Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "Beograd "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[ECO "C42"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.03"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]

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 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qa4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bh4 ( 13... Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qd6 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17. Ne5 $16 ) 14. g3 $16 Bf6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Re8 17. Ne5 { With the idea Nxe4 } 17... Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng5 ( 18... Rxe5 $5 19. Nxe4 fxe4 $16 ) 19. f4 $18 Re6 20. Qc5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Be3 a6 23. Qc4 Qd7 24. Rac1 Rd8 25. Rc2 Qf7 26. Rd2 { Threatening mate... how? } 26... Rxd2 27. Bxd2 Rb6 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. b4 Rc6 30. Kf2 Rh6 31. h4 Rc6 32. Ke3 Bh5 33. Kd4 Ke7 34. c4 Bf7 35. Rc1 Rb6 36. Kc5 Be8 37. Be3 Rc6+ 38. Kd5 Rg6 39. Bc5+ Kd7 40. Rc3 ( 40. Bf2 Bf7+ 41. Kd4 Rb6 $16 ) 40... Bf7+ 41. Kd4 h6 42. a4 Rg4 43. b5 axb5 44. a5 ( 44. cxb5 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. fxg5 e3+ 47. Kxe3 Rxg3+ 48. Kd2 Rxg5 $16 ) 44... e3 ( 44... bxc4 $5 { is worth consideration } 45. a6 Kc8 $14 ) 45. Rxe3 $16 g5 ( 45... bxc4 $4 { A poison bait which should not be taken } 46. e6+ $1 { Theme: Double Attack } 46... Bxe6 47. a6 $18 ) ( 45... Bxc4 $4 { the pawn is indigestible } 46. e6+ $1 { Theme: Clearance for e3-e6 } 46... Bxe6 47. a6 $18 ) 46. e6+ Bxe6 47. cxb5 gxf4 48. gxf4 Rxf4+ ( 48... Rxh4 $2 { would be great except for } 49. Ke5 Bc4 50. a6 $18 ) 49. Ke5 Rc4 50. Rd3+ Kc8 51. Kxe6 Rxc5 52. Rd5 { Do you see the mate threat? } 52... Rc4 53. Rxf5 Re4+ 54. Kd5 { Threatening mate: Kxe4 } 54... Rxh4 55. a6 Ra4 $2 ( 55... Kb8 56. Rf8+ Ka7 57. Rc8 c6+ 58. bxc6 $18 ( 58. Rxc6 Rh5+ 59. Kc4 Rh4+ 60. Kc5 Rh5+ 61. Kb4 Rh1 62. Rc7+ Kb8 63. Rb7+ Kc8 $18 ) ) 56. Rf8+ Kd7 57. Rf7+ ( 57. b6 { and White can already relax } 57... c6+ 58. Ke5 Ra5+ 59. Kf6 Rxa6 60. b7 $18 ) 57... Kc8 58. Rf8+ $4 { White has let it slip away } ( 58. Kc5 Ra1 59. Rf8+ Kd7 60. b6 cxb6+ 61. Kxb6 $18 ) 58... Kd7 59. Ra8 ( 59. b6 { and the rest is a matter of technique } 59... c6+ 60. Ke5 Ra5+ 61. Kf6 Rxa6 $18 ) 59... Ra1 60. a7 Rd1+ 61. Ke4 Re1+ 62. Kf3 Ra1 63. b6 $1 { Demolishes the pawn shield } 63... cxb6 64. Rh8 ( 64. Rh8 b5 65. a8=Q Rxa8 66. Rxa8 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "DEEP JUNIOR 6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 { D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines } 1... d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 e6 4. f4 Be7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Ng4 8. Qe2 c4 9. Bc2 f5 10. Rg1 Nc6 11. h3 Nf6 12. g4 Ne4 { A beautiful square! } 13. Qg2 g6 14. Qh2 Kh8 15. h4 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 fxg4 17. Ng5 Qe8 ( 17... Kg7 18. Rxg4 e5 $15 ) 18. h5 $14 { Theme: Clearance for g4-h4. The mate threat is hxg6 } 18... gxh5 19. Rxg4 Rf6 ( 19... hxg4 { Exploits the pin } 20. Qxh7# ) 20. Rh4 Rh6 21. O-O-O a5 ( 21... b5 22. Rh1 $16 ) 22. Rh1 $18 b5 23. Bd1 Ra7 24. Bxh5 Qf8 25. e4 Bd8 26. f5 ( 26. exd5 exd5 27. Qg2 Bf5 28. Qxd5 Rb7 $18 ) 26... b4 27. Bg6 ( 27. fxe6 $6 bxc3 28. bxc3 Bxe6 $14 ) 27... Rxh4 28. Qxh4 bxc3 29. bxc3 Bf6 $4 { but even a better move would not have saved the game } ( 29... Qa3+ 30. Kd1 Qxa2 31. Qxh7+ Rxh7 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Bf7+ Kf8 34. Nxe6+ Ke7 35. Bg6+ Kd6 36. Bf4+ Ne5 37. dxe5+ Kc6 38. Be8+ Bd7 39. Bxd7+ Kb6 40. Be3+ Kb7 41. Nxd8+ Kb8 42. Nc6+ Ka8 43. Rh8+ Kb7 44. Rb8+ Kc7 $18 ) 30. Qxh7+ $1 { Demolishes the pawn shield } 30... Rxh7 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. Bf7+ Qxf7 33. Rxf7 ( 33. Rxf7 Bxg5 34. Rc7 Bxd2+ 35. Kxd2 $18 ) ( 33. Nxf7 $2 Kxh7 34. e5 Be7 $19 ) 1-0
[Event "Braingames WCC"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2000.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, G."]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]

1. e4 { C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4 } 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 13. Ne2 c5 14. c4 Bc6 15. Nf4 Kb7 ( 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Be7 17. Rfe1 $11 ) 16. Nd5 $14 Ne7 17. Rfe1 Rg8 18. Nf4 g5 19. Nh5 Rg6 20. Nf6 ( 20. Rd3 Re6 $14 ) 20... Bg7 $11 21. Rd3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxf6 23. exf6 Nc6 24. Rd3 Rf8 25. Re4 Kc8 26. f4 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Re8 28. Bc3 Re2 ( 28... Nb4 29. Rd2 $11 ) 29. Rf2 $14 Re4 30. Rh3 a5 31. Rh5 a4 32. bxa4 Rxc4 33. Bd2 Rxa4 34. Rxh6 Rg8 ( 34... Rxh6 35. Bxh6 Re4 36. Kf1 $11 ) 35. Rh7 Rxa2 36. Rxf7 Ne5 37. Rg7 Rf8 38. h3 { Consolidates g4 } ( 38. Bg5 Rxf2 39. Kxf2 Ng4+ 40. Ke2 Nxf6 $11 ( 40... Nxh2 $2 { doesn't work because of } 41. Bf4 Rxf6 42. Bxh2 $18 ) ) 38... c4 ( 38... Nd3 $5 39. f7 Kd7 $15 ( 39... Nxf2 40. Rg8 Kd7 41. Rxf8 $18 ) ) 39. Re7 Nd3 40. f7 Nxf2 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Rxf8 Ke7 ( 42... Rxd2 $4 { Black cannot capture the bishop } 43. Re8 Rd6 44. f8=Q $18 ( 44. Kxf2 { is a weaker possibility } 44... Rf6+ 45. Ke3 Rxf7 $17 ) ) 43. Rc8 { Threatening mate: f8Q } 43... Kxf7 44. Rxc7+ Ke6 45. Be3 Nd1 46. Bxb6 c3 47. h4 ( 47. Kf1 Rc2 $16 ) 47... Ra6 ( 47... c2 48. Kh2 $14 ) 48. Bd4 $16 Ra4 49. Bxc3 Nxc3 ( 49... Rxh4 50. Kf1 $16 ) 50. Rxc3 Rxh4 51. Rf3 Rh5 52. Kf2 Rg5 53. Rf8 Ke5 1/2-1/2
[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Huebner, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 { D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4 } 1... d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. h4 Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qd3 Bb7 14. h5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxd4 16. Bf4 ( 16. h6 Nc4 $11 ) 16... b4 17. Rad1 Qc4 18. Bd3 Qc6 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Be5 f5 ( 20... f6 21. Bg3 f5 22. Nd2 $11 ) 21. Qg3 { Do you see the mate threat? } 21... Rf7 22. Nd2 Nb7 23. Nf3 Nc5 24. Nd4 Qb6 ( 24... Qc8 $5 $14 { is an interesting idea } ) 25. Nxf5 $16 exf5 $2 ( 25... Rxf5 26. Bxf5 ) 26. Bc4 $18 { Discovered attack } 26... Nf6 $4 { leading to a quick end } ( 26... Ne6 27. Bxd5 Rd8 $18 ) 27. Bc7 ( 27. Bc7 f4 28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Qxf4 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "Magistral"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 { A30: Symmetrical English: Double Fianchetto and Hedgehog } 1... Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. dxc5 Bd5 8. Qa4+ Bc6 9. Qc4 Bd5 10. Qc2 e6 11. Bg2 Be4 12. Qc4 Bd5 13. Qh4 Bxc5 14. Nc3 Bc6 15. O-O Be7 16. Rd1 Qa5 ( 16... Qb6 17. e3 $14 ) 17. Bd2 Nbd7 18. g4 ( 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 h5 $14 ) 18... h6 $14 { Controls g5 } 19. Qg3 Qa6 20. h4 Qc4 21. Bf4 Qb4 22. a3 ( 22. Rd2 h5 23. g5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 $16 ) 22... Qxb2 $11 23. Nd4 { White threatens Rdb1 } 23... g5 24. Nxc6 ( 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb6 $16 ) 24... gxf4 $11 25. Qd3 { With the idea Nxe7 } 25... bxc6 26. Bxc6 O-O { Black threatens strongly Ne5 } 27. Bxa8 Ne5 ( 27... Rxa8 28. Rdb1 Ne5 29. Rxb2 Nxd3 $11 ) 28. Qd4 $11 Rxa8 29. Qxe5 Rc8 30. Rac1 Nd5 $4 { Black loses the upper hand } ( 30... Rc5 { and Black can hope to live } 31. Qd4 Nxg4 $15 ) 31. Nxd5 $16 { The mate threat is Rxc8 } 31... Qxe5 { If Black now would get Bc5 in, he might survive } 32. Nxe7+ Kg7 { Plans Rxc1 } 33. Rxc8 Qxe2 34. Rg8+ Kf6 { With the decisive threat Qxd1 } 35. Rd7 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Kh2 Qc2 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. Kh2 Qc2 40. g5+ hxg5 41. Rxg5 Qxf2+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]

1. e4 { B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation } 1... c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Bf4 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 f6 8. Nbd2 fxe5 9. Bxe5 Nf6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O a5 12. Nb3 Bd6 13. Kb1 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 { A sound move } 14... a4 15. Nc1 ( 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 Qb6 $17 ) 15... a3 16. b3 Qa5 17. c4 dxc4 ( 17... Nxe5 $5 18. Qxe5 dxc4 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Bxc4 b5 $17 ) 18. Nxc4 $15 Qc7 19. Rhe1 $2 ( 19. Nd6 $1 $15 { and White could well hope to play on } ) 19... Nd5 $19 20. Qd2 Ncb4 21. Ne2 Rxf2 22. Be4 b5 23. Qd4 Rxe2 $1 { here's the full point } 24. Rxe2 bxc4 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. bxc4 Ba6 27. Rc1 Nf4 28. Rd2 e5 { Do you see the mate threat? } 29. Qe3 Bxc4 30. Ka1 Qf7 ( 30... Rb8 { makes it even easier for Black } 31. Qc3 Rc8 32. Qb4 $19 ) 31. g3 Nd3 32. Rxd3 Bxd3 33. Qxd3 h6 ( 33... e4 $5 34. Qb3 $19 ) 34. Qb3 Qxb3 35. axb3 Kf7 36. Rc6 ( 36. Ka2 Ke6 $17 ) 36... a2 ( 36... e4 37. Rc4 Re8 38. Ka2 $19 ) 37. h4 ( 37. b4 $5 $17 ) 37... Ra3 38. b4 e4 ( 38... Rxg3 39. b5 Rh3 $15 ) 39. Rc4 e3 40. Re4 Kf6 41. g4 ( 41. b5 Kf5 42. Re8 Kg4 $19 ) 41... h5 42. gxh5 Kf5 { Threatening mate... how? } 43. Re7 Kf4 44. b5 Rb3 45. Rf7+ Ke4 46. Re7+ Kd3 47. Rd7+ Kc2 { Threatening mate: Rd3 } 48. Rc7+ ( 48. Re7 { doesn't do any good } 48... Kd2 ( 48... Rxb5 $6 { is clearly inferior } 49. Rxe3 Rxh5 50. Rg3 $15 ) 49. Kxa2 Rxb5 50. Rd7+ Ke1 51. Rxg7 Rxh5 $19 ) 48... Kd2 ( 48... Rc3 49. b6 e2 50. Rxc3+ Kxc3 51. b7 e1=Q+ 52. Kxa2 Qe2+ 53. Ka3 Qa6# ) 49. Kxa2 $19 Rxb5 50. Rxg7 ( 50. Rd7+ { there is nothing better in the position } 50... Ke1 51. Rxg7 Rxh5 52. Kb3 $19 ) 50... e2 51. Rd7+ Kc2 52. Rc7+ Kd3 53. Re7 ( 53. Rc1 { does not help much } 53... Rxh5 54. Kb2 Rxh4 55. Rc3+ Kd2 56. Rc2+ Ke1 57. Rc1+ Kf2 $19 ) 53... Rxh5 ( 53... Rxh5 54. Kb2 Rxh4 55. Rd7+ Ke3 56. Rd5 e1=Q 57. Re5+ Re4 58. Rxe4+ Kxe4 59. Kb3 Kd3 60. Kb2 Qb4+ 61. Ka1 Kc3 62. Ka2 Qb2# ) 0-1
[Event "It"]
[Site "Astana KAZ"]
[Date "2001.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Sadvakasov, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2001.05.20"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.28"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]

1. d4 { D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4 } 1... d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Rd1 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. Nc3 e4 14. Ng5 Bd6 ( 14... Bf5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 $14 ) 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 { With the decisive threat Qh5 } 16... Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 { The mate threat is Qh5 } 17... Be5 18. Qh5 Bf5 $2 ( 18... h6 19. Nxf7 $1 { Demolition of pawn structure } 19... Rxf7 20. Rxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Qe7 $16 ) 19. Nxf7 $18 { Demolition of pawn structure } 19... Rxf7 ( 19... Qxf7 { Theme: Deflection from e5 } 20. Rxe5 ) 20. Qxf5 $3 { Annihilates a defender: f5. Eliminates the defender f5 } 20... g6 ( 20... Rxf5 21. Rd8# { Theme: Double Attack } ) 21. Bxe5 ( 21. Bxe5 gxf5 22. Bxc7 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2001.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Morozevich, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[ECO "D12"]
[EventDate "2001.07.12"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]

1. d4 { D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5 } 1... d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 { Covers b5 } 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O ( 8. e4 Bb4 9. e5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne4 $15 ) 8... Be7 ( 8... Bb4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 $15 ) 9. e4 $14 O-O 10. Rd1 b5 11. c5 { White gets more space } ( 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. e5 Nfd7 $11 ) 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nb8 17. Rd3 Rc8 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Ng4 Nc6 { Blocks the pawn on c5 } 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bg3 Kg7 22. Bh4 Ne7 23. g4 Ng6 24. Bg3 a5 25. Bd6 h5 26. gxh5 { The passed pawn on h5 will become decisive later } 26... Nh4 27. Rg3+ ( 27. Kh1 Nf5 28. Rg1+ Kh7 $14 ) 27... Kh6 $11 28. Be7 ( 28. Bf4+ $5 { is worthy of consideration } 28... Kxh5 29. f3 $11 ) 28... Nf5 $17 29. Bxf6 Nxg3 30. fxg3 Rg8 31. Kg2 Kxh5 32. h3 Kg6 33. Rf1 Kh7 34. g4 b4 35. Kg3 b3 ( 35... a4 36. h4 $11 ) 36. a3 ( 36. axb3 Rgb8 37. Rf3 a4 38. bxa4 Rxb2 $14 ) 36... Rac8 ( 36... a4 37. h4 $11 ) 37. h4 ( 37. a4 Rgf8 $14 ) 37... Rg6 38. h5 ( 38. h5 Rgg8 39. g5 $16 ) 1-0
[Event "Yugoslavian Club Championship"]
