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CHESS INFORMANT 70 1 A04 Rotstein,A 2455 Greenfeld,A 2540 Montecatini Terme 1997 [Greenfeld,A] 70/1 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e5N [ 5.d3 g6!? ( 5...d6 - 39/1 )] 5...Ng4 6.Bh3 Nxe5! [ 6...h5 7.0-0 A) 7...d6 8.e6!? ( 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.Re1± ><Ke8 ); B) 7...Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nc6 9.e6! fxe6 10.Bxg4 hxg4 11.Qxg4± ] 7.Nxe5 Bxh1 8.f3 e6! 9.Kf2 [ 9.Ng4 h5 ( 9...Qg5!? ) 10.Nf2 h4 11.g4 Qc7 12.Nxh1 Qxh2 13.Nf2 d5] 9...Qf6 10.Ng4?! [ 10.Qxh1 Qxe5 11.f4 Qd4+ 12.Ke1 Nc6 13.Nb5 Qa4 ( 13...Qc4!? 14.Bf1 Qxc2 15.Nc7+ Kd8 16.Nxa8 Kc8 ) 14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Nxa8÷ ] 10...Qf5!? [ 10...Qxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Bxf3 12.Kxf3 Nc6³ ] 11.Qxh1 [ 11.Ne4? Qxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Bxf3 13.Kxf3 f5 ] 11...h5 12.Kg1?! [ 12.Ne3? Qxh3 13.Ne2 e5 ] [ 12.f4! A) 12...hxg4? 13.Qxa8 Rxh3 14.Qxb8+ Ke7 15.Kg1 ; B) 12...d5 13.Nxd5! ( 13.Ne5 Qxh3 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qxd5 Qxh2+) 13...exd5 ( 13...Qxd5? 14.Bg2 ) 14.Nf6+! Qxf6 15.Qxd5 Qd4+ ( 15...Qc6 16.Qe5+ /\ Bg2 ) 16.Qxd4 cxd4 17.Bg2 d3! 18.Bxa8 Bc5+ 19.Kf3 dxc2 20.Be4 Ke7 21.Bxc2 Nc6© ; C) 12...Nc6!? 13.Ne5!? ( 13.Bg2 hxg4 14.Bxc6 0-0-0 15.Be4 Qh5 /\ d5=/+ ) 13...Qxh3 14.Nxc6 h4 15.g4÷ ] 12...Nc6! [] [ 12...hxg4? 13.fxg4 Qh7 ( 13...Qe5 14.Qxa8 Rxh3 15.d4!+- ) 14.Qxa8 Bd6 15.Bg2 Qxh2+ 16.Kf1± ] 13.Nf2 [ 13.Ne3 Qxh3 14.Ne4 Nd4! 15.Ng5 Ne2+ 16.Kf2 Nxg3] 13...Qxc2><<<, Qh1 14.f4 Rc8 [ 14...Be7?? 15.Bg2 d5 ( 15...Rc8 16.Be4 ) 16.Nxd5 ] 15.f5 [ 15.Bg2 d5 ] [ ¹15.Bf1 Qg6 16.Ba6 Rb8 17.b3 ] 15...c4! 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Qe4 Qxe4 18.Nfxe4 Nd4! [ 18...Be7?! 19.Nb5] 19.b3! [] cxb3 [ 19...h4 20.Kg2 ( 20.Bg4 hxg3 21.hxg3 d5! 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Bxc8 dxe4 /\ Nf3-+ ) 20...Nc2 21.Rb1 Ne1+ 22.Kf2 Nd3+] 20.Bb2 bxa2 21.Rxa2 a5 22.Na4 Nf3+?! [ 22...Rc2 23.Bf1 ( 23.Nxb6 Nf3+ ) 23...d5! ( 23...Nf3+ 24.Kg2 Nxd2? 25.Bd3 ) 24.Bd3 Rxb2-+ ] 23.Kg2 [ ¹23.Kf2 Nxh2] 23...Nxd2! 24.Bxg7! [ 24.Nxd2 Rc2 ] 24...Nxe4! 25.Bxh8 b5 26.Nb6 [ 26.Nb2 Rc2+ ] [ 26.Re2 Ng5 ( 26...Nxg3) 27.Nc3 b4 ] 26...Rc6 27.Na8[ ¹27.Bd4 Bc5 28.Bxc5 Nxc5 29.Nxd7 Kxd7 30.Rxa5 Rb6 31.g4 ] 27...Bd6!? [ 27...a4-+ ] 28.Rxa5 Rc2+ 29.Kf3 [ 29.Kf1 Nd2+! 30.Ke2 ( 30.Ke1 Nf3+ 31.Kd1 Rd2+ 32.Kc1 Rxh2 ) 30...Nb3+ 31.Kd3 Rxh2 32.Rxb5 Nc1+-+ ] [ 29.Kh1 Nf2+ 30.Kg2 Ng4+ 31.Kf3 Bb4! 32.Rxb5 Rf2+ 33.Ke4 d5+ /\ Rd2# ] 29...Ng5+ 30.Ke3 Nxh3 31.Rxb5 Rc5 [ 31...Rxh2 32.Rxh5 Bxg3 ] 32.Rb7 Ng5 33.Nb6?! Rb5 34.Nc4 Bc5+ 0-1 A05 Marin,M 2545 Georgiev,Vl 2515 Andorra 1997 [Marin,M] 70/2 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 [ 2...b5 - 70/(2) ] 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 e5 7.d3 c6 [ 7...Nbd7 - 6/15 ] 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.e4!?N [ 9.c4 - A 15 ]

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Page 1: Chess Informant 70

CHESS INFORMANT 70 1

A04Rotstein,A 2455Greenfeld,A 2540

Montecatini Terme 1997[Greenfeld,A]

70/1 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e5N

[ 5.d3 g6!? ( 5...d6 - 39/1 )] 5...Ng4 6.Bh3 Nxe5!

[ 6...h5 7.0-0 A) 7...d6 8.e6!? ( 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.Re1±><Ke8 );

B) 7...Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nc6 9.e6! fxe6 10.Bxg4 hxg4 11.Qxg4± ]

7.Nxe5 Bxh1 8.f3 e6! 9.Kf2 [ 9.Ng4 h5 ( 9...Qg5!? ) 10.Nf2 h4 11.g4 Qc7 12.Nxh1 Qxh2 13.Nf2 d5∓ ]

9...Qf6 10.Ng4?! [ 10.Qxh1 Qxe5 11.f4 Qd4+ 12.Ke1 Nc6 13.Nb5 Qa4 ( 13...Qc4!? 14.Bf1 Qxc2 15.Nc7+ Kd8 16.Nxa8 Kc8 ) 14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Nxa8÷ ]

10...Qf5!? [ 10...Qxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Bxf3 12.Kxf3 Nc6³ ]

11.Qxh1 [ 11.Ne4? Qxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Bxf3 13.Kxf3 f5 ]

11...h5 12.Kg1?! [ 12.Ne3? Qxh3 13.Ne2 e5 ] [ 12.f4!

A) 12...hxg4? 13.Qxa8 Rxh3 14.Qxb8+ Ke7 15.Kg1 ; B) 12...d5 13.Nxd5! ( 13.Ne5 Qxh3 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qxd5 Qxh2+∓ ) 13...exd5 ( 13...Qxd5? 14.Bg2 ) 14.Nf6+! Qxf6 15.Qxd5 Qd4+ ( 15...Qc6 16.Qe5+/\ Bg2 ) 16.Qxd4 cxd4 17.Bg2 d3!

18.Bxa8 Bc5+ 19.Kf3 dxc2 20.Be4 Ke7 21.Bxc2 Nc6© ; C) 12...Nc6!? 13.Ne5!? ( 13.Bg2 hxg4 14.Bxc6 0-0-0 15.Be4 Qh5 /\ d5=/+ ) 13...Qxh3 14.Nxc6 h4 15.g4÷ ]

12...Nc6! [] [ 12...hxg4? 13.fxg4 Qh7 ( 13...Qe5 14.Qxa8 Rxh3 15.d4!+- ) 14.Qxa8 Bd6 15.Bg2 Qxh2+ 16.Kf1± ]

13.Nf2 [ 13.Ne3 Qxh3 14.Ne4 Nd4! 15.Ng5 Ne2+ 16.Kf2 Nxg3∓ ]

13...Qxc2∓ ><<<, Qh1 14.f4 Rc8 [ 14...Be7?? 15.Bg2 d5 ( 15...Rc8

16.Be4 ) 16.Nxd5 ] 15.f5

[ 15.Bg2 d5 ] [ ¹15.Bf1 Qg6 16.Ba6 Rb8 17.b3 ]

15...c4! 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Qe4 Qxe4 18.Nfxe4 Nd4!

[ 18...Be7?! 19.Nb5„ ] 19.b3! [] cxb3

[ 19...h4 20.Kg2 ( 20.Bg4 hxg3 21.hxg3 d5! 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Bxc8 dxe4 /\ Nf3-+ ) 20...Nc2 21.Rb1 Ne1+ 22.Kf2 Nd3+∓ ]

20.Bb2 bxa2 21.Rxa2 a5 22.Na4 Nf3+?! [ 22...Rc2 23.Bf1 ( 23.Nxb6 Nf3+ ) 23...d5! ( 23...Nf3+ 24.Kg2 Nxd2? 25.Bd3 ) 24.Bd3 Rxb2-+ ]

23.Kg2 [ ¹23.Kf2 Nxh2∓ ]

23...Nxd2! 24.Bxg7! [ 24.Nxd2 Rc2 ]

24...Nxe4! 25.Bxh8 b5 26.Nb6 [ 26.Nb2 Rc2+ ] [ 26.Re2 Ng5 ( 26...Nxg3∓ ) 27.Nc3 b4 ]

26...Rc6 27.Na8“ [ ¹27.Bd4 Bc5 28.Bxc5 Nxc5 29.Nxd7 Kxd7 30.Rxa5 Rb6 31.g4 ]

27...Bd6!?“ [ 27...a4-+ ]

28.Rxa5 Rc2+ 29.Kf3 [ 29.Kf1 Nd2+! 30.Ke2 ( 30.Ke1 Nf3+ 31.Kd1 Rd2+ 32.Kc1 Rxh2 ) 30...Nb3+ 31.Kd3 Rxh2 32.Rxb5 Nc1+-+ ] [ 29.Kh1 Nf2+ 30.Kg2 Ng4+ 31.Kf3 Bb4! 32.Rxb5 Rf2+ 33.Ke4 d5+ /\ Rd2# ]

29...Ng5+ 30.Ke3 Nxh3 31.Rxb5 Rc5 [ 31...Rxh2 32.Rxh5 Bxg3 ]

32.Rb7 Ng5 33.Nb6?! Rb5 34.Nc4 Bc5+0-1

A05Marin,M 2545Georgiev,Vl 2515

Andorra 1997[Marin,M]

70/2 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 [ 2...b5 - 70/(2) ]

3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 e5 7.d3 c6

[ 7...Nbd7 - 6/15 ] 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.e4!?N

[ 9.c4 - A 15 ]

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CHESS INFORMANT 70 2

9...a5 10.a3 axb4 11.axb4 Rxa1 12.Qxa1 Na6 13.Qa3 Qc7 14.Re1 d5 15.c4 dxe4

[ 15...d4 16.c5 ] [ 15...dxc4 16.Nxc4 ]

16.Nxe4 [ 16.dxe4 c5 17.b5 Nb4 ]

16...Nxe4 17.Rxe4 c5 [ 17...f6 18.d4 f5 ( 18...Bf5 19.Re1 e4 20.Nh4± ) 19.Re1 e4 20.Ne5 /\ g4, f3,><Na6 ]

18.bxc5 [ 18.b5 Nb4 19.b6 Qxb6 20.Nxe5 f6 21.Qa4 Rd8 ]

18...Nxc5 19.Re3² Bd7™ [ 19...Bf5 20.d4 Nd3 21.Rxd3 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 e4 23.Qe2+- ]

20.Ng5 [ 20.Qa1!? f6 21.d4 exd4 22.Rxe8+ Bxe8 23.Nxd4² ]

20...h6 [ 20...Bh6 21.h4 f6 22.Bd5+ Kg7 23.d4 ]

21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bf8 23.Qb3 Bc5 24.Re1 b6 25.Bd5 Kg7

[ 25...Bh3? 26.Qc3 Bd4 27.Qxd4 exd4 28.Rxe8+ Kg7 29.Bxd4+ f6 30.Rg8+ Kh7 31.Bxf6 ]

26.Qd1 f6 27.Kg2 Bc6 28.d4 exd4 29.Rxe8 Bxe8 30.Bxd4 Bxd4 31.Qxd4 Bf7 32.Bxf7½-½

A10Krasenkow,M 2645Kveinys,A 2555

Krynica 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/3 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 c6 5.0-0 d5 6.d3 Be7 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 a5 9.Nc3!N

[ 9.a3 ] [ 9.Nbd2 ]

9...Na6 10.a3 Nc5 [ 10...Bd7!? /\ Be8-h5 ]

11.b4 axb4?! [ 11...Ncd7 ]

12.axb4 Rxa1 13.Qxa1 Na6 14.b5± Nc5 [ 14...cxb5 15.Nxb5 dxc4 16.dxc4 /\ Rd1 ]

15.Qa7 cxb5 16.Nxb5?! [ 16.Ba3! Ncd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.cxd5 b4 ( 18...Nxd5 19.Nxb5± ) 19.dxe6 bxc3

20.exd7 Bxd7 21.Qxb7 Rc8 22.Nd4± ] 16...dxc4 17.dxc4 Nfe4 18.Ne5 Nd2

[ 18...Bf6 19.f3 Nd7™ 20.Rd1± ] [ 18...Qd2 19.Ba3 /\ Be4 Qg5™ 20.f4± ]

19.Re1 f4?! [ 19...Ndb3!² ]

20.Bd4 Ndb3 21.e3!± fxg3 22.hxg3 Bd7 23.Bxc5! Bxc5

[ 23...Nxc5 24.Rd1 Qc8 25.Bxb7! Nxb7 26.Rxd7+- ]

24.Qxb7 Bxb5 [ 24...Bc8 25.Qc6 Qd2 26.Rf1 Bxe3 27.Nf3+- ]

25.cxb5 Qd6 [ 25...Qd2 26.Rf1 ]

26.Nc4 Qd8 [ 26...Qd3 27.Qe4+- ]

27.Qc6 Qf6 28.Rf1 Bb4 29.b6 Nd2 30.Nxd2 Bxd2 31.b7 Qe5 32.Bh3 Kh8 33.Qxe6 Qb8 34.Qc8 Qd6 35.Rd11-0

A17Kramnik,V 2770Karpov,An 2745

Dortmund 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/4 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6

[ 10...c5 - 68/29, A 30 ] 11.d4 Na5 12.h4!?N

[ 12.Ne5 - 70/(4) ] [ 12.Bf4 - 70/(4) ]

12...Re8 [ 12...c5? 13.d5 exd5 14.exd5 Bxd5 15.Rxe7 Qxe7 16.Qxd5 Rad8 17.Bg5± ]

13.h5 [ 13.Ng5!? h6 14.Nh3 ] [ 13.Ne5 Bd6 14.Bf4 f6 ]

13...h6 [ 13...c5?! 14.h6 g6 15.Bf4± ]

14.Ne5 Bd6 15.Bf4 [ 15.Ng4 f5!? 16.exf5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 exf5 ] [ 15.Qg4 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Kh8 ]

15...Qe7 [ 15...f6 16.Ng6 ]

16.Qg4 Kh8 17.Nd3 [ 17.Rad1 Rad8 ]

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17...Rad8 18.Rad1 Bc6!? [ 18...Bxf4?! 19.gxf4 /\ f5, /\ Re3-g3 ] [ 18...c5 19.Bxd6 ( 19.d5 e5 ) 19...Qxd6 ( 19...Rxd6 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.Ne5² ∆Red8? 22.Rxd6 Rxd6 23.Qf4 Kg8 24.Nxf7 ) 20.dxc5!? ( 20.Ne5 )]

19.e5 Ba3 20.Bxc6 Nxc6 21.Re4!? [ 21.Qf3 Na5 22.g4 c5„ ]

21...Qd7?! [ 21...Na5!= /\ c5 ]

22.Qf3 Bf8 [ ¹22...Na5 ]

23.Be3! [ 23.g4 Ne7 24.g5 Nf5 ]

23...Na5 [ 23...Kg8!? 24.Rg4 Kh8 ]

24.g4!± -> Nc4 25.g5 Nxe3 26.fxe3!? [ 26.Qxe3± ]

26...hxg5 27.Rg4 [ 27.Rf1 Qc6! ]

27...Qe7 [ 27...Be7 28.Qxf7 Rf8 29.Qg6+- ]

28.Rf1 Rd7 29.Qg3 [ 29.Nf2? f5 ]

29...f6 [ 29...Qa3 30.Rxg5 Qxc3 31.Nf4+- ]

30.e4 [ 30.exf6 gxf6 31.Nf4 Kh7 32.Ng6 Qd8÷ ] [ 30.h6!? gxh6 ( 30...c5 31.hxg7+ Bxg7 32.Nf4!? ) 31.exf6 Qh7 32.Ne5 Rd5 33.e4 Ra5 ]

30...Qa3 [ 30...Qd8 31.h6! ( 31.exf6 gxf6 32.e5 f5 33.Rxg5 Qxg5 34.Qxg5 Rg7 ) 31...gxh6 ( 31...c5 32.hxg7+ Bxg7 33.exf6 Bxf6 34.e5 Bg7 35.Rxg5‚ ∆cxd4 36.Rh5+ Kg8 37.Qg6+- ) 32.exf6± ] [ 30...c5!? 31.h6 ( 31.exf6 gxf6 32.Nf4 Kh7 33.Ng6 Qd8 ; 31.Kh2!? cxd4 32.exf6 gxf6 33.e5‚ ) 31...cxd4 ( 31...gxh6 32.exf6 Qh7 33.Ne5+- ) 32.hxg7+ Bxg7

A) 33.exf6 Bxf6 34.e5 ( 34.Ne5 Bxe5 35.Qxe5+ Qg7 36.Rf6 dxc3 ) 34...Bg7 35.Rxg5 ( 35.cxd4 Rf8 ) 35...Bh6 36.Rg6 ( 36.Rh5 Qg7 ) 36...Qh7 ; B) 33.Kg2 dxc3 34.exf6 Bxf6 35.e5

B1) 35...Rxd3 36.Qxd3 Qb7+ ( 36...Bxe5 37.Qg6 Qb7+ 38.Re4 ) 37.Rf3 ; B2) 35...Bg7 36.Rxg5 Kg8 37.Rh5 Rf8 38.Rfh1 Rf5 ;

C) 33.Rf2 dxc3 34.exf6 Bxf6 35.e5

Bg7 36.Rxg5 Kg8 37.Rh5 Rf8 ; D) 33.Nf4! gxf4 ( 33...Qf7 34.Qh3+ Kg8 35.Nh5 ) 34.Qh4+ Kg8 ( 34...Bh6 35.Qxh6+ Qh7 36.Qxf6+ Rg7 37.Kf2+- ) 35.exf6

D1) 35...Qf8 36.fxg7 Rxg7 37.Rfxf4+- ; D2) 35...Qc5 36.Kh1 Rf8 ( 36...Ree7 37.fxe7 Rxe7 38.cxd4 )

D2a) 37.fxg7 Rxg7 38.Rxg7+ Kxg7 39.Qg4+ ( 39.Rg1+ Kf7 40.Qxf4+ Ke8 41.Qb8+ Ke7= ) 39...Kh8! ( 39...Kf7 40.Qxf4+ Ke8 41.Qb8+ ; 39...Kh6 40.Qxe6+ Kh7 41.Rf2+- ) 40.Rg1 Qc7 41.Rg2 f3 42.Rh2+ Qxh2+ 43.Kxh2 f2= ; D2b) 37.Rfxf4! dxc3 ( 37...Qxc3 38.fxg7 Qc1+ 39.Rg1 Qxg1+ 40.Kxg1 Rxg7+ 41.Rg4+- ; 37...Rff7 38.fxg7 Rxg7 39.Rxg7+ Rxg7 40.Qd8+ Kh7 41.Rh4+ Kg6 42.Qe8+ Kf6 43.Rh6+ Ke5 44.Qxe6+ Kf4 45.Qf6+ Kxe4 46.Qxg7+- ; 37...Rxf6 38.Qxf6 Qh5+ 39.Kg2+- ) 38.Rxg7+ Rxg7 39.fxg7 Kxg7 40.Qg3+ Kh6 41.Rh4++- ;

D3) 35...Qd8 36.Qh6 Ree7 ( 36...Qc7 37.Kh1 ) 37.Kh1 ( 37.Rfxf4 dxc3 38.fxg7 Rxg7 39.Qxe6+ Kh7 ; 37.cxd4 Rf7 38.fxg7 Rxg7 39.Qxe6+ Rdf7 40.Rxg7+ Kxg7 41.Qe5+ Kg8 42.Rf2± ) 37...Rf7 ( 37...dxc3 38.Rfg1 Qf8 39.Rh4+- ) 38.fxg7 Rxg7 39.Rfg1 Qf8

D3a) 40.Qxe6+ Kh8 41.Qe5!? Rde7 ( 41...Kg8 42.cxd4 ; 41...dxc3 42.Rh4+ Kg8 43.Qe6+ Rdf7 44.Rxg7+ Qxg7 45.Rg4 ) 42.Rh4+ Kg8 43.Rxg7+ Qxg7 ( 43...Rxg7 44.Qd5+ Rf7 45.Qh5+- ) 44.Qb8+ Kf7 45.Qd8 Qg5 ; D3b) 40.cxd4 Rde7 41.Rxg7+ Rxg7 42.Qxe6+± ]

31.exf6 Qxc3?“ [ 31...gxf6 32.e5 ( 32.Nf4 Kh7 33.Nh3‚ ) 32...f5 ( 32...Qxc3 33.exf6± ) 33.Rxg5

A) 33...Rg7 34.Nf4 ( 34.Rxg7 Bxg7 35.Nf4 Rg8 ) 34...Rxg5 35.Qxg5± ∆Qxc3/\ 36.Ng6 Kh7 37.Nf8 Rf8 38.Qg6 Kh8 39.Qh6 Kg8 40.Qe6 Rf7 36.Kh1!+- ;

B) 33...Bh6 34.Rg6 Rh7 35.Rf2 B1) 35...Qxc3 36.Rg2 Qa1+

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( 36...Qxd4+ 37.Kf1 Qd8 38.Rxh6 ) 37.Kh2 Bg7 38.Nf4 Re7 39.Rf6 Kg8 40.Qf3+- ; B2) 35...Qf8 36.Rg2!?± ]

32.f7 Rc8 [ 32...Red8 33.Ne5 ( 33.d5!? ) 33...Qxg3+ 34.Rxg3 Rxd4 35.Nc6+- ] [ 32...Ree7 33.Ne5 ]

33.d5! exd5 34.e5+- c5 35.Rf3“ [ 35.Rxg5! c4 36.h6 g6 37.Rxg6 Qxd3 38.Rg8+ Kh7 39.Rh8+! Kxh8 40.Qg8# ]

35...c4 36.Nf2 Qe1+ [ 36...Qc1+ 37.Kg2 c3 ( 37...Be7 38.e6 Rd6 39.Qe5 /\ h6 ) 38.Rxg5 c2 39.h6 Qxg5 40.Qxg5 c1Q 41.hxg7+ Bxg7 42.Rh3+ ]

37.Kg2 Be7 [ 37...c3 38.Rxg5 c2 39.h6 c1Q 40.hxg7+ Bxg7 41.Qh3+ ]

38.Rxg5! Bxg5 39.f8Q+ [ 39.f8Q+ Rxf8 40.Rxf8+ Kh7 41.Qxg5 ]

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A13Marin,M 2530Ionov,S 2525

Benasque 1997[Marin,M]

70/5 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 5.b3 c5 6.Nc3 Qb6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.Bb2N

[ 8.e3 - 54/9 ] 8...Be7

[ 8...bxc4 9.bxc4 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Rxb7± ]

9.d4!? [ 9.e3 0-0 10.Qe2÷ ]

9...cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 [ 10...Bc5 11.Qh4² ]

11.Nxd4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nc6! [ 12...bxc4 - 70/(5) ]

13.Rfd1 /\ cb5 [ 13.Nxc6 dxc6= ]

13...Rb8 [ 13...bxc4?! 14.Nxc6 dxc6 15.bxc4 Rb8 16.Na4² ] [ 13...Nxd4 14.Rxd4 bxc4 ( 14...Bc5 15.Rd3 bxc4 16.bxc4 Ke7 17.Na4² ) 15.Rxc4 d5 ( 15...0-0 16.Rc1 d5 17.Rc7± ) 16.Rc7!² ( 16.Rc6 Kd7 17.Rb6 Rhb8³ ; 16.Ra4 0-0 17.e4= ) ∆16...Bd6?!

17.Rb7 0-0 18.Rc1 Rfc8 19.Na4± ] 14.Nxc6™

[ 14.Rab1?! 0-0= ∆15.e3?! Rfc8³ ] 14...dxc6 15.cxb5 cxb5

[ 15...axb5!? Suba,M ] 16.e3! 0-0 17.Ne2 Rfc8!

[ 17...Rfd8 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.Nd4 Rc8 20.a4 bxa4 ( 20...Rb8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Nc6 ; 20...b4 21.Rc1± ) 21.Rxa4 Ra8 22.b4 Nd5 23.b5 a5 24.Nc6± ]

18.Rac1 Rxc1?! [ ¹18...Nd5 19.e4 Nb4 ( 19...Rxc1 20.Nxc1! ><a2, d3 ) 20.Rd7 ]

19.Rxc1 Nd5 20.Nf4!± [ 20.e4 Nb4„ ]

20...Nxf4+ [ 20...Rd8 21.Nxd5 Rxd5 ( 21...exd5 22.Rc6 Rd6 23.Rc7 Bf6 24.Be5! Rd8 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Rc6+- ) 22.Rc8+ Rd8 23.Rc6 Rd6 ( 23...Ra8 24.Kf3± ) 24.Rc7 Bf6 25.Be5!± ] [ 20...Bf6 21.Nxd5! ( 21.Bxf6 Nxf6² ) 21...Bxb2 22.Ne7+ Kf8 23.Rc7 Ba3 ( 23...Rb6 24.Nc8! Rb8 25.Nd6± ∆f6 26.Nb7 ; 23...g6 24.Nc6! Ra8 25.e4 ) 24.Nc6 Ra8 25.e4± ]

21.exf4 R 9/k Rd8 22.Rc6 Rd6 23.Rc7 Bf6 24.Be5! Rd2

[ 24...Bxe5?? 25.Rc8+ ] 25.Rc6 h5?! ><h5

[ 25...Kf8 26.Rxa6! Bxe5 27.fxe5 Rd5?! 28.Ra5± ∆Rxe5?! 29.a4+- ] [ 25...h6!? 26.Rxa6 Bxe5 27.fxe5 h5± ]

26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rxa6+- ><h5 Kg7 28.Ra5 Kg6

[ 28...Rd5 29.a4 bxa4 30.Rxd5 exd5 31.bxa4 ] [ 28...b4 29.Rxh5 Rxa2 30.Rb5 ]

29.a3 Ra2 [ 29...b4 30.axb4 Rd3 31.Ra3! Rd4 32.Ra1! Rxb4 33.Rb1 Kf5 34.Kf3 ]

30.b4 f5 31.Rxb5 Rxa3 32.Rb8 h4 [ 32...Rb3 33.b5 Kg7 34.b6 Kg6 35.b7 Kg7 36.Kh3 Rb2 37.Kh4 Rb3 38.Kxh5 Rb2 39.Kh4 Rb3 40.Kh3 Rb2 41.Kg2 Rb3 42.h4 ]

33.gxh4 Rb3 34.b5 f6 35.b6 Kg7 36.b7 e5 37.h5 exf4 38.h6+ Kh7 39.f3 Rb2+ 40.Kf1 Rb4 41.Ke21-0

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A13Schwartzman,G 2510Serper,G 2550

Los Angeles 1997[Serper,G]

70/6 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Nf3 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.Qxc4 a6 6.Qb3 b5 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0-0 Ngf6 9.d3 Be7

[ 9...c5 10.a4² ] 10.Nc3 0-0 11.a4 Nc5! 12.Qd1!?N

[ 12.Qc2 b4! 13.Nb1 ( 13.Nd1 Bd5÷ ) 13...e5! ∆14.Nxe5? Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qd5+ 16.Nf3 Nb3 17.e4 Nxa1-+ ]

12...b4! 13.Nb1 e5! 14.Nbd2 [ 14.Nxe5? Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qd5+ 16.Nf3 Nb3 17.e4 Nxe4!-+ ]

14...e4 15.dxe4 Nfxe4 16.Nxe4 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Bxe4 18.Be3! [] Rad8

[ 18...Nb3? 19.Nd4! Bxg2 ( 19...Nxa1?? 20.Bxe4+- ) 20.Nxb3± /\ Bc5 ]

19.Rxd8 [ 19.Nd4!? ]

19...Rxd8 20.Nd4 Bf6 21.Bxe4 Bxd4 [ 21...Nxe4? 22.Nc6 Rd6 23.Nxb4 Bxb2 24.Rb1+- ]

22.Rd1 Nxe4 23.Rxd4 Rxd4 24.Bxd4 c5 25.f3!

[ 25.Be3 c4∓ ] 25...cxd4

[ 25...Nxg3? 26.Bxc5 Nxe2+ 27.Kf1 Nf4 28.Bxb4± ]

26.fxe4 P 3/d3 Kf8?? [ 26...f6? 27.Kf2 Kf7 28.e3 dxe3+ 29.Kxe3 Ke6 30.Kd4± ] [ 26...g5! 27.Kf2 Kg7 28.e3 d3! 29.Ke1 ( 29.e5? f5! 30.exf6+ Kxf6 31.e4 Ke5 32.Ke3 d2 33.Kxd2 Kxe4 34.Ke2 g4-+ ) 29...Kf6 30.Kd2 Ke5 31.Kxd3 h5!? 32.Kc4! Kxe4 33.Kxb4 Kxe3 34.Kc5 f5 35.b4 f4 36.gxf4 gxf4 37.b5 axb5 38.axb5 f3 39.b6 f2 40.b7 f1Q 41.b8Q Qf5+ 42.Kc6 Qe6+ 43.Kc5= ]

27.Kf2 Ke7 28.e3 d3 29.Ke1 Ke6 30.Kd2 Ke5 31.Kxd3 a5

[ 31...g5 32.g4!+- ] 32.Kc4 Kxe4 33.Kb5 f5 34.Kxa5 g5 35.Kxb4 Kxe3 36.a5 f4 37.a6 f3 38.a7 f2 39.a8Q f1Q 40.Qa7++- Kd2 41.Qd4+! Ke1 42.Qe3+ Kd1 43.Qxg5 Qe1+ 44.Ka3 Qe4 45.Qf4 Qd3+ 46.Kb4 Qd7 47.Kc3! Qc8+ 48.Qc4 Qh3 49.Qd3+ Ke1 50.g4 Qh6

51.Qg3+ Ke2 52.Qe5+ Kf3 53.Qf5+ Ke2 54.Qc2+ Ke1 55.Qe4+ Kf1 56.Qf3+ Ke1 57.g5 Qg7+ 58.Kc2 Qg8 59.h4 Qe8 60.b3 Qe7 61.h5 Qe8 62.Qg3+ Kf1 63.Qd3+ Kf2 64.g6 hxg6 65.hxg61-0

A16Gurevich,M 2620Nijboer,F 2605

Antwerpen (open) 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/7 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1

[ 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bd2 c6 8.e4 d5!? ( 8...Nbd7- 66/8 ) 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 Na6!?© ]

6...c6 [ 6...e5 - 12/50 ]

7.e4!?N [ 7.Nf3 d5= ]

7...d5!? [ 7...e5 ]

8.exd5 cxd5 9.cxd5 [ 9.Nxd5 Nxd5 10.cxd5 ( 10.Bxd5 Nc6© ) 10...Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2÷ ]

9...Na6!? /\ 10...Nb4,10...Nc7 10.Nge2 Bg4!? [ 10...Nb4 11.Nf4 g5 12.a3!? gxf4 13.axb4 fxg3 14.hxg3 Bf5 15.Bh6² ]

11.h3 [ 11.0-0 Nb4 12.Qb3 Bxe2 13.Nxe2 Nbxd5÷ ∆14.Qxb7?! Qa5!ƒ ]

11...Bxe2 12.Kxe2!? [ 12.Qxe2 Nb4 13.0-0 Nfxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5÷ ∆15.Bg5 Qd7 ]

12...Nc7 [ 12...Qd7!? 13.Re1 Rfd8 14.Kf1 Nb4„ ]

13.Qb3 b5! /\ b4<=> [ 13...e6 14.Bg5!? Ncxd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Rhe1! h6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Kf1² ] [ 13...Rb8 14.Be3² ]

14.Be3!? ><d4, /\ d6 [ 14.Bf4

A) 14...e5 15.Bg5! ( 15.dxe6 Nxe6 16.Be3 Rb8ƒ ; 15.Bxe5 Re8 16.d4 b4 17.Qxb4 Ncxd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd5ƒ ) 15...h6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Ne4 Qb6 18.Rhc1² ; B) 14...b4 15.Bxc7 Qxc7 16.Qxb4 ( 16.d6 Qxd6 17.Bxa8 bxc3© ; 16.Ne4 Rac8© ) 16...Rab8 17.Qc4 Qe5+ 18.Kf1 Rfc8ƒ ]

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[ 14.d6 Ne6 15.Be3 Rb8 16.Bxa7 ( 16.dxe7 Qxe7 17.Kf1 Rfd8 18.Rd1 h5!ƒ ) 16...Qd7 17.Be3 Qxd6© ]

14...b4! [ 14...a5?! 15.d6 Qxd6 16.Bxa8± ] [ 14...Rb8 15.Bxa7 Rb7 16.Bd4± ]

15.d6! [ 15.Qxb4 Ncxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5

A) 17.Qb7 Nxe3 18.Qxa8 ( 18.fxe3 Qd6!ƒ ) 18...Qa5 19.Qe4 Nxg2 20.Qxg2 Bxb2! 21.Rhd1 Qxa2 22.Kf1 Bd4³ ; B) 17.Bxd5 Qxd5 18.Qc4 Qd7!©/\ Rfc8<=> ]

15...Qxd6 16.Bxa8 [ 16.Ne4?! Nxe4 17.dxe4 Qa6+!ƒ ]

16...bxc3 17.Bb7! ><a6 [ 17.Bg2 Nfd5 18.d4 Qa6+! 19.Kf3 ( 19.Ke1 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Qd3 21.Kf2 Qd2+ 22.Kf3 Ne6∓ ) 19...Qf6+ 20.Ke2 Qa6+= ]

17...Nfd5 18.d4 cxb2 19.Bxd5 [ 19.Qxb2 e5! 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Bd4 Nf4+! 22.gxf4 Bxd4‚ ] [ 19.Rxb2 Rb8!? 20.Rc1 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Qxg3ƒ ]

19...Nxd5 20.Rxb2 Nxe3! [ 20...e5 21.dxe5 Qxe5 22.Rd2 Nc3+ ( 22...Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Qb5+ 24.Qd3 Re8+ 25.Kf3! Qc6+ 26.Qd5± ) 23.Kf1 Rb8 ( 23...Qe4 24.Kg1± ) 24.Qc4± ]

21.fxe3 Qxg3 [ 21...e5! 22.Rd1 ( 22.d5? e4‚ ; 22.Kf3?! exd4÷ ∆23.exd4? Qc6+! 24.d5 Qf6+-+ ; 22.dxe5 Qxe5 23.Rd2 Qxg3 24.Qd5 Re8ƒ ; 22.Qb4 Qd5 23.Qb7 Qc4+! 24.Kf3 exd4ƒ ) 22...exd4 23.exd4 Re8+ ( 23...Bxd4 24.Rbd2 Re8+ 25.Kf1 Qc6= ) 24.Kf1 Bxd4 ( 24...Qc6?! 25.d5 Qa6+ 26.Qb5 Qc8 27.Rg2² ) 25.Rbd2 ( 25.Qa4 Re4 26.Rbd2 Qxg3! 27.Rxd4 Qf3+ 28.Kg1 Re2 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Qd4+ Kh6 31.Qh4+ Kg7 32.Qd4+= ) 25...Qc6! 26.Rxd4 Qh1+ 27.Kf2 Qh2+ 28.Kf1= ]

22.Qd5 e5 23.dxe5 Bxe5 24.Rb7ƒ Bc7 25.Rf1!

[ 25.Qf3 Qd6 A) 26.Rd1 Qa6+ 27.Kf2 ( 27.Ke1 Bg3+!-+ ) 27...Qxa2+∓ ; B) 26.Rxa7 Rd8!ƒ ]

25...Qxh3! [ 25...Bb6? 26.Rfxf7 Qxe3+ 27.Kd1+- ]

26.Rxa7! [ 26.Rxc7? Qh2+-+ ]

26...Qg4+ 27.Kd3! Rd8?“ [ 27...Qc8

A) 28.Qc6? Rd8+ 29.Kc2 ( 29.Ke2 Qg4+ 30.Qf3 Qc4+-+ ) 29...Bb6-+ ; B) 28.Qc4! Bb6 ( 28...Qh3 29.Kc2! Qg2+ 30.Kb3 Rb8+ 31.Ka4+- ) 29.Qxc8 Rxc8 30.Raxf7 ( 30.Rb7!? ) 30...Rd8+ 31.Ke2 Ra8 32.Rb7 Rxa2+ 33.Kf3 Bc5 34.Rd1² ]

[ 27...Qg3!? 28.a4 Kg7 /\ Rd8 ( 28...h5!? ) 29.Ra8 Bb8 30.a5 Qc7 31.a6 Rc8 ( 31...Rd8 32.Rxf7+ Qxf7 33.Qxd8 Qf1+ 34.Kc3± ) 32.Rxf7+ Qxf7 33.Qxf7+ Kxf7 34.a7 Rd8+ 35.Ke2 Bxa7 36.Rxd8² ]

28.Ra8 Rxa8 29.Qxa8+ Kg7 30.Qe8!+- [ 30.Qd5 f6² ]

30...Bf4? [ 30...Qe6 31.Qxe6 fxe6 32.a4 h5 33.Rc1 Ba5 34.Rc5 ] [ 30...Qg3 31.Rxf7+ Kh6 32.Qf8+ Kh5 ( 32...Kg5 33.Qe7+ ) 33.Rxh7+ Kg4 34.Qc8+ ]

31.exf41-0

A16Ribli,Z 2570Macieja,B 2470

Koszalin 1997[Macieja,B]

70/8 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Nxc3

[ 5...Nb6 - 70/(8) ] 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Rb1 Nd7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 Nb6 10.Ng5 Rb8 11.Qb3!?N

[ 11.Qc2 - 30/(19) ] 11...h6 12.Ne4 Be6 13.Qa3

[ 13.Qc2 Bd5 14.d3 Bc6 15.c4² ] 13...Bg4! 14.Re1?

[ 14.f3™ Bd7 ( 14...Be6 15.Nc5 Bd5 16.Rd1! /\ e4+/= ) 15.Nf2! /\ e4+/= ( 15.Qxa7? Be6! )]

14...Bxe2!! 15.Nc5™ [ 15.Rxe2 Qd3 16.Rxb6 Qxe2 17.Rb4 Qe1+ 18.Bf1 a5 19.Rc4 b5-+ ] [ 15.Rxb6 axb6 16.Rxe2 f5∓ ]

15...Bd3 16.Nxd3 Qxd3 17.Be4 Qd7 18.Bg2

[ 18.Qxa7 Qe6 ] 18...Qd3 19.Be4 Qd6! 20.Qxa7 Qe6!

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21.Bb2 Nc4 22.Bd3 [ 22.Bxb7 Qd7 ( 22...Qd6 23.d4 c6 24.Qa6 Nd2 25.Qxc6 Nxb1 26.Rxb1 Qxc6 27.Bxc6 Rfc8 28.Be4© ) 23.Qa6 ( 23.d4 c6 24.Qa6 Nd2 25.Bxc6 Qf5 26.Qe2 Nxb1 27.Be4 Qb5 28.Qxb5 Rxb5 29.Rxb1 Rfb8-+ ) 23...Qxd2 24.Qxc4 Rxb7³ ]

22...Qd5 23.Bxc4 Qxc4 24.Ba1! [] [ 24.Rxe7 Qd3∓ ]

24...e6 25.Rxb7 Rxb7 [ 25...Ra8 26.Rxc7 Rxa7 27.Rxc4 Rxa2 28.Rb4 Rxd2 29.c4= ]

26.Qxb7 Qxa2 27.d4 Qc4³ 28.Bb2 h5?! [ 28...Rd8 29.Ra1 Bf8 30.Ra7 Kg7! 31.Kg2 ( 31.Qxc7?? Qxc7 32.Rxc7 Rb8-+ ) 31...Bd6³ ]

29.h4 Rd8 30.Ra1 Bf8 31.Ra7 Kg7 32.Kg2

[ 32.Qxc7?? Qxc7 33.Rxc7 Rb8-+ ] 32...Bd6 33.Ba3! Qxc3 34.Bxd6 Rxd6 35.Qxc7 Qxc7 36.Rxc7 Rxd4 37.Ra7 Rd3 38.Ra6 Rd7 39.Kf3 Rb7 40.Kg2 Kf6 41.Kf3 Kf5 42.Ra5+ e5 43.Rc5 f6 44.Ra5 Rb3+ 45.Kg2 Rd3 46.Rb5 Ke6 47.Rb6+ Rd6 48.Rb4 Rd5 49.Ra4 Kf5 50.Kf3 Rd3+ 51.Kg2 e4 52.Ra5+ Ke6 53.Ra6+ Ke5 54.Ra5+ Rd5 55.Ra2 Kf5 56.Rb2 g5 57.hxg5 Kxg5 58.Rb8 Rd2 59.Re8 Kf5 60.Re7 h4 61.gxh4 Kf4 62.Re6 f5 63.h5 Kg5 64.h6 Rd7 65.Kg3 Rh7 66.f4+ exf3 67.Kxf3½-½

A16Tukmakov,V 2575Tseitlin,Ma 2530

Biel (open) 1997[Tukmakov,V]

70/9 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3

[ 6...Bc6 - 70/(9) ] 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.e4 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qg3 0-0-0 13.0-0 g5 14.Rfd1 f6 15.Nd2 Be6 16.b3 Rd7N

[ 16...h5 - 69/10 ] 17.Bxe6 Qxe6 18.Nf1! /\ 19.Ne3, 19.Ng3 Rhd8 19.Qf3 g4 20.Qe2 Ne7?!

[ 20...Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rxd1 22.Qxd1 Ne7 23.Ne3 h5 24.g3² /\ h3 ]

21.Rxd7 Rxd7 22.Qe3! b6 [ 22...Qc6 23.Qxh6! ( 23.Qxa7 Rd3!© ) 23...Qxc3 ( 23...b6 - 22...b6 ) 24.Rc1 Qb2 25.Re1± ]

23.Qxh6 Qc6 [ 23...Rd3 24.Ne3! Rxc3 25.Qg7± ]

24.Ne3! [ 24.Rc1 Qxe4 25.Qxf6 Nd5 /\ Nf4~/= ] [ 24.Qe3 Ng6 /\ Nf4 25.g3 Nf8!/\ Ne6-g5~/= ]

24...Qxe4? [ 24...Qxc3 25.Rf1!± ]

25.Qxf6 Nd5 [ 25...Kb7 26.Qe6 ]

26.Qc6!+- Rd6 27.Qa8+ Kd7 28.Nc4 Rf6 29.Rd1 c6 30.Qxa7+ Ke6 31.Qb7! Qe2 32.Qxc6+ Ke7 33.Qb7+ Kf8 34.Rf1 Nxc3 35.Nxb6!1-0

A16Savchenko,S 2565Mikhalevski,V 2535

Berlin 1997[Savchenko,S]

70/10 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.e4 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qg3 0-0-0 13.0-0 Rh7!?N 14.Bd5 Re8 15.Rfe1 Rg7 16.a4!

[ 16.Rad1 - 70/(10) ] 16...f5 17.Nd2 f4 18.Qd3 g5 19.a5 Nd8

[ 19...g4!? ∆20.b4 g3 ] 20.b4 Rg6 21.b5 g4?!

[ 21...Kb8 22.b6!? cxb6™ ( 22...axb6 23.a6 ) 23.axb6 axb6 ( 23...Rxb6 24.Nc4ƒ ) 24.Reb1 ]

22.b6! a6 23.bxc7 Kxc7 24.Rab1± Qc5?! [ 24...g3 25.hxg3 fxg3 26.fxg3± ]

25.Nb3 Qb5 26.Qxb5 Bxb5 27.Nc5 b6? [ 27...Bc6 28.Rb4!± ><b7, Kd8 ]

28.c4!+- bxc5 29.cxb5 axb5 30.Rxb5 Ra6 31.Rc1

[ 31.Rxc5+ Kd6 32.Rec1 ] 31...Ne6 32.Rb7+ Kd6 33.Rcb1 Nc7“

[ 33...Nd4 34.Rh7 Rxa5 35.Rb6+ Nc6 36.Rxc6# ]

34.Bc4! Rxa5 35.R1b6+ Kd7 36.Bb5+ Rxb5 37.Rxb5 Ra8 38.Kf1 Kc8 39.Rb1 Ra4 40.R7b6 h5 41.Rc6 Rc4 42.Rb5 Kd7

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43.Rbxc5 Rxc5 44.Rxc5 Kd6 45.Ra5 Ke6 46.Ke2 Ne8 47.Ra6+ Kf7 48.f3 Nf6 49.Kd3 h4 50.h3 gxf3 51.gxf3 Nh7 52.Ra7+ Kg6 53.Rxh7

[ 53.Rxh7 Kxh7 54.Kc4 ]1-0

A17Yermolinsky,A 2650Rozentalis,E 2645

Krynica 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/11 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qb3 Nc6 4.Nf3 [ 4.a3 Nd4 5.Qd1 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Nf5÷ ]

4...Nf6 5.a3 Bc5?! [ 5...Bxc3 6.Qxc3 a5 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 d6 ( 8...Re8 9.d4 ) 9.g3 e5 10.Bg2² ]

6.e3!?N [ 6.d3 - 69/13 ]

6...e5 7.Qc2 [ 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.d4 Bd6 9.dxe5 Bxe5= ]

7...a5 8.b3 0-0 9.Bb2 Re8 10.Bd3! d6 11.Nd5!

[ 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nge4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 ( 13.Nxe4 Bb6 ) 13...Be6 ∆14.Nd5? Qd7/\ f5 ]

11...h6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Bh7+ Kh8 14.Be4 /\ 0-0, d4 Ne7 15.d4! exd4 16.exd4

[ 16.Nxd4 Bxd4™ 17.Bxd4 Qg5= /\ Bf5 ] 16...Bf5! 17.0-0 Bb6

[ ¹17...Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Nc6 ( 18...Bb6 19.Rfe1² ) 19.Qd3 Bb6 20.Bc3 Qg6 21.Qd2² ]

18.Rae1 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 [ 19.Qxe4² ]

19...d5™ [ 19...Qg6 20.Qe2 ] [ 19...Ng6 20.d5 Qd8 21.Rg4± ∆Qd7 22.h3 /\ Qc3 ]

20.Re5! [ 20.Re3 Nf5 21.Re5 Nxd4! ]

20...Qc6 21.Qd2? [ 21.Rfe1?! Ng6! 22.Rxd5 Rxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Re8‚ ∆24.Nd3 Nf4 ] [ 21.c5 A l t e r m a n , B ; G o l d i n , A Ba7 ( 21...Ng6 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Qd2 Ba7 24.Qxa5± ) 22.Rfe1 Ng6 23.R5e2±/\ h4-h5 ><e5 ]

21...a4! [ 21...f6 22.Rh5 dxc4? 23.d5 Qd7

24.Rxh6+! gxh6 25.Qxh6+ Kg8 26.Bxf6+- ]

22.Rfe1 [ 22.b4 f6 23.Rh5 Qxc4 24.Rxh6+ gxh6 25.Qxh6+ Kg8 26.Qxf6 Qc2∓ ]

22...Ng6 23.cxd5 Qb5 [ 23...Qd7! 24.b4!? Nxe5

A) 25.dxe5? Rad8 26.e6 Rxe6 27.Ne5 ( 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qxh6+ Kg8 29.Qg6 Qf7-+ ) 27...Qe7 28.Nxf7+ Kg8-+ ; B) 25.Nxe5 Qf5 ( 25...Qc8 26.Rc1 Qf5 27.g4 ) 26.g4 Qf6 27.Re3 Kg8 28.Rf3 Qd6 29.Rxf7 Re7³ ]

24.bxa4 Qxa4 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Ne5 [ ¹26.h4 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 Qc2 28.h5 ( 28.Bc1 Qf5 ) 28...Qxb2 ( 28...Nf4 29.Qe8+ Kh7 30.Qxf7 Ne2+ 31.Kh2 Qxb2= ) 29.hxg6 fxg6= ]

26...Kg8 27.Qd3 [ 27.g3 Qb5 28.Nxg6 Rxe1+ 29.Qxe1 fxg6 ]

27...Qa5 28.Rd1 Qxd5 [ 28...Qxd5 29.Nxg6 fxg6 30.Qxg6 Re2 31.Ba1 Qf7= ]

½-½

A17Ftacnik,L 2585Yemelin,V 2480

Pardubice 1997[Yemelin,V]

70/12 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.d4 Nbd7 8.cxd5!?

[ 8.Qd3 - 47/(20) ] 8...exd5 9.0-0 Nb6!?N

[ 9...c6 ] [ 9...a5 ]

10.Ne5 [ 10.Qc2 Be6 ( 10...g6 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.Qb3 c6 13.a4 a5 14.Bg5² ) 11.Ne5 Nfd7 ( 11...c6!? ) 12.f4 Nxe5 13.dxe5 f5 14.Rd1 c5 15.a4 d4 16.Bxb7 Rb8 17.Bg2 Nd5© ]

10...Bf5 11.h3 Ne4 12.g4 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Be6 14.Nd3

[ 14.f4 f6 15.Nd3 f5 ( 15...Re8 16.f5 Bf7 ∆17.Nf4 Bd6³ ) 16.g5 Bd6³ ]

14...f5 15.Nf4 Qd7 16.Nxe6 [ 16.gxf5 Bxf5 17.Qb3 c6 18.e4 Be6

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19.Nxe6 ( 19.e5 Bf5 ) 19...Qxe6 20.e5 Bh4 21.f4 Rf7³ ]

16...Qxe6 17.gxf5 Rxf5 18.e4! dxe4 19.Qg4 Rf6 20.Bxe4

[ 20.Re1 Rg6 ( 20...c6 21.Rxe4 Qxg4 22.hxg4 Bd6 23.g5 Rff8 24.a4² ) 21.Qxe4 ( 21.Qxe6+ Rxe6 22.Bxe4 Kf7 23.Bd2 c6 24.Bxh7 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Bxa3= ) 21...Qxe4 ( 21...Qxh3?? 22.Qxg6 ) 22.Rxe4 Bd6 23.Rg4 Rxg4 24.hxg4 Re8= ]

20...c6 21.Bg5 [ 21.Re1!? Rg6 22.Kf1! ( 22.Kh1?? Rxg4 23.Bxh7+ Kf7 24.Rxe6 Kxe6 25.hxg4 Rh8-+ ) 22...Qc4+ 23.Qe2 Qxc3 24.Bxg6 hxg6 ( 24...Qxa1?? 25.Bf7++- ) 25.Qe6+ Kh7© ]

21...Qxg4+ 22.hxg4 Rf7 23.Bc1 [ 23.Be3 Nd5 ( 23...Nc4?! 24.Bc2² ; 23...Re8!? ; 23...g6!? ) 24.Bd2 Bd6 25.Bf5 Re8 26.c4 Nf4 27.Be3 g6„ ] [ 23.Bxe7 Rxe7 24.f3 Rae8= ]

23...Bd6 24.Re1 g6 25.Bc2 Kg7 26.Bb3 Rf3 27.Re3

[ 27.Be3 Nd5 28.Kg2 Rf7= ∆29.c4 Nxe3+ 30.fxe3 c5 ]

27...Raf8 28.Rxf3 Rxf3 29.Be3 Nd5 30.Bxd5?!“

[ 30.Kg2 Rf7 31.Bd2 Bf4 32.Be1 Bg5 33.Rb1 Rd7= ]

30...cxd5 R 9/k 31.Rb1 Rf7 32.Rb5 Rd7 33.a4 Kf7

[ 33...a6!? 34.Rb1 Bc7 35.Rc1 Ba5 36.c4 dxc4 37.Rxc4 Rc7 38.Rxc7+ Bxc7 39.d5 Kf6 40.f4 h5 41.Bd4+ Ke7 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.f5 b5 44.axb5 axb5 45.Kg2= ]

34.Kg2 Ke6 35.a5 Bc7 [ 35...a6 36.Rb6 Kf7 37.Bg5= ] [ 35...Be7!? 36.Bf4 a6 37.Rb1 Bd8 38.Re1+ Kf7 39.Ra1 h5 40.Kh3 Ke8³ ]

36.Rxb7 Bxa5 37.Rb3 h5 38.gxh5 gxh5 39.Kh3= Kf5?! 40.c4 Bd8 41.c5 Bf6

[ 41...a5? 42.Rb8 Ke4 ( 42...Bf6 43.Ra8 ) 43.Rc8! Bf6 44.Re8+! ( 44.c6 Rd8 ; 44.Rf8 Bd8 45.Kg2 a4 46.Kf1 Kd3 47.c6+- ) 44...Kf5 45.Ra8 Bd8 46.f3+- ]

42.f3 Re7! [ 42...a5? 43.Rb5 Ra7 ( 43...Re7 44.c6+- ; 43...a4 44.c6 Ra7 45.Rxd5+ Kg6 46.Rc5+- ) 44.c6 Ke6 45.Bf4 Ra8 46.c7 Rc8 47.Rb6+ Ke7 48.Rd6 a4 ( 48...Bxd4? 49.Rd8! ) 49.Rxd5 a3 50.Ra5

Bxd4 51.Rxa3+- ] 43.Ra3

[ 43.c6 Rc7 44.Rc3 Be7 45.Bf2 Bd6 46.Bh4 Rc8= ] [ ¹43.Rc3 Rc7! 44.Ra3 Re7 45.Kg2 a5 46.Bf2 Ra7 ( 46...Re2 47.Kf1 Rd2 48.Be3 Rc2 49.Rxa5 h4 50.c6± ) 47.c6 Bd8 48.Bg3 a4 49.Bb8 Rg7+! 50.Kh3 Bc7= ]

43...a5= 44.c6 a4 45.Bf2 Rc7 [ 45...Ra7? 46.Bg3 Bd8 ( 46...Ke6 47.Re3++- ) 47.Bb8+- ]

46.Rxa4 Rxc6 47.Ra5 Ke6 48.Ra2 Rc4 49.Ra6+ Kf7½-½

A17Hracek,Z 2605Dautov,R 2595

Bad Homburg 1997[Dautov,R]

70/13 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 d5 9.d4

[ 9.b4!?N - 70/(13) ] 9...dxc4 10.Qxc4 Bd5 11.Qd3N

[ 11.Qc3 - 22/28 ] 11...Be4 12.Qc3 Nbd7 13.b4?!

[ 13.Bg5 Rc8 14.b4 ( 14.0-0 c5 15.dxc5 Rxc5= ) 14...c5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.0-0 h6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Qxf6 Nxf6= ] [ 13.0-0 c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5= ]

13...a5 14.b5 [ 14.0-0 axb4 15.Qxb4 ( 15.axb4? Nd5∓ ) 15...Ra5³ /\ Qa8 ] [ 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.0-0 Nd5³ ]

14...c6 15.bxc6 Rc8³ 16.0-0 Rxc6 17.Qb3 Qa8! 18.Bg5 Bd5?

[ 18...Rc2! 19.Rfe1 ( 19.Qe3 Qa6 20.Rfe1 Rfc8∓ ) 19...Rfc8!

A) 20.Bxf6? Nxf6 21.Nh4 ( 21.Ra2? a4 22.Qb1 Rxe2-+ ; 21.Qxb6 Nd5 22.Qd6 Nc3 23.Kf1 Rxe2! 24.Rxe2 Bxf3 25.Bxf3 Qxf3-+ ) 21...Qa6 22.e3 R8c3 23.Qb1 Bxg2 24.Nxg2 Ne4∓ ; B) 20.Rac1 Qd5 21.Qxd5 Nxd5³ ]

19.Qd3 Rfc8 20.Rfc1 Ne4 21.Bf4 Rxc1+ [ 21...Rc3!? ]

22.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23.Bxc1 Qc6 24.Bb2 b5 25.Ne1?!

[ 25.Ne5! Nxe5 26.dxe5 h6 ( 26...Qc4

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27.Bxe4 Qxe4 28.Qxe4 Bxe4 29.Bc3= ) 27.Bxe4 Bxe4 28.Qc3! ( 28.Qd8+? Kh7 29.Qxa5? Qc2∓ ) 28...Qb6 29.Qd4= ]

25...f5?! [ 25...Nd6! 26.Bxd5 ( 26.f3 f5³ ) 26...exd5³ ( 26...Qxd5³ )]

26.f3? [ 26.Bxe4! fxe4 ( 26...Bxe4 27.Qc3= ) 27.Qd2 Qa6 28.Nc2 Nb6 29.Ne3= ]

26...Nd6 27.Kf2?! [ 27.Bc3?! Qa8! 28.Nc2 Nb6∓ /\ Nbc4 ] [ 27.Qc3! Nc4 28.Nd3 Ndb6 29.Nc5 e5 ( 29...Nxb2 30.Qxb2 Nc4 31.Qc3 e5³ ) 30.Bc1 Bf7³ ]

27...Nb6 28.Bc3 Nbc4∓ 29.h3 h6 30.Nc2? [ 30.e3 Qb7! /\ b4 ( 30...Nxa3? 31.Bxa5 Nac4 32.Bb4 Qa8 33.Qe2² /\ Nd3 ; 30...b4?! 31.axb4 a4 32.Ba1 a3 33.Qe2÷/\ Nd3 ) 31.Nc2 Qf7! /\ Ne4 ( 31...Nxa3?!

32.Nxa3 b4 33.Bb2 bxa3 34.Bxa3 Nc4 35.Bc1 /\ e4 ) 32.Kg1 g5! /\ g4 ><e4 33.Qe2 Qg6 34.Ne1 g4! 35.fxg4 fxg4 36.Qxg4 Qxg4 37.hxg4 Bxg2 38.Nxg2 Kf7∓ ]

30...Ne4+!!-+ 31.fxe4 [ 31.Kg1 Nxa3 ( 31...Nxg3 ) 32.Bxa5 Nxc2 33.fxe4 Bxe4 34.Bxe4 fxe4 35.Qd2 Qc4 ]

31...fxe4 32.Qd1 e3+ 33.Ke1 [ 33.Nxe3 Nxe3 34.Kxe3 Qxc3+ 35.Kf2 Bxg2 ( 35...Bb3 36.Qd3 Qxd3 37.exd3 Bd5 ) 36.Kxg2 Qxa3 37.Qc2 Qd6 38.Qc8+ Kf7 39.Qb7+ Kf6 40.Qxb5 Qd5+ ]

33...Bxg2 34.d5 Qd6 35.Qd4 Qxg3+ 36.Kd1 exd5 37.Qa7 Be4 38.Ne1 Kh7 39.h4 b4“0-1

A18Van Wely,L 2655Oll,L 2645

Beijing (open) 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/14 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3 e5 8.Bd3 Na6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Re1!?N

[ 10.Ba3 - 51/(18) ] 10...0-0

[ 10...Bg4 11.Be4 Nc5 12.h3 Bh5 13.d4 Nxe4 14.dxe5! ]

11.Nxe5!? Nc5?! [ 11...Bxe5!? 12.Qh5 Re8 13.Bxh7+ Kf8 14.Ba3+ c5 ( 14...Bd6? 15.Rxe8+ Kxe8 16.Re1+ Kf8 17.c5ƒ ) 15.d4 Bd6 16.Rxe8+ Kxe8 17.Re1+ Kf8 18.dxc5 Be7 19.Be4 ( 19.c6 Bxa3 20.Bg6 Be6 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qxa8÷ ) 19...Qh6 20.Qxh6 gxh6 21.c6 Bxa3 22.cxb7 Rb8 23.bxc8Q+ Rxc8 24.Bb7 Rxc4 25.Bxa6 Rxc3² ]

12.Bc2 Bxe5 13.Qh5 Bxh2+ 14.Kxh2 [ 14.Qxh2 Bf5 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.Re5 Rfe8! ∆17.Rxf5?? Re1# ]

14...Qd6+ [ 14...Nd3?! 15.Bxd3 Qd6+ 16.Qe5 Qxd3 17.Ba3 ]

15.Qe5 Qxe5+ 16.Rxe5± ^^ Ne6 17.d4 Bd7 18.c5

[ ¹18.f4 /\ f5, Bf4 ] 18...Rfe8 19.Rb1

[ 19.Be3 f6 ] [ 19.a4! ]

19...b6? [ 19...b5! 20.Be4 c6 21.Bf3 /\ a4+/= ]

20.Be4 Rad8 [ 20...c6 21.cxb6 axb6 22.Rxb6 Rxa2 23.Bxc6+- ]

21.c6± Bc8 22.Bc2 Ba6 23.Bb3 Bd3 24.Rb2

[ ¹24.Ra1 ] 24...g6 25.Bh6 Ng7 26.Bf4 Rxe5 27.Bxe5 Ne8 28.d5 b5 29.Rd2 Bc4 30.Bxc4 bxc4 31.g4 f6 32.Bg3 Kf7 33.Kg2 h6 34.Kf3 f5 35.gxf5 gxf5 36.Be5 Nf6 37.Bxf6

[ 37.Bxc7 Rxd5 38.Bf4 Ke6! 39.c7 Kd7 40.Rb2 Ne8 ]

37...Kxf6 38.Kf4 h5 [ 38...Rd6 39.Ke3 Ke5 40.f4+ /\ Kd4 ]

39.d6! cxd6 40.c7 Rc8 41.Rxd6+ Ke7 42.Rh6 Kd7 43.Rh7+ Kc6 44.Kxf5 Kb7 45.f4 Re8 46.Kg5 Re3 47.f5 Rxc3 48.f6 Rg3+ 49.Kh6 h4 50.f7 Rf3 51.Rh8 Kxc7 52.f8Q Rxf8 53.Rxf8 Kd6 54.Kg5 Ke5 55.Kxh41-0

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A20Korchnoi,V 2610Bacrot,E 2545

Albert (m/4) 1997[Korchnoi,V]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 e4 [ 3...Bb4+ - 70/(15) ]

4.Nc3 d5 [ 4...f5 - 38/25 ]

5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Ne7 [ 6...Nf6 7.Bg5 Nc6 ( 7...Nbd7 8.Qb5! a6 9.Bxf6± ) 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3± ] [ 6...Nc6!? 7.Qxd5 Qxd5 8.Nxd5 Nxd4 9.Nc7+ ( 9.Bg5!? Borik,O ) 9...Kd8 10.Nxa8 Nc2+ 11.Kd1 Nxa1 12.Bf4² ]

7.Bf4 /\ Nb5 a6 8.f3!?N [ 8.Bxb8 Rxb8 9.e3 Be6 10.Rc1 Nc6= ]

8...exf3 [ 8...f5 9.Bxb8 Rxb8 10.Nh3 Be6 11.fxe4 fxe4 12.Nf4 Bf7 13.Bh3 Qd6 14.0-0² ]

9.Nxf3 [ 9.e4!? Nbc6! ( 9...dxe4? 10.Bc4 Qa5 11.Bxf7+ Kd8 12.Kf2± ; 9...Be6?! 10.Qxb7 Nbc6 11.exd5 Ra7 12.dxc6 Rxb7 13.cxb7± )

A) 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Nxd4! 12.Qa4+ Nb5 13.Bxb5+ axb5 14.Qxb5+ ( 14.Qxa8? Bb4+ 15.Kf2 Bc5+ 16.Be3 Bxe3+ 17.Kxe3 Qb6+ 18.Kxf3 Qf6+ 19.Ke3 0-0∓ -> ) 14...Bd7 15.Qc4 Qb6 16.Qe4+ Kd8 17.Nxf3 Bb4+© ; B) 10.exd5 Na5 11.Qa4+! ( 11.Qc2 Nxd5³ ) 11...b5 ( 11...Bd7 12.Qc2± ) 12.Bxb5+ axb5 13.Nxb5 Nxd5™ 14.Nc7+ Ke7 15.Nxa8 Nxf4 16.gxf4 Bb7 17.Nxf3 ( 17.0-0-0 Qc8+! 18.Kb1 Be4+ 19.Ka1 Qxa8÷ ) 17...Qxa8 18.0-0 Bxf3 19.Qa3+ Kd7 20.Qxf3 Qxf3 21.Rxf3 Bd6² ]

9...Nbc6 [ 9...f5? 10.Ne5 Nbc6 11.Bg2 Na5 ( 11...Nxd4 12.Qa4+ Ndc6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Nxd5± ) 12.Bxd5± ]

10.e4 Be6 [ 10...Bg4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 ( 11...Bxf3 12.Nc7+ Qxc7 13.Bxc7 Bxh1 14.d5± ) 12.exd5 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Nxd4 14.Qe4+ Qe7 15.Qxe7+ Bxe7 16.0-0-0² ]

11.Rd1 dxe4 [ 11...Na5?! 12.Qa4+ b5 13.Bxb5+ axb5 14.Nxb5 Nec6 ( 14...Ng6? 15.Nc7+ Ke7

16.Qb4+ Kd7 17.Qb5+ Ke7 18.Nxe6 Kxe6 19.exd5++- ) 15.Nc7+ Ke7 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.0-0 f6 18.Ng5! Kd7 19.Nxd5 fxg5 20.Bc7 Qe8 21.Be5± -> ] [ 11...Qd7 12.Ng5 /\ Ne6+/- Bg4 ( 12...Na5? 13.Nxe6 Nxb3 14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Nxa8± ) 13.Nxd5 ( 13.exd5!? ) 13...Nxd5 ( 13...Bxd1 14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Qxb7+- ) 14.exd5 Nb4 ( 14...Bxd1? 15.dxc6± ) 15.Bg2 h6! ( 15...Bxd1 16.Kxd1© ∆h6 17.Re1+ Kd8 18.Bh3± ) 16.Nf3 Qxd5² ] [ 11...h6!? /\ g5, Bg7 ] [ 11...b5!? ]

12.d5 Nxd5 [ 12...Na5? 13.dxe6 Nxb3 14.exf7+ Kxf7 15.Ng5+ Kg6 16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.axb3± ]

13.Rxd5 [ 13.Nxd5? Qa5+∓ ]

13...Bxd5 14.Nxd5 Bd6™ [ 14...exf3? 15.Nc7+ Kd7 16.Bh3++- ] [ 14...Rc8? 15.Ng5 Bc5 16.Nxf7! Kxf7 17.Nc7+ Kg6 18.Qe6+ Qf6 19.Qg4+ Kf7 20.Bc4++- ]

15.Qxb7 0-0 [ 15...Na5? 16.Nc7+ Bxc7 17.Qxe4+ Kd7 18.Bh3++- ]

16.Bxd6 Qxd6 [ 16...Re8 17.Qxc6 exf3+ 18.Kf2 Rc8 19.Bc7 Rxc7 ( 19...Qg5 20.Bxa6 Qd2+ 21.Kxf3± ) 20.Qxc7 Qxd5 21.Qc3± ]

17.Qxc6 Qxc6 18.Ne7+ Kh8 19.Nxc6 exf3² 20.Kf2 Rac8 21.Nb4! Rc1

[ 21...Rfd8? 22.Bxa6± ] 22.Nd3

[ 22.Bg2?? Rc4 ] 22...Ra1 23.Bg2 Rxa2 24.Bxf3 Rd8 25.Rc1 g6 26.Ke3 Kg7

[ 26...Ra5!? ] 27.Rc7?!

[ 27.Rc5! /\ Bd5 ] 27...Ra5 28.Ra7?!

[ ¹28.Rc6 ] 28...Rd6 29.g4 Rb5 30.b4 h5 31.gxh5 gxh5 32.Bb7 Rbb6 33.Bc8 Kf6?

[ 33...Rbc6= ] 34.Nc5! Kg6 35.Rxa6+- f5 36.h4 f4+ 37.Kf3 Rf6 38.Rxb6 Rxb6 39.Nd3 Rc6 40.Bb7 Rc3 41.Kxf4 Kf6 42.Be4 Rb3 43.Ke3 Rb1 44.Kd4 Rg1 45.b5 Ke6 46.b61-0

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A21Vera,R 2530Hodgson,Ju 2590

Winnipeg 1997[Vera,R]

70/16 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 [ 3.Nf3 - 70/(16) ]

3...exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2 Nf6 6.b3 Be6 7.e4 g6

[ 7...d5 - 58/(20) ] 8.Bb2 Bg7 9.Bd3N

[ 9.g3 ] [ 9.Nge2 ]

9...0-0 10.Nge2 Ng4! 11.h3 [ 11.0-0 Qh4 12.h3

A) 12...Nce5 13.f4! ( 13.hxg4? Nxg4 14.Qf4 Be5-+ ) 13...Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Nf6 15.f5² ; B) 12...Nge5! 13.f4 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 f5³ ]

11...Nge5 12.0-0-0!? Nb4 [ 12...Nxd3+!? 13.Qxd3 Qg5+ 14.f4 Qxg2 15.Rdg1 Qf2 16.f5© ]

13.Bb1 Bxc4! 14.bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qf4 [ 15.Qe1 Qg5+ 16.f4 Qxg2∓ ]

15...Be5 16.Qh6 [ 16.Qg4? h5 17.Qf3 Qg5+-+ ]

16...c6 [ 16...Bg7= ]

17.Rd4! Bxd4 18.Nxd4 Nxb2 [ 18...Qb6?? 19.Na4 Qa5 20.Qg7+! Kxg7 21.Nf5+ Kg8 22.Nh6# ] [ 18...Qf6!? ]

19.Kxb2 Re8 20.Rd1 Qf6 21.f4?! [ 21.Qd2÷ ]

21...Na6! 22.Nf5 Nc5 23.e5 [ 23.Nd4 b5-+ ]

23...dxe5 24.Rd6 Re6 25.Rxe6 fxe6?! [ 25...Nxe6! ∆26.fxe5 Qxe5 27.Ne7+ Kh8 28.Bxg6 Nf8!-+ ]

26.fxe5 Qf8! [ 26...Qxe5? 27.Ne7+ Kf7 28.Qxh7+ Ke8 29.Bxg6+ Kd8 30.Nxc6+ bxc6 31.Qg8+ Kc7 32.Qxa8 Na4+ 33.Kb3 Qxc3+ 34.Kxa4 Qc4+= ]

27.Qxf8+ Rxf8 28.Ne3 [ 28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Ng4 Rf4 30.Bc2 h5 31.Ne3 Rf2∓ ]

28...Nd7 [ 28...Rf2+ 29.Kc1 Kg7³ ]

29.Ne4! Nxe5 30.Bc2 Rd8 31.Kc3 b6 32.Ng5 Rd6“

[ 32...c5 33.Nxe6 Rd6 34.Nc7³ ] 33.Ne4 Rd8 34.Ng5 Rd6 35.Ne4 Rd8 36.Ng5½-½

A25Van Wely,L 2655Kasparov,G 2820

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/17 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.a3 g6 5.b4 Bg7 6.Bb2 0-0 7.d3 Re8!?N

[ 7...d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Ne2÷ ]

8.Qc2 [ 8.Nf3 d5 ( 8...e4 9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 d6= ) 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Be2 a5 12.e4 Qb5 13.d4 Qb6 14.d5 Nd4 15.Qa4 Bg4∓ ]

8...d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Ne2 [ 11.Nf3 a5 12.e4 Qb5 13.d4 Qb6 14.d5 Nd4∓ ]

11...f5 [ 11...Bg4 12.Nc3 Nd4 13.exd4 exd4+ 14.Ne4 f5 15.f3 fxe4 16.dxe4 d3 17.Bxd3 Bxb2 18.Rb1! ( 18.Bc4? Qxc4 19.Qxc4+ Be6∓ ) 18...Qd4 19.Rxb2 Qe3+ 20.Be2 Be6 21.Rb1 Rad8 22.Qc1± ] [ 11...a5 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.b5 Nd4 14.exd4 exd4+ 15.Ne4 ( 15.Ne2 Qxb5ƒ ) 15...f5 16.Be2 ( 16.0-0-0 fxe4 17.dxe4 Qd6 18.Bc4+ Be6 19.Kb1 c5³ ) 16...fxe4 17.dxe4÷ ]

12.Nc3 Qf7 13.Na4? [ 13.Be2 Be6 14.0-0 Rad8³ ]

13...Be6 14.Nc5 Bd5 15.b5 Nd4 16.exd4 exd4+ 17.Be2

[ 17.Kd1 b6 ] 17...Bxg2 18.0-0-0 Bxh1 19.Rxh1 Qd5 20.Re1 Re5 21.Qb3?!

[ 21.f4? Bh6 ] [ 21.Nb3!? Rae8 ( 21...Re7!? )

A) 22.Nxd4 R5e7 23.Nf3 Bxb2+ 24.Qxb2 ( 24.Kxb2 Qxb5+ 25.Ka1 Qd5 26.d4 Kf8 27.Qd3 Re4-+ ) 24...Qc5+ 25.Kd1 ( 25.Kb1 Qxf2 26.Qb3+ Kf8 27.Qb4 a5 28.bxa6 c5 29.Qc3 Rxe2 30.Rxe2 Qxe2 31.axb7 Qd1+-+ ) 25...Qxf2 26.Qb3+ Kg7 27.Qb2+ Kh6 28.Qd2+ Re3 29.Kc2 g5 30.Bd1

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( 30.Nd4 Rh3-+ ) 30...Qxd2+ 31.Kxd2 Rxe1 32.Nxe1 g4-+ ; B) 22.Bxd4 Rxe2 23.Rxe2 Rxe2 24.Qxe2 Qxb3 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Qe7+ Qf7 27.Qe5+ Kh6 ( 27...Kg8∓ ) 28.Qe3+ f4 29.Qxa7 Qd5∓ ]

21...Qxb3 22.Nxb3 Rae8 23.Kd1 [ 23.Nxd4 R5e7 24.Kd2 Rd7-+ ]

23...Rxb5 24.Bf3 Rxe1+ [ 24...Re4!? 25.Rxe4 fxe4 26.Bxe4 c6 27.Kc2 Rh5 28.Kd1 Rxh2 29.Ke2 Rh5 30.a4 Kf7∓ ]

25.Kxe1 c6 26.Bd1 a5 27.Bxd4 a4 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 R 8/b5 29.Nd2 Re5+ 30.Be2 b5 31.Kd1

[ 31.d4 Rd5 32.Nf3 b4 33.axb4 a3 34.Bc4 Rb5-+ ]

31...Rd5 32.Kc2 g5 33.Bf3 Rd6 34.h3 Kg6 [ 34...c5!? 35.Nb1 b4-+ ]

35.Nb1! h5 36.Nc3 g4 37.Bg2 Kf6 [ ¹37...Kg5 38.hxg4 hxg4 ( 38...Kxg4 ) 39.d4 Rxd4 40.Bxc6 Rf4-+ ]

38.hxg4 hxg4 39.d4! Kg5 40.Kd3 Rh6 41.Ke2

[ 41.d5 cxd5 42.Bxd5 Rh2-+ ] 41...f4 42.Be4 Rh3 43.Kd2 Rh2 44.Ke1 g3 45.fxg3 fxg3 46.Kf1 Rf2+ 47.Kg1 b4! 48.axb4 a3 49.d5 Kf4! 50.Bg6

[ 50.dxc6 a2 51.Nxa2 Kxe4 52.Nc3+ Kf3 53.c7 Rc2-+ ] [ 50.Bh7 a2 51.Nxa2 Rxa2 52.dxc6 Kf3-+ ] [ 50.Bb1 Rb2-+ ]

50...cxd5 51.Nxd5+ Kg50-1

A25Gurevich,M 2620Nikolic,P 2630

Antwerpen (open) 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/18 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Rb1

[ 5.d3 - 70/(18) ] 5...a5 6.d3 d6 7.e3 f5 8.Nge2 Nf6 9.b3 0-0 10.Bb2 Be6!?N /\ d5<=>

[ 10...Bd7 - 51/29 ] 11.Nd5 Bf7!? /\ Nd5

[ 11...Bxd5 12.cxd5 Nb4 ( 12...Ne7 13.Nc3 c6 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.d4² ) 13.Nc3

c6 14.dxc6² ] 12.Nec3

[ 12.0-0!? Nxd5 13.cxd5 Ne7 ( 13...Nb4 14.Nc3 c6 15.dxc6 Nxc6 16.Nd5² ) 14.e4 c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.exf5 gxf5 17.d4² ]

12...Nxd5 13.Nxd5 [ 13.cxd5 Ne7 14.0-0 ( 14.e4 f4!?„ ) 14...c6 15.dxc6 bxc6÷ ]

13...Nb8! /\ c6, Nd7 14.Nc3 c6= 15.0-0 Nd7 [ 15...d5?! 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Ba3 Re8 18.Nb5ƒ ]

16.Qd2 [ 16.d4 e4÷ ∆17.d5?! c5 18.Nb5 Bxb2 19.Rxb2 Ne5„ ]

16...Nf6 17.Rbe1 Re8 18.e4 [ 18.f4 Qb6„ ∆19.d4?! exd4 20.exd4 d5³/\ Ne4 ]

18...f4! 19.Bh3! /\ Kh1, Rg1<=>>> [ 19.gxf4? Bh6 20.Ne2 Nh5‚ ]

19...Nh5 20.Qd1 [ 20.g4? Qh4∓ ]

20...Qf6 21.Kh1 Bh6! /\ Ng7-e6-d4 22.Ne2! Be6

[ 22...Ng7?! 23.gxf4 Bxf4 24.Nxf4 Qxf4 25.Bc1 Qh4 ( 25...Qf6 26.f4± ) 26.Qg4 Qxg4 27.Bxg4 /\ f4 ] [ 22...b5?! 23.cxb5 cxb5 24.Nc3 b4 25.Nd5² ]

23.Bxe6+ Qxe6 24.Ng1! /\ d4|^ [ 24.d4?! fxg3 25.fxg3 Qh3ƒ ]

24...c5!=½-½

A28Korchnoi,V 2610Huebner,R 2580

Schweiz 1997[Huebner,R]

70/19 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.d4

[ 5.e3 - 70/(19) ] 5...exd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 0-0 9.e3 Nxd4N

[ 9...Re8 - 69/24 ] 10.Qxd4

[ 10.exd4 d5 ( 10...Re8+ 11.Be2 g5 12.Bg3 Ne4 13.Nxe4 Rxe4 14.0-0©/^d3-h7 ) 11.Nxd5 ( 11.cxd5 g5 12.Bg3

Nxd5= ) 11...g5 12.Nxf6+ ( 12.Bg3 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Qxd5∓ ) 12...Qxf6 13.Bg3 Re8+

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( 13...Qxd4 14.Qxd4 Bxd4 15.0-0-0 c5= ) 14.Be2 Qxd4³ ]

10...d6?! [ ¹10...d5 ∆11.Rd1 g5 12.Bg3 Bg4 13.f3 Be6³ 14.Be5 dxc4 Korchnoi,V ]

11.Be2 g5 [ 11...Re8 12.Qd2² ]

12.Bg3 Bf5 13.Qd2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.0-0

[ 15.f3 Bg6 ∆16.0-0-0? a5 /\ Ra6-b6-/+ ] 15...a5 ><b2

[ 15...Qf6 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qxb2 18.Rab1² ]

16.Bd3 Qe7 [ 16...Bxd3 17.Qxd3 a4 18.f4ƒ ><f5 ]

17.Rad1 [ 17.Bxe4 Qxe4 18.c5 dxc5 19.Bxc7 a4 20.Rfd1 ( 20.Rac1 Qc6 ) 20...Rfc8³ ]

17...a4 18.Qc2 Bxd3 [ 18...Rfe8 19.f3 Bxd3 20.Rxd3 f5 21.Re1/\ e4+/= ]

19.Rxd3 b6 20.Rd5 /\ Rb5 [ 20.f3 f5 21.Re1 Qd7 /\ Rae8 ]

20...Rfe8 ><e4 21.Rfd1 Qe4 22.R1d3/\ f3, e4 Qg6 23.h4

[ 23.f3? Rxe3 ] [ 23.h3!? ]

23...gxh4?! [ 23...Re4!? ]

24.Bxh4 Re5 25.Rxe5 Bxe5 26.e4! Kh7 27.f3?!

[ 27.Rh3 Rg8 28.Bg3 /\ f4+/- ] 27...Rg8 28.Be1™ /\ Bc3 Qh5 29.g4™ Qg5

[ 29...Qh3 30.Bc3 h5 ( 30...Bxc3 31.Qxc3 h5 32.Qf6= ) 31.Bxe5 dxe5 32.Qh2 hxg4 33.Qxh3+ gxh3+ 34.Kh2 Rg2+ 35.Kxh3 Rxb2 36.Rd7 Kg7 37.Rxc7 Rb3 38.Kg4 Rxa3 39.Ra7 /\ Ra6 Ra1 40.Kf5= ]

30.Bc3 h5 31.Bxe5 Qxe5 [ 31...dxe5 32.Rd7 Qf4 33.Qh2 ( 33.Qg2? Rg6 34.Qh3 Kg7-+ ) 33...Qc1+ 34.Kg2 Qxb2+ 35.Kg3 Qxh2+ 36.Kxh2 hxg4 37.Rxc7= ]

32.Rd5 Qg3+ 33.Qg2 Qe1+ [ 33...Qxg2+ 34.Kxg2 hxg4 35.f4= ]

34.Kh2 Qh4+ 35.Qh3 Qxh3+ 36.Kxh3 hxg4+ 37.fxg4 Re8 38.Rd4 Kg6 39.Kg3 Kf6

[ 39...Re5 40.Kf4 ( 40.c5 Rxc5 41.Rxa4 Rc2 42.Rb4 Kf6∓ ) 40...Rc5 41.Ke3 Kg5 ( 41...b5 42.cxb5 Rxb5 43.Rxa4 Rxb2 44.Ra7= ) 42.Kf3 b5 43.Rd5+ Rxd5

44.cxd5= ] 40.Kf4 Rh8 41.c5= bxc5 42.Rxa4 Rh2 43.b4 cxb4 44.axb4 Ke6 45.Ra8 Rb2 46.Re8+ Kd7 47.Rf8 Ke7½-½

A28Krasenkow,M 2645Gelfand,B 2695

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/20 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.g3 Ne5 7.Qb3

[ 7.f4 - 33/38 ] 7...Bc5 8.Be3 d6 9.Na4N

[ 9.h3 ] 9...0-0 10.Nxc5 dxc5 11.Nf3?!

[ 11.Nc2!? Qe7 12.Bg2 ] 11...Nxf3+ 12.exf3 b6 13.Bg2 Bb7 14.0-0 Qd6! 15.Rad1 Qc6= 16.Qd3 Rfe8 17.Rfe1 h6 18.h3 Nh7! /\ 19...Ng5, 19...Nf8 19.b3 Nf8 20.Kh2 Ng6 21.Qc3 Rad8

[ 21...Ne5 22.Bxh6!? Qf6 ( 22...Qxf3? 23.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 24.Kg2 Nxe1+ 25.Kf1+- ) 23.Re3 ( 23.Bd2 Nxf3+= ) 23...gxh6 24.Rde1 Ng4+ ( 24...Nxf3+ 25.Rxf3² ) 25.fxg4 Qxc3 26.Rxc3 Rxe1 27.Bxb7 Rae8 28.Bd5= ]

22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bc1 f6 24.Bh1 [ 24.Qc2 Ne5 25.Re3 Rd4 26.Bb2 Qd7 27.Bxd4 cxd4© ]

24...Qd6 [ 24...Qd7? 25.Bxh6! gxh6 26.Qxf6 Kh7 27.Re6 Rg8 28.f4! Bxh1 29.f5+-Gelfand,B ]

[ 24...Ne5 25.f4 Nf3+= ] 25.f4 Bxh1 26.Kxh1 Ne7 27.Qf3 Qc6 28.Kg2 Kf8

[ 28...Qxf3+ 29.Kxf3 Kf7 30.g4! ] 29.Qxc6 Nxc6 30.f5 Nb4 31.Re2 Re8 32.Rd2?!

[ 32.Be3= ∆Re7 33.Kf3 Ke8 34.Kg4„ ] 32...Re1 33.Ba3 Nc6 34.Rd7 Re7 35.Rxe7??“

[ 35.Rd2™ ] 35...Kxe7-+ (+)

[ 35...Kxe7 36.Kf3 Nb4! 37.Bxb4 cxb4/\ Kd6-c5, a6, b5-+ 38.Kg4! a6! ( 38...Kd6

39.Kh5! ) 39.f4 c5 40.Kf3 b5 41.Ke4 Kd6 ( 41...bxc4? 42.bxc4 a5 43.Kd3 a4

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44.a3!= ) 42.Kd3 Kc6 43.Kc2 a5 44.Kb2 a4 45.Kc2 bxc4 46.bxc4 a3 47.Kc1 Kb6 48.Kc2 Ka6! (.) 49.Kb3 Ka5 50.g4 Kb6! 51.Kc2 Ka6! (.) 52.Kb1 Ka5 53.Kc1 Ka4 54.Kc2 b3+! 55.axb3+ Kb4 /\ a2-+ ] [ 35...Kxe7 36.Bb2 Nb4 37.a3 Nc6 /\ Na5 38.Bc3 Nd4 39.Bxd4 cxd4 40.Kf3 Kd6 41.Ke4 c5 /\ Kc6, b5-+ 42.b4 a6 /\ b5-+ ]

½-½

A28Zvjaginsev,V 2635Chernin,A 2640

Portoroz 1997[Zvjaginsev,V]

70/21 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 0-0 8.Rc1 Re8 9.e3 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 c5 11.Qd1 g5 12.Bg3 d5 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.Bb5 Rd8 16.h4

[ 16.Ke2 Nxc3+ 17.bxc3 Ba3 18.Rb1 Be6 19.Bd3 b6 20.h4 g4= ]

16...Kg7N [ 16...Nxc3?! 17.bxc3 Ba3 18.Rd1 ( 18.Rb1? Bf5∓ ) 18...Rxd1+ ( 18...Be6 19.hxg5± ) 19.Kxd1 g4 20.Kc2± ] [ 16...Bg4 17.Be2 ( 17.f3 - 68/21 ) 17...Be6 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.e4 ( 19.a3 Ba5= ) 19...Nf4! ( 19...Nxc3 20.bxc3 Ba3 21.Rb1± ) 20.Bxf4 gxf4 21.a3 Ba5 22.Rh4 Bc7 23.Nb5 Ba5+= ] [ 16...g4!? 17.Ke2 Nxc3+ 18.bxc3 Ba3 19.Rb1 Be6÷ ]

17.hxg5 hxg5 18.e4! Nxc3 19.Be5+ f6 20.Bxc3 Bxc3+

[ 20...Rd4?! 21.Bxb4 Rxe4+ 22.Kd2 Rxb4 23.Rxc5 Rxb2+ 24.Ke3 ( 24.Kc3?! Rxf2 25.Rc7+ Kg6 26.Rh8 Rxg2³ ) 24...Be6 25.Rc7+ Bf7 26.Bd3! ( 26.Bc4 Rf8= ) 26...Kg8 ( 26...Rf8? 27.Rh7+ Kg8 28.Rhxf7 Rxf7 29.Bc4+- ; 26...Re8+ 27.Kf3 Kg8 28.Rh7 Bd5+ 29.Kg4‚/\ Kf5-g6 ) 27.Bh7+ Kg7 ( 27...Kf8

28.Bg6‚ ) 28.Be4± ] 21.Rxc3 Be6

[ 21...Rd4? 22.Rxc5! ( 22.f3 b6= ) 22...Rxe4+ 23.Kd2 Re7 24.Bd3± ] [ 21...b6 22.Bc6 Rb8 23.Bd5² ]

22.Rxc5 Rac8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Kd2 a6 [ 24...Bxa2 25.Ra1± ]

25.Bd3 Bxa2 26.e5!² Rd8! 27.Ke3 Bf7! [ 27...Re8? 28.Rh7+ Kg8 29.Rxb7 Rxe5+ 30.Kd4 Rd5+ 31.Kc3± ]

28.exf6+ Kxf6 29.Rh6+ Ke5 30.Rb6! [ 30.Be4 Bd5 31.Bxd5 Rxd5 32.Rb6 Rd7 33.g4 Rg7= ]

30...Bd5 31.Rg6 Rg8 32.Rxg5+! Rxg5 33.f4+ Ke6

[ 33...Kf6? 34.fxg5+ Kxg5 35.Be4+- ] 34.fxg5 Bxg2 NB 7/j 35.Kf4 Kf7™ 36.b4! Kg7 37.Ke5 Bh1?!“

[ 37...Bf3 38.Kd6 b6! 39.Bxa6 Kg6 40.Kc7 Kxg5 41.Kxb6 Kf6 42.Bf1 Bh5! ( 42...Ke7? 43.Kc7+- ) 43.Kc7 Be8 44.Kd6 Ba4= ]

38.Kd6 Bf3 39.Kc7 Bg2 40.Kb6 Bf3 41.Bf5 Kf7 42.Bc8 Kg6 43.Bxb7 Bd1

[ 43...Bg4!? ∆44.Bxa6 Kxg5 45.Kc7 Bd1!!= ]

44.Kxa6 Kxg5 NB 7/a3 45.Ka5 Kf6?? [ 45...Be2™ 46.Ba6 Bf3 47.Bf1 ( 47.b5 Kf6 48.b6 Ke7 49.Bf1 Bb7= ) 47...Bc6! ( 47...Kf6? 48.b5 Ke7 49.Ka6+- ) 48.Kb6 Be8 49.Kc7 Kf6 50.Kd6 Ba4 51.Bc4 Be8 52.Bd5 Bb5 53.Kc5 Be8 54.Bc6 Bh5 55.b5 Ke7= ]

46.b5 Ke7 47.b6 Be2 48.Bc6!+- Kd6 [ 48...Kd8 49.Bb5 Bxb5 50.Kxb5 ]

49.Bb5 Bf3 50.Ka6 Kc5 51.Bf11-0

A28Illescas Cordoba,M 2585Karpov,An 2745

Villarrobledo (rapid) 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/22 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 g6 5.d4 d6 6.dxe5 Nxe5 7.Nxe5!? dxe5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.b3!?N

[ 9.Be2 Bg7 - 31/50 ] 9...Be6 10.Bb2 c6 11.0-0-0+² Ke8

[ 11...Kc7? 12.Nb5++- ] 12.Be2 Be7 13.h3

[ 13.Nb1! Nd7 14.Nd2² ] 13...Rd8 14.g4?!

[ 14.Bf3!? ] 14...Rf8!= 15.f4?!

[ 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Rd1+ ( 16.f4 exf4 17.exf4 h5 18.g5 Nd7= ) 16...Kc7= ] [ 15.g5 Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 ( 16.Bxd1 Nd7

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17.h4 f6³ ) 16...Nd7 17.h4 f6÷ ] 15...Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 exf4 17.exf4 h5! 18.g5

[ 18.f5!? gxf5 19.g5 Ng4!? ( 19...Ne4? 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.h4 Bg4 22.Bxg4 hxg4 23.Re1± ; 19...Nd7 20.h4 Ne5 21.Nd5 cxd5 22.Bxe5 dxc4 23.bxc4² ) 20.hxg4 Bxg5+ 21.Kc2 fxg4÷ ]

18...Nd7 19.h4 Bf5 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.Rxd3 f6³ 22.Ne4 fxg5 23.fxg5 Rf1+

[ 23...Rf4!? 24.Nd6+ Kd8!? ( 24...Bxd6 25.Rxd6 Nf8 26.Ba3! Rxh4 27.Rf6= ) 25.Ba3! ( 25.Nxb7+ Kc7∓ ) 25...c5 26.Nxb7+ Kc7 27.Rd5! Rf5! 28.Na5 Rf1+ 29.Kc2 Rf2+ 30.Kb1 Rh2 31.Nb7! Kc6 32.Na5+ Kc7= ]

24.Kc2 Nc5! 25.Nxc5 Bxc5 R 9/k [ 25...Rf2+! 26.Kb1 ( 26.Rd2 Bxc5-+ ) 26...Bxc5³ 27.Bf6!? ∆Rh2 28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.Rd7+ Ke6 30.Rxb7 Rxh4 31.Rc7„ ]

26.Bf6! Rf2+ 27.Kc3!? Rxa2 [ 27...Bb6 28.Rd6 Rxa2 29.Re6+© ]

28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.Rd7+ Ke6 30.Rxb7„ a5 [ ¹30...Bf2 ]

31.Rc7 Bb4+ 32.Kd3 Rh2 [ ¹32...c5 33.Rc6+ Kf5 34.Bc3= ]

33.Rxc6+ Kf5 34.c5 Rh3+ [ 34...Rxh4 35.Bd4² ]

35.Kc4 Rxh4+ 36.Bd4!? [ 36.Kb5÷ ]

36...Bd2? [ 36...Kxg5? 37.Re6! Rh1 ( 37...Rf4 38.c6 Rf8 39.c7 Rc8 40.Be5 Kf5 41.Kd5+- )

A) 38.Kd5 Bd2! 39.c6 ( 39.Re5+ Kg4 40.c6 Rf1!„ ) 39...Bf4!„ ; B) 38.c6! Rc1+ 39.Kd5 Rc2 40.Ke4!! h4 ( 40...Kh6 41.Be5! h4 42.c7+- ) 41.Be3+ Kh5 42.Re5+ Kg4 43.Rg5+ Kh3 44.Rxg6 Be1 45.Bb6 Re2+ 46.Kd5 Rd2+ 47.Kc4 Rc2+ 48.Kb5 Rc3 49.c7 Rxb3+ ( 49...Bg3 50.Rxg3++- ) 50.Kc6 Rc3+ 51.Bc5 Bf2 52.Rg5+- ]

[ 36...Rh1 37.Rf6+ ( 37.Be3 Re1 38.Kd3 Rd1+= ) 37...Kxg5 38.c6 Rc1+ 39.Kd5 h4 ( 39...Rc2? 40.Rf2 ) 40.Rf7 ( 40.Be3+? Kxf6 41.Bxc1 h3 42.Bf4 Ke7 43.Bg5+ Kf7 44.Bf4 Ke8 45.Ke6 Kd8-+ ) 40...Kg4 41.Rg7 Kf5 42.Rf7+ Kg4= ] [ 36...Rh2 37.Rf6+!? Kxg5 38.c6 Rc2+ 39.Kd5 ( 39.Kd3 Rc1 40.Re6 h4! ) 39...Be1™ ( 39...h4? 40.Rf2 ) 40.Rf1 ( 40.Rf7 Bg3 41.Bb6 h4= ) 40...Bg3 41.Rg1 Kh4 ( 41...h4÷ ) 42.Rxg3 Kxg3

43.c7 Rxc7 44.Be5+ Kf3 45.Bxc7 g5 46.Bxa5 g4 47.b4 g3 48.b5 h4 49.Bc7 h3 50.b6 h2 51.b7 h1Q 52.b8Q= ]

37.Rf6+! Kxg5 [ 37...Ke4 38.Rxg6+- ]

38.c6 Bf4 [ 38...Be3 39.Rd6 Bxd4 40.Rxd4 Rh1 41.Kb5! Rc1 42.Rc4+- ] [ 38...Rh1 39.Kd3! Bf4 40.Rxf4 Kxf4 41.c7+- ]

39.Kd5! Bc7 [ 39...Bh2 40.Rf2+- ] [ 39...Rh1 40.Rxf4 Kxf4 41.c7 Rc1 42.Bc5+- ]

40.Rf7+- Bd8 41.c7 Bxc7 42.Bf6+ Kg4 43.Bxh4 Bf4 44.Bd8 g5 45.Bxa5 h4 46.Bc7 Bg3 47.b4 h3 48.Bxg3 Kxg3 49.b5 g4 50.b61-0

A28Miles,A 2550Rodriguez,Am 2555

Yopal 1997[Miles,A]

70/23 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 0-0 6.Nd5 Re8 7.Qf5 d6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.a3 Bc5 11.b4 Bb6 12.Bb2 a5 13.b5 Ne7 14.d4!N

[ 14.a4 - 58/39 ] 14...Bg4?! 15.c5! Ba7

[ 15...dxc5 16.dxe5± ] 16.b6! Bxf3 17.gxf3 Bb8 18.Rg1+ Kf8><f7 19.Rd1!!± ><d7

[ 19.cxd6 cxd6 /\ 20...Nd5, 20...Nc8<=> ] [ 19.dxe5 fxe5 ]

19...c6 [ 19...exd4 20.cxd6 cxd6 21.Bxd4+- ] [ 19...cxb6 20.dxe5 dxe5 21.cxb6 Nc8 22.Bb5+- ]

20.dxe5 fxe5 21.cxd6 Nd5 22.e4! Nxb6 23.f4!+-

[ 23.Bc1 Re6 ] 23...f6 24.fxe5 Nd7

[ 24...fxe5 25.Rd3 ] 25.Bc41-0

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A29Vaganian,R 2640Gurevich,M 2620

Antwerpen (open) 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/24 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0-0 Nb6 7.d3 Be7 8.a3 Be6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.b4 f6 11.Bb2 Qd7 12.Ne4 Rfd8 13.Qc2 Bd5N

[ 13...a5!? 14.b5 Na7 15.a4 c6 16.d4 cxb5 17.dxe5 Rac8 18.Qb1 f5÷ ] [ 13...Bf8 - 36/38 ]

14.Rac1 Bf8!? /\ Qf7 15.e3 /\ d4 [ 15.b5?! Na5 16.Qxc7 Qxb5∓ ] [ 15.Nc5!? Bxc5 16.bxc5 ( 16.Qxc5 Na4 17.Qc2 Nxb2 18.Qxb2 Nd4 19.Nxd4 Bxg2= ) 16...Nc8 /\ N8e7, b5<=><< 17.e4! Be6 18.d4! ( 18.Rfd1 Qf7„ ) 18...exd4 19.Nxd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Ne7 ( 20...Qxd4? 21.Rfd1+- ) 21.Rfd1² ]

15...a5?! [ 15...Bxe4!? 16.dxe4 Qd3 17.Qxd3 ( 17.Bh3 a6 18.Be6+ Kh8 19.Qxd3 Rxd3 20.Rfd1 Rad8 21.Rxd3 Rxd3„ 22.Kf1? Na4³ ) 17...Rxd3 18.b5 Na5 19.Rxc7 ( 19.Bh3 Na4 20.Be6+ Kh8„ ) 19...Rb3„ ]

16.Nc5 Qc8 [ ¹16...Bxc5 17.bxc5 Nc8 18.d4 exd4 ( 18...e4 19.Nd2 f5 20.f3² ) 19.e4 Bf7 20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Ne7² ]

17.b5 Na7 18.d4! [ 18.a4 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 Nxa4∓ ]

18...exd4™ [ 18...Bxc5 19.dxc5 Nc4 20.Ng5! Nxb2 ( 20...fxg5 21.Bxd5+ Rxd5 22.Qxc4 Qe6 23.e4+- ) 21.Qxh7+ Kf8 22.Bxd5+- ] [ 18...Nxb5 19.dxe5 Bc4 20.exf6‚ ∆Bxc5 21.Ng5! g6 22.f7+! Bxf7 23.Nxf7 Kxf7 24.Qxc5+- ]

19.Nxd4 c6?! [ 19...Bxc5 20.Qxc5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Rd7² ]

20.Na4 [ 20.bxc6!? Nxc6 ( 20...bxc6 21.Bxd5+ cxd5 22.Nde6± ) 21.Bxd5+ Nxd5 ( 21...Rxd5 22.Qb3+- ) 22.Nde6± ]

20...Nxa4 21.Qxa4 Bxg2 [ 21...Nxb5? 22.Nxb5 Bxg2 ( 22...cxb5 23.Bxd5+ Rxd5 24.Rxc8+- ) 23.Kxg2 cxb5 24.Qb3++- ]

22.Kxg2 Qd7!? [ 22...c5 23.Qc4+ Kh8 24.Ne6± ]

23.bxc6 Qd5+ 24.Kg1 [ 24.e4 Qxe4+ 25.f3 Qd5 26.c7 Re8² ]

24...Nxc6 25.Nxc6 bxc6 26.Qxc6 Rab8 27.Qxd5+ Rxd5 28.Rc2² Rdb5?!“

[ 28...a4!? 29.Bd4 Kf7 30.Ra1 Rb3 31.Rc4 Ra5„ ]

29.Bc1 Rb3 30.Rd1 Bxa3 31.Bxa3 Rxa3R 9/q 32.Rc7 Kh8 33.Rdd7± Rg8 34.Ra7

h6 [ 34...h5? 35.Rd5+- ]

35.Kg2? [ 35.h4! Kh7 36.h5± ]

35...Kh7 36.g4? [ 36.h4 h5 37.Rd5 Kg6 38.Rdxa5 Rxa5 39.Rxa5 Rb8² ]

36...h5!= 37.gxh5 [ 37.g5 fxg5 38.Rd5 Kh6= ]

37...Kh6 38.Rd5 a4 39.Kf3 Ra1 40.Rda5 Rb8 41.Rxa4 Rxa4 42.Rxa4 Kxh5 43.Ra5+ g5 44.Kg3 Kg6 45.e4 Re8!= 46.f3 Re7 47.Ra6 Re8 48.Kf2 Rh8 49.Kg3 Re8 50.h3 Re7 51.Kf2 Rh7 52.e5 Kf5 53.exf6 Rf7!

[ 53...Rxh3 54.f7 Rh8 55.Kg3 Rf8 56.Ra7² ]

54.Ke3 Rxf6½-½

A29Gulko,B 2580Benjamin,Joel 2580

USA (ch) 1997[Benjamin,Joel]

70/25 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5

[ 4...Bc5 - 70/(25) ] 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Rb1 g5 9.b4!?N

[ 9.d4 - 61/28 ] 9...g4 10.Ne1 Nxb4 11.Nc2 Nc6

[ 11...Nxc2?! 12.Qxc2 c6 13.a4ƒ Gulko,B ] 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.d4 f6!

[ 13...exd4 14.Nxd4 c5 ( 14...Bc5 15.Nxc6 Qf6 16.Bg5!! Qxg5 17.Ne4+- ; 14...Bd7 15.Qd3± ) 15.Nc6 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 Bd6 17.Bf4± Gulko,B ]

14.dxe5 [ 14.Qd3!? Be6 15.f4 ]

14...Qxd1 15.Rxd1 fxe5 16.Nb4 Bf5! 17.e4 Bxb4

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[ 17...Bd7!? ] 18.Rxb4 Be6 19.Bg5 Rf8 20.Rb2 Rf3 21.Nb1 Rc8 22.Rc1?!

[ 22.Rc2 Nc4 23.Nd2 Rd3 24.Rdc1 Nxd2 25.Bxd2 c5 26.Bc3 c4 27.Bxe5= ] [ 22.Kg2!? ]

22...Nc4 23.Rb7 Nd6 24.Rxa7 Nxe4 25.Be3 Bd5 26.Nd2??

[ 26.Nc3 Nxc3 27.Rxc3 Rb8 28.Rc1 Kd7³ ]

26...Rxe3 27.fxe3 Nxd2 28.a4 Kd7 29.Rb7 Ra8 30.Rb4 Ne4 31.Rd1 Ke6 32.Rb7 Rxa4 33.Rxc7 Ng50-1

A29Topalov,V 2725Gelfand,B 2700

Novgorod 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/26 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 e4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Re8 9.f3 e3 10.dxe3

[ 10.d3 - 70/(26) ] 10...b6

[ 10...h6 - 69/30 ] 11.e4 h6 12.Nxf7!?N

[ 12.Nh3 ] 12...Kxf7 13.f4 Kg8 14.e5 Nh7 15.Ba3?

[ 15.f5™ A) 15...Bb7 16.f6 Rxe5 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.fxg7+ Kxg7 19.Rf7+ Kh8 20.Bxh6+- ; B) 15...Kh8 16.f6 gxf6 ( 16...Nxe5 17.fxg7+ Kxg7 18.Bxa8 c6 19.Bf4+- ) 17.exf6‚ ; C) 15...Ba6 16.e6 ; D) 15...Qe7 16.f6 gxf6 ( 16...Qc5+!? 17.Kh1 Kh8 Huzman,A ) 17.Bd5+ Kg7 ( 17...Kh8 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Bxc6 dxc6 20.Qd4 ) 18.Qd2 Qxe5 19.Qxh6+ Kh8 ]

15...Bb7∓ 16.Be4 [ 16.Qd3 Kh8∓ ] [ 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.Bf7

A) 17...Nxe5 18.Bxe8 ( 18.fxe5 Rxe5 ) 18...Nxc4 ; B) 17...Na5∓ ]

16...Kh8 17.Bc2 Nxe5! [ 17...d6 18.Qd3 Nf8 19.exd6 cxd6 20.Bxd6 Na5 21.Bxf8 Qxd3 22.Bxg7+ Kxg7 23.exd3÷ ]

18.fxe5 Rxe5 [ 18...Ng5 19.e4∓ ]

19.Bxh7 Kxh7 20.c5 Qe8 [ 20...bxc5 21.Bxc5∓ ]

21.Qd3+ Be4-+ 22.Qd2 [ 22.Qd4!? ]

22...Qe6 23.Rf2 [ 23.cxb6 axb6 24.Bb2 Qh3 25.Rf2 Rf8 26.Raf1 Ref5 27.Qe3 Qg2+! ]

23...bxc5 24.Raf1 Re8 25.c4 Qh3 26.Bb2 Rg5 27.Qc3 Re6 28.Qe3 Rg4 29.Rc1 h50-1

B40Malakhov,V 2540Glek,I 2505

Porto San Giorgio 1997[Glek,I]

70/27 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 e5!?N

[ 4...Nf6 - 69/(40) ] 5.d3 d6 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 f5!? 8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Ne1 Nf6 10.Bf3 Qd7 11.Nc2 0-0 12.Ne3 Be6 13.Ned5

[ 13.Bd5= ] 13...Kh8 14.Be3 Nd4! 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.Nxf6 gxf6! 17.Nd5 Rg8 18.a4 Rg7 19.Re1?!

[ 19.a5 Rag8 20.g3÷ ] 19...Rag8 20.Kf1?!

[ 20.g3 Bd8 /\ f5-f4 ] 20...Bd8∓ 21.a5 f5 22.Qe2 Bf7 23.b4 f4! 24.Ra2 # Qh3?

[ 24...Bh4! 25.Qd1 Bh5!! 26.Bxh5 Rxg2 27.Qf3 Rxh2 /\ Qg7-+ ]

25.Qxe5!!± Qxh2 [ 25...Qxg2+ 26.Bxg2 dxe5 27.Bf3± ]

26.Qxd4 Qh1+ 27.Ke2 Re8+ 28.Be4 Qxg2 29.Kd2 f3

[ 29...Qg5 30.Rh1± ] 30.Raa1 Bh4 31.Rf1 Bxd5

[ 31...Kg8 32.Kc3 /\ Kb3+/- ] 32.Bxd5! [] Qg5+

[ 32...Re2+ 33.Kc3 Bxf2 34.Qf6± ] 33.Kc2 Re2+

[ 33...Qf6!? A) 34.Qxa7 Re2+ 35.Kb3 Rb2+! ( 35...b5? 36.axb6!+- ) 36.Ka4 Rxb4+!= ; B) 34.Qxf6 Bxf6 35.Rae1 Re2+ 36.Rxe2 fxe2 37.Re1± ]

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34.Kb3 Qd8 [ 34...Qf6 35.Qxf6 Bxf6 36.Bxf3± ]

35.Qxa7! Bf6 36.Ra2 Qe8“ [ 36...Bc3!? 37.Qb6± ]

37.Rxe2 fxe2 38.Re1+- Re7 39.Be4 Rxe4? 40.dxe4 Qxe4 41.Qe3 Qg6 42.Qxe2 Be5 43.f4 Qg3+ 44.Qe31-0

A30Marin,M 2530Pogorelov,R 2440

Benasque 1997[Marin,M]

70/28 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 [ 2...Nf6 - 70/(28) ]

3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 f5!? 5.g3 [ 5.Nc3?! g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Nc2 Bxc3+!? 8.bxc3 Qa5„ ]

5...g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Nc2!N [ 7.Nb3 - 67/39 ]

7...Nf6 [ 7...Qb6 8.Nc3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Qd2 d6 11.Nb4 Bd7 12.Nd5± ]

8.Nc3 0-0 9.0-0 d6 10.b3!? [ 10.Rb1?! Bd7 11.b3 a6 12.Bb2 b5 13.Qd2 Qa5„ ] [ 10.Qd2!? Bd7 11.b3 Ne4 ( 11...a6 12.Bb2 Rb8 13.Ne3± ) 12.Bxe4 fxe4 13.Ne3² ]

10...Ne4!? 11.Nxe4 Bxa1 12.Nxa1 fxe4 13.Nc2!

[ 13.Bxe4 Bh3 14.Re1 Qb6 15.Be3 ( 15.e3 Ne5 ) 15...Qa5 16.Bh6 Rf6><Re1 ]

13...Bf5 [ 13...Qa5 14.a3 Qc3 15.Ne3ƒ ]

14.Ne3 Qd7 15.Bb2 Rf7 [ 15...Bh3? 16.Qd5+ Be6™ ( 16...Qe6 17.Bxh3+- ; 16...e6 17.Bxh3+- ; 16...Rf7 17.Qxe4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 /\ Ng4-h6 ) 17.Qxe4± ] [ 15...Kf7!? ]

16.Qc2 h5 [ 16...Qe6 17.Nd5! Rc8 ( 17...e3 18.Qc3 exf2+ 19.Rxf2 Qe5 20.Qd2 Qe6 21.Nc7+- ) 18.Nf4 Qd7 19.Bxe4± ] [ 16...Raf8 17.Bxe4 Bh3? 18.Bxg6!± ]

17.Bxe4 Bxe4 [ 17...Kh7!? ]

18.Qxe4 Kh7 19.f4 /\ f5 Raf8 [ 19...e6 20.Rd1 ]

20.Rd1! Qh3?! [ 20...Nd8 21.Rd5 Kh6 22.c5 Qe6 23.Qxe6 Nxe6 24.cxd6 exd6 25.Rxd6 Re8 26.Nc4 Nc5 27.Ne5± ] [ 20...e6 21.Ba3 ]

21.Rd5 Rg8 [ 21...Nd8 22.Rg5 Rg8 23.f5 gxf5 24.Rxf5‚ ]

22.Ng2 Nd8 [ 22...Rf5 23.Nh4! Rxd5 24.cxd5 Nd8 25.Qxe7+ Kh6 26.Bf6+- ]

23.Nh4 /\ Rg5 [ 23.Rg5 e5!? ]

23...Kh6 [ 23...e5 24.Nf3 Ne6 25.Rxd6+- ]

24.Bc1 [ 24.Rg5 Qe6! ]

24...Kg7™ [ 24...Ne6? 25.Qxe6 Qxe6 26.f5++- ] [ 24...Qg4 25.Rg5 Qe6 26.Rxg6+! Rxg6 27.f5++- ] [ 24...Rgg7 25.Rg5 Rf6 ( 25...Qe6 26.Rxg6+! ) 26.Nxg6! Rgxg6 27.Rxg6+ Rxg6 28.f5+ Rg5 29.Qxe7 Qxf5 30.Qxd8 Qc5+ 31.Kg2 Qc6+ 32.Kh3+- ]

25.Qxg6+ [ 25.Nxg6 Qe6! 26.Qf3? Qxg6 27.Rg5 Qxg5 28.fxg5 Rxf3-+ ] [ 25.f5!? Kf8 26.Rxd6!? Pogorelov,R Ke8™ ]

25...Kf8 26.Qxh5 Ke8 [ 26...Qe6 27.f5 Qf6 28.Ng6+ Ke8 29.Bg5 Qa1+ 30.Kf2 /\ Ne7 Kd7 31.Ne5++- ]

27.Nf3+- Qxh5 28.Rxh5 Ne6“ 29.Kf2 a6 30.e4 Kd7 31.Be3 Nc7 32.a4 Ne6 33.Rd5 Rff8 34.e5 Kc6 35.exd6 exd6 36.h4 Nc7 37.Rh5 Rf7 38.Rh6 Kd7 39.c5 Ne61-0

A30Kramnik,V 2770Leko,P 2635

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/29 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.e4 a6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.f4!? 0-0

[ 11...Nbd7? 12.e5 ]

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12.Be3 Nc6 [ 12...Nbd7 - 57/43 ]

13.Rc1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Rac8N [ 14...Nd7 ]

15.b3² Rfe8 [ 15...Nd7 ]

16.a4 Nd7 17.Rc2 Bf8 18.Rd2 Nb8?! [ 18...Nc5 ]

19.Bf2 [ 19.g4!? e5 20.Be3 ]

19...Bc6! [ 19...Nc6 20.g4± ]

20.g4 Qb7 21.Bf1! [ 21.g5 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Re3 ( 23.cxb5 Bxb5„ ) 23...bxc4 24.bxc4 Qb4 25.Qh5÷ ]

21...Nd7 22.g5 Nc5 23.Bg2 b5! [ 23...Qb8 24.Re3 /\ Rh3, Qh5+/- ]

24.axb5 axb5 25.b4 Na6 [ 25...Na4? 26.Nxa4 bxa4 27.b5 ] [ 25...Nd7? 26.Bf1! bxc4 27.b5 ]

26.cxb5 Bxb5 27.Nxb5 Qxb5 28.Bf1 Qb7 29.b5 Nc5 30.Qf3!±

[ 30.Qc2 d5! 31.exd5 exd5 32.Rxe8 Rxe8 33.Bxc5 Rc8 ]

30...Red8 [ 30...Ra8!? 31.Rb2± ]

31.f5? [ 31.Rc2 d5 32.exd5 exd5 33.Rec1± ] [ 31.h4!? d5 32.exd5 exd5 ( 32...Rxd5!? ) 33.Qd1!± Ne6 34.f5 ]

31...d5 32.exd5 [ 32.fxe6 Nxe4!= ]

32...exd5÷ 33.Bd4 [ 33.Qd1 Be7! ]

33...Ne4 34.Rg2 Bc5 35.Qe3 Bxd4 [ 35...Qb6 36.Bxc5 Rxc5 37.h4² ]

36.Qxd4 Nd6! 37.g6 [ 37.f6?! Nxb5 38.Qh4 ( 38.Bxb5 Qxb5 39.fxg7 Qc6 /\ Qg6 ) 38...Re8 39.Rb1 Qa7+ 40.Kh1 Nc3 41.Bd3 Ne4∓ ]

37...Nxf5 38.gxh7+ Kh8 39.Qf4 [ 39.Qe5 Re8 ( 39...Qd7!? ) 40.Qxe8+ Rxe8 41.Rxe8+ Kxh7 42.Bd3 g6= 43.Bxf5 Qb6+ ]

39...g6 [ 39...Nd6!? 40.Rxg7 ( 40.Bd3 f6 ) 40...Kxg7 41.Qg5+ Kh8 42.Qf6+ Kxh7 43.Qh4+ Kg6 44.Qg4+ Kf6 45.Qh4+= ]

40.Bd3 Qb6+ 41.Rf2 Qf6= [ 41...d4!? ]

42.Re5!?

[ 42.Bxf5 gxf5 43.Qxf5 Qxf5 44.Rxf5 Rb8 ]

42...Rc1+ [ 42...Qg7!? ]

43.Kg2 [ 43.Qxc1 Qxe5 44.b6 Nd6! ]

43...Nh4+ 44.Kh3 Qxf4 45.Rxf4 Rc3?! [ 45...Nf5 46.Bxf5 gxf5= ]

46.Kxh4 Rxd3 47.Rxf7 Rb3 [ 47...Rb8 48.Rd7! ]

48.Rb7 d4 49.Kg5 d3 50.Kxg6 [ 50.Kh6 Rb2! 51.h4 Rh2 52.Re4 ( 52.Rd7 Rxh4+ 53.Kxg6 Rg4+ 54.Kh6 Rh4+= ) 52...d2 53.Rd7 Rxh4+! 54.Kxg6 Rg4+! 55.Kh6 Rh4+= ]

50...Rxb5! 51.Rbxb5 d2 52.Rbd5 [ 52.Red5 d1Q 53.Rxd1 Rd6+= ]

52...d1Q 53.Rxd1 Rd6+ 54.Rxd6½-½

A30Sakaev,K 2590Ionescu,Co 2490

Pardubice (open) 1997[Sakaev,K]

70/30 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 a6 7.Re1 Be7 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 Nbd7

[ 11...0-0 - 70/(30) ] 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.f4 Qb8 14.Qe2 Nc5N

[ 14...Qa8 15.Bf2 g6÷ ( 15...0-0 - 67/42 )] 15.Bf2 Qa8 16.g4 h6

[ 16...g6 17.b4!? ( 17.Bg3 0-0 18.f5 gxf5 19.gxf5 e5 20.Nc2 b5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Nb4 Kh8 23.Ncd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 Bg5 25.Rc3 Rg8÷ ) 17...Ncd7 18.Nd5 Bd8 19.g5 Nh5 20.Qg4! Ng7 21.Qh3! Kf8 22.Qh6‚ ]

17.h3!± g6 [ 17...g5!? 18.f5 e5 19.Nc2 h5 20.Nb4 hxg4 21.hxg4 Kf8 22.Nbd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Kg7 24.Bxc5!? ( 24.b4² ) 24...bxc5 25.f6+ Bxf6 26.Ne4‚ ]

18.Bg3 Kf8 19.Rcd1 Rc7 [ 19...Kg7 20.b4 Ncd7 21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5+- ]

20.Kh2 Ncd7? [ 20...Kg7 21.e5! dxe5 22.Qxe5!+- ] [ 20...h5!? 21.g5 h4 22.Bf2 Nh5 23.Qg4! e5 24.fxe5 dxe5 25.Nf3 Bc8 26.Qxh4

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A) 26...Kg7 27.Nd5 Nf4 28.Nxc7 Qb7 ( 28...Qc6 29.Nxe5+- ) 29.Ne8+

A1) 29...Rxe8 30.Nxe5 Nce6 31.Bd4 Nxg2 ( 31...Nxd4 32.Qxf4+- ; 31...Bxg5 32.Nf3+ Nxd4 33.Nxg5+- ) 32.Qh6+ Kg8 33.Nxg6+- ; A2) 29...Kg8 30.Nf6+ Bxf6 31.gxf6 Rxh4 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Ng5+ Kh6 34.Rh8+ Kxg5 35.Bxh4# ;

B) 26...Kg8 27.Nd5 ( 27.Nxe5 Ne6„ ∆28.Nd5 Bd6 ) 27...Nf4 28.Nxe7+! ( 28.Nxc7 Qb7 29.Qxh8+ Kxh8 30.Nd5 Ncd3„ ) 28...Kg7 29.Qxh8+! ( 29.Qxf4 exf4 30.Bd4+ Kh7 31.Nd5 Rc6÷ ) 29...Kxh8 30.Rd8+ Kh7 ( 30...Kg7 31.Nd5 Nxd5 32.exd5 Nd3 33.Bg3+- ) 31.Nd5 ( 31.Ng8 Nh5 32.Bxc5 bxc5 33.Nf6+ Nxf6 34.gxf6 Qc6 35.Ng5+ Kh6 36.Rh8+ Kxg5 37.Rf1 Bxh3 38.Rxh3 Rd7 39.Rg3+ Kh6 40.Rh3+= ) 31...Nxd5 32.exd5 Nd3 33.Bg3 Nxe1 34.Bxe5 Nxf3+ 35.Bxf3 f6 36.Bxc7 Qb7 37.Bd6+- ]

21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5 Nh7 23.Rf1 Kg7 24.Nd5 exd5 25.e6 Qd8 26.Rxf7+ Kg8 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Bxc7 Ndf6 29.Be5 dxc4 30.Bxb7 Qxb7 31.Qxc41-0

A30Yermolinsky,A 2630Browne,W 2540

Chicago 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/31 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.b3

[ 9.Bg5 - 70/(31) ] 9...Nbd7 10.Nb5 Nc5 11.Rd1 d5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Bb2

[ 13.Be3!?N - 70/(31) ] [ 13.Bh3 - 45/(32) ]

13...0-0 14.Qf4 a6N [ 14...Nce4 ]

15.Nbd4 Bd6 [ 15...Re8 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.Nh6+ ]

16.Qh4! Nce4 17.Nf5 Bc5 18.e3™ [ 18.Ng5 Nxf2 19.Bxf6 Ne4+ ] [ 18.Nxg7 Nxf2 19.Nf5 N6g4 ]

18...h6

[ 18...Re8 19.Nxg7 Kxg7 20.Ng5+- ] 19.Ne5! /\ 20.Be4, 20.Ng4 Nh7 20.Qg4!

