Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "?"]
[Site "Montcada op"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moskalenko, Victor"]
[Black "Gonzalez, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Victor Moskalenko"]
[BlackElo "2312"]
[ECO "E20"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Bd2 a6 ( 12... Qa6 13. Ng3 $5 ) 13. Nd4 $1 Nc8 ( 13... Nxa4 14. Nf5 O-O 15. f4 $1 $16 ( 15. Nxd6 $6 Qc7 ) ) ( 13... cxd4 $4 14. cxd4 ) 14. f4 $1 Ne7 $2 ( 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Qc7 ( 15... Qb6 16. c5 $36 ) 16. Bc3 $5 ) ( 14... Qc7 15. fxe5 ( 15. Nf3 $5 ) 15... dxe5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 $36 ) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Be3 $18 Bg4 ( 17... b6 18. a5 ) 18. Qe1 b6 19. a5 Rc8 20. Qg3 h5 21. h3 O-O 22. Bg5 ( 22. Qf2 $5 ) 22... Ng6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. hxg4 h4 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "San Clemente rpd"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Moskalenko, Victor"]
[Black "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Victor Moskalenko"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[ECO "E76"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. f4 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Qe7 11. e5 $146 Ng4 12. h3 Nh6 13. Be4 $1 Nd4 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Nbxd4 cxd4 17. Ne5 $5 Nf7 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Qd3 Bd7 20. Bd2 a5 21. b3 Raf8 22. Rae1 Bc8 23. h4 Bf6 24. g3 Kh8 25. Bg2 Qc7 26. Bc1 Bg7 27. Bb2 Qd6 28. Qe4 b6 29. Rd1 Bb7 ( 29... Rd8 30. Rfe1 $16 ) 30. Bxd4 $1 e5 31. Qxe5 $1 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "Sitges op"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Moskalenko, Victor"]
[Black "Mitkov, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Victor Moskalenko"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[ECO "E25"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Qc7 9. Ne2 $5 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bf5 11. g4 $1 Bc2 12. Qd2 h6 13. a4 ( 13. Qc3 $5 Qc6 ) 13... Bh7 14. Ba3 Nc6 15. Nc3 a6 16. Rc1 $36 Qa5 17. Be2 O-O-O 18. Qb2 Rhe8 19. Kf2 Re6 20. Bc5 Rd7 $6 ( 20... Qc7 21. Bb6 ( 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Na7+ Kb8 ) 21... Qe7 22. Bxd8 Kxd8 23. Qb6+ $5 ) ( 20... Kc7 ) 21. Bb6 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. Nxd5+ Nc2 24. Nxf6 Rxf6 25. Bc5 $5 ( 25. a5 $5 ) 25... b6 26. Bd1 $5 bxc5 ( 26... Be4 27. Bxc2 Bxf3 28. Rhf1 ) 27. Bxc2 Bxc2 28. Rxc2 $18 Rb6 29. Rxc5+ Kd8 30. Rhc1 Rdb7 31. h4 Kd7 32. Kg3 Rb4 33. a5 Ra4 34. Rd5+ Ke6 35. e4 Rb5 36. Rc6+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Ke6 38. Rdd7 f6 39. h5 Ra3 40. Kf4 f5 41. gxf5+ 1-0
[Event "04-EM-4236 Game 1"]
[Site "AICCF"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dalvi, P. M. ."]
[Black "Matthew Paul, Santhosh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Santhosh Matthew Paul"]
[ECO "B78"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5 15. g4 Nf6 16. Nb3 Re8 17. e5 Nxg4 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Rdg1 dxe5 20. Qg2 h5 $1 21. Qxb7 Rc7 22. Qg2 f5 $5 ( 22... Qc8 ) 23. Nb5 Rc4 24. Nc5 f4 25. Qf1 Qd5 26. Nc7 Qf7 27. Nxe8 fxe3 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Nxg7 $13 1/2-1/2
[Event "2nd Young Masters tournament"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[ECO "B17"]
[EventDate "2000.05.??"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]

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 11. O-O $5 ( 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. Re1 b6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bd2 h5 16. Qh4 $6 ( 16. Qh3 ) 16... Bb7 17. Be2 Ne4 18. Be3 Be7 19. Ng5 Qe5 20. Bf3 Nxg5 21. Bxg5 Bxg5 22. Rxe5 Bxh4 23. Bxb7 Rd8 { Ponomarjov R.-Speelman J.,Hastings,1998/99 } ) 11... b6 12. Qg4 g5 13. Qh3 Rg8 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. a4 $5 $146 ( 15. Ne4 O-O-O $13 { Topalov-Tukmakov,1994 } ) 15... O-O-O ( 15... c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb5+ Ke7 18. Nc4 Bf4 19. a5 $14 ) 16. a5 Nf6 ( 16... c5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Be4 cxd4 19. Ra7 Nc5 20. Bxb7+ Nxb7 21. Qb3 $1 Bc5 22. Qb5 Kb8 23. Qa6 Qc6 24. Nc4 $40 ) 17. axb6 axb6 18. Nb3 $6 { Nb3 } ( 18. Nc4 Bf4 19. c3 $36 ) 18... g4 $1 ( 18... h5 19. Bd2 h4 20. Ba6 Ne4 ( 20... g4 21. Bxb7+ Kxb7 22. Qd3 Ra8 ( 22... Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Ra8 24. g3 hxg3 25. fxg3 Bxg3 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Rxf6 Rh8+ 28. Kg1 Bh2+ 29. Kf1 Rh3 30. Qe4 $16 ) 23. g3 hxg3 24. fxg3 $14 { c2-c4-c5 } ) 21. Bxb7+ Qxb7 22. Qd3 $13 ) 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Re1 Nd5 $2 ( 20... Rd5 $1 21. Qxh6 ( 21. Re5 Rxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxh6 Nd5 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Nb4 $15 ) 21... Rh5 22. Qf4 Rgh8 23. Qxc7+ ( 23. c4 Qd8 $1 24. Qg3 Bd6 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Rxh2 27. Qxh2 Rxh2 28. Kxh2 c5 29. Kg1 cxd4 $15 ) ( 23. Ra7 Qb8 24. Qxb8+ Kxb8 25. Bf4+ Kxa7 26. Ra1+ Ra5 27. Nxa5 bxa5 28. Bc7 Ba6 29. Rxa5 Kb7 30. Rxa6 Kxc7 31. Ra7+ Kd6 32. c4 Re8 $15 ) ( 23. Re5 Rxh2 24. Qxh2 Rxh2 25. Kxh2 Nd7 26. Bf4 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Bd6 $17 ) 23... Kxc7 24. Bf4+ Bd6 25. Re5 ( 25. Bxd6+ Kxd6 26. Ra7 Rxh2 27. Kf1 Rb8 $13 ) 25... Bxe5 26. Bxe5+ Rxe5 27. dxe5 Nd7 28. Be2 ( 28. Re1 Rh5 $11 ) 28... Nxe5 29. Nd4 $13 { /= } ) 21. Qh5 Bf6 ( 21... Bg5 22. Bxg5 Rxg5 23. Qxh6 Rgg8 24. Qd2 Rh8 25. g3 $16 ) 22. Bd2 Rd7 23. Ba6 Rg6 24. Bxb7+ Kxb7 25. Rxe6 $2 ( 25. Ra4 $40 Nc3 26. bxc3 ( 26. Bxc3 Rd5 ) 26... Rd5 27. Re5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 $18 ) 25... Ne7 $1 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Qxg4 Rd8 28. g3 ( 28. c4 $5 ) 28... Re6 $4 ( 28... Qd7 $1 29. Qh5 $16 Qf5 ( 29... Nf5 30. Qf3 $18 ) 30. Qe2 Nd5 31. c4 Re8 32. Qf1 Nc7 33. c5 b5 34. Bf4 $40 ) 29. Qf3 Rf8 ( 29... f5 30. Nc5+ bxc5 31. Qb3+ $18 ) 30. c4 ( 30. Bf4 Qd7 31. Nc5+ $18 ) 30... Nc8 31. d5 Rg6 32. Nd4 { 1.31-1.49 } 1-0
[Event "2nd Young Masters tournament"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[ECO "B06"]