[Site "Vrnjacka-Banja"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2648"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2618"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bf5 8. a3 e6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Be3 h5 $1 ( 11... f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Re1 $1 $14 ) 12. Bc2 ( 12. Rc1 h4 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Rxc5 { $13 } ) 12... h4 $1 ( 12... Ne7 13. Bg5 $1 $14 ) 13. h3 f6 $1 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nf4 Bd6 ( 16... Nxd4 $6 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Qf3 $1 $14 ) ( 16... Bh6 17. Nd3 $1 Nxd4 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. b4 { $44 } ) 17. Qf3 ( 17. Nd3 Rhg8 $37 ) 17... Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Ne7 19. Rac1 Ned5 20. Qf3 $1 ( 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qf3 Rhe8 $1 $17 ) 20... Rhg8 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 ( 21... Nxd5 22. Rc5 $132 ) 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd2 Rge8 ( 23... Rg7 24. f3 $12 ) ( 23... f4 24. f3 Ne3 25. Bxe3 fxe3 26. Rc3 $1 $12 ) 24. Rfe1 ( { Better is } 24. f3 $1 Re2 25. Rf2 Rde8 26. Kf1 R2e6 $15 ) 24... Re4 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. Re1 Re8 27. g3 hxg3 28. fxg3 f5 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Kf2 Kd7 31. Ke2 Ke6 32. Bg5 Rg8 33. h4 c6 34. Rc1 $6 Kf7 $1 35. Kf2 Kg6 36. Kg2 Kh5 $15 ( 36... a6 $6 ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "Russian Men Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bezgodov"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 f6 8. Nf4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Bxb4 ( 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Nxg6 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Qxb2+ 13. Ke3 Qxa1 14. Nxh8+ Kd8 ) 10... Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Ke7 ( 12... Kf7 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Bb5 ) 13. exf6+ gxf6 14. Re1 ( 14. Nge2 Nc6 15. Nd3 e5 16. f4 exd4 17. Ng3 Nb6 18. b3 h5 ) ( 14. Nfe2 e5 15. f4 ) 14... Nb6 15. Bd3 ( 15. Nf3 Kd6 16. Nh5 Rf8 17. Bd3 Nc6 ) 15... Nc6 16. Nf3 Kd6 17. Nh5 Rf8 ( 17... e5 18. Nxf6 e4 19. Ng5 Kc7 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Rf4 Nc4+ 23. Kc3 Nd6 24. d5 ( 24. g4 h6 25. Rxf5 hxg5 $1 26. Rxg5 Raf8 27. Rg7+ Kc8 28. g5 Rh3+ 29. Kc2 Nf5 ) ) 18. Bxh7 e5 19. Ng3 ( 19. dxe5+ fxe5 20. Rhf1 Bg4 ) 19... e4 20. Nh4 Nxd4 21. f3 Rh8 ( 21... f5 22. Rhf1 ) 22. Nhf5+ Bxf5 23. Nxf5+ Ke5 ( 23... Nxf5 24. Bxf5 Ke5 25. fxe4 Nc4+ 26. Kc1 Nd6 27. Bg6 dxe4 28. h4 ) 24. Nxd4 Kxd4 ( 24... Rxh7 25. Ne2 ) 25. Bf5 Nc4+ ( 25... Rag8 26. g4 Nc4+ 27. Kc1 ) 26. Ke2 Rag8 ( 26... Ne3 27. Bh3 ( 27. fxe4 dxe4 28. Bh3 Rag8 29. Rhg1 f5 30. Kf2 f4 31. Re2 Rxh3 32. Rd2+ Ke5 33. gxh3 Rxg1 34. Kxg1 f3 ) 27... Rag8 28. Rhg1 f5 29. Kf2 ) 27. Rd1+ Ke5 28. g4 Rh3 ( 28... exf3+ 29. Kf2 ( 29. Kxf3 Rh3+ ) 29... d4 ( 29... Nd6 30. h4 ) 30. h4 Ne3 31. h5 Nxg4+ ( 31... Nxd1+ 32. Rxd1 ) 32. Bxg4 Rxg4 33. h6 ) 29. fxe4 Re3+ ( 29... dxe4 30. Rd7 Re3+ 31. Kd1 ) 30. Kf2 dxe4 31. Rd7 Kf4 32. Re1 ( 32. Rxb7 Ne5 ) 32... Rh8 33. Bh7 Ne5 34. Rxe3 Nxg4+ 35. Ke2 Nxe3 36. Rxb7 Nf5 37. Rxa7 Nd4+ 38. Kd1 Rd8 39. Rf7 f5 40. Kc1 e3 0-1
[Event "Russian Men Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2648"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2552"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bd2 Bb7 7. d5 Ne7 $1 ( 7... exd5 8. cxd5 Ne7 9. d6 cxd6 { $13 } ) 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Bg2 Nf5 10. O-O Bc5 $15 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qe8 13. Bg5 ( 13. e4 Qh5 $1 $17 ) 13... Ng4 $1 ( 13... Qh5 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. Ne4 $12 ) 14. h3 ( 14. Ne4 Qg6 $1 $17 ) 14... Nxf2 $1 15. Rxf2 Nxg3 16. Qd2 $2 ( 16. Qd3 $7 Bxf2+ ( 16... e5 17. e4 Bxf2+ ( 17... Rf4 $6 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Nd4 Qe5 20. Rd1 $16 ) 18. Kxf2 Nh5 { $13 } ) ( 16... Qg6 $2 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. e3 Rf5 19. Bf4 $1 a5 $1 { $45 } ( 19... Rxf4 20. exf4 Rf8 21. b4 $1 Bxb4 22. Ne2 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Rxf4 24. Rf1 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 $16 ) ) ( 16... d5 $5 17. Be3 ( 17. cxd5 exd5 $41 ) 17... dxc4 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. Qc1 Qh5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qg5 Nf5 { $45, with idea } 22. e4 Rd3 $1 ) ( 16... Qh5 17. Be3 e5 18. Nd2 ( 18. Qd2 e4 19. Nd4 Qe5 $41 ) 18... Bxg2 ( 18... e4 19. Ndxe4 ) 19. Rxg2 $1 ( 19. Kxg2 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 ( 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Qxe3 Nf5 22. Qd3 Qg5+ 23. Kh2 Ne3 24. Rg1 ( 24. Qe4 Rf2+ 25. Kh1 Qg3 $19 ) 24... Rf2+ 25. Kh1 Qf4 26. Nf3 Rxf3 27. exf3 Qxf3+ 28. Kh2 Ng4+ $19 ) 20... Nf5 21. Rxf5 ( 21. Qe4 Qg6+ $19 ) ( 21. Qd3 Qg5+ 22. Kh2 Ne3 23. Nf3 Qf4+ 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. Qe4 Raf8 $1 $17 ) 21... Rxf5 22. Rf1 ( 22. Nf3 Raf8 23. Nd5 Qg6+ 24. Kh2 Qd6 25. Qe4 c6 26. Ne3 ( 26. Nc3 Qe6 27. Rd1 Rh5 $19 ) 26... Rxf3 27. exf3 Rf4 28. Qc2 Rxf3 29. Rd1 Qe6 30. Ng4 h5 31. Nf2 e4 $19 ) 22... Qg6+ 23. Kh2 Rxf1 24. Nxf1 Rf8 25. Ng3 Qe6 $17 ) ( 19. Bxc5 Qxh3 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Bxf8 Bc6 $17 ( 21... Bh1 22. Kf2 $13 ) ) 19... Qxh3 20. Rh2 Qg4 21. Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Bxc5 bxc5 { $13 } ) 17. Kxf2 Nh5 { $13 } ) 16... Nf5 $1 $17 17. Re1 ( 17. e4 Nd6 $17 ) 17... Qh5 18. Bf4 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nh4 20. Qe3 Nxg2 21. Kxg2 Qh4 22. Bg3 ( 22. Bxc7 $2 Qxe1 $19 ) 22... Qxc4 $19 23. Rd1 Qc6 24. Rd4 Rae8 25. Re4 Rf5 26. Kh2 Qc5 27. Nd4 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Re5 $1 29. Qd3 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 d6 31. Nf3 a5 32. a3 Qd5 33. Qc2 Qc5 34. Qe4 Qb5 35. Qc2 h6 36. Nd4 Qd7 37. Qe4 e5 38. Nf3 Rf8 39. a4 Qf5 40. Qc6 Rf7 41. Qc4 g5 42. Ne1 h5 43. Ng2 h4 44. Be1 Kh7 45. Bd2 Rg7 46. Be3 e4 47. Bd4 Re7 48. Qc6 Qf7 49. Kg1 Qe6 50. Qa8 c5 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52. Bf2 Re8 53. Qc3 Rf8 54. Be1 d5 55. Qb3 Rf6 56. Qb5 d4 57. e3 d3 58. Bc3 Rf3 59. Qa6 Rxh3 60. Qb7 Rf3 61. Qg7+ Kh5 62. Qh8+ Kg4 63. Be1 h3 64. Nf4 gxf4 65. Qh4+ Kf5 66. Qh5+ Kf6 67. Bc3+ Ke7 68. Qg5+ Kd7 69. exf4 Kc6 0-1
[Event "Russian Club Championship"]
[Site "St.Petersburg"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Raetsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2649"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2453"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. d5 Nd4 6. Nb1 $5 $146 c6 7. c3 Nb5 8. Bg2 cxd5 9. exd5 Nc7 10. Ne2 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 ( 12. a4 $5 ) 12... b5 $5 ( 12... e5 13. Nbc3 ( 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Na3 d5 $12 ) 13... Bf5 14. h3 h5 $13 ) 13. cxb5 Nxb5 14. a4 ( 14. Nbc3 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Rb8 $37 ) 14... Nc7 15. Nbc3 Bb7 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. b4 e6 $1 18. dxe6 $2 ( 18. Nf4 $1 $7 e5 ( 18... Ncxd5 19. Ncxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. b5 $14 ) 19. Nfe2 ) 18... Nxe6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nf4 ( 20. Qxd6 Rfd8 21. Qe5 Rac8 $1 $17 ) 20... d5 $1 21. Qf3 ( 21. Ncxd5 Rad8 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qg4 Nd4 $17 ) 21... Rad8 22. Rd1 Ne4 $1 23. Nce2 ( 23. Ncxd5 N4g5 $1 $19 ) 23... Rfe8 $1 24. Be3 $6 ( 24. b5 ) 24... Nxf4 $19 25. Bxf4 d4 26. b5 Qd5 27. Rb3 Qc4 28. Rbd3 Nc5 29. R3d2 d3 30. Nc1 Bc3 31. Rxd3 Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Nxd3 Qxa4 34. Qd5 Qe4 35. Qd7 Qe7 36. Qd5 Rd8 37. Qc4 Bf6 38. Nb4 Rd4 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Nc6 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Qe4+ 42. Kh3 Rd5 0-1
