
Komarov,D
2600
22.Nxc4 dxc4 23.Bc3 Qa5 24.Rxb4 Rxb4 Reggio Emilia
1997
25.a3 Qxa4 26.axb4 Qxd1+ 27.Rxd1 [Komarov,D]
Nd5 ) 21...Nc4 22.Ndxc4 dxc4 23.Rab1
Qa5 24.d5 exd5 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.Qxd5 71/(270) 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Qe2 Nf6
[ 3...Nc6!? 4.Nf3 dxe4 5.dxe4 e5 ]
Qxd5 27.Bxd5 c3 28.Ba1 Bd3 29.e6 Kf8
4.Nf3 Nc6 5.e5!?N
30.exf7 Rd8 ]
[ 5.g3 - 69/267 ]
20...a3! ><d4, /^f1-a6, <->c 21.Bc1 Na7
5...Nd7 6.g3 b6
22.Rxc8+
[ 6...f6 7.exf6 Nxf6 8.Bg2 ( 8.Bh3 e5
[ 22.Bd2 Nec6 ]
9.Bxc8 Qxc8 10.Nxe5 Nd4! 11.Qd1
22...Rxc8 23.Bd2 Nec6
Qf5 ) 8...Bd6 9.d4 0-0 10.0-0 ]
[ 23...Bd3? 24.Bxb4 ]
7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0-0 Be7 9.h4 a5 10.Re1 a4
24.Nc2 Bf8 25.g4
11.a3 h6 12.h5 Nc5 13.Nbd2 Ba6
[ 25.Be1 Qb5 ]
[ 13...Qd7 ]
25...Bd3 26.Nce1 Be4 27.Be3 Nb5 28.Qd2
Nc3 29.Kg1 Na7! 30.Bf1 Nab5 /\ Bb1, Ne4, 14.Qe3 Qd7 15.Rb1!
Nbc3
[ 30...Bxf3?! 31.Nxf3 Ne4 32.Qe2 ]
31.Qf2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Wehmeier,S
Kiriakov,P
Groningen
[Wehmeier,S]

209
C01 12...Ng6 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.Qxf5 Re8 15.Qf3
2395 Nh4 16.Qg3 Ne4
[ 16...Bxc3!? 17.Bxh6 Nh5 18.Qg4
2505
A) 18...Bxb2 19.Rab1 Bxd4 ( 19...Bxa3
1997
20.Bg5 Nf6 21.Qxh4 ) 20.Bg5 Bf6
21.Bxh4 ;
B) 18...Bxd4! 19.Bg5 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
21.Qxh5 Ng6= ]
17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Bc4 Qf6=

71/271 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5

[ 3.Nc3 - 71/(271) ]
3...exd5 4.c4
[ 4.Nf3 - 71/(271) ]
4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nf3 0-0 7.Bd3
[ 7.Be2 - 39/339 ]
7...Qe7+N
[ 7...Re8+ ]
8.Be3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Be6 10.Bd3 Nd5
11.0-0 Nd7
[ 11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxc3 13.Bxh7+ ]
12.Qc2 h6 13.Rfe1 N7f6 14.a3 Bd6
[ 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bxa3 16.Qd2 ]
15.Bd2!? c6
[ 15...Nxc3 ]
[ 15...Rfe8 ]
16.Qc1 Qc7?!
[ 16...Rfe8!?
17.Nxd5 ( 17.Bxh6
gxh6
18.Qxh6 Qf8 19.Qh4 ) 17...Nxd5 18.Bxh6
gxh6 19.Qxh6 f6 20.Rxe6 Qxe6 21.Bh7+
Kf7 22.Bg6+ Kg8= ]
17.Ne5
[ 17.Bxh6 Ng4! ]
17...Nxc3 18.bxc3 Rfd8 19.Bxh6 Bxe5
20.dxe5
[ 20.Rxe5 Ng4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Rg5+
Kf8 23.Rxg4 Bxg4 24.Qh6+ Ke8-+ ]
20...Ng4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7?!
[ 21...Rxd3!? 22.Bf6 Kh7 23.Re4! ]
22.Qg5+ Kf8 23.Bf5! ->

C01
Grasis,I
Drasko,M
Parnu
[Grasis]

2520
1997

71/(271) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5

4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.cxd5
Nbd7
[ 7...Re8+!? ]
8.Bc4!? Nb6N
[ 8...Re8+ - 52/(250) ]
9.Bb3 Re8+ 10.Be3 Ng4 11.0-0
[ 11.Qd3!? ]
11...Rxe3?
[ 11...Nxe3 12.fxe3 Rxe3 13.Qd2 Re7
( 13...Bf4 14.Ne5 Qg5 15.Rxf4! Qxf4
16.Rf1 Qg5 17.Nxf7+- ) 14.Rae1 /\ Ne5 ]
12.fxe3 Nxe3 13.Qd3! Nxf1 14.Rxf1

Aseev,K
Rustemov,A
Sankt_Peterburg
[Rustemov,A]

C02
2545
2535
1997

C01 71/272 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6

2595 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Qb3!?N
[ 6.a3 - 71/(272) ]
2415
1997 6...Nc6
[ 6...c4?! 7.Qc2 ]
[ 6...Qxb3 7.axb3 Nc6 8.dxc5!? Bxc5
9.b4 Bb6 ]
71/(271) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
[ 6...cxd4 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.Nxd4! ><b5 ]
4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 Ba5!?N
7.Na3
[ 6...Bxc3+ - 70/263 ]
[ 7.Qxb6 axb6= ]
7.Be3 Nf6 8.Nge2 h6 9.0-0 0-0 10.h3
7...Na5
Ne7 11.Ng3
[ 7...cxd4?! 8.Qxb6 axb6 9.Nb5 Rc8
[ 11.b4 Bb6 12.Na4 Bf5 13.Nxb6 axb6= ]
10.Nbxd4 ]
11...c6 12.Qf3
8.Qxb6 axb6 9.Nc2
[ 12.Qd2 ]
Miles,A
Sulypa,A
Groningen
[Sulipa,A]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 9.Nb5 Kd8 /\ Nb3 ]
9...Ne7 10.Be2
[ 10.Bd3!? ]
10...Nec6?!
[ 10...Nac6!? 11.0-0 f6 ]
[ 10...Nc8!? /\ Na7, Bb5 ]
11.0-0 Be7 12.Bg5!? h6
[ 12...f6!? 13.Bf4 ( 13.exf6 gxf6 14.Bf4
Kf7= )]
13.Bxe7 Kxe7?!
[ 13...Nxe7! /\ 0-0, Rfc8= ]
14.Ne3
[ 14.b4! cxb4 ( 14...Nc4 15.Bxc4 dxc4
16.b5 ) 15.cxb4 Nc4 16.Bxc4! dxc4
17.b5! Na5 ( 17...Nd8 18.a4 ) 18.Rab1
(><Na5) c3 19.Ne3 Rhc8 20.Rb4! ]
14...Rhc8
[ 14...Ra7!? /\ Rha8 ]
15.Rfc1 cxd4 16.cxd4 b5=

210
Benjamin,Joel
Nogueiras,J
Luzern
[Nogueiras,J]

C02
2580
2535
1997

71/273 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6

5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Bb5 7.c4 Bxc4 8.Bxc4
dxc4 9.d5 Ne7!?N
[ 9...exd5 - 6/256 ]
10.dxe6 fxe6 11.0-0 Nf5 12.Na3 Be7
13.Nxc4 Qa6 14.b3 0-0
[ 14...Nc6
/ \ R d 8 , 0 - 0 15.Nd6+
Bxd6
16.exd6 0-0 ( 16...Rd8?! 17.Bf4 0-0
/\ 18.Ng5?! Nfd4!=/+ 18.Re1 )]
15.Bg5 Nc6 16.Qd7 Nb8 17.Qd3 Nc6
18.Bxe7 Ncxe7 19.Rad1 Nd5?!
[ 19...Nc6? 20.g4 /\ Ng5, Qh3 ]
[ 19...Ng6!?
20.Rd2!
/\ Rfd1+/= <->d
( 20.Qe4 Rad8 )]
20.Ng5! /\ 21.g4, 21.Ne6 Nf4
[ 20...h6
21.Nxe6
Nb4
22.Nc7
C02
( 22.Nxc5? Qb5 )]
Otero,D
2330
Perez,Rod
2395 21.Qe4 h6
[ 21...Nd5? 22.Rxd5+- ]
Cuba
1997
[ 21...Ng6 22.Nd6! ]
[Perez,Ro]
22.Qxf4 Nd4!
71/(272) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3
[ 22...hxg5
23.Qxg5
Qxa2
24.Rd3!?
Qb6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.a3 Bb5 7.c4 dxc4 8.Nc3
/\ g4, Rh3 ( 24.Rd7 /\ 25.g4, 25.Nd6 )]
Nc6 9.d5 exd5!?N
23.Qg4 hxg5 24.Rd2 Rf5 25.Re1 Raf8
[ 9...0-0-0 - 70/(266) ]
26.h3
10.Nxd5 Qa5+!
[ 26.Nd6!
Rf4
( 26...Qa5?
27.Qd1 )
[ 10...Qd8 11.b3! ]
27.Qxg5
11.Bd2 Qd8 12.Ne3
A) 27...Qa5 28.Red1! ( 28.Ne4? R8f5
[ 12.Bg5 Nge7= ]
29.b4 Nf3+-+ );
12...Nge7 13.Bxc4 Bxc4 14.Nxc4 Nf5
B) 27...Qc6!
15.0-0 Be7 16.Qb3 Qc8?!
B1) 28.Qe7? Rg4 ;
[ 16...Qc7!= ]
B2) 28.Re3 Qd5! 29.Kf1 ( 29.Rg3?
17.Nd6+! Bxd6
Ne2+-+ ) 29...Nc2! 30.Ree2
[ 17...Nxd6 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Rfe1+ Ne7
B2a) 30...Ne3+
31.Kg1
Rxf2
( 19...Be7 20.Ne5! ) 20.Bf4 ( 20.Ng5 )]
32.Rxf2
Rxf2
33.Qd8+
Rf8
18.exd6 0-0 19.Qd5 Rd8 20.Bf4 Ncd4
34.Qxf8+ ( 34.Rxd5 Rxd8 35.Rd2
21.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.Rfe1 Qf5 23.Qxf5 Nxf5
Nf5= ) 34...Kxf8
35.Rxd5
exd5
24.Rad1 _|_
36.Nxb7 c4 37.bxc4 dxc4 ;
B2b) 30...Nd4 ;
B3) 28.h3 /\ Qe7 b5 ]
26...b5 27.Nd6 Qa5! 28.Qd1 Rf4 29.Re3
[ 29.Ne4 Qb4! /\ Nb3 30.Nxg5 R8f5 ]
29...Nf5
[ 29...Qb4!? 30.Rg3 ( 30.Qc1 /\ 31.a3 Nb3
32.ab4 Nc1 33.bc5+/- ><Nc1 c4! 31.bxc4
bxc4 32.Nxc4? Rc8 33.Rc3 Nb5-+ )

CHESS INFORMANT 71
30...Nc6! 31.Rxg5 c4 ]
30.Nxf5 R4xf5 31.Rc2 c4 32.bxc4 bxc4
33.Qd6 Qb6! 34.Rxc4 Rxf2 35.Qxb6
axb6 36.a4
[ 36.Rc6 Rxa2 37.Rxb6 g4! 38.Rxe6 gxh3
39.Rxh3 Re2= ]
36...R2f4! 37.Rc6 Rxa4 38.Rxb6 Kf7?!
[ 38...Rff4= ]
39.Rg3 g4 40.hxg4 Re4 41.Rf3+ Kg8
42.Rxe6 Rxg4 43.Re3
[ 43.Kf2 ]
43...Rff4= 44.Rd6 Re4 45.Rdd3 Rxe3
46.Rxe3 Kf7 47.Kf2 Ke6 48.Kf3 Rg5
-

211

[ 20.Nc5!? Bc6 21.Ng5 ]

20...Bxg5
[ 20...Bxd4 21.Rxf8+ Rxf8 22.Nxh7! Rf5
( 22...Kxh7
23.Nf6++- ) 23.Ng3!
Rd5
24.Qf4 Qd8 25.Rf1+- ]
21.Qxg5
[ 21.Nxg5 ]
21...Qb5
[ 21...Ng6 22.Nc5 ]
22.Rfe1! [] Nf5
[ 22...Qxg5
23.Nxg5
Nf5
24.Nxe6
( 24.Ba2!? ) 24...Bxe6
25.Rxe6
Nxd4
26.Re7 ]
23.Nc5! b6
[ 23...Nxd4 24.Qh4!+- ]
24.Nxd7 Qxd7 25.d5! h6
[ 25...exd5
26.g4
Nh6
27.Re7
Nf7
C02
28.Qh4+- ]
Kupreichik,V
2500
Holzke,F
2400 26.Qg4! Rcd8
[ 26...exd5 27.Re5+- ]
Senden
1997
27.dxe6 Qxd1 28.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1
[Kupreichik,V]
Ne3 30.e7
71/274 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6
[ 30.e7 Nxd1 31.Ba2++- ]
5.Be3
1-0
[ 5.Nf3 - 71/(274) ]
5...Qb6 6.Qd2 Bd7 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nh6
9.Nc3 Nf5
C02
[ 9...Rc8 - 61/268 ]
Van der Wiel,J
2515
10.Rd1!?N
Kuijf,M
2460
[ 10.Be2 ]
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
10...Nxe3 11.fxe3 Be7 12.Bd3 f6 13.exf6 [Van der Wiel,J]
Bxf6 14.0-0 Rc8
[ 14...0-0
15.Qc2!
h6
( 15...g6? 71/(274) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3
16.Bxg6!+- ) 16.a3 ]
Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 c4 7.Nbd2 Na5 8.g3
15.Kh1
f5?!N
[ 15.a3 ]
[ 8...Bd7 - 49/310 ]
15...Nb4 16.Bb1 0-0 17.a3 Nc6 18.e4!?
9.exf6 Nxf6
[ 18.b4!? ]
[ 9...Nxf6 10.Ne5 ]
18...dxe4
[ 18...Nxd4!
19.exd5
( 19.Nxd4
Bxd4
20.exd5= )
19...Nxf3
20.Rxf3
Bxc3!
C02
21.Rxc3 Rxc3 22.Qxc3 exd5 23.Qd3
Adams,Mi
2680
Qh6! ( 23...g6 24.Qxd5+ Be6 25.Qe5 )
Vaganian,R
2640
24.Qxd5+
Be6
25.Qd4!?
( 25.Qxb7?! Luzern
1997
Qd2!! 26.Rg1 Bd5 27.Qb5 Bxg2+= )]
19.Nxe4 Ne7
71/(274) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3
[ 19...Nxd4? 20.Nxf6++- ]
Nc6 5.Nf3 Nh6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf5
[ 19...Bxd4 20.Neg5 h6 ( 20...g6 21.Nxh7! 8.Bxf5 exf5 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Ne2 h6 11.h4
Kxh7 22.Bxg6+!! Kxg6 23.Qg5+ Kh7 g6N
[ 11...Qa5+ - 69/269 ]
24.Qh5+ Kg7 25.Ng5+- ) 21.Qd3 Rf5
12.Bd2 Qb6 13.Rb1 a5 14.Kf1 Be7
22.g4 ]
15.Kg1 Kd7 16.a3 Qa6 17.Be3 a4 18.Nf4
20.Nfg5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

212

g5 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Rxh8 Rxh8 21.Nxe6

fxe6 22.Bxg5 Bxg5 23.Nxg5 Rh4 24.Nf3
Rg4

Certic,B
Drasko,M
Jugoslavija
[Drasko,M]

22.Kb1 Qd6 23.R1e2 Qf4

25.Qe1 Nh5 26.Re8 Qg3
-

C05
2435
Yemelin,V
2520
Riazantsev,A
1997 Sankt_Peterburg
[Riazantsev,A; Notkin,M]

71/275 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.c3

[ 4.Bd3 - 71/(275) ]
4...Nf6
[ 4...c5 5.dxc5 Nf6!? ( 5...Bxc5 6.Nb3
Bb6 )]
5.e5 Nfd7 6.f4
[ 6.Bd3 /\ Ne2, Nf3 ]
6...c5 7.Ndf3 b6N
[ 7...Nc6 - 29/197 ]
8.h4
[ 8.Nh3 ]
8...Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.f5?!
[ 10.Qd3 Nc7 ( 10...Qc8 11.a3 )]
10...exf5
11.Qd3
Qc8
12.Qxf5
cxd4
13.Nxd4
[ 13.cxd4 Nb4 ]
13...g6 14.Qf1
[ 14.Qc2 Nxe5 15.Bf4 Ng4 ]
14...Qc4
[ 14...0-0!? ]
15.Ngf3 Nac5 16.Qxc4 dxc4

24.c3

Rg5

C04
2480
2275
1997

71/276 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3

Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bxc6 bxc6
8.Nb3 a5
[ 8...c5 - 71/(276) ]
9.Bd2 a4
[ 9...c5! 10.Nxa5 c6! 11.Nb3 ( 11.Nxc6?
Qb6 ) 11...cxd4 12.Nbxd4 c5 13.Ne2
Ba6 14.0-0?! Qb8! ]
10.Na5 Nb8
[ 10...Ra6 11.c4 dxc4 12.Qxa4 Nb6
13.Qxc6+ Bd7 14.Qb7! Bc8 15.Qe4 ]
11.c4
[ 11.0-0 Yemelin,V ]
11...dxc4N
[ 11...a3? - 69/271 ]
12.Nxc4
[ 12.Qxa4 Qd5 ]
12...Qd5 13.Ne3?!
[ 13.Rc1! Ba6 14.Qc2 ( 14.Qxa4?! Bxc4!
15.Qxa8 Qe4+ 16.Be3 Bb4+ 17.Kd1
Qd3+ 18.Nd2 Qe2+ 19.Kc2 0-0 )]
13...Qb5 14.Ng5 Be7
[ 14...Qxb2?! 15.0-0 |^ ]
C03 15.Ne4 Ba6 16.Nc3 Qb6!
[ 16...Qxb2?? 17.Rb1 Qa3 18.Nc2+- ]
Ulibin,M
2535
[ 16...Qd3?! 17.Qg4 /\ 0-0-0+/- ]
Drasko,M
2520
Montecatini terme
1997 17.Qg4
[ 17.Qxa4 0-0 18.0-0-0 Nd7 << ]
[Ulibin,M]
17...Bd3! 18.0-0-0
71/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7
[ 18.Qxg7 Rf8 19.0-0-0 Na6 ]
4.Bd3 c5 5.dxc5 Nd7 6.exd5 exd5 7.Nb3 18...0-0
Ngf6N
[ 18...Na6!? ]
[ 7...Nxc5 - 52/(253) ]
19.Ne4 h5 20.Qf4 a3 21.b3 f5?!
8.Be3 a5 9.a4 Qc7 10.Ne2 Nxc5 11.Bxc5
[ 21...Na6 ]
[ 11.Nxc5 Bxc5 12.Bb5+ Bd7 13.Bxd7+ 22.exf6 Bxf6 23.Nxf6+
Nxd7 14.Qxd5 Bxe3 15.Qe4+ ]
[ 23.Nc5?? Qxc5+! 24.dxc5 Bb2# ]
11...Bxc5 12.Bb5+ Kf8
23...Rxf6 24.Qh4 Na6
[ 12...Ke7 ]
13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.f3 b6 15.Qd2 h5
16.0-0-0 g6 17.h3?! h4 18.Rhe1 Kg7
19.Nd4 Ra7! 20.Re3 Rc7 21.Rde1 Rh5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

213

Yemelin,V
Riazantsev,A
Sankt_Peterburg
[Riazantsev,A; Notkin,M]

[ 13.h5 - 38/387 ]
C04
2495 13...Kf8 14.h5 a4 15.b4 Na7 16.Rc1 Bb5
2300 17.Bb1 Rc8 18.Rc5 Bxc5 19.dxc5 Nc4
1996 20.Nxc4 Bxc4 21.Qd4 Nb5 22.Qg4 Nc7
23.Rg3 Ne8 24.Nd4

71/(276) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6

4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bxc6
bxc6 8.Nb3 c5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Na5!?N
[ 10.Bxe7 - 38/(381) ]
10...Nb8 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.c3 0-0 13.0-0
c4 14.b4 cxb3 15.axb3 c5 16.Qc1!? Ra7
17.Qe3 Rc7 18.Rfc1

Istratescu,A
Dimitrov,V
Jugoslavija
[Istratescu,A]

C05
2550
2470
1997

71/277 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.f4
[ 5.c3 - 71/(277) ]
5...c5 6.c3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Ndf3 Qb6
9.h4 Be7 10.h5 0-0N
[ 10...Nf8 ]
11.Bd3 f6 12.Bb1!
[ 12.Ne2?! fxe5 13.fxe5 Bb4+ 14.Kf1
( 14.Bd2 Rxf3 15.gxf3 Nxd4 16.Bxb4
Nxf3+ 17.Kf1 Qxb4 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 )
14...Ndxe5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 ]
12...fxe5 13.fxe5 Bb4+ 14.Ke2 Ndxe5!
15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Rh4! []
[ 16.Be3?! Qb5+! 17.Bd3 Nxd3 18.Qxd3
Bd7 ]
16...Bd7 17.Be3 Qb5+ 18.Kf2 Be7! 19.Rd4
[ 19.Rf4? Qxb2+ 20.Qc2 Nd3+! [] ]
19...Qxb2+ 20.Qc2 Qxc2+ 21.Bxc2 Nc4
[ 21...Nxf3 22.Nxf3 Bf6 23.Rb1 Bxd4
24.Bxd4 ]

Forster,R
Temirbaev,S
Luzern

C06
2460
2475
1997

71/(277) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ngf3 cxd4
8.cxd4 Nb6 9.b3 Bd7 10.a3 a5 11.Bb2
Be7 12.h4 h6 13.Rh3N

C06
Seawald,D
Kaidanov,G
Columbus
[Kaidanov,G]

2600
1997

71/278 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4
8.cxd4 Nb6 9.0-0 Bd7 10.Nf3 h6 11.Nf4N
[ 11.Be3?! - 66/(239) ]
11...Rc8 12.b3 Nb4 13.Bb1 Qc7 14.a3
Qc3 15.Bd2??
[ 15.Qd2 Qxd2 16.Bxd2 Nc2 17.Bxc2
Rxc2
18.Nh5
Bb5
19.Rfc1
Rxc1+
20.Rxc1 Kd7 21.a4 Bd3 22.a5 Na8
/\ Bg6, Nc7 ]
15...Qxa1-+ 16.Ng6 Nc2 17.Nxh8 Bb5
[ 17...Nxa3? 18.Bg6! ]
18.Ne1
[ 18.Bxc2 Qxd1 19.Bxd1 Bxf1 20.Kxf1
Bxa3 21.Ba5 Ke7 ]
18...Nxd4
[ 18...Nxa3 19.Qh5 Rc7 20.Nxf7 ( 20.Bd3
Qxd4 ) 20...Qxb1 21.Nd6+ Kd8-+ ]
19.Qh5 g6
[ 19...Rc7
20.Nxf7
( 20.Nd3
Qxa3 )
20...Qxb1-+ ]
20.Bxg6 fxg6 21.Nxg6 Kd7 22.Nd3
[ 22.Nxf8+ Rxf8 23.Nd3 Qa2 - 22.Nd3
( 23...Qxa3? 24.Bb4 )]
22...Qa2
[ 22...Qxa3 23.Nxf8+ Qxf8-+ ]
23.Nxf8+ Rxf8 24.Bb4 Rf5??
[ 24...Qe2?
25.Qg6
( 25.Qxh6
Nf3+
26.gxf3 Rg8+-+ ) 25...Bxd3 26.Qg7+ Kc6
27.Rc1++- ]
[ 24...Bxd3 25.Bxf8 Bxf1 26.Qf7+ Kc6
27.Qe8+
( 27.Bd6
Nd7-+ )
27...Nd7
28.Qc8+ Kb6 29.Qxd7 Bb5-+ ]
25.Qh4??
[ 25.Nc5+ Kc8 26.Qg6
A) 26...Rg5 27.Qf7+- ;
B) 26...Bd7 27.Nxe6!+- Bxe6 28.Qe8+
Kc7 29.Bd6# ;
C) 26...Nd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
C1) 27.Nxe6 Nxe6 28.Rc1+ ( 28.Qxf5
Bxf1 29.Qxe6 Bb5 ) 28...Bc6 29.Qxf5
Nd4 30.Qf7 Ne2+ 31.Kf1 Nxc1 ;
C2) 27.Qe8+ Kc7
C2a) 28.Nxe6+
Nxe6
29.Qxe6
( 29.Bd6+
Kb6
30.Qxe6
Qc2
31.Bb4+ Bc6 ) 29...Qc2 30.Qd6+
Kc8
31.e6
Nf6
32.e7
Bd7
( 32...Qc7 );
C2b) 28.Nxd7
Bxd7
( 28...Bxf1
29.Bd6+ Kc6 30.Qc8++- ) 29.Bd6+
Kc6 30.Qd8+- ;
D) 26...Qe2 27.Qg8+ Kc7 28.Na6+!!
( 28.Qg7+ Nd7 ) 28...bxa6 ( 28...Bxa6
29.Bd6+ Kc6 30.Qe8+ Nd7 31.Qc8+
Kb5
32.a4+
Ka5
33.Qc3+
Kb6
34.Bc7# ) 29.Bd6+ Kc6 30.Qe8+ Nd7
( 30...Kb7
31.Qb8+
Kc6
32.Qc7# )
31.Qc8+ Kb6 32.Qc7# ;
E) 26...Qc2
E1) 27.Nxe6 Nxe6 28.Qxe6+ Nd7
29.Qe8+ ( 29.Bd6 b6 30.Qxd5 Bxf1
31.Qa8+
Nb8
32.Qxb8+
Kd7
33.Qxa7+ Ke6 34.Qe7+ Kd5 35.Qb7+
Kd4-+ ) 29...Kc7
30.e6
( 30.Bd6+
Kb6 ) 30...Rxf2 31.Rc1 Rxg2+ 32.Kh1
Rxh2+ 33.Kg1 Qxc1+ 34.Kxh2 Qf4+
35.Kg2 d4 36.exd7 Bc6+ 37.Kh3
Bxd7+-+ ;
E2) 27.Qg8+ Kc7 28.Nxe6+ ( 28.Na6+
bxa6 29.Bd6+ Kd7 30.Qg7+ Kd8
31.Qe7+ Kc8-+ ) 28...Nxe6 29.Qxe6
Bd7 30.Qd6+ Kc8 31.e6 Be8 ;
E3) 27.g4!? Rf4 ( 27...Rf8 28.Qg7
Nd7 29.Nxd7 Ne2+ 30.Kg2 Nf4+
31.Kh1 Bxf1 32.Qxf8+ Kxd7 33.Qd6+
Kc8 34.Qf8+= ) 28.Qg8+ Kc7 ;
E4) 27.a4
E4a) 27...Bc6
28.Qg8+
Kc7
29.Na6+ bxa6 30.Bd6++- ;
E4b) 27...Bd7
28.Nxd7
Kxd7
( 28...Nxd7 29.Qe8+ Kc7 30.Bd6+
Kb6
31.Qxd7+- ) 29.Qg7+
Kc8
( 29...Kc6 30.Qe7! Nc8 31.Qd8!+- )
30.Qg8+ Kd7 31.Qg7+= ;
E4c) 27...Rxf2!
28.Qg8+
Kc7
29.Qg7+
Nd7
30.axb5
Rxf1+
31.Kxf1
E4c1) 31...Qf5+
32.Ke1
Qxe5+
- 3 1 . . . Q c 1 ( 32...Nc2+?
33.Kd1
Nxb4 34.Qxd7+ Kb6 35.Na4+ Ka5
36.Qc7++- );

214
E4c2) 31...Qc1+
32.Kf2
Qf4+
33.Ke1
Nf3+
( 33...Qxe5+
34.Qxe5+ Nxe5 35.Bc3 ) 34.Ke2
Qxe5+ 35.Qxe5+ Nfxe5 36.Nxe6+
Kb6 37.Nd4= ;
E4c3) 31...Qe2+
32.Kg1
Qxb5
33.Nxd7
E4c31) 33...Qxd7
34.Bd6+
/\ Qh6+/- ;
E4c32) 33...Nf5
34.Bd6+
( 34.Qf8 );
E4c33) 33...Qxb4 34.Nc5+ Kc6
35.Qd7+ Kxc5 36.Qe7+ Kb5
37.Qxb7+ Kc5 38.Qe7+= ]
25...Nf3+ 26.gxf3 Rg5+ 27.Kh1 Qe2
0-1

Rublevsky,S
Shaked,T
Groningen (m/1)
[Shaked,T]

C06
2650
2500
1997

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Bd3 c5 5.e5

Nfd7 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Qb6 8.Nf3 cxd4
9.cxd4 f6 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.0-0 Bd6 12.Bd2
0-0 13.Bc3 Bd7 14.Ng3 Bf4!N
[ 14...Kh8 - 1/126 ]
15.Ne5
[ 15.Kh1!? ]
15...Be8 16.Kh1!?
[ 16.Nxc6 ]
16...Nxe5
[ 16...Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nd7 18.f4 ]
17.dxe5 Nd7 18.Re1!?
[ 18.Qe2? d4 ]
[ 18.Qc2?! g6 ]
[ 18.Bd4 Qc7 19.Qg4 Nxe5 20.Bxe5
( 20.Qxe6+ Bf7 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 - 20.Be5 )
20...Bxe5 21.Qxe6+ Bf7 22.Qh3 g6 ]
18...Qxf2 19.Rf1
[ 19.Bd4 Qd2 ]
[ 19.Qg4 Nc5 ]
19...Qb6
[ 19...Qe3!? ]
20.Bd4
[ 20.Nf5 Bg5 ( 20...exf5 21.Rxf4 Qe6
22.Qg1 )]
20...Qb4 21.Nf5! Bg5!
[ 21...Qd2
22.Qf3
Bh5
( 22...exf5
23.Rad1 ) 23.Qxh5 Qxd3 24.Nxg7 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
22.Bc3 Qc5
[ 22...Qb6 ]
23.Qg4!?
[ 23.Bd4 Qb4 24.Bc3 Qc5= ]
23...exf5 24.Bxf5
[ 24.Qxg5 d4 ]
24...d4
[ 24...Be3? 25.Bb4 Nxe5 26.Qh4+- ]
25.Bxd4 Qe7 26.Bc3
[ 26.e6? h5 ]
26...Nxe5?!
[ 26...Nc5 27.Bb4 ( 27.b4 Na4 )
A) 27...b6
28.Be6+
( 28.Bxc5
bxc5
29.Be6+ )
28...Bf7
29.Bxf7+
Rxf7
30.Rxf7 Qxf7 31.Bxc5 bxc5 32.Qxg5 ;
B) 27...Be3
28.Qe2
( 28.Rae1
a5
29.Ba3 Bb5 ) 28...Qxe5 29.Bc3 Rxf5
( 29...Qe7 30.Bd4= Bb5 31.Qxb5 Bxd4
32.Qc4+ ) 30.Bxe5 Rxe5 ]
[ 26...h5!? 27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Bb4 Qxe5
29.Bxf8 Nxf8 ]
27.Bxe5 Qxe5 28.Bxh7+
[ 28.Qxg5? g6 29.Rae1 Rxf5-+ ]
28...Kxh7 29.Rxf8 Rd8 30.Raf1 Qe7?!
[ 30...Be7 ]
[ 30...g6 ]
31.Qh3+ Bh6
[ 31...Bh4!? 32.R8f4 g5 ]
32.Qb3 Qe4?
[ 32...Bg5 ]
33.h3?
[ 33.Qg8+ Kg6 34.R8f6+ Kg5 ( 34...Kh5
35.R1f5+ Kg4 36.h3+ Kg3 37.Rf3+ Kh4
38.Rxh6+ gxh6 39.Qg3+ Kh5 40.Rf4+- )
35.Re6 Qd5 ( 35...Qxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Bc6+
37.Rxc6 ) 36.Rfe1+- ]
33...Rd2! 34.Qg8+
[ 34.R1f3 Bc6 ( 34...Bd7!? ) 35.Qg8+ Kg6
36.Qf7+= ( 36.Rg3+ Kh5 )]
34...Kg6 35.R8f6+
[ 35.R1f3 Bd7 ]
35...Kg5
[ 35...Kh5!? 36.R1f5+?! Kh4 37.Rxh6+?
gxh6 38.Re5 Qf4 39.g3+ Kxh3-+ ]
36.R6f3 Qe2?
[ 36...Bd7 37.Qd8+ Kh5 ]
[ 36...Bc6!? 37.Qf7 ]
37.Rg3+ Kh4 38.Rg4+ Qxg4 39.hxg4 Bc6
40.Rg1 Rd3! 41.Re1 Rd2
[ 41...Kg3 42.g5 ( 42.Qf7 Bxg2+ 43.Kg1
Bd5 44.Qf2+ ) 42...Kf2 43.Qf8+ Kxe1
44.gxh6 gxh6 45.Kg1 ]

215
42.Qc4! Bxg2+ 43.Kg1 Bd5
[ 43...Kg3 44.Qc7+ Bf4 45.Re3+ Bf3
( 45...Kxg4
46.Qxg7+ ) 46.Rxf3+
Kxf3
47.Qxb7+ ]
44.Qc3 Rg2+
[ 44...Kxg4!? ]
45.Kf1 Rxg4 46.b3 Bc6 47.Re7 a6 48.a4
Rg3 49.Qd4+ Rg4 50.Qf2+ Kh3 51.Re5?
[ 51.Rf7 ]
51...Rf4
52.Rh5+
Kg4
53.Rh4+
Kf5
54.Rxf4+
Bxf4 Q 5/c
55.Qc5+
Be5
56.Qc2+ Be4 57.Qc8+ Kf6 58.Ke2 Bc6
59.Qd8+ Kf5 60.Qe7 g5 61.Qf7+ Bf6
62.Qh5 Be5 63.Ke3 Bf4+ 64.Kf2 Ke5
65.Qg4 Kd4 66.Qe6 Bd5 67.Qb6+ Ke5
68.Qc7+ Kd4 69.Qd7 Ke5 70.b4 Bc6
71.Qe7+ Kf5 72.Qc5+ Ke6 73.Qc4+ Bd5
74.Qc8+ Ke5 75.Qe8+ Kf5 76.Qd7+ Ke5
77.Qe7+ Kf5 78.Ke2 Be4 79.Qd7+ Ke5
80.Qe7+ Kf5 81.Qd7+ Ke5 82.b5 axb5
83.axb5 Kf6 84.Qe8 Kf5 85.Qe7 Bd5
86.Kd3 Bf3 87.Qd7+ Ke5 88.Qh3 g4
89.Qh5+ Kf6 90.Kd4 Bg3 91.Ke3 Be5
92.Qh6+ Kf5 93.Qf8+ Ke6 94.Qc5 Kf5
95.Qe7
[ 95.Qc8+ Kg5 96.Qe6 Bg3 ( 96...Bf4+?!
97.Kf2 )]
95...Bf4+ 96.Kf2 Be5 97.Qf7+ Kg5 98.Qe6
Kf4 99.Qc4+ Kf5 100.Qg8 Bd4+ 101.Kf1
b6 102.Qf7+ Ke4 103.Qe6+ Kd3 104.Ke1
Bc5 105.Qb3+ Ke4 106.Kd2 Kf4 107.Ke1
Ke4
-

Stoica,V
Ionescu,Co
Romania
[Stoica,V]

C06
2470
2490
1997

71/280 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4
8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Qxf6!? 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3
h6 12.Be3 0-0 13.Bb5 Ne7N
[ 13...Nb6!?N - 71/(280) ]
[ 13...Ndb8 - 70/270 ]
14.Rc1 Rd8 15.Qd2
[ 15.h4!? Nf5 ( 15...Ng6 16.h5 Nh4
17.Nh2! Nf5 18.Ng4 Qh4 19.Nf4 ;
15...Nf8 16.Qd2 Nfg6 17.h5 Nh4 18.Nxh4
Qxh4
19.Bf4
Qxh5
20.Bxd6
Rxd6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

216

21.Rc7 ) 16.Bf4 Bxf4 17.Nxf4 Nxh4 15.Nxh2 Nxf2

18.Nxh4 Qxf4 19.Ng6 ]
[ 15...Nxh2? 16.Qh5! ]
15...Ng6
16.Qd2
[ 15...Nf8 16.Bf4 ]
[ 16.Qc2? Nb4 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 18.Qb3
16.Rfe1
( 18.Qg6 Qh4 ) 18...Kxh7 19.Qxb4 Nd3-+ ]
[ 16.h3 Ndf8 17.Nh2! Bd7 18.Ng4 Qh4 16...Qh4
19.Bd3 Rac8 20.f4 ]
[ 16...a6
17.Nc3
Qh4
18.Rf1
Nxd3
16...Ndf8 17.h3 Bd7 18.Bd3 Rac8=
19.Qxd3 ]
17.Re3!
[ 17.Rf1 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 Nb4 19.Qe2 Bxb5
20.Qxb5 Qxd4+ 21.Kh1 ]
C06
Zarnicki,P
2550 17...a6 18.Nf3
[ 18.Nc7 Rac8 19.Nf3 ( 19.Nxe6 Bxe6
Dgebuadze,A
2465
20.Rxe6 Nxd4! 21.Re3 Nxd3 22.Rxd3
Roque Saenz Pena
1997
Rc2-+ ) 19...Rxf3 20.Rxf3 Nxd3 21.Qxd3
71/(280) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5
Qxd4+ ]
Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 18...Rxf3 19.Rxf3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 axb5
8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Qxf6!? 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3 21.Bf4 Be8! 22.Bd6
h6 12.Be3 0-0 13.Bb5 Nb6!?N
[ 22.Rh3 Bg6! ]
[ 13...Ndb8 - 70/270 ]
[ 22.Qe3 Qe7 23.Re1 Bg6! 24.Bg5 Qd7 ]
14.Rc1 Bd7=
22...Bg6 23.Raf1 Bf5 24.Bc5 h6
[ 24...b6
25.Rxf5
bxc5
( 25...exf5
26.Qxf5+- ) 26.R5f4 c4 27.Qa3! Qd8
28.Rf8+ Qxf8 29.Rxf8+ Rxf8 30.Qc5+- ]
C06
Novgorodskij,V
2390 25.Rxf5 exf5 26.Qxf5 Qg5 27.Qe6+
[ 27.Qf7+ Kh7 28.Qxb7 Rxa2 29.Qxc6
Ulibin,M
2535
Rxb2 30.Rf2 Qe3-+ ]
Kstovo
1997
27...Kh7 28.a3
[Ulibin,M; Lysenko,A]
[ 28.Rf7? Nd8! ]
71/281 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 28...Rd8?
Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4
[ 28...Qg6 29.Qxd5 Rd8= ]
8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3 29.Rf7 Qg6 30.Qxg6+ Kxg6 31.Rxb7 Rb8
0-0 12.Nc3 Bd7 13.Re1 Ng4!?N
32.Rc7
[ 13...Qb6 - 46/353 ]
[ 32.Rd7 Rd8 33.Rc7 Na5 34.Bb6 Ra8
14.Nb5
35.Bxa5 ( 35.Rc5 Nc4 36.Rxd5 Nxb2
[ 14.h3? Nxf2 15.Kxf2 Qh4+ 16.Kg1
37.Rxb5 Nc4 38.Bc5 Nxa3 ) 35...Rxa5
( 16.Ke2 Nxd4+ ; 16.Ke3 Rxf3+ 17.gxf3
36.Rc5 Ra4 37.Rxb5 Rxd4 ]
Bf4+-+ ) 16...Rxf3 17.gxf3 Qg3+ 18.Kf1 32...Na5 33.Bd6?
Qxh3+-+ ]
[ 33.Rd7 Nc4 34.b3 Nd2 35.b4 Nc4
[ 14.Bxh7+? Kxh7 15.Ng5+ Qxg5 16.Bxg5
36.Rxd5 Rb7! 37.Rd8 Nxa3 38.d5 Kf5= ]
Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Nxf2+ 18.Kxh2 Nxd1 ]
33...Rb7 34.Rxb7
[ 14.Bg5 Qc7!? ( 14...Rxf3 15.Bxd8 Bxh2+
[ 34.Rc5 Nc4 ]
16.Kh1 Nxf2+ 17.Kxh2 Nxd1 18.Raxd1
[ 34.Rc2 Nb3! 35.Be5 Kf5! /\ Ke4 ]
Rxd3 19.Rxd3 Rxd8= ) 15.g3 Nxf2 34...Nxb7 35.Bc7 NB 5/d Kf5 36.Kf2
16.Kxf2 Nxd4 17.Be2 Rf5 ]
[ 36.b3 Ke4 37.a4 bxa4 38.bxa4 Kxd4
14...Bxh2+!?
39.a5 Nc5 40.Bb6 Kc4 41.Bxc5 Kxc5
[ 14...Bb8 15.Bg5!
42.Kf2 Kb5 ( 42...h5 43.Ke3 g5 44.a6
Kb6 45.Kd4 h4 46.Kxd5 g4 47.Ke4= )
A) 15...Rxf3 16.Bxh7+! Kh8 ( 16...Kxh7
43.Ke3 Kxa5 44.Kd4 Kb4 45.Kxd5 Kc3
17.Qc2+ ) 17.Bxd8 Bxh2+ 18.Kh1 Nxf2+
46.Ke5 Kd3 47.Kf5 Ke3 48.Kg6= ]
19.Kxh2 Nxd1 20.gxf3 Kxh7 ( 20...Nxb2
36...Ke4 37.Bb6 Kd3
21.Bg6! Nxd8 22.Nd6 ) 21.Raxd1 ;
[ 37...Nd6 38.b3 Nf5 39.a4= ]
B) 15...Qe8 16.h3 Nf6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
38.Kf3
[ 38.b3 Kc3 39.a4 b4 40.a5 Nxa5
41.Bxa5 Kxb3 42.Ke2 Ka4! /\ b3-+ ]
38...Kc2
[ 38...Nd6 39.b3 Kc3 40.Bc5= ]
39.b4
[ 39.Kf4 Kxb2 40.Ke5 Kxa3 41.Kxd5
b4-+ ]
39...Kb3 40.Kf4 Kxa3
[ 40...Nd6?! 41.Ke5! Nc4+ 42.Kxd5 Nxb6+
43.Kc5 Nc4 44.Kxb5 Nxa3+ 45.Kc5 Ka4
46.d5 Nb5 47.d6= ]
41.Bc5
[ 41.Ke5 Kxb4 42.Kxd5 Ka3 43.Kc6 b4
44.d5 b3 45.Kxb7 b2 46.d6 b1Q 47.d7= ]
41...Kb3 42.Ke5 Kc4 43.Ke6?
[ 43.Be7 h5 44.g3 g6 45.Bf6 Kxb4
46.Kxd5 Na5 47.Ke6 Kc4 48.d5 b4
49.d6 b3 50.d7 Nb7 51.Ba1 Nc5+
52.Kf6= ]
43...Nd8+ 44.Kd7 Nf7 45.Ke6 Ng5+ 46.Kf5
Ne4 47.Kg6
[ 47.Bf8 h5 48.Kg6 h4!-+ ]
47...Ng3 48.Kxg7
[ 48.Bd6 Ne2 49.Kxg7 Nxd4 ]
48...Nf5+ 49.Kg6 Nh4+ 50.Kxh6 Nxg2
51.Kg5 Ne1
[ 51...Ne1 52.Kf5 Nf3 ]
[ 51...Ne1 52.Kf4 Nd3+ ]
0-1

217
[ 18...Qc6+? 19.f3 Qc7 20.Qh2! Rd1
( 20...Kh8
21.Rxg3
Rd1+
22.Kg2+/\ 23.Rg8, 23.Bg5) 21.Bh6+ Kh8 22.Bg7+!
Kg8 23.Bxf6 Rxa1 24.Qh6+- ]
19.Rxg3+ Kh8 20.Bg5 Bb7+ 21.Kh2
[ 21.f3
Nh5!
22.Rh3
f6
( 22...Qg3?
23.Bf6++- ) 23.Rxh5 fxg5-+ ]
[ 21.Kg1 Ne4 22.Qxe4? Qxg3+-+ ]
21...Ne4 22.Qe3
[ 22.Qxe4? Qxg3+-+ ]
22...Rg8 23.Qd4+! e5 24.Qxe4?
[ 24.Bf4! K o b a l i j a , M exd4
25.Bxc7!?
( 25.Rxg8+ Rxg8 26.Bxc7 Rg5! 27.Bxf7
Nd2 28.f4 Nf3+ 29.Kh1 Rg7-+ ) 25...Nxg3
26.Be5+ Rg7 27.fxg3 Re8! 28.Bxd4
Re2+ ]
24...Rxg5 25.Qh4 Rxg3 26.fxg3 Qc6-+
[ 26...Qd6? 27.Rd1 ]
27.Rg1 Qf3 28.Qg5 f6 29.Qh6 Rd8
/\ 30... Rd2 31. Qd2 Qh5# 30.Be6!
Be4
31.Bg4 Qf2+ 32.Kh3 Rg8 33.Be6 Rg7
34.Qc1 Rg6 35.c4 Kg7 /\ Rh6
0-1

Ponomariov,R
Krivoshey,S
Kiiv
[Krivoshey,S]

C07
2555
2450
1997

71/(282) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3

C07 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Nxc6N
[ 6.Bb5 - 66/(240) ]
Kobalija,M
2500
Kasimdzhanov,R
2565 6...bxc6 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Nf3 dxe4
Wijk aan Zee II
1998 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qh4 Ba6! 12.c4!?
[ 12.Bxa6 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Qxa6 14.Bc3
[Kasimdzhanov,R]
Be7 15.Qg5 0-0 16.Qe5= ]
71/282 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5
[ 12.Bh6!? ]
[ 4.Ngf3 - 71/(282) ]
12...Rd8
4...Qxd5 5.Ngf3
[ 12...0-0-0?!
13.0-0!
Bxh2+
14.Nxh2
[ 5.dxc5 - 71/(282) ]
Rxd3 15.Nf3 ]
5...cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6
[ 12...Nd5 13.0-0 Nf4 14.Rd1 Nxd3
9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4
15.Rxd3 0-0= ]
[ 10.Qxd4 - 71/(282) ]
13.Bg5
10...a6 11.Bb3 Qc7 12.Re1 Bd6 13.Nf5
[ 13.0-0? Bxh2+ 14.Nxh2 Rxd3 ]
Bxh2+ 14.Kh1 0-0 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qe2 13...Qa5+
Kxg7 17.g3 Bxg3 18.Rg1?!N
[ 13...Bb4+!? 14.Ke2 Be7 ]
[ 18.fxg3 Qc5! 19.Bf4 Qh5+ 20.Qxh5 14.Ke2 Be5
Nxh5 21.Bc7 - 5 9 / ( 3 1 2 ) ( 21.Be5+ f6
[ 14...Be7!? ]
22.g4 fxe5 23.gxh5 b5 )]
15.Bd2 Qc7 16.Rab1 Nd7
18...b5!
[ 16...c5!? 17.Be3 Bb7 18.Nxe5 Qxe5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Qg3! Nd7! ]
17.Bg5 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6
[ 18...gxf6!? ]
19.Qg3 Qxg3 20.hxg3 Ng4 21.Ne1 Ne5
[ 21...c5?! 22.b4! ]
22.b3 c5=

218
Blehm,P
Ivanov,Se
Polska
[Ivanov,Se]

C07
2400
2530
1997

71/283 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5

Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6
C07 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6
Rublevsky,S
2650 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.Nf5 Bxh2+
Ivanov,Se
2530 14.Kh1 0-0 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qf3 Kxg7
Russia (chblitz)
1997 17.Bh6+ Kg6 18.c3
[ 18.Rad1!?N - 71/(283) ]
[Ivanov,Se]
18...Nh5! 19.Bc1
71/(282) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5
[ 19.Re4 Kxh6 20.Rh4 Qe5!? ]
Qxd5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.Ngf3 Nf6 7.Bd3 0-0 19...f5
8.Qe2 Nbd7 9.b3 Ng4!?N
[ 19...Bf4 - 71/(283) ]
[ 9...a6 - 65/(266) ]
20.g4
10.0-0 Nde5 11.Be4 Nxf3+ 12.Nxf3
[ 20.Bxe6 Ng7! 21.Bb3 ( 21.Bxc8 Raxc8
[ 12.Bxf3 Qe5 ]
22.g3 Bxg3 23.fxg3 Qc6= ) 21...Bd6
12...Qh5 13.Bf4
( 21...Be5? 22.Qe3! ) 22.g4 ( 22.Qe3 f4 ;
[ 13.h3 Nf6 14.Bb2 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 f6= ]
22.Qh3 Bf4 ) 22...f4 23.Qe4+ Kf6 ]
13...Nf6 14.Rad1 Nxe4
20...Bd7!N
[ 14...Qg4 15.Qc4!? ]
[ 20...Ng7 21.gxf5+ Nxf5 22.Qg4++- ]
15.Qxe4 f6 16.Bd6 Bxd6 17.Rxd6 e5
[ 20...Kg7 21.gxf5!? ]
18.Rfd1 Qf7 19.Nd2 Be6 20.Nf1 Rac8=
[ 20...Nf6
21.Bxe6
( 21.gxf5+
exf5
22.Qg2+ Ng4 23.f3 Qg3 )
A) 21...Bxe6
22.Rxe6
Kg7
23.Bg5
( 23.Qxf5 Rd1+ 24.Kg2 Rg1+ 25.Kf3
C07
Nxg4 ) 23...Rf8
Van der Wiel,J
2515
A1) 24.Bxf6+
Rxf6
25.Rxf6
Kxf6
Kasimdzhanov,R
2565
26.Qxf5+ Kg7 27.Rd1 Bd6 28.Qg5+
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
Kf7 29.Qf5+= ( 29.Qd5+ Ke7 30.Re1+
[Van der Wiel,J]
Kf8 );
71/(282) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5
A2) 24.Qxf5!? Ng8 25.Qe4 /\ Qd4 ;
Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6
B) 21...Kg7!?
22.Qxf5
( 22.Bh6+!? ;
8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
22.Bg5!? ) 22...Rf8
23.Bh6+!
Kxh6
11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Be2 Bc5 13.Nb3 Bd6N
24.g5+ Kg7 25.gxf6+ Kh8! 26.Rad1
[ 13...Bb6 - 59/311 ]
Svidler,P ]
14.c4 0-0-0 15.Be3 Kb8 16.Rfd1 Be5
[ 20...b5 - 69/275 ]
17.Nd4 Rc8 18.a4 Rhd8 19.f4 Bc7 20.Nb5 21.gxh5+
Bxb5 21.axb5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 e5 23.fxe5
[ 21.gxf5+ exf5
Bxe5
A) 22.Bf7+ Kg7!? ( 22...Kxf7 23.Qxh5+
[ 23...Bxe5 24.Bd4 ]
Kg8 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qf6+= ) 23.Bh6+
Kh8
( 23...Kxh6?
24.Qxh5+
Kg7
25.Qg5++- ) 24.Qxh5 Bc6+ 25.f3 Qg3
26.Rf1 Rg8!-+ ;
B) 22.Qg2+ Bg3 /\ Bc6 ;
C) 22.Re7 Bc6! 23.Bf7+ Kf6 24.Rxc7
Bxc7 25.Bxh5 Bxf3+ 26.Bxf3 ]
[ 21.Bxe6 Bc6 22.Bxf5+ Kg7 23.Be4 Rf8
24.Qg2 ( 24.Qh3 Bxe4+ 25.Rxe4 Qc6-+ )

CHESS INFORMANT 71
24...Bxe4 25.Rxe4 ( 25.Qxe4 Rae8!-+ )
25...Nf6 26.Re6 Bf4 ]
[ 21.Qg2 Bf4!? 22.gxh5+ Kf6 ]
21...Kg7
[ 21...Kf6? 22.Qe3+- ]
22.Qg2+ Kh8!
[ 22...Kf7
23.Qh3
Kf6
24.Bh6
Rg8
25.Rad1 ><Kf6 ]
23.Bg5
[ 23.Qxh2?? Bc6+ 24.Kg1 Rg8+-+ ]
23...Be5
[ 23...Bc6?? 24.Bf6++- ]
[ 23...Rf8? 24.Qxh2 Bc6+ 25.Kg1 Qg7
26.Qg3 Rg8 27.Bf4 Qf6 28.Be5+- ]
24.Bxd8 Qxd8!
[ 24...Rxd8!? 25.Rg1 Bc6 26.f3 Qe7
27.Qh3 Rd3 ]
25.Rxe5
[ 25.Qh3? Bc6+ 26.f3 Bxf3+! 27.Qxf3
Qh4+ 28.Kg1 Rg8+ 29.Kf1 Qh2 30.Qf2
Qh3+ 31.Ke2 Rg2-+ ]
25...Bc6 26.Bd5! []
[ 26.f3 Qh4+ 27.Kg1 Rg8 28.Qxg8+ Kxg8
29.Rxe6 Kf8 ]
26...Qh4+
[ 26...exd5?! 27.Qg3 d4+ 28.Kh2 ]
27.Qh2
[ 27.Kg1?! Bxd5 28.Rxd5 Rg8 ]
27...Bxd5+ 28.Rxd5 Qe4+ 29.Qg2 Qh4+
[ 29...exd5
30.Qxe4
fxe4
( 30...dxe4
31.Rd1 /\ Rd7 ) 31.Rd1 Rf8 ( 31...Rd8
32.Rd4 /\ c4 ) 32.Rxd5 Rxf2 33.h6!? ]
30.Qh2 Qe4+ 31.Qg2 Qh4+
-

219
Bowden,K
Levitt,J
England
[Ivanov,Se]

C07
2355
2440
1997

71/(283) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5

Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6
8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6
11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.Nf5 Bxh2+
14.Kh1 0-0 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qf3 Kxg7
17.Bh6+ Kg6 18.c3 Nh5! 19.Bc1
[ 19.Re4 Kxh6 20.Rh4 Qe5!? ]
19...Bf4
20.g4
Ng3+
21.fxg3
Bxc1
22.Raxc1 b6N
[ 22...Bd7 - 70/(272) ]
23.Bc2+ Kg7 24.Be4 Rb8 25.Rf1 Qe7=

Rozentalis,E
Bareev,E
Kazan
[Bareev,E]

C08
2645
2670
1997

71/284 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5

[ 3...a6 - 71/(284) ]
4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7
7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.0-0 Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5
10.Re1
[ 10.Nb3 - 71/(284) ]
10...0-0 11.Nf1 Re8 12.Be3 Qd7
[ 12...a5!? ]
13.Re2!N b5 14.c3 Nce4
[ 14...a5 15.Bd4 Nce4 16.Ne3 b4 17.c4 ]
15.Ne5 Qb7 16.Nd3 a5 17.Bd4 b4
C07 18.cxb4 axb4 19.Qb3 Bf8
[ 19...Qb5
20.Rc2
Rec8
21.Rac1!
Korneev,O
2590
( 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Ne3 Nd2 ) 21...Rxc2
Vakhidov,T
2470
22.Rxc2 ]
Ubeda
1997
20.Ne3
[Ivanov,Se]
[ 20.f3 Ng5 21.Bxf6 Qb6+ ]
71/(283) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5
[ 20.Rae1 Rec8 21.f3 Nc5 22.Qxb4 Qxb4
Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6
23.Nxb4 Ne6 24.Bxf6 Bxb4= ]
8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 20...Qa6 21.Rc2 Reb8 22.Nf4 Rd8 23.f3
11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.Nf5 Bxh2+
[ 23.Bxf6 Qxf6 24.Nfxd5 ]
14.Kh1 0-0 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qf3 Kxg7 23...Ng5 24.Rd1?
17.Bh6+ Kg6 18.Rad1!?N Rxd1 19.Rxd1
[ 24.Nexd5? Nxd5 25.Nxd5 Qd6 ]
Bd7
[ 24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.Nfxd5 ]
[ 19...Be5 20.Qe3 Ne4! ]
24...Ne8! 25.Nexd5 Qxa2 26.Qxa2 Rxa2
20.Rd4 Qe5 21.Be3 Bc6? 22.Rg4+! Nxg4 27.Be3 Rb8 28.h4 Ne6 29.Nxe6 fxe6
23.Qxg4+ Kf6 24.Qh4+ Kg7 25.Bd4+30.Nf4 Be7 31.Nxe6 Bxh4 32.Bg5 Bxg5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 32...Bg3!
33.Bf4
Bxf4
34.Nxf4
b3
35.Rcd2 Nf6 36.g4 h6= ]
33.Nxg5 Nf6
[ 33...b3 34.Rcd2 h6 35.Ne4 Kh7 36.Nc5
Nf6 37.Rc1 ]
34.Rd4 h6?
[ 34...b3 35.Rb4 Raa8 36.Rxb8+ Rxb8 ]
35.Rxb4 Re8 36.Ne4
[ 36.Nh3 ]
36...Nxe4 37.Rxe4?
[ 37.fxe4 ]
37...Rxe4 38.fxe4 Ra4!= 39.Re2 Kf7
40.Kf2 Ke6 41.Ke3 Ke5 42.Kd3 h5!
43.Kc3
[ 43.b3 Rd4+ 44.Kc3 Rxe4 ]
43...Rxe4 44.Rxe4+
[ 44.Rxe4+ Kxe4 45.Kc4 ( 45.b4 h4 46.b5
Kd5 47.Kd3 g5= ) 45...h4 46.b4 g5 47.b5
g4 48.b6 h3 49.gxh3 g3= ]
[ 44.Kd3 Rxe2 45.Kxe2 g5 46.b4 h4
47.Kf3 Kf5 48.b5 g4+ 49.Ke3 Ke5= ]
-

220
Nxg4 22.Nc2 Re8 23.Nb4 h5 24.Nxd5 h4
25.f3 hxg3 26.fxg4 gxh2+ 27.Kxh2 Kg7=

Akopian,V
Lputian,S
Armenia (ch)
[Akopian,V]

C09
2660
2585
1997

71/285 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5

exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 cxd4 7.Qe2+ Qe7
8.Nxd4 Qxe2+ 9.Kxe2 Bd7 10.N2f3 Bd6N
[ 10...Nf6 - 30/220 ]
[ 10...Nxd4+ - 30/221 ]
11.Re1 Nge7 12.Kf1 a6 13.Bd3 0-0
[ 13...Nb4 14.Bf5 ]
14.c3 Rfe8 15.h3 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Nc6
17.Rxe8+ Rxe8
[ 17...Bxe8 ]
18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.Be3 Be5 20.Rd1 g6
21.Be2 Kg7 22.Bf3 Rd8 23.h4
[ 23.Bd4 f6 ]
23...h5 24.g3 f6 25.Bg2 Bc7 26.Rd2
[ 26.f4?! Re8! ]
C08
Van der Wiel,J
2515 26...Kf7 27.f4 f5 28.Kf2 Ke6 29.Bc5 Bd6?!
[ 29...Rd7 ]
Blees,A
2445
Wijk aan Zee II
1998 30.Re2+?!
[ 30.b4! ]
71/(284) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 a6 4.Ngf3 30...Kd7 31.Bxd6 Kxd6 32.Re5 d4?
c5 5.exd5 exd5 6.Be2 c4 7.Ne5 Bd6 8.b3
[ 32...Re8? 33.Rxe8 Bxe8 34.Ke3 Kc5
cxb3 9.axb3 Ne7 10.Ba3N
35.b4+ Kc4 ( 35...Kd6 36.c4+- ) 36.Kd2
[ 10.0-0 - 43/349 ]
d4 37.Bf1+ Kd5 38.c4+ Ke4 39.Bg2# ]
10...Nbc6
11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.c3
Bxa3
[ 32...a5 33.Ke2 /\ Kd3 ]
13.Rxa3 0-0 14.0-0 Bf5 15.Re1 Rc8
[ 32...Rc8 33.Bf3 /\ Ke3 ]
16.Nf1 Qd6 17.Ra1 Be4 18.Ng3 Bg6
[ 32...b5 33.Bf1 ]
19.Qd2
33.Bxc6 dxc3
[ 33...Kxc6 34.Re6+ Kd5 35.Rxg6 dxc3
36.bxc3 Rd6 37.c4+ Kc5 38.Rg5+- ]
C08 34.Bf3!
[ 34.Rd5+? Kc7 35.bxc3 bxc6= ]
Akopian,V
2660
[ 34.Ba4? cxb2 35.Re1 Kc5 36.Rb1 Kb4 ]
Vaganian,R
2640
35.Re1
Kc5
36.Rb1
Rd2+
Groningen (m/2)
1997 34...cxb2
37.Ke3 Rc2 38.Kd3
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nf6
[ 38.Be2? Kb4 39.Kd3 Rxe2 40.Kxe2
5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
Kc3 41.Kd1 b5-+ ]
8.0-0 Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Nb3 Nce4 38...Rf2 39.Ke3 Rc2 40.Kd3 Rf2 41.Be2
11.Nfd4 Qd7 12.Qf3 0-0 13.Nf5 Bd8 Rg2 42.Ke3+- Rxg3+ 43.Bf3 Rh3 44.Rxb2
14.Be3 Rc8N
Rxh4 45.Rg2 a5 46.Rxg6 Rh2 47.Rg2
[ 14...g6 - 53/263 ]
Rxg2 48.Bxg2 b5 49.Bh3 b4 50.Bxf5 a4
15.c3 a5 16.Nbd4 a4 17.a3 g6 18.Ng3 51.Bc2 b3 52.axb3 a3 53.Bb1 Kb4 54.Ba2
Nd6 19.Rad1 Nc4 20.Bc1 Qg4 21.Qxg4 1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Dvoirys,S
Vaganian,R
Yerevan
[Dvoirys,S]

221
35.Nd4 ]
C09
2615 33.bxc6 Qe6 34.Qb7
2640 1-0
1997

71/286 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5

exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8.0-0 Nge7 9.c4!?
[ 9.Nb3 - 71/(286) ]
9...0-0
[ 9...a6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 ( 10...Nxc6 11.Nb3
Be7 12.cxd5 Nb4 13.Re1 Nxd5 14.Bg5!
f6
15.Qd4!
Nc7
16.Qxd8+
Kxd8
17.Rad1+ Ke8 18.Bf4 ) 11.Nb3 Ba7
12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Re1 0-0 14.Be3 ]
10.Nb3 Bb6
[ 10...Bd6 - 3/213 ]
11.c5N
[ 11.Bxc6 ]
11...Bc7 12.Bg5 Bg4
[ 12...f6 13.Bd2 Bg4 ( 13...d4 14.Qe2! )
14.Be2 ]
13.Re1
[ 13.Be2!? ]
13...f6 14.Bh4
[ 14.Bd2?! d4 15.Qe2 Kh8 ]
14...Nf5
15.Bg3
Nxg3
16.hxg3
f5!?
17.Bxc6
[ 17.Nbd4!? Nxd4 18.Qxd4 Bxf3 19.gxf3
f4 20.g4 ]
17...bxc6 18.Nbd4 Qd7
[ 18...Rf6 19.Qa4 Qd7 20.Ne5 ]
19.Qd3
[ 19.Qa4 f4 20.Qxc6 ( 20.Nxc6 Rae8!
|^ ) 20...fxg3 21.Qxd7 gxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Bxd7
23.Re7 Rf7 24.Rae1 Raf8 ]
19...Rae8
20.Rxe8
Rxe8
21.Qa6
f4
22.gxf4 Bxf3 23.Nxf3 Bxf4 24.Re1
[ 24.Nd4? Qe7! 25.Rf1 Qxc5 26.Nxc6
Bg3! 27.Qxa7 Bxf2+! 28.Rxf2 Re1+
29.Kh2 Qd6+ 30.Kh3 ( 30.g3 Qh6+
31.Kg2 Qh1# ) 30...Rh1+ 31.Kg4 h5+
32.Kf3 Qxc6-+ ]
24...Re4?!
[ 24...Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Be5 26.Qe2 Bd4
27.b4 ]
25.g3! Kf8 26.Kg2 h6 27.Qd3 Rxe1
28.Nxe1 Be5 29.b4 Qg4?
[ 29...Qb7 30.a3 ]
30.Nf3 Bf6 31.Qa6+- Qd7 32.b5 g5
[ 32...cxb5
33.c6
Qc7
34.Qb7
Bd8

Janovsky,S
Hait,A
Moscow
[Hait,A]

C09
2510
2370
1997

71/(286) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5

exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8.0-0 Nge7 9.Nb3 Bd6 10.h3 0-0 11.Re1
h6!?N
[ 11...Nf5 - 42/347 ]
12.Bd2 Bf5
[ 12...Bc7 ]
13.Bc3 Bc7 14.Nbd4 Bg6 15.Bd3 Bh5
16.Be2 a6
[ 16...Bg6!? 17.Nh4 Be4 18.Bd3 Nxd4
19.Bxe4 Nec6 20.Nf5 dxe4 21.Nxd4 Qd6
22.Nxc6 Qh2+ 23.Kf1 bxc6 24.Qg4 Be5
25.Bxe5 Qxe5 26.Qxe4 Qxb2= ]
17.Nh4! Bxe2 18.Rxe2 Qd6 19.Nhf3 Rad8
[ 19...Rfe8!? ]
20.Qd3 Qg6 21.Qxg6 Nxg6 22.g3
[ 22.Rae1!? ]

Smirin,I
Ribeiro,F
Las Palmas
[Smirin,I]

C10
2600
2340
1997

71/287 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.0-0
Ngf6 8.Ned2!? Be7 9.Re1
[ 9.Nc4 - 71/(287) ]
9...0-0 10.Nc4N
[ 10.c4 - 56/(300) ]
10...b6
[ 10...Bxf3 11.Qxf3 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5
13.Bf1 ]
11.Nce5 Bb7 12.Qe2 c5 13.Ng5! cxd4?
[ 13...Qe8 14.c3 h6 15.Ngf3 |^ ]
14.Nexf7! Qe8
[ 14...Rxf7
15.Qxe6!
( 15.Nxf7?
Kxf7
16.Qxe6+
Kf8
17.Bc4
Qe8 /\ Nc5 )
15...Qe8
( 15...Bd5
16.Nxf7
Bxe6
17.Nxd8 ) 16.Nxf7 Qxf7 17.Qxe7 Re8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

222

18.Qb4+- ]
15.Qxe6 Bb4?
[ 15...Rxf7+- - 14...Rf7 ]
16.Bxh7+!+-

[ 21.Ne5
Rb2
22.Bc4
Rd8
23.Bb3
( 23.Nc6 Rd6 24.Nxa7 Ba6 25.Bb3
Bxd4 ) 23...Re2 ]
[ 21.Bc4 ]
21...Bb7!
[ 21...Rxb1 22.Rxb1 Rd8 23.Bc4 Bxd4?
24.Rb8 ]
22.Bc4 Bd5 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.a6?
[ 24.h4! Rfc8 25.g3 Rxb1 26.Rxb1 Rc4
27.Rb5 Bxd4 28.Rxd5 Bf6 ]
24...Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Rc8 26.h4 Rc4
[ 26...Rc2 27.Rb5 Rxa2 28.Rxd5 ]
27.Rb7 Bxd4 28.Nxd4 Rxd4 R 7/h 29.h5
Ra4
[ 29...Rd1+ 30.Kh2 Rd2 31.a4 Ra2 ]
30.Rxa7 Rxa2? R 7/i
[ 30...f4! 31.Kf1 Rxa2 32.Ra8+ Kh7!
33.a7 d4 34.Ke1 d3 35.Kd1 g6 36.hxg6+
Kg7 37.Kc1 h5 38.Kd1 h4 39.f3 Ra1+
40.Kd2 Ra3= 41.Kc1 Ra1+ ]
31.f4!!
[ 31.g3 Ra1+ 32.Kg2 d4 33.Kf3 Ra2!
34.Ra8+ Kh7 35.a7 g6 36.hxg6+ Kg7
37.Kf4 ( 37.g4 fxg4+ 38.Kxg4 d3 39.Kf3
h5 40.Ke3 d2 41.Ke2 h4 ) 37...Rxf2+
38.Ke5 Ra2 39.Kxd4 Ra1= ]
31...d4 32.Kf1 d3 33.Ke1 Kf8
[ 33...Rxg2 34.Rb7 Ra2 35.a7 Kh7
36.Kd1 Ra1+ 37.Kd2 Ra3 38.Rc7+- ]
[ 33...Kh7 34.Kd1 Kg8 35.Ra8+ Kh7
36.a7 Ra1+ ( 36...g6 37.hxg6+ Kg7 38.g3
h5 39.Kc1 Rc2+ 40.Kb1 ) 37.Kd2 Ra3
38.Ke3 Ra1 39.Kxd3 Ra2 40.Kd4 Ra1
41.Ke5 Ra5+ 42.Ke6 Ra1 43.Kxf5 Ra2
44.g4 Ra1 45.Ke6 Ra4 46.f5 ( 46.g5?
hxg5 47.fxg5 g6 48.Kf7 Rf4+ 49.Ke6
Re4+ 50.Kd5 Ra4= ) 46...Re4+ 47.Kf7
Ra4 48.Ke7 Re4+ 49.Kf8! Ra4 50.f6
gxf6 51.Re8 Rxa7 52.Re7++- ]
34.Ra8+!
[ 34.Kd1 Ke8 35.Ra8+ Kd7 36.a7 Kc6
37.Rc8+ Kb7 38.a8Q+ Rxa8 39.Rxa8
Kxa8 40.Kd2 Kb7 41.Kxd3 Kc7! 42.Kd4
Kd6 43.g3 Ke6 44.Kc5 Ke7 45.Kd5 g6!?
46.Ke5 ( 46.hxg6? Kf6 47.Kd6 Kxg6
48.Ke6 Kh5!= ) 46...Kf7 47.Kd6 Kf6
48.Kd7
Kf7
49.Kd8!
Ke6
( 49...Kf6
50.Ke8 gxh5 51.Kd7+- ) 50.Ke8 Kf6
51.hxg6 Kxg6 52.Kf8 Kf6 53.Kg8 Kg6
54.Kh8 h5 55.Kg8 h4 56.gxh4 Kh5
57.Kg7+- ]
34...Ke7

Beshukov,S
Rustemov,A
Krasnodar
[Rustemov,A]

C10
2435
2535
1997

71/(287) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.0-0
Ngf6 8.Ned2!? Be7 9.Nc4 Bd5!?N
[ 9...0-0 ]
10.Nce5
[ 10.Ne3!? ]
10...c5 11.c4
[ 11.c3 ]
[ 11.Bf4 ]
11...Bxf3 12.Nxf3
[ 12.Qxf3? cxd4 ]
12...cxd4
[ 12...0-0 13.d5!? ]
13.Nxd4 0-0 14.Be3
[ 14.b3!? ]
[ 14.Nf3 ]
14...Bc5!=

Yermolinsky,A
Seirawan,Y
Merrillville
[Yermolinsky,A]

C10
2650
2630
1997

71/288 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 Ngf6 7.Qe2
Nxe4 8.Bxe4 c5 9.0-0N
[ 9.d5 ]
9...0-0 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.c3 Nf6
[ 11...Rd8!? Seirawan,Y ]
12.Bg5 h6? 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Qc4! Be7
15.b4 f5 16.Bd3 b5
[ 16...b6 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Nd4 ]
17.Qxb5 cxb4 18.cxb4 Rb8 19.Qa5!
[ 19.Qe5 Qxe5 20.Nxe5 Rxb4 21.Nc6
Rb7= ]
[ 19.Rac1 Qd6 20.Qe5 Rxb4 21.Rc7
Bb7= ]
19...Qxa5 20.bxa5 Bf6 21.Rab1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

223

[ 34...Kf7 35.a7 Re2+ 36.Kd1 Ra2 37.Kc1

Rc2+ 38.Kb1 ]
35.a7 Kf7 36.Kd1 g6
[ 36...Ra1+ 37.Kd2 Ra3 38.Ke3 Ra1
39.Kxd3 Ra2 40.Kd4 Ra1 41.Kd5 Ra2
42.Kc6! Rc2+ 43.Kd6 Ra2 ( 43...Rd2+
44.Ke5 ) 44.Rc8! Rxa7 45.Rc7+ Rxc7
46.Kxc7 Ke6 47.Kc6+- ]
37.Rh8
1-0

Adams,Mi
Nogueiras,J
Luzern
[Nogueiras,J]

C10
2680
2535
1997

71/289 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3
h6!?N
[ 7...c5 - 70/275 ]
8.Bd3 Bd6 9.Qe2 b6 10.Ne5 Bb7 11.Bb5+
Kf8 12.0-0 g6 13.Re1 Kg7 14.Bf4 /\ Nf7
Nh5 15.Bd2 Nf6 16.Rad1 a6 17.Bd3 Qe7
18.c4!
[ 18.Bc1 /\ 19.Qc2 ><g6, f7 c5 19.dxc5
Bxc5 20.Qc2 Bd6!= /\ Rad8 ( 20...Rad8?
21.Bxg6 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 fxg6 23.Qxg6+
Kf8 24.Rd8++- )]
18...Rad8 19.Bc3
[ 19.a3!? /\ Bc3+/c5 20.dxc5 Bxc5
21.Bc3 Bd4 22.Qc2 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Rd6
24.Re3! Rhd8 25.Rde1 /\ Rg3-> ]
19...Bb4 20.Bxb4 Qxb4 21.Bxg6?!
[ 21.Qc2 Rxd4 22.Bxg6 Rxd1 23.Rxd1
Rd8!
A) 24.Bxf7?
Rxd1+
25.Qxd1
Qd6
26.Qe2 ( 26.Qe1 Ne4-+ ) 26...Be4-+ ;
B) 24.Bd3= ]
[ 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Qxe6+ Kg7 23.Qe7+
Qxe7 24.Rxe7+ Kf8 25.Rxc7 Rd7
( 25...Ba8 26.Bxg6 ; 25...Be4 26.Bxe4
Nxe4 27.f3! /\ Rc6+/- ) 26.Rxd7 Nxd7= ]
[ 21.c5! /\ Nf7 ><Qb4 Rxd4 22.Nxf7 Rf8
( 22...Rg4? 23.f3! Qxc5+ 24.Kh1 Qh5
25.Nxh8 Rh4 26.Qe5+- ) 23.Ne5 ( 23.c6?
Bxc6 24.Ne5 Be4 ) 23...Qxc5 ( 23...Ne4?
24.c6!
Rxf2
25.cxb7+- ;
23...Be4
24.cxb6 )
A) 24.Bxa6?
Bxa6
25.Qxa6
Rxd1
26.Rxd1 Qxe5-+ ;

B) 24.Nxg6?
Rg4
25.Nxf8
Rxg2+
26.Kf1 Rg1+ 27.Kxg1 Qg5+-+ ;
C) 24.Rc1
Qd6
25.Bxg6
( 25.Nxg6
Rxd3 ) 25...Be4! ;
D) 24.Bxg6!
D1) 24...Ne4 25.Rxd4 Qxd4 26.Bxe4
Bxe4 27.Qg4+ Kh8 28.Ng6++- ;
D2) 24...Rxd1
25.Rxd1
( 25.Qxd1
Qd5 ) 25...Be4? ( 25...Ne4? 26.Bxe4
Bxe4
27.Rd7++- ) 26.Nd7!
Nxd7
27.Rxd7+ Kxg6 28.Qxe4+ ;
D3) 24...Be4 25.Nd7! ( 25.Rxd4 Qxd4
26.Bxe4 Qxe5 27.Bb7 _|_ ) 25...Nxd7
( 25...Qg5? 26.f4+- ) 26.Bxe4 ><Kg7 ;
D4) 24...Nd5!?
D4a) 25.Nd7?
Nf4!
26.Qe3
( 26.Nxc5 Nxe2+ 27.Kf1 bxc5-+ ;
26.Qc2
Qg5-+ ;
26.Qg4
Nh3+
27.Qxh3 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Qxf2+-+ )
26...Rxd7 27.Rxd7+ Kxg6 28.Qg3+
Qg5 ;
D4b) 25.Be4!
Rf4
( 25...Rxe4?
26.Qxe4
Qxf2+
27.Kh1
Ne3
28.Rd7+
Kf6
29.Ng4+
Nxg4
30.Qxe6+
Kg5
31.Rg7+ /\ Qg4 ;
25...Nf4 26.Qg4+ Kh8 27.Bxb7+- ;
25...Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rf4? 27.Nd3
Nc3
28.bxc3
Rxe4
29.Nxc5+- )
26.Rxd4 ( 26.Bf3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1
Rd4 ) 26...Qxd4
D4b1) 27.Nf3
Qf6
( 27...Nc3?
28.Nxd4 Nxe2+ 29.Rxe2 Rxe4
30.Nxe6++- );
D4b2) 27.Bf3 ;
D5) 24...Rfd8 ]
21...fxg6 22.Qc2 Qe7 23.Nxg6
[ 23.Qxg6+ Kf8 24.d5
A) 24...exd5 25.Ng4 Qf7 26.Qxf6 Qxf6
27.Nxf6 d4 28.Nd5 ;
B) 24...Rg8 25.Qxh6+ Qg7 ( 25...Rg7?
26.Ng6++- ) 26.Ng6+
Kf7
( 26...Ke8
27.Rxe6+ ) 27.dxe6+ Ke8 28.Rxd8+
Kxd8 29.Qxg7 Rxg7 30.Nf4 ;
C) 24...Qg7!? 25.dxe6
C1) 25...Re8
26.Nd7+
( 26.Rd7?
Nxd7 27.Nxd7+ Qxd7 28.Qf6+ Kg8
29.Qg6+
Qg7
30.Qxe8+
Kh7-+ )
26...Nxd7 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.Rxd7+
Kf6
29.Rf7+
Kg6
30.Rxc7
Rh7
31.e7 ;
C2) 25...Rxd1
26.Rxd1
Rg8
( 26...Qxg6 27.Nxg6+ Kg7 28.Nxh8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Kxh8 29.Rd7 ) 27.Qf7+! [] Qxf7
28.exf7 Rxg2+ 29.Kf1 Nh7 30.Rd8+
C2a) 30...Kg7? 31.Rg8+ Kf6 32.Rh8
Rg5 ( 32...Ke7 33.Rxh7 Rg5 34.f4+; 33...Be4 34.f3+-) 33.Nd7+ Kxf7
( 33...Ke7 34.Rxh7+- ) 34.Rxh7+ ;
C2b) 30...Ke7
31.Re8+
Kd6
32.Rh8 Rg5 33.Rxh7 ( 33.f4 Rf5-+ ;
33.f8Q+ Nxf8 34.Nf7+ Ke7 35.Nxg5
hxg5 ) 33...Bg2+
34.Kg1
Be4+
35.Kf1 Bg2+ ( 35...Ke7 36.Rh8+- )
36.Kg1= ;
D) 24...Rh7! /\ Qg7
25.dxe6
Rxd1
26.Rxd1 Qxe6 ( 26...Qg7 27.Qf7+ )
27.Rd8+ Ke7 28.Rd7+ ( 28.Re8+ Nxe8
29.Qxh7+ Kd8-+ ) 28...Nxd7 29.Qxh7+
Kd6-+ ]
23...Qf7 24.Nxh8 Kxh8 25.Re3 Rg8
26.Rg3 Rxg3 27.fxg3
[ 27.hxg3? Ng4! /\ Qh5-/+ ]
27...Ne4 28.Qe2 Qf6 29.Qe3 Qg5! 30.Qf3
[ 30.Qxg5 /\ d5= ]
30...Qf6?!
[ 30...Nf6!
/\ 31.Qb7 Qe3 32.Kh1 Ng4 33.
Qc8 Kg7 34.Qd7= 31.Qe2 Ne4 ]
31.d5! exd5 32.cxd5 Qe5
[ 32...Qxf3 33.gxf3 ]
33.Qf8+ Kh7 34.Qf7+ Kh8
[ 34...Qg7
A) 35.Qf5+
Qg6
36.Qf4!?
( 36.g4
Nd6 );
B) 35.Qxg7+
Kxg7
36.Rc1
Bxd5
37.Rxc7+ ]
35.Qe6! Qxe6 36.dxe6 R 8/b5 Nd6
[ 36...Bc6 37.Rd7 ]
37.e7 Ne8
[ 37...Bc6 38.Rc1 ]
38.Rf1! Kg7 39.Rf8 Bc6 40.g4! Nd6
41.b4! Be8 42.Kf2 b5?!
[ 42...Bf7 43.Ra8 Kf6 44.Rxa6 Kxe7
45.a4 ]
43.Ke3?
[ 43.h4! Bf7 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Kg6
46.Kf3
Kg7
( 46...Kxg5?
47.Rxf7+- )
47.Kf4 Kg6 48.Ke5 Kg7 ( 48...Kxg5
49.Rxf7 Nxf7+ 50.Ke6 Nd6 51.Kd7+- ;
48...Ne8
49.Kd4
Nd6
50.Kc5
Be8
51.Rxe8
Nxe8
52.Kc6+- ;
48...Be8
49.Ke6+- ) 49.Ra8 Kg6 50.Rxa6 Kxg5
51.Rxd6 cxd6+ 52.Kxd6 Be8 53.Kc7 Kf6
54.Kd8 Kf7 55.g4+- ]
43...Bf7 44.Ra8 Kf6 45.Rxa6 Kxe7 46.Kf4

224
Bd5 47.g3 Kf6 48.h4 c6= 49.Ra7 Nf7
50.a3 Ne5 51.g5+ hxg5+ 52.hxg5+ Ke6
53.Ra8 Ng6+ 54.Kg4 Ne5+ 55.Kf4 Ng6+
56.Kg4 Ne5+ 57.Kf4
-

Plaskett,J
Speelman,J
England
[Plaskett,J]

C10
2450
2630
1997

71/290 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Nxf6+
Nxf6 8.Bh4
[ 8.Be3 - 71/(290) ]
8...g6 9.Bc4 Bg7 10.Qe2N
[ 10.0-0 - 46/363 ]
10...0-0 11.0-0-0 c6
[ 11...b6!? 12.d5 exd5 13.Bxd5 Qxd5
14.Rxd5 Nxd5 ]
12.Ne5 a5 13.Qf3 a4 14.a3 Ra5!? 15.g4
[ 15.Rhe1 ]
15...Qe7 16.Kb1
[ 16.Rhe1 ]
16...c5 17.g5 Nh5
[ 17...hxg5 18.Bxg5 cxd4 19.Rhe1 Rc5
20.h4 b5 21.Bd3 Bb7 22.Qf4 -> ]
18.gxh6 Qxh4 19.hxg7 Nxg7 20.d5
[ 20.Qc3 b6 21.Nc6 Ra8 ]
20...b5
[ 20...exd5 21.Bxd5 ]
21.dxe6?!
[ 21.Qc3 b4 22.Qg3! Speelman,J Qxg3
23.hxg3 /\ Nc6-e7# ]
[ 21.Nc6 ]
21...Nxe6
[ 21...bxc4 22.exf7+ Kh7 23.Nxg6 Kxg6
24.Qc3 ]
22.Bxe6 Bxe6 23.Rhg1 Raa8?
[ 23...Qh3 24.Rg3 Qf5 25.Qxf5 Bxf5
26.Nc6 Ra6 27.Ne7+ Kh7 28.Nxf5 gxf5
29.Rd5 ]
[ 23...Ra7 ]
24.Qd3 c4
[ 24...Rad8 25.Nxg6+- ]
25.Rxg6+ Kh7 26.Rg4+ cxd3 27.Rxh4+
Kg7 28.Nxd3+-

CHESS INFORMANT 71

225

[ 23...Rhf8! 24.Rxf8 Rxf8 25.Rg1 Nxd3+

C10
26.cxd3 Bd5 27.a4 Kd7 ]
Yermolinsky,A
2650
Ivanchuk,V
2725 24.Rxf4 Bh5 25.Bb6 Rd6 26.Rc4+ Rc6
Luzern
1997 27.Ra4 Kb8 28.Bd4 Rd8 29.c3! Be8
30.Be5+ Kc8 31.Ra8+ Kd7 32.Ra7 Kc8
71/(290) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 33.Be4 Rd5
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Nxf6+
[ 33...Rb6? 34.Bf6+- ]
Nxf6 8.Be3 Bd6 9.Qd2 Bd7N
34.Ra8+ Kd7 35.Bf6! Rc8 36.Ra7 Kc7
[ 9...Nd5 - 56/(301) ]
[ 36...Rh5 37.Rxb7+ Rc7 38.Rb4 ]
10.Bd3 Qe7 11.0-0-0 Ng4 12.Rhe1 Bc6 37.Bxd5 exd5 38.Be5+ Kb6 39.Bd4+ Kc7
13.Qe2 Nxe3 14.Qxe3 0-0-0 15.Be4 Qf6 40.a4 Bd7 41.b4 Re8 42.Kb2 h5 43.b5
16.g3 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Rd7 18.Rd3 Rhd8 Kb8 44.Kb3 h4 45.b6 Bg4 46.Ra5 Bd7
19.a3 c6 20.Kb1
47.Kb4+- Bc6 48.Ra7 Kc8 49.a5 Kd7
50.a6 Kd6 51.Bc5+! Ke6 52.Bf2 Rf8
53.axb7 Bxb7 54.Rxb7 Rxf2 55.Rh7 Rxh2
C10 56.Kc5 Rc2 57.b7 Rxc3+ 58.Kb4 Rc1
Nijboer,F
2555 59.Rh6+ Kd7 60.Rb6
Cifuentes Parada,R
2515 1-0
Nederland (ch)
1997
[Cifuentes Parada,R]
C10
71/291 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
Fedorov,A
2600
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
Yandemirov,V
2500
7.Bd3
c5
8.dxc5
Bxc5 9.Qe2
Qc7 Sochi
1997
10.Bg5N
[ 10.0-0 - 70/278 ]
71/(291) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
10...Bb4+ 11.Nd2
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
[ 11.c3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qxc3+ 13.Qd2! 7.Bd3
c5
8.dxc5
Bxc5 9.Qe2
Qc7
Qxa1+
14.Ke2
Qxh1
15.Bxf6
gxf6! 10.Bg5N
( 15...Bd7?! 16.Bxg7! Rg8 17.Bf6 a5
[ 10.0-0 - 70/278 ]
18.Qf4! Rg6 19.Bxg6 Bb5+ 20.Bd3 10...Bb4+ 11.Nd2 Nd5 12.0-0-0 h6 13.Bh4
Bxd3+ 21.Kxd3 Qb1+ 22.Ke3 Qxa2 Nf4 14.Bb5+ Bd7 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7 16.Qe5
23.Qc7 Qa3+ 24.Ke2 ) 16.Bb5+ Kf8 Ng6 17.Qxg7 Bf8 18.Qc3 Rc8 19.Ne4
17.Qb4+ Kg7 18.Qg4+ Kf8 19.Qb4+= ]
1-0
11...h6
[ 11...Nd5 - 71/(291) ]
12.Bh4 Qf4
C11
[ 12...Bd7!? ]
Potkin,A
2335
13.Bg3 Qxd2+ 14.Qxd2 Bxd2+ 15.Kxd2
Daschian,N
2445
Bd7 16.Rad1 0-0-0 17.Kc1 Bc6
Moscow
1998
[ 17...Nh5?! 18.Be5 f6 19.Bd6 ]
[Daschian,N]
18.f3 Nh5?!
[ 18...Nd5! 19.Rhe1 Nb4 20.Bc4 b5 71/292 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5
21.Bb3 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bd5 23.Bxd5 Ne4 5.Nxe4 dxe4 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 Nd7
8.Qg4 Nxc5 9.Bb5+ Nd7 10.Ne2 Qa5+
Nxd5= ]
11.Nc3 a6 12.Bxd7+ Bxd7 13.Bd4 Bc6
19.Bf2
[ 19.Be5 f6 20.Bg6 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Be8 14.0-0-0 0-0-0 15.Kb1 Rxd4! 16.Rxd4
Qxe5 17.Rhd1N
22.Bxe8 Rxe8 23.Bd4 b6 24.Be3 e5 ]
[ 17.Rc4 - 31/351 ]
19...Nf4 20.Bxa7 Nxg2 21.Rhg1! Nf4
17...Bc5 18.Rc4
22.Rxg7 Bxf3 23.Rxf7!
[ 18.Rxe4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Qxh2!? /\ Qc7
[ 23.Rd2 Nxd3+ 24.cxd3 Bh5= ]
( 19...Qxe4 20.Nxe4 Be7 ) 20.f4 Rd8
23...Bxd1?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.a4 ]
[ 18.R4d2!? h5 ( 18...f5? 19.Qh4 ; 18...Bb4
19.Qg3 Bxc3 20.Qxc3 Qxc3 21.bxc3
Kc7 ) 19.Qg3 Qxg3 20.hxg3 f5 ]
18...f5 19.Qe2
[ 19.Rxc5 Qxc5 20.Qxg7 Re8 ]
[ 19.Qh4 b5 ]
[ 19.Qg5!
A) 19...Re8? 20.Nxe4! Bxe4 21.b4 ;
B) 19...Bxf2 20.Nxe4 ;
C) 19...b5 20.Rxc5 Qxc5 21.Qxg7 Rd8
( 21...Re8
22.a3
Qxf2
23.Qe5! )
22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Qg8+ ;
D) 19...h6
20.Qh5
( 20.Qg6
Bxf2
21.Qf7 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Qf8+
Kc7 24.Nxe4 Bb6 ) 20...b5 ( 20...Bxf2
21.Nxe4 )
21.Rxc5
( 21.Rd5
exd5
22.Rxc5 Kb7 23.Qf7+ Kb6 24.b4 Rd8
25.a4 bxa4 26.Qg6 Rd6 27.Qf7 Rd7
28.Qg6 ) 21...Qxc5 22.Qf7 Qe5 23.Qa7
Bb7
24.Qb6
Re8
25.Rd6
f4
( 25...Qxh2?! 26.g3 ) 26.a4 ]
19...Rd8! 20.Rxd8+
[ 20.f4 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 Qd6 22.Qxd6
Bxd6 ]
20...Kxd8 21.Qd2+ Ke8
[ 21...Ke7 22.Nd5+! Qxd5 23.Qxd5 exd5
24.Rxc5 Kd6 25.Rc3 ]
22.b4
[ 22.Nd5 Bxf2 23.Nc7+ Qxc7 24.Qxf2 ]
[ 22.a3 b5 23.Rxc5 Qxc5 24.h4 ]
22...Be7 23.g3 g5
[ 23...Bf6 24.Qf4 Qxf4 25.gxf4 Kd7 ]
24.Qd1 Kf7 25.h3 Bf6

226
17...Nxb6 18.Nd4 /\ f5 g6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
20.a3 bxa3 21.Rxa3 Kd7 22.Rfa1 a4
23.Nge2
[ 23.b3 Rc8! 24.bxa4 Rc4 ]
23...Rc8=

Vehi Bach,V
Glek,I
Biel (open)
[Glek,I]

C11
2395
2505
1997

71/(293) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2
b5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Qb6
12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 a5 14.0-0 Ba6 15.Kh1
Ne7 16.Rad1 Na4 17.Qxb6 Nxb6 18.Ned4
Na4 19.Rb1 Nc5!N
[ 19...0-0 ]
20.Rfd1 0-0 21.Kg1 a4 22.Kf2 Rfb8
23.Rbc1?!
[ 23.Ke3 b3 ]
23...a3!
24.b3
Ne4+
25.Bxe4
dxe4
26.Ng5 e3+ 27.Kxe3 Nd5+ 28.Kf2 Nc3
29.Re1 Nxa2 30.Ra1 Nc3 31.Ne4 Nxe4+
32.Rxe4 Bb7 33.Re2 Rd8 34.Ke3 Rac8?
[ 34...Ra5! /\ Rc5-+ ]
35.c4! bxc3 36.Rc2!=

Blatny,P
Glek,I
Wien
[Glek,I]

C11
2490
2670
1996

C11
2530 71/(293) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
2620 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2
1997 b5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Qb6
12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 a5 14.0-0 Ba6 15.Kh1
Ne7 16.Ng3 Na4!?N
71/293 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5
[ 16...g6 - 65/277 ]
Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 17.Nd4?! g6
b5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 Qb6
[ 17...Nxb2!? 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Nh5 -> ]
12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 a5 14.0-0 Ba6 15.Kh1 18.Rae1!?
Ne7 16.Ng3
[ 18.b3 Nc5 19.Rad1 h5 ]
[ 16.Rad1 - 71/(293) ]
18...Nxb2
16...Na4!?N
[ 18...h5!? ]
[ 16...g6 - 65/277 ]
19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.f5! exf5?
17.Qxb6
[ 20...Kd7! ]
[ 17.Nd4?! - 71/(293) ]
21.e6!
Votava,J
Glek,I
Deutschland
[Glek,I]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Fedorov,A
Volkov,S
Sankt_Peterburg
[Fedorov,A]

227
C11
2600
2535
1997

71/294 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4
8.Nxd4 Qb6
[ 8...Bc5 - 71/(294) ]
9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Ndb8
12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.0-0 a6 14.Rb3 Qa5
15.Rxb8 Rxb8 16.Nxc6 Qc7 17.Nxb8 Qxb8
18.f5!?N
[ 18.Rb1 - 41/(339) ]
18...Qxe5 19.Bd4 Qc7 20.Qe3 Qc4
[ 20...Qd7!? ]
21.Ne2 h5 22.Nf4 Rh6 23.c3! |^ h4
/\ h3 24.h3 a5 /\ a4-a3
[ 24...Bd7!? ]
25.a4?!
[ 25.Rf2!? ]
25...Ba6
[ 25...Qxa4 26.Nxd5 Qc6 ]
26.Re1
[ 26.Rb1! ]
26...Bc8 27.Rf1
[ 27.Nd3 Qxa4 ]
27...Ba6
[ 27...Qxa4 ]
28.Rb1! -> Bc8 29.Qe5 Rf6
[ 29...f6 30.Qb8 e5 31.Rb7 /\ Rc7 Bd6
32.Qxd6 Bxb7 33.Bc5+- ]
30.Re1!
[ 30.Qb8? Rxf5 31.Rb7? Rxf4 32.Rc7
Rf1+ 33.Kh2 Bd6+-+ ]
30...Be7
[ 30...Kd8 31.fxe6 fxe6 32.Qb8 Bc5
33.Nxe6+ Rxe6 34.Rxe6+- ]
31.fxe6 fxe6 32.Qh5+ Kd7
[ 32...Rf7
33.Ng6
Bf6
34.Bxf6
gxf6
35.Nh8 Qc7 36.Nxf7 Qxf7 37.Qxh4+- ]
33.Bxf6 Bxf6 34.Nxe6 Kd6 35.Nd4 Bd7
[ 35...Bxd4+ 36.cxd4 Qxd4+ 37.Kh1+- ]
36.Qf3 Bxa4 37.Qf4+ Kd7 38.Qg4+ Kc7
39.Qf4+ Kd7 40.Rb1 Bc6 41.Qf5+ Kc7
42.Qf4+ Kd7 43.Rb8?
[ 43.Qe3!+- ]
43...Qxc3!= 44.Qf5+ Kd6 45.Qe6+ Kc7
46.Nb5+
[ 46.Nxc6 Qc1+ 47.Kf2 Qd2+= ]
46...Bxb5 47.Rc8+ Kb7 48.Rxc3 Bxc3

49.Qxd5+ Kb6 50.Qd8+ Kc5 51.Kf2 Kb4

52.Qxh4+ Bc4 53.Qe7+ Kb3 54.Qb7+ Ka2
55.Qc7
-

Kasparov,G
Bareev,E
Novgorod

C11
2795
2665
1997

71/(294) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5

Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4
8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4
11.Qxd4 Qb6 12.Qxb6 Nxb6 13.a4 Ke7
14.a5 Nd7 15.Kd2 g5 16.g3 gxf4 17.gxf4
f6 18.Rg1N
[ 18.exf6+ - 63/(243) ]
18...fxe5 19.Bh3 exf4 20.Rae1

Sokolov,An
Andersson,U
Bar
[Sokolov,An]

C13
2585
2640
1997

71/295 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5

dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7
[ 5...Nbd7 - 71/(295) ]
6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bc4 Bb7 9.Qe2 c6
10.0-0-0 Qc7 11.Rhe1 Nd7 12.Kb1 0-0-0
13.Ba6 Bxa6 14.Qxa6+ Kb8 15.g3 f5
16.Ned2 Bf6N
[ 16...h5 - 69/281 ]
17.Qe2
[ 17.Nc4!? Rhg8 18.Rd3 Rg4 19.Red1 ]
17...c5 18.c3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Rc8 20.Rc1
Qb7 21.Nc4 Qd5 22.Nfe5 Nxe5
[ 22...Bxe5 23.dxe5 Nc5 24.Nd6 Qd3+
25.Qxd3 Nxd3 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Nxc8
( 27.Rd1? Nxf2 28.Rf1 Ne4 ) 27...Nxe1
28.Nd6 Nd3 ( 28...Nf3 29.Nxf7 Nxh2
30.Ng5 Ng4 31.f4 ) 29.f4 ]
23.dxe5 Be7 24.Red1 Qb7
[ 24...Qb5! 25.b3 Rhd8= ]
25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.exd6 Rxc1+ 27.Rxc1
Q 9/f Rc8?!
[ 27...Rd8!
28.Rd1
( 28.Qe5
Qe4+
29.Qxe4 fxe4 30.Rc7 f5 31.Rxh7 Rxd6
32.Kc2 Rd3! ) 28...Qe4+ 29.Qxe4 fxe4
30.g4 /\ Rd4= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
28.Rd1 Rd8?
[ 28...Qe4+ 29.Qxe4 fxe4 30.Rd4 f5
31.d7 Rd8 32.Rd6 Kc7 33.Rxe6 Rxd7
34.Kc2 Rd3! 35.f4 Rf3 36.Re7+ Kd6
37.Rxh7 a5= ]
29.f3! Qc6 30.Qd3 Rd7
[ 30...h5 31.d7 /\ h4, g4 ]
31.g4 fxg4 32.fxg4 h6 33.a3 Kb7 34.Qd4
Qc5 35.Qe4+ Qc6 36.Qd4 Qc5 37.Qe4+
Qc6 38.Qf4 a5 39.h4 Qc5 40.Qe4+ Ka7
41.Qf4 h5?
[ 41...Kb7 42.h5 Ka7 43.Qxh6 Rxd6
44.Rxd6 Qxd6 45.Qc1 ]
42.gxh5 Qxh5 43.Qa4!+- Qf5+
[ 43...Kb8 44.Rc1 ]
[ 43...Rd8 44.d7 Qc5 ( 44...Kb7 45.Qe4+
Ka7 46.Qc2 Qc5 47.Qxc5 bxc5 48.h5
Kb7 49.h6 Kc7 50.h7 /\ Rg1 ) 45.Qf4 f5
46.h5 ]
44.Ka1 e5 45.h5 e4 46.h6 e3
[ 46...f6 47.Qxd7+! Qxd7 48.h7 ]
47.h7 Rd8 48.Qc4 Qd7 49.Re1 Qxd6
50.Qxf7+ Ka6 51.Rxe3 Rf8 52.Qc4+ Ka7
53.Qe2
1-0

228

[ 7...Bd7!? - 71/(296) ]
8.Qd3 Nd7 9.0-0-0 b6 10.h4 Bb7 11.Neg5
g6 12.Qe3 c5!?N
[ 12...h6 - 60/283 ]
13.dxc5
[ 13.Bb5 a6 14.Bxd7 Qxd7 15.dxc5
Qa4! ]
13...Qe7! 14.h5
[ 14.cxb6 axb6 15.Bc4 Rfc8 16.Bb3
Nc5 ]
14...Bxf3!
[ 14...Nxc5
15.Nxh7!
( 15.hxg6
hxg6
16.Nh7 )
15...Kxh7
16.hxg6+
Kg8
17.Ne5! Bxe5 18.Qxe5 f6 19.Qh5 Qg7
20.b4! Ne4? 21.Rd7!+- ]
15.Nxf3 Rfc8!?
[ 15...Nxc5 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Ne5 Rfc8
18.f4 ]
16.c6
[ 16.hxg6
hxg6
17.cxb6
axb6
( 17...Nxb6!? ) 18.Kb1 Nc5 ]
16...Rxc6
[ 16...Nb8 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Ne5 Nxc6
19.Rd7 Bg5 20.f4 ]
17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Bb5 Rc7
[ 18...Qb4 19.Qb3 Qf4+ 20.Kb1 Nc5
21.Bxc6! Nxb3 22.Bxa8 ]
C13 19.Bxd7 Rxd7 20.Rxd7 Qxd7 21.Qf4
[ 21.Rd1? Bxb2+ 22.Kxb2 Qxd1-+ ]
Kaidanov,G
2600
[ 21.Ne5?!
Qd5
22.Ng4
Bg5
23.f4
Schwartzman,G
2515
Qxa2 ]
USA (ch)
1997
21...Qe7!
[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]
[ 21...Bg7 22.Ne5 Qc7? 23.Nxg6 e5
71/(295) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5
24.Qe4 ]
dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Nxf6+ 22.g4?!
Bxf6 8.h4 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Bc4!N
[ 22.Kb1!? Rd8 ( 22...Rc8 23.Nd2 Bg7
[ 10.Qd2 ]
24.Ne4 )
23.Ne5
Bxe5
( 23...Qd6?
10...0-0 11.Qe2 c5 12.0-0-0 cxd4?!
24.Rh8+!!+- ) 24.Qxe5
Qh4!
25.Qe1
[ 12...Qf4+! 13.Kb1 Nb6 ( 13...a6 )]
Qf4= ]
13.Rxd4 e5
22...Rc8 23.c3 b5 24.Kb1 a5
[ 13...a6 14.g4! >> ]
[ 24...Rc4
25.Qb8+
Qd8
26.Qxb5
14.Rd2 a6 15.Re1 Re8 16.Qe4
( 26.Qxd8+ Bxd8 ) 26...Rxg4 ( 26...Qd3+?
27.Ka1 Qxf3 28.Qe8+ Kg7 29.Qh8# )
27.Nd2! ]
C13 25.g5
[ 25.Nd2 b4 26.Ne4 ( 26.c4 Bg7 /\ a4-a3 )
Reinderman,D
2480
26...Bg7 ]
Gurevich,M
2635
Belgique
1998 25...Bg7 26.Nd2 Qc7!?
[ 26...b4? 27.Ne4 bxc3 28.Nf6+! Kf8
[Gurevich,M]
( 28...Bxf6? 29.gxf6 Qb4 30.Rh8+!+- )
71/296 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5
29.Nh7+ Ke8 30.Nf6+ Bxf6 31.gxf6
dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 0-0
Qb4?
32.Qxb4
axb4
33.Rh8+
Kd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
34.Rxc8 Kxc8 35.bxc3 bxc3 36.Kc2+- ]
27.Qxc7 Rxc7 28.Ne4 Kf8 R 9/i 29.Kc2
Be5 30.a3 Ke7 31.Rd1 Rc4 32.Re1 Rc8
/\ Rh8-h2 33.Kb3 Bf4
[ 33...Rd8!? /\ Rd5, Bf4 ]
34.f3
[ 34.a4 Rb8! 35.Ra1 ( 35.axb5 Rxb5+
36.Ka4 Re5 ) 35...bxa4+ 36.Kc2 Rb5 ]
34...Rd8 35.Kc2 Rd5 36.Rg1 Be3 37.Rg2
Kd8!? /\ Kc7-c6 38.b3 Kc7 39.c4 bxc4
40.bxc4 Rf5 41.Rg3 Bf4 42.Rg4 Be5
43.Nf2!
[ 43.Nd2 Bd6 44.a4 Be7 45.f4 Bd6-+ ]
43...Rxf3 44.Nd3 Bg3!?
[ 44...Bd6
45.c5
Be7
46.Ra4
Bxg5
47.Rxa5 ]
45.c5 Kc6 46.Kc3 Bc7 47.a4 Rf5 48.Kd4
Bd8 49.Ne5+ Kc7 50.Ke4 Bxg5
[ 50...Be7 51.Rh4 Bxc5 52.Rh7 ]
[ 50...Rxg5 51.Rxg5 Bxg5 52.Nxf7 Bf6
53.Nd6 Kc6 54.Nc4 Bc3 55.Kd3 ]
51.Nxf7 Be7
[ 51...Rxf7? 52.Rxg5 Rf6 53.c6 Kxc6
54.Rxa5= ]
52.Nh6! Bg5
[ 52...Rxc5 53.Rxg6 Kd7 54.Rg7 ]
53.Nf7 Bc1!? 54.Nd6
[ 54.Ne5 g5 55.Nd3 Ba3 56.Kd4 Rd5+
57.Kc4 Kc6 58.Re4 ]
54...Rxc5 55.Nb5+ Kd7! 56.Rxg6 Rc4+
57.Kd3 Rxa4 58.Rg7+
[ 58.Nd4 e5 59.Nb3 e4+ 60.Kc3 Ba3-+ ]
58...Kc6 59.Nd4+ Rxd4+
0-1

229
[ 10...h6!? ]
11.0-0-0
[ 11.h4 Bxe4 12.Bxe4 c6 13.h5 Qe7! ]
11...Bg7 12.c4
[ 12.h4 Qe7 13.h5 f5! 14.h6!? ( 14.Ned2
0-0-0 )]
12...Bxe4 13.Bxe4 c6 14.h4 Qc7 15.Kb1
0-0-0 16.h5 f5! 17.Bd3 Bf6
[ 17...Bf6 18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Rxh8 Rxh8
20.Re1
Re8
21.Qd2
c5!
( 21...e5
22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.f4 Nxd3! 24.Rxe8+ Kd7
25.Re5! [] Nxe5 26.dxe5+ Ke6 27.exf6
Kxf6 28.Qd4+ Ke6!= )]
-

Yermolinsky,A
Bareev,E
Luzern
[Yermolinsky,A]

C13
2650
2670
1997

71/297 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5

dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 0-0
8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.Bc4 Nf6N
[ 10...c5 11.d5
A) 11...Nb6 12.dxe6! Qxd2+ ( 12...Nxc4
13.exf7+ Kh8 14.Qc3 Qb6 15.Qxc4 )
13.Nfxd2 Bxe6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Nb3 ;
B) 11...exd5 12.Bxd5 ( 12.Qxd5 Nb6
13.Qh5 Qc7 14.Bd3 f5 15.Neg5 h6
16.h4!? )
12...Nf6
13.Nxf6+
Bxf6
14.Rhe1 Qb6 15.Ne5 Be6 16.Nc4 Qa6
17.Qa5 Qxa5 18.Nxa5 ]
[ 10...a6 - 59/328 ]
11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.Rhe1 Rb8 13.Ne5 b5!?
C13 14.Bd3
[ 14.Nc6 Qd6 15.Nxb8 bxc4 16.Qa5 c3!
Kovacevic,A
2485
A) 17.bxc3 Bb7 18.Qxa7 Bg5+ 19.Kb1
Vojinovic,G
2415
( 19.Re3 Bxg2 20.h4 Bxe3+ 21.fxe3
Novi Becej
1997
c5-+ ) 19...c5 ;
[Vojinovic,G]
B) 17.Qxa7 cxb2+ 18.Kb1 ( 18.Kxb2
71/(296) 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5
c5 ) 18...Qxh2 ]
dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Bd7!? 14...Rb6!
8.Bd3
[ 14...Qd5?! 15.Kb1 Qxg2 16.Rg1 Qh3
[ 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.Ne5 /\ Qd2, 0-0-0 ]
17.Rg3 Qh5 18.Rdg1 /\ Qe3 ]
8...Bc6 9.c3 Nd7 10.Qc2N
15.Qe3
[ 10.Qe2 ]
[ 15.f4 Rd6 16.Bxb5 c5 ]
10...g6
15...Bb7 16.g4 a6 17.f4 g6 18.g5 Bg7
[ 10...Bxe4 11.Bxe4 c6 12.Bxh7 g6 19.h4 Qd5 20.Kb1 Rd6
13.Bxg6 fxg6 14.Qxg6+ Ke7 15.Qe4
[ 20...Rd8 21.h5 Qxd4 22.Be2 Qxe3
><e6, Ke7 ]
( 22...Bxe5
23.fxe5+- ) 23.Rxd8+
Bf8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
24.Nd7 gxh5 25.Rxf8+ Kg7 26.Rxf7+
Kxf7
27.Bxh5+
Ke7
28.Rxe3
Kxd7
29.Bg4 ]
21.c3 b4 22.Bc4 Qa5 23.cxb4 Qxb4 24.a3
Qb6 25.Rd3! a5?!
[ 25...Rfd8 26.Rb3 Qa7
A) 27.h5 Rxd4 28.Nxf7 Be4+ 29.Bd3
Rxd3
( 29...Bxd3+
30.Rxd3
Kxf7
31.Qxe6+ Kf8 32.h6! ) 30.Qxa7 Rd1+
31.Ka2 Bb1+ 32.Ka1= ;
B) 27.Nxf7!! Kxf7 ( 27...Bxd4 28.Qxe6!
Rxe6 29.Nxd8+- ) 28.Bxe6+ Kf8 29.f5
Re8 ( 29...Bxd4 30.Qf4 Kg7 31.fxg6
Rf8 32.Bf7 hxg6 33.Re7 Kh8 34.h5+- ;
29...Rxd4 30.fxg6 Be4+ 31.Ka2 hxg6
32.Qf2+ Bf5 33.Bxf5+- ) 30.fxg6 Rexe6
31.Qf4+ Bf6 32.Rxe6 Rxe6 33.gxh7
Be4+ 34.Ka2 Bxh7 35.gxf6+- ]
[ 25...Bd5!? 26.Rc1 ]
26.Rb3 Qa7 27.h5 Ba8
[ 27...Re8 28.Rb5 /\ Rc5 Gulko,B ]
28.hxg6 hxg6 29.Nxg6 Re8
[ 29...Bxd4 30.Qh3 Rfd8 31.f5+- ]
30.Ne5 Qxd4 31.g6 fxg6
[ 31...f6 32.Bxe6+ Rexe6 33.Rb8+ Bf8
34.g7! ]
[ 31...Bxe5 32.fxe5 Qxe3 33.gxf7+ Kxf7
34.Rf1+ Kg8 35.Rxe3 Rd7 36.Bb5 c6
37.Bc4 ]
32.Bxe6+ Rexe6
[ 32...Kh7 33.Nf7+- ]
33.Rb8+ Bf8
[ 33...Kh7!
34.Rxa8
( 34.Qh3+?
Bh6
35.Rxa8 Rb6 36.Qh2 Rxb2+ 37.Qxb2
Rb6-+ ; 34.Qxd4 Rxd4 35.Rxa8 Rxf4
36.Rh1+ Bh6 37.Rxa5 Re4 38.Nd3= )
34...Qxe3 35.Rxe3 g5 36.Rh3+ Rh6
37.Nf7 Rxh3 38.Nxg5+ Kg6 39.Nxh3
Rb6= ]
34.Rxa8 Qa4?
[ 34...Qd5 35.Rc8 Qb7 36.Rxf8+ Kxf8
37.Qh3+- ]
[ 34...Qxe3 35.Rxe3 ]
35.Qh3
[ 35.f5 Rd1+ 36.Ka2 Rxe1 37.Qxe1 Rb6
38.Qc3 ]
35...Qxf4
[ 35...Rd1+ 36.Ka2 Rxe5 37.Rxd1 Qxd1
38.fxe5 Qd5+ 39.Qb3+- Bareev,E ]
36.Rh1 Qf5+ 37.Qxf5 gxf5 38.Rg1+ Kh7
39.Nf7 Rg6 40.Rh1+ Kg7 41.Nxd6 Bxd6
42.Rxa5 Kf6 R 9/o 43.Rb5 f4 44.a4 Ke6

230
45.a5 Kd7?
[ 45...Rg8 46.Kc2 Kd7 47.Rh7+ Kc6
48.Rf5 Kb7 49.b4 ]
46.Rb8?
[ 46.a6 Rg8 47.Ra5 Kc6 ]
[ 46.Rh8! Bareev,E f3 ( 46...Rf6 47.a6 f3
48.a7 f2 49.Rh1+- ) 47.Rf5 Rg1+ 48.Ka2
Rg4 49.Rh3 f2 50.Rhf3 c5 51.a6+- ]
46...f3 47.Rf1
[ 47.Rh7+ Kc6 48.Rf7 Rg1+ 49.Ka2
( 49.Kc2 Ra1= ) 49...Rg5 50.b4 Rb5
51.Rxb5 Kxb5 52.Rf5+ Kxb4 53.a6 Bc5
54.Rxf3 Ba7 55.Rf5 Bb6 ]
47...Rf6 48.b4
[ 48.a6 Bc5 49.Ra8 f2= ]
48...c6 49.Rg8
[ 49.Rb7+ Kc8 50.a6 Bc7 51.Kc2 f2
52.Kd1 Rf3 53.b5 cxb5 54.Rxb5 Ra3 ]
49...Kc7 50.Rg7+ Kb8 51.Rg4 Kb7 52.Kc2
Ka6
-

Hebden,M
Gurevich,M
England
[Gurevich,M]

C14
2585
2635
1998

71/298 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5

Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 0-0 7.Qg4!?N
[ 7.Bd3 - 71/(298) ]
7...f5
[ 7...c5?! 8.Bh6 g6 9.h5!? cxd4 10.hxg6
fxg6 11.Qxe6+ Rf7 12.Nxd5 ]
8.Bxe7
[ 8.Qg3 c5 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5 ]
8...Qxe7
[ 8...fxg4
9.Bxd8
Rxd8
10.Be2
h5
11.Nb5!? Na6 12.c3 ]
9.Qg5! Qb4
[ 9...Qxg5
10.hxg5
c5
11.Nb5
Nc6
12.0-0-0! ]
10.0-0-0 c5 11.Qe7 Qb6
[ 11...Nb6!? ]
12.Na4 Qc6 13.Nxc5
[ 13.b3 cxd4 14.Nf3 Rf7 ]
13...Nxc5 14.Qxc5
[ 14.dxc5 Qa4! 15.a3 ( 15.Kb1 Nc6 )
15...Nc6 16.Qg5 Nxe5 ]
14...Qxc5 15.dxc5 Nd7 16.Nf3
[ 16.c4 Nxc5 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Rxd5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

231

Ne4 ]
16...Nxc5 17.Bd3
[ 17.Kd2!? Ne4+ 18.Ke1 Bd7 19.Bd3
Rac8 20.Nd4 ]
17...Ne4 18.Rhf1 Bd7 19.Nd4
[ 19.Bxe4 fxe4 20.Nd4 Rac8 21.Kd2 ]
19...Rac8 20.f3 Nc5 21.b3 Kf7!? 22.Kd2
[ 22.g4!? Nxd3+ 23.Rxd3 fxg4 24.fxg4+
Ke7 25.Rdf3 Rxf3 26.Rxf3 Be8 27.h5 ]
22...Ke7 23.g4 fxg4 24.fxg4 h6 25.Ke3

Relange,E
Gurevich,M
Belfort
[Gurevich,M]

C14
2505
2620
1997

71/(298) 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5

Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 0-0 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nh3
g6N
[ 8...Re8 ]
9.f4 cxd4 10.Ne2!? Qa5+ 11.Qd2 Qxd2+
12.Kxd2 Bb4+ 13.Kd1 f6 14.Bh6
[ 14.Bh6 Rf7!? 15.h5 ( 15.exf6 Nxf6
16.Nxd4
Ng4 ) 15...fxe5
( 15...gxh5
16.exf6 Nxf6 17.Ng5 Ng4!? 18.Nxf7 Nf2+
19.Kc1 Nxh1 20.Ng5 ) 16.hxg6 hxg6
17.Ng5 e4!? ]

Vershinin,M
Moskalenko,V
Sevastopol
[Vershinin,M]

C15
2370
2505
1997

71/299 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2

dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Nxc3 Nc6 7.Bb5 Nge7
8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 e5!? 11.d5?!
Nd4 12.Bc4
[ 12.Bxd4 - 33/(418) ]
12...Nef5!
[ 12...Kh8 13.0-0-0 ]
13.Nxe4
[ 13.0-0-0 Nd6 ]
13...b5!N
[ 13...Nxe3 ]
14.Ba2 Bb7 15.c3
[ 15.f3? Nxe3-+ ]
[ 15.Nc3 a5!? ]
15...Bxd5 16.cxd4 Bxa2 17.dxe5

[ 17.Rxa2 Qd5 18.Nc3 Qxg2-+ ]

17...Qxd2+ 18.Nxd2 Bd5 19.exf6 Nxe3
20.fxe3 Rxf6 21.e4 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 Re8

Gallagher,J
Lputian,S
Luzern
[Lputian,S]

C18
2525
2585
1997

71/300 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5

c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.b4 cxd4 7.Nb5 Bc7 8.f4
Bd7 9.Nf3
[ 9.Nxc7+ ]
[ 9.Nxd4 ]
9...Bxb5 10.Bxb5+ Nd7!?N
[ 10...Nc6 - 41/350 ]
11.0-0 Ne7 12.Nxd4 0-0 13.Bd3 g6!?
14.Bb2?
[ 14.Be3 Nb6 ]
14...Nb6 15.Qf3
[ 15.Nb5?! Na4 16.Bd4 Bb6 17.Kh1 Bxd4
18.Nxd4 Qb6 ]
[ 15.Kh1 Nc4 ( 15...Na4 16.Bc1 Bb6
17.Nf3 ) 16.Bc1 Bb6 17.c3 Rc8 18.g4
Nc6 ]
15...Na4 16.Bc1 Bb6 17.Be3 Nb2 18.a4
[ 18.Nb3
A) 18...Rc8 19.Nc5 Nxd3 20.cxd3 Bxc5
21.bxc5 ( 21.Bxc5 b6 22.Bf2 );
B) 18...Nxd3 19.cxd3 Bxe3+ 20.Qxe3
Nf5 21.Qf2 ( 21.Qf3 Qb6+ ) 21...d4 ]
18...a6 19.a5 Ba7 20.Nb3 Nxd3 21.cxd3
d4! 22.Bf2?
[ 22.Bd2
Qd5
( 22...Nd5
23.Nc5 )
23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.Rac1 ( 24.Nc5 Bxc5
25.bxc5 Rac8 26.Rfc1 f6 ) 24...Rac8
25.Nc5 Bxc5 26.bxc5 ( 26.Rxc5 Rxc5
27.bxc5 f6 ) 26...f6! ]
22...Qd5 23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.Bxd4 Bxd4+
25.Nxd4 Rfd8 26.Nb3
[ 26.b5 Ne3 27.bxa6 ( 27.Rf3 Rxd4
28.Rxe3 axb5 29.Re4 Rxd3 ) 27...Rxa6
28.Rf3 Rxd4 29.Rxe3 Rxf4 ( 29...b6
30.Re4 Rxe4 31.dxe4 bxa5 32.Ra4 )
30.Ree1 Rb4 31.Reb1 Rxb1+ 32.Rxb1
Rxa5 33.d4 Rd5 ]
26...Nxb4 27.Nc5 Rab8 28.Rab1?
[ 28.Rfd1 Rd5 29.Rac1 Kg7 ( 29...Rc8
30.Ne4 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Rxd3 32.Rc8+ Kg7
33.Rc7 ) 30.g3 b6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

232

28...Nxd3 29.Nxb7 Rd5 30.g3 g5 31.Rb3

Kg7 32.fxg5
[ 32.Rf3 Nc1 33.Rb6 Rxa5 34.Nxa5 Rxb6
35.fxg5 Ne2+ 36.Kg2 Nd4 37.Rf2 Rb4 ]
[ 32.Kg2 Rd7 33.Nc5 Rxb3 34.Nxb3 Rb7
35.Nd4 Rb4 36.Ne2 Rb2 37.Kf3 g4+ ]
32...Nxe5 33.h4 Rc8 34.Rfb1
[ 34.Rf2 Rc7 35.Re2 Nd3 ; 35.Rb2 Rd7-/
+]
34...Kg6
[ 34...Rd2! 35.R3b2 Nf3+ 36.Kf1 e5-+ ]
35.Rb6 Kh5 36.Rd6 Rc2 37.Rxd5 exd5
38.Rb4 d4 39.Nd6 d3
0-1

Zezulkin,J
Koutsin,S
Czech
[Koutsin,S]

C18
2465
2440
1997

71/301 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5

c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4
8.Nf3
[ 8.c4?! Nc6 9.dxc5 Nge7 ]
[ 8.Qb1 - 71/(301) ]
8...Nc6 9.dxc5 f6 10.Nd4 Nxd4 11.cxd4
Qxd4 12.Bb5+ Kf7 13.0-0
[ 13.exf6?! - 71/(301) ]
13...Qxe5 14.Re1 Qc7
[ 14...Qd4?! 15.Qe2 /\ Rad1 ]
15.c4 d4 16.Qh5+ g6 17.Qh4 Ne7
18.Qxd4 Rd8!N
[ 18...Nf5 19.Qe4 Rd8 20.Bc3 e5 21.c6
Nd4 22.Qh4 h5 23.f4 ]
19.Qh4 h5
[ 19...Rxd2? 20.Qxh7+ Kf8 21.Qh6++- ]
20.Rad1 Nf5
[ 20...e5? 21.f4 ]
21.Qe4 e5 22.Bc3 Be6=

[ 10...Nge7 ]
11.Bg2 0-0-0 12.0-0 f5 13.Ng5 Rf8 14.h4
h6 15.Nh3 g6 16.Qc1 Rf7 17.Re1 Rfh7=

Rotstein,A
Koutsin,S
Steyr
[Koutsin,S]

C18
2480
2440
1996

71/(301) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5

c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4
8.Nf3 Nc6 9.dxc5 f6 10.Nd4 Nxd4 11.cxd4
Qxd4 12.Bb5+ Kf7 13.exf6?! Nxf6 14.0-0
Qxc5 15.Qe2 e5N
[ 15...Qc7 ]
16.Rab1 a6 17.Ba4 b5 18.Bb3 Re8

Anand,V
Nikolic,Pr
Groningen (m/2)
[Anand,V]

C18
2765
2630
1997

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3

Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.Qg4! g6
[ 8...Kf8 9.Qd1 Nc6 ( 9...b6 - 10/251 )
10.Nf3 ]
9.Qd1!N
[ 9.Rc1 ]
9...cxd4 10.Rb1! d3
[ 10...Qxa3 11.cxd4 ^^ /\ Bb4 ><h6, f6 ]
11.Bxd3!
[ 11.cxd3 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 ]
11...Qxa3 12.Nf3 Qc5 13.h4! h6 14.0-0
Nd7 15.Re1 a6
[ 15...Ne7 16.Qc1! ]
16.c4!?
[ 16.Nd4 b5 17.h5 ]
16...dxc4 17.Be4 c3
[ 17...Ne7? 18.Bb4 ]
C18 18.Be3 Qc4 19.Bd4
[ 19.Bxb7 Bxb7 20.Rxb7 Rd8 ]
Berezjuk,S
2390
Koutsin,S
2400 19...Nc5 20.Re3! Nxe4 21.Rxe4 Bd7
[ 21...Ne7? 22.Bb6+- ]
Grydek_Mistek
1997
22.Re3! Ne7 23.Rxc3 Qd5 24.Rc5 Qe4
[Koutsin,S]
25.Rc7 b5
71/(301) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
[ 25...Bc6? 26.Rxe7+! Kxe7 27.Bc5+ Ke8
c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4
28.Qd6+- ]
8.Qb1 c4 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.g3 Bd7N
26.Bc5 Nd5?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

233

[ 26...Qd5 27.Qe1 Rc8 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8

C18
29.Bb4 /\ Rd1~/= ]
Milos,G
2590
27.Rxd7! Kxd7 28.Rb4+- Qxb4
Kindermann,S
2570
[ 28...Qf5 29.g4 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
29.Bxb4 Rhc8 30.Bd6 Rc4 31.Nd2 Rd4 [Milos,G]
32.c3 Rd3 33.c4 Rxd2 34.Qxd2 bxc4
35.Qxh6
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3
1-0
Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.h4 Qa5
[ 7...b6?! - 71/(304) ]
8.Bd2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Qa4 10.c3!?N
[ 10.Nf3 - 58/325 ]
C18
Timman,J
2625 10...Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Nbc6
[ 11...b6 ]
Shaked,T
2500
[ 11...h5!? ]
Merrillville
1997
12.h5 h6 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Ne2 Na5
[Timman,J]
15.Rb1 b6 16.g4
71/303 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
[ 16.f4 f6! ]
c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 f5 16...Nc4 17.Bc1 Rc8
8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qd1 Bd7 10.Nf3 Ba4 11.Rb1
[ 17...f6?! 18.exf6! gxf6 19.Nf4 ]
Nd7
[ 17...0-0-0 ]
[ 11...cxd4 12.Rb4 ]
18.f3!
12.Be2
[ 18.f4 f6 ]
[ 12.Be3! ]
18...Rf8?
12...h6 13.dxc5N
[ 18...Bc6 ]
[ 13.0-0 - 40/(368) ]
[ 18...Ba4 ]
13...Nxc5 14.Rb4 Bd7 15.0-0 Ne4
19.Kf2 Bc6
[ 15...Ne7 16.Rh4! ]
[ 19...f6 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.g5 ]
16.Bd3 Ne7 17.Nd4
20.g5! hxg5 21.Bxg5 Nf5
[ 17.c4 a5! ]
[ 21...Nxa3
22.Ra1
Nb5
( 22...Bb5
17...Nxc3 18.Qe1 Na2! 19.Rb3 Nxc1
23.Bxb5+ Nxb5 24.Rhb1 Nxc3 25.Nxc3
20.Qxc1 b6
Rxc3 26.Bxe7 Kxe7 27.Rxa7+ Kd8
[ 20...Qxe5
21.Nf3
Qd6
( 21...Qc7
28.Rxb6 ) 23.Rhb1 ]
22.Qb2 ) 22.Qb2 ]
[ 21...f6
22.exf6
gxf6
23.Bh6
Rg8
[ 20...Kf7!? ]
( 23...Rf7 24.Rbg1 Kd7 25.Bg7 ) 24.Nf4
21.Bb5 Kf7 22.a4 Rad8 23.Re1 a6
( 24.Rbg1 Kf7 25.Bc1 ) 24...e5 ( 24...Kf7
24.Bxd7 Rxd7 25.Qb2 Rb8 26.Rh3 Ng8?
25.Rbe1
Bd7
26.Bg6++- )
25.dxe5
[ 26...Rh8 ]
( 25.Ng6 )]
27.Rc3 Qb7 28.Rc6+- Re7 29.Rb1 b5 22.Bxf5! exf5 23.Rbg1 Rh8
30.axb5 axb5 31.Qc3 b4 32.Qc5 Qa7
[ 23...Nxa3? 24.Bc1 ]
33.Nxe6 Qxc5 34.Nxc5 Rb5 35.f4 g5
[ 23...Kd7 24.Bc1 Rg8 25.Rg5 ]
36.g3 gxf4 37.gxf4 Ra7 38.c3 b3 39.Rxb3 24.Bc1 Rh7 25.Nf4!
Rxb3 40.Nxb3 Ne7 41.Rf6+
[ 25.Rg5 Bd7 ]
1-0
25...Bb7 26.h6!
[ 26.Rg5 Na5 ]
26...gxh6
[ 26...g6 27.e6 ]
27.Nh5 Ke7 28.Nf6 Rhh8 29.Rg7 Na5
[ 29...Nd6! 30.exd6+ ( 30.Bxh6 Ne8 )
30...Kxf6 31.Rhg1 Rxc3 32.Bf4 Re8
( 32...Rxa3? 33.Be5+ Ke6 34.R1g6++- )
33.Be5+ Ke6 34.Rh1 ]
30.Bxh6 Rxc3 31.Nh7!+-

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[ 31.Nxd5+ Bxd5 32.Bg5+ Kf8 33.Rxh8+ 16.h4 b5 17.Bc5 Rb8 18.h5 h6

Kxg7 34.Bf6+ Kg6 35.Rg8+= ]
[ 18...b4 19.h6
bxc3+ 20.Ke3
Nf5+
31...Rc2+
32.Kg3 Kd7 33.Rxf7+ Kc8
21.Kf4 ]
34.Bg7 Rd8
19.Ra2!
[ 34...Re8 35.Nf6 ]
[ 19.Nh4 b4 20.cxb4 Rxb4 ]
35.e6 Re2 36.e7 Re8 37.Be5 Kd7
19...Kh7
[ 37...Nc6 38.Nf6! ]
[ 19...b4 20.Rha1 b3 21.Rxa4 ( 21.cxb3
38.Nf6+ Ke6 39.Rhh7
Rxb3 22.Rxa4 Qxc3+ 23.Kd1 Rb2-+ ;
1-0
21.Rb2!? Arizmendi Martinez,J) 21...Qxa4
22.Rxa4 b2 23.Bxe7 Nxe7 24.Rxa7 Nc6
( 24...Nf5 25.Qf4 b1Q 26.g4 ) 25.Rxf7
( 25.Rc7 Nd8 ) 25...Kxf7 26.Qg6+ Kf8
C18
27.Qxe6
Ne7
( 27...b1Q
28.Qxc6 )
Lalic,B
2545
28.Nh4 b1Q 29.Qd6 Kf7 30.Ng6 Nxg6
Dgebuadze,A
2470
31.Qxg6+ Kf8 32.Qd6+ Ke8 33.Bg4! ]
Linares
1998
20.Rha1 Rhf8 21.Nh4 Qd8
[Lalic,B]
[ 21...f5!? ]
71/(304) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 22.f4 Qd7 23.Rf1 f5
c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.h4 b6?! 8.h5
[ 23...f6!? ]
h6 9.Qg4 Rg8N
24.Qh3 Rf7 25.g4 fxg4 26.Bxg4 Nf5
[ 9...Kf8 ]
27.Nxf5 exf5 28.Bf3 ><d5 Rd8 29.Re1
10.Bd3 /\ Bh7+- Nf5 11.Nf3 Qd7 /\ Ba6 Qe6 30.Rg1 Ne7 31.Bxa7+- Rc8 32.Qg2
12.a4 Ba6 13.a5 Bxd3 14.cxd3 Qc6 Qd7 33.Bb6
15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Nh4! Nxh4 17.Rxh4 Nd7
[ 33.Bc5 Rxc5!? 34.dxc5 d4 ]
18.Bxh6! Nxe5 19.Qg3 Nxd3+ 20.Kf1! Qb5 33...Qe6 34.Bc5 Rd8 35.Bb4 Rd7 36.Raa1
21.Kg1 Qb2 22.Rf1 Qxc3
Rd8 37.Qh3 Rd7 38.Rg3 Rd8 39.Rag1
[ 22...Qb8 23.f4 ]
Kh8 40.Qg2
23.Rg4 0-0-0 24.Bxg7 Qc2 25.h6 Nc1 1-0
26.Qf3!

Lutz,Ch
Arizmendi Martinez,J
Pamplona
[Lutz,Ch]

Sakaev,K
C18
Rustemov,A
2590
2470 Sankt_Peterburg
1997 [Sakaev,K]

71/305 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5

c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Kf8
[ 7...0-0 - 71/(305) ]
8.Bd2N
[ 8.h4 - 69/285 ]
8...Qc7 9.Bd3 Bd7?!
[ 9...b6 - 71/(305) ]
10.a4?! /^a3-f8, ><a4
[ 10.Nf3
c4
11.Be2
Ba4
12.Ra2
><Qc7, Kf8 ]
10...c4 11.Be2 Qb6 /\ Qb2
[ 11...Qa5 12.Nf3 Bxa4 ><Ba4, Qa5 ]
12.Bc1 Qa5 13.Kd2 Bxa4 14.Ba3 Nbc6
15.Nf3 Kg8?
[ 15...h6!? /\ Rg8, Ke8-d7 ]

C18
2590
2535
1997

71/(305) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5

c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0
8.Bd3 Qa5N
[ 8...f5 - 69/(285) ]
9.Bd2 f5 10.exf6 Rxf6 11.Qh5 Nf5
12.dxc5! Nd7 13.g4! g6 14.Qh3!
[ 14.Qg5?! Ne7 15.f4? Qxc5 16.Nf3 e5!
17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Qxf6 Nf3+ 19.Kd1
Bxg4-+ ]
14...Ne7 15.Nf3 Qxc5 16.Ng5 Nf8 17.f4
Nc6
[ 17...Bd7 18.Qe3! ]
18.Qg3 Bd7 19.Kd1! Re8 20.Re1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

235
C18
2630
2655
1997

Rxd4
26.Qxd4
Qb6+
27.Qxb6
axb6-+ )
22...fxg2
( 22...Qa5?
Timman,J
23.Bc3+- ;
22...Be6?
23.Bh3!+- )
Nikolic,Pr
23.Nxc7 Bxd1 ( 23...gxh1Q 24.Rxh1
Pula
Rxd4 25.Nxe8 Rxc4 26.Nd6+ Kd7
[Lutz,Ch]
27.Nxc4 ; 23...Kxc7 24.Bb6+ axb6
71/(305) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
25.Qxg4 gxh1Q 26.Rxh1 ) 24.Rxd1
c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Kf8
Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Nxd4 26.Nxe8 Nf3 ;
8.Bd2N
B2) 21...Bxd1 22.Rxd1 ]
[ 8.h4 - 69/285 ]
20.Qxc7+ Kxc7 21.Nxd4 Rge8+ 22.Kf2
8...Qc7 9.Bd3 b6 10.Nf3 Ba6 11.dxc5 Bg4! 23.h3?!
bxc5 12.Bxa6 Nxa6 13.c4 Qc6 14.cxd5
[ 23.Rhd1 Bxd1 24.Rxd1 Kb8 ]
exd5 15.0-0 h6 16.Rfe1 Qe6 17.Qa4 Kg8
[ 23.Bf3 Rxd4 24.Bxg4 Rd2+ ]
18.Rab1 Kh7 19.Qh4 Kg8 20.Rb7 Nf5
[ 23.Nf3!? Bxf3 24.Kxf3 Rd2 ]
21.Qf4 Nb8 22.Reb1 Nc6 23.c3 Kh7=
23...Rxd4 24.hxg4 Rd2+ 25.Kg1 Rxc2
26.Rh7+ Kd6 27.f7 Re3! 28.Bxb7
[ 28.Rh6 Ke7 29.Rxg6 Rxg3 ]
C18 28...Rxg3+?
[ 28...Rd2! 29.Rh6 Ke7 30.Rxg6 c2-+ ]
Rytshagov,M
2525
Djurhuus,R
2525 29.Kf1 Nf8 30.Rh6+ Ke7 31.Re1+ Re3
[ 31...Kxf7 32.Bd5+ Kg7 33.Ra6= ]
Asker
1997
32.Rxe3+ fxe3 33.Rc6 Kxf7 34.Ba6 Nd7
[Rytshagov,M]
35.Bd3 Rf2+ 36.Ke1 Ne5 37.Rxc3 Nxg4
71/306 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 38.Be2 Rf4 39.Bxg4 Rxg4 40.Rxe3
c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 Ne7 -
8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6
11.f4 dxc3 12.Qd3 Bd7 13.Be3
[ 13.Nxc3 - 71/(306) ]
C18
13...0-0-0 14.g3?! d4!N
Vescovi,G
2480
[ 14...Nf5 - 69/287 ]
De Toledo,J
2395
15.Bf2 Ng6! 16.Qc4?
Sao Paulo
1997
[ 16.Bg2 Ngxe5! 17.fxe5 Nxe5 18.Qd1 [Soppe,G; de Toledo,J]
Bc6 19.Nf4 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 Qc6 21.0-0
( 21.Kf1 d3 ) 21...Nf3+ 22.Kh1 Nh4 71/(306) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
( 22...Rh8 23.Bg1! ; 22...e5!? ) 23.Rg1 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 Ne7
Nf3 24.Rf1= ]
8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 cxd4 10.Ne2 Nbc6
16...f6! 17.exf6 e5 18.Bg2 exf4 19.Bxd4 11.f4 dxc3 12.Qd3 Bd7 13.Nxc3 a6
Nxd4!
14.Rb1 Rc8 15.Ne2 Na7!? 16.Be3!N
[ 16.Qb3 - 47/(378) ]
[ 19...Bg4 20.Bxc6!
A) 20...bxc6 21.Qa6+ Qb7= ( 21...Kb8? 16...Nb5
[ 16...Bb5!? 17.Qb3 Nac6 ]
22.Bxa7+!+- );
B) 20...Qxc6 21.Qxc6+ bxc6 22.f7 Rgf8 17.Ng3
[ 17.a4? Qa5+ ]
23.Bxc3 Rxf7 24.Nxf4 Nxf4 25.gxf4
17...Nc3
Rxf4 ]
[ 17...Qa5+? 18.Bd2 Qxa3 19.Qxa3 Nxa3
[ 19...Rge8 20.0-0-0
20.Rxb7 Nxc2+ 21.Kf2 ]
A) 20...Rxe2
21.Qxe2
Qa5
22.Kb1
Nxd4 ( 22...Qxa3 23.Qb5 ) 23.Rxd4 18.Bb6?
[ 18.Rb4! ]
Qxa3 24.Qc4+ Bc6 25.Rxd8+ Kxd8
[ 18.Rb3!? Ba4? 19.Rb4 ]
26.Rd1+ Kc7 27.Qf7+ Kb6 28.Qa2 ;
18...Qc6 19.Rb4 Ne4! 20.Nh5?!
B) 20...Bg4 21.Nxc3
[ 20.Rxe4! Qxb6 ( 20...dxe4? 21.Nxe4 )
B1) 21...f3?!
22.Nb5!
( 22.Bf1
f2
21.Rb4 Qa5 ]
23.Rd2 Re1+ 24.Kb2 Nxd4 25.Rxd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 22.Rxe4
Rxc2 ]
Adams,Mi
20...Rg6 21.Kd1 Nf5 22.Nf6+
Rxf6!
Timman,J
23.exf6 d4 24.Ke1 Qxc2!-+
Wijk aan Zee
[Timman,J]

236
C27
2670
2635
1998

C19 71/308 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4

[ 2.Nc3 - 71/(308) ]
2545
2430 2...Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 d6 5.Bg5 Be6
1997 6.Bb3 Nc6!? /\ 7.Nd5 Nd4 7.Na4N
[ 7.Qd2 ]
[ 7.Nd5 ]
71/307 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5
[ 7.Nf3 - C 50 ]
Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 b6 7...Bb4+ 8.c3 Ba5 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.Ne2 0-0
8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bd3 h6 10.0-0
[ 10...b5 11.b4 Nxb4? 12.cxb4 Bxb4+
[ 10.h4 - 59/333 ]
13.Nac3+- ]
10...c4 11.Be2 Ba4 /\ Kd7, Qg8-h7 ><c2 11.0-0 Qe8 /\ 12...b5 13.b4 ba4 14.ba5 Na5
12.g3N
12.b4 Bb6 13.Bd2 Nh5 14.b5 Ne7
[ 12.Nh4
Nf5!?
( 12...g5?!
13.Nf3 15.Nxb6 axb6 16.a4 Nf4= 17.Nxf4 exf4
/\ Ne1, f4+/=; 12...Ng6!? ) 13.Nxf5 exf5 18.f3 e5 19.c4 Ng6 20.Qe1
14.g4 Bd7 ]
[ 20.Qb3 ]
[ 12.Ne1!? /\ f4, g4, f5 ]
20...Qf7 21.a5 bxa5 22.Bxa5 Rfd8 23.Rf2
[ 12.g4!? ]
Nf8 24.Rfa2 Ne6 25.Bc3 Rab8 26.Ra7?
12...Kd7 13.Nh4 Qg8 14.f4 Qh7 15.f5
[ 26.Rd2 /\ d4 ]
/\ 15...ef 5 16.Nf5 Nf5 17.Rf5 Qf5 18.Bg4 Bc2 26...g5! 27.Qd1 Qg7 ><d4, g4 28.R7a2 h5
19.Qf3 Ke6 20.Ra2! h5 21.Bf5 Bf5 22.Rf2 29.h3 Kf7 30.Rd2 g4 31.fxg4 hxg4
Bg6 (22...g6 23.h3 /\ g4+-) 23.Qg2!? Nc6 24. 32.Qxg4 Qxg4 33.hxg4 Rg8 34.d4 exd4
Qh3 Ke7 25.Bg5+/- g5
35.Bxd4 Rxg4 36.b6?!
[ 15...Nbc6 16.Bg4 ( 16.g4 )]
[ 36.Kf1 ]
16.fxg6 fxg6 17.Bg4
36...c5 37.Bb2 f3 38.Rf1 Ng5 39.e5 dxe5
[ 17.Rf6!
40.Bxe5 Re8 41.Bh2 Kg6 /\ Re2! 42.Kh1
A) 17...g5
18.Bg4!
gxh4
19.Bxe6+ Ne4 43.Rc2 f2-+ /\ 44...Ng3 45.Bg3 Rh8 46.
Kd8 20.Rxh6
Bh2 Rfh4 44.g3 Rd8 45.Kg2 Rd3 46.Ra2
A1) 20...Qg7 21.Qg4! /\ 21...Qg4? 22. Rb3 47.Ra8 Rxb6 48.Kh3 Rg5 49.Rg8+
Rh8+- Rh7 ( 21...Qf8 22.Qxh4 Rxh6
[ 49.g4 Rb3+ 50.Kh4 Nf6 ]
23.Bxh6+- )
22.Qxh4!?
Bxc2 49...Kf6!
23.Bxd5+- ;
[ 49...Kf5 50.g4+ ]
A2) 20...Qxh6 21.Bxh6 Rxh6 22.Qg4
[ 49...Kf7 50.Rxg5 Nxg5+ 51.Kg2 Ne4
-> ;
52.Bg1! ]
B) 17...Nbc6 18.Bg4 Nd8 19.Ng2!? 50.Rf8+ Ke5 51.g4+ Kd4 52.Bf4 Rh6+
( 19.Be3?? g5 20.Bxe6+ Nxe6 21.Qg4 53.Kg2 Rxg4+ 54.Kf3 Rhh4! 55.Rd1+ Kxc4
Qg8-+ ;
19.Ra2!? )
19...g5
20.Ra2 56.Rc1+
( 20.Ne3!? h5
21.Be2
g4
22.Ra2
[ 56.Kxe4 Rg1 ]
/\ Ng2 ) 20...h5 21.Be2 ]
56...Kb3
17...Nf5 18.Ng2
0-1
[ 18.Nxf5 gxf5 19.Bh5 ]
18...Nc6
Aseev,K
Karpeshov,O
Sankt_Peterburg
[Aseev,K]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Forster,R
Richardson,J
London
[Lalic,B]

237
C26
2365
2360
1997

71/(308) 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 b6!?

4.Bg2
[ 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Nxe5? Qe7! ]
4...Bb7 5.Qe2?!N
[ 5.d3= ]
[ 5.Nge2 d5 6.d3?! d4 7.Nb1 c5 8.Nd2
Be7 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.h3 0-0 11.f4 Ne8
12.f5 Bg5 13.g4 Nd6 14.Nf3 Bxc1
15.Rxc1 c4 16.Ng3 Rc8 ]
5...Bb4 6.Nf3 0-0 7.d3 d5 8.exd5
[ 8.exd5 Nxd5 ]

Adams,Mi
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee
[Piket,Je]

C27
2670
2575
1998

71/309 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3

d6 5.Bg5 h6
[ 5...c6!? 6.Nf3 ( 6.Nge2? Bxf2+ ; 6.a3 ;
6.Qd2 ) 6...h6 ]
6.Bh4
[ 6.Be3 - 41/357 ]
6...c6 7.Nge2
[ 7.a3!? ]
7...Nbd7!?N
[ 7...Be6 ]
[ 7...b5 8.Bb3 a5 9.a3 g5 10.Bg3 Qb6! ]
8.a3 a6?!
[ 8...Bb6!? ]
[ 8...a5! ]
9.Ba2 b5
[ 9...g5 10.Bg3 Ba7 11.Qd2 Qe7 ]
10.d4 Bb6 11.f3! Bb7
[ 11...0-0 ]
[ 11...Qe7!? ]
12.0-0
[ 12.Qd2!? Qe7 13.0-0-0 ]
12...Qe7 13.Kh1 0-0-0
[ 13...0-0 14.f4! ]
14.b4! g6
[ 14...g5 15.Bf2 Nh5 16.a4 ]
[ 14...Rhe8!? ]
15.a4 exd4 16.Nxd4 Rhe8

[ 16...d5 17.axb5 axb5

A) 18.Ndxb5!? d4 ( 18...cxb5 19.Nxd5
Bxd5
20.Bxd5 )
19.Nxd4
Qxb4
20.Nce2 ;
B) 18.exd5 Qxb4 19.dxc6 ( 19.Nce2 )
19...Bxd4 20.cxb7+
B1) 20...Kc7? 21.Qxd4+- ;
B2) 20...Kxb7
21.Bd5+
( 21.Nd5!? )
21...Nxd5
22.Nxd5
Qc5
23.c3
( 23.Bxd8 Bxa1 24.Be7+- ) 23...Qxd5
24.Bxd8+- ;
B3) 20...Kb8 21.Nxb5 Bxa1 22.Qxa1
Qxh4
( 22...Qxb5
23.Bg3+
Kxb7
24.Rb1+- ) 23.Bd5!+- ]
17.axb5 axb5 18.Qd2 d5!? 19.Ncxb5
[ 19.Ndxb5
Qxb4
( 19...d4!?
20.Nxd4
Qxb4 21.Nde2 g5 22.Bg3 Ne5 23.Qe1 ;
19...cxb5
20.Nxd5
Bxd5
21.Bxd5 )
20.Rfb1
/\ 20...Qc5? 21.Na4 Qe3 22.Nb6
Qe7 21.Bg3! cxb5 22.Nxd5! ( 22.Bxd5
Nxd5
23.Nxd5
Qc5
24.c4!?
bxc4
25.Nxb6+ Nxb6 26.Qf4 Nd7 27.Rb5 Qc6
28.Rab1 )
22...Nxd5
23.Bxd5
Ne5
24.Rxb5 ]
19...cxb5 20.Nxb5
[ 20.Qc3+ Bc7 ( 20...Kb8 21.Nc6+ Bxc6
22.Qxc6+- ) 21.e5!?
Nxe5
( 21...Qxe5
22.Bg3 ) 22.Nxb5 g5 23.Bf2 ]
20...d4?
[ 20...g5 21.Bg3 ( 21.Bf2 Bxf2 22.Qc3+
Bc5 ) 21...Ne5 22.Qc3+ Kb8 23.Rfd1!?
( 23.exd5 Nxd5 )]
21.Bxf7! g5 22.Bg3 Ne5 23.Bxe8 Qxe8
24.Na3?
[ 24.c4! Nxc4 25.Na7+!? ( 25.Rfc1 Qxb5
26.Rxc4+ Qxc4 27.Rc1 Qxc1+ 28.Qxc1+
Kd7 29.Qc4 Ke7 30.Qb5 d3 ) 25...Bxa7
( 25...Kd7 26.Qd3 Qe6 27.Rfc1 ) 26.Rfc1
Qe6
/\ 27.Rc4 Qc4 28. Rc1 Qc1 29.Qc1
Kd7 30.Qc7 Ke8 31.Qb7 d3 32.Be1 d2 33.
Bd2 Rd2 34.g3 27.Qd3! ]
24...Bc7! 25.b5
[ 25.b5 Nh5
A) 26.b6
Nxg3+
27.hxg3
Bxb6
( 27...Qh5+ 28.Kg1 Nc4 29.bxc7! Nxd2
30.cxd8Q+ Kxd8 31.Rf2 )
A1) 28.Rfb1
Qh5+
29.Kg1
Qg6!
( 29...Rd6?! 30.Rxb6 Rxb6 31.Qxd4
Re6 32.Nb5 );
A2) 28.Qb4
Qh5+
29.Kg1
Qg6
30.Rfb1 Rd6 31.Nc4 Nxc4 32.Qxc4+
Kb8 ( 32...Rc6? 33.Rxb6! ) 33.Rb3

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238

( 33.Rxb6!? Rxb6 34.Qxd4 ) 33...d3+

19.Bxb2 Bxe2 20.Rf2 ) 19.Rxa2 f5 ]
34.Rxb6 Rxb6 35.cxd3 ;
17.dxe5 Bxe2 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Rf2 Bxf3
B) 26.Be1
20.Rxf3
B1) 26...g4?! 27.b6 Bxb6 ( 27...gxf3?
[ 20.e5!?
28.bxc7 fxg2+ 29.Qxg2 ) 28.f4 Nc6
A) 20...Re8 21.Rxf3 Bxe5 ( 21...Rxe5
29.Nc4 Bc7 30.e5 ;
22.Qh4 ) 22.Bxf4 Nd7 23.Qh4 ;
B2) 26...Qe6! ;
B) 20...Bxg2+
21.Rxg2
( 21.Kxg2!? )
C) 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.g3 ( 27.g4 Nf4
21...Bxe5!
22.Qxe5
Qf1+
23.Rg1
28.b6 ) 27...g4 28.b6 ]
Qf3+= ]
-
20...Be5
21.Bxf4
Nd7=
22.Ba2
Bxf4
23.Rxf4 Ne5 24.Rf5 Rae8 25.Qg3 Qd3!
26.Qf4 Ng6 27.Qf2 Re7 28.Rf1 Ne5
C33 29.Qc5 Rfe8 30.Qd4 Rf8
[ 30...Rd8? 31.Qxd3 Rxd3 32.Rxe5!! Rxe5
Adams,Mi
2680
33.Rxf7+- ]
Sokolov,I
2635
Koge
1997 31.Qc5
[ 31.h3? Qxd4 ( 31...g6?? 32.Rxf7 Rfxf7
[Sokolov,I]
33.Rxf7 Rxf7 34.Qxe5 ) 32.cxd4 Nd3 ]
71/310 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Ne7 4.Nc3 31...Rfe8 32.Qd4
Ng6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d4 c6 -
8.Bb3!?N
[ 8.Ne5
A) 8...d6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bxf4 Nd7
C34
11.Kh1 Nb6
Renet,O
2520
A1) 12.Bb3
d5
13.exd5
( 13.Qf3
Sokolov,I
2635
Be6 ) 13...Nxd5 14.Bd2 Be6 /\ Nc7= ;
Belgique
1997
A2) 12.Bd3 ;
[Sokolov,I]
B) 8...Nxe5 9.dxe5 d6
B1) 10.exd6?! Bxd6 11.Bxf4 Bxf4
71/311 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Ne7 4.d4
B1a) 12.Qxd8?! Be3+ 13.Kh1 Rxd8 d5 5.Nc3 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nd5 7.Bd3!N
14.Rxf7 Kh8 15.e5 ( 15.Raf1 Nd7
[ 7.Bc4 - 64/284 ]
16.e5 b5 17.Bb3 Ba6 18.e6 b4-+ ) 7...Be7 8.c4 Ne3 9.Qe2 Bb4+?
15...b5 16.Bb3 ( 16.e6 bxc4 17.e7
[ 9...0-0 10.Bxe3 fxe3 11.Qxe3 ]
Rg8 18.Rf8 Bd7 19.Rd1 Bc5-+ ) 10.Kf2 0-0 11.Bxe3 fxe3+ 12.Qxe3 Be7
16...Bg4 17.e6 Na6 18.Raf1 Re8
[ 12...Nd7 13.c5 ]
19.Ne4
( 19.e7
Bc5-+ ) 19...Bc5 13.Rae1 Bf5 14.h4
[ 14.Qf4! Bg6 15.h4
/\ 20...Be7, 20...h6 20.Nxc5
Nxc5
21.e7 Nd7-+ ;
A) 15...Bd6 16.Nxd6 Bxd3 ( 16...Qxd6
17.Qxd6 cxd6 18.Bxg6 ) 17.Nxb7 Qc8
B1b) 12.Rxf4
Qxd1+
13.Rxd1
Nd7 ;
18.Na5 ;
B) 15...Bb4 16.Re3 Nd7 17.c5 ]
B2) 10.Bxf4 dxe5 11.Qxd8 ( 11.Bxe5
Qxd1 /\ Nd7 ) 11...Rxd8 12.Bxe5 Be6 14...Bb4!
[ 14...Nd7? 15.Qf4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4+- ]
13.Bxe6 fxe6= 14.Rad1 Nd7 15.Bc7
Bc5+ 16.Kh1 Rf8 ]
15.Re2 Nd7 16.a3
[ 16.c5 c6 17.a3 ( 17.Nd6? Bxd3 18.Qxd3
8...a5!
[ 8...d6 9.Ne2 |^ ]
Nxc5 ) 17...Bxe4
( 17...Ba5
18.Nd6 )
18.Bxe4 Ba5 ]
9.a4 d6 10.Ne2 Be6 11.c3 Qb6 12.Bc2
Bc4 13.Bd3 Bb3 14.Qe1?!
16...Bxe4! 17.Bxe4
[ 17.axb4= ]
[ 14.Qd2! Ne5 15.Nxf4 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 ]
14...Ne5 15.Bb1 Bc4 16.Kh1 Qa6?!
17...Bd6
[ 17...Nf6? 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Qd3+ ]
[ 16...Nd3 17.Qd2 Qa6! 18.Ba2 ( 18.b3?
Nxc1 19.bxc4 Nb3 ) 18...Bxa2 ( 18...Nxb2 18.Bxb7 Nf6 19.Qc3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 19.Qd3 ]
19...Rb8 |^ 20.Bc6 Ng4+ 21.Ke1?
[ 21.Kg1 ]
21...Qf6 22.Ba4 c5! 23.Rf1
[ 23.d5 Qxc3+ 24.bxc3 Rb1+ 25.Bd1
Bg3+
26.Kd2
Nf2
27.Rf1
( 27.Kc2
Rfb8-+ ) 27...Bf4+ 28.Kc2 Rc1+-+ ]
23...Bg3+ 24.Kd1 cxd4
[ 24...cxd4 25.Qd3 Ne3+-+ ]
0-1

239
[ 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nd3 Na6= ]
11...Re8 12.f3 Nd6 13.c5 Bxd3 14.Qxd3
Nb5 15.a4 Nc7 16.c3 dxc3 17.Qxc3 a5
18.Nh5 f6 19.Bh6!? Nd5 20.Qc4 g6
21.Ng3 Nd7 22.Rfe1 f5

Ivanchuk,V
Akopian,V
Luzern
[Ivanchuk,V; Sulipa,A]

C43
2725
2660
1997

C42
2660 71/313 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5
2660 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.exd6 Nxd6 7.Nc3 Nc6
1997 8.Qf4 g6
[ 8...Nf5 - 71/(313) ]
9.Be3
71/312 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3
[ 9.Bd2 - 60/(302) ]
[ 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nxc3 5.dxc3 f6 9...Bg7 10.0-0-0 0-0 11.h4 h6 12.Bc5!N
6.Nh4 g6 7.f4 Qe7 8.f5 c6 9.fxg6 d5
[ 12.Nb5 ]
10.Qh5 Kd8 11.0-0 Qg7 12.Rxf6 hxg6
[ 12.Bc4 ]
13.Qxe5 Bc5+ 14.Kh1 Nd7 15.Rf8+ Qxf8 12...Be6
16.Bg5+ Be7 17.Bxe7+ - 57/(302) Ke8
[ 12...Re8!? ]
18.Qg3! ( 18.Qd4 ) 18...Qxe7 ( 18...Qg7 13.Bb5 a6
19.Re1 Kf7 20.Bd3+- ) 19.Re1 Qxe1+
[ 13...Ne7 14.Bd4 f6 15.Bc5 a6 16.Be2 ]
20.Qxe1+ Kf7 21.Bd3 Rh6 ( 21...Nf8 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.Bd4!
22.Qf2+
Kg7
23.Qd4++- ) 22.Qe3!+[ 15.Bxd6 cxd6 16.Rxd6 Qb6 17.Nd4
Boto,Z ]
Rab8 ]
3...Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Nd3 Bxc3 6.dxc3 15...f6
Nxe4 7.Be2 d5 8.0-0 c6 9.Nf4 Re8
[ 15...Rb8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nd4 Bd7
[ 9...Bf5 - 71/(312) ]
18.Rhe1 ]
10.c4 d4 11.Bd3!?
16.Bc5 Rf7
[ 11.Bf3 - 67/(392) ]
[ 16...Re8 17.Rhe1 Rb8 18.Bxd6 cxd6
11...Na6 12.c3N
19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Qxd6 ]
[ 12.f3 ]
17.Rhe1
12...Bf5 13.g4 Bg6 14.f3 Ng5 15.Bxg6
[ 17.Nd4!? Bd7 18.Qg3 g5 19.Bxd6 cxd6
hxg6 16.cxd4 b5
20.Qxd6 ]
[ 16...Qf6!? /\ Rad8 ]
17...Bd7 18.Nd4 Qc8 19.Qg3!
17.cxb5 cxb5 18.d5 Rc8
[ 19.Bxd6 cxd6 20.h5 g5 21.Qxd6 Rb8
( 21...c5 22.Ne6 ) 22.Ne4 Qb7 23.Nb3 ]
19...Nb7 20.Na4! g5
[ 20...Kh7 21.h5 g5 22.f4 Bg4 23.Rd2
C42
Bxh5 24.Qd3+ f5 25.Rh1 ]
Adams,Mi
2660
Rozentalis,E
2650 21.Qb3 Na5 22.Qd3 Nb7 23.Re2
[ 23.Qg6!? Rb8 24.b3 Nd6 25.hxg5
Aarhus
1997
( 25.f3 Nf5 26.hxg5 fxg5 27.Nxf5 Bxf5
[RR]
28.Qxc6 ) 25...fxg5 26.Ne6 Nf5 27.Nxg7
71/(312) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
Rxg7 28.Qf6 ]
4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Nd3 Bxc3 6.dxc3 Nxe4 23...Rb8 24.Rde1 Nd6 25.Qg6 Qd8 26.g4
7.Be2 d5 8.0-0 c6 9.Nf4 Bf5 10.c4 d4 f5?
11.Bd3!?N
[ 26...gxh4
Svidler,P
Akopian,V
Luzern
[RR]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

240

15.gxh3 hxg5 R 9/q 16.Rg1! Rxh3

[ 16...Rh5 17.h4! ]
17.Rxg5 Kf8
[ 17...g6 18.e6 Rxh2 19.Rf4! ]
18.Reg4 Re8!
[ 18...g6 19.e6! ]
[ 18...Rh7!? ]
19.Rxg7 Rxe5 20.Rg8+ Ke7 21.Rc4 c5?!
[ 21...Kd7 22.Rf4 Re7= ]
22.Rb8 Rf3 23.Rxb7+ Kd6?
[ 23...Kf6 24.Ra4 Rxf2 25.Raxa7 Kg6 ]
24.Ra4 Rxf2?
[ 24...Re2
25.Kb2!
( 25.Ra6+?
Kd5
26.Rd7+ Kc4 27.Ra4+ Kb5 28.Rdxa7
Rxc3= )
25...Rfxf2
26.Kb3!
Rxc2
27.Ra6+ Kd5 28.Rd7+ Ke5 29.Re7+ Kd5
30.c4++- ]
25.Ra6+ Kd5 26.Rd7+ Ke4
[ 26...Kc4 27.Ra4+! Kb5 28.Rdxa7 Re1+
29.Kb2 Kc6 30.c4 Kd6 31.R4a6+ Ke5
C43
32.Re7++- ]
Tiviakov,S
2590
Ye,Rongguang
2500 27.Ra4+ Ke3 28.Rd3+ Ke2 29.Rd2+ Kf1
Groningen
1997 30.Rxf2+ Kxf2 31.Rf4+ Ke3 32.Rxf7+- a5
33.Ra7?
[ 33.Rh7 Ke4 34.Rh4+ Kd5 35.c4+ Kc6
71/(313) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5
36.Kb2+- ]
Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.exd6 Nxd6 7.Nc3 Nc6
[ 33.Rd7 Rh5 34.Rd3+ Ke4 35.h3+- ]
8.Qf4 Nf5 9.Bc4!?N
33...Ke4
34.Rxa5
Kd5 35.Ra4
Re3
[ 9.Bb5 - 50/335 ]
9...Bd6 10.Qe4+ Be7 11.Bd5 0-0 12.Bd2 36.Rh4 Rxc3 R 6/i 37.Kb2 Rf3 38.Rh8 Rf7
Bf6 13.0-0-0 Ncd4 14.g4 Re8 15.Qf4 Nxf3 39.a4?
[ 39.h4 ]
16.Qxf3 Nd4 17.Qg2 c5 18.Be3 Qb6
39...Rf4 40.a5 Rb4+ 41.Kc1 Ra4 42.Rh5+
19.Ne4 Be7 20.c3 Be6 21.Bxe6 Nxe6
Kc6 43.a6 Kb6 44.Rh6+ Ka7 45.Kb2
Rf4??
[ 45...Rb4+ 46.Kc3 Rf4= ]
C43
Shirov,A
2710 46.Kb3??
[ 46.c3! Rg4 47.Kb3 Rf4 48.h4 Rg4
Timman,J
2635
49.h5 Rh4 50.c4+- ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
46...Rb4+ 47.Kc3 Rf4 48.h4 Rg4 49.h5
[Shirov,A]
Rh4 50.Kb2 Rh3??
71/314 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4
[ 50...Rb4+
4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nxe5
A) 51.Ka3 Rc4 52.Rc6 ( 52.c3 Rxc3+
[ RR5.d5 - 71/(314) ]
53.Ka4 c4 54.Kb5 Rc1 55.Rh7+ Ka8
5...Nxe5 6.Bxe4 d5 7.dxe5 dxe4 8.Qxd8+
56.h6 c3 57.Kc4 c2 58.Kc3 Ra1
Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bb4!N
59.Kxc2 Rxa6= ) 52...Rxc2 53.Ka4 c4
[ 9...Bf5 - 69/295 ]
54.h6 Rh2 55.Kb4 Rh4 56.Rg6 Kb8= ;
10.Bg5+
B) 51.Kc1 Rh4!!
[ 10.Bd2 - 71/(314) ]
B1) 52.c3 Rh2! 53.Kb1 c4 54.Kc1
10...Ke8
11.0-0-0
Bg4
12.Rd4
Bxc3
Rh1+!
55.Kc2
( 55.Kb2
Rh3= )
13.bxc3 h6! 14.Rxe4 Bh3!
55...Rh2+ 56.Kd1 Rh3 57.Kd2 Rd3+
[ 14...Bf5 15.Rh4 ]
58.Kc2 Rd5 ( 58...Rh3? 59.Kb2+- )
[ 14...Be6 15.Be3 ]
59.Kb2 Ra5= ;
A) 27.Nf3 h3 28.b3 Qc8 ;
B) 27.f4
f5
28.gxf5
( 28.g5
hxg5
29.fxg5 Ne4 ) 28...Nxf5 29.Nxc6 Rf6
30.Qxg7+ Nxg7 31.Nxd8 Bxa4 ;
C) 27.Nf5 Bxf5 28.gxf5 Qd7 29.Re6 ]
27.gxf5 Nxf5 28.Nxc6 Bxc6 29.Qxc6 Qd7
30.Qxd7 Rxd7 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.Re6
[ 32.c3 Kf7 33.Ba3+- ]
32...a5 33.Ra6 Rd5 34.Rxa5 Nd4 35.Ra6
[ 35.Nc3 Rf5 36.Ba7 Ra8 37.Rxf5 Nxf5
38.Bc5 Bxc3 39.bxc3 Rxa2 40.Re5+- ]
35...Nf3 36.Re7 Rbd8
[ 36...Bxb2+ 37.Nxb2 Rxc5 38.Rg6+ Kf8
39.Rgg7+- ]
37.c3 Rd1+ 38.Kc2 R1d2+ 39.Kb3 Rb8+
40.Ka3 Ne5 41.b3
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
B2) 52.Kd2 Rd4+ 53.Ke3 Rc4 54.Rc6
Rxc2 55.h6
B2a) 55...Rh2? 56.Kf4 c4 57.Kg5
Rg2+ 58.Kf6 Rh2 59.Kg7 Rg2+
60.Kh8
B2a1) 60...Rg4
61.Kh7!
Kb8
( 61...Rh4 62.Kg6 Rg4+ 63.Kh5+- )
62.Rg6 Rd4 63.Kg8 Rd8+ 64.Kf7
c3 65.h7 Rd7+ 66.Kg8 c2 67.Rc6
Rd8+ 68.Kg7 Rd7+ 69.Kg6+- ;
B2a2) 60...Rc2 61.h7 c3 62.Rc8!!
Kxa6 63.Kg7 Rg2+ 64.Kf6 Rh2
65.h8Q
Rxh8
66.Rxh8
Kb5
67.Rc8 Kb4 68.Ke5 Kb3 69.Kd4
c2 70.Kd3+- ;
B2b) 55...Rc4! 56.Kf3 Rh4 57.Kg3
Rh1 58.Kf4 c4 59.Kg5 Rg1+ 60.Kf6
Rf1+ 61.Kg7 Rg1+ 62.Kh8 Rc1!
( 62...Rg4? 63.Kh7!+- ) 63.h7 c3
64.Rc8 ( 64.Rg6 Rd1= ) 64...c2!= ]
51.c4 Rh2+ 52.Ka3
1-0

241
11.Bg5+ Kd7 12.0-0-0+ Kc6 13.Nxe4 Rxe5
14.f3 Bf5 15.Bf4 Ree8 ^^

Svidler,P
Jussupow,A
Kazan
[Svidler,P]

C43
2660
2640
1997

71/315 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4

4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0
Be7
[ 7...Qh4 - 71/(315) ]
8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.c5 0-0 11.Bf4 c6
12.h3!?N Re8 13.Re1 Nd7!?
[ 13...Qd7 14.Qc2 ( 14.b4?! - 67/(393);
14.g4!? ) 14...g6 15.b4 ]
14.Qd2
[ 14.b4 Bg5! ( 14...Bf6 15.Bc2 a5 16.b5
Nxc5? 17.dxc5 Bxc3 18.Qd3 ) 15.Bg3
Qf6 /\ Bf5= ]
14...Bf6 15.Bc2 Nf8 16.Re2
[ 16.b4?! Ng6 17.Bd6 /\ 17...Qd7 18.Qd3!+/
- Nh4! ]
C43
Nijboer,F
2605 16...b6!
[ 16...Ng6 17.Bd6 Qd7 18.Rae1 Red8
Kroeze,F
2380
19.b4 Bf5 20.Ba4 ]
Leeuwarden
1997
[ 16...Bd7
17.Rxe8
Qxe8
18.Re1
71/(314) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4
( 18.Be3!?
Ne6
19.f4!? ) 18...Ne6
4.Bd3 Nc6 5.d5 Nc5 6.dxc6 e4 7.cxb7
19.Be5 ]
Bxb7 8.Be2 exf3 9.Bxf3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Bd6 17.Rae1
11.Be3 0-0 12.Nd2 Qh4!?N
[ 17.b4 a5 18.Na4 Nd7= ]
[ 12...Ne6 - 68/(276) ]
17...bxc5 18.dxc5 Bd7
13.Bxc5 Bxc5 14.0-0 Bd6 15.g3 Qd4
[ 18...Qa5?? 19.Nxd5+- ]
16.Qd3 Qxb2
19.Rxe8 Bxe8 20.b4 Ne6 21.Bd6 g6!
[ 16...Qxb2 17.Nc4 /\ Nd6~/= ]
/\ Bg7, Qf6
[ 21...a5? 22.b5 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 cxb5
24.Qd3 ]
C43 22.f4 Bd7?!
[ 22...a5! 23.f5! ( 23.b5 Bd4+ 24.Kh1
Camacho,G
2300
Bxc5 )
Otero,E
2405
A) 23...Nd4 24.b5 Nxc2 25.Qxc2 Bd4+
Cuba
1997
( 25...d4 26.Ne4 cxb5 27.Nxf6+ Qxf6
[Pascual Perez,N]
28.Qe4 ) 26.Kh1 Qf6 27.Ne2! ;
71/(314) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4
B) 23...axb4 24.Nxd5 cxd5 25.fxe6
4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Bxe4 d5 7.dxe5
Rxa2 ( 25...Bc3 26.Qh6 Bg7 27.Qf4 )
dxe4 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bb4!N
26.e7 Qa8 27.Qd3 ;
[ 9...Bf5 - 69/295 ]
C) 23...gxf5 24.Bxf5 ( 24.Ne2!? axb4
10.Bd2 Re8!
25.Bxf5 )
24...Bg7!
( 24...axb4?
[ 10...Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Bf5 12.0-0-0+ Ke7= ]
25.Qh6+- ;
24...Bd4+
25.Kh1
Qf6
26.Ne2! Bf2 27.Rf1 Qxf5 28.Ng3 Qg5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
29.Qxf2 axb4 30.Nf5 ) 25.Bxe6 fxe6
26.Rxe6 Qh4 27.Ne2 ]
23.Ne2! Bg7 24.f5 gxf5 25.Bxf5 Qh4?
[ 25...Nxc5! 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7 27.Bxc5 Qh4
28.Nd4 ><a7 ]
26.Rf1 Re8 27.Kh1! /\ Ng3, Bg4, Nf5 Bc8
28.b5! Bb7
[ 28...cxb5 29.Qxd5 Qc4 30.Bxh7+!+- ]
29.Bxe6! Rxe6 30.Nf4
[ 30.Qa5 Rxe2 31.Qc7 Qe4! ( 31...Bf6
32.Qb8+ Kg7 33.Qf8++- ) 32.Qb8+ Qe8
33.Qxb7 Re1= ]
30...Re8 31.Qa5 Qd8 32.Qxa7 Qd7
[ 32...Qa8 33.Qxa8 Rxa8 34.b6 Rxa2
35.Kh2!+- ]
33.bxc6 Qxc6 34.Rb1 Ba8?
[ 34...Bc8 35.Rb6? Re1+ 36.Kh2 Qe8 ]
35.Rb6 Qc8 36.Rb8 Qc6 37.Nxd5!+- Kh8
38.Qc7 Qa4 39.Rxe8+ Qxe8 40.Ne7 Be4
41.c6 h6 42.Qb8
1-0

242

[ 13.Re1 Rfe8 14.Qc2 ( 14.b5 - 70/(296))

14...g6 15.b5! |^<< /\ a4-a5 ]
13...g6 14.Rfe1 Nh5
[ 14...Rfe8 - 13.Re1 ]
15.Be5 f6
[ 15...Ng7!? /\ Bf5 ]
16.Bg3 Nxg3
[ 16...Ng7!? /\ 17...Bf5, 17...Nf5 ]
17.hxg3 |^<<, ><Be6 Bf7
[ 17...Rfe8 18.b5 |^<< ]
[ 17...f5!? /\ Bf6 18.b5 Bf6 19.Qa4 ]
18.b5 Rfe8?
[ 18...Bd8 19.Qa4 << /\ Rab1, bc6, Ba6 ]
19.a4 Bd8 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8
[ 20...Bxe8 21.a5 a6 22.bxa6 ( 22.b6 )
22...bxa6
23.Qd2
/\ Na4-b6, /\ Na4,
Rb1-b6 ]
21.a5 /\ a6 a6 22.bxa6
[ 22.b6!? /\ Na2-b4 ]
22...bxa6 23.Qd2!
[ 23.Na4? Bxa5 24.Nb6 Rb8 ( 24...Bxb6
25.cxb6 ) 25.Rxa5??
Qe1+
26.Kh2
Qxa5 ]
C43 23...f5 24.Na4 Bf6 25.Re1 Qd8 26.Nb6?
[ 26.Bf1 /\ Rb1-b6 ><a6, c6 ]
Tiviakov,S
2590
Rozentalis,E
2645 26...Ra7 27.Bf1
[ 27.Qf4 Kg7!? ( 27...Qc7 28.Qe3 )]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
27...Kg7
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5
[ 27...h5!? /\ Kh7, Qh8 ]
5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Qh4 8.c4 28.Rb1 h5 29.Qc3
0-0-0 9.c5 g5 10.f3 Nf6 11.Be3 Bg7
[ 29.Na4!? /\ Rb6 Re7 /\ Re4 ><d4 ]
12.g3 Qh5 13.Nc3 Rhe8 14.Re1 g4 15.f4 29...Qh8 /\ Kh7 ><d4
Ne4!?N
[ 29...Kh7!? /\ Qh8 ]
[ 15...Ng8?! - 61/(305) ]
30.Rb4 Kh7
16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Be2 Qg6 18.Qb3 Bc6
[ 30...h4!? 31.gxh4 Bxh4 ]
19.Bc4 Qf5 20.Red1 Bd5 21.c6!? bxc6 31.Qd2
22.Rac1 Re6 23.Qa3 Bxc4 24.Rxc4 Qb5
[ 31.Na4!? ]
25.Rdc1
31...Qe8?
[ 31...Qd8 ><a5 ]
32.Na4! Qd8
[ 32...Re7!? /\ Re1 33.Nc3 ( 33.Bxa6 Ra7
C43
34.Rb6 Qa8 ><a5 ; 33.Rb6 Re4 ><d4 )
Tiviakov,S
2640
33...Re1
( 33...Qh8
34.Ne2
/\ Rb6 )
Miles,A
2595
34.Rb6 ]
Linares
1998
33.Rb6 Qh8
[Tiviakov,S]
[ 33...Re7!? /\ Re4 34.Nc3 ]
71/316 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 34.Rxa6 Re7
4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0
[ 34...Rxa6 35.Bxa6 Bxd4 36.Bf1+- o^a ]
Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.c5 0-0 11.Bf4
[ 34...Rc7 35.Qf4!?+- ]
c6 12.b4 Qd7
35.Rxc6 Bxd4
[ 12...Bg4!? /\ Bh5-g6 ]
[ 35...Be8 36.Rc8+- ]
13.Qc2N
36.Nb6?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

243

[ 36.a6 Qe8 ( 36...Be8 37.Rc8 Qe5

38.Nb6+- ) 37.Bb5 Re1+ 38.Kh2+- Qe4
39.Bd3 ]
36...Bc3 37.Qg5 Qe5?
[ 37...Re1
38.Nxd5
( 38.a6?
Qe8
/\ 39...Rf1 40.Kf1 Qe1#; 38.Rc7!? Qe8
39.Nxd5 Rxf1+ 40.Kh2 -> ) 38...Bxa5
( 38...Qe8 39.Nf6+ Bxf6 40.Qxf6 Bc4
41.Rc7+ Kh6 42.f4! Rxf1+ 43.Kh2+- )
39.Ne3 ( 39.Nf6+ Kg7 /\ 40...Bc4, 40...
Qh6 )]
38.Nxd5!+- Rb7
[ 38...Bxd5 39.Qxg6+ Kh8 40.Rc8+ ]
[ 38...Qxd5 39.Qxe7 ]
39.Nxc3 Qxc3 40.Qf6!? Qxa5 41.Rc8 Bg8
42.Bc4
[ 42.Bc4 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Rb1 44.Rc7+ Kh6
45.Qg7+ Kg5 46.f4+ Kg4 47.Qxg6# ]
1-0

Polgar,Ju
Van der Sterren,P
Wijk aan Zee
[Polgar,Ju]

C43
2670
2550
1998

71/317 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4

4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0
Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.c5 0-0 11.Bf4
c6 12.b4 Qd7 13.Qc2
[ 13.b5 Bf5 14.bxc6 bxc6 15.Qc2 Bxd3
16.Qxd3 Rfe8= ]
13...g6
[ 13...Bd8!? ]
14.b5!?N Rfe8?!
[ 14...Nh5 15.Bh6 Ng7 ]
15.a4 Nh5 16.Be3 Bd8?
[ 16...f5!? ]
[ 16...Ng7!? /\ 17...Bf5, 17...Nf5 Tiviakov,S ]
17.a5 a6 18.bxa6 bxa6 19.Na4! Bxa5
[ 19...Qe7 20.Nb6 Ra7 21.Rfe1 ]
20.Nb6
[ 20.Bd2 Bxd2 21.Nb6 Qe7 22.Nxa8 Bh6
23.Rxa6 Nf4 ]
20...Bxb6 21.cxb6 Bf5
[ 21...a5 22.Bd2 ]
22.Bxf5 Qxf5
[ 22...gxf5 23.Qd1 Nf6 24.Bf4 /\ Ra3-g3 ]
23.Rfc1!
[ 23.Qxc6 Nf4 24.b7 Rab8 25.Bxf4 Qxf4
26.Qxd5 Red8 ]

23...Qxc2
[ 23...Re6 24.Qb1! /\ b7 Nf4 25.Qxf5 Ne2+
26.Kf1 gxf5 27.Kxe2 f4 28.b7 Rb8
29.Rxa6 Rxb7 30.Rcxc6 fxe3 31.Rxe6
fxe6 32.Kxe3 ]
24.Rxc2 a5 25.Rxc6 Reb8 26.Bh6
[ 26.g4!? Ng7 27.Bf4 Rb7 28.Be5 /\ Ra5
Ne8 29.g5 ]
26...Ng7
[ 26...f5 27.h3 /\ g4 f4 28.Rb1 Ra6
29.Bg5! a4 30.Be7 a3 31.Bxa3 Rxa3
32.b7+- ]
27.Rac1+- Ne8
[ 27...Ne6 28.b7 ]
[ 27...f5
28.Rc7
Ne8
29.b7
Ra7
30.Rg7+! ]
28.Bf4 Rb7 29.Rc8 Rxc8 30.Rxc8 Kf8
31.Bd6+ Kg7 32.Rxe8 Rxb6 33.Bf8+ Kf6
34.g3
1-0

Shirov,A
Anand,V
Groningen (m/2)
[Shirov,A]

C43
2700
2765
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5

5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Bd6 8.Nc3
Nxc3 9.bxc3 0-0 10.Qh5 f5 11.Rb1 b6
12.Re1
[ 12.Qf3!?N - 71/(318) ]
12...Qf6
[ 12...c6 - 29/(251) ]
13.Qf3 c6!N
[ 13...Kh8 14.Bf4 ]
14.Bf4 b5! 15.Qg3
[ 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Re5 Rae8 17.Rbe1
Rxe5 18.Rxe5?! Qa3 ]
[ 15.h4!? ]
15...Bxf4 16.Qxf4 Rf7 17.Kf1!
[ 17.h4 Re7= ]
17...Raf8!
[ 17...Re7 18.Rxe7 Qxe7 19.Re1 ]
18.Re2 Qd8! 19.Rbe1 Qb8 20.Qh4 Qd8!
[ 20...Qd6 21.Re7 ]
21.Qf4 Qb8 22.Re5 Qd6 23.Qc1! a6?!
[ 23...f4! ]
24.f4! g6 25.R1e3 Kg7 26.h4!?
[ 26.Kg1 ]
26...h5!? 27.Kg1 Rh8 28.Be2 Rhf8 29.Bf3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

244

Qf6 30.Qe1 Qd6 31.Kh2 Kh7 32.Qg3?!

