Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "Frankfurt-West Masters"]
[Site "Frankfurt GER"]
[Date "1999.06.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, A."]
[Black "Polgar, Ju"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "C42"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]

1. e4 { C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. c5 a5 13. Ne1 Qd7 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nf3 Ne4 ( 15... Be4 $5 { should not be overlooked } 16. Qd1 Bf5 $11 ) 16. Nxd5 $16 a4 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxb7 Na5 19. Qd5 Bg6 ( 19... Bg4 20. Bf4 Nxc5 21. Rae1 $16 ) 20. Be3 ( 20. Bd1 Rfd8 21. Qa2 Qd7 $18 ) 20... Rab8 21. c6 Nb3 22. Rad1 Nd6 23. Qe5 Qd8 24. Qf4 f6 25. d5 Re8 26. Nd4 ( 26. Qxa4 Re4 27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxb2 $18 ) 26... Re4 ( 26... Nxd4 $5 27. Rxd4 Rxb2 $16 ) 27. Ne6 $18 Qe7 28. Qf3 Bf5 $2 ( 28... Na5 29. Bd3 Nac4 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 $18 ) 29. Bf4 Bg6 30. Bd3 Nd4 31. Nxd4 Rxd4 32. Bxg6 Rxd1 33. Bxh7+ $1 { Demolition of pawn structure } ( 33. Rxd1 $6 hxg6 34. Qe3 Qxe3 35. fxe3 Nb5 $18 ) ( { Less advisable is } 33. Qxd1 hxg6 34. Re1 Qd8 $18 ) 33... Kxh7 34. Qxd1 { Annihilates a defender: d1 } ( 34. Rxd1 $6 Rxb2 35. Qe3 Qd8 $18 ) 34... Rxb2 ( 34... Kg8 35. Re1 Qd8 36. Qg4 $18 ) 35. Qxa4 ( 35. Re1 { and the result of the game is clear: White will win } 35... Ne4 36. Bxc7 $18 ) 35... Re2 36. h3 ( 36. Qd1 { seems even better } 36... Re4 37. Qf3 Kg8 38. Bxd6 cxd6 $18 ) 36... Nf5 ( 36... g5 37. Bh2 $18 ) 37. Qb4 Qf7 ( 37... Re4 38. Qxe7 Nxe7 39. Bxc7 Nxd5 40. Ba5 $18 ) 38. Qc4 Re8 39. Qd3 g6 40. Rb1 Rd8 41. Rb7 Rxd5 ( 41... Nd6 { cannot change destiny } 42. Qg3 Nxb7 43. Bxc7 $18 ( 43. cxb7 $6 Rb8 $16 ) ) 42. Qb3 Nd4 43. Qc4 ( 43. Qb6 $1 { secures the point } 43... Ne2+ 44. Kh2 cxb6 45. Rxf7+ Kg8 46. Be3 Kxf7 47. c7 $18 ) 43... Nf3+ $1 $19 { Demolishes the pawn shield } 44. gxf3 Rd1+ { Discovered attack } 45. Qf1 Rxf1+ 46. Kxf1 Qc4+ 47. Kg2 Qxf4 48. a4 Kh6 ( 48... Kh6 49. Ra7 Qg5+ 50. Kf1 Qc1+ 51. Kg2 Qxc6 $19 ) 0-1
[Event "Sevilla X Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas, Sevilla"]
[Date "1999.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anand, Vishwanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[ECO "B81"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]

1. e4 { B81: Sicilian Scheveningen: Keres Attack } 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 { Covers b5 } 6. Be3 e6 { Secures d5+f5 } 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 ( 9. Nh6 $5 $11 ) 9... gxf5 $15 10. exf5 $2 ( 10. gxf6 $5 { would keep White in the game } 10... f4 11. Bd2 $15 ) 10... d5 $19 11. Qf3 d4 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Bd2 $2 ( 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. gxf6 Nxf6 15. Bc4 $19 ) 13... dxc3 14. Bxc3 Bg7 ( 14... Ng8 $5 { and Black can already relax } 15. f6 Qc7 16. Bh3 $19 ) 15. Rg1 ( 15. gxf6 Qxf6 16. Rg1 $19 ) 15... O-O ( 15... Ng8 { Black would have gained the upper hand } 16. f6 Ngxf6 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $19 ) 16. gxf6 $17 Qxf6 17. Qe3 ( 17. Bb4 $5 e4 18. Qa3 $17 ) 17... Kh8 $19 18. f4 Qb6 ( 18... Qh6 $5 $19 ) 19. Qg3 $17 { Do you see the mate threat? } 19... Qh6 20. Rd6 f6 21. Bd2 e4 22. Bc4 b5 23. Be6 { 'the bishop is the bishop!' } ( 23. Bd5 Rb8 24. Be3 b4 $11 ) 23... Ra7 ( 23... Nb8 $5 $17 ) 24. Rc6 a5 ( 24... Rb7 { and Black hangs on } 25. Bb4 Rd8 $11 ) 25. Be3 $16 Rb7 ( 25... Ra8 $5 $16 ) 26. Bd5 $18 Rb8 27. Rc7 b4 28. b3 ( 28. Bc6 $18 ) 28... Rb5 $2 ( 28... Rd8 $16 ) 29. Bc6 $18 Rxf5 30. Rxc8 { Annihilates a defender: c8 } 30... Rxc8 { Decoy to c8 } 31. Bxd7 { Theme: Double Attack } 31... Rcc5 $2 ( 31... Rfc5 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 $18 ) 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rd1 Kg8 ( 33... Bf8 { is the last straw } 34. Rd8 Qg7 $18 ) 34. Qg2 ( 34. Qg2 Rxf4 35. Qd2 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "FIDE Wch Las Vegas (4.3)"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[ECO "E92"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]

1. d4 { E92: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5: 7 dxe5, 7 Be3 and Petrosian
System without 7...Nbd7 } 1... Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. O-O Qe8 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. Rb1 h6 12. Be3 Nh7 13. b3 f5 14. f3 Nf6 15. a3 { Consolidates b4 } 15... Nc5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Na4 18. Nxa4 Rxa4 19. c5 { The thematic attack } 19... Bb5 20. Re1 Ra3 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Qe2 ( 22. Qc2 Rfa8 $11 ) 22... Qxe2 23. Rxe2 fxe4 ( 23... Ra2 24. Kf1 $11 ) 24. fxe4 Ng4 25. Rbe1 ( 25. Nb3 Rfa8 26. Bd2 Nf6 $11 ) 25... Ra4 $15 ( { Less advisable is } 25... Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 $14 ) 26. cxd6 cxd6 ( 26... Nxe3 $2 { is nothing because of } 27. dxc7 ( 27. Rxe3 $6 cxd6 28. Rg3 Kh7 $11 ) 27... Rxb4 28. Rxe3 $18 ) 27. Bb6 Rc8 28. Ba5 $2 ( 28. Rb1 Rc2 $15 ) 28... h5 ( 28... Nf6 $5 29. Re3 Ra2 $19 ) 29. Rf1 Bh6 30. h3 Ne3 31. Rfe1 ( 31. Rb1 $5 $17 ) 31... Nc2 $19 32. Rc1 Kg7 ( 32... Ra3 33. Kh1 $19 ) 33. Kh1 h4 34. Rf1 ( 34. Rd1 Bf4 $19 ) 34... Bf4 ( 34... Nd4 $5 35. Ref2 Ra2 36. Rf7+ Kg8 37. R7f6 Rxd2 38. Rxg6+ Bg7 39. b5 $19 ) 35. Nf3 g5 ( 35... Ne3 36. Rb1 Nc4 37. Rc2 $19 ) 36. Bd8 $2 ( 36. Rb1 $5 $19 ) 36... Nd4 37. Nxd4 exd4 38. Bb6 Rxb4 39. Ba5 d3 40. Bxb4 ( 40. Ref2 { doesn't get the bull off the ice } 40... Rxe4 41. Rd1 Rc2 $19 ) 40... dxe2 41. Re1 ( 41. Rb1 { hardly improves anything } 41... Rc4 42. Be1 Kf6 $19 ) 41... Rc4 ( 41... Rc4 42. Bd2 Bxd2 43. Rxe2 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 Bf4+ 45. g3 Bxg3+ 46. Kg2 Rc3 $19 ) 0-1
[Event "Euro Ch tt men"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[ECO "B48"]
[EventDate "1999.11.29"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]

