Opening book 1

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E97 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0−0 6.Be2 e5

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 0−01 d5 b4 Ba32 bxa5 Re14 Bb4!N6 Ba3 Bd3!7

Nc6 Ne7 a5 b63 Nh5 f55 bxa5 Nf6 fxe48 ²

2 ... ... ... ... Bxb4 a4 a511 Nd2 Bd313

... ... ... axb4 Nd79 Bh610 f5 Kh812 Rf614

3 ... ... ... Re115 c5 Bg5 Bxf6 Rc1 a4

... ... Nh5 f516 Nf617 h6 Bxf6 Kh8 a618

4 ... ... ... ... Ng5 Bxf4 Rc1 Bf3!20 b522

... ... ... ... Nf4 exf4 Kh819 a521

5 ... ... ... ... ... Bf3!? Bb2!24 Ne6 dxe6

... ... ... ... Nf6 c623 h625 Bxe6 fxe426 ±

6 ... ... ... ... ... ... Ngxe427 Bg528 Nb529

... ... ... ... ... fxe4!? Nf5 Nd4 Nxf3+30

7 ... ... ... ... ... f3 Be3 c5 exf5!

... ... ... ... ... Kh8÷31 Neg832 Bh6 gxf533 ±

8 ... ... ... ... Bf1 bxa535 Nd237 a439 Ra341

... ... ... Nf4 a534 Rxa536 c538 Ra640 g5!?N42

9 ... ... ... ... ... h3 Qxf3² Qd1! Nxe4

... ... ... ... Bg4 Bxf3? f5 fxe443 h644 ±

10 ... ... ... ... bxa545 Nd246 c547 cxd6 a448

... ... ... a5 f5 Nf6 Rxa5 cxd6 Bh649 ∓
 Opening book
7 8 9 10
11 ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ...
1
Stohl: Kramnik used to play Petrosjan's
7.d5
earlier, scoring two wins over Kasparov.
2
10.bxa5 c5 Stohl: has somehow fallen
into oblivion.
3
10...Nd7 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Bb4 Ra6
13.a4 f5 14.a5 Nc5 15.Bxc5 dxc5 16.Nd2
Bh6 17.Nb3 b6 18.axb6 cxb6 19.d6 Rxa1
20.Nxa1 1-0 Kramnik,V-ICClover/Internet ICC
1999/EXT 2005
4
12.Nb5 Rxa5 13.Bb4 Ra8
[ 13...Ra6 14.Nd2 Nf4 15.a4 f5 16.Re1
Nxe2+ 17.Qxe2 fxe4 18.Nxe4 Nf5 19.Qd3
Nd4 20.Bc3 Nb3 21.Ra3 Na5=
½-½ Van Wely,L-Smirin,I/Elista 1998/CBM
Extra 66 (97) ]
14.Qb3?! Nf4 15.Bd1 f5 16.Bc2 g5! 17.Nd2
Ne2+ 18.Kh1 f4 19.Rfe1!? Nd4 20.Nxd4
exd4ƒ 1-0 Krasenkow,M-Zaitsev,I/Koszalin
1997/Inf 70/[Krasenkow,M] (58)
5
12...Nf4 13.Bf1 f5 14.Nd2 g5 15.Nb3
bxa5 16.c5 Rf6 17.g3 Nfg6 18.Nd2 f4
19.Be2 Qd7 20.Nc4 Rb8 21.Qa4 Qh3
22.Bf1 Qh5 23.cxd6 cxd6 24.Bxd6±
0-1 Shomoev,A-Arakelov,I/Ch Russia (juniors)
(under 1998 (61)
6
13.Bc1 Rxa5 14.a4 Nf4 15.Bf1 fxe4
16.Nxe4 Bg4 17.Bd2 Ra8 18.Ra3 h6 19.h3
Bd7 20.a5 g5 21.Qc1 bxa5 22.Bxa5 Kh8
23.Bb4 Rc8 24.Ba5 Qe8 25.Nh2 Qg6„
½-½ San Segundo,P-Bacrot,E/Escaldes 1998/
CBM 68_07 (68)
7
15.Nd2 Bh6 16.Bd3
8
16.Nxe4 Bg4 17.Nxf6+ Rxf6 18.Be4²
Nf5 19.Qd3
[ 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Nd4 21.Qe3² ]
19...Rf7 20.Rab1 Bh6 21.c5 Qf6 22.cxd6
cxd6 23.Rb6± Rd8 24.Rf1! This strong move
takes away all counterplay and Black are
doomed to passive defence. Qe7 25.h3 Bxf3
26.Bxf3 Bf8 27.g3
[ 27.Rfb1 Nd4 28.Be4 Qh4„ ]
2
11 12 13 14 15
Ba3 Bf1 h351 Qxf3 Bxb4
Nf4 Bg4!50 Bxf352 axb4 c5!=53
27...Nd4 28.Be4 Qc7 29.Ra6 Rc8 30.Kg2
[ 30.Rc1 Qxc1+ 31.Bxc1 Rxc1+ 32.Kg2
Rc2 33.Qxd4 exd4 34.Bxc2 Rc7 35.Rc6
Rb7 36.Bb3 d3 37.Rc3 d2 38.Rd3 Bh6
39.h4² /± ]
30...Qd8 31.Bb2 Rc5
[ 31...Bg7 32.Bc3 ( 32.Qd2 Ra8 33.Rxa8
Qxa8 34.Rc1ƒ ) 32...Rc5 33.Rb1 Qf8
34.Rb2± ]
32.Bxd4 exd4 33.Qxd4 Rb5 34.Rc6?
Being short of time,White are changing their
active Rook. They had to do it with passive
one instead.
[ 34.Rb1! Bg7 35.Qd2± /+- ]
34...Rb4 35.Rc4
[ 35.Qd3 Rb2„ ]
35...Bg7 36.Qd3 Rb2„ 37.Rc2 Qb6
38.Rc8+ Bf8 39.Rc2 Bg7 40.Bf3 Bd4 41.h4
Kg7 42.Rd2 Rxd2 43.Qxd2 Qb4 44.Qe2
Qb2 45.Qxb2 Bxb2² /± 46.Re1
[ 46.Rd1 Ba3 47.Be4 Bc5„ ]
46...Bd4 47.Re4 Bc5 48.g4 Rb7 49.g5
[ 49.Re2 a4 ]
49...Rb2 50.Re7+ Kg8 51.Re2 Rxe2=
52.Bxe2 Kg7 53.Bb5 h6 54.Be8 hxg5
55.hxg5 Bb4 56.Kf3 Bd2 57.Kg4 Be1 58.f4
Bd2 59.Kf3 Bc1 60.Ke4 Bd2 61.Kf3 Bc1
62.Kg4 Bd2 63.f5 gxf5+ 64.Kxf5 Bb4
65.Ke6 Bc5 66.Ke7 Bb4 67.Kd8 Bc5
68.Kc7 Bb4 69.Kb6 Kf8 70.Bh5 Kg7 71.Kb5
Kf8 72.Bd1 Kg7 73.Bc2 Kf8 74.Ka4 Kg7
75.a3 Bc5 ½-½ Kramnik,V-Smirin,I/Belgrade
1999/CBM 069/[Huzman]
9
11...b6 12.a4 Ne8 13.Nb5 f5 14.Ng5?!
Bh6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4 17.Bd2
Bxd2 18.Qxd2 c6 19.Nc3 Nf6 Black is better,
D. Gurevich-T. Shaked/1996 U.S. Closed
1996
10
12...f5 13.Ng5 Nc5 14.Bxc5 dxc5
15.Bf3 Ra6 16.a5 Kh8 17.Ne6 Bxe6
18.dxe6 f4 19.Qxd8 Rxd8 20.Rfb1 Rb8
21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.cxd5 Bf8 23.Be2 Ra7
24.a6 Bd6 25.h4 Kg7 26.Bc4 b6 27.Bb5 h6
28.Kf1 Rf8 29.Ke2 Rf6 30.Rb3 Kf8 31.Rh3
Ke7 32.Kd3 Kf8 33.Kc4 Kg7 34.Bc6 Kf8
35.Kb5 Kg7 36.Bb7 Kf8 37.Rg1 Ke7 38.g3
 Opening book
f3 39.Rc1 Kd8 40.Rc3 h5 41.Rh1 Ke7
42.Rd1 1-0 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow
1998/CBM 067 ext
11
13.Nd2 f5 14.Nb3 b6 15.a5 Nc5
16.exf5 gxf5 17.Nb5 Ng6 18.Re1 e4
with mutual chances, Sokolov,I-Gelfand,B/
Koop Tjuchem, Groningen NED 1996
12
14...Nf6 15.c5 Bxd2 16.Qxd2 Nxe4
17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Bc3 Nf5 19.Ra4 Nh4
20.Rxe4 g5 21.Rb4 Ng6 22.cxd6 cxd6
23.Rb6 Nf4 24.Bb4 Rf6 25.Rc1 '±' Huzman.
Huzman: 'Kramnik,V-Van Wely,L/Monaco bl/
1997/' Qe7 26.Bf1 Bf5 27.g3 Rg6 28.f3
Nh3+ 29.Kh1 h5 30.Qe3 g4 31.Bxh3 gxh3
32.Rc4 Rf8 33.Kg1 Rff6 34.Rh4 Qf7 35.a6
Bc8 36.Rc4 Rxf3 37.Rxc8+ Kh7 38.Qe2
Rgf6 39.Rc1 Rf2 40.Qxf2 Rxf2 41.Rxb7
1-0 Kramnik,V-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 1997/
CBM 057 ext
13
15.Bf3 Ra6!? 16.Re1 b6 17.Nb5 Nc5
18.axb6 cxb6 19.Qc2 White is slightly better,
Bareev,E-Georgiev,V/32nd Chess Olympiad
Yerevan ARM 1996
15.Ra2 Nf6 16.c5 Bxd2 17.cxd6 cxd6
18.Rxd2 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 fxe4 20.Qb1 b6!∓
½-½ Panno Oscar-Fiorito Fabian/Ch Argentina,
Argentina 1995 (34)
14
15...Ng8 Dolmatov 16.Na4
[ 16.Qc2 Rf7 17.Na4 fxe4 18.Nxe4 Ndf6
19.Nac3 Bf5 20.Ng3 Bxd3 21.Qxd3²
½-½ Pelletier,Y-Renet,O/EU-chTM 1997
(32) ]
16...Qe7
15...Nb8!? Dolmatov
15...b6 Dolmatov 16.axb6 Rxa1
17.Qxa1 Bxd2? 18.bxc7 Qxc7 19.Nb5±
16.Na4 Rf7 17.c5 dxc5 18.Bc3!
The big diagonal is more important than c-
pawn. If
[ 18.Nxc5 Nxc5 19.Bxc5 fxe4
A) 20.Bxe4 Dolmatov Bf5!? ( 20...Nxd5?!
21.Nc4 c6 22.Nxe5 Rf4 23.Re1 Bg7² )
21.Bxf5 Rxf5= ;
B) 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Nxe4 Black is no
worse ]
18...fxe4
[ 18...Bg7 Dolmatov 19.Nc4 b5 20.axb6
cxb6 21.Nd6± ]
19.Bxe4 Nf5 20.Nc4 Bg7 Huzman: 'Kramnik-
3
Topalov,Las Palmas96'
[ 20...Nd6!? Dolmatov 21.Nxe5 Nxe5
22.Bxe5+ Bg7 23.Bxg7+ Rxg7 24.Nxc5 b6
25.Ne6 ( 25.axb6 Rxa1 26.Qxa1 cxb6
27.Ne6 Bxe6 28.dxe6 Nxe4 29.Rd1 Qf8 )
25...Bxe6 26.dxe6 Nxe4 27.axb6
A) 27...Rb8!? 28.Qxd8+ ( 28.Re1 Nd6∓ )
28...Rxd8 29.Rfe1 Nd6 30.Rad1 cxb6
31.e7 Re8 32.Rxd6 Rgxe7= ;
B) 27...cxb6 28.Re1 Nc3 ( 28...Nf6
29.e7! Qe8 30.Rxa8 Qxa8 31.Qd8+ Rg8
32.Qd4 Qc6 33.e8Q= ) 29.Qf3‚ ( 29.e7
Nxd1 30.exd8B Rxd8 31.Rexd1 Rxd1+
32.Rxd1= Rb7 33.Kf1 b5 34.Rb1 Kg7
35.Ke2 Kf6 36.Kd3 ½-½ Kramnik,V-
Topalov,V/Dortmund 1997/CBM 060/
[Huzman] ; 29.Rxa8 Qxa8 30.Qd4 Nb5
31.Qxb6 Nc7³ )]
21.Bxf5!
[ 21.d6!? Dolmatov Nd4 22.dxc7 Qxc7
23.Re1 Ra6÷ ]
21...Rxf5 22.d6 Rb8
[ 22...b5?! Dolmatov 23.dxc7 Qxc7
24.Nab6 Nxb6 25.axb6 Rxa1 26.Qxa1
Qe7 27.Qa7 Rf7 28.Qxe7 Rxe7 29.Rd1± ]
[ 22...Qh4 Dolmatov 23.Qd3ƒ ]
23.dxc7
[ 23.Rb1?! Dolmatov b5 24.dxc7 Qxc7
25.Nd6 bxa4 26.Nxf5 gxf5 27.Rxb8 Qxb8
28.Qxa4 ]
23...Qxc7 24.Qd6 Qxd6 25.Nxd6 Rf8
26.Rfd1 Despite Black is a pawn up, White
stays better due to the numerous weaknesses
in Black's position. So Topalov decides to
create counterplay at any cost
[ 26.Rab1!? Dolmatov Rf4 27.Nb2 b5
28.axb6 Nxb6 29.Nbc4 Nxc4 30.Rxb8
Nxd6 31.Rd1 Rd4 32.Bxd4 exd4
33.Rc1± ]
26...b5!? 27.axb6
[ 27.Nxc8!? Dolmatov Rfxc8 28.Rxd7 bxa4
29.f4!? ( 29.Rxg7 Kxg7 30.Bxe5+ Kf7
31.Bxb8 Rxb8 32.Kf1 c4 33.Ke2 Rd8
34.Rxa4 c3 35.Rc4 Rd2+ 36.Ke3 Ra2
37.Rc7+ Kg8 38.Ra7 ) 29...Rb3 30.Bxe5
Bxe5 31.fxe5 c4 32.e6± ]
27...Nxb6 28.Nxc5 Bg4 29.f3 Nd7! 30.Na6!
Rb3 31.Rac1 Be6 32.Nc7
[ 32.Ne4 Dolmatov Rb6 33.Nc7 Nf6 ]
32...Bf7 33.Ne4 Nb8
[ 33...Nf6 Dolmatov 34.Ng5 ( 34.Bxe5?!
Nxe4 35.Bxg7+ Kxg7 36.fxe4 Re3 37.Re1
Rxe1+ 38.Rxe1 Rc8² )]
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34.Ng5 Nc6 35.Rd7 Be8
[ 35...Kg8 Dolmatov 36.Nce6 Bxe6 37.Nxe6
Rf7 38.Rd6± ]
36.Rxg7?! It looks like better was
[ 36.Nxe8 Rxe8 37.Rc7 Nd4 38.Kf2 ]
[ 36.Rd6 Dolmatov Nd4 37.Bxd4 exd4
38.Nge6 Rg8 39.Nxg7 Kxg7 40.Ne6+ Kh8
41.Rc7 ]
36...Kxg7 37.Nce6+ Kg8 38.Nxf8 Kxf8
39.Nxh7+ Ke7 White has an extra pawn and
tries to convert the advantage into a victory,
but this is not an easy task. 40.Ng5 Bd7
41.Bd2
[ 41.Kf2 Dolmatov Bf5 42.Bd2 Nd4 ]
41...Rb2 42.Ne4 Nd4 43.Re1
[ 43.Rc7 Dolmatov
A) 43...Ke6 44.h4!? ( 44.Nc5+?! Kd6
45.Rxd7+ Kxc5 46.Be3 Kc6 47.Rg7
Rb1+ 48.Kf2 Rb2+= );
B) 43...Rb1+ 44.Kf2 Rb2 45.h3!? ]
43...Bc6 44.Bg5+ Ke6 45.Nd2 Nc2 46.Rc1
Nd4 47.Re1 Nc2 48.Rd1 Nd4 49.h4 Ne2+
[ 49...Kd5 Dolmatov 50.Kh2 ]
50.Kh2 Nd4 51.Kh3 Kd5 52.Re1 Ra2
53.Ne4 Rc2 54.Ra1 Bd7+ 55.Kg3 Bb5
[ 55...Nf5+ Dolmatov 56.Kh2 Nd4 57.Nf6+
Kd6 58.Ra6+ Bc6 59.Kh3² ]
56.Ra8 Bf1 57.Rd8+ Ke6 58.Bd2
[ 58.Nd2?! Dolmatov Bd3 59.Re8+ Kd5 ]
58...Bd3
[ 58...Ke7 Dolmatov 59.Rg8 Kf7 ]
59.Re8+ Kf7 60.Nd6+ Kg7 61.Re7+ Kf8
62.Bg5 Bf1 Black's counterplay is quite
sufficient for a draw 63.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 64.Kf4
Re2 65.Ne4 Bg2 66.Be7+?
[ 66.Bh6+! Dolmatov Fritz
A) 66...Kg8 67.Re7± ( 67.Re8+ Kh7
68.Bf8 Rxe4+ 69.fxe4+- );
B) 66...Kf7 67.Rd5!!
B1) 67...Ne6+ 68.Kg3 Rxe4 ( 68...Nf8
69.Nf2 Bf1 70.Rd1+- ) 69.fxe4 Bxe4
70.Ra5+- ;
B2) 67...Nf5 68.Rd7+ Ne7™ 69.Bg5 ]
66...Kf7 67.Bc5 Ne6+ 68.Kg3 Bf1 69.Bf2
Ng7 70.Kg4 Ne6 71.Rd5 Rc2 72.Rd7+ Ke8
73.Nf6+ Kf8 74.Bg3
[ 74.Be3 Dolmatov Rg2+ ]
74...Rc4+ 75.Ne4 Ke8 76.Ra7 Bd3 77.Bd6
Bxe4 78.fxe4 Rxe4+ 79.Kf3 Re1 80.Kf2
Re4 ½-½ Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/Las Palmas
1996/CBM 057/[Kramnik]
15
10.g3 Stohl
4
10.Nd2 Stohl or
10.c5 Stohl: The idea of 10.¦e1 is to
prepare the f1 square for White's ¥ in
case it's attacked by ¤f4. Sokolov was
most probably inspired by Granda, but