[Event "Istanbul olm (2)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rossi, C"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2627"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2436"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. a3 $6 c4 $12 10. d4 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Ng6 12. Nbd2 ( 12. Be3 Be7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 ( 14... Nce5 $2 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qe2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. e5 $16 { Gershon } ) 15. Nb3 d6 16. Nbd4 $12 ) 12... Be7 13. Nf1 $146 ( 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Nbd4 ( 14. Be3 Nce5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qe2 Nc4 $15 ) ( 14. Nfd4 O-O 15. Qh3 Nce5 $1 $15 ) 14... O-O 15. Be3 ( 15. Nxc6 dxc6 $1 ( 15... Bxc6 16. Be3 d6 ( 16... d5 17. e5 f5 18. Bd4 $14 ) ( 16... f5 $6 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Nd4 Rh5 19. Nxc6 $16 { with the idea } 19... Qxh2+ 20. Kf1 dxc6 21. Qd7 $20 ) 17. Nd4 Bb7 18. Rad1 $14 ) 16. Be3 c5 $15 ) 15... Nce5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Nc4 18. Bc1 Bf6 $15 { Westerinen,H-Schandorff,L/Gentofte 1999 } ) 13... O-O 14. Ng3 Qc7 ( 14... d6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rad1 $12 ) 15. e5 $5 ( 15. Qe2 Na5 16. Nd4 Nc4 $15 ) ( 15. Be3 Nce5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Nc4 $15 ) 15... Na5 $5 ( 15... d6 16. exd6 Bxd6 $15 ) 16. Ne4 Nc4 17. Neg5 $1 Qc6 $1 ( 17... Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Ncxe5 19. Qg3 { with compensation for the material } ) 18. h4 ( 18. b3 Ncxe5 $1 ( 18... Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Nb2 20. Qd2 Qxc3 21. Nd4 { unclear } ) 19. Rxe5 f6 $17 ) ( 18. Qd4 h6 $1 ( 18... Bxg5 19. Be4 Qc7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nxg5 { unclear } ) 19. Be4 Qc7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Ne4 Qc7 $15 ) 18... Bxg5 $1 19. hxg5 Rfd8 $15 20. Qd4 Qc5 ( 20... d6 21. exd6 Rxd6 ( 21... Nxd6 22. Qg4 Qc4 23. Qh3 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Qxf5 Rd5 26. Qh3 Rd3 27. Be3 Rcd8 $45 ) 22. Qg4 Rcd8 $15 ) 21. Qd3 $6 ( 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. b3 Qxd4 ( 22... Bxf3 23. bxc4 Bb7 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bd2 Ra8 ) 23. Nxd4 Nb6 24. Bd2 d6 $15 ) 21... Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Ncxe5 23. Qh5 Nc4 $1 ( 23... d6 24. Re3 Nd7 25. Rh3 Ndf8 26. Bd2 $44 ) 24. b3 Nd6 25. Re3 f5 $1 $17 ( 25... Nf5 26. Rh3 Nf8 27. Bf4 $44 ) 26. Rh3 Nf8 27. g6 $6 ( 27. Bf4 Ne4 $17 ) 27... hxg6 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Bg5 Re8 30. Rd1 Qc6 $21 31. c4 bxc4 32. bxc4 Nxc4 33. Rd4 d5 34. Qh4 Nd6 ( 34... e5 35. Rd1 Ne6 $21 ) 35. Ba4 Nb5 36. Rb4 e5 ( 36... Nd7 $21 ) 37. g4 $1 e4 ( 37... Ne6 38. Bd2 ( 38. gxf5 Nxg5 39. Qxg5 Qc1+ $21 ) 38... Nc5 ( 38... Ned4 $5 ) 39. gxf5 Nxa4 40. Qg5 ( 40. Rxa4 Nd4 $21 ) 40... Nc5 41. fxg6+ Ke6 42. f4 Kd7 43. Rh7 Re7 $21 ) 38. Bb3 a5 ( 38... Qd7 39. a4 Nc3 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Qh5+ ( 41. Rb6 Rc6 $21 ) 41... Ng6 42. Bd2 Rh8 43. Rb7 Rxh5 ( 43... Qxb7 $2 44. Qxf5+ Ke7 45. Bg5+ Kd6 46. Qxg6+ Ke5 47. f4+ exf3 48. Rxf3 Rhf8 { unclear } ) 44. Rxd7+ Ke6 45. Rxh5 Kxd7 46. Rg5 ( 46. Rxf5 Nh4 $21 ) 46... Ne5 47. Rxg7+ Ke6 $21 ) 39. Ra4 Ra8 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. Qh5+ Ng6 42. Qd1 ( 42. Bf4 Qe6 43. Rg3 Rh8 44. Qg5 Rh6 $21 ) 42... Re5 43. Qd2 Qe6 44. Bf4 Nxf4 45. Qxf4 Nd6 46. Rc3 Kg8 47. Ba2 ( 47. Rc5 Rb8 $21 ) 47... Nf7 48. Rc5 Rd8 49. Raxa5 e3 50. fxe3 Rxe3 51. Rc2 Re1+ 52. Kf2 Rh1 53. Kg2 Qe1 54. Rxd5 Qg1+ 55. Kf3 Rxd5 0-1
[Event "Russian Men Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2554"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2648"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Nbc3 Nb4 $6 $146 10. Be4 c6 11. a3 ( 11. O-O Bc4 $14 ) 11... N4d5 12. O-O Qd7 13. Qc2 ( 13. Bd3 Bf5 $5 14. Ne4 e6 $14 ) 13... g6 ( 13... f5 $5 14. exf6 ( 14. Bd3 $14 ) 14... exf6 15. Bxh7 ( 15. Nf4 $5 $14 ) 15... O-O-O $44 ) 14. Bd3 $1 $16 Nxc3 ( 14... f5 15. exf6 exf6 16. Ne4 $16 ) 15. bxc3 Bc4 16. a4 $1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. a5 c4 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. Nf4 $1 e6 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. f4 ( 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Bxe7 ( 23. Bh6 O-O-O $1 ) 23... Qxe7 24. f4 f5 $1 25. exf6 Qe3+ $1 26. Kh1 O-O $14 ) 22... Qf5 23. Qa4+ ( 23. Qxf5 $2 gxf5 24. Rb1 O-O-O $12 ) 23... Qd7 24. f5 ( 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. f5 Be7 $14 ) 24... Qxa4 25. Rxa4 gxf5 ( 25... Be7 26. f6 Bd8 ( 26... Bf8 27. g4 $1 Kd7 28. Be3 g5 29. Kg2 h5 30. h3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rh4 32. Kg3 $18 ) 27. e6 $18 ) 26. Rxf5 Be7 27. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 28. Rxg5 Rd8 29. Rb4 Rd7 30. Rb2 Ke7 31. Rf2 b5 32. axb6 axb6 33. Rgf5 Rf8 34. Rf6 Rb7 ( 34... b5 35. Rb6 $18 ) 35. e6 $2 ( 35. Rd6 $18 ) 35... Ke8 36. R2f5 Re7 37. exf7+ Rexf7 38. Rxf7 Rxf7 39. Rxd5 ( 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. g4 h5 $1 ) 39... Ra7 $14 40. Rb5 Ra3 41. Rxb6 Rxc3 42. Rh6 Rd3 43. Rxh7 Rxd4 44. Kf2 c3 45. Rc7 Rd2+ 46. Kf3 Rd3+ 47. Kg4 Rd2 48. Kh3 c2 49. g4 Kd8 50. Rc4 Ke7 51. Kg3 Ke6 52. Rc8 Ke5 53. h4 Rd3+ 54. Kg2 Rd2+ 55. Kf3 Rd3+ 56. Ke2 Rd4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Russian Men Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2554"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2648"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bf4 Ba6 7. e5 b4 8. e6 $1 $146 fxe6 $2 ( 8... Qa5 $7 9. exf7+ ( 9. Na4 fxe6 10. dxe6 Nc6 11. b3 Rd8 $17 ) 9... Kxf7 10. Na4 Nbd7 ( 10... c3 11. bxc3 ( 11. Nf3 $2 c2 12. Qxc2 b3+ $17 ) ( 11. b3 $6 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Qb5+ 13. Ne2 Qb7 $15 ) ( 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. b3 Rd8 13. Nf3 Rxd5 14. Qe2 $44 ) 11... bxc3 12. Qc2 Nxd5 13. Nf3 Nxf4 14. Qf5+ Kg8 15. Qxf4 Qb4 16. Qe5 $40 ) 11. Rc1 $5 ( 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Qb5+ 14. Ne2 Qb7 $15 ) ( 11. Nf3 Bb5 12. b3 Bxa4 13. bxa4 b3+ 14. Nd2 b2 15. Rb1 c3 ( 15... Nb6 16. Qc2 $13 ) 16. Nc4 c2+ ( 16... Qb4 17. a3 Qb7 18. Na5 ( 18. Ne3 Nb6 19. Qb3 Nfxd5 