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This chess book amazes me. Firstly it is
not annotated by a human, it is annotated
by Houdini Chess Engine. It has no
recommendations or contributions from
any titled chess player. What makes it
relevant is the single fact that it was
made by a group of ordinary people who
love chess and want to play chess, share
chess and discover chess with like-minded
people.
This breaks the rules but for all the right
reasons.
Michael Mkpadi
Chess Fan, FIDE Arena Master & Software
Engineer
July 2015
Preface
Introduction
Dedication
To My Beloved Wife, Daughter and Son
My Brother and Sister
Mum and Dad
And
Caissa
Foreword................................................................................................................................. 4
Preface.................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction............................................................................................................................. 6
Dedication............................................................................................................................... 7
Games................................................................................................................................... 10
Escape Velocity..................................................................................................................... 11
Simply Irrestible.................................................................................................................. 144
Chess Gangsta.................................................................................................................... 245
INDEX.................................................................................................................................. 258
Openings and Players...................................................................................................... 258
Selected Endgames......................................................................................................... 260
Selected Sacrifices........................................................................................................... 260
Selected Strategic Themes.............................................................................................. 260
Brilliancy - showered Gold coins on the chessboard!.......................................................260
Games
Escape
Velocity
30.Qx
g5
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A45
Levon Aronian
Iroda Khamrakulova
Wch U12 Bratislava (3)
1993
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18.f3-f4 g5xf4 19.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
20.Ne2xf4 0.25/16 ] 11...Nh5-g7
[ Houdini annotates: 11...Nh5-g7
12.h2-h4 g5xh4 13.a2-a4 h6-h5
14.b2-b3 Nb6-d7 15.0-0-0 Nd7-b8
16.Kc1-b1 Nb8-c6 17.Ne2-f4 Qe7-g5
18.Nc3-b5 Qg5xf4 19.Nb5xc7+
Ke8-e7 20.Nc7xa8 h5xg4 21.f3xg4
Qf4xg4 0.11/16 ] 12.Ne2-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 12.h2-h4 g5xh4
13.Ne2-f4 Bc8-d7 14.0-0-0 0-0-0
15.Kc1-b1 h6-h5 16.Qd3-e3 Kc8-b8
17.b2-b3 Rh8-g8 18.Bf1-e2 h5xg4
Diagram
(Diagram 9)
15.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 16.0-0-0 h5-h4
17.Ng3-f1 0-0-0 18.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8
19.b2-b3 Rh8-f8 20.Qe3-e5 Qf6xe5
21.d4xe5 Rf8-f4 22.Nf1-d2 a7-a6
23.Kb1-b2 Rd8-f8 24.Be2-d3 -0.06/15 ]
15.f3xg4 [Houdini annotates:
15.f3xg4 f7-f5 16.e5xf6 Qe7xf6
17.Rh1-f1 Qf6-e7 18.Rf1-f2 0-0-0
19.0-0-0 Rh8-f8 20.Rf2xf8 Rd8xf8
21.b2-b3 Ng7-e8 22.Kc1-b2 Ne8-d6
23.Ng3-h5 Kc8-b8 24.Rd1-f1 Rf8xf1
25.Be2xf1 a7-a6 26.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8
0.34/16 ] 15...0-0-0 White has an
active position [Houdini annotates:
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15...f7-f5 16.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 17.Rh1-f1
Qf6-h6 18.0-0-0 0-0-0 19.b2-b3
Kc8-b8 20.Kc1-b2 a7-a5 21.Rf1-f2
a5-a4 22.Rd1-f1 Qh6-h4 23.Rf2-f7
Ng7-e8 24.b3-b4 Qh4xh2 25.Qe3xg5
0.32/15 ] 16.0-0 White king safety
dropped [Houdini annotates:
16.0-0-0 f7-f5 17.e5xf6 Qe7xf6
18.Rd1-f1 Qf6-e7 19.Kc1-b1 Rd8-f8
20.Rf1xf8+ Rh8xf8 21.Rh1-f1 Rf8xf1+
22.Be2xf1 Ng7-e8 23.b2-b3 Ne8-d6
24.Ng3-f5 Nd6xf5 25.g4xf5 g5-g4
0.36/15 ] 16...Rh8-h4 Praise the rook!
[ Houdini annotates: 16...Rh8-h7
17.a2-a4 a7-a5 18.Rf1-f2 Kc8-b8
19.Ra1-f1 Rd8-f8 20.b2-b3 Rh7-h8
21.Kg1-g2 Bd7-c6 22.Be2-b5 Bc6xb5
23.Nc3xb5 Rh8-h4 24.h2-h3 0.02/13 ]
17.b2-b3 Controls a4 [ 17.a2-a4
Rd8-h8 18.a4-a5 Nb6-a8+( 18...Rh4xh2?? capturing this pawn is
a mistake 19.a5xb6 a7-a6
20.Be2xa6+- );Houdini annotates:
17.Rf1-f6 Ng7-e8 18.Rf6-f2 Rh4-h8
19.a2-a4 a7-a5 20.Ra1-f1 Rh8-f8
21.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 22.Be2-d3 Ne8-g7
23.Rf2-f6 Ng7-e8 24.Rf6-h6 f7-f6
0.36/14 ] 17...Rd8-h8 [Houdini
annotates
: 17...Kc8-b8 18.Qe3-f2
Qe7-b4 19.Qf2-e3 Rd8-f8 20.Rf1-f2
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3
Constantin Ionescu
Levon Aronian
Ciocaltea mem (10)
A55
04.03.1999
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21.Qd2-e3 Bc8-e6 22.Bf1-e2 0.10/13 ]
14...Nd7-e5 [Houdini annotates:
14...b7-b6 15.b4-b5 c6-c5 16.Nd4c6 h7-h6 17.Qd1-c2 Nd7-e5 18.Nc3d5
Nf6xd5 19.c4xd5 Bf8-e7 20.Bc1-b2
Be7-f6 21.Rb1-a1 Bc8-b7 22.Bf1-e2
0.14/12 ] 15.f2-f3 [Houdini
annotates: 15.h2-h3 Qc7-e7
16.Qd1-c2
Bc8-d7 17.Bc1-f4 h7-h6 18.Bf4-e3
Bd7-e6 19.b4-b5 c6-c5 20.Nd4xe6
Qe7xe6 21.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 22.e4xd5
0.24/13 ] 15...h7-h6 [Houdini
annotates: 15...g7-g6 16.Bc1-e3
Qc7-e7
17.Qd1-c2 Bc8-d7 18.Rb1-a1 Bf8-g7
19.Qc2-d2 Re8-f8 20.Re1-d1 Rf8-d8
21.Nd4-c2 Bd7-e6 22.Ra1xa8 Rd8xa8
23.Qd2xd6 Qe7xd6 24.Rd1xd6
Ne5xc4 0.04/13 ] 16.Bc1-e3
[ Houdini annotates: 16.Qd1-d2
Bf8-e7 17.f3-f4 Ne5-d7 18.h2-h3
Nf6-h5 19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-f6
20.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7 21.Qd2-e3 Bc8e6
22.Bf1-e2 0.10/12 ] 16...Bc8-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 16...Qc7-d8
17.Qd1-b3 Qd8-e7 18.Rb1-a1 Bc8-e6
19.Ra1-b1 Be6-d7 20.Rb1-a1 g7-g6
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annotates
: 19...h6-h5 20.h2-h4 g7-g6
21.Rb1-a1 Bf8-g7 22.Qb2-f2 Re8-c8
23.c4-c5 Rc8-e8 24.Qf2-d2 d6-d5
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: 37...Kg8-g7 38.Nc3-d1
Re3-e1 39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3
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4
Levon Aronian
Sergei Beshukov
Hastings 0001 76th (2)
B30
29.12.2000
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Bc8-e6 19.b2-b3 Qd8-d7 20.h2-h3
Bg7-e5 0.07/14 ] 13.Bd2xc3
[ Houdini annotates: 13.Bd2xc3
e6-e5 14.f2-f4 0-0 15.f4xe5 Qd8-b6+
16.Kg1-h1 Rf8-e8 17.Qd1-d2 Bc8-g4
18.d3-d4 Qb6-b5 19.Ne2-g3 Ra8-d8
20.a2-a4 Qb5-b6 21.Qd2-f4 Bg4-e6
22.Ng3-e2 Kg8-h8 0.19/15 ] 13...e6-e5
[Houdini annotates: 13...Bg7xc3
14.b2xc3 0-0 15.Qd1-d2 c6-c5
16.h2-h3 Bc8-d7 17.Qd2-e3 Qd8-e7
18.Rf1-b1 Bd7-c6 19.Rb1-b6 Ra8-d8
20.Ra1-b1 e6-e5 0.10/13 ] 14.f2-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 14.d3-d4 e5xd4
15.Bc3xd4 Bg7xd4 16.Qd1xd4
Qd8xd4 17.Ne2xd4 0-0 18.Rf1-d1
Kg8-g7 19.Nd4-b3 f7-f5 20.Nb3-c5
f5xe4 21.Nc5xe4 Bc8-f5 22.Ne4-d6
b7-b6 23.Ra1-c1 0.16/14 ] 14...Qd8-e7
[Houdini annotates: 14...0-0
15.f4xe5 Qd8-b6+ 16.Kg1-h1 Rf8-d8
17.Qd1-c2 Qb6-c7 18.d3-d4 a6-a5
19.Ne2-f4 b7-b6 20.Ra1-c1 Bc8-a6
21.Nf4-d3 c6-c5 0.31/13 ] 15.f4xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 15.Qd1-b3 0-0
16.Bc3xe5 Bg7xe5 17.f4xe5 Qe7xe5
18.Ra1-c1 Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8
20.h2-h3 Bg4-e6 21.Nf4xe6 Qe5xe6
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annotates
: 17...0-0 18.Bc3-b4 Qe7xe4
19.Bb4xf8 Bg7xf8 20.Ra1-e1 Qe4-h4
21.Qd2-a5 Bc8-e6 22.Qa5-c7 Qh4-e7
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5
Levon Aronian
Christian Seel
Neckar op-A 6th (2)
B01
28.03.2002
XIIIIIIIIY
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21.Bd2-f4 Diagram
Bb4-e7 22.Ra1-a2 0.82/13 ] 13.h4-h5
[Houdini annotates: 13.h4-h5
Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 Nb8-c6 15.g6xh7
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Ke8-f8 16.0-0-0 Bb4xc3 17.Bd2xc3
Qd4-f4+ 18.Qe2-e3 Qf4xe3+ 19.f2xe3
f7-f6 20.Rd1-f1 Kf8-f7 21.Kc1-d2
Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 b7-b6 23.Rf1-f3
e6-e5 1.23/14 ] 13...Bg6xh5
[ 13...Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 h7-h6
15.0-0-0+- ;Houdini annotates:
13...Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 Nb8-c6
15.a2-a3 Bb4-e7 16.0-0-0 0-0
17.g6xh7+ Kg8-h8 18.Bd2-e3 Qd4-f6
19.Qe2-g4 Be7xa3 20.Kc1-b1 Ba3-d6
21.Nc3-b5 1.09/12 ] 14.Rh1xh5
[ 14.Qe2xh5?! Qb6xd4 15.Rh1-h4
Qd4-b6= ;Houdini annotates:
14.Rh1xh5 Qb6xd4 15.Rh5xd5
Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3
Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-f4
Qd4xf4 20.Bd2xf4 Ne5-c6 21.0-0-0
0-0 22.Nc3-e4 Bb4-e7 23.d3-d4 f7-f5
24.Ne4-d6 Rf8-d8 25.Nd6-b5 a7-a6
1.47/15 ] 14...Qb6xd4 [Houdini
annotates
: 14...Qb6xd4 15.Rh5xd5
Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3
Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-e4
Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4 Bb4xd2+
21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4 Ne5-c6
23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-e1 h7-h6
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XIIIIIIIIY
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28.b2-b3 Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8
30.Ra1-e1 Rc8-c7 31.d3-d4 Rb8-d8
32.Qa6-d3 2.28/16 ] 23.Qd2-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 23.d3-d4
Kd7-e8 24.d4-d5 e6xd5 25.Qd2xd5
Nb8-c6 26.Qd5-e4+ Ke8-f8
27.Qe4xh7 Rc8-e8+ 28.Ke1-f1 f7-f6
29.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 30.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-f8
31.Qh5-b5 Ra8-b8 32.Ra1-d1 Re8-e5
33.Qb5-b3 Re5-e7 34.Kf1-g1 Rb8-d8
35.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 2.22/14 ]
23...Kd7-e8 [Houdini annotates:
23...Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6
25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7
Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3
Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8 30.Ra1-e1
Rc8-c7 31.d3-d4 Rb8-d8 32.Qa6-d3
2.24/15 ] 24.Qf4-e4 [Houdini