wanted to avoid the unpleasant
consequences of the ¥g4 pin.
Granda Zuniga,J (2605)-Nunn,J (2615)/
Amsterdam Donner 1995 (9)/1-0
16
Huzman: Stohl: The prophylactic 10...h6
HarZvi Huzman: 'Stohl ' 11.Nd2 Nf4
12.Bf1 Hazai: 'transposes to 10...h6' f5
[ 12...c6 13.dxc6 ( 13.a4!? Kh8 14.a5
cxd5 15.cxd5 f5 16.Nc4 g5 17.b5 Rf6
18.b6 a6 19.Qb3 Rg6 20.Ba3±
Piket,J-Xie Jun Monaco rapid 1996 )
13...Nxc6 ( 13...bxc6 14.Ba3² ) 14.a3 a5
15.Rb1 axb4 16.axb4 Nd4 17.Nb3 Nfe6
18.Nb5 Bd7 ( 18...Nxb5?! 19.cxb5 b6
20.Rb2!± ) 19.N3xd4 Nxd4! ( 19...exd4?!
20.Na3! Ba4 21.Qd2± ) 20.Nxd4 exd4
21.Bf4 g5?! ( 21...Be5 22.Bg3 Qf6= )
22.Bg3² Lalic,B-Atalik,S Hastings 1995 65/
(579) [Lalic,B] ]
13.c5 g5
[ 13...fxe4 14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Ndxe4 Nf5
16.g3 Nh5÷ /² Tunik,G-Fedorov,V
Vladivostok 1995 ]
14.cxd6
[ 14.Nc4 seems too slow. ]
14...cxd6 15.Nc4 g4 16.b5 Rf6 17.Qb3
Kh7?!
[ 17...Kh8² ]
18.b6 a6 19.Ba3± Sokolov,I-Van Wely,L
Nederland (ch) 1995 64/552 [Sokolov,I]
17
11...fxe4!? 12.Nxe4
[ 12.Ng5 Nf4 13.Ngxe4 Nf5„ ∆ ¤f5-d4 ]
12...Nf4 13.Bxf4
[ 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.Bxf4 Rxf4 15.Nfd2 Rf7
16.Nc4 Nf5 17.Bg4 Bf8³ ]
13...Rxf4 14.Nfd2 dxc5
[ 14...Rf7? 15.Nc4 Nf5 16.Bg4 Bf8
17.Rc1± ]
15.Bc4 Nxd5 16.Nb3
[ 16.bxc5!? ]
16...c6 17.Nbxc5 Kh8
[ 17...b5 18.Bxb5! cxb5 19.Qb3 ∆Bg4
20.f3 ]
[ 17...b6 18.Qa4! Qc7 19.Bxd5+ cxd5
20.Qb3± ]
18.b5 Rf8 19.Rb1© Nb6 20.Qxd8 Rxd8
 Opening book
21.Ng5 Rd4 22.Bb3 cxb5 23.Nf7+ Kg8
24.Nd6+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Nd6+ Kh8
27.Nxb5 Rd8 28.Rbd1 '©' Huzman. Huzman:
'Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Novgorod/1996/'
Huzman: 'Stohl: The second act of the
theoretical duel in this line.' Rxd1 29.Rxd1
Bf6 30.Nd6 Be7 31.Ncxb7 Bxb7 32.Nxb7
Kg7 33.Kf1 Rb8 34.Nd6 Rd8 35.Nb5
Rxd1+ 36.Bxd1 a6 37.Na7 Nd5 38.Nc6
Bd6 39.Be2 Nb4 40.Nxb4 Bxb4 41.Bxa6
Kf6 42.Bb7 Kf5 43.f3 h5 44.Bc8+ Kf6
45.a4 h4 46.Ke2 Ke7 47.Kd3 Kd6 48.Bb7
Ba5 49.Be4 g5 50.Kc4 Bb6 51.Kb5 Kc7
½-½ Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Novgorod 1996/
CBM 054/[Huzman]
18
16.a5 Bd7 17.Bd3 Ng8 18.cxd6 cxd6
19.Na4 Rc8 20.Rxc8 Bxc8 21.Nb6 fxe4
22.Rxe4 Bf5 23.Rc4 Rf7 24.Qc2 Bg7
25.Nd2 Bf8 26.h3 Kg7 27.Ne4 Nf6 28.Ng3
Bxd3 29.Qxd3 h5 30.Ne4 Nxe4 31.Qxe4
Kh7 32.Qc2 Bh6 33.Na4 Qf6 34.Rc7 Rxc7
35.Qxc7+ Bg7 36.Nc3 Qf4 37.g3 Qc1+
38.Kg2 Qc2 39.h4 e4 40.Nb5 Qd2 41.Nxd6
e3 42.Qf7 exf2 43.Ne8 f1Q+ 44.Kxf1 Qd1+
45.Kf2 ½-½ Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/Novgorod
1996/CBM 054
19
13...a5 Kramnik: 'Huzman ' 14.b5 Bf6
15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 fxe4
18.Bg4² /± Tukmakov,V-Rupp,M Portoroz
1996 Nf5 19.Rxe4 Qf6 20.Rc1 Ne7 21.b6
h5 22.Bf3 cxb6 23.Qxd6 Nc6 24.Rce1
Rac8 25.h3 Kh7 26.Qd2 Rcd8 27.Qc1 Rd4
28.R4e2 Qe7 29.Qb1 Rd6 30.Bxh5 Rf6
31.Bg4 Nd4 32.Rb2 f3 33.Rxb6 fxg2
34.Rxb7 1-0 Tukmakov,V-Rupp,M/Portoroz
1996/EXP 51
13...Bf6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Bxc3
16.Rxc3 fxe4 17.Bf1
[ 17.Bg4 Huzman Nc6 ( 17...d5 18.cxd5
Nxd5 19.e7! Nxe7 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8
21.Rxc7 Nd5 22.Rxb7± ) 18.Rxe4 Ne5
19.c5 ( 19.g3 g5 20.h4 Kh8 21.Qd4 fxg3
22.Rxg3 gxh4 23.Rg2 Qf6 24.Qe3 Rae8
25.f4 Nxg4 26.Rxg4 Rg8 27.Rxg8+ Rxg8+
28.Kf2 Qb2+ 29.Qe2 Qb1 30.Qe1 Qxa2+
31.Re2 Qa3 32.Re3 Qb2+ 33.Re2 Qd4+
34.Kf3 Qd3+ 35.Re3 Qg6 36.Qc3+ Qg7
37.f5 Qxc3 38.Rxc3 Kg7 39.c5 Kf6
40.cxd6 cxd6 41.Ke4 Rg1 42.Rc7 Re1+
43.Kf4 Rf1+ 44.Ke4 Re1+ 45.Kf4 Rf1+
46.Ke4 Re1+ ½-½ Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/
5
Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 063 ext ) 19...Qe7 ]
[ 17.Qd4² Ftacnik ƒ ]
17...e3!
[ 17...c6? 18.Rxe4ƒ ∆h2-h4-h5 ]
[ 17...d5 Winants 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Bc4!± ]
18.fxe3 fxe3
[ 18...c6 Huzman 19.exf4 ( 19.Qd2 f3 )
19...Rxf4 20.Qd2 Qb6+ 21.c5! Qxb4
22.cxd6 Nd5 23.e7! Nxc3 24.d7 Qc5+
25.Re3+- ]
[ 18...a5 Ftacnik 19.b5 c6 20.bxc6 bxc6
21.Kh1 Qc7 22.Rd3 Rad8 23.exf4 Rxf4
24.Rd4 d5 25.cxd5 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 cxd5
27.Qd2 ½-½ Browne,W-Fedorowicz,J/USA-
ch Chandler G1 1997 (36) ]
19.Rcxe3 c6 ∆20... a5 21.b5 c:b5 22.c:b5
£b6„’f
[ 19...Rf6 ]
[ 19...a5 Ftacnik 20.b5 c6² ]
20.Qd2! ∆¦h3,£h6 d5
[ 20...a5 21.Rh3 Qc7 ( 21...Qb6+? 22.c5
Qxb4 23.Qh6 ) 22.g4!? ∆£d2-h6 ]
[ 20...Rf6 21.Rh3 Qf8 ( 21...h5 ) 22.Qxd6
Rd8 23.Qc5 Rd2 24.Qxa7± ]
21.cxd5
[ 21.Rh3?! dxc4 22.Qh6 Qd4+ 23.Kh1
Qg7 ]
21...cxd5
[ 21...Qd6!? Huzman 22.Qd4 Nf5 23.Qe5
Qxb4 ( 23...Qxd5 24.e7 Rfe8 25.Re4± )
24.Rb3 Qc5+ 25.Kh1² ]
[ 21...Qxd5 Huzman 22.Rd3± ]
22.Qd4!! Ftacnik: Very important move in the
attack, white queen controls the whole board.
[ 22.Rh3? Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Qxe6! 24.Rhe3
Qf7 ]
22...Qd6
[ 22...Nf5? 23.Qe5
A) 23...Qe7!± ;
B) 23...Qe7 Huzman 24.Rd3± ( 24.Rd3
Ftacnik d4 25.g4 Nh4 26.Bg2² );
C) 23...Nxe3? 24.e7+- ( 24.e7 Winants
Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Qd7 26.Rf8+! Rxf8
27.Qh8+!!+- );
D) 23...Qb6 24.e7! Rfe8 25.Qxd5+ Kg7
26.Qe5++- ]
[ 22...Qb6 23.Qc5! ( 23.Qxb6 Huzman axb6
24.a3 Rac8 25.Bb5± ) 23...Qxc5 24.bxc5 ]
23.Qc5 Huzman: 'Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Tilburg/
1997/' Qf4?
[ 23...Qxc5 24.bxc5 Rfc8 ( 24...b6!?
'²' Huzman. Huzman: 'Stohl: gives Black
drawing chances.' 25.cxb6 axb6 26.a3² )
 Opening book
A) 25.Rb3 Huzman
A1) 25...Rab8 26.Reb1 Kg7 27.Rf3
( 27.Rxb7 Rxb7 28.Rxb7 Kf6 29.Rxa7
Rxc5² /= ) 27...Nf5 ( 27...Rf8 28.Rxf8
Kxf8 29.Ba6± ) 28.g4
A1a) 28...Nh6 29.g5 Nf5 30.Rfb3
Rc7 31.Ba6 ( 31.Rb4 Kf8 32.Bg2 ;
31.Bg2 Nd4 32.Re3 Rxc5 33.e7 Re8
34.Rxb7 Rc1+ 35.Kf2 Rc2+ 36.Kf1
Nf5 37.Re6 Rc1+ 38.Kf2 Rc2+= )
31...Nd4 32.Rxb7 Rbxb7 33.Rxb7
Nxe6 34.Rxc7+ Nxc7 35.Bc8 Kf7
36.Kf2± ∆Ne6 37.Bxe6+ Kxe6
38.Ke3 Ke5 39.Kd3‡+- ;
A1b) 28...Nd4 29.Rf7+ Kg8
30.Rbxb7 Rxb7 31.Rxb7 Nxe6
32.Rxa7² ;
A2) 25...Rc7 Winants 26.Reb1 b6
( 26...Rb8 27.Ba6 ) 27.cxb6 axb6
28.a3² ;
A3) 25...b6 26.cxb6 axb6 27.Rxb6
Rxa2 28.Rb7 Kf8 29.Re3² ;
B) 25.Rb1 Rab8² ( 25...Rab8 26.Ra3
Rxc5 27.Rxa7 Rc7 )]
24.Rf3
[ 24.Qxe7?? Winants Qf2+ 25.Kh1 Qxf1+
26.Rxf1 Rxf1# ]
24...Qg5
[ 24...Qh4 Huzman 25.g3± ]
[ 24...Qd2 Huzman 25.Re2 Qg5 26.Ref2± ]
25.Rf7!
[ 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8 26.Qxa7 Qd2! 27.Qe3
Qxb4= ]
25...Rxf7
[ 25...Nc6 Ftacnik 26.Rxb7+- ]
26.exf7+ Kxf7 27.Qc7 /+- Qh4
[ 27...b6 Huzman '¹' Kramnik. Kramnik:
'Winants ' 28.g3! White has a big advantage,
because black pieces are very passive. The
pin of ¤e7 is very unpleasant and black
can`t defence his weak pawns a7,b6,d5.
( 28.Qb7 Ftacnik Rf8 29.Qxa7 Qh4 30.Rd1
Qxb4 31.Rxd5 Qe1! ; 28.Re5 Qh4
29.Rxd5 Qxb4 30.Qb7 Rf8 )]
[ ¹27...b6 Winants ]
28.Re3! ×¢g8 Qxb4?
[ ¹28...Rf8 29.g3 Qg5 ( 29...Qf6 30.Be2!
Kg8 31.Qxe7 Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Qe1+ 33.Kg2
Qf2+ 34.Kh3+- ) 30.Re2!‚ ∆31.h4+- ]
[ 28...b6 Ftacnik 29.Qe5!± ( 29.Qd6+-
Winants )]
29.a3 Qh4 30.Qxb7 Re8
[ 30...Rf8 31.Qxa7 Kg8 32.Rxe7 d4
6
33.Bc4+ Kh8 34.g3+- ]
[ 30...Rd8 Ftacnik 31.Qxa7 d4 32.Rh3!
Qe4 33.Rxh7++- ]
31.Qxa7 d4
[ 31...Rf8 Huzman 32.g3 ( 32.Rh3 Qe1 )
32...Qf6 33.Be2± /+- ]
[ 31...h6 Ftacnik 32.Bd3± ]
32.Bc4+
[ 32.Rf3+ Kg7 33.Qd7 Rf8 34.g3 Qe4 ]
32...Kf8
[ 32...Kg7 Ftacnik 33.g3 Qf6 34.Re6+-
( 34.Re6 Winants Qg5 35.Qxd4+ )]
33.g3!
[ 33.Rf3+ Kg7 34.Rf7+ Kh6 ]
33...Qg4
[ 33...Qf6 34.Re6 ( 34.Re4! Ftacnik Rd8
35.Rf4 Nf5 36.Qxh7 Qg7 37.Qxg7+ Kxg7
38.Bd3± ) 34...Qg7 ( 34...Qf3 Huzman
35.Qxd4+- ) 35.Qb6!? ]
34.Be2 Qc8 35.Qxd4 Qc1+ 36.Kg2
1-0 Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Tilburg 1997/CBM 061/
[Kramnik]
[ 36.Kg2 Qc6+ 37.Bf3 ( 37.Kf2+- Ftacnik )
37...Qc2+ 38.Re2+- ]
13...fxe4 Huzman 14.Ncxe4 Nf5
[ 14...Re8 Ftacnik ]
[ 14...a5 Ftacnik 15.bxa5 h6 16.Ne6 Bxe6
17.dxe6 Rxa5 18.Qb3 b6 19.Nc3 f3
20.Bxf3 Rxf3 21.gxf3 Rg5+ 22.Kh1 Be5
23.Ne4 Rh5 24.Ng3 Rh4 25.Re4
1-0 Kuemin,S-Pilaj,H/EU-chJM U16 Tallinn
1997 (39) ]
15.c5
[ 15.Bg4 Ftacnik '²!' Huzman. ]
15...Nd4
[ 15...h6 Ftacnik 16.cxd6! Nxd6 17.Nxd6
Qxd6 18.Ne4 Qb6 19.Bg4² ]
16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Bg4
[ 17.Bc4 Ftacnik f3!÷ ]
17...Bxg4
[ 17...f3÷ Ftacnik ]
18.Qxg4 Rf5 19.Ne6 Nxe6 20.dxe6 Qe7
21.h4 d5 22.Ng5 Qxb4 23.e7 Re8 24.Rb1
Qc3 25.Re6 Bf6 26.Rxb7 Bxg5 27.Rxa7
Kf7 28.Raa6 Rxe7 0-1 Dumitrache,D-
Kupreichik,V/Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2
13...c6 Huzman 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.Nce4
h6 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.dxe6 Qe7 18.Bg4 Nd4
19.Nd2 a5 20.b5 cxb5 21.cxb5 Nxb5
22.Nc4 Ra6 23.Qd3 Kh7 24.h4 Qxh4 25.e7
Qxg4 26.exf8Q Bxf8 27.Rb1 f3 28.Ne3
Malakhatko,V-Ho,A/WchJM U20 1997/EXP 59/
1-0 (39)
 Opening book
13...Nc6 Ftacnik 14.dxc6 Qxg5 15.exf5
bxc6 16.Bf3±
13...Bh6 Ftacnik 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6
f3 16.Bxf3 Bxc1 17.Qxc1© ƒ Kupreichik,V
13...h6 Ftacnik 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6
fxe4 16.Nxe4 Nc6 17.b5
[ 17.Bf1 Qe7 18.b5 Nd4 19.Nc3 c6
20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Re4 Qf6 22.Ne2 Nxe2+
23.Bxe2 Qe7 24.Bf3 Mikanovic,G-Ibrahim,
A/Quebec op 1997/1-0 (53) ]
17...Nd4 18.Bf3 Re8 19.Nc3 c6 20.bxc6
bxc6 21.Qd3 Qf6 22.Re4 Rxe6 23.Rxd4
Qxd4 24.Qxd4 Bxd4 25.Bxc6 Rb8 26.Bd5
Bxc3 27.Bxe6+ Kg7 28.Kf1 Ba5 29.Rc2
Rb1+ 0-1 Gulko,B-Comp Ferret/Internet m
rapid 1996
20
14.Ne6?! Ftacnik Bxe6 15.dxe6 Be5
[ 15...c6 16.Bf3 Be5 - 15...¥e5 ]
16.Bf3 c6 Kramnik: '- 15...¥e5' 17.Qb3?!
[ 17.b5÷ ]
17...fxe4! 18.Nxe4 ∆ ¤g5 Nf5 19.Nc5 Nd4
[ 19...Qc7 ]
20.Qd3 Re8?
[ 20...Qc7!³ 21.Nd7 Rfe8 ]
21.Nxb7± 1-0 Sokolov,I-Wiersma,E/Nederland
(ch) 1995 (42)
21