20. Bc4 e6 21. a5 $2 ( 21. Bg3 $13 ) 21... Nxf4 22. axb6 Nxg2+ ) 18... Qb6 19. Nc6 $16 ) 17. Nxa5 cxd1=Q+ 18. Kxd1 Nb6 ( 18... Nxd5 19. Bc4 Nb6 ( 19... e6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxb2 Nb6 22. Nc6 $36 ) 20. Be5 Rd8 21. Ke2 e6 22. Bxb2 ( 22. Rxb2 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rc1 $12 ) 22... Nxa4 23. Rhc1 Nxb2 ( 23... Bd6 24. Nb7 Rd7 25. Nxd6+ Rxd6 26. Be5 Rb6 27. Bb3 $16 ) 24. Rxb2 Nb6 25. Nc6 $16 ) 19. Rxb2 Nfxd5 20. Be5 e6 $12 ) 11... Bb5 12. b3 Bxa4 ( 12... c3 13. Nf3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Qb5+ 15. Kg1 Qb7 ( 15... c4 16. Qe2 Qxd5 17. Rd1 Qc6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Rd6 $1 $18 ) 16. Qe2 Qxd5 17. Rd1 Qf5 ( 17... Qc6 18. Ng5+ Ke8 19. h4 $40 ) 18. Qc4+ Ke8 19. Ng5 $40 ) 13. bxa4 Nb6 ( 13... c3 14. Nf3 Nb6 15. Ng5+ ( 15. Ne5+ Kg8 16. Bb5 ( 16. Nc6 Qxa4 17. Qe2 ) 16... Nbxd5 $13 ) 15... Kg8 16. Qe2 e5 17. dxe6 ( 17. Qxe5 Re8 18. Ne6 Qxa4 $13 ( 18... Nbxd5 19. Bc4 $18 ) ( 18... Nfxd5 19. Bb5 $18 ) ) 17... Be7 18. g3 $16 ) 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. Rxc4 Rd8 16. Nf3 $44 ) 9. Qa4+ Qd7 ( 9... Nbd7 10. dxe6 bxc3 11. exd7+ ( 11. bxc3 Qb6 12. exd7+ Nxd7 13. Nf3 $16 ) 11... Qxd7 12. Qxa6 cxb2 13. Rb1 $18 ) ( 9... Nfd7 10. dxe6 bxc3 11. O-O-O $5 ( 11. bxc3 Qb6 12. exd7+ Nxd7 13. Nf3 $16 ) 11... cxb2+ 12. Kb1 $18 ) 10. dxe6 Qxa4 ( 10... Qc6 11. Bxb8 Qxa4 12. Nxa4 Rxb8 13. Nxc5 Bb5 14. a4 bxa3 15. Rxa3 $1 ( 15. bxa3 Rc8 16. a4 Rxc5 17. axb5 $16 ) 15... Rc8 16. Rxa7 $1 $18 ) 11. Nxa4 Bb5 12. Nxc5 Nc6 ( 12... Na6 13. a4 ( 13. Nb3 $5 ) 13... Nxc5 14. axb5 Nxe6 15. Be3 $16 ) 13. Rc1 Nd5 ( 13... Na5 14. Bd2 $1 Nd5 15. a3 $1 $18 ) 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Rxc4 Nxf4 16. Rxf4 g5 17. Rc4 Bg7 18. Nf3 $1 $16 ( 18. Na6 Ne5 $1 $133 ) ( 18. Nd3 Nd4 19. Ne2 Nxe6 20. Rxb4 Rd8 $133 ) 18... Ne5 $2 ( 18... Bxb2 19. Na6 ( 19. Na4 Ne5 20. Nxb2 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Rc8 22. Nfe5 h5 23. Ke2 Rh6 $133 ) 19... Bc3+ 20. Rxc3 bxc3 21. Nc7+ Kd8 22. Nxa8 Kc8 23. Nxg5 $16 ) 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. h4 $18 gxh4 22. Rcxh4 a5 23. Rxh7 Rg8 24. g3 O-O-O 25. Ke2 Kb7 26. R7h4 Rg6 27. Re4 Rg5 28. g4 Rd5 29. Rd1 Kb6 30. b3 Rc8 31. Rd2 Kb5 32. Nb2 Rxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Bc5 34. Nd3 Bd6 35. f4 a4 36. g5 a3 37. f5 Rf8 38. f6 1-0
[Event "Russian Men Championship"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kobalija, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2573"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2648"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3 Bb4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 g6 12. f3 Nb6 $6 ( 12... Rc8 ) 13. Bb3 a5 14. Qf2 $146 ( 14. Kh1 Re8 ( 14... c5 15. Qf2 ( 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Qf2 $14 ) ( 15. Na2 cxd4 16. Nxb4 axb4 17. exd4 Qxd4 18. Bg5 $13 ) 15... Qe7 16. Bd2 Rad8 17. Rad1 $14 ) 15. e4 $5 ( 15. Qf2 c5 16. Bd2 $14 { with idea } 16... f4 $6 17. Rad1 $1 $16 ) 15... Qxd4 ( 15... fxe4 $2 16. fxe4 Qxd4 17. Bg5 Be7 ( 17... Nbd7 18. Rad1 Qe5 19. Bxf7+ $18 ) 18. Rad1 Qe5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qf2 $18 ) 16. exf5 Nfd5 $1 ( 16... Nbd5 $2 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Bg5 $16 { E.Gleizerov - D.Djaparidze, Katowice, 1991 } ) 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Ne4 ( 18. Bg5 $6 Bxc3 19. Rad1 ( 19. bxc3 Qxc3 $15 ) 19... Qe5 20. f4 Qe2 $15 ) 18... f5 $1 $13 ) 14... Kg7 $6 ( 14... c5 $6 15. Na2 $1 $16 ) ( 14... Qe7 $5 15. e4 $5 ( 15. Bd2 c5 16. Rad1 $14 ) 15... fxe4 16. Bg5 e3 17. Qh4 ( 17. Bxe3 $14 ) 17... Nbd7 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. Rxe3 Qd6 ( 19... Qxe3+ $5 20. Bxe3 Rxe3 21. Re1 $14 ) 20. Rae1 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 $14 ) 15. Bd2 Qd6 ( 15... Qe7 16. Rae1 $40 ) 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rfe1 $16 c5 19. Qh4 ( 19. Nb5 $14 ) 19... c4 $2 ( 19... Ng8 $7 20. Qg3 Nf6 $16 ) 20. Bc2 Nh5 21. Qf2 $1 ( 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. Nb5 ( 22. Na2 $5 ) 22... Bb4 23. Bc3 $16 ) 21... Qf6 22. e4 $1 fxe4 ( { Better is } 22... f4 ) 23. g4 $1 $18 Nf4 24. Nxe4 Qc6 25. Bxf4 Bxe1 26. Rxe1 Nd7 27. g5 $1 Rfe8 28. Kg2 Kg8 29. Rd1 f5 30. d5 Qa6 31. Nd6 Re7 32. Re1 1-0
[Event "Sarajevo"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Aleksei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2702"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2751"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8. c4 $6 f5 9. Nc3 Bf6 $1 ( 9... c5 10. d5 Bf6 11. Qc2 $1 $14 { Wang Zili - Dreev, 1999 } ) 10. Qd2 c5 11. d5 O-O 12. O-O-O e5 $2 ( 12... b5 13. dxe6 ( 13. cxb5 e5 14. h4 $13 ) 13... Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 ( 14. Nxd2 Bxe6 15. Nd5 ( 15. cxb5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 axb5 17. Bxb5 Rxa2 $15 ) 15... Bxd5 16. cxd5 c4 $15 ) 14... Bxe6 15. Nd5 $14 ) ( 12... Nd7 13. h4 Nb6 $1 $13 ) ( 12... Qa5 $1 13. Kb1 Bg7 $15 ) 13. h4 b5 14. d6 $1 Nc6 ( 14... Be6 15. Ng5 $1 $14 ) 15. d7 Bb7 16. Qd6 $1 $16 e4 ( 16... Nd4 17. Nxe5 Be7 ( 17... b4 18. Na4 $1 Be7 19. Qb6 $16 ) 18. Qh6 b4 19. Nd5 $1 ( 19. Rh3 Bf6 $13 ) ( 19. Na4 Qc7 $13 ) 19... Bxd5 20. cxd5 $16 ) 17. Nd5 Bg7 18. Ng5 Nd4 ( 18... Qa5 $6 19. Kb1 $16 ) ( 18... Kh8 19. g4 $40 ) ( 18... h6 19. Nh3 $16 ) 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Rh3 $1 f4 ( 20... Qb8 21. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 ( 21... Bxd4 22. Qh6 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 $18 ) 22. Nxf5 d3 23. c5 $16 ) 21. Kb1 b4 22. Be2 $3 f3 ( 22... Nxe2 23. Qxc5 $18 ) 23. gxf3 Nxe2 24. Qxc5 Nf4 25. Qf5 Ng6 26. h5 Qxe7 27. hxg6 ( 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rxh7+ Kg8 29. Qxg6 -- 30. Rh8+ $1 ) 1-0
[Event "KC Internet Grand Prix"]
[Site " $4"]