[ 20.Bxe4 Qxh4 21.gxh4 dxe4 22.Nd7 ] 20...Qg5 21.h4! Qxg4 22.Nxg4+- d4“

[ 22...f6 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Rd7 Bc8 25.Rxg7+ Kh8 26.Ngxh6 ]

23.exd4 Bb4 24.a3 [ 24.d5 Bc3 25.Bxc3 Nxc3 26.Rd3 Nb5 ]

24...Bd2 [ 24...Bc3 25.Bxc3 Nxc3 26.Bxb7 ] [ 24...Nc3 25.Bxb7 Nxd1 26.Rxd1 ]

25.Rxd2 Nxd2 26.Bxb7 Ra7 27.d5 f6 28.Bc6 h5 29.Nge3 Nxb3 30.Rd1 Na5 31.Bd4 Rb8 32.Rb1 Nxc6 33.dxc6 g6 34.Nd61-0

A30Anand,V 2765Milov,V 2635

Biel 1997[Milov,V]

70/32 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.b3

[ 10.Be3 - 70/(32) ] 10...Rc8 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Qe3

[ 12.Rac1 a6 13.Ne1!? Bxg2 14.Nxg2 Ne5!? ( 14...Rc5?! 15.Nd5² - 61/(34) )]

12...a6 13.Nd4N [ 13.Rac1 - 68/32 ]

13...Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Rc5 [ 14...Re8!? ]

15.f3 Re8 16.Qd2 [ 16.Ba3!?² ]

16...Qb8 /\ b5 17.Ba3 Rcc8 18.Rac1 Qb7 19.e4 h5! ><Kg2 20.Bb2 Ne5 21.Qe2

[ 21.Qf2 e6 /\ g5-g4|^ ] 21...e6„ 22.Ba3

[ 22.Nc2 Rcd8 23.Ne3 g5!ƒ ] 22...Rcd8

[ 22...d5!? 23.Bd6 ( 23.cxd5 exd5 24.Nxd5? Nxd5 25.Rxc8 Qxc8 26.exd5 Ng4 ) 23...Nc6 24.Nxc6 Rxc6 25.e5 Nd7³><e5 ∆26.f4 dxc4 ]

23.Rc2 d5 [ 23...g5!? ∆24.Bc1 g4 25.Bg5 Rc8 ]

24.f4? [ 24.cxd5 exd5 25.f4 Ned7 ( 25...Neg4 26.e5 Ne4 27.Nxe4 dxe4 28.h3 e3+

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29.Nc6÷ ) 26.e5 Nc5 ∆27.b4 Nce4³ ] 24...Neg4 25.cxd5

[ 25.h3 Nxe4! 26.hxg4 Nxc3 27.Rxc3 dxc4+-+ ]

25...Nxe4!∓ [ 25...exd5?! 26.e5 - 24.cd5 ]

26.Nxe4 [ 26.Qxe4 exd5 /\ Ne3, Bd4 ]

26...exd5 27.Nc6 Rxe4 28.Qxe4 dxe4 29.Rxd8+

[ 29.Nxd8? Ne3+ 30.Kg1 Qa8-+ ] 29...Kh7 30.Bc1 e3 31.Kf3 Nxh2+ 32.Ke2

[ 32.Kxe3 Bf6-+ ] 32...Bf6!-+ 33.Rd5

[ 33.Rd6 Be7 /\ Bc5 ] 33...Qc8 34.f5™

[ 34.Bxe3 Qg4+ 35.Kd3 Nf1-+ -> ] 34...gxf5

[ 34...Qe8!? 35.fxg6+ Kxg6 36.Nd4 ( 36.Rc4 b5 ; 36.Kd3 e2 ) 36...Qe4 37.Rd6 Ng4 /\ Qg2-+ ]

35.Nd4 [ 35.Bxe3 Qe8 ]

35...Qa8 [ 35...Qg8 36.Kd3™ Qg4 37.Rxh2 Qe4+ 38.Kc4 e2 39.Bd2 ( 39.Rxe2 b5+ 40.Kc5 Bxd4+ ) 39...Bxd4 40.Rxh5+ Kg6 41.Rg5+ Kf6 42.Rd6+ Ke7 43.Rxd4 Qc2+ 44.Kd5 Qc5# ]

36.Rxf5 [ 36.Nc6 Qg8 ]

36...Bxd4 [ 36...Ng4?! 37.Nf3 Qe4 ( 37...Kg6 38.Rf4 ) 38.Rxh5+ Kg6 39.Rc4 ]

37.Rxh5+ Kg6 38.Rxh2 Qe4 39.Rc4™ [ 39.Kd1 Qd3+-+ ] [ 39.Ke1 Be5-+ ] [ 39.Kf1 Qf3+-+ ]

39...b5 [ 39...Qg4+ 40.Kd3 Qd1+ 41.Bd2 Bc5 42.Rc1 ( 42.Rxc5 bxc5 43.Kxe3 Qc2-+ ) 42...Qf3 43.Be1 ( 43.Bc3 e2+ 44.Kd2 Bf2 ) 43...e2+ 44.Kd2 Ba3-+ ]

40.Rxd4 Qxd4 41.Bxe3 Qb2+ 42.Bd2 Qxa2

[ 42...a5?! 43.Rh6+ Kg7 44.Rh5!Anand,V ( 44.Ra6 a4! )]

43.b4 Qc4+ [ 43...a5?! 44.bxa5 b4 45.Rh6+ Kf5 46.Rb6 b3 47.a6= ]

44.Kf2 Qd4+?! [ 44...Qd3! 45.Be1 a5 46.bxa5 b4-+

Anand,V ] 45.Ke2 Qc4+ 46.Kf2 Qd4+ 47.Ke2 Qg1 48.Rh6+ Kf5

[ 48...Kg7 49.Rxa6 Qxg3-+ ] 49.Rh5+

[ 49.Be1 Qg2+ 50.Ke3 Qe4+ 51.Kf2 Qc2+ 52.Kf1 ( 52.Ke3 Qc1+ 53.Bd2 Qg1+ 54.Kf3 Qd1+ 55.Ke3 Kg4-+ ) 52...Kg4-+ ]

49...Kf6?? [ 49...Kg4 50.Rg5+ Kh3 51.Rf5 Qg2+ 52.Ke3 Qc6-+ ]

50.Bf4?? [ 50.Be1 Qg2+ 51.Ke3 Qg1+ 52.Kd2/\ Rh4=/+ Anand,V ]

50...Qg2+ 51.Ke3 Qa2-+ ><b4 52.Rh4 [ 52.Rh6+ Kf5 53.Rh5+ Ke6 54.Re5+ Kf6 55.Re4 Kf5 56.Re5+ Kg4 57.Rg5+ Kh3-+ ]

52...Kf5 53.Bh6 [ 53.Bc7 Qb3+ 54.Kd2 a5!? 55.bxa5 b4 ] [ 53.Rh5+ Ke6 - 52.Rh6 ]

53...Qg2! 54.g4+ Ke6 55.Bf4 Kd5 56.Rh5+ Kc4 57.Rh6 Qxg4 58.Rxa6 Kxb4 59.Rd6 Qf5 60.Rd4+ Kc3 61.Re4 Qd50-1

A30Summerscale,A 2420Adams,Mi 2680

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/33 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Re1 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.d4

[ 9.d3 Bb7 10.e4 Nc6= ] 9...0-0!N

[ 9...Nc6 10.d5 Nb4 11.Nh4 ] [ 9...cxd4 - 68/(32) ]

10.d5 [ 10.Be3 d6 ]

10...b5! [ 10...d6² ]

11.cxb5 [ 11.Nd2 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 d6÷ ]

11...a6 12.bxa6 [ 12.d6 e6 ( 12...axb5 13.Bg5 f6 14.dxe7 Qxe7 15.Bf4 d5÷ )]

12...Rxa6 13.Nd2 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 d6 15.Nc4 Nd7 16.e4

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[ 16.Bg5 Nb6 ] 16...Qa8 17.a3 Ra4

[ 17...Nb6 18.Ne3 Rb8 19.Ra2÷ ] 18.Qc2 Qa6 19.Ne3 Ne5 20.Rd1 Rd4! 21.Ra2

[ 21.Bd2 Qe2∓ ] 21...Rb8

[ 21...f5! 22.exf5 gxf5 23.f4 Nd3 24.b3 Nxc1 25.Qxc1 Re4 /\ Bd4, Qb7 ]

22.b4!= Rxd1 23.Nxd1 Rc8 24.bxc5 Rxc5 25.Qb1 Nd3 26.Be3 Rc8

[ 26...Ne1+ 27.Kg1 Nf3+= ] 27.f3 h5

[ 27...Ne1+ ] 28.a4! /\ Qb5 Nb2?

[ 28...Qc4© ] 29.Rxb2!

[ 29.Nxb2 Qe2+ 30.Bf2 Rc2 31.Qf1 Bd4-+ ]

29...Bxb2 [ 29...Bxb2 30.Qxb2

A) 30...Qd3 31.Qd4! ( 31.Qa1 Rc2+ 32.Bf2 Rd2 33.Nc3 Qc2-+ ) 31...Qc2+ 32.Nf2+- ; B) ¹30...Qxa4± ]

½-½

B41Leko,P 2600Zapata,A 2515

Yopal 1997[Leko,P]

70/34 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 Qc7 5.Be2 d6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 b6 9.Be3

[ 9.f4!? Bb7 10.e5!? dxe5 11.fxe5 Qxe5 ( 11...Nfd7!? ) 12.Bf4 Qxd4+ 13.Qxd4 Bc5 14.Qxc5 bxc5 15.Bd6 Nbd7 16.a3!/\ b4~/= ]

9...Bb7 10.f3 Be7 11.Rc1 0-0 [ 11...Nbd7 - 43/(34) ]

12.b4 Nbd7 13.Nb3 Rac8 14.a3 [ 14.Qd2?! d5!? ]

14...Qb8 15.Qd2 Bd8!? [ 15...Rfe8 ]

16.Rfd1 Bc7 17.Bf4! Ne5 18.Bxe5! dxe5 19.Kh1 Rfd8

[ 19...h6 20.Qe3 Bd8 21.c5!² ] 20.Qe3 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Rxd8+!

[ 22.c5 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 Nd7!„ ]

22...Qxd8 23.c5 Nd7 [ 23...b5 24.Qd3!² ]

24.c6!² Bxc6 25.Bxa6 Nb8 [ 25...Qa8 26.Bb5! ]

26.Be2 Bd6 27.Qd2! Kf8 28.Bb5 Bxb5 [ 28...Bb7 29.Na4!² ]

29.Nxb5 Be7 30.Qxd8+ [ 30.Kg1 Qc8 ]

30...Bxd8 31.Kg1 Ke7 32.Kf2 Kd7 33.Nc3! [ 33.Ke3 Kc6 34.Nc3 b5= ]

33...Be7 34.Ke3 Kc6 35.b5+ Kc7 36.a4 Nd7 37.Kd3 Nc5+

[ 37...g6 38.Nb1 f5 39.N1d2² ] 38.Nxc5 Bxc5 NB 5/d 39.Kc4 Bf2 40.Na2 Be1 41.Nb4 f6?!

[ 41...Kd6! 42.Nd3 Bd2 ] 42.Nc2! Bd2 43.Kd3 Ba5 44.Ne3 Bb4 45.Nc4± Be1 46.Kc2 Bb4 47.Kb2! g6 48.Kc2 h6 49.Kb2 h5 50.Kc2 h4?

[ 50...Be1 51.Kb3 Bf2 52.a5 bxa5 53.Ka4± ]

51.Kb2 Be1 52.Kb3 Bf2 53.a5 bxa5 54.Ka4 Be1 55.Nxa5 Kb6 56.Nc4+

[ 56.Nc6!? ] 56...Kc5 57.Nb2 Bd2 58.Nd3+ Kb6

[ 58...Kc4? 59.b6 Be3 60.Nb2++- ] 59.Nf2! Bc3 60.Ng4 f5 61.Nf2 Kc5 62.Nd3+ Kd6 63.Kb3 Ba5 64.Kc4 Bd2 65.Nc5 Be3 66.Nb7+ Kc7 67.Na5 Bf2 68.Kb4! Be1+ 69.Ka4 Bc3 70.Nc4 Kb7 71.Kb3 Bd4 72.Kb4 Ka7 73.Na5 Kb6 74.Nc6 fxe4 75.fxe4 Kc7 76.Ka5 g5 77.h3 Kd7 78.Ka6 Kc7 79.Na5 Bc5 80.Nc4 Bd4 81.b6+ Bxb6 82.Nxb6 Kc6 83.Na41-0

A31Seirawan,Y 2630Kudrin,S 2535

USA (ch) 1997[Seirawan,Y]

70/35 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 b6 [ 2...Nf6 - 70/(35) ]

3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bb7 5.Nc3 [ 5.Bg5!? ∆Nf6 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nc3 e6 8.e3! Nc6!? 9.Qh5!² ]

5...Nf6 6.f3 d6 7.e4 e6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Be2 a6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qd2 Nbd7 12.Rfd1

[ 12.a4 - 70/(35) ] 12...Qc7 13.Rac1 Rac8 14.a3 Qb8 15.b4

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Rfe8 16.Bf1?! [ 16.Nb3! /\ a4-a5 Bd8?! ( 16...Bc6?! 17.Bf1 b5? 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Na5 ) 17.Bf4! ]

16...Bd8! [ 16...Bf8 - 31/(75) ]

17.Rc2N [ 17.Kh1 ] [ 17.Nb3 ]

17...Ne5! 18.Na4 d5! 19.exd5 exd5 20.c5 b5! 21.Nb6 Bxb6 22.cxb6 Rxc2 23.Nxc2 Nc4 24.Bxc4 dxc4 25.Qd6 Qxd6?!

[ 25...Qa8!! /\ Nd5, Re6 ] 26.Rxd6 Re6 27.Rd8+!

[ 27.Rxe6? fxe6 /\ e5, Kf7-e6 ] 27...Re8 28.Rxe8+! Nxe8 29.Bc5o^b ><Kg8 f6!

[ 29...f5?? 30.Nd4 g6? 31.Ne6+- ] [ 29...Nf6 30.Kf2 Nd5 31.a4! bxa4 32.Na3 c3 33.Ke1 Nf4 34.Kd1 Nxg2 35.Kc2/\ Nc4-d6 ]

30.Nd4 Kf7 31.Kf2 [ 31.g4 g6 32.f4 Ng7 33.f5 gxf5 34.gxf5 c3! ]

31...g6 32.g4 Ng7 33.f4 h5? [ 33...Ne6! 34.Ne2 f5! 35.gxf5 gxf5 36.Ke3 /\ Nc3, a4 Kf6 /\ Bc6, Nd8! ><b7 ]

34.gxh5 Nxh5 [ 34...gxh5 35.f5! ><Kf7 ]

35.f5! Nf4 36.fxg6+ /\ Nf5-d6 Kxg6 37.Ke3 Nd5+ 38.Kd2 /\ Ne6-d8 Nf4 39.Bd6 Nd5 40.Bc5“ Nf4 41.h4

[ 41.Bd6! Nd5 42.Bc7 Kf7 43.h4!+- ( 43.Nf5?! Ke6 44.Nd6 Bc6 /\ Nb6 )]

41...Ba8! 42.Be7? [ 42.h5+!? Kxh5 43.Nf5 Kg4 44.Nd6 f5 45.b7 Bxb7 46.Nxb7 Kudrin,S ]

42...f5? [ 42...Kf7 43.Bd8 Ke8!„ ]

43.Bd8+- Kf7 44.Nxf5 Ke6 45.Ng3 Kd7 46.Bc7 Nd5 47.h5 Nf6 48.h6 Bd5 49.Be5 Nh7 50.Ke3 Kc6 51.Bd4 Bf7 52.Ne4 Bg6 53.Bc5 Kb7 54.Kd4 Bh5 55.Nd6+ Kb8 56.Ne4 Kb7 57.Kd5 Bf7+ 58.Ke5 Bh5 59.Nf6?

[ 59.Kf5+- ] 59...Bg6 60.Nxh7 Bxh7 61.Bd4?! c3 62.Kf6 c2 63.Be3 Bd3 64.Kg7 c1Q 65.Bxc1 Kxb6 66.h7 Bxh7 67.Kxh7 Kc6 68.Kg6 a5 69.Kf7 Kd5 70.Ke71-0

A33Ehlvest,J 2610Rytshagov,M 2525

Jyvaskyla 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/36 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5

[ 7...Bc5 - 70/(36) ] 8.Bg2

[ 8.Bf4 - 70/(36) ] 8...a6 9.Qa4 Rb8 10.Be3 Bc5 11.Bxc5 Qxc5 12.Qa3 b6 13.Nd6+ Ke7 14.Qxc5 bxc5 15.Nxc8+ Rhxc8 16.b3 d5 17.cxd5 c4 18.b4 Rxb4 19.dxe6N

[ 19.h3 - 69/37 ] 19...fxe6 20.h3 Rd8?!

[ 20...Ned7 ] 21.Rd1!² Ned7 22.Rd2! Nb6

[ 22...Nc5 23.Rxd8 Kxd8 24.Kd2 Na4 25.Rb1± ]

23.Rxd8 Kxd8 24.Kd2 Nfd5 25.Rb1 a5 26.Be4! h6 27.Bc2 Ke7?“

[ 27...Kc7!² ] 28.Nxd5+! Nxd5

[ 28...exd5 29.Kc3± ] 29.e4 Nb6 30.Ra1!!± g5?

[ 30...Kd6 ] 31.a3 Rb5 32.Kc3 e5 33.Rh1! Kd6 34.h4 g4 35.h5+- Nd7?“

[ 35...Nd7 36.Rd1+ Ke6 37.Rxd7 ]1-0

A34Kramnik,V 2770Adams,Mi 2680

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/37 1.Nf3 [ 1.c4 - 70/(37) ]

1...Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Nxc6 Bxc6 9.Bg5! Nd7

[ 9...h6 10.Bxf6 ( 10.Bh4!? Nd7 ) 10...gxf6 11.0-0-0 e6 12.Kb1 Be7 ( 12...Qc7 13.Nd5 ) 13.f4 Qc7 14.g3 0-0-0 15.f5² Kb8 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Bh3 Bd7 18.Nb5!? ]

10.0-0-0 h6N [ 10...Qc8 - 29/89 ]

11.Be3

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[ 11.Bh4 g5!? 12.Bg3 Bg7 ] 11...e6 12.Bd4

[ 12.f4 Be7 ] 12...e5 13.Be3 Be7 14.Kb1 0-0 15.f3

[ 15.h4 Nc5™ ( 15...a6? 16.g4‚ )] 15...a6

[ 15...Nc5!? ] 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5±

[ 17.cxd5 Bg5! ( 17...b5 18.g3± ) 18.Bf2 ( 18.g3 Bxe3 19.Qxe3 a5 20.Bb5 Nc5² ) 18...h5 19.h4 Bh6² ]

17...Qc7 18.g3 [ 18.Qd1!? ]

18...Nf6 19.Rd2 [ 19.Rd1± ]

19...b5! [] [ 19...Rfc8 20.Bh3 ]

20.Bh3?! [ 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Qd1± Ra5 ]

20...bxc4 [ 20...Qxc4 21.Qxc4 bxc4 22.Rc1 Rfd8 ( 22...d5 23.exd5 Rfd8 24.d6± ) 23.Bb6 ( 23.Rxc4 d5 ) 23...Rdb8 24.Bc7± ]

21.Rc1 d5! 22.exd5 Rfd8 23.d6 [ 23.Rxc4 Qa5 ] [ 23.Qxc4!? Qxc4 24.Rxc4 Nxd5 25.Bc5 Bxc5 26.Rxc5 Nc3+ 27.Kc2 Rxd2+ 28.Kxd2 Nxa2 29.Rxe5² ]

23...Rxd6 24.Qxc4 [ 24.Rxd6 Qxd6 25.Qxc4 Rd8„ 26.Bf5 Nd5 ]

24...Qxc4 25.Rxc4 Nd5! 26.Bf2 [ 26.Bc5 Nb6! [] ( 26...Nc3+ 27.bxc3 Rxd2 28.Bxe7 Rxh2 29.Rc8+ Rxc8 30.Bxc8+- ) 27.Rxd6 Nxc4 28.Rd5 Bxc5 29.Rxc5 Nd2+ 30.Kc2 Nxf3 31.Bg2 ( 31.Rc8+ Rxc8+ 32.Bxc8 a5!÷ ; 31.b4 Ra7÷ ) 31...e4 32.Bxf3 exf3 33.Rf5= ]

26...Nc3+ [ 26...Rad8 27.Rd3± ]

27.Kc2 Rxd2+ 28.Kxd2 Nxa2 29.Rc8+ Rxc8 30.Bxc8² Nb4

[ 30...a5 ] 31.Kc3 a5 32.Bb7! /\ Bb6

[ 32.Kc4 Nc2= ] 32...Bd8™ 33.Be4

[ 33.Kc4 f5 ] 33...g6 34.g4 Kf8!

[ 34...Kg7?! 35.Kc4 Kf6 36.Bh4+ g5 37.Bf2± ><h6 ]

35.Kc4 [ 35.Bc5+ Kg7™ /\ Kf6-e6 ( 35...Ke8?

36.Bd6 ; 35...Be7? 36.Bb6 )] 35...Ke8

[ 35...Ke7? 36.Bh4+ Ke8 ( 36...g5 37.Bf2± ) 37.Bxd8 Kxd8 38.Kb5± ]

36.h4 [ 36.Kb5 Kd7 37.Bb6? Bxb6 38.Kxb6 Kd6 39.Kxa5 Kc5 ] [ 36.Be3 h5 37.g5 h4! ><g5 ( 37...Kd7 38.h4 )]

36...Kd7 37.h5 gxh5 38.Bf5+ [ 38.gxh5!? Ke6 39.Be3 f5 40.Bb1 ( 40.Bb7 f4 41.Bc5 Kf5 ) 40...f4 41.Bc5² Kf6 ( 41...Nc6!? 42.Be4 Nd4 43.Bf8 Bg5 ) 42.Bd6 Nc6!? 43.Kd5 ]

38...Kc7 [ 38...Ke7! 39.gxh5 Kf6 40.Bg4 ( 40.Be4 Kg5 ) 40...Kg7= ]

39.gxh5 Bg5 40.Kb5 Nc6 41.Bb6+ [ 41.Be4 Nd4+ 42.Kxa5 f5= ]

41...Kd6 42.Bc5+ Kc7 43.Bb6+ Kd6 44.Be4 Nd4+ 45.Kxa5 f5 46.Ba8 Be3! 47.Ka4

[ 47.b4 Nb3+ 48.Ka4 Bxb6 49.Kxb3 e4= ] 47...e4! 48.fxe4

[ 48.fxe4 f4= 49.b4 Nc6 ]½-½

A34Kramnik,V 2770Polgar,J 2670

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/38 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rhc8

[ 14...Rac8 - 70/(38) ] 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5 17.Na5!N

[ 17.e4 - 70/(38) ] 17...c5 18.e4 Nf6 19.e5 Nd5 20.Kd2

[ 20.f4 Rab8 ] 20...Rab8 21.b4! f6?

[ 21...c4 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Kc3± d4+ 24.Kxd4 Rd8+ 25.Ke4 ] [ 21...Rb6 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rxc5 Rxc5 24.bxc5 Rb2+ 25.Kc3ƒ ]

22.Bxd5?! [ 22.Rhe1! fxe5 23.Rxe5 Kf6 24.Rce1 Rb6 25.Bh3 Nc7™ 26.Rxc5 Rd6+

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27.Kc1+- ] 22...exd5 23.Rxc5 Rxc5 24.bxc5 Rb2+

[ 24...Rb5 25.Nc6++- Kd7 26.Nb4 ] 25.Kc3 Rb5™

[ 25...Rxf2 26.Nc6+ Ke6 27.Nd4+!+- Kxe5 28.Re1+ ]

26.exf6+ Kxf6 27.Nb3 d4+ 28.Nxd4 Rxc5+ 29.Kb2 Rd5 30.Nb3± Bb5

[ 30...Bc4 31.Rc1 Bxb3 32.Rc6+!± ( 32.Kxb3 Rb5+!? ∆33.Kc3 Rc5+ 34.Kd2 Rxc1 35.Kxc1 Ke5 36.Kd2 Kd4 )]

31.Rc1 g5! 32.Rc8! [ 32.Rc7 Rf5„ ] [ 32.Rc5 Rxc5 33.Nxc5 Kf5 ]

32...h5 [ 32...Rf5? 33.Rf8+ Kg6 34.Rxf5 Kxf5 35.Nd4+ ]

33.Nc5? [ 33.Kc3 Rd1!± ]

33...Kf5! 34.Rf8+ [ 34.f3 Be2! ( 34...Rd2+ 35.Kc3 Rxh2 36.Ne4± ) 35.Rf8+ Kg6 36.Ne4 Kg7 ]

34...Kg4 35.Ne4 Kh3 36.Rh8 Kxh2 [ 36...g4!? 37.Kc3!? ( 37.Nf6 Rf5 38.Rxh5+ Rxh5 39.Nxh5 Kxh2 40.Nf6 Be2 41.Kc3 Kg2 42.Ne4 Kf3 43.Kd4 a5! 44.Ke5 Bd3 45.Ng5+ Kxf2 46.Kf4 a4 47.Kxg4 Ke3= ) ∆37...Kxh2 38.Nf6 Rf5 39.Nxg4+ Kg1 40.Ne3 Rxf2 41.Rxh5 Rf3 42.Kd4 ]

37.Rxh5+ Kg2 38.Nc3 [ 38.f4! Bd3 ( 38...Bc6? 39.Rxg5 Rxg5 40.Nxg5 Kxg3 41.f5 Kf4 42.f6+- ) 39.Nf6 Rf5 40.fxg5 Kxg3 41.Kc3² ]

38...Rf5! 39.g4 [ 39.f4 Kxg3 40.Rxg5+ Rxg5 41.fxg5 Bd3= ]

39...Rxf2+ 40.Kb3 Bd7 41.Rxg5 Be6+ 42.Kb4 Rf4+ 43.Ka5 Rxg4 44.Rxg4+ Bxg4 45.Ka6 Kf3 46.a4

[ 46.Kxa7 Ke3 47.Kb6 Kd3 48.Nb5 Bd1= ]

46...Ke3 47.Nb5 [ 47.Kxa7 Kd4 ]

47...Bd1! 48.a5 Be2½-½

A34Pushkov,N 2525Psakhis,L 2610

New York 1997[Psakhis,L]

70/39 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 [ 2...Nf6 - 70/(39) ]

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.0-0 e5 8.d3

[ 8.b3 - 70/(39) ] 8...Be7 9.Be3 Bd7 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Nc4 b6N

[ 11...f6!? 12.a4 ( 12.f4 - 56/(47) ) 12...Kh8 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Be6 15.Bxc7 Qxc7 16.Nd5 Qd7= ]

12.Bxc6 [ 12.a4 Rb8 ( 12...Rc8!? ) 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Rc8 ]

12...Bxc6 13.Nxe5 Bb7© 14.Qa4!? Bf6! 15.Nf3

[ 15.Nd7 Bxc3 16.Nxf8 ( 16.bxc3 b5 17.Qg4 f5-+ ) 16...Bxb2 ( 16...b5 17.Qg4 ; 16...Bd4 17.Bxd4 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 cxd4 19.Nd7 Re8 20.Rac1 Nd5 21.Rc4 ) 17.Rab1 Bd4 ( 17...Qd5 18.Qe4 Qxe4 19.dxe4 Bc3 20.Nd7 Bxe4 21.Rbc1 ) 18.Bxd4 Qxd4 19.Qxd4 cxd4 20.Nd7 Re8 21.Rbc1 Nd5© ] [ 15.Ng4 Bd4 ( 15...Bxc3 16.bxc3 Re8 ) 16.Bxd4 cxd4 17.Nd1 Re8ƒ ] [ 15.f4!? Re8 16.Qb3 ]

15...Bxf3 16.exf3 Qxd3 [ 16...Bxc3?! 17.bxc3 Qxd3 18.c4² ]

17.Rfd1 Qf5 18.Qe4!= Qc8!? [ 18...Qxe4 19.fxe4 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Nb5 21.Rac1 Rad8 22.Rd5 ]

19.Rd2 Re8 20.Qc2 [ 20.Qc6 Re6 ( 20...Ne6 21.Qxc8 Raxc8 22.Ne4 Be5 23.f4 ) 21.Qd7 Re7 ]

20...Ne6 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Rad1 Qc6 23.f4 Rad8 24.f5 Nc7 25.Ng5?! Rxd2 26.Qxd2 Rd8

[ 26...Bxg5 27.Bxg5 Qf3 28.Qd7 ] [ 26...h6 27.Qd7! ]

27.Qc2 [ 27.Qxd8+ Bxd8 28.Rxd8+ Ne8∓ ]

27...Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Nd5³ 29.Qf3 [ 29.Qh5 Bxg5 30.Qxg5 Qe8 ]

29...Bf6 30.b3 Bxg5 [ 30...b5 31.Ne4 ]

31.Bxg5 f6

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[ 31...b5 32.f6! ] 32.Bd2 c4

[ 32...b5!? ] 33.bxc4 Qxc4 34.Qa3 Qc2! 35.Qd6! Qb1+

[ 35...Qxd2 36.Qd8+ ( 36.Qe6+? Kf8 37.Qc8+ Ke7 38.Qe6+ Kd8 39.Qd6+ Kc8 40.Qc6+ Kb8 41.Qd6+ Kb7 42.Qd7+ Ka6 43.Qa4+ Qa5-+ )] [ 35...Qxf5 36.Qb8+ Kf7 37.Qxa7+ ]

36.Kg2 Qe4+ 37.Kg1 h5!? 38.Qb8+ Kh7 39.Qxa7 h4 40.Qa6!=

[ 40.Qf7 Qxf5³ ] 40...h3 41.Qf1 Qxf5 42.f3 Kg8 43.Qe2 Qb1+ 44.Kf2 Qxa2 45.Qe8+ Kh7½-½

A35Greenfeld,A 2540Yudasin,L 2610

Jerusalem 1997[Greenfeld,A]

70/40 1.Nf3 [ 1.e4 - 70/(40) ] [ 1.d4 - 70/(40) ]

1...c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 [ 3...g6 - 70/(40) ]

4.Ne5 Qc7 [ 4...g6 - 50/(50) ]

5.f4 [ 5.Nd3 ]

5...f6?!N [ 5...Nc6 ]

6.Ng4! /\ e3, d4[+] [ 6.Nd3 e6 7.e3 Nf5™ ]

6...Qxf4?! [ ¹6...e6 ]

7.e3 Nc2+ 8.Qxc2 Qxg4 9.d4! cxd4 [ 9...e6 10.Be2± @ ]

10.exd4 [ 10.Be2 d3! ]

10...Qxd4 11.Nd5 Kf7 [ 11...e6?! 12.Nc7+ Kd8 13.Nxa8 Bb4+ 14.Bd2 Qh4+ 15.g3 Bxd2+ 16.Kd1!+- ] [ 11...Qe5+ 12.Be2 /\ Bf4 ]

12.Be3 Qe5 13.0-0-0 g6! [] /\ Bh6 14.Bd4 [ 14.Kb1!? d6 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Rhf1 Bxd3 17.Qxd3ƒ ]

14...Qb8 [ 14...Qg5+ 15.Kb1 /\ h4 ><Qg5 ]

15.Bd3ƒ >> @ d6

[ 15...Bh6+ 16.Kb1 e6 17.Nxf6! Nxf6 18.Qc3 ]

16.h4!‚ e5 17.h5! Bh6+ [ 17...exd4? 18.hxg6+ Kg7 19.Rxh7+ Rxh7 20.gxh7 Nh6 21.Qf2 Ng4 22.h8Q+! Kxh8 23.Rh1++- ] [ 17...g5 18.Bxh7+- ]

18.Be3 Bg4?! [ 18...f5 19.g4‚ ] [ 18...Bxe3+ 19.Nxe3 g5 20.c5!?‚ ]

19.Bxg6+! [ 19.hxg6+ hxg6 20.Bxg6+ Kg7 ]

19...Kg7 20.Rdf1 Bxe3+ 21.Nxe3 Be6 22.h6+!+- Kf8

[ 22...Nxh6 23.Rxh6 Kxh6 24.Rxf6 ] 23.Bxh7 Ke7 24.Qg6?!“

[ ¹24.Bf5 Nxh6 25.Bxe6 Kxe6 26.Qg6 Qf8 27.Nd5 ]

24...Qf8 25.Qg7+ Qxg7 26.hxg7 Rxh7 27.Rxh7 Rc8 28.Kd2 Kf7 29.b3 Kg6 30.Rhh1 Rd8

[ ¹30...f5 ] 31.g4 Kxg7 32.Kc3 d5?! 33.cxd5 Bxd5 34.Nf5+ Kg6 35.Rh8 Rc8+ 36.Kb2 Kg5? 37.Rh7 Kxg4 38.Ne3+1-0

A38Spraggett,K 2580Becerra Rivero,J 2510

Cienfuegos 1997[Becerra Rivero,J; Moreno,Ale]

70/41 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 c5 5.c4 0-0 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.0-0 d6 8.d3 e5 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.e3N

[ 10.Nd2 - 30/96 ] 10...Nc7 11.Ne1 Be6 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.cxd5 Ne7 14.e4 Nb5 15.Nc2 Qd7 16.Ne3 Nd4 17.a4 Rab8 18.Nc4 Nc8 19.Ra2 Nb6 20.Bxd4 cxd4 21.Qd2 Rfc8 22.h4 Nxc4 23.bxc4 Rc5 24.Kh2 Qc7 25.Bh3 Ra5 26.h5 b6 27.Rb1 Bf6 28.Rb5 Rxb5?

[ 28...a6 29.Rb1 ( 29.Rxa5 bxa5 30.Rb2 Rxb2 31.Qxb2 Bg5= ) 29...Qd8= ]

29.cxb5! [ 29.axb5 Qe7= ]

29...Qe7 30.Rc2 Bg5 [ 30...gxh5? 31.Qh6 ]

31.Qe2 Rf8 32.Kg2 Kg7 33.Rc6 Kh6™

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34.hxg6 [ 34.Qc2 gxh5 35.Rc7 Qf6 36.Rxa7 h4„ ]

34...hxg6 35.Qe1 [ 35.Qc2 Qf6 36.Rc7 Ra8 37.Qc6 Rh8 38.Rxa7 Kg7 39.Be6 Rh2+ 40.Kxh2 Qxf2+= ]

35...Kg7 36.Qb4 Rd8 37.Qc4 Qf6 38.Rc7 Rh8 39.Qc2 Rxh3!! 40.Kxh3 Qf3 41.Kh2

[ 41.Qb1!? A) 41...Qxf2? 42.Qd1! ( 42.Rxa7 Bf4-+ ; 42.Rc2 Qf3∓ ) 42...Bf4 43.gxf4 exf4 44.Qg4 Qe3+ ( 44...Qf1+ 45.Qg2 Qxd3+ 46.Kg4+- ) 45.Kg2 ( 45.Kh4 f3! 46.Rxf7+ Kxf7 47.Qd7+ Kg8 48.Qxd6 f2 49.Qxg6+ Kh8 50.Qf6+ Kh7 51.d6 Qe1= ) 45...Qd2+ 46.Kf1 Qxd3+ 47.Qe2 Qh3+ 48.Ke1! ( 48.Qg2 Qd3+ 49.Ke1 f3 50.Qc2 Qe3+ 51.Kf1 g5© ) 48...g5 49.Kd2 g4 50.Qf2 f3 51.Qxd4+ Kg6 52.Rc8+- ; B) 41...Be3!!

B1) 42.Qg1? Bxf2 43.Qh2 Be3∓ ( 43...Qh5+ 44.Kg2 Qe2 45.Kh3= ); B2) 42.fxe3 Qh5+ 43.Kg2 Qe2+= ]

41...Be3!! 42.fxe3 dxe3 43.Qg2 Qh5+½-½

A40Gelfand,B 2700Short,N 2690

Novgorod 1997[Short,N]

70/42 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Ne2 Nb4 6.Nbc3 Nxd3+ 7.Qxd3 d6 8.0-0 Ne7N

[ 8...Nf6 - 58/64 ] 9.d5!² Qd7 10.f4 g6 11.Nd4?!

[ 11.Be3 Bg7 12.Bd4² ] 11...0-0-0! 12.b4?!

[ 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Qh3 Bg7 14.Nxe6 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Rde8 ( 15...Bxe4!? 16.Nxd8 Qxh3 17.gxh3 Kxd8 ) 16.Re1 Ng8! 17.f5 Nf6³ ] [ ¹12.a4 c5!? 13.dxc6 Nxc6÷ ]

12...Bg7 13.b5? [ 13.Be3 ]

13...Bxd4+! 14.Qxd4 f5³ 15.Re1 [ 15.Bb2 Rhe8 16.Rae1 ]

15...Rhe8 16.Bb2 fxe4 17.Nxe4 [ ¹17.Rxe4 exd5 18.cxd5 Nf5 19.Qd3 ]

17...Ng8! 18.Nc3 Qf7 19.Re3 [ ¹19.Rad1 ]

19...exd5 20.Nxd5 [ 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.cxd5 Ne7 22.Rd1 Nf5∓ ]

20...Rxe3 21.Qxe3 [ 21.Nxe3 Re8 22.Nd5 Ne7 23.Nf6 Nf5 24.Qd2 Re6 25.Nd5 Ne7∓ ]

21...Bxd5 22.cxd5 Qxd5∓ 23.a4 Kb8 24.a5“

[ 24.Bc3 ] [ 24.h3 ]

24...Qxb5-+ 25.axb6 axb6 26.Bd4 Qc6 27.Rc1 Qb7 28.f5 gxf5 29.Qg5 Re8 30.Qh5

[ 30.Qxf5 Qe4 ] 30...Qe4 31.Bf2 Nf6 32.Qf7 Qe7 33.Qa2 Ng4 34.Ra1 Qe4 35.Qa7+ Kc8 36.Rc1 Qb7 37.Qa4

[ 37.Qxb6 Re1+! ] 37...Re7 38.Qb30-1

A41Babula,V 2545Mokry,K 2500

Olomouc 1997[Babula,V]

70/43 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.c4 g6 4.g3N [ 4.e3 - 60/56 ]

4...Bg7 [ 4...Bxf3!? ]

5.Bg2 Qc8 /\ Bh3 [ 5...e5? 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Ng5 ] [ 5...Nc6

A) 6.0-0?! e5= ( 6...Bxf3?! 7.Bxf3 Nxd4 8.Bxb7 Rb8 9.Bg2² ); B) 6.d5 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Ne5 8.Bg2² ]

6.0-0 [ 6.h3!? Bd7 7.Nc3 /\ 0-0-0 ]

6...Bh3 7.e4 Bxg2 8.Kxg2 e5 [ 8...c5 9.d5 Nf6 10.Nc3 0-0² ] [ 8...Nf6 9.e5ƒ ]

9.dxe5?! [ ¹9.c5!?

A) 9...dxc5?! 10.dxe5 A1) 10...Nd7? 11.Bf4

A1a) 11...h6 12.h4 g5?! 13.hxg5 hxg5 14.Nxg5 Nxe5 ( 14...Bxe5

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15.Qd5+- ) 15.Bxe5 Bxe5 16.Qd5+- ; A1b) 11...Ne7 12.Nc3 0-0 ( 12...c6 13.Qd6 ; 12...Nc6 13.Qd5 ) 13.Nd5 Nc6 ( 13...Re8?! 14.e6+- ) 14.Qc1 Kh8 ( 14...Re8?! 15.e6+- ; 14...Qd8?! 15.e6+- fxe6 16.Nxc7 Rxf4 17.Nxe6 ) 15.Bh6 Re8 16.Bxg7+ Kxg7 17.Qc3± ;

A2) 10...Nc6 11.Qd5 Qe6 12.Qxc5 Nxe5

A2a) 13.Qxc7?! Nxf3 14.Qxb7 ( 14.Kxf3 Nf6 ) 14...Nh4+ 15.Kh1 Rd8÷ ; A2b) 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 ( 13...Bxe5? 14.Qb5+ ) 14.Qb4 0-0-0 15.Nc3² ;

B) 9...exd4 10.cxd6 c5 11.b4ƒ ∆cxb4 12.e5!? Nc6 13.Re1 ]

9...dxe5 10.b3 /\ Ba3 ><Ke8 f6! /\ Nh6-f7 [ 10...Nc6? 11.Nc3!

A) 11...Nge7 12.Ba3 Nd4 ( 12...0-0 13.Nd5 Re8 14.Rc1± ) 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Nd5 c5 15.b4± ; B) 11...Nd4 12.Nb5! a6 ( 12...Ne7?! 13.Nfxd4 exd4 14.Bf4+- ; 12...Nxf3 13.Qxf3 a6 14.Nc3± ; 12...Nxb5 13.cxb5± ) 13.Nbxd4 exd4 14.Bb2 c5 15.b4± ]

[ 10...Nf6? A) 11.Ba3? Nxe4 12.Re1

A1) 12...f5? 13.Nbd2 Nd6 ( 13...Nxd2?! 14.Nxe5 Ne4 15.Qd5+- ; 13...Nc3?! 14.Qc2 e4 15.Nxe4! fxe4 16.Rxe4++- ) 14.Nxe5 0-0 15.Ndf3± ; A2) 12...Nd6 13.Nxe5 ( 13.Bxd6?! cxd6 14.Qxd6 Qd7!= 15.Rxe5+?! Kd8! ) 13...0-0 14.Nc3 Re8² ;

B) 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Ba3± ] [ 10...Ne7? 11.Ba3 Qe6 ( 11...c5 12.Qd6 ; 11...c6 12.Qd6 ) 12.Nc3 c6 13.Qe2±/\ Rad1 ]

[ 10...c5? 11.Ba3 b6 12.Nc3 Ne7 ( 12...Nc6 13.Nb5± ) 13.Qd6± ] [ 10...Qd7?! 11.Nc3 ( 11.Qe2?! Nc6!÷ ) 11...Qxd1 ( 11...c6? 12.Qe2± ) 12.Rxd1 c6² ]

11.Nc3 [ 11.Ba3 Bf8! ]

11...Nh6 [ 11...Bf8? 12.Nh4± /\ f4 ]

12.Ba3 Nf7?! [ ¹12...Bf8!÷ 13.Bxf8 ( 13.Qc1 Nf7 14.Nd5 Nd7 ) 13...Kxf8 14.Nh4 Kg7 ]

13.Nh4² /\ f4 c6 [ 13...Nc6? 14.Nd5!± ] [ 13...Qd7? 14.Qxd7+ Nxd7 ( 14...Kxd7 15.Rad1+± ) 15.Nb5 Kd8™ 16.Rad1 a6 ( 16...c6 17.Rd3 ) 17.Nc3± ] [ 13...Ng5?! 14.f4 exf4 15.Rxf4 ] [ 13...Bf8 14.Bxf8 Kxf8 15.f4² ]

14.f4 Nd7 [ 14...exf4? 15.gxf4± /\ e5 ] [ 14...Na6² 15.fxe5

A) 15...Nxe5? A1) 16.Qd6? Qd7 17.Rxf6 Qxd6 ( 17...Bxf6? 18.Qxf6 Qd2+ 19.Kf1 Qd3+ 20.Kg1+- ) 18.Rxd6 Bf8! ( 18...Nxc4? 19.Re6+ Kd8 20.bxc4 Bxc3 21.Rd1+ Kc8 22.Re7± ) 19.Re6+ Kf7 20.Rxe5 Bxa3© ><Re5 ; A2) 16.Nf5! gxf5 17.Qh5+ Nf7 ( 17...Ng6?! 18.exf5 Kf7 19.Ne4 Kg8 20.fxg6 hxg6 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Qxg6+ Bg7 23.Qf7+ Kh7 24.Rf4+- ; 17...Kd8?! 18.Rad1+ Kc7 19.Bd6+ Kb6 20.Na4+ Ka5 21.Qe2+- ) 18.exf5 c5 19.Rae1+ Kf8 20.Nd5 Qd7 ( 20...Ne5?! 21.Rxe5 fxe5 22.f6+- ) 21.Re6± ;

B) 15...fxe5 ] 15.Qg4

[ 15.f5?! g5™ 16.Ng6 hxg6 17.fxg6 A) 17...Nh6? 18.Qd6 Ng8 ( 18...Bf8 19.g7! ; 18...c5 19.Nd5 ) 19.Qe6+ Kd8 20.Qf7+- ; B) 17...Nf8 18.gxf7+ Kxf7 19.Rf5 Ne6÷ ]

15...Nf8? [ ¹15...Nb6™ 16.Qe2 Qc7² 17.Rad1 Rd8 18.Qg4 Qc8 ]

16.Nf5! Rg8 [ 16...Bh6 17.Nxh6 Nxh6 18.Qh4 Ng4 19.fxe5+- ] [ 16...gxf5 17.Qxg7+- ] [ 16...Ne6 17.fxe5!

A) 17...Nxe5 18.Nd6+!?+- ( 18.Nxg7+ Nxg7 19.Qxc8+ Rxc8 20.Rxf6+- ) 18...Kd8 ( 18...Kd7 19.Qd1 ) 19.Qh3 Qd7 20.Rad1 ; B) 17...fxe5 18.Qh4! Qd8 ( 18...Qc7 19.Nxg7+ Nxg7 20.Qf6 Rg8 21.Rad1+- ) 19.Be7! Qd2+ ( 19...Qc7 20.Nxg7+ Nxg7 21.Rxf7! Kxf7 22.Qf6+ Kg8 23.Rf1 h5 24.Qf7+ Kh7 25.Rf6+- ) 20.Rf2 Qxc3 21.Nxg7+ Nxg7 22.Qf6 Nf5 ( 22...Qxa1 23.Qxf7++- ) 23.exf5

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Qxa1 24.fxg6+- ; C) 17...gxf5 18.exf5 h5 ( 18...Neg5 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.Rfe1+ Ne5 21.Rxe5+ Bxe5 22.Qxg5+- ) 19.Qd1 Ned8 ( 19...Neg5 20.h4+- ) 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Re1+ Be5 ( 21...Ne5 22.Ne4+- ) 22.Rxe5+ Nxe5 23.Qd6+- ]

17.fxe5!! [ 17.Nxg7+?! Rxg7 18.Qh4!? ( 18.Qxc8+ Rxc8 19.fxe5 fxe5 20.Rf6± ∆Rd8 21.Raf1 Rd2+ 22.Kg1 Rc2 23.Na4 Rxa2 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.Nc5 )

A) 18...Qe6?! 19.f5+- ; B) 18...Qd8?! 19.Rad1 Qa5 ( 19...Nd7 20.Qh3+- ) 20.Qxf6 Qxa3 21.Qxg7 Qb2+ 22.Rf2 Qxc3 23.fxe5+- ; C) 18...Nd7?! 19.fxe5 Nfxe5 ( 19...g5 20.exf6+- ) 20.Rxf6+- ; D) 18...g5 19.fxg5 fxg5 20.Qh5± ∆Ne6?! 21.Rf6 Nd4 22.Raf1 Qd7 ( 22...Qc7 23.Bd6+- ) 23.Qh6!+- ]

17...gxf5 [ 17...Nxe5 18.Nd6++- ] [ 17...fxe5 18.Qh4 Qe6 ( 18...g5 19.Qh5+- ; 18...Qc7 19.Nxg7+ Rxg7 20.Qf6 Rg8 21.Rad1+- ; 18...Qd8 19.Be7! Qd2+ 20.Rf2 Qxc3 21.Nxg7+ Rxg7 22.Qf6 Qxa1 23.Qxg7 Kxe7 24.Qxf7+ Kd6 25.b4+- ) 19.Nd5! cxd5 20.exd5 Qd7 ( 20...Qf6 21.Nxg7++- ; 20...g5 21.dxe6 gxh4 22.exf7+ Kxf7 23.Nh6++- ) 21.Nxg7+ Rxg7 22.Qf6 Rg8 23.Rae1 /\ Re5, Qf8 Qc7 24.Bd6! Nxd6 25.Rxe5+ Kd7 26.Re7+ Kc8 27.Rxc7+ Kxc7 28.c5 Nf5 29.Qe5+ Kd8 ( 29...Kd7 30.g4+- ) 30.c6!+- ( 30.g4?! Nd7 )]

18.exf5 fxe5 [ 18...Nxe5 19.Qh5+ Kd8 20.Rad1+ Nfd7 ( 20...Ned7 21.Qf7+- ; 20...Kc7 21.Bd6+ Kb6 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.Qf7+- ) 21.Bd6 Re8 ( 21...Bf8 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.Qf7 Rh8 24.Qf6++- ; 21...c5 22.Bxe5 Qc6+ 23.Kg1 fxe5 24.Qf7 Kc7 25.Nb5++- ) 22.Rfe1 Bf8 ( 22...c5 23.Nd5 Qc6 24.Bc7+! Qxc7 25.Qxe8+!+- ) 23.Ne4 c5 24.Nxf6 Qc6+ 25.Kh3 Nxf6 ( 25...Bxd6 26.Qxe8+ Kc7 27.Qxa8 Nxf6 28.Rxe5+- ) 26.Bxe5+ Nd7 ( 26...Kc8 27.Bxf6 Rxe1 28.Rxe1+- ) 27.Bf6+! Kc7 ( 27...Re7 28.Re6+- ) 28.Rxe8+- ]

19.Rad1!+- [ 19.Ne4? /\ Qh5, Nd6 c5™ 20.Bxc5 Qc6÷

∆21.f6 h5 ] 19...c5

[ 19...b6 20.Ne4 /\ Qg7, Nf6 c5 21.Rd5/\ Qh5, Nd6 ]

[ 19...h5 20.Qh4 Qc7 ( 20...c5 21.Nd5- 19...c5 ) 21.Ne4

A) 21...b6 22.Qxh5 Rh8 ( 22...Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Kxd8 24.Rd1+ Kc8 25.Qxf7 ) 23.f6!! Rxh5 24.fxg7 Rh8 25.gxh8Q Nxh8 26.Rxf8# ; B) 21...Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 ( 22...Nxd8 23.Nd6+ Kd7 24.Rd1 ) 23.Qxh5 Rh8 24.f6! Bxf6 25.Qf5 ; C) 21...Rh8 22.Qf6!! Rh7 23.Qxg7 ; D) 21...Nh7 22.Qxh5 Nf6 23.Qg6! ]

20.Nd5 /\ f6 b6‡ [ 20...h5 21.Qh4 Qd8 ( 21...Qd7 22.Bxc5 ) 22.Bxc5! ]

21.f6! Ng6 [ 21...Qxg4 22.Nc7# ] [ 21...Ne6 22.Qxe6+ ]

22.Nc7+! [ 22.Qe6+?! Kf8™ ]

22...Qxc7 [ 22...Kf8 23.Ne6+ Ke8 24.Nxg7+ ]

23.Qe6+ Ne7 [ 23...Kf8 24.Rd7 Qxd7 ( 24...Nf4+ 25.Rxf4 Qxd7 26.Qxd7! ) 25.fxg7+ Rxg7 26.Qxd7 ]

24.fxe7 Nh6 [ 24...Qxe7 25.Qc6+ ]

25.Rd8+!1-0

A42Browne,W 2540Wojtkiewicz,A 2565

Chicago 1997[Browne,W]

70/44 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.d5

[ 5.Be3 - 70/(44) ] 5...f5

[ 5...Nh6?! 6.h4 a5 7.Bd3 Na6 8.Nge2± ] 6.exf5 gxf5

[ 6...Bxf5 7.Bd3 ( 7.g4?! Bd7 8.Bd3 Ne7 9.h3 h5!? ) 7...Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nf6 9.Nf3 0-0 10.Ng5 Nbd7 11.Ne6 Nc5 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Bg5± ]

7.Qh5+ Kf8 8.Nh3!N

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[ 8.Bd3!? Qe8 9.Qd1 Nf6 10.Nh3 Na6 11.0-0 ] [ 8.f3 ] [ 8.Nf3 ]

8...Nf6 9.Qh4 Na6 10.Bd2 [ 10.Be2 Nb4! 11.0-0 Nc2 12.Rb1 Nd4 13.Bd1 c5÷ ]

10...Bd7 [ 10...c6!? 11.0-0-0 ( 11.dxc6?! bxc6 12.0-0-0 Be6 13.f4 e4 14.Be3? Ng4 ) ∆11...cxd5 12.Nxd5 Be6 13.Nxf6 Bxf6 14.Bg5! Bxg5+ 15.Nxg5 Bg8 16.Qh6++- ]

11.f3! [ 11.0-0-0? Ne4! 12.Qxd8+ Rxd8 13.Nxe4 fxe4 14.Ng5 Bf5∓ ]

11...c6 12.dxc6 bxc6 [ 12...Bxc6 ]

13.0-0-0 h6 [ 13...Qe7!? Wojtkiewicz,A 14.Bh6 Rg8 15.Ng5

A) 15...Bxh6? 16.Qxh6+ Rg7 ( 16...Qg7? 17.Qxf6+!+- ) 17.h4!± ; B) 15...Nc5 16.f4! e4 17.Be2² ]

14.Be3 Qe7 [ 14...Be6? 15.c5! Qa5 16.Rxd6+- ] [ 14...Ne8? 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Bxa7± ]

15.Bd3! [ 15.c5!? Nxc5 16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.Bc4 Nd5! ( 17...Be6?! 18.Bxe6 Qxe6 19.Rhe1 Qf7 20.g4!± ) 18.Qxe7+ Kxe7 19.Nxd5+ cxd5 20.Rxd5? Be6! 21.Rxc5 Rhc8!∓ ]

15...Nb4 [ 15...f4!? 16.Nxf4 exf4 17.Bxf4 Ne8! 18.Qxe7+ ( 18.Qg3? Bxc3 19.bxc3 Qf6!∓ ) 18...Kxe7 19.Rhe1+ Kf8 20.Ne4© ]

16.Bb1 c5 17.Rhe1 Nc6 18.Nb5! Nd4 [ 18...Ne8? 19.Qxe7+ Kxe7 20.Nxd6! Nxd6 21.Bxc5 Nd4 22.Rxd4+- ]

19.Bxd4 [ 19.Nxd4 cxd4 20.Bxd4 Rc8 21.Bc3 Qf7 ]

19...cxd4 20.Nxd4 Nd5! [] 21.Qh5 Rc8 [ 21...Nf6 22.Qg6 Be8 23.Qxf5+- ]

22.Bxf5 Rxc4+ 23.Kb1 Be8 24.Qg4! [ 24.Bg6? Nf6 25.Qf5 Bd7-+ ]

24...Bf7! 25.Bg6! [ 25.Be6? Rxd4 26.Rxd4 Bxe6 ]

25...Rxd4 [ 25...Nf6 26.Qf5+- ] [ 25...Qb7 26.Ne6+! Ke7 27.Qxc4 Bxg6+ ( 27...Bxe6 28.Be4+- ) 28.Ka1 Kxe6 29.Nf4++- ]

26.Rxd4 Be6 27.Qe4 Nb6 [ 27...Nf6 28.Qa8+ ]

28.Rd2 d5 29.Qc2 Nc4 30.Rde2 Qf6?! [ 30...Qb7! 31.Qb3 Qc7 32.Qb4+ Kg8± ]

31.Bd3 Na3+ 32.bxa3“ e4 33.Qb2“ [ 33.Qb2 Qxb2+ 34.Rxb2 Bxb2

A) 35.Nf4!? Bc3! 36.Rc1 Bd2! 37.Nxe6+ Kf7 38.Rc7+ /\ fe4 ( 38.Rc2? Rb8+ 39.Ka1 Be3 ); B) 35.Kxb2 Bxh3 36.gxh3 exd3 37.Re5!± ]

1-0

A43Kosic,D 2515Kovacevic,A 2485

Jugoslavija (ch) 1997[Kosic,D]

70/45 1.d4 c5 [ 1...e6 - 70/(45) ]

2.dxc5 e6 3.Nd2 Bxc5 4.Ne4 Bb4+ 5.c3 d5 6.cxb4N

[ 6.Qa4+ - 30/100 ] 6...dxe4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Bd2 b6?!

[ ¹8...Ne7 ] 9.e3 Ne7 10.Nh3! h6

[ 10...Bb7 11.Bc3 Rg8 ( 11...f6 12.Nf4 ) 12.Ng5 ]

11.Nf4 Nd7 12.Bc3 Rg8 [ 12...e5 13.Nh5 g6 14.Ng3± ]

13.Bc4 g5 14.Nh5 Bb7 15.0-0-0± Bd5 [ 15...Nd5 16.Bb5 Rg6 17.Bd4 ]

16.Bb5 Rg6 17.Kb1 [ 17.f3 ]

17...f5 18.h4 Rc8 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Ng7! Kc7

[ 20...Rxc3 21.Rh8+ Kc7 22.Ne8++- ] 21.Rh7 Rd8 22.Nh5 Kd6“ 23.f3! Nc6

[ 23...exf3 24.gxf3 /\ e4+- ] 24.fxe4 fxe4 25.Be1 Kc7 26.Bg3+ Kb7 27.a3 a6 28.Be2 b5 29.Bg4 /\ Rd5 Kc8 30.Bd6 Nce5 31.Rc1+ Bc6?

[ 31...Nc6± ] 32.Re7

[ 32.Rxd7!+- ] 32...Nc4 33.b3 e5 34.Re6!+- Rxe6 35.Bxe6 Re8 36.Bxd7+

[ 36.Bxd7+ Kxd7 37.Nf6+ Kxd6 38.Nxe8+ ]

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A43Solozhenkin,E 2485Simonovic,A 2420

Jugoslavija 1997[Simonovic,A]

70/46 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 a6 8.a4 e6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Be3N

[ 10.Ng5 - 17/188 ] 10...Nc6 11.Qd2 d5!? 12.exd5

[ 12.Bxc5 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 ( 13.Qe3? Nxc5 14.Qxc5 Rc8!∓ ^^ / ^a1-h8) 13...dxe4 14.Qxd8 ( 14.Bxf8? exf3 15.Qxd8™ Rxd8 16.Bxg7 fxe2 17.Rfe1 Kxg7 18.Rxe2 Nd4∓ ) 14...Rfxd8 15.Ng5 Rd2

A) 16.Nxe6 Rxe2 17.Nxg7 Rxc2 ( 17...Kxg7!? 18.Rac1 Rd8³ ) 18.Ne6!? ( 18.Nh5 gxh5 19.Ba3 Rd8³ ) 18...fxe6 19.Ba3 Rd8³ ; B) 16.Bd1! Bc4! 17.Nxe4 Rd7! 18.Re1 Bxb2 19.Rb1 Be5= ]

12...Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.c3 [ 14.Qxd5 Bxd5 15.Bxc5 Rfe8 16.Bd3 Bxb2 17.Rab1 Bg7 18.Rxb7! Ne5 19.Rb6!

A) 19...Nd7 20.Rd6 Nxc5 21.Rxd5 Nxa4 22.Ra5² ; B) 19...Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Bxf3 ( 20...a5 21.Kg2± ) 21.Rxa6 Rxa6 22.Bxa6 Ra8! 23.Bb5 ( 23.Bd3!? Rxa4 24.Re1 Rg4+ 25.Kf1 ) 23...Rc8 24.Be3 Rxc2 25.Rc1! Rxc1+™ 26.Bxc1 Bc3 27.Be3 Ba5 28.h3² _|_ ; C) 19...Nxd3!? 20.cxd3 Red8© ]

14...Rfe8 15.Rfd1 Qf5 16.Bd3 Qd5 17.Ng5! Bf5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Qd7 Qxd7 20.Rxd7 f6! [] 21.Nf3 Na5 22.Rad1 Bf8 23.R1d5 Nc4 24.Bxc5

[ 24.Rxb7!? Nxe3 25.fxe3 Rxe3 26.Rdd7 Re2 ∆27.Rxh7 Rd8„ ]

24...Bxc5 25.Rxc5 Rad8! []= (+) 26.Rcc7 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Nxb2 28.a5 R 9/h Na4

[ 28...Rb8!?÷ ] 29.Rxb7 Rd8 30.h4 Rd5 31.Rb3! Rc5

[ 31...Rxa5?? 32.Ra3 /\ c4, Nd4-b3+- ] 32.c4 Rxc4 33.Rb8+ Kg7 34.Ra8 Rc6 35.Ra7+ Kg8

[ 35...Kh6? 36.g4!± -> ] 36.h5!? gxh5 37.Nd4 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Nc5 39.Rc7?!

[ 39.Nf5 Ra1 40.Rg7+ Kf8 41.Rxh7 Rxa5

42.Nd6 ( 42.Rxh5 Nd3³ ) 42...Nd3 43.Rf7+ Kg8 44.Rxf6÷ ]

39...Nb3!“ 40.Rxc1 Nxc1 41.Kg3 Nd3³ 42.Nb3 Kf7 43.Kf3 Ke6 44.Ke3 Nb4 45.Kd4 Kd6 46.Ke4 Nc6 47.Kf5 Ke7 48.Nc5 Nxa5 49.Nxa6 Nc4 50.Nc5 Nd6+ 51.Kf4 Kf7 52.Nd7!= Kg7 53.Nc5 Kf7 54.Nd7 Nc8 55.Kg3 Ne7 56.Kh4 Kg6 57.Nf8+ Kh6 58.Kg3 Nf5+ 59.Kf4 Nh4 60.Kg3 Ng6 61.Ne6 f5 62.Kh3½-½

A43Huebner,R 2580Ivanchuk,V 2725

Dortmund 1997[Ivanchuk,V; Sulipa,A]

70/47 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be2 Na6 7.0-0 Nc7 8.Bf4 0-0 9.a4 b6 10.Qd2 Re8 11.h3N

[ 11.Rfe1 - 46/(73) ] 11...Bb7 12.Rfe1 e6 13.Bc4 exd5 14.exd5 Qd7

[ 14...Rxe1+ 15.Rxe1 Qd7 ( 15...a6 16.Ng5 Qd7 17.Nge4 Re8 18.Nxd6 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Bxd5 20.Nxd5² ) 16.Nb5 ( 16.Bh6 Bh8 17.Ng5 Re8 18.Rxe8+ Nfxe8³ ; 16.Bb5 Nxb5 17.axb5 a6³ ) 16...Nxb5 17.axb5 a6 18.Qd3 a5 19.c3 Re8= ]

15.Rxe8+ [ 15.Qd3!? Rxe1+ 16.Rxe1 Re8 17.Rd1 Nh5 18.Bh2= ]

15...Nfxe8 [ 15...Rxe8!? 16.Bb5 Nxb5 17.axb5 Ra8 18.Qd3 Ne8 19.Nd2 Nc7 20.Nde4 Qf5 21.Nxd6 ( 21.Bxd6 Nxd5³ ) 21...Qxd3 22.cxd3 Bxd5³ ]

16.Bh6 Bh8 [ 16...Bxc3!? 17.Qxc3 ( 17.bxc3 Nf6 ) 17...Nxd5 18.Qd2 ( 18.Bxd5 Bxd5 19.Re1 f6 20.Qe3 Ng7∓ ) 18...Ndf6 19.Ng5 d5 20.Bb5 Bc6³ ]

17.Qd3 a6 [ 17...Bxc3!? ]

18.Rb1 Rb8 [ 18...Bxc3 19.bxc3 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bxb5 Nxb5 22.Qxb5 Qxb5 23.Rxb5 Bxd5= ]

19.b4

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[ 19.Nd2 Ba8 ( 19...b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Nxb5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Rxb5 24.Nc4 Nc7 25.Ra1!² ) 20.Bxa6 Nxa6 21.Qxa6 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Bxd5 23.Rxb6 Rxb6 24.Qxb6 Qxa4 25.Qd8 Qa8 26.Qe7 Ng7= ]

19...cxb4 20.Rxb4 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Nd4©

[ 23.Qd3 Qc6∓ ] 23...Qe7 24.Rb1 Qf6?!

[ 24...Qe4 25.f3 Qh4 26.Qd2 Qd8 27.c4 Ba8 28.Re1© ] [ 24...f6!? 25.Re1 Qd7 26.Qe3 Ng7 27.Qe7 Qxe7 28.Rxe7 Rb7!∓ ] [ 24...Qd7!? ]

25.Qd2 Nc7 26.Bg5 Qg7 27.c4 [ 27.Bh6 Qf6= ]

27...Be4 28.Rd1 [ 28.Rb4 Qe5 29.Bf4 Qf6 30.Bg5 Qe5= ]

28...Re8 29.Be3 Qe5 [ 29...Qf6 30.Ne2 Bc6 ( 30...d5 31.Ng3 dxc4 32.Qd7 )

A) 31.Bxb6 Bxa4 32.Qxd6= ( 32.Bxc7? Bxd1 33.Qxd1 Qe7-+ ); B) 31.Qxd6 Qxd6 32.Rxd6 Bxa4 33.Rxb6= ]

30.Ne2 Ne6 31.Qxd6 Qa5 32.Bxb6 Qxa4 33.c5?!

[ 33.Rc1 Qc6 34.Qxc6 Bxc6= ] 33...Bxg2! 34.Kxg2 Qe4+ 35.Kf1?

[ 35.Kh2! Qxe2 36.c6 A) 36...Rc8 37.c7 Qf3 ( 37...Nxc7 38.Rc1! ; 37...Rxc7 38.Rd2! ) 38.Rd3©|^ ( 38.Qd7 Rxc7 39.Bxc7 Qxf2+∓ );

B) 36...Ng5 37.c7 Nf3+ 38.Kg3 Ng5 39.Kh2= ; C) 36...Qf3 37.Rd3 ( 37.Be3 Rc8 38.Rc1 h6 39.c7 Qf5³ 40.Bb6 Nf4! ) 37...Qf5 ( 37...Qe4 38.c7 Nf4 39.Rg3© ) 38.Rc3

C1) 38...Rc8 39.c7 Qf4+ ( 39...h5 40.Qd7 ) 40.Qxf4 Nxf4 41.Rc1 Ne6 42.Rd1 Kg7 43.Rd8 Rxc7² ; C2) 38...Ng5 39.c7 Nf3+ 40.Kg3 Ng5 41.Kh2= ; C3) 38...Rd8 39.Qxd8+ ( 39.Bxd8 Qxf2+ 40.Kh1 Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Qxc3-+ ; 39.Qg3 Rc8 40.c7 h5³ ) 39...Nxd8 40.c7 Nc6 41.Rxc6 Qe5+ 42.Kg1 Qg5+= ]

35...Nf4!! 36.Qxf4 [ 36.Nxf4 Qh1# ]

36...Qxe2+ 37.Kg2 Qxd1 38.Qc4 Qe2 39.Qa4 Qe4+ 40.Qxe4 Rxe4 41.c6 Rc4 42.c7 Kf80-1

A43Fedorowicz,J 2510Gulko,B 2595

Chicago 1997[Gulko,B]

70/48 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 c5 7.d5 Na6 8.h3 Nc7 9.a4 b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Bc4 a6 12.Re1 Qd7 13.e5 Nh5 14.Bh2N

[ 14.Bg5 - 32/(170) ] 14...b5 15.Ba2 f5 16.exd6

[ 16.Ng5 c4! 17.Ne6 Nxe6 18.dxe6 Qc6!∓ ]

16...exd6 17.Re6 [ 17.Ng5 Bxc3! 18.bxc3 c4∓ ]

17...f4 18.Ne4 Nxe6 [ 18...c4!? 19.Rxd6 Qe7 20.Nfg5 Be5 21.Rb6 Bxd5∓ ]

19.dxe6 Qe7 20.Qxd6 Rae8 21.Qxe7 Rxe7 22.Nxc5 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Bxb2 24.Rb1 Ba3 25.Nd3!

[ 25.Nxa6 bxa4 26.Nc7 Rxc7! 27.e7+ Kg7 28.exf8Q+ Bxf8∓ ] [ 25.Nd7 Rf5∓ ]

25...bxa4 26.Rb6 a5 27.Rc6 Kg7?! [ 27...g5! 28.Rc4 Bd6 29.Rxa4 Bc7 30.Rc4 Ng7!-+ ]

28.Rc4 Bd6 29.Rxa4 Bc7 30.Bb3 g5 31.Rc4 Rf5 32.Rc6 Nf6 33.Nc5

[ 33.h4!? h6 34.Kg2³ ] 33...Re5 34.Nd3 Rb5 35.Bc4 Rf5 36.Nc5 Ne8 37.Ne4 Re5 38.Kg2 h6 39.Nc3?!

[ 39.Nc5 Nd6 40.Bb3 ( 40.Bd3 Nf5 41.Bxf5 Rxf5 42.Nd7 Bd8 43.Rc8 Rxe6 44.Rxd8 Rd6-+ ) 40...Nf5 41.Nd7 Re1!-+ ]

39...Nf6 40.Nb5 Bb8 41.Rc8 [ 41.Rb6 Rc5-+ ]

41...Ba7 42.Ra8 Bb6 43.Ra6 Rc5-+ 44.Bd3 Nd5 45.Nd4 Ra7

[ 45...Kf6? 46.c4 ] 46.Nf5+ Kf6 47.e7 Kf7 48.c4! Rxa6

[ 48...Ne3+ 49.fxe3 Rxa6 50.exf4÷ ] 49.cxd5 Ra8 50.d6 Ke6!

[ 50...Rxf5? 51.Bxf5 Bc5 52.Be4! Rb8 53.Bd5+= ]

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51.Ng7+ Kxd6 52.e8R Rxe8 53.Nxe8+ Ke5 54.h4 a40-1

A45Skembris,S 2450Rossi,C 2320

Bolzano 1997[Joksic,S; Rossi,C]

70/49 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 [ 2...e6 - 70/(49) ]

3.Bxf6 gxf6 4.dxc5 Qa5+ 5.c3 [ 5.Nd2 - 66/41 ]

5...Qxc5 6.Nf3 b6N [ 6...Nc6 ] [ 6...d5 ]

7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.g3 Nc6 9.Bg2 Ne5 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Qb3 e6 12.Rad1 Ng6 13.Nd4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qb7+ 15.f3 Be7 16.e4 Rc8 17.Rfe1 Rc5 18.Nc4 b5 19.Ne3 h5 20.a4 a6 21.axb5 axb5 22.c4 b4 23.Nb5 Qb8 24.Qd3

[ 24.Qxb4?! Nh4+ 25.Kf2 Nxf3 26.Nd6+ Bxd6 27.Qxb8+ Bxb8 28.Kxf3 h4∓ ]

24...Ne5 25.Qd4 h4 26.b3 [ 26.f4 Nxc4 27.Qxd7+ ( 27.Nxc4 Qxb5∓ ) 27...Kf8 28.Nxc4 Qxb5÷ ]

26...hxg3 27.f4 [ 27.hxg3? Rh2+ 28.Kf1 ( 28.Kxh2 Nxf3+-+ ) 28...Rxb5! 29.cxb5 Qxb5+ 30.Nc4 Bc5!-+ ]

27...Nd3! [ 27...Rxh2+?! 28.Kxg3 Nd3 29.Rf1 Nxf4 30.Rxf4 Rg5+ 31.Ng4 ( 31.Kf3 Qxf4+!!-+ ) 31...Rh4 32.Nd6+!÷ ( 32.Kxh4 Qxf4-+ )]

28.Rxd3 [ 28.Qxd3 Rxh2+ 29.Kg1 ( 29.Kxg3 Rg5+ 30.Ng4 Rh4! 31.Kxh4 Qxf4 32.Qg3 Rh5+!-+ ) 29...Qxf4 30.Re2 ( 30.Rf1 Qh6!-+ ) 30...Qf3 31.Ng2 Rch5!-+ ]

28...Rxh2+ 29.Kxg3 [ 29.Kg1 Rch5!-+ ]

29...Rg5+! 30.Kf3 [ 30.Ng4 Rh4!! 31.Kxh4 ( 31.Nd6+ Qxd6 32.Qxd6 Rgxg4+ 33.Kf3 Bxd6 34.Rxd6 Rxf4+-+ _|_ ) 31...Qxf4 32.Qxd7+ Kf8 33.Rg3 Rh5+!-+ ]

30...Qxf4+!!0-1

A45Speelman,J 2630Wang,Yaoyao 2430

Beijing (open) 1997[Speelman,J]

70/50 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 [ 3.Bh4 - 70/(50) ]

3...d5 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6N [ 5...Qb6 - 68/(43) ]

6.Bxe4!? dxe4 7.d5 Nb4 [ 7...e5 8.Bg3 Ne7 ( 8...Nb4 9.Nc3 Bg4?! 10.Qxg4 Nxc2+ 11.Kd2 Nxa1 12.Nge2 Qb6 13.Kc1± ) 9.c4 f6 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.f3!? exf3 12.Nxf3ƒ ]

8.Nc3 e6 9.d6!? [ 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.a3 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 ( 11.Rxd1? Nxc2+ 12.Kd2 Bb3 13.Kc1 Na1 14.Re1 Be6 ) 11...0-0-0+ 12.Kc1 Nd5 13.Nxe4 Nxf4 14.exf4© @ ]

9...Nc6 [ 9...Qa5!? ]

10.Nxe4 [ 10.Nge2?! e5 11.Nb5 exf4 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxf4 Bxd6 14.Nxa8 Ke7 ] [ 10.b4 e5 11.Nb5 Be6! ( 11...exf4? 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Qg4+ Kxd6 14.Qxf4+ Ke7 15.Rd1 ) 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 Qxa8 14.b5 exf4 15.bxc6+ Kxc6∓ ]

10...f5?! [ 10...e5 11.Bg5 Qb6 12.Qd5 Qxb2 ( 12...Be6? 13.Nxc5!!+- ; 12...f6 13.0-0-0 Bd7 14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Bxf6 Rd8 16.Nf3+- ) 13.Rd1ƒ ]

11.Bg5! [ 11.Nc3? e5 12.Qd5 Qxd6! ]

11...Qb6 [ 11...Qa5+ 12.Nc3 ] [ 11...Qd7 12.Qh5+ ( 12.Nxc5 Qxd6 13.Nb3 Qxd1+ 14.Rxd1 h6 15.Bh4 g5 16.Bg3 e5 17.f4!© ) 12...Qf7 13.Qxf7+ Kxf7 14.0-0-0

A) 14...fxe4 15.d7? b6 ( 15...b5!? 16.dxc8Q Rxc8 17.Ne2 h6 18.Bh4 g5 19.Bg3 b4!? ) 16.dxc8Q Rxc8 17.Ne2><e4 ;

B) 14...b6! 15.d7 Bb7 ( 15...Ba6 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Rxd6± ) 16.Ng3 Be7 ( 16...h6 17.d8Q Nxd8 18.Bxd8 Bxg2 19.Bc7 ) 17.Nf3 Bxg5 18.Nxg5+ Ke7

B1) 19.e4 f4 20.Nh5!? ( 20.Ne2 h6 21.Nf3 g5 ) 20...h6 21.Nxf4 hxg5

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22.Ng6+ Kf7 23.Nxh8+ Rxh8 ; B2) 19.f4 Rad8 20.e4 h6 21.Nf3 fxe4 22.Nxe4² ]

12.Nf6+! [ 12.d7+!? Bxd7 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.Qxd6 ]

12...Kf7 13.Nxh7 Rxh7 [ 13...Qxb2 14.Nxf8± ] [ 13...Bxd6 14.Qxd6 Qxb2 ( 14...Qb4+ 15.Kf1 ) 15.Rd1 Rxh7 ( 15...Qc3+ 16.Kf1 Qc4+ 17.Ne2 Rxh7 18.h4 ) 16.Nf3 Qc3+ 17.Kf1 Qxc2 18.h4 b6 19.Kg1± ]

14.d7 Be7? [ 14...Qxb2 15.Rb1 Qc3+ 16.Kf1 Qc4+ 17.Ne2 Qd5 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.dxc8Q Rxc8 20.Rxb7+± ] [ 14...Qb4+! 15.c3 ( 15.Kf1!? ) 15...Qxb2 16.Rb1 Qxc3+ 17.Kf1 Qc4+ 18.Ne2 Qd5 19.Qxd5 exd5 20.dxc8Q Rxc8 21.Rxb7+ ]

15.Nf3! Qxb2 [ 15...Bxd7 16.Qxd7 Qxb2 ( 16...Rd8? 17.Ne5+!+- )

A) 17.Bxe7? Qxa1+ 18.Ke2 A1) 18...Qxh1? 19.Ng5+ Kg6 ( 19...Kg8 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Nf7+ Kg8 22.Nh6+ Kh8 23.Qg8+ Rxg8 24.Nf7# ) 20.Qxe6+ Kh5 21.Qf7+ Kh6 22.Qxf5+- ; A2) 18...Qxa2! ;

B) 17.0-0 Rd8 18.Qc7 Qb6 19.Qxb6 ( 19.Qg3!? ) 19...axb6 20.Rab1± ∆Nb4 21.c3 ]

16.0-0 Qb6? [ 16...Bxd7 17.Rb1 ( 17.Qxd7 Rd8 18.Qc7 Qb6 19.Qxb6 axb6 20.Rab1 ) 17...Qxb1 18.Qxb1± ]

17.dxc8Q! Rxc8 18.Rb1 Qa5 [ 18...Qc7 19.Bf4 Qa5 ( 19...e5 20.Qd5+ Kf6 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Rxb7 Qd6 23.Bxe5+ Qxe5 24.Qxe5+ Kxe5 25.Rxe7++- ) 20.Rxb7 ]

19.Rxb7 Rc7 20.Qb1! Bd6?! [ 20...Rh8 21.Bxe7 Rxe7! 22.Rxe7+ Nxe7

A) 23.Ng5+ Kf6 24.Qb2+ Kxg5 25.Qxg7+ Ng6 26.f4+ Kh5 27.g4+ fxg4 28.f5 Rh6! ( 28...exf5? 29.Rxf5+ Kh4 30.Qf6+ Kh3 31.Qxh8+ Nxh8 32.Rh5# ); B) 23.Ne5+ Kf6 24.Qb2 Qc7 ( 24...Qb4 25.Qa1 ); C) 23.Qb2 Qa6 24.Qe5 Rh5 25.Rd1+- ]

21.Rd1 Be5 [ 21...Nb4 22.Bd8! ( 22.Rxd6 Rxb7 23.Ne5+ Ke8 24.Rxe6+ Kf8 25.c3± )]

22.Nxe5+ Nxe5 23.Bf41-0

A46Stefanova,A 2450Gurevich,M 2620

Antwerpen (open) 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/51 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 [ 3.g3 - 70/(51) ]

3...h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 Nd7 7.Bd3 Qd8!?N

[ 7...e5 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.0-0 Be7 10.c3 0-0 11.Nd2 Bf6÷ ] [ 7...g5 8.Nb5 Qd8 9.0-0 Bg7 10.c3 0-0 11.Bc2 a6 12.Na3 b5 13.Qd3 Bb7„ ] [ 7...g6 - 32/(107) ]

8.Qd2 a6 9.0-0-0 Be7 [ 9...b5!? 10.e5 d5 11.Nxd5?! exd5 12.e6

A) 12...fxe6 13.Bg6+ Ke7 14.Rhe1 Rb8 ( 14...Nf6 15.Ne5± ) 15.Rxe6+! Kxe6 16.Qf4 Qf6 17.Re1+ Ne5 18.Rxe5+ Kd7 19.Rf5© ; B) 12...Nf6!? 13.exf7+ Kxf7 14.Ne5+ Kg8 15.Bg6 ( 15.Ng6 Be6 16.Nxh8 Kxh8 17.Rhe1 Qd7∓ ) 15...Be6∓ ]

10.h4 b5 11.g4 c5!?„ 12.d5 [ 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.g5 Bb7„ ]

12...e5 13.Rdg1 c4 14.Bf1 Qa5 [ 14...b4!? 15.Nb1 c3 16.bxc3 bxc3 17.Nxc3 Qa5„ ]

15.g5 h5 [ 15...b4 16.Nb1 c3 17.bxc3 Qxa2 18.cxb4² ]

16.Qe1 [ 16.g6!? f6÷ 17.Bh3?! b4 18.Nb1 Rb8‚ ]

16...Bd8!? /\ Bb6-d4 [ 16...b4 17.Nd1 c3 18.Kb1 cxb2 19.Nd2÷ ]

17.Nd2 Bb6 18.Kb1 Bd4 [ 18...Ba7!? /\ Qc7|^<< ]

19.Rg3 g6 20.Nd1 Qc7 21.Be2 [ 21.c3!? Ba7 22.Bh3 /\ Rf1, f4 Rb8„ ]

21...Bb7!? /\ 0-0-0 [ 21...Nb6 22.c3 Bc5 23.f4 exf4 24.Rf3÷ ]

22.Rf1 0-0-0 23.c3 Bc5 [ ¹23...Ba7 ]

24.Ne3! Rhe8 /\ Re7 25.b3?! [ ¹25.Nc2 ]

25...cxb3 26.axb3 Kb8³ 27.Nc2 Rc8

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28.Kb2 Re7 29.Nb1 [ 29.b4 Ba7 30.Nb3 Nb6∓ ]

29...Ba7 30.Qd1 Nc5 31.Nd2 Qb6/ \ Rec7 |^<< 32.f4 exf4 33.Rxf4 Nd7!/\ Ne5, Rec7 ><f7

[ 33...a5 34.Nd4 b4 35.Nb5÷ ] 34.Bf1 Ne5 35.Bh3

[ 35.Nf3 Qf2! 36.Rg2 Qc5 37.Qe1 Nxf3 38.Rxf3 Bxd5∓ ]

35...Rcc7 36.Rf6 [ 36.Nf3 Qf2 37.Rg2 Qc5-+ ]

36...a5! /\ b4-> 37.Qf1 b4 38.cxb4 [ 38.c4 a4 39.bxa4 Ba6‚ 40.Rb3 Nxc4+ 41.Nxc4 Bxc4 42.Rxb4 Qxb4+ 43.Nxb4 Bxf1-+ ]

38...axb4 39.Qa1 Qc5 [ 39...Qd4+!? 40.Nxd4 Bxd4+ 41.Kb1 Bxa1 42.Kxa1 Rc2∓ ]

40.Qb1 Ba6 41.Bf1 Nd3+! 42.Rxd3 [ 42.Bxd3 Qc3+ 43.Kc1 Bxd3 44.Rxd6 Qxc2+ 45.Qxc2 Rxc2+ 46.Kd1 Rc3-+ ]

42...Bxd3 43.Nc4 [ 43.Bxd3 Qc3+ 44.Kc1 Be3-+ ]

43...Bxe4 44.Rxd6 Qxd6! [ 44...Qxd6 45.Nxd6 Rxc2+ 46.Qxc2 Bxc2 47.Kxc2 Rd7 48.Ne4 Rxd5 49.Bc4 Rd7 ]

0-1

A48Ribli,Z 2570Schmidt,Wl 2440

Koszalin 1997[Ribli,Z]

70/52 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 0-0 5.Be2 d6 6.h3 c5!? 7.c3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nd5N

[ 8...Be6 - 61/(69) ] 9.Bg3 Bh6?!

[ 9...Nc6!? ] 10.0-0 Nf4 11.Re1 Qc7

[ 11...Nxe2+ 12.Qxe2² <->e ] 12.Na3! Nc6 13.Bf1 Bd7

[ 13...e5 14.Nb5 Qb8 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Qd6² ]

14.d5 Ne5 15.Re4! Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Nxd5? [ 16...e5 17.dxe6 Nxe6 ( 17...fxe6? 18.Rxf4 Bxf4 19.Bxf4 g5 20.Qg3 Rxf4 21.Qxg5++- ) 18.Qd1 Rfd8² ]

17.Rh4! Bg5 18.Qxd5 Bxh4 19.Bxh4 Bc6 20.Qd2! ><h6 d5 21.Re1 Rfe8

[ ¹21...f6 /\ e5 ] 22.Nc2! /\ Ne3-g4 f6 23.Qh6! Qd6 24.Bd3!/\ Bg6 f5 25.Bxf5! gxf5 26.Re6 Qd7

27.Nd41-0

A52Beliavsky,A 2710Mohr,G 2480

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/53 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 [ 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Qe7 7.e3 Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Be2 0-0 10.0-0 a5 11.Nb3 a4 12.a3! Ba5 13.Nd4 Bb6 14.Nb5! d6 15.Nc3± Karpov,An ] [ 4.e3 - 70/(53) ]

4...Bc5 [ 4...Nc6 5.Nc3 Ngxe5 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.Qd4 d6 8.c5!? Be7 9.cxd6 Qxd6 10.Qxd6 Bxd6 11.e4 Ng6 12.Bc4 c6 13.0-0 0-0 14.f4² ]

5.e3 Nc6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Be2 Re8 8.0-0 Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Kh1!N

[ 10.f4 Ng6 ( 10...Nc6 - 54/(57) ) 11.f5 Ne5 12.f6 g6 13.Qe1!ƒ ]

10...d6 [ 10...a5!? ]

11.Na4 [ 11.f4 Nc6 12.e4² ]

11...b6 [ 11...Qh4 - 70/(53) ]

12.Bd2 a5 13.Nxc5 [ 13.a3 Bd7 14.b4? Bxa4 15.Qxa4 axb4-+ ]

13...bxc5 14.f4 Nd7 15.Bf3 Rb8 16.Qc2 a4 17.Rae1

[ 17.Rab1 Nf6 18.Qxa4 Bf5 ] 17...Nf6 18.Bc3

[ 18.e4 Bg4„ ] 18...Ng4 19.e4 Qh4 20.h3 a3 21.b3 Nh6 22.f5?

[ 22.Kh2 Ng4+ 23.Kg1± ] 22...f6 23.Kh2 Nf7 24.g3 Qh6 25.Bd2 g5 26.h4 Qg7 27.Bc1 Bb7 28.Bxa3 Ne5 29.Bh5 Re7 30.Bc1

[ 30.Bb2 Qh6 31.Qd1± ] 30...g4 31.Bf4 Kh8

[ 31...Nf3+ 32.Rxf3 gxf3 33.Bxf3 ( 33.g4 f2 34.Qxf2 Bxe4 35.Qe3 Kh8 36.Bh6

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Qg8 37.g5‚ ) 33...Rbe8 34.g4± ] 32.Qd2 Rd7 33.Qc3

[ 33.Qe2!? ] 33...Re7 34.a3

[ 34.Bxe5 dxe5 ( 34...Rxe5 35.Rf4 Qe7 36.Rxg4 Bxe4 37.Rexe4! Rxe4 38.Rxe4 Qxe4 39.Qxf6++- ) 35.Qe3± ]

34...Rg8 35.b4 [ 35.Rf2± ]

35...cxb4 36.axb4 Ra8 37.Rf2 Qg8 38.c5 Ra2 39.Ree2 Rxe2 40.Rxe2 Bxe4! 41.Rxe4

[ 41.Bxe5 Rxe5 42.cxd6 cxd6 43.b5 Bxf5 44.Rb2 Bc8 45.b6 Bb7 46.Qd4÷ ]

41...Nf3+ 42.Kh1 [ 42.Qxf3 gxf3 43.Rxe7 Qa2+ 44.Kh3 Qg2+ ( 44...f2 45.Kg2± ) 45.Kg4 f2 46.Bh6 Qa8 ( 46...Qf3+ 47.Kxf3 f1Q+ 48.Kg4 Qd1+ 49.Kh3 Qxh5? 50.Bg7+ Kg8 51.g4 ) 47.Bg7+ Kg8 48.Bf7+ Kxg7 49.Bd5+ Kh6 50.Bxa8 f1Q 51.cxd6 cxd6 52.Re6÷ ]

42...Rxe4 43.Qxf6+ Qg7 44.Qd8+ Qg8 45.Qxg8+?

[ 45.Qf6+= ] 45...Kxg8 46.f6!

[ 46.Bxg4 Ne5 47.cxd6 cxd6 48.Bh5 Rxb4 49.Kg2= ]

46...Re2 [ 46...Ne5 47.cxd6 cxd6 48.b5 Rb4 49.Be8 Kf8∓ ]

47.f7+ Kg7 48.Bh6+ Kxh6 49.f8Q+ Kxh5 50.Qf5+ Kh6½-½

A55Iordachescu,V 2485Belikov,V 2500

Enakievo 1997[Iordachescu,V]

70/54 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d4 Nbd7 8.e4 Re8 9.h3 a6 10.Be3 b5

[ 10...Bf8 - 38/(80) ] [ 10...exd4 ]

11.c5 Qc7?! [ 11...Bb7 12.dxe5 Nxe5 ( 12...dxe5 13.b4² ) 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Qc2² ]

12.cxd6 [ 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.b4 a5

15.a3 Be6= ] 12...Bxd6 13.Rc1 Qb8

[ 13...Bb7 14.Nd5 Nxd5 ( 14...Qd8 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Bb6 ) 15.exd5 exd4 16.dxc6 dxe3 17.cxb7+- ]

14.Bg5!N [ 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 ( 15.Bd4 ) 15...Bxe5 16.Bd4! Be6 17.b4² ]

14...b4 15.Na4 [ 15.dxe5 bxc3 ( 15...Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Na4± ) 16.exd6 cxb2÷ ]

15...Nxe4 16.dxe5 Nxg5 [ 16...Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Bf4± ]

17.exd6 Nxf3+ 18.Bxf3 Bb7 [ 18...Ne5 19.Bg2 Re6 ( 19...Rd8 20.Qe2 Qxd6 21.Rcd1 Nd3 22.Be4 Bxh3 23.Rfe1+- ) 20.Re1 Rxd6 21.Qh5 Re6™ 22.Nc5 Re7 ( 22...Re8 23.f4+- ) 23.Rcd1+- ]

19.Bg4 [ 19.Bxc6!? Ne5 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Rc7 ]

19...Rd8 20.Re1 Nf8 [ 20...Nf6 21.d7 h5 22.Bf5 g6 23.Qd4 Kg7 ( 23...Nd5 24.Bxg6! fxg6 25.Nb6+- ) 24.Be6! fxe6 25.Rxe6 Rf8 26.Nc5+- ]

21.d7 h5 22.Bxh5 Rxd7 23.Qb3 Rd5 24.Re7 g6 25.Bf3 Rf5 26.Bg4 Rf6“ 27.Qxb4+- Bc8 28.Qd4

[ 28.Qxb8 Rxb8 29.Re8 Rb4 30.Rxc8 Rxa4 31.a3+- ]

28...Qd6 29.Qxd6 Rxd6 30.Nb6 Bxg4 31.Nxa8 Bxh3 32.Nc7 a5 33.Re8 Kg7 34.Re5“ Rd2 35.Rxa5 Rxb2 36.Ra1 Nd7 37.a4 Bf5 38.Ne8+ Kf8 39.Nd6 Be6 40.Ne4 Bd5 41.Nc3 Bf3 42.Ra8+ Kg7 43.Re8!+- g5 44.a5 c5

[ 44...Nf6 45.Rd8 ( 45.Re3 g4 46.a6 Rb8 47.a7 Ra8 ) ∆45...Ng4 46.Rd3 ]

45.g4!? [ 45.a6 Rb6 ( 45...Nf6 46.Re3 Ba8 47.Rb1! Rd2 48.Rb8+- ) 46.Re3 ]

45...Bxg4 46.a6 Bf3 47.a7 Nb6 48.Na4 Rb4 49.Re3 Rg4+ 50.Kh2 Rg2+ 51.Kh1 Bc6 52.f31-0

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A55Volzhin,A 2485Kremenietsky,A 2385

Moscow (open) 1996[Volzhin,A]

70/55 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 Nbd7 4.Nc3 e5 5.e4 Be7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.d5 Nc5 9.Nd2 a5 10.b3 /\ Rb1, a3, b4 Bd7N

[ 10...cxd5 ] 11.Re1

[ 11.Rb1 cxd5 12.cxd5 b5!ƒ ] 11...Qb8! 12.Bf1 Bd8!„ /\ Bb6, Qa7, Ng4><f2

[ 12...cxd5 13.cxd5 b5 14.a4! b4 ( 14...bxa4 15.bxa4 / \ Rb1 , Bb5+ / -) 15.Nb5± ]

13.h3 h6 [ 13...Bb6 14.Nf3 Qa7 15.Bg5 ]

14.Rb1 Bb6 15.a3 [ 15.Nf3 Qa7 16.Be3= ]

15...Qa7 16.Qf3 /\ b4 [ 16.b4? axb4 17.axb4 Na4 18.Nxa4 Bxf2+-+ ] [ 16.Qe2? Nd3-+ ]

16...Nh7 /\ f5 ><f2 17.b4 axb4 [ 17...Na6 18.c5! dxc5 19.b5! cxb5 ( 19...Nc7 20.Nc4± ) 20.Bxb5± ]

18.axb4 Na6 [ 18...Na4 19.Nxa4 Qxa4 20.c5 dxc5 21.Nc4± ]

19.Ra1!? /\ 20.b5, /\ 20.dc6 bc6 21.c5+- [ 19.c5!? dxc5 20.b5 Nb4 ( 20...cxb5 21.Bxb5± ) 21.Nc4© ]

19...f5™ 20.c5™ dxc5 21.b5! cxb5? [ 21...c4!

A) 22.Nxc4?! fxe4 23.Nxb6 A1) 23...exf3 24.Be3!÷ ( 24.Nxd7 Qd4! ); A2) 23...Rxf3!∓ ;

B) 22.bxa6 fxe4 23.Qxe4 Bxf2+ 24.Kh1÷ ]

22.Bxb5± fxe4 [ 22...Bxb5 23.Nxb5 Qb8 24.exf5± ] [ 22...c4 23.Qe2! Bd4 24.Bxd7 Bxc3 25.Ra3 Bb4 ( 25...Bxd2 26.Bxd2 fxe4 27.Be3 Qb8 28.Qxc4± ) 26.Be6+ Kh8 27.Nxc4! Bxe1 ( 27...Bxa3 28.Bxa3 Nc5 29.Bxc5 Qxc5 30.Nxe5± ) 28.Qxe1±-> ><e5, g6 ]

23.Qg3! Bf5 24.Ndxe4 Kh8 25.Bxh6!+- gxh6 26.Qxe5+ Kg8 27.d6 ><Qa7, Bb6,

Na6 Bg6 28.Bc4+ Bf7 29.Nf6+ Nxf6 30.Qxf6

[ 30.Qxf6 Bxc4 31.Qg6+ Kh8 32.Qxh6+ Kg8 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Re5 ]

1-0

A55Babula,V 2535Freisler,P 2365

Cesko (ch) 1997[Babula,V]

70/56 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Qc2 a6 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.Bg5 b5N

[ 10...Re8 - 62/(63) ] [ 10...h6 ]

11.cxb5!? [ 11.Rac1?! b4!? 12.Na4 c5 ]

11...cxb5 12.Rac1 /\ Nd5 <->c Qb8!? [ 12...Bb7? 13.Nd5 Qd8 ( 13...Nxd5 14.Qxc7 Nxc7 15.Bxe7+- ) 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Qc7! Bxe4 16.dxe5+- ] [ 12...Re8? 13.Nd5 Qxc2 ( 13...Nxd5?! 14.Qxc7 Nxc7 15.Bxe7+- ) 14.Nxe7+ Rxe7 15.Rxc2± Bb7?! 16.Rc7 Bxe4 17.dxe5+- ] [ 12...Kh8? 13.dxe5 ( 13.Nd5?! Qxc2 14.Rxc2 Nxd5 15.exd5ƒ ∆Bxg5 16.Nxg5 exd4 17.Rc7 ) 13...dxe5 ( 13...Nxe5 14.Qd2± ) 14.Nd5 Qxc2 15.Rxc2 Nxd5 16.Rxd5± ]

13.Nd5!? [ 13.dxe5 dxe5 ( 13...Nxe5? 14.Nd4± ) 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Rxd5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5² Nf6 17.Rc5 Bb7 18.Bd3 ]

13...Nxd5 [ 13...Bd8!? 14.Nb4² ]

14.exd5 f6? [ 14...Nf6? 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.d6! Bxd6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Bd3± ] [ 14...Bxg5 15.Nxg5 Nf6 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.d6² ] [ 14...Re8 15.Bxe7! Rxe7 16.Qc7!² ]

15.Be3± /\ Bd3 Rd8 [ 15...Bb7?! 16.Bd3+- g6 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxg6+ Kh8 19.Qh5+! Kg8 20.Bh6 ] [ ¹15...Re8± ]

16.dxe5 dxe5?! [ 16...Nxe5 17.Nd4± ] [ ¹16...fxe5 17.Bd3 Nf8 ( 17...Nf6?! 18.Ng5 h6 19.Bh7+ Kf8 20.Ne6+ Bxe6

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21.dxe6 Nxh7 22.Qg6! Kg8 23.Qf7+ Kh8 24.Qxe7+- ) 18.Ng5± ]

17.d6!+- Bxd6 [ 17...Bf8 18.Bd3 ]

18.Qc6! Nf8 [ 18...Bf8 19.Nh4 /\ Bf3 ]

19.Bc5! Bb7™ 20.Bxd6 Bxc6 21.Bxb8 Rxd1+ 22.Bxd1 Bxf3 23.Bb3+!

[ 23.Bb3+ Kh8 24.Rc8 ]1-0

A56Milov,V 2635Gheorghiu,F 2485

Schweiz 1997[Milov,V]

70/57 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 6.g3 Nbd7 7.Bg2 0-0 8.Nf3 Ne8 9.0-0 g6 10.Ne1N

[ 10.Bh6 - 8/80 ] 10...Bg5

[ 10...Ng7 11.Nd3² ] 11.f4 exf4 12.gxf4² Bf6 13.Bd2

[ 13.Nd3 Bd4+ 14.Kh1 f5 15.exf5 ( 15.Qe1 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Ndf6 17.Ng5 Ng7÷ ) 15...gxf5= ] [ 13.Qd3!? ]

13...Bg7 [ 13...b5 14.cxb5 a6 15.a4² ]

14.Nf3 [ 14.Nd3 f5= ]

14...Nb6?! [ 14...a6!? 15.a4 Nb6 16.Qb3 ( 16.Qe2 Bg4 17.e5 Nc7 18.a5 Nd7÷ ; 16.b3 ) 16...Bg4 17.Be1!?² ]

15.b3 Bg4 16.Qe1 Nd7 17.Qg3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 a6

[ 18...Bd4+ 19.Kh1 Ng7 20.Rae1 f5 ( 20...a6 21.Ne2 Bf6 22.Qh3± ) 21.Nb5± ]

19.a4?! [ 19.Rae1± ∆b5 20.e5 ]

19...Nc7?! [ 19...Bd4+ 20.Kh1 Ng7 21.Rae1 f5 22.Ne2 ( 22.e5? dxe5 23.fxe5 f4 ) 22...Bf6 23.Qh3² ]

20.Rae1 Re8 21.Bg4!± /\ 22.e5 de5 23.Bd7 Nf6 22.Bd1

[ 22.Bh3!? Nh5 23.Qf3 Bd4+ 24.Kh1 Qh4 25.Re2± ]

22...Nd7 23.e5! dxe5 24.f5 Rf8 25.Ne4

Ne8 26.Qh3 [ 26.Bg5 Nef6 ( 26...f6 27.Bd2 g5 28.h4 h6 29.Bh5± ) 27.Qh4 h6 28.fxg6 hxg5 ( 28...fxg6 29.Bg4 ) 29.Nxg5 fxg6 30.Bg4 Nh5÷ ]

26...Nef6 27.fxg6 fxg6 28.Qe6+ Kh8 29.Nd6+- b5“ 30.Nf7+ Rxf7 31.Qxf7 bxc4 32.bxc4 Qb6 33.Bc3?

[ 33.Rf2! Re8 34.Ref1+- ] 33...Re8! /\ Qd6, Rf8 ><Qf7 34.Bg4™ Qb3?

[ ¹34...Rf8 35.Qe6 ( 35.Qe7 Re8 36.Qxe8+ Nxe8 37.Bxd7 Qd8 ><Kg1 ) 35...Qb3 36.Bxe5 Nxe5 37.Qxe5 Qxc4 38.Be6² ]

35.Bxd7 Rf8 36.Qxf8+! Bxf8 37.Bxe5 Bg7 38.Rxf6 Bxf6 39.Bxf6+ Kg8 40.Be6+ Kf8 41.d61-0

A57Marin,M 2545Sion Castro,M 2440

Andorra 1997[Marin,M]

70/58 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Nf6 4.d5 b5 5.Nbd2 Bg7 6.e4 0-0

[ 6...bxc4 7.Bxc4 d6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Rb1 Nbd7 ( 9...e6 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.e5² ) 10.b3 Nb6 11.Bb2² ]

7.cxb5 a6 [ 7...e6 8.dxe6 fxe6 9.e5 Ng4 10.Nc4 a6 ( 10...Bb7 11.Be2 ) 11.h3! ( 11.bxa6 Nc6 ) 11...axb5 12.hxg4 bxc4 13.Bxc4± ]

8.Qc2N [ 8.bxa6 e6! ] [ 8.b6 ]

8...Qa5 9.a4 d6 [ 9...axb5 10.Bxb5 Na6 11.0-0 d6 12.Nc4± ]

10.Ra3 Qb4 11.Be2 [ 11.Bd3!? ∆Bd7 12.0-0 axb5 13.axb5 Ra5 14.Nc4! Rxa3 ( 14...Rxb5 15.Bd2+- ) 15.bxa3 Qxb5 16.Nxd6+- ]

11...Bd7!? [ 11...Nbd7 12.0-0 /\ Nc4, Bd2+- ]

12.0-0 axb5 13.axb5 Ra5 14.Rxa5 [ 14.Nc4 Rxa3 15.bxa3 Qxb5 16.Nxd6 Qa4!„ ]

14...Qxa5 15.Nc4 Qa7 [ 15...Qxb5 16.Nxd6 Qa4 17.b3!+- ]

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16.Na3 Rc8? [ 16...Bg4 17.Bd2 Nbd7 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Nb6 20.Bc3² ]

17.Nd2± c4!? 18.Ndxc4 Qd4 19.Bd3 Ng4 20.Qe2 f5™ 21.Be3! Nxe3

[ 21...Qf6 22.Bd2± ] 22.fxe3 Qc5

[ 22...Qf6 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Nb6 Rd8 25.Nxd7 Nxd7 26.Bxf5+- ]

23.exf5 gxf5 24.Bxf5 Bxf5 25.Rxf5 Nd7 [ 25...e6 26.Rh5 exd5 27.Qd3+- ]

26.Qg4! /\ Rg5 Nf6 27.Rxf6!+- exf6 28.Qe6+ Kh8 29.b4 Qc7 30.b6 Qb8 31.Nxd6 Rc1+ 32.Kf2 Bf8 33.Qxf6+ Bg7

[ 33...Kg8 34.Qg5+ ( 34.Qf7+ Kh8 35.Ne8 ) 34...Bg7 ( 34...Kh8 35.Nf7# ) 35.Nf5+- ]

34.Qd8+! Qxd8 35.Nf7+ Kg8 36.Nxd81-0

A57Kanstler,B 2495Gershon,A 2420

Tel Aviv 1997[Kanstler,B]

70/59 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 [ 4.Nd2 - 70/(59) ]

4...Bb7 [ 4...b4 - 70/(59) ]

5.Nbd2!? bxc4 6.e4 e6!? 7.dxe6 [ 7.Bxc4 - 54/(64) ]

7...dxe6N [ 7...fxe6 ]

8.e5 Nd5!? [ 8...c3?! - 70/(59) ]

9.Bxc4 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne4 Qc7 [ 11...Nb6!? 12.Bd3 c4 13.Bc2 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Na6÷ ]

12.Qc2 Nd7 13.Neg5 g6 [ 13...Bxg5?! 14.Nxg5 g6 15.f4± ]

14.Re1 Rfd8 /\ Bf8-g7 ><e5 [ 14...h6? 15.Nxe6+- ] [ 14...Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Nb4 16.Qe2 Bxf3 17.gxf3± ] [ 14...Rfe8!? ><e6 ]

15.Bd2 Qc6 [ 15...Nb4? 16.Bxb4 cxb4 17.Nxe6+- ] [ 15...Bf8? 16.Nxf7! Kxf7 17.Ng5+ Ke7 18.Nxh7‚ ] [ 15...N7b6 16.Bd3 c4 17.Be4 /\ h4-h5|^ ]

16.a3 Bf8 17.Rad1! Qc7? [ 17...Bg7? 18.Bxd5 exd5 ( 18...Qxd5? 19.Ba5+- ) 19.e6 fxe6 20.Rxe6 Qc7 21.Nxh7 Kxh7 22.Qxg6+ Kh8 23.Re7+- ] [ ¹17...N7b6 18.Bd3 c4 19.Be4± ]

18.Nxf7! Kxf7 19.Ng5+ Ke7™ 20.Nxh7! Nxe5 21.Bg5+ Kd7

[ 21...Kf7 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 ( 22...Qxd8? 23.Rxe5+- ) 23.Ng5+ Kf6 24.Nxe6! Kxe6 25.Qxg6+ Ke7 ( 25...Kd7 26.Qf5++- ) 26.f4+- ∆Nxf4 27.Qf7# ] [ 21...Ke8 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.Bb5+ Kf7 ( 23...Bc6 24.Bxc6+ Nxc6 25.Qxg6++- ) 24.Ng5+ Kf6 25.Nxe6 Kxe6 26.Qxg6+ Ke7 ( 26...Nf6 27.Bc4+ Bd5 28.Bxd5+ Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Kxd5 30.Qxf6+- ) 27.f4+- ∆Nxf4 28.Qh7++- ] [ 21...Kd6 22.Qe4 Bg7 23.Nf6+- ]

22.Bb5+ Bc6 [ 22...Kd6 23.Qe4 Bg7 24.Nf6+- ] [ 22...Kc8 23.Bxd8 Qxh7 24.Rxe5 Bd6 ( 24...Kxd8 25.Rxe6 Kc7 26.Qa4+- ) 25.Bf6! Kc7 26.f4 Nxf6 27.Rxc5++- ]

23.Bxc6+ Nxc6 [ 23...Kxc6 24.Qa4+ Kb6 ( 24...Kb7 25.Qb5+ Kc8 26.Bxd8+- ) 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Ng5+- ]

24.Qxg6 Qd6 [ 24...Nd4 25.Rxd4+- ] [ 24...Re8 25.Rxd5+ exd5 26.Nf6++- ] [ 24...Ne5 25.Nxf8+ ( 25.Qe4+- ) 25...Rxf8 26.Qg7+ Nf7 ( 26...Rf7 27.Qxe5+- ) 27.Rxd5+! exd5 28.Re7+ Kc6 29.Rxc7+ Kxc7 30.Be7 Rae8 31.Qxf8+- ]

25.Bxd8 Rxd8 [ 25...Kxd8 26.Rxe6+- ] [ 25...Nxd8 26.Rxd5 exd5 ( 26...Qxd5 27.Nf6++- ) 27.Qe8+ Kc8 28.Nxf8+- ]

26.Qf7+ Be7 [ 26...Qe7 27.Rxd5+ exd5 28.Nxf8+ Rxf8 29.Rxe7++- ]

27.Rxe6! [ 27.Nf6+ Kc8 28.Rxe6+- ]

27...Qxe6 28.Rxd5+ Qxd5 29.Nf6+ [ 29.Qxd5+ Kc7 30.Qf3+- ]

29...Kd6 30.Nxd5 [ 30.Qxd5+?? Kc7÷ ]

30...Rf8 31.Qh51-0

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A57Vaisser,A 2575Rogozenko,D 2490

Cairo 1997[Rogozenko,D]

70/60 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.a4 b4 6.Nbd2 d6 7.e4 e5 8.g3 g6 9.Bg2 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne1 Nbd7 12.f4 exf4 13.gxf4 Nh5 14.Nd3 Bd4+N

[ 14...f5 - 48/95 ] 15.Kh1 Qh4 16.Qe1

[ 16.Rf3 Qe7÷ ] 16...Qe7?!

[ 16...Qxe1 17.Rxe1 Ba6÷ ><c4 ] 17.Nb3

[ ¹17.Nf3 Bg7 18.e5 Rae8 19.Be3ƒ ] 17...Bg7 18.Na5 Ba6 19.Bd2 Nb8! 20.Nxb4!?

[ 20.Rc1 Qc7 21.Nb3 Nd7 /\ Rae8 ] 20...cxb4 21.Bxb4© /\ e5 Bh6 22.e5 Nxf4 23.Bxd6

[ 23.Rxf4!? Bxf4 24.Bxd6 Qe8÷ ] 23...Nxg2

[ 23...Qg5? 24.Rxf4 Qxf4 25.Bxf8 /\ d6+/- ] 24.Kxg2

[ 24.Bxe7 Nxe1 25.Bxf8 Bxf8 26.Raxe1 Bb4÷ ]

24...Qg5+ 25.Kh1 Nd7!÷ 26.e6? [ 26.Bxf8 Rxf8 ( 26...Bxf8 27.e6ƒ ∆Bxc4? 28.exf7+ Kg7 29.Qc3++- ) 27.e6÷ ]

26...Bxc4! 27.Nxc4 Qxd5+ 28.Kg1 fxe6!∓ 29.Bxf8 Bxf8 30.Ne3 Bc5 31.Qg3?“

[ 31.Qf2™ Qe4 32.Rae1 Ne5 33.Qf4 Qxf4 34.Rxf4 Nd3 35.Rc4∓ ]

31...Ne5 32.Qf4 [ 32.b4 Bd4 ]

32...Ng4! 33.Rae1 Qf5!-+ 34.Qc7 [ 34.Qc4 Bxe3+ ( 34...Nxe3? 35.Rxf5 Nxc4+ 36.Rxc5+- ) 35.Rxe3 Nxe3-+ ]

34...Qg5 35.Kh1 Nxe3 36.Qc6 Qd5+ 37.Qxd5 exd5 38.Rf3 d4 39.Re2 Rf8“

[ 39...Rd8 ] 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.Rd2 Nf5 42.Kg2 Ke7 43.Kf3 Ke6 44.Rd3 Kd5 45.Rb3 Kc4 46.Rb7 d3 47.Rd7 a5 48.h3 h5 49.Ke4 Nd6+ 50.Kf3 Kb3 51.Rc7 Bb40-1

A57Volkov,S 2480Ibragimov,I 2555

Novgorod 1997[Volkov,S]

70/61 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 e6 6.e4 exd5 7.exd5

[ 7.e5 - 70/(61) ] 7...Bd6 8.Qe2+ Kf8 9.Nc3!? axb5 10.Nxb5

[ 10.Be3 - 65/60 ] 10...Ba6 11.Qd2! Qe7+™ 12.Kd1N

[ 12.Kf2? h6 ( 12...Be5 /\ Bb5, Bd4 )] 12...Qe5 13.Nh3™ Bxb5

[ 13...Nxd5? 14.f4 ] 14.Bxb5 Qxd5

[ 14...Nxd5? 15.Re1 ] 15.Qxd5 Nxd5 16.Ng5² ^^ Nc6?!

[ 16...f5!? 17.Bc4 Nb6 18.Bd3 ( 18.Bb3?! c4 19.Bc2 Ra5! /\ Rd5 ) 18...h6 19.Nh3 g6 20.Nf4 Kg7 21.Bd2² ]

17.Bc4 Nb6 [ 17...Ncb4 18.a3 ] [ 17...Nce7 18.Ne4 ]

18.Bxf7 Be7! [ 18...h6?! 19.Ne4 Bxh2 20.Rxh2 Kxf7 21.Nxc5+- ]

19.Bb3™ Nd4 20.Bc2 h6 21.Ne4 d5 22.Ng3 Kf7 23.Re1 /\ Bg6 Bf6 24.Nf5 Nxc2 25.Nd6+! Kg6 26.Kxc2 Rhd8 27.Re6 Ra6?

[ 27...Na4! 28.b3 ( 28.Bf4 c4 /\ Nc5 ) 28...Kh7!! 29.Rxf6™ ( 29.Nf7 Bxa1 30.Nxd8 Rxd8 31.bxa4 c4∓ o^d, c ) 29...gxf6 30.Nf7 Rd7 31.Nxh6 Nb6 32.Ng4 Kg7 33.a4!÷ ]

28.Nb5 ><Ra6 d4 29.Bf4! d3+ [ ¹29...Nd5 30.Rxa6 Nb4+ 31.Kd2 Nxa6 32.Rc1± ]

30.Kd1! Kf5 31.Nc7 Nc4?“ [ 31...Bxb2? 32.Be3+- /\ g4# ] [ 31...Rc8™ 32.Rxf6+ gxf6 33.Nxa6 Kxf4 34.Kd2± ]

32.Rxa6+- Nxb2+ 33.Kc1 d2+ 34.Bxd2 Nd3+ 35.Kb1 c4 36.Rxf6+1-0

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A57Mirkovic,S 2390Djukic,Z 2380

Jugoslavija 1997[Mirkovic,S]

70/62 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.e4!N

[ 6.Nc3 ] 6...Nxe4 7.Qc2 f5

[ 7...Nd6 8.Qxc5 ] [ 7...Qa5+ 8.Nbd2 f5 9.Bd3 axb5 10.0-0ƒ ]

8.Nbd2 Nf6 [ 8...Nxd2 9.Bxd2± ]

9.Qxc5 d6 [ 9...e6 10.Qd4± ] [ 9...Bb7 10.d6! exd6 11.Qe3+± ]

10.Qd4 Bb7 11.Bc4 [ 11.bxa6!? Bxd5 ( 11...Nxa6 12.Bb5+± ; 11...Bxa6 12.Bxa6 Nxa6 13.0-0± ) 12.Bb5+ Nbd7 13.0-0² ]

11...axb5 12.Bxb5+ Nbd7 13.0-0 Bxd5 14.Nc4! Bxf3

[ 14...Bg7 15.Nb6 Bxf3 16.Nxd7+- ] 15.gxf3 Rb8

[ 15...Kf7 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Nb6 Qa7 18.Qc4++- ] [ 15...Bg7 16.Nxd6+! exd6 17.Re1+ Kf7 18.Bc4+ d5 19.Bxd5+ Nxd5 20.Qxd5+ Kf8 21.Bf4+- ]

16.Re1 [ 16.a4!? ]

16...Bg7 [ 16...Rxb5?? 17.Nxd6# ] [ 16...Kf7!? 17.a4± ]

17.Nxd6+! [ 17.Bxd7+ Qxd7 ( 17...Kxd7 18.Qa7+ Ke8 19.Rxe7+!+- ) 18.Qxd6+- ]

17...Kf8 18.Bf4 Ne8 [ 18...Ne4 19.Qd5! Nxd6™ 20.Bxd6 Rxb5! 21.Bxe7+ Qxe7 22.Qxb5 Ne5 ( 22...Qg5+ 23.Kf1 Nf6 24.Rac1 ) 23.Kf1 f4 24.Re4+- ]

19.Qd3? [ 19.Bh6 Ndf6! ] [ 19.Qd5! Nxd6+- - 18...Ne4 ]

19...Nc5! 20.Qd5 Nxd6 21.Rxe7! Kxe7 [ 21...Qxe7 22.Bxd6+- ]

22.Re1+ Nce4 23.fxe4 Nxb5 [ 23...Nxe4 24.Rxe4+! fxe4 25.Qc5+ ( 25.Bg5+? Bf6 26.Qe5+ Kf7 ) 25...Kf7 26.Bc4+ Ke8 27.Qc6+ Qd7 28.Bf7+! Ke7

29.Bg5+ Kxf7 30.Qxd7+ Kg8 31.Qe6+ Kf8 32.Be7++- ]

24.exf5+ Kf8 25.Qc5+= Kf7 26.Qc4+ Kf8 27.Qc5+“ Kf7 28.Qc4+ Kf8 29.Bxb8 Qxb8 30.Qb4+ Kf7?“

[ 30...Qd6! 31.Qxb5 Bf6 32.Re8+ Kg7 ( 32...Kf7 33.fxg6+ hxg6 34.Rxh8 Bxh8 ) 33.Rxh8 Kxh8 ( 33...Qd1+= ) 34.fxg6 hxg6 35.Kg2= ]

31.Re7+ [ 31.Qe7+! Kg8 32.Qe6+ Kf8 33.f6 Bxf6 34.Qxf6+ Kg8 35.Re7+- ]

31...Kf6™ 32.Re6+ Kxf5 [ 32...Kf7 33.Qe7+ Kg8 34.f6 Bf8 35.f7+ Kg7 36.Qf6+ Kh6 37.Re4 /\ Rh4# ] [ 32...Kg5 33.Qe7+ ]

33.Qe4+ Kg5 34.h4+ Kh5 35.Qf3+ Kxh4 36.Re4+ Kg5 37.Rg4+ Kh5 38.Qh3#1-0

A57Greenfeld,A 2540Khalifman,A 2655

Jerusalem 1997[Khalifman,A; Nesis,G]

70/63 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6 5.cxb5 a6 6.b6 d6

[ 6...a5 - 70/(63) ] 7.Nc3 Qxb6 8.e4 Bg4 9.Qa4+N

[ 9.Be2 ] 9...Bd7 10.Qb3

[ 10.Qc2 Bg7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Bb5÷ ] 10...Qb4

[ 10...Qxb3 11.axb3² ] 11.Bd3

[ 11.e5!? A) 11...dxe5 12.Nxe5 Bg7 13.Nd3 Qa5 ( 13...Qxb3 14.axb3 e6 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Nxc5± ) 14.Bd2! ( 14.Qb7 Ne4 15.Qxa8 0-0 16.Bd2 Nxd2 17.Kxd2 c4© ) 14...Qc7 15.Bf4 Qc8 16.Qa3± ; B) 11...Ng4! 12.e6 ( 12.exd6 exd6÷ ) 12...fxe6 13.dxe6 Bc6 14.Bc4² ]

11...Bg7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Bd2?! [ 13.Re1 Bg4÷ ]

13...a5 14.Qc2 c4! 15.Be2 Na6 16.a3 [ 16.Nd1 Qa4 17.Qxa4 Bxa4 18.Nc3 Nc5∓ ]

16...Qb3 17.Qxb3 cxb3³ 18.Be3 [ 18.e5 Ng4 19.exd6 exd6 20.h3 Ne5³ ]

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18...Rfc8 19.Nd2 [ 19.Nd4 Nc5 20.f3 Na4 21.Ndb5 Nxc3 22.Nxc3 Ne8³ ]

19...Nc5!? [ 19...a4 20.Nc4² ] [ 19...Ng4 20.Bxg4 Bxg4 21.Nxb3 Rab8© ]

20.f3 [ 20.Bxc5 Rxc5 21.Nxb3 Rcc8© ]

20...Na4! 21.Nxa4 Bxa4 22.Nc4 Nd7 23.Rfc1 Bb5

[ 23...Rc7!? 24.Kf2 Rac8³ ] 24.a4 Ba6 25.Kf2 Rc7 26.Nd2!

