[Event "Interzonal-11a playoff place 3"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1979.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1979.10.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,43,32,32,44,44,69,66,65,26,33,33,56,63,38,17,33,11,27,19,30,32,21,17,
11,20,34,31,41,45,47,53,60,56,94,103,50,35,21,31,18,0,428,29986,29989,29990]} 
1. e4 {[%mdl 1]} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Rc8 10. g4 Be7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h4 O-O 13. h5 Nc4 14.
Bxc4 Rxc4 15. g5 Nd7 {[#]} 16. Rdg1 Qc7 17. g6 Rc8 18. Bh6 Bf6 19. gxh7+ Kxh7
20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. h6 Bf6 {[#]} 22. Qg2 {[#]} (22. Qg2 Qd8 23. Qg7+ Bxg7 24.
hxg7+ Kg8 25. Rh8# {[#]}) 1-0

[Event "Linares 12th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,Vladimir"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch Ftacnik Glatman} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. Rhe1
Bc6 13. f5 $5 (13. Kb1 $6 {Glatman} h6 14. Bh4 {Kholmov,R-Glek,I/Moscow/1983/0,
5 (46) Inf 35/259/} b5 $1 15. Bb3 b4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd6 Rac8 {/\Rfd8-/+/})
(13. Nd5 {Glatman} exd5 14. exd5 Rae8 15. dxc6 bxc6 $13) (13. Bb3 $6 {Glatman}
Rfe8 14. f5 (14. e5 {Ftacnik} dxe5 15. fxe5 Rad8 16. Qf4 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Bxg5 18.
Qxg5 Bxd5 19. Rd4 h6 20. Qg3 Qc5 21. Rg4 Qf8 22. a3 Bc6 23. Ne2 Kh7 24. Nf4 {
Tolnai,T-Leko,P/Budapest GM/1992/1-0 (32)}) 14... exf5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Rxe5 Qc7
17. Rxf5 Rad8 18. Qc4 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Bd8 $10 {Polgar,J-Sax,G/HUN/1991/1:0 (51)
Inf 53/191/}) 13... b5 (13... exf5 $5 14. exf5 Rae8 {Glatman} (14... Qxf5) 15.
g4 Bf3 16. Rd3 (16. Be2 {Ftacnik} Bc6 17. Kb1 d5 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Be3 Bc5 20.
Bd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Re3 23. Rg1 Rfe8 24. Rg2 {Ivanov,Alexa-Rachels,
S/USA-ch (13)/1992/0-1 (80)}) 16... Bxg4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qc4+
d5 20. Rxd5 Rxe1+ 21. Rd1+ Ke7 22. Rxe1+ Kd8 23. Qxg4 Bxc3 $10 {Polgar/}) 14.
Bb3 (14. e5 $2 dxe5 15. Rxe5 Rad8) 14... b4 15. Ne2 (15. e5 $2 dxe5 16. Rxe5
Qc7 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Rxb5 Rad8 $36) (15. Nd5 $2 Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qxd6
Rae8 18. fxe6 fxe6 $19) (15. Nb1 {Ftacnik} exf5 16. exf5 Qxf5 17. Bd2 Ne4 18.
Bxb4 Bf6 19. Qd3 Qf4+ 20. Nd2 Nf2 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxd6 Rfc8 $17) 15... Ba4 $1
(15... exf5 16. exf5 Qxf5 17. Qh4 h6 (17... Bxg2 {Ftacnik} 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Rxe7
Qxe7 20. Bxf6 Qe3+ 21. Kb1 gxf6 22. Nf5 Qg5 23. Qf2 {/\ Rg1}) (17... Qc5 18.
Nd4 Rae8 19. Rxe7 (19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qxb4 $13) 19... Rxe7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21.
Qxf6 Re5 22. Rd3 (22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Rd3 Re1+ 24. Kd2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxe1 Re8+ $19)
22... Be4 23. Rg3+ Bg6 24. Rxg6+ hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ $10)
18. Nd4 Qxg5+ 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Nxc6 $16) (15... h6 $2 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxd6
Bxe4 18. fxe6 $16) (15... e5 16. Qe3 (16. Qg1 {Ftacnik} Bxe4 17. Ng3 Bb7 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qe3 $40) 16... h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. Ng3 $40) (15...
d5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Qe5 $36) (15... Rad8 $5) 16. Kb1 (16. Bxa4 Qxa4 17. Kb1 (
17. a3 {Glatman} Rfc8 18. c3 a5 $40) (17. fxe6 {Ftacnik} Qxa2 18. exf7+ Rxf7
$40) 17... Rfc8 (17... Rac8 {Boensch} 18. Qd3 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21.
axb3 $15) 18. Qd3 h6 19. Bc1 (19. Bh4 exf5 20. exf5 b3) (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. fxe6
fxe6 21. Nf4 Bxb2 22. Kxb2 Rc3 23. Qe2 Rac8 24. Rd2 Ra3 25. Ra1 Qc6 $5) 19...
e5 $13) (16. Qd3 exf5 17. Ng3 (17. exf5 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Qxf5 $132) 17... Bxb3 $1
(17... fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe7 Nc5 20. Qxd6) 18. Qxb3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Rfe8 $1
(19... Qf5 20. Qd3 Nxe4 21. Bxe7 Nc5 22. Qd5 $1 $16) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf6+ (
21. Nxd6 Rf8 22. Rd5 Qc7 $13) 21... gxf6 22. Rf1 (22. Kb1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Qc5 $10
) 22... Rac8 $132) (16. Bc4 $2 {Glatman} Rac8 $17) 16... Bxb3 17. axb3 (17.