annotates: 24.Ke1-d2 Nb8-c6
25.Ra1-e1
Rc8-d8 26.c2-c3 h7-h6 27.Qf4-f5
g7-g6 28.Qf5-f3 Rd8-d6 29.d3-d4
h6-h5 30.b2-b4 Ke8-f8 31.b4-b5
Nc6-a5 2.15/14 ] 24...Nb8-c6
[ 24...h7-h5 does not solve anything
25.d3-d4 Nb8-d7 26.0-0-0+( 26.Qe4xb7?! Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6
Rc8xc2+- );Houdini annotates:
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9-+-+p+p+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-sn-+-+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
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6
D45
Levon Aronian
Hannes Stefansson
5th Individual European Chess Champions
(3)
D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6
5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6
7.g2-g4 Nf6xg4 8.Rh1-g1 f7-f5
9.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 10.Rg1xg7 Nf6-e4
11.Bc1-d2 Qd8-f6 12.Rg7-g2 Nd7-f8
13.0-0-0 Nf8-g6 14.Qc2-b3 b7-b6
15.Kc1-b1 Bc8-d7 16.Bd2-e1 Ke8-e7
17.c4xd5 e6xd5 18.Nc3-e2 a7-a5
19.Ne2-f4 a5-a4 20.Qb3-c2 Rh8-g8
Standard Book moves end here
21.a2-a3 Prevents intrusion on b4
[ Houdini annotates: 21.Nf4-h5
Qf6-f7 22.Nh5-g3 a4-a3 23.b2-b3
Qf7-f6 24.Bf1-e2 h7-h6 25.Ng3-h5
Qf6-f7 26.Be1-c3 f5-f4 27.Bc3-e1
c6-c5 0.27/12 ] 21...Ke7-f7
[ 21...Ng6xf4!? might be a viable
alternative 22.Rg2xg8 Ra8xg8
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9-+-+-+r+0{
9+-+lmk-+p0 31
9-zp-+-wq-+0
9+Lzpp+p+-0
9Q+-zPnvl-+0
9zP-+-+N+P0
9-zP-+-zP-+0
9+K+RvL-+-0
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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+-+0{
9+-+l+k+p0 32
9-zpp+-wqr+0
9+-+psN-+-0
9p+-zPn+-+0
9zP-+-+-+P0
9-zPQ+-zP-+0
9+K+RvLL+-0
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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+r+0{
9+-+l+-+p0 33
9-zppmk-wqn+0
9+-+p+-+-0
9psN-zPnzp-+0
9zP-+LzPN+P0
9-zPQ+-zPR+0
9mK-+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtR-+0{
9+-+q+-+-0 34
9-zppmk-+p+0
9+-+-+-wQ-0
9psN-zPp+-+0
9zP-+-zP-+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9mK-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
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9-+-tr-+-+0{
9+-+R+-+p0 35
9-zp-+-+r+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9p+-zP-+-+0
9zP-+-+Q+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9mK-+-tR-mk-0
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Diagram
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9-+-+r+r+0{
9+-+Q+-+p0 36
9-zp-+-+-+0
9+-+N+-+-0
9p+-+p+k+0
9zP-+-+-wq-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9mK-+-+R+-0
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7
Saidali Iuldachev
Levon Aronian
36th Olympiad (2)
B23
17.10.2004
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+-+0{
9+-+p+k+-0 37
9p+-+p+-zp0
9+-zp-+p+-0
9R+-vl-zP-vL0
9+P+P+K+-0
9-+P+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-mk-+0{
9+-+-+p+-0 38
9-+-+p+r+0
9zp-zp-+q+p0
9-+Pvl-+-zP0
9tRP+-+PvL-0
9-+-+QzPR+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
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9-+-+-+r+0
9+-+pmkp+-0 39
9p+-+pwqr+0
9+-zp-+-+p0
9R+-vl-+-zP0
9+P+P+PvL-0
9-+P+QzP-+0
9+-+-+-tRK0[
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9-+-+-+r+0{
9+-+p+-wqk0 40
9-+-+p+r+0
9+R+-+p+p0
9-+-vl-+-zP0
9+-+P+PvL-0
9-+PwQ-zPR+0
9+-+-+-+K0
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9-+-+-+r+0{
9+-+p+-wqk0 41
9-+-+P+-+0
9+R+-+-+p0
9-+-vl-zprzP0
9+-+P+-vL-0
9-+P+QzP-+0
9+-+-+-tRK0
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Kf5-e4 -5.55/14 ]
31...Rg4xh4+!! Deflection: g3
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Rg4xh4+
32.Kh1-g2 Qg7xg3+ 33.f2xg3
Rg8xg3+ 34.Kg2-f1 Rg3xg1# -#4/15 ]
32.Kh1-g2 [ 32.Bg3xh4 Qg7xg1#
Mate attack Clearance Deflection
Pinning ;Houdini annotates:
32.Kh1-g2 Qg7xg3+ 33.f2xg3
Rg8xg3+ 34.Kg2-f1 Rg3xg1# -#3/16 ]
32...Qg7xg3+!! Diagram
[ 32...Qg7xg3+ 33.f2xg3 Rg8xg3+
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9-+-+-+r+0
9+-+p+-+k0 42
9-+-+P+-+0
9+R+-+-+p0
9-+-vl-zp-tr0
9+-+P+-wq-0
9-+P+QzPK+0
9+-+-+-tR-0[
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Mate attack
0-1
8
D15
Levon Aronian
Valerij Popov
Aeroflot Open 2005 (4)
18.02.2005
D15: Slav Defence: 4 Nc3 a6
and gambit lines after 4 Nc3
dxc4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.e2-e3 a7-a6
5.Ng1-f3 b7-b5 6.c4-c5 g7-g6
7.Qd1-b3 a6-a5 8.Nf3-e5 Bf8-g7
9.Nc3xb5 c6xb5 10.Bf1xb5+ Ke8-f8
11.0-0 Bc8-a6 12.a2-a4 Nf6-e4
13.Ne5-d3 Ba6-b7 14.f2-f3 Ne4-f6
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9-tr-+-mk-tr0{
9+-wq-zpp+-0 43
9-+-+-+p+0
9zpPsnpzP-+p0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-wQ-+P+-0
9-zP-vL-tRPzP0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
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9r+-+-mk-tr0
9+-+nzppvl-0 44
9-+q+-+p+0
9zp-zPpzP-+p0
9P+-zP-+-+0
9+Q+-+P+-0
9-zP-vL-+PzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
21.Qb3-b5 Nd7-b8 22.Bd2xa5
Qc6-e6 23.Ba5-c3 Nb8-c6 24.a4-a5
Bg7-h6 25.f3-f4 Kf8-g7 26.a5-a6
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9rsn-+-mk-tr0{
9+-+-zppvl-0 45
9-wqP+lsnp+0
9zpL+psN-+p0
9P+-zPP+-+0
9+Q+-vLP+-0
9-zP-+-+PzP0
9tR-+R+-mK-0
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9r+l+-+-tr0{
9+-+-+Nmk-0 46
9-wqP+nzpP+0
9zpLtRQ+-+p0
9P+-zPP+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+PzP0
9+-+-+-mK-0
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XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0{
9+-+-+Q+-0 47
9-+P+-+pvl0
9zp-+-+-+R0
9P+LzP-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+PzP0
9+-+-+-+K0
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Diagram
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9r+-+-+r+0{
9+-+-tR-vlk0 48
9-wqP+-+-+0
9zp-+-+pwQp0
9P+LzP-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+PzP0
9+-+-+-+K0
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1-0
D58
Levon Aronian
Ruslan Ponomariov
FIDE World Cup (7.3)
17.12.2005
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+r+-+0
9zp-+-+p+k0 49
9-+-+-wq-zp0
9+-+-sNlzp-0
9Q+-+-+-+0
9+-+-zP-vL-0
9-+-+KzPPzP0
9tR-+-+-+R0[
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25.Qc4-f4 Rc8-c2+ 26.Ke2-e1 g7-g5
27.Qf4-a4 Rf8-c8 28.Ra1-d1 Rc8-d8
29.e3-e4 Rd8xd1+ 30.Ke1xd1
Rc2-b2 2.47/14 ] 20...Kh8xh7
[ Houdini annotates: 20...Kh8xh7
21.Qb4-a5 a7-a6 22.Rh1-d1 Bc8-e6
23.Qa5xd8 Rf8xd8 24.Nf3-d4
Be6-g4+ 25.f2-f3 Bg4-c8 26.Rd1-b1
Rd8-d7 27.Ke2-d2 a6-a5 28.Kd2-c3
Rd7-e7 29.Bg3-f4 a5-a4 30.Ra1-a3
Re7-e8 31.g2-g4 2.56/15 ] 21.Qb4-d6
[Houdini annotates: 21.Qb4-a5
Qd8-f6 22.Rh1-d1 Bc8-f5 23.Ke2-f1
Bf5-e4 24.Nf3-d4 Rf8-e8 25.Kf1-g1
Qf6-b6 26.Qa5-c3 a7-a5 27.Ra1-a4
Kh7-g8 28.f2-f3 Be4-d3 2.35/15 ]
21...Bc8-f5 [ 21...Qd8xd6 22.Bg3xd6
Rf8-d8 23.Bd6-c5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 21...Qd8xd6 22.Bg3xd6
Rf8-d8
23.Bd6-c5 Rd8-d7 24.Rh1-d1 f7-f6
25.Nf3-d4 Rd7-c7 26.Bc5-d6 Rc7-d7
27.Bd6-g3 Rd7-b7 28.Ke2-d2 Bc8-g4
29.f2-f3 Bg4-d7 30.Kd2-c3 Ra8-e8
2.07/15 ] 22.Qd6xd8 [Houdini
annotates
: 22.Qd6xd8 Rf8xd8 23.Nf3-d4
Bf5-d3+ 24.Ke2-d2 a7-a5 25.Ra1-a2
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9r+-tr-+-+0
9zp-+-+pzpk0 50
9-+-+-+lzp0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+psN-+-+0
9+-+-zP-vL-0
9-+-+KzPPzP0
9tR-+-+-+R0[
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[ Houdini annotates: 24...Rd8-d7
25.Ra1-a5 Bg6-e4 26.f2-f3 Be4-g6
27.Rh1-a1 Bg6-d3 28.Nd4-c6 Rd7-b7
29.Kd2-c3 Ra8-e8 30.Ra5xd5 Re8xe3
31.Rd5-e5 Re3xe5 32.Nc6xe5
Rb7-b3+ 33.Kc3-d4 f7-f6 34.Ne5xc4
Bd3xc4 35.Kd4xc4 Rb3-b2 36.Ra1xa7
Rb2xg2 37.Kc4-d4 Kh7-g6 38.Kd4-e3
Rg2-c2 2.29/16 ] 25.Ra1-a4
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Ra1-a3
Rd8-d7 26.Rh1-a1 Bg6-d3 27.Kd2-c3
Ra8-a6 28.f2-f3 Rd7-e7 29.Ra3xa5
Ra6xa5 30.Ra1xa5 Re7xe3 31.Bg3-f4
Re3-e1 32.Ra5xd5 g7-g5 33.Bf4-e5
Re1-c1+ 34.Kc3-d2 Rc1-a1 35.g2-g4
Ra1-a3 36.h2-h3 Ra3-a2+ 37.Kd2-c3
Ra2-a3+ 38.Kc3-b4 2.38/18 ]
25...Ra8-a6 [Houdini annotates:
25...Rd8-c8 26.Rh1-a1 Rc8-c5
27.Bg3-d6 c4-c3+ 28.Kd2-c1 Rc5-c4
29.Ra4xc4 d5xc4 30.Ra1-a3 Ra8-a6
31.Bd6-c7 a5-a4 32.Nd4-b5 c3-c2
33.Nb5-c3 Bg6-d3 34.Ra3xa4 Ra6xa4
35.Nc3xa4 Kh7-g6 36.Na4-c5 Kg6-f5
37.f2-f3 Kf5-f6 38.e3-e4 2.42/16 ]
26.Rh1-a1 [Houdini annotates:
26.Rh1-a1 Rd8-c8 27.Ra4xa5 c4-c3+
28.Kd2-c1 Ra6-b6 29.Ra5-b5 Rb6xb5
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zp-0 52
9-+-+-zpkzp0
9+l+-+-+-0
9-+-vL-+-+0
9tr-+-+-+-0
9-+N+-zPPzP0
9+-+-mK-+-0[
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zp-0 53
9-+l+kzp-+0
9+-+-+-+p0
9-+-vL-+-+0
9+-+-sNP+-0
9-+-+-+PzP0
9+-+-mK-+-0[
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73.Kd6-e5
Bc2-d3 74.Bg5-e7 Bd3-b1 75.Be7-c5
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+k+-sN-0 54
9-+-+-vL-+0
9+-mK-+p+-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+l+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
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10
E15
Veselin Topalov
Levon Aronian
Corus Wijk aan Zee (10)
25.01.2006
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0{
9zpr+-+pzp-0 55
9-+p+-vl-+0
9+-zP-+-zp-0
9-zp-zPL+P+0
9zPP+-vL-+-0
9-+-+-zPKzP0
9tR-+-+-+-0
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28.Rd1-f1 Qf6-e6 29.e4-e5 Bh4-g5
30.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 Diagram
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9-+-tr-trk+0
9zp-+-+-zpp0 56
9-+p+q+p+0
9+pzP-zP-vl-0
9-+-zP-+P+0
9+PvL-+L+-0
9P+-+Q+KzP0
9+-+-+R+-0[
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XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+-trk+0{
9zp-+-+pzpp0 57
9-+q+-vll+0
9+-zP-zP-+-0
9-zp-zP-+P+0
9+P+-+-+-0
9PvL-+-+LzP0
9tR-+-wQ-mK-0
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26...Qc6-a6 [Houdini annotates:
26...Qc6-b5 27.e5xf6 Rf8-e8
28.Qe1-g3 Qb5-e2 29.Qg3-f2 Qe2xg4
30.h2-h3 Qg4-g5 31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5
32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8 33.Bf4-e5 Re8xe5
34.d4xe5 g7xf6 35.Qf2xf6 Rc8xc5
36.Ra1-e1 Rc5-c8 37.e5-e6 Qh5-c5+
38.Kg1-h1 Qc5-c3 39.e6xf7+ Bg6xf7
40.Qf6-h4 a7-a5 41.Re1-g1 Bf7-g6
42.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-g7 43.Qh4-e7+
Kg7-h8 0.13/16 ] 27.e5xf6
[ Houdini annotates: 27.e5xf6
Rf8-e8 28.Qe1-f1 Qa6-e6 29.d4-d5
Qe6xg4 30.Qf1-f3 Qg4-g5 31.Ra1-f1
Bg6-e4 32.Qf3-g3 Qg5xg3 33.h2xg3