[EventDate "2000.05.??"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 $5 5. f4 b5 6. Be2 $6 ( 6. Nf3 $5 Bb7 7. Bd3 $32 ) 6... b4 $1 ( 6... Bb7 7. Bf3 Nd7 8. e5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 b4 10. Nce2 e6 11. O-O-O Ne7 12. g4 $36 ) 7. Nb1 Bb7 8. Bf3 Nf6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 O-O ( 10... Qc8 $6 11. Ne2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. e5 Nd5 $8 15. Nb3 Qb5 16. O-O-O ( 16. c4 $5 Nxf4 $8 ( 16... bxc3 17. Qxb5+ axb5 18. Nxc3 Nxc3 ( 18... e6 19. Nxb5 dxe5 20. Nd6+ $18 ) 19. Bxb7 Rxa2 20. Bc6+ Kd8 21. bxc3 $18 ) 17. Nxf4 Qxe5+ 18. Kd1 Bxf3+ 19. Qxf3 O-O 20. Nd3 $16 ) 16... e6 17. exd6 $16 { Marciano D. - Gurevich M.,Belfort,1997 } ) 11. c4 $146 ( 11. Ne2 e5 $132 { Yudasin L. } ) 11... bxc3 ( 11... c5 $5 12. d5 ( 12. e5 Bxf3 13. Ngxf3 ( 13. exf6 Bxg2 14. fxg7 Re8 15. d5 Bxh1 16. Ne2 e5 $19 ) 13... Ng4 14. Bg1 cxd4 $15 ) ( 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. e5 Bxf3 16. Ngxf3 Ng4 17. Ke2 f6 $132 ) 12... Re8 ( 12... Ne8 $5 13. Rb1 e5 $13 ) 13. Nh3 e5 14. dxe6 Rxe6 ( 14... fxe6 15. Qxd6 Nd5 16. cxd5 Bf8 17. Qxe6+ Rxe6 18. dxe6 Nb6 19. O-O $36 ) 15. O-O Qc7 $13 ) 12. bxc3 c5 $1 ( 12... e5 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. fxe5 ( 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Ba7 Nb6 $1 16. Qxd8 Rbxd8 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. Rxb6 Bc8 $44 ) ( 14. Ne2 exd4 15. cxd4 Ng4 $1 16. Bxg4 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qxg4 18. h3 Qh5 ( 18... Qe6 $2 19. d5 Qe7 20. Ba7 $1 $18 ) 19. g4 Qa5 20. Nc3 c5 $36 ) 14... dxe5 15. d5 Bc8 ( 15... Ng4 16. Ba7 ) 16. Rxb8 Nxb8 17. Ne2 $14 Ng4 18. Ba7 ) 13. Ne2 cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. Rb1 $6 ( 15. O-O $5 exd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Nc3 Ne6 19. Bb6 Qd7 20. Rac1 Rac8 $132 ) 15... Bc6 16. O-O Bb5 17. Qc3 ( 17. Qa3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxe2 19. Bxe2 Nxe4 20. Bxg7 Nxd2 $17 ) 17... Rc8 18. Qb2 Re8 19. Rbe1 { 1.19-1.04 } ( 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. d5 Nxd5 21. exd5 e4 $19 ) ( 19. Rbe1 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 21. Rd1 ( 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 ) 21... Ne6 $17 ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "2nd Young Masters tournament"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[ECO "B09"]
[EventDate "2000.05.??"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5 Bg4 9. Bc4 Nc7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Qd3 $5 $146 ( 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Ra3 Rb8 15. Rb3 Kh8 16. Kh1 Qc8 17. Be3 b5 18. axb5 Nb6 19. Qf1 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Rxb5 { Wahls M.-Nogueiras J.,Havana,1996 } ) 13... Qb8 ( 13... Qc8 14. Be3 ( 14. e5 Nd7 15. Ne4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxb5 Nxb5 19. Qxb5 Qxd5 20. Qxd7 Qxe4 21. Qxe7 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 dxe5 $11 ) 14... Rb8 ( 14... Qb7 { -13...Qb8 } ) 15. Rab1 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Nxb5 18. Bxb5 Nxe4 19. Ba6 c4 20. Bxc4 Nc5 21. Qa3 Ra8 22. Qb4 Rb8 23. Bb5 $16 ) ( 13... e6 $5 14. Bd2 exd5 15. exd5 $14 Nd7 16. Ne4 ( 16. Rae1 f5 17. Kh1 Nf6 $13 { Bc4,Bd2 } ) 16... Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Nxb5 21. Rxb5 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. f5 $36 ( 23. c3 $6 Ra3 $132 ) ) 14. Be3 Qb7 15. Rab1 e6 $1 16. b4 exd5 17. exd5 cxb4 18. Rxb4 b5 $1 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bb3 ( 20. Qd2 $5 ) 20... Ra5 21. f5 Qa6 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Ne4 $6 ( 23. Bd4 $5 $36 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Ne4 Ne5 26. Qd4 f6 27. Kh2 Ne8 $14 ) 23... Ra1 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Rf4 ( 25. Bc1 Rxc1 $1 26. Rxc1 Qa3 27. Qd2 Bg5 28. Qxg5 Qxb4 $11 ) 25... Be5 26. Rf3 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Ne8 $1 { Nc7 } 28. Bd4 { 1.15-0.59 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "Children's Olympiad"]
[Site "Artek (Ukraine)"]
[Date "2000.09.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kurenkov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Jatautis, Donatas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Alexander Moroz"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "2000.09.??"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 Nc6 8. g4 Qc7 9. g5 Nd7 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O b4 12. Nce2 Rb8 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nd4 Qa4 15. Kb1 Nc5 16. h4 Be7 17. h5 Bd7 18. Bh3 Qa5 19. b3 Qc7 20. Bg4 a5 21. g6 Bf6 $2 ( 21... hxg6 22. hxg6 Rxh1 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxh1 Bf6 { +/= } ) 22. Bg5 Qd8 23. h6 $1 fxg6 24. hxg7 Rg8 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxh7 Kf7 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nf4 Rxg7 29. Rdh1 a4 30. Nxg6 1-0
[Event "Corr. UK-USA"]
[Site "Email"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goosey"]
[Black "Ham, Steve"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Steve Ham"]
[ECO "B76"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. h4 Qc7 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc4 18. Qa5 Rac8 19. Rd2 e4 20. h5 $2 ( 20. f4 Rb8 $11 ) 20... exf3 21. gxf3 Rfe8 22. Bxa7 Bh6 23. Kb1 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Re2 25. Qd3 Rxc2 26. Qxc4 R8xc4 27. h6 $2 ( { White best alternative was } 27. b3 Rc6 28. b4 Re2 { , although Black now has a clear advantage } ) 27... Rd2 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 Rd3 30. a4 Rxf3 31. a5 Rf4 32. Bb6 Kf8 ( { This move s
urprised my English opponent, who had played into this variation with the
expectation of } 32... Ra4 $4 33. b3 Re4 34. a6 Re8 35. a7 f5 36. b4 Kf7 37. b5 Ke6 38. Bd8 Rxd8 39. b6 Ra8 40. Kd2 Ke5 41. b7 { winning... He now knew he was lost but decided to make me prove it. } ) 33. a6 Rc4+ 34. Kd1 Ke7 35. b4 Kd7 36. a7 Rc8 37. b5 Ra8 38. Ke2 Kc8 39. Bf2 Kb7 40. b6 g5 41. Kf3 Rg8 42. Ke4 Rg6 43. Kf5 g4 44. Kf4 Rf6+ 45. Kg3 Rf3+ 46. Kg2 Rh3 47. Bd4 f5 48. Bg7 f4 0-1
[Event "David Lodge Memorial"]
[Site "Email"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matthew Paul, Santhosh"]
[Black "Salcedo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Santhosh Matthew Paul"]
[ECO "C36"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.13"]

1. e4 { I have not opened with any other move in my life } 1... e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 ( { This is now the Modern Defence. I was hoping he would play } 3... e4 { , the Falkbeer. } ) 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O Be6 7. Bb3 Bd6 { The Bishop probably belongs to e7 } 8. c4 Nb6 9. d4 $1 { Another pawn is offered for open lines and development } 9... Nxc4 10. Qe2 Nb6 { This, I think, is an unexplored position. } ( 10... b5 11. a4 { was seen in