14...Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxg5 16.Nxc7 Rb8
17.Qxd6 Rd8 18.Ne6±
14...Be5 15.c5 h6
[ 15...dxc5 16.bxc5 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 Nxd5
18.exd5 Qxg5 19.d6± ]
[ 15...Rb8 16.Nb5 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Nf5
18.Nf3 Bg7 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Nc7 Qf6
21.Bxf5 Bxf5 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 Qe7
24.h4 1-0 Shariyazdanov,A-Varitski,I/
Pardubice op/1996 (29) ]
16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.dxe6 fxe4
[ 17...dxc5 18.bxc5 Qxd1 19.Rexd1² ]
18.Nxe4 Nf5
[ 18...d5 19.Nc3 Bxc3 20.Rxc3± ]
19.cxd6 cxd6
[ 19...Nxd6 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Qe2± ]
20.Nc5 dxc5 21.Qxd8 Raxd8 22.Rxe5 Rfe8
23.bxc5 Re7 24.Kf1 Nd4 25.Rd1 Kg7
26.Bxb7 Kf6 27.Rd5 Rxd5 28.Bxd5 Nxe6
29.Bxe6 Rxe6 30.Rc1 Rc6 31.Ke2 Ke5
32.Kf3 Kf5 33.Rc4 g5 34.g3 fxg3 35.hxg3
h5 36.g4+ hxg4+ 37.Kg3 a5 38.a4
1-0 Vera,R-Diaz,J/CUB-ch 1996/EXT 96ch2
22
with ¤e6 Kramnik: '∆ ¤e6'
7
23
12...Kh8 13.Bb2 a5
[ 13...c6 Hazai: '‚ 12...¢h8' 14.Qb3 cxd5
15.cxd5 fxe4 16.Ncxe4 Nfxd5 ( 16...Nxe4
17.Bxe4 ) 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.Rad1 Rxf3
19.Qxf3 Be6 20.Qf7!± ]
14.b5! Rb8
[ 14...b6 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Ne6 Bxe6
17.dxe6 e4 18.Bh5 Nxh5 19.Qxh5 Qc8
20.Nxe4!± ]
15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Ne8
[ 16...f4 17.c5 dxc5 18.Na4± ]
[ 16...Qc8 HarZvi 17.Nd5 ]
17.Qb3 c5
[ 17...Qc8 18.c5 dxc5 19.Na4 ( 19.Rad1
HarZvi Nd6 20.b6 HarZvi: with more than a
very good compensation for the pawn )
19...b6 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Bxe5± ]
18.exf5 gxf5
[ 18...Nxf5 Hazai: 'HarZvi' 19.Nd5 Nc7
20.Nxc7 Qxc7 21.b6 Qe7 22.Bd5± ]
[ 18...Nxf5 HarZvi ]
19.Bh5 HarZvi: with more than a very good
compensation for the pawn Nc7 20.Bf7 Qc8
21.Nd5 Ncxd5 22.cxd5± f4
[ 22...b6 23.f4 ]
23.Bh5!
[ 23.Rad1 Rxf7 24.exf7 Qf5 ]
23...b6 24.Rad1 Rf5 25.Bf3 Qg8 26.Be4
Kramnik: 'Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Vienna
Millenium 1996/CBM 55/[Hazai]/1-0 (44)' Rg5
HarZvi: white advantage is very big,now he
should put a rook on h3 put preasure on h7
and then try to break with g3,it is very simple
plan 27.Rd3 Bf6 28.Rh3 Ng6 29.Qf3 Rb7
30.Rh5 HarZvi: h5 will be afantastic place for
the queen Rxh5 31.Qxh5 Rg7 32.g3+- Ne7
33.Kh1 Qf8 34.Rg1 HarZvi: the threat gxf4
then ¦xg7 and ¥xf6 Ng8 defending f6 35.Qf3
Bg5 36.h4 Bf6 37.Rg2 Qe7 38.Qh5 fxg3
39.fxg3 Qf8 40.Rf2 Qd8 41.g4 Be7 42.g5
c4 43.Rf7 Qe8 44.Qxh7+ 1-0 Kramnik,V-
Polgar,J/Vienna 1996/CBM 055/[Hazai]
[ 44.Qxh7+ HarZvi Rxh7 45.Rxh7# ]
24
13.Qb3 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 fxe4
16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Rf6 '÷' Psakhis.
18.Bb2
[ 18.b5 Qc8!³ Dautov ]
18...Rxe6 19.Rad1 Qc7 20.Qh3 Rf6 21.f4
Rxf4 22.Qe6+ Kh7 23.Qxd6 Rc8=
Astrom-Relange, Yerevan (ol) 1996
13.Be3!? N/ Strong novelty in wellknown
position. Kramnik preferes to increase
 Opening book
preasure on queen side, than to put
bishop on b2, where
Black,s defence is not so easy. For
example Huzman: 'Stohl: Kramnik's new
move' cxd5 Huzman: 'Stohl '
[ 13...f4 Usually it is not good for Black to
close king side. 14.Bc1 ( 14.Bd2 h6
15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Qc8 )
A) 14...h6 Stohl: Gelfand chooses a
continuation which gave Black good
results lately. 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Nc8
A1) 17.Qb3 Qe7 18.c5 Re8 19.Be2
Kh7
A1a) 20.b5N Qxe6 21.Bc4 Qe7
22.Ba3 '?!' Huzman. dxc5 23.bxc6
bxc6 24.Na4© Huzman: ' ½-½
Iskusnyh,S-Fedorov,A/RUS-Cup01
Chigorin mem 1997 (41) /=' Nd6
( 24...Nd7³ ) 25.Bxc5 Qc7 26.Bxd6
Qxd6 27.Red1 Qe7 28.Qc2 Rad8
29.Nc5 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Rd8 31.Rxd8
Qxd8 32.Ne6 Qa5 33.Kf1 Qb4 34.g3
Qa3 35.Bb3 Qd6 36.Ke2 Nd7
37.Qc4 Nb6 38.Qc3 fxg3 39.hxg3
Bf6 Huzman: ' ½-½ Iskusnyh,S-
Fedorov,A/RUS-Cup01 Chigorin mem
1997' 40.Qa5 Qe7 41.Qc3 Qd6
½-½ Iskusnyh,S-Fedorov,A/RUS-
Cup01 Chigorin mem 1997 ;
A1b) 20.Bc4 Stohl b5!³ ;
A1c) 20.Ba3 Qxe6 ( 20...b5?!
21.cxb6 Nxb6 22.b5!ƒ ) 21.Bc4 Qe7
22.Rad1 b5 ( 22...dxc5 23.bxc5 Qc7
24.Bf7 Rf8 25.Be6 Ne7 26.Rd6© )
23.cxb6 Nxb6 24.b5 Nxc4 25.Qxc4
c5 '=' Huzman. Huzman: ' ½-½
Krasenkow,M-Shulman,Y/Mikenas
mem op 1997 (30)' 26.Nd5 Nxd5
27.Rxd5 '=' Huzman. Huzman: '½-½
Krasenkow,M-Shulman,Y/Mikenas
mem op 1997/ (30)' Bf8 28.Bb2 Reb8
29.a4 a6 30.Bc3 axb5 ( 30...axb5
31.axb5 ½-½ Krasenkow,M-Shulman,
Y/Vilnius 1997/CBM 60/[Shulman] )
31.axb5 ½-½ Krasenkow,M-Shulman,
Y/Vilnius 1997/CBM 60/[Shulman] ;
A2) 17.b5!N Stohl: An important novelty.
'!' Huzman.
A2a) 17...Re8 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.c5
Rxe6 20.Qb3 Qe8 21.Be2 Nd7
22.Ba3 Rb8 23.Qa4© ( 23.Qc4 );
A2b) ¹17...Qe7! Stohl 18.bxc6 bxc6
19.c5! ( ‹19.Qa4 Nb6 20.Qxc6 Rfc8
8
21.Qb5 Qxe6³ ) 19...dxc5 20.Ba3
Nb6 Huzman: '-17...£e7' Stohl: Here
we see the difference-§c5 is protected
for a while. 21.Na4 Nxa4 22.Qxa4
Qxe6 23.Bxc5 Rfd8 24.Be2 Kh8÷
∆¤d7-b6 Stohl: Black's situation is
certainly far less dangerous, than in
the game. ;
A2c) ‹17...c5?! Stohl 18.Nd5 Re8
19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Bg4 h5 21.Bh3ƒ
Stohl: White has protected his pawn
and wants to open and attack the »
with g3. Black's pieces lack
coordination. ;
A2d) 17...Nb6 Stohl 18.bxc6 bxc6
19.Ba3!? ( 19.c5 dxc5 20.Ba3 Qe7
-17...£e7 ; 19.Qb3!? Qe7 20.Ba3 ∆
Qxe6?! 21.Bxd6!ƒ ) 19...c5
( 19...Nxc4? 20.Qb3+- )
A2d1) 20.Nd5 Re8 21.Nxf6+
A2d11) 21...Qxf6 22.Qxd6
A2d111) 22...Nxc4 23.Qxc5
Nxa3 ( 23...Rac8? 24.Qxa7 Ra8
25.Qf7+± ) 24.Qxa3 Qxe6
25.Bd1! Bf8 26.Qa4ƒ »¢® ;
A2d112) 22...Bf8!?= ;
A2d12) 21...Bxf6!? 22.Bg4 Nxc4
23.Qd5 Qa5! 24.Qxc4 Qxa3
25.Rab1 Rab8³ ;
A2d2) ¹20.Nb5! ∆ Nxc4?! 21.Qb3
a6 22.e7! Qxe7 23.Qxc4+ d5
24.Qc1! axb5 25.Bxc5± Stohl: It's
unbelievable how strong the
seemingly helpless §e6 can be. ;
A2e) 17...Qe8 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.c5!
Qxe6 ( 19...dxc5 20.Ba3 Qxe6
Stohl: Now White's ¤ gets to c5 with
strong pressure 21.Na4 -see game )
20.Ba3
A2e1) ¹20...Rd8!? Stohl ∆d5
A2e11) 21.Qa4 dxc5„ ∆¤b6 ;
A2e12) 21.Qc2 d5! 22.exd5
cxd5!? 23.Qxg6 Ne7÷ ∆e4 ;
A2e13) 21.Qe2 d5 22.exd5 cxd5
( 22...Nxd5 23.Bb2ƒ ) 23.Qxe5
Qxe5 24.Rxe5 Ne4 25.Rxd5
Rxd5 26.Nxd5 Bxa1 27.Bxe4
Rb8 28.c6© ;
A2e14) ‹21.cxd6 Nxd6³ ;
A2e15) ¹21.Qd3!? d5 ( 21...Rd7
22.Qa6! dxc5 23.Na4± ) 22.exd5
cxd5 23.Rad1 Ne7 24.c6! Nxc6
25.Nxd5 Kh7 26.Nxf4 Rxd3
 Opening book
27.Nxe6 Rxa3 28.Bxc6 Rc8² ;
A2e2) 20...dxc5 Stohl: Now White's
¤ gets to c5 with strong pressure
21.Na4± '©' Huzman. Huzman: '/±
Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B Belgrad1997'
The white have more than enough
compensation for sacrifised material
because of strong bishop's pressure
on the diagonals a3-f8,b3-g8 in
combination with strong knight on
"c5".The black have no counterplay
and can just defend a lot of
weakness in their position. Huzman: '-
see game' Nb6 22.Nxc5 Qf7
Stohl: ∆¦fd8,¥f8 23.Qc1!
'©' Huzman. Huzman: ' Kramnik,V-
Gelfand,B/Investbanka 1997/½-½
(66) /±' Stohl: A great move,
activating the still passive ¥f3. It's
clear now White's plan has
triumphed and Black is fighting for
bare survival. Qc4 ( 23...Rfc8
24.Bd1 Qe8 25.Bb3+ Kh7
26.Rd1ƒ ; 23...Nc4? Stohl 24.Bd1+-
loses at least an exchange. ) 24.Bd1
Qxc1 25.Rxc1± +-Exchange of
queens doesn't help the black as it is
easy for the white to win weak
pawns of the black now. Rfc8
Stohl: Black of course wants to have
at least a pawn for his suffering.
26.Bb3+ Kh7 27.Ne6 a5! ׫
( 27...Nfd7!? Stohl ∆c5,¥f6 ) 28.Nxg7
Kxg7 29.Be6
A2e21) 29...Nfd7 30.Red1
A2e211) 30...Rc7 31.Bd6
( 31.Rd6 '‚' Huzman. Huzman:
'Stohl ' c5 ; 31.Rd6‚ Stohl )
31...Rcc8 32.Rb1 Kf6 33.Bxd7
Nxd7 34.Rb7+- ;
A2e212) 30...Ra7 31.Bc5 Rb8
32.Bxd7 Rxd7 33.Bd6+- ;
A2e22) 29...Rc7? Stohl 30.Bd6+- ;
A2e23) 29...Nbd7 30.Red1 Ra7
31.Bb2 ( 31.f3!?± Stohl ) 31...Rcc7
(Stohl: More active was 31...Rb8!
Stohl 32.Ba1 Rb6 33.Rd6 Rab7
∆c5 ) 32.f3 Kf8 Stohl: Now White
regains his pawn with interest. But
passive defense was also quite
dreary- ( 32...Rab7 33.Ba3± ;
32...c5 Stohl 33.Rd6 Rab7 34.Bc3
a4 35.Rcd1 −,׫ ) 33.Rd6 Rab7
9
( 33...g5 Stohl 34.Rcxc6±
Stohl: Gelfand prefers to give up
his ¢-side pawns to retain some
hope for counterplay. ) 34.Ba3
( ‹34.Bc3?! Stohl Ke7 35.Rcd1
Nd5!³ ) 34...c5 35.Bxd7
White start to win pawns,
transforming positional advantage
in material. Nxd7 36.Rxg6 Kf7
( 36...h5 37.Rh6+- ) 37.Rxh6+- c4
A2e231) 38.Rd6!?
A2e2311) 38...c3 39.Rc2
( 39.Rd3 Stohl c2 40.Kf2 Rb1
41.Ke2+- Stohl: reliably checks
the passed pawn. ) 39...Rb1+
40.Kf2 Nf8 41.Rd3+- ;
A2e2312) 38...Nf8 39.Rd5
Ne6 40.Bd6+- ;
A2e232) 38.g3! fxg3 ( 38...c3
39.gxf4 exf4 40.Bd6+- ) 39.hxg3
c3 40.Rc2 ( 40.Rh2?!
this very passive plan gives the
black chances for counterplay.
Rc6 41.Rhc2 Rbc7 42.Kf2 Nf6
43.Ke2 Nh5„ ; 40.Rd6 Stohl c2
41.Rd3 Rb1 42.Kf2+- ) 40...Nf8
Stohl: Th only chance. From now
on Gelfand defends tenaciously
and with help from White
manages to save a hopeless
position.
A2e2321) 41.Rd6? Stohl Ne6
42.Rd3 Nd4-+ ;
A2e2322) 41.Bxf8 Stohl
Kxf8„ ( 41...Rb1+!? 42.Kf2
Kxf8© );
A2e2323) 41.Bd6!
A2e23231) 41...Rb2
A2e232311) 42.Rc1! Stohl
Rcb7 ( 42...c2 43.Bxc7
Rb1 44.Rc6 Rxc1+
45.Kg2+- ) 43.Rh2 Rxh2
44.Kxh2 Rb2+ 45.Kh3+- ;
A2e232312) 42.Bxc7 Rxc2
43.Bxe5 Ne6 44.Kf1+- ;
A2e23232) ¹41...Rc4!?
Stohl 42.Rhh2! ( 42.Bxe5?
Rb1+ 43.Kf2 Rb2! 44.Rxb2
cxb2 45.Rb6 Nd7 46.Rb7
b1Q= ) 42...Nd7 43.Kf2 Ke6
44.Ba3± ;
A2e23233) 41...Rb1+ 42.Kf2
Rb2 43.Bxc7 Rxc2+ 44.Ke3
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Rxa2 ( 44...Ng6 45.Bxa5+- ) and White has