[Date "2000"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Short, Nigel"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2672"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2683"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Be2 d6 8. Qa4+ c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. O-O b5 12. Qc2 O-O { Svidler chosed the line where White's chances, in my opinion, are obviously better } ( 12... Qc7 13. f4 O-O 14. Be3 $16 ) 13. a4 $6 ( 13. Bf4 $1 Bd6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Rxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng6 Qc5 17. Nxf8 Qxf8 ( 17... Kxf8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qxh7 Nxf4 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qh4+ ) 18. Nd2 $16 { By now nobody has played 13. Bf4 } ) ( 13. a4 ) ( 13. Nd2 ) 13... Qc7 14. Nf3 a6 15. Bg5 Bg4 $1 { It is stronger than } ( 15... Be6 16. Nbd2 Nb7 17. Nd4 Nc5 ) 16. Nbd2 Nb7 17. h3 Bh5 18. Rae1 Nc5 19. Nd4 Bg6 $6 ( { Looks like a mistake. Necessary was } 19... Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Ne6 ( 20... h6 21. Bh4 Nh5 $5 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Nxc6 $6 Qf6 24. Nd4 Nf4 ) ) 20. f4 $6 ( { Tempting was } 20. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 21. f4 b4 $2 22. f5 bxc3 23. N2b3 ) 20... Ncxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 { White hardly has a sufficient compensation for a pawn } 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rfe8 $6 { I would recommend } ( 23... Nd5 ) ( 23... Bc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 { one should expect a quick draw. After 23...Rfe8?!  White gains better chances } ) 24. Re5 $1 Qd7 25. Qf3 $6 ( 25. Qe2 Bc5 $1 ) ( 25. Qg3 $5 { deserved attention } ) 25... Nd5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bxe7 Nxe7 28. Rfe1 Ng6 ( 28... Nd5 29. Nxc6 ( 29. Qg4 Rxe5 30. Qxd7 Rxe1+ $17 ) 29... Qxc6 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Qxd5 { with a draw } ) 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Nxc6 Nh4 32. Qd5 ( 32. Qg4 Qxc6 33. Qxh4 f6 34. Qg3 ) 32... Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "KC Internet Grand Prix"]
[Site " $4"]
[Date "2000"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Short, Nigel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Sakaev"]
[BlackELO "2683"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2672"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 ( { This is the MacCutcheon variation, rarely used now. It seems that the most unpleasant line for Black is } 6. Bh4 $5 { an uncommon continuation, as well as all the variant with 4...Bb4 } 6... g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Ne2 c5 9. Qd3 $5 ) 6... Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Be3 ( { Rather rare move, very sharp and risky. The main way is } 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 ) 9... Nxc3 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nf3 $5 ( { A questionable decision, no wonder that Svidler spent a long time while thinking about this move. The alternative was } 11. a3 { avoiding a trade of the bishop d3, but it would have lost an important tempo } ) 11... Nb4 12. Bd2 ( 12. O-O Nxd3 13. cxd3 Bd7 { White can't play } ( 13... h5 14. Qh3 ) 14. Nh4 $2 ( 14. Bd2 Na4 { with the same position as in the game } ) 14... h5 $1 15. Qh3 g5 $1 $19 ) 12... Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 Na4 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rab1 { Preventing 15...Bb5 } 15... b6 $6 ( { This natural move, probably, is a mistake. If } 15... b5 16. Ba5 $1 ) 16. Nh4 Qe8 17. Rfe1 { Another possible way - 17. f4 g6 18. Qh3 with the following 19. g4 and 20. f5, or 19. Be1, 20. Nf3 and 21. Bh4 } 17... Kg8 18. Re3 Rh7 19. Rg3 { Threatening is 20. Bxh6 } 19... Kh8 20. Re1 Rc8 $6 { The idea to carry out c7-c5 is wrong. Necessary was 20...a5 and then b6-b5-b4, developing counterplay. To open any line is good for White } 21. Ree3 c5 22. Ref3 cxd4 ( 22... c4 23. dxc4 dxc4 $5 { deserved attention } ) 23. Qxd4 Rc2 24. Qf4 Rxa2 25. h3 Rxd2 $7 { 26. Qxf7 threated } 26. Qxd2 g5 27. Qb4 $6 ( { Better was } 27. Rf6 $1 gxh4 28. Rg4 Qf8 29. Rxh4 h5 30. Qe2 Nc3 31. Qf3 -- 32. Rxh5 $18 $40 ) 27... a5 28. Qd4 ( 28. Qg4 Nc3 ) 28... Qc8 29. Re3 ( 29. Kh2 $40 Qc3 30. Qg4 Qxe5 31. Rxf7 $1 $18 ) 29... Qc3 30. Qg4 d4 31. Re4 Nc5 32. Rxd4 a4 33. Nf3 ( { Once more } 33. Kh2 $18 $40 { was better } ) 33... Qc1+ 34. Kh2 h5 35. Qxg5 Qxg5 36. Nxg5 Rg7 37. Rd6 Rxg5 38. Rxg5 a3 39. d4 a2 $2 ( 39... Nb3 { was better } 40. Rxb6 ( 40. Rxd7 a2 41. Ra7 Na5 ) 40... a2 41. Ra6 a1=Q 42. Rxa1 Nxa1 43. Rxh5+ { White must gradually win. After 39...a2 Black had no chances, his position is lost } ) 40. dxc5 a1=Q 41. Rxd7 Qc1 42. Rxh5+ Kg7 43. Rh4 bxc5 44. g3 Kf8 45. Rf4 Ke8 46. Rfxf7 1-0
[Event "Chigorin memorial"]
[Site " $4"]
[Date "1997"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kobalija"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "GM Konstantin Aseev"]
[BlackELO "2545"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2495"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 a6 { Rather rare move. Main discussions there are now around 10...Qa5 } 11. Bc4 ( { The other ways of development don't put any problems to Black. Here are a few examples. } 11. Rd3 b5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Bb7 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. a3 Ba5 16. Re3 f5 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Nb1 Rfd8 19. Rd1 g6 20. exf5 exf5 21. g3 Kf7 $10 { Minasian-Aseev, St.-Petersburg, 1993 } ) ( 11. Be2 Qa5 12. e5 ( 12. Bf3 h6 13. h4 Rd8 14. Qf2 Bd7 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. Rd3 Kf8 17. g4 Be8 { Berelovich-Aseev, Sochi, 1993 } ) ( 12. Kb1 $5 ) 12... dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Qf4 Rb8 17. Kb1 $6 ( { better } 17. Ne4 $1 Qxa2 $2 18. g4 Ne7 19. Nf6+ $1 $20 ) 17... b5 18. Ne4 Qc7 19. g4 Ne7 20. Nd6 Bb7 { Tiviakov-Aseev, St.-Petersburg, 1993 } ) 11... Qc7 $146 { Early Black automatically played 11...b5, but if White in any case ought to take away his bishop on b3, why Black would not use this tempo for more useful pieses regrouping } 12. Bb3 Rd8 13. e5 ( 13. f5 $5 ) 13... dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qb6 ( 14... Rd6 $6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxe4 ) ( 14... Qc6 15. Ne4 ( 15. f5 $5 ) 15... Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Re8 17. Bh4 $5 ( 17. Rhe1 ) ) 15. Qe2 ( 15. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $5 ( 15... Bxd8 16. f5 $5 Ng4 17. Qf4 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Qe3+ ( 18... exf5 19. Nd5 $5 Qh6 20. Qxh6 Nxh6 21. Rd1 Be6 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ ) 19. Qxe3 Nxe3 20. fxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. g3 ) 16. Rd1 Bd7 ) ( 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qe3+ 17. Kb1 Rxd1+ ( 17... Nd2+ $2 18. Rxd2 $1 Qxd2 19. Bxd8 Qxd8 20. f5 exf5 21. Re1 ( 21. Bd5 $5 ) ) 18. Rxd1 Nd2+ 19. Ka1 Qxe5 20. fxe5 Nxb3+ 21. axb3 h5 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. c4 b5 24. g3 Bb7 25. Rd7 Be4 ) ( 15. f5 $5 ) 15... Bd7 16. f5 Qc5 $1 { An important resource, which allows Black to keep the position } 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. fxe6 ( { In case of sacrificing the rook for the bishop } 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. fxe6 Re7 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. exf7+ { White hardly has to count on the advantage } ) 18... Bxe6 19. Bxe6 Bxc3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Petrov memorial"]