1. e4 { B48: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 Qc7 6 Be3 a6 without Be2 } 1... c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 Ng6 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. a5 Qxa5 15. Nxb4 { Clearance to allow a1-a4 } 15... Qb6 ( 15... Bxb4 16. Rxa5 ) 16. Na2 Bd6 17. Qh5 Be5 ( { Less advisable is } 17... Qxb2 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. Bxg7 $16 ) 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Ra2 Qc6 20. Qg4 Bc7 21. Rea1 Ne5 22. Qe2 Nxd3 23. cxd3 f5 24. Rf1 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Qd5 26. Raa1 Qe5 { Threatening mate... how? } 27. Ng3 Qb5 28. Bc3 Rf4 29. Rae1 ( 29. Qh5 Bc6 $15 ) 29... Raf8 $17 30. Qh5 Rxf2 $1 { Demolition of pawn structure } 31. Rxf2 Rxf2 32. Qe8+ Rf8 33. Qe7 { Threatening mate: Qxg7 } 33... e5 34. Bxe5 Bxe5 35. Qxe5 Qxd3 36. Rf1 Rxf1+ 37. Nxf1 { The mate threat is Qe8 } 37... Kf7 38. Qf4+ Ke6 39. Qg4+ Qf5 40. Qd4 ( 40. Qxg7 Qc5+ 41. Kh1 Qf2 42. Qh6+ Kd5 43. Qg5+ Ke4 44. Qg4+ Ke5 45. Qg7+ Kd6 46. Qh6+ Kc7 47. Qc1+ Kb8 $17 ) 40... g5 41. h3 Qe5 { Do you see the mate threat? } 42. Qf2 h5 43. Ng3 h4 44. Nf1 Qf4 45. Qb6+ Bc6 46. Ne3 Qe5 47. Kf2 a5 48. Qb3+ Ke7 49. Qa3+ Kd8 50. Qb3 Kc7 51. Qa3 a4 52. Kg1 Qd4 53. Kf2 Kb6 54. Ke2 ( 54. Kg1 $5 $17 ) 54... Bb5+ $19 55. Kf2 ( 55. Ke1 Kc6 $19 ) 55... d6 ( 55... Bd3 $5 56. Qe7 Qxb2+ 57. Kg1 $19 ) 56. Ke1 Ka5 57. Kf2 $4 { a blunder in a bad position } ( 57. Nd1 $19 ) 57... Bd3 58. b4+ Kb5 59. Qc1 a3 $1 { it's all over } ( 59... a3 60. Qxa3 Qf4+ 61. Kg1 Qxe3+ 62. Kh1 Qe1+ 63. Kh2 Qg3+ 64. Kg1 Be4 65. Qa5+ Kc4 66. Qa6+ Kb3 $19 ) 0-1
[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmoe SWE"]
[Date "2000.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, J."]
[Black "Polgar, Ju"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[ECO "E15"]
[EventDate "2000.05.23"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]

1. Nf3 { E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations } 1... Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 { last book move } 7. Bc3 Ne4 8. a3 { Prevents intrusion on b4 } 8... Nxc3 9. Qxc3 ( 9. Nxc3 $2 Nxd4 { Clearance to allow b7-f3 } 10. Qd1 Nxf3+ 11. exf3 Qf6 $19 ) 9... Be7 10. Qd3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. e4 Qa5+ 13. Nbd2 O-O-O 14. Rc1 f5 15. b4 fxe4 16. Qc3 ( 16. bxa5 $2 { is seductive, but } 16... exd3 17. axb6 axb6 $19 ) ( { Less advisable is } 16. Nxe4 Qf5 17. Nfd2 Rxd4 $19 ) 16... Qd5 { The pressure on the isolated pawn grows } ( 16... Bxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 $15 ) 17. Ne5 { A beautiful square! } ( 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe6 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxc1+ 21. Rxc1 $16 ) 17... e3 $1 $17 { Discovered attack } 18. Ndf3 ( 18. fxe3 Qxh1 { A pinning theme } ) 18... exf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rhf8 { Black threatens strongly Bc5 } 20. Kg2 g5 $4 { Black is ruining his position } ( 20... Bc5 21. Bc4 Nxe5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. dxe5 Rxf3 ( 23... Bxf3+ 24. Kh3 Rf5 25. g4 Bxh1 26. gxf5 $16 ( 26. Rxh1 $6 Bd4 27. Qc6 Rxe5 $11 ) ) 24. Qxf3 Bxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Bd4 $11 ) 21. Nxc6 $18 Rd7 22. g4 ( 22. Nxa7+ $5 Kb8 23. Nc6+ Ka8 $16 ) 22... Bc5 $16 23. Bb5 ( 23. Qxc5 bxc5 ) 23... Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Rhf1 $4 { weakening the position } ( 25. bxc5 { would hold out } 25... Qe4 26. Rhf1 Qxg4+ 27. Kh1 bxc5 28. Qd3 $16 ) 25... h5 $19 26. Kg1 Rxf3 ( 26... hxg4 27. Ne5 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bxd4+ 29. Qxd4 Qg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rxd4 31. Nc6 $18 ) 27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 hxg4 29. Rg3 Bxd4+ 30. Kh1 Be5 31. Rxg4 Bf4 32. Rc2 e5 33. Rc3 e4 34. Rc4 e3 35. Re4 c5 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. h4 ( 37. Kg2 Rd2+ 38. Kf1 Rxh2 39. Rc4 $17 ) 37... Rd4 $19 38. Rxd4 cxd4 39. Kg2 d3 40. Kf3 e2 ( 40... e2 41. Rg1 gxh4 42. Rg8+ Kd7 43. Rg7+ Ke6 $19 ) 0-1
[Event "Najdorf mem 11th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2000.09.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2000.09.18"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]

1. e4 { C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4 } 1... e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qd4 b6 14. Kb1 Bb7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rhe1 Qc7 17. g4 f6 ( 17... b5 18. f5 $11 ) 18. f5 ( 18. exf6 Rxf6 ( 18... Nxd3 19. Rxe6 ( 19. cxd3 $6 Rxf6 20. Re5 Qc5 21. Qxc5 bxc5 $11 ) 19... Qxf4 20. Qxd3 $16 ) 19. f5 Nxd3 ( 19... Qxh2 20. g5 Rff8 21. fxe6 $16 ) 20. Qxd3 d4 $14 ) 18... Nxd3 ( 18... Rfe8 19. h3 $11 ) 19. cxd3 $14 ( { Weaker is } 19. Qxd3 fxe5 20. fxe6 d4 $15 ) ( 19. Rxd3 $6 fxe5 20. Rxe5 exf5 21. gxf5 Rce8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 $14 ) 19... exf5 20. gxf5 fxe5 ( 20... Qc5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. d4 $14 ) 21. Rxe5 Qc5 22. Qg4 ( 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rfd8 $16 ) 22... b5 ( 22... Rc7 23. d4 Qc4 24. Qg2 $11 ) 23. d4 ( 23. Rde1 Rc7 $14 ) 23... Qd6 24. h4 ( 24. Rde1 Rf7 $14 ) 24... Rc7 ( 24... b4 25. Rg1 Rc7 26. Ne2 $14 ) 25. Re6 ( 25. Rde1 Rcf7 $14 ) 25... Qd8 26. Rf1 Rcf7 ( 26... b4 27. Nd1 $11 ) 27. Re5 { Praise the rook! } ( 27. Nd1 Bc8 28. Re5 Re7 $11 ) 27... b4 28. Nd1 a5 ( 28... b3 29. a3 $11 ) 29. Ne3 $14 Kh8 ( 29... b3 30. a3 $14 ) 30. h5 a4 31. Qg2 ( 31. h6 g6 $14 ) 31... b3 32. a3 ( 32. Nxd5 $2 { is no good because of } 32... Rd7 33. Rg1 Re8 $19 ( 33... Bxd5 $6 34. Rxd5 Qf6 35. h6 gxh6 36. Rxd7 Qxf5+ 37. Ka1 Qxd7 38. d5 $14 ) ) 32... Qh4 33. Rd1 h6 ( 33... Qxh5 $4 { the pawn is something Black will choke on } 34. Rh1 Qxh1+ 35. Qxh1 $18 ) 34. Qe2 ( 34. Nxd5 $4 { the pawn of course cannot be captured } 34... Rxf5 35. Ne7 Qxe7 $19 ( 35... Bxg2 $6 { is clearly worse } 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Nxh4 Rxe5 38. dxe5 Be4+ 39. Kc1 $19 ) ) 34... Rc7 35. Qb5 ( 35. Qf3 Qg5 $14 ) 35... Re7 ( 35... Bc6 $5 { should be investigated more closely } 36. Qd3 Qxh5 $11 ) 36. f6 $1 $16 { Demolishes the pawn shield } 36... Rxe5 ( 36... gxf6 37. Rxe7 ) 37. fxg7+ Kxg7 38. dxe5 Qe4+ 39. Ka1 Rf7 $4 { causes further problems for ? } ( 39... Qxe3 40. Qxb7+ Kh8 41. Qxd5 Rc8 $14 ) 40. Rg1+ $18 Kh7 41. Ng4 ( 41. Qb6 $5 { might be the shorter path } 41... Bc6 42. Qxc6 Rg7 $18 ) 41... Bc6 42. Qxc6 Qxg4 43. Qg6+ ( 43. Qg6+ Qxg6 44. hxg6+ ( 44. Rxg6 $4 Rf1# ) 44... Kg7 45. gxf7+ Kxf7 46. Rg4 $18 ) ( 43. Rxg4 $4 { White will choke on that } 43... Rf1+ 44. Qc1 Rxc1# ) 1-0
[Event "34th Chess Olympiad (men)"]
[Site "Estambul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Anastasian, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[ECO "C87"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]

