Shirov Alexey - Fire on Board-2, 2005-Everyman, 196p.pdf

Fl. ON BOA PART I: 1997-2004  ALEXE SHRO¥

VRYMA HE Gr Pbih p  vh

Fist pubshed n 2005 by Gloucester Publsher pc (formerly Everyma Pubsers plc), Norb House 10 Northbuh Sreet ndon C1V OAT Copyrght © 2005 Alexe Shirov Fs pubsed 2005 by Glocester ublishers plc  The rgt of exe Siov to be dened as the auhor of ts work as been asserted n ac cordance wt te Copyrights Dess and Patens ct 1988.

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CONTENTS

Forord

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1

The Stule without Lmts (1997-2004)

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Notes on Ceavty

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Selected Ges

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Index of Opoets

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Index of Opengs

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FOREWORD

most eght yers have passed snce my st book    was pubshed. A peo of many chans, both in my fe and n the chss word in gnea New me conos new formats for oc competons and a new meanng of te term 'word chmponshp ths can be seen from both pos and negae sdes but when I tn about the current aue of payers towars chess today t snt esy to be parcay optmsc not compar wth th mes of     Eeythng n chess is much more atersic an ess respect to rs ehics  moras than t was before, n y opnon I remember that dg those years especay when I was n top sporng form I often fet ie wng a seque to my st boo but somethn aways stoppe e so ifcut w t to concentrate on purey chess aspects of the e and not start tng y boo nto a 'poic  weapon, such as Achess by Vctor Korchno Fonatey in he summe of 2003 I mana to onnce mysef hat t was he rght moment to begn resng my bt me, thans  a ong break beeen two mportnt tounents The anyica wor starte successly an  wou become re y fasinate nng nw deas and poshng ong aton ees  fet as xcted as I dd urng the preparaon of my rst boo o my am to fort poics an concente on chess was acee But ghtng for me was ess uccess: aysg some of the gm too so many hours (or even days, s was the case for the gme nst Karpov) that my next toament, t be fwe by another, wa apdy appoachng Threfore I too the ecson to try not to spo my prepaons and to connue the book n a sower fashon Not  my touaen we a success somethng smar happened to me whe wrng the rst book too) but when  won the Sarjeo touent n May 2 I eed that t wa e for 'cto n the ed of wng as we In wo monts the second coecon of my best games  was nshed How can I compae ths book wth the t oume?  remember that preousy I didnt ke to menton whch moes wre pruced by te computer, but  beee ths is mpossibe to aoi nowaays Anyca ennes are so adance tat when one rea wants   dscoer the

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h abou cerain posons i's necesay o use he exernal help. A he same ie I fond i raer ineresng o y to compee wi he acial ban, becase y deas ofen seeed be er han s ssons (nily I  wold sll have o se F o prove y pon of vew� Hopelly   was able o redue the nber of eros o a u b, nfornaey he oenies e ore echna and less reave an in forer es Nowadays I do lke o ve a cle eaaon f  am no sr abo i ysef bease I feel he  a bg dfferen beeen vng nel expaaions bas on sraeg les d ng o ve he deepes evalaons we stil reainng wn han possibies Despie having hand sgh he ehod of anysng y es I red o use he sae ciera n selecng he for he book irs of   waned o presen o e reader: nsa ideas and sacces he bes aacks and endgaes the os eorabe e and also soe painfl oens - js as    B in 996 although y pay ha advaed snce hen in an respecs I eave  o e reades uden wheher  recen gmes  ore enoyabe han e old ones B if yo wan i o ener he nerse of razorsharp and e chess hen y new book  for yo Aexe Srov Rga eba 2005

CHAPR ONE Th Struggl withot Lits

I lk at the n sentences f my preus wrk, cmpeted i 1996, d nd hese wrds: 'Nw hat ts bk is aly nish ( ray tk t n my eal cmeback will s I  t rememb where I  wanted t cme back it ys a and reaise he is smething n me that wl never chan whenever fr sme rasn my resuts wsen  always want t re t the hiest ev. Wng a bk is o but playng is mre interesng! And nw, befe I stat preparng fr my mes  I wud ke t cntempate this imprtat perid a tte When  nished that d text  Juy 1996  wated t delv my b t the pubshr at nce, ut I  was unabe t cncude sme technc anyses f my gaes unti ember. his uncerainty ed t a cnnua instabty i my pay I remembr payg many gd m in September-Octb at the Yerevan Oymad nd n Tibu (the vents tat end    but sme very stupd sses depved me frm havng rea uccess in thse uaments ne  day I had dety t end y rst  and tnk hw t mprve my chess Athugh I adjstd qte weU t e cputer changs f hse mes, usin the intet t update my databas and F fr anaysng cca psins,  cud a see at the anaytcal enes didnt yet er much hp in discvein new das and crean nw png cncepts I sll needed a t f hum cnact and this was nt easy t a we ln wth my fam  iy n Tarn chesswse quite n isated place. Besides whch, many f m y chess ends were nt yet accustmed t ging nine t xchan ideas d ayses. Therefe I tk any ppr tuity t have shrt tinin sessins wth th payers pat frm Zrds L rdi Mm and  Rytshav whm  had kwn d  wrked with fr yes I shud s menn Hnk Tese, Dani ridman Kn Spratt, exander Chav and ater n Ta Shakd wh  heped me n varius ccasins When  anays with te payers I aways nended t check wth a cmputr any idea that seemd nteresn and t t t dep enuh nt the psins smehing tha was impssibe a fw yea erlier Such wrk aways rquired a lt f me d I remembr Teske sayg hat a de  vted guy yu are! and al I cud say in my defence was that I w y abe t be ike that wth  payrs arund me; at hme I  wud be much lazier. uny, a few days after that cnver san I had t pay nst this ide ppnent and that encunter pens e ames sec n f the b

ire on oard Part   99 7 00

n m touraments I si playe ith iconsistency combiing  gaes wi some icreile oersghts in better posios such as blueng e quee i st o (!) rouds of Groin 996 n when I had a dsma faue n Unaes 997 shan last place t was esy to become pessimistc Some ineresing deas in some es ut the  resut    whe I  went to a smal Category 7 tournament nTer pel I idnt hae mny expecations een thgh  felt a e moths of work shou py off on ay. But suddey I  won tat toura ment scoin 4 out of 5 My next stop was Dos Hermanas ore or less an elte eent Once agi I stted bay so the n sut of 50 was especily importn for me to reai co dence n my play An whe a month later I share st place withToplo in Madrd I aeady ha a feeln I cou hae doe ee better someth that a few months before wa impossile to mne It seeme tat the crisis was over bu the anoher probm appeare somen at can oft happen to a pfessional playeThe ad trnment she in May ad I had no good iitaons ilTilb in September so I had to spe more a four months thout playin a game at a csicl me t. I decide to make a more logterm preparation rst of  for e orld Championship in roningen (Decebr 997) at was to be playd for the rst me  uder he lnaion sytem, so I had to e especiy concerned about pssble rapid chs tie reaks I took part i some ace tuaes  Spai  saw that my way of tnkng  chess was a ltle slow. When   wnt Tib I fet rater uncocetaed and ste so my perfoance  out to be oth faiure: ony 5 out of 1 losing st Kasprov Kamnik  Sver, l of  whom scor thee ponts more  me ad share he rst tee places y form  vi of the ol Champiosip seemed cri once aga as good heoreca prepto dt make  up for my mstakes  oher p of te me AftrTiu I e wor prmaneny wth the Estona GM M ytshgov, and this chnge helped me drcy ipve he evel of my opening preparaon It's e that Zgs L and  had so scovered a et many ieas   the Ruy Lopez Sic an Kngs Inan t it was Mikh who assist me  the fomaon of a complete repetoire Whe i November 997 I nted h to my at i Rga for e rst me een after six hours of anysing the Najdorf ii n't let me go to seep but insiste ht we aayse oer oenigs In te rst round in Beade (my next touament  as abe to beat eld with White amost' accorig to our preparaon. Te list of sporng aceements that I atane wth Mika's hlp is extesive and ns om Belae 997  oscow 22 (te Russia s. te Rest of e Wo match)  most e yers of success cooperaton. For some reaso ng the ast o years I have performe ette when goig aone to e tounaents but susig te frts f my work with m Dur  g our yes of ysig toer Mka ad  hae scovee so may teore oveles at I prefer make them he subect of my ext ook wich wl dl w a seleco of open ngs and hemes I thk at it is especay import for a coach to be abe to ok o e man lnes of  e pricip openi and not just o those that he plas hmself.  te Wol hampioship in Gonnn I dnt ge past e  oud, having los ast Aand, but I s ate my resut as a sasfacto oe, bause I adapte to the nw ockout formua wel enough But ow to efe the very est players suc as Anand? I had to work even hder . In Jau 998 I stated ady in ijk an ee wih oy   ponts from the rst four unds mssn a simple wi against v who I'e never yet beaten nder a cassic me 

Th e Sruggle wh u  L m s

cono. ter at game I took a long wk on the North Sea beach, askg msf how to aly stt soring onts especialy since m pay seemed strn and creave enou I don't meer now what my n concusion wa but the win ove amnik te next da was lready qte an answer hs me markd the bennng o my retvey gorous od. Even though I spoed my tournent a ttle osing to Saov in round 12 nd nshng equal ir th 7  out  of 13 it was now 0 r that  coud do beter y next toament was nes one of the stronst touraments in chess hsto, as the seven arcpant were so the seven highest rated plaes n the world at that moment d  wen I wnt t1ere I  was abe to have a cea conscence as regrds e prearao I made. The srael GM Eml Sutovsk heped me dung both remry ag and the touament itsef  whie Mk Rshagov joine us for te last seven ronds n n I pass hrough  sts of mood: ssism' when I  lost to Anand in te st und; otism whe I won od mes against Ivnchuk Toov d Svider togther wih  daws as Black against k sov an And (eveoy played o mes gnst each ot ralsm' when I  lost to vanch fro a nea wnning posion euhoa ater eatg Toplov and nik and n a retu o rt' ater osing against Svier ad  rawing the t rond me wih Kaspov. thou I sh te toumet n second pace end Annd, it was dentely m best r success in slow chess' I wl never o that the return to earth ws onl pal because ast y a prci ples ut inuenc b one o my coaches i naes I accepted the ofer o Luis Rentero Suarez, he uduent oer (nd so he Prsdent of the Wod Chess Councl, an onizaon created by srov) o contest a tch wit Kramnk ater o d a hf months n Cazorl an n nas), n order to deterine the chaenger to sov. Noraly the match shu have been pyed y nand but he decned and so te offer ws assd over to m In the end I thought that m second ace in the toat o the bst plars mght be consid ered  serious arment or me conteng hs uno word chaionshp But now I am sre hat the song critea must e ve stct nd announced beforehand nares ws not envisged as a classicaon touent. Despite te ct hat I conider m accepance of the match nst rmnk o have been a ve eror  sl ink that Rentro Kasparov nd Krak are themseves sponsble for  what hey have done to me  of tem  n d each one in parclr But n March 998 I coulnt now what ws goi to han  at that oent my aim  was cler o eare for he match agast Krnik in te best possibe way Ahough amk  was the word nuber wo at that tm,  considered m chances to e te good esecil ecause o m posve score against Vlamr. I toht that b neuasng hs advan n he  opengs I could outpa m in the subseuent sts of te ge lost imdiatly ate Jnes I went to onaco to partcate in te dional id ad ndod event Meody mer'  Rshagov went as my scnd, and ost immedatey  we start anning ou statees for the match aganst k dung o seaont wks atr the games. e decded to strengthen my ea of tners y iving Iembit  nd Ve Sa ov nd so invented a prearon tck'. s I foun it an interesng id to empo the Gnfed Defence n he match, in onaco  payed he Kngs Inan excusivy ginst 1  d4 Thanks to a drw wth e advanta agnst ran d y ast ond vctory over Van Wey, I could make eeve tat the Kings Inn ws y n and best preed oeing ater on mnk amtt tat he spent a lot o me preng somethng anst it for Cazoa whe   idn't vn think about emlong t here a

ire on oard Par 1  99  200

It's interesng at, despite rng a badly as always and not aing uch scc prepaaon for te mes in Monaco I layed condeny nd shared s pace wh Kamk ahead of vancu, nand Toplov and Kov among oe Everhing indicated tat I cod even iprove m for for te match in Cazoa, and I took e decsion to  my naive town o Riga to rain for ney one month wh Rytsagov and O Never in y fe did I take ces so seously. Vley Sov didn p e duing pepaon ut is adce durng the atch was of reat mportce since hs own xpeience in Cdidates matches  199495  was s qite fres e matc staed at the end of May and went more or less as expected My tea of ners (Salov OU, Sutovs nd Ryshgov) worked to the axi evey day and athoug I was not achivng a great del with Wite (probably it dawns on evebody for te st me how df it is to re the Petroff DefenceQ, I  wa nveress abe to crte some actical probems n e fourth game and win a long endme. Wit Blac I payed te Gnfeld Defence ad ddt epeence my probems in he st ad rd mes I oy suffered a itle in e fh so  wn I ana� to save a suspect poson, I felt hat victy in he atc was cose here were ten gaes to be played and I rmemer a curous decision before he eigh gme: not to ris anyting nd pay a peace vaaon (5 e2 in te Petf, because wit te draw I orced Kamnk  lay for a win at l costs in e int me And eve if he achieved it I oud s play for a win in my lst me wth White! But hat wnt necessay as I was ae to wn he nin e, even houg I had some dicut oments aer te opening Wning te ach, not getng ay prize oney but secung' he atc ans aspov  wi t1e prize fund of o million dols  what else coud e asked from life? Bt the avace of unexected events w aout to st Wen  reurned to y ouse i T  found it ep. y fiy relaonshp was al ready not od over the f yeas (ch ay happen wen sport absorbs everhn but in any case the cange was dsc Te sae day I et that e man bak accon had been ceaned by y already exwe he divorce pedu is ways touh, especaly wh  foyeod cd (my daute a taia) in e de Besides, I fet ke a coplete bnner wh he Spanish l system becuse wo or tree yea adping  te society is not e same as living ones whole lfe  he same place I me that t seemed copletly absrd to e hat you receive e divorce papers no rer han one y after sinng the conjugal sepaon areement and herefore I ied to spe up te process to te maum, accepng ters that were not especialy favour able to e. I had o foet compely about studng chess for a period of me, and in tose ccumstances it woud ave been  to cncel y partcipaon in e Dorund tonent due to ake lace in Jneuy 998 But soees it isnt sy not to fl yo conactu obi gatons Gog to Dortmund was a grave eror; i woud ave been better to tr to each  aeeent  witl e os at ay cos Duing the tournament I  ws boh ve unconcentated and sressed at e sae e. Te leve of e words best playes is so hi t they dont fove you ny moment of weakness bu ways ae te cance  scored just ZY points rom 9  ges, despite plag we a soe stages and shed in ast place The cess es imedately  he heane Kaik up (e was te wer), Srov down My worst suspiions, hat ey would recla he Coa resut unfornately became ue wo yes later In the gaes secon e reader can see ow I fet been tonts, s g wh my bd for ad waiing for e conmaon' of y tch against Kasparov wc ori y was

Th e Suggle w u   m s

scheduled to be played in Se n November 1998 I ed to keep prepag serousy despite al te prvate oubles and ts e   was helped by the Arena GM Vladm Akopan, who acheved the bist success  s caeer a ea ater becong the word vcechpo Step by step I started ttg back to my best form Dung te Polan Zdroj touament n ugust I received a phoe cl from Lus Reteo, d he horried me with the nes that y match anst Kaspaov in eville as cancd and nothng sila as being offered in ts place. Whe I told  that it was hs obgaon n that cas to pa me o hudred thousand doas claon fee accordng to te conract sed n March hs answe as that he would eat that conrac and ddt t to copensate me any ng After that conversaon at an stopped exsting for e of couse but he regaed hs sanng n he chess worl srprsgly qucy, peaps because huma eo is er short  owada he helsh ro ben ist I had some coneaons t people ose to Kasparov about a possible match anst    Caforna for a prze d of one ln dolas instead of o d t seeed tat  aeemen to play under those conditons it e made But then I receved a  fro the othe condence an this tme the vicepresident of te WCC, Dr Wllam Wrth saying that Caforna was also caceled I ed to gt the match to Bcelona with he suppot of the Catalan govement but then  t was October 1998 only fou onths ater  Cazoa  asparov pubicy announced that he was gong to ook for a new chenger As for  rgts nong. That was the end of my adenture' ith the nocl old caponshp' hch was acy recozed by FE as the lmate oe duri <ae's schsm of 22  hen amk  as already the champion' I don't thnk such an exteme oato of the es has ever occed  any other spo Goin back to 99899. My t eor of hat perod s hat I had to contnue epyng my bank account e ageeent wth my four ers n Cazorla was at I would pay hem a decent sum for er work and so a certa bonus for wnn the atch Sao and yt agov undert the suaon ad dd't ca the bonus but E Suosky seemed unaware' of hat h been done to me by the WCC ad demade the hole sum I decided to pay te bonus to  four, since they had all done the sae work ad deseed the sae treat ent Ths song Israel G hapened to be a pca example of the contempory mercena atttude but forately, he s oe of ey few people to ho  had to stop takng for log Ufe woud be terrible f I had to b lke this ore often ally th broken famly, nances and sport right I srted a new fe Thanks to a f frends I  as able to cam down reasonably qucy and work o chess an In oveber 1998 I ready showed od play n a atch agst he Czech dmaster Zbyek Haek, nnng n Ostrava. n Januay 1999 I beat Kank n the Eopea Cup i Belgrade combng t th y team's cto aganst a club that as theorecl a ot sonr hey had Kamnik nand eavsky ad Gelfand e ou te as self O Rozentals and Gdanski on the top four bods) nfounate my club Polona Waraw, lost in the f anst a tea cudg Van ey, Ads and Tma, but y resut (21/z3)  as od enough From egrade I ent drecy to Wjk  Zee and there nk took hs renge Snce I also lot  aspao (y orst me n years  at tat oent t was copletey ossbe or e to cocetrate hen facing  y nal result as rather oest But neter was it a il ue: I scored 7 out of 3 ad y e anst Rendea deseed to be ncuded in s bk hen  had another sees of succeses second equa n oaco (h Topao behnd Kam  but ahead of nand ad he rest of a ed hch was almost the same as he ye before);

F re  Bard Par   99 2 004

then second equa th Baeev  Saraevo (behnd Kasparov u aead of Adams d eko); and nay y matc agaist Judit Pol in Pgue in uy whr   won ve mes wit one  dw As it appens I decided not to incude any gs from that atch in this oo because the wins we due more to prepraon than re on boad so they wi be anaysed in my next  volume. Wy dd  say nly my matc ainst oga? Simply bcause aft e last e, my Elo ang was te hgest n my career mor tan 2760- nd f I  didnt  to Ls Vs ten id place in e nex raning list woud aready be secued But how not to  to �s Ves we it was an ocl Word Chmpionshp and so anot rea cance to t e te? Anand and Morozic didn't pacpate for some eason so Kram nik  I  were e main favoutes ut e touent wasn't to be ne Fst I lost wit White aganst vn Sokolov ad oy went though to he next roud by wnng te second gme wt Bck ad en the ebrak or could I avoid he te- anst Gilbert ilos so I could see ta my fo was fr from perfect Neveheless I  won at matc too, and en the next one anst Nil Sort i a ver strage way. So I as areay i he fth oud ad facd  Romana GM Uu-Dieter Nisipeanu, wo was playn very w but was not yet especiay well own. Te rs ame nished wih a quick daw whle in te second one I played te usa'  4 c3 in te Caro-an as Wit and t a song itave for te sacced pawn However isipeau kept ca and defended accaey so at a crin point I sould ave cosen a ne n to a more or less forc daw I  wi never understad why I chos a diferent conua tion whic w vey sky d nay ouht me imnaon. I beieve tat  a dw I woud ave ad sligty bett cances in te ebreak, sine I ad rady won many iebreaks in World Campionshps ut of cose isipeus victo was totay jused. As it hapened  amn was so kockd out at e se s ut wout osin rang points, so e  ned d place  the o st because  lost 2 points Aoug in s Vas   was proaly closer l1a ever to te word le,  took and keep tak ing y dfeat cay cause one ca't comre sport it an offboad ame I simply de cided to wait for aothe cance My vate life aso chad Duin e 1998 Olympiad in Eista I intiated a romace wh a osh cess player, e ure woman dms Mar Zieinska Our relaons did no last long  less tan o y  ut when on 7 November 1999 my scond daugter Maia was born, I relsed at i was creasingly dfcut to comne toleve play with a faer's dues My play became unstable agan Success i te Eopean em Champonsip in Bami (wee I payed for e Spansh  and scored 6 out of 8  whc aowed me to acieve my igest eer oci Elo atig of 275)  was foowed by a coule of s defeats  te ma Bdesa  d en by  medioce reslt in naes (a tournamen I ad aed to pay in av ig received the promse hat Renteo wod have nothng to do wit it tou it s cos me a ot to concenate): 4Yz out f 10, after dropping a piece  a absoutely dawn posiion as Black against Kaspaov d not makig use of te opening advanta  te o e aginst  ad aso wen plaing eter ko.  was especiay pan for me to lag behnd Kamnik an since ts nares sult was used as jusicaon for te Kamnkasparov matc, whc ad  ily been intended i 998 but without taking y possble win into considaon As we a know the atc was layd in OctobrNovember 2000 and ended wt vctoy for Kamk after some games hat were a ie sange for exple Kasarovs loss in 25 moves or s  draw offer on mov 3 as White wen s match ston was aeady despeate Snce ten

Th e S trugg le w h u t Lmts

Kramk hs been recognzed as e wod champon though fotunately here ar sl peple  who doub whether t is lly possble er Lnres   went ag to Monaco whee An and  aong oher pticpaed as always, nd I acheved an even greate success han n 998 nd 9 hs me taing a clear st place. u I have to admt that I was lucke n h event th in he o prvious ones  whch is why I could not b rey sase with the qulity of my play The same happened n the apd toament n as a month le, whch I  won as wel But whe I wen to Sajevo in ay I fel ve wll peped once agn and rey wan o wn the oamen in whch a parov pcpated. I was ladng before the last o ounds but by loing to Sei Moesan  who is always a dnous opponent, I mssed my chce The nal esut (8 ponts ou of 1)   a Categoy 9 toment was very o, but  onl shred second place wth Adms and t left me feel issased especaly as Kasprov scoe hlf a pont more A the tounaent Kas paov said to he press: What I wanted leas wod be Sh's vcto in th tounament, be cause he would ten clm  ghts agn No comment. Soon after Svo  won the fourplaye toent   Meda However dug the s of he smer my play worsened agin. Nevetheless in Polaca Zdroj   uus  play ate  wel shin in wh my habia jon seond pace on 6 ou o  tyn wth Van Wely and bhnd Bors elfand I aso played many inteestg noveltes n the opnn so I ask he der for paence to wit unl the td eiton of    is published, whch w hope lly be copleted soon Imedatey ae e olanica tournament I lef Poland where  hd pen he pas yea and a hf an seted my unoa esidence  i my natve y, despte eepng a Spsh paport whch made me fee a tte uncomforable (And now y  is d v among thee resdences Tna R, and Sauli   thuana whch  the natve city f my fe Tis time there was no need to ign y ofci docuens of ivorce because I  wa not mred bu eaving my lie daugher in Pod was ve ough 1 sti don now if I am gong o be a good fa1e fo her, but at east  have neve denid my resnsbiiies In g I it o ll stted prepring for the Word Champonshp whch was to take pace   ovember-Dcember   N Delhi part fom sudyg oin d preparng physcy fortnatey, n Rg I have always ved na the woos whch ows e to  eguay) I had o adjust myself psychoocay d, most of ll reduce the negtive effect of e cen ns n y fe I so decded no t repeat e speu syndome' nd not  afrd of possibe e-breaks in nocout ents Dung the Olympad n Istbul y personal life chd adcay hen  me my ure fe icoa Cmyte At the World Chponsp which sarted  ew Deh one we aer h ympiad we y ecided tha we wee going to become a fly. ctoia helped me a lot we I was approchng te s of e Chpionshp and before leaving for ehn  ae he a poposl, which she acceped y euphoia was slgy spoled by long to nad, but n the end  did no consider ysef a loser at ! n fac reacing e ns of t1e Wod Chponship wa treely ipoant for me Most of my matches  ns Onsh Mikhl Guevch Gelfnd and Beev  ende -1 afte the st o gmes l Ryshgov (who lso played in New De but lost to Etenne Bacrot  he st oun) d Jord a (who came o New Delh o consut me) helped me imsy I also woked ha of couse, an n he apid es managed to suprse and outplay my rvls usng our pepaton nd thus wth my success n New Delhi the 20h cen endd very wel for me In W a ee  whch as alway tok pae n ua n e st st of e touna

Fre o Board Part   99 7 200

ment I layed erhaps the best chess of my ife, scong 62 in the rst 8 rods Unfornately, I failed in the al stge and lost the hstoc oportuity of ishng ahead of Kaspaov nnd and Kamk Now it seems to me that after ths toment I rly lost my movaion be case it is mpossble to  focsed on one sine tn for so many years. Frthermore some new roblems with aspaov aered, whch e not worh menoning hre bt whch have made our enconters ather aavae a uncomfortable for me. nay in our game in nares 24 whch ended in a ey interesn aw I nlly removed these negave emoons n 21 the nmber of toaments  was able to pay i increased hanks to y recent tle of world cechamon. Most of my achieements were due to oulayng weaer oonents but there were some pleasant eceos, sh as my wins agnst Toplov in the seminals of he tornament in n i June and in the fourh ound of the World Chmpionship at the end of he ye. oth mes after defeang Vese my next oonent was Anand nst whom I was not able to offer much sistance. t undoubtedy my ri to Vctora on the 7th of gust was he most joyous event of that ye. ong the uest we ted to he wedd were ial Ryshav, Jord Mm the wss)  Zids Lnka, who had lways heled me i the most mpotnt moments of y reer. On e 3rd of Feba 22 o son Dmitry was born and about o years ater our second son Alexand apeed In such cicustces it was amost impossible to ay al touaments eqally wel because my lvel of prepion fe notably evetheess,  maed to acieve some good resus: in Monaco Mrch 2002 (second place aft Morozech ahead of Aad and Kramnk); rage prilMay of the se yer (reaching the seis, whe Kaspav and rak had aready been eliinated) and in he Russia s he Rest of he World tch Mos cow, Septebr 00, whch was most sccessful or me Although I  n ec Russi  layed in he Rest of he Wor te, nd elt esecially sased scong 7 ot of 10 nd defeatng K althogh losng to asaov) n 0  also pcipated  e Spash Chmionshp for he rst me  had no roblems i reachng the  ( oly droed haf a poit i the st seven mes). Then  faced Paco Vejo, he ure of Spsh ches, nd althouh I dd not consider ysef a vouite i tis match a all wth a le bt of luck  won 20 and obted he e which had a certan eaing or me  to now it has been he only e  have parcipated in the naona championsh. n 23  made another attept to retu to the 'super eite d wi 7 points out of 13 i Wik aan Zee, combed with vctoy in the Cateoy 15 tournaent i Reykak 7 out of 9) I thought I was on he rht tc. Bt then faes in Monaco d Dos Heanas made it cle to me t the stabty I had demonsated in 19980 was ve dfct to rega. Neverthe less on y 1st 4 I s ket fth oson  he word rankg lst ad riht aer Alex ander was bo, I won a rpid touament  T(a meoril for Pa Kees) hs toua ment too lace on he 3rd4h Jury and I went hee diecy from he hosita where our baby had been born the night before. e rst day  played tee gmes d although I managd to defeat Ryshago d Dree,  lost to Roentais But he net day, in the morng I fet reeshed and defeat Sulsks, Brodsky d Sesov I was leang Radabov by one point, ad in he last me a teesng strle ende in a dw, whch ensured me of vctoy in he tornment. Nevertheless, ths sm umh in Tallnn had not imroved me for the Wik a Zee tournent a few days later Being in a somewhat euphoric state, and at he same me somewhat ed to the changs in my fe that were of t importance to me  did not feel repared nugh In he st s rnds  lost o mes anst Barev and Anand) n teccaly drawn

Th e Sugg le wth  Lmts

osions hch had alost neve occured in m career before  recveed a litle wih ins aint iman nd  Sokolov, but in the lst rund  made an the s Ves ero since  took an unnecessa rsk anst Victor Bologan d lost n conrast, n s of tat ye I stated ath well: altough missing te victo anst Topalov in e tid ound  bat Radabov  the six but after that J felt ied agan and manad ony four more daws and no victories. An in the ensng tnamens i Monaco te Frenc Leage, d th Bundesga  as not successl ehe It seemed to me tha te nly medy wa t ish t1is ok with some notes n the player of the past wo is ony able to wte about hs foer successes  went to Saajevo whch is no lon considred a superete tornent Catery 15) with hese he pessimsc oughts.  Cuously enough y sults ere in 2203 had been wose tan in 2 when the songst players of t wold used to pacpate Howeve,  was siting Saaevo for the ft me nd had becoe accutomed to te cit and ts lped e ntai go concaion. With  ttle bit of luck  scored a lot f pins so the victo in he 204 edito was mne. One wk late I had another sice of luck in the rapd tout in n stlng wldly wth Rajabov (he outcome of our matc as decided  b) ad te anst Svidle aving won the rst o games in alos despete posions and sed h 31/2-/z a scoe hch  dd not elect te tue balance of forces. ce he st knockout World Chpionsp in Goninn in 17 rapd es ave formed a ve signct pat of eve playe's chess lf hough ave erors ca often b made ere  as nishng the  part of this book when he ID World apionshp in Tipo as comng to  end Ths ime  had decided not to patcipate  and not only me but lso nand Mozvich vidler onomariov Polga Glfand c fo teir o rens  dont want to speak for otes but my own reason is evdnt Pagues scsm' f 2002 wich was concuded afte that touant here I, as te reader ows acieved a od est These hamel ageements recogized Kmnk as te wod campon and gve Kasparov the gt  play a match direcly w e inn of e DE World Champiosp And no aspaov a not present n Trpol ethr, but in contrast to and (o as performed excellenl in the FDE  Camponshps) he was just awaig s rival wt he ony difference being that as ppsed to 8 Ksprov is not world chapion anymoe I  dn't kow whether Kaspav or Krnik would wi a rel Wold Campionship if they aipaed  oder to determne the na winnr e knockout system is rest  my opin n  but s long as ey onnue to eceive thei eteal privieges I am not going to gt fo the ie of Wod Capion aymoe But of couse t is not y pla to abndon the se wihout limits  te strue to per fect my play the stule anst my opponent of tomoow te sule for brcy n cess -

ostscpt  wrote e last sentence si mons a so now its tme to eect a little on is na peiod A nice coindence is tat I ave once moe been able to win my ast slow• nd rapid tournaments  in Dramen over the N Ye an n Tallnn already in 5 So oe usual bad Bundesi weekends are agan forgotten. Wat is uch less saisfyn owever is the fact at  strule t nd go games fm hse events, ahou te tre layed eae i aumn, when my fom was even wose ae dentely a worthy addiion to h pesent collecton Sl it's good to nsh te book in a quiet mood and hope for a beter cess ture. nd of couse it is lso time to strt worn on  on   in wch I hope o dsclose soe unseen pecuarites of my cess lfe analysis and mes