Be4xg2 34.Kg1xg2 Rb8-c8 35.Bb2-d4
Re8-e4 36.Rf1-d1 Re4-e2+ 37.Kg2-f3
Re2xa2 38.d5-d6 Ra2-a3 39.d6-d7
Ra3xb3+ 40.Kf3-e4 Rc8-f8 41.f6xg7
Rf8-d8 0.17/17 ] 27...Rf8-e8
Black threatens to win material: Re8xe1
[Houdini annotates: 27...Rf8-e8
28.Qe1-f1 Qa6-e6 29.d4-d5 Qe6xg4
30.Qf1-f3 Qg4-g5 31.Ra1-f1 Bg6-e4
32.Qf3-g3 Qg5xg3 33.h2xg3 Be4xg2
34.Kg1xg2 Rb8-c8 35.Bb2-d4 Re8-e4
36.Rf1-d1 Re4-e2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Re2xa2
38.f6xg7 Ra2-a3 39.Rd1-d3 f7-f6
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9-+r+-+-+0{
9tR-zPk+p+p0
9-+-+-zPp+0
9+-+P+-zP-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+r+-+-vL-0
9-+-+-+K+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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58
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+r+k+0
9zp-zP-+pzpp0 59
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+q0
9-zp-zPlvL-+0
9+P+-+-+P0
9P+-+-wQL+0
9tR-+-+-mK-0[
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XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0{
9zp-zP-+p+p0 60
9-+LzP-zPp+0
9+-+-+-vL-0
9-zp-+-+-+0
9+P+-+-mKP0
9P+-+r+-+0
9+-+r+-+-0
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11
Etienne Bacrot
Levon Aronian
Linares 2006 (7)
E21
26.02.2006
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9-+-mk-+-+0
9+-+p+-zp-0 61
9Lzp-+p+Nzp0
9+-zp-+-+K0
9r+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-+n+PzP-zP0
9+-+-+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Ke7-d8 Diagram
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9-+-+-+-sN0{
9+L+pmk-zpp0 62
9-+-+p+-+0
9+pzp-+-+-0
9-+P+-mK-+0
9+r+-zP-zP-0
9-+n+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-+R0
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24...b5xc4 Black has a new passed
pawn: c4. [ 24...Rb3-b4!?= ;Houdini 2.
0c : 24...b5xc4 25.Bb7-e4
Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7 c4-c3 27.g3-g4
Rb3-b2 28.Kf4-f3 Rb2-d2 29.Nh8-g6+
Ke7-d6 30.Ng6-f4 c3-c2 31.Rh1-c1
c5-c4 32.Bh7-g6 Kd6-e5 33.Bg6-h7
Ke5-d6 34.Bh7-g6 0.07/16 ]
25.Bb7-e4 [Houdini annotates:
25.Bb7-e4 Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7 Ke7-f6
27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+ 28.Bh7xd3 c4xd3
29.e3-e4 e6-e5+ 30.Kf4-e3 Rb3-b8
31.Ke3xd3 Rb8xh8 32.Kd3-c4 Kf6-e6
33.Kc4xc5 Rh8-c8+ 34.Kc5-b4 Rc8-c2
35.Rh1-f1 d7-d5 36.Kb4-b3 Rc2-e2
37.e4xd5+ Ke6xd5 38.Kb3-c3 Kd5-c5
39.f2-f3 Re2-e3+ 40.Kc3-d2 0.20/16 ]
25...Nc2-b4 [Houdini annotates:
25...Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7 Ke7-f6
27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+ 28.Bh7xd3 c4xd3
29.e3-e4 e6-e5+ 30.Kf4-e3 Rb3-b8
31.Ke3xd3 Rb8xh8 32.Kd3-c4 Kf6-e6
33.Kc4xc5 Rh8-c8+ 34.Kc5-b4 Rc8-c2
35.Rh1-f1 d7-d5 36.Kb4-b3 Rc2-e2
37.e4xd5+ Ke6xd5 38.Kb3-c3 Kd5-c5
39.f2-f3 Re2-e3+ 40.Kc3-d2 0.21/18 ]
26.Be4xh7 [Houdini annotates:
26.Be4xh7 Ke7-f6 27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+
g5
Rc2-g2+ 39.Kg4-f3 Rg2-h2 40.Ra7-a6
Rh2xh4 41.Ng5xe6 Rh4-h3+ 42.Kf3-f4
Rh3-h4+ 43.Kf4-g3 Rh4-h6
44.Ne6-d4+ Kf6-e5 45.Ra6-a7 c4-c3
46.Ra7xg7 0.40/14 ] 32...Nf2-g4
The knight feels good on g4
[ 32...Rb2-e2
33.h4-h5 ;Houdini
2.0c
: 32...Rb2-e2 33.Kg6xg7
Re2xe3 34.h4-h5 Re3xg3+ 35.Bh7-g6
Nf2-g4 36.h5-h6 Ng4xh6 37.Kg7xh6
Rg3-g2 38.Nf7-e5+ Kd7-e7 39.Ne5-d3
Rg2-h2+ 40.Kh6-g7 d5-d4 41.Bg6-e4
c5-c4 42.Nd3-e5 Ke7-d6 43.Ne5xc4+
Kd6-c5 0.59/14 ] 33.Ra1-g1
[ 33.Kg6xg7!? Rb2-e2 34.Ra1-a7+
Kd7-c6 35.Nf7-d8+ Kc6-b6
36.Ra7-b7+ Kb6-a6 37.Bh7-d3+ c5-c4
38.Bd3xe2 ;Houdini annotates:
33.Kg6xg7 Rb2-g2 34.h4-h5 Rg2xg3
35.h5-h6 Rg3xe3 36.Bh7-c2 Ng4xh6
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+k+NzpL0
9-+-+p+K+0
9+-zpp+-+-0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-zp-sn-zP-0
9-tr-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-tR-0[
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9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 64
9-+-+pmK-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-wQ-mk-+-0
9-+p+q+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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9-+-+-+Q+0
9+-+q+K+-0 65
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+p+-+N+0
9mk-zp-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
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XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+K+-0 66
9-+-+-+-+0
9+q+-+-+-0
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9Q+pmk-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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20.Rd1-d7+ Kc7-b6 21.Rd7xg7
Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-e1
Be2xc4 24.Re1-e7 Rh8-b8 25.Rg7xh7
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9-+-+-+-tr0
9zppmk-+-zpp0 67
9n+p+-+-sn0
9+-+-+L+l0
9-+P+-+P+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+R+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Bc4-d3 26.Rh7-h3 Bd3-c4 27.f5-f6
Rb8-f8 28.b2-b3 Bc4-d5 29.Rh3-h7
Rf8xf6 30.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5 31.Rh7-h3
Kc5-d6 32.Rb7xa7 Na6-c5 33.Rh3-g3
Nc5-e4 34.Rg3-g2 Ne4-c3
35.Rg2-g7 0.22/20 ] 20.Rd1-d7+
[ Houdini annotates: 20.Rd1-d7+
Kc7-b6 21.Rd7xg7 Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5
Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8 24.Rc1-c2
Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3 Bd3xf5 26.Rc3-f3
h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+ Kb6-c5 Diagram
(Diagram 68)
28.Rb3xb7 Bf5-b1 29.Rb7xa7 Na6-b4
30.a2-a3 Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7 Rf8-e8
32.b2-b3 Bb1-c2 33.Rf7-b7 Re8-e2
0.26/19 ] 20...Kc7-b6 [Houdini
annotates
: 20...Kc7-b6 21.Rd7xg7
Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1
Rh8-f8 24.Rc1-c2 Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3
Bd3xf5 26.Rc3-f3 h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+
Kb6-c5 28.Rb3xb7 Na6-b4 29.Rb7xa7
Bf5-b1 30.a2-a3 Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7
Rf8-e8 32.b2-b3 Bb1-c2 33.Rg7-g3
Re8-e2 34.Kg1-g2 0.29/18 ]
21.Rd7xg7 [Houdini annotates:
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9-+-+-tr-+0
9zpp+-+-tR-0 68
9n+p+-+-zp0
9+-mk-+l+-0
9-+P+-+-+0
9+R+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-mK-0[
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9-+-+-tr-+0{
9zpp+-+-tRp0 69
9nmkp+-+-+0
9+-+-+P+l0
9-+P+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tr-+0{
9zpR+-+-+p0 70
9-+p+-zP-+0
9+-mk-+-tR-0
9-snP+-+-+0
9+-+-+l+-0
9P+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-mK-0
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XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+p0 71
9-+p+-+-+0
9zpk+l+-+-0
9-+-+-+-tR0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tr-+0{
9+R+-+l+p0 72
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+p+-tR-+0
9+k+-+P+-0
9-+-+-mK-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
13
E35
Ivan Sokolov
Levon Aronian
37th Chess Olympiad (7)
28.05.2006
XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnlwqk+-tr0
9zpp+-+pzpp0 73
9-+-+-sn-+0
9+-zpp+-vL-0
9-vl-zP-+-+0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzPQ+PzPPzP0
9tR-+-mKLsNR0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+k+-tr0
9zpp+-+p+-0 74
9-+-+-wq-zp0
9+-zPp+lzp-0
9-vl-+-+-+0
9zP-sn-+-vL-0
9-zPQ+PzPPzP0
9tR-+-mKLsNR0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-mk-+-wQ0{
9zpp+-+p+-0 75
9-+q+-+-zp0
9vl-trp+lzp-0
9-zP-+n+-+0
9zP-+-+-vL-0
9R+-+PzPPzP0
9+-+-mKLsNR0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9zp-zp-+kzpp0
9-zpntrpvl-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zPqzPR+-+0
9zP-vL-+-zP-0
9-+Q+-zP-zP0
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0{
9zp-zp-mk-zpp0
9-zpn+pvl-+0
9+-+q+-+-0
9-+-zPR+-+0
9zP-vL-+-zP-0
9-zPQ+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
77
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9zp-+rmkR+-0 78
9-zp-+p+Q+0
9+-zpq+-+-0
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
d5-d4 36.Re2-e6 Bf6-h8 37.Re6-h6
Bh8-g7 2.64/16 ] 22...Bf6xd4
[ 22...Qd5xh5 23.d4-d5 Combination ;
22...g6xh5 23.Qc2-f5 Double attack
( 23.Qc2xh7+ Decoy Deflection
Pinning ); 22...-- 23.h5xg6
Wins material ;Houdini annotates:
22...Nc6xd4 23.Bc3xd4 Bf6xd4
24.h5xg6 h7xg6 25.Qc2xg6 c7-c5
26.Rf4-f7+ Ke7-d6 27.Rf7xd7+
Kd6xd7 28.Qg6-f7+ Kd7-d6
29.Qf7xa7 c5-c4 30.Qa7-b8+ Kd6-d7
31.Re1-e2 Bd4-h8 32.Qb8-a7+
Kd7-c8 33.Re2-e1 b6-b5 34.Qa7-a3
Kc8-d7 35.Qa3-b4 Bh8-d4 36.a2-a4
2.76/14 ] 23.h5xg6 [Houdini
annotates: 23.h5xg6 h7xg6
24.Qc2xg6
Bd4-e5 25.Qg6-f7+ Ke7-d6
26.Qf7-f8+ Rd7-e7 27.Bc3xe5+
Nc6xe5 28.Re1xe5 Qd5xe5 29.Rf4-f7
Kd6-c6 30.Rf7xe7 Qe5xb2 Diagram
(Diagram 79)
31.Qf8-a8+ Kc6-b5 32.Re7xc7
Qb2xa2 33.Qa8-e8+ Kb5-b4
34.Qe8-e7+ Kb4-b5 35.Qe7-d7+
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-wQ-+0
9zp-zp-tR-+-0 79
9-zpk+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9Pwq-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-wQ-+0{
9zp-zp-tr-+-0 80
9-zpnmkp+-+0
9+-+qvL-+-0
9-+-+-tR-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9zp-zprmk-+-0
9-zpn+p+Q+0
9+-+qvl-+-0
9-+-+-tR-+0
9+-vL-+-zP-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
81
C69
04.08.2006
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0
9+-zpq+pzpp0
9-zp-+-vln+0
9zp-zp-zp-+-0
9P+P+P+-+0
9+-vLP+-+P0
9-+P+-zPPsN0
9tR-+Q+R+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
82
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+rsnk+0{
9+-zp-+pzpp0 83
9-zp-+-wq-+0
9zp-zp-+-+-0
9P+P+PzPQ+0
9+-+P+-+P0
9-+P+-+-sN0
9tR-+-+R+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
23.Qg4-g2 Ra8-d8 24.Rf1-g1 Kg8-h8
25.Nh2-g4 Qf6-d6 26.Ng4-e3 Re8-g8
27.Ne3-d5 g7-g6 28.f5xg6 Rg8xg6
29.Qg2-f2 Qd6-e5 30.Qf2xf7 Nd4xc2
31.Rg1xg6 h7xg6 -0.10/14 ] 22.f4-f5
White gains space [Houdini annotates
x64: 22.Rf1-f2 Ra8-d8 23.Ra1-g1
Nf8-d7 24.Rf2-g2 Qg6xg4 25.Nh2xg4
g7-g6 26.Kh1-h2 Kg8-g7 27.Ng4-e3
Kg7-f8 28.Kh2-g3 c7-c6 29.Kg3-f3
Kf8-e7 30.Rg1-b1 h7-h5 31.e4-e5
0.29/18 ] 22...Qg6xg4 [Houdini
annotates
: 22...Qg6-d6 23.Rf1-g1 g7-g6
24.Qg4-h4 Nf8-d7 25.Nh2-g4 Kg8-h8
26.Ra1-f1 Qd6-e7 27.Qh4-h6 c7-c6
28.Qh6-f4 Re8-f8 29.Kh1-h2 Ra8-c8
30.Kh2-g2 Qe7-h4 31.Ng4-h6 Qh4xf4
32.Rf1xf4 0.38/17 ] 23.h3xg4
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Nh2xg4
Nf8-d7 24.Ng4-e3 f7-f6 25.Ne3-d5
Ra8-c8 26.Ra1-b1 Nd7-e5 27.Kh1-g2