[ 32.Kh3 Kh6 33.g3 Kh7 34.a4 Kh6
( 34...bxa4 35.c4 dxc4 36.Qc3 ) 35.axb5
axb5 36.Qa1 Rf6 37.Qa6 Be6 38.Re1
Bd7 39.Kg2 Be6 40.Kf2 Bd7 41.Qa7 Kg7
42.Ra1 ( 42.Qc5? Qxc5 43.dxc5 Ra8 )
42...Re6 43.Ke3 Rfe8 44.Kd3 R6e7
45.Qb6 Re6 46.Ra7 Kf8 47.Kd2 Ke7
48.Kc1 Kf6 49.Kb2 Rb8 50.Qa5 b4
51.Kb3 bxc3+ 52.Kxc3 ]
32...Qf6 33.Kh3 Kh6 34.Be2 Kh7 35.Bf3
Kh6 36.Be2?
[ 36.Qe1 ]
36...Kh7 37.Kh2 Kh6 38.Kg1 Kh7 39.Bd3
Kg7 40.Kf2 Ra8 41.Qg5 Rc8 42.Re1 Rb8
43.a4 Rc8 44.a5?!
[ 44.axb5 axb5 45.Qxf6+ ( 45.Ra1 Qd6 )
45...Kxf6 46.Ra1 Rff8 47.Ra6 Kf7 48.Ra7
Rfd8 49.Ke3 Ra8= ]
44...Rb8= 45.R1e3 Kf8 46.Rg3
[ 46.Ke1 Qxg5 47.hxg5 Re8!= ]
46...Kg7 47.Ke3
[ 47.Qxh5 Rh8 48.Qf3 Rxh4= ]
47...Qxg5 48.Rxg5
[ 48.hxg5 Re8= ]
48...Rf6 49.Kd2 Kf7 50.Kc1 Be6 51.Kb2
Rh8 52.Kb3 Ke7 53.Kb4 Kd6 54.Rg3 Rb8
55.Rge3 Rb7 56.Be2 Rb8 57.Bf3 Rc8
58.Re1 Rb8
-

[ 4...Bb4+ - 71/(319) ]
5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4
Nb6 9.Nd2
[ 9.b3 - 71/(319) ]
9...Qe6
[ 9...Bb7 - 71/(319) ]
10.b3 a5 11.Bb2 a4 12.Qe3
[ 12.g3
Bb4
13.Bg2
a3
( 13...0-0
- 5 3 / ( 2 9 6 )) 14.Bd4
Ra5
( 14...c5!?
15.Bxa8 Nxa8 16.Be3 Qxe5 17.0-0
Bb7 ) 15.f4 ]
12...Bb4!?
[ 12...axb3 - 65/(303) ]
13.Be2!?N
[ 13.Bd3 d6 14.0-0-0!? ( 14.exd6 Qxe3+
15.fxe3 cxd6 16.Bxg7 Rg8 17.Bd4 c5
18.Bf6 Rxg2 )]
13...Qg6?
[ 13...d5 14.0-0 0-0 15.Nf3 ]
14.Bd3! Qh5
[ 14...Qxg2 15.0-0-0 ]
15.0-0 0-0
[ 15...Bxd2 16.Qxd2 0-0 ]
16.Ne4 d5?!
[ 16...Qh4 17.Qd4 Be7 18.f4 ]
17.exd6 f5 18.Ng3 Qg6 19.dxc7+-

Sax,Gy
Miles,A
Szeged

C45
2570
2595
1997

C43
2700 71/(319) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
2770 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3
1997 Ne7!?N
[ 7...Qh4 - 70/297 ]
71/(318) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 8.Qh5 d6 9.Bg5 Rb8 10.b3
4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0
[ 10.b4? Rxb4! ]
Bd6 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 0-0 10.Qh5 f5 10...0-0 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.b4 Bb6 13.Nc4
11.Rb1 b6 12.Qf3!?N c6 13.Bf4 Qc7 Ng6 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Be3 f5 16.exf5
14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Rfe1 Rae8=
Nf4=
Shirov,A
Kramnik,V
Beograd

C45
2530
Mikhalchishin,A
2535
Zheliandinov,V
1997 Lviv
[Mikhalchishin,A]

Baklan,V
Kuzmin,G
Alushta
[Baklan,V; Koutsin,S]
71/319 1.e4
4.Nxd4 Nf6

e5

2.Nf3

Nc6

3.d4

exd4

C45
2530
2380
1998

71/(319) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Nd5 8.c4 Nb6 9.b3 g6 10.Ba3!N
[ 10.a4 - 54/(289) ]
10...c5
[ 10...Qe6 11.Bxf8 Kxf8 12.Nd2 Kg7
13.0-0-0 Re8 14.Nf3 d6 15.Re1! ]
11.Nc3
[ 11.Nd2 Bg7 12.f4 d6 13.Nf3 0-0
14.0-0-0 ]
11...Bg7
[ 11...Bb7!? 12.0-0-0 0-0-0 ]
12.0-0-0! Bb7
[ 12...Bxe5 13.Re1 Bf4+ 14.Kb1 Qxe2
15.Bxe2 0-0 16.Bf3 Rb8 17.Bxc5 ]
[ 12...0-0 13.Nd5! Nxd5 14.Rxd5 Re8
15.Bxc5 d6 16.exd6! Qxe2 17.Bxe2 Rxe2
18.d7 Bxd7 19.Rxd7 Rxa2 20.Rhd1 ]
13.f4 0-0
[ 13...0-0-0 14.Qf2! ]
14.Qf2
[ 14.h4!? d6 15.Ne4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 dxe5
17.f5 ]
14...d6 15.Bd3
[ 15.Re1!? ]
[ 15.Bd3 Nd7! 16.Be4 Bxe4 17.Nxe4 f5
18.Nc3 dxe5 19.Nd5 ]

245
[ 9.b3 - 71/(320) ]
9...f6
[ 9...g6 - 71/(320) ]
10.e6 dxe6 11.Bg2 Qd7!?N
[ 11...Kf7 - 67/(394) ]
12.0-0 Nb6 13.b3 0-0-0
[ 13...Bd6!? /\ 0-0 ]
14.Nc3 Bc5 15.Rd1 Bd4 16.Be3 e5
17.a4! Kb8?
[ 17...Qf5! Izeta Txabarri,F 18.Be4 Qe6 ]
18.a5 Nc8 19.Na4 Qd6 20.b4 ><<< Ne7
[ 20...Bxa1 21.Rxd6 Nxd6 22.b5! /\ Nc5 ]
21.Nc5 Bc8 22.Bxd4 exd4 23.a6! h5
24.Qb2 h4 25.Nb7 Bxb7 26.axb7+- <->a
hxg3 27.hxg3 d3 28.c5 Qd4 29.Qa3
Kxb7 30.Qa6+ Kb8 31.b5
1-0

Andreev,E
Baklan,V
Alushta
[Baklan,V; Koutsin,S]

C45
2350
2530
1997

71/(320) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4

4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2
C45 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.Qe4?! Nb4!N
[ 9...Nf6 - 60/309 ]
Shaked,T
2500
Morovic Fernandez,I
2600 10.Nc3
[ 10.a3 d5 11.Qe2 Bxc4-+ ]
Groningen (m/3)
1997
10...Rd8 11.Bf4
[ 11.a3 d5 12.Qb1 Qxe5+ 13.Be2 d4
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4
14.axb4 dxc3 15.Rxa6 Bxb4 16.Kf1
Nb6 9.Nd2 Bb7 10.b3 0-0-0 11.Bb2 d5!?N
Rd1+! 17.Bxd1 c2-+ ]
[ 11...c5 - 55/(305) ]
11...d5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nxd5
12.0-0-0 Qe6 13.Qe3 Bb4 14.cxd5 cxd5
[ 13.Qb1 Bxf1 ]
15.Nf3 Kb8 16.Bd3 Rhe8 17.Ng5 Qe7 13...Nxd5 14.Bxa6
18.f4 d4 19.Bxd4 Bxg2 20.Rhg1 Rxd4
[ 14.Qa4+ Qd7 15.Qxa6 Bb4+ 16.Ke2
21.Qxd4 Bc5 22.Qc3 Nd5 23.Qc4 Nb6=
Qg4+-+ ]
14...Qb4+ 15.Qxb4 Bxb4+ 16.Bd2 Bxd2+
17.Kxd2 Nb4+-+
C45
Lalic,B
2545
Izeta Txabarri,F
2475
C45
Ubeda
1998
Makropoulou,M
2295
[Lalic,B]
Trabert,B
2250
Pula
1997
71/320 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 71/(320) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.g3
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2
[ 9.Qe4?! - 71/(320) ]
Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.b3 g5 10.g3 Bg7 11.Bb2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
0-0 12.Bg2 f6
[ 12...Rfe8 - 70/(300) ]
13.Qd2!N
[ 13.0-0 ]
[ 13.e6!? ]
13...Nb6 14.0-0 fxe5 15.Ba3 d6 16.Bxc6

246
15...0-0 16.Kh1 Ng6 17.Bd4 Qg5 18.Qf2
Rfe8 19.Bc2 a3 20.bxa3 a6 21.Bb3 Bxb3
22.axb3 f6=

Palac,M
Malaniuk,V
Luzern
[RR]

C45
2575
2615
1997

C45
2245
2415
1998 71/(321) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Nxc6 Bc5 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3
Ne7 8.Qf4 Be6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Na4!?N
71/(320) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
[ 10.f4 - 69/300 ]
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 10...Bb4+
11.Bd2
Bxd2+
12.Kxd2
f5
Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.g3 g6 10.b3 Bg7 11.Bb2 13.Re1 0-0-0+ 14.Kc1 fxe4 15.Nc5 Bf5
0-0 12.Bg2 f6!?
16.Nxe4
[ 12...Rfe8 - 70/(300) ]
13.0-0!
[ 13.e6?! Rae8 14.0-0 dxe6 15.Ba3 c5!
C45
/\ f5=/+ ]
Azmaiparashvili,Z
2645
13...fxe5 14.Qd2 e4!N
Aleksandrov,A
2660
[ 14...Nb6?! 15.Ba3 d6 16.Bxc6 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
15.Bxg7 Qxg7 16.Bxe4 Ne3!
[Azmaiparashvili,Z]
[ 16...Qxa1?!
17.Bxd5+
cxd5
18.Nc3
Qxf1+ 19.Kxf1 c6 20.Kg2 dxc4 21.Qxd7 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qf6
Rf7 22.Qe6 cxb3 23.axb3 Raf8 24.Ne4 ] 5.Be3 Bc5 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5
[ 7...0-0 - 71/(322) ]
17.Re1 Ng4 18.f3 Nf6 19.Bd3
[ 19.Bd3 Nd5!! 20.Be4 /\ 18...Qa1 19.Nc3! 8.Be2 Qg6 9.0-0 0-0
[ 9...d6 - 71/(322) ]
Qe1 20.Qe1 Nf6 21.Bc6! Rae8 22.Ne4! /\
10.Nd2 d5
22...dc6? 23.Nf6+- Nf6= ]
[ 10...d6 - 71/(322) ]
11.Bh5 Qd6 12.f4 N5c6 13.e5 Qh6
C45 14.N2b3 Bxd4 15.Bxd4!?N
[ 15.cxd4! - 67/395 ]
Kotsur,P
2500
Arencibia,W
2550 15...Nxd4 16.cxd4 Nf5 17.Rf2 a5 18.Be2
Luzern
1997 b6 19.Rc1 c6 20.Rc3 Ne7 21.g4?
[ 21.Nd2 f5 22.Nf1 ]
[RR]
21...f5 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Re3 Bd7 24.Bd3
71/321 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 Ng6 25.f5 a4
4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Nxc6 Bc5 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3
[ 25...Nh4! ]
Be6
26.Na1 a3?!
[ 7...Ne7 - 71/(321) ]
[ 26...Qxd4? 27.Nc2 Qf6 28.g5 Qxg5+
8.Na4 Rd8 9.Bd3 Bd4 10.0-0 b5 11.c3
29.Rg2+- ]
Be5!?
[ 26...Nh4 27.Nc2 ]
[ 11...bxa4 - 70/(301) ]
[ 26...c5!? ]
12.f4 bxa4 13.fxe5 Qxe5 14.Qe2 Ne7!?N
27.b4 c5? 28.bxc5 bxc5 29.dxc5 Ne5
[ 14...Nf6 ]
30.Nb3 Ba4 31.Bc2 Rad8 32.Nd4 Bxc2
15.Be3?!
33.Rxc2+- Rb8 34.Ne6 Rf7 35.c6 Nc4
[ 15.Bc2! a3 ( 15...Qb5 16.Qf2 ) 16.Bf4 36.Re1
Qb5 17.Qxb5 cxb5 18.bxa3 ]
[ 36.Rxc4? dxc4 37.c7 Rc8 38.Qd8+
Tairi,F
Lejlic,S
Vaxjo
[Tairi]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

247

Rf8 ]
36...Qh4 37.c7 Re8 38.Rf2 Nb6 39.Qd4
Nc8 40.Re3 h5 41.Qxd5 hxg4 42.Ng5!
1-0

Baklan,V
Nadanian,A
Yerevan
[Nadanian,A]

C45
2570
2475
1997

71/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4

4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Be3 Bc5 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4
0-0 8.0-0 Qg6 9.Nxc6
[ 9.Nd2 - 68/(280) ]
9...Qxc6 10.Bxc5 Qxc5 11.Qd4 Qh5
[ 11...Qxd4 12.cxd4 ]
12.Nd2 d6!?
[ 12...b5 ]
13.f4 Kh8!N
[ 13...Nc6 ]
14.Rae1 Bd7 15.Bb3 a5 16.e5 Nc6
17.Qe3
[ 17.Qd3!? ]
[ 17.Qe3 dxe5 18.fxe5 Rae8= ]

Kasparov,G
Sorin,A
Buenos Aires
[Azmaiparashvili,Z]

C45
2795
2460
1997

71/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4

4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Be3 Bc5 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4
Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nd2 d6
11.Bh5 Qf6 12.f4 N5c6 13.Kh1!N
[ 13.N2b3 - 66/(271) ]
13...Nxd4 14.cxd4

Camacho,G
Valdes,L
Cuba (m/3)
[Camacho,G; Valdes,L]

C45
2300
2405
1998

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5

5.Nb3 Bb6 6.a4 a6
[ 6...Qh4 - 71/(323) ]
7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd5 Ba7 9.Qf3 Ne5 10.Qg3
Ng4 11.Qc3 Nxf2 12.Qxg7 Qh4 13.Nxc7+
[ 13.Qxh8 - 67/(395) ]
13...Kd7 14.Nxa8 Nxh1+ 15.g3 Qxh2
16.Bh3+ Qxh3 17.Bf4 Bf2+!N
[ 17...Be3 ]
C45
Lalic,B
2600 18.Kd2
[ 18.Ke2 - 71/(323) ]
Franic,M
2425
Zadar
1997 18...Qg2! /\ Bd4
[ 18...Nxg3
19.Rd1
Qg2
( 19...Be3+
[Lalic,B]
20.Bxe3 Qg2+ ) 20.Qxf7+ Ne7 21.Kc1
Nxe4 22.Bxd6! Nxd6 23.Qf6 ]
71/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Qf6 5.Be3 Bc5 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4
[ 18...Bxg3!? ]
Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6 9.0-0 d6 10.f3 0-0 19.Qxf7+
11.Kh1 Bb6 /\ d5
[ 19.Qg4+ Kd8 20.Qh4+ Ne7 21.Qxh1
[ 11...d5 - 57/316 ]
Be1+!-+ ]
12.a4!?
19...Ne7 20.Rd1 Qf3!
[ 12.Nd2 d5 ]
[ 20...Nxg3 - 18...Ng3 ]
12...a6 13.Qb3!N
21.Qc4 Nxg3 22.Qc7+ Ke6 23.Qxd6+ Kf7
[ 13.Nd2 d5= ]
0-1
13...Kh8 /\ f5
[ 13...Ba7 14.c4 /\ Nc3 ><d5 ]
14.Nd2 Nd7 15.a5 Ba7 16.c4 Re8 17.Nc2
C45
Bc5 18.Qc3 Qf6 19.Qxf6
Ehlvest,J
2610
[ 19.Qxf6 Nxf6 20.Rfd1 () ]
Nenashev,A
2585
Groningen
1997
71/(323) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.a4 Qh4 7.Qe2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Nf6 8.a5 Nd4 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.Ra4 c5
11.c3 Be5 12.Nd2!?N
[ 12.Be3 - 70/(304) ]
12...Qh6 13.Nb3 Qg6 14.f4 Bc7 15.Nxc5
0-0 16.f5 Qg4 17.Qxg4 Nxg4 18.Be2 Nf6

248

[ 24.d4 ]
24...Qe5?
[ 24...exd3! 25.cxd3 Rce8 26.Re1 ( 26.Nf4
Qxe3-+ ) 26...f5! 27.gxf5 ( 27.g5 f4-+ )
27...Nxf5 28.Bxf5 Rxf5-+ ]
25.d4 Qe7 26.Qg3 Rf7?!
[ 26...Nc4! 27.Rgf2 Qc7 28.g5 Qxg3
29.Nxg3 Nxe3 30.Be6+ Kh8 31.Bxc8
C45
Nxf1 32.Nxf1 Rxc8 33.gxf6 gxf6 34.Ne3
Camacho,G
2300
Rc6 35.h5 ( 35.Nxd5! Nxh4 36.Rf4 Nf3
Valdes,L
2405
37.c3 bxc3 38.bxc3 f5 39.Kg2 Rh6
Cuba (m/1)
1998
40.Ne3= ) 35...Ne7 36.Kh2 Kg7 37.Kg3 ]
[Camacho,G; Valdes,L]
27.Rgf2 Rcf8 28.Kh2
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5
[ 28.Rf5!? Nxf5 29.gxf5 Nh8 30.Rg1 Rd8
5.Nb3 Bb6 6.a4 a6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd5 Ba7
31.Nf4 Qd6 32.Qg2 ]
9.Qf3 Ne5 10.Qg3 Ng4 11.Qc3 Nxf2 28...a5 29.Rg1 f5 30.g5 a4 31.Rgf1 Kh8
12.Qxg7 Qh4 13.Nxc7+
32.Kh1 Kg8 33.Kg1 Kh8 34.Kh1 Kg8
[ 13.Qxh8 - 67/(395) ]
35.Kg1
13...Kd7 14.Nxa8 Nxh1+ 15.g3 Qxh2
[ 35.Nf4? Nxf4 36.Qxf4 g6 ]
16.Bh3+ Qxh3 17.Bf4 Bf2+!N
35...Kh8 36.Kh1
[ 17...Be3 ]
-
18.Ke2 /\ Rd1-> ><d6 Qg2! 19.Qg4+ Kd8
20.Qh4+
[ 20.Qf3 Bg4!-+ ]
C26
20...Ne7 21.Qxh1 Bg4+-+ ><Na8
Romero Holmes,A
2465
Korneev,O
2565
Las Palmas
1997
C26 [Korneev,O]
Georgiev,Ki
2670
Alterman,B
2615 71/(324) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
Groningen (m/1)
1997 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.0-0 Be6
8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Ne7 10.a4!?N
[Alterman,B]
[ 10.h3 - 67/(388) ]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 10...Ng6 11.a5 0-0 12.Qd2 h6 13.b4 c6
5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.Be3?!N
14.Na4 Qe7 15.c4 Rad8 16.Qc2 Kh8
[ 7.0-0 - 71/(324) ]
17.d4
7...Bxe3
[ 17.h3!? ]
[ 7...Bg4!?N - 71/(324) ]
17...d5! 18.exd5 cxd5 19.Nc5!? dxc4
8.fxe3 Bg4!? 9.0-0 Ne7! 10.h3 Bxf3 20.Rfe1! ><Ng6
11.Rxf3 c6= 12.Qd2 0-0 13.Raf1 Ne8
14.Qf2 f6 15.h4 b5
[ 15...Qb6!?
16.b3
( 16.Nd1
d5 )
C26
16...Qa5 ]
Almasi,Z
2615
16.g4?
Jussupow,A
2640
[ 16.Bh3 ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
16...b4 17.Ne2 d5 18.Ng3 Nd6 19.exd5
[ 19.g5 dxe4 20.dxe4 Ng6! 21.gxf6 Nxh4 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5
5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.Be3?! Bg4!?N 8.h3
22.f7+ Kh8-+ ]
Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nd4 10.Qd1 h5 11.Ne2 Nxe2
19...cxd5 20.Nh5 Rc8! 21.Bh3 e4 22.Rg3
[ 22.Nxf6+? Kh8! 23.Rf4 gxf6 24.Rxf6 12.Qxe2 Bxe3 13.Qxe3 h4
[ 13...h4 14.0-0-0 /\ d4 ]
Ng6 ]
22...Ng6 23.Rg2 Qe7 24.Kh1?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

249

48.b7 Kxd6 ( 48...Rb1 49.Ra6 /\ Ra8 )

C26
49.b8Q+ Kxd5= ]
Adams,Mi
2670
Van der Sterren,P
2550 45...Rg1 46.Kh6
[ 46.c5 bxc5 47.b6+ Kd8 48.Rd6+ Ke7
Wijk aan Zee
1998
49.b7 Kxd6 50.b8Q+ Kxd5 51.Qxe8
[Adams,Mi]
Rxg3+ ]
71/325 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 46...Rxg3
Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.h3 0-0 8.Be3N
[ 46...Bd7 47.Kxh7 Rxg3 48.c5 ]
[ 8.0-0 ]
47.c5! bxc5 48.b6+ Kb8 49.Rd6!
8...Bxe3 9.fxe3 d5!
1-0
[ 9...Ne7 10.Qd2 /\ 0-0-0 ]
10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.0-0
[ 12.Qd2 e4 ]
C28
12...Qd6
Morozevich,A
2590
[ 12...e4 13.Nd2 Qg5 14.Nxe4 Qxe3+
Tseshkovsky,V
2510
15.Kh2 ]
Krasnodar
1997
13.Qe1
[Morozevich,A]
[ 13.Nd2? Qh6 ]
71/326 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
13...Bd7
4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 d6
[ 13...e4!? ]
[ 5...0-0 - 71/(326) ]
14.Rd1 Rae8 15.Qf2 f5?!
6.Bg5 Bb4!?N
[ 15...Qh6 ]
[ 6...Na5 - 61/(315) ]
16.d4! exd4
7.Nd2
[ 16...e4 ]
[ 7.0-0 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6= ]
17.Nxd4 Qe5 18.Rfe1 Re7 19.c3 Nd8!
7...Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6 9.Bh4 Be6 10.Rb1 Rb8
20.Rd2 Bc8 21.Qf4 Nf7 22.Nf3 Qc5
11.Bb5
[ 22...Qf6= ]
[ 11.Qf3 ]
23.Qd4 Qxd4?!
11...a6?
[ 23...Qb5 ]
[ 11...0-0 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.c4!? /\ Rb3
24.exd4 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Re8
( 13.Rxb8 Qxb8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 )]
[ 25...Nd6
26.Nd3
( 26.Re2
Re8 )
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Bc4 Ne7 14.Bxe6?!
26...Ne4 ]
[ 14.0-0
d5
15.exd5
Nxd5
16.Qf3
26.Nd3 a5 27.h4 g6 28.a3 Kg7 29.b4
( 16.Ne4!? f5 17.Nc5 ) 16...Nxc3 17.Rxb7
axb4 30.axb4 Nd6 /\ Nb5 31.Ne5 Nf7
Ne2+ 18.Kh1 Nd4 19.Rxb8 Qxb8
32.Nxf7 Kxf7 33.Kf2 c6?
20.Qxf6+- ]
[ 33...b6
34.Ra2
Kf6
35.Ra7
Re7
14...fxe6 15.0-0 Kd7! 16.f4 Qg8 17.fxe5
36.Bc6 ]
[ 17.Qh5 exf4 18.Rxf4 Qg5 ]
34.d5! cxd5?
17...fxe5 18.Qh5 Qg5?
[ 34...Rd8 35.c4 ]
[ 18...Ng6 19.g3 Nf4! 20.Qf3 Qg5 21.Kh1
35.Rxd5 Re7
Ng6 22.Qf7+ Ne7
[ 35...Kf6 36.Rd6+ Re6 37.Rd8 ]
A) 23.Rf6 Qxd2 ( 23...Qg4 24.Rbf1
36.Rc5! Be6 37.Rb5 Bc8 38.Rb6 Ke8
h5!?
25.Nc4
Rbf8
26.Ne3
Rxf7
39.Bd5 Kd8 40.c4 Kc7 41.Rf6 Bd7 42.b5
27.Nxg4
Rxf6
28.Nxf6+
Kd8 )
b6 43.Kf3
24.Qxe6+ Kd8 ( 24...Kc6!?= ) 25.Rbf1
[ 43.c5 bxc5 44.b6+ Kb8 45.Rf8+ Re8 ]
Re8 26.Rf8 h5= 27.Rxe8+ Kxe8
43...Re1
28.Rf7 Qd1+ ( 28...Qg5 29.h4 ) 29.Kg2
[ 43...Be8 44.Kf4 h6 45.h5 ]
Qe2+ ;
44.Kf4 Be8
B) 23.Nf3 Qg4 ]
[ 44...Rg1
45.c5
bxc5
46.b6+
Kd8
19.Qxg5 hxg5 20.Rf7 b6
47.Rf8+ Ke7 48.b7 ]
[ 20...b5 ]
45.Kg5!+[ 45.c5? bxc5 46.b6+ Kd8 47.Rd6+ Ke7 21.Rbf1 Rbg8 22.Nc4 Rg6 23.Ne3 /\ Ng4+-

CHESS INFORMANT 71
g4 24.g3 ><g4 Ke8 25.d4 Rhg8
[ 25...exd4 26.cxd4 Rh5 27.Rf8+ Kd7
28.R1f7+- ]
26.dxe5 dxe5 27.Nc4+- Rg5 28.R7f6 R8g6
29.Rf8+ Kd7 30.Rd1+ Kc6 31.Rf7 b5
[ 31...Rg7 32.Nxe5+ Kb7 33.Rd7! ]
32.Rxe7 bxc4 33.Rdd7 Rg8 34.Rxc7+ Kb6
35.Rb7+ Kc6 36.Rec7+ Kd6 37.Rxc4 Rf8
38.Rb6+
[ 38.Rbc7 /\ R4c6# ]
38...Kd7 39.Ra4 Rc8 40.Raxa6 Rxc3
41.Ra7+ Kc8 42.Rxe6+- Kb8 43.Rf7 Rg8
[ 43...Rxc2 44.Re8+ Rc8 45.Rxc8+ Kxc8
46.Rf5 ]
44.Rxe5 Rxc2 45.Rf2 Rc1+ 46.Kg2 Kc7
47.Re2 Kd6 48.Rb5 Ra1 49.e5+ Ke6
50.Rb6+ Ke7 51.Ra6
1-0

250
18.Bg5 Qg6 19.Bxd8 Rxd8
21.Rxf4 Be6 22.Bxe6 Qxe6!=

Spasov,V
Scekic,M
Nis
[Scekic,M]

20.f4

exf4

C54
2600
2405
1997

71/327 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3

Nf6 5.b4 Bb6 6.d3 d6 7.0-0 Bg4 8.Nbd2
[ 8.h3? Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nxb4 ]
8...0-0 9.h3 Be6 10.a4 a6 11.Bb3 Ne7!?N
[ 11...Ba7 ]
12.d4
[ 12.Bxe6!? fxe6 13.Qb3 Qd7 14.Ng5 d5
15.Bb2 h6!? ( 15...Ng6 16.c4 c6 )]
12...exd4 13.cxd4
[ 13.Bxe6? dxc3 ]
C50 13...d5!
[ 13...Bxb3
14.Qxb3
d5
15.e5
Ne4
Ivanovic,B
2500
16.Re1 ]
Skembris,S
2470
Bar
1997 14.e5 Ne4= 15.Bc2!?
[ 15.Bb2 Nc6 16.a5 Ba7 17.Nxe4 dxe4
[Skembris,S]
18.d5 exf3 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Bxe6+ Kh8
71/(326) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
21.Qxd8 Raxd8 ]
4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 0-0 6.h3!?
15...Bf5 16.Nb3
[ 6.Bg5 - 26/258 ]
[ 16.Bb2 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 Bxc2 18.Qxc2
6...a6
Ng6= ]
[ 6...d6 7.Bg5 ]
16...Nc3
17.Qd2
Bxc2
18.Qxc2
Ne4
7.a3 b5!?N
19.Nbd2 f5 20.Ba3 Qd7 21.Rac1 c6 22.b5
[ 7...Re8 ]
[ 22.Nb3 Rae8 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.bxc5 f4 ]
8.Ba2 Rb8 9.Bg5
22...axb5 23.Bxe7 Qxe7 24.axb5 c5
[ 9.0-0 h6= ]
[ 24...cxb5? 25.Qb3 ]
9...Be7
25.dxc5 Nxc5 26.Rcd1 Ne6 27.Nb3
[ 9...h6 10.Bd2! /\ g4 ]
Rad8 28.Rfe1 Qb4 29.Rb1 Rc8 30.Qd1
10.0-0 d6
[ 30.Qd2!? Qxd2 31.Nbxd2 Rc2 ]
[ 10...b4 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.Bc4 ><a6 ]
30...Qc4 31.Re2 Nf4 32.Rd2 Qe4 /\ g5
11.Be3 ><d4 Bb7
[ 32...Qxb5? 33.Nbd4= ]
[ 11...Qd7!? ]
33.Kh2 Rc3 34.Nbd4 g5 35.Qf1?!
12.Nd5
[ 35.Ne2! Rxf3! 36.gxf3 Qxe5 37.Nxf4
[ 12.d4?! ><e4 ]
Qxf4+ 38.Kg2 Bc7 ]
12...Qd7 /\ Nd5
35...g4-+ 36.Re1 gxf3 37.gxf3
[ 12...Nxd5 13.exd5 Na5 14.b4+- ]
[ 37.Rxe4 fxg2 ]
13.Nxf6+!
37...Qxd4
38.Rxd4
Bxd4 39.e6
Rxf3
[ 13.Nxe7+ Nxe7 14.Bg5 Kh8 /\ Ng8, f5 ]
40.Qg1+ Ng6
13...Bxf6 14.Nh2 /\ Ng4 Qe7 /\ Bg5 15.Qd2
[ 40...Kh8! ]
Bc8
41.Re2 Bf6 42.Re3 Rxe3 43.fxe3 Rd8
[ 15...h6 16.g3 Bc8 17.Ng4 ]
44.Qf1 Be5+ 45.Kg1 Ne7 46.Qg2+ Kf8
16.Ng4
Nd8! ><e6, f7 17.Nxf6+
Qxf6 47.Qg5 Rd6 48.Qh6+ Bg7 49.Qf4 Rxe6
50.Qb8+ Kf7 51.Qxb7 Rxe3 52.Kf1 Bd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
53.h4 Re6 54.Qb8 Rb6 55.Qa7 f4 56.Qa5
Be3
0-1

251
Hjartarson,J
Aleksandrov,A
Groningen (m/2)

C54
2605
2660
1997

C54 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6

Kaidanov,G
2600 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.0-0 Ba7 8.Nbd2 0-0
Malaniuk,V
2615 9.h3 Be6 10.Re1
[ 10.Bc2 - 32/415 ]
Luzern
1997
10...Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Qd7 12.Nf1 h6!?N
[Kaidanov,G]
[ 12...Kh8 ]
71/328 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 13.Ng3 Rfe8 14.Nh4 d5 15.Nhf5 dxe4
Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.0-0 Ba7 8.Re1
16.dxe4 Na5 17.Qc2 Rad8 18.Be3
[ 8.Nbd2 - 71/(328) ]
-
8...0-0 9.h3
[ 9.Nbd2 - 71/(328) ]
9...h6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Nf1 Re8 12.Be3
C54
[ 12.N3h2!? ]
Gipslis,A
2450
12...Bxb3!?N
Hector,J
2505
[ 12...d5 - 31/(375) ]
Deutschland
1998
13.axb3 Bxe3 14.Nxe3 Qd7 15.Nh4 d5 [Gipslis,A]
16.Qf3 d4?
71/(328) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
[ 16...Rad8 17.Nhf5 Kh7= ]
4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.0-0 Ba7
17.Nd5 Re6
[ 17...Nxd5?! 18.exd5 Ne7 19.Rxe5 f6 8.Re1 0-0 9.Nbd2 Ng4 10.Re2 Kh8 11.h3
Nh6 12.Nf1 f5 13.d4 fxe4 14.Rxe4 d5
20.Rh5 Yermolinsky,A ]
15.Bg5 dxe4 16.Bxd8 Rxd8
18.Nf5 Kh7
[ 16...exf3 17.Bxc7 fxg2 ]
[ 18...Ne8 19.cxd4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 exd4
21.Ra4 Nf6! 22.Rxd4 Nxd5 23.Rc1 Rf6 17.Ng5 exd4 18.cxd4 Rxd4 19.Qe2 Bf5
20.Ng3 Bg6 21.N3xe4!?N
Yermolinsky,A ]
[ 21.Kh1 - 48/(426) ]
19.cxd4 exd4
[ 19...Nxd4
20.Nxd4
exd4
21.Qf5+ 21...Re8 22.Re1 Rdxe4 23.Nxe4 Rxe4
24.Qxe4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 g6 26.Bd5! Bb6
/\ Nf6+/- Byrne,R; Mednis,E ]
[ 26...Nf5 27.Bxc6 bxc6 28.Re8+ Kg7
20.Qg3 Ne8 21.Rac1 g6
29.Ra8 ]
[ 21...Rg6 ]
[ 26...Kg7
27.Bxc6
bxc6
28.Re7+
22.Nh4 Rc8 23.f4?!
/\ Rc7+/- ]
[ 23.Nf4 Re7 24.Nhxg6 fxg6 25.Qxg6+
Kh8
26.Qxh6+
Kg8
27.Ng6
Rg7 27.g4! Kg7 28.Re8!
[ 28.Kg2 Kf8 ]
28.Rxc6!+- ]
23...Ne7 24.f5 gxf5 25.Nxe7 Qxe7 26.Nxf5 28...Nf7 29.Kg2
[ 29.Kg2 Nd6 30.Rg8+ Kf6 31.f4! h6 ]
Qg5?!
[ 26...Qd7 27.Rc4 c5 28.b4 b6 29.bxc5
bxc5 30.b4 cxb4 31.Rxb4 ]
27.Qf2+- Rd8 28.Nxd4 Rf6 29.Nf3 Qb5
C56
30.e5 Rf4 31.Rc4 Rxc4 32.bxc4 Qb3
Tzermiadianos,And
2420
33.Nd2
Lirindzakis,T
2390
[ 33.Nd4 Qb6 ]
Greece (ch)
1997
33...Qxd3 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Nf3 Qh7
[Lirindzakis,T]
1-0
71/329 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4
exd4 5.e5 Ng4 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.Bf4 d6
8.exd6 cxd6 9.Nbd2 Bf5 10.Nb3 Qxe2+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

252

11.Bxe2 d3 12.cxd3 Nge5 13.Kd2 Be7

[ 29.Rg1 Rxh2 ]
- 70/(312) 14.Nbd4N
29...Re8 30.Rxf7
[ 14.Nfd4 Bd7 15.Nb5 0-0-0! 16.Rhc1 32.Kf2
Kb8 17.d4 Be6! ]
[ 32.Kf1 Rf3+-+ ]
14...Nxf3+!
15.Nxf3
0-0
16.Rhc1
d5
[ 32.Kd1 Rd8-+ ]
17.Be3 Rfc8=
32...Rf3+!!
0-1
Nadyrhanov,S
Obukhov,A
Krasnodar
[Obukhov,A]

C57
2480
2415
1997

71/330 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 b5 6.Bf1 Nxd5
[ 6...Nd4 - 71/(330) ]
7.Bxb5 Bb7 8.d4 exd4
[ 8...Qf6 /\ 0-0-0 ]
9.0-0! Qf6!?N
[ 9...Be7
10.Qh5
( 10.Nf3 )
10...g6
11.Qh6 |^ ]
10.Qf3
[ 10.Re1+!? Be7 11.Ne4 Qg6 12.Nc5
0-0-0
13.Nxb7
Kxb7
14.Qf3!?
|^^^, ></^h1-a8 ]
10...Nde7!
[ 10...Qxf3 11.Nxf3 0-0-0 12.Bxc6 Bxc6
13.Nxd4 ]
11.c3
[ 11.Qxf6!? gxf6 12.Ne4 0-0-0 13.Nxf6
Rd6 14.Ne4 Rg6 ]
11...h6!!
12.Qxf6
gxf6
13.Ne4
0-0-0
14.Nxf6 d3! |^ 15.Rd1
[ 15.Bf4 Ng6 16.Be3 a6!? |^ ( 16...h5!?
|^ )]
15...Ne5! [] 16.f4
[ 16.Nd2!? ]
16...a6! [] 17.Ba4
[ 17.fxe5 axb5 18.Bf4 Ng6 19.Bg3 Bc5+
20.Kf1 ( 20.Kh1 h5 21.h4 Ne7 ) 20...h5
21.h4 Ne7 ]
[ 17.Be8 Nd5 18.fxe5 ( 18.Nxd5 Bxd5
19.fxe5 Bc5+ 20.Kf1 Rhxe8 21.Bf4 f6 )
18...Nxf6 19.Bxf7 ( 19.exf6 Bc5+ 20.Kf1
Rhxe8 /\ Re2-> ) 19...Bc5+ 20.Kf1 Rhf8
21.e6 Ng4 |^ ]
17...N5g6 18.Nd2 Nd5! 19.Nxd5 Bc5+
20.Kf1 Bxd5 21.b4 Be3 22.Bb3 Nxf4
23.Bxd5 Rxd5 24.c4 Rf5! |^ 25.Nf3
Nxg2! 26.Rxd3 Rg8! 27.Bxe3 Rxf3+
28.Ke2 Rh3 29.Rf1

Moreno,Ale
Vilela,J
La Habana
[Vilela,J; Moreno,Ale]

Nxe3

31.Rdd7

Nxc4+

C57
2400
2420
1997

71/(330) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6

4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 b5 6.Bf1 Nd4 7.c3 Nxd5
8.Nxf7 Kxf7 9.cxd4 Qf6!?N
[ 9...Nf4 - 19/235 ]
10.Bxb5
[ 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qxe5 ]
10...Bb7
[ 10...Nf4!? ]
11.0-0 exd4?
[ 11...Nf4 ]
12.Bc4! /\ Bd5, Qh5 Rd8 13.d3
[ 13.Qb3 Ba8 ]
13...g6 14.Nd2 Kg7 15.Ne4 Qf5 16.Bg5!
1-0

Beliavsky,A
Sepp,O
Parnu
[Beliavsky,A]

C65
2710
2420
1997

71/331 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5

[ 3...Nf6 - 71/(331) ]
4.c3 Bb6 5.0-0
[ 5.d4 Nf6 6.d5 Nxe4! ]
5...Nf6 6.d4 0-0
[ 6...Nxe4 7.Qe2 ]
7.a4
[ 7.dxe5 Nxe4 8.Qd5 Nc5 9.Be2 d6!
10.exd6 Re8! ]
7...a6N
[ 7...a5 - 49/380 ]
8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nxe5
[ 9.a5 Ba7 10.Bg5! ]
9...Nxe4 10.a5
[ 10.Bf4 f6 11.Nc4 Ba7 12.Re1 Nd6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
13.Nxd6 cxd6 14.Nd2 d5 15.a5 ]
10...Ba7 11.Re1 Nd6 12.b4?!
[ 12.Bf4 ]
12...Re8 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.Bb2 f6 15.Nef3
Be6! ><c4 16.Qc2 Bc4 17.Nf1
[ 17.Nxc4 Nxc4 18.Nd2 Qd5 ]
17...Rxe1
[ 17...Bf7 18.Ne3 Nc4= ]
18.Rxe1 b6 19.Ne3 Qd7 20.Nd2 Bf7?!
[ 20...Qf7!? ]
21.c4?!
[ 21.axb6 cxb6 22.c4 c5 23.d5 ]
21...bxa5 22.bxa5 c5 23.d5 c6
[ 23...Rb8!? ]
24.Qa4 Rc8 25.Ba3 Qc7 26.dxc6 Qxc6
27.Qxc6 Rxc6 28.Kf1 Kf8?
[ 28...Bb8 29.Rb1 Bc7= ]
29.Ke2 Bb8 30.Rc1 Bc7 31.Nb3 Nb7
32.Nd4 Rd6 33.Rb1! Rxd4 34.Rxb7
Bd6 35.Rb6! Be7 36.Rb8+
[ 36.Rxa6 Bxc4+ 37.Nxc4 Rxc4= ]
36...Be8 37.Rc8
[ 37.Ra8! ]
37...Rd8 38.Rxd8 Bxd8 NB 9/e 39.Bxc5+
Kf7 40.Bb6 Be7
[ 40...Bxb6? 41.axb6 Bc6 42.Nf5+- ]
41.Kd3 Ke6 42.Nd5?!
[ 42.f4! /\ Kd4+/- ]
42...Bd6 43.Bc7
[ 43.g3 Bc6 44.Ne3 Bf3 ]
43...Bc5
44.Bg3
Bg6+!
45.Kc3
Kd7
46.Nc7?!
[ 46.f3! ]
46...Bxf2 47.Nxa6 Bg1
[ 47...Bxg3 48.hxg3 Kc6 49.Kd4 ]
48.Kb4 Be4 49.Nb8+
[ 49.Nc5+= ]
49...Kc8 50.Kb5 g5!
[ 50...Bxg2 51.a6 g5 52.Nc6 Be4 53.c5
f5 54.Kb6 ]
51.a6 f5 52.Bd6 f4 53.c5 Bxg2 54.Nc6
f3?
[ 54...Kd7! 55.Nb8+! Kc8= ]
55.Kb6! f2 56.a7 f1Q 57.a8Q+ Kd7
58.Ne5+ Ke6 59.Qg8+ Kf5 60.Qxh7+ Kf4
61.Qc2!+- Bd4
[ 61...Be4 62.Nf7+ Kf5 63.Nh6++- ]
62.Nc6+ Ke3 63.Qb3+ Ke4
[ 63...Qd3 64.Nxd4 Kxd4 65.Qxd3+ Kxd3
66.c6+- ]
64.Qb4!
1-0

253
Karasik,E
Mikhalevski,V
Beer_Sheva
[Mikhalevski,V]

C65
2105
2545
1998

71/(331) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Be7!?
[ 5...a6 - 57/328 ]
6.e5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 0-0 8.Nf5 d5 9.Bxc6
bxc6 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Re1 Bf5!?N
[ 11...Qh4 ]
12.f3 Nc5
[ 12...Ng5!? ]
13.b3 Ne6 14.Ba3 c5 15.Nc3
[ 15.Qxd5 Rad8 16.Qc4 Rd4 /\ Rfd8 ]
15...Qg5!
[ 15...c6 16.Na4! a5= ]
16.Kh1
[ 16.Qxd5? Nf4 17.Qd2 Nh3+-+ ]
[ 16.Nxd5?! Rfd8 17.Bc1 Qh4 18.Be3 c6
19.Bf2 Qh5 20.g4 Qh3 21.Ne7+ ( 21.gxf5
Ng5! ) 21...Kf8 22.Qe2 Ng5! 23.Bxc5
Nxf3+
24.Kf2
( 24.Kh1
Be4!-+ )
24...Bxg4!-+ ]
16...Rfd8! 17.Na4 c4
[ 17...c4 18.Nc5= ]

Kotsur,P
Ivanchuk,V
Luzern
[Ivanchuk,V]

C67
2500
2725
1997

71/332 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0

Nxe4 5.d4 Be7 6.Qe2
[ 6.dxe5 - 71/(332) ]
6...Nd6 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.dxe5 Nb7 9.Nc3
0-0 10.Be3
[ 10.Re1 - 57/331 ]
10...d5 11.exd6 cxd6 12.Nd4 Bd7 13.b4N
[ 13.Qf3 ]
13...Re8
[ 13...c5 14.bxc5 dxc5 15.Nf3 ( 15.Nb3
Bf6! ) 15...Bf6 16.Rab1 Bc6 ( 16...Bxc3
17.Rxb7 Qc8 18.Rb3 Bf6= ) 17.Qa6!
( 17.Rfd1 Qa5 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5
Qxa2 20.Rbd1 Rfe8 21.Rd7 Rab8 )
17...Qc7 18.Bf4 Qxf4 19.Qxc6 Bxc3
20.Rxb7 Qc4= ]
14.b5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 14.Rab1 Bf6 ( 14...a6 15.Rfe1 Bf6
16.Qd2 Qc7= ) 15.Qa6 ( 15.Qd2 d5
16.Rfe1 Nd6 ) 15...Qc8 16.Rfd1 ( 16.Rfe1
d5 17.a3 Nd6 ) 16...d5 17.Bf4 Nd8 ]
14...cxb5
15.Ncxb5
Bf6
16.Rad1
a6
17.Nc3 Qa5 18.Qf3
[ 18.Qd2 Rac8 19.Rb1 Rc7!? ( 19...Qxc3
20.Qxc3 Rxc3 21.Rxb7 Bc8 22.Rb4
Ra3 ) 20.Rfd1 Bg4! 21.Rdc1 Qxc3
22.Qxc3 Rxc3 23.Rxb7 Bxd4 24.Bxd4
Rxc2-+ ]
18...Qxc3 19.Qxb7 Red8
[ 19...Bg4 20.Rd3 Qa5 21.a3 Rab8
22.Qc6 d5 ]
20.Rd3 Qc4 21.a3 d5
[ 21...Rab8!?
22.Qf3
Ba4
23.Rd2
( 23.Rfd1 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Qxc2 25.Bg5
Rb1 ) 23...Be5! ( 23...Rb2 24.Nf5 Bxc2
25.Nxd6 Qb3 26.Ne4! Bxe4 27.Rxd8+
Bxd8 28.Qxe4= ) 24.Rfd1 Rb2 ]
22.Qb4
[ 22.Rb1!? Be5 23.Rb4 Qa2 24.Rb2
Rab8 25.Rxa2 Rxb7 ]
22...Rac8 23.Qd2 Re8 24.h3 Be7
[ 24...Ba4 25.Rd1 ( 25.Rc1 Re4 26.c3
Be7 ) 25...g6 26.Qa5 Bd8 27.Qd2 Bb6 ]
25.Rb1 Bf8 26.Rbb3 Ba4 27.Rb2 Qc7?!
[ 27...Rb8 28.Rxb8 Rxb8 29.Qa5 Bd6
30.f4 h5 ]
28.Bf4 Qe7 29.Be3 Rb8 30.Rxb8 Rxb8
31.Qa5 Rb1+ 32.Kh2 Qd6+ 33.g3 Bd7
34.Nb3?
[ 34.Rb3 Rxb3 35.cxb3 Bc8 36.Qc3
Qd7 ]
34...Bf5!
[ 34...Qe6!? ]
35.Bc5?
[ 35.Rc3 Be4 36.Bc1 Qf6 ]
35...Bxd3 36.cxd3
[ 36.Bxd6 Be4-+ ]
36...Qf6 37.Nd2 Rb5
0-1

254
Nc5 8.Be3 a6 9.Bxc5 axb5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
11.Nc3?!
[ 11.Qxb5= ]
11...b4 12.Nb5 Ra5 13.a4 b6 14.Rfe1
Ba6!N
[ 14...Nd8 - 28/261 ]
15.Rad1 Nb8 16.b3 Re8 /\ c6 17.Qd2 Bxb5
18.axb5 Rxb5 19.Re4
[ 19.Re4 Nc6! ]

Leko,P
Almasi,Z
Magyarorszag (ch)
[Almasi,Z]

C67
2635
2615
1997

71/333 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0

Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5
8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8
[ 9...h6 - 71/(333) ]
10.Rd1 Ne7
[ 10...h6 - 71/(333) ]
11.Nd4 Ng6
[ 11...Nf5 - 53/322 ]
12.Ne4!?N
[ 12.f4 ]
[ 12.Bg5 ]
12...Be7
[ 12...Nxe5
13.Re1
Be7
14.Bf4
f6
15.Bxe5 fxe5 16.Nf3 ]
13.Re1?! c5! 14.Nb3
[ 14.Nb5 Kd7! /\ Kc6, Be6 ]
14...b6 15.Nf6+?
[ 15.Nd6+ cxd6 16.exd6 Bf5! ]
15...Kf8!
[ 15...gxf6
16.exf6
Rg8!
17.g3
Be6
( 17...Bb7!? ) 18.fxe7 Nh4 19.Nd2 Kxe7
20.f3= ]
16.Nd5 Bd8 17.Nd2?
[ 17.f4 Be6 18.Nc3 ]
17...c6! 18.Ne3
[ 18.Nc3 Bc7 19.Nf3 ( 19.Nc4 Be6-+ )
19...Bg4-+ ]
C67 18...Nxe5 19.Nec4 Ng6! 20.Nf3 Bc7!
Polgar,Ju
2670 21.Nce5 f6! 22.Nxg6+
[ 22.Nxc6 Bb7-+ ]
Smyslov,V
2480
Hoogeven
1997 22...hxg6 23.h3 Kf7 24.Be3 g5 25.Nh2
Bf5
[Rogers,I]
[ 25...Bxh2+ 26.Kxh2 g4 27.Bf4 ]
71/(332) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 26.c3 Rae8 27.Ng4 Kg6
4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Be7 6.dxe5 0-0 7.Qd5
[ 27...Bxg4 28.hxg4 Bh2+ 29.Kf1 Bf4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
30.Ke2 ]
[ 27...Be6! /\ f5-f4 ]
28.f3! Be6 29.Bf2 Bf4
[ 29...f5!? ]
30.Ne3 Re7 31.a4 Rhe8 32.Nf1!
[ 32.a5 Bb3 33.axb6 axb6 34.Nf1 Rxe1
35.Rxe1
( 35.Bxe1
Re2 )
35...Rxe1
36.Bxe1 Bc1 37.Nd2 c4-+ ]
32...Bb3?!
[ 32...a5! ]
33.Rxe7 Rxe7 34.a5 Re2
[ 34...Bc4! ]
35.axb6 axb6 36.Ra6 Bc7
[ 36...Rxb2 37.Rxb6 c4 ]
37.Bg3! Bd8!
[ 37...Bc4 38.Ra4 Bb5 39.Re4 ]
38.Bd6! Re6 39.Bg3
[ 39.Bf8 ]
39...Bc4 40.Ra8 Be7 41.Ra1 f5! 42.Re1
Rxe1 43.Bxe1 Bd3! 44.Bf2 Bd6 /\ Bf4-c1
45.Be3 Kf6 46.Nd2 /\ Nb3-c1 Bg3! 47.Nf1
Bc7! 48.Nd2 c4 49.g4 c5! 50.gxf5 Kxf5!
51.Kf2 Bf4 52.Bxf4 Kxf4 53.b3 b5!
54.bxc4 bxc4
0-1

255
Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A
Maric,A
Groningen (ct)

C67
2445
2460
1997

71/(333) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5
Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.Rd1 h6
11.h3 Ne7!?N
[ 11...Be7 - 49/384 ]
12.Nd4 Ng6 13.f4 Bc5 14.Ne4 Bxd4+
15.Rxd4 b6 16.Be3 Bf5 17.Ng3 Ne7
18.c4

Peng,Xiaomin
Almasi,Z
Groningen (m/1)
[Peng,Xiaomin]

C67
2530
2615
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4

5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5
8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Rd1+ Ke8 10.Nc3 Ne7
11.Nd4 Ng6 12.Ne4 Be7 13.f4!?N Bg4
14.Rd3 Rd8 15.h3?!
[ 15.Be3
a6
( 15...c5
16.Nb5
Rxd3
17.cxd3
Kd7
18.Rc1 ) 16.h3
Bd7
C67
17.Rad1 c5 18.Ne2 h6 19.c4 ]
Saidy,A
2380
Gufeld,E
2460 15...Bd7
[ 15...Bc8?! 16.Be3 a6 17.Rad1 ]
Los Angeles
1997
16.Be3 c5 17.Ne2 b6 18.c4 h5! 19.Rad1
[Gufeld,E]
h4 20.N2c3 Bf5 21.Kf2?
71/(333) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
[ 21.Rd5! Be6 ( 21...a6 22.Nd6+ ; 21...Rh5
4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5
22.g4! hxg3 23.Nxg3 ) 22.Nb5 Bxd5
Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Be7
23.cxd5 ]
[ 10...Ke8 - 70/(315) ]
21...Rxd3 22.Rxd3 Rh5! 23.b3
11.g4 Nh4 12.Nxh4 Bxh4 13.Kg2!?N
[ 23.g4? hxg3+ 24.Nxg3 Bh4!-+ ]
[ 13.f4 ]
23...Bxe4
13...Be6 14.Be3 Kc8 15.Rad1 Bc4 16.Rfe1
[ 23...Be6!? ]
Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Kxd8 18.b3 Be6 19.Rd1+ 24.Nxe4 Rf5 25.g3!=
Ke8 20.f4 Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.Kf3 b6
[ 25.g4 Nxf4! ]
23.Ne4 g6 24.c4 h5 25.Bf2 hxg4+ 26.hxg4 25...hxg3+
Be7 27.Nc3!
[ 25...Nxe5? 26.Rd5+- ]
[ 27.Nc3 Bb4 28.Ne2 c5 29.Ng3 /\ f5+/- ]
26.Kxg3 Rh5 27.Nc3 Bd8 28.Kg4 Rh4+
[ 28...Rxe5? 29.Rxd8++- ]
29.Kg3 Rh8 30.Kg4
[ 30.Nd5 Nh4 31.Kg4 g6 /\ Nf5 ]
[ 30.Ne4 Ne7! 31.Kg4 Ng8! 32.Ng5
Nh6+ ]
30...Rh4+
31.Kg3 Rh8 32.Kg4 Rh4+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
33.Kg3 Rh8
-

Beliavsky,A
Almasi,Z
Magyarorszag
[Almasi,Z]

256
[ 43.Re4 Bc5-+ ]
43...Bc5
44.Rd2
Rxf3
45.Kg2
Rxf2+
46.Rxf2+ Bxf2 47.Kxf2 Ke6! 48.Ke3 Kd5!
49.g5 b4 50.g6 c5 51.Kf4 c6
[ 51...c6 52.Kf5 ( 52.Ke3 c4-+ ) 52...Kd6
C67
53.Kf4 ( 53.Ke4 Ke6 54.Kd3 Kd5-+ )
2710
53...Ke6 54.Ke4 Kf6 55.Kd3 Kxg6 56.Kc4
2615
Kf5 57.Kxc5 g5 58.Kxb4 g4-+ ]
1997
0-1

71/335 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0

Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5
8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 a5
[ 10...h6 - 71/(335) ]
11.g4!?N
[ 11.Rd1 - 70/(315) ]
11...Ne7 12.Nd4 h5 13.f3 Ng6 14.Kg2
Be7 15.Re1 hxg4 16.hxg4 a4!
[ 16...Bd7!? ]
[ 16...Nh4+!? 17.Kg3 Nf5+ ]
17.Bd2
[ 17.e6 fxe6 18.Nxe6 Bxe6 19.Rxe6 Kf7 ]
17...a3 18.b3 Bd7 /\ Rd8 19.e6 fxe6
20.Nxe6 Bxe6 21.Rxe6 Kf7 22.Re4
[ 22.Re2? Bf6 ]
[ 22.Rae1 Rad8 ]
22...Rad8!
23.Rd1
Bf6!
24.Be1
Be5!
25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Kf1
[ 26.Ne2 Rd1 /\ Ra1 ]
26...Rh8!
27.Nd1
Rh3!
28.Ke2
Nf4+
29.Ke3 Nd5+ 30.Ke2 Nf4+ 31.Ke3 Nd5+
32.Ke2 Rh2+ 33.Kf1
[ 33.Nf2 Bg3 ]
[ 33.Bf2 Bg3 ]
33...Bd6! 34.Nf2
[ 34.Re2 Rh3!-+ ]
[ 34.Bf2 Nb4 ]
34...Bg3! 35.Kg1?!
[ 35.Nd3 ]
35...Nf4 36.Ra4 Ng2! 37.Nd3
[ 37.Bc3 Nh4-+ ]
37...Nxe1 38.Nxe1 Rd2 39.Nd3 Rxc2!
[ 39...Bd6 40.b4 ]
40.Rxa3 Rc3!
[ 40...Bd6 41.b4! ]
41.Nf2
[ 41.Kg2? Bd6-+ ]
41...Bd6!
[ 41...Rxf3 42.Kg2 ]
42.Ra4 b5!
[ 42...Bc5 43.Rc4 ]
43.Rd4

Bruzon,L
Valdes,L
Cuba
[Valdes,L]

C67
2345
2380
1997

71/(335) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5
Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h6
11.Ne2 Be6 12.Nf4 Bc5!N
[ 12...Bd5 - 57/330 ]
13.g4 Ne7
[ 13...Nd4?! 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.c3 ]
14.b3
[ 14.Nh5 Rg8 /\ Bd5 ]
14...Rd8 15.Bb2
[ 15.Nh5 Bd5 /\ Bd4 ]
15...Nd5 16.Nd3 Be7 17.Nd4 c5
[ 17...Nb4!? ]
18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Rfe1 Nb4 20.Nxb4 cxb4
21.Rad1 Kf7 22.Kg2
[ 22.Kg2 a5!? ( 22...c6 /\ Rd5 )]

Timman,J
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee
[Piket,Je]

C68
2635
2575
1998

71/336 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bg4
[ 5...Qf6 - 71/(336) ]
[ 5...Bd6 - 71/(336) ]
6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Be3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Qxf3
10.gxf3 Bd6 11.Kh1 f6
[ 11...f5 12.exf5 ( 12.Rg1 f4 13.Bd2 Kf7 )
12...Ne7 13.Nd2 Nxf5 14.Rae1 ]
12.Rg1 Kf7 13.Nd2 Ne7 14.Nc4 Rad8!?N
[ 14...Ng6 - 27/288 ]
[ 14...g5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
A) 15.h4 gxh4 16.Kh2 Rhg8 17.Kh3
Rg6 18.Rxg6 ( 18.Kxh4 Rag8 19.Rxg6
Nxg6+
20.Kxh5
Be7 )
18...Nxg6
19.Rg1 ;
B) 15.d4!? ]
15.Rg2
[ 15.Rad1 ]
[ 15.a3 ]
[ 15.a4 ]
15...g5
[ 15...c5 16.Rag1 g6 17.a3 b6 18.h4
Rd7 ]
16.h4! g4!
[ 16...gxh4
17.Rag1!
( 17.f4
exf4
18.Nxd6+ cxd6 19.Bxf4 Ng6 20.Bh2 d5
21.Rag1 Rhg8 22.f3 ) 17...Rhg8 18.Rxg8
A) 18...Rxg8 19.Rxg8 Nxg8 ( 19...Kxg8
20.Kh2 ) 20.Na5 ;
B) 18...Nxg8 19.Kh2 Ne7 20.Kh3 Ng6
21.b4!? ( 21.a3 ) 21...b6 22.Rb1 Be7
23.a4 ]
17.fxg4 hxg4 18.Rxg4 Ng6 19.Kg2 Nxh4+
[ 19...f5?! 20.exf5 Nxh4+ 21.Kf1 Nxf5
22.Ke2 ]
20.Kg3
[ 20.Kf1! Ng6 ( 20...Rdg8 21.Rxg8 Rxg8
22.Ke2 Ng6 23.Rh1 Kg7 24.Na5 Rb8
25.c3 ) 21.Ke2 Nf8 22.Rag1 ( 22.b4!?
Ne6 23.c3 ) 22...Ne6 23.a3 ]
20...Ng6 21.Rg1 Nf8! 22.Kf3 Ne6 23.Ke2
Rh7
[ 23...Rdg8
24.Rxg8
Rxg8
25.Rxg8
( 25.Rh1 ) 25...Kxg8 26.Na5 Nd8 27.c3!?
( 27.d4 )]
24.a3 c5 25.c3 Rdh8 26.b4 Rh1! 27.Na5
b6
[ 27...Rxg1 28.Rxg1 Rb8 29.Rh1 Kg7
30.Rb1 ]
28.Nb7!?
[ 28.Nb3 Rxg1 29.Rxg1 cxb4 30.axb4
Ra8!= ( 30...c5?! 31.bxc5 Bxc5 32.d4! )]
28...cxb4
[ 28...Rxg1 29.Rxg1 Be7 30.bxc5 Bxc5
( 30...Rb8 31.c6 Bxa3 32.d4 a5 33.d5
Nd8 34.Bxb6+- ) 31.Nxc5 bxc5 32.Kd2! ]
29.Nxd6+ cxd6 30.axb4 a5 31.Bxb6
[ 31.b5?! Rxg1 ( 31...a4!? ) 32.Rxg1 Nc5 ]
31...axb4 32.cxb4 Rxg1 33.Rxg1 Rb8
34.Ba5
[ 34.Be3 Rxb4= ]
34...Nd4+ 35.Kd1!
[ 35.Ke3 Rc8! ( 35...Nc2+ 36.Kd2 Nxb4

257
37.Rb1 Nc6 38.Rxb8 Nxb8 39.Bc7 Nc6
40.Bxd6 Ke6= ) 36.Bb6 ]
35...Nc6
[ 35...Rc8 36.Bb6 Rc3 37.Rg3 Rb3= ]
36.Kd2 Rb5 37.Ra1 Nxb4 38.Bxb4
-

Magem Badals,J
Adams,Mi
Pula

C68
2570
2660
1997

71/(336) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qf6 6.d4 exd4 7.Bg5
Qd6
[ 7...Qg6 - 14/269 ]
8.Nxd4 Be7 9.Bxe7 Nxe7 10.Nc3 0-0N
[ 10...Bd7 ]
11.Nde2 Rd8 12.Qc1 Bg4 13.Nf4 Ng6
14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.Qg5 Be6 16.Rad1 Qf8
17.a3 c5 18.Qe5

Rozentalis,E
Hebden,M
Hastings

C68
2645
2575
1997

71/(336) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4
f6 8.c4 c5 9.Qe3!?N
[ 9.Qd5 - 63/284 ]
9...Ne7 10.Nc3 0-0 11.b3 Qe8 12.Ba3 b6
13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Qh5 15.Ne2 Rae8

Timman,J
Beliavsky,A
Groningen (m/2)
[Beliavsky,A]

C69
2625
2710
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6

5.0-0 f6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1
fxe5 9.Nbd2
[ 9.Rd3 - 71/(337) ]
9...0-0-0
[ 9...Bd6 - 67/420 ]
10.Re1 Bd6 11.h3 Bh5!?
[ 11...Bxf3 ]
12.g4 Bf7 13.Nf1 Rf8!?N

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 13...h6 ]
[ 13...h5 ]
14.Ng3 Be6 15.Kg2 g6 16.Bd2 h5 17.Ng5
[ 17.Bc3?! hxg4 18.hxg4 Bxg4 19.Nxe5
Bh3+ 20.Kg1 Ne7 ( 20...Rh6!? ) 21.Nf7
Bxg3 22.fxg3 ( 22.Bxh8 Bh4 ) 22...Rh5
23.Ne5 Be6 24.Bb4 Rxe5 25.Bxe7 Rf3
26.Kg2 Bg4 27.Bb4 Rf7 28.Re3 Rxe4 ]
17...Bd7 18.f3 c5?!
[ 18...Nh6 19.Nf1 Nf7= ]
19.Rad1 Ne7 20.Be3 Nc6 21.c3
[ 21.Rd2 /\ Red1, Rd6 ]
21...Nd8 22.b3 Ne6 23.Nxe6 Bxe6 24.Bg5
Rf7 25.Rf1
[ 25.Nf1 ]
25...b5 26.Rd2 Kb7 27.Rff2 a5 28.Nf1 c4
29.bxc4 Bxc4 30.Ne3 Be6 31.Nd5 Rhf8
32.c4?
[ 32.Bh6 ]
32...bxc4 33.Bh6 hxg4 34.fxg4?!
[ 34.Bxf8 gxh3+ 35.Kg3 Rxf8 36.Rc2
Bxd5 ( 36...Bc5 37.Rfd2 Bd4 |^ ) 37.exd5
A) 37...e4+
38.Kxh3
e3
39.Rf1
( 39.Rfe2 Rxf3+ 40.Kg2 Rg3+ 41.Kf1
Rg4 42.Rxe3 Kb6 ) 39...Bb4 40.Kg2
Re8 41.Re2 Kb6 ;
B) 37...Rh8 38.Kg4 ( 38.Rxc4 e4+ 39.f4
g5-+ ) 38...e4 39.f4 Kb6 40.Rh2 Kc5
41.Rxh3 Rxh3 42.Kxh3 Bxf4-+ ]
[ 34.hxg4 Rh8 ]
34...Bxd5! 35.exd5 c3
[ 35...c3 36.Rc2 Rxf2+ 37.Rxf2 Rxf2+
38.Kxf2 Ba3 39.Kf3 c2 40.Ke4 c1Q
41.Bxc1 Bxc1 42.Kxe5 g5-+ ]
0-1

258
[ 15...Nf6= ]
16.Rg3 h5 17.Nf7 Rd7 18.Nxd6+

Sax,Gy
Almasi,Z
Magyarorszag (ch)
[Almasi,Z]

C77
2570
2615
1997

71/338 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6

[ 3...a6 - 71/(338) ]
4.d3 d6 5.c3 a6 6.Ba4 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7
8.Nf1 0-0 9.Ng3 b5 10.Bb3
[ 10.Bc2 - 61/(326) ]
10...Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.0-0 Re8! N
[ 12...Qc7 ]
13.a4?!
[ 13.b4?! cxb4 14.cxb4 Nc6 /\ Bg4 ]
[ 13.h3 d5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
16.exd5 Qxd5 ]
13...b4! 14.cxb4 cxb4 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.Qe1
Qb6!
[ 16...Bg4
A) 17.Bxb4 Nc6 ( 17...Bxf3 18.Bxa5 )
18.Bc3 Bxf3 19.gxf3 h5!? ( 19...a5!? ;
19...Nd4!? ; 19...Bh6!? );
B) 17.Ng5!
h6
( 17...Nc6
18.Bb3 )
18.h3! ]
17.Be3 Qb7 18.h3 Be6 19.Qd1?! b3!
20.Bb1 Nc6 21.d4? exd4 22.Nxd4 Bc4!-+
23.Re1
[ 23.Bd3 Ne5! ]
23...d5!?
[ 23...Nd5!
24.exd5
( 24.Nxc6
Nxe3 )
24...Nxd4 25.Be4 Nc2 26.Bxc2 bxc2
27.Qxc2 Bxd5 ]
C69 24.Ndf5 gxf5 25.Nxf5 Qd7 26.Qc1!
Van der Wiel,J
2555 Re5?!
[ 26...Re6!-+ 27.Bf4 Rc8 ]
Van der Sterren,P
2515
Nederland (ch)
1997 27.Nxg7
[ 27.Bf4 Rxf5 ]
[Van der Wiel,J]
[ 27.exd5 Bxd5 ]
71/(337) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 27...Kxg7 28.Bf4 Rbe8 29.Bxe5 Nxe5
4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 f6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5
[ 29...Rxe5!? 30.f4 ( 30.exd5 Rxe1+
Qxd1 8.Rxd1 fxe5 9.Rd3 Bd6 10.Nbd2
31.Qxe1
Qxd5-+ ) 30...Qa7+!
31.Kh1
Nf6 11.b3 0-0-0 12.Bb2 Rhe8 13.Re1
Rh5 ]
[ 13.Nc4 - 59/(359) ]
30.Qg5+?!
13...b5 14.a3!?N
[ 30.exd5 ]
[ 14.Bc3 ]
30...Ng6 31.e5 Ng8
[ 14.h3 ]
[ 31...Ne4?! 32.Bxe4 Rxe5? 33.Qc1! ]
14...Nd7 15.Ng5 Nc5?!
32.Bxg6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 32.Bf5 Qe7-+ ]
32...hxg6 33.h4 Re6 34.Rad1?! Qe7
[ 34...Qxa4-+ ]
35.Qf4 Nh6 36.g3 Rc6 /\ Qe6-f5 37.Qf3
Nf5 38.h5?! Qg5! 39.hxg6 Rxg6!-+ (+)
0-1

259

25.e5! dxe5
[ 25...Nd7 26.Bxg6 fxg6 27.e6 ]
[ 25...Bxb1 26.exf6 Bg6 27.fxg7 Re8 ]
26.Bxg6 fxg6 27.Rxe5 Kh7
[ 27...Qb8! 28.Qc2 Re8 29.Rg5 Re1+
30.Kh2 h4 31.Nh1 Qe8 ]
28.Qd3! Re8 29.f4 Qd7 30.Ne4
[ 30.Rg5 Qf7 31.Nxh5 Nxh5 32.Rxh5+
Kg8 33.Rh4 ]
C77
Tiviakov,S
2590 30...Rxe5 31.fxe5 Q 8/c Nxd5 32.Ng5+ Kh6
Adams,Mi
2680 33.e6 Qc6 34.Qd2 Qc5+ 35.Kh1 Qc4
Groningen (m/2)
1997 36.Nf3+ Kh7 37.h4 c6 38.Qe1! Ne7
[ 38...Qc5 ]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 39.Qe5 Qc1+ 40.Kh2
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 d5 8.d3 0-0
[ 40.Kh2 Kh6 41.Qb8 g5 42.Qh8+ Kg6
9.Bg5N
43.Qe8+ Kf5 44.Qxe7 Qf4+ 45.g3 Qxf3
[ 9.0-0 - 66/(297), C 86 ]
46.Qf7++- ]
9...dxe4 10.dxe4 Nd7 11.Be3 Na5 12.Bc2 1-0
Nc4 13.Bc1 Bb7 14.Nbd2 Nxd2 15.Bxd2
c5 16.0-0 Qc7 17.b3 Rfd8 18.a4 Bc6
19.Rfd1 h6 20.Be3 Qb7 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.f3
C78
Rd7=
Svidler,P
2660
Benjamin,Joel
2580
Luzern
1997
C78 [Benjamin,Joel]
Adams,Mi
2680
Benjamin,Joel
2580 71/340 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
Luzern
1997 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d6 8.a4 Bg4
9.h3 Bh5 10.b4 Bb6 11.axb5N
[Adams,Mi]
[ 11.d3 - 69/316 ]
71/339 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 11...axb5 12.Rxa8 Qxa8 13.Na3 Nd8
Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d6 8.a4 Bg4 14.Nxb5!?
[ 14.d3 c6 15.g4 Bg6 16.c4 ]
9.d3 0-0 10.Nbd2 b4N
[ 10...Re8 /\ d5 ]
14...Nxe4 15.d4 0-0 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Qe2
f5 18.Kh2
[ 10...h6 11.h3 Bh5 - 70/319 ]
11.h3 Bh5 12.a5
[ 18.Be3? Bxe3 19.Qxe3 c6-+ ><Nb5 ]
18...c6!?
[ 12.Re1 Na5 13.Nf1 b3 ]
12...Rb8 13.Re1 Qc8
[ 18...Nxf2
19.Qc4+!
( 19.Rxf2
e4 )
[ 13...Qd7 14.Ba4 ]
19...Bf7 20.Qh4 ]
14.Nf1
19.Na3 Bc7 20.g4!! [] Bf7
[ 14.Bb3!? ]
[ 20...Nxc3
21.Qc4+
Nd5
( 21...Bf7?
14...b3 15.Bb1 Rb5 16.Ng3 Bg6
22.Qxc3 e4+ 23.Kh1! exf3 24.Bb2 Ne6
[ 16...Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Rxa5 18.Rxa5 Nxa5
25.gxf5+- ) 22.gxh5 e4+ 23.Kh1 exf3
19.Nf5 ]
24.Bb2 <->g, /^a1-h8, ^^ ]
17.d4 exd4 18.cxd4 Bb4 19.Bd2 Rxa5 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Ng5 Bg6 23.Qc4+ Kh8
20.Rxa5 Bxa5 21.d5
24.Nxe4 Ne6 25.f3 Nf4 26.Bxf4 Rxf4
[ 21.Bxa5 Nxa5 22.e5 Nd5 ]
[ 26...exf4!? /\ Bb6-e3 ]
21...Bxd2 22.Nxd2 Nd4 23.Nxb3
27.Nb1 Bb6 28.Nbd2 Rf8 29.Kg2 Be3
[ 23.Nc4 Nb5 24.Qxb3 c6 ]
30.Qe2 Bf4 31.Nb3 Bxe4
23...Nxb3 24.Qxb3 h5?!
[ 31...Bf7!? 32.Nbc5 Rd8 ]
[ 24...c6 25.dxc6 Qxc6 26.Bd3 ]
32.fxe4 Qa3 33.Qc2 Qa6 34.Nc5 Qc4
[ 24...Re8 25.Qc3 h5 26.f3 ]
35.Qd3 Qg8 /\ Rd8 36.Qd7?

CHESS INFORMANT 71

260

[ 36.Rd1?? Qa2+-+ ]
[ 36.Rf2 ]
36...Rd8 37.Qe6
[ 37.Qxc6
Qc4!?
( 37...Rd2+
38.Rf2
Qd8= )]
37...Rd2+ 38.Rf2 Qd8= 39.Nb3?? Rd3-+
/\ Rg3 40.Rf3 Rxf3 41.Kxf3 Qd3+ 42.Kf2
Qe3+ 43.Kf1 Qf3+ 44.Ke1 Qxc3+ 45.Kf2
Qe3+ 46.Kf1 Qf3+ 47.Ke1 Qg3+ 48.Ke2
[ 48.Kd1? Qd3+ 49.Ke1 Bg3# ]
48...Qe3+ 49.Kf1 Qxh3+ 50.Kf2 Qg3+
51.Kf1 Qd3+ 52.Kf2 Qe3+ 53.Kf1 Qf3+
54.Ke1
[ 54.Kg1 Be3+ 55.Kh2 Qf2+ 56.Kh3
Qf1+ ]
54...Qxe4+ 55.Kf1 Qf3+ 56.Ke1 Qe3+
57.Kf1 Qd3+ 58.Kf2 Be3+ 59.Ke1 h6
60.Qc8+
[ 60.Qe8+ Kh7 61.Qxe5 Bg5! /\ Bh4
( 61...Qxb3 62.Qe4+ Kh8 63.Qe8+ Qg8
64.Qxe3 ) 62.Qf5+ Qxf5 63.gxf5 Be7 ]
60...Kh7
61.Qf5+
Qxf5
62.gxf5
Kg8
63.Na5 Kf7 64.Ke2 Bb6 65.Kd3 Kf6
66.Ke4 c5 67.Nc6
[ 67.Nc4 cxb4 68.Nxb6 b3 69.Nd5+ Kg5 ]
67...c4 68.b5 c3 69.Nb4 Ba5 70.Nd5+
Kg5 71.Kd3 e4+ 72.Kc2 Kxf5 73.b6 Bxb6
74.Nxb6 h5 75.Nd5 h4 76.Kxc3 h3
77.Ne3+ Kf4 78.Nf1 g5
0-1

Kovacevic,A
Anand,V
Beograd
[Anand,V]

C78
2525
2765
1997

71/341 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
Bg4?! 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3
[ 10.g4 Bg6 11.g5 Nxe4 12.Bd5 ( 12.d3
Nxf2
13.Rxf2 Bxf2+
14.Kxf2 0-0 )
12...Ne7 13.Bxa8 Qxa8 14.d3 ( 14.axb5
Qc8! ) 14...Ng3 15.d4 ( 15.Re1 Bh5 )
15...Nxf1 16.dxc5 0-0! ]
10...Rb8 11.axb5 axb5 12.Re1 0-0!?N
[ 12...h6 - 70/320 ]
13.Nbd2 Ra8 14.Rxa8 Qxa8 15.Nf1
[ 15.g4 Bg6 16.Nf1 ]
15...Qa7! 16.Qe2
[ 16.Be3 ]

[ 16.Ne3 ]
16...b4 17.g4 Bg6 18.Ne3?! Rb8 19.Bc2
Qa1! 20.Qd2 Qa2!
[ 20...b3 21.Bd1 ]
21.Bd1
[ 21.Nf5 ]
21...Nd8 22.g5
[ 22.Nh4 ]
22...Bxe3 23.fxe3
[ 23.Qxe3 Nh5 ]
23...Nd7 24.cxb4?!
[ 24.Nh4 ]
24...Nc6
25.Qc3
Qa8
26.Nh4
Nxb4
27.Nxg6 hxg6 28.Bb3
[ 28.Qxc7! Nxd3 29.Rf1 ]
28...Nc5 29.Bc4
[ 29.Rf1 Nxb3 30.Qxb3 Qa2! ]
29...Nbxd3! 30.Rf1 Qxe4
[ 30...Qxe4 31.Bxf7+ Kh7 ]
0-1

Anand,V
Karpov,An
Lausanne (m/2)
[Anand,V]

C78
2770
2735
1998

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4
9.d3 0-0 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Na5 12.Bc2
b4 13.Nd2 Rb8 14.Qe2!?N
[ 14.Re1 - 70/321 ]
14...Re8
15.Nf3
bxc3
16.bxc3
Nb3
17.Bxb3 Rxb3 18.d4
[ 18.Qc2 Qb8 19.Nd2 Rb7 ]
18...exd4 19.cxd4 Rxf3!
[ 19...Rxe4 20.Be3! ]
20.Qxf3?!
[ 20.gxf3? Bxd4 21.Ra3 ( 21.Bb2 Nh5! )
21...d5 ]
[ 20.dxc5!? Rc3 21.Qxa6 ]
20...Bxd4 21.Ra2 Nxe4 22.Qd3 c5
[ 22...Qf6! Winants,L 23.Qxa6 Ng3 24.Rd1
( 24.Qb5 Kf8 ) 24...Ne4!= ]
23.Qxa6 d5 24.a5! o^a
[ 24.Qd3 Qf6 /\ c4 ]
24...c4! 25.Be3
[ 25.Qb7? Re7 26.Qc6 Re6! ]
25...Be5
[ 25...Re6? 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.Bxd4 e5
28.Bb6! /\ a6-a7 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

261

26.Bb6!
[ 26.Qb7 d4 ]
26...Qd7
[ RR26...Qd6!
27.Qb7
Nc3
( 27...Rb8
28.Qa7 ) 28.Rb2 d4! 29.Qf3 d3 30.Be3
A) 30...Ne2+ 31.Rxe2 dxe2 32.Qxe2
Qc6 33.Rc1 ( 33.Rb1 h6= ) 33...Qa4
( 33...c3!? ) 34.Rxc4 Qxa5= ;
B) 30...Qd5! 31.Qxd5 Nxd5 32.Rb7 c3
33.a6 Nxe3 34.fxe3 c2 35.Rd7 Bb2
36.Rxd3 c1Q 37.Rxc1 Bxc1 38.a7 f6
Karpov,An ]
27.Qa7 Qc6?!
[ 27...Qxa7 28.Bxa7 Nc3 ]
28.Bd4 Bc7 29.Rb2 c3 30.Rb7 Rc8
31.Bb6?
[ 31.Rc1! ]
31...Be5 32.Rxf7 c2 33.Rc1 Nc3 34.Rf3
h6??
[ 34...Ne2+!
35.Kf1
Qe8!
( 35...Qe6?
36.Kxe2 Bb8+ 37.Re3 ) 36.Kxe2 Bb8+
37.Re3 Qb5+-+ ]
35.Qf7+ Kh8 36.Re3!+- d4 37.Rxe5 d3
38.Bd4! Rg8 39.Re6 d2 40.Rxc6! dxc1Q+
41.Kh2 Qd2 42.Rc8
1-0

Milos,G
Shirov,A
Groningen (m/1)
[Milos,G]

C78
2590
2700
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.a4 Rb8
9.axb5 axb5 10.Be3!?N
[ 10.c3 0-0 - 69/317 ]
10...0-0
[ 10...Bxe3 11.fxe3 ]
11.Nbd2
[ 11.Bxc5 dxc5 ]
[ 11.Nc3 Bg4! ]
11...h6 12.Qe2
[ 12.c3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 b4 ]
12...Nd7 13.c3 Qf6!?
[ 13...b4 ]
14.g3! Ne7
[ 14...b4 15.Ba4 Ne7 ( 15...Bb7? 16.d4+- )
16.d4 ]
15.Nh4?!
[ 15.d4 Bb6 16.Bc2! Ng6 17.b4 ]

15...b4 16.Bc4 bxc3 17.bxc3 Bb7?!

[ 17...Rb2? 18.Bb3! ]
[ 17...c6! ]
18.Rac1!
[ 18.f4? Bxe3+ 19.Qxe3 exf4 20.Rxf4
Qxc3 ]
18...c6!
[ 18...d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Ne4 ]
19.f4 d5 20.Bxc5 Nxc5 21.fxe5 Qe6
22.Nb3
[ 22.exd5 cxd5 23.Bb5 ( 23.Ba2 Ba6 )
23...Ba6
( 23...Qb6?
24.d4 ) 24.Bxa6
Qxa6 25.c4 Rb2 ]
[ 22.d4!? dxc4 23.dxc5 ]
22...Na4?!
[ 22...Nxb3 23.Bxb3 Qxe5 24.Nf3 ]
23.exd5 cxd5 24.Bb5 Qb6+ 25.d4 Bc6
26.Bxa4
[ 26.Bxc6 /\ 26...Nc6 27.Nf5! /\ 27...Qb3 28.
Qg4 Qxc6! ]
26...Bxa4 27.Nc5 Bb5 28.Qg4?!
[ 28.Nd3! ]
28...Bxf1 29.Nd7 Qb2 30.Rxf1 Qxc3=
31.Nxb8 Rxb8 32.Qf4 Rf8 33.Ng2 Nc6
34.e6 Qxd4+ 35.Qxd4 Nxd4 36.exf7+ Rxf7
37.Rxf7 Kxf7 38.Nf4
-

Kupreichik,V
Shirov,A
Deutschland
[Shirov,A]

C78
2500
2700
1997

71/344 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5
axb5 9.c3
[ 9.Nxe5 - 71/(344) ]
9...d6 10.d4 Bb6 11.Qd3!?N 0-0
[ 11...Bd7? 12.Na3 ]
12.Qxb5 Qe8!
[ 12...exd4? 13.Qxc6 Bd7 14.Qc4 Be6
15.Qa4+- ]
[ 12...Bd7?! 13.Qd3 exd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4
15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Qxd4 ]
13.Qd3 exd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4!?
[ 14...Nxe4!?
15.Re1
( 15.Nc3
Nxc3
16.bxc3 Ne7= ) 15...Bf5 16.Nc3 Nxd4!
( 16...Ba5 17.Qc4! Bxc3 18.bxc3 Ne7
19.Bc2 ) 17.Nxe4 ( 17.Nxd4 Nxf2 18.Qd2
Qxe1+
19.Qxe1
Bxd4
20.Be3
Nd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
21.Qd2 Bxe3+ 22.Qxe3 Rxb3 ) 17...Nxb3
18.Nf6+ gxf6 19.Qxf5 Qc8 20.Qxf6 Qg4!
( 20...Nxa1? 21.Re4+- ) 21.Ra4!? Qxa4
22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Qf6+ Kg8= ]
15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Qxd4
[ 16.Bxf7+?! Rxf7 17.Qxd4 Qxe4 ]
16...Rxb3 17.Nc3 Be6
[ 17...Bb7!? ]
18.Ra5?!
[ 18.f4!? Qc6!= 19.f5 Bc4 20.Bg5? Bxf1
21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qxf6 Qc5+ 23.Kxf1
Qe5 ]
[ 18.f3!= ]
18...Nd7! 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5
[ 20.Qxd5 ]
20...Qe2! 21.Ra3! Qb5! 22.Rd1 Re8
23.h3 Nb6 24.Rxb3 Qxb3 25.Be3 Re5
26.Ra1
[ 26.Rd3
Qb5!
( 26...Qxd5?!
27.Qc3!
Qb7? 28.Qxe5 ) 27.Ra3 h6 ]
26...h5?!
[ 26...Rxd5? 27.Qxb6 Rd1+ 28.Kh2+- ]
[ 26...h6! 27.Qg4 Kh7 ]
27.Qh4 Qxd5!
[ 27...Nxd5?! 28.Bd4 Re8 29.Qg5 f6
30.Qxh5 ]
28.Qd8+ Kh7 29.Bxb6 cxb6 30.Qxb6 Rg5
31.g3 h4 32.g4 f5?
[ 32...Re5! ]
33.f4?
[ 33.Ra5 Qd1+ 34.Kg2 Rxg4+ 35.hxg4
Qxg4+ 36.Kh2 Qf4+= ]
33...Rg6 34.g5?
[ 34.Qf2 fxg4 35.f5 Rh6 36.hxg4 h3
37.Kh2 Qe5+ 38.Kh1 Qe4+ 39.Kh2
Qxg4 ]
34...Qf3 35.Qf2 Qxh3 36.Re1 d5 37.Re3
Qg4+ 38.Kh2 Rc6!-+ 39.Rh3 Kg6 40.Rd3
[ 40.Rxh4 Qd1 ]
40...Rc4 41.Rf3 Rc2 42.Qxc2 Qxf3 43.Qd2
h3 44.b4 Kh5!
[ 44...d4 45.b5 d3 46.b6 Qe2+? 47.Qxe2
dxe2 48.b7 e1Q 49.b8Q ]
45.b5 Kg4 46.b6 d4 47.Qb2
[ 47.b7 Qxb7 48.Qd1+ Qf3 49.g6 d3 ]
47...d3 48.Kg1 Qd1+
0-1

262
Anand,V
Shirov,A
Beograd

C78
2765
2700
1997

71/(344) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8
8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4
11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ne7
14.Ra7 c5 15.e5 Nfd5 16.Bxd5 Nxd5
17.Qf3N
[ 17.Qg3 - 70/325 ]
17...Qb6
18.Rxf7
c4+
19.Kh1
Kxf7
20.Qxd5+ Be6 21.Qd1 Bf5 22.Qd5+ Be6
23.Qd1
-

Hracek,Z
Shirov,A
Deutschland
[Hracek,Z]

C78
2610
2710
1998

71/345 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5
axb5 9.c3 d6 10.d4 Bb6 11.h3 0-0
12.Re1 Bb7 13.Na3 exd4 14.cxd4 Na5
[ 14...Na7 15.Bg5 c5 16.d5 ]
15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb1 c5
[ 16...Re8 17.Nbd2 ( 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4
b3 ) 17...Ra8 18.e5 ]
17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 b3
[ 18...g5 - 69/(318) ]
19.Bxb3!N
[ 19.Bd3 ]
19...g5
[ 19...Nxb3
20.Qxb3
cxd4
( 20...Ba5
21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nfd2!? Bxe4 23.Qa3 Bb4
24.Qe3 ) 21.Nbd2 ]
20.Nxg5! hxg5 21.Bxg5 cxd4
[ 21...Re8 22.Ra3 Rxe4 23.Rxe4 Bxe4
24.Bc2 ]
22.Ra3! Jansa,Vl Nc6
[ 22...Re8 23.Ba2 Rxe4 ( 23...Re5 24.Rg3
Rxg5 25.Rxg5+ Kf8 26.Qc1 |^ ) 24.Rxe4
Bxe4 25.Nd2 d5 ( 25...Bb7 26.b4 )
26.Rf3 Bxf3 27.Qxf3 Kg7? 28.Bxf6+
Qxf6 29.Qg3++- ]
23.Ba2 Ne5 24.Rg3 Kh7
[ 24...Ng6?? - 71/(345) ]
25.f4 Ned7?

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 25...d3+
26.Kh1
d2
27.Qxd2
28.Rd3 ]
26.e5+- d3+ 27.Kh1 dxe5 28.fxe5
29.exf6 Rxe1+ 30.Qxe1 Qe8 31.Be3!
32.Qf2 Qc6 33.Bxb6 Qxb6 34.Qf5+
35.Qg5
1-0

263
Nc6

[ 24...Nc5 25.Bc4 Bd5 26.Ng4 ]

25.Bg3 Bd5 26.Bf5 Ra8!
Re8
[ 26...Be6? 27.Qf3! Qd5? 28.Ne4+- ]
Nxf6
[ 26...Rc7? 27.Ng4 Rxe1+ 28.Qxe1 Nd6
Kh8
( 28...Nxg4
29.Bxc7
Bxc7
30.hxg4 )
29.Qe5! ( 29.Nxh6+ Kg7 30.Ng4 Nxf5
31.Be5 Rc6 32.Ne4 Bxe4 33.Qxe4 Qc8
34.Ra8 Qxa8 35.Qxf5 Bd8 36.Qxg5+ Kf8
37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Nxf6+ Bxf6 39.Bxf6
Rxf6 40.Qxf6 Qa1+ 41.Kh2 Qxb2= )
C78
29...Nde8 30.Re1! Kg7 31.Qe2! Ra7
Jansa,Vl
2480
32.Be5 ]
Gross,Dav
2405
[ 26...Rc5 27.h4! ]
Czech
1997
27.Rxa8 Qxa8 28.Nd3?
[Hracek,Z]
[ 28.Ndc4! Bc5 29.h4 Qd8 30.hxg5 hxg5
71/(345) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
31.b3! ( 31.Qc1? Nh5 32.Bh4 Be7! )
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8
31...Bxc4 32.bxc4 Nd6 33.Bc2 ]
8.axb5 axb5 9.c3 d6 10.d4 Bb6 11.h3 0-0 28...Nc5!
12.Re1 Bb7 13.Na3 exd4 14.cxd4 Na5
[ 28...Rxe1+?! 29.Qxe1 Nc5 30.Qe5 ]
15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb1 c5 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 29.Rxe8+
b3
[ 29.Nxb4 Rxe1+ 30.Qxe1 Bxg2 ]
[ 18...g5 - 69/(318) ]
29...Qxe8
19.Bxb3!N g5 20.Nxg5! hxg5 21.Bxg5 cxd4
[ 29...Nxe8!? 30.Nxb4 Bxg2 31.Be5! Bh1!
22.Ra3! Nc6 23.Ba2 Ne5 24.Rg3 Ng6??
( 31...Ba5? 32.Qh5 ; 31...Bc7 32.Bxd4 )
25.Rf3+32.f3 Ba5 33.Kxh1 Bxb4 34.Ne4 Nxe4
35.Bxe4 Qc8 36.Kg2 Nd6 37.Qxd4
Bc5= ]
C78 30.Nxb4 Be4=
Anand,V
2770 -
Shirov,A
2710
Wijk aan Zee
1998
[Shirov,A]
C78
Anand,V
2770
71/346 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
Topalov,V
2740
Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 Wijk aan Zee
1998
d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.h3 Bb7 11.Re1 0-0 [Anand,V]
12.axb5 axb5 13.Na3 exd4 14.cxd4 Na5
15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb1 c5 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 71/347 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
cxd4!N 19.Nbd2?!
Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3
[ 19.Nxd4 b3! 20.Nxb3 Nxb3 21.Bxb3 g5 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.h3 0-0
22.Bg3 Nxe4 23.Qd3 /\ 23...Ng3? 24.Qg6 12.Re1 Re8!?N 13.Na3 b4! 14.Nc4
Kh8 25.Qh6 Kg8 26.Bc2!+- d5! ]
[ 14.dxe5 bxa3! 15.exf6 axb2
19...Re8 20.Ra4
A) 16.Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.Qd5+ ( 17.Ng5+
[ 20.Qe2 Nc6 ]
Kg6!-+ ) 17...Be6 18.Ng5+ Kg8! 19.Nxe6
20...Bc6?!
( 19.f7+
Kh8!
20.Nxe6
bxa1Q-+ )
19...Qxf6
20.Nxc7+
( 20.Ng5+
Kh8
[ 20...Nc6 21.Nc4 ( 21.Nb3?! g5 22.Bg3
Nh5 23.Bh2 Qf6 ) 21...Bc5 22.Qd3 Ne5
21.Bxb2 Bxf2+-+ ) 20...Qf7 21.Qxf7+
Kxf7 22.Bxb2 Bxc7 ;
23.Nfxe5 dxe5 ]
21.Ra1 Rc8?
B) 16.Bxb2 Qxf6= ]
14...bxc3 15.bxc3 exd4 16.Nxb6
[ 21...Bb7 ]
22.Bd3 Nb7 23.e5! dxe5 24.Nxe5 g5
[ 16.cxd4? Nxd4! 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 ]
16...Rxb6 17.cxd4 Nxe4 18.Bxf7+! Kxf7
[ 24...Qd5? 25.Ndf3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Rxe4 Rxe4 20.Ng5+ Kg8 21.Nxe4
><Rb6, a8, >> Bf5
[ 21...Qe8 ]
22.Ng5! Ne7
[ 22...h6?
23.Qf3
Ne7
24.Ra8
Rb8
25.Qb3+!+- ]
[ 22...d5! ></^a2-g8 23.g4 Bg6 ]
23.g4! Bg6
[ 23...Bd7 24.Qf3! Qe8 25.Ra8 Bc8
26.Qe4+- ]
[ 23...Bc8 24.Qd3 ]
24.Ne6 Qc8?
[ 24...Qb8! ><a7 25.d5 ( 25.Qf3 d5 )
25...Bf7!
26.Qd4
( 26.Nxg7?
Kxg7
27.Qd4+
Kf8
28.Bh6+
Ke8
29.Re1
Rb1! ; 26.Bg5 Ng6 27.Be3 Rb5 )
26...Bxe6 27.dxe6 Rb1 28.Rxb1 Qxb1
29.Qf4 h6 ( 29...Qg6 30.Qa4 ) 30.Qf7+
Kh7 31.Qxe7 Qxc1+ 32.Kg2 Qf4= ]
25.d5 Bf7
[ 25...c5 26.Ra7! Topalov,V Rb7 27.Rxb7
Qxb7 28.Qf3 Bf7 ( 28...Qc8 29.Qc3+- )
29.Qxf7+!+- ]
26.Nxg7 Kxg7
[ 26...Bxd5 27.Nh5 ]
[ 26...Nxd5 27.Nf5 ]
27.Qd4+ Kf8
[ 27...Kg8 28.Bh6+- ]
[ 27...Kg6!
28.Qe4+
Kf6
( 28...Nf5
29.Ra3!+- ) 29.Bh6! ( 29.g5+ Kg7 30.Qxe7
Qf5 31.Ra8! Kg6 32.Qf8! Qxh3 33.Ra3 )
29...Nf5 ( 29...Bxd5 30.Qxh7 Nf5 31.Re1
Nxh6 32.Qxh6+ Kf7 33.Qh5++- ; 29...Bg6
30.Qd4+ Kf7 31.Qg7+ Ke8 32.Bg5 Qd8
33.Ra8+- ) 30.gxf5
Qxf5
( 30...Qg8+
31.Kh2 Bxd5 32.Qh4+ Kxf5 33.Qh5+ Kf6
34.Rg1+- )
31.Qh4+
Kg6
( 31...Ke5
32.Rd1! Bxd5 33.Qe7++- ) 32.Kh2+- ]
28.Bh6+ Ke8 29.Re1
[ 29.Re1 Kd7 30.Rxe7+! Kxe7 31.Qe4+
Be6
( 31...Kf6
32.g5# ;
31...Kd7
32.Qf5++- ) 32.Qxh7+
Bf7
( 32...Ke8
33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Bg5+ Kf7 35.Qh7+ Kf8
36.Qe7+ Kg8 37.Bh6 Qd7 38.Qf8+ Kh7
39.dxe6+- ) 33.Qe4+ Be6 34.Bg5+ Kf8
35.dxe6+- ]
1-0

264
Nijboer,F
Shirov,A
Wijk aan Zee
[Nijboer,F]

C78
2580
2710
1998

71/348 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4
Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.d4 Bb6 11.h3 0-0
12.Be3N Na5
[ 12...Bb7? 13.d5 ]
[ 12...Re8!? - 71/(348) ]
13.Bc2 Nc4 14.Bc1 Bb7 15.b3 Na5
16.Nbd2 Nc6 17.Bb2 Ra8?!
[ 17...Re8 ]
[ 17...Nd7 ]
18.Bd3 b4 19.d5 bxc3 20.Rxa8 Bxa8
21.Bxc3 Ne7 22.Nc4 c6
[ 22...Nd7 23.Nxb6 Nxb6 24.Ba5 ]
23.dxc6 Bxc6 24.Qc2! Bc7?
[ 24...Ng6!? 25.Bb4 Nf4
A) 26.Nxb6 Qxb6 27.Bxd6 Rd8 28.Bc5
( 28.Be7?
Rxd3
29.Nxe5
Rc3-+ )
28...Qb7 29.Rd1 ;
B) 26.Bxd6 Nxd3 27.Qxd3 ( 27.Bxf8
Bxf2+ 28.Rxf2 Nxf2 29.Qxf2 Qxf8
30.Nfxe5 Bxe4= ) 27...Bxe4 28.Qe2!?
( 28.Qd2 Re8 29.Nfxe5 )]
25.Rc1! Qb8 26.Bb2 Nd7
[ 26...Kh8 27.Ba3 Nfg8 ]
27.Ba3 f6 28.b4! Rc8 29.b5 Bxb5 30.Rb1
Kh8 31.Ncxe5?
[ 31.Bf1 Qb7 32.Qb3 Rb8 33.Nxd6
Bxd6 34.Bxd6+- ]
[ 31.Rb2 /\ Qb1+- ]
31...Nxe5 32.Nxe5 fxe5 33.Bxb5 Qa7
34.Qa4 Qxa4 35.Bxa4 Ra8 36.Rb7
[ 36.Rb4 ]
36...Rxa4 37.Rxc7 Rxa3 38.Rxe7 h6 39.h4
h5 40.Rd7 Ra1+ 41.Kh2 Rd1 42.g3 Kh7
43.Kg2 Kg6 44.Kf3 Kf6 45.Ke2 Rd4
46.Ke3 g6
-

Van den Doel,E

Lane,G
Wrexham

C78
2440
2420
1997

71/(348) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8.a4
0-0
Bd7
Nb4

265

Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.d4 Bb6 11.h3

12.Be3N Re8!? 13.Nbd2 h6 14.Qe2
15.Bc2 Nh7 16.Bd3 exd4 17.cxd4
18.Bb1 Nf8 19.Rc1 Ra8 20.Ra3 c6

Ivanchuk,V
Shirov,A
Beograd
[Shirov,A]

C78
2725
2700
1997

71/349 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3
d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.Na3 0-0 11.axb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Re1!?N
[ 13.Bc2 - 69/(317) ]
13...Bxf3!
[ 13...exd4? 14.Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bxd4
16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Qxd4 ]
14.gxf3 Nh5 15.Be3
[ 15.f4!? Nxf4 ( 15...Qh4!? ) 16.Bxf4 exf4
17.Kh1 ]
15...Qf6! 16.Kh1! exd4!
[ 16...Bxd4?! 17.Nxc7! Ivanchuk,V ]
17.cxd4
[ 17.Nxd4 Ne5! ]
17...Ba5 18.Rg1!?
[ 18.Nc3!? Bxc3! ( 18...Rxb3? 19.Nd5! )
19.bxc3 Rxb3 20.Qxb3
A) 20...Nxd4?!
21.Qd1!
( 21.cxd4??
Qxf3+ 22.Kg1 Nf4-+ ) 21...Nxf3 22.Rf1 ;
B) 20...Qxf3+ 21.Kg1 Qg4+ 22.Kf1 Nf4
B1) 23.Red1? Qe2+ 24.Kg1 Nxd4!!
25.Rxd4
( 25.cxd4?
Qg4+
26.Kf1
Qf3-+ ) 25...Nh3+ 26.Kg2 Qg4+ 27.Kf1
Qg1+ 28.Ke2 Qxa1 ;
B2) 23.Bxf4
Qh3+
24.Kg1
Nxd4
25.Qc4 Nf3+ 26.Kh1 Nxe1 27.Rxe1
Qf3+ 28.Kg1 Qxf4 29.Qxc7 h5! ;
B3) 23.Reb1!?
Qg2+!?
( 23...Qe2+
24.Kg1= ) 24.Ke1 Qxe4 ]
18...Rxb5 19.Ba4 Rxb2
[ 19...Rfb8? 20.Bxb5 Rxb5 21.Qe2 Rb8
22.Rgc1 ]
20.Bxc6 Bb6! 21.Rg4
[ 21.Rg5 g6 ]
21...Rb4! 22.e5 dxe5 23.dxe5 Qe7 24.Qd5
[ 24.Bg5?! Qxe5! ( 24...f6? 25.exf6 Nxf6
26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.Ra8+ Rf8
29.Rxf8+
Qxf8
30.Rxb4+- ) 25.Rxb4
Qxg5 ]

24...Bxe3 25.fxe3 g6?!

[ 25...Rbb8!? ]
26.Rxb4!
[ 26.f4?! Ng7 ]
26...Qxb4 27.e6! Qc3! 28.Rg1 Nf6
[ 28...Qxe3? 29.Qxh5 Qxg1+ 30.Kxg1
gxh5 31.e7+- ]
29.exf7+ Rxf7 30.Qe6 Kg7 /\ Qc5, Re7-+
[ 30...Kf8!? 31.Rd1 Kg7 32.Rd4 Qc5
33.Rc4! ( 33.Rf4? Qe7 34.Qxe7 Rxe7
35.e4 Re5 ) 33...Qa3 34.Ra4 Qc1+
35.Kg2= ]
31.Rg5!!= Qa3 32.Re5! Qd3 33.Kg2 Qe2+
34.Kg1 Qe1+ 35.Kg2 Qe2+ 36.Kg1 h5?!
[ 36...h6!? 37.h3!?= ]
37.Rg5 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qc2+ 39.Kg3
[ 39.Kh3!?
Nh7
( 39...Qf2?
40.f4+- )
40.Rg3 ( 40.Rg1? Rf6 41.Qe7+ Kh6
42.Be4 Qf2 43.Qxf6 Qxg1 44.Qh8 c5-+ )
40...Rf6! ( 40...Qf5+ 41.Qxf5 Rxf5 42.f4
Nf6 43.Kh4 ) 41.Qe7+ Kh6 42.Be4 Qf2
43.f4 Qf1+ 44.Bg2 Qc4 ]
39...Nh7!?
[ 39...Ng4 40.fxg4 ( 40.Rxg4 hxg4 41.Bd5
Rxf3+ 42.Bxf3 gxf3= ) 40...Qf2+ 41.Kh3
Qf1+= ]
40.Qe5+ Kh6
[ 40...Rf6!? 41.Be4 h4+ 42.Kxh4 Nxg5
43.Qe7+ Rf7 44.Qxf7+ ( 44.Qe5+? Kh7 )
44...Kxf7 45.Bxc2 Nxf3+ 46.Kg3 Ne5
47.Kf4 Kf6 48.h4= ]
41.Be4 Rxf3+! 42.Kxf3
[ 42.Bxf3? Nxg5 43.h4? Qh2+!-+ ]
42...Qd1+
[ 42...Nxg5+? 43.Qxg5++- ]
43.Kf4 Qf1+ 44.Bf3 Qc4+ 45.Be4 Qf1+
[ 45...Qf7+?! 46.Rf5 ]
-

Anand,V
Shirov,A
Groningen (m/1)
[Anand,V]

C78
2765
2700
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 d6
9.d4 Bb6 10.Na3 0-0 11.axb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Be3 exd4 14.cxd4 Qe8
15.h3!N
[ 15.Nc3 Nxe4 16.h3 Bf5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 15.Ba4 - 62/(368) ]
15...Bd7
[ 15...Bxf3? 16.Qxf3 Nxe4 17.Bd5 ]
[ 15...Bh5 16.Ba4 Qxe4 17.Nc3 Bxf3
18.Nxe4 Bxd1 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Bxc6
><Bb6 ]
16.Nc3 Nxe4 17.Re1 Nxc3 18.bxc3
><Bb6 Qc8 19.c4! Bf5 20.Re2
[ 20.c5 Ba5 ]
20...Na5 21.Ba2 c5 22.d5! ><Na5 Bd8
23.Bd2 Qa6 24.Qa4 Ra8
[ 24...Bd3 25.Re3 Bxc4 26.Bxc4 Qxc4
27.Bxa5 Rb1+ 28.Be1+- ]
25.Bc3 /^a1-h8 Nb7 26.Qd1! Ba5?!
[ 26...Qb6 ]
27.Bb2 Bb4 28.Nh4! Bg6
[ 28...Bd7 29.Re7!+- ]
[ 28...Bc8 29.Qd3! ]
29.f4 Qa4
[ 29...f6 30.Nxg6 hxg6 31.Qd3+- ]
30.Qxa4
[ 30.Bb3!? Qd7 31.Rxa8 Rxa8 32.f5! Bxf5
33.Ba4! Rxa4 34.Nxf5+- ]
30...Rxa4 31.f5 Rfa8
[ 31...Bh5 32.g4+- ]
32.Re7!
[ 32.fxg6? hxg6 33.Nf3 f6 ><Ba2 ]
32...Bh5
[ 32...Na5 33.fxg6+- ]
33.g4!
[ 33.Rxb7? f6 ]
33...f6
34.gxh5
Rxa2
35.Rxa2
Rxa2
36.h6!+- Rxb2
[ 36...gxh6 37.Bxf6 Nd8 38.Ng6! ]
37.Rxg7+ Kh8 38.Rxb7 Bc3 39.Rd7 Kg8
40.Rd8+ Kf7 41.Rh8!
[ 41.Ng6? Bd4+ 42.Kh1 ( 42.Kf1 Rf2+
/\ Rf5 ) 42...Rb1+ 43.Kg2 Rb2+ 44.Kf3
Rf2+ 45.Kg4 ( 45.Ke4 hxg6 46.h7 gxf5+
47.Kd3 Rf3+ 48.Kd2 Rxh3 ) 45...Rg2+
46.Kf4 Rf2+= ]
41...Bd4+ 42.Kf1
1-0

266
Nijboer,F
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee
[Nijboer,F]

C78
2580
2575
1998

71/351 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3
d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.Na3 0-0
12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Be3 exd4 14.cxd4 Nxe4!N
15.Bd5
[ 15.Nc3? Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nxd4 17.Bxd4
Nd2-+ ]
[ 15.Qc2 Qe8 16.Nxc7 Bxc7 17.Ba4 Bd7
18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.Rfc1 Rb6 20.d5 Bxd5
21.Qxc7 Rxb2 ]
15...Qe8 16.h3
[ 16.Qc2 Bxf3! ( 16...Nb4? 17.Qxe4 Qxb5
18.Bxf7+
Rxf7
19.Qxg4 )
17.Bxc6
( 17.gxf3 Nb4 ) 17...Qe6 18.gxf3 Qg6+
/\ Ng3 19.Bg5 ]
[ 16.Nxc7 Bxc7 17.Rc1 Nb4 18.Bxe4
Qxe4 19.Rxc7 Nd5 ]
16...Bf5 17.Re1 Nb4 18.Bc4 c6! 19.Na3
d5 20.Bf1 Bc7 21.Qc1! Rb6 22.Bf4 Qb8
23.Bxc7 Qxc7 24.Nh4! Be6 25.Nc4 Rbb8
26.Nd2 Nd6
[ 26...Qf4 27.Nxe4 Qxh4 28.g3 Qh5
29.Nc5 Bxh3 30.Re5 Qg4 31.Rg5 Qc8
32.Rxg7+= ]
[ 26...f5!? ]
27.Nb3! Qd8 28.Nf3 Bf5 29.Na5 Qb6?!
[ 29...Qc7 ]
30.Qc5 Qc7
[ 30...Qxc5 31.dxc5 ]
31.Ne5 Rb6?
[ 31...Ne4 32.Rxe4 Bxe4 33.Naxc6 Nxc6
34.Nxc6 Rfe8 35.b4! ]
32.Ra4! Nc2 33.Rc1 Rxb2 34.Naxc6 Re8
35.Ra7 Nb7
[ 35...Rb7 36.Rxc2 Bxc2 37.Rxb7 Nxb7
38.Qxc2 f6 39.Nd3 ]
36.Ne7+!
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Sokolov,An
Short,N
Groningen (m/2)
[Sokolov,An]

267
C78
2585
Anand,V
2660
Ivanchuk,V
1997 Beograd
[Ivanchuk,V]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 0-0
9.Nc3 Na5 10.Nxe5 Nxb3 11.cxb3 d5
12.Bg5 dxe4N
[ 12...Be7 - 51/322 ]
13.dxe4 Re8
[ 13...Qxd1 14.Raxd1 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4
16.Nd7+- ]
14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Nd7 Qe7 16.Nxc5 Qxc5
17.axb5 axb5 18.Rxa8 Rxa8
[ 18...Bxa8 19.Qd7 ]
19.Re1 h6
[ 19...b4 20.Na4 Qe7 21.f3 ]
20.h3?!
[ 20.Qd3 b4 21.Na4 Qe7 22.f3 Ra5
( 22...f5? 23.Qb5 ) 23.Rc1 ]
20...b4 21.Na4 Qe7 22.Qc1
[ 22.Qd4 Ra5 23.f3 f5 ]
22...Ra5 23.f3 Re5 24.Rd1
[ 24.Qc4 Kh8 ( 24...Bd5 25.Qc5 Bxb3
26.Qxe7 Rxe7 27.Nc5 ) 25.Rc1 f5
26.exf5 ( 26.Nc5 fxe4 27.Nxb7 exf3 )
26...Rxf5 ]
24...f5 25.exf5?!
[ 25.f4!? Ra5 ( 25...Rxe4 26.Nc5 ) 26.e5
Bd5 27.Qe3 ]
25...Rxf5 26.Re1 Qd6 27.Re8+ Kf7
[ 27...Kh7 28.Qc2 ]
28.Re3 Rd5 29.Qc4 Ba6 30.Qe4 Bb5
31.Re1 Bd7 32.Rc1 Be6 33.Qc2 Kg8
34.Nc5 Rd2 35.Qe4
[ 35.Qg6 Bxh3! ]
35...Bxh3! 36.Qe8+?
[ 36.Rc2 Rxc2 37.Qxc2 Be6= ]
36...Kh7 37.Qe4+ g6 38.Rc2 Rd1+ 39.Kf2
Bf5-+ 40.Qc4 Bxc2 41.Qf7+ Kh8 42.Ne6
Qd2+ 43.Kg3 Qe1+
0-1

C78
2765
2725
1997

71/353 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.Re1 Bc5 8.c3
0-0 9.d4 Bb6 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4 Na5
12.Bg5!?N
[ 12.d5 ]
12...Nxb3 13.axb3 h6 14.Bh4 g5
[ 14...Re8 - 71/(353) ]
15.Nxg5!? Nxe4!
[ 15...hxg5 16.Bxg5 d6 17.Re3 Re8
18.Rg3 Kf8 19.Rf3 ]
16.Nxe4
[ 16.Nf3 Qe8 ( 16...Ng5 17.Nxg5 hxg5
18.Qg4 f6 19.Nc3 Rf7 ) 17.Nc3 f5 ]
16...Qxh4 17.Nbc3
[ 17.Nbd2!? f5 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.dxc5
Rae8 ]
17...Kh8! 18.Nc5 Bc6 19.g3 Rg8 20.Re5?
/\ Rh5
[ 20.b4 d6 21.Qd2!? Rg6 ( 21...dxc5
22.bxc5 Ba7 23.Rxa6! ) 22.d5 dxc5
23.bxc5 Bxc5 24.dxc6 Rd8 25.Qc2
Rxg3+ 26.hxg3 Qxg3+ 27.Kf1 Qh3+
28.Ke2 Qg4+= ]
20...Rg4 21.N5e4
[ 21.f3 Rxg3+ 22.hxg3 Qxg3+ 23.Kf1
Bxf3 ]
21...Rag8 22.f3
[ 22.d5! d6 ( 22...Rxg3+ 23.hxg3 Rxg3+
24.Kf1 Qh1+ 25.Ke2 Qf3+ 26.Kd2 Qf4+
27.Kc2+- ; 22...Bxf2+
23.Nxf2
Rxg3+
24.hxg3 Qxg3+ 25.Kf1+- ) 23.Rf5 Rxe4
24.Nxe4 Qxe4 25.Qh5+- Ubilava,E ]
22...R4g6?!
[ 22...Rxg3+! 23.hxg3 d6 24.Rf5 ( 24.Rd5
b4-+ ) 24...Rxg3+ 25.Nxg3 Qxg3+ 26.Kf1
Qh3+ 27.Kf2 Qxf5 ]
23.Kg2 d6 24.Rf5 Bd7 25.Rxf7
[ 25.Kh1!
Qe7
26.Nd5
Qe6
27.g4
Ubilava,E ]
25...Be6 26.Kh1 Rxg3 27.Nxg3
[ 27.Rf6 Qxh2+!-+ ]
27...Bxf7 28.Nce4 d5 29.Nf5 Qf4?!
[ 29...Qh3! 30.Neg3 Be6 31.Qd3 ( 31.Qe2
Bxf5 32.Qe5+ Rg7 33.Rxa6 Bc8-+ )
31...Bxf5 32.Qxf5 Rxg3-+ ]
30.Neg3 Be6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

268

[ 30...a5 ]
31.Ne7 Rg7?
[ 31...Rxg3! 32.hxg3 Qxg3 33.Nc6 Qh4+
34.Kg1 Bd7 35.Rc1 Qf6-+ ]
32.Nc6?
[ 32.Nh5! Qxd4 ( 32...Qd6 33.Nxg7 Kxg7
34.Qg1+ Kf7 35.Ng6! ) 33.Nxg7 Kxg7
34.Qxd4+ Bxd4 35.Rxa6 ]
32...Bh3
[ 32...Bh3 33.Rxa6 Qe3 ( 33...Qf6 34.Ne5
Rg8 35.Qd2 ) 34.Ra8+ Rg8 35.Rxg8+
Kxg8 36.Nh5 Kf8
A) 37.Nb4
Bg4
( 37...Be6
38.Nc6
Bh3= ) 38.fxg4 Qe4+ 39.Kg1 Bxd4+
40.Kf1 Qh1+ 41.Ke2 Qg2+ 42.Kd3
Qe4+ 43.Kd2 Be3+-+ ;
B) 37.b4
Qf2
( 37...Be6
38.Nf6 )
38.Nf4 Bf1 39.Ng6+ Ke8 40.Nf4 h5 ]
[ 32...Bd7!? 33.Ne5 ( 33.Nh5 Qf7 34.Nxg7
Bxc6-+ ) 33...Bxd4 34.Nxd7 Rxd7 35.Rxa6
Rg7 ]
-

Kosten,A
Rausis,I
Isle of Man

C78
2530
2490
1997

71/(353) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.Re1 Bc5
8.c3 0-0 9.d4 Bb6 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4
Na5 12.Bg5!?N Nxb3 13.axb3 h6 14.Bh4
Re8 15.e5 Bxf3 16.gxf3 g5 17.exf6 gxh4
18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Kh1 Kh8 20.Qd2 Qg8
21.Qxh6+ Qh7 22.Qf4 Rg8 23.Nc3

15...Bd6!?N
16.Bg7 Rg8 17.Bf6 Kd7
18.Be5 Rge8 19.Bxd6 cxd6 20.Rd2 Rac8
21.Rad1 Re6=

Matulovic,M
Kostic,V
Jugoslavija
[Matulovic,M]

C79
2455
2430
1995

71/(354) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7 6.d4 exd4
[ 6...b5 7.Bb3 Nxd4 8.Nxd4 exd4 9.c3
dxc3 10.Qh5! g6 11.Qd5 Be6 12.Qc6+
Bd7 13.Qxc3 ]
7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.Nf5!N
[ 9.Bg5 ]
[ 9.Bxc6 ]
9...Bxf5
10.exf5
0-0
11.Nd5!
Nxd5
12.Qxd5 Qd7 13.c3 Bf6 14.Re1 Rae8
15.Bf4 Rxe1+ 16.Rxe1
[ 16.Rxe1 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Kf1
^^ ]

Sokolov,An
Sulskis,S
Geneve
[Sulskis,S]

C82
2580
2485
1998

71/355 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5
Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.Qd3 0-0 11.Nbd2 f5
12.exf6 Nxf6 13.a4 Rb8 14.axb5 axb5
15.Ng5 Ne5
[ 15...Qd6!?N - 71/(355) ]
C75 16.Qg3 Qd6 17.Bc2 Bd7 18.Nb3 Bb6
Leko,P
2630 19.Nd4N
[ 19.Bf4 - 71/(355) ]
Huebner,R
2595
Dortmund
1996 19...h6
[ 19...c5? 20.Bf4 ( 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 )
[RR]
20...Rbe8 21.Nde6! ]
71/354 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 20.Bf4
d6 5.c3
[ 20.Ngf3?! Nxf3+ 21.Nxf3 ( 21.Qxf3 Ng4
[ 5.0-0 - 71/(354) ]
22.Qg3 Qxg3 23.hxg3 b4 ) 21...Qxg3
5...Bd7 6.d4 Nf6 7.Nbd2 g6 8.0-0 Bg7
22.hxg3 Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 ]
9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe4 20...Bxd4!
12.Nxe4 Qxd1 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Rxd1
[ 20...Nh5? 21.Bxe5 Nxg3 22.Bxd6 Nxf1
Bxe5 15.Bh6
( 22...cxd6
23.hxg3
hxg5
24.Bb3 )
[ 15.Re1 0-0-0! ]
23.Bxf8
hxg5
( 23...Rxf8
24.Nh7! )

CHESS INFORMANT 71
24.Be7 ]
21.cxd4 Nh5 22.Bxe5?!
[ 22.dxe5 Nxg3 23.exd6 Ne2+ ( 23...Nxf1
24.dxc7 Rbc8 25.Bd6 ) 24.Kh1 Nxf4
25.dxc7 Rb7 26.Nf3 ( 26.Nh7? Rc8 )
26...Rxc7
27.Bb3
( 27.Nd4
Ne2! )
27...Bf5 ]
22...Nxg3 23.Bxd6
[ 23.hxg3!?
/\ 23...Qc6 24.Bh7 Kh8 25.
Rac1<=> Qe7 ]
23...Ne2+! [] 24.Kh1 cxd6 25.Nf3 Bg4!
/\ Rf3! 26.Ra3!
[ 26.Bb3 Rxf3!? ( 26...Bxf3 27.gxf3 Nxd4
28.Bxd5+ Kh8 29.Rad1 Nxf3 30.Bxf3
Rxf3 31.Rxd6 Rb3 32.Rd2= ) 27.Bxd5+
Rf7 28.Ra7 Bh5 29.Rd1 ]
[ 26.Nh4!? Nxd4 27.Bd3 ( 27.Bd1 Be6
28.Nf3 ) 27...Rf6!? ( 27...Be2 )]
26...Bxf3 27.gxf3 Nxd4 28.Bb1
[ 28.Bb3 Nxb3 ( 28...Rf5 29.Rd1! b4
30.Bxd5+! Rxd5 31.Rad3 Kf7 32.Rxd4
Rxd4 33.Rxd4 Ke6 ) 29.Rxb3 Rfc8
30.Rd1 Rc2 31.Rxd5 Re8! ]
28...Rxf3
[ 28...b4!? 29.Rd3 ( 29.Ra6 Nxf3 30.Rxd6
Nd2-+ ) 29...Rf4 30.Rfd1 Nxf3 /\ 31.Rd5
Rbf8 32.Rd6 Rh4-+ 31.Ba2 ]
[ 28...Nxf3!? 29.Ba2 Kh8 30.Bxd5 Ne5 ]
29.Rxf3 Nxf3 R 9/i 30.Ba2 Kf8 31.Bxd5
Ne5 32.Rc1 b4
[ 32...Nc4
33.b3
( 33.Bxc4
bxc4
34.Rxc4 Rxb2 ) 33...Nb6 /\ Rc8-/+ ]
33.f4 Nd3 34.Rc7 Rb5 35.Rf7+
[ 35.Bc4? Rc5-+ ]
35...Ke8 36.Bb3 Rc5
[ 36...g5?! 37.Rh7 ]
[ 36...Nc5 37.Bc4 ]
37.Kg2
[ 37.Rxg7 Nxf4 ]
37...g5 38.Rf6
[ 38.f5? Rc2+!! 39.Bxc2 Nf4+-+ ]
38...Nxf4+
[ 38...Kd7 39.f5 ]
[ 38...gxf4
39.Rxd6
( 39.Rxh6
Kd7 )
39...Nxb2
40.Rd4!
( 40.Rxh6
f3+ )
40...f3+ /\ 41.Kf2? Rc3-/+ 41.Kg3 Rc3
42.Rxb4 f2+ 43.Kg2! ]
39.Kf3 Nd3
[ 39...Kd7! 40.Rxh6 Nd3 ]
40.Rxd6 Nxb2 41.Kg4?!
[ 41.Ke4 h5 ( 41...Rc3 42.Bd5 Rh3?!
43.Ke5 ;
41...Nc4
42.Re6+
Kd7

269
43.Kd4!= ) 42.Rb6= ><Nb2 ]
41...Rc3
[ 41...Nc4!?
42.Rxh6
Ne5+
43.Kh5
Rc3 ]
42.Ba2
[ 42.Bd5 Rd3!? 43.Bc6+ ( 43.Kf5 Ke7 )
43...Ke7 44.Rxh6 b3 ]
42...Ra3
[ 42...b3 43.Bxb3 Rxb3 44.Rxh6= ]
43.Bb1 Ra1 44.Bg6+?
[ 44.Bf5 Nc4 45.Rxh6 Ne5+ ( 45...b3
46.Kxg5= ) 46.Kh5= ]
44...Ke7 45.Rb6 Rh1 46.Bh5?
[ 46.Rxb4 Rxh2 47.Rb7+ Kf6 48.Rb6+
Kg7!? ( 48...Ke5 49.Kg3 )]
46...Nd3 47.Kg3
[ 47.Rxh6 b3 48.Rb6 b2 49.Bg6 ]
47...Re1! 48.Rxh6 b3 49.Bg6
[ 49.Rb6 b2 50.Bg6 b1Q 51.Rxb1 Rxb1
52.Bxd3 Rb3-+ ]
49...Rg1+ 50.Kf3 Ne5+ 51.Kf2 Ng4+!!-+
[ 51...Nxg6? 52.Kxg1 b2? 53.Rh7+ ]
[ 51...Rc1?! 52.Bf5 b2? 53.Re6+= ]
52.Kxg1 Nxh6 NB 4/f2 53.Kg2
[ 53.Kf2 Kf6 54.Bb1 Ke5 55.Ke3 Ng4+ ]
53...Kf6 54.Bd3
[ 54.Bb1 ]
54...Ke5 55.Kf3 Kd4 56.Bb1 Kc3 57.h3
Kd2 58.Ke4 Kc1 59.Bd3 b2 60.Ke5 Nf7+
[ 60...g4? 61.hxg4 Nxg4+ 62.Kd4 /\ Kc3= ]
61.Kd5
[ 61.Kf6 Nd6 62.Kxg5 Nc4 63.h4 Na3
64.h5 Nc2 ]
61...Nd8 62.Bh7 Nb7 63.Kd4 Na5 64.Kc3
Nc6 65.Bf5 Ne5 66.Bh7
[ 66.Be4 Nf3 ]
66...Nf3 /\ Ng1-h3
0-1

Sokolov,An
Skembris,S
Bar
[Skembris,S]

C82
2585
2470
1997

71/(355) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5
8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.Qd3 0-0 11.Nbd2
f5 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.a4 Rb8 14.axb5 axb5
15.Ng5 Qd6!?N 16.Bc2?!
[ 16.Nxe6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 16.Nde4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Ne5 ]
16...g6! 17.Nxe6 Ng4! 18.Qg3
19.Nf3 Rbe8 20.Bd2 Bd6
-

270

[ 25...Re2
26.h4
Rxf2+
( 26...Qg4
Qxe6
27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Bf5 Rxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Qxh4
30.Rd7+ ) 27.Kxf2 Qxh4 28.Be4= ]
26.a4
[ 26.h4 Qg4 /\ Re2 27.Rd2 Re5 ]
26...Re2
27.h4
Rxf2+
28.Kxf2
Qxh4
C82 29.Kg2 Qg5?!
[ 29...bxa4
30.Rd7
Qg4
( 30...Qf4
Sokolov,An
2585
31.Ne4!
Qg4+
32.Kf2
Qxd7??
Kobese,W
2315
33.Nf6+ ) 31.Ra7 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
30.axb5 axb5 31.Be4 Qe3
[Sokolov,An]
-
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6
9.c3 Bc5 10.Qd3 0-0 11.Nbd2 f5 12.exf6
C82
Nxf6 13.a4 Rb8 14.axb5 axb5 15.Ng5
Popovic,P
2545
Ne5 16.Qg3 Qd6 17.Bc2 Bd7 18.Nb3 Bb6
Skembris,S
2470
19.Bf4 Rbe8 20.Nd4 Nh5 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 Bar
1997
22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Qh4 Qh6 24.Ndf3 Ree8 [Skembris,S]
25.Rae1 Rxe1 26.Rxe1 Rf4?!N
[ 26...Nf6 - 45/388 ]
71/(356) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
27.g4!
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5
[ 27.Qh3? Rxf3! 28.Qxf3 Qxg5 ]
8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Bc2
27...g6 28.h3 Bc5 29.b4!+Bf5 12.Nb3 Bg6 13.Bf4 Bb6 14.Nfd4!?N
[ 14.a4 - 46/438 ]
14...Nxd4
[ 14...Ne7!? ]
C82
Kudrin,S
2535 15.cxd4 f6
[ 15...a5 16.f3 a4 17.Nc1 a3 18.Rb1!
Kaidanov,G
2600
axb2 19.Ne2! ]
USA (ch)
1997
16.Rc1!
[Kaidanov,G]
[ 16.f3 fxe5 17.Bxe5 Qe8 ]
71/356 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 16...Qe7?!
Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5
[ 16...Rc8 ]
Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Bc2 Nxf2
17.Bxe4!
[ 11...Bf5 - 71/(356) ]
[ 17.Bb1? fxe5 18.Bxe5 Nxf2!-+ ]
12.Rxf2 f6 13.exf6 Bxf2+ 14.Kxf2 Qxf6 17...Bxe4
15.Nf1 Ne5 16.Be3 Rae8 17.Bc5 Nxf3
[ 17...dxe4?! 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Qg4 ]
18.gxf3 Rf7 19.Kg2 d4!?N
18.Nc5
[ 19...Qg5+ - 53/(332) ]
20.Bxd4
[ 20.Ng3!?
C82
A) 20...Bd5
21.Qd3 Qxf3+ 22.Qxf3
Svidler,P
2660
Bxf3+ ( 22...Rxf3 23.Bb3 Rf5+ 24.Bxd5+
Adianto,U
2610
Rxd5 25.cxd4 ) 23.Kg1 /\ Bb3 ;
Groningen (m/1)
1997
B) 20...dxc3 ]
[Svidler,P]
20...Qg5+ 21.Ng3 c5 22.Bf2 Rxf3
[ 22...Bd5?!
/\ 23.Be4? Be4 24.fe4 Rd8 25. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6
Qh5 Qh5 26.Nh5 Rd2-/+ 23.h4! ]
9.Nbd2
23.Kxf3 Bg4+ 24.Kg2 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 g6!?
[ 9.c3 - 71/(357) ]
[ 25...h5?! 26.h4 Qxh4 27.Rh1 /\ Rh5 ]
9...Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Re1 0-0
[ 25...Rd8?! 26.Be3! Qe7 27.Bxc5! ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
13.Nf1 Re8
[ 13...d4 - 71/(357) ]
14.h3 Bh5 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.Nf5 Ne4
17.Nxe7+ Rxe7 18.Bf4 Qd7
[ 18...Re8 19.a4! Qd7?? 20.axb5 axb5
21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4+- ]
19.Nh4 Nc5
[ 19...Rae8 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Bxe4 dxe4
22.Qxd7 Rxd7 23.Rxe4 ]
20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Be3! Ne6
[ 21...Ne4 22.f4 ]
22.f4 d4 23.Be4 Rd8
[ 23...Rae8 24.Bf2! ]
24.Bf2!N
[ 24.Qf3? Ng5! ]
[ 24.Bc1 - 70/(327) ]
24...Ree8
[ 24...Nxf4 25.Qf3 Nd5 26.cxd4 Re6
27.Rac1 ]
[ 24...Nc5
A) 25.Bxc6
Qxc6
26.Bh4
Red7!
27.Bxd8 dxc3 28.Qg4 ( 28.Qc2 Rd2 ;
28.Qf3 Qxf3 29.gxf3 cxb2! 30.Rad1
Nd3 ) 28...cxb2 29.Rad1 Nd3 ;
B) 25.Bf3! /\ Bh4 Ree8 26.Qd2! Ne6
27.Rad1 ]
25.Qg4! Ne7
[ 25...dxc3 26.Rad1+- ]
26.Rad1 c5 27.h4 Nd5 28.f5 gxf5 29.Qxf5
Nf8
[ 29...g6 30.Qf3 ]
30.Qf3
[ 30.Qxd7 Rxd7 31.cxd4 c4 ]
30...Qe6
[ 30...Ne6 31.cxd4 ( 31.Qh5 g6 32.Qf3
- 29...g6 )
31...cxd4
32.Bxd4
Nxd4
33.Rxd4 Qa7 34.Qf2 Nf6 ( 34...Ne7
35.Red1 ;
34...Nf4
35.Rxd8
Qxf2+
36.Kxf2 Rxd8 37.Ke3 ) 35.Rxd8 Qxf2+
36.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 37.Rxe4 Rxd8 38.Ke3 ]
31.cxd4 cxd4 32.Bxd4 Ne7 33.a3 Rd7
34.Bc3 Red8 35.Rxd7 Rxd7 36.h5 Nh7
37.Qg3 Qb6+ 38.Kh2 Qh6 39.Qg4 Nf8
40.Rf1 Ne6
[ 40...Qe6 41.Qg3 Qh6 42.Qf3 Qe6
43.Kh1! /\ Bb4-d6 ]
41.Rf6 Qe3
[ 41...Qg5 42.Qxg5 Nxg5 43.Rd6! Rxd6
44.exd6 Nxe4 45.dxe7 Nd6 46.Bb4 Ne8
47.Kg3 f6 48.Kf4 Kf7 49.Ke4 Ke6
50.g4+- ]
42.h6 Ng5 43.e6! fxe6 44.Qxg5

271
[ 44.Qxg5 Qxg5 45.h7+ Kh8 46.Rf8+ ]
1-0
C83
Portilho,G
Fornes
corr
[Portilho,G]

1996

71/(357) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5
8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7 10.Bc2 0-0 11.Qe2
Nc5 12.Nd4 Qd7 13.Nd2 f6 14.exf6 Bxf6
15.Nxe6 Nxe6 16.Nf3 Nc5 17.Rd1 Rae8
18.Be3 Qd6 19.Bxc5!N
[ 19.Qd2 ]
19...Rxe2
[ 19...Qxc5 20.Qd3 ]
20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Bb3!

Magomedov,M
Mamahdshoev,M
Dushanbe
[Magomedov,M]

C82
2505
2425
1997

71/(357) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5
8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2
Bg4 12.Re1 0-0 13.Nf1 d4 14.h3 Bh5
15.Ng3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 d3 17.b4 dxc2
18.bxc5 Qd7 19.Nf5 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 Qd1+
21.Kh2 Bf6 22.Qg3!?N
[ 22.Re3 - 68/306 ]
22...Rfe8
23.f4
Re6?!
24.Nh6+
Kf8
25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.Ng4 /\ 27.Nf6 gf6 28.f5 Be7
27.Qf2 /\ f5, Ne3 Kg8
[ 27...Rd8 28.Ne3 ]
28.Ne3 Bxc5 29.Nxd1!+-

Shirov,A
Adams,Mi
Wijk aan Zee
[Shirov,A]

C88
2710
2670
1998

71/358 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0
[ 7...Bb7 - 71/(358) ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8
[ 10...Qd7 - 71/(358) ]
11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ng3 c6?!N
[ 13...h6 - 70/(332) ]
[ 13...Nc5 14.Ba2 Bf8= ]
14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Nh2 d5 16.Qf3 Kh8 17.Bg5
h6?
[ 17...Qc7 ]
18.Bh4 g6
[ 18...Qc7? 19.Nxh6+- ]
[ 18...Re6 19.Ng4 ]
19.Ne3 g5
[ 19...dxe4 20.dxe4 Kg7 21.Rad1+- ]
20.Bg3 dxe4
[ 20...Nc5 21.exd5 ( 21.Ba2 ) 21...Nxb3
22.cxb3 cxd5 23.Nhg4+- ]
21.dxe4 c5 22.Bxf7
[ 22.Bd5!? ]
22...Bxe4 23.Qe2 Re7 24.Bh5!
[ 24.Ba2 c4!? 25.Rad1 Bg7 ]
24...Nxh5 25.Qxh5 Bg7?!
[ 25...Qe8 26.Qe2 Qg6 27.Rad1 ]
26.Neg4! Bxc2 27.Nxh6 Qe8!
[ 27...Nf6 28.Qxg5+- ]
28.Qxg5 Re6 29.Nf5 Bf6 30.Qg4!
[ 30.Qh6+
Kg8
31.Nh4
( 31.Ne3??
Bd8 )]
30...Qg8 31.Ne3! Bh7?!
[ 31...Qxg4 32.Nhxg4 Bb3 33.Nxf6 Nxf6
34.Nf5 ]
32.Rad1 Ra7 33.Qe2!+- c4
[ 33...e4 34.Nhg4 Bd4 35.b4 ]
34.Neg4 Bg7 35.Nf3 Bd3 36.Qe3 Ra8
37.Ngxe5 Rae8 38.Qd4 Nxe5 39.Bxe5
Bxe5 40.Rxe5
1-0

272
[ 13...Qc7!? 14.Ng4 Kf7 ]
14.Ng4 d5 15.Nxf6! Bxf6 16.c3 Rd8
17.Be3 Qg6 18.Nd2 Bc8 19.Nf1 Bh3
20.Bc5+!
Kf7
21.Ne3!
Rhe8
22.Bd4
/\ a4+/=

Polgar,Ju
Adams,Mi
Wijk aan Zee

C88
2670
2670
1998

71/(358) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0
8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Qd7 11.Nc3
Rae8 12.a4!N
[ 12.Nd5 - 70/332 ]
12...b4
[ 12...Na5 13.Bxf7+! Rxf7 14.axb5 ]
13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Na5 15.Bxb7 Nxb7
16.d4 Bf6 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Nxe5 Rxe5
19.b3 Nc5 20.Bb2 Rxe4 21.Rxe4 Nxe4
22.Qd4 Nf6 23.Qxb4 Re8 24.Qc4 Qc8
25.Rd1

Almasi,Z
Peng,Xiaomin
Groningen (m/2)
[Almasi,Z]

C88
2615
2530
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 b4
9.d3 d6 10.a5 Be6 11.Nbd2 Rb8
[ 11...Bxb3 12.Nxb3 /\ d4 ]
12.Bc4 Bxc4?! 13.dxc4 h6
[ 13...Re8 - 59/371 ]
C88 14.Nf1 Qc8 15.Ne3 Qe6!?N
[ 15...Bd8 ]
Hansen,Cu
2600
Hector,J
2470 16.Nd5 Bd8 17.Qd3 Ne7
[ 17...Nd7
18.Be3
f5!?
( 18...Nc5?!
Reykjavik
1997
19.Bxc5 dxc5 20.c3 bxc3 21.bxc3 Na7
[Tisdall,J]
22.Qe3 )]
71/(358) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
[ 17...Nh7 18.Be3 /\ c5 ]
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 18.Bd2! c5
8.d4 Nxd4 9.Bxf7+ Kf8 10.Bd5 c6!N
[ 18...Nfxd5 19.cxd5 Qc8 20.Ra4 ]
[ 10...Nxf3+ - 70/331 ]
19.Nxe7+! Bxe7 20.Nh4! Rfd8
11.Nxe5
[ 20...Nxe4 21.Rxe4 f5 22.Nxf5 Rxf5
[ 11.Bb3?! Nxb3 12.axb3 Qc7 ]
( 22...Qxf5 23.f4! ) 23.f4! ]
11...cxd5 12.Qxd4 dxe4 13.Qd1 ><Ne5 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.Rad1
Qe8?!
[ 22.Re3 g6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

273

[ 22.c3!? ]
22...Kh7 23.Ne3 g6 24.c3! b3
[ 24...bxc3 25.Bxc3 ]
25.Nd5! Bg7 26.Re3! Nxd5 27.cxd5 Qc8
28.c4 ><b3 f5 29.Qe2!
[ 29.f3 f4! ]
29...Rf8
30.Ra1!
fxe4
31.Ra3!
Qb7!
32.Rxe4
[ 32.Qd1 Qf7 ]
32...h5! 33.Ra1!?
[ 33.Qd3 Bh6 34.Bxh6 Kxh6 ]
33...Rf7
[ 33...Bh6!? ]
34.Qd3 Rbf8?!
[ 34...Bh6 ]
35.f3 Bh6 36.Bxh6 Kxh6 37.Ra3 Rb8
38.Re3+- Rf4
[ 38...Qc7 39.Qd2! ]
39.Rxb3 Qxb3 40.Qxb3 Rxb3 41.Rxb3
Rxc4 42.Rb6 Rb4
[ 42...Rc1+ 43.Kf2 Rc2+ 44.Ke3 Rxg2
45.Rxd6 Rxh2 46.Rxa6 Rxb2 47.d6 ]
43.Rxd6 Rxb2 44.Rxa6 c4 45.d6 Rb5
[ 45...c3 46.Rc6 c2 47.d7 ]
46.Ra8!
[ 46.d7 Rd5 47.Rc6 Rxd7 48.Rxc4 Rd1+
49.Kf2 Ra1 50.Rc5+- ]
46...c3
[ 46...Rd5 47.a6 Rxd6 48.a7 ]
47.d7
[ 47.a6? Rc5= ]
47...c2 48.Rc8 Rd5 49.Rxc2 Rxd7 50.Ra2
Ra7 51.a6 Kg5 52.Kf2
1-0

Kupreichik,V
Wahls,M
Deutschland
[Kupreichik,V]

C88
2500
2595
1997

71/360 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4
Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.Bd2 d5
[ 10...b4 ]
[ 10...Bc5 - 51/(344) ]
11.axb5!?
[ 11.Nc3 ]
11...axb5 12.Rxa8 Bxa8 13.Nc3!N
[ 13.exd5 ]
13...dxe4

[ 13...Na5 14.Bxd5 ]
[ 13...Nd4 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Nxb5! Qd7
16.Nxd4 dxe4 17.Bc3 c5 18.Ne2 ]
14.dxe4
[ 14.Ng5!? ]
14...Nd4!
[ 14...Na5 15.Ba2 b4 16.Nxe5! bxc3
17.Bxc3 ]
[ 14...b4
15.Nd5
Na5
16.Ba4
Bc6
17.Nxf6+ ( 17.c3!? ) 17...Bxf6 18.Bxc6
( 18.Qa1 ) 18...Nxc6 19.Qe2 ]
15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Nxb5 Qd7
[ 16...Bxe4 17.Ba5! ]
[ 16...Nxe4
17.Bf4
Bh4
18.g3!?
( 18.Bg3 ) 18...Ng5
19.Rxe8+
Qxe8
20.Bxg5
Bxg5
( 20...Qe4
21.f3 )
21.Nxc7 ]
17.Qe2!?
[ 17.e5 Qxb5 18.exf6 Bxf6= ]
17...Bxe4?!
[ 17...Bc6! 18.e5!! Bxb5
A) 19.Bxf7+
Kh8
20.Bxe8
Nxe8
( 20...Qxe8 21.Qd1 ) 21.Qh5 ;
B) 19.e6!
Bxe2
20.exd7
Rd8
( 20...Nxd7 21.Rxe2 Nc5 22.Bc4 ^^ )
21.Rxe2 Kf8 22.Ba5 Bd6 23.Rd2 Rxd7
24.Ba4 Rd8 25.Bc6 ^^ ( 25.g3 ^^ )]
18.Qc4! /\ 19.Nc7, 19.Qf7 Bxg2 19.Qxf7+
Kh8
20.Rxe7!
Qxe7
21.Qxe7
Rxe7
22.Kxg2+- Re2 23.Bf4 c5 24.Kf3 Re1
25.Nd6 h6 26.Nb7 Nd7 27.Nd6 g5
[ 27...Nf6 28.Nf7+ Kh7 29.Ne5 /\ Nd3 ]
28.Bg3 Kg7 29.Ne4 Rb1 30.Ba4 Nb6
31.Nxc5 Rxb2 32.Bb3 Kg6 33.Be5 Rb1
34.Bxd4 h5 35.Be6 g4+ 36.Kf4 Re1
37.Ne4 Na4 38.Bb3
1-0

Nijboer,F
Adams,Mi
Wijk aan Zee
[Adams,Mi]

C88
2580
2670
1998

71/361 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4

Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4
Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.c3
[ 10.Nbd2 - 71/(361) ]
10...h6
[ 10...Nb8 - 71/(361) ]
11.Na3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 11.Nbd2 - 55/343 ]
[ 11.Nh4 d5 12.Nf5 dxe4 13.dxe4 Qxd1
14.Bxd1 Bc5 ]
11...Qd7!?N
[ 11...b4 12.Nc4 ]
[ 11...Re8 ]
12.Bd2
[ 12.Nh4 Bd8!? /\ Ne7 ]
12...Nd8 /\ c5 13.c4!?
[ 13.Bc2 Re8 14.d4 Bf8 ]
13...bxc4 14.Nxc4 Ne6
[ 14...c5?? 15.Nb6 ]
15.Na5 Bc8 16.Bc4?!
[ 16.Bxe6 fxe6 ( 16...Qxe6 17.Nc6 Bd7
18.Rc1 ) 17.Rc1 c5 18.b4 ]
16...c5 17.Nb3
[ 17.b4 cxb4 18.d4 ( 18.Bxb4 Nf4 )
18...Nxd4 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Bxb4 Rb8
21.Rb1 Bd8! ]
17...Rb8 18.Ra2! /\ Na1-c2-e3 Nh7 19.Na1
Kh8 20.Nc2 f5 21.b4
[ 21.Ne3 fxe4 22.dxe4 Nd4 ]
21...fxe4 22.dxe4 Nd4 23.Nfxd4 cxd4
24.b5 axb5 25.axb5
[ 25.Bxb5!? Qe6 26.Ra3 ]
25...Bh4 26.Rf1 Qe8 27.Nb4?
[ 27.Qe2 ]
27...Bd7 28.Nd5
[ 28.Na6 Rc8 29.b6 Rxc4 30.b7 Qg6 ]
28...Bxb5 29.Bxb5
[ 29.Nc7 Qc6 ]
29...Qxb5 30.Bb4 Nf6!
[ 30...Rbd8 31.Ra5 ]
31.Bxd6
[ 31.Nxf6 Rxf6-+ ]
31...Nxe4!
[ 31...Nxd5 32.Bxf8 Nc3 33.Bxg7+ Kxg7
34.Qg4+ Bg5 35.Ra7+ ]
32.Nc7
[ 32.Bxf8 Rxf8 33.Nc7 Qd7 - 32.Nc7 ]
[ 32.Bxb8 Qxd5 ]
32...Qd7 33.Bxf8
[ 33.Bxe5 Nc3 34.Qh5 Nxa2 35.Qxh6+
Kg8 36.Qxh4 Nc3-+ ]
33...Rxf8 34.Rc2 Bxf2+ 35.Kh1 Rf4-+
/\ Be3 36.Na6
[ 36.Qd3 Qf5 /\ Ng3 ]
36...d3 37.Rc7
[ 37.Nb4 Rh4 38.Rfxf2 Nxf2+ 39.Rxf2
Rxb4 ]
37...Qd8 38.Qc1
[ 38.g3 Qa8 ]

274
38...Ng3+!
[ 38...Ng3+
Qxh4# ]
0-1

Svidler,P
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/2)

39.hxg3

Rh4+!