45.Bxe5 c2 ( 45...Ra3 Stohl problems achieving any
46.Rc6 -45...c2 ) 46.Rc6 progress. ( 59...Rxa5?
Ra3+ ( 46...Ne6 Stohl 47.f4 Stohl 60.Bxa5 Ke7
Ra3+ 48.Ke2+- ∆ Rxg3? 61.Bc3!+- ) 60.Be1
49.f5 ) 47.Ke2 Ra2 48.Kd2 A2e232332221)
Ne6 ‹60...Nd6 Stohl ∆¦g5
A2e232331) 49.Rxc2?? 61.Rd5 ( 61.Ke3?
Rxc2+ 50.Kxc2 Ng5 Rxg3+! 62.Bxg3
51.Kb3 ( 51.f4 Stohl Nxe4 Nc4+= ) 61...Kd7
52.g4 Nf2 53.g5 Kg6= ; A2e2323322211)
51.Kd3 Nxf3 52.Bf4 Kf6= ) 62.Ke3? Re4+ 63.Kf2
51...Nxf3 52.Bf4 Nh2= ; Kc6 64.Ra5 Kb6!
A2e232332) 49.f4 c1Q+! 65.Bd2 Rd4 66.Ra2
Stohl: Gelfand eliminates Rd5!= Stohl: and
the central pawn. ( 49...Ra4 White loses a pawn.
50.Kd3 Ra3+ 51.Kxc2 ( 66...Nxf5?
Rxg3 52.f5 Rg2+ 67.Be3+- );
53.Kd3+- ; 49...a4? Stohl A2e2323322212)
50.g4+- Stohl: and White's 62.Bf2! Rg5
pawns decide. ) 50.Kxc1 ( 62...Kc6 63.Rc5+
Ra4 51.Kd2 Rxe4 52.Bc3! Kd7 64.Ke3+- )
Ke7 ( 52...Nxf4? 63.Bc5 Kc6
53.Rf6++- ) 53.Kd3! Ra4 ( 63...Rxg3+ 64.Kd4
54.f5 Rg4+ 65.Ke5 Re4+
A2e2323321) 54...Ng5 66.Kf6 Kc6
55.Bf6+ ( 55.Rg6 Stohl 67.Rxd6++- ¬ )
Nf7 56.g4+- ) 55...Kd7 64.Rxd6+ Kxc5
56.Bxg5! Kxc6 57.f6 65.Rd8+- ;
Rb4 ( 57...Ra3+ A2e232332222)
58.Ke4+- ) 58.f7 Rb8 60...Ng5 Stohl
59.Be7+- ; 61.Ra6! ;
A2e2323322) 54...Nd8 A2e232332223)
A2e23233221) 60...Ke7
¹55.Bf6+ Stohl Kd7 Stohl: Lákavé bolo
56.Rc4 Rxc4 A2e2323322231)
( 56...Ra3+ 57.Rc3+- ) 61.Ra6!
57.Kxc4 Nf7 58.Kd5+- A2e23233222311)
Stohl: and Black can't 61...Nd6! Stohl 62.f6+
blockade White's Kd7 63.Kc2!?
pawns. ; ( 63.Bf2 Rg6 64.f7
A2e23233222) 55.Ra6 Nxf7!= ) 63...Nf7²
Nf7 56.Ra7+ Stohl: it's difficult to
( 56.Rxa5? Stohl Rxa5 say if White can win
57.Bxa5 Kf6= ; this position. ;
¹56.Re6+!? Stohl Kf8 A2e23233222312)
57.Re4 Ra3 58.g4 61...Rg5 62.Bb4+
Stohl: þf,g ) 56...Ke8 Kd7 63.Ra7+ Ke8
57.Ra8+ Ke7 58.Ra7+ 64.Re7+ Kf8
Ke8 59.Rxa5 Rg4 65.Re4+ Kg8 66.g4
Stohl: An amazing Kh7 67.Ke3! Nh6
endgame. Suddenly the 68.Kf3 Nxf5 69.Kf4!
blockade is very real Kg6 70.Re6++- ;
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A2e23233222313) A1) 16.exf5