1. e4 { C87: Closed Ruy Lopez: Steinitz-type lines after 6 Re1 d6 } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. b3 { last book move } 10... O-O 11. Bb2 g6 { Secures f5 } ( 11... d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. c4 $11 ) 12. Qf3 ( 12. Nd2 d5 $14 ) 12... Nh5 ( 12... d5 13. Nd2 $14 ) 13. e5 ( 13. Ne2 Re8 $14 ) 13... d5 $11 14. Nd2 a5 15. c4 c5 { Black prepares the advance a4 } 16. Ne2 { The knight aims for Nd4-e2-c1-d3 } 16... d4 { Black gets more space } 17. Nc1 Ra6 18. Nd3 { The white knight is safe in front of d4 } 18... Bc6 19. Qg4 a4 20. Ne4 ( 20. e6 $5 $14 { is an interesting alternative } ) 20... Bxe4 $11 21. Qxe4 Qa8 ( 21... Ng7 22. f4 $11 ) 22. Qg4 Qc8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. Ba3 Ra5 25. Reb1 g5 26. g3 { Controls f4 } 26... axb3 27. axb3 Rb8 28. Kf1 f6 29. Ke2 Kf7 ( 29... fxe5 30. Nxe5 Bd6 31. Ng4 $11 ) 30. Kd2 ( 30. f3 c6 $11 ) 30... Ke6 ( 30... Rba8 31. Bb2 $11 ) 31. exf6 Bd6 32. Kc2 Rba8 { Black intends Rxa3 } 33. Bb2 Rxa1 34. Bxa1 ( 34. Rxa1 Rxa1 35. Bxa1 Nxf6 $11 ( 35... Kxf6 36. b4 $16 ) ) 34... Nxf6 35. Re1+ Kf5 36. f3 h5 37. b4 Ra2+ 38. Bb2 Nd7 ( { Weaker is } 38... cxb4 39. c5 Bf8 40. Re5+ Kg6 41. Kb3 $16 ) 39. b5 Ne5 40. Nxe5 Bxe5 41. Kb3 ( 41. g4+ Kf6 42. Kb3 Ra8 $11 ) 41... Ra8 $15 42. g4+ Kf6 ( 42... Ke6 43. h3 $15 ) 43. Bc1 $11 Bd6 44. h3 Rh8 ( 44... h4 45. Re4 $11 ) 45. Kc2 hxg4 ( 45... Ra8 46. Kd3 $11 ) 46. hxg4 $14 Rh3 47. Rf1 Be7 48. Kd3 Ke6 49. Re1+ Kd6 50. Ke4 Rh6 51. Rf1 Re6+ 52. Kd3 Rh6 53. f4 Rh4 54. Ke4 Ke6 55. f5+ Kf7 ( 55... Kf6 56. Rg1 $16 ) 56. Rg1 $16 Rh6 57. Bd2 Ke8 58. Be1 Rh2 ( 58... Rh3 $5 $16 ) 59. Bg3 $18 { White gets strong initiative } 59... Re2+ ( 59... Rc2 60. Bxc7 Rxc4 61. Rb1 $18 ) 60. Kd5 Kd7 ( 60... Bd8 61. Kc6 d3 62. Bxc7 Bxc7 63. Kxc7 $18 ) 61. Re1 Rxe1 62. Bxe1 Bd6 63. Bd2 Bf4 ( 63... Be7 64. Bc1 $18 ) 64. Bxf4 gxf4 65. Ke4 Ke7 66. Kxf4 Kf7 67. g5 Ke7 68. f6+ ( 68. Kf3 { might be the shorter path } 68... Kf8 $18 ) 68... Ke6 69. Ke4 Kd7 ( 69... Kf7 $18 { otherwise it's curtains at once } ) 70. f7 Ke7 71. g6 Kf8 72. Kf5 Ke7 73. Kg5 ( 73. Kg5 d3 74. Kh6 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "Istanbul ol (Men)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "B09"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]

1. e4 { B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack } 1... g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Qd2 c5 8. O-O-O cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. h4 Bg4 12. h5 ( 12. Nd5 Bg7 $14 ) 12... Bxh5 $11 13. Rxh5 ( 13. Bb5 $5 Rc8 14. Nd5 $11 ) 13... gxh5 $15 14. Qd5 ( 14. Bb5 Na5 15. e5 $11 ) 14... Rc8 ( 14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc8 $17 ) 15. Qxh5 $14 Bg7 16. e5 { This push gains space } 16... Qe8 17. Qh3 { Threatening mate... how? } 17... h6 { Secures g5 } ( 17... dxe5 $4 { the pawn must remain untouched } 18. Ng5 h6 19. Qf5 hxg5 20. Bd3 e4 21. Bxe4 f6 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Bg6+ Ke6 24. f5+ Ke5 25. Qh2# ) 18. Bd3 ( 18. Bb5 a6 19. Bxa6 Rc7 $16 ) 18... Nb4 $11 ( 18... dxe5 $4 { taking the pawn is naive } 19. Qf5 e4 20. Bxe4 f6 21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Bg6+ Ke6 23. f5# ) 19. Be4 { Threatening mate: Qf5 } 19... e6 { Consolidates d5 } 20. f5 ( 20. Rxd6 $6 Nxa2+ 21. Nxa2 Qa4 $11 ) 20... Rxc3 ( 20... dxe5 $4 { Taking that pawn is naive } 21. f6 Qe7 22. fxe7 $18 ) ( 20... Bxe5 $4 { simply loses } 21. Nxe5 Qe7 22. Qxh6 $18 ) 21. f6 { The mate threat is Qg3 } 21... Qb5 $4 { cause more grief } ( 21... Qa4 22. bxc3 Nxa2+ 23. Kb2 Qxe4 24. fxg7 Kxg7 25. Qg3+ Kh8 $18 ) 22. Qg3 ( 22. Qg3 Rxc2+ 23. Bxc2 Nxa2+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Ke3 Qc5+ 26. Rd4 Qxe5+ 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Qxg7# ) 1-0
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Ju"]
[Black "Kasparov, G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]

1. e4 { B80: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 g3 and 6 Be3, including English Attack } 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14. h4 O-O 15. Kb1 Na4 16. g5 { White gains space } 16... Ndc5 17. Ng3 ( 17. c3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 d5 $11 ) 17... Qc7 18. Nb3 d5 19. e5 ( 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 $15 ) 19... Qxe5 { The mate threat is Qxb2 } 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. f4 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rhe1 Bd6 24. Nh5 e5 25. c3 $2 { Consolidates b4 } ( 25. fxe5 $5 { should be investigated more closely } 25... Bxe5 26. c3 $15 ) 25... f6 $17 ( 25... exd4 $6 26. Qxd4 Be5 27. fxe5 $15 ) 26. gxf6 exd4 27. Nxd4 g6 28. f5 ( 28. Ne6 Bc5 29. Qg3 $17 ) 28... gxh5 $4 { letting the wind out of his own sails } ( 28... Ba3 $1 { Black had this great chance } 29. fxg6 hxg6 $19 ) 29. Ne6 $15 { 'the knight is the knight!' } 29... Nxc3+ ( 29... Bg3 30. Rg1 Kh8 31. Rxg3 $14 ) 30. bxc3 $11 Qxc3 31. Rxd6 { Threatening mate... how? } 31... Qb4+ 32. Ka1 { Threatening mate... how? } 32... Qc3+ 33. Kb1 { The mate threat is Qg1 } 33... Qb4+ 34. Ka1 Qc3+ 35. Kb1 1/2-1/2
[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[ECO "B42"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]