Gallagher-Greenfeld, Tel Aviv 1988. White was better though the game was drawn } ) 11. Bxe6 ( 11. d5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Qxd5 ) 11... fxe6 12. Qxe6+ Qe7 { Where does the Queen go to now ? } 13. Qf5 $1 ( 13. Qb3 { looks natural, but on deeper inspection, I spotted the better text move. } ) 13... g6 { This loosening of the King-side is an essential link in the future
chain of events. There is no choice, really.Black cannot allow 14. Bxf4, which
would regain the gambit pawn, open the 'f' file and is also a natural
developing move. } 14. Qb5+ Kd8 { Possibly he thought this was a more
flexible move than 14...c6, after which the King is forced to d8 anyway. A
cold wind is blowing down the 'e' file. } ( 14... c6 15. Qb3 Qf6 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. Nc3 { and White keeps the initiative. } ) 15. Re1 Qf6 16. Nc3 a6 ( 16... Nc6 17. Ne4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 { and White has more than enough compensation
for the two pawns, in large measure due to the unfortunate position of the
King on d8. Still, the burden of proof is on White and this is probably
Black's best practical chance. The text move weakens b6. } ) 17. Qb3 { Home at las
t ! Note the weakening of the light squares in Black's camp; e6 is
particularly tender } 17... Qf5 18. Ne4 { I was tempted by 18. Re6, but the text
move is undoubtedly strongest. The Knights go on a rampage. Black is compelled
to lose another tempo because of the threat of 19. Nxd6, winning the Knight on
b6 } 18... Be7 ( 18... Qd5 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Re6 Qf8 21. Rxb6 $1 { with a crushing attack. } ) 19. Ne5 Re8 { Nothing can be done - the position is beyond repair. } 20. Nf7+ Kd7 ( 20... Kc8 21. Ned6+ $1 ) 21. Nh6 $1 { A vital move that covers f5. The significance of the
weakening 13...g6 is revealed. } 21... Qd5 22. Qh3+ { This Queen has
criss-crossed the board, weaving a pretty pattern on the light squares in the
process. } 22... Kd8 23. Bxf4 { Making way for the heavy artillery. } 23... N8d7 24. Rad1 Rf8 25. Nc3 1-0
[Event "David Lodge Memorial"]
[Site "Email"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rhodes, John"]
[Black "Matthew Paul, Santhosh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[ECO "B78"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 Qc7 15. h5 Rc8 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Kb1 b5 ( 17... Rxc3 $14 ) 18. g5 $1 $146 ( 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Be5 $1 ) 18... Nh5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. b3 R4c5 21. Nf5 gxf5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxh5 fxe4 24. Qe3 Be8 25. Rh4 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 exf3 27. Qxf3 a6 28. Rd2 Bg6 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. Rf2 Be5 31. Rh6 Qe8 32. Qe6 Kg7 33. Rf1 a5 34. a3 Bd4 35. Rfh1 Be5 36. Rxh7+ Bxh7 37. Qh6+ Kf7 38. Qxh7+ Ke6 39. Re1 1-0
[Event "GELLER blitz 5'"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2000.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[ECO "B57"]
[EventDate "2000.03.26"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Ndb5 a6 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nd4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bb3 O-O 12. f4 Bd7 13. Qf3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. f5 exf5 ( 15... e5 16. Bf2 { +/= M.Golubev-M.Vasilyev Odessa GELLER blitz 5' 2000 (3) } ) 16. Qg3 ( 16. Qxf5 ) 16... Nh5 17. Qh3 Bf6 $1 18. Be3 $2 ( 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. exf5 ( 19. Rxf5 $2 Qb6+ $19 ) ) 18... Bxc3 { -/+ } ( 18... f4 ) 19. bxc3 ( 19. Rxf5 Nf4 ) 19... Qxc3 20. Rad1 $2 ( 20. exf5 ) 20... Bxe4 21. Rxd6 Rad8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $19 23. Rxf5+ ( 23. Rxd8 ) 23... Bxf5 24. Qxf5+ Nf6 $4 ( 24... Kg8 ) 25. Qe6+ Kg6 26. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Ukrainian Team Ch"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2000.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stoockalov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "2000.04.??"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4 exd4 $1 ( 8... Na6 9. Be3 $1 Re8 10. O-O Nb4 11. f4 $1 exd4 12. Bxd4 Bd7 13. Bf2 $14 ) 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. Re1 ( 11. Kh2 $5 ) 11... Nb4 $132 { 12...d5 } 12. Bg5 $6 ( 12. a5 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. c3 Nd3 16. Rxe4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 ( 17. Rxc1 Qxa5 $13 ( 17... Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. a6 $14 ) ) 17... Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Bxe5 19. a6 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Qxd4 $11 ) ( 12. Bf4 d5 $15 13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 c5 15. Nce2 a5 $19 ) 12... h6 13. Bd2 a5 14. Re2 $1 Bd7 15. Be1 ( 15. Bf4 d5 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Bxd5 cxd5 $15 ) 15... Qb6 16. Rd2 d5 17. exd5 Nbxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 $1 ( 19. c3 $6 h5 $1 $36 { 20...h4 } ) 19... Nf6 ( 19... Nb4 $5 20. c5 $1 Qc7 ( 20... Qxc5 $2 21. Nb3 Qf5 22. g4 $1 $18 ( 22. Rxd7 $2 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qxd7 $19 ) ) 21. f4 Bf8 22. Rc1 Rad8 23. Bf2 Bc8 $13 { / } ) 20. f3 $1 { Be1 } 20... Qc7 ( 20... Ng4 $5 21. c5 $1 ( 21. fxg4 Bxd4+ 22. Bf2 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Be6 24. Qc1 Qb3 25. Qxh6 Qxg3 $15 ) 21... Qxc5 ( 21... Bxd4+ $6 {  } 22. Rxd4 Qxc5 23. Qd2 $1 Re2 24. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 25. Kh1 Re8 26. Qd1 $1 ( 26. Qd2 Qxd2 27. Bxd2 Re2 28. Bxa5 Nf2+ $17 ) 26... Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Nf6 28. Bxa5 $14 ) 22. fxg4 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Rad8 ( 23... Kh7 24. Rxd4 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxd4 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Qf1 $18 ) 24. Rc1 Qb6 25. Rxd4 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Qxd4 27. Rd1 Qb4 $1 28. Qf2 $1 ( 28. Qxb4 axb4 29. a5 Kf8 30. Rd4 c5 31. Rd2 Ke7 32. Rc2 Kd6 33. Bxb7 Bc6+ 34. Bxc6 Kxc6 $17 ) 28... Qxa4 29. Rd6 $44 { Bd7,Rd8 } ) 21. Bf2 Rad8 22. Rc1 $6 ( 22. Qc2 $1 $13 Nh5 23. f4 Qc8 24. Kh2 c5 25. Nb5 Bf5 26. Qc1 $14 ) 22... h5 $1 $36 23. Rc3 Bh6 24. Rdd3 ( 24. f4 $6 h4 $17 ) 24... Bc8 25. g4 Bf4 26. b3 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bg3 28. Bxg3 Qxg3 29. Ne2 Qc7 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rd3 Re8 32. Qd2 Nd7 $1 { 33...Nc5  Pb3 } 33. Re3 Qb6 34. Kf2 ( 34. Nd4 Rd8 $17 { Nd4 } ) 34... Rd8 $1 35. Qd4 $2 ( 35. Qc3 Nc5 36. Kg3 $15 ) 35... Nc5 36. Qc3 $4 ( 36. Qf6 Nd3+ 37. Kg3 ( 37. Kf1 Qxe3 38. Qxd8+ Kh7 39. Qh4+ Kg7 $19 ) 37... Qxe3 38. Qxd8+ Kh7 39. Qxc8 ( 39. Qf6 Be6 40. Nf4 Nxf4 41. Qxf4 Qxb3 $19 ) 39... Qe5+ 40. f4 ( 40. Kh3 Nf2+ 41. Kh4 Qh2+ 42. Kg5 Kg7 $19 ) 40... Qxe2 41. Qxb7 Qf2+ 42. Kh2 Qxf4+ 43. Kg1 Qf2+ 44. Kh2 Ne5 $19 ) 36... Nd3+ 0-1