61...Ng5 62.Rg6 Kf7 A1a) 16...e4? 17.Nxe4 Nxe4
63.Kc2! Ilic Rc4+™ 18.Bxe4 Bxa1 ( 18...d5 19.cxd5 cxd5
64.Bc3 Ne4 20.Bd3 Bxa1 21.Qxa1 Nxf5
65.Kd3+- ; 22.Bc5± ) 19.Qxa1 Nxf5 20.Bxf5 Rxf5
A2e2323322232) 21.Qb1 Qf8 22.Bd4!± ;
61.Ke3 Ng5 ; A1b) 16...Nxf5
A2e2323322233) A1b1) 17.Qd3
61.Bf2 Ng5!= A1b11) 17...e4? 18.Nxe4 Nxe4
Stohl: Now it's a draw! 19.Bxe4 Nxe3 ( 19...Bxa1 Ftacnik
62.Ra6 ( 62.Ke2 Ne4 20.Bxf5 Bg7² ) 20.Qxe3+- ∆Bxa1
63.Kf3 Nxf2 64.Kxf2 ( 20...Qb6 21.e7± ) 21.e7 Qxe7
Kf6 65.Kf3 Rb4= ; 22.Bd5+ ;
62.Ke3 Stohl Re4+ A1b12) 17...Nxe3 18.Rxe3 Qe7
63.Kd2 Rg4= ; 62.Rb5 ( 18...e4? Ftacnik 19.Bxe4 Nxe4
Stohl Kf7 20.Qxe4± ) 19.Rd1
Stohl: ∆¤e4 ) 62...Kf7 A1b121) 19...Qxe6 20.Qxd6
63.Ke2 ( 63.Rg6 ( 20.b5 g4 21.Be4 Nxe4
Stohl Nh3!= ) 63...Ne4 22.Nxe4 cxb5 23.cxb5© )
A2e23233222331) 20...Qxc4 21.b5
64.Ke3 Stohl Nxf2! A1b1211) 21...Rad8 22.Qxd8
Stohl: Draws Rxd8 23.Rxd8+ Bf8 ( 23...Kf7
immediately 24.Rb8± ) 24.bxc6 bxc6
( ‹64...Nxg3 65.Kf3 25.Rc8 e4 26.Bd1 Kg7
Rg5 66.Bxg3 27.Bb3² ;
Rxf5+= ) 65.Kxf2 Rg5 A1b1212) 21...g4 22.Be2 Qf7
66.f6 Kg6! ( 66...Rf5+ 23.bxc6 bxc6 24.Qxc6² ;
67.Ke3 Rxf6?? A1b1213) 21...cxb5 22.Bxb7
68.Rxf6+ Kxf6 ( 22.Qxe5 b4 23.Nd5÷ )
69.Kf4+- ) 67.Kf3 A1b12131) 22...Rad8
Rf5+ 68.Ke4 Rg5= ; 23.Qxd8 Rxd8 24.Rxd8+±
A2e23233222332) ( 24.Rxd8+ Kh7 25.Bc8 Ng8
64.Ra5 Rg5 65.Kf3 26.Bf5+ Kh8 27.Rc8 Qf7
Nxf2 66.Kxf2 Kf6 28.g4 b4 29.Ne4 Qxa2
½-½ Kramnik,V- 30.Nc5± );
Gelfand,B/Belgrade A1b12132) 22...Rab8
1997/CBM 062/ 23.Bf3© ( 23.Bf3 Ftacnik Kh8
[Huzman] ; 24.Be2 Qf7 25.Qa6÷ );
B) 14...cxd5 Huzman: 'Ftacnik' A1b122) 19...g4?
B1) 15.exd5?! e4 16.Rxe4³ ( 16.Bxe4? A1b1221) 20.Be2 Rad8
h6!-+ ); ( 20...Qxe6 21.Qxd6± ) 21.Qf5
B2) 15.cxd5 Qb6 ( 15...h6 16.Ne6 Rde8„ ;
Bxe6 17.dxe6 Stohl: only opens the A1b1222) 20.Be4! Nxe4
positon for White's −, also §e6 is ( 20...Qxe6 21.Bf5 Qe7
stronger than it seems: Nc6 18.Nd5 22.Qxd6± ) 21.Nxe4 Qxe6
Re8 19.Qb3 Kh7 20.Bb2 ∆ Rxe6 22.Nxd6± ;
21.Nc7± ) 16.Qb3ƒ ] A1b123) 19...Rad8 Ftacnik:
[ 13...h6 Huzman: 'Stohl ' 14.Ne6 Bxe6 Black can become choosy, since
15.dxe6 Huzman: 'Stohl: can lead to the also the opening of the position
same position, Piket's idea' Huzman: 'The was quite attractive.
pawn e6 can be supported by the play along A1b1231) 20.b5 g4! 21.Be4
a8-h1 ' Nxe4 22.Nxe4 ( 22.Qxe4 Rf4
A) 15...g5 '?!' Huzman. 23.Qg6 Rxc4∓ ) 22...d5∓ ;
 Opening book
A1b1232) 20.Ne4! '±' Huzman.
Huzman: '1-0Kramnik,V-
Nijboer,F /Hoogovens
1998(29)'
A1b12321) 20...Nxe4
21.Bxe4 Qxe6 22.b5 Qd7
( 22...Qe8 23.Rf3!? )
23.Qc2© ( 23.Re2© Ftacnik );
A1b12322) 20...Qxe6
Ftacnik 21.Nxd6 Ne8 22.c5
Qxa2 23.b5ƒ ;
A1b12323) 20...d5 Ftacnik
21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.cxd5 g4
23.Be4 Qxf2+ 24.Kh1² ;
A1b12324) 20...g4?
A1b123241) 21.Be2
Ftacnik d5 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6
23.Bxg4
A1b1232411) 23...Qxf2+
24.Kh1 dxc4 25.Qxd8
Rxd8 26.Rxd8+ Kh7
( 26...Bf8 27.h3 Qxe3
28.e7 Qc1+ 29.Kh2
Qf4+= ) 27.Rd1 Qxe3
28.e7 Qg5 29.e8Q Qxg4
30.Rd8÷ ;
A1b1232412) 23...dxc4
24.Qc2 Rxd1+ 25.Bxd1
Qxe6³ ;
A1b123242) 21.Nxf6+
Qxf6 ( 21...Rxf6 22.Bxg4
d5 23.Rxe5± ) 22.Bxg4
Qxf2+ ( ¹22...d5± ) 23.Kh1
The dangerous passed
pawn e6 and the possibility
of the attack of the white in
the presents of opposite
colour bishops determine
big advantage of the white.
A1b1232421) 23...Rde8
24.Rf3! ( 24.Ree1²
Ftacnik ) 24...Rxf3
( 24...Qh4 25.Qg6± )
25.gxf3± ∆Qxa2 26.Qg6
Re7 27.Rxd6+- ;
A1b1232422) ¹23...Qf6
24.Rf3 Qe7± ;
A1b1232423) 23...Qh4
Ftacnik 24.Rf3 Rxf3
25.Bxf3 Qf6 26.b5!
Qxe6 27.bxc6 bxc6
28.Bxc6² ;
A1b1232424) 23...Rf4?
12
Ftacnik: Black is too
active, he had to take
care about the
edangerous e6 pawn.
24.Rf3! Qh4 ( 24...Rxf3
25.Bxf3 Qh4 26.b5+- )
25.Rxf4 exf4 26.Bf3+-
Qe7 ( 26...a6 Ftacnik
27.a4 Qg5 28.b5!± xc6 )
27.Re1 Be5 ( 27...Rf8
Ftacnik 28.b5!± )
28.Qg6+ Qg7 ( 28...Bg7
Ftacnik 29.Be4 d5
30.cxd5 cxd5 31.Qh7+
Kf8 32.Qf5+ Qf6 33.e7+
Kxe7 34.Bxd5+ Kf8
35.Qe4+- ; 28...Kh8
Ftacnik 29.Qxh6+ Kg8
30.Bh5+- ) 29.e7
1-0 Kramnik,V-Nijboer,F/
Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM
063/[Huzman] ( 29.e7!
Ftacnik Qxg6
30.exd8Q++- );
A1b2) 17.b5ƒ is not very
impressive. ;
A2) 16.h3 f4 17.Bc1 Ng6 18.c5 dxc5
19.bxc5 Qe7 20.Rb1 Rfe8 21.Qb3
Rab8 22.Ba3 Nh4 '„' Huzman.
Huzman: ' Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Amber-
blind6th 1997/½-½ (66)' Huzman:
'Ftacnik' 23.Be2 f3 24.Bxf3 Nxf3+
25.gxf3 Qxe6 26.Qxe6+ Rxe6 27.Rb3
Kramnik: 'Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Amber-
blind6th 1997/EXP 57/½-½ (66)' b5
'∓' Huzman. Huzman: 'Kramnik,V-Piket,J/
Monaco bl/1997/' 28.cxb6 axb6 29.Bc5
Nd7 Huzman: 'Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Amber-
blind6th 1997/½-½ (66)' 30.Be3 Bf8
31.a4 Bc5 32.Rd1 Bxe3 33.Rxd7 Bd4
34.Ne2 c5 35.Ng3 Ra8 36.Rb7 c4
37.Rb5 Bc5 38.Rb1 Rxa4 39.Nf5 c3
40.Rb8+ Kf7 41.Rb7+ Kf8 42.Rc1 Bd4
43.h4 Rc6 44.hxg5 Rg6 45.f4 exf4
46.Rb8+ Kf7 47.Rb7+ Kf8 48.Kg2
Rxg5+ 49.Kf3 Bc5 50.Nxh6 Ra2
51.Kxf4 Rh5 52.Ng4 c2 53.Nf6 Rh2
54.Nd7+ Ke8 55.Nxc5 bxc5 56.Ke3 c4
57.Rc7 Rh3+ 58.f3 Ra3+ 59.Kd4 Rh2
60.Rxc4 Rxf3 61.R1xc2 Rxc2 62.Rxc2
Ra3 63.Rc6 Ke7 64.Ke5 Ra5+ 65.Kf4
Rh5 66.Kg4 ½-½ Kramnik,V-Piket,J/
Monte Carlo 1997/CBM 057 ext ;
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B) 15...Ne8 Huzman: 'Ftacnik' 16.Qb3
Qc8 17.c5 ∆fxe4 18.cxd6 exf3?!
19.dxe7 Rf5 20.Rad1+- ]
[ 13...a5 14.bxa5 Qxa5 15.Qb3 cxd5
16.cxd5 h6 17.a4 b5 18.Ne6 Bxe6
19.dxe6 fxe4 20.Be2 bxa4 21.Rxa4 Qc7
22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.Rxe4 Rfb8 24.Rb4
Rxb4 25.Qxb4 Qa5 26.Bd2 Qxb4 27.Bxb4
Rd8 28.Rd1 Nf5 29.g4 Nd4 30.Bc4 Kf8
31.Ra1 Bf6 32.Kg2 Be7 33.Bd5 Rb8
34.Bd2 g5 35.Ra7 Rb5 36.Ba2 d5 37.Bc3
Nc6 38.Rc7 Rc5 39.Bxd5 Rxc3 40.Bxc6
e4 41.Kf1 e3 42.fxe3 Rxe3 43.Bd5 Rh3
44.Rc2 Bf6 45.Rc8+ Ke7 46.Rc7+ Kd6
47.Rd7+ Ke5 48.e7 Bxe7 49.Bg2 Ke6
50.Rxe7+ Kxe7 51.Bxh3 Kf6 52.Bg2 h5
53.h3 Ke5 54.Bf3 Kf4 55.Ke2 1-0 Kramnik,
V-Piket,J/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 063 ext ]
14.cxd5 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4
17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 d5 19.Bc2
[ 19.Bc5 dxe4 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.Bxe7
Re8 ( 21...Rd4? 22.Rac1± )
A) 22.Bh4 Rxe6 23.Rxe4 ( 23.Rac1
Ra6 ) 23...Rc8= ;
B) 22.Bc5!? b6 23.Be3 Rxe6 24.a4© ]
19...e4
[After 19...d4 Huzman: 'Ftacnik' 20.Bd2 d3
21.Bb3 Qb6 22.Be3 ( 22.Re3 e4 23.Rc1
Bd4 ) 22...Qxb4 23.Rc1 Rfd8 ( 23...Rac8
24.Qxd3± ) 24.Bc5 Qh4 ( 24...Qxe1+
25.Qxe1 d2 26.Qd1 dxc1Q 27.Qxc1 Rac8
28.Qa3± ) 25.Re3 e4 26.Rc4± advantage
also on the white side. ]
[ 19...b6! Huzman: 'Ftacnik'
A) 20.Ba4!? Qd6
A1) 21.Qd2 Kh7 ( 21...Qxe6 22.Bxh6
Bxh6 23.Qxh6 Nf5 24.Qf4² ) 22.Bd7
Nf5= ;
A2) 21.Bd7 Qxb4 22.Rc1© ;
B) 20.Qg4 Rf6 21.Bb3 ( 21.Ba4 h5
22.Qh3 Qd6 23.Bd7 Qxb4 24.Bg5 Rf5
25.Rab1 Qd6 26.Qh4© ) 21...Qd6
22.Rad1 Rd8
B1) 23.Rxd5 Nxd5 24.Rd1 Qxe6
B1a) 25.Qxe6+ Rxe6 26.Rxd5
( 26.Bxd5?? Kh7-+ ) 26...Rxd5
27.Bxd5 Kf7 28.Kf1 Ke7 29.Bxe6
Kxe6∓ ;
B1b) 25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Rxd5 Rxd5
27.Qc4 Rfd6 28.h4 Kh7= ;
B2) 23.b5 Qxe6
B2a) 24.Qa4 Rd7 25.f4 exf4!
( 25...e4 26.Bc1!± 1-0 Gligoric,S-Nataf,
13
I Cannes 98(47) ) 26.Bd4 Qd6 27.Bxf6
Bxf6© ;
B2b) 24.Qxe6+ Rxe6 25.Bc1 Kf7
26.Ba3² e4 27.g3 ( 27.Re2 ) 27...Rd7
28.Bxe7 Kxe7 29.Rxd5 Rxd5
( 29...Rc7 30.Rd2 Re5 31.Rde2± )
30.Bxd5 Bc3 31.Re2 Re5 32.Bxe4±
g5 33.a4 Kd6 ( 33...Kf6!? ) 34.Kg2
Kc5 35.f4 gxf4 36.gxf4 Re6 37.Kf3
Rd6 ( 37...Kb4!? ) 38.Kg4 ( 38.Bf5!
Dolmatov ∆Rd2 39.Re7 Rxh2
40.Rxa7± ) 38...Rd2= 39.Rg2 Kd4
40.Bc6 Rxg2+ 41.Bxg2 Bd2 42.Bf3
Bc1 43.Bd1 Bd2 44.Bc2 Bc1 45.f5
Ke5 46.Kh5 Kf6 ½-½ Kramnik,V-
Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 064/