CHA O Nots o Crtivity

I sn't sy o dee chess and say o whch caty  blo. Beng a men p   ncludes elemets of bot a and scence Scence may  oo nea a desciion so I  oud ike o aow it a ile by sayig ha, fo me cess s s of all a ogica and somees evn a maemacal exese Havg sad tha ts oe  dic to d a maemc (o eve a loc) souon  cess - hats en ngs may become r on ad one   get oom fo ceavty Chess eaviy s oen comaed w ceavy  t bu I nd o disagee w ha The es of chess ae s: you can ee make u ou own les no exand chess byond s 64 sqaes Neveeess ee  aazng dscovees to be made wi he iied means and hen hins may suddeny seem so unusu a one fogets a  combaons dee fom si  iaons Aesheic feeing becomes so sog tat one ts te iluson o an endless , un you ae back once moe o e me  i wih s 64 squas Dng my ofessiona caee I ave made a f nube o neesg discove i chess ha ae me fe oud I in hat basicay I can disngush betwee wo yes

of ess ceav 1 ome ceaiy Tha s when you nd e deas dng yo echnical eaaon fo e ne cess mach o oun Tecnica eaon  be ehe fo a secc ooen o just a genea atem o ove you chess sils Its the most como way o ceate  cess because you  ok quely Somemes home caiy can  saed w ohe eole you ay atenion o  da susd by anohe chess ay o ev a comu ad do you bes o make a dea ok 2 Ove e boad cea When you a layig a ounamen game and te cock is cking you end o coose moves accong to yo geneal owed of e game and you eesablsed meh of ocal nng oeve somemes you need to  beyond you usual ames o escae e cones of you knoed and hik less aonay You ae s sicly med i e consas imosed by he ues of cess bu you can abs the whol me ts oo bg so you ed u using you assiave  inuon nd somees a b iant  d mahemacay coec!  souon is he sl n my cce  have had wo esealy meoable examles  eac id o

N  es  Cea vy

 creatvy By cincidence my opponent in the wo es was e sae: the an Veseln Toplov who is not only one o e  wlds lng gradmastes bt also a ve  combave and crave chess playe. Te stor that  am abot to te has its  rigns n eay   when   was pepig at  home fo one o te most ipott urnaments in my carer due o ake pace in Lnre Span soe hree weeks ater Duing  my prepaan   noced at some of my  opnts ght employ the Seshnikov aiaon (e most comon wys of be  nng a chess game ae uuly named aer e fms players wo t employd them), and    srprie  decded to prepae a vey old   shp contnuaon whch was amost  compety oten  top vel chess ding e 1990s Wile sudying at old lne I came  upon e following ccl posion

 sees to be te oy reasonabe cntinua on for hte, and one tends to consder ad  play such moves bsolutely automaly not  only n a toamnt but as dng home  preparon I was no excepon and at th egnnng I kept anaysing wih my tainer the  consequences of this capture Ater some tee hors of wok I  ae up on he whoe  id of tng the lne wi hte since ack  seemed ne in ll variaons. It al happend drng or uncme My  ane and   wnt to he ktcen to ake  some simple od and ld our glasses wth  some ne beer. Aeady eeing reed J  s kept nkng abot e poson nd just a  lite bee was sucient for me to eaise at Whte was not at al oblgd to take the quen ere wre other ids in   posion too Work on e br' ne statd  oer n  wit new momenm, nd a >r and a hf  lat (not just hree wks ate s was  origaly paed - sch is   desny o  id bo at hoe)  was aly abe to play  my idea in a toament me. e  ida that came into y d wth the d o ber was 1 6 c3,

One can see that White has a mate  dsadata (lack has two bisops fo a gt) but his aackg cances (sch as the eat to mate te black ing with the quen) e quite prosing he poson was no n o chess heory an one of lacks possib  connuaons tat real dsubed me ws See f   g dagam 1 5 xc The dea is siple: by saccg  is qeen  hites o kghts lack opes ot tang te een bt atackng the ok to ceate saety for hs g nd use te oce  instad! Beoe ts e oy xc7 c7  f his thee nor piecs aanst Whte's 17  xe4 18 + e7 ad ben  queen Now cprng the een wi the  played The reader wi derstand later why   want to emphasse this ositi. kght 6 xc7 �c7 

F re  Bard Part 1  9 9  004

Te me cued 16 xe 17 5

too asicaly o demosae yr hme preparation a he benin of he me a  to xpoit or nera chs ss  e ate stas Ths you seach eiher for the ve es moe or the bst pracca souon depeng on how cpicated th pon  and how much ie is eft fo thining. Yo  he op for satec pning or simpy pefo mechaic cacuaons I the e at I a abo to demn se  was lucky enogh to ha some m a my isposal whe he ciica posiio aos so I coud stop and tn

Wd8 1 8 xc7 xc7 19 x7 e7

We the pso seemd ahe simpe snce apar om he k ony o min and reacig hi psition was the pot of peces we le on he board Howeve hte's pay s Blac didnt wat to gve up simplciy ay oftn be iseading  came o his oo o he last wo mvs (which wod ise that any odina soluon wold ead to yield White a song ac White wa naly a daw as is ofen the case wih opose foced to capur hs qe. ut if we cooued bihops A e same, I had two compare ths poion t he one aftr 16 a pawns and ft that here shold  xc7 �c7 w cn se that ites paw is someng to be don! Aas t was  v  on c3 iead of  This a derence - oce i I sa ha ora conaons he pawn n  takes he mpot d4 sare wod lead to a dw White wod smpl away om lacs night  prved scient move his king to  d neutalse Backs to wn he e ater o Th ida had winig aemps for   wodeed if  wok! should ve i p whie my clock coned t ck s I have alread enoned most of te I eve that ea cvt cm when biliant chess ideas  bon at hoe   a you aster th abi to conect ien quie aosph When o pay a toua prts of your expienc ad percepton ment me you end to be more concetate, somees e sma chaoc ieces of i, t more tense  mabe e autmaic hich at s sight nt m   iec

N  es  C rea iv iy

reted. Wen you'e ped f e it  mete nec  expd he dmen sn f yu bn-wk  lc bad n knwed n e ced e  And ten he utn hud ce 7  h!

  hve edy tted te n ph wud e t  dw eg 47 e4  g3  49 �, nd  te bk kg t t t e4 te wh kng n  ec e key e  In de t ke  bkug  he dec  que Bck ut t cce h bhp! 8 gxh

48 � t 49 � g2 wud ee e pwne nd pe but nw ck  ee   5 49 2 

ad T d  e e gm e   me m 1e kg p te bck

wn pte   un The de fg  te bp n de t   necey temp eem e c nd e  nd when t h dy ben pyed b n cput pm ped cent enu t ut t  wd ke t  t n n n ce hy wud be be t nd t unde e e cndtn but w knw.? Mbe he Swed d te U nden wud be b t e t he cenge  gue t he net  ud epn yhn

T pn deny e nt  mnd wn  pyed nt Tp n t e gt ndern pyed m e ye ee  bece  t f the nng de f e bh cce:  xh 45 W 5 6 g e4 47 2  

wen ck centled kng d pwn

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domnate competely and  soon ad to sign. Seven ears s a ong me and I am not jt takg about human memory M h3 n deed resembles Adesson's xh4, bu s t was a differen osio and no exact he same de since Topov ddnt even have a aw o h3 as I had o h4 Neverheess the asscatio was ve

sg ad m hgh concenraion (alwas nec essary to eform well n chess) dd the ob M concusion on the above exampes from m pacce is ath sime In chss  in an other eld you eed to each byond your knowed (the grea e kowed the te ou ca !) Ad has whe ceai bens

CHAPR THREE Sctd 

Ge

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rvTeske

Euopan Cup Final, Budapst 1996 Ca-Kn

Avn Vron

The gae was annotated after the tona ent and pubshed  vaious aznes al thogh e notes wee sed sevea es when  was wong on te bk My specia than to Heni eske fo his comments on the ae when he was casually vsiting me in Span in Septeme 20 The ae was playd when e club as o both Bei (who I played fo) and Desde aleady coud achieve nohg n he Cup s a fnny circstance before ing to dapest  had a shot nng session in Desden wit Zigds Lna (also playng for the Desden team) and · my opponent  is gae! Fotunatey we didn't analyse the a ann Te psent game had a cetan eo eca potance at that me because it n oduced t way of chalenng Kpovs fa voue setup nd even though pov nagd to nd equity fo Back some ime late  stl lke te game itslf

1  c 2  d5  e5 5   e 5 e2 e7  0-0 c5 Te Gemn grandmaste employs te sme ne as Kapov played aganst me in Vi enna 996 In that gae  thought fo about wenty mnutes on my 7th move whie ths me my next few moes ook me nely an hou. Te ne nde needs a hgh eve of precison om Wte f he wants to gt f te openng advantag 7 dxc5 Anst Karpov  payed 7 c4 and t noth ing om the openng 7ec 8 e d7 9 c dxc 10 a

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1 0 xc5

Up to h evehg h be eorec but ths ocal capure s new The own a was 10c3 whch  was ecng durg e me ad p to ser wih 1  b4? But   ememer oecy, atewads y opponent sad hat he rejected   c3 ecause o a ve song dea, 11 3 xb2 12 ad1 whch he saw at the board e we sated aig it seeme to us that White was ealy ette Natuly I didt mon he da i my anotaons opng that ome day  oud e ab to empoy t n a touamen gme Ad an oppouit soo came n my ext   White agast Krpov (Moaco 997 the poson appeared o the boad. H connu 2 b1 ! 3 �x c8 wch  ad ssed n my preparao ee  must admit that I shud have ve Hek' dea a beter oo ater on d not just have e satsed wih he posoem. erheess  maged to rec reaoaby el 14 c3 ad Bac s hs crn dcies The me conud 4  xb 5 x1 e7 

at the d I co't ven emember he y pieces ere ad ost  ime Yes it as a ndod e skes sueso 16 �d2 s also te sg ut e concuded that aftr 16 00 (nt 16ce5? 7 f4 6 1 8 g7 f6 9 h6 d4 20  and wns o 7. 1 8 J : 9 c6 bxc6 20 :x8 8 2 xg7 with a clea advan) 17 f4 6 8 c6 (1 8 4?! cS 19 cS xc 20 J 4! s equa 8 6 19 J �b4 20 3 �6d5 Blc is qute OK fte l I shod coude th 10.. c3 s probaly payable bt so is he move chose y he Gem gandmater 1 1 ixc5

Only   ts orde Te ne 1 1 �xc4 xe  2  e7! (12. 3 e3 eS 4 eS �xeS 5 d4 �c6 16 4 yieds Whte a sog iiave or he pa) 13 �x ex 14 d6+ e8 15 e6 e6 6 x6+ e7 17 xe7 xe7 8 e3 ust leads to a equa endng. 1 1  xc5 1 2 xc4 0-0

c cot ow exchg  a a 12 -xd 3 :d e7 1 4 ac1 s osion s exy dangerou. 1  •c1 !

16 4 �d4 7 Ld4 �xS 1 8 J£ 8 19 a5 0 20 xa7 ad hee ov had serios chances to eqalise w  .:d8!, whie  he e afte a8 2 6 a6 22 b5 c7 23 fc1  24 xb x7 25 xb7 d 26 Je3  maad to t a ea sonale advata The end of the sto was c La o, when my posion becam completely wi  sed mess up ad 

The oy moe to t someh 13 6 6 s eual  1  'e7? 

fter he game my opponent as unhapp wih s  but i  it doesnt se

Seected Gaes

bad Oher lins such as 13 .�4 14 x4 xd4 15 d, 3d3  d3  15 " o 13.c7  4 e3 �7 (o 14b4 15 d4) 15 ac appea  me een s n 998 pov nly found  souon: 13 .3 14 e3 d5 whch he employ nst anchuk in Monaco (ths me jn a rapid not a bindfold e) and afte  5 6 deS 16 fd x 17 x e5 8 xeS eS 19 b7 ab8 he had no po ems Thus my opponent was rht not to be happy wit 13.e en thou the tuth abou the whole ie was ony to e kn much late Almost en yars afte the u  me Henik admitted tat he had cmpltely oeook 13 c ! and w unde he mpession that he  ready much wore, which poaly peen  fom ndng the corect path

pably as on the ln 16.4 7 xd4 xd4 18 ad1 ac8 19 �6 d6 20  x 21 xd4 d4 wh hite has quen s. ook ad kngh, but I doub now hat he can win ti position 16.5 1 3 c 8 x xa3 19 xbS ac8 o 19.fc8 also seem od enoug for lak 1 5 d6

1  e

14 d!? woud be anoe interestn t and it took me some me to decide eteen tose o movs. t ss to me  made te ght choie tou,  to avoid time pessu 1 sU couldnt gue out eeryt Whites play is many concenat aans Blacks bad ghs ad te weaness of te d6 sua

er our e in onaco, Kaovs next  in ths ne was rechg  same position agnst ne in Dormun 1997 and hee Robet demonsrated a ig imoement oer my play 5 1! w advana to te since Kapovs 1S..g6 (1 S .7 1 6 d4 is aso bad, ut  .e4 stil dseres sious attenton could hae been answered by 6 d6! accodng to Hr; te ook on d efends the knight on d6 n some nes so Whte ha won  pant tempo.  was tn a apov ce up  w 3 .3!, but ony wit hs trd ! s for me 1 5 6 i denitey not a move to be poud of but as  d  was in d of getng ude tm ressure 1 5 6 

1 8 I was conceed

about 14. 4 but ft a after 15 d3 c5 16 e2 hite would sU hold a iny avan Ths "auaon was

A bd mistake as i wkens te c6 squar considby. er 5.�7 16 xb7 b8 lack woud sti e in the e though I re fer White in the lne 17 ac1 eS (if 17. b7 1 8 xc6 xb2 19 c7 and Whte s ly betr) 1 8 xe5 xe5 (o 1xb 19 c6 'f6 20 3 9 a5 f6 again if 1 9..'f6 20 b3)  f4  21 xeS a5  exf6 f6

Fe on Boa a  7 99  2004

not 22.:x6? 23 g4 g6 24 h 1 "b6 2 'f4 winng a pece or  xb2 23 fxg 23 c4 with the adg 17 6? is iteesting as wel; or exaple 17xeS 18 ad! (Black has couterplay  18 x exfS) 18f6 1 9 :d2 ad a hite is shy bett. 

1 6 5 

Its ady hrd t e ack ay adce fo example 16'c7 1 xc6 xc6 18 d4 d hites gme is y, whe ate 6 .x 1 7 x + 18  f6 19 b lack do no he eouh fo the piece

hopess. 22 xe5

22 x+! x  6 xd6 24 xd8 bd3 2 d  would w as wel t why make it more compcatd 22 xd6 

22.x + 2 2x+

x

poses

to

2 xf8 �xf8 2 xe6+ e7 25 xg7+ 10



 7 ! d

7 woud ose to 18 d2 aS 19 a 1 8 xd cxd

Blac signed in  of 25Wxe6 26 e+ � 27 xh7+ �f6 28 f+

 9 f

Now Black cnot avod mater_ osses nmoe

Te me w annotated shoy at the ouramet and ulhd  vous aga1 9 f6 19 xd6 20 xd6 x6 wod offr znes inudg N   s was th secod me  a row that slghy tougher esisance bu the dme asig atr 21  d8 22  xd4 23 l let me  hs uee e prevous oe xd4 d4 24 x7 g 25 d dS 26 g eg hioot Yerva lympiad 1 996 Wg7 (i 26 4 27  2+ 28 Wg2  2 which was pished in F o o Once :e1 d4  c wns) 27 b b 28 aga despi eng it my only remang piece, e quee ws sucie to do he jo dS xdS 29 � shold be lost 

20 a

w s  fo 20 fxe5 2 fxe5 xe5

21.xf1+ 22 x xeS 23 xeS d6 24 'xd6 Ld6  S dS 26 c7  (o 26.d7 27 xe6 27 xdS xdS 2 4 s

1  e5 2 f c6  5 a6  xc6 At ht ime I had doe a it of wok on

e Exchang Variato wih Jod Mam and some o the ideas we found were qute gd Neeheess Bck hs sve ways to equlse ns whch nothig old be done

elee Games

an I had to stop employn  vaiaon  99.  dxc6 5 00 d6 6  5 7 c c5 8 c2 e7

He I couldnt mber ow e eoy t xacty No oder I sn me up h a novelty 9  i7 1 0 ax5 ax5

Nw  ts te upper hand Hs os to lo loos promsing n e ln 1 5.c6 6 cS 16 e1 3 17 xd3  vs Back an ex empo  devop a the te rook s no especay ue on e; 6 f4 'dS s aso OK 16 xc2 1 xc2 xd4 bu I dont see anyg concrete wheas a pan  a pawn ow I beve Whe sould jut sette fo a draw af  e c4  9 xc4 bx4 20 4 because ohs e kes a seous is of bein a pan don wou copnsaon As e can see I ddnt aceve a  deal n he opng, bt at leas I ws able to exploit ack sake 16 xd c6 1 7 id2!

By bn t oo into te black camp  ana to ct y daus eats 17 d5 18 1 1 1 xa8+

A nw move  1 '2 c4!  an uncla e occued in De Ia Va-Giodze Ac 995 I tink wat l id exanng ook ad ope the cnte we lack hasn develope ye is oe na

ere we ca see e difeence e 15c6 and he e Te actvty of te hite ok becomes the decive acto 8e7

fter 18� 19 a8 i be i ble fo Black to cpete dvelopen 1 9 a8+ id8 20 !

1 1 xa8 1 2 d cxd 1  cxd xe 1 xe5

4 e  as not a good dea bcase of 4c6 16 1 5 d

2000?

1 5xd?

 ccal overght Blac sod ave tied somethg else togh hs pon ould sl m unpleasa fo eample 20.  2 a+ e? o 21.c 22 g3  23 3)  e3  23 xd xdS 24 xd cxd 25 f W 2 b7  a cl advanta o

Fe on Boa at   99 24

20.d7 1 b4 (t mt b ci g  pw b g Blc co p•   th l 2  00 22 d8 xd8 23 h3 � 24 xd8 'xd8 25 h7  s o dvibl 2 W   c 8 23 7 c7 24 3 e6 2 g3  lc  co pltly  p 

21   22 g c + 2 g2 e7

Eythig i foc 23.8 24 3  25 d5  26  x5 27 xd dS 28  ol oe ch o qicly

t 27 3 Jc   7 (o 28.xb2 2 e 2 'd7 W 30 b4 d wi 27 e dS 28 c2

Wht i not fi of ch gh  h c tlm h  o lc ic t 

28xe+

28.b4 s Whit  tog tc ft 2   30 9 �h8 3  29 fxe ld& 0 e 

2 

 g

3 8  od b ghy oe dclt ho t he ld hs he ly 20 . 00 No oy om tchi s reed o b ct   bot hlf  ho codig y 2th o d thi tht  fod th bt wig . 2 x 25 x x

   g6 2 e8! g7   c5

  thg i bt Blc w lot ywy g 33...�8 (o 33 . 34 +) 34 w  (f  35 4 g8 36 h gxh 37 gh �g7 38  xd4 3 h+ g8 4 6 w 35 gx gx 36 �f4 f 37 �g g7 38 7 tc. 

 dxc5 ld2+ 5  xc5

26 c2! e7

26   es he wt  pt f  

eecte Games

36 g5?

36 bS wold win ve sy o couse bu haing checked the viaions  deided o  for hs bishop. 36.d5

ho makes it amuing as now he ends up checkated. Bu nohing s maes any el er<"ce; eg . d3 37 f6 �x 38 c6 d6 39 �e2 or 36b4 37 6! s 

3 gxf6+ �xf6 38 c6+ �e5   d3+  e e3+ 41 d �d4?

Engish humo. Othewse ac oss a piece 4 d5 chkmae Ge 3

Shirov-Kamnik Ln 17

o fa nohng new hs oson ad  redy cued in the e Ye Jiahuan Kamnik a he previous Olmpad I was cea ha Kamnk od mpo somwhee since he had decided o epeat the lie The ony uesion s where? Now coms e an swr   

  b8 

Ths s a lot son ha 7.c8 which l White smoothy oze a song attack n e above-menoned e ow Black in ends o complee is deelopen comfota bly and  to exchan bishops If White pays c2-c3 one day, Black wl g ecellen chances by playing  b5-b4.  was gring it ou for about an h and hen aised that ong fo the can is proaly the best way

Sin

The me wa annoaed shoty ate he tuen and pubshe i vious mg ines incldng Nw n C nres 997 ws one of the ot touna mens i my eer and even e one me  wo (aganst Topo) was  of mu is akes Bu a least I made some nterng ws.  e4 c5  f3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 xd4 f6 5 c3 c6 6 g5 e6  d a6 8 0-00 h6 9 e3 e 1 0 f4 xd 1 1 xd b5  b b 3 d3 0-0 14 e5 dxe5 15 fxe5 d 16  xe4 1 xe4

8 a

 ws so clea oweve that ac woud acleve cellent compensaon d ha Knk was ma wi he poion Fo natey I aeady had somehing in id my sf Hf a yr late in Novgood amn played he ame lie ns Kasprov and he la cae up wi n neresng saie: 8 c3? c7   ere Kmk ddn't tae a awn and qucky o nto n ifeio posion  woud t ha spaovs noelty was eby sron but in fact he conseuences of he ne 1 e 20 he1 d6 21 e2 f6 2  22  g6 23 e6 eS is also playable) 22 e fd  7+ � ae un

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cler o me 1 8 xe5 1  c 

Afer 19 4 7 (f course no 19..id6??  icS) 2 ixb8 xb8 Black sems to e oo pay for th exchan 1 9id6 0 

n 20 ixb8 'x8 would  Ba an sy ae, whe s not o easy for te o preve heas ke .c4 and  ieS 0 c 1 c5 •cs 

eqase: 24id6 25 d4 iS 26 e4  27 c6 xb2  xe6+ �h 29 'xeS 'x 30 xe5 xd1 31  e3  24..c8 25 ixc4 lack s beter afer 25 5 ixh2 26 ixc4 bxc4 27 7 f4) 2S.ia5 26 5  27 ixe6 e6 28 xe1 d6  w ca see ha compared wh dler-ono above Whte los a epo on 22 e1 as te roo dent do a rea dea here we te paw wold be ey use on c3. 4 ie5 5 c c8 6 e 

 he1

Th was y dea, ryn to plac y peces as w as possbe bfore g he exchang. Hower 22 g3 empoyed y er ans Ionov  he  Peesrg Caponshp shory afte te presen ae) ses sor  te e  was conceed abou 22.b7 bu nw Whe can connue 2 he! d Blac cnt mprove hs poson o easly Probably e has hy betr cance n t e s w as af 22 .c4 23 ixb7 xb7 24 c a occued n he gm

6  

Ts lds o  draw by foce n I mus adt ta I oerked e na coan   m earer cclaons  ostly epted 26b2!? afte whch I woud hae o ake a choce beween 27 xb2 or 27 d7!? Lts have a lok: a) 27 �x2 ix3  �b1 ixe 1 29 xe1 wh slly te beter chces becaue of the song shop. b) 27 d7!? 4 28 x7+ B 29 c  c4  now Back  do ne 29b6 3 I was pann to nswer 22  b7 w  g6 xc 31 xc3 g1+ 32 b2 h2 33  ixc3+  �b3 and wns nor 29.b4 'g and then e the xcn  ixb8 30 6 xc3  xc3 bxc3+ 32 �c2 2 No e wa aray no coce  y  33 �d 2 (or 33.a1+ 34 �e2 'xa 3 ler ntenon 23 b3? woud just  t e3 34 xc xc2+ 35 c xc2 36 �x2 wt a wng ndme bu af 23..ib6 29.c5 3  xe4 31 xe4 c4 (no xb8 4 g  wte to deend y se pwns as  3.xc3? 2 xc3 xc3 33 d4) 32 d3 ougt I ws ll tg for he ana i s copsaon for e exchg ses Mt 24 id3 Black woud have w way to r<ne 

St Gams

I shoud so enton that vaiatons ke 26.. f 7 b7 b4 8 cxb4 xb 9 c c 30 a4 Jg5 3 b8 d+ 3 W :xb8 33 c7 o 30.e7 31 xe c7 32 c7 xc7 33 1 a competey sgusng fo Back  

 f4+ 30 gx xf4+ 31 d d8 3 1 

n Whj te ha no choice.  32 h7+? �h8 33 Jd3 c s strong. 3d

Aoidn the ast tle tp 3.?? 33 7 and ns 33 lxd %-%

c

Ths came a a bg suise I was countng n 27 .. xb2? 8 xb2 c7 29 c xc3 30 e2! nd wn or 27 xb 8 cb4 b (i 28xb2 29 �c) 29 b7  30 d7 c4 3 xa6 :Xb4 3 �c wt a r adag

Drawn because of th eeta ae 33£1+ 34 :d f4+ 35  '+ etc ust as  my Oympad g ast Kas ao in 1996 (see  0 Boa, e oponents dsad abou who w nng  wa to daw

8 'b Gam 4

Shirov-Yusupov Ter Apel 1997

The ony mov 8 3+

A beauti dawg comnaon  Wc

29 a c  e same stoy

Te ae wa aoad soty aft the tunamen and pubshe n aous maga nes, incudn N  C  small toamnt (ony s pcipants n a ne roudbn in Te Ap was held a f weeks aftr m dsastous peoce n ne whre I scoed ·4, so it was mpont  me to n codence Thas to s e I mana o ae ca  pac wit 4 out o 5 so the isson was accomplshed nd te e tsef v e a ey sasing eelng too  at at moment I even cnsdre it to   bet n my whoe ca

Fe on Boa at : 992004

er. S as oen hapns  am able now o n may mstke mstke n y old anayses anayses  thk hey were done in haste) and thereore he gae is no loner so covincng to me But  beve that even w  he naccuracies, he me s wort beig in  collection. nte esn enough, such a cassical laye as  Yusuov layed wh a ot of ana ion and cra but this me it didn work ou bet for h

stubbn 14 a6! xc 15 axc d7 16 fe fe8

1 e4 e5  f3 f6 3  xe4 4 3 5 5 xe5 d6 6 00 00   c6 8 xc6 bxc6  c5 e 10 c3

Up to s ot we were folowing our Bundesi me olnn 1996) bt he usuov dve dver r wih .  1 0.f5? .f5?

he had lad t Tman a fe yes  n our pro game e had ied 1 O   but t  t seems to ve Wte a sgh sg h dvantage after 1  £! (1 c2 g6! g6! 12 1 2 e e44 dxe4 13 x4 x4 xd4  xg6 xg6 hxg 1 5 e3 b4 1 a3  wit equty was th cours of ou undesl undeslg encount encountr) r)   x  xc3 c3 1 2 bxc xd3 13 xd3 as in he rapi me ShovHbner Frankfur 1996 In fact we analyed 11 ! wih Yusupov aft he ge n Solingn and to our surpri t as not at lay for lack to each a comforable os on d n he apd e aganst bner yed se hree months later) I was able to ore or les dmosate Wites deas. t coninued 13 13g g5 5!! 13 1 3  a5 woul be mr 

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and he  forced ents h 7 xe8+ 17 h? oud robably be more pcise  7  xe8 xe8 1 8 h3 and fonat fonaty y it was ood ood enou to keep h adva he ret of  ame was dentey inuenced by th me contrl 0 inutes + 5 seconds per move but  wold sl k to ve a few moe moes: 18.. 18.. h5 (1 8e6 e6 19 h e3 20 g1 'xc3 21 xc is god fo Whte) 19 xa7 'e7?! (19 (19e6 e6 20 �h  as a bettr  inendng 21 'c7?! e2) 20 h1 e3 21 g xc3  xc7 e? (a mse thouh Wte Wte s has  chnces  22  xd4 23 'xc6 or  e6 23 8+ h7 24 f4 f4 23 xe xe xe + 24 �h2 a (if 24 24.. . .d2 d2 25 e 'x2 26 e8+ �h7 27 x or 25  . 2 a4 h4 27 f6 'e 28 d6  29 a xc ins 5 xc6 xc6 'xd4 26 'd6! • 30 xc a Whte sn on 

 1 f3 g5 1  a4 a4

 e the xcaon mark no eacy to hs c ove bu to th hol lan whch I found o te boa. mman had payd 11 2 insead o 1   1  d 1 3 f4 f4 

This is the foal nnovaion Pacce ad sen sen  3 b4 e6 4 e3 a6 1 5 c2 c2  with with an nclea oso  SnbegTepne, Buenos Ares 994 1 3 f6 14 lae1 &? 

Trng to dsrve the aue o  Wt

eete Games

da Ois he ght hav chosen the queer 14  !?  Whie is only ligh ligh beter

yes o and a competely dierent approach I hn T aso sued uch an voluin of hs playg st thoughout s cer

1 5 e

1  ..x ..xf4 f4 1 8 g3 h3+ h3 + 19 �g �g h6 h6 0 xd5

Whe ha to keep o t s pla Thre s no way bak 1 5 ix ixe5 e5 1 6 xe5 xe5 

A critca posto has arsen an here 1 sank into eep hout  was very dicult dicult o choos beeen goig r a sghy beter dme a knd of o-rsk lay) and grat copcaons e ods a t to oe ha I wu choos the sod opo bu was t realy the gt dcsion? Accodg to he na result it pbably as. 1  f4 f4? ?