40.gxh4

C88
2660
2680
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 Bb7
9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.c3 Na5 12.Ba2
c5 13.Ng5N
[ 13.Nf1 - 42/422 ]
13...Rf8 14.Nf1 c4 15.Ng3 h6 16.Nf3 Re8
17.d4 Bf8 18.d5
-

Nijboer,F
Khalifman,A
Groningen (m/1)

C88
2605
2655
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 Bb7
9.d3 d6 10.c3 Nb8 11.axb5 axb5 12.Rxa8
Bxa8 13.Na3 c6 14.Ng5!?N
[ 14.Nc2 - 64/325 ]
14...h6 15.Nh3 Nbd7 16.f4 Bb7 17.Nf2
Bc8 18.d4 Qa5 19.Nc2 c5 20.Ne3 c4
21.Nf5 Re8 22.Nxe7+ Rxe7 23.Bc2 Re8
24.g4 b4

Polgar,Ju
Almasi,Z
Groningen (m/2)
[Almasi,Z]

C89
2670
2615
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6
12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.d4 Bd6 14.Re3 Qh4
15.h3 Qf4 16.Re5 Qf6 17.Re1 Qg6 18.Qf3
Be6 19.Be3
[ 19.Bf4 - 2/281 ]
19...Rac8N
[ 19...Rae8 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 19...Qc2! 20.Qe2 Qg6 21.Kh1 Rfc8= ]
20.Nd2
[ 20.a3?! Qc2 21.Qe2 Qb3! ]
20...b4 21.cxb4 Bxb4
[ 21...Rc2 22.a3 ]
22.a3 Bd6
[ 22...Bxd2 23.Bxd2 Rc2 ]
23.Rac1
[ 23.b4 Rc3 ]
[ 23.Nb3 Rb8 24.Nc5 Bxc5 25.dxc5
Rxb2 ]
23...Rc2! 24.b4 Rxc1
[ 24...Ra2 25.Rc3 ]
[ 24...Rfc8 25.Nb3! ]
25.Rxc1 Qd3 26.Rc6
[ 26.Ra1 Rc8 ]
26...Bb8 27.a4 Bd7!?
[ 27...Qa3! 28.Rxa6 Qxb4= ]
28.Rc1 Qa3 29.Rb1 Be6!
[ 29...Bxa4 30.Qxd5 Bc2 31.Nc4 Qc3
( 31...Qa4? 32.Nb6! Qa3 33.Rc1 Qxb4
34.Nd7 )
32.Bd2
( 32.Rc1
Qxb4 )
32...Qd3 33.Rc1 Bb3 34.Be3 Ba7 ]
30.b5 Qxa4 31.b6!?
[ 31.bxa6= ]
31...Qa3! 32.b7 h6! 33.h4 Qe7??
[ 33...a5!
34.g3
a4
35.Bf4
Qxf3
( 35...Qe7!? ) 36.Nxf3 Bxf4 37.gxf4 Rb8
/\ a3-a2 ]
34.Bf4!+[ 34.g3 a5 35.Bf4 a4 ]
34...Qxh4 35.Bxb8 Rxb8 36.Qd3! Qf4
37.Rb6! a5 38.Qc3! Kh7
[ 38...a4 39.g3 Qg4 40.Qc7 Qd1+ 41.Nf1
Bh3
42.Qxb8+
Kh7
43.Qg8+
Kxg8
44.b8Q+ Kh7 45.Rb1 Qf3 46.Ne3 ]
39.g3??
[ 39.Nb3+- ]
[ 39.Nf3+- ]
39...Qg4! 40.Nf3 Bf5! 41.Ne5 Qd1+
42.Kg2 f6! 43.Nc6?
[ 43.Nf3 Be4 ]
43...Be4+ 44.f3 Qe2+ 45.Kg1 Bxf3 46.Rb2
Qd1+ 47.Kf2 Rxb7! 48.Rd2
[ 48.Rxb7 Qe2+ 49.Kg1 Qg2# ]
48...Rb3!
0-1

275
Anand,V
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/4)
[Anand,V]

C89
2765
2680
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6
12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4
Qf5 16.Nd2 Qg6 17.Re1 Bg4!?
[ 17...f5 - 58/(368) ]
18.f3 Bh3!?N
[ 18...Bf5 ]
[ 18...Bh5 ]
19.Ne4 Rae8 /\ Re4, Bg3
[ 19...Bc7 - 71/(363) ]
20.Re2! h5 /\ h4 21.Bg5
[ 21.Ng5 Bf5 ]
21...Bc7 22.Qd2 Kh8
[ 22...f5 23.Nf2 ]
23.Rae1 f6 24.Nf2 Rxe2 25.Rxe2
[ 25.Qxe2 Bf5 26.Bd2 h4 27.g4 Bd7 ]
25...Bf5
26.Bxd5
cxd5
27.Bf4!
Bxf4
28.Qxf4 Bxd3 29.Rd2 Bb1?
[ 29...Bf5!
30.Qd6!?
( 30.Rxd5
Be6 )
30...Re8 31.Qxa6 ]
30.Qd6 Re8 31.Qxd5?
[ 31.Qxa6! Qg5 ( 31...Re1+ 32.Kg2 Qg5
33.Qa8+ Kh7 34.Qxd5 ) 32.Rd1 Bc2
33.Qxb5! ]
31...Kh7 32.Kg2 Re5 33.Qb3 ><Qb3 Qe8
34.a3 Bf5 35.Qb4 Bd7! 36.Qd4 Bc6
37.Qd3+ Kh6 38.Qd4 Qa8 39.Rd3 Qe8
40.g4!= Re2 41.Qf4+ Kh7 42.Qf5+ Qg6
43.Qxh5+ Qxh5 44.gxh5 Rxb2 45.Rd6 Be8
46.Rxa6
-

Svidler,P
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/5)
[Anand,V]

C89
2660
2680
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6
12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4
Qf5 16.Nd2 Qg6 17.Re1 Bg4!?
[ 17...f5 - 58/(368) ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

276

18.f3 Bh3!?N 19.Ne4 Bc7 20.Be3 Rae8

21.Qd2

Leko,P
Slobodjan,R
Groningen (m/2)
[Leko,P]

C89
2635
2550
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6
12.d3 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4
Qd7 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.Re1 c5 18.Ne4 Be7
19.a4! b4 20.Bg5 Bxg5 21.Nxg5 bxc3
22.bxc3 Qc6N
[ 22...h6 - 70/333 ]
[ 22...Rad8 - 70/(333) ]
23.Qf3 Rad8 24.d4! cxd4
[ 24...c4!? 25.Bc2 Nxc3! ( 25...h6 26.Ne4 )
26.Bxh7+ Kh8 ]
25.cxd4 h6
[ 25...Qg6? 26.Re5! ]
[ 25...Qd7?! 26.Qd3! g6 ( 26...Nf6 27.Ne6!
Qc6 28.d5 Nxd5 29.Nxd8+- ) 27.Ne4 ]
26.Ne4 Ba8
[ 26...Nb4 27.Rad1 ]
27.Rad1
[ 27.Rac1!? ]
27...Qb6! 28.Nc5!
[ 28.Bc4 Qa5 ]
[ 28.Qd3 Nb4 ]
28...Nf6 29.Qf5 Rd6
[ 29...Qc6!? 30.f3 Qxf3 31.Qxf3 Bxf3
32.Rd3 Bd5 33.Bxd5 Rxd5 34.Nxa6
Rc8! ]
30.Re7! Nd5
[ 30...Qc6 31.Ne4!! Nxe4 32.Rxf7 Rxf7
33.Qxf7+ Kh7 34.Qg8+ ( 34.Qf5+ Rg6
35.Bf7 Nc3 36.d5! ) 34...Kg6 35.Bf7+
Kf5 ( 35...Kf6 36.Qf8!+- ) 36.Qxg7+- ]
31.Re5
[ 31.Bxd5? Rxd5 ]
31...Nf6 32.Rd3 Qb4
[ 32...Rfd8 33.Re7 Bd5 ]
33.Qf4 Rfd8 34.Qd2 Qb6
[ 34...Qxd2!?
35.Rxd2
Kf8
( 35...a5
36.Re7 Rxd4 37.Rxd4 Rxd4 38.Rxf7 Bd5
39.Bxd5
Rxd5
40.Rc7 ;
35...Rxd4
36.Rxd4 Rxd4 37.Nxa6 ) 36.a5 Nd7
37.Nxd7+ R6xd7 ]

35.a5?! Qc7
[ 35...Qc6! 36.f3 Nd7! 37.Nxd7 ( 37.Ba4?
Nxe5! 38.Bxc6 Nxd3 ) 37...Qxd7 38.Qe3
Bd5 ]
36.f3 Rb8!?
[ 36...Bd5 ]
37.Qe1 Qd8 38.Qc3
[ 38.Rde3 Rxd4 39.Re7 Bd5 40.Nd7
Nxd7 41.Re8+ Nf8 42.Rxd8 Rxd8 ]
38...Rb5 39.Bc4 Rb1+
[ 39...Rxa5? 40.Ne6 ]
40.Kf2
[ 40.Kg2!? ]
40...Qc8!?
[ 40...Nd5 ]
41.Kg2
[ 41.Rde3!? ]
41...Nd5 42.Qd2
[ 42.Qc2? Nf4+! ]
42...Ra1!? 43.Rb3 g5 44.h3
[ 44.Bxd5?
Bxd5
45.Rxd5?
Rxd5
46.Qb2 Rd1!! 47.Rb8 Rd2+-+ ]
[ 44.Qb2? Nf4+! 45.Kf2 ( 45.gxf4? Qg4+
46.Kf2 Qg1+ 47.Ke2 Qe1+ 48.Kd3 Rd1+
49.Kc2 Qd2# ) 45...Nh3+ 46.Ke2 Ng1+ ]
44...Kg7 45.Kh2?
[ 45.Re1! Rxe1 ( 45...Nf4+ 46.gxf4 Qxc5
47.Rxa1 Qxc4 48.Rd3+- ) 46.Qxe1+- ]
45...Qc7! 46.Qb2
[ 46.Qe2!? Qxa5 47.Rb7! ( 47.Rb8 Qc3 )
47...Qc3!
48.Rxd5!?
( 48.Rxf7+
Kxf7
49.Re7+ Kf8 50.Bxd5 Bxd5 51.Re8+ Kg7
52.Qe7+ Bf7 53.Qf8+ Kg6 54.Qxd6+ Kh7
55.Rh8+! Kxh8 56.Qf8+ Bg8 57.Qxh6+
Bh7
58.Qf8+= ) 48...Bxb7
( 48...Rxd5
49.Ne6+ Kf6 50.Nxg5! Re1 51.Ne4+ Kg7
52.Rxf7+ Kxf7 53.Nxc3 Rxe2+ 54.Nxe2
Ke7 55.Bxd5 Bxd5 56.Kg2 a5 57.Nc3
Bb3 58.Kf2 a4 59.Nb5+- )
A) 49.Qe5+ Rf6! ( 49...Kh7 50.Bd3+
Qxd3 51.Nxd3 Rxd5 52.Qe7 Rb5
53.Qxf7+ Kh8 54.h4 ) 50.Qxf6+ Kxf6
51.Ne4+ Kg7 52.Nxc3 Bxd5 ( 52...Rc1
53.Rd7 Rxc3 54.Rxf7+ Kg6 55.Rxb7
Rxc4= ) 53.Nxd5 a5 ;
B) 49.Rxd6
Rh1+!
50.Kg2
Bxf3+
51.Qxf3 Rg1+ 52.Kxg1 Qxf3 53.Rd7
Qxg3+ 54.Kf1 Qxh3+ 55.Ke2= ]
46...Rxa5?
[ 46...Qxa5! 47.Rb8 Rd1! ]
47.Qe2!
[ 47.Rb8!? Rb5! ( 47...Nb6? 48.d5!+- )

CHESS INFORMANT 71

277

48.Rxb5 axb5 49.Bxb5 Rb6 ]

47...Ra1 48.Re8 Bc6 49.Qe5+ f6 50.Ne6+
[ 50.Qe2!! Bxe8 ( 50...Qf7 51.Ne6++- )
51.Rb7 Qxb7 52.Nxb7+- ]
50...Rxe6 51.Qxe6 Bxe8 52.Qxd5 Ra2+
53.Kh1 Ra1+ 54.Kg2 Ra2+ 55.Kf1 Ra1+
56.Kf2
[ 56.Ke2 Qe7+ 57.Re3 Re1+! 58.Kxe1
Qxe3+ 59.Kf1 Qc1+= ]
56...Ra2+ 57.Ke3 Qe7+
[ 57...Bf7? 58.Rb7!+- ]
58.Qe6
[ 58.Qe4!? Qxe4+ 59.fxe4 ]
58...Qxe6+ 59.Bxe6 Kf8 60.f4
[ 60.Rb6 Ra3+ ]
60...gxf4+ 61.gxf4 Ke7 62.f5 Ra1 63.Rb7+
Kd6 64.Rb8 Bc6!=
[ 64...Bb5 65.Rd8+ Ke7 66.Rh8 ]
65.Rf8 Ra3+ 66.Kf4 Rd3 67.Rxf6
[ 67.d5 Bxd5 68.Rxf6 Rd4+ 69.Ke3 Re4+
70.Kd3 Rh4= ]
67...Rxd4+ 68.Kg3 Ke5 69.Rxh6 Be4
70.Bc8 Bd3
[ 70...Bxf5!? 71.Rh5 Rf4 72.Bxa6 Rd4!
73.Bc8 Rf4= ]
71.Re6+
[ 71.f6 Rd8 72.Bb7 Rf8= ]
71...Kxf5
72.Rxa6+
Kg5
73.h4+
Kh5
74.Rc6 Bg6 75.Rc5+ Kh6 76.Bg4 Rd3+
77.Kf2 Rd4 78.Kf3 Rd3+ 79.Kf4 Rd4+
-

Short,N
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/2)
[Short,N]

C92
2660
2680
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6
9.h3 Nd7 10.d4 Nb6 11.a3!?N
[ 11.Nbd2 - 69/334 ]
11...Bf6 12.Ba2 Bb7 13.Be3 d5?!
[ 13...Re8 14.d5 Ne7 15.Bxb6 ]
14.Nxe5
[ 14.dxe5 dxe4 15.exf6 Qxd1 16.Rxd1
exf3 17.Bxb6 ( 17.fxg7 Rfd8! ) 17...cxb6
18.Rd7 Rab8 ]
14...Nxe5
[ 14...dxe4 15.Ng4 Na5 16.Nd2 Nac4
17.Nxc4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.Bf4

><c4 ]
15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Bxb6 cxb6 17.Bxd5 Bxd5
18.exd5 Re8
[ 18...Qd6!
19.a4
Rad8
( 19...b4!? )
20.axb5 axb5 Seirawan,Y ]
19.a4?
[ 19.b3! Qf6 20.Ra2 Bxc3 21.Nxc3 Qxc3
22.Rae2 ]
19...b4 20.Ra2
[ 20.cxb4 Bxb2 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.Ra2
Qe5! ]
20...Ra7?
[ 20...Qf6! 21.Re3 ( 21.cxb4 Qf4 22.g3
Qxb4 ) 21...Rad8 ]
21.cxb4 Rae7 22.Kf1! Qd6 23.b3 Qxb4
24.Nd2 g6 25.Re4 Qc5 26.Nf3 Bc3
27.Rxe7
[ 27.Rc4?? Qxd5 ]
27...Rxe7 28.Rc2 b5 29.Qd3 b4 30.Rc1+Qd6 31.g3 Kg7 32.Kg2 h6 33.Rd1 Rc7
34.Qe4 Re7 35.Qd3 Rc7
[ 35...Rd7 36.h4 h5 37.Ng5 ]
36.Nd2 Bxd2 37.Rxd2 a5 38.Qd4+ Kg8
39.Qf4! Qd7
[ 39...Qxf4
40.gxf4
Rd7
41.d6
Kg7
42.Rd5 Kf6 43.Rxa5 Rxd6 44.Rb5 Rd4
45.a5 ]
40.d6
[ 40.Qxh6 Rc3 ]
40...Rc5 41.Qe4 h5 42.Kh2 h4 43.Qe7
hxg3+ 44.fxg3
1-0

Leko,P
Pinter,J
Magyarorszag (ch)
[Leko,P]

C92
2635
2590
1997

71/366 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 Nd7 10.d4 Bf6 11.a4 Na5?!
[ 11...Bb7 - 71/(366) ]
12.Bc2 Bb7 13.d5!
[ 13.Nbd2N - 71/(366) ]
13...Be7!?N
[ 13...Nc4
14.b3
Ncb6
15.a5
Nc8
16.c4! ( 16.b4 - 21/256 )]
14.Na3 c6 15.b4 Nc4 16.Nxc4 bxc4
17.dxc6 Bxc6 18.Nd2!
[ 18.Qe2 Rc8 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

278

18...d5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Nf3! Bxf3

[ 20...Be6 21.Be4 Rb8 22.Bd5! Bxd5
23.Qxd5 Qc7 24.Nxe5 Nxe5 25.Bf4!+- ]
21.Qxf3 Qc7
[ 21...a5 22.Rd1 ]
22.a5!
[ 22.Be3 ]
22...Kh8 23.Ba4 Rac8
[ 23...Rad8 24.Qc6 ]
24.Qd5 Rcd8 25.Qc6
[ 25.Re4!? ]
25...Qxc6 26.Bxc6 Nb8 27.Bf3 f5!?
[ 27...Rd3 28.Re3 ( 28.Ra3 /\ Be2+- )]
28.Rxe5 Bf6 29.Rxf5 Rfe8
[ 29...Bxc3 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Rb1+- ]
30.Rxf6!?
[ 30.Bg5 Bxc3 31.Rc1 Rd3 32.Be2!+- ]
30...Re1+
[ 30...gxf6 31.Be3 ]
31.Kh2 gxf6 32.Bg5! Re6
[ 32...Rxa1 33.Bxf6+ Kg8 34.Bxd8+- ]
33.Re1! Rdd6 34.Rxe6 Rxe6 35.Bf4 Nd7
[ 35...Re8 36.b5 axb5 37.Bxb8 Rxb8
38.a6+- ]
36.Bd5 Re2 37.Bxc4!! Re4 38.Bd3 Rxf4
39.Kg3 Ne5 40.Kxf4 Nxd3+ 41.Ke4 Nb2
42.Kd5
1-0

8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nd7 10.d4 Bf6 11.a4 Na5?!

12.Bc2 Bb7 13.Nbd2N c5 14.d5 c4!=

Short,N
Beliavsky,A
Groningen (m/2)
[Short,N]

C92
2660
2710
1997

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 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5
Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7 14.N3h2
[ 14.Ng3 - 71/(367) ]
14...c6?! 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Bg5 Qc7!?N
[ 16...h6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Ng4! ><d5 Nh7
- 67/444 ( 18...Nxe4? 19.Qf3 d5 20.Rxe4
dxe4 21.Qxf7++- )]
17.Qf3 Qb7
[ 17...a5! 18.Bxf6 ( 18.Ng4 a4! 19.Bxf6
axb3 20.Nh6+ Kh8 21.Nxf7+ Kg8 )
18...Nxf6 19.Ng4 Nxg4 20.hxg4 a4
21.Bc2 ( 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.exd5 a3! 23.b3
e4 ) 21...g6 22.a3 Bh6 23.Rad1 ]
18.Ng3 d5
[ 18...a5 19.Bxf6 Nxf6 20.Ng4 Nxg4
21.hxg4 a4 22.Bd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 ]
19.Ng4 dxe4 20.Qf5 Nd5 21.Nxe4 Re6
22.Rad1 h5?!
[ 22...Rae8 - 71/(367) ]
C92
Oll,L
2645 23.Ne3! Nf4
[ 23...Ne7 24.Qxf7+!! Kxf7 25.Nd6+ Kg6
Wells,P
2530
26.Nxb7+- ]
Szeged
1997
[ 23...N7b6 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.Qf3!+- ]
71/(366) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
[ 23...g6 24.Qf3+- ]
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 24.Bxf4 Bxe4 25.Rxd7! Bxf5
8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nd7 10.d4 Bf6 11.a4 Bb7
[ 25...Qxd7 26.Qxe4 exf4 27.Bxe6 Qxe6
12.Na3 exd4 13.cxd4 Na5 14.axb5!?N
28.Qxa8+- ]
[ 14.Ba2 - 50/385 ]
26.Rxb7 exf4 27.Rxf7!!
14...axb5 15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb1 Re8 17.Bf4 1-0
c5 18.Nbd2 cxd4 19.Bxd6 Nc6 20.Ba4

Almasi,Z
Pinter,J
Magyarorszag (ch)

C92
Magomedov,M
2615
Isaev,J
2590 Dushanbe
1997 [Magomedov,M]

71/(366) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6

C92
2505
2445
1997

71/(367) 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 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.Nbd2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7 14.Ng3 Nc5
15.Bc2 c6 16.b4 Ncd7 17.dxc6 Bxc6
18.Bb3 h6 19.Nh2 Nb6 20.Ng4 Nc4
[ 20...Bd7 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Be3 Nc4
23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.a4 ]
21.Nf5!N Nxe4?!
[ 21...Bxe4 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Nxh6+ gxh6
24.Rxe4 ]
22.Qf3! d5 23.Rxe4! dxe4 24.Nfxh6+!
gxh6
[ 24...Kh7 25.Qf5+ ]
25.Nf6+ Kg7?!
[ 25...Qxf6 ]
26.Bxh6+!! Kg6
[ 26...Kxh6 27.Qh5+ Kg7 28.Qg5+ Kh8
29.Qg8# ]
[ 26...Kh8 27.Qf5+- ]
27.Qg4+!
1-0

279
Nijboer,F
Karpov,An
Wijk aan Zee
[Karpov,An]

C92
2580
2735
1998

71/368 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
[ 10...h6 - 71/(368) ]
11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7
14.N3h2
[ 14.Ng3 Nc5 15.Bc2 c6 16.Bg5 ( 16.b4
- 68/(318) ) 16...cxd5 17.exd5 h6 ]
14...Nc5
[ 14...h6 - 69/336 ]
15.Bc2 c6 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Bg5 h6
18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Ng4
[ 19.Ne3 Bxe4! ( 19...Nxe4 20.Neg4 Qf4
21.g3 Nxg3 22.Qd3! ) 20.Bxe4 Nxe4
21.Neg4 Qg6 ]
C92 19...Qg5 20.Qf3N
[ 20.Ng3 h5 21.Ne3 h4 ]
Kovacevic,A
2485
Gligoric,S
2465 20...Qf4! 21.Qxf4 exf4 22.Nd2
[ 22.f3 d5 ]
Jugoslavija (ch)
1997
22...Ra7 23.Nh2 Rae7 ><e4 24.Nhf3!
[Jovicic,M]
[ 24.f3 d5 ]
71/(367) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 24...Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Bxe4 26.Bxe4 Rxe4
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Kf1 g6 29.Rc1
8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.Nbd2
[ 29.Re1!? f5 30.Nd2 ]
Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7 14.N3h2 c6?! 29...f5 30.Nd2 Re8 31.Re1 Rc8
15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Bg5 Qc7!?N 17.Qf3 Qb7
[ 31...Rb8!? ><b2 ]
18.Ng3 d5 19.Ng4 dxe4 20.Qf5 Nd5 32.Ke2 Kf7 33.Kd3 Bg7 34.a4 bxa4
21.Nxe4 Re6 22.Rad1 Rae8 23.Rd3 h5
[ 34...b4?! 35.Nc4 ]
24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Ngf6+! Nxf6 26.Nxf6+
[ 34...d5!? 35.axb5 axb5 36.Ra1 b4 ]
gxf6 27.Bxf6 Bh6
35.Ra1 Rb8 36.Kc2 Re8 37.Kd3 Rb8
[ 27...h4 28.Qg5+ Kh7 29.Red1 Rd6 38.Kc2 Re8 39.Kd1
30.Qf5+! Kg8 31.Rxd5! Rxd5 32.Qh5 -
Rxd1+ 33.Kh2 Bg7 34.Qg5+- ]
28.Rxe5! Be4
[ 28...Rxe5 29.Rg3+ Kf8 30.Qh7+- ]
C92
29.Rxe6! Bxf5
Ehlvest,J
2610
[ 29...fxe6 30.Rg3+ Kf8 31.Bg7+ Ke7
Wehmeier,S
2395
32.Qc5+ Kd8 /\ Bh6+- ]
Groningen
1997
30.Rxe8+ Kh7 31.Rg3+[Wehmeier,S]
71/(368) 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 h6 11.Nbd2
Qd7!?N
[ 11...Re8 - 70/337 ]
12.Nf1 Rad8 13.Ng3 Rfe8 14.a4 Bf8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

280

15.Bc2 g6 16.Bd3 d5!?

Rxc4 33.Rd1= ) 32.Rxc4 Rxe1+ 33.Kh2
[ 16...bxa4!? ]
Rd1 34.Bd4= ]
17.axb5 axb5 18.Bxb5 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 31...Rd2
20.Rxe4
[ 31...f5?
32.Rf4
g5
33.Rxf5
Rxc4
[ 20.Rxe4 Bg7 21.Qf1!? ( 21.Re3 exd4
34.Ne3 ]
22.cxd4 Qd5 ) 21...Qf5 22.Re3 exd4 32.Bb3 Rcxc2 33.Bxc2 Rxc2 34.Bd4 f5
23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Nxd4 Bxd4 ( 24...Nxd4
[ 34...Rd2! 35.g4 g5! ( 35...g6 36.Kg2
25.Bxe8 Nf3+ 26.Kh1 ) 25.cxd4 Rd8= ]
Bg7 37.Re8+ Kh7 38.Be3! Rxd5 39.Re7
f5 40.gxf5 gxf5= ) 36.Kg2 Bg7 37.Be3
Rxd5 ]
C92 35.Rf4 Rd2 36.g4!= g5 37.Be3 Rxd5
Pupo,E
2400 38.Rxf5 Rxf5 39.gxf5
Leyva,R
2250 -
Cuba
1997
[Leyva,R]
C92
71/369 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
Franzen,J
2300
Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3
Webb,S
2420
d6 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 corr
1996
12.a4 h6 13.Bc2
[Franzen,J]
[ 13.d5 - 71/(369) ]
13...exd4 14.cxd4
71/(369) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0
[ 14.Nxd4 - 71/(369) ]
14...Nb4 15.Bb1 c5 16.d5 Nd7 17.Ra3 c4 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8
18.Nd4 Qf6 19.N2f3 Nd3 20.Rxd3!?N
12.a4 h6 13.d5 Nb8 14.Qe2 c6 15.dxc6
[ 20.Bxd3 - 63/(313) ]
Bxc6 16.axb5 Bxb5 17.c4!?N Jansa,Vl
[ 17.Bc4 - 52/(353) ]
20...cxd3 21.axb5
[ 21.Bxd3 Nc5 22.axb5 Nxd3 23.Qxd3 17...Bc6 18.Ba4! a5!
[ 18...Bxa4
19.Rxa4
Nbd7
20.Nb3
axb5 ]
Jansa,Vl ]
[ 21.Qxd3 Nc5 22.Qc2 Nxa4 23.e5 Qg6
19.Nb1! Qc7!
24.Qxg6 fxg6 25.Bxg6 Bxd5 ]
[ 19...Bxa4 20.Rxa4 Nbd7 21.Nc3 Nc5
21...axb5!
22.Ra2 /\ Qc2, Be3+/- Jansa,Vl ]
[ 21...Nc5? 22.b4! Nxe4 23.Qxd3 Bxd5
20.Nc3 Nbd7
24.bxa6 /\ b5, Bb2+/--> ]
[ 20...Nbd7 21.Nd5 ]
22.Nxb5
[ 22.Qxd3 Ra1 23.e5? Qg6 24.Qxg6
fxg6 25.Bxg6 Rxe5! ]
22...Ra1 23.Bxd3 Ba6 24.Nfd4 Rc8 25.Nc2
C92
[ 25.Nb3!? Rcxc1! 26.Nxc1 Qxb2 27.Qe2
Klovans,J
2465
Qb4 28.Rd1 Nc5! ( 28...Ne5?! 29.Na2
Filipek,J
2410
Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qb2 31.Nac3 ) 29.Na2 Oberhof
1997
Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1 Qb2 31.Nac3 Bxb5 [Filipek,J]
32.Nxb5 Nxe4= ]
71/(369) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
25...Rb1! 26.Bf1! Bxb5!
[ 26...Nc5 27.Nba3 Rxc1 28.Qxc1 Nb3 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0
8.c3 d6 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8
29.Qe3 Bxf1 30.Rxf1 Qxb2 31.Rb1+- ]
27.Bxb5 Nc5 28.Bc4 Nxe4! 29.Rxe4 12.a4 h6 13.Bc2 exd4 14.Nxd4 b4!?N
[ 14...Nxd4 - 42/(438) ]
Qxb2 30.Bxb2
[ 30.Re1? Rxc1 31.Qxc1 Qxc1 32.Rxc1 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.cxb4 d5?
[ 16...Qb8!= ]
Rxc4-+ ]
17.e5 Ne4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Qg4!
30...Rxd1+ 31.Kh2?!
[ 19.Qxd8 Raxd8 20.b5 Bb4! 21.Re3 ]
[ 31.Ne1!
Rxc4
( 31...Rxe1+
32.Rxe1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

281

[ 18...Bg7 ]
19...Rxe5 20.Bxh6 Qd4 21.Bb3! ><f7 Qxb4
19.Ne3 Nb7 /\ Nc5 20.Rd1 Qe7 21.b4 a5
22.Re3
[ 21...cxb3?! 22.axb3 Nc5?! 23.Ba3 ]
[ 22.Re3 Qd4! 23.Rg3 Rc5 24.Rd1 Qxb2
25.Qf4
Be8
26.Qxe4
Rb8
27.Bc4 22.a4 axb4 23.cxb4 bxa4
( 27.Rb1 )]
[ 23...Bg7?! 24.Bd2 /\ Bc3 ]
24.Rxa4 Rxa4 25.Bxa4
[ 25.Bxa4 Rc8! [] 26.Nhg4 Nxg4 27.Nxg4
Bxg4 28.Qxg4 Rc7 ]
C93
Van den Doel,E
2485
Xie,Jun
2485
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
C95
[Xie,Jun]
Anand,V
2770
Van der Sterren,P
2550
71/370 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Wijk aan Zee
1998
Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 [Anand,V]
0-0 9.h3 h6 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8
12.Nf1 Bd7 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Bc2 Nc4
71/371 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4
[ 14...c5 - 71/(370) ]
Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3
15.b3 Nb6 16.Be3 c5 17.d5N
0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7
[ 17.Nd2 - 57/356 ]
12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.b3
17...a5
Bg7 16.d5 Rc8!N
[ 17...Qc7!? 18.Nd2 c4 19.Bxb6 Qxb6
[ 16...Nb6 17.Rb1 ( 17.Be3 - 59/379 )]
20.bxc4 Rec8 ]
17.Be3
18.Nd2 Qc7 19.Qe2
[ 17.c4 - 71/(371) ]
[ 19.f4!? a4 20.Rc1 axb3 21.axb3 Ra2 ]
17...c6 18.c4 Qc7!
19...a4 20.Bd3 Reb8?!
[ 18...b4? 19.a3 ]
[ 20...Rab8 21.Rf1 Rec8
19.Rc1
A) 22.Kh1 c4 23.bxc4 ( 23.Bxb6 cxd3
[ 19.Bd3 Nc5 ( 19...cxd5 20.cxd5 Bxd5
24.Bxc7 dxe2-+ ) 23...Nxc4 ;
21.exd5 e4 )]
B) 22.f4 c4 23.bxc4 bxc4 ( 23...Nxc4 19...b4! 20.Qd2 a5 21.Bb1
24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.fxe5 dxe5 26.Bxh6 )
[ 21.Bd3 Nc5 ]
24.Bc2 Be7 ]
21...c5! 22.Rf1 Ra8 23.Nh2 a4 24.Bg5
21.Rf1 Be7 22.Kh1 Nh7 23.Bxb5?!
axb3 25.axb3 Ra3= 26.Bc2 Ra2! 27.Kh1
[ 23.f4!? ]
[ 27.f4 h6!
23...Bxb5 24.Qxb5 Nxd5 25.Qd3 Nxe3
A) 28.fxe5
hxg5
29.exf6
Bxf6
26.fxe3
( 29...Nxf6!? 30.Qxg5 Qe7 ) 30.Rxf6
( 30.Ng4 Bd4+ 31.Kh1 f6 ) 30...Nxf6
31.Qxg5 Qd8 ;
B) 28.Bxf6 Nxf6 29.fxe5 Rxe5 ]
C93
Magomedov,M
2505 27...h5 28.Rce1 Nh7 29.Be3 Qd8
[ 29...Rea8!? /\ Qd8-e7
30.Qd1
Qd8
Khouseinov,R
2340
31.Bb1 Ra1! 32.Qc2 Qe7= ]
Dushanbe
1997
30.Qc1 Qe7 31.Ne2 Bc8 32.Bb1 Ra3
[Magomedov,M]
33.Qc2 Rf8
71/(370) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
[ 33...Nhf8! ]
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 34.Nc1 Re8 35.Nd3 Nhf8 36.Re2 Ra6
8.c3 0-0 9.h3 h6 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8
[ 36...g5! /\ Ng6= ]
12.Nf1 Bd7 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Bc2 c5 37.Nf3?
15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Nh2 Be6 17.Qf3 g6
[ 37.f4 ]
18.Ngf1!?
37...Nh7?
[ 18.b3 - 1/217 ]
[ 37...f5! 38.exf5 ( 38.Ng1 f4 39.Bc1
18...c4!?N
g5 ) 38...gxf5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

282

[ 23...Nxd5!? ]
24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Bxh4 26.axb5 axb5
27.Ra5 Bc8 28.Ra7 Bf6
[ 28...Be7? 29.Bxg6 fxg6 30.Qh6+- -> ]
[ 28...Kg7 Rogers,I 29.Qe3 Be7 30.h4
Bxh4? 31.Bxg6! ]
29.h4 Re7
[ 29...Bxh4? 30.Bxg6! ]
[ 29...Bg7 30.Ng5 f5 31.Bc2 e4 ]
30.h5 Bf5?!
[ 30...Rxa7 31.Rxa7 Qb6 32.Ra1 Bf5
33.Qc2 ]
31.Qc2
[ 31.Bxf5!? ]
31...Qc8?
[ 31...Rxa7 32.Rxa7 Qb6 33.Ra1 Bxe4
34.Qxe4 Kg7 ]
32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Nd2!+- /\ Nf1-g3
[ 33.R7a6! Qd7 34.Nd2 Seirawan,Y ]
33...Kf8
[ 33...Rxa7 34.Rxa7 Qc5 35.Ra1 Bh4
36.Rf1
Rf8!=
S e i r a w a n , Y ( 36...Qc8
37.f4 )]
C95 34.R7a6 Qd7 35.Nf1!
[ 35.Rc6 Rf7 36.Raa6 Be7 ]
Krakops,M
2440
Gabriel,Ch
2570 35...Rf7 36.Ng3 Be7 37.Ra7 Rb7
[ 37...Qc8 38.R1a6 ]
Pula
1997
38.Rxb7 Qxb7 39.Bxf5 gxf5 40.Nxf5 Qxd5
71/(371) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 41.Qd2!! Qc6
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6
[ 41...Qxd2 42.Ra8+ Bd8 43.Rxd8# ]
8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 42.Qh6+ Ke8 43.Qe6
Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 1-0
15.b3 Bg7 16.d5 Rc8!N 17.c4 c6 18.Bd2
Nc5 19.Rc1 a5 20.a3 bxc4 21.bxc4 Nfd7=
C95
Adams,Mi
2680
Giorgadze,G
2625
C95
1997
Adams,Mi
2680 Groningen (m/1)
Giorgadze,G
2625 [Adams,Mi]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
[Adams,Mi]
5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 d6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 9.c3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7
5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 d6 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4
9.c3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 c5 16.d5 c4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Be3 Nc5
12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 19.Qd2 h5 20.Bg5 Be7 21.Ra3
[ 21.Bh6 - 71/(372) ]
c5 16.d5 c4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Be3 Nc5
21...Rb8 22.Rea1 h4!?N
19.Qd2 h5 20.Bg5 Be7 21.Ra3
[ 22...Nh7 - 71/(372) ]
[ 21.Bh6 - 71/(372) ]
23.Bxh4 Nfxe4
21...Rb8 22.Rea1 h4!?N
[ 23...Nxd5!? ]
[ 22...Nh7 - 71/(372) ]
24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Bxh4 26.axb5 axb5
23.Bxh4 Nfxe4
38.Nd2 Nhf8
[ 38...g5! ]
39.f4 exf4 40.Bxf4 Ne5
[ 40...f6!? /\ Ne5 ]
41.Nxe5 Bxe5 42.Bxe5 Qxe5
[ 42...dxe5! ]
43.Ref2 Re7 44.Nf3 Qg3?
[ 44...Qc3! 45.Qxc3 bxc3 46.Rc1 Ra1! ]
45.Qd2! Nd7
[ 45...f6 46.e5! dxe5 47.Ng5 ]
[ 45...Nh7
46.e5
dxe5
47.d6
Rd7
48.Qe3! ]
46.Qh6 f6?
[ 46...Re5! 47.Nxe5 Nxe5 48.Qf4 ( 48.Qd2
Bd7 ) 48...Qxf4 49.Rxf4 Kf8 /\ Ke7+/= ]
47.e5!+- dxe5 48.Bxg6 Nf8
[ 48...f5 49.d6 ]
49.Be4 Rg7 50.Ne1! Ng6
[ 50...f5 51.Qxh5 ]
51.Rf3
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
27.Ra5 Bc8 28.Ra7 Bf6
[ 28...Be7? 29.Bxg6 fxg6 30.Qh6+- -> ]
[ 28...Kg7 Rogers,I 29.Qe3 Be7 30.h4
/\ Bxh4? 31.Bxg6! ]
29.h4 Re7
[ 29...Bxh4? 30.Bxg6! ]
[ 29...Bg7 30.Ng5 f5 31.Bc2 e4 ]
30.h5 Bf5?!
[ 30...Rxa7 31.Rxa7 Qb6 32.Ra1 Bf5
33.Qc2 ]
31.Qc2
[ 31.Bxf5!? ]
31...Qc8?
[ 31...Rxa7 32.Rxa7 Qb6 33.Ra1 Bxe4
34.Qxe4 Kg7 ]
32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Nd2!+- /\ Nf1_g3
[ RR33.R7a6! Qd7 34.Nd2 Seirawan,Y ]
33...Kf8
[ 33...Rxa7 34.Rxa7 Qc5 35.Ra1 Bh4
36.Rf1 RRRf8!= S e i r a w a n , Y ( 36...Qc8
37.f4 )]
34.R7a6 Qd7 35.Nf1!
[ 35.Rc6 Rf7 36.Raa6 Be7 ]
35...Rf7 36.Ng3 Be7 37.Ra7 Rb7
[ 37...Qc8 38.R1a6 ]
38.Rxb7 Qxb7 39.Bxf5 gxf5 40.Nxf5 Qxd5
41.Qd2!! Qc6
[ 41...Qxd2 42.Ra8+ Bd8 43.Rxd8# # ]
42.Qh6+ Ke8 43.Qe6
1-0

283
Sulskis,S
Hjartarson,J
Groningen (m/2)

C95
2510
2605
1997

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 d6
9.c3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7
12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4
c5 16.d5 c4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Be3 Nc5
19.Qd2 h5 20.Bg5 Be7 21.Bh6 Nh7
22.Ra3 Rb8 23.Rea1 Bc8 24.axb5 axb5
25.R1a2!?N
[ 25.Ra7 - 51/366 ]
25...Bb7 26.Be3 Bf6 27.Qe1 Qc7 28.Qa1
Rec8 29.Nf1 Bd8 30.N1d2

Topalov,V
Piket,Je
Groningen (m/1)
[Piket,Je]

C96
2745
2630
1997

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 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Bb7
[ 11...Nd7 - 71/(373) ]
12.d5 Nc4 13.a4 Nb6 14.Qe2!?N
[ 14.Nbd2 - 58/378 ]
[ 14.b3!? ]
14...Nxa4
[ 14...Nfd7 15.axb5 ( 15.a5 Nc4 16.b4
C95
f5 ) 15...axb5 16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.Qxb5 f5
Topalov,V
2745
( 17...Ba6 18.Qa5 ) 18.Bg5! ]
Van der Sterren,P
2555
Antwerpen
1997 15.Bxa4 bxa4 16.Rxa4
[ 16.c4!? ]
[Adams,Mi]
16...Nd7
71/(372) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
[ 16...Qc7!? 17.Nbd2 ( 17.c4!? ; 17.Bg5 )
4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0
17...Rfb8 18.Nc4 Bc8 ]
8.h3 d6 9.c3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 17.c4
Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6
[ 17.Nbd2 f5 ]
15.a4 c5 16.d5 c4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Be3 Nc5 17...Nb6
19.Qd2 h5 20.Bg5 Be7 21.Ra3 Rb8
[ 17...Bc8!? Romanishin,O ]
22.Rea1 Nh7 23.Be3!?N
18.Ra3 a5! 19.Nc3 a4
[ 23.Bh6 - 51/366 ]
[ 19...Ba6!? 20.Nd2 ( 20.b3 a4! 21.Nxa4
23...Bf6 24.Ne2 Nf8 25.Nc1 Nfd7 26.axb5
Bxc4= ) 20...Bg5 ( 20...a4 21.Nxa4 Bxc4
axb5 27.b4
22.Nxc4 Rxa4 23.Rxa4 Nxa4 24.Bd2 )
21.b3 Bc8 ]
20.Be3
[ 20.Nd1!? Bc8 ( 20...f5!? ) 21.Ne3
A) 21...g6 22.Nh2 ( 22.Ng4 ) 22...f5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
23.exf5 gxf5 24.f4 ;
B) 21...Kh8!? ]
20...Bc8 21.Nd2 Bg5
[ 21...Bd7 22.f4!? ]
22.Rb1! Bxe3
[ 22...f5 23.exf5 ( 23.f3 Bxe3+ 24.Qxe3 f4
25.Qe2 Rf6 26.b4 axb3 27.Raxb3 Nd7 )
23...Bxf5 24.Nce4 ]
23.Qxe3 Bd7 24.b4 axb3 25.Raxb3 Ra6
[ 25...Nc8!? ]
26.Qd3 h6 27.Kh2 Qc7 28.Nf1 Rfa8
[ 28...f5 29.Ne3 f4 30.Nf5 ]
29.Nb5?!
[ 29.Ne3 ]
29...Qd8!
[ 29...Bxb5 30.Rxb5 ]
30.Nc3
[ 30.Nxd6 Ba4 31.Nf5 Bxb3 32.Rxb3 ]
30...Nc8 31.Ne3 Ra3 32.Rb7 R8a7 33.Qc2
Kh7?!
[ 33...g6!= ]
34.Rxa7 Rxa7 35.g3 g6 36.h4 Ra6?!
[ 36...h5 ]
37.Rf1 Nb6 38.h5
[ 38.f4 exf4 39.Rxf4 Qe7 ]
38...Bc8 39.Qd2?!
[ 39.f4! exf4 40.Rxf4 Qe7 41.Qf2 Kg7
42.Nb5 ]
39...Nd7 40.hxg6+ fxg6 41.Ng4 g5 42.Kg2
Nf6 43.Nxf6+ Qxf6 44.Qb2 Ra8
[ 44...h5 45.Qb8 Ra3 46.Nb5 Rxg3+!
47.Kxg3 ( 47.fxg3 Bh3+!= ) 47...Qf4+= ]
45.Qb6 Ra3! 46.Qc7+
[ 46.Nb5 Qf3+ 47.Kh2 ( 47.Kg1 Bh3 )
47...Ra2 ]
46...Kg6 47.Qxc8
[ 47.Nb5 Rxg3+! 48.fxg3 ( 48.Kxg3 Qf4+
49.Kg2
Qg4+ )
48...Bh3+
49.Kxh3
( 49.Kh2??
Qxf1
50.Qxd6+
Kh5-+ )
49...Qxf1+= ]
47...Rxc3 48.Qg8+
[ 48.Ra1 h5!? ( 48...Rc2 ) 49.Kg1 g4 ]
48...Qg7 49.Qe6+ Qf6
-

284
Shirov,A
Piket,Je
Tilburg

C96
2700
2630
1997

71/(373) 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 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7
12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nf1 exd4
15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Ne5 17.Qd1 Bf6
18.Ne3 Be6 19.a4 Nc6!?N
[ 19...Rc8 - 37/394 ]
20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Nb4=

Shirov,A
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee
[Shirov,A]

C97
2710
2575
1998

71/374 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 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7
12.Nbd2 Bd7 13.Nf1 Nc4 14.b3 Nb6
15.Ne3 c4 16.Ba3!?
[ 16.bxc4 - 54/(345) ]
16...Rfe8 17.Qd2!?N
[ 17.bxc4 ]
17...a5
[ 17...Rac8 18.Bb4! ]
[ 17...cxb3 18.axb3 ]
[ 17...Bf8!? ]
18.bxc4!
[ 18.b4 d5! ]
18...Nxc4 19.Nxc4 bxc4 20.d5!?
[ 20.Rad1 ]
20...Bf8! 21.Qe2!
[ 21.Kh2 Nh5 22.g3 Qc8! ]
21...g6 22.Nd2! Rec8
[ 22...Nh5!? 23.Qxc4 Qxc4 ( 23...Qd8
24.Qd3 ) 24.Nxc4
Rac8
( 24...Rec8
25.Nb6 ) 25.Bb3
a4
26.Nb6
axb3
27.Nxd7 ]
23.Kh2 Rab8
[ 23...Bh6!? ]
24.Rab1 Rb5?! 25.Rxb5 Bxb5 26.Rb1 Qd7
[ 26...Rb8!? ]
27.Nf1! Ne8?!
[ 27...Ba4 28.Bc1 ]
28.Bc1 h5 29.Be3 Be7 30.Bd1! Bd8
31.Qb2! Nc7?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 31...Ba6 32.Qa3 Nf6 ( 32...Bb5 33.Rxb5
Qxb5 34.Ba4 Qb1 35.Nd2+- ) 33.Ba4 Qe7
34.Nd2 Nd7 ]
32.a4?!
[ 32.Bb6?! Ba4! ]
[ 32.Nd2!+- ]
32...Ba6
[ 32...Bxa4 33.Bxa4 Qxa4 34.Qb7 Qd7
( 34...Ra8 35.Bb6+- ) 35.Nd2+- ]
33.Qb6 Nxd5?
[ 33...Ra8
34.Qxa5
Bb5
( 34...f5
35.Nd2 )
35.Ba7!?
( 35.Qb4
Bxa4
36.Bxa4
Rxa4
37.Qb7! )
35...Ba6
( 35...Nxd5 36.Qxb5 Qxb5 37.axb5 Nxc3
38.Rc1 Nxd1 39.b6+- ) 36.Bb6 ]
34.Qxa6 Nxc3 35.Rb7 Qe6 36.Bc2 Na2
37.Bd2!+- Bh4
[ 37...c3 38.Bb3 ]
38.g3 Bg5 39.Bxg5 Nb4 40.Qxa5 Nxc2
41.Re7
1-0

285
39...Be8?!
[ 39...Re8! ]
40.Rd8 Qc6 41.h4!? Qc7 42.Kh2 Qc6
[ 42...Kh7! 43.Qd5 Bc6 ]
43.Qd5 Qc7?!
[ 43...Kh7
44.Rb8!
( 44.Bf8?!
Qc1
45.Rxe8 Qe1!= ; 44.Bd6 Qc3 45.Rxe8
Qe1 46.Be7 Rxe7= ) 44...Qc7 45.Rb7
Qc8 46.Ra7 Qc6 47.Qxc6 Rxc6 48.Re7
Re6 49.Rxe6 fxe6 50.Bd6 ]
44.Bd6 Qc3 45.Qc5!+- Qb2
[ 45...Qxc5 46.bxc5 o^c ]
46.Bf8+ Kh7 47.Be7 Rc6 48.Rxe8!
[ 48.Rxe8 Rxc5 49.Bf6 g5 50.Rh8+ Kg6
51.hxg5 /\ Rh6# ]
1-0

Almasi,Z
Dydyshko,V
Deutschland
[Almasi,Z]

C99
2615
2490
1997

C99
2550 71/(375) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
2555 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6
1998 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7
12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nb3 a5
15.Be3 a4 16.Nbd2 Bd7 17.Rc1 Qb7
71/375 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 18.Qe2 Rfe8 19.Bd3 Rab8 20.dxe5 dxe5
Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 21.a3!N
[ 21.Bc5 - 33/481 ]
0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7
12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nb3 a5 21...Nh5?! 22.Bb1! /\ 23.Ne5, 23.Ba2 g6
15.Be3 a4 16.Nbd2 Bd7 17.Rc1 Qb7 23.Ba2! /^a2-g8 Bd8 /\ Ba5 24.b4! Be6
18.Qe2 Rfe8 19.Bd3 Rab8 20.a3
[ 24...axb3 25.Nxb3 ><c5 ]
[ 20.dxe5 - 71/(375) ]
25.Bxe6 Rxe6
20...exd4
21.Nxd4
Ne5
22.Bb1
Bd8
[ 25...fxe6 26.g3! ><Nh5 ]
23.N4f3 Ba5 24.Nxe5!?N
26.Nb1! /\ Nc3 ><b5, d5 Qa6 27.Nc3 Bb6
[ 24.Bg5 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Bxd2! ( 25...Bc6? 28.Nd5 Bxe3 29.Qxe3 Qb7 30.Rc5 Kg7
- 29/260 ) 26.Bxd2 Bc6= ]
31.Rec1+24...dxe5 25.Red1 Bc6?
[ 25...Be6!= /^a2-g8 ]
26.b4! Bd8?!
D00
[ 26...axb3
27.Nxb3
Bd8
( 27...Bb6
Hodgson,Ju
2590
28.Bxb6 Qxb6 29.Rd6 ) 28.Bg5 Qa8!? ]
Kaidanov,G
2600
27.Bc5 Bc7 28.Ba2! Rbd8 29.f3 Nh5 Luzern
1997
30.Nf1 Nf4 31.Qc2 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Ne6 [Kaidanov,G]
33.Bxe6 Rxe6 34.Ne3 g6 35.Rd3 h5
71/376 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.Nf3
36.Qd2 Qc8 37.Nd5?!
Qb6 5.b3 a5!
[ 37.g4 ]
[ 5...Bf5 - 67/449 ]
37...Kg7 38.Nxc7?! Qxc7 39.Kh1
6.a3 Bf5 7.e3N
[ 39.Kh2 ]
Rytshagov,M
Gausel,E
Goeteborg
[Rytshagov,M]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

286

[ 7.c4 ]
7...Nd7 8.c4 e6 9.c5?!
[ 9.Nc3 Ngf6 10.c5 Qa7 11.Ra2 /\ b4
Ne4= ]
[ 9.Bd3= ]
9...Qa7 10.Nc3 b6 11.cxb6 Qxb6 12.Na4
Qb7 13.Bd3 Bxa3 14.0-0 Bxd3 15.Qxd3
Be7 16.Bxe7
[ 16.Rfc1!? ]
16...Nxe7 17.Ne5
[ 17.Rfc1 0-0 18.Nc5 Nxc5 19.Rxc5 Rfb8
( 19...Qb6
20.Qc3 )
20.Raxa5
Rxa5
21.Rxa5 Qxb3 22.Qxb3 Rxb3 23.Ra8+
Kh7 24.g4 ]
17...Nxe5 18.dxe5 0-0 19.Nc5 Qb5 20.Qc3
Ng6 21.Rfc1?!
[ 21.f4 /\ Ra4, Rfa1~/= ]
21...d4! 22.Qxd4
[ 22.exd4 Nf4-+ ]
22...Rfd8 23.Qc3 Rd5 24.b4 a4
[ 24...Rad8? 25.bxa5 Rxc5 26.Qxc5 Rd1+
27.Rxd1 Qxc5 28.a6+- ]
25.e4 Nf4!
[ 25...Rxe5 26.f4 Rh5 27.Qf3 Rh4 28.g3 ]
26.Rc2 Rdd8 27.Qc4 Ng6 28.Qc3 Nf4
29.Qc4 Qxc4 30.Rxc4 Ng6 31.Rc3 Rd4!-+
32.g3 Nxe5 33.f4 Ng4 34.e5 Rd2 35.Ne4
Rxh2 36.Rxc6 Rb2 37.Rc3
[ 37.Rc4 a3-+ ]
37...Rxb4 38.Nd6 h5 39.Kg2 Rab8 40.Kh3
Rd4 41.Rac1 Rb2 42.R1c2 a3 43.Rc8+
Kh7 44.Nxf7 a2
0-1

Anand,V
Karpov,An
Lausanne (m/8)
[Karpov,An]

D00
2770
2735
1998

1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.Nf3 Qb6

5.b3 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bd3
[ 7.Be2
Bb4+
8.c3?!
Bxb1!
9.cxb4
Qxb4+ ]
7...Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nd7 9.c4N
[ 9.0-0 - 68/(326) ]
9...Ne7!? /\ Nf5 ><Bh4 10.c5?!
[ 10.Bg3
Nf5
11.Bf4
( 11.0-0
Nxg3
12.hxg3
Be7 )
11...dxc4!?
12.Qxc4
( 12.bxc4? Qb2 ) 12...Qb4+ 13.Nbd2
g5 ]

10...Qa5+ 11.Nc3 b6! ><c5 12.b4?!

[ 12.cxb6 axb6 ]
12...Qxb4 13.0-0 Nf5 /\ 14...Nh4 15.Nh4
Be7-+ 14.Rfc1 bxc5 15.Rab1 <->b c4
16.Qc2 Qa5 17.Rb7 Qa6 18.Rcb1 Bd6!
[ 18...Nb6!?-+ ]
19.e4 Nxh4 20.Nxh4 Rb8
[ 20...Nb6 21.Rxf7 Kxf7 22.exd5 ]
21.Rxb8+
[ 21.Qb2 0-0-+ ]
21...Bxb8 22.exd5 cxd5-+ 23.Ng6 fxg6
24.Qxg6+ Kd8 25.Qxg7 Re8 26.Qxh6 Qa5!
><Nc3 27.Qg5+ Kc8 28.Qg6 Rf8 29.Rc1
Qb6 ><d4 30.Ne2 e5! 31.Qh5 Qf6 32.Rf1
Rh8!
0-1

Jussupow,A
Almasi,Z
Deutschland
[Almasi,Z]

D05
2640
2615
1997

71/378 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3

Bb7 5.0-0 d5 6.Ne5?! Bd6 7.f4 0-0
[ 7...c5 ]
8.Nd2 c5
[ 8...Ne4 - 37/401 ]
9.Qf3N
[ 9.b3 ]
9...Qc8! 10.c3
[ 10.Qh3 ]
[ 10.g4 ]
10...Ba6! 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.g4 Ne8!
[ 12...Qb7?! 13.g5 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4
15.Qg2! ]
13.Qg2! []
[ 13.g5 f6! ]
13...f6
[ 13...Nac7 14.g5! ]
14.Nd3 Nac7 15.dxc5 Bxc5!
[ 15...bxc5 16.c4! /\ b3, Bb2 ]
16.Nxc5
[ 16.Nf3 Be7 /\ Nd6-e4 ]
16...bxc5 17.e4 Nd6 18.f5 Kh8! 19.exd5
exf5?!
[ 19...Nxd5! 20.Ne4 Nc4! 21.Qe2 Ne5 ]
20.gxf5 Re8!
[ 20...Nxf5 21.Qh3! ]
21.c4 Nxf5 22.Nf3 Na6
[ 22...Nd6! 23.b3 Re4 24.Kh1 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
23.a3! Nd6 24.Bf4!
[ 24.b3 Re4 ]
24...Nxc4 25.Rae1?! Qd7
[ 25...Rxe1! 26.Nxe1 ( 26.Rxe1 Qf5 )
26...Qf5 ]
26.d6! Nb6
[ 26...Qc6 ]
27.h4? c4
[ 27...Nd5! ]
28.h5 Nc5 29.Nh4! Nd3 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8
31.Bh2! Ne5? 32.Nf5 Nc8? 33.h6! gxh6
34.Nxh6+- Nxd6 35.Bxe5! fxe5 36.Rf6 Qg7
37.Qxg7+ Kxg7 38.Rxd6 Rb8
1-0

287
Kramnik,V
Gelfand,B
Wijk aan Zee
[Kramnik,V]

D11
2790
2675
1998

71/380 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3

c6 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.c5 Qc7 7.Bf4 Qc8 8.Nh4
Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.e4 Nf6 11.exd5 Nxd5
12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Bb5+!N
[ 13.Bxb8? - 64/343 ]
13...Nc6 14.0-0-0 Be7
[ 14...a6 15.Ba4 ]
15.h4!
[ 15.Kb1 g5! ]
15...Kf8 /\ Nd4
[ 15...a6 16.Ba4 0-0 17.Kb1 Bf6 18.Qe3
D07
/\ h5-> ]
Von Alvensleben,W
2220
16.Kb1
a6 17.Ba4
Bronznik,V
2405
[ 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.g3 ]
Hannover
1998
[ 17.Be2!? Bf6 18.Qe3 Nxd4 19.Rxd4
[Bronznik,V]
e5 20.Bxe5 Qf5+ 21.Bd3 Qxe5 22.Qxe5
71/379 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5
Bxe5 23.Rxd5 ]
4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 17...Na5 18.Qf3 b6
exd4 8.Ne2 Bg4
[ 18...b5? 19.Bc2+- ]
[ 8...Nf6 - 71/(379) ]
19.cxb6
9.f3 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Qxf3 11.Bxd4!N
[ 19.Rc1!? ]
[ 11.Nxd4 - 68/331 ]
19...Qb7
11...Nxd4
[ 19...Nc4? 20.Rc1+- Qb7? 21.Rxc4 ]
[ 11...Nf6 12.Ng3! Nxd4 13.exd4 ]
20.Rc1?
12.Qxd4 Qxh1 13.Qxg7 0-0-0 14.Qxh8
[ 20.Bc7 Nc4 21.Bd7!? Bf6 ]
Qxh2 15.Qg7 Qh4+ 16.Qg3 Qb4+ 17.Kf2
[ 20.h5! g5 21.h6! g6!? ( 21...gxf4
Nf6 18.Bh3+
22.hxg7+ Kxg7 23.Qg4+ Kf6 24.Qxf4+
[ 18.Bg2!? ]
Kg7 25.Qg3+ Kf6 26.Qe5++- ; 21...Rxh6
18...Kb8 19.Bf5 Rd5
22.Rxh6 gxh6 23.Qh5! Kg7 24.Be5+ f6
[ 19...Qb5!? ]
25.Rh1 Rh8 26.Be8!+- Rxe8 27.Qxh6+ )]
20.Qf3
20...Qxb6 21.Rc7 Rb8?
[ 21...Qxd4
A) 22.Bd6 Kg8! 23.Rxe7 ( 23.Bxe7
Qxa4 ) 23...Nc4! 24.Qxf7+ Kh7 ;
D07
B) 22.Rxe7! Qxa4 ( 22...Nc4 23.Rb7+- ;
Van Wely,L
2655
22...Kxe7 23.Qa3+ Kf6 24.Bg5++- )
Miladinovic,I
2500
23.Bd6
Qe4+
24.Qxe4
dxe4
Groningen (m/1)
1997
25.Ra7++- ]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5
[ 21...Rd8! [] 22.Qc3! ( 22.Rhc1? Nc4
5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 exd4 8.Ne2
23.Bb3 Qxc7! ; 22.Rxe7 Kxe7 23.Qa3+
Nf6 9.Nxd4 0-0 10.Nb5 Qg5 11.Nxc7N
Rd6 ) 22...Nc4 23.Rc6 Qb7 24.Rc7
[ 11.h4 ]
Qb6= ]
11...Bg4 12.Qb3
22.Qc3 Nc4 23.Rc6!
[ 23.Rxc4 dxc4 24.Bxb8 Qxb8 25.g3 ]
23...Qxb2+ 24.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 25.Ka1 Kg8
26.Rxc4 Rxf2 27.Rc8+ Kh7 28.Rxh8+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Kxh8 29.g3 Ba3
[ 29...Bf6 30.Rd1+- Bxh4 31.Rh1 ]
30.Rd1+- Kg8 31.Rd3 Be7
[ 31...Rf1+ 32.Bd1 Be7 33.Be3 ]
32.Bc7 g5 33.hxg5 Bxg5 34.Kb1 Be7
35.Bc2 g5 36.a4 f5 37.a5 Bf6 38.Bb6 f4
39.gxf4 gxf4 40.Rd1
1-0

288

[ 19...Rfc8!? /\ Bf8, cd4 20.Qd3!? ( 20.Qe2

Rc7= ) 20...Rc7 21.Rab1 Qa8 22.Rxb8+
Qxb8 23.e4 ]
20.Be2 cxd4?!
[ 20...Rec8 21.Rab1 ]
21.Bxe7 Rxe7
[ 21...d3 22.Qxd3 Rxe7 23.Rab1 Qa8
24.Qd6 ]
22.Nxd4 Ree8?
[ 22...Ne5
23.f4
Ng6
24.Rab1
Qa8
25.Rxb8+ Qxb8 26.Nc6+- ]
D11
[ 22...Nf8 23.Rcb1! ( 23.Rab1 Rc7! )
Gurevich,M
2585
23...Qc8 24.Rxb8 Qxb8 25.Nc6 Rc7
Rausis,I
2470
26.Qxh7+! N8xh7 27.Nxb8 ]
Haarlem
1997
23.Nc6+- Qb2
[Gurevich,M]
[ 23...Rbc8 24.Ne7+ ]
71/381 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3
[ 23...Ra8 24.Rab1 Qc8 25.Ne7+ ]
Be6
24.Nxb8 Qxb8 25.Rab1 Qe5 26.Qc7 Qd5
[ 4...b5 - 71/(381) ]
27.Bb5
5.Nc3
1-0
[ 5.a4 - 71/(381) ]
5...b5
[ 5...Nf6 6.Ng5 Bg4 7.f3 Bh5 8.Bxc4 ]
D11
6.a4
Shipov,S
2575
[ 6.Ng5 Bf5 7.e4 Bg6 8.f4 e6 ]
Popov,Val
2440
6...b4 7.Ne4
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
[ 7.Na2!? - 71/(381) ]
[Shipov,S]
[ 7.Ne2!? Nf6 8.Nf4!? Sadler,M ]
7...Nf6 8.Ned2!?
71/(381) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3
[ 8.Nxf6+ exf6 9.Qc2? b3 10.Qc3 Na6 b5 5.a4 e6 6.axb5 cxb5 7.b3 Bb4+ 8.Bd2
Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 a5 10.bxc4 b4 11.Ne5 Nf6
11.Bd2 Nb4 ]
12.Be2!N
8...c3 9.bxc3 bxc3 10.Nc4
[ 12.Bd3 - 68/(335) ]
[ 10.Nb1?! Qa5 11.Qc2 Nd5 12.Ba3
( 12.e4 Nb4 ) 12...Na6 13.Bxa6 Qxa6 12...0-0
[ 12...Bb7? 13.Qa4+ Nfd7 ( 13...Nbd7
14.Nxc3 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bd5 ]
14.c5 Bd5 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.e4 ) 14.c5!
10...Bxc4
Qc7 ( 14...Bxg2 15.Rg1 /\ Rg7 ) 15.Bb5
[ 10...g6!? 11.Qc2 Bg7 12.Qxc3 c5 ]
Ke7 ( 15...Bc8 16.Nec4 ) 16.Nxd7 Nxd7
11.Bxc4 e6 12.a5!?
17.c6 Nb6 18.cxb7 ( 18.Qb3!? ) 18...Nxa4
[ 12.Qb3 a5 ( 12...Qb6!? ) 13.Ba3 Bxa3
19.bxa8Q Rxa8 20.Bxa4+- ]
14.Qxa3 Qe7 ]
13.Bf3 Ra6
12...Nbd7
[ 13...Ra7
14.0-0
Nfd7
( 14...Bb7?
[ 12...Bb4 13.Qa4 ]
15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.Qa4 Ra7 17.Nb3+- )
13.0-0 Be7
15.Nd3! Qc7 16.Qa4 Nb6 17.Qa2
[ 13...Bb4 14.Qa4 Rb8 15.Ba3!? Qxa5?
/\ Nb4 Ra6 18.c5 |^ ><a5, b4 ]
16.Qxa5 Bxa5 17.Bd6 ]
[ 13...Rb8 14.Qd3!? Bb4 15.e4 Bxa5 14.0-0 Qc7
[ 14...Nfd7
15.Nd3
( 15.Nxd7!?
Bxd7
( 15...0-0 16.e5 Nd5 17.Ng5 ) 16.Ba3 ]
16.Nb3 ) 15...Qc7 16.Qa4 /\ Qb5+/-|^ ]
14.Qd3 0-0 15.Qxc3 c5 16.Bb2
15.Qa4 Nbd7
[ 16.Ba3!? Rc8 17.Rfc1 ]
[ 15...Bd7 16.Nxd7 Nbxd7 17.Rfc1 /\ Nb3
16...Rb8 17.Rfc1 Qc7 18.Qc2 Qb7
e5 18.c5 ]
[ 18...Rfd8 19.Bd3 /\ Ba3 ]
[ 15...Nfd7!? 16.Nd3 Nb6 17.Qb5 Bd7 ]
19.Ba3 Rfe8?!

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289

16.Nd3!
[ 16.Nc6 Bb7 ]
16...e5
[ 16...Bb7? 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Nxb4 ]
[ 16...Nb6 17.Qb5 ]
17.Qb5

Irzhanov,R
Sadler,M
Luzern
[Sadler,M]

11.Bxc4 fxg5 12.Qf7+ Kd7 13.Qe6+ Ke8

[ 13...Kc7 14.Qe5+ Kb7 15.Qxh8 Nf6
16.e4+- ]
14.Qf7+ Kd7 15.Qe6+ Ke8 16.Qf7+
-

D11
Ilincic,Z
2535
Kosic,D
2665 Pale
1997 [Ilincic,Z]

71/(381) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3

Be6 5.a4 Nf6 6.Na3 Bf5!?N
[ 6...c5 ]
7.Nxc4 e6 8.Be2 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.a5 c5
11.b3
[ 11.Qb3 Be4= ]
11...Nc6 12.Bb2 Qc7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Ra4
Rfd8 15.Qa1 Qe7 16.Nce5 Nb4 17.Nd4
Be4 18.Bf3 Rac8 19.h3 Bxd4 20.Bxd4
Nc2 21.Qb2 Nxd4 22.Bxe4 Nxe4 23.Rxd4
Nc3
-

Sadler,M
Rausis,I
Isle of Man
[Sadler,M]

D11
2665
2490
1997

71/(381) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3

Be6 5.Nc3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2!?
[ 7.Ne2!? Nf6 8.Nf4!? ]
7...a5
[ 7...Qa5!? ]
8.Ng5 Bc8
[ 8...Bd5 9.e4 h6 10.exd5 hxg5 11.dxc6
Qd5 12.b3 ]
9.Qh5!?
[ 9.Bxc4 ]
9...g6 10.Qf3 f6!
[ 10...Nf6 11.Bxc4 e6 12.e4!
A) 12...Qxd4 13.0-0 Nbd7 ( 13...Qxc4
14.Qxf6+- ;
13...h6
14.Rd1
Qe5
15.Rd8++- ) 14.e5! Qxe5 15.Bf4 Qf5
16.Qxc6 Qxf4 17.Qxa8 Bd6 18.g3
Qxc4 19.Rfc1+- ;
B) 12...h6 13.Nxf7 Kxf7 14.e5 ]

D12
2545
2510
1997

71/382 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3

Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.0-0 Nbd7
8.Nbd2 Bd6 9.e4
[ 9.b3 0-0 10.Bb2 Qe7= ]
9...dxe4
10.Nxe4
Nxe4
11.Qxe4
0-0
12.Bg5 Be7
[ 12...Qa5
13.c5
Bc7
14.Be7
Rfe8
15.Ng5 g6 16.Qh4 h5 17.Ne4 ]
[ 12...Nf6
13.Qh4
h6
14.Be3
Be7
15.Qh3 ]
13.Bf4 Nf6 14.Qe2 Qa5
[ 14...c5 - 54/(356) ]
15.Rfd1N
[ 15.Be5 ]
[ 15.Ne5 ]
15...Qh5
[ 15...c5 16.d5 ]
[ 15...Rfe8 16.a3 c5 17.b4! cxb4 18.axb4
Qf5 ( 18...Qxb4 19.Rab1 Qa5 20.Rxb7 )
19.Bd2 ]
16.Rd3 Rad8 17.h3 Qf5
[ 17...Rfe8 18.g4
A) 18...Qg6 19.Ne5 Qe4 20.Qd2 h6
( 20...Bb4 21.Qxb4 Qxf4 22.Qxb7 Rxd4
23.Qxf7+ Kh8 24.Rf3 Qxe5 25.Qxe8+
Nxe8 26.Rf8# ) 21.f3 Qh7 22.Qa5 ;
B) 18...Qa5
19.c5
Qa6
20.Qc2
/\ Ra3+/= ]
[ 17...Bd6 18.Bg5 Qg6 19.Rad1 ]
18.Bc7 Rc8
[ 18...Rd7
19.g4
Qe4
20.Re3
Qg6
21.Ne5+- ]
19.g4 Qg6 20.Bg3
[ 20.Be5 Nd7 21.Bg3 h5 ]
20...Rfd8?
[ 20...h5 21.Ne5 Qe4 22.Re3 Qxd4 23.g5
Nh7 24.Rd1 /\ Nd7+- ]
[ 20...Ne4 21.Ne5 Nxg3 22.fxg3 Qh6
23.h4 g5 24.Kg2! /\ Rh1+/= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

290

21.Ne5 Qe4
[ 21...Qh6 22.h4 g6 ( 22...g5 23.Qe3 Nd7
24.Nf3 ) 23.g5 Qh5 24.Rf3 /\ Nf7+/- ]
22.Re3 Qxd4 23.g5! Ne8
[ 23...Nd7 24.Rd3+- ]
24.Rd3 Qc5
[ 24...Qb6 25.Rf3 Nd6 26.Nxf7 Nxf7
27.Qxe6 Rf8 ( 27...Bf6 28.gxf6 Qxb2
29.Re1 g6 30.Bc7! Rf8 31.Bd6 Rfd8
32.c5+- ) 28.Rxf7 Rxf7 29.Qxc8+ Bf8
( 29...Rf8 30.Qe6+ Rf7 31.Rd1! Qxb2
32.Rd7+- ) 30.b3 ]
25.Rf3 f6?
[ 25...Nd6 26.Nxf7 Nxf7 27.Qxe6 Bf6
( 27...Rf8 28.Rxf7 Rxf7 29.Qxc8+ Bf8
30.Qg4 ) 28.gxf6
Re8
29.Qg4
g6
30.Re3 ]
26.Nd7!
1-0

Dautov,R
Movsesian,S
Deutschland
[Dautov,R]

D15
2595
2555
1997

71/383 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

a6 5.Ne5
[ 5.Bg5 - 71/(383) ]
5...b5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bf4 e6 8.e3 Nbd7
9.Bd3 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Bd6
[ 10...Nd7 - 67/461 ]
11.0-0 0-0N
[ 11...Bb7 ]
12.f4!?
[ 12.a4 b4 13.Na2 Bb7 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
15.Nc1 ]
12...Bb7
[ 12...b4?! 13.Na4 ><c5 ]
13.Rf3!
[ 13.Qf3
A) 13...Rc8 14.a3 Qe7 15.Bxd6 ( 15.g4
Bxe5
16.fxe5
Nd7
17.Qh3
h6 )
15...Qxd6 16.g4 Qc6 ;
B) 13...Bb4!? 14.f5 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Ne4
16.fxe6 ( 16.f6? Nxf6 ; 16.Bxe4 dxe4
17.Qg3
f6
18.Bd6 Re8 ) 16...fxe6
17.Qg4 Qe7 18.Bxe4 dxe4= ]
13...g6
[ 13...Ne4 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Rh3 f6
16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.Qh5 h6 18.Rg3 ]

14.Rh3 Bxe5!
[ 14...Ne4?? 15.Nxe4 dxe4 ( 15...Bxe5
16.Nc5 ) 16.Qh5!+- ]
15.fxe5 Ne4 16.Bxe4
[ 16.Qg4? Nxc3 17.bxc3 Rc8 18.Qf4 f5 ]
16...dxe4 ><Rh3 17.Qe1!
[ 17.Qb3 Bd5 18.Nxd5 Qxd5 <->c ]
[ 17.Qg4 f5 18.exf6 Qxf6 ]
17...Rc8 18.a3 f5 19.exf6 Qxf6 20.Rh4
><e4 g5
[ 20...Qg5
21.Rd1!
( 21.Qg3
Qxg3
22.hxg3 a5 23.Nxb5 Rc2= ) 21...Rf3
( 21...h5 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Rc2
24.Rd2 Rfc8 25.Re5 ; 21...Qf5 22.Rf4 )
22.Nxe4 Bxe4 ( 22...Qxe3+? 23.Qxe3
Rxe3 24.Nc5 Bd5 25.Kf2+- ) 23.Rxe4 Rc2
24.Rd2 ]
21.Qg3
[ 21.Rg4 h5 22.Nxe4 ( 22.Rg3 ><Rg3 )
22...Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Rc2 24.Re5 /\ Qg3 h4
25.h3 ( 25.b4 Rxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Qf3+
27.Kg1 Qg4+= ) 25...Rxb2 26.Rc1 ]
21...Qf2+!
[ 21...Kh8 22.Rg4 h6 23.h4 ]
[ 21...Qg7 22.Rg4 Rf5 23.h4 h6 24.hxg5
hxg5 25.Rf1 ]
22.Qxf2 Rxf2 23.Kxf2 gxh4 24.Rc1
[ 24.Kg1 Bd5 25.Rf1 a5! 26.Nxb5 Rc2 ]
24...Bd5 25.Ne2?
[ 25.Ke1! Kf7 26.Rc2! ( 26.Kd2 Rg8
27.Rf1+ Ke7 28.Rf2 Bc6 ) 26...Kg6
27.Rf2 /\ Rf4 ]
25...Rxc1 26.Nxc1 NB 5/d Bc4 27.Ke1 Kf7
28.b3 Bd5 29.Kd2 Kf6 30.Kc3 a5 31.Ne2
[ 31.h3 Kf5 32.Na2 /\ Kc2, Nc3 ]
31...Kf5 32.h3 Kf6 33.Kc2 Kf5
[ 33...b4!? 34.axb4 axb4 35.Nc1 Bc6
36.Kd2 Bd5= ]
34.Nc3 Bc6 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 Kf6
37.Kd2 Kf5 38.Ke1 Kg5 39.Kf2 h5!=
40.Kg1
[ 40.g3 hxg3+ 41.Kxg3 h4+= ]
40...Kf5 41.Kf2 Kg5 42.Ke2 Kf5 43.Kd2
Kf6 44.Nb1 Ke7 45.Kc2 Bd5 46.Na3 Bc6
47.Kc3 Kd6 48.Kd2 Ke7 49.Kc3 Kd6
50.Kd2 Ke7 51.d5 exd5
[ 51...Bxd5 52.Nxb5 Bc4 53.Nd4 Bf1
54.b5 Kd7 55.b6 e5! 56.Ne6 Kc6= ]
52.Kc3 Ke6! 53.Kd4 Kd6 54.Nb1 Bd7
55.Nc3 Bc6 56.Ne2 Be8 57.Nc3 Bc6
58.Ne2 Be8 59.g3 hxg3 60.Nxg3 Bd7
61.Nxh5 Bxh3 62.Nf6 Be6 63.Ne8+ Kd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
64.Nf6+ Kd6 65.Nh5
67.Ne2 Bd7 68.Nc3
-

Rustemov,A
Ibragimov,I
Sankt_Peterburg
[Rustemov,A]

291
Bg4

66.Nf4

Be6

D15
2535
2585
1997

71/(383) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

a6 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4
8.e4 b5 9.Ne5 Nd7N
[ 9...g6 - 20/576 ]
[ 9...e6 10.Qf3 ]
[ 9...Be6 ]
10.Nxc6 Qb6 11.Ne5
[ 11.d5 Bb7 12.Nd4 e5 ( 12...g6 13.Be2
Bg7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Rb1 ) 13.dxe6 fxe6 ]
[ 11.Nb4 Bb7 ( 11...e6 12.Be2 Bb7
13.Bf3 )]
11...Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bb7 13.Qc2
[ 13.Be2? Bxe4 14.0-0 ( 14.Bf3 Qb7 )
14...Qc6 ]
[ 13.f3?! f6 14.Bg3 e5! ]
[ 13.Qg4!? Qg6 14.Qxg6 hxg6 15.f3 ]
13...f6
[ 13...Qe6? 14.f4 ]
[ 13...e6 14.Be2 ]
14.Bg3
[ 14.Bg3 e5!? ( 14...e6 15.Be2 Ba3
16.0-0 0-0 17.Rab1 )
A) 15.dxe5 fxe5 ( 15...Bc5 16.exf6 )
16.Be2 ( 16.Bxe5 0-0-0!? ) 16...Bc5
17.0-0 0-0 ;
B) 15.d5 ]

14.Rb1N
[ 14.e4 ]
14...e6 15.Nxc4! Bxc4
[ 15...Bxc5
16.dxc5
0-0
17.Nd6!
( 17.Na5 Ba2! ) 17...Ndb4 18.Qc3 Ba2
19.Ra1! Nxa1 20.Qxb4 ]
16.Qxc2 Bxc5 17.dxc5 Ba6 18.b4 /\ b5 b5
19.cxb6!?
[ 19.e4 Ne7 20.Rd1 ( 20.Bf4!? )]
19...Qxb6 20.b5
[ 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.b5 Bb7 22.Ba3 Rc8
( 22...f6 23.Rfc1 ) 23.Qb2 f6 24.Qb4
Qd8 ]
20...cxb5 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Ba3 h5?!
[ 22...Rc8
23.Qd2
( 23.Qf5
Qe6
24.Qg5 ; 23.Qb2
f6
24.axb5
Bb7
25.Qb4 ) 23...d4 ( 23...Qe6 ) 24.Qg5
Qf6 25.Qxf6 gxf6 26.axb5 ]
23.Rb3! Rh6
[ 23...hxg4 24.Re3+ Kd8 25.Be7+ Kd7
26.Qf5++- ]
24.Re3+ Re6 25.a5!+- Qb7
[ 25...Qd4 26.Qc6+ ]
26.Qc5 /\ Qf8
1-0

Komarov,D
Romanishin,O
Reggio Emilia
[Komarov,D]

D16
2600
2550
1997

71/(384) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

dxc4 5.a4 Na6 6.e4 Bg4 7.Bxc4 e6 8.Be3
Nb4 9.0-0 Be7 10.Be2 0-0 11.a5 Qc7N
[ 11...b5 12.axb6 axb6 13.Qb3 Qc7
14.Rad1 ]
[ 11...c5 ]
D16 12.Qb3 Rfd8 13.Ra4 Na6 14.Rc1 Bh5
Jussupow,A
2640 /\ Ng4
[ 14...Nd7 ]
Gretarsson,H
2475
Groningen (m/2)
1997 15.h3
[ 15.g3!? /\ Bf4 ]
[Yusupov]
15...Rac8
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4
[ 15...Bg6 16.Ne5! Bxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
5.a4 Bg4
18.Bxa6 bxa6 19.Nxc6 ]
[ 5...Na6 - 71/(384) ]
[ 15...Nd7 16.g3 ]
6.Ne5 Bh5 7.h3
[ 15...Rac8 16.g3 ( 16.g4 Bg6 17.Ne5
[ 7.f3 - 71/(384) ]
c5 ) 16...Bxf3 ( 16...c5? 17.Bf4 Qd7
7...Na6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Bg2 Nb4 10.0-0 Bc2
18.Bb5+- ) 17.Bxf3 e5 18.Nd5! Nxd5
11.Qd2 Bb3 12.Ne4 Nc2 13.Nc5 Nd5
19.exd5 exd4 20.Bxd4 c5 21.Be3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

292

15.g4! hxg4 16.hxg4 Bb4 17.gxf5!

Nxc3
18.bxc3
Bxc3
19.fxg6
Bxa1
Ivanov,Se
20.Ba3 )
14...fxe4
15.Nxe4
Nxe4
Sapis,W
16.Rxe4 Qxe4 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 18.Qf6+
Polska
( 18.Bg5? Nd7 19.Qxd7 Qxd4 20.Qf7
[Sapis,W]
Be5 ) 18...Kh7 19.Qxd6 Na6 ( 19...Qe7
71/(384) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
20.Qf4 Qf8 21.Qg5 /\ Bd3-> ) 20.Bg5 |^ ]
dxc4 5.a4 Bg4 6.Ne5 Bh5 7.f3 Nfd7
[ 13...Nbd7!? ]
8.Nxc4 e5 9.e4 f6!
14.g4 ><Ne4 Ng5
[ 9...Qh4+ - 56/424 ]
[ 14...hxg4
15.hxg4
Bb4
16.gxf5!
10.Be3
( 16.Rd1 )
16...Nxc3
17.bxc3
Bxc3
[ 10.Qb3 Na6 11.Qxb7? Nb4 ]
( 17...Qg5+? 18.Kf1 Bxc3 19.e4 /\ Qc3 )
[ 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Nxe5
18.Qg3 g5 19.Ba3 ]
fxe5= ]
[ 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 fxg4 16.hxg4 Qg5
10...Bb4N
17.e4 Qxg4+ 18.Qxg4 hxg4 19.e5 Be7
[ 10...a5? 11.dxe5 fxe5 12.Nd6+ ]
20.Rb1 b6 21.Re4 ^^ ]
[ 10...Bf7 ]
15.Qg2 fxg4 16.hxg4 h4 17.e4
11.a5 Na6!?
[ 17.f4? Bxf4 ]
[ 11...Bf7 12.Qb3 Qe7 ]
17...Nd7
12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxd1+
[ 17...Qf6 18.Bxg5 ( 18.e5? Nf3+ 19.Kh1
[ 13...fxe5? 14.Qa4 ]
Nxe1 ) 18...Qxg5 19.e5 Bb4 20.Ne4 Qf4
14.Kxd1 fxe5 15.Bxa6 bxa6 16.Kc2 Bf7
21.Re3 Nd7 22.g5 ]
17.Rhd1 Rg8! 18.Ne2 Be6 19.Nc1 g5
[ 17...h3
18.Bxg5
h2+
( 18...Qxg5
20.Nd3 Bd6 21.Bc5 Bxc5
19.Qxh3 ) 19.Kh1
Qxg5
20.e5
Bb4
[ 21...Bc7? 22.Nb4+- ]
21.Ne4 Qf4 22.Re3 |^>> ]
22.Nxc5 Ke7!
18.e5 Bb4 19.f4
[ 22...Bc8? 23.h3 h5 24.Rd6+- ]
[ 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.e6 Nb6 21.exf7+ Kg7
23.h3 h5 24.Ra3
22.Bb3 Qd2 ]
[ 24.g4 Raf8 25.Ra3 Bc8= ]
19...Nb6
20.Bb3
Ne6
21.Be3
Rad8
24...g4 25.hxg4
22.Rad1
[ 25.fxg4 hxg4 26.h4 Raf8 ]
[ 22.a5!? Bxc3 23.bxc3 Nd5 24.Bxd5
25...hxg4 26.Nxa6 gxf3 27.gxf3 Rg2+
cxd5 25.f5 ]
28.Rd2 Rxd2+ 29.Kxd2 Bc4 30.Nc5 Rh8
22...Nc7
[ 22...Nd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Rf1 /\ f5-> ]
23.f5 Nbd5
[ 23...Ncd5 24.f6 Qd7 25.Bd2 ]
D17
Shipov,S
2575 24.Bd2 Kh7?
[ 24...Rfe8 ]
Crouch,C
2375
Hastings (open)
1997 25.Bc2
[ 25.f6 Qd7 ( 25...Nxf6 26.Bg5 ) 26.Qh3
[Shipov,S]
Rh8
27.Nxd5
Nxd5
28.Bxb4
Nxb4
29.e6+- ]
71/385 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Nh4 e6 7.Nxf5 exf5 8.e3 25...Rh8 26.Rf1 c5 27.Qe4+- Rhg8
Bd6 9.Bxc4 0-0 10.Qf3 g6 11.h3 h5
[ 27...Qe8 28.Nxd5 Nxd5 29.fxg6+ fxg6
[ 11...Qe7 - 46/(488) ]
30.Bg5 Rd7 31.e6 ]
12.0-0 Qe7
28.g5
[ 12...Re8 ]
1-0
13.Re1!N
[ 13.Bd2 ]
[ 13.a5 ]
13...Ne4
[ 13...Re8
14.e4!
( 14.Bd3!?
Ne4
D16
2530
2435
1997

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Illescas Cordoba,M
Gretarsson,H
Groningen (m/2)
[Gretarsson,H]

293
D17
2585
Ivanisevic,I
2475
Miles,A
1997 Szeged

D17
2540
2595
1997

71/(386) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.f3?! Nd7
5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.f3?! Nd7 8.Nxc4?!
8.Nxd7 Bxd7 9.e4 e5 10.Bxc4 exd4
[ 8.Nxd7 - 71/(386) ]
11.Qxd4 Nb4 12.Qe5+N
8...e5 9.e4 exd4 10.Ne2 Bb4+ 11.Kf2
[ 12.Ke2 ]
Bg6!?N
12...Be6 13.0-0 Qf6 14.Qxf6 gxf6 15.Bxe6
[ 11...Bc5 - 38/477 ]
Bc5+ 16.Kh1 fxe6 17.Rd1 e5 18.Bh6 Ke7
12.Nxd4 Qf6! ><Nd4, e4 13.e5?!
19.g3 Rhd8 20.Kg2 Kf7 21.Kf1 Kg6
[ 13.h4
Bc5!
( 13...Bxe4??
14.Bg5 ) 22.Bd2 Rd3 23.Ke2 Rad8 24.Rac1 Bb6=
14.Be3 0-0-0! 15.g4 Ne5 16.g5 ( 16.Bh3
Kb8 17.g5 Qe7 18.Rc1 Rxd4! 19.Bxd4
Rd8-+ ) 16...Ng4+ 17.Ke2 Nxe3 18.Bh3+
D17
Kc7 19.gxf6 Nxd1 20.fxg7 Rhg8 21.Nb3
Van Wely,L
2655
Nf2
22.Nxc5
Nxh1
23.Nxa6+
bxa6
Smyslov,V
2480
24.Rxh1 Rxg7 ]
Hoogeveen
1997
[ 13.Ne3 Ndc5! 14.Ng4 Qd6 ]
[Van Wely,L]
13...Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.f4
[ 15.Bxa6 0-0-0! 16.Be3 Rhe8 17.Qc1 71/387 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3
dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7
Rxd4 18.Qxc6+ Kd8-+ ]
8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2
15...Qe4 16.Bxa6?!
[ 16.Nxc6 0-0! 17.Ne5 ( 17.Nxb4 Nxb4 f6 12.0-0 Be6 13.Nxe5 fxe5 14.Be3 Bc5
><c2 ; 17.Bxa6 Qxc6 18.Bb5 Qf6 ) 15.Qc1 0-0 16.Rd1N
[ 16.Bxc5 ]
17...Bh5!
18.Bd3
( 18.Qxh5??
Be1+
[ 16.a5 ]
19.Kg1 Qd4+ 20.Be3 Qxe3# ) 18...Qd4+
[ 16.Ne4 ]
19.Be3 Qxb2+ 20.Qc2 Qxc2+ 21.Bxc2
16...Bxe3?!
f6 ]
[ 16...Qb6! 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.a5 ( 18.Qe3
16...0-0-0! 17.Be3 Rhe8 18.Qd3
Nb3
19.Qxb6
axb6
20.Ra3
Rfd8 )
[ 18.Qg4+ f5 19.Qf3 Rxd4 20.Bxd4
18...Qc7 19.Qe3 Nb3 20.Nd5 Qf7!= ]
Qxd4+ 21.Kf1 bxa6-+ ]
18...Qxd3 19.Bxd3 Bxd3-+ 20.Rhd1 Be4 17.Qxe3 a5 18.Ne4 /\ 19.Nc5, 19.Ng5 Kh8?!
[ 18...Nf6
21.Rac1 Rd5
A) 19.Ng5
[ 21...Bxg2?? 22.Nc2! ]
A1) 19...Bd5?
20.Bxd5+
Nxd5
22.Nf3 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 b6 24.Ng5 Bd5
21.Qd3 ;
25.g4 f6 26.Nf3 Bb3 27.Ra1 Kb7 28.Nd4
A2) 19...Rae8?! 20.Nxe6 ( 20.Rac1 )
Bd5 29.Nf5 g6 30.Ng3 Bd6 31.a5 c5
20...Rxe6 ;
32.Ne2 Bc4 33.Nc3 Bc7 34.axb6 axb6
A3) 19...Bf5!? ;
35.h4 Rd8 36.g5 f5 37.Rh1 Kc6 38.h5 b5
B) 19.Nc5 Bd5 20.Bxd5+ Nxd5 21.Qb3
39.hxg6 hxg6 40.Rh7 Bb6 41.Rg7 Rd6
Qf7 22.f3 ]
42.Nb1 Bd5! ><f3 43.Nc3
[ 43.Nd2 c4 44.Nf3 Bxe3+ 45.Kxe3 Bxf3 19.Rac1 ><Qc7 Rad8
[ 19...Nf6 20.Nxf6 ( 20.Nc5 Bg8 ) 20...gxf6
46.Kxf3 b4 ]
21.f4 /\ Rc5 ><e5 ]
43...Bb3 44.Ke2 b4 45.Nb1 Bc4+ 46.Ke1
Bd5 47.Kd2 c4 48.Bxb6 Kxb6 49.Ke3 c3 20.Nd6! ><b7, e5 Nf6
[ 20...Bg8 21.Qa7! ( 21.Nxb7? Qxb7
50.bxc3 Ba2 51.cxb4 Bxb1 52.Rf7 Ba2
22.Bxc6 Qc8! 23.Bxd7 Rxd7 )]
53.Rf6 Rxf6 54.gxf6 Kb5
21.Qxe5 Bb3 22.Rd3
0-1
[ 22.Rd4 Bd5 23.Nc4 Qf7 24.Qf4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
22...Ng4 23.Qd4! Nxf2 24.Rxb3 Rxd6
25.Rxb7! Rxd4 26.Rxc7 Ne4 27.R7xc6
[ 27.Re7 ]
27...Rxa4 28.R6c4 Rxc4 29.Rxc4 Nd2
30.Ra4 Rb8! 31.Rxa5 Nc4 32.Ra4! Nxb2
33.Rd4 ><Nb2 g6 34.Kf2 /\ Ke1-d2-c3 Rc8
35.Bd5 Rc1
[ 35...Kg7 ]
36.Bb3 Rc3 37.Rb4 Rc7
[ 37...Rc1
38.Ke3
Nd1+
( 38...Rb1
39.Rd4 ) 39.Kd2 Rb1 40.Rb8+ Kg7
41.Rg8+ Kh6 42.Bxd1 ]
38.Ke1 Kg7
[ 38...Rd7 39.Bc2 ]
39.Kd2 Kf6 40.Bd5
[ 40.Bd5 Ke5 41.e4 ]
1-0

294
[ 30...Re4 31.Nf6+ Kf7 32.Rxe4 dxe4
33.Nd5++- ]
31.Nf6+ Kf7 32.Rxc6 Nf4 33.Bxa6+- Rxa4
34.Nxg4 Rxa6 35.Rxf4+ Ke7 36.Ne5
[ 36.Rff6! ]
36...Rd6 37.Rc7+ Ke6 38.Nd3
1-0

San Segundo Carrillo,P

Illescas Cordoba,M
Pamplona

D17
2495
2585
1997

71/(388) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3

dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4
Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4
Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+
14.Kc3 Na6 15.Nxc4 0-0 16.Qe5 f6N
[ 16...Nc5 - 54/362 ]
D17
Beliavsky,A
2710 17.Qxd5 cxd5 18.Nd6 Rab8 19.b4 Nc7
Shirov,A
2700 20.Rc1 Rfd8 21.Kb3 Na8 22.Nb5 a6
Beograd
1997 23.Nd4 Kf7 24.g3 e5 25.Nf3 Rbc8 26.Bh3
Rc4 27.Rhd1 Ke7 28.Bf1 Rxc1
[Beliavsky,A]
-
71/388 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3
dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4
Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4
D18
Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+
Sokolov,I
2635
14.Kc2
Hector,J
2470
[ 14.Kc3 - 71/(388) ]
Koge
1997
14...Na6 15.Nxc4 0-0 16.Qf3!N
[Sokolov,I]
[ 16.Qe5
Rab8!
( 16...Rac8 - 63/331 )
17.Be2 ( 17.Rd1 Nb4+ 18.Kc1 Na2+= )]
71/389 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
16...Qc5
dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0
[ 16...Rab8 17.Rd1 ]
Nbd7 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Qb3 a5 11.g3 Qc7?!
17.Kb1 Nb4
12.Bd2!N
[ 17...b5 18.Ne3 ]
[ 12.f3 - 42/(478) ]
[ 12.Nxg6 ]
18.Be2 Rad8 19.Rc1 Qg5?!
[ 19...Rd4!? ]
12...0-0-0
[ 12...0-0 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Rfd1 ]
20.Qg4! Qc5
13.Rfc1 Qb6 14.Nb1! Bh5
[ 20...Qh6 21.Ra3! /\ Rh3-> ]
[ 14...Bxb1 15.Bxb4 ]
[ 20...Qf6 21.Rf1 ]
[ 14...Bxd2 15.Nxd2 ><a5 ]
21.Ra3 Rd4 22.Qh5 Qd5?
15.Bxb4 Qxb4 16.Qxb4 axb4 17.Nd2
[ 22...Qxh5 23.Bxh5 /\ Rb3 ]
[ 17.a5 ]
23.Qxd5 exd5 24.Nd6 b6 25.Re3! g6
17...Kc7 18.Bf1 e5
26.Re7 a6 27.Rf1 f5 28.g4! Rd8
[ 18...g5 19.Nhf3 ]
[ 28...fxg4 29.Nf7! /\ Nh6 ]
19.a5 exd4 20.exd4 Nf8
[ 28...f4 29.g5! /\ Bg4 ]
[ 20...Nd5
21.a6
Ra8
22.Ra5
N7f6
[ 28...Rf6 29.Rd7 Rd2 ( 29...Re6 30.gxf5!
23.Rac5 -> ]
Rxe2 31.f6!+- ) 30.Bd1 ]
21.a6 Ne6
29.Re6 fxg4 30.Ne8! /\ Re7-g7 Nd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

295

[ 21...b6? 22.Bb5 Rd6 23.a7+- ]

22.Nb3 g5
[ 22...b6? 23.Bb5 Rd6 24.Nf5+- ]
[ 22...Ra8 23.Na5 Nxd4 24.axb7 Ra7
25.Rc4+- ]
23.Nf5 Bg6 24.Ne7+- Be4
[ 24...Rhe8 25.Nxg6 hxg6 26.axb7 Nxd4
27.Ra6! ( 27.Nxd4 Rxd4 28.Bb5 Rd6
29.Ra6 Kxb7 30.Raxc6 |^ ) 27...Kxb7
( 27...Nxb3 28.Rcxc6+ ) 28.Na5+ ]
25.axb7 Rhe8
[ 25...Kxb7 26.Nxc6 ]
26.Nxc6 Bxc6 27.Ra6 Rd6 28.Bb5 Nd8
29.Na5 Ree6 30.Bxc6 Nxc6 31.Rcxc6+
Rxc6 32.Nxc6 Nd7
[ 32...Kxb7 33.Nd8+ ]
33.Ne5
1-0

Alterman,B
Wells,P
Groningen (m/1)
[Alterman,B]

B) 24...Bh5!? ]
24.dxc6!+- Bxd1 25.cxb7 Rb8 26.Rxd1
Qe7
[ 26...Qb6
27.Rd6
Qxb2
( 27...Qxb7
28.Rxf6 gxf6 29.Qxh6+ Kg8 30.Nd5 )
28.Rxf6 Qxc3 29.Rxf7 ]
27.Ba6 Qe6 28.Rd6 Qe1+ 29.Kh2 Qe7
30.Nd5 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Qe6 32.Rd6 Qe7
33.b4 Kg8 34.Rc6 Rxb7
[ 34...Rfd8 35.Rc8 ]
35.Bxb7 Qxb7 36.Rc5 Rc8 37.Rxc8+ Qxc8
38.a4 Qa6 39.b5 Qb6 40.Qe3 Qc7+ 41.g3
h5
[ 41...Kf8
42.Qd2 Qb6
43.Kg1 Kg8
44.Qb4 ]
42.Qe8+ Kh7 43.Qe4+ g6 44.Qf4 Qb7
45.a5 Kg8 46.Qb4
1-0

E48
2615
Yakovich,Y
2530
Kharlov,R
1997 Kazan
[Kharlov,R]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0

5.Bd3 d5 6.Nge2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 e5 8.0-0
exd4 9.exd4 Nc6
[ 9...Nbd7 10.h3 Nb6 11.Bb3 h6 12.Nf4 ]
10.h3! Bf5 11.a3 Bd6N
[ 11...Be7 12.Ba2 ( 12.Be3 - 27/(498) )]
12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Be7
[ 13...g5?! 14.Bg3 Bxg3 15.fxg3 ]
14.Re1 Ne4 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Nf4 Nf6
[ 16...Nd6 17.Ba2 ]
17.Nh5!
[ 17.Qf3!? Qxd4 18.Ba2 Rae8! 19.Rad1
Qc5 ( 19...Qb6 20.Rxe7 Rxe7 21.Nfd5+- )
20.Qxb7 Qb6 ]
17...Nxh5
18.Qxh5
Bg6
19.Qg4
Kh8
20.Rad1 c6 21.h4
[ 21.d5!? cxd5 22.Bxd5! Nxd5 23.Nxd5
A) 23...Bc2
24.Rd2
( 24.Rd4?!
f5 )
24...Bb3 25.Qf3 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Qb6
27.Rd7 Qxb2 28.Rxb7 ;
B) 23...Qa5! ]
[ 21.Qf3! ]
21...Ng8 22.d5 Nf6 23.Qf4 Bh5?
[ 23...Qb6! 24.b4
A) 24...a5 25.b5 ( 25.Na4?! Qa7 26.b5
cxd5 27.Bxd5 Bc2 );

D20
2610
2565
1997

71/391 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3

Bg4 5.d5 Ne5 6.Bf4 Ng6 7.Be3 e5 8.Bxc4
a6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Be2!? Bd6 11.Nfd2
[ 11.Nbd2!? ]
11...Bd7 12.Nc3 0-0 13.a3 Qe7 14.Nc4N
[ 14.Rc1 - 70/356 ]
14...Bc5 15.Bg5!?
[ 15.Bxc5 Qxc5 16.b4 Qe7 ]
15...Qd8!
[ 15...b5? 16.d6! Bxd6 ( 16...cxd6 17.Nd5
Qd8 18.Nce3 ) 17.Nxd6 ( 17.Nd5 Qe6
18.Bxf6 bxc4 ) 17...Qxd6 18.Qxd6 cxd6
19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rfd1 ]
16.Rc1
[ 16.d6? c6! ]
[ 16.Be3 ]
16...Bd4!
[ 16...h6 17.Be3 ]
17.Bf3
[ 17.Bd3 h6 18.Bd2 ( 18.Be3 b5! 19.Na5
Bxe3 20.fxe3 c5 ) 18...c6 ]
17...Bb5!?
[ 17...h6!? ]
[ 17...b5!? ]
18.Qb3 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 h6 20.Bd2
[ 20.Bxf6?! Qxf6 21.Qxc7 Nh4 22.Be2

CHESS INFORMANT 71

296

15.0-0-0 ) 15.0-0-0
( 15.Qh5+
Kg8
16.0-0-0 Nd5 )]
14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Bxb7 Rd8
[ 15...Rb8
A) 16.Qh5+ g6 17.Qf3 ( 17.Qb5+ Kf7 )
17...0-0 ;
B) 16.Be4 Qb4!?
B1) 17.Qc2 Nc4 18.b3 Nd6 ( 18...Na3
19.Qd3 Nb5 );
B2) 17.Qh5+
Kd8
18.0-0
Qxb2
19.Qa5 ]
16.Qh5+ Bf7
[ 16...g6 17.Qc5 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 Rxd4
19.Nb5 Rc4 20.b3 Rc5 21.Nxa7 ]
17.Qb5+ Nd7 18.Qe2+ Qe6
[ 18...Kf8 19.0-0!? ( 19.0-0-0 )]
19.Qxe6+ Bxe6 20.0-0-0 Nb6 21.d5 Bf5
22.Nb5 Kf7 23.Rhe1!?
[ 23.Nxc7 Rd7 24.d6 ]
23...Rb8 24.Bc6 Nc4! 25.d6!
[ 25.b3? Ne5 ]
25...Nxd6 26.Rxd6 cxd6
[ 26...Rxb5 27.Rxf6+ Kxf6 28.Bxb5 ]
27.Nxd6+ Kg6 28.Be8+ Rhxe8 29.Rxe8
Rxe8 30.Nxe8+- Be6 31.a3 Bd5 32.f3 Bc4
33.Kd2 Bf1 34.g3 Bg2 35.Ke3 Kf7
36.Nd6+ Ke6 37.Nb5 a5 38.Nc3 h5
39.Ne2
[ 39.b4 ]
39...g5
40.b4
axb4
41.axb4
Kd5
42.Nd4?!
[ 42.Nc3+
Ke6
( 42...Kc4
43.Ne4 )
43.Ne4 ]
42...Bh3 43.Nb3 Bd7
[ 43...Kc4 44.Nd2+ Kxb4 45.Ne4+- ]
44.Nc5 Bc6
[ 44...Bf5 45.Ne4 Bxe4 46.fxe4+ Kc4
47.h3 Kxb4 48.Kd4+- ]
D20 45.Ne4 Ke5 46.Nc3 h4 47.gxh4 gxh4
Shaked,T
2500 48.b5 Ba8 49.b6 Bc6 50.Ne4 f5 51.Nc5
Ibragimov,I
2585 f4+ 52.Kf2 Kd6 53.Nd3+- Be8 54.Nxf4
Berlin
1997 Kc6 55.Ng2 h3 56.Nf4 Bd7 57.Kg3 Kxb6
58.Nxh3 Kc5 59.Ng5 Kd6 60.Kf4 Ke7
[Shaked,T]
61.Ke5 Be8 62.h4 Bg6 63.f4 Bh5 64.Kf5
71/392 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Be8 65.Nf3 Kf7 66.Kg5 Ba4 67.Ne5+ Kg7
Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be6 68.f5 Bc2 69.Ng4 Bb1 70.Nf6 Bd3
8.Nc3 Nb4 9.Be4 N4d5 10.Nge2
71.Nh5+ Kf7 72.Nf4 Bb1 73.Ng6 Kg7
[ 10.Nf3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bd5!? ]
74.h5 Bc2 75.Nf4 Bb3 76.Ne6+ Kh7
10...f5?!N
77.Nf4 Ba2 78.Ng6 Bb3 79.Nf8+ Kg7
[ 10...c6 - 42/487 ]
80.Ne6+ Kh7 81.Kf6 Kh6 82.Ke7
11.exf6 exf6 12.Nf4! Nxf4 13.Bxf4 Bd6?!
1-0
[ 13...c6
14.Qe2
Kf7
( 14...Qe7?!
Qg6 23.g3 Bxc3 24.Rxc3 Qxe4 25.gxh4
Qxe2 ]
20...Ne8 21.Nd1 Bb6 /\ Nd6-b5-d4 22.a4
Nd6 23.Qc2 Nh4 24.Be2 Qf6 25.Kh1
Rac8
[ 25...Qg6 26.g3 Qxe4+ 27.Qxe4 Nxe4
28.Bb4 ]
26.f3 Bd4 27.g3 Ng6 28.Qb3 h5!? 29.h4
[ 29.Kg2 h4 30.Ne3 hxg3 31.hxg3 Qg5 ]
[ 29.Bb4 h4 30.Bxd6 hxg3 31.hxg3
( 31.Bxf8?
Qh4-+ ) 31...cxd6
32.Rxc8
Rxc8 33.Qxb7 Rc2 ]
29...Qd8 /\ f5 30.Ne3 Nf4
[ 30...Nxh4? 31.gxh4 Qxh4+ 32.Kg2 f5
( 32...Qg5+ 33.Kh3 ) 33.Nxf5+- ]
31.Rfe1 Nxe2 32.Rxe2 Qd7 33.Kg2 Bxe3!
34.Bxe3 f5 35.exf5 Rxf5 36.Bc5 Rcf8
37.Rc3
[ 37.Bxd6? Rxf3 38.Qxf3 Rxf3 39.Kxf3
Qg4+ 40.Kf2 Qd4+-+ ]
37...g5
38.Bxd6
cxd6
39.hxg5
Rxg5
40.Qc4 Qf7 41.Kh2
[ 41.Qh4? Rg4 ]
[ 41.Qe4 Qf4 ]
41...Rf5 42.Qe4! Kh8 43.Rec2!
[ 43.Rf2 h4 ]
43...h4
[ 43...Rxf3 44.Rxf3 Qxf3 45.Qg6 ]
44.Rc8
[ 44.Rg2!? ]
44...hxg3+ 45.Kg2 Qh5 46.Rxf8+ Rxf8
47.Kxg3 Rg8+ 48.Kf2 Qh3 49.Ke3 Rg1
50.Qc4 Qh6+ 51.Kd3 Qh5 52.Qc8+??
[ 52.Ke3= ]
52...Rg8-+ 53.Qe6 Qxf3+ 54.Kc4 Rg4+
0-1

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Van Wely,L
Sutovsky,E
Hoogeveen
[Sutovsky,E]

297
D20
2655
2590
1997

71/393 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3

exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0-0 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6
8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6
11.Nbd2 Bb4 12.Nc4 0-0 13.a3 Bc5 14.b4
Nxe4!!N Greenfeld,A
[ 14...Bb6 - 70/358 ]
15.Re1
[ 15.bxc5 Rxf3! ( 15...Nxc5?? 16.Nce5! )
A) 16.gxf3
Nxc5
17.Ne5
Nxe5
18.Qxa7 Nxf3+ 19.Kg2
A1) 19...Ne1+!?
20.Kg1!
( 20.Rxe1
Qc6+ 21.f3 Ra8-+ ) 20...Nf3+ 21.Kg2
Qb5 - 19...Qb5 ;
A2) 19...Qb5! 20.Qxc7 Rf8 21.a4
( 21.Bf4 Nh4+ 22.Kg1 Nb3! 23.Rad1
Qd5-+ ) 21...Qe2! 22.Ba3 ( 22.Qxc5
Nh4+ 23.Kh3 Rf3+ 24.Kxh4 Qe4+
25.Kh5
Rh3+
26.Kg5
h6# )
22...Ng5!-+ ;
B) 16.Na5
B1) 16...Nxa5? 17.gxf3 Nb3 18.fxe4
Nxa1
19.Bf4!
( 19.Qxa7?
Rb1 )
19...Nb3 20.c6 ;
B2) 16...Ne5!! 17.gxf3 Nxf3+ 18.Kg2
( 18.Kh1 e5 19.Bh6!? Qh3 20.Qc4+
Kh8 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7 22.Rg1+ Kh8
23.Rg2
Nh4-+ ) 18...Qd5!
19.Qc6
( 19.Qxa7
Rf8
20.Qxc7
Nc3!-+ )
19...Qf5 20.h3 ( 20.Kh1 Qe5 21.Kg2
Rf8-+ ) 20...Nh4+ 21.Kh2 Nxf2 22.Kg1
Rf8-+ ]
15...Qd5 16.Rxe4
[ 16.Nb2 d3! ( 16...Bd6 17.Qe2 Nc3
18.Qxe6+ Qxe6 19.Rxe6 ) 17.bxc5 Rxf3
A) 18.Qc4!? Nd4! 19.Qxd5 ( 19.Rxe4
Qxe4 20.gxf3 Nxf3+ 21.Kf1 Nd4-+ )
19...exd5
A1) 20.gxf3 Nxf3+ 21.Kf1 d2 22.Rxe4
( 22.Re2 dxc1Q+ 23.Rxc1 Ned2+-+ )
22...dxe4-+ ;
A2) 20.Rxe4 dxe4 21.gxf3 Nxf3+
22.Kg2 d2 23.Bxd2 Nxd2 ;
B) 18.Rxe4 Rxf2!
B1) 19.Qc4 Rbf8-+ ;
B2) 19.Nxd3
Rc2!
( 19...Rxg2+!?
20.Kxg2 Qxe4+ 21.Kg1 Rf8 ) 20.Rg4

( 20.Nb4
Qxe4
21.Nxc2
Qxc2
22.Qxc6 Qd1+ 23.Kf2 Qd4+-+ ) 20...h5
21.Rg3 Qd4+-+ ;
B3) 19.Kxf2 Qxe4 20.Nxd3 Rf8+
B3a) 21.Kg3 Qg6+ 22.Kh4 ( 22.Kh3
Ne5!
23.Nxe5
Qh5+
24.Kg3
Qxe5+-+ ) 22...Nd4 23.g4 ( 23.Bg5
Nf5+ 24.Kg4 Ne3+ 25.Kh4 Qe4+-+ )
23...Qf6+-+ ;
B3b) 21.Bf4
Rxf4+
( 21...e5!?
22.Re1 Qd4+ 23.Kf1 exf4 24.Qxc6
Qxd3+ 25.Kg1 f3 26.gxf3 Qxa3 )
22.Nxf4 Qxf4+ 23.Ke2 Qe5+ 24.Kf2
Qf6+! 25.Ke2 Qb2+ 26.Ke3 Qxa1
27.Qxc6 Qxa3+ ;
C) 18.gxf3 d2
C1) 19.Rd1 Ng5!
C1a) 20.Qc4 Nxf3+ 21.Kg2 ( 21.Kh1
Qe5
22.Kg2
Qxh2+
23.Kxf3
Ne5+-+ ; 21.Kf1 Nxh2+ 22.Kg1 Nf3+
23.Kf1 Qh5-+ ) 21...Qg5+ 22.Kxf3
Ne5+-+ ;
C1b) 20.Kf1
dxc1Q
21.Raxc1
Qxf3-+ ;
C1c) 20.Bxd2 Nxf3+ 21.Kf1 Nxh2+
22.Kg1 ( 22.Ke1 Qh1+ 23.Ke2 Qe4+
24.Be3 Rxb2+-+ ) 22...Nf3+ 23.Kf1
Nxd2+
24.Rxd2
Qxd2
25.Qxc6
Qxb2-+ ;
C2) 19.Rxe4 Qg5+ 20.Kf1 ( 20.Rg4
dxc1Q+
21.Rxc1
Qxc1+
22.Kg2
Qxc5 ) 20...dxc1Q+ 21.Rxc1 Qxc1+
22.Re1 Qxc5 23.Rxe6 Nd4 ]
16...Qxe4 17.Ncd2
[ 17.bxc5?? Rb1-+ ]
17...Qd5 18.bxc5 Qxc5 19.Qc4
[ 19.Qd3 Qc3 20.Qxc3 dxc3
A) 21.Nc4 Rfd8 ( 21...Rf5!? ) 22.Ne3
Na5 ;
B) 21.Ne4 Rfd8! ( 21...c2? 22.Ra2!
Rxf3
23.gxf3
Nd4
24.Rb2
Rxb2
25.Bxb2 Ne2+ 26.Kf1 c1Q+ 27.Bxc1
Nxc1
28.Nc5!
Kf7
29.Ke1
Ke7
30.Kd2 ) 22.Nxc3 Rb3 23.Bg5 ( 23.Bd2
Rxd2
24.Nxd2
Rxc3 )
23...Rxc3
24.Bxd8 Nxd8 ]
19...Qxc4
[ 19...Qd5!? ]
20.Nxc4 Rf5! 21.Kf1!?
[ 21.Bd2! Rfb5 22.Kf1 d3! ]
21...Rc5 22.Nfd2 d3 23.f3
[ 23.f4 e5!-+ ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 23.Bb2 Na5 24.Nxa5 Rxb2 25.Nac4
Rc2 26.Rd1 Kf7 27.f3 Ke7!? ( 27...R5xc4
28.Nxc4 Rxc4 29.Rxd3 Ke7 ) 28.Ne3
Rc1 29.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30.Kf2 Kd6-+ ]
23...Nd4 24.Kf2
[ 24.Bb2? Nb3-+ ]
24...Rbb5!
[ 24...Nc2?!
25.Ra2
a5
26.a4!
/ \ 2 6 . . . R b 4 ? 2 7 . N b 2 ! ( 26.Nb2?
Nd4
27.Nxd3 Rc3 28.Ke3 Rd8!-+ )]
25.f4 a5?
[ 25...Rc6! 26.Ne5 ( 26.a4 Rbc5 27.Ra3
Rxc4 28.Nxc4 Rxc4 29.Rxd3 Rxa4-+ )
26...Rc2 27.Ke3 ( 27.Nxd3 Nb3 28.Rb1
Nxc1
29.Rxb5
Rxd2+-+ )
27...Rxd2!
28.Kxd4 Rd5+ 29.Ke4 Re2+ 30.Be3 d2
31.Nd3 Rxd3 32.Kxd3 Re1-+ ]
26.a4 Rb4 27.Ne5 Rc3?!
[ 27...Rc2!
28.Ke1!?
( 28.Ke3
Rc3!
29.Nf1 Nc2+ 30.Kd2 Rcb3 31.Ra2 Rxf4
32.Nxd3 Rxd3+ 33.Kxd3 Nb4+ 34.Ke2
Re4+
35.Kf3
Re1-+ ; 28.Nxd3
Nb3
29.Nxb4 axb4 30.Rb1 Nxd2 31.Bxd2
Rxd2+-+ )
A) 28...Rc3?! 29.Ndf3 Nxf3+ 30.Nxf3!?
( 30.gxf3 Rc2 31.Bd2 Rbb2 32.Rd1
Rb3 ) 30...Rc2 31.Bd2 Re4+ 32.Kd1 ;
B) 28...Nb3
29.Nxb3
Rxb3
30.Bd2
c5 ]
28.Ba3! Rxa4
[ 28...Rb8?! 29.Ne4
A) 29...Rc2+?! 30.Ke3 Nb3 31.Rd1
Ra2
A1) 32.Nc6?
Rb6
33.Rxd3
Rxa3
34.Ng5 Nd2!-+ ( 34...Na1!-+ );
A2) 32.Be7 Rxa4 33.Rxd3 ;
B) 29...Rcb3! 30.Ra2! ( 30.Nc5?! Nc2
31.Nxb3 Rxb3 )]
29.Bb2
[ 29.Rb1?
Nc6!
( 29...Nb3?!
30.Nxb3
Rxa3 31.Nd4 ) 30.Nxc6 Raxa3 ]
29...Rxa1 30.Bxc3 Ra2 31.Nec4!
[ 31.Nxd3?
Rc2
32.Bxd4
( 32.Bxa5
Nb3-+ ) 32...Rxd2+ 33.Ke3 Rxg2-+ ]
[ 31.Ke3? Ne2! 32.Kxd3 Nxf4+ 33.Kc4
Nd5-+ ]
31...Nb3
32.Ke3
Nxd2
33.Nxd2
h5
34.Kxd3 Kh7
[ 34...a4 ]
35.g3 a4 36.h3
[ 36.Ke2?! Rc2 37.Kd3 Rc1 ]
36...Kh6 37.Be5 Ra3+ 38.Bc3 Ra2

298
39.Be5 c6 40.Bc3 g6 41.h4 Kh7 42.Kc4?!
[ 42.Be5 Kg8 43.Bc3 Kf8! ]
42...Kg8 43.Kb4 Rc2 44.Ne4 Re2 45.Nd6!
[ 45.Nf6+?! Kf7 46.Kxa4 Re3 47.Bd4 Rd3
48...Rxg3
48.Bb2
( 48.Be5
Rxg3 )
49.Nd7 Ke7 50.Ne5 Kd6 ( 50...Kf6
51.Nxc6+ Kf5 )]
[ 45.Nc5 Kf7! 46.Kxa4 ( 46.Nxa4 Re4+
47.Kb3 Re3 ) 46...Re3 47.Kb4 Rxg3 ]
45...Re3 46.Bf6! Rxg3
[ 46...a3
47.Nc4
Rxg3
48.Nxa3
- 46...Rg3 ]
47.Nc4!
[ 47.Kxa4? Rg4 48.Bg5 e5 49.Ne4 Kf7
50.Nf2 ( 50.Nf6 Rxf4+! 51.Bxf4 exf4-+ )
50...Rg2 ( 50...Rxf4+!? 51.Bxf4 exf4 )
51.Nd3 e4 52.Ne5+ Ke6 53.Kb4 Rxg5!
54.hxg5 h4-+ ]
47...a3 48.Nxa3 c5+ 49.Ka4 Kf7
[ 49...Rg4 50.Kb5 Rxf4 51.Bg5 Rf5
52.Nc4= ]
50.Bd8 Ke8
[ 50...Rg4 51.Nc4 Rxf4 52.Kb5 Rd4
53.Bg5= ]
51.Bf6 Rg4 52.Kb5 Rxf4 53.Bg5 Rf5
54.Nc4= Kd7 55.Be3 e5 56.Kxc5 Ke6
57.Nd2 Rf8 58.Kc4 Rd8 59.Ne4 Kf5
60.Nf2 e4 61.Kc3 Ke5 62.Kc2 Ra8 63.Kd1
Ra1+ 64.Ke2 Kd5 65.Kd2 Ra2+ 66.Ke1
Ra8 67.Ke2 Rf8 68.Bh6
-

Pelletier,Y
Rublevsky,S
Luzern
[Pelletier,Y]

D20
2465
2650
1997

71/394 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3

exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0-0 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6
8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6
11.Nbd2 Bd6!? 12.Re1?!
[ 12.a3 0-0 13.b4 Ng4 14.Bb2!? Nce5
15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.h3 ]
12...Ng4 13.h3 Nge5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5!N
[ 14...Bxe5 15.a3 ]
15.Nc4
[ 15.Qxa7 0-0 16.Qxd4? Nd3! ]
15...0-0 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Qd3
[ 17.Qxa7? d3 18.Be3 Rxb2 ]
17...Qb5! 18.Rd1 Qxd3 19.Rxd3 c5 20.b3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Rfc8 21.f4 Bd6 22.e5 Be7 23.Ba3!?
[ 23.Bd2 c4 24.bxc4 Rxc4 /\ Rb2-/+ ]
23...Rb5 24.g3
[ 24.Rc1? Rf8 ]
[ 24.Kf1 Rf8 25.g3 g5 ]
24...a5!?
[ 24...Ra5 25.Bb2 c4 26.bxc4 Rxc4
27.Rad1 ( 27.a3 Rb5 28.Bxd4? Rd5 )
27...Rxa2 28.Bxd4 Rcc2 ]
25.Rc1 Ra8 26.Rc4 a4 27.bxa4 Rba5
28.Rc1 Kf7
[ 28...Rxa4?! 29.Bxc5 Bxc5 ( 29...Rc8
30.Ba3 Rxc1+ 31.Bxc1 Rxa2 32.Bd2 )
30.Rxc5 Rxa2 31.Rc4! ( 31.Rxd4 R8a3 )
31...Rb2 32.Rcxd4 Ra1+ 33.Rd1 Raa2= ]
[ 28...h5!? ]
29.Rb3 Kg6?
[ 29...Rxa4 30.Bxc5 Bxc5 31.Rxc5 Rxa2
32.Rd3 Re2 33.Rc1 Raa2 34.g4 Re4
35.Rf1 Ke7 ]
[ 29...h5 ]
[ 29...Ke8!?
30.Kf2
Kd7
( 30...Rxa4
31.Bxc5 Rxa2+ 32.Kf3 ) 31.Rb7+!? Kd8
32.Rb3 R8a7 ( 32...Kc7? 33.Bb4 ) 33.Kf3
Kd7 34.Ke4 Kc6 35.Rcb1 Rxa4 36.Rb6+
Kd7! ]
30.g4 Rxa4 31.Bxc5 Rc8?!
[ 31...Bxc5 32.Rxc5 Rxa2= ]
32.f5+! exf5?
[ 32...Kh6
33.Ba3
Re8
( 33...Rxc1+
34.Bxc1+ Bg5 35.Bxg5+ Kxg5 36.fxe6
Ra6! ) 34.Bxe7 Rxe7 ]
33.Rb6+! Kf7 34.Rb7 Re8 35.e6+?!
[ 35.Bxe7 Rxe7 36.e6++- ]
35...Kxe6
[ 35...Kf8 36.Rxe7! Rxe7 37.Bd6 Ra8
38.Rc7+- ]
36.Bxe7 Rxa2?!
[ 36...d3 37.gxf5+ Kxf5 38.a3! d2 39.Rf1+
Kg6 ( 39...Ke4 40.Rb4+! Rxb4 41.Bxb4
Kd3 42.Rd1 Re2 43.Rxd2+!+- ) 40.Bb4+- ]
37.Re1+ Kd5 38.gxf5 Kc4 39.Rd7 Ra5
[ 39...d3 40.Re4+ ]
40.f6! gxf6 41.Rd1
[ 41.Rxd4+?? Kxd4 42.Bxf6+ Rae5 ]
41...d3?!
[ 41...Rd5 42.Rxd5 Kxd5 43.Bxf6 Re4
44.Kg2+- ]
42.Rc7+! Kb5
[ 42...Kd4 43.Bxf6++- ]
43.Rb1+ Ka6 44.Bc5! Rxc5 45.Rxc5 d2

299
46.Kf2
1-0

Gurevich,M
Meins,G
Groningen
[Gurevich,M]

D20
2620
2460
1997

71/395 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3

exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2
Nc6 8.0-0 Qf6 9.b4 a6 10.a4 Nxb4!?N
[ 10...Nge7 - 71/(395) ]
11.e5 Qg6 12.Nxd4 Ne7
[ 12...c5 13.e6! fxe6 14.Nxe6 Bxe6
15.Bxe6 ]
13.Ra3!? 0-0
[ 13...Bg4!? 14.Qc1 Rd8 ]
14.Rg3 Qh6 15.Ne4 Nf5
[ 15...Rd8 16.Qf3 Ned5 17.Ng5 ]
16.Rg5!
[ 16.Nf6+ Kh8 17.Rh3 Nh4 18.Ng4 Qg5 ]
16...Nxd4
[ 16...g6 17.e6 Bxe6 ( 17...Nxd4 18.exf7+
Kh8 19.Qxd4+ Qg7 20.Qc5 ) 18.Nxe6
fxe6
19.Bxe6+
Kh8
20.Bxf5
Rxf5
21.Qd4+ ]
17.Nf6+! Kh8 18.Rh5 Qxh5!
[ 18...Qg6 19.Rxh7+ Qxh7 20.Nxh7 ]
19.Qxh5!?
[ 19.Nxh5 c5 20.Qd2 Be6 21.Qg5 Rg8
22.Bxe6 fxe6 ]
19...gxf6 20.Qh4
[ 20.Qh6 Kg8 21.Qxf6 ( 21.exf6 Nf5 )
21...Nf5 - 20.Qh4 ]
20...Nf5
[ 20...c5 21.Qxf6+ Kg8 22.Re1 Bf5
23.Re3 ]
21.Qxf6+ Kg8 22.Rd1 Be6 23.Bxe6 fxe6
24.Qxe6+ Kh8 25.Rd7 Rae8 26.Qb3 Nc6
27.f4
[ 27.Rxc7 Rxe5 ]
27...Re7 28.Rxe7 Nfxe7 29.g3!
[ 29.Qxb7 Rxf4 30.Qxa6 Kg7 ]
29...Rb8?
[ 29...b6 30.Qc4! a5 31.Qe6 ]
30.Qf7! /\ f5-f6 b5 31.f5 Rg8
[ 31...b4 32.f6 Nf5 33.Qxc7 b3 34.f7!
Kg7 ( 34...b2 35.Qxb8+ Nxb8 36.f8Q# )
35.Qxc6 b2 36.Qf6+ Kf8 37.Qh8+ Kxf7
38.Qxb8+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
32.f6 Ng6 33.e6+- Nd8
[ 33...Nce5 34.Qxc7 bxa4
36.e8Q Rxe8 37.Qg7# ]
34.Qxg8+! Kxg8 35.e7
1-0

300

[ 14.e5 Nxf3+ 15.Nxf3 Nd7= ]

35.e7 a3 14...Qxd4 15.Nf3 Qb6
[ 15...Qc3!?
16.Rc1
( 16.e5?
Rfd8 )
16...Qa3 17.Qe2 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Rac8= ]
16.e5 Nd7?
[ 16...Nd5
A) 17.Bxh7+?!
Kxh7
18.Ng5+
Kg6
19.Ra3
( 19.Qg4?
Ne3!-+ ) 19...f6!
D20
( 19...Kxg5? 20.Rg3+ Kf4 21.Re1+- ;
Michaelsen,N
2430
19...f5
20.Rg3
f4
21.Qd3+
Rf5
Meins,G
2460
22.Rg4 )
20.Qc2+
( 20.Ne4
fxe5
Deutschland
1997
21.Qg4+ Kf7-+ ) 20...f5 21.Rg3 Kh6
[Gurevich,M]
/\ g6 ;
71/(395) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3
B) 17.Qa4 Rfd8 18.Qh4 ( 18.Qe4 Nf6
exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2
19.Qe2 Nd7 ) 18...h6 ]
Nc6 8.0-0 Qf6 9.b4 a6 10.a4 Nge7 11.b5
[ 16...Ne4!?
17.Qb1
Nc3!
18.Qb4
Na5
( 18.Bxh7+? Kh8 19.Qd3 Qc5 ) 18...Rfc8
[ 11...Nd8 - 63/(339) ]
19.Rfc1 Bxf3 20.Rxc3= ]
12.Bd3N
17.Ng5 h6 18.Bh7+ Kh8 19.Qxd7 hxg5
[ 12.e5 ]
20.Bb1
12...0-0 13.Qc2 Qb6 14.Rfc1 c6 15.bxa6
bxa6 16.Rab1 Qa7 17.Ne5
D23
Gelfand,B
2695
D21
Psakhis,L
2565
1997
Dautov,R
2595 Polanica Zdroj
Raetsky,A
2405 [Gelfand,B]
Seefeld
1997
71/397 1.d4
[Dautov,R]
[ 1.Nf3 - 71/(397) ]
71/396 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e4 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4
5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.e4 a6 7.Bxc4 Rb8 8.Qc2
b5 5.a4 c6 6.axb5 cxb5 7.b3 Bb4+!N
b5 9.Bd3
[ 7...Bb7 - 68/346 ]
8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2
[ 9.Be2 - 59/(422) ]
[ 9.Qxd2?! Bb7 ]
9...Bb7 10.Bf4 Rc8 11.d5!!N
9...Nc6! 10.bxc4 Nxd4 11.cxb5 Nf6
[ 11.Rd1 ]
[ 11.0-0 ]
[ 11...Ne7!? 12.Nc4 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 0-0= ]
12.Bd3
11...Nh5
[ 12.e5 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 Qd4! ( 13...Nd5?
[ 11...exd5 12.0-0-0 ]
14.Bd3
Bb7
15.0-0
0-0
16.Nc4 ) 12.Be3
14.Qc6+ Nd7 15.Rc1 Qxe5+ 16.Be2 Rb8
[ 12.Bg5 Be7 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.h4 ]
17.Nf3 ( 17.Nc4? Qf4 18.Nd6+ Ke7 ) 12...e5 13.a4 b4 14.Na2?!
17...Qb2 18.Qxc8+ Rxc8 19.Rxc8+ Ke7
[ 14.Ne2 c6 15.dxc6 Rxc6 16.Qb3 ]
20.Rxh8 Qb1+ 21.Bd1 Qe4+ 22.Kd2 14...c6 15.dxc6
Qb4+ 23.Kc1 Qa3+= ]
[ 15.Qe2!? cxd5 16.exd5 ]
[ 12.Nc4 Nxf3+ 13.gxf3
15...Rxc6
A) 13...Qxd1+ 14.Kxd1 0-0 ( 14...Ke7?
[ 15...Bxc6!? 16.Bxa6? b3! ]
15.Nb6 ) 15.b6 ;
16.Qd2
B) 13...0-0! 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.b6 a5!
[ 16.Qb3?! Nf4! 17.Bc4 ( 17.Bxf4 Nc5 )
( 15...a6 16.Na5 Rd7 17.Rb1 ) 16.Rxa5
17...Nxg2+ 18.Ke2 ]
Ba6= ]
16...Qa5?
12...Bb7 13.0-0 0-0= 14.Nxd4
[ 16...Rd6!?
17.Qe2
( 17.Qxb4
Ba8

CHESS INFORMANT 71
18.Qc3 ) 17...Nc5 18.Bb5+!? ( 18.Nxe5
Nxd3+ 19.Nxd3 Rxd3 20.Qxh5 Be7
21.0-0 0-0 22.Bc5 Bxc5 23.Qxc5 a5 ;
18.Bc4 )]
[ 16...Nc5!?
17.Nxb4
( 17.Nxe5
Re6
18.Bb5+ axb5 19.Qxd8+ Kxd8 20.Nxf7+
Ke8 21.Nxh8 bxa4 ; 17.Bxc5 Bxc5 )
17...Nxd3+ 18.Nxd3 Rd6
A) 19.Nfxe5
Bxe4
20.Qe2
Rxd3-+
( 20...Nf6 );
B) 19.Qc3
Rxd3
20.Qxe5+
Be7
21.Qxh5 Bxe4 ( 21...Bb4+!? 22.Ke2
0-0 ) 22.0-0 0-0 ;
C) 19.Qb4 Ba8 20.Nc5 ]
17.0-0 Be7
[ 17...Qxa4
18.Qe2!?
( 18.Rfd1
Be7
19.Qe2!? )
18...Nhf6
19.Nc3
Qb3
20.Nd5 ]
18.Nc1 Nhf6?!
[ 18...0-0 19.Nb3 Qc7 20.Rfc1 ]
19.Nb3 Qc7 20.Rfc1
[ 20.Qe2 0-0 21.Nfd2!? ]
20...0-0 21.Rxc6 Qxc6
[ 21...Bxc6!? 22.Qc2 <->c ]
22.Qe2 Ra8 23.Nfd2
[ 23.Na5?! Qc7 24.Nxb7 Qxb7 ]
23...Bd8 24.a5
[ 24.f3!? Bb6 25.a5 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 ]
24...Rc8 25.Rc1 Qd6
[ 25...Qe6 26.Bc4 Qd6 27.Bxf7+ ( 27.f3 )
27...Kxf7 28.Rxc8 Bxc8 29.Qc4+ Ke7
30.Qxc8 Nxe4 31.Qc4 Nef6 32.h3 ]
26.Nc4 Qe6 27.f3 Be7 28.Qd2 h6 29.Bf1
Rc6 30.Qd3 Nb8 31.Rd1 Nfd7 32.Nb6?
[ 32.Rd2 Kh7 ( 32...Bg5 33.Bxg5 hxg5 )
33.Nb6
A) 33...Nc5
34.Nxc5 Bxc5 35.Bxc5
Rxc5 36.Qd8 Rxa5 ( 36...Nc6 37.Qc7 )
37.Nd5 Nc6 38.Qb6 Qc8 39.Ne7+- ;
B) 33...Nxb6 34.axb6 Bg5 ( 34...Rd6
35.Qc2 Rxd2 36.Nxd2 Bd8 37.Nc4 )
35.Bxg5 hxg5 36.Na5 Rxb6 37.Qd8 ]
[ 32.Bf2!? Kh7 ]
[ 32.Ra1! /\ Nb6 ]
32...Nxb6
33.axb6
Rd6
34.Qc2
Rc6
35.Qd3 Rd6 36.Qc2 Rc6
-

301
Ljubojevic,Lj
Ivanchuk,V
Beograd

D23
2565
2725
1997

71/(397) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4

4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Qxc4 Bg4 6.Ne5N
[ 6.e3 ]
6...Be6 7.Nxc6 Bxc4 8.Nxd8 Rxd8 9.b3
Ba6 10.Bb2 e5 11.dxe5 Bb4+ 12.Bc3 Nd5
13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Nxd2 Nb4 15.Kd1 0-0
16.a3 Nc6 17.e3 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 Nxe5
19.Ke2 f5 20.Rfd1
-

Ljubojevic,Lj
Anand,V
Beograd

D23
2565
2765
1997

71/(397) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4

4.Qa4+ c6 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2
Nbd7 8.0-0 Be7 9.Rd1
[ 9.Nc3 - 69/361 ]
9...0-0 10.Nh4N
[ 10.e3 ]
[ 10.Bg5 ]
10...Be4 11.Bxe4 Nxe4 12.Qc2 Nef6
13.Nc3 c5
[ 13...c5 14.Nf3= ]

Lputian,S
Komarov,D
Reggio Emilia
[Komarov,D]

D26
2585
2600
1997

71/398 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3

e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.Qe2 Nc6 7.0-0 cxd4
8.exd4 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Rd1 Na5 11.Bd3
b6 12.Bg5 Bb7 13.h4!?N
[ 13.Rac1 - 31/428 ]
13...Rc8
[ 13...h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.h5 ( 15.b4 Nc6
16.Qe4 )]
[ 13...Nd5 14.Qe4 ]
14.Rac1
[ 14.Ne5 Nd5 15.Qh5 f5 ]
14...h6
[ 14...Nd5?? 15.Nxd5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.h5
[ 16.b4 Nc6 17.Qe4 g6 18.h5 Rc7!
/\ Nd4 Lputian,S ]
16...Re8
[ 16...Bg5 17.Rc2 /\ 18.Ne4, 18.Ne5 ]
17.b4!
[ 17.Ne4 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Bxd4 19.Bb5 Re7
20.Nxd4 Qxd4 21.Rd1 Qe5 22.Rd8+ Kh7
23.Bd3 Bxe4 24.Bxe4+ f5 25.Qg4 Qf6 ]
17...Bxf3!?
[ 17...Nc6 18.Qe4 Kf8 19.a3!? Rc7
/\ Nd4 20.Qh7 Ne7 ]
18.Qxf3 Nc6
[ 18...Bg5 19.bxa5 Bxc1 20.Rxc1 Qxd4
21.a6! Kf8 22.Bf1 ]
19.Nb5!
[ 19.Qe4 Bg5!? /\ f5 ( 19...Bxd4 20.Qh7+
Kf8 21.Ne2! Qh4 22.Nxd4 Nxd4
23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Qh8+ ; 19...Nxd4 20.Nb5
- 19.Nb5 ) 20.Qh7+ Kf8 21.d5 Bxc1
22.dxc6 ]
19...Nxd4 20.Qe4 Rxc1
[ 20...Nf5 21.Rxc8 Qxc8 22.g4 a6 23.Na7
Qd7 ( 23...Qc7 24.Nc6 Rc8 25.Rc1+- )
24.Nc6 Rc8 25.Rc1+- ]
21.Rxc1 /\ Rc7
[ 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Rxc1 Be5! ]
21...Kf8! []
[ 21...Nxb5? 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Bxb5+- ]
22.Nxa7
[ 22.Qh7 Be5! /\ Qh4 ]
[ 22.Nc7 Re7 ]
[ 22.a4 Nxb5 23.Bxb5 Qd2! ]
22...Qd7!
[ 22...Qa8 23.Rc7 ]
23.Nc6 Nxc6 24.Rxc6 Rd8 25.Bf1
[ 25.Be2 Qd2 ]
25...Bd4 26.a4 Qd5 27.Qxd5 Rxd5
28.Be2 Ke7 29.Bf3?!
[ 29.Kf1! ]
29...Rd6 30.Rc7+ Rd7 31.Rc4 Be5!=
32.a5 bxa5 33.bxa5 Rc7 34.Rxc7+ Bxc7
35.a6 Bb6 36.g4 f5 37.Kg2 Kd6 38.Kg3
Kc7 39.Be2 fxg4 40.Bxg4 Kb8
-

302
Vera,R
Sadler,M
Luzern
[Sadler,M]

D27
2530
2665
1997

71/399 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4

e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3
[ 7.a3 - 71/(399) ]
7...cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bf4 0-0
11.Rc1 Na5
[ 11...Bd7!? ]
12.Bc2 b5 13.Ne4N
[ 13.a4 ]
13...Nd5 14.Bg5
[ 14.Bg3 f5! 15.Nc5 f4-+ ]
[ 14.Bd2 Nc4 ]
14...Bxg5
15.Nexg5
Nf6!
16.Qd3
g6
17.Ne5 Bb7 18.Rcd1! Bd5 19.Qh3 Kg7
20.Rd3?
[ 20.f4!? Nc4 21.g4!? ]
20...Rc8 21.Bb1 Bc4!
[ 21...Nh5 22.Rg3! ]
22.Rg3
[ 22.Rf3 Qxd4 23.Rxf6 Kxf6 ( 23...Qxe5
24.Rxf7++- ) 24.Nxh7+ Kg7 ( 24...Kxe5!?
25.Re1+ Kd6 26.Qa3+!? ) 25.Nxc4 Nxc4
26.Nxf8 Rxf8 ]
22...Qxd4
[ 22...Bxf1 23.Nxe6+ fxe6 24.Bxg6! ]
23.Nexf7 Rxf7 24.Nxh7 Nxh7 25.Bxg6 Nf6
[ 25...Kh8 26.Bxf7 Bxf1 27.Bg6 Qd7
28.Bxh7 Qxh7 29.Qxe6+- ]
26.Bd3+ Kf8 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qxc8 Bxd3
29.Re1 Nd7 30.Rge3 Bc4 31.b3 Bd5
32.Qxa6 Nc6 33.Qxb5 Nce5 34.h3 Rg7
0-1

Atalik,S
Lalic,B
Szeged

D27
2590
2600
1997

71/(399) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6

4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.a3 b5
8.Ba2 Bb7 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Qb8
[ 10...Qc7 - 54/(386) ]
11.e4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bc5 13.Nb3N
[ 13.Be3 ]
13...Bb6
14.Be3
Bxe3
15.Qxe3
Qa7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
16.Qxa7 Rxa7 17.f3 Ke7 18.Rac1
-

303

33.Bd1 Kd7 34.Kf2 Kxd6 35.g3

[ 35.b3 ]
35...Kc5
[ 35...b3 ]
D27 36.Ke3 e5?
[ 36...b3!
37.Kd3
Kb4
38.Kd4
Bc6
Filippov,V
2595
( 38...Kxa4??
39.Kc5 ) 39.Ke5
Bxa4
Estrada Nieto,J
2420
40.Kxe6 Bb5 41.Kf7 Bd3 42.Kxg7 Bc2
Linares
1998
43.Bf3 a4 44.Kxh6 a3 45.bxa3+ Kxa3 ]
[Estrada Nieto,J]
37.b3 Kd6 38.Bc2
71/400 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3
[ 38.h4 ]
e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 38...g5 39.Bd1 Kc5 40.Bc2 Kd6 41.Bd1
cxd4 9.exd4
Bf7 42.Kd3
[ 9.Nxd4N - 71/(400) ]
[ 42.Bc2 Bg8! ]
9...Be7 10.Re1 Na5
42...Kd5 43.Ke3
[ 10...0-0 - 70/366, 368 ]
[ 43.Bf3+ e4+! 44.Bxe4+ Ke5 ><b3 ]
11.Bc2 b5 12.a4N
43...Bg6
[ 12.Ne5 ]
[ 43...e4! ]
12...b4 13.Ne4 Bb7 14.Nc5
44.Be2 Kc5 45.Bd1
[ 14.Bg5 Nxe4 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Bxe4
[ 45.Bc4 Be8! 46.Be6 Bc6 /\ Bd5 ]
0-0 17.d5 Rad8 ]
45...Kd5 46.Bf3+ e4 47.Bd1
[ 14.Bf4 Rc8 ]
[ 47.Be2 Be8 48.Bc4+ Ke5 /\ Bc6-d5 ]
[ 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Qd3 Bd5 ]
47...Ke5 48.g4
14...Bxc5 15.dxc5 Qxd1 16.Bxd1!
[ 48.Bc2 Bf7 49.Bd1 Be6 50.Bc2 Bg4!
[ 16.Rxd1 Rc8 17.Be3 Nd5 ]
51.Bxe4 Bd1 ]
16...Rc8 17.Bd2 Nd5 18.Rc1 0-0 19.Ng5!? 48...Bf7 49.Bc2 h5! 50.Bxe4
/\ Ne4-d6 Bc6! 20.Ne4 Nb7 21.Bb3 a5
[ 50.gxh5 Bxh5 /\ Bd1 ]
22.Bg5?
50...h4!!-+ 51.Bc2 Bd5 52.Bd1 Be4 53.Be2
[ 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Nd6 Rxc5 24.Nxb7 Bc2 54.Bc4 Bd1 55.h3 Bc2 56.Bf7 Be4
Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Bxb7 26.Be3 ]
0-1
[ 22.Nd6 Rc7! ( 22...Nxd6 23.cxd6 Bb7
24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Rc7 ) 23.Nxb7 Bxb7
24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Bf4 Rc6 26.Bd6= ]
D27
22...h6 23.Bh4 Nf4!
Illescas Cordoba,M
2585
[ 23...g5 24.Bg3 f5 25.Nd6 Nxd6 26.cxd6
Magem Badals,J
2550
f4 27.Rxe6 fxg3 28.hxg3 Kg7 29.Rxc6 Pamplona
1997
Rxc6
30.Bxd5
Rc1+
31.Kh2
Rxf2
71/(400) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3
32.d7+- ]
e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3
24.Be7
[ 24.Nd6
Nxd6
25.cxd6
g5
26.Bg3 cxd4 9.Nxd4N Bd7 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Qe2
Bd6 12.h3 0-0 13.e4 Ne5 14.Bd2 Nxf3+
Nd3-+ ]
15.Qxf3 Bc6 16.Rac1 Rad8 17.Bg5 Be5
24...Nd3 25.Nd6
[ 25.Bxf8 Nxc1 26.Rxc1 Bxe4 27.Be7 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Nd5 exd5
-
Rc7 28.Bh4 Rxc5-+ ]
25...Nxd6 26.Bxf8
[ 26.cxd6 Nxc1 /\ Bd7-+ ]
26...Nxc1! 27.Rxc1 Kxf8 28.cxd6 Ke8
29.f4
[ 29.Rc5 Bb7! ]
29...Kd7 30.f5
[ 30.Rd1 Be4 ]
30...Bd5!-+ 31.fxe6+ fxe6 32.Rxc8 Kxc8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

304

D27 22.Nf6+! gxf6 23.Bxe5+- Bxc3?!

[ 23...fxe5 24.Qh5 e4 ( 24...Bc5 25.Rg3+
Dautov,R
2595
Kh7 26.Rh3 Bxf2+ 27.Kh1 Be3 28.Rexe3
Waitzkin,J
2435
Qa1+ 29.Nd1 ) 25.Qxh6 Qe5 26.Nxe4!
Bad Wiessee
1997
( 26.Rg3+ Qxg3 27.hxg3 Bxc3 28.bxc3
[Dautov,R]
Bc6 ) 26...f5 27.Rg3+ Qxg3 28.hxg3
71/401 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3
Bxe1 29.Qg6+ Kh8 30.Ng5 ]
e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.Bb3 c5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nc3 24.Rg3+ Kh8 25.Qe3 Bd2
Be7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 d3 11.Rxd3 Qc7
[ 25...Kh7 26.Qe4+ f5 ( 26...Kh8 27.Qh4
12.e4 0-0N
Kh7 28.Qxf6 ) 27.Rg7+ Kh8 28.Qh4 Bd2
[ 12...Nd7 - 66/334 ]
29.Qf6 ]
13.e5 Nd7 14.Bf4 Nc5 15.Re3!?
26.Bxf6+ Kh7 27.Rg7+ Kh8 28.Qg3
[ 15.Rdd1 Nxb3 16.axb3 Qb6 ( 16...Bd7 1-0
17.Ne4 Nb4 18.Nd6 Nd5 19.Bg3 Qb6
20.Nd4 ) 17.Ne4 Qxb3 18.Bg5 ]
15...Nxb3 16.axb3 Bd7 17.Rd1
D27
[ 17.Ne4? Nb4 18.Rc3 Bc6 19.Bg3 Nd5
Sokolov,I
2635
20.Rcc1 Qb6 ]
Volzhin,A
2495
17...Rad8
Koge
1997
[ 17...h6 18.Nd2 /\ Nc4-d6, Rg3 ( 18.Ne4 [Sokolov,I]
Nb4 )]
71/402 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3
18.Ng5! /\ Nh7 h6 19.Nge4 Nxe5
[ 19...Bc8? 20.Rg3 ( 20.Nd6 f6 ; 20.Re1 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Qe2
cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 0-0?!
Nd4 ) 20...Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 /\ Qh5-> ]
[ 10...Na5 - 71/(402) ]
20.Re1!?
[ 20.Qh5 f6 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 11.Nc3 Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.Ne4!? N |^
[ 13.a4 bxa4 ( 13...b4? - 65/380 ) 14.Nxa4
23.Qxe5
( 23.Rxe5
Be8 )
23...Qxe5
Bd7
( 14...Nc6 /\ Nb4 ) 15.Nc5
Bb5
24.Rxe5 Kf7= ]
16.Qe1 Nc6 17.Bg5 ]
[ 20.Nd2 f6 21.Nc4 Bc6 ( 21...Bc5 22.Rg3
Bb5
23.Rxd8
Rxd8
24.Nxb5
axb5 13...Bb7 14.Nc5 Bd5 15.Ne5 Nc4
[ 15...Nc6 - 71/(402) ]
25.Nxe5 fxe5 26.Bxh6 ) 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
16.Ned3! Nd7 17.b3 Ncb6 18.Be3 Bg5
23.Nxe5 fxe5 24.Bxe5 Qa5 25.h3 ]
19.Nf4
20...Qa5?
[ 19.Nb4 Bxe3 20.fxe3 a5 21.Nbd3
[ 20...f6 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Bxe5 Bxe5
( 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Qxb5 Nxc5! 23.dxc5
23.Rxe5 Qb6 24.Qc2 ]
Qg5 24.Qd3 Qxe3+= )]
[ 20...Bc6! 21.Qh5 f6
A) 22.Rg3 Rf7! ( 22...Bxe4? 23.Nxe4 19...Ra7! 20.Rac1 h6?
[ 20...Re8 21.Bb1 |^ ]
Qa5
24.Bd2!
Qd5
25.Qxh6
Rf7
26.Qh4 ) 23.Qxh6
( 23.Bxh6
Nd3 21.Qd3 Nf6
[ 21...g6? 22.Nxg6 ]
24.Rf1
Qe5 ) 23...Qa5!
/\ Be4, Nd3
( 23...Rd3? 24.Qh3 Rxg3 25.Qxg3 ) 22.Nh5! g6 23.Ng3 Ng4 24.Bxg5 Qxg5
24.Qh4 ( 24.h3 Nd3 ) 24...Bxe4 25.Rh3 25.Nge4 Qe7
[ 25...Qf4 26.g3 ]
Rff8 26.Bxe5 Bf5 ;
[ 25...Qh4 26.Qh3! ]
B) 22.Nxf6+
Bxf6
23.Bxe5
Bxe5
26.Qh3! h5 27.Qg3 ><g5 Ba8?!
24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxe5= ;
[ 27...Nd7 ]
C) 22.Qh3 Bd5 ( 22...Qc8 23.Nxf6+
Nd5
29.h3
Ngf6
30.Ng5+Bxf6 24.Bxe5 ) 23.Bxh6 gxh6 ( 23...Rf7 28.Re1
24.Bf4 ) 24.Qxh6 Bxe4 25.Nxe4 Rd3 ><e6, g6 Qc7 31.Re5 Ne8 32.Ngxe6 fxe6
33.Nxe6
26.Rxd3 Nxd3 27.Qg6+= ]
1-0
21.b4!! Bxb4?
[ 21...Qc7
22.Qh5
f6
23.Rg3
Rf7
24.Qxh6 Bc6 25.Qh4 /\ Rh3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

305

[ 10...Qxd5 11.Bxd5 Nf6 12.Nc3 ]

D27
Lalic,B
2600 11.Bd3
[ 11.Qxc5 0-0 12.Bf4 Nxc4 13.Qxe7
Arencibia,W
2550
Qxe7 14.Rxe7 Nc6 15.Rc7 Nxb2 ]
Luzern
1997
[ 11.Bb3 Be6 ( 11...Nc6 12.Bg5 ) 12.Qxc5
71/(402) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3
Bxb3 13.axb3 ]
e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Qe2 11...0-0
cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 Na5 11.Bc2 b5
[ 11...Be6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh6 ]
12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Bg5 0-0 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
[ 11...c4 12.Bc2 Nc6 13.Qh5 h6 14.Nc3
15.Be4 Qb6N
g6 15.Qc5 ]
[ 15...Qe7 - 40/(482) ]
12.Bf4 Nf5?
16.Rd3 g6 17.h4 Rad8 18.Bxb7 Nxb7
[ 12...Nc6!? Kramnik,V 13.Rxe7 ( 13.Nc3
19.Ne4 Bg7 20.h5 Nd6 21.hxg6 hxg6
Nb4
14.Bxh7+
Kxh7
15.Qh5+
Kg8
22.Ng3 Rc8 23.Rad1 Rfe8 24.b3 Qb7=
16.Rad1 g6 17.Qh6 Nf5 18.Rxd8 Nxh6
19.Rxc8 Raxc8 20.Rxe7 Nf5 21.Rxb7 )
13...Qxe7 14.Bxd6 Rd8 15.Qxc6 Rxd6
16.Qxc5 Qd8 17.Ne1 ( 17.Bf1 Rd1 )
D27
17...Rxd3 18.Nxd3 Qxd3 19.Nc3 Be6
Cvitan,O
2570
20.Rd1 Qc4 21.Qb6 Qc8 ]
Pikula,D
2465
[ 12...Be6
Biel (open)
1997
A) 13.Rxe6 fxe6 14.Qxe6+ Kh8 15.Qh3
[Sokolov,I]
Nf5! 16.Ne5 ( 16.Bc2 Nc6 17.Nc3 Qc8 )
71/(402) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3
16...Nh4 ;
e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Qe2
B) 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh6
cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 0-0?! 11.Nc3
B1) 14...Nf5 15.Bxf5 Bxf5 16.Be5 f6
Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.Ne4!? N |^ Bb7 14.Nc5
( 16...Bf6 17.Ng5! ) 17.Ng5!+- ;
Bd5 15.Ne5 Nc6 16.Bg5!
B2) 14...Ne8
[ 16.Nxc6?!
Bxc6=
17.Nxe6?
fxe6
B2a) 15.Rd1!? ;
18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.Qxc6 Rc8 ]
B2b) 15.Bxg6
fxg6
( 15...hxg6
[ 16.Be3 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Nd7 18.Nxd7
16.Be5 f6 17.Ng5+- );
Qxd7 19.Be4 ]
B2c) 15.Be4 Nc6 16.Nc3 ]
16...Nxe5
13.Nc3
[ 16...Nxd4?
17.Rxd4
Bxc5
18.Bxh7+
[ 13.Qxd8 Bxd8 14.Bxf5 Bxf5 15.Bd6
Kxh7 19.Qc2+ Kg8 ( 19...Ne4? 20.Rxe4 )
Ba5! ]
20.Qxc5 -> ]
13...Bf6
17.dxe5 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Bf6!
[ 13...Be6 14.Qxd8 Bxd8 15.Bxf5 Bxf5
[ 19.Bf6 gxf6? 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Qh5 Kg7
16.Bd6+- ]
22.Qg4+!
( 22.Rd3
Rh8 )
22...Kh8
[ 13...Nd4 14.Nxd4 cxd4 15.Qe4 ]
23.Rd3+- ]
14.Bxf5
[ 14.Rad1 Bxc3 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Bxf5
Rf8! ]
[ 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Bc7 Rf8 16.Nd5 Be6
D27
17.Nxf6+ gxf6 ]
Gelfand,B
2695
Lautier,J
2660 14...Qxd5 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7 16.Nxd5 Nd7
[ 16...Be6 17.Nc7 Ra7 18.Bd6+- ]
Beograd
1997
17.Bd6 Rd8 18.Nxf6+
[Gelfand,B]
[ 18.Be7!? Bxe7 ( 18...Rg8 19.Nxf6+ gxf6
71/403 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3
20.Rad1 ) 19.Rxe7 ( 19.Nxe7 )]
Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.e4 Nxe4 8.d5 18...Nxf6 19.Bxc5 Bg4 20.Be7 Rd7
Be7 9.Re1!?N Shulman,Yu; Rustemov,A
[ 20...Rd5 21.Bxf6 gxf6 ( 21...Bxf3 22.gxf3
[ 9.dxe6 - 71/(403) ]
gxf6 23.Re7 ) 22.Re3 ]
9...exd5 10.Qxd5 Nd6
21.Ng5+ Kg6 22.Bxf6 Kxf6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 22...gxf6!? 23.Ne4 Bf5 ]
23.Ne4+ Kg6 24.f3 Bf5 25.Rad1 Rad8
[ 25...Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Bxe4 27.fxe4 Rc8
28.Rd6+ Kg5 ( 28...f6 29.Rb6 ) 29.Rd7
Rc1+
30.Kf2
Rc2+
31.Kg3
Rxb2
32.Rxf7 ]
26.Rxd7 Rxd7 27.Kf2+- b6
[ 27...Be6 28.a3 ( 28.Nc5 Rd2+ 29.Re2
Rxe2+ 30.Kxe2 Bxa2 31.Nxb7 )]
28.Re2 Rd3 29.Re3 Rd4 30.Rb3 b5
31.Ke3 Rc4
[ 31...Ra4 32.Ra3 ( 32.a3 Bxe4 33.fxe4 )]
32.Rc3 Rb4 33.b3 Be6 34.g4
[ 34.f4 ]
34...a5 35.f4
[ 35.Nd2 ]
35...Bd5
[ 35...Kh6 36.Nd2 g5 37.fxg5+ Kxg5
38.h3 ]
36.Nd2 a4 37.a3 Rxb3 38.Nxb3 axb3
39.Rc5??
[ 39.Kd2 ]
39...Bc4??
[ 39...b4-+ ]
40.Kd2
1-0

306

[ 8...Bb7 - 70/371 ]
9.e5
[ 9.a4 ]
9...Nd5 10.Nxd4N
[ 10.a4 ]
10...Bb7 11.Nd2
[ 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Qd5 13.Qg4
Nd7 ]
[ 11.Be4 Qc7 ]
11...Nf4 12.N2f3
[ 12.Be4? Bxe4 13.Nxe4 Qxd4 14.Qc2
Ng6-+ ]
12...Nxd3 13.Qxd3 Nc6= 14.Rd1 Be7
[ 14...Nxd4 15.Nxd4 /\ Qg3|^ ]
[ 14...Qd5 15.Qe2 Nxd4 16.Rxd4 ]
[ 14...Bc5
15.Nxc6
( 15.Bg5?
Nxe5! )
15...Qxd3 16.Rxd3 Bxc6 17.Rc3 Bxf3
18.Rxc5 Bd5= ]
15.Qb3 Na5
[ 15...Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Qd5 17.Qg3 ]
16.Qc2 Bd5 17.Bd2 Nc4
[ 17...Rc8?? 18.Bxa5 ]
[ 17...0-0
18.Rac1
( 18.Nf5
Bxf3
19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.gxf3 Nc4 ; 18.Bxa5
Qxa5 19.Nf5 Bd8 ) 18...Nc4 19.Bf4 Rc8
20.Qe2 ]
18.Bf4 |^ Rc8 19.Qe2 0-0 20.b3 Nb6
21.Rd3! Qc7
[ 21...Rc7!? /\ Rd7 ]
D27
Aleksandrov,A
2660 22.Ng5 h6 23.Ne4 Bxe4
[ 23...Qb7? 24.Nf6+ ]
Sadler,M
2665
Koge
1997 24.Qxe4 Nd5 25.Bxh6! Nc3
[ 25...gxh6
26.Nxe6
Qc1+
( 26...fxe6
71/(403) 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3
27.Qg6+ ) 27.Rd1 ]
Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.e4 Nxe4 8.d5 26.Qf4 Rfd8! 27.Re1!
Be7 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Qxd8+ Bxd8 11.Bxe6
[ 27.Rg3? g6 ( 27...Rxd4!? 28.Rxg7+ Kh8
fxe6 12.Re1 Nf6 13.Rxe6+N
29.Qxf7 Ne2+ 30.Kf1 Qc2 ) 28.Re1 Rxd4
[ 13.Ng5 ]
29.Qxd4 Ne2+ 30.Rxe2 Qc1+-+ ]
13...Be7 14.Nc3 Nc6 15.Bf4 0-0 16.Rae1 27...Rxd4
Rfe8 17.Ne5 Nd8 18.Rb6 Bf8 19.Kf1 Re6
[ 27...gxh6 28.Rg3+ Bg5 29.h4 Qc5
20.Nc4 Rxe1+ 21.Kxe1 Rc8
30.hxg5 Rxd4 31.gxh6+ Kf8 32.Qf6
/\ Rg8+- ]
28.Qxd4 gxh6 29.h4! Kf8
[ 29...Nd5 30.Qg4+ Kf8 31.Qh5 ]
D27
Sokolov,I
2635 30.Qf4 Ke8 31.Qxh6 Rd8 32.Rg3+- Rd5
Yakovich,Y
2610 33.h5 Bf8 34.Rg8 Qe7 35.Qe3 b4 36.h6
Leeuwarden
1997 Qh4 37.Qh3 Ne2+ 38.Kf1!
1-0
[Sokolov,I]
71/404 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e6 4.Bxc4
c5 5.Nf3 a6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.e4 b5 8.Bd3
cxd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

307

[ 12...Re8 - 55/(396) ]
D27
Zvjaginsev,V
2635 13.Nxd5!
[ 13.Qe4 - 71/(406) ]
Benjamin,Joel
2580
Groningen (m/2)
1997 13...exd5 14.Ne5! Nb4N
[ 14...Bb7 15.Bc2!? ( 15.Bf4 )]
[Benjamin,Joel]
15.Bd2 Be6
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6
[ 15...a5
16.Rac1
Bb7
( 16...Be6
5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4
17.Qb5 ) 17.Rc3 /\ Qh5, Rh3 ]
9.exd4 Be7 10.Bg5 0-0 11.Qd2!?
16.Rac1
[ 11.Re1 - 43/478 ]
[ 16.Qe1!? ]
11...b6 12.Rad1N
16...Qd6
[ 12.d5 Na5 13.Ba2 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
[ 16...Qb8? 17.Nd7! ( 17.Qf3 ) 17...Bxd7
15.Bxd5 ( 15.Qxd5 ) 15...Bb7= ]
18.Qxe7+- ]
12...Bb7 13.Ne5 Nb4
[ 16...a5? 17.Qb5 ]
[ 13...Nxe5
14.dxe5
Nd5
15.Bxe7
[ 16...Rc8? 17.Bxb4 Bxb4 18.Qxa6 ]
( 15.Ne4 Qc7 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Nf6+ 17.Bf4 Qd8!?
gxf6 18.exf6 Bd8-+ ) 15...Nxe7 16.Qd7!?
[ 17...Rfc8 18.Nc6 Qd7 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7
Bc6 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8 18.Rxd8+ ( 18.Bxa6
20.Rc3 ]
Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Ng6= ) 18...Rxd8 19.Bxa6 18.Bd2
Rd2= ]
[ 18.Nc6!? Nxc6 19.Rxc6 Rc8 20.Rdc1
14.f4 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Rde1 Bd5
A) 20...Bg5? 21.Rxc8 Bxc8 22.Rxc8!
[ 16...Bb7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.f5 ]
Qxc8 23.Bxg5 ;
17.Bxd5
B) 20...Qd7 21.Rc7! ( 21.Rxb6? Rxc1+
[ 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.f5 Bxc4 19.Nxc4
22.Bxc1 Qc7-+ );
Nd5 ]
C) 20...Bf6 21.Rxc8 Bxc8 22.Bc7 ]
17...Nxd5 18.Nc6 Qd6 19.Nxe7+ Nxe7 18...Qd6 19.Qf3! Rac8 20.Rxc8
20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.f5 Qd6 22.f6 Rfd8
[ 20.Bxb4 Qxb4
23.Re4
A) 21.Nc6
Qd6
22.Nxe7+
Qxe7
[ 23.Qg5 g6 ]
23.Rxc8
( 23.Bxd5?
Rxc1
24.Rxc1
23...g6 24.Rf3 Qf8 25.Rh3 Rd5 26.Reh4
Qg5-+ )
23...Rxc8
24.Bxd5
Bxd5
[ 26.Rh6 Rad8 ( 26...Qd8 27.Reh4 Qxf6
25.Qxd5 Qe2 26.Qf3 ( 26.Rf1 Qxb2 ;
28.Rxh7 g5 29.R4h6 Qxd4+ 30.Qxd4
26.Qb3 Rc2 27.Rf1 Rxb2 ) 26...Qxf3
Rxd4 31.Rh8+ Kg7= ) 27.Reh4 Rxd4
( 26...Qxb2 27.d5 Rc1 /\ Qb1 28.d6
28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Qxd4 Qxh6 30.Qd8+
Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Qf6 30.d7 Qd8 31.Qd6
Qf8 31.Qxb6 Qc8= ]
b5 32.axb5 axb5 33.Qc6 ) 27.gxf3 Rc2
26...h5 27.g4 Qd8 28.gxh5 g5 29.Rg3
28.d5 Kf8 29.d6 Ke8 30.Re1+ Kd7
[ 29.Rg3 Qxf6 30.Rf4 Qh6 31.Rfg4 Kh7
31.Re7+ Kxd6 32.Rxf7 Rxb2 33.Rxg7
32.Rxg5 Rxg5 33.Rxg5 ( 33.Qxg5 Qxg5
h5 ;
34.Rxg5 Kh6 ) 33...Rg8 34.Qd3+= ]
B) 21.Rxc8!
Bxc8
22.Bxd5
Bf6
-
23.Qb3 ]
20...Rxc8 21.Bxb4 Qxb4 22.Bxd5
Wells,P
Almasi,I
Magyarorszag
[Almasi,I]

D27
2530
2430
1997

71/406 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3

e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Qe2
cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 0-0 11.Nc3 Nd5
12.Bb3 b6?!