cxb3 exf5 18. Ng3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf5 20. Ka1 Rfe8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6
23. Qxb4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 $5 $44) 17... Rfc8 (17... Rac8 $1 $132) (17... exf5 {
Ftacnik} 18. Ng3 fxe4 19. Nxe4 $36) 18. Bd2 (18. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 19. Qxd6 Rxc2 (
19... exf5 $5 20. Rd5) (19... Be5 20. Qd7 Qc5 21. Rd2 $1) 20. Kxc2 Rc8+ 21. Kb1
(21. Kd2 Rd8) (21. Nc3 bxc3 22. e5 Qa2 23. exf6 $2 cxb2+ 24. Kd3 b1=Q+ 25. Rxb1
Qc2+ $1 26. Ke3 (26. Kd4 Qd2+ 27. Ke5 gxf6+ $19) 26... Rc3+ 27. Kf4 Qxf5#)
21... Bxb2 22. Kxb2 Qa3+ 23. Kb1 Qxb3+ 24. Ka1 Qa3+ 25. Kb1 Qb3+ $10) 18... Qc7
(18... Rab8 19. Nc1 Rc6 20. c4 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Qc7 $1 $17) 19. Qd3 (19. Rc1 e5 (
19... a5 $40 {Ftacnik}) 20. Qd3 Qb7 21. Ng1 (21. Ng3 {Glatman} Rd8 {/\d5/})
21... h6) 19... exf5 (19... Ng4 $6 {Ftacnik} 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rc1 a5 22. Qh3
$1) 20. exf5 d5 (20... Ng4 21. Rc1) 21. Bf4 (21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 (22. Bh4 a5
23. c3 $10) 22... Bxf6 23. g3 a5 24. Nf4 a4 25. Nxd5 Qa7 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 $13) (
21. Nf4 Bd6 (21... a5 {Ftacnik} 22. Rc1 a4 $40) 22. g3 a5 23. c3 $17) (21. Nd4
Ne4 $36) 21... Bd6 (21... Qb7 {Ftacnik} 22. Nd4 a5 23. Qb5 $1) 22. g3 (22. Bxd6
{Ftacnik} Qxd6 23. c4 bxc3 24. Nxc3 Rd8 $17) 22... a5 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nf4 (
24. Qb5 a4 25. bxa4 Rcb8) 24... a4 (24... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 25. Qb5 Rdb8 26. Qd3
Rd8 27. Qb5) 25. bxa4 (25. Nxd5 Nxd5 (25... axb3 $4 26. Ne7+ Qxe7 27. Rxe7
bxc2+ 28. Qxc2 Rxc2 29. Kxc2 $18) 26. Qxd5 Qc7 (26... Qa6 {Glatman} 27. Re7 Rf8
28. Kc1 (28. Qc4 $1 Qf6 (28... Qa5 29. Qd5 $10) 29. Rc7 axb3 30. Qxb3 Qa6 $19)
28... axb3 $19) 27. Qc4 (27. Re2 {Ftacnik} axb3 28. Qxb3 Qa5 $19) (27. Qd3 {
Boensch} axb3 28. Qxb3 Qa5 29. Kc1 Qa1+ 30. Kd2 Rd8+ 31. Ke2 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Re8+
33. Kd2 Rd8+ $19) 27... Qa7 28. Qd4 axb3 29. Qxa7 bxc2+ $19) 25... Rxa4 26.
Nxd5 (26. b3 Ra5) 26... Nxd5 (26... Rca8 27. c4 $13) 27. Qxd5 (27. Qb5 Raa8 28.
Rxd5 Qc7 29. Rc5 $2 Qxc5 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Qxc5 Re1#) 27... Qc7 (27... Qa6 {
Glatman} 28. Kc1) 28. Qe4 (28. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Qa7 29. Kc1 Ra1+ 30. Kd2 Qf2+ $19)
28... Raa8 (28... Qa7 $4 {Ftacnik} 29. Qe8+) (28... h6 $5 {Boensch} 29. b3 Ra6
30. Qc4 Rc6 $17) 29. Rd4 (29. Kc1 $5 {Glatman} h6 $1 $40) 29... Qa5 30. Kc1 b3
(30... Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2) 31. c4 (31. c3 Qa1+ (31... Rxc3+ {Glatman} 32. bxc3
Qxc3+ 33. Kd1 Ra1+ $19) 32. Qb1 Rxc3+ $1) (31. Re2 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 bxc2 $19) (31.
Rc4 {Ftacnik} Qxe1+ $1 32. Qxe1 Rxc4 (32... Ra1+ 33. Kd2 Rd8+ $19) 33. Qe7
Rxc2+ 34. Kb1 Ra1+ 35. Kxa1 Rc1#) 31... Qb4 (31... Qb4 32. Kb1 Qa4 33. Kc1 Re8
$19) 0-1

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Winants,Luc"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2336]} 1. e4 {Finkel,A} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 {L'une des
nombreuses inventions de Wilhelm Steinitz. Les Blancs saisissent l'occasion de
gagner du terrain avec gain de temps, et projettent déjŕ de miner la chaîne
de pions ennemie, ŕ sa base, via f4-f5.} Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 {
La variante du grand-maître Boleslavsky, elle permet de renforcer le
contrôle sur d4 et de préparer le grand roque.} a6 {Deux autres
possibilités :} ({a)} 7... Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4
Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 g5 {avec des complications interminables}) (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5
9. Qd2 Nxd4 (9... O-O 10. O-O-O a6 {reviendrait ŕ la partie}) 10. Bxd4 Bxd4
11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Nb5 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 {et les Blancs conservent un léger
avantage grâce au manque de collaboration entre le Bc8 et ses fantassins
centraux.}) 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. O-O-O O-O {Ainsi les roques opposés
nous promettent déjŕ un duel passionnant.} 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Rh3 {
On retrouve ce coup de tour dans les parties de Kasparov. Les Blancs
envisagent de poursuivre l'offensive le long de la colonne -g- ou encore de
défendre leur Roi via la troisičme rangée.} b4 (13... Bb7 {Finkel,A} 14. g4
(14. Kb1 b4 15. Na4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. b3 Bc6 18. Nb2 Qc5 $13 {Herrera,
I-Luther,T/Cappelle op 1997 (34)}) 14... b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. g5 Ba6 17. h5 Rc8
18. Kb1 $14 {Gruenfeld,Y-Gurevich,M/Haifa 1995}) 14. Na4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 {
Tous ces coups ont été joués ŕ maintes reprises. Les Noirs se proposent de
continuer par 16...Ba6, afin d'échanger leur "mauvais Fou".} ({Une partie
instructive :} 15... f6 16. Qxb4 fxe5 17. Qd6 Qf6 18. f5 $3 Qh6+ 19. Kb1 Rxf5
20. Rf3 $1 Rxf3 21. gxf3 {'|^' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: ' Kasparov,G-Short,N/
Amsterdam VSB 1994'} Qf6 22. Bh3 Kf7 23. c4 $1 dxc4 24. Nc3 Qe7 25. Qc6 Rb8 26.