[Event "Ukrainian Team Ch"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "2000.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gaponenko, Inna"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[ECO "B08"]
[EventDate "2000.04.??"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2377"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 $5 ( 6... e6 $5 7. Re1 Nc6 8. Be3 h6 $1 9. h3 b6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Rad1 Ne7 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Bd3 a6 $132 { K.Klundt - R.Ponomarjov,Bad Wiessee,1999 } ) 7. Re1 e6 8. h3 ( 8. Bg5 $6 h6 9. Bf4 b5 10. e5 b4 $1 11. Nb1 $6 Nd5 12. Bd2 Nd7 $17 { A.Miles - E.Ermenkov,Aegina,1993, 59/143 } ) 8... Nc6 9. d5 $6 exd5 10. exd5 Ne7 $132 { d5 } 11. a4 b6 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Bb3 ( 13. Bf4 $5 b5 $1 $132 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Bxb5 Nexd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bg5 Qb8 19. Bc4 Nb6 20. Bb3 Re8 $11 ) 13... Qd7 14. Bc4 $6 ( 14. Qd3 Rfe8 15. Bd2 Qf5 $132 ) 14... Rfe8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 $15 17. Ne4 Bg7 ( 17... Bxb2 $2 18. c3 $18 ) 18. Qd3 Kf8 $5 { 19...Ng8 e } 19. Nc3 ( 19. c3 Ng8 $15 ) 19... Qf5 20. Qd2 Ng8 21. Bd3 $6 ( 21. Nd4 $5 Qg5 ( 21... Bxd4 $2 22. Qxd4 Qxc2 23. Ne4 f5 24. f3 $1 fxe4 25. Rec1 $18 ) 22. f4 Qh4 23. Nf3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qf6 $15 { c3,d5,f4 } ) 21... Qd7 ( 21... Qh5 $5 $15 ) 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bc4 Nf6 24. Rd1 Nh5 $1 {  } 25. Nd4 Qe7 26. g4 ( 26. Nc6 Qh4 27. Bf1 Nf4 $1 28. g3 Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Qh5 30. g4 $1 ( 30. Bxh3 Bc8 $19 ) 30... Qh4 31. Bxh3 h5 $1 32. Rg1 ( 32. gxh5 Bc8 33. Qd3 Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Re3 35. Bxc8 Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Bh6 37. Rd4 Be3 38. Rg4 gxh5 $19 ) 32... Bc8 33. f3 hxg4 34. fxg4 Bh6 $19 ) 26... Nf6 27. Nc6 Qd7 28. Qd3 $138 Nxd5 $6 ( 28... h5 $1 {  } 29. g5 ( 29. f3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Nxg4 31. fxg4 Qxg4+ 32. Kf1 Qf4+ 33. Kg2 Re3 $19 ) 29... Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Bxc6 $19 ) 29. Nxd5 $2 $138 ( 29. Bxd5 $1 Bxc6 30. Qc4 Bxd5 31. Nxd5 $132 ) 29... Bxc6 30. Bxa6 Bxa4 31. Nb4 Bxb2 32. c3 $4 Bxd1 0-1
[Event "?"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B81"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. Bg2 ( 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. gxf6 d4 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qd3 dxe3 14. O-O-O exf2 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 $8 17. Ne4+ Ke7 18. f6+ Ke8 19. f7+ Ke7 20. Qd2 $5 $13 { Svidler-Gelfand,Biel,2000 } ) 9... d5 $1 10. Bg5 gxf5 11. Bxf6 ( 11. Nxd5 Be7 ( 11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bg5 $11 ) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. exf5 h5 $1 $15 { Svidler-Van Wely,Biel,2000 } ) 11... Qxf6 12. Nxd5 Qd6 13. exf5 Nc6 14. Qe2 h5 $1 { Bc8 } 15. O-O-O hxg4 16. Nb6 ( 16. Be4 $5 Bh6+ 17. Kb1 Nd4 18. Qc4 Kf8 19. c3 b5 20. Qd3 Nf3 21. Nc7 Qxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Nd2+ 23. Rxd2 Bxd2 24. Nxa8 Rh6 25. Rg1 Bf4 26. Rxg4 Rf6 27. Rh4 Bxf5 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Nc7 Bd2 30. Re4 Rxf2 31. Rxe5 Bf4 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Nxa6 Rf1+ 34. Kc2 Rf2+ 35. Kb3 Bc1 $11 ) 16... Nd4 17. Rxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxa8 Bc5 $1 19. Nc7+ ( 19. Be4 Bxf5 ( 19... Qxf2 $5 20. Qxg4 Kf8 { Rg8 } ) 20. Bxf5 Qf4+ 21. Kb1 Qxf5 $17 ) 19... Kf8 20. Nd5 Bxf5 21. Ne3 Qf4 22. Bxb7 Rh3 $6 ( 22... Be6 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Nd1 a5 $17 ) 23. Qd2 Rxe3 ( 23... Be6 24. Nd1 a5 25. Bg2 Rh8 ) 24. Qd8+ Kg7 25. fxe3 Bxe3+ 26. Kb1 Qc4 27. Qd1 Bd4 28. Qc1 f6 29. Rd1 $2 $138 ( 29. Ka1 $1 Be6 ( 29... Bxc2 30. Bxa6 Qc5 31. Re1 $14 ) 30. Qb1 Bf5 31. Qc1 $11 ) 29... a5 $2 $138 ( 29... Be3 30. b3 Qc7 $1 31. Qxe3 Qxc2+ 32. Ka1 Qxd1+ 33. Kb2 Qc2+ 34. Ka3 Qxh2 35. Bxa6 g3 $19 ) 30. b3 Qc3 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Qf1 Bg6 33. Qc4 Qg1+ 34. Kb2 Qxh2 35. Qxg4 Qxc2+ 36. Ka3 Qc5+ 37. Kb2 f5 38. Qc4 Qxc4 $6 ( 38... Qe7 ) 39. bxc4 Kf6 40. Kc3 f4 $2 ( 40... Ke7 41. c5 Kd7 42. a3 Kc7 43. Bd5 Be8 $19 { Bc6,f4,Kc7-d7-e7-f6-g5-h4-g3 } ) 41. c5 Ke7 42. a3 Kd7 43. Kc4 Bc2 ( 43... Kc7 44. Bg2 Be8 45. Kd5 $1 Bc6+ 46. Kxe5 Bxg2 47. Kxf4 Kc6 48. Ke3 Kb5 49. Kd2 Ka4 50. Kc2 Kxa3 51. Kb1 $11 ) 44. Kd5 e4 45. Kd4 f3 ( 45... e3 46. Bf3 Ke6 47. c6 Kd6 48. c7 Bf5 49. Be2 a4 50. Bf3 Kxc7 51. Ke5 Bd3 52. Kxf4 e2 53. Bxe2 Bxe2 54. Ke3 $11 ) 46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Bc6 Ke5 48. Bb7 Bd3 49. Ba8 Kf5 50. Bb7 Ke6 51. Bc6 { 2.28-2.40 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "B06"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Bd3 $1 ( 6. Nf3 b4 $5 ( 6... Bb7 7. Bd3 { -6.Bd3 } ) 7. Ne2 Nf6 8. Ng3 Bb7 9. Bd3 h5 $1 $132 ) 6... Bb7 7. Nf3 Nf6 $5 ( 7... b4 $6 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 c5 11. c4 bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. O-O a5 15. Rb1 $14 { Svidler.P-Beliavsky.A,Dortmund,1998 } ) 8. e5 Ng4 9. Bg1 $5 ( 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Bg1 O-O 11. h3 Nh6 12. h4 Nb4 13. h5 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 c5 $13 { Rahman,Z-Norwood,D 1993 } ) 9... c5 $1 10. dxc5 ( 10. exd6 c4 $15 { Yudasin,L } ) 10... dxe5 11. h3 e4 ( 11... b4 $5 12. Na4 e4 13. hxg4 exd3 14. Qxd3 $13 ) 12. Nxe4 ( 12. hxg4 $6 exf3 13. gxf3 Qa5 $15 ) 12... Nf6 13. Bd4 ( 13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxb2 16. Rd1 Qa5+ 17. Rd2 Ra7 $13 ) ( 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. c3 Qc7 15. Qd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bh4+ $44 ) 13... O-O 14. Bxf6 ( 14. Qe2 $5 Nh5 15. Bxg7 Nxf4 16. Qd2 Nxd3+ 17. cxd3 Kxg7 18. O-O Bd5 19. b4 Nc6 $132 ) 14... exf6 15. Nd6 Qc7 $1 16. b4 ( 16. Qe2 $6 Nd7 17. Nxb7 Rae8 18. Be4 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 $17 ) ( 16. Nxb7 Re8+ 17. Kf2 Qxb7 18. Re1 Nd7 19. b4 f5 20. Rb1 Nf6 $36 ) 16... f5 17. O-O ( 17. Rb1 Bc3+ 18. Kf1 $8 ( 18. Kf2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxb4 $17 ) 18... Bxb4 $5 19. Nxb7 Bc3 20. Rb3 Bf6 21. Nd6 Qxc5 22. Be2 Nc6 $36 ) 17... Bxf3 18. Rxf3 ( 18. Qxf3 Nd7 19. Kh2 ( 19. Rad1 Nxc5 20. Bxf5 Na4 21. Be4 Rad8 22. Nb7 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nc3 $17 ) 19... Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Nf6 $13 ) 18... Nc6 19. a3 a5 $1 $132 ( 19... Nd4 $5 20. Rf1 Ne6 21. Rb1 Nxc5 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. bxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Kh1 Rfb8 25. Qe2 Rxa3 26. Rxb5 Rxb5 27. Bxb5 $11 ) ( 19... Bxa1 $6 20. Qxa1 $36 { Nf5 } ) 20. Nxb5 Qe7 21. c3 axb4 22. axb4 Rxa1 ( 22... Nxb4 $4 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. cxb4 Ra1 25. Bb1 $18 ) 23. Qxa1 Nxb4 24. Qa7 $1 Qxa7 25. Nxa7 Bxc3 26. Nb5 Bf6 27. Bc4 Rc8 28. Bxf7+ { 1.25-1.01 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gallagher, Joseph"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "B06"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 Nd7 $5 ( 5... b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nd1 a5 8. f4 $1 Nf6 9. Nf2 Bb7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nf3 $14 ) 6. a4 $5 ( 6. f3 b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd1 Rb8 $13 ) 6... b6 $8 ( 6... e6 7. a5 { Bc8,Ra8 } ) 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bc4 h6 9. h3 Ne7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfe1 $6 ( 11. Nh2 { 12.f4 } ) 11... g5 12. Nh2 ( 12. h4 $5 g4 13. Nh2 h5 14. Bg5 $13 ) 12... Ng6 13. Nf1 Nf6 14. Ng3 O-O 15. Bd3 $6 ( 15. Rad1 ) 15... c5 16. dxc5 $6 ( 16. Rad1 Qc7 $15 17. e5 dxe5 18. dxc5 Nf4 19. cxb6 Qc6 $36 ) 16... bxc5 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Qe2 $2 ( 18. f4 $8 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 c4 21. Bf1 Qb6+ 22. Qe3 ( 22. Kh1 Qxb2 $17 ) 22... Qb4 $15 ( 22... Qxe3+ 23. Rxe3 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Nf5 $1 $11 ) ) 18... d5 $1 $36 19. exd5 exd5 20. Bc1 Rae8 21. Qd2 $138 ( 21. Qf1 Qc6 $36 ) 21... Nh4 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 c4 25. Bf1 d4 26. Nce2 Qc5 $1 { Bc1,Bf1,Ne2,Qe1 } 27. Qd1 Ne4 28. Nxe4 Bxe4 29. Ng3 Bg6 $1 30. Qe2 d3 31. cxd3 cxd3 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Be3 Qd5 34. Bd2 Bxb2 ( 34... f5 $6 35. Qe7 $1 f4 36. Bc3 Qf7 37. Qxf7 Bxf7 38. Bxd3+ $18 ) 35. f3 Be5 36. Ne4 Bxe4 37. fxe4 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Qf2 { 1.59-1.44 } 0-1
[Event "?"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2000.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[ECO "D97"]
[EventDate "2000.07.24"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Be3 Nf6 $1 ( 11... Nb6 12. h4 Nc6 13. h5 Rxf3 14. gxf3 Nxd4 15. Rd1 c5 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. hxg6 $40 { Kasparov-Svidler,Wijk aan Zee,1999 } ) 12. a4 bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nd5 ( 13... Nc6 14. Bc4 Rb8 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Qc4 Bxe6 17. Qxe6 Qd6 18. Ng5 Rxb2 19. O-O Nd8 20. Qh3 Qd7 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 22. Rxa6 $14 { Karpov-Svidler,Dos Hermanas,1999 } ) 14. Bc4 c6 15. Ng5 $5 $146 h6 16. Nf3 { Pg6,h6 } 16... Nd7 17. Nxd5 ( 17. Bd3 Nc5 $1 18. dxc5 Nxe3 $17 ) ( 17. Qc2 $5 N7b6 18. Qxg6 Rf6 19. Qc2 Nxa4 20. Nxa4 $44 ) 17... exd5 18. Bd3 Nb6 19. Rb4 Nc4 $1 $132 ( 19... Rb8 20. Ne5 Rf6 21. Qc3 a5 22. Rb3 a4 23. Rb4 Qd6 24. O-O $14 ) 20. Bxc4 a5 $1 ( 20... dxc4 21. Qxc4+ Qd5 22. Ne5 $14 ) 21. Rb6 ( 21. Rb5 $5 Be6 22. Rc5 dxc4 23. Qc2 $13 ) 21... dxc4 22. Qxc4+ Kh7 23. Rxc6 ( 23. Qxc6 Bf5 $44 24. O-O Rf6 $19 ) 23... Bb7 24. Rc7 ( 24. Rc5 Qb6 $5 $132 { Pb2 } ( 24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rxf3 26. Rg1 Rf6 $13 ) ) 24... Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rb8 26. O-O Rxb2 27. Qc5 Rf7 28. Ra1 ( 28. Qxa5 $2 e5 $1 $17 ) 28... Rb5 29. Qxb5 Qxc7 30. Qxa5 Qxa5 31. Rxa5 Rxf3 32. Ra7 Rf7 33. Kg2 { 1.10-1.11 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Yuri Drozdovskiy"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "E90"]
[EventDate "2000.09.??"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Nh2 ( 8. Nd2 Na6 ( 8... Qe8 $5 9. g3 f5 $132 { Sokolov } ) 9. g3 Bh6 $5 10. Be2 Ng7 11. Nf3 Bxc1 12. Qxc1 f5 13. Qh6 Qe7 $13 { Sokolov-Xie Jun, Amsterdam 1994 } ) 8... Na6 9. g3 Nc5 ( 9... Qe8 10. Be2 f5 ( 10... Nf6 11. g4 Nc5 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Nf1 a5 14. Ng3 $16 { Pablo-Roa, Linares 1990 } ) 11. exf5 Nf6 12. fxg6 Qxg6 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Be3 $16 { Krasenkow-Xie Jun, Sufe Cup Shanghai 2000 } ) 10. b4 ( 10. Be3 $5 { Vilela } ) 10... Na6 11. Rb1 $1 $146 { a1-h8 } ( 11. a3 f5 12. Be2 Nf6 13. h4 c6 $1 $132 { Vilela-Bass, Alcobendas 1994 } ) 11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Rb3 ( 13. Bd3 $4 e4 14. Nxe4 Re8 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. f3 Nxg3 ) 13... Qf6 14. Be3 Nf4 15. Nb5 $6 ( 15. b5 $1 Nc5 ( 15... Nb8 16. gxf4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Nd7 18. Be3 $16 ) 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Qd2 Rfe8+ ( 18... Rae8+ 19. Kd1 { / } ) 19. Kd1 a6 { / } ) 15... Nxh3 16. Qd2 Rae8 { 17...Nf4 } 17. Be2 h5 18. c5 Bd7 19. Nc3 Nf4 20. c6 Bc8 ( 20... Ng2+ 21. Kd1 Nxe3+ 22. fxe3 Bc8 23. Ra3 ( 23. Rf1 Qg5 24. Ne4 Rxf1+ $132 ) 23... e4 $13 ) 21. Bxa7 Nxe2 22. Qxe2 e4 23. O-O Qf5 24. Rd1 Kh7 25. Nb5 Qf7 26. Bd4 e3 $2 ( 26... bxc6 $1 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. dxc6 Be6 29. Rc3 ( 29. Ra3 Bc4 30. Qb2+ Kh7 31. Nd4 Rb8 $17 ) 29... Rb8 30. a4 ( 30. a3 Rxb5 31. Qxb5 Qxf2+ 32. Kh1 e3 ) 30... Nxb4 $17 ) 27. fxe3 bxc6 28. dxc6 Bh6 $2 ( 28... Be6 29. Rf1 $13 ) 29. e4 Be6 30. Nxd6 $1 cxd6 31. Rf3 Qe7 32. Qxa6 Rxf3 33. Nxf3 Bg4 34. Qd3 d5 35. e5 ( 35. exd5 $2 Qd6 $1 $132 ) 35... Rf8 36. Bc5 $18 Qf7 37. Bxf8 Qxf8 38. Rf1 Qxb4 39. Nh4 Qe4 40. Qxe4 dxe4 41. Rf7+ Kg8 42. Rf6 Be3+ 43. Kf1 Bb6 44. e6 e3 45. Rxg6+ Kf8 46. Rxg4 hxg4 47. Nf5 1-0
[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "E90"]