Lukacs,P
Almasi,I
Budapest
[Almasi,I]

D27
2520
2430
1997

71/(406) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3

e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Qe2
cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 0-0 11.Nc3 Nd5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
12.Bb3 b6?!
[ 12...Re8 - 55/(396) ]
13.Qe4 Ncb4 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.Qg4 f5!?
[ 15...Nf6 16.Qf4 ( 16.Qh4 Ne4 ; 16.Qh3
Ne4 )
16...Nbd5
17.Qg3
Nh5!?=
( 17...Nxc3 18.bxc3 Be4= )]
16.Qe2
[ 16.Qh3 Bg5 ]
[ 16.Qg3 Bh4 ]
[ 16.Qh5 Bf6 ]
16...Bf6
[ 16...Bg5? 17.Nf3 ]
17.Bd2 Qd6

308

[ 25...Rac8 26.Nxe6! ]
26.Ne4
[ 26.Nb7 Rb8= ]
26...Nfe7
[ 26...Qg7 27.Bxd5 exd5 28.Nf6+ Kf8
29.Rc6 Re7 30.Qxd5! ]
27.Bxd5 Nxd5 28.Rc5 Qe7?
[ 28...Qg7 29.Rdc1 ]
29.Rc6 Rad7
[ 29...Re8
30.Nd6
f6
31.Qe4
Qd7
( 31...Rd8
32.Nc8 )
32.Nxe8
Qxc6
33.Nxf6+ ]
30.Rdc1 f6
[ 30...Re8 31.R1c5 f6 32.Rxd5! fxe5
33.Rxd7+- ]
D28 31.Qxe6+ Qxe6 32.Rxe6 Kf7?
[ 32...f5 ]
Lputian,S
2585
Greenfeld,A
2540 33.Rcc6 Ne7
[ 33...f5 34.Ng5+ Kg8 35.Re5 ]
Yerevan
1997
34.Rxf6+ Kg7 35.Ra6 Nf5
[Lputian,S]
[ 35...Rxd4? 36.Ng5+- ]
71/407 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 36.Nc5 Rxd4 37.Rxf5
e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.Qe2
[ 37.Rxf5 gxf5 38.Ne6+ Kf7 39.Nxd8+
[ 6.0-0 - 71/(407) ]
Rxd8 40.Rxa5 Ke6 41.Rb5+- ]
6...a6 7.0-0 b5 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.exd4 Nc6 1-0
10.a4 b4 11.Nbd2 Bb7
[ 11...Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Qxd4 13.Nf3 |^ ]
12.Ne4 Be7
D28
[ 12...Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Rd1 Qb6 ]
Oll,L
2645
13.Rd1 0-0 14.Bg5N
Tkachiev,V
2615
[ 14.Nc5? - 36/461 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
14...Nd5
[ 14...Na5 15.Nc5 ]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6
[ 14...Nxe4 15.Qxe4 g6 16.Qh4 ]
5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 b5
15.Nc5 Bxg5 16.Nxb7 Qe7 17.Nxg5
9.Qe2 Na5 10.dxc5N
[ 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7 18.Qc2+ Kh6 ]
[ 10.Bc2 ]
[ 17.Qc2 h6 18.Qxc6 Rfc8 19.Qd6 Qxb7 10...Nxb3 11.axb3 Bxc5 12.e4 Bb7 13.e5
20.Nxg5 hxg5= ]
Nd7 14.Rd1 Be7 15.Bf4 0-0 16.Rac1 Rc8
17.Qe3 Rc7 18.Nd4 b4 19.Na4 Rxc1
17...Qxg5 18.Qe4
[ 18.Qc2 Rac8 ]
20.Rxc1 Qa5 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.Rxc6 Qd5
23.Qf3 Qxf3 24.gxf3 g5 25.Rc7 Rd8
18...g6 19.Nc5
26.Be3 Kg7 27.f4 h6 28.fxg5 hxg5 29.Kg2
[ 19.Rac1 Nce7 ]
19...a5 20.Rac1 Nce7 21.g3 Rfd8 22.h4 Kg6
-
Qh6?!
[ 22...Qf6 23.Bb5 Nf5 24.Bc6 Rac8
25.Bxd5 exd5 ( 25...Rxd5? 26.Nd7 )
26.Qf4 ]
23.Bb5 Nf5 24.Qe5 Qf8?
[ 24...Qg7
25.Bc6
Ra7
( 25...Rac8?
26.Nb7 ) 26.Nb7 Rc8 27.Bxd5 Rxc1
28.Rxc1 Qxe5 29.dxe5 exd5 30.Nd6 ]
25.Bc6 Ra7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

309

D30 Nxc8 19.Kf1 Kf8 20.Nfd4 Bxe2+ 21.Kxe2

Chjumachenko,A
2220 a6 22.Nc3 Nd6 23.f3 _|_
Beshukov,S
2435
Krasnodar
1997
[Chjumachenko,A]
D30
Portisch,L
2610
71/408 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
Pinter,J
2590
[ 3...c5 - 71/(408) ]
Magyarorszag
1997
4.Qc2 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.Qxc4 [Pinter,J]
b5 8.Qc2 Bb7 9.e3
71/409 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3
[ 9.Bxf6 - 66/339 ]
9...Nbd7 10.Bd3N
Nbd7 5.Bd3 dxc4
[ 5...b6 - 23/(575) ]
[ 10.Be2 ]
[ 10.Nbd2 ]
6.Bxc4 a6 7.0-0 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.a4 b4
10...a6 11.0-0 c5?!
10.Nbd2 c5 11.Nc4 Be7 12.Bd2N
[ 11...Be7 ]
[ 12.Nfe5 ]
12...a5 13.Nfe5 Bd5 14.Rc1 0-0 15.dxc5
[ 11...Rc8!? /\ c5 ]
Nxc5 16.f3 Nfd7
12.Bxf6 Nxf6
[ 16...Qb8 17.e4 Bxc4 18.Nxc4 Rd8 ]
[ 12...Qxf6 13.Be4! Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Rb8
17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.e4 Bxc4 19.Bxc4
15.Rd1 /\ d5 ]
[ 19.Rxc4 Nb6 ]
13.dxc5 Rc8 14.b4 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Nd5
19...Bf6 20.b3 Bd4+ 21.Kh1 Nc5 22.Qe2
16.a3 Bd6 17.f4
Qb6 23.Rfd1 Rad8 24.Bg5 f6 25.Bh4 Kh8
[ 17.Nd2? Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qh4+= ]
26.Rd2 Rd6?
17...Qh4
[ 26...e5 27.Bd5 ( 27.Rcd1 Ne6 28.Bg3
[ 17...g5 18.Qb2 Rg8 19.cxd6! gxf4+
g5 ) 27...Rxd5 28.exd5 Nxb3 29.Rc6
20.Kh1 Qg5 21.Be4+- ]
Qd8 30.Rdc2 Bc3 ]
18.Be4
27.Rcd1 Rfd8 28.f4 e5?
[ 18.Nd2 Nxf4 19.exf4 Qxf4 ]
[ 28...Bc3! 29.Rxd6 Rxd6 30.Bf2 Qd8
18...Nf6 19.Nd2
31.Rxd6 Qxd6 32.Bxc5 Qxc5 33.Bxe6
[ 19.Bg2!? ]
Qd6= ]
19...g5 20.Nf3 Qg4+?!
29.fxe5 Bxe5 30.Rxd6 Rxd6 31.Bf2 Qd8
[ 20...Qh3 ]
21.Kh1 gxf4 22.Rg1 Qh3 23.Rad1 Bb8 32.Rxd6 Qxd6 33.Bd5 Nd7 34.Qb5 Qc7
35.Bc4 g5
24.c6!
[ 35...Qd8 36.Qd5 Bc7 37.Qe6 Ne5
38.Bd5 ]
D30 36.Qd5 Kg7 37.g3 Kh6 38.Qf7 Qd6
Cvetkovic,Sr
2420 39.Bd5 Nc5 40.Kg2 Nd3 41.Be3
[ 41.Bb6 Ne1+ 42.Kh3 f5 ]
Rabrenovic,V
2335
Jugoslavija
1997 41...Ne1+ 42.Kh3 Nc2 43.Bf2
[ 43.Bb6 f5 ]
[Cvetkovic,Sr]
43...Bd4 44.Be6
71/(408) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5
[ 44.e5+- ]
exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Nxe7 7.dxc5 44...Qd8 45.Bf5 Qh8 46.Qc7 Bxf2 47.Qxc2
Qa5+ 8.Qd2!N
Bd4
[ 8.Nc3 ]
[ 47...Bb6! ]
8...Qxc5 9.Qc3 Nd7
48.Qc7 Qg7
[ 9...Qxc3+ 10.Nxc3 ><d5 ]
[ 48...Qg8
49.Qxa5
Qf7
( 49...Qxb3
10.e3 0-0 11.Be2 Qd6 12.0-0 Nf6 13.Qa3
50.Qd8 ) 50.Bg4 Qxb3 51.Qd8 ]
[ 13.Qb3! /\ Nc3, Rfd1+/= ]
49.Qxa5 Qe7 50.Qd5 Bc5 51.a5 Kg7
13...Qxa3 14.Nxa3 Bg4 15.Rac1 Rac8 52.Kg4 Bg1 53.a6 Ba7 54.Qc6 Qf7
16.Nb5 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Rc8! 18.Rxc8+ 55.Be6 h5+ 56.Kf3 Qe7 57.Qc8 g4+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
58.Ke2 Qc5 59.Qxc5 Bxc5 60.Kd3
61.Kc4 Ba7 62.Bf5 Ke7 63.Kd5
1-0

310
Kf8
Peng,Zhaoqin
Ioseliani,N
Groningen (ct)

D30
2400
2520
1997

D30 71/(410) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nbd2

Kasimdzhanov,R
2545 f5 5.g3 Bd6 6.Bg2 Nd7 7.0-0 Qf6
[ 7...Ngf6 - 52/113, A 90 ]
Wehmeier,S
2395
Groningen
1997 8.cxd5N
[ 8.b3 ]
[Wehmeier,S]
8...exd5 9.Nb3 Ne7 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Qd2
71/410 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nbd2
Ng6 12.Rac1 Bxf4 13.gxf4 Nh4 14.Rc3
[ 4.e3 - 71/(410) ]
Nxf3+ 15.Rxf3 Nb6 16.Qc3 Nc4 17.Rg3
4...Nf6
Nd6=
[ 4...f5 - 71/(410) ]
5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.e4 e5
9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 exd4 11.Ne4 Nxe4
D05
12.Bxe4 Bc5N
Jussupow,A
2640
[ 12...Nf6 - 61/(418) ]
Schlosser,Ph
2550
13.Nxd4?!
Deutschland
1997
[ 13.Bg5!? Kasimdzhanov,R ]
[Jussupow,A]
13...Qh4 14.Re1 f5
71/411 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3
[ 14...Nf6 15.g3 ]
Nc6 5.0-0 d5 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 0-0 8.c4!?
15.g3 Qf6 16.Nxf5 Ne5
[ 8.a3 Qc7 /\ e5 ]
[ 16...Bxf2+ 17.Kxf2 Nc5 18.g4 ]
[ 8.Nbd2 Qe7 /\ 9...e5, 9...cd4 10.ed4 Ba3 ]
17.Be3
8...Qe7
[ 17.Ne3 Qxf2+ 18.Kh1 Bg4 ]
[ 8...b6 - 35/615 ]
17...Bb4
[ 17...Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Qxf2+ 19.Kh1 Qxb2 9.Nc3 cxd4 10.exd4 Ba3N
[ 10...dxc4 ]
20.Rb1 ]
11.Qc1!
18.Nd4 Bxe1 19.Qxe1 Bh3 20.Rc1?!
[ 11.Bxa3 Qxa3 12.c5 b6! ]
[ 20.Qe2!? g6 ( 20...Ng4 21.Ne6 ) 21.f3
11...Bxb2 12.Qxb2 dxc4?!
Rae8 22.Rd1 Nf7!? ]
[ 12...Rd8 ]
20...Rae8 21.f3 Ng4!
13.bxc4 Rd8 14.Rad1 b6 15.d5 Na5
[ 21...Nc4?! 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Rxc4 ]
[ 15...Qb4!? ]
22.Ne6
16.Rfe1 Qc5?
[ 22.Kh1 Rxe4! 23.fxe4 Qe5-+ ]
[ 16...h6! ]
22...Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Qxb2
17.Ne4! Nxe4 18.Bxe4
[ 18.Rxe4 exd5 19.cxd5 Bf5= ]
D30 18...Bb7!
[ 18...Nxc4? 19.Qc2 exd5 20.Rxd5 Rxd5
Kobalija,M
2500
21.Bxd5+- ]
Kuijf,M
2460
[ 18...exd5? 19.Qe5!! Nxc4 ( 19...Bg4
Wijk aan Zee II
1998
20.Rxd5 Rxd5 21.Bxd5 Bxf3 22.Bxa8
71/(410) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3
Bxa8 23.Qb8+ Qf8 24.Re8+- ) 20.Bxh7+
Nd7 5.Bd3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 b5!N
Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Ng5+- ]
[ 6...Ngf6 - 24/541 ]
19.Ng5!
7.Bd3 a6 8.Qc2 c5 9.Bxh7!? Ngf6 10.Bd3
[ 19.Qe5 /\ Bh7 h6! ]
Bb7 11.Qe2 Rc8 12.e4 cxd4 13.Bg5 Be7
[ 19.dxe6? Rxd1 20.exf7+ Kf8! 21.Rxd1
14.Nbd2 Nh5 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.g3 Nc5
Bxe4 ]
17.0-0 e5
19...h6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 19...Nxc4 20.Bxh7+ Kf8 21.Qe2! Bxd5
( 21...Rxd5
22.Nxe6+!!
fxe6
23.Qxe6
Rxd1 24.Qg8# ) 22.Qh5 ]
20.Bh7+ Kh8
[ 20...Kf8
21.Nxf7!!
Kxf7
22.Rd3+( 22.Qe5+- )]
21.Nxf7+ Kxh7 22.Qc2+!
[ 22.Nxd8? Rxd8 23.Rxe6 Nxc4 ]
22...Kg8
[ 22...g6
23.Nxd8
( 23.Rxe6
Rg8
24.Ne5+- )
23...Rxd8
24.Rxe6
Rg8
25.Rde1
A) 25...Qxc4 26.Re7+ Rg7 27.Qb2+- ;
B) 25...Nxc4 26.Re7+ ( 26.Rxg6? Rxg6
27.Re6 Ne5! ) 26...Rg7 27.Rxg7+ Kxg7
28.Re6+- ;
C) 25...Bc8 26.Re7+ Rg7 27.Rxg7+
Kxg7 28.Qc3++- ]
23.Nxh6+! gxh6 24.Qg6++- Kf8 25.Qxh6+
Kg8
[ 25...Kf7
26.Qh7+
( 26.dxe6+
Kg8
27.Rxd8+
Rxd8
28.Qg6+ )
26...Kf8
27.dxe6 ]
26.Qg6+ Kf8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Re5
1-0

311
Qe7+ ]
17...Bxd5! 18.exd4
[ 18.Qxb4?? Nc2+-+ ]
18...Bxc3+ 19.bxc3 exd4 20.0-0-0
[ 20.cxd4 Qxd4 21.Rd1 Qc3+ 22.Rd2
Rfe8+ 23.Be2 Bxg2 24.Rg1 Bf3-+ ]
[ 20.f3 d3 ( 20...Qe6+ 21.Kd1 dxc3 )
21.Qa5 Bxf3 22.gxf3 Qxf3-+ ]
20...d3 21.Qa5 Rac8! 22.Bxd3
[ 22.f3 Rc5! 23.Qa3 ( 23.Qxc5 Qxc3+
24.Kb1 Qc2+ 25.Ka1 c3-+ ; 23.Qb4 Rb5! )
23...Rb5 24.Qa1 Rb3 25.Kd2 Qh6+ 26.f4
Qb6-+ ]
22...cxd3 23.Rxd3
[ 23.Qxd5? Qxc3+ 24.Kb1 Rb8+ ]
23...Be4! 24.Re3 Bg6 25.Rd1 Qc6 26.f3
Qb7 27.Qa2 Rc6 28.Rd6 Rxd6 29.Bxd6
Qb6 30.Bf4 Rd8!-+ 31.Qb2 Qa6 32.Bg3
h6! 33.Bf2 Qa4 34.Re1 Rd5 35.Bd4 Rb5
[ 35...Rb5 36.Qe2 Qa3+ 37.Kd2 Rb2+ ]
0-1

Adorjan,A
Atalik,S
Szeged
[Atalik,S]

D31
2485
2590
1997

D31
2460
2530 71/(412) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
1997 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.Nf3 Nge7!N
[ 6...Nf6 - D 38 ]
7.e3?!
71/412 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
[ 7.Bg5 ]
[ 3...Bb4 - 71/(412) ]
7...0-0 8.Bd2?!
4.Bf4 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 Nf6! 7.axb5 cxb5
[ 8.Bd3 ]
8.Nxb5 Bb4+ 9.Nc3 Nd5 10.Nge2
8...Bg4 9.Be2 Ng6 10.Qb3?! Re8! 11.0-0-0
[ 10.Rc1 ]
[ 11.Qxd5 Bxc3 12.Qxd8 Bxd2+ 13.Nxd2
[ 10.Qc2 - 42/503 ]
Raxd8 14.Bxg4 Nxd4 15.0-0-0 ( 15.0-0?
10...0-0 11.Bg3 Bb7!N
Ne2+ ) 15...Ne5 16.Bh5 Nd3+ 17.Kb1 g6
[ 11...Nc6 ]
( 17...Nxf2?! 18.Rhf1 Nxd1 19.Bxf7+ Kh8
12.Qc2
20.Bxe8 Rxe8 21.exd4 Ne3 22.Rf7
[ 12.e4 Nb6 13.f3 Nc6 14.Bf2 f5! ]
Rc8 ) 18.Ne4
Rxe4 19.Rxd3 gxh5
12...Nc6 13.Nf4
20.Rhd1 c5 ]
[ 13.e4? Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 11...Nf4! 12.Bf1
Qxd4! ]
[ 12.exf4 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Rxe2 14.Qxb7
13...Nxf4 14.Bxf4 Qf6! 15.Bg3
Bxf3 15.gxf3 Re6 ]
[ 15.Bxc4 Nxd4 16.exd4 Qxf4 ]
12...Nh3! 13.Be1 Bxc3 14.bxc3
[ 15.Rd1 e5 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 17.dxe5
[ 14.Qxc3 Ng5 15.Be2 Qf6 16.Nxg5?
Qxe5 ]
Bxe2 17.Nxh7 Qf5-+ ]
15...e5 16.d5 Nd4! 17.Qa4
14...Na5 15.Qa4?! c6 16.Rd2 b5 17.Qa3
[ 17.exd4 exd4 18.Ra4 dxc3 19.Rxb4
Sorin,A
Vera,R
Braganca
[Vera,R]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

312

Bxf3 18.gxf3 Ng5 19.f4 Ne4 20.Rc2 Nc4

21.Qb3 Rb8

Gulko,B
Kaidanov,G
Philadephia
[Kaidanov,G]

D31
2580
2600
1997

71/413 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e4

dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4
Qxe4+ 8.Be2 Na6 9.Bc3 f6
[ 9...Ne7 - 67/483 ]
10.Qd2N
[ 10.Qd6 Bd7 11.0-0-0 0-0-0 12.Qg3 Qg6
13.Qe3 Qh6 14.f4 c5 15.Nf3 e5 16.g3
Ne7 /\ Nf5-d4-/+ ]
10...e5 11.f3
[ 11.0-0-0 Bf5 ]
[ 11.Rd1 Be6 /\ Ne7, Kf7 ]
11...Qh4+ 12.g3 Qh6 13.f4 exf4 14.Bf3
[ 14.Rd1 Be6 ( 14...Bf5 )]
14...Bd7
[ 14...Bf5 15.g4 Bxg4? 16.0-0-0! ]
15.0-0-0
[ 15.Qe2+ Ne7 16.0-0-0 fxg3+ 17.Bd2
Qh4 18.Re1 0-0-0! 19.Qxe7 g2 20.Bxg2
Rhe8 21.Nf3 Qxc4+-+ ]
[ 15.Rd1 Be6 ]
15...fxg3 16.Re1+ Kf8?
[ 16...Kf7 17.Re3 Re8 18.Qxd7+ Re7
19.Bd5+ cxd5 20.Qxd5+ Ke8 21.Bd2
Rxe3 22.hxg3 Re1+ 23.Kc2 Qg6+-+ ]
17.Re3 Re8 18.Bd4 g2 19.Bxg2 Ne7
20.Bxa7 Nf5 21.Rxe8+
[ 21.Rd3!? ]
21...Kxe8 22.Qxh6
[ 22.Nf3!? ]
22...Nxh6 23.Ne2 Kf7 24.a3 Ng4 25.Ng3
Ne5 26.b3?!
[ 26.Rd1 Be6 27.b3 Nd7!? ( 27...Nb8
28.Ne4 Nbd7 29.Nd6+ Ke7 30.Nxb7 Ra8
31.Bf2 Rxa3 32.Kb2 ) 28.Ne4 Ke7 /\ b6
29.Bf2 Rd8 /\ Ne5 ]
26...Ra8 27.Be3 Nc5 28.Kb2 Be6 29.Rd1?
[ 29.Bf1
A) 29...Ncd3+ 30.Kc3 Rxa3 31.Bxd3
Nxd3 32.Kxd3 Rxb3+ 33.Kd2 ( 33.Kd4
c5+
34.Ke4
f5+
35.Kf3
g5-+ )
33...Bxc4 ;
B) 29...Ncd7 30.Be2 Bg4 ]

29...Nxb3 30.Kxb3 Nxc4-+ 31.Bh3 Rxa3+

32.Kb4 Bxh3
[ 32...Nxe3
33.Bxe6+
Kxe6
34.Rd2!
( 34.Re1 Kd5 ) 34...Ra5!-+ 35.Re2 Re5 ]
33.Bc1 Ne3 34.Kxa3 Nxd1 35.Ne4 b6
36.Kb3 Ke6 37.Kc2 Bf5
0-1

Cramling,P
Ioseliani,N
Groningen (ct)
[Cramling,P]

D31
2520
2520
1997

71/414 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.Nc3

dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5
Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4
12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.0-0 0-0
15.Re1 Re8 16.Qc2 Qc7 17.e4 e5 18.c5
exd4 19.Bxd4 Ng4
[ 19...h6 - 53/387 ]
20.Bc4! Nde5
[ 20...Qf4!? ]
21.Nxe5
Nxe5
22.Bd5
Bc6
23.Qb3
><f7, b4; /\ Qg3 Rad8N
[ 23...a4? 24.Bxe5 ( 24.Qg3!? ) 24...Rxe5
( 24...Qxe5
25.Bxf7+ ) 25.Qxb4
Bxd5
26.exd5 Rxd5 27.Qxa4!? Rf8 28.c6 ]
[ 23...Ng4 ]
24.Rad1! Rc8?!
[ 24...h6? 25.Bxe5! Rxe5 26.Bxf7+
A) 26...Kf8 27.Bg6 ( 27.Qf3?! Bxe4!
28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Rxe4 Rf5! );
B) 26...Kh7 27.Qg3! Rxd1 28.Bg6+ Kh8
29.Rxd1 ;
C) 26...Kh8 27.Qg3! Rxd1 28.Rxd1
Bxe4 29.Rd6!! /\ Rh6 Qxc5 ( 29...Rg5
30.Rxh6+ gxh6 31.Qxc7 ) 30.Rxh6+ Bh7
31.Rxh7+ Kxh7 32.Qh4++- ]
[ 24...Ng4!? ]
25.h3! Kh8?
[ 25...h6? 26.Qg3! /\ f4 Kh8? 27.Bxc6+- ]
[ 25...Ng6 26.Qb2 ]
[ 25...Qb7
26.f4!?
Ng6
27.f5
Ne5
28.Qg3 ]
26.f4!+- Ng6
[ 26...Bxd5 27.exd5 Ng6 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8
29.d6 Qd7 30.c6 Qxc6 31.Qxf7 Rg8
32.d7 ]
27.Bxc6 Qxc6 28.Qxf7 Rg8 29.f5 Nf4
30.Kh2!? Qh6 31.Qa2 Rge8 32.Qf2 Nh5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 32...a4 33.Qf3 /\ Be3 ]
33.e5 Rcd8?! 34.Be3 g5
36.f6
1-0

Granda Zuniga,J
Lutz,Ch
Pamplona
[Lutz,Ch]

313
35.Rd6

Qg7

D31
2625
2590
1997

71/415 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5

exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bg3 Ne7 8.e3
Bf5 9.Bd3
[ 9.Qb3 - 70/(379) ]
9...Bxd3 10.Qxd3 0-0 11.Nge2N
[ 11.Nf3 ]
11...Na6 12.a3 Rc8
[ 12...Nc7 13.e4!? dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nb5
15.0-0-0 Bc7 ]
13.b4 Nc7 14.Rb1 Ne6?! ><e6
[ 14...Qd7
/\ 14...Qf5, 14...Nf5 15.Bxd6
Qxd6 16.0-0 Rfd8!?= ]
15.Na4 /\ Nc5 b6 16.Nac3 Qd7 17.0-0
Bxg3 18.hxg3 Rfd8 19.Rfd1 Qe8?!
[ 19...Rc7!? /\ Qc8, Rcd7+/= ]
20.Rb2 f6?! /\ Qg6 ></^a2-g8 21.Qb1! b5?!
22.Nc1 Qg6 23.Qxg6 hxg6 24.g4 Rc7
25.Nb3 Nc8 26.a4 a6 27.Nc5 Nxc5
28.bxc5 Ne7 29.Ra1 Rb7 30.a5 Kf7
31.Na2 Ke6 32.Nb4 Ra7 33.f3 Kd7 34.g3
Kc7 35.Rh2 Raa8 36.Rh7 Rg8 37.e4
[ 37.Kf2!? ]
37...Rad8 38.Rd1
[ 38.Nxa6+ Kb7 39.Nb4 dxe4 ]
38...Kb7 39.e5
[ 39.Kf2!? ]
39...fxe5 40.dxe5 d4 41.e6?
[ 41.f4 ]
41...Nd5 42.Rxd4 Rde8! 43.Nxd5 cxd5
44.Rxd5 Rxe6 45.Rd7+ Kc6 46.Rhxg7
Rxg7 47.Rxg7 R 6/j b4 48.Kf2 b3 49.Rg8
[ 49.Rh7 Re1!-+ ]
49...Kc7
50.Rg7+
Kc6
51.Rg8
Kxc5
52.Rb8 Kc4 53.f4 Rc6 54.f5
[ 54.Ke2 Kc3 55.Kd1 b2 /\ Rc4-d4-b4-+ ]
54...Kc3 55.Ke3 b2 56.fxg6
[ 56.Rxb2 Kxb2 57.Kf4 Kc3 58.Ke5
( 58.Kg5 gxf5 59.gxf5 Kd4-+ ) 58...Rc5+
59.Kf6 ( 59.Ke6 Rxa5-+ ) 59...gxf5 60.gxf5
Kd4-+ ]

[ 56.Rb7 g5 57.Rb8 Rc4 58.f6 Rc6 59.f7

Re6+-+ ]
56...Rxg6 57.Kf4 Rc6 /\ Rc4 58.Rxb2 Kxb2
59.g5 Rc4+ 60.Kf5 Rc5+ 61.Kf6 Rxa5
62.g6 Ra4 63.Kf5 Rb4
0-1

Sakaev,K
Rustemov,A
Moscow
[Sakaev,K]

D31
2620
2575
1998

71/416 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5

exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bg3 Ne7 8.Bd3
Bf5 9.Be2!N
[ 9.Nf3 - 39/481 ]
9...0-0 10.Qb3 Nc8 11.Nf3 Qe7 12.Ne5!
[ 12.0-0 Bxg3 13.hxg3 Nd6 14.Ne5
Nd7= ]
12...Re8
[ 12...f6 13.Nd3 Bxg3 14.hxg3 <->h ]
13.0-0 f6 14.Nd3 Bxg3 15.hxg3 Nd6
16.Nf4 Kh8
[ 16...g5? 17.Nfxd5 cxd5 18.Nxd5 Qe6
19.Nxf6++- ]
17.g4 Be6 18.Qc2 Nd7 19.Bd3 Bg8
20.Rae1
[ 20.Bg6 Nf7 /\ Nf8 ]
20...Nf8 21.f3 Rad8 22.Kf2 g6 23.Rh1
Kg7 24.b3! ><c4 Nf7 25.Qd2 Qb4 26.Qb2
Re7 27.Nce2 Rde8 28.Ng3 Ng5 29.Qc2
Qd6?
[ 29...Bf7 ]
30.Bxg6!! hxg6 31.Nxg6
[ 31.Qxg6+ Nxg6 32.Nf5+ Kf8 33.Nxg6+
Kf7 34.Nxd6+ ( 34.Nh8+? Ke6 ) 34...Kxg6
35.Nxe8 Rxe8 ]
31...Be6
[ 31...Qxg3+ 32.Kxg3 Nxg6 33.Kf2 Bh7
34.Qc5+- ]
32.Nh5+
[ 32.Nh4 Kf7 33.Nhf5 Bxf5 34.Nxf5
Qd8 ]
[ 32.Nxe7 Rxe7 33.Nf5+ Bxf5 34.gxf5 ]
32...Kf7 33.Nhf4! Rd7?
[ 33...Rc7 34.Rh8 ( 34.Rh6 c5! ) 34...Nfh7
35.Ne5+ Ke7 36.Rxh7+ Nxh7 37.Qxh7+
Kd8 38.Qh4 Qe7 39.Neg6 Qg7 40.g5 ]
34.Rh6!+- Qc7 35.Reh1 Qa5 36.Nxf8 Rxf8
37.Rxf6+! Ke8

CHESS INFORMANT 71

314

[ 37...Kxf6 38.Qg6+ Ke7 39.Qxg5+ Ke8 18...Nxe5 19.dxe5 Qd7?

40.Nxe6 ]
[ 19...Kg7!
38.Rxf8+ Kxf8 39.Rh5! Ne4+ 40.fxe4 Bxg4
A) 20.f4 f5 ( 20...f6!? ) 21.g4?! Bh4!
41.Rg5
( 21...Nc5? 22.Qc2 fxg4 23.f5! gxf5
1-0
24.Ng3 ) 22.gxf5 gxf5 23.Rd1 Qe8
24.Rh1
( 24.Rg1
Qh5 ) 24...Qg6+!
25.Kf1 Qh5 ;
B) 20.Nd4 ;
D31
C) 20.Nf4 ]
Topalov,V
2740
Karpov,An
2735 20.f4 f5 21.g4! ><f5 Rf7?!
[ 21...Ng7 22.Rh1 Kf7 ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
[ 21...Nc5 22.Qc2 Ne4 23.gxf5 gxf5
[Topalov,V]
24.Nd4 ]
71/417 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 22.Rh1 Bf8 23.gxf5 Nc5
[ 23...gxf5 24.Ng3 Nc5 25.Qd1+- ]
exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 g6 7.e3
24.Qd1 Qxf5 25.Nd4 Qd7
[ 7.f3!? ]
[ 25...Qd3 26.Qg4+- ]
7...Bf5 8.Qd2 Nf6 9.f3 h5
26.Reg1
[ 9...Nbd7 10.g4 ]
10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Na6N
[ 26.Rh3! Rh7 ( 26...Ne6 27.Reh1 Bg7
28.Qc2 Nf8 29.e6! Nxe6 30.Qxg6+- )
[ 11...Nbd7 - 43/488 ]
27.Rg3 Rg7 28.Qc2 /\ Rg1, Kf1+- ]
12.Nge2 Nc7 13.0-0
26...Re8 27.Rh3?!
[ 13.Be5 Ne6 14.0-0-0 ]
[ 27.Qc2? Rxe5! ]
13...Ne6 14.Be5 h4!
[ 27.Kf3 Rxe5 28.Rxg6+ Bg7 29.Rxg7+?
[ 14...0-0?!
15.f4
Ng7
16.f5!
Nxf5
Rxg7! 30.fxe5 Qg4+-+ ]
( 16...g5
17.Bxf6
Bxf6
18.e4
dxe4
[ 27.Kf2! Rxe5 28.Rxg6+ Bg7 29.Rxg7+!
19.Nxe4 ) 17.Rxf5 gxf5 18.Rf1 ]
Kxg7 30.Qg1+ Kf8 31.Rh8+ Ke7 32.Qg8
15.Rae1
Nd3+
33.Kg1
Rxe3
34.Nf5+!
Rxf5
[ 15.Nf4?! Nxf4 16.exf4 Qd7 17.Rae1
( 34...Qxf5 35.Qd8+ Ke6 36.Re8++- )
Kf8! ]
35.Rh7+ Kd6 36.Rxd7+ Kxd7 37.Qh7+
[ 15.e4 0-0 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.e5 Bg7 18.f4
Ke6 38.Qg6+! Rf6 39.Qe8++- Karpov,An ]
f5 ]
27...Ne6
28.Rgh1
Bg7
29.Qc2
Nf8
15...0-0 16.g4!
[ 16.Nf4 Nxf4 17.exf4 ( 17.Bxf4 Nh5 30.Nce2
[ 30.e6? Rxe6 31.Nxe6 Qxe6 ]
18.Bh6 Re8 19.e4 Bg5 ) 17...Qd7 18.g4
Ne8! ( 18...hxg3? 19.hxg3 Qh3 20.Ne2 30...Qe7 /\ c5 31.Nf3! Qb4 32.Rg3 c5
Nh5 21.Rf2! ; 18...Nh7 19.Kh1 ) 19.f5 33.Nh4 Re6 34.Nc3?
[ 34.Nxg6! Nxg6 35.Rxg6 Rxg6+ 36.Qxg6
gxf5 20.gxf5 f6 21.Bf4 Ng7 ]
Qd2 ( 36...Qxb2 37.Kf3+- ) 37.Kf3 d4
[ 16.f4 Ng7 17.f5 Nxf5 18.Rxf5 gxf5
38.exd4 ( 38.Qe4+- ) 38...cxd4 39.Qe4! d3
19.Qxf5 Nh7 20.e4 ( 20.g3 Bb4! /\ Qg5 )
40.Ng3+- ]
20...dxe4 21.Nxe4 f6 22.Bf4 Qd5! ]
34...d4 35.Nd5 Qb5 36.e4 c4 37.Nf3 d3
16...hxg3
[ 16...Nd7 17.f4!? ( 17.h3 Nxe5 18.dxe5 38.Qc3 Ra6 39.Nd4 Qc5 40.Rxd3!
[ 40.a3
Ne6!
( 40...Rd7?
Karpov,An
Kg7 19.f4 f6 20.exf6+ Bxf6 ; 17.Nf4
41.Rxd3 Rxd5 42.exd5 Qxd5+ 43.Rf3+- )
Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qd7! ) 17...f6! 18.Qxg6+
41.Nxe6 Rxe6 42.Rxd3 Bxe5! 43.fxe5
Ng7 ]
Qf2+-+ ]
17.hxg3
40...Rxa2 41.Rdh3 b5 42.Nf3!
[ 17.Nxg3 Nd7 18.f4 f5= ]
[ 42.e6? Bxd4 43.Rh8+ ( 43.exf7+ Kxf7 )
17...Nd7 18.Kg2
43...Kg7-+ ]
[ 18.f4?! f6 19.Qxg6+ Ng7 20.g4 ( 20.Kg2
[ 42.Nf6+? Rxf6! 43.exf6 Bxf6 ( 43...b4!?
Qe8! ) 20...fxe5 21.dxe5 ( 21.fxe5 Bh4!
44.fxg7 bxc3 45.gxf8Q+ Qxf8 46.Rh8+
/\ Qg5 ) 21...Qe8 22.Qh6 Bc5 23.Nd4
Kg7 47.Rxf8 Kxf8 ) 44.Rh8+ ( 44.e5 b4 )
Nxe5! 24.fxe5 Qxe5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
44...Kf7 ]
[ 42.Kg3!? ]
42...Ne6
[ 42...b4 43.Nxb4 Ne6 44.Nxa2 Nxf4+
45.Kf1 Nd3 46.Qd2! [] g5 47.Rg1+- ]
43.Kg3 b4 44.Qd2!+- Rf8?
[ 44...c3 45.Qh2 Rxf4! ( 45...Rd7 46.Rh8+
Kf7 47.Qh7+- ; 45...Rf8 46.Rh7! Rxb2
47.Rxg7+ Nxg7 48.Qh7+ Kf7 49.e6+!
Kxe6 50.Qxg6+ Kd7 51.Qxg7+ Kc8
52.f5+- ) 46.Nxf4 Qe3!! Piket,Je 47.Rh4!
Rxb2 ( 47...g5? 48.Rh8+ Kf7 49.Qh5++- )
48.Qg1 Qxg1+ 49.Rxg1 Nxf4 50.Kxf4 c2
51.Rc1 b3 52.Nd4 a5 53.Nxb3 Rxb3
54.Rxc2+- ]
45.Nf6+
[ 45.Nxb4+- ]
45...Rxf6 46.exf6 Bxf6 47.e5 Bg7 48.Rh7
[ 48.Qd7? Nf8! ]
48...Qf8
[ 48...Nf8 49.Qd8 Rxb2 50.Rxg7+! Kxg7
51.Qf6+ Kg8 52.Rh8# ]
49.Ng5!
[ 49.Rxg7+! Qxg7 50.Ng5! Nxg5 51.Qd8+
Kf7 ( 51...Qf8 52.Rh8+ ) 52.Qc7+ Kg8
53.Qb8+ Kf7 54.fxg5+- ]
49...Ra6
[ 49...Nxg5 50.Qd5+ Nf7 51.e6! Rxb2
52.exf7+ Qxf7 53.Rxg7+ Kxg7 54.Rh7+
Kxh7
55.Qxf7+
Kh6
56.Qg8
Rb3+
57.Kg4+- ]
50.Rh8+!
[ 50.Rh8+ Bxh8 51.Rxh8+ Kxh8 52.Qh2+
Kg8 53.Qh7# ]
1-0

315
16...Rfd8 17.Qd3
[ 17.Qa1!? Nh5
A) 18.Nxh5?
Bxh5
19.Bxg7
Bxf3
20.gxf3 ( 20.Bf6 Qe4 21.gxf3 Qxc2
22.Kh1 Qf5 23.Rg1+ Kf8-+ ) 20...Bxh2+!
21.Kxh2 ( 21.Kh1 Rd6!-+ ) 21...Qh4+
22.Kg2 Qg5+
A1) 23.Kh2
Rd6
24.Rg1
Qh5+
25.Kg3 ( 25.Kg2 Rg6+ 26.Kf1 Rxg1+
27.Kxg1 Qg6+-+ ) 25...Rg6+ 26.Kf4
Qh2+ 27.Rg3 Rxg3 28.fxg3 Qxc2-+ ;
A2) 23.Kh1
Rd6
24.Be5
Qh5+
25.Kg2 ( 25.Bh2 Qxf3+ 26.Kg1 Rg6+
27.Bg3 Rh6 28.Bh2 Qg4+ /\ Qe4-+ )
25...Rh6 26.Rh1 Qg6+-+ ;
B) 18.Rfc1
Nxg3
( 18...c5
19.Nxh5
Bxh5 20.Bxg7 Bxf3 21.Bf6! ) 19.hxg3 f6
20.Rxc6 Rxc6 21.Rxc6 Bxf3 22.gxf3
Bxg3! 23.fxg3 Qxe3+ 24.Kg2 Qd2+
( 24...Qe2+!? 25.Kh3 Qxf3 ) 25.Kh3
Qh6+= ]
17...Ne4! 18.Qxa6
[ 18.Qd4 f6 19.Rxc6
A) 19...Bc5 20.Rxc8 Bxd4 21.Rxd8+
Qxd8 22.Nxd4 Qa5 23.f3 Nxg3 24.hxg3
Bd7 ( 24...Qxa2?? 25.Bc3+- );
B) 19...Bxg3! 20.Rxc8 Bxf2+ 21.Rxf2
Bxc8 22.Rc2 Bg4 ]
18...c5
[ 18...Ra8 19.Qd3 Rxa2? 20.Bf6 ]
19.Qd3 Qe6

Lobzhanidze,D
Nadanian,A
Pasanauri
[Nadanian,A; Mirumian,V]

D32
2375
2375
1997

D32
Supatashvili,K
2490
Berelovich,A
2515 71/(418) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3
Cherkessk
1998 d5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 cxd4
8.Nxd4 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nxc6
[Berelovich,A; Vaisman,V]
[ 10.b3 - 60/(392) ]
71/418 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 10...bxc6
11.b3
Qe7
12.Bb2
Rb8!N
d5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5
/\ Rb4-h4
[ 7.Be2 - 71/(418) ]
[ 12...Bf5 ]
7...Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.b3 a6 13.Bf3
11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Bb2 Bg4 13.Ne2!N
[ 13.a3?! a5 ]
[ 13.Rc1 - 31/(433) ]
13...Rb4! 14.Ne2?!
13...Bd6 14.Ng3 Qe7 15.Rc1 Rac8 16.Rc2
[ 14.g3 Rh4! 15.Nxd5 ( 15.gxh4? Qe5-+ ;
[ 16.Qd3 Ne4 17.Qxa6 Bxf3 18.gxf3
15.Nb5 cxb5 16.gxh4 Bh3 17.Bg2 Bxg2
Nd2 ]
18.Kxg2 Qe4+ 19.Qf3 Qxh4 20.h3 Ne4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
/\ f5 ) 15...Nxd5 16.Bxd5
Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qxh4+= ]
14...Rh4! 15.g3 Rh6 |^>>

316
cxd5

17.gxh4
Seirawan,Y
Piket,Je
Merrillville
[Piket,Je]

D34
2630
2630
1997

D34
Lutsko,I
2440 71/(419) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5
Nadanian,A
2475 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7
Kiev
1997 8.Nc3 0-0 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3
Re8 12.Rc1 Bg4 13.h3 Be6 14.Nxc6 bxc6
[Nadanian,A]
15.Na4 Qd7 16.Kh2 Bf5 17.Bc5 Be4
71/419 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5
[ 17...Bd6 - 40/(495) ]
exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 18.Bxe7 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qxe7N
8.Nc3 0-0 9.b3
[ 19...Rxe7 ]
[ 9.Bg5 - 71/(419) ]
20.e3 Qe4+ 21.Kh2 Rac8 22.Nc5 Qf5
9...Ne4 10.Bb2 Bf6 11.Na4 b6 12.Rc1 23.Kg2
Ba6 13.dxc5 Bxb2 14.Nxb2 bxc5 15.Na4
[ 23.Kg2 Ne4 ]
Re8 16.Re1 c4 17.Nd2 Qa5
[ 17...cxb3 - 65/392 ]
18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Nxc4 Bxc4 20.Rxc4
D34
Rad8 21.Qa1!?N
Dreev,A
2640
[ 21.Qb1 Nd4 22.Nc5 Qd2 ( 22...e3!? )
Nenashev,A
2585
23.Kf1 Qh6 24.Kg2 e3! 25.f3 Nxf3! ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 21.Qc1 ]
[Dreev,A]
21...Nd4 22.Qc3 Qd5 23.Rc5
[ 23.Qe3!? ]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5
23...Qe6 24.Qc4 Qg4!
5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0
[ 24...Qh3? 25.Rd5! ]
9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
25.Nc3
12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Nd2 a6 14.Rc1 Ba7
[ 25.Rc7 Qh5! /\ Rd6~/= ]
15.Nf4!
[ 15.Nc4 - 32/490 ]
25...Rd6 26.Rc7
[ 26.Rd5 Rh6! 27.h4 ( 27.Qxd4?! Qh3 15...Bd7 16.Ne4 |^ Qe7?!N
[ 16...Rb8 ]
28.Qxe4 Qxh2+ 29.Kf1 Qh1+ 30.Qxh1
Rxh1+ 31.Kg2 Rxe1 ) 27...Rxh4! 28.Qxd4 17.Nd5 Qe5?
[ 17...Qd8 18.Nc5 ]
Qh3! 29.gxh4 Qg4+= ]
18.f4! d3+ 19.Kh1 Qxb2
[ 26.Nd5!? ]
[ 19...dxe2
20.Qxe2
Nd4
( 20...Qd4
26...Rf8! /\ Qh3-+ 27.Nd5 Rxd5! 28.Qxd5
21.Rfd1+- ) 21.Qd2+- ]
Nxe2+ 29.Kf1
20.Qxd3 Bg4! 21.Rb1! Qd4
[ 29.Rxe2 Qxe2= 30.Rxa7? e3-+ ]
[ 21...Qxe2? 22.Nef6+ gxf6 23.Nxf6+ Kg7
29...Qf3
/\ 30...Qh1! 31.Ke2 Qf3 32.Kf1 (32.
24.Qxh7+ Kxf6 25.Qh6+ Ke7 26.Rfe1+- ]
Kd2? e3-+) 32...Qh1=
[ 21...Bxe2?
22.Nef6+
gxf6
23.Qf5!
[ 29...Nf4? 30.Qxe4+- ]
/\ Be4+- ]
30.Qc5
[ 30.Qg5 Nd4 31.Kg1 Ne2+ 32.Rxe2 22.Qxd4!
[ 22.Qc2
/ \ 2 3 . R f d 1 + - , 2 3 . e 3 + - Rad8!
Qxe2 33.Rxa7 Qd1+ 34.Kg2 Qf3+= ]
23.Rfd1 Rxd5 24.Rxd4 Nxd4 ]
[ 30.Rc5 /\ Qf5+- g6 /\ h5~/= ]
22...Bxd4!
23.e3
Ba7
24.Nef6+
gxf6
30...Nf4! []
25.Nxf6+ Kg7 26.Nxg4 h5!? 27.Bxc6 bxc6
[ 30...Rd8? 31.Qe3+- ]
28.Ne5 Bxe3 29.Rfe1! Bd2 30.Re2 Bc3
31.gxf4 Qh3+! 32.Kg1
31.Rc1! Bd4
[ 32.Ke2?? Qd3# ]
[ 31...Bxe5
32.Rxe5
h4
( 32...Rfe8
32...Qg4+ 33.Kf1
33.Rg5+!+- ) 33.Rg5+! Kh7 34.Rh5+ Kg7
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71
35.Rxh4 Rfe8 36.Rc2+- ]
32.Nxc6 Bf6 33.Kg2 Rfe8 34.Rxe8 Rxe8
35.Kf3 Re6 36.Rc5 Rd6 37.Nb4 h4 38.g4
Rd4 39.Nd5 Bd8 40.Ne3 Rd3 41.Rd5
Rxd5 42.Nxd5+- Kg6 43.h3 Ba5 44.Ke2
Kg7 45.a3 Bd8 46.Kf3 Kg6 47.Ke4 f6
48.Kf3 f5 49.Ne3 fxg4+ 50.Kxg4 a5 51.a4
Kf7 52.Kf5 Bb6 53.Nc4 Bc7 54.Ne5+ Ke7
55.Ng6+ Kd6 56.Nxh4 Kc5 57.Ng6 Kb4
58.h4 Kxa4 59.h5 Kb3 60.h6 a4 61.h7 a3
62.h8Q a2 63.Ke4 Bd6 64.Kd3 Ba3
65.Qc3+
1-0

317
Rg1 37.Rxa7 g5
-

Seirawan,Y
Zvjaginsev,V
Groningen (m/2)
[Seirawan,Y]

D35
2630
2635
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5

5.Bg5 c6 6.Nc3 h6 7.Bh4 Bf5 8.Qb3 g5
9.Bg3 Qb6 10.e3 Ne4?!N
[ 10...Na6 - 55/407 ]
11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Nd2! Bf5
[ 12...Bb4 13.Qd1! ]
D35
Aleksandrov,A
2660 13.0-0-0 Nd7 14.h4 Rc8?
[ 14...Rg8!? ]
Azmaiparashvili,Z
2645
[ 14...g4!? ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 c5?! 17.hxg5 Bg7
[Azmaiarashvili,Z]
[ 17...cxd4+ 18.Kb1 dxe3 19.Rhe1 ]
18.gxh6 Rxh6 19.Rxh6 Qxh6 20.Kb1 Qh5
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3
[ 3.Nf3 - 71/(421) ]
21.Re1! c4
3...Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bf5
[ 21...c4 22.Qa3! /\ 23.Qa7, 23.e4 Qg6+
[ 6...0-0 - 71/(421) ]
23.Ka1
Qb6
24.e4+( 24.Rh1
7.Qb3 Nc6 8.g4
/\ Nb1-c3+- )]
[ 8.Qxb7 Nb4 9.Bb5+ Kf8 10.Kd2 a6!
( 10...Bd6? 11.Bxd6+ cxd6 12.Be8! )
11.Ba4 Nd3 12.Bxc7 Qc8 13.Qxc8+ Rxc8
D35
14.Ba5
Nxf2!
( 14...Nxb2?
15.Bb3 )
Giorgadze,G
2625
15.Rf1 N2e4+ 16.Nxe4 Nxe4+ 17.Ke2
Korneev,O
2565
Nd6 ]
Espana
1997
8...Nxg4 9.a3N
[Korneev,O]
[ 9.Nxd5 - 69/372 ]
9...0-0 10.Bg2
71/(421) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
[ 10.Qxb7 Na5 11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Nxd5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 0-0 7.Bd3 c5
Bh4 13.Bg3 Be4 14.Bxh4 Bxd5 15.f3 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.0-0
Nxe3 ]
[ 9.dxc5 - 59/(433) ]
10...Bh4
11.Bg3
Bxg3
12.hxg3
Ne7 9...a6
13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Qxd5 15.Bxd5
[ 9...Bg4 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.h3 ]
Rad8 16.Bxb7 Rb8 17.Bf3 Rxb2 18.Ne2 10.dxc5
[ 10.h3?! c4 11.Bc2 b5 ]
Nf6! 19.Nc3
10...Bxc5 11.Rc1
[ 19.0-0 Be4 20.Bxe4 Nxe4 21.Nf4 c5= ]
[ 11.Bg5 Be7! 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nxd5
19...Rc2 20.Na4 Be4
Bxb2= ]
[ 20...Ne4!? 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.0-0 Rb8
11...Be7
23.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 24.Rxc1 h5 ]
[ 11...Ba7?! 12.Bg5 ]
21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.0-0 c5= 23.Rac1 Rxc1
[ 11...d4 12.Nb5!? ]
24.Rxc1 cxd4 25.exd4 Rd8 26.Nc5 Nxc5
12.Bb1!N
[ 26...Nd6 ]
[ 12.h3 ]
27.Rxc5 Kf8 28.d5 Ke7 29.Kg2 Kd6
30.Ra5 Rd7 31.f4 f5 32.Kh3 Rc7 33.Kh4 12...Be6 13.Nd4 Rc8
[ 13...Nxd4 ]
h6 34.Kh5 Rc3 35.Kg6 Rxg3+ 36.Kxf5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

318

14.Nxc6
19.Ra1 Nc4+ 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Nf5 Rab8
[ 14.Nf5!? ]
22.Rhb1 Rfe8?!
[ 14.Nxe6 fxe6 ]
[ 22...Bxf5
23.gxf5
Kg7!?
( 23...Rb6
14...Rxc6 15.Ne2 Rxc1 16.Qxc1 Qb6
24.Rb4 ; 23...Rb3 24.Rxb3 cxb3 25.Rb1
17.Be5 Rc8 18.Qd1 Bg4! 19.Qd3
Rb8 26.c4 a5 27.Kc3 a4 28.e4 ) 24.e4
[ 19.h3 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 Qe6 21.Bc3 Ne4
Kh6 25.Ke3 Rb3
/\ Bf6= ]
A) 26.Rxb3 cxb3 27.Rb1 Rb8 28.Rb2
19...Bxe2! 20.Qxe2 Qe6 21.Bd4 Ne4
( 28.Kf4 ) 28...a5 29.a4 Kg5 ;
[ 21...Bc5?! 22.Bxf6!? ]
B) 26.Rg1!?
Rxc3+
27.Kf4
dxe4
22.Rd1 Bf6=
28.fxe4 ]
23.e4 Bxf5
[ 23...Rb3 24.Rxb3 cxb3 25.Ne3 dxe4
26.f4+- ]
D35
Piket,Je
2575 24.gxf5 dxe4?
[ 24...Kf8 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Kc2
Van der Sterren,P
2550
A) 26...Re8 27.Re1 ( 27.Rb1 );
Wijk aan Zee
1998
B) 26...Rb3! 27.a4 a5 28.h4 h5 29.e5
[Piket,Je]
Ke7 30.f4 ;
71/422 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5
C) 26...Ke7 27.Rb1 ]
exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6
[ 24...a5!? 25.a4 Rb3 ( 25...dxe4 26.fxe4
Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3
Rxb1
27.Rxb1
Rxe4
28.Rb6
Rh4
[ 10.h4 - 66/346 ]
29.Rxc6 Rxh2+ ) 26.Rxb3 cxb3 27.Rb1
10...Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7
( 27.Rg1+! Kf8 28.Rg4 b2? 29.Kc2 Rb8
[ 11...Bb4 12.0-0-0 Nb6 13.Bd3 ]
30.Rg1 ) 27...Rb8 ]
[ 11...Nb6 12.f4!? ]
[ 24...Rb5 25.a4 Rb6 26.a5 ]
12.g3
25.fxe4
Rxb1
26.Rxb1
Rxe4
R 6/h
[ 12.f4 f5 13.Nf3 Nb6 14.Bd3 Nc8 27.Rb4! Rf4
15.0-0-0 Nd6 16.h3 Bh5 ( 16...Ne4 )
[ 27...c5 28.Rb8+ ( 28.Rxc4 cxd4 29.Rxd4
17.Rdf1 Bxf3 18.Rxf3 h5= ( 18...Rg8
Re5 ) 28...Kg7 29.dxc5 Re5 30.c6 Rc5
19.g4 )]
31.Rc8+- ]
12...Nb6 13.Rd1N
[ 27...Rh4 28.Rxc4 Rxh2+ 29.Kd3 Rh3+
[ 13.0-0-0 ]
30.Ke4 ( 30.Kc2? Rh2+ 31.Kb3 h5
[ 13.f4 f5 14.Bd3 Bxh4 15.gxh4 Ke7
32.Rxc6 h4 33.Rc8+ Kg7 34.Re8 h3
16.Ne2 Ke6 17.Ng3 h6 18.b4 a6 19.Kd2
35.Re3 Rh1 36.Kc4 Kh6 37.d5 Kg5
Nc8 20.a4 Nd6= ]
38.Kc5 h2 39.Rh3 Kxf5 ) 30...Rh4+
[ 13.f3!? Nc8 14.Rd1 Nd6 15.Bd3 0-0-0
31.Kf3 ]
16.Kf2 ]
28.Rxc4 Rxf5 29.Rxc6 Kg7
13...Bb4! 14.a3
[ 29...Kf8 30.Ra6+- ]
[ 14.Kd2 Na4 ]
30.c4 Ra5
14...Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Na4
[ 30...Rf2+ 31.Kd3 Rxh2 32.c5 ( 32.Ra6 )
[ 15...Nc8 16.c4 dxc4 17.Bxc4 Nd6
32...Rh3+ 33.Ke4 Rxa3 34.Rc8+- ]
18.Be2 ( 18.Bb3 a5 19.a4 )]
31.d5 f5 32.c5 f4 33.d6 Kf6 34.Rc7!
[ 34.Rc7 f3 35.d7 Ke7 36.c6 f2 ( 36...Rc5
16.Kd2
[ 16.c4 dxc4 17.Bxc4 Nb2 18.Rc1 Nxc4
37.Rc8 ) 37.Ke2+- ]
1-0
19.Rxc4
A) 19...Be4?!
20.f3
( 20.0-0?
Bd3 )
20...Bd5 21.Rc3 Kd7 ;
B) 19...0-0-0 ]
16...b5 17.f3 0-0 18.g4 Nb2
[ 18...a6!?
19.Nf5
Bxf5
( 19...Rfe8 )
20.gxf5 c5 21.c4 ]
[ 18...Rfe8 19.Nf5 Kf8 20.e4 a6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

319

[ 13.e4 dxe4 14.fxe4 Bg4 ]

D36
Portisch,L
2610 13...Be6
[ 13...f5!? - 70/386 ]
Pinter,J
2590
Magyarorszag (ch)
1997 14.b4! N ><c5
[ 14.e4 dxe4 15.fxe4 Bg4 ]
[Pinter,J]
[ 14.Rad1 ]
71/423 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.cxd5 14...Nf6 15.Kh1
exd5 5.Nc3 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.Bg5 Na6
[ 15.b5 cxb5 16.Nxb5 a6 17.Nbc3 Rc8 ]
[ 7...g6!? ]
[ 15.a3 Qc7 ( 15...Qd6?! 16.e4 dxe4
8.e3 Nb4 9.Qb1! g6 10.Qd1 Bf5 11.Rc1
17.fxe4 ><Qd6, Nf6 ) 16.Rac1 ]
Qa5N
15...Qd6 16.a3 Rd8 17.Rad1
[ 11...a5? - 68/(364) ]
[ 17.e4?! dxe4 18.fxe4 Ng4! 19.e5?
12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Qd2 0-0 14.Be2 Kg7
Nxe5 20.Ne4 Qd5 21.Qg5 Neg6-+ ]
15.0-0 Rfe8 16.a3 Na6 17.Ra1 Nb8 18.b4 17...Qc7 18.Rc1 Qb8 19.Na4!? Bd7
Qd8 19.b5! Qa5?!
[ 19...Bc8 20.Nc5 N8d7 21.Nb3 Nb6
[ 19...Nd7! /\ Rc8, Be6, c5 ]
22.Ng3 ]
20.Rfc1 Nd7 21.Qb2 Rec8 22.Nd2! Qd8 20.Nc5 Ne6 21.Nb3 Nf8 22.Bb1?! ><c4
23.Nb3 h5 24.Qd2 Be6 25.bxc6 bxc6
[ 22.Rc3! Rde8 23.Bb1 Bc8 24.Ng3
26.Na4 Rab8 27.Nac5 Nxc5 28.Nxc5 Rb6
/\ e4+/- ]
29.Bd3 Qe7 30.Ra2 Bd7 31.a4 Be8 32.a5 22...Ne8! /\ Nd6-c4 23.Ng3
Rbb8 33.Ba6 Rd8 34.h3 Qc7 35.Bd3 Qd6
[ 23.e4
Nd6
( 23...f6
24.Nc5
Nd6
36.Raa1 Be7 37.Qc3 Kg8 38.Bf1
25.Ba2 ) 24.e5 Nc4 25.Qa2 Ne3 26.Rfe1
[ 38.Be2! /\ Ba4 ><c6 ]
Bf5 27.Ng3 Bxb1 28.Qxb1 Nc4 29.a4 ]
38...Bf8 39.Ra2 Be7 40.Rac2 Bf8 41.f4? 23...Nd6 24.e4
Qe7= 42.g3?! Bd7! 43.Nxd7
[ 24.Bd3?! f5! /\ Rde8, Qd8+/= ]
[ 43.Bg2 Bf5 ]
24...Nc4 25.Qa2 Ng6?!
43...Rxd7 44.Qd3 Re8 45.Kf2 Qb4 46.Re2
[ 25...Qf4 26.e5 f6 27.Ne2 Qh4 28.f4
c5 47.dxc5 Bxc5 48.a6?
Ne3 29.Rf3 Ng4 30.h3 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 Ne4
[ 48.Qc3 Qxc3 49.Rxc3 Bb4 50.Rb3 Bxa5
32.Nc5 ]
51.Ra2 Bd8 52.Bb5 Rb7= ]
[ 25...f6! 26.Nc5 Be8 27.Nf5 Rc7 /\ Bf7 ]
48...Bb6! 49.Rb1 Qd6 /\ h4 50.h4 Rde7 26.e5 Nf4 27.Rce1 g6
51.Rbe1 Qc5 52.Bg2 Rd8 53.Rc2 Qa5
[ 27...b5?!
28.Qc2
g6
29.Qc1
Ne6
54.Ree2 Kh7!
30.f4+- ]
[ 54...Rde8? 55.Bxd5 Rxe3 56.Qxg6+ ]
28.Nd2 b5
55.Rc1 Rde8 56.Rce1 Rd8 57.Rc1 d4!
[ 28...Be6 29.Nxc4 dxc4 30.Qd2 Nd3
58.e4 Qc3! 59.Rd1 Rc8 60.Kg1 Qa5
31.Bxd3 Rxd4 32.Qg5+- ]
61.Kh2 Rc3 62.Qb1 Qxa6 63.e5??
[ 28...Nb6 29.Qb3 Rf8 30.Qe3 Ne6 31.f4
0-1
( 31.Qh6 f5 ) 31...f5 32.exf6 Rxf6 33.f5 ]
29.Nxc4 dxc4 30.Qd2 Ne6 31.Qh6 Rf8
32.Nf5!+[ 32.Nh5?! f5 33.exf6 Ref7 34.Bxg6 hxg6
D36
35.Qxg6+ Kh8 36.Re4 Rh7 ]
Lautier,J
2660
Klovans,J
2465 32...gxf5
[ 32...Ree8 33.Re4+- ]
Deutschland
1997
33.Bxf5 f6
[Lautier,J]
[ 33...f6 34.exf6 Ref7 35.Rxe6 ( 35.Bxe6
71/424 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5
Bxe6
36.Rxe6
Qd8
37.Rxc6
Rxf6
exd5 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 0-0
38.Qg5+ Kh8 39.Qxb5 Rxc6 40.Qxc6
8.Nge2 c6 9.0-0 Re8 10.Qc2 Nf8 11.f3
Qxd4 41.Rc1 Rd8 42.h3+- ) 35...Bxe6
Nh5
Kh8
37.Bxf7
Rxf7
36.Bxe6 /\ Qg7
[ 11...Be6 - 71/(424) ]
38.Re1+- ]
12.Bxe7 Rxe7 13.Qd2
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Gelfand,B
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee

320
D36
2675
2575
1998

71/(424) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3
0-0 8.Nge2 c6 9.0-0 Re8 10.Qc2 Nf8
11.f3 Be6 12.Rad1 Rc8 13.a3 a6
[ 13...N6d7 - 59/439 ]
14.Na4N
[ 14.Bh4 ]
14...N6d7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.b4 a5 17.Rb1
axb4 18.axb4 b6=

Hjartarson,J
Sulskis,S
Groningen (m/1)
[Sulskis,S]

D36
2605
2510
1997

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 Be7

5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Qc2
Re8 9.Bd3 c6 10.0-0-0 a5
[ 10...b5 11.Kb1 Bb7 12.Ne2 /\ Ng3-f5|^ ]
[ 10...Nf8 - 67/488 ]
11.h3
[ 11.Kb1 a4 12.Rc1 ]
[ 11.Ne5 h6 12.h4 ]
11...a4 12.Kb1
[ 12.Nxa4?!
A) 12...b5 13.Nc3 ( 13.Qxc6 Rxa4 )
13...Qa5
( 13...b4?
14.Na4
Qa5
15.b3 );
B) 12...Qa5 13.Nc3 Bb4!? ( 13...b5 )]
12...b5N
[ 12...g6
13.Nxa4!?
Qa5
14.b3
b5
15.Nc3 ]
[ 12...Nf8 ]
13.g4
[ 13.Ne5!?
Nxe5
( 13...Bb7?
14.Nxd7
Qxd7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Bxh7+ ) 14.dxe5
Nd7
A) 15.Bxh7+ Kh8
A1) 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Bd3 Nxe5 ;
A2) 16.h4
A2a) 16...g6? 17.h5 ( 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
18.h5 ) 17...Bxg5 18.hxg6 ;
A2b) 16...Nxe5 ;
A2c) 16...b4!? ;
A3) 16.Bf4

A3a) 16...g6
A3a1) 17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Qxg6 Nf8
19.Qxc6 Ra6 ( 19...Bf5+?! 20.e4 )
20.Qxb5 ( 20.Qxd5 b4 ) 20...Rb6
( 20...Ra5!? ) 21.Qxd5 a3 ;
A3a2) 17.h4
A3a21) 17...Kxh7? 18.h5
A3a211) 18...Kg7
19.Bh6+!!
( 19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Bh6+ Kf7 )
19...Kxh6
20.hxg6+
Kg7
( 20...Bh4
21.gxf7
Rf8
22.Rd4!+- )
21.Rh7+
Kf8
22.g7+ Kg8 23.Rh8+ Kxg7
24.Qh7# ;
A3a212) 18...Kg8
19.hxg6
Nf8 20.gxf7+ Kxf7 21.Rh7+!
A3a2121)
21...Nxh7
23.Qh3+!
22.Qxh7+
Ke6
( 23.Ne2 ;
23.Rh1 ;
23.Qg6+ Bf6 24.exf6 Rg8
25.Qh7 ) 23...Kf7
24.e6+!
Bxe6 25.Qh5+ Kg7 26.Bh6+
Kh7 ( 26...Kf6
27.Qg5++- )
27.Bg5++- ;
A3a2122)
21...Ke6?!
22.Nxb5!
cxb5
( 22...Nxh7
23.Nd4+
Kf7
24.Qxh7++- )
23.Qc6+
Kf5
( 23...Bd6
24.Qxd5+ Kf5 25.exd6++- )
24.Rf7+ Kg4 25.f3+ Kh5
26.Qh6# ;
A3a2123)
21...Kg8
22.Rdh1 ;
A3a22) 17...Nf8! 18.h5 g5! ;
A3b) 16...b4!? 17.Nxa4 ( 17.Ne2?
b3
18.Qxc6
Ra6 )
17...Rxa4
18.Qxa4 Kxh7 19.Qxc6 Nb6 ;
B) 15.Bxe7
Qxe7
16.f4
( 16.Bxh7+
- A1 ) 16...h6 17.e4 d4 18.Ne2 c5
19.Bxb5 Ba6 ]
13...g6
[ 13...Bb7? 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.g5 ]
[ 13...h6?! 14.Bxf6 ( 14.Bf4!? /\ Nb5 Bb7
15.g5 ) 14...Nxf6 ( 14...Bxf6 15.h4 )
15.Ne5 ]
14.Rdg1?!
[ 14.h4?! Nxg4 15.Bxe7 ( 15.h5!? Bxg5
16.hxg6 fxg6 17.Bxg6 ) 15...Qxe7 16.h5
Ndf6 ]
[ 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 ( 14...Nxf6?! 15.Ne5 )
15.h4 Bg7 ]
[ 14.Bf4!? Nb6 15.Nxb5!? ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 14.Rc1!? ]
[ 14.Ne2 ]
14...a3
[ 14...Ne4 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Bxe4 dxe4
17.Nd2 Nf6 18.g5 Nd5 19.Ncxe4 Bf5
20.Rg4! ]
[ 14...Ba6! /\ b4<=> ><Rg1 ]
15.b3
[ 15.h4!? axb2 16.h5 Nf8?! 17.Ne5! ]
15...b4 16.Bxf6!
[ 16.Na4 Ne4!? ( 16...Ba6 ) 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
18.Qxc6 ( 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Nd2 Ba6 )
18...Rxa4! 19.bxa4 Nxf2 ]
16...Nxf6
[ 16...Bxf6 ><e5 17.Na4 Ba6= ]
17.Na4 Ba6 18.Ne5 Bxd3 19.Nxd3
[ 19.Qxd3?! c5!
A) 20.Nc6 c4! [] 21.bxc4 ( 21.Nxd8
cxd3 22.Nc6 Ne4 ) 21...Qc7 22.Nxe7+
Rxe7 23.Nc5 dxc4 24.Qxc4 Ne4 ;
B) 20.dxc5
Rxa4!?
( 20...Bxc5?
21.Nxf7 ) 21.Nc6! ( 21.bxa4 Bxc5 )
21...Qc7
22.Nxe7+
Rxe7
23.bxa4
Ne4 ( 23...Qxc5 24.Rc1 )]
19...Rxa4!
[ 19...Qc7?! 20.Rc1 Rec8 21.Rhe1!? ]
[ 19...Ne4 20.f3 Rxa4 21.fxe4! ]
20.bxa4 c5!
[ 20...Ne4 21.Qxc6 ]
21.Nxc5
[ 21.dxc5 Ne4 22.c6 Nc3+ ( 22...Bf6?!
23.c7 Qd7 24.Nc5! ) 23.Kc1 ( 23.Ka1 Bf6
24.g5 Bg7! ) 23...Qb6 /\ Rc8-> ]
[ 21.f3?! c4 22.Ne5 Bd6 ]
21...Bxc5 22.Qxc5
[ 22.dxc5 Ne4
A) 23.c6?
Nc3+
( 23...Qf6 ) 24.Kc1
( 24.Ka1 Qf6 ) 24...Re6! ;
B) 23.Rd1! Nc3+ ( 23...Qf6 24.Rd4! ;
23...Qa5!? ) 24.Ka1 Qa5 ]
22...Ne4 23.Qc2
[ 23.Qxb4
A) 23...Qb8?! 24.Qxb8 Rxb8+ 25.Ka1
( 25.Kc2?
Rb2+
26.Kd3?
Rd2# )
25...Rb2 26.Rb1 Rxf2 27.Rb3+- ;
B) 23...Nxf2 24.Rh2 ( 24.Qxa3 Nxh1
25.Rxh1 Qb8+ 26.Qb3 Qg3 )
B1) 24...Qc7 25.Rxf2 Rb8 26.Qb3!
( 26.Rb2 ; 26.Qxb8+ Qxb8+ 27.Ka1
Qb4 28.Rc1 ) 26...Rxb3+ 27.axb3
Qc3 28.Ka2 Qxe3 29.Rgf1 ;
B2) 24...Nd3!
25.Qb3
( 25.Qxa3

321
Qb8+ ; 25.Qb5
Rxe3 ) 25...Qd6!
( 25...Rxe3 26.Rd2 ) 26.Rd2
B2a) 26...Rb8
27.Rxd3
Rxb3+
28.Rxb3 ( 28.axb3?? Qh2-+ );
B2b) 26...Rxe3?!
27.Rgd1+( 27.Rxd3? Rxd3 28.Qxd3 Qh2= );
B2c) 26...Nb2 /\ Nc4~/= ]
23...Qf6?!
[ 23...Qa5 24.Rc1 ( 24.Ka1 ) 24...Nc3+
25.Ka1 Nxa4 26.Qc7 Qa6 27.Qc6
Qe2?!
A) 28.Qxe8+?
Kg7
29.Qe5+
Kh6!
30.Qf4+ ( 30.g5+?? Kh5 31.Rb1 Nc3-+ )
30...Kg7 31.Qe5+= ;
B) 28.Rc2+- ]
[ 23...Qh4!
24.Rf1
( 24.Qc6?
Re6 ;
24.Rc1?! Nxf2 25.Rh2 Ne4 ) 24...Ra8
25.Ka1 ( 25.Qc6 Rxa4 ) 25...Nc3 26.Qb3
Rxa4 ]
24.Rc1!
[ 24.Rf1
Qa6!
25.Ka1?
( 25.Rc1 )
25...Rc8 ]
24...Qxf2?
[ 24...Ra8
A) 25.Qc6
A1) 25...Qxf2?! 26.Rc2! ( 26.Qxa8+?
Kg7 27.Rc2 Nc3+ 28.Kc1 Qxe3+
29.Rd2 Qe4!-+ ) 26...Nd2+ ( 26...Nc3+
27.Qxc3! Qf3 28.Qe1+- ) 27.Kc1 Qxe3
28.Rxd2+- ( 28.Qxa8+?! Kg7 );
A2) 25...Qxc6 26.Rxc6 Nxf2 27.Rf1
( 27.Rhc1
Rxa4 ; 27.Rh2
Nd1! )
27...Nxh3 ;
B) 25.Ka1
B1) 25...Qxf2!? 26.Qxf2 Nxf2 27.Rhf1
Nxh3!? ( 27...Ne4 28.Rc7 );
B2) 25...Nc3 ]
25.Qxf2 Nxf2 26.Rhf1
[ 26.Rh2!? Nd3 27.Rc6 Rxe3 28.Rb6!
/\ a4-a5+/- ]
26...Ne4
[ 26...Nd3? 27.Rc7+- ]
[ 26...Nxh3
27.Rc7
Ng5
28.Rfc1
( 28.a5? Ra8 29.Rc5 Ne4 ) 28...Kg7
29.a5 ]
27.Kc2 Nc3 28.Kb3 Rxe3 29.Rce1?
[ 29.a5
Ne2+
( 29...Re2
30.Rc2+- )
30.Kxb4 Nxc1 31.Rxc1+- ]
29...Rxh3 30.Re7?
[ 30.Re8+ Kg7 31.Re7 Kh6 ( 31...Nxa2+?
32.Kxa2 Rh2+ 33.Kb1 b3 34.Rexf7+ Kh6
35.R7f2+- ) 32.a5 ( 32.Rfxf7? Nxa2+!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

322

33.Kxa2 Rh2+ 34.Kb1 Rh1+ 35.Kc2

Rh2+ ; 32.Rexf7 )]
[ 30.a5 ]
30...Nxa2+!! 31.Kxa2 Rh2+ 32.Kb1
[ 32.Kb3? Rb2# ]
32...b3= 33.Rb7
[ 33.Rc7 Rb2+ 34.Kc1
A) 34...Rh2 35.Rfxf7!? a2 36.Rg7+ Kh8
37.Rxh7+! Kg8! ( 37...Rxh7? 38.Rxh7+
Kxh7 39.Kb2+- ) 38.Rcg7+= ;
B) 34...Re2!?
B1) 35.Rfxf7??
a2
36.Rg7+
Kf8
37.Rgf7+ Ke8-+ ;
B2) 35.Kd1? Rh2! ( 35...a2? 36.Kxe2
b2 37.Rcc1!+- ) 36.Rfxf7 a2 37.Rg7+
Kh8-+ ;
B3) 35.Kb1= ;
C) 34...Rg2 35.Rfxf7 ( 35.Kb1= ) 35...a2
36.Rg7+= ]
33...Rb2+ 34.Ka1 Ra2+ 35.Kb1
-

Van Wely,L
Piket,Je
Groningen (m/2)
[Van Wely,L]

D36
2655
2630
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Nbd7

5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 0-0 8.Qc2
c6 9.Bd3 Re8 10.h3 Ne4?
[ 10...Nf8 - 70/387 ]
11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Qa5+ 13.Kf1N
[ 13.Qd2 Bb4 14.Nc3 Nb6 /\ Nc4-b2 ]
13...Qf5 14.Bxe7
[ 14.Rc1? Bxg5 15.Nexg5 Qxc2 16.Rxc2
h6 ]
14...Rxe7
15.Nfd2
Nb6
16.Rc1
Nd5
17.Kg1 Nb4
[ 17...Qg6
18.Nc3
( 18.Ng3
Qxc2
19.Rxc2 Nb4 20.Rc4 Nxa2 21.Ra4 Be6
22.Kh2 b5 23.Rxa2 Bxa2 24.b3 c5
25.Ra1 Bxb3 26.Nxb3 c4 27.Nc5 )
18...Bf5 19.Qd1 ]
18.Qb3
[ 18.Qa4 Nd3 19.Qa3! ]
18...a5 19.Nd6
[ 19.Rc5?! Qe6! ( 19...Qg6? 20.Rxa5! )]
19...Qd3 20.Nxc8 Rxc8 21.Nc4 Qxb3
22.axb3 b5 23.Nd6 Rd8 24.Nf5 Re6 25.g4
g6 26.Ng3 Nd3 27.Ra1 f5! 28.Rd1 Nc5

29.gxf5 gxf5 30.Nxf5 Nxb3 31.Kh2 Rf6

32.Rhg1+ Kf8
[ 32...Kf7
33.Rg5
h6
34.Rh5
Kg6
35.Rg1+ Kxh5 36.Ng7+ Kh4 37.Rg4# ]
33.Rg5!
[ 33.e4?! Rxf5 34.exf5 Nxd4 ]
33...h6 34.Rh5 a4 35.e4 b4 36.e5 Rg6!
/\ Rg5 37.Rd3 c5!?
[ 37...Ra8?! 38.Nxh6 a3 39.bxa3 bxa3
40.Rf3+
Ke8
41.Nf5
Kd7
42.Rxb3
( 42.Rh7+ Ke6 43.Re7+ Kd5 44.Rxb3 a2
45.Ne3+ Ke4 46.Nc2+- ) 42...a2 43.Rb7+
Ke6 44.Ne7+- ]
[ 37...Rg5 38.Rxg5 hxg5
A) 39.e6? Rd5 40.Rf3 Nd2 ;
B) 39.Kg3 Ra8 40.e6 a3 41.bxa3 bxa3
42.e7+ ( 42.Rxb3 a2 43.e7+ Kf7 )
42...Kf7 ( 42...Ke8 43.Rxb3 a2 44.Rb7
a1Q 45.Nd6# ) 43.Re3 a2 44.Nd6+ Kg7
45.e8Q Rxe8 46.Nxe8+ Kf8 47.Re1
a1Q 48.Rxa1 Nxa1 ;
C) 39.h4! gxh4 40.e6 Rd5 41.Rf3 Ra5
( 41...Nd2 42.Rf4 Ra5 43.d5! cxd5
44.Rxb4+- ; 41...Ke8
42.Ng7+
Ke7
43.Rf7+
/\ e7+- ;
41...Kg8
42.Nh6+
/\ e7+- ) 42.Rf4
a3
43.d5!
axb2
( 43...Rxd5 44.bxa3 bxa3 45.Nd4+ )
44.Rxb4 Rb5 45.Rxh4 Kg8 46.e7 Rb8
47.Rb4!+- ]
38.d5!
[ 38.Rf3
Nd2
39.Rf4
Ke8
40.Nd6+
( 40.dxc5 Nf1+ 41.Kh1 Rd1 ) 40...Rdxd6
41.exd6 c4
A) 42.Rb5 b3 43.Rb8+ ( 43.Rb7 Rxd6
44.Rg4 Rd7 45.Rg8+ Kf7 ) 43...Kd7
44.Rb7+ ( 44.Rf7+ Ke6 ) 44...Ke6 45.d7
Rg8 ;
B) 42.Rd5 Kd7! 43.Rf7+ Ke6 44.d7
Kxf7 45.d8Q Nf3+ 46.Kh1 Rg1# ]
38...a3 39.bxa3 c4 40.Rf3 Nd2 41.Rf4 b3
42.Nxh6+
[ 42.Nh4+ Kg7 43.e6 Rg5 ( 43...Rf6
44.Nf5+ Kh7 45.e7 Rb8 46.d6 b2 47.d7
Nf1+ 48.Kg1 b1Q 49.e8Q Rg6+ 50.Rg4
Ne3+
51.Kh2
Nxg4+
52.hxg4
Qb6
53.Kg3+- )
44.Rf7+
( 44.Nf5+
Kf6! )
44...Kg8 45.Rxg5+ hxg5 46.Nf5 b2
47.Nh6+ Kh8 48.e7 ( 48.Rb7+- ) 48...Re8
49.Rf8++- ]
42...Ke8 43.Ng4 b2?!
[ 43...Rxd5 44.Nf6+ Rxf6 45.Rh8+
A) 45...Kf7 46.exf6 b2 47.Rh7+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

323

A1) 47...Kf8 48.f7 /\ Rh8 ;

A2) 47...Kg6 48.Rg7+ Kh6 ( 48...Kh5
49.f7 ) 49.Rh4+ Rh5 50.Rxh5+ Kxh5
51.f7+- ;
A3) 47...Ke6 48.Re7+ Kd6 49.Rb7 c3
( 49...b1Q 50.Rxb1 Nxb1 51.f7 ) 50.f7 ;
B) 45...Rf8! 46.Rfxf8+
B1) 46...Ke7 47.Re8+ Kd7 ( 47...Kf7
48.e6+ Kf6 49.Rhf8+ Ke5 50.e7 Rd7
51.Rd8 ) 48.e6+ Kd6 49.Rd8+ Kc5
50.Rxd5+ Kxd5 51.e7 ;
B2) 46...Kd7 47.Rd8+ Kc6 48.e6 ]
44.Rh8+ Ke7!
[ 44...Kd7 45.e6+ Kc8 ( 45...Kc7 46.Rf7+
Kb6 47.Rxd8 ) 46.Rff8 Rxf8 47.Rxf8+ Kb7
48.e7 b1Q 49.e8Q+- ]
45.Rh7+ Ke8 46.Rh8+ Ke7 47.Rh7+ Ke8
48.Nf6+?
[ 48.d6! Rdxd6 49.exd6 Rxd6 50.Rb7
b1Q ( 50...c3 51.Ra4 /\ 52.Ra8 Rd8 53.Nf6
Kf 8 54.Rd8#) 51.Rxb1 Nxb1 52.Rxc4
Nxa3 53.Rc5+- ><Na3 ]
48...Kf8
49.Rh8+
Ke7
50.Rh7+
Kf8
51.Rh8+ Ke7
[ 51...Kg7 52.Rxd8 Nf1+! 53.Kh1 b1Q
54.Nh5+ Kh7 55.Rf7+ Kh6 56.Rh8+ Kg5
57.Nf4!!+- ]
52.Rh7+
[ 52.d6+? Ke6 53.Rxd8 Kxe5!! ]
-

Spraggett,K
Ubilava,E
Ampuriabrava
[Ubilava,E]

[ 16.e4 Rfc8 17.Bd2 ]

16...Rfc8 17.Rd3 a5! 18.a4 Ba6
[ 18...bxa4 19.Bxa4 Ba6 ]
19.axb5 Bxb5 20.c4 Bxc4 21.Bxc4 Rxc4
22.Kd2 Rac8 23.Na3 R4c6 24.Rb1 Nd5
25.Bg3
[ 25.e4 Rxd6 26.Nb5 Rdc6 27.exd5 Rc2+
28.Kd1 Rxg2 29.dxe6 fxe6-+ ]
25...N7b6 26.Rb5 Nc4+ 27.Nxc4 Rxc4
28.Rb8
[ 28.Rxa5 Rc2+ 29.Kd1 ( 29.Ke1 Rxg2
30.e4 Nb4 31.Rc3 Rd8 ) 29...Rxg2 30.e4
Nb4 31.Rc3 Rd8+ 32.Ke1 h6 ]
28...Rc2+ 29.Kd1 Rxb8 30.Bxb8
[ 30.Kxc2!? Nb4+ 31.Kd2 Rc8 32.Rc3 ]
30...Rc8 31.Bg3
[ 31.Bd6 Rd8 32.Ba3 Nxe3+-+ ]
31...a4 32.e4 Nc3+ 33.Kd2 Nb5 34.Be5 f6
35.Ba1 e5 36.Rd7
[ 36.Rd5 Na3 37.Kd3
A) 37...Rc2
38.Ra5
( 38.Bc3
Nb1
39.Bb4 ) 38...Ra2 39.Bc3 Nb1 40.Bb4 ;
B) 37...Nc4 38.Bc3 a3 39.Rd7 Ne3
40.Ra7 Nxg2 41.Rxa3 Nf4+ 42.Kd2
Rd8+ ]
36...Na3! 37.Ra7 Rc2+ 38.Kd3 Rxg2
39.Rxa4 Rf2 40.Ra8+
[ 40.Ke3 Ra2-+ ]
40...Kf7
0-1

D37
2575
Golod,V
2520
Kiriakov,P
1997 Dieren
[Golod,V]

71/427 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3

Be7
[ 4...Nbd7 - 71/(427) ]
5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Be2
dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1 Bb4!N
[ 10...a6 - 56/451 ]
11.Nd4
[ 11.Rc1 Ne4 12.Be5 Nc6 ( 12...f6 13.a3
Ba5 14.b4 )]
11...a6 12.f3?!
[ 12.Nde2 b5 13.Bb3 Bb7 14.0-0 Nc6= ]
12...Nbd7! 13.Nc2
[ 13.Nde2 Nb6 14.Bb3 Nbd5 ]
13...Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 b5 15.Bb3 Bb7 16.Bd6

D37
2515
2505
1997

71/(427) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3

Nbd7 5.e3 b6?! 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Ne5! Bb7
[ 7...Nxe5? 8.dxe5 Ng4 9.Bb5+ Bd7
10.Qxg4+- ]
[ 7...Qe7!? ]
8.Bb5 Qc8N
[ 8...a6? 9.Bc6 Bxc6 10.Nxc6 Qc8 11.Qf3
Qb7
12.Nxd5
Qxc6
13.Nxf6+
Qxf6
14.Qxa8++- ]
9.0-0
[ 9.Bd2?! c6 10.Bd3 ( 10.Rc1?! Nxe5
11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Nxd5 Nc5 )]
9...Bd6?
[ 9...c6!? 10.Bd3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 9...a6? 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7 11.Qh5 g6
12.Qf3 Nxe5 13.Qf6! Nf3+ 14.gxf3
Qh3
( 14...Rg8
15.Qe5+ )
15.e4
( 15.Qxh8 0-0-0 16.Qf6 Bd6 17.f4 Qg4+
18.Kh1 Qf3+= ) 15...Rg8 16.Nxd5 ]
10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Qg4! g6 12.e4 c6
[ 12...c6 13.exd5! cxb5 14.Nxb5 Bb8
15.Re1+ Kf8 16.Bh6+ Kg8 17.Qh4!
/\ Rac1+--> ]

324

[ 21.e4?! Qe6 ( 21...Qf4?! 22.exd5 Ba4

23.Rxc7
Rxc7
24.Re1!+- )
22.Ng5
( 22.exd5 Bxd5 ; 22.e5 Ba4 ) 22...Qe8!
( 22...Qe5 23.exd5 Qxg5 24.dxc6 bxc6= )]
21...Qf6 22.Rd2 g6 23.Rc3 a6 24.Qc2
Qe7 25.Nd4 Be8 26.Ne2 Qe5 27.Qd1
Rxc3?!
[ 27...Bc6 28.Rcd3 Rd7 29.Nc3 ]
28.Nxc3 Bc6 29.Rd4!+- h5
[ 29...Rc7 30.Qd2 Rd7 31.e4+- ]
30.Qd2 Qf5 31.Kh2!?
[ 31.Nxd5 ]
D37
Shulman,Y
2510 31...Qe5+ 32.Kh1 Qf5 33.Nxd5 Bxd5
Taimanov,M
2425 34.Rxd5 Rc1+
[ 34...Rc1+ 35.Kh2 Qb1 36.Rd8+ Kh7
Stockholm
1997
37.Qd4+- ]
[Shulman,Yu; Kapengut,A]
[ 34...Rc2 35.Qd4+- ]
71/428 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 1-0
Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Bf5
[ 10...Nc6 - 60/(404) ]
D37
11.Rc1!?N
Krasenkow,M
2645
[ 11.Bd3 ]
Van der Sterren,P
2555
[ 11.b4 ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
11...Bd6
[Krasenkow,M]
[ 11...Bb6 12.Bb5!? Bxe3? 13.Bc7+- ]
12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Nd4 Bd7 14.Be2 Nc6 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7
15.0-0
5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6
[ 15.Bf3!?
Qe5
( 15...Rac8
16.0-0 9.b4 Be7 10.cxd5 Nxd5
- 15.0-0 ) 16.Rc5!? ( 16.0-0 Nxd4 17.exd4
[ 10...exd5 - 58/446 ]
Qd6 ) 16...Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Qxd4 18.exd4 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 Bf6 13.Rc1 a6
Bc6 19.Kd2 ( 19.Bxd5!? Bxd5 20.Rxd5 14.0-0 Be6
Rfd8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Ke2 Rxd4
[ 14...Re8N - 71/(429) ]
23.Rc1 Kf8! 24.Rc7 Re4+ 25.Kd3 Re7 15.Bb1 Qe7?! 16.e4 Qd8N
[ 16...Qd7 ]
26.Rc8+ Re8 27.Rxe8+ Kxe8 28.Kd4
Kd7 29.Kd5 )]
17.Qd3!
[ 17.e5 Be7 18.Nd4 ( 18.Qd3 g6 19.Bh6
15...Rac8
[ 15...Qf6! 16.Bb5 Nxd4 17.Bxd7 Rfd8
Re8 20.Nd4? Nxe5 ) 18...Nxd4 19.Qxd4
Qd7 20.Qd3 g6 21.Bh6 Rfc8= ]
( 17...Nc6?! 18.Qxd5 Rad8 19.Rfd1+- )
18.exd4 Rxd7 19.Re1 ( 19.Qg4 Qe6 17...dxe4 18.Qxe4 g6 19.Rfd1 Qb6 20.Be3
20.Qf4
Qe4= ) 19...Re7
( 19...Rad8? Qc7
20.Qa4+- )
20.Qg4
g6=
( 20...h5?!
[ 20...Qb5 21.Qf4!
A) 21...Bb2 22.Qh6! Sp e e lm a n , J Bg7
21.Qxh5 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Qxd4 23.Re7
Rf8 24.Rxb7 )]
( 22...Bxc1 23.Ng5 Rfd8 24.Qxh7+ Kf8
25.Nxe6+ fxe6 26.Qh6+ Kg8 27.Qxg6+
16.Bf3 Ne5
[ 16...Rfd8 17.Qd2 ]
Kf8
28.Qh6+
Kg8
29.Bh7+
Kf7
30.Qg6++- ) 23.Qh4 Bf5 24.Bc5 ;
17.Qb3 Bc6 18.Rfd1 Nxf3+
[ 18...Rfd8 19.Be2 ]
B) 21...Bg7 22.Ng5 Bb3 23.Rd3 ]
21.Ng5 Rfe8 22.Qh4 h5 23.Nxe6 Rxe6
19.Nxf3 Rc7 20.h3
[ 20.e4!? Qe6 ( 20...Qf4 21.exd5 Ba4 24.Qc4 ^^ Qe7 25.Ba2 Bg5 26.Bxg5?!
[ 26.Bc5! Qf6 27.Rb1 Rae8 28.Qf1
22.Qe3+- ) 21.e5 ]
20...Rfc8 21.Qd3
Speelman,J ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
26...Qxg5 27.f4 Qf6?
[ 27...Qe7 28.Qc5 ( 28.f5 gxf5 29.Qf4
Re2 ) 28...Qxc5+ 29.Rxc5 Re7 ]
28.Qc5! Re7?
[ 28...Re2 29.Rd6
A) 29...Qh4 30.Rxg6+ Kh8 ( 30...Kh7
31.Rg3 ) 31.Rg3 Rxa2 32.Rh3+- ;
B) 29...Qg7 30.Bc4 Re4 31.Rd7 Rxf4
32.Rxb7 Ne5 33.Bf1 ]
29.Rd6 Qxf4 30.Rf1 Qe4 31.Bd5 Qd4+
32.Qxd4 Nxd4 33.Rxg6+ Kh7
[ 33...Kf8 34.Rgf6 ]
34.Rb6 f5 35.Rxb7 Rxb7 36.Bxb7 Ra7
37.Bc8 f4
[ 37...Kg6 38.Rd1 ]
38.Rd1 Ne2+ 39.Kf2 Nc3 40.Rd7+ Rxd7
41.Bxd7 Kg6 42.Bc8 Nb5 43.Bxa6 Nxa3
44.Bd3+
1-0

325
Sakaev,K
Kholmov,R
Moscow
[Sakaev,K]

D37
2620
2475
1998

71/430 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3

Nf6 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3
Nc6 9.Rc1 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1
a6 12.Bd3!
[ 12.Be2 - 66/351 ]
12...Rd8 13.Na4!N
[ 13.Bg5 ]
13...Ba7 14.Bc7 Rd7
[ 14...Re8 15.Nb6 Bxb6 16.Bxb6 e5
( 16...Nd5 17.Bc5 Rd8 18.Be4 b6
19.Bxb6 Nxb6 20.Bxc6 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1
Rb8 22.Nd2+- ) 17.Ng5 ]
15.Bb6 Nd5 16.Bxa7 Rxa7 17.Bc4 b5
[ 17...Nxe3? 18.fxe3 b5 19.Nb6+- ]
18.Bxd5 Rxd5 19.Rxd5 exd5 20.Nc3 Be6
D37 21.Nd4! Nxd4
[ 21...Ne5 22.b3 Rc7 23.Kd2 Ng4 24.f3
Beliavsky,A
2710
Nxe3 25.Ncxb5 axb5 26.Kxe3 ]
Short,N
2660
Groningen (m/3)
1997 22.exd4 ><c5 a5 R 9/l 23.Kd2 b4 24.Na4!
[ 24.axb4?! axb4 25.Ne2 Bf5 /\ Ra2 ]
[Short,N]
[ 24.Nb5 Rb7 25.a4 Kf8 26.Rc1 Ke7
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7
27.Nc7 ( 27.Rc5 Kd7 /\ f6, Bf7-e6=)
5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6
27...Kd7 28.Nxe6 ( 28.Na6 Kd6 29.Nc5
9.b4 Be7 10.cxd5 Nxd5
Ra7 /\ Bd7+/= ) 28...fxe6 29.Rc5 Ra7
[ 10...exd5 - 58/446 ]
30.Ke3 Kd6 ]
11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 Bf6 13.Rc1 a6 24...bxa3 25.bxa3 Rb7 26.Kc3 Kf8 27.Nc5
14.0-0 Re8N 15.Bb1 g6 16.Ba2 Be6 Rb5 28.Nb3! Ke7 29.Ra1!+- Kd6
17.Qd3 d4 18.Bxe6 Rxe6 19.e4!?
[ 29...Bd7 30.a4 Rb4 ( 30...Rb8 31.Nxa5
[ 19.exd4= ]
Rc8+ 32.Kb3 Rb8+ 33.Ka3 Ra8 34.Kb4
19...Qe7 20.Nd2 /\ Bg3, f4 Be5
Rb8+ 35.Kc5+- ) 31.Nxa5 Rxa4 32.Rxa4
[ 20...g5!? 21.Bg3 Rd8 ]
Bxa4 33.Kb4 /\ Kc5+- ]
21.Bg3
30.a4 Rb7 31.Nxa5 Rc7+ 32.Kd2 Bd7
[ 21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.Qxd4 Rd8 23.Qe3 33.Nb3 Rc4 34.a5 Bc6
Rd3= ]
[ 34...Ba4 35.a6+- ]
21...Bxg3 22.hxg3 Ne5 23.Qb3?
35.a6 Rb4 36.Na5! Ba8 37.Kc3 Rb8
[ 23.Qxd4= ]
38.Nb3 Re8 39.Kd2 Rb8 40.Kc3 Re8
23...Rd8 24.Rc5 d3 25.Rfc1 Nc6
41.Kd3 Kc7 42.Nc5 Kb6 43.Rb1+ Ka7
44.Kd2! Bc6 45.Rb3 Re7 46.Re3 Rc7
[ 46...Rxe3 47.Kxe3 /\ Kf4+- ]
47.Rg3 g6
[ 47...f6 48.Ne6+- ]
48.Rb3 h5 49.h4 Re7 50.Re3 Rc7
51.Kc3 Bb5 52.Kb4 Kb6
[ 52...Bf1 53.g3+- ]
53.Rf3 Bc6 54.Rf6 Ka7 55.Ka5 Ba8
56.Kb5 Kb8 57.Rd6 Kc8 58.Na4 Re7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
59.Nb6+ Kc7 60.Rf6
62.Nxa8 Kxa8 63.Rxf7
1-0

Gelfand,B
Karpov,An
Wijk aan Zee
[Karpov,An]

326
Kb8

61.g3

Re2

41...Rxf2 42.Kb4
-

D37
Kempinski,R
2675
Sapis,W
2735 Polska
1998 [Sapis,W]

71/431 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4

Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3
Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.h4
[ 11.Nd2 - 71/(431) ]
11...a6 12.Ng5 Rd8 13.cxd5
[ 13.Bd3 h6 14.Bh7+ Kf8 15.Bg6 d4! ]
13...exd5 14.e4N
[ 14.Bd3 h6 15.Bh7+ Kf8 16.Bg6 d4
17.Ne2 fxg6 18.Qxg6 hxg5 19.hxg5 Bf5
20.Rh8+ Ng8-+ ]
[ 14.Kb1 - 65/(402) ]
14...Nxe4 15.Ngxe4
[ 15.Ncxe4 dxe4
A) 16.Bc4
Bxg5
17.hxg5
Rxd1+
18.Rxd1
( 18.Qxd1
Qc5 )
18...Qf5
/\ Be6 ;
B) 16.Rxd8+
Nxd8
17.Qxe4
Qc5+
18.Bc4 Bf5-+ ]
15...dxe4 16.Rxd8+ Qxd8 17.Qxe4 g6
18.Bc4 Bf5 19.Qe3
[ 19.Qd5 Qf8 ]
19...Qd4
[ 19...Bxh4 ]
20.Qxd4 Nxd4 21.Rd1 Ne6 22.Bxe6 Bxe6
23.g3 Rc8 24.Kb1 f6
[ 24...Rd8!? ]
25.Nd5 Bd8 26.Be3! /\ Nb6= Bg4! 27.Rd2
Bf5+ 28.Ka2 Rc2 29.Rd1 Kf7
[ 29...Bg4!
30.Rd3
( 30.Rd4
Be6 )
30...Rc6 31.Nb4 Rc8 32.Nd5 Be6
33.Ka1 Kf7 34.Nb6? Bxb6 35.Bxb6
Rc1# ]
30.Nc3!= Ba5 31.Kb3 Bxc3 32.bxc3 Re2
33.Rd6 g5
[ 33...Be6+ 34.c4 b5 35.Rxa6= ]
34.hxg5 Be6+ 35.c4 fxg5 36.Rb6 Bc8
37.a4 Kg7
[ 37...h5?! 38.Rh6! ]
38.c5 h5 39.c6 bxc6 40.Rxc6 Bf5 41.Bxg5
[ 41.Rxa6 h4 ]

D37
2530
2435
1997

71/(431) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4

Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3
Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Nd2
Qb6! 12.Bd3N
[ 12.Nb3 - 70/(389) ]
12...d4 13.c5 Qxc5
[ 13...Qd8!? 14.Nce4 Nd5 15.Nf3 ]
14.Nb3 Qb6 15.exd4 Bd7
[ 15...Na5?! 16.Nc5 Bxc5 17.dxc5 Nb3+
18.Kb1 Nxc5 19.Bd6 Re8 20.Bb5 Ncd7
21.f3 /\ g4~/= ]
16.Be3 Qd8
[ 16...Qc7 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 h6
19.Nc5 Rac8 20.Kb1 ]
17.Nc5 Rc8
[ 17...b6 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.g4! ]
18.Nxb7
[ 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.g4 Kh8 20.g5 Nd5 ]
18...Qc7 19.Nc5
[ 19.Ba6 Nb8 20.Nc5 Nxa6 21.Nxa6 Qb7
22.Nc5 Qxg2= ]
19...Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxc5 21.Bxc5
[ 21.Bxf6?!
gxf6
22.Bxh7+
Kg7
/\ 23...f5, 23...Ba3 ]
21...Qxc5 22.Bxh7+ Nxh7 23.Rxd7 Qg5+=

Van Wely,L
Kramnik,V
Wijk aan Zee
[Van Wely,L]

D37
2605
2790
1998

71/432 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3

Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3
Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Kb1 a6
12.Nd2 Qb6 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5
15.cxd5 exd5 16.Be5 Be6 17.Bd3 Rac8
18.Qd2 d4!?N
[ 18...Nd7 - 70/(389) ]
[ 18...Kh8 - 70/389 ]
19.Bxd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 19.exd4?! Rfd8 /\ Ng4 20.f4 Bxa3 ]
19...Rfd8 20.Rc1 g6
[ 20...Nd5 21.Be4 ( 21.Ne4 Bb4 22.axb4
Nxb4
23.b3
Bxb3
24.Rxc8
Rxc8
25.Nc3 )]
21.Rhd1
[ 21.h4!? /\ h5 ]
[ 21.f3 ]
21...Ne8 /\ Nd6, Bb3, Nc4 22.f3 Nd6 23.e4
[ 23.Qf2 ]
23...Nc4
[ 23...Bb3 24.Nd5 ( 24.Qh6!? ) 24...Rxc1+
25.Qxc1 Bxd5 26.Bc3 /\ ed5+/- ]
24.Bxc4 Rxc4 25.Qf2
[ 25.Qe3 Bg5 26.f4 Bxf4 27.Qxf4 Rcxd4
28.Rxd4
Rxd4=
29.Nd5?
Qxd5
( 29...Bxd5 30.Qb8+ Kg7 31.Qe5+ )]
25...Rdxd4 26.Rxd4 Bc5 27.Ne2
[ 27.Rcd1? Rxd4 28.Rxd4 Qb6 29.Rd8+
( 29.Ne2 Bc4-+ ) 29...Qxd8 30.Qxc5 Qd3+
31.Kc1 Qf1+ ]
27...Qb6?
[ 27...Rxc1+?! 28.Kxc1 Bc4
A) 29.Nf4? Qb6 30.Rd8+ Kg7 31.Nh5+
Kh6! ;
B) 29.Ng3?
Qb6
30.Rd8+
Qxd8!
( 30...Kg7? 31.Nf5+! ) 31.Qxc5 Bb3-+ ;
C) 29.Nc3 Qb6 30.Na4!+- ]
[ 27...Bxd4!
28.Nxd4
Rxc1+
29.Kxc1
Qc7+! /\ Qh2= ]
28.Rcd1 Qb3 29.R1d2! [] Rxd4 30.Rxd4!
[ 30.Nxd4 Qa2+ 31.Kc2 Bxa3 ]
30...Kg7 31.Nf4 Qa2+?
[ 31...Qb6 32.Nxe6+ Qxe6 33.Qd2 Bxd4
34.Qxd4+ ]
32.Kc2 Bb3+ 33.Kc3 Be6
[ 33...Ba4
34.Nh5+
gxh5
( 34...Kh6
35.Qd2+ /\ Ra4 ) 35.Qg3+ Kf8 36.Rxa4 ]
34.Qc2!+- Bxd4+ 35.Kxd4 Bd7 36.Kc5
Qa1 37.Nd5 Be6 38.Qc3+ Kh6 39.Qe3+
Kg7 40.Qd4+ Kh6 41.Kb6 Qf1 42.Qd2+
Kg7 43.Kxb7 Qb5+ 44.Nb6 f6 45.Qd6 Bf7
46.b4 g5 47.a4
1-0

327
Van Wely,L
Van der Sterren,P
Wijk aan Zee
[Van der Sterren,P]

D37
2605
2550
1998

71/433 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3

Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3
Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Kb1 Rd8
12.Nd2
dxc4
13.Bxc4
Qf5
14.Nde4
Rxd1+N
[ 14...Nxe4 - 71/(433) ]
15.Rxd1 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 e5 17.Bg3 Be6
18.f3!?
[ 18.Bxe6 Qxe6 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.Qxc5
f6= ]
18...Rc8 19.Qb3 Bxc4 20.Qxc4 h5! 21.h3
[ 21.h4 a6= ]
21...h4 22.Be1 Qg6 23.Rd2
[ 23.Rd7? Qxg2 24.Bxh4 Qh1+ 25.Ka2
Nb4+-+ ]
23...Rd8?!
[ 23...a6! 24.Rc2 Rd8= ]
24.Rxd8+ Bxd8 25.Qb3! Qxg2
[ 25...Bb6!? 26.Bxh4 Qxg2 27.Ng5 Qf1+!
( 27...Nd8 28.Qb5 Nc6 29.Qd3!
g6
30.Ka2! ) 28.Ka2 Nd8 29.Qa4 ( 29.Qd5
Qe2!= ; 29.Bg3 Qe2! 30.Qa4 Nc6 31.Qe4
Bxe3!= ) 29...Nc6 30.Qe4 g6 31.Qd5 Nd8
32.Bg3 Qg1!= ]
26.Qxb7! Qg6 27.Qd7 Bb6 28.Bf2 Kh7?!
[ 28...f5 29.Nd6 f4+ 30.e4! Bxf2 31.Qxc6
Qg2!
32.Qe8+
Kh7
33.Qh5+
Kg8
34.Qxe5 Qxf3! 35.Nf5 Qd3+= ]
29.Kc1
[ 29.Ka2
Na5
( 29...Nd8
30.Bxh4+- )
30.Bxh4 ( 30.Qe7 f6= ; 30.Nd6 f6= ; 30.b4
Nc4 31.Qd3 f5! 32.Qxc4 fxe4 33.Qxe4
Qxe4 34.fxe4 g5 35.Kb3 Kg6 36.Kc4 g4
37.hxg4 Kg5= ) 30...Bxe3 31.Qd5 Qe6!
( 31...Nc6
32.Nd6 )
32.Qxe6
fxe6
/\ Nc6-d4+/= ]
29...Na5?
[ 29...Nd8! 30.Qe7 f6 31.Kd2 Nf7! 32.Qe8
Nh6! 33.Qxg6+ Kxg6 34.Bxh4 Bxe3+
35.Kxe3 Nf5+ 36.Ke2 Nxh4 37.b4 Nf5= ]
30.Qe7?
[ 30.b4! Nc4 ( 30...Nc6 31.Kd2+- ) 31.Qd3
f5 32.Qxc4 fxe4 33.Qxe4 Qxe4 34.fxe4
g5 35.Kd2! Kg6 36.Ke2 Kh5 37.Kf3+- ]
30...Qc6+
31.Kd1 Qd5+ 32.Ke1 Nc4
33.Qxh4+ Kg8 34.Qg4 Qd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 34...Qc6 35.Qf5! Nxb2 36.Kf1= ]
35.Nf6+?!
[ 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.Qf5+ Kh8 37.Qxf7
Qb1+ ( 37...Bxe3= ) 38.Ke2 Qxb2+ 39.Kf1
Qc1+ 40.Kg2 Nxe3+= ]
35...Kf8 36.Qc8+ Ke7
[ 36...Bd8 37.Qc5+! Be7 38.Qc8+= ]
37.Ng8+ Kd6 38.Qf8+ Kc6 39.Ne7+ Kd7
40.Qxf7 Nxb2
[ 40...Ba5+ 41.b4 Qb1+ 42.Ke2 Qa2+
43.Ke1 Qa1+= ]
41.Nf5+?
[ 41.Ng6+! Kc8 42.Qf5+! Qxf5 43.Ne7+
Kd7 44.Nxf5 g5= ]
41...Kc6 42.Bh4?
[ 42.Qg6+ Kb5 43.Nd6+ Ka4 44.Qxd3
Nxd3+ 45.Ke2 Nxf2 46.Kxf2 Kxa3 47.Ke2
Kb3 48.Kd3 a5 49.Nc4 a4! 50.Nd2+ Kb4
51.Nb1 Ba5 52.Ke2 Kc5 53.Kd3 Bb4-+ ]
[ 42.Ne7+ Kb5 43.Qd5+ Ka4 44.Qxd3
Nxd3+ 45.Ke2 Nxf2 46.Kxf2 Kxa3 47.Ke2
Kb3 48.Kd3 ( 48.Nc6 Kc4 49.e4 Bd4-+ )
48...a5 49.Nd5 a4!-+ ]
42...Qd1+ 43.Kf2 Nd3+ 44.Kg2 Nf4+!
0-1

328

6...Be7?N
[ 6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Bd7 ]
7.cxd5 exd5
[ 7...Nxd5 8.e4 Nb6 9.Qd1 ]
8.Bf4 0-0 9.e3 Bf5 10.Ba6!
[ 10.Be2 Ne4 11.0-0 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bd6
13.Bxd6 Qxd6 ]
10...bxa6
[ 10...Rb8
11.Bb5
Bd7
12.Qc2
a6
13.Bd3 ]
[ 10...Qb8 ]
11.Qxc6 Rb8 12.b4
[ 12.Bxc7 Qc8 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5
Rb5 15.Qc4 Rxb2 16.Rc1 Bxa3 17.0-0
Rb4 ]
12...Rb6
[ 12...a5 13.Bxc7 Qc8 14.Ne5+- ]
13.Qa4 Nh5
[ 13...a5 14.bxa5 Rb2 15.0-0 c5 16.dxc5
Bxc5 17.Bg5+- ]
14.Bg3
[ 14.0-0 Nxf4 15.exf4 Qd6 16.g3 ]
[ 14.Be5 Rg6 15.0-0 Bh3 16.Ne1 ]
14...Rh6 15.0-0?
[ 15.Be5 f6 16.Bg3 Nxg3 17.fxg3 ]
[ 15.Kd2 ]
15...Nxg3 16.hxg3 Bd6! 17.Rfe1
[ 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 c6 ]
D37
Van Wely,L
2655 17...Be4 18.Nxe4
[ 18.Nd2 f5 ]
Van der Sterren,P
2555
Deutschland
1997 18...dxe4 19.Nd2 f5
[ 19...Qg5 20.Nxe4 Qh5 21.f4+- ]
[Van der Sterren,P]
20.Qxa6
71/(433) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
[ 20.Nc4 Qg5 21.Nxd6 Qh5 22.Kf1 cxd6
Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3
23.Rac1 Qg4 24.Kg1 Qh5= 25.Kf1 Qh1+
Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Kb1 Rd8
26.Ke2 Qxg2 27.Rc7 ]
12.Nd2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Qf5 14.Nde4 Nxe4 20...Qg5 21.Qe2
15.Rxd8+ Nxd8N
[ 21.Qc4+ Rf7! ]
[ 15...Bxd8 - 70/(389) ]
21...Rh5 22.Nc4
16.Nxe4 Bd7 17.Rd1 Bc6 18.Bd3 Qa5
[ 22.Nf1 Qh6 23.f4 exf3 24.Qxf3 g5 ]
19.Nd6
22...Qh6
23.f4
exf3
24.Qxf3
Bxg3-+
25.Qxg3 f4 26.Qg4
[ 26.exf4 Rxf4 27.Re8+ Kf7 ]
D38 26...fxe3 27.Qxh5 Qxh5 28.Nxe3 Qh4
Kramnik,V
2770 29.Re2 Qxd4 30.Rd1 Qc3 31.Nd5 Qxa3
Bareev,E
2670 32.Kh2 h6 33.Re3 Qa6
[ 33...Qa4! ]
Kazan
1997
34.Nxc7 Qc4 35.Nd5 Kh7 36.Rc3 Qh4+
[Bareev,E]
37.Rh3 Qg4 38.Rd2 Rf5 39.Rhd3
71/434 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3
[ 39.b5 Qc4 40.Rhd3 Qxb5 ]
Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.a3
39...Qh4+ 40.Rh3 Qc4 41.Rhd3 Qh4+
[ 6.Ne5 - 69/(379) ]
42.Rh3 Qe4 43.Re3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 43.Rhd3 Rh5+ ]
43...Rh5+ 44.Kg1 Qb1+ 45.Kf2 Rxd5
0-1

329
Topalov,V
Polgar,Ju
Wijk aan Zee
[Polgar,Ju]

D39
2740
2670
1998

D38
Temirbaev,S
2475 71/436 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
Zvjaginsev,V
2635 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4
Luzern
1997 8.Nxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2
[ 9.Bxf6!? ]
[Zvjaginsev,V]
9...Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qe7
71/435 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
[ 11...Qb6 - 44/(499) ]
Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.e3 c5 12.Bd3
8.Bd3
[ 12.Qe2 ]
[ 8.Bb5 - 71/(435) ]
12...Nc6 13.a3 Bd6 14.0-0N
8...c4 9.Bf5 Nb6 10.Bxc8 Rxc8 11.0-0 0-0
[ 14.Be3 - 71/(436) ]
12.Ne5 Be7 13.Qf3 Qd6!? 14.Rac1!
14...Rd8?
[ 14.a4 a5= ]
[ 14...Bxh2+?!
15.Kxh2
Qd6+
16.Kg1
14...Rcd8 15.b3
( 16.e5? Nxe5 17.Bf4 Qxd3 18.Bxe5
[ 15.Rfe1!? ]
Qxd1 19.Raxd1 Ng4+ ) 16...Qxd3 17.Nc5
15...cxb3 16.axb3 Ne4! 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
Qd4 18.Nxb7 /\ Nb5 ]
18.Qe2!?
[ 14...0-0 ]
[ 18.Nxe4 dxe4= ]
15.f4 Bc8
18...a6?!
[ 15...e5 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Nd4
[ 18...Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Rc8 20.Rfc1 Qb4= ]
18.Nxd4 exd4 19.Qh5 ]
19.Na4! Nxa4 20.bxa4 Rc8 21.Qb2 g6
[ 15...Bc5+ 16.Kh1 ]
[ 21...g6 22.h3 ]
16.e5 Bc5+ 17.Kh1 Rxd3
[ 17...Nd5 18.Ne4 |^ ]
18.exf6 gxf6 19.Qe2?
[ 19.Nxc5 Qxc5 20.Ne4 Qf5 ( 20...Qd4
D38
21.Qe1 Qxb2 22.Bc3 Rxc3 23.Nxc3 ;
Yermolinsky,A
2650
20...Qc4 21.Qe2 Nd4?! 22.Nxf6+ Ke7
Piket,Je
2630
23.Bb4++- ) 21.Qe2 /\ Bc3+/- ]
Merrillville
1997
19...Qd8! 20.Rad1
[Piket,Je]
[ 20.Nxc5 Rxd2 ]
71/(435) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 20...Be7 21.Be3 Rd7
Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.e3 c5
[ 21...Rxd1!? 22.Rxd1 Qc7 23.Nb5 Qb8
8.Bb5 Qa5 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7 10.0-0 Bxc3
24.Bc5 Qxf4 25.Nd6+ Bxd6 26.Bxd6 ]
11.bxc3 0-0
22.f5 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Qc7 24.fxe6
[ 11...c4 - 53/(398) ]
[ 24.Nb5 Qe5 ]
12.dxc5N
24...Bxe6 25.Nd4
[ 12.Be7 ]
[ 25.Nd5 Qe5 ]
12...Nxc5!
25...Nxd4 26.Bxd4
[ 12...Qxc5 13.Qd4 ]
[ 26.Rxd4 Qc6 ]
13.Qxd5 Be6 14.Qd4 f6 15.Bh4 Rac8 26...Rg8 27.Qf2?
16.Qb4 Qa6 17.Nd4 Nd3 18.Qb1 Bf7
[ 27.Bxa7! Qc6 28.Qe4 ]
19.Rd1 Rxc3 20.Nb5 Rc1 21.Qxd3 Bc4 27...Rg5
22.Qd4=
[ 27...Qc6 28.Bxa7 Bh3 29.Rg1 ]
-
28.Ne4
[ 28.Bxa7!? Rh5 29.h3 Qc6 30.Kg1 Rg5
31.Rd3 ]
28...Rf5 29.Qe3 Qc4?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 29...Qf4 30.Qe2 ]
30.Kg1 Rd5 31.b3 Qc7 32.Rf1 f5 33.Nf6+
[ 33.Nc3 Rd7 ]
33...Bxf6 34.Bxf6 Qc5 35.Qxc5 Rxc5
36.Rd1 Rd5 37.Rxd5 Bxd5 38.b4
-

330

[ 18...Rhg8 19.Bh5 ]
[ 18...Rcg8!? ]
19.Nxe6!+- Qe5
[ 19...fxe6 20.Qg7+ ]
[ 19...Kxe6 20.e5 Qxe5 21.Bg4+ Ke7
22.Rfe1 Be4 23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.Qh4 Rc4
25.Rd4+- ]
20.Nd4 Rcg8 21.f4
[ 21.Nf5+?? Qxf5 22.exf5 Rxg2+ 23.Kh1
D39
Rg6+ ]
Gelfand,B
2695
Tkachiev,V
2615 21...Qc5 22.Kh1 Rg6 23.Qh3 Bxe4
[ 23...Bd7 24.Qxd7+ Kxd7 25.Nb3+ Kc6
Groningen (m/2)
1997
26.Nxc5 Kxc5 27.Rd5+ Kb6 28.Rb1+ ]
[Polgar,Ju]
24.Bf3 Bxf3 25.Rxf3 Qc7
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4
[ 25...Rc8 26.f5 ( 26.Re3+ Kf8 27.Qxh7 )
5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4
26...Rg7
( 26...Rg5
27.Re3+
Kf8
Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qe7
28.Qh6+ ) 27.Qh6 ]
[ 11...Qb6 - 44/(499) ]
26.Nf5+ Kf8 27.Rfd3 Nc6 28.Rd7 Qa5
12.Bd3 Nc6 13.a3 Bd6 14.Be3 a6 15.0-0 29.Qd3
0-0 16.f4 e5 17.f5 Nd4!? 18.Nxd4 exd4 1-0
19.Bxd4 Bc5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21.Kh1 Bc6
22.Qf3 Rfe8 23.Qg3 Rad8
-
D39
Browne,W
2530
Van Buskirk,Ch
2260
D39 Los Angeles
1997
Piket,Je
2630 [Browne,W]
Topalov,V
2745
Groningen (m/2)
1997 71/(437) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3
dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4
[Piket,Je]
8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bxf6 Qxc3+
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 11.Kf1 gxf6 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.h4 Ke7
5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 14.Rh3 Nc6 15.Nxc6+ bxc6 16.Rd3 Rb8
Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+
17.Kg1 Rd8 18.e5!N
[ 10.Bxf6 - 71/(437) ]
[ 18.Rxd8 - 45/483 ]
10...Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 18...fxe5 19.Qh5 Rxd3 20.Qg5+! Kf8
Nc6 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Qa3! Rc8
[ 20...f6 21.Qg7+ Ke8 22.Bxd3 Qd2
[ 15...Qa5 16.Qb2 ]
23.Rxc6 Qe1+ ( 23...Qxd3 24.Qg8+ Ke7
16.Rad1 Na5 17.Qc1!N
25.Rc7++- ) 24.Kh2 Qxf2 25.Rxc8+ Rxc8
[ 17.Rd3 - 69/383 ]
26.Bb5++- ]
17...Ke7?!
21.Bxd3 Bd7?
[ 17...Qxc3?
18.Qh6
( 18.Qf4
Ke7
[ 21...Rb4!? ]
19.Nf5+ ) 18...Ke7 19.e5 fxe5 20.Nf5+
[ 21...Qd5!? ]
exf5
21.Qd6+
Ke8
22.Qxd7+
Kf8 22.Bxh7 Rb4 23.h5 Qd5 24.h6 e4
23.Qxf5 ]
25.Qg7+ Ke7 26.Bg6+[ 17...e5?! 18.Nf3 ( 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5
Qxc3 20.Qh6 Ke7 21.Bh5 ) 18...Qxc3
( 18...Be6 ) 19.Qh6 ]
[ 17...Qc5 18.Qe3 ( 18.Qh6 Qg5 19.Qh3 )]
[ 17...h5!? ]
18.Qh6 Bc6?
[ 18...Nc6 19.f4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Van Wely,L
Polgar,Ju
Hoogeveen
[Polgar,Ju]

331
A35
2655
Gurevich,M
2670
Barsov,A
1997 Vlissingen
[Gurevich,M]

71/438 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4

d5
[ 4...cxd4 - 1/105 ]
5.dxc5 e6 6.a3 Bxc5 7.b4 Bd6 8.Nf3 0-0
9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nb5?!N
[ 10.Be2 ]
10...Bb8 11.Bb2?
[ 11.Be2 ]
11...a5 12.bxa5 Ne4 13.Be2 Qxa5+ 14.Kf1
[ 14.Nd2 Re8 ]
14...Rd8 15.h3 Qb6
[ 15...Ne7!? 16.Rc1 Nf5 ]
16.g3 Re8
[ 16...Ne7! ]
17.Qe1
[ 17.Qxd5 Bxg3 ]
17...Na5 18.Bd4 Qg6 19.Kg2 Nc4 20.Nh4
Qc6
[ 20...Qg5!? 21.Nf3 Qe7 ]
21.a4
[ 21.Nc3? Nxc3 22.Qxc3 Nxe3+ 23.fxe3
Qxc3 24.Bxc3 Rxe3 ]
21...Ra6 22.Bg4 f5 23.Bxf5?
[ 23.Nxf5
A) 23...h5!? 24.Nxg7 hxg4 25.hxg4 Re5
26.Nf5 ( 26.Bxe5 Bxe5 27.Nf5 Bxf5
28.gxf5 Bxa1 29.Qxa1 Qf6 ) 26...Bxf5
27.gxf5 Rxf5 28.Rh8+ Kf7 ;
B) 23...Bxf5
24.Bxf5
Nxg3
25.fxg3
Nxe3+ 26.Bxe3 d4+ 27.Kh2 Rxe3
28.Nxd4 Rxe1 ( 28...Qe8 29.Qc1! )
29.Nxc6 Re2+ 30.Kg1 Rxc6 31.Rh2 ]
23...Rf8! 24.Bxc8 Qxc8
[ 24...Rxf2+ 25.Qxf2 Nxf2 26.Nf5! ]
25.Ra2 Rh6 26.Qd1
[ 26.Nf3 Nxg3 27.fxg3 Rg6 28.g4 Rxg4+
29.hxg4 Qxg4+ 30.Kf1 Bg3-+ ]
26...g5 27.Nf3 g4 28.hxg4
[ 28.Nh4 gxh3+ 29.Rxh3 Rxf2+ 30.Rxf2
Qxh3+ 31.Kxh3 Nxf2+-+ ]
28...Rxh1 29.Qxh1 Qxg4 30.Nh2
[ 30.Qd1 Ncd2 31.Rxd2 Nxd2 32.Qxd2
Qxf3+ 33.Kg1 Bxg3 ]
30...Rxf2+
0-1

D41
2620
2445
1997

71/439 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3

c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qxd4 exd5
8.Nxd5 Qa5+ 9.Nc3 Bc5 10.Qh4!?N
[ 10.Qd1 - 58/(452) ]
10...Na6
[ 10...Nc6
11.Bd2
0-0
( 11...Qb6
12.Na4+- ) 12.e3 ( 12.Nd5? Bxf2+ 13.Qxf2
Qxd5 ) 12...Nb4 13.Rc1 Bf5 14.Nb5! ]
11.Bd2 Qb6 12.e3 0-0
[ 12...Qxb2 ]
13.Bc4 Qxb2 14.0-0
[ 14.Rb1 Qc2 15.Rxb7 ( 15.0-0 Bc6
16.Rfc1 Qf5 ) 15...Bc6 16.Bxa6 Bxb7
17.Bxb7 Rab8 18.Be4? Nxe4 19.Qxe4
Rb1+ ]
14...Bc6 15.e4!? /\ Rab1, e5|^>> Be7
[ 15...Rfd8 16.Rab1 Qa3 17.Rb3 Qa5
18.Nd5 ]
16.Rab1
[ 16.e5? Bxf3 17.gxf3 Qxd2-+ ]
16...Qa3 17.Bg5!
[ 17.Rb3 Qc5 18.Bxa6 ( 18.e5 Bxf3
19.gxf3 Nd7!? ) 18...bxa6 19.Be3 Qa5
20.Nd4 Bd7 ]
17...Qxc3
[ 17...h6
18.e5!?
hxg5
( 18...Bxf3
19.Bxf6! ) 19.Nxg5 Nh5 20.Qxh5 Bxg5
21.Qxg5 Qxc3 22.Bxa6 Bxg2! ( 22...bxa6
23.Rbc1 ) 23.Rfc1
Qa5
24.Bd3!?
( 24.Bxb7 Bxb7 25.Rxb7 Qxa2= )]
18.Rfc1 Qa5 19.e5 Nd5!
[ 19...Bxf3 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Bxf6 Qf5!?
( 21...gxf6 22.gxf3 Qg5+ 23.Qxg5+
fxg5 24.Rxb7 ) 22.gxf3 gxf6 23.Rb5 Qxf3
( 23...Nc5 24.Rxc5 Qxc5 25.Bxf7++- )
24.Rb3 ]
[ 19...h6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.exf6 ]
20.Bxe7
[ 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Bxe7 Rfe8 22.Bd6
Re6 ]
20...Nxe7 21.Qxe7 Rae8 22.Qh4 Bxf3
23.gxf3 Rxe5 24.Rxb7 Nc5
[ 24...Nc7 25.Bd3 Rh5 26.Rxa7! ]
25.Rxf7!
[ 25.Re7?
Qd8
26.Rxf7
Qg5+!-+
( 26...Qxh4 27.Rf4+ Ne6 28.Rxh4= )]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

332

25...Rxf7 26.Qf4!
Kg8 30.Re7 ;
[ 26.Qf4
B) 23.Re3 ]
A) 26...Re1+ 27.Kg2 ;
23.Ne4+
B) 26...Ne6 27.Bxe6 Rxe6 ( 27...Re1+
[ 23.Ne6+ Kh7 24.Nxg7 Kxg7 25.Qg4+
28.Kg2 Rxc1 29.Qxf7+ ) 28.Rc8++- ;
Kh6= ]
C) 26...Qc7 27.Bxf7+ Kh8 28.Bc4 ;
[ 23.Nxf7+!? Kh7
D) 26...Re6 27.Qb8+ Rf8 28.Qe5
A) 24.Ng5+
Rff6 29.Qxc5 Qxc5 30.Bxe6+ Rxe6
A1) 24...Kg8 25.Qd2 ;
31.Rxc5 ]
A2) 24...Kh8 25.Qg4 ( 25.Qd2 );
1-0
A3) 24...Kh6 25.Nf7+= ( 25.Qd2 Nc4
26.Qd3 g6 27.Rg4 );
B) 24.e6 Kg8 ( 24...Rxf7 25.Qxf7 Qxf7
26.exf7
Rf8
27.Re7 ) 25.h5
Rxf7
D41
26.exf7+ Qxf7 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Rf4+
Cranbourne,C
2285
Kg8 29.Re7 ]
Ninov,N
2450
corr
1996 23...Kh7
[ 23...g5 24.Nxg5 Kg7 ( 24...Kg6 25.h5+ )
[Cranbourne,C]
25.Qf5 Rh8 26.Rg4 Kf8 27.e6 f6
71/440 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
28.Nf7+- ]
c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4
[ 23...Kg6 24.Nd6
8.cxd4 Nc6
A) 24...Kh7 25.Qg4 Rfe8 ( 25...Rfd8
[ 8...Bb4+ - 71/(440) ]
26.Nf5 Qf8 27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Rg4 g6
9.Bc4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 0-0
29.e6 Qg7 30.exf7++- ) 26.Nf5 Qf8
12.0-0 b6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Na5
27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Rg4 Re6 ( 28...g6
15.Bd3 Rc8 16.d5 exd5 17.e5 Nc4 18.Qf4
29.e6 Qg7 30.exf7+ Kxf7 31.Nd6++- )
Nb2 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Ng5+ Kg6 21.h4
29.Rxg7+ Qxg7 30.Nxg7 Kxg7 31.f4
/\ 22.h5 Kh5 23.g4 Kg6 25.Qf5 Kh6 26.Qh7
Nd3 32.f5 Nxe1 33.Qg4+ Kf8 34.fxe6
Kg5 27.Qh5 Kf4 28.Qf5# Qe7N
fxe6 35.Qb4+ ;
[ 21...Rc4 - 8/485 ]
B) 24...f5 ]
22.Rd4
24.Nf6+ gxf6 25.Qf5+ Kh6 26.exf6!
[ 22.g4 f5 23.exf6 Qxf6 24.Qd2 Qxf2+
[ 26.Qf4+= ]
25.Qxf2 Rxf2 26.Rd2 Rf4 ]
26...Qxe1+ 27.Kh2 Rg8
[ 22.Qd2 Rh8 ]
[ 27...Qc1 28.g4+- ]
[ 22.h5+ Kh6 23.Ne4+
28.g4+- Rxg4
A) 23...Kh7 24.Nf6+ gxf6 ( 24...Kh8
[ 28...Qxf2+ 29.Qxf2 Kh7 30.Qf5+ Rg6
25.Qf5 g6 26.hxg6 Kg7 27.Nh5+ Kh6
31.h5 ]
28.Qh3 ) 25.exf6 Qc7 26.Qf5+ Kh6 29.Rxg4 Qc1 30.Rg5
27.Re7 ;
1-0
B) 23...g5 24.hxg6+ Kg7 ]
[ 22.Re3 Nxd1 ( 22...Rc4 23.h5+ Kh6
24.Ne4+ Kh7 25.Qf5+ Kh6 26.Rg3 Rxe4
D41
27.Rg6+ Kh7 28.Re6+ Kg8 29.Rxe7 Bc8
Kramnik,V
2790
30.Qf3
Bg4
31.Qg3
Bxd1
32.f3+- )
Van der Sterren,P
2550
23.Rg3 ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
22...Kh6
[ 22...Nc4 23.h5+ Kh6 24.Ne6+ Kh7 71/(440) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Ng5 g6 27.hxg6 Nd6 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4
8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 0-0
28.exd6 Qxe1+ 29.Kh2+- ]
11.Rd1N
[ 22...f5
[ 11.Bc4 - 69/384 ]
A) 23.h5+ Kh6 24.Nf7+ Kh7 25.Qxf5+
Kg8 26.e6 Rxf7 ( 26...Rc7 27.Rf4 /\ h6 ) 11...b6 12.h4 Bb7 13.Bd3 Nc6 14.Bb1
27.exf7+ Qxf7 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rf4+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Qd6 15.0-0 Rad8 16.Qg5
18.Qg3 Ne7 19.Bd3

Van Wely,L
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee
[Piket,Je]

333
e5

17.d5

f6

D41
2605
2575
1998

71/441 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3

c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bc4 cxd4
8.exd4 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Nxc3
11.bxc3 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Qc2 g6 14.Bh6
Re8 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.h4
[ 16.Qf4 Bd6 17.Qg4 Ne7 18.Rxe6
( 18.Rac1 Nf5 )
A) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 ( 19.Qxf3 fxe6
20.Qf6 Nf5-+ ) 19...Rxc3 20.Bb5 Rf8
21.Re3! ( 21.Bxf8 fxe6 );
B) 18...Rxc3 19.Bb5 Bc8! ]
16...Na5 17.Ng5
[ 17.Ne5 Bxh4 18.Qf4 Qf6 ]
17...Bxg5!?N
[ 17...Bf8 - 22/605 ]
18.Bxg5
[ 18.hxg5? e5! ]
18...f6 19.Bf4
[ 19.Bh6 Qd5 20.f3 Qh5 ]
19...Qd7
[ 19...Qd5 20.f3
A) 20...Nc4 21.Qf2 e5 22.Be4 Qf7
23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.Bxe5
Rxe5
26.Rxe5
fxe5
27.Rd1!?
( 27.Qe3 );
B) 20...Qd7
21.Rac1
Bd5
22.Qf2
Kh8 ]
20.Rac1 Bd5 21.Bb1 Nc4 22.Qd1
[ 22.Qd3 Na3 ]
[ 22.Qe2 e5 ]
22...Rcd8
[ 22...b5 23.Qg4 Kh8 24.Qg3 Rcd8
- 22...Rcd8 ( 24...Rc6 )]
[ 22...Qf7!? ]
23.Qd3 b5
[ 23...Na3? 24.c4 ]
24.Qg3 Kh8 25.Bd3 a6 26.Re2 Nd6
27.Rce1 Nf5?
[ 27...Rg8!? ]
[ 27...Nf7! 28.Bxg6?! hxg6 ( 28...Rg8
29.h5 )
29.Qxg6
Rg8
30.Qxf6+
( 30.Qh5+ Kg7 ) 30...Kh7 31.Re5 Rxg2+

32.Kf1 Nxe5 33.Rxe5 Rg7! ]

28.Qh3 Ng7 29.g4 Rc8 30.Bb1 Rc4?!
[ 30...Qf7!? ]
31.h5! g5
[ 31...gxh5 32.Qd3! ]
32.Bd2
[ 32.Qd3? Nxh5 ]
32...Rf8 33.a3
[ 33.h6 Ne8 34.Be4!? Nc7 35.Qd3 ]
[ 33.Qd3 Ne8 34.Rxe6 Bxe6 35.Rxe6
Nc7 ]
33...Ne8 34.f4?!
[ 34.h6!? Nd6 35.Ba2 ( 35.f4 gxf4 36.Bxf4
e5 ) 35...Rxd4 36.cxd4 Bxa2 ]
[ 34.Ba2 Rc6 ]
[ 34.Be4 ]
34...gxf4 35.Bxf4 e5! 36.Bg3
[ 36.Kh2 exf4 37.Re7 Qc6 38.Rxh7+ Kg8
39.Qd3 f5! Van Wely,L ]
[ 36.Bf5
A) 36...Qc6
37.Bd2
Nd6
38.Bd3
( 38.dxe5 Nxf5 39.gxf5 Rg8+ 40.Kh2
Rcg4 ) 38...Bf3 39.Bxc4 Nxc4 40.Rf2
Bxg4 ( 40...e4 );
B) 36...Be6! 37.Bxe6 Qxe6 38.Bxe5
fxe5 39.Rxe5 Qc8 ]
36...Be6!
[ 36...Rxc3 37.dxe5 ]
37.Re4
[ 37.Qh4 Rxc3 ( 37...Bxg4 38.Rxe5! ;
37...Rg8 38.Rxe5! )
A) 38.dxe5 Rg8 ( 38...f5 );
B) 38.Rxe5
Rxg3+
39.Qxg3
fxe5
40.Qxe5+ Ng7 41.h6 Bxg4 ]
37...Rxc3 38.dxe5 f5 39.Rf4 Rg8 40.Qg2?!
[ 40.h6!? Rxg4 41.Rxg4 fxg4 42.Qh4
Rxa3 43.Rf1 Rf3 ]
40...Rxg4
[ 40...Ng7! 41.Rf3 ( 41.h6 Nh5! ) 41...Bd5
42.e6 Qa7+ 43.Bf2
A) 43...Bxf3 44.Bxa7 Bxg2 45.Bd4 Rg3
46.h6
( 46.Kf2
Rxg4 )
46...Rxg4
47.hxg7+ R8xg7 48.Bxg7+ ( 48.e7 Bc6+
49.Kf1
Rxd4 )
48...Kxg7
49.Bxf5
( 49.e7 Be4+ );
B) 43...Qb7! ]
41.Rxg4 fxg4 42.Rf1 Kg8 43.Kh2
[ 43.h6 Qd4+ 44.Kh2 Qe3 ]
43...Ng7 44.h6 Nh5 45.Qa8+ Rc8 46.Qxa6
[ 46.Qe4 Qd2+ 47.Kg1 Qxh6 ]
46...Nxg3
[ 46...Qd2+
47.Kg1
Qe3+
( 47...Qxh6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

334

48.Ba2! )
48.Bf2
Qxh6
( 48...Qxe5
49.Re1 ) 49.Ba2! ]
47.Kxg3 Rc3+ 48.Kh4
[ 48.Kg2 Qd2+ 49.Rf2 Bd5+ ]
48...Rh3+ 49.Kg5 Qe8!-+
[ 49...Qd2+? 50.Rf4 Qd8+ 51.Rf6 Qd2+
52.Rf4= ]
50.Rf6
[ 50.Qd6 Qh5+ 51.Kf6 Qf7+ 52.Kg5
Rh5# ]
[ 50.Bxh7+ Kxh7 51.Qb7+ Bd7 52.Qe4+
Kh8 53.Qg6 Qxg6+ 54.Kxg6 Rf3 ]
50...Qh5+
51.Kf4
Rf3+
52.Ke4
Rxf6
53.exf6 Qf5+ 54.Ke3 Qf3+ 55.Kd2 Qf4+
56.Kc2
[ 56.Kd1 Bb3+ 57.Ke2 ( 57.Bc2 Qf1+
58.Kd2 Qf2+ ) 57...Bc4+ 58.Kd1 Qf1+
59.Kd2 ( 59.Kc2 Bd3+ 60.Kc3 b4+ )
59...Qxb1 60.Qc8+ Kf7 61.Qd7+ Kxf6
62.Qg7+ Ke6 ]
56...Bf5+ 57.Kb2 Qe5+ 58.Kc1
[ 58.Kb3 Bxb1 59.Qc8+ Kf7 60.Qd7+
Kxf6 61.Qg7+ Ke6 ( 61...Kf5 62.Qxh7+
Kg5
63.Qxb1
Kxh6 ) 62.Qg8+
Kd6
63.Qb8+ Kd5 64.Qxb5+ Ke4 65.Qe2+
Kf4 66.Qf1+ Kg5 67.Qxb1 Qb5+ ]
58...Qe1+
0-1

Timman,J
Karpov,An
Wijk aan Zee
[Timman,J]

D42
2635
2735
1998

71/442 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Nf6 11.a3 b6
[ 11...Qd6 - 71/(442) ]
12.Bc2 Ba6 13.Bf4
[ 13.Bg5 - 67/502 ]
13...Rc8 14.Rc1 Bc4 15.Bg3!?N
[ 15.Ba4 a6! 16.Bxc6 Rxc6 17.Ne5 Rc8
18.Qa4 Qxd4 ]
15...g6?!
[ 15...b5= ]
16.Ba4 a6 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Ne5 Rc8
19.Qa4! Bd5
[ 19...Qxd4 20.Nc6 ]
20.Nxd5?!
[ 20.Qxa6 Ba8 21.f3! Nd5 ( 21...Qxd4+

22.Bf2 Qd2 23.Qxb6 Rb8 24.Qa7! Rb7

25.Nc4! Sokolov,I ) 22.Ne4 ]
20...Nxd5 21.Nc6
[ 21.Qxa6 Bg5 ]
21...Qd7 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Qxa6 Qd7!
24.h3 Rc6 25.Qe2 Rfc8 26.Qd2 b5 27.h4
[ 27.h4 Rc4 28.h5 Kg7! ]
-

Gadjily,R
Kutirov,R
Pula
[Gadjilu,R; Bajarany,I]

D42
2290
2495
1997

71/(442) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Nf6 11.a3
Qd6 12.Bg5!?N
[ 12.Be3 - 31/460 ]
12...Rd8 13.Qc2 h6
[ 13...Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Bxh7+ Kf8
( 15...Kh8 16.Be4 @ ) 16.Rad1 Qg4
17.Rxd8+ Bxd8 18.Qd2 Be7 19.Bb1 @ ]
14.Be3 Ng4?
[ 14...b6!? 15.Rad1 Bb7 16.Qc1 (/\ Bh6)
Bf8 ( 16...Na5? 17.Ne5 ) 17.Bf4 Qd7
18.Bb1 |^ ]
15.Rad1 Nxe3 16.Rxe3 Bd7 17.Bc4!
/\ d5, /\ Ba2_b1->

Anand,V
Karpov,An
Lausanne (m/4)
[Karpov,An]

D42
2770
2735
1998

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3
Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7
12.h4!? Nf5!?N
[ 12...Bd7 13.Qd3 h6 ( 13...g6 14.Bh6
Bg7
15.Bxg7
Kxg7
16.Bxd5
Nxd5
17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Re5 Bg4 19.g3 f6
20.Ree1 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Qd7 22.Rac1 Rfe8
23.Kg2 Rac8 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Qa3 )
A) 14.Ng5 g6 15.Nf3 Bg7 16.h5 g5
17.Nxg5!? hxg5 18.Bxg5 f6 19.Bh7+
Kh8 20.h6 Nxc3 ( 20...fxg5? - 54/418 );
B) 14.a3 Bc6 15.Ne2 Nb6 16.Ng3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Bxe4
17.Qxe4
Qd5
18.Qg4
Kh7
19.Ne4 Nd7 20.Bg5 ;
C) 14.g4!? ]
13.Qd3
[ 13.Bg5?! Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nxh4 15.Bxh4
Bxh4 16.Rb1 Rb8 17.Ne5 f5 18.Bc2 Qc7
19.Rb3 b6 20.Re3 Bf6 21.Nd3 Ba6
22.Nb2 Rfe8 ]
13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 h6 15.h5
[ 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Ba3 Re8 17.Rxe8+
Qxe8 18.Re1 Qd8
A) 19.Qb5!? Be6 20.Qxb7 Bd5 21.Qb5
Rb8
22.Qe2
Qa5
23.Bb4
Qxa2
24.Qxa2 Bxa2 25.Be7 ( 25.Ra1 Bd5
26.Rxa7 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Bxd4 ) 25...a5
26.Bxf6 gxf6= ;
B) 19.c4 b5!? 20.cxb5 Be6 21.h5
( 21.Bc5 ) 21...Qa5 ]
15...Nd6 16.Ne5
[ 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Ba3 Qc7 18.Ne5 Rd8
19.Rad1 b6 ]
16...Nxe4 17.Qxe4
[ 17.Rxe4 Bxe5 18.Rxe5 b6 ]
17...Bxe5 18.dxe5
[ 18.Qxe5 Qd5 19.Qxd5 exd5 20.Ba3
Rd8 21.Re7 b6 22.f3 Be6= ]
18...f5! 19.Qe2?!
[ 19.Qf3!? ]
19...Bd7 20.Rd1 Bb5! 21.Qf3 Qe8! 22.Bf4
[ 22.Qxb7 Bc6 23.Qc7 Rc8 24.Qxa7
Qxh5 25.f3?! Bxf3! 26.gxf3 Qxf3 27.Qd4
Qg3+ 28.Kf1 Rxc3 29.Rd2 Rfc8! 30.Bb2
Rf3+ 31.Rf2 Rc2-+ ]
22...Rc8 23.Rd4 Rc4
[ 23...Bc6!? 24.Qe2 Bd5 25.Rxd5 exd5
26.e6 Rc4 27.e7 Rf7 28.Bd6 Re4
29.Qd3 Qc6 30.Rd1 Rf6 31.Qxd5+ Qxd5
32.Rxd5 Kf7 ]
24.Rad1
[ 24.Rxc4 Bxc4 25.Qxb7 Bd5 26.Qxa7
Qxh5 27.Qe3 g5 ]
24...Qf7 25.Rxc4 Bxc4 26.a3 Rc8 27.Rd4
Kh7!?
[ 27...Bd5 28.Qh3 Qc7 29.Rd3 Be4
30.Rg3 Kh7 ]
28.Bd2 Bd5 29.Qh3 b5 30.a4 bxa4
31.Rxa4 Rc4 32.Rxc4 Bxc4 33.Qh4 Bb5
34.c4 Be8 35.c5?
[ 35.Qd8!? Qxh5 36.Be3 Bc6 37.Qd6 Ba8
38.Qd8= Be4 39.f3 ]
35...Qd7
36.Bc3
Qd3
37.Qd4
Qxd4
38.Bxd4 NB 6/i a5 39.c6

335
[ 39.f3 a4 40.Bb2 Bxh5 41.c6 Be8 42.c7
Bd7 43.g3 Kg6 44.Kf2 ]
39...Bxc6 40.f3 f4! 41.Bb2 Be8 42.Bc1 a4
43.Bxf4 a3 44.Be3 Bxh5 45.Kf2 Be8
46.Bd4 Bc6 47.Bc3 a2 48.g3 h5 49.g4?
h4
0-1

Andersson,U
Beliavsky,A
Parnu
[Beliavsky,A]

D43
2640
2710
1997

71/444 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3

c6 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 a6
[ 7...Nbd7 - 71/(444) ]
8.Bg5
[ 8.a4!? b4 9.Ne4 ]
8...c5 9.e3N
[ 9.a4 - 60/410 ]
9...Nbd7 10.Be2
[ 10.d5 c4 11.Qc2 exd5 12.Nxd5 Qa5+ ]
10...Bb7 11.0-0 Be7 12.dxc5
[ 12.Rfd1 Qb6 ]
12...Nxc5 13.Qxd8+ Rxd8 14.Rac1
[ 14.b4? Nce4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe7
Kxe7 17.a4 Nc3 ]
14...0-0 15.Nd4 Rc8! 16.f3 Ncd7! 17.Rfd1
Bc5 18.Bh4
[ 18.Kf1!? /\ e4 ]
18...Nd5
[ 18...b4 19.Na4 Bxd4 20.exd4 /\ Nc5 ]
19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.b3 f5 21.Bf2 Nf6 22.Bd3
[ 22.Bg3!? /\ a4 ]
22...g6 23.Rc2 Ba3!
[ 23...e5 24.Rdc1 ]
24.Re2?
[ 24.Bg3!? /\ Be5 ]
24...e5 25.Nc2 Bc5 26.e4?
[ 26.Red2 e4 27.Be2 ]
26...fxe4 27.fxe4 Bxe4! 28.Bxc5
[ 28.Bxe4 Bxf2+ 29.Rxf2 Nxe4 ]
28...Bxd3
29.Rxd3
Rxc5
30.h3
Rfc8
31.Ne3 Kf7 32.Rd6 R5c6 33.Red2 Ke7
34.R6d3 Ke6 35.Kh2?!
[ 35.Ng4!? ]
35...Ne4 36.Re2 Rd6 37.Rxd6+ Nxd6
R 9/h 38.Ng4 Rc5 39.Kg3 Nf5+ 40.Kf2 h5
41.Ne3 Rc3
[ 41...Nd4 42.Rd2 Rc1 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
42.Nd1 Rd3 43.Ke1 Kd5
[ 43...Nd4!? ]
44.Nf2 Rd4 45.g4 Nh4 46.Rc2 Nf3+
47.Ke2 Rf4 48.Rc8 Nd4+ 49.Ke1 Rf3!
50.Rd8+ Kc5 51.Rg8
[ 51.Ne4+ Kb4-+ ]
51...Re3+ 52.Kd1 Nf3! 53.Rxg6 Re1+
54.Kc2 Re2+ 55.Kd3 Rxf2 56.Ke3 Nh4
57.Rg5
[ 57.Kxf2 Nxg6 58.gxh5 Nf8-+ ]
57...Rf3+ 58.Ke4 hxg4 59.hxg4 Kb4
[ 59...Kd6-+ ]
60.Rxe5 Rg3 61.Rg5 Ka3-+ 62.Kf4 Rf3+
63.Ke4 Rf8
0-1

336

13.0-0 g4
[ 13...Nxe5!? ]
14.Nd2!?N
[ 14.Bxf6 - 39/516 ]
14...Nxe5
[ 14...h5 ]
15.dxe5 Nd7 16.Qxg4 Nxe5 17.Qe4 Nxc4
[ 17...Bg7!? 18.Rad1 0-0 ]
18.Nxc4 Qd5 19.Qf4?!
[ 19.Qc2!? Ba6 20.b3 Bxc4 21.Rad1 ]
19...Ba6 20.Ne5
[ 20.b3 Rd8 21.Ne5 Rh7 ]
20...0-0-0
[ 20...Bxf1!? 21.Qxf7+ Kd8 22.Qf6+ Kc8
23.Rxf1 Rg8 24.g3 Bd6 25.Qf7 Rd8 ]
21.Nxc6
[ 21.Rfc1? Bd6 22.Rxc6+ Qxc6 23.Rc1
Bc7-+ ]
D43
21...Bd6
22.Qc1
Polajzer,D
2420
[ 22.Qxf7 Bxf1 ]
Maksimenko,A
2515
Lviv
1998 22...Kd7! 23.Nxd8
[ 23.Nxa7 Qe5 24.Nb6+ Ke8 25.Qc6+
[Maksimenko,A]
Kf8 ]
71/(444) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 23...Bxf1
24.Qxf1
Rxd8
25.b3
Ke7
c6 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 26.Rc1?
8.Bg5 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 Qa5 11.b3 c5
[ 26.g3!? ]
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.d5
26...Qd2! 27.Qe1 Bf4! 28.Qxd2 Rxd2
[ 13.Be2 - 57/418 ]
R 9/i 29.g3 Bd6 30.Rc8 Rxa2 31.Ra8 Kf6
13...0-0-0!N
32.Rxa7 Bc5 33.Rb7 Bxf2+ 34.Kh1 Bd4!
[ 13...Rd8 ]
[ 34...Be1 35.Nc5 ]
14.dxe6
35.Rxb4 e5 36.Rc4 Kf5 37.Nc3 Rb2
[ 14.Be2 Nb6 ]
[ 37...Rd2!? ]
14...Nb6!
38.Nb5 Ke4 39.Rc1 Kf3?
[ 14...fxe6 15.Qc4 ]
[ 39...Rxb3
40.Nd6+
Kd3
( 40...Kf3
15.Nxb6+ Qxb6 16.Qe3
41.Rf1+ ) 41.Nxf7 e4 42.Nxh6 ( 42.Rd1+
[ 16.Qc2 f5! /\ Bg7-c3 ]
Kc3 43.Nd6 e3 44.Ne4+ Kc4 45.Kg2 e2
16...Qxe6
46.Re1 Kd3 47.Kf3 Rb8-+ ) 42...e3 43.Nf5
[ 16...Qxe6 17.Bc4 Qxe4 18.Bxf7 Bh6
e2 44.Nxd4 Kxd4 45.Kg2 Rd3-+ ]
19.Qxe4 Bxe4 ]
40.Rf1+ Bf2
[ 40...Rf2? 41.Nxd4+ exd4 42.Kg1 ]
41.Nc3! Rxb3
[ 41...e4 42.Nd1 Rd2 43.Nxf2 Rxf2
D43
44.Kg1 ]
Chiburdanidze,M
2525
Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A
2445 42.Nd1 Ke2 43.Rxf2+ Kxd1 44.Rf1+ Kd2
Groningen (ct)
1997 45.Rxf7 e4 46.Kg2 e3 47.Re7= Rd3 48.g4
Rd8 49.Kf3 Rf8+ 50.Kg2 Rf4
[Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A]
[ 50...e2 51.Rd7+ Ke1 52.Rd6 ]
71/445 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 51.Ra7! e2 52.Ra2+ Kd1
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 -
b5 9.Be2 b4
[ 9...Bb4!? - 71/(445) ]
10.Na4 Nxe4 11.Be5 Nf6 12.Bxc4 Nbd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

337

[ 17...Rb8 18.Nd4? c5 ]
D43
Lalic,B
2545 18.Nd4
[ 18.a4!? ]
Zhu,Chen
2490
Ubeda
1998 18...Bxe5?!
[ 18...0-0-0 19.Nxc6!? /\ 20.Nd8, 20.Bf3 ]
71/(9445) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
[ 18...Nxe5
19.Bh5!?
( 19.f4
c5! )
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3
19...Qxh5 20.Nxe6 Qf7 21.Nxg7+ Qxg7
b5 9.Be2 Bb4!? 10.Qc2N
22.Rae1 ( 22.f4 c5 ) 22...0-0-0 23.Qxe5
[ 10.0-0 - 69/386 ]
Qxe5 24.Rxe5 Rd2 ]
10...Bb7
19.Bg4
[ 10...g4?
11.Ne5
Qxd4
12.Nxg4!
[ 19.Nxe6?! Qxe6 20.Bg4 Nf6!? ( 20...Qe7
Zhu,Chen ]
21.Qg6+ Kf8 ) 21.Bxe6 Nxe4 22.Nxe4
11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Ne5
Bxb2 ]
[ 12.Rad1!? Nh5 13.e5 San Segundo,P ]
19...Bxd4 20.Qxd4!?
12...h5!? 13.h3 h4 14.Bh2 Nh5 15.Bxh5
[ 20.Bxe6 Qf6 21.Bxd7+ ( 21.Rad1 Nc5 )
Rxh5 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Nxd7
21...Kxd7 22.Rad1 Kc7 23.Rxd4 Rhe8 ]
[ 17.d5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 g4! ]
20...0-0-0
17...Qxd7 18.d5! cxd5 19.exd5 Bxc3
[ 20...0-0
21.Rae1!
( 21.Rfe1
c5! )
20.Qxc3
21...Rfe8
( 21...c5
22.Qd6 ; 21...Rae8
[ 20.dxe6? Qc6-+ Lalic,B ]
22.Qd6 ) 22.Ne4 ( 22.Qd6 Nf8 ) 22...Rad8
20...Bxd5 21.Rfe1
23.Nd6
-
A) 23...Nf8 24.Qh8+!? ( 24.Qe5 );
B) 23...Nf6 24.Bxe6! Qxe6 ( 24...Rxe6
25.Nxf7
Rxd4
26.Nxh6+
Kh7
27.Rxe6+- ) 25.Nxe8! ]
D43
[ 20...Qf6 21.Qd6
Ivanov,Se
2530
A) 21...Qe5 22.Qd2!? ( 22.Bh5+ Kd8
Yagupov,I
2415
23.Qd2 Kc7 24.Rfe1 Qd6 25.Qe3 c5
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
26.Rad1 );
[Ivanov,Se]
B) 21...Qe7 22.Qc7! ( 22.Ne4 c5! )
71/446 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
B1) 22...Nc5 23.Qe5 0-0-0 ( 23...0-0
24.Ne4 );
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3
b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7
B2) 22...Nf6 23.Qe5 0-0 24.Bxe6+
[ 10...b4 11.e5! ]
Kg7 25.Rad1 ]
11.Qc2 Nh5 12.d5 Nxg3 13.hxg3 Bg7
21.Rfe1
[ 13...exd5N - 71/(446) ]
14.dxe6 fxe6 15.e5 Qe7!N
[ 15...0-0 - 68/376 ]
D43
16.Qg6+
Filippov,V
2535
[ 16.Qe4 0-0 17.Nxb5?? Nc5 18.Qxc4
Galkin,A
2540
cxb5-+ ]
Sochi
1997
[ 16.Nd4 0-0-0! 17.Bg4 ( 17.f4 gxf4 [Ivanov,Se]
18.gxf4 Nxe5! ) 17...Nxe5 ( 17...Nc5!? )
18.Bxe6+ Kb8 19.Nf5 Qxe6 20.Nxg7 Qf7 71/(446) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
21.Nf5 Nd3 ]
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3
b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Nh5
16...Qf7 17.Qe4
[ 17.Qxf7+ Kxf7 18.Ne4 Ke7 ]
12.d5 Nxg3 13.hxg3 exd5N 14.exd5 Bg7
15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.a4 bxa4 17.Rfd1 0-0
17...a6
18.Nd4 Bxd4 19.Rxd4 Qf6 20.Rad1 Ne5
[ 17...Qf5 18.Nxb5! ]
[ 17...0-0
18.Nxb5
cxb5
( 18...Nc5? 21.Rd6 Qg7 22.Bxc4 Rac8 23.Ba2 a3
24.bxa3 Ba8 25.R1d4
19.Qxc4 ) 19.Qxb7 a6 20.Qe4 Qf5= ]
[ 17...0-0-0 18.a4 a6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

338

[ 22.Ra3 c5! 23.bxc5 Bd5 ]

D43
Kramnik,V
2770 22...Rg7 23.Qe2 Ba8!
[ 23...Rh7? 24.Qe4! ]
Anand,V
2765
Beograd
1997 24.Qxh5 Rf8 25.Ne4
[ 25.axb5 cxb5! /\ Bd5 ]
[Anand,V]
25...c5 26.Nxg5 Bd5
71/447 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4
[ 26...Rxg5
27.Bxe6+
Kg7
28.Qh4!
c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3
cxd4 29.Bxd7 Rxf1+ 30.Rxf1 Rxe5
b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.e5! Nh5 11.a4!N
31.Qxd4+- ]
[ 11.Nxg5 Nxg3 12.Nxf7 Kxf7 13.fxg3 27.Nf3?
Kg8 14.0-0 Na6! /\ Nc7 ]
[ 27.Rxf8+?! Nxf8 28.Bxe6+ Nxe6 ]
[ 11.0-0 - 53/409 ]
[ 27.Bxe6+! Bxe6 28.Rxf8+ Nxf8 29.Ne4
11...a6
12.Nxg5!
Nxg3
13.Nxf7
Kxf7
Rh7 30.Qd1 ( 30.Qe2 cxd4 ) 30...Rxh2+!
14.fxg3 Kg8!
31.Kxh2 Qh7+ 32.Kg1 Qxe4 ]
[ 14...Nd7? 15.Bh5+! Ke7 ( 15...Kg8?? 27...cxb4 28.axb5 axb5 29.Nh4 Qg5!
16.Qg4+
Qg5
17.Qxe6++- ; 15...Kg7 30.Rxf8+ Nxf8 31.Qe8 Rf7 ><f1 32.Nf3
16.0-0! ) 16.0-0 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qxd1 Qg6
18.Raxd1 Rh7 19.Ne4+- ]
[ 32...Qe3? 33.Bg4! ]
[ 14...Ke8 15.0-0 Kd7 16.Rf7+ Be7 33.Qxb5 b3 34.Rf1 Qd3 35.Kg1 Qe3+
17.Bg4 Kc7 18.Bxe6 Rf8 19.Rg7 Kb6 36.Kh1 c3
[ 36...Rb7?? 37.Bxe6+!+- ]
20.d5 ]
37.Bxe6! Bxe6 38.d5 Rxf3! 39.gxf3
15.0-0 Nd7 16.Bg4
[ 39.Rxf3 c2-+ 40.Qf1 Qxf3 41.gxf3 b2 ]
[ 16.Bh5 Rh7 17.Qg4+ Qg5 ]
39...Bh3 40.Qc4 Bxf1 41.Qg4+ Kh7 42.e6
16...Qe7 17.Ne4 Rh7
Ng6
[ 17...c5 18.Nd6
A) 18...cxd4
19.Rf7!
Kramnik,V 0-1
( 19.Nxb7 Nxe5! ) 19...Qxf7 20.Nxf7
Kxf7
21.Bf3!
Bd5
22.Bxd5
exd5
23.Qf3+ Ke6 24.Rf1+- ;
D43
B) 18...Bd5
Topalov,V
2740
B1) 19.Rf7
Qd8!
( 19...Qg5
Timman,J
2635
20.Rxd7+- )
20.Qc2
Qg5
21.Bf3 Wijk aan Zee
1998
( 21.Raf1 Bxd6 22.exd6 Qxg4 23.R1f4 [Timman,J]
Qg5 24.Rxd7 cxd4 ; 21.Rxd7 Qxg4 )
21...Bxd6 ( 21...Nxe5 22.dxe5 Bxd6 71/448 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3
23.Rf4 ) 22.Rxd7 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Bf8 ;
B2) 19.Bf3! Bg7 ( 19...cxd4 20.Bxd5 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.Ne5!N Bg7 11.h4 Nfd7
[ 11...Nbd7 ]
exd5 21.Qg4+ Bg7 22.Rf7 -> )
20.Nf5! ( 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Nf5 Qe6 12.Ng4! Qa5?
[ 12...f5 13.exf5 exf5 14.Qc2 ]
22.Qg4 Rh7 )]
[ 12...h5!? 13.Ne3 g4 ]
18.Nd6 Rb8 19.b4?
[ 19.axb5 cxb5 20.Nxb7 Rxb7 21.Rxa6 13.hxg5 hxg5 14.Rxh8+ Bxh8 15.Kf1
[ 15.Nh6!? g4 ( 15...Bg7 16.Bh5 Bxh6
Rb6 22.Rxb6 ( 22.Ra8 Rb8 23.Ra7 )
17.Qf3+- ) 16.Bxg4 b4 ]
22...Nxb6 23.Rf6 Kramnik,V
A) 23...Qd8 24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Qg4 Bg7 15...Na6 16.e5 0-0-0 17.a4?!
[ 17.Ne4 Ndc5 18.Nd6+ Rxd6 19.exd6
( 25...Be7 26.Rg6 Bg5 27.Rg8+ Qxg8
Ne4 20.Be5 f6 21.Bh2+- ]
28.Bxg8 Kxg8 29.h4+- ) 26.Rf7+- ;
17...Qb4 18.Bf3 Qxb2! [] 19.axb5 Qxc3
B) 23...Kh8 24.Bxe6! Bg7 25.Rg6 ]
20.bxa6 Ba8 21.Rc1 Qb3
19...h5! 20.Bh3
[ 21...Qd3+ ]
[ 20.Bf3 h4 21.g4 Bh6 ]
22.Nh6! Rf8 23.Bh5 Qxd1+ 24.Rxd1 f5
[ 20.Bxh5 Qg5 ]
25.exf6 Bxf6
20...Bh6! 21.Kh1 Bg5 22.Qc2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 25...Nxf6 26.Bg6 ]
26.Nf7 Be7 27.Nd6+ Bxd6 28.Bxd6 Rf5
29.Bg4 Rd5 30.Bg3 c5! [] 31.Bxe6
[ 31.Bf3!? cxd4 32.Bxd5 Bxd5 33.Rxd4
Nc5 ]
31...Rxd4 32.Rxd4 cxd4 33.Bxc4 Be4
34.f3 Bf5 35.Bf2?
[ 35.Bd6! ]
35...Ne5 36.Bb5 Bd7!= 37.Bxd7+ Kxd7
38.Bxd4 Nc6 39.Bc5 g4 40.Ke2 Ke6 41.f4
Nb8 42.Bxa7 Nxa6
-

339
10...Bg7 11.h5 g5 12.Bd3?!
[ 12.0-0-0! Qe7!? /\ Nf6 ]
12...c5! 13.d5
[ 13.Nb5 Kf8 ]
13...Ne5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.0-0-0 Qxe4
16.Nxe4 exd5 17.cxd5 Bd4 18.Nd6+ Ke7
19.Nb5 Be5 20.Rhe1 Kf6 21.Nc3 Bg4
22.Be2 Bf5 23.Bd3 Bg4
-

Karpov,An
Anand,V
Wijk aan Zee
[Anand,V]

D55
2735
2770
1998

D43
2470
2385
1997 71/450 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Rc1
[ 8.a3 - 71/(450) ]
71/449 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 8...Qd8 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 a6
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2 Nd7 8.e4 12.Bb1N
[ 12.a3
dxe4 9.Qxe4 g6 10.h4N
A) 12...f5 13.b4 Bd6 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.f4
[ 10.Bd3 - 68/381 ]
Bd7 16.c5 Bc7 17.Qd1 ( 17.Nf3 Be8
10...h5
18.Qb2 Bh5= ) 17...Be8 18.Be2 ;
[ 10...Bg7 - 71/(449) ]
B) 12...dxc4 - 25/608 ]
[ 10...Bb4!? ]
11.Bd3 Bh6?!
[ 12.Rfd1 - 33/549 ]
[ 11...Bd6!? /^b8-h2 ]
12...f5
12.0-0 0-0 13.Rad1 Rd8
[ 12...b5
13.cxd5
cxd5
14.e4!
Bb7
[ 13...c5 14.d5 Nb6 15.d6 ]
15.exd5 exd5 16.Qd3 g6 17.Ne5 ]
14.c5! ><Bc8 Rb8 15.Qe2 b6 16.Ne4 Qe7 13.Ne1 Bd6 14.c5 Bc7 15.f4 Nf6 16.Bd3
17.b4 Bf4 18.g3 Bc7 19.Bc4!? ><Kg8 a5 Bd7 17.Qd1?! g5! 18.g3 Rf7 19.Rc2 Rg7
20.a3 Ra8 21.Neg5 /\ Nf7
20.Rg2 Qe7 21.Be2 Kh8 22.Qb3 Rb8
[ 21.Neg5 axb4 22.Nxf7! Kxf7 23.Ng5+ 23.Nd3 Be8 24.Qd1?! Bf7 25.Ne5 Rbg8
Kg7 24.Nxe6+ Kh8 25.axb4 ]
26.Bf3 Be8! 27.b4 h5 28.Re1 h4 29.Kf2
[ 21.Neg5 Nb8!! 22.Ne5 ( 22.cxb6 Bxb6 gxf4 30.exf4
23.Ne5 Rf8 ) 22...Bxe5 23.dxe5 axb4
[ 30.gxf4 Rxg2+ 31.Bxg2 Bxe5 32.dxe5
24.axb4 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 bxc5 26.bxc5 Nd7
Ng4+ ]
27.Qe4 Nxc5 28.Qxc6 Bb7= ]
30...Ne4+ 31.Bxe4 fxe4 32.Ke3
[ 32.Reg1?? h3-+ ]
32...a5! 33.a3 axb4 34.axb4 b6! 35.Na4
[ 35.cxb6? Bxe5! 36.dxe5 Qxb4 37.Qd4
D43
Qe7! /\ c5 38.Na4 Qa3+! ]
Matveeva,S
2470
Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A
2445 35...b5! ><c4 36.Nc3 hxg3 37.Rh1 Qh4
Russia (ch)
1997 38.Ne2
[ 38.Qe1 Bxe5 39.dxe5 ( 39.fxe5 Qh6+
[Matveeva,S]
40.Ke2
Bh5+-+ )
39...d4+!
40.Kxd4
71/(449) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
Qd8+-+ ]
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2 Nd7 8.e4
[ 38.hxg3 Rxg3+ 39.Rxg3 Rxg3+ 40.Kd2
dxe4 9.Qxe4 g6 10.h4N
Rh3 ]
[ 10.Bd3 - 68/381 ]
38...Rh7 39.Qg1
Matveeva,S
Prudnikova,S
Russia (ch)
[Prudnikova,S]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 39.Qe1 Bxe5 ( 39...Qh6 ) 40.dxe5 d4+
41.Kxd4
( 41.Nxd4
Qh3!-+ ) 41...Bh5!
( 41...Qd8+
42.Kc3
Qd3+
43.Kb2 )
42.hxg3 Qg4 ]
39...Rf8! 40.Qe1
[ 40.Rxg3 Bxe5 41.dxe5 Bh5 ]
40...Bxe5! 41.dxe5 d4+! 42.Kxd4 Bh5!
43.hxg3 Qg4 44.Rf2
[ 44.Ng1 Ra8! ( 44...Rxf4 45.Rh4 e3+
46.gxf4 Qxg2 47.Kxe3 ) 45.Rh4 Qg6
46.Kc3 Ra3+ 47.Kb2 Rha7 ]
44...Ra8! 45.Rh4 Qg6 46.Kc3 Ra2??
[ 46...e3! 47.Rfh2 Ra3+ 48.Kb2 Ra2+!-+
49.Kc3 ( 49.Kxa2 Qc2+ 50.Ka3 Ra7# )
49...Qc2+ 50.Kd4 Ra3 ]
47.Rfh2 Rxe2 48.Rxe2 Bxe2 49.Rxh7+
Kxh7
50.Qxe2
Qxg3+
51.Kd4
Qxf4
52.Qh5+
[ 52.Qxe4+ Qxe4+ 53.Kxe4 Kg6-+ ]
52...Kg7 53.Qe8 e3+??
[ 53...Qd2+
54.Kxe4
Qxb4+
55.Kf3
( 55.Kd3
Qb3+
56.Kd2
Qd5+-+ )
55...Qc3+! 56.Kg4 Qd4+ 57.Kf3 Qd3+
58.Kf2 Qf5+-+ ]
54.Kd3 Qf5+ 55.Kxe3 Qxe5+ 56.Kd3 Qd5+
57.Ke3 Kf6 58.Qf8+ Kg5 59.Qg7+ Kh5
60.Qf7+ Kg5
-

340
Khenkin,I
Volodin,V
Pardubice
[Volodin,V]

D43
2550
2305
1997

71/451 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
Qd8 9.0-0 Be7 10.e4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5
12.Bb3
[ 12.Bd3 - 71/(451) ]
12...0-0 13.d5N
[ 13.Rc1 - 71/(451) ]
13...cxd5 14.exd5 Nc5 15.Nd4
[ 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Bxe6 Nxe6 17.Nxb5
Rb8 ]
15...Nxb3 16.Nc6!? Nxa1! 17.Nxd8 Rxd8
18.d6 Bxd6
[ 18...Rxd6 19.Qf3 ( 19.Qe2 Ba6 20.Rxa1
b4 21.Qf3 Rad8= ) 19...Rb8= ]
19.Qe2 b4 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Rxa1 Bb7

Guliev,S
Volodin,V
Cappelle la Grande
[Volodin,V]

D43
2425
2305
1996

71/(451) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

D43 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
Georgiev,Ki
2670 Qd8 9.0-0 Be7 10.e4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5
Gelfand,B
2695 12.Bd3 0-0N
[ 12...b4 - 48/(570) ]
Beograd
1997
13.e5 b4 14.Ne4 c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5
71/(450) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 16.Nxc5 Bxc5 17.Qc2 Bb7 18.Qxc5 Bxf3
e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.a3 19.Qe3 Bb7 20.Rfd1 Qg5 21.Qxg5 hxg5
g6 9.b4 Bg7 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bd3 0-0 22.a3 a5 23.axb4 axb4
12.0-0 Qe7 13.Qb3 Nb6 14.a4 Bd7
15.a5N
[ 15.Nd2 - 68/378 ]
D43
15...Nc8
16.Rac1
Nd6
17.Rc2
Rfc8
Lazarev,V
2500
18.Rfc1 b5 19.e4 Rxc3 20.Qxc3 dxe4
Volodin,V
2305
21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Qc7 Nd6 23.Ne5 Bxe5
Cappelle la Grande
1997
-
[Volodin,V]
71/(451) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
Qd8 9.0-0 Be7 10.e4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5
12.Bb3 0-0 13.Rc1 a6N
[ 13...b4 - 38/(545) ]
14.Qe2 c5 15.a4 b4 16.Nb1 Bb7 17.Rfd1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

341

Qb6 18.Nbd2 cxd4 19.Nc4 Qa7 20.Nxd4

Nc5 21.Bc2 Bg5 22.Ra1
-

Salov,Va
Anand,V
Wijk aan Zee
[Anand,V]

D43
2680
2770
1998

71/452 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3

e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Rc1 0-0
12.Bb3 Rd8 13.Qc2 Qe7 14.Rfd1?!N
[ 14.Ne4 - 65/412 ]
14...b6 15.a3 Bb7 16.Ba2 a6= 17.Nd2?
[ 17.e4 c5 18.d5 b5 ]
17...c5 18.Nc4
[ 18.d5 Bxc3! ]
18...cxd4
[ 18...b5 19.Na5 cxd4 20.Nxb7 ]
19.exd4 b5 20.Na5 Nb6 21.Nxb7 Qxb7
22.Ne2 Rac8 23.Qd3 Qd7 24.Rxc8 Rxc8
25.Bb3 Nc4
[ 25...h5 26.f4 Qd6 ]
26.Bxc4 Rxc4 27.f4! h5 28.Kf2 Bf6 29.g3
h4 30.Rd2 Qd5 31.Rd1
[ 31.Qf3 Bxd4+! ( 31...hxg3+? 32.hxg3 )
32.Nxd4 Rxd4 33.Qxd5 Rxd5 34.Rxd5
exd5 35.Ke3 Kg7 36.Kd4 Kf6 37.Kxd5
( 37.g4
Ke6 ) 37...Kf5
38.Kc6
Kg4
( 38...hxg3? 39.hxg3 Kg4 40.Kb6 Kxg3
41.Kxa6 Kxf4 42.Kxb5 g5 43.a4 ) 39.Kb6
h3! Salov,Va 40.Kxa6 Kf3 41.Kxb5 Kg2
42.a4 Kxh2 43.a5 Kxg3 44.a6 h2-+ ]
31...Kg7 32.b3
[ 32.Qf3? Bxd4+! ]
32...hxg3+ 33.hxg3 Rc8 34.Qf3 Qd6 35.b4
Rc4 36.Qd3 Qc7
[ 36...Qd5 37.Rd2 Qh1 38.Qf3 Qh2+
39.Ke3 ]
37.d5 exd5 38.Qxd5 Bb2 39.Rd3 Rc2
40.Kf3 Qc8 41.Re3?
[ 41.Rd2 Bxa3! ( 41...Rxd2 42.Qxd2 Bxa3
43.Qa2!=
Va. Salov )
42.Rxc2
Qxc2
43.Qe5+ Kh7 ]
[ 41.f5 gxf5 ( 41...g5 42.Nd4 ) 42.Nf4 ]
41...Qh3 42.Qd1 Qh5+ 43.Kf2 Qh2+!
[ 43...Rc1? 44.Qxc1 Bxc1 45.Nxc1 Qh1
46.Ne2= ]
44.Kf3 Rc8! 45.Qb1? Bc1!-+ 46.Nxc1

Qh1+ 47.Kf2
[ 47.Ke2 Rxc1 48.Qb3
Rc6! ]
47...Rxc1 48.Qd3 Rg1
0-1

Vaganian,R
Akopian,V
Groningen (m/1)
[Akopian,V]

Qg2+

49.Kd3

D43
2640
2660
1997

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6

5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Rc1 0-0
12.e4 Rd8
[ 12...e5 - 71/(453) ]
[ 12...Qe7!? - 71/(453) ]
13.Qe2 Qe7 14.e5 b6 15.Rfe1 a6N
[ 15...Rb8 - 69/(389) ]
16.Bd3 Bb7 17.Be4 b5
[ 17...Rdc8!? ]
18.Nb1! Rdc8 19.Nbd2 a5
[ 19...Rab8 20.Nb3 c5? 21.Bxb7 Rxb7
22.Nxc5 Nxc5 23.b4+- ]
20.Nb3 a4 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Rxc5 Bf8
23.Rec1 Qd7 24.R5c2 b4 25.Qe3 Ra5
26.h4
[ 26.Rc4!? ]
26...c5! 27.Bxb7 Qxb7 28.dxc5 Qd5 29.c6
Qxa2 30.Rd2
[ 30.c7!?
A) 30...Qd5
31.Rd2
Qb7
32.Rd8!
( 32.Rd7 Rd5! ) 32...Raa8 ( 32...Rxc7
33.Qxh6 Rxc1+ 34.Kh2 Qe7 35.Ng5+- ;
32...Rd5 33.Rxc8 Qxc8 34.Qb6 a3
35.bxa3 bxa3 36.Qb8+- )
A1) 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8 34.Qxh6+ Ke7
35.Qf4 ( 35.Qg7 Qe4! [] 36.Rd1 Rxc7
37.Qf6+ Ke8= ) 35...Ke8! [] 36.Qf6
Qe4!= ;
A2) 33.Rd7! /\ Qf4 Qb5 34.Rcd1 Qc4
35.R1d4 Qc2 36.Ne1! Qb1 37.Rf4 a3
38.Rfxf7
g5
( 38...axb2
39.Qf4!!
Qxe1+
40.Kh2
b1Q
41.Rg7++- ;
38...a2
39.Qf4!+- ) 39.Kh2!
axb2
( 39...a2 40.Qb3! Ra6 41.Nc2! a1Q
42.Nxa1
Rxa1
43.Rxf8+
Kxf8
44.Qxb4+ Kg8 45.Rd8+ Kf7 46.Qf8+
Kg6 47.h5+ Kxh5 48.Qf7+ Kh4
49.g3+ Kg4 50.f3# ; 39...Qg6 40.Rf6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Qe8 41.Qd3 Bg7 42.Rg6+- ) 40.Qb3!
Qg6 ( 40...Qa2 41.Qf3 b1Q 42.Qf6+- ;
40...Re8 41.Nc2! Ra1 42.Rxf8++- ;
40...Ra6
41.Nc2!
Qf1
42.Qf3+- )
41.Rf6 Qe8 42.Rxe6 b1Q 43.Rg6++- ;
B) 30...b3 31.Rd2
B1) 31...a3 32.Rd8 Raa8 33.Rcd1!
axb2 ( 33...Kg7 34.R8d7 /\ Qf4+- )
34.Qxh6
Rxd8
35.cxd8Q
Rxd8
36.Rxd8
b1Q+
37.Kh2
Qa3
38.Ng5+- ;
B2) 31...Rd5! 32.Rxd5 exd5 33.e6
Qxb2 34.Ne5 ( 34.exf7+? Kh7 35.Ne5
Qa3! )
B2a) 34...Bg7?
35.exf7+
Kh7
36.Nd7!+- ;
B2b) 34...fxe6!? 35.Nd7! ( 35.Qf4?
Bg7 36.Qf7+ Kh8! 37.Nxg6+ Kh7-+ ;
35.Ng4 Kh7! ) 35...Qg7 36.Qxe6+
Kh8 ;
B2c) 34...Bd6
35.Nxf7
Rxc7
36.Rxc7
B2c1) 36...Bxc7?
37.g3
Qb1+
38.Kh2
Qe4
39.Nxh6+
Kf8
( 39...Kg7 40.Qxe4 dxe4 41.e7 b2
42.e8Q
b1Q
43.Qg8+
Kf6
44.Qf7++- ) 40.Qc5+ Kg7 41.Qxc7+
Kxh6
42.Qd8
Qd4
43.Qf8+
/\ e7+- ;
B2c2) 36...Qa1+!
37.Rc1
b2
38.Nxh6+
Kh7
39.Qa7+
Kxh6
40.Qe3+ Kh7 41.Qa7+= ]
[ 30.h5?! ]
30...Rd5 31.c7 a3
[ 31...b3!? - 30.c7 ]
32.bxa3
[ 32.b3 Rxd2 33.Nxd2 Qb2 34.Nc4 Bc5! ]
32...Rxd2 33.Nxd2 bxa3= 34.Ne4 Qb2
35.Nd6 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 a2 37.Ra7 a1Q+
38.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 39.Kh2 Bg7 40.Nc4
[ 40.f4 g5 ]
40...Qd1 41.g3
-

342
Vaganian,R
Akopian,V
Groningen (m/5)
[Akopian,V]

D43
2640
2660
1997

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6

5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Rc1 0-0
12.e4 e5 13.d5 Nb6 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Be2
Rd8 16.Qc2 Bg4 17.Nd1N
[ 17.Nb1 - 59/(456) ]
17...Rd6 18.Ne3 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 h5=

Cozianu,C
Cosma,I
Romania
[Cosma,I]

D43
2415
2470
1997

71/(453) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3

e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Rc1 0-0
12.e4 Qe7!? 13.Qe2
[ 13.e5?! c5! ]
13...b6 14.Rfd1N
[ 14.Rfe1 - 65/(412) ]
14...Rd8!
[ 14...Bb7 15.Ba6 ]
15.e5 Bb7 16.Ba6 Bxa6 17.Qxa6 c5
18.Qb7 Qf8?!
[ 18...Qe8 19.Qe4 ( 19.Nb5? Nxe5 20.Nc7
Qd7! [] 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxa8 Rxa8
23.Nxa8 Bxd4-+ ) 19...cxd4 20.Rxd4 g5!
21.Rcd1 Nf8 /\ Ng6 ]
19.Qe4 cxd4 20.Rxd4 Nc5 21.Qe3 Qe8
22.b4 Rxd4 23.Nxd4 Nd7
[ 23...Nd7 24.Nc6 ]

Nikolic,Pr
Anand,V
Groningen (m/1)
[Anand,V]

D43
2630
2765
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6

5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3
dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.b4 0-0
12.Rc1 Qe7 13.Qb3 Nb6N
[ 13...b6 - 66/(360) ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
14.Bd3
[ 14.Ne4!?
Nxc4
( 14...Nd5
15.b5 )
15.Qxc4 /\ Ne5+/= b6?! 16.Qxc6 Bb7
17.Qd6! ]
14...Rd8 15.Ne4 Nd5 16.a3
[ 16.b5 Bd7 ]
16...Bd7 17.Nc5 Be8 18.Bb1?!
[ 18.Rfd1 /\ Bf1 ]
18...b6 19.Nd3 a5! ><Bb1 20.Rc4 axb4
21.axb4 Rdb8! /\ c5 22.e4
[ 22.Rfc1 c5! 23.bxc5 ( 23.dxc5 Ba4 )
23...bxc5 24.Qd1 ]
22...Nc7
23.Rfc1
Nb5
24.Nde5
Rd8
25.Nxc6?
[ 25.Qb2! ]
25...Bxc6 26.Rxc6 Ra3!
[ 26...Nxd4 27.Nxd4 Bxd4 ]
27.Qc4
[ 27.Qb2 Rxf3 28.gxf3 Nxd4-+ ]
27...Nxd4 28.Nxd4 Rxd4 ><f2, b4 29.Rc8+
Kh7 30.Qc6 Rd2 31.Rc7 Qd8 32.g3 Rf3
33.Rf1 Rdxf2!
[ 33...Qd4 34.Qc4 Rfxf2!-+ ]
34.Rxf2 Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Rxf2+ 36.Kxf2 Bd4+
[ 36...Bd4+ 37.Kg2 Qe2+ 38.Kh3 Qf1+
39.Kg4 h5+ 40.Kh4 Bf6# ]
0-1

343
19.Rb1! Bd7?!
[ 19...Rg8 20.0-0 Rg5 ]
20.Ba6!