Ne4 Nb6 27. Ng5+ Kg8 28. Qe4 g6 29. Qxe5 Rb7 30. Rd6 c3 31. Bxe6+ Bxe6 32. Rxe6
{et les Noirs abandonnčrent, Kasparov-Short Amsterdam 1994}) (15... Qa5 {
Finkel,A} 16. b3 Bb7 17. c3 (17. Rg3 Rfc8 (17... Bc6 18. Nb2 Nc5 19. Bd3 Rfd8
20. f5 exf5 21. Bxf5 Ne4 $13 {Dutreeuw,M-Gurevich,M/Brussels op 1995}) 18. Rd2
Bc6 19. f5 Qc7 20. f6 g6 21. Qf4 $14 {Arakhamia,K-Gurevich,M/Helsinki op 1992})
17... Rfc8 18. Kb1 (18. Kb2 bxc3+ 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 21. Nxc3 Kf8 22.
a4 $14 {Nijboer,F-Luther,T/Leeuwarden op 1992}) 18... bxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20.
Qxc3 Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Rc8 22. Kb2 Rc7 23. Ne2 f6 24. Nd4 $14 {Herrera,I-Ramas,L/
CUB-ch 1993}) 16. c4 {'!?' Finkel,A. Une conception originale : Nijboer oublie
pour un temps l'attaque du flanc-Roi, pour s'intéresser aux cases noires du
côté opposé.} ({La suite habituelle était} 16. Bb5 Rb8 17. Bd3 {etc.} (17.
Bd3 {Finkel,A} Qc7 18. h5 Bb7 19. g4 Rfc8 20. Rh2 $14 {Fogarasi,T-Luther,T/
Kecskemet 1993})) (16. b3 {Finkel,A} Ba6 17. Kb1 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Qc7 19. h5 Ra6
20. Re3 Rc6 21. Rf2 $13 {Kulish,I-Matveeva,S/Rostov on Don-W 1995}) 16... bxc3
17. Rxc3 (17. Nxc3 $6 {Finkel,A} Ba6 18. h5 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Rc8 20. h6 Rc4 21.
Qd2 g6 $15) 17... Qxh4 {Il faut ętre sacrément culotté pour oser prendre un
tel pion. Korchnoď n'a pourtant jamais reculé devant un défi et ce n'est
probablement pas ŕ 68 ans qu'il va changer.} 18. g3 (18. Rh3 {Finkel,A} Qe7)
18... Qd8 {Un coup ŕ gauche, un coup ŕ droite : son butin acquis la Dame
revient au bercail pour surveiller la septičme traverse.} ({Si} 18... Qe7 19.
Rc7 Qb4 20. Qxb4 axb4 21. b3 f6 22. Bh3 {et les Blancs dominent l'échiquier
tout entier.}) 19. Kb1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Rh1 {Un choix difficile} ({car} 
21. Rdc1 {était également trčs tentant.}) (21. Rdc1 {Finkel,A} Ra8 (21...
Qb8 22. Rc7 Qb4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Rxd7 Rxa4 25. Rcc7 $36) (21... f6 $5) 22. Rc7
f6 23. Nb6 fxe5 24. fxe5 Nxb6 25. Qxb6 Qe8 $15) 21... Ra8 22. g4 Rb8 {Vers b4 !
} 23. a3 {'!' Finkel,A. Premier signe d'intimidation,} ({mais si} 23. Rch3 h6
24. g5 Rb4 25. Qg1 (25. Qd1 Rxf4 26. gxh6 g6 {'-/+' Finkel,A.}) 25... Rxf4 ({
surtout pas} 25... Rxa4 $2 26. Rxh6 $3 {et l'attaque perce.}) 26. Rxh6 Rf1+ $3
27. Qxf1 gxh6 28. gxh6 Nxe5 {et les noirs restent avec un pion de plus.}) 23...
Nb6 {Encore trčs énergique : le principal défenseur du roque est éliminé.}
24. g5 {'!' Finkel,A.} (24. Nxb6 {Finkel,A} Qxb6 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26. Rch3 Rfb8
27. R1h2 Rb3 $1 28. Rh4 (28. Rxh7 $2 Rxb2+ $1 $19) 28... h6 29. g5 Rxa3 30.
gxh6 gxh6 31. Rxh6 Rab3 $17) (24. Nc5 $2 {Finkel,A} Nc4 25. Rh2 Rb5 $1 (25...
Rc8 26. Rch3 h6 27. g5 Qb6 28. Nb3 a4 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. Nd2 $13) 26. Rch3 h6
27. g5 Qb6 28. gxh6 Rb8 $1 $19) 24... Nxa4 25. Qxa4 Qb6 26. Qc2 {Protčge b2
tout en menaçant h7.} g6 27. Rh6 {'!?' Finkel,A. Il fallait empęcher le coup
...h7-h5.} (27. Qh2 $5 {Finkel,A} h5 28. gxh6 Kh7 29. Qc2 Qd4 $132) 27... Rb7 {
Pour tripler les Tours sur la colonne ouverte et permettre la fuite du Roi
vers e7. La façon dont Korchnoi parvient ŕ combiner attaque et défense est
vraiment impressionnante.} ({Une mauvaise idée était} 27... Qd4 28. Rch3 Qxf4
29. Rxh7 Qxe5 30. Qh2 $1 Qxg5 31. Rf3 $1 f5 32. Rd7 {et les Blancs gagnent.})
28. Qh2 (28. Rch3 {Finkel,A} Rfb8 (28... Qg1+ $6 29. Ka2 (29. Qc1 Rxb2+ $1 30.
Kxb2 Rb8+ $19) 29... Rfb8 30. b3 Kf8 31. Rxh7 $14) 29. Rh2 Qg1+ 30. Qc1 Qxc1+ (
30... Qd4 $6 31. Rxh7 Rxb2+ $8 32. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 33. Qxb2 Qxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Kxh7 35.
Kb3 Kg7 36. Ka4 Kf8 37. Kxa5 Ke7 38. Kb5 Kd7 39. a4 Kc7 40. a5 Kb7 41. a6+ $11)
31. Kxc1 Rc8+ 32. Kb1 Rc4 33. Rxh7 Kf8 $15) 28... Rfb8 29. Rc2 Qd4 30. Ka1 {
'?' Finkel,A. La faute décisive.} ({Il fallait jouer} 30. Rxh7 Rxb2+ ({ou} 
30... Kf8 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Rxf7 Qd1+ 35. Ka2 Qb3+ {
échec perpétuel}) 31. Rxb2 Rxb2+ (31... Qd3+ {Finkel,A} 32. Ka2 Qc4+ $11) 32.