[ 26.Rab1 Rac8∓ ] 26...Rc2 27.Bxa6 Bxb2 28.Rxc2 bxc2 29.Rf1?“

[ 29.Bb5 Nc5! ( 29...Bxa1 30.Nb3± ) 30.Bxc5 dxc5 ( 30...Bxa1? 31.Ba3+- ) 31.Re1 c1Q 32.Rxc1 Bxc1 33.Nc4 Bf4

A) 34.e5 f6 35.e6 ( 35.d6 exd6 36.exd6 Rd8 37.d7 Bc7∓ ) 35...Rd8 36.Bc6 Bc7∓ ; B) 34.g3 Bc7 35.e5 Rd8 36.Bc6 g5³ ]

[ 29.Nb3! Rxa6 ( 29...Bxa1 30.Bb5± ) 30.Ra2 Ne5 31.Ke2 Nc4 32.Bg1! ( 32.Bc1 Rb6 33.Bxb2 Rxb3 34.Bc1 Rc3∓ ; 32.Bf2 Ra8 33.Kd3 c1Q 34.Nxc1 Ne5+ 35.Kc2 Bxc1 36.Kxc1 Nd3+ 37.Kd1 Nxf2+ 38.Rxf2 Rb8³ ) 32...Ra8 33.Kd3= ]

29...c1Q 30.Rxc1 Bxc1 31.Bb5 Ne5 [ 31...Nc5! 32.Ke2 Ba3 33.Nc4 Bb4-+ ]

32.h3 Rc8 33.Ke2 Rc7 34.Kd1 Ba3 35.f4 Nd7 36.Nc4 Bc5

[ 36...Bb4! 37.e5 Nc5-+ ] 37.Bd2 Bb4 38.Bxb4

[ 38.Nxa5 Bxd2 39.Kxd2 Nc5 40.Nc6 ( 40.Ke3 Nxa4! 41.Bxa4 Rc3+ 42.Kd4 Ra3-+ ; 40.e5 Nxa4! 41.Bxa4 Ra7 42.Nc6 Rxa4 43.Nxe7+ Kf8 44.exd6 Rxf4 45.Nc6 Ke8-+ ) 40...Nxe4+ 41.Ke3 Nc5 ( 41...Nc3 42.Kd4 Nxb5+ 43.axb5 Kf8 44.Kc4 Rb7 45.Kb4 Ke8 46.Ka5!÷ ) 42.a5 Kf8 ( 42...Rb7 43.Bc4 ) 43.a6 Rc8 44.a7 Ra8∓ ]

38...axb4 39.a5 Nc5 40.e5 b3! 41.Kc1 [ 41.Kd2 Rb7 42.Nb6 Ra7 43.Nc4 Nb7 44.a6 Nc5-+ ]

41...Nd3+ 42.Kb1 [ 42.Kd2 b2-+ ]

42...Nxf4 43.exd6 exd6 44.Kb2 [ 44.Bc6 Nd3 45.Nd2 ( 45.Nxd6 Re7-+ ) 45...Ra7 46.Nxb3 Nc5-+ ]

44...Nxd5 45.Nxd6

[ 45.Kxb3 Kf8 46.a6 Ke7 47.Na5 Rc5 48.Nc6+ Kd7 49.Nd4+ Kc7 50.Bc4 Kb6-+ ]

45...Kf8 46.Kxb3 Ke7 [ 46...Ke7 47.Ne4 f5 48.Ng5 Kd6 ] [ 46...Ke7 47.Nc4 Rb7 48.Na3 Kd6 49.Kc4 ( 49.a6 Rb8 50.Ka4 Kc5 51.Ka5 Nc7 ) 49...Ne3+ 50.Kb4 ( 50.Kd4 Nc2+ 51.Nxc2 Rxb5 ) 50...Rb8 ]

0-1

A57Volzhin,A 2505Skytte,R 2195

Aarhus (open) 1997[Volzhin,A]

70/64 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6 6.Nc3 Nxd5

[ 6...Qxb6 - 70/(64) ] 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Qxd5 Nc6 9.Nf3 Bb7

[ 9...Rb8 - 70/(64) ] 10.Ne5 Qe7 11.Bf4 g5 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qxg5 Qxg5 14.Bxg5 Bg7N

[ 14...Rb8 ] 15.0-0-0 Rb8 16.e3

[ 16.Be3 Rxb6 17.b3 Rb5! /\ d5~/= ] 16...Rxb6 17.b3 a5

[ 17...d5 18.e4! ( 18.Bc4? f6 ) 18...d4 19.f3 /\ Bc4+/- ]

18.f3 [ 18.Bc4 Bxg2 19.Rhg1 Bf3™ ( 19...Bh3 20.Bd8 Rg6 21.Bxa5± ) 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Rxd7+ Kf8! 22.Rd8+= ( 22.Rxg7? Kxg7 23.Bd8+ Rg6-+ )]

18...a4 19.Bc4 axb3 20.axb3 Bb5!? 21.Kd2!!±

[ 21.Kc2 0-0 22.Bxb5 Rxb5 23.Rxd7? c4 ] [ 21.Rd5 0-0 22.Rhd1 Ra8 23.Bxb5 Rxb5 24.Rxd7 Ra1+ 25.Kd2 Ra2+ 26.Ke1 h6!÷/\ 27...Rg2, 27...Rb3 ]

21...Bxc4 [ 21...d5 22.Bxd5 Rg6 23.f4+- ] [ 21...0-0 22.Ke2± ]

22.bxc4 Rg6 [ 22...Rb2+ 23.Kd3 Rxg2 24.Rhg1 Rxg1 ( 24...Rxh2? 25.Bf4+- ) 25.Rxg1±/\ Ke4-f5 ]

23.h4 h6 24.Bf4 Rxg2+ 25.Kd3 Ra2 [ 25...Ke7 26.Ke4! ( 26.Rhg1 Rxg1 27.Rxg1 Bf6 28.h5 Ke6± ) 26...Rg6

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27.Rd5!+- ] 26.Ke4+- Ke7 27.Rd5 Re8 28.Kf5 Kf8 29.Rxd7 Rc2 30.Rb11-0

A58Grigore,G 2485Vasiesiu,D 2385

Romania (ch) 1997[Vasiesiu,D]

70/65 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.g3 d6 7.Nc3 Bxa6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 0-0

[ 10...Nb6 - 70/(65) ] 11.Qc2 Nb6 12.Rd1 Bb7!? 13.e4 Ra5!/\ Qe8, e6 14.h3N

[ 14.b3!? Nxe4?! 15.Nxe4 Bxa1 16.Bd2 Ra7 17.Rxa1 Bxd5 18.Bh6ƒ ] [ 14.Bf4 Qa8 15.Nd2 ( 15.b3 ) 15...Ng4÷ ]

14...Qa8 /\ e6, ><e4, /^a8-h1 15.Bf4! Na4 [ 15...Nfd7!? 16.Nd2 c4© ]

16.Nd2 [ 16.Nxa4 Rxa4 17.e5? Nxd5 18.exd6 Nxf4 19.dxe7 Nxg2! ( 19...Re8 20.Rd8 Rxd8 21.exd8Q+ Qxd8 22.Qxa4 Nxg2 23.Kxg2± ) 20.exf8Q+ Bxf8-+ ]

16...Nd7 17.Nc4 Nxc3 18.bxc3 [ 18.Nxa5 Nxd1 19.Nxb7 Nxb2∓ ]

18...Ra4 19.Bf1 f5! [ 19...Qa7?! /\ Ra8 20.Bg5! Re8 21.Rab1 Bc8 22.a3± ]

20.Bg5! [] [ 20.f3 fxe4 21.fxe4 g5 22.Bxg5 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 Rxc4∓ ]

20...Rf7 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Bf4! [ 22.Ne3 Ne5! 23.Bg2 h6 24.Bf4 Bc8/\ Ng6 ( 24...Ng6 25.Nxf5 Nxf4 26.gxf4

Rxf4 27.Nxg7 Rxg7© ) 25.Nf1 Ra3© ] 22...Ra7 23.Ne3 ><f5 Ne5!!

[ 23...Ra3 24.Nxf5 Rxc3 ( 24...Bxd5 25.Nxg7± ) 25.Qe4 Nf6 26.Qe6 Bf8 27.Bg2 Bc8 28.Qe1± ]

24.Bxe5 [ 24.Nxf5 Nf3+ 25.Kh1 Bxd5-+ ]

24...Bxe5 25.Nxf5 [ 25.f4 Bh8 26.Nxf5 Qf8

A) 27.Ne3 Ra3 28.Rd3 Ba6 29.Qb2 Qg7! 30.Kh2 ( 30.Qxa3 Qxg3+ 31.Ng2 Bxd3 32.Bxd3 Qxd3-+ ) 30...Ra4 31.Rdd1 Qxc3∓ ;

B) 27.Bd3 Bc8 28.g4 Ra3ƒ ] 25...Qf8! 26.g4 Bc8 27.Bd3

[ 27.Ne3 Ra3 28.Rd3 Ba6 29.Qb2 Bxd3 30.Qxa3 Rxf2-+ ] [ 27.Ng3 Rf3 28.Rd3 Ra3ƒ ><c3, a2,Kg1 ]

27...Ra3 28.Qc1 Bxf5 29.Bxf5 [ 29.Qxa3!? Bxd3 ( 29...Qh6 30.Bxf5 Qxh3= ) 30.Rxd3 Rxf2 /\ Qf4 31.Qc1 c4 32.Qg5+ ( 32.Rd2?? Bh2+ 33.Kh1 Qf3# ) 32...Kh8 33.Re3 Bh2+ 34.Kh1 Rf1+ 35.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 36.Kxh2 Qf2+= ]

29...Rxc3 30.Qg5+ Rg7 31.Be6+ Kh8 32.Qf5 Qxf5 33.Bxf5 Rxh3 34.Rab1 Ra3 35.Rb8+ Rg8 36.Rb7 Bf6 37.Kg2 h6³ 38.f4!? Rxa2+ 39.Kf3 Rga8 40.Rdb1 Kg7 41.Rb8 R8a3+ 42.R1b3 c4 43.Rxa3 Rxa3+ 44.Ke4 c3 45.Rc8 Ra2 46.Rc7 Re2+ 47.Kf3 Rd2 48.Be4 Kf8 49.Rc4 Kf7 50.Ke3 Rd1 51.Ke2 Rd2+ 52.Ke3 Kg7 53.Kf3 Bd4 54.Bf5½-½

A59Komljenovic,D 2460Gurevich,D 2580

Ischia 1997[Gurevich,D]

70/66 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.g3 0-0 11.Kg2 Nbd7 12.h3 Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Ra7 17.Qe2 Kf8N

[ 17...Rbb7!? - 49/89 ] 18.Bf4 Rab7 19.Qe3

[ 19.Rb1!? ] 19...Ne8 20.Re1 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Rd8 22.Ne4 Kg8™ 23.Nxc5 Ra7 24.Bd4 Nf6 25.a4 Nxd5 26.Qe5 Nf6 27.Ne6! fxe6?

[ 27...Qxe5 28.Rxe5 Rxd4 ( 28...Rxa4? 29.Nxd8 Rxd4 30.Nc6 ) 29.Nxd4 Rxa4 30.Nc6 e6 31.b4 Nd5= ]

28.Qxe6+ Kg7 [ 28...Kf8 29.Bb6! Rd6 30.Qc8+ ]

29.Bb6! Rd6 30.Qxe7+ Rxe7 31.Rxe7+ Kf8 32.Bxa5 Kxe7 33.Bb4 Ke6 34.Bxd6 Kxd6 NB 0/h 35.Kf3 g5?! 36.Ke3 Ke5?

[ 36...Kc5!? 37.b3 h5 38.a5 Kb5 39.b4 h4 40.gxh4 gxh4 41.Kf4 Nd5+ 42.Kg4 Nxb4 43.Kxh4 Nd3! 44.f3 Kxa5 45.Kg5

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Kb6 46.h4 Kc7 47.Kf6! Nf4 48.Kf5 Nd5 49.h5 Ne7+ 50.Kf6 Kd6 51.h6+- ]

37.a5+- Nd5+ 38.Kf3 Nb4 [ 38...h5 39.a6 ]

39.Kg4 Kf6 40.Kh5! Kf5 41.f31-0

A63Dautov,R 2595Cebalo,M 2485

Porto San Giorgio 1997[Dautov,R]

70/67 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Bg2 e6 8.0-0 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.h3 Nh5

[ 12...Rb8 - 70/(67) ] 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bd2 f5 15.Qc1 Ndf6N

[ 15...Ne5 - 64/62 ] 16.Bh6

[ 16.Ng5! G le ize rov ,E Rb8!? ( 16...h6 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Bxh6! d5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.e3² )

A) 17.e4?! Nxe4 18.Ncxe4 ( 18.Ngxe4 fxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxh3∓ ) 18...fxe4 19.Re1 Bd4 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Nf6 22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.Qxe4 Qf6= ; B) 17.Re1! h6 ( 17...b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.e4 Nxe4 20.Ncxe4 fxe4 21.Nxe4ƒ ) 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 Kh7 20.e4 Qxe6 21.exf5 Qxf5 22.Be3ƒ /\ g4 ]

16...Bd7 17.a5 Rae8 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Ra3! /\ Rb3, Nd2-c4 Bc8

[ 19...Ne4 20.Nxe4 ( 20.Rb3 Bc8 21.Nd2?! Nxd2 22.Qxd2 f4! 23.g4 Nf6ƒ ) 20...fxe4 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Re3 Nxd5 23.Rxe4 Be6 24.Nc4 Nf6 25.Re3 d5 26.Nb6² ]

20.Re1 [ ¹20.Nd2² ]

20...Qd8 [ 20...Ne4!? 21.e3 ( 21.Nd2? Nxf2! ; 21.Nxe4? fxe4 22.Nd2 Qf6 23.Rf1 e3∓ ) 21...Nhf6 22.Nd2 Nxd2 23.Qxd2² ]

21.Nd2 Nd7 22.Nc4 [ 22.e3 Ne5 23.Qc2 g5 24.f4 Ng6 25.Ne2÷ ]

22...Ne5 23.Nxe5 Rxe5 24.f4 Ree8 25.Nb1!²

[ 25.Kh2 Nf6 26.e4 fxe4 27.Nxe4 Nxe4

28.Rxe4 Rxe4 29.Bxe4 Re8 30.Bg2 Qf6„ ]

25...Nf6 [ 25...g5? 26.fxg5 f4 27.g4 Ng3 28.e4! Re5 ( 28...Qxg5?? 29.Rxg3 ) 29.Nd2 Rxg5 30.Nf3 Rg6 31.Qc3+ Kg8 32.e5± ]

26.Nd2 Bd7 [ 26...b5 27.axb6 Qxb6 28.Nc4 Qc7 29.Qc3 Kg8 30.Qa5 Qxa5 31.Rxa5 Rd8 32.b4 cxb4 33.Rb1± ]

27.Qc3 Kg8 28.b4 cxb4 29.Qxb4 Bb5 30.e3 Rf7 31.Rc1 Rc7 32.Rxc7

[ 32.Rac3!? Rxc3 33.Qxc3 A) 33...b6 34.axb6 Nh5 35.Kh2 ( 35.Kf2 Qxb6 36.Bf3 Ng7 37.Nb3 Bd7 38.Na5 Rc8 39.Nc6± ) 35...Qxb6 36.Re1!±/\ 37.e4, 37.Bf3 ;

B) 33...Qe7 34.Re1² ] 32...Qxc7 33.Rc3 Qd8 34.Kh2

[ 34.Nb3 Ne4 35.Bxe4 Rxe4 36.Nd4 Be8„ ]

34...h5 35.Nf3 [ 35.e4 fxe4 36.Nxe4 Nxe4 37.Bxe4 Qf6„ ] [ 35.Bf3² ]

35...Ne4 [ 35...Nxd5?? 36.Qb3 Bc6 37.Nd4+- ]

36.Rc1 [ 36.Rc2 Nc5! ( 36...b6 37.axb6 Qxb6 38.Nd4 Nc5 39.Ne6! Nxe6 40.dxe6 Qxe3 41.Qxd6± ) 37.Ne5 Nd3! 38.Nxd3 Bxd3 39.Rc3 Bb5² ]

36...b6 [ 36...Nc5 37.Ne5! Rxe5 ( 37...h4 38.Rxc5 dxc5 39.Qxc5 hxg3+ 40.Kxg3 Qf6 41.d6± ; 37...dxe5 38.Qxc5± ) 38.fxe5 Nd3 39.Qh4! g5 40.Rc8! Qxc8 41.Qxg5+ Kf8 42.Qxh5‚ ]

37.axb6 Qxb6 38.Nd4“ Nc5 39.Rc3 /\ Ne6 [ 39.Ne6? Nxe6 40.dxe6 Qxe3 41.Rc7 h4 42.gxh4 Rxe6∓ ] [ 39.Qc3 /\ Ne6 Bd7 ( 39...Na4 40.Qa1±/\ Ne6 ) 40.Nc6 Ne4„ ]

39...Kh7! 40.Bf1? [ 40.Bf3 /\ g4 Qb8 41.Nc6² ( 41.g4 hxg4 42.hxg4 Bd7= )]

40...Rb8= 41.Bxb5 [ 41.Bg2 Bd7= ]

41...axb5 42.Ne6 [ 42.Ra3 Qb7! 43.Ne6 ( 43.Nc6 Ra8= ) 43...Qxd5 44.Ra7+ Kh6 45.Ng5 Nb7! ( 45...Rb7 46.Ra8‚ ) 46.Qxd6! Qc4!

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47.Qd2 b4 48.Qg2 b3 49.Rxb7 Rxb7 50.Qxb7 Qe2+ 51.Kh1 Qf1+= ]

42...Nxe6 43.dxe6 Re8 44.Qb3 d5 [ 44...b4 ]

45.Qxd5 Qxe6 46.Rc7+ Kh6 47.g4? [ 47.Qxe6 Rxe6 48.Rb7= ]

47...hxg4 48.Qxe6 [ 48.Qd4 g3+!³ ]

48...Rxe6 49.hxg4 fxg4 50.Rb7 Rxe3 51.Rxb5 Rf3 52.Kg2 Rxf4 53.Kg3 Rf5 54.Rb4 Kh5 55.Rb8 Rf3+ 56.Kg2 Rc3 57.Ra8 Kg5 58.Rb8 Re3½-½

A63Gurevich,D 2580Psakhis,L 2610

Toronto 1997[Gurevich,D]

70/68 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.h3 h6 13.Rb1N

[ 13.e4 g5 14.Bd2 A) 14...Rb8 15.Rb1 b5 ( 15...Re8- 60/75 ) 16.axb5 axb5 17.b4 Nxe4!? ;

B) 14...Nxe4!? 15.Nxe4 Qxe4 16.Nxg5 Qg6÷ ]

13...Nh5 14.Bd2 f5 15.Qc2 g5 16.a5 [ 16.b4 cxb4 17.Rxb4 Nc5 18.a5 Bd7 ]

16...Rb8 17.e3 b5 [ 17...Ne5 18.b4 cxb4 19.Rxb4 ]

18.axb6 Rxb6 19.Na4 Rb5 20.b4 Bb7 21.bxc5 Nxc5 22.Nb6!?

[ 22.Nd4 Bxd4 23.exd4 Ne4 ] 22...Qd8 23.Rxb5 axb5 24.Ba5 Na4 25.Rb1 Nxb6 26.Rxb5 Qa8“ 27.Bxb6 Bxd5 28.Rxd5 Qxd5 29.Nxg5 Qb5 30.Qa2+

[ 30.Ne6 Qxb6 31.Nxf8 Kxf8! ] 30...Kh8 31.Nf7+

[ 31.Ne6!? A) 31...Nxg3

A1) 32.Nxg7 Ne2+ 33.Kh2 Kxg7³ ( 33...Qxb6? 34.Ne6 Re8 35.Qa1+! ); A2) 32.fxg3 Qxb6 33.Nxf8 Qxe3+ 34.Kh2 Bxf8 35.Qf7 Qe7 36.Qxf5= ;

B) 31...Rb8! 32.Nxg7 Nxg7 33.Bd4 Qb1+ 34.Qxb1 Rxb1+ 35.Bf1 Kh7 36.Kg2 Rd1 37.Be2 Rd2 ]

31...Kh7 32.Qe6 Nf6! [ 32...Qxb6? 33.Qxf5+ Kg8 34.Nxh6+!+- Bxh6 35.Qg6+ Ng7 36.Bd5+ Rf7 37.Qxf7+ Kh7 38.Be4+ ]

33.Bd4 Qd7 34.Bd5 [ 34.Qxd7 Nxd7 35.Nxd6 Bxd4 36.exd4 Kg6= ]

34...Qxe6 35.Bxe6 Ne8! ><d6 36.Bb6 Kg6 37.Nd8 Bf6 38.Nc6

[ 38.g4 fxg4 39.hxg4 h5= ] 38...h5 39.Nb4= Ng7 40.Bd7 Rb8 41.Nd5 Kf7 42.Kg2½-½

A64Ilincic,Z 2545Petronic,J 2490

Jugoslavija 1997[Ilincic,Z]

70/69 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Nd2 Re8 12.a5

[ 12.Nc4 - 70/(69) ] 12...b5 13.axb6 Nxb6 14.e4!

[ 14.Nb3 Nc4 15.Qd3 ( 15.Ra4 - 34/111 ) 15...Rb8! 16.Qxc4 Rb4 17.Qd3 Rxb3= ]

14...Rb8 15.Qc2 [ 15.h3 Nfd7 16.f4 c4 /\ Nc5 ]

15...Re7 [ 15...Nfd7 16.f4 ( 16.b3 Ne5 17.f4 Ng4 18.Nf3 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 Rxe4∓ ) 16...Qc7 ( 16...c4 17.Ncb1! Qc7 18.Na3 Bb7 19.Ndxc4 Rbc8 20.Ne3± ) 17.b3 c4 18.b4² ]

16.b3N [ 16.Ra2 ]

16...Ne8 [ 16...Nfxd5 17.exd5 Bf5 18.Be4 ( 18.Qb2 Bd3 19.Rd1 Qe8∓ ) 18...Bxe4 ( 18...Bxc3 19.Qxc3 Bxe4 20.Bb2+- ) 19.Ndxe4 Rxe4 20.Qxe4 Bxc3 21.Rb1+- ]

17.Bb2 Nc7 18.Rfe1 [ 18.Nc4 Nxc4 19.bxc4 Ne8 20.Nd1 Qb6= ]

18...Bb7 [ 18...Nb5 19.Nxb5 axb5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.e5! dxe5 22.Qxc5² ] [ 18...f5 19.Rad1 fxe4 20.Ndxe4² ]

19.Nc4

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[ 19.f4 Nb5 20.Nxb5 axb5 21.Bxg7 Kxg7÷ ]

19...Nxc4 [ 19...Nb5 20.Nxb5 axb5 21.Ne3² ]

20.bxc4 Bc8 21.Nd1 Ne8 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.f4 f6

[ 23...Qb6 24.e5 Qb3 25.Qxb3 Rxb3 26.Nf2± ]

24.Nf2 Rb6 [ 24...Reb7 25.Rxa6 Rb2 26.Ra7+± ] [ 24...Qb6 25.Reb1 ( 25.Rab1 Qa5÷ ) 25...Qa7 26.Rxb8 Qxb8 27.Nd3² ]

25.Nd3 Reb7 26.h3! [ 26.e5 Bf5÷ ]

26...a5?! [ 26...h5 27.Qe2 Rb8 28.g4 hxg4 29.hxg4 Rb3 30.Bf3± ]

27.Rxa5 Rb2 28.Nxb2 Qxa5 29.Nd3 Bd7 [ 29...Qa3 30.Kh2 ( 30.Rc1 Rb3 31.Bf1 Bxh3³ ) 30...Rb3 31.Ra1 Qxa1 32.Qxb3

A) 32...Qd4 33.Qb8 Bd7 ( 33...Qxd3 34.Qxc8 Kf8 35.e5+- ) 34.Qa7 Qxd3 35.Qxd7+ Kf8 36.Qxh7 Qxc4 37.Qxg6+- ; B) 32...Qa7 33.g4 /\ e5+/- ]

30.Rc1 Qa3 31.Bf1 Ba4 [ 31...Rb3 32.Qd1! Qa4 ( 32...Bxh3 33.Ra1 Bg4 34.Qe1 Rxd3 35.Rxa3 Rxa3 36.e5+- ) 33.Ra1 Ra3 ( 33...Qxc4 34.Ra7+- ) 34.Qxa4 Rxa4 35.Rxa4 Bxa4 36.Kf2± ]

32.Qd2 Bd7 33.g4 h6 [ 33...h5 34.gxh5 gxh5 35.f5+- ]

34.e5 Rb3 [ 34...fxe5 35.fxe5 dxe5 36.Qe3+- ]

35.Qe3 Rc3 [ 35...fxe5 36.fxe5 Rc3 37.Rxc3 Qxc3 38.exd6+- ]

36.exf6+ Nxf6 [ 36...Kxf6 37.Re1+- ]

37.Qe7+ Kg8 38.Qxf6 Rxd3 [ 38...Rxc1 39.Qd8+ Kg7 40.Qxd7+ Kg8 41.Nxc1+- ]

39.Ra1 Rg3+ 40.Kh21-0

E81Christiansen,L 2550Summermatter,D 2320

Schweiz 1997[Christiansen,L]

70/70 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 Nbd7

[ 6...c5 - 70/(70) ] 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 a6 9.a4 Qa5 10.Ra3 Re8 11.Nh3 e6 12.Be2 exd5 13.cxd5 Ne5 14.Nf2 h5 15.0-0 Nh7 16.Bh6N

[ 16.Be3 ] 16...Bh8?!

[ 16...Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Qb4 ] 17.Kh1?

[ 17.f4± ] 17...f5! 18.Qc1 Nf7

[ 18...Bd7 ] 19.Bd2 Qd8 20.a5² g5! 21.f4! g4 22.Bd3 Nf6 23.Qc2 ><f5 h4

[ 23...Bd7 24.exf5 Rc8!? ] 24.e5 dxe5 25.Bxf5 e4! 26.Be6!

[ 26.Bxe4? Nxe4 27.Ncxe4 Bf5© ] [ 26.Bxc8 Rxc8 27.Nfxe4 Nxe4 28.Nxe4 Qxd5= ]

26...Bxe6 27.dxe6 Rxe6 28.f5 Re5 29.Nfxe4 Nxe4 30.Nxe4 Rxe4!

[ 30...Qd5? 31.Nc3± ] [ 30...Qe8? 31.Ra4± ]

31.Qxe4 Qxd2 32.Rd3?! [ 32.Qxg4+ Qg5 33.Qe4² ]

32...Qg5?“ [ 32...Qb4! 33.Qe6 ( 33.Qxb4 cxb4 34.Rb3 Ne5 35.Rxb4 Rb8= ) 33...Qb5! 34.Rfd1 Re8 35.Rd8 Kf8! ]

33.Rd7 /\ Rf7 Rf8?! [ 33...Rd8 34.Rxb7 g3 35.Qc4 Qf6 36.Rb6 Rd6 37.Qxc5± ]

34.Rf4! Ne5 [ 34...Bg7 35.f6+- ] [ 34...Kh7 35.Qc4 ( 35.Qe6 Bg7 ) 35...Qf6 36.Rxb7± ]

35.f6!+- Qg6 [ 35...Rxf6 36.Qh7+ ] [ 35...Nxd7 36.Rxg4 Bxf6 37.Rxg5+ Bxg5 38.Qg6+ Kh8 39.Qh5+ ] [ 35...Qh5 36.Qxe5!! ]

36.Rxg4!1-0

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A65Khenkin,I 2550Glek,I 2505

Porto San Giorgio 1997[Glek,I]

70/71 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Nge2 c5 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 e6 10.Be2 exd5 11.cxd5 h5 12.0-0 Nh7 13.Qd2 h4 14.Nh1 g5 15.Nf2 Bd7 16.Kh1 Qf6 17.Rae1 Kh8!N

[ 17...Rab8?! - 67/97 ] 18.f4 gxf4 19.Bxf4 Qg6 20.Nd3 Rae8!= 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxe5+ Rxe5 23.Qf4 Rg8

[ 23...h3!? ] 24.Rf2 h3 25.g3 Ng5

[ 25...f5 26.Bd3 Qg5= ] 26.Ref1 Rg7

[ 26...Kg7!? ] [ 26...b5!? ]

27.Kg1 Kg8? [ 27...b5!„ ]

28.Bg4! Be8 [ 28...Bxg4 29.Qxg4 Nxe4 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qxh3+± ]

29.Bf5 Qf6 30.Qe3 Qe7 31.Rf4 b5 32.a3 [ ¹32.Nd1 Bd7 33.Bxd7 Qxd7 34.Qd3² ]

32...a5 33.Nd1 b4 34.axb4 axb4 35.Re1 Bd7!³ 36.Bxd7 Qxd7 37.Nf2 f5 38.Rxf5?!“ Rxf5

[ 38...Qxf5!?÷ ] 39.exf5 Qxf5 40.g4?

[ 40.Qe8+ Qf8∓ ] 40...Nf3+ 41.Kh1 Qxd5-+ 42.Qe8+ Kh7 43.Qe4+

[ 43.Re4 Nd2 ] 43...Qxe4 44.Rxe4 Ng5 45.Re3 Kg8 46.b3 Ra7 47.Nxh3 Nxh3 48.Rxh3 Ra3 49.Kg2 c4 50.Rh5 Rxb3

[ 50...cxb3 51.Rb5 Ra4 ] 51.Rb5 c3 52.Rb8+ Kf7 53.Rc8 Rb2+ 54.Kg3 Rd2 55.Rc7+ Ke6 56.h4

[ 56.g5 Kf5 ] 56...c2 57.g5 Rd3+0-1

A68Banikas,H 2450Velickovic,Sa 2395

Kavala 1997[Velickovic,Sa]

70/72 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.f4 0-0 7.Nf3 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.cxd5 Bg4 10.0-0 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nbd7 12.Re1 Re8 13.a4 a6 14.Be3 Qa5 15.Kh1 h6!?N

[ 15...Rac8 ] 16.Qd2

[ 16.g4 Nh7 /\ g5 ] 16...Nh7 17.Bf2 /\ Bg3, e5|^[+] Qb4!?

[ 17...g5?! 18.g3± /\ Re2, Rae1, e5 ] 18.a5 b5™ 19.Qc2 c4 20.Re2 /\ Ra3, Na2><Qb4 Nhf8! ><e6, g6

[ 20...Nc5? 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.e5± -> ] 21.Ra3 Bxc3!

[ 21...Nc5 22.Na2 Qxa3 23.bxa3 Nd3 24.Bg3 /\ Nb4+/- ]

22.Qxc3 [ 22.Rxc3!? /\ Bg3, e5 ]

22...Qxc3 23.Rxc3 [ 23.bxc3? f5! ]

23...f5! 24.exf5 [ 24.Rce3 fxe4 25.Rxe4 Rxe4 26.Rxe4 Kf7 /\ Re8 ]

24...Rxe2 25.Bxe2 Re8! 26.Bd1? [ 26.Re3 ] [ 26.Bf3 ]

26...Nf6!∓ [ 26...gxf5? 27.Rg3+ ]

27.Bf3 Ne4 [ 27...gxf5 28.Re3 ( 28.Kg1 N8d7 ) 28...Rxe3 29.Bxe3 N8d7 /\ Kf7-e7, Nc5|| ]

28.Bxe4 Rxe4 29.Rc2 gxf5 30.g3 Nd7 31.Kg2 Nc5

[ 31...Nf6!? /\ Kf7, h5 ] 32.Kf3 Nb3 33.g4 Nd4+ 34.Bxd4 Rxd4 35.gxf5 Rxd5 36.Ke4 Rd1 37.Rg2+ Kf7 38.Rg6 h5!-+ 39.Rh6 b4 40.Rxh5 b3! /\ c3 41.Rh7+

[ 41.Rh3 Rd2 ] 41...Kf6 42.Rh6+ Kg7 43.Rg6+ Kf7 44.Rg2 d5+ 45.Ke5 d4 46.f6 c3 47.Rg7+ Kf8 48.Rh7 Re1+! 49.Kf5 cxb2!0-1

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A68Konikowski,J 2345Doettling,F 2310

corr 1997[Konikowski,J]

70/73 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 c5 6.d5 0-0 7.Nf3 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.cxd5 Bg4 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 c4

[ 12...Re8 - 70/(73) ] 13.Be3 Qa5

[ 13...Rc8 14.Bxa7!? b6 15.Nb5 A) 15...Ne8 16.Qc2 Rc5 17.a4 f5 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Rae1 ( 19.Qe2!? ) 19...Qf6 ( 19...Qa8? 20.Re7 Rxb5 21.Rxd7 Bd4+ 22.Kh1 Ra5 23.Qxc4 Bxb2 24.Bxb6 Rxa4 25.Qe2+- ) 20.Re6 ( 20.Rf2 Nc7! ) 20...Qxb2 21.Qxb2 Bxb2 22.Rfe1 Nef6 23.R1e2 ( 23.Rxd6 c3 24.Rxb6 Nxb6 25.Bxb6 Rc4 26.Bd4 Rxa4 27.Bxc3 Bxc3 28.Nxc3 Rxf4 29.d6 Rd4³ ) 23...c3 24.Rc2 Nxd5 25.Rxd6 Ne3 26.Rxd7 Nxc2 27.Bxb6 Rcc8 28.Bd5+ Kh8 29.Bc7!? ( 29.Bb3 Rc6 30.Bf2 Ne3! 31.Bxe3 c2 32.Nd6 c1Q+ 33.Bxc1 Rxc1+ 34.Kf2 Ba3 35.Nf7+ Kg7 36.Ng5+ Kg6 37.Bf7+ Kh6 38.Be6ƒ ) 29...Rfe8 30.Nd6 Ne3 31.Nf7+ Kg7 32.Ng5+ Kg6 33.Bf7+ Kh6 34.Bxe8+- ; B) 15...Nc5 16.e5 dxe5 ( 16...Ne8 17.Qd4! ) 17.fxe5 Nfd7 18.e6 fxe6 19.dxe6 Nxe6 20.Qd6 ( 20.Qd5!? ) 20...Nec5 ( 20...Ndc5 21.Bxb6! ) 21.Rad1 Bxb2 22.Qd5+ ( 22.Bd5+ Kh8 23.Rxf8+ Qxf8 24.Qxf8+ Rxf8 25.Bxc4÷ ) 22...Kh8 23.Nd6 Rc7 24.Nxc4 Rxa7 25.Nxb2² ]

14.Bd4 Rfe8 [ 14...Nc5 - 39/(122) ]

15.b4 Qxb4 16.Rb1 Qa5 17.Rxb7 a6 [ 17...Nc5 18.Rb5 Qa6 19.Bxc5 dxc5 20.e5± ]

18.Na4 Nxe4 [ 18...Rab8 19.Rxb8 Rxb8 20.Nc3 Rb2 21.e5ƒ ]

19.Bxg7 Ndc5 20.Qd4! Nxb7 21.Bh6 f6 22.Bxe4 Qxa4 23.Qxf6

[ 23.f5!? ] 23...Qd7 24.f5!N

[ 24.Bf3? Qe7 25.Qc3 Qe3+ 26.Qxe3 Rxe3-+ ]

24...Nc5 25.fxg6 Nxe4™ [ 25...Rxe4?? 26.Qf8+ Rxf8 27.Rxf8# ]

26.Qf7+ Qxf7 27.gxf7+ Kh8 28.Rf4! Rf8 [ 28...Nd2

A) 29.Rg4? Re1+ 30.Kf2 Rf1+ 31.Ke2 ( 31.Kg3 Rxf7 32.Bxd2 h5 33.Rxc4 Rg8+ 34.Kh4 Rxg2-+ ) 31...Rxf7 32.Kxd2 Rg8∓ ; B) 29.fxe8Q+ Rxe8 30.Rd4 c3 31.Bxd2 cxd2 32.Rxd2² ]

29.Bxf8 Rxf8 30.Rxe4 Rxf7 31.Rxc4 Rf5 32.Ra4 Rxd5 33.Rxa6 Rd2 34.Ra7 Kg8 35.Kh2 d5 36.a4 Ra2 37.a5

[ 37.Kg3!? ] 37...d4 38.Kg3 d3 39.Kf3 h6 40.a6 d2 41.Ke2 Kh8 42.g41-0

A70Van Wely,L 2655Topalov,V 2745

Antwerpen 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/74 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 a6 8.a4 Bg4 9.Qb3 Bxf3 10.Qxb7 Nbd7

[ 10...Nxe4? - 70/(74) ] 11.gxf3 Bg7 12.Bf4?!N

[ 12.Qc6 - 60/77 ] 12...Rb8 13.Qxa6 Nh5

[ 13...Rxb2!? 14.Nb5 0-0 15.Bxd6 Nh5!?ƒ ]

14.Bc1 0-0 15.Be2 Be5 /\ Qh4 16.h4! Nf4 17.Bb5 f5?!

[ 17...c4! 18.Bxd7 Qxd7 19.Bxf4 Bxf4 20.Qxc4 Rxb2ƒ ]

18.Bxf4 Bxf4 19.Bxd7 Qxd7 20.Qe2 Be5 21.Nb5!?

[ 21.a5!? /\ a6, Kf1-g2 ] 21...Kh8?! 22.0-0-0!? fxe4 23.fxe4 Qd8?

[ 23...c4? 24.Kb1 Rxb5 25.axb5 Qxb5 ( 25...Qa7 26.f4! ) 26.Rc1 ] [ 23...Ra8! 24.Qc2 Rfb8© ]

24.Rd3 Qa5 25.Ra3 Qb4 26.f3 [ 26.Kb1?? Rxf2 ]

26...c4 27.Qc2 Rfc8?! [ 27...Rf4 ]

28.Rf1 Rf8 29.Kb1 Ra8? [ 29...Rf4 ]

30.Rc1?!

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[ 30.f4 Rxf4 31.Rxf4 Bxf4 32.Qc3+ Qxc3 33.bxc3 h5 34.Kc2 Ra5 35.Nd4² <=> ]

30...Rf4 31.Qe2 Rc8 [ 31...Rxa4 32.Rxa4 Qxa4 33.Rxc4!ƒ ]

32.Na7 c3! 33.Qb5?“ [ 33.Rc2 Rxh4= ] [ 33.Nxc8! cxb2 34.Rcc3! Bxc3 35.Rxc3 Qxc3 36.Qxb2 Qxb2+ 37.Kxb2 Rxf3 38.Nxd6± ]

33...c2+!-+ 34.Ka2 Qd2 35.Qf1 Qd40-1

A70Piket,Je 2630Van Wely,L 2655

Monaco (m/7) 1997[Piket,Je]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 Qc7 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Nd2 Nh5 12.Be3 f5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Be2 Be8 15.Nf3 h6

[ 15...f4 16.Bd2 Qe7 17.0-0 Nd7 18.Rae1!? ( 18.Rfe1 - 43/105 )]

16.0-0 a6 17.a4 Nd7 18.Rae1! [ 18.Bd3 - 43/(105) ]

18...Rb8 [ 18...f4 19.Bd2 /\ Ne4 ] [ 18...Qa5!? ]

19.Qd1 Qb6?!N [ 19...Qd8 20.g3 b5!? ( 20...Bxc3?! 21.bxc3 Qf6 22.Nd2 Ng7 23.Nc4± ) 21.Nh4 f4÷ ]

20.Bc1 Qd8 [ 20...Qb4 21.Na2! ( 21.g3 f4 )

A) 21...Qe4 22.Bxa6 ( 22.g3!? /\ Nh4 ) 22...bxa6 23.Rxe4 fxe4 24.Nd2± ; B) 21...Qa5 ]

21.g3!± /\ Nh4 ><f5 Nhf6 22.Nh4 Nh7 [ 22...Ne4 23.Bd3! ( 23.Nxe4 fxe4 24.Bg4ƒ ) 23...Nxc3 24.bxc3 Bxc3 25.Re6± |^ ]

23.Bd3 f4 24.Nf5 fxg3 25.fxg3 Rxf5?! [ 25...Ne5 26.Nxg7± ( 26.Nxh6+ Kh8 27.Rxf8+ Nxf8± <=> )]

26.Bxf5 Ne5 27.Rxe5! dxe5 [ 27...Bxe5 28.Bxh6+- ]

28.Ne4 Qb6 29.Be3 [ 29.Qc2 Van Wely,L ]

29...Qxb2 30.Qg4 Kh8

[ 30...h5 31.Bxh7+ Kxh7 32.Ng5+/\ Qf5+- ]

31.Qh4 [ 31.Bxh7 Kxh7 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 ( 32...Kh8 33.Qf5 ) 33.Rxf6 Qb1+ /\ Bg6 ]

31...h5 [ 31...Qb6 32.Bxh7 ( 32.Bxc5 ) 32...Kxh7 33.Nf6+ ( 33.Rf6 ) 33...Bxf6 34.Rxf6 Qb1+ 35.Kg2 Qc2+ 36.Kh3 Bd7+ 37.g4+- ]

32.Qe7 [ 32.Bxh7 Qe2 ( 32...Kxh7 33.Ng5+/\ Qe4+- ) 33.Qg5 Kxh7 34.Nf6+ Kh8

( 34...Bxf6 35.Rxf6 Qe1+ 36.Rf1 ) 35.Qxe5 Ra8 ( 35...Rd8 36.Qe7 ) 36.Qe4+- ∆Bg6 37.Qxg6 Qxe3+ 38.Kh1 ]

32...Bxa4 [ 32...Qb6 33.d6 ] [ 32...Qe2 33.Bh6 ]

33.Bh6 Rg8 34.Nd6+- Qd4+ 35.Rf2 Qd1+ 36.Rf1 Qd4+ 37.Rf2 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qxd5+ 39.Be4 Qxe4+ 40.Nxe4 Bxh6 41.Rf7 Bg7 42.Qxb7 Bc2 43.Rf5 Nf6 44.Nxf6 Bxf5 45.Qf7!

[ 45.Qf7 Bh7 46.Nxg8 Bxg8 47.Qxh5+ ]1-0

A70Komarov,D 2615Leko,P 2600

Jugoslavija 1997[Komarov,D]

70/76 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 b5 10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Nd7 15.0-0 Nb6 16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.Nxc8 Raxc8 18.Rb1 Rfd8 19.Bf4 Qb7

[ 19...Bd4 20.d6 c4 21.Qg4 h5 22.Qg3 Bc5 23.Rfd1± ]

20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd3N [ 21.Qd2 - 68/(72) ]

21...Bxd6 [ 21...c4?! 22.Qg3± ]

22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Qd7! [ 23...Qb6? 24.Bxc5 Rxd3 25.Bxb6 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rxb6 27.Rd2± ] [ 23...Rcxd6 - 70/(76) ]

24.Qa3 [ 24.Qe3 Rxd6 25.Rdc1 Qf5! ] [ 24.Rbc1 Rxd6 25.Qxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6

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Rxd6 27.Rxc5 Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Rd2 29.Ra5 Rxb2 30.f4 Rb7= ]

24...Rxd6 25.Rxd6 [ 25.Rdc1 Qf5 ]

25...Qxd6 26.Qxa7 Re8 27.Qa5 [ 27.Rc1 Re2 28.b3 Rxf2 29.Rxc5 ( 29.Qxc5 Qxc5 30.Rxc5 Rxa2= ) 29...Rxg2+! 30.Kxg2 Qd2+= ] [ 27.Qa4 Re2 28.Qc4 Qe5 ]

27...Re2 [ 27...Qd4 28.Qc3± ]

28.Qc3 Qb6!= 29.a4 c4 30.Rf1 Qb3 31.Qxb3 cxb3 32.Rb1 Re4 33.Ra1

[ 33.Kf1 Rxa4 34.Ke2 Rc4 35.Rd1 Kg7 36.Rd3 Rc2+ 37.Rd2 Rc1 38.Ke3 Rb1 39.Kd3 Rc1 ]

33...Re2 34.Rb1 Re4½-½

A70Lipinsky,F 2290Palkovi,J 2420

Balatonbereny 1997[Palkovi,J]

70/77 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 b5 10.Nxb5 Re8 11.Bg5 c4 12.Bxc4 Rxe4+ 13.Be2 Qa5+ 14.Kf1!?N

[ 14.Nd2 - 69/69 ] 14...Ba6 15.a4 Nbd7 16.Nd2 Rxe2! 17.Qxe2 Re8 18.Be3

[ 18.Qd1 Ne4! 19.Nxe4 Rxe4ƒ ] 18...Rxe3! 19.Qxe3

[ 19.fxe3? Bxb5 20.Qxb5 Qxd2-+ ] 19...Bxb5+ 20.Kg1 Ba6 21.Nf3!

[ 21.Qxa7? Qxd2 22.Qxa6 Ne4 23.Rf1 Bd4-+ ]

21...Qxd5 22.Kh2 Bb7 [ 22...Qh5?! 23.Qxa7!÷ ]

23.Rhd1 Qh5 24.Kg1 Bh6 25.Qa3 Bf4? [ 25...Ne4∓ ]

26.Rd4! Ne4 27.Re1 Qf5 28.Qb4 Ndc5/\ Be5 29.Re2 d5 30.Qa5

[ 30.g4? Qe6 31.Rexe4 dxe4 32.Rd8+ Kg7 33.Qd4+ Kh6 34.g5+ Kh5 35.Qh8 Qxh3!-+ ]

30...Kg7 31.Rd1?“ /\ Nd4 [ 31.Qxa7! Ba6 32.Rc2÷ ∆Bc4 33.Rcxc4! dxc4 34.Rxc4 Ne6 35.Nd4 Bh2+= ]

31...Bd6! 32.Nd4?! Qf4 33.g3 Nxg3!-+

34.fxg3 Qxg3+ 35.Rg2 Qe3+ 36.Kh1 Qxh3+ 37.Kg1 Ne4! 38.Qe1 Bf4 39.Nc2 Ng5“

[ 39...Ng5 40.Qc3+ Qxc3 41.bxc3 Ne4 42.Rd3 Be5! ] [ 39...d4! ]

0-1

A75Anand,V 2765Illescas Cordoba,M 2635

Leon (m/3) 1997[Anand,V]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Bg4 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Nd2 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Nh5 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Rae1/\ f4, g4-g5 b5?!N

[ 15...Rab8 ] [ 15...Rfb8 - 42/104 ]

16.axb5 axb5 17.Nxb5 Rfb8 18.Rb1 Ra2? [ 18...Ra4!

A) 19.b3? Ra5 20.Nc7³ ( 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Nc4 Qa6-+ ); B) 19.Na3 Rxb2 20.Rxb2 Bxb2 21.Nac4² ; C) 19.b4!? cxb4 ( 19...Rxb4 20.Rxb4 cxb4 21.Qc4 ) 20.Rfc1² ( 20.Na7 Ne5 21.f4 Rxa7!³ )]

19.b4! cxb4 20.Rxb4± Rc2 21.Qd1 Rc7 22.Rb3 Rcb7 23.Nd4 Rxb3 24.N4xb3 Qh4 25.Nd4 Ne5 26.N4f3 Nxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Re8 28.Rc1 Nf6 29.h3 Nd7

[ 29...Nxe4? 30.Nxe4 Rxe4 31.g3 Rxe3 32.Qxe3 Qxh3 33.Qe8+ Bf8 34.Rc7 Qf5 35.Rc8+- ]

30.Rc7 Ne5 31.Qd1 h5 32.Qc2 Ra8 33.Rc8+ Rxc8 34.Qxc8+ Kh7 35.g3 Qf6 36.Kg2 h4

[ 36...Nd3 37.Nf3! Bh6 38.Bxh6 Kxh6 39.Qf8+ Kh7 40.h4!+- ]

37.f4!+- Nd3 38.e5 dxe5 [ 38...Qf5 39.Qxf5 gxf5 40.exd6 ]

39.Ne4 Qf5 40.Ng5+ Kh6 41.Qg8! Nxf4+ [ 41...exf4 42.Qh7+ Kxg5 43.Qxh4# ]

42.gxf4 Qc2+ [ 42...exf4 43.Nxf7+ ]

43.Bf21-0

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A80Gurevich,D 2580Onischuk,Al 2580

New York 1997[Gurevich,D]

70/79 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 [ 2.Nc3 - 70/(79) ]

2...Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 [ 3...Ne4 4.h4 c5 ]

4.Nbd2 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.e4 d6 [ 6...d5 7.exf5 ( 7.e5!? ) 7...exf5 8.Bd3 Qe7+!? ]

7.c3 [ 7.Bb5+ - 59/108 ]

7...0-0 8.Qc2 Nc6N [ 8...Qe8 ]

9.Bd3 d5 10.exf5 [ 10.e5 Be7 ( 10...Bg5 11.Nxg5 Qxg5 12.0-0 Bd7 13.f4± ) 11.0-0 a5 12.a4 b6÷Onischuk,Al ]

10...exf5 11.0-0-0‚ g6 [ 11...Qd6 12.h4! g6 13.h5 Onischuk,Al ]

12.h4 h5 13.Rde1 Qd6 14.Rh3? [ 14.Bb5! Alterman,B Bd7 15.Bxc6 Bxc6 ( 15...bxc6? 16.Nb3 ) 16.Ne5 Be8 17.Ndf3 a5 18.Rh3± ]

14...Bd7 15.Rg3 Bg7 16.Qb3 a5! 17.Ne5 a4

[ 17...Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Qxe5 20.Rxg6+ Kf7 21.Rg5 Rg8 22.Nf3 ]

18.Qd1 Nxe5 19.Rxe5! [ 19.dxe5? Qb6! 20.e6? a3-+ ]

19...a3 [ 19...c6 20.a3 ]

20.Rxd5™ axb2+ 21.Kb1 Qe6! 22.Re3 [ 22.Rxg6 Qxg6 23.Rxd7 c5÷ ] [ 22.Bc4 Ba4! ]

22...Qxd5 [ 22...Qf7 23.Bc4 ]

23.Bc4 Bc6 24.Re7 [ 24.Bxd5+ Bxd5 25.Nb3 Bxg2 ( 25...c6 26.Kxb2 b5 27.f3© ) 26.Qg1 Be4+ 27.Kxb2 Rf6÷ ]

24...b5! 25.Bxd5+ Bxd5 26.Nb3 Rfe8 27.Rxc7

[ 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.f3 c6 ] 27...Bc4 28.Rxc4! bxc4 29.Nd2 Ra3 30.Kxb2“

[ 30.Qf3!? Kudrin,S Rea8 31.Nxc4 Rxa2 32.Nxb2 Kh7 33.Nc4 ]

30...Rea8 31.Nxc4 Rxa2+ 32.Kb3 Rxf2

33.Nd6 Rxg2 34.Qf3 Rga2 35.Qd5+ Kh7 36.Nf7 Bf6 37.Qe6

[ 37.Ne5!? ] 37...R2a6

[ 37...Bxh4 38.d5! ] 38.Nd6 Bg7 39.Qd7 R8a7 40.Qd8 Ra8 41.Qc7 R6a7 42.Qc5 Ra3+

[ 42...Bf8 43.Qe5 Bxd6 44.Qxd6 Rf7 45.Qf4² ]

43.Kc2 Ra2+ 44.Kd3 Rf8 45.Qc7!= f4! [ 45...Rh2 46.Nf7 ( 46.Qe7 ) 46...Rxh4 47.Ng5+ Kh6 48.Ne6 Rg8 49.Qf7! Kh7 50.Ng5++- Onischuk,Al ]

46.Nf7! Rg2 [ 46...f3 47.Ng5+ Kh8 ( 47...Kg8 48.Qc4+ Kh8 49.Qxa2 f2 50.Nf7+ ) 48.Ne6 Rg8 49.Qf7 ( 49.Ng5 f2 50.Nf7+= ) 49...f2 50.c4!? ]

47.Qxf4 [ 47.Ng5+?? Rxg5 48.hxg5 f3-+ ]

47...Kg8 48.Nh6+ Kh7 49.Nf7 Kg8 50.Nh6+ Kh7

[ 50...Bxh6 51.Qxh6 Rf3+ 52.Kc4 Rgg3 53.d5 ]

½-½

A81Vescovi,G 2490Bezold,M 2500

Bermuda 1997[Vescovi,G]

70/80 1.d4 d5 [ 1...f5 - 70/(80) ]

2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.b3 c6 [ 5...Bd6 6.Ba3 Bxa3 7.Nxa3 c5 ]

6.0-0 b6N [ 6...Nbd7 - 69/81 ]

7.c4 Bb7 8.Qc2! Na6 [ 8...Nbd7? 9.Ng5! Qe7™ 10.cxd5 ( 10.Ba3!? ) 10...Nxd5 11.e4± ] [ 8...Bd6 9.Ba3 0-0 10.Ne5 Bxa3 11.Nxa3 Qe7 12.Qb2² ]

9.Ba3 Bxa3 [ 9...Nb4 10.Bxb4 Bxb4 11.c5 b5 ( 11...bxc5 12.a3 Ba5 13.Qxc5 ><c6 ) 12.Nbd2² ]

10.Nxa3 Qe7 11.Qb2 0-0 12.Rac1 Rac8 13.Nb1 Rfd8 14.Nbd2 c5 15.Rfd1

[ ¹15.cxd5 exd5 16.Ne5² ] 15...Rc7

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[ 15...dxc4 A) 16.Nxc4? Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Rxd4 18.Rxd4 cxd4 19.Ne5 ( 19.Qxd4 b5-+ ) 19...Rxc1+ 20.Qxc1 Qc5∓ ; B) 16.Rxc4!² ]

16.cxd5 [ 16.Ne5 cxd4 ]

16...exd5 17.Ne5 Ne4 [ 17...Rdc8 18.Nf1!? ( 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.e3!? ) 18...Qe6 19.Ne3 /\ Nd3-f4 ]

18.Nd3!? [ ¹18.Nf1! ]

18...Rdc8! [ 18...cxd4

A) 19.Nf3? Nc3 20.Rd2 Qf6! 21.Nf4 g5 22.Nxd4 Rdc8! 23.Rxc3 ( 23.Rd3 Na4 ) 23...Rxc3 24.Bxd5+ Bxd5 25.Nxd5 Rc1+ 26.Kg2 Qe5 27.Nxf5 Qxb2 28.Rxb2 R8c2∓ ; B) 19.Qxd4!?² ; C) 19.Rxc7 Nxc7 20.Nf3 Nc3 21.Rd2 Ne6 22.Nf4± ]

[ 18...Qf6 19.dxc5!² Qxb2 ( 19...bxc5 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Qxf6 gxf6 22.Nf4 Rdd7 23.Bh3 Rd6 24.Nxd5!+- ) 20.Nxb2 bxc5? 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Bxe4+- ]

19.Nf4 [ 19.dxc5!? bxc5 20.e3 c4? 21.bxc4 dxc4 22.Nxc4! Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Rxc4 24.Qb3 Bd5 25.Nb2± ]

19...g5? [ 19...c4 20.bxc4 dxc4 ( 20...Nxd2? 21.Nxd5+- ) 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 22.d5 ><Na6 ] [ 19...Qf6! 20.Nf3 ( 20.Nf1 cxd4 ) 20...g5!? ( 20...c4!? 21.bxc4 dxc4 22.Ne5 g5? 23.Nh5 Qh6 24.g4 fxg4 25.Bxe4± Bxe4 26.Nxg4 ) 21.Nd3 c4 22.bxc4 dxc4 23.Nde5÷ ∆Bd5? 24.Qb5 ]

20.Nxe4! fxe4 [ 20...dxe4 21.d5 ><d6, h5 Rd7 22.Nh5 Rd6 23.g4 xe4 ] [ 20...gxf4 21.Nc3± ]

21.Nh5 c4?! [ 21...Qf7 22.g4 c4 23.bxc4 Rxc4 24.Rxc4 Rxc4 25.f3± ]

22.bxc4 Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Rxc4 [ 23...dxc4 24.d5! ( 24.Qb5!? c3 25.Rc1 ) 24...c3 25.Qc1 c2 ( 25...e3 26.d6 exf2+ 27.Kxf2 Qf7+ 28.Kg1 Bxg2 29.d7 ) 26.Rd2 Nb4 ( 26...Qc5 27.Rxc2 Qxc2 28.Qxg5+ Kf7 29.Qg7+ Ke8 30.Nf6+ Kd8 31.Qd7# ) 27.d6 Qf7 28.d7 Rd8 29.Rxc2

Qxh5 ( 29...Nxc2 30.Qxg5+ ) 30.Rc8+- ] 24.Bxe4!!+- dxe4 25.d5 Rc8

[ 25...Nc5 26.d6 Qf7 27.d7 ] [ 25...Rb4 26.Qa1!? ]

26.d6 Qf7 27.d7 Rd8 28.Nf6+ Kf8 29.Nxh7+! Kg8 30.Nf6+ Kf8 31.Qe5! Nc5 32.Nh7+ Kg8 33.Qxg5+ Kxh7 34.Qxd8 Nd31-0

A87Alterman,B 2615Zhang,Zhong 2475

Beijing 1997[Alterman,B]

70/81 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5 Na6 9.Rb1 c5 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.b4 Bd7 12.b5 cxb5 13.cxb5 Nc5 14.a4 Rc8 15.Nd4

[ 15.Bb2 - 58/(114) ] 15...Nfe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bb2 Qf7 18.e3 Qa2!N

[ 18...e5 ] 19.Nc6!?

[ 19.Qb3+ Qxb3 20.Nxb3 Rc4! 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Ra1 Rfc8³ ]

19...Bxc6 20.Bxg7 Bxb5! [ 20...Nc3 21.Bxc3 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rxc3 23.Qd4 Rc5 24.Rbc1 Rfc8 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.e4² ]

21.axb5 [ 21.Rxb5 Kxg7 22.Rb7 Rf7 23.Rxa7 Rc2

A) 24.Qa1+? Qxa1 25.Rxa1 Nxf2 26.a5 Ng4 27.a6 Nxe3 28.Bf3 f4 29.g4 Rc8 30.Ra8 ( 30.Rb7 d5 31.a7 Ra8∓ ); B) 24.Qe1! Rb2! ( 24...e5 25.Rxf7+ Kxf7 26.Bxe4 fxe4 27.Qb4² ; 24...Re2 25.Qa1+ Qxa1 26.Rxa1 Nxf2 27.a5 Ng4 28.a6 Nxe3 29.Bf3 Rc2 30.Rb7 Rc8 31.a7+- ) 25.Qa1 e5 26.Rxf7+ Kxf7 27.a5 Kg7= ]

21...Kxg7 22.Ra1 Qb2 23.Rxa7 Rf7= 24.Qa1

[ 24.Qd3!? ] 24...Qxa1 25.Rfxa1

[ 25.Raxa1 e6= ] 25...Rb8 26.Bf1 e6! 27.Rxf7+ Kxf7 28.Ra7+ Kf6 29.Rc7

[ 29.Rxh7 Rc8!! ( 29...Nc3 30.Rh4 Nxb5

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31.Rb4+- ) 30.Bd3 ( 30.b6 Rc1 31.Kg2 Rc2© ) 30...Rc1+ 31.Kg2 Nc5 32.Be2 Rc2 33.Kf1 Rc1+= ]

29...d5 30.Rc6 Nd2 31.Be2 Nc4 32.Rc5 h6

[ 32...h5! 33.Bxc4 dxc4 34.Rxc4 Rxb5= ] 33.g4 fxg4 34.e4 Ke5! 35.exd5 exd5 36.Bxc4 Kd4 37.Rxd5+ Kxc4 38.Rd6 Rxb5 39.Rxg6 h5 40.Rf6 Kd4 41.Kg2 Ke4 42.h3½-½

A89Bareev,E 2665Lastin,A 2535

Russia (ch) 1997[Bareev,E]

70/82 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.Qd3 e5 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.b3 Nc6 12.Rb1!?N

[ 12.Bb2 ] [ 12.Ba3 ] [ 12.Ng5 ]

12...Ng4 [ 12...h6 13.Bb2 Qd7 14.Nd4 ]

13.Qd2 h6 [ 13...Kh8!? 14.Bb2 Qd7 15.Nd5 ]

14.e3 Qd7 15.Ne2?! [ 15.Nd5 ] [ 15.Bb2 ]

15...Bf7 16.Bb2 Nf6! 17.Rbd1 Rae8 18.Qc1 g5?!

[ 18...b6!? 19.Ned4 Nd8 ] 19.Ned4 Nd8 20.c5 Bd5?

[ 20...d5 21.c6 bxc6 22.Ba3 Ne4 23.Bxf8 Rxf8 24.Nd2² ]

21.cxd6 c6 22.Ne2? [ 22.Nc2! Nf7 ( 22...a5 23.Ne5 Qxd6 24.Nc4 Qc7 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Bxd5+ cxd5 27.Rxd5+- ; 22...Qxd6 23.Ba3 c5 24.Ncd4 Ne4 25.Nb5 Qc6 26.Nxa7+- ) 23.Nb4 Qxd6 ( 23...Bxf3 24.Bxf3 Nxd6 25.Qc5+- ; 23...Nxd6 24.Bxf6 Bxf3 25.Bxg7 Bxg2 26.Bxf8+- ) 24.Ba3+- ]

22...Nf7 23.Nc3 Nxd6 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.Nd2! Bxb2

[ 25...Ne4 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Bxg7 Qxg7 28.Rd4± ]

26.Qxb2 Nf6 [ 26...Qg7 27.Bxd5+ cxd5 28.Qxg7+ Kxg7

29.Nb1± ] [ 26...Nc7 27.Nc4 Nxc4 28.bxc4 Qc8 29.Rb1± ] [ 26...Nb6 27.Nb1 Qe7 28.Nc3² ] [ 26...Ne7 27.Nc4 Nxc4 28.bxc4 Qc7 29.c5² ]

27.Nc4 Nxc4 28.Qxf6 Rxf6 [ 28...Qh7 29.Qc3 Nb6 30.Rd6 Rd8 31.Rfd1² ]

29.Rxd7 Nd6 30.Rd1 Ree6 31.e4 Nxe4 32.Rxb7 Rf7

[ 32...a5 33.Rd8+ Rf8 34.Rdd7± ] 33.Rd8+ Kg7 34.Rdd7 Rxd7 35.Rxd7+ Kf6 36.Bxe4

[ 36.Rxa7 Nd2! ( 36...Nc3? 37.Ra6 ) 37.f4 Re1+ 38.Kf2 Rc1 39.Ra6 Ne4+ 40.Bxe4 fxe4² ]

36...fxe4 [ 36...Rxe4 37.Rxa7 Re2 38.Ra6 Rc2 39.b4 Ke5² ]

37.Rxa7 R 6/f e3? [ 37...Rd6! 38.Ra6 Ke5 39.Kf1 Rd1+ 40.Ke2 Rc1² ]

38.Kf1 Kf5 39.Ra4 exf2 40.Kxf2 Rd6 [ 40...Ke5! ]

41.Ke2 Re6+ 42.Kf3? [ 42.Kd3! Rd6+ ( 42...Re1 43.Rc4 Rh1 44.Rc2 ) 43.Kc3 Re6 44.Rc4 Re2 45.a4 Rxh2 46.a5 Rh3 47.a6 Rxg3+ 48.Kb2 Rd3 49.Rxc6 h5 50.b4 g4 51.a7 Rd8 52.b5 g3 53.b6 g2 54.Rc1+- ]

42...Re1 43.Ra5+ Ke6 44.Kg4 Rh1? [ 44...Re2! 45.h4 Rg2!= ]

45.h3? [ 45.h4! gxh4 46.gxh4 Rd1 47.Kh5 Rd5+ 48.Rxd5 cxd5 49.Kg4+- ]

45...Rh2 46.h4 [ 46.h4 Rg2! 47.hxg5 hxg5 48.b4 Rb2 49.Ra4 Kf6 50.a3 Rc2! ( 50...Rb3 51.Ra6 Ke7 52.Rxc6 Rxa3 53.Rc5 Rb3 54.b5+- ) 51.Ra6 Rc4+ 52.Kh5 ( 52.Kf3 Ke5 53.Ra5+ Kd6 54.Rxg5 Rc3+ 55.Kf4 Rxa3= ) 52...Rc3 53.b5 Rxg3 54.Rxc6+ Kf5 55.Rc5+ Kf6! ( 55...Kf4 56.a4 Ra3 57.Rxg5 ) 56.a4 Rh3+ 57.Kg4 Rh4+= ] [ 46.Ra8 Kf6 47.Ra6 Rc2 48.Kh5 Rc3 49.h4 Rxg3 50.Rxc6+ Kf5= 51.Rxh6? Rh3-+ ]

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A90Khenkin,I 2550Rotstein,A 2455

Porto San Giorgio 1997[Khenkin,I]

70/83 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Nd2 0-0 6.Ngf3 a5 7.0-0 b6 8.Nb1!N

[ 8.a3?! Be7 9.Ne5 Ra7 10.e4 fxe4 11.Nxe4 Ba6! ] [ 8.Ne5 - 44/123 ]

8...Be7 [ 8...Bd6!? ]

9.Ne5 Ne4 10.Nc3 Nxc3?! [ 10...Bb7 11.Qc2

A) 11...d6 12.Nxe4 dxe5 13.Nf6+ Bxf6 ( 13...gxf6 14.Bxb7 Ra7 15.Bg2 exd4 16.e4! Dautov,R ) 14.Bxb7 Ra7 15.dxe5 Rxb7 16.Rd1! Qe7 17.exf6 Qxf6 18.Bd2! ; B) 11...d5 ]

11.bxc3 Ra7 12.e4!± [ 12.c5!? bxc5 13.Rb1 Na6÷ ( 13...Ba6? 14.Rxb8! Qxb8 15.Nxd7± )]

12...Bb7 13.Re1 Bf6 [ 13...Nc6 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.d5 Ba8 ( 15...Bb7? 16.exf5 exf5 17.d6!+- ) 16.exf5 exf5 17.Be3± ] [ 13...Bd6! ]

14.Ba3! Re8 [ 14...d6 15.Nd3+- /\ 16.e5, 16.Nf4 ] [ 14...Be7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.exf5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Rxf5 18.Qd3!± ∆Ra8 ( ∆18...Na6 19.Nc6 ) 19.Qe4 ]

15.exf5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 exf5 17.Qf3 Bxe5 18.Rxe5+- Rxe5 19.dxe5 Qe8

[ 19...g6 20.Qd5+ Kg7 21.e6 d6 22.c5! ] 20.Qxf5 Qf7 21.Qxf7+ Kxf7 22.Rd1 Ke6 23.f4 Na6

[ 23...Nc6 24.Kf3 Ra8 25.Ke4 Ne7 26.g4 g6 27.Rd3 Rf8 28.Rh3 Rf7 29.Rh6! ]

24.Rd5 Nc5 25.Kf3! [ 25.Bxc5 bxc5 26.Rxc5 c6 ><Rc5 ]

25...Na4 26.g4! g6 27.Rd3 Nc5 28.Bxc5 bxc5 29.Ke4 Rb7 30.f5+ Ke7 31.Rh3 h5 32.fxg6 hxg4 33.Rh81-0

A90Perun,S 2300Moroz,A 2515

Alushta 1997[Perun,S]

70/84 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c6 4.Qc2 f5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nh3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Bf4 Be7 9.Nd2 Nh5 10.Be3 Bd7!?N

[ 10...Bd6 - 68/80 ] 11.Nf4

[ 11.Nf3!?² ] 11...Nxf4 12.Bxf4 g5ƒ >> 13.Be5 Be8 14.Qb3! ><b7 b5

[ 14...Qb6 ><c7 ] [ 14...Qc8 15.Rac1 <->c ] [ 14...Nd7 15.Qxb7 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Rb8 17.Qxa7 Rxb2 ( 17...Ra8 18.Qe3+- ) 18.Nf3ƒ [+] ]

15.cxb5 [ 15.cxd5!? exd5 16.e4 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nd7÷ ]

15...cxb5 16.e4!!± ->[+]@ fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nc6

[ 17...dxe4? 18.Bxe4 Nd7™ 19.Qxe6+ Rf7 ( 19...Bf7? 20.Qh6+- ) 20.Bxa8 ( 20.Bxh7+? Kxh7 21.Qh3+ Kg6 22.Qe6+ Nf6-+ ) 20...Qxa8 21.Rac1± ]

18.Rac1!? [ 18.Nc3 Nxe5 19.dxe5 /\ Nd5, /\ Ne2-d4,Bh3 ><e6 ]

18...Nxe5 19.dxe5 dxe4 20.Bxe4 [ 20.Qxe6+ Bf7 21.Qh6 /\ Be4 ><h7 Qd3 22.Rc7 Rae8? 23.Rxe7!+- ]

20...Bf7! [ 20...Bd7 ]

21.Rfd1!? [ 21.Bxa8 Qxa8 22.Rc7 ( 22.Qxb5² )]

21...Qb6 ><f2 [ 21...Qa5„ Moroz,A ]

22.Bxa8 Rxa8? [ 22...Bh5! Golubev,M 23.Bg2 Bxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxf2 25.Kh1= ]

23.Rd7 Re8 [ 23...Bc5 24.Rxf7! Kxf7 25.Qf3++- ]

24.Rcc7 Kf8 25.Qd3 Qa5 [ 25...Bg6 26.Qf3+ Bf7 27.b4!+- (.) ( 27.Qf6!? Bxf6 28.Rxf7+ Kg8 29.exf6 Qxc7 30.Rxc7 Rf8 31.Rg7+ Kh8 32.Rxg5 a6 33.Rc5+- _|_ )]

26.Kf1!+- [ 26.Rxe7? Qe1+ 27.Kg2 Rxe7 28.Qd8+

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Re8 29.Qf6 Qe4+ 30.f3 ( 30.Kh3? Qf5+-+ ) 30...Qg6 31.Qh8+ Bg8!-+ ( 31...Qg8 32.Rxf7+! Kxf7 33.Qf6# )]

26...b4 /\ 27.Qh7 Qb5! 28.Kg2 Qe5<=> [ 26...Bg6 27.Qf3+ Bf7 28.Qb7 ]

27.Rxe7! [ 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.Qd8+ Re8 29.Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.Qxa5 ]

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B00Ilincic,Z 2545Filipovic,B 2410

Jugoslavija 1997[Ilincic,Z]

70/85 1.d4 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 d6 10.Nd2 Qg6N

[ 10...e5 - 48/151 ] 11.f4 f5 12.Qf3!

[ 12.d5 0-0 13.c4 ( 13.dxe6 fxe4 14.e7 Re8 15.f5 Qg5∓ ) 13...Nd7 /\ Nc5 ]

12...Qf7 [ 12...0-0 13.exf5 Bxf3 14.fxg6± ]

13.d5! fxe4 [ 13...0-0 14.dxe6 Qxe6 15.Bc4+- ] [ 13...Nd7 14.dxe6 Qxe6 15.exf5 Bxf3 16.fxe6+- ] [ 13...exd5 14.exf5 0-0 15.Qh3 Nd7 16.Nf3 Nc5 17.Nd4± ]

14.Nxe4 exd5 [ 14...0-0 15.dxe6 Qxe6 16.f5 /\ f6+- ] [ 14...Bxd5 15.c4 Bc6 16.Qh3! Bxe4 17.Bxe4 c6 18.Qd3!± ]

15.Rae1! Kd8 [ 15...dxe4 16.Bxe4+- ] [ 15...Kf8 16.Ng5! hxg5 17.fxg5 Qxf3 18.Rxf3+ Kg8 19.Re8# ] [ 15...0-0 16.Ng5! hxg5 17.Qh3 g6 18.fxg5 Qg7 19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 ( 19...Qxf8 20.Bxg6+- ) 20.Qe6 Qf7 21.Rf1+- ]

16.Ng3 Nc6 [ 16...Nd7 17.Nf5 Re8 18.Rxe8+ Kxe8 19.Re1+ Kd8 20.Re7± ] [ 16...Bc8 17.c4 Bb7 18.Nf5± ]

17.Nf5 a6 [ 17...g6 18.Nh4 Rg8 19.Re3± ]

18.Qg4 Rg8 [ 18...Bc8 19.Qxg7 Qxg7 20.Nxg7± ]

19.Re3! Qf6

[ 19...Bc8 20.Qh4+ Kd7 ( 20...g5 21.Nxh6+- ) 21.Rfe1+- ]

20.Rfe1 Bc8 21.Qf3! Qf7 [ 21...Bxf5 22.Qxd5 Rf8 23.Qxc6+- ]

22.Bc4! dxc4 [ 22...Bxf5 23.Bxd5 Qf6 24.Bxc6+- ]

23.Qxc6 Bxf5 [ 23...Ra7 24.Re7 Qf8 25.Nd4 Qxe7 ( 25...b5 26.Qe4 Bd7 27.Rxd7+ Kxd7 28.Qe6+ Kd8 29.Nc6# ) 26.Rxe7 Kxe7 27.Qxc4 Kf8 28.Nc6 Ra8 ( 28...Rb7 29.Nd8+- ) 29.Qe4 Kf7 30.Nd8+ Rxd8 31.Qxa8+- ]

24.Qxa8+ Bc8 [ 24...Kd7 25.Re7++- ]

25.Re4 [ 25.Re7 Qxe7 26.Rxe7 Kxe7 27.Qc6± ]

25...Rf8 26.h3 h5 27.Kh2 g6 28.R1e3 b5 29.a3

[ 29.Rg3± ] 29...Qf5 30.Qc6 Qd7 31.Qd5 Qf5

[ 31...Qf7 32.Qg5+ Qf6 33.Re8+ Kd7 34.Qxf6 Rxf6 35.R3e7+ Kc6 36.Rxc8+- ]

32.Qa8 Qd7 [ 32...Qf6 33.Qc6 Bd7 34.Qxa6+- ]

33.Rg3 Qf7 34.Qc6 Bf5 35.Rd4 Bc8 36.Rg5 Rg8

[ 36...Re8 37.Re5!+- ] 37.a4! bxa4

[ 37...Qd7 38.axb5 axb5 39.Qxb5 Qxb5 40.Rxb5+- ]

38.Qxa4 Re8 [ 38...Bb7 39.Qxc4 Qxc4 40.Rxc4 c5 41.f5+- ]

39.Re5 Rf8 [ 39...Bd7 40.Rxe8+ Qxe8 41.Qxa6+- ]

40.Qc6 Qd7 41.Qxc4 Bb7 [ 41...dxe5 42.fxe5+- ]

42.Rg5 Rf6 [ 42...Qe8 43.Qb3 Bc8 44.c4+- ]

43.Qb3 Bc6 [ 43...Kc8 44.Qg8+ Qd8 45.Rxg6+- ]

44.c4 Qg7 45.c5 Kd7 [ 45...Rf5 46.Qb8+ Kd7 47.Rxd6+! cxd6 48.Qa7++- ]

46.Qd3 Qf7 47.cxd6 Rxd6 [ 47...Rxf4 48.dxc7+ Rxd4 ( 48...Kxc7 49.Qg3+- ) 49.Qxd4+ Kxc7 50.Qa7+ Bb7 51.Rc5++- ]

48.Rxg6! Bb5 [ 48...Qxg6 49.Qxg6 Rxd4 50.Qg7++- ]

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49.Rdxd6+ cxd6 50.Qxd6+1-0

B01Glek,I 2620Casagrande,H 2365

Linz 1997[Glek,I]

70/86 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 [ 3.Bb5+ - 70/(86) ]

3...Nxd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 [ 4...Bf5 - 70/(86) ]

5.Be2 e6 6.Ne5!N [ 6.0-0 - 65/(86) ]

6...Bxe2 7.Qxe2 Nc6!? [ 7...Nd7 8.0-0 /\ Rd1, c4+/- ]

8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Qh4!? [ 9...Bd6 10.c4± ]

10.c4 Nf6 11.Qf3! Qe4 [ 11...Bd6? 12.Qxc6+ Ke7 13.f4! /\ c5+- ]

12.Nd2 Qxf3 13.Nxf3 c5 [ 13...Be7 14.c5!? /\ Ne5 ( 14.h3/\ Be3+/= )]

14.d5! [ 14.h3 cxd4 15.Nxd4 /\ Be3+/= ]

14...exd5 15.Re1+ Be7 16.Bf4! d4 [ 16...Rc8 17.Ne5!

A) 17...0-0 18.Nc6 Bd8 ( 18...Bd6 19.Bxd6 cxd6 20.Ne7+ ) 19.Rad1! d4 ( 19...dxc4 20.Re5± ) 20.Re5± ; B) 17...c6 18.Rad1© |^ ]

[ 16...c6 17.Bd6 Ne4 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Ne5! Rhe8 20.Nxc6+ Kd6 21.cxd5 Kxd5 22.Na5!‚ ><Kd5 ]

17.Bxc7 Kf8? [ 17...Kd7 18.b4!ƒ ]

18.Re2 Ne8 19.Bf4 h6 20.Rae1 Bf6 21.h4+- h5 22.Ne5 g6 23.g3 Kg7 24.Nd3 Rc8 25.b3 Nc7 26.Nxc5 Nd5 27.Nd3 Nc3 28.Rc2 Rhe8 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Kf1 Re6 31.c5 Kf8 32.Bd2 Ke8 33.Nf4 Rc6 34.b4 a5 35.a3 axb4 36.axb4 Nb5 37.Ra2 Bd8 38.Ke2 Kd7 39.Kd3 Rf6 40.Kc4 Nc7 41.b51-0

B01Svidler,P 2640Dreev,A 2650

Russia (ch) 1997[Svidler,P]

70/87 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nxd5 4.d4 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.c4 Nb6 7.Nc3N

[ 7.g4 - 58/121 ] 7...e5?

[ 7...e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ne5 c6 ( 9...N8d7 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.c5± ; 9...Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bg2 Qd7 12.0-0 Nxc4 13.Qa4 Nb6 14.Qxc6 Rd8 15.Qb7± ) 10.Bg2 N8d7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qe2² ]

8.g4! [ 8.dxe5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Nc6 10.g4 Bg6© ] [ 8.Qe2!?

A) 8...Nc6 9.g4 ( 9.d5 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Nd4 11.Qxe5+ Qe7 12.Qxe7+ Bxe7 13.Kd1² ) 9...Bg6 10.d5 Nb4 11.Nxe5± ; B) 8...Be7 9.Qxe5 ( 9.dxe5 Nc6 ) 9...Bxf3 10.gxf3

B1) 10...Nc6 11.Qxg7 Bf6 12.Qg4 Nxd4 13.Bd3 ( 13.Qe4+ Qe7 14.Qxe7+ Bxe7 15.Bd3 Nxf3+ 16.Ke2 Ne5³ ) 13...Nd7 ( 13...Qe7+ 14.Be3 h5 15.Qe4 0-0-0 16.Qxe7 Bxe7± ) 14.Bf4! Qe7+ ( 14...Nc5 15.0-0-0± ) 15.Kf1 h5 16.Qg2± ; B2) 10...0-0 11.Be3 Nc6 12.Qf4 ( 12.Qe4 Bf6 13.0-0-0 Re8 14.Qg4² ) 12...Bd6 13.Qf5² ]

8...exd4™ 9.Nxd4 Bg6 10.Bg2 c6 [ 10...c5 11.Ndb5± ] [ 10...Bc5!?

A) 11.Nb3 Qxd1+ ( 11...Qe7+ 12.Qe2± ) 12.Kxd1 ( 12.Nxd1 Bb4+= ) 12...N8d7 13.Bxb7 Rd8 14.Re1+ Kf8 ; B) 11.Be3!? Qc8 ( 11...0-0 12.Ne6!± ; 11...Bxd4 12.Qxd4± ; 11...c6 12.Nxc6!± ) 12.Qe2 0-0 13.0-0-0² ; C) 11.Qe2+! Kf8 12.Nb3 Bd3! 13.Qd1 Qe7+ ( 13...Qe8+ 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxd3 Bh6+ 16.Kf1 Nc6 17.c5± ) 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxd3 Bc1+ ( 15...Bc5+ 16.Kf1 N8d7 17.Re1 Ne5 18.Qf5± ) 16.Ne2 ( 16.Kf1 Bxb2 17.Re1 Qd7³ ) 16...Bxb2 17.Rb1± ]

11.0-0 Be7 12.f4 h6™ 13.f5 Bh7 14.c5! N6d7

[ 14...Bxc5 15.Re1+ Kf8 ( 15...Be7 16.f6

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gxf6 17.Bxh6‚ N8d7? 18.Bxc6+- ) 16.Be3 Na6 17.Ne4© ]

15.g5!! 0-0 [ 15...Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 17.Ne4 ( 17.Re1+ Kf8 18.Ne4‚ ) 17...Qe3+ 18.Rf2 0-0 19.Nc2+- ] [ 15...hxg5 16.Ne6! Qa5 17.Nxg7+ Kd8 ( 17...Kf8 18.Ne6+ fxe6 19.fxe6+ Nf6 20.Qh5+- ) 18.Ne4± ] [ 15...Nxc5 16.b4! Nca6 ( 16...Ncd7 17.g6 fxg6 18.Ne6 Qb6+ 19.Kh1± ) 17.g6! Bg8 ( 17...fxg6 18.fxg6 Bxg6 19.Qg4± ) 18.b5± ]

16.g6 fxg6 17.Ne6 Qc8 [ 17...Bxc5+ 18.Kh1 Qe7 19.Nxf8 Nxf8 20.Ne4± ]

18.Nxf8 Bxc5+ [ 18...Nxf8 19.f6! gxf6 ( 19...Bxf6 20.Ne4± ) 20.Bxh6± ( 20.Ne4± )]

19.Kh1 Bxf8 [ 19...Nxf8 20.f6 gxf6 21.Ne4± ]

20.fxg6 Bxg6 21.Bxh6! Ne5 [ 21...gxh6 22.Qg4 Kh7 23.Rf6! ( 23.Rae1+- ) 23...Qe8 24.Rxg6 Ne5 25.Re6+- ]

22.Bf4 Nbd7 [ 22...Nd3 23.Rf3 Qd7 ( 23...Nxf4 24.Rxf4± ) 24.Qb3+ Kh8 ( 24...Bf7 25.Rxd3 Qxd3 26.Qxb7+- ) 25.Rd1 Na6 26.Qc4± ]

23.Ne4+- Qe8 24.Qb3+ Qf7 [ 24...Bf7 25.Qg3 ]

25.Qg3 [ 25.Qxb7 Rb8 26.Qxa7 Bxe4 27.Bxe4 Qh5 28.Bg2 ]

25...Bxe4 26.Bxe4 Nf6! 27.Bg2?! [ 27.Bxe5 Nxe4 28.Qg2 Qd5 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Bxg7+! ( 30.Qxg7+ Ke8 31.Qh8+ Kd7 32.Qxa8 ) 30...Kg8 ( 30...Kf7 31.Rf1+ Ke6 32.Re1+- ) 31.Be5+ ( 31.Bc3+ Ng3+ ) 31...Kf7 32.Rf1+ Ke6 33.Qg4+ Kxe5 ( 33...Ke7 34.Qg7+ Ke6 35.Qf7+ Kxe5 36.Rf5+ ) 34.Rf5+ Kd6 35.Rxd5+ cxd5+- ]

27...Nh5?“ [ 27...Ned7± ]

28.Qg5 Nd3 29.Be5! Qe7 [ 29...Be7 30.Qg4 Nxe5 ( 30...Nf6 31.Bxf6 Bxf6 32.Rxf6 Qxf6 33.Qc4++- ) 31.Rxf7 Nxg4 32.Rxe7+- ] [ 29...Qe6 30.Qxh5 Nxe5 31.Rae1 Bd6 32.Be4 Qh6 33.Qxh6 gxh6 34.Rf6+- ]

30.Qxh5

[ 30.Rxf8+ Qxf8 ( 30...Kxf8 31.Rf1++- ) 31.Qxh5 Qc5 32.Rf1 Nxe5 ( 32...Qxe5 33.Qf7+ Kh7 34.Rf5+- ) 33.Be4 g6 34.Bxg6 Qd5+ ]

30...Qxe5 [ 30...Nxe5 31.Rae1 Re8 32.Be4+- ]

31.Qf7+ Kh8 32.Rf5 Nf2+ 33.Kg1 [ 33.Rxf2 Bd6 34.Bf1 Rf8 35.Qxf8+ ( 35.Qc4 Rxf2 36.Qh4+ ) 35...Bxf8 36.Rxf8+ Kh7 37.Rf2+- ]

33...Nxh3+ 34.Kf11-0

B01Lalic,B 2585Golubovic,B 2450

Pula (open) 1997[Lalic,B]

70/88 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.h3 e6N

[ 5...Nc6N - 70/(88) ] [ 5...Bf5 - 69/(86) ]

6.g3 c5 7.Bg2 Be7 [ ¹7...Nc6 ]

8.Ne5!² /^h1-a8, ><Bc8 0-0 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.Nc4 Nb6 12.Nb5 Qd8 13.d3 Nbd5 14.a4 a6 15.Nc3 Nxc3

[ 15...b6? 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 ( 16...exd5 17.Nxb6 Qxb6 18.Rxe7 ) 17.Ne5! /\ c4 ]

16.bxc3 Nd5 17.Bd2 Bf6 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Qc7 20.Qe2

[ 20.Qe1?! A) 20...Bd7? 21.c4 Nb4 ( 21...Ne7 22.Ba5! ) 22.Rxc5! Qxc5 23.Bxb4+-/\ Bf8 ;

B) 20...c4!÷ ] 20...Bd7 21.c4 Ne7! 22.Rb1 Rab8 23.a5 Ng6 24.Re3

[ 24.Rh5?! e5 ><Rh5 ] 24...Bc6

[ 24...b6?! 25.axb6 Rxb6 26.Ra1!±><a6, c5 ]

25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.Rb6 Qd7 27.Qh5 Rbc8 28.Qf3 Qa4 29.Rb3 Rc7 30.Re1 Re8 31.Reb1 h6! 32.h4!?

[ 32.Rxb7?! Rxb7 33.Rxb7 Ne5 34.Qe4 ( 34.Qd1?! Qc6 ) 34...Qxc2 35.Qxe5 Qxd2= ]

32...Ree7 33.Bc3 e5 34.Kg2 e4 35.Qg4 exd3 36.cxd3 Ne5?“

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[ 36...Qc6+ 37.Kg1 Ne5= ] 37.Bxe5 Rxe5 38.Rxb7 Qxa5

[ 38...Rxb7 39.Rxb7 Qc6+ 40.Qf3+- ] 39.Qf3!+- Re6 40.h5 Rec6 41.Rb8+ Rc8

[ 41...Kh7 42.Qe4+ g6 43.Qe8 ] 42.Qxc61-0

B01Anand,V 2765Lautier,J 2660

Biel 1997[Anand,V]

70/89 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6

[ 5...Nc6 - 70/(89) ] 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Ne5 e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 Nbd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.h5 Be4 12.Rh3 Bg2 13.Re3 Nb6

[ 13...b5 14.Bd3 b4 15.Ne4² ] 14.Bd3

[ 14.Bb3?! c5! ] 14...Nd5 15.f3!N

[ 15.Rg3?! - 67/124 ] 15...Bb4

[ 15...Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qxc3+ 17.Bd2 Qxd4 18.Kf2 Bxf3 19.Kxf3 Bc5 20.Kg2² ]

16.Kf2! Bxc3 [ 16...Nxc3 17.bxc3 Bxc3 18.Rb1 Bxd4 19.Kxg2 Bxe3 20.Bxe3± ]

17.bxc3 Qxc3 18.Rb1 Qxd4 [ 18...Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qxd4 20.Rxb7± ]

19.Rxb7 Rd8 [ 19...Bh3 20.Rxf7! c5 21.Rf5!! Lautier,J Nxe3 22.Bxe3 Qb2 23.Rxc5 0-0 24.Kg3!+- ] [ 19...Nf4 20.Kg3 ( 20.Qe1 Qf6 21.Kg3± ; 20.Be2± ) 20...Qd6 21.Ba3! Nxh5+ ( 21...Qxa3 22.Be4!+- ) 22.Kxg2 Qg3+ 23.Kf1+- ]

20.h6!! gxh6? [ 20...Nxe3™ 21.Bxe3 Qe5 22.hxg7 Rg8 23.Qc1 ( 23.Bh6 Qh2! ; 23.Qg1 Bxf3 24.Kxf3± ) 23...Bxf3 ( 23...Qh2 24.Bf4 Qh3 25.Qa3!+- ) 24.Qa3 Qh2+ 25.Kxf3 Qh3+ 26.Ke2 Qxg4+ 27.Kd2 Qh4 28.Qc3 c5 29.Rxa7± ]

21.Bg6!! Ne7 [ 21...Qxe3+ 22.Bxe3 fxg6 23.Bc5+- ] [ 21...Qf6 22.Bxf7+ Qxf7 23.Rxf7 Nxe3

24.Qxd8+! ( 24.Qe2 Nd1+ 25.Kxg2 Kxf7² ) 24...Kxd8 25.Bxe3 Bh3 26.Rxa7+- ]

22.Qxd4 Rxd4 23.Rd3! Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Bd3!

[ 25.Bd3 Bh1 26.Bb2 Re8 27.Bf6+- ]1-0

B02Ivanov,Alexa 2600Baburin,A 2560

Las Vegas 1997[Baburin,A]

70/90 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.g3 d6 4.exd6 Qxd6 5.Bg2 e5 6.Nc3!?N

[ 6.Na3 ] 6...Nxc3 7.bxc3 c6

[ 7...Nc6!? ] 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nh4 Nd7 12.0-0 0-0-0! 13.d3 Qc7 14.Qf3?! Nc5 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.Be3 Bd6 17.a4 f5!

[ 17...e4 18.dxe4 Ne6© ] 18.a5 a6 19.gxf5 Rdf8 20.f6?! gxf6 21.Bxc5 Bxc5 22.d4 Bd6!∓

[ 22...exd4 23.cxd4 Ba7 24.d5„ ] 23.Rab1 Rh4! 24.Rfe1 exd4 25.Re6?

[ 25.cxd4 Rxd4 26.Rb3 A) 26...Bc5 27.Reb1 Rf4 28.Qe2 ( 28.Rxb7 Qxb7-+ ) 28...Bxf2+ ( 28...Rxf2 29.Qe6+ Qd7 30.Qxd7+ Kxd7 31.Rxb7+ Kd6∓ ); B) 26...Qxa5 27.Reb1 Re8 ( 27...Rf7? 28.Rxb7 Rxb7 29.Qxc6+ Kd8 30.Qxb7± ) 28.Rxb7 Re1+ 29.Bf1 Qg5+ 30.Qg2 Qxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Rxb1 32.Rxb1 a5-+ ]

25...Rf4! 26.Qe2 [ 26.Qd3 Qd7 ]

26...dxc3 27.Re8+“ Rxe8 28.Qxe8+ Qd8 29.Qe6+ Kc7 30.Qf7+ Qe7 31.Qxg6 Bc5 32.Kh1 Rxf2 33.Qg3+ Qe5“0-1

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B03Rogers,I 2570Tu Hoang Thong 2475

Singapore 1997[Rogers,I]

70/91 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6

[ 5.f4 - 70/(91) ] 5...exd6

[ 5...cxd6 - 70/(91) ] 6.Nc3 Be7 7.h3 0-0 8.Nf3

[ 8.Bd3!? Nc6 9.Nf3 Bf6 10.Be3² ] 8...Bf5 9.Be2 c6N

[ 9...Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nd4 Bg6 12.b3± ] [ 9...Re8 - 41/(109) ]

10.0-0 Re8 11.Be3 N8d7 12.b3 Bf8 13.a4 [ ¹13.d5² ]

13...a5 14.d5 Nc5 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Bf3 Qc7 17.Qc2 Nc8 18.Ne4 Ne7!= 19.Bf4

[ 19.Nxc5?! dxc5 20.Ne2 Nf5³ ] 19...Nxe4 20.Bxe4 cxd5!?

[ 20...Ng6= ∆21.Bxg6 hxg6 22.dxc6 bxc6 23.c5?! Qa7! ]

21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Nb5! Bxb5 23.cxb5 Qxc2?

[ 23...Rac8 24.Qxc7 Rxc7 25.Bb1 ( 25.Bxd6 Rc3= ; 25.Bd3 Rc3= ) 25...Rc3 26.Bd2 Rxb3 27.Bxa5 Ra8= ]

24.Bxc2 Ng8!? [ 24...Rac8 25.Rac1± ]

25.Rad1 Nf6 [ 25...Re2 26.Rd2± ]

26.Rd3!± /\ Bd1-f3 Re2 27.Bd1 Rb2 28.Bf3 Rc8 29.Be3

[ 29.Bd2 ] 29...Be7 30.Bd4 Rbc2 31.Bxf6 Bxf6 32.Bxd5 R8c7 33.Bc4 Rd7

[ 33...Be5 34.f4+- ] 34.Rfd1 Be5 35.Rd5 Bc3

[ 35...f6 36.g3 g5 37.b6+- ] 36.Rxd6 Rxd6 37.Rxd6 Rc1+ 38.Bf1 Rb1 39.Rd7 Rxb3 40.Rxf7!

[ 40.Rxb7 Rb4 41.Rxf7 Rxa4 42.b6 Rb4 43.b7± ]

40...Rb4 41.Bd3 g5 42.Rc7 Bd4 43.Rc4 Rxc4

[ 43...Rb2 44.Bc2+- ] 44.Bxc4+- NB 6/h Kg7 45.Kf1 Kf6 46.Ke2 b6 47.Kf3 Bc5 48.Bd3 Bb4

[ 48...Bd4 49.Kg3 Bc5 50.f3 ( 50.f4? Bd6 ) 50...Bb4 51.Kg4 /\ h4, f4 ]

[ ¹48...Ke5 49.Kg4 Be7 50.Be2 Ke4 51.g3 Bd8 52.Bf1 Be7 53.Bg2+ Ke5 ( 53...Kd4 54.f4 gxf4 55.Kxf4 Kc3 56.Bf3 ) 54.Kh5 Kd4 55.f4 gxf4 56.g4 Ke3 ( 56...Kc3 57.Bf3 ) 57.g5 f3 58.Bf1 Kf2 59.Bc4 Kg3 60.h4 ]

49.Kg4 Bd2 50.h4 gxh4 51.Kxh4 Be1 52.Kg3 Ke5 53.Kf3 Kf6 54.g3 Kg5 55.Kg2 Bd2 56.f4+ Kg4 57.Be2+ Kf5 58.Kf3 Bc1 59.g4+ Ke61-0

B05Polgar,J 2670Jussupow,A 2640

Dortmund 1997[Jussupow,A]

70/92 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.c4 Nb6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.d5?!N

[ 9.exd6 cxd6 - 67/131, 132 ] 9...exd5

[ 9...dxe5 10.dxe6!? ( 10.Nxe5ƒ )] 10.cxd5 dxe5

[ 10...Bxf3 11.Bxf3 dxe5 12.d6± ] 11.g4

[ 11.Nxe5 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 0-0∓ ] 11...Bg6 12.Nxe5 N8d7 13.Nxd7 Qxd7

[ 13...Nxd7!? 14.Bf4 ( 14.Be3 0-0 15.Qd2 Re8 ) 14...0-0‰ ]

14.Bb5 c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Ba6 /\ Bf4, 0-0-0->

[ 17.Be2!?= ] 17...Bd6 18.Be3 h5 19.Ke2

[ 19.0-0-0 Kc7 ] 19...Rae8 20.a4 hxg4 21.a5 Nc8

[ 21...Nd5?? 22.Nxd5 cxd5 23.Bb5++- ] 22.hxg4 Rxh1 23.Rxh1 Bf4 24.Rd1+ Kc7

[ 24...Nd6? 25.Nb5!± ∆cxb5 26.Bxb5+ Kc7 27.Bxe8 Bxe3 28.Rxd6+- ]

25.Rc1? [ 25.Nd5+! cxd5 26.Rc1+ Kd6! ( 26...Kd7? 27.Bb5+ Kd8 28.Bxe8+- ; 26...Kb8? 27.Rxc8+ Rxc8 28.Bxf4+ Rc7 29.b4+- ) 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Bxf4+ Kd7= ] [ 25.Nb5+! cxb5 ( 25...Kb8? 26.Rd8 Rxd8 27.Bxf4+ Ka8 28.Nc7+ Kb8 29.Ne6+ Rd6 30.Nxg7+- ) 26.Rc1+ Kd6 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Bxf4+ Kd7 29.Bxc8+ Kxc8= ]

25...Bxe3 26.Nd5+ Kd7 27.Nxe3 Nd6∓

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28.Rd1 Kc7 29.Rd4 c5 30.Rd2 Kc6 31.Kf3 f6 32.Kg2 Re4 33.b3 Rd4 34.Rb2 Be4+

[ 34...Bf7!?∓ ] 35.Kf1 Bf3 36.Be2 Bxe2+ 37.Kxe2 Kb5 38.Rc2 a6 39.Rc1 g5?!“

[ 39...Rb4 40.Rc3 ] [ 39...Nb7 40.Nc4 Rxg4-+ ]

40.f3 Rb4?! [ 40...Nb7 41.Nc4 Kb4 ]

41.Nd5 Rxb3 42.Nxf6 c4∓ 43.Rd1 Kc6! 44.Nd5 Nb5 45.Ne7+ Kc7!

[ 45...Kc5? 46.Rd5+ ] 46.Nd5+ Kb7 47.Kf2 c3 48.f4!?

[ 48.Rc1 Kc6 49.Nf6 Na3 50.Ne4 c2 51.Ke2 Rb5∓ ]

48...gxf4! [ 48...c2 49.Rc1 Nd4 50.fxg5! Rb1 51.Rxc2 Nxc2 52.g6 Kc6 53.Ne7+ Kc5 54.g7 ]

49.Nxf4 [ 49.Rc1!?∓ ]

49...c2 50.Rc1 Nd4 51.Ne2“ [ 51.Ke1 Rg3-+ ] [ 51.Kg2 Rc3 52.Nd5 Rd3∓ ]

51...Rf3+ 52.Kg2 Nxe2 53.Rxc2 Nd4!-+ 54.Rc4

[ 54.Rb2+ Rb3 55.Rxb3+ Nxb3 56.g5 Nxa5 57.g6 Nc6 58.g7 Ne7 59.Kf3 Kc6 60.Ke4 Kd6 61.Kd3 ( 61.Kd4 Nf5+ ) 61...Ke6 62.Kc4 Kf7 63.Kc5 a5! 64.Kb5 Nc6 ]

54...Rd3 55.Rc5 Ne6 56.Re5 Nf4+ 57.Kf2 Kc6 58.Rf5 Ne6 59.g5 Rd5! 60.Rxd5

[ 60.Rf6 Kd6 61.g6 Rxa5 ] 60...Kxd5 61.g6 Ke4!

[ 61...Ke5? 62.Ke3 Kf6 ( 62...Kf5 63.g7 Nxg7 64.Kd4 Ne6+ 65.Kd5 Nf4+ 66.Kc5 Nd3+ 67.Kb6 Nb4 68.Kc5= ) 63.Ke4 Kxg6 64.Kd5 Kf5 65.Kc6= ]

62.Kg3 [ 62.Ke2 Nf4+ ] [ 62.Ke1 Kf5 63.Kd2 Kxg6 64.Kd3 Kf5 65.Kc4 Ke5 ]

62...Nf4!0-1

B06Hector,J 2470Gurevich,M 2620

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/93 1.e4 d6 [ 1...c6 - 70/(93) ]

2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 d5 5.e5 h5 6.Be3!?

[ 6.Nf3 - 65/96 ] 6...Nh6 7.Qd2 Ng4!? 8.Nd1N

[ 8.0-0-0 ] 8...Bf5 9.Nf3 Nxe3!?

[ 9...e6 10.Bg1 Nd7 ( 10...Be4 11.Ng5² ) 11.h3 Nh6 12.Nf2² ]

10.Nxe3 e6 11.Be2 Qb6?! 12.0-0 c5?! [ 12...Qxb2? 13.Rfb1 Qa3 14.Rxb7± ]

13.a4! [ 13.c4? cxd4 14.Nxf5 ( 14.Nxd4 Bb4 15.Qd1 Bc5-+ ) 14...d3+ 15.N5d4 dxe2 16.Qxe2 Nc6 17.Rad1 Bc5∓ ] [ 13.c3 Nc6 14.Nxf5 gxf5÷ ]

13...cxd4 [ 13...a6 14.a5 Qc7 ( 14...Qa7 15.Nxf5 gxf5 16.c4 cxd4 17.Kh1 dxc4 18.Nxd4 Bc5 19.Rfd1 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Qxd4 21.Rxd4 Nc6 22.Rxc4‚ ) 15.c4!?ƒ ] [ 13...c4 14.Nxf5 gxf5 15.b3 cxb3 16.c4! ]

14.Nxd4 Bc5 15.Bb5+ Kf8 [ 15...Nc6 16.a5 Qc7 17.a6 ]

16.a5 Qc7 17.Nexf5?! [ 17.b4!? Bxd4 18.Qxd4 Na6 ( 18...Nc6 19.Qc5+ Kg7 20.Nxf5+ gxf5 21.a6± ) 19.Bxa6 bxa6 20.c4 dxc4 21.Nxc4 Kg7 22.Nd6 Rhd8 23.Rfc1± ]

17...gxf5 18.b4! Bxd4+ 19.Qxd4 Kg7 [ 19...Qxc2 20.Rac1 Qe4 ( 20...Qb3 21.Rc3 Qa2 22.Qc5+ Kg7 23.Rg3++- ) 21.Qc5+ Kg7 22.Rce1+- ] [ 19...Nc6 20.Qc5+ Kg7 ( 20...Qe7 21.a6! Qxc5+ 22.bxc5 Rb8 23.axb7 Nd4 24.Ba6+- )] [ 19...Nd7 20.c4 a6 21.Ba4!± ] [ 19...a6 20.Ba4 Nc6 21.Qc5+ Kg7 ( 21...Qe7 22.Bxc6 Qxc5+ 23.bxc5 bxc6 24.Rab1 Kg7 25.Rb6± ) 22.Ra3!²/\ 23.Rc3, 23.Rg3 ]

20.Ra3!? h4 21.Rc3 Qe7 [ 21...Nc6!? 22.Bxc6 ( 22.Qc5 a6 23.Bxc6 Qxc6 24.Qxc6 bxc6 25.Rxc6 Rhc8„ ) 22...bxc6 23.b5 Qxa5 24.bxc6² ]

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22.g4 [ 22.Qc5 Qxc5+ 23.Rxc5 Na6 24.Bxa6 bxa6 25.Rc6 Rhc8 26.Rxa6 Rxc2÷ ] [ 22.Rff3!? ]

22...hxg3 [ 22...fxg4? 23.f5 Qg5 24.fxe6 fxe6 25.Rf4+- ]

23.Rxg3+ Kf8 24.Rff3!? Nc6 25.Bxc6 bxc6 26.Rh3?!

[ 26.Rc3!? Rc8 27.h3 ( 27.Rc5 Qh4 28.Qd2± ) 27...Rc7 28.Kh2± ]

26...Rg8+ 27.Rfg3 Rxg3+ 28.Rxg3 [ 28.hxg3 Kg7÷ ]

28...Rb8 29.c3 c5! 30.Qf2 [ 30.Qxc5 Qxc5+ 31.bxc5 Rc8 32.h4 Rxc5 33.h5 Rxa5 34.h6 Ra1+ 35.Kg2 Ra2+ 36.Kh3 Ra1 37.Kh2 ( 37.Kh4 Rh1+ 38.Kg5 a5 39.Rg2 a4 40.Ra2 Rg1+ 41.Kh5 Rh1+= ) 37...Ra2+= ]

30...cxb4 31.Rh3 Qc7! 32.Qh4 [ 32.Rh8+ Kg7 33.Rxb8 Qxb8 34.Qg3+ Kf8 35.Qh4 Qc7„ ]

32...bxc3!∓ 33.Qh8+ [ 33.Qf6 Qc5+ 34.Kg2 Rb2+ 35.Kg3 Qf2# ]

33...Ke7 34.Qf6+ Ke8! [ 34...Kd7? 35.Qxf7+ Kc8 ( 35...Kc6 36.Rxc3++- ) 36.Qxe6+ Kb7 ( 36...Qd7 37.Rxc3++- ) 37.a6+ Ka8 38.Qxd5++- ]

35.Rh8+ [ 35.Qh8+ Kd7 ]

35...Kd7 36.Qxf7+ [ 36.Rxb8 Qxb8 37.Qxf7+ Kc6 38.Qxe6+ Kc5∓ ]

36...Kc6 37.Qxe6+ Kc5 38.Rxb8 [ 38.Rh3 Rb1+ 39.Kg2 Rb2+ 40.Kg1 Qxa5 41.Qd6+ Kd4 42.Rf3 c2!-+ ]

38...Qxb8 39.Qxf5 Qb2!-+ 40.Qc8+ Kb4! [ 40...Kb4 41.Qb7+ ( 41.Qb8+ Ka4 42.Qe8+ Ka3 43.Qe7+ Ka2 ) 41...Ka3 42.Qxd5 c2 43.Qc5+ Ka2 44.Qc4+ Qb3 45.Qe2 Ka1 ] [ 40...Kd4?! 41.e6÷ c2?? 42.Qh8++- ]

0-1

B06Izmukhambetov,S 2415Bologan,V 2585

Sevastopol 1997[Bologan,V]

70/94 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 [ 3.Nf3 - 70/(94) ]

3...c6 [ 3...d6 - 70/(94) ]

4.Bc4 d6 5.Qf3 e6 6.Nge2 b5 7.Bb3 a5 8.a3 Ba6 9.d5 cxd5 10.exd5 e5 11.Ne4 h6 12.g4 Nf6 13.N2g3 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 0-0 15.Qh3 f5 16.gxf5 Bc8 17.Ng3 Rxf5

[ 17...Bxf5 18.Nxf5 Rxf5 19.Bxh6± ] [ 17...gxf5 18.Bxh6 f4 19.Qh5 fxg3 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 ( 20...gxf2+ 21.Kd2 Kxg7 22.Rhg1+ fxg1Q 23.Rxg1+ Kf6 24.Rg6+ Ke7 25.Rg7+ Kf6 26.Qg6# ) 21.Rg1! Bf5 22.Rxg3+ Kf6 23.Qg5+ Kf7 24.Qxf5++- ]

18.Nxf5!?N [ 18.Qg2 - 66/76 ]

18...Bxf5 19.Qg3 [ 19.Qg2 Nd7 20.Be3 e4 21.0-0-0 Ne5ƒ ]

19...Nd7 20.Be3 Rc8? [ 20...e4! 21.Qxd6 a4 22.Ba2 Bxb2 23.Rb1 Bc3+ 24.Bd2 Bxd2+ 25.Kxd2 Qg5+ 26.Ke1 e3‚ ]

21.c3 Nf6 22.a4?? [ 22.0-0 Nh5 23.Qg2 Qh4 24.f3 Nf4 25.Bxf4 exf4 26.Rfe1 Be5 27.Bc2+- ]

22...Rb8∓ 23.axb5 [ 23.Ra2 bxa4 24.Bxa4 Bb1 25.Ra1 Rxb2 26.0-0 Bf5∓ ]

23...Rxb5 24.Ra3 Qb8 25.Ba2 Rxb2 26.0-0 Ne4 27.Qf3 Nxc3! 28.Ba7!?

[ 28.Rxc3 e4 29.Qg3 Bxc3 30.Bf4 Be5 31.Bxe5 dxe5 32.Qa3 Qb4-+ ]

28...Qxa7 29.Qxc3 e4 30.Qxa5 Qxa5 31.Rxa5 Bd4 32.Ra3?

[ 32.Bb1 Bh3 33.Ra2 Bxf2+! 34.Kh1 Rxa2 35.Bxa2 Bxf1-+ ]

32...Bc5 33.Ra8+ Kg7“0-1

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B07Adams,Mi 2680McShane,L 2455

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/95 1.e4 c5 [ 1...Nc6 - 70/(95) ]

2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 cxd4 [ 4...Nc6 - 70/(95) ]

5.cxd4 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.h3 e5 [ 7...0-0 ]

8.dxe5! [ 8.0-0 exd4 9.Nxd4 0-0÷ ]

8...dxe5 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Be3 Nh5 12.Bc4

[ 12.Nd5 Nf4 13.Nxf4 ( 13.Bc4 Ne6/\ Ned4 ) 13...exf4 14.Bxf4 Bxb2 15.Rb1

Bg7 16.Qe2² ] 12...Nf4N

[ 12...Nd4 - 44/(173) ] 13.Qxd8

[ 13.Rc1!? ] 13...Rxd8

[ 13...Nxd8 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Nb5 ] 14.Ng5 Be6

[ 14...Ne6 15.Nb5!? ] 15.Nxe6 Nxe6 16.Rac1

[ 16.Bxe6² ] 16...Ncd4 17.Rfd1 Rac8 18.Bxe6!

[ 18.Bf1 Bf8= ] 18...fxe6

[ 18...Nxe6 19.Bxa7 ] 19.Kf1 Rd7 20.Ne2 Rcd8 /\ Nc2 21.Bg5 Rf8 22.Rd3 h6 23.Be3 g5 24.Rdc3 Rfd8/\ Nb5 25.Rc8 Rxc8 26.Rxc8+ Kf7 27.Nc1

[ 27.Nc3 ] 27...Nb5! 28.f3 b6 29.Ke2 Nd6 30.Rc6 Ke7 31.a4

[ 31.Nd3 Nb5 ] 31...Rb7 32.Nd3 Kd7 33.Rc2 Rc7 34.Rxc7+

[ 34.Rd2 Kc8 ] 34...Kxc7 35.b3 Nf7 36.Kd2 Bf8 37.Kc3 Kc6 38.Nb2!?

[ 38.b4 a6 /\ b5 ] 38...Bd6

[ 38...a6 39.Nc4 b5 ] 39.Nc4 Bc7 40.Kd3 Bd8 41.Bd2 Be7?

[ 41...Bc7 42.Bc3 a6² ] 42.Bc3 Bd6

[ 42...Bf6 43.g3± ]

43.Nxd6! Kxd6 44.Bb4+ Kc6 45.Kc4 Nd6+?

[ 45...a6 46.Bf8! h5! ( 46...Kb7 47.Kb4 Kc6 48.a5 b5 49.g4+- ) 47.Bb4/\ Bd2-e3, Kb4, a5+- ]

46.Bxd6! Kxd6 47.Kb5+- Kc7 48.Ka6 Kb8 49.g4! Ka8 50.b4 Kb8 51.a5 bxa5 52.Kxa5 Kc7

[ 52...Kb7 53.b5 Ka8 54.Ka6 Kb8 55.b6 ] 53.Ka61-0

B07Beliavsky,A 2710Azmaiparashvili,Z 2645

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/96 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e5

[ 7...Bg4 - 70/(96) ] 8.h3 Nh5 9.Be3

[ 9.Bg5 - 59/135 ] 9...d5N

[ 9...Qe7 - 70/(96) ] 10.Bg5!

[ 10.dxe5 - 70/(96) ] 10...f6 11.exd5 fxg5

[ 11...Qxd5 12.Na3 Qf7 13.Be3² ] 12.dxc6 exd4 13.Qb3+ Kh8 14.cxb7 Bxb7 15.Qxb7 dxc3 16.Nxc3 Qxd3 17.Rad1 Qf5

[ 17...Qc4!? ] 18.Qxc7 g4

[ 18...Nf4 19.Re7 Nxh3+ 20.Kf1‚ ] 19.hxg4 Qxg4 20.Qd7 Qxd7

[ 20...Qb4!? ] 21.Rxd7 Rab8 22.Na4 a5 23.Ng5!

[ 23.b3 Rbc8© ] 23...Rb5

[ 23...Bxb2 24.Nxb2 Rxb2 25.Nxh7 Rfb8 26.g4 Ng7 27.Nf6 R2b7 28.Ree7+- ]

24.Ne6 Re8 25.b3± Be5?! 26.Nac5? [ 26.Nc7 Nf6 27.Rxh7+ Kxh7 28.Nxb5 Bh2+ 29.Kf1+- ]

26...Nf6 27.Rdd1 Bc3 28.Re3 Bb4 29.Rf3 Bxc5

[ 29...Rb6 30.Nc7 Bxc5 31.Nxe8 Nxe8 32.Rc1 Ba3 33.Rc8 Re6 34.Re3+- ]

30.Nxc5 Rxc5 31.Rxf6 Kg7 32.Rf3 Re7 33.Rd2 h5 34.Rfd3 Kh6 35.Rd4 Re6 36.f3 g5 37.Rd6 Rg6 38.Kf2?

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[ 38.Kh2! h4 39.Kh3 Kh5 40.Rxg6 Kxg6 41.Kg4 a4 42.Rd6+ Kg7 43.bxa4+- ]

38...h4 39.R6d5 Rgc6 40.Rxc5 Rxc5 41.Ke3 Kh5 42.Kd4 Rf5 43.Rc2 g4 44.Ke4 Kg5 45.Rc8 gxf3 46.gxf3

[ 46.Rg8+ Kf6 47.Rf8+ Kg6 48.Rxf5 fxg2 49.Rf8 Kg7-+ ]

46...Rb5 47.f4+ Kf6 48.Rc6+ Ke7 49.Kf3 a4 50.Rc3 h3 51.Kg3 Rh5 52.Kh2 axb3?!

[ 52...Rh4 53.Rc4 axb3 54.axb3 Kd6 55.b4 Kd5 56.Rc5+ Kd6 57.Rf5 Ke6= ]

53.Rxb3 Rh4 54.Rf3 [ 54.Rb4 Kf6 55.a4 Rh5 56.Rb6+ Kg7! 57.Rb3 Ra5 58.Ra3 Rf5 59.Kg3 h2 60.Ra1 Rh5 61.Kg2 Rf5= ]

54...Ke6 55.a4 Kf5 56.a5 Kg4?! [ 56...Rh6 57.Ra3 ( 57.Rxh3 Rg6 58.Rh4 Rg7!= ) 57...Ra6 ]

57.Rf2 Rh6 58.f5 Rf6 59.Rf1 Kh4 60.Rf3 Kg4 61.Rg3+ Kf4 62.Rg1 Ke3

[ 62...Ke5 63.Rf1 Ra6 64.f6+- ] 63.Re1+ Kd2?

[ 63...Kf4? 64.Ra1 Ra6 65.f6+- ] [ 63...Kf2? 64.Ra1 Rxf5 65.a6 Rf8 66.a7 Ra8 67.Ra3! Ke2 68.Kxh3 Kd2 69.Kg4 Kc2 70.Kf5 Kb2 71.Ra6 Kb3 72.Ke6 Kb4 73.Kd6! Kb5 74.Ra1 Kb6 75.Rb1+ Ka6 76.Kc7 Rxa7+ 77.Kc6+- ] [ 63...Kd3! 64.Rf1 Ke2 65.Rf4 Ke3 66.Ra4 Rxf5 67.a6 Rf8 68.a7 Ra8 69.Kxh3 Kd3 70.Kg4 Kc3 71.Kf5 Kb3 72.Ra1 Kb4 73.Ke6 Kc5!! 74.Kd7 Kb6 75.Rb1+ Kc5 76.Rb7 Rh8!= ]

64.Re5 Kd3 65.a6 Rxa6 66.Kxh3 R 3/c3 Kd4 67.Re6 Ra8 68.Kg4 Rg8+ 69.Kf4 Kd5 70.Ra6 Rg1 71.f6 Rf1+ 72.Kg5 Ke5 73.Kg6 Rg1+ 74.Kf7 Rb1 75.Kg7 Rg1+ 76.Kf8 Kf5 77.f7 Re1 78.Kg7 Rg1+ 79.Kh71-0

B07Sherzer,A 2490Zimmerman,Y 2410

Magyarorszag 1997[Zimmerman,Y]

70/97 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 [ 3...e5 - 70/(97) ]

4.h4 [ 4.f3 - 70/(97) ]

4...Bg7 5.Be2 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Qd3 Qxc5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.h5 gxh5 10.a3!N

[ 10.Nh3 - 46/158 ] 10...Nc6 11.0-0-0 Ne5?!

[ 11...Ng4?! 12.Bd2! A) 12...Nxf2? 13.Qg3! Nxh1 ( 13...Ng4? 14.Nd5+- ) 14.Qxg7 Rf8 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Bh6+- ; B) 12...Nge5 13.Qg3± ]

[ 11...Be6!? ] 12.Qb5+! Qxb5 13.Nxb5 Kd7™

[ 13...Kd8? 14.Bxa7! Nxe4 15.Bb6+ Kd7 16.Nc7 ]

14.Nxa7 Nxe4 15.Rxh5 Kc7 16.Nxc8! Raxc8 17.f4 Nc6 18.Bf3 Nf6 19.Rb5!? Nd7 20.Ne2± e6 21.c4! b6 22.Kb1 Ra8 23.Ka2?

[ 23.Nd4!? Bxd4 24.Bxd4 Nxd4 25.Rxd4² ] [ 23.Rb3!

A) 23...Nc5 24.Rxb6!! Kxb6 25.Rxd6 Rhc8 26.b4 Rxa3 27.Bxc5+ Kb7 28.b5! Rxf3 29.Rd7+!! Kb8 ( 29...Rc7 30.bxc6+ Kxc6 31.Rxc7+ Kxc7 32.gxf3+- ) 30.gxf3 Na5 31.Bd6+ Ka8 32.c5+- ; B) 23...Rhd8 24.Nc3 Bxc3™ 25.Rxc3± ]

23...Ra4! 24.Rc1™ [ 24.b3?? Rxa3+-+ ]

24...Nc5 25.Kb1 Na7 26.Nd4! Bxd4! [ 26...Nxb5? 27.Nxb5+± ]

27.Bxd4 Rg8 28.Rb4 [ 28.b4?! Nxb5 29.cxb5 Rxa3 30.bxc5 bxc5∓ ]

28...Rxb4 29.axb4 Nb3! [ 29...Nd3? 30.Rh1± ]

30.Rd1 Nxd4 31.Rxd4 R 9/i Nc6 32.Rd3! [ 32.Bxc6?! Kxc6 33.Rd2 Rg4 34.Rf2 b5! 35.b3 Rg3 36.Kc2 bxc4 37.bxc4 d5∓ ]

32...Nxb4 33.Ra3 Nc6 34.b4 Rg3 35.Kb2 h5 36.Ra8 h4 37.Rf8

[ 37.Rh8!? Nxb4 38.Kc3! h3 A) 39.Rxh3!? Rxh3 40.gxh3 Nc6 ( 40...Na6!? ) 41.Bxc6 Kxc6 42.h4 Kd7 43.Kb4 Ke7 44.Kb5 Kf6 45.Kxb6 Kg6! 46.Kc6 d5 47.cxd5 exd5 48.Kxd5 Kh5= ; B) 39.Kxb4! hxg2 40.Bxg2 Rxg2 41.Rh7 Rb2+! 42.Kc3 Rf2 43.Rxf7+ Kc6 44.Re7 Rxf4 45.Rxe6 Kc5 46.Kb3= ]

37...Rg7 38.Kc3 h3 39.Bxc6! h2! 40.Rh8 Kxc6 41.Rxh2 Rg4³ 42.f5 e5 43.Rh7

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Rg3+ 44.Kd2 Rxg2+ 45.Kd3 Rg3+ 46.Kc2 b5 47.c5! dxc5 48.bxc5 Kxc5 49.Rxf7 Rf3 50.f6 Kd4 51.Rb7 Rf2+ 52.Kd1 Kc4

[ 52...Rxf6 53.Rxb5 e4 54.Rb3= ] 53.f7 b4½-½

B07Khenkin,I 2550McNab,C 2490

Koszalin 1997[Khenkin,I]

70/98 1.d4 d6 2.e4 [ 2.Nf3 - 70/998) ]

2...Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.h3 Nc6 8.Be3 Bd7 9.0-0 exd4 10.Nxd4 Re8 11.Re1 Qc8 12.Kh2 Re5 13.g4N

[ 13.f4 - 56/136 ] 13...Bxg4 14.hxg4 Nxg4+ 15.Kg1 Nxe3 16.Rxe3 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Rb5 18.Qd2! Rxb2 19.Qc1! - 70/(98) Rb6™

[ 19...Bxc3 20.Rxc3 Rb5 ( 20...Rb6 21.Qh6 /\ Rh3+- ) 21.Rb1! Rxb1 22.Qxb1 Rb8™ 23.Qb5! /\ 24.Qa5, 24.Qg5, 24.e5+/- ]

20.Nd5 Qd8™ 21.e5!! [ 21.Nxb6 axb6 /\ 22...Ba1, 22...Bh6 ]

21...Bxe5?! [ 21...Rb5™ ]

22.Rh3! /\ 23.Qh6, /\ 23.Nb6 ab6 24.Rb1 Rb5 [ 22...Bxa1 23.Qxa1 h5 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Nxh5! gxh5 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Re3+ Kd7 28.Bh3+! Kc6 29.Qc3+ ]

23.Qh6! Bxa1 [ 23...c6 24.Qxh7+ Kf8 25.Rf3! Bg7 26.Qxg6! Qd7 27.Bh3!!+- ] [ 23...Bg7 24.Qxh7+ Kf8 25.Re1 c6 26.Ne7 Re5 27.Rxe5 dxe5 28.Nxg6+! fxg6 29.Rf3+ Bf6 30.Qxg6+- ]

24.c3!! [] [ 24.Qxh7+ Kf8 25.c3 Rxd5! 26.Bxd5 Qg5+!÷ ]

24...Rxd5 [ 24...Bxc3 25.Nxc3! Rh5 26.Rxh5 gxh5 27.Nd5 f6 28.Nxf6+ Kf7 29.Bd5+ Ke7 30.Qg7# ]

25.Bxd5 Qf6 26.Qxh7+ Kf8 27.Qh8+1-0

B07Leko,P 2600Conquest,S 2540

Yopal 1997[Leko,P]

70/99 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6

[ 4...Nbd7 - 70/(99) ] 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.Nf3! Qc7N

[ 7...h6 8.Bxf6! ( 8.Be3 - 19/152 ) 8...exf6 ( 8...Nxf6 9.e5‚ ) 9.d5!± ] [ 7...Nb6 8.e5!‚ ]

8.0-0 Bg7 9.Rfe1 0-0 10.h3!? [ 10.e5 b4 ( 10...dxe5?! 11.dxe5 Ng4 12.Bxe7 Ndxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Bxf8± ) 11.Na4 Nd5² ]

10...Bb7 [ 10...e5!? ]

11.e5 b4 12.Na4 Nd5 13.Bh6! /\ Re4-h4 [ 13.exd6 exd6 14.c4 bxc3 15.Nxc3 Nxc3! 16.bxc3 c5= ]

13...c5™ 14.e6! c4! [ 14...fxe6? 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Ng5 Nf4?! 17.Qxf4! Rxf4 18.Nxe6++- ]

15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bf1 c3!? [ 16...N7f6 17.a3! ( 17.Ng5 c3÷ ><Na4 ) 17...c3 18.Qc1 a5 19.Ng5‚ ]

17.bxc3 bxc3 18.Nxc3! Nxc3 [ 18...Qxc3? 19.exd7 ]

19.exd7 Bxf3 20.Re3! [ 20.gxf3 e6! ]

20...Ne4!? [ 20...Nd5 21.Rxf3 Qxd7 22.c4² ] [ 20...Bd5 21.Qxc3 Qxd7 22.Qa5!² ]

21.Qe1 Ng5 [ 21...Qxd7 22.Rxf3 d5 23.c4!² /\ c5 ]

22.Rxe7!! Bc6?! [ 22...Be4 23.Qe3! h6 24.h4 Qd8 25.Re8 Rxe8 26.dxe8Q Qxe8 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Re1 Bc6 29.Qc3+- ] [ 22...Bd5 23.c4! ] [ 22...Kf6!? Zapata,A

A) 23.Qe3 Ne6 24.Re8 Bc6!? ( 24...Bb7 25.Bb5© ) 25.d5! Bxd5 ( 25...Raxe8 26.dxe8N+ Bxe8 27.Qh6!± ) 26.c4 Bxg2! 27.Qc3+ Kg5 28.Qe3+ Kf6= ; B) 23.Re3! Bb7 24.d5 ( 24.c4!?‚ ) 24...Bxd5 25.c4± -> ]

[ 22...Rad8! 23.h4 ( 23.Qe3 Nxh3+! 24.gxh3 Ba8 25.c4 Rxd7 26.Re1÷ )

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23...Rxd7! 24.Rxd7 Nh3+ 25.gxh3 Qxd7 26.c4! Re8 27.Qc3² ]

23.Qc3! d5 [ 23...Qd8!? 24.d5+ Kg8 25.Qe3! Nxh3+ 26.Qxh3! ( 26.gxh3 Bxd7 ) 26...Bxd5 27.Rae1± ]

24.Rae1!+- [ 24.Bb5 Qd6 ]

24...Qd6 [ 24...h6 25.Bb5 ]

25.h4 Ne4 26.R7xe4! Bxd7 [ 26...dxe4 27.d5+ ]

27.Re5 Rfc8?!“ [ 27...Rfe8 28.h5 ]

28.Qd2 Rab8 [ 28...h5 29.Bd3 ]

29.h5 Bf5 30.Qf4! Rb6™ 31.h6+ Kf8 32.Bd3!?“

[ 32.Bb5?! f6! ] 32...Bxd3 33.cxd3 Rd8 34.Qe3 Rbb8 35.Rxd5! Qxd5 36.Qe7+ Kg8 37.Qf6 Qxd4 38.Re8+

[ 38.Re5 Qxe5 39.Qxe5 Kf8 ] 38...Rxe8 39.Qxd4 Kf8 40.Qd6+ Kg8 41.Qd4

[ 41.Qf6 Kf8 ] 41...Kf8 42.Qxa7

[ 42.Qh8+?! Ke7 43.Qxh7? Rg8! ] 42...Rb1+ 43.Kh2 Ree1 44.Qc5+ Ke8 45.a4 Rh1+ 46.Kg3 Rh5 47.Qc3 Rxh6 48.a5 g5 49.a6 Kd7 50.Qa51-0

B07Becerra Rivero,J 2495Marin,M 2530

Benasque 1997[Marin,M]

70/100 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.e5 dxe5 6.dxe5 Ng4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Rd1+N

[ 8.Nf3 - 17/182 ] 8...Bd7 9.e6 fxe6 10.Bc4 Ke8 11.Nge2 Na6

[ 11...Ne5! 12.Bb3 Na6 13.Ne4 Nf7„ ] 12.Nd4 Kf7 13.0-0 Ne5 14.Bxa6 bxa6 15.Ne4 Rhd8 16.Bf4! /\ Ng5

[ 16.Nc5 Bb5! 17.Ndxe6 Rd6!? 18.Nxg7 ( 18.Rfe1 Rxe6 19.Nxe6 Kxe6 20.f4 Kf5„ ) 18...Bxf1 19.Rxf1 Kxg7 ]

16...h6 17.Nc5 Nc6 [ 17...g5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 20.Nc6+- Rxd1 ( 20...Bd6 21.Ne5+ ) 21.Nxe5+ Kf6 22.Ng4+ Kf5 23.Ne3+ ] [ 17...Bb5 18.Ndxe6 Rd6 19.Nxg7+- ]

18.Ndb3! Be8 [ 18...e5 19.Bxh6! ]

19.c3 e5 20.Be3 a5 21.Nb7 Rdb8 22.N7c5

[ 22.N3c5 Nd8! ] 22...Rd8 23.Na6 Rdc8 24.Rd2

[ 24.Nbc5 Nb8! ] 24...a4

[ 24...Nb8 25.Nxb8 Rcxb8 26.Nxa5 ><b2 ] 25.Nbc5 Na5 26.b3 Bb5 27.Rb1 Bxa6 28.Nxa6 Rd8 29.c4 Rac8 30.Nc5

[ 30.Nxc7 axb3 31.axb3 Nxb3! ] 30...axb3 31.axb3 Rb8 32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Kf1 Rb8 34.Ra1

[ 34.Ke2 Nxc4 ] 34...Nc6 /\ a5

[ 34...Nxb3 35.Nxb3 Rxb3 36.Rxa7± ] 35.Ra6 Rb6™ 36.Ke2

[ 36.b4 Nxb4 37.Rxa7 Rc6= ] 36...e6 37.b4 Bf8™

[ 37...Nxb4 38.Rxa7 Rc6 39.Ne4! ∆Rxc4?? 40.Nd6++- ]

38.b5 Bxc5 [ 38...Nd4+ 39.Bxd4 exd4 40.Nd7 Rxa6 41.bxa6± ]

39.Bxc5 Rxa6 40.bxa6 Nb8 41.Bxa7 Nxa6 42.Kf3 Nb4 43.Bb8 Na6 44.Ba7 Nb4 45.Be3 h5 46.Ke4 Nc6 47.Bd2

[ 47.Bc1 Na5 48.c5 Nc6 49.Bb2 Nb8 50.Bxe5 Nd7 51.c6 Nb8= ]

47...Ke7 48.c5 [ 48.Bc3? Kd6∓ ]

48...Nb8™ [ 48...Kf6 49.Bc3‡ ]

49.Kxe5 Nd7+ 50.Kd4 c6 /\ e5, Ke6=/+ 51.Bg5+

[ 51.f4 Kf6 /\ e5=/+ ] 51...Kf7 52.f4 Ke8 53.Bh4 Kf7 54.g3?! e5+ 55.fxe5 Ke6 56.Bf6 Nxf6?!