[Huzman] ]
20.Rc1
[ 20.Bd4?! Qc8! 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qd4+
Rf6³ ]
20...d4 Judit playing in her usual active stile,
but , unfortunately, she could't give answer on
question: how to protect her,s pawns in the
center. '?' Huzman.
[ 20...b6™ Ftacnik ]
21.Bd2 e3 Best chance.
[ 21...d3 22.Bb3 Bd4 23.Be3 Bxe3
24.Rxe3 Qd4 25.Qd2 Rac8 ( 25...Nd5
26.e7! Rf7 27.Rc4 Qa1+ 28.Re1+- )
26.Rce1 Rf4 27.g3+- lose without any
fight. ]
22.fxe3 d3 23.Bb3 Qd6 24.Qg4 Be5
25.Rf1! h2 pawn is less important than
possible Black,s activity after '±!' Huzman.
Huzman: ' 1-0 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Linares14th
1997 (37)'
[ 25.Qh4 Rf5! ]
25...Bxh2+ 26.Kh1 '±' Huzman. Huzman: '
1-0 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Linares14th 1997 (37)'
Qg3
[ 26...Be5 27.b5! Qb6 28.Rf7 Rxf7
29.exf7+ Kg7 30.Rf1 Rf8 31.Bb4+- ]
27.Qd4! Kramnik: '1-0 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/
Linares/1997/ (37)'
[ 27.Qxg3 Bxg3 28.Rf7 Rxf7 ( 28...Bd6
29.Rc3 Bxb4 30.Rxd3 Bxd2 31.Rxd2 Rxf7
32.exf7+ Kg7 ) 29.exf7+ Kg7± is good for
White, but move in the game is stronger. ]
27...Qe5
[ 27...Qd6 28.Rf7 ]
28.Rf7! '+-' Huzman. Huzman: 'Kramnik,V-
Polgar,J/Linares/1997/' Rxf7
[ 28...Nf5 29.Rxf5! ( 29.e7?? Rxf7 30.Qd8+
 Opening book
Kg7 31.Bxf7 Ng3+ 32.Kxh2 Ne2+-+ )
29...Rxf5 ( 29...gxf5 30.Qd7+- ) 30.e7+
( 30.Qd7 Qb8 31.e7+ Kh8 32.g4! Re5
33.Bf7+- ) 30...Kh7 31.Qd7 Qg7 ( 31...Rf7
32.Bxf7 Bg3 33.Be6+- )]
[ 28...Rae8 29.Rcf1+- ( 29.Bc3!? )]
29.exf7+ Kh7 30.Qxe5! Simple ans strong.
Bxe5 31.Rc5 Bd6
[ 31...Bg7 32.Rc7+- ]
32.Rc4 Nc6
[ 32...Nf5 33.g4 Ng3+ 34.Kg2 Ne2 35.Re4
Rf8 36.Bc4+- ]
33.b5 Ne5 34.Rd4+- Bf8 35.Re4 Bg7
36.Bb4 d2 37.Rxe5
[ 37.Bxd2 Rf8 38.Bb4 Rxf7 39.Bxf7 Nxf7
40.Re7+- ]
37...Rd8 38.Re8 1-0 Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/
Linares 1997/CBM 057/[Psakhis]
[ 38.Re8 d1Q+ 39.Bxd1 Rxd1+ 40.Kh2 ]
13.b5 cxd5 14.cxd5 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6
16.dxe6 fxe4
[ 16...Rc8!? 17.Qb3 d5!? 18.Rd1 ( 18.exd5
e4 19.d6 Qxd6 20.Ba3 Qc7 ) 18...d4÷ ]
17.Nxe4
[ 17.Bxe4÷ d5!? ]
17...Nxe4 18.Bxe4 d5 ½-½ Danielian,O-
Golubev,M/Moscow 1996 (22)
13.Ba3 Ftacnik h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6
15.dxe6 fxe4 16.Nxe4
[ 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 d5 18.Nc5 Qd6
19.Nxb7 Qxe6 20.b5 cxb5 21.cxd5 Qd7
22.d6 Nf5 23.Nc5 Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Nxd6
25.Ne4 Nf5 26.Bxf8 Rxf8 27.Rac1 Rf7
28.Rc8+ Kh7 29.Rec1 Rd7 30.R8c7 Rd4
31.Nf6+ 1-0 Kramnik,V-Grischuk,A/Moscow
2008/CBM 126 Extra ]
16...d5 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Rc1
Qd6 20.Qb3 Rad8 21.b5 Qxe6 22.Rc7 Rf7
23.Rxb7 Nf5 24.Rxf7 Qxf7 25.Bc5 e4
26.Bg4 Rc8 27.Qa3 Rc7 Nill,J-Kouvatsou,M/
EU-chJW U18 1997/0-1 (50)
25
13...cxd5 14.exd5
[ 14.cxd5 fxe4
A) 15.Ncxe4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 ‚ 15.¤ge4
( 16.Bxe4 h6 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.dxe6 d5
19.Bc2 Qd6 );
B) 15.Ngxe4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Hazai: '‚ 15.
¤ge4' Nf5 17.a4 Nh4 18.Be2 Bf5
19.Bd3 Rc8 20.a5 a6 21.Rc1²
I.Sokolov-Temirbaev, Yerevan (ol) 1996 ]
14...e4 15.Be2 is better for White according to
Dautov.
14
13...Kh8 ‚ 12...¢h8
26
16.Bxe4! '!?' Huzman.
[ 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
A) 17.Bxe4?! d5! ( 17...Nf5 18.b5 Qe8
19.Re2 Rc8 20.Qa4 Qxe6 21.bxc6 bxc6
22.Bxc6 Kh7 23.Bd5 Qe7 24.Rd1±
1-0 Ionov,S-Cvitan,O/EU-Cup Budapest
1996 (53) );
B) 17.Rxe4 Dautov,R-Kindermann,S
Nussloch 1996 Nf5 18.b5 '!' Psakhis. Rc8
'!' Psakhis. 19.Re2 Re8 20.bxc6 bxc6
21.c5 d5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5 Qf6
'=' Psakhis. Psakhis: '½-½ Dautov,R-
Kindermann,S/Nussloch 66/533 1996
(24)' 1/2 Dautov-Kindermann, Nussloch
1996 ]
16...d5
[ 16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 d5 18.Nc5!± ]
17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Bc2 Qd6
[ 18...e4!?„ ]
19.Bb3
[ 19.Na4!ƒ ]
19...Qxe6 20.Na4 e4 21.Nc5 Qf5 22.f3 Kh7
23.fxe4 Nxe4 24.Bxg7 Qf2+ 25.Kh1 Kxg7
26.Ne6+± Tukmakov-Hulak, Yerevan (ol) 1996
27
13.Ncxe4 Hazai This looks more natural,
because the other ¤ may jump to e6. Nf5
14.Nxf6+
[ ¹14.Bb2 '²!' Huzman. Nxe4 15.Nxe4
prevents Black from ¤d4. ]
14...Bxf6 15.Ne4 Nd4 16.Be3 Nxf3+
17.Qxf3 Bh4! against 18.f3. 18.Qe2 Bf5
19.Nc3 Bg5 20.a3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Rf7
22.c5= 1/2 Topalov-Gelfand, Novgorod 1996
28
14.Nxf6+ Hazai Bxf6
29
15.Bxf6 Hazai Bxf6 16.Be2
[ 16.Bg4? Bxg4 17.Qxg4 Nc2 ]
16...a5
30
16.Qxf3 Bf5 17.Qb3 '!' Huzman.
[ 17.Bxf6 Hazai Bxf6 18.Qe3 looks a bit
better for White because of the bad dark-
squared
bishop. ]
17...Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Qd7 19.Bxf6 Rxf6
Der Springer ist ewtl. schwarzen Läufer
überlegen,aber Weiß braucht Zeit um
Zusammenspiel der Figuren zu organisieren.
20.Rae1!? Um 20. ...a5 mit 21.a3 zu
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beantworten. '²' Hazai. Hazai: '/± Kramnik,V-
Gelfand,B Vienna 1996' '±' Huzman. Huzman:
'Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Vienna/1996/' Bh6
21.R4e2 Sofortiges 21.¤c3!? kommt in Frage.
Rf4 22.g3?! Sinvoller erscheint 22.¤c3 zu
sein. This move unnecessarily weakens the f3
square.
[ 22.Nc3 Hazai Rd4 23.Ne4 Rf8 24.f3
is more to the point. ]
22...Rf7 23.Nc3 Rf3 24.c5 Auf der Suche
nach Gegenspiel.
[ 24.Qc2 Hazai Raf8 25.Ne4 ]
24...Qg4 24. ...¦af8 stellte grosere Probleme
für Weiß. 25.Re4 Nun endlich war 25.
¤e4!?¦xb3 26.¤f6+ ¢g7 27.¤xg4 ¦xb4 28.f4
mit interessanten Spiel möglich. Qf5 26.Qc2
a5 27.R1e2
[ 27.a3 Hazai axb4 28.axb4 Ra3 29.Nb5
Rad3 ]
27...axb4 28.Rxb4 Qxc2 29.Rxc2 Rxc3
30.Rxc3 Bd2 mit Ausgleich. 31.Rcc4 Bxb4
32.Rxb4 Ra5 33.cxd6 cxd6 34.Rxb7 Rxd5
35.Rd7 ½-½ Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Vienna
1996/CBM 055/[Gutman]
31
12...c6! HarZvi: this is white's problem
after 12.f3 that is way in recent games we
only see 12.¥f3 13.Kh1
[ 13.Be3 Bh6! 14.Bd2 cxd5 ( 14...Kg7
∆¤h5-f4„ ) 15.cxd5 fxe4 16.fxe4 Qb6+
1-2/1-2 Panno,O-Ricardi,P Boenos Aires
Najdorf 1995 ]
13...h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Ne8 16.Qb3
Nc7 17.Be3 Kh7 18.c5 d5 19.exd5 cxd5
20.Rad1 d4÷ Degraeve,J._M-Howell,J
Groningen (open) 1995 65/(573)
32
13...Bh6 14.Nf7+ Rxf7 15.Bxh6
13...Ne8N 14.Rc1 c6?
[ 14...h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Qc8
A) 17.c5 Qxe6 18.Nb5 ( 18.cxd6 Nxd6 )
18...d5 ;
B) 17.Nd5 Qxe6 18.Qd2© ]
15.c5! Ng8
[ 15...h6
A) 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.dxe6 ( 17.cxd6
Qxd6 18.Bc5 Qd7 19.dxe6 Qxe6÷ )
17...d5ƒ ;
B) 16.cxd6 Nxd6 ( 16...Qxd6 17.Bc5 Qf6
18.d6 hxg5 19.d7+- ) 17.Ne6 Bxe6
18.dxe6 Rf6 19.Qd2 ( 19.Qb3 Qg8
20.Bc5 Qxe6 21.Qxe6 Rxe6 22.Red1
Nec8 23.b5© ) 19...Rxe6 20.Red1© ]
15
16.exf5! gxf5 17.f4
[ 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.cxd6 h6 19.Nh3 Nxd6
20.Bc5 Rf6 21.Qa4± ]
17...Ne7 18.cxd6 Nxd6 19.dxc6
[ 19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.Bd4 Bf6 ( 20...Ng6
21.Nf3 Bxd4+ 22.Qxd4+ Qf6 23.dxc6
bxc6 24.Na4± ) 21.Bf3± ]
19...Nxc6 20.Bc5 exf4 21.Bxd6 Qxg5
[ 21...Bd4+ 22.Qxd4+ Nxd4 23.Be5+ Kg8
24.Bc4+ Ne6 25.Nxe6 Bxe6 26.Bxe6+ Rf7
27.Nd5+- ]
22.Bxf8 Bxf8 23.Bf3! 1-0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,
V/Monte Carlo 2000/CBM 076/[Huzman]
13...h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Qc8
16.Nd5 Neg8 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Qd3 Ne8
19.c5 Qxe6 20.cxd6 cxd6 21.Qb3 Ngf6
22.Rad1© 1-0 Gokhale,J-Myo,Z/Kuala Lumpur
1993/EXT 98 (46)
33
15...Bxf5 16.Qd2 a5 17.a3 Nh5 18.g3