Qxb2 Qd1+ (32... Qxb2+ 33. Kxb2 Kxh7 $11) 33. Qc1 $1 Qxc1+ 34. Kxc1 Kxh7 35.
Kb2 {forçant le nul par la capture du pion a5. Par exemple,} Kg8 36. Kb3 Kf8
37. Ka4 Ke7 38. Kxa5 Kd7 39. Kb5 Kc7 40. Kc5 Kb7 41. Kb5 Ka7 42. Ka5 {etc.})
30... Rb3 $1 {'-+!' Finkel,A.} 31. Ka2 ({Ou bien} 31. Rxh7 Rxa3+ 32. Kb1 Rxb2+
$1 33. Rxb2 Qd1#) 31... Qa4 {'!' Finkel,A. et les Noirs abandonnčrent.} (31...
Qa4 {Il aurait pu suivre :} 32. Rxh7 Rxa3+ $1 33. bxa3 Qb3+ 34. Ka1 Qb1#) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Baburin,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 a6 (5... d6 {Ftacnik
} 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 Qc7 9. f4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. g4 h5 12. h3 hxg4
13. hxg4 g5 14. fxg5 Nh7 15. g6 fxg6 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Bf4 Ng5 18. Kg2 Ne5 19.
Be2 Bc6 20. Bxg5 Bxg5 21. Qd4 Bxb5 22. Bxb5+ Ke7 {0-1 Shetty,R-Vaidya,A/
Calcutta (10)/1992 (33)}) 6. Nc3 d6 (6... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O b5 9.
Bf3 Nc6 10. g3 Bb7 11. Bg2 d6 12. Re1 Be7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 O-O 15. Bf4 Rfd8
16. Qd2 Rab8 17. Rac1 Ne5 18. Nxb4 Bxe4 19. Nxa6 Qb7 20. Rxe4 Nxe4 21. Nxb8
Nxd2 22. Bxb7 Nxb3 23. cxb3 Rxb8 24. Rc8+ Rxc8 25. Bxc8 {1-0 Anand,V-Polgar,J/
Monaco blind (02)/1995 (32)}) 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 $5 (10.
Bxd6 {Ftacnik} Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Qxf2 $13) 10... Nxg4 11. Rg1 Ne5 (11... Nxf2 $2 {
Ftacnik} 12. Be3 $18) (11... Nf6 {Ftacnik} 12. Bh6 Ne8 13. Bxg7 Nxg7 14. Qh6
$18) 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Be3 b5 14. f4 Nc4 (14... Ng6 {Ftacnik} 15. f5 $40) 15. Bd4
g6 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6] Some holes appear in the Black position.} (15... e5 {Ftacnik
} 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Qg2 g6 18. fxe5 $16) 16. Qh5 $5 {The queen is getting close
to Black's king and the promising h6-square.} Nd7 $2 ({More critical would
have been} 16... Nc6 $1 {hitting the dangerous d4-bishop, as GM Seirawan
correctly pointed out in 'Inside Chess' magazine. Then the play may continue:}
17. f5 (17. Rd3 $1 {Ftacnik} Nxd4 (17... e5 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. f5 Kh8 20. Qh6 Rg8
21. Rh3 Rg7 22. Bf2 $40) 18. Rh3 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 Kg7 20. Qh6+ Kf6 21. e5+ dxe5
22. Ne4+ Kf5 23. Bd3 $18) (17. Qh6 $6 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bf6) 17... Nxd4 18. fxg6 (
18. Nxd4 $6 Bf6 {is slow and therefore is not satisfactory for White.}) 18...
Nxb3+ 19. axb3 fxg6 20. Rxg6+ $1 {It looks to me that this sharp line should
result in a draw:} (20. Bxc4 $2 {is not good because of} Bf6 $1 ({but not} 
20... bxc4 $2 {when White transposes into a favourable line:} 21. Rxg6+ Kh8 22.
Qh6)) {After the inferior move} 20... Kh8 $2 {White's attack is indeed very
dangerous:} (20... hxg6 $1 {Strangly enough Seirawan did not consider this
move, although the text makes a lot of sense - grabbing as much material as
possible and giving some of it back later can be a good defensive technique in
such positions.} 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 {and now White has to settle for a
draw by perpetual check -} 23. Qg6+ ({as after} 23. Bxc4 $2 Bf6 {White has
insufficient compensation for the rook.})) 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qh6 Rf7 23. Rdg1
Bb7 24. Rg7 Bg5+ 25. R7xg5 {for example:} cxb3 26. Qxe6 bxc2 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28.
Qxd5 $16) 17. Qh6 (17. Rd3 $5 {appears to be more direct. Black has only one
defence:} e5 {(Seirawan)} (17... Bf6 $2 18. Rh3 Rd8 19. Rxg6+ fxg6 20. Qxh7+
Kf8 21. Bxf6 $18 (21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qxc7 $18)) (17... Nf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rh3
Re8 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Rxg6 $18) (17... Re8 $4 18. Qxh7+ $1 $18) (17... Rd8 18.
Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 19. Rh3+) 18. Nd5 Nf6 {However, after} (18... Qd8 19. Rh3 $18)
19. Nxc7 Nxh5 20. Nxa8 exd4 21. f5 {White keeps the advantage.} (21. Nc7 {
Ftacnik} Nxf4 $14)) 17... Bf6 (17... Nf6 $5 {Ftacnik} 18. Bxc4 (18. Rd3 e5 $1)
18... bxc4 19. e5 Ne8 20. Nd2 $13) 18. Rd3 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. Rh3 $2 {Ftacnik}
Be3+ 20. Kb1 Nf6 $19) 19... Re8 20. Rh3 Nf8 ({Black had another defensive idea
as well:} 20... Nf6 $5 {Here the knight is more vulnerable than on f8, but on
the other hand it covers the d5-square, thus making ...e6-e5 possible. The
following continuation might be possible:} 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. e5 dxe5 (22...
Qxd4 $2 23. Ne2 $1 $18) 23. fxe5 Qxd4 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Ne4 Qh8 $1 (25... Qg7
26. Qg5 e5 27. Rxh7 $1 $40) 26. Qg5 e5 27. Nf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxf6 Bxh3 $13) (20...
Nf6 {Ftacnik}) 21. e5 $1 d5 (21... dxe5 {Ftacnik} 22. Ne4 Nd7 23. Rxg6+ fxg6
24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Rh7+ Kd8 27. Nxe6#) 22. Bd3 (22. Bxc4 $1 {
would have been more energetic: After} Qxc4 (22... bxc4 $2 23. Nd1 $1 {with a
further Nd1-e3-g4-f6.} (23. Nf5 f6 24. Nd6 Rd8 {is not so clear.})) 23. Nce2 {
White's attack is going to succeed, for example:} Qxa2 24. Nf3 Qa1+ 25. Kd2
Qxb2 26. Ng5 $18) (22. Nf5 {Ftacnik} f6 (22... exf5 23. Nxd5 Qc6 24. Bxc4 (24.