[ 56...Kf5³ / \ N f 8 - e 6 - / + 57.Bg7 Nb8!Suba,M

A) 58.Bf8 Na6 59.Bd6 Nb4 60.Kc4 Nd5 ( 60...Nc2 61.Kd3 ) 61.Kd4 g5 62.h3 h4 63.gxh4 gxh4 64.Bf8! ( 64.Kc4 Nf4 65.Be7 Ng6 66.Bf6 Nxe5+-+ ) 64...Ke6 ( 64...Nf4 65.Be7 ) 65.Bh6= ;

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B) 58.h3!? Na6 59.g4+ hxg4 60.hxg4+ Kxg4 61.e6 Kf5 62.e7 Nc7 63.Be5 Ne8 64.Bd6 g5 65.Ke3 Ke6 66.Kf3= Nxd6?? 67.cxd6 Kd7 68.Kg4 c5 69.Kxg5+- ]

57.exf6 Kxf6 58.Ke4 g5 59.h4 [ 59.h3 Ke6

A) 60.h4? g4!! ( 60...Kf6 61.hxg5+ Kxg5 62.Ke5 Kg4 63.Kd6 Kxg3 64.Kxc6 h4 65.Kd7= ) 61.Kf4 Kd5 62.Kg5 Ke4 63.Kxh5 Kf3 64.Kg5 Kxg3 65.h5 Kf3 66.h6 g3 67.h7 g2 68.h8Q g1Q+ 69.Kf5™ Qxc5+ 70.Ke6 Qd5+∓ ; B) 60.g4= ]

59...gxh4 60.gxh4 Ke6 61.Kf4 Kf6½-½

B07Almasi,Z 2615Beliavsky,A 2710

Jugoslavija 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/101 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 Nbd7 7.0-0-0

[ 7.f4 c5 8.d5 Qa5÷ ] 7...g5 8.Bg3 Nh5 9.e5!N

[ 9.Nge2 - 70/(101) ] 9...dxe5

[ ¹9...Nb6÷ ] 10.dxe5 e6™ 11.Be2

[ 11.Ne4 Qe7 ><e5 ] 11...Nxg3 12.hxg3 Qe7

[ 12...Bxe5 13.f4 Bg7 14.Nf3 g4 15.Ne5© ]

13.f4 Nb6 14.Nf3 [ 14.a4!? ] [ 14.Nh3!? ]

14...Bd7 15.Nb5 [ 15.a4 0-0-0 ( 15...Nxa4 16.Nxa4 Bxa4 17.fxg5 hxg5 18.Rxh8+ Bxh8 19.Nxg5/\ Bh5 ) 16.Qe3÷ ]

15...Bxb5 16.Bxb5+ c6 17.Be2 Rd8! 18.Qa5

[ 18.Qxd8+ Qxd8 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.fxg5 hxg5 21.Rxh8+ Bxh8 22.Nxg5 Ke7 23.Bh5 Bxe5= ]

18...0-0 19.Bd3 [ 19.Qxa7? Nd5ƒ ]

19...Rd5 20.Qe1 [ 20.Qxa7? Qc5 /\ 21...Ra8 22.Qb7 Rd7 ]

20...g4 21.Nd2 f5! 22.Qe2

[ 22.exf6? Qxf6∓ ] 22...Rfd8 23.Nc4 Qc5 24.Nxb6

[ 24.Nd6 R8xd6 25.exd6 Bxb2+ 26.Kxb2 Na4+ 27.Kc1 Qa3+ 28.Kd2 Qc3+= ]

24...axb6 25.c3 [ 25.Bc4!? ]

25...Kf7 [ 25...b5!³ ]

26.Bc2 Rxd1+ 27.Bxd1 b5 28.Bb3 b4 29.Rd1!= Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1 Ke7 31.Kc2 bxc3 32.bxc3 Bf8 33.Qd2 Bg7 34.Kb2 Bf8 35.Kc2 Bg7½-½

B07GrassoMay

corr 1997[Grasso]

70/102 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.Qd2

[ 5.f3 - 70/(102) ] 5...Nbd7 6.Nf3 Qc7 7.Bd3 e5 8.0-0-0!?N

[ 8.h3 ] 8...b5 9.dxe5 dxe5

[ 9...Nxe5? 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Bxb5 cxb5 12.Nxb5+- ]

10.Bxb5! cxb5 11.Nxb5 Qc4 12.Qa5 Bb4 13.Nxe5 Qxe4 14.Nc7+ Kf8 15.Bh6+ Kg8 16.Qb5! Bf8 17.Bxf8 Rb8! 18.Nxd7 Qf4+ 19.Kb1 Rxb5 20.Bd6! Rxb2+ 21.Kxb2 Qf5 22.Nc5 Kg7 23.Rhe1 Rd8

[ 23...Qxf2 24.Be5 Qxc5 25.Nd5 Re8 26.Bxf6+ Kf8÷ ]

24.Nb3 Kg8 [ 24...Qg4!? ]

25.Rd4!ƒ Be6 26.f3 Ne8 27.g4! Qxf3 28.Rxe6! fxe6 29.Rf4 Rxd6 30.Rxf3 Nxc7R 9/h 31.c4 g5 32.Kc3 Kg7 33.a4 h6

34.c5 Rd1 35.Kc4 Re1 36.c6 Re4+ 37.Kc5 Rxa4

[ 37...Rxg4 38.a5! ] 38.h3! h5!? 39.gxh5 Rf4 40.Rg3 Rf5+ 41.Kd6 Nb5+ 42.Kxe6 Rf6+ 43.Ke7 Rf7+

[ 43...Rxc6 44.Rxg5+ Kh6 45.Rxb5 Rb6= ] 44.Kd8 Rf8+ 45.Kd7 Rf7+ 46.Kc8 Rc7+ 47.Kd8 Rxc6 48.Rxg5+ Kh6 49.Rxb5 Rb6!½-½

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B08Christiansen,L 2550Benjamin,Joel 2580

USA (ch_m/4) 1997[Benjamin,Joel]

1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.Qd2 Bg4 7.0-0-0 c6

[ 7...Nc6!? 8.d5 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Ne5 ] 8.Bh6N

[ 8.Be2 ] 8...Qa5 9.Kb1

[ 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.e5 dxe5 11.dxe5 Nfd7 12.Qd4 Bxf3 13.e6+ Nf6 14.gxf3 fxe6= ]

9...Nbd7 10.Be2 e5 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 b5 14.g4 Nb6 15.h4 Nc4 16.Qc1 Rab8 17.dxe5

[ 17.Rh3!?² ] 17...dxe5 18.h5 Ng8

[ 18...Rfd8 19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Be2 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Na3+ 22.Ka1 b4 23.g5± ]

19.hxg6 hxg6 20.Be2! Rfd8?! [ 20...Na3+ 21.Ka1 ( 21.bxa3 Qxc3 22.Rd3 Qc5 23.Rdh3÷ ) 21...b4 22.bxa3 ( 22.Nb1?? Nxc2+ 23.Qxc2 b3 ) 22...bxc3 23.Rh3!÷ ]

21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Rxd8 Qxd8 23.f4!? [ 23.Rd1 Qb6 24.f3 Qf2 ]

23...Qd4 24.Ka1 exf4 25.Qxf4 Re8 26.a3 [ 26.Rh7+ Kxh7 27.Qxf7+ Kh6 28.Qxe8 Nf6„ ]

26...Qe5 27.Qe3² Re7 28.g5 a5 29.Ka2?! Re6 30.Rh4?! Re8 31.Rh1 Ne7 32.Rf1

[ 32.Qf2 Qxg5 33.Rh7+ Kxh7 34.Qxf7+ Kh6 35.Qxe8 Qf6÷ ] [ 32.Qh3 Qxg5 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Rf1 f6 35.Ne2© ]

32...Nf5 33.Qf2 [ 33.Qa7 Nd6 34.Qc7 Re7 35.Qxc6 Nxe4 36.Nxe4 Qxe4 37.Qf6+ Kg8 38.Rd1 Re8 39.Rd7 Qe6 40.Rd8 Kh7= ]

33...Nd6 34.Qf6+ Qxf6 35.Rxf6 Nxe4 [ 35...Nb5!? ]

36.Nxe4 Rxe4 37.Rxc6 Re5 38.Rxc4 Rxg5 39.b4 axb4 40.axb4 f5 41.b5 f4= 42.Rc7+?!

[ 42.Rxf4= ] 42...Kf6 43.b6?? Ra5+ 44.Kb3 Rb5+ 45.Kc4 Rxb6 46.Kd4 Kf5 47.Kd3 Re6 48.Rf7+ Kg4 49.c4 f3 50.c5 Kg30-1

B08Simonovic,A 2420Nevednichy,V 2530

Jugoslavija 1997[Simonovic,A]

70/104 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Bc4 d6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bb3 0-0 7.0-0 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nbd7 10.Be3 e6

[ ¹10...e5 11.Rad1 Qc7 ] 11.Rad1N

[ 11.Qd1 - 61/(113) ] 11...Qe7 12.Rfe1 a6 13.Bg5! h6

[ 13...e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 ( 14...dxe5?? 15.Rxd7+- ) 15.Qf4!? /\ Qh4, f4-> ( 15.Qe3± ∆Rfe8 16.Qd2 Rad8 17.f4+- )]

14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 Rfd8 16.Bxd6! Qxd6 17.e5 Qe7 18.exf6 Qxf6 19.Qg3!² Nf8 20.Ne4 Qf4™ 21.Qxf4 gxf4 22.c3 b6 23.Nd2!? Rab8 24.Kf1 Bf6 25.Ke2 Kg7 26.Bc2 Rd7 27.Kf3 Bg5 28.Nc4 Rc7 29.Rh1!? c5 30.d5 exd5 31.Rxd5 Ne6 32.Nd6 Kf8 33.Nf5 h5 34.h4 Bf6 35.Rhd1 b5!„ 36.Rd7 Rxd7 37.Rxd7 b4 38.Nh6 Be7 39.Bb3 bxc3 40.bxc3 Rb6 41.Nf5 Bf6 42.Nd6! Nd8

[ 42...Be7 43.Nc8 ] 43.Kxf4! Bxh4 44.g3 Be7 45.Rxe7?!

[ 45.Nc8! Rf6+ 46.Kg5!! Rd6+™ 47.Rxe7 Rc6 48.Ba4! Rxc8 49.Kf6! Nc6 ( 49...Kg8 50.Re8+ Kh7 51.Bc2+ Kh6 52.Rh8# ) 50.Rxf7++- ]

45...Rxd6 R 9/i 46.Re5 c4 [ 46...Rc6 47.Bd5! ]

47.Bxc4 Rc6 48.Re4 Rc5 49.Ke3 Nc6 50.Bxa6± Rxc3+ 51.Kd2 Ra3 52.Bc4 Kg7 53.Bb3 Ra5 54.Rf4 f5 55.Kc3 Kf6 56.a4 Ne7 57.Rh4 Kg5 58.Bd1 Nd5+ 59.Kb3 Nf6 60.Bf3+- Ng4 61.Kb4 Ra7 62.a5 f4 63.Bxg4?

[ 63.Kb5+- ] 63...hxg4?

[ 63...fxg3! 64.fxg3 hxg4 ] 64.Rh1?“

[ 64.f3!+- ] 64...Rb7+ 65.Kc3 Rc7+= 66.Kb3 Rb7+ 67.Ka4

[ 67.Ka3 Rb5 ] 67...Rb2 68.Rf1 Kf5 69.a6 Ra2+ 70.Kb5 Rb2+½-½

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B08Ivanovic,B 2500Beliavsky,A 2710

Jugoslavija 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/105 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 c6 7.Bd3?! Nbd7 8.0-0 e5 9.Re1N

[ 9.Qd2 - 59/137 ] 9...Re8 10.Bf1?!

[ 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.a4 Be6 13.a5 Nh5 14.Qc1 Qc7 15.b4 Nf4 16.Bf1 Qe7 17.Bc5 Qh4 18.Qe3 Bh6ƒ ]

10...exd4 11.Bxd4 Qc7 [ 11...b5 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Qxd1 15.Raxd1 Be6 16.g4 ( 16.g3 Nd5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ne4ƒ )]

12.a4 b6 13.Bc4 [ 13.g3!? ]

13...Bb7 14.Ng5 [ 14.Qd2 Rad8 15.Rad1 a6 16.Ba2 b5 17.axb5 axb5ƒ ]

14...Re7 15.f4 d5 [ 15...Rae8? 16.e5 dxe5 17.fxe5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Rxe5 19.Nxf7 Re1+ 20.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Qg3 22.Re3 Qh4 23.Nd6+ Nd5 24.Re8+ Bf8 25.Re4 Qd8 26.Nxb7 Qd7 27.Re5 Qxb7 28.Rxd5+- ] [ 15...Rf8 16.Qd2 h6 17.Nf3÷ ]

16.exd5 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 Qxf4 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Nf3

[ 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.Bxf7+ Kh8 21.Qe6 Rf8 22.Rf1 Qxg5 23.Qxc6 Ne5 24.Qe6 ( 24.Qd5 Qe3+ 25.Kh1 Nxf7 26.Rxf7 Qe1+ 27.Kh2 Be5+∓ ) 24...Nxf7 25.Rxf7 Qc1+ 26.Kf2 Bd4+ 27.Ke2 ( 27.Kg3 Rxf7 28.Qxf7 Qe1+ 29.Kg4 h5+ 30.Kg5 Qg3+ 31.Kh6 Be3+ ) 27...Qxc2+ 28.Ke1 Bxc3+ 29.bxc3 Qxc3+ 30.Ke2 Rxf7 31.Qxf7 Qe5+ 32.Kd2 Qd6+ 33.Ke2 a6∓ ]

19...Qf4 20.Qe7 Nc5 21.dxc6 Bxc6 22.Bd5 Bxc3! 23.Bxc6 Bf6 24.Qe2

[ 24.Qe1 Rc8 25.c3 ( 25.Rb1 Kg7 26.Bb5 a6 27.Bf1 Qxa4∓ ) 25...Nd3 26.Qe2 Nxb2 ]

24...Bxb2∓ 25.Rf1 Rd8 26.c4 Bf6 27.Kh1 Kg7 28.a5?! bxa5-+ 29.Bd5 Rxd5 30.cxd5 Ne4 31.Kg1 Ng3 32.Qd2 Qxd2 33.Nxd2 Bd4+ 34.Kh2

[ 34.Rf2 a4 ]

34...Nxf1+ 35.Nxf1 a40-1

B08Heinemann,Th 2450Ftacnik,L 2585

Hamburg 1997[Ftacnik,L]

70/106 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.h3 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Be3 b6 10.Nd2

[ 10.Qd3 Bb7 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.Qc4 c6= ] 10...Bb7 11.a4N

[ 11.Qe1 ] 11...a5

[ 11...a6 12.Bc4 Qe7 13.Qe2 ><a6 ] [ 11...Qe7 12.a5 Rfd8 13.a6 Bc6÷ ]

12.Bc4 [ 12.Nb5!? Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Bf3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Rc8 16.Rad1© ]

12...Qe7 13.f3 Rad8 [ 13...Nh5 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Rad8 16.Bc4 Nf4³ ]

14.Qe1! Nc5 [ 14...Nh5 15.Nd5! Bxd5 ( 15...Qd6 16.Bb3 ) 16.exd5 Kh8 17.g4 Nhf6 18.Bg5 ( 18.Ne4 Ne8 19.Bg5 f6 20.Bh4 Nd6 21.Bd3÷ ) 18...Qb4 19.b3÷ ]

15.Nb3 [ 15.Qh4 Ne6 16.Rad1 Nd4³ ]

15...Ne6 16.Ne2 [ 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Nb5 Qe7 18.Qc3 Rd7 19.Rad1 Rfd8³ ]

16...Nd4!? 17.Nexd4 [ 17.Rc1 Nh5 18.c3 Nxe2+ 19.Bxe2 Nf4³ ]

17...exd4 18.Nxd4?! [ 18.Bxd4? Rxd4 19.Nxd4 Qc5 20.Bxf7+ Rxf7 21.c3 Nh5∓ ] [ 18.Bf2! Nh5 ( 18...Ne8 19.Bd3 c5 20.Nd2 Nd6÷ ) 19.Nc1 Nf4 20.Nd3 ]

18...Nxe4 19.c3 [ 19.fxe4 Qxe4 20.Qf2 Qxe3!? ( 20...Bxd4 21.Bxf7+ Kg7 22.Rae1 Bxe3 23.Rxe3 Qxg2+∓ ) 21.Qxe3 Bxd4 22.Rae1 Bxe3+ 23.Rxe3 Rd2∓ ]

19...Nd6 [ 19...Ng3? 20.Bf4 ( 20.Bf2 ) 20...Qc5 21.Qxg3 Qxc4 22.Bxc7 Bxd4+ 23.cxd4 Qxd4+ 24.Qf2² ]

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20.Bd3 [ 20.Ba2 Rfe8 21.Bf4 Qd7 22.Qf2 c5 23.Nc2 Nf5³ ]

20...Rfe8 21.Bf2? [ 21.Nc2 Qf6 22.Qf2 Nf5 23.Bxf5 Qxf5³ ] [ 21.Bf4! Qf6 ( 21...c5 22.Qxe7 Rxe7 23.Nb5 Nc8 24.Rad1 Red7 25.Bc7 Re8 26.Be4= ; 21...Qd7 22.Qf2 c5 23.Nb5= ) 22.Qg3 h6 23.Rfe1 ]

21...Qf6 22.Qc1 [ 22.Ne2 Nf5∓ ] [ 22.Qb1 c5 23.Nb5 Bh6∓ ]

22...c5 23.Nb5 Nf5 24.Bxf5 [ 24.Rd1 Bh6 25.Qc2 Ne3 26.Bxe3 Bxe3+∓ ]

24...Qxf5 25.Qb1 [ 25.Re1 Be5∓ ]

25...Qf4 26.Qc1 Rd2! 27.Bg3 [ 27.Be1 Ree2 ( 27...Rxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Re2+ 29.Rf2 Qxf3+ 30.Kf1 Rxf2+ 31.Bxf2 Qxh3+ 32.Ke1 Bh6 33.Qc2 Qh1+ 34.Ke2 Bf3+ 35.Kd3 Be4+ 36.Ke2 Qf3+-+ ) 28.Rf2 Rxf2 29.Bxf2 Be5 30.Kf1 Qc4+ 31.Kg1 Bf4-+ ]

27...Qe3+?! [ 27...Rxg2+! 28.Kxg2 Re2+ 29.Rf2 Bxf3+ ( 29...Qxf3+ 30.Kf1 Rxf2+ 31.Bxf2 Qxh3+ 32.Ke1 Bh6-+ ) 30.Kf1 Qxg3 31.Rxe2 Qxh3+ 32.Ke1 Bh6! ( 32...Qh1+ 33.Kd2 Bh6+ 34.Re3 Qg2+ 35.Kd3 Bg4 36.Re8+ Kg7 37.Qh1± ) 33.Re3 ( 33.Qc2 Qh1+ 34.Kf2 Qg2+ 35.Ke1 Qg1# ) 33...Qg3+ ( 33...Qg2 34.Rxf3 Bxc1 35.Rf2 Qe4+-+ ) 34.Kd2 Bxe3+ 35.Kxe3 Bd5+ ( 35...Bg4+ 36.Ke4 Qf3+ 37.Ke5 Qf5+ 38.Kd6 Qd7+ 39.Ke5 f6+ 40.Kf4 Qf5+ 41.Kg3 Qf3+ 42.Kh2 Qf2+-+ ) 36.Ke2 ( 36.Kd2 Qf2+-+ ) 36...Bc4+ 37.Kd1 Qf3+-+ ]

28.Rf2 [ 28.Kh1 Red8∓ ]

28...Red8 29.Qe1 [ 29.Kh1

A) 29...Qg5? 30.Bd6!+- ; B) 29...Be5 30.Rxd2 ( 30.Nd4 Bxg3 31.Rxd2 Bf4 32.Nb3 Rxd2 33.Nxd2 Qxd2 34.Qxd2 Bxd2-+ ) 30...Rxd2 31.Bxe5 Qe2 32.Qf1 Qxe5 33.Re1= ; C) 29...Bh6 30.Qe1 f5! ]

29...Bh6 30.Kh1 Bc6?! [ 30...Qg5 31.Rxd2 Rxd2 32.Nd6! Bc6 33.Nc4 ] [ 30...f5! 31.Rxd2 ( 31.Bh4 Rxf2 32.Qxe3

Bxe3 33.Bxd8 c4 ; 31.Bc7 Rxf2 32.Qxe3 Bxe3 33.Bxd8 c4 34.Nd6 Ba6∓ ) 31...Rxd2 32.Rd1 Qxe1+ 33.Rxe1 f4 34.Re8+ Kf7 35.Be1 Rd1 36.Re2 g5³ ]

31.Rxd2 Rxd2 32.Qxe3 Bxe3 33.Nd6! Bd5?!

[ 33...Rxb2 34.Nc4 Re2 35.Bc7 ( 35.Nxb6 Bg5 36.Nc4 Bf6³ ) 35...Bd5 36.Nxe3 Rxe3 37.Bxb6 Rxc3 38.Bxa5 Rc2 39.Bb6 c4= ]

34.Re1 Bf2??“ [ 34...Bg5 35.Re8+ Kg7 36.h4 Bf6 37.Rb8 Bc6 38.Rxb6 Bxh4 39.Be5+ f6 40.Rxc6 fxe5² ] [ 34...Bh6 35.Re8+ Kg7 ( 35...Bf8 36.Nc8 Kg7 37.Rd8± ) 36.Rb8 Bc6 37.Rxb6² ]

35.Re8+ Kg7 36.Be5+ f6 [ 36...Kh6 37.Bf4++- ]

37.Re7+ Kf8 38.Re8+?“ [ 38.Bxf6! Bc6 39.Rc7+- ]

38...Kg7 39.Re7+ Kf8 40.Re8+? Kg7 41.Re7+ Kf8½-½

B08Glek,I 2505Gurevich,M 2620

Vlissingen 1997[Glek,I]

70/107 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.a4 Nc6 8.a5 a6 9.Be3

[ 9.d5 ] 9...e5

[ 9...Nd7 ] [ 9...Re8 ]

10.d5 Ne7 11.Nd2 Bd7N [ 11...Bxe2 - 49/172 ]

12.Na4 [ 12.Nc4!? /\ f4|^ ]

12...Bxa4!? 13.Rxa4 Nd7 14.b4 [ 14.c4!? c5 15.b4² ]

14...f5 15.f3 Rf7! /\ Qf8, Bh6<=> 16.c4 [ 16.g4! ∆Qf8 17.h4± ]

16...Qf8 17.c5 [ 17.g4?! Bh6 18.g5? f4 ]

17...Bh6 18.Qb3 [ 18.Bxh6 Qxh6 19.c6!? ( 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Nc4 Rf6÷ )]

18...Nf6 19.Ra2 Nh5 20.Rc1 Bf4 21.Bxf4

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Nxf4 22.Bf1 Qh6 23.cxd6 [ 23.Rac2!? ] [ 23.c6!? ]

23...cxd6 24.Rc7 Rc8! 25.Rxc8+ [ 25.Rxb7 Rc1© ]

25...Nxc8 26.b5 [ 26.Rc2 Na7÷ ]

26...axb5 27.Qxb5 Rc7 28.Nc4 Qg5 29.g3 Nh5 30.exf5 gxf5 31.Rg2?!

[ 31.Rc2² ] [ 31.Qe8+ Kg7 32.Rc2 /\ Nd6! Nf6 33.Qe6² ]

31...Kf8 32.Qb2 [ ¹32.Rc2÷ ]

32...Qf6 [ 32...f4! 33.Qd2÷ ]

33.Rc2 Qf7?! [ 33...e4² ]

34.Qc1! Qxd5“ 35.Qh6+ Ng7 36.Qf6+“ [ 36.Nxd6!+- ]

36...Qf7 37.Qxf7+ Rxf7 38.Nxe5 dxe5 39.Rxc8+ Ne8

[ 39...Ke7 40.Rc7+ Kf6 41.Rxf7+ Kxf7 42.Bc4+ Ke7 43.Bd5+- ]

40.Bb5 Re7 41.Rb8+- Kf7 42.Bxe8+ Rxe8 43.Rxb7+ Kg6 44.a6 Re6 45.a7 Ra6 46.Rb6+1-0

B08Nadyrhanov,S 2470Chashchev 2310

Russia 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/108 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5

[ 8.Nd2!? Qc8 9.f3 Bd7 10.Nb3 a5 11.a4 Nb4÷ ]

8...Bxf3 [ 8...Nb8 9.Qd2 c6 10.a4 a5 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.Bd4 Nbd7 13.Rfe1² ]

9.Bxf3 Ne5 10.Be2 c6 11.f4 Ned7 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.Qd3 Rb8!?

[ 13...Qb8 - 63/102 ] 14.Rab1N

[ 14.b3 Qa5 15.a3 Rfc8 16.b4 Qc7 17.Rab1 a5 ] [ 14.Rfb1!? ]

14...Qa5 15.a3 Nc5 16.Qc4 Nfd7 17.e5 [ 17.b4 Qxa3 18.bxc5 Qxc3 19.Qxc3

Bxc3 20.cxd6 exd6 21.Bxa7 A) 21...Ra8 22.Bf2 ( 22.Rb7?? Rxa7!-+ ) 22...Nf6 23.Rb3! ( 23.Bf3 Ra4!= ) 23...Ba1 24.Bf3² ; B) 21...Rxb1!? 22.Rxb1 c5 23.Bf3 Nf6 24.Rb8 Re8= ]

17...Nb6 [ 17...d5 18.Qd4 Ne6 19.Qd2 f6 20.Bg4!² ]

18.Qb4 [ 18.Qa2!? Nba4 19.Nxa4 Nxa4 20.b4!? Qd5 ( 20...Nc3 21.bxa5 Nxa2 22.Bxa7 Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Nc3 24.Re1± ) 21.c4 ( 21.Qxd5 cxd5 22.Bxa7 Rbc8 23.exd6² ) 21...Qe4 ( 21...Qe6 22.Qc2! dxe5 23.f5+- ) 22.Qd2 /\ Bd3+/- ]

18...Qxb4 19.axb4 Ncd7 20.exd6 exd6 21.Rfd1

[ 21.Rbd1!? ] 21...Rfe8 22.Kf2 Bxc3!

[ 22...d5 23.Bd4² ] 23.bxc3 Nd5?

[ 23...Nf6! 24.Bf3 Ne4+ 25.Bxe4 Rxe4 26.Rd4 ( 26.Rxd6? Rxe3!-+ ) 26...Rbe8= ]

24.Rxd5! cxd5 25.Bxa7 Ra8 26.Bd4² Ra2?!

[ 26...Nf8 27.Bf3 Ne6 28.Bxd5 Rac8 29.Bxe6 fxe6² ]

27.Rc1 Nf8 28.Bf3 Ne6 29.Bxd5 Rb2 30.Be3 Rc8 31.Bd2 Nc7 32.Bc4 d5™ 33.Bd3!

[ 33.Bb3 Nb5= ] 33...Ra2

[ 33...d4!? 34.cxd4 ( 34.c4 Na6! ) 34...Nd5 35.b5 Nb4 36.Bxb4 Rxb4 37.Ke3 ( 37.c4 Rxb5!² ) 37...Re8+ 38.Kd2 Rxd4 39.g3² ]

34.g4 Na8 35.Ke3 Nb6 36.Kd4 Ra7 37.Re1 Kf8 38.f5!+- Kg7

[ 38...Re7 39.Bh6+ Ke8 40.Bb5+ ] 39.Bf4 Rd7 40.Bb5 Rdd8 41.Bg5! Rd7

[ 41...f6 42.Re7+ ] [ 41...Rf8 42.Be7 Rg8 43.f6+ Kh8 44.Bc5 ]

42.f6+ Kg8 43.Bxd7 Nxd7 44.Kxd5 h6 45.Kd6! Nb6 46.Be3 Nc4+ 47.Kd7 Rb8 48.Bc51-0

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B08Lutz,Ch 2590Svidler,P 2660

Bad Homburg 1997[Lutz,Ch]

70/109 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 0-0 6.0-0 c6 7.Re1

[ 7.h3 - 70/(109) ] 7...Nbd7 8.e5 Ne8 9.Bf4 dxe5 10.dxe5 Nc7 11.Qc1² N /\ Bh6

[ 11.Qd2?! Ne6 12.Bh6? Nxe5 ] [ 11.Bg3 - 36/(159) ]

11...Nb6 [ 11...Ne6 12.Bh6 Qa5 13.Bf1 ]

12.h3 [ 12.Bh6?! Bg4„ ><d4, e5 ]

12...Ne6 [ 12...Be6!? /\ Bd5 ]

13.Bh6 [ 13.Rd1?! Qc7 14.Bh6 Nd7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qe3 Qb6= ]

13...Nd4? [ 13...f5 14.exf6 exf6² ] [ 13...Bd7² ]

14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Bd3± /\ Re4-h4 [ 15.Bxg7?! Kxg7 16.Bd3 Qh4 17.Re4 Qh6÷ ]

15...Qd8 [ 15...Qh4 16.Bg5 ] [ 15...Bxe5 16.Re4 Qd6 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Qh6+ Kg8 19.Rh4 ] [ 15...f5 16.exf6 exf6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Re7+ Rf7 19.Rxf7+ Kxf7 20.Qh6 Kg8 21.Re1 ]

16.Re4 f5 [ 16...Bf5 17.Rh4 e6 18.Bxg7 Qxh4 19.Bf6 g5 20.Bxg5 Qh5 21.g4+- ]

17.exf6 [ 17.Rh4? Bxe5 ]

17...exf6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Rh4? [ 19.Qe3 Bd7 ( 19...Rf7 20.Re8 ) 20.Re1

A) 20...Re8 21.Re7+ Kg8 ( 21...Rxe7 22.Qxe7+ Qxe7 23.Rxe7+ Kg8 24.Ne4 Rf8 25.Nd6+- ) 22.Qc5 Rxe7 23.Rxe7 Qf8 24.Ne4± ; B) 20...Rf7 21.a4 ( 21.Re7?! Qf8 ) 21...Qf8 ( 21...a5 22.Re7± ) 22.a5± ]

19...h5™ [ 19...Qc7 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Bxg6+- ]

20.Ne2 /\ Nf4 [ 20.Qe3 f5 21.Qg3 Kh6 22.Re1² ]

[ 20.Re4 Bf5 21.Re3 Bxd3 22.Rxd3 Qc7² ]

20...Nd5? [ 20...Be6? 21.Nf4 Bf7 22.Bxg6 ] [ 20...f5!? ><Bd3, Rh4 21.Qf4 ( 21.Rd4 Qf6 22.Rf4² )

A) 21...Be6?! 22.Qg3 /\ Nf4 ; B) 21...Nd5?! 22.Qg3 Qf6 ( 22...Kh6 23.c4± /\ Rd4 ; 22...Qc7 23.Qg5 Rh8 24.c4± ) 23.Rxh5 Qxb2 ( 23...f4 24.Qg5 ) 24.Rf1 Qf6 25.Rg5± /\ h4-h5 ; C) 21...Qf6 22.Qg3 Kf7 ( 22...Rh8 23.Nf4 Kf7 24.Re1 /\ Ng6, /\ c4-c5) 23.Rd4 Be6 ∆24.Qc7+ Qe7 25.Qxe7+ Kxe7 26.Nf4 Kf7² ]

21.c4± Ne7 [ 21...Nb4 22.Bxg6!? ( 22.Rd4 ) 22...Kxg6 23.Nf4+ Kf7 ( 23...Kg7 24.Qc3 /\ Qg3 ) 24.Qc3 c5 25.Rxh5‚ /\ Re1, Qg3 ]

22.Rd4 Qc7 [ 22...Qe8!? 23.Qc3 ]

23.Qe3 c5?! ><d5 [ 23...Nf5 24.Bxf5 Bxf5 25.Ng3 Qe5 26.Nxf5+ ( 26.Qd2!?± ) 26...Qxf5 27.Rad1± ]

24.Re4 Nf5 25.Qf3 / \ Nf4 , Rae1 Nd6 26.Re3 Nf5

[ 26...Bf5 27.Nf4 ] 27.Re4“ Nd6 28.Re3 Nf5 29.Bxf5 Bxf5 30.Ng3

[ 30.Nf4?! Rae8 31.Rxe8 Rxe8 32.Nxh5+ gxh5 33.Qxf5 Qe5± ]

30...Bd7 [ 30...Rae8 31.Nxf5+ gxf5 32.Rxe8 Rxe8 33.Qxh5+- ] [ 30...Bc8 31.Rae1+- ]

31.Re7+ Rf7 32.Ne4+- [ 32.Ne4 f5 33.Qc3+ /\ Rf7 ] [ 32.Ne4 Qc6 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Rd1 Bf5 ( 34...f5 35.Nxc5 ) 35.Nd6+ Kg8 36.Qxc6 bxc6 37.Nxf5 gxf5 38.Rd6 ]

1-0

B09Llanes Hurtado,M 2295Carrasco Martinez,J 2250

Espana 1997[Lalic,B]

70/110 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0

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[ 5...c5 - 70/(110) ] 6.Be3 Nc6 7.e5 dxe5 8.dxe5 Nh5 9.Bc4

[ 9.Qd2!?N - 70/(110) ] 9...Bh6 10.g3 Bg4 11.Qe2 Kh8 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.Ne4 f6 14.0-0 Qf5

[ 14...fxe5?! 15.fxe5 Nxe5 ( 15...Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Bxf3 17.Rxf3 Rxf3 18.Qxf3± Nxe5? 19.Qc3 Qf5 20.Rd5!+- ) 16.Bd4 Bg7 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Neg5!± ]

15.Nc5 fxe5 16.Be6 Bxf3 17.Qxf3!N [ 17.Rxf3? - 58/155 ]

17...Qf6™ [ 17...Qxc2?? 18.Rd2+- ]

18.Qe4! [ 18.f5?? gxf5-+ ] [ 18.Bg4? exf4 19.Nd7 Ne5!∓ ]

18...exf4 19.Nd7 Qg7!? [ 19...Qxb2 20.Nxf8 Rxf8 ( 20...fxe3? 21.Nxg6+! hxg6 22.Qxg6+- ) 21.gxf4²^^, <->d ]

20.Nxf8 fxe3 21.Rf7 Qxf8 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Re1 Nf6 24.Qh4 Kg7 25.Qc4! Ne5?“

[ 25...Rd8! [] 26.Qc3 Rd2 A) 27.Bb3? Nd4 ( 27...e2? 28.Qc4! Nd4 29.Qf7+ Kh8 30.Qxe7 Nf3+ 31.Kf2 Nxe1 32.Qxf6+ Bg7 33.Qf7+- ) 28.Rxe3 Bxe3+ 29.Qxe3 e5!∓ 30.h3 Re2/\ Ne4 ><Bb3, Kg1 ;

B) 27.Rxe3 Bxe3+ 28.Qxe3 Rxc2 29.b4÷ ]

26.Qc3?! [ 26.Qxc7 Nf3+ 27.Kf1+- ]

26...Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Nxe1 28.Kxe1 c6 29.h4! Rd8

[ 29...g5 30.Qe5! gxh4 31.g4+- /\ g5 ] 30.g4 Rd6 31.Bb3?“ ><e2

[ 31.Bc4+- ] 31...Bf4 32.g5 Rd2 33.gxf6+ exf6 34.Bc4 Bg3+ 35.Kf1 Rf2+ 36.Kg1 Bh2+! 37.Kh1 e2 38.Bxe2 Rxe2 Q 5/i 39.Qd3 Rf2 40.Qe3 Rxc2 41.Qe7+ Kg8!

[ 41...Kh6? 42.Qxf6± Re2? 43.Qf8+ Kh5 44.Qf3++- ]

42.Qxf6 Bg3= 43.Qe6+ [ 43.h5?! Rh2+ 44.Kg1 Rxh5 ]

43...Kg7 44.Qe7+ Kg8 45.Qxb7 Rc1+ 46.Kg2 Bxh4 47.Qxa7 Rc2+ 48.Kh3 Bf6 49.a4 h5„ 50.Qb8+ Kg7 51.Qc7+½-½

B09Korneev,O 2590Zakharevich,I 2505

Smolensk 1997[Zakharevich,I]

70/111 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 Nc6

[ 6...Na6 - 70/(111) ] 7.e5 dxe5 8.fxe5 Nh5 9.Ne2 Nb4!?N

[ 9...Bg4 - 57/(140) ] 10.Bc4!

[ 10.Be4 f5 11.exf6 Nxf6„ ] 10...Bf5 11.0-0!

[ 11.Bb3 a5 12.a3 a4 13.axb4 axb3 14.Rxa8 bxc2!?„ ]

11...Qd7 [ 11...Bxc2? 12.Qd2+- ] [ 11...Nxc2 12.g4! Nxa1 13.gxf5ƒ ]

12.c3 Qc6! 13.Bb3! [ 13.Bxf7+ Rxf7 14.cxb4 Bg4© ]

13...Nd3 14.h3 Nxc1 15.Qxc1 [ 15.Rxc1? Bh6 ]

15...Bd3 16.Rf2 Kh8 17.Qe3 Bxe2 18.Rxe2 Ng3

[ 18...f6 19.g4 fxe5 ( 19...Ng3 20.Rg2± ) 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Qxe5+ Ng7 22.Bd5± ]

19.Ree1 f6 20.Nh4 Nh5 [ 20...Nf5 21.Nxf5 gxf5 22.e6± ]

21.g4 [ 21.e6 f5 ]

21...fxe5 22.gxh5 exd4 23.cxd4 g5 24.Ng2 [ 24.d5 Qh6!© ]

24...Rf3 25.Qe4 [ 25.d5?! Qf6 26.Qe6 ( 26.Qxe7? Rf1+! ) 26...Qxb2© ]

25...Rxh3 26.Qg4! [ 26.Qxc6? Bxd4+ 27.Kf1 Rf8+ 28.Ke2 Rf2+∓ ] [ 26.Rad1 Qh6!© ]

26...Rd3 27.Rxe7 Bxd4+ [ 27...Rxd4? 28.Qxg5 Bf6 29.Rxh7+! Kxh7 30.Qg6+ Kh8 31.Qh6# ]

28.Kh1 Rf8?!“ [ 28...Qf3! 29.Qxf3 Rxf3 30.Be6 Raf8 31.Bg4 Rf2© ]

29.Rf7! Rxf7 30.Bxf7 Qf3 [ 30...Qf6 31.Bc4! ]

31.Qxf3 Rxf3 32.Be6 Kg7 33.Re1± Bxb2 34.Bg4 Rg3?

[ 34...Rf2 ] 35.Re4 Ba3 36.Ne3+- Kf7 37.h6 Bc5

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38.Nd5 Ra3 39.Bh5+1-0

B12Kindermann,S 2570Dautov,R 2595

Bad Homburg 1997[Dautov,R]

70/112 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 [ 2...Na6!?N - 70/(112) ]

3.e5 [ 3.Bd3 - 70/(112) ]

3...c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Qg4 [ 5.Be3 - 70/(112) ]

5...h5!N [ 5...Nc6 ] [ 5...Nd7 ]

6.Bb5+ [ 6.Qg3 h4 ]

6...Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nxd7 [ 7...Qxd7 8.Qe2 Bxc5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.0-0 Nge7 11.Nbd2 Nf5= ]

8.Qe2 Bxc5 9.Nf3 Ne7 [ 9...Qa5+! 10.Nbd2 ( 10.c3 Qa6 11.Qxa6 bxa6 12.Nbd2 Ne7 13.Nb3 Bb6∓/\ Ng6 ><e5) 10...Rc8 11.0-0 Qa6 12.Qd1

Ne7 13.Nb3 Bb6³ ] 10.0-0 Qc7 11.c3 a6

[ 11...Rc8 12.Be3! Kindermann,S Nf5 ( 12...Nxe5?? 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.Qb5++- ) 13.Bxc5 Nxc5= ] [ 11...Nf5= ]

12.Re1 Rc8 [ 12...0-0-0 13.b4 Ba7 14.Bg5 Rde8 15.Bxe7 Rxe7 16.Nbd2÷ ]

13.Bg5 Ng6 14.Nbd2 0-0 [ 14...Ba7? 15.c4! dxc4 16.Nxc4± ] [ 14...Be7!? 15.Bxe7 Kxe7 16.Qe3 Qb6 17.Qg5+ Kf8 18.Nb3 Qd8 19.Qe3 h4÷/\ Rh5 ]

15.Nb3 Ba7 /\ Bb8 16.Be3! [ 16.Nfd4 Ndxe5 17.Qxh5 Nd3 18.Re3 Ndf4 19.Bxf4 Nxf4 20.Qg4 f5!? ( 20...Rce8³ )]

16...Bxe3 [ 16...Bb8 17.Bd4² ]

17.Qxe3 /\ Qg5 ><h5 Qd8 18.Nbd4 [ 18.Nc1!? /\ Nd3

A) 18...Qe7? 19.Nd3 Rce8 20.Nd4 f6 21.exf6 Rxf6 ( 21...Qxf6? 22.Nxe6± )

22.Qg5± ; B) 18...Rc4!? ; C) 18...Qb6! 19.Qd2 ( 19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.Nd3= ) 19...Nc5 ( 19...f6 20.Nd3 ) 20.Ng5 f6 21.exf6 Rxf6 22.b4 Na4 23.Nd3 Rc4„ ]

18...Qe7 /\ Rce8, f6 19.g3?! [ 19.Rad1 Rce8 20.Qd3! Nf4 ( 20...Nh4 21.Nxh4 Qxh4 22.Re3² ; 20...Nc5 21.Qc2/\ c4 ) 21.Qd2 Ng6 22.Qc2! /\ Re3, Rde1, /\g3 ( 22.c4 Nb6 23.cxd5 Nxd5= )]

19...h4! [ 19...Rce8 20.h4 f6 21.exf6 Qxf6 22.Ng5 e5 23.Nb3² ><d5, h5 ]

20.Kh1 Rce8? [ 20...hxg3! 21.hxg3 Rce8 22.Qd3 ( 22.Kg2 f6 23.exf6 Qxf6 24.Rad1 e5 25.Nb3 e4 26.Nh2 Nde5³ ) 22...Nc5 23.Qc2 Ne4ƒ /\ f6 ]

21.gxh4! Nxh4 [ 21...f6 22.h5 Ngxe5 23.Nh4 Qf7 24.f4! Qxh5 ( 24...Nc4 25.Qg3 e5 26.Ndf5± ) 25.Qg3 Nc6 26.Nxc6 Rf7 27.f5± ]

22.Rg1 Nxf3 23.Nxf3 f6 24.Nh4! fxe5 [ 24...Nxe5? 25.f4 Nc4 26.Qh3± ]

25.Ng6 Qf6 26.Nxf8 Rxf8 27.Rg3± Rf7 [ 27...Qxf2 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7 29.Rg1+ Qxg1+ 30.Qxg1+ Kf7 31.Qa7± ]

28.Rag1 Qf4“ [ 28...e4? 29.Rg6 Qh4 30.Rh6 Qxf2? 31.Rxg7+ Kxg7 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.Rh8# ]

29.Qxf4 exf4 R 9/n 30.Rg6“ [ 30.Rg5 Nc5 ( 30...e5? 31.Rd1+- ; 30...Nf6 31.f3± ) 31.f3 Nd3 32.R1g2 Ne1 33.Rf2± Nd3 34.Re2 e5? 35.Rd2+- ]

30...e5 31.Rd6 [ 31.R1g5! Nf8 32.Rd6 ( 32.Rb6 Re7 33.Kg2 ) 32...Rd7 33.Rxd7 Nxd7 34.Kg2± ]

31...Nf6 32.f3 e4 33.Kg2 Re7 34.Kf2 Kf7 35.Rg5 /\ Rf5

[ 35.Rc1? /\ c4 g5„ ] 35...g6™ 36.Rd8 Re6 37.Rc8 Re7 38.h4 Rd7 39.Re5! e3+?

[ 39...Kg7 40.Ke2 Kf7 ] 40.Ke2 Nh5

[ 40...d4 41.cxd4 Rxd4 42.Rc7+ Nd7 43.Rxb7 Kf6 44.Ra5 Rd2+ 45.Ke1+- ]

41.Kd3 Kf6 [ 41...Nf6 42.a4± /\ a5, b4, Rc5, b5 ]

42.Ree8 Ng7 43.Rcd8! Rxd8 44.Rxd8 Nf5 45.Rxd5 Ke6 46.Rd8 Nxh4 47.Ke2+- Nf5

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48.Rb8 Nd6 [ 48...Ng3+ 49.Kd3 g5 50.Rxb7 g4 51.fxg4 e2 52.Kd2 f3 53.Ke1 Ne4 ( 53...Nf1 54.Rb8 Kf7 55.Rb4 ) 54.Rb8 Ke7 55.Rb4 Nc5 56.Rd4 ]

49.Kd3 g5 50.c4 [ 50.a4 Kd5 51.a5 Kc6 ( 51...Ke5 52.b4 Ke6 53.c4 Nf5 54.Rxb7 Nd4 55.b5 ) 52.Rg8 Nf7 53.Rg7 Ne5+ 54.Ke2 ]

50...Nf5! ><d4 51.Re8+ [ 51.Rxb7? Nd4!! 52.Rb6+ Ke7 53.Rxa6 Nxf3 54.c5 g4 55.Ra4 g3 56.Re4+ Kd7 57.Rxf4 g2 58.Rf7+ Kc6= ]

51...Kf7 52.Re4?? [ 52.Re5 Kf6 53.Rd5 Ke6 54.a4 Nh4 55.Ke2 ( 55.Rxg5 Nxf3= ) 55...Nf5 56.a5 Ng3+ 57.Kd3 Nf5 58.b4 Nh4 59.Ke2 Nf5 60.Rd8 Ke5 61.b5 Nd4+ 62.Kd3 Nxf3 63.c5+- ]

52...Nh4= 53.Ke2 Nf5 54.Kd3 Nh4 55.Ke2 Nf5 56.Kd3 Nh4½-½

B12Magem Badals,J 2570Kallai,G 2505

France 1997[Kallai,G]

70/113 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Nh3!?N dxc4!?

[ 7...Bxh4?! 8.Nf4 g6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qb3 b6 11.Nfxd5! ∆exd5 12.Rxh4 Qxh4 13.Qxd5± ]

8.Bxc4 Bg4! ><d4 9.f3 [ 9.Qd3 Nd7 /\ 10...b5 11.Bb3 Ne5 ]

9...Bxh4+ 10.Kf1 Bf5 [ 10...Bxh3?! 11.Rxh3 g6 12.f4 Nd7 13.g3 Be7 14.g4 h4? 15.g5 /\ Be3, Qg4 ]

11.Nf4 Nd7 [ 11...Rh7!? ]

12.g3! Nb6 [ 12...Be7 13.Nxh5 Rh7÷ /\ Nb6, Qd7,0-0-0 ]

13.Bxe6!? [ 13.Bb3 Be7 14.g4 Bh7!! 15.Nxh5 Kf8/\ Bg6, Qd7, Rd8 ]

13...fxe6 14.Rxh4 Qe7! /\ 0-0-0 [ 14...g5? 15.Rxh5 ]

15.Ne4 [ 15.Rxh5 Rxh5 16.Nxh5 0-0-0

/\ Qb4, Nc4, /\ g6, Qh7|^ ] 15...Bxe4 16.fxe4 0-0-0 17.Kg1?

[ 17.Kg2 g5 18.Rxh5 Rxh5 19.Nxh5 Qb4 20.Qb3! Qxd4 21.Qxe6+ Nd7 22.Nf6 Ngxf6 23.exf6 Kb8!? 24.f7 Ne5 25.Qf5 Rf8÷ ]

17...g6!!∓ 18.Qb3 [ 18.Nxg6 Qg7 19.Rxh5 Rxd4!! ]

18...g5! 19.Rxh5 [ 19.Nxe6 gxh4 20.Bg5 Qd7 21.Bxd8 Rh6 22.Bxb6 Rxe6 23.Bxa7 Rg6-+ ]

19...Rxh5 20.Nxh5 Rxd4 21.Nf6 Nxf6 22.Bxg5?“ Qc5-+ 23.Qxe6+ Rd7+ 24.Kh1 Nxe4 25.Qg8+ Kc7 26.Bf4 Qd5 27.e6+ Nd6+ 28.Kh2 Re7 29.Re1 Nbc4 30.Qg6 Nd2 31.Qf6?

[ 31.Kh3 Nf3 32.Re3 Nd4 33.Rd3 Qh1+ 34.Kg4 Qh8 ]

31...Nf3+ 32.Kh3 Qh5+ 33.Kg2 Nxe1+ 34.Kf1 Qh3+0-1

B12Becerra Rivero,J 2510Arencibia,W 2560

Cienfuegos 1997[Becerra Rivero,J; Moreno,Ale]

70/114 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0-0 h6 7.c3 Ne7 8.Nh4 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 c5N

[ 10...g5 - 64/(117) ] 11.f4 Qb6

[ 11...Nc6!? A) 12.Ng6 fxg6 13.Qxg6+ Ke7 14.f5 exf5 ( 14...Qe8 15.Qxe6+ Kd8 16.Qxd5± ) 15.Rxf5 ( 15.Qd6+ Ke8 16.Qg6+= ) 15...Qe8™ 16.Bg5+ ( 16.Qd6+? Kd8 17.Qxd5 Ne7 18.Qxb7 Rb8 19.Qf3 Nxf5 20.Qxf5 g6-+ ) 16...hxg5 17.Qxg5+ Ke6 18.Qg4= ; B) 12.Nf3² ]

12.Na3 a6 13.Nc2 g6 14.b4?! [ 14.Be3! ]

14...cxb4 15.cxb4 Rc8 16.Rf2! Qc6 17.Rb1 Qc4 18.Qd1 Nb6

[ 18...Qxa2?? 19.Na3+- ] 19.Na3 Qc7 20.b5 a5 21.Rc2 Qd8 22.Qd3

[ 22.Rxc8!? ] 22...Nf5 23.Nxf5?

[ 23.Rxc8 Qxc8 24.Nf3÷ ]

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23...gxf5 24.Rxc8 Qxc8 25.Bd2 Bxa3 26.Qxa3 Qc2 27.Qc1™ Qe4! 28.Rb3 Rg8∓ 29.g3 Nc4 30.Bxa5 Qxd4+ 31.Kg2 h5

[ 31...Qa7 32.Ra3™ Kd7 ( 32...Qa8 33.Bb4 Nxa3 34.Qc7 Qd8 35.Qxb7= ) 33.b6 Qa6 34.Bb4 Qxb6 35.Rb3 Qa6∓ ]

32.h4 Kd7?! [ 32...Kf8!! 33.Be1 Kg7-+ ]

33.Be1 Qe4+ 34.Kg1 Qe2 35.Bf2 Qxa2 36.Qd1! Rh8 37.Rc3 Ke8

[ 37...Rc8 38.Qxh5! Qa1+ 39.Kh2 Qxc3 40.Qxf7+ Kd8 41.Bb6+! Nxb6 42.Qf8+ Kd7 43.Qf7+ Kd8 44.Qf8+ Kd7= ]

38.Rc1 Kf8 39.Ra1 Qd2 40.Qxd2 Nxd2 41.Ra7 Kg7 42.Rxb7 Rc8 43.b6 Rc2 44.Rc7

[ ¹44.Rd7 ] 44...Rb2 45.b7 d4 46.Rd7

[ 46.Rc2?? Nf3+! ( 46...Rxc2 47.b8Q d3! 48.Qd8 Ne4 49.Qxd3 Rxf2= ) 47.Kf1 ( 47.Kg2? Ne1+-+ ) 47...Rxb7 48.Ke2 Rb3 49.Rc4∓ ]

½-½

B12Huebner,R 2580Karpov,An 2745

Dortmund 1997[Huebner,R]

70/115 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0-0 c5 7.dxc5 Nec6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.c4 dxc4 10.Na3 Bxc5 11.Bxc5 Nxc5 12.Nxc4 0-0 13.Qc1 Qe7

[ 13...Qc7 14.Qe3 b6 15.Rfd1² ] 14.Qe3 Rad8 15.Rad1N

[ 15.Nd6 - 68/110 ] 15...Bg6 16.a3?

[ 16.Nd6 b6 ( 16...Nd7 17.Nxb7 Rb8 18.Nd6 Rxb2 19.Bb5 Ndb8 20.Rc1± ) 17.a3 ( 17.Bb5 Nb4 18.Nd4 Nc2 19.Nxc2 Bxc2 20.Rd2 Bg6 21.b4± ) 17...Nb7 18.Nb5± ]

16...Rd5?! [ 16...Rxd1 17.Rxd1 Rd8 18.Nd6 ( 18.Rd6 Ne4 ) 18...b6= ]

17.Nd4 ><e5 [ 17.Nd6 Nd7 18.Bc4 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Bh5 ]

17...Nxd4™ [ 17...Rfd8 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Nd6+- ]

18.Rxd4 Rxd4 [ 18...Rfd8 19.Nd6 Rxd4 20.Qxd4 b6 21.b4 - 18...Rd4 ]

19.Qxd4 b6 20.b4 Rd8 21.Nd6 Nb7 [ 21...Ne4 22.Rd1 f6? 23.Nf5+- ]

22.Rd1 f6 [ 22...Nxd6 23.exd6 Qd7 24.Qc4/\ Qa6+/- ]

23.f4 fxe5 24.fxe5 Rf8 25.Bc4 ><e6 [ 25.Bf3 Nd8 /\ 26...Qg5, 26...h6 ]

25...Nd8 26.Qg4 Kh8 27.h3 [ 27.b5?! ><c5 Bf5 28.Nxf5 Rxf5 29.Bxe6 Rxe5 30.Qd4 Nf7= 31.Bxf7? Re1+ 32.Kf2 Qe2+ 33.Kg3 Rxd1-+ ]

27...Nc6? [ 27...Bf5 28.Nxf5

A) 28...Rxf5? 29.Bxe6 Rxe5 ( 29...Rg5 30.Rd7 ; 29...Rf8 30.Rd7 ) 30.Rd7 Qf6 31.Qxg7++- ; B) 28...exf5 29.Qe2 ( 29.Qd4 Nc6 30.Qd6 Rd8-+ ) 29...Ne6 30.Rd6² ]

28.Qxe6 Qxe6 29.Bxe6 Nxe5 30.Rd5? [ 30.Nc8?! Re8 31.Rd6 Nf7 32.Bxf7 Rxc8 33.Be6 ( 33.Bxg6 hxg6 34.Rxg6 Rc3= ) 33...Rc1+ 34.Kh2 h5² ] [ 30.Rc1 /\ Rc8+- Nd3 31.Rc7 ( 31.Rc8 Rxc8 32.Nxc8 a5 33.b5 Nc5= ) 31...a5 32.bxa5 bxa5 33.Ra7 a4 34.Bd7 Nc5 35.Bc6 /\ Ra5+/- ]

30...Nd3= /\ Nf4 31.Bg4 [ 31.g3 h6 /\ Rf3 32.Bf5 Bxf5 33.Nxf5 Ne1/\ 34...Nc2, 34...Rf7 ]

31...h5 32.Bd1 [ 32.Bxh5? Nf4 ] [ 32.Bf3 Nf4 /\ Nh3 ]

32...Nf4 33.Rd4 Kh7 34.Nb5 Rf7 [ 34...a5 ]

35.Nxa7 Rxa7 [ 35...Rxa7 36.Rxf4 Rxa3 37.Rd4 Re3 38.Kf2 Re5 ] [ 35...Nxh3+?! 36.gxh3 Rxa7 37.a4/\ Rd6+/- ]

½-½

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B14Delchev,A 2515Shevelev,A 2415

Ubeda 1997[Delchev,A; Kostakiev,D]

70/116 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6

[ 5...e6 - 70/(116) ] 6.Bg5 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.c5 Ne4 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Qd3

[ 10.Bb5!? Nxc3! ( 10...Bd7 11.0-0² )] 10...Nb4™

[ 10...Nxc3 11.Qxc3² ] [ 10...Ng5 11.Nxg5 Qxg5 12.Qe3!² ] [ 10...f5 11.Qe3² ]

11.Qb5+ [ 11.Qb1 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.0-0 Rb8= ]

11...Nc6 12.Bd3N [ 12.Nxe4 - 62/129 ]

12...f5?! [ 12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 0-0 14.0-0 Qc7 15.c4 Bd7 16.Qb1 h6 ( 16...dxc4? 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 18.Be4 Rad8 19.Qc1± ) 17.cxd5 exd5 18.h3² ]

13.Qa4!± /\ Bb5 ><e5 Bd7 [ 13...0-0 14.Bb5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bd7 16.0-0 ]

14.Bb5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 e5 16.dxe5 [ ¹16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qxe5+ 18.Kd2 Bxb5 19.Qxb5+ Kd8 20.Rhe1 Qf4+ 21.Kc2± ]

16...Qxc5 17.0-0 0-0 18.Rfe1 Rae8 19.Bxc6?

[ 19.Rad1! a6 ( 19...Qxc3 20.Rc1 Qb2 21.Rb1 Qc3 22.Rec1+- ; 19...Kh8 20.Qb3 Be6 21.Nd4! Na5 22.Qb4+- ; 19...Rf7 20.Ng5 Rfe7 21.Rxd5± ) 20.Rxd5 Nxe5 ( 20...axb5 21.Qb3± ) 21.Rdxe5 axb5 22.Qb3+ Qc4± ]

19...bxc6 20.Qb4 Qe7!= 21.Qb7 [ 21.Rab1 ]

21...f4 22.e6 [ 22.Qxa7 Bg4© ]

22...Bxe6 23.Qxc6 Qd7 24.Nd4 Qxc6 25.Nxc6 Kf7 26.f3 Kf6 27.Nd4 Bd7 28.Kf2 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Rb8 30.Re2 Rb1 31.Re1 Rb2+ 32.Re2 Rb1 33.g3“ fxg3+ 34.hxg3 g5 35.g4 Rc1 36.Rb2 Rxc3 37.Rb7 Rd3 38.Rxd7 Rxd4 39.Rxa7 Rd3 40.Rxh7 Rd2+ 41.Ke3 Rxa2 42.Kd4 Rd2+ 43.Ke3

Ra2½-½

B15Rodriguez,Am 2555Conquest,S 2540

Yopal 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/117 1.e4 c6 [ 1...g6 - 70/(117) ]

2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6

[ 6...Be6 - 70/(117) ] 7.Bd3 Qc7 8.Qh5N

[ 8.Ne2 - 28/200 ] 8...Be6 9.Ne2 Nd7!

[ 9...f5 10.Qg5 g6 11.Bf4² ] 10.g3

[ 10.Ng3 g6 /\ f5 ] 10...0-0-0

[ 10...g6!? ] 11.Nf4

[ 11.Bf4 f5 /\ Nf6 ] 11...f5 12.0-0 g6 13.Qf3 h5 14.Re1

[ ¹14.h4² ] 14...Rde8 15.Bd2 h4 16.c4 hxg3 17.hxg3

[ 17.fxg3!? Qb6„ ] 17...Nf6 18.d5 Bd7 19.Bc3 Ng4!

[ 19...Be5 20.Ne6 Bxe6 ( 20...Bxc3 21.Nxc7 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Bxe1 23.Qe2!± ) 21.Rxe5 ( 21.Bxe5 Bxd5 22.cxd5 Rxe5 23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.dxc6 ) 21...cxd5 22.cxd5 ( 22.Ree1!? ) 22...Nxd5 23.Rxd5 Qc6² ]

20.Bxh8 Rxh8 21.dxc6? [ 21.Re2 ]

21...Bxc6! 22.Nd5 Qd8 [ 22...Bc5 23.Re2 Ne5 ( 23...Bxd5 24.cxd5 Ne5 25.Rxe5 Qxe5 26.Rc1 Qc7 27.Qf4!+- ) 24.Bxf5+ gxf5 25.Qxf5+ Nd7 26.Re8+ ( 26.Qxf7?? Qxg3+ ) 26...Rxe8 27.Nxc7 Kxc7 28.Kf1÷ ]

23.Bf1 [ 23.Rad1!? ]

23...Nh2! 24.Qe3? [ 24.Qc3 ]

24...f4! 25.Qxa7? [ 25.gxf4 ]

25...Nf3+ 26.Kg2 Nxe1+ 27.Rxe1 fxg3 28.fxg3 Qg5

[ 28...Bxg3! ]

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29.Qe3 Qh5 30.Kf2 Kb8 31.Bg2 Re8 32.Qd3

[ 32.Qc3∓ ] 32...Bc5+ 33.Kf1 Rxe1+ 34.Kxe1 Qe5+ 35.Qe2 Qxg3+ 36.Kd1 f5 37.b4 Ba4+

[ 37...Bxb4 ] 38.Kd2

[ 38.Kc1 Qa3+ 39.Qb2 Qd3 ] 38...Bf8 39.Kc1 Qa3+ 40.Kb1 Bxb40-1

B17Ivanchuk,V 2725Karpov,An 2745

Dortmund 1997[Karpov,An]

70/118 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5

[ 5.Nf3 - 70/(118) ] 5...Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5 11.0-0 Nf6

[ 11...Qc7 - 70/(118) ] 12.Qh4 Qc7?!N 13.Re1 Bd7 14.Bg5! Be7 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Qh3 Rd8™ 18.Rad1!?

[ 18.c3?? Rxd3 ] [ 18.Re2!? 0-0 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Qxh6 Rxd3 21.cxd3 Qd5 22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Re4 Nxe4 24.Qxe7 Kg7 25.Nxc6 Nxf2 26.Kxf2 Qxc6² ]

18...Ne4! 19.Bxe4 Rxd1 20.Bxc6+ [ 20.Rxd1 Bxe4 21.Bxe7 Qxe5 22.Qa3 Bd5 23.c4 Qe2 24.Rc1 Qd2 25.b3 Bc6 26.Rf1² ]

20...bxc6 21.Rxd1 Qxe5 22.Bxe7 Kxe7 23.Qa3+ Kf6 24.Qf3+

[ 24.f4!? Qe4 25.Qc3+ Kg6 26.Rd4 Qe2 27.h3 Leko,P ]

24...Kg6 25.h4!? Rb8! 26.b3 Rb7! [] 27.c4 Rc7 28.c5?!

[ 28.Qd3+!? Kf6 ( 28...Kh5 29.g3± ; 28...f5 29.Qd2 Kf7 30.h5 Re7² ) 29.f4 Qc5+ 30.Kf1 Qf5 31.Qd8+ Re7 32.Rd2² ]

28...f5 29.b4?! [ 29.Qd3!? ]

29...Kf6 30.Qd3 Qd5!= 31.Qc2 Qe4 32.Qc3+½-½

B17Lautier,J 2660Karpov,An 2745

Biel 1997[Lautier,J]

70/119 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5 11.0-0 Nf6 12.Qh4 cxd4 13.Re1 Bd7 14.Nxd4!N

[ 14.Bd2 ] 14...Qa5 15.Be3!²

[ 15.c3 0-0-0= /\ g5 ] 15...Kf8?! /\ 16...g5 17.Qh3 e5 18.Nf5 e4-+

[ 15...0-0-0? 16.Nb3 Qc7 17.Bxa7+- ] [ 15...g5?! 16.Qh3 0-0-0 17.Nb3 Qa4 18.Qf3± ] [ 15...Qh5 16.Qxh5 Nxh5 17.Nf5 Bf8 ( 17...exf5? 18.Bc5+ ) 18.Rad1

A) 18...0-0-0?! 19.Bxa7 exf5 20.Bb6 Nf6 ( 20...Bd6 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.Be2+- ) 21.Bxd8 Kxd8 22.Bxf5 /\ Rd7, Rd1 g6 ( 22...Kc7 23.Bxd7 Nxd7 24.Re8± ) 23.Bxd7 Nxd7 24.Re3 Rh7 ( 24...Kc7? 25.Rc3++- ) 25.Rde1± ; B) 18...Nf6 19.Bf4 0-0-0 20.Nd6+ Bxd6 21.Bxd6² ]

16.Bf4! Bxf4 [ 16...Be7 17.Be5± ]

17.Qxf4± Rc8 /\ Qc7 18.Nf3 Ke7 19.Qg3 Qb4 /\ Qg4

[ 19...Nh5? 20.Re5 Nxg3 21.Rxa5+- ] 20.Ne5 g5 21.c4! Rhd8?!

[ 21...Qxb2 22.Rab1 A) 22...Qd2 23.Red1 Qf4 ( 23...Qc3 24.Nxf7+- ) 24.Qxf4 gxf4 25.Rxb7± ; B) 22...Qxa2 23.Rxb7 Rhd8

B1) 24.Qe3 Qa5 25.Rxa7 ( 25.Nxf7? Kxf7 26.Qxe6+ Kg7 27.Qe7+ Kg8-+ ) 25...Qc5² ; B2) 24.Qh3!

B2a) 24...Qd2? 25.Ng6+ Kd6 26.Qg3+ Kc6 27.Qf3+ Nd5 28.Reb1+- -> ; B2b) 24...Qa5? 25.Ng6+ Kd6 ( 25...Ke8 26.Rxe6+ fxe6 27.Qxe6+ Bxe6 28.Re7# ) 26.Qg3+ Kc6 27.Re5!+- /\ Qf3-> ( 27.Qf3+ Nd5 28.Reb1 fxg6 29.R7b5± ); B2c) 24...Qa6 25.Rbb1!

B2c1) 25...h5 26.Qe3 g4

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B2c11) 27.c5 Qa5 28.Rec1ƒ ( 28.c6? Bxc6 29.Nxf7? Qd5-+ ); B2c12) 27.Ra1 Qb6

B2c121) 28.Qg5? Rc5! ( 28...Rg8? 29.Qxf6++- ) 29.Qg7? Rxe5 30.Rxe5 Qd4-+ ; B2c122) 28.Qh6! Be8 ( 28...Rc5? 29.Nxf7+- ) 29.Qg7±-> ;

B2c2) 25...Rh8 26.c5 Qa5 ( 26...Qa2 27.Bc4 /\ c6 ) 27.c6 Rxc6 ( 27...Bxc6 28.Nxf7+- ) 28.Nxc6+ Bxc6 29.Ra1± ]

22.Qh3! h5? [ 22...Rh8 23.b3± /\ Rad1 ]

23.Qe3+- ><a7, g5 g4 24.a3! [ 24.Qxa7 b6 25.b3 Qc5„ /\ Ra8, Rdb8 ]

24...Qxb2 [ 24...Qd6 25.Rad1! ( 25.Qxa7 b6 ) 25...Qb8 ( 25...Qb6 26.Qg5 ) 26.Bf5 Rc7 27.Qh6 ] [ 24...Qc5 25.Qg5! /\ Qg7 Rg8 26.Qxf6+ ]

25.Rab1 Qxa3 26.Nxf7! [ 26.Rxb7 Qd6 ]

26...Qc5 27.Nxd8 [ 27.Qh6? g3! 28.hxg3 Ng4 29.Qf4 Nxf2 ( 29...Rf8? 30.Rxb7 Rxf7 31.Rxd7++- ) 30.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Kxf7 32.Rxb7 a5= ]

27...Qxe3 28.Rxe3 [ 28.fxe3!? Kxd8 29.Rxb7 a5 30.Rf1 ]

28...Kxd8 29.Rxb7 a5 30.Ra7 [ 30.Re5 Ra8 ]

30...Rc5 31.f4! /\ Re5 gxf3 32.Rxf3 Ne8 33.Rf7 Nc7 34.Rh7 Be8 35.Kf2 Kc8 36.Rh8 Kd7

[ 36...Kb8 37.Rxc7 ] 37.Ke3 e5 38.Be2 Bg6 39.Bxh5 Bf5 40.Be2 Be6 41.h4 Kc6 42.Rh6 Kd7 43.h51-0

B17Glek,I 2505Epishin,V 2570

Berlin 1997[Glek,I]

70/120 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6

11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.0-0-0 Bb7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Bb5+ Ke7 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.a3 Nd5 18.Kb1!N

[ 18.Bd3 - 68/(117) ] 18...Rhd8

[ 18...Bxe5?! 19.Bb4! Nxb4 20.axb4 Qc7 ( 20...Qxb4 21.Qxe5± |^ ) 21.Rd7+± ]

19.f4 Rac8 20.Bd3 Qc7 21.Rhe1 [ 21.c4 Nf6 22.Bc3 b5!? ]

21...Kf8 22.g4!‚ Kg8 23.h4 [ 23.g5 hxg5 24.fxg5 Bxe5 25.Qxe5² ]

23...a5! 24.g5 hxg5 25.hxg5 [ 25.fxg5!? Bxe5 26.Qxe5 Qxe5 27.Rxe5± ]

25...Bxe5 26.fxe5 [ 26.Qxe5² ]

26...Ne7 27.Bc1 [ 27.Qh5!? ] [ 27.Qg4!? ] [ 27.Bf4² ]

27...Ng6 28.Qh2 Rd5 29.Re3 Rcd8™ 30.Rde1!

[ 30.Rh3!? Qxe5 31.Bf4!? Qxf4! 32.Rh8+ Nxh8 33.Qxf4 e5³ ] [ 30.Rf1!? /\ 31.Bg6 fg6 32.Rh3 Rxd3™ 31.Rxd3 Rxd3 32.cxd3 Qd7© ]

30...Rxd3! [] 31.Rxd3 [ 31.cxd3² ]

31...Rxd3 32.cxd3² Qd7 33.Qd2 [ 33.Qg3² ]

33...Ne7 34.Qc3 g6 35.Ka1 [ ¹35.d4² ]

35...Qa4? [ 35...Nd5 36.Qd4 ]

36.b3?“ [ 36.Qc7!+- ]

36...Qh4 37.Bd2? [ 37.d4² ]

37...Nd5 38.Qc2 Qd4+ 39.Qb2 Qxd3© 40.Rc1 Qe4 41.Re1½-½

B17Kupreichik,V 2500Nielsen,Pe 2515

Aalborg 1997[Kupreichik,V]

70/121 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6 9.N5f3 a5 10.a3 c5 11.Be3

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Qc7 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc5 14.Ngf3 0-0 15.0-0-0 a4 16.Ba2 Nbd5 17.g4 b6 18.h4!?N

[ 18.Bxc5 - 33/(187) ] [ 18.Rhg1!? ]

18...Nf4 19.Qd2 [ 19.Qe1!? ]

19...N6d5 [ 19...Bxd4 20.Qxf4 Bxe5 21.Qxe5 ( 21.Nxe5 Nxg4! 22.Qxg4 Qxe5 23.Rhg1÷ ) 21...Qxe5 22.Nxe5 Bb7 23.Rhe1² ]

20.Kb1 [ 20.Bxd5!? Nxd5 21.g5÷ ]

20...Bxd4 21.Qxd4 f6!? 22.Nd3 [ 22.Bxd5? fxe5-+ ]

22...Bb7 23.Nxf4 [ 23.c4? Ne2! 24.Qe4 Ndc3+-+ ] [ 23.Rhe1!? e5 24.Nfxe5 fxe5 25.Rxe5 Kh8 26.Bxd5 Nxd5 27.c4 ( 27.Rxd5÷ ) 27...Ne7!? 28.Qe3÷ ]

23...Nxf4 24.Qe3 Kh8 25.Rhg1 [ 25.g5 Ng2 26.Qe2 Nf4= ]

25...Rac8 26.c3 [ 26.Ka1!? ]

26...Nd5 27.Bxd5 [ 27.Qxe6? Rfe8 28.Qf5 Nxc3+-+ ]

27...Bxd5 28.Rd4 b5 29.g5!? [ 29.Nd2!? /\ f4, g5 ] [ 29.Rg3 ]

29...fxg5 30.Ne5 Rf5 31.Ng6+ Kh7 32.hxg5 Qh2!! [] 33.f4™ Rxc3?!

[ 33...Kxg6! 34.Rxd5! ( 34.gxh6+ Kf6 35.hxg7 Rg8∓ ) 34...exd5 ( 34...Rxd5? 35.Qxe6+ Kh5 36.Qg4+ Kg6 37.gxh6++- ) 35.gxh6+

A) 35...Kf6 36.Qb6++- ; B) 35...Kf7 36.Qa7++- ; C) 35...Kh7 36.Rxg7+ Kxh6 ( 36...Kh8 37.Qd4+- ) 37.Qa7 Rh8 38.Rg1+- ; D) 35...Kxh6 36.Qe1! [] g6 ( 36...Qxf4? 37.Qe6+ Rf6 38.Qh3++- ) 37.Rh1 Qxh1 38.Qxh1+ Kg7 39.Qe1³ ]

34.bxc3 Qa2+ 35.Kc1 Bb3 36.Qe4™ Qa1+ 37.Kd2 Qxg1 38.Ne7! [] Qd1+ 39.Ke3 Qe1+ 40.Kf3 Qf1+ 41.Kg3 Qg1+ 42.Kh3 Qf1+ 43.Qg2 Qxg2+ 44.Kxg2 hxg5

[ 44...Rf8 45.g6+ Kh8 46.Kf3± ><Kh8 ] 45.Nxf5 exf5 46.fxg5

[ 46.Kg3 g4! 47.Kh4 Kh6!= ] 46...Kg6 47.Rd7! Kxg5 48.Rxg7+ Kf4 49.Re7 Bc4 50.Kf2 Bd5 51.Re8 Bc4

52.Rd8 Ke5 53.Rd4! /\ Kg3-h4-g5+/- f4 54.Kf3 Bd5+ 55.Kg4 Be6+ 56.Kg5 f3 57.Rf4± Kd5 58.Kf6 Bc8 59.Rxf3 Kc4 60.Rf4+ Kxc3 61.Rb4 Bb7 62.Ke5 Bf3 63.Rxb5 Bd1 64.Kd5 Bb3+ 65.Kc5 Kd3 66.Rb4 Ke3 67.Rd4 Bc2 68.Kc4 Bb3+ 69.Kc3 Kf3 70.Kd2 Kg3 71.Ke2 Bc2 72.Rc4 Bb3 73.Rb41-0

B19Tiviakov,S 2590Nguyen Anh Dung 2485

Jakarta 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/122 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qc7 11.Bd2 e6 12.0-0-0 Ngf6 13.Qe2 0-0-0 14.Ne5 Nb6 15.Rh4 Bd6 16.c4!?N

[ 16.Ba5 - 20/215 ] [ 16.f4 ] [ 16.Kb1 ]

16...c5™ [ 16...Bxe5 17.dxe5± () ]

17.Kb1!? [ 17.dxc5 Bxe5 ( 17...Qxc5 ; 17...Bxc5 ) 18.cxb6 axb6÷ ]

17...Rhf8!? /\ Nfd7 [ 17...cxd4 18.c5 Bxc5™ ( 18...Bxe5 19.cxb6 Qd6 20.bxa7 Kd7 21.Qb5++- )

A) 19.b4 Rd5! ( 19...Bd6 20.Rc1 Bxe5 21.Qxe5 Nc4 22.Qxc7+ Kxc7 23.Rxc4++- ) 20.Nd3 ( 20.bxc5? Rxe5 21.cxb6 Qxb6+ ) 20...Bd6 21.Rc1 Nc4 22.Nf4 ( 22.Nb2 Na3+ 23.Ka1 Nc2+ 24.Kb1 Na3+= ) 22...b5™ 23.Nxd5 exd5© ( 23...Nxd5© ); B) 19.Rc1!? Rd5 20.Nd3± /\ b4 ]

[ 17...Kb8!? ] 18.dxc5 Bxe5!

[ 18...Qxc5 19.Nd3‚ << ] [ 18...Bxc5² ]

19.cxb6 axb6 20.Rc1!? Rd4 [ 20...Bxg3 21.fxg3 Qxg3 22.c5!‚ ∆Qxh4 23.cxb6+ Kd7 ( 23...Kb8 24.Qe5+ Ka8 25.Qa5+ Kb8 26.Qa7# ) 24.Qb5+ Ke7 25.Bb4++- ]

21.Rh3 /\ Nf1, Ra3|^<< Rd7? [ 21...Bf4 22.Bxf4!? ( 22.Nf1÷ )]

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22.Nf1!² /\ Ra3|^<<, Pb6, b7 Rfd8 23.Ra3 [ 23.c5!? bxc5™ 24.Ra3 b6! [] ( 24...Kb8 25.Ba5 b6 26.Bxb6 Qxb6 27.Rb3 Qxb3 28.Qxe5++- ) 25.Ra8+ ( 25.Qa6+ Qb7 ) 25...Kb7 26.Qa6+ Kc6 /\ Kd6-e7 ]

23...Kb8™ 24.c5 Rd5™ [ 24...Bd4 25.cxb6 Qxb6 26.Ba5+- ] [ 24...bxc5 25.Ba5+- ]

25.cxb6 Qxb6 26.Rb3 Qa7 27.Be3 Bd4 28.Qc4!?ƒ

[ 28.g4² ] 28...Ne8 ><c7

[ 28...Bxe3 29.Qc7+! Ka8 30.Nxe3+-/\ Ra3 R5d7 ( 30...R8d6 31.Ra3 Ra6

32.Qc8+ Qb8 33.Rxa6+ bxa6 34.Qxa6+ Qa7 35.Rc8# ) 31.Qc8+ Rxc8 32.Rxc8+ Qb8 33.Ra3# ] [ 28...R5d7!?² ]

29.g4 ><h5 R5d7!? /\ Rc7 30.Qb4 /\ Ra3 Bxe3 31.Nxe3 Qd4 32.Qa5 Qe4+ 33.Ka1 Rc7 34.Rb1 Rd6 35.a3“ Rdc6 36.Ka2 Nd6 37.Rd1 Rc1 38.Rbd3 Nc8

[ 38...Rxd1 39.Rxd1± ] 39.Qb5 R7c6!?

[ 39...Rxd1 40.Rxd1± ] 40.Rxc1 Rxc1 41.Rd7 Na7

[ 41...Rc7 42.Rxc7!? ( 42.Rd1± ) 42...Kxc7 43.Qc5+± /\ Qf8 ]

42.Qa5 Nc8 43.Qd2!± [ 43.Rxf7 Qb1+ 44.Kb3 Qd3+ 45.Ka2 Qb1+= ]

43...Qb1+ [ 43...Rc7 44.Rxc7 Kxc7 45.Qc3+ /\ Qg7 ]

44.Kb3 Rc6 45.Nc2! [ 45.Rxf7 Rb6+‚ ] [ 45.Nc4 Rxc4 46.Kxc4 Nb6+= _|_ ]

45...Nb6 [ 45...Rb6+ 46.Nb4 ><f7, Rb6 ]

46.Rd8+! [ 46.Rxf7 Nc4„ ]

46...Kc7 [ 46...Nc8!?± ]

47.Rf8! Nd5 48.Rxf7+ Kb8!? [ 48...Kc8 49.Nb4 ∆Rc3+ 50.Ka4+- ]

49.Nb4 Rc3+ [ 49...Rb6 50.Qd4!? ( 50.Rxg7!?+- )] [ 49...Nxb4 50.Qxb4+- ∆Qd1+ 51.Ka2 Qd5+ 52.Qb3 ]

50.Ka4 Rc4™ /\ 51...Nb4 52.ab4 Qa2 53.Kb5Qa6#

[ 50...Nb6+ 51.Kb5+- ] 51.Kb5 Qf1 52.Nd3 Rc6“ 53.Rxg7+- Qg2

[ 53...Rb6+ 54.Kc5 /\ Kd4-e5 ] 54.Rg8+! Kc7

[ 54...Ka7!? ] 55.Nb4! Qf1+

[ 55...Rb6+ 56.Kc5!? ( 56.Ka5 )] 56.Qd3 Rb6+ 57.Ka5 Qe1 58.Qh7+ Kd6 59.Rd8+ Ke5 60.Rxd5+ exd5 61.Qf5+ Kd4

[ 61...Kd6 62.Qf6+ ] 62.Qxd5#1-0

B19Hjartarson,J 2605Bagirov,V 2495

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Bagirov,V]

70/123 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.h4 h6 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qc7 11.Bd2 e6 12.0-0-0 Ngf6 13.Ne4 0-0-0 14.g3 Nc5 15.Nxc5 Bxc5 16.c4 Rhe8 17.Bc3 Bb6

[ 17...Qe7!? 18.Ne5 Bb6 19.f4 Nd7² ] [ 17...Ng4!? 18.Qe2 Bf8 ]

18.Qc2! [ 18.Qe2 ]

18...Qe7 [ 18...c5 19.d5! ]

19.Ne5 Nd7 20.Nd3N [ 20.f4 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Qe2² ]

20...Nb8 21.Rh4 f6 22.Re4 [ 22.Nf4!? Qf7 23.Qg6² ]

22...f5! 23.Rh4 Nd7 24.d5 Nc5™ [ 24...exd5 25.cxd5 c5 26.Nf4± ]

25.Nxc5 Bxc5 26.dxc6 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 bxc6 28.Qf3 Kb7 29.a3

[ 29.Rh1!? ] 29...Qg5+ 30.Bd2 Qf6 31.Qb3+ Ka8 32.Bc3 e5! 33.Qc2

[ 33.f4 Bd4!³ ] 33...Bd4= (+)½-½

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B20Batsanin,D 2300Roeder,M 2460

Paks 1997[Petronic,J]

70/124 1.e4 c5 2.g3 [ 2.b3 - 70/(124) ]

2...Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 e5

[ 6...e6 - 70/(124) ] 7.c3 Nge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Na3 Rb8 10.f5!N

[ 10.Be3 - 56/156 ] 10...gxf5 11.Nh4! fxe4 12.dxe4 Be6 13.Nf5 Qd7?

[ 13...Bxf5 14.exf5 f6 15.Bd5+ Nxd5 ( 15...Kh8 16.Nc4 Nd4! 17.Bg2 Ndxf5 18.Qh5 d5 19.Rxf5 dxc4 20.Be4 Qe8 21.Qh3 Qd7 22.Be3 b6 23.Raf1© ) 16.Qxd5+ Rf7 17.Nc4 Bf8 18.a4© ]

14.Nxg7 Kxg7 15.Qh5! Ng8? [ 15...Kh8™

A) 16.Rf6 Bg4! ( 16...Ng8? 17.Bg5!+- ) 17.Qh4 Ng6 18.Qh6 Nce7÷ ; B) 16.Bh6 Rg8™ 17.Bg5 Rg6 18.Bf6+ Kg8 19.Nc2± ]

16.Rf6!!+- Nce7 [ 16...Kxf6 17.Qg5# ] [ 16...Nxf6 17.Qg5+ Kh8 18.Qxf6+ Kg8 19.Bh6 ] [ 16...Kh8 17.Bg5 Nce7 18.Rh6! ] [ 16...Qe7 17.Bg5 Kh8 18.Raf1 b5 ( 18...Bxa2 19.Bh3 ) 19.Bh3!! Bxh3 ( 19...b4 20.Rxe6 ) 20.Rxf7 Rxf7 21.Rxf7 Qxf7 22.Qxf7 ] [ 16...Qd8 17.Bg5 Bg4 18.Qxg4 Nxf6 19.Qh4 ]

17.Rh6! Rfc8 [ 17...Nxh6 18.Bxh6+ Kh8 19.Qg5 Nf5 20.Qf6+ Kg8 21.exf5 ]

18.Rxh7+ Kf8 19.Bg5! Ng6 [ 19...Ke8 20.Bh3!? Bxh3 21.Qxf7+ Kd8 22.Qxg8+ Kc7 23.Qf7 ]

20.Rf1 Ke8 21.Rg7 N8e7 22.Qh7 Nf8 [ 22...Kd8 23.Bh3! Bxh3 24.Rfxf7 ]

23.Qh8 b5 [ 23...Qc7 24.Bh3 ]

24.Bh3! [ 24.Bh6 Kd8 25.Rfxf7 Bxf7 26.Qxf8+ Kc7 27.Qxf7 Re8 28.Bg5+- ]

24...Bxh3 [ 24...Rc7 25.Bh6! Qc8 26.Rgxf7 ]

25.Rgxf7 Qe6 26.Qxf8+ Kd7 27.Rxe7+ Kc6 28.Qf3 Qxa2 29.Rd1 Qb3 30.Qd3 Rd8 31.Rh7 Bg4 32.Rd2 a6 33.Rh6“ Be6 34.Bxd8 Rxd8 35.Nc2 Qa2 36.Qf3 Rd7 37.Ne3 a5 38.Kg2 b4 39.cxb4 axb4 40.Qf61-0

B22Nisipeanu,L._D 2600Dumitrache,D 2440

Romania (ch) 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/125 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.Na3 Ng4 8.Qe2 Bf5 9.h3 Nge5 10.Nxe5

[ 10.Be3!? A) 10...Qa5 11.Nxe5 Qxe5 ( 11...Nxe5 12.Qb5+ Qxb5 13.Nxb5± ) 12.Qb5! 0-0-0 13.Qxe5 Nxe5 14.Bxa7 Nd3+ 15.Bxd3 Bxd3 16.0-0-0± ; B) 10...Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Qe5™ 12.0-0-0²|^ ]

10...Qxe5 11.Qxe5 Nxe5 12.Nb5 Rd8!?N [ 12...Kd8 ]

13.Nxa7 Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Bxd3 15.a4!? [ 15.Be3 g6© ]

15...e5 [ 15...g6 16.Nb5 Bg7 17.Nc7+² ]

16.Be3 Be7 17.0-0-0 0-0 18.Rhe1 Rd5 19.Nb5 Rfd8 20.b3!

[ 20.Rd2 f5 ] 20...f5

[ 20...Bxb5? 21.axb5 Rxb5 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.Rd1 Be7 24.b4!+- ]

21.Bb6?! [ 21.c4! Rxb5 22.Rxd3! Rxd3 23.axb5 Rxb3 24.Kc2 Ra3 25.Rd1 f4 26.Bb6 e4 27.Kb2 Ra4 28.Rd7 Kf8 29.Rc7 Bd6 30.Bc5!± ]

21...Bg5+ 22.Kb2 R8d7 23.Nc7 R5d6© 24.a5 Be4“ 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.g4!?“

[ 26.f3 Rd2+ 27.Ka3 Be7+ 28.b4 Bd3 29.Kb3 Bc2+ 30.Kc4 Bd3+= ]

26...Bd2! [ 26...Rd2+ 27.Ka3 Rc2 28.gxf5 Be7+ 29.b4 Rxc3+ 30.Kb2 Rc4 31.b5 Bxf5 32.Rxe5 Bf6 33.Kb3² ]

27.Re2 Rd3 [ 27...Bf4 28.gxf5 Bxf5 29.c4! Bxh3

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30.c5² ] [ 27...Bf3!? 28.Rxe5 fxg4 29.hxg4 Bxg4© ]

28.Nb5 Bc6? [ 28...Bf3?! 29.Rxe5 fxg4 30.hxg4 Bxg4 31.Bd4 Bd7 32.Re7! Bxb5 33.Rxg7+ Kf8 34.Rxb7± ] [ 28...Bf4! 29.gxf5 ( 29.Be3?! Bf3³ ) 29...Bxf5 30.Be3 Bxh3 31.Bxf4 exf4 32.Nd4 Bg2 33.Kc2 Rh3÷ ]

29.Rxe5± fxg4 30.hxg4 Bf4 31.Rf5 g5 32.Be3

[ 32.Nd4!? Bd7 33.Rd5 Bxg4 34.Bc7!± ] 32...Bd7 33.Rc5 Bxg4?

[ 33...Bxe3 34.fxe3 h6 35.Nd4 Bxg4 36.Rc7± ]

34.Bxf41-0

B22Karaklajic,N 2380Alterman,B 2615

Beijing (open) 1997[Simonovic,A; Karaklajic,N]

70/126 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3

[ 7.0-0 - 70/(126) ] 7...Bh5 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 0-0 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.Rac1!?N

[ 13.Rfd1 - 63/(122) ] 13...Rfd8 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3!?

[ 16.bxc3 Qc7 17.c4 Na5 18.Qa2 Bxf3 A) 19.Bxf3 Nxc4 20.Bxb7 ( 20.Be2 b5∓ ) 20...Qxb7 21.Rxc4 Rxc4 22.Qxc4 Rc8∓ ; B) 19.gxf3 b6÷ ]

16...Nd5 17.Rc5 Qc7 18.g4! Bg6 [ 18...Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Bg6 20.Ne5 Qb6 21.Nxc6 Rxc6 22.b4 Rcd6 23.Bf3² ]

19.Ne5 f6 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Bf3 Rb8 22.Qc4 Rxb2

[ 22...Nxe3 23.Qxe6+ ] 23.Rxc6 Qd7 24.Rc1 h5?!

[ ¹24...h6 ] 25.Rc8 Kh7 26.Rxd8 Qxd8 27.gxh5! Bf5 28.Bxd5! exd5

[ 28...Qxd5 29.Qxd5 exd5 30.Rc7 ] 29.Qc7 Qxc7™ 30.Rxc7² R 9/j Kg8 31.Rxa7 Be4

[ ¹31...Bxh3 ]

32.Rc7 Ra2 33.Bc1 Bf3 34.h6! gxh6 35.Rc3 Be4 36.Bxh6± Kh7 37.Bc1 Kg6 38.Rc7 Kf5 39.Rc6 Kg6 40.h4 Kh5 41.Rxf6 Ra1 42.Rc6 Kxh4 43.Rc3 Kg4 44.Kh2 Bf3 45.Rc8 Be4 46.Rc3 Bf3 47.Kg1 Be4 48.Kf1! Bf3 49.Rc8 Kh5

[ 49...Be4 50.Ke2 Ra2+ 51.Ke3 /\ f3 ] [ 49...Ra2 50.Rg8+ Kh4 ( 50...Kf5?? 51.Rf8+ Ke4 52.Rf4++- ) 51.Rg3! Be4 ( 51...Be2+ 52.Kg2 Rc2 53.Bg5+ Kh5 54.Be7+- ; 51...Ra1 52.Rxf3 Rxc1+ 53.Kg2+- ) 52.Bg5+ Kh5 53.Be7+- ]

50.Ke1 Kg6 [ 50...Ra2 51.Rh8+ Kg4 52.Rg8+ Kh5 53.Rg5+! Kh4 54.Rg3 Be4 55.Bg5+ Kh5 56.Be7+- ]

51.Kd2 Kf7 52.Ke3 Bg2 53.f3+- Bf1 54.Bb2! Re1+ 55.Kf4 Bc4 56.Bc3 Rf1 57.Bb4 Be2 58.Ke3 Bd1 59.Rf8+ Ke6 60.Bc5 Kd7 61.Rf6! Kc7 62.f4 Bc2 63.Kd2 Ba4 64.Kc3 Rc1+ 65.Kd2 Rf1 66.Bd6+ Kb7 67.Be5 Rf3 68.Rf7+ Kc6 69.f5 Bb5 70.f6 Rf2+ 71.Kc3 Rf3+ 72.Kb4 Be2 73.a4! Bd1

[ 73...Kb6 74.a5+ Ka6 75.Bb8 ] 74.Ka51-0

B22Kveinys,A 2555Shipov,S 2575

Aalborg 1997[Shipov,S]

70/127 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.c4 Qd8 9.Qb3?! cxd4 10.Qxb7 Nbd7 11.Nxd4

[ 11.0-0 Bc5³ [+] ] 11...Rb8 12.Qa6 Bb4+ 13.Nc3 0-0

[ 13...Bxe2 ] 14.Nc6

[ 14.Bxh5? Nc5 15.Qxa7 Qxd4 /\ Nd3 16.Bxf7+ Kh8 17.0-0 Rb7-+ ]

14...Rb6 15.Nxd8 [ 15.Qa4 Bxc3+ ( 15...Nc5? 16.Qxb4! ) 16.bxc3

A) 16...Qa8? 17.Bxh5 ( 17.Ne7+? Kh8 18.Bxh5 Qxg2 19.Rf1 Qxh3-+ ) 17...Qxc6 ( 17...Nxh5 18.Ne7+ /\ Qd7 ) 18.Qxc6 Rxc6 19.Be2= ; B) 16...Nc5! 17.Nxd8 Nxa4 18.c5™

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Nxc5 19.Ba3 ( 19.Be3 Rb2! 20.Bxh5 Nd3+∓ ) 19...Nfe4 20.f3 ( 20.Bxh5 Nd3+ 21.Ke2 Rxd8∓ ) 20...Rxd8 21.fxe4 Bxe2∓ ]

15...Rxa6 16.g4 [ 16.Nb7 Rb6 ] [ 16.Bxh5 Nxh5-+ ><Kd8 ]

16...Rxd8 [ 16...Bg6? 17.c5 Ra3!? 18.Nc6 Rxc3 19.Ne7+! Kh8 20.Bd2÷ ]

17.gxh5 Ne4 18.Bd2 [ 18.0-0!? ]

18...Bxc3N [ 18...Nxd2!? 19.Kxd2 Ne5+ 20.Kc2 ( 20.Kc1 ) 20...Nc6 21.Bd1! ( 21.Rhd1 Nd4+ 22.Kd3 Bxc3 23.bxc3 Ra3‚ ) 21...Nd4+ 22.Kb1 Rc6 23.Bb3³ ]

19.Bxc3 [ 19.bxc3 Nxd2 20.Kxd2 Nc5+ 21.Kc2 Ne4 22.Rhd1 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 g5!∓ ]

19...Nxc3 20.bxc3 Nc5∓ ><a2, c3, c4, h5 21.0-0

[ 21.Rg1!? ] 21...Kf8 22.Rfb1

[ 22.h6!? ] 22...Ra3 23.Rb5 Rc8! 24.Bf1

[ 24.h6 ] 24...h6 ><h5 25.Rb2 Rxc3 26.Rab1 Ke7 27.Rb8 Rc7 28.Rg8 Kf6 29.Rbb8 Ra3 30.Rbc8 Rxc8 31.Rxc8 Ne4 32.c5

[ 32.Bg2 Nd6 33.Rc6 Nf5 /\ Nd4 ] 32...Rxa2 33.Bg2 Nc3

[ 33...Nxf2? 34.c6 Nd3 35.c7 Rc2 36.Rd8= ]

34.Bf3 [ 34.c6 Rc2 ∆35.c7 Nb5 ]

34...Rc2 35.c6 Nb5-+ 36.Kg2 Rc3 37.Rd8 a5 38.Rd7

[ 38.Ra8 Nd4 39.Be4 a4 40.Rxa4 Nxc6-+><h5 ]

38...Rc5 39.Be4 a4 40.Bd3“ Nc3 41.Bh7 Nd5 42.Ra7

[ 42.Bg8 Ne7 ] 42...Rxc6 43.Rxa4 g6! ><Bh7 44.hxg6 fxg6 45.Ra8 Rc7!

[ 45...Ne7 46.Ra7 /\ 47.Re7 Ke7 48.Bg6 ] 46.Bg8 Ne7 47.h4 h5 48.f4 Rc80-1

B22Perez,Ro 2385Lopez,C 2400

Cienfuegos III 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/128 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qe4 Qc7 8.Bc4 Nde7 9.Bf4 Ng6 10.Bg3 b6!?

[ 10...a6 - 66/117 ] 11.0-0N

[ 11.Nbd2 ] 11...Bb7 12.Qe2 Be7

[ 12...d6!? 13.exd6 Bxd6 A) 14.Bxe6!? Bxg3 ( 14...fxe6 15.Qxe6++- ; 14...0-0 15.Bb3 Rfe8 16.Qc2² ) 15.Bxf7+ ( 15.Bd5+? Be5 16.Bxc6+ Bxc6 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Qxe5+ Nxe5 19.Re1 0-0-0-+ ; 15.Bc8+ Be5 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.Nxe5 Ngxe5 18.f4 0-0 19.fxe5 Rfe8 20.Nd2= ) 15...Kxf7 16.fxg3©/\ Ng5, Qc4 ;

B) 14.Nbd2= ] 13.Nbd2 0-0 14.Bd3! /\ Nc4, /\ Bg6, Ne4+/-

[ 14.Rad1!? ] 14...d6 15.exd6 Bxd6 16.Ng5!? Bxg3

[ 16...Nce5? 17.Qh5 h6 18.Nxe6!± ] 17.hxg3 Qe5?!

[ 17...Qd8!= ∆18.Qh5? h6 ><Ng5, Bd3 ] 18.Qh5 h6 19.Ndf3 Qf6™

[ 19...Qc5 20.b4! Qxc3 ( 20...Qe7 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Qxg6 hxg5 23.Nxg5+- ; 20...Qd5 21.Be4 Qb5 22.a4+- ; 20...Qd6 ) 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Qxg6 hxg5 23.Nxg5 Rf6 ( 23...Rfe8 24.Qf7++- ) 24.Qh7+ Kf8 25.Qh8+ Ke7 26.Qxg7+ ]

20.Nxf7!? Kxf7 21.Rae1! [ 21.Be4 /\ Nh4 Rab8™ 22.Rae1 ( 22.Rfe1 Nce7! ><f2 ) 22...Ba6 ( 22...Kg8 23.Qxg6 Qxg6 24.Bxg6 Ba6 25.Rxe6 Bxf1 26.Rxc6© ) 23.Bxc6 Bxf1 24.Kxf1/\ Be4-g6+- Ke7 ( 24...Qf5? 25.Qxf5+ exf5

26.Bd5+ Kf6 27.Re6+ Kf7 28.Rxb6+><Ng6 ; 24...Kg8 25.Rxe6 Qxe6 26.Bd5

Qxd5 27.Qxd5+ Kh7² ) 25.Be4 Nh8 26.Bd5© ]

21...Nce7? [ 21...Rad8 22.Be4 /\ Bc6, Ne5 ] [ 21...e5 22.Be4 Rfe8 23.Nh4 ] [ 21...Rab8 22.Re3! /\ 23.Be4, 23.Rfe1 ( 22.Be4 - 21.Be4 ) 22...e5 ( 22...Rfd8

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23.Be4 ) 23.Be4 Rfe8 24.Nh4 Nce7 25.Rf3 ] [ 21...Kg8! []

A) 22.Bxg6 Ba6 23.Be4 Rac8 ( 23...Bxf1? 24.Bxc6 Rac8 25.Bd7± ) 24.Bxc6 Rxc6³ ><Rf1 ; B) 22.Qxg6 Qxg6 23.Bxg6 Ba6 24.Be4 Rac8 25.Bxc6 Rxc6 26.Ne5 Rcc8 27.c4 Bxc4 28.Nxc4 Rxc4 29.Rxe6 Rc2 30.Re7 Rf7© ]

22.Bxg6+ Nxg6 23.Ne5+ Kg8 24.Nxg6 Rfd8

[ 24...Qf7 25.Qg4 ] [ ¹24...Rfe8 25.Ne5± ]

25.Nf4 Re8 [ 25...Ba6? 26.Rxe6 /\ Rfe1 ] [ 25...Rd6 26.Re3± ]

26.Re3 e5 27.Rfe1± g5 28.Qg4! Rad8 [ 28...Kh7 29.Nh5 Qc6 30.Qf5+ /\ f3+- ] [ 28...Kh8 29.Qd7! Bc6 ( 29...Re7? 30.Qxe7 ; 29...Qg7 30.Ng6+ Qxg6 31.Qxb7+- ) 30.Nd5!+- ]

29.Nh5 Qc6 30.Qe4?“ [ 30.f3± ]

30...Qxe4 31.Nf6+ Kf7 32.Nxe4 Bxe4 33.Rxe4 Rd2 34.R1e2 Rxe2 35.Rxe2 Rd8“

[ 35...Kf6 36.Rd2 ] 36.f3 Kf6 37.Kf2 Rd3?

[ 37...Rd1 38.g4 b5² ] 38.Ke1 /\ Rd2+- Rd6 39.Rd2

[ 39.g4! /\ Rd2, Ke2-e3 ] 39...Rc6 40.g4

[ 40.Ke2 ] 40...e4! 41.Rd5

[ 41.fxe4 Ke5 /\ 42...Kf4, 42...Rf6 ] 41...exf3 42.gxf3 Ke6 43.Rd4 Ke5 44.Kd2 h5?

[ 44...b5?! 45.a4 a6 46.a5± ] [ ¹44...Rf6 ]

45.Re4+ Kf6 [ 45...Kd5 46.c4+ Kc5 47.gxh5 ]

46.gxh5+- Kf5 47.Re7 Rh6 48.Rxa7 Rxh5 49.Ke3 Rh2 50.b3 Rc2 51.c4 Rc3+ 52.Ke2 Rc2+ 53.Kd3 Rf2 54.Ke3 Rc2 55.Rd71-0

B22Rozentalis,E 2650Sokolov,I 2615

Malmo 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/129 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6

[ 4...d6 - 70/(129) ] 5.d4

[ 5.Bc4 - 70/(129) ] 5...cxd4 6.cxd4 b6 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Bb7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 Nd7 12.Re1 dxe5 13.dxe5 Be7 14.Nd4

[ 14.Ng5!? ] 14...Nc5!N

[ 14...a6 ] [ 14...0-0-0 ]

15.Bc2 [ 15.Bb5+ Kf8 16.Qh5 Rd8÷ ]

15...h5! 16.a4 a6 17.Qe2 Rd8 18.Rab1 g5!³ |^ /\ Rd5, Nd7 ><e5 19.f3 Rd5 20.Qc4 Bd8

[ 20...Rxe5 21.Rxe5 Qxe5 22.Rxb6 ] 21.f4 gxf4 22.Bxf4 Rg8 23.Re2 Rg4 24.Rf1 Bg5!

[ 24...Rxf4 25.Rxf4 Rxe5© ] 25.Bxg5 Rxg5 26.Nf3 Rg4∓ 27.Qa2 Nd3

[ 27...Rxe5? 28.Nxe5 Qxe5 29.Bf5! ] 28.Bxd3 Rxd3 29.Ne1 Qc5+ 30.Ref2 Re3 31.Qd2 Rg7 32.Kh1 Qxc3-+ 33.Qxc3 Rxc3 34.Rb2 Rc1 35.Kg1 Rc6?“

[ 35...Bd5 36.Rxb6™ Bc4 37.Rc6 Rxg2+!-+ ]

36.h3 Rg5? [ 36...a5!? 37.Nf3 Rc4 38.Rxb6 Bd5 ] [ 36...Kd8 37.Rbf2 Rc1 38.Rxf7 Rxf7 39.Rxf7 Bc6 ( 39...Rxe1+? 40.Kf2 ) 40.Kf2 Bxa4 ]

37.Nf3 Rg6 [ 37...Rf5 38.Rfb1 ]

38.Kh2 Kf8 39.Rff2∓ a5!? 40.Nd4 Rc4 41.Nb5

[ 41.Rxb6 Bd5 42.Nb5 Rf4∓ ] 41...Rxa4 42.Nd6 Bd5 43.Rxf7+

[ 43.Rxb6 Rf4 ] 43...Kg8 44.Rff2 Rb4 45.Rbc2 a4! 46.Rc7

[ 46.Rf7 Rg7 ( 46...Rc4? 47.Rcf2 ) 47.Rf6 a3 ]

46...a3! 47.Ne8 Rf4 48.Rfc2 a2 49.Ra7 Rf7!

[ 49...Rf1? 50.Nf6+ Rgxf6 51.exf6 a1Q?

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52.Rc8# ] 50.Ra6 Rf1-+ 51.Rcxa2 Bxa2 52.Rxa2 Rg50-1

B22Benjamin,Joel 2580Browne,W 2530

USA (ch) 1997[Benjamin,Joel]

70/130 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d5 7.exd6 Qxd6 8.0-0 Be6 9.Na3 Bxb3 10.Qxb3 Qd5 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.Nfxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 e6 15.Rd1 Bc5 16.Qb5+ Ke7 17.Qe2 Rhd8 18.Be3 Qe5 19.Qg4 h5N

[ 19...Kf8 20.Bf4 Qd5™ ( 20...h5 ) 21.Nb3± ]

20.Qh4+ f6 21.Nf3! Rxd1+ [ 21...Qf5 22.Bxc5+ ( 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Qg3± ) 22...Qxc5 23.Qe4± ]

22.Rxd1 Qf5 23.Bxc5+ Rxc5 24.Qg3 Kf7 25.Qb8± Qc2 26.Qxb7+ Kg8 27.Re1 Qxb2 28.Qxa7 Rxc3 29.Qe7

[ 29.Rxe6 Rc1+ 30.Ne1 Qd2 31.Re8+ ( 31.Qe7 Qd7! ) 31...Kh7 32.Qe7 ]

29...e5! 30.Qe8+ [ 30.Nxe5 fxe5 31.Qe8+ Kh7 32.Qxh5+ Kg8 33.Qe8+ Kh7 34.Qxe5! Rc1!= ]

30...Kh7 31.Qxh5+ Kg8 32.Qe8+ Kh7 33.Qe6 Rc1 34.h3 Rxe1+ 35.Nxe1 Q 8/c Qb1 36.Kh2 Na4 37.Nf3 Nc3 38.a3

[ 38.Qb3 Qc1‚ >> ] 38...Qb2 39.Qf5+ Kg8 40.Qc8+ Kh7 41.Qf5+ Kg8 42.Nh4 Qxa3 43.Qe6+ Kh7 44.Qf7 Qc1

[ 44...Qb4 45.Ng6 Nd5 46.Nf8+ Kh8 47.Ne6 Qe7= ] [ 44...Qa4 45.Ng6 Kh6= ]

45.Qg6+ Kg8 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qg6+ Kg8 48.Qe8+ Kh7 49.Ng6 Kh6??

[ 49...Qg5™ 50.Nf8+ Kh6 51.Ne6 Qg6 ( 51...Qf5 52.Qd7+- ) 52.Qc8 ( 52.Qh8+ Qh7 53.Qc8 Ne4 54.Qc1+ g5= ) 52...Ne2 53.Qc4 Nf4 54.Nxf4 exf4 55.Qxf4+² ]

50.g4! Qg5 [ 50...Kg5 51.Qh8+- ]

51.Ne7+- Qf4+ 52.Kg1 Ne2+ 53.Kf1 Ng3+ [ 53...Qc1+ 54.Kxe2 Qc4+ 55.Kf3 Qf4+ 56.Kg2 Qe4+ 57.Kh2 Qf4+ 58.Kg1 Qc1+

59.Kg2 ] 54.Kg2 Kh7 55.Qg8+ Kh6 56.Qh8+ Kg5 57.Qxg7+ Kh4 58.Ng6+1-0

B22Wallace,J 2350West,G 2425

Australia 1997[Wallace,J]

70/131 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d5 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.0-0 Be6 10.Na3 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 e6 12.Nb5!? Qd8?!

[ 12...Qd7! 13.Bf4!? ( 13.Nxa7 ; 13.Rd1 ) 13...Nd5 14.Bg3 ] [ 12...Qb8 /\ 13.g3 Qd8 13.Nfxd4 ]

13.Bf4N [ 13.Rd1 ]

13...Nd5 14.Bg3 a6 [ 14...dxc3 15.Rad1!‚ /\ bc3, c4, /\ Rd5 ]

15.Nbxd4 [ 15.Nc7+ Nxc7 16.Qxb7 Na5 17.Qxc7 dxc3 18.Qxd8+ ( 18.Qxc3 Rc8! ) 18...Kxd8 19.Rfd1+ Ke8= ( 19...Kc8?! 20.Rac1± )]

15...Na5 [ 15...Be7 16.Nxc6 ( 16.Qxb7?? Na5-+ ) 16...bxc6 17.Qa4² ]

16.Qc2! [ 16.Qa4+ b5 17.Qc2 ]

16...Be7?! [ 16...Rc8² ] [ 16...Bc5!? 17.Qa4+!? Qd7! ( 17...b5? 18.Nxb5!+- ; 17...Ke7?! 18.Bh4+‚ ) 18.Qxa5 b6 19.Ne5 bxa5 20.Nxd7÷ ]

17.c4! [ 17.Ne5?! Rc8! ]

17...Nb6 [ 17...Nf6 18.Qa4+! ( 18.Rad1 ) 18...Nd7 ( 18...Kf8 19.Rad1‚ ) 19.Rad1‚ ]

18.c5!± [ 18.Rad1 Qc8 19.b3² ]

18...Nd7 [ 18...Rc8 19.b4 Nc6 20.Nxc6 Rxc6 21.Ne5 Rc8 ( 21...Rc7 22.Nc4!+- ) 22.Rad1 Nd5 23.Qa4+ Kf8 24.Nd7+ Kg8 25.Nb6 Rc6 26.Nxd5 exd5 27.Qb3+- ] [ 18...Nd5 19.Qa4+ Kf8 20.Ne5 Bf6 21.Rad1± ( 21.b4?! Bxe5 22.Bxe5 Nc4 )] [ 18...Nc8± ]

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19.b4 Nc6 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Nd4 Bf6 22.Nxc6

[ 22.Rad1! Bxd4 ( 22...Qc8 23.Qe4 Bxd4 24.Qxd4 Nf6 25.Be5± ) 23.Rxd4 Qc8± ]

22...Qc8 23.Qa4 Bxa1 24.Rxa1 Qb7! [] 25.Bd6 /\ 26.Nd4 Qd5 27.Rd1+--> Qb5™ 26.Qxb5 axb5 27.Nd4 Nf6 28.Nxb5 Nd5 29.a3!? /\ Rd1-d3+-

[ 29.Nc7+?! Nxc7 30.Bxc7 Kd7 31.Bb6 Ra4„ ] [ 29.c6 Ra4 30.a3± ]

29...Nxb4! 30.Nc7+ Kd7 31.Nxa8 Rxa8 32.g3

[ 32.Be5!? ] 32...Nc2!

[ 32...Nc6 33.Rb1 Ra7 34.Rb3± ] 33.Rb1 Ra7 34.Kg2?

[ 34.Bb8 Ra8! [] ( 34...Rxa3 35.Rb7+ Kc8 36.c6+- ) 35.Be5 f6 36.Rb7+ Kc6 37.Rc7+ Kd5 38.Bd6 Rxa3„ ∆39.Rxg7 Ra1+ 40.Kg2 Ne1+ 41.Kh3 ( 41.Kf1 Nc2+ 42.Ke2 Nd4+ 43.Ke3 Ra3+ 44.Kf4 h5-+ ) 41...Ra2! ] [ 34.Bf8! g5 ( 34...g6!? ) 35.c6+! Kc7™ 36.Rd1 ( 36.Bc5 /\ Rc1+- Ra4™ ) 36...Kc8™ < = > > < c 6 , a 3 37.Bc5/\ 38.Rc1+-, 38.Bb6+- Ra5™ 38.Bb6 Rd5 ]

34...Nxa3 35.Rb8 Nc4 36.Rg8 Nxd6 37.cxd6 g6 38.Rg7 Kxd6 39.Rxh7 e5 40.h4½-½

B21Adams,Mi 2680Lautier,J 2660

Tilburg 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/132 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 [ 2...d6 - 70/(132) ]

3.f4 d5 4.Nf3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 [ 5...Nc6 - 59/177 ] [ 5...Nf6 ]

6.d4!N [ 6.g3 ] [ 6.b3 ] [ 6.Bb5+ ] [ 6.Bc4 ]

6...cxd4 [ 6...Nf6 7.Nxc5 Bxc5 8.dxc5 Qa5+ 9.Bd2 Qxc5 10.Bd3² ]

7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 [ 8...Nf6 9.Nxf6+ Bxf6 10.Nb5± ]

9.Be3 [ ¹9.g3! Nf6 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.Bd2! ]

9...Nd7 10.g3 [ 10.Be2 ]

10...Ngf6 11.Bg2 [ 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.Bg2 Nd5!? ]

11...Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nc5 [ 12...Nf6 ]

13.Bf3 Bd7 14.0-0-0 Rc8 [ ¹14...0-0-0 15.Rhe1 Rhe8 16.Bd2 Kc7! ]

15.Rd2 Rc7 [ 15...0-0 16.Nf5 exf5 17.Bxc5 Bxc5 18.Rxd7² ]

16.Rhd1 Na4 [ 16...0-0 17.Nb3! ]

17.Ne2 /\ Bd4 Bb5? [ 17...Bf6 18.b3! Nc3 19.Nxc3 Rxc3 20.Rd3 /\ Bb6+/- ] [ 17...Bc5 18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.Nc3! /\ b4+/- ] [ 17...Bb4! 18.c3 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.c4 Ke7 21.Nc3 Rhc8 22.b3² ]

18.Bd4± f6 [ 18...0-0 19.Be5 Rc5 20.Bd6!? ( 20.Bxb7 )]

19.b3 Bb4? [ ¹19...Nc5 20.Bxc5 Bxe2! 21.Rxe2 Bxc5 22.Bd5! Kf7 23.Bxe6+ Kg6 24.c4± ]

20.bxa4 Bxd2+ 21.Rxd2 Bxa4 22.Nc3! [ 22.Bb6 Rd7 23.Nd4 Kf7± ]

22...Bc6 [ 22...Bd7 23.Ne4 Bc6 ( 23...0-0 24.Bb6 ) 24.Bh5+ ]

23.Bh5+! [ 23.Bh5+ Kf8 24.Bc5+ ] [ 23.Bh5+ g6 24.Bxf6 Rf8 25.Be5 Rd7 26.Be2 ]

1-0

B23MarcinkeviciusVigneron

corr 1996[Bandza,A; Novikov,V]

70/133 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb5 Nge7 6.Qe2 dxe4 7.Nxe4 a6 8.Bxc6+ Nxc6 9.b3 Be7

[ 9...Nd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Rb1 f5 12.Ng5² ]

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10.Bb2 0-0 11.Neg5!?N Bandza,A [ 11.0-0 ] [ 11.0-0-0 ]

11...Nb4!? [ 11...Bf6 12.Qe4 g6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Qxe5 Qxe5+ 16.fxe5² ] [ 11...h6 12.h4 hxg5 13.hxg5 f5 ( 13...f6 14.g6 /\ Ne5, Rh8+-) 14.g6 ( 14.Ne5!? ) 14...Re8™ 15.Ne5 ( 15.Rh7!? ) 15...Bh4+ 16.g3 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Bf6 18.Qh5 Kf8 19.0-0-0‚ ]

12.0-0-0! Nxa2+ 13.Kb1 Nb4 14.h4/\ 15.Nh7! Kh7 16.Qe5! (16.Ng5 Kh6 ) f6 17.Qh5 Kg8 18.Ng5 g5 19.hg5+- h6

[ 14...e5!? ] 15.Ne5

[ 15.Qe4!? f5 16.Qe2 Bf6 17.Ne5÷ ] 15...Qe8

[ 15...f6 16.Ng6 ( 16.Qe4!? ) 16...Re8 ( 16...fxg5? 17.hxg5 hxg5 18.Qh5 ) 17.Nxe6 Bd6 18.f5 ] [ 15...a5 16.Qh5 Qe8 17.Ng4 ]

16.Ng4 Qc6 [ 16...f6 17.Qe4 fxg5 ( 17...hxg5 18.hxg5 f5 19.Qe5 Qg6 20.Nh6++- ) 18.hxg5 h5 19.Nh6+ gxh6 20.gxh6 Rf5 21.g4+- ] [ 16...f5 17.Qe5 ] [ 16...Nd5 17.Nxh6+ gxh6 18.Qh5 ( 18.Qd3? f5 19.Nxe6 Rf6!! ) 18...f6 19.Qxh6 Rf7 20.c4!?ƒ ]

17.Bxg7!? [ 17.Nxh6+? gxh6 18.Qh5 e5! ] [ 17.Rh3!? /\ Nh6 ]

17...Kxg7 18.Ne5 Qc7? [ 18...Qb5! ]

19.c3 [ 19.Ne4 Qa5 ( 19...Bd7 20.Qg4+ Kh7 21.Ng5+ Bxg5 22.hxg5 Qa5 23.g6+ Kg7 24.gxf7+ Kf6 25.Qh4+ Kf5 26.g4+ Ke4 27.Rhe1+ Kd5 28.Qh1+ Kd6 29.Nc4++- ) 20.Nc3 c4 21.Nxc4 Qc7 22.Rh3 Bd7 23.Rg3+ Kh7 24.Qh5 Bc6³ ]

19...Nc6 [ 19...Qa5 20.cxb4 Qa3 21.Qd3! ] [ 19...Bd7!?