1. e4 { B42: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 Bd3 } 1... c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Nbc6 7. c3 Ne5 8. f4 Nxd3 9. Qxd3 Qc7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. c4 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 { Black is behind in development. } 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Rac1 Rb8 15. Rfd1 Ba8 ( 15... Bc5 16. e5 Ne7 17. Ng5 $14 ) 16. a3 $16 f6 17. b4 Nd8 18. Na4 Nf7 19. c5 bxc5 ( 19... b5 20. Nc3 $16 ) 20. Nxc5 ( 20. Bxc5 $5 Bxc5+ 21. Nxc5 Bc6 $18 ) 20... Bxc5 $16 21. Bxc5 Qb7 22. e5 f5 ( 22... Rd8 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Re1 $16 ) 23. Rd2 Rg8 ( 23... Qb5 24. Qc3 $18 ) 24. Rcd1 Rd8 25. Ng5 Nxg5 26. fxg5 Kf7 27. g6+ Kxg6 28. Qg3+ Kf7 29. Qg5 h6 ( 29... d5 30. exd6 Rd7 31. Qh5+ g6 32. Qxh7+ Rg7 33. Qh3 $18 ) 30. Qh5+ g6 31. Qxh6 Rg7 ( 31... d5 32. exd6 Qe4 $18 ) 32. Qg5 Qc8 33. Qxd8 $3 { Annihilates a defender: d8 } ( 33. Qxd8 Qxd8 34. Rxd7+ Qxd7 35. Rxd7+ Kg8 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rxa8 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "Hoogeveen Essent"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2001.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[ECO "E15"]
[EventDate "2001.10.14"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]

1. d4 { E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations } 1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qb2 O-O 14. Nc3 Bb4 15. Ne5 b5 16. a3 ( { Not } 16. Nxb5 Bxb5 17. Nd3 Ba5 18. cxb5 Bc3 $17 ) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 bxc4 18. b4 Bb7 19. e4 ( 19. Rac1 $5 $15 ) 19... dxe4 $17 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Be5 f6 22. Bd4 Qc7 23. Bxa7 Ne5 24. a4 e3 25. Qxe3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb7+ 27. Kg1 ( 27. f3 $5 Nxf3 $1 { Demolition of pawn structure } 28. Qxf3 Qxa7 29. Ra2 $17 ) 27... Nf3+ ( 27... Qxb4 $6 28. Bd4 $15 ) 28. Kf1 Nxh2+ 29. Kg1 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 e5 31. Bc5 Rfd8 32. a5 ( 32. Rac1 Qc6 33. a5 e4 $17 ) 32... Nd4 ( 32... Rd2 33. Rxd2 Nxd2+ 34. Qxd2 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qxa1 36. Qd7 $11 ) 33. Kg1 $17 Nf3+ ( 33... Nc2 34. Qc3 Nxa1 35. Qxc4+ Kh8 36. Rxa1 $17 ) 34. Kf1 $19 Qc6 35. a6 ( 35. Rac1 e4 $19 ) 35... Nd2+ ( 35... Ng5 $5 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Qc1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 $19 ) 36. Kg1 $17 Nb3 37. a7 ( 37. Qe2 $5 Nxa1 38. Qxc4+ Kh8 39. Rxa1 $17 ) 37... Nxa1 $19 ( 37... Nxc5 38. Rxd8+ Rxd8 39. Qxc5 Qxc5 40. bxc5 $18 ) 38. Rxa1 Rd3 39. Qe2 Qd5 40. Kh2 Ra8 ( 40... e4 41. Ra5 $19 ) 41. Be3 ( 41. Re1 $19 ) 41... Qe4 ( 41... f5 $5 42. Ra5 Qe4 43. Rb5 $19 ) 42. b5 f5 43. Re1 ( 43. b6 f4 44. Ra4 fxe3 45. Rxc4 $19 ) 43... f4 ( 43... Rd6 $5 44. b6 c3 $19 ) 44. Bc5 $17 fxg3+ 45. fxg3 Qd5 ( 45... Qb7 46. b6 Rad8 47. Qxe5 Rd2+ 48. Re2 $11 ) 46. Qxe5 $11 Rd2+ 47. Kh3 Qg2+ 48. Kh4 ( 48. Kg4 Rdd8 $15 ) 48... Qh2+ ( 48... h5 49. Re4 c3 $14 ) 49. Kg4 $11 { Threatening mate... how? } 49... h5+ 50. Kg5 { Threatening mate: Kg6 } 50... Qh3 51. Re4 Rd3 ( 51... Rad8 52. Kg6 Qd7 $18 ) 52. g4 $18 { The mate threat is Kg6 } 52... hxg4 53. Qe6+ Kh8 54. b6 Rad8 $4 { Black has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position } ( 54... Rb3 55. Qc6 Qh6+ 56. Qxh6+ gxh6+ 57. Kxh6 ( 57. Kxg4 $6 c3 $18 ) 57... Rh3+ 58. Kg6 Rg8+ 59. Kf5 Rh5+ 60. Ke6 Rxc5 61. b7 $18 ) 55. Re5 ( 55. Bd4 Qh1 56. b7 Qc1+ 57. Be3 R3d5+ 58. Kg6 Rf8 59. b8=Q Rg5+ 60. Kxg5 Qxe3+ 61. Rxe3 Rxb8 62. axb8=Q+ Kh7 63. Qh2# ) 55... Qh1 $4 { solves nothing } ( 55... Rb3 56. Bd4 { Clearance to allow e5-a5 } 56... Rf3 $18 ) 56. Qxg4 ( 56. b7 Qh6+ 57. Qxh6+ gxh6+ 58. Kxh6 Ra3 59. b8=Q Ra6+ 60. Bb6 Rxb6+ 61. Qxb6 Rd6+ 62. Qxd6 Kg8 63. a8=Q+ Kf7 64. Rf5# ) 56... Qh6+ $19 57. Kf5 Qf6+ ( 57... c3 58. Qe4 Qh3+ 59. Kf4 Qh4+ 60. Kf5 g6+ 61. Ke6 Qh3+ 62. Rf5 gxf5 63. Bd4+ Kg8 64. Qd5 Rxd4 65. Qxd4 Qh6+ 66. Qf6 Re8+ 67. Kxf5 Qh5+ 68. Qg5+ Qxg5+ 69. Kxg5 c2 70. Kg6 c1=Q 71. a8=R Qc6+ 72. Kg5 Rxa8 73. b7 Qd5+ 74. Kg4 Ra4+ 75. Kg3 Qb3+ 76. Kf2 Ra2+ 77. Ke1 Qb1# ) 58. Ke4 Qc6+ 59. Kf5 ( 59. Kf4 { a last effort to resist the inevitable } 59... c3 60. Be3 Rf8+ 61. Rf5 Qh6+ 62. Qg5 Rxf5+ 63. Kxf5 Rd5+ 64. Kg4 Rxg5+ 65. Bxg5 $19 ) 59... Rf3+ 60. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 61. Ke6 Qf6# 0-1
[Event "ECC"]
[Site "Halkidiki GRE"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, A."]
[Black "Polgar, Ju"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]