Ne5-c6 28.Rf1-f3 Kg8-f7 29.Rf3-f2
Nc6-e5 30.Nd5-f4 Re8-g8 31.Rb1-g1
g7-g6 32.f5xg6+ h7xg6 33.Nf4-d5
f6-f5 34.Kg2-g3 0.23/19 ] 23...f7-f6
[ Houdini annotates: 23...h7-h6
24.Kh1-g2 Nf8-d7 25.Nh2-f3 f7-f6
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+-+0{
9+-zp-+kzp-0 84
9-zp-tr-zp-zp0
9zp-zp-+P+-0
9P+P+P+P+0
9+-+P+-mK-0
9-+P+-+-tR0
9+-+-+-tR-0
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Rd8-e8 42.Rh3-h2 Rd6-d7 43.Rh2-h1
Re8-e5 44.Re1-a1 Rd7-d6
45.Ra1-b1 0.07/21 ] 32...Rd6-c6
Twofold repetition [Houdini annotates:
32...Rd6-c6 0.11/21 ] 33.Rd1-e1 [
Houdini annotates: 33.Ke3-f4
Rc6-d6 34.Nf3-e1 Nd7-e5 35.Ne1-g2
Re7-e8 36.Ng2-e3 Rd6-d7 37.Rg1-h1
c7-c6 38.Rd1-b1 Re8-b8 39.Rb1-b3
Rd7-b7 40.Rh1-b1 Kf7-g8 41.Kf4-g3
Kg8-f8 42.Rb1-f1 Kf8-f7 0.12/19 ]
33...Rc6-d6 [Houdini annotates:
33...Rc6-d6 34.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5
35.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5 36.Kf4-g3 Rd6-d8
37.Rg1-f1 Rd8-h8 38.Rf1-h1 Re5-e8
39.Kg3-f4 Re8-d8 40.Kf4-f3 Rd8-e8
41.Re1-b1 Re8-d8 42.Kf3-g3 Rd8-b8
43.Kg3-f4 Rh8-f8 44.Kf4-g3 0.17/20 ]
34.Rg1-g2 [Houdini annotates:
34.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5 35.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5
36.Rg1-f1 Re5-e8 37.Kf4-g3 Rd6-d8
38.Re1-b1 Kf7-e7 39.Kg3-h4 Rd8-d7
40.Kh4-h5 Ke7-f7 41.Rf1-h1 Rd7-d8
42.Kh5-h4 Rd8-d7 43.Kh4-g3 Kf7-e7
44.Rb1-b2 Ke7-d6 45.Kg3-f4 Rd7-e7
46.Rh1-e1 Kd6-c6 47.Kf4-f3 Re7-e5
48.Kf3-g3 Re5-e7 49.Re1-h1 Kc6-b7
50.Rh1-d1 0.08/20 ] 34...Rd6-c6
48.Rg2-h2
50.Rh2-h1
52.Rh1-e1
54.Re1-h1
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+-+0
9+-zp-+kzp-0 85
9-zp-+-zpNzp0
9zp-zp-+P+-0
9P+PsnP+P+0
9+-+PtR-mK-0
9-+P+-+-tR0
9+-+-+-+-0[
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Nc6-e5 58.Ng6-f4 Ne5-c6 59.Nf4-d5
Nc6-e5 60.Re1-b1 Ne5-c6 61.Rb1-h1
Re8-d8 62.Rh2-h5 Nc6-d4 0.16/21 ]
49...Re7-e8 [Houdini annotates:
49...Nd7-e5 50.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5
51.Ke3-d2 Rd6-d8 52.Re1-b1 Kf7-e7
53.Kd2-e3 Ke7-d6 54.Ke3-f4 Re5-e8
55.Re2-h2 Kd6-c6 56.Kf4-f3 Re8-e5
57.Rh2-h1 Kc6-d6 58.Kf3-f4 Rd8-e8
59.Rb1-b5 Re5-e7 60.Rh1-b1 Kd6-c6
61.Kf4-g3 Re7-d7 62.Rb1-h1 Rd7-d4
63.Rb5-b1 Kc6-d7 64.Kg3-f4 Kd7-c6
65.Kf4-g3 Kc6-d7 0.06/21 ] 50.Re1-d1
[Houdini annotates: 50.Re2-h2
Nd7-e5 51.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5 52.Ke3-f2
Kf7-e7 53.Kf2-g3 Rd6-d8 54.Kg3-h4
Ke7-d6 55.Rh2-h1 Re5-e7 56.Kh4-h5
Kd6-e5 57.Re1-f1 Ke5-d4 58.Kh5-g6
Kd4-c3 59.Rh1-h2 Kc3-b4 60.Rf1-a1
0.07/20 ] 50...Re8-d8 [Houdini
annotates: 50...Nd7-e5 51.Nf3xe5+
Re8xe5 52.Ke3-f4 Rd6-d8 53.Rd1-g1
Rd8-e8 54.Rg1-h1 Kf7-e7 55.Re2-e1
Ke7-d6 56.Re1-b1 Re8-d8 57.Rh1-h2
Re5-e7 58.Rh2-h1 Re7-e8 59.Rb1-b5
Kd6-c6 60.Kf4-g3 Rd8-d4 61.Rb5-b1
Kc6-d6 62.Kg3-f4 Kd6-c6 63.Kf4-g3
Kc6-d6 0.06/21 ] 51.Re2-d2
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0
9+-zp-mk-zp-0 86
9-zp-tr-+-zp0
9zp-zp-zpP+-0
9P+P+P+P+0
9+-zPPmK-+-0
9-+-tR-+-+0
9+-+R+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0{
9+-zp-+-zp-0 87
9-+-mk-+-zp0
9+PzpP+P+-0
9p+-+P+P+0
9+-zPK+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9tR-+-+-+-0
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D27
Levon Aronian
Alexander Morozevich
Tal Memorial (1)
06.11.2006
D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted:
Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6
3.c2-c4 d5xc4 4.e2-e3 a7-a6 5.a2-a4
Ng8-f6 6.Bf1xc4 c7-c5 7.0-0 Nb8-c6
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0
9+-wql+pzpp0 88
9p+-+-snn+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+LsNp+-+0
9tR-+-zP-+P0
9-+-+QzPP+0
9+-+R+NmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+-trk+0
9+-+-+pzpp0 89
9p+-+-snn+0
9+-+-wq-+-0
9P+LsNp+-+0
9+-tR-zP-+P0
9-+-+QzPP+0
9+-+R+NmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
23.Qe2-a2 Ra8-b8 24.a4-a5 Bd7-c8
25.Rc1-b1 Rb8xb1 26.Rd1xb1 g7-g6
27.Qa2-c2 Rf8-d8 28.Rb1-b6 Nf6-d5
29.Ng3xe4 Nd5xb6 30.a5xb6 0.36/16 ]
21.Nf1-g3 [Houdini annotates:
21.Nf1-g3 Bc8-d7 22.Bc4-b3 Qg5-e5
23.Rd1-c1 Ng6-f4 24.e3xf4 Qe5xd4
25.Rc3-e3 Qd4-b4 26.Rc1-b1 Qb4-d6
27.Rb1-d1 Qd6xf4 28.Ng3xe4 Bd7-c6
29.Ne4-d6 Bc6xa4 30.Bb3xa4 Qf4xa4
31.Re3-e7 Ra8-b8 32.Kg1-h1
Rb8-b2 0.39/17 ] 21...h7-h5
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Bc8-d7
22.Bc4-b3 Qg5-e5 23.Rd1-c1 Ng6-e7
24.Rc3-c5 Qe5-d6 25.Qe2-c4 Ra8-c8
26.Rc5xc8 Bd7xc8 27.Qc4-c2 Qd6-e5
28.Qc2-c7 Qe5xc7 29.Rc1xc7 Nf6-d5
30.Bb3xd5 Ne7xd5 0.47/16 ]
22.Kg1-h1 [Houdini annotates:
22.Qe2-c2 Bc8xh3 23.g2xh3 h5-h4
24.Bc4xf7+ Rf8xf7 25.Rc3-c5 Nf6-d5
26.Nd4-e6 Qg5-e7 27.Qc2xe4 h4xg3
28.Qe4xd5 g3xf2+ 29.Kg1-f1 Qe7-b7
30.Qd5xb7 Rf7xb7 31.Rd1-d6 Ng6-f8
32.Rc5-c7 Rb7-b1+ 33.Kf1xf2 Nf8xe6
34.Rd6xe6 Ra8-f8+ 35.Kf2-g2
Rb1-b2+ 36.Kg2-g3 Rf8-f6 37.Re6xf6
g7xf6 38.Rc7-c6 Rb2-e2 39.Kg3-f3
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0
9+-+l+pzp-0 90
9p+-+-sn-+0
9+-+-+-wqp0
9P+LsNp+-sn0
9+-tR-zP-sNP0
9-+Q+-zPP+0
9+-+R+-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-tR-0 91
9p+-+Nsnk+0
9tr-+-+-+-0
9P+-+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-mK-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+-+0{
9+-+-+-zp-0 92
9R+-+-+-+0
9tR-+-sn-+-0
9P+-+k+-+0
9+-+-zP-mK-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
47.Rc4-c7 5.10/16 ] 32...Qg4-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 32...Qg4-f5
33.Rc4-f4 Qf5-h7 34.Rf4-h4 Nf6-h5
35.Rd1-d5 Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+
37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+
39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8
41.Qg2xh1 Qh7xh1 42.Rd5-h5+
Qh1xh5+ 43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5
Rc8-e8 45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5
Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4
a6-a5 49.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 50.Ke4-e5
Kg8-f8 51.Rc4-c5 Re8-a8 52.Rc5-c7
g7-g6 53.Nf3-g5 Kf8-e8 54.Ng5-e4
6.30/20 ] 33.Rc4-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 33.Rc4-f4 Qf5-h7 34.Rf4h4
Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5 Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4
Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4
Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1
40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
Qh7xh1 42.Rd5-h5+ Qh1xh5+
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4 Kg8-f7
49.Rc4-c7+ 5.32/17 ] 33...Qf5-h7
[ Houdini annotates: 33...Qf5-h7
34.Rf4-h4 Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5 Rf8-f5
36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5
d7
52.Qa5-f5 6.06/18 ] 35.Rd1-d5
[ Houdini annotates: 35.Rd1-d5
Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3
Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4
Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
Qh7xh1 42.Rd5-h5+ Qh1xh5+
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-g4 Rf8-b8
49.e5-e6 g7-g6 5.47/15 ] 35...Rf8-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 35...g7-g6
36.Rh4xh5 g6xh5 37.Qa2-b2+ Qh7-g7
38.Rd5xh5+ Kh8-g8 39.Rh5-g5
Ra8-a7 40.Rg5xg7+ Ra7xg7
41.Qb2-b3+ Kg8-h8 42.Qb3-e6
Rg7-a7 43.Qe6-h6+ Kh8-g8 44.Nf3-g5
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tRqmk0{
9+-+-+-zp-0 93
9p+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+-+PtRK+0
9+-+-+N+r0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
1-0
17
Alexey Shirov
Levon Aronian
Tal Memorial (4)
C89
10.11.2006
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+-+-+-+p0 94
9p+-vL-zpq+0
9+p+-+-+-0
9P+Lzp-+-+0
9+-zP-+PzP-0
9-zP-+-wQ-zP0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0{
9+-+-+-+p0 95
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+p+q+-+-0
9-+-zP-+Q+0
9+-zP-vLPzP-0
9-zP-+-+KzP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 96
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+-+-+-+k0
9-+pzP-+-zP0
9vL-zP-+PmK-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+r+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Rh1-g1+ 53.Kg3-h2 Rg1-d1
54.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1 55.Kg3-h3
Re1-h1+ 56.Kh3-g3 -0.40/21 ]
34...Rg1-b1 [Houdini annotates:
34...Rg1-b1 35.Bd6-a3 Kg8-g7
36.Kf2-g2 Kg7-g6 37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5
38.h2-h4 h5xg4 39.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+
40.Kg4-f4 f7-f6 41.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2
42.Bc5-a3 Rg2-e2 43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2
44.Kg4-g3 Rh2-h1 45.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1
46.Bb4-a3 Kg6-h5 47.Kg3-h3
Rb1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3 Rh1-g1+
49.Kg3-h2 Rg1-d1 50.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1
51.Kg3-h3 Re1-h1+ 52.Kh3-g3
-0.35/24 ] 35.Bd6-a3 [Houdini
annotates
: 35.Bd6-a3 Kg8-g7 36.Kf2-g2
Kg7-g6 37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5 38.h2-h4
h5xg4 39.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 40.Kg4-f4
f7-f6 41.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2 42.Bc5-a3
Rg2-e2 43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 44.Kg4-g3
Rh2-h1 45.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 46.Bb4-a3
Kg6-h5 47.Kg3-h3 Rb1-h1+
48.Kh3-g3 Rh1-g1+ 49.Kg3-h2
Rg1-d1 50.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1 51.Kg3-h3
Re1-h1+ 52.Kh3-g3 -0.40/23 ]
35...Kg8-g7 [Houdini annotates:
35...Kg8-g7 36.Kf2-g2 Kg7-g6
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+k+-0 97
9-+p+-zp-+0
9vL-+-+-+P0
9-+pzP-zPK+0
9+rzP-+-+P0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kf7-g7 51.f4-f5 Rb3-b2 52.Ba5-d8
Rb2-g2+ 53.Kg4-f4 Rg2-g5 54.h5-h6+
Kg7-f7 55.h3-h4 Rg5-h5 56.Kf4-g4
Rh5xh6 57.h4-h5 Rh6-h8 58.Bd8-c7
Rh8-g8+ 59.Kg4-f4 Kf7-g7 60.Bc7-d6
Rg8-e8 61.Kf4-g4 Re8-e3 62.Bd6-b4
Kg7-h6 63.Bb4-f8+ Kh6-h7
64.Bf8-b4 -0.41/23 ] 42...Rg2-g8
[ 42...Kf5xf4 43.h5-h6 Passed pawn ;
Houdini annotates: 42...Rg2-g8
43.Ba3-d6 Kf5-e6 44.Bd6-c5 Ke6-f7
45.Bc5-d6 Rg8-g2 46.Bd6-a3 Kf7-g7
47.Ba3-e7 Rg2xb2 48.Kh4-g4 Kg7-f7
49.Be7-d8 Rb2-c2 50.Bd8-a5 Rc2-a2
51.Ba5-b4 Ra2-g2+ 52.Kg4-h4 Kf7-g7
53.Bb4-e7 Rg2-c2 54.Be7-b4 Rc2-b2
55.Bb4-a5 Kg7-f7 56.Kh4-g4 Rb2-a2
57.Ba5-b4 -0.36/24 ] 43.Ba3-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 43.Ba3-e7
Kf5-e6 44.Be7-c5 Ke6-f7 45.Bc5-d6
Rg8-g2 46.Bd6-a3 Kf7-g7 47.Ba3-e7
Rg2xb2 48.Kh4-g4 Kg7-f7 49.Be7-d8