Atalik,S
Ivanisevic,I
Szeged

D44
2590
2540
1997

71/(455) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5
9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7
12.g3 c5 13.d5 Bh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Qd2
Qxf6 16.0-0-0 Kf8 17.f3 exd5 18.Nxd5
Bxd5!?N
[ 18...Qd6 - 66/370 ]
19.Qxd5 Nb6 20.Qxc5+ Kg8

Gelfand,B
Dreev,A
Groningen (m/1)
[Dreev,A]

D45
2695
2640
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3

Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0-0 Be7
9.b3 Qc7N
[ 9...Rc8 - 71/(456) ]
D44
Dizdar,G
2545 10.Bb2 Rd8
[ 10...dxc4 - 71/(456) ]
Pinter,J
2590
Osterreich
1997 11.Rad1 h6 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Bb1!?
[ 13.Ne5 - 71/(456) ]
[Pinter,J]
13...c5! 14.cxd5 Nxd5
71/455 1.d4 Nf6
[ 14...exd5? 15.Qc2! /\ dc5 ]
15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.e4 Bb7 17.Qc2 Rfe8!
[ 1...d5 - 71/(455) ]
2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.e4 b5 18.d5 exd5 19.exd5 Nf8 20.Qf5 Bd6
6.a4! c6 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.axb5 cxb5 9.Nxb5 21.Qg4 Ng6! 22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Qxg6 Qf7
Bxe4 10.Qa4N
24.Qxf7+!
[ 10.Bxc4 - 68/383 ]
[ 24.Qg4 Re2 ( 24...Bc8 25.Qh4 ) 25.Ng5
10...Nc6!
Qe7! ]
[ 10...Nbd7 11.Ne5! ]
24...Kxf7 25.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Bxd5
11.Ne5 Bb4+ 12.Nc3 Rc8! 13.f3 Bd5 27.Ne5+ Bxe5
14.Nxc6 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Bxc6!?
[ 27...Kg8 28.f4 ]
[ 15...Rxc6 16.Qxa7 0-0 17.Be2 h6 28.Bxe5 Bc6 29.Bf4
18.Bh4 g5 19.Bg3 Nh5= ]
-
16.Qa3! h6 17.Bxf6 gxf6?!
[ 17...Qxf6! 18.Be2 Bd5= ]
18.Bxc4 Rc7
[ 18...Bxf3 19.Ba6 Bxg2 20.Rg1 Be4
21.Bxc8 Qxc8 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

344
D45

Zaremba,A
Kaidanov,G
Columbus
[Kaidanov,G]

Dumitrache,D
2600
Szuhanek,R
1997 Romania
[Szuhanek,R]

71/(456) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0-0
Be7 9.b3 Rc8 10.e4N
[ 10.Bb2 - 70/406 ]
10...dxe4
11.Nxe4
c5
12.Bb2
cxd4
13.Bxd4 Qc7 14.Rad1 b5 15.Nfd2 Ng4
16.Ng3 h5 17.h3??
[ 17.Be4 Ba6 ( 17...Nxh2? 18.Bxb7 Nxf1
19.Bxc8 Nxg3 20.Bxd7+ Qxd7 21.Nf3+- ;
17...Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Ndf6 19.Qe2 ; 17...h4
18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Qe4 Qxe4 20.Ngxe4
h3 21.g3 ; 17...Ngf6= ) 18.cxb5! Qxc2
( 18...Bxb5 19.Qxc7 /\ Rc1+/- ; 18...Qb8
19.Nc4 h4 20.bxa6 hxg3 21.hxg3 )
19.Bxc2 Bxb5 20.Nc4 ]
17...h4-+

Zvjaginsev,V
Dreev,A
Russia (chrapid)
[Dreev,A]

D45
2635
2640
1997

71/(456) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0-0
Be7 9.b3 Qc7N 10.Bb2 dxc4 11.bxc4 c5
12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
15.Rfd1

Zvjaginsev,V
Dreev,A
Groningen (m/3)
[Dreev,A]

D45
2635
2640
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3

Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0-0 Be7 9.b3
Qc7N 10.Bb2 Rd8 11.Rad1 h6 12.Qe2 0-0
13.Ne5 dxc4 14.bxc4 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7
16.f4 Nc5

D45
2440
2380
1997

71/457 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3

e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2
[ 7.b3 - 71/(457) ]
7...0-0 8.0-0 Qe7 9.e4 Nxe4 10.Nxe4
dxe4 11.Qxe4 Nf6N
[ 11...e5 - 64/396 ]
12.Qh4?!
[ 12.Qc2 ]
12...c5!= 13.dxc5
[ 13.Be3 b6 ]
13...Bxc5 14.Ne5 b6 15.Bf4
[ 15.Bf3 Bb7 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.Ng4 Nxg4
18.Qxg4 Rfd8 ]
15...Bb7 16.Rad1 Rfd8 17.Bg5 Rxd1!
[ 17...h6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qxf6 gxf6
20.Nd7 Be7 ]
18.Rxd1 h6?
[ 18...Rd8! 19.Rxd8+ ( 19.Ng4 Rxd1+
20.Bxd1 Qd6 21.Bc2 Ne4 ) 19...Qxd8
20.Bh5
g6!
/\ 21.Bf6 Qd2-+ Grunberg,S
21.Be2 Be7 22.Ng4
A) 22...Nd5
23.Bxe7
( 23.f4?
f6 )
23...Qxe7
24.Qg3
h5
( 24...Nc7
25.Qc3! ) 25.cxd5 hxg4 26.Qb8+ Kg7
27.d6 Qd7 28.Qxa7 ( 28.Bxg4 Qc6 ;
28.Qc7 Qxc7 29.dxc7 f5 30.Bb5 Bc8 )
28...Qc6 29.Bf1 ;
B) 22...Kg7 /\ Ng8 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Qh4
( 24.Ne5 Qd4 ) 24...Kg7= ]
19.Rd7 hxg5 20.Rxe7 gxh4 21.Rxb7
Rd8?!
[ 21...Ne4 22.Rxf7 ( 22.Nd3 Bd4 23.Bf3
f5 24.Rd7 e5 ) 22...Bd4 23.Rf4 Bxe5
24.Rxe4 Bxb2 25.Rxe6 Rd8 26.Bf3
Rd2 ]
22.Kf1! Ne4 23.b4! Bd4
[ 23...Bf8 ]
24.Nc6 Rd6 25.Rb8+ Kh7 26.Bd3 f5
27.Bxe4 fxe4 28.Rd8! Rxc6
[ 28...Be5 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.b5+- ]
29.Rxd4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

345

29.Bxf7 Kxf7 30.Bc3 Rxf2+ 31.Kg3 ]

D45
Demirel,T
2250 20.Qe4 Nc5!?
[ 20...Ne5!? 21.Bxe5 fxe5 22.Rfc1
Lirindzakis,T
2390
A) 22...Bxc1?! 23.Rxc1 Rf7 ( 23...Rf4?
Iraklion
1997
24.Rc7+ Rf7 25.Bg6+- ) 24.Nxe5+- ;
[Lirindzakis,T]
B) 22...Rf7! 23.Rc3 ( 23.Rc2!? ) 23...g4
71/(457) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3
24.Nh4 Bxh2+! 25.Kh1! ]
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Be2 21.Qe7+!
a6 9.0-0 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5
[ 21.Qc2?! Bg4 22.Rfe1 Bxf3 23.h3 g4 ]
12.Bb2 Be6 13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Qb1 Bb8 21...Rf7 22.Qxc5 Kxh7
15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Na4 Qd6 17.Bxe5 Qxe5
[ 22...Bg4!? 23.Qc2 Bxf3 24.h3 Bxd5
18.Nc5N
( 24...g4 25.Qf5 ) 25.Rfe1 ]
[ 18.Rxc8 - 69/(395) ]
23.Rfe1?!
18...Bf5
[ 23.Bc1! Bg4 ( 23...g4 24.Bxf4 gxf3
[ 18...d4? 19.Qb2 ]
25.Rfe1 b6 /\ Bb7 ) 24.Qc2+ Kh8 25.Bxf4
19.Bd3
gxf4 26.Qe4 ]
[ 19.Nd3
Bxd3
( 19...Qe7
20.Qb2 ) 23...Bg4
20.Qxd3 ( 20.Bxd3 Ng4 21.g3 Qh5 22.h4
Ne5 ) 20...Qb2! ]
19...Ng4 20.g3 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Qh5 22.h4
D46
Ne5 23.Qd1 Qf5! 24.Kg2
Tkachiev,V
2615
[ 24.Nxb7? Rxc1 25.Qxc1 Qh3-+ ]
Relange,E
2505
24...b6! 25.Nxa6 Nd3! 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 Hastings
1997
27.Qf3
71/(458) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
[ 27.Qd2 Rc2! ]
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0
27...Qe4! |^
e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4
12.Bxe4 h6 13.Be3 exd4 14.Bh7+ Kh8
D46 15.Bxd4 Nf6 16.Bf5 Qa5N
[ 16...Bxf5 - 67/516 ]
Golod,V
2515
Fridmans,D
2480 17.Bxc8 Rfxc8 18.Qb3 Qd5 19.Rfd1 Qxb3
Rishon Le_Zion
1997 20.axb3 Ne4 21.Bxa7 Rc2 22.Ra4 Bc5
23.Bxc5 Rxa4 24.bxa4 Nxc5=
[Golod,V]
71/458 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0
e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 exd4
[ 10...dxe4 - 71/(458) ]
11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.Nxd4 Qh4
14.Nf3 Qh5 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Qf5 g5
17.b3!N Epishin,V
[ 17.h4 - 69/(396) ]
17...Kg7 18.Bb2+ f6 19.Qe6 Bf4!
[ 19...Bc5? 20.Qe4 g4 21.Nd4 ]
[ 19...Bc7? 20.Rfc1 ]
[ 19...Bb8?!
20.Rfc1!
Ne5 ( 20...Re8?
21.g4! ) 21.Rxc8 Nxf3+ 22.gxf3 Bxh2+
( 22...Qxh2+? 23.Kf1 Rxc8 24.Qxc8+- )
23.Kg2
Raxc8
24.Qd7+!
( 24.Bf5!? )
24...Qf7 ( 24...Kh8? 25.Bf5+- ; 24...Rf7
25.Qxc8 Kxh7 26.Rh1+- ) 25.Qxf7+ Rxf7
26.Bf5 Rd8 27.Kxh2 Rxd5 28.Be6 Rd2

Miles,A
Conquest,S
Yopal
[Conquest,S]

D46
2550
2540
1997

71/459 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3

c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0
h6 9.Rd1 Qc7!?N
[ 9...Qe7 - 69/397 ]
10.b3
[ 10.c5 Be7 11.e4 Morovic Fernandez,I ]
[ 10.Bd2 ]
10...b6 11.Bb2 Bb7 12.Rac1 Rac8 13.Qe2
<->c Qb8 14.e4 e5! <->e 15.exd5 exd4
[ 15...Rfe8? 16.dxc6 exd4 17.cxb7!+- ]
[ 15...cxd5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxd5! ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 15...Rce8!? ]
16.Ne4
[ 16.Nxd4 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 cxd5 ]
16...Rfe8 ><Qe2 17.Qc2! Nxe4?
[ 17...Bf4 ]
18.Bxe4 cxd5
[ 18...Bf4? 19.dxc6! ]
[ 18...c5= ]
19.Bh7+! Kh8 20.Bf5 Rc7?!
[ 20...dxc4? 21.Bxd7 Be4 22.Qe2 Bd3
23.Qd2 Re2 24.Qxd3!+- ]
[ 20...Rcd8 ]
21.Qd2!! ><h6, Kh8, /^b2-g7
[ 21.Nxd4? Bxh2+! ]
[ 21.Rxd4?! Ne5! ]
[ 21.Bxd4 Ne5= ]
21...Ne5
[ 21...Kg8 22.Nxd4 ]
22.Nxd4 /\ Nb5 Rce7 23.cxd5
[ 23.Nb5 Nf3+!? 24.gxf3 Bxh2+ 25.Kg2
Bf4 26.Qc3 Be5 27.Qc2 ]
23...Kg8! ><h6 24.Nb5
[ 24.Bh3!? /\ Nf5 ]
24...Nf3+! [] 25.gxf3 Bxh2+
[ 25...Re2! 26.Nxd6! Rxd2 27.Nxe8!
A) 27...Rxb2? 28.d6! Qd8 ( 28...Qxe8
29.d7 Qd8 30.Rc8+- ) 29.d7 Bxf3
30.Nf6+!!+- ;
B) 27...Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Qxe8 29.d6
Qe2 30.Rd3 Qxb2 ( 30...Bxf3 31.Rxf3
Qxf3 32.d7 ) 31.d7 Qc1+ 32.Kg2 Qg5+
33.Kh1 Qxf5! ( 33...Qd8 34.Rc3 Kf8 )
34.d8Q+ Kh7 ]
26.Kf1
[ 26.Kg2? Re2 /\ Qg3 ]
[ 26.Kh1 Re2 27.Qxh6!! ( 27.Qc3? Be5
28.Nd4 Rxf2-+ ; 27.Rg1? Bxg1 28.Rxg1
Rxd2 29.Bxg7 Re1-+ ) 27...gxh6 28.Rg1+
A) 28...Bxg1 29.Rxg1+ Kf8 30.Ba3+!
( 30.Bg7+? Ke7 31.d6+ Qxd6 32.Nxd6
Bxf3+
33.Kh2
Kxd6-+ )
30...R8e7
31.Bh7! Re1 32.Rxe1 Kg7 ;
B) 28...Bg3 29.Bd4! Bxd5!? ( 29...Kf8
30.Rxg3 Re1+ 31.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32.Kg2
Qf4!? ) 30.Rxg3+ Qxg3 31.fxg3 Bxf3+
32.Kg1 Rg2+ 33.Kf1 Rxa2 ;
C) 28...Qg3!! ]
26...Re2 27.Qxe2 Rxe2 28.Kxe2 Qe8+
29.Kf1 Qxb5+ 30.Kg2 Bd6 31.Rc4 h5!
[ 31...g6? 32.Bc8! Bxd5 33.Rcd4 ]
32.Rdc1?
[ 32.Re1!? Bxd5! ( 32...Qxd5 33.Re8+

346
Bf8 34.Be4 Qg5+ 35.Kf1! Ba6 36.Ba3 )]
32...Qxd5 33.Rc8+? Bxc8 34.Rxc8+ Bf8
35.Be4 Qd7 36.Ra8 f5-+ 37.Bb1 Kf7
38.Be5 a5 39.Bb8 Be7 40.Ra7 Qd8
41.Bc7 Qd4 42.Bxf5 Kf6 43.Be4
[ 43.Bg3 h4 44.Rd7 Qc5 45.Bxh4+ g5-+ ]
43...Bc5
[ 43...g5 44.Bh2 Bc5 45.Bg1 ]
44.Bg3 g5 45.Rh7 h4 46.Rh6+ Kf7
47.Rh7+ Kg8 48.Bc7 g4!
0-1

Sakaev,K
Kobalija,M
Sankt_Peterburg
[Sakaev,K]

D46
2590
2495
1997

71/460 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0
dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 10.Bd2 Qe7 11.Bb3 e4
12.Ng5 Bxh2+ 13.Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.Kg1
Qxg5 15.Qxe4 Ndf6 16.Qf4 Qh4
[ 16...Qxf4 - 44/517 ]
17.f3! g5 18.Qd6N
[ 18.Be1 Qh6 19.Qd6 Nxe3 20.Ne4
Be6 ]
18...Ne8 19.Qxf8+ Kxf8 20.fxg4 f6
[ 20...Nd6 21.Rf6 Ke7 ( 21...Be6 22.Bxe6
Ke7 23.Bxf7! Kxf6 24.Bh5!+- ) 22.Raf1
A) 22...Bxg4 23.Rxf7+ Nxf7 24.Rxf7+
Ke8 25.Ne4+- ;
B) 22...Be6 23.Be1 Qxe1 ( 23...Qxg4
24.Bd1+- ) 24.Rxe6++- ;
C) 22...Qxg4
23.Rh6!
( 23.e4
Be6
24.Bd1 Qg3 ) 23...Nf5 24.Rxh7 Be6
25.Bd1 Qg3 26.Ne4 Qc7 27.Bb4++- ]
21.Ne4 Kg7
[ 21...f5 22.Bd1! Kg7 23.Be1 Qh6 24.gxf5
g4 25.Rf4! Bxf5 26.Ng3+- ]
22.Bd1! Be6
[ 22...Bxg4 23.Be1 Qh5 24.Ng3 Bxd1
25.Nxh5+ Bxh5 26.e4 Bg6 27.e5 f5
28.d5 cxd5 29.Rc1 Kf7 ( 29...f4 30.g3
Bd3 31.Rf3 Be4 32.Rb3 ) 30.Bd2 h6
31.e6+ Kxe6 32.Rfe1+ Kd7 33.Bb4 Nd6
34.Re5 a5 35.Ba3 b5 36.Bc5 ]
23.Be1 Qh6 24.Bc3 Qg6 25.Ng3 Qd3
[ 25...Rd8 26.e4 ]
26.Kh2! Rd8
[ 26...Qxe3? 27.Rf3+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

347

27.Be2
[ 27.e4!? ]
27...Qg6 28.e4 Kg8 29.Rf2 Nd6?
[ 29...Qh6+ 30.Nh5 Qg6 31.Raf1 Qxe4
32.Rxf6+- ]
[ 29...Rd7 30.Raf1
A) 30...Bxa2 31.d5 ( 31.Ra1 ) 31...Rf7
( 31...cxd5
32.Bb5
Rd6
33.Nh5+- )
32.Ra1 Bb3 33.Rxa7 cxd5 34.Ra8 Rf8
35.Bb4 dxe4 36.Nh5+- ;
B) 30...Rf7 31.a4!
B1) 31...Qh6+ 32.Nh5 Qg6 33.d5
cxd5 34.exd5 ( 34.Bb5 Bxg4 35.Bxe8
Qxh5+ 36.Kg1 dxe4 37.Bxf7+ Qxf7
38.Rxf6 Qe7 ) 34...Bxd5 35.Rd1!+- ;
B2) 31...Kf8 32.Bb4+! ( 32.Kg1 Ke7!?
33.d5 cxd5 34.exd5 Bd7 ) 32...Kg8
33.Kg1
B2a) 33...Qh6 34.Nh5 ( 34.Nf5 Bxf5
35.gxf5 ) 34...Qg6
35.d5
Bd7
( 35...cxd5 36.Bb5 Bd7 37.Bxd7
Rxd7
38.Rxf6+- ) 36.dxc6
Bxc6
37.Bc4 Qxe4 38.Bxf7+ Kxf7 39.Nxf6
Nxf6
( 39...Qxb4
40.Nd5+ )
40.Rxf6++- ;
B2b) 33...Rd7 34.Bc3 Rf7
B2b1) 35.Bd3!? Qh6 ( 35...Bxg4
36.Bc4+- ) 36.e5!? Bd5 ( 36...fxe5
37.Rxf7
Bxf7
38.dxe5
Bd5
39.Nh5 ) 37.e6! Bxe6 38.Re1
Nc7 39.d5! ;
B2b2) 35.Nf5 /\ Bd3, e5, d5+- ]
30.d5!+- Qh6+
[ 30...cxd5 31.Rxf6 Qe8 32.exd5 Bxd5
33.Rd1 ]
31.Kg1 Qh4 32.dxe6 Qxg3 33.Rd1 Kf8
34.Rd3
1-0

Blanco Fernandez,A
Vera,R
Cienfuegos II
[Blanco Fernandez,A]

D46
2365
2510
1997

71/461 1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3

Nd7 5.Qc2 Ngf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0
8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 10.Bb3 e5 11.Re1
e4N
[ 11...Re8 - 57/(431) ]
[ 11...a6!? ]

12.Nd2 Re8 13.f3 exf3 14.Nxf3 c5!

[ 14...Nf8 15.e4 () ]
15.Nb5
[ 15.Bd2!
A) 15...Nf8 16.e4! cxd4 17.e5
A1) 17...Bc5 18.Na4! N6d7 19.Kh1!
/\ Bg5+- ;
A2) 17...dxc3 18.exf6! Qd7 ( 18...Qd8
19.Bxf7+!+- ) 19.Bxc3 Ne6 20.Rxe6!
Rxe6 ( 20...fxe6 21.fxg7 /\ Ng5+- )
21.Ng5 g6 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.f7+ Kf8
24.Rf1+- ;
A3) 17...d3 18.Qxd3 Bc5+ 19.Kf1!
( 19.Be3 Ng4 20.Nd5 Bxe3+ 21.Nxe3
Nxe3
22.Qxe3
Be6= ) 19...Ng4
20.Bg5 Qc7 21.Nd5 Qa5 22.Bd2 Qd8
23.Qc4! ><f7, Bc5, Ng4 ;
B) 15...a6 16.Rad1 ]
15...Bb8
[ 15...Ne4 16.Qxe4! Qxe4 17.Nxd6 Qe7
18.Nxe8 Qxe8 19.Ng5 ]
16.Ng5
[ 16.e4 cxd4! ( 16...Nxe4? 17.Ng5 ) 17.e5
Nxe5
18.Nxe5
Bxe5
19.Bf4
Bxf4!
20.Rxe7 Rxe7 ]
16...Bxh2+?!
[ 16...Rf8 ]
17.Kxh2 Ng4+ 18.Kg1 Qxg5 19.e4 Qh5
20.Bf4 Rf8 21.e5?!
[ 21.Nc7 Rb8 22.e5 ]
21...cxd4 22.Nc7 Ndxe5!
[ 22...Rb8 23.e6+- ]
23.Bxe5 Nxe5 24.Nxa8 Ng4 25.Qc7 Be6!
[] 26.Qg3?
[ 26.Rxe6! fxe6 27.Bxe6+ Kh8 28.Qg3 ]
26...Bxb3 27.axb3 d3!

Arencibia,W
Akopian,V
Luzern
[Akopian,V; Petrosian,A]

D46
2550
2660
1997

71/462 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3

e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 dxc4
8.Bxc4 0-0 9.0-0 Qe7 10.h3 e5 11.Bb3
Bc7 12.Bd2 h6 13.Nh4 Re8 14.Nf5 Qf8N
[ 14...Qd8 - 65/426 ]
15.Rad1 Kh8 16.d5 Nc5
[ 16...e4 17.d6 ]
17.dxc6 bxc6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 17...Nxb3!?
18.cxb7
Bxb7
19.Qxb3
Rab8 ]
18.Bc4 Rb8 19.Ng3 e4
[ 19...Be6 20.Bxe6 Rxe6 21.e4 /\ Be3 ]
20.Nce2 Nd5 21.Nd4 Qd6 22.Rc1!
[ 22.b4 Nd3 ( 22...Nxb4? 23.Bxb4 Rxb4
24.Bxf7+- )
23.Bxd3
exd3
24.Qxc6
( 24.Qxd3 Nxb4 25.Bxb4 Rxb4 26.Qc3
Rb6 27.Nb5 Qe5 ) 24...Bd7 25.Qxd6
Bxd6 26.Ngf5 Bf8 ]
22...Re5 23.Rfd1 Rg5 24.Nde2
[ 24.b4? Rxg3 25.fxg3 Qxg3 -> ]
24...Qg6 25.Nf4?
[ 25.h4! Rxg3 26.Nxg3 ( 26.fxg3 Bb6 )
26...Bxg3 27.fxg3 Nd3 28.Bxd5 ( 28.Bxd3
exd3 29.Qxc6 Be6 ) 28...Nxc1 29.Rxc1
( 29.Bxe4 Ne2+ ) 29...cxd5 30.Qc7 Qb6
A) 31.Qxf7 Be6 32.Qg6 Qxb2 33.Qxe6
( 33.Rc7 Qa1+ 34.Kh2 Rb1 ) 33...Qxd2
34.Rc8+= ;
B) 31.Qxb6 axb6 32.Bc3 Be6 33.Bd4 ]
25...Nxf4 26.exf4 Rxg3 27.fxg3 Qxg3 |^
28.Be1
[ 28.Qc3 Nd3 29.Bxd3 exd3 30.Qxc6
Bb6+ 31.Kh1 Bb7-+ ]
28...Qxf4
29.Qf2
Qh2+
30.Kf1
Nd3!
31.Bxd3 exd3 32.Rxc6 Bb6-+ 33.Rxb6
Rxb6 34.Bc3 Rg6 35.Qf3 Rg5
[ 35...Rxg2 ]
36.g4 d2 37.Rxd2 Ba6+ 38.Ke1 Qg1+
0-1

348

[ 12...b5?! 13.Bf1 Bb7 ( 13...b4 14.Na4

><c6 ; 13...c5 - 52/425 ) 14.dxe5 Nxe5
15.Nd4! ]
13.Nxd4
[ 13.Rxd4?! Ne5 14.Be2 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3
Bh2+!? ( 15...Qe5 )]
13...Ne5 14.Bf1
[ 14.Be2 Ng6 ><f4, h3 ]
14...Bc5!? /\ Bh3
[ 14...Ng6 15.g3! ]
[ 14...c5 15.Nde2!? ( 15.Nf5 )]
[ 14...Rd8!? 15.Be3 ( 15.f4 Bc5 16.Nce2
Ng6 17.e5 Nd5 )]
15.Be3 Rd8 16.Qe2
[ 16.Nxc6?! Nxc6 17.Rxd8+ Nxd8 18.Nd5
Nxd5 19.Bxc5 Qc7 20.exd5 b6 21.Qe4
( 21.Re1 Bd7 22.Re7 bxc5 23.Qe4
Qd6-+ ) 21...Qxc5 22.d6 Qc6 23.Qe7
Ne6!-+ ( 23...Be6? 24.Rc1 ; 23...Nb7?
24.Bc4! Nxd6 25.Bd5 )]
[ 16.Rac1?! Bxh3 17.Na4 ( 17.Nd5?! cxd5
18.Qxc5 Qxc5 19.Rxc5 Nxe4 ) 17...Bxd4
18.Rxd4! ^ ^ > < c 5 , b 6 ( 18.Bxd4
Bg4
19.f3 Bxf3 )]
[ 16.f4?! Neg4 17.hxg4 Nxg4
A) 18.Bf2 Nxf2! 19.Qxf2 Qd6 20.Nce2
( 20.e5 Qxd4! ) 20...Bg4 /^a7-g1 ;
B) 18.Qe2 Nxe3 ( 18...Qh4 19.Nf3! ;
18...Bxd4 19.Rxd4 Rxd4 20.Bxd4 Qh4
21.g3 ) 19.Qxe3 Qd6 20.Nce2 Bg4
21.e5 Qd5 22.Rac1 Ba7 ( 22...Bxe2
23.Rxc5! )]
[ 16.Be2!? h6 17.f4?! Ng6 18.e5
Nxe5!? 19.fxe5 Qxe5 20.Qd2 Bxh3! ]
D46
[ 16.Kh1!
Van Wely,L
2655
A) 16...Nfg4? 17.hxg4 Bxd4 ( 17...Qh4+
Van der Wiel,J
2555
18.Kg1 Nxg4 19.Nf3! ) 18.Bxd4 Qh4+
Leeuwarden
1997
19.Kg1 Nxg4 20.Bc4 ;
[Van der Wiel,J]
B) 16...h6?! 17.f4 Ng6 18.Nxc6! ;
C) 16...Ba7
17.f4
Ng6
18.g3!
()
71/463 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
( 18.e5? Nh5 ><f4, Nd4 )]
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0
16...Bb4! ><e4
dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1
[ 16...Ng6? 17.Nxc6+- ]
[ 10.a4!?N - 71/(463) ]
17.f3
10...Qe7 11.e4
[ 17.f4?! Bxc3 18.fxe5 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 Nd7
[ 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Qxe4 e5 ]
20.Qf2
[ 11.h3 c5= ]
A) 20...Re8 21.Bc4 b5 22.Bb3 c5
11...e5 12.h3
23.Bd5 Ra7 24.Be3 ( 24.Rf1!? cxd4
[ 12.d5?! Nb6 ]
25.Bxf7+ ) 24...Rc7 25.Rac1 ( 25.Bg5
[ 12.dxe5 Nxe5 ><h2, g4, Bc4 ]
Qf8 ) 25...c4 26.b3 ;
[ 12.Bg5 exd4 13.Rxd4 ( 13.Nxd4 Bxh2+ )
B) 20...b5! /\ Bb7, Re8 ><e5 ]
13...Ne5 ]
17...c5
12...exd4N

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 17...Be6!? ]
18.Nc2!
[ 18.Nb3 Be6 ]
18...Rxd1? /\ 19.Rd1 Bc3 20.bc3 Be6 ><a2
[ 18...Bxc3!
A) 19.bxc3 Be6 ( 19...Rxd1 );
B) 19.Rxd8+
Qxd8
20.bxc3
Qa5!
( 20...b6?! 21.Rd1 Qe7 22.Bg5 )]
19.Nxd1! ><c5, Bb4 Ba5 20.Qf2 Ned7
/\ Bc7
[ 20...c4 21.Bc5 ><d4, c4 ]
[ 20...b6!? 21.a3 ]
21.Bf4! /^b8-h2; /\ Nce3 ><f5, d5 Ne5
[ 21...Nf8 22.Nce3
A) 22...Bc7 23.Bxc7 Qxc7 24.Nc3 Ng6
( 24...Be6?! 25.f4! [+] ) 25.Ncd5 ;
B) 22...Ng6 ]
22.Nce3 Bc7?!
[ 22...Ng6
23.Bg5
Be6
( 23...Qe5
24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.Nd5 Qd6 26.Rc1 )]
23.Nc3 Be6
[ 23...Nd3? 24.Ned5+- ]
24.Bh2?
[ 24.Rd1? Nd3! ]
[ 24.Bg5! ><d5
A) 24...Bd8? 25.f4+- ;
B) 24...Ned7?!
B1) 25.Ncd5
Bxd5
26.Nxd5
Qd6
27.Bf4
( 27.Nxc7 )
27...Ne5
( 27...Qxf4!? ) 28.Nxc7 Qxc7 29.Rd1 ;
B2) 25.f4!? h6 26.Bxf6! ( 26.Bh4 g5
27.fxg5
Qd6
28.Be2 ) 26...Nxf6
27.e5 |^() ;
C) 24...Ng6?! 25.f4 ( 25.Ncd5 Bxd5
26.Nxd5 Qd6 27.Nxc7 Qxc7 28.Rc1!
><c5 ) 25...h6 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.f5
Qg5 ( 27...Ne7 28.Ng4+- )]
24...Rd8 25.f4 Nd3 26.Qf3!
[ 26.Bxd3
Rxd3
27.f5
( 27.Qe2
c4
/^a7-g1 ; 27.e5 Nd5 ) 27...Bxh2+ 28.Kxh2
Bd7! 29.Qf4 Bc6 ]
26...c4
[ 26...Nxb2? 27.Rb1 ]
[ 26...b5 27.e5 ]
27.e5
[ 27.f5 Bxh2+ 28.Kxh2 Bc8 29.Nxc4!
Qc7+ 30.Qg3 Qxc4 31.Rd1 Nxe4= ]
[ 27.Rd1 Qc5 ]
27...Nd5 28.Bxd3
[ 28.Nxc4? Qc5+-+ ]
[ 28.f5?! Nxe3 29.fxe6 Bb6 ]
[ 28.Ncxd5 Bxd5 29.Nxd5 Qc5+ 30.Qe3

349
( 30.Ne3 Bb6 ) 30...Bb6!? ( 30...Qxd5 )]
28...cxd3
[ 28...Nxc3 29.Bxc4 ( 29.Bxh7+ Kxh7
30.bxc3 Bb6! 31.Kh1 Bxe3 32.Qxe3 Rd3
33.Qe4+ g6 )]
[ 28...Nxe3!? 29.Bxh7+ Kxh7 30.Qxe3
Qb4!?
( 30...Rd3
31.Qe4+
g6
32.Qxb7! )]
29.Ncxd5
[ 29.f5? Nxe3 ( 29...Bb6 )]
29...Bxd5 30.Nxd5 Qc5+ 31.Ne3
[ 31.Kh1? Rxd5 32.Bg1 Qb5 33.Rc1
Bd8 ]
31...Bb6
[ 31...d2?!
32.Kf1!
( 32.Kf2?
Bb6
/\ 33...Rd3, 33...Qc1) 32...Bb6 ( 32...Rd3
33.Bg1 ) 33.Rd1! Qxe3 34.Qxe3 Bxe3
35.Ke2 ]
32.Kf1 /\ 32...d2 33.Rd1+/[ 32.Kf2? d2 33.Ke2 ( 33.Rd1 Rd3 )
33...Qb5+ 34.Kd1 Bxe3 35.Qxe3 Qxb2-+ ]
32...Qxe3 33.Qxe3 Bxe3 34.Rd1 g6
[ 34...h5 35.h4 ( 35.f5!? ; 35.g3 )]
35.g3
[ 35.g4?! Rd4 36.f5 gxf5 37.gxf5 Bf4 ]
35...h5
[ 35...f5!?
36.Bg1
( 36.exf6
Kf7 )
36...Bxg1 37.Kxg1 d2 38.Kf2 Rd3 ]
36.Kg2 /\ Kf3, Bg1
[ 36.h4 Kf8= ]
[ 36.Bg1 Bxg1 37.Kxg1 d2!? ( 37...h4= )]
36...Bb6
[ 36...Ba7!
A) 37.Kf3?
Rc8!
38.Rxd3
( 38.Bg1
Bxg1 39.Rxg1 Rc2 40.Rb1 d2 )
38...Rc2 39.Rd8+! Kg7 40.Rd7 Rxh2
( 40...Rxb2 41.e6 ) 41.Rxb7 ;
B) 37.Rd2 Be3= ]
37.Kf3?!
[ 37.Rd2= ]
37...Rc8! ><Bh2 38.Rxd3! Rc2 39.Rb3 Bd4
[ 39...Rf2+?! 40.Ke4 Re2+ ( 40...Rxh2?!
41.Rxb6 Rxh3 42.Kf3! h4 43.Kg4 Rxg3+
44.Kxh4 )]
[ 39...Bc5 40.Rc3! Rxh2 41.Rxc5 Rxb2= ]
40.Ke4 Bxb2
[ 40...Bc5 41.Rc3 Rxh2 42.Rxc5 Rxb2=
( 42...Rxh3?! 43.Rc8+ Kg7 44.Rc7 )]
41.Bg1 /\ 41...b5 42.Be3!= ><Bb2
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71

350
D46
2620
2535
1997

- 68/392 ) 15.b4 Be7 16.Bb2 Qb6

17.Bd4 ( 17.Bd3 f5 18.Qd4 Bf6 19.Qxb6
Granda Zuniga,J
Rxb6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 ) 17...Qb7 ]
Nogueiras,J
[ 13...Be7N - 71/(464) ]
Espana
14.Nxc5 Nxc5
[Nogueiras,J]
[ 14...Qxc5 15.Qxc5 Nxc5 16.b3 Bb7
71/(463) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
17.Bb2 Rfc8 18.Rac1 Nd5 ]
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 15.b3 Bb7 16.Bb2 Be4 17.Qc1
dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.a4!?N c5 11.b3
[ 17.Qc3 Rfc8 18.Qe5 Qb7 19.Rac1
[ 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.e4 Qc7 13.Bg5 Ncd7
( 19.Qg3 Bg6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qh4 Kg7 )
14.b3 Ne5 ]
19...Ncd7 20.Qd6 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Rc8
11...b6
22.Rxc8+ Qxc8= ]
[ 11...cxd4!? 12.Nxd4 Ne5 13.Be2 Qc7 17...Ncd7!
18.Bd4 Qb7 19.Qb2 Rfc8
14.h3 b6 15.Bb2 Bb7 16.Rac1 Rac8 ]
20.Rac1 Ne8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rc1 Rxc1+
12.Bb2
23.Qxc1 f6=
[ 12.Ne4!? Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Ra7 ( 13...Rb8
14.Bd3 Nf6 15.Qh4 cxd4 16.Bb2 Bb7
17.Bxd4 ) 14.Bd3 Nf6 ( 14...g6 15.Bb2
D46
Bb7 16.Qg4 ) 15.Qh4 Bb7 16.Bb2 Bxf3
Gelfand,B
2695
17.gxf3 cxd4 18.Bxd4 ]
Anand,V
2765
12...Bb7 13.Rad1 cxd4 14.Rxd4 Qc7
Groningen (m/1)
1997
[ 14...Qc7 15.Qd2 Bc5 16.Rh4 Bxf3 [Atalik,S]
17.gxf3 Ne5 18.Qe2 ( 18.Be2?! Ng6
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3
/\ Rfd8 )]
Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Bf1 c5 12.dxc5
D46 Bxc5 13.Ne4N
[ 13.Ng5
Qb6!
( 13...Bb7
- 54/433 )
Bukic,E
2435
14.Nce4 Be7 ( 14...h6 15.Nxc5 Nxc5
Atalik,S
2555
16.b4 Na4 17.Nf3 Bb7 ) 15.Rxd7 Nxd7
Ljubljana
1997
16.Nxh7 Rd8 ]
[Atalik,S]
13...Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Rxd8
[ 15.Rxd8 Nxe4= ]
71/464 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 -
dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2
[ 11.Bd3 Bb7! 12.e4 ( 12.Ne4 Nxe4
13.Bxe4 f5 14.Bxc6?? Rc8-+ ) 12...e5
D46
13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxb5
Khalifman,A
2655
Bxh2+ 16.Kh1
Anand,V
2765
A) 16...Qc7 17.Bc4 Be5 ( 17...Bf4 Groningen (m/1)
1997
18.Ne2 );
[Atalik,S]
B) 16...Qe7! 17.Bxa6 Bxa6 18.Kxh2
Ng4+ 19.Kg1 Qe5 20.g3 Qh5 21.f4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3
Rad8 ]
Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4
[ 11.Bf1 - 71/(464) ]
9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 c5 12.dxc5
Bxc5 13.Ne4 Be7N 14.Ne5 Nd5 15.Nc6
11...c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Ne4
[ 13.a4 b4 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Rb8 Qe8 16.Nc3 Nxc3 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qxc3
16.Ne5 Nf6 17.Qc4 Qc7 18.Nd3 Bd6 Bb7 19.Bd2 Rfc8 20.Qd4 e5 21.Bb4
19.Qxc7 Bxc7 20.Nc5 a5 21.Na6 Bxa6 -
22.Bxa6 Rfd8 ]
13...Qb6N
[ 13...Nxe4!? 14.Qxe4 Rb8 ( 14...Ra7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Karpov,An
Anand,V
Lausanne (m/5)
[Karpov,An]

351
D46 53.Rb6 Kxd5 54.Rxh6 Ke5 55.Ke3 Ra4
2735 -
2770
1998

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3

Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7
12.Ne4!N
[ 12.e4 e5 13.g3 Re8 14.a3 Bb7
15.Bg5 ]
12...Nxe4 13.Qxe4 e5
[ 13...Nf6 14.Qh4 c5 ]
[ 13...Bb7 ]
14.Qh4 Re8 15.Bd3 h6 16.Bc2 exd4
[ 16...Be7!?
17.Qg3
( 17.Qh5
Nf6
18.Qxe5? Bd6-+ ) 17...Bd6= ]
17.Qxd4
[ 17.exd4?! Nf8!? ]
17...Bf8
[ 17...Be7!? ]
18.b3 Nf6 19.Qh4
[ 19.Bb2 Bg4 /\ Rad8 ]
19...g5
[ 19...Bg4 20.Bb2 ]
20.Qg3
[ 20.Qd4 Bg7 21.Bb2 Nh5 ( 21...g4?
22.Nh4 Nh5 23.Qd3 Bxb2 24.Qh7+ Kf8
25.Ng6++- ; 21...Bg4!? ) 22.Qd3
Bxb2
23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Qxh6+ Ng7 25.Rab1
Bc3 26.Nxg5 ]
20...Qxg3
[ 20...Qb6? 21.Bb2! Nh5 22.Nxg5! hxg5
( 22...Nxg3
23.Bh7# ) 23.Qxg5+
Ng7
24.Rd6 Be6 25.Bf6+- ]
21.hxg3 c5 22.Bb2 Bg7 23.Rd6 Be6
24.Rad1 Rec8 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Be4 Ra7
27.Bd5 Bxd5 28.R1xd5 Kg7 29.Rd2
[ 29.Rf5 Be7 30.Rd2 a5 ]
29...Be7 30.Rb6 Bd8
[ 30...c4 /\ Bc5 31.Nd4 c3 32.Nf5+ ]
31.Rbd6 Be7 32.R6d5 a5 33.Kf1 a4
34.Ke2 axb3 35.axb3 Ra3 36.b4 Rc3
37.bxc5 R3xc5 38.Rxc5 Rxc5 39.Nd4 Bf6
40.g4 b4 41.Rb2 Rc4!= 42.Kd3 Rc3+
43.Kd2
[ 43.Ke4 b3 44.f3 Bxd4 45.Kxd4 Rc2= ]
43...Bxd4 44.exd4 Rc4 45.Kd3 Rc3+
46.Kd2 Rc4 47.Kd3 Rc3+ 48.Ke4 b3 49.f3
Kf6 50.d5 Rc4+ 51.Kd3 Rf4 52.Rxb3 Ke5

Kramnik,V
Piket,Je
Wijk aan Zee
[Kramnik,V]

D46
2790
2575
1998

71/466 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Qc2

Nf6 5.e3!? Nbd7 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0
8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2
Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 e5 14.Qh4
h6?!N 15.Bd2
[ 15.b3 Re8 16.Bb2 e4!? 17.Nd2 f5
( 17...Nf6 18.d5!? cxd5 19.Bxf6 gxf6 )]
15...Re8?
[ 15...exd4!
A) 16.Nxd4 Ne5 17.Rac1 ( 17.f4 Ng6
18.Qh5 ) 17...c5 ;
B) 16.exd4 Re8 17.Bd3 Nf8 ( 17...Be7
18.Bf4! );
C) 16.Rac1!? ]
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Ba5! Qb8
[ 17...Qxa5 18.Rxd6 Qc7 19.Rad1 ]
18.Rac1
[ 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 ( 18...Rxe5? 19.Qd8+ Bf8
20.Bc7 ) 19.Rd8 Rxd8 20.Qxd8+ Kh7
21.f4 Bf5! [] 22.Qxb8 Bxb8 23.Bf3 Ba7= ]
[ 18.Rd2 Be6 ]
18...Be6!
[ 18...c5?! 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxc5 ]
[ 18...Bb7 19.Nxe5 ( 19.b4 ) 19...Bxe5
20.b4!? ]
[ 18...Be7 19.Qe4! ]
19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxc6
[ 20.b3?! Bd5 21.Bf3 Bxf3 22.gxf3 Qb7 ]
20...Bxb2 21.Bc7!
[ 21.Bf3 Qe5! ]
21...Qb7
[ 21...Qa7
22.Bb6
Qe7
( 22...Qb8
23.Bf3!? ) 23.Qxe7 Rxe7 24.Bf3 Rb8
25.Bc5 Rd7 26.Rxd7 Bxd7 27.Rxa6 Rc8
28.Ra8 Rxa8 29.Bxa8 Be6 30.a3 ]
22.Bf3 Rac8 23.Qb4!?
[ 23.Rxe6 Qxc7 24.Rxa6 Red8 25.Rxd8+
Qxd8 26.Qxd8+ Rxd8 27.g3 ]
23...Be5
[ 23...Qa7? 24.Bb6 Qb8 25.Qxb2 Rxc6
26.Bxc6 Rc8 27.Ba5+- ]
[ 23...Bf6 24.Rxe6 Qxc7 25.Rxa6 Qc4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
( 25...Red8
26.Rxd8+
Rxd8
27.g3 )
26.Qb1 ]
24.Rcc1 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 Rxc7
[ 25...Bxc7 26.Bb7 Rcd8 27.Rc1 Bxa2
( 27...Bd6 28.Qa5 ) 28.Bxa6 Bc4 29.Bxb5
Bxb5 30.Qxb5 Be5 ]
26.Qa5 Rc2 27.Qxa6 Rb8 28.Be4?!
[ 28.a3+- ]
28...Rc4!
[ 28...Rxa2 29.Qxb5!+- ]
29.Bd3
[ 29.f3?! Ra4 30.Qxb5 Rxe4 31.Qc5
Rc8 ]
[ 29.Bb1?! Rbc8! 30.f4 Rc1 31.Rxc1
Rxc1+
32.Kf2
Rxb1
33.Qa8+
Bb8
34.Qxb8+ Kh7 ]
29...Ra4?!
[ 29...Rcc8! ]
30.Qc6 g6?! 31.f4+- Bf6
[ 31...Bg7 32.Bxg6 Rc4 33.Qd6 ]
32.f5!
[ 32.Bxg6 Rc4 33.Qa6 ( 33.Qd6 Rd8
34.Qxd8+ Bxd8 35.Rxd8+ Kg7 36.Bd3
Rc1+ 37.Kf2 Rd1!? 38.Rd4 b4 ) 33...Ra4
34.Qd6 Rd8 35.Qxd8+ Bxd8 36.Rxd8+
Kg7 37.Bd3 b4 38.Rd4 Bxa2 39.Kf2
( 39.Bb5 Ra3 ) 39...Be6 40.Kf3 Ra3 ]
32...gxf5 33.Bxf5 Bxf5
[ 33...Rc4 34.Qf3 ]
34.Qxf6 Bg6 35.Rd2 Re4
[ 35...Rba8 36.Qf2 h5 37.h3 ]
36.h3 Rbe8
[ 36...Rxe3 37.Qf4 ]
37.Qb6 b4 38.Rd4 Rxe3
[ 38...Rxd4 39.exd4 ]
39.Qxb4 h5 40.a4 Re1+ 41.Kh2 Ra1
42.Qb2 Rb1 43.Qa3
[ 43.Qc3+- ]
43...Kh7 44.a5 Ree1
[ 44...Re2 45.a6 Rbb2 46.Qf3+- ]
45.Qf8 Rh1+
[ 45...Rbd1 46.Rxd1 Rxd1 47.a6 Ra1
48.Qd6+- ]
46.Kg3 Rb5
[ 46...Rb3+ 47.Kh4+- ]
47.Rd8 Rg5+
[ 47...Rb3+ 48.Kh4 ]
48.Kf2
[ 48.Kf2 Rf5+ 49.Ke2 Re5+ 50.Kd2 ]
[ 48.Kh4?? Rg4# ]
1-0

352
Van der Sterren,P
Novikov,I
Antwerpen
[Sadler,M]

D47
2555
2590
1997

71/467 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3

Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3
[ 8.Be2 - 71/(467) ]
8...Bb7 9.0-0
[ 9.a3 - 71/(467) ]
9...b4 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Nxf6+
[ 11.a3 - 71/(467) ]
11...Nxf6 12.e4 0-0
[ 12...c5!? ]
13.Qe2
[ 13.e5 - 71/(467) ]
13...c5 14.dxc5 Rc8 15.Rd1N
[ 15.Bd2 - 68/397 ]
15...Qc7!? 16.a3
[ 16.Bg5 Bxc5= ]
16...bxa3 17.b4 a5! 18.bxa5
[ 18.Bxa3 axb4 19.Bxb4 Bxc5= ]
18...Qxa5 19.Bxa3
[ 19.e5 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Nd5 21.Rxa3 Qxc5
22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.Rh3
f6 ]
19...Bxc5 20.Bb2 Qc7 21.Bxf6 gxf6=

Marin,M
Kosic,D
Pale

D47
2530
2510
1997

71/(467) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3

Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Be2 a6 9.e4 b4 10.e5 bxc3 11.exf6
Nxf6 12.bxc3 Bd6 13.Nd2!? 0-0 14.Nc4
Be7 15.Ne5!?N
[ 15.Bf3 - 57/(433) ]
15...Bd7 16.Bf3 Rc8 17.0-0 c5 18.Bb7
Rb8 19.Bxa6 Qa5 20.Bg5!?
[ 20.Nxd7?! Nxd7 21.Qd3 Rfd8 22.Bd2
Rb2! ]
[ 20.Qd3!? ]
20...Ba4
[ 20...Qxa6
21.Nxd7
Nxd7
22.Bxe7
Rfe8 ]
[ 20...Rfd8
21.Qd3
( 21.Bd3!?
Qxc3
22.Bxh7+ Kf8! 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qh5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

353

Be8 )]
21.Qd3 h6?
[ 21...Rfd8 Marin,M ]
22.Bh4?
[ 22.Bxh6! Kosic,D gxh6 23.Qg3+ Kh8
( 23...Kh7
24.Bd3+ )
24.Nxf7+!
Rxf7
25.Qxb8+ Be8 ( 25...Bf8 26.Bd3! /\ Bg6 )
26.Bc4 Qxc3 27.Bxe6 Rg7 28.dxc5 Qf3
29.g3 Bxc5 30.Qb3 ]
[ 22.Bd2 Ne4! ]
22...Rfd8=

Karpov,An
Anand,V
Lausanne

D47
2735
2770
1997

71/(467) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3

Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4
bxa3 12.bxa3 Bd6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Bb2
Rb8N
[ 14...Qc7 - 63/390 ]
15.Qc2 c5 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.dxc5 Bxc5
18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.a4
-

Gelfand,B
Anand,V
Wijk aan Zee

D47
2675
2770
1998

71/(467) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3

Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 b4 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Nxf6+
Nxf6 12.e4 0-0 13.e5 Nd7 14.Be4 Rb8
15.Be3
[ 15.Qc2 - 61/(478) ]
15...c5 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.d5 exd5 18.Qxd5
Rc7N
[ 18...Qb6 ]
19.e6 Nb6 20.exf7+ Rxf7 21.Qxd8+ Bxd8
22.Rac1 Rf5=

Sadler,M
Ioseliani,N
Luzern
[Sadler,M]

D47
2665
2520
1997

71/468 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 b4 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Nxf6+
Nxf6 12.e4 0-0 13.Qe2 c5 14.dxc5 Rc8
15.Rd1 Qc7 16.c6!N Bxc6
[ 16...Qxc6 ]
D47
Krasenkow,M
2645 17.Nd4 Ba8!?
[ 17...Ba4!? ]
Novikov,I
2590
[ 17...Bb7 ]
Kazan
1997
18.e5 Nd7
[Krasenkow,M]
[ 18...Nd5 19.h4! Qb8 /\ Rc1, Nf4 20.Bd2
71/(467) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3
Rfd8 21.h5 ]
Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 19.Bf4 Nc5 20.Bc2 a6 21.h4! Rfd8
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 b4 10.Ne4 Be7 11.a3
[ 21...Bxh4 22.Qh5+- ]
bxa3 12.bxa3 0-0 13.Rb1 Qc7 14.Nxf6+ 22.h5 Qb7?
Nxf6 15.e4 c5 16.Bf4 Qc8 17.Bg5!?N
[ 22...Rd5 /\ Rcd8 ]
[ 17.Qe2 - 53/424 ]
23.Qg4 Kh8 24.Nf3!
17...h6?
[ 24.h6 gxh6! /\ Rg8 ><g2 ]
[ 17...cxd4 18.Qb3 Bc6 19.Rfc1 Qe8 24...Ne4 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8
20.Nxd4 Ba4 21.Qb2= ]
[ 25...Rxd8 26.Re1 ]
18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.dxc5
26.h6!? g6?
[ 26...g5 27.Bxe4 Qxe4 28.Nxg5 ]
[ 26...f5!
27.exf6
Nxf6
( 27...Rxc2
28.fxg7+ Kg8 29.Qxe6+ Qf7 30.Qxf7+
Kxf7 31.Ne5+ Kg8 32.Rd1 ; 27...Bxf6
28.Qxe6 ) 28.hxg7+ ( 28.Qxe6 Rxc2-+ )
28...Qxg7 29.Qxg7+ Kxg7 30.Bd1 ]
27.Rd1 Bb6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

354

[ 27...Kg8
A) 28.Rxd8+
Rxd8
29.Bxe4
Qxe4
30.Qh4 Rd1+ ( 30...Rc8 31.Qf6 Kf8
32.Bg5+- ) 31.Kh2 f6 32.Qxf6 Qb7!
33.Qxe6+ Qf7 34.Qc8+ Qf8 35.Qe6+
Qf7= ;
B) 28.Rd4 Nc5 29.Bg5 ( 29.Rxd8+
Rxd8
30.Qg5
f6
31.exf6
Rd5
32.Ne5 )]
28.Bxe4 Qxe4 29.Qh4 Qf5 30.Nd4 Bxd4
31.Rxd4 Bd5 32.Rxb4 Kg8 33.Kh2 Rf8
[ 33...Bxa2
34.g4
( 34.b3!? ) 34...Qc2
35.Be3 ]
34.f3 Rc8 35.a3 f6 36.Qxf6 Qxf6 37.exf6
Kf7 38.Bg5 e5 39.Rb6 Rc2 40.Kg3 e4
41.Rd6 Bc6 42.fxe4
1-0

Nenashev,A
Dreev,A
Groningen (m/1)
[Dreev,A]

D48
2585
2640
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3

Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7
[ 8...a6 - 71/(469) ]
9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7 12.Bc2?!
Bd6N
[ 12...0-0-0!N - 71/(469) ]
[ 12...Be7 - 64/409 ]
13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Ng5 Nf8!? []
[ 14...Ke7? 15.f4+- ]
15.f4 0-0-0 16.Qe2 h6 17.Nf3
[ 17.e5?! hxg5 18.exd6 Qxd6 ]
[ 17.Nh3!? e5 18.f5 N8d7= ]
17...Bxf4 18.e5
[ 18.Bxf4 Qxf4 19.g3 ]
18...Bxf3! 19.Qxf3 Bxe5 20.Qa8+ Kd7
21.Qxa6 Bxh2+!?
[ 21...Ke7 22.h3! ]
22.Kh1 Ke7 |^ 23.Be3! []
[ 23.Nxb5? Qe5-+ ]
23...Qe5!? 24.Rf3 N8d7!?
[ 24...b4 25.Nb5 ]
25.Re1 Qd6 26.Qxb5 Rb8 27.Qe2 Bg3!
28.Rd1 Qe5 29.Bb3 Rb4
[ 29...Rb6!? ]
30.Bxe6!
[ 30.Rxg3? Qxg3 31.Bxe6 Rh4+ 32.Kg1
Qh2+ 33.Kf1 Ne5!-+ ]

30...Qxe6
[ 30...Kxe6?! 31.Rxg3 ]
31.Rxg3 Kf7 32.Qc2 Rg4 33.Rxg4 Nxg4
34.Qe4!? Nxe3 35.Qxe6+ Kxe6 36.Re1=
-
D48
2615
2515
1998

Alterman,B
Van der Wiel,J
Wijk aan Zee II

71/(469) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.Bc2 Qc7
12.dxe6 fxe6 13.0-0 Bc5 14.e5 Nxe5
15.Bf4 Bd6 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
18.Re1 Qc7!N
[ 18...Qc5 - 70/(417) ]
19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.Qxd5 Ra7 21.Bf5 0-0=
D48
2660
2695
1997

Lautier,J
Gelfand,B
Groningen (m/3)
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5
0-0-0!N
[ 12...Be7 - 64/409 ]
13.dxe6
[ 13.Ng5?! Nb6 ]
13...Ne5 14.Qe2 Nxf3+
16.Qh3 Kb8 |^

Sadler,M
Dreev,A
Groningen (m/2)
[Dreev,A]

4.Nc3 e6 5.e3
b5 8.Bd3 Bb7
Qc7 12.Bc2?!

15.Qxf3

fxe6

D48
2665
2640
1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3

Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7
9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7 12.dxe6
fxe6 13.Bc2 Bd6!? 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.f4 0-0-0
16.Qe1!?N e5!?
[ 16...h6 17.Nf3 ( 17.e5?! hxg5 18.exd6
Qxd6 ) 17...Bxf4 18.e5 Bxc1 ( 18...Bxf3?
19.Bxf4+- ) 19.Rxc1 |^ ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.a4?!
[ 17.fxe5 Bxe5 18.Nf3 Ne6 19.Nxe5 Qxe5
20.Rf5 ]
[ 17.f5 h6 18.Nf3 N8d7= ]
17...b4 18.Ne2
[ 18.fxe5 Bxe5 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5
Bxd5!? |^ ]
[ 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.exd5 exf4 ]
18...h6 19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.Nf3 Ne6 21.Nxe5
Qxe5 22.Rf5 Qd6! 23.Bf4
[ 23.e5 Qc6 24.Qf1 Ne4 |^ ]
23...Nxf4 24.Nxf4?!
[ 24.Rxf4 ]
24...Rhe8 25.Rd1 Rxe4!-+ 26.Rxd6 Rxe1+
27.Kf2 Rxd6 28.Rxc5+ Kd8 29.Kxe1 g5
30.Nd3 b3 31.Ne5!? Nd7!
[ 31...bxc2?! 32.Nf7+ Ke7 33.Nxd6 Kxd6
34.Rxc2 ]
32.Nf7+ Ke7 33.Nxd6
[ 33.Rc7? Kxf7 34.Bf5 ( 34.Bxb3+ Bd5-+ )
34...Bc6-+ ]
33...Nxc5 34.Nf5+ Kf6 35.Bb1 h5! 36.g3
Nxa4 37.Kd2 Bd5! 38.Ne3 Be6 39.Bd3
Nxb2 40.Bxa6 Ke5 41.Bb5 Kd4 42.h4 g4
43.Ng2 Nc4+ 44.Bxc4 Bxc4 45.Nf4 Bf7
0-1

355

[ 24...Qxb7 25.Ne2 Rd5 26.f5 ( 26.Qg4

h5 27.Qg8+ Rd8-+ ) 26...Rxf5 ( 26...Nxf5
27.Qh3 /\ Nf4 ) 27.Rxf5 Nxf5 28.Ng3! ]
25.Ne2
[ 25.Ne4 Nf5!? ><Bc1 ]
25...Bf6
[ 25...Rd5 26.f5 Rxf5 ( 26...Nxf5 27.Nf4
Ng3 28.Nxd5+- ) 27.Rxf5 Nxf5 28.Ng3
Nxg3 29.Qf3+ ]
26.f5 exf5?
[ 26...Nxf5 27.Nf4 ]
27.Nxd4 Bxd4+ 28.Kh1 Rhf8 29.Rxf5 Rd7
30.Bf4! Rdxf7
[ 30...Qc6 31.Bh6+- ]
31.Bxc7 Rxf5 32.Qe2 Kxc7 33.h3 Re5?
34.Qxa6 Rf2 35.a3! b3 36.Qa5+ Kc6
37.Qa8+ Kc7 38.Qa5+ Kc6 39.Qa6+ Kc7
40.Qa7+ Kc8 41.Qxh7 Ree2
[ 41...Rxb2 42.Rf1 Re8 43.Qa7 Rbe2
44.Rf7+- ]
[ 41...Bxb2 42.Rd1 Bd4 43.Qg8+ ]
42.Qa7! Rxg2
[ 42...Bxb2 43.Qxc5++- ]
[ 42...Rxb2 43.Re1 Rbe2 44.Rxe2 Rxe2
45.Qa6++- ]
43.Qa8+ Kc7 44.Qxg2 Rxg2 45.Kxg2 R 2/f
Kc6 46.Kf3 c4
[ 46...Kd5 47.Rd1 ]
D48 47.Rb1 Bf6
[ 47...Kd5 48.h4 Bxb2 49.Rxb2 Kd4
Sadler,M
2665
50.Rd2+ Kc3 51.Rd8 b2 52.Rb8 Kc2
Dreev,A
2640
53.Ke4 c3 54.Kd4+- ]
Luzern
1997
48.Ke4 Kc5 49.h4! Bh8!
[Sadler,M]
[ 49...Bxh4 50.Rh1 Bf2 ( 50...Bf6 51.Rh5+
71/471 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
Kd6
52.Rh6
Ke6
53.Rxf6+
Kxf6
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
54.Kd4+- ; 50...Bd8 51.Rh5+ Kd6 52.Kd4
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7
Bf6+ 53.Kxc4 Bxb2 54.Kxb3+- ) 51.Rf1
12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 0-0-0 14.Ng5 Ne5
Bh4 52.Rf5+ Kd6 53.Kd4+- ]
15.Qe2!N
50.h5 Bg7 51.Ke3 Kb5 52.Ke4 Kc5
[ 15.Qe1 - 68/(399) ]
53.Ke3 Kb5 54.Kd2 Bh6+ 55.Kd1 Bg7
15...Re8 16.f4! Nc6 17.Nf3 g5!!
56.a4+!! Ka5 57.Kd2 Kb4
[ 17...Nd4 18.Nxd4 cxd4 19.Nd1 /\ a4 ]
[ 57...Bh6+ 58.Kc3+- ]
18.e5
58.a5 Bh6+ 59.Kd1 Kxa5 60.Ra1+ Kb4
[ 18.Nxg5 Nd4 ]
61.Ra6 Be3 62.Re6!
[ 18.fxg5 Ng4 ><d4, e5 ]
1-0
18...g4 19.exf6 gxf3 20.Qxf3 Nd4
[ 20...Bd6!? ]
21.Qh5 Be7! 22.f7!
[ 22.Be4!?
Bxf6
23.Bxb7+
Kxb7
( 23...Qxb7!? ) 24.Ne4
Be7
25.Be3
Hodgson,Ju ]
22...Rd8 23.Be4 b4 24.Bxb7+ Kxb7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

356
D48
2735
2770
1998

76.Kd5 Qd8+ 77.Ke4 Qd7 78.Kf5 Kg2

79.Kg5 Qg7+ 80.Kxh4 Q 6/a Kf2 81.R3e5
Karpov,An
Qh8+ 82.Kg4 Qg7+ 83.Kf5 Qh7+ 84.Kf6
Anand,V
Qh4+ 85.Kf7 Qh7+ 86.Ke8 Qb7 87.h4
Lausanne (m/1)
Qb8+ 88.Kf7 Qb7+ 89.Kg6 Qb8 90.h5
[Karpov,An]
Qg8+ 91.Kf5 Qh7+ 92.Kf6 Kf3 93.Re3+
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Kf2 94.Re2+ Kf3 95.R2e3+ Kf2 96.Kg5
Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 Qg8+ 97.Kh4 Qd8+ 98.Kh3 Qd1 99.Re2+
9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7 12.dxe6 Kf3 100.Kh2?!
fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Qe2 Bd6 15.Nd4 Nc5
[ 100.Re1!+- ]
16.f4 e5 17.Ndxb5!?N
100...Qd8 101.R6e3+ Kf4 102.b7 Qb6
[ 17.Nf5 - 67/(523) ]
103.Re4+ Kf3 104.R2e3+ Kf2 105.Re7
17...axb5 18.Nxb5 Qb6 19.Nxd6+ Qxd6 Qd6+
106.Kh3
Qb8
107.R3e5
Kg1
20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.Rf5 Qe7 22.Qxc4 Rc8! 108.Rg7+
23.Qb5+ Ncd7! 24.Qxb7
[ 108.Rg7+ Kf2 109.Rf7+ Kg1 110.Re1# ]
[ 24.Ba4 Bc6 25.Qa6 0-0! 26.Bxc6 Nb8 1-0
27.Qc4+ ( 27.Bd5+ Nxd5 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8
29.Qc4 Kh8 30.Bd2 Qa7+ 31.Kh1 Qf2
32.Qc1 Nf6 ) 27...Kh8 28.e5 Rxc6 29.Qf4
D49
Nfd7 ]
Bareev,E
2670
24...Rxc2 25.Bg5
Chernin,A
2640
[ 25.Ra5!? ]
Kazan
1997
25...Qd6!
[Chernin,A]
[ 25...Qxe4 26.Qxe4+ Nxe4 27.Re1 Rc4
71/473 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3
28.b3 Rd4 29.Rf2! h6 30.Rd2 ]
e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
26.Qa8+ Kf7?!
[ 26...Qb8 27.Qxb8+ Nxb8 28.Bxf6 gxf6 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5
Ng4 12.Qa4 Bb7 13.Nbxd4 Qb6 14.0-0
29.Rf2 ]
27.Qxh8 Qd4+ 28.Kh1 Qxe4 29.Rf3 Rxg2 Bc5 15.h3 Bxf3 16.hxg4 Bd5
[ 16...Bxd4 - 61/485 ]
30.Kxg2 Ne5 31.Qxg7+!!
[ 31.Raf1 Nxf3 32.Rxf3 Qe2+ 33.Kg3 17.Nf3!?N
[ 17.Nb3 ]
Qe1+ 34.Rf2 Qg1+ 35.Kf3 Qg4+ 36.Ke3
17...Qb7 18.Qf4
Qxg5+ 37.Ke2 Qg4+ 38.Kd3 Qe4+= ]
[ 18.Re1!? ]
31...Kxg7 32.Bxf6+ Kg6
18...0-0 19.Qh2!?
[ 32...Kh6!? ]
[ 19.Bxh7+? Kxh7 20.Ng5+ Kg8 21.Qh2
33.Bxe5 Qxe5 Q 6/d 34.Rg1 h5 35.b3
Be4 ]
Qe2+ 36.Rf2 Qe4+ 37.Kf1+?!
[ 19.g5 Rfd8 /\ Nf8-g6 ]
[ 37.Kh3+ Kh7 38.Rf7+ Kh6 39.Rf6+ Kh7
19...f5!
40.a4+- ]
[ 19...h6 20.Bxh6 gxh6 ( 20...f5 21.gxf5
37...Kh6 38.Rg3 Qb1+ 39.Kg2 Qe4+
Bxf3
22.fxe6
Nxe5
23.Qxe5
Bxg2
40.Rgf3 Qg6+ 41.Kf1 Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Qg6+
24.Qxc5 Bxf1 25.Rxf1 gxh6 26.e7 )
43.Kh1 Qb1+ 44.Rf1 Qxa2 45.Rf6+ Kg7
21.Qxh6 f5 22.gxf5 ( 22.Qg6+= )]
46.Rf7+ Kh8 47.Rf8+ Kg7 48.R8f7+ Kg8
49.R7f3 Kg7 50.h3 Qc2 51.R1f2 Qe4 20.exf6
[ 20.gxf5 Bxf3 21.fxe6 Be4 22.Bxe4 Qxe4
52.Kg2 Qb4 53.Re2 Qd4 54.Re7+ Kg6
23.exd7 Rxf2-+ ]
55.Re6+ Kg7 56.Rg3+ Kf7 57.Rge3 Qd5+
58.Kg3 Qg5+ 59.Kf2 Qh4+ 60.Ke2 Qd4 20...Nxf6 21.g5 Ne4
[ 21...Be4 22.gxf6 Bxd3 23.fxg7 ]
61.R6e4 Qa1 62.Kd3 Kf6 63.Re6+ Kf5
64.b4 Qc1 65.Kd4 Qc8 66.b5 Qd8+ 22.Be3!
[ 22.g6 h6 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.fxe3 Nc5
67.Kc5 Qc7+ 68.Kb4 Qf4+ 69.Kb3 Qc7
/\ Qb2-/+ ]
70.b6+- Qd7 71.R3e5+ Kf4 72.Re4+ Kg3
73.Re3+ Kh2 74.Kc4 h4 75.Kc5 Qc8+ 22...Bxe3 23.fxe3 Qxb2 24.g6! h6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

357

6...c5 7.Bxc4N
[ 7.dxc5 ]
7...cxd4 8.Qxd4 h6!?
[ 8...Qxd4 9.Nxd4 /\ f3 ]
9.Bf4
[ 9.Bh4?! Qxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxe4 11.Bb5+
Bd7 12.Nxe4 Bxh4 13.Nd6+ Ke7 ]
[ 9.Qxd8+ Bxd8 10.Bh4 Ba5!? ]
9...Qa5 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Qd3 0-0 /\ Rd8, Bd7e8 12.e5!? Nh5
[ 12...Rd8? 13.exf6! Rxd3 14.fxe7 ]
13.Qe4 Nxf4 14.Qxf4 Qb4!? /\ 15...Qb2,
15...Na5 15.Ne4!? g5!? 16.Qg4
[ 16.Nexg5 hxg5 17.Nxg5 Nxe5! ]
[ 16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.Qxf6 Qxc4 18.Qxh6
Qe4 19.Nxg5 Qg6 ]
[ 16.Qc1 Qa5 ]
16...Qxb2 /\ Ne5
[ 16...Qxc4? 17.Nf6+ Bxf6 18.Qxc4 ]
[ 16...h5 17.Qxh5 Qxc4 18.Nfxg5+- ]
17.Qg3! Qc2! 18.Rae1! /\ Bb3
[ 18.Nfd2 Nd4 19.Rac1 Qxc4! 20.Rxc4
Ne2+ ]
[ 18.Rfe1!? Qxc4 19.Rac1 ]
18...Qxc4 19.Nexg5! Qd3!!
[ 19...hxg5 20.Nxg5 f5 21.exf6 Bxf6
22.Nxe6+ Kf7 23.Qc7+ Be7 24.Nxf8 Kxf8
25.Rxe7 ]
[ 19...Qc2 20.Re4!
A) 20...Kh8 21.Rh4! Qg6 22.Nxf7+!
Kg7!
( 22...Qxf7
23.Rxh6+
Qh7
24.Rxh7+ Kxh7 25.Re1! /\ Re4-g4 )
23.Rg4
Qxg4
24.Qxg4+
Kxf7
25.Nh4!? ( 25.Qh5+ Kg7 26.Qg4+ );
B) 20...hxg5 21.Nxg5 f6 22.exf6 Rxf6
( 22...Bd6
23.Qh4+- ) 23.Nxe6+
Kf7
24.Qg7+ Ke8 25.Nc7+ Kd8 26.Rxe7
Nxe7 27.Qxf6 Kxc7 ( 27...Qxc7 28.Qf8+
Kd7
29.Rd1+ )
28.Qxe7+
Kb8
29.f4!? ( 29.Qe3!? /\ Rc1 )]
D53
Gurevich,M
2620 20.Nxf7+!
[ 20.Re4 Bxg5 21.Rg4 Kh8-+ ]
Kupreichik,V
2500
Groningen
1997 20...Kxf7 21.Ng5+ hxg5! 22.Qxd3 Ke8!
[ 22...Kg7 23.Re4 Rf5 24.Qg3 ]
[Gurevich,M]
23.Rd1 Rf5 24.Rfe1 Nxe5 25.Qh3
71/474 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
[ 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.Qg6+ Kf8 27.Qh6+
Kg8 28.Qg6+ ]
[ 3...Be7 - 71/(474) ]
4.Bg5 dxc4 5.e4 Be7!?
25...Nf7! 26.Qh7 Kf8! 27.g3 a5 28.Rc1
[ 5...c5 - 54/445 ]
Bc5 29.Re2 b6 30.h4! Ba6?!
6.Nf3
[ 30...gxh4!? 31.Qxh4 Bd7! /\ Re8, Bc6 ]
[ 6.Bxc4 Nxe4! 7.Bxe7 Nxc3 8.Bxd8 Nxd1 31.Rxe6! Bd3!
9.Bxc7 Nxb2 10.Bb3 Bd7 - D 50 ]
[ 31...Rxf2? 32.Rxc5! Rf1+ 33.Kg2 bxc5

[ 24...hxg6 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Ng5+- ]

25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Qe5! Qxe5 27.Nxe5
Rac8!
[ 27...Rfd8 28.Rf4 ]
[ 27...Rfc8 28.Rac1 / \ R f d 1 + / = ( 28.Rfc1
Bc2! )]
[ 27...Rfb8 28.Rf4 Bf5 29.a4! ( 29.e4
Rb5!= ) 29...Rc8 30.e4 Rc5 31.Nd7!
Rc7 32.exf5 Rxd7 33.fxe6 ]
[ 27...Rf6 28.Rf4 ]
[ 27...Rf5 28.Rxf5 exf5 29.Rc1 /\ Rc7|^ ]
[ 27...Rab8 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Rd1 ]
[ 27...Rad8 28.Rfd1 ]
28.Rf4
[ 28.Rfc1 Bc2 29.a4 Rf5 30.Nd7 Rd8
31.Rxc2 ( 31.Nb6 Rd2 32.Nc4 Re2
/\ Rff2 ) 31...Rxd7 32.Rb1 Rd8 33.Rc6 ]
28...Rxf4 29.exf4 Kf8
[ 29...Rc2
30.Rd1
Rxg2+
( 30...Bd5
31.Rb1 Rxg2+ 32.Kf1 Kf8 33.Rb8+ Ke7
34.Rg8 Rxa2 35.Rxg7+ Kd6 36.Rd7+
Kc5 37.g7 Rg2 38.Rxd5++- ) 31.Kf1 Kf8
32.Rd4+- ]
[ 29...Rb8 /\ Rb1= ]
30.Rd1 Bd5 31.a4
[ 31.f5 Ke7 ]
31...Ke7 32.Rb1
[ 32.g4 Rb8! 33.Rc1 Kd6 34.Nf7+ Kd7
35.Ne5+= ]
32...h5!
[ 32...Kf6 33.g4 ]
33.Rb6 Kf6 34.g4!
[ 34.Rxa6 Kf5 35.g3 h4 -> ]
34...hxg4 35.Nxg4+
[ 35.Nxg4+ Kf5 36.Ne3+ Kxf4 37.Nxd5+
exd5 38.Rxa6= ]
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71

358

[ 9...exd5 10.Qxd5 Nd7 11.Be2 ]

10.Nxd4 Bxd4N
[ 10...exd5 11.Qxd5 ( 11.Be2 ) 11...Qb6
12.0-0-0 Nc6 13.Qb5 Rd8!? 14.Nxc6
Rxd1+ 15.Kxd1 bxc6 16.Qxb6 axb6 ]
11.exd4 Qh4!?
[ 11...exd5 12.Qxd5 Qe7+ ( 12...Qxd5
13.Nxd5 Nc6 14.0-0-0 Rd8 15.Nc7 Rb8
16.d5 ) 13.Qe5
Qb4
14.0-0-0
Nc6
15.Qc5 ]
12.dxe6 Qxd4?!
[ 12...Nc6!? ]
[ 12...fxe6! 13.0-0-0 Qxf2 14.Bc4 Nc6
15.Bxe6+ Bxe6 16.Qxe6+ Kh8 ]
13.Qd5!
[ 13.exf7+ Rxf7 14.f3 ( 14.Bc4 Qxf2+
15.Kd1 Bg4+ 16.Kc1 Qe3+ ) 14...Qe5+!
15.Be2 Be6 16.Qc2 Qc5 ]
13...Qxd5
D53
[ 13...Qh4? 14.exf7+ Rxf7 15.Bc4 Qxf2+
Jussupow,A
2640
16.Kd1 Bg4+ 17.Kc1 Qe3+ 18.Kc2 Bf5+
Lputian,S
2585
19.Kb3+- ]
Kazan
1997
14.Nxd5 Nc6 15.Nc7
71/(474) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3
[ 15.e7 Re8 16.Be2 Rb8 /\ Be6 ]
Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Qb3 dxc4
[ 15.exf7+ Rxf7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Ne3
8.Qxc4 a6
Rd8 ]
[ 8...0-0 - 41/505 ]
15...Rb8 16.Bc4
9.Ne4
Be7
10.Rc1
0-0
11.e3
Bd7
[ 16.exf7+ Kxf7 17.Bc4+ Kg6 18.0-0 Bf5
12.Ne5N
/\ Rbc8 ]
[ 12.Bd3 ]
16...Bxe6 17.Nxe6 Rfe8
12...Bd6 13.Nxd7 Nxd7 14.Be2 Nf6 15.Nc5
[ 17...Rbe8 18.0-0 fxe6 19.Rad1 ]
Bxc5 16.Qxc5 c6 17.0-0 Qd5 18.Qa3 18.0-0-0 fxe6 19.Rhe1 Kf7 20.Rd3
Rad8 19.Bf3 Qd6 20.Qa5 Rfe8 21.Rfd1
[ 20.Rd7+ Kf6 /\ Ne5 ]
Qb8 22.g3 Rd7 23.a3 e5 24.dxe5 Qxe5 20...Nd8! 21.a4 Rc8 22.b3 a6 23.Kb2 Ke7
25.Qxe5 Rxe5 26.Rxd7 Nxd7 27.Rd1 Nf6 24.h4 Rc5 25.Red1 Rc7 26.Rg3 Kf8
28.Rd8+ Re8 29.Rd4 Kf8=
27.Re3 Ke7 28.f4
[ 28.Re5! /\ f4-f5+/- ]
28...Rf8 29.Re4
[ 29.g3 Rf5! /\ b5, g5 ]
D55
Kozul,Z
2605 29...Rd7! 30.Rg1
[ 30.Rxd7+ Kxd7 31.g3 Rf5= ]
Mikhalchishin,A
2515
Slovenija
1997 30...Rd2+ 31.Kc3 Rf2 32.g3 Rf3+ 33.Kd2
g5 34.Ke2 g4 35.Re3 Rxe3+ 36.Kxe3 Nc6
[Mikhalchishin,A]
37.Rc1 Na5?!
71/475 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3
[ 37...Ra8!?= ]
Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Qb3
[ 37...Kd6 38.Bd3 e5= ]
c5
38.Be2 Kd6 39.b4 Nc6 40.b5
[ 8...c6 9.0-0-0 b5!? ]
[ 40.Rd1+ Ke7 41.b5 axb5 42.axb5 Nb4
9.cxd5
43.Bxg4 ]
[ 9.dxc5 Nd7 ( 9...Qa5!? ) 10.cxd5 Nxc5 40...axb5 41.axb5 Nb4 42.Bxg4 Nd5+?
( 10...Qa5 - 46/587 ) 11.Qa3 Qb6 ]
[ 42...Ra8! /\ Ra3~/= ]
9...cxd4
43.Kf2
34.Rxa6! Rxa6 35.Kxf1 ]
[ 31...Bxf2+ 32.Kh2 ]
32.Rxc5!
[ 32.hxg5 Rxf2! 33.Qxd3 Rd2+ 34.Rxc5
Rxd3-+ ]
[ 32.Rg6!? ]
32...bxc5 33.hxg5! Nxg5?
[ 33...Rb8 34.g6 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 Bf1+
36.Kh2! Rxf2+ 37.Kg1 Rg2+ 38.Kh1+- ]
[ 33...Rf6!
34.Qh1!
( 34.Qh3
Rxe6
35.Qxe6 Re8 36.Qb6 Re1+ 37.Kg2 )
34...Rxe6 35.Qxa8+ Re8 36.Qxa5 c4
37.Qb4+!? ( 37.f4 ) 37...Kg8 38.f4 ]
34.Qe7+
[ 34.Qe7+ Kg8 35.Rg6+ Kh8 36.Qg7# ]
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 43.Kf3 e5
A) 44.f5 h5! 45.Bh3 ( 45.Bxh5? Rxf5+
46.Kg4 Ne3+-+ ) 45...Nf6 ;
B) 44.Rc8 Rxc8 45.Bxc8 b6 46.fxe5+
Kxe5 ]
43...e5?!
[ 43...Ra8! ]
44.Bf3
[ 44.Bc8 Rf7 45.f5 Nf6! /\ h5 ]
44...exf4 45.g4?!
[ 45.Rd1 fxg3+ 46.Kxg3 Rf5 47.Kg4
Rf4+= ]
45...Ne3!= 46.Bxb7
[ 46.g5 hxg5 47.hxg5 Rf7= ]
46...Nxg4+ 47.Kf3 Ne5+ 48.Ke4 f3! 49.b6
f2 50.Ba6 Nd7
-

359

25...Kg7
[ 25...Qd6? 26.Qh6+ Kg8 27.gxh4 ]
26.g4?
[ 26.Bg2 b5!? ( 26...Qd6 /\ b5 )]
[ 26.Qf4 Re6 27.Bg4 Bg5 28.Qf3 f5
29.Bh3 b5!? ]
26...Re6 27.h3
[ 27.Bg2 Qd6 28.f4 Re3-+ ]
27...Bg5
[ 27...Qd6
28.Bg2
Bd8
( 28...b5!? )
29.Rfe1 Bc7 30.Rxe6 Rxe6 31.Re1 ]
28.Qc2 Qd6 29.Qb3
[ 29.Bg2 Bd8-+ ]
29...Bd8!-+ 30.Bg2?!
[ 30.Bxd5 Bc7 31.f4 Re3 ]
[ 30.Nxd5 Bxd5!? 31.Qxd5 ( 31.Bxd5 Bc7
32.f4 Re3 ) 31...Qf4 32.Kg2 Bc7 33.Rh1
Rf6!?
/ \ R e 2 , Q g 3 34.Rde1
Rxe1
35.Rxe1 Qh2+ 36.Kf1 Qxh3+ 37.Ke2
Qh2 ]
D58
Beliavsky,A
2710 30...Qf4
[ 30...Bc7 31.f4 Re3 ]
Kramnik,V
2770
Beograd
1997 31.Rc1 Bc7 32.Rfd1 Rf6! 33.Qc2
[ 33.Rc2 Re3 34.Kf1 Qh2 /\ Rg3 ]
[Kramnik,V]
33...Re3! 34.Kf1
71/476 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
[ 34.Qd2 Qh2+ 35.Kf1 Rg3 36.f3 Rfxf3+
Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Qb3
37.Bxf3 Rg1# ]
[ 8.Be2 - 71/(476) ]
34...Rxc3
8...Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1
[ 34...Rxc3 35.bxc3 Bb5+ 36.Ke1 Re6+ ]
Re8 12.Bd3 c5 13.dxc5 Nd7 14.c6 Bxc6 0-1
15.0-0 Nc5 16.Qc2 Rc8
[ 16...Nxd3= ]
[ 16...Qe7N - 71/(476) ]
D58
17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Bf5 Ne6! /\ Bc3
Lautier,J
2660
[ 18...Rc7 19.Nd4 ]
Kramnik,V
2770
19.Nd4?N
Beograd
1997
[ 19.Qb3 - 11/444 ]
[Kramnik,V]
19...Nxd4
71/(476) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
[ 19...Bb7 20.Qd2 ]
Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2
20.exd4 Rc7 21.Qd3
Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6
[ 21.Qb3!? Bb7 /\ Rc4 ]
12.0-0
a5
13.bxa5
Rxa5 14.a4
c5
21...g6
/\ Nc6-b4
[ 21...Rce7 22.g3 h5 23.h4! g6 24.Bh3 ]
[ 14...Bc8 - 59/487 ]
22.Bg4 h5 23.Bf3 Rce7 24.g3 h4!
15.Qb3 Na6N
[ 24...Kg7 25.h4= ]
[ 15...c4 ]
25.Qd2
16.Rfb1 Nb4 17.Na2 Nxa2 18.Rxa2 Ba6!
[ 25.Bg2!?
A) 25...Qd6
26.gxh4!
( 26.Qf3
Rd8 19.Bxa6
[ 19.Qxb6 Qxb6 20.Rxb6 Bxe2 21.Rxe2
27.a3 Kg7 ) 26...Bxh4 27.Qh3 ;
cxd4 22.exd4 Rxa4 ]
B) 25...Kg7 26.Qf3 Rh8!? ( 26...Rd7
27.Bh3 Rd6 ) 27.Nxd5 Bxd5 28.Qxd5 19...Rxa6=
Rd7 29.Qb3 Bxd4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

360

D58 17...Qd8! [] 18.d5 cxd5 19.Bxd5 Rxe1+

Gretarsson,H
2475 20.Rxe1 Nf6 21.Bb3 Bd7 22.Ne5
[ 22.Bxf7+?! Kxf7 23.Ne5+ Kg8 24.Qb3+
Jussupow,A
2640
Kh7 25.Rd1 Rc8!= ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
22...Be8 23.Ng6!
[Kramnik,V]
[ 23.Qc4 Rc8 24.Nxf7? Qd2! ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 23...Qa5 24.Re5 Qb4 25.h3 Qd6 26.Re3
[ 26.Qc3 ]
5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7
9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.0-0 26...Rd8 27.Ne7+ Kh8
[ 27...Kf8 ]
a5 13.b5 c5 14.Rc1 Nd7 15.dxc5 Nxc5
28.Nf5 Qc6 29.Qxc6 Bxc6 30.Bxf7
16.Nd4 Rc8 17.Bg4 Rc7 18.Na4N
[ 30.Re7 Bd5 31.Bxd5 Rxd5 32.g4 h5! ]
[ 18.Nce2 - 60/446 ]
18...Ne4 19.Qd3 Rc4 20.Nb2 Rc5 21.Na4 30...Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Rd2 32.Ne7 Be4! []
Bxd4 22.exd4 Rc4 23.Nc3 Qc7 24.Ne2 f5 33.f3 Bb1 34.Rc3 Rxb2 35.Ng6+
[ 35.Rc8+ Kh7 36.Rc1 Kh8 ]
25.Bh3 g5 26.f3 Nd6 27.f4 g4 28.Bxg4
35...Kh7
36.Nf8+
Kh8
37.Ng6+
Kh7
fxg4 29.Qg6+=
38.Nf8+ Kh8 39.Rc8 g5 40.Rc7 Bxa2
41.Ng6+ Kg7 42.Ne5 Kh8 43.Bxa2 Rxa2
D58 44.Rxb7 Nd5 45.Nf7+ Kg7 46.Nxg5+
Georgiev,Ki
2670 Kg6 47.Ne4
[ 47.Ne6 Kf6 ]
Beliavsky,A
2710
Beograd
1997 47...Ne3 48.Kg3 a5 49.Kf4 Nxg2+ 50.Ke5
Ne1 51.Rb6+ Kg7 52.f4 Nd3+!
[ 52...Rb2 53.Rxb2 Nd3+ 54.Ke6 Nxb2
71/(476) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
55.Nc5! ]
Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Qb3
Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1 53.Kf5 Rb2 54.Rg6+ Kf7 55.Rxh6 Rb5+
Re8 12.Bd3 c5 13.dxc5 Nd7 14.c6 Bxc6 56.Kg4 Rb4 57.Kf5 Rb5+ 58.Kg4 Rb4
15.0-0 Nc5 16.Qc2 Qe7N 17.Bb5 Bxb5 59.Kf5
18.Nxb5 Red8 19.Nbd4 Ne6 20.Qb3 Rac8 -
21.Rd2 Rc4 22.Qd1 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Bxd4
24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Qe4 26.Rc1 Qxd4
27.exd4 Re8 28.Kf1 Re4=
D66
Sokolov,I
2635
Oll,L
2645
D65 Koge
1997
Timman,J
2625 [Oll,L]
Seirawan,Y
2630
Merrillville
1997 71/478 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3
Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Rc1
[Timman,J]
c6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd5 11.Bg3 Nxc3
71/477 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 12.bxc3 b6
Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1
[ 12...Qa5 - 23/560 ]
a6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 c6 11.Qc2 Re8
[ 12...Nf6 - 23/(560) ]
[ 11...Ne8 - 31/500 ]
13.0-0 Bb7 14.Qe2 Nf6!
12.0-0 Nh5N
[ 14...c5 15.Rfd1! ]
[ 12...Ne4 ]
15.Ne5N
13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Rfe1 Nhf6 15.e4 dxe4
[ 15.Rfd1 ]
16.Nxe4 Nxe4
15...c5 16.f3?
[ 16...Qf8!? ]
[ 16.Rfd1 Qc8 17.f3 ]
17.Bxe4
16...Bd6! 17.Bh4 Qc7 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Ng4
[ 17.Rxe4!? Qf8 18.Rxe8 Qxe8 19.Re1 f5 20.Nf6+ Kh8 21.f4 Qe7
Qf8 20.Bc4 Nb6 21.Bb3 ]
[ 21...Be7!
22.Nh5
( 22.Qh5?
Kg7! )

CHESS INFORMANT 71

361

22...Rg8 23.Ng3 Rg4 24.Ba6 Rag8! ]

22.Nh5 Rg8 23.Ng3 Rad8!
[ 23...Rg4 24.Ba6 Bc6 25.Bb5= ]
24.Qh5 Qf6 25.Be2 b5 26.Bf3
[ 26.Bxb5 Rg4! ]
26...Bc8 27.Rfd1 a5 28.Qh3 Be7 29.Nh5
Qg6 30.Bc6 b4 31.cxb4 axb4 32.Bf3 cxd4
33.exd4 Ba6! 34.Rc7 Bd6 35.Ra7 Bc4
36.g3 e5!! 37.fxe5 Bxe5 38.Kg2?
[ 38.dxe5 Qb6+ ]
[ 38.Qh4 Bxd4+ 39.Kg2 f4 40.Nxf4 Qg5!
41.Rxd4 Qxh4 42.Ng6+ Rxg6 43.Rxh4
Rd2+ 44.Kg1 Re6! ]
38...f4!-+ 39.Qh4 Qc2+ 40.Kh1
[ 40.Kh3
fxg3!
( 40...Qxd1! ) 41.hxg3
Be6+ ]
40...Bd5 41.Bxd5
[ 41.Rf1 Qe2! ]
41...Qxd1+ 42.Kg2 Qe2+ 43.Kh3 Rxd5
0-1

Pigusov,E
Atalik,S
Beijing (open)
[Atalik,S]

24.Nxf7 Rxf7 25.Qxg6+ Bg7 26.Bh6 ]

22.Qh5 h6 23.Nf3 e6 24.Bb3 b5 25.Bxh6
f6
[ 25...Bxh6 26.Qxh6 f6 27.Ng5!+- ]
26.Qxf5 Bxh6 27.Bxe6+ Kh8 28.Rd7 Ne7
29.Qh3?
[ 29.Rxe7 Qxe7 30.Bxc8 Qc5+ ]
29...Ng8
30.Re1
Nc5!
31.Bf5
Nxd7
32.Rxe8 Rfxe8 33.Bxd7 Rc1+ 34.Kf2 Rc2+
35.Kf1 Ree2! 36.Qh5?
[ 36.Be6 Rf2+ 37.Kg1= ]
36...Rf2+ 37.Kg1 Rg2+ 38.Kf1 Rcf2+
39.Ke1 Rxb2 40.Bf5 Rbe2+ 41.Kd1?
[ 41.Kf1 Ref2+ 42.Ke1 Rxa2 43.Qg6
Rge2+ 44.Kf1 Re7 ]
41...Ref2
[ 41...Re3! ]
42.Ke1 Re2+ 43.Kd1 Re3! 44.Nd4
[ 44.Nh4 Rxa2 45.Ng6+ Kg7 46.Qg4
Rd2+! ]
44...Re5 45.Nb3 a5 46.Qg6 Re7 47.Be4
Rxa2 48.Bd5 Rg7 49.Qe8?
[ 49.Qh5 Rg5 50.Qf3 Rxh2 51.Bxg8
D76
Rxg8 52.Qxf6+ Bg7 ]
2560
2590 49...Rxh2 50.Qxb5 Rxg3 51.Qf1 Be3!
1997 0-1

71/479 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Bg2

0-0 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3
Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6
12.Rd1 Bf5
[ 12...Qe8 - 71/(479) ]
13.e4 Bd7 14.Qe2!
[ 14.Bf4 - 69/(421) ]
14...Qe8
[ 14...Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qc8 ]
15.Nd5 Rc8 16.Be3!N
[ 16.Bf4 - 52/448 ]
16...Na4!
[ 16...Nxd5?! 17.exd5! ]
17.e5 Be6?!
[ 17...Bg4 18.Bf4 ( 18.b3 e6 19.Nf6+
Bxf6 20.exf6 Nc3 21.Qd2 Nxd1 ) 18...Nc5
19.h3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Ne6 21.Bg4 Nxf4
22.Nxf4 e6 ]
18.Ng5!!
[ 18.Bf4 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Nb6 20.Rd2 ]
18...Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Nxe5 20.f4 Nc6
[ 20...Nd7?! 21.Ne6 ]
21.f5 gxf5
[ 21...Nxb2 22.fxg6 hxg6 23.Qg4+- Bf6

Nikolic,Pr
Riemersma,L
Nederland (ch)

D76
2655
2435
1997

71/(479) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.c4 Bg7

4.Bg2 0-0 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Nb6
8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 c6 11.dxc6
Nxc6 12.Rd1 Qe8 13.Bf4!?N
[ 13.Qe4 - 50/(466) ]
13...Bf5
14.Qc1
Rd8
15.Rxd8
Qxd8
16.Bh6 Qd6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Nh4 Be6
19.Nb5 Qe5 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Qc3 Qxc3
22.Nxc3 Rd8 23.Nf3 c5 24.Rc1 c4=

Maric,A
Xie,Jun
Groningen (ct)
[Maric,A]

D76
2460
2495
1997

71/480 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3

0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Nb6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4
Bd7 12.Nb3 Nxb3 13.Qxb3 c6N
[ 13...e6 - 58/499 ]
14.dxc6 Bxc6 15.Rd1
[ 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rd1 Qc8= ]
15...Qc8 16.e4 Bd7 17.Bf4
[ 17.Be3! Bxc3!? ( 17...Be6 18.Nd5 ;
17...Nc4
18.Rxd7
Nxe3
19.Qxb7 )
18.Rdc1 Na4 19.bxc3 b6 20.Rd1 ]
17...Bg4
[ 17...Bxc3! 18.Rdc1 Na4 19.bxc3 Nc5
20.Qc2 Bc6= ]
18.Rdc1 Qc4
[ 18...Qd7!? ]
19.e5 Be6 20.Qa3 Rab8 21.Bf1
[ 21.Nd5 Qa4! 22.Qxa4 ( 22.Nxe7+ Kh8
23.Qxa4 Nxa4 ) 22...Nxa4 23.Nc7 ( 23.b3
Bxd5 24.Bxd5 Nb6 25.Bf3 e6! 26.Rc7?
g5! ) 23...Red8 24.b3 Nb6 ]
21...Qc6
[ 21...Qc8 22.Qxa7 Nc4 23.Nb5 Qd7
24.Rxc4 Qxb5 25.Rc8+- ]
22.Bg2
[ 22.Bb5 Qf3 23.Qxa7 Bh3 24.Bf1 Bxf1
25.Rxf1 Qc6! 26.Qa5 Nc4 ]
[ 22.Nb5!?
A) 22...Qd7? 23.Rd1 Qc6 ( 23...Nd5
24.Nc3 ) 24.Rac1+- ;
B) 22...Nc4?
23.Qb4
( 23.Qa4
a6
24.Bxc4 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Qxb5 26.Qxb5
axb5 27.Rc5 ) 23...a5 24.Qa4 Nxb2
25.Qd4 Qf3 26.Nc7!+- ;
C) 22...Qe4 /\ Bd5 23.Bg2 Qa4 24.Qxa4
Nxa4 25.b3 ( 25.Nc7 - 21.Nd5 ) 25...Nb2
( 25...Nb6
26.Nxa7
Nd7
27.Re1 )
26.Nc7 Red8 27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Rc7
Nd3 ]
22...Qc4 23.Qxa7 Qa6
[ 23...Qb4?! 24.b3 /\ a3 ]
24.Qxa6 bxa6 25.Ne2?!
[ 25.b3 g5 26.Bxg5 Bxe5 27.Bf4 Bxf4
28.gxf4 ]
[ 25.Re1!? ]
25...Red8
[ 25...Nc4
26.Nd4
Nxe5
( 26...Nxb2
27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Bf1 ) 27.Nxe6 fxe6
28.Rc2! ]
26.b3 Nd5 27.Bxd5 Bxd5
[ 27...Rxd5 28.Rd1 ]
28.h4
[ 28.Nd4!? ]
28...h6 29.Nc3 Bf3 30.Re1 Rbc8 31.Rac1

362
Kh7 32.Na4 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 f6 34.exf6 Bxf6
35.Nc5 g5 36.Ne6 Rd5
[ 36...Rg8 37.Be3 ( 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Be3
Kg6 39.Kf1 ) 37...gxh4 38.Kh2 ]
37.Be3 gxh4 38.Nf4 Rd8 39.Kh2 Rg8
40.Rc5 hxg3+
-

Georgiev,Ki
Rogers,I
Deutschland
[RR]
71/481 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0-0 dxc4
[ 6...Nc6 - 71/(481) ]
7.Na3 Nc6
[ 7...c3 - 71/(481) ]
8.Nxc4 Be6 9.b3
[ 9.Nce5 - 71/(481) ]
9...a5 10.a4!?
[ 10.Bb2 - 68/408, 409 ]
10...Bd5
11.Bb2
Nb4
12.e3
13.Nfe5!?N
[ 13.Ne1 ]
13...Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Nd7 15.Nd3
16.Qxd3 c6 17.Rfd1 Nb6 18.Ba3
19.e4 Nc8 20.Rac1

Ivanchuk,V
Polgar,Ju
Linares
[Seirawan,Y]

D77
2670
2570
1997
4.g3

Be4

Nxd3
Re8

D77
2740
2645
1997

71/(481) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3

0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3
[ 7.Ne5 - 67/533 ]
7...dxc4 8.d5 Nb4 9.e4N
[ 9.Ne5 e6! ( 9...Nfxd5? 10.Nxd5 Nxd5
11.Nxf7 Rxf7 12.Bxd5 ) 10.dxe6 ( 10.e4?
Nxe4! ) 10...Bxe6 11.Bxb7 Rb8 12.Bf3
Nfd5! 13.Nxd5 Bxe5 14.Nxb4 Rxb4 ]
9...e6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 Nd3! 12.dxe6
Bxe6 13.h3?!
[ 13.Qc2 Ng4 14.Bd2 ]
[ 13.Nd4?! Bg4 14.f3 Nxe4! ]
13...Qd7 14.Qd2 Bxh3 15.Bxh6 Rae8
16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Ng5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nh5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Qe3 Ndf4+
[ 19...Ndf4+ 20.gxf4 Qg4+ 21.Kh2 Rh8-+ ]
0-1

363

[ 11...Bh6 12.e3 Qd5 13.Ncd2 ]

12.Qd2N
[ 12.Bh3 - 56/524 ]
12...Qd5
[ 12...cxd4 13.Bxd4 ]
D77 13.Rfd1 Qh5
[ 13...Rfd8!? 14.Qe1 ]
Huebner,R
2580
Topalov,V
2745 14.h3! cxd4
[ 14...Bh6 15.Ne3 Nd5 16.g4 Bxe3
Dortmund
1997
17.fxe3 Qh6 18.g5 Qh5 19.dxc5 ]
[RR]
15.Bxd4 Rfd8 16.Nce5! Rxc1
71/(481) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3
[ 16...Bxf3 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.Bxf3 ]
0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 17.Qxc1 Bxf3 18.Bxf3!
c5 9.e3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Bf5 11.Rd1 Be4
[ 18.Nxf3 ]
12.Bb2 Qb6 13.Nc4 Qa6 14.Bf1 Rfd8
[ 18.exf3!?
Rxd4?
19.Rxd4
Qxe5
15.Nfd2 Bc2 16.Rdc1 Ba4 17.Nb3 Nd7!?N
20.Rd8+ Bf8 21.Qc8 ]
[ 17...b6 - 67/534 ]
18...Qxh3 19.Bxa7!
18.dxc5 Nce5 19.Nxe5 Qxe2 20.Bxe2
[ 19.Bxb7 Ng4! 20.Nxg4 Bxd4 21.Qf4
Nxe5 21.Nd4 e6 22.Rab1 Bf8 23.Ba1
/\ 21...e5 22.Ne5 Bf2 23.Kf2 Rd1 23.Qf7+Rab8=
Nc5 ]
19...Ra8 20.Bd4
[ 20.Qc4 Qe6! 21.Qxe6 fxe6 22.Bd4 Nb4
23.a4 Nbd5 ]
D77
Andersson,U
2640 20...Rc8 21.Qa3 Re8 22.Bxb7 Nc7
Christiansen,L
2550 23.Bc6 Rf8 24.Qxe7 Ne6 25.Bc3
[ 25.Be3? Qf5 26.Nc4 Ng4 ]
Groningen (m/6)
1997
25...Qf5 26.Rd3 h5 27.Rf3
[RR]
[ 27.Kg2 h4 ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 27...Qc2 28.Nxf7 Qd1+
5.Bg2 d5 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nxc4
[ 28...Qxe2
Be6 9.Nce5 Bd5 10.Bf4 e6!?N
A) 29.Rxf6 Nd4! ( 29...Bxf6 30.Qxf6
[ 10...Qc8 ]
Rxf7 31.Qh8# ) 30.Nh6+ Kh7! ;
[ 10...a5 ]
B) 29.Nh6+! Bxh6 30.Rxf6+- ]
[ 10...Nxe5 ]
29.Kg2 Qxe2 30.Re3 Qc2 31.Qxe6 Rxf7
11.a3 Qe7 12.Rc1 Rfd8 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 32.Bxf6
14.Rxc6 bxc6 15.Ne5 c5 16.Bxa8 Rxa8 1-0
17.dxc5 Nd5 18.Nd3 Nxf4 19.gxf4 Rd8
20.Qa4 e5 21.Qe4 Rd4 22.Qa8+ Rd8
23.Qe4 Rd4
D78
-
Stohl,I
2565
Krasenkow,M
2645
Deutschland
1997
D77 [Krasenkow,M]
Karpov,An
2735
Polgar,Ju
2670 71/483 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3
[ 3.Nf3 - 71/(483) ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
3...c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Qb3 Bg7 6.Nf3 0-0
[Karpov,An]
7.0-0 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Bf5 9.Rd1?!
71/482 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3
[ 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Re1 ( 10.e3 - 64/(422) )]
0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Na3 Na6 9...Nbd7 10.Nc3 Bc2! 11.Re1 Nb6 12.Qc5
8.Nxc4 c5 9.b3 Bf5 10.Bb2 Be4 11.Rc1 Ne4
13.Nxe4
Bxe4
14.Rd1
Re8!?N
Rc8
/\ 15...Bf3 16.Bf3 e5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 14...Nd5 15.Nh4 ]
[ 14...e6 ]
15.Bf4 Nd5 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nxf4+
18.gxf4 e6 ><Kg2 19.e3 Qh4 20.h3 Bf8
21.Qc4 Red8 22.Qe2
[ 22.Qb3 ]
22...Rd5
23.Rd3 Rad8 24.Rad1 Bg7
25.R3d2 Qe7 /\ g5 26.Nd3 Rh5!? 27.Ne5
f6 28.Nf3 Qd7 /\ e5 29.Rh1 Qd5 30.b3
Qe4 31.Rhd1
[ 31.Qd3? Qxd3 32.Rxd3 e5 ]
31...g5 32.fxg5 Rxg5+
[ 32...Rd5 33.Kh2! Rf5 ( 33...fxg5 34.Ng1
g4 35.f3! ) 34.Ng1 Rhxg5 35.f4 Rg6
36.Qf3 ]
33.Kh2 Rg6 34.Rg1 Bf8 35.Rxg6+ hxg6
36.Ne1 Rd5
[ 36...Bb4 37.Rd1 Bd6+ 38.Kg1 /\ Qf3 ]
37.Qd3
[ 37.Qf3 Bd6+ 38.Kg1 Qh4 39.Ng2 ]
37...Bd6+ 38.f4 Qxd3 39.Nxd3 e5
[ 39...c5 40.Rg2 ( 40.dxc5 Bxc5 41.e4
Rd4 ) 40...cxd4 41.e4 ( 41.Rxg6+ Kf7
42.Rg3 dxe3 43.Rxe3 Kg6 ) 41...Rg5
42.Rxg5 fxg5 43.e5 Be7 44.Kg3 ]
40.Rg2??
[ 40.fxe5 fxe5 41.dxe5 Bxe5+ 42.Kg2 ]
40...exf4 41.Nxf4 Kf7-+
[ 41...Kf7 42.Kg1 Bxf4 43.exf4 Rxd4
44.Rf2 ( 44.f5 gxf5-+ ) 44...Ke6 45.Re2+
Kf5 46.Re7 Rb4 ( 46...Kxf4 47.Rxb7
Rd1+ 48.Kf2 Rd2+ 49.Kf1 Rxa2 50.Rc7 )
47.Rg7 a5-+ ]
0-1

364
Huebner,R
Uhlmann,W
Deutschland
[Huebner,R]

D73
2580
2485
1997

71/484 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2

c6 5.c4 Bg7 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Ne5
Nc6?!
[ 8...e6 /\ Nfd7 ]
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.0-0 Ba6 11.Bf4 /\ Qd2
[ 11.a4 Nd7= ]
11...Qb6N
[ 11...Ne4 - 43/(570) ]
12.Na4
[ 12.Qd2 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4= ]
12...Qb5 13.Re1 Nd7 14.e4
[ 14.Rc1 Rfc8 15.e4 ( 15.b3 Qa5 16.Bd2
Qd8= ) 15...e6 16.Bd6 ( 16.Bf1 Qb7= )
16...Qa5= ><a2 ]
14...e6 15.Bd6 Rfc8
[ 15...Rfd8
16.e5
Bf8
17.Bxf8
Rxf8
18.Rc1 ]
16.Re3!?
[ 16.e5 Bf8 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Bf1 ( 18.Rc1
Qa5= ) 18...Qb7 19.Bxa6 Qxa6 20.Rc1
Rab8= ]
16...Qa5
[ 16...dxe4
17.Bxe4
Qg5
( 17...Nf6?
18.Bd3 Qa5 19.b4+- ) 18.Rc1 ]
17.Ra3 Qd8 18.Nc5 Bb5 19.e5 Nxc5
[ 19...Nb6 20.b3 Bf8 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.Qd2
Kg7 23.Ra5 /\ a4+- ]
20.Bxc5 a5 21.Rc1 a4 22.Bf1 Bxf1
23.Kxf1 Qa5 24.Kg2 Qb5 25.Rc2 h5?
[ 25...Bf8 26.Rac3 ]
D78 26.Rac3?
[ 26.g4
h4
( 26...hxg4
27.Qxg4
Nikolic,Pr
2630
/\ Rh3, Qh4+- ) 27.Rh3 ]
Timman,J
2625
Nederland (chplay off m/4)
1997 26...Bf8 27.Bxf8 Kxf8 28.g4 hxg4 29.Qxg4
Ke8 30.Qf4 Ra7 31.Rh3 Re7 /\ Kd7
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 32.Qd2 Rb7
5.Bg2 c6 6.0-0 d5 7.b3 Ne4 8.Bb2 Be6
[ 32...Kd7 33.Rc5 Qb7 34.Ra5 Ra8
9.Ne5!?
35.Rxa8 Qxa8 36.Qb4+- ]
[ 9.Qc1 - 4/753 ]
33.Qf4 Re7 34.b3 Kd7 35.Rc5 Qb4
9...Na6!?N
[ 35...Qe2 36.Ra5 axb3 37.Rxb3 Qe4+
[ 9...f5 ]
38.Qxe4 dxe4 39.Kg3 ]
[ 9...Nd7 ]
36.a3 Qxa3 37.Ra5 Qb2?
10.e3 Bxe5 11.dxe5 Nec5 12.cxd5 Bxd5
[ 37...Qb4 38.Rxa4 Qb7 ]
13.Bxd5 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 cxd5 15.Nc3 Nd3 38.Rxa4 Qc2 39.Qf6 Qe4+ 40.Kg3 Rc7
16.Ba3 Nab4 17.Bxb4 Nxb4 18.Rfd1 e6=
[ 40...Qd3+ 41.f3 Rc7 42.Rh8+- ]
41.Rh8 Rb7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

365

[ 41...c5 42.dxc5 Qd3+ 43.Kg2+- ]

42.Raa8
[ 42.Rb8! Qd3+ ( 42...Rxb8 43.Ra7+ Kc8
44.Qh8++- ) 43.f3 Qb5 44.Qh8 ( 44.Ra7?
Rxa7 )
44...Rxb8
45.Ra7+
Rb7
( 45...Qb7 46.Qxb8+- ) 46.Ra8+- ]
42...c5
[ 42...Rxb3+ 43.f3 Qe1+ 44.Kh3 Qf1+
45.Kh4 Qf2+ 46.Kg5 Qd2+ ( 46...Qg2+
47.Kh6 Qxh2+ 48.Kg7+- ) 47.Qf4+- ]
43.Rac8 Rxb3+ 44.f3 Qe1+ 45.Kh3 Qf1+
[ 45...Qa5 46.dxc5 Rc3 47.Qf4 Rc4
( 47...Rxc5 48.Qa4++- ) 48.Qxc4 dxc4
49.c6# ]
46.Kh4 Qf2+ 47.Kg5 Qd2+
[ 47...Qg2+ 48.Kh6 Qd2+ 49.Kg7 Qa5
50.dxc5 Rc3 51.Rhd8+ Qxd8 52.Rxd8+
Kxd8 53.Kf8+- ]
48.Qf4
[ 48.Qf4 Qa5 49.dxc5 Rc3 50.Qa4++- ]
[ 48.Qf4 f6+ 49.exf6 Qxf4+ ( 49...Qg2+
50.Qg4+- ) 50.Kxf4 e5+ 51.dxe5 Rb4+
52.Kg3 Rxe5 ( 52...Rf7 53.Rhe8 Rb6
54.e6++- ) 53.f7+- ]
1-0

Sokolov,I
Atalik,S
New York
[Atalik,S]

D90
2615
2555
1997

71/485 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5

Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 0-0
8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Bxf3 11.gxf3
Na5!?N
[ 11...Ne5 12.Qb3 ( 12.Bd4 - 61/(502))
12...c6 13.0-0-0 cxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5
15.Qxd5! Qc7+ 16.Kb1 ]
12.Bd4 c5!
[ 12...Qd6 ]
[ 12...e5 ]
13.Bxg7!
[ 13.Bxc5 Nac4 14.Bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qe2
Nxb2 16.Qxb2 Qc7 17.Bb4 a5 18.Nb5
Bxb2 19.Nxc7
Bxa1
20.Nxa8
axb4
21.Ke2 Bd4 ]
13...Kxg7 14.Qc2 e5 15.Nd1! Nd7 16.Ne3
c4! 17.h4 b5 18.h5 Nb7 19.0-0-0 Nd6
20.Rdg1 g5 21.Qd2?!
[ 21.Qc3 ]

21...Kh8 22.Kb1 f6 23.Ng4 a5 24.Nh6

Qe7 25.Bf1 b4 26.Bh3 c3?!
[ 26...Rfc8 ]
27.bxc3 bxc3 28.Qxc3 Nb5!
[ 28...Rfc8? 29.Qa3 Rab8+ 30.Ka1 ]
29.Qd2 Nd4 30.Nf5 Nxf5 31.Bxf5 Nc5
32.Rc1 a4! 33.d6 Qa7! 34.Rc3! Rab8+
35.Kc2
[ 35.Ka1 Nb3+ 36.axb3 axb3+ 37.Kb1
b2-+ ]
35...Qb6 36.Rc1 Rfd8 37.d7 Nxd7
[ 37...Rb7 38.Rxc5! ]
38.Bxd7 Qb2+ 39.Kd1 Qxd2+ 40.Kxd2
Rxd7+ 41.Ke3 Kg7 42.Rc7=
-

Nadanian,A
Hachian,M
Armenia (ch)
[Nadanian,A]

D85
2475
2520
1997

71/486 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5

Nxd5 5.Na4 Bg7
[ 5...f5 6.Nf3 ( 6.g3!? ) 6...Bg7 7.e3 0-0
8.Bc4 Nc6 9.0-0 ]
[ 5...b6N - 71/(486) ]
[ 5...c6N - 71/(486) ]
6.e4
[ 6.Nf3?! Bg4 7.Ne5 Bxe5! 8.dxe5 Nb4! ]
6...Nb6 7.Be3 0-0 8.Nf3 Nc6
[ 8...Bg4 - 71/(486) ]
9.Be2
[ 9.Nc5!? ]
9...f5N
[ 9...Bg4 - 69/(426) ]
10.exf5 gxf5
[ 10...Bxf5 11.Nc5!? ( 11.0-0 )]
11.Qb3+
[ 11.Nxb6!? axb6 12.Bc4+! ( 12.d5?! f4! )
12...e6
( 12...Kh8
13.Ng5! )
13.g3
( 13.0-0!? f4 14.Bd2 Nxd4 15.Bc3! )
13...Na5 14.Be2 Qd5 15.0-0 ]
[ 11.g3!? ]
11...Kh8 12.Rd1
[ 12.Nxb6?! axb6 13.d5 Na5 14.Qd3 e6!
15.dxe6 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 Bxe6 ]
12...f4! 13.Bc1 Bg4 14.Nc5?!
[ 14.d5? Bxf3 15.dxc6 Bd5 ]
[ 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.d5! Ne5 ( 15...Bxf3?
16.dxc6+- ; 15...Na5 16.Qd3 Bf5 17.Qd2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
c5 18.b3! ) 16.a3 /\ 0-0+/= ]
14...Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Nxd4 16.Qxb7
[ 16.Qe4!? ]
16...c6!! /\ Qd5
[ 16...Nd7?! 17.Rxd4! Bxd4 18.Ne6 Nc5
19.Nxd8 Nxb7 20.Nxb7 ]
17.Ne6 Qd5 18.Nxg7?!
[ 18.Nxf8? Qxg2-+ ]
[ 18.Nxd4 - 71/(486) ]
18...f3!!
[ 18...Qxg2?
19.Rxd4!
Qxh1+
20.Bf1!
Kxg7
21.Qxe7+
Rf7
22.Qg5+
( 22.Qe5+!? )
22...Kh8
23.Bxf4
Nd7
24.Be5+ ( 24.Rxd7? Qe4+-+ ) 24...Nxe5
25.Qxe5+ Rg7 26.Rg4 Rag8 27.Rg2
h6= ]
[ 18...Kxg7!? ]
19.gxf3?!
[ 19.Rxd4 Qxd4 ( 19...fxg2? 20.Rg1 Qxd4
21.Rxg2 ) 20.Bxf3 Qxg7 ( 20...Rxf3?
21.gxf3 Rd8 22.Kf1! Qxg7 23.Bf4!!
Rd1+ 24.Ke2 Rxh1?? 25.Qb8++- )]
19...Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3
[ 20.Kf1 Nd2+! 21.Ke1 ( 21.Kg1 Qg5+-+ )
21...Qxh1+ 22.Kxd2 Rad8+ 23.Kc2 Rxd1
24.Bxd1 Qe4+-+ ]
20...Qxf3 21.0-0
[ 21.Rf1 Rad8! 22.Bd2 ( 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
23.Bd2 Qe4+ 24.Kd1 Qb1+ 25.Ke2
Qd3+-+ )
22...Qe4+
23.Be3
Rxd1+
24.Kxd1 Qd3+ 25.Ke1 Rd8-+ ]
21...Qg4+ 22.Kh1 Qf3+ 23.Kg1 Rf6!
[ 23...Rg8? 24.Bh6 Qf6 25.Kh1 Qxh6
26.Nf5 ]
[ 23...Rf7?
24.Ne6!
Qg4+
( 24...Rg8+
25.Ng5 Rfg7 26.Rfe1 Rxg5+ 27.Bxg5
Rxg5+ 28.Kf1 Qh1+ 29.Ke2 Re5+ 30.Kd2
Nc4+ 31.Kc3 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 Qxe1+
33.Kxc4= ) 25.Kh1 Qxe6 ]
24.Bg5
[ 24.Nh5 Qxh5 25.Rd3 Rf3! 26.Be3 Rg8+
27.Kh1 /\ Bd4 Rxe3! 28.Rxe3 ( 28.fxe3
Qe2-+ ) 28...Qd5+ 29.f3 Qd2-+ ]
24...Qg4+ 25.Kh1 Qf3+
[ 25...Qxg5? 26.Rg1 Qf4 ]
26.Kg1 Rg6 27.Qxe7
[ 27.h4 Rxg7 28.Kh2 h6-+ ]
27...Qg4+ 28.Kh1 Rxg5 29.Rd8+ Rxd8
30.Qxd8+ Kxg7 31.Qe7+ Kh6 32.Qf8+
Rg7 33.Qf6+ Rg6 34.Qf8+ Kh5
0-1

366
Nadanian,A
Arcimienia
Swidnica
[Nadanian,A]

D85
2375
1997

71/(486) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4 b6N 6.e4 Nf6 7.Bd3
Bb7 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Nf3 0-0 10.0-0 Nbd7
11.Bf4

Nadanian,A
Vokarev,S
Swidnica
[Nadanian,A]

D85
2375
2530
1997

71/(486) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4 c6N 6.e4 Nc7 7.Be3
Bg7 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 Nb5
[ 10...Ne6 11.d5 ]
11.e5 Na6 12.Nc3! Nbc7 13.h3 Bxf3
14.Bxf3 Qd7 15.a3

Nadanian,A
Aronian,L
Armenia (ch)
[Nadanian,A]

D85
2475
2435
1997

71/(486) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3
0-0 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Nc5 Nc6
[ 9...Qc8
10.h3
Bxf3
11.Qxf3
Nc6
12.0-0-0! ]
10.Nxb7!N
[ 10.d5?! - 69/(426) ]
10...Qb8
[ 10...Qc8!? ]
11.Ba6!
[ 11.Nc5? Bxf3 12.gxf3 Bxd4! 13.Bxd4
Rd8 ]
11...Nb4 12.Nc5 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Rd8 14.Qb3!
Nd7
[ 14...Nxa6
15.Nxa6
Qc8
16.Nb4!
Bxd4? 17.Bxd4 Rxd4 18.Nc6 Rd7
19.Ne5+- ]
15.Bc4!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

367

D85 20.Rc2
[ 20.Rc7 Bxa2 21.Rxa7 Bd5= ]
Nadanian,A
2475
Yegiazarian,A
2430 20...Bd5 21.Rhc1 Rd6!
[ 21...Bxf3+?!
22.gxf3
Bxd4
23.Rc7
Kiev
1997
><Na5 ]
[Nadanian,A]
22.Rc7
71/(486) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
[ 22.Ne5 Bxg2 23.Rc7 Bxe5 24.dxe5
4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3
Bf3+ 25.Kf1 Rd5 26.Rxe7 ( 26.Rxa7
0-0 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Be2 f5N
Rfd8 ) 26...Nc6 27.Rc7 Nxe5 28.Rxa7= ]
[ 9...Bg4 - 69/(426) ]
22...Rc6?
10.exf5 gxf5 11.Qb3+ Kh8 12.Rd1 f4!
[ 22...Bxa2
23.Rxa7
Nc6
( 23...Bd5
13.Bc1 Bg4 14.Nc5?! Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Nxd4
24.Ne5 Bxg2 25.Rxe7 ) 24.Rc7 Nxd4+
16.Qxb7 c6!! 17.Ne6 Qd5 18.Nxd4 Bxd4
25.Nxd4 Bxd4 26.Rxe7 Bxe3 27.fxe3
19.Bf3!
Rf7= ]
[ 19.0-0? Rg8-+ ]
23.Bb7!
19...Qe5+ 20.Kf1 Rf6 21.b3 Rg8 22.Qa6
[ 23.R7xc6 Nxc6 24.Bc4 Nb4! 25.a3
Nd5 23.Qd3 c5 24.h4 Nb4 25.Qb1 Qd6
Bxc4+ 26.Rxc4 Nd5= ]
26.a3 Nd5 27.Qd3 e5 28.Re1 Nc3 29.Bd2 23...Bxf3+ 24.gxf3 Rxc7 25.Rxc7 Nxb7
Qa6
[ 25...Rd8? 26.Be4 Bxd4 27.Rxe7 a6
-
28.Ra7 ]
26.Rxb7 Rd8 27.Rxe7 Bxd4 28.Rxa7 Rd5
/\ Be3, Rh5
[ 28...b5! 29.Ra3 ( 29.Rb7 Bxe3 30.fxe3
D85
Ra8= ) 29...Bf6 30.Rb3 Rd5 ]
Dautov,R
2595
Ftacnik,L
2585 29.Ra4!
[ 29.Kf1 b5 30.Rb7 Bf6 ]
Deutschland
1997
29...Bc5 30.Rc4 Kf7
[Dautov,R]
[ 30...Rh5 ]
71/487 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 31.Bxc5?
Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3
[ 31.a4 Rh5 32.h4 Ke6 ]
[ 7.Bb5+ - 71/(487) ]
[ 31.Rh4! h5 32.a4 Ke6 33.Re4+ Kf5
7...c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rb1 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7
( 33...Kd7 34.f4 ) 34.h4 ]
11.Be2 0-0 12.Nf3!?
31...bxc5= 32.Re4 Rh5 33.h4 g5 34.hxg5
[ 12.Rc1 ]
Rxg5 35.Kd3 Rg2 36.Rf4+ Ke6 37.Ke3
12...cxd4
Rg1 38.Rh4 Ra1 39.a4 Ra3+ 40.Ke2
[ 12...Bc6 13.Bd3 Rd8 14.Ke2!? ]
Ra2+ 41.Ke3
13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Qxa5
-
[ 14.Rc1 Rac8! 15.Qxa5 ( 15.d5? Nb4 )
15...Nxa5 - 14.Qa5 ]
14...Nxa5 15.Rc1
D85
[ 15.Kd2 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Rbc1 Be6
Gabriel,Ch
2575
18.Rc2 Rac8 19.Rhc1 Rxc2+ 20.Rxc2
Smejkal,J
2525
Rc8= ]
Deutschland
1997
[ 15.0-0 Rac8 16.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 17.Rxc1
Rc8 18.Rxc8+ Bxc8= ]
71/(487) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
15...Rac8
[ 15...Rfc8 - 56/(541) ]
7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 0-0 9.Ne2 e5 10.0-0
Re8 11.f3 Nd7!?
16.Kd2 f5! 17.exf5 Bxf5
[ 11...b5 - 61/(503) ]
[ 17...gxf5!? 18.Bg5 ]
12.Be3 b5 13.Bb3 Nb6 14.a4 Be6!?N
18.Ba6 Rcd8 19.Ke2 Be6!N
[ 14...Qc7 ]
[ 19...Bg4 20.Rhd1 /\ Rc7 Rf6 ( 20...Rd7?
15.axb5 cxb5 16.Bxe6
21.Bc8 Bxf3+ 22.gxf3 Rd6 23.d5 )]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 16.d5!? /\ Qe1-f2, Ra7 ]
16...fxe6! 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Qxd8 Rexd8
19.Rxa7 Rxa7 20.Bxb6 Ra2 21.Bxd8 Rxe2
22.Ba5 Ra2! 23.Bb4 Rc2 24.Rb1 h5!
25.Ba5 Bxc3 26.Bxc3 Rxc3 27.Rxb5 Kf7=

368

31.Kf2 Qb2+ 32.Ke1

[ 32.Kg3! Qc3+ 33.Nf3 Qg7+ ( 33...Ng6
34.Rd8+ Rxd8 35.Qxd8+ Kg7 36.e7+- )
34.Qxg7+ Kxg7 35.e7 Ne6 36.Ng5! Kf6
37.Nxe6 Kxe7 38.Nd4+- ]
32...Qc1+ 33.Ke2 Qb2+ 34.Kf3 Qc3+
35.Ke2 Qb2+ 36.Rd2?
[ 36.Kf3 Qc3+ 37.Kf2 Qb2+ 38.Kg3+D85
- 32.Kg3 ]
Haba,P
2580
Banas,J
2385 36...Qg7! 37.Nf7+ Kg8 38.Kf2?
[ 38.Qb7 Re8 39.Nh6+! Kh8 40.Nf7+= ]
Osterreich
1997
38...Nxe6 39.Rd7
[Haba,P]
[ 39.Qxe6 ]
71/488 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 39...Nc5
40.Rc7
Rf8
41.Ne5
Qxe7
Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 42.Rxe7 c3 43.Ke2 Rd8
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 b6
0-1
[ 9...Nc6 - 71/(488) ]
10.0-0 Bb7 11.d5 Bxc3 12.Bc4 Bg7!N
[ 12...Nd7?! - 69/431 ]
D85
13.Qd3 Qc8 14.Bg5 Re8 15.e5 Ba6
Ivanov,Se
2530
16.Rbd1! Bxc4 17.Qxc4 Qa6
Berebora,F
2390
[ 17...Nd7!?
18.Rfe1
e6
19.d6
h6 Benasque
1997
( 19...Qc6 20.Qf4 ) 20.Be7 Qc6 21.h4 b5 [Ivanov,Se]
22.Qf4 c4 23.h5 ]
18.Qh4 Qb7
71/(488) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
[ 18...Qxa2!? 19.Bxe7 Nd7 20.Rfe1 ]
Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5
19.Bh6! Nd7 20.e6 fxe6 21.Ng5! Nf8
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5
[ 21...Bf6?
22.dxe6
Ne5
23.f4
Nc4 Bxe5 12.Qd2 e6 13.f4 Bg7 14.c4 b6
24.Bg7!! Bxg5 25.fxg5 Ne3 26.Rf2!! Qc6 15.Bb2 Bxb2 16.Rxb2 Ba6 17.e5!?N
[ 17.0-0 - 51/464 ]
( 26...Nxd1 27.Qf4! Kxg7 28.Qe5+ Kg8
29.Rf7+- ) 27.Ba1! Red8 28.Re1 Qxe6 17...exd5
[ 17...f6!? 18.0-0 ( 18.Bg4!? ) 18...exd5
29.Qh6 Nf5 ( 29...Rd4 30.Bc3!+- ) 30.Rxe6
19.Qxd5+ Kg7 ]
Nxh6 31.gxh6+- ]
[ 17...Qh4+
18.g3
Qh3
19.Bf1
Qf5
22.dxe6 Bxh6
20.Bd3 Qh3 21.d6 ]
[ 22...Rad8? 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 ( 23...Rxd1
24.Qf4!! Rxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Kxg7 26.Qe5+ 18.cxd5 Bxe2 19.Kxe2! f6
[ 19...f6 20.d6!? fxe5 21.Qd5+ Kg7
Kg8 27.Nf7+- ) 24.Qf4 Qb8 25.Qf7+ Kh8
( 21...Kh8 22.fxe5 Qh4 23.Rf1! Rxf1??
26.Rd7 Rxd7 27.exd7 Rd8 28.Rd1 ]
24.Qxa8++- ) 22.fxe5 Qh4 23.Kd1 ]
23.Qxh6 Red8 24.f4
[ 24.h4!? Rd5 25.h5 Rad8 26.Rde1!? ]
24...Rxd1
[ 24...Qc7 25.f5 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Qf4
D85
27.fxg6 hxg6 28.Rf1 Qd4+ 29.Kh1 Qg7
Oll,L
2645
30.Qh3 ]
Atalik,S
2590
25.Rxd1 c4
Szeged
1997
[ 25...Qa6!? 26.f5 Qe2 27.Rf1 Qe3+ [Atalik,S]
28.Kh1 gxf5 29.Qh5 ]
71/489 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
26.f5 gxf5 27.Qh5 Qc7?
[ 27...c3! 28.Qf7+ Kh8 29.Qxf5 Qc6 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5
30.Rd5 Kg7 31.Qf7+ Kh8 32.Qxe7 Qxd5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+
11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Na6!?N
33.Nf7+ Kg7 34.Ne5+= ]
[ 12...b6 - 71/(489) ]
28.Rd5! Qf4 29.Qf7+ Kh8 30.Qxe7! Qc1+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
13.Bg5
[ 13.Be3 Rd8 14.Re1 Nc5 15.Ra1 Qb3!
16.Qxb3 Nxb3 17.Ra4 Bg4 18.Rd1 a5
19.e5 Bf5 20.Ne1 Be4 ]
[ 13.Qc1 Qe6 14.Re1 Qd6 ]
[ 13.Re1 Qe6
A) 14.Qa4 Qd6 ;
B) 14.d5 Qd6 15.Bg5 ( 15.Be3 Rd8
16.Nd4 Nc7 17.Qd2 e5 18.Nb3 b6 )
15...f6 16.Bh4 Nc5 17.Bg3 ( 17.Nd4?
Nxe4 ) 17...e5 18.dxe6 Qxd1 19.Rexd1
Bxe6 20.Bd6 Rfc8 21.Bxc5 Rxc5 ;
C) 14.Qc2 Qd6 15.Be3 ]
13...h6 14.Bh4
[ 14.Bxe7 Re8 15.Ra1 Qe6 16.Bh4 Qxe4
17.Bxa6 ( 17.Re1 Bg4 18.Bxa6 Qxe1+
19.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 20.Nxe1 bxa6-+ ; 17.Bb5
Rf8! 18.Re1 Qd5 ) 17...bxa6 18.Re1
Qc6 ]
[ 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Re1 Qa3! ( 15...Qe6
16.d5 Qd6 17.Qd2 Nc5 ) 16.Qd2 Kh7
17.Rec1 e6 ]
14...g5 15.Bg3 Rd8?
[ 15...Bg4! 16.Rxb7 Rfd8 17.d5 Nc5
18.Rxe7 Bf6 19.Rc7 Nxe4
A) 20.d6 Qa5 21.Qb3 Be6 22.Bc4
( 22.Qd3 Nxg3 23.hxg3 Qd5 24.Rd1
Qxd3 ) 22...Nxd6 23.Bxd6 Rxd6 ;
B) 20.Bc4 Qa5 ( 20...Qa3 21.d6 Nxd6
22.Bxd6 Qxd6 23.Bxf7+ Kh8 24.Qc2
Bxf3 ) 21.d6 Qxc7 22.dxc7 Rxd1
23.Rxd1 Nxg3 24.h3!! ( 24.hxg3 Rc8-+ )
24...Bf5 ( 24...Bxf3 25.gxf3 Rc8 26.Rd7
Nf5 27.Ba6! ) 25.fxg3 Rc8 26.Rd6 Bc3!!
( 26...Kg7? 27.Rc6 Be4 28.Ba6 Bxc6
29.Bxc8
Bxf3
30.Ba6+- )
27.Bd3
( 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Rxc8 Bxc8 ; 27.Rxh6
Rxc7 28.Bd5 Kg7 ) 27...Be6 ]
16.Rc1?
[ 16.Ne5!
A) 16...Qa3?! 17.Bc4 e6 18.Qh5 Qf8
( 18...Qe7
19.Bxa6+- ) 19.f4
Rxd4
20.fxg5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Rxc4 22.gxh6+- ;
B) 16...Be6?! 17.d5 Bc8?! ( 17...Bxd5?
18.exd5
Bxe5
19.Bxe5
Rxd5
20.Ra1!+- ) 18.Bc4 ( 18.f4 ) 18...Qa5
19.Qh5 Rf8 20.d6 e6 21.Ng4 ;
C) 16...Bxe5 17.Bxe5 /\ 17...f6 18.Bg3
e5 19.Ba6 Qa6 20.Qh5 Rd4 21.Qg6 Kh8
22.h4+- Nc5 ]
16...Bg4 17.Bc4 Qb2?!
[ 17...Qa3 18.Bxf7+!! Kxf7 19.Nxg5+ hxg5

369
20.Qxg4 Bxd4 ( 20...Rxd4 21.Qf5+ Kg8
22.Be5! Bxe5 23.Qxe5 Qd6 24.Qxg5+
Kf8 25.Rc3 Rd8 26.Qh5 Rd3 27.Qh8+
Kf7 28.Qh7+ Ke8 29.e5! Qd5 30.e6+- ;
20...e6 21.f4 ) 21.Qf5+ Ke8 22.Qg6+
Kf8= ]
18.Rb1 Qxd4!
[ 18...Qc3 19.Bd5 ]
19.Nxd4 Bxd1 20.Nf5 Bc2 21.Nxe7+ Kf8
22.Rxb7 Bxe4 23.Nc6! Bxc6 24.Rxf7+ Kg8
25.Rxa7+ Kh8 26.Rxa6 Rxa6 27.Bxa6 Ra8
28.Bd3 Ra1!= 29.Bd6 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Bd4
31.Bf8 Bg7 32.Bc5 Be5 33.g3 Bf3
34.Bf8?!
[ 34.Be2 Bxe2+ 35.Kxe2 Kh7 ( 35...g4?
36.Ke3 ) 36.Ke3 Kg6 37.Ke4 Bc7 38.f4
gxf4 39.gxf4 Bb8 40.Bd4 Bc7 41.Be5
Bd8 42.f5+ Kf7 43.Kf4 h5 44.h3 Bh4= ]
34...Bg7 35.Be7 Kg8 36.Bc4+ Kh7 37.Be2
Bxe2+ 38.Kxe2 g4!=
-

Van Wely,L
Shirov,A
Wijk aan Zee
[Van Wely,L]

D85
2605
2710
1998

71/(489) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+
11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 b6 13.Bg5 Bb7
14.d5N
[ 14.Rc1 - 68/414 ]
14...e6 15.Be7 Re8 16.d6 Bxe4 17.Bb5
Bc6!
[ 17...Nc6 18.Ng5 Bd5 19.Bxc6 Bxc6
20.d7 Rxe7 21.d8Q+ Rxd8 22.Qxd8+
Re8 23.Qc7 Qd5 24.Qxf7+ Kh8 25.Nf3 ]
18.Qd3 Qd5 19.Qxd5 exd5 20.Rfc1 Bxb5
21.Rxb5
[ 21.Rxb5 Bf8 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

370

47.Kb6 Kf4 48.Kc7+- ]

D85
Ivanov,Se
2530 45.Kc4 Bg5 46.Kb5 Ke7 47.Kb6 Bd2
Polovodin,I
2440 48.Ba4
[ 48.Kc7 Ba5+ ]
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
48...Be1 49.g4 Bd2 50.Kc5 Be3+ 51.Kd5
[Ivanov,Se]
Bd4?
71/490 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5
[ 51...f6?
52.Rc3
Bf4
53.Rh3+Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5
/\ Rh7, Ke6 ]
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+
[ 51...Bf4
52.Bb5
( 52.Rc3
Rh8! )
11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Bg5 h6
52...Bh2!
( 52...Bg3?
53.Rc3
Bf4
14.Be3 b6 15.Qd3!?N
54.Rh3+- )]
[ 15.Ra1 - 55/461 ]
Bb2
53.Rc2
Bd4
54.Rh2
52.Bb5
15...Nd7
/\ Rh7, g5-g6+- Rg8 55.Rh7 Bb6
[ 15...Rc8 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 e5 18.d5 ]
[ 55...Rxg4 56.Rxf7++- ]
[ 15...Bxf3 16.Bxf3 e5 17.d5 ( 17.Ra1 56.g5! Ba5
Qe6 18.d5 ) 17...Qa6 18.Qd2 @ ]
[ 56...Rxg5 57.Rh8 /\ Re8+- ]
[ 15...Rd8!? 16.Rfc1 Nd7 17.Qa6 ( 17.Ra1 57.Ba4 Bc7 58.Kc6
Qe6 ) 17...Qxa6 18.Bxa6 ]
[ 58.g6? Rxg6 59.Rh8 Rd6+= ]
16.h3 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 e5?!
58...Bd8 59.Kb7 Ba5 60.Bc6 Rxg5
[ 17...Rfd8 18.Qb5 a6 19.Qb4 ]
[ 60...Bd8 61.g6! Rxg6 62.Rh8+- ]
18.Ra1 Qe6 19.d5 Qd6
61.Rh8+- f5 62.Re8+ Kd6 63.Ra8 Bc7
[ 19...Qe7 20.Rfc1 Nc5 21.Bxc5 bxc5 64.Ba4!
[ 64.Ba4 fxe4 65.Ra6+ Ke7 66.Kxc7 ]
22.d6 ]
20.Rfc1 /\ Rc6 Nc5 21.Bxc5 bxc5 22.Ra6 1-0
Qd7 23.Rxc5 h5
[ 23...Rfc8? 24.Bg4+- ]
24.Bd1! /\ Ba4-c6
Rfc8
25.Ba4
Qd8
D85
26.Rxc8!?
Khalifman,A
2655
[ 26.Bc6 Rab8 27.Rxa7 Qb6 28.Rca5
Stohl,I
2565
Qb1+ 29.Qxb1 Rxb1+ 30.Kh2 Rbb8 Deutschland
1997
/\ Rd8, Bf8-d6 ]
[Stohl,I]
26...Rxc8 27.d6 Qg5 28.g3
71/491 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
[ 28.Rxa7 Rc1+ 29.Kh2 h4 ]
28...h4 29.d7 Rd8 30.Rxa7 hxg3 31.fxg3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+
Qc1+ 32.Kg2 Qb2+ 33.Qc2! Qd4
[ 33...Qxc2+? 34.Bxc2 Bf6 35.h4 Kf8 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6
14.Rxb7!?N
36.Kh3 Ke7 37.Ba4 /\ g4, h5+- ]
[ 14.d5 - 70/437 ]
34.Rc7 Bf6 35.h4 Kg7 36.Rc8 Qe3
14...Rab8!?
37.Bc6 g5!?
[ 14...Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nxd4?? 16.Bxd4
[ 37...Be7 38.Qd1 Bf6 39.Qf3 Qd2+
Rfd8 17.Qa1+- ]
40.Kh3
Qe1
( 40...Be7
41.Bd5+- )
[ 14...Rfd8 15.d5 e6 16.Bg5! ( 16.Rxf7
41.Bb5!? /\ Rc6, Bc4 ]
exd5! 17.exd5 Rxd5 18.Rxg7+ Kxg7
38.hxg5
19.Qe1 Kg8!? 20.h3 Bf5 )
[ 38.h5?! g4! 39.Qd1 Qg5 ]
A) 16...f6 17.Qc1! Qxe2 18.Bh6 Bh8
38...Bxg5 39.Qd1 Be7 40.Qg4+ Qg5
19.Qxc6 exd5 20.h3! Rac8 ( 20...Bxf3
[ 40...Kf8 41.Qf5 /\ Bd5 ]
21.Qc7+- ) 21.Qa4!
( 21.Rc7?
Qc4!
41.Qxg5+
22.Rxc8 Bxc8 ) 21...Bxf3 22.Qxa7+[ 41.Qf3 Qd2+ 42.Kh3 Qh6+ ]
/\ Rg7! ;
[ 41.Qe2 Bf6 ]
B) 16...Rd6
41...Bxg5 R 9/j 42.Kf3 Be7 43.Ke3 Kf6
B1) 17.Bf4 Bxf3! ( 17...Ne5 18.Bxe5
44.Kd3 Ke6
Bxe5 19.Nxe5 Bxe2 20.Qc1! Bxf1
[ 44...Kg5 45.Kc4 Kg4 46.Kb5 Kxg3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
21.Qf4+- ;
17...e5
18.Be3
o^d )
18.Bxf3 Ne5 ;
B2) 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Ne5 19.Be7
Rd7 20.Rxd7 Nxd7 21.d6 ]
15.Rxb8
[ 15.Rc7 Rfc8 16.Rxc8+ Rxc8 17.h3
( 17.d5 Ne5= ) 17...Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Rd8
- 15.Rb8 ]
15...Rxb8 16.h3 Bxf3!
[ 16...Bd7
17.d5
Ne5
18.Bf4
Qb2
19.Qc1! ]
17.Bxf3 Rd8
[ 17...Nxd4? 18.Bxd4 Rd8 19.Qa1+- ]
[ 17...e5 18.d5 Nd4 19.Qa1! o^d ]
[ 17...a5 18.e5!? Nb4 19.Qa1 ]
18.d5 Ne5 19.Qc1 Nc4! 20.Bg5
[ 20.Bxa7?! Qxa7 21.Qxc4 Bd4 22.Qe2
Rb8 ^- ]
[ 20.Bf4 a5!? ]
20...Re8
[ 20...f6? 21.Bf4 ]
[ 20...Bf6?! 21.Bxf6 exf6 22.Qc3 Ne5
23.Ra1 Qc4 24.Qxc4 Nxc4 25.Rxa7 ]
21.Re1
[ 21.Bg4 Qa4! ( 21...h5 22.Bd7 Rd8
23.Bb5 ) 22.Bh6 Bxh6 23.Qxh6 Ne5= ]
21...e6!
[ 21...a5 22.Re2 Qb3 23.Rc2 ]
22.Re2 Qb3 23.dxe6
[ 23.Rc2!? exd5 24.exd5 Nd6 25.Rc6
( 25.Bf4 Qb4 26.Bd2 Qb5 27.Rc6 Be5 )
25...Be5 26.Bf4 Qb4! ]
23...Rxe6= 24.Rc2 Nd6
[ 24...Ne5? 25.Rc8+ Bf8 26.Bh6 Nd7
27.Qc5!+- ]
25.Rc6
[ 25.Rc7 h5 ( 25...Qb6!? ) 26.Rxa7 Nxe4
27.Qc8+ Kh7 28.Bxe4 ( 28.Be3 Ng5! )
28...Rxe4 29.Ra8 f6= ]
25...h5 26.Be3
[ 26.Be3 a5 ( 26...Nxe4 27.Rxe6 Qxe6= )
27.Ra6 a4 28.Bd1= ]
[ 26.Ra6
A) 26...Nxe4!? 27.Qc8+ Kh7 28.Rxe6
Nxg5 ( 28...Qb1+? 29.Qc1+- ) 29.Re3
Nxf3+
30.gxf3
( 30.Rxf3?
Qd1+
31.Kh2 Be5+ 32.Rg3 h4-+ ) 30...Qd5 ;
B) 26...Kh7= ]
-

371
Bacrot,E
Illescas Cordoba,M
Pamplona
[Illescas Cordoba,M]

D85
2545
2585
1997

71/492 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3

d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5
8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+
11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6
14.d5 Bxf3
[ 14...Ne5?! 15.Rxb7 e6 16.d6 Bxf3
17.gxf3 Rfd8 18.Bg5! Rxd6? 19.Qxd6
Qxe2 20.Rb8++- ]
15.Bxf3 Ne5 16.Rxb7 a5!!N
[ 16...e6 17.Qe2!! ( 17.dxe6 - 70/(437) )]
17.Rxe7 a4 18.Bd4 /^a1-h8 Nxf3+
[ 18...Rfe8!? 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Qa1
( 20.Be2?! Rc8! 21.f4? Rc2 22.fxe5
Rxe2
23.Rf2
Rxf2
24.Bxf2
Bxe5-+
25.d6 Bxd6 ) 20...Qc4 ]
19.gxf3 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 a3 21.Kg2
[ 21.Rb7 Rfb8= ]
[ 21.d6 Qb2!= ]
21...Qb2!=
[ 21...Qe2? 22.Ra1 a2? 23.Ra7+- ]
22.Qxb2
[ 22.Qe3? a2 23.Ra7 Rfb8 ]
22...axb2 23.Rb1
[ 23.Rb7 Rfb8 24.Rxb8+ Rxb8 25.Rb1
Kf8 26.e5= ]
[ 23.d6 Rfb8 24.d7 Kf8 25.Re5 f6 26.Rd5
Ke7= ]
23...Rfb8
24.d6
Kf8
25.Rc7
Ra1
26.Rxb2 Rxb2 27.Rc8+ Kg7 28.d7 Rd2
29.d8Q Rxd8 30.Rxd8 Re1 31.Rd3 f5
32.Rd7+ Kh6 33.Re7 Kg5 34.Rxh7 fxe4
35.h4+ Kf6 36.Rc7 exf3+ 37.Kxf3 Ra1
38.Kg4 Ra4+ 39.f4 Ra6
-

Piket,Je
Polgar,Ju
Wijk aan Zee
[Piket,Je]

D86
2580
2670
1998

71/493 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5

Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5
[ 7...Nc6 - 71/(493) ]
8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

372

[ 11...Bxf1?! 12.gxf8Q+ Qxf8 ( 12...Kxf8

13.Rxf1 Nxd4 14.Bh6+ Kg8 15.0-0-0 )
13.Kxf1 Rd8 14.Be3 ]
12.Bxc4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Be2
[ 14.Bb3 Qd3! ]
14...Rad8 15.0-0 Qe5 16.Be3 Rd7?!
[ 16...c5 17.Rfe1 b6 18.a4 ]
17.Rfe1! ><Qe5 Qa5
[ 17...Qf5 ]
18.a3 Rfd8?
[ 18...c6
19.b4
Qc7
20.Rac1
Qb8
21.Ne4 ]
19.Bg4!
[ 19.b4 Qf5 20.Rac1 ]
D86
Timman,J
2630 19...f5
[ 19...Rd3 20.b4 Qa6 21.Be2+- ]
Riemersma,L
2435
Nederland (ch)
1997 20.Bf3
[ 20.Be2 c6 ]
71/(493) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 20...e5
4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4
[ 20...c6 21.Bf4 Kf6 22.b4 ]
Nc6 8.Ne2 b6 9.h4 0-0 10.Bd5 Bb7 11.h5 21.Bg5?
e6 12.Bb3 Na5 13.hxg6 hxg6 14.Qd3
[ 21.Bxb7 c5 ( 21...f4? 22.b4 ) 22.Bc6 f4
Nxb3 15.axb3 f5N
( 22...Rd6
23.Bb5!
a6
24.Bf1
f4
[ 15...e5? - 23/617 ]
25.Bc1+- ) 23.Bxd7
Rxd7
( 23...fxe3
16.Qg3! Bxe4
24.Rad1+- ) 24.Bc1
c4
25.h3!
Rd3
[ 16...Qe8?! 17.Nf4 ]
26.Re2!
Qd8
( 26...g5
27.Bd2+- )
17.Qxg6 Qf6
27.Rxe5+- ]
[ 17...Qe8? 18.Qh7+ Kf7 19.Bh6 Rg8 21...e4 22.Be2
20.Nf4+- ]
[ 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.Be2 ]
18.Qh5! /\ Bg5 f4
22...c6
[ 18...e5? 19.Qh7+ Kf7 20.Rh6 Qd8
[ 22...Rf8 23.Rad1 ]
21.Rg6 Rg8 22.Bh6 (22...Qf8 23.de5 /\ 23.Bxd8 Qxd8 24.Rad1 b5 25.Rxd7+ Qxd7
Rf6+-) ]
26.Rd1 Qe6 27.g3 a5 28.Rd2 e3?!
1-0
[ 28...g5! 29.Nd1?! f4 ]
29.Rd3 exf2+ 30.Kxf2 Qe5 31.Bf3 Qc5+
32.Kf1
A16 -
Kramnik,V
2770
Ivanchuk,V
2725
Beograd
1997
D90
[Kramnik,V]
Giorgadze,G
2625
Khalifman,A
2655
71/494 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 Deutschland
1997
4.Qa4+ Bd7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Nc6?!
[Giorgadze,G]
[ 6...Bg7 ]
7.d4 Bg7
71/495 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
[ 7...Be6 8.Qa4 ]
Bg7 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qb3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 0-0
8.e4 0-0
8.e4 b5 9.Nxb5 Nxe4 10.Qxc7
[ 8...Bg4? 9.d5 Bxf3 10.dxc6 ]
[ 10.Nxc7 - 40/(588) ]
9.e5!N
10...Nc6 11.Bd3 Nb4!?N
[ 9.Be2 - 37/527 ]
[ 11...Nd6 12.Qxd8 Raxd8 13.Nxd6 exd6
9...Be6 10.exf6 Bxc4 11.fxg7 Kxg7
14.Be3 Bg4 15.0-0-0 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Bxd4
11.Bd2 Qd8 12.Bc3 0-0
[ 12...Bg4 - 48/(620) ]
13.Rc1!?N
[ 13.0-0 ]
13...Bd7 14.0-0 Rc8 15.Qb3 Qb6 16.Qxb6
axb6 17.Rfd1 Rfd8 18.Rb1 Be8! 19.d5
[ 19.Rdc1!? ]
19...Na5 20.Bxg7 Nxc4 ^- 21.Bd4 b5 22.f3
e5 23.dxe6?!
[ 23.Bc3 ]
23...fxe6 24.Bc3 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Ra8=

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.Be4 Bxe3+ 18.fxe3 Nb4 19.Rd4! ]
12.Bxe4 Bxb5 13.Qxd8 Raxd8 14.Bd2!?
f5?!
[ 14...Bd3? 15.Bxb4 Bxe4 16.Bxe7 Rfe8
17.Bxd8 Bxf3+ 18.Kd2 Bh6+ 19.Kc3
Bxg2 20.Rhg1 ]
[ 14...Nd3+!? 15.Bxd3 Bxd3 16.Bc3 Be4
17.Rd1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Rd5 19.Ke2 Rfd8
20.Rd2 Bxd4 21.Rhd1 e5 22.f4= ]
15.Bxf5! Rxf5 16.Bxb4 Bxd4?!
[ 16...e5!? 17.Rc1 ( 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Rd1
Rc8! ; 17.0-0-0 exd4 18.Bc3?! Rfd5 )
17...exd4 18.Kd1 d3 19.b3 Bh6 20.Rc5 ]
17.Rd1!
[ 17.0-0-0?! Rc8+ 18.Kb1 Bxf2 19.Bxe7
Be2= ]
17...e5 18.Rd2 Bb6
[ 18...Rc8
19.Kd1!
( 19.Nxd4
exd4
20.Rxd4? Rc1+ 21.Rd1 Rc2 22.Rd2
Rc1+= ) 19...Bb6 20.Re1 ><e5 ]
19.Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.Bc3 Bc7 21.Nd2 Rg5!?
[ 21...Rf4 22.f3 ]
[ 21...Bc6 22.0-0 ]
22.Rg1
[ 22.g3 Rf5 23.f3 Bb6 24.g4 Rf7 25.Bxe5
Be3 26.f4 Bxf4 27.Bxf4 Rxf4 ]
22...Bc6 23.g4 e4
[ 23...h5
24.h3
hxg4
25.h4
Rf5
26.Rxg4 ]
24.h4 Rc5 25.Kd1 Bf4 26.Kc2
[ 26.Re1 e3! 27.fxe3 Bg3 28.Rf1 Bxh4 ]
26...g5 27.b4! Rxc3+
[ 27...Rd5 28.Nxe4+- ]
[ 27...Rb5 28.a4 Rb8 29.b5 Bb7 30.hxg5
Bxg5 31.Nc4 ]
28.Kxc3 gxh4 29.b5! Bb7
[ 29...Bxb5 30.Rh1 ]
30.Nc4 h3?
[ 30...e3!? 31.fxe3 Bh2 32.Rc1 h3 33.Kd3
/\ e4 Bg2 34.Nd2 Be5 ( 34...Bg3 35.Nf1
Bf2 36.Ke2 Bg1 37.Ng3 h2 38.a4+- )
35.Ne4 h2 36.Nf2 Bg3 37.Nh1 ]
31.Ne3!+- h2 32.Rh1 Kf7 33.Kd2 Kg6
34.Ke2 Bc8 35.Kf1 Be6 36.Kg2 Bxe3
37.fxe3 Bxa2 38.Rc1!
[ 38.Ra1 Bc4 39.Rxa7 Bxb5 ]
38...Bf7 39.Kxh2 Be8 40.Rc5 h6 41.Kg3
1-0