Nf6+ $4 Qxf6 25. exf6 Re1#) 24... Re6 25. Bb3 $18) 23. Nh4 Qg7 $15) 22... Nxe5
$1 {This sacrifice is Black's best chance.} (22... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 23. Nce2 $40)
(22... b4 {Ftacnik} 23. Nf5 $3 f6 24. Ne4 dxe4 25. Bxc4 fxe5 26. Qg5 $16) 23.
fxe5 Qxe5 24. Qh4 Bb7 $2 ({According to Seirawan, Black's best bid was in} 
24... Qg7 {when the positions remains unclear. On b7 the bishop is misplaced;
as a matter of fact, it did not move any more in this game.}) (24... Qc7 {
Ftacnik} 25. Nf5 exf5 26. Nxd5 Qe5 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Nxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30.
Re3 Qc6 31. h4 $16) 25. Rf3 Rac8 (25... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 26. Nce2 Rac8 27. Qf6 $16
) 26. Nce2 Rc7 {xf7} 27. Rf6 Ree7 (27... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 28. Nf5 $1 Qc5 29. Nh6+
Kg7 30. Rgf1 $16) 28. Kd2 {xe3} Red7 (28... Nd7 $2 {Ftacnik} 29. Rfxg6+ fxg6
30. Qxe7 $18) 29. a3 $1 Kg7 (29... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 30. Nf5 Qc5 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32.
Ng4 $16) 30. Nf4 Rc8 (30... Qxf6 {Ftacnik} 31. Nh5+ $18) (30... Qxd4 {Ftacnik}
31. Nh5+ $18) 31. Rg5 $1 $18 Qc7 (31... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 32. Nf5+ exf5 33. Rxd6
$18) 32. Nfxe6+ Nxe6 (32... fxe6 {Ftacnik} 33. Rxf8 $1 $18) 33. Rxe6 (33. Nxe6+
{Ftacnik} fxe6 34. Bxg6 Kh8 35. Qh6 $14) 33... Qa5+ 34. b4 Qxa3 35. Nf5+ Kg8 (
35... Kh8 {Ftacnik} 36. Qd4+ $18) 36. Ne7+ Rxe7 (36... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 37. Qd4+
Kh6 38. Nf5+ Kxg5 39. Qh4#) 37. Rxe7 Qc3+ 38. Ke2 d4 39. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Harplinge"]
[Site "Harplinge"]
[Date "1998.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Sutovsky,Emil"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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-21,-18,-11,-8,3,0,83,67,81,31,31,26,42,37,75,68,81,89,116,124,123,118,126,96,
187,184,235,198,289,225,157,175,205,204,189,484,582,-36,395,423,554,535,606,
618,700,700,965,911,736,538,565,461,29991,29992,29995,29996,29999,-30000]
Playing with Julian Hodgson you have to be ready to the,,bloody fight''- I had
already this expirience- our previous encounter with Julian (draw, Olimpiad'96,
Erevan) was really interesting and required a lot of energy from both of us.} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {Surprise!Normally, when Julian plays 1...c5 he opts for
Dragon system.} 3. Bb5 {Stohl: 'Hodgson has recently been playing mostly the
Dragon, but the Najdorf and Rauzer have been in his repertoire as well.
Therefore Sutovsky wisely wants to avoid any unpleasant suprises.'} d6 4. d4 $5
{One of the rare,but quite interesting attempts. Much more popular are 4.0-0
or 4.B:c6 Stohl: 'But this is an unusual transposition.'} ({More played is} 4.
c3 Nf6 {and especially}) (4. O-O Bd7) 4... cxd4 5. Qxd4 {Stohl: 'This position
usually arises after 2...d6 3.d4 cd4 4.Qd4 Nc6 5.Bb5.'} ({Uncharted territory
after} 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Qxd4 Bg4 7. Nbd2 e5 $5 8. Qa4 Qc7 9. b3 Nf6 10. Bb2 Be7
11. h3 Bd7 12. O-O-O a5 13. Nh4 O-O 14. g4 Rfb8 15. Qc4 Qa7 $15 {Krauss,
M-Jonsson,B/Cappelle la Grande op/1995/ is not very promising for White.}) 5...
Bd7 {Stohl: 'Best by test. Let us mention just one inferior subvariation-'} (
5... Qa5+ $143 $6 6. Nc3 Qxb5 7. Nxb5 Nxd4 8. Nfxd4 Kd8 9. c4 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,
Ge4] (),[+] where White's central and space preponderance outweigh Black's
potentially powerful ^^.}) 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 (7. c4 {as in the position
above now allows a sharp counterthrust} f5 $5 8. exf5 (8. Nc3 fxe4 9. Nxe4 Nf6
10. Nxf6+ gxf6 $15 {[%csl Gc6,Gf8][%cal Gg8g2] ^^,<->g}) 8... Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Qxf5
10. Nd5 e5 $5 (10... Bxd5 11. cxd5 Nf6 12. Qa4+ Kf7 $13) 11. Qd1 Rc8 12. O-O
Nf6 13. Re1 Bxd5 14. cxd5 (14. Nd4 $6 Qh5 15. Qxh5+ Nxh5 16. cxd5 Kd7 17. Nb5
Be7 18. Nxa7 Rc5 19. Be3 Rxd5 20. a4 Nf6 21. Rac1 Rd3 22. Red1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1
d5 $17 {Damjanovic,M-Groszpeter,A/Prague op/1986/}) 14... Qc2 15. Bg5 $132)
7... Nf6 {Stohl: 'A very natural move, but in fact Black has an interesting
alternative choice'} (7... h6 $5 {The idea is to play Nf6 unmolested, followed
(preceded) by e5 in the Najdorf spirit. Black thus avoids the unpleasant pin
and the sharp fight with opposite-side castling, on the other hand he loses
time and weakens d5.} 8. Qd3 e5 ({Also playable is} 8... Nf6 9. Nd4 g6 $5 10.
O-O Bg7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. Qb5+ Bc6 14. Nxc6 Qd7 15. Nxa7 Rxa7 16.