Rb2-b3 50.Bd8-a5 Kf7-g7 51.f4-f5
Rb3-b2 52.Ba5-d8 Rb2-g2+ 53.Kg4-f4
Rg2-g5 54.h5-h6+ Kg7-f7 55.h3-h4
Rg5-h5 56.Kf4-g4 Rh5xh6 57.h4-h5
Rh6-h8 58.Bd8-c7 Rh8-g8+ 59.Kg4-f4
Kf7-g7 60.Kf4-f3 Rg8-h8 -0.39/24 ]
54.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5
Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6
Ke7-f8 59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-tr0{
9+-+k+-+P0 98
9-+-+-+K+0
9+-+p+p+-0
9-+p+-zP-zP0
9+-zP-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ke8-f7 61.Kf5-e5 Rh8xh7 62.Ke5xd5
Rh7xh6 63.Kd5xc4 Rh6-h4 64.Kc4-c5
Rh4xf4 65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 66.Kd6-d5
Rf3-g3 67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 68.Kd6-e5
Kf7-e7 69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 70.Ke4-e5
Rg3-h3 71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5
Kd7-e6 73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.Kb5-b6
Rh3-g3 75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 76.Kb5-c4
Rf3-f4+ 77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 78.Kb5-c4
Rf5-f3 79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 80.Kc4-d3
Rf5-f4 81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 82.Kd3-c3
Rh4-h3+ 83.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3
84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6 85.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3
86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7 87.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6
88.Kd2-e2 -3.48/26 ] 45...f6-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 45...f6-f5
46.h6-h7 Rg8-h8 47.Kh5-g6 Kd6-e7
48.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7
50.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6 51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7
52.d4-d5 c6xd5 53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7
54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7
58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8 59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
60.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 61.Kf5-e5 Rh8xh7
62.Ke5xd5 Rh7xh6 63.Kd5xc4 Rh6-h4
64.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3
66.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3 67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+
68.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7 69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+k+-+0{
9+-+-+-+r0 99
9-+p+-mK-zP0
9+-+P+p+-0
9-+p+-zP-+0
9+-zP-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
60.Kg5-h5 Kf8-g8 61.Kh5-g6 Rf7-h7
62.Kg6xf5 Rh7xh6 63.Kf5-e5 Kg8-f7
64.d4-d5 Rh6-h5+ 65.f4-f5 c6xd5
66.Ke5xd5 Rh5-h4 67.Kd5-e5 Kf7-e7
68.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 69.Ke5-f5 Rh4-h5+
70.Kf5-f4 Kf7xf6 71.Kf4-e4 Rh5-b5
72.Ke4-d4 Rb5xb2 73.Kd4-d5 Rb2-c2
74.Kd5xc4 Kf6-e5 75.Kc4-d3 Rc2-h2
76.Kd3-c4 Rh2-f2 77.Kc4-d3 Rf2-b2
78.Kd3-c4 Ke5-d6 79.Kc4-d4 Rb2-c2
80.Kd4-d3 Rc2-h2 81.Kd3-e4
Rh2-h4+ 82.Ke4-e3 Kd6-c5
83.Ke3-d3 Kc5-d5 84.Kd3-e3
Rh4-h3+ 85.Ke3-f4 Rh3xc3 86.Kf4-f5
Rc3-f3+ 87.Kf5-g5 -5.36/23 ]
0-1
18
Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand
Linares-Morelia (5)
D23
22.02.2007
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+pvLn+-zpp0
9-+p+-zpl+0
9+p+Pzp-+n0
9-+-+P+-zP0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+RtRLmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
100
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+p+n+-zpp0
9-+pvL-zpl+0
9+p+Pzp-+-0
9P+-+Psn-zP0
9+PsN-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+RtRLmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
10
1
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0{
9+-+-+-zpp0
9-+p+lzp-+0
9zP-vL-zp-+P0
9-tR-+Psn-sn0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+LmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
102
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+k+0{
9+p+PvLlzpp0
9-+-+-zp-+0
9+L+-zp-+-0
9P+-+-+-mK0
9+-tr-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+R+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
10
3
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0
9+R+-+lzpp0
9-+-zP-zp-+0
9+-+-zp-+-0
9P+-sn-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
104
9+-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-zp-+0
9+-+-zpk+p0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-tR-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+n+-mK-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
105
1-0
[ Houdini annotates: 48.Rg7-g3
Kf5-f4 49.Ke1-e2 Kf4-f5 50.Rg3-b3
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0
9zpp+-wqpzp-0
9-+-+-snp+0
9+-zp-sn-+-0
9-+-sN-+-+0
9+-+-zP-zP-0
9PzP-wQ-zPLzP0
10
6
9+-tR-+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
19.Nd4-f3 [Houdini annotates:
19.f2-f4 Ne5-g4 20.Nd4-c2 Nf6-e4
21.Qd2-e2 Ng4-f6 22.Nc2-e1 Ra8-d8
23.Ne1-d3 Rd8-d6 24.Nd3-e5 Qe7-e6
25.Qe2-c4 Qe6xc4 26.Ne5xc4 Rd6-d8
27.Rf1-d1 Rf8-e8 28.Bg2xe4 Nf6xe4
29.Kg1-g2 g6-g5 30.Rd1xd8 Re8xd8
0.08/18 Diagram
(Diagram 107)
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+k+0
9zpp+-+pzp-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-zp-+-zp-0
9-+N+nzP-+0
9+-+-zP-zP-0
9PzP-+-+KzP0
9+-tR-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
10
7
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-tr-+k+0
9zpp+-wqpzp-0
9-+-+-+p+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-sn-+n+-+0
9+Q+-zPNzP-0
9PzP-+-zPLzP0
9+-+R+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
10
8
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0{
9zp-+-+-zp-0
9-+-+-sn-+0
9+p+-sNp+-0
9-+p+-zP-+0
9zP-+-+-zPP0
9-zP-+-+K+0
9+-+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
109
0c : 29.Re1xd1 Nf6-d7
30.Qc2-d3 c5-c4 31.Qd3-d6 Qe7xd6
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-snk+0
9zp-tr-wqpzp-0
9-+-tR-+p+0
9+psn-zP-+-0
9-+p+Q+-+0
9zP-+-+NzPL0
9-zP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
11
0
20.80/16 ]
1-0
Simply
Irrestible
31.Rxh
4+
The only good Rook is a working Rook! - Samuel
Reshevsky
XIIIIIIIIY
9Q+-+-wq-+0{
9zp-tr-+kzp-0
9-+-+-+p+0
9+p+-sN-+-0
9-+p+-+-+0
9zP-+-+-zPL0
9-zP-+-sn-zP0
9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
20
Viswanathan Anand
Levon Aronian
Morelia-Linares (2)
XIIIIIIIIY
9-vlq+-+k+0
9+-+-trpzp-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+p+L+l+-0
9-+n+-+-+0
9+-zP-vL-zP-0
11
2
C89
16.02.2008
9-zP-+QzP-+0
9tR-+-+NmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-vlq+-+k+0{
9+-+-trpzp-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+p+L+l+-0
9-+n+-+-+0
9+-zP-vL-zP-0
9-zP-+QzP-+0
9+-+R+NmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
11
3
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+q+k+0{
9+-+-+-zp-0
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+p+p+p+-0
9-+-zPr+-vL0
9+-zP-+-zPl0
9-zP-+-zP-zP0
9tR-+Q+NmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
114
XIIIIIIIIY
9-vl-+-+-+0
9+-+-+kzp-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+p+p+-+-0
9-vL-zP-+-+0
9+rzP-+-zPl0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9tR-+-+NmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
37.Nf1-e3 Bh3-e6 38.Kg1-g2
Rb3-b2 0.48/15 ] 29...Re4-e2=
[ Houdini annotates: 29...Re4-e2
30.Bd8-h4 Re2xd2 31.Ra1-a8+
Kg8-f7 32.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g8
11
5
11
6
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-vL-+k+0{
9+-+-+-zp-0
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+p+p+-+q0
9-+-zP-zp-+0
9+-zPQzPNzPl0
9-zP-+-+-zP0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
(Diagram 117)
41.Kg2-h2 Qg4-g3+ 42.Kh2-h1
Qg3-f3+ 43.Kh1-g1 Bh4-f2+ 44.Kg1-f1
Bf2-c5+ 45.Kf1-e1 Bc5xb4# -#15/15 ]
32.Qd3-c2 [Houdini annotates:
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-vL-+k+0
9+-+-+-zp-0
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+p+p+l+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-zP-zP-wq-0
9-zPQ+-+-+0
9tR-+-+-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
21
Levon Aronian
Andrei Volokitin
Euro Club Cup (6)
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+k+0
9zpp+-+-+-0
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-zp-vlr+p0
9-+q+-+n+0
9zP-sN-vL-+-0
9-zPQ+-zP-+0
D10
22.10.2008
118
9+-mKR+-tR-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0{
9zpp+n+-vl-0
9-wq-+p+-zp0
9+-zpPzPp+-0
9-+p+-+n+0
9+-sN-vLN+-0
9PzPQ+-zP-+0
9+-mKR+-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
11
9
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-tr-+0
9zpp+n+kvlQ0
9-wq-+p+-+0
9+-zpPzP-zp-0
9-+p+-zpn+0
9+-sN-vL-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
120
9+-mKR+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
annotates
: 24.Qh7xg7 Ra8-d8
25.Qg7-g6+ Ng4-f6 26.Ne4xg5+
29.a2xb3
a7-a5 30.Kc1-b1 Kd6-c6 31.Qg7xg5
Kc6-b5 32.Qg5xf4 a5-a4 33.b3-b4
Nf6-e4 34.Qf4-e3 Kb5xb4 35.Rd1-d4+
Kb4-a5 36.Rd4xd5 2.20/13 ]
26.Ne4xc5+ [Houdini annotates:
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-tr-+0
9zpp+n+-wQ-0
9-+-+ksn-+0
9+-wqp+-zp-0
9-+p+Nzp-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-mKR+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0
9-wQ-+-+-+0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+pmk-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+r+-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
12
2
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-tr-+0{
9zpp+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-wqptR-+Q0
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+-+-+k+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
123
#5/17 ]
31...Kf3xf2 [ 31...Kf3-g2 doesn't do
any good 32.Qh5-g4+ Kg2-f1
33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1 34.Re5-g5+
(2)
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+l+r+k+0
9+-+-+pzp-0
9p+-+-wq-zp0
9wQ-+-zp-+n0
9pzP-+P+-+0
9zP-+-vLP+-0
9-+-+N+P+0
9+-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
12
4
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0
9+l+n+pzp-0
9p+p+-+-zp0
9+p+-zpN+-0
9P+-zPP+r+0
9+-+-+-+q0
9-zPLwQ-vL-+0
9tR-+RmK-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
12
5
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+k+0
9+l+-+-zp-0
9p+-+-+-zp0
9+pzP-+-+-0
9-+-+Pzp-+0
9zP-+K+-sN-0
9-+-+-vL-+0
126