373
Gulko,B
Shabalov,A
Las Vegas
[Gulko,B]

D80
2580
2585
1997

71/496 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Bg5

c5 5.e3 d5 6.Nf3 Ne4 7.Bh4 cxd4 8.exd4
Qa5N
[ 8...Nc6 - 14/615 ]
9.Qb3 0-0!?
[ 9...dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd6 11.0-0 ]
[ 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be6 11.c5 ]
10.cxd5 Bg4 11.Qb5!
[ 11.Be2 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nd6 13.0-0 Re8
14.Rfe1 Qd8= ]
11...Qxb5 12.Bxb5 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nf6
[ 13...Nd6 14.Bxe7+- ]
14.0-0 a6 15.Ba4 Rd8?
[ 15...b5 16.Bb3 Nbd7 17.Rfe1 Rfe8 ]
16.Rfe1 Kf8 17.Re2 b5 18.Bb3 Ra7
[ 18...Nbd7 19.Rae1 Re8 20.d6 exd6
21.Bg3 ]
19.Rae1 h6 20.Bg3! Ne8 21.Be5 f6?!
[ 21...Nd7 22.Bxg7+ Nxg7 23.Rxe7 Nf5
24.d6! ]
22.Bg3 f5 23.Re6!+- Bf6 24.Be5 Ng7
25.Rb6 Nd7 26.Rc6 Ne8 27.d6! Nb8
[ 27...exd6 28.Bxd6+ Kg7 29.Nd5! ]
28.Rc7
1-0

Peng,Zhaoqin
Arakhamia_Grant,K
Groningen (ct)
[Peng,Zhaoqin]

D91
2400
2430
1997

71/497 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4
[ 5...c6 - 71/(497) ]
6.cxd5 Nxg5 7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5
9.Qe3+ Kf8 10.Qf4 Qf6 11.Qxc7 Na6
12.Qg3 Nb4
[ 12...Qxd4? 13.Qd6+ Kg8 14.Qd8+ Bf8
15.Rd1 Qb6 16.Qxd5 Be6 17.Nxe6 fxe6
18.Qc4 ]
13.Rc1!N
[ 13.0-0-0 h6! ( 13...Bf5 - 48/628 ) 14.Nf3
Qc6 15.Kd2 Bf5 16.Rc1 Qb6 17.e3
Nxa2! ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
13...Bf5
[ 13...Qxd4? 14.Qd6+ Kg8 15.Qd8+ Bf8
16.e3 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.a3 ]
14.e3 Nc2+?!
[ 14...Qb6? 15.Qf3! Bf6 16.g4 Nc2+
17.Rxc2 Bxc2 18.Nxd5+- ]
[ 14...h6
15.Nf3
Qb6
16.Be2
Nc2+
( 16...Nd3+ 17.Bxd3 Qxb2 18.Rc2 Qa1+
19.Kd2 Qxh1 20.Bxf5 gxf5 21.Rc1+- )
17.Kd2 ]
15.Rxc2!!
[ 15.Kd2? Nxd4!! 16.exd4 Qxd4+ 17.Ke1
( 17.Bd3 Be5 ) 17...Qb6 18.Bb5 Rd8 ]
15...Bxc2 16.Nxd5 Qc6
[ 16...Qd8 17.Nc7 /\ Nge6+- ><Ra8 ]
17.Nb4 Qa4 18.Qd6+ Kg8 19.Bc4+- Bf8
20.Bxf7+ Kg7 21.Qe5+ Kh6 22.Nxc2
[ 22.0-0!! Qxb4 23.Ne6 Qe7 24.Qf4+ g5
25.Qg4 ]
22...Bg7 23.Qe4
[ 23.Bb3
Bxe5
( 23...Qxb3
24.Qf4 )
24.Bxa4 Kxg5 25.dxe5 ]
23...Qa5+
24.b4
Qxg5 25.Be6
Rhe8
26.0-0 Rac8 27.d5 Rc3 28.f4 Qg4 29.Nd4
Bf6 30.Nb5 Qe2 31.Nxc3 Bxc3 32.f5 Bd2
33.Qb1 Qxe3+ 34.Kh1 Bc3 35.f6 Rf8
36.f7
[ 36.Rf3!? Qe1+ 37.Qxe1 Bxe1 38.b5 ]
36...Kg7 37.b5 Be5 38.Qe1 Qd4 39.Qf2
Qd3 40.Re1 Bf6 41.Qe2 Qa3 42.Rd1 Qd6
43.g3 h5 44.Qe4 Rh8 45.Rf1 a6 46.bxa6
bxa6 47.Qf4 Be5 48.Qg5 Rf8 49.Kg2 a5
50.h4 Bd4 51.g4 Rb8 52.Kh1! Qe5
53.f8Q+ Rxf8 54.Qe7+
1-0

374
19.Nxa7 Bxb2 20.Nb5
[ 20.Nb5 Bg7 ]

Dreev,A
Krasenkow,M
Kazan
[Dreev,A]

D92
2640
2645
1997

71/498 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.Bf4 0-0
[ 5...c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qxd5
Bxc3+
9.Bd2
Be6
10.Qxb7
Bxd2+
11.Nxd2 0-0 12.b4 Qa4 13.e4 Nd7
A) 14.a3?!
Qc2
15.c6
( 15.Bb5
- 59/(514)) 15...Ne5 16.c7 Qc3 17.Rd1
Rac8 18.Qxa7 Bb3! ( 18...Bg4!? 19.Be2
Nd3+ 20.Bxd3 Bxd1 21.Ba6 Rxc7
22.Qe3 Ba4 ) 19.Qe3 ( 19.Rb1? Rxc7
20.Qb6
Rd8-+ ) 19...Qxe3+
20.fxe3
Bxd1 21.Kxd1 Ng4! 22.Ke2 Rxc7 23.h3
Ne5 @ ;
B) 14.Qb5 Kibalnichenko ]
6.Rc1 dxc4
[ 6...c5 - 71/(498) ]
7.e4 Bg4 8.Bxc4 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Nh5 10.Be3
e6 11.f4 Qh4 12.Qf3 Nc6 13.Ne2 Rad8
14.Rd1 Na5N
[ 14...a6 - 10/734 ]
15.Bd3 c5 16.dxc5 Bxb2 17.0-0!?
[ 17.e5 f6!= ]
17...e5 18.f5 Nc6?!
[ 18...g5!? 19.Rd2!? ]
19.Bc4 Nf6?
[ 19...Nd4 20.Nxd4 Bxd4 21.Bd5 ]
20.Rxd8!
[ 20.Rb1? Bd4 21.Rxb7 Na5 ]
D91
21.fxg6
hxg6
22.Rb1
Bd4
Atalik,S
2555 20...Rxd8
Andrianov,N
2425 23.Rxb7 Bxe3 24.Rxf7! Bxf2+
[ 24...Qxf2+ 25.Qxf2 Bxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Nxe4+
Hawaii
1997
27.Ke3 Nd2 28.Be6 Kh8 29.Rd7+- ]
[Atalik,S]
25.Kg2 Bxc5
71/(497) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
[ 25...Qg5+ 26.Kxf2 Ng4+ 27.Qxg4 Qxg4
Bg7 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 0-0 7.Bd3 dxc4
28.Rf4++- ]
[ 7...Be6 - 37/528 ]
[ 25...Qg4+ 26.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 27.Ke3+- ]
8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.Bxf6!?N
26.Rxf6+ Kh8
[ 9.h3 ]
[ 26...Kg7 27.Rxc6 Rf8 28.Rc7+ Be7
9...Bxf6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nd7 12.0-0 c5
29.Qe3+- ]
13.Rad1 cxd4 14.exd4 Rc8 15.Bb3 Rc6 27.Rxc6 Rf8 28.Bf7 Qg5+ 29.Qg3
16.Rfe1 Nb6 17.d5 Rc7 18.Nb5 Rd7 1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71

375

D83 25.Qb4?!
[ 25.g4?! Nf4 26.Qe3 ( 26.Qh4 g5 )
Borges Mateos,J
2500
26...Nxh3! 27.Qxh6 Nf2+ 28.Kg2 Nxd1
Herrera,I
2450
29.Rxd1 c3 ]
Cuba (ch)
1997
[ 25.Qh4?! c3! 26.Qxe7 Qe2 ]
[Herrera,I]
[ 25.e5! ]
71/(498) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 25...Qf6! [] 26.Qxb7 Rfd8 27.Nc3 Qh4
Bg7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 Be6 8.e3 28.e5 Qf2 29.Qe4 f5! 30.Qe2
Nc6 9.Qb3!?N
[ 30.exf6 Ndxf6 31.Qe2 Qxe2 32.Nxe2
[ 9.Nd4 - 45/571 ]
Nd5 ]
9...Ne4!
/\ 10.cd5 Bc3 11.bc3 Bd5=/+ 30...Ng3+
31.Bxg3 Qxg3 32.Qf1
Bf4
10.Be2?!
33.Qg1 Nb6 34.Rb5?!
[ 10.Qxb7 ]
[ 34.a4 ]
10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 dxc4 12.Qxb7 Bd5! 34...Qg5 35.Qe1 Rc7?!
13.Qa6 Qa5
[ 35...Bg3
36.Qe2
( 36.Qg1
Qh4 )
[ 13...Qa5 14.Qxa5 Nxa5 ]
36...Qh4!
( 36...Qf4?!
37.Rc5
Rxd4
38.Nd5! Rxd1+ 39.Bxd1 Qg5 40.Nxe7+!
Qxe7 41.Rxc8+ Nxc8 42.Qxc4+ )]
36.a4
Bg3 37.Qe2 Bf4 38.Qe1 Bg3
D93
Nikolic,Pr
2630 39.Qe2 Bf4
Timman,J
2625 -
Nederland (chplay off m/2)
1997
[Timman,J]
D93
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7
Gretarsson,H
2475
5.Rc1
Illescas Cordoba,M
2585
[ 5.Nf3 - 71/(499) ]
Groningen (m/1)
1997
5...0-0 6.e3 c6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3
9.Qxf3 Qb6!N
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7
[ 9...Qa5 - 59/(516) ]
5.Nf3 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Ne4 8.Be5 Bxe5
10.Bd3
9.Nxe5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Qd4
[ 10.Rc2!? ]
[ 11.Rc1 - 14/618 ]
10...Qxb2
11.0-0
dxc4
12.Bxc4
Qb4 11...Nc6!?N
13.Bb3 Nbd7 14.Rfd1 Rae8
[ 11...f6 ]
[ 14...e6!? /\ Qe7 ]
12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Be2 Rd8 14.0-0 Be6
15.Bc7!
/\ 15...e5 16.de5 Ne5 17.Qe2 /\ Bd6 15.cxd5 Rxd5 16.Qb4 Qxc5 17.Bf3 a5
Rc8 16.Bh2 Qa5 17.Na4
18.Qb7 Rdd8 19.Qxc6 Qxc6 20.Bxc6 Rac8
[ 17.e4!? e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Qe2 21.Bb5 Rxc3 22.a4 g5=
/\ f4~/= ]
17...Qf5
[ 17...Qh5 18.g4 ]
D94
18.Qe2 Qh5 19.f3?
Serper,G
2550
[ 19.Qf1 ]
Palatnik,S
2495
19...Bh6 ><e3 20.Kh1 Qb5?!
Philadelphia
1997
[ 20...Nd5?! 21.Bg1 e5 22.Bxd5 cxd5 [Serper,G]
23.Qb5 ]
71/500 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.e3 g6
[ 20...Qh4! /\ Nh5-/+ ]
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 Bg4 8.cxd5
21.Qe1 c5 22.Rb1! Qa6 23.e4 c4
cxd5 9.Qb3 b6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 e6
[ 23...cxd4 24.e5 /\ e6 ]
12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Qa4 Na5 14.b3 a6
24.Bc2 Nh5!
[ 24...b5 25.Nc3 Rb8 /\ 26.Bb8 Rb8~/= 15.Rac1!N
[ 15.Ne2 - 57/467 ]
26.e5! ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
15...b5
[ 15...Re8!? Haba,P ]
16.Qa3 Nb7 17.Rc2 Re8! /\ Bf8 18.Rfc1
Bf8 19.Qb2 Nd6 20.Be1!
[ 20.Ne2?! Nde4 21.Be1 Ng5! ]
20...Rc8 21.Ne2 Qd7 22.Nf4 Rxc2
[ 22...Nfe4 23.Nd3 ]
23.Rxc2 Rc8 24.Nd3 Rxc2 25.Qxc2 Qc8
26.Qxc8 Nxc8 27.Nb4!
[ 27.Nc5
Bxc5
28.dxc5
Nd7
29.b4
( 29.c6? Ne5 ) 29...Ne5 30.Be2 Nc4
31.Bc3 Ne7 /\ Nc6= ><b4 ]
27...Bxb4
[ 27...a5?
28.Nc6
a4
29.Be2
axb3
30.axb3 Nd6 31.Na7+- ]
28.Bxb4 NB 9/d Na7 29.Be2 Nc6 30.Be1
Ne4 31.f3 Nd6 32.g4
[ 32.Bg3!? Nb7! ( 32...Nf5?! 33.Bf4 f6
34.Kf2 /\ g4 ) 33.a4!? Nca5 ( 33...bxa4?
34.bxa4 a5 35.Bb5 ) 34.Bd1 ]
32...Kf8 33.Bd3 Ke7 34.Kf1 f6! 35.Ke2 e5!
36.dxe5 fxe5 37.Bb1 e4?
[ 37...b4! ]
38.Bg3?
[ 38.fxe4 Nxe4 ( 38...dxe4 39.Bg3 ><e4 )
39.Kf3 Ng5+ 40.Kg3 /\ h4+/- ]
38...Ke6! []
[ 38...exf3+? 39.Kxf3 ]
39.Bxd6
[ 39.h4?! Ne5 ]
39...exf3+ 40.Kxf3 Kxd6= 41.Kf4 Ke6
42.h4
[ 42.a3 a5! /\ b4 ]
42...b4! ><a2, b3
[ 42...b4 43.Kg5 Ne5 ( 43...Kf7!? 44.Kh6
Kg8 45.h5 Ne5 46.hxg6 Nxg4+ 47.Kg5
Nxe3 48.gxh7+ Kg7 49.Bd3 Nd1= )
44.Kh6 ( 44.h5? Nf7+ 45.Kf4 g5+ 46.Kf3
h6 ) 44...Nxg4+ 45.Kxh7 Kf6! 46.Bxg6
Nxe3 ]
-

376
6...dxc4 7.Qxc4 Nd5 8.Bg3!?N
[ 8.Be5 Bxe5 9.Nxe5 Be6= ]
8...0-0?!
[ 8...Be6 ]
[ 8...b5!? ]
9.e4
[ 9.e3?! Be6 ]
9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nd7
[ 10...b6! 11.Be2 Ba6 12.Qa4 Bxe2
13.Kxe2 Nd7 14.Rhd1 Qc8 ]
11.Be2 Nf6 12.Nd2!
[ 12.Qd3 Nh5= ]
12...Bg4
13.Bxg4
Nxg4
14.0-0
Qd7
15.Rfd1?!
[ 15.h3 Nf6 16.Qe2 ]
15...Nf6 16.h3 b5?!
[ 16...Bh6 17.Qe2 Nh5 18.Bh2 Bf4 ]
17.Qe2 c5 18.Nb3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Rfc8
20.Nc5 Qe8 21.Rac1 a5?
[ 21...a6! ]
22.d5 b4 23.e5 Nd7 24.Na6! Rxc1
25.Rxc1 Rc8 26.Rc6!
[ 26.Nc7 Qd8 27.d6 ( 27.e6 fxe6 28.dxe6
Nf6 29.Rd1 Qf8 30.Qa6 Nh5 ) 27...exd6
28.exd6 Qf8 ]
26...Nb8 27.Nxb8 Rxb8 28.Qa6 Ra8
29.Qc4 Qd8? 30.d6+- exd6 31.exd6 Qe8
32.Rc7 Bf6
[ 32...Rd8
33.Re7
Qf8
34.Qb5
Bf6
35.Re2 ]
33.d7 Qe1+ 34.Kh2 Rd8 35.Rc8 Qe7
36.Rxd8+ Qxd8 37.Qc8 Kg7 38.Bc7 Qf8
39.Qxf8+ Kxf8 40.Bxa5
1-0

Van der Sterren,P

Timman,J
Wijk aan Zee
[Timman,J]

D97
2550
2635
1998

71/502 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

D96 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6
Alterman,B
2615 8.Be2
[ 8.Qa4N - 71/(503) ]
Djuric,S
2545
Krynica
1997 8...b5 9.Qb3 Nc6
[ 9...c5 - 69/(439) ]
[Alterman,B]
10.e5!?N
71/501 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
[ 10.d5?! Na5 11.Qb4 c6 ]
10...Be6!? 11.exf6
Bg7 5.Qb3 c6 6.Bf4?!
[ 6.cxd5 - 55/472 ]
[ 11.Qd1!? Nd5 12.Ng5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

377

11...Bxb3 12.fxg7 Kxg7 13.axb3 Nxd4

14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.0-0 Qb4
[ 15...e5!? ]
16.Bf3! Qxb3 17.Bxa8?
[ 17.Nd5! /\ Ra3 b4 18.Nxe7 ]
17...Rxa8 18.Be3 a5 19.Rfd1
[ 19.Rfc1 ]
19...a4 20.h3 e5 21.Ne4 Qxb2 22.Bg5
Ra6!-+ 23.Nc5 Rd6 24.Ne4
[ 24.Rdb1 ]
24...Rc6
25.Rac1
Rxc1
26.Rxc1
h6!
27.Bf6+ Kh7 28.Rd1 g5 29.f3 a3
[ 29...a3
30.Rd8
a2
31.Rh8+
Kg6
32.Rg8+ Kf5 ]
0-1

Piket,Je
Van Wely,L
Groningen (m/1)

D97
2630
2655
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7

5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.Qa4N
Nbd7 9.e5 Ng4 10.h3 Nh6 11.Qa3 Nb6
12.Bxh6 Bxh6 13.Bd3 Be6 14.0-0 c6
15.Rfe1 Qc7 16.Rad1 Rfd8 17.Ne4 Bd5
18.Bc2 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 e6 20.h4 Rd7
-

Alterman,B
Pelletier,Y
Bad Wiessee
[Alterman,B]

D97
2615
2465
1997

71/503 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6
8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 Bb7 10.e5 Nd5 11.0-0 c5
12.dxc5 Nd7 13.Nxd5 Nxc5 14.Nxe7+
Qxe7 15.Qa3 Rac8 16.Bf4!N
[ 16.Re1 - 38/(618) ]
16...Rfe8!
[ 16...Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Bxe5 18.Rfe1 ]
17.Rac1 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Bxe5 19.Be3 Bd6
20.Rcd1!
[ 20.Rfd1 Na4! 21.Qxd6? Qxd6 22.Rxd6
Rxc1+ 23.Bxc1 Re1# ]
[ 20.b4 Na4 ]
[ 20.Qc3 Rc7!= ]
20...Qf6

[ 20...Qe5 21.g3 Qf6 22.Bg2 ]

21.Rd5! Nb7 22.Qb3!
[ 22.Qd3 Bf8 23.b3 Nc5= ]
22...Bf8 23.Bg5 Qe6 24.Qd1 Rc5
[ 24...Nd6 25.Bg4 f5 26.Bf3 Ne4 27.Re1
Bg7 28.Bxe4 fxe4 29.b3 ]
25.Be3 Rxd5 26.Bxd5 Qe7 27.Re1 Nd8
28.g3 Qb4
[ 28...Ne6 ]
29.Bb3?!
[ 29.Re2 ]
[ 29.Qd2!?
Qxd2
30.Bxd2
Rxe1+
31.Bxe1 ]
29...Bh6 30.Bd2
[ 30.a3 Qa5 31.Bd2 Rxe1+ 32.Bxe1 Qc7
33.Qe2 Qd7 34.Ba5 Nc6= ]
30...Rxe1+ 31.Bxe1 Qe7 32.Ba5 Nb7
[ 32...Nc6? 33.Bb6 ]
33.Bb6 Bg7 34.Qc2
[ 34.Qd2 Nd6!= ]
34...Qd7! 35.a4 Nd8
[ 35...Nd6!?= ]
36.axb5
[ 36.a5 Nc6 ]
36...axb5 37.Qd1 Qxd1+ 38.Bxd1 Ne6
39.b3 Kf8 40.Kf1 Bd4 41.Ba5 Bc5 42.Ke2
Ke7= 43.Be1 Kd6 44.Kd3 Bb6 45.h4
Nc5+ 46.Ke2 Kd5 47.f3 Ne6 48.Bd2 Bc7
49.Be1 Kd4 50.Bc2 Bd6 51.h5 Nc5
52.hxg6 hxg6 53.Kd2 Nd3 54.Bxd3 Bb4+
-

Epishin,V
Svidler,P
Groningen (m/2)
[Svidler,P]

D97
2570
2660
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7

5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5
9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.Be3
[ 10.e6 - 71/(504) ]
10...c5 11.e6 cxd4
[ 11...c4 - 69/439 ]
12.Nxd4N
[ 12.exf7+ - 70/444 ]
12...Nc5 13.exf7+
[ 13.Qd5 Qxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxe6 15.Nxe6
Bxe6 16.Nc7 Bxb2 17.Rd1 Bc3+ 18.Ke2
Nc6 ]
13...Rxf7 14.Qd1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

378

[ 14.Qd5 Qxd5 15.Nxd5 Nbd7 ]

14...Bb7
[ 14...b4!? 15.Nf3! ( 15.Nce2 e5-+ ; 15.Bc4
bxc3 16.Bxf7+ Kxf7 17.Qf3+ Bf6 18.Qxa8
Bb7 19.Qa7 Bxd4-+ )
A) 15...Qxd1+ 16.Nxd1 ;
B) 15...Qa5 16.Bxc5 Bxc3+ ( 16...bxc3
17.b4 Qc7 18.Bc4 ; 16...Qxc5 17.Ne4
Qf5 18.Bd3 ) 17.bxc3 Qxc5 18.cxb4
Qxb4+ 19.Qd2 ;
C) 15...Nbd7!? ]
15.Rc1
[ 15.Ndxb5!?
Nbd7
16.Nd4
( 16.Na3
Bxc3+ 17.bxc3 Qa5 ) 16...Ne5 /\ Bg2
17.f3
A) 17...Qb6 18.Qc2 Qxb2 ( 18...Rd8
19.0-0-0 ) 19.Qxb2 Ncd3+ 20.Bxd3
Nxd3+ 21.Ke2 Nxb2 22.Rab1 Nc4
23.Rxb7 Nxe3
A1) 24.Kxe3 Bxd4+ ( 24...e5 25.Rxf7
exd4+ 26.Kd3 Kxf7 27.Ne4 );
A2) 24.Ne6 Nxg2 25.Nd5 ;
B) 17...Ned3+ 18.Bxd3 Bxd4 19.Bxd4
Qxd4 20.Be2 Qh4+ 21.g3 Qh3 ]
15...Qd6!
[ 15...Nbd7 16.b4 ]
16.Nf3
[ 16.b4 Ne6 ]
16...Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nc6

Stohl,I
Ruck,R
Magyarorszag
[Stohl,I]

D97
2565
2465
1997

71/(504) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.e5
b5 9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.Qxe6+ Kh8
12.Qe4 Nb6 13.Qh4 Nc6 14.Bd3
[ 14.Bh6 e5! 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Bxg7+
Kxg7 17.Nxe5 Nxd4 18.0-0-0 Be6=
( 18...Bb7= )]
14...Rxf3
[ 14...Nxd4? 15.Bxg6+- ]
[ 14...e5
15.Ng5
h6
16.Be4!
Qd6
17.Nf3 ]
15.gxf3 Nxd4 16.Be4 Bf5 17.Be3
[ 17.Bxa8? Qxa8 18.Kf1 Qxf3 19.Kg1
Bh3 20.Qg3 Qd1+! 21.Nxd1 Ne2# ]
17...e5!N

[ 17...c5 - 67/554 ]
18.Qxd8+
[ 18.Bg5? Bxe4 /\ Nf3-+ ]
18...Rxd8 19.0-0-0
[ 19.Rd1 c5 ]
19...c5
[ 19...b4?! 20.Nb1 c5 21.b3!? c4 22.bxc4
Nxc4 23.Nd2 ]
20.f4?!
[ 20.Kb1 b4 21.Ne2 Rf8!? <=> ]
20...b4 21.Bxf5
[ 21.Bxd4 cxd4 22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Ne2
e4 ]
21...gxf5
[ 21...gxf5 22.Nb1 e4 /\ Nd5=/+|^ ]

Ftacnik,L
Stohl,I
Slovensko
[Ftacnik,L]

D97
2585
2565
1997

71/505 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3

d5 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.Qb3
b5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.h4 c5 11.e6 c4 12.Qd1
Nb6 13.exf7+ Rxf7 14.h5
[ 14.Be3 - 71/(505) ]
14...Bg4 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.Be2 Nc6 #
17.Bh6!?N
[ 17.Be3 - 38/618 ]
17...Qf8
[ 17...Bh8 18.Ng5! Bxe2 19.Nxf7 Bxd1
20.Nxd8 Rxd8 ( 20...Nxd4 21.Rxd1 Rxd8
22.Be3 ) 21.Rxd1 ]
[ 17...Bxh6 18.Rxh6 Bf5 /\ 19.Ng5 Rg7 20.
d5 Nb4 21.Ne6 Qd6=/+ ( 18...Kg7 19.Ng5!
Bxe2
20.Qxe2!
Rf6
21.Rh7+
Kg8
22.0-0-0+- ) 19.Qd2 ]
18.Be3
[ 18.Bxg7 Qxg7 ( 18...Rxg7 19.d5 Rd8 )
19.Ng5 Bxe2 20.Nxe2 Rf5 21.Qd2 Nb4
( 21...Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Qe5+ 23.Kf1 Rxg5
24.Nf3 Rh5 25.Nxe5 Rxh1+ 26.Ke2 Rxa1
27.Qh6+- ) 22.Qxb4 Rxg5 ]
18...Rd8 19.Ng5
[ 19.Rh4 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Ne5 21.Be2 ]
19...Bxd4 20.Qc1!
[ 20.Bxg4? Bxe3 ( 20...Bxc3+ 21.bxc3
Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rf5 23.Nh7 Qb8 24.Bxf5
gxf5 25.Ng5 Na4 ) 21.fxe3 ( 21.Qc2
Bd2+ 22.Kf1 Rxf2+ 23.Kg1 Rf5-+ )

CHESS INFORMANT 71
21...Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rf5 ]
[ 20.Nxf7? Bxc3+ 21.bxc3 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1
Qxf7 23.Bxg4 Nd5 ]
20...Bxe2
[ 20...Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Nb4 22.Qe4! Bf5
( 22...Rg7 23.Bxg4! Nd3+ 24.Qxd3 Rxd3
25.Be6+ Rf7 26.Rh7!+- ) 23.Qh4 Nc2+
24.Kf1 Qg7 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Rd1 ]
21.Nxf7 Qxf7 22.Nxe2
[ 22.Kxe2 b4 ( 22...Qf5!? ) 23.Ne4 c3!
24.bxc3 bxc3 25.Kf1 ]
22...Nb4!
[ 22...e5 23.Bxd4 exd4 24.Qh6 Qg7
25.0-0-0 ]
23.Bxd4
[ 23.Kf1!? Nd3 24.Qd2 ( 24.Bxd4 Rxd4 )
24...Nxf2 25.Bxd4 Nxh1+ 26.Kg1 e5
( 26...Qf6 27.Qe3 Rxd4 28.Qxd4 Qxd4+
29.Nxd4 Ng3 30.Re1 ) 27.Qg5 Rxd4
28.Nxd4 exd4 29.Qd8+ ]
[ 23.0-0!? Nd3 24.Qd2 e5 25.Rab1
Stohl,I ]
23...Nd3+ 24.Kf1 Rxd4
[ 24...e5? 25.Qh6+- ]
25.Qe3 Rd6 26.Rh3
[ 26.Rb1? Nxf2-+ ]
26...Nxb2 27.Nc3!
[ 27.Qh6 Qg7 ]
27...Nd5
[ 27...Nd7!?
28.Qa7
Rd3!?
( 28...Qf5
29.Re1 ) 29.Qxa6 Rxh3 30.gxh3 Nd3
31.Nd1 Qf5 ]
28.Qc5! Qe6?
[ 28...Nxc3? 29.Qc8+ Qf8 30.Rh8+ ]
[ 28...Nf6! 29.Ne4! ( 29.Re1 Nd7 30.Qc8+
Qf8 31.Qxf8+ Kxf8 32.Rh7 e5 33.Ne4
Rd4 ) 29...Rd8 ( 29...Nxe4? 30.Qc8++- ;
29...Qd5 30.Qxd6!+- ) 30.Ng5 Stohl,I ]
29.Re1 Qd7 30.Ne4 Nd3
[ 30...Rc6 31.Qd4+- ]
[ 30...Nf4 31.Nxd6 exd6 32.Qg5 Nxh3
33.Qxg6+ Kf8 34.Qf6+ Kg8 35.Re7+- ]
31.Rxd3 cxd3 32.Nxd6 Qxd6 33.Qxd6
exd6 34.Rd1 Kf7
[ 34...Nb4 35.a3 Nc2 36.Rxd3+- ]
35.Rxd3 Ke6 36.Ra3 Nb4
[ 36...Nc7 37.Ke2 d5 38.Ke3 ]
37.Ke2
[ 37.Ra5!+- /\ a3 Stohl,I ]
37...d5
[ 37...Kd7 38.Kd2 Kc6 39.Rc3+ Kd5
40.a3 ]

379
38.Rg3 Kf5
[ 38...Nxa2 39.Rxg6+ Ke5 40.Rxa6+- ]
39.a3 Nc6
[ 39...Nc2 40.Rf3+ Ke5 41.Kd2 Nd4
42.Re3+ Kf5 43.Re8+- ]
40.Rc3 Ne5
[ 40...Nd4+ 41.Kd3 Ne6 42.Rc6 Nf4+
43.Kd4 Nxg2 44.Rxa6+- ]
41.Ke3 Ke6 42.Rc8
[ 42.Rc8 Nc4+ 43.Kd4 Nxa3 44.Rc6+ Kf5
45.Rxa6+- ]
1-0

Petran,Pal
Stohl,I
Osterreich
[Stohl,I]

D97
2385
2565
1997

71/(505) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7

4.Nc3 d5 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6
8.Qb3 b5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.h4 c5 11.e6 c4
12.Qd1 Nb6 13.exf7+ Rxf7 14.Be3 Bg4
[ 14...Nc6!? 15.Be2 Bf5 /\ Nb4 ]
15.h5
[ 15.Be2!?
Nc6?
16.Ng5
Bxe2
17.Nxf7 ]
15...Nc6 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Be2 /\ Ng5 Nb4
18.a3
[ 18.Ng5 Nd3+ 19.Kf1 Bxe2+ 20.Qxe2
Rf5 21.Ne6 Qd7 22.Nxg7 Kxg7 ]
18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 N4d5 20.Rg1 Qd6 21.a4
e5 22.axb5!?N
[ 22.dxe5 Qxe5 23.f4 Qf5 24.Rg5 Nxe3
( 24...Nxc3 - 38/618 ) 25.fxe3 Qe6 26.a5
Nd7 27.Nd5 Rd8 ]
22...Nxe3
[ 22...exd4 23.Bxd4 Nxc3 24.bxc3 axb5
25.Rxa8+ Nxa8 26.Qb1 ]
[ 22...Nxc3 23.bxc3 axb5 24.Rxa8+ Nxa8
25.Qc2 ]
23.fxe3 exd4 24.exd4 Qh2!?
[ 24...axb5 25.Rxa8+ Nxa8 26.Nxb5 Qb4+
27.Nc3 Qxb2 28.Qd2 Qxd2+ 29.Kxd2
Bxd4 30.Rxg6+ Kh7= ]
[ 24...Re8!?
25.bxa6
Rxf3
26.Qc2
Rd3!? ]
25.Rxg6!
[ 25.Kf1 Qh3+ 26.Rg2 Rd8 ]
25...Re8
[ 25...Re8 26.Kf1! Rxe2 27.Qxe2 Qh1+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

380

28.Kf2 Qxa1 29.Qe8+ ( 29.Rg1 Qa5 24.Nxd5 Bb3?

30.Qe8+= ) 29...Rf8 30.Qe6+ Rf7 31.Ne4
[ 24...Bg4!? 25.Nc7 Bd7 26.d5 ( 26.Ra5
( 31.Qe8+= ) 31...Qxb2+ 32.Kg3 Qxd4
Nc6 27.Rxb5 Nxd4 28.Re5 Nc2+ 29.Ke2
33.Nf6+ Qxf6 34.Rxf6 Bxf6 35.Qxb6
Bf5 30.Kd2 ) 26...Rf8 27.g3 ]
( 35.bxa6 Bd4= ) 35...axb5 36.Qxb5 c3= ]
25.Nc7 Nc6
[ 25...b4?! 26.Ne6+ Kf6 27.Nc5 ]
26.Nxb5 Rf5 27.Na3! Nxd4 28.Rc1 Rf8
[ 28...Re5+ 29.Kd2 Rd5 30.Nxc4 ]
D97
Babula,V
2545 29.Bxc4!
[ 29.Nxc4 Nc2+ 30.Kd2 Rxf2+ 31.Kc3
Ftacnik,L
2585
Bxc4 32.Bxc4 Ne3 ]
Czech
1997
29...Rb8 30.Bxb3 Rxb3 31.Rc4
[Ftacnik,L]
[ 31.Nc4 Kf6 32.Rd1 Ne6 33.Kd2 ]
71/506 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 31...Nf5
Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6
[ 31...e5 32.Rc7+ Kf6 33.Nc4 ]
( 32.Re4
Nc5
8.Qb3 b5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.h4 c5 11.e6 c4
[ 31...Ne6!?
32.Rc2
33.Rxe7+ Kf6 34.Rc7 Nd3+ 35.Kd2
12.Qd1 Nb6 13.exf7+ Rxf7 14.h5 Nc6!N
Nxb2 ) 32...Nf4 33.Kf1 Rd3 34.f3 ]
15.hxg6
32.Rc2 Kf6 33.Nc4 g5
[ 15.Ng5
[ 33...Rb4 34.Kd2 Nd4 35.Rc3 Nb5
A) 15...Rf8 16.Nxh7!? Kxh7 ( 16...Nxd4
36.Rc1 ]
17.Nxf8 Bf5 18.Ne6 Nxe6 19.Be3 )
17.hxg6+ Kxg6 ( 17...Kg8 18.Rh8+! 34.Nd2 Rb6 35.Kd1
[ 35.Ne4+!? Kg6 36.Kd2 g4 37.Kc3 ]
Bxh8 19.Qh5+- ) 18.Qh5+ Kf6 19.d5 ;
35...Nd4 36.Rc4 e5
B) 15...Rf5! 16.g4 Rf8 17.Bg2 Nb4 ]
[ 36...Ke5
37.Rc5+
Ke6
38.Kc1
g4
15...hxg6 16.Be3 Nd5!?
39.Kb1 ]
[ 16...Bg4 17.Be2 Nb4 ]
37.Kc1 Kf5
17.a4! Rb8
[ 37...Ne2+ 38.Kc2 Nd4+ 39.Kb1 Ke6
[ 17...Nxe3!?
18.fxe3
Rb8
19.axb5
40.Rc5+- ]
axb5 ]
38.Rc8! Rh6
18.axb5 axb5 19.Bh6! Bg4
[ 38...Ne2+ 39.Kb1 Nf4 40.Nc4 ]
[ 19...Bh8 20.Be2 ( 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5
Qb6 22.Qd2 Nxc3 23.bxc3 Bxe5 24.Be3 39.Rf8+ Ke6
[ 39...Kg6 40.Nc4 ( 40.Ne4 Rh4 41.Nc5
Qf6 ) 20...Ndb4 21.Ng5 Rf5 22.g4 Rf6
Rh2 ) 40...Kg7 41.Rc8 Rh2 42.Ne3 Ne2+
23.Nge4 ( 23.Nce4? Nxd4-+ ) 23...Re6
43.Kd2 Nf4 44.Re8 Nxg2 45.Ng4 ]
24.Nc5 Rf6 ]
40.Ne4 Rh1+ 41.Kd2 g4
20.Bxg7 Bxf3
[ 41...Rh2
42.g3
Ke7
43.Ra8
Ke6
[ 20...Kxg7
21.Qd2
Nf4
( 21...Bxf3
44.Ke3+- ]
22.Qh6+ Kf6 23.gxf3 Nxc3 24.Rg1 )
22.Ng5 Rf5 23.Rh4 ( 23.g3? Nxd4! 42.Re8+ Kd5 43.Nf6+ Kd6 44.Nxg4 Rb1
24.gxf4 Rxg5 25.Bg2 Bf3-+ ) 23...Rxg5 45.Rxe5!
[ 45.Kc3 Rc1+ 46.Kb4 Nc6+ 47.Kb3
24.Qxf4 Nxd4 25.Bxc4 Nc2+ 26.Kf1 Rh5
Nd4+ 48.Ka2+- ]
27.Rxh5 Bxh5 28.Qe5+ Kh7 29.Rc1 ]
45...Rxb2+ 46.Ke3 Nc2+ 47.Kf4 Nb4
21.Rh8+
[ 47...Rb4+ 48.Re4+- ]
[ 21.Qd2 Rxg7 22.gxf3 e5! ]
48.Kg3
21...Kxg7 22.Rxd8 Bxd1 23.Rxb8 Nxb8
1-0
[ 23...Nxc3
A) 24.Rb7 Ne4 ( 24...Nxd4 25.bxc3
Nc2+ 26.Kxd1 Nxa1 27.Ke2 Rf5 )
25.Rxd1 Nxf2 26.Rd2 Ne4 27.Rd1
( 27.Re2 Ng3 28.Rf2 Nxd4 ) 27...Nf2= ;
B) 24.bxc3
Nxb8
25.Rxd1
Na6
26.Be2 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Ziegler,A
Pribyl,M
Goeteborg
[Ziegler,A]

381
D98
2440
Beliavsky,A
2355
Gipslis,A
1997 Parnu
[Beliavsky,A]

71/507 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3

Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 Bg4
8.Be3
[ 8.Ne5 - 71/(507) ]
8...Nfd7 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Be2 Nb6 11.Qc5
Qd6 12.e5 Qxc5 13.dxc5 Nd7
[ 13...Nc8 - 46/(642) ]
14.h3!?N
[ 14.e6 ]
14...Be6 15.Ng5 Ndxe5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.f4
Bh6!
[ 17...Nf7 18.Bc4! e5 19.0-0 exf4 20.Bxf4
Bd4+ 21.Kh1 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Kg7 23.Rd7
Kasparov,G ]
18.0-0 Rad8 19.g3
[ 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Nb5 Nd3 21.Nxc7 e5
( 21...Nxb2 22.Nxe6 Rd7 23.Rb1 Nd3
24.Rd1 Nde5 25.Rxd7 Nxd7 26.Bc4
Nde5 27.Bd5 ) 22.Ne6 Rd7 23.Rd1 exf4
24.Rxd3 Rxd3 25.Bxf4 Bxf4 26.Bxd3= ]
19...Nb4 20.Bf2?
[ 20.Nb5 Nd5 21.Bd4 Nc6 ( 21...Nf7
22.Nxa7 Ra8 23.Nb5 Rxa2 24.Bc4 Raa8
25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Nxc7+- ) 22.Bg4 e5
23.Be6+ ( 23.Bxe5 Nxe5 24.Be6+ Kh8
25.Bxd5= )
23...Kh8
24.Bxd5
Nxd4
25.Nxd4 exd4 26.Bxb7 ]
20...Ned3 21.a3 Nxf2 22.Rxd8 Nxh3+
23.Kg2 Rxd8 24.axb4 Nxf4+ 25.gxf4 Rd4

E00
2710
2465
1997

71/508 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2

Qe7 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.e3 e5
[ 6...d6 7.Ne2 0-0 8.0-0 Bxd2 9.Qxd2 e5
10.Nbc3 /\ Nd5+/= ]
[ 6...0-0 - 52/488 ]
7.d5 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Nb8 9.Nc3 d6
10.Nge2N
[ 10.e4 ]
[ 10.h3 ]
10...0-0 11.h3! /\ g4, Ng3, 0-0-0|^ Ne8?!
[ 11...c5 12.g4 Na6 /\ Nc7, a6 ]
12.f4 exf4?!
[ 12...f5 13.e4! fxe4 14.0-0! exf4 15.Nxf4
e3 16.Qd4 /\ Rae1+/- ]
[ 12...c5 ]
13.exf4 a5
[ 13...c5
14.dxc6
bxc6
15.0-0
f5
16.Nd4 ]
14.0-0 Na6 15.Nd4 Qd8 16.Rae1 Nf6
17.g4 Re8 18.g5 Nd7
[ 18...Nh5 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Re1 Qf8
21.f5 /\ Bf3+- ]
19.h4 Nf8 20.f5 Nd7
[ 20...Bd7 21.Ne4 Nc5 22.Ng3 /\ Nh5, Qc3
><g7 ]
21.f6 Ne5
[ 21...g6 22.Ne6! fxe6 23.dxe6+- ]
22.fxg7 Nc5 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Kxg7
25.Rf6!+- Bg4
[ 25...Ng4 26.Rf4 /\ Ref1 ]
[ 25...Nxc4 26.Qc3 Ne5 27.Rh6 Rh8
28.Nf3 Qe7 29.Bc2+- ]
D98
Piket,Je
2640 26.Ref1 Bh3 27.R1f4 Kg8 28.Qc3 Bd7
Riemersma,L
2435 29.Rh6 Ng6 30.Bxg6 fxg6 31.Rxh7!
[ 31.Rxh7 Kxh7 32.Rf7+ Kg8 33.Ne6 ]
Nederland (ch)
1997
1-0
71/(507) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3
Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 Bg4
8.Ne5 Nc6!?N
E01
[ 8...Be6 - 49/563 ]
Timman,J
2630
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.e5 Nd5 11.Be2 Nb6
Cifuentes Parada,R
2515
12.Qxc6 Qxd4 13.Be3 Qb4 14.Bxg4 Qxg4 Nederland (ch)
1997
15.f4 f6 16.e6 Rad8 17.0-0 Rd6 18.Qxc7 [Cifuentes Parada,R]
Qxe6
19.Bxb6
Rd7
20.Rae1
Qxb6+
21.Qxb6 axb6=
71/509 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 c6
5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6!? 7.0-0 0-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8.Nbd2
[ 8.Nc3 dxc4 9.Nd2 Nb6 10.Nce4 Be7
11.e3 e5! 12.dxe5 Ng4 13.Nxc4 Nxc4
14.Qxc4 Nxe5 15.Qc3 Nd3! 16.Rd1
Nxc1 ]
[ 8.Bf4 Bxf4 9.gxf4 Ne4 10.Nc3 Nd6!?
11.c5 Nf5 12.b4 b6 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.e3
a5 15.a3 Bb7 16.Bh3 g6= ]
8...Re8
[ 8...b5?! 9.c5 Bc7 10.e4! ]
9.b3
[ 9.Re1 - 71/(509) ]
9...Qe7!N
[ 9...e5 - 63/(421) ]
10.Bb2 e5 11.dxe5
[ 11.cxd5 cxd5 ( 11...Nxd5?! 12.Nc4 )
12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nd4 Bg4
A) 14.Nf5?! Qc7! 15.Qxc7 Bxc7 16.Nd4
A1) 16...Ba5 17.Rad1 Rac8 18.h3
Bd7 ( 18...Bh5? 19.g4 Bg6 20.f4 );
A2) 16...Bb6 17.Rfe1 Rac8 18.Rac1
Ba5! 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Rd1 Nd3
21.Ba3 Nb4 22.Bxb4 Bxb4 ;
B) 14.Rac1! Rac8 15.Qb1 Qd7= ]
11...Nxe5 12.Nd4?!
[ 12.cxd5!? cxd5 ( 12...Nxd5!? 13.Nxe5
Bxe5 14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.e4 Nb4= ) 13.Nd4
Bg4 - 11.cd5 ]
12...Bb4!? 13.cxd5
[ 13.Rad1?!
A) 13...c5 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.Qxf5 Bxd2
16.Rxd2 dxc4 17.Bxe5 ( 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
18.Bxe5 Qe4! ) 17...Qxe5 18.Qxe5 Rxe5
19.bxc4 Rae8 20.e3 Ne4 21.Rd7 R5e7
22.Rfd1 ;
B) 13...Bxd2! 14.Rxd2 dxc4 15.bxc4
Qb4 16.Nf3 ( 16.Rc1 Nxc4! ) 16...Bf5!
( 16...Nxc4 17.Bxf6 Nxd2 18.Ng5 Ne4
19.Bxe4 gxf6 20.Bxc6 fxg5 21.Bxe8
Be6 22.Rb1 ) 17.Qxf5 Nxf3+ 18.Bxf3
Qxd2
19.Bxf6
gxf6
20.Rb1
Re7
21.Qxf6 Rae8 ]
13...cxd5 14.a3 Ba5 15.b4 Bb6 16.e4
dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4?!
[ 17...Bg4!
18.Nxf6+
Qxf6
19.Bxb7
Rad8! ( 19...Bxd4 20.Bxd4 Nf3+ 21.Bxf3
Qxf3 22.Qc3 ) 20.Nb3! Bf5 ( 20...Nf3+
21.Bxf3 Qxf3 22.Qc3 Qxc3 23.Bxc3 Rd3
24.Rac1 Bh3 25.Rfd1 Rf3 26.Nc5 Re2
27.Bd4 ) 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.Qc6 Rd6
23.Qg2
Be6
24.Nc5
Bxc5
25.bxc5
Rxc5= ]

382
18.Bxe4?
[ 18.Qxe4! Nc4 19.Qxe7 Rxe7 20.Bc3
Bg4!= ]
18...Bh3! 19.Rfd1
[ 19.Bxh7+? Kh8 20.Rfe1 ( 20.Rfd1 Bxd4
21.Bxd4 Nf3+ 22.Kh1 Nxd4 23.Rxd4
Qe1+-+ ) 20...Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Nf3+-+ ]
[ 19.Bg2 Rac8 20.Qe4 Bxg2 21.Kxg2
Qd7 ]
19...Rac8 20.Qb1
[ 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Qe4 Nc4! 22.Qxe7
Rxe7 23.Bf5 Nxb2 24.Bxc8 ( 24.Bxh3
Nxd1 25.Bxc8 Re1+-+ ) 24...Nxd1 25.Bxh3
Nxf2!-+ ]
[ 20.Qb3 Nc4!
A) 21.Bg2
Bxg2
22.Kxg2
Nxb2
23.Qxb2 Qe4+ 24.Nf3 ( 24.f3 Bxd4
25.Qxd4
Rc2+
26.Kh3
Qxf3-+ )
24...Rc2-+ ;
B) 21.Bf3 Nxb2 22.Qxb2 Qf6 23.Bxb7
Rcd8-+ ]
20...Qf6!-+ 21.f4
[ 21.Nf5 Bxf5! 22.Bxf5 g6 23.Bxe5 Rxe5
24.Be4 ( 24.Bxc8 Qxf2+ 25.Kh1 Qf3# )
24...Qxf2+ 25.Kh1 Rh5-+ ]
21...Nc4
0-1

Petursson,M
Sokolov,An
Kobenhavn

E01
2555
2585
1997

71/(509) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3

c6 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6!? 7.0-0 0-0
8.Nbd2 Re8 9.Re1 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5
11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Nf3 Bc7
14.Bg5 Bb6 15.Rad1 h6 16.Bc1 Bg4
17.h3 Rc8 18.Qd3 Bh5 19.Qb5 Bg6 20.e3
Bc2 21.Rd2 Be4 22.b4 Qc7 23.Qe2 Bxf3
-

Kachiani_Gersinska,K
Peng,Zhaoqin
Groningen (ct)

E01
2415
2400
1997

71/(509) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3

c6 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6!? 7.0-0 0-0
8.Nbd2 Re8 9.Re1 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Nf3 Bc7
14.Bg5 Bb6 15.e3N h6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6
17.Nd4 Qe5 18.Qd2 Bg4 19.h3 Bd7
20.Red1 Rac8 21.Ne2 Bc6 22.Rac1 Rcd8
23.Nd4 Bd7 24.Nf3
-

383
34.Bd5 Bf7 35.Be4+
-

Gelfand,B
Lautier,J
Groningen (m/3)
[Mikhalcishin,A]

E01
2695
2660
1997

E01
2710
2650 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 cxd4
1997 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c4 d4
9.e3 d3!? 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Bd2 Be6N
[ 11...0-0 - 49/567 ]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 cxd4 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Qa4+ Nc6 14.Bxc6+
5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nf3
bxc6 15.Qxb4 Rb8 16.Qa3 h5! 17.e4 Ng4
18.Bf4 Rc8 19.Qc5
[ 7.Nb3!? Be6 8.Bg5 Nbd7 ]
[ 19.Qd6! ]
7...Nc6 8.c4 d4 9.e3 Bc5
19...h4
[ 9...d3!? - 71/(510) ]
10.exd4 Bxd4!? 11.Nxd4 Nxd4!?
[ 11...exd4 - 40/597 ]
12.Bg5!N
E01
[ 12.Nc3 - 71/(510) ]
Rogers,I
2570
12...0-0 13.Nc3 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.b3
Rublevsky,S
2650
[ 15.f4!? - 71/(510) ]
Polanica Zdroj
1997
15...Qg6
[Beliavsky,A]
[ 15...Rb8!? /\ Be6 ]
16.Re1
71/(510) 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2
[ 16.Nd5!? ]
cxd4 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c4
16...f6?
d4 9.e3 Bc5 10.exd4 Bxd4!? 11.Nxd4
[ 16...Re8 17.Qxd4 exd4 18.Rxe8+ Kh7 Nxd4!?
19.Nd5 d3 ]
[ 11...exd4 - 40/597 ]
17.Nd5 Qf7
12.Nc3 0-0 13.Nd5 Be6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6
15.b3 Qg6 16.Bb2
[ 17...Kh8 18.Be4 f5 19.Bg2 ]
-
18.f4! Nc6 19.Qd3 Kh8
[ 19...Be6 20.f5! ]
20.Rf1 Be6 21.Rae1 Qd7 22.Qe3 Bg4
23.fxe5 Nxe5 24.h3! Bf5
E01
[ 24...Bxh3 25.Nxf6! Rxf6 26.Rxf6 Bxg2
Beliavsky,A
2710
( 26...Ng4
27.Bxh3 ) 27.Rxh6+
gxh6
Rublevsky,S
2650
28.Qxe5++- ]
Groningen (m/3)
1997
25.Rd1 Rad8 26.Kh2?
[Beliavsky,A]
[ 26.g4 Be6 27.Qxa7+- ]
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 cxd4
26...b6! 27.Nxf6
[ 27.Nxb6 Qe6! 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nd5 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c4 d4
9.e3 Bc5 10.exd4 Bxd4!? 11.Nxd4 Nxd4!?
Rxd5 30.Qf2 Ra5!= ]
[ 11...exd4 - 40/597 ]
27...Qxd1 28.Rxd1 Rxd1 29.Qxe5
12.Bg5!N 0-0 13.Nc3 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
[ 29.Nd5 Ng6 ]
29...Rxf6 30.g4 Bg6 31.Qb8+ Kh7 32.Bd5 15.f4!? Qb6 16.Rf2 Nc6
[ 16...exf4 17.Nd5 Qc5 18.b4! ]
Bf7 33.Be4+ Bg6
[ 16...Be6!? ]
[ 33...g6 34.h4 /\ h5 ]
17.f5 Rd8 18.Nd5 Qc5 19.f6 g6 20.Rc1
Beliavsky,A
Rublevsky,S
Groningen (m/1)
[Beliavsky,A]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

384

[ 57.Ng3! Rg2 58.Nf5 h2 59.Kxg2 h1Q+

E02
60.Kxf2 ]
Andersson,U
2640
Illescas Cordoba,M
2585 57...Rg2 58.Nc3
[ 58.Ng1? h2 59.Kxg2 h1Q+ 60.Kxf2
Pamplona
1997
Qh2+-+ ]
[Illescas Cordoba,M]
[ 58.Ng3 Rxg3 59.Rxf2 c5-+ ( 59...Rg2?
71/511 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3
60.Rxg2 hxg2+ 61.Kxg2 c5 62.f4= )]
dxc4 5.Qa4+
58...Ng4!
[ 5.Bg2 - 71/(511) ]
[ 58...Kb4? 59.Na2+ Ka3 60.Rxf2 Rxf2+
5...Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 7.Bg2 Bd5 8.Qd3
61.Kxf2 Kxa2 62.f4= ]
[ 8.Qa4+ - 11/616 ]
[ 58...h2 59.Kxg2 h1Q+ 60.Kxf2 ]
8...Be4 9.Qd1 c5 10.Nc3 Bc6 11.0-0 Nbd7 59.Rxg2
12.Be3
[ 59.Rd3 Nh2+ 60.Ke1 Nxf3+ 61.Rxf3
[ 12.Bg5 - 71/(511) ]
h2-+ ]
12...Be7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Bxc5 Nxc5 59...Ne3+ 60.Kg1
15.Qxd8+!N
[ 60.Kf2 Nxg2-+ ]
[ 15.Rc1 Qb6! ><b2, f2 ]
60...Nxg2
[ 15.b4 ]
[ 60...hxg2? 61.Ne2 Kb4 62.Kf2= ]
15...Rxd8 16.Rac1 Ke7= 17.b4! Ncd7
61.Nd1 NB 2/d Kb4-+
[ 17...Nce4? 18.Ne5 Nxc3 19.Nxc6+ ]
[ 61...c5?! 62.Nb2 ]
18.Rc2! /\ Rfc1
62.Nf2
[ 18.b5 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Nc5= ]
[ 62.Kh2 Nf4 63.Ne3 c5 64.Ng4 Nd3
- 62.Nf2 ]
18...Ne8?
62...Nf4
[ 18...Rb8! 19.Rfc1 Rhd8= /\ Ne8 ]
[ 62...Ne1? 63.Nxh3 Nxf3+ 64.Kf2 ]
19.e4 Nd6 20.Rd1? ><<->d, <->a1-h1
[ 20.Nd4 e5 21.Nxc6+ bxc6 22.Na4 Nb8 63.Ng4 Nd3
[ 63...c5 64.Nxe5 c4 65.Ng4 ( 65.Nxc4
23.f4 ]
Kxc4 66.Kh2 Kd4-+ ) 65...c3 66.Ne3 Kb3
20...Nb6!
A) 67.Kh2 Ng2 ( 67...c2? 68.Nxc2 Kxc2
[ 20...Bxe4? 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Rc7 Nd6
69.e5= ) 68.Nf5
Kc4
69.Kxh3
c2
23.Ng5! ( 23.Ne5? f6 24.Nxd7 Rxd7
70.Kxg2 c1Q-+ ;
25.Rxd7+ Kxd7 ) 23...h6 24.Ne4 Nxe4
B) 67.e5! Ng2 68.Nc2! ( 68.e6 Nxe3
25.Bxe4 ]
69.e7 c2 70.e8Q c1Q+ 71.Kh2 Qd2+
21.Nd4 Ndc4 22.Nxc6+ bxc6 23.Bf1
72.Kxh3 Qg2+ 73.Kh4 Nf5+ 74.Kh5
[ 23.Rcc1!? ]
Ng7+-+ ) 68...Kxc2 69.e6 Kd3 70.e7 c2
23...Rxd1 24.Nxd1 Rd8 25.Be2 Rd4 26.f3
71.e8Q c1Q+ ]
Kd6 27.Kf2 g5! 28.a4?
64.Kh2 c5 65.Kxh3 c4 66.Ne3
[ 28.Nb2= ]
[ 66.Nf6 c3 67.Nd5+ Kb3 68.Nxc3 Kxc3
28...a5 29.Bxc4 Nxc4 30.bxa5 Nxa5 ><a4
69.Kg4 Kd4-+ ]
31.Nc3 Rc4 32.Ke3 e5 33.h4 gxh4
34.gxh4 h5 35.Kd3 Rd4+ 36.Ke2 Rc4 66...c3 67.Kg4
[ 67.Kg2 Kb3 68.Kf1 c2-+ ]
37.Kd3 Rd4+ 38.Ke2 Rb4! 39.Rd2+ Kc5
40.Rd7 Rb2+ 41.Kd1! Rh2 42.Rxf7 Rxh4 67...Kb3 68.Kf5 Nb2-+ /\ Nc4
[ 68...c2?? 69.Nxc2 Kxc2 70.f4 exf4
43.Ne2! /\ f4 Rh1+ 44.Kc2 Nc4 45.Rh7?!
71.Kg4! Kd2 72.Kf3= ]
[ 45.f4! ]
45...Rh2 46.Kd1 Rh1+ 47.Kc2 Rh2 48.Kd1 0-1
Nb2+! 49.Ke1 Nd3+! 50.Kd1 Nb2+ 51.Ke1
Nd3+
[ 51...Nxa4 52.f4 ]
52.Kd1 h4 53.a5 Kb5 54.Rd7 Nf2+ 55.Ke1
Kxa5 56.Kf1 h3 57.Rd2?
[ 57.Ng1? Nh1! 58.Re7 Ng3+ 59.Ke1
Rh1 60.Kf2 h2 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

385
E02
2580
2500
1997

Bd7 ) 16...e5! 17.Rc1 ( 17.Bxd4 exd4

18.Qxb4? Re8 19.0-0-0 c5! ; 17.Kf2
Gurevich,D
c5 ) 17...c5 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Rxc5 Re8
Olafsson,H
20.Rxb5 ( 20.0-0 Bxe2 21.Rc7 Rf8
New York
22.Rf2 d3 23.Qxb4 Qd5 ) 20...axb5
21.Kf2
Qa7!
22.Re1
( 22.Qd3
Re3
71/(511) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3
23.Qd2 b3! ) 22...Qc5= ]
dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5
14...Rb8 15.Rd1 c5!
8.Qd3 c5 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nxc6N
[ 15...Qd7? 16.Qc2 ]
[ 10.0-0 - 62/(509) ]
10...Bxc6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qf3 Qd5 16.dxc5 Qa5 17.Rd2
[ 17.Rb1 Ba4 18.Qc4 Bb5 19.Qb3 Ba4= ]
13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Nc3 Qxf3 15.exf3 Nd5
17...Ba4 18.Qc4 Bc3! 19.0-0!
16.Ne4 Bd4 17.Rb1 Ke7 18.b3
[ 19.bxc3? bxc3-+ ]
-
19...Bb5 20.Qb3
[ 20.Qg4 Bxd2 21.Bxd2 Qxa2 ]
E02 20...Bxd2?!
[ 20...Ba4 21.Qc4 Bb5= ]
Andersson,U
2640
Krasenkow,M
2645 21.Bxd2 Bxe2 22.Rc1 Qb5
[ 22...Qc7 ]
Polanica Zdroj
1997
23.c6 a5 24.Be3 a4 25.Qc2 Bd3 26.Qd1
[Illescas Cordoba,M]
Bc4 27.b3 axb3 28.axb3 Be2
[ 28...Bd5? 29.Rc5 Qa6 30.Bxd5 exd5
71/(511) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3
31.c7 Rbc8 32.Qxd5 ]
dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 7.Bg2 Bd5
29.Qc2 Rbc8
8.Qd3
[ 29...Bh5 ]
[ 8.Qa4+ - 11/616 ]
8...Be4 9.Qd1 c5 10.Nc3 Bc6 11.0-0 Nbd7 30.h3 e5 31.Qb2
[ 31.Be4!? Kh8 32.g4 Qa6 ]
12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6=
31...f6 32.Kh2 Bh5 33.Rc5
-
[ 33.Rc5 Qd3 34.Qd2 Qxd2 35.Bxd2 Bf7
36.Bxb4 Bxb3 37.c7 Kf7 38.Bb7 Be6
39.Bxc8 Rxc8 40.Ba5 Ra8= ]
E02
Andersson,U
2640 -
Sokolov,An
2585
Bar
1997
[Sokolov,An]
E02
Andersson,U
2640
71/512 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4
Milov,V
2635
dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Bg2 a6 7.Nc3 Be7
Groningen (m/1)
1997
[ 7...Rb8 - 71/(512) ]
8.Ne5 0-0
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4
[ 8...c5 - 36/(569) ]
5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Bg2 a6 7.Nc3 Rb8 8.Qxc4
9.Nxd7 Bxd7!?N
b5 9.Qd3 Bb7 10.0-0 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5
[ 9...Qxd7 - 71/(512) ]
12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Rad1 b4?!
10.Qxc4 b5 11.Qb3
[ 13...0-0 - 45/(591) ]
[ 11.Qd3
b4
12.Ne4
Bb5
13.Qd1 14.Na4 Be7N
( 13.Qc2 Rc8 ) 13...Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Rc8 ]
[ 14...Be4 ]
11...b4 12.Ne4 Bb5 13.Nxf6+
15.Ne5! Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qa5 17.Nxd7 Qxa4
[ 13.Be3?! Nd5 ]
18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.b3 Qc6+ 20.Qf3 Qxf3+
21.Kxf3 Rc3+ 22.Kg2 a5 23.Rd6
13...Bxf6 14.Be3
[ 14.Bxa8 Qxa8 15.f3 ( 15.Rg1 Bxd4
16.Qxb4 c5 17.Qd2 Rd8 ) 15...Bxd4
16.Be3 ( 16.Qxb4 c5 17.Qb3 e5 18.a4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

386

[ 19.Na5 Bd5 ]
E02
Andersson,U
2640 19...Bd5?
[ 19...Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Ke7 21.Ne4 Rc8 ]
Aleksandrov,A
2660
Polanica Zdroj
1997 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Nb1 Rxb3?
[ 21...Rxe2 22.Nxc3 bxc3 23.Rxc3 ]
71/(512) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 22.axb3 Bxa1 23.Rc8+ Ke7 24.Rxh8 Bxd4
dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Bg2 a6 7.Nc3 Be7
[ 24...Kf6 25.e3 ]
8.Ne5 0-0
25.e3 Be5 26.Ra8 Nc5
[ 8...c5 - 36/(569) ]
[ 26...Nb8 27.Ra7+ ( 27.Nd2 Bc7 28.Nf3
9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Qxc4 b5 11.Qc6 Qxc6
Kd6 29.Nd4 Kc5 ) 27...Kd8 28.Rb7!
12.Bxc6 Rb8 13.0-0 Bb7 14.Bxb7 Rxb7
( 28.Rxf7 Nd7 ) 28...Nc6 29.Rxf7+- ]
15.Rd1 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Bf4 h6 27.Kf1 Kd7 28.Ke2 Kc6 29.Nd2
18.Kg2 Rc8 19.Be5 Ng4 20.Bd4 Bxd4 -
21.Rxd4 Ne5 22.Rad1 Rbc7 23.Ne4 Rc2
24.R1d2
-
E03
Benjamin,Joel
2580
Kaidanov,G
2600
E03 USA (chm/3)
1997
Oll,L
2645 [Byrne,R; Mednis,E]
Morozevich,A
2590
Groningen (m/2)
1997 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4
5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Bg2 a6 7.Qxc4 b5 8.Qc6
[Morozevich,A]
Ra7 9.Be3 Nd5 10.Qc1!N
[ 10.Bg5 ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4
5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Bg2 a6 7.Qxc4 b5 8.Qc6 10...c5 11.Nc3 Nxc3?!
[ 11...Nxe3 12.Qxe3 cxd4 ]
Rb8
12.Qxc3 Nb6
[ 8...Ra7 - 71/(513) ]
[ 12...c4!? ]
9.Bf4 Bb7!
13.dxc5 Nd5 14.Qd2 Nxe3 15.Qxe3 Qa5+
[ 9...Nd5 - 68/424 ]
16.Nd2 Qb4 17.Rc1 Rc7 18.0-0! Qxb2
[ 9...Bb4+ - 68/(424) ]
10.Qxc7N
[ 18...Rxc5? 19.a3+- ]
[ 10.Qc1 ]
[ 18...Bxc5? 19.Qe5+- ]
10...Bb4+ 11.Nbd2
19.Rfd1 Be7 20.c6
[ 11.Nc3 Qxc7 12.Bxc7 Rc8 ]
[ 11.Kd1 Ng4 ]
[ 11.Kf1 Qxc7 12.Bxc7 Rc8 ><Kf1 ]
E04
11...Qxc7
Shipov,S
2575
[ 11...Bxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Qe7 13.Qa5 ]
Volzhin,A
2495
12.Bxc7 Rc8 13.Bf4 Rc2 14.0-0
Hastings (open)
1997
[ 14.Rb1 Ne4 ]
[Shipov,S]
[ 14.Kd1 Rxb2 15.Kc1 Ba3 ]
71/514 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2
[ 14.a3 Bxd2+ 15.Bxd2 Rxb2 ]
Nc6 5.0-0 Nf6 6.c4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Bd7
14...Nd5! 15.Nb3! []
8.Na3 cxd4 9.Naxc4 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qb6
[ 15.Rfc1 Rxb2 ]
11.Bf4!?N
15...Rxb2
[ 11.Nc4 - 70/(450) ]
[ 15...Nxf4
16.gxf4
Rxe2
17.Rfc1
11...Bb5!
/\ Ne5-> ]
[ 11...Qxb2? 12.Rb1 /\ Rb7 ]
[ 15...Rxe2 16.Bd2 ]
[ 11...Bc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qa4 Nd5
16.Bd2 Nc3 17.Bxc3
14.Be5 ]
[ 17.Rfe1 Nxa2 18.Rxa2 Rxb3 ]
[ 11...Be7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Qa4 ]
17...Bxc3 18.Rfc1 b4 19.Nfd2! []

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 11...Bc5 12.b4 ]
12.a4
[ 12.b4!?
Nh5!?
( 12...Nd5
13.Bxd5
exd5 14.a4 Bc4 15.Nxc4 dxc4 16.a5
Volzhin,A ) 13.Be4
( 13.Bd2?
Bd6 )
13...Nxf4 14.gxf4 f6 ]
12...Ba6 13.b4!
[ 13.a5? Qb5 14.Qxd4 Bc5 /\ 0-0-/+ ]
13...Bxb4
[ 13...Qxb4? 14.Rb1 ]
14.a5
[ 14.Rb1 0-0 ( 14...Qa5!? 15.Qb3 Bc3
16.Bxb7 Bxb7 17.Qxb7 0-0 18.Nc6 Qxa4
19.Nb8 Raxb8 20.Bxb8 Qa2 ) 15.Bd2
Qc7 16.Bxb4 Qxe5 17.Bxf8 Rxf8
><e2, c3 ]
14...Qb5
[ 14...Qc5?!
15.Nd3
Bxd3
16.exd3!
/\ 17.Qa4, 17.a6 0-0 ( 16...Rd8? 17.Qa4+
Nd7
18.Rab1
Bc3
19.Bxb7
Qxa5
20.Qc6 ) 17.a6 bxa6 18.Bxa8 Rxa8
19.Rxa6 ]
15.Qb3?
[ 15.Rb1 Qxa5 16.Ra1 Qb5 17.Rb1
Qa5= ]
[ 15.Qxd4!? Bc5 ( 15...Bxa5 16.Rfb1 Bb6
17.Qd2 ; 15...Rd8!? ) 16.Qc3 Rc8 17.e3
/\ Rfb1~/= ]
15...0-0!
[ 15...Bc3? 16.Qxb5+ Bxb5 17.a6! Bxa1
18.axb7 Rb8 19.Rxa1 a6 20.Ng6! ]
16.Rab1
[ 16.Rfb1 Bc3! ]
16...g5 17.Qxb4
[ 17.Bxg5 Qxe5 ]
17...Qxb4 18.Rxb4 gxf4 19.Bxb7
[ 19.Rxd4 Bxe2 20.Re1 f3! 21.Nxf3
Ba6 ]
19...Bxe2
[ 19...Rab8
20.Rfb1
Bxe2
21.Rxd4
( 21.Nc6?! Nd5! 22.Rxd4 Ba6 23.Nxb8
Rxb8 24.Bxa6 Rxb1+ ) 21...fxg3 22.hxg3
Rfc8 ]
20.Bxa8 Bxf1 21.Bb7
[ 21.Bf3 Bh3!? 22.Rxd4 Rb8 ]
21...Be2 22.Rxd4
[ 22.gxf4!? d3 23.Rd4 ]
22...fxg3 23.hxg3 ><a7, Rf8 Bb5 24.Rb4?!
[ 24.a6 ]
[ 24.Bc6!? ]
24...a6 25.Rxb5??
[ 25.Bc6 ]

387
25...axb5-+ 26.a6 Nd5 27.a7
[ 27.Nd7 Rd8 28.a7 Nc7 29.Nb6 b4-+ ]
27...Nb6
[ 27...Nc7 ]
28.Nc6 f6?
[ 28...b4 29.Nxb4 Rd8 /\ Rd1-a1-+ ]
[ 28...Re8-+ ]
29.Ne7+ Kf7 30.Nc8 Rxc8 31.Bxc8= b4
32.Kf1 b3 33.Ba6
[ 33.Ba6 Ke7 34.Ke2 b2 35.Bd3 Kd6
36.Kd2
Kc7
( 36...f5?
37.Kc2
Kc7
38.Ba6! ) 37.Bxh7 Kb7 38.Kc2= ]
-

Huebner,R
Mueller,M._M
Deutschland
[Huebner,R]

E04
2580
2345
1997

71/515 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3

dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Qa4 Bd7
8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qd3 Rc8 10.Bg5 c4!?
[ 10...Nxd4 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Qxd4 Bc5
13.Qd3 ]
11.Qd1
[ 11.Qc2 - 35/580 ]
11...Be7 12.Nc3 b4
[ 12...a6
13.e4
b4
14.Bxf6
Bxf6
( 14...gxf6 15.Ne2 /\ Nf4-h5+/- ) 15.Na4 ]
13.Bxf6 gxf6
[ 13...Bxf6!? 14.Ne4 ]
14.Ne4 Qa5
[ 14...f5
15.Nc5
Bxc5 16.dxc5 Qe7
17.Qd2 Qxc5 18.Rfd1 - 14...Qa5 ]
15.Qd2N
[ 15.Qc1 ]
15...f5 16.Nc5 Bxc5 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.Rfd1
Rd8?
[ 18...Rc7
><c4, f7
19.Qh6?!
Ne7
( 19...Qf8? 20.Qf4 /\ Qc4+- ) 20.Rac1 c3 ]
19.Qh6
[ 19.Qg5!? ]
19...Rg8
[ 19...Qf8 20.Qh4 /\ Qc4+/- ]
[ 19...Ne7 20.Rd4 ]
20.Rac1
[ 20.Qxh7? Qf8 21.Qh5 Qg7 ]
20...Ne7 21.Qxh7 Rc8 22.h4?
[ 22.Rxc4 Qxc4 23.Ne5 Qc1 ( 23...Qb5
24.Qxf7+ Kd8 25.Qxe6 Rc7 26.Bc6+- )

CHESS INFORMANT 71

388

24.Qxf7+ Kd8 25.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26.Bf1 ]

22...Rxg3?
[ 22...f4
A) 23.gxf4? Qf5 ;
B) 23.Ng5 Qf5 24.Be4 Qf6 ( 24...Qxh7?
25.Nxh7+- ) 25.Qxf7+ Qxf7 26.Nxf7 Kxf7
27.Rxd7 fxg3= ;
C) 23.Rxc4
Qxc4
24.Ne5
Qc1
25.Qxf7+
Kd8
26.Rxc1
Rxc1+
27.Kh2+- ]
[ 22...f6 23.Qh5+ Rg6 ( 23...Ng6 24.Qh6
/\ h5+/- ><f6) 24.Qh8+ Kf7 ( 24...Rg8
25.Qxf6 Rxg3 26.Ng5+- ; 24...Ng8 25.Rd4
/\ h5+- ) 25.Qh7+ Ke8 26.Rd4 c3 ]
23.Ng5 Rxg5 24.hxg5 Qe5
[ 24...Ng6 25.Rxd7 Kxd7 26.Qxf7+ Ne7
27.Rd1+ Kc7 28.Qxe6+- ]
25.Bf3 f4
[ 25...Qxb2 26.Bh5+- ]
26.Kf1 Bc6
[ 26...Bb5 27.Bh5+- ]
[ 26...Qxg5
27.Qh8+
Qg8
( 27...Ng8
28.Qd4 Bb5 29.Qxa7+- ) 28.Qd4+- ]
27.Rxc4
[ 27.Bh5 Bd5 ]
[ 27.Rxc4 Bxf3 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8 29.Qg8+
Ke7 30.Qd8# ]
1-0
E04
2735
2790
1998

[ 10.Nc3? Nxd4 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Qxd4

Bxg3 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.hxg3 Rxd2 ]
[ 10.d5 Ne7 11.Nc3 h6= ><Bg2 ]
10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Bc3 Qe7!
[ 12...Bxc3 13.Nxc3 ]
13.Bxe5
[ 13.Bb4 Qe6 ( 13...Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
15.Nc3 ) 14.Qc2 Re8 ( 14...Rd8!? ) 15.Nd2
Nd5!? 16.Ba3 a5 /\ Nb4<=> ]
13...Qxe5 14.Nc3 c6 15.Rfd1 Be6
[ 15...Qe7!? 16.Rd2 Be6 ]
16.Qb4 Rab8
[ 16...Qc7 17.Rd2 Rfd8 18.Rad1 ]
17.Rd2 a5 18.Qb6
[ 18.Qa3 Rfd8 19.Rad1 Qc7= ]
18...Nd7 19.Qd4
[ 19.Qa7 Qc5 ]
19...Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Rfd8
[ 20...Nc5!? 21.Rad1 Rfc8 22.f4 g6
/\ b5-b4 ]
21.Rad1 Kf8= /\ Ke7, Nc5
-

Petursson,M
Oll,L
Groningen (m/1)
[Oll,L]

E04
2555
2645
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4

5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0-0 Rb8 7.a4 a6 8.a5 b5
Karpov,An
9.axb6 cxb6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Ne5 Ne7!?
Kramnik,V
12.e4
Wijk aan Zee
[ 12.Nxc4 Bxf4 13.gxf4= ]
[Kramnik,V]
12...0-0N
71/516 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3
[ 12...b5 13.Nxf7! ]
dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+
[ 12...Bb7 - 52/(491) ]
[ 6...Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qxc4 e5 9.Nc3 ]
13.Bg5 b5 14.Nc3 Bb7 15.Bxf6 gxf6
7.Bd2 Bd6!N
16.Ng4 Ng6 17.h4 b4 18.Ne2
[ 7...Nd5 - 67/(561) ]
[ 18.Na4! ]
8.0-0
18...f5!
19.exf5
Bxg2
20.Kxg2
exf5
[ 8.Qxc4 0-0 9.Bc3 ( 9.0-0 e5 ) 9...Qe7 21.Nh6+ Kh8 22.Nxf5 Rb5! 23.d5 Be5
( 9...Nd5!? ) 10.0-0 e5= ]
24.h5! Ne7 25.Nxe7 Qxe7 26.Qc2 Rc8
8...0-0 9.Qxc4
27.Qf5 Rd8 28.Rxa6 Rbxd5 29.Nf4
[ 9.Bc3
[ 29.Rh6 f6! ]
A) 9...Rb8?! 10.Qxc4 b5? 11.Qxc6 Bb7 29...Bxf4 30.Qxf4 Rxh5 31.Qxc4?
( 11...Rb6 12.Qa8 ; 11...Bd7 12.Qa6 )
[ 31.Qf6+! Qxf6 32.Rxf6= ]
12.Qxb5 Bxf3 13.Qd3 ;
31...Qd7! 32.g4?
B) 9...Nd5 10.Qxc4 Nxc3 11.Nxc3 e5 ;
[ 32.Rf6! ]
C) 9...Qe7 10.Qxc4 e5= ]
32...Rh4 33.Kg3 Rxg4+!-+ 34.Qxg4 Qd3+
9...e5 10.dxe5
35.Kh2 Qxa6 36.Qh4 Rd6 37.Qxb4 Rh6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

389

38.Kg2 Qg6+ 39.Kf3 Qd3+

0-1

Rogers,I
Barsov,A
Hoogeveen (open)
[Rogers,I]

E04
2570
2445
1997

71/518 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Nf6 4.g3

dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0-0 Rb8 7.Nc3 a6
8.Ne5!?N
[ 8.e4 - 70/451 ]
8...Nxe5
[ 8...Nxd4?? 9.e3+- ]
9.dxe5 Qxd1
[ 9...Nd7!? ]
10.Rxd1 Nd7
[ 10...Ng4 11.Bf4 /\ h3~/= ]
11.f4 b5 12.a4 b4
[ 12...Bb7 13.Bxb7 Rxb7 14.axb5 axb5
15.Ra8+ Nb8 16.Be3 Be7 17.Ne4 ]
13.Ne4 Bb7
[ 13...Nc5!? 14.Be3 Nb3 15.Rac1! Nxc1
16.Nf6+! gxf6 17.Bc6+ Bd7 18.Bxd7+
( 18.Rxd7 Nb3!= 19.exf6? Bc5 ) 18...Kd8
19.Bxe6+ Ke7 20.Bxc4 ]
14.Nd2!
[ 14.Rd4? Bd5 ]
14...Bxg2
[ 14...Bd5!? 15.e4 Bc6 16.Nxc4 Nc5
17.Be3
Nxa4
( 17...Nb3
18.Ra2 )
18.Rdc1 ]
15.Kxg2 c3 16.bxc3 bxc3
[ 16...b3 17.Ba3! b2 18.Ra2 ><b2 ]
17.Nc4
[ 17.Ne4!? Bb4 18.Ba3 ]
17...c2
[ 17...Bb4! 18.Be3 ]
18.Rf1 Nc5?
[ 18...Rb1 19.Ra2 ]
[ 18...Rb4
19.Ne3
Nc5
20.Ra2
( 20.Nxc2 Rxa4 21.Rxa4 Nxa4 22.Be3
/\ Ra1= ) 20...Nxa4 21.Rxc2 c5 ]
19.Ra2 Rb4 20.Rxc2 Rxa4 21.Be3 Nd7
[ 21...Be7 22.Nd2 ]
22.Nd2 c5 23.Rb1 Be7 24.Rb7 Rb4
25.Ra7 Rb8 26.Nc4
[ 26.Rxa6? 0-0= ]
26...f6 27.Rd2
[ 27.Ra2! Rb4 28.Na5 Rb6 29.Rd2+- ]

27...Rd8 28.Rb2 fxe5 29.fxe5 Rb8 30.Ra2

Rf8
[ 30...Rb4 31.Rd2 Nxe5 32.Rxe7++- ]
[ 30...Rf8 31.R2xa6+- ]
1-0

Markowski,T
Ivanov,Se
Polska
[Ivanov,Se]

E06
2515
2530
1997

71/519 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3

Be7 5.d4 0-0 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6
8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
11.Qa4 c5 12.Qxc4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5
14.Qh4 Rb8 15.0-0 Rb4 16.e4 h6
[ 16...Bb7 - 71/(519) ]
17.Re1
[ 17.b3!? /\ a3 ]
[ 17.f3 - 71/(519) ]
17...Rd8 18.f3 Rd3 19.Kg2 Qe6!?N
[ 19...Qd6 ]
20.g4
[ 20.a3 Rb3 21.g4 a5 ]
20...Nh7 21.Qf2
[ 21.Nd5 Ng5!
A) 22.Nxb4?
Nxf3
23.Qg3
Nxe1+
24.Qxe1 Qxg4+-+ ;
B) 22.Rf1 Rxd5!? ( 22...Rb8 /\ Bb7 )
23.exd5 Qxd5 ;
C) 22.Bxg5
Rxb2+
23.Kg3
hxg5
24.Qxg5 f6 25.Qh5 Rdd2 ]
21...h5! 22.h3
[ 22.g5? Qh3+ ]
22...hxg4 23.hxg4 Qg6 ><Kg2 24.Nd5?!
[ 24.Be3? Bxg4! 25.fxg4 Qxg4+ 26.Kh1
( 26.Kh2
Ng5 )
26...Qh3+
27.Kg1
( 27.Qh2 Rxe3 ) 27...Rd6-+ ]
[ 24.Re3 Rxe3 ( 24...Rdd4 25.Nd5 Rb7 )
25.Bxe3 Bxg4 ( 25...f5 ) 26.fxg4 Qxg4+
27.Kf1 ]
[ 24.a3!? ]
24...Rxd5! 25.exd5 Bxg4! 26.fxg4?
[ 26.Qg3 Bxf3+ ( 26...Nf6 ) 27.Kxf3
Qf5+ 28.Ke2 ]
26...Rxg4+ 27.Kf1
[ 27.Kh1 Qh5+ 28.Qh2 Rh4-+ ]
[ 27.Kf3
e4+
28.Ke3
Rg3+
29.Ke2
Rg2-+ ]
27...Qh5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 27...Qd3+ 28.Re2
A) 28...Qh3+ 29.Ke1 Qh1+ 30.Kd2
Qxd5+
( 30...Rd4+
31.Kc3!
Qxd5
32.b3 ) 31.Kc2 Rc4+ 32.Kb1 Qd3+
33.Rc2 ;
B) 28...Qxd5!? 29.Ke1 Qh1+ 30.Kd2
Rd4+ 31.Kc2 Rc4+ ( 31...Qd1+ 32.Kb1
Rc4 33.Rc2 ) 32.Kd2 ( 32.Kb3? Qd5-+ )
32...Rd4+= ]
28.Be3
[ 28.Re3 Qh1+ 29.Ke2 Rg2-+ ]
[ 28.Qf3 Rg1+-+ ]
[ 28.Qe3 Qh2 29.Re2 ( 29.Rd1 Rg2 )
29...Qh1+ 30.Kf2 Rg2+-+ ]
[ 28.Rd1 Qh3+ 29.Ke1 Rg2-+ ]
28...Qh3+ 29.Ke2 Rg2 30.Rac1
[ 30.Rad1 e4 31.d6 Qf3+ 32.Kf1 Rxf2+
33.Bxf2 e3-+ ]
30...Rxf2+
[ 30...Nf6!? 31.d6 Ng4-+ ]
31.Bxf2
[ 31.Kxf2 Nf6-+ ]
31...Ng5
[ 31...Nf6 ]
32.Red1 Qf3+ 33.Ke1 Ne4
[ 33...e4 34.Rc3 ]
34.Rc2
[ 34.Bxa7 Ng3 35.Rc2 Qe4+ 36.Kd2
Qxd5+-+ ]
34...Qh1+ 35.Ke2 Qg2 36.Ke1 Ng3
[ 36...Nxf2 37.Rxf2 Qg1+ 38.Ke2 Qg4+
39.Ke1 e4 ]
37.Rc8+
[ 37.d6!? Qf1+ 38.Kd2 Qxf2+ 39.Kc1
Qf4+ 40.Kb1 ( 40.Rcd2 Ne2+ 41.Kb1
Nd4-+ ) 40...Qg4 41.Kc1 Qd7 ]
[ 37.Bxg3!? Qxc2 ( 37...Qxg3+ ) 38.d6
Qe4+ 39.Kf2 Qf5+ 40.Ke1 ( 40.Ke3
Qg4-+ ) 40...Qd7 ]
37...Kh7 38.Bxg3 Qxg3+ 39.Kd2 e4
[ 39...Qg5+ 40.Kc3 Qe3+ 41.Kc2 ]
40.Kc1 e3 41.Rc2 Qf4!
[ 41...Qf3?
42.d6
e2
43.Re1
Qf4+
44.Rd2+- ]
42.Kb1
[ 42.Re2 Qc4+ 43.Rc2 Qxa2 44.Re2
Qc4+ 45.Rc2 Qa6! ]
42...Qf3 43.Kc1 e2 44.Re1 Qxd5 45.Rexe2
g5-+
[ 45...Qxa2?! 46.Rh2+ Kg6 47.Rhg2+! ]
46.b4 g4 47.Rc5 Qd4 48.a3 Qa1+ 49.Kd2

390
Qb2+ 50.Ke1 Qxa3
0-1

Atalik,S
Liang,Jinrong
Beijing (open)
[Ivanov,Se]

E06
2590
2425
1997

71/(519) 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3

Be7 5.d4 0-0 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6
8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
11.Qa4 c5 12.Qxc4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5
14.Qh4 Rb8 15.0-0 Rb4 16.e4 Bb7 17.f3
Rc8N
[ 17...Qc5+ - 54/(488) ]
18.g4 a5 19.Qf2 h5 20.g5 Nh7 21.Be3
Rd8
-

Almasi,I
Estrada Nieto,J
Zalakaros
[Almasi,I]

E06
2415
2420
1997

71/(519) 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3

Be7 5.d4 0-0 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6
8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
11.Qa4 c5 12.Qxc4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5
14.Qh4 Rb8 15.0-0 Rb4 16.e4 h6 17.f3
Rd8!? 18.g4N
[ 18.Re1 ]
18...Rd3 19.Qf2 Be6 20.Rd1!?
[ 20.Be3 Qb7
A) 21.Nd1
Bxg4
22.fxg4
Nxg4
( 22...Rxe4 23.h3 );
B) 21.Rfd1!? Rxd1+ 22.Nxd1 Bxg4
23.fxg4 Nxg4 ]
20...Rxd1+ 21.Nxd1 Rd4?!
[ 21...Bxg4? 22.fxg4 Nxg4 23.Qe2 Qc5+
24.Kg2!+- ]
[ 21...Nxg4
22.fxg4
Rxe4
23.h3
( 23.Ne3!? Bxg4 24.Bd2 ) 23...h5 24.Be3!
( 24.Ne3!? hxg4 25.hxg4 Bxg4 26.Bd2 )
24...hxg4 25.Nc3 Rc4 26.hxg4 Rxg4+
27.Kf1 ]
22.Be3 Rd3 23.Nc3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Andersson,U
Lutz,Ch
Pamplona
[Lutz,Ch]

391
E05
2640
2590
1997

71/520 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4

Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6
8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1
Nbd7
[ 11...Nc6 - 71/(520) ]
12.Ba5 Rc8 13.Nbd2 Ba8 14.Qc2 Qe8
15.b4 Nd5 16.a3 f5 17.Rac1N
[ 17.e3 - 51/491 ]
17...Qh5= 18.Rfe1 N5f6 /\ Bd5, c6, Bd6->>>
19.Ne5! Nxe5 20.dxe5 Ng4 21.h3 Bxg2
22.Kxg2 Nxe5 23.Qa2 Qf7 24.Bxc7 Ng6?
[ 24...Bf6= ]
25.Nf3 Bf6 26.Bd6 Rfd8 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
28.e4 /\ 29.ef5, 29.e5 fxe4 29.Rxe4 Rd8
30.Bc5 e5 31.Qe2 Qd5 32.Kh2 Qd3
33.Qa2+ Qd5 34.Re2 Qxa2 35.Rxa2 Nf8?
[ 35...e4 36.Nd2 Re8 ]
36.Nd2 Ne6 37.Ne4 Nxc5 38.Nxc5 Rd6
39.a4 Be7 40.axb5 axb5 41.Ra7 Kf7
42.Rb7 Rd5!? 43.Kg2!
[ 43.Rxb5? e4 /\ Re5, e3<=> ]
43...h5 44.Rxb5 e4 45.Kf1 Rd1+ 46.Ke2
Rb1 47.Ke3 g6
[ 47...Rxb4 48.Rxb4 Bxc5+ 49.Rd4+- ]
[ 47...Bxc5+ 48.Rxc5 Rxb4 49.Rxh5+- ]
48.Rb7 Ke8 49.Na6?
[ 49.Rb6+- ]
49...Re1+ 50.Kd2 Rb1 51.Nc7+ Kd7
[ 51...Kd8 52.Nd5 ( 52.Ne6++- )]
52.Nd5+ Kc6 53.Rxe7 Kxd5 54.Rd7+ Ke6
[ 54...Ke5 55.Kc3 /\ Rd2+- ]
55.Rb7 Kd5 56.Rd7+ Ke6 57.Rg7 Rxb4
58.Rxg6+ Kf5 59.Rc6 Rb2+?!
[ 59...Rb5 60.Rc3 ( 60.h4 Rb2+ 61.Rc2
Rxc2+ 62.Kxc2 Kg4 63.Kd2 Kf3 64.Ke1
e3 65.fxe3 Kxg3= ) 60...h4 61.Ke3 Ke5
62.g4 ( 62.gxh4 Kf5= ) 62...Ra5 63.f4+
exf3 64.Kxf3 Ra2 65.Rc5+ Kf6 66.Rh5
Ra3+ 67.Kg2 Kg7 68.Rxh4 Ra5= ]
60.Rc2 Rb5 61.Ke3?!
[ 61.h4!? /\ Rc3, Ke2_f1-g2+/- ]
61...Rb3+
62.Kd2
Rd3+
63.Ke2
h4=
64.Rc5+ Kf6 65.Rc6+ Kg5 66.Rc5+
[ 66.f4+ Kf5 67.Rc5+ Kf6= ]
66...Kf6 67.gxh4 Rxh3 68.h5 Ke6 69.Ra5
Kf6 70.h6 Kg6 71.Ra6+ Kh7 72.Re6 Ra3

73.Kf1 Rb3 74.Kg2

76.Rg4 Rb3 77.f3
79.Kh4 Ra3
-

Andersson,U
Skembris,S
Bar

Ra3 75.Rxe4 Kxh6

Rb8 78.Kg3 Ra8

E05
2640
2470
1997

71/(520) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4

Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6
8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1
Nc6 12.Be3 b4 13.Nbd2 Bd5 14.Rd1 h6
15.Nb3 Bd6 16.Ne1 Qe8 17.Qc2 a5
18.Rac1 Ne7 19.Bd2 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qb5
21.Qc4 Qh5 22.f3 Nd7 23.Nd3

Illescas Cordoba,M
Lutz,Ch
Pamplona
[Illescas Cordoba,M]

E05
2585
2590
1997

71/521 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4

Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4
Bd7 9.Rd1
[ 9.Ne5 - 71/(521) ]
9...Bc6
10.Nc3!?
Bxf3
11.Bxf3
Nc6
12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Bg5 Rb8 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
15.Ne4!N
[ 15.e3 c5!= ]
15...Rb4! 16.e3 Be7?
[ 16...a5 ]
17.Nd2 Qd5 18.Rac1 c5 19.Nxc4 cxd4
20.Rxd4 Qc5 21.b3 Rfb8 22.Rd3 g6
23.Nd2! Qxc2 24.Rxc2 c5 25.Kf1 R8b7?!
[ 25...Kf8 26.Ke2 Ke8 ]
26.Ke2 h5?! ><g6
[ 26...Kf8 27.Rc4 Rxc4 28.Nxc4 Ke8
29.Kd2 f6 30.Kc2 Rd7 ]
27.Rc4 Rxc4 28.Nxc4 Kf8 29.Kd2 g5
[ 29...Ke8 30.Kc2 /\ Nd6 Rd7 31.Rxd7
Kxd7 32.Ne5+ Ke8 33.Kd3 ]
30.h3! /\ g4 g4 31.hxg4 hxg4 32.Kc2 f5
33.e4! fxe4
[ 33...Kg7 34.exf5 exf5 35.Rd5+- ]
34.Re3 ><e4, e6, g4, c5, a6 Bf6 35.Rxe4
Bd4 36.Rxg4 Bxf2 37.Rg6
[ 37.Rf4+ Rf7 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7 39.Nd6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

392

/\ Ne4, g4, Kd3-c4+- ]

37...Bd4
[ 37...Re7 38.Rf6++- ]
38.Rxe6 Rf7 39.Rxa6 Rf3 40.Rb6 ><b3
Rc3+ 41.Kd2 Rxg3 42.a5+- Ke8 43.a6
Kd7
[ 43...Rg2+ 44.Kd3 Ra2 45.Ke4+- ]
44.Rb7+!
[ 44.a7 Rg2+ 45.Kd3 Ra2 46.Rh6! Kc7
47.Rh7+ Kc6 48.b4! /\ Na5 cxb4 49.Kxd4
b3 50.Kc3+- ]
44...Kc6
[ 44...Ke6 45.a7 Rg2+ 46.Kd3 Ra2
47.Nb6+- ]
45.Na5+! <->a Kd5 46.a7 Rg2+ 47.Kd1
Ke4
[ 47...Rg1+ 48.Ke2 Rg2+ 49.Kf3 Rf2+
50.Kg4 Rg2+ 51.Kh3 Rg8 52.Rb8+- ]
48.Re7+
[ 48.a8Q?? Rg1+= ]
[ 48.Re7+ Kd3 49.a8Q Rg1+ 50.Re1 ]
1-0

[ 14...Rb8 - 69/450 ]
15.Rac1
[ 15.h4! Rb6 16.Rd2 Na6 17.Qe2 Rb4
18.Qd1 ]
15...Rb6 16.h4 h6?
[ 16...Na6
17.d5
Rb4
( 17...exd5?
18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 /\ e5+/- ) 18.Qa2
exd5 19.e5 Be7 20.Nd4 Nc5 ( 20...Bc5
21.Nc2 d4 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Ne4 )
21.Nc2 d4 22.Bxc6 ( 22.Nxb4 axb4
23.Nd5?! Bxd5 24.Bxd5 c6 ) 22...bxc6
23.Nxb4
axb4
24.Ne2
b3
25.Qb1
( 25.Qa3 Nd3 26.Qxb3 Nxc1 ) 25...d3
26.Rd2! dxe2 ( 26...f6!? ) 27.Rxd8 Rxd8
28.Re1 Rd2 29.a5! ]
17.Qe2 Re8
[ 17...Na6 18.Rd2 Rb4 19.Qd1 ]
18.Rd2 Qd7?
[ 18...g6!? ]
19.Qd1 Qd8 20.Nh2 Be7
[ 20...g6 21.h5 g5 22.Ng4 Bg7 23.e5 ]
21.Ng4 Rf8 22.Ne5
[ 22.Ne3 Ra6 ]
22...Be8?
[ 22...Ra6 ]
E05
Lalic,B
2600 23.Bf1 Rd6 24.Nc4 Ra6 25.Ne3 Ra8
Short,N
2660 26.d5 e5
[ 26...exd5 27.Ncxd5 Nxd5 28.Nxd5+- ]
Luzern
1997
[ 26...Qd6 27.Bb5 ]
71/(521) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 27.Nf5 Bc5
Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4
[ 27...Bd6 28.Bb5 ]
Bd7 9.Ne5 Nc6
28.Bb5 Kh7
[ 9...Bc6 - 68/(433) ]
[ 28...b6
29.Bxe8
Rxe8
30.Nb5
g6
10.Qxc4 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd5 12.Nc3N
31.Nxh6+ Kg7 32.Ng4 f5 ]
[ 12.Qg4 ]
29.Bxe8 Rxe8 30.Nb5 b6 31.d6+- cxd6
[ 12.Rd1 ]
32.Rxc5! bxc5 33.Rxd6 Qc8 34.Qh5 Ra6
12...c6 13.Rd1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Qc7 15.Qb3
[ 34...Kg8 35.Rxh6 gxh6 36.Qxh6 Qxf5
Rab8 16.a5
37.exf5+- ]
-
35.Qxf7 Rg8 36.Qg6+ Kh8 37.Rxa6
1-0
Lputian,S
Sadler,M
Luzern
[Lputian,S]

E05
2585
2665
1997

71/522 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.0-0

Be7 5.c4 0-0 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4
Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3 Na6
[ 11...Ra6!? ]
12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.e4 Nb4 14.Rfd1 Ra6?!N

Kozul,Z
Lputian,S
Luzern
[Lputian,S]

E08
2605
2585
1997

71/523 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6

5.Qc2 Nbd7 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b3 b6
9.Bb2 Ba6 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.Nc3 Qc7?!N
[ 11...dxc4!
12.Ne5!?
( 12.bxc4
Bxc4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd5 ) 12...cxb3
( 12...Nxe5
13.dxe5
Nd5
14.Ne4 )
13.axb3 Nb8 ]
[ 11...b5 - 67/565 ]
12.e4?
[ 12.Nd2 c5 ]
12...dxc4 13.Qe2
[ 13.h4!? ]
13...b5 14.bxc4 b4
[ 14...bxc4 15.Bf1 ]
15.Nb1
[ 15.Na4? Qa5 16.Qc2 Nxe4 ]
15...Nb6
[ 15...c5 16.d5 exd5 ( 16...Nb6 17.d6
/\ e5 ) 17.exd5 Nb6 18.Ne5 ]
16.Nbd2 Na4 17.Rab1 c5 18.Rdc1 Rfd8
19.dxc5 Nxb2
[ 19...Nd7
20.Ba1
Ndxc5
21.Nb3
( 21.Rxb4? Nd3 22.Rxa4 Nxc1 23.Qd1
Nd3 24.Rxa6 Bc5 )]
20.Rxb2 Qxc5
[ 20...Bxc5 21.Nb3 Bb7 22.Nxc5 Qxc5
23.a3 ]
21.Rbc2 Nd7
[ 21...Bb7 22.Nb3 Qc7 23.Nfd4 ]
22.Nb3 Qc7 23.Nfd4 Ne5 24.Bf1 Rd7
25.Nb5 Qb8 26.Qe3 Rcd8 27.Kg2 h6?!
[ 27...Nxc4
28.Bxc4
Bxb5
29.Bxb5
( 29.Na5 Bf8 ) 29...Qxb5 30.Rc7 a6 ]
[ 27...h5!? ]
28.N5d4! Rxd4
[ 28...Bb7 29.c5 ]
29.Nxd4 Bc5 30.Rd1 Qd6
[ 30...Qb6 31.Nxe6 Rxd1 32.Nxc5 Bc8!
( 32...Rxf1 33.Nxa6 Qxe3 34.fxe3 Rb1
35.c5 Nc6 ) 33.h3 ( 33.Be2 Re1 ; 33.a3
bxa3 34.Qxa3 Qb1-+ ) 33...a5 ]
31.Rcd2 Qb6 32.f4?!
[ 32.Nf3! Rf8! ( 32...Bxe3 33.Rxd8+ Kh7
34.Nxe5 ) 33.Qf4 Nxf3 34.Kxf3 ( 34.Qxf3
f5 ) 34...f5 ]
32...Nxc4 33.Bxc4 Bxc4 34.Kh3
[ 34.g4 Bb5 /\ Ba4-/+ ]
34...a5
[ 34...e5! 35.fxe5 ( 35.Nf5 Bxe3 36.Rxd8+
Kh7-+ ) 35...a5-+ ]
35.e5 Ba6 36.Qe4
[ 36.g4 /\ f5+/- ]
36...Bb7 37.Qe3 a4
[ 37...h5 38.g4 hxg4+ 39.Kxg4 a4-+ ]
38.f5?
[ 38.g4! ]

393
38...exf5 39.e6 Be4 40.exf7+ Kxf7 41.Qe2
g5
[ 41...Bxd4 42.Qc4+ Qe6 43.Qxe6+ Kxe6
44.Rxd4 Rxd4 45.Rxd4 b3 46.axb3 axb3
47.Rb4 Bd5-+ ]
42.g4
[ 42.Nxf5 Bxf5+ 43.g4 Rxd2 44.Rxd2 Be6
45.Qe5 Bf8-+ ]
42...Bxd4 43.Qc4+ Bd5 44.Qxd4 fxg4+
0-1

Poluljahov,A
Feigin,M
Kakhovka
[Poluljahov,A]

E09
2510
2505
1997

71/524 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Qc2

Nd7
[ 4...Nf6 - 71/(524) ]
5.g3 Ngf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Rd1 b6
9.b3 Ba6 10.Nbd2 c5N
[ 10...Rc8 - 69/455 ]
11.e4
[ 11.Bb2 ]
11...dxc4!? 12.Nxc4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Rc8
14.e5
[ 14.a4? Bxc4! 15.bxc4 Qc7 16.Nb5
Qxc4 17.Qxc4 Rxc4 18.Nxa7 Ra8 ]
14...Nd5 15.Qb2!! /\ Nf5
[ 15.a4? Nxe5 ]
[ 15.Nf5? b5 16.Bxd5 exd5 17.Rxd5 bxc4
18.Qd1 Rc7 ]
15...Bxc4
[ 15...Bb4?! 16.Bd2! Bxd2 ( 16...Bxc4
17.bxc4 Bxd2 18.Qxd2 - 16.Bd2 ) 17.Qxd2
Bxc4 18.bxc4 Rxc4 19.Nxe6!+- ]
[ 15...b5?!
16.Bxd5!
exd5
( 16...bxc4
17.Nxe6! ) 17.Nd6 Bxd6 18.exd6 Qf6
19.Qa3! ]
16.bxc4 Rxc4 17.Bxd5! exd5 18.Nf5 Bb4
[ 18...Nxe5? 19.Rxd5!
A) 19...Bf6 20.Rxd8 Nf3+ 21.Kg2 Ne1+
( 21...Bxb2
22.Ne7++- ;
21...Rxd8
22.Qe2+- ) 22.Kf1+- ;
B) 19...Nf3+ 20.Kh1! ( 20.Kf1? Nxh2+
21.Ke2 Bf6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 ; 20.Kg2?!
Nh4+! 21.Kh3 Nxf5 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
23.Bf4 )
20...Bf6
21.Rxd8
Rxd8
22.Qe2+- ]
[ 18...Rb4 19.Qa3! ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Rxd5 Bc3 20.Qe2 Qc7 21.Bb2 Bxb2
22.Qxb2 Nc5 23.Nd6!?
[ 23.Rad1 Na4?! 24.Qa3 ]
23...Qc6 24.Rad1 Na4?
[ 24...Ra4 ]
25.Qd2?
[ 25.Qb3! Rc3 ( 25...Rc5? 26.Nxf7!+- ;
25...Rc1?
26.Nxf7!+- )
26.Nf5!
Qe8
( 26...Re8? 27.Rd8! Kf8 28.Qb4+ Rc5
29.Qh4+- ;
26...Qe6
27.Qxa4
Qxf5
28.Qxa7 ) 27.Qb4 |^ ]
25...Rc5
[ 25...Nc3?! 26.Nxc4 Nxd1 ( 26...Qxc4?
27.Rd8+- )]
[ 25...Rc2?! 26.Qg5 ]
26.Rxc5 Nxc5 27.Re1 Ne6 28.Rc1
Qa8 29.h4
[ 29.f4 h6 ]
29...h6 30.Rc4 Qf3 31.Rc3 Qg4 32.Rc4
Qf3 33.Rc3 Qg4 34.Kh2 Rd8 35.Qe3
-

394
29.Bxa3 Qxa3 30.Ne3 Kg7
[ 30...Kg7 31.h5! ]
-

Komarov,D
Belotelov,D
Qawra
[Komarov,D]

E10
2580
2305
1998

71/525 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 b5

5.Bg5 Qa5+ 6.Nbd2
[ 6.Nc3 - 71/(525) ]
6...Be7 7.e4!N
[ 7.dxe6 - 41/581 ]
7...Nxe4 8.b4 Qxb4 9.Rb1 Qc3
[ 9...Nc3 10.Rxb4 Nxd1 11.Rb3 Bxg5
12.Nxg5 exd5 13.Kxd1 bxc4 14.Re3+
Kf8 15.Nxc4!? dxc4 16.Bxc4 ]
10.Rb3 Qa5
[ 10...Bxg5!? 11.Rxc3 Nxc3 ( 11...Bxd2+
12.Nxd2 Nxc3 13.Qf3+- ) 12.Qc2 Bxd2+
13.Nxd2 b4 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Bb7
E09
16.Qe5
Cvetkovic,Sr
2430
A) 16...0-0 17.Qc7 Ba6 18.Qxc5 Rc8
Popchev,M
2455
19.Qxb4 exd5 20.cxd5 Bxf1 21.Rxf1
Beograd
1998
Na6 ( 21...Rc1+ 22.Kd2 Rxf1 23.Qb7 )
[Cvetkovic,Sr]
22.Qa3 Nc5 23.f3 ;
71/(524) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Qc2
B) 16...Na6!? 17.Qxg7 0-0-0 18.d6!? ]
Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 b6 8.Nbd2 11.Rxb5 Qc3 12.Rb3 Qa5 13.Bxe7 Nxd2?
Bb7 9.b3 Nbd7 10.Bb2 a5 11.Rfd1!N
[ 13...Kxe7 14.Bd3
[ 11.a3?! - 30/507 ]
A) 14...Nxd2 15.Nxd2 Na6 ( 15...d6
[ 11.e4 ]
16.dxe6 ) 16.Qg4 ;
11...Qb8
B) 14...Nf6 15.0-0 d6 16.Be4! exd5
[ 11...c5!? ]
17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Qd8 19.Re1+
[ 11...Rc8!? ]
Kf8 20.Rbe3 Bd7 21.Nc4 Bb5 22.Nfd2 ]
12.e4! a4 13.e5 Ne8 14.cxd5 cxd5
14.Nxd2 Kxe7 15.Qg4!
[ 14...axb3?! 15.axb3 cxd5 16.Rxa8 Qxa8
[ 15.Qf3
Rd8!
16.dxe6
( 16.d6+!? )
17.Bf1! ><Nd7, Ne8, Qa8 ]
16...fxe6 17.Qxa8 Nc6 ]
15.bxa4 Nc7 16.Rdc1!?
15...g6
[ 16.Bf1! /\ Qb3, Bb5+/=|^ ]
[ 15...Kf8 16.Qf4 Na6 17.dxe6 dxe6
16...Rc8 17.Bf1 Qa7! [] 18.Bd3!
18.Qd6+ Kg8 19.Qc6 Nc7 20.Rb5 Bd7
[ 18.Qxc7 Rxc7 19.Rxc7 Qxa4 20.Rxb7
21.Qxa8++- ]
Qc6 21.Rxd7 Qxd7 ]
16.Qh4+ Ke8
18...g6
[ 16...f6 17.Rf3 g5 18.Qh6 Rf8 19.Qxh7+
[ 18...h6!? ]
Rf7 20.d6+ ]
19.Qxc7! Rxc7 20.Rxc7 Qxa4 21.Bc2 Qb5 17.dxe6 fxe6
22.Rb1 /\ 23.Ba3, 23.a4 Bd8 23.Rxb7
[ 17...dxe6 18.Qe4+- ]
[ 23.a4?! Qxb2 24.Rxb2 Bxc7 ]
18.Bd3+23...Qc6
24.Rxd7
Qxd7
25.Bb3
Be7
26.Kg2 Rc8 27.h4! Qa7 28.Nf1 Ba3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

395

19.Bb2 ]
E10
Ionescu,Co
2490 17.Qc2 b5 18.c5 Bb7 19.f3 Qd7
[ 19...Qe7!?
Kogan,A
2500
A) 20.Bxb5?! Qh4+ 21.Ke2 ( 21.Qf2?
Manresa
1997
Rd1+-+ ) 21...Qh5 ;
[Ionescu,Co]
B) 20.Bb2 Qh4+ 21.Qf2 Nd3+ 22.Bxd3
71/(525) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5
Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Rxd3 24.Rhd1 Rad8
b5 5.Bg5 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 b4!?N
25.Ke2 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rxd1 27.Kxd1
[ 6...Ne4 7.Bd2 Nxd2 - 65/468 ( 7...Nxc3!?
g5= ]
8.Bxc3 b4 9.Bd2 exd5 10.cxd5 Ba6 )]
20.Bb2 Nd3+ 21.Bxd3 Qxd3 22.Qc3!
7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.Ne4 b3+?!
[ 22.Qxd3 Rxd3 23.Ke2 Rad8 24.Rhd1
[ 8...Be7 9.dxe6 fxe6 10.Nd6+ Bxd6
Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rxd1 26.Kxd1 g5= ]
11.Qxd6 Nc6 ]
22...Qxc3+
[ 8...f5?!
9.Nf6+
Ke7
10.Qd2!
h6
[ 22...Qxb1+? 23.Ke2+- ]
11.Nh5 ]
23.Bxc3 Rd3 24.Rc1 Rxe3+
9.Nc3! bxa2 10.Rxa2 Qb4 11.e4 Rg8
[ 24...Rad8 25.Ke2 ]
12.g3
25.Kd2
f4
26.Rhe1
Rxe1
27.Rxe1
><f4 R 9/j Kf7 28.h4 h6
[ 28...g6
29.Be5
a5
30.Rc1!
axb4
31.axb4 Ra2+ 32.Rc2 ]
E11
Gurevich,M
2620 29.h5 Rd8+ 30.Kc2 Rd5 31.Be5 a6
Miezis,N
2515 32.Kc3 Bc6 33.Re4 Ke7
[ 33...g5 34.hxg6+ Kxg6 35.Bxf4+- ]
Vlissingen
1997
34.Bd6+!
[Gurevich,M]
[ 34.Bxg7? Rg5 35.Bxh6 Rxh5 ]
71/526 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
[ 34.Bxf4 Rxh5 35.Bd6+ Kf7= ]
4.Nbd2 c5 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 cxd4 34...Kf6 35.Rxf4+ Rf5 36.Kd4! g6
7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Qd6!?N
[ 36...Rxf4+ 37.Bxf4 Bd5 38.Be5+ ]
[ 8.Qd1 - 55/490 ]
37.Be5+ Kg5 38.hxg6! Kxg6
8...Ne4 9.Qd3 d5 10.e3
[ 38...Rxf4+ 39.Bxf4+ Kxf4 ( 39...Kxg6
[ 10.b4? Qf6 11.Ra2 Ne5! 12.Nxe5 Qxf2+
40.Ke5+- ) 40.g7
e5+
41.Kc3
Bd5
( 12...Nxf2 ) 13.Kd1 Qf5 ]
42.c6+- ]
10...0-0 11.Qc2 /\ Bd3
39.Rg4+ Rg5 40.Bf4! Rxg4 41.fxg4 Kf6!
[ 11.b4!? ]
[ 41...Bxg2 42.Ke5 Bf3 43.Kxe6 Bxg4+
11...Qa5+ 12.Nd2
44.Kd6 h5 45.c6+- ]
[ 12.Bd2
Nxd2
13.Qxd2
Qxd2+ 42.Be5+!
14.Nxd2= ]
[ 42.Bxh6 e5+ 43.Ke3 Bxg2 ]
12...Rd8?!
42...Kf7
[ 42...Kg5 43.Bg7+- ]
[ 12...Nd6!?
13.cxd5
( 13.Rb1
dxc4
14.Bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 Ne5 ; 13.Bd3 43.Bh8!+- Bxg2
[ 43...Kg8
44.Bf6
Kf7
45.Ke5
Bxg2
dxc4
14.Bxh7+
Kh8
15.Be4
Nxe4
46.Bh4+- ]
16.Qxe4 c3 17.bxc3 Qxc3 ) 13...Qxd5
44.Ke5 Bf3
( 13...exd5 14.Bd3 ) 14.b3 e5 ]
[ 44...Ke7 45.Bg7 Bh3 ( 45...Bf3 46.Kf4
13.Rb1 /\ 14.b4, 14.Bd3
Be2 47.Bxh6 e5+ 48.Kf5! e4 49.Be3+- )
[ 13.Bd3!? Nb4 14.axb4 Qxa1 15.Nxe4
46.Kf4+- ]
dxe4 16.Bxe4 ]
45.Kd6 Bxg4 46.c6 Bf3 47.c7 Bb7 48.Kd7
13...Ne5!?
h5 49.Be5 h4 50.Bd4!
[ 13...Nxd2 14.Bxd2 Qc7 15.Bd3 ]
[ 50.c8Q? Bxc8+ 51.Kxc8 Kg6 52.Kd7
14.b4 Qc7 15.Nxe4
( 52.Kb7 Kf5 53.Bh2 e5 54.Kxa6 e4
[ 15.c5 Nxd2 16.Bxd2 b6 ]
55.Bg1 h3 56.Kxb5 e3-+ ) 52...Kf5 53.Kd6
15...dxe4 16.Qxe4 f5
h3 54.Bh2 Ke4! 55.Kxe6 Kd4 56.Kf5 Kc4
[ 16...Nd3+ 17.Bxd3 f5 18.Qh4 Rxd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71

396

57.Kg4 Kb3 58.Kxh3 Kxa3 59.Bd6 Ka4= ] 24...Bxf5

25.a6
Rb8
26.axb7
Rxb7
50...h3 51.Be5+- Kf8
27.Bxc6 Rxb2 28.Rxa7+ Kd6 29.Bf3
[ 51...Kg6 52.Kxe6 Bc8+ 53.Ke7 Kf5
[ 29.g4 Bxg4 30.Rxg7 Bh3 31.Be4 Ra2
54.Bh2 Ke4 55.Kd8 Bg4 56.c8Q Bxc8
32.f3 h5 33.Rg5 ( 33.Rg3 Ra1+ 34.Kf2
57.Kxc8+- ]
Ra2+= ) 33...h4= ]
52.c8Q+ Bxc8+ 53.Kxc8 Ke8 54.Kb7 Kd7
[ 29.Ra6 Kc7 30.Bf3 Bh3 31.Ra1 Kd6
55.Kb6
32.Re1 g5 33.Be2 Bf5= ]
1-0
29...Bh3 30.Ra1 Ke7 31.Re1+ Kf6 32.Be2
Bf5 33.Bf1 Rb1 34.Rxb1 Bxb1 35.f3 g5
-
E11
Bacrot,E
2545
Andersson,U
2640
E11
Skembris,S
2470
Pamplona
1997
Andersson,U
2640
[Bacrot,E]
Bar
1997
71/527 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ [Skembris,S]
4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 0-0 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2
71/528 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
Nbd7 8.0-0 c6 9.Rc1 Qe7 10.Qe3 dxc4N
4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 0-0 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2
[ 10...Re8 - 55/493 ]
Nc6
11.a4
[ 7...Nbd7?! - 71/(528) ]
[ 11.Rxc4 Re8 12.Ne5!? ( 12.Rc1 e5
13.Nc3 exd4 14.Qxe7 Rxe7 15.Nxd4 8.Nc3 e5 9.d5 Ne7
[ 9...Nb8 - 71/(528) ]
Ne5= )]
10.0-0 /\ Ne1-d3, /\ e4, f4 Ng6!?N
11...Re8
[ 10...a5 - 47/609 ]
[ 11...Rb8 12.Rxc4 Re8 13.Rc1 e5?
11.Ne1 /\ e3, f4 ><Ng6 Ng4!? /\ f5 12.f3
14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Qxa7 ]
[ 12.e3!? f5 13.f4 Qe7 14.Nc2 Bd7
[ 11...Nd5 12.Qa3 b5 13.axb5 cxb5
15.Rae1 ]
14.Qxe7 Nxe7 15.Nh4 Nd5 16.Nc3 ]
12...Nh6
[ 11...e5!? ]
[ 12...Nf6 13.Nd3 ]
12.Na3 e5 13.Nxc4 e4
[ 13...exd4 14.Qxe7 Rxe7 15.Nxd4 Ne5 13.Nd3 /\ e3, f4
[ 13.e3!? /\ f4 ]
( 15...c5 16.Nb5 Rxe2 17.a5 ) 16.Na5 ]
13...f5 14.f4!? /\ e3 ><Bc8, Ng6, Nh6
14.Nfe5
[ 14.e3 f4 ]
[ 14.Nfd2 Nb6 15.Nxb6 ( 15.Qa3 Nxc4
14...exf4!? 15.Nxf4!?
16.Nxc4 Be6= ) 15...axb6 16.Nc4 Ra6= ]
[ 15.gxf4 ><h4, <->e ]
14...Nxe5! 15.dxe5
15...Nxf4
[ 15.Nxe5 Nd5= ]
[ 15...Ne5 16.b3 /\ Rae1, e4+/= ]
15...Ng4 16.Qxe4 Nxe5 17.Rd1 f5!
16.Rxf4!?
[ 17...f6 18.Nd6 Rd8 19.Nxc8 ]
[ 16.gxf4 ]
18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Nxe5 Rxe5 20.Rd8+
[ 20.e4 Kf7! ( 20...fxe4 21.Rd8+ Kf7 16...Bd7 17.e4!
[ 17.Raf1 Qe7 18.e4 fxe4 ><e5, <->f ]
22.Re1 Re8 23.Rxe8 Kxe8 24.Rxe4+ Kf7
25.a5 ; 20...Be6 21.f4 Rc5 22.b4 Rc2 17...fxe4
[ 17...Qe7 18.exf5 ><e4, <->e ]
23.b5 ) 21.f4 Re8 22.e5 a5 23.Rab1
18.Rxf8+! Qxf8 19.Rf1 Qe7 20.Nxe4 Ng4
Be6 24.b4 axb4 25.Rxb4 Ra7= ]
[ 20...Nf5 21.Re1 /\ 22.Ng5, 22.Nc5 ><e6
20...Kf7 21.e4
Re8 22.Qa5 ]
[ 21.Rc1 Rxe2 22.b4 Re8 23.Rxe8 Kxe8
[ 20...Rf8
21.Rxf8+
Qxf8
( 21...Kxf8
24.Rxc6 bxc6 25.Bxc6+ Bd7 26.Bxa8
22.Qf2+ ><a7 ) 22.Qa5 ]
Bxa4= ]
[ 20...b6 21.Ng5 ><c6 ]
21...Re8 22.Rxe8 Kxe8 23.a5 Ke7 24.exf5
[ 20...Nf7 ><e5, g5, d6 21.b4 ]
[ 24.Ra4 Kd6= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 20...Qe5
21.Ng5
( 21.Nf6+ ><Kg8 )
21...Re8
22.Ne6
Bxe6 23.Re1
Qf6
24.dxe6 ]
21.c5! ><d6 dxc5
[ 21...Ne5 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Qb4 ]
22.d6
[ 22.h3
A) 22...Ne5 23.d6 cxd6 24.Nxd6
A1) 24...Bc6?!
25.Bd5+!
Kh8
( 25...Bxd5?
26.Qxd5+
Kh8
27.Qxe5+- ) 26.Bxc6 Nxc6 ( 26...bxc6
27.Rf5 ) 27.Nf7+ Kg8 28.Qd5 ;
A2) 24...Be6 25.Nxb7 ;
B) 22...Nf6!?
23.d6!?
cxd6
( 23...Nxe4?? 24.dxe7 Nxd2 25.Bd5++- )
24.Nxf6+ gxf6 25.Re1 Qf8 26.Qd5+
Kh8 27.Qxb7 Rd8! [] ( 27...Re8 28.Rxe8
Qxe8 29.Qxa7 Bc6 30.Bxc6 Qxc6
31.Qf7 ) 28.Qxa7 d5! ]
22...cxd6 23.Nxd6 Qe3+ 24.Qxe3 Nxe3
25.Bxb7!
[ 25.Rf7 Rd8! /\ Be6 ( 25...Be6 26.Re7
Nxg2 27.Rxe6+- ; 25...Nxg2 26.Rxd7 ;
25...Bc6
26.Bxc6
bxc6
27.Rc7 )
26.Bxb7!? Miladinovic,I ( 26.Nxb7? Kxf7
27.Nxd8+ Ke8 28.Nb7 Nxg2-+ )]
25...Rd8! []
[ 25...Nxf1 26.Bxa8 Ne3 27.Ne4! ( 27.Nc4
Nxc4 28.Bd5+ Kf8 29.Bxc4= ) 27...c4
28.Nc3 /\ Bf3, Kf2 ><c4 Andersson,U ]
26.Rf3?!
[ 26.Re1!? Bh3 ( 26...Nc2 27.Bd5+ Kf8
28.Rf1+
Ke7
29.Nb7+- ; 26...Bc6!? )
27.Ne4
Nc2
( 27...Nd1
28.Ng5
-> /\ Bd5 ><Bh3, Nd1; 27...Rd1 28.Rxd1
Nxd1 29.b3 ) 28.Rc1 Nd4 29.Rxc5 Nf3+
( 31.Bd5+
30.Kf2
Nxh2
31.Rh5
Miladinovic,I )]
26...Bg4! 27.Rxe3 Rxd6 /\ Rd2 28.Bf3
Bxf3
[ 28...Be6
29.a3
( 29.Rxe6
Rxe6
30.Bd5= )]
29.Rxf3 Ra6!= 30.a3 Rb6 31.Rc3
[ 31.Rf2 h6 32.Rc2 Rb5= ]
31...Rxb2
[ 31...Rxb2 32.Rxc5 Rb7 33.Ra5 Rf7= ]
-

397
Farago,I
Manca,F
Bolzano
[Skembris,S]
71/(528) 1.d4
4.Bd2 Bxd2+
Nbd7?! 8.Nc3
[ 9...Re8 ]
10.dxe5 dxe5
13.Nb5!?

Ulibin,M
Totsky,L
Ekaterinburg
[Skembris,S]

E11
2440
2350
1997
Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
5.Qxd2 0-0 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2
e5 9.0-0 a5N
11.Rfd1 Re8 12.Ng5 Ra6

E11
2555
2485
1997

71/(528) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+

4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 0-0 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2
Nc6 8.Nc3 e5 9.d5 Nb8 10.0-0 a5N
[ 10...Bg4 ]
11.Ne1 Na6 12.Nd3 Nd7 13.f4 |^

Ilincic,Z
Drasko,M
Pale
[Ilincic,Z]

E11
2545
2520
1997

71/529 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+

4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.Qd3!N
[ 6.g3 - 70/460 ]
6...d6
[ 6...d5 7.Nbd2 0-0 8.e3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7
10.0-0 ]
7.e4 0-0
[ 7...Nc6 8.d5 Nb8 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Nbd2
Nc6 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 ]
[ 7...Nbd7 8.Nbd2 e5 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0
exd4 11.Qxd4 ]
8.Nbd2 a5
[ 8...Nfd7
9.Be2
e5
10.0-0
exd4
( 10...Nc6 11.Rfd1 Qb6 12.Nf1 Re8
13.Ng3 ) 11.Qxd4 Nc5 12.Rfe1 ( 12.e5
Nc6! 13.Qxd6 Qxd6 14.exd6 Rd8 15.Nb3
Nxb3 16.axb3 Rxd6= ) 12...Nc6 13.Qe3
Re8 14.Bf1 ]
9.e5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Nfd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 10...Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nf3 Re8
13.0-0-0 ]
11.Ndf3
[ 11.f4!
Nxe5
( 11...f6
12.Nef3
Nc6
13.0-0-0 ) 12.fxe5 f6 13.exf6 Qxf6
14.Nf3 Nc6 15.Qe4! /\ Bd3+/= ]
11...Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Nc6
[ 12...f6 13.Nf3 Nc6 14.0-0-0 ]
13.Rd1
[ 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Be2 Ra7! 15.Rd1
Rd7 ]
13...Bd7 14.Be2 Nxe5
[ 14...Qc7 15.Qe3 Rad8 16.f4 ]
15.dxe5 Bc6
[ 15...Ba4 16.Rd2! ( 16.b3 Qxd3 17.Rxd3
Bc6 18.Bf3 a4= ) 16...Qxd3 17.Rxd3 Rfd8
18.Kd2 Bc6 19.f3 /\ Ke3+/= ]
16.Qe3 Qc7
[ 16...Qe7 17.0-0 Rfd8 18.f4 ]
17.Rd6 Rad8
[ 17...Bxg2 18.Rg1 Bc6 19.Rxg7+!+- ]
18.Qc5 f6
[ 18...Rxd6 19.exd6 Qd8 20.0-0 Qf6
21.Qxa5 Qxb2 22.Bd1 ]
19.0-0
[ 19.Rxe6 Qf7 20.Rd6 Qg6 ]
19...fxe5 20.Rxe6 Rfe8
[ 20...Rd2 21.Rxe5 Rxb2 22.Bg4 ]
21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Rd1 e4
[ 22...Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Qxe5 Qd2
25.Bf1 ]
[ 22...b6 23.Qd6 Qxd6 ( 23...Qb7 24.Bg4
Bxg2 25.Bd7+- ) 24.Rxd6 Rc8 25.Bg4
Rc7 26.f3 ]
23.g3 Qe5
[ 23...Rd8
24.Rxd8+
( 24.Rd4
Rxd4
25.Qxd4 Qd7 26.Qxd7 Bxd7 27.f4 exf3
28.Bxf3 b6= ) 24...Qxd8 25.Bg4 ]
24.Qxe5 Rxe5 R 9/k 25.Kf1! Kf7 26.Ke1
Kf6
[ 26...Re8 27.Kd2 Rd8+ 28.Ke3 Rxd1
29.Bxd1 Kf6 30.Kd4+- ]
27.Kd2 Re8 28.Ke3 Ke5 29.Bf1! Rf8
30.Bg2 g5 31.h3 b6 32.Rd2! (.) h6 33.Rd1
a4 34.Rd2 h5 35.Rd1 h4 36.Rd2?
[ 36.g4 a3 37.b3 Rf7 38.Rd8 Rd7
39.Re8+ ( 39.Rxd7 Bxd7 40.Bxe4 Be6= )
39...Kf6 40.Bxe4 Bxe4 41.Rxe4 ]
36...a3 37.b3 Rf7?
[ 37...g4! 38.hxg4 hxg3 ( 38...h3 39.Bxe4!
Bxe4 40.f4+ Kf6 41.Kxe4+- ) 39.fxg3 Rg8
40.Bh3 Rf8 ( 40...Rh8 41.Bf1 Rg8 42.Be2

398
Rh8
43.Rd1
Rh3
44.Rg1 ) 41.Bg2
( 41.Rf2 Rxf2 42.Kxf2 Ba4!-+ ) 41...Rg8= ]
38.gxh4 gxh4 39.Rd8 Rd7
[ 39...Rg7 40.Bxe4 Bxe4 41.Re8+ Kf5
42.Rxe4+- ]
40.Re8+ Kf5
[ 40...Kf6 41.Rc8! ( 41.Rb8 Rd3+ 42.Ke2
Rxb3! 43.Rxb6 Rb2+ 44.Ke3 Rxa2
/\ Rb2=/+ ; 41.Bxe4 Rd3+! 42.Bxd3 Bxe8
43.Kd4 Bd7 44.Bf1 Be6= ) 41...Bb7
( 41...Rd3+ 42.Kf4 Bd7 43.Rb8 Bxh3
44.Bxh3 Rxh3 45.Rxb6+ Kf7 46.Kxe4+- )
42.Rb8 Re7 43.Rh8+- ]
41.Bxe4+ Bxe4 42.Rxe4 Rd1 43.Rxh4 Kg5
[ 43...Rb1 44.Rh6!+- ]
[ 43...Ra1 44.Rh5+ Kg6 45.Rb5 Rxa2
46.Rxb4 Rb2 47.Rxb6+ Kf5 48.Rb5+ Ke6
49.h4! Rb1 50.Ra5 Rxb3+ 51.Ke4+- ]
44.Rd4 Re1+ 45.Kf3 Ra1 46.Rd2 Kh4
[ 46...Rb1 47.Rd6 Rb2 48.Rxb6 Rxa2
49.Rxb4+- ]
47.Kg2 Kg5 48.Kg3 Rg1+ 49.Kf3 Ra1
50.Ke4 Rb1 51.Rd6
1-0

Lputian,S
Razuvaev,Yu
Kazan
[Razuvaev,Yu]

E12
2585
2555
1997

71/530 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 c5

5.d5 Ba6 6.Qb3 exd5 7.cxd5 d6 8.Bf4N
[ 8.Nc3 - 61/(538) ]
8...Nh5 9.Bd2 Nf6 10.Bf4 Nh5 11.Bd2 Nf6
12.g3 g6 13.Bf4 Bg7 14.Qe3+ Qe7
15.Qxe7+
[ 15.Nc3 Qxe3 16.fxe3 0-0 17.Bxd6
Re8 ]
15...Kxe7 16.Nc3 Nbd7 17.Bh3?!
[ 17.Bg2 ]
17...h6! /\ g5 18.Bg2 Ng4! 19.0-0 Nge5
20.Rfe1 Nc4 21.Bc1 Rhe8
[ 21...Na5!? 22.Nd2 Ne5 ]
22.Nd2 Nde5 23.Nxc4 Nxc4 24.e4 Ne5
25.Rd1 Kf8?!
[ 25...Nd3 26.Bf1 c4 ]
26.a4 Bc4 27.Ra3!
[ 27.f4 Ng4 ]
27...g5 /\ g4 ><f3 28.h3 a5! 29.Bf1
[ 29.f4 gxf4 30.gxf4 Ng6 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

399

29...Nf3+ 30.Kg2 Bxf1+ 31.Rxf1

[ 31.Kxf3 Bxh3 32.g4 h5 ]
31...Nd4 32.f3 Reb8 33.f4
[ 33.Be3!? Nc2 34.Nb5 ]
33...b5! 34.axb5 Nxb5 35.Nxb5 Rxb5
36.fxg5
[ 36.Raf3 ]
36...Bxb2! 37.Bxb2
[ 37.Raf3 Bxc1 ]
37...Rxb2+ 38.Kf3 hxg5 39.Rfa1 Rab8
40.Kg4 R8b4 41.Ra4
[ 41.Kf3!? ]
41...Re2! R 9/q 42.Kxg5 Rexe4 43.Rxa5
Kg7 /\ Re5# 44.g4 Re5+ 45.Kh4 Rxd5
46.Rf1 Rb7
[ 46...Kg6!? ]
47.Raa1 Rc7
[ 47...c4 ]
48.Rad1! Rxd1 49.Rxd1 c4! 50.Rxd6
[ 50.Kg5 ]
50...c3 51.Rd1 c2 52.Rc1 Kf6-+ R 7/e
53.Kh5
[ 53.Kg3 Ke5 54.Kf3 Kd4 ]
53...Rc8! 54.g5+ Kg7! 55.Kg4
[ 55.h4 Rc4 ]
55...Kg6 56.h4 Rc4+ 57.Kf3 Kh5 58.Kg3
Rc3+ 59.Kf4 Rc5
[ 59...Rc5 60.Kg3 Rc4 ]
0-1

Van Wely,L
Adams,Mi
Wijk aan Zee
[Adams,Mi]

E12
2605
2670
1998

71/531 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3

Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4
8.Nxd4 Nc6
[ 8...d6 - 71/(531) ]
9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bf4 Bc5 11.Be2 0-0
12.0-0-0 Ne8 /\ Bf2 13.Bg3
[ 13.e5 f5 ]
13...e5 14.Kb1
[ 14.Bd3 ]
14...Bd4
15.Nb5
Bxb5
16.cxb5
Rc8
17.Qa4 Nf6!?
[ 17...Qc7 ]
18.Bh4
[ 18.Bf3 Qe7 19.Rc1 Qe6 ]
[ 18.f3 Nh5 ]

18...h6?!N
[ 18...d5 19.exd5 ( 19.f4 - 6 8 / ( 4 4 8 ))
19...Qxd5 ]
19.f4! g5 20.fxe5
[ 20.fxg5 Nxe4 ]
20...Bxe5 21.Be1
[ 21.Bg3 Qe7 ]
21...Re8?!
[ 21...Qe7 ]
22.Qb3!
[ 22.Rf1 Bxb2 23.Kxb2 Rxe4 ]
22...Qe7
[ 22...Nxe4 23.Bc4 Qe7 24.Rf1 ]
23.Bc4 Kg7 24.h4 g4 25.Rf1 Rc7 26.Rf5?
[ 26.Bb4 d6 27.Qd3 Rec8 28.Bb3
/\ Rf5, Rdf1+/--> ]
26...Rec8 27.Bd3 d6! 28.Bf2?
[ 28.Rf1 Qe6 29.Qxe6 fxe6 ]
28...Qe6 29.Qb4 Rc4!-+ 30.Qe1 Rc3
[ 30...Ra4-+ Van Wely,L ]
31.Rxe5
[ 31.Bg3 Rxa3 ]
31...dxe5 32.bxc3
[ 32.Be3 Qb3 33.Qd2 Rd8 ]
32...Qb3+ 33.Ka1 Qxa3+ 34.Kb1 Qb3+
35.Ka1 Rxc3 36.Bb1 Qa3+ 37.Ba2 Rc2
0-1

Lirindzakis,T
Kalesis,N
Aegina
[Lirindzakis,T]

E12
2390
2400
1997

71/(531) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3

Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4
8.Nxd4 d6 9.f3 a6 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Be2
Be7 12.0-0 0-0 13.b4!?N
[ 13.Rfd1 - 67/(576) ]
13...Re8 14.Bf2
[ 14.Kh1 /\ Bg1 ]
14...Rc8
15.Qb3
Qc7
16.Rac1
Ne5
17.Rfd1 Qb8
[ 17...Nxc4 18.Ncb5 ]
18.Bf1 Qa8 19.Nc2!? Ned7 20.Na4! Qb8
21.Nxb6 Nxb6 22.Bxb6 Bxe4 23.Bf2 Bb7
><a6 24.Ne1! / \ N d 3 , c 5 Bd8!? 25.Nd3
Bc7 26.h3 Nd7 27.c5 dxc5 28.bxc5 Qa8
29.c6!! Bxc6 30.Nb4
[ 30.Rxc6!? Qxc6 31.Nb4 Nc5 32.Qc2
Qb7 33.Qxc5 ( 33.Bxc5 Bb6 ) 33...Bh2+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

400

34.Kxh2 Rxc5 35.Bxc5 a5 36.Nd3 ]

28.Nf5+- ]
30...Nb8
23.f3! cxb4
[ 30...Bb5 31.Bxb5 axb5 32.Rxd7 Bh2+
[ 23...Qxb4 24.Bd2+- ]
33.Kxh2 Rxc1 ]
24.Kb1 b3
31.Nxc6 Nxc6 32.Qa4! Ne7
[ 24...Rc8 25.Qh2+- ]
[ 32...Nb8 33.Rxc7!+- ]
25.Qd3 Nc5
33.Qxa6 ^^, o^a
[ 25...Qb4 26.Bd4+- ]
26.Bd4!
[ 26.Nxc5 dxc5 27.Bxc5 Qxf4 28.Bd4+- ]
E12 26...Nxd3
[ 26...Rxe4 27.Bxg7! f6 28.Qc3+- ]
Khalifman,A
2655
Romanishin,O
2550 27.Nf6+ Bxf6 28.Bxf6
[ 28.Bxf6 Nh7 29.Rxh7 Kxh7 30.Rh1+
Luzern
1997
Kg8 31.Rh8# ]
[Khalifman,A]
1-0
71/532 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3
Bb7 5.a3 g6 6.Qc2 Bxf3 7.exf3! Bg7
8.Bg5!?N Dreev,A
E12
[ 8.Be3N - 71/(532) ]
Kozul,Z
2605
[ 8.d5 - 68/(452) ]
Romanishin,O
2555
8...c5?!
Yerevan (ol)
1996
[ 8...0-0 9.0-0-0 d5 10.h4 ]
[Khalifman,A]
9.d5 h6
[ 9...exd5 10.Qe2+!? ]
71/(532) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3
10.Be3 exd5 11.cxd5 0-0 12.g4!?
Bb7 5.a3 g6 6.Qc2 Bxf3 7.exf3! Bg7
[ 12.Bd3 d6 13.h3 Nbd7 14.f4 a6 8.Be3N
15.a4 ]
[ 8.d5 - 68/(452) ]
12...d6 13.h4 Nbd7 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 8...0-0 9.g4 d5 10.g5 Ne8 11.cxd5 exd5
12.f4 Nc6
Nh7
[ 15...Nh5 16.Bh3 Re8 17.0-0-0 ]
16.f4 Re8?!
[ 16...a6
17.0-0-0
( 17.f5!? ) 17...b5
E12
18.Ne4 ]
Huzman,A
2585
17.Bb5!
Van der Wiel,J
2555
[ 17.0-0-0 a6 ]
Pula
1997
17...Nhf8
[Khalifman,A]
[ 17...Bd4 18.0-0-0! Rxe3 ( 18...Bxe3+
19.fxe3 Rxe3 20.Rxh7! Kxh7 21.Qh2+ 71/(532) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3
Kg8 22.Rh1 Kf8 23.Bxd7+- ) 19.fxe3 Bb7 5.a3 g6 6.Qc2 Bxf3 7.exf3! Bg7
Bxe3+ 20.Kb1 Bxf4 21.Qf2 Bxg5 22.Rxh7 8.Be3N
[ 8.d5 - 68/(452) ]
Kxh7 23.Qxf7++- ]
8...0-0 9.g4 d5 10.0-0-0 c6 11.h4 dxc4
[ 17...a6 18.Bc6 Rb8 19.f5! ]
12.Bxc4 Nd5
18.0-0-0 a6
[ 18...f5
19.gxf6
Qxf6
20.Rhg1
Kf7
21.Rg3 ]
19.Bc6 b5
[ 19...Rb8
20.Ne4
Qe7
21.Ng3
b5
22.f5 ]
20.Bxa8 Qxa8 21.Ne4 b4 22.axb4 Qb8
[ 22...cxb4 23.Kb1+- ]
[ 22...Rb8 23.f5! gxf5 24.Nxd6 Rxb4
25.Qxf5 Bxb2+ 26.Kc2 Ne5 27.Qf6 Nfg6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Sakaev,K
Almasi,Z
Jugoslavija
[Sakaev,K]

401
21.Ke2= ]
E12
2590 -
2615
1997
E12

71/533 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3

Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Qc2
[ 6.Bg5 - 71/(533) ]
6...dxc4 7.e4 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.exd5 Bd6
10.Bxc4 Qe7+? 11.Be3 Ng4 12.Ne4! N
[ 12.0-0 - 65/(497) ]
12...Nxe3 13.fxe3 Nd7 14.0-0 h6
[ 14...0-0 15.Nfg5 g6 16.Qf2 f6 ( 16...Ne5
17.Qh4 h5 18.Nxd6! Qxd6 19.Ne4 Qd8
20.Nf6+ Kg7 21.Qg5 Nxc4 22.Nxh5+ Kg8
23.Nf6+ Kg7 24.Qh4 Rh8 25.Qxc4+- )
17.Ne6 Rf7 18.Qh4 ]
15.Nxd6+ Qxd6 16.Qe4+ Kf8 17.Qf4!
[ 17.Nh4 Nf6 18.Qf3 Re8 19.Nf5 Qe5
20.Rad1 ]
17...Qxf4 18.exf4 Nf6 19.d6 Bxf3
[ 19...Bd5 20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Ne5 Rd8
22.Rfd1 Rxd6 23.Rd2 Ke7 24.Re1 Kf6
25.Ng4+ Kf5 26.Ne3+ Nxe3 27.Rxd6+- ]
20.Rxf3 Rd8 21.Rd1+-

Van Wely,L
Tiviakov,S
Nederland
[Tiviakov,S]

E12
2655
2590
1997

71/(533) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3

Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Bc6
8.Qc2 dxc4 9.e3 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nb1N
[ 11.Bxf6
gxf6
- 70/463
( 11...Bxf6
12.Ne4 )]
11...Bxf3!
[ 11...0-0!? ]
12.gxf3 c5 13.dxc5 Nbd7 14.Bxc4 0-0
[ 14...Rc8!? ]
15.Nd2 Rc8 16.Rd1 Nxc5!?
[ 16...Rxc5 17.h4!? ( 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Ne4
Rc7= )]
17.Bxf6
[ 17.Ne4 Nd5!? ( 17...Nfd7!? )]
17...Bxf6 18.Ne4
[ 18.Ne4 Qe7 19.Nxc5 ( 19.b3 Nxe4
20.Qxe4= )
19...Rxc5
20.b3
Bc3+

Gefenas,V
Ponelis,A
corr

1992

71/534 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3

Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Be7
8.Qa4+ c6 9.Bg2 0-0 10.Bf4! Nbd7
11.Rd1 Nh5
[ 11...c5 - 44/646 ]
12.Bc1 Bd6 13.0-0 Re8 14.Nh4N
[ 14.e4 dxe4 15.Ng5 Nhf6 16.Ngxe4
Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Be7 18.Bf4 a5 19.Rfe1 h6
20.Be3 Nf8 21.d5 cxd5 22.Nc3 Bc5 ]
14...Nhf6
[ 14...Ndf6 15.Nf5 Bc7 16.Qc2 g6 17.Nh4
Bd6 18.Bg5 Be7 19.Nf3 Ng7 20.Ne5
Ne6 21.f4 Kg7? 22.Bh6+! ]
15.Nf5 Nf8 16.Bg5!
[ 16.Qc2 Ne6 17.e4 dxe4 18.Nxe4 ]
[ 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Bg5 Ne4! ]
[ 16.Rfe1!? ]
16...h6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.e4! Bc7 19.exd5!!
Qxf5
[ 19...cxd5 20.Bxd5!? ( 20.Ne3 )]
20.dxc6 Bc8 21.Nb5! Ne6 22.Rfe1 Rf8!?
[ 22...Rd8 23.d5! Nc5 24.Qd4! ( 24.Qh4?!
g5 25.Qh5 Be5 26.c7 Rd7 ) 24...Ne6
25.Rxe6! ( 25.Qc3?! Ba6! )]
23.d5!
[ 23.Rxe6?! fxe6! ]
23...Nc5 24.Qd4 Bd8 25.b4 Bf6 26.Qc4
Na6
[ 26...Na4 27.Qb3 Nb2 28.Nd4 Bxd4
29.Rxd4+- ]
27.h3! Qh5 28.g4 Qh4 29.d6 Be6 30.Qd3!
[ 30.Rxe6?! fxe6 31.c7 Bg5 32.Qc2 Rac8
33.Nxa7 Rxc7 34.dxc7 Nxc7 35.Qxc7
Qxf2+ 36.Kh1 Qe2 37.Rg1 Be3 ]
30...Rad8
[ 30...h5 31.c7 Rac8 ( 31...Bd7 32.Bxa8
Rxa8
33.Re7
Bxb5
34.Qxb5
Bxe7
35.Qxa6+- ) 32.Nxa7 Rxc7 33.dxc7 ]
31.Nxa7 Nc7 32.Qe3 Nd5 33.Bxd5 Rxd6
34.Bg2 Rxd1 35.Rxd1 h5 36.Rd6 hxg4
37.Rxe6! Bg5
[ 37...gxh3 38.Qxh3 Qxh3 39.Bxh3 fxe6
40.Bxe6+ Kh7 41.c7+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
38.Qg3 Qxg3 39.fxg3 fxe6 40.c7 b5
41.c8Q Rxc8 42.Nxc8 Bc1 43.Ne7+ Kf7
44.Nc6 gxh3 45.Bxh3 Bxa3 46.Bf1 Kf6
47.Bxb5 e5 48.Bd3 Ke6 49.Be4 Kd6
50.Kf2
1-0

402

( 34.exf6 Rd6 ) 34...Bxe5 35.Rxa6 Rxc3

36.a4= ]
32...c4?
[ 32...Bd8 ]
33.fxg7+ Rxg7 34.Qf6 Bd8?
[ 34...Rdg3= 35.Qf8+ Rg8 36.Qf6+ R8g7
( 36...R3g7? 37.h6+- )]
35.Rxe6+- Qxg2+ 36.Bxg2 Bxf6 37.Rxf6
E12 Rd8 38.h6
[ 38.Kf1 Rdg8 39.Be4 Bc8 ]
Lputian,S
2585
39.Rxg6
hxg6
40.Rb6
Bc8
Onischuk,Al
2625 38...Rg6
Luzern
1997 41.Rb8
[ 41.Rxg6 ]
[Lputian,S]
41...Kh7 42.Kh2 Kxh6
71/535 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.a3
[ 42...Rg8 43.Kg3 ]
Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Be7 43.Bh3 Rd3 44.Rxc8 Rxc3 45.Kg2 Rxa3
8.Qc2 0-0 9.e4 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 c5 11.dxc5 46.Rxc4 Ra1 47.Be6 Re1 48.Rc6 Kg7
bxc5 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Ne5 Qc7
49.Ra6 Ra1 50.Bb3 a3 51.Bc2 Rc1
[ 13...Rc8 - 63/439 ]
52.Be4 Rc4 53.Kf3
[ 13...Rd8 ]
1-0
14.Nc4N
[ 14.Bd3 ]
14...Nc6 15.Bd3 Nd4 16.Qb1 a5
E12
[ 16...Rab8 17.0-0 Bxe4 18.Ba5 Bxd3
Gelfand,B
2695
19.Bxc7 Bxb1 20.Bxb8 Bc2 ( 20...Ba2
Lautier,J
2660
21.Bd6 ) 21.Bxa7 Bxd1 22.Rxd1 ]
Groningen (m/2)
1997
[ 16...Rfb8
17.Ba5
( 17.0-0
Bxe4! ) [Lautier,J]
17...Qf4 18.0-0 ]
17.0-0 Rfd8 18.Rfe1 a4 19.Qc1 Nb5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7
[ 19...Rd7 20.Qe3 Ba6 ]
5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3
c5 9.e4 Nc6 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.d5!? exd5
20.Be5 Qc6 21.Qe3 f6
[ 21...Nd4 22.Qg3 f6 ( 22...Bf8 23.Bf6 12.Rd1N
[ 12.exd5 - 43/(644) ]
Rdc8 24.Re3 ) 23.Bc7 Rd7 24.Ba5 ]
12...d4!
22.Bc3 Nxc3 23.bxc3 Rd7
[ 12...Qe7? 13.Rxd5 Nd4 14.Bb5+! Nxb5
[ 23...Ba6 24.Be2 /\ h4-h5+/= ]
15.Re5 ]
24.Rb1
13.Bb5!
[ 24.Rd2 Rad8 25.Red1 Bd6 /\ Bc7 ]
[ 13.cxd4?! cxd4
24...Bd8 25.h4! Bc7 26.h5 Rad8 27.Bf1
A) 14.Nxd4
Nxd4
15.Qa4+
Bc6
Ba6?!
16.Qxd4 Qxd4 17.Rxd4 Bc5 18.Rd2
[ 27...Ba8 ]
0-0 ;
28.Qh3
B) 14.Qa4
Bc5
15.Bxd4
( 15.Nxd4
[ 28.Nb6? Rd3! ( 28...Bxb6? 29.Bxa6 )
Qh4 )
15...Bxd4
16.Nxd4
Qf6!
29.Nd5 ( 29.Bxd3? Rxd3 30.Nc8 Bh2+!
( 16...0-0? 17.Ne6 ) 17.Bb5 0-0 18.0-0
31.Kxh2 Qc7+-+ ) 29...Rxe3 30.Ne7+ Kf8
( 18.Bxc6
Bxc6
19.Nxc6
Qc3+ )
31.Nxc6 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 Ra8! 33.Rb1
18...Nxd4 19.Rxd4 ( 19.Qxd4 Qe7 )
Ke8 ]
19...a6
20.Be2
b5
21.Qb4
Rfd8
28...Kh8 29.Qh4 Rg8
22.Rfd1 Rxd4 23.Qxd4 Qxd4 24.Rxd4
[ 29...h6 ]
Rc1+ 25.Bf1 Kf8 ;
30.Nb6?
C) 14.Bb5 a6!
[ 30.Re3 ]
C1) 15.Bxc6+?! Rxc6 16.Qe2 Bc5
30...Rd3! 31.e5 Bxb6 32.exf6?
17.Nxd4
( 17.0-0
Rd6! ) 17...Rd6
[ 32.Qe4!! Qxe4 33.Rxe4 Bc7 34.Rxa4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
18.Nf5
Rxd1+
19.Qxd1
Qxd1+
20.Kxd1 f6 21.f3 ( 21.Nxg7+?! Kf7
22.Nh5 Bxe4 23.Nxf6 Bxg2 24.Rg1
Bf3+ 25.Kc2 Bxa3! ) 21...Kf7 22.Ke2
Rd8 ;
C2) 15.Rxd4 Qc7 16.Bxc6+ Qxc6
17.Qxc6+ Rxc6 18.0-0 Rc2 19.Rfd1
Be7 20.R1d2 Rxd2 21.Nxd2 Bf6
22.Rb4 Bxb2 23.Rxb2 b5 24.a4
Bc6 ]
13...a6 14.Bxc6+ Rxc6 15.0-0
[ 15.cxd4 cxd4 - 13.cd4 ]
15...Qc8! /\ Rg6, Qh3
[ 15...Be7? 16.cxd4 cxd4 17.Qb3 Rd6
( 17...0-0?
18.Nxd4
Rd6
19.Nf5+- )
18.Nxd4 Bxe4 19.Rfe1 Bd5 20.Qc2 0-0
21.Nf5 Re6 22.Bxg7 ]
16.cxd4 cxd4 17.Qb3 Bc5= 18.Bxd4
[ 18.Nxd4 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 0-0 20.Bxb6
Rc3 21.Qb4 ( 21.Qb1 Rxa3= ) 21...Rc4= ]
18...0-0
[ 18...Bxd4 19.Nxd4 Rg6 20.f3 ( 20.Nf5?
Qxf5 21.exf5
Rxg2+
22.Kh1
Rxf2+
23.Kg1 Rg2+ 24.Kh1 Rg3+-+ ) 20...0-0
21.Nf5 Qc5+ 22.Kh1 ]
19.Ne5 Rc7
[ 19...Qe6? 20.Qxe6 Rxe6 21.Bxc5 bxc5
22.Nd7 ]
[ 19...Re6 20.Bxc5 bxc5 21.Nd7 Rfe8
( 21...Rd8? 22.Nxc5 ) 22.f3 ( 22.Nxc5
Qxc5 23.Qxb7 Qxa3= ) 22...c4 23.Qb4
/\ 24.Nc5, 24.Nb6 ]
20.Bxc5 bxc5 21.Qc4 Qe8! 22.f4 Qe6=
23.Rfe1 h6 24.g3
-

403
[ 14...Kf8? 15.Nxg5! ]
15.c5?!
[ 15.Ke2!? 0-0-0 16.Rb2!? h5! ( 16...c5
17.Rhb1 Kc7 /\ Bc6= ; 16...Nf6 17.Rhb1
Ne4 18.Qc2 f5 ) 17.Rhb1 h4! 18.gxh4
( 18.g4 h3! ) 18...g4 ]
15...dxc5 16.Ne5 0-0-0! 17.Nc6 Bxc6
18.Qxc6 Nb8 19.Qa8 Qd6!
[ 19...Kd7? 20.Bb5+ c6 21.Qb7+ ]
20.Be4 Kd7 21.0-0
[ 21.Ke2 Ke7 22.Rbd1 f5! 23.Bc2 Nc6 ]
21...Ke7 22.Rbd1 f5 23.Bc2 Nd7 24.Qf3
Nf6 25.c4
[ 25.e4!? fxe4 26.Bxe4 cxd4 27.cxd4
Nxe4?! 28.Qxe4 Qd5 29.Qg6! Rdg8
30.Qc2! ]
[ 25.Rfe1 ]
25...g4 26.Qe2 Kf7 27.Rd2
[ 27.Rfe1 ]
27...cxd4 28.exd4 h5 29.d5
[ 29.Re1 Rhe8 30.Bb3 c5-+ ]
29...exd5 30.Bxf5 Rhe8 31.Qd3 Re5!
32.Qb1 Kg7 33.Rfd1 Qc5
[ 33...d4 34.Rxd4 Qxd4 35.Rxd4 Rxd4-+ ]
34.Rd4 Rd6! 35.cxd5 Rdxd5 36.Rxd5
Rxd5
37.Bc2
Rxd1+
38.Qxd1
Qd5
39.Qe2? Qxa2 40.Qe7+ Qf7 41.Qe5 Kf8
0-1

Atalik,S
Farago,I
Ljubljana
[Atalik,S]

E14
2555
2440
1997

71/538 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3

E13 Bb7 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6
Basin,L
2420 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.b3 c5?! 11.Bb2
Browne,W
2530 Nbd7
[ 11...Nc6 ]
Las Vegas
1997
12.Rc1 Re8 13.Re1 Bf8N
[Browne,W]
[ 13...Rc8 - 70/472 ]
71/537 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 14.Bf5
[ 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Bb5 Rc8 ]
Bb4 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3
[ 14.Bb5 Rc8 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bxd7
Ne4 9.Qc2 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 d6 11.Bd3
Qxd7 17.Na4 Ne4 ]
Nxg3 12.hxg3 Nd7 13.Rb1N
14...Ne4 15.dxc5 Nxc3 16.Bxc3 bxc5
[ 13.Be4 - 40/(656) ]
17.Qd3! h6
13...Qe7 14.Qa4!?
[ 17...g6 18.Bxd7 ( 18.Bh3 ) 18...Qxd7
[ 14.Be4 0-0-0 15.a4 a5 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7
19.Bb2 ]
17.Qe4+ c6!?= ( 17...Ka7 18.Qc6 )]
18.Bh7+! Kh8 19.Qb5! Rb8
14...a5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 19...Nb6?! 20.Bb1 d4? 21.exd4 Rxe1+
22.Nxe1 cxd4 23.Qd3 ]
20.Bf5
[ 20.Bb1
A) 20...d4 21.exd4 Bxf3 22.Qd3 Rxe1+
23.Rxe1 Nf6 24.gxf3 ( 24.Qxf3 cxd4
25.Rd1 Bc5 26.g3 );
B) 20...Be7! 21.Qd3 Nf8 ]
20...Nf6 21.Be5 a6 22.Qa4 Ra8
[ 22...Bd6 23.Qf4 Bxe5 24.Nxe5 Qe7
25.Nd3 c4 26.bxc4 dxc4 27.Qxc4 ]
23.Qf4! Qb6 24.Bc7 Qa7 25.b4
[ 25.Ne5 Kg8 ]
[ 25.g4! d4 ( 25...Bc8 26.Be5 Bxf5
27.gxf5 ) 26.Be5 Ng8 27.exd4 f6 28.Nh4
g5
29.Ng6+
Kg7
30.Bxf6+!
Nxf6
( 30...Kxf6
31.Qc7 )
31.Qc7+
Kg8
32.Re6 ]
25...c4
[ 25...cxb4 26.Be5 Qb6 27.Rc7 Re7
28.Rec1 ]
26.a3 Kg8 27.Nd4?!
[ 27.Be5 ]
27...Bc8 28.Nc6 Qb7 29.Na5 Qa7 30.Nc6
Qb7 31.Na5 Qa7 32.Bxc8 Raxc8 33.Be5
Ne4
[ 33...Be7 34.f3 ]
34.Red1
[ 34.Nxc4? Qe7-+ ]
34...Qa8 35.h4 Re6 36.f3 Rce8
[ 36...Nd6
37.e4
f6
38.Bxd6
Rxd6
( 38...Bxd6 39.Qf5 Re5 40.Qd7 Rd8
41.Qb7+- ) 39.Rxd5 Rxd5 40.exd5 Qxd5
41.Rxc4 ]
37.fxe4 Rxe5 38.exd5 Rxd5 39.Nxc4!
[ 39.Rxd5 Qxd5 40.Qxc4 ( 40.Nxc4 Re4
41.Qf3 Qe6 ) 40...Qd2 ]
39...Re4 40.Qc7?
[ 40.Qf3 Rxd1+ 41.Rxd1 Qe8 42.Rd8
Qe6
43.Nd6!
Rxe3
44.Rxf8+
Kxf8
45.Qa8+ Ke7 46.Nf5+ Kf6 47.Nxe3
Qxe3+
48.Kh2
Qxa3
49.Qc6+
Ke7
50.Qe4+= ]
40...Rg4
[ 40...Rxd1+ 41.Rxd1 Rg4 42.Rd2 Qe4
43.Ne5
Qxe3+
44.Rf2
Rf4
45.Nf3
( 45.Ng4?? Qe1+ ) 45...Rf6 46.Qa5 Bd6 ]
41.Rxd5 Qxd5 42.g3 Qf3?
[ 42...g5! 43.h5 ( 43.hxg5 Qf3 44.Kh2
Rxg5-+ ) 43...Qf3 44.Kh2 Qf2+ 45.Kh3
f5-+ /\ 46...Rh4 47.gh4 g4# ]
43.Kh2 Qf2+?