A) 20.Qg4 hxg5 21.hxg5 ( 21.Qh5 Qxe5!÷ ) 21...Rh8 22.g6 f5 23.Qg3 Qxe5! 24.fxe5 Nc6 25.Rh7+ Rxh7 26.gxh7+ Kh8 27.Rh1 Rf8 28.Rh6 f4÷ ; B) 20.cxb4 hxg5 21.hxg5 ( 21.Qh5 g4! ) 21...Rh8 ]

20.Qg4 hxg5 21.hxg5 Rg8 22.Qh5 Bxg5

23.fxg5 Kf8 24.Nxf7! Qb6 25.Kc2+- [ 25.Rdf1 ]

25...c4 [ 25...Na5 26.b4 cxb4 27.Ne5 Ke7 28.Qf7+ Kd6 29.Qf4 ]

26.bxc4 Qa5 27.Rdf1 Ke7 28.Qh7 Re8 29.Rh3 /\ Rd3 Kd7 30.Ne5+ Kd6 31.Qd3+ Kc7

[ 31...Kc5 32.Qe3+ Kd6 33.c5+ Kc7 34.Rh7+ Re7 35.Rxe7+ Nxe7 36.Rf7 Qa4+ 37.Kb2 Qb5+ 38.Kc2 Qe8 39.c6! bxc6 40.Qc5 ]

32.Rh7+ Re7 33.Rxe7+ Nxe7 34.Rf7 Qa2+ 35.Kd1 Qa4+ 36.Ke2 Qa3

[ 36...Qe8 37.c5 Bd7 38.Qd6+ Kd8 39.g6 ]

37.g6 Qd6 38.Qe3 Bd7 39.c5 Qd5 40.Rxe7 Qxg2+ 41.Kd1 Rd8 42.Qd41-0

B23Nadyrhanov,S 2480Filippov,V 2510

Smolensk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/134 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bc4 e6 6.0-0 Nge7

[ 6...d6 - 67/202 ] 7.e5!? d5?!

[ 7...d6! ] 8.exd6

[ 8.Bb5!?² ] 8...Qxd6 9.Ne4 Qc7

[ 9...Qxf4?? 10.Nfg5 Qe5 11.Nxf7+- ] 10.d3 0-0 11.a3!N

[ 11.Qe1 Na5! ] 11...b6 12.Qe1 Nf5 13.Rb1?

[ 13.g4! Nfd4 14.Qh4!ƒ /\ f5 ] 13...Na5! 14.Ba2 c4³ 15.dxc4 Nxc4 16.b3 Ncd6

[ 16...Na5!? ] 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.b4 Ba6 19.Rf2 Rac8

[ 19...Rfd8! 20.Ne5?! Bxe5 21.fxe5 Qxe5!∓ ]

20.Ne5! Bxe5! 21.fxe5 Qd4 22.Bb2 Qe3 23.Qxe3 Nxe3 24.Bb3 Rfd8! 25.Ba1™

[ 25.Re1? Nd1-+ ] 25...Bc4 26.Rf3™

[ 26.Re1? Nd1! 27.Rf3 Bxb3 28.cxb3 Rc1-+ ]

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26...Nf5 27.Rc3 Bxb3 28.cxb3! Rxc3 29.Bxc3 R 9/i Rd3 30.Be1 g5 31.Bf2 Kg7 32.a4 Kg6 33.a5 Nd4 34.g4! b5 35.a6! Nc6“ 36.Bc5?“

[ 36.Rc1! Nxb4 37.Rc8! h6! ( 37...h5 38.Rg8+ Kh6 39.Rh8+ Kg7 40.Rxh5 Nxa6 41.Rxg5+= ) 38.Rg8+ Kh7 39.Rb8! Nxa6 40.Rxb5 Rd7 41.Ra5 Nb4 42.Rxa7 Rxa7 43.Bxa7 Nc6 44.Bc5 Nxe5 45.b4 Nxg4 46.Bd4! e5 47.Bc3 Nf6 48.Bxe5= ]

36...h5 37.gxh5+ Kxh5 38.Bd6 f5!-+ 39.Rc1 Nd4 40.Rc7 Kg4 41.Kf2 f4 42.Rxa7 Rd2+ 43.Kf1 Nc2 44.Rh7 Ne3+ 45.Ke1 Ra2 46.Bc5 Kf3 47.Rh3+ Ke4 48.Bxe3 g4!

[ 48...g4 49.a7 gxh3 50.Bb6 Ra6 51.Kf2 Kxe5 ]

0-1

B30Petronic,J 2490Gorbatow,A 2420

Paks 1997[Petronic,J]

70/135 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 cxd4 5.0-0

[ 5.c4 - 19/322 ] 5...g6 6.c3! Qb6N

[ 6...Bg7 ] 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.cxd4 Bxd4

[ 8...Qxd4 9.d3± @ ] 9.Nc3 a6 10.d3 e6 11.Kh1!? Ne7 12.f4 0-0

[ ¹12...d6 13.Qe1ƒ ] 13.f5! d5

[ 13...exf5 14.Bg5! A) 14...Qxb2? 15.Bxe7 Qxc3 ( 15...Re8 16.Nd5 Qxa1 17.Qxa1 Bxa1 18.Rxa1+- ) 16.Rc1+- ; B) 14...Bf6! 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.g4 Qc6+ 18.Bd5 Ne3! 19.Qf3 Qb6 ( 19...Nxd5 20.Nxd5± ) 20.Bxf7+ Kg7™ 21.Qf4!! Nxf1 ( 21...Nxg4 22.Qxg4 Rxf7 23.Rxf7+ Kxf7 24.Rf1+ Kg7 25.Qf4+- ∆Qd8 26.Qe5+ Kh6 27.Rf7 d6 28.Qg7+ Kg5 29.h4+ Kg4 30.Qd4+ Kg3 31.Ne2+ Kh3 32.Rf3# ) 22.Rxf1 Qc6+ ( 22...d6 23.Qf6+ Kh6 24.g5+ Kh5 25.Qg7+- ) 23.Nd5 ( 23.Ne4 Qe6 24.Nd6± ) 23...Qxd5+ 24.Bxd5 Rxf4 25.Rxf4± ]

[ 13...gxf5!? 14.Qh5 Bg7 ( 14...fxe4 15.Bh6 Bg7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qg5+ Ng6 18.Qf6+ Kg8 19.Nxe4 Qd8 20.Qd4 f5 21.Nd6‚ ) 15.Rf3‚ ]

14.f6! dxc4 15.fxe7 Re8 16.Bg5!± [ 16.dxc4!? Rxe7 17.Na4! Qa7 ( 17...Qd6 18.c5! Bxc5 19.Nxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd8+ Kg7 21.Bh6+ Kxh6 22.Qf8+ Kg5 23.Rxf7+-Gorbatow,A) 18.c5 e5 19.Nb6 Rb8

20.Be3 Be6 21.Bxd4 exd4 22.Qxd4± ] 16...Qxb2

[ 16...f6 17.Qf3!? cxd3 ( 17...Rxe7 18.Bxf6 Rf7 19.Bxd4+- ) 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 ( 18...Bd7 19.Rad1 Bxf6 20.Qxf6 Qd6 21.Nd5 Bc6 22.Rxd3+- ) 19.Qxf6 Bd7 20.Rf3+- ]

17.Qf3! f5 18.exf5 gxf5 [ 18...exf5? 19.Qd5++- ]

19.Ne4!? [ 19.Qg3 Kh8™ ( 19...Kf7 20.Qh4+- ; 19...Bf2 20.Qe5 Qb6 21.Rxf2 Qxf2 22.Bh6 Rxe7 23.Qf6 Bd7 24.Qg5+ Kh8™ 25.Qxe7 Qd4™ 26.Bg5+- ) 20.Rac1 Bxc3!? 21.Rxc3 Qxc3 22.Bf4 Qg7 23.Be5 Rxe7© ]

19...Be5 [ 19...Bd7 20.Nd6 Bc6 21.Qg3+- ]

20.Rad1 Bd7 21.d4! Bc6 [ 21...Bxd4

A) 22.Rxd4 Qxd4 23.Nf6+ Kg7 ( 23...Kh8 24.Nxd7+- ) 24.Rd1 Bc6 25.Qh5 Qxf6 26.Bxf6+ Kxf6 27.Qh6+ Kf7™ ( 27...Kxe7 28.Qg7# ; 27...Ke5 28.Qg7+ Kf4 29.Qg3+ Ke4 30.Re1+ Kd4 31.Qe3+ Kd5 32.Rd1# ) 28.Qxh7+ Kf6± ; B) 22.Rd2! Qb6 ( 22...fxe4 23.Qf7+ Kh8 24.Rxb2 Bxb2 25.Bf6+ Bxf6 26.Qxf6+ Kg8 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Rf7+- ) 23.Qg3 Kh8 ( 23...Bg7 24.Rxd7+- ) 24.Rxd4+- ]

22.dxe5“ Bxe4 23.Qg3 Kf7 [ 23...Qe2 24.Bf6+ Qg4 25.Qxg4+ fxg4 26.Rf4 Bf5 27.Rxc4 Kf7 28.Rd8 b5 29.Rcd4 Rc8 30.Kg1+- ]

24.Rd2+- Qb5 25.Qh4? [ 25.Rd8 c3 26.Re1 Qb2 ( 26...Rg8 27.Qh4 f4 28.Qh6 Bg6 29.Qf8+! Rxf8 30.exf8Q# ) 27.Bf6+- ]

25...Qxe5 26.Qh5+ Kg8 27.Rd8 Bc6 28.h3 Qg7

[ 28...Qg3 29.Rf3! ] 29.Rfd1 Qf7 30.Qh6 Bd5 31.Bf6 b6

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32.Rc1 f4 33.Re1 Raxd8“ 34.exd8Q Rxd8 35.Qg5+ Kf8 36.Bxd8 f3 37.Qh6+ Ke8 38.Bh4 fxg2+ 39.Kg1 Qf3 40.Bf2 c3 41.Qxh7 b5 42.Bh4 Qf8 43.Qc7 Qa3 44.Bf2 Qb4 45.a3!1-0

B30Istratescu,A 2550Chernyshov,K 2445

Pardubice 1997[Istratescu,A]

70/136 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 [ 3...e5 - 70/(136) ]

4.Bb5 Qc7 5.0-0 e6 6.Re1 Be7?!N [ 6...d6 7.e5! ( 7.d4 - 50/(177)) 7...dxe5 8.Nxe5 Bd7 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Qf3 Rc8 11.d3² ]

7.e5 Ng4 8.Bxc6 bxc6™ [ 8...Qxc6?? 9.d4!+- ] [ 8...dxc6 9.d3 h5™ 10.h3 Nh6 11.Bg5!± ]

9.d4! [ 9.d3?! f6!÷ ] [ 9.h3 Nh6 10.d3 Nf5 11.Bf4² ]

9...f5?! [ 9...f6 10.dxc5! Bxc5 11.Ne4

A) 11...Be7 12.Nd6+ Kf8 13.Bf4! fxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 ( 14...Bxd6 15.Ng6+!!+- ) 15.Bxe5+- ; B) 11...Qb6 12.Nxc5 Qxc5 13.Be3! Nxe3 14.Rxe3± ]

10.h3 Nh6 11.Bg5! Bf8™ 12.Be3!!± Rb8 [ 12...cxd4 13.Qxd4 c5 ( 13...Nf7 14.Na4 Rb8 15.b3 a5 16.c4± ) 14.Nb5!

A) 14...cxd4 15.Nxc7+ Kd8 16.Bxh6 ( 16.Nxa8!? dxe3 17.Rxe3 Bb7 18.Rb3! Kc8 19.Rc3+ Bc6 20.Nd4 Kb7 21.Nxc6 dxc6 22.Rd1+- ) 16...Kxc7 17.Bf4 Bc5 18.Rad1 Rb8 19.b3+- ; B) 14...Qc6 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.Qxd6 Qxd6 17.exd6 c4 ( 17...Bb7?! 18.Bxc5 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Rc8 20.b4+- ) 18.Bxh6 gxh6 19.Ne5 Ba6 20.Re3± ]

13.dxc5! Nf7 [ 13...Rxb2?! 14.Nd2! Rb4 15.Bxh6 gxh6 16.Qh5+ Kd8 17.a3 Rb8 18.Nc4 Bxc5 19.Qxh6+- ]

14.Rb1 Be7 15.b4 0-0?! [ 15...a5 16.a3 axb4 17.axb4 g5™ 18.Bd4 h5 19.Nd2 Ba6 20.g3!± ]

16.Qd2! a5 17.a3 axb4 18.axb4 Ra8 19.Bd4 Ba6 20.Na4!+- Be2™ 21.Nb6 Bxf3 22.Nxa8 Rxa8 23.gxf3 Qd8 24.f4 g5 25.Be3 Kh8 26.Kh2 g4 27.Ra1 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Bh4 29.f3! h5 30.c4 Qb8

[ 30...Qg8 31.Qxd7 gxf3 32.Rg1 ] 31.Rg1 Qb7 32.fxg4 fxg4 33.hxg4 Nh6 34.Kh1!“ Qa6 35.gxh5 Qc8

[ 35...Qxc4 36.Qg2 ] 36.Qg2 Qf8 37.Bf2 Be7 38.b5 Nf5 39.b61-0

B30Georgiev,Kr 2530Krasenkow,M 2645

Gouves 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/137 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.b3 Nge7

[ 4...Qc7 - 46/(199) ] 5.Bb2 Ng6

[ 5...f6 ] 6.h4N

[ 6.0-0 ] 6...h5 7.g3 /\ Be2 ><h5 d5 8.0-0?

[ 8.e5 Nge7 /\ Nf5 ] [ 8.exd5 exd5 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Bxg7 Rg8 12.Bxc6+ ( 12.Bf6 Kf8 13.Bxe7+ Ncxe7 14.Be2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nxh4 16.Bxh5 Qd6 17.Qe2 Nef5© ) 12...bxc6 13.Bf6 Kf8 14.Bxe7+ Nxe7 15.Qe2 Ng6 16.Qe3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Nxh4÷ ]

8...dxe4 9.Ng5 Be7! [ 9...f5 10.Be2 ]

10.Nxe4 [ 10.Bxg7 Rg8 11.Bh6 Bf6! 12.Nc3 Rh8 13.Qxh5 Bg7 14.Ngxe4 Rxh6 15.Qxc5 Nge7!∓ ]

10...f5 11.Nec3 Bd7 [ 11...Bxh4?! 12.gxh4 Qxh4 ( 12...Nxh4 13.f4 Rh6 14.Qe2 ) 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qf3 ]

12.Be2? [ 12.Re1 Nd4 ] [ 12.f4∓ ]

12...Bxh4! 13.Na4 [ 13.gxh4 Qxh4 14.Bf3 ( 14.Re1 Nf4 15.Bf3 Nh3+ 16.Kg2 Rh6 17.Ne2 Nxf2-+ ) 14...Nge5! 15.Re1 Ng4 16.Re2

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Nd4 17.Bxb7 ( 17.Bg2 Bc6 18.Nd5 Nxe2+ 19.Qxe2 Qh2+ 20.Kf1 Kf7-+ ) 17...Qh2+ 18.Kf1 Bc6! 19.Bxc6+ Nxc6 20.Rxe6+ Kf7 21.Qf3 Nd4-+ ] [ 13.Bxh5 Qg5 14.Bf3 Bxg3 15.fxg3 Qxg3+ 16.Bg2 Qh2+ 17.Kf2 Nf4 18.Qf3 Rh3-+ ] [ 13.Nb5 Qg5! 14.Kh2 ( 14.Nc7+ Ke7 15.Nxa8 Bxg3 16.fxg3 Qxg3+ 17.Kh1 Nce5-+ ) 14...Nce5! 15.Nc7+ Ke7 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxa8 f4 18.Rg1 fxg3+ 19.fxg3 Bxg3+ 20.Rxg3 Qh4+ 21.Kg2 Bc6+ 22.Bf3 Nxf3 23.Rxf3 Rf8-+ ]

13...Qg5 14.Kh2 Nce5 15.Nxc5?! [ 15.Bxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxc5 f4 17.Ne4 fxg3+ 18.fxg3 ( 18.Nxg3 Bxg3+ 19.fxg3 h4 20.g4 Nxg4+ 21.Bxg4 Qe5+-+ ) 18...Bxg3+ 19.Nxg3 Qh4+ 20.Kg2 Bc6+ 21.Bf3 Nxf3 22.Rxf3 Rf8-+ ]

15...f4 [ 15...f4 16.gxh4 Qxh4+ 17.Kg1 Ng4 ]

0-1

B30Yudasin,L 2600Krasenkow,M 2615

Vilnius 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/138 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.Nc3

[ 5.Re1 - 70/(138) ] [ 5.c3 - 70/(138) ] [ 5.b3 - 70/(138) ]

5...Nd4 [ 5...a6 - 70/(138) ]

6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.d3 Bc5 10.f4 d5 11.Ng3N

[ 11.Kh1 - 47/(211) ] 11...dxe4 12.Qh5!?

[ 12.Nxe4 - 70/(138) ] 12...Be7

[ 12...Ba7 13.Nxe4 |^>> ><Ba7 ] 13.dxe4 g6 14.Qf3 b5 15.Bb3 h5

[ 15...Bb7!? 16.f5 Ne5 17.Qf4 Qd6 /\ g5 18.f6 Bf8 19.a4÷ ]

16.Bd2 Bb7 [ 16...h4 17.Nh1 Bb7÷ ]

17.f5!? [ 17.a4!? ]

17...Ne5 18.Qf4 f6™

[ 18...g5? 19.Qxe5 Bf6 20.Qxf6! Qxf6 21.fxe6+- ] [ 18...Qd6? 19.fxg6 fxg6 20.Bb4!+- ]

19.fxe6? [ 19.Bxe6? g5 20.Qf2 h4 21.Nh1 Qc7∓ ] [ 19.fxg6! Nxg6 20.Qf3÷ ]

19...Qb6 20.Nh1 Nc4∓ 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Nf2 0-0-0?! ><Kc8

[ 22...Qxe6 ∆23.Qc7 Qc6∓ _|_ ] 23.c3 d3 24.b3! /\ <=><->b Qxe6 25.bxc4 f5 26.Rab1 fxe4

[ 26...Bd6 27.Qe3 Qe5 28.Qh3÷ ] 27.Qe3!„ Rd7 28.Rfe1 Rf8 29.Nxe4??

[ 29.Nxd3? Rxd3! 30.Qxd3 Bc5+ 31.Kh1 Rf2! ( 31...exd3? 32.Rxe6 Rf2 33.Rxg6 Rxd2 34.Rg8+ ) 32.Bg5 exd3 33.Rxe6 Bxg2+ 34.Kg1 Rb2+ 35.Be3 Bxe3+ 36.Rxe3 Rxb1+ 37.Kxg2 d2-+ ] [ 29.Qa7!„ ]

29...Bxe4 30.c5 [ 30.Qxe4 Bc5+ 31.Kh1 Rf1+-+ ] [ 30.h3 Re8-+ ]

30...Qg40-1

B30German,P 2415Milos,G 2605

Buenos Aires 1997[Milos,G]

70/139 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 Ne7

[ 5...d5 - 70/(139) ] 6.Bb2 Ng6 7.h4

[ 7.0-0 - 65/160 ] 7...h5 8.e5 c4!N

[ 8...Be7 ] 9.bxc4

[ 9.Nc3 ] 9...Rb8 10.Bc3 c5 11.d3 Be7 12.Nbd2 f5! 13.exf6

[ 13.g3 Bb7³ ] 13...gxf6³ 14.Qe2 Kf7 15.0-0 Bb7 16.Qe3 Qc7 17.Rfe1 Rbg8 18.Ne4 e5! 19.Bb2

[ ¹19.Kf1 Nf4 20.g3 Ne6³ ] 19...d6 20.c3? Nf4∓ 21.Ng3

[ 21.g3 Qd7-+ ] 21...f5 22.d4 Nxg2 23.Kxg2 f4 24.Qd3 fxg3 25.dxe5 dxe5 26.Qf5+ Ke8 27.fxg3

[ 27.Qxe5 Qxe5 28.Rxe5 Rf8 29.Re3

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Rxf3-+ ] [ 27.Rxe5 Bxf3+ 28.Kxf3 Rf8-+ ]

27...Rh6! 28.Qxe5 [ 28.Rxe5 Bxf3+-+ ]

28...Qxe5 29.Rxe5 Rhg6-+ 30.Kf2 Rxg3? [ 30...Rf8! 31.Re3 Rgf6-+ ]

31.Ne1! Rh3 32.Ba3 Kf7 33.Ke2 [ 33.Rxh5 Rh2+ 34.Ke3 ( 34.Kf1 Ke6! 35.Rh6+ Kd7 36.Rd1+ Kc8 37.Nd3 Rgg2 38.Rh8+ Kc7-+ ) 34...Rg3+ 35.Kf4 Bd6+ 36.Kf5 Rf2+ 37.Nf3 Rfxf3# ]

33...Rxh4 34.Bxc5 Rh2+ [ 34...Bxc5 35.Rxc5 Rh2+ 36.Ke3 Rg3+ 37.Kf4 Rxc3∓ ∆38.Rc7+ Kf6 39.Rxb7 Rh4# ]

35.Kd1? [ 35.Bf2 Ba6∓ ( 35...Bh4 36.Nd3 ) ∆36.Re4 Rg4 ]

35...Bxc5 36.Rxc5 Rd8+ 37.Kc1 Be4-+ 38.Nf3 Rc2+ 39.Kb1 Rd1#0-1

B31Rublevsky,S 2650Andersson,U 2640

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Rublevsky,S]

70/140 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be3 b6 9.Qd2 Re8N

[ 9...e5 - 66/132 ] 10.a3

[ 10.0-0-0 e5 ] 10...a5

[ 10...Nd7?! 11.Bh6! ( 11.b4?! cxb4 12.axb4 a5 13.0-0 Bb7 14.bxa5 b5= ) 11...Bh8 12.h4 Nf6 13.h5 Nxh5 14.Rxh5! ]

11.0-0 Nd7 12.Nh2 Nf8 [ 12...e5?! 13.Bh6 Bh8 14.Bg5! Qc7 15.f4 exf4 16.Ng4 ]

13.f4 [ 13.Bh6!? Bh8 14.f4 c4 15.f5 cxd3 16.cxd3 Ba6 17.Rad1 ]

13...f5 [ 13...Ne6 14.f5 Nd4 ]

14.Rae1 Ne6 [ 14...fxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxb2 16.c3 Bxa3 17.Qa2++- ]

15.exf5 gxf5 16.Nf3 Nd4 17.Ne5 Be6

[ 17...Bxe5 18.fxe5 Kh8 19.Rf4 ] 18.Qf2 Bxe5 19.fxe5 Kh8 20.Bxd4 Qxd4 21.Ne2 Qxf2+

[ 21...Qxb2 22.Nf4 Ba2 23.c4 Qxf2+ 24.Rxf2 Bb3 25.Ne6 ]

22.Rxf2 Red8 [ 22...Rad8 23.Nf4 ]

23.Ng3 Rf8 24.Ref1 Rad8 [ 24...c4 25.d4 Rad8 26.c3 c5 27.dxc5 bxc5 28.Nxf5 Bxf5 29.Rxf5 Rxf5 30.Rxf5 Rd1+ 31.Rf1 Rd2 32.Rf2 Rd1+ 33.Kh2 Re1 34.Rf4 Rxe5 35.Rxc4 Kg7 36.Ra4+- ]

25.Nxf5 Rd5 26.Nxe7 Rxf2 27.Kxf2 Rxe5 [ 27...Rd7 28.Nxc6 Bd5 29.e6 Rg7 30.Nd8 ]

28.Nxc6 Rf5+ 29.Kg1 [ 29.Kg1 Rg5 30.Nd8 ]

1-0

B31Timman,J 2625Yakovich,Y 2610

Koge 1997[Timman,J]

70/141 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Re1

[ 6.c3!? - 70/(141) ] 6...Nh6 7.c3 0-0 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 f6 11.Nbd2

[ 11.exf6 - 61/(173) ] 11...g5?!

[ ¹11...Nf7 ] 12.e6!² N

[ 12.h3 ] 12...Qd6

[ 12...Nf5 13.Qc2 ] 13.Qe2 Nf5 14.Nb3

[ 14.g4?! Nh6 15.h3 f5! 16.Nxg5 Bxd4÷ ] 14...g4

[ 14...a5 15.g4 Nh6 16.h3 f5 17.Bxg5 fxg4 18.Ne5 Bxe6 19.Bxh6 Bxh6 20.Nxg4± ]

15.Nfd2 a5 16.Nf1 [ 16.Qxg4!? Bxe6 17.Nf3 /\ Bf4+/= ]

16...a4 17.Qxg4 Bxe6 18.Bf4 h5! [ 18...Nxd4 19.Qxg7+! Kxg7 20.Nxd4+- ]

19.Qf3 [ 19.Qe2!? Qxf4 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Ng3² ]

19...Qd8™

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[ 19...Qb4 20.Rxe6 axb3 21.Bd2+- ] 20.Nc5 Nxd4 21.Qe3 Bf7 22.Qxd4 e5 23.Qd2 exf4 24.Qxf4 a3

[ 24...Qb8 25.Qf5 Qxb2 26.Rab1 Qd4 27.Ne6 Qg4 28.Qxg4 hxg4 29.Nxf8 Bxf8 30.Ne3± ]

25.bxa3 Re8 26.Ng3 Rxe1+ [ ¹26...Re5² ]

27.Rxe1 Qa5 28.Rc1 Re8 29.Qb4 Qxb4 30.axb4 Bh6 31.Rd1 Bg6 32.h4!± Bf4“

[ 32...Bc2 ∆33.Rd4 Re1+± ] 33.Kf1+- Kf7 34.Ne2 Bc2 35.Rd4 Bd6 36.Rd2 Bg6 37.Nd4 Rc8 38.a4 Bf4 39.Rd1 Be5 40.g3

[ ¹40.Ke2 /\ Ke3 ] 40...Ke7 41.f4 Bxd4 42.Rxd4 R 9/i Kd6 43.a5 Bf5 44.Kf2 Rb8 45.a6 Kc7 46.Rd2! Bg4

[ 46...Kb6 47.Re2 Kb5 48.Re7 ] 47.Ra2 Kb6 48.a7 Ra8 49.Ra6+ Kb5 50.Ke3 Bc8 51.Ra2 Kb6

[ 51...Kxb4 52.Kd4 ] 52.g4!! Bxg4

[ 52...hxg4 53.h5 ] 53.Ra6+ Kb5 54.Kd4 Bc8 55.Ra5+ Kb6 56.Na4+ Kb7 57.b5 cxb5 58.Rxb5+ Kxa7

[ 58...Kc7 59.Ra5 Bd7 60.Kxd5 ] 59.Ra5+ Kb7“

[ 59...Kb7 60.Rxa8 Kxa8 61.Nb6+ Kb7 62.Nxc8 Kxc8 63.Kxd5 Kd7 64.f5 ]

1-0

B31Certic,B 2435Skembris,S 2470

Kavala 1997[Skembris,S]

70/142 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0-0 7.h3 d6!?

[ 7...e5 - 70/(142) ] 8.d3N

[ 8.d4 - 4/413 ] 8...Bd7 9.a3 Qc7 10.Nbd2 a6!?„ 11.Bc4

[ ¹11.Ba4„ ] 11...Ne5!? ><d3, Bc4

[ 11...b5 12.Ba2 /^a2-g8 ] 12.Nxe5 dxe5ƒ <->d 13.Nf3

[ 13.b4!?„ ] 13...Rad8 14.Qe2 Bc6

[ 14...Ba4!? ]

15.a4 Nh5!? ><d4, f4 [ 15...b5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Bb3ƒ/\ Be3 ><c5 ]

16.a5 / \ Be3 ><c5, b6 Bb5! ><d3, Bc4 17.Be3„ /\ b4

[ 17.Bxb5 axb5 18.Be3 ( 18.a6?! Ra8><a6 ) 18...Rd6 /\ Nf4 ]

17...Qc6!? 18.Nd2 [ 18.Bd5!?„ ]

18...e6 ><d5 19.f3 /\ Nb3, Qf2 ><c5 [ 19.Nb3 Bxc4 ( 19...Nf4!? ) 20.dxc4 Qxe4 21.Bxc5 ( 21.Nxc5 Qc6!?ƒ ) 21...Qxe2 22.Rxe2„ ]

19...Bf6!? [ 19...Nf4!? Agnos,D ]

20.g4 [ 20.Qf2 Rfe8!? ∆21.Bxc5? Bxc4 22.Nxc4 Nf4∓ |^ ><d3 ]

20...Nf4 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.e5 Bg7! ><e5 [ 22...Bh4 23.Red1ƒ ]

23.g5 ><f6 [ 23.Qe4 ><f4 Qxe4 24.Nxe4 ( 24.Rxe4 Bxc4 <->d ) 24...Bxc4 25.dxc4 Bxe5 26.Nxc5 Bb8!ƒ /\ Ba7 ] [ 23.Bxb5 axb5 /\ Rd5 ] [ 23.Nb3 Rd7!?÷ ]

23...Rd7 24.Nb3 [ 24.Qe4!? ]

24...Rfd8ƒ 25.Qf2?! [ ¹25.Qe4 Certic,B Qxe4!³ ]

25...Bxc4! [ 25...Rxd3 26.Bxd3 Rxd3 ><f3 27.Re4 Qd5 28.Nxc5 Rd2 29.Rd4! ]

26.dxc4 b5! ><Nb3 <->b, d 27.axb6 [ 27.Nxc5? Rd2-+ ] [ 27.Re4 bxc4 28.Rxc4 Qb5-+ ] [ 27.Qxc5 Qxf3‚ ]

27...Qxb6ƒ 28.Ra3™ Bf8!³ 29.Re2 Rd3 30.Kg2 Ra8 /\ a5|^ 31.Nc1?

[ ¹31.Na5³ ] 31...Rd1 32.Na2

[ 32.Nb3 a5ƒ ] 32...Qd8∓ /\ Qd3 ><g5 33.b4 Rd3!‚ ><b4

[ 33...Qxg5+³ ] 34.bxc5?“

[ 34.b5∓ ] 34...Qxg5+ 35.Kh2 Re3-+ 36.Rxe3 fxe3 37.Qg3 Qxg3+ 38.Kxg3 e2!

[ 38...e2 39.Kf2 Bxc5+ ]0-1

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B32Nisipeanu,L._D 2600Grigore,G 2485

Romania (ch) 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D]

70/143 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be6

[ 7...b5 - 70/(143) ] 8.Nc4 b5!?

[ 8...Rc8 ] 9.Ne3 Nf6 10.Ned5

[ 10.g3 - 59/188 ] 10...Ne7 11.a4!N

[ 11.Be3 Nexd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bd7= ]

11...Nexd5?! [ 11...b4 12.Nxb4 Qa5 13.Qxd6! Rd8 14.Qxa6 Qxb4 15.Bb5+ Bd7 16.0-0² |^ ] [ 11...Nxe4 12.axb5 Nxc3 13.Nxc3 a5! 14.b6! Qxb6 15.Bb5+ Bd7 16.Bxd7+ Kxd7 17.0-0© -> ]

12.exd5 Bg4 13.f3 b4 14.Na2! Bh5 15.Nxb4 Ne4 16.Nxa6!±

[ 16.g3? Qb6 17.Nd3 Qa5+ 18.c3 Qxd5³ ]

16...Qh4+ [ 16...f5!? 17.Qd3! ( 17.c3? Rxa6! 18.Bxa6 Qh4+ 19.g3 Nxg3 20.Bg5 Qxg5 21.hxg3 Qxg3+ 22.Kd2 Bxf3 23.Qe1 Qf4+ 24.Qe3 Qxe3+ 25.Kxe3 Bxd5!³ ) 17...Nf6 ( 17...Rxa6 18.fxe4+- ; 17...Qh4+ 18.g3 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Qxg3+ 20.Kd2+- ) 18.Qxf5! Rxa6 19.Bb5+!+- ]

17.g3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Qxg3+ 19.Kd2 Bxf3 20.Qe1! Qf4+

[ 20...Qxe1+ 21.Kxe1 Rxa6 22.Bxa6 Bxh1 23.Bb7 /\ a5+- ]

21.Qe3 Qxe3+ 22.Kxe3 Bxh1 23.Nc7+ Kd8 24.Nxa8 Bxd5 25.Nb6 Bc6 /\ d5 26.Bc4! f5 27.Bd5 Kc7 28.a5 Be7 29.Ke2 f4 30.Ra3!+- Bb5+ 31.Kf3 Ba6 32.Rc3+ Kd8 33.b4 Bf6 34.b5! e4+ 35.Bxe4 Bxc3 36.bxa61-0

B32Almasi,Z 2615Ivanovic,B 2500

Jugoslavija 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/144 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.b3

[ 7.Be2 - 70/(144) ] 7...a6N

[ 7...Nf6 - 68/135 ] 8.N5c3 f5?! 9.Bd3!? f4 10.Nd5 Nf6 11.Nbc3 0-0 12.Bb2 Be6 13.Nxe7+

[ 13.f3! ] 13...Qxe7 14.f3 Kh8 15.Qd2 Rfd8 16.0-0!? g5 17.Nd5 Qg7 18.g4!? h5 19.h3 Kh7! 20.Kg2 hxg4 21.hxg4 Kg6 22.Rh1 Rh8 23.b4! Rad8 24.Qf2?

[ 24.b5± ] 24...Qd7! 25.Rxh8 Rxh8 26.Rh1 Rxh1 27.Kxh1 Bxg4!?

[ 27...Qh7+ 28.Qh2 ( 28.Kg2 Bxg4! ; 28.Kg1!? ) 28...Qxh2+ 29.Kxh2 Kf7² ]

28.Nxf6! [ 28.fxg4 Qxg4! 29.Nxf6 Qh3+! ]

28...Kxf6 29.fxg4 Qxg4 30.Be2 Qh3+ 31.Qh2 Qxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Nxb4 33.a3 Nc6 34.Kh3² NB 8/h a5?“ 35.Bc3 b6 36.Be1!± Nd4 37.Bd1 Ke6 38.Bf2 Kf6 39.Kg4 Kg6 40.Bg1! Kh6?

[ 40...Kf6 41.a4! Ke6™ ( 41...Kg6 42.Bxd4 exd4 43.Bc2 Kf6 44.Bd3+- ) 42.Kxg5 Kd7 43.Bxd4 exd4 44.Kxf4 Kc6 45.Be2 Kc5 46.Kf5 Kb4 47.Ke6+- ]

41.Bxd4 exd4 42.Kf51-0

B33Peptan,C 2425Jelen,Ig 2405

Ljubljana 1997[Peptan,C; Stoica,V]

70/145 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5

[ 7.Nd5 - 70/(145) ] 7...a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6

[ 9.Nd5 - 70/(145) ] 9...gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.g3 f5 12.exf5 e4 13.c3 Ne5 14.Be2N

[ 14.Qh5 - 37/175 ]

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14...Bxf5 15.0-0 0-0 16.Nc2 Rb8 [ 16...a5?! 17.Nd4

A) 17...Bh3 18.Re1 Bd7 ( 18...Rb8 19.Qc2± ) 19.Bf1² ; B) 17...Bd7 18.Qc2 f5 19.f3² ]

[ ¹16...Rc8 17.Nce3 Bh3 18.Re1 Bh6! 19.a4 f5÷ ]

17.Qd2 Be6 18.Rad1 a5 19.b3! Qd7 [ ¹19...a4 20.Qe3 axb3 21.axb3 f5 ]

20.Nf4² Rfd8 21.Nh5 Bg4 [ 21...Bh8 22.Qg5+ Ng6 23.Nd4± ]

22.Nxg7 Bxe2?! [ 22...Kxg7 23.Qg5+ Kf8 24.Bxg4 Qxg4 25.Qxg4 Nxg4 26.f3² ]

23.Qxe2 Nf3+ 24.Kg2 Qg4 25.Nd4!± Kxg7 26.Nxf3 exf3+ 27.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 28.Kxf3 Rbc8 29.Rd3 Rc5 30.Re1 Rdc8 31.Ree3 R8c6 32.Kg2 Kf6 33.Rd4! Kg7 34.Re7 Rf5 35.Rd3 b4

[ ¹35...a4 ] 36.c4 Kf6 37.Ra7 Ke6 38.Re3++- Kf6 39.g4 Rg5 40.h3 h5 41.Rf3+1-0

B33Sax,Gy 2570Shariyazdanov,A 2465

Hrvatska 1997[Shariyazdanov,A; Lisenko,A]

70/146 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.0-0

[ 13.c3 - 70/(146) ] 13...0-0 14.c3 f5 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Re1 Bxf5 18.Nb4!?N

[ 18.Nd4 - 69/143 ] 18...Qb7™

[ 18...Rbe8 19.Bf1!?± /\ a4 ( 19.Bc2 Qh4!? 20.Nxa6 Re6„ )] [ 18...Bg6 19.Bc2± ] [ 18...Rbc8 19.Bc2 a5 20.Nd5 Qe5 21.f3 ( 21.f4!? ) 21...Rc5 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.fxe4 f5 24.Nb6± Rodriguez,Am ]

19.Bc2 a5™ [ 19...Rbd8 20.Bb3 /\ Bd5 ]

20.Nd5 [ 20.Qd5 Bg6 ( 20...axb4? 21.Qxf5 d5 22.Rxe4!+- ) 21.Qxb7 Rxb7 22.Nc6 ( 22.Nd5 Re8 ) 22...b4!„ Rodriguez,Am ]

20...Rfe8 21.Ne3 [ 21.f3?! exf3 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Bxf5 Re2! ( 23...Qa7+ 24.Kh1 ) 24.Bxh7+ Kh8 ( 24...Kxh7 25.Qd3+ Kg8 26.Qxf3 Qa7+ 27.Kh1 Rxb2 28.Re1‚ ) 25.Be4 f2+ ( 25...Rxe4!? 26.gxf3 Re5÷ ) 26.Kf1 Re1+ 27.Qxe1 fxe1Q+ 28.Rxe1 Be5= ] [ 21.Qd2! - 70/(146) ]

21...Bg6 [ 21...Be6!? 22.Bb3 Rbd8 23.Bd5 Bxd5 24.Qxd5 Qxd5 25.Nxd5 b4 26.Rad1 ( 26.cxb4?! axb4 27.Rab1 Rb8 28.b3 Re5 29.Red1 Rb5³ ) 26...bxc3 27.bxc3 Rc8= ]

22.h4! h5 23.Qxd6 b4 24.Bb3 Kh7 [ 24...bxc3? 25.Qxg6! ]

25.cxb4! [ 25.Rac1 Rbd8 26.Qg3 ( 26.Qf4? Be5 27.Qg5 f6-+ ) 26...Be5 27.Qh3 Rd3© |^ ]

25...Qxb4! [ 25...Bxb2? 26.bxa5 Bxa1 27.Rxa1±/\ Nd5 ]

26.Qxb4 Rxb4 27.Rad1 [ 27.Nd5 Rd4 /\ Rd2~/= ] [ 27.Re2! Reb8! ( 27...a4?! 28.Nc2! ) 28.Nd5 Rd4 29.Nc3! f5 30.g3 Rd3© ]

27...Bxb2 28.Rd7 Kg7 29.Nd5 Rd4! 30.Ra7?! /^g1-a7

[ 30.Rb7 Rd2 31.Nf4 Bd4 32.Nxg6 ( 32.Re2 Rxe2 33.Nxe2 Be5= ) 32...Rxf2 33.Rd7 Re2+ 34.Kf1 ( 34.Rxd4? Rxe1+ 35.Kf2 Rb1 36.Nf4 e3+ 37.Ke2 Rb2+ 38.Ke1 e2-+ ) 34...Rf2+= ]

30...Rd2 31.Rxa5 Re5! 32.Rd1™ Rxd1+ 33.Bxd1 Bd4 /\ Rf5 34.Kf1™ Bf5! 35.Be2?“

[ 35.Bb3 e3! 36.fxe3 Bxe3 37.Bc4 ( 37.Nxe3 Bd3+∓ ) 37...Be4‚ ]

35...Be6 36.Bc4 Rf5 37.f3™ exf3 38.gxf3 Rxf3+ 39.Kg2?

[ 39.Ke2 Rh3∓ ] 39...Rf2+ 40.Kg3 Rd2-+ 41.Bb3 Bg4 42.Kf4 Re2! 43.Nb4 f6 44.Nd3 Bg1!0-1

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B33Rodriguez,Am 2545Dominguez Gonzalez,I 2305

Terrassa 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/147 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0-0

[ 12.Qh5 - 70/(147) ] 12...Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Nc2 0-0

[ 15...e4!? 16.Be2 Qb6 ] 16.Qh5 e4 17.Be2 Qd7

[ 17...f4! 18.Qg5 Ng6 ( 18...f5 19.Qxf4 Nxd5 20.Qd2± ) 19.Qxd8 Rfxd8 20.a4² ]

18.Rad1 Rac8 19.Rd2N [ 19.f4!? - 55/(199) ]

19...Rc5 20.Rfd1 f4 21.Bg4! f5 22.Bh3 Rf6 23.Qe2 Rh6 24.Qxe4! Rxh3 25.Qe6+ Qxe6 26.dxe6 Rh6 27.Rxd6 a5 28.a3 Be5

[ 28...f3!? ∆29.g3 f4! ] 29.Ra6 a4

[ 29...f3 30.g3 Rc6 31.Rxa5 Rb6 32.Ra8+ Kg7 33.Ne1 Rhxe6 34.Nxf3 Bf6² ]

30.Rd7 Rc7?“ [ ¹30...Bf6² ]

31.Nd4!± Rf6 32.Nxb5 [ 32.Nf3! Rc6 33.Raa7 ]

32...Rxd7? [ 32...Rc5!² ]

33.exd7 Rf8 34.Re6! Ng6 35.Re8 Bf6 36.Nd4 Kf7 37.Nxf5 Rxe8 38.Nd6+1-0

B33Gurevich,Vl 2430Timoshenko,G 2510

Enakievo 1997[Gurevich,Vl]

70/148 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 f5 12.Bd3 Be6 13.0-0 Bxd5 14.exd5 Ne7 15.c3 Bg7 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 0-0 18.Rae1 Re8!?N

[ 18...Rc8 - 54/173 ] 19.Bb3

[ 19.f4 Nxd5 20.Bb3 ( 20.Qxf5?! Qb6+

21.Rf2 Ne3 22.Qh3 Nxc2 23.Nxc2 d5 24.Rd1 Rad8³ ; 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.Rxe4 fxe4 22.Qxd5 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Re8= ) 20...Nf6 21.Qxf5 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Qc5= ] [ 19.f3!?

A) 19...exf3?! 20.Qxf3± ; B) 19...Ng6?! 20.Qxf5 ( 20.fxe4 f4© ) 20...Re5 21.Qh3± ; C) 19...b4?! 20.cxb4 Bxb2 21.Nc4± ; D) 19...Nxd5

D1) 20.Qxf5?! Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Ne3 22.Rxe3 Qxe3 23.Bxe4 Rad8 24.Qxh7+ Kf8 25.Nc2 Qd2 /\ d5=/+ ; D2) 20.Bxe4 fxe4 21.Qxd5 Re5 22.Qd2 d5= ; D3) 20.Bb3 Nf6! 21.Qxf5 Re5 22.Qh3 ( 22.Qf4 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Rae8 24.fxe4 d5!= ) 22...Qb6+ 23.Kh1 d5 24.Nc2 Rh5 25.Qg3 Rh6 /\ Rg6= ; D4) 20.fxe4! Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Nf6 ( 21...Ne3 22.Rf3 Nxc2 23.Nxc2 fxe4 24.Qxf7+ Kh8 25.Rh3± ) 22.Qxf5 Re5 23.Qf3 Rae8 /\ d5 24.Rd1! R8e7 25.Rd4² ]

19...Ng6! 20.f4 [ 20.Qxf5?! Re5 21.Qg4 ( 21.Qh3 Nf4 ) 21...f5 22.Qd1 Qg5‚ ]

20...exf3 [ 20...Qd7?! 21.Nc2 /\ Ne3+/- ]

21.Rxe8+ [ 21.Qxf3 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 f4= ]

21...Qxe8 22.Qxf3 f4 23.Nc2 a5 24.a3 Ra7!= 25.Re1 Re7 26.Rxe7 Qxe7 27.Qd3 Ne5

[ 27...Qg5 /\ f3 28.Qd2 /\ Ne1 ] 28.Qf5!

[ 28.Qxb5? f3 29.Qf1 Qg5∓ |^ ] 28...Ng6

[ 28...Qh4 29.Qc8+ Bf8 30.Qh3 Qxh3 ( 30...Qg5 31.Nd4 f3 32.Qg3= ) 31.gxh3 Nd3 32.Nd4= ]

29.Kf1 Be5?! [ 29...Qh4= ]

30.Ne1² b4 31.axb4 axb4 32.cxb4 Bxb2 33.Bc2 Kg7 34.Qe4 Qf6

[ 34...Qxe4 35.Bxe4 Ne5² ] 35.Nf3 Bc1 36.Qd4 h6?! 37.Bxg6± fxg6?

[ 37...Kxg6? 38.Qxf6+ Kxf6 39.Ke2+- ] [ 37...Qxd4 38.Nxd4 fxg6 39.Nc2!± ]

38.Qa7+ Kg8 [ 38...Qf7 39.Qa1++- ]

39.Qb8+ Qf8

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[ 39...Kg7 40.Qc7++- ] 40.Qxf8+ Kxf8 41.Ke2+- Ke7 42.Kd3 Be3 43.Ke4 Kd7 44.Nh4 g5 45.Nf5 Bg1 46.Nxh6 Bxh2 47.Kf5 Kc7 48.Nf7 Kb6 49.Nxg5 Bg3 50.Nh3 Kb5 51.Nxf4 Kxb4 52.Nh5 Bh4 53.g4 Kc5 54.Nf6 Kd4 55.g51-0

B33Hellers,F 2585Schandorff,L 2510

Aarhus 1997[Hellers,F]

70/149 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.g3 0-0

[ 14...Ne7!? - 70/(149) ] 15.Bg2 a5 16.0-0 f5 17.Qh5 Rb8 18.Rad1 Kh8 19.Rd2N

[ 19.Nce3 - 63/(140) ] 19...Bf7 20.Qh3!?

[ 20.Qe2÷ ] 20...Ne7 21.Nxe7

[ 21.Rfd1 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Bg6 23.Bf3 f4! ( 23...Rb6 24.Bh5 ) 24.Rxd6 ( 24.Bh5!? ) 24...Qg5ƒ ]

21...Qxe7 22.Rfd1?! [ 22.Qxf5! Bc4 23.Qh5 Bxf1 24.Be4 Bf6 25.Kxf1÷ Bg5 26.Rxd6 Rbd8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.h4 Bc1 29.b3 ]

22...Bxa2! 23.Ne3 [ 23.Rxd6 Bb3! ]

23...Bb3?! [ 23...Qg5! 24.Rxd6 Bb3 25.R1d2 e4³ ]

24.Nxf5 Qg5 25.Nxd6 Bxd1 26.Rxd1© Qh6 27.Qd7 Qf6 28.Rd2 Bh6! 29.Be4! Qg7 30.Qxg7+ Bxg7?

[ 30...Kxg7 31.Rd5 Bc1!÷ ] 31.Rd5² a4 32.Nxb5 Rfd8 33.Nd6 Rd7?!

[ 33...Kg8! ] 34.Bf5 Re7?

[ 34...Ra7 ] 35.Ra5!± Bf8 36.Rxa4 Rxb2 37.Ra8 Kg7 38.Bxh7 Kxh7?

[ 38...Rd7 39.Nf5+ Kf7 40.Bg6+! ] 39.Rxf8 Rd2 40.Rf7+!+- Rxf7 41.Nxf7 Rd5 42.Ng5+ Kg6 43.Ne4 Rd1+ 44.Kg2 Kf5 45.f3 Rc1 46.h4 Rc2+ 47.Kg1 Ra2 48.h5 Rb2 49.c4 Ra2 50.c5 Rc2 51.Kf1 Rb2

52.Ke1 Ra2 53.Kd1 Rb2 54.c6 Ke6 55.h6 Rb8 56.g41-0

B36Arsovic,Z 2425Kovacevic,A 2485

Jugoslavija 1997[Arsovic,Z]

70/150 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 b5?!N

[ 13...a6 - 67/222 ] 14.b4

[ 14.Nxb5?! - 70/(150) ] 14...Qc7 15.c5!

[ 15.e5 dxe5 16.Nxb5 Qb7 17.c5 Rd8÷ ] 15...a6 16.Rfc1² dxc5

[ 16...Rd8 17.cxd6 Qxd6 18.Qxd6 exd6 19.Bd4² ]

17.Bxc5 [ 17.bxc5? Rd8 18.Qc2÷ ]

17...Nd7 [ 17...Rd8 18.Qe3² ]

18.Nd5 [ 18.Bd4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Qb6= ]

18...Bxd5 19.exd5 Nxc5 20.bxc5± o^c Rd8 21.Bf3 Rac8 22.g3 Bf6 23.Kg2 Kg7 24.h4 h5 25.Qd3 /\ a4 Qe5 26.Rb4!

[ 26.Qa3?! Qd4 27.Qxa6 Ra8 28.Qxb5 Rxa2 29.Qf1² ><f2 ]

26...e6 27.a4 bxa4 [ 27...exd5 28.axb5 axb5 29.Rxb5 Qd4 30.Qb3± /\ c6 ]

28.Rxa4 exd5 29.Rxa6 Rc7 [ 29...Qb2 30.Rc2 Qd4 31.Qb5± ]

30.Rc2 Qd4 31.Qb5 Be7 32.c6 Rd6 33.Ra4 Qe5 34.Re2 Qc3 35.Bxd5+- ><f7 Bf6 36.Re3 Qd2 37.Rd3 Qe2 38.Qb3! Qe5

[ 38...Rcxc6? 39.Ra2 ] 39.Ra8 Qe7 40.Rb8 Qe5 41.Rb7 Rd8 42.Rf3! /\ Bf7, Rf4, Rc7, Rb4-b7 Rf8 43.Rf4 Qd6 44.Rxc7 Qxc7 45.Rb4 Qe5 46.Rb7 Be7™

[ 46...Qe8 47.Bxf7! ] 47.Qf3 Qf6 48.Qe3 Bd6 49.Rd71-0

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B38Betaneli,A 2345Deshpande

USA 1997[Serper,G; Betaneli,A]

70/151 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6

[ 6...d6 - 70/(151) ] 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.f3 Rc8 11.Rc1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bh6 13.Rc2 Nh5 14.g3 Ng7 15.f4 f5 16.e5 Ne6 17.Rd2!?

[ 17.Be3 ] 17...g5

[ 17...Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Bc6 19.Bf3± ] 18.Be3 Bc6 19.Nd5!N

[ 19.Bf3÷ - 29/297 ] 19...gxf4

[ 19...Qe8?! 20.Bh5 Qd8 21.Bf3± ] 20.gxf4 Kh8 21.Bf3! /\ Rg2 Qe8 22.Rg2 Rg8 23.Qd2 Rxg2+ 24.Bxg2! Qf7 25.Rf3 Rg8 26.Rg3 Rg6

[ 26...Rxg3 27.hxg3± ] 27.Qf2 Qe8 28.Bh3 Qf7 29.Bg2 Qe8 30.b4!ƒ << Kg7 31.Rxg6+! hxg6

[ 31...Kxg6? 32.Qg3+ Kf7 33.Qh4‚ ] 32.Qh4± ><e7 Qf8 33.b5!

[ 33.Qxe7+? Qxe7 34.Nxe7 Bxg2 35.Kxg2 Nxf4+ ] [ 33.Nxe7? Bxg2 34.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 35.Bxf4 Bxf4 36.Nxg6 Kxg6 37.Qxf4 Qxb4÷ ]

33...Bxd5 [ 33...Bb7 34.Nxe7 Bxg2 35.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 36.Bxf4 Bxf4 37.Nxg6 Kxg6 38.Qxf4+- ]

34.cxd5 Nc5 35.Bd4 Kf7 36.d6! Bg7 [ 36...exd6 37.Qf6+± ]

37.Bd5+?“ [ 37.Bxc5! bxc5 38.dxe7 Qxe7 39.Bd5+ Ke8 40.Qh7+- ]

37...e6?“ [ 37...Ne6!² ]

38.Bxc5! bxc5 [ 38...exd5 39.Bd4+- ><Kf7 , Bg7 Qc8? 40.e6+! ]

39.Bc4+- /\ a4-a5 Qc8?“ 40.Qe7+ Kg8 41.Bxe6+1-0

B39Lalic,B 2600Heim,S 2400

Slough 1997[Lalic,B]

70/152 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 e5 10.Qd2 0-0 11.Nb5 Qe7 12.0-0-0 Nxb5 13.cxb5 d5!><Kc1 14.exd5

[ 14.Qxd5? Be6∓ 15.Qd6?? Rac8+ 16.Kb1 Rfd8!!-+ ]

14...Rd8© 15.d6 Qe6 16.Kb1 Bf8 17.Bc5?! [ ¹17.Qc3 Rxd6 18.Bc4 Qf5+! ( 18...Rxd1+? - 63/145 ) 19.Ka1 Be6÷ ]

17...b6 18.Bb4 Bb7 19.h4 Bxd6!N [ 19...Rac8 20.f3 ( 20.h5? Bxd6!-+- 63/(145) )]

20.Bxd6 Rd7 /\ Rad8-/+ 21.f4! [] [ 21.Qb4? Rad8 22.Bc4 Qf6 23.Be7 Be4+! 24.Kc1 Qf4+-+ ] [ 21.h5? Rad8 22.Qg5 ( 22.hxg6? Rxd6 23.gxf7+ Kxf7 24.Rxh7+ Kg8!-+ ) 22...Qf5+! 23.Qxf5 gxf5∓ _|_ ]

21...exf4 [ 21...e4? 22.f5! Qxf5 23.Qb4± /\ Be2 ]

22.Qxf4 Rad8 23.Bc4! Be4+ [ 23...Qe4+? 24.Kc1! Rxd6 25.Qxf7+ Kh8 26.Rxd6+- ]

24.Ka1 Qxc4 25.Rc1 Qe6 26.Be5 f6?! [ ¹26...Qf5!³ _|_ ]

27.Qxf6 Qxf6 28.Bxf6 Rf8 29.Bg5!= Bxg2 30.Rhd1 Rxd1½-½

B39Leko,P 2635Piket,Je 2630

Tilburg 1997[Piket,Je]

70/153 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 Ne6 10.Rc1 Qa5 11.a3!? b6 12.Bd3

[ 12.Qd5 Rb8 13.Qxa5 bxa5 14.Na4 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Be5³ ]

12...g5 [ 12...Bb7 13.f4!? ]

13.0-0 Bb7 14.Rc2!?N

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[ 14.Nb5 Bxb2 15.Rb1 ( 15.Bd2 Qa6 16.c5 0-0-0 17.e5 bxc5 18.Qh5© ) 15...Be5 16.Rb4 Nc5 Leko,P ] [ 14.Qd2 - 10/426 ]

14...Bxc3!? [ 14...h5?! 15.Nb5! ] [ 14...Qe5 15.g3!? ( 15.Nd5 h5÷ ) 15...Rg8 ( 15...Nc5!? ) 16.Kh1 Nc5 ( 16...f5!? ) 17.f4÷ ]

15.Rxc3 Qe5 16.Re1 [ 16.f3 f5!? ( 16...h5 /\ h4 )]

16...h5 17.Bd2 Rh6 18.h4?! [ 18.Rc2 /\ Bc3 ] [ 18.Bf1 ] [ 18.b4 ]

18...Rg6! [ 18...f6!?÷ ]

19.hxg5 [ 19.Qxh5 0-0-0 /\ Rh8|^ ]

19...Nxg5 20.Qxh5 [ 20.f4? Nh3+ ]

20...Qg7™ [ 20...0-0-0 21.f4 ]

21.Kf1? [ 21.Bxg5 Rxg5 22.Qh3 0-0-0 23.g3 Rh8 24.Qg2³ ] [ 21.g3 ]

21...Ne6 22.g3 0-0-0 23.Be3 [ 23.c5 Rh8 24.cxb6+ Qxc3-+ ]

23...Rh8 24.Qf3 Rh2!!∓ [ 24...f5 25.c5 ] [ 24...d6 25.Ke2 ]

25.c5 [ 25.Ke2 Rxg3 ] [ 25.Kg1 Qh8 /\ Rf6 ]

25...Rf6 26.cxb6+ Kd8! [ 26...Kb8? 27.bxa7+ Ka8 28.Rec1 ]

27.Bf4 [ 27.bxa7 Rxf3 28.Bb6+ Nc7™ ( 28...Ke8 29.a8Q+ Bxa8 30.Rc8+ Nd8 31.Rxd8# ) 29.Rxc7 Rfxf2+-+ ]

27...Nd4 [ 27...Rxf4 28.gxf4 Nd4 29.Qg3 Rh1+ 30.Kg2 Qxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Rxe1 32.bxa7 Nc6 /\ Kc7-/+ ]

28.Qe3 Qg4!!-+ 29.Qxd4 [ 29.Kg1 Qh3 /\ Rh1# ]

29...Qf3?? [ 29...Rxf4 /\ Rh1, Qh3# 30.Kg1 Qh3-+ ]

30.Qxd7+! [ 30.Qxd7+ Kxd7 31.Bb5+ ]

1-0

B40Fedorov,A 2580Kengis,E 2585

Vilnius 1997[Fedorov,A]

70/154 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 [ 3.g3 - 70/(154) ] [ 3.b3 - 70/(154) ] [ 3.c3 - 70/(154) ]

3...Nc6 4.g3 Bd6 [ 4...g6 - 70/(154) ]

5.Bg2 Nge7 6.0-0 Bc7 7.Nh4N [ 7.Be3!? /\ d4 ] [ 7.Nbd2 ]

7...Ng6?! [ 7...d5 ]

8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Nc3 a6 10.a3 b5 11.Be3 Qe7

[ 11...Bb6 12.e5 0-0 13.f4 f6 14.Qg4± ] [ ¹11...d6 12.f4 Bb7 13.Qd2ƒ ]

12.Nd5!± exd5 13.exd5 Bb7 14.dxc6 Bxc6 [ 14...dxc6 15.Re1 0-0 16.Bf4 Qd7 17.Bxc7 Qxc7 18.Qe2 /\ 19.Qe5, 19.Qe7 ]

15.Bxc6 dxc6 16.Qf3 Qd6 [ 16...Kd7 17.Qg4+‚ ]

17.Bf4 Qf6 18.Qe3+ Kd7 19.Bxc7 Kxc7 20.Qxc5?

[ 20.Rfe1! Rh5 ( 20...Rhe8 21.Qxc5 Qxb2 22.a4! / \ a 5 + / - - >; 20...Kb6 21.a4‚ ) 21.Qe7+ Kb6 22.a4 bxa4 23.Rxa4 Qxe7 ( 23...Rah8? 24.Rxa6++- ) 24.Rxe7 Rf5 25.Ra3 ]

20...Rh5 21.Qe3 Re5? [ 21...Rah8! 22.h4 g5 23.a4!? gxh4 24.g4 Rg5 25.axb5 Rxg4+ 26.Kh1 cxb5 27.Qa7+ Kc8 28.Qxa6+ ( 28.f3 Rg3/\ Rh3 ) 28...Qxa6 29.Rxa6 Kb7 30.Rfa1

Rf4= ] 22.Qd2 Rae8 23.a4 Re2 24.Qa5+ Kb7 25.c4! Rxb2

[ 25...bxc4 26.dxc4 Rxb2 27.Rad1‚ ] 26.c5!+- bxa4

[ 26...Qd8 27.axb5 Qxa5 28.bxc6+ Kxc6 29.Rxa5 ]

27.Rxa4 Ree2 [ 27...Ra8 28.Rf4 Qe7 29.Re1 Qd7 30.Qc3 ]

28.Qxa6+ Kc7 29.Qa5+ Kc8 30.Qa8+ Rb8 31.Qa6+ Kc7 32.Rf4 Qe7 33.Qa5+ Kc8 34.Rd4 Re5

[ 34...Re6 35.Rh4 ]

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35.Rd6 Re6 [ 35...Qxd6? 36.Qa6+ ]

36.Rxe6 Qxe6 37.Re1 Qd7 38.h4 Rb5 39.Qc3 f6 40.Qc4 Kb7 41.d4 g5 42.hxg5 fxg5 43.Re5 g6 44.d5

[ 44.Kg2!? Rb1 ( 44...Qh7 45.Qe2 ) 45.Qd3 ]

44...Rb1+ 45.Kg2 Qh7 46.Re1 Rxe1 47.Qb4+ Kc8

[ 47...Kc7 48.d6+ ] [ 47...Ka8 48.Qxe1 cxd5 49.Qa5+ ]

48.Qxe1 cxd5 49.Qe8+ Kb7 50.Qb5+ Kc7 51.Qb6+ Kc8 52.Qc6+ Kb8 53.Qxd5 g4 54.Qd8+ Kb7 55.Qb6+ Ka8 56.c6 g5 57.Qd8+

[ 57.Qd8+ Ka7 58.Qd7+ ] [ 57.c7?? Qh1+= ]

1-0

B40Topalov,V 2725Short,N 2690

Novgorod 1997[Short,N]

70/155 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Na4

[ 6.Be3 - 70/(155) ] 6...Qa5+ 7.c3 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.Nc5 Nc6 10.Qe3

[ 10.Qd6 b6 11.b4 Nxb4 12.Nb3 Nc2+ 13.Kd1 Nxe4 14.Qf4 ( 14.Qd3 Nxa1! ) 14...Qxc3∓ ]

10...0-0 11.Nb3 Qa4!N [ 11...Qh5 ]

12.Bd3 [ 12.Nc5= ]

12...b6 13.0-0 [ 13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.cxd4 Ba6 15.b3 Qa5+ 16.Bd2 Qa3 17.Bc1= ]

13...Ba6 14.Bxa6 Qxa6 15.Re1 d5 16.e5?! [ 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Qe2 ]

16...Nd7 17.Qg3 Kh8 18.Nd4 [ 18.Re3!? ><h7 ]

18...Rac8 19.Nxc6 Rxc6³ 20.Bg5 Rfc8 21.Qf3 Kg8 22.a3

[ 22.Qg3 Kf8!? ] 22...Qb5 23.Re2 h6! 24.Bf4 Rc4 25.Rd2?!

[ 25.Rae1 d4³ ] 25...Re4 26.Qg3 Qc4 27.Be3 Rg4 28.Qh3 Nxe5 29.f4

[ 29.Bd4? Re4 30.Qg3 Ng6 31.f3 Re2-+ ] 29...Rxf4 30.Bxf4 Qxf4∓ 31.Rf2

[ 31.Rxd5 Ng4 32.Rf1 ( 32.Rd4 Qf2+ 33.Kh1 Qxb2 ; 32.Rdd1 Nf2 ) 32...Qxh2+-+ ] [ ¹31.Re2 ]

31...Qg5 32.Raf1 Rc4 /\ Rh4 33.Re2 a5 34.Qe3 Qxe3+ 35.Rxe3 Ng4 36.Rd3 Rc7

[ 36...a4 37.Rd4 b5!? ] 37.a4 f5 38.b3 Kf7 39.c4?! dxc4 40.Rc3 Ne5 41.Rfc1 Rc6 42.h4

[ 42.bxc4 Nd7 ] 42...g5 43.hxg5 hxg5 44.bxc4 Nd7 45.Kf2 Nc5 46.Ra3 g4-+ 47.Ke2 Kf6 48.Rd1 Ne4 49.Rc1 f4 50.Rb3 Nc5 51.Ra3 e5 52.Rh1 Kf5 53.Rh5+ Ke4 54.Rh4! Rg6 55.Rh1 g3 56.Rh5 Kd4 57.Ra2 Re6 58.Rh1 Nd3

[ 58...Kxc4 ] 59.Rc2 e4 60.Rh8 f3+

[ 60...f3+ 61.gxf3 exf3+ 62.Kxf3 Ne1+ ] [ 60...f3+ 61.Kf1 Nf4 ]

0-1

B40Ivanchuk,V 2725Short,N 2660

Dortmund 1997[Ivanchuk,V; Sulipa,A]

70/156 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Na4 Qa5+ 7.c3 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.Nc5 b6?!N

[ 9...0-0 - 60/(178) ] 10.Nb3 Qh5 11.f3 0-0 12.Bf4! Nc6

[ 12...d5 13.e5 Nc6 14.Qe3 Nd7 15.g4 Qh4+ 16.Bg3² ]

13.Qe3 e5 14.Bg5 Ne8 15.g4 Qg6 16.0-0-0 Qe6 17.Kb1

[ 17.Qd2 d6 18.h4 Bb7 19.Kb1 f6 20.Be3 Ne7 21.c4 Ba6„ ]

17...Bb7 [ 17...f6 18.Bh4 Bb7 19.Qd3 Rd8 20.Qc4² ( 20.Bf2 Ne7 21.c4 Ba6„ )]

18.Qd3 d6 19.h4 Kh8?! [ 19...Rc8

A) 20.Rh2 f6 21.Be3 Ne7 22.c4 ( 22.Bh3 d5 23.g5 f5! ) 22...Ba6 23.Rc2 Nc6 24.Qd2 Rf7 25.h5 Rfc7„ ; B) 20.Nc1 f6 21.Be3 Ne7 22.c4 Ba6 23.b3 Rb8 24.Rh2 b5 25.c5² ; C) 20.h5 f6 21.Be3 Ne7 22.c4 Ba6

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23.Rc1² ] 20.Rh2 f6 21.Be3 Ne7

[ 21...Rf7 22.Rhd2 Rc7 23.g5± ] 22.c4 Qf7?!

[ 22...Rc8 ] 23.h5 h6 24.Na1! Nc6 25.Rhd2 Rd8 26.Nc2 Qe6 27.Bf2 Rf7 28.Ne3± Qc8

[ 28...Rc7 29.Nd5 ( 29.Nf5 Ne7 ) 29...Rcc8 30.Qa3± ]

29.Qa3 Nd4 30.Nd5 Nc6 31.Nc3 Qb8 [ 31...Qe6 32.c5 ( 32.Nb5 Rfd7 33.Be3 Ne7 34.Nxa7 Ra8 35.Bxb6 Nc8! ) 32...bxc5 ( 32...Rfd7 33.cxb6 axb6 34.Bxb6 Ra8 35.Na4!± ) 33.Bxc5 dxc5 34.Rxd8 Nxd8 35.Rxd8± ]

32.Nb5 Rfd7 33.c5 bxc5 34.Bxc5 Bc8 [ 34...Qc8

A) 35.Bxd6 a6 36.Nc3 Nd4 37.Be7 Nxf3÷ ; B) 35.Nxd6 Nxd6 36.Rxd6 Rxd6 37.Bxd6 ( 37.Rxd6 Rxd6 38.Bxd6 Nd4„ ) 37...Nd4 38.Rc1 Qa8 39.Be7 Rd7² ; C) 35.Nxa7! Nxa7 36.Bxa7± ]

35.Nxd6 Nxd6 36.Rxd6 Rxd6 37.Rxd6 [ 37.Bxd6 Nb4 38.Qd3 Qb6 39.Qb5! ( 39.Qd2 Be6! ) 39...Rxd6 40.Qe8+ Kh7 41.Qg6+= ]

37...Be6??+- [ ¹37...Rxd6 38.Bxd6 Qb6 39.Bc5 Qd8 40.Kc1 a5± ]

38.Rxc6 Rd1+ 39.Kc2 Rxf1 40.Rxe6 Qb5 41.Qa61-0

B42Aseev,K 2530Kengis,E 2585

Vilnius 1997[Aseev,K]

70/157 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5

[ 5...d5 - 70/(157) ] [ 5...Nf6 - 70/(157) ]

6.Nb3 Be7 7.0-0 [ 7.Qg4 - 70/(157) ]

7...d6 8.Qg4 Bf6 [ 8...Nf6?! 9.Qxg7 Rg8 10.Qh6± ]

9.Rd1!N ><d6 [ 9.Nc3 - 69/(159) ]

9...Nc6 10.Qg3 Nge7 11.Nc3 0-0 12.Bf1 d5 13.Kh1!?

[ 13.exd5 exd5 ( 13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.c3² ) 14.Bg5

A) 14...Be5 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Nxd5 Qd8 17.Qf3 ( 17.Qe3 Re8!© ) 17...Qh4 ( 17...Bxb2 18.Rab1² |^ ) 18.h3 Bxb2 19.Rab1² |^ ; B) 14...Nf5 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qf4 ( 16.Nxd5?! Qxb2 ) 16...d4 17.Ne2!? ( 17.Ne4² )]

13...d4? [ 13...Be5 14.f4 Bb8 15.Be3² ] [ 13...Nb4!? 14.Rb1!? ( 14.e5 Nf5 15.Qf4 Be7 ; 14.Bf4 Nxc2 ) 14...Nxc2 15.e5 Nf5 16.Qf4 Be7 17.Bd3 ( 17.a3? Qb6 ) 17...Nb4 18.Bxf5 exf5

A) 19.a3 Nc6 20.Nxd5 Be6! 21.Nxe7+ ( 21.Nf6+ Bxf6 22.Rxd8 Rfxd8© |^ ) 21...Qxe7 22.Nd4= ; B) 19.Nd4!? g5!? ( 19...g6? 20.Nf3!/ \ Qh6+/- ->; 19...Nc6 20.Nxf5 Bxf5

21.Qxf5² ) 20.Qf3 ( 20.Qg3!? Kh8 21.f4© ) 20...f4 21.h4!? h6 22.Qh5 Kg7 23.b3 /\ Bb2~/= ]

14.Ne2 Qb6 15.c3! e5 [ 15...dxc3 16.Nxc3 Bxc3 ( 16...e5 17.Be3± ) 17.bxc3 e5 18.Ba3± ]

16.cxd4 exd4 17.Bf4 Be6 [ 17...Ng6 18.Bc7 Qa7 19.f4± ]

18.Bc7 Qa7 19.Nbxd4! Ng6 [ 19...Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Qxd4 22.Be5 Qxe5™ 23.Qxe5+- ]

20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.f4 Rf7 22.Bd6 Bxb2 23.Rab1 Bf6 24.Qb3 Re8 25.e5 Bd8 26.g3± b5 27.a4 Na5 28.Qf3“ bxa4?!

[ 28...Nc4 /\ 29...Nce5, 29...Nge5 29.Qc6± ] 29.Qe4+- Qd7 30.Bg2 Bc7 31.Ba3

[ ¹31.Bxc7 Qxc7 32.Qxa4+- ] 31...Qc8 32.Qxa4 Rd8 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8 34.Rd1

[ 34.Nd4 ] 34...Qb8 35.Nd4 Qc8 36.Bh3

[ 36.Nxe6 Qxe6 37.Bd5 Qc8 38.Bxf7+ Kxf7 39.Qd7+ Qxd7 40.Rxd7++- ]

36...Qa8+ 37.Bg2 Qc8 38.Bb4 Qd7? [ ¹38...Nc4 39.Qb3+- ]

39.Nc61-0

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B42Feher,Gy 2380Bezold,M 2500

Budapest 1997[Feher,Gy]

70/158 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Qg4 Kf8?!

[ 8...Nf6 - 61/193 ] 9.Nc3 d6N

[ 9...Nf6 ] 10.Qg3 Nf6 11.Kh1! e5 12.f4 Nh5

[ 12...Qc7 13.fxe5 Nxe5 ( 13...dxe5? 14.Rxf6! gxf6 15.Bh6+ Ke8 16.Qg7+- ) 14.Bg5± ]

13.Qf3 Nf6 [ 13...Nxf4 14.g3 Bh3 15.gxf4 Bxf1 16.Qxf1± ]

14.f5 b5 15.Bg5 Ne7 16.Qh3 [ 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qh5± ]

16...Nfg8 17.Qh4 f6 18.Bd2 Bb7 19.a4 b4 20.Ne2 Nc6 21.Bc4 Rc8 22.Be6 Rc7 23.c4!?

[ 23.c3 ] 23...Bc8 24.Bd5 Nge7 25.Ng3 Nxd5 26.cxd5 Ne7 27.Nh5 Rg8

[ 27...Rc2 28.Bh6!+- ] 28.Rac1 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Kf7 30.Nxf6! Nxf5

[ 30...gxf6 31.Qh5+ Kg7 32.Bh6+ Kh8 33.Qf7+- ]

31.exf5 gxf6 32.Qh5+“ [ 32.Qxh7+ Rg7 33.Qh5+ Kg8 34.Bh6+- ]

32...Kg7 33.Qh6+ Kf7 34.Qh5+ [ 34.Qxh7+ ]

34...Kg7 35.Bh6+ Kh8 36.Qf7 Bd7?“ [ 36...Bxf5™ 37.Qxa7 ( 37.Rc7? Qxc7!! 38.Qxc7 Be4 39.Qxa7 Rxg2-+ ) 37...Be4 38.Rg1± ]

37.Rc7!1-0

B40Polgar,J 2670Short,N 2660

Dortmund 1997[Polgar,J]

70/159 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 a6

[ 5...Nf6 - 67/225, B 40 ]

6.Nc3 d6N [ 6...Qc7 - 61/191 ] [ 6...Nc6!? ]

7.Bf4!? Nf6 8.Qd2 Be7 [ 8...Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Ne5 10.Be3 Qc7 11.f4 ]

9.0-0-0 0-0 10.g4 Nxg4 [ 10...e5 11.Be3 Qd8 12.f3± ]

11.Rg1 Ne5 [ 11...e5 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Bg3!? ><d6 ( 14.Bg5 f6 15.Bh4 )]

12.Qe2 [ 12.Bxe5? dxe5 13.Qh6 g6 14.Rd3 Qxf2 15.Rh3 Qf4+ ] [ 12.Rg3!? ]

12...Qc7 [ 12...Ng6!? 13.Be3 Qd8 14.f4©/\ Qh5, f5 ]

13.Be3 b5 [ 13...Nbc6 14.f4 Ng6 15.h4!?© Bxh4 16.Qh5 ]

14.f4 Nc4 15.Bd4 g6 16.Qh5 [ 16.Rd3 d5! [] 17.exd5 Qxf4+ 18.Kb1 e5 ]

16...Nd7™ [ 16...Nc6 17.Rd3 e5 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.f5 Kh8 20.Qh6 Rg8 21.Rh3 Rg7 22.Bf2± ]

17.Qh6 [ 17.Rd3!? e5 18.Nd5 Nf6™ 19.Nxc7 Nxh5 20.Nxa8 exd4 21.Nc7 Bb7÷ ]

17...Bf6 [ 17...Nf6 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.e5 Ne8 20.Nd2± ]

18.Rd3 [ 18.Rg3!? Bxd4 19.Nxd4 Nf6 ( 19...Re8 20.Nd5 exd5 21.Nf5+- ; 19...Bb7 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rxg6+ hxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kh8 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Bh3 Rf6 25.Bxe6+ Rxe6 26.Rg1+ Kf7 27.Rg7++- ) 20.Rh3 Re8 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Nf3 /\ e5, Ng5+/- ]

18...Bxd4 19.Nxd4 Re8 [ 19...Nf6!? 20.Qh4!? ( 20.Rh3 Qc5 21.Nf5 exf5 22.Nd5 Qxd5 23.exd5 Re8÷ )]

20.Rh3 [ 20.Nd5? Qa5! ]

20...Nf8 [ 20...Nf6 21.Bxc4 Qxc4 22.Nf3! b4 ( 22...Nxe4 23.Rxg6+! fxg6 24.Qxh7+ Kf8 25.Nh4 Qf1+ 26.Nd1 Qxf4+ 27.Ne3+- ) 23.e5 ]

21.e5 d5 [ 21...dxe5 22.Ne4 Qd8 23.Nc6 ]

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[ 21...Bb7 22.f5 ] 22.Bd3

[ 22.Nf5!? A) 22...exf5 23.Nxd5 Qd8 24.Bxc4 ( 24.Nf6+? Qxf6 ); B) 22...f6™ 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Nd6 Rd8 25.f5 Qg7 26.Qh4 ]

22...Nxe5 [ 22...Bb7 23.Nd1 /\ Nf2-g4 ]

23.fxe5 Qxe5 24.Qh4 Bb7 25.Rf3 Rac8 26.Nce2

[ 26.Nd1!? ] 26...Rc7 27.Rf6! Ree7

[ 27...Nd7 28.Rxf7 ] 28.Kd2 Red7 29.a3 Kg7 30.Nf4 Rc8 31.Rg5 Qc7“ 32.Nfxe6+ Nxe6

[ 32...fxe6 33.Rxf8 ] 33.Rxe6

[ 33.Rgxg6+! hxg6 34.Nxe6+ fxe6 35.Rxg6+ Kf8 36.Qh8+ Ke7 37.Qf6+ Kd6 38.Qxe6+ Kc5 39.b4+ Kd4 40.Qe3# ]

33...Qa5+ 34.b4 Qxa3 35.Nf5+ Kg8 36.Ne7+ Rxe7 37.Rxe7 Qc3+ 38.Ke2 d4 39.Qf41-0

B43Varavin,V 2505Landa,K 2570

Perm 1997[Varavin,V]

70/160 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7

[ 5...b5 - 70/(160) ] 6.Be2

[ 6.g3 - 70/(160) ] 6...Nf6 7.0-0 Bb4 8.Re1!?N

[ 8.Qd3 - 65/183 ] 8...0-0

[ 8...Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nxe4 10.Bf3© ] 9.Bf1 /\ e5 d6 10.Nb3! ><d6 b6 11.Bf4 e5

[ 11...Bb7 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Bxd6 Qc6 14.bxc3 Rd8 15.e5 Ne8 16.Re3 Nxd6 17.Rd3± ]

12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Re3! /\ a3 Bb7 14.f3 h6 15.Bh4 Rfd8 16.a3 Bc5

[ 16...Bxc3 17.Rxc3 Bc6 18.Qd2 g5 19.Bf2 Nc5 20.h4± ]

17.Nxc5 dxc5 [ 17...bxc5 18.Bc4 ( 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5

Qb7÷ ) 18...g5 19.Bf2 Nb6 20.b3± ] 18.Bc4

[ ¹18.Nd5! Bxd5 ( 18...Nxd5 19.Bxd8 Nxe3 20.Bxc7 Nxd1 21.Rxd1 /\ Rd6 ) 19.exd5 c4 20.b3± ]

18...g5 19.Bg3 b5 20.Bd5 Nf8 [ 20...Nb6 21.Rd3 c4 22.Rd2² ]

21.Rd3 Nxd5 [ 21...Ng6 22.Bxb7 Rxd3 23.Qxd3 Qxb7 24.Qd6 ]

22.exd5 Ng6 23.Qe2 [ 23.d6!? Qb6 24.Bf2! /\ b4 Nf4 25.Rd2 a5 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.fxe4 Rd7 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4 Rxa1 30.Qxa1 Rxd6 31.Bxc5 Qa6!÷ ]

23...c4 24.Rd2 Nf4 25.Bxf4 gxf4 26.Re1 Qb6+ 27.Kh1 f6?“

[ 27...Re8! 28.g3!? ( 28.d6 Rad8 29.d7 Re7 30.Nd5 Bxd5 31.Rxd5 Rdxd7 32.Rxd7 Rxd7 33.Qxe5 Qf2= ) 28...fxg3 29.hxg3 Rad8 30.Qe4÷ ]

28.Qe4!± Rd7! [ 28...Kg7 29.g3 fxg3 30.Rg1 Rg8 31.Rxg3+ Kh8 32.Rh3 ]

29.Qg6+ Rg7 30.Qxh6 Rh7 31.Qg6+ Rg7 32.Qf5 Bc8 33.Qe4“

[ 33.Qh5!? Bd7 34.d6 Rf8 35.Red1/\ Nd5 ]

33...Qd6! 34.Qe2 Bf5 35.Ne4 Bxe4 36.Qxe4 Raa7 37.Qf5 Rad7 38.Red1 Rde7 39.Qc8+ Kf7 40.Qf5 Re8 41.b3!/\ -><< Kg8 42.bxc4 bxc4 43.Qe4 Rc8

44.Qf5 Rb8 45.Qe4 c3 [ 45...Rc8 46.Rb1 Rb8 47.Rxb8+ Qxb8 48.Rd1 c3 49.d6+- ]

46.Rd3 Rc7 47.Rg1 Kf8 48.Qf5 Rb5 49.h3 a5 50.a4 Rxd5 51.Rb1

[ 51.Rxd5!? Qxd5 52.Qxf6+ Rf7 53.Qh8+ Ke7 54.Rb1‚ ]

51...Rxd3 52.Rb8+ Kg7! [ 52...Ke7 53.Qh7+ Ke6 54.Qg8+ Rf7 ( 54...Kf5 55.Qg4# ; 54...Kd7 55.Qe8# ) 55.Re8+ Qe7 56.Rxe7+ Kxe7 57.cxd3 c2 58.Qc8+- ]

53.Qg4+ Kh7™ 54.Qh5+ Kg7 55.cxd3! [ 55.Qh8+ Kg6 56.Rg8+ Kf5 ] [ 55.Rh8 Rd1+ 56.Kh2 f5! 57.Qh7+ Kf6 58.Qh6+ Kf7! 59.Rh7+ Ke8 60.Qxd6 Rxd6 61.Rxc7 e4! 62.fxe4 fxe4 63.Rxc3 e3 64.Rc4 Re6-+ ] [ 55.Qg4+ Kh7 56.Qh5+= ]

55...c2 56.Rh8!!+- c1Q+ 57.Kh2 f5

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[ 57...Qxd3 58.Qh6+ Kf7 59.Rf8+ Ke6 60.Qxf6+ Kd5 61.Qd8+ Kc6 62.Qxd3+- ]

58.Qh7+ Kf6 59.Qh6+! Kf7 [ 59...Ke7 60.Qf8+ Kd7 61.Qe8# ]

60.Qxd6 [ 60.Qxd6 Qc5 61.Rh7++- ]

1-0

B33Rodriguez,Am 2555Milos,G 2605

Yopal 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/161 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5

[ 5.Nxc6 - 70/(161) ] 5...d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 a6

[ 7...Be7 - 70/(161) ] 8.N5c3 Nf6 9.Bg5

[ 9.Bc4 - 70/(161) ] 9...Be7 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Nc4

[ 11.Bxf6 - 70/(161) ] 11...Nd4 12.Ne3N

[ 12.Bd3 - 68/148 ] 12...Qa5! 13.Qd2 Rc8 14.Bd3 0-0

[ 14...Ng8 15.Ned5 Bxd5 ( 15...Bxg5 16.Qxg5 Bxd5 17.Qxg7 Rxc3 18.0-0 Rxd3 19.cxd3+- ) 16.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 17.Bxd2 Nxc2+ 18.Bxc2 Rxc2 19.Bc3 Nf6 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Rf1 /\ Kd1 ]

15.Bxf6 [ 15.0-0-0?? Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Nb3+ ] [ 15.0-0? Nxe4 ]

15...Bxf6 16.Ncd5 Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Bxd5? [ 17...Bg5 18.h4 Bxe3+ 19.Nxe3 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nxf5 Bxf5 22.f3 Bxd3 23.Kxd3 Rf4 24.c3= ]

18.Nxd5 Bg5+ 19.Kd1² Bd8 20.c3 Nc6 21.Bc2

[ 21.Ke2 Ne7 22.Ne3 Bb6 23.Nc4 Bc7 ] 21...Ne7 22.Bb3 Nxd5 23.Bxd5 Rc7 24.Ke2

[ 24.a4 Bg5 25.Ra3 b6 26.b4 Rfc8 27.Kc2 Kf8= ]

24...g6 25.Rad1 Kg7 26.Rd3 Be7 27.Rhd1 Rb8 28.g3 Bg5 29.Bb3 Be7 30.f4 exf4 31.gxf4 Re8 32.Kf3 Bf8 33.Rd4

[ 33.a4 ] 33...b5 34.Bd5

[ 34.a4 bxa4 35.Bxa4 Rb8 36.R1d2 a5

37.Rd5 Rcb7 38.b3 Rc7 39.R2d3 Rbc8 40.c4 Rc5 ] [ 34.Rd5 ]

34...Rb8 35.R1d2 Be7 36.a4 Rc5 37.Rb4 Bd8 38.Ba2?!

[ 38.axb5 ] 38...Ba5 39.Rb3

[ 39.Rbd4 b4 ] 39...Bc7

[ 39...b4 40.cxb4 ( 40.Rxd6 bxc3 ) 40...Bxb4 41.Rxd6 ]

40.axb5 axb5 41.Rd5 [ 41.Rd5 f5 ( 41...b4 42.cxb4 Rxd5 43.exd5 Rb5 ) 42.Bb1 fxe4+ 43.Bxe4 Kf6= ]

½-½

B46Huebner,R 2580Begovac,F 2425

Schweiz 1997[Huebner,R]

70/162 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6

[ 6.Be2 - 70/(162) ] 6...bxc6 7.Bd3 d5

[ 7...e5 - 70/(162) ] 8.0-0 Nf6

[ 8...Bd6!? /\ Ne7 ] 9.Re1 Be7 10.e5 Nd7 11.Na4!N

[ 11.Qg4 - 67/(238) ] 11...a5!?

[ 11...0-0 12.c4 /\ Qc2+/- ] [ 11...Nc5 12.Nxc5 Bxc5 13.Qg4 g6 14.Be3± ]

12.Qg4 g6 13.Bh6 Bf8 [ 13...Rb8 14.c4 /\ b3 ] [ 13...Ba6 14.c4 /\ b3 ] [ 13...Nc5 14.Nxc5 Bxc5 15.c4 Qb6 16.Re2± ]

14.Bxf8 [ 14.Qf4?! Bxh6 15.Qxh6 Qe7 /\ 16...Ba6,16...Nc5= ]

14...Kxf8 15.c4 Ba6 16.Qd4 [ 16.Rac1 Nb6 ><c4 17.Nxb6 Qxb6÷ ] [ 16.b3!? ∆Nb6 17.Nc5 ]

16...Kg7 17.Rac1 Qb8 [ 17...Qe7 18.cxd5 cxd5 ( 18...Bxd3 19.d6+- ) 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Rc7 Qb4 21.Qxb4 axb4 22.b3 Nb8 ( 22...Rd8

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23.Rb7 ) 23.Rec1± ] [ 17...Rb8 18.b3 c5!? 19.Qf4 ( 19.Nxc5? Qb6 20.cxd5 Bxd3∓ ) 19...d4 20.h4 h5 21.Rcd1² ] [ 17...Re8!? ]

18.b3 Qb4 [ 18...c5 19.Qf4 d4 20.h4 h5 21.Rcd1² ]

19.Qe3 ><Re1; /\ cd5 ><c5 [ 19.h4 Qd2÷ ]

19...Rhc8 [ 19...Qe7 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Bxa6 Rxa6 22.Rc7± ]

20.h4 h5 21.g3 [ 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Bxa6 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Rxa6 24.Rc7 Nb8™ 25.g3 ( 25.Qf3? Qe1+ 26.Kh2 Qxe5+ ; 25.Qg5 Qe1+ 26.Kh2 Qxf2 ; 25.Nc5 Rc6 ) 25...Rc6÷ ]

21...Bb7 [ 21...Qe7 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Bxa6 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 Rxa6 25.Qc7 ]

22.Qg5 Re8 23.Re2 Qe7? [ 23...Rac8 ]

24.cxd5 exd5™ [ 24...cxd5 25.Qxe7 Rxe7 26.Rc7 Ba6 27.Bxa6 Rxa6 28.Nc5+- ] [ 24...Qxg5 25.hxg5 exd5 ( 25...cxd5 26.Rc7 Bc8 27.f4 /\ Rec2+- ) 26.f4+- ]

25.Qxe7 [ 25.f4 Qb4÷ ]

25...Rxe7 26.f4 Ba6 27.Nb2?! [ 27.Bxa6 Rxa6 28.Kf2 Re6 ( 28...f6 29.e6 Nf8 30.Nc5+- ) 29.Ke3 f6 30.Kd4± ]

27...Re6 28.Rec2? [ 28.Kf2 ∆Bxd3 29.Nxd3 f6 ( 29...a4 30.b4 Nb6 31.f5 gxf5 32.Nf4+- ) 30.f5 gxf5 31.Nf4± ]

28...Bb7? [ 28...Bxd3?! 29.Nxd3 Ra6 ( 29...Rc8 30.Nc5 Nxc5 31.Rxc5 /\ 32.Rd5, 32.Ra5) 30.Kf2± ] [ 28...a4!=

A) 29.Rxc6? a3-+ ; B) 29.Bxa6 axb3

B1) 30.Rxc6 Rxc6 31.Rxc6 bxa2-+ ; B2) 30.Bb7 Rb8 31.axb3 ( 31.Bxc6 bxc2 32.Bxd7 Rxb2-+ ; 31.Rxc6 Rxb7 32.a4= ) 31...Rxb7 32.Rc3 f6= ; B3) 30.axb3 Rxa6 31.Na4 f6= ;

C) 29.bxa4 Bxd3 30.Nxd3 Rxa4 31.Kf2 ( 31.Rxc6 Rxc6 32.Rxc6 Ra3= ><g3 ) 31...c5= ]

29.Bf1+- f6

[ 29...Nb6 30.Nd3 /\ Nc5 ] 30.Bh3 f5 31.Na4 Kf8 32.Kf2 Ke7 33.Ke3 Kd8 34.Bg2 Ra7

[ 34...Nf6 35.Nc5 Ng4+ 36.Kd4 Re7 37.Nxb7+ Rxb7 38.Rxc6+- ] [ 34...Kc7 35.Bxd5 ] [ 34...Re7 35.Rxc6+- ]

35.Kd4 Ra6 36.Kc3 Ra8 [ 36...Kc7 37.Kb2 Kb8 38.Ka3 /\ Nc5+- ]

37.Kb2 Ra6 38.Ka3 Ra8 39.Nc5 Nxc5 40.Rxc5 a4

[ 40...Kd7 41.Bxd5+- ] [ 40...Re7 41.Ka4+- ]

41.b4 Rc8 42.Ra5 [ 42.b5?! cxb5 43.Rxc8+ Bxc8 44.Bxd5 Rb6 45.Kb4 Bd7± ] [ 42.Kxa4?! Ba6 43.Bf1 Bxf1 44.Rxf1 Re7± ] [ 42.Bf1 Ra8 43.Ra5!? ]

42...Re7 43.Kxa4 d4 44.Kb3 Rd7 45.Bf1 d3

[ 45...Ke7 46.Bd3+- ] [ 45...c5 46.Raxc5 Rxc5 47.bxc5 Be4 48.Bb5+- ]

46.Rd1 c5 47.Rxc5 Bd5+ [ 47...Rxc5 48.bxc5 Be4 49.Kc3+- ]

48.Kc3 Ra8 49.Rxd3 Ra3+ 50.Kb2 Rxa2+ 51.Kb11-0

B46Arakhamia_Grant,K 2430Portisch,L 2610

Kobenhavn 1997[Arakhamia_Grant,K]

70/163 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Re1 Bb7 10.Bg5 Be7 11.e5 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qh5!N

[ 13.Qg4 - 42/(207) ] 13...c5

[ 13...Nc5 14.Rad1!? Nxd3 15.Rxd3 0-0 16.Rg3ƒ ]

14.b3 h6 [ 14...c4?! 15.bxc4 Qb4 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.e6+- ]

15.f4 g6 16.Qh3 h5 17.Nd1 /\ c4 Kf8 [ 17...c4 18.bxc4 dxc4 19.Bxc4 Qc5+ 20.Ne3 ]

18.c4 Nb6 19.Nf2 Rd8 /\ 20...dc4 21.bc4

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Rd4 20.Rab1!? ><b6 Kg7 21.Qe3 [ 21.Rec1!? /\ Bf1, Nd3 ><c5 Qc7 22.Qh4><f6 ]

21...Qc7 22.Bf1 /\ 22...dc4 23.bc4 Rd4 24.Qb3 Ra8?!

[ 22...Rd7 23.Rec1 Rc8 ∆24.Nd3 dxc4 25.bxc4 Rd4÷ ]

23.Rec1 d4?! [ 23...Rhc8 ]

24.Qd2 a5 25.Bd3± Nc8 26.a3 Ne7 27.b4 axb4 28.axb4 Ra7

[ 28...cxb4 29.Qxb4 Rhb8 30.Qd6± ] 29.Ne4 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Rb8 31.b5 Nc8 32.Ra1 Rxa1 33.Rxa1 Nb6 34.Qd3

[ 34.Qc2 /\ Ra6, Qa2 Rd8!? 35.Ra6?! d3! 36.Bxd3 Rd4 37.g3 Rd8 38.Be2 ( 38.Ra3 g5© ) 38...h4÷ ]

34...h4 35.Ra6 g5? [ 35...Rd8!? 36.Kf2!? /\ Ke1-d1, Bc6, Qa3+/-><c5 ]

36.Qe2+- Kf8 37.Qh5 gxf4 38.Qh8+ Ke7 39.Qxh4+ Ke8 40.Qh8+“ Ke7 41.Qf6+ Kf8 42.Qxf4 d3 43.Bxd3 Rd8 44.Be2 Rd4 45.Qh6+ Ke8

[ 45...Ke7 46.Qf6+ Ke8 47.Bf3 ] 46.Qh8+ Kd7 47.Qf81-0

B47Kupreichik,V 2500Razuvaev,Y 2555

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Razuvaev,Y]

70/164 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 d6 7.Ndb5 Qb8 8.Bf4

[ 8.a4!? ] 8...Ne5 9.Be3N

[ 9.Bxe5 - 62/186 ] 9...Nf6

[ 9...a6 10.Bb6!! axb5 11.Nxb5 Kd7 ( 11...Ra4 12.c4± ; 11...Ra6 12.Bc7± ) 12.Bc7 ( 12.c4© ) 12...Qxc7 13.Nxc7 Kxc7 14.f4÷ ]

10.f4 Nc6 [ 10...Ned7!? ]

11.Bg2 Be7 12.Qe2 0-0 13.0-0-0 a6 14.Nd4

[ 14.Na3 Nd7 /\ b5|^ ] 14...Nxd4

[ 14...Bd7 ∆15.g4? Nxd4 16.Bxd4 e5³ ] 15.Bxd4 e5

[ 15...Nd7 16.e5± ] 16.Bb6

[ 16.Be3?! b5„ ] [ 16.Nd5! Nxd5 17.exd5

A) 17...Bf6 18.fxe5 dxe5 ( 18...Re8 19.e6± ) 19.Bc5± ; B) 17...exd4 18.Qxe7 Bf5 19.Rxd4² ; C) 17...Bg4 18.Qxg4 exd4 19.Be4² ( 19.Rxd4 Bf6© )]

16...Bg4 [ 16...Bd7 17.f5 Rc8 18.g4 Rxc3÷ ]

17.Bf3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Qc8 [ 18...Rc8? 19.g4± ]

19.f5 Qc6 20.Be3 Rfc8 21.Bg5 [ 21.g4 b5 22.Rd2 ( 22.g5 b4∓ ) 22...b4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 Qc4 25.Kb1 ( 25.b3? Qc3 26.Kb1 e4 ) 25...e4 26.Qf2 ( 26.Qg2 Bf6 27.g5 Bxb2∓ ) 26...Bf6 27.Bd4 ( 27.g5 Bc3 28.Rdd1 Rab8/\ Rb5|^ ) 27...Bg5 28.Re2 ( 28.Be3 Bf6= )

28...Qxd5 29.Rhe1 ( 29.h4? e3! ) 29...Re8 30.h4÷ ∆Bxh4 31.Qxh4 Qxd4 32.Rh1 h6 33.g5© ]

21...d5! 22.Bxf6 [ 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Bxe7 Nxe7 24.Qxc6 Nxc6 25.Rd7 b5= ]

22...dxe4 23.Qg2 [ ¹23.Qe2 ]

23...Bxf6 24.Nxe4 Bg5+ 25.Kb1 Rd8= 26.Qe2 Be7 27.g4 h6 28.a3

[ 28.Rd3!? Rxd3 29.cxd3÷ Kupreichik,V ] 28...b5 29.Nc3

[ 29.Rxd8+? Rxd8 30.h4? Rd4-+ ] 29...Bxa3 30.Qxe5 Re8

[ 30...Bd6 31.Qe4 ( 31.Qd5?! Qc7³ ) 31...Qxe4 32.Nxe4 Be7= ]

31.Qd5 Rac8 [ 31...Qf6 32.Qb3² ]

32.Qxc6 Rxc6 33.Nxb5“ Bxb2 34.Kxb2 axb5 35.Rhe1 Rec8“

[ 35...Rxe1 36.Rxe1² ] 36.Re2 Rc4 37.h3 Rb4+ 38.Kc1 Rb3 39.h4 b4 40.Rd4 Rh3 41.Rxb4 Rxh4 42.Rbe4 h5 43.gxh5½-½

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B47Hernandez,Gi 2525Al_Modiahki,M 2380

Benasque 1997[Kuzmin,A]

70/165 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.0-0 Bc5 9.Bf4 e5 10.Nb3 exf4 11.Nxc5 fxg3 12.hxg3 d6 13.Nd3 h5 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Qd2 Kf8 16.Qc3 Nxd5 17.exd5 Ne7 18.Qb4N

[ 18.Rae1 - 66/153 ] 18...a5 19.Qb5 h4 20.Rae1 Nf5

[ 20...b6!?÷ ] 21.Nf4 Bd7=

[ 21...b6? 22.Ne6+!+- ] 22.Qd3?!

[ 22.Qxb7 Rb8 23.Qa7 Ra8 24.Qb7= ] 22...Qf6³ 23.Re4 Re8

[ 23...Qxb2?! 24.Ne6+! Kg8 A) 25.Rf4 g6! ( 25...fxe6 26.dxe6 Bxe6 27.Bd5‚ ) 26.Rxf5?! gxf5 27.Qxf5 fxe6 28.dxe6 Be8∓ ; B) 25.g4!?© ]

24.Rxe8+ Bxe8 25.c3 Bd7 26.Qf3?! [ ¹26.Re1³ ]

26...Ne7! 27.Re1?!“ [ 27.Ne2 Qh6!∓ ( 27...Qxf3 28.Bxf3 Bb5 29.Re1 Bxe2 30.Rxe2 hxg3 31.fxg3 Ng6³_|_ ><e5 )]

27...h3 28.Bh1? [ 28.Bf1 Nxd5 ( 28...h2+ 29.Kh1 Nxd5 30.Bg2 Nxf4 31.Qxf4 Qxf4 32.gxf4 Bc6∓ ) 29.Kh2 Nxf4 30.Qxf4 Qxf4 31.gxf4∓ ]

28...h2+ 29.Kf1 Rh6!!-+ 30.Ke2 [ 30.Qe4 g5 31.Nd3 Nxd5-+ ] [ 30.Qd3 g5 31.Ne2 Bh3+-+ ] [ 30.Qd1 g5 ( 30...Bb5+!? ) 31.Nd3 Nxd5 32.Bxd5 h1Q+ 33.Bxh1 Rxh1+ 34.Kg2 Bc6+ 35.f3 g4!-+ ] [ 30.Qe3 Bb5+ 31.Nd3 ( 31.Kg2 g5-+ ) 31...Qf5! 32.Qxe7+ Kg8-+ ]

30...Bb5+ 31.Nd3 [ 31.Kd2 g5 32.Nd3 Qxf3 33.Bxf3 Rf6-+ ]

31...Qxf3+! 32.Bxf3 Ng6 33.Rh1 Ne5 34.Be4 f5! 35.Bxf5 Rh5 36.g4 Rh3 37.f3 Rxf3 38.Rxh2 Bxd3+0-1

B47Tiviakov,S 2590Liang,Jinrong 2425

Beijing 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/166 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.0-0 Bc5 9.Nxc6 dxc6 10.Na4 Ba7 11.c4 Nd7! 12.b4!?

[ 12.Qg4 - 61/(195) ] 12...b5N

[ 12...a5 A) 13.a3?! b5! ( 13...axb4?! 14.axb4 b5 15.Nc5!ƒ ) ∆14.Nc3 axb4 15.axb4 Bxf2+ ; B) 13.b5 e5 14.Rb1 ( 14.Bb2!? ; 14.Ba3!? ) 14...Bd4 15.Bb2 c5÷ 16.Bxd4 cxd4 17.c5 Nxc5 18.Qc2 b6 19.Rfc1 Be6 20.Nxc5 Qxc5 21.Qxc5 bxc5 22.Rxc5 Bxa2 23.Rxe5+ Kd7 24.Rd1 Rhd8 25.Rc5 Ke7= ; C) 13.Bb2!? 0-0 ( 13...e5 14.a3² ) 14.a3 axb4 15.axb4 b5 16.cxb5 cxb5 17.Nc3² ( 17.Qg4!? ; 17.Rc1!? ; 17.e5!? ; 17.Nc5!? )]

[ 12...0-0!? ] [ 12...c5!? ] [ 12...e5!? ]

13.Nb2 /\ c5() ><Bc8, Ba7 c5 [ 13...bxc4 14.Nxc4 ] [ 13...0-0 14.c5 a5 15.a3± () ] [ 13...a5!? 14.bxa5² ( 14.cxb5² )]

14.bxc5 [ 14.cxb5 cxb4÷ ( 14...axb5÷ )]

14...Bxc5 [ 14...bxc4 15.c6!?± /\ e5 ( 15.Nxc4 )] [ 14...Nxc5!? 15.cxb5 axb5 ( 15...0-0 16.Be3!?ƒ ) 16.Be3ƒ /\ 17. Rac1, 17. Qe2 ]

15.Qg4! Kf8 [ 15...Bd4 16.e5+- ] [ 15...0-0 16.Bh6! ( 16.cxb5 Ne5 /\ ab5 ) 16...Bd4 ( 16...Qe5 17.Nd3 ) 17.e5! Bxe5 ( 17...Qxe5 18.Bxa8± ) 18.Bxa8 Bxb2 19.Rab1± ] [ 15...Qe5 16.Rb1± /\ Nd3 ] [ 15...g6± ><>> ]

16.Nd3!?± [ 16.cxb5ƒ ]

16...h5 [ 16...Bd4 17.Ba3+ Kg8 18.Rac1± ] [ 16...bxc4!? 17.Nxc5± |^@ ^^ ]

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17.Qf3 [ 17.Qe2!? ]

17...Bb7 [ 17...bxc4 18.Nxc5 Nxc5 19.Ba3/\ Rac1+/- ]

[ 17...Bd4 18.Ba3+ Kg8 19.e5!? ( 19.Rac1!? ) 19...Bxa1™ 20.Rxa1!? ( 20.Qxa8± ; 20.Bd6!? )]

18.Nxc5 Nxc5 [ 18...Qxc5 19.Ba3!? b4 20.Bxb4 Qxb4 21.Rab1 Qc5 22.Rxb7+- ]

19.Ba3 Kg8 [ 19...bxc4 20.Rac1+- ]

20.Qe2! ^^, ><b5, Kg8 [ 20.Qe3 Na4 ∆21.cxb5 axb5 22.Rac1 Qa5 /\ Nb6-c4 ] [ 20.cxb5 Bxe4 ]

20...Nd7 [ 20...Na4!? ]

21.Rac1 h4 [ 21...Qa5 22.Bb2± ∆Qxa2 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Rc7+- ] [ 21...bxc4 22.Rxc4± ]

22.cxb5 Qa5 23.Bb2 hxg3 24.hxg3 axb5 [ 24...Qxb5 25.Qxb5 axb5 26.Rc7+- ]

25.Rfd1 Nf8 26.Rc5!? Qxa2 27.Rc7 Ba6 [ 27...Rb8 28.Qf3!? e5™ ( 28...f6 29.Rxg7+ Kxg7 30.Qxf6++- ) 29.Bxe5+- ]

28.e5!+- /\ 29.Ba8, 29.Qf3 [ 28.Qf3 e5 29.Bxe5± -> ]

28...Rc8 29.Ra7 ><Ba6, /\ Qf3 Qb3 [ 29...Ng6 30.Ra1 Qb3 31.R7xa6 Rc2 32.Ra8+ Nf8 ( 32...Kh7 33.Qh5# ) 33.Qd1 Qxb2 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.Qd8# ]

30.Rxa6 Rc2 31.Rd2 [ 31.Rd2 Qxb2 32.Rxc2 Qb1+ 33.Bf1 ]

1-0

B47Zelcic,R 2530Kobalija,M 2495

Oberwart 1997[Kobalija,M]

70/167 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 a6

[ 7...Bb4 - 70/(167) ] 8.Kh1 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Qd3 h5

[ 10...b5 - 70/(167) ] 11.f4 Ng4 12.e5 d5 13.exd6 Qxd6 14.Qg3N

[ 14.Qxd6 - 51/181 ] 14...f5™ 15.Bxg4!?

[ 15.Nd1 Bd7 16.Ne3 0-0-0³ ] 15...hxg4 16.Be3 Bd7 17.Rad1 Qc6!

[ 17...Qb6? 18.Rxd7!± ] [ 17...Qc7 18.Ne2!÷ ]

18.Rd3 [ 18.Qf2? Rh3! 19.Bxc5 g3-+ ] [ 18.Kg1!? 0-0-0÷ ]

18...Rh3 19.Qe1 0-0-0! [ 19...g3 20.Rf3! Rxh2+ 21.Kg1 0-0-0 22.Qxg3 Rh7 23.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 24.Qf2= ] [ 19...Bxe3 20.Rxe3 0-0-0 21.Kg1!÷ ]

20.Bxc5 Rxd3 [ 20...Qxc5 21.Rxd7!± ]

21.Be7! [ 21.cxd3 Qxc5 22.Qf2 Qb4!³ ]

21...Rd4! [ 21...Rxc3 22.Qxc3 Qxc3 23.bxc3 Rh8 24.Rd1! g3 25.h3 Bc6 26.Rd3= ]

22.Qe3 [ 22.Bxd8 Kxd8 23.Qe3 Qd6³ ]

22...Qc4 23.Kg1 Bb5 [ 23...Re8? 24.b3! ]

24.Nxb5 Rd1! [ 24...axb5 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Re1 Rd6 27.c3= ]

25.Re1 axb5 26.Bxd8 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 Qd4+ 28.Qf2 Qd1+ 29.Qf1 Qd4+?!

[ 29...Qxd8! ] 30.Kh1?

[ 30.Qf2 Qd1+ 31.Qf1 Qxd8!³ ] 30...Qxd8 31.Qe1 Qd6 32.b3 Kd7!∓ 33.Qf1 Qd5 34.a3 Kd6 35.Qc1 Qd4 36.Qf1 Qd2 37.c4 bxc4 38.bxc4 Kc5 39.h3 g3-+ 40.Qb1 Kxc4 41.a4 Kc3 42.Qa1+ Kd3 43.Qb1+ Kc3 44.Qa1+ Kb3 45.Qf1 Kb2 46.Qb5+ Kc1 47.Qc4+ Qc20-1

B47Gallagher,J 2525Kobalija,M 2495

Biel (open) 1997[Kobalija,M]

70/168 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Kh1 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Qd3 h5 11.Bg5 Ng4!N

[ 11...b5 - 63/153 ]

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12.f4 f6! 13.Bh4 b5 14.e5!? [ 14.Bg3 Bb7 15.f5 Ne5³ ] [ 14.Qg3 Bb7 15.Bxg4 ( 15.h3 g5! ) 15...hxg4 16.Qxg4 0-0-0!© ]

14...f5 15.Nd5! [ 15.Ne4? fxe4! 16.Qxe4 Bb7 ( 16...0-0? 17.Bd3+- ) 17.Qg6+ Kf8 18.f5 ( 18.Bxg4 Rh6! 19.Qg5 hxg4∓ ) 18...Nxe5! 19.Bg3 Rh6! 20.fxe6+ Kg8 21.Qf7+ Kh8∓ ] [ 15.Bf3 Bb7 16.Rae1!?÷ ( 16.Nd5? Bxd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Qxf5 Qc6 19.e6 Qxe6∓ )]

15...exd5 16.Qxf5 Qc6! [ 16...d6? 17.e6 Rh6 18.Bxg4 hxg4 19.Rae1± ] [ 16...Rh6 17.Rae1!ƒ ] [ 16...Qb6 17.Bf3!? ( 17.e6? dxe6 18.Qg6+ Kf8 19.f5 exf5-+ ) 17...Bb7 ( 17...Qe6 18.Qd3! Bb7 19.f5 Qf7 20.e6!± ) 18.Bxg4 hxg4 19.e6! dxe6 20.Rae1 Rh6 21.Bg5ƒ ]

17.e6 [ 17.Bf3 Bb7 18.Rae1 ( 18.Rad1 g6! 19.Qg5 Qe6∓ ) 18...Qe6 19.Qd3 ( 19.Qg5 g6∓ ) 19...0-0³ ] [ 17.h3 Qh6 18.hxg4 hxg4 19.g3 Be7 20.Kg2 d6! 21.Qd3 Bxh4 22.Rh1 ( 22.gxh4 dxe5 23.Qxd5 Ra7!‚ ) 22...Qe6 23.exd6 ( 23.Rxh4 Rxh4 24.gxh4 dxe5 25.fxe5 Qxe5= ) 23...Bb7!÷ ]

17...dxe6 [ 17...Qxe6!? 18.Bxg4 hxg4 19.Rae1 Rxh4 ( 19...Be3 20.Rxe3 Qxe3 21.Re1± ) 20.Qg6+ ( 20.Qxd5? Be3! 21.Qxa8 g3-+ ) 20...Kd8 21.Rxe6 dxe6 22.f5!÷ ]

18.Qg6+ Kf8 19.f5 [ 19.Bxg4? Rh6!∓ ]

19...Rh6!? [ 19...Ne5 20.fxe6+ Kg8 21.Qg3 Qxe6 22.Rf6! Qe8 23.Re1ƒ ] [ 19...Kg8 20.f6 Qc7! ( 20...Ra7? 21.Bxg4 hxg4 22.f7+ Kf8 23.Bf6!!+- ) 21.Bxg4 hxg4 22.Qe8+ Bf8 23.fxg7 Qxg7 24.Rxf8+= ]

20.fxe6+ Kg8 21.Rf8+! [ 21.Qf7+? Kh8 22.e7 Be6 23.Qf8+ Bg8-+ ]

21...Bxf8 22.Qf7+ Kh8 23.Qxf8+ Kh7 24.Bd3+ Rg6!

[ 24...g6? 25.Re1!± ] 25.Bxg6+

[ 25.Qf5 Qxe6 26.Qxh5+ Nh6 27.h3 ( 27.Re1 Qg4 ) 27...Bd7 28.Re1 Qd6

29.Re7∓ ] [ 25.e7 Bd7 /\ Be8-/+ ]

25...Kxg6 26.Qf7+ Kh7 [ 26...Kh6? 27.Qf5! g6 28.Bg5+ Kg7 29.Qf7+ Kh8 30.Re1± ]

27.Qf5+ Kg8 28.Qf7+ Kh7 29.Qf5+ Kg8 30.Qf7+½-½

B48Adams,Mi 2680Razuvaev,Y 2555

London 1997[Razuvaev,Y]

70/169 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Ne5 9.0-0-0 b5

[ 9...Bb4 - 58/221 ] 10.Kb1N

[ 10.g4?! - 70/(169) ] 10...b4

[ 10...Bb7!?= ] 11.Na4 d5 12.Nb3 Rb8

[ 12...Ned7!? ] 13.Bd4! Bd6?!

[ 13...Ned7 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.c4 N5f6= ] 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.f4² Ng4 16.g3

[ 16.Bxg7 Bxf4„ ] 16...0-0 17.Bg2 Rb5?!

[ 17...Rd8 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.h3 Nh6 20.Bc5² ]

18.c4! bxc3 [ 18...Qxc4? 19.Rc1+- ]

19.Nxc3 Nxc3+ 20.Bxc3± Be7 21.Nd4 [ 21.Qe2 Nf6 ( 21...e5? 22.h3± ) 22.Nd4 Rb6 23.Ba5 Rxb2+÷ ]

21...Rc5 [ 21...Rb6 22.Ba5+- ] [ 21...Rb8 22.Nc6± ]

22.Bb4 Rc4 23.Bxe7 Qxe7 24.h3 [ 24.Qe2 Qc5÷ ]

24...Nf6 25.Nc6 Qc5 [ 25...Qc7 26.Rc1 Rxc1+ 27.Rxc1± ]

26.Ne5 [ 26.Rc1!? Rxc1+ 27.Rxc1± ]

26...Ra4 27.Bc6 [ 27.Rhe1!? ]

27...Rb4 28.Nd3 Rxb2+ 29.Qxb2 Qxc6 30.Ne5 Qa8!

[ 30...Qe4+? 31.Ka1 Bb7 32.Rhe1+- ]

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31.Ka1 Bb7 32.Rhe1 Bd5 33.g4 Rb8 34.Qa3 Qa7² 35.Re2

[ 35.Rb1 Qd4+„ ] 35...h6 36.Rc2?“

[ 36.Qe3 ] 36...Be4

[ 36...Ne4? 37.Rxd5! exd5 38.Nc6 Qg1+ 39.Rc1+- ]

37.Rb2?! [ 37.Nc6 Bxc6 38.Rxc6 Nd5 ( 38...a5!? ) 39.Rxa6 ( 39.Qxa6? Qxa6 40.Rxa6 Nb4-+ ) 39...Ne3 40.Rc1 ( 40.Rxa7? Nc2# ; 40.Rd2? Qd4+! 41.Rxd4 Nc2# ) 40...Qd4+ 41.Qc3 Qxf4= ]

37...Rc8 38.Rbd2 Nd5“ 39.Rd4? [ 39.Rc1 ]

39...Rc3? [ 39...Bc2! 40.Qc1 ( 40.R1d2 Rb8!-+ ) 40...Rc3

A) 41.R1d2 Bd3 42.Qg1 Ne3 43.Rd8+ ( 43.Qxe3 Rc1+ 44.Kb2 Qb6+-+ ; 43.R2xd3 Rxd3 44.Rxd3 Nc2+-+ ) 43...Kh7 44.Kb2 Nc4+∓ ; B) 41.Rxd5 exd5∓ ]

40.Qa4 Qc5 41.Rc4 [ 41.Rxe4 Rc1+-+ ]

41...Qe3 42.Qe8+ Kh7 43.Nd7! [ 43.Nxf7 Qxf4! ( 43...Rxc4? 44.Qh8+ Kg6 45.Ne5+ Kf6 46.Qf8# ) 44.Rxc3 ( 44.g5 Rxc4 45.g6+ Kxg6-+ ) 44...Nxc3 45.Re1 Qd2 ( 45...Qf2? 46.Ng5+= ; 45...Qf6 46.g5 hxg5? 47.Ne5³ ) 46.Qh8+ Kg6 47.Ne5+ Kg5 48.Qxg7+ Kh4 49.Qf6+ Kg3 50.Rg1+ Kh2-+ ]

43...Rxc4 44.Nf8+ [ 44.Nf8+ Kg8 45.Nxe6+= ]

½-½

B48Macieja,B 2470Poluljahov,A 2510

Koszalin 1997[Macieja,B]

70/170 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Nxd4 9.Bxd4 Bc5 10.Be2

[ 10.Bxc5 - 70/(170) ] 10...d6 11.Qd2 b5 12.Bxf6!N

[ 12.Rad1 - 60/193 ] 12...gxf6 13.b4!! Tseshkovsky,V Bxb4

[ 13...Ba7 14.Bxb5+ ( 14.a4 bxa4 15.Nxa4 Bb7 16.Qf4 Ke7 17.c4± ) 14...axb5 15.Nxb5 Qc6 16.Nxd6+ Ke7 17.Rfd1/\ c4-c5 Rd8 18.e5!+- ]

[ 13...Bb6 14.a4! ( 14.Bxb5+ axb5 15.Nxb5 Qc6 16.Nxd6+ Ke7 17.Rfc1 Rd8 18.e5 fxe5 19.Qg5+ Kf8 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Qg5+ Kf8= ) 14...bxa4 15.Nxa4± ]

14.Nxb5! [ 14.Nd5 exd5 15.Qxb4 Qc5™ 16.Qxc5 ( 16.Qb2? dxe4 17.Qxf6 Qe5∓ ) 16...dxc5 17.exd5= ]

14...Qc5 15.c3 Ba3 [ 15...axb5 16.cxb4 Qb6 17.Rfd1± ]

16.Nxa3 Qxa3 17.Rab1² Qc5 18.Rb4 Ke7 19.Rfb1

[ 19.Rc4 Qb6 20.Kh1!? /\ f4, e5Tseshkovsky,V ]

19...Rd8 20.Rc4 Qa7! 21.Rd1 e5= 22.Rc6 Qd7 23.Rb6 Qc7 24.Rdb1 Ra7 25.Qe3 a5 26.f3 Rb7 27.c4 Rxb6 28.Qxb6 Rd7 29.Kf2 Qxb6+ 30.Rxb6 Rc7 31.Rb5 Rc5 32.Rxc5 dxc5 33.g4½-½

B48Golubev,M 2530Pavlovic,G 2295

Novi Becej 1997[Golubev,M]

70/171 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Ne5 9.Be2 d6

[ 9...Bc5! 10.f4 d6 ] 10.f4 Ng6N

[ 10...Nc4 - 62/(192) ] 11.f5!? Ne5 12.fxe6 fxe6 13.Bh5+ Nxh5 14.Qxh5+ g6 15.Qh3

[ 15.Qh4!? ] 15...Qe7

[ 15...Nc4„ 16.Bg5 ( 16.Nxe6? Qe7 17.Nd5 Bxe6 18.Nc7+ Kd7! 19.Nxe6 Qxe6 20.Rf7+ Be7-+ ; 16.Rf6?! Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Qc5! ) 16...Qc5 17.Bf6 e5 18.Qh4‚ ]

16.Qg3 Nf7 [ 16...Bg7!?

A) 17.Rad1 Nf7 /\ 0-0 ( 17...Rf8 ); B) 17.Bg5 ]

17.e5!²

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[ 17.Rxf7 Qxf7 18.Rf1 Qg7!÷ ] [ 17.Rf2 Bg7 ]

17...Bg7 [ 17...dxe5?! 18.Ne4!? Bg7 19.Nf3± b6 20.Nfg5 ∆Nh6 21.Nxh7 ] [ 17...d5² ] [ 17...Nxe5 18.Ne4!? Bg7 19.Bg5 Qc7 20.Nf6+ Bxf6 21.Bxf6© ]

18.exd6 Qxd6 19.Qh4 e5 [ 19...0-0 20.Rad1!? ( 20.Ne4 Qe5 ∆21.Rae1 g5! Pav lov i c , G) 20...Qb4 ( 20...Qe5² ) 21.Ne4 Qxb2 ( 21...e5? 22.Ne6!+- ) 22.Nf6+!?ƒ ]

20.Ne4 Qe7 21.Qxe7+ [ 21.Rxf7 Kxf7™ ( 21...Qxh4? 22.Nd6+ Kd8 23.Nc6++- ) 22.Rf1+ Ke8™ 23.Bg5 ( 23.Qxe7+? Kxe7 24.Bg5+ Ke8 ) 23...Qd7!÷ 24.Nb3!? ]

21...Kxe7 22.Ne2 Be6 [ 22...Bf5 23.N2g3 Be6 24.Ng5! ( 24.Rad1 )]

23.Bc5+ [ 23.Rad1 Rhd8 ]

23...Kd7 24.Rad1+ Kc6? [ 24...Kc7™ 25.Be7!? ]

25.Rxf7!! Bxf7 26.Rd6+ Kc7 [ 26...Kb5? 27.N2c3+ Kc4 ( 27...Ka5 28.b4# ) 28.b3# ]

27.Bb6+ Kc8 28.N2c3± [ 28.Ng5 Bc4 ]

28...Re8? [ 28...a5 29.Ng5 Bc4 30.b3 ] [ 28...h6 29.Na4! ] [ 28...Rf8™ 29.Nd5!? ( 29.b3 )]

29.Rd1+- Be6 [ 29...Kb8 30.Rd7+- ] [ 29...Bf8™ 30.Nf6 Be7 31.Nxe8 Bxe8 32.Nd5 Bd6 /\ 33.Nf6 Bc7 33.c4!?+- ]

30.Nd6+ Kd7 31.Nf5+! [ 31.Nf5+ Kc6 32.Rd6# ]

1-0

B49Becerra Rivero,J 2510Zapata,A 2515

Cienfuegos 1997[Becerra Rivero,J; Moreno,Ale]

70/172 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.a3 b5!N

[ 8...Be7 - 67/(244) ] 9.0-0?!

[ ¹9.f4 Bb7 10.Bf3÷ ] 9...Bb7 10.Kh1 Ne5

[ 10...Nxd4! 11.Qxd4 Bd6³ ] 11.f3

[ 11.f4 Nc4 12.Bxc4 Qxc4 13.Qd3 Rc8³ ( 13...Nxe4!? 14.Nxe4 Qd5 15.Nxb5 axb5 16.Qxd5 Bxd5 17.Nc3 Bc6 )]

11...Nc4 12.Bc1 Rc8 13.a4 b4 14.Na2 d5 [ 14...Bd6!? 15.b3 Na5ƒ ]

15.b3 Nb6 [ 15...Na5³ ]

16.a5 Nbd7 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Re1 Bd6? [ 18...Qxa5 19.Bb2© ] [ 18...Be7 19.Bc4 0-0!? ( 19...N7f6³ )]

19.Bxa6!! Bxa6 20.Nxe6 Qxa5 [ 20...fxe6 21.Rxe6+

A) 21...Kf8 22.Qxd5 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Kxe8 24.Qe6+ Kf8 ( 24...Kd8 25.Bg5+ Kc8 26.Rd1+- ) 25.Bd2+- ; B) 21...Be7™ 22.Qxd5 Nf6 23.Qd1! ( 23.Qg5 Qd7 24.Qe3 Nd5 ) 23...Rd8 ( 23...Qxa5 24.Bd2!+- ) 24.Qe1 Bc8 25.Bf4+- ]

21.Qxd5 [ 21.Nc7+!? Kf8 22.Nxd5 ]

21...Qxd5 22.Nc7+ Kf8 23.Nxd5 Be5 24.Bf4!+- Bxf4

[ 24...Bxa1? 25.Bd6+ Kg8 26.Ne7+ Kf8 27.Nxc8+ Kg8 28.Re8+ Nf8 29.Rxf8# ]

25.Nxf4 g5 26.Nxb4 Bb7 27.Nfd3 g4 28.Ra7 Rb8 29.f4!