9+-+-tR-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0{
9+-+-+pzp-0
9p+-+-+-+0
9+p+-+N+L0
9-zp-zp-+-+0
9sn-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-vLl+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
12
7
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-vL-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+pmk-+-+-0
9pzpn+l+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+L+-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
12
8
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0
9p+-mk-+-+0
9+p+-+-+-0
9-zp-vL-+-+0
9sn-+L+-+-0
9-+-+-+l+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
129
E04
Levon Aronian
Alexander
Morozevich
Amber Tournament (Rapid) (9) . 2009
E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3
1.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 2.d2-d4 Ng8-f6
3.c2-c4 e7-e6 4.g2-g3 d5xc4
5.Bf1-g2 a7-a6 6.0-0 Nb8-c6 7.e2-e3
Bc8-d7 8.Qd1-e2 b7-b5 9.Rf1-d1
Bf8-b4 10.b2-b3 c4xb3 11.a2xb3 0-0
12.e3-e4 Nc6-e7 13.Nf3-e5 Ne7-c6
14.Bc1-g5 Bb4-e7 15.Ne5xd7
Qd8xd7 16.d4-d5 e6xd5 17.Nb1-c3
Ra8-e8 18.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6
Standard Book moves end here
19.Nc3xd5 Opposite coloured
bishops appeared. [Houdini
annotates:
19.Nc3xd5 Bf6-d4 20.Qe2-c2 f7-f5
21.Ra1xa6 f5xe4 22.Qc2xc6 Bd4xf2+
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtrk+0
9+-zpq+pzpp0
9p+n+-+-+0
9+p+N+-+-0
9-+-vlP+-+0
9+P+-+-zP-0
9-+-+QzPLzP0
9tR-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
13
0
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtrk+0{
9+-tRR+-zpp0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+L+-+-0
9-zp-vl-+-+0
9+P+-+-zP-0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
131
9-+Q+-zPLzP0
9tR-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
32.Rd1-d2 Rd8-d7 33.Rd2-e2 0.57/15
] 24.Qc2-d2 [Houdini annotates:
24.Qc2-d2 c7-c5 25.Qd2xf4 Qd7-e6
26.Ra1-c1 Qe6xf6 27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6
28.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8 29.Re1-e2 Nb4-d3
30.Rc1-c2 Nd3-b4 31.Rc2-d2 Kg8-f7
32.Re2-e1 h7-h6 33.Bg2-f3 a6-a5
34.Bf3-h5+ Kf7-f8 35.Rd2-e2 Bd4-e5
36.f2-f4 0.49/14 ] 24...c7-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 24...c7-c5
25.Qd2xf4 Qd7-e6 26.Ra1-c1 Qe6xf6
27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6 28.Rd1-e1 Re8-f8
29.Bg2-e4 f6-f5 30.Be4-b1 a6-a5
31.Re1-e7 a5-a4 32.b3xa4 b5xa4
33.Kg1-g2 0.53/14 ] 25.Rd1-e1
[ 25.Qd2xf4 g7xf6 26.Rd1-d2
Re8-e5 ;Houdini annotates:
25.Qd2xf4 Qd7-e6 26.Ra1-c1 Qe6xf6
27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6 28.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8
29.Re1-e2 Nb4-d3 30.Rc1-c2 Nd3-b4
31.Rc2-d2 Kg8-f7 32.Re2-e1 h7-h6
33.Bg2-f3 a6-a5 34.Bf3-h5+ Kf7-f8
35.Rd2-e2 Bd4-e5 36.f2-f4 0.49/13 ]
25...Re8-f8 [ 25...f4xg3
26.h2xg3 g7xf6 ( 26...Bd4xa1
27.Qd2xd7
Re8xe1+ 28.Kg1-h2 Ba1xf6
29.Bg2-h3+- ) 27.Re1xe8+ Qd7xe8
; Houdini annotates: 25...f4xg3
26.h2xg3 Re8-f8 27.Re1-e7 Qd7-f5
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42.Qa6-a7+ Ke7-d6
Kd6-e7 44.Qb6-c7+
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47.Kh1-g2 Qa1-g7+
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43.Qa7-b6+
Nf6-d7 45.Be4-c6
Qg7-a1+
48.Qc7-g3
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40.Kh1-g1 b5-b4 41.Bg2-e4 Kf7-e7
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C60
Peter Leko
Levon Aronian
World Blitz Championship (3) 16.11.2009
C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd
moves and 3...g6
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 Ng8-e7 4.0-0 g7-g6 5.c2-c3
a7-a6 6.Bb5-a4 Bf8-g7 7.h2-h3 0-0
8.d2-d4 b7-b5 9.Ba4-b3 e5xd4
10.c3xd4 d7-d6 11.Nb1-c3 Nc6-a5
12.Bb3-c2 c7-c5 13.Rf1-e1 h7-h6
14.Ra1-b1 Ne7-c6 last book move.
Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4
last book move 15.d4-d5
White threatens to win material: d5xc6
[ 15.d4xc5!? d6xc5 16.Nc3-d5 ;
Houdini annotates: 15.d4xc5 d6xc5
16.Nc3-d5 Nc6-b4 17.Nd5xb4 Qd8xd1
18.Bc2xd1 c5xb4 19.Bc1-d2 Rf8-d8
20.Bd2xb4 Na5-c6 21.Bb4-d2 Bc8-e6
22.b2-b3 Nc6-e5 23.Bd2-a5 Rd8-d7
24.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5 25.Rb1-c1 Kg8-g7
26.Bd1-e2 0.41/14 ] 15...Nc6-b4=
[ Houdini annotates: 15...Nc6-b4
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7
E98
Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura
World Team Championship (81)
2.01.2010
E99: King's Indian: Classical Main Line:
9 Ne1 Nd7 10 f3 f5
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Ng1-f3 g7-g6
3.c2-c4 Bf8-g7 4.Nb1-c3 d7-d6
5.e2-e4 0-0 6.Bf1-e2 e7-e5 7.0-0
Nb8-c6 8.d4-d5 Nc6-e7 9.Nf3-e1
Nf6-d7 10.Ne1-d3 f7-f5 11.Bc1-d2
Nd7-f6 12.f2-f3 f5-f4 13.c4-c5 g6-g5
14.c5xd6 c7xd6 15.Nd3-f2 Ne7-g6
16.Qd1-c2 Rf8-f7 17.Rf1-c1 Nf6-e8
18.a2-a4 h7-h5 19.Nc3-d1 Bg7-f8
20.Ra1-a3 a7-a6 last book move
21.Qc2-c3 [Houdini annotates:
21.b2-b3 Rf7-c7 22.Bd2-c3 Bc8-d7
23.Qc2-d2 Rc7-c8 24.Nd1-b2 b7-b5
25.Nb2-d3 b5xa4 26.Nd3-b2 a4xb3
27.Ra3xb3 Ra8-b8 0.75/12 ]
21...Bc8-d7 [Houdini annotates:
21...Rf7-c7 22.Qc3-a5 Bc8-d7
23.Rc1xc7 Qd8xc7 24.Qa5xc7
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Levon Aronian
Hrvoje Stevic
European Club Cup (4)
24.Rc1-e1 Diagram
15
3
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30.Qb3xb4 h7-h5 31.Rh1-h4
32.Kc1-b1 Rd8-d7 33.Rh4-f4
34.Rg1xg8 Kf7xg8 35.Rf4xf6
36.Rf6-g6+ Kg8-h8 37.Rg6h6+ Kh8-g8 38.Qb4-d6 Qd5e4+
39.Kb1-c1 Rf7xf2 40.Rh6xh5
Ra8-d8
Rh8-g8
Rd7-f7
2.08/11 ]
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Kc5-c6 44.Qa5-a4+ Kc6-c5
45.Qa4-b4+ Kc5-c6 46.Qb4xd4
40.Rh7xa7 Qg4-g1+ 41.Kc1-c2
d4-d3+ 42.Kc2xd3 Qg1-b1+
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D43
07.11.2010
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[ Houdini annotates: 20.Bd5-b3
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1.23/14 ]
34.Nb7xc5 [Houdini annotates:
34.Nb7xc5 Qb4xc5 35.Qe5xc5 b6xc5
9-+-+PzPLzP0
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36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4 37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6
38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6 39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7
40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5 41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6
42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5 43.f3-f4 Be5-d6
44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+ 45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8
46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4 2.39/16 ]
34...Qb4xc5 [Houdini annotates:
34...Qb4xc5 35.Qe5xc5 b6xc5
36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4 37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6
38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6 39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7
40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5 41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6
42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5 43.f3-f4 Be5-d6
44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+ 45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8
46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4 2.67/15 ]
35.Qe5xc5 [Houdini annotates:
35.Qe5xc5 b6xc5 36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4
37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6 38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6
39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7 40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5
41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6 42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5
43.f3-f4 Be5-d6 44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+
45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8 46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4
2.34/15 ] 35...b6xc5 [Houdini
annotates: 35...b6xc5 36.Rd7xa7 c5c4
37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6 38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6
39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7 40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5
41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6 42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5
43.f3-f4 Be5-d6 44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+
45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8 46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4
2.39/14 ] 36.Rd7xa7 [Houdini
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55.Qd7-e7 3.39/17 ]
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C45
Boris Savchenko
Levon Aronian
World Blitz Championship
(12.136).11.2010
C45: Scotch Game
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.d2-d4 e5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6
5.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 6.e4-e5 Qd8-e7
7.Qd1-e2 Nf6-d5 8.c2-c4 Bc8-a6
9.Qe2-e4 Nd5-f6 10.Qe4-e2 Nf6-d5
11.Nb1-d2 g7-g6 12.g2-g3 Bf8-g7
13.f2-f4 0-0 14.Bf1-h3 d7-d6
15.Qe2-e4 f7-f5 16.Qe4-f3 Nd5-b4
17.Qf3-b3 d6xe5 18.a2-a3 e5xf4+
19.Ke1-d1 Nb4-d5 20.c4xd5 Ba6-e2+
last book move 21.Kd1-c2 last book
move [Houdini annotates:
21.Kd1-c2 Qe7-c5+ 22.Kc2-b1
Ra8-b8 23.Qb3-c2 Qc5xd5 24.Bh3-f1
Qd5xh1 25.Bf1xe2 Rb8xb2+
26.Qc2xb2 Bg7xb2 27.Kb1xb2
Qh1xh2 28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4
Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2
Qg3xf4 32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Ra1-b1
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A29
Levon Aronian
Anish Giri
20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (1)
A29: English Opening: Four Knights
Variation with 4 g3
1.c2-c4 Ng8-f6 2.Nb1-c3 e7-e5
3.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 4.g2-g3 Nc6-d4
5.Bf1-g2 Nd4xf3+ 6.Bg2xf3 Bf8-b4
7.Qd1-b3 Bb4-c5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nc3-a4
Bc5-e7 10.d2-d4 e5xd4 11.Rf1-d1
c7-c5 12.e2-e3 d4xe3 13.Bc1xe3
Qd8-c7 14.Na4-c3 a7-a6 15.g3-g4
h7-h6 16.h2-h4 d7-d6 17.g4-g5
h6xg5 Standard Book moves end
here
18.h4xg5 [Houdini annotates:
18.h4xg5 Nf6-h7 19.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d8
20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nd5-f4 Rf8-f6
44.Ba2-c4 Qa3-e7+ 45.Ke2-f2 f5-f4
46.Bc4-e2 Qe7-c5+ 47.Kf2-e1 h7-h5
48.Nd2-f3 -9.87/14 ] 34...Rd4xd2!