This makes e am v spctacua but o the puy puy  poi o w w 17 �x£ � x£ might have be sroger Black is te forced to lay 17.. 17..  (Wie  uch et ater 1 xc5? xc5? 18 dxcS 'xa4 1 9 �xh+ xh 20 xa4 xa4)) 1 8 : : xS xS (ot 18 1 8xd4? xd4?  9 eS) 1 9 dxcS dxcS xa xa44 20 20 xa xa44 x 2 1 d  b8  b b4! th od dg cances, thoug Wite is  able to pla o he n Note that i would be a ls sog to cap tre e paw wh the ok bcause aer 7 x 'xd4 (no 7 7? ? 8 x xd4 1 9 ! 5 20 S an ins) 8 d4 xd4  pon is copletely eua h is absoluty n oubt that ay I woud choose 17 L ad  to in he ed me wi vry od pracca cacs ix

r crii position d ow its lack wh has t chos bn  dierent conuans He es o a os nara oe but it ses to be a mske 0 ? 

ts ook at or opos  d2 d2 is anoher ove that coes to md gh aer 21 e2 Black shoud se hat hs bs coniuaon is 21 ae8 h oc o the vaaos  anaysed ater 21 2 s o easy  me to plan so let me jus  h whoe uch or th rade ument. a) 20  d2 21 �e2 

a) 21.5 22 xc7 ab8 woe s  ac8 23 , or if 22 . f4? 23 c4 h8 

Fe Fe on Boa at at II II  99 2 4

24 :xg5 wns) 23 ! d hit is "y y be. a2) 2£4 a2) 22 7+ 7+?? h 23 'd 'xb2 24 'd3 'd3 4 d Bak wns    xf4+ 23 f4 xf4 (  'xb2 24  xb3 25 b3) 24 :xf4 'xf4 25 1b h8 26 3 3 xe3 ( 26: : 27 1xf4 :xf4 28 d)  x3 8 28 x8+ x8 29 Wg3 Cg8 30 f4 � 3 �5 �5 W7 W7 32 b4  a sght adantag .1xb4 2 xb xb  22 b4!  ( .1xb4 hit is laly btter) 23 :x 1 24 7+ C8 25  ab8 26 4 x4 27 x4 g 28  wth a disv advantg; g 28.. 28..g6 g6 29 h4 x 30 g h 3 g g x 32 Wx xb2 xb2++ 33 W3 b8 34 7  28... x 29 e e x 3 x b2 3 C h6 3  �h7 33 h4 a3) 2 a8 a8 22 +  ? w w Bak Ba k a sng atak atak aft aft 22  1x2+ 3 x2 x2+ 24 �xh3 xd5) 22. �h8 and nw

(f 23  f4+ 24 �g2 g3  23 3  (f 25 'd  24.. . .Jg4  d d  26 Wg xe2 27 x2 2 28 x x 29 1 wins) 24 2 7 25 £ X  dx5 d 27  1x5  na a32)  1d  g 24 ' ! 1f6 25 13 4 26 f4 f4 f4+ 27 � h  and hit s  s bt T  th Blak 20th vs that  s attnn t b) 20�8?!  �8?! 2 3! tt an 2 f4

xf4+  xf4 g 23  f uar wh at 2 x7 ab8 Blak has mpnsan) 2g5 (2..   tnss  he   x h3 23 g and  s wig ) 20 a8 ssbl th sngst sngst ) ) 2 7+ Ch8 and n  22 'd  f4 23   24  x 25 x  xh6  26 Wh h6 27 ' Cg7 28  W  25   26 x  27 �h   28 x7 x7 g8 g8 29 Jx8 xd 30   3 g g2 32  xb2 33 4 xa2 s d f Bak) 2'd2+ 'd2+ 26 2  27 d3 d3 1xb2 wi an u u stin 2)  2?! f4 f4 23 Jxh7 !  ! and Blak Bla k s tte 3  Jx! X7 and h 3 23 x7?! d2 2 �x3 x 25 x  xd7 1h6+ 26 Wg2 'd2+ s a draw draw 2.. . .x+ 26 g4 xg4+ 27 �3 ( 27 'g2 2 �f4 1+ ) 2.  .Jh5 xg4 'g2 (27Jd7 Jd7  !? d3+ 29 W 'd2+ 30  'f 3 W 1   30 W •d3 is anth way t daw daw bt t 27 1d3+ 1d3+ 28  '+ 29 � f6+ f6+ 30 W4 x7 3 d3 d3 and hit stil as as) 28 5 d3 29 �4 ' 30 xh f4+ 3 �h3  daws daws 3 23 xd7  24 �x  25   26 Jx

A v prnt t f h ov valuatin f tis ln S as ag I ns

eecte Games

ed 26 93 to b Backs best y but te un ning after 27 x3 1+ 28  93 2 �d g  �c2 2+  �c xg+ 2 b x 3 xc6 c8 34 S  ty nng fo Wt nstad lack shold play 2696! 7 1c2 g6 8 �g2  2 4  t looks lke lack can also acheve te drw n  n tat for some eason I din n consder  7: 2.. 3 S x4 3 1c3 1xc3 2 bxc h6 3 gh6 C7 34  �x6  �f4 �6 ras or if 3 1x xb2 32 �h3 xa2 3 f6 g  d8+  5 xc7+  36 1xc+ �xgS 37 d6 2 and ite can't win) 30 4 xd4  xc6

was cky to pay asonaly qckly and it looks  f I ddn't make any seros es hras my ponent was lss succss wth t lock. H 20. f4? a ore corrct k than  oigna , as  will se latr) s t st stp n the wong decon whle 20a8 wou rbably sec im eqt 21 e+ h8  f5

Te tempn   wod ose suddnly   g3 23 hxg  24 x7 2+ 25 x x d  can js hat the s no way to p Back's mang attack 

 g5 

In 7 I thought  was stil bttr r, but onc an I av to dsa wth my own old evuaon Black shoud ave enoug play to rac t dw after 35 alou 2 .. x  esier o ue. o many aiaons wth uy no expa natons is not what I wod norally wish to prsen to te rds! And som ins ay  have ben oerlookd C w n come up wth som n conlsions? Let     ks to t cav (ad not always best) play by both opponnts  poson at Whts 20th mov becae xemey coplx  y fclt  te pr csly. 2 Wen thr  so many aations to cclate d dcsions to mke, te layrs noally' n sort of tme n tis ame 

Pobably t bst actca cne as 22. x 2 x (23  fxg 2 hxg gS s les cla; g 25 h f6) 2 a (or 2..8 24 c) 24 d is copletely ssng  Black. Wen Yuspo made is mov h js had o mnuts  ac move 4 Knowng by xence tha I had done many wong ins  sc suaons tis  I ted rst of  to concntte on e cess prt of t  

 h4 h6 4 f5

Now the k s weU protcted by th kngt on 4 d it ca  afte Blacks pces. Or so I thout at t me not vng sen 2g n my analyss U th sam, 24  s a go winng  n y ps m-trouble Te only otr coice woud be to stte fo th repeon aftr 2 � 95 4 fxg3 

f 24x£ 2 x  26 c2! 4 27

Fie on Boa a 1 99 2004

d and e consodates 25 xg3

d5 f6 32  or 29.:f6 3 d7 gS 31 e7 h6 32 g. orately for hite i bth cas Back dos not have ie o cap re the bad gh 30 d7 g5 31 le7 c2

25  .g6?

Only ts s e decsve mtake! a) 2S . 26 x  was so bad  the  of 27 d 'xd 28 xd  (or 28..g5 29 e 29 Wx£  30 d with a cear advant b) 25g5 whc was fond  bve by some Fnish aateu who se a eter o '   afr my anoons wer pub lshed) ne equses he gme! b1) 26 e7? h4 27 7+ 'xh7 28 xh7 x  �x + is  for Black, whle 27 xd7 x 28 :x hg3 eve wns b2) 26 Axd7 :x 27 Wx xh  xh3 + 29 : x+ 3 x hxg3 3 e 'f+ 32


ng the gae I thout tha  w m pltly w by his pon and he o pbem was hat I wa a b shor of me mysef In fact there ae sill some rcks n e posio 29 g2 1f2

Ts akes hits task eser y after a due posorm cold we Cbs es w  nes sc as 29 .:7 3 e8 S 31

32 e4?

 culated the possibe checks to e end

and wen foad w my kng not notcng that 32  g 33 '6  34 e5 would have wo at oce 32.h2+ 33 Wg4 lx4

 33 e2+  1 997 veson) fod a pe wn w 34  (i e me  wold probabl have played 34 �xg5 g8+ 35 Wf6 3. h5+ 35 �xg5 e3 36 W :g+  7 xe+ 38 Wh6 e 39 g5 ad mat 34 gx4 e2 35 �xg5 lg8+

f35  h6+ 36 �xh6 e3+ 37 hS 36 6 1 0

Here Backs ag fl but he s os ayway

Game 5 Shirov-Sho os Hns 1997

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Bn

The anotatons to ths me are based o m noes made afr te tornament for !'frm 6  text was added whn worng on he book Du the Dos Hermanas toamnt  ooked ke  was gin to epat my sas ous perfncs n 995 -5) or 996 (3)

elee Games

as I manaed ny ne pnt frm e s fu ames. I was cmpletely ca that s twn, nt a fo Sevile in't inspie me at  t pay o css But n und ve I manad wh a bt  luck t ba llescas and thn ade w aws agns Gand and K. S f he las rund I had a chce t sce 5 whch d n b bd a l n e ccumnces Bu I sl had  wn e ls d gm

Aluh We hd t chan  bshp  he ght he is sll gy bet cuse Blacks peces a nt laced vey hmusly ad e cne cunts  wl 1 5 6 

  e5 2 f3 6 3 b5 f6 4 00 e7 5 e d6 6 3

6 d4 wuld be nm f cuse 6 00 7 d3 

Bac ntends d6-d5  6 3

I hn that nw  would pefe 16 a4?  t es Whte e me space and s plans t nswe 6 d5 7 e5 e7 h 8 a3 echng the ght bc bs 6 e7 7 1 e 8 d5 

s quet apch was cmmended t m b he Canadan GM Kevn Spa wh wa my secnd  Ds Hmanas It detey cntans sm psn en thg i can hady be ecmnded susy f ne wns  gh  a pnng advag But  wed n  sne me wch is ms m ptant

Opnng e cene af wch he me ecmes e sap s  pty hat he mv 2a4 w nw be ega beuse these I saw n way t senhen my sin 8 .xd5 9 exd5 8 20 3

7 ..6 8  7

 dn e ths mve very mch beause nw Whte et g cntl v he cene 8  wud  moe naa 9 d4 f6 1 0 2 b6   3 d7  2 b3t

Dun he me  ddnt knw ht  wa a nvlty  2 ?!  been ted be but utn the nht n he ede s sedm lgc  2 exd4 3 xd4  4 3 x2 5 x2 

20 h6 

s t bad f Blac  wai snce s w bshps wll always be a fc when the me

F n Boa a 1/:  99  2004

becomes sa Te mmee 20 f6 wod w he a slgt aag aer 1 xe8+ xe8  e4 e7 2 b 21 

May I shod have payed  b4!? s   sd focg vents jus ye Now Bck cvtes hs it-squae bisop ges e d7 sure or hs gh d he me ces aanced

tio) 27 c3 6 (27c2 28 x7 : 9 e8 c 30 S c 3 W  2  Wx 33 8 8 34 6+ e7 35 g7+  36 g wins) 28 •4 (28 4?  9 6 ') 87 9 e6   xg7 look pry dangrous Howeve aer 26..c8 s te who has to e ey care

2 f5  d4 fBI

Ging way te o bshops wih 2xe 3 xe4 woud be oeos of couse 23 3 xe + 24 e1 7 25 5

e cc post f the me e as do the umost to acve s pice cree eas and thus cot Bcs adan of e o bsops Is sU o eough o o a equty but ow ot wan o mke t  mple 25.d7

In ct e had o good possbies: h a nd sha 5. c? nd h mpe 5...6. Ls loo at 25 .. c2 t ite s ow obed to py  b4! (wy dn I e his move ere) sinc 26 b2? wold f to 26d5 7 xg7 x2 28 hS c2! 29 b4 6 30 £6 Wh8 3 x7+ xd4 32 �d4 c4 33 � d4. d fe 26 b4 Blacs best rspose s 6 8, s vrions such s 26x2 ( 26g6 27 f4 xa2 28 xg  29 6 gS 3 c3 w compesa

Paly e s no wose ae 27  (f 7 4 7) 27Jg6 8 f4 e7 2 xg6 (29 h4 'b6  xg x+ 3 h2 �  x g6 i oo for Back) 29..x 30  (30  o 30 a4 aso lead to ucle pay) 30xa2 3 b x 32 Wx  33 e3 'x4  e4 but I dou he woul ave ei wnnng cances But soemes oe doest feel le calcu laig ayig i wch case Bck coud us  25  J? 26 4 h7 wen obectivy spkg ite sold poay epea the posion wih 27 5 Oce  I ook a e e pyed my yes ago wi  s feeig. I d a good posin  th openig, en pyed loc moes bt go og out o the whole hg Ad  wos o s yers I could u dend wy oweer, oay its er to e  bo 6  nd late o  4 wee wo d thereoe  y pu te ak ? o those moves Insted I coud ave pyed pophylacicy h 16 a4 o 2 b4, whc woud be more  T eoss stye Bacs pices, espey e igt o 6 ad bsop o d7 wod be fa less cve ha 

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  an Wht w hav ctl e h aco. Tg t attak  my g s  f curs, b pg yu  t's ay is ses btt! W back t h m hks t Shts si t     I  a t st saby  thniq ad si f sas at   f l.

7 x 36 x h wu hae 36 . g71 g h 4 sqe f the bsh shu Wht y 7  

33 c7

26 xd6 b6

 y  27 xf8

Nt 27 6 x6 2 8 8 �x a ack s cmty OK 27 x 28 x Wxf8

Nw t s ay wig Bt s h has t ass h  c 3 b

33 34 6 e6 35 x6 8 36   37 c s as   Wht  3 e8  xe8 wxe8 36 e2 e 37 g3 c6 38 f5 d 1  39 2 ld2  Wg3

E thgh Wht s a w  h hs  b  k a s n hs lay bcaus ths cks ac sh n hs k  th  c- wi  29 d6 dS  le7 c5 31 ? t  sse cn as tl Th  31 c7 6 32 c8+ � 33 x5 x 34 xg7 w ps  wnng chacs 

Nthg is sie A w wh an u  th ck s  st  Wht  .. d3+ 1 f3 x3 2 x6 d5

43 43  4  h4 s as w g 3 f5

31   

F th  h  ccy I 31.:6 32 bxc5 x 33 x7 4 34 8+ �7 35 xg7  ( 35 xc5 36 b7+ �£ 37   38 h 36 8 an t is btt 

32 xg7 xd6?

ut h h ks a  take 32 :6 w be nuh  a aw; g 33   34 h2 6 35  x 36 x 1 Mayb Bak  hat a 35 

3  b5

Fie on Boa a I  99 7 - 200

hs is pe espeaion 43b3 wod aso lose by force to  h4 xb 4 h5 6  g7+  47 e6+  48 h6  4 �h3!  SO  4 5 g or 4 .f4 SO 4 Instead wih 43¢d  cS e6 Back coud si play on though ae 45 h4 his sr val chanes are mnm e Sb6  5 aS 47 d4 

o the paw qeens by tsel   � 45 l7 5    47 4 x   f5  5 7  7  0

am  San Segundo-Sio Mad 997

I

These anotations were done aer the tournaen and published n aos  zines nclng S 1 d4 f6 2 f3 g6 3  g7 4  00

After . c5 Wh coud avo plag the stdard g2 nd connue 0 e2 10

Now ths s probably not the best opon Moe ambiious s 0 b3 b6 (0.ac5? 1 1 xc5 xc5 was wat  want to do) 11   12 d3 ad Whit wa sliy beter n the gme KalifnDamljanoic Mnia n on 10 whch he went  to wn 1 0dc?

The meate 0 .  looed very interes ing as well bu when yo hae o opons yo'e  to choos! nd somemes, as n ths case you nt e eplan why yo pe fe one o he other 1 1 b3?

Ths is o of place He hod hae e soeng like   g h 2  e7   b3 1 2 •xb3 ' 

5 e4 d6 6 3

Ee ho his setp is in Pablos retoire  sl ae    o e becae nowadays he nomay epoys 6 e eS 7 e3 and so on 6 e5 7 d5 5

Thee yes a (so n Madi)  plad 7..a6 aains an egundo and won a czy game. Ths ime I fel ike bng or soid. 8 e3 6 9 d2

ow Black is string o stad beter A this mmt  aready saw y 6th oe and hoped that my opponent would no noce  n e. uch an d apas o be v nat  oly when you  t played 13 :g1 ?

 was aeady e for some sbbo de fence lke 3 d ntendn 3..h6   d2 1 36 14 g5 g7   000? f5 1 6 gxf6?

9  d7? 

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Fal no the p owver after t only oe 16  Black cn  a seios advg th eiher the posiona 6. o the shap, and probably en son,

electe Games

7 a4 6.x! a 6.gx 17  (f 17  f4 18 h7+ �h8 I 17 b5 xf6 8 Jxh6 xh6+ 19 e3 19 d2 c5 20 'a 'x) 7 . f4 18 d2 xe3+ 20 e3 Jd7, or 7 h6 h6+ 18  9 g2 5 20 c2 £ 1  'e2! d2 xf6 19  5 2 'c2 d7.  7d7! and Bla is clea better b 16 x! 17 xb7 d7! (17.8  Compications lke 76 8 c5! are c6 would be uncler 8 a7  18 3 t necsar x 19 x 'x 18.7! 1 9 xa7 5  f7+ lxf7  9 xb7 xa4! 20 'xc7 (or 20 'a5 'x 21 :g2 e3+ 22 2  0x 1 g2 e 22 g2 a4!

20 xa+ lf 2 xf+

and  ont see  god deence fo hte; for exampe  a5 xg5 24 � h6 25 2 a3!  3 (or 6 3 W+ 27 �1 x 28 x x 29 b e4) 26 £  �a x  x x+ 29   0 a8+  3 a4 1 32   wth a dec sive advae. 

Othese s ate  exape 2 xa6 x 22 d3 xe3+ 2 �b b8 24 3 xb3 etc. 2  .xf 22 h+ xh+ 23 l2  0

The shop manoeuv .g7h6-7h6 seems ausng to e ut he game otherse is t onesided

 ...h!

The pot o vng. ies poston s nw pley hpees

G 

SrovSalov a 97 Scndinaan

The anoaons to is  ee dne shol r the oaent nd pushe n various zes inung N in Chess ad Schah.

My al n  nl the runds s to coe o pnts hch oud ossy gar anee me a g o 27 n te nex st As I happen o pay ys st whom   accusoed o dong e I had to st ry ing.

Fre on Boar  at 1  99 7 200

 4 d5

Ev ou Vary had alea plaed s ast Sort i Dos Heaas, I sl dn' pect i re. So  was te best srse o e speciy as  was ow facng e Scadinavin Deence o te rs m 2 xd5 xd5 3 c3 '5 4 d4 f 5 f3 c  c4 f5 7 d2   d5

Sao woud hardly ss e opptuny o weae hs oppoets  stcre  2 gxf3 cxd5 3 xd5 7

ga e coc desion I expecte  3..c6 4 000 a3 5 c3 wen Wie is ealy  4 000

Tyn o folo soe e f olo, only o earn afeds tha Vico ha n c played 8 e4 ans oov (who s o wok a l  Salov)  Ka 1995  .. 'd 9 x+ 'xf

4 c3? wo  on a col sowe ie 4 .. b4 5 xb4 xb2 ad Back is bete. 4 3!  5 c3 00   4!

A od sq or the sop  ..7?! 0 2

 togt ta I w sl n a  of •ope ing book so y oponent sikg into  long ough hee ade  puzzled Ony check i te database lae icated ta y oe was a novely! d a srog one sides Te laes s on is lin had ee 0 00  (0  g4? ay e ut wory acay)  1 c3 d6 1 2 g5 g6  3 d2 h6  4 f4 e7 5 fe 00 1 g3 ad Whe  slg ee in Campoa-Wolff Bunos es 1997 Afr y game 0 e2 ecame e m le ad owaays ee s a lot of teo

Tis ove should have een seely pn sh Coc is 6  c5 7 3 L 8 xe and oh ie is s a lte bte he posiio offe gh.

  

0 g4 

hse Whte woud od a song ae; for exme 1 O xc2 1 d5 wi a so atac I was edng 1  d agans 0 .d7 w as wel tho ay   g g6 12 000 s considd he ic lie. 



 d5 xf3

 7 xh7+?

Gabg a pawn fo wich Black  soe coula 17 x7 :ab8 8 e4 fc8 o  8 c6 5 9 Je4 8 wh c

elete Games

pensaon wod be  simia story, bu wha I lxd7 h is the os, houg aer 23 missed wa a brant bishop sarice. To  c2 hes dvne is sU q  ..xh7  Vd3+ Wg 9 •xd7 b precise I saw he sacce itsef but the varia  7 ..xh7 ons  was caang seeed insuent  20 lhg lhg me  was a eat pty I didnt se  t e end as i was objecvey he sons con naion nd the mang atack (shod a accept e scce) is r eaufu ts see: 7 h4! h6 e o move) 8 gS hS 1 9 h7 h7 (no 1 9 xd7? gh4) gh4) 9  �h8 20 hxS  he criica psio 

20. d 

Throwing anthe pawn but getng ma mm ct ct 2 x7

I f 21 b7 b7 ld3 ld3 wh wh coun counrp rpa a.. 2  ..   e3 here  no wa  ke ke  bh ex awn awn 

Now f Back es he pawn he oses by oce 20.. 20..x xg5 g5  Wb Wb  f6 f6 (f    lfd8 2 f4 xf4 2 d4 g5 24 f4 cS 5 2) 22 c2 �g8 2 dg 4 4 (f 3 3  d5 d5 24 e3) 24 ' g6 (or 24 24fd8 fd8 25 h3 � 2 h8+ g8 27 xg7 �e8 28 ) 25 'g2 lfd8 (if 2  g4 26 26 3 3 h6 h6 27   2 h 26 x cS 27 Jx+ �x (or 2... 2...W W 28 g7+ W7 2 le Wd7 30 xe) 28 g7+ �e8 29 h8+   g �d7 (or (or 30.. . .�e7 3 h �d6 32 d) 3 d d6 32 lh7 qc (or 3 �c8 3 xe �b8  'dS 33 xe eS (if 33 33a8 a8  lh6 owed b 35 ld4) 34 lxd 'xd6 35 c4+ c4+ 'cS (if (i f 35  b6 3  �cS 37 4+ �dS 38 xb7+) 36 lc7+ Wxc7 37 x+ x+ �d7 38 f4 d  on o the coect way for Back is to ve back he piece by 20  '4+ when hie ges 2 � and now 2Lxg5 (not 2lfd8?  4 xg5 2 f4 or 22 22S S 2 £+ �g8 24 lh4 x 25 Wa f6 2  d wins) 22 

22. .  23 7 lx2  " ixe3+ 

eere me-oue appoache and aov srs ing sy A fter 24 . . lfa8  wou be hard for i to prove a re dvan 25 fxe3 b5?

noher eor. n he dm aft 25 .lc8 . lc8 26 'd4 xd4 27 exd4 aS ack oud keep so drng chces 2 �c2 �c2 b4

Dese yg to aack Ohese he od have a sod exa pawn; eg 2.. .. c8 27 d4 'xd4 28 xd4 or 2  la4 2 ld4 ld4 27 x   Dng he  I saw no ear win ins 27 'x or nse 28 g7+  29 g+  30 h4 �eS 31 d4+ < 3 'd �eS s on a draw Bt he nex day V ndcated hat  �b3!! sho achve he   amp vaiao is 28 28laa8 laa8 29 lx7 xg7 30 g+ Wf 31  S 32 'd � 33 e �f4 34 f6 e3 35

Fre Fre o Bor Pr t   9 9 7 004

e W (or 35.. 35..'e2 'e2 36 gS+ 3 37 ) 36 x 8 37 �c4 c8 38 �  39 �S d Whte wins 2 Wb3 laa??

Te at miske. Thi oud st no b that ca ater 28  29 e4 not now 29 xg+? �g 30 g+ �h7 31  JS+ 32 �a3 aS+ wth w th a dra dra 29 .5 3 �c JbS (or 3 '2+ 31  xg 32 aS aS an  32  l 3 d8!) 31 'd4 , but  th ong run Whts mate adntage shoul e 





29 lxg7+ 10

Bac rsed ue to he obvous 29.. 29..g7 g7 30 +

 c3   g4!?

 Keres Attak hs ben popular fo decades but now I am not sre whthe it s  bes ay to   he chenngn Mor about my thought n tis opnng wl be n in my next b.  h 7 h3!? 

The mor ssie ssie 7 h4 is nothr ctc ne

Ge 

SirovAopian E W Ch. Gog Sn

h nockout syste is prfect fo poucng a clar nne, bcause ou hae to wn a th matces anst people who on a ti atchs bore In my fo nocout camponhips  was ltd th mes by Vishy nand t rent sas (onc in th na), an in Ls es 999 it was th Romain GM iu Dit Nisipenu wh noced m out a th quatna st when m chancs o wn te chpionshp sem  eatst (nan was absent) ince I aways ade t tho to on ve at eat  c hav an ova e ing of satisfacon bu ndng mes fo s book fom ose chapionshps i not n asy ask bcause th tensn ote maes both opponnt e Hoeve the pesn gme, h secon of e fouh roun was uie  T rst gam ende n a a and no I ha to  to ake use of th whit pics. 1  c 2 f3 d 3 d4 cx 4 xd4 f

997

7 a  g2 g 

on

The annotaons to ti gm are base on my notes mae aft te tomnt for lr mtor  The tt was added when wokg on t book. n 199 was th st occasion that he FIDE o Knocout Championship a inroducd. Durng th years e nnovation rceive a a ea o ccsm n nay in 22, h knocout championships were sus pnd In my opon her s nthing wrong with hem: h  of the worl am pionshi is t detn th champion an

his knon sratca iea, t stop Whites possib pan assaut with -f4 s usuy

Selecte Gmes

5  wih 5 500--00 1 6 e2 e2  look looked ed e cler 9 b3? 3? Wha dd' ener my mid w a  coud Ths new move was found by Boon a so coue  de2! £ 15 x as ted f years befoe the pese e bu i ad half a yer lae in  apd me Mono o wt o b pyed Noy Whe auo Cnro-ov, Vlaobledo 1998. lack macly puts his bishop on e3 ( I mysef dnt ke the bshop because of 6 f4 had o sev mes befo) but e when te has he iiave everheless aer e orma respose 15 15 0-0-0 0-0-0 1 6 hf smemes es o move it to b2 nyway! 9 bd7 bd7  0 b2 b2 e5 e5   d2 d7 d7 e7 We didn' ae to prove at h yg  expo a mpay weaess of piece so ay bete an in my me Mo CeroSov cnued cn ued 7 �b � b 1 �b8 e dak dak squares squares with 1  ...6 .. .6 woud woud proba proba eno CeroSov e8 (I wud recom bly lead owhe af 12 00 f4 13 £! 18 J  Jc6 9 4 e8 19. d7 d7 oowed by   Jc8) 20 ce2 bu t s vy ines to exchae the h nd 19. paws paws by   .5? a move ta wu wudn dn be be f7 2 f4 whn we can see hat Whe wa possbl  sndad lines wt h wite ped wh he sme p aft all The bsop on e3 After 2 -0 hxg 13 hxg4 me ene  a dw followig seee mal g8 1  d7  urs ou tha Wte wl eo. never be able o py -f (as in my me)  4 e7 Hee 1 1! ! 5  ? woudn because e he aw woud become ter work because o f 16 1 6 e3 c8 17 c xc (the bly wek! e idea wa ioduce to prac work c4+  9 �b � b1 g8 20 ce by Krl Ger s venys n Bad ony move 1 8 bxc4 c Wrisofen 202. Probaby Whits whe t- e5 wih a clear advatage xf4 00-0 00-0   b   7 hf  up i no od eou for an adanta bu  5 xf hats a dffee so. mo effecve whe Whes bishop is y on e3

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

 2 0000-0 0 c7 c7  3 f4

3 ce2! woud be slhy moe accute wh Wie is sghly bette  3 gxf4 

Whe is sghty beer because of hs space dv, bu lack's oy weaess is his 6pw d We cat approach  ve y.  he does have  p.  7 c 

 4 ce2 ce2

Dun he me, s moe seemed to me bes  n order to pa  peces in an de  bes way whe 4 f4 f4 e7, pling to swe

Keepng  as sold  possibe Com picaios ke 7 .dg8 .dg8 8  o 78 8 ! woul favou Whte   de2 de2 h7 h7  9 g3 g3  20 gh5

Fre o Bor Pr   99  200

A e momen bca Bac's wa ss 2.. .fd7 s e wl be ble o exchng kgh

yw i ws worth onsdrng 20.h5 21  S!? In e me Bac pse s pa  e le -  e 28 move 21 d3 b7 22 xe xe

2 .a7! 

Exc I s   l hs no ensss an n s ps a o odne, we Ws queen s o of pl veg pns on sml nnes n 27 g c 2 f4

  z 4!  2 a! 29 lfd1 

 h  29 4? ws son as e  When  nse e me for e rs me I oug h 22e5 wol be sron n les he we kng wo  saf Now Bc h Whe sol onne 2 3!? n c g re onep. e qeen ehang does vo Whe in s 29...a4 30 n a3 31 1  sur  I  ha hs nes  f 31  5 g  seos eg re qu od Ther 31 ...c! 32 h4 xf 33 gxf e l los a epo on pupose  s moe oe prng wh he gh sees cec. mporn o  e ' o ' sqe o s 23 f?! Wh  s ossen   hs pa  pac his rook. noer pos sb s 3 e5?   pees o e bes sqes, bu e nes 4 35 d4 e4 b I k e   is es Bacs paw sacc a wch e sn gme beoes very sp He sol hve 34 e2 lg2 3 h! onne e 23 ! plg o doble rks on e e w  slg vng 3 lg7! his is s n 2.h8 when 

I wo ply 24  (no 24 xe?   7 �B) n  be verson  on e pevos move n he oble rook; e.g. 24�7 25 d2 a Whe  lr beer 24 xh

Even e 4 ? desee enon b J hot re wo be nong wrng th kng is pwn n en g o consolate  .lg 2 h4 S 2 ld2

Selecte Ges

Freeng he h sque o he qeen thteg o pote  new ne e dy nd ing to gno Blcs threts eore hy ecome rel 35c6?

42 b5 43 f4 xd2

Or h7  xdS edS S g.  xd2 :B+ 45 c1 f5 46  6 47 e2

7 c!? �S 8 xb
And t ths ise de n muul e-toul, th wont becoe el! Insed 47�c5  xb5+ ro ths oet the pwn beces lck hd S  6 1h g2! (no 6c? 7 bxc + 8 �c xe2 9 tes  oce xe2 xc 4 e xe  d x2 2   d4 49  W3 50 d1 4 .W  b c  wns) orng h o p 7 d? (or s  or tebr mes ter 7 51 7! Not  L S 2 7 e6  ) 7.1c nd now proly 8   8 �c 6 9 x6 !) 8.xe 9 5 f8 52 :x3 e5 53   54  3 xeS xeS (not 9 dxeS? 4 1xe x 55 b6 Je4  !? We5 5 7 Wf4  7Wx6 8  WeS 9 xe  6  d nd hte s beer) 0 'xeS dxeS   6 h6 win w   uncer ende. 

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36 xe5 dxe5 37 xe5

  :s 59 7 :1 60 :9 :n 6

te hs won  scnd pwn whch s f7 e5 62 b2 10 wt te e use in oer lnes t cod ecoe  pss. The es ws elvy s or e  just hd to   exch pc, pot the h-wn wtch or hs cs   co mo pwns! 37g5

[ 7 .xe 8 x xe 9 d 38  xe4 39 xe4 Jxe4  �c 

 hop he rder wll oge me or nt cnn uch on the ls en oes  ey wr re mple By wng hs  I ulied r the th round to meet nnd, nd snc hen Annd hs ben  bte no or me! Gam 9

 f5 41 f1 d5 

I x + 2 x h8  d7 b  e2

SiovKamik Wijk n Zee 1998 Sian

42 d1 

etr hn 2 c S   bxc!  xc eS.

his gme ws nnotted shol ter the ouent d publsed  ou m

Fre o Bor Pr t   99 7 2 00

zs nclun N  Chs

 3 �b1 :c  4 h4?