[ 29.fxg4 Rg8 30.h3 h5 ] 29...Kg7 30.Kg1 Rhd8 31.c4! Kf8 32.c5 Rdc8 33.c6 Rxc6 34.Rxb7 Rxb7 35.Nxc6 Rxb3 36.Nde5 Nf6 37.Ra1

[ 37.Nd8! Nd5 38.g3 f5 39.Ne6+ Ke7 40.Nd4 ]

37...h5 38.Nd4“1-0

B49Varavin,V 2440Al_Khateeb,A 2320

Pardubice 1997[Varavin,V]

70/173 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.0-0 Bb4 9.Na4

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[ 9.Nxc6 - 70/(173) ] 9...0-0 10.c4 Bd6

[ 10...Nxe4N - 70/(173) ] 11.g3 Nxe4 12.Bf3 f5 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.c5 Be7N

[ 14...Be5 - 60/(195) ] 15.Qg4!

[ 15.Rc1 Nb4 /\ Nd3<=> ] [ 15.Qc2!? d5 16.cxd6 Bxd6 17.Qxe4 Nxd4 ( 17...Bd7 18.Nxe6 Rae8 19.Nxc7 Rxe4 20.Rfd1!± ) 18.Bxd4 e5÷ ]

15...Qe5 [ 15...d5 16.Nxe6! Bxe6 17.Qxe6+ Kh8 18.Qxd5± ] [ 15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 e5 17.Qxe4!± ]

16.Rfd1 h5 17.Qg6! Rf7 [ 17...Rf6? 18.Qe8+ Rf8 19.Nxc6+- ]

18.Nb6 [ 18.Rac1!? ]

18...Bxc5!!„ [ 18...Rb8 19.Rac1 d5 20.cxd6 Bxd6 21.Nc4+- ]

19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.Nxa8 Rf6 21.Qe8+ Rf8 22.Qg6 Rf6 23.Qg5! Qxg5 24.Bxg5 Bxf2+!

[ 24...Rxf2 25.b4! Ba7 26.Be7! /\ Bc5 ] 25.Kg2 Rf5 26.Rf1 e3?!

[ 26...Rxg5 27.Rxf2 Bb7 28.Raf1 c5 29.Rf8+ Kh7 /\ e3, d5<=> ]

27.Bxe3! Bxe3 28.Rxf5 c5! [ 28...exf5? 29.Re1 Bd4 30.Re8++- ]

29.Rf3 Bb7 30.Rd1! [ 30.Nb6 g5! 31.Nxd7 g4 32.Ne5 Bd4 33.Re1 gxf3+ 34.Nxf3 e5÷ ]

30...Bxa8 [ 30...Bd4 31.Rxd4 cxd4 32.Nb6 /\ Kf2+- ]

31.Rxd7 R 9/m Kh7 32.Rd6“ [ 32.h4! Bd4 33.b4! ]

32...Bd4 33.b4 e5 [ 33...g5 34.bxc5 Bxc5 35.Rxa6 Be4 36.Ra5 Bd4 37.Rxg5+- ]

34.Rxa6? [ 34.bxc5 Bxc5 35.Rxa6 Be4 36.Re6 Bd4 37.h4 /\ a4+- ]

34...Be4! 35.h4 [ 35.bxc5 g5! 36.Ra7+ Kg8 37.c6! Bxc6 38.Raf7! Be4 ( 38...Bd5 39.Rd7 ) 39.Rf8+ Kg7 40.R8f7+ Kg6 41.R7f6+= ]

35...cxb4?“ [ 35...c4! 36.b5! c3 37.Rc6 c2 ( 37...Bxc6 38.bxc6 c2 39.Rf1+- ) 38.Rc4

A) 38...Bb2 39.Kf2 c1Q ( 39...Bxf3 40.Rxc2 ) 40.Rxc1 Bxc1 41.Rb3 Bd2

42.b6 Bb7 43.Rd3 Ba5 44.Rd6 e4 45.Ke2! Ba6+ 46.Ke3 Bb7 47.Kf4 Kg8 48.Rd8+ Kh7 49.Rd7+- ; B) 38...Kg6 39.a4 Bb2 ( 39...Be3 40.Rxe4! ) 40.Kf2 c1Q 41.Rxc1 Bxc1 42.Rb3 Bd2 43.b6 Bb7 44.Rd3 Ba5 45.Rd7! ( 45.Rd6+ Kf5 46.Ke2 Kg4! ) 45...Bxb6+ 46.Ke2 Ba6+ 47.Kd1! Bc5 48.Rc7 /\ Rc6+- ; C) 38...Be3!? 39.Rxe4 c1Q 40.Rfxe3 Qb2+ 41.Re2 Qxb5 42.Rxe5 Qc6+ 43.Kh2 g6 44.R5e4 Qa6 45.a4 Qa5÷ ]

36.Ra4 g5 [ 36...Bc5 37.Ra5! Bd4 38.Rb5 Bc3 39.Kf2+- ]

37.hxg5 Kg6 38.Rxb4 Kxg5 39.Rxd4! exd4 40.Kf2 Bxf3 41.Kxf3+- d3 42.a4 d2 43.Ke2 Kg4 44.a5 Kxg3 45.a61-0

B49Varavin,V 2505Fominyh,A 2545

Perm 1997[Varavin,V]

70/174 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 Be7 10.c4

[ 10.Nxc6 - 70/(174) ] 10...d6

[ 10...Nxe4 - 70/(174) ] 11.Nc3 Ne5 12.Rc1 0-0 13.f4 Ng6 14.f5!?N

[ 14.Qe1 - 47/(234) ] 14...Ne5 15.Kh1 h6 16.Qe1 Nh7

[ 16...Nfg4 17.Bf4 Qb6 18.Rd1 Qxb2 19.Qg3‚ ]

17.Qg3 Bg5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 [ 18...Nxg5 19.f6 g6 20.Qe3 /\ h4 ><h6 ]

19.Nf3! [ 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.Qh3 Kg8 22.Nxe6? Qf7!-+ ]

19...Nxf3 20.Rxf3 Re8 21.Bd3 /\ Qg4-h5,Rh3->

[ 21.Rd1 exf5 22.exf5 Re5÷ ] [ 21.fxe6!? Bxe6 ( 21...fxe6 22.Rd1 Rd8 23.Rfd3 e5 24.Nd5± ) 22.b3 /\ Rd1, Rfd3->><d6 ]

21...Qc5 22.Qg4 exf5 23.exf5 Bd7 24.Nd5/\ b4

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[ 24.Ne4!? A) 24...Qd4 25.Rh3! Nf6 ( 25...g6 26.Rf1 gxf5 27.Qh5 Qg7 28.Qxh7+! Qxh7 29.Nf6++- ; 25...Qxb2 26.Rf1 Qe5 27.Qh5 Bxf5 28.Nxg5! Bxd3 29.Qxf7+ Kh8 30.Nxh7! Bxh7 31.Qg6+- ) 26.Nxf6+ Qxf6 27.Qh5 Kf8 28.Qh8+ Ke7 29.Re3+ Kd8 30.Rxe8+ Bxe8 31.Re1 Kd7 32.h3± ; B) 24...Qe5! 25.Nxg5 ( 25.Rcf1 Bc6„ ) 25...Qxb2! ( 25...Nxg5 26.Qxg5 Qxb2 27.f6+- ) 26.Rcf1 Nxg5 27.Qxg5 Qf6! ( 27...Qe5 28.Rg3 /\ f6 ) 28.Qxf6 gxf6/\ Bc6, Re5= ]

24...Qa5! [] /\ Re1 25.b4 Qxa2 26.Qh5 [ 26.Rh3 Qf2 27.Rf1 Re1 ]

26...Qd2 27.Rcf1 g4?!“ [ 27...Nf6! 28.Nxf6+ gxf6

A) 29.Rh3 Kf8 30.Qh6+ ( 30.Be4 Rxe4! 31.Qh8+ Ke7 32.Qxa8 Re1 33.Rhf3 Bc6-+ ) 30...Ke7 31.Rff3?! Rh8! 32.Re3+ Be6 33.Rxe6+ Kd7! 34.Rxd6+ Kc7!-+ ; B) 29.Qh6! Re3™ 30.Rxe3 Qxe3 31.Qxf6 Qxd3 32.Qxg5+= ]

28.Qxg4 Re1 29.Rg3! Rxf1+ 30.Bxf1 Qh6? [ 30...g6 31.Ne7+ Kh8™ 32.Rh3 Qf2 33.Rf3 Qe1 34.Qd4+ Qe5 35.Qxe5+ dxe5 36.fxg6 Ng5 37.Rg3 f6 38.h4+- ] [ 30...g5 31.h4 Re8! 32.hxg5 Re1 33.Nf6+ Kg7™ 34.Nxd7 Rxf1+ 35.Kh2 Qf2! ( 35...Qc1 36.Qd4+ Kg8 37.Nf6++- ) 36.f6+ Kh8 37.Qe4! Qg1+ 38.Kh3 Re1 39.Qd5 /\ g6 Re3 40.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 41.Kg4+- ] [ 30...Qb2! 31.Qh4 Kh8!! ( 31...Qf2? 32.Rxg7++- ; 31...Qb1 32.Kg1 Bxf5 33.Ne7+ Kf8 34.Nxf5 Qxf5 35.Bd3+- ; 31...Re8 32.f6 g6 33.Rf3 Qd2 34.Ne7+ Kh8 35.Rf4! Rxe7! 36.Qh6!+- ) 32.Ne7/\ Qh7 Qf6= ]

31.Ne7+?“ [ 31.Rh3! Qc1 ( 31...Qg5 32.Qxg5 Nxg5 33.Ne7+ Kf8 34.Rh8++- ) 32.Ne7+ Kf8 33.Qe2! Re8 34.Rxh7 Rxe7 35.Rh8# ]

31...Kf8 32.Rh3 Qf6! 33.Rxh7 Kxe7 34.Qe4+ Qe5 35.Qh4+ Qf6 36.Qe4+ Qe5

[ 36...Qe5 37.Qxb7 Qxf5 38.Kg1 Qxh7 39.Qxa8 Qb1= ]

½-½

B50Adams,Mi 2660Khalifman,A 2650

Aarhus 1997[Khalifman,A]

70/175 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 [ 2...e6 - 70/(175) ]

3.Bc4 Nf6 [ 3...e6 - 70/(175) ]

4.d3 Nc6 5.Nbd2N [ 5.Bb3 - 69/175 ]

5...g6 6.a3 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Ba2 b5 9.Re1 Rb8 10.c3 a5 11.d4

[ 11.a4?! b4 12.Nc4 bxc3 13.bxc3 d5!∓ ] [ 11.h3 Nd7 12.Nf1 b4= ]

11...cxd4 12.cxd4 Qb6 13.Nf1 [ 13.d5

A) 13...Ng4 14.dxc6 ( 14.Rf1 Nd4 15.h3 Ne5³ ) 14...Nxf2 15.Qe2 Nd3+ 16.Kh1 Nxe1 17.Qxe1÷ ; B) 13...Nd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Qc2 Bd7³ ]

13...Bg4 14.Be3 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qb7 16.Ng3 a4!?

[ 16...e5 17.d5 Nd4 18.f4² ] [ 16...e6 17.Qd2 d5 18.Rac1 Rfd8÷ ]

17.f4?! [ 17.b3!? axb3 18.Bxb3 Na5= ] [ 17.Rc1 e6÷ ]

17...Na5 18.Bd2 [ 18.d5 Nd7 19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Qb6³ ]

18...Nc4 19.Bxc4 [ 19.Bc3 Rfc8³ ]

19...bxc4 20.Bb4 [ 20.Bc3 Qd7³ ]

20...h5! 21.d5?! [ 21.Qc2 h4 22.Nf1 Nh5∓ ] [ 21.e5 Nd5∓ ] [ 21.h4 Ng4 22.f3 Nh6³ ] [ 21.f3 h4 22.Ne2 Qd7!?³ ( 22...Nh5 23.Qxa4 f5 24.Qc2 fxe4 25.fxe4 Nxf4 26.Nxf4 Rxf4 27.Qxc4+ Kh7 28.Qd3 Rbf8© )]

21...h4 22.Nf1 Nh5∓ 23.Qg4 [ 23.f5 Nf4!∓ ]

23...Qc8! [ 23...Bxb2 24.Rab1÷ ]

24.f5 [ 24.Qxh4? Bf6-+ ]

24...Bxb2 25.Qxh4

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[ 25.Rab1 Rxb4! ( 25...Bf6 26.Ne3÷ ) 26.axb4 c3 27.Ne3 ( 27.Qxh4 a3∓ ; 27.Qg5 a3 28.fxg6 fxg6 29.Qxg6+ Ng7∓ ) 27...c2 28.Rbc1 Bxc1 29.Rxc1 Nf6 30.Qxh4 Qc3 31.Rxc2 Qxb4∓ ]

25...Bf6! 26.Qg4 Bxa1 27.Rxa1 Nf6 28.Qg2

[ 28.Qf3 gxf5-+ ] 28...c3! 29.Ne3

[ 29.fxg6 Qg4∓ ] 29...Kh8 30.Rc1

[ 30.e5 Rxb4 ( 30...gxf5 31.Qh3+ Nh7 32.exd6 exd6∓ ) 31.exf6 ( 31.axb4 dxe5-+ ) 31...c2 32.Nxc2 Rb7∓ ]

30...Rxb4 31.axb4 a3 32.Kh1 a2 33.f4 [ 33.f3 Qa6 34.Ra1 ( 34.Qf1 Qxf1+ 35.Rxf1 Ra8 36.Ra1 gxf5-+ ; 34.fxg6 fxg6 35.Qf1 Qxf1+ 36.Rxf1 Nxe4-+ ) 34...Qd3 35.Qf2 Qb1+ 36.Qf1 c2-+ ]

33...Qa6-+ 34.Ra1 [ 34.fxg6 fxg6 35.Nc2 Qd3-+ ]

34...Qd3 35.fxg6 fxg6 36.Qh3+ Nh50-1

B50Milos,G 2605Sutovsky,E 2560

Villa Martelli 1997[Milos,G]

70/176 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 [ 3...e6 - 70/(176) ]

4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Nd4!?N [ 5...Bg4 - 68/156 ]

6.Nxd4 [ 6.0-0 Bg4! ]

6...cxd4 7.Nd5 [ 7.Ne2 e5 8.d3 ( 8.c3 d3 ) 8...Be7 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3² ]

7...Nd7 [ 7...Nxd5 8.exd5 g6 9.c4² ]

8.c4 [ 8.c3 e6 9.Nf4 dxc3= ]

8...e6 [ 8...dxc3 9.Nxc3!² ]

9.Nf4 Ne5!? [ 9...a5 10.0-0 Nc5 11.d3 Be7 12.b3² ]

10.d3 Qa5+! 11.Qd2 [ 11.Bd2 Qb6 12.0-0 ( 12.Qc2? g5 13.Ne2 Qxb2∓ ) 12...Qxb2³ ]

11...Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 a5 13.b3 a4?

[ 13...Be7 14.Bb2 Nc6 15.a3 Rb8! ( 15...0-0 16.b4² ) ∆16.b4 b5÷ ]

14.Ba3 [ 14.b4 a3!? ]

14...Be7 15.Ne2! Nc6 16.b4 e5 17.b5! Nd8 18.f4 Ne6 19.h4 h5 20.Raf1 f6 21.Bh3 Nf8 22.Bxc8 Rxc8 23.Ng1± Ne6 24.Nf3 Kd7 25.Ne1 Bd8 26.Bb4 Bb6 27.Nc2 Ra8

[ 27...Bc5 28.Ke2 Bxb4 29.Nxb4± ] 28.Rhg1 Rh7 29.Ke2 Rc8 30.Be1 Bc5 31.f5 Nd8 32.g4 hxg4 33.Rxg4 Ke8 34.Rfg1 Kf8 35.Bd2 Nf7 36.Ne1 b6? 37.Nf3 Rc7 38.h5 Nh6 39.Bxh6 Rxh6

[ 39...gxh6 40.Rg8+ Kf7 41.Nh2+- ] 40.Rh4 Rc8 41.Rg6 Rh7

[ 41...Rxg6 42.fxg6! ( 42.hxg6 Kg8 ) 42...a3 ( 42...Ke7 43.Rh1 Rh8 44.Nh4+- ) 43.Rh1 Ra8 44.Nh4 Ra4 45.h6 gxh6 46.Nf5+- ]

42.h6 Kf7 43.Nh2+- Ba3 44.Kd1! Rf8 45.Ng4 Ke7 46.Rxg7+ Rf7 47.Rg8 Bc5 48.Ra8 a3 49.Kc2 Bb4 50.Rh11-0

B50Svidler,P 2660Kasparov,G 2820

Tilburg 1997[Svidler,P]

70/177 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nbd7

[ 4...g6 - 70/(177) ] 5.d3 b6 6.0-0 Bb7 7.Nbd2 g6 8.d4!?

[ 8.Re1 - 70/(177) ] 8...cxd4

[ 8...Qc7 9.e5! dxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4 ( 10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Qxe5 12.Bb5+ Nd7 13.Nf3 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Bxd5 15.Bxd7+! Kxd7 16.Rd1+- )

A) 11.Qa4 h5 12.h3 Bc6 13.Bb5 Bxb5 14.Qxb5 a6 15.Qa4 Ngxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Qc6 ( 17.Nf3 b5 ) 17...Rd8 18.Nf3 Qd6 19.Qb7 Nb8 20.Bf4 Qxf4 21.Rad1 Nd7 22.Rxd7= ; B) 11.e6 fxe6 12.Bc4 Bd5 ( 12...e5 13.Ng5 ) 13.Qa4

B1) 13...h5 14.h3 Ngf6 ( 14...Bg7 15.Bxd5 exd5 16.hxg4 b5 17.Qa6!+- ) 15.Ng5 ;

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B2) 13...Ngf6 14.Ng5 Qf4 15.Nde4 Qf5 ( 15...Qe5 16.f4 Qf5 17.Ng3 Qg4 18.Be2 Qh4 19.c4 h6 20.cxd5 hxg5 21.dxe6 Qxh2+ 22.Kf2+- ) 16.Re1 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxc4 ( 17...Bxe4 18.Bb5± ) 18.Qxc4 Bg7 19.Ng5 Qd5 20.Qa4 e5 21.Rd1± ]

9.cxd4 Nxe4?! [ 9...Bxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.d5!? Bg7 12.Nd4 0-0 ( 12...Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Nef6 14.Bh6 ) 13.Nc6 Qe8 14.Re1

A) 14...f5 15.f3 Nec5 16.Bb5 Bf6 17.b4! Bxa1 ( 17...a6 18.Nxe7+ Bxe7 19.bxc5 bxc5 20.Bc6 Ra7 21.Qe2 ) 18.bxc5 Be5 19.cxd6 exd6 ( 19...Bxd6 20.Nxe7+ Bxe7 21.d6 ) 20.f4 a6 21.Bf1± ; B) 14...Ne5 15.Bb5 ( 15.Bf3 Nc5 16.Bg5 Nxc6 17.dxc6 Ne6³ ) 15...a6 ( 15...f5 16.Nxa7 Qf7 17.Nc6² )

B1) 16.Ba4 B1a) 16...Nc5 17.f4! Nxa4 18.fxe5 Nc5 19.Bg5!? ( 19.exd6 e5 20.b4 Nb7 21.Be3 Nxd6 22.Bxb6÷ ) 19...e6 ( 19...f6 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Bxf6 Rxf6 22.Rxe7 Qc8 23.b4± ) 20.Be7± ; B1b) 16...b5 17.Rxe4 bxa4 ( 17...Nxc6 18.dxc6 bxa4 19.Qxa4 d5 20.Re2 Rc8 21.Rc2² ) 18.Qxa4 e6!³ ;

B2) 16.Nxe5 Qxb5 17.Nc6 Nf6 18.a4 Qc4 19.b3 Qh4 ( 19...Qc3 20.Ba3± ) 20.Nxe7+ Kh8 21.Bb2 Rae8 22.Rc1² ]

[ 9...Bg7 - 70/(177) ] 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Ng5 d5!N []

[ 11...Bb7? 12.Bc4 e6 ( 12...d5 13.Qf3+- ) A) 13.Re1

A1) 13...h6? 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Qg4 Qc8 16.Bxe6 Kd8 17.Qxg6+- ; A2) 13...Be7? 14.Bxe6 fxe6 ( 14...Bxg5 15.Bd5+ Kf8 16.Bxb7 Rb8 17.Bc6± ) 15.Nxe6 Qc8 - 13.Be6 ; A3) 13...d5™ 14.Qf3

A3a) 14...Qe7 15.Bb5 Bg7 ( 15...Rd8 16.Qh3! a6 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Rxe6 axb5 19.Bg5+- ) 16.Qh3 Bxd4 ( 16...0-0-0 17.Bf4‚ ) 17.Nxe6 Bxf2+ 18.Kxf2 fxe6 19.Qxe6 ( 19.Rxe6 0-0+ ) 19...Rf8+ 20.Kg3 Qxe6 21.Rxe6+ Kf7 ( 21...Kd8 22.Bg5+ Kc7 23.Rc1+ Nc5 24.b4+- ) 22.Bxd7 Rad8 23.Rd6 Ke7

24.Bc6± ; A3b) 14...Qf6! 15.Bxd5 Qxf3 16.Bxf3 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 Nf6= ;

B) 13.Bxe6! fxe6 14.Nxe6 B1) 14...Qe7 15.Re1+- ; B2) 14...Qc8 15.Re1 Kf7 ( 15...Be7 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5+ Kf8 18.Rc1 Qb8 19.Qg4+- ) 16.Qb3 d5 17.Qf3+ Nf6 ( 17...Kg8 18.Ng5+- ) 18.Bg5 Be7 19.Rac1 Bc6 20.Ng7! Rf8 ( 20...Qd7 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Re6+- ) 21.Re6 Qd8 22.Rcxc6 Kxg7 23.Qe3!+- ; B3) 14...Qh4

B3a) 15.Bg5 Qe4 16.Nc7+ ( 16.d5 Kf7 ) 16...Kf7 17.Qb3+ d5 18.Rae1

B3a1) 18...Qxd4 19.Qf3+ Nf6 ( 19...Kg8 20.Nxa8 Bxa8 21.Re8+- ) 20.Ne6 Qxb2 21.Re2 Qxe2 22.Qxe2 Re8 23.Re1 Bc8 24.Bxf6 Rxe6 25.Be5± ; B3a2) 18...Qf5 19.Nxa8 ( 19.f4 Rc8 20.Re5 Nxe5 21.fxe5 Qxf1+ 22.Kxf1 Rxc7-+ ) 19...Qxg5 20.Nc7 Bd6³ ;

B3b) 15.Re1 Be7 ( 15...Kf7 16.Bg5 Qh5 17.Qb3 d5 18.h3!! h6 19.g4 Qxg5 20.Nxg5+ hxg5 21.Qe3+- )

B3b1) 16.Qb3 B3b11) 16...Rf8!? 17.Nxf8 Nxf8 18.Qb5+ Kf7 ( 18...Kd8 19.Rxe7 ) 19.Qc4+ d5 20.Qc7 Ba6 21.Bd2! Qf6 22.Bb4 Ne6 23.Rxe6 Qxe6 24.Re1± ; B3b12) 16...h6!? ; B3b13) 16...Qg4 17.f3 Bxf3 ( 17...Qh4 18.Bg5+- ) 18.Qxf3 Qxf3 19.gxf3 Kf7= ;

B3b2) 16.Bg5! Bxg5 17.g3!! Qh6™ 18.Nxg5+ Kf8 19.Qd2! Kg8 20.Re7 Bc6 21.Ne6!+- ]

[ 11...Bd5 - 70/(177) ] 12.Bb5

[ 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.f3 A) 13...exf3 14.Bxf3 Rc8 ( 14...Rb8 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Bb7 Rc4 17.Bd5+- ) 15.Bb7 Rc7 16.Qf3 f6 17.Bc6‚ ; B) 13...e3 14.Bxe3 Bg7 15.Qd2 0-0 16.d5 Nf6 17.Rfd1 Ne8 18.Rac1 ( 18.Bb5 Nd6 19.Bc6 Nc4 20.Qe2 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Rc8= ) 18...Nd6÷ ]

12...Bg7 [ 12...a6 13.Bc6 ( 13.f3 Bf5 )

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A) 13...Rc8 14.Qa4 Bf5 15.Bxd5 e6 16.Bb7 Rc7 ( 16...Rxc1 17.Raxc1 Qxg5 18.Rc8+ Ke7 19.Bc6 b5 20.Qxa6+- ) 17.Bxa6 Rxc1 18.Raxc1 Qxg5 19.Rc7 e5 20.f4+- ; B) 13...Ra7 14.f3 Bf5 15.g4 ( 15.Bxd5 e6 16.Bb3 Be7 ) 15...h6 ( 15...Qc7 16.Bxd5 e6 17.Bb3 h6 18.Nh3+- ; 15...Be6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qe2 Bg7 18.Qxe6 Bxd4+ 19.Kh1+- ) 16.gxf5 ( 16.Nxf7 Kxf7 17.gxf5 gxf5 18.Bxd5+ e6 19.Bb3 Nf6÷ ) 16...hxg5 17.fxg6 Qc7 18.Qc2 Bg7 19.Bxg5 Bxd4+ 20.Kh1± ]

13.f3 [ 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bc6 0-0 ( 14...Rc8 15.Qa4± ) 15.Bxa8 Qxa8 16.Bg5

A) 16...Qd5 17.Bxe7 Re8 18.Ba3 Bxd4 19.Qe2! Ne5 ( 19...e3 20.Kh1± ) 20.Rad1² ; B) 16...Nf6 17.Qe2 Qd5² ]

13...Bf5 14.g4 h6™ [ 14...Be6? 15.f4! h6 ( 15...a6 16.f5 Bxf5 17.gxf5 axb5 18.fxg6+- ) 16.f5 Bxf5 17.gxf5 hxg5 18.fxg6 fxg6 ( 18...0-0 19.Bc6 Nf6 20.gxf7+ Rxf7 21.Bxa8 Qxa8 22.Bxg5± ) 19.Bxg5 ( 19.Qd3? Qc7! 20.Qxg6+ Kd8-+ ) 19...Rh5 20.h4 Qc7 21.Qg4 Bxd4+ 22.Kh1± ]

15.gxf5 [ 15.Nxf7 Kxf7 16.gxf5 gxf5 17.Bc6 Rc8 18.Bxd5+ e6 19.Bb3 Nf6÷ ]

15...hxg5 16.fxg6 a6! [ 16...fxg6 17.Bxg5± ]

17.gxf7+ [ 17.Ba4!?

A) 17...Qc7 18.Rf2 Rh4 A1) 19.Bxg5 Rxd4 20.Qe2 Qd6 21.Bc6 ( 21.Re1 e6 22.Qc2 Qb4 23.Bxd7+ Kxd7 24.Qe2 e5 25.gxf7 Rf8÷ ) 21...Ra7 22.Bxe7 Qxe7 23.Re1 Qxe2 24.Rfxe2+ Kd8 25.Re8+ Kc7 26.Bxd7 fxg6 27.Bf5 Kd6 ( 27...gxf5 28.R1e7+ ) 28.Bxg6 Rd2² ; A2) 19.Be3! fxg6 20.Rc1 ;

B) 17...fxg6 18.Bxg5 ( 18.Qd3 Qc7 19.Rf2 Qd6 ) 18...b5 19.Bb3 Qb6 20.Bxd5 ( 20.Be3 Qd6 21.Rf2 Rc8 ) 20...Bxd4+ 21.Kh1 Rd8÷ ]

17...Kxf7 18.Ba4 [ 18.Bc6 Qc7∓ ]

18...Rh5?! [ 18...Nf6 19.Be3 ( 19.Bxg5? Qd6 20.Qe2

Rag8‚ ) 19...Qd6 20.Qd2 Rh3 21.Rf2 Rah8 22.Raf1² ] [ 18...Qc7! 19.Rf2 Rh4 20.Be3 ( 20.f4 g4 ) 20...Rah8

A) 21.Qd2 b5 22.Bc2!?÷ ( 22.Bb3 Nb6 ); B) 21.Rc1 Rxh2 22.Rxc7 Rh1+ 23.Kg2 R8h2+ 24.Kg3 Rh3+ 25.Kg4 Rh4+= 26.Kxg5?? Bf6+ 27.Kf5 e6# ]

19.Be3 [ 19.Bc6 Qh8 20.Qe2! Bxd4+ 21.Kh1 Nf6 ( 21...Rd8 22.Bxd5+ Kf8 23.Be6!±/\ 24.Bg4, 24.f4 ) 22.Bxa8 Qxa8² ]

19...Nf6 20.Qd2 Qd6 21.Rf2 Rah8 22.Rg2! Rh3?!

[ 22...Bh6 23.Bc2 Rg8 24.Bd3!² ] 23.Rf1 R8h4? 24.Bc2+- Nh5

[ 24...e6 25.Bxg5 Bh6 26.Bxh6 Rxh6 27.Qg5 Rxh2 28.Qg7+ Ke8 29.Bg6+ Kd8 30.Qxf6+ Kc8 31.f4+- ]

25.Bf5 Nf4 26.Bxh3 [ 26.Bxf4 Qxf4 27.Qxf4 gxf4 28.Rd2 Bxd4+ 29.Rxd4 Rxh2± ]

26...Nxh3+ 27.Kh1 Qf6 [ 27...Bf6 28.Rg4 Rh5 29.f4+- ]

28.Rg3! Qf5 [ 28...Nf4 29.Rg4+- ]

29.Bxg5 Nxg5 [ 29...Rxd4 30.Qg2 Nxg5 31.Rxg5 Qf6 32.Rg1+- ]

30.Rxg5 Qh3 31.Rg2 Bf6 32.Qd3 Rxd4 33.Qg6+ Ke6 34.Qe8 Rc4

[ 34...Kd6 35.Qb8+ Kc6 36.Rc1+ Kb5 37.Qe8+ Ka5 38.a3 b5 39.b3+- ]

35.Qd8! Qf5 36.Re1+ Be5 37.Qb8 [ 37.Qb8 Kf6 38.Qh8+ Ke6 39.Rxe5+ Qxe5 40.Rg6+ Kf5 41.Rg5+ ]

1-0

B50Galego,L 2440Sokolov,An 2585

Mulhouse 1997[Sokolov,An]

70/178 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bd3 g6 5.Bc2 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7.h3 e5 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Nc3 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxe4

[ 11...d5 12.Nxc6 ( 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxc6 bxc6³ ) 12...bxc6 13.Bg5² ] [ 11...Nxd4 - 45/(220) ]

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12.Nxc6 [ 12.Nxe4 Nxd4 13.Bg5 Qa5 14.Be7 ( 14.Nf6+ Kh8∓ ) 14...Nxc2 15.Qxc2 Bf5 16.Bxf8 Rxf8© ]

12...Nxc3 13.Nxd8 Nxd1 14.Nxf7!N [ 14.Nxb7? Nxb2∓ ]

14...Nxb2 15.Nxd6 [ 15.Nh6+ Kh8 16.Bb3 Nd3 ( 16...Nc4 17.Bxc4 Bxa1 18.Be3© ) 17.Be3 Nc5 18.Nf7+ Kg8 19.Nh6+= ]

15...Nc4 16.Nxc4 Bxa1 17.Ba3 Bg7 [ 17...Bf6 18.Bxf8 Kxf8 19.Nd6= ]

18.Bb3?! [ 18.Bxf8 Bxf8 19.Be4 Be6³ ] [ 18.Re1!? Bd7 19.Nd6 Rae8= ]

18...Be6 19.Re1 Bf7 [ 19...Rfe8? 20.Rxe6 Rxe6 21.Nd6± ]

20.Bxf8 [ 20.Re7 Bf6 21.Rxb7 Rfb8 22.Rd7 Rd8 23.Rb7 Bd5∓ ]

20...Bxf8 21.Ne3 [ 21.Na5 Bxb3 22.axb3 b6 23.Nc6 a5 24.Ne7+ Kf7 25.Nd5 Bc5∓ ] [ 21.Ne5 Bxb3 22.axb3 Rc8³ ]

21...Bxb3 22.axb3 a5 /\ b5=/+ 23.Nd5 Rd8 24.Rd1

[ 24.Nb6 Rd3∓ ] 24...Kg7

[ ¹24...Kf7 ] 25.Kf1 b5 26.Nc3

[ 26.Ke2 a4 27.bxa4 ( 27.Nc7 Rxd1 28.Kxd1 a3 29.Kc2 b4-+ ) 27...bxa4 28.Nc7 Rxd1 29.Kxd1 Kf6∓ ]

26...Rxd1+ 27.Nxd1 Bb4 28.Ke2 Kf6 29.Kd3 Ke5 30.g3

[ 30.Ne3 Bc5 31.Ng4+ Kf4-+ ] [ 30.Nb2 Bc5 /\ Bd4-+ ]

30...g5-+ 31.f3 Be1 32.Ke2 Bxg3 33.Nc3 b4

[ 33...Kd4 34.Nxb5+ Kc5 35.Nc3 Kb4-+ ] 34.Ne4 Bf4 35.Kd3 h6 36.Nc5 Kd5

[ 36...Kf5? 37.Kc4 /\ Nd3= ] 37.Nd7 Bc7 38.Nf6+ Ke5 39.Ng4+ Kf4 40.Ke2

[ 40.Nxh6 Kxf3 41.Nf7 ( 41.Nf5 Bd8! ) 41...Bf4 42.Kc4 Kg3 43.Kb5 Kxh3 44.Kxa5 g4-+ ]

40...h5 41.Nf6 Kf5 42.Nd5 [ 42.Nxh5 Kg6-+ ]

42...Bb8 [ 42...Bb8 43.Kd3 Ke5 44.Kc4 Bd6-+ ]

0-1

B51Nadyrhanov,S 2470Lobzhanidze,D 2515

Cherkessk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/179 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 [ 3...Nd7 - 70/(179) ]

4.c3 Nf6 [ 4...Bd7?! 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 a6 7.Be2! g6 8.d5± ]

5.Qe2 [ 5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.Qa4!? Tseshkovsky,V ]

5...Bd7 [ 5...a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.d3 Bg4 9.Nbd2 dxe5 10.Qxe5 f6 11.Qg3² ] [ 5...g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 a6 8.Ba4 Qa5+ 9.Nc3 b5 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.Be3 Bg7 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3² ] [ 5...Bg4!? 6.h3 Bh5 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.0-0 e6 11.Bg5 Be7© ] [ 5...Qb6!? ] [ 5...e6 ] [ 5...e5 ]

6.0-0 [ 6.h3!? ]

6...a6 7.Ba4 e5 [ 7...b5 8.Bc2 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 g6© ] [ 7...c4!? 8.Bc2 b5 9.b3 cxb3 10.axb3 g6!? 11.d4 Bg7 12.e5 dxe5 13.dxe5 Ng4 14.Bf4 Qc7 15.Be4 Ra7 16.e6!?÷ ]

8.h3 b5 9.Bc2 Be7 10.a4 b4 [ 10...0-0!? 11.axb5 axb5 12.Rxa8 Qxa8 13.Na3 Rb8!?÷ ]

11.d4! cxd4 12.cxd4 exd4 13.Nbd2!?N [ 13.Rd1 - 27/401 ]

13...Be6! 14.Nb3 Bxb3?! [ 14...Ne5! 15.Nfd2 Qb6÷ ]

15.Bxb3 0-0 16.Rd1 Qb6 17.Bg5 Rae8™ [ 17...Rfe8? 18.Qc4! ]

18.Rac1 [ 18.a5! Nxa5 19.Ba4 Rc8 20.Nxd4ƒ ]

18...Nd7 19.Bf4! Nc5 20.Bd5 d3 21.Qe3 Nb8 22.Rxd3 Nxa4 23.Nd4 Bf6 24.Nf5 Qxe3 25.Rxe3 Bxb2 26.Rc7 Be5 27.Bxe5 dxe5 28.Nd6?“

[ 28.Rg3! g6 29.Bxf7+!+- ] 28...Rd8 29.Rf3!

[ 29.Nxf7 Rxd5! 30.exd5 Rxf7 31.d6 Nd7∓ ]

29...Nb6™

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[ 29...Rxd6? 30.Rfxf7! Rxd5 ( 30...Rxf7 31.Rc8++- ) 31.Rxg7++- ]

30.Bxf7+ Kh8 31.Rd3 Rd7 32.Rxd7 N8xd7 33.Ba2 g6

[ 33...h6 34.Nf7+ Kh7 35.Rd6 /\ g4-g5 ] 34.Nf7+ Kg7 35.Ng5 Rc8?“

[ 35...Nc5! 36.Rd6 Rb8!³ ] 36.Rf3! Nf6 37.Ne6+ Kf7 38.Nc7+ Ke7 39.Nxa6 Rc1+ 40.Kh2 Nxe4 41.Rf7+ Kd6 42.Nxb4 Rd1! 43.f3 Nd2 44.Rf6+

[ 44.Rxh7 Nf1+ 45.Kg1 Kc5 46.Na6+ Kd4= ]

44...Kc5 45.Na6+ Kb5?! [ 45...Kd4! 46.Rxb6 Nf1+ 47.Kg1 Ne3+ 48.Kf2 Rd2+= ]

46.Nc7+ Ka5 47.Bg8?! [ 47.Kg3!? ]

47...e4! 48.fxe4 Nf1+ [ 48...Nf1+ 49.Kg1 ( 49.Rxf1?! Rxf1 50.e5 Re1 51.e6 h6 52.Kg3 Kb4³ ) 49...Ng3+ 50.Kh2= ]

½-½

B51Galego,L 2440Ivanov,Se 2530

Benasque 1997[Ivanov,Se]

70/180 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.0-0 e5 6.c3 f5!?

[ 6...Nf6 - 60/(200) ] 7.Qa4N

[ 7.exf5 - 70/(180) ] 7...Nf6!?

[ 7...fxe4 8.Qxc6+ Bd7 9.Qxe4 Nf6 10.Qe2 /\ d3+/= ] [ 7...Qc7 8.exf5 Bxf5 9.d4

A) 9...cxd4 10.cxd4 e4 11.Re1 A1) 11...Nf6 12.Nc3 d5 ( 12...Be7 13.Nh4 ) 13.Bf4!? ( 13.Ne5 ) 13...Bd6 ( 13...Qxf4 14.Qxc6+ Kf7 15.Ne5+/\ Qa8+- ) 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Ne5 Bd7

16.f3± ; A2) 11...Be7

A2a) 12.Ng5 d5 13.Nc3 Nf6 14.Bf4 ( 14.f3 h6 ) 14...Qd7! ∆15.f3 h6∓ ; A2b) 12.Nfd2 d5 13.Nc3 Nf6 14.f3 Bd6 15.fxe4 ( 15.Nf1 0-0 ) 15...Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bg3÷ ;

B) 9...e4

B1) 10.Ng5 d5!? ( 10...h6 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Re1 d5 13.f3 Bd6÷ ); B2) 10.Re1 Be7 ( 10...Nf6 11.dxc5 )

B2a) 11.Ng5 d5 12.f3 ( 12.Bf4 Qd7 ) 12...h6 ; B2b) 11.Nfd2 d5 /\ Bd6<=> ]

8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Qxc6+ Bd7 [ 9...Kf7 10.d4÷ ]

10.Qa6 e4 [ 10...Be7 11.Qe2 /\ d3 e4 12.Ng5 Bf5 13.f3 ]

11.Ng5 [ 11.Re1 Be7 12.Ng5 d5 13.Ne6 ( 13.d3 h6 14.Ne6 Qc8∓ ) 13...Qc8 14.Qxc8+ Rxc8 15.Nf4 ( 15.Nxg7+?? Kf7-+ ) 15...g5 16.Ne2 Ng4 /\ Ne5|^ ><d3 ]

11...h6!? [ 11...d5 12.Ne6 ] [ 11...Be7 12.d3 ]

12.Nxe4 [ 12.Nh3 Bxh3 13.gxh3 Qd7ƒ ]

12...Nxe4 13.Re1 [ 13.Qe2? Qe7 14.Re1 Nf6 15.Qd1 Be6-+ ]

13...Qh4 14.Qe2 [ 14.g3 Qf6 15.Rxe4+ Be7© ]

14...d5 15.d3 Bg4 16.Qf1 [ 16.f3 Bd6 ] [ 16.Qe3!? ]

16...Bd6 17.g3 [ 17.h3? 0-0 18.dxe4 Rxf2! 19.Qxf2 Bh2+ 20.Kf1 Bg3-+ ]

17...Qh5 18.dxe4 0-0© @ 19.f4 [ 19.Be3 Bxg3! 20.hxg3 Bf3-+ ] [ 19.Qd3

A) 19...Rxf2!? 20.Qxd5+ ( 20.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 21.Ke3 d4+! 22.cxd4 Qxg3+ 23.Kd2 Qf2+∓ -> ) 20...Qxd5 21.exd5 Raf8 22.Be3! Rxb2 23.Nd2÷ ; B) 19...d4 20.f4!÷ ( 20.cxd4? Rxf2! ); C) 19...Qh3 20.Qf1= ]

[ 19.Nd2!? ] 19...Rae8 20.Qd3

[ 20.Nd2 g5!? ] [ ¹20.Be3 dxe4!? ( 20...Rxe4 21.Nd2 ) 21.Nd2 g5ƒ ]

20...c4 [ 20...Bc7 /\ c4, Bb6 21.e5 /\ Qd5 ]

21.Qd4 Bh3 [ 21...Bc7 22.Qxa7!? ]

22.e5 Bxe5? [ 22...Rxe5! 23.Rxe5 ( 23.fxe5 Qf3-+ )

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23...Bxe5 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 25.Kf2™ ( 25.Be3 Qe2-+ ; 25.Nd2 Qd1+ 26.Kf2 Bc7 /\ Bb6-+ ; 25.Na3 Bd4+! 26.Qxd4 Qf3 27.Qf2 Qd1+-+ ) 25...Bg4‚ ]

23.Qxd5+ [ 23.fxe5? Qf3-+ ]

23...Kh8 24.Be3 [ 24.fxe5? Qe2!-+ ]

24...Rxf4?! [ 24...Rd8 ]

25.Nd2 [ 25.Bxf4? Bd4+! 26.Qxd4 Rxe1+ 27.Kf2 Qe2# # ] [ 25.gxf4!

A) 25...Qg4+ 26.Kh1 ( 26.Kf2? Bf6/\ Bh4# ) 26...Bxf4 27.Rg1!+- ;

B) 25...Re6 26.Nd2 Rg6+ 27.Kh1 Bg2+ 28.Qxg2 Rxg2 29.Kxg2± ]

25...Rf5 26.Qxc4 Ref8 [ 26...Qg6 27.Bd4! ]

27.Bxa7?! [ 27.Bd4 ]

27...Qg6 /\ Bg3 28.Ne4 Qg4 /\ Qf3 [ 28...h5!? /\ h4 ]

29.Qd3 [ 29.Nd2 Qg6= ]

29...Rf3 30.Qc2 [ 30.Qe2? Rf1+ 31.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 32.Qxf1 Bxf1-+ ] [ 30.Re3 Qxe4! ( 30...Rf1+ 31.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 32.Qxf1 Bxf1 33.Kxf1± ) 31.Rxe4 ( 31.Qxe4?? Rf1+ 32.Rxf1 Rxf1# # ) 31...Rxd3 32.Rxe5 Rd2÷ ]

30...Bxg3 [ 30...h5!? /\ h4-> ]

31.hxg3 Rxg3+ 32.Nxg3 Qxg3+ 33.Kh1 Bg4 34.Re2

[ 34.Rg1? Qh3+ 35.Qh2 Bf3+ 36.Rg2 Bxg2+ 37.Kg1 Qd7 38.Bd4 ( 38.Bc5 Rf5 ) 38...Bh3‚ ] [ 34.Rf1 Bf3+ 35.Rxf3

A) 35...Rxf3 36.Qh2 ( 36.Bg1? Qh4+-+ ) 36...Qg4 37.Rg1 Qf5 ( 37...Qe4 38.Rg2± ) 38.Bd4 ( 38.Rg3 ) 38...Rh3 39.Rxg7± ; B) 35...Qxf3+ 36.Qg2 Qh5+ 37.Qh2 ( 37.Kg1? Rf4 /\ Rg4-+ ) 37...Qf3+= ]

34...Bf3+ [ 34...Bxe2 35.Qxe2 Rf4 36.Bg1+- ] [ 34...Rf5 35.Rg2™ Bf3 - 34...Bf3 ]

35.Rg2 Rf5 [ 35...Qh4+ 36.Kg1 Bxg2 37.Qxg2 Rf4

38.Bf2+- ] 36.Kg1

[ 36.Rf1? Bxg2+ 37.Qxg2 Qh4+ 38.Kg1 Rg5-+ ] [ 36.Qf2? Qh3+ 37.Kg1 Bxg2 38.Qxg2 Rg5 39.Qxg5 hxg5 /\ g4-g3-+ ]

36...Bxg2 37.Qxg2 Qd3! [] [ 37...Qh4 38.Bf2 ] [ 37...Qf4 38.Rf1 ] [ 37...Qe5 38.Bd4 Qe7 39.Qxg7++- ] [ 37...Qc7 38.Be3 ]

38.Bf2 [ 38.Qa8+? Kh7 39.Bf2 Rg5+ 40.Kh2 Qe2-+ ]

38...Rg5 39.Qxg5 hxg5 40.Re1 Kh7 41.a4 g4 42.Re3 Qb1+ 43.Kg2 Qxb2 44.a5 Qb5 45.Rg3= Qd5+ 46.Kg1 Qd1+ 47.Kg2 Qd5+ 48.Kg1 Qxa5 49.c4

[ 49.Rxg4 Qxc3= ] 49...Qa1+ 50.Kg2 Qa8+ 51.Kg1 Qe4 52.c5 Qc4 53.Kg2 Kg6 54.Kg1 Kf5 55.Kg2 g5 56.Kg1 Kf4 57.Kg2 Qc2 58.Kg1 Qe4 59.Kh2 Qd5 60.Kg1½-½

B52Adams,Mi 2660Kengis,E 2585

Aarhus 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/181 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bxd7+ Nxd7 6.0-0 Ngf6 7.Qe2 Be7

[ 7...g6 - 70/(181) ] 8.Bb2 0-0 9.c4 a6 10.d4 cxd4

[ 10...b5 11.e5 Ne8 12.cxb5 axb5 13.Qxb5² ]

11.Nxd4 Rc8 [ 11...Qb6 - 61/(204) ]

12.Nc3 Qa5N [ 12...Qb6 ] [ 12...Qc7 ]

13.Rad1!? [ 13.Rac1 ]

13...Qh5?! [ 13...b5? 14.cxb5 Rxc3 15.Bxc3 Qxc3 16.Nc6 /\ Rc1+- ] [ ¹13...Rfe8 ]

14.f3 [ 14.Qxh5 Nxh5= ]

14...Rfe8 15.Kh1 Bf8

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[ 15...d5 16.g4! Qg5 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Nf5‚ ]

16.Qe1 /\ f4 [ 16.Rd3!? ]

16...Qa5!? [ 16...d5 17.g4 Qe5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.f4 Qb8 20.e5 ]

17.f4 e5™ 18.fxe5 [ 18.Nf5 exf4 19.Rxf4 b5 ]

18...Qxe5 [ 18...Rxe5 ]

19.Qf2 Qh5 20.Nf5 Nc5 [ 20...Nxe4? 21.Nxe4 Rxe4 22.Ng3 ]

21.Qf3! Qxf3™ [ 21...Rc6 22.Nd5 ] [ 21...Qg6 22.Nxd6 Bxd6 23.Rxd6 Ncxe4 24.Nxe4 Qxe4 25.Rxf6+- ]

22.gxf3 Re6! [ 22...Rcd8 23.Nh6+! gxh6 24.Rg1+ Bg7 25.Nd5 ]

23.Nd5 Nh5 24.Rg1 g6? [ 24...f6!? /\ Kf7, g6 ]

25.Rg5 h6 [ 25...f6 26.Rxh5 gxh5 27.Nf4‚ ]

26.Rxh5 gxh5 27.Nf6+ Rxf6 28.Bxf6 b5 29.cxb5

[ 29.Be7 ] [ 29.Bg7 ]

29...axb5 30.Nxd6 [ 30.Be7 ]

30...Ra8 31.b4 Ne6 [ 31...Nd7 32.Bc3 ]

32.Nxb5 Rxa2 [ 32...Bxb4 33.a3 ]

33.Nc3 Rf2 34.b5 Bc5 [ 34...Rxf3 35.b6+- ]

35.Nd5! Rxf3 36.Rb1 Nf4 37.Nxf4“ [ 37.Be5 Nd3 38.Bg3+- ]

37...Rxf4 38.Bd8 Rxe4 39.b6 Rb4 [ ¹39...Re8 40.Bc7 Bxb6 41.Bxb6+- ]

40.Rxb4 Bxb4 41.Bh4 [ 41.Bh4 f5 42.Bg3 ]

1-0

B52Tiviakov,S 2590Oll,L 2645

Beijing (open) 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/182 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.0-0 Ngf6 6.d3!? e6

[ 6...g6 - 45/226 ] 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Ng5!² /\ f4-f5|^>>, [+], ><Nd7

[ 8.a4 0-0 9.h3 Qc7 10.Bf4 b6 11.Qe2 Qb7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Qxe5 Rad8= ] [ 8.h3 0-0 9.Re1 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Qe2 Rfe8= ]

8...h6 [ 8...d5 9.exd5 ( 9.f4!? ) 9...exd5 ( 9...Nxd5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Qh5+- ) 10.Qf3± ] [ 8...0-0 9.f4² |^ ]

9.Nh3 g5 [ 9...0-0 10.f4ƒ >> ] [ 9...d5 10.exd5 exd5 ( 10...Nxd5 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Qg4± ) 11.Nf4!? ( 11.Qf3± )]

10.f4 g4N [ 10...gxf4 11.Bxf4 Qc7

A) 12.Nb5 Qb6 /\ a6, ><b2 ( 12...Qc6 13.c4² ); B) 12.Qd2 Ng4 13.Kh1 ( 13.Nb5!? Qc6 14.c4 / \ a3, b4+/=-><<) 13...Nde5 14.Nb5!? ( 14.a4² )]

11.Nf2 h5?! [ ¹11...Rg8 /\ g3 12.Qe2 /\ e5 Qc7 13.Nfd1!?² |^ /\ 14.Nb5 Qc6 15.c4, /\ Ne3, /\a3, b4 ]

12.Qe2 /\ e5 Qc7™ 13.Nb5!? [ 13.a3!? /\ 0-0-0 14.Nb5 ( 14.Bd2 /\ b4 ) 14...Qb6 15.c4 /\ b4+/--><< ]

13...Qc6 14.c4± a6 15.Nc3 0-0-0 [ 15...b5 16.a3± ]

16.a3 Rdg8?! [ 16...g3 17.hxg3 Rdg8 18.Qf3± ] [ ¹16...Ne8!? ∆17.b4 Bf6 ( 17...Nc7 )]

17.Nfd1 Ne8 [ 17...g3 18.h3 ] [ 17...h4!? /\ h3 ><>> ]

18.b4 Nc7 19.Be3‚ << f5?! [ 19...Bf6± ]

20.d4! fxe4™ [ 20...cxd4 21.Bxd4 /\ b5+- ><Qc6 ] [ 20...cxb4 21.d5+- ]

21.dxc5! [ 21.b5!? ]

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21...dxc5 22.b5 Qb6 [ 22...axb5 23.cxb5 Qb6 24.Nb2/\ Nc4+--> ]

23.a4 Bf6 [ ¹23...a5 24.Nxe4+- ><c5, a5, e6, Qb6 ]

24.a5 Qd6 25.Nxe4 Qe7 26.Ndc3+- -><< Rd8 27.Nxf6 Nxf6

[ 27...Qxf6 28.Ne4+- ] 28.Na4 Ne4 29.Qb2!? /\ Qe5

[ 29.Qc2 Qh7™ /\ Nd2 ] 29...Qf6 30.Qxf6 Nxf6 31.Nxc5 Rd6

[ 31...axb5 32.cxb5 Nxb5 33.Nxe6+- ( 33.a6+- -> )]

32.Rab1 h4?! [ 32...Rhd8?! 33.bxa6 /\ Nb7+- ] [ 32...Nd7!? ]

33.b6 Nce8 [ 33...Na8 ><Na8 ]

34.Nxa6 Ng7 [ 34...bxa6 35.b7+ Kb8 36.Ba7++- ]

35.Nc5 Nf5 36.Rfe1“ Rhd8 37.Bc1!?/\ 38.Bb2, /\ 38.a6 ba6 39.b7 Kb8 40.Bb2 Rc6

38.Ba3 h3 39.Red1! Rxd1+ [ 39...Rh8 40.a6 bxa6 41.b7+ Kb8 42.Bb2+- ]

40.Rxd1 Ne3 41.a6 bxa6 [ 41...Nxd1 42.a7 ] [ 41...Rxc5 42.Bxc5 Nxd1 43.a7 ] [ 41...Rxb6 42.a7 ]

42.b7+ Kc7 43.Rd81-0

B52Leko,P 2635Polgar,J 2670

Tilburg 1997[Leko,P]

70/183 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.b3!? Nf6 7.Re1 g6 8.c3 Bg7

[ 8...Ne5 9.d4 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 ] 9.d4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Bb2 cxd4 12.cxd4 0-0N

[ 12...f5 - 66/(166) ] 13.Nbd2 f5?

[ 13...Nxd2 14.Qxd2 e6 ( 14...f6!? ) 15.Ba3 Rfc8= ]

14.exf6 Nxd2 15.Ne5! [ 15.Qxd2 exf6 ]

15...Nxe5

[ 15...Qf5 16.Qxd2 ] 16.dxe5 exf6 17.Qxd2

[ 17.e6! Qd6 18.Qxd2 A) 18...Rae8? 19.Bc3! ( 19.Qa5 Rxe6 20.Ba3 Qd8! ) 19...Rxe6 20.Bb4± ; B) 18...f5?! 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rad1 Rae8 21.Qd4+!± ; C) 18...Rfe8 19.Qe3² ]

17...fxe5 18.Bxe5 Rf5! 19.Bxg7 Qxg7 20.Rad1 Rd8 21.Re4!? b6 22.Rd4

[ 22.Qe2 Qf8! ] 22...Qe7 23.Re1?!

[ 23.f4! g5!² ( 23...h5 24.g3 )] 23...Re5 24.Rxe5 Qxe5 25.g3 Kg7= 26.Kg2 Rd7 27.h3 Rd8 28.h4 Rd7 29.Qd1 h5 30.Qd3 Kh7 31.Qe3 Qg7

[ 31...Qxe3! 32.fxe3 Kg7 33.Kf3 ( 33.e4 Kf6 ) 33...Rf7+! ( 33...Kf6? 34.Kf4! ) 34.Ke2 Rd7= ]

32.Qd3 Qe5 33.Qe3 Qg7 34.Qe6 Qxd4 [ 34...Rd8!? 35.Rf4 Rd7 ]

35.Qxd7+ Kh6 [ 35...Kg8 ]

36.Qe7 [ 36.Qxa7! Qe4+ 37.Kh2 d4 38.Qb8 Kh7 39.Qc7+ Kh8! 40.Qc4 b5! 41.Qxb5 ( 41.Qb4 Qd5 42.Qd2 d3= ) 41...d3= ]

36...a5 [ 36...Qe4+= ]

37.Kf3 Qg4+ 38.Ke3 d4+ 39.Kd3 [ 39.Kd2 Qc8! ]

39...Qd1+ 40.Kc4 Qc2+ 41.Kxd4 Qxf2+ 42.Qe3+ Qxe3+ 43.Kxe3 Kg7 44.Kf4 Kf6 45.Ke4 Ke6 46.a3 Kd6 47.Kd4 Ke6 48.Ke4 Kd6½-½

B52Rublevsky,S 2650Ehlvest,J 2610

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Rublevsky,S]

70/184 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6

[ 5...e5 - 70/(184) ] 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.d5 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Na5 10.Nd2!N

[ 10.0-0 - 67/252 ] 10...f6 11.f4 0-0-0

[ 11...Nh6 12.e5! fxe5 13.fxe5

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A) 13...dxe5 14.Ne4 Nf5 15.Nxc5 Qc7 16.Qa4+ Kf7

A1) 17.Ne6? Qxc4 18.Ng5+ Kg8 19.Qxa5 h6! 20.Nf3 Qe4+ 21.Kf2 ( 21.Kd2 Ne3! ) 21...Qc2+ 22.Kg1 ( 22.Nd2 Rf8 ) 22...Qd1+ 23.Kf2 Qc2+= ( 23...Qxh1?? 24.Bb2+- ); A2) 17.Nd3 e4 18.Bf4 ;

B) 13...0-0 14.e6 Qe8 15.Nb3 Nxb3 16.axb3 ]

[ 11...b6!? ] 12.0-0 b6

[ 12...Nh6 13.e5 fxe5 14.fxe5 dxe5 ( 14...Nf5 15.e6 Qe8 16.Rf4 ) 15.Nb3! Nxb3 16.axb3 Nf5 17.Rxa7 ]

13.a4 Nh6 14.Nb3 Nf7 [ 14...Nxc4?? 15.Qd3 Na5 16.Nxa5 bxa5 17.Rb1 Qxa4 18.Qa6+ Kd7 19.Ra1! Qxa1 20.Qc6# ] [ 14...Qg4 15.Rf3 ]

15.Nxa5 bxa5 16.Qb3 Qb7 [ 16...Kc7 17.Qb5 ]

17.Qc2 [ 17.Qb5? Qb6! 18.Rb1 Kc7 ]

17...Qd7 18.Rb1 Kc7 19.e5 fxe5 20.f5 gxf5

[ 20...g5 21.f6 Rb8 22.Rxb8 Kxb8 23.fxe7 Qxe7 24.Qf5+- ]

21.Rxf5 Rdf8 [ 21...e6 22.Rf6 exd5 ( 22...Rde8 23.Qf2 Nd8 24.Qb2! Qc8 25.Qb5+- ) 23.Qf2 Rdf8 ( 23...Rhf8 24.Bh6 Nxh6 25.Rxf8 Ng4 26.Rxd8+- ) 24.Bh6 Nxh6 25.Rxf8 Ng4 26.Qf3 e4 27.Qf4 Rxf8 28.Qxf8 dxc4 29.Qb8+ Kc6 30.Qa8++- ]

22.Qf2 Qe8 [ 22...e6 23.dxe6 Qxe6 24.Bh6+- ]

23.Qb2 Qa8 [ 23...Qc8 24.Qb5! Nd8 ( 24...Kd8 25.Rf2 Rhg8 26.Rfb2+- ; 24...Qxf5 25.Qc6++- ) 25.Qxa5+ Kd7 26.Qxa7+ Ke8 27.Bg5+- ]

24.Qb5 Nd8 25.Rxf8 Rxf8 26.Bg5 Nf7 [ 26...Rf7 27.Qe8+- ] [ 26...e6 27.Be7 Rg8 28.Rf1 exd5 ( 28...Rg7 29.Qxa5+ Kd7 30.Bxd8 Qxd8 31.dxe6++- ) 29.Bxd8+ Rxd8 ( 29...Kxd8 30.Rf7 Qc8 31.h3! d4 32.Qxa5+ Ke8 33.Rxa7 Qe6 34.Qb5+ Kf8 35.Qb8+ Qe8 36.Qxd6++- ) 30.Rf7+ Kc8 31.Qa6+ Kb8 32.cxd5+- ]

27.Bxe7 Rb8 28.Qxa5+ Kd7 29.Rf1 Ke8 [ 29...Kxe7 30.Qc7++- ]

[ 29...Nh8 30.Bf6 Ng6 ( 30...Nf7 31.Bh4 Nh6 32.Bg5+- ) 31.Bg5 Nh8 32.h3 Rb6 33.Rf8!+- ]

30.Bxd6 Nxd6 31.Qc7 [ 31.Qc7 Rb6 32.Qg7 Kd8 33.Rf8+ Ne8 34.Qf7 ]

1-0

B52Velickovic,Sa 2395Agnos,D 2515

Kavala 1997[Velickovic,Sa]

70/185 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d4

[ 6.c4 - 70/(185) ] [ 6.b3 - 69/180 ]

6...cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3 g6 9.Re1 Bg7 10.Nf3 0-0 11.Nd5 Ng4 12.h3!N

[ 12.c3 ] 12...Nge5 13.Nxe5 Nxe5

[ 13...Bxe5!? 14.c3² ] 14.Bg5! Rfe8

[ 14...f6 15.Bh4! /\ f4 g5 16.Bg3 f5 17.Bxe5! Bxe5™ 18.exf5 Rxf5 19.Qg4 ( 19.g4? Rf7™ ) 19...e6 ( 19...Raf8 20.Ne3+- ) 20.Rxe5!! dxe5 21.Qxf5!+- ]

15.c3 h6 [ 15...Rac8 16.f4 Nc4 17.Qe2± ]

16.Bh4! /^h4-d8 g5 17.Bg3 Rac8 18.Bxe5! Bxe5™ 19.Qh5 Bg7

[ 19...Kg7 20.h4!?± ( 20.Rad1± )] 20.Rad1± /\ e5 e6

[ 20...Qe6!? ] 21.Ne3 Qe7 22.Rd3! Qf8

[ 22...Rc6 23.Ng4 Kh7 24.Rf3 Rf8 25.Rf6!+- ]

23.Red1 Rc6 24.h4! Rd8 [ 24...gxh4 25.Qxh4 Rd8 ( 25...f5 26.exf5 exf5 27.Qf4 Re5 28.Rd5+- ) 26.Ng4 f5 ( 26...Rc5 27.e5!+- ) 27.exf5 exf5 28.Rf3 Rc5 29.Ne3 Rd7 30.Qf4+- ]

25.hxg5 Rc5 26.Qh2! hxg5 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Qxd6 Qxd6

[ 28...Be5 29.Qd7 Rc7 ( 29...Qh6 30.Ng4 Qh5 31.Qe8+ Kg7 32.Rd8+- ) 30.Qb5 Bf6 ( 30...Bf4 31.Ng4 f5 32.exf5 exf5 33.Qxf5!+- ) 31.Ng4 Be7 32.Rd3!/\ Qe5+- ]

29.Rxd6 Kf8

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[ ¹29...Rc7 ] 30.Rd7 Rb5 31.Nc4+- /\ Rf7 Kg8 32.a4

[ 32.Rxf7 Rc5 33.Nd6 /\ Rd7 ] 32...Rc5

[ 32...Rb3 33.Kf1 a6 34.Rd2! ( 34.a5 )] 33.Nd6 Bf8 34.Nxf7 g4 35.Rxb7 Rh5 36.g31-0

B52Nadyrhanov,S 2480Kostin,S 2210

Smolensk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/186 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.d4 Nxe4 8.d5 Ne5 9.Re1! Nf6

[ 9...Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 Nf6 11.c4 e5 ( 11...0-0-0 12.b4!ƒ ) 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Nc3 Be7 14.Bg5! h6! - 66/ (166) ( 14...Rd8 15.Rad1 0-0 16.Qe2 e5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.f4 Rf7 19.Qf3 Bf8 20.f5± )]

10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Rxe5 e6 12.c4 0-0-0 13.Nc3

[ 13.Bg5 Bd6! ( 13...exd5? 14.Bxf6 dxc4 15.Qxd7+ Rxd7 16.Re8+ Kc7 17.Be5++- ) 14.Re1 exd5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.cxd5 ( 16.Qxd5? Bxh2+! ) 16...Be5! ]

13...Bd6 14.Re1 exd5 15.Nxd5! Qf5!?N [ 15...Nxd5 - 70/(186) ]

16.Be3 Ng4 [ 16...Rhe8 17.b4!ƒ ]

17.h3 Ne5 18.Qe2 Rhe8 19.Red1! [ 19.Rad1 g5 20.b4 g4 21.bxc5 Bxc5 22.Bxc5 Nf3+ 23.gxf3 Rxe2 24.Rxe2 Qxf3∓ ]

19...g5 20.b4 g4 21.bxc5 Bxc5 [ 21...Bb8 22.c6! gxh3 23.cxb7+ Kxb7 24.c5 hxg2 25.c6+! Ka8 26.Nb6+! axb6 27.Qa6++- ]

22.Qf1! Bd6 [ 22...Bxe3 23.Nxe3 Qg5 24.hxg4 Nxg4 25.Nxg4 Qxg4 26.c5!± ]

23.c5 Bb8 24.c6! Nxc6 25.hxg4! Qxg4 26.Rac1 Re6 27.Qd3! Bd6

[ 27...Rdd6 28.Qxh7!+- ] [ 27...Bc7!? 28.Rxc6 Rxc6 ( 28...bxc6 29.Qa6+ Kd7 30.f3!+- ) 29.Ne7+ Kb8 30.Nxc6+ bxc6 31.Qb3+ Kc8 32.Rxd8+ Bxd8 33.Qxf7± ]

28.Qb5! Be5 [ 28...Bc7 29.Rd4 Qg6 ( 29...Qh5? 30.Nxc7+- ) 30.Nxc7 Kxc7 31.Rxd8 Kxd8 32.Qxb7+- ]

29.Rb1! Rd7 30.Bxa7 Kd8 [ 30...Nxa7 31.Qxd7+! Kxd7 32.Nf6++- ]

31.Ne3 Qh5 32.Rxd7+ Kxd7 33.Qxb7+ Bc7 34.g3!+-

[ 34.Rd1+?? Qxd1+-+ ] 34...Ne5 35.Bb8

[ 35.Rd1+ Rd6 36.Rxd6+ Kxd6 37.Qd5+ Ke7 38.Bc5+ Ke8 39.Kg2+- ]

35...Nf3+ 36.Kg2 Qh2+ 37.Kxf3 Rf6+ 38.Ke4 Re6+ 39.Kd3 Rd6+ 40.Nd51-0

B53Hasangatin,R 2470Vaulin,A 2530

Pardubice 1997[Hasangatin,R]

70/187 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 [ 3...Nf6 - 70/(187) ]

4.Qxd4 a6 [ 4...Nf6 - 70/(187) ]

5.c4!? [ 5.Bc4N - 70/(187) ] [ 5.Be3 - 70/(187) ]

5...Nc6 6.Qd2 g6 7.Nc3 [ 7.h3 - 70/(187) ]

7...Bh6 8.Qc2 Bg7 9.Be3!N [ 9.h3 - 60/(203) ]

9...Nf6 10.Be2 Ng4 11.Bf4 0-0 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Qd2² Rc8 14.Rac1 e5 15.Bg5!

[ 15.Be3?! Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Nd4³ ] [ 15.Bg3 Bh6 16.Qxd6 Bxc1 17.Rxc1÷ ]

15...f6 16.Bh4 Bh6 17.Qd5+ Rf7! 18.Rcd1 Nb4 19.Qxd6 Bf8 20.Qd2 Bh6 21.Qd6 Bf8 22.Qd2 Bh6 23.Qe1!! Nc2 24.Rxd7 Qxd7 25.Qb1 Nd4 26.h3 Nxe2+

[ 26...Bd2! 27.Nxd4 exd4 28.Bxg4 f5 29.exf5 gxf5 30.Bh5 dxc3 31.Bxf7+ Qxf7© ]

27.Nxe2 Rxc4 28.Rd1! Qc8 29.Qd3 Rc6 30.Nc3 Bf8 31.hxg4 Qxg4 32.Nd5± Qe6 33.Qb3! Bg7 34.Bg5! h6

[ 34...fxg5 35.Nxg5 Qe8 36.Nxf7 Qxf7 37.Ne7+ Kf8 38.Qxf7+ Kxf7 39.Nxc6+- ]

35.Be3 f5 36.Nc3! Qxb3 37.axb3 f4 38.Bc1 Rb6 39.Rd5 Rxb3 40.Kf1 g5

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41.Ke2 Re7 42.Rd8+ Kh7 43.Nd2 [ 43.Nd2 Rb4 44.Nd5 Rd4 45.b3/\ Bb2+- ]

1-0

B54Shabalov,A 2585Smirin,I 2600

Los Angeles 1997[Smirin,I]

70/188 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 [ 2...d6 - 70/(188) ]

3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 Nge7 7.Be3 a6 8.g5!? b5 9.f4 Bb7

[ 9...h6?! 10.g6! fxg6 11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.Qg4ƒ ]

10.Bg2 h6! 11.h4?!N [ ¹11.gxh6 Rxh6! ( 11...g6? 12.Qd2 Bxh6 13.Nxc6 Nxc6 14.0-0-0± ; 11...Ng6- 69/184 )

A) 12.f5 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 ( 13.Bxh6? Nexf5! 14.exf5 Bxg2 15.Qxd4 Bxh1 ) 13...Nxf5! 14.exf5 Bxg2÷ ; B) 12.Qd2 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Be3 Rc8÷ ]

11...hxg5 12.hxg5 Rxh1+ 13.Bxh1 Rc8 14.Nxc6?

[ 14.Qd2 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Nc6 16.Bf2 Na5 ] [ 14.Nce2!? Shabalov,A ]

14...Nxc6 15.Qg4 Qa5?! [ 15...Na5 16.f5 ( 16.g6 f5! ) 16...Nc4∓ ]

16.g6 b4 17.gxf7+ Kxf7 18.Ne2 b3+ 19.Kf2

[ 19.Bd2? Qxa2-+ ] 19...bxc2

[ 19...bxa2!? ] 20.Rg1 Qxa2?!

[ 20...Ne7! 21.Nd4 Qxa2∓ ] 21.e5! Nd8

[ 21...Qxb2!? ] 22.f5! Kg8! []

[ 22...Bxh1 23.f6!+- ] [ 22...exf5 23.Qxf5+ Kg8 24.Bxb7 ] [ 22...Rc7 23.exd6 ] [ 22...dxe5 23.Qg6+ Ke7 24.Bxb7 Nxb7 25.f6+ gxf6 26.Qh7+ Kd6 27.Qxb7± ]

23.Bxb7 Nxb7 24.f6 Rc7 25.Qh5 Qd5 [ 25...Qa4? 26.Rh1 dxe5 27.Kg3!/\ 28.f7 Rf7 29.Qh8# gxf6 28.Qh8+ Kf7

29.Rh7++- ]

26.fxg7™ [ 26.fxg7 Rxg7 27.Rxg7+ Bxg7 28.Qe8+ Kh7 29.Qh5+= ]

½-½

B56Thorhallson,Th 2500Gurevich,D 2580

New York 1997[Gurevich,D]

70/189 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.f3

[ 6.Be3 - 70/(189) ] 6...Nxd4

[ 6...e5 - 65/197 ] 7.Qxd4 g6 8.b3N

[ 8.Bg5 ] 8...Bg7 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0-0-0 Rc8 12.Kb1 a6 13.Bd3 Rc5!? 14.Ne2 b5 15.Rhe1 Qb8 16.g4 Rfc8„ 17.Nf4 Bc4! 18.g5!? Bxd3 19.cxd3

[ 19.Nxd3 Rxc2 20.Qxc2 Rxc2 21.Kxc2 Nd7³ ]

19...Rxg5 20.d4!? Bh6 21.Qf2 d5™ 22.h4 Qxf4 23.hxg5 Bxg5 24.Qg2! Bh4 25.Qh3

[ 25.Rh1! Rc6 ( 25...Qg3? 26.Rdg1! Qf2 27.Qh3 Qc2+ 28.Ka1 Bf2 29.Rc1+- ) 26.Qh3 ( 26.exd5 Rd6 ) 26...Bf2 27.exd5 Rd6 28.Ba3 Rxd5 ( 28...Rd7!? ) 29.Bxe7 h5 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qf8 Nd7 ]

25...Rc7 [ 25...e6? 26.Rh1 Bg5 27.exd5 ]

26.Rh1 Bf2 27.e5 Nh5 28.Bc1 Be3 [ 28...Rxc1+ 29.Rxc1 Qxd4 30.Rc2÷ ]

29.Qg4“ Bxc1“ 30.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Qe3 32.Qh4 Qd3+ 33.Rc2 e6 34.Kc1 Kg7 35.Rc8 Qe3+ 36.Kb1 Qd3+ 37.Kc1 Qxf3 38.Qe7 Qf4+ 39.Kc2 Kh6 40.Rf8 Qf2+ 41.Kc3 Ng3 42.Rxf7 Ne4+ 43.Kb4 Qd2+=

[ 43...Qxd4+!? 44.Ka5 Ng5 45.Rf1 Kh5÷ ] 44.Ka3 Qc1+ 45.Kb4 Qe1+ 46.Ka3 Ng5 47.Qf8+ Kh5 48.Rf2 Qc1+ 49.Kb4 Qe1+ 50.Ka3 Qc1+ 51.Kb4 Qe1+½-½

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B57Christiansen,L 2550Yermolinsky,A 2650

USA (ch) 1997[Christiansen,L]

70/190 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6

[ 6...e5 - 70/(190) ] 7.Ndb5

[ 7.Nxc6 - 70/(190) ] 7...a6 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd4 Ne5 10.Nb3

[ 10.Be2 ] 10...Qc7 11.Be2 e6 12.f4 Nc6! ><Nb3 13.g4?!N

[ 13.a4 - 61/(209) ] 13...b5 14.g5 Nd7 15.Bf3 Bb7 16.Qe2?!

[ ¹16.a4 b4 17.Ne2 ] 16...b4

[ 16...Nb6 17.a4! b4 18.a5 Nxa5 19.Nxa5 bxc3 20.b3© ]

17.Na4 a5 18.c4 Be7?! [ 18...bxc3 19.Nxc3 Ba6 20.Nb5 Qb7 21.a4 Be7! ( 21...Rb8 22.Rc1 Bxb5 23.axb5 Qxb5 24.Qxb5 Rxb5 25.Nd4! Nxd4 26.Rc8+ Ke7 27.Bxd4 Rb8 28.Rc7± ) 22.0-0 0-0 23.Rfc1 Rab8 24.Qd2!= ]

19.0-0 0-0 20.Rac1? [ 20.Qf2² ]

20...Rfd8? [ 20...e5! 21.Rfd1 ( 21.f5 Nd4 22.Nxd4 exd4 23.Bxd4 Bxg5 24.Qg2 f6∓ ) 21...exf4 22.Bxf4 Nce5 23.Bg2÷ ∆Qc6? ( 23...Bc6 24.c5 ) 24.Nd4 ]

21.Qf2 /\ Nb6 Nc5 22.Naxc5 dxc5 23.Nxc5 Bxc5 24.Bxc5 Qxf4 25.Be3 Qe5 26.Bg2 Rd7 27.Rcd1 Qc7

[ 27...Rad8 28.Bf4 Rxd1 29.Bxe5 Nxe5 30.Qb6+- ]

28.Bb6 <->d Qc8 29.Qf4! /\ h4-h5 e5!? 30.Qf5 Nd4!?

[ 30...Re7 31.Rd6 ] 31.Qxe5 Ne6 32.b3 a4 33.Be3 axb3 34.axb3 Qd8 35.Rd5!+- Qe7

[ 35...Bxd5 36.cxd5 Nf8 37.Bd4+- ] 36.c5 Nc7 37.Qxe7 Rxe7 38.Rd4 Rae8 39.Bf4! Ne6 40.Rxb4 Nxf4

[ 40...Nxc5 41.Bd6 ] 41.Rxf4 Rc8 42.Rb5

[ ¹42.Rc4 ] 42...Bc6 43.Rb6 Re5 44.Rf5 Ree8 45.Rf2

Re5 46.Bh3! Rc7 [ 46...Rxg5+ 47.Kf1 ]

47.Rb8+ Be8 48.c6 [ 48.c6 Rxc6 49.Bd7 Rc1+ 50.Rf1 Rxg5+ 51.Kf2+- ]

1-0

B58Smirin,I 2600Goldin,A 2595

Los Angeles 1997[Smirin,I]

70/191 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Re1 0-0 10.h3

[ 10.Bf1 - 70/(191) ] 10...Be6 11.Bf1 Nb8

[ 11...d5?N - 70/(191) ] 12.b3 Nbd7 13.Bb2 a6 14.Nd2!?N

[ 14.a4 - 68/173 ] 14...Nc5

[ 14...b5 15.a4 b4 16.Ne2 Nc5 17.Ng3² ] [ ¹14...Rc8 ]

15.a4 Qc7 16.Qf3 Bd7?! [ 16...b6 ] [ 16...Qc6 ]

17.a5 Bc6 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.exd5 Be8 [ 19...Bd7 20.Nc4 /\ 21.Nb6 Rad8 22.b4+-

A) 20...Rad8 21.Rxe5!! dxe5 ( 21...Bf6 22.Ree1 Bxb2 23.Nxb2 ) 22.Bxe5 Qc8 23.Nb6+- ; B) 20...f5 21.Bxe5! dxe5 22.d6 Bxd6 ( 22...e4 23.dxc7 exf3 24.Rxe7 ) 23.Qd5+ Be6 24.Qxd6 Qxd6 25.Nxd6± ]

20.Nc4 Bf6 [ 20...f5 21.Bxe5! dxe5 22.d6 ]

21.Qg3 Rd8 22.Bc1! Kh8 23.b4 Nd7 [ 23...Na4 24.Qb3 ]

24.Ra3!± Rc8 25.Bd2 [ 25.Ne3!? /\ 26.Nf5, 26.c4 ]

25...Be7 26.f4 [ 26.Kh1 ]

26...b5!? [ 26...Qd8 27.Qf2 ]

27.axb6 Nxb6 28.Ne3! exf4 29.Qxf4 Bg5 30.Qf2 Bb5

[ 30...Bxe3 31.Bxe3 Nxd5 32.Bd4± ] 31.c4! Bxe3

[ 31...Nxc4 32.Nxc4 Bxc4 33.Bxg5! ( 33.Rc1 Bxd2 34.Rxc4 Qxc4! 35.Bxc4

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Bxb4 ) 33...Bxf1 ( 33...hxg5 34.Rc3 ) 34.Bxh6 ]

32.Bxe3 Nxc4 33.Rc3 /\ Rec1 Qd7 [ 33...Qb7 34.Bxh6! Qb6 35.Bxg7+! Kxg7 36.Rg3+ Kh6 37.Re4!+- ]

34.Bxh6! f5 [ 34...gxh6? 35.Qf6+ Kh7 36.Rg3 Rg8 37.Bd3+ ] [ 34...f6 35.Bxg7+! Qxg7 ( 35...Kxg7 36.Rg3+ Kh8 37.Re4 ) 36.Re4! Ne5 37.Rh4+ Kg8 38.Rg3 Ng6 39.Bxb5 axb5 40.Rhg4+- ]

35.Qh4! gxh6“ [ 35...Ne5 36.Bxg7+! Kxg7 37.Rg3+ Kf7 ( 37...Ng6 38.Re7+ ) 38.Bxb5 axb5 39.Qh7+ Ke8 ( 39...Kf6 40.Rg6+! Nxg6 41.Qxd7 ) 40.Rg7 Rf7 41.Rg8+ Ke7 ( 41...Rf8 42.Rxe5+! dxe5 43.Rxf8+ Kxf8 44.Qxd7 ) 42.Qh4+ Rf6 43.Rg7++- ]

36.Re7 Qxe7 37.Qxe7 Rce8 38.Qh4 Kh7 39.Rxc41-0

B66Anand,V 2765Pelletier,Y 2465

Biel 1997[Anand,V]

70/192 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.f3 Qc7N

[ 10...0-0 - 65/203 ] 11.g4 b5 12.Qd2 0-0 13.Ne2 Rd8 14.h4

[ 14.Nd4 e5 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.gxf5 d5! ] 14...Bb7

[ 14...d5 15.e5! ] 15.Kb1 Rab8

[ 15...e5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.g5 Be7 18.Nc3!² ] [ 15...Rac8! 16.Bg2 b4!? ( 16...e5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.g5 Be7 19.Bh3! ) 17.Nd4 e5 18.Nf5 d5 ]

16.Bg2! [ 16.Be3 d5 17.e5 Nxg4!∓ ]

16...b4 [ 16...e5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.g5 Be7 19.Nc3 ]

17.Nd4 a5 [ 17...e5 18.Nf5 d5! 19.Qe2÷ ]

18.h5 a4?! [ 18...e5 19.Nf5 d5 ]

19.Be3 Nd7 [ 19...e5 20.Nf5 d5 21.g5! d4 ( 21...dxe4 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.gxf6 Qxf6 24.Qxb4 exf3 25.Bh3 ) 22.Bf2² ]

20.g5 Ne5 [ 20...d5 21.g6! ] [ 20...b3! 21.cxb3 axb3 22.Nxb3 Ne5 ]

21.b3! Ba6 [ 21...d5 22.f4 Ng4 23.e5 Nxe3 24.Qxe3 ]

22.g6 Bf6 23.gxf7+ Qxf7 24.Bh3 Re8? [ 24...axb3! 25.cxb3 ( 25.Bxe6 bxa2+ 26.Bxa2 Bc4∓ ; 25.axb3 Bc8 /\ Ra8 ) 25...Re8 26.Bf1÷ ( 26.f4 Bd3+ 27.Ka1 Bxe4 28.fxe5 dxe5 )]

25.f4± Nd7 26.e5 dxe5 27.Bxe6 Rxe6 28.Nxe6 axb3 29.axb3 exf4

[ 29...Bb5 30.Ng5 ] 30.Nxf4 Ra8 31.Bd4!

[ 31.Qxd7 Qxd7 32.Rxd7 Bb7 33.Bd4² ] 31...Ne5 32.Bxe5 Bxe5 33.Qd8++- Rxd8

[ 33...Qe8 34.Qd5+ Kf8 ( 34...Kh8 35.Ng6+ ) 35.Ne6+ ]

34.Rxd8+ Qf8 35.Rxf8+ Kxf8 36.Nd5 Bd6 37.Rh41-0

B65Ivanov,Alexa 2600Khan,A 2190

Chicago 1997[Ivanov,Alexa]

70/193 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rhe1 Bc6 13.f5 b5 14.Bb3 b4 15.e5!?N

[ 15.Ne2 - 60/216 ] 15...dxe5

[ 15...bxc3!? ] 16.Rxe5 Qc7 17.fxe6! bxc3

[ 17...fxe6 18.Rxe6 Kh8 19.Qc4!? bxc3 ( 19...Rac8 20.Nb5 ∆Qb7 21.Nxa7! Bd5 22.Rxe7+- ) 20.Qxc6 cxb2+

A) 21.Kxb2 Ba3+! 22.Ka1!? ( 22.Kxa3 Qa5+ 23.Kb2 Qxg5© ); B) 21.Kb1!? ]

18.exf7+ Kh8 [ 18...Rxf7?! 19.Qxc3ƒ ]

19.Qxc3 Bb4?! [ 19...Ne4? 20.Rxe7+- ]

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[ 19...Rac8 20.Rde1 Bd6 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Re6 Bf4+ ( 22...Be5 23.R6xe5 fxe5 24.Rxe5+- ) 23.Kb1 Rxf7 ( 23...Qd8 24.Rxf6 Bd2 25.Qe5+- ) 24.Rxf6 Bd2 25.Rxf7+ Bxc3 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.bxc3 Bxg2 28.Re8+ Kg7 29.Rg8++- ] [ 19...h6!? ]

20.Qd4! [ 20.Qxb4? Qxe5∓ ]

20...Nd7 [ 20...Rfd8 21.Qxb4+- ] [ 20...Rad8 21.Qxb4 Qxe5 22.Rxd8 Qxg5+ 23.Kb1 Rxd8 24.f8Q+ Ng8 25.Qf1± ]

21.Re6 Nc5 22.Qxb4 Nxe6 23.Bxe6 Qe5 24.Qg4

[ 24.Be7?! Qxe6 25.Bxf8 Qxf7 26.Bd6 Qxa2© ]

24...Bxg2 [ 24...Rab8 25.Bb3± ]

25.Be7 Qe3+? [ 25...Rab8 26.Bxf8!? Qxb2+ 27.Kd2 Rxf8 ( 27...Rd8+ 28.Ke1 Qc3+ 29.Kf2 Qxc2+ 30.Qe2 Qxd1 31.Qxd1 Rxd1 32.Be7+- ) 28.Qxg2 Qd4+ ( 28...Rd8+ 29.Bd5 Qd4+ 30.Ke2+- ) 29.Ke1 Qe3+ 30.Qe2 Qg1+ 31.Kd2 Qd4+ ( 31...Qg5+ 32.Kc3+- ) 32.Qd3 Qf4+ ( 32...Qf2+ 33.Kc1+- ) 33.Ke1 Qh4+ 34.Kf1 Qf6+ 35.Qf5+- ] [ 25...Rfb8 26.f8Q+ ( 26.Qxg2 Qxe6 27.f8Q+ ) 26...Rxf8 27.Bxf8 Rxf8 28.Qxg2 Qxe6 29.Kb1± ]

26.Kb1 Bf3 27.Qg3+- Qxe6 28.Bxf8 Bg4 [ 28...Rxf8 29.Qxf3 h6 30.Rf1 ] [ 28...Qxf7 29.Bxg7+ Qxg7 30.Qxf3 ]

29.Bxg7+ Kxg7 30.h31-0

B65Illescas Cordoba,M 2585San Segundo,P 2495

Espana 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/194 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nf8

[ 18...Nc5?! - 70/(194) ]

19.Bd3 Rd5!? [ 19...Rxd3 - 70/(194) ]

20.g3!?N [ 20.Bb4 - 69/193 ]

20...Ng6 21.Bc3 Rc8?! [ 21...Qc5÷ ]

22.h4 Qc5 23.Qe2! Bb5 [ 23...b5 24.a3 a5 25.Qe3² ]

24.Bxb5 Qxb5 25.Qxb5 Rxb5 26.a4² Rbc5 [ 26...Rb6!? ]

27.Rd7 R5c7 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.h5! [ 29.Rd1? h5! ]

29...Ne7 30.Rd1 Nd5 31.Bd4 a6 32.a5 [ 32.b3 b5= ]

32...Kf8 33.b3 Ke8 34.c4 Ne7 35.g4 Rd7 36.Rd2 Nc6?!

[ 36...Ng8!„ ∆37.Be3 f6 ] 37.Bc3 Rxd2 38.Kxd2± Kd7

[ 38...Ke7 39.Ke3 f6 40.exf6+ gxf6 41.Ke4± ]

39.Ke3 [ 39.b4!? ]

39...Nb8 40.Kd4 Kc6 41.Bb4 Kd7 42.Ke4 Nc6 43.Bc3 Nb8 44.b4 Kc6 45.Bd4 Nd7 46.Kf4 Nb8 47.Ba7

[ 47.Kg5 Nd7 48.h6 g6± ] 47...Nd7 48.Be3 Nb8 49.Bd4‡ Nd7 50.Kg5!+- h6+

[ 50...Kc7 51.b5 Kc8 52.h6 g6 53.Bb2 Kc7 54.Kf4 Kc8 55.Ba3 f5 ( 55...Kc7 56.Bd6+ Kc8 57.Kg5 Kd8 58.bxa6 bxa6 59.c5 ) 56.exf6 Nxf6 57.g5 Nd7 58.Bd6 Kd8 59.bxa6 bxa6 60.c5 ] [ 50...b5 51.axb6 Nxb6 52.Bxb6 h6+ 53.Kf4 - 50...h6 ]

51.Kf4 b5 [ 51...Nf8 52.Bc5 Nh7 53.Bd6 ] [ 51...f6 52.exf6 Nxf6 53.g5 ]

52.axb6 Nxb6 53.Bxb6 Kxb6 54.g5! [ 54.Ke4? f6„ ]

54...a5 [ 54...hxg5+ 55.Kxg5 a5 56.bxa5+ Kxa5 57.h6 gxh6+ 58.Kxh6 Kb4 59.Kg7 Kxc4 60.Kxf7 Kd5 61.Kf6 ]

55.gxh6 gxh6 56.bxa5+ Kxa5 57.Ke3 Kb6 [ 57...Ka4 58.Ke4 Ka5 59.Kd3 ] [ 57...Ka6 58.Kd2! Kb6 59.Kc2 ]

58.Kd3 [ ¹58.Kd4 Kc6™ 59.Kd3 ( 59.Kc3 Kc5 ) 59...Kb6 ( 59...Kc5 60.Kc3 ; 59...Kd7 60.c5 ) 60.Kc2! Kc6 61.Kb3 ]

58...Ka5

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[ 58...Kc6 59.Kc2 Kd7 60.Kc3 Ke7 61.Kd4 f5 62.exf6+ Kxf6 63.Kc5 Ke7 64.Kc6 ]

59.Ke3 [ 59.c5?? Kb5 60.Kd4 Ka6!= ] [ 59.Kc2 Kb4 60.Kd3 Ka5 ] [ 59.Kc3 Ka4 60.Kd3 Ka5 ] [ 59.Kd4 Kb4 60.Kd3 Ka5 ] [ 59.Ke4 Ka6 60.Ke3 ]

59...Ka4 60.Ke4 Ka5 61.Kd3‡ Ka4 [ 61...Kb6 62.Kc2 ] [ 61...Kb4 62.Kd4 ] [ 61...Ka6 62.Kc3 ]

62.Kc3 [ 62.Kc3 Ka5 63.Kb3 ]

1-0

B66Kasparov,G 2795Kramnik,V 2740

Novgorod 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/195 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3

[ 9.Bf4 - 70/(195) ] 9...Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.Bd3 0-0 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Ne4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Rb8 18.c3!N

[ 18.Ba7 - 69/199 ] 18...Qc7

[ 18...b4 19.Bc2!? bxc3 20.Bxc3 Nc5 21.Qxd8 Rfxd8 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rd1± ] [ 18...Bc5!?± ]

19.Bc2!± Rfd8 [ 19...b4 20.Qd3 g6 21.Qg3 Kg7 22.Rhf1‚ ] [ 19...Nxe5 20.Rhe1 ( 20.Qf4!? Bd6 21.Rhe1 Ng6 22.Qg4 e5 23.Be3± ) 20...Nc6 ( 20...Bd6 21.Qe2 f6™ 22.Qe4± ) 21.Qd3 f5 ( 21...g6 22.Rxe6 ) 22.Rxe6± ]

20.Qf4 [ 20.Rhf1!? Nf8? 21.Qf2 ]

20...Nf8 21.Rhf1 Bg5 22.Qf2! Rd7 [ 22...h5 23.h4 Bh6 24.Bc5+- ( 24.Qe2 b4 )]

23.Bc5 Rc8 24.Bd6 Qd8 25.Rd4?! [ 25.g3 Qe8 ( 25...h5 26.h4 Bh6 27.Rd4+- ) 26.Qb6!+- ]

25...Qe8™ 26.h4 Be7 27.g4 Bxd6 28.exd6

Rc6 29.g5? [ 29.Rfd1 Qd8 30.Qg3 g5™ 31.hxg5 Qxg5± ]

29...e5 30.Rd5 [ 30.gxh6 exd4 31.Qg2 Qe5 32.Qxc6 Qxd6 33.Qxd6 Rxd6 34.hxg7² ]

30...Rcxd6 31.Rxd6 Rxd6 32.Bb3 Ne6 33.g6?!

[ 33.gxh6 Nf4™ 34.Qe3 /\ Rf4 ( 34.hxg7 Rg6 ) 34...Qb8 35.hxg7 Rg6 36.h5 Rxg7 37.h6 Rg6 ]

33...f6 34.h5 [ 34.Qf5³ ]

34...Qd7 35.Qf3? [ 35.Qf5! Kh8³ ><Kh8 ( 35...Kf8 36.Qxe5 )]

35...Kf8! 36.Qa8+ Nd8 37.Qe4 Ke7-+ 38.a3 Qh3?

[ 38...Nc6 39.Ka1 Kd8-+ 40.Qe3 Kc7 41.Qc5 Rd2 ]

39.Rd1 Rxd1+?! [ 39...Qxh5!? 40.Rxd6 Kxd6 41.Qd5+ ( 41.Qb4+ Kd7 ) 41...Kc7 42.Qc5+ Nc6 43.Bc2 ( 43.Bd5 Qxg6+ 44.Ka2 Qe8 ) 43...Qg4 Huzman,A ]

40.Bxd1 Qe6 41.Bg4 Qc6 [ 41...Qc6 42.Qb4+ ( 42.Qe3³ ) 42...Qd6 43.Qe4³ ( 43.Qb3 Qd3+ 44.Ka2 f5 )] [ 41...Qc4 42.Qxc4 bxc4 43.Be2 f5 44.Bxc4 a5 45.b4= ]

½-½

B66Dvoirys,S 2590Svidler,P 2640

Russia (ch) 1997[Svidler,P]

70/196 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 Qa5 14.Kb1 e5 15.Be3 0-0 16.Ng3N

[ 16.Rhe1 - 67/274 ] 16...Rd8

[ 16...Ng4!? 17.Nf5 ( 17.Bc4 Be6 18.Nf5 Bxc4 19.Nxe7+ Kh7 20.b3 Be6 ) 17...Bxf5 18.exf5÷ ]

17.f5 [ 17.Bc4

A) 17...Bb7!? 18.Nf5 Bf8 ( 18...Nxe4 19.Nxe7+ Kf8 20.Ng6+ fxg6 21.Qe2÷ )

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19.fxe5 dxe5 ( 19...Qxe5 20.Bd4 Nxe4 21.Qxb4² ) 20.Qf2 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Bd5 ( 22.Bb3 Nxe4 ) 22...Nxe4 23.Qf3 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Ng5 25.Bxg5 hxg5³ ; B) 17...d5!? 18.exd5 Nxd5! 19.Bxd5 ( 19.Qe2 exf4 20.Bxf4 Be6³ ) 19...Be6 20.Nf5!

B1) 20...Bf8 21.Bb6 Qxb6 ( 21...Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Rxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Ne3!² ) 22.Qe3 Qxe3 23.Nxe3 Bxd5 24.Nxd5 exf4 25.Nxf4= ; B2) 20...Bf6 21.Bb6! Qxb6 ( 21...Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Rxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.fxe5± ) 22.Qe3 Rab8 ( 22...Qxe3!? 23.Nxe3 exf4 24.Bxa8 fxe3 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8÷ ) 23.fxe5 Bxf5 24.Qxb6 Rxb6 25.exf6 Rc8 ( 25...Rxf6 26.Bxf7++- ) 26.Rd2 Rxf6 27.Re1= ; B3) 20...Bxf5! 21.Bxa8 Rxd2 22.Rxd2 Be6 23.b3 exf4

B3a) 24.Bxf4 Bxb3! 25.cxb3 ( 25.axb3 Bf6 ) 25...Qf5+∓ ; B3b) 24.Bd4³ ]

[ 17.Nf5 A) 17...Bxf5 18.exf5 e4 19.Be2 Qxf5 20.h3!?© ( 20.Qxb4÷ ); B) 17...Bf8!?÷ ]

17...d5 18.Qf2 Rb8 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Bc4 Bb7 21.Bc1 Qc7 22.Bb3 Nf4!

[ 22...Bc5 23.Qe2 Nf6 24.Nh5!? A) 24...Nxh5 25.Qxh5 Bxg2

A1) 26.f6 Bxh1 A1a) 27.Qg6 Bf8 28.fxg7 Rxd1 29.gxf8Q+ Kxf8-+ ; A1b) 27.Rg1 Bxg1 ( 27...Bd5 28.Qxh6+- ) 28.Qg6 Kf8 ( 28...Qxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rbc8+ 30.Kb1 Rxc1+ 31.Kxc1 Be3+ 32.Kb1 Rd1+= ) 29.fxg7+ Ke7 ( 29...Kg8 30.Qxh6 ) 30.Qxf7+ Kd6 31.Qg6+ Kc5 ( 31...Ke7 32.Qe6# ) 32.Qxg1+ Kb5! ( 32...Rd4 33.Be3² ) 33.Qxh1 Qxg7∓ ; A1c) 27.Qg4 Bf8 ( 27...g5 28.Rxh1© ) 28.fxg7 Rxd1 ( 28...Bc5 29.Rxh1 Rb6³ ) 29.gxf8Q+ Kxf8 30.Qxd1 Qc6³ ; A1d) 27.Rxh1 Rb6 28.Rf1 Rxf6 ( 28...Rdd6 29.fxg7 Rf6÷ ) 29.Rxf6 gxf6 30.Bxh6! ( 30.Qg6+ Kf8 31.Bxh6+ Ke8 32.Qg8+ Kd7

33.Qxf7+ Kc8∓ ) 30...Bf8 31.Qg6+ Kh8

A1d1) 32.Qxf6+ Kh7 ( 32...Kg8 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Bxf7 Rd1+ 35.Bc1 Rg1 36.Qxg1± ) 33.Bxf7 Rd6∓ ; A1d2) 32.Bxf7 Rd1+ 33.Bc1 Rg1 34.Qxf6+ Kh7 35.Be6 Qg7÷ ;

A2) 26.Rdg1!? Bxh1 ( 26...Bxg1 27.Rxg1± ) 27.Rxg7+ Kxg7

A2a) 28.Bxh6+ Kh7! ( 28...Kh8 29.f6 Rd1+ 30.Qxd1± ) 29.Bg5+ ( 29.f6 Bf3-+ ; 29.Bxf7 Rd1+ 30.Bc1+ Kg7 31.Qh6+ Kxf7 32.Qh7+ Kf6 33.Qxc7 Be3-+ ) 29...Kg8 ( 29...Kg7 30.f6+ Kg8 31.Bh6!+- ) 30.Bf6 Rd1+ 31.Qxd1 Rb6 32.Qg4+ Kf8-+ ; A2b) 28.Qxh6+ Kg8 29.f6 Bf8 30.Qg6+ Kh8 31.Qh5+= ;

B) 24...Qe7!? ] [ 22...Nf6 23.Qe2 ]

23.Bxf4 exf4 24.Nh5 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Re1 Qd6

[ 26...Qd7 27.a4! ( 27.Qe2 Bg5 ) 27...bxa3 28.bxa3 Bxa3 29.Qxf4 ]

27.Qe2 Bh4! 28.Qg4 [ 28.Rf1 Bxg2∓ ]

28...Bg5 29.a4? [ 29.h4

A) 29...f3?! 30.Rc1! Bf6™ ( 30...Qd2 31.hxg5 f2 32.Ng3 ) 31.gxf3² ( 31.Qg6 fxg2 32.Qxf7+ Kh8 33.Qxb7 g1Q 34.Rxg1 Qd1+ ; 31.Nxf6+ Qxf6 32.gxf3 Rd4 33.Qg6 Bxf3³ ); B) 29...Qd2! 30.Rc1 Qxg2! 31.Qxg2 Bxg2 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.c3! ( 33.f6 g6 34.Ng7 f3 35.Bc4 g4 ; 33.a3 Bf3³ ) 33...Bf3 34.Nxf4 gxf4 35.Rf1 Rd3 36.cxb4 Be4 37.Kc1 ( 37.Bc2 Bxf5!∓ ) 37...Bxf5 38.Rxf4= ]

29...bxa3 30.h4 [ 30.bxa3 Qxa3 31.h4 Bd5! 32.Rd1 Bxb3 33.Rxd8+ Kh7 34.cxb3 Qxb3+ 35.Kc1 Qc3+ 36.Kd1 Bxd8-+ ]

30...Qd2! 31.Re2 [ 31.Rg1? Qd4-+ ] [ 31.Rf1 Bxg2 32.Rc1 Bd5! 33.Bxd5 Rxd5 34.hxg5 Qb4 35.b3 Qc3 36.Nf6+ Kh8-+ ] [ 31.Rc1 axb2 32.Kxb2 Qd4+ 33.Ka2 ( 33.c3 Qf2+ 34.Rc2 Qxh4-+ ) 33...Bf6 34.Nxf6+ Qxf6 35.Qxf4 Bxg2∓ ]

31...Qa5!

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[ 31...a2+ 32.Ka1 ] 32.bxa3™ Qc3?

[ 32...f3! 33.Qc4 ( 33.gxf3 Rd1+ 34.Ka2 Qc3-+ ; 33.hxg5 fxe2 34.Qxe2 Qxf5-+ ) 33...Rd1+ ( 33...Bd5 34.Qd4 ) 34.Ka2 Bd5 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.gxf3 Bxb3+ 37.cxb3 Be7!-+ ]

33.Ka2 f3 [ 33...Rd1 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Qxd1 ]

34.hxg5! fxe2 35.Qxe2 Qc5 [ 35...Rb8! 36.gxh6 ( 36.Bxf7+ Kh8 37.Bb3 Bd5 ) 36...Bd5 37.Qd1 Bxb3+ 38.cxb3 gxh6∓ ]

36.Nf4!! [ 36.gxh6 Bd5! 37.c4 ( 37.hxg7 Bxb3+ 38.cxb3 Qc3-+ ) 37...Bc6 38.Qb2 ( 38.hxg7 Qd4³ )]

36...Qxf5™ [ 36...hxg5? 37.Bxf7+ Kxf7 38.Qe6+ Kf8 39.Ng6# ]

37.Qe7 Qd7?! [ 37...Qxf4 38.Qxd8+ Kh7 39.g6+! Kxg6 40.Qb6++- ] [ 37...Rc8! 38.Qxb7 Rxc2+ 39.Bxc2 Qxc2+ 40.Ka1 ( 40.Qb2 Qc4+ ) 40...Qc1+ ]

38.Bxf7+ Kh7 [ 38...Kh8 39.Ng6+ Kh7 40.Nf8++- ]

39.g6+ Kh8 40.Qe5? [ 40.Qxd7 Rxd7 41.Kb3 ( 41.c4 Rd2+ 42.Kb3 Rf2 43.g3 Rf3+ 44.Kb4 Rxg3∓ ) 41...Rd4 42.g3 h5 43.Nxh5 ( 43.c3 Rxf4 44.gxf4 h4 45.Be6 Bg2 46.c4 h3 47.Bxh3 Bxh3 48.c5 Bf5 49.c6 Bxg6 50.c7 Bf5 51.Kc4 Kh7 52.Kc5 Kg6 53.Kb6 Bc8 54.Ka7 Kf5-+ ) 43...Rg4 44.c4 Be4³ 45.c5 Rg5 46.Nf4 Rxc5∓ ]

40...Qd4 41.Qe7?? [ 41.Qxd4 Rxd4∓ ]

41...Rb8 42.Qb4™ Bd5+ 43.Nxd5 Rxb4 44.axb4 Qc4+ 45.Kb2 h5 46.g3 Qg4 47.Nf4 Qxg3 48.Nxh5 Qe5+ 49.Kb3 Qxh5 50.c3 Qe2 51.Bc4 Qd1+ 52.Kb2 Qd2+ 53.Kb3 Qc1 54.Bf7 Qb1+ 55.Kc4

[ 55.Ka3 Qc2 56.c4 Qc3+ 57.Ka4 Qb2 58.c5 ( 58.b5 Qa2+ 59.Kb4 a5+ ) 58...Qe2! 59.Kb3 Qd3+ 60.Kb2 Qb5 61.Kc3 a5-+ ]

55...Qc2 56.Kd4™ Qe2! 57.c4 [ 57.Kc5 Qd3 58.c4 Qa3 ]

57...Qb2+ 58.Kc5 Qa3! /\ a5 59.Kb6 Qxb4+

60.Kxa6 Qc5 61.Kb7 Qd6 62.Kc8 Qe70-1

B66Tischbierek,R 2515Ehlvest,J 2610

Biel (open) 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/197 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Qd2 e6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Bd7 11.Bd3 b5 12.h3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc6 14.Kb1 b4N

[ 14...0-0 - 53/195 ] 15.Ne2 a5

[ 15...Nxe4?! 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Ng3!/\ Nh5+/- ]

16.Ng3 [ 16.Qe3 a4÷ ]

16...h5! [ 16...0-0?! 17.e5 dxe5 18.fxe5 Nd5 19.Nh5± ]

17.Qe2 [ 17.Rhe1 h4 18.Nh1 Rh5!? /\ e5 ]

17...h4 18.Bxf6 gxf6 [ 18...Bxf6 19.Nh5 /\ e5, Bb5+/- ]

19.Nh5 [ 19.Bb5 Bxb5 20.Qxb5+ Qd7³ ]

19...Qb6 20.f5 [ 20.e5 dxe5 21.fxe5 fxe5 22.Qxe5 ( 22.Ng7+ Kf8 23.Nxe6+ fxe6 24.Qxe5 Rh6∓ ) 22...0-0-0∓ ><Nh5 ]

20...Qc5 21.Nf4 [ 21.e5 Qxe5™ 22.Qg4 0-0-0 23.Rhe1 Qc5∓ ]

21...e5 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Bd8³ 24.Rhf1 /\ Rf4 Kf8! 25.Bb5 Rb8 26.Ba4 Bb6 27.Rf3 Ke7 28.Rf4?

[ 28.c3!„ ] 28...Qe3!∓ 29.Re4 Qxe2 30.Rxe2 Rh5 31.Rf1 Bc5 32.Rf3 Rg8-+ ><f5, g2 33.a3 bxa3 34.bxa3 Rgg5“

[ ¹34...Rg3-+ ] 35.Rb3 Rxf5 36.Rb8 Rf1+ 37.Ka2 f5 38.Ra8 Rg5 39.Rxa5 Rg3

[ ¹39...Rf2 ] 40.Rxc5 dxc5 41.Rxe5+ Kd6 42.Re8 Kxd5 43.Rd8+ Ke5 44.Bc6 Kf4 45.Rd2 Re1 46.a4 Re6 47.Bd7

[ 47.Bf3 Rxf3-+ ] 47...Rf6 48.Bb5 Ke3 49.Rd3+ Kf2 50.Rd2+

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Ke3“ 51.Rd3+ Kf2 52.Rd2+ Kg1 53.a5 Rxg2 54.Rxg2+ Kxg2 55.a6 Rxa6+ 56.Bxa6 f4 57.Kb3 f3 58.Kc4 f2 59.Kxc5 Kxh3 60.Kd4 Kg2 61.Ke3 h30-1

B66Almasi,Z 2595Lanka,Z 2575

Linz 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/198 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 Qc7

[ 10...b5 - 70/(198) ] 11.g4 Ne5 12.Kb1 b5 13.Bd3 Nc4?!

[ 13...b4 - 57/210 ] 14.Bxc4 Qxc4 15.h4 g6 16.Nb3!N

[ 16.Rhe1 ] 16...b4 17.Ne2 a5 18.Ng3 /\ 19.h5, 19.g5 a4 19.Nc1 ><b4 e5 20.g5

[ 20.Nd3 b3! 21.cxb3 axb3 22.a3 Bb5!/\ d5 ]

20...hxg5 21.hxg5 Rxh1 [ 21...Nh5 22.Nd3!± ]

22.Rxh1 Nh5 23.Nxh5 gxh5 24.b3! [ 24.Rxh5 b3!„ ]

24...Qb5 25.Rxh5 Be6 26.Rh8 0-0-0 27.g6!?

[ 27.f4! exf4 28.Bxf4+- ] 27...fxg6 28.Bg5 Re8

[ 28...Be7? 29.Rxd8+ Bxd8 30.Bxd8 Kxd8 31.Qxd6+ ]

29.Nd3 d5! 30.Bf6! dxe4 31.fxe4 Qc6? [ 31...Bd6™ 32.Rxe8+ ( 32.Rh7!? ) 32...Qxe8 33.Bxe5 ( 33.Nxb4!? ) 33...Bxe5 34.Nxe5 Bxb3 35.Qd6± ]

32.Bxe5+- Qb6 33.Qf4 Qd8 34.Qe3! /\ Qa7 Kb7 35.Rh7+ Re7

[ 35...Bd7 36.Qd4 ] 36.Bf6

[ 36.Nc5+ Ka8 ] 36...Rxh7 37.Bxd8 Rh1+ 38.Nc1 Kc8 39.Qf31-0

B68Leko,P 2600Rodriguez,Am 2555

Yopal 1997[Leko,P]

70/199 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 e6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4

[ 9.f3 - 70/(199) ] 9...Qc7?!

[ 9...b5 - 70/(199) ] 10.Be2! Be7

[ 10...0-0-0?! 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bh5± ] 11.Nb3! b5!?

[ 11...0-0-0 12.Bxf6 Bxf6!? ( 12...gxf6 13.Bh5 ) 13.Qxd6² ]

12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Bh5 b4N [ 13...Na5 14.f5! ] [ 13...Rf8 ]

14.Ne2 a5 15.Nbd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Rc8 [ 16...a4!? 17.Kb1!² ( 17.f5 b3!÷ )]

17.Kb1 Rg8 18.Rhe1 Kf8 19.g4 [ 19.e5!?‚ ]

19...a4 20.Re3 a3 21.b3 /\ h4, g5-> e5 [ 21...d5!? 22.e5! ( 22.exd5 exd5„/\ Bd6 ) 22...Bc5 23.Qf2!± ]

22.Nf5 Bxf5 [ 22...exf4 23.Rd3 ]

23.exf5 d5?! [ 23...Kg7 24.h4!‚ ]

24.fxe5 d4 [ 24...fxe5 25.f6! ]

25.Re2 fxe5 26.f6! Bd6™ [ 26...Bxf6 27.Rf1 ]

27.Qh6+ Ke8 28.c4!! [ 28.Qxh7 Qc3! 29.Rxe5+ ( 29.Qxf7+ Kd8 30.Qxg8+ Kd7= ) 29...Kd7 30.Qxf7+ Kc6 31.Qd5+ Kc7 32.Qa5+ Kd7= ] [ 28.Rxd4 Qc3! 29.Rxe5+ Kd8! [] ( 29...Bxe5 30.Bxf7+! Kxf7 31.Qxh7+ Kxf6 32.Qf5++- ; 29...Kd7 30.Re7+ Kc6 31.Rc4++- ) 30.Rxd6+ Kc7 31.Re7+ Kxd6 32.Qf4+ Kc6= ]

28...bxc3 29.Kc2 Kd8 30.Qxh7 Rf8 31.g5! Rb8 32.Bg4 Qc6 33.h4 Rb4“

[ 33...Kc7 34.g6+- ] 34.h5+- d3+!? 35.Qxd3 Rd4

[ 35...Rxg4 36.Qxd6+ Qxd6 37.Rxd6+ Kc7 38.Rd5 Rxg5 39.Rdxe5 ]

36.Qf5 Rd2+ [ 36...Rxd1 37.Kxd1 ]

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37.Rexd2 cxd2+ 38.Kxd2 Kc7 39.Bf3 Bb4+ 40.Ke2 e4 41.Bxe4

[ 41.Bxe4 Re8 42.Kf3 ]1-0

B67Ivanov,Alexa 2600Kreiman,B 2515

New York 1997[Ivanov,Alexa]

70/200 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 e6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 Qc7 11.Nb3 Be7 12.Be2!?

[ 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Be2 h5 ] 12...Rc8

[ 12...Nxe4? 13.Nxe4 Bxh4 14.Nxd6+ Ke7 15.Nxf7± ] [ 12...0-0-0 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bh5² ] [ 12...h5!?² ]

13.Bxf6N [ 13.Bf2 ]

13...gxf6 14.Kb1 [ 14.Bh5?! Na5 15.f5 ( 15.Kb1 Nc4 16.Qd3 Na3+! ) 15...Nxb3+!? ( 15...Nc4 16.Qd4!? ) 16.axb3 Qa5 17.Kb1 exf5!?÷ ]

14...h5 15.Bf3 b5 [ 15...Na5? 16.Nd5± ]

16.Ne2 a5 17.Ned4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Qb6 [ 18...b4 19.Rc1!? ]

19.c3 Bd8?! [ 19...b4 20.Rc1² ]

20.Nc2 Bc7 21.Rhf1 Ke7 22.e5!± f5 23.exd6+ Bxd6

[ 23...Qxd6 24.Qe1 Qc5 ( 24...Qxf4 25.Bc6! Bxc6 26.Rxf4 Bxf4 27.Qh4++- ) 25.Qh4+ f6 26.Rxd7+ Kxd7 27.Qxf6 Qf8 ( 27...Qe7 28.Bc6+!+- ; 27...Rcf8 28.Rd1+ Bd6 29.Qg7++- ; 27...Rh7 28.Nd4+- ; 27...Rce8 28.Bxh5!+- ) 28.Rd1+ Bd6 29.Qe5 b4± ( 29...Rb8? 30.Qc5+- )]

24.Nd4 b4 25.Qe3 Qc5 [ 25...Rc5? 26.Nxf5++- ]

26.Rc1 Rb8 27.cxb4 Qxb4 28.Rf2 Kf6 29.Bc6! Bc8

[ 29...Rhd8 30.Bxd7 Rxd7 31.Nc6 Qe4+ ( 31...Qb6 32.Qc3+ Kg6 33.Qg3++- ) 32.Qxe4 fxe4 33.Nxb8 Bxb8± ] [ 29...Rbd8 30.a3!? ( 30.Bxd7 Rxd7 31.Nc6 Qe4+! ) 30...Qb6 ( 30...Qb8

31.Bxd7 Rxd7 32.Nc6+- ) 31.Bxd7 Rxd7 32.Rc6 Qb8 ( 32...Qb7 33.Rxd6+- ) 33.Qc3 Kg6± ]

30.Qg3 Ke7 31.Qg7 Ba6 32.Be8!+- Bd3+ 33.Ka1 Kxe8 34.Qxh8+ Kd7 35.Qg7 Rf8 36.Nc6 Qb6 37.Rd2 Qe3 38.Rcd11-0

B67Khalifman,A 2650Aseev,K 2530

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Khalifman,A]

70/201 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.Nf3 Rc8 12.Kb1

[ 12.e5 - 65/(214) ] 12...Nb8 13.Bd3 Bc6 14.e5!?N

[ 14.f5 exf5 15.exf5 0-0 16.Nd4 Re8 17.Nxc6 Nxc6÷ ]

14...dxe5 [ 14...Nfd7!? 15.Ne4 Bxe4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Bxe4 ( 17.exd6 Qxd6 18.Bxe4 Qxd2 19.Nxd2 Rc7= ) 17...Nc5= ]

15.Nxe5 [ 15.fxe5

A) 15...Nd5 16.Ne4 0-0 17.Nd6! ( 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.c4 Nb6÷ ) 17...Rc7 18.Bg3± ; B) 15...Nfd7! 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Nc5= ]

15...0-0 [ 15...Nbd7 16.Ng6 fxg6 17.Bxg6+ Kf8 18.Qe2 Bb4! ( 18...Qb6 19.Qxe6 Bd5 20.Qxe7+! Kxe7 21.Nxd5++- ; 18...Bc5 19.Qxe6 Qe7 20.Qf5± ) 19.Qxe6 ( 19.f5 e5 ) 19...Qe7 20.Qb3 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Qc5 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Rxd7 ( 23.Qb3 Ke7÷ ) 23...Qxc3 24.Rf7+ Kg8 25.bxc3 Be8 26.Bf5 Kxf7 27.Bxc8 Bc6 28.Bh3 Re8÷ ]

16.f5 exf5 [ 16...Bd5 17.Rhe1 ]

17.Qf2 g6 18.Bxf5 Nfd7? [ 18...Nd5

A) 19.Bxe7 Nxc3+ ( 19...Qxe7 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Bxc8 Qxe5 22.Bg4+- ) 20.bxc3 Qxe7 21.Rhe1 ( 21.Rde1 Qf6 22.Ng4 Qxc3 23.Re3 Qc4 24.Bxc8 Rxc8÷ ) 21...Rcd8 ( 21...Qf6 22.Ng4 Qxc3

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23.Re3+- ) 22.Nd7 Qa3 23.Nxf8 Bd5 24.c4 Qb4+= ; B) 19.Nxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxd5 Bxh4 21.g3 Qb6 22.Qxb6 Rxb6 23.gxh4 gxf5 24.Rxf5 Rg6² ]

19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Nxd7 Bxd7 21.Nd5 Qd8 [ 21...Qd6 22.Bh3 f5 23.Nb6+- ]

22.Be4 [ 22.Bxd7! Nxd7 23.Rhe1+- ]

22...Rc6 23.Rhf1 f5 24.Bf3± Kh7 25.Rfe1 Rf7?!“ 26.Nf4 Qb6 27.Qg3 Rd6 28.Nd5 Qc5 29.b4!+- Rb6 30.Qe5

[ 30.Qxb8 Rxb4+ 31.Nxb4 Qxb4+ 32.Kc1 Qa3+ 33.Kd2 Qb4+÷ ]

30...Rxb4+ 31.Nxb4 Qxb4+ 32.Qb2 Qxb2+ 33.Kxb2 Bc6 34.Rd8 Bxf3 35.gxf3 Nc6 36.Rd6 f4 37.Ree6 Rg7 38.Kc31-0

B72Gofshtein,L 2530Summerscale,A 2500

Tel Aviv 1997[Gofshtein,L; Botvinnik,Il]

70/202 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.h3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bd7

[ ¹9...d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 e5 13.Bc5 Be6 ] [ 9...Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 ]

10.g4 Rc8 11.Kb1 Ne5 12.f4 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.e5 Ne8

[ 14...dxe5? 15.fxe5 Ne8 16.Nf3 Rc7 17.Nb5 ]

15.Qd3 Rc8 16.Qe4!N [ 16.Rhe1 dxe5 ( 16...a6 ) 17.fxe5 Bxe5÷ ]

16...b6?! [ 16...Bc6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 ]

17.Rhe1 e6 18.Bf2 [ 18.Ndb5 d5 19.Qd3² ]

18...Qe7 19.Qd3 [ 19.h4 dxe5 20.fxe5 f6„ ]

19...dxe5 20.fxe5 Nc7 21.Nf3 Bc6 22.Bh4 Qc5 23.Nd2! Nd5

[ 23...Bxe5? 24.Nb3+- ] 24.Nce4 Qa5 25.Nb3 Qa4 26.Qg3! Ba8

[ 26...Nb4? 27.Nc3 Qa6 28.Be7+- ] 27.c3 Kh8! 28.Nd4?

[ 28.Bg5± ] 28...Nb4!÷ 29.cxb4 Bxe4+ 30.Ka1 Bd5

31.a3 Rc4 32.Be7? [ 32.Bf6 Rxb4 33.Qe3„ ]

32...Rfc8 33.Qe3 Rc3??“ [ 33...Kg8! /\ 34...Be5 35.Qe5 Qd1 36.Rd1Rc1-+ ]

34.bxc3 Qxa3+ 35.Kb1 Qa2+ [ 35...Rxc3 36.Qd2+- ]

36.Kc1 Be4 37.Qxe41-0

B72Short,N 2690Kramnik,V 2740

Novgorod 1997[Short,N]

70/203 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.h3

[ 6.Be2 - 70/(203) ] 6...g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.Bb3 Na5 10.Qd2N

[ 10.0-0 - 70/(203) ] 10...Bd7

[ 10...Nxb3!? - 70/(203) ] 11.Bh6 Rc8 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Qd3!?

[ 13.0-0-0 ] 13...a6 14.f4 e5!

[ 14...b5 15.e5 ] 15.Nde2 Qb6 16.0-0-0 Bb5! 17.Qf3

[ 17.Nxb5 Qxb5 18.Qxb5 axb5= ] 17...Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nxb3+ 19.axb3 exf4 20.Rhf1 Qa5?

[ 20...Nh5 21.Qd2 Rfe8! 22.Kb1! ( 22.Qxd6?! Qxd6 23.Rxd6 Ng3! ∆24.Rxf4 Rxc3 ) 22...Re6 23.Rf3 Qc6³ ]

21.Rxf4² Qa1+?! [ 21...Qe5 ]

22.Nb1± Nd7 [ 22...Rc6 23.e5 ∆dxe5 24.Ra4+- ]

23.Rxd6 Nc5 24.Qe3 a5? [ 24...Qa2™ 25.Rf3± ]

25.e5+- b5 [ 25...Rfe8 26.Rc4 b6 27.Rxb6 ]

26.Rh4 Kg8 [ 26...h5 27.Rxh5 ]

27.Rd5 Ne6 28.Qh6 Rxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rc8+ 30.Nc31-0

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B73Lutz,Ch 2590Xu,Jun 2505

Bad Homburg 1997[Lutz,Ch]

70/204 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6

[ 5...g6 - 70/(204) ] 6.Be2 g6 7.0-0 Bg7 8.Be3 0-0 9.f4 Nc6 10.Kh1N

[ 10.Nb3 - 45/250 ] 10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Be6 12.Qd2

[ 12.Bf3!? /\ Nd5 ] 12...Rc8 13.Rad1 b5 14.Bf3 b4 15.Nd5

[ 15.Na4!? ] 15...Nxd5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.exd5 Bf5= 18.Be4 Bxe4 19.Qd4+ Kg8 20.Qxe4 Qc7

[ 20...Qa5!? Xu Jun 21.Qxe7 Qxa2 22.Qxd6 Qxb2= ]

21.f5 Qxc2 [ 21...gxf5!?