Qe7 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.bxa5 Rxa5 21.Nb5
Raa8 22.Rac1 Rac8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nxd6
Bxg5 25.Nxc8 Bxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Bxc8 27.f4
Nhf6 28.d6 Qxd6 29.fxe5 Qe6 30.Qd4 Qd5
31.Qc3 Ne4 32.Qxc8+- 1-0 Har Zvi,R-
Gabrielsen,S/Gausdal 1996/CBM 54 ext (35)
16.f4± Piket,J-Polgar,J Aruba (m/3) 1995
65/578 [Piket,J] Ng4 17.Bxg4 fxg4
18.Nce4± 1-0 Piket,J-Polgar,J/Aruba (m/3)
1995/ (27)
34
11...f5?! '‹?!' Huzman. 12.Bxf4! exf4
[ 12...fxe4 13.Bxe5! exf3 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
15.g3± ×¢,f3 ]
13.e5 dxe5 '‹' Huzman.
[ 13...g5 14.Nxg5 dxe5 15.c5! h6 16.Bc4!
hxg5 17.d6+ Kh8 18.dxe7 Qxe7 19.Nd5±
Lalic,B-Gicev,B Skopje 1995 65/(579) ]
[ 13...a5!? 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.Qd2 dxe5
16.Nxe5 g5 17.Rad1 ”ƒ ]
14.Nxe5 a5 Komarov,D-Oral,T Leeuwarden
1995 65/(579) 15.c5! axb4 16.Bc4±
'‚!' Huzman.
35
12.Ba3 Bg4 13.bxa5 f5 14.c5 Rxa5
15.Bb4 Ra8 16.a4 Kh8 17.Ra3 dxc5
18.Bxc5 b6 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Nb5 Rad8
21.Qc2 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Rxd5∓ 0-1 Sorokin,M-
Sutovskij,E/Villa Martelli 1997 (37)
36
12...c5 13.Rb1 Rxa5 14.Qb3 Ra6
15.g3 Nh5 16.Bg2 h6„ 0-1 Shariyazdanov,A-
Bologan,V/RUS-Cup6 1997 (46)
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37
13.a4 c5
[ 13...f5 14.Nd2 fxe4 15.Ndxe4 Nf5
16.Nb5 Nd4? 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Bxf4 Rxf4
19.Qd2+- 1-0 Xu Jun-Sutovskij,E/Bad
Homburg 1997 (34) ]
14.Ra3N
[ 14.Rb1 h6 15.Nd2 Ra6 16.Nb3 g5 17.a5
f5 18.g3 Nfg6 19.exf5 Nxf5 20.Bd3 e4
21.Nxe4 Ne5 22.f4 gxf4 23.Bxf4 Nh4
Sokolov,I-Glek,I/Hoogovens 1997/CBM 57/
[Huzman]/½-½ (40) ]
14...Ra6 15.Nb5 Bd7 16.Nd2 Nh5 17.g3
Nf6 18.Bb2 Nc8 19.Qc2 Bh6 20.Nf3 Ne8
21.Nh4 Ng7 22.Bd3² 1-0 Gofshtein,L-David,
A/Czerniak-mem Bikurei Haitim 1997 (41)
38
13...f5 14.a4 Kh8 15.g3 Nh5 16.Nb3
Ra8 17.a5 f4 18.Ra2 Ng8 19.c5 Ngf6
20.cxd6 cxd6 21.Na4² 1-0 Lobron,Eric-Ahn,
Martin/Eupen/1996 (37)
39
14.Rb1 Kh8 15.g3 Nh5 16.Be2 Nf6
17.Nb3 Ra6 18.Bg5 Ne8 19.Nc1 f6 20.Bd2
f5 21.Rb3 fxe4 22.Nxe4 Nf5 23.Be3 Nd4
24.Bxd4 exd4 25.Bg4² 0-1 Cmilyte,V-
Velikhanli,F/EU-chTW 1997 (52)
40
14...h6 15.Nb3 Ra6 16.a5 b6 17.Nb5
f5 18.g3 Nh5 19.Bd2 fxe4 20.axb6 Rxa1
21.Qxa1 Nf5 22.Bg2 Nf4!‚ 0-1 Epishin,
Vladimir-Pikula,Dejan/Biel 1996 (29)
41
15.Rb1 Kh8 16.g3 Nh5 17.Be2 Nf6
18.h4 h6 19.h5 gxh5 20.Bxh5 Nxh5
21.Qxh5 f5 22.Nf3 Qe8 23.Qxe8 Rxe8
24.Kg2² 1-0 Savchenko,S-Relange,E/
Cappelle la Grande op 1997 (38)
42
15...f5 16.g3 Nh5 17.exf5 Nxf5²
15...Kh8 Kramnik ∆ ¤e7-g8
16.g3
[ 16.Nb5 K
Neg6„ ]
16...Nh3+ 17.Bxh3 Bxh3 18.Qh5 Qd7!
[ 18...g4? 19.Nf3!
A) 19...gxf3 20.Qxh3 f5 21.Qh5±
( 21.Re3± );
B) 19...f6 20.Nh4 ( 20.Kh1!? )]
19.Qxg5
[ 19.f3!? g4 20.Nd1
A) 20...gxf3 21.Nf2 Bg2 22.Nxf3 Bxf3
23.Rxf3‚ Rxa4 ( ∆23...f5 24.Nh3! )
24.Ng4 f5
16
A1) 25.exf5 Rxc4!÷ ( 25...Nxf5 26.Ref1
Rxc4 27.Bh6!+- ) 26.Ref1 ;
A2) 25.Nh6+ Bxh6 26.Bxh6 Rf7
27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.exf5 Rxc4„ ;
B) 20...f5
B1) 21.Ne3? gxf3 22.Qxh3 ( 22.Nxf3
fxe4 23.Ng5 Bf5 ) 22...f2+!! 23.Kxf2
fxe4+ 24.Kg2 Rf2+!∓ Kramnik ;
B2) 21.Nf2 Rxa4 22.Rxa4 Qxa4
23.exf5! ( 23.fxg4 Bxg4 24.Nxg4 fxg4
25.Qxg4² ) 23...Rxf5 24.Qh4 Bf6
25.Qh6± ]
19...h6
[ 19...f5!? 20.f3 f4© ∆21.Nd1 Rf6 ]
20.Qe3 f5 21.Qe2!
[ 21.f3 f4© ]
21...f4
[ 21...fxe4 22.Ndxe4 Nf5 23.Nb5
( 23.Be3!? ) 23...Nd4 24.Nxd4 exd4
25.Qh5!? Bg4 26.Qh4 Kramnik ]
22.Nb5 Kh7
[ 22...Ng6 23.Kh1 Kh7 24.Rg1± ]
23.gxf4
[ 23.Kh1!? Ng6 24.Rg1 ]
23...exf4
[ 23...Rxf4 24.Rg3 Ng6 25.Kh1 Rf7
26.Reg1 Nf4 27.Qd1 Bf6 28.Nf3± ]
24.Kh1 '²' Huzman. Huzman: 'Kramnik,V-
Kasparov,G/Novgorod/1997/' Bg4
[ 24...Ng6 25.Rg1 Ne5 26.Nf3!± ]
25.Nf3!
[ 25.f3 Bh5© ]
25...Ng6 26.Rg1 Bxf3+?
[ 26...Nh4 27.Ng5+ hxg5 28.Qxg4 Qxg4
29.Rxg4± ∆Kg6 30.Nc7 Rb6 ( 30...Kh5
31.h3 ) 31.Ne6+- ]
[ 26...Kh8!
A) 27.Bb2
A1) 27...Bxb2 28.Qxb2+ Kh7 29.Nd2
( 29.Nxd6? Rxd6 30.e5 Bxf3+ 31.Rxf3
Qg7 ) 29...Ne5 ;
A2) 27...Nh4 28.Nxh4 Bxe2 29.Rxg7
Qxg7 30.Bxg7+ ( 30.Ng6+ Kh7
31.Bxg7 Rf7 ) 30...Kxg7 31.Nc7 Bxc4 ;
A3) 27...Rg8 28.Nc7 Rb6© ;
B) 27.Qc2!? Re8 28.Nd2 ( 28.Ne1!? );
C) 27.Nc7! Rb6! 28.Ne6 Bxe6 29.Rxg6
Bg4 30.Qc2² ]
27.Qxf3 Ne5 28.Qh5 Qf7
[ 28...Nxc4 29.Qg6+ Kg8 30.Rh3!+- ]
29.Qh3
[ 29.Rh3!? Nxc4 ( 29...Qxh5 30.Rxh5 Nxc4
31.Nc7 Rxa4 32.Ne6 Rg8 33.Bxf4± )
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30.Nc7!± ]
29...Nxc4 30.Rf3 Be5
[ 30...Qe7 31.Qe6! Qxe6 32.dxe6 Rxa4
33.Nc7! Bf6 34.Rxf4+- ]
31.Nc7! Rxa4
[ 31...Qxc7 32.Qxh6+ Kxh6 33.Rh3# ]
32.Bxf4! 1-0 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Novgorod
1997/CBM 060/[Huzman]
[ 32.Ne6 Rg8 33.Ng5+ Rxg5 34.Rxg5 Ra1
35.Rg1 b5 36.Qe6 Qxe6 37.dxe6 b4
38.Bxf4+- ]
[ 32.Bxf4 Bxf4 33.Ne6 Rg8 34.Rxg8 Qxg8
( 34...Kxg8 35.Rxf4+- ) 35.Qf5+ Kh8
36.Qf6+ Kh7 37.Nf8++- ]
43
14...Qe8 15.exf5
44
15...Nf5? 16.g3 Nh5 17.g4
16.Rb1! Qd7 17.Qg4!± Tukmakov,V-
Cvitan,O Zurich 1995 65/579 [Tukmakov,V]
45
11.bxa5 Hazai
46
12.c5 Nf4? -see commented game
1-0 Sherbakov,R-Loskutov,O/Smolensk 2000/
CBM 77[Huzman,A] (42)
47
13.f3 Rxa5 14.Nb3 Ra8 15.c5 f4
-see detailed commented game
0-1 Radjabov,T-Smirin,I/Dos Hermanas 2001/
CBM 83_01[Tsesarsky,I] (56)
48
Another continuation 15.Nc4 brouhgt to
White good position in the next games:
Ra6 16.Ne3!?
[ 16.Nd2 Ra8 17.a4 Bh6 18.Ba3 Bxd2
19.Qxd2 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Bd1 Rf6
( 21...Bf5 22.Bb4 Qb6 23.g4 Bd7 24.a5
Qc7 25.Rxe4 Bb5 26.Rc1 Qd8 27.f4 Rxf4
28.Rxf4 exf4 29.Qd4± ) 22.Rxe4 Qa5
23.Qxa5 Rxa5 24.Rc1
A) 24...Kf8? 25.Rxe5! Bd7 ( 25...dxe5
26.Rxc8+ Kf7 27.Rc7+- ) 26.Rc7 Ke8
27.Re1 Kd8 28.Rxb7± 1-0 Ulko,J-
Shchekachev,A/Moscow RUS 2002/The
Week in Chess 379 (70) ;
B) 24...Bf5 25.Rb4² ]
16...Ra8 17.f3 f4 18.Nc4 g5 19.Rb1 Ra6
20.Qb3 Nd7 21.Ba3 Rf6 22.Nb5±
1-0 Rychagov,A-Bragin,A/Voronezh RUS 2002/
The Week in Chess 398 (58)
49
16.Ba3 Bxd2 17.Qxd2 fxe4
17
Right decision.
[In case of 17...Nxe4 18.Nxe4 fxe4 19.Bb4
( 19.Bxd6 Rxd5 20.Bxe7 Rxd2 21.Bc4+
Kg7 22.Bxd8 Rfxd8 23.Rxe4 R8d4³ )
19...Ra8 20.Bd1! White leaves with
advantage: ( 20.Bb5 Rf4 21.g3 Rf6
22.Rxe4 Bd7= ) 20...Bf5 21.g4 Bc8
22.Rxe4 b6 23.f4! Opening a1-h8 diagonal.
Rxf4 24.Rxf4 exf4 25.Qd4! Qc7 26.Bf3
Bb7 27.Kh1 Rc8 28.Rd1 g5 ( 28...Qc4
29.Bxd6± ) 29.Qf6± ]
18.Bb5
[Interesting was 18.Bb4! Ra8 19.Bd1 Bf5
20.h3 h5 21.Qh6! ( 21.a5!? )
A) 21...Qb6 22.Nb5 Nfxd5 23.Bxd6
Bxh3 24.Ra2 Be6 ( 24...Bf5 25.Bb3± )
25.Rd2± ;
B) 21...Rf7 22.Bb3 Qb6 23.Nb5 Ne8
24.Bd2 Nf6 25.Be3 Qd8 26.Rac1² ]
[ 18.Bd1 Ftacnik Bf5 19.Bb4÷ ]
18...Bf5 19.h3 Ra8 20.g4 Bc8 21.Nxe4
[ 21.g5 Ftacnik Nh5 22.Nxe4 Nf5 23.Qc3
Nf4÷ ]
21...Nxe4 22.Rxe4 Bd7 23.Bf1?∓
Unnecessary § sacrifice. Ftacnik: 'With two
second rate moves Kramnik will quickly fall
into distinct disadvantage, while 23.¥xd6!?
and the piece sacrifice seemed very
dangerous for black.'
[Better was 23.Bxd7 Qxd7 24.f4
with equal position: Rxf4 25.Rxf4 exf4
26.Qxf4 Qxa4 27.Qf6 Qa7+ 28.Kh2 Qe3
29.Bb2 Qe2+ '=' Tsesarsky. 30.Kg3 Qe3+
31.Kh2 Qe2+= ]
[ 23.Bxd6!? Ftacnik Bxb5 24.Bxe5!
( 24.Bxe7? Ftacnik Qxe7-+ ) 24...Be8
( 24...Bd7 Ftacnik 25.Bb2+- ) 25.Bb2
( 25.d6 Ftacnik Nc6 26.Bb2 Qh4
27.Rae1² ) 25...Nxd5 26.Re6÷ ]
23...Bxa4 Kramnik overlooked something...
24.Bb4 '?!' Ftacnik.
[ 24.Qb4 Be8 25.Qxb7 ( 25.Ree1 Ftacnik
Rf6 26.Bg2 Bf7 27.Red1= ) 25...Bf7
26.Ree1 Bxd5∓ ]
24...b5 25.Ra3 Rc8 26.Rc3
[ 26.f4? Rc2 27.Qe1 Qb6+ 28.Kh1
Nxd5-+ ]
26...Qb6 27.Bg2
[ 27.Rxc8 Rxc8∓ ]
27...Rxc3 28.Bxc3 Bb3 29.Re1
[Or 29.Re3 Bc4∓ ]
29...Bc4 30.Ba5 Qb7 31.Rd1 Rf4 32.Bc3
Bb3
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[Interesting was 32...Kf7 33.Qb2 b4 23.Rec1