[EventDate "2000.09.??"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[Source "Golubev&Sulypa"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.23"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Nh2 Na6 ( 8... Qe8 9. Be2 Nf4 10. Bf3 f5 11. g3 Nxh3 12. Bg2 f4 13. Nf3 g5 14. Rxh3 g4 15. Rh1 gxf3 16. Qxf3 Qg6 17. Bh3 fxg3 18. Qxg3 Qxg3 19. fxg3 $14 ) 9. g3 ( 9. Be2 $6 Nf4 10. Bf3 f5 ( 10... Nc5 { xd3 } ) 11. g3 Nxh3 12. Bg2 f4 13. Nf3 Ng5 $17 ) 9... Nc5 { 10...a5 } ( 9... c6 10. Be2 Nf6 11. h4 Nc5 12. Bf3 $14 { Hubner (ECO) } 12... h5 $5 { a5, Bd7, cxd5, b5 } ) 10. b4 ( 10. Be2 $2 Nf6 11. Bf3 Bxh3 ) 10... Na6 11. Rb1 $5 $146 { a1-h8 } ( 11. a3 f5 12. Be2 Nf6 13. h4 c6 $1 $132 { Vilela-Bass, Alcobendas 1994 } ) 11... f5 12. exf5 ( 12. c5 $6 dxc5 13. Bxa6 cxb4 $15 ) ( 12. Bg2 f4 13. g4 f3 $1 14. Nxf3 Nf4 15. Bf1 Qf6 $132 ) 12... Bxf5 ( 12... e4 $6 13. Nb5 e3 14. Bxe3 Bxf5 15. Rb3 $16 ) 13. Rb3 Qf6 $1 ( 13... Nf6 14. Bg2 ) 14. Be3 ( 14. g4 Bd3 15. Be3 Bxf1 16. Nxf1 Nf4 17. Rh2 e4 18. Nxe4 Qh4 19. Nfg3 Rae8 $36 ) ( 14. Qd2 e4 15. Nd1 e3 16. Rxe3 Rae8 ( 16... Bh6 17. f4 Nxf4 18. Bb2 $18 ) 17. Ng4 Qa1 18. a3 Re4 $44 ) 14... Nf4 15. Nb5 $2 ( 15. h4 c6 $5 $13 ( 15... g5 16. hxg5 Qg6 17. Kd2 Nd3 18. g4 Nxf2 19. Bxf2 Bc2 20. Qxc2 Rxf2+ 21. Ne2 Qxg5+ 22. Kd1 Raf8 23. Rh3 h6 24. a3 $13 { / } ) ( 15... Rae8 16. Nb5 $14 h6 ( 16... g5 17. hxg5 Qg6 18. Qd2 ) 17. Qd2 g5 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Kd1 { (  20.gxf4) } 19... c6 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Nxd6 Rd8 22. c5 $18 ) 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. c5 dxc5 18. Bxa6 Ng2+ 19. Ke2 Nxe3 ( 19... Bg4+ 20. Nxg4 Qf3+ 21. Kd2 Rad8+ 22. Nd5 $1 Rxd5+ 23. Rd3 Rxd3+ 24. Bxd3 Qd5 25. Qb3 $18 ) 20. fxe3 Rad8 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Qf1 cxb4 $36 ) ( 15. b5 $5 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Qd2 Rfe8+ 19. Kd1 { (Drozdovskiy) } 19... a6 20. Ng4 Qh4 ( 20... Bxg4+ 21. hxg4 axb5 22. cxb5 $18 ) 21. Qxf4 axb5 22. cxb5 Rf8 $44 23. Qg3 Bxg4+ 24. Qxg4 Qxf2 25. d6 Rf4 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Kc1 Rd4 $40 ) 15... Nxh3 $1 16. Qd2 ( 16. g4 $2 Nxf2 17. Bxf2 Be4 $19 ) 16... Rae8 17. Be2 h5 18. c5 Bd7 19. Nc3 Nf4 20. c6 Bc8 21. Bxa7 Nxe2 22. Qxe2 e4 23. O-O Qf5 $6 ( 23... Qf7 $17 { xd5 } ) 24. Rd1 Kh7 25. Nb5 Qf7 26. Bd4 e3 $6 ( 26... bxc6 $1 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. dxc6 Be6 29. Rc3 ( 29. Ra3 Bc4 30. Qb2+ Kh7 31. Nd4 Rb8 $17 ) 29... Rb8 30. a4 ( 30. a3 Rxb5 31. Qxb5 Qxf2+ 32. Kh1 e3 ) 30... Nxb4 $17 { Drozdovskiy } ) 27. fxe3 bxc6 28. dxc6 Bh6 $2 ( 28... Be6 $1 $132 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Rxf8 Rxf8 31. Bxg7 Qxg7 32. Rb1 Qe5 $17 ) 29. e4 $1 Be6 $2 $138 ( 29... Nb8 $1 30. Na7 Bf5 31. Rf3 Qg8 32. e5 dxe5 33. Bc5 Rf6 34. b5 e4 $13 ) 30. Nxd6 $1 cxd6 31. Rf3 Qe7 $6 ( 31... Bf5 32. Qxa6 Rxe4 $16 ) 32. Qxa6 Rxf3 33. Nxf3 Bg4 34. Qd3 $6 $138 ( 34. Rf1 Qxe4 35. Re1 $18 ) 34... d5 $1 35. e5 ( 35. exd5 $2 Qd6 $1 ) 35... Rf8 $4 ( 35... Qxb4 36. Nh4 Re6 37. Rb1 Qa5 $16 ) 36. Bc5 Qf7 37. Bxf8 Qxf8 38. Rf1 Qxb4 39. Nh4 Qe4 40. Qxe4 dxe4 41. Rf7+ Kg8 42. Rf6 Be3+ 43. Kf1 Bb6 44. e6 e3 45. Rxg6+ Kf8 46. Rxg4 hxg4 47. Nf5 { 2.03-2.03 } 1-0
[Event "European Chess Club Cup"]
[Site "Neum (Bosna & Herzegovna)"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[ECO "B23"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bb5+ $5 Bd7 4. a4 Nc6 5. d3 g6 6. Bg5 $1 { Balashov, Spassky } 6... Bg7 7. Nge2 Nf6 ( 7... Nd4 8. O-O Nxb5 9. axb5 h6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Qc1 Ng4 12. Bd2 f5 13. h3 Ne5 14. f4 Nf7 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Be3 O-O 17. d4 b6 18. Qd2 e6 19. Ng3 $14 { Balashov-Zagrebelny, Moscow 1996 } ) ( 7... h6 8. Be3 Nd4 9. O-O Bxb5 10. Bxd4 cxd4 11. Nxb5 e5 12. c3 $16 { Balashov-Savon, St.Petersburg 1996 } ) 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Nd4 $5 ( 9... a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Bh6 b5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. f4 $36 d5 $6 14. e5 Nd7 15. d4 $16 { Bc6 } ) 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Ne2 ( 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bxb5 13. axb5 Qd7 $13 { Pb5,d5,a7,e7 } ) 11... d5 $1 12. e5 Ng4 13. Qb4 $1 ( 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. f4 f6 15. exf6 exf6 16. Bh4 f5 $15 ) 13... Bxb5 ( 13... Re8 14. e6 fxe6 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. h3 Nf6 17. Nxd4 $36 ) 14. Bxe7 $1 a5 $8 ( 14... Qc7 15. Bxf8 Qxe5 16. Ng3 $18 ) 15. Qa3 Qc7 16. Bd6 $1 Qxc2 17. Nxd4 Qd2 $1 ( 17... Qxd3 18. Nxb5 Qxa3 19. Rxa3 $16 ) 18. Nf3 Qxd3 $1 ( 18... Qf4 19. axb5 Nxe5 20. Kh1 $1 $16 { d4 } ) 19. axb5 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 f6 22. e6 Ne5 23. Nxe5 fxe5 $1 ( 23... Rxe6 24. Nxg6 ( 24. Rad1 $5 Rxd6 25. Nc4 Rdd8 26. Nb6 Rab8 27. Nxd5 $14 ) 24... Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 hxg6 26. Re7 Rc8 27. g3 Bf8 28. Rd7 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Kf7 30. Rxd5 Ke6 31. Rd4 Rc5 32. a4 $14 ) 24. Bxe5 Rac8 $1 25. h4 ( 25. g4 $5 ) 25... h5 $1 $11 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Rad1 Rc5 28. Re5 Rxb5 29. Rexd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 b6 $1 31. Rd6 b5 32. Rb6 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. f3 Kf6 35. Kf2 Rxe6 36. Rxb4 Ra6 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. g3 Ra3+ 39. Ke4 Ra6 40. Rc4 Ke6 41. Kf4 { 1.39-1.59 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "European Chess Club Cup"]
[Site "Neum (Bosna & Herzegovna)"]
[Date "2000.09.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "D20"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Ba6 7. e5 b4 8. exf6 ( 8. Qa4+ Qd7 9. e6 Qxa4 10. Nxa4 Nxd5 11. exf7+ Kxf7 12. Nxc5 Bb5 $15 { Van Wely-Ponomariov, Biel 2000 } ) 8... bxc3 9. bxc3 gxf6 10. Rb1 $6 $146 ( 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. Qxc4 Nb6 $132 ) 10... Bg7 $1 ( 10... Nd7 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. g3 $1 $36 { 13.Bh3 } ) 11. Qg4 $2 ( 11. Bxb8 Rxb8 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Rxb8 Qxb8 14. Qxa6 Qb1+ 15. Ke2 Qd3+ 16. Ke1 Qxc3+ 17. Kd1 Bh6 ( 17... Qd4+ $11 ) 18. Nf3 Qc1+ 19. Ke2 Qb2+ 20. Ke1 c3 21. Qc8+ Kg7 22. Qg4+ Bg5 23. Bd3 c2 $19 ) ( 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Qa4+ Nd7 13. Qxc4 Nb6 $13 ) 11... Qxd5 $1 12. Be2 ( 12. Bxb8 O-O 13. Rd1 Qb7 ( 13... Qg5 $5 14. Qxg5 fxg5 15. Bg3 Bxc3+ 16. Ke2 f5 $44 ) 14. Bg3 Rfd8 $40 ) 12... Qe4 13. Rxb8+ Rxb8 14. Bxb8 Qb1+ 15. Bd1 O-O 16. Bc7 ( 16. Bf4 f5 17. Qg5 h6 18. Qg3 Rd8 