1  c5 2 /f3 c6 3 d4 cx 4 /xd4 f6 5 /c3 d6 6 g5 e6 7 d2 a6 8 000 h6 9 e3 e7

T iea s no  pay g24 oo aly as  wold ow lack to scrice he xchange n e betr ccmstnces than  te me

Tis was the second me ladm d employed hs setup gns  I Une 997 I connued 10 f4. Hre I chse  less ctve mov 0 f3 x   x e5?

14 a5  5 a3 b5

 nw ove whch s probbly tnr tan  S.c3 16 'xc 'c3 17 bxc3 dS 18 exdS �xdS 19 d2 nd ite was ber n one of as es n Gny  6 g4?

Tls cme as a supse as   bS is more usu nwdays he t moe w ed by Chsophe Lut aist me  Muh 993 and t e ws pubshd  h rs ol e of F o B  menon ths s shoy befoe the present game, i was umoued t Vladir hd bouht my book  te be of he jk an Zee toua men, s when he pyed   resd ha he mgh perfecty well he read my annoa ons hough and dwn s o conusions Th ae e  eelins: on one hand I fel ind of poud h e ledng andmsr hd read my boo but a e sme me I coudn en remember wh  had wrtten here! Wh such a emoy  shod probbly rad oer my book myself occasony which seems to apply o s boo  w 1 2 e3 e6

In he me  uz I ws so mpressd by Blcks seup hat, fears I  tely sta 10 £ to be a dubious move. Bu of couse  would ply  n e years ·er h I s tuh he same

Ths lks rsy as  e sandd sc e Whs pawn w be v ea. Bu  ddn see any oher wy to ght for the advan; fo ple 16 �dS 'd2 17 xd2 (17 �f+ 6 8 xd2  s  for Blck) 17  d5 8 edS d wol ead   cm peey een e  6xc3 1 7 xc3 xc3 1 8 bxc3 d5  9 exd5

Of cose hee is no place for sn accs like 1 9 gS? Xg5 20 hxgS x1 21 xf6 xf 22 x f6 when Black ss better. 19../xd5 20 d2 00

Bck hd ny posbltes and its no easy o pck e bes one Dg e ge I ws ad of 20 e4? 21 fxe4 Jx, bu n ct   �b6 23 e3 yields Whi  btter gme. Possibly te bes opon ws 20 . �b6 whch  ws gog o nswer with 21 e1 ?. Anands suson 2 c4? �xc4  Jc4 Jc4 23 Jb4 s lso nterestn 21  bxc4 22 xc4 :b+

I hd a feng  ths ve was  mst

Selee Gmes

snce now Wht condenly ge a ghly beer gae Bt t' not eay t u t a l povemen; fo nce  23 xc3 xc4 24 xeS and  Jxa3 23 xd xdS 24 4! e od o hie

Pbaly the cec decn  kp en on n he poon Exchas wd wok  y favo o example 27 L3 28 b3 d8 29 c2  30 e d+ 31 2

23 3 x3

2 e1  d5



27�h7

Agan ae 28 x3 29 b3 d4 30 J Whe  clely b 29 ld3 c 30 c4! e 31 A2

Hee Kank ed e a daw,   l ha I cold aey py on 24 lhe1  25 e4?

 wa atacd y he dea o acvang y oo  ow  whte piecs and n ghl haky pon Fonay a he end y hng coe o  mpe o no nec ely on     (25c? 26 aS �f4) 26 e3 7 27 :d3 S 25c5 2 l4 c7

31 b5?

 hnk e dec o  o he endame wh a ook an o hp  ncoec f 3 x 32 xc6 c 33 d Wh wod  d bee  hee wold e o dawg chanc o Black 32 c5 xc5 33 xc5 xd3  cxd3 h5 35 �c3 lc

Boh playe c n e-ble and Black doen elec he gh deence  nly chnce  ave he e  o pa 3  36 g4  h now o lae  he ae I lee ha wh accae play Whe wod  ale o conve h advage 3 � lb 37 �4 �g?

A 37hx 38 x  wa caed fo Now Whie  poably ju wnnng 3 e h 39 A2  40 �5 hxg4 41 x g

T lae 27 �b2!

The ony moe o keep he advanta 27 a2 x3+ 28 cxb3 d wold yeld lac fen copean o he exchan

42 g5 ! �g7

I 2g 43 e3 43 �x

I wa l pole o  w

l

wa

Fire on B oard Part 1/  99 2004

tempted to pa 43 d4, which prbably only leads o a w afte 43 x4! (43 s so ssible)  xd4 (or  gxf6+ Wxf6 45 xd4+ x6  xh8  7 c3 g5 48 h5 g4  :h4 45 f6+ (or 45 f6+ �h 45 Wh7 46 5 f4 47 7 S 

4 d8 

If 43...g5  hxg5 h2 45 cS d  c4 w  c4 f5 45 Wb7 e4

toamen and ublhed in vaou magazes. Ches payes e often asked what  the vey bet gae and nealy awas the answer is that it han been plad yet  hnk that uch a repy i pmay due to he dculy in valuatng what s  bt me? For ome ye  considerd the peent me to be my st evr may cause the alaion I made and he move I fon weent seen o ancpated by anyone wh was wathig, ncudng some sog play in he preoom and of couse the computers But des is peiion in the at ss ow me to ore my rathe we pla n the openng and il evalate e ame as te very best? I don' kow fo su   c5 2 f e6  d4 cxd4 4 xd4 a6

 hld menon that Toaov uised me by chosing e Paulsen whh xain my next moe 5 d

Blacks ast hpe i o e e an • awns fo d ad h en e esuling endme  pobably dawn Now f  ke on e4 Blak may aheve s al, but fotunaly  d ot ha wh wo bshops agnt ook one assed pa s t an wo 46 d4

At that me I uully laye 5 c3 (nowa days  mpoy 5 d3 moe oen) but in l bu 99 ie a  a elaey new lne on me 5  b5 6  b6 7 b3 Vc7 and aer a he ven won e m Not vy sursingly opaov adopts the ame ma noeuve 5 .b6 6 b c7

If  7 a8 o  b6 e8 then Black has counterlay 46 f4 47 d5 e  e f 49 Wc7

The at nese ow, he ae s over

49 l8 •

Or 49..a8 50 d6. 50 d6 4  c+ �h7

f S  52 d7 :4 53 6 wins 52 d -0

He  ndetood hat to pve the oc of m 5th move  shoud aod putng my knt on c3 by whaver me; hat i to say e shoun't play c3 before Blak plays f6. f Black avod it fo a ong ime hte can do somethng lse n the ame £ folowed swfy but then  am u wth a concete athough not neeaily cor ret appoah fo e. 7 e2

Gt

0

SrvTpalv nes 1998 Silin

n Von

The me was noated shorly ater h

7 0-0 ad 7 c4 ae othe pssbe 7 f6 8 c d6 9 f4 je7 10 e5

hs move is connected with a pawn sace whch seemed ve inerng to me dur ng the gam bu oks a ot less onvncin nw

elece Gmes

tn Bot  6 and   deseed serous attenn and  d t had to say wch ne was the best opton o let's hae a look: a)   £ 8 c a 9 a 8  b6 (20 Jd6? ) 20 xc7 2 xc  22 c8 Zxc 23 xa7 xa7 2  bS  x6 xc2 26 a4 (ac s beter ate 26 x e8 2 Ze S 28 £+ £ 29 Zx h7) 26 6 2 d c4 28 d t copensaton In s edge Wte s realy ghtng o sual but probably wth a sonble cances o succedng b)  6  8 c7 a 9 a d8 (9 5!? 20 b6 6 wh a supero eson o e me deses aenon too) 2 xd8 xd8 2 d6  22 eS xc5 ( 22b8 23 b6 a7 24 Ze 23 bxcS eS 24 b6 a 25 c4 and t looks an a  Wte anns nearly suent copensa ton o the pawn 





1 0dxe5   fxe5 fd7 1 2 f4   00 dxe5

 assessed this poston as slghy bett for

Black because, even hough Whte s some copensaon or the sacced pawn  e qes a lo o eort to poe t sound. 14 e1 b6+ 5 Wh

8 c7 7 19 oa4 f6 20 b6 S 2 c7 7 22 b6!?

A debatabe decson but pobably a coect one  dull daw ate 22 Jb6 wa not x actly what I wanted tat day 22 e5  oxa8 xa8 24   

Blac annot allow he exchane o bsh ops te 2e6? 25 d6 he wold aways be wose 25 d6 dS

1 5 e3 d8 ooks sae o Bac  5oxd

Dg th ge I was o ad o 1S6!? but t seems that Wht  t soe play by connung 6 e3 (wose s 6 g3 0-0 7 h5 b4) 6c 7 �4 0 (7  b4 8 e4 d   8 £ 9 c3) 8 x6 h 9 b6 b8 2  wth com nsaon .

1 6 xd 00 7 g �h8?

26 c5?

Wh ths move Bac spy oses a tepo and oeoer u hs kng n a wose pos

 ey ntue moe;  e hat y pr os pay had to be coned locly  aso

Fi on oa d Pat  9 9 2004

ulated he varaon at oced in the  gme a on an thogh hat 29 d3 wo  work Ateads  as acused by nely everyone of not eg 29  whn payng 26 �S 1  dont rea nderstand hat s  wong abo  snc my e ent fo hs prcua ne and dd no se 29  g4 an 31  thr. f I emember corectly, t as N hot (vdes second  Lnaes) ho d in e pressom somethng lke hrovs os n  be of   gens or a patzer The colecon of Ngs mes n m books may ndicate he eaon for suh    de 2. • . b 27 e4 4?!

Ths seems to be a stak as the forhomng compiaons e favuable for Whte nstead Bk had many ineresng possbiles; for nse 27 .e6! 28 a3 l4 wh  play 28 xe5! f5!

hs rl moe ead o svere oube 9�d6 is aso bad e 30 s xe4 31 xd6  32 ' xd 33  6 3 g7+ 'x7 35 'xe8 g8 36 xg8 xg8 37 :xd and wins so he only ea hance s 29 e5 30 :x7 3 ' x 32 x w a sgh advan or ite ctuay  no se abot hat ssssment now Pobabl he poso s nearl equa n e ast line so is quesonabe  al 27�d4 a msake. But 29..3 dentey s 305! lg8?

And s just loss No beer is 30.  31 :xd8 or 3 31  :g 32 xd8 :xd8 33 x6 :g 34 g7 :xg7 35 e8+ g 36 'eS+ :g7 37  mate he ony hne s 3.'c6 b ate 31 :d6 Wht s clely bette anay a he aaons sho a) 31s 32 :e  33  x5  :xe3 hS 35 •ds • (o 3S'xd5 36 :xdS  37 %dd3 Jc7 38 �£ S 39 :d2  4 3  a deisive advanag) 36  d3 (not 36 e c7 37 •xs  ) 36...c7 37 g3  (or 37xe3 38 xe3 d6 39 xb6) 38 f6 •xd3 39 :xe e8 4 :xd3 f6 41 :C3 and Back oses a bishop b) 31 32 x6 xhS 33 :e x2  3:Xe5 34 xe3 g 35 d3 e8 36 h3 J 37 �d6 :e1 + 38 h2 Jx3 39 :) 34 :x2 :XeS 35 c8 :ds 36 �c3 d6 37  g6 38 : d3 39 g g8 4 �e d7 1 � wng a pic 31 W3

No 28.e5? 29 6 an wns.

29 Wg4

 rchng hs pont  reaised o couse that l 29d3? b7 30 'd7 ( 30 :x

xe4 31 'd7 2+ 32 g e7 33 d h3) 30c6 31  �h6 32h5 eS and 29 c3 b7 were ral bad or  Bt   ddnt pnc snce I  that n suh a posion hee shoud way be someg fe ma  ng my move I sa he lne Topov subs qen en for but amos mmdately  cauated what wd be  respns to  29 e3?

Slcd Gae

Now t's a oe Blac oses mael b foce

 k the me was goo eogh to show he: 6d6 7 c6 bxc6 8 dxS b7 9 3  xd d4 0-0 10c3 8 the imedate 1.c5 O 1x 32 6 a7 33 x8  is· prbab oe cii png to specute  with a possibe   d7-d5 afr 1 d e8) 1 4 32 d a7 .f4 .c5 12 d2! (ow Wte peen he If 2x 33 mate d5 idea) 12h4  ad xd4 4 xd4 33 xc d7 34 d 10 8 15 .g3 xd4 16 xd4 e6 17 d2  is o way o sav e kigh  To b8 8 b3 po rsied 

me11 Shirov-Kamnik

L 1998 Bf 

The notaos  s e e basd o m otes ad afe the ounent fo  IHalor 7  xt was added wh worg  o he book Wen hs m was played I was ldig the ouen wh +2 afe g the faos edng ast Topaov s tha game  was log d ough wth any stakes, ad since Kank had hf a point ess  wst se ehr  would  espe ovated to beat h A qut opg sitd  p fecty in such a situan bu after s stake  on me 14  hanged and  became more detemied

Back has exhand ueens d mainns ahe a sod posio bu hs bshop ca   out o c8 as he d-paw  copletl suck Piket es acve measrs but hey ony pay no 's hads 8 b4 9 fd1 c5 20 5 d4 2 c xd2  xd2 4 (c pobaby dd• e   .b7  c4)  b4 .b7

1 e4 e5 2 f3 c 3 b f 4 00 xe4 5  e7?

his od eso of he n Defenc ha nev bee speci pp nd thus took e by spise Lter o it iruy sap paed om pacce d for das paers t Bern Dfene ms on the nding aisg afte 56 o whch mk, b e wa mad an impotn conibuo o theory  dxe5

 more o less ebered hat it shud p 6 e2 i h wans  t o the advanag bu s  didt wn  se hs prepaio A fw weeks atr I id   it  ans P  a bdfod gae  Moaco

24 f4 d6 25  .xd5 26 x5 gS 27 exd6 cxd6 28 .xd6 f6 29 c5 h5 0 .xa7 e 1 £ c 2 b5 33 xc3

Fie on oad Pat II 99 2004

34 dS+ Wh7 35 b6 b 36 d7 �a2 37 c7 c 38 d3 d+ 39 Wc2 :d2+ 4 Wb3 :2 41 x! �x3 42 c3 g1 43 b7 b  b8 b 45 xb8 6  d4   47 e3 g6 48 f4 h4 9 h3 1 -0 v Pe Ma (lidfod) 98   00 7 e1

As I ew nohn abo 7 d5 [ suck o y nspid openn Ly.

whehr I woud have ound 5 d4 had amnk played 4..�6 bu in any case t's not that fv h as  precis 15.e7 ainns quy. 15 e3 

1 5.g6 16 5 is  slihy br fo Wh 1 f5 exf5

7  d5 8 exd xd 9 bd2 f5!?

1 7 a4!!

A novelty wich is probably OK ou I wud prefer 9.d2 10 xd2 6? and te ust be cael not to  a ose posi on. 10 c4  orci W to exchan queens bu, as 

enoned  ddn e nd ha. 1 1 c3

1 x6? xe1 12 xd8 x£+ 13  d8 1 x4 xe4 15 x xc2 woud b bad or , as Blacks rook d o pawns ae deely soner hn te two ghs. 1 1 •xd1 1 2 xd1 c 1 3 e3 e7 14 e1 ! xe3?!

A rs sep n the wron recon Afte the gae I hot hat Black coud easy equais ih 1.t u hee te coputer suss a crious move 1 d4, whh ends me a lo of  ove 14 d4 aganst Ftak payed hf a ye la! s h  game s so included  e book he reade wiU undesnd wa I ean.  hae no idea

lthouh s ove is deey no as specacua as y 7h3 plad ne round earle aains Topalov I s consd i one of ost eobe in y career I woed ou tha afe e natura 17 d3  I woud have no v so i becam cl o m ha  should h fo he ee o e hm weaken hs qnsde Fal siple ut sU.. 17.g

1 7b5 1 8 2 f8 19 a4 as w I was n or Blac's posiion woudn e as to defend ae, o pl, 9a6 20 4 �h6 21 h3 as hs pieces snd hr passivel. Neveheless, it mh hav bn a b op tion h h text use now te does ke ll contol over the ee. 18 le2 b5?!

And now lack weaens hs queensd n wse cicustans an n the pvou noe  tk h shod have chosen 1 8.fd8 o 8h5? 1 9 c2 lfeB 20 1 lxe2

f   21 5 and Wh  b

Seected Gae

2 e2

25Ad8

 2Sf6 2 cS a4 wod be h last ea  in this gae Wte woud poby con ne 27 a ng t weaness 2 1 e7?!

Lsin the pwn immiael but afte  26.fd4 27 xd4 xd4 8  b4 29 b he oldnt be abe to sae it anyway 27 a4d 28 c7

lack has aded one pair of ooks but i he exchans th ohe one th 21.e8 22 xe8+ �e8 hs posion in the nght end ame arising aer 23 x£  wil be ter b due t te wea pawns bS and especia £ o he shod oo for sethng else 2 a5?

And s acve ove praicaly throws te e snce no w Wte can iedate ben a d a ans Back's wa nesses on the queenside. 21..a6!? r 21h5 old have been tt s.  Ae5  23 Ac5 bc3 24 lc3! b5?!

Whte has the better peces he is a pawn p, and te black pwn on aS i stl weak Bac ti to confus thn in mtu  trob but vrhin ens ight 28d5 29 Ac5  30 b3 3 31 a5b2

The ten staton or the night 32 Ad! lb8  d2 b  �e2  35 ld4 b7 3 e4! b 37 d5 �g7 38 �d2 d 39 c3   Af4  41 a5 0

Bac resigned ue to the bvous 41.a6 (f 4.b8 42 a6 an te pawn qeens) 42 b and Whe   he nght 1  wold concude hat ho o kns hav pccaly the sae value as a bishop and nit en in open posons the sde ith he o ni shold be cael bcaue tre  Once again Bacs aciy ony pookes a oten pcc probems e bishop st con  qcr end 24a7 was necessary bt I be os ore sq thn the gt and som  ie Wite shod s wn in te long run mes  in tis e, hat ctr c be or 25 l! t. Its a piy at aft is e 1 s dn't nother e ve at aes e em  win U nnd won o es n a row  b is gme wit aethetc peasue.  he net two rouds whie I lost m gae

Fre on oard Part : 1 99   2004

 ve d ended up haf a point bnd  nd s.

Ge 12 KapoSho Monco (pd) 998 Ida

On te oher ccasions I ed 9. 9 b5 and 9.. but  without succs By which  mean succes in the open, athough I could appy t to the ge ests as w! 10 d5 a5 1 1 d2 c5 1  a3?

A new move which ooks ston o han the peiouly laye 2 b3.

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1 2•g4?

The gae was anotated shoy aft he tout and pbished in ous maga nes ncudng CsBe Magn. Howee the deep analyis of te pson aft Black's 29th move was many done when wokng on 1e book Anatoy Kv has ays ben a v dif cu opponent for me and  nk I e manad   bea hm oy n some rapd mes so fa Even toda he demonses an incredibe teity n dd wose posons so he st oses ery sedom hough his nube of wns has dmnished dung the ast decade

Tryng to cate compicaons. The naua 2.. b5 3 cxbS b5 14 b4 cx4 5 :xb4? wod ed White a s advanta. 1 3 c2 e5 1 4 b3 b5

1 d4  2  g 3 3 g7 4 g3 00 5 g2 d    7 c3 a 8 Je1 Jb8 9Jb1 1 5 h3?

This poves to be too sow Whe shoud have payed 5 cxb5 axb5 6  b cb 17 axb4 ac4 8xc4 d I must admi ta  dont  like e posion afte bxc4 ve much fo Back whe xc jus fas to 9xb5. 1 5.bxc4 1  bxc4 :xb1 1 7 cxb1 l 18c3

in Kapo goes fo ts aton  had aady aced t tee mes anst hi befoe e cunt me ad  was e abe to qualse in te openg een hough  Wijk  Zee 1 1 wa aost winnng a on o ts me  made anohe apt to sae Backs honou   

Slctd Ga

By taccal mans te saves the pawn  ch od othese op after for ex ple 8 f? xc 8 .f5

8 c as o cose ipssble due to 19 xc4xc 20 a.

tki te ok Black sacces soe matea but peneates ih is heav pieces n it  ou that ie hs pccly no  ence 4 xe b

1 9  d7 20 

Aft e me rpo clame a  oe was oo passie Te oher and proba bly the beter opon as 20 e2!? S i unclear play 20. .!

 was  about a nny knht sacrce: 2b? bu e posio ater 21 xb3 xb 22 xb3 L 2 cS dxcS 4 b2 seeed quite ucla o me Meanhe  i he et I cod e hoe or the a  anta 21 f4?!

25 xa5?!

25 e3 oul offer itly more restance ouh Bak sl hs a bi a afte 25b  £ 4 25.. .xc1

No Back shol be wnnn  amusin ow erle Whites nihts are on  back  2 f3

te 26 a4 b 27 £ d2 28 e8+  � lose ouht to 28.c3   29 2 d   0 e2 c3!) 28.   Black  wo possy be foc to ve up his rook or Whites kiht and bishop ih 29x1 Playe unexpectely quy n probably 3 x xd, but he ees ih a eci badly. Hoever, Blacks posion ws lrdy sive advat e 1 c6 b 2 xa pefable  ay case; e. 2? b o 2 x an tes apawn is too  away e3 5. fro promoon wle Black  crte 21 ..4! ly threa ith is quen an bihop Ths  e idea behn e previus sooner or laer 2  d4+ 27 �h2! mve of coue 22 xa4 d3 23 f3 e bs prccl chace. 2  b3 s issin Black's rpy, thouh   cins. xc1 oud so be ery unpleas or 27 .:b3? Wte en vctoy is close Bk st o er 23. .xe1!! e easiest ay as 27xc I I just recapre e bishop e pon 28 h4! xa3?  o  uclear aer 2xc 2 eS B n not he best.  relavely force n

Fi on oad Pat : 1992004

 could b  achd by 28� g7 29 h5 h5 30  '+ 37 Wh3 g! 38 g4 3 39 h4 xh5 xa3 31 • • 32g2 2 Qess +  Wh3 xf4 wih a dcisi van  c 31  + (he only mve) 31  �xh  clea is 32 g1 33 �h3) 33   d3  32 W8+ g7 33 Wxe7 lx4 (e point   xe7 f6   the chck o d2 was ncludd th fpawn 29d8+ �g7  woJd be ptct by he k  on g  gx4 Wx4+ 35 g2 'g4+ 3 1 Wxd1 37 + 'h5 38 W4+ g5 39 xd+ 

30 e5??

Now ts vy easy for Black, he after 30 h5!, thatenng 31 h6 �xh6 32 8+  it  ul not   s n  chckd he analyss  mad v yas   nocd tha t wasnt  vy acate At tt me  thught Black  could s wn after 30 h5, but no I have  naly cm  th concusion hat ite s  wi pecse play Hw my hus Ive d t spn t be su  kow the th about th  poion l et s the ines:  a) 30... d+ 31 g2 x   3h6 32  hx6 x£ then 33 x7  34 h3 and ite has at at a draw in  aa) 32  h6+ �xh6 33 '+ jg7 (i 33 .Ch5 34 'x   35 xh7+ Wg4 36 'xg6+ � 37 Wx4 38 g6 is ppetu) 34 'x7 f6 35 6 xg3 36 Wxg3 x 37h3+h5 38 6 ens.  b) 30..h5 3  xe7  32 xd6 d2+  33g2 x 34 eS g 35 xgS d 36   aws c  ) 30• . 3!   h bst chanc ad thn  c) 31  loses qucly a 31'xd1  32 h6 6 33x4 (if 33 '+ hS 34 x4 �g4 ws) 33 cx4 34 x7 2+ 35 h3 (or 35 g d3 36  S �g7 37   dx5  38    39 d6 h!) 35'  h2

]n 1998 I nd my anlyss in ts posin  wth th assessmnt Back is  bet w  ee e r nn oly sas her! t has o aonable quen mes   6 ad 4 7 but nly th later move  aws 4  e6  osng te 4 .h 41 We2 (1 W 'h4! is he same thng 41...2+  42 g2 sems less ar) 412+ 42 �  eS! 43 'xS S  3 (Back also ns  after   6 aS 45 3 a4  xcS a3 47b3  g4) 4.. (onl this!    up t c  pawn woul yld t at leas qu chcs  ater 4.� 45 xcS aS 46b7 a4 47 cS)  45 S g7 46c6 �f6 and I  t tik e can a  m; o xample 7 S+    d6 �e6 498+
Sctd Gas

d wins or 43 2 3! 4  xS h+ 45 xcS! (se low nd not  d7 f6 47    'x+  �x  and te ant xS �g5 whch s wnnin for lac e sae he endme g 47h4 �S   48  (aso isfcet s 48 d3 h5 49 �f4 49 d6 x4 SO d7 cS+ 5 1 �g2 b6 52 �e2 h4 50 xc5 �f4 51 e �x4 or 51 d6 �d4 53 3 aS etc) 42 e5 hite xa6 h3 52c7 h4 53 dS+ �x4  has the resoce 43 d! c3+ d4 55 bS+ WS and te oss 48 �4 49 d8 xd8 50 xd8 �x4 5 e6

and her deep ayss demonsrats that here s no  here: a 43 44! f4 (aft 4 a 45 �e2 f6  • �hS 47  � 48 h7! b2+ 49  hte s not wore while 452   c3 47 "e6 �hS 48 "dS is s to 4f4) 45 2 c3 46 e6+ �hS 47d5 xd2 48 xd2 + 49 c2 "xc4+  �b2. b) 43.d4 4 We2 xc4 45  45 �d wod be the sae 45 d4 { 45    !) 46 �e2  not 46e5 47 ! 47 d7 f6 48  WhS 4 e8 �g4 50 S a Back wod hae noting bee tha a pep check nstead lack may nsist on chann qeens with c 43 �g! whn, ne the eat  4 xe7 45 dxe7 � hte is oblied   or  xe5 xe5  d3 bt despte be   paws down hte aches he drw becase s pased pawns ae s enouh Blck ct stop them as easiy as n he 4  ne (where he was abe o play   when he wh pawn was sU on d5) eerhless hte has to be extremely cel For nce aft 45 h shod conne 

51! (he ony moe tht wins 52 xcS h! 53 �e h4 54 � h3 55 W aS! nd  s heplss ast thee lac passed pwns. After th correct mov  x! Blacks bst chance s 4 a5 when hite a has to d the ony moe 47 2! (ate 47 d7 f6 4 3 � 49 xS W6  x4 e7 ack is een tmpr a paw down bt eher the h or apawn wl en) d hen c1) 47 f orcs 4 a4! and ar Blaks best 48. 49 cS e6 50 b6 h5 5 4 Wd7 52 xS h4 53 � thn are ah sia to he an ne n the next note  nw 53. 5 54 c 4 te s jus n  to sae the ame wth 55 b6 Wc6 56 d7 Wc7 57 c6  or 57. 58 c4) 58 dS+ �d 59 c7+ d7 60  Wxc7 6 xg4 c2) 47 h5 (the mn ie  e! (only s 4b7 a4 49 c5 a3 50 d7 f6 51 c6 a2 52 c7 a 53 c8 'a+ 54 W3 '3 s opeess or hite snc he lses hs e4pawn wth heck and late on wll b able t

Fir o Boad Part  1 99  2004

g h gains Bcks pssed pns ene s. e os he c chve is  bsop e se ide s in pevious von 484  vsus k ende wh ex pns on � 49 c5 �e6 50 b6, oudn ok ee  g3 nd h4 hch cony o e copues becuse Bck hs 50. 8! 5 c4 4 k ssessens s no enoug o wn eg. 57.4 ing e pwn ive) ..6 49 c5  58 g3 59 h c 60  3 6gS 50 c7  vng u e pssed pn in c5 62 g2 xd6 63 i  dw od o decve he hie g  e bes pcca nning chnce 50.h4 oud be  wee  ie of 5 c6 3 52 � 4 53 �g) 51 b5 a3! (if 5e6 52 c d 53 c7 d7 54 cd8 xd8 55  �d7 5 4 daws) 52 xa3 e6

Now ies pssed pwns e sopped  while Bcks wi be suppoed by he bisho on f4 Neeess e cn sl es w 53 c4 d7 54 b2 g5 55 3 4! 56 2! (bu no 56xf4 e4 57 � h4 58

g2 3+ 59 �2  60 �g3 �c6 o 58 �g c6! 59 e5 �d7 wh zung!) 56  c6

57 d3 nd Blck cn ey move s

As e cn see I d o nyse o hs ve ende posion o oncude  Bc cno wn  30 S!. I m no sue whe he hous nd dys spe ee wo  bu soeimes cess eseh ely fascnes me I shud so dd  3 S is no     of Kov becuse i is cble defensve skis he wod no see 30 S n f  second (emb is 42 e4!! gns Kaspaov  New Yok 22!) I ws us ucky   wsn' his dy 30 d2+ 3 2 3 32 xe7 dxe5 33 h5 •xd1 01

e hs no pe nd so esnd

Scd Gms

Game 13

KramnkShov WCC Canddas  9 Cazo 199

in a coul of mes ast sy (without uch success despite ng reasonbly od osios), so now I had to decide whehr o use my old and deniely iufcient kowl d or  someing new. 3d5

This me was aottd when workng o t ws no esy to mae e g choc ac the ook cording to te tch siuaon. Noy  en y ch nt k ws would' mind payng  3 c5 ad urn he ended I coud' annotate the es or e into a isch Kngs Inda which  m�ines or  becaue of vae  rsonbly w. sed I decidd t oubes Lter o he mth itslf ws the ay moe safely (befor he mach  decded trouble: the case bee ow as Colas hat I wod ot defed ay Kis ndians) ud and eventuy it ws not me, the wn ad so ended u in uown terty ner but k he lose, wo pyed h 4 cxd5 xd5 5 e4 b6 6 c3 ig7 7 match st Kapov in  2 a ma e 00 wich was suposed t b the nnes oy ize i Czoa Mawhle the loses rze ws a reasable cheque - and he it w nicy supplmented Evn now, whn re membring he Czoa ch which remins one of my aes achievems at the cess board it is n sy or e t cocte on he chess rt of the es and anayse he prorly And this decsive ith gae  was leang  4Vz3/ so vco would nish he mac whie a drw would pctiay do he job as weU sice I woud be Wte in the   gae) is aso a ve comcad ne Ther fore  have decid ust to gve it soe bref 8 d2 he exlo mak is for  me out rmrk y 9 and 21st oves a weU as the sorng impone, e he mai reaons of my owl  8 f4 ws supsed o be he  c6  9 SS  d for icludng s  in the book  te m  ne ad fr  8. nt volume thee  be  boa chess eS! Black is doig resonaby OK  te m ory wth more nnote mes f Ca pcaons, so I old id ing to such a me Bu ow I had  work a the bod ola wi not uch me o kowl, ad o 1  6 2  g6 Ready for he Gfeld Dce as in l muh udsndig of his cul osiio eith, whie , as he t admitd y mes wih Black in he mat had vyhig more or less pr o move 3 3 Tis move came as a suprise. But at ast  14 e5?  n exct su buse i w clear I had a bref lok at  8.c  9 -- e 1 a my oppon woud have to do soe g speca in s las me as Whe, though dS d4 1 f4 ( bS? is lso kow and it was difcult to guess wa it would be  had ntestg, thoh I ddt evn conside i eployed   myf a long   98788 dung he e)   but i seemed to me