1. e4 { B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations } 1... c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bc3 Be6 14. Qf3 Rac8 15. Qg3 g6 16. h4 Rfd8 17. h5 ( 17. Nd4 $5 { should be investigated more closely } 17... Bc5 18. Nxe6 Bxf2 19. Qf3 Qe3+ 20. Rd2 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 Qe3+ 22. Rd2 Qe1+ 23. Rd1 Qe3+ $11 ) 17... d4 $15 18. hxg6 hxg6 ( 18... fxg6 19. Qh2 h5 20. Qg3 $15 ) 19. Nxd4 ( 19. Bd2 $5 { is an interesting idea } 19... Ne5 20. Na1 $11 ( 20. Qxe5 Bf6 21. Qb5 Qxb5 22. Bxb5 Bxb3 $15 ) ) 19... Nxd4 $17 20. Rxd4 Rxc3 { Demolition of pawn structure } ( { Inferior is } 20... Rxd4 21. Qe5 Bg5+ 22. Qxg5 Rxc3 23. bxc3 $14 ) 21. bxc3 { Theme: Deflection from a3 } ( 21. Qxc3 Rxd4 ) 21... Rxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. c3 { Controls b4 } 23... Qc5 24. Kd2 Bg5+ ( 24... Bf6 25. Be2 $11 ) 25. Kc2 ( 25. Ke1 $5 $11 { is worth consideration } ) 25... Kg7 $17 26. Bd3 Bf6 27. Rb1 $4 { leads to further unpleasantness } ( 27. Kd1 Qxc3 28. Qe3 $17 ) 27... Qxc3+ $19 28. Kd1 Bg5 $3 { the final blow } ( 28... Qxa3 $6 { is the less attractive alternative } 29. Ke1 b5 30. Rxb5 $17 ) 29. Ke2 ( 29. Qxg5 Bf5 ) 29... Bg4+ $3 { a small price for the final victory } 30. Kf1 ( 30. Qxg4 Qd2+ ) 30... Bf4 $3 { a sacrifice that decides the game } ( 30... Bf4 31. Qxf4 Qxd3+ 32. Kg1 Qxb1+ 33. Kh2 Qd1 $19 ) 0-1
[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2002.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polgar, Ju"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[ECO "C80"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]

1. e4 { C80: Open Ruy Lopez: Sidelines and 9 Nbd2 } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. Nxf7 ( 12. Bxd5 $5 { must be considered } 12... Qxd5 $14 ) 12... Kxf7 $15 13. Qf3+ Ke6 14. Qg4+ Kf7 $2 { weakening the position } ( 14... Ke7 15. e6 Bxe6 $14 ) 15. Qf5+ $18 Ke7 ( 15... Ke8 16. e6 $1 { Discovered attack } 16... Bxe6 17. Re1 dxc3 18. Bxe6 ( 18. Rxe6+ $6 Nxe6 19. Qxe6+ Ne7 $16 ) 18... Nxe6 19. Rxe6+ Ne7 20. bxc3 $18 ) 16. e6 $1 { Theme: Clearance for f5-c5 } 16... Bxe6 { A pinning theme } ( 16... Nxe6 17. Bxd5 { Theme: Double Attack } ) 17. Re1 ( 17. Qxc5+ Qd6 18. Qh5 Bxb3 19. Nxb3 Kd7 $18 ) 17... Qd6 ( 17... Qd7 18. Qxc5+ Kd8 19. Qg5+ Be7 20. Qxg7 Rg8 21. Qxh7 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 $18 ) 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. Bg5+ Kd7 21. Nc5+ $1 { Clearance to allow e1-e5 } 21... Bxc5 ( 21... Qxc5 { Theme: Deflection from e6 } 22. Qxe6# { A classical mating theme } ) 22. Qf7+ ( 22. Rxe5 $6 { is the less attractive alternative } 22... Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Bd6 $16 ) 22... Kd6 ( 22... Kc8 { the last chance for counterplay } 23. Rxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxe6+ Nd7 25. cxd4 Bb6 $18 ) 23. Be7+ $3 { the final blow } ( 23. Rxe5 $2 { looks tempting, but } 23... Nxe5 24. Qh5 Nxg5 25. Qxg5 d3 $19 ) 23... Kd5 ( 23... Nxe7 { A deflection } 24. Rxe5 { Annihilates a defender: e5 } ) 1-0
[Event "Superstars Hotel Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm ESP"]
[Date "2002.11.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, R."]
[Black "Polgar, Ju"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[ECO "B90"]
[EventDate "2002.11.29"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]