A) 22.Qxf5 Qxc2 23.Qg5+ ( 23.Rd3 Kh8 ) 23...Qg6 24.Qxe7 Rc2ƒ ; B) 22.Rxf5 Qxc2 ; C) 22.Qxb4 Qxc2 ; D) 22.Qh4 f6 /\ 23...Rf7, 23...Qc2, 23...Qc4 ;

E) 22.Qe1! f6 ( 22...Qxc2 23.Qxe7 ) 23.Rd2 Rf7 24.Rxf5 /\ Re2, Rf4-e4><e7 ]

22.Qxe7 Rc4 /\ Rg4 23.h3 Qe4? [ 23...Rf4 24.Qxd6 ( 24.f6 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Qc5= /\ h5, a5 ; 24.fxg6 fxg6 ) 24...Rxf5 25.Qxb4 Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Qd3=Kindermann,S ]

24.Qxd6± Rc2 25.Qg3 Rxb2 26.d6 Rxa2 27.d7 Rd8 28.Rf4

[ 28.Rfe1 Re2 29.f6 h5÷ ] 28...Qc6

[ 28...Qe5 29.Qh4+- ] [ 28...Qc2 29.Re1 Qc6 30.Rd4 /\ Rd6 ]

29.Rfd4 b3 30.Rd6+- Qa8 [ 30...Qe4 31.fxg6 hxg6 32.Qg5 Qa8 33.Re1 /\ Rg6 ]

31.fxg6 hxg6 32.Rxg6+?“ [ 32.R1d5? Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Qb8 ] [ 32.Re1 /\ Rg6 Kf8 ( 32...Kg7 33.Re7+- ) 33.Rxg6 fxg6 34.Qd6+ Kg7 35.Re7+ Kh6 36.Qf4++- ]

32...fxg6 33.Qxb3+ [ 33.Qxg6+ Kh8= ]

33...Kg7 34.Qxa2 Qc6 35.Qb2+ Kg8? [ 35...Qf6± ]

36.Qe5 /\ Qe71-0

B75Korneev,O 2565Tiviakov,S 2590

Jakarta 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/205 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.0-0-0 Rc8 10.g4 h5 11.g5 Nh7 12.f4!?N

[ 12.h4 ] [ 12.Kb1 ]

12...0-0 13.Be2 [ 13.h4 Bg4!? ] [ 13.f5 ><f5, g5 ]

13...Re8 14.h4 [ 14.f5!? ]

14...Nf8 15.Rhf1?! [ 15.f5÷ ]

15...Qa5 [ 15...Ne6? 16.Nxe6 Bxe6 ( 16...fxe6 17.e5± ∆d5 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Qxd5++- ) 17.f5 Bd7 18.Bc4 Ne5 19.fxg6 Nxc4 ( 19...Rxc4 20.gxf7+ Nxf7 21.Qd5+- ) 20.gxf7+ Kh8 21.fxe8Q+± ]

16.Kb1 [ 16.Nb3 Bxc3 17.Nxa5™ Bxd2+ 18.Bxd2™ Nd4 19.Bd3 Bg4!? ( 19...b6 20.Nb3 Nxb3+ 21.axb3= ) 20.Rde1 b6 ( 20...Nfe6!? 21.Nxb7 Rc7 22.Na5 Nc5© ; 20...Nd7!? ) 21.Nb3 Nf3 ( 21...Nxb3+ 22.axb3= ) 22.Re3 Nxh4³ ( 22...Nxd2= )] [ 16.f5

A) 16...Nb4 17.Kb1 ( 17.a3?? Rxc3-+ ; 17.fxg6 fxg6 18.Kb1÷ ) 17...Rxc3!? 18.Qxc3 Rc8 ( 18...Qxa2+ 19.Kc1± ) 19.Qa3™ ( 19.Qb3 Ba4 ) 19...Qxa3 20.bxa3 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Nxc2© ; B) 16...Qe5!?÷ ]

16...Ne6 17.Nb3?! [ 17.Nxe6 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Qxc3 19.bxc3

A) 19...Bxe6 20.f5 Bd7 21.fxg6 ( 21.Bc4 Ne5 ) 21...fxg6 22.Bc4+² ^^ ; B) 19...fxe6 20.e5 d5 21.c4 d4!? 22.Bxd4 Nxd4 23.Rxd4 Bc6= ><c2, c4 ]

17...Bxc3 18.Nxa5

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[ 18.Qxc3 Qxc3 19.bxc3³ ><c2, c4 ] 18...Bxd2 19.Bxd2™ Nc5 20.Bd3

[ 20.Bf3 Nd4∓ ] [ ¹20.Nxc6 Bxc6 21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5 Be4³ /\ Bf5 ><e5, /^h7-b1 ]

20...Bg4 21.Rde1™ [ 21.Rc1 Nxd3 22.cxd3 Be2-+ ]

21...Nd4! /\ 22...Nf3, /\ 22...Nd3 23.cd3 Be2 22.Re3™ d5!!∓ /^h7-b1, ><h4

[ 22...b6 23.Nb3 Ndxb3 24.axb3 Nxd3 25.cxd3= ^- ]

23.exd5 [ 23.Bc3!? dxe4 24.Bxe4 Nxe4 ]

23...Nxd3 24.cxd3 [ 24.Rxd3 Nxc2!-+ ( 24...Be2? 25.Rxd4 Bxf1 26.Nxb7© )]

24...Nf5 25.Re4!? [ 25.Re5 Nxh4∓ ]

25...Nxh4! [ 25...Ng3 26.Rfe1 Nxe4 27.dxe4© ]

26.Nxb7 Nf5 27.Na5“ Ng3 [ 27...h4!?∓ ]

28.Rfe1 Nxe4 29.dxe4 Bd7?! [ 29...h4 30.Nc6 f6-+ ]

30.Bc3 f6 [ 30...h4 31.Rh1 h3 32.f5„ ]

31.gxf6 exf6 32.Nb7!? [ 32.Bxf6 Rxe4 33.Rxe4 Bf5-+ ] [ 32.e5 Bf5+ 33.Ka1 fxe5 34.fxe5 h4-+ ]

32...Rxc3 [ 32...Rxe4?? 33.Rxe4 Bf5 34.Nd6 ]

33.bxc3 Rb8 34.c4 Rxb7+ R 8/g6 35.Kc2„ Kf7 36.Kc3

[ 36.e5!? ] 36...Ke7 37.c5 Bg4! 38.e5

[ 38.c6!? ] [ 38.Kc4!? ]

38...fxe5 39.fxe5 Bf3 40.c6 [ 40.Kc4!? Rd7!? ∆41.d6+ Ke6-+ ]

40...Rb8! 41.c7 [ 41.Kc4!? ]

41...Rc8-+ 42.Kd4 [ 42.d6+ Ke6 ]

42...g5 43.Rc1 [ 43.d6+ Ke6 44.Rb1 ( 44.Rf1 g4 ) 44...Kd7! ∆45.Rb8 Bg4 ] [ 43.Rb1!? ]

43...g4 44.Rc6 g3 45.Rg6 [ 45.Re6+ Kd7 46.Rg6 g2 47.Rg7+ Ke8/\ 48...Bg4, 48...Rc7 ]

45...g2 /\ Bg4 46.d6+ Kd7 47.Rg7+ [ 47.Kc5 Rf8 48.e6+ ( 48.Rg7+ Kc8 )

48...Kc8 49.d7+ Kxc7 50.e7 Rf5+ ] 47...Kc6 48.Ke3 Bd5 49.d7

[ 49.Kd4 Rf8 50.c8Q+ ( 50.d7 Rf4+ ) 50...Rxc8 51.d7 Rg8! 52.Rxg8 Bxg8 53.d8Q g1Q+ ]

49...g1Q+ 50.Rxg1 Kxd7 51.Rg7+ Kc6 52.Rh7 Rxc7 53.Rxh5 Bxa2 54.Rh2 Bc4

[ 54...Bb3 ] 55.Kd4 Kb5 56.Rb2+ Ka4 57.Rc2 Kb4 58.e6 a5“0-1

B76Gadjilu,R 2470Shafiei,A 2230

Tehran 1997[Shafiei,A]

70/206 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bd7 10.g4 Rc8 11.h4 Qa5 12.Kb1 Ne5 13.h5 Nxf3!!N

[ 13...Rxc3 - 60/(233) ] 14.Nxf3 Bxg4 15.Bg2!

[ 15.hxg6? Bxf3 16.gxh7+ Kh8∓ ] [ 15.Be2? Rxc3! 16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 Nxe4∓ ] [ 15.h6 Bxf3 16.hxg7 Rfe8! 17.Bg2! ><e4 ( 17.Bb5? Nxe4! ; 17.Be2 Bxh1 18.Rxh1 Rxc3! 19.Qxc3 Qxc3 20.bxc3 Nxe4³ ; 17.Bh3 Rxc3! 18.Qxc3 Qxc3 19.bxc3 Nxe4 20.Kb2 Kxg7³ ) 17...Bxd1 18.Qxd1 Kxg7÷ ]

15...Rxc3! [ 15...Bxh5 16.Nd5! Qxd2 17.Nxe7+ Kh8 18.Rxd2 ( 18.Bxd2 ) 18...Rce8 19.Nd5 Nxe4 ( 19...Nxd5 20.Rxd5 Rxe4 21.Bxa7± ) 20.Rd3± ]

16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 Nxe4 18.Rd3 [ 18.Bd4!? e5 ( 18...Bxh5!? ) 19.h6! Bh8 ( 19...Bf6 20.Rhe1! Ng5 21.Nxg5 Bxg5 22.Bxa7 Bxd1 23.Rxd1± ) 20.Nh2! ( 20.Rde1? Bxf3-+ ; 20.Rhe1? f5-+ ; 20.Nh4 Bxd1 21.Rxd1 d5! 22.Bxe4 dxe4÷ ) 20...Bxd1 21.Bxe4! exd4! 22.Rxd1 Re8!÷ ]

18...Nxc3+ [ 18...Bxh5 19.Nd4!± ]

19.Kb2! [ 19.Rxc3 - 70/(206) ] [ 19.Kc1 Bf5!ƒ ]

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19...Nd1+ [ 19...b5 /\ Bf5 20.h6! ( 20.Bd4? Na4+ 21.Kb1 e5 ) 20...Bf6 21.Nd4! Na4+ 22.Kb1 a6 ]

20.Ka3! [ 20.Kc1? Nxe3 21.Rxe3 Bh6 ] [ 20.Kb3?! Be6+ 21.Kb4 ( 21.Ka3 Nb2! ) 21...Nb2! 22.Ng5! ( 22.Ra3? Nc4 23.Rb3 a5+ 24.Kb5 Rc8 25.Bh3 f5-+ ; 22.Rb3 Rc8!∓ ; 22.Rd4 Rc8!∓ ) 22...Nxd3+ 23.cxd3÷ ] [ 20.Kb1 Nc3+ 21.Kb2= ]

20...Nb2!ƒ [ 20...Nxe3 21.Rxe3 e6 /\ Bf3, d5 22.h6! ( 22.hxg6?! hxg6 ) 22...Bf6 23.c4!± ]

21.h6! Bf6 22.Rb3™ Nc4+ 23.Kb4 Nxe3?!“

[ 23...Rc8 /\ a5 24.Bxa7± ] [ 23...d5! 24.Bxa7™ Ra8ƒ ><Kb4 ]

24.Rxe3 Rc8 25.c4“ [ 25.c3÷ ]

25...Be6 26.Bf1 [ 26.Rc1 Rc6 ( 26...g5!? ) 27.Rc2 Rb6+= ]

26...Rc6 27.Rh2 [ 27.a3? Rb6+ 28.Ka4 Bd7+ 29.Ka5 e5!-+ ] [ 27.a4÷ ]

27...Rb6+ 28.Ka3 Ra6+ 29.Kb3 Rb6+ 30.Ka3

[ 30.Kc2? Rb2+ 31.Kc1 ( 31.Kd1 Rb1+ 32.Ke2 Bxc4+ ; 31.Kd3 Bf5+ ) 31...Rxh2 32.Nxh2 Bg5 33.Kd2 Bxh6-+ ]

30...Ra6+½-½

B76Macieja,B 2465Grabarczyk,B 2460

Polska (ch) 1997[Macieja,B]

70/207 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.0-0-0 Rc8 10.g4 0-0 11.h4 Qa5 12.Kb1 Ne5 13.Be2!N ><f3 Rxc3

[ 13...h5 14.gxh5 Nxh5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Bg5 Re8 17.Rhg1 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Rxc4 19.Ne2± ] [ 13...Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Nb3 Qc7 16.Bd4± ]

14.Qxc3 Qxc3 15.bxc3 Rc8 16.Nb3!± Be6

[ 16...Rxc3 17.Bd4 Rc7 18.Bxa7 ] 17.Bxa7 Nfd7 18.Bd4 Nc5 19.Nxc5 dxc5 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Bb5! Bxc3

[ 21...Rc7 22.c4± ] 22.Bd7+- Rc7 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Rd3 Be5 25.Rhd1 Rc6 26.Rb3! b6 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Ra3 Bg3 29.Raa8 Bxh4 30.Rac8 Rxc8 31.Rxc8 h5 32.gxh5 gxh5 33.Kc1 Bf6 34.Kd2 h4 35.Ke3 Bc3 36.Kf4 Bd2+ 37.Kg4 Kf6 38.f4 h3 39.Rh8 e5 40.f5 e6 41.Rxh3 exf5+ 42.exf5 e4 43.Rh2 Bc1 44.Rh8 Ke5 45.Re8+ Kd4 46.f6 c4 47.f7 Ba3 48.Kf4 Kc3 49.Kxe4 Kxc2 50.f8Q Bxf8 51.Rxf8 c3 52.Rf2+1-0

B76Marjanovic,Slavo 2390Ilincic,Z 2545

Jugoslavija 1997[Marjanovic,Slavo]

70/208 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 0-0 9.0-0-0 d5 10.Kb1

[ 10.exd5 - 70/(208) ] 10...Nxd4 11.e5 Nd7 12.Bxd4 Nxe5 13.Qe3 Nc6 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Nxd5 e6N

[ 15...Qa5 - 61/230 ] 16.Nc3 Qa5

[ 16...Qe7 17.Bb5ƒ ( 17.h4ƒ )] 17.Bb5 Ne7

[ 17...a6 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rhe1² ( 19.Rd6² )]

18.Qe5+ [ 18.Qc5² |^ ]

18...f6 [ 18...Kg8 19.Ne4 Nc6 20.Nf6+ Kh8 21.Qg5 Kg7 22.Nh5+ Kg8 23.h4± ]

19.Qc5 Rf7 [ 19...Nf5 20.Rd3!? ]

20.Rd3 [ 20.b4 Qa3™ 21.Rd3 b6÷ ]

20...Ng8 [ 20...Nf5 21.g4 Rc7 22.Qf2 Ne7 23.Qd4± ∆Rxc3 24.Rxc3 Qxb5 25.Rc7 Kf7 26.g5! Qxg5 27.Rd1 f5 28.Qh8 Qh4 29.b3‚ ]

21.Ne4! a6? [ 21...Qc7 22.Rhd1² |^ ]

22.Nd6!+- b6 23.Qd4 axb5 24.Ra3 Qxa3

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25.bxa3 Rd7 26.Qe4 Ra4 27.Qxe61-0

B78Tiviakov,S 2590Alterman,B 2615

Beijing 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/209 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Ne5 11.Bb3 Rc8 12.Kb1

[ 12.h4 - 70/(209) ] 12...Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.g4 Qc7!?

[ 14...b5 - 11/357 ] [ 14...Re8 ] [ 14...a6 ] [ 14...Qb8 ]

15.g5 [ 15.h4!? ]

15...Nh5 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.Ne2 Be6!?N [ 17...e6 18.Ndf4 Nxf4 19.Nxf4 Rc6 20.h4 Qc7 21.h5² |^>> ]

18.Qd3 [ 18.b3?! ></^h8-a1 ] [ 18.Ng3?! Bxd5ƒ ] [ 18.Bxa7!? ]

18...Bxd5™ 19.exd5 Ra4 [ 19...Qc7?! 20.Bxa7!? ( 20.c3² ) 20...b6 21.Qb3! ] [ 19...Rh4!? ]

20.Qb5 [ 20.Qb3!? Qa5™ 21.Bd2 Qa6 22.Ng3² ]

20...Qa5™ 21.Qxa5 Rxa5 22.Ng3² ><Ra5 Rc8!?

[ 22...Nxg3 23.hxg3 A) 23...Rc8 24.b3!? ( 24.Rh4 ); B) 23...f6² ]

23.Nxh5 gxh5 24.b3 b5 /\ b4, Rb5-b7 25.Bd2

[ 25.Rhe1!? Bc3 ( 25...b4 26.Bg1/\ Re4-h4 ) 26.Bd2 - 25.Bd2 ]

25...Bc3 [ 25...Ra6 26.Rhe1± /\ Re4-h4 ]

26.Rhe1 Kf8! 27.Re3 [ 27.Re4!? b4 ( 27...Bxd2 28.Rxd2± ) 28.Bxc3 Rxc3 ( 28...bxc3?!± ) 29.Rxb4 Rxf3² ] [ 27.f4!? b4² ]

27...Bxd2

[ 27...b4?! 28.Bxc3± ] 28.Rxd2 b4™ 29.f4 Rac5

[ 29...Rcc5!?² ] 30.Rh3 Rc3 31.Rxh5 R 9/q Kg7?“

[ 31...Kg8² /\ Rf3 ] 32.Rf2! R8c5 33.f5! Re3

[ 33...Rxd5 34.f6++- ] 34.f6+ Kg8 35.Rh4! a5 36.Rd4± Kf8

[ 36...exf6 37.gxf6+- ] 37.fxe7+“

[ 37.Kb2!? /\ a3 ] 37...Kxe7 38.h4

[ 38.Rdf4!? Rxd5 39.Rxf7+ ] 38...Ke8

[ 38...Re5 39.Rdf4+- ] 39.Kb2 Re5 40.Rfd2

[ 40.Rdf4!? ] 40...Kf8 41.a3 bxa3+ 42.Kxa3 h6 43.gxh6 Rh5 44.c4 Rxh6 45.Re2?!

[ 45.Rf2 Rh7 46.Rdf4 A) 46...Ke7 47.Re2++- /\ Rf6 ( 47.h5+- ); B) 46...Rc7 47.Rf6+- /\ Ka4 ( 47.Ka4!?+-/\ Rf6 )]

45...Rf6! 46.Rde4 Rc8 47.Re7 Rb8 48.Ra7 Rf3

[ 48...Rf1!? 49.Ka2± ( 49.Rxa5? Ra1+ 50.Ra2 Rb1= )]

49.Rb2 Rf1 50.Ka2™ [ 50.Rxa5 Ra1+ 51.Ra2 Rb1= 52.Rb2 Ra1+ 53.Ra2 Rb1 54.Rb5?? Ra8+-+ ]

50...f5 51.h5 [ 51.Rxa5 f4„ ( 51...Kf7!? / \ K f6 , f 4) 52.Ra7 f3 ]

51...Rh1™ [ 51...f4 52.h6 Kg8 ( 52...f3 53.h7+- ) 53.Rg2+ Kh8 54.Rgg7+- /\ 55.Rh7 Kg8 56.Rag7 Kf8 57.Rh8# ]

52.Rxa5 Rxh5 53.Ra6 [ 53.Ra7!? ]

53...Rd8™ [ 53...Ke7 54.Re2++- ] [ 53...Rh6 54.Rf2+- ]

54.Ra7!? f4 55.Rf2 Rh4 [ 55...Rf5!?

A) 56.Rh7 A1) 56...Kg8 57.Rh4 f3 ( 57...Rdf8 58.Rg4++- ) 58.Rh3 Rdf8 59.Rg3++- ; A2) 56...Re8™

A2a) 57.Rh8+!? Kf7 58.Rxe8 Kxe8 59.Kb2 Kf7 60.Kc3 Kf6 61.Kd4 Kg5 62.Rg2+ ( 62.Ke4 Re5+ ) 62...Kh4 ∆63.Ke4 f3! ;

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A2b) 57.Rh6 Ke7™ ( 57...f3 58.Rxd6 Re2+ 59.Rxe2 fxe2 60.Re6+- );

B) 56.Rh2!? Kg8™ 57.Rg2+ Kf8™ ( 57...Kh8 58.Rgg7+- /\ Raf7 ); C) 56.Kb2!? ∆f3 57.Rh7 Kg8 ( 57...Re8 58.Rh8+ Kf7 59.Rxe8 Kxe8 60.Kc3+- ) 58.Rh3 Rdf8 59.Rg3++- ]

56.Kb2 Rb8 [ 56...Re8 57.Rd7+- ]

57.Rf3!? Rg4 [ 57...Kg8 58.Kc3+- ] [ 57...Re8 58.Rd7 Re3 59.Rxe3 fxe3 60.Rxd6+- ]

58.Rh7 Kg8?! [ 58...Re8!? ∆59.Rh8+ Kf7 60.Rxe8 Kxe8 61.Kc2! ( 61.Kc3 Rg3 62.Rd3™ f3 ) 61...Kf7 62.Kd3 Kf6 63.Ke4 Kg5 /\ Rg1 64.Rf1 ( 64.Rf2 Rg1 ) 64...Rh4± ]

59.Rh6+- Kg7 [ 59...Rf8 60.Rxd6 ] [ 59...Rg3 60.Rxg3+ fxg3 61.Rg6+ ]

60.Rxd6 Rg3 61.Rxg3+ fxg3 62.Re6 g2 63.Re1 Kf7

[ 63...Re8 64.Rg1 Re2+ 65.Kc3 ] [ 63...Kf6 64.d6!? ] [ 63...Rg8 64.d6! Kf6 65.d7 ]

64.Rg1 [ 64.d6? Re8!= ><d6 ] [ 64.Kc3 ]

64...Rg8 65.Kc3 /\ Kd4-e4-f3 Ke7 66.Kd4 Kd6 67.c5+ Kd7 68.b4 Rg4+ 69.Ke5 Rg5+ 70.Ke4 Rg4+ 71.Kf3 Rd4 72.Rxg2 Rxd5 73.Ke4 Rd1 74.b5 Kc7 75.Rg7+ Kb8 76.b61-0

B79Berelovich,A 2515Nadyrhanov,S 2470

Russia 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/210 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.Bb3 Qa5 11.0-0-0 Rfc8 12.h4 Ne5 13.Kb1

[ 13.h5 Nxh5 A) 14.Bh6 Bxh6 15.Qxh6 Rxc3! 16.bxc3 Nf6! 17.Kb1 Rc8 18.Ne2 Bb5!? 19.Nf4 Bc4 20.Nh3 ( 20.g4 Qxc3 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Qxf3 23.g5

Nh5∓ ) 20...Qxc3 21.Qd2 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 h5³ ; B) 14.g4 Nf6 15.Bh6 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Bxh6 17.Rxh6 Rc8 18.Kb2 Qb6 19.Qh2 Qc5! 20.Rxh7 Qxc3+ 21.Kb1 Nxh7 22.Rh1 e6 23.Qxh7+ Kf8 24.Qh6+ Ke7 25.Qg5+ f6 26.Rh7+ Nf7 27.Qxg6 Qe1+= ]

13...Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.h5 Nxh5 [ 15...Rxc3 16.bxc3 Nxh5 17.g4 Nf6 18.Nb3 Qb5 19.c4 Qxc4 20.e5 Ne8 ( 20...dxe5!? 21.g5 Bf5÷ ) 21.Qh2 h5 22.gxh5 Bf5! 23.hxg6 Bxg6 24.Bd4 Rc8 25.Rd2 dxe5 26.Bxe5 Nf6!= ]

16.g4 Nf6 17.Nb3 Qd8 18.Bh6N [ 18.e5 - 7/401 ]

18...Bxh6 19.Rxh6 [ 19.Qxh6 Qf8! ]

19...Rac8 20.Rdh1 [ 20.Nd5 Rxc2 21.Nxf6+ exf6 22.Qxd6 Qc7! 23.Qxd7? Rc1+!-+ ] [ 20.e5 dxe5 21.g5 Nh5 22.Qxd7 Qxd7 23.Rxd7 R4c7÷ ]

20...Rxc3™ 21.bxc3 Qc7 22.e5!? [ 22.Rxh7? Nxh7 23.Qh6 Qxc3∓ ]

22...dxe5 23.Rxh7 Nxh7 24.Qh6 e6 25.Qxh7+ Kf8 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Qh4+ Kd6

[ 27...Ke8 28.Qf6 Ba4 29.Rh8+ Kd7 30.Rh7!± ]

28.Rd1+ Kc6 29.Qe7 [ 29.g5!? b5™ 30.a4!?÷ ]

29...b6 30.Qxf7 Be8™ 31.Qxe6+ Kb7 32.Rd3² Bf7 33.Qf6 Re8! 34.Nd2 Re6 35.Qd8 Qxd8 36.Rxd8 Kc7?

[ 36...Be8! 37.Ne4 Bc6 38.Rf8 Bd5² ] 37.Ra8! Kb7 38.Rf8 Be8

[ 38...Rf6 39.Nc4!! Kc6 40.Kb2+- ] 39.Ne4 Bc6 40.Rf7+ Ka6 41.c4?!

[ 41.Kc1!? Bd5 42.a3± ] 41...Bxe4 42.fxe4 Rc6 43.Re7 Rxc4 44.Rxe5 Kb7! 45.g5 Kc6 46.Re7 Kd6 47.Rxa7 Rxe4 48.Rf7 Re6 49.a4! Re5!

[ 49...Kd5? 50.Rf6 Rxf6 51.gxf6 Ke6 52.c4 g5 53.Kc2! g4 54.Kd3 Kxf6 55.c5+- ] [ 49...Re4?! 50.Rf6+ Kc7 51.a5! bxa5 52.Rxg6+- ]

50.Rf6+ Kc7 51.Rxg6 Ra5 52.Rg7+ Kc6 53.g6 Rxa4 R 5/e 54.Rf7 Rg4 55.g7 b5 56.Kc1 Rg2= 57.Kb2 b4 58.Kc1 Kd5 59.Rc7 Kd6 60.Ra7 Kc5 61.Kd1 Kc4 62.Ke1 Kd4 63.Kf1 Rg6 64.Kf2 Ke5

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65.Rc7 Rg4 66.Rb7 Kf5 67.Kf3 Rg1 68.Ke3 Ke5 69.Kf3 Kf5 70.Rb5+ Ke6 71.Rb6+ Ke5 72.Rb7 Kf5 73.Kf2 Rg4 74.Ke2 Ke5 75.Kd2 Kd5 76.Ra7 Rg3½-½

B80Nevednichy,V 2530Sokolov,An 2585

Jugoslavija 1997[Nevednichy,V]

70/211 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Be7 7.Qf3 a6N

[ 7...0-0 - 20/465 ] 8.0-0-0 Qc7 9.g4 Nc6! 10.g5 Nd7 11.h4 b5 12.a3?!

[ 12.Qe2 b4 13.Na4 Bb7 14.f4÷ ] 12...Nde5

[ 12...b4 13.axb4 Nxb4 14.Qe2÷ ] 13.Qg3?!

[ 13.Qe2! Nc4? 14.Ndxb5!+- ] 13...b4! 14.axb4 Nxb4 15.f4 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.f5 e5!? 18.f6?

[ 18.Nde2 f6™ 19.b3 Qf7 20.g6 hxg6 21.fxg6 Qe6 22.h5„ ]

18...gxf6 19.gxf6 Bxf6 20.Nde2 [ 20.Qf3 Be7 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.Qxf5-+ ]

20...Be7 21.Qg7 Rf8∓ 22.b3 [ 22.Qxh7 Bg4-+ ]

22...Qc6 23.Kb2 [ 23.h5 a5 ]

23...a5 24.Ra1 h5! 25.Ng3 Bg4 26.Rhc1 Rc8?!

[ 26...Kd7! ] 27.Bd2 Bxh4?! 28.Nxh5 Bxh5 29.Qh6 Bf2 30.Qxh5 Bd4 31.Qh3 Ke7“

[ 31...d5 32.Rxa5 dxe4 33.Kb1 Bxc3 34.Bxc3 Qxc3 35.Rxe5+ Qxe5 36.Qxc8+ Ke7 37.Qb7+ Ke6 38.Qxb4= ]

32.Rxa5 Qxe4 33.Kb1 Qc6 34.Ne2 Bc5 35.Ng3 Rh8 36.Nf5+ Kd7 37.Qg4 Rcg8 38.Ng7+ Kc7 39.Bxb4 Bxb4 40.Qxb4“

[ 40.Qxb4 Rxg7 41.Ra7+ Kc8 42.Qa5± ]1-0

B80Adams,Mi 2680Molvig,H 2255

Koge 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/212 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qe2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Qc7

[ 8...a6 9.g4 Nxd4 ( 9...Qc7 - 59/(259)) 10.Bxd4 e5 11.Bxe5 Bxg4 12.f3‚ ]

9.g4 [ 9.Ndb5 Qb8 10.Bf4 e5 11.Bg5 a6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Na3÷ ]

9...Nxd4N [ 9...a6 - 59/259 ]

10.Rxd4 [ 10.Bxd4 e5 ]

10...a6 [ 10...e5 11.Rc4 Qd8 12.g5 Nd7 13.Nd5 0-0² ]

11.g5 Nd7 12.f4 [ ¹12.h4 ]

12...b5 13.h4 Nb6 [ 13...Rb8!? ]

14.Qf2 ><c4 Bb7 15.Rg1 [ 15.h5 d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Bg2 Bxg2 19.Qxg2 0-0² ]

15...d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 [ 16...b4 17.d6 Bxd6 18.Ne4 ]

17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.f5 Rc8 [ 18...Bc5?? 19.Rxd5 ]

19.Bd3 [ 19.Rd2 Bb4 ]

19...Bc5 20.Rdg4 0-0 21.f6 g6 [ 21...Bxe3+ 22.Qxe3 Qc5 ]

22.h5 [ 22.Kb1 ]

22...Bxa2™ 23.hxg6 fxg6 24.Rh1 [ ¹24.Rh4 Qe5 25.Bxc5 Rxc5 26.Qf3!/\ Qh3 ]

24...Bb3? [ 24...Qe5 25.Bxc5 Rxc5÷ ]

25.Bxc5 Qxc5 26.Qh2 Qc7 [ ¹26...Rc7 27.Rh4 Rff7 28.Kb1 Qxg5 29.cxb3 Qxf6± ]

27.Rh4!+- Bxc2 28.Bxc2 [ 28.Rxh7 Qxh2 29.Rg7+! Kh8 30.Rxh2# ]

28...Qa5 29.Kb11-0

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B80Adams,Mi 2680Sheldon,R 2285

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/213 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Be7 9.g4 d6 10.0-0-0 0-0

[ ¹10...b5 11.Bxb5 ( 11.Nxc6 - 62/243 ) 11...axb5 12.Ndxb5 Qb8 13.Nxd6+ Qxd6 14.Qxd6 Bxd6 15.Rxd6 Bb7÷ ]

11.g5 Nd7 12.h4 b5? [ 12...Nxd4 13.Bxd4 b5 ]

13.g6!!N [ 13.Nxc6 - 65/222 ]

13...Nf6 [ 13...hxg6 14.h5 Nde5 15.h6!± -> ] [ 13...Nxd4 14.gxh7+ Kh8 15.Bxd4 Bb7/\ e5 ]

14.gxh7+ Kxh7 [ 14...Kh8 ]

15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Bd3 /\ 17.Nd5, 17.e5 Kh8 17.Rdg1 b4

[ 17...Rg8 ] 18.Bh6! Rg8

[ 18...g6 19.Bxf8 Bxf8 20.h5 bxc3 21.hxg6+ Kg8 22.Qg5 ]

19.e5 g6 [ 19...bxc3 20.Bxg7+ Rxg7 21.Qh6+ Rh7 22.Bxh7 ]

20.exf6 bxc3 21.Qg5 [ 21.Qg5 Bd8 22.Bg7+ Rxg7 23.Qh6+ Rh7 24.Qf8# ]

1-0

B80Korneev,O 2590Galkin,A 2510

Novgorod (open) 1997[Galkin,A]

70/214 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 a6 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Bb7 10.g4 h6 11.h4 b4 12.Na4 Qa5 13.b3 Be7!?N

[ 13...d5 - 63/192 ] 14.Bd3

[ 14.Bh3 g5! 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Bxg5? Nxe4! ] [ 14.Bg2 Nc5 ( 14...g6 ) 15.a3 Rc8

16.Qxb4 ( 16.axb4 Nxb3+ ) 16...Qxb4 17.axb4 Nxa4 18.bxa4 Rc4„ ]

14...Nc5 15.g5 Nfd7 16.g6 Ne5 17.gxf7+ Kxf7 18.Be2!

[ 18.a3 Nexd3+ 19.cxd3 Nxb3+ 20.Nxb3 Qxa4 21.Qxb4 Qc6+ 22.Kb1 Rab8‚ ]

18...Nxa4 19.bxa4 Rac8!? [ 19...Qxa4 20.Kb1 /\ f4 ]

20.Rhg1 [ 20.f4 Nc4 21.Bxc4 Rxc4∓ ]

20...Bf6 [ 20...Nc4!? 21.Bxc4 Rxc4 22.Qg2 ( 22.e5 Qxe5 23.Qd3 Rhc8 24.Qg6+ Kg8 ) 22...Bf6 23.Qg6+ Ke7 24.Qg4 Bc8 25.e5 Qxe5 26.Bf4 Qd5 27.Nb5 e5 ]

21.f4 Nc4 22.Bxc4 Rxc4 23.e5! dxe5 24.Nb3

[ 24.Nxe6 Qd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Kxe6 27.Ra5 exf4 28.Rxa6+ Kf5∓ ]

24...Qd5™ [ 24...Qc7 25.Qd7+ Be7 26.Bc5 ]

25.Qf2 [ 25.Qe2 Qe4 26.Rd7+ Kg8 27.Rxb7 exf4!∓ ( 27...Rxc2+ 28.Qxc2 Qxe3+ 29.Kb1 Qxg1+ 30.Nc1© )]

25...Qe4 26.Nc5! [ 26.fxe5 Rxc2+! ( 26...Rhc8? 27.Rxg7+! ) 27.Qxc2 Qxe3+-+ ]

26...Rxc2+™ 27.Qxc2 Qxe3+ 28.Kb1 Bd5 29.f5™ Rc8! 30.fxe6+ Kg8!?“

[ 30...Ke7 31.Qg6 ( 31.Rxg7+ Bxg7 32.Qg6 Bxa2+ 33.Ka1 Qc3+ 34.Kxa2 b3+ 35.Nxb3 Qc2+ 36.Qxc2 Rxc2+ 37.Kb1 Rc7∓ ∆38.Rd7+ Rxd7 39.exd7 Kxd7 40.Nc5+ Kc6 41.Nxa6? Bf8 42.Nb8+ Kc7 43.Na6+ Kb7-+ ) 31...Bxe6 32.Nxe6 b3™ 33.Rd7+ ( 33.Nd4 bxa2+ 34.Kxa2 Qf2+ /\ ed4 ) 33...Kxd7 ( 33...Kxe6 34.Qg4# ) 34.Qf7+ Kc6 ( 34...Be7 35.Rd1+ Kc6 36.Rc1+ Kd7= ) 35.Rc1+ Kb6 36.Rxc8 Qd3+ 37.Kc1 Qe3+ 38.Kd1 Qd3+!= ]

31.e7“ Bf7! [ 31...Bxe7? 32.Qg6 Bf6 ( 32...Bf8 33.Rxd5 Rxc5 34.Rd7+- ) 33.Qxf6 Be4+ 34.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 35.Ka1+- ]

32.Rge1 Qg3 33.Rg1 [ 33.Ne4 Rxc2 34.Nxg3 Rc8 35.Nf5 Bg6 36.Rxe5 Re8!© -> ]

33...Qe3 [ 33...Qxh4 34.Qf5 Re8 35.Ne4‚ ] [ 33...Qa3 34.Rd3 b3 35.axb3 Bxe7

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( 35...e4 36.Rd8+ Rxd8 37.exd8Q+ Bxd8 38.Qc3 g6 39.Nxe4± ) 36.Qg2 g6 ( 36...Bf6 37.Rg3 Rxc5 38.Rxg7+ Kh8 39.Rg8+ Kh7 40.Qg7+ Bxg7 41.R1xg7# ) 37.Nd7± ]

34.Rge1 Qg3 35.Rd8+? [ 35.Rg1= ]

35...Rxd8 36.exd8Q+ Bxd8∓ 37.Qd2 Bxh4 38.Ne4? Qxe1+0-1

B80Korneev,O 2590Mrdja,M 2425

Cutro 1997[Korneev,O]

70/215 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 Nbd7 8.Qd2 b5 9.0-0-0 Bb7 10.g4 h6 11.h4 b4 12.Na4 d5!? 13.Bh3! Ne5!?N

[ 13...Qa5 ] 14.g5 Nfd7!

[ 14...Nc4?! 15.Qe2 ] 15.b3

[ 15.f4!? Nc4 16.Qe2 ] 15...Qa5

[ 15...dxe4 16.f4 Nf3 17.Nxf3 ( 17.Qg2!? ) 17...exf3 18.g6‚ ] [ 15...Qc7 16.f4 ]

16.g6! [ 16.f4 Nc4„ ]

16...Nxg6 17.Nxe6! [ 17.f4 0-0-0÷ ]

17...fxe6 18.Bxe6© Bd6 [ 18...0-0-0?! 19.Bb6!?‚ ]

19.Qg2 [ 19.Rhg1 Ngf8!? ] [ 19.Bxd7+!? Kxd7 20.Qg2‚ ]

19...Ndf8™ [ 19...Ngf8 20.Bxd7+ Nxd7 21.Qg6++- ] [ 19...Ne7 20.Qxg7+- ]

20.exd5 [ 20.Rhe1 d4!? ]

20...Qc7 21.Kb1?! [ 21.Rhe1!+- Nf4 ( 21...Bg3 22.d6! ; 21...Bf4 22.d6! ) 22.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 23.Kb1 Kd8 24.d6 Bxd6 ( 24...Qc6 25.Qxg7 ) 25.Qg3 ]

21...Qe7 22.Rhe1 Nxh4!? 23.Qg4 [ 23.Qh3 Nxf3!? ]

23...h5 [ 23...Nxe6 24.Bf2! 0-0 25.Bxh4+- ]

24.Qh3 Nxf3! [ 24...Nxe6 25.Bf2 ]

25.Qxf3 Nxe6 26.Bg5! [ 26.Bc1? 0-0-0 ]

26...Qf7?“ [ 26...Nxg5™ 27.Qf5!? ( 27.Rxe7+± ) 27...Nf7 28.Rxe7+ Bxe7 29.Re1± ]

27.Qe3+- 0-0 28.dxe6 Qc7 29.e7 Bxe7 30.Bxe7 Rae8 31.Nc5 Bc8

[ 31...Rf7 32.Rd7 ] 32.Rd5 Bg4 33.Re5 Rf7 34.Nd3“1-0

B80Vallejo Pons,F 2415Pogorelov,R 2440

Mondariz Balneario 1997[Pogorelov,R]

70/216 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Bd7 8.0-0 a6 9.Nce2 Rc8 10.a4 Be7 11.b3 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 b5 13.axb5 axb5 14.Ra6!?N

[ 14.Bd2 Qb6 15.Ba5 Qb8= ] [ 14.Bb2 0-0 ]

14...0-0 15.Ba3 e5!? [ 15...Ra8 16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.Bb4 Nxe4 18.Re1 f5 19.f3² ]

16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.exf5 Qd7 [ 17...d5?! 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Bxd5 Rfd8 20.c4 bxc4 21.bxc4 Nxd5 22.cxd5 Qd7 23.Qg4± ]

18.Qd3 Rfd8 19.Rd1 d5! 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Qxb5 Rxc2 22.Bxd5 h5!©

[ 22...Rc5? 23.Qb4!± ] 23.Qa5! /\ Bf7

[ 23.Qd3? Qc5-+ ] [ 23.Ra8? Rxa8 24.Bxa8 Qa7-+ ] [ 23.Bf3? e4! 24.Re1 ( 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8/\ Qd2-+ ; 24.Be2 Rxd1+ 25.Bxd1 Rc1-+ )

24...exf3! 25.Rxe7 Rd1+ 26.Qf1 Rcc1-+ ] [ 23.b4 e4 /\ e3-> ]

23...Rd7 [ 23...Kh7 24.Bf3! Rxd1+ 25.Bxd1 Rc1 26.Qd2² ]

24.b4 [ 24.Bf3 e4‚ ]

24...e4 25.Qa4 Rb2 [ 25...Rcc7 26.Bc6± ]

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[ 25...Rdc7 26.Bb3 /\ 27.Ra8 Kh7 28.Rdd8 ]

26.Rxf6 Rxd5™ 27.Rxd5? [ 27.Qa8+ Kh7 28.Qxd5 gxf6 ( 28...e3? 29.Re6!+- ) 29.Qc5 Qb7= ]

27...e3!! 28.Re6™ [ 28.Qa8+ Kh7 29.Rd8 exf2+ 30.Kg2 f1Q+-+ ]

28...fxe6 29.Qa8+ Kh7 30.Rd8 Qxd8! 31.Qxd8 e2 32.Qd4“ e1Q+ 33.Kg2 Rxb4 34.Qd3 Qe4+0-1

B80Fedorov,A 2580Kveinys,A 2545

Vilnius 1997[Fedorov,A]

70/217 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.f4 d6 11.Be3 b5 12.a3 Bb7 13.g4 Nd7 14.g5 Rfe8

[ 14...Nb6!? 15.Rf3 ( 15.f5 ) 15...Nc4 16.Bc1 Rfe8÷ ]

15.Rf3N [ 15.Qh5 - 13/346 ]

15...Bf8 [ 15...Nb6!? ]

16.Rh3 g6 17.Qe1 Nb6 [ 17...b4 18.Qh4 h6 19.Nd1 /\ Nf2-> ]

18.Qh4 h5? [ 18...h6÷ ]

19.Bf3 Nc4 [ 19...Bg7 20.Bxh5!‚ ]

20.Bxh5 Nxe3 [ 20...gxh5 21.Qxh5 Bg7 22.f5+- -> ]

21.Bxg6 Bg7 22.Bh7+ Kf8 23.Rxe3 Nd4 24.Rd3 Nxc2 25.Rad1 Nxa3 26.f5!+- -> exf5 27.exf5 Bxc3 28.Rxc3 Qb6+ 29.Nd4 Re4 30.Qf2

[ 30.Qh6+! Ke8 31.g6! Rxd4 32.gxf7+ Kxf7 33.Qg6++- ]

30...Nc4 [ 30...Rg4+ 31.Rg3 Rxg3+ 32.hxg3 Nc4 33.b3+- ]

31.Rxc4!? [ 31.b3!? Qa5 32.Rg3 /\ g6 Nb2 33.Rf1+- ]

31...Rg4+ 32.Kf1 Bg2+ 33.Ke2 Re8+ [ 33...Re4+! 34.Kd2 d5! 35.Ne6+! ( 35.Rb4 Qa5 36.Kc3 Rc8+ 37.Kb3 Rc4

38.Rxc4 dxc4+ 39.Kc2 Qa4+ 40.Kc1 Qa1+= ) 35...Rxe6 36.Qxb6 Rxb6 37.Rc7 d4 ( 37...Be4 38.Rg1 /\ g6+- ) 38.f6/\ Rdc1+- ]

34.Kd2 Qa5+ 35.Rc3 b4 [ 35...Be4 36.Rg1 ]

36.Rg3 b3+ 37.Rc3 Bd5 38.Rg1 Rxg1 39.Qxg1 Qa2 40.Qc1 Qa4 41.Rd3 Bc4

[ 41...Be4 42.Qc3 Bxd3 43.Kxd3+- ] 42.Re3 Re5 43.Qc3 Rc5 44.Nxb3 Rd5+ 45.Ke1 Re5

[ 45...Qxb3 46.Qh8# ] 46.Rxe5 dxe5 47.Nd2 Bb5 48.Qa3+1-0

B80Cranbourne,C 2420Bragin,A 2540

corr 1992[Cranbourne,C]

70/218 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 d6 10.a4 Nc6 11.Nb3 b6 12.g4 d5

[ 12...Rb8 - 15/358 ] 13.exd5 Rd8N

[ 13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.c3± ] 14.g5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.f5 Bd6 17.g6

[ 17.Kh1 ] 17...hxg6 18.fxg6 Bxh2+ 19.Kh1 fxg6 20.Bg5 Be6 21.a5!

[ 21.Bxd8?! Rxd8÷ ] 21...Be5

[ 21...bxa5 22.Nc5‚ ] [ 21...Nxa5 22.Nd4 Bf7 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Rxf7 Kxf7 25.Qg4± ]

22.Qd3! Rd6 23.Rae1!‚ Kh7 [ 23...bxa5

A) 24.Nc5 Bf7 25.Rxf7 Qxf7 26.Rf1 Nb4∓ ( 26...Bf6? 27.Ne4 ); B) 24.Rxe5!! Nxe5 25.Qg3‚ /\ Nd4 ]

24.Bf4! [ 24.Rf4!?

A) 24...Bf7? 25.Rh4+ Kg8 26.Qh3+- ; B) 24...Bxf4?! 25.Bxf4 Bf7 26.axb6 ( 26.Qg3 Rad8 27.axb6 Qb8 28.Nc5± ) 26...Qd8 27.Qg3 Rf6 28.b7 Ra7 29.Na5± ; C) 24...Bf5?! 25.Rh4+ Kg8 26.Bxd5+

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Be6 27.Bxe6+ Rxe6 28.Rh8+ Kxh8 29.Qh3+ Kg8 30.Qxe6+± ; D) 24...Rh8 25.Rh4+ Kg8 26.Rxh8+ Kxh8 27.Qxg6÷ ]

[ 24.Nd4!? Rh8 ( 24...Bxd4 25.Rxe6 ; 24...Nxd4 25.Rxe5 Nf5 26.Qh3+ Kg8 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Bxd5 ) 25.Nxe6 ( 25.Rxe5 Nxe5 26.Qg3 Nf7 27.Nxe6 Qd7 28.Nf4÷ ) 25...Kg8+ ( 25...Rxe6 26.Qh3+ Kg8 27.Rf8+ Kxf8 28.Qxh8+ Kf7 29.Bxd5÷ ) 26.Bh3 ( 26.Kg1? Rxe6 27.Qxd5 Bd4+∓ ) 26...Rxe6 27.Kg2÷ ]

24...Bf5 [ 24...Nb4 25.Qd2 Bxf4 26.Qxf4+- ] [ 24...Bxf4 25.Rxf4 Rh8 ( 25...Bf5 26.Rh4+ Kg8 27.Bxd5++- ; 25...Kg8 26.axb6 Qxb6 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Bxd5 Rae8 29.Qxg6+- /\ Qf8 ; 25...Re8 26.Rh4+ Kg8 27.Qxg6+- ; 25...Qd7 26.axb6+- ) 26.Rh4+ Kg8 27.Rxh8+ Kxh8 28.Rxe6+- ]

25.Qg3 Bxf4 [ 25...Re6 26.Bxe5+- ]

26.Rxf4 /\ Rh4, Bd5+- g5!? [ 26...Kg8

A) 27.Rxf5 gxf5 28.Bxd5+ Kf8 ( 28...Kh7 29.Re6 ) 29.Re6 Rad8 ( 29...Rd7 30.Qxc7 Rxc7 31.axb6+- ) 30.Rf6+ Rxf6 ( 30...Ke8 31.Qg6+ ) 31.Qxc7 Rxd5÷ ; B) 27.axb6‚ ]

[ 26...Qd8 A) 27.c4 dxc4 ( 27...Be4 28.Rh4+ Kg8 29.Bxe4 dxe4 30.Rhxe4 Qd7 31.axb6 Rd3 32.Nc5± ) 28.Rxc4 Nxa5÷ ; B) 27.axb6 Rb8 28.c4 dxc4 29.Rxc4 Rd3 30.Qh2+ Kg8 31.Rxc6 Rxb3 32.Rd6+- ]

27.Qxg5 Rh6+ 28.Rh4 Rf8 [ 28...Rxh4+ 29.Qxh4+ Kg6 30.Bxd5+-/\ Rg1 ]

[ 28...Bg6 29.Nd4+- ( 29.Re6+- )] [ 28...Be4 29.Rexe4 dxe4 30.Bxe4++- ] [ 28...Bxc2 29.Nd4!+- ]

29.Nd4! Qd7 [ 29...Bg6 30.Re6+- ] [ 29...Bd7 30.Rxh6+ gxh6 31.Re7+ Nxe7 32.Qxe7++- ] [ 29...Bc8 30.Ne6+- ] [ 29...Be4 30.Rexe4 dxe4 31.Bxe4++- ] [ 29...Rxh4+ 30.Qxh4++- ]

30.axb6 [ 30.c4? Rff6 ]

[ 30.Nxc6 Qxc6 31.Re7 Rxh4+ 32.Qxh4+ Kg8 33.Qg5 g6 34.Qh4 Rf7 35.Qd4 Be4 36.Bxe4 dxe4 37.Qxb6 Rf1+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ ]

30...Rff6 31.Nxf5 Rxf5 [ 31...Qxf5 32.Qxf5+ Rxf5 33.Rxh6+± ]

32.Rxh6+ [ 32.Bh3 Rxg5 33.Rxh6+ Kxh6 ( 33...gxh6 34.Bxd7 Nb8 35.b7 ) 34.Bxd7 Nb8 35.b7 ]

32...gxh6 33.Qg3 /\ Qc7 Rh5+ 34.Kg1 Rg5 35.Qc7+-

[ 35.Qc7 A) 35...Qg7 36.Qxg7+ Rxg7 ( 36...Kxg7 37.Re6 ) 37.Kh2 ; B) 35...Rg7 36.Qxd7 Rxd7 37.c4 ]

[ 35.Qd3+± ]1-0

B81Smirin,I 2600Vera,R 2530

Winnipeg 1997[Vera,R]

70/219 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.f4 b5 9.Bg2 Bb7 10.g5 hxg5 11.fxg5 Nh5 12.g6 Qh4+!?N

[ 12...Nf6 - 69/(221) ] 13.Bf2 Qf6 14.gxf7+ Qxf7 15.Qg4

[ 15.0-0 Nf6 ] 15...e5?!

[ 15...Nf4!? 16.0-0 ( 16.0-0-0 Nd7÷ ) 16...Nxg2 17.Kxg2 Rh6

A) 18.Be3 Qg6 19.Bg5 Nd7 ( 19...Be7 20.h4 Nd7= ); B) 18.Bg3 Qg6= ( 18...Qd7 ; 18...Qe7 )]

16.Ne6! Rh6 [ 16...Nf6 17.Qf5 Rh5 ( 17...Bc8? 18.Nxg7++- ) 18.Ng5! g6 19.Qe6+ Qe7 20.h4± ]

17.Nxf8 Kxf8 18.Be3 Nf4 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.0-0± Rf6 21.Ne2 Nd7! 22.Rxf4

[ ¹22.Nxf4 ] 22...Ne5 23.Qg3 Rxf4 24.Nxf4 Kg8 25.Rf1 Bc6

[ 25...Qxa2 26.Nh5‚ ] 26.Nd5?!

[ 26.Kh1 Qxa2!? ( 26...Qe7± ) 27.Nh5 g6! ( 27...Ra7? 28.Nf6+ Kf7 29.Nh7++- ) 28.Qg5 Qxb2 29.Qf6 gxh5 30.Rg1

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( 30.Qg5+ Kh7 31.Qxh5+ Kg7 32.Rg1 Ng6 33.Bf3 Qf6-+ ) 30...Ng4! 31.Qxb2 ( 31.Qg6+ Qg7-+ ) 31...Nf2# ] [ 26.a3 ] [ 26.b3!? ]

26...Qa7+ 27.Kh1 Bxd5 28.exd5 Rf8 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8² Q 8/e 30.Qh3! Qf2?!

[ 30...Qc5 ] [ 30...Qc7 ]

31.Qc8+ Ke7 32.Qe6+ Kd8 33.Qxd6+ [ 33.Qg8+!? Kc7 34.Qxg7+ Kb6 35.Be4! Qf4 ( 35...Nf3? 36.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 37.Qg2+- ) 36.Qg2 Ng4 37.Bf3 Ne3 38.Qf2 Kb7± ]

33...Nd7 34.h3 Qxc2 35.Qa3 [ 35.Qb4!? Qb1+ 36.Kh2 Qxa2 37.Qc3² ]

35...Qd2! 36.Kh2 [ 36.Qxa6 Qe1+ 37.Kh2 Qe5+ 38.Kg1 Qe3+ 39.Kf1 Qc1+= ]

36...Qd4! 37.d6 Qe5+ 38.Kg1 Qe1+ 39.Kh2

[ 39.Bf1 Ne5 40.Qb3 ( 40.Qxa6 Nf3+ 41.Kg2 Nh4+ 42.Kg1 Nf3+= ) 40...Nc4 41.Qd3 Qe5 ]

39...Qe5+ 40.Kg1 Qe1+ 41.Kh2½-½

B81Svidler,P 2660Hracek,Z 2605

Bad Homburg 1997[Svidler,P]

70/220 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.f4 Qb6 9.a3 Bd7 10.Bg1 Qc7 11.h3N

[ 11.Qe2 - 66/199 ] 11...Nc6 12.Qd2 Be7

[ 12...e5 13.Nde2! exf4 ( 13...Be7 14.g5± ) 14.Nxf4² ]

13.0-0-0 g5?! 14.fxg5 hxg5 15.Be2! Rg8 16.Be3

[ 16.Nf3!? b5 17.Bh2! ( 17.Nxg5 b4© ) 17...Qa5 18.Kb1! ( 18.Bxd6 b4 19.Bxb4 Nxb4 20.axb4 Bxb4÷ ) 18...Rd8! 19.Rhf1 Bc8 20.Nd4² ]

16...b5 [ 16...Nh7 17.Nf3² ]

17.Rhf1 b4 [ 17...Nh7 18.Kb1² ]

18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Kb1!± Rb8 [ 19...Nh7 20.Nd5! exd5 21.Qxb4 Rb8

22.Qa3 dxe4 23.Nf5± ] 20.Bxg5 Nfd5

[ 20...Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Rxg5 ( 21...Qa5 22.Nb3 Qa2+ 23.Kc1+- ) 22.Nxg5 Qa5 23.Qf4!+- ]

21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.exd5 Rxg5 [ 22...Bxg5 23.Qd3+- ]

23.Qf4 Rg7 24.Qh6 Bf8 25.dxe6 Bxe6 26.Bxa6!+-

[ 26.Nxe6?! Qc3 27.Nxg7+ Bxg7 28.Bb5+ Rxb5 29.Rfe1+ Be5 30.Rxe5+ Qxe5 31.Qc1± ]

26...Qc3 27.Bb5+ Rxb5 28.Nxb5 Qc4 29.Nc3 Rxg4 30.Qe3 Rh4 31.Rf3 Rh5 32.Rd4 Qc6 33.Re4 d5 34.Rg4 Bc5 35.Rg8+ Kd7 36.Qe2 d4 37.Ne4 Be7 38.Rd3 Qd5 39.Nc3 Re5 40.Qd1 dxc3 41.b3 Bf6 42.Rxd5+ Rxd5 43.Qf3 Ke7 44.Ra8 Bd4 45.Qf4 f5 46.Qh61-0

B81Sakaev,K 2580Sokolov,An 2580

Jugoslavija 1997[Sakaev,K]

70/221 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.g4 h6 8.f4 Nc6 9.h3 d5?!N

[ 9...Qc7 - 67/294, 295 ] [ 9...Be7 - 67/(294) ]

10.e5 Nd7 11.Qd2 Bb4! [ 11...g5?!

A) 12.fxg5 Ndxe5 13.0-0-0 hxg5 14.Nxc6 ( 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Qxg5 Bh6 16.Qxh6 Rxh6 17.Be2 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 Rh4!³ ) 14...bxc6 ( 14...Nxc6 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.Qxg5 Bh6 17.Qxh6 Rxh6 18.h4± ) 15.Ne4÷ ; B) 12.f5 Ndxe5 13.0-0-0ƒ ]

12.a3 [ 12.Bg2!? Nb6 ( 12...Na5 13.b3 Qc7 14.Nde2± ) 13.b3 Qc7 14.a3 Be7 15.0-0² ]

12...Nxd4 [ ¹12...Be7 13.Nf3 ( 13.Bd3 Bh4+ ) 13...b5

A) 14.Ne2 Nc5 15.Ned4 ( 15.Qc3 Na4! 16.Qxc6+ Bd7 17.Qb7 Nc5 18.Bxc5 Bxc5 19.Ned4 Ra7 20.Nc6 Rxb7 21.Nxd8 Kxd8 22.Kd2= ) 15...Ne4

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16.Qg2 Bb7 17.Bd3÷ ; B) 14.Qf2! Bb7 15.Bg2!² ]

13.Bxd4 Be7 14.Bd3 b5 15.Qe3! Bb7 16.Ne2 Qc7 17.b4!± a5

[ 17...Nb8 18.Kd2! Nc6 19.c3± ] 18.c3!

[ 18.Rb1 axb4 19.axb4 Bc6² ] 18...Qc6 19.Kd2! 0-0 20.g5+- hxg5

[ 20...h5 21.g6 ] 21.fxg5 axb4 22.cxb4 Rxa3!? 23.Rxa3 Bxb4+ 24.Rc3 Nb6 25.Qf3! Bxc3+?!

[ 25...Nc4+ 26.Bxc4 ( 26.Ke1 Qc7!„ ) 26...Bxc3+ 27.Nxc3 Qxc4 28.Qd3 b4 29.Ne2 ]

26.Nxc3 Nc4+ 27.Ke1?! [ 27.Ke2+- ]

27...Qc7 28.Ke2!+- b4 29.Nb5 Qd7 30.Rf1 g6

[ 30...Qxb5 31.g6 ] 31.Bxg6 Ba6 32.Qh5 fxg6 33.Qxg6+ Qg7 34.Qxe6+ Kh8 35.Rxf8+ Qxf8 36.Qxa61-0

B81Feigin,M 2505Maksimenko,A 2545

Kahovka 1997[Feigin,M]

70/222 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 h6 8.f4 Nc6 9.h3 Qc7 10.Qe2 Bd7 11.Bg2 Na5N

[ 11...Be7 - 16/418 ] 12.Rd1!

[ 12.0-0-0 Nc4 13.Bf2 Rc8ƒ ] 12...Nc4 13.Bc1 Rc8 14.0-0 Be7

[ 14...Qb6!? 15.e5 A) 15...dxe5?! 16.fxe5 Nh7 17.Qf2! Nxe5 18.Bf4 Nc4 ( 18...Nc6 19.Be3+- ) 19.b3 Nb2™ ( 19...Na3 20.Be3 Nf6 21.Nc6! Qc7 22.Bf4+- ) 20.Rb1 ( 20.Be3?! Nf6 21.Nc6 Nxd1 22.Rxd1 Qc7 23.Bf4 Qxc6 24.Bxc6 Bxc6÷ ) 20...Rxc3 21.Bd2 Rxc2 22.Nxc2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Nd3+ 24.Ke3± ; B) 15...Nh7 16.Qf2! Be7!÷ ( 16...Nxb2 17.Bxb2 Qxb2 18.f5! Qxc3 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Qf7+ Kd8 21.Nxe6+ Bxe6 22.Qxe6/\ Rf8+- )]

15.Kh1 b5 16.Qf2 Qc5 17.Nce2 d5 18.e5!? Ne4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Qg2 0-0

21.Qxe4 f6 [ 21...Rc7!? /\ Bc8-b7 |^/^a8-h1 ]

22.exf6 Rxf6 23.Kh2 Rcf8 24.Ng3² e5 [ 24...Nb6 25.Qb7! ]

25.Ndf5! Bc6 26.Qe2 Bd8?“ [ 26...Re8!? 27.b3 exf4 28.Bxf4 ( 28.Nh5? Rxf5! 29.gxf5 Ne3∓ -> ) 28...Bf8 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Rxf2 Ne5 31.Nh5 Rf7 32.Nd6² ]

27.b3 exf4 28.Bxf4 Re8 [ 28...Nb6 29.Bd6+- ]

29.Rxd8! Rxd8 30.bxc4 Qxc4 [ ¹30...bxc4 ]

31.Qxc4+ bxc4 32.Rf2?! [ 32.Nh5?! Rf7 33.Bxh6 Rxf5! 34.Rxf5 gxh6 35.Rf6 Rd2+ 36.Kg3 Be4÷ ] [ 32.g5! Re6 ( 32...hxg5 33.Bxg5 Rd7! 34.Re1!! /\ Ne7+- ) 33.gxh6 g6 34.Nh4 Rf8 35.Kg1± ]

32...Re6 33.Nh5 Rd7 34.c3 Kh7 35.Nd4 Rg6 36.Be5 Be4 37.Rb2“ /\ 38.Nf4 Rg5 39.Nfe6+-1-0

B81Svidler,P 2660Leko,P 2635

Tilburg 1997[Svidler,P]

70/223 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6

[ 6...Be7 - 70/(223) ] 7.Bg2 a6 8.h3 g5 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Ne5 11.0-0-0 Qc7

[ 11...b5 12.Nc6! Nxc6 ( 12...Qc7 13.Nxe5 dxe5± ) 13.e5 Bb7 ( 13...d5 14.exf6± ; 13...Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Bxd5 Bb7 16.exd6 Kd7 17.Be4!± ) 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Ne4 Qe5 16.Rhf1! d5 17.f4© ]

12.Nf3!N [ 12.f4 - 56/(243) ]

12...Ng6 [ 12...b5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.h4 Rg8 15.hxg5 ( 15.Qf3 Nh7± ) 15...hxg5 16.Qf3± ] [ 12...Bd7 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.h4 Rg8 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Qf3± ] [ 12...Nxf3 13.Bxf3 Nd7 14.h4 Rg8 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Qd2! Ne5 17.Be2 f6 18.f4 gxf4 19.Bxf4± ]

13.h4! Nxg4 14.hxg5 Bd7

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[ 14...Nxe3 15.Qxe3 hxg5 ( 15...Qc5 16.Qd2 hxg5 17.Rxh8 Nxh8 18.e5 d5 19.Ne4!± ) 16.Rxh8 Nxh8 17.Qxg5± ]

15.Bd2! [ 15.gxh6 Bxh6 16.Bxh6 Rxh6 17.Rxh6 Nxh6 18.Qd2 Ng4÷ ]

15...0-0-0 [ 15...hxg5 16.Rxh8 Nxh8 17.Nxg5± ]

16.Nd4 Bg7!? [ 16...N4e5 17.gxh6± ] [ 16...h5 17.f3 N4e5 18.Kb1 Nc4 19.Bc1± ]

17.Qxg4 Bxd4 18.gxh6 Ne5 19.Qe2 Nc4 20.Rh3! Nxd2

[ 20...Qc5 A) 21.Kb1 Bb5!© ( 21...Qb4 22.Bc1 ); B) 21.Bf1! Bb5 22.Qh5! Nxd2 ( 22...Qb4 23.Bxc4 Bxc4 24.b3± ) 23.Nxb5 axb5 ( 23...Bxb2+ 24.Kxb2 Qb4+ 25.Kc1 Nxf1 26.Rb3+- ) 24.Rxd2± ]

21.Qxd2 Be5 22.f4 Bf6 [ 22...Bxc3 23.Rxc3 Bc6 24.f5± ]

23.Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 Rdg8 25.Bf3?! [ 25.e5 Rxg2 26.exf6 Rh7 ( 26...Rg6 27.h7 Rxf6 28.Rhd3! Be8™ 29.Rd8+ Kc7 30.Ra8+- ) 27.Ne4 Rg6 28.Rhd3 ( 28.Ng5 Rhxh6 29.Rxh6 Rxh6 30.Nxf7 Rxf6 31.Ne5± ) 28...Bc6 29.Ng5 Rhxh6 30.Nxe6! Kb8™ 31.Nd4 Rxf6 32.Nxc6+ bxc6 33.Rxf6 Rxf6 34.Rd4+- ]

25...e5 26.f5 [ 26.Rh1 Be7 27.Rdd1 exf4 28.Nd5 Bd8 29.e5 Rg3² ]

26...Rg1+ 27.Rd1 [ 27.Kd2 Be7 28.Rd3 Bg5+ 29.Ke2 Rc1÷ ]

27...Bg5+ 28.Kb1 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Rxh6 30.Rxh6 Bxh6² 31.Bh5 f6 32.Bf7 Kd8! 33.Bd5 Kc7 34.Ne2 b6 35.c3?!“

[ 35.c4² ] 35...Kd6 36.Kc2??

[ 36.Bb7 Bb5 ] [ 36.Bc4 Bc6 37.Bd3 b5² ]

36...Bxf5= 37.Bb7 Bg6 38.Ng3 Bf4 39.Nf5+ Bxf5½-½

B81Macieja,B 2470Kelly,B 2390

Zagan 1997[Macieja,B]

70/224 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 h6 7.Rg1 Nc6 8.Be3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Qd3!N

[ 11.Qe2 - 3/490 ] 11...Bb4

[ 11...Ne5 12.Qe2± ] 12.Bxc6

[ 12.0-0-0? Ne5 ] 12...bxc6 13.a3! Be7

[ 13...Bxc3+ 14.Qxc3 Ne4 15.Nxc6 Nxc3 16.Nxd8 Kxd8 ( 16...Na4 17.Nb7 Nxb2 18.Bd4± ) 17.bxc3± ] [ 13...Bd6 14.Nf5± ] [ 13...Ba5 14.Nb3± ( 14.Nf5± ; 14.0-0-0± )]

14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.gxf5± Kf8 16.0-0-0 Nd7 [ 16...Kg8 17.Rg3 Kh7 18.Rdg1 Rg8 19.Bxh6! Bratanov,Zs gxh6 ( 19...Kxh6 20.Rg6+ fxg6 21.Rxg6+ Kh7 22.Qh3+ Nh5 23.Qxh5# ) 20.Rxg8 Nxg8 21.f6+± ]

17.Nxd5! cxd5 18.Qxd5+- Bf6 [ 18...Nf6 19.Qg2! ] [ 18...Nb6 19.Qg2! ] [ 18...Ke8 19.Rxg7 Rf8 20.Rg4! ]

19.Qxd7 Qb8 20.Bc5+ [ 20.Bd4? Qf4+ 21.Kb1 Rd8 ]

20...Kg8 21.Bd4 Bg5+ [ 21...Qf4+ 22.Kb1 Rd8 23.Bxf6 Rxd7 24.Rxg7+ Kf8 25.Rxd7 ]

22.Kb1 Qxh2 23.f6 g6 24.Rge1 Qb8 25.Re7 Qf8 26.Rde1 Rd8 27.Qa4! Kh7 28.Qxa7 Kg8 29.Qa4?!

[ 29.Rxf7? Qxf7 30.Re7 Rh7! ] [ 29.Bb6 Rb8 30.Qd7+- ]

29...Kh7 30.Bb6 Rd6 31.Re8 [ 31.Qa7? Rxf6 32.Bd4 Rf5 ]

31...Rd1+ 32.Ka2 Rxe1 33.Rxf8 Rxf8 34.Qb4 Rfe8 35.Be3 Rg1 36.f4! Rxe3 37.fxg5 Re8

[ 37...Rxg5 38.Qf8 ] 38.Qc4 Kg8 39.gxh6 Rh1 40.Qc6 Rhe1 41.Qd7 Rf8 42.h7+

[ 42.h7+ Kh8 43.Qh3 ]1-0

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B43Shirov,A 2700Svidler,P 2660

Tilburg 1997[Svidler,P; Lukin,A]

70/225 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Qc7 8.f4 d6 9.Qf3 Nd7 10.0-0 Ngf6 11.Bd2 b4!?

[ 11...Be7 12.Rae1 Bb7 ( 12...0-0? 13.e5! Bb7 14.Qh3 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Qxe5 17.Rxf6± ) 13.Qh3² ]

12.Nd1 Bb7N [ 12...d5 ]

13.Nf2 [ 13.Ne3 a5÷ ]

13...a5 14.c3?! [ 14.g4!? Nc5 ( 14...h6 15.c3!² ; 14...Nb6 15.g5 Nfd7÷ ) 15.Bb5+ ( 15.Nxc5 Qxc5 16.Be3 Qc6 17.g5 Nd7÷ 18.Bd4?! e5 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Be3 Bc5= ) 15...Bc6 ( 15...Nfd7 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.c3± ) 16.e5 ( 16.Bxc6+ Qxc6 17.g5 Nfd7 18.Nd4 Qb7÷ ) 16...Nd5 17.Bxc6+ Qxc6÷ ]

14...bxc3 15.Bxc3 Be7 16.Rac1 Qb6! 17.g4?!

[ 17.Bd4 Qd8÷ /\ 18...e5, 18...a4 ] 17...a4 18.Bd4

[ 18.Nd4 Nc5 19.Bb5+ Nfd7÷ 20.b4?! axb3 21.axb3 Bf6 22.b4? Nxe4!∓ ]

18...Qd8 19.Nd2 0-0 20.g5 Ne8 21.h4 [ 21.Qh5!? e5 22.Ng4 exd4 23.Rf3 g6 24.Qh6 f6 25.Rh3 ( 25.f5 Rf7 26.fxg6 Rg7 27.gxh7+ Kh8 28.g6 Ne5∓ ) 25...Rf7 26.f5 ( 26.Bc4 d5 27.exd5 Nd6 ) 26...fxg5 27.fxg6 Rg7 28.Bc4+ d5 29.Bxd5+ Bxd5 30.gxh7+ Kh8 31.exd5 Nf8∓ ]

21...e5 22.Bc3 [ 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Be3 f5!ƒ ]

22...exf4 23.Qxf4 Ne5! 24.Bxe5 dxe5 25.Qxe5 Bd6 26.Qf5

[ 26.Qb5 Rb8 27.Qxa4? Bg3∓ ] 26...g6 27.Qf3

[ 27.Qh3 Be5© ] 27...Be5 28.Nc4

[ 28.Ng4!? Bd4+ ( 28...Bxb2 29.Qxf7+!+- ; 28...Bg7!? ) 29.Kh2 f5 30.Nh6+ Kh8© ]

28...Bd4 29.Rcd1? [ 29.Ne3 Nd6!ƒ ( 29...f5 30.Bc4+ Kh8 31.Bd5² )]

29...f5!∓ 30.Be2

[ 30.Qe2 Qc7 31.Kg2 Ng7!∓ /\ Nh5 ] 30...fxe4 31.Qg3 Ng7! 32.Qd6

[ 32.Nd6 Nf5 33.Nxf5 Rxf5∓ ] 32...Nf5 33.Qe6+ Kh8 34.Nd6 Qc7!-+ 35.Nxf5 Rxf5

[ 35...Rxf5 36.Rxd4 Qg3+ 37.Kh1 e3+ 38.Ne4 Qh3+ 39.Kg1 Rxf1+ 40.Bxf1 Qxe6 ]

0-1

B82Ulibin,M 2555Averkin,O 2425

Russia (ch) 1997[Averkin,O]

70/226 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.f4 a6 7.Nb3 d6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.Be3 b5 10.Qf3 Bb7 11.0-0 Be7 12.a4 b4 13.Nb1 0-0

[ 13...e5!? 14.N1d2 exf4 15.Qxf4 Ne5 16.Nd4 g6 17.Kh1 0-0 18.Qg3 Nh5 19.Qe1 Rfe8„ ]

14.N1d2 [ 14.a5 e5 15.Bb6 Qc8 16.f5 Nb8/\ Nd7, d5 ]

14...Na5 [ 14...e5!? 15.f5 Nb8!? 16.c3!? bxc3 17.Rfc1 Nbd7 18.Rxc3 Qd8 19.Rac1 d5÷ ]

15.Qg3 Nxb3N [ 15...d5 16.e5 Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.f5 Nxb3 19.Nxb3 exf5 20.Nd4! Bc5 21.Nxf5 Bxe3+ 22.Nxe3² ]

16.cxb3 Rac8 17.Kh1 [ 17.Bd4? e5 18.fxe5 ( 18.Be3 Nh5 19.Qh3 Nxf4 20.Bxf4 exf4∓ ) 18...dxe5 19.Bf2!? ( 19.Bxe5? Qc5+ 20.Kh1 Nh5 21.Qh3 Qxe5 22.Rf5 Qxb2-+ ; 19.Qxe5? Qxe5 20.Bxe5 Bc5+ 21.Kh1 Ng4 22.Bg3 Rfd8 23.Rf3 Ne3-+ ) 19...Rfd8 20.Nc4 Nh5 21.Qf3 Nf4 22.Bc2 Bc5∓ ]

17...g6!? [ 17...d5!? 18.e5 Ne4 19.Bxe4 ( 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Bc4 Bc5 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.f5 exf5 23.Rxf5 Bd5!„ ) 19...dxe4 20.f5 exf5 21.Bh6 ( 21.Rxf5 Rfd8 22.Raf1 Bd5÷ ) 21...g6 22.Rxf5 ( 22.Bxf8 Kxf8© ) 22...Rfd8 23.Raf1 Rd3 24.Qg4 Qd7 25.Nc4 Rd8 26.Ne3÷ ]

18.f5!? Nh5 19.Qh3

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[ 19.Qg4!?÷ ] 19...exf5 20.exf5 Bf6! 21.Rad1!?

[ 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.Qe6+ Kg7 23.Nc4 Rce8∓ ] [ 21.Nc4 d5! 22.Nb6 Rcd8÷ ] [ 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxb2÷ ]

21...Qe7 [ 21...Bxb2 22.Be2! Ng7 ( 22...Nf6 23.Nc4 Be5 24.fxg6 fxg6 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Qe6+ Kg7 27.Rxf6 Rxf6 28.Rd7++- ) 23.Nc4 Be5 24.f6

A) 24...Ne6 25.Bg4 Rfe8 26.Bb6 Qb8 ( 26...Qc6 27.Bf3+- ) 27.Nxe5 dxe5 28.Bxe6 Rxe6 29.Qh6+- ; B) 24...Ne8 25.Bh6± ]

22.Rde1 Rfe8 23.Nc4 Qd8?! [ 23...d5!

A) 24.Na5 A1) 24...Bxb2!? 25.Bd2 Qc7 26.Bxb4 ( 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Bxb4 Bc8 28.Qf3 Nf6„ ) 26...Rxe1 27.Bxe1 ( 27.Rxe1 Nf4 28.Qg3 Be5÷ ) 27...Re8„ ; A2) 24...Ba8 25.Bxa6 Rc2 26.Bd2 Qd8 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.Bxb4 ( 28.Re1 Qd8 29.Bxb4 d4© ) 28...d4 29.Bb7 Bxb7 30.Nxb7 Nf4 31.Qf3 Qe5© ;

B) 24.Bd2 Qc5 25.Ne3 Bxb2÷ ] 24.fxg6! hxg6 25.Bb6 Rxe1“ 26.Bxd8 Rxf1+

[ 26...Nf4? 27.Bxf6 ( 27.Qxc8?? Bxg2+ 28.Kg1 Bd4+-+ ) 27...Nxh3 28.Rxe1 Nf2+ 29.Kg1 Nxd3 30.Rd1+- ]

27.Bxf1 Rxd8© 28.Qe3“ d5 29.Na5 d4 30.Qd3 Bc8?

[ 30...Ba8! A) 31.Qxa6 d3! 32.Bxd3 Kg7! ( 32...Be4!? )

A1) 33.Bf1?? Ng3+ 34.hxg3 Rh8+-+ ; A2) 33.Kg1 Bd4+ 34.Kf1 ( 34.Kh1 Bf2-+ ) 34...Nf4 35.Nc6 ( 35.g3 Bg2+! 36.Ke1 Nxd3+ 37.Qxd3 Bc3+-+ ) 35...Bxc6 36.Qxc6 Nxd3∓ ; A3) 33.h3 Ng3+ 34.Kh2 Be5 35.Kg1 ( 35.Nc4? Bf4! 36.Bc2 Ne2+ 37.Kh1 Rh8-+ ; 35.Qb5 Rd5 36.Qa6 Ne2+ 37.Kh1 Rxd3! 38.Qxd3 Bxg2+ 39.Kxg2 Nf4+-+ ) 35...Bd4+ 36.Kh2 Bf2! ( 36...Be5= ) 37.Qc4 ( 37.Qb5 Rd5 38.Qa6 Re5 /\ Re1-+ ) 37...Be4! ( 37...Re8 38.Qf4! ) 38.Be2 ( 38.Qc2 Nf1+ 39.Kh1 Bxg2+ 40.Kxg2 Ne3+

41.Kxf2 Nxc2∓ ) 38...Rd2 39.Bf3 A3a) 39...Bxf3 40.gxf3 Nf5! 41.Kh1 Rd1+ 42.Kg2 ( 42.Kh2? Bg1+! ) 42...Ne3+ 43.Kxf2 Nxc4 44.Nxc4 Kf6∓ ; A3b) 39...Rc2 40.Qxb4 ( 40.Qb5 Rc1 41.Qe5+ Kh7 42.Qxg3 Bxg3+ 43.Kxg3 Bxf3 44.Kxf3 Kg7∓ ) 40...Rc1 41.Qc3+ Rxc3 42.bxc3 Bxf3 43.gxf3 Ne2∓ ;

B) 31.Nc4 Nf4 32.Qd1 Bg5!? ( 32...Nh3!? /\ d3, Bg5) 33.Qe1! ( 33.h4? Nxg2? 34.hxg5 Nh4+-+ ) 33...Bf6 34.Qd2© ]

31.Qf3 Be6 32.Bc4 Bxc4? [ 32...d3

A) 33.Bxe6 d2! 34.Qd1 ( 34.Bxf7+? Kxf7 35.Qd1 Ng3+ 36.hxg3 Bd4-+ ) 34...fxe6 35.Nc4 Bg5© ; B) 33.Bxd3 Bd5

B1) 34.Qf1 Ba8!? ( 34...Kg7!? /\ Ng3 ; 34...Bxg2+!? 35.Qxg2 Rxd3 36.Qg4!© ) 35.Be2! Rd2 36.Nc4 Rc2 37.Kg1 Nf4 38.Qxf4 Rxe2 39.Ne3 a5© ; B2) 34.Qf2 Ba8 ( 34...Bxg2+ 35.Qxg2 Rxd3 36.Qg4 Bxb2 37.Qxb4 Be5/\ Nf4~/= ) 35.Be2 Rd2 36.Nc4 Bd4!

37.Qf1 Rc2 38.Qd1 Nf4! 39.Bf3 Bxf3 40.gxf3 Re2 41.h4 Bf2 42.Qd8+ Kg7 43.Qg5 Re1+ 44.Kh2 Re2 45.Kh1= ]

33.Nxc4± Bg7 34.g4 Nf6 35.Ne5 Rd5 36.Nd3 a5 37.h4 g5 38.h5 Kh7 39.Kg2 Kh6 40.Kh3 Kh7 41.Qe2 Bf8 42.Qc2 Kg7 43.Qc7 Bd6 44.h6+1-0

B82Kupreichik,V 2500Lukin,A 2480

Aarhus (open) 1997[Kupreichik,V]

70/227 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 [ 3.d4 - 70/(227) ]

3...Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.f4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qf3 0-0

[ 8...e5 - 70/(227) ] 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 e5 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Qg3 Nxg4 14.Nd5 Qd6?!N

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[ 14...Qd8 - 36/298 ] 15.Bc3 Qh6+

[ 15...Bg5+ 16.Kb1 Qh6 ( 16...Bf4 17.Qg2 Qh6 18.Bb4± ) 17.Bb4 Bh4 18.Qa3± ]

16.Bd2! Qh4 [ 16...Bg5 17.Ne7+! Kh8 18.Nxc8+- ] [ 16...Bh4 17.Ne7+! Kh8 18.Qa3!/\ Ng6+/- ]

17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Rg1 g6 [ 18...f5 19.h3! Nf6 ( 19...f4 20.Qb3+ Be6 21.Bc4+- ) 20.Bb4!+- ]

19.Be2 [ 19.Bc4!? ]

19...Nf6 20.Bg5 Qe6 21.Qh4 Nd7 22.Bh6 Re8 23.Rgf1!?

[ 23.Bb5! A) 23...Qe7 24.Bg5 f6 25.Bc4+ Kg7 ( 25...Kh8 26.Rxd7!+- ) 26.Bh6+ Kh8 27.Rxg6!! hxg6 28.Rxd7 Bxd7 29.Bf8+ Qh7 30.Qxf6++- ; B) 23...Qb6 24.Ba4!± ]

23...a6 24.b3 [ 24.Bg4 Qe7 25.Bg5 f6 26.Rxd7 ( 26.Bxd7 fxg5 27.Qh3 Rd8! ) 26...Bxd7 27.Bxf6 Qf7÷ ]

24...b5 25.Rd3! Qe7 [ 25...Nc5 26.Rc3 ]

26.Bg5 f6 27.Be3! /\ Bg4 Bb7 28.Bg4 Nf8 29.Rc3 Bxe4 30.Rxf6 Rad8 31.Bc5 Qb7 32.Bb6! Qd5 33.Qh6+- (+)1-0

B84Khalifman,A 2650Yudasin,L 2600

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Yudasin,L]

70/228 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

[ 4...Nc6 - 70/(228) ] 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.a4

[ 7.f4 - 70/(228) ] 7...b6 8.f4 Bb7 9.Bf3 Qc7 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Kh1

[ 11.Be3 Na5 /\ Nc4, e5 ] 11...Be7 12.e5!?

[ 12.Nb3 Na5 ] [ 12.g4 Nxd4 /\ e5 ] [ 12.Nde2!? ]

12...dxe5

[ 12...Nxd4 13.Qxd4 Bxf3 14.Rxf3 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Bf4² /\ Ne4-d6 ]

13.Bxc6+ Bxc6 14.Nxc6 [ 14.fxe5 Nd7 15.Qg4 h5 16.Qxg7? 0-0-0‚ ]

14...Qxc6 15.fxe5 Nd7 [ 15...Nd5 16.Nxd5² ]

16.Qg4! h5!N [ 16...g6 17.Bh6 Nxe5 18.Qf4 f6 19.Bg7± ] [ 16...0-0-0 ]

17.Qe2 [ 17.Qxg7? 0-0-0! 18.Qg3 ( 18.Qxf7? Rdf8-+ ) 18...h4 19.Qh3 Nxe5∓ ]

17...h4 [ 17...g6 18.Bf4 /\ Ne4 ><>> ]

18.h3 g6! /\ Rh5 19.Bf4 [ 19.Ne4 Nxe5 20.Bg5 ( 20.Nf6+ Bxf6/\ Rh5 ) 20...Rh5! 21.Rad1 ( 21.Bxe7 Kxe7

22.Nf6 Rg5÷ ) 21...Bxg5 ( 21...Rd8!? ) 22.Nd6+ Ke7 23.Qxe5 f6÷ ]

19...Rh5 20.Rad1 Nc5! [ 20...Kf8 21.Bh2 Kg8

A) 22.Ne4 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Rxe5 24.Qf3 Qe8 25.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.Qxf6 Rf5!?÷ ( 26...Rh5÷ ); B) 22.Rd4!? ]

21.Bh2 Rb8? [ 21...Rc8! /\ 22...Kf8, 22...Ne4 22.Rd4! Kf8! 23.Rdf4 Rf5 24.Rxf5 exf5÷ ]

22.b4! Nxa4 [ 22...Nd7 23.Ne4‚ ]

23.Ne4 Rf5 [ 23...Nc3? 24.Qf3 /\ Nf6 ] [ 23...Kf8

A) 24.Nd6 Nc3! A1) 25.Rxf7+ Kg8 26.Qd3 ( 26.Qg4? Rg5-+ ) 26...Rg5 ; A2) 25.Qf2 Rf5 26.Nxf5 Nxd1∓ ;

B) 24.Rd3!? Rf5 25.Rxf5 exf5 26.Nd6/\ e6 ;

C) 24.c4! Rc8 25.Rd4 /\ Nd6+/--> ] 24.Rxf5 gxf5

[ 24...exf5 25.Nf6+ Kf8 26.Nd7+ ] 25.Nf6+!

[ 25.Nd6+ Bxd6 26.exd6 Nc3!÷ 27.d7+ Qxd7 28.Rxd7 Nxe2 /\ Ng3 ]

25...Bxf6 26.exf6“ Nc3!“ [ 26...Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Qh5! Qd7 29.Qh8+ Qe8 30.Qxh4+- ]

27.Qh5! Nxd1™ 28.Qh8+ Kd7 29.Qxb8 Ne3??

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[ 29...Nf2+ 30.Kg1 Ne4 31.Qa7+ ( 31.Qg8 Nd6÷ ) 31...Kc8 32.Qxf7 Qd7 33.Qg8+ Kb7 34.Qb8+ Kc6 35.Be5 Qd1+ 36.Kh2 Nf2= ]

30.Qa7+ [ 30.Qg8 Qxg2+™ 31.Qxg2 Nxg2 32.Kxg2 Kc6 ( 32...a5 33.b5+- ) 33.Bf4 a5 34.bxa5 bxa5 35.Bg5 /\ Bh4-e1-c3, h4+- ]

30...Kc8 31.Qb8+½-½

B85Spasov,V 2600Abramovic,B 2500

FYROM 1997[Abramovic,B]

70/229 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 Qc7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Kh1

[ 10.Qe1 - 70/(229) ] 10...0-0 11.Qe1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.Qg3 Bc6 15.Rae1 Rae8 16.Bf3 Kh8N

[ 16...Rd8 - 20/498 ] 17.e5 dxe5 18.fxe5

[ 18.Bxe5 Qc8 ( 18...Bd6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qh4 Be7 21.f5± ) 19.Ne4 Rg8 20.Ng5 Ref8 21.Qh3 h6 ]

18...Nd7 19.Ne4 /\ Nd6 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 f5™ 21.exf6 Qxg3 22.hxg3 Bxf6 23.c3

[ 23.Bxf6? Nxf6 24.Bb7 Rb8 25.Bc6 Rb6 26.Rxe6 Rc8-+ ] [ 23.Bg1? Bxb2 24.Bc6 Rxf1 25.Rxf1 Rf8 26.Rb1 Ne5∓ ]

23...Bxd4 24.Rxf8+ [ 24.cxd4 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Nf6 26.Bb7 Rb8 ( 26...a5!? ) 27.Bxa6 Rb6 28.Bc8 Rc6 29.Bb7 Rc2„ ]

24...Nxf8 [ 24...Rxf8 25.cxd4± /\ 26.Bc6, 26.Bb7 ]

25.cxd4 Rd8 26.Rd1 Kg8 27.Kg1 [ 27.d5 Rd6 28.Bf3 Kf7= ]

27...Nd7 28.Kf2 Nf6 29.Ke3 [ 29.Bf3 Rc8= ]

29...Nxe4 30.Kxe4 Rc8!= 31.Ke5 Kf7 32.Kd6 Rd8+ 33.Kc6 Ke7 34.d5 Rd6+ 35.Kc5 h5 36.Rd4 g5 37.b4 exd5 38.Rxd5 Rxd5+ 39.Kxd5½-½

B85Rodriguez,Am 2545Becerra Rivero,J 2495

Albacete 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/230 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.f4 a6 7.Be2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Nc6 10.a4 e5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.a5! exf4 13.Rxf4N

[ 13.Bxf4 Be6 /\ d5 ] 13...Be6

[ 13...Nd7 14.Rf1 /\ Qd2, Na4+/- ] [ 13...Re8!? ]

14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Rff1 Qb8 16.Na4 Bd8 17.Bf4 Bc7 18.Rfd1

[ 18.Qc3 Re8 ( 18...d5 19.Bxc7 Qxc7 20.Bf3² ) 19.Qxc6?! Rc8„ ] [ 18.Rad1!? ]

18...Ne5? [ 18...Nf6 ]

19.Kh1 Re8?! [ 19...f6² ]

20.Bxe5! dxe5 21.Qc3± Rd8 22.Nc5!? [ 22.Qxc6 Bxa5 ( 22...Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Bxa5 24.Bxa6 ) 23.Bxa6 ]

22...Qc8 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8 24.Rd1 Bf6 25.h3! g6 26.Nxe6

[ 26.Bc4 Bxc4 27.Nd7!? Bh4 28.Qxc4 Qc7 29.Nb6 Rd8÷ ]

26...Qxe6 27.Bg4 Qe8 28.Bd7 [ 28.Rd6!? Be7 29.Rxc6 Bb4 30.Qc4 Bxa5 31.Rxa6± ]

28...Qe7 29.Qxc6 Ra7 30.c3 Bg5 31.b4“ [ 31.Bc8 ]

31...Be3 32.Qd5 [ 32.Bg4 Rc7 33.Qxa6 Rxc3 34.b5 ]

32...Qg5 33.Bg4 Kg7 34.Qd8 [ 34.Qd3! ]

34...f6 35.Qe8? [ 35.Qd3 Bf4 36.Be2 f5 37.exf5 gxf5 ( 37...e4 38.Qd4+ ) 38.g4+- ]

35...Qf4 36.Bf3? Qg3= 37.Qd8 Bf4 38.Kg1 Be3+ 39.Kh1 Bf4 40.Kg1 Be3+½-½

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B85Glek,I 2505Peptan,C 2460

Berlin 1997[Glek,I]

70/231 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Kh1 0-0 9.f4 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Qe1 Rfe8 13.Qg3 Bf8 14.Rf2!?N

[ 14.Bd3 g6÷ ( 14...Nb4 - 42/288 )] 14...Rac8 15.Raf1 d5! 16.e5 Ne4

[ 16...Nxd4!? 17.Bxd4 Ne4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.b3 b5!? ( 19...Bc5= )]

17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.c3!? [ 18.b3= ]

18...Ne7!? [ 18...Nxd4 19.cxd4! Bxa4 20.f5© ]

19.Bd1 g6? [ 19...Nf5! 20.Nxf5 exf5 21.Bd4!? ( 21.Rd2 Be6³ ) 21...Be6 ( 21...Bc5? 22.e6!+- ) 22.b4!?÷ ]

20.Rd2 Nf5 21.Qf2! Bc6 22.Nxf5 exf5 23.Bb6± Qe7 24.Bb3 Bd7 25.Rfd1 Be6 26.Bd5! Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Qe6 28.a5 Rc4 29.Rd7 Qc6 30.Qe2 Rc8 31.h3 Qb5?!

[ 31...h6± ] 32.e6!

[ 32.Rxb7 Rd4!÷ ] 32...fxe6 33.Qf2!+- Bg7 34.Qh4 Re8 35.Rxb7 Qxb2 36.Rxg7+ Kxg7 37.Rd7+1-0

B85Balinov,I 2560Stohl,I 2565

Olomouc 1997[Stohl,I]

70/232 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.a4 Nc6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Bf3 Bd7 13.Nde2 Rad8!?N

[ 13...Bc8 - 49/(272) ] 14.g4?!

[ 14.Qe1 Nb4 ( 14...Bc8!? 15.Qf2 Nd7„ ) 15.Qf2 Rc8 16.Rac1 e5!? ( 16...d5 17.e5 Ne4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Rfd1ƒ ) 17.Bb6 Qb8÷ ∆18.f5 d5! ]

14...d5! 15.e5 [ 15.exd5 Nb4! 16.g5 ( 16.dxe6 Bxe6

17.Nd4 Bc5∓ ) 16...Nfxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5ƒ ∆18.Bxd5 Bc6‚ ]

15...Ne4 16.Qe1 [ 16.Nxd5? exd5 17.Qxd5 Nb4 18.Qxe4 Bc6 19.Qf5 g6-+ ] [ 16.Nxe4?! dxe4 17.Bxe4 ( 17.Bg2 Nb4∓ ) 17...Nxe5!∓ ∆18.fxe5 Bc6 ]

16...Nxc3 17.Qxc3 f6ƒ 18.a5 [ 18.Nd4 fxe5 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.fxe5 c5∓ ] [ 18.Bd4 Rc8 19.exf6 Nxd4 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.f7+ Kxf7 22.Nxd4 Rc4∓ ] [ 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Qd2 ( 19.Qb3 d4ƒ ) 19...Bxb2 20.Rab1 d4 21.Rxb2 ( 21.Nxd4 Bxd4 22.Bxd4 Nxd4 23.Qxd4 Bb5 24.Qa1 Bxf1 25.Rxb7 Be2!!-+ ) 21...dxe3 22.Qxe3 Na5ƒ ] [ 18.Qb3 Rc8 ( 18...fxe5!? 19.Bb6 Qc8÷ ) 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.c3 Na5³ ]

18...fxe5! [ 18...Bb4?! 19.Qb3 Bxa5 20.exf6 gxf6 21.f5© -> ] [ 18...Rc8 19.Bb6 Qb8 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Qb3÷ ]

19.Bb6 Qb8 20.Bxd8 Bxd8© 21.fxe5 Nxe5 [ 21...Bc7!?© ></^b8-h2 ]

22.Ng3 [ 22.Nd4 Bf6ƒ ]

22...Bc6 23.Bg2! [ 23.Nh5 Qc7! ( 23...d4? 24.Qxd4 Bxf3+ 25.Rxf3+- ; 23...g6? 24.Rae1!± ) 24.Ra3 g6 25.Ng3 d4∓ ]

23...Nxg4³ [+], ><Kh1 24.Qf3 Nf6 25.Nh5 Qc7

[ 25...Nxh5?? 26.Qf7+ Kh8 27.Qxe8+!+- ] [ 25...d4 26.Nxf6+ Bxf6 27.Qg4„ ]

26.Nxf6+ Bxf6 27.c3 Be5 [ 27...d4?! 28.Qg4= /\ Rf6 ]

28.Rae1 Bd6 [ 28...Bxh2? 29.Rxe6!ƒ ]

29.Qh5 e5 [ 29...g6 30.Qg4„ /\ c4 ]

30.Re3 e4 31.Rh3 g6 32.Qg5 Be5! [ 32...Qxa5? 33.Rxh7! Kxh7 34.Rf7++- ]

33.b4?! ><c3 [ 33.Qh6 Qe7 /\ Bc7 ><a5 ]

33...Qg7∓ 34.Qd2™ [ 34.Qe3 Bd7-+ ]

34...Rf8! 35.Rxf8+ Qxf8 ><Rh3 36.Qe2“ [ 36.Qe3 Qf6 ]

36...Qf4 37.Qe3 Qxe3“ [ 37...Qg4!?‚ ]

38.Rxe3 Bf4 39.Re2 Bb5 40.Rf2 Be5

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[ 40...e3? 41.Rxf4 e2 42.Bxd5+ /\ Re4+- ] [ 40...Be3 41.Rb2 ( 41.Rf6 Bd2 42.Rd6 Bxc3 43.Rxd5 e3-+ ) 41...Kf7 42.Bh3 Kf6 43.Bc8 b6∓ ]

41.Rc2 Bd3 42.Rc1 Kf7 [ 42...Bf4 43.Rd1 ∆e3? 44.Bxd5+ Kg7 45.Kg2 e2 46.Re1 Bd2 47.Kf2 Bxc3 48.Rxe2= ]

43.Bf1!? [ 43.Bh3 Bf4 44.Rd1 e3! 45.Kg2 ( 45.Rxd3 e2-+ ) 45...e2 46.Re1 Bd2 47.Kf2 Bxc3 48.Rxe2 Bxe2 49.Kxe2 Bxb4 50.Bc8 Bxa5 51.Bxb7 Bc7-+ ]

43...Bxf1 [ 43...Ke6 44.Kg2!? ( 44.Bxd3 exd3 45.Rd1 Bxc3 46.Rxd3 d4 /\ Kd5-c4-+ )]

44.Rxf1+ Ke6 45.Rc1™ Kd6 [ 45...Bf4?! 46.Rd1 Ke5 47.Kg2³ ]

46.Kg2 Kc6 47.Kf2?! [ 47.c4! [] d4 48.Re1 d3 49.Kf1 ( 49.Kf2? Bd4+ /\ e3 ) 49...d2 ( 49...Bc3? 50.Rxe4 Bxb4 51.Re5= ) 50.Rb1!? ( 50.Rd1 Bc3-+ ) 50...Bxh2 51.b5+ Kc5 52.Ke2 Bf4∓ ]

47...Kb5-+ 48.Ke3 [ 48.c4+ dxc4 49.Ke3 Bb2 50.Rc2 c3 51.Kxe4 Kxb4 ]

48...Kc4 49.Rf1 Bxc3 50.Rf7 Bxb4! 51.Rxh7

[ 51.Rxb7 Bc5+ 52.Kd2 d4 ] 51...Bc5+ 52.Kf4

[ 52.Ke2 d4 ] 52...e3 53.Kf3 d4 54.Rh4 Kc3 55.Rh7 d3 56.Rc7 e2

[ 56...Kc4 ] 57.Rxc5+ Kd20-1

B85Glek,I 2505Wilhelmi,Ch 2405

Biel (open) 1997[Glek,I]

70/233 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.a4 Nc6 10.Be3 0-0 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8 13.g4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Ba7 Ra8 17.g5 Rd8 18.Qe2 Ne8 19.Be3 Be6 20.Qf2 Rdc8 21.Rad1 Bc5 22.Nd5!N

[ 22.Bxc5 - 68/(216) ]

22...Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 Rd8! [ 24...Qxc2?! - 70/(233) ]

25.Rc5!? [ 25.c3² ]

25...Qe7 26.Qc3 Rd4 27.Qa5! Qd6 [ 27...Rxa4 28.Rxe5!± ]

28.Qc3 [ 28.Rxe5? b6∓ ]

28...Rd8 [ 28...Qe7! 29.a5!? ( 29.Qa5= ) 29...Rad8÷ ]

29.Rd5! Qe7 30.Qc5! Qxc5 31.Rxc5 Rd2 [ 31...Rxa4 32.Rxe5 Ra2 33.Re7 Rxb2 34.e5 /\ Bb7+/= ]

32.a5!² [ 32.Rxe5 Rxc2÷ ]

32...Nd6 [ 32...f6 33.b4± ]

33.b4 [ 33.Rxe5 Nc4÷ ]

33...Rc8 34.Rxc8+ Nxc8 35.c4 g6? [ 35...Rd4!? 36.b5! ( 36.Rd1 Na7!= ) 36...Nd6 ( 36...Rxc4 37.Be2!± ) 37.bxa6 bxa6 38.c5 Nxe4 39.Rc1± ] [ 35...Kf8!² ]

36.Rd1!+- Rxd1+ 37.Bxd1 NB 5/d Kf8 38.Kg2

[ 38.c5 Ne7 39.Bb3 Nc6 40.Bd5 A) 40...Ke7 41.b5! Nxa5 42.c6! ( 42.b6 Kd7 43.Bxf7± ) 42...axb5 43.cxb7 Nxb7 44.Bxb7 ; B) 40...Nxb4 41.Bxb7 Ke7 42.Kg2 Kd7 43.Kf3 Kc7 44.Bd5 Nd3 45.Bxf7 Kc6 ( 45...Nxc5 46.Bg8 Nd3 47.Bxh7 ) 46.Bc4 Nxc5 47.Bg8 Nd7 48.Bxh7 Nf8 49.Bg8 Kb5 50.h4 Kxa5 51.Bf7 Kb4 52.h5 ]

38...Ke7 39.Kf3 Kd6 40.c5+ Ke7 41.Ke3 [ 41.c6 bxc6 42.Be2 ] [ 41.Bb3 Na7 42.Bd5 Nc6 43.Kg4 Nxb4 44.Bxb7 Kd7 45.h4 Kc7 46.Bd5 Nd3 47.Bxf7 ]

41...Na7 42.Kd3 Nc6 43.Kc4 Kd8 [ 43...Nd4 44.Ba4! Nf3 ( 44...Ne6 45.h4 ; 44...Nc6 45.b5! ) 45.c6! bxc6 46.Bxc6 Kd6 47.Bd5 Nxg5 48.b5! axb5+ 49.Kxb5 Kc7 50.Bc4 Ne6 51.a6 Nd4+ 52.Kc5 ]

44.Ba4 Ke7 [ 44...Kc7 45.h4! (.) ]

45.b5! Nxa5+ [ 45...axb5+ 46.Kxb5 /\ Kb6 ]

46.Kb4 axb5 47.Bxb5! Nc6+ 48.Bxc6 bxc6

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49.Ka5! h6 50.gxh6 Kf8 51.Kb6 f5 52.Kxc6 fxe4 53.Kd61-0

B86Yemelin,V 2480Savon,V 2465

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Yemelin,V]

70/234 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.a3

[ 7.Bb3 - 70/(234) ] 7...Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Ba2 b5 10.Qf3 Qb6 11.Be3 Qb7 12.Rfe1 Bd7N

[ 12...Nbd7 ] 13.Rad1 Nc6 14.Qg3 Rfd8

[ 14...Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bc6 16.f4² ( 16.f3 )] [ 14...Rad8 ]

15.f4 b4? [ 15...Nxd4

A) 16.Bxd4 Bc6 17.Nd5? ( 17.f5? e5 18.Be3 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Bh6 Bf6 21.Bxg7 Bxg7 22.f6 Bg6∓ ) 17...exd5 18.exd5 Be8 19.Rxe7 Qxe7 20.Re1 Nh5∓ ; B) 16.Rxd4 Bc6 17.f5 e5 18.Rd5 ( 18.Bh6 Nh5 19.Qg4 exd4 20.Qxh5 Bf8-+ ) 18...Bxd5 19.Nxd5 Ne8 20.Bh6 Kh8 21.f6© ]

16.axb4 Nxb4 17.Bb3 d5 [ 17...a5 18.f5± ( 18.e5 dxe5 19.fxe5 Nh5 20.Qg4 g6 21.Rf1 a4÷ )]

18.f5! exf5? [ 18...dxe4 19.fxe6 Bxe6 ( 19...fxe6 20.Nf5+- ) 20.Bxe6 Bd6! 21.Qh3 ( 21.Qg5 fxe6 22.Nxe6 Nxc2 23.Nxd8 Rxd8 24.Re2 Nxe3 25.Rxe3 Qxb2 26.Qa5 Qb8 27.g3= ) 21...fxe6 22.Nxe6 ( 22.Qxe6+ Qf7 23.Nxe4 Qxe6 24.Nxe6 Nxe4 25.Nxd8 Nxc2= ) 22...Rd7 23.Nxg7‚ ]

19.exd5!± Ng4 [ 19...Nfxd5? 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Qf3 Be6 ( 21...Bc8 22.Nxf5+- ) 22.Bf2+- ( 22.c4 )]

20.Bf4 Bc5 21.h3 Nf6 22.Be5 Qb6 23.Kh1“ Ne8 24.Qf3 Qg6

[ 24...f6 25.Nxf5 fxe5 26.d6+ ( 26.Ne7+ ) 26...Kf8 ( 26...Kh8 27.Nh6+- ) 27.Nxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qf7+ Kh6 29.Qf8+ ] [ 24...g6± ]

25.Nce2 a5 26.c3 Na6

[ 26...Bxd4 27.Nxd4 a4 28.Bc4+- ] 27.Nf4 Qb6

[ 27...Qh6 28.Nfe6+- ] 28.d6!+- Bxd4

[ 28...Nxd6 29.Nd5 Qb8 30.Ne7+ Kf8 31.Bxg7+ ] [ 28...Bxd6 29.Qd5 ]

29.Qd5 Nxd6 30.Bxd6 Be6 31.Nxe6 Rxd6 32.Qxa8+ Nb8 33.Nxd4 g6 34.Re8+ Kg7 35.Qxb8 Qc5 36.Qxd6 Qxd6 37.Nxf5+ gxf5 38.Rxd6 f4 39.Rdd8 Kf6 40.Rf8 Ke5 41.Rxf71-0

B86Kupreichik,V 2500Shipov,S 2575

Aalborg 1997[Kupreichik,V]

70/235 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.a3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 b5 10.Ba2 Bb7 11.f4

[ 11.Bxe6!? ] 11...Nbd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc5 14.Be3 Nxe5™

[ 14...Qb6? 15.Rad1 Nxe5 16.b4!+- ] 15.Nxe6 Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 fxe6 17.Qxe5 Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Rae8 19.Rae1!?N

[ 19.Rad1 ] 19...Kh8 20.h3 Qc6 21.Qg5!

[ 21.Re2? Nd7! 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Qg3 ( 23.Qxe6? Rf1+ 24.Kh2 Qc7+-+ ) 23...Rf1+ 24.Kh2 Qb6 25.Re3 ( 25.Qe3 Qd6+ 26.Qg3 Rh1+-+ ) 25...Bf3!!-+ ]

21...Nd7 [ 21...Nh5 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Rxe6 Rf1+ 24.Kh2 Qc7+ 25.Qe5± ] [ 21...e5!? 22.Rf5 e4 23.Re3!? /\ Ne2-f4+/= ]

22.Rxf8+ Nxf8 23.Re2 [ 23.Ne4 Qxc2 24.Nd6 Qf2! ( 24...h6 ) 25.Nxe8 ( 25.Rc1 h6! ) 25...Bxg2+! 26.Qxg2 Qxe1+÷ ]

23...h6 24.Qh5 Qd7 [ 24...Nh7 25.Bd5 ]

25.Rf2 Nh7 26.Rd2 [ 26.Rf7 Re7 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Qe5²><e6 ]

26...Qc6 27.Ne4 Rf8 28.Nd6 Rf1+?! [ 28...Ng5 29.Qe2! [] Ne4 ( 29...Nxh3

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30.Qxe6 Ng5 31.Qe7+- ) 30.Nxe4 Qxe4 31.Qxe4 Bxe4 32.Bxe6± ]

29.Kh2 Qb6 30.Nf7+ Rxf7 [ 30...Kg8 31.Rd8+ Nf8 32.Nxh6+ gxh6 33.Qg6+ Kh8 34.Qxh6+ Kg8 35.Bxe6++- ]

31.Qxf7 Nf6 32.Qxe6 Qc7+ 33.Qd6“1-0

B87Lautier,J 2660Anand,V 2765

Biel 1997[Anand,V]

70/236 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3

[ 7.0-0 - 70/(236) ] 7...b5 8.0-0 b4

[ 8...Be7 - 70/(236) ] 9.Na4 Bd7 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Rb8

[ 11...Be7? 12.f5 Nxd4 ( 12...e5 13.Ne6 fxe6 14.fxe6 Bc8 15.Bb6+- ) 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qxb4± ]

12.c3 Be7 13.e5?! [ 13.cxb4 Rxb4 14.Nc3 0-0= ]

13...dxe5!N [ 13...Nd5 - 44/(292) ]

14.fxe5 Nxe5 15.Bf4 Ng6! 16.Bxb8 Qxb8 17.cxb4 Bxb4 18.Rc1

[ 18.Nf3 Bb5! 19.Rf2 Ng4∓ ] 18...0-0³ 19.Kh1

[ 19.Nc5? Bxc5 20.Rxc5 Qb6 21.Qc2 Ne4 22.Rc4 Nd6 23.Rc5 e5! ] [ 19.Nf3 Bd6! ( 19...Rd8 20.Qc2 Rc8 21.Nc3 ) 20.Nc3 Bc6!

A) 21.Qe2 Ng4! 22.h3 ( 22.g3 Bc5+ ) 22...Bxf3 23.gxf3 ( 23.Rxf3 Bc5+ ) 23...Nf4-+ ; B) 21.Ne2 Bxf3 22.Rxf3 Bxh2+ 23.Kh1 Be5∓ ><Kh1 ]

19...Rd8 20.Nc5 Bxc5 [ 20...Bb5 21.Rxf6 ( 21.Ncxe6 fxe6 22.Nxe6 Rxd1 23.Rfxd1 Ba5!-+ ) 21...gxf6 22.Qg1 ]

21.Rxc5 Bb5 22.Rxf6 gxf6 23.Qg1 Be8 24.Nc6 Bxc6 25.Rxc6 a5 26.Qf2 Kg7 27.h3 Rd7 28.Rc5 Qd8 29.Qe3 Rd3 30.Qe1 Qd4 31.Rxa5 Re3 32.Qc1 Qe4 33.Kh2 Qf4+ 34.Kg1 Qg3

[ 34...Qg3 35.Kf1 Nf4-+ ]0-1

B88Morovic Fernandez,I 2580Rodriguez,Am 2555

Cienfuegos 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/237 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 a6 8.f4 Qc7 9.Be3 Na5 10.f5! e5?

[ 10...Nc4™ 11.Bxc4 Qxc4 12.Qf3 ( 12.Qd3 Qxd3 13.cxd3 Bd7= ) 12...Be7 13.0-0-0² ]

11.Nde2 Bd7 [ 11...b5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5± ]

12.Bg5 Nxb3 13.cxb3 Be7 14.Bxf6!N [ 14.Ng3 ]

14...Bxf6 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.0-0 Bg5 17.Nec3 h5

[ 17...0-0 18.Qh5‚ ] 18.a4!± h4 19.h3 Rc8 20.Qe2 0-0 21.b4 f6?! [><e6] 22.b5 a5 23.b6 Rc5 24.Nc7+- Bc6 25.Rfd1 Rf7 26.Rd3!

[ 26.Ne6 Qxb6 27.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 28.Kh1± ] 26...Rc4 27.Rad1 Rd7 28.b3 Rc5 29.Ne6 Qxb6 30.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 31.Kh1 Bf4 32.Nd5 Bg3 33.Rf1 Kf8 34.Rc3 Qa3 35.Qc2![><Qa3] Rd8 36.Rc4 Be8 37.Rd1 Bc6

38.Nc31-0

B88De Firmian,N 2570Serper,G 2540

Los Angeles 1997[Serper,G]

70/238 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.0-0 Na5 10.f4 b5 11.f5 Nxb3 12.cxb3 b4!?

[ 12...Be7 ] 13.Na4 e5!N

[ 13...Nxe4? ] 14.Rc1 Qb7 15.Nf3!

[ 15.Nc6? Bd7 ] 15...Be7

[ 15...Qxe4?! 16.Qd2 A) 16...Nd5? 17.Rfe1! Bb7 ( 17...Nxe3 18.Nb6! Rb8 19.Nxc8+- ) 18.Nc5!! dxc5 19.Bxc5 Bxc5+ 20.Rxc5‚ ; B) 16...Qb7 17.Nb6 Rb8 18.Qxb4ƒ ]

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[ 15...Nxe4 16.Nb6 Nf6! ( 16...Rb8 17.Nd5ƒ ) 17.Nxa8 Qxa8² ]

16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Rc4! 0-0 [ 17...Nxe4? 18.Nd5ƒ ] [ 17...Ng4 18.Nd5! ( 18.Qd2 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Qxb6! 20.Rxc8+ Bd8 21.Qxb6 Rxb6÷ ) 18...Nxe3 19.Nxe3² Bd7?! 20.Nd5 Bc6 21.Nxe7 Kxe7 22.Qc1! Rhc8 23.Qg5+ Kf8 24.f6!‚ ]

18.Qc1 a5! [] 19.Rc7 Qa6 20.Rc6 [ 20.Rxe7? Rxb6 21.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 22.Kh1 Nxe4 23.Qe1 Ba6∓ ]

20...Qb7 21.Rc7 Qa6 22.Rc6 Qb7 23.Qc4! Ng4™ 24.Bf2

[ 24.Nd5? Nxe3 25.Nxe3 Qa7 26.Re1 Bb7 27.Rc7 Bd8 28.Rd7 Bb6∓ ]

24...Nxf2 25.Rxf2 Bd7 26.Nxd7 Qxd7 27.Rc7 Qe8 28.Rc2 Bd8 29.Rc6 Bb6+ 30.Kf1 Bc5 31.Qd5 Rc8?

[ 31...Rd8² 32.Nxe5?! dxe5 33.Qxc5 Rd1+ 34.Kf2 Qd8© ]

32.Nxe5!+- [ 32.Rxc8? Qb5+! ]

32...dxe5“ [ 32...Qe7 33.Nc4 ]

33.R6xc5 Rd8 34.Qxe5 Rd1+ 35.Ke2 Qd8 36.Rd5 Rxd5 37.Qxd5 Qg5 38.g3 Rd8 39.h4! Qe7 40.Qc6 h6

[ 40...Qe5 41.Rd2!? Rxd2+ 42.Kxd2 Qxb2+ 43.Ke3 ]

41.Rd2!? Rxd2+ 42.Kxd2 Qe5 43.g4! Qxb2+ 44.Kd3 Qxa2 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qxf7 Qb1+ 47.Kd4 Qd1+ 48.Kc5 Qxg4 49.e5 Qg1+

[ 49...Qxh4 50.e6 ] 50.Kc6 Qg2+ 51.Kd6 Qd2+ 52.Ke7 Qd4 53.Qg6+ Kg8

[ 53...Kh8 54.e6 Qc5+ 55.Kf7 ] 54.Qe6+ Kh7 55.f6! Qa7+ 56.Qd7 Qc5+ 57.Ke6 Qf8 58.h5! a4 59.Qxa4 Qc8+ 60.Qd7 Qa6+ 61.Kf71-0

B88De Firmian,N 2575Fishbein,A 2525

Philadelphia 1997[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]

70/239 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Bb3

Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.0-0 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Nd7 14.Ne4 Bb7 15.Nd6 Bxd6 16.exd6 Qg5 17.Qe2 a5 18.c3 Ra6 19.Rad1

[ 19.Rfd1!?N - 70/(239) ] 19...Rxd6N

[ 19...a4?! ] 20.Bxg7! Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Kxg7 22.Rxd7 Bc6 23.Rd4² Kh8 24.Qf2 Qe5

[ 24...a4!? 25.Bc2 Qe5 ] 25.a3 f5 26.g3 Be4?

[ 26...Re8 27.Qd2 Kg8² ] 27.Qe3!± /\ Bc2 Qf6?!

[ 27...Rg8! 28.Bc2 Rg4± ] 28.Rd6 Re8 29.Qc5 f4 30.Rxe6! Rxe6 31.Qc8+ Kg7 32.Qxe6+- fxg3 33.Qxf6+ Kxf6 34.hxg3 a4 35.Bg8 Ke5 36.Kf2 h6 37.Ke3 Bd5 38.Bh7 Bc4 39.Kf3 Be6 40.Bd3 Bd7 41.Ke3 Bc6 42.c4! bxc4 43.Bxc4 Kf5 44.Be2 Ke5 45.Kd3 Bb7 46.Kc3 Ke4 47.Bd1 Ke3 48.Kb4 Kf2 49.Bxa4 Bc8 50.Be8 Kxg3 51.Kc5 Bb7 52.b4 Bf3 53.b5 h5 54.Bxh5 Bxh5 55.b6 Bf3 56.a4 Kf4 57.Kd61-0

B89Kupreichik,V 2500Morawietz,D 2430

Koln 1997[Kupreichik,V]

70/240 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.Qe2

[ 8.Bb3 - 70/(240) ] 8...a6 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Bb3 Na5 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nxb3+ 13.axb3 Nd7 14.h4 b4 15.Na4 Nc5 16.Qc4 Bd7 17.Qxb4 Rb8!?N

[ 17...0-0 ] 18.Qc3 Bxa4 19.bxa4 Qb7

[ 19...0-0 20.b4 ] 20.Nf5! exf5 21.Qxg7 Rf8 22.Bxc5

[ 22.exf5! f6 ( 22...Nxa4 23.Bd4 Nxb2 24.Bxb2 f6 25.Bc3± ) 23.Bd4 fxg5 ( 23...Rf7 24.Qg8+ Rf8 25.Qxh7+- ) 24.f6 ( 24.hxg5!? Rf7 25.Qg8+ Rf8 26.Qc4©|^ ) 24...Bxf6 25.Bxf6 Qxg7 26.Bxg7 Rxf2

27.Rxd6± ] 22...dxc5 23.exf5 f6™ 24.b3 c4! 25.gxf6

[ 25.Rhe1 Qb4!! 26.gxf6 Qa3+ 27.Kb1

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Rxb3+!= ] 25...Ba3+ 26.Kb1 Qxg7 27.fxg7 Rg8 28.Rhe1+

[ 28.f6 Kf7 ] 28...Kf7 29.Rd7+ Kf6 30.Re6+

[ ¹30.Ka2 Bb4 31.Re6+ Kxf5 32.Rxa6 ] 30...Kxf5 31.Rxa6 cxb3 32.cxb3 Rxb3+ 33.Kc2

[ 33.Ka2 Rc3 ] 33...Rb2+ 34.Kd3 Rb3+ 35.Ke2 Bb2 36.Rf7+ Kg4 37.Ra5 h6

[ 37...Kxh4?? 38.Rf4+ Kh3 39.Rh5+ Kg2 40.Rg4+ # ]

38.Ra6 Kxh4 39.Rg6 Ra3 40.f4 Rxg7 41.Rgxg7 Bxg7 42.Rxg7 Rxa4 R 7/b3 43.Kf3 Ra1 44.f5 Rf1+ 45.Ke4 h5 46.Ke5 Kh3 47.Rg5 Re1+!

[ 47...Kh4? 48.Kf6+- ] 48.Kf6 h4 49.Kg6 Kh2 50.f6 Re8 51.Re5 Rf8 52.Kg7 Ra8 53.f7 h3½-½

B90Leko,P 2600Milos,G 2605

Yopal 1997[Leko,P]

70/241 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.f3

[ 12.Be2N - 70/(241) ] 12...Nge5 13.Bf2 Rb8! 14.Nd5N

[ 14.Nd4 b4! ] [ 14.0-0-0 ]

14...e6 15.Ne3 a5! 16.a4 [ 16.Rd1?! a4 17.Nc1 0-0 ]

16...bxa4 17.Rxa4 0-0 18.Be2 Ng6 [ 18...d5! 19.exd5 exd5 20.Qxd5 ( 20.Nxd5? Be6∓ ) 20...Be6! ( 20...Qxd5 21.Nxd5 Be6 22.Nb6!² ) 21.Qxd8 Rfxd8„ ]

19.0-0 Nf4 20.Rb1 Rb4 [ 20...d5! 21.exd5 Nxe2+! 22.Qxe2 exd5„ ]

21.Rxb4 Nxe2+ 22.Qxe2 axb4 23.Qb5!² Qc7

[ 23...Bd7 24.Qd3 ] 24.h4! Qb7! [] 25.Qe2!

[ 25.Qd3 Rd8 26.hxg5 Ne5! 27.Qd2 hxg5 ]

25...Ne5! [ 25...Rd8 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Ng4! ]

26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Rd1 Rd8 28.Nc5! [ 28.Nf1!? Ng6!÷ ∆29.Bd4 e5!„ ]

28...Qe7 29.Nd3 Nc6! [ 29...Nxd3 30.cxd3² ]

30.Qd2 d5 31.exd5 exd5 32.Re1 Qd6™ 33.Ng4

[ 33.Nf1!? Qg6! ( 33...g4 34.Bb6! ) 34.Bb6 Rf8 ]

33...Bxg4 [ 33...f5? 34.Nge5!± ]

34.fxg4 Qg6= 35.Nxb4 Nxb4 36.Qxb4 Qxc2 37.Qe7 Rc8 38.Qxg5 Qxb2 39.Qxd5 Rc1 40.Qa8+

[ 40.Qd8+ Kh7 ] 40...Bf8 41.Qe4 Rxe1+ 42.Qxe1 Qb4 43.Qd1 Qe4 44.Qf3½-½

B90Tiviakov,S 2590Oll,L 2645

Beijing 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/242 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.f3 Nge5 13.Bf2 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Nd5

[ 15.0-0-0?!N - 70/(242) ] [ 15.Be2 Be6 16.0-0 Rc8³ ] [ 15.Bd3 Be6 16.0-0 Rc8³ ]

15...Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Rb8 17.c3 Nc6N/\ b4, /\ e6, b4|^<<

[ 17...Bb7 - 67/(326) ] 18.a3!? 0-0

[ 18...e6 19.Nb6!?² /\ a4 ( 19.Nb4 Ne5÷ )] 19.Be2

[ 19.h4?! g4! /\ gf3, f5|^[+] ] 19...f5!? 20.exf5 Rxf5 21.Ne3 Rf7

[ 21...Rf8!? 22.Bg3÷ /\ h4 ] 22.Bg3

[ 22.h4 g4!³ ] 22...Be6

[ 22...Na5!? /\ Be6 ] 23.b4?! ><c3

[ 23.Rae1 Na5= ] [ 23.h4!?÷ ]

23...a5?! ><b5

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[ 23...Rd8?! 24.a4! ∆d5 25.axb5 axb5 ( 25...d4 26.bxc6± ) 26.Bxb5 ><Nc6 ] [ 23...Rc8³ /\ d5-d4, /\ Rff8-d8, d5-d4|^[+] 24.a4 d5! 25.axb5 axb5 26.Bxb5 d4!‚[+] ]

[ 23...Rff8!? ] 24.h4 Rff8 25.hxg5 hxg5 26.Rac1/^h8-a1 ><b4, c3

[ 26.Rh5!? ] 26...Rfc8 27.Rh5= Bf6 28.f4?!

[ 28.Ng4!? Bxg4 29.fxg4= ^^, ><g2, g4 ] 28...gxf4 29.Bxf4 axb4 30.axb4 Ne5™ 31.Bxe5!? Bxe5 32.Bf3 Kf7!³ ^^ 33.Kd3

[ 33.Bd5 Bxd5 34.Nxd5 Ke6 ] [ 33.Rh7+ Ke8 /\ Kd7 ] [ 33.Rh6!? ]

33...Ke8 34.Rh6“ [ 34.Bd5 Kd7 35.Bxe6+ Kxe6³ ] [ 34.Nd5!? Kd7 ∆35.Rh7?? Bf5+ ] [ 34.Bg4 Kd7³ ]

34...Bf6 [ 34...Kd7 35.Rxe6 Kxe6 36.Bg4+= ]

35.Bd5 Kd7! [ 35...Bxd5 36.Nxd5 Bg5 37.Rh8+ Kd7 38.Rxc8 Kxc8 ( 38...Rxc8 39.Nb6+ ) 39.Ra1= ]

36.Bxe6+ Kxe6 37.Ng4 Rh8 38.Re1+ [ 38.Rch1?! Rxh6 39.Rxh6 Rg8! 40.Nxf6 exf6³ ><g2 ]

38...Kf7 39.Rxh8 Bxh8 R 9/i 40.Rf1+ Ke6 41.Re1+ Kd7³ ><c3, g2 42.Ne3 Be5

[ 42...e6!?³ ] [ 42...Bf6!?³ /\ Rg8 ]

43.Ng4 Bf4 [ 43...Bg7!?³ /\ 44...Rc8, 44...Rf8 ]

44.Rf1 e5 45.Nf6+ Ke6 46.Nh5 Bg5™ 47.Ng7+! Kd5 48.Rf5! Bh4

[ 48...Be7!? ] [ 48...Bh6!? ]

49.Rh5! Rg8 [ 49...Bf6 50.Nf5³ ]

50.Nf5™ [ 50.Rxh4 Rxg7∓ ]

50...Bg5 51.g4 Ke6 52.Rh7= Bf4 [ 52...d5 53.Ng7+!? ( 53.Rb7!? ; 53.Rg7!? ) 53...Kd6 ( 53...Kf6 54.Nh5+ Kg6 55.Rd7 ) 54.Nf5+ Kc6 55.Rg7= ]

53.Rg7! Rxg7 54.Nxg7+ Kd5 55.Nf5 e4+ 56.Ke2 Bg5

[ 56...Kc4 57.g5= ] 57.Ng3 Bf6 58.Kd2 Be5 59.Nf5 Kc4

60.Ne3+ Kb3 61.Nd5 Kc4 62.Ne3+½-½

B90Anand,V 2765Gelfand,B 2695

Biel 1997[Anand,V]

70/243 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.h4N

[ 13.Bd3 - 68/225 ] 13...Qd7! 14.0-0-0

[ 14.Be2! ] 14...Nb4!