Fr o Boa rd Par  9 9  2004

that   would need pepaaon to play h lne n fact te ge woud e  oule-e 9 d5 

better han 2 Je2 so 1 e2 i pbaly the mot accuate move. 1 1 x5 1 2 exd5 8d7

Now 12.a6  g4 7 1 x S 5 h6 i dnly not adsab fo Black since Wte stl hs the opon of tg long 1 3 d f 14 g5 :e

1 0 

I unereat  of coue Te reaened dct attck on te knge  ve ong 1 0  h5

 dubous nove ou as  menone e poion wa completel new to me any  way nstead O.cx   xd 8d (11.!? 2 h hS 1 xS 7 sueste } s secon, GM kaev s teeng ut hady adsabe) 12 hS  13    00-0  was ested in toument pracce ot efe ad afte 8 and I tink Black a a reasonable e afte 14d7 Now wen g e notaons I cant ey eand why I int play the  mete Ocxd 11 c587 but wn the clok i cng and e sitaion is o tene  etheles te i n eaon to play  crrec ches! After O.hS Blacks poon becomes atcal  difcult 1 1 e2

When wok on ts   natuy chcked what oe GM wot about t. He Io tohl sute an itee move: 11 d! tg to sve a tepo on e2 ut I thk hat Black may the try 11 cx5 12 xdS a6 3 e2 7  g c8 ing some counterteats. eiter c I ee  whehe afte 1.d7 Wite  yt

s  a, Kamk ad eveytng pe ped; he played quckly  conenly up to tis oint ad ere  coptey cacke une e presue Ee now   won't lke to be lack fe 7 or 1 6, bu ee move woud at leat yield me a payabe os tion whea te text hod have ent m me n ol Te davante of 4 e8 i that t doent ey chaenge White eepment whe putg Black in dang of a deisve d7 i soe nes. Amugy this w what helpe e to n te gme in te e, but tha s a fferent tor 1 5 :1 e

S.7 6 h3 woul be a os of tempo compae wt 4.. ut maybe I sou hve prefered t. Meanwhle te CU Mg: sueon 16  nstea of 16 h3) wo be wong becaus f ...xb5 17 xb e6 an Whte' pde, te dpawn,  wil soon be  oule 1  3 4 1 7 4 x4 1 8 b3 G!

omeime opmism helps! s I col oly see ysef  das afer 18e6  foowed y  0-0  wih a clea e aed on th

ct Gams

powe d6pawn I eded at all coss t rvn Wht  cstg nd t woked!

 ch  Backs poton ar 20xe 2 dxe7 xe7 as now  d6 can be  swered e oly by ...e8! but t's aso c a wth  � Whte is in the e 20 xf 21 d7

19 d5

Bu of couse he cooeraon of my op oen a su a imort sag was nees hs is now e oy conuao (ow sary Insad 19 d7! was pobaby he way  ay I ws plnng to conue 19.6 o mu ete o ve ha pawn ar!) a seeing at I coud so  h ki sacic us  afe 20 d7 Back s not forced to oe 9xd!? 20 xd7 xd 2 xd7 e4 he ook om e8! wch Kmnk was afid of if I remee 21 • . •! I didn see hs moe befoehd b it cecy  n this  Whte woud eerg with a ay decsive advan a came  natray as I flt tat e posion 22 d ex+ 2 7 �h7 (23.} 24 of ts ng a o be xpoied soeow � 24 £  it's que ce a 9..e6 is 2e6 ws also possibe but wy caculat tty c forced, thogh s vry har to oe moes when yo ae ust wing nd a resonabe rply af  S fo x- 22 dxe8W + xeS 23 e3 al 2.b5 2 xf6 xf6 22 g and ts sy to se that ee as othng ee; e.g 23  Jx 24 e wi Whte s close  wing 1 9•• e4! edately Suddely l y moes i ths game becae 23 xg5 4 Wxb x Witou s inedate check, e whole js as he copcaons e faouabe fo Back. ies kig s  e cenre e s ida wt b6 wodt work of cose own n deoe d  e no nes 25 d2 Te best chace Boh 25  x+ d hat wok weU o  Sc s e c of a singe eor 2  ex£+ 26 d2 x ose en moe 20 xf icky  typica examle of how oe big misak 2 .• xb 2 fxe4 xe4 s sy foowed by anote T m 2 d7 wo bisos ad o pawns ar nery  woud aow a very son k scce ways a ge foce ta rok and kn d 20ex+! 21 dxe8+ xe8 22 e3 (22 e prsence of o ore k o eah sde e3e4) 2.xd5 23 x5 c6!  d8+ oy iceses Bak's advata Soe tec xd8 25 xd8 c2 26 e+  and Back iqe is sil qd ut kowig tat it wns Iead 20 7+ was a mus when I wold bg e vctoy  he mah  ddn

Fi  Bard Pat II 1 99 2 

ow myself any oment of weaness

3 e2 xe1 37 e1 xg2 38 d2  39 we3 d5   h3 41 e2 f5

41..g5 ws wtoo but I didnt nt to ut y bshop on g2 just yet

42 d2 e4!

42..g2 43 � was what I wante o aoid even though 43 .g5  d7+ �f6 45 d6+ We5 46 b6 f4 sll wns 43 4 g2

27 2 g4 28 d2 e7 29 g1 g7

There is no hu in endmes I let his pincle (Capalancas, I thnk) fo Sheeshesys book Endga1 St when I was young an t worked w  the hh points of my caer such as ths one 30 f2 f4 31 d3  32 gd1 

32  woud be usees in vw o 32. but 32 a4!? shod have en ed as Black's bsho woud e teoay out of ay S  hs advanta ater 2i5 33   s mor hn u cent 32 . 5! 33  &  e1 !

hte ny anages to exchang rk but osng the -pawn mens thwing the towel. Howeve thee was no ohe  chance to hold as otheise Black woud smly adance his ngside awns one day 34. • .xe1 35xe1 

No i the whte king on g3 lacks  f4 e th check  d7 O  �g3 f4+ 45 Wh2  etc. . 45 h7 g5 4 g3 f4 47 g4 e5 0-1

Gon aross to colc ore wht ans. Hee I acceted y onents congrala tions and I could not mane at hat oment he ning' o tat pea f y chess care

a 14 Markowski-Shiov Polaca Zo 998

R

The annotatons to this e ae bsed on my artice Fot Dee Blue tten shrtly a the touaent and ublshed in vaious agazes including  chach Te arcle n clded o s of ine and deat with he n coputer chess tendences such a the spoDep Blue match and Adanced Chess' events I ele that these ae not cr ently the ost irtant subcs and there fre I hae chand he tt a ltle. Ths me was payd at a ve crical momt fo .  had ony 2 poin o 5 mes and coudn't help  annoying eeling hat ome peole wod sat qeionng y  cndacy and sff e that. ow nve I was  e yea ! Nowadays we now that e wold championhi can acy' often has e to do wth spng acheveents and faues At est th 998  stoy was a atr of ntigue not r sut Nevetheless look back at Poanc

Sctd Gams

B is seems to   eroous as We 1998 (played wo months aer he mach in Ca:oa) I soul say tat nsing he -  will n  in ouble wt i e-awn Ain  cut tournamen n sle (with 3/ pots 1c woud be coec om he ast 4 mes made me ve sased. 1 1 •dxe4 1 2 dx e8 13 b3 And e present e s especly memoble noh naccucy. After  h4   bcause of the dep and precis cacuons   coud sl ope for an even gh 1 3e7 managed o make 1 f3 d5 2 g3 g4 3 g2 d7 4 4  5 xd5

Duing my preaion  noced tha Tomasz Makowsk is qute a specias in he   opg He e es for e ealy pawn exchan on dS whch is te oct saeica decison, as e shount wit  Black plys  c6 and c"n ake on d wih the other pawn. 5 exd5  0-0  7 d3 

I made s mov mos automacal as ack ney aways pays   suc posons However if e wan o pc s bshop o  cS he mig as wel do it immdae wereas te text appas o be a mpo oss en  aain phap   am exaaig hgs e  ince in most ases i jus leads o a asposi on and  poson s ougy equ n eiher  case 8 2 5 9 e4 00

Now te s o way o aod mateial osses og he can s hop t  some copensaon 14b2

ung te e   w ad o 4 h4 eS 5  xa 6 b2 'x 7 a xa+ 7d?! 8 1 xb3 19 xa xa2 0 xf6 gxf6 seems less atci to me 18 xa1, bu aysi oninces m ha  after S £ Backs poson s exceen. 14 xe4 1 5 e1

he t decision Ohese te  ong for the paw; for example 15 xe4 xe416 c36 1 5 g

I  was eped to sariice e ueen bu e posion ising afe 15.x 16 x d2 7 xe7x+ 8 �g2h4+ 9 h4 Le7, houg a e bete for ack d no seem cea enough o me 7 xd 'd6 10 h3 18 x6 xd6 9 d s 0 xeS xeS Not ye a msak bu I hnk Blacks  d7 b8 22 e so els Whte ood  bsop wbe bet pac on S d some  dawng cances. ime o 6)  on  efr I  woud 14 refer 10c An less concte play woud eave Wh 1 0 h5 1 1 2 a pawn down eg 6 xe4 xe4 7 c3

Fir o Boa d Part II 99  2 

 and if 18 xe4 xe4 9 JeS

In ts pson I neay stopped caclang a I coudn't see anthng ea but now I  doubt at aft 2. x  e3 x2 24 d4 Jxg2+ 25 g2 c 26 e7 xg2 27 x 7 xh3 it old b so eas  Whte to make a da Long back at os chaoc old annotaons  sod phaps conude that 16xg3 was bjecvely son than 16..x+ atho he moe played in he  is cely moe iteestng  shoud so ention tat 6x? od be bad   vie of 17 xe xc2 18 xd d 1 xd8 xd 20 b4

1 ..xf2 

17 xf2xf2 1  xe7 x2 1 9 d7 

I spent 45 inues tnng about s, lvng sl es than haf an o to rea e e control It as very dcu to decde whethe the text as bette an 16.xg3, whch alo seed ve aacve Even now  cannot qu decde whch o he to opons  bette but it seems that he ne I chos a eat contaned ore aps and hdden hngs. Ate 6 xg? We o ontnu 7 xe7 (nt 7 ? g5 18 dx  Jxe8+ xe8 20 xd7 d 21 � x+ 22 xl S 23 �x xd7 wnn 7 xc2 18 d7  not 8 Ja8?  xd8 x8  Je) 9  and I coudn' nd a wa to esabsh Blacks advanta wh Wts defence s et easy; o xe 19.Jad8? 20 xb7 e2 2 !  c (not 22 xe4? x and ns)

Te coec approach Keeng te ct ok s undamental to Whtes counteay e oe opon would be uch wose e.  xe8+? xe 20  c and Black is cealy bete. 1 9 d

Mnwle Back has   to exchn hs ook by whateve eas My onal inten ton 9  oud not pe anhng ea in  of 20 4! nceasing ' acvy and countplay. 20 xd8 xd8 2 4 T is bette than 21 �x? x2+ 22

�e (f 22 e3? d+   xb s) 22 d8 whn Ba has he bette chances 21 3

2? as another opon 22 3 b5 

2 Jb? was obably stror kin som advanta bu I s fascnat by he lne ha ha aisen in the me and bein aready ne m psue I coudn't evau ae everyhng 23 5

5 (jus to d soe bunececin  aw tha it didn en come cos to sust n 23.b4. And yt  ove wins by ce whereas hee thn e lss r My cuent compute  years at w in ho lines sues 23.b4 as the hid srn move afer some four inuts think ng  cnsidrs . ' an ..5 to b srn aeaves and possiby  w sl hav  chanc t n th m wih one o e Nvhss 23  . s more fong and hus he eter moe  hin that y 23b4 in hi me as we as 47h anst Toav w emnss tha a h man can sill n ber vs than a com uter in cerain posons, evn in a tourna mn ame  and h eauy of such mves is in he deh s long as layrs sre fo thi knd of peecon an ceav on he chessba ey have a lo o offe o the chess audenc.

hs active move happens t b h dcisve istak. By payng the crec 23 3! Wite would probably secure h daw; for 24xc exe 23.xb3 (23... b4 24xc2 bxa3 25 Frc xc6 s unca) 24 Je7 e8 24.:d7 2 24b3 25 x8  h S  xd cxd 27 f1 eS 2 Ths s  l srnr han 2S. xb3 26 xb s aso u OK for  25 h  Ja2 27 4 ow lac can boc he xa 26 Jxc6 b8 27 d6 :b6 28 c7 3 squae  some ins 2 3 2 27 c

wth aroxate quai. 23!

27 e4!

hs is what  had n nd. e dea f sac rcin an exchane n er to pomote a pawn s so naua ha  wou pehaps eae t unked, bt when I ut e poson on

27. would robably b sfen but th x s boh simp and fr r acve. 28 f4 xc 29 xc 5!

Fir o Board Par II 99 - 2 

9c 30 b4      wod  ss r 30 

Afte 0 xa5 b4 we s e  ipoce  of ng the b3pawn. 30  xb4 0  

hte canot avoi tea osses nd so resied     only o mnues  for 10 moves to ach he te cono but mng hose moves wod redy be ey. Noy s not adsabe   consume al the m  he ge but n ths case  denely helped me o calcula tng ter  0h5

In my home lysis I my concenad  on a typica ove for such posons: 0. e5 ShrovKorneev en We can pa the sanda 1 f4 hopSpah  C., Sanca 998 g o ge a sghy b me, or h moe Vaa Sicla  ambous 11 � after wich Black h  The annoaons o   gme e bsed on urash connaon  1  .4!?    noes o ar  ae ater the 4 13  8!? 1 4 g1 hS! wth vey ou on The text w aded whn wrk bledged pay   g5  ing on he book hoy bfor e S ps T Op Back's prvious move ws med ans  onsp I leed that I mght no pay e he f4 avce bu as I enoned is was mach aginst Kaspov a   and o urse, no tes only idea bend 10 h such news severey fected  pay Beore   7 h t rond I had only z points om 7 mes ad   coul do was o concent  as if nong had happened   gme ued to be a te b nesied but I s ke he nl pat of it Gane 15

  5 2  e 3 d4 xd4 4 xd4  5 d 5  b3 7

Ths was he s n s  the ony ime  when soeody mpoyed s se-up aginst m t so came as a supse becuse I  was  epecg some ne o e Ry Lopez rom leg l hs ne o Pausen was poplr  nouh in those mes, so I  was well prepare 1 2 d2?  anyway. 7 4  8 3 d 9 00  0 �h1 ? lacks min waness s the d6pawn but No a nove bu an extemely selom somemes s no  best ide to t y to pay ove which  pep   yer befoe  expot yor opponents wknesses ow  th acua me. te ws to play £f4 o  wou pfer e sdd and acve 1 4 h 1   wit  s  advan st gS ollowed y f4

Sctd Gams

 2d7 3 ad

Now 13 4 h wod be le conncg beca the queen  oe on  th n £.  3. e5 4 e2 c6

Aer th ccuracy Whes sae works Also bad i 14..�c4 15 xc xc4 16 xd6 (16 e5? 5  7 xd5 xd5 s unclear 16b8 7 d2 c7 18 S xeS 9 f4 c7 2 xf6 f6 1 e4 c6 2 �+ e7  b+ xf6 2 c3+ e5 5 d! and wn. Bt as he hef ponted ou n he potmre, O had a e inetng pa acice 14..f! 5 h f6 16 6 xd6 17 xd6 gS 8 g3 h 9 xeS xe5 with od cpnsaon I don  wh he n't p h he hd een

 lc c5 9 d4 b 20  b6 2 

The pan aault anst e ene kg' fores  tpcal for he ilin thogh it noaly ks place on he kid Hee t  s unneessay  21 b3 woud n a lo  uicly 2 h4

trtng some countea whch for nately i o lae 22 a5 h5

 5 f3

aturally  avoided ag the pawn whch woud ge Blck the o bishop d ome copenaon afer 15 6? f6 16 xd6 xd6 17 :xd6 e7  5000 23 xh4

is s more acca a 23 bxcS dxc5 when Blac can sl hope for le 23.g5!

s l brve d bad Bt posbly  was no leie

D he gae I saw ghos ike 23.7 4 Jxe7 g3+ 5 g xd4, bu  course he cl 6 : ould rete . eher would 23... wk afr  bc5 ut no  xb6? xb6! 25 c7 xh  g5 xc7 inndng 7 :c 7 28 c6 Q .. xh4 5 xb6 e7 26 c6 3 27 g so  we ee Blacks psi was alread pret hopeess The tex desnt hp ether

 6 b5!

24 'xg5 f6 25 •3! 'g7

I ke this oe mor an 16 d5!? whch alo ee o brg Wht the advge afte 16.exd5 7 cxdS b5 1  c5 19 xbS axb5 2 d b4 2 a3 3 22 xb3 6.axb5  cxb5 eB! I thnk  was bett to leae he bhop here t w, becaue sng  tr atr is impobe ayw

xd4 6 xd4 b 7 as shl mre retan bu Wht wud t  by force wth  a6 a7 8 f 6 9 xh5 �h4 o 9..:xh5 3 f6) 3 xe8 hxe8 3 c6 26 g4!

Enng an rea 26 f4 27 bxc5 xe2 2 xe2 xh4

Fi o Boa Pat II  99  2 

29 c6 cB 30 •xb6 aS 3 c7 -0

nnts ba mistae on mov 18 Howev  found some sielns so ascinng special the nes stag ih 8   that I cid to gi  annoons for the rdes jug ment any. After a I dnt a bad s es ml; I dnt stn wrse, so wh n?  draw woul b a ore loal outcoe of s m but hats chess   d6 2  f6 3 c3 7 4 f4

 ha onl encounterd s opnin in soe btz es so on y 4th mo I was red thig! nd mab  shou ha chosen 4 g4? though t seee t aessi to m He Blac lost on tme and thus avoid ttng matd.

4   e5 5 f3 ex 6 xd4 c6 7 e3

Game 16

ShioFtacnik uoan Cp Sn 998 Phldor

Th noans o is  e based on m not or   ae shy after wads he tx was a wn wor n  b Aft  Spash T Chapionshi y nx vent was th prmny par f the Euopean up where I had to met Ftacik and Amasi. Te situaon wh  matc vs. Kasparov was not improvin but at les  had some opms becaus at at me I was tryn  obtain spnsorsp in Brcona In vain of couse, but  woul onl know that at wl the ops hed me to win bot gaes  a snable style Before stang work on hs e I uht I wou on nd to ad tt to th vaiaons  nasd in 1 98 but tha was ier sid tan one snce y old anlysis und ou to be e hsy an  of r. hen  ralsd tha  st inteno was to excude e  fom t bok bcause m ow pa smd no onr anyng spca A lavl s gae (as I had thouht bfore) wa in act oy won bcaus of y oppo

7 ...e7

Too pasv h thorca 7 .5 wuld b refeab ou not bcaus of m nt move.  !?

Hee  saw no ason to sow down and  was sups to Jn afteads hat such a natu aang mov was a novy (8  and 8 2 ha bn pla befoe) Howver rght e w e notes or  I asd a possibl roblm with 8  (s the note to  nxt o) an thefoe  woul now pefe 8   •d5!?

Aft the me I was convinced tht this w the bst pssib eacon to Whtes 8th ove but what  completey issd wa hat aftr 8.g4  'g7 3  0 '8+ 

Scd Gams

9  ..c 10 •3

 wasn cnvnced by e idea of sacricng a paw with  2 hr, as  saw notng nit for Wte in t ln 1  �x4  1 �xe4 xe4 1 2 �4 0-0 3 0-0-0 �b6. 10...dxe

Lss o was 0xe3  1 xe3  1 xe4 xe 1 2 xe 7  3 xe7 �xe7

ts not  a ey for Wte o d a o cnnuaon! Analysis sws tat ts probaby bst for White o  or a foced draw after emnous copcaons w 1 1 2  (an mporant nra move; af  ..f6 2 ' 'b6 1 3 S xgS 4 xg5 Wte sees to par Backs treats 1  x3 f6 13 g8 'b6+ 4 e2 xb2 15 x4 xc3 16 d  (16  xc2+ 7 e3 aS 8  c 9 2 may no  losng  was mostly xpcng 3x7 and hop ther bu t ooks prcous  m) ng to gt soe s adaag wth 14 --0 16 xc  �d x2 8 x x4+ 9 but now J tn tat w 4.�b6 Back £ xh 20 eZ 8 21 'g7 c7 (te should qus soner or atr Inste of tat vaaon s so orc fo boh sdes at I pr Fcni want to xchan t bsops nd fer to ve no sen or xaple, sp the posion Wt cn rel aoid 1xh2+? oss to 2 e3) 22 7 �d7 this excang but 23 x7 x7 24 x7 d 5  14 d4 c7 and te sd h gv a prp Wt can do it wie ging a very impor or  lack do  sam by g s rook ant tmp so s naiv bcoms stron us the ne startng w 8 �xg4 wold Hre w so s wy t was safr to tak on d o a raw wt prfect pay an wod 7 wih  bshop s now te back kn  lso  vr acinan. Te pleasure of chss b expose ys s tat yu  epay  t nce 14.x 1   c! varaos prsumng ty are correc ons 5.�b6 16 000 d8 ol b a ouh wl on the bord one aways  o coose a but much o passe efence T tx mov. In act 8 d s  enoug too  howr, ris vry accrte lay fro sho ls menon that ur t e I lack late on ancpaed 8  c 9 d2  wnng t 16 000 :dB pwn wen its copnsaton after ·1 0 ack s bancing on e razors edge an 000 seme sucnt to e for  oment,  s t stongst movs 9 ! Much weaker was 6.8 17  �e4 1 8 2 Gong or mass exchas as 9 x?! c 3 1 9 d1+ w a car avan w lo athr untcve 6 g6  7 c4 wu a d Wt a pu

Fir on Board Part   99 -2 

17 f

Tng to in space d csi Bac Funy, drig ad aftr the game  thought  ws eady much bett in ths psio  7..h6

Ai t bst cuo he mmae 7e4 d be bad n vie  8 ! xgS 9 h4 cS 20 lde! � 21 hgS lxd4 2 lxh7 ing 18  

 at eo Back n 98  s cod  k pi was y lly ni bu as ften happe he wokng  t boo I had to hange ctain evaa os Here 18hg5 9 hxgS 4 as suf t f  ; eg. 20 lhS g3 21 le �6 22 h3 x (but n 22x 2 l3) 23 lx c7 is eve we after e move hh  tught t be very sn 2 g

Bck wud have 20...! hich  mss  my asi ve ys   ws cug o 20c5? 2 l! lxd4 2  a4 23 bS x 24 :e4+ �d6 25 l+ �c7 26 e7 �b6 27 �b! x+ ( 27 la5 28 d7) 28 �xa2 �xbS 29 3! e6 3 g6 ch s in deed  pet  But as e ca see, Back is not obid   fr such a ne d ae 20.�  ound  way that Wht cod b bter;  xamp 21 g2 3 2 h3 lxd4 2 e4!? t as be pssibe) 23 lg3 xd 24 �xd f6 and the e mpy ot ou peces on  boad Its dc to say what tacik was aaid o but 8 s e dciv is Nw Wte asy ts a ig advntag 1 9 2 d6

19... u aow the ice shot 20 xc6! bxc6 21 6+ 6 22  �xf6 23

ld xht 24 ixc6! b7 25 d6+ �eS 26

dS+ �e6 27 b7 b8 28 bS wih an ex  pawn ad a decsive adv i the end gam

20 xc6

The me is praccy v hugh some tchque is s 20 ...xf 2 x7 x7 22  8 23 xh6

 Whe's oves ae smpe bu aso ath el I k 23 xh6

ot 23 1? 24 h7.  xd8 xd8 2 f

Scd Gams

Tig to e as accure  possible  rejeced he mmdae ook exchane 25 J Jxd 26 xd ecause of 26 c8!? as t seeme o me a W  not ely wi ng; .g 27 l6 g4 28 d2 e7.  hink he evauaon •n learl nn' was smply nuenc by  ua  ressue. 2 h 26 ld1 l8

Tyig  se up some praccal chces n a los oson. Othise afer 26.xd 27 x cB 28 g3  29 �d2  30  I could a wi my ees osed. 27 ld7 e4 28 d6 6 29  Gme  7

ShvHce Mah a 2) Os 998 Ca-K

29 Jx7?!  woud be unecessa in meroule. 297

Acvag he k is o a a bad ay o cse i. Pornly,  ke yse cool d cacuaed  he end despe having oy a few mnus  to reach move foy 30 c  3 c6 l6 32 eB e6 f 32 e5 33 c Jc6+  <  35 Jx7 or 34.6 3 e7+ Wf4 36 x6 wins 3 d6 e7

33. � 34 c7  3 Jx6 6 36 7 is s  c7 f 3 l6 a6 36 7

The haw fas ad there is no moe hoe for ack 36.c8 37 h d6  7 c7 9 h 7

r 39..a6 4 �d2  h6  4 eB 10

Advace Variato

he anoatos to his game were done shy t he ach d ubshed  va ous aes, iclu  My ach aganst Hcek dd cna a sgle aw  h ·al sc 5  y fa vou dd see us caus racek is ad various stog posios (e.g n he hd d sth aes).  eee tha e second g whch I pse hee was h s nesig one   c6

The s suse Znek ould ol choose he Slia. 2  d 3 e f 4 3

Prevus Id always e or 4  b he  saw how covicnl utosk (one f my seconds n Cora b Mgm  the 1998 Elsa Oyp  4   couldn help yig i er success i hs me  was encourd o coiue eoy hs sharp ssem d or sera eas, i ecame m mn weapon at  aroKa o e my curen opiion bou he ssem isn eat  se my games vs Taov and Drev layd n 23 late  ths book 4 W6

he an ie is 4.e6 bu fo some reason

Fir o B oar d Part II 99  2 

th txt move was qui oular at h m.  f3 e6 6 e2 d7 7 00 e7 8 b3

thu>h tt going fo h quen wih 2 ! x6 13 a4 a4 4 Jxb6 b6 wou n   Wht vu bu now J bHv that hi oiin s ve rasnabe n th n  an ay 15 c4!? fo xamp I n knw why I ouh  wa wose iv and a ha yas ao 1 2 

In h foh m I i o imrov Whi's play wh 8 a, whch i posb more citca. n Monaco 21 ltr  a r it nst Kaov but unfrunaey it e ou t b a ve owquaHy bndfo m even houh I evenaly wn Fahl  hs sha sle ack s for brok a he •boing Caro-Kann udny becoes vy ctn  o wa aso a novly

Goin fo compcaons  overooked acks 4h 1 2 b4?! 7 (no 12e4? 13 x4 4 1 4 b!) 3   4 4  woul be a lar o o mayb I should hav lay 12 4!? wth an  posion.

9 dxc xc

 2.6 1 3 f4 e4! 4 a4

8 c!

ng ve t a 4- s hreatn n bu. 14h 1 f!

Thre is no way bak  5 hS?  is ur ans 1   hx4  6 fxe6

10 

aybe n rospc I should sus omthng lk 0 �3 6  1 bS? (ut no 1 1 a4?! aS)  0..a6  1 e3 s

1  ... g6?  so intrtng At he tm 

Sctd Gams

A  6 g  17 x h4 8 2 xS 1  6 20 xe4 /c4 wold  ebly unplaant fr hte  had o div nto mudy wates J ust a that d e m I fe a lo e psmstic than  lt analys 1 63?

 no bad, bu  was uch mo a o 16 ! On n anals coud I es bsh ha Whs son was accepabl: a 17 4? h7 sn sable b)  exf6 (he mos cal connon) 17f6 8 f4! 18 xg4  19  b 20 /b2 c7 2 e2 g7 s hob an, dun t  I thought t was m  possiblt ae 16. ) 18.Jg7 19 c4 s ncle wih the dea  saccng he chnge ae  9.xc4 20 bxc4  21 /b3 ) 17 c4? so sms o od h dynac balance; fo exampl c) 7h3 1  f4 xc4 9 bxc4 s nlar c2) 17 c7? 18 c ? (no 1 8 cxdS? xS 19 /x x 20 f4 x 21 d4 f6 22 g3 'g an Blac wins) 18..3 9 f4 h2+ 20 �g2 s aso uncla c3) 17g3 1 8 hxg3 xg3 1 9 ! xf 20 x1 and We has ompsation c4) 7.c6 18 /x (u not 18 /xc6? h4  9 4 g3 and wns) 18 x 19  h4 20 x  21 x  22 d7+ � 23 x x+ 24 �h g3 25 + x 26 e x5 wh  leve poson 1 7 exf7+ xf7 1 8 3

I cos me a lot o d  mov, an whn l ma   ws l wh abou 20 mnues (o ven lss) o ra h m conto. B I was conden ha y poiion was a leas not woe he oes ddn wok fo exape 18 hxg3? xg3  18 ? h2+ 19 �2  20 e6 h4+ 21 xh2 c7+ 22 f4 + 23 g1 xf4 24 ex+ x and lac s wnning 18  2?

 a long hoh Hrace ae h dc si ro 18 x3 19 g4 wol also be bad so he had to  1 8 ! 19 x  2 x c6 hoping o  nough acty o he pawn. 19 x7 �xf7 20 

n Whe is g The rest s y  undetand withut much coen  h mang whe peces pacpate in e aack and lack s nt een eelod y 20  c7 2 Wf3 e8 22 e6!

22  c6

 26  dS cS 24 xg2! wns or 2.  .xe5 23 ! bee th 23 •+ �d8 24 c6+ bxc6 25 6 c7 26 xg2) �d8 24 d1 24 6+?! �d7 25 b6+ c6 woud be ncle) 24..c8 o 24c8 5 4) 25 e+ �d7 26 b6+ �c6 27 xc8 xc8 28 8+ and wns. 23 xd5  2 xe 1 0

lack can proec hs  aymoe and thefore he esined

Fr Fr o Board ar ar II: 1 99 - 2004

7 d 8 x  9 00 Ge 18

ioReidema k  Z 999

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Tov Vto

The oions o s me wee one when working on hs book ad ae base  m notes or aor 74 back in 1999 touh wh a new copyih: z (Hambu Gerany) Ts Ts is i s ne o o  hs hs aes aes  wc wc  ha a f hige opnion bore sn  dealed anyss ts aso dclt o ndstand wy my commens on i v yas a cona som obous stakes in auaons Once agai I ha e dob about wher o in clue the e  he bok or not but in  end  decied that oe ba moves don ake i less spcacar! At leas l  to po de correct annotaons s ime

V er Wl play 9 a4 ans Andersson in Wj Wj aan Zee Ze e  987 an y engh, engh, he gae ansposed to hat one away laer on  tin 9 0-0 is a more precse move orer 9   c7

Bas" playe 9.. 6 t Plac lovean La 21) an i sems a beter opio hoh he din eqase copety ier he e connue  O  Je7 1 e3 - 1 2 a4 b4 b4  3 b6 b6 e8 e8  4 �b1 with a ed for Whe  0 f2!

  c 2 tf3 & 3 tc3 e6  d cxd  txd a& 6 e2 te7

ossiby ossiby my m y opponent didnt didn t epect tis  0 tc6

Soow ti sep has aways seemed oo slo o e Back wnts to p hs oer kiht on c6 at a exchange on 4 bt  believe ta t sands a  bette on e noa' noa ' f6 f6 sqe e o is conrol oer  J n he present me i wll be dct or Back o epoy te ee eeng ng idea  65 7 f!

repg in avce e  square fo he queen.