1. e4 { B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5 } 1... c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15. h4 g4 16. g3 Qb6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Bg2 Rfd8 19. Rhe1 h5 20. b3 { Prevents intrusion on c4 } 20... Rac8 21. Na4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb5 ( 22... Qa5 $14 ) 23. Bf1 ( 23. Qxb5 $5 { is an interesting alternative } 23... cxb5 24. Bb7 $14 ) 23... Bc4 $11 24. Qxc4 Qxe5 25. c3 ( 25. Qd4 Qf5 26. Bxa6 Rb8 $11 ) 25... Qf5 26. Qc5 Qf3 27. Bd3 ( 27. Bxa6 $5 { might be a viable alternative } 27... Ra8 28. Bf1 $11 ) 27... Bh6+ $15 28. Kc2 Ne4 29. Qe5 $2 ( 29. Qxh5 $5 { must be considered } 29... Nxf2 30. Nb2 Nxd1 31. Qxh6 Ne3+ 32. Kc1 Qh1+ 33. Kd2 $11 ) 29... Nxf2 ( 29... Qxf2+ 30. Kb1 Nxg3 31. Qxe7 $19 ) 30. Be2 Qg2 31. Re1 ( 31. Bf1 Qh2 32. Re1 Nh1+ 33. Kb1 Nxg3 $19 ) 31... Rd8 32. Qxe7 $2 ( 32. Bf1 Rd2+ 33. Kb1 $19 ) 32... Rd2+ $19 33. Kb1 Qd5 ( 33... Qxg3 34. Bxa6 Qf3 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Be2 Qf5+ 37. Ka1 $19 ) 34. Ka1 Ne4 { With the decisive threat Rxe2 } 35. Qe8+ Kg7 { Black threatens strongly Rxe2 } 36. Nb2 Rxb2 $1 { the knock-out blow } ( 36... Nxg3 { is clearly inferior } 37. Bc4 Qf3 38. Bxf7 $14 ) 37. Kxb2 $2 { Decoy to b2 } ( 37. Bc4 Rxa2+ 38. Kxa2 Qa5+ 39. Kb2 Qxc3+ 40. Ka2 Qc2+ 41. Ka1 $19 ) 37... Qd2+ { Theme: Double Attack } 38. Ka3 Nf6 ( 38... Nf6 39. Qxc6 Qxe1 40. Bxa6 Qxg3 $19 ) ( 38... Qxe1 $6 { is no comparison } 39. Qxe4 Qxg3 40. Qd4+ Kg8 41. Qf6 $19 ) 0-1
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 c5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O cxd4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 O-O-O 15. Rfd1 Bc5 16. Ne2 Kc7 17. g3 Kc6 18. Kg2 h5 19. Nf4 h4 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Rd1 Rg8 23. Ne1 Be5 24. c3 f5 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. Nd4+ Kc7 27. Nb5+ Kc6 28. Nd4+ Kc7 29. Nb5+ Kc6 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[ECO "D30"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. e5 Qd8 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 c5 16. axb5 axb5 17. dxc5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxc5 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Leko, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Qb3 Nd7 7. Nd2 f6 8. f4 g5 $5 { a new development in this system.  Instead of  ..Nh6 (with or without ..h5)
and ..Ne7, the idea is to breakdown the pawn chain as quickly as possible. 
It's very similar to the plan of f6 and g5 in the French Defence Tarrasch. } 9. Ngf3 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Bh6 $146 ( { Brutal and to the point: Leko's inovation simply
exchanges everything off for an easy life. } 10... Bg7 11. exf6 Ngxf6 12. Nh4 ( 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. Bd6 Rfe8 16. Nhf3 Ng4 17. Nh4 Ngf6 18. Ndf3 Ne4 19. Bf4 Rf8 20. g3 Rae8 21. Rae1 Qxb3 22. axb3 a6 23. Ng2 c5 24. Rd1 cxd4 25. cxd4 Rc8 26. Ne3 Bf5 27. Kg2 Rc6 28. b4 b5 29. Bd3 Nd6 30. Nxf5 Nxf5 31. Bb1 Rc4 32. b3 Rc3 33. Rfe1 Rxb3 34. Rxe6 Rxb4 35. Rxa6 Rb2+ 36. Kh3 h5 37. Ra7 Nb6 38. Ng5 Bh6 39. Rf1 Bxg5 40. Bxg5 Rxb1 41. Rxb1 { 1-0 Morozevich,A-Stohl,I/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 313 (41). } ) 12... O-O 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qxb6 Rae8+ 15. Kd1 axb6 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Rf1 Re6 18. Kc2 c5 19. c4 cxd4 20. cxd5 Rg6 21. g3 Nc5 22. Bc7 Na6 23. Bxa6 bxa6 24. Kd3 b5 25. Rae1 Rf7 26. Re8+ Bf8 27. Rc8 Ng7 28. Nf3 Re7 29. Nxd4 Rd7 30. d6 Rf6 31. g4 Kf7 32. g5 Rfxd6 33. Bxd6 Bxd6 34. Nxf5 Be5+ 35. Kc2 Bxh2 36. Rc6 { 1-0 Antoniewski,R-Skalik,P/Zakopane chT 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (36). } ) 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 Rg8 { Black's equalised already; the half-point can be taken anytime now. } 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. O-O Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne1 Nf5 18. Bf3 Ne3 19. Rf2 Bf5 20. Be2 Ke7 21. Bd3 c5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Nf3 h5 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, J."]
[Black "Karpov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[ECO "B17"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 ( { The immediate } 10... c5 { was played by Karpov in his opening round game with Shirov. } ) 11. Qg4 Kf8 { This line is extremely popular at the top level. However, at first sight it is
hard to believe that a king move like that is enough for equality. First
played (I believe) by Andrei Kharltonov in the late 80s, the line soon became
popular with some of the world's top Caro aficionados: Speelman, Anand and, of
course, Karpov. } 12. O-O ( { The immediate } 12. Be3 { was Judit's choice in three
games against Karpov in a rapid play match in Hungary, 1998, where she scored
2/3. } ) 12... c5 13. dxc5 $5 { New - but not a novelty. 13 Re1 and 13 c3 is more
standard.  The idea is, at the cost of the White pawn structure, to open as
many lines as possible to try and take advantage of Black's underdevelopment. } 13... Nxc5 14. Be3 ( 14. Re1 e5 15. Bf5 e4 16. Nh4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 h5 18. Qh3 Be5 19. Be3 g6 20. Bxc8 Qxc8 21. Bxc5+ Qxc5 22. Rxe4 Kg7 23. c3 Bf6 24. Qf3 Rad8 25. Rf4 Qe5 26. g3 Rd2 27. Qxb7 Rb8 28. Qxa7 Rbxb2 29. Kg1 Qd5 30. a4 Be5 31. Rf3 Bf6 32. Rf4 Bxc3 33. Rf1 Be5 34. Rf3 Bf6 35. Rf4 Bg5 36. Ng2 Bxf4 37. Nxf4 Qe5 38. a5 h4 39. a6 Ra2 { 0-1 Luther,T-Anastasian,A/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 314 (39). } ) 14... Nxd3 15. cxd3 e5 $1 { Black has to unravel somehow, and this is the best way. } 16. Qe4 ( { How about } 16. Qh5 $5 Qe7 ( 16... g6 $6 17. Qh4 { and Black's looking a bit loose. } ) 17. Rae1 ( 17. Bg5 $6 Qe6 $1 { with the idea of ..Qg4 with a good game. } ) 17... Kg8 ( 17... g6 18. Bxh6+ Kg8 19. Qg5 $1 ) 18. Nd2 g6 19. Qe2 { with the idea of Ne4 and f4 to open up the game. } ) 16... g6 17. Rac1 $2 ( { Did Judit miss a trick here? } 17. Rfc1 $1 Qe7 18. Bxa7 Kg7 19. Qe3 Bg4 ( 19... Bf5 20. Bc5 $1 ) 20. Nd2 { and, with the idea of Nc4 and Bb6, White just seems to be a pawn ahead. } ) 17... Qe7 18. Rfe1 ( { Now if } 18. Bxa7 Kg7 $1 { see the difference - at the end of the
day, White's a-pawn is attacked, and Black has superb piece-play. } 19. Qe3 Bg4 20. Nd2 ( 20. a3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Rhc8 $1 { White's pawn structure is completely
shattered.  Despite being a pawn ahead, the ending may be better for Black. } ) 20... b5 $1 ) 18... Bf5 19. Qa4 Kg7 20. Nxe5 ( 20. Bf4 f6 21. d4 e4 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Nd2 Rhc8 $1 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxa7 Qb4 { and Black's better here. } ) 20... Bxe5 21. Bf4 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxe5 Rc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qxe5 25. Be3 f6 26. Qb4 b6 27. h3 ( 27. d4 $1 Qe4 ( 27... Qd5 $2 28. Qe7+ ) 28. h3 { and Black still has a
lot of work to do to secure a draw: A pawn ahead, White has a strong, passed
d-pawn and the Black pawns are the more vulnerable to attack - especially with
the king unprotected on g7. } ) 27... g5 28. Qa3 Qc7 29. b4 Qd7 30. Qc3 ( 30. d4 Be6 { and Black can easily set up a good blockade from d5. } ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Leko, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "E15"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nxe4 bxc4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. bxc4 c5 20. d5 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 exd5 22. Bxd5 Bb7 23. Qe5 Rbc8 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd5 Rc7 27. Rb1 Rc6 28. Rb5 Ra6 29. Rd2 Rc6 30. Rb7 Ra6 31. Rc7 Ra5 32. g4 g6 33. Kg2 a6 34. h4 Kg7 35. Kg3 h6 36. Kf4 Re8 37. Rdd7 Rf8 38. Rd2 Re8 39. g5 h5 40. f3 Kg8 41. Rdd7 Rf8 42. a4 Kg7 43. Rc6 Rxa4 44. Rxc5 Ra1 45. Ra7 Rh1 46. Kg3 Rg1+ 47. Kh2 Ra1 48. Re5 Ra4 49. Re4 a5 50. Kg3 Ra1 51. c5 Rc1 52. Rc7 Ra1 53. Rc4 a4 54. Ra7 a3 55. Rc2 Rc8 56. c6 a2 57. Kg2 Rb1 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, P."]