19. Bd2 e5 $36 ) 16... Rc8 17. Qf4 Qb7 ( 17... Qxa2 18. Ne2 e5 19. Qe4 $1 ( 19. Qf5 Rxc7 20. Bc2 Bc8 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. O-O f5 23. Ng3 Qxc2 24. Nh5 f6 25. Nxg7 Rxg7 26. Qh8+ Rg8 27. Qxf6+ Ke8 28. Qxe5+ Kf7 $17 29. Re1 Qd2 $1 $19 ) 19... Rxc7 20. Bc2 $44 ) ( 17... e5 18. Qd2 $1 $11 ) 18. Ba5 Qb5 19. Bc7 ( 19. Bg4 Qb1+ 20. Bd1 Qxa2 $19 ) 19... Qb2 $1 20. Ne2 e5 21. Bxe5 $6 ( 21. Qe4 Bb7 $17 ) ( 21. Qf5 $5 Rxc7 22. Bc2 Bc8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. O-O f5 25. Ng3 Qxc2 26. Nh5 f6 27. Nxg7 Rxg7 28. Qh8+ Rg8 29. Qxf6+ Ke8 30. Qxe5+ Kf7 31. Qc7+ $132 ) 21... fxe5 22. Qg4 Rf8 $1 23. O-O f5 24. Qg5 f4 $1 { Bd1,Ne2,Rf1 } 25. Qe7 Bb7 26. Qxc5 Qxa2 27. Nc1 Qa6 28. Be2 Rc8 29. Qe7 Qc6 30. Bf3 $138 ( 30. Bxc4+ $5 Kh8 31. f3 e4 $1 32. fxe4 Re8 33. Qf7 Qxe4 $36 ) 30... e4 31. Bg4 Re8 32. Qh4 Qf6 33. Qxf6 Bxf6 34. Ne2 f3 35. Nd4 Bxd4 36. cxd4 Re7 37. Rc1 Bd5 38. h3 Rg7 $1 ( 38... Rb7 39. gxf3 exf3 40. Kh2 $132 ) 39. Kf1 Rb7 $1 { Kf1,Pf2 } 40. gxf3 exf3 41. Ke1 a5 42. Kd2 a4 43. Ra1 Rb2+ 44. Ke3 Re2+ 45. Kf4 c3 46. Bd7 ( 46. Rxa4 c2 47. Ra1 Rxf2 48. Ke5 Rd2 49. Kxd5 Rd1 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Rc8 f2 $19 ) 46... Rxf2 47. Bxa4 Rg2 48. Bb5 f2 49. Rc1 c2 50. Bf1 Rg1 { 2.56-2.30 } 0-1
[Event "European Chess Club Cup"]
[Site "Neum (Bosna & Herzegovna)"]
[Date "2000.09.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 $5 e6 5. Be3 Qb6 $1 ( 5... Nd7 6. Nd2 $5 Qb6 7. b4 ) 6. Qb3 Nd7 7. Nd2 c5 $1 ( 7... Bg6 8. f4 h5 9. Ngf3 Nh6 10. g3 Be7 11. h3 O-O-O 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. a4 $14 { Yudasin-Ponomariov, Budapest 1999 } ) 8. dxc5 ( 8. Bb5 c4 9. Qa4 Qc7 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 a6 $132 ) ( 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bb5 c4 $132 { a } ) 8... Bxc5 9. Qxb6 $146 ( 9. Bxc5 Qxc5 10. Bb5 Qc7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Ngf3 Ne7 $11 ) 9... Bxb6 $6 ( 9... axb6 $1 10. Bd4 Ne7 11. Bb5 Nc6 12. Ngf3 Ke7 $132 ) 10. Bxb6 Nxb6 11. Ngf3 Nd7 $6 ( 11... a6 { Na4 } ) 12. Bb5 Ne7 13. Nd4 a6 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. N2b3 $1 $14 ( 15. f4 f6 $132 ) 15... Rhc8 16. Kd2 Bg6 17. Rhe1 $1 Rc4 18. a4 Rf8 19. f3 f6 $6 { Pe6 } 20. Na5 Rc7 21. b4 Nc8 22. Re2 Nb6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Ndb3 $1 $16 Kc8 25. Nc5 Bf7 26. Rae1 Re7 27. Kc1 g5 28. h3 h6 29. Nab3 Nc4 30. a5 Kc7 31. Nd3 e5 $5 $138 ( 31... Kd6 32. Ne5 $16 ) 32. Nd2 Nxd2 33. Kxd2 e4 34. fxe4 dxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Bd5 $132 37. Re2 Rd6 38. g3 $6 ( 38. Kc2 $16 ) 38... Kc6 39. Re5 ( 39. Ne5+ Kb5 40. Ke3 Re6 41. Kd4 Rd6 $132 ) 39... Bg2 40. h4 Bf1 41. Re3 gxh4 42. gxh4 b6 43. axb6 Kxb6 44. Rf3 $1 { Ph4 } 44... Bg2 45. Rf4 a5 46. c4 $1 $18 Rg6 ( 46... Re6 47. bxa5+ Kxa5 48. Rf5+ Kb6 49. Nf4 Rd6+ ( 49... Be4 50. Rb5+ $18 ) 50. Kc3 Be4 51. Re5 $18 ) 47. h5 Rg5 48. Rf6+ Kc7 49. Rg6 $1 axb4 50. Nf4 $1 ( 50. Rxg5 hxg5 51. Nf2 g4 $1 52. Nxg4 Kd6 $13 ) 50... Rf5 51. Nxg2 Rxh5 52. Nf4 Rh2+ 53. Kd3 b3 54. Kc3 b2 55. Nd5+ Kd7 56. Rb6 h5 57. Rxb2 Rh1 58. Rb6 $1 { Kd7 } 58... h4 59. Rh6 h3 60. Kd4 h2 61. Kc5 Ke8 62. Nf6+ { 2.10-2.59 } 1-0
[Event "34th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul (Turkey)"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Antonio, Rogelio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[ECO "B17"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]

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 11. O-O c5 $6 ( 11... b6 ) 12. Re1 $1 ( 12. Qg4 Kf8 { -11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0-0 c5 } ) 12... c4 13. Bf1 Nf6 $146 ( 13... O-O 14. Qh4 Re8 15. Bd2 b5 16. a4 Rb8 17. d5 $16 { Djurhuus-Yevseev, Norway 1998 } ) 14. Qe2 $1 b5 ( 14... c3 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Rb1 O-O 17. Rb3 Qc7 18. c4 b6 19. Ne5 $40 ) 15. a4 Bb7 16. axb5 Bd5 17. b3 $1 cxb3 ( 17... c3 18. Ba3 O-O 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ra4 $18 { Rea1  Pa7 } ) 18. c4 Be4 19. c5 Be7 20. Ra3 Bd5 21. Nd2 O-O ( 21... h5 $5 22. h3 $1 $18 ( 22. Nxb3 Ng4 23. g3 Nxh2 24. Kxh2 h4 25. Bh3 hxg3+ 26. fxg3 O-O-O $132 ) ) 22. Nxb3 Nd7 23. Nd2 Bf6 24. Bb2 Rfe8 ( 24... Nxc5 25. Rc1 $18 ) 25. Ne4 $1 Be7 ( 25... Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Nxc5 27. Qc2 Na6 28. Rc3 Qb6 29. bxa6 Bxd4 30. Rb3 $18 ) 26. Nc3 Nf6 27. Nxd5 exd5 28. Re3 Bf8 29. Qf3 Re4 30. h3 $6 ( 30. Bd3 Ng4 31. Rxe4 Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 $18 ) 30... Rf4 31. Qd1 Ne4 32. R1e2 Qd7 33. g3 Rf6 34. Qd3 Rb8 35. c6 Qc8 36. Bg2 Nd6 37. Bxd5 Rxb5 38. Bg2 Qb8 39. Ba3 a6 40. Qc2 Qc7 $138 { 1.40-2.00 } 1-0
[Event "34th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul (Turkey)"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. b5 $5 { Ba3 } 13... cxd5 14. cxd5 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 Rc8 $1 $146 ( 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Ba3 ( 19. Bc2 e4 20. Ba3 $5 $13 ) 19... dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxe7 Re8 22. Bc5 Rxe6 23. Rxe4 ( 23. Be3 $1 { Rashkovsky-Motylev, Samara 2000 } ) 23... a6 $11 ) 17. Qb3 $6 ( 17. Bb2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 $1 $13 ( 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Bc2 Qb6 $17 ) 19... d5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 $44 ) 17... d5 $1 18. Nxd5 ( 18. exd5 e4 19. d6 ( 19. Ba3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Nfxd5 $19 ) 19... Qxd6 20. Ba3 Qc7 21. Be2 ( 21. b6 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Rxc3 23. Bxe7 Ra8 $17 ) 21... Ng4 22. Bxg4 Bxc3 23. Rac1 fxg4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. Qxc3 Qxe6 $15 ) 18... Nfxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. d6 ( 20. Ba3 Rc3 21. d6 { -20.d6 } ) 20... Rc3 $1 ( 20... Qxd6 21. Ba3 Qd5 22. Qxd5 $1 ( 22. Bxe7 Qxb3 23. axb3 Bxa1 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rxa1 exf3 26. gxf3 Rc5 27. Rxa7 Rxb5 28. Ra8+ Ke7 29. Rg8 g5 30. Rg6 $11 ) 22... Nxd5 23. Rad1 $16 ) 21. Ba3 $1 Rxb3 22. dxe7 $1 ( 22. axb3 $2 Qa5 $1 23. dxe7 Re8 $19 ) 22... Rxa3 23. exd8=Q Rxd8 24. Rad1 Bf6 ( 24... Rad3 $6 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Be2 Rd2 27. Rc1 $36 ) 25. Be2 Kf8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Rd1 Bg5 28. Bc4 Rc3 29. Bb3 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Bxc1 31. Kf1 { 1.05-1.13 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "34th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul (Turkey)"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Re1 b5 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bb7 15. Qf5 $5 $146 ( 15. Qh5 Qd3 16. Ba2 Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Bg5 Bf6 $11 ) 15... Bf6 16. Bg5 ( 16. Ng5 $5 g6 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ ( 18. Qe6 Qe7 $17 ) ( 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. Bh6 ( 19. Bg5 Na5 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bxf6 Kxf6 $17 ) 19... Na5 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qh3 $13 ) 18... Kxf7 19. Qh3 $13 ) 16... Nd4 17. Bxf6 ( 17. Nxd4 Bxg5 18. Rad1 Qf6 19. Qxf6 ( 19. Qd7 Bc8 20. Qd5 Bg4 21. f3 Rad8 22. Qc5 Bc8 $13 ) 19... Bxf6 20. Nf5 Bc8 $1 21. Nd6 ( 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Bxf7 Bg4 $19 ) 21... Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 $132 ) 17... Nxf5 18. Bxd8 Raxd8 19. Bc2 { 1.20-0.40 } 1/2-1/2