404
[ 43...g5 44.Rc2 gxh4 45.Rg2 Bg7
46.Ne5
hxg3+
( 46...Bxe5
47.Qxe5 )
47.Kh3
Rh4+
( 47...Bxe5
48.Qc8+ )
48.Kxh4 Qxg2 49.Qxf7+ Kh7 50.Qg6+= ]
44.Kh3 Qf3?
[ 44...Qf5 45.Kg2 Qd5+ 46.Kh2 Qf3
47.Rc2 ( 47.Nd2? Qxe3 48.Rf1 Qxd2+
49.Kh3 Qa2 50.Kxg4 Qe2+ 51.Rf3 Qe6+
52.Rf5 h5+ 53.Kg5 Qh6# ) 47...g5 48.Rg2
Qd5 ( 48...gxh4 49.Ne5 hxg3+ 50.Kh3 )
49.Ne5 ]
45.Nd2 Qe2
[ 45...Qf5 46.Qc8 Rxh4+ 47.Kxh4 g5+
48.Kh5+- ]
46.Rf1 f6 47.Qd7 Rg6 48.Qf5!
[ 48.Qe6+ Kh7 ( 48...Kh8 49.Rc1 Kh7!
50.Nf1+- ) 49.Qf5 h5 ]
48...Rxg3+ 49.Kxg3 Qxd2
[ 49...Bd6+ 50.Kh3 Qxd2 51.Qe6+ Kf8
52.Qe4!+- ]
50.Qe6+ Kh7 51.Qe4+ Kg8 52.Qd4 Bd6+
53.Kf3 Qh2 54.Qc4+ Kh7 55.Qe4+ Kh8
56.Rc1! Bc7
[ 56...Qh3+ 57.Ke2 Be5 58.Kd3+- ]
57.Qe6! Qg3+ 58.Ke2 Qg2+ 59.Kd3 Qg6+
60.Qe4! f5 61.Qc6 Bd6 62.h5 Qf6
[ 62...Qe6 63.Qc8+ ]
63.Qe8+ Bf8
[ 63...Kh7 64.Qg6++- ]
64.Rc6
1-0

Malaniuk,V
Rodriguez,Am
Luzern
[Rodriguez,Am]

E14
2615
2545
1997

71/539 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3

Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6
8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.0-0 Be7
[ 9...Bd6 - 3/602 ]
10.Ne5!?N 0-0 11.f4 c5 12.Qf3 cxd4
[ 12...Re8 13.Qh3 ]
[ 12...Rc8 13.Bf5!? ]
13.exd4 Ne4
[ 13...Nxe5!?
14.dxe5
( 14.fxe5
Ne4
15.Be3 f5 )
A) 14...Ne4 15.Be3 ( 15.f5 Bc5+
16.Kh1 Qh4 17.g3? Nxg3+ 18.Qxg3
d4+ );

CHESS INFORMANT 71

405

B) 14...d4!?
B1) 15.Qxb7 dxc3 16.Rd1?! Qd4+
17.Kh1 cxb2 ( 17...Ng4?? 18.Bxh7+ )
18.Bxb2 Qxb2 19.Qxe7 Ng4 ;
B2) 15.Ne4= ]
14.Nxd5
[ 14.Nxe4? dxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe5-+ ]
[ 14.Be3 Ndf6= ]
14...Nxe5
[ 14...Bxd5!? 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Nf6
17.Qd3 Rc8 18.Be3 Qd5 ]
15.Nxe7+
[ 15.Qxe4 Nxd3 16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Qxd3
( 17.Qxb7? Qxd4+ ) 17...Qxe7 ]
15...Qxe7 16.fxe5
[ 16.dxe5 Nc5 17.Qg3 Nxd3 18.Qxd3
Rad8 ]
16...Nc5 17.Qh3?!
[ 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7
A) 18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.dxc5 Qxc5+ 20.Rf2
Rae8 ( 20...f6!? 21.Bf4 fxe5 22.Rc1
Qd5 23.Qxe5 Qxe5 24.Bxe5 Rxf2
25.Kxf2 Rf8+ 26.Kg3 Rc8 ) 21.Bf4 Re6
22.Rc1 Qd5 23.Rc7 Rg6 24.Qe2 Rc8 ;
B) 18.Qf5+!
B1) 18...Kg8 19.Bg5 Qc7 ( 19...Qe6
20.dxc5 Qxf5 21.Rxf5 bxc5 22.Rc1 )
20.dxc5
Qxc5+
21.Kh1
Rae8
22.Bf6! ;
B2) 18...g6 19.Qh3+ Kg8 20.dxc5
Qxc5+ 21.Rf2 Qxe5 22.Bd2!? ]
17...Nxd3
18.Qxd3
Qe6
19.Rf2
f6!
20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Rxf6 Qxf6 22.Be3 Rc8!
23.Rf1
[ 23.Rf1 Qe6 24.a3 Ba6! ( 24...Be4
25.Qb5 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qxe3 27.Qf5 Qe8
28.d5= ) 25.Qxa6 Qxe3+ 26.Kh1 Rc1=
27.d5? Qf4 ]
-

Van Wely,L
Georgiev,Ki
Groningen (m/1)
[Van Wely,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
5.Nbd2 c6
[ 5...Bb4 - 71/(540) ]
6.Bg2 d5 7.0-0 Be7 8.Ne5 0-0 9.b3N
[ 9.Qc2 - 9/439 ]

E15
2655
2670
1997
Ba6

9...Bb7 10.Bb2 Na6 11.e4 Rc8 12.Re1

Bb4
[ 12...c5 13.exd5 exd5 14.Nf1 /\ Ne3-f5 ]
13.exd5
cxd5
14.a3
Bxd2
15.Qxd2
/\ b4, c5 Qc7
[ 15...Qe7?
16.a4
Rfd8
( 16...dxc4?!
17.Ba3 c3 18.Qd3 Qc7 19.Bxb7 Qxb7
20.Bxf8 Kxf8 21.Nc4 Nd5 22.Qxh7 )
17.Ba3 Qc7 18.Rac1 dxc4 19.Rxc4
( 19.bxc4?! ) 19...Nc5 ( 19...Qb8 20.Be7!
/\ Bf6+/-->) 20.Qc2 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qb7+
22.f3 /\ Nc6-e7 ]
16.Rac1 dxc4?
[ 16...Qe7 ]
[ 16...Qb8 ]
17.Rxc4 Qe7
[ 17...Qb8 18.d5 exd5 19.Ng4!+- ]
18.d5! Nxd5
[ 18...Bxd5 19.Ng4 Bxc4 20.Bxf6 gxf6
21.Qh6 Bd3 22.Nxf6+ Kh8 23.Be4 ]
[ 18...exd5 19.Ng4 Ne4 20.Bxe4 dxe4
21.Bxg7 ]
19.Ng4
/\ 20.Bd5 Bd5 21.Rc8 Rc8 22.Qd5; /\
20.Nh6 Kh8 21.Nf5 h5
[ 19...Rfd8 20.Nh6+ gxh6 21.Qxh6 f6
( 21...f5 22.Rxe6 ) 22.Rg4+ Kh8 23.Bxd5
/\ Bf6 ]
[ 19...Qd8
20.Bxd5
Rxc4
( 20...Qxd5
21.Nf6+ /\ Rg4, Bf6) 21.bxc4 exd5 22.Bf6
/\ Qg5 gxf6 23.Qh6 ]
20.Bxg7! Kxg7
[ 20...hxg4 21.Rxg4 f5 22.Bxf8+ Kxf8
23.Qh6+ Ke8 24.Rg8+ Kd7 25.Rg7 ]
[ 20...Rxc4 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.bxc4 hxg4
23.cxd5 ]
21.Qh6+ Kg8 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Nf6+ Qxf6
24.Qxf6 Bxc4 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Qxh5+ Kg8
27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Re4
[ 28.Re4 Bd3 29.Rh4+ Bh7 30.Qh6 ]
1-0

Van Wely,L
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/2)

E15
2655
2680
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6

5.Nbd2 Bb4 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.Bg2 Be4 8.Qb3
Bxd2+ 9.Bxd2 0-0 10.0-0 d6 11.Rfe1N
[ 11.Rfd1 - 51/514 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

406

11...Nbd7 12.Rad1 a5 13.Bc1 a4 14.Qc3

Qb8 15.Nd2 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 c5=

Timman,J
Gelfand,B
Wijk aan Zee
[Gelfand,B]

E15
2635
2675
1998

71/541 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3

Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b3
Nbd7
[ 8...c5 - 71/(541) ]
9.Bb2 c5 10.Ne5
[ 10.Rc1 ]
10...Rc8
[ 10...Bb7 - 12/569 ]
11.Nxd7N
[ 11.cxd5 ]
11...Qxd7 12.dxc5 Rxc5
[ 12...bxc5 13.e4! ]
13.cxd5 exd5!=
[ 13...Nxd5 14.Ne4 Rc7 15.Qd4 Nf6
( 15...f6 16.Bh3!? /\ Ng5 ) 16.Qe5 Rc2
17.Rfd1 ]
14.Nf3?!
[ 14.Bd4 Rc7 15.Be5 Rc6 16.Nf3 Ne4
17.Nd4
Nc3
18.Qd2
Rcc8
19.a3=
( 19.Rfc1 Bb4 20.Kh1 Nxe2 )]
14...Rfc8 15.Ne1
[ 15.Ne5 Qf5 16.Nd3 Rc2 ]
[ 15.Nd4 Ne4 ]
15...Qf5?!
[ 15...Qe6! 16.Bf3 ( 16.Nd3 Rc2 17.Nf4
Bxe2 ) 16...Ne4
A) 17.Nd3 Rc2 18.Nf4 Qd6 19.Qxd5
Nd2 20.Be5
A1) 20...Qh6 21.Be4 ( 21.Bh5 g6
22.Qd7 ) 21...Nxf1 22.Bxc2 Qxh2+
23.Kxf1 Rxc2 ;
A2) 20...Nxf3+ 21.exf3 Qxd5 22.Nxd5
Bc5 23.b4 Bxf1 24.bxc5 R8xc5-+ ;
B) 17.Bd4
B1) 17...R5c7 18.Nd3 ( 18.Ng2 Ng5
19.Nf4 Nxf3+ 20.exf3 Qf5 21.Re1
Bd6 ) 18...Rc2 ( 18...Bd6 19.Rc1 )
19.Nf4 Qf5 20.Be3! Nc3 ( 20...Bb7
21.Rc1 ) 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Qxd5 Qxd5
23.Bxd5 Bxe2 24.Rfc1= ;
B2) 17...Bf6 18.Ng2 ( 18.Bxc5 Nc3-+ ;
18.Bxf6 Qxf6 ) 18...Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Ng5

20.Nf4 Nxf3+ 21.exf3= ;

B3) 17...Nc3 18.Bxc3 Rxc3 19.Nd3
g5! ( 19...Qf5 20.Nf4 Rxf3 21.exf3
Bxf1 22.Kxf1 Rd8 23.Qd3= )
B3a) 20.Re1 d4 ( 20...g4 21.Nf4 );
B3b) 20.a3 g4 ( 20...Rc2 21.Nb4 )
21.Bg2
( 21.Nf4
gxf3
22.Nxe6
fxe2-+ ) 21...Bg5 ( 21...Bd6 22.Qd2 )
22.Re1 Bxd3 ( 22...Rc2 23.Nb4 Rd2
24.Qb1
Bxe2
25.Bxd5
Qf6 )
23.exd3 Qf5 24.Bf1 Kg7 ]
16.Bd4 R5c7 17.Nd3 Bd6
[ 17...Rc2 18.a4! ( 18.Nf4 g5 19.Bh3 g4
20.Bg2 Ne4 21.f3 gxf3 22.Bxf3 Nd2
23.Rf2 Ba3 ) 18...Ne4 ( 18...Qg4 19.Nf4
Bxe2 20.Nxe2 Qxe2 21.Qxe2 Rxe2
22.Rac1= ) 19.a5 Bb5 ( 19...Nd2 20.axb6
Bxd3 21.bxa7+- ; 19...b5 20.b4 Nd2
21.Bc5 ) 20.axb6 axb6 21.Ra8!? ( 21.Bxb6
Qf6 ) 21...Rd2 22.Rxc8+ Qxc8 23.Qa1=
Bxd3 24.exd3 Rxd3 25.Bxg7 ]
18.Bxf6 Qxf6
[ 18...gxf6 19.Rc1 ( 19.Qd2 d4 20.Rac1
Rc3 ) 19...Rc3 20.Rxc3 Rxc3 21.Qd2 d4
22.Rd1 ]
19.Bxd5 Qd4 20.Bf3
[ 20.Nf4 Qxd1 21.Rfxd1 Be5 22.Rab1
Bxf4 23.gxf4 Bxe2 ]
20...Rc2 21.a3!= Be7
[ 21...Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Qxd3 23.exd3 Be5
24.d4 Bxd4 25.Rad1 Rd8 26.Kg2= ]
22.Nb4 Rd2 23.Qe1 Bb5 24.Nd5
[ 24.Rc1
A) 24...Rd8 25.Nc6= ( 25.Rc7 Bxb4
26.axb4 Qxb4 27.Bd5? Bxe2 );
B) 24...Rxc1 25.Qxc1 Bxb4 26.axb4
g6= ( 26...Qxb4 27.Qc7 )]
24...Bf8 25.Rd1
[ 25.a4 Bxe2= ]
25...Rxd1 26.Qxd1 Qxd1 27.Rxd1 Bxa3
28.Ra1
[ 28.Kg2 Bc5 29.b4 Bf8 30.Ra1 Rd8
( 30...a6 31.Nxb6 Rd8 ) 31.Rxa7 Bxe2= ]
28...Rc1+ 29.Rxc1 Bxc1 30.Ne7+ Kf8
31.Nc8 Bd7 32.Nxa7 Ke7 33.b4
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71

407

E15 22.c5 Qc7

[ 22...Qb5 23.Qxb5 axb5 24.Bxe5+- ]
Piket,Je
2575
Karpov,An
2735 23.Bxe5 dxe5 24.Bxb7 Rxb7 25.c6 Nb6
Wijk aan Zee
1998 26.Qxa6 Qxc6
[ 26...Rb8 27.Qa7+- ]
[Gelfand,B]
27.Nc4!+- Rb8
71/(541) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
[ 27...Qc7 28.Qxb7+- ]
Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.b3 28.Nxb6 0-0 29.Nc4 Qe4 30.Re3 Qd5
c5 9.dxc5
31.Nxe5 Rfc8 32.Qd3
[ 9.Bb2 - 58/555 ]
1-0
9...Bxc5 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Bb7N
[ 11...Rc8 ]
12.Nd4 Rc8 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.cxd5 Nxd5
E15
15.Ne4 Rfd8 16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17.Qd4 Nf6
Atalik,S
2555
-
Stanec,N
2460
Pula
1997
[Atalik,S]
E15
Salov,Va
2680 71/543 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
Karpov,An
2735 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+
[ 5...d5 - 71/(543) ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 d5
[Salov,Va]
[ 7...0-0 8.Qc2!? d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5
exd5 11.Bc3 c5 12.e3 Bb7 13.Bd3 h6
71/542 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
14.0-0 ]
Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4
8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bg2 0-0 10.0-0 c6!? 11.Ne5
8.0-0 d6 9.Nxd4 a6!?N
Nfd7 12.Ng4!N
[ 9...Nbd7 - 70/(474) ]
[ 12.Nf3 ]
[ 9...Qd7 - 70/474, 475, 476 ]
12...Nf6 13.Ne5 Nfd7 14.Ng4 Nf6 15.Nxf6+
10.Re1 Qc7
[ 10...Nbd7 11.e5! Bxg2 12.exf6 Bb7 Bxf6 16.Bf4 Nd7 17.Re1?!
13.fxg7 Bxg7 14.Ne4 Bxe4 15.Rxe4 0-0
[ 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.Re1 Re8 19.e4 dxe4
16.Rg4 ]
20.Nxe4 Be7
11.a4! Nc6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.a5 Rb8?!
A) 21.d5 cxd5 22.Qxd5 Nf6 23.Qxd8
[ 13...bxa5 14.Nb3 Rb8 15.Nxa5 Ba8 ]
( 23.Rxc8
Nxd5
24.Rxd8
Rxd8
14.axb6 Qxb6 15.Re3! Nd7 16.Rb3
25.Bd6 ) 23...Rexd8 24.Rxc8 Rxc8
Qa7 17.Rba3
25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.Bxd6 Rc2 ;
[ 17.Rxb8+ Nxb8 18.b4 Be7 ( 18...Qb6
B) 21.Nd6
Bxd6
22.Rxe8+
Qxe8
19.b5 ) 19.b5 Bb7 20.Nb3 0-0 21.Be3
23.Bxd6 Nf6 24.Be5 ]
Qa8 22.c5 ]
17...Nc5! 18.b4 Ne6 19.Be5 Bc4
17...Bb7 18.b4 Qb6 19.Qa4!
[ 19...Bxe5?! 20.dxe5 /\ b5 d4? 21.Ne4 c5
[ 19.b5!? axb5 20.cxb5 Qxb5 ( 20...d5?
22.Nd6 Rb8 23.Qa4+- ]
21.exd5 Bxa3 22.Bxa3 Bxd5 23.Qg4 ) 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.e3 Rfd8
21.Rb1 Qc6 ( 21...Qc5!? 22.Rab3 Qc7
23.Ba3 Be7 24.Nc4 Qxc4 25.Rxb7 Rxb7
26.Rxb7 Qa6 27.Qb3 ) 22.Bf1 Be7
E15
23.Bb5 Qc7 ]
Kragelj,I
2555
19...Be7 20.Bb2 Bf6?
Farago,I
2460
[ 20...e5 ]
Harkany
1997
21.e5! Bxe5
[Kragelj,I]
[ 21...dxe5 22.c5 Qc7 23.Bxb7 Rxb7
24.c6 Nb6 25.Qxa6 Qxc6 26.Nc4 Rb8 71/(543) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3
Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Bd6
27.Nxb6 Rxb6 28.Qa8+ Bd8 29.Rd1+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

408

8.0-0 0-0 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Bb2

[ 10.Ne5 - 37/585 ]
10...Bb7!N
[ 10...Nbd7
11.Rc1
Rc8
12.Rc2
c6
13.Qc1 ]
11.Rc1 Na6
[ 11...a6 12.Nd2 ( 12.Ne5!? Bxe5 13.dxe5
Rxe5 14.Nb5 Re7 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Nd4
Qd7 17.e4 dxe4 18.Nf5! ) 12...Nbd7
13.Re1 /\ e4+/= ]
12.a3 c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.e3 Nc7 15.Na4
Ne6 16.Nd2 Rb8 17.Re1 Bc6?!
[ 17...Bf8= ]
[ 17...Bc6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Nc3 Nc7
( 19...Ng5? 20.Qg4! ) 20.e4 ]

Epishin,V
Dautov,R
Deutschland
[Dautov,R]

exd5
18.Rxc7
Bxc7
19.Qe7
Rad8
20.Bxd5 Nf6 21.Bf3 ) 17.Nc6 Qe8= ]
15.dxe5 Nd7 16.f4 Rac8
[ 16...dxc4 17.Rd6 Nb8 18.Rad1 cxb3
19.axb3 ]
17.Rac1

Anand,V
Adams,Mi
Wijk aan Zee

E15
2770
2670
1998

71/(544) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3

Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6
8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7
11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.Re1
E15 dxe4 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Rad1 Nd5 17.Bxe4
2570 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Bf6 19.Qc2 g6N
[ 19...bxc4 - 58/567 ]
2595
1997 20.Nf3 bxc4 21.bxc4 Qa5 22.Re3
-

71/544 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3

Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6
8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Ne4
[ 9...Nfd7 - 71/(544) ]
10.0-0 Nxc3 11.Nxc3 0-0 12.Qd3!?N
[ 12.Rc1 - 71/(544) ]
12...Bd6!?
[ 12...Bf6 13.f4! ( 13.Rfd1 c5 )]
[ 12...Bb7 13.e4 dxc4 14.Nxc4 b5 15.Ne3
Nd7 16.Rfd1 Qb6 ]
13.Rfd1 Qc7
[ 13...c5? 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Bxd5+- ]
[ 13...Bxe5?! 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.f4 Rc8
( 15...Qc7 16.Qe3! - 1 3 . . . Q c 7) 16.Qd2!
( 16.Qe3 Qe7= ; 16.Qd4 Qc7! 17.cxd5
cxd5 18.Rac1 Rfd8 19.e4 dxe4 20.Qe3
Nc5 21.Nxe4 Nxe4= ; 16.e4 Rc7! 17.Qe3
dxc4
18.Bf1
Qc8
19.bxc4
Nc5 )
16...Qe7 ( 16...Rc7 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.e4 )
17.e4 Rfd8 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Rac1 dxe4
20.Nxe4 Rxc1 21.Qxc1 ]
[ 13...Nd7 14.Nxc6 Qc7 15.e4! Qxc6
16.exd5 exd5 17.Bxd5 Qc8 18.Bxa8
Qxa8 19.Re1 ]
14.Qe3 Bxe5?
[ 14...Nd7!
15.cxd5
( 15.Nxc6?
Qxc6
16.cxd5 exd5 17.Bxd5 Qc8 18.Ne4 Ba3
19.Bxa8 Qxa8 ) 15...cxd5 16.Rac1 Qd8
( 16...Ba3? 17.Nxd5 ; 16...Bxe5 17.Nxd5

Van der Sterren,P

Karpov,An
Wijk aan Zee

E15
2550
2735
1998

71/(544) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3

Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6
8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7
11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5
exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2
18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Qg4 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
21.Ne4?N
[ 21.Qf3 - 70/(480) ]
21...Qxc6 22.Nxc5 Qxc5 23.Qa4 Bb5
24.Qxa7 Rc7 25.Bb7 Rxb7! 26.Qxb7 Bc6
0-1

Van Wely,L
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/3)

E15
2655
2680
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3

Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5
9.Ne5 Ne4 10.0-0 Nxc3 11.Nxc3 0-0
12.Rc1 Bf6N

CHESS INFORMANT 71

409

[ 12...Ba3 - 52/(530) ]
13.cxd5 cxd5 14.f4 Bxe5 15.dxe5

Beliavsky,A
Timman,J
Groningen (m/1)
[Beliavsky,A]

E17
2710
2625
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7

5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 0-0
[ 7...Bf6 - 71/(545) ]
8.d5 Nxc3 9.Bxc3 Bf6 10.Rc1 c6 11.0-0
cxd5 12.Ne1 d6N
[ 12...Bxc3 - 63/(455) ]
13.Bxf6! Qxf6 14.cxd5 e5
[ 14...Bxd5 15.e4! Bc6 ( 15...Bb7 16.e5
Qe7 17.exd6+- ) 16.e5 Qxe5 17.Bxc6
Nxc6 18.Rxc6 Qxb2 19.Rxd6 Qxa2
20.Nf3 ]
15.Rc7?!
[ 15.Nd3 a5 16.a3 ( 16.Qb3 Qd8 17.e4
Na6= ) 16...Na6 17.b4 Rfc8 18.Qb3 Qd8
( 18...Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8
21.Qc4 Qd8 22.Qb5 Kf8 23.Nb2 )
19.Bh3 ]
15...Bc8 16.Qd2 Na6 17.Rc3 Bd7=

Kh8! 22.Rab1
[ 22.a5 Rb8 ]
22...a5 23.Rf2
[ 23.h4 Rg8! 24.Rf2 g5 25.hxg5 ( 25.fxg6
Rxg6 26.Kh2 Nf6 ) 25...Qxg5= ]
23...g5 24.Rbf1 f6=

Van der Sterren,P

Salov,Va
Wijk aan Zee
[Van der Sterren,P]

E17
2550
2680
1998

71/546 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3

Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 f5 8.d5
0-0 9.Qc2 Nd6 10.b3 Bf6 11.Rd1 Qe7
12.0-0 Na6 13.Ne1
[ 13.e3 c6!= ]
[ 13.Be3!? e5 14.Na4 ]
13...c6
[ 13...e5 14.e4 f4?! 15.gxf4 exf4 16.Bxf4
Bxc3 17.Bxd6 ]
[ 13...Nb4 14.Qb1 e5 15.e4 f4?! 16.gxf4
exf4 17.Nf3 Nf7 18.Nb5 ]
14.dxe6 dxe6 15.e4N
[ 15.Nd3 - 54/522 ]
15...Nb4
[ 15...Bxc3 16.Bxc3 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 fxe4
18.Qxe4 c5 19.Qe3 ]
E17 16.Qb1 c5 17.Bf4!?
[ 17.exf5 Bxg2 18.Nxg2 Nxf5= ]
Magerramov,E
2565
Zagrebelny,S
2475 17...Nf7 18.Nb5 e5 19.Bc1 Rad8
[ 19...fxe4 20.Nc3! ]
Abu Dhabi
1997
20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.a3
[Zagrebelny,S]
[ 21.exf5?! Bxg2 22.Nxg2 e4 ]
71/(545) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 21...Nc6 22.exf5 Nd4 23.Nxd4
Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bf6
[ 23.Nc3 e4! 24.Bxe4 Ne2+! 25.Nxe2
8.Qc2 Nxd2 9.Qxd2 d6 10.d5 0-0 11.Nd4
Bxe4 ]
Bxd4
23...exd4! 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.Bf4 Bg5!?
[ 11...e5 - 59/570 ]
[ 25...Be5 26.Bd2 ( 26.Nd3? Bxf4 27.Nxf4
12.Qxd4 c5!?N
Ng5! 28.Nd5 Rxd5 29.cxd5 Qxd5-+ )
[ 12...e5 ]
26...Bf6! 27.Nd3!? ( 27.Bf4= ) 27...Qe4
[ 12...Nd7 ]
28.Re1 Qxf5 29.Kg2= ]
13.Qd2
26.Qc1 h6 27.h4 Bf6
[ 13.dxc6 Nxc6 14.Qd2 Qe7 15.0-0
[ 27...Bxf4 28.Qxf4 d3 29.Nf3 ]
( 15.Rd1? Na5 )]
28.Qc2 Be5 29.Nd3 Bxf4 30.Nxf4 Ne5
13...Nd7 14.0-0 e5 15.e4 Qe7 16.b3 a6 31.Nd5 d3?
17.a4 Nf6 18.f4
[ 31...Rxd5! 32.Qe4! ( 32.cxd5? Qxd5
[ 18.a5 bxa5 19.Rxa5 Rfb8 20.Bh3!? Qc7
33.f4 Nf3+ 34.Kf2 Nh2!-+ ) 32...Rd7
21.Rfa1 Bc8 22.Bxc8 Qxc8= ]
33.Qxe5 Re7 34.Qf4 Qe4 35.Qb8+ Kh7
18...Bc8 19.f5 Bd7 20.Bf3 Ne8 21.Be2
36.Qf8 Qe5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

410

[ 28.Ne1!? Nc7 29.e4 ]

[ 28.e3!? ]
28...Ba6 29.Qf6 Qd8 30.Qe5 Bc4 31.Bh3?!
[ 31.Rd2 Rb8 32.Kh2 ( 32.Bh3 )]
31...Qb6 32.Rd2 Re8 33.Qf6 Bxd3
34.Rxd3 Qb1+?
[ 34...d4 35.Rf3 Qc7 ]
35.Kh2!
[ 35.Kg2!? Qb7 ]
35...Qxa2
[ 35...Qb5!? ]
36.Rf3! Nd8 37.Bd7?
[ 37.Be6!! Rxe6 38.Qxd8+ Kg7 39.Qc7!!
Rf6 40.Qe5+- ]
37...Rf8 38.Re3
[ 38.Qe7!? /\ Be8+- ]
38...Qc2 39.Re7?!
[ 39.Re5! a4 40.g4 Qc7 41.Bxa4 hxg4
42.h5 Ne6 43.hxg6 Ng7 44.Bb3 ]
39...a4 40.g4! hxg4 41.h5 Qc1!! []
42.Kg2
[ 42.e3!? g3+ 43.Kxg3 Qg1+ 44.Kh4 g5+
45.Kh3 Qh1+ 46.Kg3 Qg1+ 47.Kf3 Qh1+
48.Ke2 Qxh5+ 49.Kd2 Qg6!= ]
E17 42...Qh6 43.hxg6
[ 43.Re8 Rxe8 44.Bxe8 a3 45.Qxd8 a2
Georgiev,Ki
2670
46.Bb5+ ( 46.Qa5 Qxh5 47.Qxa2 Qh3+
Van Wely,L
2655
48.Kg1 g3 49.fxg3 Qxg3+= ; 46.Bc6+ Kg7
Groningen (m/2)
1997
47.Qa5 Qxh5 48.Qxa2 Qh3+ 49.Kg1
[Georgiev,Ki]
g3= ) 46...Kg7 ( 46...Qf8? 47.Qa5 Qc5
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7
48.Qa8+ Kg7 49.Bd3+- ) 47.Qa5 Qxh5
5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5
48.Qxa2 Qh3+ 49.Kg1 g3= ]
9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Rc1N
43...Qxg6 44.Qxg6+ fxg6 45.Bxa4 R 9/i Nf7
[ 45...Rf7 46.Re5 Rf5 47.Rxd5!! ]
[ 11.Qb3 - 70/483 ]
46.Bb3?!
11...c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5?!
[ 46.Rd7!? Re8 ( 46...Rd8?? 47.Rxd8+
[ 12...Nxc3!? 13.Rxc3 bxc5 ]
Nxd8 48.Bb3+- ; 46...Kg7!? 47.Bb3 Kf6
13.Rf1 Nxc3 14.Rxc3 Nf6 15.Rc2 Ne4
48.Bxd5 Ne5 ) 47.Bb3 Ne5 48.Bxd5+
16.Ne1! /\ Nd3+/- Qf6?!
Kf8 49.Rc7 ]
[ 16...Re8 17.Nd3 Bd6 ]
[ 46.Re6! Kg7 47.Bc2 g5 48.Rg6+ Kh8
17.Nd3 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Qc1
49.Bf5 ]
[ 19.Nf4!? Qe5 20.Qd3 ]
46...Rd8 47.e4 Kf8 48.Ra7 Ne5 49.Bxd5
19...Rac8 20.Rd1 g6 21.Bh3 Rxc2
Rd7 50.Ra8+ Ke7 51.Kg3 Rd8 52.Ra7+
[ 21...f5 22.Bg2 ]
Rd7 53.Ra1 g5 54.Rh1 Kd6 55.Rh5 Rg7
22.Qxc2 Ng5?!
56.Rh6+ Kc5
[ 22...Re8 23.Qa4 Qb8 ]
[ 56...Rg6!= ]
23.Bg2 Ne6 24.Qd2 a5?!
57.Be6 Rg6! [] 58.Rxg6 Nxg6 59.Kxg4
[ 24...Ba8 ]
25.b4! ><b6, d5 Ra8 26.h4 h5 27.bxa5 Nf4!= NB 4/a1 60.Bf5?!
[ 60.Bb3 Nd3 61.Kxg5 Nxf2 62.e5 Nd3
bxa5
63.e6 Kd6 64.Kf6 Nc5 65.e7 Nd7+= ]
[ 27...Rxa5? 28.Nb4 Ra4 29.Nxd5 Rd4
60...Kd4 61.Kxg5 NB 3/c Ke5 62.Kg4 Nd3
30.Nf6++- ]
63.Kf3 Nf4 64.Bc8 Nd3 65.Bb7 Nf4
28.Qb2
32.Qd1 b5 33.Re1 Rxd5
[ 33...bxc4?! 34.Rxe5 ( 34.bxc4?! Rxd5! )
34...cxb3
( 34...Rxd5
35.Qf3!
Rd7
36.Re8+ Kh7 37.Qg4 Rd6 38.h5+- )
35.Qxd3 Kf8! 36.Qe2! b2 37.Nc3 ]
34.cxd5 Qxd5 35.Rxe5 Qxe5 36.Qxd3 a6
37.h5 Q 4/e Qc7?
[ 37...Qa1+ 38.Kg2 Qxa3 39.Qd5+ Kf8
40.Qd6+ Kf7 41.Qg6+ Kf8 42.f6 gxf6
43.Qxh6+! Kf7 44.Qg6+ Ke6 45.h6+- ]
[ 37...Kf7! 38.f4 ( 38.Qd7+ Kf6 39.Qc6+
Kf7 40.Qxa6 Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Qe4+ 42.Kh2
Qxf5= ; 38.Kg2 Kf6 39.g4 Qf4 ) 38...Qa1+
39.Kg2 Qxa3 ]
38.Qd5+ Kf8 39.Qa8+ Ke7 40.Qxa6 c4
41.Qe6+ Kf8 42.bxc4 bxc4 43.f6!+- c3
44.fxg7+ Qxg7
[ 44...Kxg7 45.Qg6+ Kf8 46.Qxh6+ Kg8
47.Qg6+ Kf8 48.Qc2 ]
45.Qc8+ Kf7 46.Qc4+ Kf8 47.Qc5+ Ke8
48.Kf1 Qf6 49.Ke2
1-0

CHESS INFORMANT 71
66.Kg4 Nd3 67.f3 Nf4 68.Ba6 Ng6 69.Bc4
Nf4 70.Kg3 Nh5+ 71.Kf2 Nf4
-

411
40.Kh1 bxa5 41.Ra6+ Kf5 42.b6
1-0

E17
E17
Kramnik,V
2770
Anand,V
2770
Ljubojevic,Lj
2565
Van Wely,L
2605 Beograd
1997
Wijk aan Zee
1998
71/(548) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3
[Anand,V]
b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5
71/548 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 exd5 9.d4 0-0 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Nh4 Qd7
b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 12.e4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Qxd7 Nxd7
exd5 9.d4 0-0 10.Bf4
15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 Bf6 17.Nf3N
[ 10.dxc5 - 71/(548) ]
[ 17.Rb1 ]
10...Nbd7
17...Rfb8
18.Rb1
Rb4 19.Rxb4 cxb4
[ 10...Na6 - 71/(548) ]
20.Be3 Nb6 21.Bd4 Bxd4 22.Nxd4 Rc8
23.Re1 Kf8=
11.dxc5 Bxc5!N
[ 11...bxc5 - 59/58 ]
12.Nd4 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4= 14.Qd2 Nf6
[ 14...Qf6!? 15.Red1 Ne5 ]
E17
15.Red1 Qd5 16.b4 Be7 17.Qb2 Ng4?
Piket,Je
2575
[ 17...Rfd8 18.h3 Ne8 ]
Salov,Va
2680
18.f3!
Wijk aan Zee
1998
[ 18.h3? Nxf2! ]
[Piket,Je]
18...Nf6
[ 18...exf3 19.Bxf3 ( 19.exf3?! Nf6 20.g4 71/(548) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3
/\ Nf5
Rfd8! )
19...Qh5
20.e4! b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5
exd5 9.d4 0-0 10.Bf4 Na6 11.Rc1 Ne4
/\ Qe2, Nf5 ]
12.a3N
19.Rac1 Rfd8
[ 12.dxc5 - 65/507 ]
[ 19...Qh5 20.g4! ]
[ 19...Rfc8
20.Nc6
Bxc6
( 20...Qe6 12...Re8 13.dxc5 Naxc5 14.Nd4
[ 14.Nb5!? ]
21.Bh3! Qxc6 22.Bxc8!+- ) 21.Rxd5 Bxd5
14...Nxc3 15.Rxc3 Bf6=
22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.fxe4 ]
20.Bc7! Rd7?
[ 20...Re8! 21.Nc6 Qe6 ]
21.Bh3 Rxc7
E20
[ 21...exf3 22.exf3 Rxc7 23.Rxc7 Bd6
Yakovich,Y
2610
24.Rc3! /\ Rcd3 ]
Ibragimov,I
2585
22.Rxc7 Bd6 23.Rcc1 Be5
Sochi
1997
[ 23...exf3 24.Nxf3! ]
[Yakovich,Yu]
24.Bg2! /\ f4
71/549 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3
[ 24.f4?? e3!-+ ]
[ 4.Nf3 - 71/(549) ]
24...exf3 25.Bxf3 Qd7 26.Qd2 h5 27.Nc6
Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Bxc6 29.Bxc6+- Rc8 30.b5 4...c5 5.d5 d6 6.e4 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 e5
8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Ne2 Nf8 10.Be3
h4
[ 10.Bc2 - 44/(678) ]
[ 30...g6 31.Rc4 ]
31.Rcd1! hxg3 32.Rd8+ Rxd8 33.Rxd8+ 10...h6N
[ 10...Ng6 ]
Kh7 34.hxg3 Bxg3 35.Ra8 Bd6 36.Rxa7
11.Qd2 Ng6 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Ng3 Qc7
Kg6 37.a4 Ng4 38.Be8! Ne5 39.a5 Bc5+
14.Rab1 0-0-0 15.Rb2 Kb8 16.Rfb1 Ka8!
[ 39...bxa5 40.Ra6 Nc4 41.Rc6 ]
[ 16...Bc8?! 17.a4 a5? 18.Rb5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.Rxb7 Qxb7 18.Rxb7 Kxb7 19.Ne2! Rb8
20.Nc1 Ka8 21.Nb3 /\ Nc5 Rhc8! 22.Qc1
Be8! 23.Qa3 /\ Nc5 Nd7! 24.g3 Ne7 25.Bf1
Rc7 26.Qa6
[ 26.Bh3 Nb6 ]
26...Rb6 27.Qa5 Kb7
[ 27...Rbb7= ]
28.Bh3 Nc8?
[ 28...Ra6 29.Qb5+ Rb6= ]
29.Bxd7 Bxd7 30.Bxc5! Ra6
[ 30...dxc5 31.Nxc5+ Ka8 32.Nxd7 Rxd7
33.c5 ]
31.Bxd6!
[ 31.Qb4+? Ka8 32.Bxd6 ( 32.Be3 Ra4 )
32...Nxd6-+ 33.c5 Ra4 ]
31...Rxa5
[ 31...Nxd6 32.Nc5++- ]
32.Nxa5+ Kb6 33.Bxc7+
[ 33.Bxe5!? Rc5 ( 33...Kxa5 34.Bxc7+
Ka4 35.c5 Ka3 36.c6 Be8 37.Kf2 Kxa2
38.Ke3 Kb3 39.Kd4+- ) 34.Bd4 Kxa5
35.Bxc5 Nb6 36.Bb4+ Ka4 ( 36...Ka6
37.c5+- ) 37.c5 Nc4 38.c6 Be8 39.Bf8 g6
40.Kf2+- ]
33...Kxc7 NB 8/f 34.c5 Bb5 35.c4 Ba4
36.Kf2 f6 37.Ke3 g5 38.Kd2 h5 39.h4 a6
40.Ke3 gxh4 41.gxh4 Na7 42.Kd2!!
[ 42.f4 Bc2 ]
42...Nc8 43.f4! exf4
[ 43...Na7 44.fxe5 fxe5 45.Nb3 Bxb3
( 45...Nc8 46.Nc1 Kd8 47.Nd3+- ) 46.axb3
a5 47.Kc3 Nc8 48.b4+- ]
44.Ke2 Kd8 45.Kf3 Ne7 46.Kxf4 Bd7
47.c6 Ng6+ 48.Kg3 Bg4 49.d6 Ne5
50.Nb7+ Kc8 51.d7+ Nxd7 52.cxd7+ Kxd7
53.Nc5+ Kd6 54.Nxa6 Ke5 55.c5 Kxe4
56.c6 Kd5 57.Nb4+ Kc5 58.a3 Kd6 59.Kf4
Be6 60.Ke4 Kc5 61.c7! Kd6 62.Kd4! Kxc7
63.Nd5+ Kd6 64.Nxf6 Bf7 65.Ne4+ Kc6
66.Ke5 Bg6 67.Ng3 Kb5 68.Kf6 Bc2
69.Nxh5 Ka4 70.Kg5 Kxa3 71.Nf6 Kb4
72.h5 Kc5 73.Ng8 Kd6 74.Kf6 Kd7 75.h6
Ke8 76.Kg7 Kd7 77.Nf6+ Ke6 78.Ng4 Bb1
79.Ne3 Ke5 80.Ng2
1-0

412
Wells,P
Alterman,B
Groningen (m/2)

E20
2530
2615
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5

5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 0-0 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5
Nxd5 9.Qb3 Na6 10.0-0 Nxc3 11.bxc3
Be7 12.Rd1 Nc5 13.Qc4 Bd7N
[ 13...e5 - 59/573 ]
14.Be3 Rc8 15.Nc6 Bxc6 16.Rxd8 Rfxd8
17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.a4 Rd5 19.Rb1 Nd7
20.Qb3 b6 21.c4 Rdd6 22.Qb5 Rc8 23.a5
Rdc6 24.Qa6 R6c7 25.Rd1 Nc5 26.Qb5
Rc6 27.axb6 axb6=

Wells,P
Lalic,B
Szeged

E20
2530
2600
1997

71/(549) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 0-0 7.Bg2 d5
8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Nc6
11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.0-0 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Ba6
14.Rfd1 Qc5 15.e4 Bc4 16.Qa4 Nb6
17.Qb4 Qxb4 18.cxb4 Rfd8N
[ 18...Rad8 - 68/(470) ]
19.Be3 e5 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Bf1 Bb5
22.Rc1 f6 23.Bxb5 cxb5 24.Rc7 Nc4
25.Bxa7 Rd1+ 26.Kg2 Ra1 27.Bc5 Rxa2=

Shirov,A
Adams,Mi
Deutschland
[Adams,Mi]

E32
2700
2680
1997

71/550 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 f5
8.g3 b6
[ 8...c5 9.f3 ]
9.Bg2 Bb7 10.e3!?N
[ 10.Nf3 - 67/613 ]
10...c5 11.Ne2 cxd4?!
[ 11...Nc6 12.0-0= ]
12.exd4 Nc6 13.0-0 Rc8 14.b4!
[ 14.b3 d5 ]
[ 14.Be3!? ]
14...a5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 14...d5 15.c5 Ba6 16.Bb2 ]
15.f3?
[ 15.Qb3
axb4
16.axb4
b5
17.c5
( 17.cxb5 Ne7 ) 17...Ne7 18.Nc3 Bc6 ]
15...Nd6!
[ 15...Nf6 16.b5 Ne7 17.a4 ]
16.c5 Nb5!
[ 16...Nf7 17.b5 ]
17.Qc4?
[ 17.Bb2 axb4 18.axb4 Nc7 ]
17...Ba6 18.a4 d5!! 19.cxd6
[ 19.Qd3 Nxb4 20.Qe3 Na7 21.Qxe6+
Kh8 ]
19...Ncxd4 20.Qd3 Nc3 21.Qxa6 Ndxe2+
22.Kh1 axb4 23.Be3 Qxd6 24.f4
[ 24.a5 ]
24...b3 25.Rae1 Nd4! 26.Bc1
[ 26.Qd3 Rfd8 27.Rd1 Nxd1 28.Rxd1
b2-+ ]
26...Nc2-+ 27.Re5 Nb4
[ 27...Nb4 28.Ba3 Qxe5 29.Bxb4 Qd4
30.Bxf8 Rxf8 ]
0-1

413

23.e4! fxe4 24.fxe4 Qh5

[ 24...Qg8 25.e5 ]
25.e5 Ng8
[ 25...Ng4?! 26.Rxf8+ Rxf8 27.h3 Rf2
( 27...Nf2 28.Rf1 ) 28.Re2! ]
26.Rxf8 Rxf8 27.e6 Bc6 28.Re3!
[ 28.Be4!? Bxe4 29.Qxe4 ]
28...Nf6
[ 28...Rf4! ]
29.Rh3 Qg4 30.e7
[ 30.Bxh7 Qxg2+ 31.Qxg2 Bxg2 32.Kxg2
Nxh7 ]
30...Re8 31.Bxh7?
[ 31.Bxf6! gxf6 32.Rxh7+ Kg8
A) 33.Bg6 Qd4+ 34.Kh1 ( 34.Qf2 Qd1+
35.Qf1
Qd4+
36.Kh1
Bxg2+= )
34...Qa1+ 35.Qb1 Qxb1+ 36.Bxb1 Rb8
37.Bg6 ;
B) 33.h4!! Qd4+ 34.Kh1 Qa1+ ( 34...f5?
35.Bxf5 Rxe7 36.Rxe7 Qxh4+ 37.Bh3
Qxe7 38.Qg6++- ; 34...Qe5 35.Bf5 Qe1+
36.Kh2 Qe5+ 37.g3 Rxe7 38.Be6+!+- )
35.Qb1 Qxb1+ 36.Bxb1 b5 37.cxb5
Bxb5 38.h5! Rb8 39.h6 Be8 ( 39...Bc6
40.Rg7+ Kh8 41.Bg6 c4 42.Rf7+- )
40.Rg7+ Kh8 41.Bg6 c4 ( 41...Bxg6
E32
42.Rxg6 Re8 43.Rg7+- ) 42.Bxe8 Rxe8
Vera,R
2530
43.Rf7 Kg8 44.Rf8+! Rxf8 45.h7++- ]
De Firmian,N
2570
Luzern
1997 31...Qxg2+! []
[ 31...Qxh3 32.gxh3 Nxh7 33.Qg6+- ]
[Vera,R]
32.Qxg2 Bxg2 33.Bg6+?!
71/551 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
[ 33.Kxg2! Nxh7 34.Rd3 Kg8
0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 f5
A) 35.Rd7
8.Nh3 Nc6 9.e3 d6 10.f3 Nf6 11.Bd2!
A1) 35...Kf7 36.Rxa7 Nf6 37.Bxf6
[ 11.Nf2 - 66/(455) ]
Kxf6 ( 37...gxf6 38.Kf3 ) 38.Ra6 Rxe7
11...e5 12.dxe5!N
39.Rxb6+ Ke5 ;
[ 12.d5 ]
A2) 35...a5
36.Rb7
Kf7
37.Rxb6
12...Nxe5
Rxe7
38.Bxa5
( 38.Rb5
Re2+= )
[ 12...dxe5 13.0-0-0 Qe7 14.Bc3 ]
38...Re4 39.Bc3 Nf6= ;
13.Be2
B) 35.Rd8 Kf7 36.Rxe8 Kxe8 37.Bxg7
[ 13.0-0-0!? ]
Kxe7 38.h4 ]
13...Qe7 14.0-0 Kh8 15.Rae1
33...Bxh3 34.Bxf6 Bd7 35.Bxe8 Bxe8=
[ 15.Rfe1 ]
36.Be5 Kg8 37.Bb8 Kf7 38.Bxa7 Kxe7
15...Bd7 16.b4 Rae8 17.Nf2 c5 18.Nd3!
39.Bxb6
[ 18.f4?! Ng6 ( 18...Neg4?! 19.Bxg4 Nxg4 -
20.Nxg4 fxg4 21.e4 ) 19.Bd3 ( 19.Bf3
Nh4! 20.Bxb7 Ba4 21.Qxa4 Qxb7 )
19...Nh4 ]
18...b6 19.Nxe5 Qxe5
[ 19...dxe5 20.Bc3 ]
20.Bd3 Qe6 21.Bc3 Qf7 22.bxc5!? dxc5
[ 22...bxc5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

414

E32 27.Nxe6! fxe6 28.Bxe6+ Kh8 29.Bxc8

Gurevich,M
2620 Rxc8
[ 29...Bxc8 30.Rc6 b5 31.Qe5+- ]
Andersson,U
2640
Deutschland
1997 30.Rxc8 Qxc8
[ 30...Bxc8 31.Qb8! Nd7 32.Qc7 ]
[Gurevich,M]
31.h4!?
71/552 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
[ 31.Qd6 Kg7 32.Qxb6 Nd5 ]
0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.Bg5 Nbd7 31...gxh4 32.Qxh4 Ng8
8.e3 c5 9.Bd3 b6 10.Ne2 Bb7 11.0-0N
[ 32...Kg7 33.Re7+ Kg6 34.Qg3+ Ng4
35.f3 Qc1+ 36.Re1+- ]
[ 11.f3 - 66/461 ]
33.d5! Qc5
11...h6 12.Bh4 d5!? 13.Qb3!?
[ 13.Rfd1?!
cxd4
14.Qxd4
( 14.Nxd4
[ 33...Bxd5 34.Qd4++- ]
Ne4!? ) 14...e5 15.Qc3 e4 16.Bc2 34.Re8! Qc1+
Rc8 ]
[ 34...Qxd5 35.Qxh6# ]
[ 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd8 Nxc3 15.Be7 35.Kh2 Qc7+ 36.g3 Qg7 37.d6 Kh7
Nxe2+
16.Bxe2
Rfe8
17.Bh4
cxd4
[ 37...Bc6 38.Rd8 b5 ( 38...Kh7 39.Qc4!
Bd7 40.Qe4+ Kh8 41.Qe7+- )]
18.Bb5 g5= ]
13...cxd4 14.exd4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Rc8 38.Qc4!
[ 38.Qc4
Qg6
( 38...Nf6
39.Re7+- )
16.Rac1 Qe7
39.Qxg8+ Qxg8 40.Rxg8 Kxg8 41.d7+- ]
[ 16...Rc7!? /\ Qa8 17.Bg3 Rc6 18.Bb5
Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qa8 ( 19...a6 20.Bxd7 1-0
Nxd7 21.Rc7 ) 20.Rc7 ]
17.Nc3 Rfd8 18.Rfe1 Qf8
[ 18...a6 19.d5 ]
E32
19.a4!? /\ a5-a6
Van Wely,L
2655
[ 19.h3!? ]
Timman,J
2625
19...g5!?
20.Bg3
Nh5
21.Nb5!
Nxg3 Merrillville
1997
22.Qxg3 Nf6!
[Van Wely,L]
[ 22...a6? 23.Nd6 Rc7 24.Nxb7 Rxb7
71/553 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
25.Bxa6 ]
0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7
23.Nxa7 Ra8 24.Nb5 Rxa4 25.b3 Raa8
[ 7...Ba6 - 71/(553) ]
[ 25...Ra2 26.Qc7 Rb8
A) 27.Nd6 Nd5 28.Bxd5 Bxd5 29.Ra1 8.e3 d6
[ 8...c5 - 71/(553) ]
( 29.Nxf7?
Rb7
30.Nxh6+
Qxh6
31.Qd8+ Qf8-+ ) 29...Rba8! 30.Rxa2 9.f3 Nbd7 10.Nh3 c5 11.dxc5 dxc5N
[ 11...bxc5 - 68/474 ]
Rxa2 ;
12.Bd3 Qc7 13.0-0 Rae8 14.Rad1 Bc6
B) 27.Ra1!? ]
15.Bc2 h6 16.Bh4 e5 17.Nf2 e4 18.f4
26.Nc7!? Rac8?
[ 18.Bg3 Qb7 19.Bd6 exf3 ]
[ 26...Ra2! 27.Rxe6!? ( 27.Bxe6 Rxd4
><c4
19.b3
bxc4
20.bxc4
28.Qe5
Rf4 )
27...Ne4!
( 27...fxe6 18...b5!
28.Nxe6+- ; 27...Nh5 28.Qe3! Nf4 29.Re7 /\ Rd2, Rfd1 Re6 21.Rd2 Rd6 22.Rfd1
Rxd2 23.Rxd2 Re8 24.g4 Nh7 25.Bg3
Nxg2 30.Qe5 )
A) 28.Qe3 Nxf2! 29.Rg6+ ( 29.Re7 Nb6 26.g5!?
[ 26.f5!? /\ h4, Nh3-f4 ]
Ng4!-+ )
29...Kh7
30.Rxb6
Bxg2!
31.Bd3+ ( 31.Ra6 Nh3+-+ ) 31...Nxd3 26...hxg5 27.fxg5 Qe7 28.h4 Nf8 29.Rd6
Bb7 30.a4 Ng6 31.a5 Nxh4?!
32.Qxd3+ Kg8 33.Rc2 Rxd4! ;
[ 31...Nc8 32.Rd2 ]
B) 28.Qe5! fxe6 29.Bxe6+ Kh7 30.Bf5+
[ 31...Nd7!? 32.Ba4 Nde5 ]
Kg8
31.Ne6
( 31.Be6+= ) 31...Rc8!
32.Bh7+ Kf7 33.Bg6+ ( 33.Rc7+ Rxc7 32.Bxh4 Qxd6 33.axb6 axb6 34.Kg2 Qe6
34.Qf5+ Nf6-+ ) 33...Kg8 ( 33...Kxg6 35.Bg3
[ 35.Bd1 Ba6 36.Be2 /\ Bg3-f4, Ng434.Nxf8+
Rxf8
35.Qe6+ ) 34.Bh7+
e5 ]
Kf7= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
35...Ba6 36.Bb3 Rd8 37.Bf4 Rd7 38.Kg3
Rd8 39.Qc2 Bb7 40.Ba4 Ba6 41.Bb3 Bb7
42.Qb1
[ 42.Ba4= ]
42...Re8 43.Ba4 Rf8 44.Bc2!? Qxc4!?
[ 44...Re8 45.Qb5 /\ Bd1-e2 ( 45.Qf1 Rd8 )
45...Ra8 /\ Ba6 ]
45.Nxe4 Rd8
[ 45...Qd5!
46.g6!?
( 46.Qxb6
Re8
47.Qxc5
Rxe4= )
46...fxg6
( 46...f5
47.Qh1 ) 47.Qxb6
Re8
48.Bb3
c4
49.Bxc4 Qxc4 50.Nd6 Qc1= ]
46.g6!?
[ 46.Qxb6 Rd7 47.Qb1 ]
46...Bxe4
47.Bxe4
Qe6
48.Bf5
Qc6
49.Qa2 c4 50.gxf7+ Kxf7 51.Qh2 Rf8
52.Qh5+ Ke7 53.Bg5+ Rf6 54.Qg6 Kf8
[ 54...Qd6+ 55.Kh3 Kf8 ]
55.Bxf6 gxf6 Q 7/g 56.Qh6+ Ke7 57.Qg7+
Kd8 58.Qf8+ Kc7 59.Qe7+ Kb8 60.Kf4 b5
61.Qd8+ Ka7 62.Be4 Qc5 63.Qxf6 b4
64.Qd4 Kb6! 65.Bf5
[ 65.Qxc5+ Kxc5 66.Kf3 b3 67.Ke2 c3
68.Bh7 c2 69.Kd2 Kd5 70.Bg8+ ( 70.e4+
Ke5= ) 70...Ke4 71.Bxb3 c1Q+ 72.Kxc1
Kxe3= ]
65...b3 66.Ke4 Kb5 67.Qc3 Qe7+ 68.Kf3
Qd6
69.Be4
Qe6
70.Qd4
Kb4
71.Qb6+??
[ 71.Qd2+= ]
71...Qxb6
0-1

415
[ 16...d5!? 17.Bg3 Qc6 ]
17.Qc2 Qb7
[ 17...d5 ]
18.b4! b5 19.c5 Nd5 20.Qd2 dxc5 21.dxc5
Ne5 22.Nd4 Nxd3 23.Qxd3 Rfe8 24.Rfd1

Gulko,B
Aleksandrov,A
Groningen ( m/2)

E32
2580
2660
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0

5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 c5
9.dxc5 bxc5 10.f3 Nc6 11.Nh3 h6 12.Bh4
Ne4
[ 12...Qa5 - 61/576 ]
13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Bc7 Rfc8 15.Bd6 Na4
16.b3 Nb6 17.Be2N
[ 17.Nf2 ]
17...Na5 18.Rb1 Ba6 19.e4 f6 20.Kf2 g5
21.Bg3 Nc6 22.Ng1 Nd4 23.h4 d5 24.cxd5
Nxe2 25.Nxe2 exd5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.exd5
-

Vera,R
Milos,G
Braganca
[Vera,R]

E34
2530
2590
1997

71/554 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qd1 c5 8.e3
E32 cxd4 9.exd4 Ne4 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.Bd3!?N
[ 11.a3 - 65/522 ]
Vang,Lei
2390
Rodriguez,Am
2495 11...Nxc3
[ 11...Nxf2!?
12.Bxf5
Nxd1
13.Rxd1
Ubeda
1998
( 13.Kxd1!? exf5 14.Re1+ ) 13...exf5 14.d5
[Rodriguez,Am]
Ne7 15.Nb5 Bxd2+ 16.Rxd2 ]
71/(553) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 12.Bxc3 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qf6
4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5
[ 13...Qa5!? ]
Ba6 8.e3 d6 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.Ne2 c5 14.0-0 0-0 15.Re1! Rd8
11.Qc2 h6 12.Bh4 Rc8!?N
[ 15...b6? 16.Be4 Bb7 17.Ne5 Rfc8
[ 12...cxd4 - 70/498 ]
18.Re3 Qe7 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Qh5+
13.Qa4
Kg8 21.Rh3+- ]
[ 13.0-0? cxd4 ]
[ 15...Bd7? 16.Qb1 ]
13...Bb7 14.0-0
16.Re3 h6! 17.Be4
[ 14.Qxa7? Bxg2-+ /\ Ra8 ]
[ 17.Ne5! Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qe7 19.Rg3
14...cxd4?!
A) 19...Bd7
20.Qg4
Qf8
( 20...g6?
[ 14...Qc7! /\ Bc6, Qb7, d5= ]
21.Bxg6! ;
20...Qg5?
21.Qe4
Qf5
15.exd4 Qc7 16.f3 Bc6
22.Qe2+- ;
20...f5
21.exf6
Qxf6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

416

22.Rf3+- ) 21.Qe4 g6 22.Qxb7 ;

16...Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Rfc8
B) 19...Kh8!
20.Qf3
Qf8
21.Rb1
[ 17...c6!? ]
( 21.Re1 ) 21...a5 22.Qe4 Qg8 23.h4 ] 18.Be2 Bd7 19.Bf3!
17...Bd7 18.Rb1 Rab8 19.c4
[ 19.0-0 Bb5= ]
[ 19.Qa4 b5! ]
19...a5 20.Bc5!
19...Be8=
[ 20.0-0 axb4 21.axb4 Ra4 22.Bc5 b6
23.Bxd6 cxd6 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.Rc1
Be6 26.b5 Rb4= ]
E33 20...axb4 21.Bxb4 Bb5?!
[ 21...Bc6!? 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Rxc6 Nb5
Dreev,A
2640
24.Ke2 Nxa3 25.Rhc1 Nb5 ]
Zvjaginsev,V
2635
Groningen (m/1)
1997 22.h4! /\ h5, Rh4+/- h6
[ 22...Bc6 ]
[Dreev,A]
23.h5 Rab8 24.Rh4 Ne8 25.Be7 ><Ne8
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6 c6 26.a4! Ba6 27.Rd4 Nc7 28.Bg4
5.Nf3 d5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e3 0-0
[ 28.Rd7!? ]
9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Re8
28...Re8
29.Bd6
Rbd8 30.Rcd1
Ne6
[ 10...b6 - 48/(737) ]
31.Re4 b6?!
11.Rc1 Bd7
[ 31...Ng5 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.Bf5 ]
[ 11...dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Bb5! ]
32.Bxe6!! fxe6
12.cxd5!N
[ 32...Rxe6 33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.Bc7 Rxd1+
[ 12.Be2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 e5 14.d5 Nd4
35.Kxd1 b5 36.a5!+- ]
15.Nd2 ]
33.Red4 Rd7
12...exd5 13.Be2 Nd8!? 14.Ne5
[ 33...e5 34.Bxe5 Rxd4 35.Bxd4+- ]
[ 14.Qxc7?! Rc8 15.Qxd7 Rxc1+ 16.Kd2
[ 33...c5 34.Bxc5 Rxd4 35.Bxd4+- ]
Rxh1 17.Qxe8+ Kh7 18.Qd7 Qc6! ]
34.Be5 Rd5 35.f4 b5 36.e4 Rxd4 37.Rxd4
14...Bf5 15.g4?!
Re7
[ 15.0-0 c6 16.b4 ]
[ 37...bxa4 38.Rd7+- ( 38.Rxa4!? Ra8
15...Be4!
39.Rd4 Ra7 40.Rd6+- )]
[ 15...Be6 16.h4 -> ]
38.a5 Kf7 39.Rd8 b4 40.Bd6
16.f3 Bh7 17.Qxc7 Nc6 18.Nxc6 bxc6 1-0
19.Rc3
[ 19.Rxc6 Qg5! ]
19...Re7 20.Qxc6
E37
[ 20.Qg3
c5!=
( 20...Rae8?!
21.Kf2
Rogers,I
2570
Rxe3? 22.Rxe3 Qxd4 23.Qf4+- )]
Ward,Ch
2485
20...Qxc6 21.Rxc6 Rxe3 22.Kf2 Rb3 England
1997
23.Rhc1 g5!=
[Rogers,I]
71/557 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
E37 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5
Georgiev,Ki
2670 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nf3 Bf5 11.b4
Sax,Gy
2570 0-0 12.Bb2 b6 13.b5 bxc5 14.bxc6 Qa5+
Deutschland
1997 15.Nd2 Rab8 16.c7 Qxc7 17.Nxe4 Bxe4
18.Qd2 d4 19.f3?N
[Georgiev,Ki]
[ 19.h4!? ]
[ 19.Rd1 - 20/612 ]
71/556 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 e5 19...Bg6 20.e4
8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.e3 exd4 10.Nf3 Qc6
[ 20.Rc1! ]
11.Nxd4 Qxc2 12.Nxc2 Nc6 13.b4 Be6 20...dxe3!
14.Bb2 0-0 15.Rc1 Nd6 16.Nd4N
[ 20...Rb3 21.Bc4 Re3+ 22.Kf2 Qf4!
[ 16.b5? - 47/677 ]
23.Kg1 Rxf3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
21.Qc3 Rxb2! 22.Qxb2 Rb8!!
[ 22...Qa5+ 23.Ke2 Re8 24.Rc1! ]
23.Bb5
[ 23.Qc3 Rb3!!-+ ]
[ 23.Qc1 Qa5+ 24.Ke2 Rb3-+ ]
[ 23.Qa2 Qa5+ 24.Ke2 Qc3-+ ]
23...Qa5+
[ 23...Bd3!?
24.Qc3
Bxb5
25.0-0-0
( 25.Rb1 h6! ) 25...e2 26.Rd4 ]
24.Kf1
[ 24.Ke2? Rxb5 25.Qa2 Qc3-+ ]
24...Rxb5
[ 24...Bd3+ 25.Kg1 e2 26.Kf2 ]
25.Qe5 h6
[ 25...h5 ]
26.Qxe3 Rb2
[ 26...c4 ]
27.h4! c4 28.Kg1
[ 28.Rc1 Rb3 ]
28...Bd3
[ 28...c3!? 29.Rc1 c2 30.Kf2 ]
29.Rh3 Re2 30.Qd4 Qc7! 31.Rc1 h5
32.Rd1
[ 32.f4? Re4 ]
32...Qb6?!
[ 32...g6 ]
[ 32...Qb8 ]
33.Qxb6 axb6 34.Rc1
[ 34.f4 /\ Rhd3 Be4 35.Rg3 c3! ]
34...Ra2
[ 34...Rb2!?
35.f4!
( 35.Rc3?
Rb3 )
35...Rb3
36.Kh2
b5
( 36...Rxa3?
37.Rxc4 ) 37.Ra1 Kf8 38.Re3= ]
35.Rc3 b5 36.g4 hxg4 37.fxg4 f6 38.Rh2
[ 38.Rhxd3= ]
38...Ra1+ 39.Kf2 Kf7 40.Ke3 Rg1 41.Kf4
[ 41.Kf4 Ke6 42.Rd2 Kd5 43.Rdxd3+= ]
-

417
[ 13.e3?! 0-0-0 14.Nd4 ( 14.Be2? Nb3
15.Rb1 Nec5 ) 14...Qxe5 15.f3 Nc5
16.Qxa5 Rxd4 17.Qxa7 ( 17.Bd2 Rxd2! )
17...Rhd8 18.Be2 Ra4 19.Qb6 Bc2 ]
[ 13.Bf4 Nc5 14.Qd1 Nab3 15.Qxd5 cxd5
16.Rd1 0-0-0 17.Bg5 Rd7 ( 17...Bc2 )
18.e3 Bc2 19.Bb5 ]
13...Nc4 14.Bd4
[ 14.Rd1 Nxb2 15.Rxd5 Nxa4 16.Ra5
Nec3 17.Rxa7 Rxa7 18.Bxa7 c5 19.Bb8
Kd7 20.Bd6 Ne4= ]
14...b5
15.Qb3
c5
16.Bc3
0-0-0!!
17.Qxb5!?
[ 17.e3 Nxe3 18.Qxd5 Nc2+-+ ]
[ 17.Rc1 a6! 18.g3 Rhe8 19.Bg2 Ne3
20.Qxd5 Nxg2+ 21.Kf1 Ne3+! 22.fxe3
Bh3+ 23.Ke1 Rxd5 ]
17...Nxc3 18.bxc3 Nxe5
[ 18...Nd2 19.Qb2 ( 19.Nd4 cxd4 20.Qxd5
Rxd5 21.Kxd2 dxc3+ 22.Kxc3 Kd7 )
19...Nb3
20.c4
Qxc4
21.Ra2
Qd4
( 21...Bb1 22.e3 ; 21...Qd5 22.Nd2 Nxd2
23.Qxd2 Qxe5 24.Qb2 ) 22.e4 ]
19.Qb2 Rhe8 20.Nxe5 Rxe5 21.e3
[ 21.c4!? ]
21...c4 22.Qa2?!
[ 22.Rg1 ]
22...Be6
23.Rg1
Qa5
24.Rc1?
Qc5!
25.Be2 Rxe3! 26.Qb2 Bg4! 27.Rc2 Re7
28.Rf1 Bf5 29.Rd2 Rxd2 30.Kxd2 Rxe2+
31.Kxe2 Bd3+ 32.Kf3
[ 32.Ke1 Qe5+ ]
32...Bxf1
0-1

Atalik,S
Sax,Gy
Szeged
[Atalik,S]

E37
2590
2570
1997

E37
2570
2380 71/559 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
1997 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 Nc6
8.e3 e5?! 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Bc4! Qa5+
11.b4 Nxb4 12.Qxe4 Nc2+ 13.Ke2 Qe1+
71/558 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 14.Kf3 Nxa1 15.Bb2 0-0 16.Kg3 Kh8
d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 Nc6 17.dxe5!N
8.Nf3 e5 9.dxe5 Bf5 10.Qb3 Na5N
[ 17.Nf3? - 70/502 ]
[ 10...dxc4 - 20/611 ]
17...Be6
18.Nf3
Qxh1
19.Ng5
g6
20.Nxf7+!! Rxf7 21.Bxe6 Rg7
[ 10...d4 ]
11.Qa4+ c6 12.cxd5 Qxd5 13.Be3
[ 21...Rxf2!? 22.Kxf2 Rf8+ 23.Kg3 Qe1+
Baburin,A
Saidy,A
Los Angeles
[Saidy,A]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
24.Kh3 Kg7 25.Bd7 Kh6 26.e6 Rf5
27.Bf6!! Rh5+ ( 27...Rxf6 28.e7+- ) 28.Kg4
Rf5 29.e7 Qd1+ 30.Kh3!
A) 30...Rh5+
31.Kg3
Qe1+
32.Kf4
Qf1+ ( 32...Qf2+ 33.Qf3 Rh4+ 34.Bg4! ;
32...g5+ 33.Ke5 Qc3+ 34.Qd4 g4+
35.Kf4+- ; 32...Rh4+ 33.Bxh4 Qxh4+
34.Kf3+- );
B) 30...Qxd7 31.e8Q Rf3+ ( 31...Rh5+
32.Kg3+- ) 32.Kh4+- ]
22.Bf7!!
[ 22.Bg4?!
A) 22...h5
23.e6!
h4+
( 23...Kh7
24.Bxh5 Kg8 25.Bxg7 gxh5 26.Qg6+- ;
23...Re8 24.Qxg6 Ree7 25.Qxg7+ Rxg7
26.e7 Kh7 27.Bxg7+- ) 24.Kh3 Kh7
25.Qd4 Rag8 26.Qf6+- ;
B) 22...Rf8!! 23.e6 Qf1
B1) 24.Bf3?! Qb5 25.Bxa1 Qg5+-+ ;
B2) 24.e7?!
Qxf2+
25.Kh3
Re8
26.Qe5 ( 26.Qd4 Qf7 ) 26...Rexe7!
27.Qxe7 Qxb2-+ ;
B3) 24.Qe5
Qxf2+
25.Kh3
Rfg8
26.Bxa1 h5 27.Bxh5 ( 27.Bf3 Kh7
28.e7 Rf7 /\ Rf3 ) 27...Kh7 28.Qg5
( 28.Bf3 Re7 29.Qf6 Rgg7 ) 28...Qf8
( 28...Qf5+? 29.Qxf5 gxf5 30.Bxg7
Rxg7
31.Bf7
Rxf7
32.exf7
Kg7
33.Kg3 c5 34.a4 b6 35.Kf3 a6 36.e4
fxe4+ 37.Kxe4 b5 38.axb5 axb5
39.g4 b4 40.h4 b3 41.Kd3 c4+
42.Kc3 Kxf7 43.h5 Kf6 44.h6 Kg6
45.g5= ) 29.Bf6 Re7 30.Bxe7 ( 30.Bg4
Re8 )
30...gxh5
31.Qxh5+
Qh6
32.Qxh6+ Kxh6 33.Bh4 c5-+ ]
22...Rxf7?
[ 22...Qd1 23.e6 Qd6+ 24.f4 ( 24.Kh3!? ;
24.Be5 Qe7 25.h4 )
A) 24...Qe7
A1) 25.Qxb7!? Rd8 ( 25...Rf8 26.Bxa1
Rfxf7 27.exf7 Qxe3+ 28.Qf3 Qe1+
29.Qf2 Qe7 30.Qxa7 Qe1+ 31.Qf2
Qe7 32.Kf3 Qxf7 33.Qb2 Qd5+
34.Kf2 Qc5+ 35.Kf1 Qc4+ 36.Kg1
Qc5+
37.Kh1+- )
26.Bxa1
Qxa3
27.Bd4
Qe7
28.Qxa7
Rxd4
29.Qxd4+- ;
A2) 25.Bxa1
c5
26.Qe5
Rag8
27.Qf6+- ;
B) 24...g5 25.Kg4!!
B1) 25...Qd1+ 26.Kf5 Qc2 27.Bxa1
Qc5+ 28.Qe5 Qxe5+ 29.Bxe5+- ;

418
B2) 25...gxf4+
26.Kh5
Qc5+
( 26...fxe3 27.Kh6 Qxh2+ 28.Bh5+- )
27.Qe5 Qxe5+ 28.Bxe5+- ;
B3) 25...h5+ 26.Kxh5+- ]
23.e6+ Kg8
[ 23...Rg7 24.e7 h5 25.Qxg6+- ]
24.Qd4! Kf8 25.exf7 Kxf7 26.Qd7+
1-0

Milos,G
Sunye Neto,J
Braganca
[Milos,G]

E39
2590
2500
1997

71/560 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6
[ 7...d5 - 71/(560) ]
8.Bg5 Bb7 9.e4 h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.Rd1
Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Be2 Nf4 14.0-0
Nc6 15.Rfe1 Nxe2+?!N
[ 15...d6 - 35/635 ]
16.Rxe2 Na5 17.Red2 Rfd8
[ 17...Bc6 18.Ne5 Qg5 19.Nxc6 dxc6
20.c5 ]
18.Nb5 f5? 19.Nd6 Bxe4 20.Nxe4 fxe4
21.Qxe4 Nc6 22.Rd6 Rac8 23.Qd3 Rc7
24.b4 Qf6 25.Qe4 Qf5 26.Qxf5 exf5
27.h4! Nb8!?
[ 27...Kf8 28.h5 ]
28.Ne5 Re8 29.f4 Nc6!
[ 29...h5 30.b5+- ]
30.Nxd7
[ 30.Rxd7 Rxd7 31.Rxd7 Nxe5 32.fxe5
a5! 33.Rb7 axb4 34.axb4 Rc8 ]
30...Re4 31.h5! Rxf4 32.b5 Ne7 33.Ne5
Re4 34.Re6 Rc5 35.Ng6!! Rc7
[ 35...Rxe6 36.Rd8+ Kf7 37.Rf8# ]
[ 35...Kf7 36.Rxe4 fxe4 37.Rd7+- ]
[ 35...Nxg6 36.hxg6 Rc8 37.Rxe4 fxe4
38.Rd7+- ]
36.Rd8+ Kf7 37.Rxe4 fxe4 38.Rf8+ Ke6
39.Re8+- Kd6 40.Rxe7 Rxe7 41.Nxe7
Kxe7 42.Kf2 Kd6 43.Ke3 Kc5
[ 43...Ke5 44.g4 ]
44.Kxe4 Kxc4 45.Kf5 Kxb5 46.Kg6 Ka4
47.Kxg7 Kxa3 48.g4!
[ 48.Kxh6 b5= ]
48...b5 49.g5 b4
[ 49...hxg5 50.h6 ]
50.gxh6 b3 51.h7 b2 52.h8Q b1Q 53.Qf8+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

419

Ka4
[ 53...Ka2 54.Qf7+ ]
54.Qf4+ Ka5
[ 54...Ka3 55.Qe3+ ]
55.Qe5+ Ka6 56.h6 Qb7+ 57.Kg6 Qg2+
58.Kf7 Qh1
[ 58...Qb7+ 59.Qe7 ]
59.Qf6+ Kb7
[ 59...Kb5 60.Kg6! ]
60.Kg8 Kc7 61.h7 Qa8+ 62.Qf8
1-0

Lazarev,V
Sokolov,An
Bourbon_Lancy
[Sokolov,An]

E39
2500
2585
1997

71/(560) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 d5
8.Bg5 d4 9.0-0-0 e5 10.e3 Bg4 11.Be2
Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nbd7 13.Nd5 h6 14.h4!?N
[ 14.Bh4
Rc8
15.Bg4
g5
16.Nxf6+
( 16.Bxd7 - 28/640 ) 16...Qxf6 17.Bxd7 Rc7
18.Bg3 Rxd7 19.h4 Rc8 ]
14...Rc8
[ 14...hxg5 15.hxg5 g6 16.Rh6+- ]
15.Kb1
[ 15.Bg4 b5 ]
15...b5 16.cxb5
[ 16.Bg4 bxc4 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nxf6+
Qxf6 19.Bxc8 c3 ]
16...Bxa3
[ 16...Bxa3
17.Qf5
Bxb2!
( 17...Be7
18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Bc6 ) 18.Bxf6 Qa5
( 18...Nxf6
19.Qxc8! )
19.Ne7+
Kh8
20.Nxc8 Qa1+ ( 20...Rxc8 21.Bc6 Qa1+
22.Kc2 Qa2 23.Qxd7 Qc4+ 24.Kb1!+- )
21.Kc2 Qa4+ 22.Kb1 ( 22.Kd2 Nxf6 )
22...Qa1+= ]

Lautier,J
Beliavsky,A
Beograd
[Lautier,J]

E42
2660
2710
1997

71/561 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

c5 5.Nge2 b6
[ 5...cxd4 - 71/(561) ]

6.a3 Ba5 7.Rb1 Na6 8.Qa4 Bb7 9.Bd2

Qe7
[ 9...Bc6
10.Qc2
( 10.Qd1 - 70/506 )
10...0-0 11.Ng3 /\ d5 ]
10.Ng3N
[ 10.f3 ]
10...Bxc3?!
[ 10...0-0 ]
11.Bxc3 cxd4?!
[ 11...0-0 12.Bd3 ]
12.exd4 0-0
[ 12...Nc7 13.Bb4! Bc6 14.Bxe7 Bxa4
15.Bd6 ]
13.Bd3 Nc7 14.0-0 b5
[ 14...d5 15.Bb4 Qe8
A) 16.Qc2 Qc6 17.Bxf8 dxc4 18.f3
cxd3 19.Qxc6 Bxc6 20.Rbc1 Ba4
21.Bb4 ( 21.Rxc7 d2= );
B) 16.Qb3! Qc6 17.cxd5 Ncxd5 18.Bxf8
Ne3 ( 18...Rxf8 19.Rbc1+- ) 19.d5!+- ]
[ 14...Rfd8 15.d5! d6 ( 15...exd5? 16.Nf5
Qf8
17.Bxf6
gxf6
18.cxd5
Nxd5
19.Qh4+- ) 16.Qc2 ]
15.cxb5 Ncd5 16.Bd2 Qd6 17.Rfc1 /\ Bf1
h5
[ 17...a6 18.bxa6 Bxa6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
20.Qc4 Rb8 ( 20...Rfa8 21.Qc5 ) 21.a4
/\ a5 ]
18.Qb3! Rfb8
[ 18...Nf4 19.Bb4 Qxd4 20.Rd1! /\ Bh7
( 20.Bxf8? Nxd3 ) 20...Bd5 21.Qc2! Rfc8
22.Bh7+
Nxh7
23.Qxc8+
Rxc8
24.Rxd4+- ]
[ 18...h4
19.Ne4
Nxe4
20.Bxe4
f5
21.Bxd5! Bxd5 ( 21...Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Bxd5
23.Rc7 ) 22.Qh3 ]
19.Bg5! a6 20.Qd1 g6 21.a4 axb5
22.axb5 Qb6 23.Ne2 Nh7 24.Bd2 Nhf6
/\ Qd6, Ng4 25.h3 Qd6 26.Ra1 Qf8
[ 26...Nb4
27.Bc4
( 27.Bf4?
Qd5 )
27...Bd5? 28.Bf4+- ]
27.Nc3 Nb4 28.Bf1 Qd6 29.Na4 Ne4
[ 29...Qxd4? 30.Rc4+- ]
30.Nc5 Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Qxd4?
[ 31...Nxc5? 32.Bxb4+- ]
[ 31...Nxd2 32.Qxd2 Nd5 33.Ra7 Qb6
34.Ra3 Qd6 35.Nd3! /\ Ne5, Rg3+--> ]
32.Nxe4 Qxe4
[ 32...Bxe4 33.Ra4 Bc2 34.Rxb4 Qxb4
35.Qxc2+- ]
33.Ra4 Qc2 34.Qxc2 Nxc2 35.Bd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 35.Bd3 Rc8 36.Bc3+- ]
1-0

420

20...Nf4 21.Bb5 Neg6

[ 21...a6 ]
22.Rf2?
[ 22.g3 a6 23.Ba4 Nd5 24.Bb3= ]
E42 22...Bd5 23.Qc1 e5! 24.Bf1 Ne6 25.Ng3
Sokolov,I
2635 Bc4
[ 25...exd4 26.cxd4 Qxc1 27.Bxc1 ]
Epishin,V
2570
Groningen (m/1)
1997 26.Nf5 Bxf1 27.Qxf1 Rfd8 28.Qd3 Ne7
29.Nxe7+ Qxe7 30.Be3 Qxa3 31.d5 Nc7
[Sokolov,I]
32.Bc1 Qc5 33.c4 b5 34.cxb5 Rxd5-+
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 35.Qc2
5.Nge2 cxd4 6.exd4 0-0 7.a3 Be7 8.Nf4
[ 35.Qe3 Rd1+ 36.Rf1 Rxc1! ]
d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Ncxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 35...Nxb5 36.Qxc5 Rxc5 37.Be3 Rd5
Bg5 12.0-0 Nc6 13.Re1 Qd6 14.Ne6N
38.Rc1 a5 39.Ra2 f6 40.Ra4 Rd3 41.Re1
[ 14.Qh5 - 37/(610) ]
Nc3 42.Raa1 a4 43.Bc1 Rb8 44.Kf1 Rb1
14...Bxe6 15.Bxg5 Qd7 16.Rc1 Rfe8
45.Rxb1 Nxb1 46.f4 a3 47.fxe5 fxe5
[ 16...Rfe8 17.Bf1!? /\ b4+/= ]
48.Rxe5 Rd1+ 49.Re1 Nd2+
[ 49...Nd2+ 50.Ke2 Rxe1+ 51.Kxe1 Nc4 ]
0-1
E42
Beliavsky,A
2710
Sax,Gy
2570
E43
Magyarorszag
1997
Volzhin,A
2495
[Sax,Gy]
Timman,J
2625
Koge
1997
71/562 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 [Volzhin,A]
c5 5.Nge2 b6 6.a3 Ba5 7.Rb1 Na6 8.Bd2
0-0 9.Ng3 d5 10.cxd5 cxd4 11.exd4 Bxc3 71/563 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
12.bxc3 Qxd5 13.Be2 Bb7 14.f3
b6 5.f3 0-0 6.e4 Ba6!N
[ 14.Qa4
[ 6...Nc6 - 26/651 ]
A) 14...Qxg2
15.Bf1
Qf3
16.Bxa6
[ 6...d5!?N - 71/(563) ]
( 16.Rg1 Ne4 17.Be3 Nxf2 18.Bxf2 7.Bd3
Qxc3+ 19.Kd1 Bf3+ 20.Ne2 Qd3+-+ )
[ 7.Qb3? c5 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Nxe4!
16...Ne4! 17.Rf1 Nxg3 18.fxg3 Qe4+
10.Bxa6 ( 10.fxe4 Qh4+ 11.Kd1 Bxf1-+ )
19.Kf2 Qf3+= ;
10...Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qh4+ 12.g3 Nxg3
B) 14...Nc7 15.Bf3 Qa2 16.Bxb7 Qxb1+
13.hxg3 Qxh1-+ ]
17.Ke2 Qb5+ 18.Qxb5 Nxb5 19.Bxa8
[ 7.Bg5 h6 ( 7...c5 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Bxf1
Rxa8 20.a4 Nd6 21.Kd3 Rc8 ]
10.Kxf1 d6 ) 8.Bh4 Be7!? /\ Ne4 9.Bf2 ]
14...Nb8N
7...c5!
[ 14...Nc7 ]
[ 7...d5
8.cxd5
Bxd3
9.Qxd3
exd5
15.0-0 Nc6 16.Bd3 Qd6
10.e5 ]
[ 16...Nxd4? 17.Be4 ]
8.d5 Bxc3+! 9.bxc3 d6 /\ Nbd7-e5 ><c4
17.Bg5
10.Nh3 Nbd7 11.Bf4! Ne5 12.Bxe5 dxe5
[ 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 ( 18.fxe4 Nxd4 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Qa4 Rad8
19.Qg4 Nc6 20.Bh6 g6 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 )
[ 15...Bb7!? /\ Bc6, h6, Rf7, Raf8|^>> ]
18...Na5 ]
16.Rad1
17...Nd5 18.Ne4 Qc7 19.Qe1
[ 16.Qxa6? Rxd3 <->d, ><c3, c4 ]
[ 19.Qc1 Na5 20.c4 Ba6 21.cxd5 Qxc1 16...Bb7 17.Be2 Bc6 18.Qc2 h6 19.Nf2
22.Rbxc1 Bxd3 23.Rfd1 Bxe4 24.fxe4 Qc8 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Rd1 Rd7 22.Rxd7
exd5 25.exd5 f6 26.Bf4 Rad8= ]
Qxd7 23.Qd3 Kf7 24.Qxd7+ Nxd7 25.Nd3=
19...Nce7 20.Bd2
[ 20.Qg3= ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

421

E43 Nba6 12.Rb1!?N

[ 12.f3 ]
Volzhin,A
2495
Aleksic,N
2340 12...e5
[ 12...d6 13.Bc2 ]
Jugoslavija
1997
13.Bc2! g6
[Volzhin,A]
[ 13...exd4
14.exd4
( 14.cxd4
Ne4
71/(563) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
15.Bxe4
fxe4
16.Bxf8
Qxf8
17.f3 )
b6 5.f3 0-0 6.e4 d5!?N
14...Ne4 15.Bxe4 fxe4 16.Bxf8 Qxf8
[ 6...Nc6 - 26/651 ]
17.Qg4 ]
7.e5 Nfd7
14.f4! d6
[ 7...Nh5!? 8.Nh3 ]
[ 14...exd4 15.cxd4 Ne4 16.Bxe4 fxe4
8.cxd5 exd5 9.f4
17.Bxf8 Qxf8 18.f5 ]
[ 9.Qb3?! c5 ]
15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Nb3 Rb8 17.Qe2 Qe7
9...c5 10.a3
18.e4 f4 19.Qf2 c6 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.Nd4!
[ 10.Nf3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 ( 11.Qxd4 Nc6 Qf6 22.Nb3?!
12.Qxd5 Ndxe5! ) 11...Nc5 /\ Ne4<=> ]
[ 22.Nf3 ]
10...Bxc3+
22...Na4
23.Rd3
cxd5 24.cxd5 Rbc8
[ 10...cxd4 11.axb4 dxc3 12.bxc3 ]
25.Na5 N4c5 26.Nxb7 Nxb7 27.Rf3 Nac5
11.bxc3 Ba6 12.Bxa6 Nxa6 13.Nf3
28.Qe2 Nd6 29.c4 Rc7 30.Rbf1 g5
[ 13.f5? cxd4 14.cxd4 Qh4+ ]
31.Bb2 Re8 32.g3 Qh6 33.R3f2 Rg7
13...f5
34.Rg2 Rg6 35.h4! gxh4 36.gxf4 h3
[ 13...Nc7? 14.f5 ]
37.Rxg6+ Qxg6+ 38.Kh2 Qg2+ 39.Qxg2+
[ 13...cxd4 14.cxd4 f5 15.a4 /\ Ba3+/= ]
hxg2 40.Rg1 Nxc4 41.Rxg2+ Kf7
14.c4!?
[ 41...Kf8 42.Bc1 exf4 43.Rf2 ]
[ 14.0-0 Nc7 ]
42.Bc1 exf4 43.Rf2 Nd6 44.Rxf4+ Kg8
14...dxc4
45.Rg4+ Kf8?
[ 14...Nc7 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Qb3 Nb8
[ 45...Kf7 46.Bb2 Ncxe4 47.Rg7+ Kf8
17.dxc5 bxc5 18.0-0 ]
48.Rxh7
( 48.Rxa7
Re7= )
48...Re7
15.d5!?
49.Rh8+ Kf7= ]
[ 15.Qa4 Nc7 16.Qxc4+ Kh8 17.d5 b5 46.Ba3! Kf7 47.Bxc5 bxc5 48.Kg3 Kf6
18.Qa2 c4 19.d6 Ne6 20.0-0 Ndc5 ]
49.Kf4 Nf7 50.Rh4 h6 51.Bb3 Kg7
15...b5 16.d6 ><Na6
52.Rh5!+- Kg6 53.Rf5 Nd6 54.Re5 Rxe5
[ 16.0-0 Nc7 /\ Nb6-/+ ]
55.Kxe5 Nf7+ 56.Ke6 h5 57.d6 h4 58.e5
16...Nb6 17.Be3 Qd7 18.0-0 h6 /\ Qe6
[ 58.d7
[ 18...Qc6!? ]
A) 58...Nd8+ 59.Ke7 h3 ( 59...Nc6+
19.Qd2! /\ Qa5 ><b5 Rac8 20.a4
60.Kd6 Nd8 61.Kc7 h3 62.Kxd8 h2
[ 20.Qa5 Nb8 21.Rab1 Nd5! /\ a6-/+ ]
63.Kc7 h1Q 64.d8Q ) 60.Bd5 h2 61.e5 ;
20...bxa4
B) 58...h3 59.e5 ( 59.Ke7 Ne5 60.Bd5
[ 20...Nxa4? 21.Qd5+ /\ e6+- ]
Nxd7
61.Kxd7
h2
62.e5 ) 59...h2
[ 20...b4? 21.a5+- ]
( 59...Nd8+ 60.Ke7 Nc6+ 61.Kd6 h2
21.Qa5
62.Bd5 Nd8 63.e6 ; 59...Kg7 60.Bd5 Kf8
61.Kf6 ) 60.Bd5 c4 61.Ke7 c3 62.Bxf7+
( 62.Be4+ Kg7 63.e6 Nd8 64.Kxd8 c2
65.Ke8 c1Q 66.d8Q ) 62...Kf5 63.d8Q
E43
h1Q 64.Qd3+ ]
Atalik,S
2555
Wedberg,T
2480 58...h3 59.Bc2+?
[ 59.d7 - 58.d7 ]
New York
1997
59...Kg7 60.Kd5 Ng5!= 61.d7 h2 62.d8Q
[Atalik,S]
h1Q+ 63.Kc4 Qf1+ 64.Qd3! Qf4+ 65.Kd5
71/564 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 Nf7?
b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nf3 Ne4 7.0-0 f5 8.d5
[ 65...Qf7+ 66.Kxc5 Qc7+ 67.Kd5 Qa5+ ]
Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nc5 10.Nd4 0-0 11.Ba3 66.Qc3! Kg8 67.Bb3 Kh7 68.e6 Qd6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

422

69.Ke4 Ng5+?
[ 69...Qe7 70.Qg3 Nd6+ 71.Ke5 Nc4+
72.Kd5 Nb6+ 73.Kc6 c4 74.Bc2+ Kh8
75.Qd6+- ]
70.Kf5 Kh6 71.Qf6+
[ 71.Qf6+ Kh7 72.Qg6+ Kh8 73.Qe8+
Kg7
74.Qd7+
Nf7
75.Qxf7+
Kh8
76.Qe8++- ]
1-0

Sadler,M
Ward,Ch
Hastings
[Sadler,M]

E43
2665
2485
1997

71/565 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

b6 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.Nf3 Ne4 7.0-0 f5 8.d5
Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nc5 10.Ba3 Nba6 11.Re1!?
[ 11.Bc2 - 13/616 ]
11...Qf6N
[ 11...0-0 ]
12.Qc2!
[ 12.Qd2 e5! 13.e4 f4 ]
12...g6!? /\ e5
[ 12...0-0-0 ]
[ 12...0-0 ]
13.e4 fxe4 14.Bxe4 0-0-0 15.Nd2!?
[ 15.Nd4 e5 16.Nb3 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 d6
/\ Nb8-d7 ]
15...Rde8 16.Rad1!
[ 16.d6 cxd6 17.Bxb7+ Kxb7 ( 17...Nxb7
18.Ne4 Qf4 19.Qa4 ) 18.Ne4 Nxe4
19.Qxe4+ Kc7 20.Rad1 Nc5 21.Bxc5
A) 21...dxc5 22.Rxd7+ Kxd7 23.Qb7+
Kd6 24.Rd1+ Ke5 25.Re1+= ( 25.Qc7+
Kf5 26.Rd3 Qh4 27.Rf3+ Kg5 28.Rg3+
Kf6 29.Rf3+ Kg5= );
B) 21...bxc5
22.Qc2
Ra8
23.Qa4
Rhb8 ]
[ 16.Bf3 Qf5! 17.Qxf5 exf5= ]
16...Qf7
[ 16...Qg5 17.d6 ]
17.d6! Nxe4
[ 17...cxd6 18.Bxb7+ Kxb7 19.Ne4 Nxe4
20.Rxe4 d5 21.Red4 ]
18.Nxe4 Qf5
[ 18...c5!? ]
19.dxc7 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Nc5 21.Bxc5 Qxc5
22.Red4! Re7 23.Qa4 Qxc7 24.c5! bxc5
25.Rd6! Rf8

[ 25...Rd8 26.Rb1+- ]
26.Qb5?!
[ 26.f3! ]
26...Rf5 27.c4 h5 28.Rb1!?
[ 28.f3 Kd8 ]
28...Kd8 29.Qa6 Ref7!! [] 30.Rb7
[ 30.f3 Ke7! 31.Rbd1 Kf6 32.Qb5 Kg7 ]
30...Rxf2 31.Rxd7+
[ 31.h3 Rxa2!-+ ]
31...Qxd7 32.Rxd7+ Kxd7 33.Qxa7+ Kd6
34.Qb6+ Kd7 35.Qb5+ Kd6 36.Qb8+ Kd7
37.Qb5+ Kd6 38.Qb6+ Kd7 39.Qb7+ Kd6
40.Qb6+
-

Chiburdanidze,M
Adams,Mi
Luzern
[Adams,Mi]

E44
2525
2680
1997

71/566 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

b6 5.Nge2 Ne4 6.Bd2 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 0-0
8.a3 Be7 9.Nf4 d6 10.Bd3 Nd7?!N
[ 10...Bb7 - 65/527 ]
[ 10...c6 /\ e5 ]
11.Qc2! h6?
[ 11...Nf6 ]
12.Be4 Rb8 13.Nb5! Nf6 14.Nxa7 Nxe4
15.Nc6 Qe8 16.Nxb8
[ 16.Qxe4 Bb7 17.d5 ( 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
18.d5 Qf6 )]
16...Bb7 17.d5
[ 17.Na6 Bxa6 18.Qxe4 Bxc4 19.d5 b5
20.dxe6 fxe6 21.Ng6 Rf5 22.Nxe7+
Qxe7 ]
17...exd5 18.cxd5 Bg5! 19.0-0
[ 19.Nc6? Bxf4 20.exf4 Ng3+ 21.Kd2
Qe2+ 22.Kc3 Ne4+ 23.Kb3 Qb5+-+ ]
19...Nf6
20.Nc6
Bxf4
21.exf4
Nxd5
22.Rac1 Nxf4 23.Rfe1 Qa8 24.Re4 Ng6!
[ 24...Ne6 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.Rxe6+- ]
25.Ra4
[ 25.a4 Ne5 ]
[ 25.f3 ]
25...Qc8 26.f4
[ 26.Qxg6 Bxc6 ]
[ 26.b4!? ]
26...Re8 27.Re4! Qd7!
[ 27...f5 28.Ree1 Qd7 29.Nd4 Be4?
30.Qxc7+- ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

423

28.Qe2
[ 28.f5 Ne5 29.Nxe5 dxe5 30.Re3 c5
31.Rd1 ]
28...Bxc6 29.Rxc6 Rxe4 30.Qxe4 Nxf4
31.b4?
[ 31.Qc4 Ne6 32.b4 ]
31...d5 32.Qc2 d4!-+
[ 32...Ne6 ]
33.Rxc7 d3 34.Qc4 Qg4 35.Rc8+
[ 35.Qe4 Ne2+ ]
[ 35.Qxf7+ Kh7 ]
35...Kh7 36.Qe4+ g6 37.Qf3 Qxc8 38.Qxf4
Qd7 39.Qd2 Qd4+ 40.Qf2 Qd5 41.Qd2
Qb3 42.Qf2 Kg8
0-1

Giorgadze,G
Adams,Mi
Groningen (m/2)
[Adams,Mi]

E46
2625
2680
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0

5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.b4 b6
9.Nf4
[ 9.Ng3 ]
9...c6!N
[ 9...Re8 ]
10.Bd3 Bd6 11.Nfe2
[ 11.0-0 ]
11...Re8 12.Ng3 c5 13.Nb5!?
[ 13.bxc5 bxc5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.0-0
Nc6= ]
13...Bxg3
[ 13...Bf8 14.bxc5 bxc5 15.dxc5 Bxc5
16.0-0 ]
[ 13...cxb4 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 15.0-0 ]
14.hxg3 a6 15.Bxh7+
[ 15.Nc3 cxd4 16.Ne2 dxe3 ]
15...Nxh7 16.Qh5 axb5 17.Qxh7+ Kf8
18.Qh8+ Ke7 19.Qxg7 Rg8 20.Qh7!
[ 20.Qh6 Qd6 ]
[ 20.Qe5+ Be6 21.bxc5 Nc6 ]
20...Nd7
[ 20...c4 21.e4 ]
21.dxc5 Nf6 22.Qh4
[ 22.Qh6 ]
22...Rg4
23.Qh6
bxc5
24.Bb2
Ra6!
25.Rd1!
[ 25.bxc5 Qa5+ 26.Kf1 Qd2-+ ]
25...cxb4 26.axb4 Rxb4 27.Bd4 Rxd4!?

[ 27...Rc4 28.Rh4 b4 29.Rf4 ]

28.exd4 Re6+
[ 28...Qa5+ ]
29.Kf1 b4
[ 29...Qc7 ]
30.Qd2 Qd6 31.Rh8!
[ 31.Rb1 Ba6+ 32.Kg1 Re2 ]
31...Ne4 32.Qe3 Kd7
[ 32...Nxf2 33.Qg5+ Rf6 34.Re1+ Ne4+
35.Kg1 ]
33.Ra1 Bb7 34.Kg1 Kc7 35.Qd3 Rh6
[ 35...Nc3 ]
36.Rxh6 Qxh6 37.Rb1??
[ 37.Qc2+ Qc6 38.Qb2 Qc4 39.Ra4 Qd3
40.Rxb4 Qd1+ 41.Kh2 Qh5+= ]
37...Qh1+!-+ 38.Kxh1 Nxf2+ 39.Kg1 Nxd3
40.Kf1 Ba6 41.Ke2 b3 42.Kd2 b2 43.Rf1
Ne5!
0-1

Milov,V
Georgiev,Ki
Groningen (m/2)
[Georgiev,Ki]

E49
2635
2670
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0

5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 c5 8.cxd5
Qxd5 9.Qf3 cxd4 10.Qxd5 Nxd5!?N
[ 10...exd5?! ]
11.cxd4 b6! /\ Ba6= 12.Bd2 Ba6 13.Bxa6
[ 13.Ke2!? ]
13...Nxa6 14.Nf3 Rfc8= 15.Ke2 f6
[ 15...Rc2!?
16.Rhc1
( 16.Ne1
Rc4
17.Nd3 Rac8= ) 16...Rac8 17.Kd3 Rxc1
18.Rxc1 Rxc1 19.Bxc1 ]
16.Rhc1 Kf7 17.g4 Ne7 18.e4 Rxc1
19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8 Nxc8 NB 9/b 21.Kd3
Ke7 22.h4 Nd6 23.a4?!
[ 23.e5! Ne8! /\ Nac7-d5= ( 23...Nb5 24.a4
Nbc7 25.h5 )]
23...e5! 24.Bc3?!
[ 24.dxe5 Nc5+ 25.Ke3
A) 25...Nc4+ 26.Kd4 Nxd2 27.exf6+
gxf6 ( 27...Kxf6 28.Nxd2 Nxa4 29.e5+
Ke7 30.f4 ) 28.Nxd2 Nxa4 29.f4 ;
B) 25...Ndxe4! 26.Bb4 a5 ]
24...exd4 25.Bxd4 Nb7! /\ Nac5-+ ><a4, e4
26.Kc4 Nac5 27.e5
[ 27.Kb5 Nd6+ 28.Kc6 Nxa4 ]
27...Nxa4 28.h5 Nac5 29.h6 gxh6 30.exf6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

424

Ke6 31.Kb5 Kd5!-+ 32.Be3 Nd6+ 33.Kb4

a5+ 34.Ka3 Nc4+ 35.Ka2 Nxe3 36.f7 Nd7
37.fxe3 Ke6
[ 37...Ke4!? ]
38.Kb3 Kxf7 39.Kc4 Ke6 40.Kb5 Kd5
41.Nd4 Ne5
0-1

Atalik,S
Bogdanovski,V
Pula
[Atalik,S]

E53
2555
2495
1997

71/569 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 b6 8.cxd5
exd5 9.Ne2 c4 10.Bc2 Re8
[ 10...Bb7 11.b3 cxb3 12.Bxb3 ]
11.Ne5
[ 11.b3 cxb3 12.Bxb3 Ba6 13.Ne5! Bd6
14.Bb2 Nbd7 15.Nc6? Qc7 16.Rc1
Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Qd6 18.g3 Ng4-+ ]
11...Bd6
[ 11...Bb7
A) 12.b3
A1) 12...Nbd7
A1a) 13.bxc4 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Rxe5
15.Bb2 Rg5 16.h4 ( 16.f4 Rh5
17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Ng3 ) 16...Rg4 ;
A1b) 13.f4 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Ne4 ;
A2) 12...cxb3
13.Bxb3
Nc6
( 13...Nbd7 14.Bb2 Bd6 15.f4 Ne4?
16.Ba4 ) 14.Bb2 Na5 ;
B) 12.Ng3 Nbd7 13.f4 ]
12.b3!?N
[ 12.f4 - 63/486 ]
12...cxb3 13.Bxb3 Nbd7
[ 13...Bxe5?! 14.dxe5 Rxe5 15.Bb2 Rg5
16.f4 Rg6 17.Bxf6 Rxf6 18.e4 Bb7 19.e5
Rh6 20.Nd4 Nd7 21.Nf5 ]
14.f4 Bb7 15.Ng3 a6 16.a4 Nf8 17.Bd2
[ 17.Nf5 Ne6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Ba3 Qd8
20.Rc1 Ne4 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qe2 f6 23.Nf3
Rc8 24.Rxc8 Qxc8 25.Rc1 Qd7 ]
17...Ne6 18.Qb1 Rc8 19.Bc2 Nf8 20.Bf5
Rb8 21.Rc1 g6 22.Bd3 Kg7 23.Nc6 Bxc6
24.Rxc6 a5 25.Qb3 Qe7! 26.Re1
[ 26.Rxb6? Rxb6 27.Qxb6 Bb4 28.Bc1
Rc8 ]
26...Bb4 27.Bxb4 axb4 28.Nf1 Rec8
[ 28...Rbc8
29.Rec1
( 29.Rxb6
Rc3

30.Qd1 Ne6 31.Bb5 Rec8 ) 29...Rxc6

30.Rxc6 Ng4
A) 31.Qxd5 Nxe3 32.Qe5+ Qxe5
A1) 33.fxe5 Nxf1 34.Kxf1 Rd8
A1a) 35.Rc4 Ne6 36.Rxb4 Rxd4
37.Rxd4 Nxd4 38.Be4 ( 38.Kf2?
Nc6 ) 38...Kf8 39.Kf2 Ke7 40.Ke3
Nb3 41.Bc2 Nc5 42.Kd4 Ne6+
43.Ke4 Nc7= ;
A1b) 35.Rd6 Rxd6 36.exd6 b3 ;
A2) 33.dxe5 Nd5 34.g3 Ne6 ( 34...b3
35.Be4 Rd8 36.Bxd5 Rxd5 37.Rxb6
Ra5 38.Rxb3 Rxa4 ) 35.Bc4 Rd8
36.Bxd5 Rxd5 37.Rxb6 ;
B) 31.Rxb6 Qh4 32.g3 Qh3
B1) 33.Qxd5
B1a) 33...Rxe3?
34.Bc4
Ne6
35.Rxb4 Re1 36.Qg2 Nxf4 37.Qxh3
( 37.gxf4 Qe3+ 38.Kh1 Nf2+ 39.Kg1
Nd3+ 40.Kh1 Nxb4 ) 37...Nxh3+
38.Kg2+- ;
B1b) 33...Nxe3 34.Qf3!
( 34.Nxe3
Rxe3 35.Bc4 Re1+ 36.Kf2 Re7
35.Rxb4
Qd6
><Kf2 ) 34...Qd7
36.Qb7 ;
B2) 33.Bb5? Rxe3 ;
B3) 33.Be2 Nxh2 34.Nxh2 Qxg3+
35.Kh1 Rxe3 36.Qd1 Ne6 37.f5 Nf4
38.f6+ Kh6 39.Ng4+ Kg5 40.Nxe3
Qh3+ 41.Kg1 Qxe3+ 42.Kf1 Qh3+
43.Kf2 ( 43.Ke1 Qg3+ 44.Kf1 Qg2+
45.Ke1
Qg1+
46.Kd2
Qxd4+ )
43...Qg2+ 44.Ke3 Qe4+ 45.Kf2 Nh3+
46.Kg3
Qh4+
47.Kg2
( 47.Kf3??
Qf2# ) 47...Nf4+= ]
29.Rec1 Rxc6 30.Rxc6

Gluzman,M
Rogers,I
Australia (ch)
[Rogers,I]

E55
2435
2570
1997

71/570 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4
8.Bxc4 0-0 9.0-0 b6
[ 9...a6 - 71/(570) ]
10.Qd3 Bb7 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Rad1 Bxc3
13.bxc3 Qc7 14.Bb3 Be4
[ 14...b5!?= ]
15.Qe3 Qb7N

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 15...b5 16.Ne5 ]
[ 15...Bd5 - 19/565 ]
16.c4 Rfe8 17.Rfe1 Rac8
[ 17...b5!? 18.c5 ]
18.Ne5! Bxg2!
[ 18...Bg6 19.Ba4 ]
19.Nxd7
[ 19.Ba4 Nxe5!! 20.Qxe5 ( 20.dxe5 Rxc4
21.Bxe8
Rg4-+ )
20...Bc6
21.Bxf6
( 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Qxf6?
e5!-+ ) 21...gxf6 22.Qxf6 Bxa4 23.Qg5+
( 23.Rd3 Bc2 ) 23...Kf8 24.Qh6+ Ke7!
25.Rxe6+ Kd7 ]
19...Nxd7 20.d5 f6
[ 20...h6 21.Bxh6! ]
21.Bh4!?
[ 21.Bf4 e5 ( 21...exd5? 22.Qxe8+ Rxe8
23.Rxe8+ Kf7 24.Re3 d4 25.Rxd4 Nc5
26.Bd6 )
22.Kxg2
( 22.Bg3
Bh3 )
22...exf4
23.Qxf4
( 23.Qxe8+
Rxe8
24.Rxe8+ Kf7 25.Re4 g5 ) 23...Ne5 ]
[ 21.Kxg2! fxg5 22.Qxg5 ]
21...exd5 22.Qxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rxe8+ Kf7
24.Re3
[ 24.Rde1 Be4 ( 24...Ne5?? 25.R1xe5+- )]
24...d4!
[ 24...Ne5 25.cxd5 ]
25.Rxd4 Nc5 26.Bg3 Bh1 27.f3?!
[ 27.Kf1! Qg2+ 28.Ke2 ]
27...Bxf3 28.Bd6 Nxb3 29.axb3 Qa8!
[ 29...Qc6
30.Kf2
Bh5
( 30...Bh1
31.Re7+ )]
30.Re7+
[ 30.Kf2 Bh1! 31.Re7+ Kg8 ]
30...Kg6 31.Rd3 Kh6 32.Bb4 Qc6 33.Rd6?
[ 33.Rxa7? Qe4-+ ]
[ 33.Bd2+ g5 ]
[ 33.Kf2 Bh5 ]
33...Qc8! 34.Rdd7
[ 34.Bd2+ Kh5! 35.Rxg7? Qc5+-+ ]
34...Bc6 35.Bd2+ Kh5 36.Rd4 g5! 37.Re3
[ 37.Rxh7+ Kg6 38.Rxa7 Qh3-+ ]
37...Qf5-+ 38.h3 Qb1+ 39.Be1 f5 40.Re6
Be4 41.Kf1 Qxb3 42.h4
[ 42.Rdd6 Qxh3+ ]
42...Qh3+ 43.Ke2 Qf3+ 44.Kd2 Qg2+
0-1

425
Fedorov,Vladis
Kharitonov,A.Y
Moscow
[Kharitonov,A. Yu]

E54
2435
2585
1998

71/(570) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4

Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4
8.Bxc4 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.Bg5 b5 11.Bd3
Bb7 12.Ne4!?N ><c5
[ 12.Qe2 - 23/604 ]
12...Nbd7
[ 12...Be7!? 13.Nc5 Bd5 14.Ne5 Nbd7
( 14...Nc6!? ) 15.Rc1 Nxe5 ( 15...Bxc5
16.Nxd7 ) 16.dxe5 Nd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Be4 Rfd8= ]
13.Rc1 Be7 14.Nc5!? Bd5
[ 14...Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Bxc5 16.Bxf6! Qxf6
( 16...Nxf6
17.dxc5 )
17.Qxf6
Nxf6
18.dxc5 ]
15.a3 Ra7!? 16.Re1 Qa8 17.Nxd7
[ 17.b4!? ]
17...Rxd7 18.Ne5 Ra7
[ 18...Rdd8?
19.Rc7
Bd6
( 19...Rde8
20.Rxe7 Rxe7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qg4+ Kh8
23.Qh4+- ;
19...Rfe8
20.Bxf6
Bxf6
21.Bxh7++- ) 20.Bxf6
Bxc7
21.Bxh7+
Kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Qg5+- ]
19.f3 Rd8
[ 19...Rc8!? 20.Qd2 Rac7= ]
20.Bb1 Ne8 21.Bf4
[ 21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.Qd3 g6= ]
21...Nd6 22.Qd3 g6 23.Ng4 Nc4
[ 23...Nc4 24.Re2!? ]

Gelfand,B
Polgar,Ju
Wijk aan Zee
[Gelfand,B]

E54
2675
2670
1998

71/571 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3

0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 cxd4 8.exd4
dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Ne5
[ 11.Qe2 - 71/(571) ]
11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Qe2 Qc7
14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.Rac1 Qc6
[ 15...Rac8 - 40/719 ]
16.f3
[ 16.f4!? ]
16...Qd6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 16...Rac8 ]
[ 16...a6!? 17.Bd3 b5 ]
17.Rfd1N
[ 17.Rfe1 ]
17...Rfe8
[ 17...a6 18.a4 Rfc8!? ]
18.Bb3
[ 18.Bd3 e5 ]
18...Rac8 19.Bh4
[ 19.c4 e5
A) 20.c5 Qg6 21.Ba4 exd4 ;
B) 20.dxe5 Qxe5 21.Qxe5 Nxe5 22.f4
B1) 22...Ng4 23.c5 Rxc5 24.Rxc5
bxc5 25.h3 Ne3 26.Rd7 c4 27.Rxb7
cxb3 28.axb3 ;
B2) 22...Nc6 23.c5 ( 23.Ba4 Re2 )
23...Na5= ;
B3) 22...h6 23.fxe5 ( 23.Bxh6 Ng4
24.Bg5 Re2 ) 23...hxg5 24.Rd7 Bc6
25.Rxa7 Rxe5 26.c5 Be8= ;
C) 20.d5 Nc5 ]
19...Qa3!?
[ 19...e5 20.dxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxf7++- ]
20.c4 a5
[ 20...e5 21.Re1 ( 21.d5 Bxd5 ) 21...a5!?
A) 22.Rcd1 Ba6! ( 22...a4 23.Bc2 g6
24.Bd3 ) 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Rd5 f6 ;
B) 22.Bg3
B1) 22...a4 23.Bc2 exd4 24.Qxe8+
Rxe8
25.Rxe8+
Nf8
26.Rd1
( 26.Rce1 d3 27.Rd8 dxc2 28.Bd6
Qe3+ 29.Rxe3 c1Q+ 30.Kf2 Qd2+= );
B2) 22...e4
23.fxe4
Rxe4
24.Qf2
Nf6 ;
C) 22.c5!? a4 ( 22...bxc5 23.Qb5 Bc6
24.Qc4 ) 23.Bc4 bxc5 24.Bb5 Bc6
( 24...exd4 25.Qxe8+ Rxe8 26.Rxe8+
Nf8 27.Rce1 ) 25.Bxc6 ( 25.d5 Bxb5
26.Qxb5 Qb4 ) 25...Rxc6 26.Qb5 ]
21.Qd2 e5
[ 21...a4 22.Bc2 ]
[ 21...Ba6 22.Rc3 ( 22.d5 exd5 23.Qxd5
Nc5 ; 22.Qd3 Nf8 ) 22...Qb4 ( 22...a4
23.Bc2 Qb4 24.Qd3 Nf8 25.Rb1 Qa5
26.Be1 ) 23.Rc2 ( 23.Qc1 a4 24.a3
Qxb3!
25.Rxb3
axb3 )
23...Qxd2
( 23...Qa3 24.Qc1 ) 24.Rdxd2 b5 25.cxb5
Bxb5= ]
22.d5
[ 22.Bc2 e4 ( 22...g6 ) 23.Bxe4 Bxe4
24.fxe4 Rxe4 ]
22...e4

426
[ 22...Ba6 23.Rc3 ]
23.Rc3?!
[ 23.fxe4 Rxe4 24.Bf2 a4 ]
23...Qb4?
[ 23...b5?
A) 24.cxb5 Rxc3 ( 24...a4 25.Bc4 Qb4
26.a3 Qa5 27.d6+- ) 25.Qxc3 a4 26.Qc7
Ne5 ( 26...axb3 27.Qxd7 ; 26...Bc8
27.Qa7 );
B) 24.fxe4 b4 25.Rg3 a4 26.Qh6 g6
27.Bg5 axb3 28.Rh3+- ]
[ 23...Ne5 24.d6 ( 24.fxe4 a4 25.Bc2
Qxa2 - 23...a4 )]
[ 23...a4 24.Bc2 Qxa2 25.fxe4!? ( 25.Bxe4
Qxd2 26.Rxd2 g6 27.Rb2 f5 28.Bc2
Bxd5 29.Bxa4 Bc6= ) 25...Rxc4 ( 25...Ne5
26.d6 Bc6 ) 26.e5
A) 26...Kh8 27.e6 fxe6 28.dxe6 Nc5
A1) 29.Rxc4 Qxc4 30.Bf6 Nxe6 ;
A2) 29.Bf6 Rg4 30.Rh3 ( 30.Qh6
Rxg2+
31.Kf1
Ne4-+ )
30...Be4
( 30...Qxe6 31.Rxh7+ Kg8 32.Rxg7+
Rxg7 33.Bxg7 Qg4= );
A3) 29.e7 Rxh4 30.Qf2 Rg4 31.Qf8+
Qg8 32.Rd8 ;
B) 26...g6 27.e6 fxe6 28.Qg5 ( 28.dxe6
Nc5 ) 28...Qxc2! ( 28...Rxc3 29.Bxg6 )
29.Rxc2 Rxc2 30.dxe6!? Nc5 ( 30...Nf8
31.e7 ) 31.Rd8 Rxg2+ 32.Kf1 ( 32.Qxg2
Rxd8 ) 32...Rxg5 33.Rxe8+ Kg7 34.Bxg5
Bc6 35.Re7+ Kf8= ]
[ 23...Nc5!?
A) 24.d6 Bc6 25.Bf2 ( 25.Be7 a4
26.Bc2 Qxa2 27.fxe4 Bxe4 28.Bxe4
Qxd2 29.Bxh7+ Kxh7 30.Rxd2 Nd7 )
25...Rcd8!? ( 25...a4 26.Bc2 Qxa2
27.Bxc5 bxc5 28.d7 Bxd7 29.Qxd7 Qb2
30.Qd2+- );
B) 24.Bf2 a4 25.Bc2 Qxa2 26.Bxc5
Rxc5 27.fxe4 Rxc4 28.e5 g6 29.e6
fxe6 30.Qg5 Rf8 ( 30...Qxc2 31.Rxc2
Rxc2 32.Qe3 ) 31.Rxc4 Qxc4 32.Bxg6
hxg6= ]
[ 23...exf3 24.Rxf3 Ne5 25.Rg3 Ng6
( 25...a4
26.Bf6
Ng6
27.Bb2
Qc5+
28.Bd4 Qa3 29.Bc2+- ) 26.d6 a4 27.d7
Qc5+ 28.Kh1 axb3 29.dxc8Q Qxc8= ]
24.Re3! Qxd2
[ 24...Qd6 25.fxe4 ]
[ 24...Nc5 25.Qxb4 axb4 26.Be1 ]
25.Rxd2 Nc5
[ 25...exf3 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Ba4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
26.fxe4 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Nxe4 28.Re2 Nc5
[ 28...f5 29.d6!+- ]
29.Bc2!+[ 29.Bf2 a4 30.Bc2 Ba6 31.Bf5 Rd8 ]
29...Ba6 30.Bf5 Rf8
[ 30...Bxc4 31.Rc2 ]
31.d6 Bxc4
[ 31...Bc8 32.Bxc8 Rxc8 33.Re7 Kf8
34.Rc7 ]
32.Rd2 f6
[ 32...Be6 33.d7 ]
33.d7 Rd8 34.Bg3 Be6 35.Bc7 Bxf5
36.Bxd8 R 9/e Nxd7 37.Rd6 Kf7 38.Bxb6
Ke7 39.Bc7 Be6 40.a3?!
[ 40.Rd2 a4 41.Kf2 ]
40...a4 41.Rd2
[ 41.Ra6!? Bb3 42.Kf2 ]
41...h5?!
[ 41...Bb3 42.Kf2 Ke8 ]
42.Kf2?!
[ 42.Rd4 Bb3 43.Rh4 g6 44.Re4+ Kf7
45.Bd6 ]
42...Bb3 43.Rd4 Ke8?
[ 43...g5 44.g3 Ke6 45.Rd6+ Ke7 46.Ra6
Kf7 47.Bd8 ]
[ 43...Ke6! ]
44.Rh4 g6 45.Re4+ Kf7 46.Bd6 Nb6
47.Re7+ Kg8 48.Bc5+- Nd5 49.Ra7 Nf4
50.Bd4 Nd5 51.Kf3 Kf8 52.Ke4 Ke8
53.Ra5 Ne7 54.Bxf6 Nc6 55.Rc5 Kd7
56.Be5 Ne7 57.Bf6 Nf5 58.Kf4 Nd6
59.Bc3 Nf7 60.Ra5 g5+ 61.Kf5 Nd6+
62.Kg6 h4 63.Bb4 Ne4 64.Kf5 Bc2
65.Rd5+ Kc6 66.Ke5 Bb3 67.Rd4 Nf2
68.Rd2 Nd1 69.Kf5 Ne3+ 70.Kxg5
1-0

427
20.Bd2 Qc6 21.Qd3 a6 22.h3 b5 23.cxb5
Qxb5 24.Qxb5 axb5 25.Rb1 Rc2 26.Rxb5
Ra8 27.Ra1 Raxa2 28.Rxa2 Rxa2 29.Rb7
-

Lautier,J
Gelfand,B
Groningen (m/1)
[Lautier,J]

E58
2660
2695
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0

5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3
9.bxc3 Qc7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.a4 Re8
12.Ba3 c4 13.Bc2 Ne4 14.Bxe4 Rxe4
15.Nd2 Re8 16.e4 Be6 17.Re1N
[ 17.e5 - 67/640 ]
17...dxe4
18.Nxe4
Bd5
19.Qg4
Re6
20.Re3
[ 20.Ng5 Rg6= ]
20...Ne7!?
[ 20...Rae8?? 21.Nf6++- ]
21.Ng3
[ 21.Nf6+? Rxf6 22.Rxe7 Qc6 /\ Rg6 ]
[ 21.Ng5?! Rxe3 22.fxe3 h6 ( 22...f5
23.Qh3 h6 24.e4 fxe4 25.Nxe4 Ng6= )
23.Ne4 Qc6 24.Nd6 Be6 25.Qg3 Nf5 ]
21...Ng6
[ 21...Rxe3?! 22.fxe3 Be6 23.Qf3 /\ e4 ]
22.Nf5 Rae8 23.Rae1
[ 23.h4 Rxe3 ( 23...Re4 24.h5 ) 24.Nxe3
( 24.fxe3? Re4 25.Qg5 Be6 ) 24...Be6
25.Qh5 Nf4 26.Qf3= ]
23...Qf4
[ 23...Qa5!? 24.Bb4 Qxa4
A) 25.h4!?
Rxe3
26.Rxe3
Rxe3
( 26...a5 27.Bc5 Qa1+?! 28.Kh2 Rxe3
29.Nxe3 Be6 30.Qg3 ) 27.Nxe3 Be6
E54
28.Qg3 h5 ( 28...Qe8 29.d5= ) 29.Qb8+
Karpov,An
2735
( 29.d5?
Bxd5
30.Nxd5
Qd1+-+ )
Van Wely,L
2605
29...Kh7 30.Qxb7= ;
Wijk aan Zee
1998
B) 25.Nd6
Rxe3
26.fxe3
Ra8
71/(571) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3
( 26...Rd8?
27.Qg5+- ) 27.Qg5
Be6
0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 cxd4 8.exd4
( 27...Bc6 28.Qf5 ) 28.Nxb7= ]
dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qe2 Bxc3 24.Rxe6
12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.c4 Ng4
[ 24.Ne7+ R8xe7 25.Qxf4 Nxf4 26.Bxe7
15.Be4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Ngf6 17.Qe2 Rac8
Nxg2 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Re5 ( 28.Rb1 Nf4
18.Rac1 Rfe8
29.Kf1 Bg2+ 30.Ke1 Be4 31.Rb5 Bc6= )
[ 18...Qb7 - 20/(623) ]
28...Nf4 29.Bd6 Kf7 30.a5 a6= ]
19.Rfe1 h6N
24...fxe6
[ 19...Qc6 ]
[ 24...Rxe6?? 25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.Ne7+ Kf7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

428

27.Nxg6! Qxg4 28.Ne5++- ]

25.Qxf4
[ 25.Ne7+ Rxe7 26.Qxf4 Nxf4 27.Bxe7
Nxg2 - 24.Ne7 ]
25...Nxf4 26.Ne3 Bc6! 27.a5
[ 27.Nxc4?! Nxg2 ]
27...e5= 28.Nxc4 exd4 29.Rxe8+ Bxe8
30.cxd4 Ne2+ 31.Kh1 Nxd4 32.Bc5 Nb3
33.Bxa7 Bf7 34.Nd6 Nxa5 35.Bb6
[ 35.Bb6 Nc4 36.Nxc4 Bxc4= ]
-

Gurieli,N
Xie,Jun
Groningen (ct)
[Xie,Jun]

D78
2370
2495
1997

71/573 1.Nf3
[ 1.d4 - 71/(573) ]
1...Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0
c6 6.c4 d6 7.b3 Bf5
[ 7...Qa5 - 71/(573) ]
8.Bb2 d5?!N
[ 8...a5 - 71/(573) ]
[ 8...Qc8 - 25/701 ]
9.Ne5 Be4 10.f3
[ 10.Bh3 ]
10...Bxb1
11.Rxb1
Nbd7
12.Qd2
e6
13.Rbd1 a5 14.e4 () a4 15.exd5!?
[ 15.b4 Nb6 16.c5 Nc8 17.Nd3 Na7
18.e5 Nd7 19.f4 Nb5 ]
[ 15.Qb4 axb3 16.axb3 Ra2 17.Nd3 Qb6
18.Qxb6
Nxb6
19.c5
( 19.e5
dxc4
20.exf6 Bxf6 21.bxc4 Nxc4 ) 19...Nc4!
20.bxc4 dxc4 21.Ra1 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 cxd3
23.Rd1 ( 23.Bf1 d2 24.Kf2 Rd8 25.Ke2
Nd7 ) 23...Nd7 24.e5 Rd8 25.f4 ]
15...cxd5
16.Qb4
axb3 17.axb3
Ra2
18.Bc3
[ 18.Nd3!? Qb6 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 ]
18...Qb6 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.Ra1 Rfa8
21.c5?!
[ 21.Rxa2 Rxa2 22.Ra1 Rc2 23.Ba5 Nfd7
( 23...Nbd7
24.Bb4 )
24.Bxb6
Nxb6
25.cxd5 exd5 26.Ra7 f6 27.Nd3 f5
28.Ne5 ]
21...Nbd7 22.Nd3??
[ 22.f4 Nxe5 23.fxe5 Ne4 24.Rxa2 Rxa2
25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Ra1 ( 26.Re1 Ra3
27.Rxe4 Rxb3 28.Re3 Bh6 ) 26...Rxa1+

( 26...Rc2? 27.Ra8+ Bf8 28.Bb4 Kg7

29.c6!!+- ) 27.Bxa1 f5 ]
22...Ne8
23.Rxa2
Rxa2
24.Rc1
Ra3
25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.dxe5 Rxb3 27.f4 Nc7
28.Bd4 Nb5 29.Bf2 Na7! 30.Ra1 Nc6
31.Bf1 Bf8 32.Ra8 Kg7 33.Rc8 d4
[ 33...Rc3!? 34.Rc7 Bxc5 35.Bxc5 Rxc5
36.Rxb7 Nd4 37.Rb2 g5-+ ]
34.Rc7 Bxc5 35.Bc4 Rb1+ 36.Kg2 Kf8
37.Rc8+ Ke7 38.Rc7+ Ke8 39.Bd3 Rb2
40.Kf3 Be7 41.Rc8+ Kd7 42.Rh8 h5
43.Rh7 g5!!-+ 44.Rxf7 g4+ 45.Kg2 Nb4
46.Bb5+ Kd8 47.Kf1 Nd5 48.Bc4 Ne3+
49.Bxe3 dxe3 50.f5 Rf2+ 51.Kg1 Bc5
0-1
E60
Fernandez
Fuentes
corr
[Nunez,L]

1996

71/(573) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 g6 4.g3

Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.b3 cxd4 8.Nxd4
d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bb2 a6 11.Nd2!?N
[ 11.Qd2 ]
11...b5 12.Rc1 Bb7 13.Ne4 Nb6 14.Qc2!
Bxd4
[ 14...Qc8 15.Qb1 Qe8 16.Rc7 ]
[ 14...e5 15.Nf3 ]
15.Rfd1 e5 16.e3 f5 17.exd4! N8d7
[ 17...fxe4 18.dxe5 Qe7 19.e6 /\ Qc3+/- ]
18.Nf6+ Nxf6 19.Bxb7 e4 20.Bxa8 Qxa8
21.d5+-

Georgiev,Ki
Georgiev,Vl
Bulgaria
[Kostakiev,D]

E60
2670
2525
1997

71/(573) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7

4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 c6 6.c4 d6 7.b3 Qa5
8.Qd2 Qh5 9.Nc3 Na6N
[ 9...e5 - 47/(697) ]
10.Re1 Bg4
[ 10...Bh3 ]
11.h4 Rad8
[ 11...e5 ]
12.Nh2 e5

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 12...d5 ]
13.d5
[ 13.Nxg4 Nxg4 14.e3 f5 15.Bb2 f4 ]
13...e4 14.dxc6
[ 14.Nxg4 ]
14...bxc6 15.Bb2 Rfe8
[ 15...d5!? 16.Nxg4= ]
16.Qg5

429

19.Qb3 Rab8 20.Nd1

[ 20.Qb1 Ne8 21.a4 Qxb4! 22.Qxb4
bxa4-+ ]
20...Ne8 21.Ne3?!
[ 21.Be3 ]
21...Nc7 22.Qd1
[ 22.Nxc4 bxc4 23.Qxc4 Bb5! 24.Qa2
Na6-+ ]
22...Na6 23.Rb3 Ra8! 24.Nf4 Qc7 25.Rb1
Nc5-+ ><a3 26.Rb4 Nxa3 27.Bb2 Bxb2
E60 28.Rxb2 Ra4 29.Ng4 Nxe4 30.Nh6+ Kg7
Tregubov,P
2550 31.Nxf7 Kxf7 32.Bxe4 Rxe4 33.Qf3 Qc3
[ 33...Rxf4 ]
Schebler,G
2440
Groningen
1997 34.Nd3+ Bf5 35.g4
[ 35.Rc1 Qxb2 36.Nxb2 Rxc1 37.g4
[Xie,Jun]
Ree1 ]
71/(573) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 35...Rxg4 36.Rb3
4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 c6 6.c4 d6 7.b3 Bf5
[ 36.hxg4 Qxd3 37.Rb3 Qxf1 38.gxf5
8.Bb2 a5
Rc2! 39.fxg6+ Ke8 ]
[ 8...Qc8 - 25/701 ]
36...Qxb3 37.Ne5+ dxe5 38.Qxb3 Rh4
9.Nh4N
39.d6+ Nc4
[ 9.Nc3!? ]
0-1
9...Bxb1 10.Rxb1 d5 11.Nf3 Ne4 12.Qc2
Nd7 13.Ne5 Nef6 14.Rfd1 e6 15.Nd3 Re8
16.f3 Qc7 17.e4 dxe4 18.fxe4 e5
E61
Obukhov,A
2415
Matikozian,A
2305
A36 Krasnodar
1997
Salov,Va
2680 [Obukhov,A]
Timman,J
2635
Wijk aan Zee
1998 71/(574) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7
4.Nc3 0-0 5.Bg5 d6 6.e3 c6 7.Be2 a6
[Timman,J]
8.0-0 b5 9.Nd2 Bb7 10.a3!?N
71/574 1.c4
[ 10.Bf3 b4!? ( 10...bxc4 ) 11.Na4 ( 11.Qb3
[ 1.Nf3 - 71/(574) ]
a5 12.a3 Na6 13.axb4 Nxb4 14.Na2
[ 1.d4 - 71/(574) ]
Qb6 ) 11...Nbd7 12.a3 a5!? 13.Qb3 Qc7!
1...Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.e3
14.c5 ( 14.axb4 axb4 15.Qxb4 Rfb8!
d6 6.d4 Bg4
16.Qc3 e5! |^ ) 14...dxc5! 15.dxc5 Ba6
[ 6...Bg7 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Bxc6+!? bxc6
16.Rfc1 Rfb8! ]
9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Bd2 ]
10...Nbd7 11.b4 Nb6 12.Rc1 bxc4 13.Nxc4
7.Nge2 Bg7 8.d5?
Nxc4 14.Bxc4 Nd7?!
[ 8.0-0 0-0 - 26/694 ]
[ 14...a5!? 15.b5!? cxb5 16.Bxb5 ><Bg7 ]
8...Na5 9.0-0
15.d5 Nb6 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Nd5 Nxd5
[ 9.Bd2!? /\ b3 ]
18.Bxd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Qd7 20.Qa5! f6?
9...0-0 10.h3
[ 20...e6! [] 21.Rc7 Qb5 ]
[ 10.b3? Bxe2 /\ Nd5 ]
21.Bf4 Rfc8 22.Rxc8+ Qxc8 23.Qd5+ Kf8
[ 10.Qd3!? ]
24.e4! Ra7! []
10...Bd7 11.b3 a6 12.Rb1N
[ 24...Ra7 25.a4!? /\ Rb1+/- ]
[ 12.a4 ]
[ 12.Qd3 ]
12...b5 13.cxb5 axb5 14.b4 cxb4 15.Rxb4
Qc8 16.Kh2 Qc5 17.a3 Rfc8 18.e4 Nc4

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Lybin,D
Rott,A
corr
[Lybin,D]

430
E61
2360
1995

71/(574) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.Nf3 d6
8.Be2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nc6 10.0-0 Bd7
11.Qd2 Rc8 12.f3!?N
[ 12.Rac1 ]
12...a6 13.Rad1 Kh7
[ 13...Ne5 14.b3 g5 15.Bf2 Qc7 16.Rc1
Qa5 17.Rfd1 Kh8 18.Rc2! ]
14.Kh1!? Na7
[ 14...Rb8 15.Nb3 g5 16.Bf2 ( 16.Bg3!? )
16...Na5 ( 16...Ne5 ) 17.Nd4! ]
15.e4 Qe8 16.Nb3

Kobalija,M
Cherniaev,A
Wijk aan Zee II
[Cherniaev,A]

E61
2500
2465
1998

71/575 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5 4.Bg2

d6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Nge2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.d4
Re8 9.Qc2 a5!?N
[ 9...Nbd7 - 26/695 ]
10.a3
[ 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.c5 dxc5 12.dxc5 Na6
13.Na4 Nb4 ]
10...Na6 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bd2
[ 12.d5!? ]
12...Bd7
[ 12...Bg4
13.f3
( 13.h3?
exd4 ;
13.Re1!? ) 13...Bd7 ]
13.Rac1 Rab8 /\ b5 14.Qb1 Bf5 15.e4 Bg4
16.dxe5
[ 16.f3? exd4 17.Nxd4 Nxe4 ]
[ 16.Be3 Bxe2 17.Nxe2 Ng4! ]
[ 16.d5 Bxe2 17.Nxe2 a4= ]
16...dxe5 17.h3
[ 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Qe7 ]
[ 17.Qc2!? ]
17...Bxe2 18.Nxe2 a4 19.Be3
[ 19.b4!? axb3 20.Qxb3 Nc5 21.Qc2 Ra8
22.Bb4 ]
19...Nd7 20.Rd2 Ndc5 21.Rcd1 Re7
[ 21...Nb3 22.Rd7 Qc8 23.h4 /\ Bh3 ]
22.h4 Nb3 23.Rd6 Nac5 24.Bh3 Ree8

25.Qc2 Nd4
[ 25...Bf8!? 26.Bxc5 Nxc5 27.R6d2 Qb6
28.Nc3 Qb3 ]
26.Nxd4 exd4 27.Bf4 Qb6 28.e5 Bxe5
[ 28...d3 29.Qc3 Ne4 30.Qd4 Qxd4
31.Rxd4 Nc5 32.Bf1 Bxe5 33.Bxe5
Rxe5 ]
29.Bxe5 Rxe5 30.R6xd4 Rbe8 31.Qc3
Re2 32.R4d2 Re1+ 33.Kg2
[ 33.Rxe1?! Rxe1+ 34.Kg2 Ne4 35.Rd8+
Qxd8 36.Qxe1 Qd4 37.Qe2 Nd2-+ ]
33...R1e5
34.Qb4
Qa7
35.Rd8
Ne4
36.Qe1 Qb6 37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.Qe2 Kf8!
39.Qf3?
[ 39.Qc2 Qb3 40.Qxb3 axb3 41.Bg4
Nc5 42.Bf3 h5 ]
39...Nc5?
[ 39...Qxb2 40.Rd7 Nf6 41.Rc7 Re7-+ ]
40.Qc3 Kg8 41.Qd4
[ 41.h5 Ne4 42.Qc2 Qb3 ]
41...h5 42.Kg1 Qb3 43.Rd2 Qb6 44.Rd1
Qa5 45.Kg2 Ne4?!
[ 45...Nb3! 46.Qd7 Qe5 47.Qxb7 Nd4
48.Kh1 Rb8 ]
46.Qd7 Qe5 47.Re1 Re7 48.Qd8+ Kg7
49.Re2 f5 50.Kg1 Kf7 51.Bg2 Qd6 52.Qh8
Nf6 53.Rxe7+ Qxe7 54.Bf3 Nd7
-

Ilincic,Z
Vukic,M
Pale
[Ilincic,Z]

E62
2545
2480
1997

71/576 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3

0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 c6 7.0-0 Qa5 8.h3
Be6 9.Qd3 Qa6 10.b3 d5 11.Ne5 dxc4
12.Nxc4 Nd5 13.Ne4
[ 13.Bb2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Nd7 /\ Nb6= ]
13...Nd7 14.Bb2 Rad8N
[ 14...Bf5
15.Qd2
( 15.Rfd1 ) 15...b5
16.Na5 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 e6 18.Rfc1 Rfc8
19.b4 ]
[ 14...N5b6 ]
15.Rfc1
[ 15.Ng5 Nb4 16.Qc3 Bxc4 17.Qxc4
( 17.bxc4 c5 18.e3 Nb6 ) 17...Qxc4
18.bxc4 Nb6 19.c5 Nc4 ]
15...N5f6
[ 15...N5b6
16.Ne5
Qa5
( 16...Qxd3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.Nxd3 ) 17.Nf3
Bf5
18.g4
Bxe4
19.Qxe4 ]
16.Ned2
[ 16.Ng5 Bd5
17.Qc2
( 17.e4
Bxc4
18.Qxc4
Qxc4
19.bxc4
h6
20.Nf3
Nxe4 ) 17...Bxg2 18.Kxg2 c5= ]
16...Ne8
[ 16...c5
17.d5
Bxd5
18.Bxd5
Nb8
19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Qf3 ]
17.Qc2 Nb6
[ 17...Nd6 18.a4 ( 18.e4 Bxc4! 19.bxc4
e5 20.d5 c5= ) 18...f5 19.e3 /\ Bf1+/= ]
18.e3 Bf5
[ 18...Nxc4 19.bxc4 Nd6 20.e4 ]
19.e4 Be6 20.Ne5!
[ 20.Bf1 Nxc4 21.Nxc4 Bxc4 ( 21...Bxd4
22.Nd6 Qb6 23.Bxd4 Qxd4 24.Nxb7 Rc8
25.Nc5 ) 22.Bxc4 Qb6 23.d5 Bxb2
24.Qxb2 cxd5= ]
20...Bxe5 21.Bf1 Qa5 22.Bc3 Qa3 23.dxe5
Nd7
[ 23...Nc7 24.Nb1 Qc5 25.b4+- ]
24.Nf3?!
[ 24.f4 Qc5+ 25.Kg2 f6 ( 25...Nc7 26.b4
Qb6 27.a4 ) 26.exf6 exf6 27.Nf3 ]
24...Nc7 25.Qe2 Rfe8 26.Qe1 c5 27.Nd2
b5! 28.Rc2
[ 28.Nb1 Qa6 29.Ba5 Qb7 30.Bxc7 Qxc7
31.Bxb5 Qxe5 32.Nc3 Bxb3 ]
28...Rb8 29.f4 c4?!
[ 29...Qa6 30.Qe3 Qc6 31.g4 f5! ]
30.Qf2! Qa6
[ 30...Nc5 31.Bb2 Qb4 32.a3+- ]
[ 30...Rec8 31.Bd4 ]
31.Bd4 Nb6 32.a4
[ 32.Bxb6 Qxb6 33.Qxb6 axb6 34.bxc4
bxc4 35.Nxc4 ( 35.Bxc4 Bxh3 36.Bxf7+
Kxf7
37.Rxc7
Rec8
38.Rac1
Rxc7
39.Rxc7 Ra8 ) 35...Rec8 36.Rac1 Nb5 ]
32...Qc8
[ 32...Rec8
33.a5
Nd7
( 33...cxb3
34.Rxc7! Rxc7 35.axb6+- ) 34.b4 Ne8
35.Rc3 ]
33.bxc4
[ 33.a5 cxb3 34.Rxc7 Qxc7 35.axb6 axb6
36.Bxb5 Rec8 37.Bd3 Ra8 /\ Ra2 ]
33...Bxh3
[ 33...bxc4 34.a5 Nd7 35.Bxa7 Ra8
36.Nxc4+- ]
[ 33...Nxc4 34.axb5 Nxd2 35.Qxd2 ]
34.cxb5 Bxf1 35.Nxf1 Qd7 36.Be3 Ne6
37.Rc3!

431
[ 37.a5 Nc8 38.b6 axb6 39.axb6 Qd3
40.Ra4 Nxb6!= ]
37...Rbc8
[ 37...Rec8 38.Rxc8+ Nxc8 39.Rc1 ]
38.Rb3! Rb8
[ 38...Rc4 39.a5 Nc8 40.b6 axb6 41.axb6
Qb7 42.Nd2+- ]
39.Rb4 Rec8 40.Qe2 Rc3
[ 40...Nc5 41.a5 Na8 42.Rd1+- ]
41.a5 Nc8 42.f5 Nf8
[ 42...Nc5 43.Bd4+- ]
[ 42...Nc7 43.Rd1 Qe8 44.Rbd4+- ]
43.Bd4 Rc7 44.Ne3 Rcb7 45.Rab1 Qd8
[ 45...Rxb5 46.Rxb5 Rxb5 47.Rxb5 Qxd4
48.Rd5 Qxe4 49.Rd8 Qc6 50.Qc4+- ]
46.e6! fxe6
[ 46...Qxa5 47.exf7+ Kxf7 48.Ng4 Nd7
49.Qc4+ Kf8 50.Nh6+- ]
47.Ng4 Nd7
[ 47...h5
48.Nh6+
Kh7
49.Nf7
Qe8
50.fxg6+ Kxg6 51.Ne5+ Kh7 52.Nc6+- ]
48.Nh6+ Kf8 49.fxg6 hxg6 50.Rf1+ Ke8
51.Qg4
1-0

Akopian,V
Kotsur,P
Luzern
[Akopian,V; Petrosian,A]

E62
2660
2500
1997

71/577 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2

0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 e5
[ 7...Rb8 - 71/(577) ]
8.d5 Ne7 9.e4 Ne8 10.Ne1 f5 11.Nd3 Nf6
12.Bg5 fxe4 13.Nxe4 Nf5 14.g4!?N
[ 14.Qd2 - 60/529 ]
[ 14.Kh1 - 60/530 ]
[ 14.Re1 - 60/531 ]
14...Ne7
[ 14...Nd4 15.f4 ]
15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.f4 exf4 17.Nxf6+ Rxf6
18.Nxf4 Qf8 19.Qd4 Qg7 20.Rf2! Rf7
21.Qxg7+ Rxg7
[ 21...Kxg7? 22.Raf1 Kg8 23.Nxg6+- ]
22.h3 Bd7 23.Ne6 Bxe6
[ 23...Rf7 24.Rxf7 Kxf7 25.Rf1+ Kg8
26.Nxc7 Rc8 27.c5! dxc5 28.d6+- ]
24.dxe6 Nc6
[ 24...c6 25.Raf1! /\ Rf7 ]
25.c5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 25.Raf1 Re7 26.Rf7 Rae8 ]
25...Rd8
[ 25...dxc5 26.Rc1 ]
26.cxd6 cxd6
[ 26...Rxd6 27.Raf1 ]
27.Rd1 Rc7!
[ 27...Re7 28.Rfd2 ]
28.g5
[ 28.Rfd2 Kf8 29.Rxd6 Rxd6 30.Rxd6
Ke7 ]
28...Kg7 29.a3 Re7 30.Re2 Ree8! 31.Bd5
Ne5 32.Rc2 Re7 33.Rdc1 Nd3 34.Rf1
[ 34.Rc7 Rde8 ]
34...Rf8 35.Rxf8 Kxf8 R 9/i 36.b4 Kg7
37.Rc4 h6 38.gxh6+
[ 38.h4 hxg5 39.hxg5 b5 40.Rd4 ( 40.Rc6
Nf4 41.Rxd6 Nh3+ ) 40...Ne5 41.Kg2 Rc7
42.Bb3 Kf8 43.Rxd6 Rc3 ]
38...Kxh6 39.Rd4 Ne5 40.Kg2 Re8 41.Bb3
Kg5
[ 41...Rd8 42.Rxd6! Rxd6 43.e7 Rd2+
44.Kg3 ( 44.Kf1 Nf3= ) 44...Rd3+ 45.Kf4
Rxb3 ( 45...g5+ 46.Kxe5 Rxb3 47.Kd4+- )
46.e8Q Rf3+ ( 46...g5+ 47.Kf5 Rf3+
48.Ke4 Rf1 49.Qh8++- ) 47.Ke4 Rf5
48.Qh8+ Kg5 49.Qb8+- ]
42.Rxd6 Kf6 43.h4 Ke7 44.Rd5
[ 44.Rd4 Rc8 ]
44...Kxe6 45.Rd8+
[ 45.Rb5+ Kf5 46.Rxb7 Rd8 47.Rxa7
Rd2+ 48.Kf1 Kf4! ]
45...Ke7 46.Rxe8+ Kxe8 NB 5/d 47.Kg3
Ke7 48.Kf4 Kf6 49.Ke4 b6 50.Bd1 Nc4?
[ 50...Ke6 51.Be2 ]
51.a4 Ke7 52.Kd4 Nd6 53.Kd5+- Nf5
[ 53...Kd7 54.Bg4+ ]
54.Kc6 Nd4+
[ 54...Nxh4 55.Kb7 Kd6 ( 55...Nf5 56.Kxa7
Ne3 57.Kxb6 Nxd1 58.a5 Ne3 59.a6
Nd5+ 60.Kb7 ) 56.Kxa7 Kc7 57.b5! ]
55.Kb7 b5 56.a5 Kd6 57.Kxa7 Nc6+
[ 57...Kc7
58.Ka6
Kc6
59.h5!
gxh5
60.Bxh5 Kc7 61.Be8! (.) ]
58.Kb6 Nxb4 59.Bf3
1-0

432
Kharitonov,A.Y
Boersma,P
Leeuwarden
[Kharitonov, A. Yu]

E62
2540
2350
1997

71/(577) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2

0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 Rb8 8.d5
Na5 9.Nd2 Nd7!? 10.Qc2 Ne5 11.b3 c6
12.Bb2 b5!?
[ 12...cxd5 13.Nxd5!? ]
13.cxb5 cxb5 /\ Bd7, Rc8, Qb6 14.f4
[ 14.h3 Qb6 15.Kh2 Bb7 16.f4 Nd7 17.b4
Nc4 18.Nxc4 bxc4 19.a3 a5 ]
14...Ng4 15.Nd1 e5
[ 15...Qb6+!? 16.Kh1 Bf5 17.e4 Rbc8
18.Qb1 Bd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qb2+ Kg8
21.h3 Ne3 22.Nxe3 Qxe3 23.Rf3 Qc5
( 23...Qb6 24.Nf1 ) 24.Nf1 ( 24.b4 Qc2
25.Qd4 Nc4 26.Nxc4 Rxc4 27.Qxa7
Rd8 ) 24...b4 25.Re1 ]
16.dxe6 Bxe6
[ 16...fxe6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.h3 Nf6
19.Nf2 ]
17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qc3+ Qf6
[ 18...Kg8 19.Qd4 Qb6 20.Qxb6 Rxb6 ]
19.Qxf6+ Nxf6 20.Nf2

Gavrikov,Vi
Shchekachev,A
St. Ingbert
[Gavrikov,V]

E63
2575
2510
1997

71/578 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2

0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 a6 7.d4 Nc6 8.Re1
Rb8 9.Rb1 Bf5!N
[ 9...Re8N - 71/(578) ]
[ 9...Bd7 - 70/518 ]
10.e4 Bg4 ><d4 11.h3
[ 11.Be3 - 71/(578) ]
11...Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nd7 13.Be3 e5 14.d5
Nd4 15.Bg2 c5 /\ 16...b5, 16...f5 16.dxc6
bxc6 17.b4 c5 18.a3?!
[ 18.b5 axb5 19.cxb5 Qa5 20.Bd2 c4!? ]
18...Nb6 19.Bf1 f5!
[ 19...cxb4?! 20.axb4 Rc8 21.Nd5! Nxc4
22.Rc1 ]
20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Nd5 fxe4 22.Rxe4
[ 22.Nxb6? e3! ]
22...Nxd5 23.cxd5 Qg5 24.Qc2 d3!?

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 24...Qf5!? ]
25.Qxd3
[ 25.Bxd3? Bd4 ]
25...Bd4 26.Re2 Rb7 27.Bg2 Rbf7 28.Rf1
Rf3! 29.Qe4!
[ 29.Bxf3? Qxg3+-+ ]
29...Qxg3 30.Qxd4!= Qxg2+ 31.Kxg2 cxd4
32.Rd2 Rxa3
[ 32...d3?! 33.Rc1 ]
33.Rxd4 Ra2 34.Kg3 Kg7 35.h4 Rb2 36.f3
Rb3 37.Kg2
-

433
Karpov,An
Shirov,A
Wijk aan Zee
[Shirov,A]

E63
2735
2710
1998

71/579 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2

0-0 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.Re1
Rb8 9.Rb1 Na5!? 10.Qa4
[ 10.b3N - 71/(579) ]
10...b6!?N
[ 10...c5 11.dxc5 Bd7 12.Qc2 dxc5
13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Ne5 ]
11.c5!
[ 11.Nd2 c5= ]
E63
[ 11.b3 c5= ]
Ribli,Z
2570
Lalic,B
2600 11...Bd7 12.Qa3 Nc4?!
[ 12...Qc8 13.b3 ]
Szeged
1997
13.Qxa6!
b5 14.Nd2?
[Gavrikov]
[ 14.Nh4!
71/(578) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
A) 14...d5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Bxd4
4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 a6 7.d4 Nc6
( 16...Bc8 17.Qa7 Qxd5 18.Qxb8 Bb7
8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1 Re8N
19.e4 Qc6 20.d5 ) 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Nf3
[ 9...Bd7 - 70/518 ]
Bxc5 19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.Qxc4 ;
10.d5 Na5 11.Nd2 c5 12.b3 b5 13.Bb2 e5
B) 14...Ne8
15.c6
Rb6
( 15...Bc8
14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Nde4 b4
16.Qa7 Rb6 17.Nxb5 Ra6 18.Qb8 Rb6
17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Ne4 Be7 19.Nd2 d5
19.Qa8 Rxb5 20.Qa4+- ) 16.Qa7 Bxc6
20.e4 d4 21.e5 Qc7
17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Nxb5 ]
-
14...Nxd2 15.Bxd2 dxc5 16.a4!?
[ 16.dxc5? b4-+ ]
[ 16.d5!? Ra8 17.Qb7 b4 18.Ne4 Nxe4
19.Bxe4 Rxa2 20.Rec1 ( 20.Be3 Qb8
E63
21.Qxb8 Rxb8 ) 20...Be5! 21.Rxc5 Bd6 ]
Karpov,An
2760
Shirov,A
2690 16...b4 17.Ne4
[ 17.Nb5
c6
18.dxc5
( 18.Na7
Qb6
Monaco (rapid)
1997
19.Qxb6 Rxb6 20.dxc5 Ra6 21.Nxc6
71/(578) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
Bxc6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Bxb4 Rb8 24.Ba3
4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 a6 7.d4 Nc6
Ra6 ) 18...cxb5 19.Bf4 ( 19.c6 Bf5 )
8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1 Bf5!N
19...bxa4 20.Bxb8 ( 20.c6 Ra8 ) 20...Qxb8
[ 9...Bd7 - 70/518 ]
21.c6 Bf5 22.e4 Be6 23.Qxa4 Ng4 ]
10.e4 Bg4 ><d4 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Ne2 e5 17...Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxd4 19.Rec1?
13.d5 Ne7 14.Qd2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 f5 16.Bg2
[ 19.Bh6!
Qc8
( 19...Re8
20.Rec1 )
Nf6 17.Bg5
20.Qc4 ]
19...Rb6 20.Qa5?
[ 20.Qa7 Bc8 ]
20...Qc8 21.Qa7
[ 21.Rxc5? Ra6 22.Qxb4 Rxa4-+ ]
21...Ra6??
[ 21...Bf5 22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Qa5 Qb7 24.e3
( 24.Rxc5
Ra8-+ ) 24...Ra8
25.Qxa8+
Qxa8
26.exd4
cxd4
27.Rxc7
Qxa4
28.Rxe7 Qc2-+ ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

434

22.Qb7 Qxb7 23.Bxb7 Rxa4 24.e3 Be5

25.Rxc5 Bd6 26.Rcc1 Rb8 27.Bc6 Bxc6
28.Rxc6 Rba8 29.e4 Ra1 30.Rxa1 Rxa1+
31.Kg2 Rd1!?
[ 31...Rb1 32.Bc1 ]
32.Bc1 f6 33.Kf3 g5! 34.h3! Kf7 35.Rc4!!
h5 36.Ke2 Rh1 37.Bd2 Rh2?
[ 37...b3 ]
38.Kf3! b3?!
[ 38...g4+ 39.hxg4 hxg4+ 40.Kxg4 Rxf2
41.Bxb4 Rxb2 42.Bxd6 cxd6 ]
39.Bb4! Rxh3
[ 39...g4+ 40.hxg4 hxg4+ 41.Ke3= ]
40.Kg2 g4 41.Bxd6 cxd6 42.Rb4 Ke6
43.Rxb3 h4 44.Rb5 hxg3 45.f3!!
[ 45.fxg3 Rh8 46.Kf2 Rh1! ]
45...Rh8
-

Salov,Va
Tkachiev,V
Groningen (m/2)

E63
2680
2615
1997

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0

5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.Re1 Rb8
9.Rb1 Na5!? 10.b3N b5 11.cxb5 axb5
12.b4 Nc4 13.a4 bxa4 14.Qxa4 Nd7 15.b5
Ndb6 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.Rb4 c5 18.bxc6
Bxc6 19.Qd3 d5 20.Bf4 Rc8 21.h4 h5
22.Ne5 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 e6 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
25.e3 Nc4=

Vaganian,R
Bologan,V
Groningen (m/2)
[Bologan,V]

E63
2640
2585
1997

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7

5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.h3 Bd7
[ 8...e5 - 71/(580) ]
9.e4 e5 10.dxe5!?N
[ 10.Be3 - 57/551 ]
10...dxe5 11.Be3 Qc8 12.Kh2 Be6 13.Qe2
h6 14.Rfd1 a5!? /\ b6, Nd7-c5 15.Bc5
[ 15.Nd5 Nxe4 16.Bxh6 Nxg3 17.fxg3
Bxh6 18.Nxe5 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Nxe5
20.Qxe5 c6= ]
15...Re8 16.Nd5 Nd7 17.Be3 b6 18.b3

Nc5 19.Ne1 Nd4

[ 19...f5? 20.Bxc5 bxc5 21.Nd3 ]
20.Bxd4?!
[ 20.Qd2
A) 20...Ncxb3 21.axb3 Nxb3 22.Qb2
Nxa1 23.Rxa1 ;
B) 20...Rb8!? 21.Bxh6 ( 21.f4 Ncxb3
22.axb3 Nxb3 23.Qc3 Nxa1 24.fxe5
Bxd5 25.cxd5 Bxe5 26.Bd4 Bxd4
27.Rxd4
b5
28.Qxa1
c5
29.dxc6
Qxc6 ) 21...c6 22.Nc3 ;
C) 20...g5!? 21.f4 Ndxb3 22.axb3 exf4!
23.Bxc5 fxg3+ 24.Kh1 bxc5 25.Rxa5
Rxa5 26.Qxa5 Bxh3 ]
20...exd4 21.Nd3 g5!
[ 21...Bxd5 22.cxd5 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 f5
24.f3 Qd7 25.Re1 fxe4 26.fxe4 c6= ]
22.Qh5! Qd8
[ 22...Rb8? 23.f4 Nxd3 24.Rxd3 c6 25.f5
Bd7 26.f6 ]
[ 22...Nd7? 23.f4 c6 24.fxg5 ]
23.Nxc5
[ 23.e5 Nxd3 24.Rxd3 Bf5 ]
[ 23.f4 c6 24.Nxc5 bxc5 25.Ne3 gxf4
26.gxf4 Qf6 27.Nf5 a4 ]
23...bxc5 24.Ne3 dxe3?!
[ 24...Qf6 25.Nd5 ( 25.Ng4 Qg6 26.Qxg6
fxg6 27.e5 Rad8 28.Bc6 Rf8 ) 25...Qe5
( 25...Bxd5 26.exd5 Qd6 ) 26.f4 gxf4
27.Nxf4 Qxh5 28.Nxh5 a4 ]
25.Rxd8 Raxd8 26.Re1!= exf2 27.Re2 Rd3
[ 27...a4!? 28.Rxf2 axb3 29.axb3 Rd3
30.h4! ( 30.Rf3 Rd2 31.Re3 g4! 32.hxg4
Ra8-+ ) 30...gxh4 31.Qxh4 Rxb3 32.Qh5 ]
28.Rxf2 Red8 29.Bf3 Rd2 30.Kg2 Rxf2+
31.Kxf2 Rd2+ 32.Ke3
[ 32.Kf1 a4 33.Bg4 Bxg4 34.Qxg4 a3
35.Qc8+ Bf8 36.e5 Rxa2 37.e6 Ra1+
38.Kg2
fxe6
( 38...a2
39.e7
Rg1+
40.Kf3+- ) 39.Qxe6+ Kh8 ]
32...Rxa2 33.Bg4 Bxg4 34.Qxg4 Q 5/i Ra3
35.Qc8+ Bf8 36.e5! Rxb3+ 37.Ke4 Rb1!?
38.Qa8 Ra1 39.Kf5 Kg7 40.Qf3! Re1
41.Qc3 Rf1+ 42.Kg4 a4 43.Kh5
[ 43.e6+? Kg6 44.h4 f5+ 45.Kh3 Rf2!
46.g4 Bd6 47.h5+ ( 47.gxf5+ Kh5 )
47...Kh7 48.gxf5 Rh2+ 49.Kg4 Rh4+
50.Kf3 Rh3+-+ ]
43...Rf5 44.e6+ Rf6 45.exf7 Bd6 46.Qa1
Kxf7 47.Qxa4 Rf3 48.Qd7+?!
[ 48.Kxh6 Rxg3 49.Qd1 Rxh3+ 50.Kxg5= ]
48...Kf6
49.Qd8+
Ke5
50.Kg4?
Re3

CHESS INFORMANT 71
51.h4?
[ 51.Qh8+ Ke4 52.Qh7+ Kd4 53.Qxh6
Rxg3+ 54.Kf5 Kxc4 ]
51...Kd4 52.h5 Rxg3+ 53.Kf5 Rf3+ 54.Kg6
g4 55.Qh8+ Be5
[ 55...Kd3! 56.Qxh6 g3 57.Qg5 g2-+ ]
56.Qd8+ Kxc4 57.Kxh6 g3 58.Qd1 Rf8
59.Qe2+ Kd5 60.Qg2+ Kd6 61.Kg5 Rf2?
[ 61...c4 62.h6 Rf2 63.Qg1 c3 64.h7 c2
65.Qe1 Bd4-+ ]
62.Qg1 Rh2?
[ 62...Rb2
63.Kf5
g2
64.Qe1
Bd4
65.Qe6# ]
[ 62...c4 63.Qd1+ Kc5 64.Qe1 Bd4 ]
63.Qd1+ Bd4 64.Qf3!= g2 65.Qf8+ Kd5
66.Qf3+ Kc4 67.Qe2+ Kc3 68.Qe1+ Kd3
69.Qb1+ Kd2 70.Qa2+ Ke3 71.Qb3+ Kf2
72.Qa2+ Kf3 73.Qf7+ Ke4 74.Qf5+ Ke3
75.Qe6+ Kd3 76.Qb3+ Bc3? 77.Qd5+
Kc2 78.Qa2+ Kc1 79.Qa3+ Kd2 80.Qxc5
Kc2 81.Qf5+ Kc1 82.Qc5 Kc2 83.Qf5+
Kc1 84.Qc5 Kb2 85.Qf2+ Kb3 86.Qg3
Rh1 87.Qxg2 Rc1 88.h6 c5 89.h7 c4
90.Qh3 Kb2 91.Qxc3+ Kxc3 92.h8Q+
Q 2/e Kc2 93.Qh7+ Kb2 94.Qb7+ Kc2
95.Qe4+ Kb2 96.Qb7+ Kc2 97.Qg2+ Kb3
98.Qd5 Kb2 99.Qb5+ Ka3 100.Kf4 c3
101.Ke3 Rd1 102.Qc4 Kb2 103.Qb4+ Kc2
104.Qa4+ Kc1 105.Qb3 c2 106.Qa2
1-0

Fominyh,A
Tkachiev,V
Groningen (m/1)
[Seirawan,Y]
1.Nf3 d6 2.d4
5.0-0 0-0 6.c4
9.d5 Ne7 10.e4
[ 11.cxb5 ]
11...c6 12.dxc6
[ 12.b3 ]
12...Nxc6 13.b3
Nd4=

435
Almasi,I
Stocek,J
Budapest
[Almasi,I]

E65
2415
2450
1997

71/581 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2

0-0 5.0-0 c5 6.d4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.dxc5
dxc5 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qa4 Nd4 11.Bxd4
cxd4 12.Nb5 Nd7
[ 12...d3!? 13.Rfd1?! Bd7! ]
13.Nfxd4
[ 13.Nbxd4? Nb6! 14.Nxe6 Nxa4 15.Nxd8
Rfxd8 ]
13...Nb6!N
[ 13...a6?
14.Nxe6
axb5
15.Qxb5!
( 15.Nxd8 ) 15...fxe6 16.Rad1! ( 16.Rfd1
Qb6!
17.Rxd7
Qxf2+ )
16...Qb6
17.Rxd7 ]
14.Nxe6 Nxa4 15.Nxd8 Rfxd8!
[ 15...Raxd8!? 16.Bxb7 Rb8 17.Bf3 a6
18.Nc7 ]
16.Bxb7 Rab8 17.Bc6?!
[ 17.Bf3 a6 ( 17...Nxb2 18.Nxa7 )
A) 18.Nc7!? Rd7
A1) 19.Nxa6 Rb6 20.Bc6 ( 20.Rad1?!
Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rxa6 22.Rd8+ Bf8 )
20...Rxc6 21.Nb8 ;
A2) 19.Nd5 Rxb2 ( 19...e6 20.Nf4
Rxb2? 21.Bc6+- ; 19...Nxb2 20.Rab1 )
20.Rab1! ;
B) 18.Na7!?
Rxb2
19.Nc6
Re8
20.Rfb1!? ( 20.Rab1 Rxa2 21.Nb4 )
E63
20...Rc2 21.Rc1! Rd2 22.Rd1 Rb2
2535
23.Rab1 ]
2615
1997 17...a6!
[ 17...Nxb2 18.Nxa7 Nxc4 19.Rab1 ]
18.Nc7 Nc5!
Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7
[ 18...Nxb2
19.Nxa6
Rbc8
( 19...Rb6
Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.h3 e5
20.Bb5 ) 20.Nb4 Nxc4 21.Rac1 ]
b5!? 11.Nd2N
[ 18...Rbc8 19.Bxa4 Rxc7 20.Rad1 Rxd1
21.Rxd1 Rxc4 22.Rd8+ Bf8 23.Bb3 Rc1+
24.Kg2 Rb1 25.Ra8 ]
19.b4?!
Rb8 14.Bb2 Be6 15.Nd5
[ 19.Rad1 Rdc8 20.Nd5 Bf8 ( 20...Kf8
21.b4
Rxc6
22.bxc5
Rxc5
23.Nb6!
Stocek,J ) 21.b4 Rxc6 22.bxc5 Rxc5 ]
19...Bxa1
[ 19...Rbc8?! 20.Nd5! Kf8 21.Rad1 Rxc6
22.bxc5 Rxc5 23.Nb6 ]
[ 19...Rdc8?! 20.Nd5! Kf8 21.Rab1 ]
20.bxc5 Rbc8! 21.Nd5 Bf6 22.Nxf6+

CHESS INFORMANT 71

436

( 15...cxb5 16.Nb3 Qd8 17.f4 Nc4 18.Bd4

Bb7 ) 16.f4 Nc4 17.Nxc6 ( 17.Bxc4 bxc4
18.Nxc6 Qc7 19.Nd4 Qd7 ) 17...Nxe3
18.Qc1 ( 18.Rxe3 Qb6 ; 18.Qxd6 Re6 )
18...Qb6 19.Qxe3 Qxc6 20.Bxb5 Qc5
21.Bxe8 Nxe8 22.Qxc5 dxc5= ]
E66
Georgiev,Ki
2670 14...Ned7
[ 14...Qc5 15.Kg2! ( 15.Be3 Nxc4 16.Bf2
Milov,V
2635
Nxb2
17.Qb3
Ng4 )
15...Ned7
Groningen (m/1)
1997
( 15...Nxc4? 16.Nb3 Qb4 17.a3 Nxa3
[RR]
18.bxa3 Qxc3 19.Bd2+- ) 16.Be3 ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 15.Kh2
5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.d5 Na5
[ 15.b4 Qh5 ( 15...Qc7 ) 16.Bg2 Nb6
9.Nd2 c5 10.Qc2
17.g4 Bxg4 18.hxg4 Nxg4 19.Qd3 Qh2+
[ 10.Rb1 - 71/(582) ]
20.Kf1 Qh4 ]
10...Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Rb1 Qc7N
15...Rb8
[ 12...e5 - 64/514 ]
[ 15...Qh5
16.Qxh5
( 16.Be2?
Qc5 )
13.Bb2 Bf5 14.e4 Bd7 15.h3 bxc4 16.bxc4
16...Nxh5 17.Be3 Nhf6 18.Bg2 Nc5
e5 17.Ne2 Rb4 18.a3 Ba4 19.Qd3 Rbb8
19.Bg1 ]
20.Bc3 Nd7 21.Rxb8 Rxb8 22.Rb1 Rxb1+
[ 15...Qc7 16.Bg2 ]
23.Qxb1 Nb7=
16.b4 Qc7 17.Bb2 c5?!
[ 17...b5! 18.cxb5
A) 18...axb5
A1) 19.Rc1 Qa7 ( 19...Qb6 20.a4!
E66
Qxd4 21.Qxd4 Ng4+ 22.hxg4 Bxd4
Akopian,V
2660
23.axb5 cxb5 24.Rcd1 ) 20.Nxc6
Shirov,A
2700
Qf2+
21.Bg2
Nh5!
( 21...Qxb2?
Groningen (m/1)
1997
22.Rc2 Qa3 23.Nxb8 Nxb8 24.Nxb5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0
Qxb4 25.Nxd6+- ) 22.Nxb8 Qxg3+
5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.d5 Na5
23.Kh1 Nxf4 24.Qf3 Qxf3 25.Bxf3
9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Bb2
Nxb8 ;
e5 13.Qc2 Bf5 14.Nce4N
A2) 19.Qc2!? Qb6 20.Nb3 ;
[ 14.e4 - 7/582 ]
B) 18...cxb5
19.Rc1
Qb6
20.Bg2
14...Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Bd7 16.Bc3 b4 17.Bb2
Bb7 ]
f5 18.Bg2 Nb7 19.f4 e4 20.e3 Bxb2 18.bxc5 Nxc5 19.Bg2 Bd7
21.Qxb2 Qf6=
[ 19...Ne6?! 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.cxd5 Nxd4
22.Bxd4 ]
20.Nb3
E69
Dautov,R
2595
Dydyshko,V
2490
E69
Senden
1997
Wohlfahrt,H
2225
[Dautov,R]
Lepikhov,A
corr
1995
71/583 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 [Lepikhov]
0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3
[ 6.0-0 - 71/(583) ]
71/(583) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3
6...c6 7.0-0 Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.h3
10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf1 Re8 c6 9.e4 Re8 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Qb6
13.Rb1 a6! 14.f4N
12.Na4 Qa5 13.Bd2 Qc7 14.Bf4 Ne5
[ 14.Be3! b5! ( 14...Be6 15.Nxe6 Rxe6 15.Qc2 Nfd7!?
16.b4
Qc7
17.f4 ) 15.cxb5
axb5
[ 15...b6 - 7/592 ]
[ 22.Bb7 Rxc5 23.Bxa6 Ra8 24.Nb4 Bc3
25.a3 Ra5 26.Bb7 Rb8 ]
22...exf6 23.Bd5 Rxc5 24.Rb1

CHESS INFORMANT 71

437

16.Be3N
[ 16.Rad1 ]
16...Nc5 17.Rad1
[ 17.Nxc5 dxc5 18.Nb3 ( 18.Ne2 Be6 )
18...Be6 19.Nxc5 Nxc4 20.Nxe6 Nxe3= ]
17...Nxc4! 18.Qxc4 b5 19.Qc1
[ 19.Qc2 bxa4 20.Bf4 ( 20.Nxc6 Qxc6
21.e5 Bf5 22.Bxc6 Bxc2 23.Rd2 Bf5 ;
20.e5 Bxe5 21.Bxc6 Bf5! ) 20...Be5
21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.f4 Re8 23.e5 Bd7
24.exd6 ( 24.Rf1 dxe5 25.Qxc5 exd4
26.Qxd4 Rad8 27.Qxa4 Re2= ) 24...Rxe1+
25.Rxe1 Qxd6 26.Rd1 Rb8 ]
19...bxa4 20.e5!
[ 20.Bf4 Be5 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.f4 Re8
23.e5 Bd7 24.exd6 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Qxd6
26.Rd1 Re8 ]
20...Bxe5 21.Nxc6
[ 21.Bxc6 Bxh3 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.Kh2
Bg4 24.Rd2 Rc8 ]
21...Bb7! 22.Bxc5 Bxc6 23.Bxd6!
[ 23.Rxe5 Bxg2 24.Bxd6 Qxc1 25.Rxe8+
Rxe8 26.Rxc1 Bxh3= ]
23...Bxd6 24.Rxe8+
[ 24.Qxc6 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Qxc6 26.Bxc6
Rb8= ]
24...Rxe8 25.Qxc6 Rd8! 26.Qxa4 Bc5!
27.Rxd8+ Qxd8=

Georgiev,Ki
Movsesian,S
Deutschland
[Georgiev,Ki]

[ 18.Bf2 ]
18...Nf6 19.Bf2 h4! 20.g4 Bxg4! 21.hxg4
Nxg4 22.Qd2 Qf6 23.Rd1 Bh6 24.Be3
Nxe3 25.Qxe3 Bxf4 26.Qf3 Be5 27.Qe3
Bf4 28.Qf3 Be5 29.Qxf6
[ 29.Qe3= ]
29...Bxf6 30.Na4! Rad8 31.Nc2 Ne6
[ 31...Nxa4 32.bxa4 d5 33.cxd5 cxd5
34.Ne3 dxe4 35.Nd5 Bg5 36.Rxe4 Rxe4
37.Bxe4 ]
32.Red2 Be5?!
[ 32...Be7 ]
33.c5! Rb8?
[ 33...dxc5 34.Rxd8 Rxd8 35.Rxd8+ Nxd8
36.Nxc5 ]
34.Rxd6!
[ 34.cxd6? b5 ]
34...Bxd6
35.cxd6
b5
36.Nc3
Rbd8
37.e5!+- b4
[ 37...Nf4 38.Nd4 Rxe5 39.Nxc6 Rg5
40.Nxd8 Rxg2+ 41.Kh1 h3 42.d7 Nh5
43.Ne4 f5 44.Ne6 ]
38.Ne4 Kg7 39.Nf6 Rh8 40.Bh3 Nf4
41.Bg4 h3 42.Nd4 Nd5 43.Nxc6 Ne3
44.Rd2 Nxg4 45.Nxg4 Rc8 46.Rc2 Rh4
47.Nf6 h2+ 48.Kh1 a4 49.d7
1-0

Jussupow,A
E69
2670
Shaked,T
2555 Linares
1997 [Shaked,T]

E70
2665
2445
1997

71/585 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6

71/584 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2
[ 2...c5 - 71/(585) ]
0-0 5.0-0 c6 6.c4 d6 7.b3 Re8 8.Nc3 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2
Nbd7 9.e4 e5 10.h3 exd4 11.Nxd4 a5
[ 5.Bd3 - 71/(585) ]
12.Re1 Nc5 13.Rb1 Qe7 14.Bf4
5...0-0 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bf4N
[ 14.Re2 Bd7 15.Bf4 Nh5 16.Be3 Rad8
[ 7.Bh4 c5 8.d5 e6 ]
17.Qd2 Qf8 18.Rd1 ]
[ 7.Be3 - 15/598 ]
14...Nfd7
7...Nc6 8.Qd2?!
[ 14...Nh5 15.Be3 ]
[ 8.d5!? Ne5 ( 8...e5 9.Be3 Ne7 10.f3 )
15.Re2
9.Ng3 c6 ]
[ 15.Be3 Nf6 16.f4 h5 17.Bf2 Nh7 8...e5 9.Bxh6
18.Qd2 Bd7 19.Rbc1 ]
[ 9.dxe5? dxe5 10.Bxh6 Bxh6 11.Qxh6
15...Ne5 16.Be3
Nb4 ]
[ 16.Rd2!? ]
9...Bxh6
16...h5!N
[ 9...exd4? 10.Bxg7 dxc3 11.Qh6 ]
[ 16...f6 ]
10.Qxh6 Nxd4
17.f4 Ned7 18.Qc2?!
[ 10...exd4!? 11.Nd5 Nxe4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
11.Qd2
[ 11.0-0-0? Ng4 ]
[ 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Nd5 Ng4 ( 12...Nxe4
13.Bd3 ) 13.Qd2 c6 ]
11...c5 12.Ng3 a6
[ 12...b5?! 13.Nxb5 ]
13.Bd3
[ 13.h4!? Kg7 14.h5 Rh8 ]
13...b5 14.h4?!
[ 14.0-0 Be6 15.b3 /\ f4 ]
14...Be6! 15.0-0-0
[ 15.h5 bxc4 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.Qh6 Kf7 ]
15...bxc4 16.Bb1 Nh7! 17.Nf1?
[ 17.Rdf1 Qf6 18.f3 ]
[ 17.h5 Qg5 ]
[ 17.f4 exf4 18.Qxf4 Qf6 ]
17...a5! /\ a4-a3 18.Bc2 a4 19.a3 Qb6
20.Re1 Rfb8 21.Bd1 Ra7! <->b 22.Re3
Rab7 23.Nxa4 Qc6 24.h5 g5!
[ 24...c3 ]
25.Ng3?
[ 25.Rc3? Nb3+ 26.Bxb3 cxb3-+ ]
[ 25.h6 c3!? ( 25...f5 )]
25...c3! 26.Nxc3
[ 26.Rxc3 Bb3-+ ]
26...Rxb2 27.Qxb2 Rxb2 28.Kxb2 Qb6+
29.Kc1 Nf6! 30.Nf1 Qa5 31.Kb2 Qb6+
32.Kc1 Qa5 33.Kb2 Nb5 34.Nxb5
[ 34.Nb1 c4 ]
34...Qxb5+ 35.Kc1 Qc4+ 36.Bc2 Ng4
37.Rf3 Qd4 38.Ne3 Qa1+?!
[ 38...Nxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxe3+ 40.Rd2 c4-+ ]
39.Bb1 Qxa3+ 40.Kd2 Qb4+ 41.Kc1 Qa3+
42.Kd2 Qb2+ 43.Bc2
[ 43.Nc2 c4 ]
43...Qd4+ 44.Ke2 Nxe3 45.Rxe3 Bc4+
46.Kf3
[ 46.Ke1 Qa1+ 47.Bd1 Qa5+-+ ]
46...f5!-+ /\ g4, f4 47.g4
[ 47.g3 Qb2 ]
47...Qb2! 48.Bb1
[ 48.Ba4 f4 49.Ree1 Qa3+ ]
[ 48.Bd3 Bxd3 49.Rxd3 fxe4+ 50.Kxe4
Qe2+ ]
48...Be2+! 49.Kg2
[ 49.Rxe2 fxg4+ 50.Ke3 Qd4# ]
49...f4 50.Reh3
[ 50.Rd3 Bxd3 51.Bxd3 Qd4 52.Bc2 Qc4
53.Bb1 Qe2 ]
50...c4 51.h6 Kh7 52.Rh5 Qd2 53.Kh3
Qc3+ 54.Kh2 Qf3 55.Rg1 Qxf2+ 56.Rg2

438
Qe1
0-1

Shaked,T
Cherniaev,A
Wijk aan Zee
[Shaked,T]

E70
2535
2465
1998

71/(585) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3

d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Bd3 0-0 7.Nge2 e6 8.h3
exd5 9.exd5 Ne8 10.0-0 Nd7 11.f4!?
[ 11.b3 Ne5 12.Bc2 b5!? 13.cxb5 a6 ]
11...f5 12.Be3
[ 12.Bd2 Ndf6 13.Qc2 Nc7 14.a4 Na6
/\ Nb4 ]
12...Ndf6 13.Qd2?!
[ 13.a3! Bd7 14.b4 ]
[ 13.Qc2 Nc7 ]
13...Bd7N
[ 13...Nc7 - 21/548 ]
14.Kh1?
[ 14.a3 Nc7 15.b4 ]
14...a6?!
[ 14...Nc7 15.a4 ( 15.a3 a6 16.b4 cxb4
17.axb4 b5 18.Nd4 bxc4 19.Bxc4 Re8 )
15...Na6 16.Rae1 Nb4 17.Bb1 a6 ]
15.a4=

Skembris,S
Banikas,H
Greece (ch)
[Skembris,S]

E70
2470
2450
1997

71/(585) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Bd3 0-0 6.Nge2 Nc6 7.0-0 e5 8.d5
Nd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.Ne2 Re8 11.f3 Nd7
12.b4!?N
[ 12.b3 Nc5 13.Bb2 Qg5! 14.f4 Qe7 ]
[ 12.Rb1 - 54/572 ]
12...c5!?
[ 12...a5 13.b5 ><d4 ]
13.bxc5
[ 13.a3 Ne5 /\ b5 ]
13...Nxc5!?
[ 13...dxc5 14.f4 ]
14.Bb2 Qg5!?
[ 14...Qb6 15.Rb1 ]
15.f4 Qe7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 15...Qh4!? 16.Nxd4 ( 16.Bxd4 Nxe4 ;
16.Ng3!? Miladinovic,I ) 16...Nxe4 ]
16.Bxd4 Nxd3
[ 16...Bg4 17.Bxc5!? Bxa1 18.Qxa1 Bxe2
19.Bxe2 ]
[ 16...Bxd4+ 17.Nxd4 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 Qxe4
19.Qc3! Qe3+ 20.Qxe3 Rxe3 21.Nb5 ]
17.Qxd3 Qxe4 18.Qc3! Qxe2 19.Bxg7
Qe3+ 20.Qxe3 Rxe3 21.Bf6

439

37...Kf6 38.f4! exf4 39.Qd4+ Kf7 40.Qh8

Qxd5 41.Nxf4 Qd6 42.Qxh7+ Kf6
[ 42...Kf8 43.Bh5 Qd4+ 44.Kh1+- ]
43.Qh6+ Ke7
[ 43...Ke5 44.Nd3+ Kd4 45.Qd2 ]
44.Qg5+ Kf8
[ 44...Kf7 45.Bh5+ ]
45.Ng6+ Kf7 46.Bh5 Ke6 47.Qe3+ Kd5
[ 47...Kf6 48.Qh6 ]
48.Qc3! Ke6 49.Qg7!+- Ne7
[ 49...Bc6 50.Nf8+ Kd5 51.Qc3 ( 51.Qg8+
Kd4 52.Ne6+ Ke5 ) 51...Qxf8 52.Bf3+ Ke6
E70
53.Qxc6+ Nd6 54.Qxa6 ]
Sokolov,I
2635
[ 49...Kd5 50.Bf3+ Kc4 51.Ne5+ Kxb4
David,Al
2460
52.Nxd7 ]
Stockholm
1997
50.Nf8+ Kd5 51.Qc3! Qb6+ 52.Kh1
[Sokolov,I]
[ 52.Kh1 Bc6 53.Bf3+ Kd6 54.Qf6+ ]
71/586 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 1-0
0-0 5.Bg5 d6 6.Qd2 c5
[ 6...Na6 - 71/(586) ]
7.d5 Qa5 8.Bd3 a6 9.h3N
E73
[ 9.Nge2 ]
Alterman,B
2615
9...e6
Ye,Jiangchuan
2530
[ 9...b5 10.Nf3 bxc4 11.Bxc4 ( 11.Bc2!? ) Beijing
1997
11...Qb4 ( 11...Nbd7 12.0-0 ) 12.Bd3 ]
[Ye,Jiangchuan]
10.Nf3 exd5 11.cxd5
[ 11.exd5 Re8+ 12.Be3 b5 ]
71/(586) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
11...b5 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.Bh6
0-0 5.Bg5 d6 6.Qd2 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5
[ 13.a3 ]
c6 9.Nge2N
13...Re8 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.a3 Qb6
[ 9.f3 ]
[ 15...Ra7 16.b4 Qb6 - 15...Qb6 ]
9...Nc5 10.Bc2 cxd5 11.cxd5 a5 12.0-0
16.b4 Ra7 17.Rfe1 Rc7 18.Bf1 cxb4
Bd7 13.a3 Qb6 14.Rab1 a4
[ 18...Bb7 19.Re3 ]
[ 14...Nb3?! 15.Bxb3 Qxb3 16.f4 ]
19.axb4 Ne5 20.Nxe5
15.Kh1! Ng4! 16.h3
[ 16.f3 f6! 17.fxg4 fxg5 18.Rxf8+ Rxf8
[ 20.Nd4? Bxh3! 21.Qe3 Rb8 ]
20...dxe5
19.Qxg5 Bf6 ]
16...f6 17.Bh4 Nh6 18.f3 Nf7 19.Bf2 Bh6
[ 20...Rxe5 21.Re3 ]
21.Rad1 Bd7
[ 19...f5?! 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Ng3 ]
20.Qd1 Qa5 21.Nc1 Rfc8=
[ 21...Qd6? 22.Bxb5 ]
22.Re3
Qd6
23.Na2
Rec8
24.Nc1!
/\ Nb3 ><a5, c5 Be8
[ 24...Rc2 25.Qe1 Rb2 26.Nd3 ]
E73
25.Nb3 Nd7 26.Rc1 Rxc1 27.Nxc1 Nb6
Diaz,C
28.Re1 Bd7
Perez,A
2285
[ 28...Nc4 29.Qc3 a5!? ]
Cuba
1997
29.Nd3 Na4
[Perez,A]
[ 29...Nc4 30.Qc3! a5 31.bxa5 ]
30.Rc1 Rc7 31.Be2 f6 32.Bd1 Rxc1 71/587 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
33.Qxc1 Nb6 34.Qc5 Nc8 35.Bg4 f5 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5
Nc5 9.f3 a5 10.g4 c6 11.h4 cxd5 12.cxd5
36.exf5 gxf5 37.Be2
[ 37.Qxd6 Nxd6 38.Nxe5 fxg4 39.Nxd7 Bd7 13.Nh3 b5!?N
[ 13...a4 - 50/(610) ]
gxh3 40.gxh3 Kg6 41.Nc5 Nf5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
14.Nxb5
[ 14.Bxb5? Bxb5 15.Nxb5 Rb8 16.Qe2
( 16.Nc3
Rxb2! ) 16...Qd7
( 16...a4 )
17.a4 Nxa4 ]
[ 14.Nf2 - 71/(587) ]
14...Nfxe4!! 15.fxe4
[ 15.Bxd8 - 71/(587) ]
15...f6 16.Be3
[ 16.Bh6
Nxe4 17.Qe3
Bxh6 18.g5
( 18.Qxe4 f5 19.gxf5 Bxf5 20.Qa4 Rc8
/\ Qb6-> ; 18.Qxh6 Bxb5 19.Bxb5 Qb6 )
18...fxg5 19.Qxe4 gxh4 ]
[ 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.g5 Qd8 18.Nc3 Qb6 ]
[ 16.Nc3 fxg5 17.hxg5 ( 17.Nxg5 Bh6!= )
17...Qb6 ]
16...Nxe4 17.Qc2 f5 18.Ng5
[ 18.gxf5 Ng3 19.0-0-0 ( 19.Rg1 Nxf5
20.Bg5 Qb6 /\ Nd4~/= ) 19...Rc8 20.Nc3
Bxf5 21.Bd3 e4 22.Ba6 Nxh1 23.Rxh1
( 23.Bxc8 Qxc8 24.Rxh1 Bxh3 ) 23...Ra8
24.Bb7 Rb8 25.Bc6 ]
18...Ng3 19.0-0-0
[ 19.Rg1 Nxe2 20.Qxe2 f4 21.Bf2 e4! ]
19...Nxh1 20.Rxh1 Rc8 21.Nc3 h6 22.Nf3
[ 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 d5! ]
[ 22.gxf5!? hxg5 23.fxg6 Bf5 24.Qd2 a4
25.h5! a3 ]
22...f4 23.Bd2
[ 23.Bf2 Bxg4! 24.Qxg6 Bf5 25.Qg2 a4
/\ Qa5-> ]
23...Bxg4
24.Qxg6
Bf5
25.Qg2
Qb6
26.Rg1 Rf7 ->

440
Keipo,G
Perez,A
Cuba
[Perez,A]

E73
2255
2285
1996

71/(587) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5
Nc5 9.f3 a5 10.g4 c6 11.h4 cxd5 12.cxd5
Bd7 13.Nh3 b5!?N
[ 13...a4 - 50/(610) ]
14.Nxb5 Nfxe4!! 15.Bxd8 Nxd2 16.Be7
[ 16.Kxd2 Rfxd8 17.Nxd6 Bxg4 18.fxg4
Rxd6 19.Bc4 Rb8 ]
16...Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3
[ 17.Kf2 Bxb5 18.Bxb5 Rfb8 19.Bc6 Ra7
20.Bxd6 Ne4+ 21.Ke3 Nxd6 ]
17...Bxb5 18.Bxf8 Rxf8 19.Be2 Bxe2
20.Kxe2 a4!