[Black "Polgar, Ju"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "B97"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. a3 Rb8 13. Rhe1 h6 14. Qh3 e5 15. f5 b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. g4 Rg8 19. Kb1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Bb7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Ke7 26. Qd3 Rc8 27. Re2 Qb6 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[ECO "B45"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. Bd3 d4 10. Ne2 e5 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. Ng3 Be6 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nd7 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qh6 Qf6 18. Bg5 Qg7 19. Qh4 Nce5 20. Bh6 Qh8 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Qe5 24. Rf4 Nc5 25. Raf1 Nxd3 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Rf7 Nc5 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rff7 Ne6 30. Rxg6 d3 31. Rg4 Rg8 32. Rxh7+ 1-0
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, G."]
[Black "Leko, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "C88"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 { The Anti-Marshall. Although Leko has never played the Marshall (8 c3 d5), he
has had plenty of experience of the White side of Frank's gambit, so would be
well aware of all the nuances in it, so Kasparov avoids it. It's not that he
is frightened of the Marshall.  It's just that, if Black doesn't go in for
anything speculative, he has a safe draw.  Playing the Anti-Marshall against
Nigel Short in their 1993 PCA title match was the advice given to Kasparov by
the former Soviet giant and opening expert, Efim Geller. } 8... Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 $146 ( { Different.  The standard
Lopez knight manoeuvre is to head for f5 via g3.  Garry new idea keeps this as
an option, but also allows him to cover d5 and c4. } 13. Ng3 h6 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Bd2 b4 16. N3h4 d5 17. Qf3 Re6 18. Qg3 Kh7 19. Nf3 Nh5 20. Qg4 g6 21. Ne3 Nf6 22. Qh4 Re8 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Ng5+ Kh8 27. Ne4 Qd8 28. Bg5 Qb6 29. Bxh6 Bxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Re3 { 1-0 Balashov,Y-Frolov,D/Moscow 1996/CBM 55 ext (31). } ) 13... h6 14. Bd2 c4 $6 ( { The wrong choice, according to Leko.  Instead, he felt that } 14... b4 $1 { was a better option. } ) 15. Bc3 Qb6 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Na5 19. Bxa5 $1 Qxa5 20. dxc4 $1 ( 20. axb5 $2 cxd3 21. Bc4 dxc2 ( 21... Qxa1 $2 22. Qxa1 axb5 23. Qd1 dxc2 24. Qxc2 bxc4 25. Nxc4 $16 ) 22. Qxc2 Qc7 $1 23. bxa6 Bxa6 24. Qe4 Bg5 $11 ) 20... Qxa4 21. c5 ( { Also good was } 21. Bb3 $5 Qb4 22. c3 Qc5 23. Ne4 Qc7 24. c5 $1 $14 ) 21... Qb4 ( { The defining moment.  During the post
mortem, Garry's legendary instinct detector was on full alert.  Looking at the
position, he commented to Leko that Black's position "smelt bad" - and worse
for this move.  Instead, both felt Black should have taken another route here,
though it still favours White thanks to strength of the c & d-pawn: } 21... Qd4 22. c6 ( 22. Ne4 $2 Qxd1 23. Raxd1 dxc5 24. d6 Bxe4 $1 $17 ) 22... Bc8 23. c3 Qb6 24. Bb1 $1 $14 { and White still controls the game. } ) ( { Also no better was } 21... Qh4 22. c6 Bc8 23. c4 $1 ) 22. Ne4 $1 ( { Kasparov, as ever, chooses the
best line, though he could also have opted for the immediate push of the
c-pawn: } 22. c6 $5 Bc8 23. Bb3 Bg4 $1 24. c3 ( 24. Nf3 Qf4 $1 ) 24... Qf4 25. f3 Bc8 ( 25... Bf5 26. Bc2 $1 $14 ) 26. g3 Qg5 27. c4 $1 Rb8 28. Ne4 Qg6 29. c5 $14 ) 22... Qxb2 23. cxd6 ( { Winnin the queen was also an option: } 23. c3 f5 24. cxd6 Bf8 ( 24... fxe4 25. dxe7 Qxc3 26. d6+ $18 ) 25. Re2 Qa3 26. Bb3 $18 ) 23... Bf8 ( 23... Bh4 24. g3 Bg5 25. c3 $18 ) 24. c3 f5 25. d7 Red8 26. d6+ Kh8 27. Nc5 Bc6 28. Nd3 Qxc3 29. Nxe5 Be4 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ ( 31. Ng5+ Kh8 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Qd5 $1 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Be2 Ke7 11. a3 a5 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Rfc1 Bb7 15. Bxf6+ gxf6 16. Ne4 Bd6 17. Nxd6 Rxd6 18. Rc3 f5 19. Rac1 Kf6 20. Ne1 Ne7 21. Kf1 Rad8 22. Rc7 Bd5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 e5 25. b5 Be6 26. Nf3 Nd5 27. R7c6 Rxc6 28. bxc6 Rc8 29. Ke1 Nb4 30. Bb5 Rc7 31. Nd2 Bd5 32. f3 Ke6 33. Kd1 Kd6 34. Nc4+ Kc5 35. Na3+ Kd6 36. Nc4+ Bxc4 37. Rxc4 Nd5 38. Kd2 Ra7 39. Rc2 Ra3 40. c7 Nxc7 41. Rc6+ Kd7 42. Rxb6+ Nxb5 43. Rxb5 Ra2+ 44. Ke1 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Ju"]
[Black "Kasparov, G."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[ECO "B90"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 { Again the English Attack. } 6... e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. g4 Nb6 11. Qf2 Nfd7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14. h4 O-O 15. Kb1 Na4 $146 ( { A novelty from Kasparov.  The standard continuation here is 15 ..d5: } 15... d5 16. g5 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nc4 18. Bc1 Qb6 19. Qg2 Nde5 20. h5 Rfd8 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Be3 Bc5 23. Qg3 Nd7 24. g6 hxg6 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6 Nf8 27. Qh5 Bxe4 28. Rdf1 Nh7 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. Nxe6 Rg8 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. N2f4 { 1-0 Adams,M-Georgiev,K/Elenite 1993/CBM 38 (32). } ) 16. g5 Ndc5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Nb3 d5 19. e5 $1 ( { Attack was the only form of defense - especially against
Kasparov! Sitting back and trying to defend this position wasn't really on for
Judit, so she opts for counter-attack by opening up some lines towards
Kasparov's own king.  Her other form of counter-attack wasn't so hopeful: } 19. exd5 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Bxd5 21. Nf5 Bb4 $1 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Bd4 Nc5 24. Nxg7 ( 24. Bxg7 Nxb3 25. axb3 Rfe8 26. Bd4 Bc5 ) 24... Nxb3 25. axb3 Bc5 $1 { with no direct route through to Kasparov's king. } ) 19... Qxe5 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. f4 Ne4 { Attempting to blockade some of those open lines. } 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rhe1 Bd6 24. Nh5 e5 25. c3 ( 25. Bxe5 $2 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Qxe5 27. Nd4 Rc4 $1 $19 ) 25... f6 26. gxf6 exd4 27. Nxd4 g6 $2 ( 27... Ba3 $3 28. fxg7 ( 28. Ne6 Qf7 $1 29. Qg3 Nxb2 30. Rd4 g6 31. f5 Na4 32. Re3 Bc5 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. Nf4 Kh7 36. h5 Qxf6 37. hxg6+ Kg8 38. Qh3 Rc7 $19 ) ( 28. bxa3 Nxc3+ 29. Ka1 Nxd1 30. Rxd1 g6 31. Ne6 Qc3+ 32. Qb2 ) 28... Rf7 29. Rd2 Bxb2 30. Rxb2 Nxb2 31. Qxb2 Qxc3 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 $19 ) 28. f5 gxh5 29. Ne6 ( { The most obvious must have been tempting - but good for Kasparov!: } 29. Qg2+ Kf7 ( 29... Kh8 30. Ne6 Rg8 31. Qd2 e3 32. Rxe3 Qc4 33. Qxd6 Rg2 $19 ) 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Ne6 Nxc3+ 32. bxc3 Qxc3 33. Re2 Bd5 $1 ) 29... Nxc3+ 30. bxc3 Qxc3 31. Rxd6 Qb4+ 32. Ka1 Qc3+ 33. Kb1 Qb4+ 34. Ka1 Qc3+ 35. Kb1 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Leko, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[ECO "C88"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[PlyCount "85"]