[Event "34th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul (Turkey)"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "V. Barsky and A. Baburin"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[ECO "C45"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Qg6 7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qe2 $5 { This seems to be a new move. It's interesting that this year Ivan
Sokolov already suffered from a novelty involving Qe2 - in his game against
Alexander Morozevich in Sarajevo, which went 1 e4 e5 2 f4 exf4 3 Nf3 Ne7 4 d4
d5 5 Qe2!. } 8... Nh6 ( { Black probably did not like the line } 8... Qxe4 9. Nd2 Qg4 10. Nb5 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 Bxe3 12. Nxc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b6 ) ( { but then } 8... a6 { (preventing Nb5) was worth considering. } ) 9. f4 Neg4 10. f5 Qf6 11. Bg1 O-O 12. Nd2 Ne5 13. O-O-O Qa6 { It is easy to criticise
Black's decision to settle for a unpleasant ending, but White's pawn storm on
the kingside could be even more unpleasant! } 14. Qxa6 bxa6 15. N4f3 $1 { Pieces like the black knight on e5 must be eliminated! } 15... Bxg1 16. Rxg1 Nhg4 17. h3 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Ne3 19. Re1 Nxf1 20. Rexf1 f6 21. h4 Bb7 22. Nb3 { Numerous exchanges did not improve Black's position - his bishop is pretty
limited, while White's knight has lots of attractive squares. Now it is going
to c5. } 22... Rae8 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. c4 Kf7 25. h5 Rg8 26. Nd3 $1 { with the idea of Nd3-f4-d5. } 26... g6 27. hxg6+ hxg6 28. fxg6+ Rxg6 29. Rxg6 Kxg6 30. Nf4+ Kf7 31. Rh1 $1 { White immediately takes advantage of the open h-file. } 31... Kg7 32. Nd5 Re5 { Black decided to give up a pawn. } ( { The line } 32... c6 33. Ne3 d6 34. Rd1 $1 Rd8 35. c5 { did not promise him much fun either. } ) 33. Nxc7 f5 ( { Black cannot regain the pawn - } 33... Rc5 34. Ne8+ Kf7 35. Nd6+ Ke6 36. b4 Rc6 37. c5 a5 38. Rh8 { winning. } ) 34. Rh5 $1 d6 35. Nd5 a5 36. Kd2 Bd7 37. exf5 Rxf5 38. Rxf5 Bxf5 39. Nc7 Bb1 40. a3 Ba2 41. Kc3 Kf6 42. Nb5 d5 43. c5 Ke5 44. f4+ $1 ( 44. f4+ { the line } 44... Kxf4 45. c6 { does not require comments. } ) 1-0
[Event "Kaissa-1 GM"]
[Site "Alushta 15-27.10"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreev, Eduard"]
[Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[ECO "B90"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Nb3 Rc8 12. Na5 Ba8 13. a4 d5 $1 $146 ( 13... Nc4 $6 ) 14. g5 ( 14. axb5 Bb4 $1 ) 14... Nfd7 ( 14... Nxa4 $5 15. Nxb5 ( 15. Nxa4 Nd7 $1 ) 15... Nd7 16. Na7 Rc3 ) 15. exd5 Bxd5 ( 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. axb5 Bxf3 18. Nc6 $1 $13 ) 16. axb5 ( 16. Bxb6 Nxb6 17. axb5 Bxf3 $5 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rg1 $15 ) 16... Bb4 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. bxc6 Rxc6 19. Bxb6 ( 19. Bxa6 $2 Bxc3 $5 20. bxc3 Qa8 ) 19... Rxb6 20. Qd4 O-O ( 20... Bd6 $1 21. Qxg7 $2 Bf4+ 22. Kb1 Be5 ) 21. Na4 $1 ( 21. Qxd7 $2 Qxg5+ ( 21... Bxc3 $4 22. Qxd8 Bxb2+ 23. Kb1 $18 ) 22. f4 ( 22. Qd2 Qa5 $1 ) 22... Qxf4+ 23. Qd2 Qe5 $44 ) 21... Rb8 22. Qxd7 Qxg5+ 23. f4 $8 ( 23. Kb1 $2 Rfd8 ) 23... Qxf4+ 24. Kb1 Rfd8 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Bf8 27. Nc3 Qf3 $1 $11 28. Rg1 Qf2 29. Rh1 Qf3 30. Rg1 Qf2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Kaissa-1 GM"]
[Site "Alushta 15-27.10"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Shalimov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[ECO "B34"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 f6 10. Bd4 d6 ( 10... Nh6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Qe2+ Qe7 13. Ne4 $16 { Kovchan-Ovsejevitsch, Kaissa-1 Alushta 2000 } ) 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Qf3 Nh6 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. O-O-O cxb5 15. Qxb7 $36 Qxf4+ 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Nd5 Qh4 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Bxa7 Nf7 20. Rd7 f5 21. Nd5 Rae8 22. a4 Nd6 23. Qc7 Nc4 24. Rxg7 Nd2+ 25. Kc1 Re1+ 26. Kxd2 Rxh1 27. Re7 Kg8 28. Qe5 Qg5+ 29. Kc3 Rc8+ 30. Kb3 bxa4+ 31. Ka2 1-0
[Event "Kaissa-1 GM"]
[Site "Alushta 15-27.10"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ovsejevitsch, Sergei"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[ECO "E94"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. d5 Na6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nc5 12. Nd2 a5 13. b3 Bd7 14. a3 Qb6 15. Rb1 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Rc1 a4 21. bxa4 Rxa4 $6 ( 21... Bd7 $5 ) 22. Nxe5 $1 Re4 ( 22... dxe5 23. Rxc5 $16 ) 23. Nc4 Rd4 24. Qe1 Re8 25. Nxd6 $1 Nd3 26. Bxd3 Rxe1 27. Rfxe1 Rxd3 28. Nxf5 $18 Bf8 29. d6 Qa5 30. Ne7+ Kf7 31. h3 Rxa3 32. Red1 h5 33. Nc8 h4 34. Be5 Ra2 35. d7 Rd2 36. Nd6+ Bxd6 37. Bxd6 Ke6 38. Rxd2 1-0
[Event "Kaissa-1 GM"]
[Site "Alushta 15-27.10"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shalimov, Valery"]
[Black "Shishkin, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Mikhail Golubev"]
[ECO "D97"]
[EventDate "2000.10.??"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.01"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Be3 Rac8 14. Rd2 Rfd8 15. Rad1 Ne8 16. d6 $1 Rxd6 ( 16... Nxd6 17. Qh4 $1 ) 17. Ng5 Be6 18. Qh4 $16 Rxd2 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Rxd2 Nf6 21. Qh4 Bd7 22. Nce4 Nxe4 23. Rxd7 Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Kg8 25. Bc4 Rf8 26. Qe7 Bf6 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. Bh6+ Kxh6 29. Qxf6 1-0