34.Bxb4 Bxd5 35.Bxd5+ Nxd5 36.Qa2 [ 23.c5 dxc5 24.bxc5 Qxc5 25.Rec1 Qb6
Rxb4 37.Rxd5 Kg7∓ ] 26.Rcb1 Qc5= ∆27.Rb5 Qxb5 ]
33.Bxe5?-+ Kramnik overlooked the 34th 23...Rfa8 24.Rxa7 Huzman: '½,Kramnik,V-
strong move of black. Gelfand,B/Dortmund/1996/' ½-½ Kramnik,
[ 33.Rb1 Bxd5 34.Bf1 Rf3 35.Rxb5 Qc6 Vladimir-Gelfand,Boris/Dortmund 1996
( 35...Rxh3 36.Rxd5 Rxc3 37.Rxd6 Rc6 [ 24.Rxa7 Qxa7 25.c5 dxc5 26.Rxc5
38.Rd7 Rc7 39.Rd8+ Kf7 40.Qh6± ) ( 26.bxc5 Rc8 ) 26...Rd8= ]
36.Ba5 Be4 37.Rb6 Qc5 38.Rxd6 Rxf2
39.Qxf2 Qxd6 40.Qe3∓ ]
33...dxe5 34.d6 Qd7! 35.Rc1
[ 35.dxe7 Rd4-+ ]
35...Bc4 36.Qb4 Nc8 37.Qc5 Nxd6 38.Qxe5
Rf8 39.Rd1 Nf7 0-1 Kramnik,V-Smirin,I/
Moscow 2002/CBM 091/[Tsesarsky]
50
12...axb4 Hazai 13.Bxb4 b6 14.a4²
12...b6 Hazai 13.bxa5 Rxa5 14.Bb4
Ra8 15.a4²
12...f5!? 13.g3 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Nh3+„
15.Bxh3 Bxh3 16.Nfg5 Bd7 17.c5 Nf5
18.cxd6 cxd6÷
51
13.c5 f5 14.h3 Bh5
13.g3 axb4
[ 13...Nh3+ 14.Bxh3 Bxh3 ]
14.Bxb4 c5! 15.dxc6 Nxc6∓
52
13...Bd7 14.c5 axb4 15.Bxb4 Nc8
16.a4 f5 17.Nd2²
53
15...b6? Hazai 16.g3±
16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.a3
[ 17.Rab1 Nxb4!? ( 17...Ne6 18.a4 Nxb4
19.Rxb4 Nc5 ) 18.Rxb4 Ra3!? ]
17...Ne6 Hazai: Black has a fine game,
because the vital d4 square is in his hands,
and the white bishop on f1 is a bad one.
18.Nb5
[ 18.Nd5 Ncd4 ( 18...Ned4?! 19.Qd3 )
19.Qc3 Nc5 ]
18...Ned4
[ 18...Ncd4 19.Qd1 Nc5 20.Bc3² ]
19.Qd3
[ 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Bd2 ( 20.Bd3 Nxb4
21.axb4 Qb6= ) 20...d3!? ]
19...Nxb4 20.axb4 Qb6
[ 20...Nxb5 21.cxb5 Qb6 22.Qd5² ]
21.Nxd4
[ 21.g3!? ]
21...exd4 22.Qd2 Ra7
[ 22...d3?! 23.Ra5 Rxa5 24.bxa5 Qb3
25.Rc1 ]