{ "My grandfather plays more interesting chess than Peter...and he's been dead
for years!"  So wrote a humble Olive Farmer from Greece (aka Nigel Short) on
the ICC recently.  Well, this was at least a spirited effort from young Mr
Leko in an attempt to dispel the "boring" tag - but he does seem to prefer the
draw to the win when given the option! } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 $5 { A Shirov, Anti-Marshall speciality. } 8... Bb7 9. d3 h6 10. Nc3 Bc5 $146 { Up to now, 10 ..Re8 or ..d6 has been the only moves here.  However, Leko's
move fits in with his Archangel\Moeller set-up with ..Bb7. } 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Na5 13. Ba2 d5 14. Nxe5 dxe4 15. d4 Ba7 16. Be3 Bd5 $1 { Common sense, really. 
Leko has to do something about the knight on a5, and his move (challenging the
Shirov's strong, white-squared bishop) makes way for the knight to come back
into the game via b7 or c6. } 17. c4 bxc3 18. b4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Nxc3 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxh6 { It's Planet Shirov time! } 22... gxh6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qh5 f5 ( { The draw is inevitable: } 24... Be6 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Rad1 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Qxd4 28. Nxe4 f6 29. Qg6+ $11 ) 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Re3 { Shirov still has some trick's left before the draw. } 28... f4 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Nxd5 { Nothing boring about this draw! } 32... fxe3 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 { And we all sat back getting ready for the final repetition...or so we thought. } 35. Rc1 $4 { They have a saying in Spain: "Tirar la casa la por ventana."
(Throwing the house out of the window).  Fortunately for Shirov, Leko throws
the house back through the window! } 35... Qh4 $4 ( { Incredulous!  Leko turns
down a rock-solid win in preference for a draw.  It's clear though what was
going through his head: For the last dozen moves or so he's been ready for the
draw. } 35... exf2+ $1 { spotted by everyone - including probably Nigel Short's grandfather! } 36. Kf1 Qh4 $1 { Eh, where's the repetition, Alexei? } 37. Rxc7 Bxd4 38. Nf6 Bxf6 39. Rc5 e3 40. Rh5+ Qxh5 41. Qxh5+ Kg7 42. Qg4+ Kh6 $1 43. Qf4+ Bg5 44. Qd6+ Rf6 $19 ) 36. fxe3 Rg8 37. Nf4 $1 Bxd4 ( 37... Raf8 38. Qxe4 Qg3 39. Qe5+ Rg7 ( 39... Qg7 $4 40. Ng6+ Kh7 41. Qh5+ Qh6 42. Nxf8+ Rxf8 43. Rxc7+ Kg8 44. Qxh6 $18 ) 40. Rc6 Rxf4 41. Rh6+ Kg8 42. Qe6+ Rff7 43. Qc8+ Rf8 44. Qe6+ $11 ) 38. Qxe4 Bf6 39. Qxa8 Rxa8 40. Ng6+ Kg8 41. Nxh4 Bxh4 42. Rxc7 Be1 43. b5 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Karpov, An"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 { After the carnage inflicted by
Kasparov in round 5, Karpov wisely sidesteps any possibility of repetition by
avoiding the main-line. } 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O Bg4 $146 { More often seen
is 7 ..Nd7, but there is no real difference here as the line tends to go 7 ..
Nd7 8 b3 Bg4. } 8. Na4 Qc7 9. b3 b5 { This may be a bit too committal - Grischuk
can take advantage of Karpov's lack of development to open the game now. Maybe
the cautious 9 ..Nd7 was to be preffered. } 10. Nb2 Nd7 11. c4 $1 bxc4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nb6 15. Nxc4 Nf5 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Nf3 ( { There was an option that took advantage of the bad, black pawns: } 17. Rb1 $5 O-O 18. Qc2 $1 Nxc4 ( 18... Rfd8 19. g4 Bxg5 20. gxf5 Be7 21. fxe6 fxe6 ) 19. Qxc4 { White's got nice and easy play here. } ) 17... Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd7 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. g5 $1 h6 ( 21... Qd5 $6 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Rb1 h6 ( 23... O-O 24. Rb3 $1 ) 24. gxh6 gxh6 25. Rb7 $14 ) 22. d5 $1 hxg5 23. Qxc6 Rc8 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. d6 f6 { The locked in bishop on h4 causes Karpov trouble. } 26. Be3 a5 27. Rab1 Rb8 28. Bb6 ( { Grischuk misses a good opportunity: } 28. Rbc1 $5 Rbc8 ( 28... Rhc8 29. Ba7 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Rb7 31. Bd4 g4 32. Rc5 fxe5 33. Bxe5 Bf6 34. Rxa5 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 $14 ) 29. Bd4 g4 30. Kg2 { and White's much better in the ending. } ) 28... fxe5 29. Rdc1 e4 30. Rc7+ Kxd6 31. Rxg7 Rhc8 ( 31... Rhg8 32. Rh7 $1 Rbc8 ( 32... Rh8 33. Bc7+ Kc6 34. Rc1+ Kb7 35. Rd7 $1 $16 ) 33. Bc7+ Kd5 ( 33... Kc6 34. Bxa5 Rgf8 35. Bb6 $14 ) 34. Rd1+ Kc5 35. a4 $14 ) 32. Rd1+ Ke5 33. Be3 $2 ( { Much better was } 33. Bc7+ $1 Kf6 34. Rdd7 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 { with chances - though probably drawn with careful play. } ) 33... Kf6 ( { Karpov's habitual time trouble is his own downfall.  I suppose if he had
more than the 50 or so seconds he had on the clock, he may well have
discovered he had much better!: } 33... Rc2 $1 34. Rf7 Rb5 $1 35. Bd4+ Kd6 36. Ba7+ Kc6 37. Re7 Rbb2 38. Rxe6+ Kc7 39. Re7+ Kc8 40. Re8+ Kb7 41. Rd7+ Kc6 $1 $17 ) 34. Rdd7 Rd8 35. Bxg5+ Bxg5 36. Rdf7+ Ke5 37. Rxg5+ Kd4 38. Ra7 $1 Rb1+ $2 ( { Missing the main chance to save the game: } 38... e3 $1 39. fxe3+ Kxe3 40. Re5+ ( 40. Raxa5 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Kf4 $1 $11 ) 40... Kd4 41. Raxa5 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Rg8+ 44. Kf3 Rf8+ $11 ) 39. Kg2 Rb2 40. Raxa5 Rf8 $2 ( { Desperation to make the final move at the time control: Karpov had to play } 40... Rd5 41. Rgxd5+ exd5 42. Kg3 $11 ) 41. Ra4+ $1 Kd3 42. Rg3+ Kd2 43. Rxe4 { The rest is academic now: White easily wins. } 43... Rxa2 44. Rxe6 Ra4 45. Rd6+ Kc2 46. Rdd3 Raf4 47. Rgf3 Rxf3 48. Rxf3 Rh8 49. Rf4 Kd3 50. h4 1-0
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Team"]
[ECO "A00"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6 Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3 18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7 21. a4 Kd7 ( { This exact position occurred in Shirov-Timman, Hoogovens 1996.
Shirov was White and won. This is how the game continued: } 21... Kd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rad1 Ke6 24. Rfe1+ ( { but we must also consider the following game: } 24. Rd3 Kd5 25. Na5 Ra8 26. Bxc3 Ke4 27. Rfd1 dxc3 28. Re3+ Kf5 29. g4+ Kxg4 30. Nb3 Rhe8 31. Rg3+ Kh4 32. Rd7 Rg8 33. Rd5 Bf6 34. Nd4 g5 35. Rd7 Kh5 36. Rxc3 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Rd1 38. Rxh7+ Kg6 39. Rxc7 Rxd4 40. Rb3 Rg4+ 41. Kf1 b4 42. Rc6 Kf5 43. Rd3 Re8 44. Rd5+ Re5 45. Rd7 Rc4 46. Rb7 Re6 47. Rc8 Bd4 48. c6 Bc3 49. c7 Rec6 50. h3 Ke4 51. Ke2 Be5 52. Rcb8 Rc2+ 53. Kf1 Kf3 54. Ke1 Rc1+ 55. Kd2 Bf4+ { 0-1 Sargissian,G-Danilovic,A/Moscow 1997. } ) 24... Kd5 25. Bxc3 Kc4 26. Ba5 Kxb3 27. Rb1+ Kc4 28. Rec1+ Kd5 29. c6 Kd6 30. Rxb5 Rb8 31. Bb4+ Ke6 32. Re1+ Kf6 33. Be7+ Kf7 34. Rd5 Rhc8 35. Rd7 Kg8 36. g3 Rb6 37. Rc1 Rb3 38. Bc5 d3 39. Rd1 Rcb8 40. Kg2 Bf8 41. Bxf8 Rxf8 42. R1xd3 Rxd3 43. Rxd3 Rf7 44. f4 Re7 45. g4 Re6 46. Rd8+ Kf7 47. Rd7+ Re7 48. Rxe7+ Kxe7 49. g5 { 1-0 } ) 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rfd1 ( { Now we have only one predecessor game: } 23. Rfd1 Ke6 24. Rac1 Rd5 25. Ba5 Ra8 26. Rd3 Rxa5 27. Nxa5 Rxc5 28. Kf1 b4 29. Nb3 Rd5 30. Ra1 c5 31. Ra6+ Rd6 32. Nxc5+ Kd5 33. Rxd6+ Kxc5 34. Rd8 b3 35. Rc8+ Kb4 36. Ke2 Ka3 37. Rd1 c2 38. Rd3 Bh6 39. Rxc2 { 1-0 Van den Doel,E-Timmermans,I/Deizisau 1999 } ) 23... Ke6 24. Rac1 { Deep Fritz
thinks that Timmerman's move 24...Rd5 is not good. 24...c6 looks a bit like a
draw (= 0.37). After a few minutes Fritz switches to 24...Rhe8 with a +0.56
score. Maybe Kasparov is winning?! Well, Shirov is in a big think. He's
probably looking for a way to escape. Our bets are now on Kasparov. } 24... Rhe8 25. Kf1 Kf5 26. c6 g5 27. Ba5 Rd6 28. Bb4 Rdd8 29. Rd3 g4 30. Bc5 Ke4 31. Rcd1 h5 { and Deep Fritz thinks Kasparov is completely winning. } 32. Nxd4 b4 33. Re3+ Kd5 34. Bxb4 Kc4 35. Bxc3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Rf8+ 37. Ke2 Kxc3 38. Ne6 { Shirov resigned. } 1-0