[Site "Saint-Petersburg"]
[Date "1998"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najer"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Sergei Ionov"]
[BlackELO "2545"]
[Source "Russian Chess"]
[WhiteELO "2495"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng5 $5 ( 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nbd7 $10 ) ( 8. Nh4 Nc6 9. f4 Be7 10. f5 ) 8... Nc6 $146 ( 8... h6 ) ( 8... Be7 9. e5 ( 9. f4 O-O 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nce4 ) 9... Bxg2 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Kxg2 Re8 ) 9. f4 Be7 10. f5 ( 10. e5 $2 dxe5 11. fxe5 Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qd4 $17 ) 10... exf5 11. exf5 d5 $5 ( 11... O-O 12. Nge4 b4 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Ne7 16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Ra7 ) 12. Nxd5 ( 12. Nh3 b4 13. Na4 O-O 14. g4 h6 ) 12... Nxd5 13. Qh5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Nf6 15. Rae1+ Kf8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Re6 Qd4+ 18. Rf2 Qd7 19. f6 Qxe6 20. Qxc5+ Ke8 21. Bd5 Qd7 22. Qe3+ Kd8 23. fxg7 Re8 24. Rxf7 Ne7 25. Qb6+ Qc7 26. Qxb7 Qc5+ 27. Kf1 Qxd5 28. Qxe7+ Rxe7 29. g8=Q+ Re8 30. Qxh7 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Rf2 Qe6 34. h4 Rc8 35. Qg7 Rc7 36. Qd4+ Rd7 37. Qc5 Qd5+ 38. Qxd5 Rxd5 39. g4 Rd4 0-1
[Event "Superstars Hotel Bali"]
[Site "Benidorm ESP"]
[Date "2002.11.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[ECO "B90"]
[EventDate "2002.11.29"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]

1. e4 c5 { I wonder if these two have played before. I don't recall any games. Ponomariov is still relatively new to the GM tournaments. } 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 { It's amazing how Najdorf's experiment has held up over the years. } 6. Be3 Ng4 { This, however, wasn't played back in Najdorf's day. } 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 { Black has conceded some king-side weakness to kick White's dark-square bishop to a poor square. If White can play f2-f3 he can return Bg3-f2 to control d4, but in the mean time Black is making her own threats (in the spirit of the Dragon Variation) . } 9... Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qe2 { preparing O-O-O and e4-e5 } ( 11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 Qa5 ) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 ( { There are several possibilities, but White has to be careful to avoid disaster. } 12. O-O-O Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Nd7 ( 13... Nh5 { grabs Bg3, but really misplaces the knight } ) 14. Rd3 Nc5 15. Rd1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 ) 12... bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 { White is in good control of the diagonal, but can't O-O-O. Black has plenty of open lines for development. } 14... O-O 15. h4 g4 16. g3 Qb6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Bg2 Rfd8 19. Rhe1 h5 20. b3 { This blunts Be6, but also tells Black how to proceed (...c6-c4xb3) . } ( 20. f3 { is a small beginning toward an attack on Kg8, but it's unclear what other pieces could participate in that. It's hard to get past Bg7 in that attack. White probably needs to focus on c5 and a queen trade (to keep Kc1 safer) . } ) 20... Rac8 21. Na4 Rxd1+ $1 22. Rxd1 Qb5 $5 { It's a curious thing for Black to offer a queen trade as I was just suggesting White should do the same. But, Black wants the trade only on her terms: otherwise White can play Be5-d4 to secure square c5 } 23. Bf1 ( 23. Qxb5 cxb5 ( 23... axb5 24. Nc5 Bf5 ) 24. Nc3 $13 ) 23... Bc4 { Wow! This is something special. If bxc4 then ...Qxa4 and Kc1 is weakened. If Qxc4 then ...Qxe5 and at last Bg7 can come into play. } 24. Qxc4 Qxe5 { Black may be threatening ...Qa1+ to force White's king out into the open! } 25. c3 $2 ( 25. Qc3 { once again White has a chance to offer a queen trade on his terms } ) 25... Qf5 26. Qc5 Qf3 27. Bd3 ( 27. Bxa6 Ra8 28. Bc4 $11 { White's extra pawn is a trade-off for an exposed king. } ( 28. Bb7 $4 Bh6+ 29. Kb2 Qxd1 $19 ) ) 27... Bh6+ 28. Kc2 Ne4 29. Qe5 ( 29. Bxe4 $4 Qe2+ $19 { mate in 2 } ) ( 29. Qxh5 Nxf2 30. Rd2 Qe3 31. Rd1 Rd8 $19 ) 29... Nxf2 30. Be2 Qg2 31. Re1 Rd8 32. Qxe7 Rd2+ 33. Kb1 Qd5 { intending ...Qd5-f5-c2 to find a checkmate } 34. Ka1 Ne4 { threatens 35...Rxe2 36. Rxe2 Qd1+ and 37...Qxe2 to win a piece } ( 34... Rxa2+ 35. Kxa2 Qd2+ 36. Nb2 Qxe1 { wins another pawn, but leaves White's king on the board } ) 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Nb2 Rxb2 37. Kxb2 Qd2+ 38. Ka3 Nf6 { winning a piece and the game! That was a pretty neat accurate forceful attack and defense. It shows how careful one has to be with their king to avoid problems. } 0-1
[Event "New York (open)"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Geller, Efim"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "R.Scherbakov"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[ECO "C08"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.12"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]

{ This is an excellent win over one of the top players in the World. } 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 c5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Be2 c4 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 b5 $6 { This approach looks too risky. } ( 8... cxb3 9. axb3 Nc6 { is known to be more reliable. } ) 9. a4 Bb7 ( { After } 9... c3 10. axb5 ( { of course, not } 10. Nb1 $2 b4 ) 10... cxd2 11. Bxd2 Ne7 12. c4 $36 { followed by c4-c5 White has obtained more than enough compensation for the
piece in the game Geller - Shereshevsky, USSR 1980. } ) 10. bxc4 $1 ( { This simple
capture was an important improvement to the game Ivanchuk - Dolmatov, Irkutsk
1986 where White failed to seize the initiative after the preliminary } 10. Re1 $6 Ne7 11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 $6 dxc4 13. Nxc4 { and here Black was lucky to find } 13... Bb4 $1 14. c3 Bd5 $1 15. cxb4 Bxc4 { and White does not have sufficient compensation for the piece. } ) 10... bxc4 11. Bxc4 $1 { Excellent! Perhaps Alexey Dreev did not expect