Qd3 O-O 17. Be3 Ra4 18. c3 Rfa8 19. a3 d5 20. Rad1 e6 21. Rfe1 Qc6 22. Qd2 Kh7
$11 {Kraut,R-Stohl,I/BL/1995/}) 9. O-O Nf6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nf1 Qd7
13. Ne3 Rfd8 14. Rd1 Rac8 15. b3 Bf8 16. a4 Qe6 17. h3 g6 18. Bb2 Bg7 19. b4 b6
20. b5 Ba8 21. a5 Qe7 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ra4 Bf8 $132 {Kaminski,M-Tiviakov,S/
Polanica Zdroj/1995/}) 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Rhe1 {Choosing the classical
(for this variation)set-up.Another(modern) idea is to play 10.Qd3,then,Nd4,
keeping the rook on ,,h1''. Stohl: 'Also a crossroads, this time for White.
Recently an alternative plan has become popular:'} (10. Qd3 $5 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Yf3d4,Yf2f5,Yd3h3] /\Nd4,f4-f5,Qh3|^×e6 with the idea of piling up the
pressure against e6 and after forcing e6-e5 to storm the >> with the g and
h-pawns. Black should try to disrupt these plans, as we will see the Qa5-a6
manevre plays an important role in this.} Qa5 $5 11. Kb1 (11. h4 h6 12. Bd2 Qa6
13. Qxa6 bxa6 14. Rhe1 Ng4 15. Re2 O-O 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. f3 Ne5 18. h5 Rfc8 19.
b3 Rc5 20. Be1 Rac8 21. Nb1 Rb8 22. Bf2 Bf6 23. Be3 Rbc8 24. Red2 a5 25. c3
R5c7 26. Nc2 Be7 27. c4 a4 $36 {Kaminski,M-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj/1997/})
11... O-O 12. h4 h6 (12... Rfc8 $5 13. Nd4 b5 14. f3 b4 15. Nce2 h6 16. Bxf6 $6
Bxf6 17. g4 Bb7 18. f4 Qa6 19. g5 Qxd3 20. cxd3 Bd8 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. f5 e5 23.
Nc2 d5 $36 {Movsesian,S-Hracek,Z/CZE-chT/1995/}) 13. Bd2 Qa6 $1 14. Qxa6 bxa6
15. Rhe1 e5 16. Bc1 Rac8 17. b3 Ng4 18. Re2 f5 19. Nd5 Bd8 $132 {Movsesian,
S-Lagunow,A/BL2-N/1996/}) 10... O-O 11. Qd2 {11.Kb1 is the serious alternative,
but I prefered the move in text in order to bring my knight to ,,d4'' as
quickly as possible. Stohl: 'The main move.'} ({Ridiculous is the greedy} 11.
Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Bxc3 13. Qxd8 (13. bxc3 Qa5 $40) 13... Bxb2+ $15 {_|_}) (
{A premature release of the tension is also} 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qh4 Qc7 13. Nxe5
Rfd8 ({Rather risky, but more fighting is} 13... h6 $5 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxh6
Nh7 16. f4 Bf6 17. Rd3 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 f6 19. Rxe6 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. b3 Kh8
22. Kb2 b5 $13 {Weinzettl,E-Timoshenko,G/Oberwart op/1994/7}) 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15.
Bxe7 Qf4+ 16. Kb1 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qf5 18. f3 Ne3 19. Rd2 h6 20. Qd4 Nd5 $11 {
½,Adorjan,A-Browne,W/Las Palmas/1977/}) 11... h6 $1 {Strong move. Black uses
the tacktics in order to misplace white's bishop- now 12.Bf4 has to be played,
while 12.Bh4 is just bad: '?!' Stohl. Stohl: 'A well-known strategic axiom
says you shouldn't move your pawns on the flank where you are under attack.
Although the position is not completely clear, this rule is valid even here.'}
({Better is the modest} 11... Qc7 12. Nd4 Rfd8 {Now it's White's choice again.}
(12... Rfc8 $5 $13) ({Incorrect is the pawn sacrifice} 12... b5 $6 13. Bxf6
Bxf6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qxd6 Qc4 16. Qd3 Qc5 17. f4 Rfd8 (17... b4 18. Na4 Qa5
19. b3 $16) 18. Qf3 b4 19. Na4 Qc6 20. b3 Bc3 21. Re3 $16 {Yandemirov,V-Ruck,R/
Spring op Budapest/1993/}) 13. f3 $142 (13. f4 $6 h6 14. h4 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
g4 Qb6 16. Kb1 Rac8 17. f5 Bd7 18. Nce2 Ba4 19. Nc3 Bd7 20. Nce2 d5 21. exd5
exf5 $17 {^^,Lautier,J-Timman,J/Belgrade/1995/}) 14... b5 15. Re3 b4 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Nce2 a5 18. Rh1 h5 $5 $15 {Yusupov,A-Psakhis,L/Moscow-ch/1981/}) 13...
Rab8 14. g4 b5 15. Nce2 Ba8 16. Ng3 Rdc8 17. Kb1 b4 18. h4 a5 19. Nh5 Ne8 20.
Bxe7 Qxe7 21. g5 g6 22. Nf4 Nc7 $132 {½,Yandemirov,V-Moiseev,V/Kolontaevo
RUS-chT/1994/}) (11... Qa5 $6 12. Kb1 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5 is also not ideal,
the Q on a5 stops it's own pawns and Black has to take Nd5 in account too.})
12. Bf4 {'[]' Stohl.} (12. Bh4 $2 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 (13. Rxe4 $2 Bxh4 14. Rxh4 (14.
Rg4 h5 $1 $17) 14... Bxf3 $19) 13... Bxh4 $15 {'-/+' Stohl. Stohl: '^^'}) (12.
h4 $2 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nh7 $19) 12... e5 (12... Ne8 $6 13. g4 $40 {is too passive.
}) (12... b5 $2 13. Bxd6 b4 {fails tactically after} 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd5 $1
$16) (12... Qb6 $6 {protects Pd6 indirectly, but is strategically dubious, the
Q is misplaced on b6.}) ({More complicated and interesting is} 12... d5 $5 13.
Nd4 $1 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5} (13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd4 Bd5 $13) ({
Black survives even the suicidal attack} 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bxh6 $2 gxh6 15.
Qxh6 Bf6 16. Re4 Bg7 17. Rg4 Qf6 $17) 13... Bb4 (13... dxe4 14. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 15.