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C84
Gata Kamsky
Levon Aronian
World Chess Team Championship 2011
Diagram
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57.Ke2xf3 Qd8-f6+ 58.Kf3-e3
Qf6-c3+ 59.Ke3-e2 Qc3-c4+
60.Ke2-f2 Qc4xe4 61.d7-d8Q Qe4-f4+
62.Kf2-e1 Qf4-e3+ 63.Ke1-d1
Qe3-f3+ 64.Kd1-c2 Qf3-e4+
65.Kc2-b3 Qe4-b1+ 66.Kb3-c4
Qb1-c2+ 67.Kc4-b4 Qc2-b2+
68.Kb4-c5 Qb2-c2+ 69.Kc5-b5
Qc2-e2+ 70.Kb5-c6 Qe2-c4+
71.Kc6-b7 Qc4xd5+ 72.Qd8xd5+
Ke6xd5 73.Kb7-c7 Kd5-e5 74.b6-b7
Ke5-f4 75.Kc7-d6 Kf4xg4 76.b7-b8Q
Kg4-f4 77.Qb8-b5 Kf4-e4 78.Qb5-d5+
Ke4-e3 10.78/17 ] 57.b6-b7 [ 57.b6-b7
f4-f3+ 58.Ke2xf3+- ;Houdini annotates:
57.b6-b7 f4-f3+ 58.Ke2xf3
Kf6-e7 59.b7-b8Q Qd8xb8
60.d7-d8Q+ Qb8xd8 61.Rd5xd8
Ke7xd8 62.Kf3-f4 Kd8-d7 63.Kf4-e5
Kd7-e7 64.g4-g5 Ke7-f7 65.Ke5-f5
Kf7-f8 66.Kf5-f6 Kf8-e8 67.g5-g6
Ke8-d7 68.g6-g7 Kd7-d6 69.g7-g8Q
Kd6-c5 70.Qg8-d5+ Kc5-b4
71.Qd5-c6 Kb4-b3 72.Qc6-c5 Kb3-b2
73.Qc5-b4+ Kb2-a2 74.Be4-d5+
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37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5 38.Kh2-g1 a6-a5
39.Rg3-g4 Rb8-f8 40.Qe3xe4 Qd5-d2
41.Qe4-b1 d6-d5 42.Rg4-g3 Kh8-g8
43.Re1-e7 Qd2-c2 44.Qb1-a1 h6-h5
45.Qa1-e1 Qc2xb2 46.Qe1e6+ Kg8-h8 47.Qe6xd5 Qb2a1+
48.Kg1-h2 1.50/15 ] 35...Rf4xf5
[ Houdini annotates: 35...Rf4xf5
36.g4xf5 Qc8xf5 37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5
38.Kh2-g1 Qd5-e5 39.Qe3xe4
Qe5xe4 40.Re1xe4 Bg7xc3
41.Re4-e3 Bc3-e5 42.Rg3xf3 Rb8-b4
43.Rf3-f7 Rb4xa4 44.Kg1-f1 Ra4-g4
45.Re3xb3 Rg4xg6 46.Rb3-b7 Kh8-g8
47.Rf7-d7 Rg6-f6 48.Kf1-e2 Rf6-f8
2.06/15 ] 36.g4xf5 [Houdini
annotates: 36.g4xf5 Qc8xf5
37.Ra1-e1
Qf5xd5 38.Kh2-g1 a6-a5 39.Rg3-g4
Rb8-f8 40.Qe3xe4 Qd5-d2 41.Qe4b1 h6-h5 42.Rg4-g3 h5-h4 43.Rg3g4
Kh8-g8 44.Qb1-d1 1.46/12 ]
36...Qc8xf5 [Houdini annotates:
36...Qc8xf5 37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5
38.Kh2-g1 Qd5-c6 39.Qe3xe4 Qc6xe4
40.Re1xe4 Bg7xc3 41.Re4-e3 Bc3xb2
42.Re3xf3 Bb2-c3 43.g6-g7+ Bc3xg7
44.Rf3xb3 Rb8-c8 45.Rb3-b7 Bg7-e5
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45.Rf2-f4 h6-h5 46.Kg2-h2 Kh7-g8
47.Rf4-f2 Kg8-h7 48.Rf2-f4 Kh7-g8
0.28/17 ] 41.f2xg3 Black has a new
passed pawn: e4.
[Houdini
annotates:
41.f2xg3
Kh8-g7
42.Re1-f1
h6-h5 43.Rf1-f4 Kg7-h7 44.c3-c4
a6-a5 45.Kg2-h2 Kh7-g8 46.Rf4-f2
Kg8-h7 47.Kh2-g2 Re8-g8 48.Kg2-f1
0.15/15
] 41...Kh8-g8
[Houdini
annotates
: 41...Kh8-g7 42.Re1-f1 h6-h5
43.Rf1-f4 Kg7-h7 44.c3-c4 a6-a5
45.Kg2-h2 Kh7-g8 46.Rf4-f2 Kg8-h7
47.Rf2-f1 Qg6-g7 48.Qe3xb3 e4-e3
49.Qb3-c2+ Kh7-h6 50.Qc2-e2
0.26/14 ] 42.Re1-f1 [Houdini
annotates: 42.c3-c4 h6-h5
43.Qe3xb3
h5-h4 44.Qb3-e3 Qg6-g4 45.Re1-f1
Re8-b8 46.Rf1-f2 h4xg3 47.Qe3xg3
Qg4xg3+ 48.Kg2xg3 Rb8-b3+
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74.Ke2-d2 Qe6-a2+ 75.Kd2-e1
Qa2-e6+ 76.Ke1-f1 Qe6-h3+
71.Qc7-c8+ Ka8-a7 72.d6-d7
Qa2-d5+ 73.Kd3-e2 Qd5-e6+
183
80.b4xa5
Qe1-g3+ 81.Kb3-b4 Qg3-e1+
A36
Magnus Carlsen
Levon Aronian
Botvinnik Memorial Rapid (4) 03.09.2011
A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4
Bg2 Bg7
1.c2-c4 g7-g6 2.Nb1-c3 c7-c5
3.g2-g3 Bf8-g7 4.Bf1-g2 Nb8-c6
5.a2-a3 d7-d6 6.Ra1-b1 a7-a5
7.e2-e3 e7-e5 8.Ng1-e2 Ng8-e7
9.0-0 0-0 10.d2-d3 Ra8-b8
11.Bc1-d2 Bc8-e6 12.Nc3-d5 b7-b5
13.c4xb5 Rb8xb5 14.Qd1-a4 Qd8-b8
15.Nd5-c7 Qb8xc7 16.Qa4xb5
Rf8-b8 17.Qb5-a4 Be6-b3 18.Qa4-h4
Bb3-c2 19.Qh4-c4 Bc2-b3 20.Qc4-c1
Qc7-b6 last book move 21.Rf1-e1
[ Houdini annotates: 21.Bd2-c3
a5-a4 22.e3-e4 Nc6-d4 23.Ne2xd4
e5xd4 24.Bc3-d2 Ne7-c6 25.Bd2-f4
Nc6-e5 26.Qc1-d2 Qb6-c6 27.Rb1-c1
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22...Rb8-d8 Black intends d4
[ Houdini annotates: 22...a5-a4
23.h2-h4 Rb8-d8 24.Bg2-f3 Qb6-a6
25.Bf3-d1 Rd8-b8 26.Bd1-e2 h7-h5
27.e3-e4 d5-d4 28.Nc3-d5 Ne7xd5
29.e4xd5 Bb3xd5 30.Qc1xc5 0.33/13 ]
23.e3-e4 [Houdini annotates:
23.Rb1-a1 a5-a4 24.h2-h3 Qb6-a6
25.Qc1-b1 Qa6-b6 26.Re1-c1 f7-f5
27.Nc3-e2 e5-e4 28.Ne2-f4 Nc6-e5
29.Bd2-c3 d5-d4 30.e3xd4 c5xd4
0.42/14 ] 23...d5-d4 Black gets more
space [Houdini annotates:
23...d5-d4 24.Nc3-d5 Ne7xd5
25.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 26.Bd2-g5 f7-f6
27.Re1xe5 Ne7xd5 28.Bg2xd5+
Bb3xd5 29.Re5xd5 Rd8xd5
30.Qc1-c4 Qb6-c6 31.Bg5-f4 Bg7-f8
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9zPP+P+-zP-0
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9-+-sn-+k+0{
9+q+-vl-+p0
9-+-+-zpp+0
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9zP-+P+lzP-0
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43.Rc1-d1 Qd2xb2
44.Rd1xd3 c5-c4 ;Houdini
annotates:
42...Qd2xb2 43.Rc1-b1 Qb2xa3
44.Qg2-c6 Be6-b3 45.Rb1-a1 Qa3-b2
46.Qc6-d7 g4-g3 47.f2xg3 Be7-f8
48.Qd7-c6 Bf8-h6 49.Qc6xc5 Bh6-e3+
50.Kg1-h1 d4-d3 51.Qc5-c6 Kg8-g7
52.Re1-b1 Qb2-e2 -1.50/15 ]
43.Bc7-b6? [ 43.Qg2-c6 Be6-f5
44.Bc7-b6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
43.Qg2-b7 Be7-f8 44.Re1-f1 Be6-b3
45.Qb7-g2 f6-f5 46.f2-f4 Qd2-e3+
47.Qg2-f2 Qe3-h3 48.f4xe5 Bf8-e7
49.e5-e6 Be7xh4 50.Qf2-g2 Qh3-e3+
51.Kg1-h1 Qe3xe6 52.Rc1xc5 d4-d3
53.Bc7-f4 Qe6-e2 54.Bf4-d2 Bh4-g3
55.Bd2-f4 Bg3xf4 56.Rf1xf4 -0.81/16 ]
43...c5-c4?? hands over the advantage
to the opponent [ 43...f6-f5-+
and Black could have gained the
advantage ;Houdini annotates:
43...Qd2xb2 44.Bb6xc5 Be7xc5
45.Rc1xc5 d4-d3 46.Rc5-c7 Qb2xa3
47.Qg2-c6 Qa3-b3 48.Re1-a1 d3-d2
49.Qc6-c2 Qb3-b6 50.Rc7xf7+ Be6xf7
51.Qc2xd2 Bf7-e8 52.Qd2-e3 Qb6-b7
53.Ra1-c1 Be8-c6 54.Qe3-c5 Bc6-h1
55.Qc5-c7+ Kg7-h6 56.Qc7xb7
Bh1xb7 57.Rc1-a1 Bb7-c6 -1.29/15 ]
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9+-zp-zpl+-0
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b5
Kf7-e6 61.Rb5-b3 Nf5-e3+ 62.Kg2-f2
Bg4-f5 63.Kf2-f3 Ne3-f1 64.Rd2-g2
Ke6-d5 65.Rb3-b5+ Kd5-c4
66.Rb5-b6 Nf1-e3 67.Rg2-a2 d4-d3
68.Ra2-d2 Kc4-c3 -0.82/17 ]
56...Nf7-d6 [ 56...Bh3-f5 57.Rb1-g1
Nf7-d6 ;Houdini annotates:
56...Bh3-f5 57.Rb1-e1 d4-d3
58.Rb3-b7 Bf5-c8 59.Rb7-b3 Be5-d4+
60.Kf2-g2 Nf7-e5 61.Re1-d1 Kg7-f7
62.Rb3xd3 Ne5xd3 63.Rd1xd3
Bd4-c5 64.Rd3-b3 Bc8-a6 65.Rb3-b1
Ba6-c4 66.Rb1-d1 Kf7-e6 67.Rd1-e1+
Ke6-f5 68.Re1-d1 Kf5-g4 -1.12/18 ]
57.Kf2-f3? [ 57.Rb1-e1 ;Houdini 2.