Now we can see at 9   c7 was raer nnecessay as it dn prevent White's pan Te logical connuaon wo have been   b4 1 1 4 xc2 nnng a pawn bt cing nd errc atack afer eiher he quet 1 2 b3? wih compensaon tha I was moesy planng n he game r he soa 1 2  a4 a4 2  2     b6 b8  4 4 c6 1 5 4 is cra crans) ns) 1  f6 gxf gxf6 4  6 �6 �6 5 5 J J Je7 Je7 16 £7+ £7+ d8 7 Je7 Je7 xe7 8 g7 g7 e8 9 Jh5 � 20 7 7 and Whte is wnn (accor g o Fs vesgaons ve yea ae)   e3 e3 e e7 1 2 ! !

2 Jd3 Jd3 planin to moe e kh to e2 (as a a  once in a sima si ma posion posion  was aso inte, but I preer y mov

Sctd Gams

 2    3 

 8 .. x2 x2  9 :C2 a3

e knht wl be extely wel placd o d2, as t can late g o c4 b3 o  depedng on the stuaton 1 3    3  d5 1 4 b6 b6 b7 b7   d2 d2 wld wld aso aso be uplast  Bck Bck  4 d2 d2 00 00   d3 d3 d6

9 ..  f6 loos loo s oe subbon subbon sce a fte 7 20 fc b7 21 xa6 a6 22 xc6 7 ack wud en soe coutplay fo the sacrced atral Of couse Whte is bett ayay; fo expe 23 b6 'a8 24 xd6 20 e

fte fte 17 b3 b 3 �b4 o 7 . f6! f6!?? Black cold hope fo decet compenson

Ts spectaca cotinuaon that ade e seect ths ae or the boo s n ct a o one Ista I stadd 20 a woud ab a paw i simila faso o the eviu te but wld eld Black some exta acviy eg 20.b 21 a b7 2 a6 Jxa6 23 xc6 'a5 (ot 23  b7 24 c7 c7  a8 25 a7 bc8 26 xa xa xc 27 L ad wis) wis) 24 �c4 Jxc4 2 6xc4 a3 althouh  tk tat te should  be able to co sodate d slowly wn afte 26  1 c3 dS! 27 xd5 xd 28 c6 b4 29 d3 owev I lve that  ! whch I dd ee conid dr he me wuld e e stronr t 20 a 21 f6 is now a seous seou s threat, threat, so Backs Backs eply 20 . f6 seems forced And ow ts me to  af Blacs pawn pawn ie ie 21 a! a ! (21 (21  7! offes lack moe moe contecance contecances) s) 2  .c (2 (2   b4 22 ac s just terbe hs me) 22 xcS c xcS+ 2 c5 LeS  xc5   24  xcS+ 26  and he ende seems winn fo Whte.

 7  . .f6  8 :c :c 

20 . 

Te ce s ch oe potant h the ex paw

he deise msake 20 dxe5 2 e4 b7 22 a1 wuld al e ad bu 20. 20 . d7 d7

Hee I tk t k  .. 5 woud be preferabl preferabl Whe could the connue 6 b3 w a  adaa.  6 :a :ad 

Oy his move s nw bcause as I e oed befo we had ansposed to he old me Va Va de Wiel Wiel-A -Ade desso ssonn (a 4  400) 00) ee Van der Wil playe 16 'g3, and foowing 16.. 16..  Black got o play nce e que on 3 is now raiy stupd The mov  hose m fo a better c-onaon  tes eces paes the that  f  7.. .. (wch (wch ca ow be b e aswe asweed ed by  8 b3) ad has n d attacig the 6paw oe day  6 3 3

Thes no eed to sacce a paw of coe, but either is it easy to nd a od oe  7 cx cx3 3

Fie on o ad Pat Pat  1 99  24

mit make  ree y exubert 20th move Objecvely hes bs move now is 21 6 as 21 4? xe5 2 f6+ gxf6  xh7+ h7 24 "h4+ g 25 '+ �8 only leads to a aw wie 2 xh7+?! Wxh7 22 e4 f6 (22 (22 h8 is also ood enouh to raw; g. 23 xc6 'xc6 24 'h4+ �g8 25 d8+ �h7 and now 26 5? 5? W W 27 xh8 fas o 27   .xg2+ 28 �xg2 b7+  Black obas a upeior endgme) 23 exf6 �8 bu bu not xb3? 24 xc6 'xc 25 'h4+ g8 26 g7 xg7 xg7 27  wnin ha hite alreay lookng fr a naow escae, sch as 24 g7 (24 Jc xb3 xb3 25 fxg7 xg7 faou Black) 24.  .xg7 xg7  xc6 b7 26 c4 c4 S! (no (no 26... .. .5? 27 4 e 28 c3! exd4 29 3 dxe4 30 b4! and ie wns) 27 d4 d4 :xb3

28 LS! exdS 29 Jd4  30 'h4! no 0 ? ') 30xe4 xe4 31 g4+ � 32 d7+ e7 33 + �e8 34 'c8+ wi a daw by perpetual check Its azig ta such a lon and copicaed e was in fac ather foce. OK, is e o gt back o 21 xd6 Black soul apue he awn wi e bishop because he epng 2.b4 loses to 22 xh xh Wxh7 23 e 5 2 4+ g8 g8 25 c7 d8 25 .c7 .c7 26 5 is ae) ae) 26 26   27 d4 'xd6  xf6 c 29 h d3 30   wh a sve atack whe 21.x6 2 e4 a5 23 a7  24 xb8 xb8 25 'e3 eaves Back w no _copensaion fo he excge Hweer

afe 21xd6 e does have anythin beter an 2 4 Je7 23 e4 w a y aana ch ser er han in case of 20 £! 20a  e same from from a pacc po of vvew ew,, A e 20 5 s an undetanable  d 21d5 is ue a naural stake Now I can sta te decisive ack hat gave me a lo of aetheic plsue evn tugh my ove were no  fec fec from rom he copues poin po in of o f viw 21 f3! d7

Ths queen move  now ae. D he m I w compleely unsue what to do a t 21xb3 becaus I tough ha ater 2 xh+ xh+ Wxh 7 23 d4 Black wou shave . b2 ad ahouh I wol wn e piece back i mgh mgh be not enouh for a wn For ntey  prolond my calculaons and se (even back n 999)  afer 24 c! hie shod be g g OK I hae to ve a few few moe compuer  nes 24 .xd4 . xd4 (or 24 24 xc2 25 xc2+ xc2+ g8 26 xa 'b6 27 Jx x4+ x4+ 28 28 �h1 � h1)) 25 h4+ h4+ Wg8 Wg8 26 xc7 xc7   �h b 1 28 ' xc 29 c2 b8 30  b2 3 h3 h3 6 32 h6 and Blac has no de de ence. 22 xh7+!

A mple nown but sl a nice acrice. 22   �xh7 23 h+ gs 2  : 24. 8 25 h7+ � 26 8 We 27 'x7 'x7 loses ore qcky 2 :3 :3

7+ 7+  26 h8+ e7 27 xg7 xg7 �d8  

Sctd Gams

would b les convincng now. 25.e

Foce 25xb3 lose o 26 h3  27 h7 �g8 28 f

whc F ves an unuual evuaon 252 n Whes  f8

26 + 8 2 + g8

28 f?

 cams ha 28 !, saning th ack ki ou be more effecve bu unfrunaely I learne o aack ih ol bk 28 .. .exf5

If 28x? 29 6 29 e6

2 h7+?! e7  g5 e6  xg7 4 oul crae me unnecesy me if oy om a human poi o vw Whe  inng aer 32 g4! acorng o e slicon onsr 29 .. .fxe6

A ea here  some oa  e ne 2:xe6 30 h7 �e7 3 gS f6 32 xg8 c  sa ung he me 30 g3 g6 3 h7+  32 h6

I sa h mov wen aing 22 xh7  yo my Geman en? 32 �e

If 32 x6 33 f6 �g8 34 :x �x7 35 :x mang 33 g5+  3 <6  f4 e7 (34 e5 5 :x) 3 g7 �8 36 c7 ou e a nce n h 34 f6!?

Too concee abou aehec  a e ho o m I dn' noice 34 f6 afer

34  35 5 me i how 1 wo pre fe he game o en of oue Meanwhi 34 e5 3 c7  h sae sor as h game 35 c

No 2552 anymore bu  cealy win ing for Whe o a ba en o an aack sarng h 20 e5 i i? 35f6 36 xf6+ �e8 37 xg6+

iny hing n e hares 3d8 38 xd + d7 39 xf8 xf8  f6+ e7 4 g8+ c7 42 c3+ b7  xb8+ xb8  h4 0

Back resie ue o h obvios xh4 45 b4

Ge 19 ShioVn Wely ac l) 999 Rt

The annoaon o i me ere dn hen orkng on boo an are bae on my nes ubhe n  75 n  n e 1 eion of  eloy mber ouamen I wa esecialy ucsf n he binfol e No nly in  ul ha ig  ac f I remem correcly) b ao n he q of my ay Te o I offer for he eae jugmen gav me a ea plas I remm a I even wane o ay m

Fi n B ad Pa I  99 - 2004

pid mes bndfold bu hs wast peted by the taent es  f3 f6 2 g3

horty bere ing o oaco  stared living  Goow (Poad) whch lso hap e to be th hoeow of Toz Maows As oas was prep fo the Poh Champioship (hich he ater success y wo) we dd oe nn tther played vaious bi es an somehow I was covc ito trng some of Maow ss eperoe set  ve up te idea after sng fo  dw it White  onths late ns ige hort (aajev 199), but ats a ffrt story.

4 4

f  anas o ade hs ght fo a blac bishop hs advte  be qe sei ous. Nay Van Wy  to avoid s happeng  4e

2   d5 3 g2 f5 4 d3 e6 5 00 h6 6 c4 &  e3 dxc4

 am  ot an expe in the R Ope bt ths cpre sems  te preate  Whte hav a ogas intative in he queness ddegame. 7.e7 ooks more oa to me 8 dxc4 xd 9 d d7 0 tc3

 0?!

Maybe oce hag swept e q fom the boad Blck sho hae tred o ex han more peces and payed  OcS   d2 c5  2 e

htes pasvty s only epo.  2000  3 td4! g&?

  move Peviously 13 7 used to be payd, but I doub t wod chage any g  tes plns

bu   5 xc6

Now th gme stat fr exei' poited out  Laue who was watcng the ame  the pessroom (n Moaco the copetto ae lays sp to o oups  six pay at a tme, then the ohe  d so on and a this moment  wasnt payng.) e  coo  he blndfold gmes is 25 ms pus 0 econds per ove. Havg played a w opi I wa hi a ot  e t move ad when saccng on c6  had barey tree nues e! Not  ice way to sta' th gae wch ony hks to Fische k coud st be coud hite coud o hope fo any advata afte e ateatve 1 5 aS :de 6 b4 ge, ad sarcs  no dbio; i.e. 16 xc6? bxc6 17 xc6 leS or 6 x6?! bxc6  xc6 g6  5...bxc6  tx f6

Afte the e  thought this w the only mo inc 6.de8 17 a7+ �b8 8 xd7 S wod lose to 1  xe7! Bu in fact Bk cold aso pay 6 .. he8 t hich the  reply is pobably 7 aS!  8 e xe7 9 xd8 �x8  ac

Seected Gemes

Compared th the  6.h8 ln inicaed arer lack has a arkqd b whch in some les, can v  porn conrol ver d6 and cS quaes. A he e t dcul o  at he wite pawn after 2 b4 20 xn b2 2 d+

Bac' ida od wrk aer 21 ab xd 22 x2 �c7!, but 2 d6! ts os to the g 2  /c

wih  ed r White who  now r advancin his queenide paws

21 . 5d8 oud also be swered b 22 ab d 2 b2 ith a cle advata 22 lab xd 23 b5+  c

  a5?

I ad n time t evluate wheter 7 xd8 x8 wod be a tter opn  te tex o  simpl choe te more spectaclar mve  ...c2 8 xd8 lxd8

Ba ha  alav, but nether o t would equse cmplty: a) 8.x4 9 xf6 /x£6 20 xa7+ �7 21 3 xa7 22 bxa4 an Whie i better b 18..xd !? 19 xd xd8 (wors  9..xd8 20 xa7 c7 21 bS c8 2 6+ c7  wt a b ed) 2 xd8 xd8 ch coud o occur ne e laer.  9 xd8 x?

Van Wy want  brek up my quenside awn ut h lw We adonal actv i 19 xd8? was ad due t 20 d4 but he cou play 19.xd 0 xd xd8

I an unuua aon wen one h to chose bewn t bsps. I preerrd e dar-squred one ad played.. 24 xb2?

bu it cle to me ta 24 xd? wod also  o nl t s jt  mater o ste, epecal wt no te  evauate evehing. 24..ge5 25 d4+ �d 2 ld2

Usg he temp to  anor pawn 2 .  a4 2 f5+
...whi i aculy a e mprtn n c t ca nw crt a pase pwn n the kingsd 28. .c5 29 

Go  e 6-pawn Wen i fa te me hud be over uh hie ut st ae into accunt he sigt splaced psi on of h nigt ad the dae  Black cre ang a pased apan.

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29. a 30 4 7 3 f4 e 32 lf6 d 33 xh6 e

33 . woul lose o 34 hS 34 4!

34 h d7 35 h4 wod kp th ma ria advan na and b sucn fo a wn Wh t x I was n  acae y knigh and us h son kns pwns

  c 2 f3 d6 3 d4 cx 4 xd4   c3 a6 6 e3 c6 7 e2 e6 8 f4 c?

I hnk his s aa a msa h qun do no was and w n c7 and h os o a o �  y p S  woud b a mo oral onnuaon 9 d2 e  0 00-0 0-0   g4

34 xc4 3 f exf 36 xf+ d 37 

Of cos! 1 1 x  2 Wxd4 e

An bous, bu s c v 37 .c2 38  b?

A cal d' bund whn you  aad  m-troub 8  woud p o h ssanc hou no chang h na su a 39  39 c6

Winn  pc and h m 39xa2  c  1 h5 a3 42  1 

Back s o a pn bu Whies compn  w    I can  an alae howvr  3 d3 xg4

The w som arr ga wh 3.   x bu afr 4J6 5  o . 5     B   S  8 xS  9 h   xS Wh s dy b 4 xg4 xg4  5 d5 d7

Game 20

SovLjubojevc Moaco dfod)  Sla

aa/

Th annoaons o s am w don whn workin on h ook Ahouh I hav wys consdd hs ame o b reavy 'asy  dcded o  cud  n h boo bcus  i n o r mbr nd whn I sae nnoan   aso no ha h poson on mo 2 was s a han I had hoh beo

Scd Gams

S' is ba r 6  7 7 h

 6 f5

A poson appoac hr w no forng way o et the avant: ad sinc it s  blinfold pid am I codn' hn fo too ong. Te per of  ght on S or the blac bishop s more ta nouh copnsaon for  pawn 6 d8 7 hg xe3 8 xe3 & 9  f7 20 h5 hB

22 h6?

T juboje crcks under th rssu Dur in the  n  mny ers ftrds,  was convincd hat We ws ready wnng at s pin becaus  ok sacic  h6 hx6  g6 olowed by the mang aack smed unstoppabe is s actualy th cas in lins such as 22 1d7 3 h6 g6   e8 2 h �g8 6 3 6 7 g7 7 8 ! o .8 3 h6 hg6  fxg6 '8 2 13 c7 6 ' 2 27  but what both payes missed was that ater  . b Blac an sl  Now  shou pbab s ai he rok, but  a diffnt way; e 3 h6 (he atrv 3 g2 7  3 h6 o r  3 c8 is un ar) 3. h6 2 x! (ot  ? a7 2gh6 25 xh6 g 6  < Z h!

 1h5  g3 folowe y l, would also be ey danus or lack 2 lg&

This is not a sacrice f ue, caus h  t be ken but an intenon to pre pe he nal assaut wi h6 at som point e mee 1 h6  dn sm o petely ea to m so I dcide that th g7 paw should e blked o any evenuaity 2 . gB 2 dg

d ht wins th qen fo to oks Noy this s not   balance but h once gin baus of h supio night on dS he has od chnces to win he endme for xampl 7.7 28 x x 9  r g+ 8  7 9 7+ 7 3 �c n ac sU cs a ry ict dfenc 23 xf6

A simpl but stiU  nce cobnao Nt that if Black had t  put  ig  h7 i a simil postion fo ample if the wht queen wasnt on  t wold be ry dfcult for Wte  break thu

Fe on oad Pat II 1 99  2 4

A  a an neren cnnuan 6 a a been seen br bu ha weans e h sqaes n he qe<>nse.

23  x 24 xh+ gxh 25 xh+ 7 2 x+ g7 27 h lag8 28 Ag 

Cl e x s Back resigs. Game 1

ShovTopalov Saavo 999

 7 3?

He I ought fr sme fry ines. Ng rey aace me; r exaple, aer 17 xcS xcS 8 a4 aS 9  gS!? 20

xS xgS 2 x6 e7 Back has xceen cpnsan.  7.  lf6 1 8 d2 d7?

e e was anne shy aer he nen an pbsh n vaus ga znes nclun  me aks we aed we wrkng n e bk.

  can  e qen's p  b4 ad areay hea the b6pawn Insead 18 . h5 wl b  aernave  9 4

 e4 c5 2 3 d 3 d4 cxd 4 xd4  5 c3 a  ie3 g4 7 ic1

Aer my secn rn  ans Ksa  wn e cnvnce abu 7 gS Ler n I mae se t n ns  he 76 8 4 gS 9 g3 g7 lne b has  sbjec  te nex bk 7 ••• 8 ie2 e5 9 b3 e7 1 0 00 00   e3

 use  epy   � bu nw ece

  r a line vure b vle an h amng er   .•e&  2 d5 7  3 d3

The ea  hs mv s  make qc heas agains e 6-awn (by exchnng n 7  png e r n ) Bacs reply s nw ce

1 3 xd5 4 exd5 c5 15 d2 e4   

19..e4 20  b8 2 xc5

A e e I ve s ve (an als y nx) a bs ark susg nse 2 ? as " uncear" b s cl f e  say wa I panne ve y ag agans 2. In act  e sk  

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on afte 20b8 now, so  hod take this £- d hen f4 to  a wron dea 2.c5 22 f5

Once agan  dot w whehr to aee with my ld "? assessnt Instd 22 5!? wold prise douleed ply 22 e5 23 Aa 6! 24 

Hee I alised that bess not hang ny adnag  was unnng t sk of get into an infio posion N Black wan  connu  5 whch woldnt  od to pla immeately; ie 24   2 b4 4 26 x5 x5 27 .d3 d Back  dr r 25 

I think hat ve yeas ago I was a litle doac sce  considered venng   5 to b obo Nw  e hat after 2  a4 26 d3! 5 27 b! Whe can get in etn pa  wll 25 a4! 26 c4

Foced sce 26 c3? ! 27 b4 �  cu tains 26 c2?!

B not t the paw Black n ct es Whte the iaie t woud b exeel flt to poe Wtes copensan   xa2 bt having analsed he gme a gat dl,    magd t Whie should now play the stighoad 27 ! (e tepo osing 27 d2 e8 wold hep Back oa hs ge and reman with a clear ad ) 27xb2 28 h3 ad afte 28'c2 29 d3 29  ) 29b+

(9 h6 3 xh6 '2? loses to 1 .xg7) 30 . h6 1 .h6 x3 32 3 fo xaple e white atack sems e danos But Bck ca eend w 28h6 whe W should conue 29 gS! (ot 29 .6? x2) 29 f 29e7 0 'g4 with compensa on)

0 .g4 s moe is e difcl to fore se but oce you ch such a posin you ca e ot tha there i nong else g  g6? 5 o 3 h6? xe2 31 d2 g 2 .x f+! 33 x gS 4 £ 4 wn whle afte 31 e gS 2 Lg e 33 'e gS Bac is cly better) 30g 1 .xgS c2! (Black shld als be  cael: he lc defence 3 a7? loses to 2 .h6 h6 3 h6 £ 34 �h 1 '    6 g � 37  g7 38 .J 'f6 9 g6) 2 .xh6 h7 33 .e3 h4 34 4

Fie on Bord Pt II 1 99 7 200

Bc is sn a pw u d hs md o xch qees, bu t probbly ods oug ghg resourcs o o os the g.  k  asem o ths oo s crc fo e ov vo o .  .xa2 27 d2 e4 2 h3 5 29 

xb6  38  wod b  betr opo

We' ece e ow o coidd s  ed b   ur. A hs mome I e ptmsc, hou sU ve e bcus o m prssue

3 f

29  g 30 h e4 31  •g 32 g5!

ProbQ e be w o  g o  dv 32 .

33 . g5

h o ov.

34 xg e4!

No 34.5?? 3 2 d ws

35 g2 exd3

s o s o comm o  g wth uu m-ob bu I h h boh sd r ig orrc. 36 e wod so w h uee b   bee w o Bc; ie 36  xe 3 x h  xd3 c 39 g2 :a w cou 3 ..gx 37 xd3  3 %x c5+! 39 h

o 3 �?? e+  �x x2 d Bc ws 39 . .e3  d 40 d1?  4  ws oss ..e!

33 d3

Th emo o w his  ws  reme hh so I dd es h 33 hS! (whch  sw  wU o cors) 33 ..xg5 34 4 3+ 
Seected Ges

s to watch ou fo he pawn n It was god that the mete ended 47 e8  c7+ 7 49 g3 ht efoe s oe Oese  mih Ths was  id  had n e to consde have go for 1  'xg2+ 42 Wxg2  the opions such as 49 c6? ntendin  � d ad an imedate dw is e 49.d8 5 a3 ( 5 d6? 7)  .d6 51 most lkely outcome; f sance  d4 a4 :xh2+ 45 �g e2 (o 45c5!? 6 xc5 49 e3 50  l3e4  7+ 6 bxc5 47 �x2)  '4+ � 47 c8 �g 52 W7 48 \g4+ etc Te aim s achived as he black kng  much wre paced on  th on  i 4   hxg6 42 A  I ane  mptant p n te ast n nw psh hs pas pawn d wi ha varian, at the cot of aso impong hs a important check on c6 hen nceary paw sruce lck can pobaby hold i 52 g5 poiion though  stil hd fr pracial f 52 + 53 xe xe 54 g2 g5 55 chances. And my hops weent in van. c6+ �£7 56 d6 r 55.�e 56 ! 4 57
45 Ad 

ts exemel mpt t ae the d3 squa aay m Backs rook. Now hs kg is me epsed than befo so hs chces le my in actvi ite is ured to matn a h lel of recion i i calu aions 45.. .A3e4

lack hd prhaps refer 45e 46 'd8 4 thugh ite emais sghy be  47 + and i 47 .�h6   46 g3 �7

Pay this pawn ves or. Jf te cks dont wrk te me shu b ove f Black     g4 55   :4 If 55e 56  ws 56 g xg 57 Wx  58 e2

n e secon meoule  near ove oke 58 2?  59 Wg3  60 �h4?? ( W2 repeats) 6..6 61 �5 h3 mate 58    59 Wd2 7 60 d7 �e7 6 g5+ xd7

6.�e6 62 d8+ seemed amsing to me. 47 

62 •x5+ Ae& 63 •xg4

ttemptig to bk the co-ordnaion o the ack eces wit a neat anevr lack

The acve ack pwn e y aken  the rest is just technic.

Fire on Boad a II 1  2 00

63. .ic5   e 65 g7+ e8 66 h5 f8 67 7 lf6 68 g e 6 rg3 8 0 w h6 1 8 7 7 d5+ 8 3 d ld6 4 e3  5 c5 bxc5 6 xc5 1 ·0 me

ShrovSho FIDE o C, Ls Vs 1999

10  6 1 1  cxd4 1 xd4 h8 1 3 c3 e5!? 1 4 h5

I thouht Nil ha just bnere wth his mov, so  i't mch lok fo oh poss bltes such as  4 b3!?. To  honst I wa aeay shot o me - such wa my fo in Ls Ves 14d5

Frnch

The e was nnoae shoy a he tounamt n puise in vaous maa zns ncun le  1 e4 e6  d4 d5 3 c3 f6 5 xe4 e

4

g5 dxe4

 ws  tte supse when Ni pay  ine bcause I ha epoye i myse sev eal mes he pvou onh 6 xf6 gxf6

Bu I pee  wi the ihop

 f3 d 8 c4 c5  00?

Dung te me  nt now t hs nual moe wa a noe I was in  e out e conquences of the Jne 9 S b6 0 bS+ 7 1  , only o l afas hat his ha ay oce in an o TseshosyBonsten e 00 1 0 le1 

To my in hs is the ony way to h o h avanta   c3 cx4   cx4 (o  x eS)  b6 2 b 7 woul  y fo ac

This cae as a shock ince  ha oy cont  1 4 e4? S x£6 xf6 16 3 winnin o 48? 5 £ wit a cea avana No wone t se sto is epy I o copley con n imeaty e a bi mise 1  ld1?

 exemey be ecision ase on a to  msccon Thee woul be nothn won wih e sahoa  S 2 7 6 a e6 7 c when Whie has a cern ntave

Sctd Ga

 5  exd4  6 xd4 5  7 g3

The atave  17 c4 e4 8 xdS (o 1 8 xd5 ) 8c7  xe4  20  wold eave ack with a soewhat bette son  7..c5

A cold sowe.  ssed this compely when payin 15 ad Of cose 17.. 18 dd  is a lot wear.  8 d2 Wb6

24. c6?

9 We2?

Now  ad re hoe The nara 24 ..d6 wuld ead o a draw afte 25 d6 xd6 2 xc8 3 27 xa8 xc3 8 xa7 'xb4 29 a8 b te ny 24 .. A7! wld be o dece  Wie can d is  for 25 S+  has nothin ate 25 :xe7 e6 wle if 25 d4 c7 26 c4 d7 27 x7 xe7 28 xc8 xc8 29  �£ 0 7 x7 3 c4 d8 wns) 25.�6 26 Le7 �h 7 x  28 xh7  2 e7 w se ay bt afte a a een i a ueen

I was in tota coned and alrad n a ey danrous staion. 19  7!  19 25 dd8 b6 26 g8+ 6? Blac would hae an d afr 26 27 b4 x 20 x f6 2 g5 g8 (21 .. 22 hSI s es cle) 22 f4   x 28 xc8 xc8 29 x+ �5 wod aso be bad but 9 ! f6 20  27 h5+ No 27 de8? e 28 a8 'x and sU offed soe hope Bac s bttr gain  9...f6 2 e5 g8 Pobaby e ost cise oe, hough 27 e5 the fUwing e ndictd b av ws also ey stong 20  d7 2 5 a8! (ot 2..e8? 22 x6+ x6 23 xe8 Axe 24 x6 d wns) 22 f6 x6 2 xf6 xe 24 xd7 or 24 d7 8) 24�7 25 S+ �h6 26  f4 :b  as it wod sce a  ende   h3

Ose . wins 2   : 22 xe8+ No  abu brilliances s rly a sad necess to give u the qee and pretend at Whe can st esist. 22xe8 23 xe8+ 7 24 

28 d3!

Fr on Boa Pat II 99  2 

Aftr I ma  ov I had aost no 3 e6 me lft, bu wth  e 0 sconds e Pobaby t ds sak whch s y o I was s abe  snd and gh! Of asy o undand when e kng s n a a cose  codn't tk hs ook as aft 28 ing net ad  sconds per move ony aks 8+? �e6 29 a8 xc3 its a oer. o nous 3c4 32 8 �6 33 a8 a2 woud be lack's bs chanc  hnk 32 xa8 "xb4  I! d4 34 AdS b6 35 a3! a5 36 8d2! 4

28  6

Dr  me J was afd f 28  a5 29 bS cS bu  h osort wh V ao we dcdd hat  st has aackng

3 g4!

possibiies aftr 30 3+ d 31 f6 c7 Th wnng o 32 c4 4 33  nstd 28 g6 was sug 37  c4 38 e + sd by eaw but agn Wht s OK h ws no  on the cock  d h afer 29 g6 hg 3 / (no 30 g3 sccuar 38 g3 but e tet oesnt p �e6) inndng 3
StohShiov Europe Tam C Batumi 999 Ida

h aoao to ths game ae based on y noes fo  77 back  1999 al hoh t urned out that ny o m od uaons had o be chang  x was addd when worng on th boo n th Eopn a Chaonsh y su was ady qut asonab bor he la round as  had won t o pevio e u  stll ft trmey aoy by h w u:y  my play nd had a rc-

lct Gams

lar deire to lay ometg od at la There wa little o do in a otprepdor winter hot lost somwhre t iomts ro au th an eemly poo heaing syste herfore ome plays t the trng habit of usng te hotls dsco thque ; a place o drinkng loca win ad alking dung th acil plond nins fore ig back to the cod rms On ths occasion Zids nka ad I had a lon ad noisy cuin abut om li f the Kg's nan ad thi eaan hlpd my condence before ts m Ir Stoh s an xtmey sold and wllprpared par h tn dosnt show a  ambiion as it anst a sng opponnt But naturay my haing was pey aaged at ths stage as I nomy ont  to uch places a dcthequs o I mht no een hae hed his posibe aw oer.  f3 f6 2  g6 3 g3 g7 4 2 o-o 5 d4 d6 6 o-o c6 7 c3 a6

9 e5  0 e3

Nowadays Whte doesn noay play 0 d, since te pos o pawn acce 10. ..d4! 1 1 xd4 exd4 1 2 xd4 c8 d ack d chancs after 3 h4 g4 4 d2 b 0exd4   xd4 leB  2 xc6 bxc6

 3 c5?!

For some stan eason this mov was fahonabl in Batum The idea of avoidin c6c5 mt be d but n when ac  btt dvld. H can now st attckng Whit's weakses  3c8 4 g4

Ater 14 h2 t wuld b worth cnsder ing 14 .. :e5? wit on wfar o th tex dosnt bg Whit ch peac etr 4 h5

Ts i mc stong thn 14.d5 a n toiski payed anst S ear hat ye  5 g5 h7  6 h4?