Rxd2 bxc6 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. Bd6 $36 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6] _|_׫ leads to an
unpleasant endgame with split pawns.}) 14. a3 Ba5 (14... Bxc3 $143 15. Qxc3 {/\
} Nxe4 $2 16. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 17. Nxc6 $16) 15. f3 $5 dxe4 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qxd8
Rfxd8 18. b4 $14 {and the endgame remains somewhat better for White. This
certainly doesn't attract an unorthodox player like Julian Hodgson.}) 13. Bg3
b5 {Not a bad move,but,maybe 13...Rc8 was stronger. Stohl: 'Logical.'} (13...
Rc8 $5 14. Bh4 {The point of white's idea} Nxe4 $1 15. Nxe4 Bxh4 16. Qxd6 Bxe4
17. Rxe4 Qxd6 (17... Bg5+ $5 18. Kb1 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfd8 $1 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
c3 Rd1+ 22. Kc2 Rf1 {and black also doesn't have any problems.}) 18. Rxd6 Bxf2
19. Rxe5 Rc7 {with equality.}) (13... Qc7 $143 14. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Rh4f5] /
\Nf5->|^} (14. Bh4 $6 g5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Qxg5+ Kh8 $13)) 14. Bh4 {'!' Stohl.
Stohl: 'The only consistent move, although it's connected with a B sacrifice.
After other moves the Bg3 reamains out off play.'} g5 $2 {After a long thought,
Julian chooses this dubious move. In the post-mortem,we discovered,that 14...N:
e4 would be the strongest; as for 14..Qb6 it appeared to be unsufficient to
equalize: '!?' Stohl. Stohl: 'Very risky, but definitely the crucial
continuation.'} (14... Qb6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe2 {'!' Stohl.} b4 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. Rxd5 {+/= Tringov,G-Aleksic,N/Kragujevac 1985 '+/-' Stohl. Stohl: 'Tringov,
G-Aleksic,N/Kragujevac/1985/' Stohl: 'subjects Black to a highly unpleasant
positional massage.'}) (14... Nxe4 $1 15. Nxe4 Bxh4 16. Qxd6 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 (17.
Qxe5 $2 Qa5 18. Rxe4 (18. Qxe4 Bxf2 19. Rf1 Qxa2 $1 20. Rxf2 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Rad8+
22. Nd4 Qxb2 23. Rf4 Rfe8 24. Qd3 g5 25. Rg4 f5 $1 $19) 18... Bf6 19. Qd5 Bxb2+
$1 20. Kxb2 Rad8 $17) 17... Bg5+ (17... Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bxf2 19. Rxe5 {when
white is slightly better,thanks to the active rooks.}) 18. Kb1 Qxd6 19. Rxd6
Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {better was to have this position with the pawn on ,,b7''
(black could get it playing 13...Rc8 instead of 13...b5);now,white keeps
slightly superior chanses after 21. a4} 21. a4 $14) (14... b4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 (
15... bxc3 $2 16. Qxc3 $16 {loses a pawn.}) 16. Nd5 $16 {or}) 15. Bxg5 {
This askes for himself.By the way,15.N:g5 wasn't good- '[]' Stohl.} (15. Nxg5
$2 Ne8 $1 (15... Ne8 $1 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 $15)) (15. Bg3 $2 a5 $36) 15... hxg5 16.
Nxe5 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'More flexible than'} (16. Qxg5+ Kh8 17. Nxe5 Nh7 {
when White's Q can't go to f4.}) 16... Be8 {the best move- bishop has to cover
,,f7'' pawn. '[]' Stohl.} (16... dxe5 $2 17. Qxg5+ Kh8 18. Rxd8 Bxd8 19. Qh6+
Kg8 20. Re3 $18) 17. Qxg5+ Kh8 18. Nf3 $1 {I managed to realize(after
40-minute thought),that all pseudo-attacking moves like 18.Re3 or 18.Rd3
doesn't give anything- white has to push e4-e5 in order to open the black's
king and to use the active rooks on the ,,e'' and ,,d'' files.} Nh7 {Stohl:
'>>Nh7' Stohl: 'Black's K needs the defensive N, after'} (18... b4 $2 19. Nd5
Nxd5 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Rxd5 f6 22. Nd4 $18 {its curtains.}) 19. Qf4 {'+/-'
Stohl. Stohl: '->' Stohl: 'White has 3 pawns for the B, active pieces and an
attack, Black's pieces are still uncoordinated.'} Rc8 (19... Bg5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5
21. Qxg5 Nxg5 22. Rxd6 $18 {_|_}) 20. e5 {seems that black's position will be
totally destroyed,but Julian had something in mind.. '?!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Too
impatient, White now loses a part of his advantage.'} (20. Nd5 $142 Bg5 21.
Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 Nxg5 23. Ne7 $16) (20. Rd3 $5 $40) 20... Rxc3 $5 {'+/=!'
Stohl.} 21. bxc3 (21. exd6 Rxf3 22. dxe7 Qxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Rxf4 24. exf8=Q+ Nxf8
25. Rxe8 Kg7 $13 {_|_ would probably lead to a draw.}) 21... d5 {the point of
black's idea.He sacrificed the exchange,but closed the central files,and
managed to open white's king,which doesn't feel so safe now. '[]' Stohl. Stohl:
'Necessary, too optimistic is'} (21... Qa5 22. exd6 Bf6 23. Qb4 $1 $18 {
[%cal Rd6d7] /\d7}) 22. Kb1 $1 {Good profilactic move before starting the
attack on black's king.} Rg8 $2 {Probably,the desicive mistake.Black wants to
activate his rook,but allows to white to push his e-pawn.Stronger was 22...Qb6,
trying to create some threats, e.g. Stohl: 'Now White's attack prevails. Any
of the Q sallies gave better fighting chances.'} (22... Qb6 23. Rxd5 (23. Qd4
$6 Bc5 24. Qxd5 Bc6 $13) 23... b4 24. c4 Qxf2 25. Rd2 Qb6 26. Red1 {white is
clearly better but he'll have to work a lot in order to convert this advantage.