0c : 57.Rb3-a3 d4-d3
58.Ra3xd3 Bh3-f5 59.Rd3xd6 Bf5xb1
9-+-+-+-+0
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: 68.Rd8-d4 Nh5-g7
69.Rd4-a4 Ng7-f5 70.Ra4-a6 Bg3xh4
71.Kf3-g4 Bh4-g5 72.Kg4-f3 Kh6-h5
73.Ra6-b6 Nf5-e3 74.Rb6-b2 Ne3-g4
75.Rb2-b7 Ng4-e5+ 76.Kf3-e4 Kh5-g4
77.Rb7-b6 Ne5-d7 78.Rb6-d6 f6-f5+
79.Ke4-d5 Nd7-f6+ 80.Kd5-d4
Kg4-f3 -2.22/17 ] 68...f6-f5+
[ Houdini annotates: 68...f6-f5+
69.Kg4-h3 Bg3-f2 70.Kh3-g2 Bf2xh4
71.Rd8-b8 Nh5-f6 72.Rb8-h8+ Kh6-g5
73.Kg2-h3 Nf6-d5 74.Rh8-b8 Nd5-f4+
75.Kh3-h2 Kg5-g4 76.Rb8-b6 g6-g5
77.Rb6-b4 Bh4-f2 78.Rb4-b3 Bf2-c5
79.Rb3-b1 Bc5-d4 80.Rb1-d1 Bd4-b6
81.Rd1-b1 Nf4-d5 82.Kh2-g2 f5-f4
-3.22/20 ] 69.Kg4-h3 [Houdini
annotates
: 69.Kg4-h3 Bg3-f2 70.Kh3-g2
Bf2xh4 71.Rd8-c8 Nh5-f6 72.Rc8h8+ Kh6-g5 73.Kg2-h3 Nf6-d5
74.Rh8-a8
Nd5-f4+ 75.Kh3-h2 Kg5-g4 76.Ra8a3 g6-g5 77.Ra3-a4 Bh4-f2 78.Ra4a3
Bf2-d4 79.Ra3-g3+ Kg4-h4 80.Rg3-f3
Bd4-g7 81.Rf3-f1 Bg7-e5 -3.21/19 ]
69...Bg3-e5 [ 69...Bg3-f2 and Black
can already relax 70.Kh3-g2
Bf2xh4
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D39
10.10.2011
Chess
Gangsta
32.
Rg7+
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[ Houdini annotates: 23...a7-a6
24.a2-a3 Rg6-h6 25.Qc2-e2 Qa5-f5
26.Rd7xc7 Rh6-f6 27.Rc7xb7 h7-h6
28.Ng5-f3 Re8-c8 29.Rb7-b6 Nc6-d8
30.Re4-d4 e6-e5 31.Rb6xf6 g7xf6
32.Rd4-d1 Qf5-e6 33.Qe2-e4 Kg8-g7
34.h4-h5 Nd8-f7 35.Qe4-g6+ Kg7-h8
1.15/15 ] 24.b2-b4 [ 24.Re4-e2!?
Rg6xg5 25.h4xg5 Qa5xg5 26.Qc2b3
Qg5-c1+ 27.Rd7-d1+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 24.Re4-e3 Nc6-e7
25.Ng5xe6 Ne7-f5 26.Ne6-f4 Re8xe3
27.Nf4xg6 Re3-e8 28.Qc2-c4+
Kg8-h7 29.Qc4-f7 Re8-g8 30.b2-b4
Qa5-b5 31.Rd7xc7 Qb5-e8 32.Qf7xf5
Qe8xg6 33.Qf5xg6+ Kh7xg6
34.Rc7xb7 Rg8-a8 35.Rb7-d7 1.91/12
] 24...Qa5-f5?? another bit of territory
lost [ 24...Qa5-b5 25.Re4-e3 Nc6e5 ( 25...Nc6xb4?? the pawn must
remain untouched 26.Qc2xg6
Qb5xd7
27.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 28.Re3-f3+ Kf8e7
29.Rf3-f7+ Ke7-d8
30.Rf7xd7+ Kd8xd7
31.Qh7xg7+ Re8-e7
32.Qg7xh6+- ) 26.Rd7xc7 h6xg5
; Houdini annotates: 24...Qa5-b5
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1-0
34
D37
Anish Giri
Levon Aronian
Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee NED
2(150.0)1.2012
D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7 4.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
5.Bc1-f4 0-0 6.e2-e3 Nb8-d7
7.Bf1-e2 d5xc4 Standard Book moves
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22.Kg1-g2
Nb6-d7 23.h2-h3 e6-e5 24.Rf1-g1
a7-a6 25.Re1-e2 Qf7-f6 26.Qg3-g4
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A29
Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura
7th Mikhail Tal Memorial (1) 08.06.2012
A29: English Opening: Four Knights
Variation with 4 g3
1.c2-c4 e7-e5 2.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
3.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 4.g2-g3 d7-d5
5.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 6.Bf1-g2 Nd5-b6
7.0-0 Bf8-e7 8.d2-d3 0-0 9.Bc1-e3
f7-f5 10.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8 11.a2-a3
Be7-f6 12.Be3-c5 last book move.
White threatens to win material: Bc5xf8
last book move Rf8-e8 [Houdini
annotates
: 12...Rf8-e8 13.b2-b4 a7-a5
14.b4-b5 Nc6-d4 15.Bc5xb6 c7xb6
16.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 17.Nc3-d5 Bf6-e5
18.Qd1-d2 Ra8-b8 19.Qd2-c2 Bc8-d7
20.a3-a4 Rb8-c8 21.Qc2-b1 Be5-d6
22.Rc1xc8 Bd7xc8 23.Qb1-c2 Bc8-e6
24.Rf1-c1 Be6-f7 0.27/17 ] 13.b2-b4
[ Houdini annotates: 13.Rf1-e1
Bc8-e6 14.e2-e4 Qd8-d7 15.Bc5-e3
Nc6-d4 16.e4xf5 Be6-b3 17.Qd1-d2
Nd4xf5 18.Nc3-e4 Nf5xe3 19.Re1xe3
Nb6-d5 20.Ne4-c5 Qd7-b5 21.Re3-e4
Diagram
(Diagram 202)
Ra8-d8 22.Nc5xb3 Qb5xb3 0.46/15 ]
13...Bc8-e6 [Houdini annotates:
13...Nb6-d7 14.Nc3-d5 Nd7xc5
15.Nd5xf6 Qd8xf6 16.Rc1xc5 a7-a6
17.Nf3-d2 Bc8-d7 18.e2-e3 Ra8-d8
19.Qd1-e2 b7-b6 20.Rc5-c2 Re8-e6
21.Rf1-c1 Bd7-e8 22.Rc2-c3 a6-a5
23.b4-b5 0.39/17 ] 14.Rf1-e1
White has a cramped position
[ Houdini annotates: 14.e2-e4
Qd8-d7 15.b4-b5 Nc6-d4 16.Nf3xd4
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28.Nb5-c3 a5xb4 29.a3xb4 Ra8-a1
30.Qd1-e2 Ra1xe1+ 31.Qe2xe1
Re8-d8 32.b4-b5 Rd8xd3 33.Qe1-e4
Rd3-d8 34.b5xc6 b7xc6 35.h2-h4
Nb3-d2 36.Qe4xc6 Qg7xe5 37.h4xg5
h6xg5 -0.21/16 ] 19.Ng5-f3
[ Houdini annotates: 19.e4xf5 g6xf5
20.Qd1-h5 f5-f4 21.Be3xb6 Bf6xg5
22.Nc3-e4 f4xg3 23.Ne4xg5 g3xh2+
24.Kg1xh2 c7xb6 25.Re1-e3 Re8-f8
26.Ng5-e4 Qg7-g6 27.Qh5-h4 Bg8-d5
28.Ne4-c3 Ra8-d8 29.Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5
30.Rc1-g1 Rd5-d4 31.Re3-e4 Rd4xe4
32.d3xe4 -0.12/16 ] 19...f5-f4
Black gains space [ 19...Nc6-d4!?
20.Nf3-d2 a6-a5= ;Houdini
annotates: 19...Nc6-d4 20.Nf3-d2
Ra8-d8
21.e4xf5 Nd4xf5 22.Nc3-e4 Nb6-d5
23.Be3-g5 Bf6xg5 24.Ne4xg5 Nd5-f6
25.Qd1-c2 c7-c6 26.Ng5-f3 Qg7-c7
27.Qc2-c3 Nf5-d4 28.Nf3xd4 e5xd4
29.Qc3-b2 Re8-e5 30.Nd2-f3 0.15/17 ]
20.Be3xb6 [Less advisable is
20.g3xf4 e5xf4 21.Be3xb6 Bf6xc3
22.Rc1xc3 Qg7xc3 ( 22...c7xb6
23.Qd1-d2= ) 23.Bb6xc7 Qc3xa3
; Houdini annotates: 20.Be3-c5
Ra8-d8 21.Qd1-e2 Nc6-d4 22.Bc5xd4
e5xd4 23.Nc3-b1 c7-c6 24.Qe2-c2
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47...h4-h3 [ 47...Kg7-f7
hardly improves anything 48.Kf5-g4
Kh6-h5 57.Kf6-e5 Rb6-b1 58.Rd7-h7+
Kh5-g5 59.Rh7-g7+ Kg5-h6 60.f5-f6
63.Rd3-d7
Kf2-g2 64.Ke4-e3 Kg2-f1 65.Rd7-f7+
Kf1-e1 5.77/18 ]
53.Rg8-g2 [Houdini annotates:
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D70
Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana
7th Mikhail Tal Memorial (9) 18.06.2012
D70: Grnfeld: Unusual White 3rd
moves (met by ...d5)
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 g7-g6
3.f2-f3 d7-d5 4.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
5.e2-e4 Nd5-b6 6.Nb1-c3 Bf8-g7
7.Bc1-e3 0-0 8.Qd1-d2 Nb8-c6
The pressure on d4 grows 9.0-0-0
Qd8-d6 10.Kc1-b1 Rf8-d8 11.Nc3-b5
Qd6-d7 12.d4-d5 a7-a6 13.Nb5-c3
Standard Book moves end here Qd7e8 [ 13...Nc6-a5!? ;Houdini annotates:
13...Nc6-e5 14.b2-b3 e7-e6
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g6
40.Kc2-c3 a6-a5 1.37/16 ] 29.Qg3-f2
[ 29.Rh1-f1!?
Qd8-e8+- ;Houdini
annotates: 29.h4-h5 g6xh5 30.Qg3e5+ Kg7-g8
31.Qe5-f5
Qd8-e8
32.Rd1-f1
Rc8-d8 33.Rh1xh5 Rd7xd5 34.e4xd5
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20. f5
Levon Aronian
Vladimir
Kramnik
Alekhine Memorial (2)
20.04.2013
Neo-Indian: 3.Nf3
E10
2013.05.09
D10
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4.
Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7.
Qb3 Na5
2013.10.10
A16
C70
2013.12.04
42
Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana
Tata Steel Chess (2)
Reti: 1...Nf6
2014.01.12
A05
2014.02.02
A05
2015.08.23
E10
E20
2015.08.26
46
Hikaru Nakamura
Levon Aronian
3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 (7)
Spanish: 4.Ba4
C70
2015.08.29
INDEX
Constantin Ionescu, 14
Etienne Bacrot, 75
Francisco Vallejo-Pons, 88
Hannes Stefansson, 34
Hikaru
299 Nakamura, 172, 232, 39,43
Hou Yifan 37
Saidali Iuldachev, 40
Sergei Beshukov, 24
Iroda Khamrakulova, 9
Slobodan Munizaba, 1
Ivan Sokolov, 93
Wesley So 45
Valerij Popov, 44
MVL 40
Veselin Topalov, 69
Ruslan Ponomariov, 53
Vladimir Kramnik 38
15,35
17
41
46
31
1
42
Selected Sacrifices
Pawn Sacrifices
Exchange Sacrifices
Knight Sacrifices
Bishop Sacrifices
Rook Sacrifices
Queen Sacrifices
40,41
35,44
45
22,27
40,43,44
29,30
41
6
11
37
38
39
1,2,4,6,7,20,21,27,44,45