S w t a ystem that  yed wth Lka for yes achd cuntlss mes  m pctice but  nd dclt to udrstand. he complity of satcl ids fo bth sde is enormou n th ne and h posble tacical lay s not to b undesatd th 8 h3 id7 9 

A clasicl move ne miht so em ber my e agins ur in t  nton 1990   on  n which  lay 9 d5

And ths mov s on th 16 h2 as Mn playd ast Soco i ound 4, whn lack aceed a ce icty ate 65 7  :b8 8 :ad :b4? 19 a3 c4 20 4 d4 21 e2 dx3 22 xd xd 23 xd7 xb2 24 :d3  25 x3 d and so on  game ws lso scused by e and Ln, eseciy snce iguds had woke fo many yrs with atosz Scko but w coud't bev tat the ine  epeable. Stoh howeer ee o hav a ffet oiin

Fire on oar d Part II 1 99 7 200

1 6h3!

h he acy f his pieces, especily h ht s e h o brn  any pecs as possibe in pay s co be done by 21 b xe4 (2.a5? is iet bu te, comped wi e ge hi wu ave an acive k) 22b4 wih cmple ply 2 ..dxe4 22 e1 b8?!

er is n 1.d5? anym sinc t wd nw fa to 7 xdS �h3 1 8 d6! an if 8 x2? 1 d7  7 xd6 xd6 1 8 3

Te ny me as heis Back gs r e weakesses immeately; for exampe 8 'O �xg2 9 2 b8 20 ab b4!  8 'xd xg2 1 Wx eS! 20 'd �xc 2 bxc xe4 ih a er advan

As usu  ve re iptance  piece acty than e nubr of pawns nd al thgh my decisin a mr o less jstied om a pccal point of w is cr ta eepg an e pan as a beter idea Even afe he sple 2ex+? 23   ies cmpensan s t y sucient bu I could so play .5! I ced ts because I ht , afe 2 fx4 xe 24 x4 xe4+ 25 j, hi wod hae a d psion d t te acvy f is ok an bishop B in fact the qeen excan 25.x+ 26 Wx£ 6 27 gxf (27 d gS 28 d6 + 29 g2 6 0 d8+  is us b o hie 27.xf6 promises Bac cn wining chances

8    g2 1  xg2 x3

I tn t as his exchan hat th sse nead aft 95? 20 4 he wod have  asn to b happy wth his posin. 20 bx3 d5

23 xe4 :xe4 24 xe4 6!

Ths was my iea The o an un e reay a s  w o b y kgt into pay as wel an hen st ing  hs wakesses and kig. 25 gx6 2 2?

Crecy dersn a e pan shold be sacced bt ssing a bt p ptnty to do so Back has se pbes

Bac in 999 I hut  wod ae  dawng chances wih 25 :b?, ut is euaon was cly enous becse afr 25 .:b 2 'xb fxgS 27 '3 g7 

Seeced Gaes

d4+ Bck has 28.f6! (e c i 2�h6 29  + 30 �£ x4 31 �e  32 x4 f4 33 �x and te t aw th endae - whch  why I ue o nk 25 :b wa o 29 4 � and he wn  jut a at of e

de t uch e o h o nd o oe wth uch wonde pece co odnaon 29 g3 3 30 a6 Ad 3  ? Te a take, tou I hnk Bck wa oecy wnn ayway 3 e 0

Back ha aceved toa donaon and ough ae  t eq We deded at t wa aeady e to e G 24

Sovopalov  20 1c

25 6 26 e2

Keepng he pawn on e to conto he S square 26 e5? d5 27 1 e6 woud be exacy wa I w an o 26  e6 27 e %?

Te annoon to th  ee done whie wokn on the ook and ae baed on y note o r 7 wen af te ounent  e4 e6 2 d d5 3 c3 6 4 g5 de4 5 e e7 6 6 g6 7 3

7a6? 28 e5?

te uddey ca h lan Dui the e I ddn' ae that te a6awn woud e a oe  eone tade fo the one on e4, ad at 2 a6 e4 29 d3 te wou ave lte dcuty  avin t ae 285

Now Back  at t cea ette and 

Ti ove cae oua a Moo zvich ted eyg it n 99 wt uc ce  nd ay tat Moozevc onc hwd e ove to o paky d t acon of e oe wod chapon wa OK u nt  a5 oe oc Then paky ntd on aayi  dea d I tnk  pa wa  a4 d7  b6 . 7 ..  a ad o on Th reult o the an  unknwn o e oy eoe the

ire on Boa  art I 1 99 7 2004

ajevo touament I payed  .L n sad of 6 gf6) ainst passky  he Gd Px d enate> i a apid game, and after wad we had a tk about ift n i the Fench He ddt tl e the 7. sto' t he dd infom e ha in hs opn 8 c4 ws e way to c en 7 a6 I found e d intereg d ate on leed from e database hat it had already been payed.

it is vey erly to draw he concluns aot the whoe lne becue  Bd 2003 Moro zevch epeated it agnst Lu or om s ron Lt conned 13 � 1 nstd of 13 h4 and ot wiout uch ght.

8 c4? f5 9 c3

  h4 b5

n exceent moe emindn Wite a he hod act ucky efore the posion opens up copletey and he back bishop become especy song 9   6

4 d6!

I dont kow wheer Toplo was ppe o 8 c4 o not   he com  with a sg ovey Afe .. c5 0 dS olowed y c eld Whte  e son posion n e me Wag ZDe henang .

reng the dS quare for he kht an proog Back fr a mtake at he actuy make 4c6?

t' naul to pt e kigt n d4 bu now t s es aciviy wth  0 'd2 qn and e pwn on senth  Netr Whi's qen doen't n a wl n d2 wa 14 e6 asab due to 1 5 g g4 16 becase t coes e pah o e rok n ome d3! g  7 S wth the ant ut ns but wh to do? 1 0 c2 x4! 1  0-0-0 14  e4 woud hav made me cauate un cS wsn't advsale. peasat vaations My bt oe woud be  0  c5 poaby 15 d5 (its ey ha to hae on un he e  considered  000 to be dene  lin lke S gS? 4 1 2 c a better opton but I a not so ue nyo  xd4 cxd4 1 8 cS wih teible mess and   d5 00  2 0-0-0 e5 ater 15_ !? 1Sxc3 16 bxc3 aS 17 12. 5 wou e peat  viw of 3 8 xc+ 18 �b1 sems les god and e3!; ited 12 7? sed bt to m. lhough hng a si incebly compl One ye late Moozevch playd it ain cated I prefer White; fo example 8b4+ me n tana 2 d I maed  t he 9 �c2 a4+ 20 c a3+ 2 �d2 b4+ aane (d ven win after seous m 22 �e3 ex 23 x o 21..xa2+ 22 �e eo y cninun 13 h4 exdS 14 xS ex 23 x and omehow e ook pr an c 15 hS h 6 h3! f4 1 h4 oever, dawn mae me d cndent) 16 

Seleted Gaes

a7 (no 16 .xc3? 7 bx3 a7 18 xe «b wins) 21 e7+ h8 22 g6 o e4 9 gS+ h8 20 f6 Wg8 2 dS ad 18.aS 9 b h6 20 f6+ �8 21 'xcS wins) I see nothig be han 17 e4!? bu naurly he avos uch lie 9 e7 qhs 4  8 'xe

8..:d8 1 'xh7+  20 6+ g7 2 7+ �8 22  � wh a dw by epeio  5 d7 b7

20 l?

Back n 2 I conideed i couao mpece bu w  v ha  i on of e best moes   poson 20 b4!? was a eeng alternaive but dig  e  o so y to da opening up e king lke i An en he ws so 20 �b? which woud l to a sposiio aer 20. f 2 h3 wh af 20. b4 the dea 21 e2 ht be evn ore ffecve hn i e e 20.f4

By no lowng y rk o g3 Topalov pccy force e o nd the t winnng plan Afer 20. b4?  wod pobby o ue 2 g3 (cally 21 �b ?  2 g3! s a prfecy accepabe Jternave moe o 6 Wd6 and  god queo aig i what  e oly move but a ong oe I aleady woud do af 21 Oer le uch a f ve condent at his sta becaue ome- 2f4 22 , 2.b8 22 c d 2h6 how I sed at my peces wee paced 22 !? (eve hee 22 �b ?   sog! o hniousy fo e forhcomi co 22.b8 (22..x? oes o 23 xg7 W7 2 plicaions xd) 23 'xb8 axb8 2 xd4 d4 2  6  .   7 od5 g7   5 ! x eS 26 e seem moe o les cleay  a fc posto one ca of cur n te ou o afe 2a5  decdd expec bes pay fo a paye ike Topaov bac in 20 a 22 xd! was he bes He aldy had a chce to be eeey matd ance o get he adana ince vaao afe 8.h6 19 cxbS axbS 20 xbS d (f like 22 'xcS xd7 23 xh7 fd8 24 �b 2b 2 7+ h8 22 c4 xa2+ 23 6 25 xd7 xc 26 g5 xd7 27 x

Fi on Bod r II 1 9 9  200


t th oson wh  e7
an Black is paralysd facing th threat f Nomally n chs one sacces a ic for  1xc5 xd7 24 7! whch is now nu ine! His best cnce now  ossibly 22. h6 somehng concrt  it a check mat or a (22..a6  1xc5 xd7 allows a nat ma combinaon Mab a dct mating hrat n afte  x4 4 25 x+ x 26 g8 s cae te w ol et a tat to whl 22f4 23 g4 a6  what ese?  24 thraten ate Unsal isnt it? Th m 1xc5 1xd7 los to th mor copct ate 22 1xc5 xd7 wold suit Black rfc bt no ss beal 25 d4 g4  22••f3 T to win a tm t ge the igh  d8 but afte 23 7 a6 24 1xc5
Slctd Gams

26 h5

T la  I hd o  h o well  nc o cour 26 xe7 27 hxg6 

lc ;   n gng mtd a 25

Bcot-So Sjevo 000 mbit

Th g w nnott r h oun n nd pubid n vou zin n cuding    6 2 c4 e5!?

t whol or. Sory bfor  2000  jvo ounmn I   suanou x on  Pri, in h Jn d Lboug   a pl h Bup mb gn  Ar h  I le   wr o nw ( l o ) ia in  opnng  I cd o v    n 1 I v aor s n  rn pr o P n bor  I nw  oppo nn' quon obd k  opon o th Budp Gabi r to   n Bco n  a llg  o ou  P u  20 - bu  und ou h I w pking o h  gu! S I  h h  h opng gain   n h u n hi   ngd o b hi o conincin A o  1 vn i t Bupt bi gn n  ounn g nc bu wh know bou h u  3 dxe5  4 

u h i  upr o  I xpc 4  or   d w now  ou o h 4.  . xe5 5 4 ec6 6 3

Pobbl not h b ov 6  oo o logicl 6    c5 7 c3 00 8 5

 nw   3 ud o b pl bu Id br p hoical rr  Wh -up don coninc  nwa  .  d6   6 0 4 s   d 5+

�h8 2 000 

  b lot n r ic I pd h Budp b Bcro' con n  vo w lnd Niin Kprov long im och o I  o ak h ou o hi opnng prion H I hi I ho ll

Fire on Board art II 1 99  200

Bac a deoped comfotbly nd ams for  play on the  u tr h game Nkn rpr me a ot by climng I was muc wrs hr. 1 3 h4?

3 ! wi an unce poion would sll be noma o  1 3   e5 14 h5?

4 d2 was no goo n i of 4 )! , but  sold have playd somehing ohr tan th txt sinc now i inide py w b ndd.

would be uncear) 24 xe4 g4 25  5 26 LeS xc4+ 27 c3 xc3 28 bxc3 a  �b2 a4 3 a 1 :8 wnng 23 Wd7

Th smplt win 24 x lx2 25 �x2 x5 26 3 e6 27 e3 x4 28 3 5 29  xb4 30 �x d8 3 h 2 32 3 5 0

4h6 1 5 d2 7

Wite is arady  ere dicues s e 4pawn is vr w  6 d3 b4 1 7 2 5 1 8 d

Or 18  d7 1 8. g8  9 e2

mng for  eand bihop on b4 (g. 9..d7? 20  6 21 d4 wth an c pion u miig th taccl bow  9...6 20 d4 x5 21 ex5 e2 22 g1?

Durng the me  was mo conc about  qn acrce 22  4 23 xe4 b3 24 �b1 xd4  d4 but it' proba by inscn i  ong run r 25 . Jc  26  b6, or exple)

Whi reigd becae of 33 �bS 4 Gae 26

ShiovAopia

M 000 Fnch

22  lxg2

23 3?

Th as chce wa  e4 whn I would have to nd e computer connuaon 23 23. 24 J 4 25 •xf4

Th gme as aoad horly aer t toment nd pubhed  rious magzins incudig  ate G h ournaent in Mida was a doub ndbi wt four player Af e ronds uit Polg (who was to pay Gbrt Hrnande wit Black and  had 3 pints, d I wa detein to ght or te ourna mnt vcto nkig hat my cancs as Wite wod be pry od. As t happnd starng e m in me and not lsing by defat wa aady a big acevnt. T ast rod g a  am insad of  norma 3pm, and orc her i hg un uul abot ta ic it a comon pracc i css tournamn Th pcuiary of this cse owvr w a I mply didnt now

ct Gas

about he schedue  was in the esura ung a inn wch o a lo long h expected tha lfono Roe ked me why I wa l enjoyig he fod nd wie intead of prpang for he decisive ge Oly en i  ou he wa ot uch tme lef anymore  he se, I hough hre wa n re rson to pepare for koan who woud, for su ploy oe surpie opn g o I wa ot n ay hury to pay he b.

 usd to play 1 1 f4 hre b in i deciive ge  ddn w o c opian paaon ow I fe ha chess s ch ad if 1 1 f4 s etter tha   � (and I tnk it is) he  shold e played de of h ouet ituaio 1 1 .• c7 12 4 d7 13 g3 000 14 d3 x5 1 5 00 'c5

1 4  2 d4 d 3 c3 b4 4 5 c5 5 3 5?

is line is becog ery popula owa day especiay a op levl We Aopian lay it (he had ne doe so efe) I woded whethe he wante to folw hi o enian uch a Vagna and Lp an or hs oppone n he Word Champion shp n exaner Khfm. •Nowaday e he year 20 of cour hgh h enan gndmase i poy h l 6

n 2003 (anst Aak in the Bonan ague  played 6 'g4 n  poon and the 6. /7 7 dxS Jxc3+ 8 bxc iuecd y he gae LekoIaa nae 2000) lhouh  hapeed o wn afer a l of mutual sakes  presue that he oh o vcte :ns u were a er choice fo ths ook! 6cxd4 7 'g4 7 8 bx5 dxc3 9 'xg7 g 0 'xh7 bc6

oe monhs lat in  oogv<n 20 Khafman plaed S.h8!? hee nst G and aer 16 x d 1 7 'g7 hg8 18 h6 (1 8 7 h8 is a daw) 18x! 19 gx �d4! 20 4 �d he t excelen copnaon fo he xchange n a poon ia to e cuen me. 1 6 x7?

fer he e I was uie to l fro my oppoe ha gabing he paw in compute le ws in fac nw. 6 f had n layed y Dolao gai puan in he 990 Maila nzo but  wast ure wha to do a he obio 6 6 'h4 ha ao bee ted  a f mes 16  8 1 7 'h7 :xf3!?

1 1 3

A vey abious excha acrc whch fky speakg  didn seouly conside  his old annoon oltov gve the le 17.h8 18 'g7 h 19 h6 � ow han idea, 9x 0 £ �4?! dsnt work so wll cause of 2 e3 d with hs queen on cS Back can play 21 . �e) 2 x x, ar which  was goig to coue 21 e3!? wth a slgh ad

Fir on Board Pat / 1 99 7 200

vanag ts ny t ar 2 b6? 22 fd ne an s gt ba o te Dolmaov Lputan g 8 gx3 xe5

Pobabl t bs moe, w ad  opponn k for nay  our e r to e on  was qe so; fo exap 2  ¢d or 21 d x£ 22 6 g6 and e me s que unear 2  . .x3

1 9 e2

I was nt espey app o make s ove as I n to onne 9  Te pn after 9. x 20 'S que ap p to e bu  wn su wee  would be bee f nstad of akg a paw a exang i nt r  bsop and got a passd pawn after 9..d 20  1 9   

Now t ea a o wat ut  l so reoned on 9!? and m nenon was o repat t poson b 20  5 Ba an oo r soetng ese er, of ose) and ten p 21  20 e c6

Te orret way of apng I xpeed 2.x and must t ta 2 x x 2 6 w J was gg  play probably ads to a dw atr 4+ (23d2H gves te a ane o g on  24 Wg? + 25 �g2 gS 6 xe 'd5+ 2 e4 'xe4 28 xe4 xe4 29 e? and e pawn mgt bome dangeous nsad 24 We !  x  26 �e2 ' 2 We would b just aoer draw) 24 2 S no 24 2+? 25 ¢e1 dS 26 �d 25 'xe 2 xe  26 We2 ' so daws we 25 '  an  daneous o ) 2+ 26   et. owv 2 d w was sen b Vad r but no b me a ve t soe ed aer 22..   Wg xd 24 xe5 xg+ 25 g xeS 26 xd 22 x3 x3 23 e 5

t wa empng to pla  ' but te endga asng ar 23 .. '! u wse s  d5  4 w a r advn 24 xe6 xe6 25 xe6  did onvne  as Bla can somemes sare te pawn on d3 and te a passed pawn on  pro te b a bsop on d or kg n d4 23 d5 24 g d7 25 d 

2 

Sctd Gs

25 xa3?

28 hxg3

nce  whte rook s s on eS Bak kes an opporiy to capure e -pawn  houldnt have ben e bt me (2S.b5! would poise oe copnsaon), bt  reaced inorcty 2 h4?

Instead  26 xdS exdS 27 e! e would be o pawns don bu w a tec attac and a dedy pn 2   a4?

285

Now 28..xe6 s an opon but I n hte sod wn afte 2 + d 30 e7+ �c 3 S+ c6 32 e8+ �c7 33 +c8 34 '+ d7 35 1d5! 29 h7+ �xe 30 g+ ¢d7

Missng ts blow. hen  play 26 h4  nearl ad a sezr wen  saw that Blac could pa 26d3! e Bt ten I ced down rsng hat with 27 dS+ (wy didnt  conder s exchng sac r lier? 27. exd5 28 xd3  wod mnin enou ossbes; for exmpe 281c+ 29 Wg2 xc2  1h7 After the gae Vlad sustd 261a2? and  sees he poon s ore o ess bnced ae 27 1xd4 c6 or 27..1xc2 28 de d2 29 b4! 28 xd5+ xdS 29 d5 xdS 30 :dS �e6 3 d3 27 e

I 30  �e5 3 4+ �e4 32 e+ � 3 x and wns 3 x5+ �c 32 &  �c5 33 e7+ c4  e5 c5 35 4 6

3 5

t mde no sense to ener to copc Now te s wnng t was od we wre playng w he FDE e cono ons such as 36 'c7+ c6 37 e 'xc2 38 (ening he iscer clock ith a hf nute e �b4 39 xc6 + 4 � a2 4 bonus pr oe no te FE conto o e2 c4  especy sice ceckin i now wi F� I ac the onclusion hat s a 2 !) so the rest was elavey sy or me. dw n e end. 27xg3+ The ok s taboo; ie. 27  xe6 28 xd4+ 3c 37  &+ or 27.Wxe6 28 e Repean moves n order to e second

Fir on Board ar II 99 00

m conol and conidr th exchan acri c a mor lur.

1  c  f3 e6 3  cxd4 4 xd4 a6  d3

37 c

n Polanc 1998  ayd S 3 agn  bt h maagd o obLn  amo qua ndng righ fr  opng. Treo I had o adj my rao  tm f6 6  d& 7  d7 8 c3 c6

If 37�b7  

3 e  39 ! a1 + 40  h1

41 d

T mplt

41 xd 4 xc3+ Wd6

9 ie3

Back canno avod h qun cang; r xal 42�b6 43 3+ �c6 (s  k h a7-awn wih  chck)   aS 4S xd+ �xd  � w

9 6 Jxc6 0 b4 ha bco  in n ic Khan' bul vico or Rublky n Kaz 201



9e7

9.S!? 10  c8 lanng to anwr Agn if 43."xd  cxd aS 4S �3 1 b3 w  bS w h lin a worrd  e3  4 xd+ Wxd  Wd   n 9 hn  ch 5 3. T me I 47 c1 10  wa rady o chlln  ut b Wt ay Wb2 and  c2c3 layd dffny nd xptdl!). 10 f4  1 1 h1 �xd4 1  i c6 43d3! a

Gan1e 27 hoRubesky

Moci   Sicla

Ka Vato

T annaon    w dn

 wi wog on h bok and ar bad n y not for  9 T Ruian nst r Rub  a  rong cician and s n r· tir  my wllwork How,   o y nrw  ppa agan hm s not c a dfcl sk ut bing rar do no yt n wnng  ga o co

13 e 7 14 Aad1 e 1 e3 exf4 16 xf4

Sd Gas

1  e5 

Now I n reeber acy w y paaon wen bu is move s a novly 6 ..aS 175 xdS 8 exd5ae8 19  6 wit unclear play was tesed in e me GHeadezCsansen Phlaelpa 1998 whc soon endd a daw so We cod ossiby prove  some sage 1 7 c2 c7 18 c5?

Te pwn sace loks vry acve of couse bu n ospec I woud peer 8 b3!? 1 8.dxc5 1 9 d5 d

23.. .d8 24x6+ Beg in shok  ddnt ind gon into

forcng aons unlss hey ed   ls osion 2 a4! was the oer opton but i would pbably ead o a smlar poson afe 2.c4 25 xf xf6 26 :xd6 d6 27 l 4 :x6 25 :Xd xd 

2 g3?

Even though I didn see anyth clea, l sll coudn' foe myself to o ino the equl endig afer 20 �b6 bS 2 xb5 axbS  xd6 xd6 2 �xa8 a8 24 d  3! 25 xd xf4 6 JxbS Now e es sat rnng again as in e d old mes. 2 5 21 5 6 2 4 

I ejeced 22  xf6 because he dme afer 2 Jxe5 x+ 24 e6 25  x 26 x d8 27  semed d ous o e Aculy std of 2 xe5 2 fe 1! woud be noh to keep te osion eul, bu  doub  have cosen dffeenly ven if I'd seen at

we unde seve time ·ssure an m op one tought (as he aer aded) a h s alry be. Lookng fo winnn cances ) ave cos hm he e as e posio is st ey uncear

22 g 23 ?

2 8?

Once n ecng a dash ne 2 xf6+ xf6 24x h5 25   x 26 xe5 £ 27 b  ad f cous, co leey missng Blacks ely.

rbaby 26 .5 was e bes option fr lack (6.. 27 c Jx 28 xd6 and 26.� 27 c gS 28 e b se d  Whte when I woud v  d



2   cc momen in the e We boh



Fire on od Par / 99 00

e precse 27 3! (after 27 's   2 xeS g6 29 c3 bS 0 eS d3 31 xd3 d3 Blac is better) 27x 27..d7? alows 28 S) 28 xeS and th me re mans unclear

moth of my wo chilren and we have ery reason   look back happily at our begnnng: Istanbu 20 As o me   was in eceUnt psycholocal shape dung he Oymad but my na resut was sitly damagd by he ct ta, just a few days after ts nd, the 7 1 Now Whte s naly betr and y oppo- World Championship wa due to start nd I  ddnt want to demonsate my repeore nents meouble speeds up he press. Thats why whn I lay wth black pieces 7 f1 8  anst Gelfand and Vaa  chose sde n which in the rmanc aosphee were not caey prepred and ended up hlpng y opponents o convert tr brilian pay in ctores Nerteess, my nal resut  wth sen wins, re as n    was eaonabe for the lfetung toua ent  anage to wn  my games wth ite d  chose hs one for the book. I ses that my opponen made hs decsve mstake as eay as on oe 9 but to prove t I had to play vey precisey 1 8 6 

During and afer e gae  tought I was aeady wnnng at this pont but in fact after  28c4 the oy move) 29 d xd6 t  wud stil be ver dfcut to onver Whte's advanag nto a victor. Possby the bes he can do is chang the bshops m mediatey with 30 b3 3 31 axb retain  ng good winnng chances.

I pyed ths instead of y usal  e no ust to hde y  preparaon, but aso because I found a weakess in Chsans reper tore 1 f6  4 6 3 3  4     6 6 3 • 7 d 

9 f1  30 3+ 4 31 4 Wg7 3 7 + 1 0 Ge 28 oBaue stnbu Oymp  Nmzo-Id

his ge w spciay annotated for he book and hasnt been anaysed by me before. The Isabul Olpiad payed a exmely  mt role  my fe  as hre I et y  wife Victora Cye wo was playng for he Ltuanian womens  and tok te ld medal n bard one ow Vicora is so e

If   not sten, tis setup was rst employd by Vctor Kohno ganst Yaser wan a e 199 Nov a Oympiad acy 10 yers before the present gae. As I happned to be n Nov a yse dung the

Seleced Games

t rounds, I noted at e ad rememb  alys it wth Leod Yudas. erawa  paed 8 c ad I susted 8 b3!? hich seeme iteest to ond as he imself  mploye it aainst Korcnoi a mon later n Pamplona - houh al he t was a dcult  draw wth hte ad some npleasant habt ual' orchno remaks n e postmortem  became ear that 8 b3 was not te wa to t te advan Egh yeas late Kak scod (or mabe he just new te 160's unirs game  where the dea was seen st) that ere was a smple outon for Whte ad he went on to beat Camora  a apd chess me (Vllar obdo 1998 A easonabe path to follow

Intendn 8 foowed by  d6 and .. e5  wth ood chancs. te mu  act. 1  id6+ d8 14   1  ig W7

t least d6 w no loge b w tempo but Blac c get s out of ouble  he  completes hs plan Founately, ere is a way for White to win another tempo and gan mor space. 16 !  1 7  4

e ight oe back beuse othse Blacs poston woud be too passv; fo   ample after 17b7 18  18  d6

Durng the game I  was eseca concend  about 18. a 9 �  d6 20 4 d and  ddt have a   cear dea what t do then  8 0-0-0 saw that 21  b3 xb4  b4   23 bxcS 8 c xc3 9 x3 a4 wth equaliy oc a4 24 c3 d   25 cx6 a4 woul e  urd n that old eiawaorchnoi ame  ather unclear, while 21 b5? xbS   cb b4 2 xb c8+ 24
 novety but it doesn brng Black equl  play te Kranis ame saw 11 d5 2 f6 gxf6 13 cxdS exdS 14 e4! w advan o Wite. 1  f 7

 would lead to the brll mate! Pobably I  would hae chosen 21 e2! for exple  21e5  � 5  23 ex xb4 24 xb4 f6  f4! ad the advan of o white bishops vesus o black ghs will soon become dese l he copur con siders the posion aftr 21 e2 to b ood for Black but once gan m own fing  conadc at ument 19 W id7 0 !

This moe woud be usless if Blac had  rdy exchad the apawns A the sae

r on Boad Par /:  99 

m it woul mae ltl sese  play 2 2 ow bcause of 2...

9..  0. d

Othise Back would los matril.  d d  6

Preveng a7-5, dopi pes and felg odt about ohomg fod vaaos! �7 3  �6 Oc agin th y mov 4 d 6

Baue cort dds h (ad te o) at gtg rook and pw fo two ino peces woud be vtuay opeless fo him; fo empe 24e5 25 bxSxS+ 26  bcS 27h3! ad Wh is wg

Ths loss, but 29c7 3 c cS 3 bc5xa 32 cb was o bette 30 A  3 dd1

Wite has pd hs piees deay p hs o bishops, and wil ow wi materi 3 .�6 3 7 �4 33  A8  �3 W6 3 �

I tmtoubl this seed the sest wa to w, ad probaby ghly so 3. 36 A 4 37 4 8    39 Wa6 g  Wa7 0

 d6 6 6 

Normay I  cosider suh move pos ot ve ashe but what ca ou do whn you a tg shot of me? B pacic 6 . 7 7 d6 6 8 Ad

A this ove, whh 
Th mmedte 28b5 woul pobab b ore subbo but afte 29 2 �b (f 29ad8   d7 31 g3b 324 g 33 e7 d8 34 h aso sms wn g or Whte) ad the 30 3! �4 31 dd :d8 32 xbS ad Black wo U ose a paw wh no ompesao 9

Gae 29 hov-Baeev FIDE World  N Dlh  Frnch

Th aotaios to ths gam  bd o

Seleced ames

the nots de or   shrly ar Afte an my 11 ove I imeately h uaent. he tex was added when saw 1 ..�xe4 2 xe4 bS! an aready stated worng n te book inkng abot gng to the avl agncy to The Wo Chpinship  N Delh ran the ip back home as ey   poss ws y rd FIDE knockou fter bing ble Then whle Baev was thnkng se eated by Nisiu in 1999 I  did to I  decided ha I  could stl ght aftr 13 d3 aopt a dffeent srt  t of  no be (not 13 xbS? 'dS 1 eS xa2 15 'c3 aad of play-s. I  lc not   sd b8 w a cr advnt) 13b7 1 5   nands ha so I consided y chnces of but  s dicult for e to xplan why Bae rchng te a to be que o From e  didnt go for  lne,   he gme h gts sond to   rd y pln wk an inferior psion.  nt lane Onschu M 1  �! Guch nd Bs fnd  made drws i no hsy move but rnaty not a  he   (n tou soe of tem ba one ths e were hrd fout) nd ten won the ebeks 1 f rater condeny But the match nst Ths time arev des pay the move I saw arev chand his oune bause I lost le rgt ar havg made ie rst  wt Black and was in a toty must 1 3 x wn iuaon in e second one. 1 4 6 V sold! ter 1 .. c6 I wold f se

have payd he shp 2 d4 dS 3 eS  4 3?; Beev pefeed  wat nd se instd  e ebeak he did pa   c6 houg, and fortnaty e reslt was e sae. 

   3 c3 f6 4 g x4  x4 7 6 xf6 xf6 7 f3 7 8  0-0 9 000 7 1 0 c4 f6 1 1  1 ! 

13 xd

Nw Wht gts he ed wthout osng any materil 13e4 wnin the exchange was ore cicl However wen aking my 13h ove  was aeay condent at afte 14 e4 g5 15 e3  (15c5 1 b x3 17 xe3 or 15..xe3 16 e3 is also  gd or hte 16 b x3 (16x? loss cly to 7 h3! intendng 17 xd2 18 xh7+
Fe  Bad a II  99 004

immedate 14. f wud he  pr be, when Wt wu py 15cd3 

1  f4 f6 1 6 3!

 21 � f exmpe 2 c4 21 c4 xc4   x8 d3  9xc8 xf4 24 Cb1 dx2+ 25 xc2  2 dS ns f te whe 2.6 2 h4  ed t  uck mate nce the  awn s t h 1 g6 4

Ths s ne of the ew psn where  ghts e stn thn tw bshps Hn  cn ve 'e hts• f the e le ncudn the pnt eS squae Whe stats pp  asat n th kinse, uh he must s be ce nt t w Bck act when the  pens u

 b4!

pe n eece  Jb7 3 g7+ W7 4 g1 6! 

As e pessu ppchs aee tres a 1 6 6 17 d3 b6 18 g4  19 g cee c whch fte Whts crec e 8 0 g!  e h  uc rathe  suffr n ns  ke 24  25  8  c e (265  2) 27  x 28 x  24  c and Whe dmats cmpete n h cses 



 f3!