Yermolinsky,A
Kindermann,S
Groningen (m/2)
[Kindermann,S]

E74
2650
2570
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6

5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 h6 8.Bf4 e6
9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Bxd6 Re8 11.Nf3 Qb6
12.Bxb8 Raxb8 13.Qc2 Nh5 14.g3 Bxc3+
15.bxc3 Bg4 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Qe6
18.0-0-0!?N
[ 18.0-0 ]
E73 18...b5!
[ 18...Nf6 19.Rhe1 /\ e5, Bd5+/- ]
Guerra,P
[ 18...Qxc4 19.Qb3 ]
Perez,A
2285
Cuba
1997 19.Rhe1
[ 19.cxb5 Rxb5 /\ Reb8, Qa6 ]
[Perez,A]
19...b4!
71/(587) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 19...bxc4 20.e5 Qa6 21.Rd2 ]
d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5 20.e5 Qa6
Nc5 9.f3 a5 10.g4 c6 11.h4 cxd5 12.cxd5
[ 20...Qxc4? 21.Bd5 Qxc3 22.Qxc3 bxc3
Bd7 13.Nh3 b5!?N
23.e6 fxe6 24.Rxe6 Rxe6 25.Bxe6+ Kg7
[ 13...a4 - 50/(610) ]
26.Rd7+ Kf6 27.Bb3 ]
14.Nf2 Qb6 15.h5
21.Rd7?!
[ 15.h5 Ra7! 16.Rc1 Rc8 /\ Rac7= ]
[ RR21.Rd3 ]
21...Nf6 22.Rd3
[ 22.Rd6? Qxd6 23.exd6 Rxe1+ ]
22...Qa3+
[ 22...Qxc4 23.Re2 /\ Bd5 ]
[ 22...bxc3! 23.Rxc3 Nd7 24.Bd5 Rxe5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

441

25.Rxe5 Nxe5 ]
23.Qb2 Qa6 24.Re2 Nh7 25.Bd5 Nf8?
[ 25...Ng5 /\ Ne6~/= ]
26.Rf3 Ne6 27.Rf6! Rb6 28.Qc2 Qa3+
29.Qb2 Qa5 30.Bxe6 Rexe6 31.Rxe6
Rxe6 32.cxb4 cxb4 33.Qd4

Shaked,T
Xie,Jun
Wijk aan Zee II
[Shaked,T]

Qxb1 ]
28...Qa5?
[ 28...e5?! 29.f5 ]
[ 28...Qb6 29.Bxd4 Qxd4 ]
[ 28...Rf7! 29.Kg2 ( 29.Bd3 Qb6 30.Bxd4
Qxd4 )
29...Qb6
30.Bxd4
Qxd4
/\ Kh8, e5 ]
29.Bxd4 Nxd4 30.Bd3 Qc5
[ 30...Qc3 31.Kg2 b5 32.f5 ]
E76
2535 31.Kg2 a5
[ 31...a5 32.h4! b5 33.Qg5 ]
2485
1998 -

71/589 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f4 0-0 6.Nf3 c5
[ 6...Na6 - 71/(589) ]
7.dxc5 Qa5 8.Bd3 Qxc5 9.Qe2 Nc6
10.Be3 Qa5 11.Rc1 Bg4 12.0-0 Nd7
13.Qf2 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Rfc8N
[ 14...Nc5 - 60/550 ]
15.Rfd1
[ 15.Kh1? Nb4 16.Be2 Nc5 ]
[ 15.Bb1?! Nb6 ]
15...Nc5
[ 15...Nb4 16.Bf1 Nxa2? 17.Rd5 ]
16.Bb1
[ 16.Bf1!? ]
16...Na4! 17.Nxa4
[ 17.Rd5 Qa6 18.Nxa4 Qxa4 19.b3 Qa3 ]
17...Qxa4 18.b3
[ 18.h4!? ]
18...Qa5 19.c5?!
[ 19.Rd5 Qc7 ( 19...Qa3?! 20.Rcd1 )
20.c5 dxc5 21.Rdxc5 ]
19...dxc5 20.Rxc5 Rd8! 21.Rxd8+
[ 21.Rdc1 Qa3 22.e5 e6= ]
21...Qxd8 22.Rd5 Qc7 23.f5?
[ 23.Qd2 Bh6!? ( 23...Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Nxd8
25.f5 Nc6 26.f4= ) 24.Rd7 Qc8 /\ Ne5
25.Kf2
( 25.Kg2
e5
26.Qd5
Qe8 )
25...Kf8 /\ Ke8 ( 25...e5?! 26.Qd5 Qe8
27.fxe5 Nxe5 28.Rxb7 Bxe3+ 29.Kxe3 )]
23...e6! 24.Rd2 Re8!?
[ 24...exf5?! 25.exf5 Re8 26.Be4 ]
25.fxe6 fxe6 26.f4!
[ 26.Bd3 Ne5 27.Be2 Rf8 28.f4 ( 28.Qg3?
Nxf3+ ) 28...Bh6 ( 28...g5 29.Qg3 gxf4
30.Bxf4 Nf3+ 31.Bxf3 Rxf4 ) 29.Qg3
Qc3 ]
26...Rf8 27.Qg3 Bd4 28.Rf2!
[ 28.Bxd4?! Nxd4 29.Rxd4 Qc1+ 30.Kg2

Gabriel,Ch
Kindermann,S
Bad Homburg
71/(589) 1.d4
d6 5.f4 0-0
dxe5 9.Qxd8
Nxd5!?N
[ 11...c6 ]
12.exd5 Re8
15.Kf2 Ne4+
18.Bxg4 Nf6
21.h3 Nf6

E76
2575
2570
1997

Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

6.Nf3 Na6 7.Be2 e5 8.dxe5
Rxd8 10.Nxe5 Nc5 11.Nd5

Rausis,I
McShane,L
Hastings

13.Be3 Bxe5 14.fxe5 Rxe5

16.Kf3 Bg4+! 17.Kf4 Rae8!?
19.Bxa7 Re4+ 20.Kf3 Nxg4

E76
2490
2455
1997

71/(589) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f4 0-0 6.Nf3 Na6 7.e5 Nd7 8.Be2 c5
9.exd6 exd6 10.0-0!?N
[ 10.d5 - 65/(553) ]
10...Re8 11.f5 cxd4 12.Nd5 Nc7 13.fxg6
hxg6 14.Bg5 Nf6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bxf6
Qxf6 17.Nxd4 Qg5 18.Bf3 Ne6 19.Bd5
Re7 20.Nf3 Qf6 21.Bxe6 Qxe6 22.Re1
Qf6 23.Rxe7 Qxe7 24.Qd4 Be6 25.b3 a6
26.a4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

442

E76 22.Nf7+ Kg7 23.Nd8 Qa8

[ 23...Qd7? 24.Nxd5 Qxd8 25.Nxe7! ]
Lautier,J
2660
Shirov,A
2700 24.Nc6 Qg8?
[ 24...Qf8? 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.g4! Nxf4
Beograd
1997
( 26...Nc7 27.Qd7+- ) 27.Qe4 d5 ( 27...Rf7
[Lautier,J]
28.Rxf4+- ) 28.Qf3
Rf6
29.Bxf4
g5
71/590 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
30.Nxd4 cxd4 31.Be5+- ]
d6 5.f4 0-0 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 b5 8.cxb5 a6
[ 24...Bxc3 25.Bxc3+ ( 25.bxc3 Qf8 )
9.a4 axb5 10.Bxb5 Ba6 11.Bd2 Bxb5
25...Nxc3 26.bxc3 Qf8 ]
25.Qxg8+ Kxg8 26.Nxd5 Nxd5 27.b6!
12.axb5 Rxa1 13.Qxa1 Qb6 14.0-0 Nbd7
Nxb6 28.Nxe7+ Kf7 29.Nxf5 gxf5 30.Bc3
[ 14...Ne8 - 39/728 ]
15.Qe1!N
[ 30.b3?! Nd5 31.g3 Nf6 32.Kg2 Ne4
33.Ba5 Ke6 ]
[ 15.Qa6 ]
15...Qb7 16.e5
30...Ke6 31.Re1+?!
[ 16.f5
Ng4!
( 16...gxf5
17.Nh4!? )
[ 31.Bxd4 cxd4 32.Kg1 ( 32.g4 fxg4
17.Qh4 Nde5 ]
33.f5+ Kf6 34.Rd1 Kxf5 35.Rxd4 d5
36.Kg2 h5 37.Kg3 Ke5 38.Rb4 Nc4
[ 16.Qh4!
e6
( 16...Nb6
17.f5!
Nc4
39.Kh4 Ne3 /\ d4 ; 32.Rf3!? ) 32...Nc4
18.Bh6 ) 17.dxe6 fxe6 18.Ng5 Re8
( 32...Kd5?!
33.g4!+- )
33.b3
Nd2
19.e5 dxe5 20.Nce4 h6? 21.Nd6 hxg5
( 33...Ne3
34.Rb1
Kd5
35.Kf2
Kc5
22.fxg5 Qd5 23.gxf6 Bxf6 24.Rxf6 Nxf6
36.b4+ Kb5 37.g3+- ) 34.Re1+ ( 34.Rd1
25.Qxf6 Qxd6 26.Qxg6+ Kf8 27.Bh6+
Nxb3 35.Rd3 Nc1! ) 34...Kd5 ]
Ke7 28.Bg5+ Kd7 29.Qf7++- ]
31...Kd5 32.g4?! fxg4 33.f5 Nd7 34.Re7
16...Nxd5
[ 34.Kg2 Nf6 ( 34...Ne5? 35.Kg3 h5
[ 16...dxe5 17.fxe5 Nxd5 18.e6 N7b6
36.Re2!+- /\ Kf4-g5 )
19.exf7+ Rxf7 20.Qe6 Nc7 21.Qe2
A) 35.Re6
( 21.Qa2 c4= )]
A1) 35...Ne4 36.Rxe4 Kxe4 37.Bxd4
17.e6 N7b6 18.exf7+
Kxf5 ( 37...cxd4 38.f6 d3 39.Kf2+- )
[ 18.f5 gxf5
38.Bg7+- ;
A) 19.Qg3?! f4! 20.Bxf4 Nxf4 21.Qxf4
A2) 35...Nh5! 36.Rh6 Nf4+ 37.Kf1
fxe6 ;
( 37.Kg3 Ne2+ 38.Kxg4 Nxc3 39.bxc3
B) 19.exf7+?!
Rxf7
20.Ng5
Bd4+
Bxc3 ) 37...Ke5 38.f6 Ne6 ;
21.Kh1 Rf6 ;
B) 35.Kg3 Be5+ 36.Bxe5 ( 36.Kh4 h6 )
C) 19.Ng5 f6! 20.Nxh7 Kxh7 21.Qh4+
36...dxe5 37.Rd1+ ( 37.Kh4 h6 38.Rd1+
Kg8 22.Rf3 Qc8 23.Rh3 ( 23.Rg3 Qxe6
Ke4 39.Rd6 Kxf5 40.Rc6 e4 41.Rxc5+
24.Rxg7+
Kxg7
25.Qh6+
Kf7
Kf4 42.b4 e3 ) 37...Ke4 38.Rd6 Kxf5
26.Qh5+= ) 23...Qxe6
24.Qh7+
Kf7
39.Rc6 Kg5 40.Kg2 Ne4 ]
25.Qh5+= ;
D) 19.Nh4 Bd4+ 20.Kh1 fxe6 21.Qxe6+ 34...Nf6 35.Kg2 h5! /\ h4 36.Kg3 Ne4+!
37.Rxe4
Kh8 22.Rxf5 Nf6!? /\ Rg8 ]
[ 37.Kf4?! Nxc3 38.bxc3 Bxc3 39.Kg5 c4
18...Rxf7 19.Ng5 Bd4+
40.Kxh5 ( 40.f6 Bxf6+ 41.Kxf6 h4 42.Kg5
[ 19...Rf6?! 20.Qe4 /\ Nd5, Bc3, /\ Ne6, /\
g3 43.h3 g2! 44.Re1 c3 45.Kxh4 Kc4
f5 ]
46.Kg3 d5!= ) 40...Bd4! 41.Kxg4 c3
20.Kh1 Rf5?!
A) 42.h4? c2 43.Re1 ( 43.Rc7 Bc5-+ )
[ 20...Rf6 21.Qe4 Qa8 /\ e5 ( 21...e5
43...Bb2 ;
22.f5 ) 22.Nxd5
Qxd5
( 22...Nxd5 )
B) 42.Re2 Kc4 ]
23.Qxe7 Qxg5 24.Qd8+ Kg7 25.Qxb6
37...Kxe4 38.f6
Qd5 ]
[ 38.Bxd4?! cxd4 39.f6 d3 40.Kf2 h4!
21.Qe6+ Kh8
41.f7
g3+
42.hxg3
hxg3+
43.Kxg3
[ 21...Kg7 22.Qe4! e5 ( 22...Qa8 23.Ne6+
( 43.Ke1 g2 ) 43...d2 44.f8Q d1Q= ]
Kg8 24.Nxd4 cxd4 25.Qxd4 ) 23.Ne6+
Kh8
( 23...Kf6
24.Nd8 ) 24.g4
Rf6 38...Bxf6
[ 38...Be3? 39.Kh4 d5 40.Kxh5 Bf4 41.f7
25.f5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Bd6 42.Kxg4 d4 43.Ba5 Be7 /\ Ke5-e6
( 43...d3 44.Kg5+- ) 44.Bd8 Bf8 45.Kg5 d3
46.Ba5+- ]
39.Bxf6 d5! 40.Kh4?!
[ 40.b3!
A) 40...c4?
41.b4!
d4
42.b5
d3
( 42...c3 43.b6+- ) 43.Bc3 Kd5 44.b6
Kc6 45.Ba5+- ;
B) 40...Kd3? 41.Be7 c4 42.b4! c3
43.b5+- ;
C) 40...d4
C1) 41.Be7
d3
( 41...Kd3?
42.Bxc5+- ) 42.Bg5 Kd4! 43.Bd2 Ke4
44.Kh4 ( 44.Bc1 Kd4! 45.Kh4? Kc3
46.Kxh5 Kxb3 47.Kxg4 c4 48.Kf3 c3
49.Ke3 Kc2-+ ) 44...Kf3 45.Bc1 Ke2
46.Kxh5 d2 47.Bxd2 Kxd2 48.Kxg4
Kc3 49.h4 Kxb3 50.h5 c4 51.h6 c3
52.h7 c2 53.h8Q c1Q= ;
C2) 41.Kf2
Kd3
42.Be7
h4!
( 42...Kc3? 43.Bxc5 h4 44.Ke1 d3
45.Kd1
h3
46.Bf2+- )
43.Ke1
( 43.Bxh4?
Kc2 ;
43.Bxc5
g3+
44.hxg3 hxg3+ 45.Kxg3 Kc3 46.b4
d3= )
C2a) 43...Kc2? 44.Bxc5 d3 45.Be3
g3
( 45...Kxb3
46.Kd2
Kc4
47.Ba7+- ) 46.h3+- ;
C2b) 43...h3? 44.Kf2 Kc3 45.Bxc5
d3
46.Be3
Kxb3
47.Kg3
Kc2
48.Kxg4 d2 49.Bxd2 Kxd2 50.Kxh3
Ke3 51.Kg4 Ke4 52.h4 Ke5 53.Kg5
Ke6 54.Kg6 Ke7 55.Kg7 Ke6
56.h5+- ;
C2c) 43...g3! 44.h3 ( 44.hxg3 hxg3
45.Bxc5 g2 46.Kf2 Kc3 47.b4 d3= )
C2c1) 44...Ke3?
45.Bxh4
( 45.Bxc5
g2
46.Bxd4+
Kxd4
47.Kf2 Kc3 48.Kxg2 Kxb3 49.Kf3
Kc4 50.Kg4 Kd5 51.Kxh4 Ke6
52.Kg5 Kf7= ) 45...Kf3 46.Kf1 d3
47.Bg5 g2+ 48.Kg1 Kg3 49.h4+- ;
C2c2) 44...g2!
45.Kf2
Kc2
46.Bxc5 ( 46.Bxh4? d3 47.Bg5
Kxb3 48.h4 c4 49.h5 c3 50.h6 d2
51.h7 d1Q-+ ) 46...d3 47.Be3 Kxb3
48.Kxg2 Kc2 49.Kf3 d2 50.Bxd2
Kxd2 51.Kg4 Ke3 52.Kxh4 Kf4= ]
40...d4! 41.Kxh5 Kf3= 42.Kg5
[ 42.b3 g3! 43.hxg3 Kxg3 44.Kg5 Kf3
45.Kf5 Ke3 ( 45...d3 46.Bc3 Ke3 47.Ke5
d2 48.Bxd2+ Kxd2 49.Kd5 Kc3 ) 46.Be7

443
Kd3 47.Bxc5 Kc3 48.b4 d3 ]
42...d3 43.Bc3 c4! 44.Kf5 Ke2 45.Kxg4
[ 45.Kxg4 d2 46.Bxd2 Kxd2 47.h4 Kc2
48.h5 Kxb2 49.h6 c3 50.h7 c2 51.h8Q+
Kb1 ]
[ 45.Ke4 d2 46.Bxd2 Kxd2 47.Kd4 Kc2
48.Kxc4 Kxb2 49.Kd3 Kb3 ]
-

Seirawan,Y
Ivanchuk,V
Groningen (m/1)
[Seirawan,Y]

E70
2630
2725
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6

5.Bd3 e5 6.d5 a5 7.Nge2 Na6 8.f3 Nd7
9.Be3N
[ 9.0-0 - 52/595 ]
9...Bh6?! 10.Qd2 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 c6?
[ 11...Qh4+ 12.g3 Qe7 13.h4 Nac5
14.0-0-0 ]
12.Qh6!
[ 12.0-0? Qb6! ]
12...Ndc5?!
[ 12...Nac5 13.Rd1 Nb6 14.b3 Qe7
( 14...a4 15.Bc2 )]
13.Rd1 Qb6? 14.Bb1 Ke7
[ 14...Qxb2? 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Rxd6 ]
15.f4! exf4 16.Rf1
[ 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Nxf4 ]
16...Rf8 17.Qxf4! / \ Q f 6 , e 5 f6 18.dxc6
Qxc6 19.Nd4 Qe8
[ 19...Qd7 20.Nd5+ Kd8 21.Nb6 ]
20.Nd5+ Kd8 21.Qxd6+ Bd7 22.Nb5
[ 22.Nb5 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 24.Kf2
Qh4+ 25.Kg1 Rf7 26.Rfe1 ]
1-0

Dreev,A
Arakhamia_Grant,K
Luzern
[Dreev,A]

E81
2640
2430
1997

71/592 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Nge2
[ 6.Bg5 - 71/(592) ]
6...Nbd7 7.Bg5! a6?! 8.d5!N
[ 8.Ng3 - 70/534 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
8...c6
[ 8...c5 9.a4! ]
9.Qd2
[ 9.Nd4 cxd5 10.cxd5 Qb6! ]
9...Ne5?!
[ 9...cxd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.Nd4 Bb7 ]
10.Nd4 c5 11.Nc2 b5
[ 11...e6 12.f4 ]
12.cxb5 axb5 13.Bxb5 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6
15.f4 Ned7
[ 15...Nc4 16.Qe2 ]
16.0-0 Rb6 17.b3 Qc7 18.Rae1 Ra8
19.Kh1 Ne8
[ 19...c4 20.b4 ]
20.Bxe7 Bxc3
[ 20...f6 21.e5 dxe5 22.d6!+- ]
21.Qxc3 Rxa2 22.Ne3!+[ 22.e5?! Qb7! 23.e6?! fxe6 24.dxe6
Nb8 ]
[ 22.Bh4!? ]
22...Ra3
[ 22...Qb7 23.Ng4 f6 24.Re3! Ra3 25.Rb1
Kf7 26.Bd8 ]
[ 22...Qb8 23.Ng4 f6 24.Qh3 ]
23.Ng4 f6 24.e5 Raxb3
[ 24...Rbxb3 25.Qc2 f5 26.Nh6+ Kg7
27.Nxf5+ gxf5 28.Qxf5 ]
25.Qa1 dxe5 26.fxe5 fxe5 27.Nxe5 Nxe5
28.d6
1-0

444
Lehmann,Z
Paschall,W
Budapest
[Pupo,E]

E81
2275
2280
1997

71/(592) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 b5
9.cxb5 Nbd7 10.a4 Qa5 11.Nge2 Nb6
12.Nc1 axb5 13.Bxb5 Ba6 14.N1a2 Bxb5
15.axb5 Nh5 16.0-0?!N
[ 16.Rb1 - 69/511 ]
16...Bd4+! 17.Kh1 Bxc3! 18.bxc3 f6
[ 18...Ra7! 19.Rfb1 Rfa8 /\ Qa4-c4 ]
19.Bh6 Rfb8 20.g4 Ng7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
22.Qe2 Qa4

Dautov,R
Kempinski,R
Bad Wiessee
[Dautov,R]

E81
2595
2530
1997

71/593 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Nge2 c5 7.Be3 Qa5 8.Qd2
[ 8.Nc1 cxd4! ( 8...Qc7 9.d5 ) 9.Nb3 Qh5!
10.Nxd4 Nc6= ]
8...Nc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Ng3
[ 10.Nc1 e6 ( 10...a6 - 58/633 ) 11.Be2
exd5 12.cxd5 a6 ]
10...a6N
[ 10...e6 ]
E81
[ 10...Qb4 ]
Ramirez,Ca
2320
Pupo,E
2400 11.f4?
[ 11.Be2 ]
Cuba
1997
11...Ned7!
71/(592) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 11...Neg4 12.Bg1 ]
d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 b5 12.h3
9.cxb5 Nbd7 10.a4 Qa5 11.Nge2 Nb6
[ 12.Be2? h5! 13.0-0 b5 14.cxb5 h4
12.Nc1 axb5 13.Bxb5 Ba6 14.N1a2 Bxb5
15.Nh1 axb5 16.Bxb5 Nxe4 ]
15.axb5 Nh5 16.0-0?!N
12...h5?
[ 16.Rb1 - 69/511 ]
[ 12...b5! 13.cxb5 h5 14.bxa6 h4 15.Nge2
16...Bd4+! 17.Kh1 Bxc3! 18.Qxc3!? Qxb5
Bxa6 ]
19.Rfb1 f6! 20.Be3 Nc4! 21.b3
13.Bd3 b5 14.0-0! bxc4 15.Bc2! /\ e5 Rb8
[ 21.b3 Nxe3! 22.Qxe3 Ra3 23.Nc1 16.Rab1 Ne8
( 23.Nc3 Rxa1 24.Rxa1 Qxb3 ) 23...Rfa8
[ 16...h4
17.Nge2
Nh5
18.Bf2
Bf6
24.Rxa3 Rxa3 ]
19.Qe1 ]
17.e5! dxe5 18.f5 Rb6
[ 18...h4 19.Nge4 gxf5 20.Rxf5 Ndf6
21.Nxf6+
exf6
( 21...Bxf6
22.Rh5 ;
21...Nxf6 22.Rxe5 Ng4 23.Rg5 ) 22.Rh5

CHESS INFORMANT 71

445

f5 23.Bxf5 Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Nd6 25.Rh5

/\ Bh6 ]
19.Qe2!
><c4; /\ 20.fg6 fg6 21.Nh5 h4
20.Nge4 gxf5 21.Rxf5 Rg6 22.Rbf1
[ 22.Rh5 f5 23.Ng5 Ndf6 24.Rxh4 Nd6 ]
[ 22.Rg5!? Rxg5 23.Nxg5 ( 23.Bxg5 f5 )
23...Nef6 24.Qf2 Rd8 25.Qxh4 ]
22...Ndf6 23.Rg5 Nxe4
[ 23...Rxg5
24.Bxg5
Nxe4
( 24...Qb6
25.d6! ) 25.Nxe4
f5
26.Bxe7
Rf7
27.d6 ]
24.Nxe4 Rxg5
[ 24...Qxa2
25.Bxc5
Qxb2
( 25...Nd6
26.Bxd6 exd6 27.Qh5 Qxb2 28.Nf6++- ;
25...Bh6
26.Qh5! )
26.Bxe7
Qd4+
27.Kh1 ]
25.Nxg5 f5 26.Qh5 Nf6 27.Qg6 e4?
[ 27...f4 28.Bf2 /\ Nh7 Qb5 29.Nh7 Rf7
30.Bxh4 Qxb2? 31.Rb1 Qd4+ 32.Bf2
Qxd5 33.Nxf6+ exf6 34.Rd1+- ]
28.Ne6 Bxe6 29.dxe6+- Qc7
[ 29...c3
30.Bh6
Ne8
31.Rxf5
Rxf5
32.Qxe8+ Kh7 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34.Qxe7+
Kg6 35.Qe8+ Kg7 36.Qd7+ ]
[ 29...Qb5
30.Rxf5
Qxb2
( 30...Qe8
31.Qg5 ) 31.Bxe4 Qc3 32.Bf4 Qe1+
33.Kh2 Qxe4 34.Bh6 ]
30.Rxf5 Nh7?
[ 30...Qg3 31.Qxg3 hxg3 32.Rxc5 Rb8
33.b3 cxb3 34.Bxb3 ]
31.Rf7 Rxf7 32.exf7+ Kh8 33.Bxe4 Nf6
34.Bh6
1-0

Ehlvest,J
Gelfand,B
Polanica Zdroj
[Gelfand,B]

E81
2610
2695
1997

71/594 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8
Rxd8 9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bxe7
Nxe7 12.Nxe7+ Kf8 13.Nd5 Bxb2 14.Rb1
Bg7 15.h4
[ 15.Ne2 - 48/780 ]
15...Nb6!?N
[ 15...Nc5 16.Nh3 ( 16.g4 f5! 17.exf5 gxf5
18.g5 Be6 19.Rd1 Na4 ; 16.h5 g5
Vogt,L ) 16...f5 17.Be2 fxe4 18.Ng5 e3
19.Nxh7+ Kg8 20.Nhf6+ Kf7 21.Ne4 Bf5

22.Ng5+ Kg8 23.Rb5 ]

16.h5 Be6
[ 16...Bd7!? ]
17.Nh3 Rac8
[ 17...Bxh3!? 18.Rxh3 Rac8
A) 19.Nxb6?! axb6 20.Rxb6 Bc3+!?
( 20...Ra8 );
B) 19.f4 Nxc4 20.h6 ]
18.Ng5 Bxd5
[ 18...Nxc4 19.Nxh7+ ]
19.cxd5 Rc2 20.Bd3
[ 20.Be2 Bc3+ 21.Kf1 h6 22.Nh3 g5 ]
20...Bc3+
[ 20...Rxg2?! 21.Nxh7+ Kg8 22.hxg6 fxg6
( 22...Rxg6 23.f4 ) 23.f4! ]
21.Kf1 Rd2 22.hxg6!
[ 22.Bb5 h6 23.Nh3 g5 24.a4 Bd4 ]
22...hxg6
[ 22...Rxd3 23.gxf7 Ke7 24.Ne6 ]
23.Be2 Rxa2 24.f4! Kg8! 25.Rd1
[ 25.Rc1 Bd2 ]
[ 25.Rh3 Bf6
A) 26.Nf3 Be7 27.Rc1 ( 27.Ne5 Rc8 )
27...a5 ( 27...Na4 28.Ne5 Ba3 29.Rb1
Nc5 30.Bc4 ) 28.Ne5 a4 29.Rc7 Bd6
30.Rxb7 Rb8 31.Ra7 Nxd5! ;
B) 26.Nh7 Be7 27.g4 ( 27.f5 gxf5
28.Rbb3 Ra1+ 29.Bd1 f4 ) 27...Rc8
28.g5 Rcc2 29.Rh2 Na4 ]
25...Bf6 26.Nf3 Be7 27.Rh3 Na4
[ 27...a5!? ]
28.Ne5
[ 28.Bc4 Rb2 ( 28...Ra3 ) 29.Ne5 Nc5 ]
[ 28.Nd4 Bb4 29.Bc4 Rb2 ]
28...Nc5 29.Bc4?
[ 29.Re3 Bd6 30.g3 Bxe5 31.fxe5 Ra4
32.Bf3 b6 ]
[ 29.Nxf7!? Kxf7 30.d6 Rxe2 31.Kxe2
( 31.Rh7+ Kg8 32.dxe7 Re8! 33.Rd8
Kxh7
34.Rxe8
Rxe4-+ )
31...Rxd6
32.Rh7+ Kf8 ( 32...Ke6 ) 33.Rxd6 Bxd6
34.e5= ]
[ 29.Nxg6!
A) 29...Bf6 30.e5 fxg6 31.exf6 Kf7
( 31...Ne4!? )
32.f5!?
Kxf6
33.fxg6
Kxg6 ;
B) 29...fxg6
30.d6
Ra4
( 30...Rxd6
31.Rxd6 Rxe2 32.Rxg6+ Kf7 ) 31.dxe7
Rxd1+ 32.Bxd1 Rxe4 33.Bc2= ]
29...Ra4 30.d6 Rxd6 31.Bxf7+ Kg7 32.Re1
[ 32.Rxd6 Bxd6 33.Bd5 Nxe4 ( 33...b6!? )
34.Bxb7 Nc5 35.Bc6 Rxf4+ 36.Nf3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
32...Nxe4!
[ 32...Rxe4 33.Rxe4 Nxe4 34.Bxg6 Rxg6
35.Nxg6 Kxg6 36.g4= ]
33.Be8
[ 33.Bxg6 Rxg6 34.Nxg6 Kxg6 35.g4
Bd6 ]
33...Nd2+ 34.Kg1 Re4
[ 34...Rxf4 35.Nxg6 ]
35.Rc1 Bd8
[ 35...Rxf4 36.Rc7 Kf6 ( 36...Re6 37.Nxg6
Re1+
38.Kh2
Rf7 ) 37.Nxg6
Rf1+
38.Kh2 ]
36.Rc8 Bb6+ 37.Kh2 Nf1+ 38.Kh1 Re1
[ 38...Rd1!? ]
39.Nf3
[ 39.Rb8 Nd2+ 40.Kh2 Bg1+ 41.Kg3
Ne4+ 42.Kh4 Nc5 ( 42...Rb1 43.Bf7!? ;
42...g5+ 43.fxg5 Nc5 44.Nf3 ) 43.Bf7
Rxe5 ]
39...Ng3+ 40.Kh2 Nf1+ 41.Kh1 Ra1
[ 41...Rb1!? ]
42.Ng5 Ng3+
[ 42...Ne3+ 43.Kh2 Ng4+ 44.Kg3 Nf6 ]
43.Kh2 Nf1+ 44.Kh1 Ng3+ 45.Kh2 Nh5-+
46.Rxh5 gxh5 47.Rb8
[ 47.Bxh5 Rh6 48.g4 Rc6 ]
47...Rb1 48.Bxh5 Be3 49.Kg3 Rb4?!
[ 49...Rf6 50.Nh3 Rf8 ]
50.Nh3 Rf6 51.Bf3 Bxf4+?!
[ 51...b6 ]
52.Nxf4 Rbxf4
[ 52...Rfxf4 53.Ra8! Ra4 54.Bd1 ]
53.Rxb7+ Rf7 54.Rb8 Rf8 55.Rb2 a5
56.Ra2 R4f5 57.Kf2 Re5 58.Ra4 Rb8
59.Rc4 Rb2+ 60.Kg3 Rb4 61.Rc6 a4
62.Ra6 Re3 63.Kf2 Rc3
0-1

446
16.Bh6 b5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ng3 bxc4
19.dxc5 d5 20.Qg5?!
[ 20.Nce4!! Nxe4 ( 20...dxe4 21.Nf5+!!+- )
21.fxe4 Re5 22.Qc3 f6 23.exd5 Bxd5
24.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 Ra7 Christiansen,
L 26.Qd2 Rd7 27.Ne4 Qc7 ( 27...Qe7
28.Nd6 ) 28.Qd4 Qe5 ( 28...Qc6 29.Nd6 )
29.Qxe5 fxe5 30.Nd6! ]
20...Qc8
E82
2245
2385
1997

Steinhoff,I
Limp,E
Brasil
[RR]
71/(595) 1.d4
d6 5.f3 0-0
9.0-0-0 exd5
[ 10...Be6 ]
11.Bg5 Be6
14.Nc3 a6
17.Bxb5 c4!?

Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

6.Be3 b6 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 e6
10.Nxd5 Nc6N
12.Ne2 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne5
15.Qf4 b5 16.cxb5 axb5
18.Kb1 Ra7

Bratchenko,A
Motylev,Al
Sankt_Peterburg
[Motylev,Al]

E83
2395
2450
1997

71/596 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.a3
Bd7 9.b4 Re8
[ 9...Qb8 - 71/(596) ]
10.Rc1
[ 10.b5 Na5 11.bxa6 bxa6 12.e5 Nxc4
13.Qd3 Nxe3 14.Qxe3 c5! ]
[ 10.g3 - 34/717 ]
E82
Christiansen,L
2550 10...b5!N
[ 10...e6 ]
Temirbaev,S
2475
Luzern
1997 11.c5
[ 11.cxb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 Nxb4 13.Nxc7?
[RR]
Rxa3! 14.Nxe8 Ba4 15.Qd2 Nd3+ ]
71/595 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 11...e6 12.Qd2?!
d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 a6
[ 12.g3 ]
[ 6...b6 - 71/(595) ]
12...dxc5! 13.bxc5
7.Bd3 b6 8.Nge2 c5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.exd6
[ 13.dxc5 e5 /\ Be6 ]
exd6 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Be4 Bb7 13.Qd2 Nf6 13...Na5 14.Qa2 Nc4 15.Bg5
14.Bxc6!? Bxc6 15.Rad1 Re8N
[ 15.Bf2 Bh6 ]
[ 15...Qe7 ]
15...h6 16.Bh4 e5! 17.Bf2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 17.d5?! c6 /\ Qa5-/+ ]
17...c6 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Nd4 Nh5 20.g3
[ 20.Qd2 Qa5 ]
[ 20.Be3 ]
20...Be6!
[ 20...Bh3!? ]
21.Qc2
[ 21.Nxe6 Nxf3+! 22.Ke2 fxe6 23.Nxb5
( 23.Kxf3 Bxc3 24.Rxc3 Qf6+ ) 23...axb5
24.Kxf3 Rf8+ 25.Kg2 Qf6 ]
21...Qxd4! 22.Bxd4 Nxf3+ 23.Kf2 Nxd4
24.Qb2 Nf6 25.Kg2?!
[ 25.Bd3 ]
25...Nb3 26.Re1 Nxc5 27.Qb4 Nfxe4!
28.Nxe4 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Bd5 30.Bd3 f5-+
31.Rd1 Rad8 32.Bc2 fxe4 33.Kg1 a5
><d4 34.Qxa5 e3 35.Bd3 Ra8
[ 35...Bb3? 36.Bc4+ ]
36.Qe1
[ 36.Qb4 Ra4 ]
36...Rxa3 37.Qe2
[ 37.Bxg6 e2! 38.Rxd5! Ra1! ( 38...cxd5
39.Bxe8 Ra1 40.Kf2= ) 39.Kf2 Rxe1
40.Bxe8 Ra1-+ ]
37...Ra2 38.Bc2 Rxc2
[ 38...Rxc2 39.Qxc2 e2 40.Re1 Bd4# ]
0-1

447
19.Qa2 Bxb1
[ 19...Bxb1 20.Nxb1! ]

Ibragimov,I
Fedorov,A
Sochi
[Fedorov,A]

E84
2585
2600
1997

71/597 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2
Rb8 9.Nc1 e5 10.d5 Nd4 11.N1e2
[ 11.Nb3 - 71/(597) ]
11...Nxe2 12.Bxe2 Nh5 13.0-0-0 f5 14.Kb1
Bd7N
[ 14...Nf4 - 65/556 ]
15.Bd3 Kh8 16.Rhg1
[ 16.Rhf1!? ]
16...Qe7 17.Bc2 Nf6 18.h3
[ 18.exf5 gxf5 19.g4?! fxg4 20.fxg4 Nxg4
21.Bg5 Bf6 ]
18...b5! 19.cxb5
[ 19.g4 bxc4 20.Qe2 c5 ]
19...axb5 20.g4
[ 20.b4?! Rfc8 /\ c5 ]
20...b4 21.Ne2 fxe4 22.fxe4 c5 23.dxc6
Bxc6 24.Bg5?!
[ 24.Qxd6 Qb7 25.Ng3 b3!? 26.axb3
( 26.Bxb3
Nxe4 ) 26...Nxe4
27.Nxe4
E83
Bxe4 28.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 29.Qd3 Qxd3+
Bischoff,K
2550
30.Rxd3 e4 31.Rd7 Rxb3 32.Bc1= ]
Golubev,M
2530
Tauberbischofcheim (rapid)
1997 24...Qa7 25.Bxf6
[ 25.Ng3? Ra8 ]
[Golubev,M]
25...Rxf6 26.Nc1
71/(596) 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 26.Rdf1?! b3! 27.axb3 Ra8 ]
d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.a3 26...Qb7?
Bd7 9.b4 Qb8 10.Rb1!?N
[ 26...Rf2
[ 10.Nc1 - 63/517 ]
A) 27.Qe1?! Rc8 /\ Rc2 ;
10...b5
B) 27.Qxd6
b3!
28.axb3
( 28.Nxb3
[ 10...e5 11.d5 () ]
Rxc2! 29.Kxc2 Bxe4+-+ ; 28.Bxb3 Bxe4+
11.c5! dxc5
29.Ka1 Bc2 /\ e4 ) 28...Ra8 29.Qa3 Qb6
[ 11...e6 ]
30.Qe7 Bf8!? ( 30...Rxc2!? ) 31.Qxe5+
12.bxc5 Rd8 13.g3 Be6?!
Bg7 32.Qe7 Re8 ;
[ 13...Na5!? ]
C) 27.Qd3 Qa8 28.Rge1 Rd8 /\ d5 ]
14.Bg2?!
27.g5 Rff8
[ 14.d5! Ne5 15.Nd4! Bxd5 16.exd5
[ 27...Rf4!? ]
Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Rxd5 18.f4! ]
28.Rge1 Rfd8 29.Qe3 d5 30.exd5 Bxd5
14...Bc4 15.Qc2 Nd7! 16.f4
31.Rd2 Be6 32.h4
[ 16.Rd1 b4 ]
[ 32.Red1!? ]
16...e5!
17.fxe5
Ndxe5
18.dxe5
Bd3 32...Rdc8
[ 32...Bf5 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
33.Be4 Qa6 34.b3 Bf5
[ 34...Rc3 ]
35.h5?
[ 35.Ne2 ]
35...Rc3 36.Rd3 Bxe4 37.Qxe4 gxh5
38.Ree3
[ 38.Red1!? ]
38...Rbc8 39.Rxc3 bxc3 40.Re2 Rd8
[ 40...Rf8 ]
41.Rc2 Qa5 42.b4 Qa3 43.b5
[ 43.Qc4 Rb8 44.Nd3 Qa8 /\ e4|^ ]
43...Rd4!
[ 43...Rd1? 44.Rxc3!+- ]
44.Qc6 Rb4+ 45.Nb3 Rf4 46.Qxc3 e4
47.Qd2 Rf1+ 48.Nc1 Rf8 49.Rc4 e3
50.Qb4
[ 50.Qc2 Qe7 51.Rc8 Qxg5 ]
50...Qa7 51.Rf4?
[ 51.b6 Qd7 52.b7 Rb8 53.Rc8+ Rxc8
54.bxc8Q+ ( 54.b8Q? Qf5+-+ ) 54...Qxc8
55.Qe4 h4 56.Qxe3 h3 ]
51...Rb8 52.a4 Qd7-+ -> 53.Re4
[ 53.b6
Qc6
54.Rc4
( 54.a5
Rc8 )
54...Qg6+ 55.Ka2 Qe6 56.a5 e2 ]
53...Rc8 54.Rxe3
[ 54.Rc4 Qf5+ 55.Ka2 Qd5 56.Kb3 e2
57.Nxe2 Qd1+ 58.Ka3 Qa1+ ]
54...Qd1
0-1

448
Vyzmanavin,A
Relange,E
Cappelle la Grande
[Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B]

E88
2585
2480
1997

71/598 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 c6 8.Bd3 cxd5
9.cxd5 Nh5 10.Nge2 f5 11.exf5 gxf5
12.0-0 Nd7 13.Qd2 Nc5 14.Bc2 a5 15.a3
a4!N
[ 15...Bd7 - 31/696 ]
16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.d6!
[ 17.Bxa4 Ra6! /\ Rh6, Qh4 ]
17...Bd7 18.Qd5+ Kh8 19.Qxc5 Rf6!?
/\ Rh6 20.Rad1
[ 20.Qxe5 Qb6+ /\ Qb2 ]
20...Rh6 21.Qc7 b5!?
[ 21...Qh4? 22.Qxd7 Nf6 23.Qxf5 Qxh2+
24.Kf2 ]
[ 21...Qb8 22.Bxa4 Bxa4 23.d7 ]
22.Qxd8+?!
[ 22.Nd5!? Rc8 ( 22...Qe8 23.Nb6 Rd8
24.Nxd7 Rxd7 25.Bxf5 ) 23.Qxd8+ Rxd8
24.Ne7 ]
22...Rxd8

Suba,M
Golubev,M
Romania
[Golubev,M]

E90
2530
2520
1997

E84
2555
2515
1997 71/599 1.d4 Nf6
[ 1...c5 - 71/(599) ]
2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3
71/(597) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 5.Nf3 - 71/(599) ]
d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 5...0-0 6.Bg5 c6 7.Nf3 a6 8.Be2!?N
Rb8 9.Nc1 e5 10.d5 Nd4 11.Nb3 Nxb3
[ 8.a4 - 18/(641) ]
12.axb3 c5 13.b4 cxb4 14.Na4 b5 15.cxb5
[ 8.Bd3 ]
axb5 16.Qxb4 Ne8 17.Nb6 Bh6 18.Bf2 8...b5 9.0-0
Rxb6 19.Qa5 Ra6 20.Qxd8 Rxa1+ 21.Ke2
[ 9.e5 ]
Rb1!N
9...b4 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Na4 Nd7 12.c5!
[ 21...Ba6 22.Be3!? ]
dxc5 13.e5!?
22.Qxc8 Rxb2+ 23.Kd3??
[ 13.dxc5 Ne5 ]
[ 23.Ke1= ]
13...Bg7 14.e6 fxe6 15.Ng5?!
23...Rxf2
24.Qh3
Rd2+
25.Kc3
b4+!
[ 15.dxc5! Rf5!? ( 15...Nf6 ) 16.Bc4 Rd5 ]
26.Kxb4 Be3-+
15...Nb6! 16.Nxb6
[ 16.Nxc5 Qd5! ]
16...Qxb6 17.Bc4 cxd4 18.Qg4
[ 18.Bxe6+ Bxe6 ( 18...Kh8 19.Nf7+= )
Ibragimov,I
Delchev,A
Linares
[Delchev,A; Kostakiev,D]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
19.Nxe6 Rf5 ]
18...Kh8!? 19.Rae1
[ 19.Bxe6 Bf6!? ]
19...Qc5 20.Bxe6
[ 20.b3 Qf5!? ]
20...h6 21.Bxc8
[ 21.Nf3 Bxe6 22.Rxe6 Qf5 ]
21...Qxg5 22.Qxg5 hxg5 23.Bb7 Ra7
[ 23...Rac8 /\ d3 ]
24.Bxc6
[ 24.Rxe7?? Rb8 ]
24...d3?!
[ 24...Rd8!? 25.Re2? d3 26.Rd2 Bc3
27.bxc3 bxc3 28.Rdd1 c2 29.Rd2 Rc7 ]
25.Re3! ><d3 Rc7 26.Ba4 Rd8 27.Rd1 d2
28.Re2 Rc1 29.Rexd2 Rxd2 30.Rxc1 Rxb2
31.Rc2 Rb1+ 32.Kh2 Bc3 33.Re2 e5
34.Bc2 Rb2 35.Bd3 Rxe2=
[ 35...Bd2 36.Bxa6 Rxa2 37.Bc4 Rc2
( 37...b3?! 38.g3= )]
36.Bxe2 a5 37.Bd1 Kg7 38.Bc2 Kf6
39.Kg3 Bd4 40.Kf3 Bb6
-

449
[ 7.Bg5 - 69/514 ]
7...Nd7N
[ 7...c5 ]
8.Be2 e5 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.0-0 h6 11.Be3 f5
12.exf5 gxf5 13.dxe5 dxe5
[ 13...dxe5 14.Re1 ]

Dydyshko,V
Glek,I
Pula
[Glek,I]

E91
2480
2620
1997

71/600 1.d4
[ 1.Nf3 - 71/(600) ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3
0-0 6.Be2 Na6 7.0-0 c6 8.Be3
[ 8.e5N - 71/(600) ]
8...Ng4N
[ 8...e5 - 68/536, 537 ]
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Nf6! /\ Nh5 11.Nd2 Nh7!
12.Nb3 g5 13.Bg3 f5! 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Bd3
Qd7 16.Re1 Rf7!= ><Nb3 17.Re3 Nf8
18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Qe2
[ 19.Qd3!?= ]
E90
Shirov,A
2700 19...Ng6 20.Re1 Raf8 21.h3
[ 21.a3= ]
Kovacevic,A
2525
Beograd
1997 21...Nb4! 22.Rf3
[ 22.a3?
Nc2
23.Rf3
Nf4
24.Bxf4
71/(599) 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3
Nxe1-+ ]
Bg7 5.e4 0-0 6.Nf3 d6 7.h3 e6 8.Bd3 22...Qd7 23.Rxf7
exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ 10.Be3 Bh6 11.0-0
[ 23.Re3!? ]
Bxe3 12.fxe3 Qe7 13.e4 Nbd7 14.Qd2 23...Rxf7 24.a3 Na6 25.Qe4 Qf5 26.Nd1
Kg7 15.Rf2 Rf8 16.Raf1 Ne8 17.Bc2 Ne5 Qxe4 27.Rxe4 b6!
18.Nxe5 dxe5 19.Ba4!N
[ 19.Qe3 ]
19...Nd6 20.Rf6 h6 21.Qf2 Nf5 22.Rxf5
E91
gxf5 23.exf5 f6 24.Ne4 b6 25.Qh4 Kh7
Andersson,U
2640
26.Rf3 Rf7 27.d6 Qf8 28.Bc6 Rb8 29.Bd5
Ivanovic,B
2500
Rbb7 30.Be6 Rbd7 31.Rg3 Bb7 32.Bxd7
Bar
1997
1-0
71/(600) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
4.e4 0-0 5.d4 c5 6.Be2 d6 7.0-0 Nc6
E90 8.d5 Na5 9.Bd2 e6 10.b3N
[ 10.h3 ]
Kaidanov,G
2600
[ 10.dxe6 ]
Shabalov,A
2585
USA (ch)
1997 10...a6 11.Qc2 exd5 12.exd5 Rb8 13.Bd3
b5 14.Rab1 Bd7 15.h3 Re8 16.Ng5 Nb7
[Kaidanov,G]
17.f4 ()
71/(599) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.h3 Na6 7.Bf4

CHESS INFORMANT 71

450

[ 12...f5 13.Bh3 f4? 14.Bc5+- ]

E91
Arlandi,E
2470 13.Qd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Nb6 15.b3 Re8
Glek,I
2505 /\ Bf8-b4 16.c5 Nc8 17.Rd2 Ne7
[ 17...Bf8 18.0-0 Na6 19.Na4 ]
Asti
1997
18.Be2 Kf8 19.0-0 Ng8 20.g4!? Nf6 21.g5
[Glek,I]
Nfd7
71/(600) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 21...Nh5 22.Bxh5 gxh5 23.h4 Na6
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Na6 7.0-0 c6 8.e5N
24.Ne2 Red8 25.Rfd1 Ke8 26.Ng3 Rxd2
dxe5 9.Nxe5 c5
27.Rxd2 Rd8 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8 29.Nxh5+[ 9...Nc7!? ]
_|_ ]
[ 9...Nd7!? ]
22.Na4 Ke7 23.Bc4 Nf8 24.f4 Nbd7
10.d5
25.Rdf2
[ 10.Be3 cxd4 11.Bxd4 Nb4!? ]
[ 25.f5 f6 26.h4 Rad8 27.Rdf2+- (.) ]
10...Ne8!?
25...exf4 26.Rxf4 Kd8 27.Rxf7 Be5 28.Be2
[ 10...Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Nxd5 Bxe5 Kc7 29.Bg4 Rad8 30.Rd1 Bh8 31.Bf4+
13.Nxe7+ Kg7= ]
Be5 32.Bd2 b6
11.Bf4 Nd6 12.Re1 Nf5 13.Nd3 Bd7
[ 32...Bd4+ 33.Kg2 Rxe4 34.Ba5+ b6
14.Bf1 Rc8!?
35.cxb6+ Bxb6 36.Bxd7 Rxd7 37.Rdxd7+
[ 14...Re8!? ]
Nxd7
38.Nc5
Re2+
39.Kf3
Rxa2
15.Be5 f6!? 16.Bf4 Re8 17.b3 b6 18.a4
40.Bxb6+ axb6 41.Nxd7+- ]
g5!?
33.Bb4 Ne6
[ 18...e5!? ]
[ 33...b5 34.Ba5+ Kc8 35.Bxd8 Rxd8
19.Bd2 Nc7 20.Nb5
36.Nb6+ axb6 37.cxb6 c5 38.Rd5 Bd4+
[ 20.a5 e6 ]
39.Kg2+- ]
20...a5!=
34.cxb6+ axb6 35.Be7!+- Bd4+ 36.Kh1
Ne5 37.Bxd8+ Kxd8 38.Bxe6 Nxf7
1-0
E91
Giorgadze,G
2625
Izeta Txabarri,F
2525
E91
Franco,Z
2480
Elgoibar
1997
[Giorgadze,G]
Izeta Txabarri,F
2525
Elgoibar
1997
71/601 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7 71/(601) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
8.Qd2
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7 8.d5
[ 8.d5 - 71/(601) ]
a5 9.Nd4 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 c6N
[ 8.Rc1 - 71/(601) ]
[ 10...Na6 ]
8...Bxf3?!
[ 10...Nc5 ]
11.0-0 Nc5 12.Rfd1 cxd5 13.cxd5 Nbd7
[ 8...e5 - 57/592 ]
9.Bxf3 e5 10.dxe5!?N
14.f3 a4 15.Rab1 Qa5 16.Ndb5 Rfc8
[ 10.d5 f5 11.Qc2 ]
17.Bd4 Na6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Kh1 Nc7
10...dxe5
20.Nd4 Na6 21.a3 Nac5 22.f4 Qa6
23.Qe3 Nb6
[ 10...Nxe5 11.Be2 ^^ ]
11.Rd1 c6
[ 11...Qe7 12.Nd5 Qd6 13.b4!? ( 13.c5?!
Nxc5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.Rc1 Qd6 16.Nxc7
Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Bh6+= )]
12.Bg4
[ 12.Bc5?! Re8 13.Bg4 Qh4! 14.Bxd7
Rd8= ]
12...Qe7

CHESS INFORMANT 71

451

E91 27.Rec1 Rb8 28.Rxb8 Nxb8 R 9/i 29.Rxc5

Savchenko,S
2565 Rb7 30.Be3
[ 30.Kf2 Nd7 31.Ra5 Nb6 32.Be3 Rc7
Forster,R
2460
33.Ra6 Nc8 ]
Luzern
1997
30...Ke7 31.h5 Kd6?
71/(601) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 31...gxh5 32.Rxh5 Kf6 33.Bd4+ Kg6
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7
34.Re5 Kf7 35.Rg5 ]
8.Rc1 a6 9.d5 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 a5N
32.hxg6 hxg6 33.Rg5 Nc6 34.Bc5+ Kd7
[ 10...b5 - 68/519 ]
35.Rxg6 Rb5 36.Bf8 Rb1+ 37.Kh2 Rb2
11.h4 Na6 12.h5 Nac5 13.Qd2 Re8 38.a3 Ne5 39.Rf6
14.hxg6 hxg6 15.Bh6 Bf6 16.Kf1 e6 17.g3
[ 39.Bg7? Nxf3+ 40.Kg3?? Rxg2+! ]
exd5 18.exd5 Re5 19.Bf4 Bg5 20.Kg2 Qf6 39...a5 40.Kh3 Rb3 41.Kh4 a4 42.f4 Nc4
21.Bxg5 Qxg5 22.Qxg5 Rxg5 23.Rh4 Kg7 43.g4 Nxa3 44.g5 Nc4 45.g6 Rb2 46.Rf7+
24.Nb5 Na6 25.Re4
Kc6
-
[ 46...Ke8 47.Bc5+- ]
47.g7 Rg2 48.Be7 Nd6 49.Bg5 Rh2+
50.Kg3
E92 1-0
Giorgadze,G
2605
Becerra Rivero,J
2465
Ubeda
1998
E92
[Giorgadze,G]
Giorgadze,G
2595
Dolmatov,S
2560
71/602 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 Krasnodar
1997
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 exd4
[Giorgadze,G]
[ 7...c6 - 71/(602) ]
8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 c6 10.Qd2 d5 11.exd5 71/(602) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
cxd5 12.0-0 dxc4 13.Ndb5 Qe7 14.Bf4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.Qd2
Rd8
15.Qe3
Qxe3+
16.Bxe3
Nc6 Nbd7 9.Rd1?! Re8 10.d5 cxd5 11.cxd5
17.Bxc4N
Ng4N
[ 17.Rad1 - 48/798 ]
[ 11...a6 - 54/(596) ]
17...Be6!? 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Rfe1!?
12.Bg5 f6 13.Bh4 h5 14.Bg3 a6 15.a4
[ 19.Nc7? Rac8 20.Nxe6 Re8 21.Nxg7 Nf8 16.0-0 Bd7
Rxe3-+ ]
19...Nd5
[ 19...Rd7 20.Rad1 Nd5 21.Bc5 ( 21.Ne4
E92
Bxb2 22.Nc5 Re7 23.Bg5 Bf6= ) 21...a6
Gavrikov,Vi
2575
22.Rxe6 Nxc3 23.Rxd7 ( 23.Nxc3 Rxd1+
Nemet,I
2395
24.Nxd1 Rd8 25.Re1 Rd2 ) 23...Nxb5 Schweiz (ch)
1997
24.Rxb7 Nbd4 25.Rd6 ]
[Gavrikov,V]
20.Bg5
[ 20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Nc7 Rac8 22.Ne6 Rd7 71/603 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 g6 4.Nc3
Bg7 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5
23.Nxg7 Kxg7 ]
20...Nxc3 21.Nxc3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Rd5 f6 9.Bh4 Nc6
[ 9...g5 - 71/(603) ]
23.h4 Kf7 24.Rab1!
10.d5 Ne7 11.Nd2 Nh6 12.f3 c5 13.dxc6
[ 24.Rad1?! b5!= ]
bxc6 14.b4 Be6 15.Nb3 Nf7 16.Bf2
24...b6 25.c4 Rd7
[ 16.a3 - 69/(522) ]
[ 25...Rc5 26.Rbd1 Ne5 27.Bf4 Kf6
16...f5 17.0-0 h5N
28.Be3 Rxc4 29.Bd4 ]
[ 17...Bh6 ]
26.c5 bxc5
[ 26...Nd4 27.cxb6 axb6 28.Rb2 Nf5 18.Na5
[ 18.Qc2!? /\ Rfd1 ]
29.Kf2 Rda7 30.Ree2 h6 31.Bf4 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
18...Qc7 19.Qa4 a6?!
[ 19...Bh6 ]
20.Rac1 Bh6 21.Rc2 Rfc8 22.Bd3 Kg7
23.Qa3!? /\ Nd5
[ 23.Nd5 cxd5 24.cxd5 Bd7 ( 24...Qd7
25.Nb3 ) 25.Rxc7 Bxa4 26.Rxe7 Rc3 ]
23...Qd8 24.Rd1 Ng8 /\ Nf6 25.c5! fxe4
[ 25...d5? 26.exd5 cxd5 27.Bc4 Nf6
28.Nxd5! Nxd5 29.Qb3 ]
26.fxe4 Qg5 27.Na4!?
[ 27.cxd6! Nxd6 28.Na4 ]
27...d5!? 28.Nb6 Nf6 29.Nxc8
[ 29.exd5
cxd5
( 29...Bxd5
30.Bf1 )
30.Nxc8 Bxc8 31.Bf1 ]
29...dxe4! 30.Bc4 Bxc8 31.Bxf7 e3!
[ 31...Kxf7 32.Nc4 /\ Be3 ]
32.Bc4 Bf5! 33.Re2 exf2+ 34.Rxf2 Ng4
[ 34...Qe3?! 35.Qxe3 Bxe3 36.Kf1 Bxf2
37.Kxf2 Ng4+ 38.Ke2 Nxh2 39.Rd6 ]
35.Re2 Rd8!?
[ 35...Ne3? 36.Rde1 Nc2 37.Rxc2 Bxc2
38.Qc3 ]
36.Rxd8
[ 36.Rde1? Qf4 ]
36...Qxd8 37.Qc3 Qd1+
[ 37...Qd4+ 38.Qxd4 exd4 39.Re7+ Kf8
40.Nxc6 d3 41.Rf7+ Ke8 42.Rxf5 gxf5
43.Bxd3 ]
38.Re1 Qd7?
[ 38...Be3+? 39.Qxe3 Nxe3 40.Rxd1 Nxd1
41.Nxc6 ]
[ 38...Qd2! 39.Qxd2 Bxd2 40.Re2 Bxb4
41.Nb3 a5 ]
39.Nb3+- /\ h3 Bf4 40.g3 Bg5 41.h3 Nh6
42.Qxe5+ Bf6 43.Qd6 Qc8 44.Nd4 Bxh3
45.Ne6+ Kh7 46.Nf8+ Kg7 47.Re7+!
1-0

452
Krasenkow,M
Shirov,A
Deutschland
[Krasenkow,M]

E90
2645
2700
1997

71/604 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.d4 0-0 6.h3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 Na6
9.Nd2 c6 10.Be2 h6
[ 10...Nc5 - 62/(597) ]
11.Be3 Nd7!? 12.g4 Ndc5 13.Nb3N
[ 13.h4 f5! ]
[ 13.a3 ]
[ 13.Rg1 ]
13...Bd7
[ 13...cxd5 14.cxd5 Qh4 15.Nxa5 f5
16.Nc4! ]
14.Nxc5 Nxc5 15.h4 a4 16.Qd2 cxd5
17.cxd5 Qa5?
[ 17...Kh7 18.h5 g5= ]
18.Bxh6 Bxh6
[ 18...a3 19.Bxg7 axb2 20.Rb1 Kxg7
21.Rxb2 Rfc8 22.h5 Na4 23.h6+ Kh8
24.Nxa4 Rc1+ 25.Bd1 Bxg4 ( 25...Bxa4
26.Qxa5 Rxa5 27.Kd2 ) 26.0-0 Qxd2
27.Rxd2 Rxd1 28.Rfxd1 Bxd1 29.Nb6
Ra6 30.Nd7! ]
19.Qxh6 a3 20.b4! Qxb4 21.Rc1 Rac8?
[ 21...Nxe4? 22.h5 g5 ( 22...Nxc3 23.hxg6
Nxe2+ 24.Kf1 Ng3+ 25.Kg2 Qe4+ 26.f3
Qe2+ 27.Kxg3+- ) 23.Bd3 f5 24.Bxe4 fxe4
25.Qg6+ Kh8 26.h6 Rg8 27.Qf6+ Kh7
28.Qe7+ Kh8 29.Qxd7+- ]
[ 21...Na4 22.h5 g5 23.Qxg5+ Kh7
24.Qd2 Rfc8 25.Rh3 Nxc3 26.Rhxc3
Rxc3 27.Rxc3 Qb1+ 28.Rc1 Qxe4 29.f3
Qf4 30.Qxf4 exf4 31.Rc7 ]
[ 21...Rfc8 22.h5 Nd3+ 23.Bxd3 Rxc3
24.0-0 gxh5 ( 24...Rxd3 25.hxg6 fxg6
26.Qxg6+ Kf8 27.Rc7! Rd8 28.Kg2 Rd2
E92
29.Rh1 Rxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Qd2+ 31.Kg3
Gavrikov,Vi
2575
Qe3+ 32.Kh4 Qf2+ 33.Kh5! Be8 34.Kh6
Rogic,D
2445
Bxg6 35.Kxg6+- ) 25.Rb1! Qa4 ( 25...Qd4
Croatia
1997
26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Rxb7 ) 26.Qd2! Qd4
[Gavrikov,V]
( 26...Rac8 27.Rxb7 hxg4 28.Qg5+ Kf8
71/(603) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 g6 4.Nc3
29.Bb5! Qxb5 30.Rxb5 Bxb5 31.Re1 )
Bg7 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5
27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Rxb7 ]
f6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh6 11.dxe5 fxe5 22.h5 Nd3+ 23.Bxd3 Rxc3 24.0-0 Be8
12.h4 Nf7!N
><Rf8 25.Rfd1+- Qc5 26.Rxc3?!
[ 12...g4? - 46/(808) ]
[ 26.Kg2+- ]
13.Nxg5 Nxg5 14.hxg5 Qxg5 15.c5 Nc6! 26...Qxc3 27.Kg2 Qc7 28.Rh1 f6 29.hxg6
16.cxd6 cxd6
Qg7 30.Qxg7+ Kxg7 R 9/k 31.Rh7+ Kxg6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

453

32.Rxb7+- Kg5 33.Rb8 Rg8 34.Kg3 Bf7

35.Rb7 Bg6 36.Ra7 Rb8 37.Rxa3 Rb2
38.f3 Rd2 39.Bf1 Rc2
[ 39...Be8 ]
40.Ra8 Rc3 41.Kf2 f5
[ 41...Kf4 42.Be2 ]
42.gxf5 Bh5 43.Be2 Kf4 44.Rh8
1-0

Loginov,Va
Fedorov,A
Sankt_Peterburg
[Fedorov,A]

E92
2550
2600
1997

71/605 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Be3 Ng4
9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 Na6
[ 10...h5 - 71/(605) ]
11.Nd2 h5 12.a3 Bd7 13.Rb1N
[ 13.0-0 - 56/686 ]
13...Nc5 14.b3 g5 15.Bg3
[ 15.h3 Nh6 16.Bg3 h4 17.Bh2 f5 ]
15...f5 16.h3 Nf6 17.f3
[ 17.Bxh5 Nd3+!? ( 17...fxe4 18.0-0 Bf5 )
18.Kf1 Nf4 ]
17...Qe8 18.Qc2 fxe4 19.fxe4 Qg6 20.b4
axb4 21.axb4 Na6 22.Nf1 c5
[ 22...g4
23.h4
Bh6
24.Bf2
c5!?
( 24...c6 )]
23.dxc6 bxc6 24.Ne3 g4 25.h4 Rfb8
[ 25...Bh6 26.Nf5 Bxf5 27.exf5 Qe8 ]
26.b5 cxb5
[ 26...Nc5
27.0-0
Ra3
( 27...Nfxe4?
28.Bd3+- ) 28.Nf5 Bxf5 29.exf5 Qe8 ]
27.cxb5 Nc5 28.0-0 Ra3 /\ Rc3 29.Ned5
[ 29.Nf5?! Bxf5 30.exf5 Qf7 ]
29...Nxd5 30.Bc4 Be6 31.Bxd5 Bxd5
32.Nxd5 Qxe4 33.Qxe4 Nxe4 34.Be1 Rb7
35.b6 /\ Ne7-c6 Nc5 36.Bf2 Rd3
[ 36...e4!? ]
37.Rfd1
[ 37.Nb4 /\ Nc6~/= ]
37...e4 38.Kf1 Kf7 39.Ke2 Rxd1 40.Rxd1
Nd3 41.Be3 Ke6 42.Nc7+ Kd7 43.Rf1 Be5
44.Rf5
[ 44.Nb5 Kc6 45.Na7+ Kd5 46.Rf5 ]
44...Kc6 45.Rxh5?
[ 45.Ne6 ]
45...Rxb6!-+ 46.Bxb6 Nf4+ 47.Ke3 Nxh5
48.Ba5 d5 49.Ne6 Ng3 50.Nd8+ Kb5

51.Nf7 d4+ 52.Kf2 e3+ 53.Ke1 Bf4

0-1

Franco,Z
Rohl,J
Cienfuegos II
[Rohl,J]

E92
2460
2415
1997

71/(605) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Be3
Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 h5 11.Nd2 Nh6!?
12.f3!?N
[ 12.h3? Na6 13.a3 Bd7 14.Rb1 Nc5
15.b4
axb4
16.axb4
Na4
17.Nxa4
( 17.Qc2 Nxc3! 18.Qxc3 g5! 19.Bg3 h4
20.Bh2 f5! ) 17...Bxa4 18.Qc1 g5 19.Bg3
h4 20.Bh2 Bd7 ]
12...Nf7 13.Bd3
[ 13.a3!? ]
13...Na6 14.a3 Nc5 15.Bc2 Bh6 16.Rb1
Bg5 17.Bf2 h4 18.0-0 h3 19.g3 f5 20.b4
fxe4 21.Ndxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4?!
[ 22.Nxe4!? Bh6 ]
22...axb4 23.axb4 Bf5 24.c5 Ra3 25.Nb5
Bxe4 26.fxe4 Ra2 27.c6 bxc6 28.dxc6
Kg7!

Gavrikov,Vi
Dvoretzky,M
Bad Wiessee
[Gavrikov,V]

E94
2575
2475
1997

71/606 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3

d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 exd4 8.Nxd4
Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Qd2 Nxd4
[ 11...Nf4 - 71/(606) ]
12.Bxd4 Nf4 13.Rfd1 Bxd4+N
[ 13...Nxe2+ - 68/(533) ]
14.Qxd4 Qg5 15.Bf1 Be6 /\ 16...Bc4! 17.
Qc4 Nh3=
[ 15...Bh3 16.Qd2! ]
[ 15...Ne6 - 71/(606) ]
16.g3
[ 16.b3 ]
[ 16.Rac1 - 71/(606) ]
16...Nh5 17.Bg2 /\ f4 Qe5 18.f4 Qxd4+
19.Rxd4 f6 20.b3 Re7 /\ Rf8, a5, b6 21.Rd2
/\ e5 Rb8 22.Rf1! /\ f5 Ng7?!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 22...Bf7 23.f5 g5 ]
23.f5! gxf5 24.exf5 Bf7
[ 24...Nxf5 25.Nd5 Rf7? 26.Nf4! ]
[ 24...Bxf5 25.Nd5 Rf7 26.g4 ]
25.g4 ()

454
Summerscale,A
Littlewood,P
Telford

E94
2420
2435
1997

71/(606) 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6

4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 exd4
E94 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Qd2
Pelletier,Y
2465 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Nf4 13.Rfd1 Bxd4+N
[ 13...Nxe2+ - 68/(533) ]
Becerra Rivero,J
2495
Luzern
1997 14.Qxd4 Qg5 15.Bf1 Be6 16.Rac1 Bxc4
17.h4 Qg3 18.Qxc4
[Pelletier,Y]
-
71/(606) 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6
4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 exd4
8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Qd2
E94
Nf4 12.Rfd1 Ne6 13.Nxe6 Bxe6 14.Nd5
Cifuentes Parada,R
2555
a5
Sion Castro,M
2435
[ 14...f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Bd3 ]
Ampuriabrava
1997
15.Bg5!?N
[Cifuentes Parada,R]
[ 15.Rac1 - 68/(533) ]
15...f6
71/607 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 15...Bd4+!? 16.Qxd4 ( 16.Kh1 f6 17.Bh4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3
g5! 18.Bg3 f5 ) 16...Nxd4 ( 16...Qxg5
[ 8.Re1 - 71/(607) ]
17.Qf6! ) 17.Bxd8 Nxe2+ 18.Kf2 Rexd8 8...c6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.Rfd1
19.Kxe2 ]
Re8
[ 11...Rxd1+ 12.Rxd1 Bg4!? 13.a3 ]
16.Bh4 b6?!
[ 16...g5 17.Bf2 f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.c5! 12.h3 Bf8
[ 12...Nh5 13.c5 ( 13.a3!? ) 13...Nf4 14.Bf1
dxc5 20.Bxc5 ]
Be6 15.Ng5 ]
17.f4! Rf8 18.Rf1!
13.Nd2 Nc5!?
[ 13...b6 - 51/614 ]
E94 14.b4 Ne6 15.c5 Nd4 16.Bd3 b6?!
[ 16...a5! 17.a3 Be6 18.Rab1! ( 18.Bxd4
Rytshagov,M
2485
exd4 19.Ne2 Bh6! ) 18...axb4 19.axb4
Hait,A
2385
Ra3
20.Rdc1
Nb3
21.Nxb3
Rxb3
Russia
1997
( 21...Bxb3?
22.Nb5!
cxb5
23.Rc3 )
[Hait,A]
22.Rxb3 Bxb3 23.Ra1 Rd8 24.Be2 ]
71/(606) 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6 17.Nb3!N
4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 exd4
[ 17.Bxd4 exd4 18.Na4= ]
8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Qd2 17...Nxb3 18.axb3 Be6 19.Bc4! Bxc4
Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Nf4 13.Rfd1 Bxd4+N
20.bxc4 bxc5 21.b5!
[ 13...Nxe2+ - 68/(533) ]
[ 21.Bxc5?! Bxc5 22.bxc5 a5 23.Rd6
14.Qxd4 Qg5 15.Bf1 Ne6 16.Qf2 Qc5
Re6= ]
[ 16...Bd7 17.Nd5 /\ f4+/- ]
21...cxb5 22.cxb5 Reb8 23.Ra6
17.Nd5 Qxf2+ 18.Kxf2 Rd8 19.Rd2 c5?
[ 19...h5 20.Rad1 Kf8 21.g3 c6 22.Ne3
Ke7 23.b4 b6 ]
20.Rad1 Kf8 21.Nc3 Nd4 22.Ne2 Nxe2
23.Bxe2

CHESS INFORMANT 71

455
E94

[ 16...Nf7?! 17.f5 () ]
[ 16...exf4?! 17.Nxf4 ><g6, h5 ]
Collado,O
17.fxg5 fxg5 18.Rxf8+ Bxf8 19.Be1
Rodriguez,N
[ 19.Bf2 g4 20.h4 Nf7 21.g3 /\ Be3
corr
1997
Bh6! ]
[Rodriguez,N]
19...g4
71/(607) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 19...h4? 20.Bd2 ><g4, g5 ]
d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Re1 20.h4
Qe8 9.Bf1 Bg4 10.d5 Nh5 11.h3 Bxf3
12.Qxf3 f5 13.Rb1 Nc5 14.b4 Nxe4
15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Qxe4 Qf7!N
E94
[ 16...Rf7 - 69/534 ]
Granda Zuniga,J
2625
17.Be3 Bf6 18.Rb3
Shirov,A
2700
[ 18.c5 Bg5! 19.Bxg5 Qxf2+ 20.Kh2 Groningen (m/1)
1997
Qg3+ ]
[Seirawan,Y]
18...a5! 19.b5
[ 19.bxa5 Rxa5 20.Rxb7 Bg5 ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6
19...b6=
5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.0-0 exd4
9.Bxd4 Qe7 10.Nd2N
[ 10.Qc2 - 6/791 ]
E94 10...Re8 11.Re1 Na6 12.h3?!
[ 12.Bf1
Ng4!?
( 12...Nc5?!
13.Bxc5 )
Van der Sterren,P
2550
13.Bxg7
Gelfand,B
2675
A) 13...Qh4 14.h3 Qxf2+ 15.Kh1 Ne3
Wijk aan Zee
1998
16.Qf3
Qxf3
( 16...Qxd2
17.Bh6 )
71/(607) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
17.Nxf3 Nxf1 18.Bh6 Ng3+ 19.Kh2 Nh5
d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Re1
20.Rad1 ;
c6 9.Bf1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Ng4 11.h3 Qb6
B) 13...Kxg7 14.h3 Nf6 15.f4 ]
12.hxg4 Qxd4 13.Bf4
12...b6!
[ 13.g5 - 70/546 ]
13...Qxd1 14.Raxd1 Be5 15.Bh6 Re8N
[ 15...Rd8 ]
E94
16.f3 Nc5 17.Kf2 a6 18.Rc1 Be6 19.Be3
Chuchelov,V
2540
b5=
Polzin,R
2445
Hamburg
1997
[Chuchelov,V]
E94
Shipov,S
2575 71/(608) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
Ivanov,M.M
2445 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.d5
Hastings (open)
1997 Na6 9.0-0 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 h5
12.h3 Nh6 13.c5 g5!?N
[Shipov,S]
[ 13...Nxc5?! - 67/(671) ]
71/(608) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 14.Bxa6 bxa6 15.dxc6 dxc5 16.Bg3 Be6
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.d5
17.Qa4
[ 8.0-0 - 71/(608) ]
[ 17.Rc1!? ]
8...Na6 9.0-0 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 c5
17...Rc8
[ 11...h5 - 71/(608) ]
[ 17...h4! ]
12.Ne1 h5 13.a3 Qe7 14.Nd3N
18.Rfd1 Qe8 19.Qxa6 Rf7?!
[ 14.Rb1 - 70/543 ]
[ 19...h4!
20.Bh2
Rf7
21.c7!
Rfxc7
14...b6
22.Rd6 Rc6 23.Rxc6 Qxc6 24.Qxc6
[ 14...g5!? 15.Bg3 f5 ]
( 24.Qxa7 Ra8 25.Qe7 Re8= ) 24...Rxc6
15.h3 Nh6 16.f4! g5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71
25.Rd1 Nf7 26.Kf1 Ra6= ]
20.h4! g4 21.Ng5! fxg5 22.hxg5

456

[ 26...Qxb4 27.Nxf7 ( 27.Rd8 ) 27...Rxf7

28.Rd8+ Bf8 29.R1d7 Bxd7 30.Rxa8
Qe1+ 31.Kh2 ]
[ 26...h6 27.Nxf7
A) 27...Be6
28.Rd7
( 28.Nxh6+ )
E94
28...Bxd7 29.Rxd7 Qxb4 30.e5 ;
Vera,R
2530
B) 27...Rxf7 28.Rd7 Bxd7 29.Rxd7
Gallagher,J
2525
Qxb4 30.Bxf7+ Kh8 31.Bxg6 ]
Luzern
1997
27.Nxe6 Qxe6
[Vera,R]
[ 27...fxe6 28.Rd7 Qxb4 29.Bxe6+ Kh8
71/609 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
30.Rxc7 ]
d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3 28.Rb5!
Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 Nf6
[ 28.Rf5?! Qe7 29.Rd7 Qxb4 30.Rfxf7
12.Be3 b6 13.a3 Bb7
Rxf7 31.Bxf7+ Kh8 32.Rxc7 Be5 33.Rb7
[ 13...Nc5 - 71/(609) ]
Qe1+ 34.Kh2 f3+-+ ]
14.Qc2 Nc5 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.Nd5 Qb8
[ 28.Rd7?! Qe5 29.R1d5 Qa1+ ]
17.b4!N
28...Qe7
[ 17.Rfd1 - 69/532 ]
[ 28...Qf6 29.e5! ]
17...cxb4 18.axb4 Re8
29.Rd7 Qh4 30.Rxc7 f3 31.Rxf7! Rxf7
[ 18...Bxd5 19.cxd5 Qxb4 20.Ra4! Qd6 32.Bxf7+ Kxf7 33.Qc4+ Kf8 34.c7
21.Rfa1 ]
1-0
19.Ra5 Nh5 20.Ng5!
[ 20.Rfa1 c6 21.Ne3 Nf4 ]
20...Nf4
E94
[ 20...c6
21.Bxh5!
( 21.Nc3?!
Nf4 )
Lputian,S
2585
21...cxd5 22.exd5! Qd8 ( 22...h6 23.Nxf7
Kazhgaleyev,M
2500
gxh5 24.Qg6+- ; 22...f6 23.Nxh7 gxh5 Luzern
1997
24.Qg6 Qd8 25.Rfa1 a6 26.b5 Qe7
27.bxa6 Bc8 28.Nxf6+! Qxf6 29.Qxe8++- ; 71/(609) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
22...gxh5
23.Qxh7+
Kf8
24.Qxh5 ; d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3
22...Bh6 23.Ne4 gxh5 24.Nf6+ Kg7 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 Nf6
25.Qxh7+ Kxf6 26.Qxh6+ Ke7 27.Qxh5 ) 12.Be3 b6 13.a3 Nc5 14.Bxc5N
23.h4! f6 24.Ne6 Rxe6 25.dxe6 gxh5
[ 14.Qc2 ]
14...bxc5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Qc2 c6 17.Nc3
26.Rd1 ]
Qe7 18.Rfd1 Rb8 19.Ne1 h5 20.Nd3 Re8
[ 20...h6 21.Bxh5 hxg5 22.Bg4 ]
21.Qa4 Qc7 22.b4
21.Nxf4 exf4 22.c5! Qd8
[ 22...h6!? 23.c6! ( 23.Nxf7?! Bxe4 24.Qc4
Kh7 ) 23...Bxc6 ( 23...hxg5 24.Rb5! Qd8
25.Rd1! Qe7 26.Rd7 Qxe4 27.Qxe4
E94
Rxe4 28.cxb7 Rb8 29.Rxc7 ) 24.Nxf7
Chuchelov,V
2540
Bxe4 ( 24...Kxf7?! 25.Qxc6 Qxb4 26.Bc4+
Kristensen,Bj
2430
Kf8 27.Qd5+- ) 25.Qa2! Kh7 26.Rb5 Qc8 Eupen
1997
27.Bg4 Bf5 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Qc2 Kg6 [Chuchelov,V]
( 29...Re4 30.f3 ) 30.Rc5! ]
71/610 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3
23.c6 Bc8 24.Bc4 Rf8
[ 24...Be6 25.Rd1 Qf6 26.Nxe6 fxe6 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.Be3
[ 8.Qc2 - 71/(610) ]
27.Rd7 ]
8...h6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qc1 Kh7 11.Rd1
25.Rd1
Re8 12.b4N
[ 25.Qa2!? ]
[ 12.c5 ]
25...Qe7 26.Rad5
12...c6
[ 26.Qa2!? ]
[ 12...a5 13.b5 b6 14.c5 bxc5 15.Bxc5
26...Be6

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Bb7 16.Qc2 ]
13.c5 Qe7 14.Nd2 Nf8
[ 14...a5 15.a3 axb4 16.axb4 Rxa1
17.Qxa1 Nf8 18.f3 Ne6 19.Nb3 ]
15.f3!
[ 15.Nc4?! Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.f3 Be6
18.Nd6 Red8 19.b5 cxb5 20.Ncxb5
Rd7 ]
15...Ne6 16.Nb3 Nh5 17.Qc2! Nhf4 18.Bf1
Ng5 19.b5 h5 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Na5 Qc7
22.Qa4

457
Golod,V
Foisor,Ch
Martigny
[Golod,V]

E94
2515
2415
1997

71/611 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 Na6 7.0-0 e5 8.d5
Nc5 9.Qc2 a5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 Nfd7
12.Nd2 f5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.f4 e4
[ 14...exf4 - 34/737 ]
15.Nb3 Qe7
[ 15...Nxb3!? 16.axb3 c5 ]
E94 16.Rfd1N
[ 16.Rae1 ]
Likavsky,T
2240
Grivas,E
2465 16...Nf6
[ 16...Nxb3 17.axb3 /\ b4 ]
Gouves
1997
17.h3! Nxb3 18.Qxb3
71/(610) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
[ 18.axb3?! Bd7 ]
4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nbd7 18...Kh7 19.Nb5! Rg8 20.Bf2! /^e1-h4
8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.Rb1 a5 11.b3 Bh8!? <->g 21.Kh1 e3!?
Re8N
[ 21...Qg7 22.Rg1 ]
[ 11...Nh5 - 50/652 ]
22.Qxe3!
12.d5 Nc5 13.Be3 a4 14.b4
[ 22.Bxe3 a4 23.Qd3 Re8 ( 23...Ne4!? )
[ 14.Bxc5!? ]
24.Bd4 Qxe2 25.Nxc7 Qxd3 26.Rxd3
14...Ncxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bf5
Bd7 27.Nxa8 Rxa8 28.Re3 ]
17.Qh4 Qxh4 18.Nxh4 Bxb1 19.Rxb1 cxd5 22...Ne4
20.cxd5 Rec8 21.Bd1?
[ 22...Qxe3 23.Bxe3 Re8 24.Rd3+- ]
[ 21.Bd3 /\ Rd1, Bb1 ]
23.Bf3 Bxb2 24.Rab1 Bf6
21...Rc3 22.Nf3 Ra3 23.Rb2 e4 24.Nd4
[ 24...Nxf2+ 25.Qxf2 Bf6 26.Nd4 ]
Rd3 25.Be2 Bxd4-+
25.Nd4 b6
[ 25...Re8!? ]
26.Bxe4! Qxe4
[ 26...fxe4? 27.Ne6! ]
E94
fxe4
28.Ne6! /\ Re1
Bxe6
Lobron,E
2540 27.Qxe4
Van der Weide,K
2375 29.dxe6 Rae8 30.f5 h5 /\ Rg5 31.Rb5!
Leeuwarden
1997 Be5?
[ 31...Ref8 32.Rf1! ]
71/(610) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 32.Rxe5! dxe5 33.Bh4! e3
4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nbd7
[ 33...Rgf8 34.g4 ]
8.Qc2 Nh5 9.Rd1 Nf4 10.Bf1 c5 11.d5 34.Rd5!+- e4 35.Re5 Ref8 36.f6 e2
Nf6 12.h3!?N
37.Rxe4 Kg6 38.f7 Rg7 39.Rxe2 Rgxf7
[ 12.Bxf4 - 68/539 ]
40.exf7 Rxf7 41.Re6+
12...h5 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.Qd2 Bh6 15.e5 1-0
dxe5 16.Nxe5 Qd6 17.Re1 a6 18.a3 Kg7
19.b4 f3 20.Qb2 fxg2 21.Bxg2

CHESS INFORMANT 71

458

[ 13.dxc6!? bxc6 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Be6

E95
16.Qb3 h6 ]
Ye,Jiangchuan
2530
14.axb4
cxd5 15.Nb5
Qb8
Peng,Xiaomin
2530 13...axb4
Beijing (open)
1997 16.cxd5 Bd7 17.Qb3 Rc8 18.Be3
[ 18.Bd2 Bf8 /\ Ne8-c7 ]
[Ye,Jiangchuan]
18...Na4 19.Bd2 Ra6 20.Ra1 Qa8 21.Na3!
71/612 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 Ra7 22.Nc4 Bf8 23.Na5 b5 24.Nc6 Rxc6
d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.Re1
[ 24...Bxc6?
25.dxc6
Qxc6
26.Rac1
h6 9.d5!?N
( 26.Rec1? Qb7 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Bxb5
[ 9.Qc2 - 38/802 ]
Nc5 29.Qb1 Rxa1 30.Qxa1 Ncxe4 )
9...Ne8?!
26...Qb7 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Bxb5 ]
[ 9...Nh7 10.g3! Ng5 11.Nh4 ]
25.dxc6 Bxc6 26.Be3 Rd7?!
[ 9...Kh7!? /\ a5, Ng8 ]
[ 26...Rc7 ]
[ 9...a5!? ]
27.Nd2 Qb7 28.Bg5!
10.g3! a5 11.Nh4 ><g6 Nc5 12.Be3 Bd7
[ 28.f3 d5! ]
13.Qc2 Kh7 14.Rad1 () b6 15.b3 Bf6
28...Ne8 29.Qc2 f6
[ 15...Nf6!? /\ Ng8-e7, f5 16.a3 a4! 17.b4
[ 29...h6 ]
Nb3 ><d4 ]
30.Bh4?
16.Ng2 Bg7 17.f3! f5
[ 30.Nb3 ]
[ 17...Nf6 18.g4! Ng8 19.Kh1 Bf6 ( 19...f5 30...d5! 31.exd5 Rxd5 32.Rec1
20.gxf5 gxf5 21.Bxc5!? bxc5 22.exf5 Bxf5
[ 32.Rac1 ]
23.Bd3 Bxd3 24.Qxd3+ Kh8 25.Rg1 ) 32...Bd7 33.Ne4 Kg7 34.f3 Rd4 35.Bf2
20.Rf1 Bg5 21.f4 exf4 22.Nxf4 ]
Rxb4 36.Nc5 Bxc5 37.Bxc5 Bf5 38.Qd2
18.exf5 gxf5
Rb2 39.Qe3 Nc7 40.Qa3 Ne6 41.Be3
[ 18...Bxf5 19.Qc1 /\ Nh4, Bc5, Bd3 ><g6 ]
[ 41.Bf2 /\ Ra2 ]
19.a3!
a4
20.b4
Nb3
21.Nh4
Qf6 41...g5 42.Qd6
22.Nb5!+- ><c7, f5 Rf7 23.f4! Bf8
[ 42.Ra2!? Rxa2 43.Qxa2 ]
[ 23...e4 24.Bh5 Re7 25.Bg6+ Kh8 42...h5 43.Ra3 g4! 44.fxg4 hxg4 45.Bf2
26.Qe2 /\ Qh5 ]
Kg6 46.Rg3 Ng5 47.Bd3
24.fxe5 dxe5 25.Rf1 e4 26.Kh1 Nd6
[ 47.Rc7 Qa8 48.Qe7 Qg8 ]
[ 26...Rc8 27.Nxf5 Bxf5 28.g4 ]
47...Bxd3 48.Qxd3+ Qe4! 49.Qd1 Rb4
27.Bh5 Bxb5 28.cxb5 Rg7 29.Qc6 Rd8
[ 49...Re2?? /\ Nb2 50.Kf1!+- ]
30.Nxf5 Qxf5 31.Rxf5 Nxf5 32.Qf6 Nxe3 50.Qd7 Rb1 51.Qe8+
33.Qxd8 Nxd1 34.Qxf8 Nc3 35.Qf5+ Kg8 -
36.Qe6+ Kh7 37.Qe5
1-0
E96
Babula,M
2285
Varavin,V
2440
E95
Danailov,S
2440 Pardubice
1997
Krnic,Z
2420 [Varavin,V]
Wijk aan Zee (open)
1998
71/(613) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
[Krnic,Z]
4.e4 0-0 5.d4 c6 6.Bd3 d6 7.0-0 Nbd7
71/613 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 8.Re1 e5 9.Bf1 a5 10.Rb1 Re8 11.d5
0-0 5.d4 c6 6.Bd3 d6 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.Re1 Nc5 12.b3 Bd7 13.Nd2 Qb6!?N
e5 9.Bf1 Re8
[ 13...Qb8 - 32/(703) ]
[ 9...a5 - 71/(613) ]
14.Ba3?!
10.d5 Qc7 11.Rb1 a5 12.a3 Nb6!?N
[ 14.h3!? /\ a3 ]
[ 12...Bf8 - 25/749 ]
14...Bh6! 15.Rb2 Rad8! 16.Qb1 Qa7!
[ 16...Bc8 17.Na4! Nxa4 18.bxa4 Qc7
[ 12...a4 13.Bd3 ( 13.Nxa4?! - 24/(652) )]
13.b4
19.Qd3 /\ Reb1 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71
17.Na4 Na6! 18.dxc6 bxc6
20.exd5 cxd5 21.Nf3 Ne4!

459
19.c5

d5

20...Kxg6
21.Qf3
Qe7
22.Qxf4
Qe5
23.Qg5+ Kf7 24.Nb5! Rg8! 25.Qxf6+ Qxf6
26.Bxf6 Kxf6 27.Nxc7 Rb8 28.Nb5 Rd8
29.Ne4+ Ke5?
[ 29...Kg6 30.Ng3 ( 30.Nexd6 a6 31.Nxc8
E96
Rbxc8 32.Na3 b5! ) 30...a6 ]
Komarov,D
2615
Svidler,P
2640 30.Nexd6!+- a6
[ 30...Rxd6 31.Re1+ ]
Sankt_Peterburg
1997
31.Nf7+ Kf6 32.Nxd8 axb5 33.c5 Ra8
71/(613) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
[ 33...Bd7 34.Nxb7 Rxb7 35.c6 ]
4.e4 0-0 5.d4 c6 6.Bd3 d6 7.0-0 Nbd7
[ 33...Ke7 34.Ne6 Bxe6 35.Re1 ]
8.Re1 e5 9.Bf1 a5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Na4 34.Nxb7! Bxb7 35.c6 Bc8 36.d6 Be6
Qe7 12.Qc2 b6 13.Be3 Rb8 14.Rad1N
37.Rd1 Kf7 38.h4! Rh8 39.h5 Ke8 40.h6
[ 14.h3 ]
Rxh6
14...Ba6 15.c5 Bxf1 16.Kxf1 b5 17.Nb6
[ 40...Kd8 41.d7 f4 42.c7+ Kxc7 43.d8Q+
Nxb6 18.cxb6 Rfc8 19.Bc5 Qe8 20.Qd2
Rxd8 44.Rxd8 Kxd8 45.h7 ]
Rb7 21.Qxa5 Nd7 22.Qc3 Nxb6 23.b3 41.d7+ Bxd7 42.cxd7+ Kd8 43.Rd5 Ra6
Nd7 24.Re2 Nxc5 25.Qxc5 f6 26.Rc2
44.Rxb5 Rxa2 45.Rxf5 Kxd7 46.Rf2 Ra1+
-
47.Rf1
1-0
Cvetkovic,Sr
Banikas,H
Ano Liosia
[Cvetkovic,Sr]

E97
2430
2495
1998

71/614 1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3

Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.Bg5 Nd7
[ 9...Nh5 - 71/(614) ]
10.Nd2 f6 11.Bh4N
[ 11.Be3 ]
11...h5
[ 11...g5 12.Bg3
A) 12...Ng6 13.Re1 ( 13.Bg4 );
B) 12...f5 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.Nde4 ]
[ 11...f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.f4 ]
12.f3 Bh6 13.b4 f5
[ 13...Be3+
14.Kh1!?
( 14.Bf2
Bxf2+
15.Rxf2 )]
[ 13...c6!? 14.Kh1? ]
14.exf5 gxf5 15.f4!! Bxf4 16.Rxf4! exf4
17.Bxh5 -> ><Kg8, Qd8 Nf6 18.Qe2 Kg7
19.Rf1!
[ 19.Re1 Ng6
A) 20.Bxg6
Kxg6
21.Qe7
Bd7!?
( 21...Qxe7 22.Rxe7 Rf7 23.Bxf6 Kxf6
24.Re8 );
B) 20.Bg5 Bd7 /\ Re8 ><Re1 ]
19...Ng6 20.Bxg6
[ 20.Bg5 Qe7 ><e3 ]

Cvetkovic,Sr
Simeonidis,I
Ano Liosia
[Cvetkovic,Sr]

E97
2430
2250
1998

71/(614) 1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3

Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.Bg5 Nh5 10.Ne1 Nf4 11.Nd3
Nxe2+ 12.Qxe2 f5?! 13.f4!N
[ 13.exf5 ]
13...h6
14.Bxe7
Qxe7
15.Rae1
c6!?
16.exf5 Bxf5 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Ne4 cxd5
19.cxd5 Rad8 20.d6! Qd7 21.Ndf2

Beckhuis,G
Paehtz,Th
Gelsenkirchen
[Beckhuis,G]

E97
2315
2480
1997

71/615 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 a5
[ 9...Nd7 - 71/(615) ]
10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.Nd2 f5
13.a4 Bh6 14.a5
[ 14.Nb3 - 71/(615) ]
14...Nf6! 15.c5 Bxd2 16.Qxd2 fxe4 17.cxd6

CHESS INFORMANT 71

460

cxd6 18.Nb5 Nf5 19.Ra3N

[ 19.Qc3 ]
19...Ne8 20.Qc2 b6
[ 20...Qh4
21.g3 Qe7
22.Qxe4 Nf6
23.Qd3 ]
21.Qc6
[ 21.axb6 Rxa3 22.Bxa3 Bb7 23.Qxe4
Qxb6 24.Qd3 Ne7 25.Bf3 Ba6 ( 25...Rxf3
26.gxf3 Nxd5 27.Nxd6 Nf4 28.Qe3 )
26.Rb1 Nf6 ]
21...Ra6
22.Rc1
Ne7
23.Qc3
bxa5
24.Bxa5 Qd7 25.Nc7 Nxc7 26.Qxc7 Ra7
[ 26...Qf5? 27.Bxa6 Qxf2+ 28.Kh1 Bxa6
29.Bb6 Nxd5 30.Bxf2 Nxc7 31.Bb6+- ]
27.Qxd7 Bxd7
[ 27...Bxd7 28.Bb4 Rxa3 29.Bxa3 Rc8
30.Rxc8+ Nxc8 31.Ba6 Kf7 32.Bxc8 Bxc8
33.Bxd6 Bb7 34.Bxe5 Bxd5= ]
-

Browne,W
Maloney
USA
[Browne,W]

E97
2530

12.Nd2 f5 13.a4 Bh6 14.Nb3 b6 15.a5

Nc5 16.Qc2!?N
[ 16.exf5 - 68/543 ]
16...Kh8 17.axb6 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 cxb6
19.Nxc5 bxc5 20.Ba5 Qd7 21.Bb6 Qb7
22.Qb3 Ng8 23.Qb5

Kasimdzhanov,R
Schebler,G
Groningen

71/(615) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7
12.Nd2 f5 13.a4 Bh6 14.Nb3 b6 15.a5
Nc5 16.Ra3!?N
[ 16.exf5 - 68/543 ]
16...Bd7 17.axb6 Rxa3 18.Nxc5 dxc5
19.Bxa3 cxb6 20.Bb2 Nc8 21.Bd3 Nd6
22.Qe2 f4 23.f3 Bg5 24.Ra1 Bh4 25.Bc2

1997

71/(615) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 Nd7 10.Ba3 f5 11.c5 Nf6
12.Nd2N
[ 12.b5 ]
[ 12.cxd6 ]
12...Bh6!? 13.f3 Be3+ 14.Kh1 f4 15.Nc4
Bd4 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nb5! Bxa1 18.Qxa1
Ne8 19.Nbxd6!! Nxd6 20.Qxe5 Nf7
[ 20...Ne8 21.b5+- ]
21.Qc3 Nf5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.Bb2 Qg5
24.Rg1 Rd8 25.g3 Kf8 26.gxf4 Qh6 27.b5!
Rxd5 28.Ba3+ Ke8 29.Qb4 Qe6 30.Qf8+
Kd7 31.Rg7
1-0

E97
2545
2440
1997

Lirindzakis,T
Agnos,D
Greece (ch)
[Lirindzakis,T]

E97
2390
2515
1997

71/616 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7
12.a4 Bh6
[ 12...h6 - 71/(616) ]
13.a5 f5 14.Nd2 Kh8 15.Nb3!?
[ 15.Bd3 - 70/(550) ]
15...Nf6 16.Bd3 Neg8 17.c5N
[ 17.exf5 ]
17...fxe4 18.Bxe4 Bf5 19.Bf3 e4 20.Be2
Bf4
21.Nd4
Nh6 /\ Bh2
22.g3
Be5
23.cxd6?
[ 23.Qd2! Skembris,S Nf7 24.a6! ><c6 ]
23...Bxd6
[ 23...cxd6 24.f4 exf3 25.Nxf3 ]
E97
Ioseliani,N
2520 24.Bxd6 cxd6 25.Qd2 Kg7 26.a6?!
[ 26.Rfb1 Rf7 27.Ne6+ Bxe6 28.dxe6
Kachiani_Gersinska,K
2415
Re7 29.Nd5 Nxd5 30.Qxd5 ]
Groningen (ct)
1997
26...bxa6 27.Nc6 Qe8 28.Bxa6 Nhg4
71/(615) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Antic,D
Panchev,P
Negorski Bani
[Panchev,P]

461
E97
2450
Iskusnyh,S
2325
Umanskaya,I
1997 Moscow
[Umanskaya,I; Moizhess,I]

71/(616) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7
12.a4 h6 13.a5 f5 14.Nd2 h5!!N
[ 14...Kh8 - 68/544 ]
15.exf5?! gxf5!
[ 15...Nxf5 16.Nde4 ]
16.Bxh5 e4 /\ c5 17.Rb1 Ne5 18.Be2 N7g6
19.f4
[ 19.g3 e3! 20.fxe3 Bh6 21.Nf3 Nf4 ]
19...exf3 20.Bxf3 Nd3 21.Ne2 Qg5! 22.Kh1
Qe3 23.c5! Nge5! 24.cxd6 Nxb4 25.Rxb4
cxd6 26.Nf4 Rxa5 27.Nc4 Nxc4 28.Rxc4
b5! 29.Rb4 Bc3 30.Rb3 b4

Anand,V
Almasi,Z
Groningen (m/2)
[Anand,V]

71/(617) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7

4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6
8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 c6 11.Qb3!?N
[ 11.Bb2 - 70/557 ]
11...Nf4
[ 11...cxd5!? 12.cxd5 Nf4 13.Bf1 Bg4!?
14.Nd2 Nc8 /\ Bd7, f5<=> ]
12.Bxf4! exf4 13.Rad1 cxd5 14.exd5 b6
15.Nd4 Nf5?!
[ 15...Bd7 16.Ncb5 Nf5 17.Nxf5 Bxf5
^^ ]
16.Nc6 Qg5
[ 16...Qh4!? ]
17.Ne4 Qh4 18.Rd3

E97
2765
Topalov,V
2615
Nijboer,F
1997 Wijk aan Zee
[Nijboer,F]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0

5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7
9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4
[ 10...c6 - 71/(617) ]
11.Bf1 h6 12.c5 g5 13.Nd2 f5
[ 13...Neg6 14.Nc4 h5 15.a4 ]
14.g3!
[ 14.cxd6 - 66/531 ]
14...Nfg6 15.a4 N
[ 15.exf5 ]
[ 15.Nc4 ]
15...f4?
[ 15...fxe4 16.Ndxe4 Nf5 17.Bg2 ]
16.Nc4 g4 17.Nb5 Rf6 18.Ba3 h5?
[ 18...Nh8! [] 19.Rc1 ]
19.Nxc7! Qxc7 20.cxd6 Rxd6 21.Nxd6
Qxd6 22.b5 Qf6 23.d6+- Nf5 24.exf5 Bxf5
25.Qd5+ Kh8 26.Rad1 Rd8 27.Bd3 Bxd3
28.Qxd3 h4 29.d7 hxg3 30.hxg3 f3 /\ Qg5
31.Bc1! Nf8 32.Qe4 Qe6 33.Ba3
[ 33.Ba3 Rxd7 34.Bxf8 ]
1-0

E97
2455
2325
1998

E97
2740
2580
1998

71/618 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 a5
12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.a4 c5 14.Ra3 h6?
[ 14...Ra6 15.Nb5 Bd7 /\ Qc8 ]
15.Nb5 Ra6 16.Nd2 Bd7N
[ 16...g5 - 70/551 ]
17.g3 Nh5 18.Bb2 Be8 19.Be2 Nf6 20.f4
Nd7 21.Qa1 f5
[ 21...f6 22.Rf1 /\ 23.f5 g5+/- ]
22.Kh1
[ 22.fxe5 Nxe5 23.Nf3 Nxf3+ 24.Bxf3
Bxb2 25.Qxb2 fxe4 26.Bxe4 Bd7 ]
22...g5 /\ 23...Bg6, 23...Ng6 23.Rf1
Bg6
24.Bd3 g4 25.exf5?!
[ 25.Bc2 ]
25...Nxf5 26.Qb1 exf4 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
28.Rxf4 Ne5!!
[ 28...Ne7 29.Rxf8 Qxf8 ]
29.Bxf5
[ 29.Rxf5 Bxf5 30.Bxf5 Qg5 31.Nc7
Qxd2 /\ Rb6 ( 31...Qxf5? 32.Ne6+ Kg8
33.Qxb7 )]
29...Rxf5
30.Rxf5 Qd7 31.Re3
Qxf5!

CHESS INFORMANT 71

462

32.Qxf5 Bxf5 33.Nxd6 Rxd6 34.Rxe5 Kf6

35.Re8 Ra6 36.Ne4+! Bxe4+ 37.Rxe4 h5=
38.h3 gxh3 39.Kh2 Rxa4 40.Kxh3 Kf5
41.Rh4 Kg5 42.Rf4 Rb4 43.Re4
[ 43.d6 Rb6 44.d7 Rd6 45.Rf7 Rd2= ]
43...Kf5
-

Greenfeld,A
Kantsler,B
Jerusalem
[Kantsler,B]

E97
2540
2535
1997

71/619 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3

0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5
[ 11.c5 - 71/(619) ]
[ 11.Nd2 - 71/(619) ]
11...Nf6
[ 11...Nf4 - 71/(619) ]
12.Bf3 Kh8 13.Bb2 c6 14.Qb3 cxd5N
[ 14...h6 - 68/545 ]
15.cxd5?!
[ 15.exd5!? e4 16.Be2 ]
15...h6
16.Ne6
Bxe6
17.dxe6
fxe4
18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4
[ 19.Rxe4!? d5 20.Rxe5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5+
Kh7 ]
19...d5! 20.Bc2
[ 20.Red1? Qb6 21.Bxd5? Qxf2+ 22.Kh1
Nxd5 23.Rxd5 Qf1+-+ ]
20...Qb6! 21.Qe3
[ 21.Bxe5?? Bxe5 22.Rxe5 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1
Qf1+-+ ]
[ 21.Qg3!? e4 22.Bxg7+ Kxg7 23.Bb3 ]
21...Qxe3 22.Rxe3 e4 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7
24.Rd1 Rac8 25.Bb3 Rc6!?
[ 25...Rfd8 26.f3 ]
26.f3?!
[ 26.h3 ]
26...exf3 27.gxf3
[ 27.Rxf3? Rxf3 28.gxf3 Rd6 /\ Kf6-/+ ]
27...Rf5! 28.Kf2
[ 28.Bxd5? Rg5+! ( 28...Rxd5 29.Rxd5
Nxd5 30.e7= ; 28...Nxd5 29.Rxd5 Rxd5
30.e7= )
A) 29.Kh1 Rxd5 30.Rxd5 Nxd5 31.e7
Nxe3 ( 31...Rc1+ 32.Kg2 Nxe3+-+ )
32.e8Q Rc1# ;
B) 29.Kf1 Rxd5 30.Rxd5 Nxd5 31.e7

Nxe3+-+ ;
C) 29.Kf2 Rc2+ 30.Re2 ( 30.Kf1 Rxd5
31.Rxd5
Nxd5
32.e7
Nxe3+-+ )
30...Rxe2+ 31.Kxe2 Rxd5-+ ]
28...Kf6 29.Rde1 Rf4 30.a3 Rd4 31.R1e2
Rc1 /\ Ra1 32.b5 Rc5 33.a4 Rc7 34.Kg2
Rb4 35.Rd3 Rc5 36.Kf2 a6!? 37.bxa6
bxa6 38.Re1 Rb6 39.Rde3 a5 40.R1e2
d4! 41.Rd3 Rc3 42.Bc2
[ 42.Rxc3? dxc3-+ ]
42...Rbc6 43.Bb1 R6c4 ><a4 44.Rxc3 dxc3
45.Bc2 Rc6!? 46.Be4!?
[ 46.Bb3?! Nf5 /\ Ke7, Nd4-/+ ]
46...Rc7
[ 46...Rxe6? 47.Rc2= ]
47.Ke1?!
[ 47.Ke3? Nd5+! 48.Bxd5 c2-+ ]
[ 47.Bc2? Nd5 /\ 48...Nf4, 48...Nb4-/+ ]
[ 47.Rc2!? Kxe6 48.Ke3 ]
47...Nd5! 48.Kd1 Nb4
[ 48...Nf4 49.Re3 Nxe6 50.Bxg6 ]
49.Bc2 g5 50.Re3 Ke7 51.Kc1 Rc6
52.Kb1
[ 52.Bb3 c2-+ (.) ]
52...Rc4
53.Re5
Rh4
54.Re2
Nxc2
55.Kxc2
[ 55.Rxc2 Rb4+ 56.Kc1 Rc4-+ ]
55...Rxa4 56.Kxc3 Ra3+ 57.Kd4 Rxf3
58.Ke5 /\ Rb2<=> Rb3 /\ Rb5 59.Kf5 Rb5+
60.Kg6 Rb6! 61.Kf5
[ 61.Kxh6 Rxe6+ 62.Rxe6+ Kxe6 63.Kxg5
a4-+ ]
61...a4 62.Re5 Ra6 63.Rb5 Ra7
[ 63...Ra7
64.Rb8
a3
( 64...Ra5+-+ )
65.Rh8 Ra5+-+ ]
0-1

Lalic,B
Oll,L
Szeged

E97
2600
2645
1997

71/(619) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7

4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6
8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.c5 fxe4
12.Nxe4 Nf4 13.Bxf4 Rxf4 14.Nfd2 dxc5
15.Bc4 Kh8 16.Nxc5 Nxd5 17.Nde4 c6
18.b5 Bg4 19.Qb3 Qe7 20.f3 Bf5N
[ 20...Bc8? - 69/(545) ]
21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Bxd5
-

CHESS INFORMANT 71

463

26.Qc3 ( 26.Ne6 Qc8 27.Nxg7 Kxg7

E97
28.Qc3 )]
Gelfand,B
2675
Shirov,A
2710 24.Bd1
[ 24.Nb7!? ]
Wijk aan Zee
1998
24...Qxc1 25.Rxc1 Rfc8 26.Bb3+
[ 26.Ne6!? ]
71/(619) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 26...Kh7 27.Ne6 a5!
[ 27...Bh8 28.Bd6 Ne8 ( 28...Nfd7 29.Nc7
8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Nd2 Nf6
Rab8 30.Rxc6+- ) 29.Nf8+! Kg7 30.Bxe5+
12.c5 Bh6N
Kxf8 31.Bxh8+- ]
[ 12...Kh8 ]
13.Bd3 fxe4 14.Ndxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Bxc1 28.Nxg7 Kxg7 29.Be6 Nbd7 30.Red1
[ 30.g3!? fxg3 31.hxg3 c5 32.f4 Re8 ]
16.Rxc1 Nf5 17.Qd2 Nd4 18.Ne2 Nxe2+
30...Ra7 31.Bb2
19.Rxe2 Bf5 20.f3 Qf6 21.Rc4
[ 31.g3!? fxg3 32.hxg3 /\ Bb2 Rb7 33.f4 ]
-
31...Rcc7!
[ 31...Rac7 32.g3 fxg3 33.hxg3 Re8
34.Bh3 /\ f4 ]
E97
Browne,W
2530 32.f3
[ 32.g3 fxg3 33.hxg3 Nxe4 ]
Peters,J
2465
Los Angeles
1997 32...Kf8!
[ 32...c5
33.Rd6
Rab7
34.Bc3
a4
[Browne,W]
35.Rcd1 Ra7 36.g3+- ]
71/(619) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 33.Rd6
[ 33.g3!? Ke7 34.Bc4 ]
4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6
8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf4 33...Rab7!
[ 33...Ke7 34.Rdxc6+- ]
12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rc1 a5!? 14.b5 Bh6!?N
34.Ba3
[ 14...Bf6 ]
[ 34.Bc3 Ke7 ]
15.h4
35.Bxd7
Nxd7
36.Rxg6
Kf7
[ 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 f3 17.Bxf3 Bxc1 34...c5
37.Rxh6 c4 38.g3 fxg3
18.Qxc1 ]
[ 38...c3!? 39.gxf4 c2 ]
15...fxe4 16.Ncxe4 Nf5 17.Rc3! Nxh4
39.hxg3 c3 40.Rc2
18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 Qe7 20.Bg4
[ 40.Rh7+ Kg8 41.Rh2 ]
40...Nf8! [] /\ Ne6-d4 41.Bd6?
[ 41.Kf2 Ne6
E97
A) 42.Rh7+ Kf6 ( 42...Kg6? 43.Rxc7
Kramnik,V
2770
Rxc7 44.Bd6 ) 43.Rxc7 Rxc7 ;
Gelfand,B
2695
B) 42.Ke3 Nd4
Beograd
1997
B1) 43.Rc1 Nb5!? ( 43...c2 44.Rh7+
[Kramnik,V]
Ke6 45.Rxc7 Rxc7 46.Bb2 );
71/620 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
B2) 43.Rch2
c2
44.Rh7+
Kg8
d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
45.Rh8+ Kf7 46.R2h7+ Kg6 ]
Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6
[ 41.f4!? ]
12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 f4?! 14.Bc1 h6 15.Ne6
[ 41.Bxf8 Kxf8 42.Rhh2 ]
Bxe6 16.dxe6 Nc8 17.b5!N
41...Rb1+
[ 17.Qb3 - 70/553 ]
[ 41...Rc4!? ]
17...Qe8
42.Kf2 Rb2?
[ 17...c5? 18.Nd5 ]
[ 42...Rc4!
43.Bxe5
( 43.Bxf8
Rb2!
18.bxc6 bxc6 19.c5 Qxe6 20.Ba3 dxc5
44.Rxb2 cxb2 45.Rb6 Rb4 ; 43.Ke2!? Ng6
21.Na4! Nb6 22.Nxc5 Qf7 23.Qc1!!
44.Ba3 Rg1 ) 43...Rb2!= 44.Rxb2 cxb2
/\ Bd1-b3 Qc4
45.Rb6 Nd7 46.Rb7 b1Q! 47.Rxb1 Nxe5 ]
[ 23...Kh7 24.Bd1 Rfe8 25.Bb3 Qc7 43.Bxc7 Rxc2+ R 9/i 44.Ke3 Rxa2

CHESS INFORMANT 71
[ 44...Nd7 45.Bxa5+- ]
[ 44...Rc1 45.Rc6 c2 46.Kf2 ]
45.Bxe5 c2 46.Rc6+- Ra3+
[ 46...Ne6
47.f4
Ra3+
48.Kf2
Ra2
49.Kf3 ]
[ 46...Nd7 47.Bd4 ]
47.Ke2 Ra2 48.Kd2 Ne6 49.f4
[ 49.Rxc2?? Rxc2+ 50.Kxc2 Ng5= ]
[ 49.Kc1! /\ Bb2
Ra3
50.Bc3
Ng5
51.Kxc2 ]
49...c1Q+
[ 49...Ra4 50.Kd3 Ra3+ 51.Kxc2 Rxg3
52.f5 Rg2+ 53.Kd3 ]
50.Kxc1 Ra4 51.Kd2
[ 51.f5 Ng5 52.Rc7+ Ke8 53.f6 Rxe4
54.Re7+ Kf8 ]
51...Rxe4 52.Bc3!
[ 52.Kd3 Re1 ]
52...Ke7
[ 52...Nxf4 53.Rf6+ ]
53.Kd3 Ra4 54.f5 Nd8
[ 54...Ng5 55.Rg6 Nf7 56.g4 ]
55.Ra6??
[ 55.Rg6 Nf7 56.g4+- ]
[ 55.Bf6+ Kd7 56.Rc4+- ]
[ 55.Rc7+ Kd6 56.Rg7+- ]
55...Nf7 56.Ra7+?
[ 56.Rg6! ]
56...Ke8
57.Ra8+
Ke7 58.Ra7+
Ke8
59.Rxa5 Rg4 60.Be1
[ 60.Be5 Nxe5+ 61.Rxe5+ Kf7 62.Re3
Kf6= ]
60...Ke7
[ 60...Nd6!? ]
61.Bf2?
[ 61.Ra6 Nd6 62.f6+ Kd7 ]
61...Ng5
[ 61...Kf6 62.Bd4+ Ke7= ]
62.Ra6
[ 62.Ke2 Ne4 63.Kf3 Nxf2 64.Kxf2 Kf6
65.Kf3 Rb4 66.g4 Kg5= ]
62...Kf7!= /\ Ne4 63.Ke2 Ne4 64.Ra5
[ 64.Kf3
Nxf2
65.Kxf2
Rg5!
66.f6
( 66.Ra5 Kf6 ) 66...Rf5+ ]
[ 64.Be1 Rxg3 65.Ra4 Nc3+ ]
64...Rg5
[ 64...Nxf2 65.Kxf2 Kf6 66.Kf3 Rb4 67.g4
Kg5 ]
65.Kf3 Nxf2 66.Kxf2 Kf6
-

464
Kramnik,V
Nijboer,F
Wijk aan Zee
[Kramnik,V]

E97
2790
2580
1998

71/621 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3

0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6
12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6
15.dxe6 g5 16.exf5!N
[ 16.h3 - 70/(553) ]
[ RR16.b5 g4 17.Be2 f4 18.Bc1 f3
19.gxf3 gxf3 20.Bxf3 Ng6 21.Kh1
Nijboer,F ]
16...Nxf5 17.Qd3
[ 17.b5!? e4! 18.Nxe4 ( 18.Bxe4 Nxe4
19.Nxe4 Bxa1 20.Qxa1 Qe7 ) 18...Nxe4
19.Bxe4 Nxe3 20.fxe3 ( 20.Rxe3? Qf6 )
20...Bxa1 21.Qxa1 Rc8! 22.Bg6 Rc7
23.Bf7+ Rcxf7 24.exf7+= Nijboer,F ]
17...Nxe3
[ 17...Nh4 18.Bd1 ]
18.Rxe3 Qe7
[ 18...g4?! 19.Be4 ]
19.Rd1
[ 19.Ne4? d5! ]
[ 19.b5
g4!
20.Be4
Nxe4
21.Nxe4
( 21.Qxe4 Qxe6 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Qxc6
Rac8 ) 21...Rad8 ]
19...Rad8
[ 19...Qxe6!? 20.h3!? ( 20.Qxd6 Qxc4
21.b5 ; 20.Ne4 g4 ) 20...Rad8 21.Ne4
( 21.b5!? ) 21...Nxe4 22.Bxe4 ><Bg7 ]
20.Ne4 g4?!
[ 20...Qxe6 21.Nxd6 ]
[ 20...d5! 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.cxd5 cxd5
23.e7
( 23.Bxd5??
Rxd5 ) 23...Qxe7
24.Bxd5+ Kh8 ]
21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Bxg4 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1
Rf4
[ 23...Qh4 ]
24.Rf3
[ 24.Bh5?! Rd4 25.e7 Rb8 26.Qxd4 exd4
27.e8Q+ Rxe8 28.Rxe8+ Kh7 ]
24...Qh4
[ 24...Rxf3 25.gxf3!? ]
25.Rxf4 exf4 26.Bf3 Qe7 27.Re1 Be5?
[ 27...Rf8 28.b5 ( 28.Bh5!? Kh8 29.Re2
Be5 30.Bf7 ) 28...cxb5 29.cxb5 ]
28.Qg6+ Qg7?
[ 28...Kh8?
29.Qxh6+
Qh7
30.Qxh7+

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Kxh7 31.Bh5+- ]
[ 28...Bg7 29.Be4 d5 30.Qh7+
31.Bg6 dxc4 32.Bf7 Qxb4 33.e7+ ]
29.e7!
1-0

465

27...d5 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.Bg2 Rc3 30.Qb1

Kf8 Rdc8 31.Red2 R8c5?!
[ 31...Qf5 32.Qxf5 gxf5 33.Bxd5 R8c5
34.Bxb7 Rxb5 35.Ba6 Ra5 36.Bd3 Kg8
37.Kg2 ]
32.Bf1 Rc7 33.a4 Ra3 34.Ra2 Rcc3
35.Rxa3 Rxa3 36.Qc2 Rc3 37.Qd2 Qc7
E97 38.Bd3 Bf6 39.Kg2 Kg7 40.Qe2 Qd7?!
[ 40...b6 ]
Zontakh,A
2545
Shulman,Y
2480 41.a5! h5 42.h4 Qg4 43.a6 Qxe2 44.Bxe2
Beograd
1998 R 9/j bxa6 45.bxa6 Ra3 46.Bb5 Ra5
47.Bd3 Be7 48.Kf1 Ra2 49.Rc1 Ra3
[Shulman,Yu; Kapengut,A]
50.Ke2 Ra2+ 51.Rc2 Ra3 52.f4 Bb4
71/622 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 53.Rc7+ Kf6 54.a7+- Ra2+ 55.Kf1 Ra1+
0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 56.Kg2 Ra2+ 57.Kh3 Bd6 58.Rc6
Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 1-0
12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 Kh8!?N 14.Qb3 h6
15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
18.Bxe4 Qc8 19.b5 Qxe6 20.Red1
E97
[ 20.Rad1!? a6 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Qa3
Ftacnik,L
2585
Qxc4 23.Qxd6 Qxe4? 24.Bxh6 ]
Cvitan,O
2570
20...Rfd8?!
Deutschland
1997
[ 20...a6!? 21.bxc6 bxc6
[Ftacnik,L]
A) 22.Qa3
Qxc4
23.Qxd6
Qxe4
( 23...Nf5 24.Qxc6 Qxc6 25.Bxc6 Nxe3 71/623 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3
26.fxe3 Rad8= ) 24.Qxe7 ;
0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
B) 22.Qb7 Rfb8 ( 22...Qxc4?! 23.Qxe7 Ne7 9.Nd2 Ne8 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Nf6 12.f3
Qxe4 24.Rxd6 Rab8 25.h3 Rb1+ f4 13.Nc4 g5 14.a4 Ng6 15.Ba3 Rf7
26.Rxb1 Qxb1+ 27.Kh2 Qxa2 28.Rxg6 16.b5 dxc5
[ 16...Bf8 - 53/637 ]
Qf7 29.Qd6 ) 23.Qc7 d5 24.cxd5 cxd5
25.Bc5 dxe4 26.Qxe7 Qxe7 27.Bxe7 17.Bxc5 h5N
[ 17...Bf8
Rb2 ]
A) 18.Bf2 h5 19.a5 g4 20.b6 g3
21.Rd2 Rac8 22.Rad1
21.hxg3 fxg3 22.Bxg3 h4!? ( 22...Bc5+ )
[ 22.Bxa7?! cxb5 ( 22...d5 23.bxc6! dxc4
23.Bf2 Nh5 ;
24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Qxb7 ) 23.Qxb5 Qxc4
B) 18.Bxf8 ]
24.Qxc4 Rxc4 25.Bxb7 Rd7 26.Rb1
[ 17...b6 18.Bf2 h5 19.a5 Rb8 20.axb6
Rcc7 ]
axb6 21.d6! ]
[ 22.bxc6!? Nxc6 ( 22...bxc6 23.Bxa7 d5
24.Rad1 Rd7 25.cxd5 cxd5 26.Be3 ) 18.a5 g4 19.b6 g3 20.Kh1
[ 20.bxc7? Rxc7 21.Ba3 Nh7! ( 21...Ng4?
23.Qxb7 Qxc4 24.Bxg6 Qg4 25.Bf7 ]
22.fxg4 Qh4 23.h3 hxg4 24.d6 Rf7 25.d7
22...Nf5
23.Bxa7
Nd4
24.Bxd4
exd4
Bxd7 26.Nd6+- ) 22.d6 Qh4 23.Qd5+ Rf7
25.Qd3 Kh7 26.Re2
24.h3 Bxh3-+ ]
[ 26.h4!? h5 27.Re2 Qf6?! 28.Bf3 Qxh4
20...Nh7 21.d6
29.Re6 Qg5 30.Rxg6! ]
[ 21.Nb5 - 71/(623) ]
26...Qf7 27.g3
[ 27.h4!?
h5
28.Rde1
( 28.Bf3
Kg8 21...Qh4 22.Bg1 Bh3!?
[ 22...cxb6 23.axb6 a6 24.Nd5 ]
29.Rde1 Re8 30.Be4 Re6 31.Bd5!? cxd5
32.Rxe6 dxc4 ) 28...d5 29.cxd5 cxd5 23.bxc7?
[ 23.Re1?
Bxg2+!
24.Kxg2
Qh3+!!
30.Bf3 Rc3 31.Qb1 Rxf3! 32.gxf3 Qxf3
25.Kxh3 Ng5+ 26.Kg2 Nh4+ 27.Kf1 g2+
33.Qb3 d3 34.Re3 d2 35.Rd1 Qg4+
28.Kf2 Nh3# ]
36.Rg3 Qe2 37.Qc2 ( 37.Re3 Qg4+= )
[ 23.gxh3! Qxh3 24.Rf2 gxf2 25.Bxf2
37...Qe1+ 38.Kg2 Qe4+ 39.Qxe4 dxe4 ]

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466

27.Qb2 Ra8 ( 27...Ra5 28.Qb4 Ra8

axb6 ( 25...cxb6 26.axb6 a6 27.Na5 )
29.c6 Nxc6 30.dxc6 Bxc6 31.Nd5 ) 28.c6
26.Nd5! ( 26.dxc7 Rxc7 27.Nxb6 Re8
Nxc6 29.dxc6 Bxc6 30.Nd5 ]
28.Nb5 Rc6 29.Nd6 ) 26...b5 ( 26...c6
27.Bf1 Qe6 28.Nc7 Rxc7 29.dxc7+- ; 22.c5 Nf7
[ 22...bxc5
23.bxc5
dxc5
24.d6
c6
26...bxa5
27.dxc7 )
27.Nxc7
Rd8
25.Na4 ]
28.Nxb5 ]
23...Bxg2+! 24.Kxg2 Qh3+!! 25.Kxh3 Ng5+ 23.c6 Be8
[ 23...Bc8!?
24.Ne2
( 24.Ra1?
Rxa1
26.Kg2 Nh4+
25.Rxa1 Qf6 26.Ra3 Re8 )]
0-1
24.Bh5!
[ 24.Nb5 Ne5 25.Nd4 Nxf3 26.Nxf3 Bf7
27.Rbd1 ]
E97
25.Nb5
Qxh5 26.Nxc7
Rc8
Epishin,V
2570 24...Qh4
Cvitan,O
2570 27.Ne6 Rg8 28.Nxg7! Rxg7 29.Rbe1 b5
[ 29...Ne5 30.Rxe5 dxe5 31.Bxe5 Kg8
Schweiz (blitz)
1997
32.Bxg7 Kxg7 33.Rxf5+- ]
[Ftacnik,L]
30.Qb2 Kg8
[ 30...Ne5 31.Bxe5 dxe5 32.Rxe5 Bg6
71/(623) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
( 32...Kg8 33.Qa2! Kh8 34.Rexf5 Rf7
4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6
35.Qa1++- ) 33.Re7 Bf7 34.c7+- ]
8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 Ne8 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Nf6
12.f3 f4 13.Nc4 g5 14.a4 Ng6 15.Ba3 Rf7 31.Re7 Qh4 32.Bxd6
[ 32.Rfe1 Ne5 33.Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.Bxe5+
16.b5 dxc5
dxe5 35.Qxe5+ Qf6 ]
[ 16...Bf8 - 53/637 ]
17.Bxc5 h5N 18.a5 g4 19.b6 g3 20.Kh1 32...Rg4 33.Bc5 Re4 34.Rxe4 Qxe4
[ 34...fxe4 35.Qd2 ]
Nh7 21.Nb5 Qh4 22.Bg1 Bh3 23.Re1?
Bxg2+ 24.Kxg2 Qh3+!! 25.Kxh3 Ng5+ 35.Qd2 Nh8
[ 35...Rd8 36.Re1 ]
26.Kg2 Nh4+ 27.Kf1 g2+ 28.Kf2 Nh3#
[ 35...Ne5 36.Re1 Qd3 37.Qa2 Qc3
0-1
38.Qe2 Ng6 39.Qe6+ Kg7 40.Rd1 Qc2
41.Rg1 ]
E97 36.Re1 Qh4 37.Be7 Qh5 38.Bf6
[ 38.d6 Bxc6 39.d7 Bxd7 40.Qxd7 Re8
Ulibin,M
2555
41.Bh4 Rxe1+ 42.Bxe1 Qe2 43.Qc8+ ]
Sokolov,Al
2350
Kstovo
1997 38...Qf7
[ 38...Ng6 39.d6 ]
[Ulibin,M; Lysenko,A]
39.Bb2 Ng6 40.Re6 f4
71/624 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
[ 40...Rd8 41.Qc3 f4 42.c7 Rc8 43.Rxe8+
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Rxe8 44.c8Q+- ]
Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4
[ 40...Bxc6 41.Rxc6 Rxc6 42.dxc6 Qc4
Kh8 13.Qc2
43.Qd8+ Nf8 44.Qg5+ Ng6 45.h4 Qxc6
[ 13.f3 - 71/(624) ]
46.h5 Qc2 47.Qd8+ Nf8 48.Qd5++- ]
13...b6 14.f3 Ng8 15.exf5 gxf5 16.f4 exf4
41.Rf6 Qa7
[ 16...Nh6 - 61/675 ]
[ 41...Qg7 42.h3 ]
17.Nf3 axb4 18.axb4 Ne5N
42.Qc3 /\ Rg6 Qg7 43.h3!
[ 18...Ndf6 ]
[ 43.d6 Rxc6 44.d7 Qxd7 45.Rxc6?
19.Bxf4 Bd7 20.Kh1 Nxf3?!
Qd1+-+ ]
[ 20...Qf6 ]
43...Rc7
21.Bxf3 Nh6
[ 43...Nh4 44.Rf8+! Qxf8 45.Qh8+ Kf7
[ 21...Ra3 22.Ne2 Ba4 23.Qd2 Bb3?
46.Qxh7++- ]
24.Qd3+- ]
[ 43...h5 44.d6 Nh4 ( 44...Rxc6 45.d7+- )
[ 21...Ne7 22.Bg5 Qe8 23.Rbe1 Be5
45.Qb3+
24.c5 bxc5 25.bxc5 Ra3 26.Rxe5 dxe5
A) 45...Kh7 46.Qc2+ Bg6 ( 46...Kg8

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467

[ 17.g4 - 38/807 ]
47.d7 Bxd7 48.Qb3++- ) 47.Rxg6 Qxg6
48.Qxg6+ Nxg6 49.d7 Ne7 50.c7!+- ;
17...Nf6
[ 17...Qe8
18.Be1
Qh5
19.h3
Nc5
B) 45...Bf7 46.Qxf7+ Qxf7 47.Rxf7 Kxf7
48.d7 Re8 ( 48...Rg8 49.c7 f3 50.gxf3
20.Nf2 ]
Nxf3 51.Bd4+- ) 49.c7 Re1+ 50.Kh2 18.Na4! Qe8! 19.Nb6 Qh5 20.h4 Bf5?
Re2
51.Kg1
Rxg2+
52.Kf1
Rxb2
[ 20...Ng6 21.Qe1! ]
53.d8Q+- ]
[ 20...Rb8!
44.d6 Nh4
A) 21.Rc7
[ 44...Rxc6 45.d7 Qxd7 46.Rxc6+- ]
A1) 21...Ng6?!
22.Rxc8+
Rxc8
45.Rf8+!
23.Nxc8 Nxh4 24.Bxh4
[ 45.Rf8+ Qxf8 46.Qh8+ Kf7 47.Qxf8+
A1a) 24...Bf8
25.Qe1!+( 25.Nf2
Kxf8 48.dxc7+- ]
Qxh4 26.Nh3 Qg3 );
[ 45.Rf8+ Kxf8 46.Qxg7+ Rxg7 47.Bxg7+
A1b) 24...Qxh4
25.Ne7+
Kf7
Kf7 48.d7 Bxd7 49.cxd7 Ke7 50.Bf6++- ]
26.Nf5 ;
1-0
A2) 21...Bf8!
A2a) 22.Nxc8
Rxc8
( 22...Nxc8?
23.Qc2 Ne7 24.Rc1 Ng6 25.Ba7
Nxh4
26.Nf2+- ) 23.Rxc8
Nxc8
E97
24.Qc2
Ne7
25.Qc7
Nxe4
26.fxe4
Rivera,A
2440
Qxe2
27.Nxe5
dxe5
28.Qxe5
De la Paz,F
2395
( 28.hxg5 Rh1+-+ );
Cuba
1997
A2b) 22.Qc2
Ng6
23.Rxc8
[Nogueiras,J]
( 23.Nxc8 Nxh4 24.Ba7? Nxg2-+ )
71/(624) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
23...Nxh4 24.Bxh4 Qxh4 25.Rc1
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Qh1+ 26.Kf2 Qh4+= ;
Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4
B) 21.Qc2 Ng6 22.Nxc8 ( 22.Qc7 Nxh4
Kh8 13.f3 Ng8 14.Qc2 Ngf6 15.Bd3 f4
23.Bxh4
Qxh4
24.Bd1= ) 22...Nxh4
16.Be2 h5 17.c5 dxc5 18.bxc5 Nxc5
23.Bxh4 Bf8 24.Qc7 Qxh4 25.Ne7+
19.Nb5 b6 20.Bb2!?N
Bxe7 26.Qxb8+ Bf8 27.Bd1 Nxe4
[ 20.a4 - 57/621 ]
28.fxe4 Qh2+ 29.Kf2 Qg3+= ;
20...Ne8
C) 21.Nxc8!
[ 20...Nfd7!? ]
C1) 21...Nxc8
21.Nc4 Nd7
C1a) 22.Rc7 Bf8 ( 22...gxh4 23.Qc2
[ 21...Qe7 22.a4 /\ Ba3, Nc7 ]
h3
24.Rxc8+
Bf8
25.g4
fxg3
22.a4
26.Bxg3 Rxc8 27.Qxc8 Rg6 28.Kh2
Rxg3 29.Kxg3 Qg5+ 30.Kxh3+- )
23.Qc2
C1a1) 23...gxh4 24.Rxc8 h3
E99
C1a11) 25.Rxb8? hxg2 26.Rxf8+
Atalik,S
2590
Kxf8 ( 26...Kg7 27.Qc7+ Kg6
Nikolaidis,I
2520
28.Nxf4+ exf4 29.Rxf6+ Kxf6
Halkida
1997
30.Bd4+
Kg5
31.Qd8+
Kg6
[Atalik,S]
32.Qf6# ) 27.Qc8+ Kg7-+ ;
71/625 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
C1a12) 25.g4 fxg3 26.Bxg3+- ;
0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
C1a2) 23...Ne7 24.Rc1 Ng6 ;
Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2
C1b) 22.Qc2 Ne8 ( 22...Ne7 23.Qc7
g5 13.Rc1
Re8 24.Qxd6 Ng6 25.Rc8! Nxh4
[ 13.Nd3 - 71/(625) ]
26.Qe6+ ) 23.Qa4 Nf6 24.Qa5 ;
13...Rf6 14.b4 a6
C2) 21...Rxc8 22.Rxc8+ Nxc8 23.Qc2
[ 14...Rh6 15.Nd3 Qe8 16.Be1 Qh5
Ne7 24.Qc7 Ng6 ( 24...Bf8 25.Qxd6
17.h3 ]
Nxe4 26.Qxe5 Nxf2 27.Nxf2 Qxh4
15.c5 Rh6 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nd3N
28.Nh3 ) 25.Qxd6 Nxh4 26.Qe6+ Kh8

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27.Bxh4 Qxh4 28.Qh3 Qxh3 29.gxh3

Rxh3 30.Rc1 h5 31.Rc7 Rg3+ 32.Kf1
g4 33.Nxe5 gxf3 34.Nxf3 Nxe4
35.Rxb7 ]
21.Nxa8 Ng6 22.Qe1! g4 23.exf5 Nxh4
24.Rc8+ Bf8 25.Bxh4 g3 26.Nf2! Qxf5
27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Bxf6 Rxf6 29.Nh3+- Rh6
30.Qb1 Qc8 31.Rc1
1-0
E99
Lemke,H._H
Lybin,D
corr
[Lybin]

1995

71/(625) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

0-0 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2
g5 13.Nd3 Nf6 14.c5 Ng6 15.a4 Kh8
16.a5 Rg8 17.cxd6
[ 17.a6 bxa6!? ( 17...Bf8 - 7 0 / ( 5 6 4 ))
18.Nb4 h5 ]
17...cxd6 18.Nb5 g4 19.fxg4 Nxe4 20.Bxa7
Bd7 21.Bb6 Qe7 22.Nc7 Raf8
[ 22...Rac8!? ]
23.Ne6 Bxe6 24.dxe6 Ng5 25.Nb4 e4
26.Nd5!N
[ 26.Bc4 - 68/551 ]
26...Qxe6 27.Bc4 Ne5
[ 27...Rc8!? ]
28.Bb3 Qh6!? 29.Nxf4! Rxf4
[ 29...Ngf3+!?
30.gxf3
Rxf4
31.Bxg8
Nxf3+
32.Rxf3
exf3
33.Bd5
Qh3
( 33...Rxg4+
34.Kf1
Qh3+
35.Ke1
Qh4+= ) 34.Qd2! [] Be5! [] 35.Be6! [] f2+!
[] 36.Bxf2 Ra4! [] 37.Rxa4 Bxh2+ 38.Kh1
Bf4+ 39.Kg1 Bh2+= ]
30.Rxf4 Nh3+ 31.gxh3 Qxf4 32.Qe2! Rc8
33.Rd1! Rc1 34.Be3! Nf3+

Yermolinsky,A
Kindermann,S
Groningen (m/3)
[Yermolinsky,A]

E99
2650
2570
1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6

5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7
9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5

13.Rc1 Ng6 14.c5 Nxc5 15.b4 Na6

16.Nb5 Bd7 17.Nxa7 h5 18.a4
[ 18.a3 - 69/554 ]
18...Bh6 19.Rc4!N
[ 19.Rc3 ]
19...Rf7 20.Nb5 Rg7 21.Kh1 Nf8 22.g3!
fxg3
[ 22...g4 23.Ng2 Nh7 24.gxf4 exf4 25.Bd4
Re7
26.fxg4
Rxe4
27.Nc3
Re8
28.Qd3+- ]
[ 22...Rg6 23.gxf4 exf4 24.Rg1 Bg7
A) 25.Qc2 c6 26.Nd4 c5 27.bxc5 Nxc5
28.Nb5 b6 29.Bd3 Rh6 ( 29...Rc8
30.Bxc5 Rxc5 31.Rxc5 dxc5 32.e5 Rh6
33.e6 Bxb5 34.axb5 Bd4 35.Rg2 )
30.Ng2 Ng6 ;
B) 25.Bd3 Rh6 26.Qc2 c6 27.Nd4 b5
28.dxc6! bxc4 29.Bxc4+ Be6 30.Bxa6
Bxd4 ( 30...Rxa6 31.c7 Qc8 32.Rxg5
Bd7 33.b5 Ra8 34.Nd3 Rf6 35.Nb4
Rf7 36.Nd5 ) 31.c7 Qe7 32.c8N Bxc8
33.Bc4+ Ne6 34.Bxd4 ;
C) 25.Nd3 c6 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Nd4
Qe8 28.Nf5 d5 29.Nxg7 Rxg7 30.Rd4
Ne6 31.exd5 ]
23.Bxg3 Ng6 24.Nd3 Kh7
[ 24...c6 25.dxc6 Bxc6 26.Nc3 Nc7 27.b5
Bd7 28.Nb4 Be6 29.b6 Ne8 30.Nbd5 Rf7
31.Bf2 ]
[ 24...Kh8 ]
25.Rg1 Rf7 26.Bf2 Be8 27.Nc3 Nb8
28.Qc2 c6
[ 28...Qf6
29.b5
c6?
30.dxc6
bxc6
31.bxc6 Bxc6 32.Rxc6 Nxc6 33.Nd5+- ]
[ 28...Nd7 29.Nb5 Nb6 30.Rxc7 Nxa4
31.Ra1 Rxc7 32.Qxc7+ Bg7 33.Qxd8
Rxd8 34.Nc7 ]
29.a5 Qf6 30.Na4??
[ 30.Be3 Nh4 31.Rg3 Bd7 32.Qd2 Rg7
33.Nb2 ( 33.Nf2 Na6 34.dxc6 bxc6 35.b5
cxb5 36.Nd5 Qf7 37.Rc1 Nc5 ) 33...Na6
34.Nba4 Rf8 35.Nb6 Be8 ]
[ 30.dxc6!? bxc6 31.b5 Rxa5 32.Bb6 d5
( 32...Ra8 33.bxc6 Bxc6 34.Rxc6 Nxc6
35.Nd5
Qe6
36.Qxc6 ;
32...Rxb5
33.Nxb5 cxb5 34.Rc8 Nd7 35.Rxe8 Nxb6
36.Nb4 ) 33.exd5 cxb5 34.Bxa5 bxc4
35.Ne4 ]
30...cxd5?
[ 30...b5 31.Rc3 bxa4 32.dxc6 Nxc6
( 32...Ne7 33.c7
Nbc6
34.Bb6
Rc8
35.b5 ) 33.Rxc6 Bxc6 34.Qxc6 ]

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31.exd5 Bxa4
[ 33...Nd4 34.Bxd4 exd4 35.e5+ ]
[ 31...b5
32.Rc8
Bd7
33.Nb6
Bxc8 34.Rd6 Nd4 35.Bxd4 exd4 36.Qb5!?
34.Qxc8 e4 35.fxe4 Qe7 36.e5+- ]
[ 36.Rxb6 Rxb6 37.Qxb6 Nd7 38.Qb5
32.Qxa4 Nd7 33.Rc7 Ndf8 34.Qc2 Kh8
Ne5 39.Nc5 Bc8 40.Nd3 Qe7 41.Nxe5
35.Be3 Nf4?
Bxe5 42.Rc1+- ]
[ 35...Nh7 36.Nf2 Rxc7 37.Qxc7 Qe7 36...Qe7 37.e5 Bd7 38.Qb1+ Kh8 39.Nc5
38.Qc2 Nf4 39.Bxf4 exf4 40.Qe4 ]
bxc5 40.Qxb7 Bxe5?
36.Nxf4 gxf4 37.Bf2 Re8 38.Rxf7 Qxf7
[ 40...Qxe5 41.Rxd7 Nxd7 42.Bc4
39.Qe4 Rc8 40.b5+- Bg7 41.a6 bxa6
A) 42...Nf6 43.Rb1 ( 43.Qc8+? Kh7
42.bxa6 Nd7 43.a7 Nf6 44.Qf5 Ra8
44.Bd3+ Kh6 45.Rd1 g4 ) 43...Qe3+
45.Bd3 Qxd5 46.Rxg7 Kxg7 47.Qg6+ Kf8
44.Kf1+- ;
48.Qxf6+ Kg8 49.Qg6+ Kf8 50.Qe4
B) 42...Nf8 43.Qf7+- ;
1-0
C) 42...Qd6 43.Ra1 Nb6 44.Ra7 Qe5
45.Bf1!+- ;
D) 42...Qe8 43.Bb5 ( 43.Ra1 Qe3+
44.Kf1 Qc3 45.Ra8+ Bf8 46.Qd5
E99
Qc1+= )
43...Qe3+
44.Kh1
Nf8
Atalik,S
2590
( 44...Ne5 45.Qc8+ Kh7 46.Qf5+ Kh6
Nikolaidis,I
2520
47.Ra1+- ) 45.Qf7 h4 46.Bc4 Kh7
Iraklion
1997
47.Qf5+ Kh6 48.Ra1+- ]
[Atalik,S]
41.Ra6 Bg7 42.Bc4 Qe5 43.Rd1 d3
71/627 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 44.Qd5 Qxd5 45.Bxd5 Bf5 46.Bc4
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 1-0
Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2
g5 13.a4 a6
[ 13...Ng6 - 71/627 ]
E99
14.a5 Rf6 15.Nd3N
Markauss,J
[ 15.g4 ]
Uhle,H
[ 15.Na4 ]
corr
1994
15...Qe8 16.Be1 h5 17.c5!!
[Markauss]
[ 17.b4 Rg6 18.c5 Nf6 19.cxd6 cxd6
20.Na4 g4 21.Nb6 ]
71/(627) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4
17...dxc5
d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
[ 17...Nxc5 18.Nxc5 dxc5 19.Na4 Rd6 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2
( 19...b6? 20.axb6 cxb6 21.d6 ) 20.Bf2 b6 g5 13.a4 Ng6 14.a5 Rf7 15.c5 Nxc5
21.b4 cxb4 22.axb6 ]
16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.Bc4 Kh8 18.a6 bxa6
19.Nd3 Bf8 20.Na4 g4!?
18.Qa4! b5
[ 18...Qg6 19.Qc4 ]
[ 20...Rb8 - 55/651 ]
19.axb6 cxb6 20.Qa2! Kh7 21.b4 cxb4 21.Naxc5N
[ 21.fxg4 ]
22.Nb5 Rb8
21...c6 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 Rg7
[ 22...b3 23.Qxb3 Qd8 24.Bb4 ]
[ 23...Qd4+?! 24.Kh1 Qxc4 25.exf7 Rd8
23.Nc7 Qd8 24.Ne6 Rxe6 25.dxe6 Nf8?!
26.Nxe5!+- ]
[ 25...Nc5
26.Bxb4!
( 26.Nxb4
Qd4+
27.Kh1 Bxe6 ; 26.Nxc5 bxc5 27.Bf2 b3 24.Kh1 gxf3 25.gxf3 Qd4 26.Qc2 Bd6
28.Qa3 Bxe6 29.Bxc5 Nc6 30.Qxa6 Nd4 27.Rad1 Qb6 28.Qf2 Bc7 29.b3 Rag8
30.Nc5 a5 31.Rd7 a4 32.Rxg7 Kxg7?
31.Bc4 ) 26...Bxe6 27.Qa3 Qd4+ 28.Nf2 ]
[ 32...Rxg7 33.Nxa4 Qxf2 34.Rxf2 ]
26.Nxb4 a5
[ 26...Qd4+ 27.Kh1 a5 28.Rd1 Bxe6 33.e7!
29.Qb1 Qe3 30.Bd3! ]
27.Rd1 Qe8 28.Na6! Bxe6 29.Qb1 Rb7
30.Nc5 Rb8 31.Na6 Rb7 32.Bxa5 Nc6
33.Bc3 Qf7

CHESS INFORMANT 71
Gelfand,B
Nijboer,F
Wijk aan Zee
[Gelfand,B]

470
E99
2675
2580
1998

71/628 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5 11.Bd2 Nf6
12.f3 Kh8
[ 12...f4 - 71/(628) ]
13.Rc1 c6 14.Be3 a6 15.c5!?N
[ 15.b4 - 66/541 ]
15...cxd5
16.cxd6 Qxd6 17.Bc5
Qd8
18.Nxe5
[ 18.exd5!? ]
18...Nh5!
[ 18...Be6
A) 19.exd5
Nfxd5
20.Nxd5
Nxd5
21.Bxf8 Qxf8!? ( 21...Bxe5 22.Bh6 ;
21...Qb6+
22.Kh1
Rxf8
23.Nd7 )
22.Qd4 Qb8 23.f4 Nxf4 24.Qxf4 Bxe5
25.Qh4 ;
B) 19.exf5
B1) 19...Nxf5 20.Bxf8 Bxf8 ( 20...Qxf8
21.Qb3 ) 21.Qd3 ;
B2) 19...Bxf5 ]
[ 18...b6 19.Ba3 Bb7 ( 19...Nxe4 20.fxe4
Bxe5 21.exd5 ) 20.exf5 ]
19.f4
[ 19.Nd3?! b6 ( 19...fxe4 20.fxe4 b6 )
A) 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Nxd5 ( 21.exd5 )
21...Qd6 ;
B) 20.Ba3 fxe4 21.fxe4 Rxf1+ 22.Qxf1
dxe4 23.Nxe4 Qd4+= ]
[ 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Bxf8 Qxf8 21.Qxd5
Nf4 22.Nf7+ Kg8 23.Nh6+ Kh8= ]
19...Nxf4 20.Rxf4 Bxe5 21.Bd4 Nc6!
[ 21...Qd6 22.exd5 Rd8 23.Bxe5+ Qxe5
24.Qd2 Be6 25.Rd4 Bxd5 26.Re1+- ]
22.Bxe5+ Nxe5 23.Nxd5
[ 23.Qd4 Qd6 24.Nxd5 ( 24.exd5 Bd7 )
24...Be6 25.Rc5 Rac8 ( 25...b6? 26.Rc6 )
26.b4 b6 ]
23...Be6!?
[ 23...Qd6
24.Nc7
Qxd1+
( 24...Qb6+
25.Kh1 Rb8 26.Qd5 Qxb2 27.Rcf1 )
25.Rxd1 ]
24.Nc7 Rc8! 25.Nxe6
[ 25.Rf1 Qxd1 26.Rfxd1 Bxa2 ]
25...Qb6+ 26.Rf2?!
[ 26.Nc5 Rxc5 27.Kh1 Rfc8 28.Rxc5

Qxc5 29.exf5 Qe3 30.Rf1 gxf5 ]

[ 26.Kh1! Rxc1 27.Qxc1 Qxe6 28.b3
( 28.Qc3 Kg8 29.b3 ) 28...g5 29.exf5 Rxf5
30.Re4 ]
26...Rxc1 27.Qxc1 Qxe6 28.Qg5!?
[ 28.Qc7 b5 ]
[ 28.Qc3 f4 ]
28...Nd7!?
[ 28...Nf7 29.exf5 Qxe2?? 30.Qf6+ ]
[ 28...Qd6 29.exf5 Qc5!? 30.b4 ( 30.f6??
Nf3+ ) 30...Qxb4 31.fxg6 Qe1+ 32.Rf1
Rxf1+ 33.Bxf1 Nxg6= ]
29.exf5 Rxf5 30.Rxf5 gxf5 31.Qd8+ Kg7
32.Kf1 Nf6!= 33.Qc7+ Kg6 34.Qg3+
[ 34.Qxb7 Qxa2 35.Bxa6 Qb1+ ]
34...Kf7 35.Qf4 Nd5 36.Qd4 Ke7?
[ 36...Ne3+ 37.Kf2 Ng4+ 38.Ke1 Kg6= ]
37.Qg7+
[ 37.Bf3
A) 37...Ne3+
38.Kf2
Ng4+
39.Kg3
Qe1+ 40.Kf4 Nxh2 ( 40...Qc1+ 41.Kxf5 )
41.Qc5++- ;
B) 37...Kd6
38.Kf2
( 38.b4
Qe5
39.Qc5+ Ke6 40.Qc8+ Kd6 41.Qxb7
Qa1+ 42.Kf2 Qd4+ 43.Kg3 Qf4+= )
B1) 38...b5 39.b4 Qe5 40.Qc5+ Ke6
41.Qc6++- ;
B2) 38...Qe5 39.Qxe5+ Kxe5 40.Kg3
b5 ( 40...f4+ 41.Kg4 Ne3+ 42.Kg5 )
41.Bxd5 Kxd5 42.Kf4 Ke6 43.Kg5+- ;
B3) 38...a5!
B3a) 39.Bxd5?
Qxd5
40.Qxd5+
Kxd5 41.Kg3 ( 41.Ke3 Ke5 ) 41...Ke4
42.Kh4 Kd3 ;
B3b) 39.Qa7!? ]
37...Kd6?
[ 37...Qf7
38.Qd4
( 38.Qxf7+
Kxf7
39.Bf3 Ke6 40.Kf2 b6= )
A) 38...f4?
39.Bc4 Ne3+ ( 39...Kd6
40.Bxd5 Qxd5 41.Qxf4+ ) 40.Qxe3++- ;
B) 38...Qe6 ]
38.Qxb7 Q 8/e Qe3 39.Qxa6+
[ 39.Qb8+ Ke7 ]
39...Ke5 40.Qa3
[ 40.Qc6!? Qd2 41.Qc5 Qxb2 42.a3 ]
40...Qc1+ 41.Kf2 Qf4+
[ 41...Qd2 42.Qc5 ]
42.Qf3 Qd4+ 43.Kg3 Qxb2
[ 43...Nf6 44.Bd3 f4+ 45.Kh3 Qd7+ 46.g4
h5 47.Qe2+! Kd6 ( 47...Kd4 48.Bf5 hxg4+
49.Qxg4+- ) 48.Bf5 hxg4+ 49.Bxg4+- ]
[ 43...f4+ 44.Kh3 ]

CHESS INFORMANT 71

471

[ 43...Kf6 44.h3
A) 44...Qxb2 45.Qxd5 Qxe2
A1) 46.Qd6+ Kg5 47.Qf4+ ( 47.a4
Qe1+ 48.Kh2 f4 ) 47...Kg6 48.a4 ;
A2) 46.Qd4+ Kg6 47.a4+- ;
B) 44...Qe5+ 45.Kf2 Qd4+ 46.Ke1 Ne3
47.Qc6+ ]
[ 43...h5!? 44.h3 ( 44.h4 Nf6 ) 44...h4+
45.Kh2 Kf6 ]
44.Bc4
[ 44.Bd3 Qb8!? ]
44...f4+ 45.Kh3 Ne3 46.Bd3+- Qb8
[ 46...Qd4 47.Qh5+ Kd6 48.Qxh7 Qd5
49.Qg6+ Kc5 50.Be4 ]
47.Qe4+ Kf6 48.Qc6+ Ke5
[ 48...Ke7 49.Bxh7 ]
49.Qc5+
[ 49.Bxh7 Nd5 ]
[ 49.Qb5+ ]
49...Ke6 50.Qc6+ Ke5
[ 50...Ke7 51.Bxh7 ]
51.Qb5+ Qxb5 52.Bxb5 Kf5 53.Be2 Kg5
54.a4 h5 55.g3
[ 55.a5 h4 56.a6 Nd5 57.a7 ( 57.Bf3 )
57...f3
58.g3
fxe2
59.a8Q
e1Q
60.Qxd5+ ]
55...fxg3 56.hxg3 h4 57.gxh4+
1-0

Shariyazdanov,A
Klimov,S
Sankt_Peterburg
[Shariyazdanov,A; Lysenko,A]

E99
2465
2355
1997

71/(628) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4

d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5
Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5 11.Bd2 Nf6
12.f3 f4 13.c5 g5 14.Rc1 Ng6 15.Nb5 a6
16.cxd6!?N
[ 16.Na3?! - 17/687 ]
16...axb5 17.dxc7 Qd7
[ 17...Qe8 18.Qb3 ]
18.Qb3 g4?!
[ 18...Ne8 19.Bb4 Nd6 20.Nc5 ]
19.Bb4 Rf7 20.d6! g3?! 21.Rfd1 gxh2+
22.Kxh2 b6 23.Ba3