this sacrifice from such an "elderly" player?! } 11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 Be7 ( { In case of } 12... Ne7 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. Re1 Nc6 16. d5 $16 { Black was in trouble as well. } ) 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Rb1 $1 { White's pieces quickly comes into play. By the way, Rb7 is threatened. } 14... Qxc4 15. Rxb7 Nc6 16. Nd2 $1 { Precisely played! } ( { The natural } 16. Ba3 $6 { allowed Black to escape by } 16... O-O-O $1 17. Bxe7 Ngxe7 18. Rbxe7 Nxe7 19. Rxe7 Rhe8 $15 ) 16... Qxd4 ( { Both } 16... Qd5 17. Ne4 $36 ) ( { and } 16... Qxa4 17. d5 $36 { could not extinguish White's initiative. } ) 17. Bb2 Qxa4 18. Re4 ( { Perhaps the immediate } 18. Bxg7 $5 { was more precise. } ) 18... Qa2 $2 ( { Missing an excellent chance to get back into the battle by } 18... Qa5 $1 19. Bxg7 O-O-O $1 ) 19. Bxg7 O-O-O 20. Rb3 $18 { Now it's all over - White wins the material back with a decisive attack. } 20... Bf6 21. Qg4+ Kc7 22. Qf4+ Kc8 ( 22... Rd6 23. Rd3 $18 ) 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qxf6 Qxc2 25. Qf5+ $1 { Winning the queen. Black resigned. } 1-0
[Event "Donetsk Zt"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "M.Golubev 1998"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[ECO "B09"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.02.24"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Qe1 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 Nb4 13. Be3 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Qb4 15. Bg1 $146 e6 ( 15... Qxb2 $5 16. Rb1 Qc2 $1 17. Rxb7 $5 ) 16. d4 Rfc8 ( 16... Qxb2 $5 17. Rb1 Qc2 18. e5 $5 ) ( 16... d5 $5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f5 gxf5 ) 17. f5 ( 17. Qd2 d5 $13 ) 17... exf5 18. exf5 g5 $1 $13 19. Qd2 h6 20. Be3 d5 21. h4 $1 ( 21. Rff1 Rc4 $132 ) ( 21. Rg3 $6 Qd6 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Qxg5 Ne8 24. Re1 Qf6 ) 21... g4 22. Rff1 Nh5 $6 ( 22... Qe7 $1 23. Kg1 $13 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Ne4 25. Qe1 g3 26. Rf4 ) 23. f6 $1 Bxf6 $2 ( 23... Nxf6 $1 24. Bxh6 Ne4 $1 25. Nxe4 ( 25. Qf4 Bxh6 $13 ) 25... Qxd2 26. Bxd2 Rc2 $5 ) 24. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 25. Bxh6 $16 Kh7 ( 25... Nh7 26. Qf4 Qb6 ( 26... Kh8 27. Nxd5 Qxb2 28. Qe5+ f6 29. Nxf6 Qxa1+ 30. Kh2 g3+ 31. Qxg3 Rg8 32. Nxg8 $18 ) 27. Nxd5 Qe6 28. Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Qxg4+ Ng5 30. Bxg5 Qe6 31. Qf3 $16 ) 26. Rf1 $6 ( 26. Qg5 $1 Rg8 27. Qxf6 Rg6 28. Qxf7+ Kxh6 29. h5 $1 $16 Rg7 30. Qf4+ Kh7 31. Nxd5 $18 ) 26... Rc6 27. Bg5 $6 ( 27. Qg5 Rg8 28. Nxd5 $1 Rxg5 29. Nxb4 Rg6 30. Nxc6 Rxh6 31. Nxa7 $5 ) 27... Nh5 $1 28. Rxf7+ ( 28. Qd3+ $6 Kg8 $5 ( 28... Kg7 { R.Ponomariov } ) 29. Nxd5 Qc4 ) 28... Kg8 29. Be7 $1 Qc4 30. Qf2 $2 { Time } ( 30. Qg5+ $1 $11 Kxf7 31. Qxh5+ Ke6 ( 31... Kxe7 32. Nxd5+ $11 ) ( 31... Kg7 32. Qe5+ $5 $11 ) 32. Qxg4+ $1 ( 32. Bg5 ) 32... Kxe7 33. Qg7+ Kd8 34. Qg8+ Kc7 35. Nxd5+ $1 Kd6 36. Qg3+ Ke6 37. Qe5+ Kf7 38. Qf5+ $11 ) 30... Qd3 $17 31. Rf8+ ( 31. Bc5 Re6 ) 31... Rxf8 32. Qxf8+ Kh7 33. Qf7+ Ng7 34. Bf8 ( 34. Nxd5 g3 $19 ) 34... Qg6 $5 ( 34... Qxd4 35. Bxg7 Qxg7 36. Qxd5 ) 35. Qxd5 $2 ( 35. Qxb7 g3 $5 36. Qxg7+ $8 Qxg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 ) 35... Rf6 0-1
[Event "Final  XVI World Ch"]
[Site "Corr."]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamenets, A."]
[Black "Mohrlok, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Anatolij Kamenets"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[ECO "E04"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.02.24"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5 O-O ( 11... Qxd4 12. Nxc6 $14 ) 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Qd6 $5 ( 14... Rxb2 15. Rab1 Rb6 16. Qc5 $14 ) 15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Qc2 Qxd4 17. b3 Rb5 18. Rfd1 Qe5 19. Nc3 $5 $146 ( 19. Rac1 Rd5 20. Nc3 Rd6 21. Ne4 Rd5 22. Nc3 $11 { Urban-Myc, Sopot 1997 } ) 19... Rc5 20. Rd3 h5 ( 20... a5 21. Rad1 Ba6 22. Rd4 $16 ) 21. Rad1 h4 22. f4 ( 22. b4 Rc4 23. f4 Qb5 24. a3 Qb6+ 25. Kf1 a5 $13 ) ( 22. Rd4 hxg3 23. hxg3 a5 24. Qd3 $16 ) 22... Qf6 23. e4 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rh5 25. e5 Qg6 26. Qg2 f6 $5 ( 26... Rh8 27. Rd8 Kh7 28. Qh2+ Qh6 29. Rxf8 Rxf8 30. Qxh6+ Kxh6 31. Ne4 $16 ) 27. exf6 e5 $5 $13 ( 27... gxf6 28. Rd8 $16 ( 28. Qxc6 $16 ) ) 28. fxg7 Kxg7 29. Qe4 $5 Bf5 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. R3d2 ( 31. Re3 $2 Qh7 32. Rf1 Rd8 33. Kf2 Bh3 $17 ) 31... Rh3 ( 31... Bg4 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. Nxe4 Bxd1 34. Rxd1 $14 ) ( 31... Bc2 32. Qxh5 Qxh5 33. Rxc2 $11 ) 32. g4 $11 Rg3+ ( 32... Qxg4+ 33. Rg2 Rg3 34. Rd2 $16 ) 33. Rg2 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Qxg4+ 35. Kf2 Bg6 36. Rd4 Qh4+ 37. Kg2 Qg4+ ( 37... Bf5 38. Ne4 Bh3+ 39. Kf3 Qg4+ 40. Ke3 Qg1+ 41. Kd3 $16 ) 38. Kf2 1/2-1/2
[Event "Final  XVI World Ch"]
[Site "Corr."]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamenets, A."]
[Black "Volchok, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Anatolij Kamenets"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[ECO "D97"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2001.02.24"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qc5 Bg4 11. d5 ( 11. Rd1 Qd6 $11 ) ( 11. O-O-O e6 12. h3 ( 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nxe2 Qd6 15. Kc2 Qxc5+ 16. dxc5 Nc4 17. Bc1 $14 ) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qe7 14. Be2 Rfd8 15. Bb5 $14 ) 11... Nd7 12. Qa3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. O-O-O Nxf3 15. gxf3 c5 $6 $146 ( 15... Nb6 16. Qb3 ( 16. Kb1 Nc4 17. Qc5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qd7 19. h4 Rfc8 20. f4 c6 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. e5 $14 { Chernin-Gavrikov, Vilnius 1985 } ) 16... Qc8 17. h4 $14 { Petrosian-Botvinnik, Moscow 1963 } ) 16. f4 $1 $16 ( 16. Bxc5 $6 Nxc5 17. Qxc5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Qb4 b5 $36 ) ( 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Na4 Qc8 18. Qxe7 Qa6 $13 ) 16... Qb8 ( 16... a6 17. e5 b5 18. Ne4 $16 ) ( 16... b5 $5 17. Nxb5 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 ( 18. Qxb2 Rb8 19. Rd3 a6 20. Rb3 c4 21. Rb4 Qa5 22. a4 axb5 23. axb5 c3 $13 ) 18... Rb8 ) 17. Qa4 ( 17. e5 $2 b5 18. Ne4 ( 18. Bxc5 a5 $19 ) 18... b4 19. Qa5 Nxe5 $13 ) 17... Bxc3 $8 ( 17... Rd8 18. e5 a6 19. h4 b5 20. Qe4 $18 ) 18. Qxd7 Bd4 ( 18... Bg7 19. e5 $16 ) 19. h4 ( 19. Kb1 $16 ) ( 19. Bxd4 $6 cxd4 20. e5 Qc8+ 21. Qxc8 Raxc8+ 22. Kb1 Rc4 23. b3 Rb4 $132 { Rd8 } ) 19... Qc8 20. Qb5 Qg4 21. h5 e5 ( 21... Qf3 22. Qd3 $18 ) ( 21... Bg7 22. e5 $16 ) 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. f5 $3 ( 23. Rdg1 Qf3 $13 ) ( 23. Qd3 c4 24. Qc2 c3 $132 ) 23... Qxe4 $8 ( 23... Kg7 24. Qd7 Qxe4 25. fxg6 $18 ) ( 23... Bxe3+ 24. fxe3 Qxe4 25. fxg6 $18 ) 24. fxg6 ( 24. Qd7 $2 Bxb2+ $1 $11 ) 24... Qxd5 $8 ( 24... fxg6 25. Qxb7 $18 ) ( 24... Bxe3+ 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kb1 $18 ) 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Qd3 $18 Kg7 27. gxf7 Rxf7 28. Rdg1+ Kf6 29. Rg6+ Ke7 30. Qe2+ Kd7 31. Rh5 1-0