2d7?  was what Bck mh he hped fr  Jf6 6 7 

In  tunaent me espec such  mpnt n u cant hp n t d  cin w t cn the adant n a  pnt n anss te  s menn such iet pssbtes a 20 c  2 h4!? whch e s d f Wht 0  The ws n  w  p t tht 

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6  

6 8 

Prbaby oeookng his 29 move He should gve up te oher r bu aftr 26..fd8 27 xb8 b8 28 c3 not 28 xdS?! �h8!) 28 e8 29  e4 30 d  should euase the sce anyway 7 f8+ f8 8  W8 9 3 10

o te mach shed 1 ad  had to pay anoher ebak d ain I ad  in athe convincy hough my openg pepaon for e t (and hus fo the condQ me ed ut o e a buff ae on Game 30 hoGschuk D W  N D 000  aan

7 !

n amusing poson:  no back pieces are hanng simultaneously as eay as move 7. s too bad hat te wil catch ly one of them  'xe4 e7 8 d4  w the known thoeica ne eaing o equay 7 7 8 g6 9 f4

The annotions to s game wee done This ws a novty; 9 c4 had been play when woing on the book previously his was my s eve encountr wih a 9  6? sha Gischuk a a noml timeconol bu  Now hn can go accodng t my pan incediby imnave pay had ready caught The crtcal connaon was 9.0-0 0  d! my atenon a yea earle n a when he and here I ms ait tha y rina inen was sxeen ys ld Aso  once los four on fo the preparaion n 1999 was 11 bz es i  row to hm in the ntee d3, whch snt good because of 1.h4 12 Chss ub so t as asy to l ae for hs  g3 a6 13 a4 cS and ac has an celent  One ng was fo sr: rschuks e accordng to teoy! Yes t was a  quacaon for ths sema mach was no shoc o dcover a here wre many ges srs a all n the dataase with Bac playing SxeS 1  4   f3 6 3  f6 4 00 (nsead of s  xe4) foowed by 6 d4 a6 7   a4?!  8 'e2 e 9 xe4  10 f4 But his o choice was! e had nevr 00 11  dS 2 d3 h4 13 g3 cS! wh he ployed ths mo ord eor ame poston s ach!  e2! is ica  hch is why I neve pd attenon to ha Rytshaov  I wored on ths cape in ne.) As  anaysed i wthot beng fi 1999 and we  a ot f condence n wth the aabase s  soon made some Wtes poston no nocing one y de sae n my ivesgaons ogh I dont  emmb what it wa now I s wh men   4! ong however tha insead of 11 d3 The corct epy. SxeS 6 d4 wold be Wte can  1 e2 or 11 e! wih ner inded promsing for hite accordng to ou e pay, hough s is less prosing  what I t in the me prepaon  

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ie on Board a

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1 0 i3  1 1 

Now  Black cass he  paccly be a mpo down on te 9.0�0 line bcaue Whites bshop s alady on  Thfo  bocs e  squ s.

1..d6 After S he wuld have oe ea an h 87 sice 84 fis o 9 d5) but on 9 c2 e could o couse  9d6! onc moe.

1 1 f 1   00 13 f3

18 ! ?!

Wite's ight is muc b placed ha s opposing nbe, so a sml advan is rdy secrd 1 38?

Ge h mess

Jsy ejecn 8.4 19 b4 e8 20 5 whn We s bete but mssig tat 8.8 9 eS 6 2 5 e! no 2..d8 2 bxaS xd4+ 22 e3) 2 c ab4  xb4 e wold probably ulise 19 !

1  i a?

Probaly Gschuk didnt e hs posion v mc ar 14 5  f 6 (S:.d6 woud sl e oginal p o nsfring  nht to 4Q   4 �6  7 e5  wi he tt e xpen anohr tmpo.

e py oftn ps to preten  yu  psng 1 9  0  6 1 i �4  i? I ook   drasc dision ng ad  

Blak woud complee s deelopent and consodae s posion. ts e at o mae us of a lad   dvopmnt yo noall do 1  ?! And   dd nd h way to ue i ef it y concret play ohs a ]u 22c2!? vy Instad 15 ae!  16 b4 woud  hoping to gt a sml ed by doubln the pfeabl as now lack s amos orcd to rooks on he c-l also dsd attnion sacice a paw  e ca hope o so   Af 22  e4 W sould probably play compnsaon aftr 1 . 17 bxS 6 8 e4 19 b4 8. 23 c5! intendng 24 b6 w excent con o of e da sques ll oer  board 1 f7 1 6 c Maybe  cS! w a slgt advtage as l can  23. bu te poso afe 24 bett but I  dont l cosd pwn suctus 61 c7 25 b4 s st in Wi's avour as h kt is xtmely wl paced on c6 een in gna! bette ha on 5. o it ooks ke  .  1 6 c 1 7 ac1 !?  was a sonal dcision  ring to pvnt  l6 Howevr,  mst adm ta ding he 1 7if6 Blac coud insis on s plan h e I planed someth lie 2 ? wic 

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wou only ply nt Black hd, a at 31...'6! 32 h :8! 33 :!  3! 3 23 6 Wt a•t cou w h a '+ h8 35  h6 wt go opn  v play o a. noh poy wa 23  aton ut I  ho non hat   a h5? u I v that th poto at puly avac aay whou a  23.x (ot 2 g6? 2  x+ 25 ov ha a hua wou o up wth y �h g6 26 xg6 �h8 2 ! wh a ch l 32 : (32 5 x5 33 S  g w) 2 x5 6  roughly qul 3 : :8 35 gS h8 ao look k a 3 fd1 6 4 d! aw  36 h3?! 6! ay  aou or Wh) 32   33 S JxS 3 5 :8 35 + �h8 36 x3 2 3 :1   t  o Wht t  o prptua h a o xpl 38    houl alo  ton tat  S pwn  untouha; .g 2.5? 25 :c5 or 2.Jx5 25 5 x5  :5 xS 2 :x5 S 28 c an wn. 

6

T ow n a pong poo no a wnnng on!  8! 

Gvng u h qu  h ony wy o po 4d7  tnc  thw Wh p ut now Wht  o top It  hat pawn wo avan .g  x6 26 x6 oth layr  2...c8 u th   .6 26 c5  2 6 c8 28 n hou atr 25 x6 ( hol proaly   29 x o 25 .. x6 26 xc py 25 xc8 xc8 26 ! wth a ght c 2  x 28   Wht wn aag) 25 x 26 x + 2 �h 67 x7 7 x8 x8 8 x7 x 28 5 g6 29 xg6! 7 9 d6 

Blak poon look dcat h an poaly av  hoou wth 29. _2 (29 ...6  h x6 3  :8 32 x8+ x8 33 g3!  y arou) 30 g x6 31 x x2 (alo tng 

Whou h paw Wh ata advan tag wo no  o ch pot.

9 f! 

Corrly ptg th nth ak a avog  lo uh  29. :6 

Fe n Bard a II

199 7

 xb5 31 b6 d7 32 xb7  33 �! (he kng blockades he passe e-pawn o ee up  ok) 33.e 34 �e2 e8 35  hS+ 36 � or 29e8 30  30 ld5 lc1 + 31 2

S? h6 34 �3 34  83 35 h3 e3+! 36 xe3 2 37 Ze2 Zxe2+ 38 �xe2 Z2+ 39 Wd3 xa2 oesn k so ea) 34.. 35 �h4f 36 3  37 h3 f 38  an  ws 33 . l c2  lxd7 lxe2 35 xe2 b6

Geat efene fe 3.2 36 We xa2 e foce ine 37 xb7 a+ 38 � + 39 �3 3+  �43 4 Wc5 e3 42 b6  43c7 a2 4 b7 wins so Gishuk ns e ony chce  ovoe a mske 36 lb7 lc2+ 37 e3

Now he pous vaiaion wou no o since he bawn woun avane so qky 37 .l3+ 38 d4 ld3+ 39 e5

3 lf8 

Aga e riht ecision Passive defenc  was no one ossibe becase hie wo simy ava hs queen, so Back onncs is os i oe o ake heas 32 le5  s onen abo h forhoig

o enme so I pefe no o oo for oh winng ans  oesn' apve y eson b is ie I  wont isuss t  wih hm

This eqe ve se caluaon be use now he epawn ss ning. How eer s asse pawn pus ag heas  wih moe 39 ..e3  We6 6 Agan e bes c . e2 w of cose ipossibe ue o 4 b8 mae whe  g5 woud ose o 4 7  (o 4.e2 42 f6! h6 43 � wih ae) 42 £+ �8 43  f 4 7 e2 4e W  2 

41 le7

32 .lc8

41 .ld4?

Fay aowg a foc wi oweve 4e2 42 e8 �h7 43 �7 2  �c7 a2 45 7 c2+ 46 b6 Z2 47 xe2 33 le7! xd7 48 a woud aso be hoess o if Bu   wi aree ha in he n insea 4   42 7 3 43 �8 �  7 a3 45 of vn bac he quen was aso posibe: 33  g3 ad Ba is i zu 

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Slcd Gaes

42 rd7 e4 43 xe4 fx  e7 1 0 ack rsiged du o  e2 5 7e 6 

 d h7 7 W and her ar no qun checks o preven g !  ny rook tu-o-qun endgme with mating deas n both stas ae 3 hoGhuk FDE Wd C New Di 00 Man Lne

This moe was n Grschu's rprtore at th te and I  bee s prty dubou. 1 2 5

Closing th cnre is  daous fr Back in many nes o the Ruy Lpz due  th spac avantage that Wht gs I expr nced  recnly myslf as Blac n a game aint Topao naes 200 whic h won  th 11.c72 5 vaaon 1 2 c4 1 3 a4 

No is is not what  ad prepared a hough n y dfence I shoul menon tht  s me was anayse by m ealy n 201 ookd throu h ln bfore the t me and publshed in H  Howev, a no the rd an 13 a4 ithout b2b3 was most   aoaons a  be changd also one of  possib plans Fotaely whn I as worng on h book and gv tlee months late   got another chance, in a ths gam a cloe look  bndod ga agans Pkt n onaco 20 My l in th semna mach of th and ths ie I did pay 13 b �b6 4 a4 My ld Chaponsip dd last og ris ppnnt connud 14.c8, and atr 15 chuk sck back in th scond m ouplay e2 d7  ntroducd a srong novlty:  ng me n a complx poson whre  was a c4! b4 72 pawn up ut dd sns he danr in  Despi ths paful oss  had o do m  bs n my last e wth Whte under th slow meconol h suaon was pre tns an, alhoh I t to kp as cam as poss  b I ended up mng up he ns that I ha prpad 1 e4 e5 2 f3 c6 3 b5 a6

No more surises. 4 4 f6 5 00 e7 6 e1 b5 7 ib3 d6 8 c3 00 9 3 5 1 0 c2 c5 1  d4 b7

H her s anhr funy so  I ld afterwads his posion aso ose a fw mles away (n h Rapi Chess orl Cup n Canns o b prcise in the gam Kasparo-ischuk almost the same day! That mans at, whi  ad a ast oppory to use my prepaao Grschuk was espeay uuc because knowng my me e cold not  te li an hs cost hm anothr  dfa a the smina sta, snce Canns was aso a kockout ent. My gam conued 17..h5 (shk chose 17.. g6 and 

ire n Bad ar II  99 004

 we aft 8  hS 19 g4f 20 xf4  3b6 4 e2 4 21 '2 6 22 S dS 23S gS?! It was sll ossble o pay  b3 bu a  24 h, lhough n ths ne nerestngly sad I cpety mxe up he cia the enu 23.xeS 2 :eS Wf6 2S ae ry f ha e wth y wn prepain Le8 wod offe Bac serius cuner 4  xa4 chances  maybe Kspav had lray  gn wrong somewhe) 18 f? 19  f 20 xf4 ex 21 e5 dxeS  e  23 xeS 

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A typca iea n many types of clsd Ruy pz Back volun accp  slad and thus wea apawn in xange  th bshop par The pston s s ve cose and es o nghts nd bisho re by n eans wak han Backs o bishs d knh b the s was a dan at the sion wl pen up nd Bck  strog pay  th sa Whte's positon sees sghtly pefeabe to m so fr

and here Pke cmmtted haa- wth 23.xe (23.. was a oughe dence as Gschuk payd th he  whte qeen n d2) 4 xeS  and after S aS 8 26 d6!? 26  ad 26h2!? e l nt accord  t  26.c6 2 ad I  gt  seous avae. The est  he me was a te 5 xa4 bxa4 6  d7 7 xa4 6 nuenced by e t hat i was n ny 18 :a3 a5 9 c3  20 e3  blinfld bu s rpd chess 278 28 xf4 if 28 xcS xe 29 :e xd6 30 xd6 d6 31 e6 e 32 xe4 x4 33 b6 g4 34 hxg4d8) 28.xe 29 x1 xd6 30 'S! (te ndam afe 30 xd6 xd6 3  should be wnnn as well; f example 3 32e5 e4 3 exe4 34  c3 3S 3 4 36 hS £ 37 �2 b 1 38 gS+ h8 39 S but the text seems e efective) 30.a? (30fg4 31 hxg a loks stonger but n act afer 32 g3 e7 33 d! 'e6 3h5! Back s lost anyay) 3 gx h6 (e blnold tcks) 3 ! no 32 x+?? g) 32. d 336   had ben knwn a payed beore. xg+ 3 hg  3S e8+ and lack  e t ov is especall prtant in signed. Backs eup hs bshop gets t d ju  

Seleced Games

tme and  a4pawn can no on be n dd wea a te py desn' hav a htsuar bshop to atck t. hrefor he has noig br thn exchng it fo the b-paw sone o lat. 2 b3

 noly Th  TpaPke, G ign 997 saw 2  (reaenng 22 f) 21.gS ad Back stoo wU. I looks lik I dt wat to xchan y bishop, prfn o sacc  d therefor kept y kght o ! A je that und out o b  2 .axb3 22 b3 :a 23 eb

28 . 6

orcng it o make a dsion. 28.  f4 coud b  b 2e7+ xe7 30 e6 whl ate 28..g?! 2 b th bisho wod hve to reu to e7 anay 

29 f3

The wrng chic.  ddnt wn t  up my og knight, but  was ore porant o hut in he bishp  c  I had  cn nu 29 e7 xe7 3 6

23 f5 

Back n 2 I inad that fe 2 d7 o  23 d7 t wud oy hav a sliht adang. Now I thnk that qua wod e a mor prop vauatn n her s 24 xc5  s  sog poson acrce that ws

undrsmt by Gischu t ths moent I flt comrbl, as I nw that o pro tectd cn pa shud  a lte sng t th Bck bisho nd m opism wasn xcssie though I spoilt thin ate on 24. dxc5 25 xe5 a4

The ony answer Backs  is bad but Wte is now bgd t xchag it. Afe 25.b7 26 ex£ Back wuld   wos 26 x  27 c6 'c7 28 e5

 pcueque pawn ce

Bfo analysng th gm propery I want s hhr m adang would  seious ha [ pay s way but nw  thnk  s. Black cot echang hs bishop for th dS ad 6 awns so eay whl Wite can cobine en a agns th wk ess at cS and £. w a possibe dfne s 0c7 cor he h2-b daonl a oh es th   woud b y song o eS; e.g 0. 4! 3 eS :a4 32 e! whJ

Fre  Bad ar /  99 72 004

30..d6 ils o 3 'b2! f4 (f 3 32 b8 'xc4 33 1e5) 32 b6 xb6 33 xb6 After  c7 Whie should play 3 b8 3 'b2 4 32 b6  is now less cer, snce aer 33 g3 xb6 3 1xb6 eS e cn tak on cS becase of ) 3.a if 3.h6 then 32 b2! foowed by  is strng slowly rodg p he cSawn) 32 xa 1xb8 33 :a! "c7 34 1a2 and  beleve ha Black s ojecivey ost 29f4?

Nt a bad move but 29xc6! 30 dxc6 xeS wod be he ost effectve wy to punh me for my wa 29h ove since Whe cn even dea abot th advan wih us rook d cpawn ans o song back bshps I cold ony hope at I woudn be much wrs either afer for example, 3 d 30 le1

vong any such  possib but  lowing Back to actvate s bishop n re.  30 b8 hen 30.:Xc6 3 dxc6 xe5 oos ev wo or Wte than on he prvious move

b8 a7 36 b a 37  shold s  aot qu. 33e8?

Corrcy eecg 33xc6? 3 dxc6 e8 becase afer the ow 35 d7 xd7 36 dS White wold have very trng cpnsaon for e sacced pece Dring he me Gscuks move seemed ie a bunder to me b in fact  ais for some incredby compcatd ccs.. whch wer ot needed bcase 3g5! woud ready create det probems for me especay wit he gh on c6 Ad after 34 e6 ossby te oly move as the tt of .8 s son the bishop can  back wt 34.7 (34.f6 is no  bese of 35 e7 a8 36 d6! 'xc6 37 d7 xe7 38 xe7 d8 39 x4 and Whes nve is sU very son 35 �xe7 (he ct alow both bshops to become acve; for exape aer 35 �S e!) 3S.'x7 and Whie hs o sue fr a dw wch  beeve he  sacheve de to the srngh of s paws even though the compu proam cry prers Black. 34 e7+ ' 35 6

30f5 3 lb5

ratenng 32 'b3. 31 c2 32 lb2 ig6 33 d2!? Maybe it wa prefrbe o  and reat

the posion wi 33 bS b once   didnt even wnt to thnk about it! Bsides, Back may dee to pay on th 33.e8, tough e poition after 34 �xe7+ xe7 5

Its o hat someimes a sly ri dculous move can work out tacticy 35e6 36 

Is the me cose to beng over? Thats what I fet r pang hs move but m opponen ddn share my thoughts 36 c6

Lighnng om a cler sky  had ny k

Selected ames

oned on 36..£ 37 d7 (37 'xa6 g6 38 g3 .g2 seems to ose aer 45 x+ Wx 'h6 s unea) 3g2 (o 3g6 38 g3  'a8+ � 47 e6+ �xe6  e+ � 49 xd7 39 xd7)   dB 'xh3 39 xg26  d7 'h4 50 + We4 51 dS+ Wf4 52 Wxg2 40 'd5+ 7 41 e6 and wins, whle afte 'g3+ 53 W h3+  We2 'e3+ 55 d 3. xc4 te shold n by contng 3 b3+ 56 �d2 2+ 57 �e 'c+ 58 d  d7 xd7 38xd7g6 39ed1 h6 (o 39£ e3 59 e2) 45 xg2 g2 46 L   d8!) 40 d8 xd8 41 xd8+ �h7 42 47 e6 g5 48 g2 h5 B wth a decisve aack 37 xa6 xg2 38 f3!

Te ony way to connue ghg for a wn as yng o aod the daw ae 38 �xg2  39 �h2 h6 woud e no wthout prac c sk; e.g 40 d4 (40 b7 'f4+ 41 �h ' draws cxd4 41 c5 'g5 42 c4+ Wh8 4  (43 :g 'xe 4 3 h5 s ucea) 43 4 e6 'xc5 45 d7 g 46 g d2 7d d5 ad lack s OK. 38 xf3 39 2 

Once agn fee condent bu .

39  

Incee aaon  expeced 39 5 whch s no od because o 4 d3 a8  40  41 x £ 42 -) 41 'a3 g4 42 hx £ 43 c! ad  pes  threats whle keeg a decsive matea adt 40 7 !

Hee I missed a wn u I only now it now om wokin on he annotaons ack  in 21  dcated e followi lne afe capuin the bisho 40 hxg4 'x (40£ 41  x4 42  is te same 41 f  42 a  43 �g g3 (43'+ 4 W 4+ 45 �e3 ws)  :g2 xg2+

and I thought ths pan endgme was  awn Not so as te ca use te ange! Te most pise way is 49 e7+ �e8 (after 49 te comletes hs sk moe easy; eg 50 �£ We8 51 We4 g4 52 We5) 50 �h2! (not 50 ? h4 51 W4  wth a daw) 50� f 50 h4 51 �h3 �7 52 W WeB 53 �xg5 h3  �f6 wns) 51 W3 We8 52 Wg2! d lack s n zuwang Aer 52 g4 53 �g3 � 54 �f4 �e8 55 �eS � 56 Wd5 g3 5 Wc6 g 58 Wd g 59 e8+ te ws easy ts a py that I ha to ake my 40th move and roay ddnt hae uch e Maybe  would have found ths w  t was aleady the second me cono lthough the fac hat in te end it ok me the yeas and comute assstace was equred does ueson my abiy o do t wth one ho 40 6 4 d5 l7! 

Gscuk plys pres ter 4 .�h8 42    wod hae 43 ! nn ut ny e smsses a sl dea late on 42 g

gn no een thng aot epeton  42 a while seng that 42 e6 xh3+ 43

Fe  Bad a II  99 7 2004

Wg g3+  � + 45 :g2 g2+  g2 d+ 47 �g  48 e7 d4+ 49 W ' wuld lso lead o a da ad rejectig i i ode  bce o the rors  insad! I nay pd o bu oly with my opponets ep 42 x3  g2  43 a?! cod lrdy be dagerous ae  4... 43  f2!?

the na afte missing an easy daw in the scond ame but thats a diere soy e 32 hoPket Wi  Z 

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An 44a  ist advisabe f3?

The anotatis o tis me are based o h otes  mde or t  after he ounm he e was adde whe wok g o e book For me ik an Z 2 as a toament that is easy to spi n  pats Aer 8 uds, I  ws coidenty eadg wi 6/ oits; hen  ost to Kasparov, s suck bac  round te (rawng afte ssin a n aganst Anad nd he compete disaser  with o moe osses (to vchuk ad  and a daw  the ast ound ans Morozevc en te touament ended  tied o nd oches ros of my poor ish bu no I i it was simpy physic exauston wc  elt srongy for th s me i many  e oly onclusio  be  drawn  that he a paye appoaches his hities e shuld  ore ad ore  about coseing hs ee t  playe my   in he s en rods ad I lke his one the ost

Peas no the eatest piece o uck in y caee but deniey a pecious f Black had ite ic in hodig te balance aer .h3 5 •a   dS+ �8 47 ' g5 (but t 7 h6 48 a r 4 h5 48 a 'g5 49 �h g4 5 'e4 and hite is 1 e4 e5 2 f3  3 xe5 d6 4 f3 beter agn) 48 � 'h4 He coud so  x 5 d4 5 6 d3 d6 Ths ne which I have played many tes  44e? atough he I  woud pobaly pee my osio ate 45 e 5 46 e4  w both colours, in c ams o be a  Anyway ow the gme eds. o o 1  as ack keeps ying o d a force daw n the bynths o on, cocete 45 e6 f8 variaions  45e6 46e6  47 e8+ is mae  e7 : 47 d7 x7 48 •x3 g5+ 7   8  c6 9 e1 49 1 1 The aeave 9 c2 is poaby prfer Back din want to se 49  5 d5 able a leas accog o my late eeriec xd5 51 cxdS d e passed pawns decide  ith Back te me in ites vou 9f5 1 c2 g6 Te ourth gae   drawn (aso t A easonabe move but ikes late some uck and hs I rched anoher eak in sustion O..7 1 c3, wich as my sporng caee t was a pi that  oduced nto pracice by simdzhav in cn f any sious   nd  002 might  an easier ay o eqaity 

eleced Games

6..a5!

us  me! f Whe manad t py b2b4 he wud be a bi bete. Bt nw he  f l ha t wch out for te e4 <ar 7 g3 , watching ou desnt en ookig

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 7..h8  8 4

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A tyica advanc ang Black's psion n lile re pssive at the sk of enn tes awn scure Other ves wld pose uch; eg  c3xc3 12 bxc3 xd3 3 xd3 dxc  xc4 d nsposing  own lines   ..i7  2 c3 f6

A song nvely ht yelds Blck a passie but sd psition Duing y epton I expeted 2..xc3 and  hought y hopes    slght adant ar 13 g6 h  bxc3 wd  jused.

8...xc3?!

Pssiby his cpe is not eb enh Getg  knh t   stegcly un f couse but lte n he gae Pi ex chans i for he g5 bishop nd n that cse t w ore ogca to play 18 ? id 3 ig5 I ddt wa to echan n , as I wud aty since fter 9 e3xeS 2 eS xgS hen have more  Jess to abndn y hpes 21 gS f6 22 exf :xf6 Blc wuld sill f attacking hs kng And ganzing posi he hs song bishop n the board. Wite nal pressure wod not be eas eihr eg13 wuld probbly connue 23e7 g6 24 e5 xg6 hxg6 1 gS bd7 S e2 5  wth unclea pa c! 16 f4 aS) 15.. 16  x2 17  9 bxc3 e4 20 le3 x2 nd Blac shuld hld he bnce. 

3 bd7 4 e5 

A scally uncear decisn but a I sad I wanted o ack s sme rsks hd t  ken. After  b? Black woud cntnue 14.e8 pevenng e f sch a possib 4 .xd3  5 xd3 c8!

Ceang wo psoal threat that can bth  parried a e sme me  6 f4

Afer 6 b4 xeS 1 xeS  18 f4 aS (1.. £? s als ssible) 19 3  20 xb4 1 21 xa  f6 he sin  equ

Fie  Bad a II  99 72004

Ony by catng fs thats We can chang uch acs as the poected kt in th centr of e boad

ithout t nteeat ove he saice odnt wok;  26 g5? 

26 .e8 27 lae

20 xg5 

Now Wte s t  20.5 2 eS 6 woul  cot (or es 2  l f) w an appoxay u siion aer 2  f 2 h : 24   sic he wite bishop s also qit srong hre 2 •xg5

Evn when you  ng to atck ts ot adsable no to d yo own wn scre;  ths me anay, i  e iport at a latr stg 2 5 5  e5 1d7 23 e1 L lk copty ne o Bck 2 .h6

Ceating anoh nplasant thrat

2 ..f? was possibe cause o22 + hxg6 2 g6 and thee s no defence as 24 e7 o 4 h3+  5 h7 oowe y 26 1h5 ma

Foced, since 7 x4? wold ose to 2 g7+ xg7 29 7

22 5 

28 fxg5 4

 h y wose posion s usuay uplas-

ant to defnd so Blac avods t ne 22.xe5 2 5 ad is to ov his po lems ccaly

23 xf7+ 2 4 was possib ut hen ano

ght wod come to 4. Wi  text Wh saccs a pee fo varous pawns (thus e pawn sucture was iotantQ d keeps e niav 23 .. .h7  g5 WgB 25 g6 hxg5 26 le7

27  .g4

The and a haf yas   consided is moe to be a mista bcause I ought at after 28  4! 29 h3 1g3 Blac whe sufr ng would s be abe to hol he postion Its e at I se nog be than 30  i 30 h 1xc3 3 xe a8 3 x8 1c+ 3 W2 4 o 31 1+ �h8 3 1g4 �g8! daws) 30.x+ 3  xc3! 32 :e+ x 33 1xe8+ �h7 when dspit bn a pawn up Whte wl pobably not wn if Black defends oec eg 34 
ny now can I say hat Wht has nded sacced t knt as aft Blacs py t can no ongr  rcaptd 29 h3 woud oe 29..'g3 ad hrefore anspose to t vaiaons dated n h peous no ut it semed to m that 29 g3!? woud  songe

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Now I fee ke angng my opion beause 9 h3 s ore unplasant o a paccal pint of  29 "3 

Afe 29g4 Wte wns  a unny ng mach: 30 �g2 £+ 3 �h3 3 x f5

It was bee  eep Blacks t nacve by lang 36 a4! c7 37 d6 36 c 3 d6 5 

The only chnc ut no a sucen on 38 g6+

Whes ony winning chance is o poote a pawn so he us us e possiblty o ad ane  paw wth check 38 xd5 xc seems less cea o m  We 

A seious me-pesse inaccucy ate whch Whe has h uppe had ee would  nng ng th Black's poson ae 32. , when I ony see a draw for Whie afer 33 � (33 xc6 x3 dsn pmis anythng ethe) 33x3 34 h4 c2+ 35 �3 xa2 36 be7  37 S  8
8 �8 woud lso  anse by 39 xd5 c3  l and    7 Whe wns in he sye of a good sdy 41 h5 xeS 42 dxeS �e7! 43 �g2! �  � d5 45 �e4 e7 (f 4Sc 46 �d3 d5 47 �d4 b4 4 g4  49 �e xe5 SO g5! and lack s n uan 46 g4 c6 47 5 x5. ow s Wi to move and he can mae a uwa so easly, bu h s s wnng afte 4 a4 4 ! a6 49 a4 s just as good 4..  a6 (f 48a5 49 �d4  50 c4 xg5 51 �b and Whie cretes as any pasd pawns as he needs 49 aS (zugzwag! 49 6 50 h6 e7 5 hx7 g 2 c6! e7 53 c7 �d7 54 eS and ws I don ow wheher  would nd   a the boa u at ome s alway ascinang to anayse such ndin! 39 xd5 xc3  e5+ 6 Wh e e onol moe Piet es no an uuua maing  I "C hs posi on as hopless anyway; o exmple  �d8 4 d5 a2 42  wns

34 8 35 a6 b 36 4?

4 c6

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3 •6  xe6 32 xe6 f?

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ire n Bard ar / 99 7 2004

The inmedate movs (w ready saw 38 6+!) seem o be the os imporant  s enge 4 h5 b2 woud be les ea

7 a3 xc3 8 txc3 d5 9 d3

41 b1 + 

tes dea was based on the ln 41c7 42 5 xc6 43 g4 (atng 45 S mae 3.6  g?   7 45 + Wd6  xg7 s so winnng of course)  ..e7 45 h6! xS or 5 e2+ 46 xe2 xe2 47 hxg7 46 dxe5 6 47 g7   6
42 g2 b2+?

Lsing at once, bu 42.. b5 43 d5! Wg6  a4 c7 45 7 would led  the same esul

 exd5 sees een moe bog thugh hts a mae of ste.

43 3 1 

9 d4

Aft 3Z�b5 hite has  xb5 bS 45 c7 and he pawn is usoppable .

Compicin n unnecessaily e .dxe4 10 xe4 e4 1 4 'x 2 x1 Jd7 it woud onl rqure some accu to hold he enme.

a/e 33 oGscuk s 00 Sa Four

The aoaons to this ge we done when orng n he book and ae  on y ntes pubshed in r 8 he eos of the New Dh match wre s ue sh so it is no wondr that in naes (whch w a doubleroud rbn evnt n b came out ad boh pye won wih ie. Acual m w uned out to be not so dcut as I anad to epoit Blacks openg naccuraces reasonably we. 1  c5 2 3 c& 3 d4 cxd4 4  & 6 tc3 e& 6 db5

 xc6 is more rica u somhow I out m opponnt wated o play the eshkov d I wanted    bS ne (see e nex ge 6  

Oops I ot about that one ow hite has a coupe f ways to gh   mnma advt, but he has o accept ting e teel du psitons

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1 te2 e5 1 1   1 2 h3

hites pay is s upreentious bu a east now h has soe ge to  at. And  pesene o h eens s a v mot cor onc he opens he posiion with 4 1 2eB 1 3 g3 e&?!

A novely Anst Pniv  mn befe hs me Kono payed 13.7 and his choce sees sone beue  slows down 4 Aculy dug e en me neher opponent mbed  pedecesso. 14 4 ex4 1 5 x4 d7?