}) (22... Qa5 $142 $14) (22... Qc7 $142 $14) (22... Qb6 $142 $14) 23. e6 $1 {
'->!' Stohl.} f6 {Stohl: 'o^e' Stohl: 'A difficult choice for Black, as'} (
23... fxe6 24. Rxe6 Bf6 25. Rd6 {activates White's R.}) 24. Nd4 {Now white
starts the attack,and the strong e-pawn cutting th e black's position.} Qa5 (
24... Qb6 25. Nf5 {[%cal Rd1d5] /\Rd5+-}) 25. Nf5 Bc5 ({Insufficient is also} 
25... Ba3 26. Rd3 b4 27. Rh3 Bg6 (27... Rg5 28. Qb8 Qb5 29. Qxb5 Bxb5 30. Nd6
$18) 28. Rxh7+ $1 Bxh7 29. Qh4 Qd8 30. e7 Qb6 31. c4 $1 $18) 26. Rd3 {seems
like it's over non,but black manages to create the counterplay!} b4 27. Rh3 Bg6
(27... bxc3 $2 28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qh6#) (27... Rg5 $142 28. Nd4 (28. Nd6 $5)
28... bxc3 29. Qxf6+ Rg7 30. Nb3 Qa3 31. Qxc3 Bb4 32. Qc8 Bxe1 33. Qxe8+ Rg8
34. Qd7 Rg7 35. Qd8+ Rg8 36. e7 Qa4 37. Re3 $1 $18) 28. Qh4 Qd8 $1 (28... Bxf5
29. Qxf6+ Rg7 30. e7 $1 (30. Qxf5 $143 bxc3 31. Qxd5 $16) 30... Bxc2+ 31. Ka1
$18) 29. e7 Qb6 $1 {Suddenly,it seems totally unclear!!Black protected
everything and his threats are obvious.But white saw a bit further....} 30.
e8=Q $3 {,,I was amazed!''- Julian Hodgson.White allows to his opponent to
take this new,just promoted, queen,with check!!But...let's see,what was the
point of my idea: '+-!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Initiates a wonderful tactical sequence,
which leads to a forced win.'} (30. Qxh7+ $2 Bxh7 31. e8=Q bxc3+ 32. Kc1 Qb2+
33. Kd1 Qb1+ 34. Ke2 Qxc2+ 35. Kf3 Qxf2#) (30. c4 $5) (30. cxb4 $143 Bxf2 $5
31. Qg4 $1 (31. Qxh7+ Bxh7 32. e8=Q Qxb4+ $19) 31... Be8 $1 $14 {<=>} (31...
Bxe1 $2 32. Rxh7+ $1 Bxh7 33. e8=Q $18) (31... Bxf5 32. Qxg8+ Kxg8 33. e8=Q+
Nf8 34. Rh8+ $1 $18)) 30... bxc3+ (30... Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Qxh7#) 31. Kc1
{Black didn't have too much time for calculating here- he had only about 1
minute till time-control;in the post-mortem 31...B:f5 was suggested,but then
white wins in the very spectacular way-} Qb2+ (31... Bxf5 32. Rxc3 $1 Bxf2 33.
Rc8 $3 {When I suggested it during the post-mortem,nobody,including yours
truly,couldn't believe his eyes.White has ALL his heavy pieces(namely, 2
Queens and 2 Rooks)under the threat-but he wins!!Look on it:} (33. Rg3 $1 {
this is less spectacular,but still wins:} Bxg3 34. Qxg3 Rxe8 35. Rxe8+ Nf8 36.
Rxf8+ Kh7 37. Rf7+ Kh6 38. Qg7+ Kh5 39. Qxf6 $18) 33... Bxc8 (33... Rxe8 34.
Rcxe8+ Kg7 35. R1e7+ Kg6 36. Rg8#) 34. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 35. Qh5+ Kg7 36. Re7+ Kf8
37. Qf7#) 32. Kd1 Qb1+ 33. Ke2 Rxe8+ {CHECK!!} (33... Qxc2+ 34. Kf1 Qxf5 35.
Qc6 $18 (35. Qe6 $5 $18)) 34. Kf3 {What's that??Black took the queen with the
check,now can take the rook,but he gets mated!! Stohl: 'A fantastic position.
White's K retreats into safety with a deadly triple attack on b1,e8 and f6!'}
Re3+ {The only way not to loose immideately;other moves would lose on the spot;
e.g. '[]' Stohl.} (34... Qxe1 35. Qxf6+ Kg8 36. Qg7#) (34... Qb6 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8
36. Qxh7#) 35. Rxe3 ({More consistent was further employment of the decoy
motive:} 35. fxe3 $142 Qb6 36. Rb1 $1 Qd8 37. Rb8 $1 $18) (35. Nxe3 $143 Be4+ {
/\} 36. Ke2 $2 Qb5+ $11) 35... Qd1+ 36. Kg3 Kg8 37. Qf4 {'!' Stohl. Stohl:
'Wraps up the game effectively.'} (37. Ne7+ $143 Bxe7 38. Rxe7 Qxc2 $18 {/+/-})
37... Bxe3 38. Qb8+ Kf7 {Here ,my opponents flag was already down,but,I wanted
the mate on the board!} (38... Nf8 39. Rh8+ Kf7 40. Qc7+) 39. Qc7+ Ke6 (39...
Kf8 40. Qe7+ Kg8 41. Qg7#) 40. Ng7# 1-0

[Event "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karjakin, S..."]
[Black "Morozevich, A..."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[Annotator "Herejk,Petr"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "Who Dares Wins"]
[Source "Everyman Chess"]
[SourceDate "2010.12.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.12.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,57,32,24,47,44,62,30,28,34,47,47,93,76,68,54,53,42,66,42,45,44,53,33,
85,40,41,28,40,24,37,15,59,36,56,9,46,28,24,13,61,26,88,32,27,-95,5,5,3,-93,
-93,-180,-206,-212,463,647,29995,29996,29999,-30000]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f3 O-O {odsud}
10. g4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (10... d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4) 11. g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne8 12. h4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne5
13. Kb1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (13. h5 {[%emt 0:00:01]}) 13... Bb7 14. h5 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 15. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (15. h6 {[%emt 0:00:01]}) 15... b4
16. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} f5 17. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxf6 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} (18. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]}) 18... Rf7 19. b3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (19. h6 {
[%emt 0:00:01]}) 19... Rcf8 20. Rdg1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne8 21. Rh3 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} Bf6 22. Nb2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 23. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxc6 24. Nc4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} (24. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]}) 24... d5 25. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
exd5 26. h6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} dxc4 (26... g6 27. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} hxg6
28. Qxg6+ Bg7 29. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxh7 30. hxg7+ Kg8 31. Rh8#) 27. Bxh7+
{[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxh7 28. hxg7+ Kg8 29. Rh8# 1-0