[ 14...Rc8 15.Nd5! Na5 16.Nxa5!Gelfand,B Rxc2+ ( 16...Qa4 17.Bc4± )

17.Qxc2 Bxc2 18.Kxc2 Qa4+ 19.Nb3 Qxa2 20.Nc3± ]

15.Nd4 [ 15.Nd5 Nxd5 ( 15...Nxa2+ 16.Kb1 Rc8 17.Bd3± ) 16.Qxd5 Nf6³ ]

15...Rc8 16.a3 Rxc3? [ 16...Bxd4! 17.Qxd4 ( 17.axb4? Rxc3! 18.bxc3 Qa4-+ ) 17...Nxc2 18.Qg7!! ( 18.Qd2? Na1! ; 18.Qb6 Nxa3 19.Qb3 Nb5 20.hxg5∓ ; 18.Qxh8+ Kf7 19.Bc4+ Rxc4! 20.Qb8 Nxa3!‚ ) 18...Na1 ( 18...Rf8 19.Bd3 Rf7 20.Qh8+ Rf8 21.Qg7= ) 19.Bd3!= ]

17.bxc3 Qa4 18.Kb2± [ 18.cxb4? Bxd4! 19.c3 Bxf2! 20.Bxf2 Qxa3+ 21.Qb2 Qxb2+ 22.Kxb2 Nxf2-+ ]

18...Nd5 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Qxg5? [ 20.Nxf5! Bxc3+ 21.Qxc3 Nxc3 22.Rxh8+

A) 22...Kf7 23.Rd4 Qa5 24.Rh7+ Kf8 ( 24...Kg6 25.Rxe7 Kxf5 26.Rxd6+- ) 25.Nxe7 Na4+ 26.Rxa4 Qxa4 27.Nf5+- ; B) 22...Kd7 23.Rd4! Qa5™ 24.Nxd6!!

B1) 24...Na4+ 25.Kc1 ( 25.Rxa4 Qxa4 26.Nc4+- ) 25...exd6 26.Rxd6+ Ke7 27.Rh7+ Ke8 ( 27...Kf8 28.Rd8+ ) 28.Re6+ Kf8 29.Bd6+ Kg8 30.Rxb7+- ; B2) 24...exd6 25.Rxd6+ Ke7 26.Rh7+ Kf8 ( 26...Ke8 27.Re6+ Kf8 28.Bd6+ Kg8 29.Rxb7! Na4+ 30.Kc1 Nf6 31.Bc4 Kh8 32.Ree7+- ) 27.Rd8+! Qxd8 28.Rh8++- ]

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20...Bxd4 21.Rxh8+ Bxh8 22.Qh5+ Kd8 23.Qxh8+ Kd7 24.Rd2 Ngf6 25.c4 Nc3

[ 25...Qa5 26.Rxd5 Nxd5 27.cxd5+- ] 26.f3??

[ 26.Bxd6! Nce4 A) 27.Bxe7+ Kxe7 ; B) 27.Qg7 Nxd6 28.c5 Bxc2 29.Qf7!! Bd3 ( 29...Nfe4 30.cxd6 Nxd2 31.Qxe7+ Kc6 32.Qc7+ Kd5 33.d7+- ) 30.Rxd3 Qb5+ 31.Qb3 Qxc5 32.Qxb7+± ; C) 27.Bc7+! Kxc7 28.Qd8+ Kc6 29.Rd5! Nd6 30.Rxf5+- ]

26...Nd1+! 27.Kc1 Ne3= 28.Bxd6 Nxf1?? [ 28...exd6 29.Qxf6 Qxa3+ 30.Kb1 Qb4+ 31.Kc1 Qa3+= ]

29.Qf8! [ 29.Qb8 Qc6 30.Qf8!± ]

29...Nd5 30.Bxe7! Nxd2 31.Qd8+ Ke6 32.cxd5+ Ke5

[ 32...Kf7 33.Qf8+ Kg6 34.Qg8+ Kh6 35.Bf8+ Kh5 36.Qh8+ Bh7 37.Qxh7+ Kg5 38.Bh6+ Kf6 39.Qg7+ Kf5 40.Qg5# ]

33.Qd6+ Kd4 34.Qc5+ Ke5 35.Qd6+ Kd4 36.Qf4+ Ne4 37.Qxf51-0

B90Ernst,Th 2390Hellers,F 2585

Stockholm 1996[Hellers,F]

70/244 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5

[ 10...Ne5 - 70/(244) ] 11.h4

[ 11.Bxg4 - 70/(244) ] 11...gxh4 12.Rxh4 Nc6 13.Nb3 Be6 14.Qd2 Qb6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nce5 17.0-0-0 Ng6!N 18.Rh3 Bh6 19.f4 Qe3 20.Bxg4!

[ 20.Rdh1? Nxf4 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Rxh5 Qe4! 23.Kb1 ( 23.Rxh6 Rxh6 24.Rxh6 Nxh6 25.Qxh6 Qxe2 26.Qh8+ Kd7 27.Qxa8 Qe1# ) 23...Bxd2 24.Rxh8+ Kd7 25.Bxg4+ Qxg4 26.Rxa8 Qxg2∓ ] [ 20.Rf1 Qxd2+ 21.Kxd2 ( 21.Nxd2 Ne3∓ ) 21...Nf6ƒ ]

20...Qxd2+ 21.Nxd2 hxg4 22.Rhh1 [ 22.Rh5 - 70/(244) ]

22...Kd7 [ 22...Rc8 23.f5 Ne5 24.Bxe5 dxe5 25.Kb1² ]

23.Nc4! [ 23.Rhf1 Rac8³ ]

23...Raf8! 24.Rhf1 b5 25.Ne3 e5! 26.dxe6+ fxe6 27.Nxg4 Bxf4+ 28.Bxf4 Nxf4 29.Rxf4! Rxf4 30.Ne5+ Kc7 31.Ng6 Rhf8 32.Nxf8 Rxf8 33.Rg1½-½

B90Garbisu,U 2380Rodriguez,Am 2545

Terrassa 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/245 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.h4 Nc6 12.Nb3 gxh4 13.Rxh4 Be6 14.Qd2 Qb6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nce5 17.0-0-0

[ 17.c3? Ng6 18.Rh3 h4 19.Bxg4 hxg3³ ] 17...Bh6

[ 17...Bf6?! 18.Rh3 h4 19.Bf4 Qxf2 20.Bxe5! Bxe5 21.Rf1 Bf4 22.Qxf4 Qxe2 23.Nd4! Qxg2 24.Qxf7+ Kd7 ( 24...Kd8 25.Rc3 ) 25.Qe6+ Kd8 ( 25...Ke8 26.Rhh1 ) 26.Rhf3 Nf6 ( 26...Re8 27.Qf5 ) 27.Rxf6!+- -> ]

18.f4 Qe3 19.Qxe3 Nxe3 20.fxe5 Nf5+ 21.Kb1 Nxg3 22.exd6 Bg5 23.Rb4 Nxe2 24.dxe7 Bxe7 25.Rxb7 Rg8!N

[ 25...Bd6 - 57/252 ] 26.Re1

[ 26.c4 Rxg2 27.d6 Bf6-+ ] [ 26.d6 Bf6 27.Re1 Rxg2 28.Nc1 0-0-0! 29.Rc7+ ( 29.Rxf7 Rxd6 ) 29...Kb8 30.Rxe2 Rxe2 31.Nxe2 Rxd6 32.Rc5 Rd1+ 33.Nc1 h4∓ ]

26...Rxg2 27.Nc1 [ 27.Nd4? Rg1∓ ]

27...Rd8! 28.c4 [ 28.Nxe2 Bh4 29.Nf4+ Bxe1 30.Nxg2 Rxd5∓ ]

28...Rc8! 29.b3? [ 29.Rxe2?! Rxe2 30.Nxe2 Rxc4 31.Ng3 ( 31.Ra7 h4 32.Rxa6 h3 33.Rh6 Rh4∓ ) 31...Bg5!? ( 31...h4 32.Nf5 Re4 33.Rb8+ Kd7 34.Rb7+ Ke8= ) 32.a3³ ( 32.b3 Rc1+ 33.Kb2 Rc5!∓ /\ Bc1! )]

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[ 29.Nxe2! Bh4 ( 29...Rxc4?? 30.Nc3+- ) 30.Nf4+ ( 30.Rh1?! Rxc4 31.Nc3 Rf4³ ) 30...Bxe1 31.Nxg2 Bg3 ( 31...Bf2 32.b3 h4 33.Nf4 Bc5² ) 32.Rb3 ( 32.b3 h4ƒ ) 32...h4 33.Re3+ ( 33.Ne3 Bf4 /\ h3 ) 33...Kf8 34.b3 Re8ƒ ]

29...Nc3+ 30.Ka1 Nxd5!!-+ 31.Nd3 [ 31.cxd5 Rxc1+! 32.Rxc1 Bf6+ 33.Kb1 Rb2+ 34.Ka1 Rxb3+ ]

31...Nc7 32.Nf4 Rh2 33.Kb1 Kf8 34.Rf1 Bf6 35.Nxh5 Be5 36.Nf4 Rb2+ 37.Kc1 Rxa2 38.Rf3 Kg70-1

B90Shirov,A 2700Kasparov,G 2820

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/246 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7

[ 8...Nbd7 - 70/(246) ] 9.Qd2 Nbd7

[ 9...h5 - 70/(246) ] 10.g4 h6 11.0-0-0 b5 12.h4 Nb6 13.Kb1 b4 14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 a5 17.Qd3

[ 17.Bh3 - 57/(255) ] 17...0-0! 18.Nd2 a4 19.Ne4N

[ 19.Bh3 ] 19...Rfc8 20.Nxf6+?

[ 20.g5 A) 20...Nh5!? ; B) 20...b3 21.cxb3 axb3

B1) 22.gxf6? Rxa2 23.Nc3 Qa7 24.Kc1 Bxf6-+ ; B2) 22.a3 hxg5 23.hxg5 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Bxg5 25.Bd3 ( 25.Qh7+? Kf8 26.Bh3 Rxa3 27.bxa3 Qf2-+ ) 25...g6 26.Qg4 Qf2 27.Bxg6 fxg6 28.Qe6+ Kg7 29.Qd7+ Kf6= ; B3) 22.Qxb3 Qxb3 23.axb3 Nxe4 24.fxe4 hxg5 25.h5÷ ;

C) 20...Nxe4 21.Qxe4 b3 22.Bd3 g6 23.cxb3 axb3 24.a3 h5 25.f4 Qf2 26.fxe5 Rxa3 27.Qe2 Qxe2 28.Bxe2 Ra4 29.Bb5 ( 29.e6? Rca8 30.Kc1 Rxh4-+ ) 29...Rb4 30.Bc6 dxe5 31.d6 Bd8 32.Bd5 ]

20...Bxf6 21.Qe4 [ 21.g5 e4 22.Qxe4 b3 23.cxb3 axb3 24.a4 ( 24.a3 Bxb2 25.Bd3 Be5-+ ) 24...Qf2 25.Be2 ( 25.Qe2 Qc5 26.Qc4 Qxc4 27.Bxc4 Rxc4 28.gxf6 Rcxa4-+ ) 25...Rc2 26.gxf6 Rxe2 27.Qd4 Rxa4 28.Qxf2 Rxf2∓ ]

21...Qc5?! [ 21...b3! 22.cxb3 ( 22.Bd3 bxc2+ 23.Bxc2 Rcb8-+ ) 22...axb3 23.a3 Bxh4 24.Rxh4 ( 24.Bd3 Bg5 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.Bf5 Rxa3!-+ ) 24...Qf2 25.Bd3 ( 25.Bc4 Qxh4 26.Bxb3 Qf2-+ ) 25...Qxh4 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Bf5 Rd8 28.Rc1 Ra7 29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Qxg7 Qg5 31.Qxg5+ hxg5 32.Rc3 Rb7 33.Kc1 Rh8-+ ]

22.Bd3 Kf8 23.g5! [ 23.Rdg1? a3 24.g5 axb2 25.gxf6 b3 26.fxg7+ Ke7 27.cxb3 Qa3 28.g8N+ Kf8-+ ]

23...hxg5 24.hxg5 Bxg5 25.Qf5 Bh6 [ 25...Bf6!?

A) 26.Qd7? g6 27.Rh7 Bg7 28.Rdh1 ( 28.Bxg6? Rc7 29.Qf5 e4 30.Rh2 b3-+ ) 28...b3

A1) 29.cxb3 axb3 30.a3 ( 30.axb3 e4 31.Rxg7 Kxg7 32.Bxe4 Qa7-+ ) 30...Rc7-+ ; A2) 29.Rh8+ Bxh8 30.Rxh8+ Kg7 31.Rh7+ Kxh7 32.Qxf7+ Kh8 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.Qxg6+ Kf8 35.Qf6+ Ke8-+ ;

B) 26.Bb5! Rd8 27.Rh8+ ( 27.Bc6 Ra7 28.Rh8+ Ke7 29.Rxd8 Kxd8 30.Rh1 Kc7 31.Qd7+ Kb6 32.Qe8 a3 33.Qb8+ Ka5∓ ) 27...Ke7 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Bxa4 g6³ ]

26.Rh4! [ 26.Rxh6 gxh6 27.Qf6 b3 28.Qxh6+ Ke8 29.cxb3 ( 29.Qh8+ Kd7 30.Qh7 Kc7-+ ) 29...axb3 30.a3 Qxd5 31.Qh8+ Ke7 32.Qh4+ f6-+ ]

26...Ke7 [ 26...Qxd5 27.Be2 Qe6 28.Qxe6 fxe6 29.Rxd6= ] [ 26...g6 27.Qh3 Bf4 28.Bxg6 fxg6 29.Rh8+ Kg7 30.Rh7+= ] [ 26...Rcb8!? 27.Rc4 Qa5! ( 27...Qxd5? 28.Rc7 b3 29.c4 Qe6 30.Qh7 bxa2+ 31.Ka1 f6 32.Be4+- ) 28.Be4 b3 29.cxb3 axb3 30.a3³ ]

27.Rc4 Qxc4 28.Bxc4 Rxc4 29.Qd3 Rac8 30.Re1 Bf4 31.Re4?

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[ 31.b3! axb3 32.axb3 R4c5! ( 32...Rc3 33.Qf5 g5 34.Rh1ƒ ; 32...Rxc2 33.Qxc2 Rxc2 34.Kxc2 f5 35.Kd3 g5 36.Ra1² ) 33.Re4 ( 33.Qf5 Bd2 ) 33...Rb8 34.Qa6 Rbb5 35.Rc4 Rxc4 36.Qxb5 ( 36.bxc4 Rc5 37.Qb7+ Kf6÷ ) 36...Rd4 37.Qb7+ Kf6 38.Qb6 Rd1+ 39.Ka2 e4 40.fxe4 Be5 41.Qf2+ Ke7 42.Qa7+= ]

31...Rxe4 32.fxe4 [ 32.Qxe4? Rh8 33.a3 b3 34.Qe1 Rh2 35.cxb3 axb3 36.a4 Rc2-+ ]

32...g5∓ 33.a3 bxa3 34.Qa6 [ 34.Qxa3 g4 35.Qxa4 g3 36.Qa7+ Kf6 37.Qd7 Rh8 38.Ka2 ( 38.Qxd6+ Kg7 39.Qd7 Rh6-+ ) 38...Rh5 39.Qxd6+ Kg7 40.Qc5 g2 41.Qg1 ( 41.d6 Bh2 42.d7 Rh8-+ ) 41...Rg5-+ ]

34...Rd8 35.Qb6 [ 35.Qb7+!? Rd7 36.Qb6 g4 37.c4 g3 38.c5 g2 39.c6 Rd8! ( 39...Bh2 40.c7 g1Q+ 41.Qxg1 Bxg1 42.c8Q axb2∓ ) 40.Ka2 ( 40.Qa7+ Ke8 41.Qf2 Rb8-+ ) 40...Bh2

A) 41.Qb7+ Kf6 42.Qb6 Rg8 43.Qf2+ Ke7 44.Qa7+ ( 44.Qh4+ Ke8 45.c7 Kd7-+ ) 44...Kf8 45.c7 Kg7-+ ; B) 41.c7 Rg8 42.Qa7 ( 42.Qb7 Kf6 ) 42...g1Q-+ ]

35...g4 36.c4 g3 37.c5 g2 38.cxd6+ Rxd6 39.Qc7+ Kf6! 40.Qxd6+ Kg70-1

B92Shirov,A 2700Van Wely,L 2655

Tilburg 1997[Shirov,A]

70/247 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.g4 h6 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 Nc6 11.h3 Be6 12.Qd2 d5 13.0-0-0 dxe4 14.Qe3 Qc8 15.Nxe4N

[ 15.Bd6 Bxd6 16.Rxd6 0-0 17.Nc5 Nb4³- 24/(482) ]

15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 0-0 17.Kb1?! [ 17.Bc4 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Qe6÷ ]

17...f5 18.Qe3 [ 18.gxf5? Bxf5∓ ]

18...Nb4 19.Bd3 fxg4 [ 19...Nd5 20.Qd4÷ ]

[ 19...Nxd3 20.Rxd3 Re8÷ ] 20.Be4! Bf5!

[ 20...gxh3 21.Bxh6 ( 21.Rhg1 ) 21...Bf6 22.Rhg1 ( 22.Bg5!?© ) 22...h2 ( 22...Rf7 ) 23.Rxg7+ Bxg7 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Qg5+ Kf7 ]

21.Nd4 Bxe4 22.Qxe4 Qc4! 23.b3 Qf7 24.Ne6 Rfc8?

[ 24...Qf5 25.Rhe1 ( 25.Qxf5 Rxf5 26.hxg4 Rf6 27.Rhe1 Kf7 28.Nc7 Rd8³ ) 25...Qxe4 26.Rxe4 Rf7 27.hxg4 Nc6= ]

25.Nc7! Nxc2? [ 25...Bf6 26.Nxa8 Nxc2 ( 26...Rxc2 27.Be5+- ) 27.Bd6 Nd4 28.Nc7+- ]

26.Kxc2 Bg5 27.Bxg5! Rxc7+ 28.Kb1 hxg5 [ 28...Re8 29.Qd3! ( 29.Qxe8+ Qxe8 30.Rd8± ; 29.Rd8± ) 29...hxg5 30.hxg4 g6 31.Rh6 Rc6 32.Rdh1 Qf6 33.Qh3 Re2 34.Rh8+ Kf7 35.Qh7+ Qg7 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.R1h7+ Kf6 38.Rf8+ Ke5 39.Re7+ Re6 40.Rxe6+ Kxe6 41.Re8++- ]

29.hxg4 Rc6 30.Qh7+ Kf8 31.Rdf1 Rf6 32.Qh8+ Ke7 33.Re1+ Re6 34.Qxa8 Qg6+ 35.Kc11-0

B92Rodriguez,Am 2555Morovic Fernandez,I 2580

Yopal 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/248 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 Be6 9.f4 Qc7 10.Kh1 Nbd7 11.a4 0-0 12.g4 Bxb3 13.cxb3 Nc5 14.Bf3 exf4 15.Bxf4 h6 16.g5!N

[ 16.Be3 - 66/(228) ] 16...hxg5 17.Bxg5 Qd8

[ 17...Nfxe4? 18.Nd5+- ] [ 17...Ncxe4? 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.Nd5+- ]

18.Rg1 Ne8 [ 18...Ncxe4? 19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Nxe4+- ] [ 18...Nfxe4? 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxg5 21.Qh5 Re8 22.Bh7++- ]

19.Be3 Bf6 20.b4? [ 20.Nd5! Be5 ( 20...Bxb2 21.Ra2 Be5 22.Bg5! f6 23.Bh6© ) 21.Bg5 Nf6 22.Rg2‚ ]

20...Ne6 21.Qd2 [ 21.Nd5 Bxb2 ( 21...Be5 22.Bb6 Qh4!? )

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22.Ra2 Be5 23.Rag2 Rc8 24.Bg4 Rc4„ ] 21...Be5 22.Nd5 Nf6 23.Rac1 Re8! 24.b3?!

[ 24.Nb6 Rb8 25.Rc2 Nd7 26.Nd5 Qh4„ ]

24...Nxd5 25.exd5 Nf8“ 26.Rc4÷½-½

B92Kruppa,Y 2535Lautier,J 2660

Berlin 1997[Kruppa,Y]

70/249 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 Be6 9.f4 Qc7 10.g4!?N

[ 10.Kh1 - 66/228 ] 10...exf4

[ 10...h6 11.g5 hxg5 12.fxg5 Qb6+ 13.Kh1 Nfd7 14.Nd5± ]

11.g5 Nfd7 12.Bxf4 Nc6 13.Bg4 [ 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Nce5= ]

13...Bc4 [ 13...0-0?! 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Qg4± ]

14.Rf2 Nde5 15.Bh3 [ 15.Nd5 Qd8! ( 15...Bxd5?! 16.exd5 Nxg4 17.Qxg4 Ne5 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.c4² ) 16.Nxe7 Qxe7 ]

15...0-0 16.Qh5 [ 16.Nd5!? Bxd5 17.exd5 Nb8 18.Qh5² ]

16...g6 17.Qh6 [ 17.Qh4!? ]

17...Qb6 18.Kg2 f6 19.Nd5?! [ 19.gxf6 Rxf6 20.Be3 Rxf2+ 21.Bxf2 Qd8 22.Nd5² ]

19...Bxd5 20.exd5 fxg5 [ 20...Nf7?! 21.Be6 Ncd8 22.Qh3!± ]

21.Be6+ Kh8 22.Bg3 Qe3!= [ 22...Nd4? 23.Raf1 Nxe6 24.Bxe5+ dxe5 25.Rf7 Rxf7 26.Rxf7 Nf4+ 27.Kh1+- ]

23.dxc6 Qe4+ 24.Kf1! [ 24.Kg1? Rxf2 25.Kxf2 ( 25.Bxf2 Nf3+-+ ) 25...Rf8+ 26.Qxf8+ Bxf8 27.c7 Qxc2+-+ ]

24...Rxf2+ 25.Bxf2 Qh1+ [ 25...Rf8 26.Qxf8+ Bxf8 27.c7 Qh1+ 28.Ke2 Qf3+ 29.Ke1 Qh1+ ( 29...Ng4? 30.Bd4++- ) 30.Ke2 Qf3+= ]

26.Ke2 Qf3+ 27.Ke1 Qe4+ 28.Kd1 Qf3+ 29.Ke1 bxc6? 30.Qh3 Qe4+ 31.Kd1 Rf8 32.Nd2 Qh1+

[ 32...Qb4 33.Qe3 ∆Qxb2? 34.Rb1+- ] 33.Be1 Rf2?

[ 33...Nf3 34.Qf1± ] 34.Qe3 Rxh2 35.c4 Qg2?

[ 35...Bf6 36.Ne4 ] 36.Bg3 Qh1+

[ 36...Rh1+ 37.Kc2 ∆Rxa1? 38.Qxe5++- ] 37.Kc2 Rxd2+ 38.Kxd2 Nf3+ 39.Ke2 Qg2+ 40.Bf2 Ne5 41.Bh31-0

B92Rodriguez,Am 2545Herrera,I 2430

Albacete 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/250 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Be6 10.f4 Qc7 11.f5 Bc4 12.g4 d5 13.g5 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.f6 Bd8N

[ 15...Bb4 - 68/(229) ] 16.fxg7

[ 16.Be3!? ] 16...Kxg7 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.Be3 Be7 19.Qh5

[ 19.Nd2 Qc6 ( 19...Qb4 ) 20.Qg4 Nd7 21.Nxe4 Kh8 ] [ 19.Qg4!? ]

19...Nc6 20.Rf2 Rad8 21.Raf1 [ 21.Rg1 Rd6 22.Rg4 ( 22.Rf6 Kh8 ) 22...Rg6 23.Rh4 Rh8 ] [ 21.Nd2 Qd5 22.Qh4 Rd6 23.Nxe4 Rg6÷ ]

21...Kg8 22.Nd2 Rxd2!? [ 22...Qxa2? 23.b3+- ] [ 22...Qe6 23.Nxe4 ]

23.Bxd2 Nd4! [ 23...Bc5

A) 24.b3?! Qd5 25.c4 Qd3 26.Rf6 ( 26.Rxf7? Qxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28.Kg2 Rf2+-+ ) 26...e3 27.Bc1 e2 ; B) 24.Qe2! Qd5 ( 24...Qxa2 25.Rf6 Qxb2 26.g6! hxg6 27.Qc4 Qd4 28.Rxg6+ Kh8 29.Rh6+ Kg7 30.Qe2! e3 31.Qg2+ Kxh6 32.Rg1+- ) 25.Be3± ]

24.g6 [ 24.Be3 Nf3 25.Qg4 Qc6 26.Rd1 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 /\ Qd5-d1 ] [ 24.b3!? ]

24...hxg6

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[ 24...fxg6 25.Qxe5 Rxf2 ( 25...Qxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 27.Kg2 Rg1+ 28.Kh3+- ) 26.Rxf2 Nc6 27.Qc3± ]

25.Qxe5 Nc6! [ 25...Nf3 26.Qxe7 Nxd2 27.Rd1 ( 27.b3 Qd5 28.c4 Qd8 29.Qxd8 Rxd8 30.Rd1 e3 31.Re2 Rd3= ) 27...e3 ( 27...Nf3 28.Qxb7+- ) 28.Qxe3 Qc6+ 29.Kg1+- ]

26.Qc3? [ 26.Qg3! Qd5 27.Bh6 e3+ 28.Qg2!+- ]

26...Qxc3 27.Bxc3 f5„ 28.Rd2 [ 28.Rg2!? ]

28...Bf6! 29.Bxf6 Rxf6 30.h4 Ne5÷ 31.Rf4 Kg7 32.Kg2 Kh6 33.Kg3 Ng4 34.Rd7 Re6 35.Rxb7 e3 36.Rf1 e2 37.Re1 Re3+ 38.Kf4 Re4+ 39.Kf3 Re3+ 40.Kf4 Re4+½-½

B92Polgar,J 2670Van Wely,L 2655

Tilburg 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/251 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 Qc7 10.a4 Be6 11.Kh1 Re8?!N

[ 11...Nbd7 - 68/229 ] 12.f5 Bc4 13.Bg5?!

[ 13.g4 d5 ( 13...h6? 14.g5 hxg5 15.Bxg5/\ Rg1-> ) 14.exd5 Rd8÷ ]

13...Nbd7 14.a5 Rac8 15.Ra4 Bxe2 16.Qxe2 Qc6 /\ 17...Ne4, 17...d5 17.Nd2

[ 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Rd1 /\ Qf3+/= ] 17...d5 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Rc4 Nxc3

[ 19...Bc5 20.Nce4 b5 21.axb6 N5xb6 22.Rc3‚ ]

20.Rxc3 Qxc3 21.bxc3 Bxg5 22.Ne4 Be7 23.Rb1 Nc5?!

[ 23...Rc7!? /\ h6, Rb8, Nf6 ] 24.h3

[ ¹24.g3 ] 24...h6 25.Qg4 h5 26.Qf3 h4 27.Nxc5 Rxc5 28.Rxb7 Bf6 29.Qe4 Rxa5

[ 29...Rd8 30.Ra7 Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Bg5 32.Ra8+ Kh7 33.f6+ g6 34.Qb7 Bf4+ 35.g3 Bxg3+ ( 35...hxg3+ 36.Kg2 Rd2+ 37.Kf3 Rf2+ 38.Kg4+- ) 36.Kg2 Rd2+ 37.Kf1 Rf2+ 38.Kg1 Rxf6 39.Qe7 Bf2+ 40.Kg2 Rf5 41.Qf8+- ]

30.Ra7 Bg5

[ 30...Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Bg5 32.g3 ] 31.Kg1

[ 31.Ra8 Ra1+ 32.Kh2 Bf4+ 33.g3 hxg3+ 34.Kg2 Rxa8 35.Qxa8+ Kh7 /\ Rd1-d2 ]

31...Bf4 32.Ra8 Ra1+ 33.Kf2 Bg3+ 34.Ke2 Re1+ 35.Kd3 Rxa8 36.Qxa8+ Kh7 37.Qe8 f6 38.c4

[ 38.Kc4 e4 39.Kd5 e3 40.Ke6 Rb1 ] 38...e4+ 39.Kd4 e3 40.c5 Rd1+ 41.Ke4?!

[ 41.Kc4 Rd2 ( 41...Be5?? 42.Qh5+ ) 42.Qxe3 Rxc2+ 43.Kd3 ( 43.Kd5 Bf2 ) 43...Rxg2 /\ Be5 ]

41...e2 42.Qh5+½-½

B92Kuzmin,G 2535Gurevich,Vl 2430

Enakievo 1997[Gurevich,Vl]

70/252 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7

[ 9...b6 - 70/(252) ] 10.g4 Be6N

[ 10...h6 - 69/251 ] 11.g5 Nfd7 12.Rg1

[ 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Re8 /\ Nf8-g6,Nd7= ]

[ 12.Be3 Nb6!? 13.f4 ( 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bf5³ )

A) 13...Nc4 14.Bxc4 Bxc4 15.f5!? ( 15.Rf2 exf4 16.Bxf4 Nc6÷ ; 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 exf4 17.Bxf4 Nd7÷ ) 15...Bxf1 16.Qxf1© ; B) 13...exf4 14.Bxf4 Nc4÷ ]

[ 12.a4!? - 70/(252) ] 12...Re8

[ 12...Nc6 13.Bg4² ] 13.Be3

[ 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 Nc6 ( 14...Qxc2? 15.Bc4 Rf8 16.Be3 Nc6 17.Rgc1 Qxb2 18.a3+- ) 15.c3 b5= ]

13...Nb6 [ 13...Nf8?! /\ Nbd7 14.Nd5± ]

14.a4 N8d7 15.a5 Nc4 16.Bc1?! [ 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Nxe3 18.fxe3 Rac8 ( 18...Qxc2? 19.Bc4 Rf8 20.Rg2+- ) 19.c3² ]

16...b5 17.Nd5

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[ ¹17.axb6 ] 17...Qb7 18.Bg4 Bd8!³ ><a5 19.f3 Nf8><f4 20.Qd3

[ 20.h4 Ng6 21.h5 Ne7 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Nf6+ gxf6 24.gxf6+ Ng6 25.hxg6 Bxf6³ ]

20...Ng6 21.Rd1?! [ 21.Ra2³ ]

21...Bxg4 22.fxg4 Nf4!∓ 23.Qf3 [ 23.Nxf4 exf4∓ ><e4 ] [ 23.Bxf4 exf4 24.Qd4 Bxg5∓ ]

23...Bxg5 24.Nd2 [ 24.Bxf4 Bxf4∓ ]

24...Nxd5 25.Nxc4 bxc4 26.Bxg5 Nf4 27.Rab1 Re6 28.b4 cxb3 29.Rxb3 Qc6 30.Rc3 Qa4 31.Bxf4 Rf6 32.Ra3 Qd7!

[ 32...Qxc2? 33.Rc1 Qb2 34.Qc3! Qxc3 35.Raxc3+- ]

33.h3 Rxf4 34.Qd3 h6 35.Rb3 [ 35.Qxd6 Rf1+-+ ]

35...Qa4!-+ 36.Rb7 Rc8 37.Rd2 Qxa5 38.Qxd6 Qa1+ 39.Kh2 Rf1 40.Qb6 Rh1+ 41.Kg3 Rc3+0-1

B92Onischuk,Al 2625Svidler,P 2660

Tilburg 1997[Svidler,P]

70/253 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.g4 Be6 11.g5 Nfd7 12.f4N exf4 13.Bxf4 Nc6

[ 13...Ne5!? 14.Nd5 ( 14.Nd4 Nbd7 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Bg4 Qc4³ ) 14...Bxd5 15.exd5 Nbd7 ]

14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 [ 15.Qxd5!? Nde5 16.c3 Rfe8 17.Nd4 g6÷ ]

15...Nce5 16.Nd4 g6 17.c4 Rfe8 18.Rc1 Rac8

[ 18...Qd8 - 70/(253) ] 19.b4?!

[ 19.b3 Qd8 20.Rg1 Bf8÷ ] 19...Qd8 20.Rg1 Bf8„ ><c4 21.Qb3

[ 21.Qd2 Nb6 22.Bxe5 Rxe5³ ( 22...dxe5 23.Nb3÷ )] [ 21.Nf3 Bg7÷ ]

21...Bg7 22.Rge1?

[ 22.Nf3 a5! 23.a3 axb4 24.axb4 Qb6 25.Be3 Nc5!∓ ] [ 22.Rgd1 Qe7!

A) 23.Kg1 Nb6! 24.c5 ( 24.Bf1 Nexc4 25.Bxc4 Qe4 ) 24...dxc5 25.bxc5 Ned7! 26.cxb6 Bxd4+ 27.Rxd4 Rxc1+ 28.Bxc1 Qxe2∓ ; B) 23.Nf3!? Ng4 24.Re1÷ ; C) 23.Re1!?

C1) 23...Nb6!? 24.Bf1 Qd8 25.Nf3! ( 25.Red1 Nexc4 26.Bxc4 Re4 ) 25...Nexc4? 26.Bxc4 Rxe1+ 27.Nxe1 Qe7 28.Ng2!+- ; C2) 23...Nxc4 24.Rxc4 Rxc4 25.Qxc4 Nb6! ( 25...Qe4+ 26.Nf3+- ) 26.Qd3 Qe4+ 27.Qxe4 Rxe4 28.Bxd6 Bxd4 29.Rd1 Rxe2 30.Rxd4 Rxa2 31.Re4! f5 32.Re8+ Kf7 33.Re7+ Kg8= ]

22...Nb6∓ 23.Red1 [ 23.Nf3 Nxf3 24.Qxf3 Nxc4∓ ]

23...Nexc4! 24.Bxc4 Re4 25.Qf3 [ 25.Nc6 bxc6 26.Bxa6 Rxf4 27.Bxc8 Qxc8 28.dxc6 ( 28.Rxc6 Qf5 29.Qd3 Rd4!-+ ) 28...Be5 29.b5 ( 29.Rc2 Qf5 30.Qd3 Rf1+!-+ ) 29...Qf5 30.Qd3 Qxg5 31.c7 Rf2-+ ] [ 25.Bxa6 Rxf4 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Ne2 Rf5-+ ]

25...Rxd4 26.Rxd4 Bxd4 27.Bb3 [ 27.Bd3 Rxc1+ 28.Bxc1 Qc7 29.Bf4 ( 29.Bd2 Bc3-+ ) 29...Qc3 30.Bxd6 Nxd5-+ ]

27...Rxc1+ 28.Bxc1 Qc8! 29.Bf4 [ 29.Bd2 Nc4 30.Bf4 Ne5-+ ]

29...Qf5 30.Kg2 Nc8! [ 30...Nd7 31.Bxd6 Qxg5+ 32.Bg3³ ]

31.Bd2 Qe5 32.Bf4 Qe1 33.a3 Ne7! 34.Bxd6 Nf5 35.Bg3 Ne3+ 36.Kh3 Qc3!

[ 36...Qb1 37.Qf4!÷ ] 37.Qe4

[ 37.Bd1 Qc8+ 38.Kh4 h6! 39.Bf2 ( 39.Bf4 hxg5+ 40.Bxg5 Nxd1 41.Qxd1 Bf2# ; 39.gxh6 Ng2+ 40.Qxg2 Bf6# ) 39...Nf5+ 40.Kh3 Bxf2 41.Qxf2 Ne3+ 42.Kg3 Nxd1-+ ]

37...Qc8+ 38.Kh4 h5! [ 38...h5 39.Bd1™ ( 39.Bf2 Nf5+ 40.Kh3 Nd6+ ) 39...Nxd1 40.Qxd4 Ne3-+ ]

0-1

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B92Lugovoi,A 2520Istratescu,A 2550

Pardubice 1997[Istratescu,A]

70/254 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Qc7 10.a4 b6 11.f3N

[ 11.Kh1 - 70/(254) ] 11...Nbd7 12.Rf2 Rd8!= 13.Bf1 Nc5 14.Nxc5 dxc5 15.Rd2 Be6 16.Rxd8+

[ 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Bf5³ ] 16...Rxd8 17.Qe1 c4!³ 18.Rd1 Rxd1 19.Nxd1 Bc5 20.Qd2 g6 21.Kf2 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 24.Ne3 Kg7 25.Be2 h5! 26.h4™ Ne8 27.Kf1?!

[ 27.g3 Nd6 28.c3 Kf8³ ] 27...Nd6 28.c3

[ 28.g3 Qd4!∓ ] 28...f5!∓ 29.exf5 gxf5 30.g3™ f4! 31.gxf4 Bh3+! 32.Ke1“

[ 32.Ng2 e4! 33.Qd4+ Qxd4 34.cxd4 e3! 35.Kg1 Bxg2 36.Kxg2 Nf5-+ ]

32...exf4 33.Nf1 Qe5-+ 34.Kd1 Kf6 35.Kc1 Ke7 36.Kb1 Nf5 37.b3 cxb3 38.Bd3 Ng3 39.Nxg3 fxg3 40.Qh6

[ 40.f4 Qd5 41.Qe3+ Kf6 42.Qxg3 ( 42.Kb2 g2 ) 42...Qxd3+! 43.Qxd3 Bf5 44.Qxf5+ Kxf5 45.Kb2 Kg4! 46.Kxb3 Kxh4 47.Kb4 Kg4 48.Kxb5 h4 ]

40...g2 41.Qh7+ Kd8 42.Qg8+ Kc7 43.Kb2 Qh20-1

B92Galkin,A 2510Loginov,Va 2555

Russia (ch) 1997[Galkin,A]

70/255 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nbd7 11.Qd3 Bxd5 12.exd5 a5 13.c4 a4 14.Nd2 Nc5 15.Qc2 Qa5 16.Nb1 Rfc8N

[ 16...Bd8 - 69/253 ] 17.Nc3

[ 17.Na3 ] 17...Ncd7 18.Rac1

[ 18.Nb5? Qxb5 ]

18...Bd8?! [ 18...b5 19.Nxb5 Nxd5 20.Bd2 ( 20.Bg4!? Nxe3 21.fxe3 ∆Rd8?! 22.Bxd7 Rxd7 23.Qf5± ) 20...Qb6 ( 20...Nb4 21.Qf5/\ a3+- ) 21.Bf3 N7f6 22.Qd3 ( 22.Qb1 )

22...e4 23.Bxe4 Nxe4 24.Qxe4± ] [ 18...Nb6 19.Bxb6 Qxb6 20.Nxa4± ] [ 18...a3 19.b3 ><a3 ] [ 18...g6 ]

19.Nb5! Be7 [ 19...Nxd5 20.Qf5 ( 20.Bd2 Qb6 21.Qd1 Nf4 22.Bg4 Ne6 23.Be3± ) 20...N5f6 ( 20...Nxe3 21.Qxd7 Bb6 22.fxe3 Bxe3+ 23.Kh1 Bxc1 24.Qxf7+ Kh8 25.Nxd6± ) 21.Nxd6± ]

20.Rfd1 g6! 21.Rd3!? /\ Ra3 Ne4! [ 21...Nc5 22.Ra3 /\ b4+/- ] [ 21...Nb6 22.Rc3± /\ 23.b4, 23.Bd2 ><Qa5,Nb6 ]

22.Ra3 f5 [ 22...Nec5?! 23.b4! axb3 ( 23...Qxb4? 24.Bd2 ) 24.axb3± ] [ 22...Ndc5?! 23.f3 Nf6 24.b4± ]

23.f3 Nef6 [ 23...Nec5 24.b4 axb3 25.axb3± ]

24.Qd2 [ 24.b4 Qxb4 25.Bd2 Qc5+ 26.Be3 Qb4= ]

24...Qd8 [ 24...Nc5? 25.b4+- ] [ 24...Qxd2 25.Bxd2² ]

25.Bd1 [ 25.Na7 Rxa7 26.Bxa7 b6© ><Ba7 ]

25...Nc5 [ 25...Nb6!? 26.Qb4 ( 26.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 27.Kf1 Qc5 28.Rcc3 Bd8 /\ Bb6 ; 26.b3 ; 26.Rac3 /\ b4+/= ) 26...f4 27.Bd2 Nbxd5 28.cxd5 Qb6+ 29.Kf1 Nxd5 30.Rxc8+ Rxc8 31.Qxa4 Bh4 32.Be1 Bxe1 33.Kxe1 Qg1+ 34.Kd2 Qxg2+ 35.Be2 Qg1 36.Qd1² ]

26.b4 [ 26.Bxc5?! Rxc5 27.Rxa4 Rxa4 28.Bxa4 Nxd5 ∆29.cxd5? Bg5-+ ]

26...axb3 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.axb3 e4! 29.Bxc5

[ 29.b4 Nd3 ] [ 29.Nd4!? ]

29...dxc5 30.d6 Ra6?! [ 30...Ne8? 31.Qd5++- ] [ 30...exf3?! 31.Bxf3± ] [ 30...Bf8! 31.fxe4 fxe4 32.Bc2² ]

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31.fxe4! fxe4 [ 31...Bxd6? 32.e5+- ] [ 31...Nxe4? 32.Qd5++- ]

32.Bc2 Bf8 [ 32...Bxd6? 33.Rd1± ] [ 32...Ra2 33.Qf4 ( 33.Qg5 Bxd6 34.Rd1 Rxc2 35.Rxd6 Qa5 36.Rxf6 ) 33...Bf8 34.Bxe4± ]

33.Bxe4 Bxd6 [ 33...Nxe4 34.Qd5+ Kh8 35.Qxe4 Bxd6 36.Qxb7± ]

34.Bd5+ [ 34.Bxb7? Bxh2+ ] [ 34.Rd1?! Bxh2+ 35.Kxh2 Qxd2 36.Rxd2 Nxe4 37.Rd8+ Kg7 38.Rd7+„ ]

34...Kh8 [ 34...Nxd5 35.Qxd5+ Kh8 36.Rd1+- ]

35.Qb2 [ 35.Rd1 Qb8 36.Bxb7 Bxh2+ 37.Kh1 Qxb7 38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.Kxh2 ( 39.Re1 Be5 40.Rxe5 Ra1+ 41.Kh2 Ng4+ ) 39...Ra2 ]

35...Bf8“ 36.Bxb7 Rb6 37.Bf3 Bg7 38.Qe2?!“

[ 38.Ra1? Ng8 39.Nc3 Qd4+ ] [ 38.Qe5 Ng4! ∆39.Qxc5? Rxb5! ] [ 38.Qf2!? Ng4 ( 38...Rxb5?! 39.Rd1!+- ) 39.Bxg4 Rxb5 40.Rd1 ]

38...Qe8! 39.Qxe8+ Nxe8 40.Re1 Nf6?! [ 40...Nd6 41.Rd1 ( 41.Nxd6 Bd4+ ; 41.Re6 Bf8 /\ Kg7 ) 41...Bf8 ( 41...Nxb5 42.Rd8+ Bf8 43.Rxf8+ Kg7 44.Rc8 Nd4² )]

41.Re7! Ra6 [ 41...Bf8 42.Ra7± ]

42.Rb7! Bh6 43.Nc7 Ra1+ [ 43...Rd6 44.Bd5± ] [ 43...Be3+ 44.Kf1 ]

44.Kf2 Ra2+ 45.Kg3 Bd2 [ 45...Kg8 46.Ne6± ]

46.Rb8+ Kg7 47.Ne6+ Kf7 [ 47...Kh6 48.Nxc5+- ]

48.Nxc5 g5 49.Nd3 h5 50.h4 Kg6 [ ¹50...g4± ]

51.hxg5 Bxg5 [ 51...Kxg5 52.Rb5+ ]

52.Rb5 h4+ 53.Kh3 Ra1 54.g3 hxg3 55.Kxg3 Be3 56.Ne5+ Kg7 57.Rb7+ Kh6 58.Ng4++- Nxg4 59.Bxg4 Rf1 60.Be2 Rf6

[ 60...Rf2 61.Re7 Bc5 ( 61...Rxe2 62.Kf3 ) 62.Re6+ Kg7 63.b4 ]

61.Bd3 Rd6

[ 61...Kg5 62.Rb5+ Kh6 63.Bf5 /\ Kf3 ] 62.Be4 Kg5 63.Kf3 Bd4 64.b4 Ra6

[ 64...Rf6+ 65.Ke2 Kf4 66.Kd3 Rd6 67.Bd5 ]

65.Bd5 Kf5 66.Rf7+ Ke5 67.Re7+ Kf5 [ 67...Kf6 68.Rh7 ]

68.c5! Kf6 69.Rh7 Ra4 [ 69...Kg6 70.Be4+ Kg5 71.c6 Ra3+ 72.Bd3 Rxd3+ 73.Ke4 Rc3 74.Kxd4 Rxc6 75.Rf7 Kg6 76.Rf1 ]

70.c6 Ke5 71.c7 Ra3+ 72.Kg4 [ 72.Kg4 Rc3 73.Bb7 ]

1-0

B93Leko,P 2635Van Wely,L 2655

Tilburg 1997[Leko,P]

70/256 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Qc7

[ 6...e5 - 70/(256) ] 7.Qf3 g6 8.Be3 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.g4 b4 11.Nce2 Bg7 12.0-0-0 Nbd7 13.Ng3N

[ 13.g5 - 69/255 ] 13...Nc5 14.Kb1 Nfd7 15.Nb3™ Rc8

[ 15...Na4 16.Bc1 ] 16.Qf2 Na4

[ 16...Nf6!? 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.g5 Ng4 19.Qd2! ( 19.Qe2 c4!-+ ) 19...0-0!÷ ∆20.h3 Ne5!∓ ]

17.Bc1 [ 17.Bd4?! e5 18.fxe5 Nxe5³ ]

17...Ndc5 18.h4! a5 [ 18...Nxd3!?÷ ]

19.h5 [ 19.Bb5+!? ]

19...Rg8?! [ 19...Nxd3 20.cxd3 Rg8÷ ]

20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rh7? [ 21.Bb5+!‚ ]

21...Nxd3 22.cxd3 Ba6∓ -> 23.Nf1!? [ 23.Qe2 ]

23...Bb5 [ 23...Qd7!? 24.Ne3 Rxc1+ 25.Nxc1 Bxb2 26.Qc2! Bd4 27.Nd5÷ ]

24.Qe2 Qa7 [ 24...Qc6!∓ ]

25.e5!„ Qa6 [ 25...dxe5? 26.Rxg7! Rxg7 27.Qxe5+- ]

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[ 25...Qd7!? ] 26.Nd4 dxe5 27.fxe5 Nc5

[ 27...Bd7!? ] 28.Nxb5 Qxb5 29.Ne3! Nd7

[ 29...Bxe5?! 30.Nc4 Nd7 31.Re1 f6 32.Bf4 ] [ 29...Ne6 30.Nc4 ]

30.Nc4 Qd5 31.Bh6 Bxh6“ [ 31...Bxe5 32.Re1 f6 33.Bf4 ]

32.Rxh6 Rc6 33.Rc1 Nf8 34.Rh3 Ne6 35.Qc2 Kf8

[ 35...Kd7? 36.Qa4!± ] 36.Rf1 Ng5 37.Rhh1! Kg7?

[ 37...Ne6² ] 38.Qh2!“ Qxd3+ 39.Ka1 Nh3

[ 39...Qh3? 40.Qf4+- ] [ 39...Kf8? 40.Rd1!+- ]

40.e6!? [ 40.Rd1! Qf3 ( 40...Qxc4 41.Qxh3+- ) 41.Nd2 Qxg4 42.Qxh3 Qxh3 43.Rxh3± ∆Rd8 44.Rdh1! ]

40...Rf8? [ 40...Rxc4 41.exf7! Rf8 42.Qe5+ Kh7 43.Qxe7+- ] [ 40...f6! 41.Ne5 fxe5 42.Qxe5+ Kh6 43.Rf7 ( 43.Qf4+ g5 44.Qf7 Rgc8! ) 43...Rgc8 44.Rxh3+ Qxh3 45.Qg7+ Kg5 46.Rf5+ Kh4! 47.Qh6+ Kg3 48.Qe3+ Kh4= ]

41.Ne51-0

B67Topalov,V 2745Anand,V 2765

Dortmund 1997[Anand,V]

70/257 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Kb1 h5 12.Bc4N

[ 12.Be2 - 53/235 ] 12...0-0-0 13.Nxc6!

[ 13.Bb3 Na5 ] 13...Qxc6 14.Bb3 Kb8 15.Rhf1 Qc5 16.Qd3 h4?

[ 16...Be7 17.f5 Rdg8 18.Qh3 Rg4!><e4 Leko,P ]

17.Qh3 Be7 18.f5 Qe5 19.Rde1!± Rde8 20.Ne2 Bf8 21.Nf4 Rh6 22.a3 Bb5

[ 22...Bc8± ] 23.Nd3 Bxd3 24.cxd3 Rh8 25.fxe6 fxe6 26.d4! Qxd4 27.Bxe6 Bg7 28.Bd5 Re7 29.Rd1 Qa4 30.Rd3 Rc8?

[ 30...f5! 31.exf5 Bf6 ( 31...Bxb2 32.Kxb2! Re2+ 33.Ka1 Qc2 34.Rb1+- ) 32.Be6± ]

31.Rb3 Rc5 [ 31...f5 32.Qxh4 ]

32.Ka2 Qd4 33.Rd3 Qa4 34.Rb3 Qd4 35.Rff3?

[ 35.Qxh4! Rxd5 36.Rb4 Qd3 37.Rf3+- ] 35...f5! 36.Rb4

[ 36.Qxh4! Rc2 37.Rfc3 Rxc3 38.Rxc3 Qe5© ]

36...Qd1 [ 36...Qg1 37.Rfb3! Rcc7 ( 37...b5 38.Qxh4 Rc1 39.Rxb5+ axb5 40.Rxb5+ Kc8 41.Qxe7 Ra1+ 42.Kb3 Qd1+ 43.Kb4+- ) 38.Qxh4+- ]

37.Rd3! Qe1?? [ 37...Qg4! 38.exf5 Qxh3 39.gxh3² ]

38.Qxf5!+- a5 [ 38...Rc1 39.Qf4! ]

39.Rb6 Rc1 40.Qf4 Ra1+ 41.Kb3 Rd7 42.Rxd6!1-0

B97Topalov,V 2725Kasparov,G 2795

Novgorod 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/258 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Qf3 Nbd7 10.0-0-0 Qc7 11.g4 b5 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.g5 Nd7 14.a3 Rb8 15.h4 b4 16.axb4 Rxb4 17.Na2!?N

[ 17.Rd4 ] 17...Rb6 18.Qc3 Qxc3

[ 18...Nc5? 19.Nxc5 ( 19.Qxg7 Nxb3+ 20.Kb1± ) 19...dxc5 20.Qxg7 Qxf4+ 21.Kb1 Rf8 22.Nc3± ]

19.Nxc3 h6 20.Be2 Bb7 [ 20...Nf8!? 21.Kd2 ( 21.Bh5 Ng6 22.Bxg6 fxg6„ ) 21...Ng6 22.Ke3 hxg5 23.hxg5 Rxh1 24.Rxh1 e5 25.f5 Bxg5+ 26.Kf2 Nf4 27.Rh8+ Kd7 28.Bc4 g6÷ ]

21.Na5 Ba8 22.Nc4 Rc6 23.Kb1?! [ 23.b3÷ ]

23...Nb6! 24.b3

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[ 24.Na5?! Rxc3 25.bxc3 Bxe4³ ] [ 24.Nd2?! Rxc3 25.bxc3 Na4 26.Rh3 hxg5 27.fxg5 ( 27.Bxa6 Rxh4!∓ ) 27...Bxg5³ ]

24...Nxc4 25.Bxc4 Rc5!? /\ Bc6, a5 [ 25...Kd7 26.Kb2 Rb8 27.Bd3 g6!÷ ]

26.Kb2 a5 27.Bd3 Bc6 28.Na4!? [ 28.Ne2 e5³ ]

28...Bxa4 29.bxa4 [ 29.bxa4 g6! ( 29...e5 30.f5 hxg5 31.Bb5+ Kf8 32.hxg5 Rxh1 33.Rxh1 Bxg5 34.Rh8+ Ke7 35.Re8+ Kf6 36.Rd8 d5 37.Rd6+= ) 30.Rdf1 ( 30.h5? hxg5 31.hxg6 Rxh1 32.g7 Bf6+-+ ; 30.Ka2? e5 31.Rb1 exf4∓ ) 30...0-0³ ]

½-½

B99LepihovWoldmo

corr 1993[Lepihov]

70/259 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.f5 Nc5 14.f6 gxf6 15.gxf6 Bf8 16.Rg1 Bd7 17.a3 h5 18.Bh3 Na4 19.e5!N

[ 19.Nxa4 - 70/(259) ] 19...Rc8

[ 19...Rb8 20.exd6 Bxd6 21.Ne4 Bxh2 ( 21...Bf8 22.Rg7+- ) 22.Qxh5!+- ] [ 19...d5 20.Nxd5! exd5 21.e6! fxe6 ( 21...Bxe6 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.Bxe6 Qe5 24.c3+- ) 22.Nxe6! Bh6+ 23.Kb1 Qe5 24.f7+ Ke7 25.Nd4 Qf4 26.Rge1+ Kd6 27.Bxd7 Qxf3 28.Nxf3 Kxd7 29.Rxd5+ Kc7 30.Rxh5 Bg7 31.Rxh8 Rxh8 32.Rg1 Bf8 33.Rg8+- ] [ 19...Nb6 20.exd6 Bxd6 21.Rg7± ∆Rc8 22.Bxe6! fxe6 23.f7+ Kf8 24.Rg8+!+- ] [ 19...Bh6+ 20.Kb1 Nxc3+ ( 20...d5 21.Nxa4 bxa4 22.Qxh5± ) 21.bxc3 Rc8 ( 21...Ra7 22.exd6 Qxd6 23.Nxe6+- ; 21...d5 22.Qxh5± ) 22.exd6 Qc5 ( 22...Qxc3 23.Qxh5 Qe3 24.Bxe6!+- ) 23.Kb2± ]

20.exd6 [ 20.Nxa4? dxe5!∓ ]

20...Bxd6 21.Ne4!

[ 21.Nxa4 bxa4 22.Kb1 Rb8!? A) 23.Rg2 Qb6 24.Qc3 Be5÷ ; B) 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.f7+ Ke7 25.Rgf1 Be5÷ ; C) 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Qd3 ( 24.f7+ Ke7 25.f8Q+ Rhxf8 26.Qxh5 Be5 27.Qh4+ Ke8 28.Qh5+ Kd8∓ ) 24...Rb6 25.Qg6+ Kd8 26.Qg7 Rf8÷ ; D) 23.Rg5 ><e5 Qb6 24.Qc3 Rc8 ( 24...Bxh2!? ) 25.Qd3 Rb8 26.Nb5 axb5÷ ]

21...Bf4+? [ 21...Bxh2 22.Qxh5! Rf8 23.Rg2 Qe5 24.Nd6+! Qxd6 25.Nxe6! Qxe6 26.Bxe6 Bf4+ 27.Kb1 Bxe6 28.Re2 Nc5 ( 28...Rc6 29.Qd5+- ) 29.b4+- ] [ 21...Be5 22.Qxh5 Rf8 23.Rg2 Bf4+ ( 23...Nc5 24.Nxc5 Qxc5 25.Nxe6 Bxe6 26.Bxe6 Bf4+ 27.Kb1 Qxh5 28.Bd7++- ) 24.Kb1 Nc5 25.Nxc5 Qxc5 26.Nxe6- 23...Nc5 ]

[ 21...Bc5 22.Rg2± ] [ 21...Bf8 22.Rg7± /\ 22...Qe5 ]

22.Kb1 Qe5 23.Nd6+! [ 23.c3 Nc5 ]

23...Qxd6 24.Nxe6! Qe5 [ 24...fxe6 25.Rxd6 Bxd6 26.Rd1+- ] [ 24...Bd2 25.Qxh5!+- ] [ 24...Bxe6 25.Rxd6 Bxd6 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Qb7+- ] [ 24...Qc6 25.Ng7+ Kf8 26.Qxc6± ]

25.Nd4! Bc6 [ 25...Bxh3 26.Rge1 Be6 27.Rxe5 Bxe5 28.Nxe6 fxe6 29.Qb7+- ] [ 25...Be6 26.Rge1 Qb8 ( 26...Qc7 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.Rxe6+ Kf8 29.Re7+- ) 27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Rxe6+ Kf8 29.Re7+- ] [ 25...Kf8 26.Bxd7 Rd8 27.Bxb5 axb5 28.Ne6++- ] [ 25...Qxf6 26.Bxd7+ Kxd7 27.Qb7+ Rc7 28.Nxb5++- ] [ 25...Qc7 26.Qxh5! Rf8 27.Bxd7++- ]

26.Bd7+! Bxd7™ 27.Rge1 [ 27.Rde1?! Kd8 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Rd1 Bxd4÷ ]

27...Kf8 [ 27...Kd8 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Nc6++- ] [ 27...0-0 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Rg1+ Bg4 30.Rxg4++- ] [ 27...Be6 28.Rxe5 Bxe5 29.Nxe6 fxe6 30.Qb7+- ]

28.Rxe5 Bxe5

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[ 28...Bg4 29.Qxf4 Bxd1 30.Qg5 Rh7 31.Qf5+- ]

29.Qd5! Bg4 [ 29...Bxd4 30.Qxd7+- ] [ 29...Bxf6 30.Qxd7 Rd8 ( 30...Re8 31.Qd6+ Be7 32.Ne6++- ) 31.Qc7 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Bxd4 33.Qd8++- ] [ 29...Re8 30.Qxd7 Bxh2 ( 30...Bxf6 31.Qd6+ Be7 32.Ne6++- ) 31.Ne6+! Rxe6 32.Qc8+ Re8 33.Rd8+- ]

30.Qxe5 Bxd1 31.Qd6+ Kg8 32.Nc6+- Bg4 [ 32...Bxc2+ 33.Kxc2 Kh7 34.Kb1 Rhe8 35.Ne7 ]

33.h3 Bf5 [ 33...Bxh3 34.Ne7+ Kh7 35.Qd3+ Kh6 36.Qe3+ Kh7 37.Qg5 ] [ 33...Kh7 34.hxg4 Rhe8 35.Qd5 ] [ 33...Be6 34.Qg3+ ]

34.Ne7+ Kh7 35.Nxf5 Rhg8™ 36.Qd3 Rcd8

[ 36...Rg1+ 37.Ka2 Rc5 ( 37...Nc5 38.Qe3 Rg6 39.Ne7 ) 38.Nd6+ Kg8 39.Qe3 Rg2 40.Qe8+ ]

37.Qe3 Rg6 38.Qe7 Rd7 39.Qxd7 Rxf6 40.Ng3 h4 41.Qd41-0

B99Oll,L 2645Sadler,M 2665

Koge 1997[Oll,L]

70/260 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.f5 Bxg5+ 14.Kb1 Ne5 15.Qh5 Qd8 16.Nxe6 Bxe6 17.fxe6 0-0!

[ 17...g6 - 44/311 ] 18.Rg1 Bf6 19.exf7+N

[ 19.Bh3 ] 19...Kh8!

[ 19...Rxf7 20.Bh3! ] 20.Nd5 g6 21.Qh3 Rxf7 22.Nf4 Qd7!?

[ 22...Qa5! 23.Qb3 ( 23.Nxg6+ Nxg6 24.Rxg6 Qb4 25.c3 Bxc3∓ ; 23.Nd3!? ) 23...Bg7 24.Ne6 Nf3 25.Qd5÷ ]

23.Qb3! Qc6 24.Bh3 Bg7 25.Rgf1! Raf8 26.Ne6 Rxf1

[ 26...Rf3 27.Qb4! ] 27.Bxf1 Rf2 28.a4! b4?

[ 28...bxa4 29.Qb8+ Bf8 30.Nxf8 Qxc2+ 31.Ka2 Qb3+ ( 31...Kg7 32.Ne6+ Kh6 33.Qb6! ) 32.Qxb3 axb3+ 33.Kxb3 Rxf8 34.Bxa6² ]

29.h3 h6?! [ 29...h5! ]

30.Nd4± Qc8 [ 30...Qxe4 31.Bxa6 ]

31.Qe6 Qb7 32.Qd5! [ 32.Qxd6 Qxe4 /\ Nf3 ]

32...Qc8 33.Qxd6 b3 [ 33...Rxf1 34.Rxf1 Nc4 35.Qxb4+- ]

34.cxb3 Nf3 35.Bc4“ [ 35.Bxa6! Qa8 ( 35...Qxh3 36.Qd8+ Kh7 37.Bc4+- ) 36.Nxf3! Qxe4+ 37.Qd3+- ]

35...Nd2+! 36.Rxd2 Rxd2 37.e5 Qe8 38.Qc6! Qf8 39.Qe4 h5?“

[ 39...Qf2! 40.Nf3 ( 40.Qa8+!? Bf8 41.Ne2² ) 40...Rxb2+ 41.Kc1 Rc2+

A) 42.Kd1!? h5!= ( 42...Rxc4? 43.bxc4± ); B) 42.Qxc2² ]

40.Nf3!+- Rg2 41.Nh4 Rg1+ 42.Ka2 Qe7 [ 42...Kh7 43.Bxa6! Qe7 44.Nf3 ]

43.Nxg6+ Rxg6 44.Qxg6 Qxe5 45.Qg2 a5 46.Qa8+ Kh7 47.Bd3+ Kh6 48.Qg2 Qf6

[ 48...Qg5 49.Qxg5+ Kxg5 50.h4+! ] 49.h4 Bh8 50.Qd2+?

[ 50.Be4 Qxb2+ 51.Qxb2 Bxb2 52.Kxb2 ] 50...Kg7 51.Qxa5 Qxh4 52.Qe5+ Kg8 53.Qe8+ Kg7 54.Bc4 Qf6 55.Qxh5 Kf8 56.Qe2 Qd4 57.b4 Be5 58.a5 Ke7 59.Kb3 Kd6 60.Qd3 Qxd3+ 61.Bxd3 Kc7 62.b5 Kb7 63.Be4+ Ka7 64.Ka31-0

C00Fedorov,A 2580Rustemov,A 2550

Vilnius 1997[Rustemov,A]

70/261 1.e4 e6 [ 1...c5 - 70/(261) ]

2.Qe2 [ 2.d3 - 70/(261) ]

2...Nf6!? [ 2...c5 - 70/(261) ]

3.Nf3 [ 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 d6÷ ] [ 3.d3 ]

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3...d5 4.e5 [ 4.d3 - 2.d3 ]

4...Nfd7 [ 4...Ng8?! ]

5.d3 [ 5.d4?! c5 6.c3 b6!?„ ]

5...c5 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.h4! [ 8.0-0 g5!„ ]

8...h6N [ 8...b5!?÷ ]

9.c4 [ 9.Bf4!? b5 10.c4 ( 10.h5 ) 10...bxc4 11.dxc4 Ba6 12.Nbd2÷ ]

9...dxc4 10.dxc4 Nd4! 11.Nxd4 [ ¹11.Qe4² ]

11...cxd4 12.Bf4 [ 12.0-0!? ]

12...Qb6 13.Nd2 [ 13.0-0 g5 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.Bc1 Qc5 ] [ 13.b3 ]

13...Nc5 [ 13...Qxb2 14.Rb1© ]

14.Rb1 a5 15.h5 [ 15.b3 Bd7 ]

15...Bd7 16.0-0 0-0 17.b3 [ 17.a3?! a4∓ ] [ 17.Rfd1 Rfd8³ ]

17...Rfd8 18.a3 Bc6 19.b4 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Na4

[ 20...axb4!? 21.axb4 Na4 22.c5 Nc3 23.Qf3 Qb5∓ ]

21.c5 [ 21.bxa5!? ]

21...Qc6+ [ 21...Nc3! 22.Qf3 ( 22.cxb6 Nxe2 ) 22...Qb5∓ ]

22.Qf3 Nc3 23.Rb2? [ 23.Qxc6 bxc6 24.Rb3 axb4 25.axb4 Rdb8 26.Kf3³ ( 26.Nc4 Nd5 27.Rfb1 Ra4 28.Bd2 Bxc5 )] [ 23.Rb3!? ]

23...Qb5! [ 23...Rd5 24.Nc4 axb4 25.axb4÷ ]

24.g4!? Rd5 [ 24...Bxc5 25.g5!„ ]

25.Ne4 Nxe4 26.Qxe4 Qc6 27.Qf3 [ 27.Rd1! ]

27...axb4 28.axb4 Ra4! 29.Rc1 Qb5 30.Qb3 d3 31.Qc4 Qd7!

[ 31...Rxc5 32.bxc5 ( 32.Qxb5 Rxb5 33.Rc8+ Kh7 34.Rc7 Bg5-+ ) 32...Qxc4 33.Rxc4 Rxc4 34.Kf3∓ ]

32.Qb3 [ 32.c6 bxc6 33.Qxc6 Qxc6 34.Rxc6 Bxb4-+ ] [ 32.Qc3 Bxc5!-+ ]

32...Bxc5!-+ 33.Rxc5 [ 33.bxc5 Rxf4 34.Qxb7 Rxg4+ 35.Kf1 Qxb7 ( 35...Qa4 36.Qc8+ Kh7 37.Rb8 ) 36.Rxb7 d2 37.Rd1 Rc4-+ ]

33...Rxc5 34.bxc5 Rxf4 35.Qxb7 Rxg4+ 36.Kf1

[ 36.Kf3 Qd4 ] [ 36.Kh3 Qd4 37.Qa8+ Kh7 38.Rb8 Rh4+ 39.Kg2 Qg4+ 40.Kf1 Qd1+ 41.Kg2 Qh1+ 42.Kg3 Qh3# ]

36...Qa4 37.Ke1 Qa5+ [ 37...Qf4-+ ]

0-1

C01Okhotnik,V 2410Kern,G 2415

Veszprem 1997[Okhotnik,V]

70/262 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 [ 4.Nf3 - 70/(262) ]

4...Bb4+ 5.Nc3 [ 5.Bd2?! Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Qe7+! 7.Be2 dxc4 8.Nf3 Nf6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bxc4 Nc6 11.Re1 Qd6 12.Na3 a6³ ]

5...Ne7!? [ 5...Nf6 6.Bd3 ( 6.cxd5?! Nxd5 7.Bd2 0-0 8.Bd3 c5 9.Nge2 cxd4 10.Nxd4³ ; 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 0-0 8.Bd3 Re8+ 9.Ne2 Nc6= ; 6.Bg5 Qe7+ 7.Be2 dxc4÷ ; 6.Nf3- 39/339 ) 6...c5 ( 6...0-0 7.Nge2 dxc4

8.Bxc4 h6!? 9.0-0 Nc6 10.h3÷ ) 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.dxc5 Qa5!?÷ ( 9...Bg4?! 10.0-0 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nxc3 12.Qc2!± )]

6.Nf3 [ 6.a3?! Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 0-0 8.Nf3 Nbc6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd5! ] [ 6.Bd3N - 70/(262) ]

6...c6N [ 6...0-0 7.Bd3 Bf5!?÷ ] [ 6...Bg4 7.Be2 dxc4 8.0-0 Bxc3!? 9.bxc3 b5 10.a4 c6÷ ]

7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd7 10.Qb3! Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nb6 12.Bd3 Bf5 13.c4 Bxd3 14.Qxd3² () Ng6 15.Rb1 Qd7 16.Rd1 Rfd8

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17.Qc2 Rab8 18.Bg5 f6 19.Bd2 /\ Ba5 Nc8 20.Be3 b6 21.d5 Nce7 22.d6! Nf5 23.c5 Nxe3 24.fxe3 bxc5 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Qxc5 Rb5

[ 26...Rd8 /\ Nh8-f7 27.Qc4+ Kf8 28.Ng5!+- ]

27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.a4 Ne5! 29.Qh4 Nxf3+ [ 29...Rc5? 30.Qb4+- ] [ 29...Rd5?! 30.Rxd5 Nxf3+ 31.gxf3 cxd5 32.Qb4+- ]

30.gxf3 Re5 [ 30...Rb2 31.Qd4! ]

31.Kf2 Kg8 [ 31...Re6? 32.Qg4! /\ Qe6, d7+- ]

32.Qc4+ Kf8 33.Rd4 Rh5 34.h4 g5?! 35.Qc3!! /\ Qa5, ><f6 Kg7?!

[ 35...Kf7 36.Qa5 Rxh4 37.Qc7 Ke6 38.f4! f5 39.Re4+! fxe4 40.f5++- ] [ 35...gxh4 36.Rf4 ( 36.Rxh4?! Rxh4 37.Qxf6+ Ke8 38.Qxh4 Qxd6 39.Qxh7 Qd2+ 40.Kg3 Qxe3= ) 36...Rh6™ 37.Rxf6+ Rxf6 38.Qxf6+ Kg8 ( 38...Ke8? 39.Qh8+ Kf7 40.Qxh7+ Ke6 41.Qxh4+- ) 39.e4!+- ]

36.Qa5 Qh3 37.Qc7+ Kh6 38.d71-0

C01Miles,A 2550Nogueiras,J 2545

Cienfuegos 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/263 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Nge7

[ 7...Qf6 - 70/(263) ] 8.Qh5!? Be6 9.Nf3N

[ 9.Ne2 ] [ 9.Rb1 ]

9...Qd7 10.Ng5 0-0-0!? 11.0-0 [ 11.Nxf7? g6-+ ] [ 11.Nxe6 Qxe6+ 12.Qe2² _|_ ]

11...Bg4 12.Qxf7!? [ 12.Qh4 Ng6 13.Qg3 Bf5 ]

12...Rdf8 13.Qxg7 h6 14.f3™ ><Ng5 [ 14.Nf7 Rhg8 15.Qf6 ( 15.Qh7 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Nxf5 ) 15...Nd8-+ ]

14...Bh5?? [ 14...Bf5!

A) 15.Nf7 Bxd3 16.Nxh8 ( 16.cxd3 Nf5 17.Qxh8 Qxf7 18.Qxf8+ Qxf8∓ ) 16...Rg8 17.Qxh6 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 Qe8

19.Qe6+ Kb8 20.Nf7 Rg6∓ ; B) 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.g4! Qd7! ( 16...Qxc2 )

B1) 17.Nh3? Rhg8 18.Qh7 Qxg4+!!-+ ; B2) 17.Nf7

B2a) 17...Rhg8 18.Ne5! Qf5 ( 18...Rxg7 19.Nxd7 Kxd7 20.Bxh6± ) 19.gxf5 Rxg7+ 20.Kh1!± ; B2b) 17...Nf5! 18.Qxh8™ ( 18.Qf6 Rhg8 ) 18...Qxf7 ( 18...Rxh8!? 19.Nxh8 Qg7÷ ) 19.Qxf8+ Qxf8 20.gxf5 Qxf5 /\ Na5-c4, h5=/+ ;

B3) 17.Nh7! Rfg8 18.Qxh6 ( 18.Qf7 Nd8 ) 18...Nf5! 19.Nf6 Nxh6 20.Nxd7 Kxd7© ]

15.Nh7 Rfg8 16.Qxh6+- Bg6 [ 16...Bf7 17.Nf6 ]

17.Bxg6 Rxg6 [ 17...Nxg6 18.Nf6 ]

18.Nf8 Rgxh6 19.Nxd7 Rxh2 20.Nc5 Nf5 21.Bf4 R2h4 22.g4

[ 22.Nd3 ] 22...Ne3 23.Bxe3 Rh1+ 24.Kf2 R1h2+ 25.Kg3 R2h3+ 26.Kf4 Rf8+“ 27.Kg5 Rg8+ 28.Kf6 Rf8+ 29.Kg7 Rhh8 30.Bg5! Rfg8+ 31.Kf6 Rf8+ 32.Ke6 Re8+ 33.Kxd51-0

C02Shabalov,A 2555Seirawan,Y 2630

USA (ch) 1997[Seirawan,Y]

70/264 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 b6 4.Bb5+! c6N

[ 4...Bd7 - 49/306 ] 5.Ba4 b5 6.Bb3 c5 7.c3 Ne7 8.Nf3 Nec6 9.0-0 h6!? 10.Be3 Nd7 11.Nbd2 c4 12.Bc2 b4 13.Ba4!

[ 13.Re1? bxc3 14.bxc3 Qa5 ] 13...Qc7 14.cxb4!

[ 14.Re1 Nb6 15.Bc2 a5 16.Nf1 a4 17.a3 bxa3 18.bxa3 Bd7 19.Ng3 Na5 /\ Nb3 ]

14...Nxb4 [ 14...Bxb4 15.a3 Be7 16.b3± ]

15.a3 Nd3 16.Qc2?! [ 16.b3! c3!? ( 16...Nb2? 17.Bxd7+ ; 16...Ba6 17.bxc4 Nb2 18.Qc2 Nxc4 19.Nxc4 Qxc4 20.Rfc1 ) 17.Qc2 Ba6

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18.b4 Rc8 19.b5!? cxd2 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.bxa6 Nb2 ]

16...Ba6! 17.b3 Be7! 18.bxc4 dxc4 19.Bxd7+ Kxd7 20.d5 exd5 21.Nd4 Kc8! 22.f4

[ 22.Qa4? Nc5 ] [ 22.N2f3 ]

22...Rb8! 23.Rab1 Rb6 24.Kh1 Bc5 25.N2f3 Kb7 26.e6 Ka8! 27.f5 Rhb8 28.Rxb6 Rxb6?!

[ 28...axb6 /\ Kb7 ] 29.Qa4 f6 30.h3 c3!?

[ 30...Kb7 ] 31.Qa5! Ne5 32.Re1?“

[ 32.Rc1 Nxf3 33.gxf3 Qg3 34.Qxc5 Qxh3+= ]

32...Nxf3 33.Nxf3 Bxe3 34.Qxd5+ Rb7?“ [ 34...Bb7? 35.Qd7! Qxd7 36.exd7 Rd6 37.Rxe3 Bxf3 38.gxf3 ] [ 34...Kb8! ]

35.Nd4! Qg3 36.Nf3 Qc7 37.Nd4 Qg3 38.Nf3 Qc7 39.Nd4 c2! 40.Nxc2 Bc5 41.Nb4 Bxb4 42.axb4 Qe7! 43.Rd1 Bb5 44.Qf3 Kb8 45.Qf4+ Rc7 46.Rd6? Kc8 47.Qd2 Rc4 48.Qd5 Rc1+ 49.Kh2 Kc70-1

C02Blees,A 2450Gurevich,M 2620

Gent 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/265 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7

[ 5...Qb6 - 70/(265) ] 6.Na3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf5 8.Nc2 Bd7 9.Bd3 Qb6N

[ 9...Nb4 - 41/(306) ] 10.Bxf5

[ 10.0-0 - 70/(265) ] 10...exf5 11.0-0 h6

[ 11...Be7 12.Bg5÷ ] 12.a3 a5 13.Re1

[ 13.h4 Be7 14.g3 /\ Kg2, Rh1 ] [ 13.Rb1!? / \ b4<=><< a4 14.Ne3 Be6 15.b4÷ ]

13...Be6 14.h4 Be7 15.g3 /\ Kg2, Rh1 Qd8!/\ g5

[ 15...Rg8!? 16.h5 ( 16.Kg2 g5 17.hxg5 hxg5 18.Rh1 f4ƒ ) 16...g5 17.hxg6 fxg6

18.Bxh6 g5 19.Kg2 Rg6 20.Rh1 Kd7© ] 16.h5

[ 16.Kg2 g5 17.Rh1 Kd7!ƒ ] 16...g5 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Kg2 g5 19.Rh1 Kd7! 20.Qd3 Qb6! /\ Rag8, f4-> 21.Bd2 f4! 22.gxf4 Raf8! /\ Bf5-e4 23.Nxg5!?

[ 23.fxg5 Bf5 24.Qc3 Bxc2 25.Qxc2 Rxf3-+ ]

23...hxg5 [ 23...Bxg5!? 24.fxg5 Bf5 25.Qc3 Be4+ 26.Kg1 Bxh1 27.Kxh1 hxg5+ 28.Kg2 Nxe5∓ ]

24.Rxh8 Bf5! [ 24...Rxh8 25.f5 Bg8 26.b4!„ ]

25.e6+! Kd6! [ 25...Kxe6? 26.Rh6+ Kd7 27.Qc3÷ ] [ 25...Kc7 26.Ne3! Bxd3 27.Nxd5+ Kd6 28.Nxb6 Rxh8 29.d5!?÷ ]

26.Qg3 Rxh8 27.fxg5+ [ 27.Ne3 Kxe6 ( 27...Bh3+ 28.Kg1 Kxe6 29.Re1ƒ ) 28.Re1 Be4+ 29.f3 Qxb2 ]

27...Kxe6 28.Re1+ Kd7 29.Ne3 Be60-1

C02Topalov,V 2725Bareev,E 2665

Novgorod 1997[Bareev,E]

70/266 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Bd7 5.Nf3 Nc6

[ 5...Qb6 - 70/(266) ] 6.Be2 Nh6?! 7.Bxh6

[ 7.0-0 - 69/270 ] 7...gxh6 8.0-0 Qb6 9.Qd2 Bg7 10.Na3 0-0 11.Nc2 cxd4 12.cxd4 f6 13.exf6 Rxf6 14.b4 Raf8 15.b5 Ne7 16.Ne5 Be8 17.g3N

[ 17.a4 ] 17...h5 18.a4 h4 19.Bd3!± hxg3

[ 19...h5 20.a5 Qd6 21.a6 ] 20.hxg3 h5 21.Ne3 Bh6

[ 21...h4 22.a5 ( 22.N3g4 hxg3 23.Nxf6+ Rxf6 ) 22...Qd6 23.N3g4 hxg3 24.Nxf6++- ] [ 21...Kh8 22.Bc2 h4 23.Kg2 ]

22.a5 Qd8 23.f4 Kh8 [ 23...h4 24.N3g4 ]

24.Qh2! Qd6 25.a6 b6 [ 25...bxa6 26.Rxa6 Qc7± ]

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26.Rab1 Qc7 27.Nc2 Qc3 28.Rf3 Qc7 29.Rbf1 Ng6‡

[ 29...Nf5 30.Bxf5 exf5 31.Nb4± ] 30.Qxh5 Qg7

[ 30...Nxf4™ 31.Qh4 Qg7 A) 32.Ng4 Nh3+ 33.Kg2! ( 33.Qxh3 Rxf3 34.Qxh6+ Qxh6 35.Nxh6 Rxg3+ ) 33...Rxf3 34.Rxf3 Rxf3 35.Kxf3 Ng5+ 36.Ke2 Nf7 37.Nxh6 Qxh6 38.Qxh6+ Nxh6 39.Nb4± ; B) 32.Kh2 Nh5 33.Rxf6 Rxf6 ( 33...Nxf6 34.Nb4 Kg8 35.Nbc6+- ) 34.Rxf6 Nxf6 ( 34...Qxf6 35.Qxf6+ Nxf6 36.Nb4+- ) 35.Nb4 Kg8 36.Qh3 ]

31.Nxg6++- Bxg6 32.Bxg6 Rxg6 33.Qe5 Rc8 34.Nb4 Rc4 35.Nc6 Kh7 36.Qxg7+ Rxg7 37.Kg21-0

C02Benjamin,Joel 2580Christiansen,L 2550

USA (ch_m/3) 1997[Christiansen,L]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nh6 7.a3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc3 Rc8 10.0-0 Be7 11.Bd3!?

[ 11.g4 ] 11...Ncxd4N

[ 11...g6 ] 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Qg4 Nb3 14.Qxg7 Rf8 15.Rb1 Nxc1 16.Rfxc1

[ 16.Rbxc1?! Qb6 ><b2 ] 16...Qb6 17.Qg4

[ 17.Bxh7 Rc4!? /\ Rf4, f6 ><f2 ] [ 17.Qxh7!? f6 18.Qh5+ Kd8 19.exf6 Rxf6 20.Nd1÷ ]

17...Kd8 18.Rc2 [ 18.Bxh7 Rc4© ]

18...f6 19.exf6 Rxf6 [ 19...Bxf6!? ]

20.Re1 h6 21.h3 [ 21.g3!? ]

21...a6 [ 21...Qd6!? ]

22.Rce2 Rc5 ><d5; /\ Kc8-b8 23.Qg7 [ 23.Na4 Bxa4 24.Qxa4 Rc6= ]

23...Qd6 /\ Qf4-g5 24.Re5 Rxc3! 25.bxc3 Qxa3 26.Bg6! Qxc3 27.R5e3

[ 27.Bf7? Rxf2! 28.Kxf2 Bc5+ 29.Kf1

Bb5+-+ ] 27...Qd2 28.R1e2

[ 28.R3e2? Qg5-+ ] 28...Qd4?

[ 28...Qd1+ 29.Re1 Qd4!? ( 29...Qd2= ) 30.Bf7! ( 30.Qxh6 Kc7!© ) 30...Qf4 31.Bxe6 Qxf2+ 32.Kh1 Bxe6 33.Rxe6 Rxe6 34.Rxe6 Qf1+ 35.Kh2 Qf4+ 36.g3 ( 36.Qg3 Qxg3+ 37.Kxg3 a5!÷ ) 36...Qf2+= ]

29.Bf7! Qd1+ 30.Re1 Qc2 31.R3e2 Qf5 32.Bxe6 Bxe6 33.Rxe6 Qxf2+ 34.Kh1 Rxe6 35.Qg8+! Kc7 36.Qxe6± Bg5 37.Qe5+ Kc6 38.Qc3+ Qc5 39.Re6+ Kb5 40.Qb3+ Ka5 41.Qa2+ Kb4 42.Qb2+ Ka5 43.Qa2+ Kb4 44.Qb2+ Ka5 45.Re1! b5™ 46.Qa1+?

[ 46.Qa2+ Kb6 47.Ra1 d4 48.Qxa6+ Kc7 49.Qa8! d3 50.Ra7+ Kd6 51.Qb8+ Kd5 52.Rc7!+- ]

46...Kb6 47.Re6+ Kb7 48.Qxa6+ Kc7 49.Re1 d4 50.Qe6

[ 50.Rf1 Bf4 51.g3!? ( 51.Qf6 Bd6 52.Qxh6 Qe5= ) 51...Qd5+ 52.Kg1 ( 52.Kh2 Bxg3+! 53.Kg1 Bh2+!= ) 52...Be3+ ><a7 53.Kh2 d3÷ ]

50...Qc4!= 51.Qe5+ Kb7 52.Qe4+ Kb6 53.Qg6+ Kc5 54.Qf5+ Kb6 55.Qg6+½-½

C02Westerinen,H 2410Becerra Rivero,J 2495

Benasque 1997[Becerra Rivero,J]

70/268 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Bd7 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 f6 7.0-0 fxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Qc7 10.Re1N

[ 10.c4 - 70/(268) ] 10...Ne7 11.Bh5+ g6 12.Bg5 Bg7!

[ 12...gxh5!? A) 13.Bf6? Rg8 14.Qxh5+ Rg6 15.Qxh7 ( 15.Bxe7 Kxe7 16.Qxh7+ Rg7 17.Qh4+ Kf7-+ ) 15...Rh6∓ ; B) 13.Qxh5+ Kd8 ( 13...Ng6 14.Bf6+- ) 14.Bf6 Qb6™ ( 14...Be8 15.Qg4 Qb6 16.Bxh8 Qxb2 17.Qxe6 Qxa1 18.Qd6+ Kc8 19.Bf6+- ) 15.Bxh8 Qxb2 16.Bf6 Kc7 ( 16...Qxa1? 17.Qf7 ) 17.Qxh7 Re8 18.Na3 Qxa3÷ ]

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13.Bf6 Kf7 14.Bxg7 [ 14.Qf3 Rhf8 ]

14...Kxg7³ 15.Qg4 [ 15.Bf3 Raf8 /\ Rf5, Nc6 ><e5 ]

15...Raf8 16.Qg5 Rf7 17.Nd2 Rhf8 18.Nf3 Bc8 19.Bg4 Rf4! 20.Bh3™ h6 21.Qg3 Rxf3! 22.gxf3 g5∓ 23.Kh1 Ng6 24.Bg4 b6!/^a8-h1 25.Re3 Rf4 26.Rg1 Kh7 27.Qh3

d4 28.cxd4 cxd4 29.Re4 Bb7-+ 30.Bxe6 [ 30.Rxf4 Nxf4 31.Qf1 Qxe5 32.Qb1+ d3 33.Re1 Qd4 ]

30...Bxe4 31.fxe4 Qxe5 32.Bf5 Rxf2 33.Rc1

[ 33.Rxg5 Qxh2+ 34.Qxh2 Rxh2+ 35.Kxh2 hxg5 36.Kg3 Kg7 ]

33...Kg7 34.Rc6 Nh4 35.Kg1 Rxh20-1

C05Van der Wiel,J 2525Pliester,L 2365

Vlissingen 1997[Van der Wiel,J]

70/269 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.f4 cxd4

[ 6...Nc6 - 70/(269) ] 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Ndf3 Qb6 9.a3!? /\ b4 a5

[ 9...Qa5+ - 3/201 ] [ 9...Na5!? ]

10.Ne2 Be7 [ 10...f6 ] [ 10...f5 ]

11.f5! f6!N [ 11...exf5?! 12.Nf4± ] [ 11...0-0 ]

12.Nf4 [ 12.Nc3?! fxe5 13.fxe6 Nf6ƒ ] [ 12.fxe6 Nf8 13.Nf4 ( 13.Nc3 Bxe6 14.Bb5 Nd7! ) 13...Bxe6 14.Qa4 fxe5 15.dxe5 ( 15.Nxe5? Qxd4 ) 15...g5!? 16.Nxe6 Nxe6 17.Qg4 ( 17.Bd3 Nc5³ ) 17...Ncd4 18.Nxd4 Nxd4ƒ @ ]

12...fxe5 [ 12...Nf8 13.Qa4² ]

13.Nxe6 Bf6 [ 13...Nf6!?

A) 14.dxe5 Ne4! ( 14...Ng4 15.Qa4! ) 15.Nxg7+ Kf8 16.Qxd5 Qf2+ 17.Kd1 Kxg7 ( 17...Bxf5? 18.Nxf5 Rd8 19.Bh6+ Ke8 20.Ng7+ Kf8 21.Ne6++- ) 18.Qxe4

Bxf5! A1) 19.Qxf5 Rhd8+ 20.Bd3 ( 20.Bd2!? Rxd2+ 21.Kc1 ) 20...Rxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Rd8 22.Qxd8 Bxd8© ∆23.Bd2 Bb6><g2 ;

A2) 19.Qe2!?÷ ; B) 14.Nxg7+ Kf8 15.Ne6+ ( 15.Bh6÷ ) 15...Bxe6 16.fxe6÷ ∆e4 17.Bh6+ Kg8!? ( 17...Ke8 18.Ne5ƒ )]

14.Nfg5!? [ 14.Bb5 ] [ 14.Be3!? ]

14...g6?! [ 14...Bxg5? 15.Qh5+‚ ] [ 14...Ne7?! 15.Qc2± ] [ 14...Nf8 15.dxe5 ( 15.Nxg7+!? Bxg7 16.Qh5+© -> )] [ 14...Nxd4!

A) 15.Qh5+ Ke7 ( 15...g6!? ) 16.Qf7+ Kd6 17.Nxd4 Qxd4 18.Qe6+ Kc7 19.Nf7 /\ 20.Qd6#, 20.Nh8 Qe4+ 20.Kd1 ( 20.Be2 Ra6!-+ ; 20.Kf2 Qc2+= ) 20...Qa4+!= ; B) 15.Nxd4 Qxd4 16.Qxd4 exd4 17.Ne6² _|_ ]

15.fxg6 hxg6 16.Qd3! [ 16.Bd3 e4 ] [ 16.Qc2 e4 ] [ 16.dxe5 Ndxe5 17.Qxd5² <=> ]

16...Ne7 [ 16...e4 17.Qg3 ><c7+/- ] [ 16...Rg8 17.dxe5 Ndxe5 18.Qxd5 ><Rg8 Ne7 19.Qb5+± ] [ 16...Nf8 17.Nxf8 e4! 18.Qg3 ]

17.Qc2! ><c7, g6 Rb8 18.Bb5ƒ /\ Rf1-f6 [ 18.Bd3 e4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Nc7+ Kf8 21.Qc4 Bxg5÷ ]

18...Bxg5 [ 18...Nf5!? 19.Nc7+ Kf8 20.Rf1!? Kg8 21.Qb3! Bxg5 22.Qxd5+ Kh7 23.Bxg5 Qxc7 24.Rxf5!+- ]

19.Nc7+ Kf7 [ 19...Kd8? 20.Bxg5+- ∆Qxc7 21.Bxe7+ ]

20.Bxg5 Nf5 21.0-0-0‰ [ 21.Rc1 ] [ 21.Rf1 ]

21...Nxd4?! [ ¹21...exd4 /\ Nc5 22.Bf4!? ( 22.a4²/\ Nd5 )]

22.Rxd4! exd4 [ 22...Qxd4? 23.Rf1+ ><e6, g6 ]

23.Rf1+ Kg7 24.Re1!‚ ><e6, e7 Rxh2?!“

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[ 24...Rf8?! 25.Ne6+ Kf7 26.Rf1+! Kxe6 27.Qxg6++- ] [ 24...Nf6! 25.Bxf6+! ( 25.Re7+ Kf8÷ ∆26.Qxg6 Qc5+! [] ) 25...Qxf6 26.Ne8+ Rxe8 27.Rxe8± ]

25.Bd8!?+- d3! 26.Qxd3?! [ 26.Ne6++- ∆Qxe6 27.Qc3+ ] [ 26.Qc3++- ]

26...Qf2 [ 26...Qc5+! 27.Kb1 Nf8 28.Ne8+! Kg8 ( 28...Kh8 29.Be7+- ) 29.Nf6+ Kg7 30.Be7

A) 30...Qf2 31.Re2 ( 31.Rf1 ); B) 30...Bf5 31.Bxc5 Bxd3+ 32.Bxd3 Kxf6 33.Bd6+- ]

27.Ne6+!“ Kh7 [ 27...Kh6 28.Bg5+ ]

28.Rf1 Ne5 29.Ng5+ Kg7 [ 29...Kh6 30.Nf7+! ]

30.Qc3 Qxg2 31.Qxe5+ Kh6 32.Qh8#1-0

C06Vajda,L 2445Kasimdzhanov,R 2545

Zagan 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/270 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Qxf6!? 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3 h6 12.Be3 0-0 13.Bb5

[ 13.Nc3 Rd8 /\ Nf8 ] 13...Ndb8 14.Ng3N

[ 14.Rc1 - 67/356 ] 14...a6 15.Ba4 Ne7 16.Ne5!? Bxe5 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.Bc5 Qc7

[ 18...Qg5 19.f4 Qh4 20.Nh5! g6 21.g3² ] 19.Rc1© Nbc6 20.Qd3 e5?!

[ ¹20...Rf7 21.Bc2 Nf5 22.Qd2! b6 ( 22...Nxg3?! 23.fxg3± -> ) 23.Be3! ( 23.Ba3 Nfd4÷ ) 23...Nxe3 24.Qxe3© ]

21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Bc2 g5!? [ 22...Qd6 23.Qh7+ Kf7 24.Nh5 Rg8 25.f4 e4 26.f5± ] [ 22...Rd8 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Bg6‚ ]

23.Bb3 Kh8 24.Bxd5 Nb4 25.Qb3 Rd8 26.Be4 Be6 27.Qf3 Nd5 28.a3 Nf4 29.Qc3 Qg7 30.Qa5! Rac8 31.Qb6± Qd7 32.h3

[ 32.Rxc8?! Rxc8 33.Qxb7 Qxb7 34.Bxb7 Rb8 35.Bxa6 Rb6!© ]

32...h5

[ 32...Nd5 33.Bxd5 Qxd5 34.Nf5!± ] 33.Bf3 g4 34.hxg4 Bxg4 35.Rcd1 Qe7 36.Qh6+

[ ¹36.Bxb7! Bxd1 37.Bxc8 Be2 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Nf5± ]

36...Kg8 37.Bxg4 hxg4 38.Ne4 Rxd1 39.Rxd1 Rc6 40.Nd6?!“

[ 40.Rd6² ] 40...Ne2+ 41.Kf1 Nd4= 42.Qg6+ Kf8 43.Qh6+ Kg8 44.Qg6+½-½

C06Goloshchapov,A 2400Seferjan,N 2345

Azov 1997[Seferjan,N]

70/271 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Ng4

[ 13...Qd6 - 70/(271) ] 14.g3 g5 15.Ng2 Qf6 16.Be2 Nh6 17.Qd2 Nf5 18.Rad1 h6!N

[ 18...g4?! - 44/(328) ] 19.Ne3

[ 19.h4? - 70/(271) ] 19...a6!

[ 19...Bd7?! 20.Nxf5 exf5 ( 20...Qxf5 21.Qe3² ><e5 ) 21.Bb5! f4 22.Bxc6²><e5 ]

[ 19...Qg7 20.Nxf5 ( 20.Ng4?! Bd7/\ Be8-h5 ) 20...exf5 ( 20...Rxf5?! 21.Qe3!

e5 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Nd4± ) 21.Rfe1! f4 22.Ne5 Ne7 23.Bf1!² ]

20.Kg2?! [ 20.h4!? gxh4 21.Nxf5 exf5 22.Qf4! ( 22.gxh4? f4!ƒ ; 22.Nxh4 f4!÷ ) 22...hxg3 23.fxg3 /\ Kg2, Rh1~/= -><->h ]

20...Qg7! [ 20...Bd7?! 21.h4!² ]

21.h4 g4 22.Ne1?! [ 22.Ne5! Ncxd4 ( 22...Nxe5?! 23.dxe5 Qxe5 24.Nxg4² ) 23.N3xg4! ( 23.Nxf5 Nxf5 24.Nxg4 h5 25.Nh2 Nxh4+ 26.Kh1 Nf5 27.Bxh5³ ; 23.N5xg4 h5 24.Nxf5 Nxf5³ - 23.Nf5 ) 23...Nxe2 ( 23...h5? 24.Nh6+™ Nxh6 25.Qxd4 Nf5 26.Qf4² ) 24.Qxe2 h5 25.Nh2 Nxh4+ 26.Kh1 Ng6÷ ]

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22...Ncxd4 23.Bxg4 [ 23.Nxg4?! e5∓ |^[+] ]

23...Nxe3+ [ 23...e5!? ]

24.Qxe3 e5 25.Bxc8 Raxc8 26.f4™ Nf5 [ 26...Nc2 27.Qb3™ Nxe1+ 28.Rfxe1! exf4 29.Rxd5= ]

27.Qb3™ exf4 28.Rxf4 Qe5! 29.Nf3™ (+) Qe2+ 30.Kh3 Ne3 31.Rg1™ Rc1

[ 31...Rxf4 32.gxf4+ Kh8 33.Ne5= ] 32.Qb6

[ 32.Nd4?? Rxg1-+ ] 32...Rxf4 33.Qg6+ Kf8 34.Qd6+ Kg8

[ 34...Kg7 35.Qxf4 Rxg1 36.Qc7+= ] 35.Qg6+½-½

C07Rublevsky,S 2645Ivanov,Se 2515

Russia (ch) 1997[Rublevsky,S]

70/272 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6

[ 10...Bd7 - 70/(272) ] 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.Nf5 Bxh2+ 14.Kh1 0-0 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qf3 Kxg7 17.Bh6+ Kg6 18.c3 Nh5! 19.Be3N

[ 19.Bc1 - 70/(272) ] 19...f5 20.g4 Nf6

[ 20...b5? 21.gxh5+ Kf6 22.Bd4+ e5 23.Kxh2 exd4+ 24.Kh3± ]

21.gxf5+ exf5 22.Qg2+ Ng4 23.f3 Bd7 [ 23...f4? 24.Bd4! Bg3 25.fxg4

A) 25...Bxe1 26.Rxe1 Qc6 27.Re4!/\ 27...Rf8 28.Bc2 Kf7 29.Qh2 Kg8 30.Bb3+- Re8 28.Bc2 Kf7 ( 28...Kg5

29.Qh2!! Rxe4 30.Qh5# ) 29.Qh2 Kg8 30.Qxf4+- ; B) 25...Bxg4 26.Be6! Rxd4™ 27.Bxg4

B1) 27...Bxe1 28.Rxe1 Rdd8 ( 28...Rd6 29.Qe4+ Kg7 30.Qe5++- ) 29.Bd7+! Kf6 30.Re6+ Kf7 31.Qg5 Qxd7 32.Rf6++- ; B2) 27...Rdd8 28.Re6+ Kg7 29.Qe4 Rd7 30.Re5 Rf7 31.Rg5+ Kf8 32.Bh5± -> ]

[ 23...b5 24.Bd4 ( 24.fxg4?? Bb7 25.gxf5+ Kh5! 26.Bd1+ Rxd1-+ )

A) 24...Bb7? 25.Re6+ A1) 25...Kh5 26.Be3!! Kh4 ( 26...Bg3 27.Qh3+ Bh4 28.Qxg4+! fxg4 29.Rh6# ) 27.Rh6+! Nxh6 28.Qg5+ Kh3 29.Qxh6+ Kg3 30.Qxh2+ Kxf3 31.Qxc7+- ; A2) 25...Kg5 26.Bf6+ Kf4 ( 26...Kh5 27.Qh3++- ) 27.Re4+! fxe4 ( 27...Bxe4 28.fxe4+- ) 28.Qxg4+ Ke3 29.Bg5+ Bf4 30.Qg1++- ;

B) 24...Qg3?! 25.fxg4 Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Bd6 27.Bd5 Rb8 28.Ba7 Rb7 ( 28...Bb7 29.Rad1 Ra8 30.Re6+ Kg5 31.Be3+ Bf4 32.Bxf4+ Kxf4 33.Rf1++- ) 29.gxf5+ Kxf5 30.Bxb7 Bxb7+ 31.Kh3± ; C) 24...Kg5! 25.Be3+ Kf6! 26.Bd4+ Kg5= ]

24.Bd4 Qg3™ [ 24...h5 25.fxg4 hxg4 26.Qxh2 Rh8 27.Bxh8 Rxh8 28.Re6+! Bxe6 ( 28...Kg7 29.Re7+ Kg6 30.Bf7+ Kg5 31.Qxh8 Bc6+ 32.Kg1 Qg3+ 33.Kf1+- ) 29.Qxh8 Qc6+ 30.Kg1 Qc5+ 31.Qd4+- ] [ 24...Bg3 25.fxg4 Bc6 26.gxf5+ Kg5 ( 26...Kxf5 27.Bc2+ Kg5 28.Be4+- ) 27.Re4 Bxe4 28.Qxe4 Qc6 29.Qxc6 bxc6 30.Rg1 Kf4 31.Kg2! Bh4 32.Rf1+ Ke4 ( 32...Kg4 33.Bd1+ Kg5 34.Kh3+- ) 33.Bc2+ Kd5 34.Rd1+- ] [ 24...Kg5 25.Re7! Qg3 26.fxg4 Bc6 27.Rg7+ Kh6 28.g5+ Kh5 29.Bd1+ Kh4 30.Rxh7+ Kxg5 31.Rg7+ Kf4 32.Rxg3 Bxg3 33.Bf3 Bxf3 34.Rf1 Rh8+ 35.Bxh8 Rxh8+ 36.Kg1 Bh2+ 37.Qxh2+ Rxh2 38.Kxh2 Ke3 39.Rg1 f4 40.Rg6+- ]

25.fxg4 Bc6? [ 25...Re8? 26.gxf5+ Bxf5 27.Rg1! Be4 28.Qxe4+ Rxe4 29.Rxg3+ Bxg3 30.Bc2 Kf5 31.Kg2+- ] [ 25...Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Bd6 27.Rad1² ( 27.Bc2 Kg5! ) ∆27...fxg4 28.Bc2+ ]

26.Re6+ Kg5 27.Rxc6 bxc6 28.Qxh2 Qxh2+ 29.Kxh2 fxg4

[ 29...c5 30.Bxc5 Rd2+ 31.Kg3 Rd3+ 32.Kf2 fxg4 33.Be3++- ]

30.Rf1 Rf8 31.Bf7+- Rab8 32.Kg3 [ 32.b3!? Rb7 33.Be3+ Kh4 34.Kg2 g3 35.Rh1+ Kg4 36.Be6+ ]

32...Rxf7 33.Rxf7 Rxb2 34.a4 h5 35.Be3+ Kg6 36.Rc7 Kf5 37.Rxc6 h4+ 38.Kxh4 Rh2+ 39.Kg3 Rh3+ 40.Kf2 Rh2+ 41.Kg11-0

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C08Onischuk,Al 2625Kramnik,V 2770

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/273 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nf6 6.Be2?! Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.Bg5N

[ 10.c3 - 57/(278) ] 10...0-0 11.c3

[ 11.Re1? Bxf2+ ] 11...Re8= 12.Bh4

[ 12.Nfd4 Qd6!? 13.Re1 Ne4 14.Bh4 Qh6 ]

12...h6! 13.Re1? [ 13.Nfd4 g5!? ( 13...Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 15.cxd4 Qb6= ) 14.Bg3 Ne4 15.f4!÷ ]

13...g5 14.Bg3 Ne4 15.Nfd4 f5!∓ [ 15...Qf6 16.Bd3 ( 16.Bf3 Bf5! 17.Nxf5 Qxf5 ) 16...Bd7³ ( 16...Bf5 17.Qf3!? )]

16.Bh5 [ 16.f3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Qd6 ]

16...Rf8 17.h3 [ 17.f4 g4 18.Kh1 Qd6∓ /\ Nf6 ] [ 17.f3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Qd6∓ ]

17...Nxg3 [ 17...Qf6 18.Bh2 g4?! 19.hxg4 ( 19.f3 g3 20.fxe4 gxh2+ 21.Kxh2 dxe4∓ ) 19...fxg4 20.f3 g3 ( 20...gxf3 21.Bxf3 ) 21.fxe4 Qh4 ( 21...Qf2+? 22.Kh1 Bh3 23.Bf3 ; 21...gxh2+ 22.Kh1 ) 22.Bxg3 Qxg3 23.Qd2÷ ] [ 17...f4!? 18.Bh2 Qf6∓ ]

18.fxg3 Qd6 19.Qd3 [ 19.Re3!? ]

19...Ne5? [ 19...Bd7 20.Kh1 Ne5 21.Qe3 Bc7∓ ]

20.Qe3 Nc4 [ 20...Bc7 21.Nb5 ] [ 20...Nd7!? 21.Qe7™ Qxe7 22.Rxe7 Nf6 23.Bg6! ( 23.Bf3 Bd8∓ ∆24.Re5 Bc7 ) 23...Bd8 24.Ree1 Ne4 25.g4! fxg4 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.hxg4³ ]

21.Qe7! [ 21.Qf2 Bd7∓ ]

21...Qxe7 [ 21...Bd7 22.Kh1! ] [ 21...Bd8 22.Qxd6 Nxd6 23.Re5 ]

22.Rxe7 Nd6 [ 22...Nxb2 23.Bf3÷ ∆Rd8 24.Rae1 ]

23.g4!

[ 23.Re5 Ne4 24.Bf3 ( 24.Rxd5 Nf6 ) 24...Rd8∓ ]

23...fxg4 24.hxg4! [ 24.Bxg4 Bxg4 25.hxg4 Rf4∓ ]

24...Ne4 25.Rf1 Nf6 [ 25...Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1 Nf6 27.Ne6 ]

26.a4 a5 27.Rf3 Ra6!? [ 27...Bd8 28.Re1 Nxh5 ( 28...Bxg4 29.Rxf6 Bxh5 30.Rxh6÷ ) 29.gxh5÷ ]

28.Kh1! [ 28.Kf1? Bd8 29.Re2 Ne4∓ ∆30.Nc5 Ng3+ ]

28...Bd8 29.Re1 Nxh5 [ 29...Bxg4? 30.Bxg4 Nxg4 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Ne6+ Ke7 33.Nc7+ ] [ 29...Ne4 30.Nc5! ]

30.gxh5 Rxf3 31.gxf3! Kf7 32.Nc5 [ 32.Re5!? ]

32...Rb6 33.Nd3 [ 33.b3 ]

33...Bf6 34.Ne5+ Kg7 [ 34...Bxe5 35.Rxe5 Rxb2 36.Rxd5 ]

35.b3= Rd6 36.Kg2 Rd8 /\ Re8 37.Ng4! Bxd4 38.cxd4 Bxg4 39.fxg4 Kf6 40.Re5

[ 40.Rc1 Ke7= 41.Rc5 b6 42.Rc6 Rd6 43.Rc7+ Rd7 44.Rc8 Rd8 ]

40...Kf7 41.Kf3 [ 41.Kf3 Rd6 42.Ke3 Re6 ]

½-½

C09Milos,G 2590De Toledo,J 2395

Paulinia 1997[Milos,G]

70/274 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 Nge7 9.Nb3 Bd6 10.Bg5 0-0 11.Bh4 Qb6 12.Bd3 h6N

[ 12...Nf5? 13.Bxf5 Bxf5 14.Qxd5+- ] [ 12...a5 - 42/348 ]

13.Bg3 Rd8?! [ ¹13...Bxg3 14.hxg3 Bg4 15.Qd2 Rfe8 ]

14.Qd2!² Bxg3 [ 14...Bg4? 15.Bxd6 Rxd6 16.Qf4+- ]

15.hxg3 Bg4 16.Rfe1 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Rd6?! [ ¹17...a5 ]

18.Re2 Rad8 19.Rae1 Kf8 20.a4!± Ng8 [ 20...a5 21.Nxa5 ] [ 20...a6 21.a5 Qc7 22.Nc5± ]

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21.a5 Qc7 22.Bb5! Nf6 23.Bxc6 Qxc6 [ 23...bxc6 24.Nc5± ∆Re8 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8 26.Qb4+- ]

24.Nd4 Qa6? [ 24...Qc4 ]

25.Nf5 R6d7 [ 25...Re6 26.Qb4+ Kg8 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qe7+- ] [ 25...Rc6 26.Qb4++- ]

26.Re5! [ 26.Nxh6 Ne4 ( 26...gxh6? 27.Qxh6+ Kg8 28.Re5+- ) 27.fxe4 Qxh6± ]

26...d4 [ 26...Kg8 27.Nxh6++- ]

27.Nxh6+- d3 [ 27...Ne4 28.R1xe4 Qxh6 29.Qb4+ Qd6 30.Rxd4 ]

28.Nf5 Nd5 [ 28...dxc2 29.Qg5 ]

29.Qg5 [ 29.c4?! Qxc4 30.Qg5 f6 31.Qh5 Nc7! ]

29...Qg6 [ 29...f6 30.Qh5 fxe5 31.Qh8+ Kf7 32.Qxg7+ ] [ 29...Qf6 30.Qh5 g5 ( 30...g6 31.Qh6+ Kg8 32.Re8+ ) 31.cxd3 ]

30.Qh4 f6 [ 30...Nf6 31.Qh8+ Ng8 32.Re8+ Rxe8 33.Rxe8+ Kxe8 34.Qxg8# ]

31.Rxd5 d2 [ 31...Rxd5 32.Qh8+ Kf7 33.Re7# ]

32.Qh8+1-0

C10Pein,M 2430Speelman,J 2630

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Speelman,J]

70/275 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3

[ 5.Bd3 - 70/(275) ] 5...Ngf6

[ 5...Be7 - 70/(275) ] 6.Nxf6+

[ 6.Bd3 - 70/(275) ] 6...Nxf6 7.c3!? c5 8.Be3! Nd5!?N

[ 8...Qc7N - 70/(275) ] [ 8...cxd4 - 68/(248) ]

9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Ne5 Qc7

12.Qa4+ Ke7 13.0-0 [ 13.c4 Nxe3 14.fxe3 f6

A) 15.0-0 fxe5 16.dxe5 Qc6! ( 16...Qxe5? 17.Rf3 ); B) 15.Nf3 Kf7 16.0-0 Bd6² 17.b4!? ]

13...f6 14.Nf3 c4? [ 14...Kf7 15.c4 Nxe3 ( 15...Nb6 16.Qb3 cxd4 17.Bxd4 Qxc4? 18.Bxb6! Pein,M ) 16.fxe3 - 13.c4 ]

15.Nd2 Nb6 [ 15...Rc8 16.Qxa7 ( 16.b3 ) 16...Kf7 17.Qa4 Bd6© ]

16.Qb5 [ 16.Qa5 ]

16...Kf7 [ 16...Qd7 17.a4! ] [ 16...a6 17.Qc5+ Kd8 ( 17...Kd7 18.Qh5 g6 ><Kd7 ) 18.Qh5 ]

17.Qh5+ g6 18.Qh3? [ 18.Qf3! ]

18...h5!? 19.Rae1? [ 19.Qf3 Be7 ( 19...Nd5? 20.b3! ; 19...Kg7 20.b3! )]

19...Re8 20.Ne4 Nd5 21.Re2 b6 22.Bd2 Bh6!? 23.Rfe1 Bxd2 24.Rxd2 g5??

[ 24...Kg7 25.b3 Rd8! ] 25.b3! Nf4 26.Qe3 Kg6? 27.bxc4 Qxc4 28.h4!+- Nd5 29.Qg3 Re7

[ 29...g4 30.Nd6 Qxc3 31.Qxc3 Nxc3 32.Nxe8 Rxe8 33.d5! ]

30.hxg5 h4 31.Qf3! f5 32.Nd6! Qxc3 33.Rxe6+! Rxe6 34.Qxf5+ Kh5 35.Qxe6 Nf4 36.Qf7+ Ng6 37.Ne4 Qa3 38.Qf5 Qc1+ 39.Kh2 Qc7+ 40.Kg11-0

C10Todorovic,G.M 2510Marjanovic,Slavo 2390

Jugoslavija 1997[Todorovic,G.M]

70/276 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Bd3 c5 10.dxc5 Qa5+ 11.c3

[ 11.Nd2 - 51/(270) ] 11...Qxc5 12.Qe2 a6?!N

[ 12...Bd7² ] 13.0-0-0 b5 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.Rhe1 Bd5

[ 15...b4 16.c4 ]

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16.Kb1 Rd8 [ 16...0-0? 17.Bxf6 /\ Nd7 ]

17.g4! Nd7 [ 17...0-0 18.g5 hxg5 ( 18...Nd7 19.gxh6 Bxh4 20.hxg7+- ) 19.Bxg5± ]

18.Bxe7 Kxe7™ [ 18...Qxe7 19.Ng6! fxg6 20.Bxg6+ Kf8 21.Rxd5+- ]

19.f4 [ 19.Bc2! Nxe5 20.Qxe5± ]

19...Nxe5 20.Qxe5 f6 21.Qe2?! [ 21.Qf5! /\ Qg6 g5!? 22.Qg6 Rdg8 23.Qf5 Qd6™ 24.Bc4!! bxc4 25.Rxd5 Qb6 26.Rc5± ]

21...Rd6! 22.g5!? [ 22.h4 Rhd8 23.g5 Bc4= ]

22...hxg5 23.fxg5 Rh3?“ [ 23...e5! 24.gxf6+ gxf6 25.Rg1² ]

24.gxf6+ gxf6 25.Qg4 Bxa2+ 26.Kxa2 Rhxd3 27.Rxd3 Rxd3 28.Qxe6+“

[ 28.Qxe6+ Kd8 29.Qxf6+ Kc7 30.Re7+ Rd7 31.Rxd7+ Kxd7 32.Qd4+ ]

1-0

C10Arencibia,W 2560Nogueiras,J 2545

Cienfuegos 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/277 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.d4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0-0 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.c3N

[ 10.Be3 - 67/364 ] 10...0-0 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Bxd4 13.cxd4 Bd7= 14.Re1

[ 14.Bc2 Bc6 15.Qd3 Qd5³ ] 14...Bc6 15.Re5! Qe7 16.Bc2

[ 16.Rc1 Rfd8 17.Rc3 Rd7 /\ Rad8 ] [ ¹16.Qd2 / \ Rae1, Rf5 Rfd8 17.Rae1 Rd5™ 18.Bc4 ]

16...Rfd8 17.Qd3 Rac8 [ 17...Rd7? /\ Rad8 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qh7+ Kf8 20.Qh8++- ]

18.Rae1 /\ 19.d5! Bd5 20.Bf6 Qf6 21.Rd5Rd5 22.Qh7 /\ Qh8+- Rc7!³ /\ Rcd7 ><d4

[ 18...Rd7? 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Qh7++- ] 19.h3 /\ Bf6

[ 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Qh7+ Kf8 21.Rf5 Qxd4™ ∆22.Rxe6? Qd1+ ] [ 19.Rf5 Qb4! ]

[ 19.f4 Qb4∓ 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Qxh6+ Ke7 ><d4, b2, g2 ]

19...g5 [ 19...Rcd7? 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Rf5! Qxd4 23.Rxe6+- ]

20.Rxg5+™ [ 20.Bg3 Rcd7∓ ><d4 ]

20...hxg5 21.Bxg5 Kf8!? [ 21...Qb4? 22.Bxf6!+- Qxe1+ 23.Kh2><h7, g7, Rd8 ]

[ 21...Rd5! A) 22.Qg3 Rxg5∓ ; B) 22.Bh6 Kh8! [] /\ Rh5 23.Re5 /\ Bg5 ( 23.Qg3 Ne8 ) 23...Bb5! 24.Qg3 Ne8/\ f6-/+ ;

C) 22.Re5 C1) 22...Bb5? 23.Qg3 Kf8 24.Qh4+- ( 24.Rxd5 exd5 25.Bxf6 Qe1+ 26.Kh2 Rxc2 27.Qb8+ /\ Qd6-g3+- ); C2) 22...Kf8 /\ Bb5

C2a) 23.Qg3 Rxd4 ; C2b) 23.Qe3 /\ Qf4

C2b1) 23...Qd8? 24.Bb3! Rcd7 ( 24...Rxd4? 25.Bxf6 Qxf6 26.Qxd4± ) 25.Bxd5 Rxd5 26.Qf4 Rxe5 ( 26...Kg7 27.Rxd5/\ Qh4+/- ) 27.Bxf6 Re1+ 28.Kh2 ;

C2b2) 23...Rcd7™ 24.Qf4 Rxd4 25.Qxf6 Qxf6 26.Bxf6 R7d5!∓ ;

C2c) 23.Bb3 C2c1) 23...Rxe5 24.dxe5 Qd7 25.Bh6+ ( 25.Qg3 Ng8! 26.Bf6 Nxf6 27.exf6 Qd8!-+ ) 25...Ke8 ( 25...Ke7 26.exf6+ Kxf6 27.Qg3± ) 26.Qg3© ; C2c2) 23...Rcd7 24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.Qe3 ( 25.Rxd5 exd5 26.Qf5 Qe1+ 27.Kh2 Ng8∓ ) 25...Ke8! 26.Qf4 ( 26.Rxd5 Nxd5∓ ) 26...Rxe5 27.dxe5 ( 27.Qxe5 Nd7 ; 27.Bxf6 Re1+ 28.Kh2 e5™ 29.dxe5 Qc7-+ ) 27...Nd5 28.Qh4 Qc5 29.Qh8+ Qf8 30.Qh7/\ h4-h5-h6=/+ ]

22.Qg3 [ 22.Re5 Rcd7 ] [ 22.Qe3 Rd5! /\ Rg5 ]

22...Rxd4 [ 22...Rcd7 23.Qh4+- ]

23.Qe5! [ 23.Bxf6? Qxf6 24.Qxc7 Rd2 25.Qb8+ Be8-+ ]

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23...Rd5 24.Bxf6 Rxe5 25.Bxe7+ Kxe7 26.Rxe5 Bxg2

[ 26...Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rxc2 28.Rb5 b6/\ Kf6-g6= ]

½-½

C10Herrera,I 2450Perez,Ro 2385

Santa Clara 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/278 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qe2 Qc7!? 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne5 b6 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Bg3 Bd6

[ 13...Rad8!? - 70/(278) ] 14.Rad1 Rfd8 15.Rfe1!N

[ 15.c4 - 67/(364) ] 15...Rac8 16.c3

[ 16.Nxf7? A) 16...Qxf7 17.Bxd6 Rxd6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Rxd6 Qg6! 20.Qd3™ ( 20.g3 Ne4 /\ Ng5-+ ; 20.f3 Rxc2∓ ) 20...Rxc2!? ( 20...Qxd3³ ); B) 16...Kxf7!? ]

[ 16.c4 g6!? A) 17.Bh4? Bxe5 18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Rxe5 Rxc4! 20.Bxf6 ( 20.Bxc4 Rxd1+ 21.Bf1 Ba6-+ ) 20...Rxd3 21.Ree1 ( 21.Rde1 h6 / \ Kh7 , g5) 21...Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Bd5 /\ h6=/+ ; B) ¹17.Qe3 ]

16...Bd5!? 17.Bb1 [ 17.c4 - 70/(278) ] [ 17.Ba6!? Rb8! 18.c4 Be4™ ( 18...Bb7 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Nxf7± ; 18...Ba8 19.Nxf7± )

A) 19.Rxd6 Rxd6 20.Ng4 ( 20.f3 Bb7 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 ) 20...Nxg4 21.Qxe4 ( 21.Qxg4?! Bf5 22.Bxd6 Qxd6³ ) 21...Nf6 22.Bxd6 Qxd6 23.Qf3= ; B) 19.Ng4 Nxg4 ( 19...Bxg3!? ∆20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.hxg3 f5 ) 20.Qxe4 ( 20.Rxd6 Rxd6 - 19.Rd6 ) 20...Nf6 21.Qf3² ]

17...Qb7 18.Ng4!? Nxg4 [ 18...Bxg3 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Qg4+ Kh8 21.hxg3 ( 21.Qxg3 Rg8 ) 21...Bxg2 22.Qh4 Kg7 23.Qxh7+ Kf8 24.Qh8+ Ke7 25.Rxe6+!! Kxe6 ( 25...fxe6 26.Qg7+ Ke8

27.Bg6+ ) 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Qxd8 Bh1 ( 27...Bh3 28.Qe8+ Kd6 29.Be4± ) 28.Qe8+ Kd6 29.Kf1± ]

19.Qxg4 Bxg3 [ 19...Bf8!= Alvarez Perez ]

20.Qxg3 h6?! [ 20...Qc7! - 70/(278) ]

21.Rd4 Kf8 [ 21...Qc7 22.Qd3 g6 23.Rd1² ]

22.Red1 Re8 23.h3? [ 23.Rg4!

A) 23...f6? 24.Bg6 A1) 24...Re7 25.c4 Bc6 26.Rgd4 Bd7 27.Be4 /\ Qg6 Bc6 28.Rd8+ Re8 ( 28...Rxd8 29.Rxd8+ Re8 30.Qd6+ ) 29.Qd6+ Kf7 ( 29...Qe7 30.Rxc8 Rxc8 31.Bxc6 ) 30.Rxe8 Kxe8 31.Qxe6+ ; A2) 24...Red8 25.Rgd4 e5 ( 25...Qe7 26.Qd3+- ) 26.R4d2 ;

B) 23...f5™ 24.Rgd4± ] 23...Rc4 24.Rxc4 Bxc4 25.Qd6+“

[ 25.Rd4 Rc8 26.Be4 Qc7 ] 25...Qe7 26.Qxe7+ Kxe7= R 9/k 27.b3

[ 27.Be4! ] 27...Bd5 28.c4 Bc6 29.f3?! g5!³ 30.Kf2

[ 30.Be4 Bd7! ] 30...f5 31.Rd2

[ 31.Bd3 ] 31...Rg8 32.g3 h5 33.Ke3 h4 34.g4 fxg4?!“

[ ¹34...Rf8∓ ] 35.fxg4 Rf8 36.Be4

[ 36.Rf2? Rxf2 37.Kxf2 Kd6-+ ] 36...Bxe4 37.Kxe4 R 7/h Rf4+ 38.Ke3

[ 38.Ke5 Rf3 39.Rh2 a5!∓ ] 38...Rf1 39.Rh2 a5

[ 39...Kd6 ] 40.Ke4 Rc1 41.Kd4 Kd6 42.Rd2 Re1 43.a3?!

[ 43.Rd3³ ] 43...Ra1 44.a4

[ 44.Rd3 Rxa3 45.Kc3+ Kc5 46.Kb2 Kb4-+ ]

44...Re1 45.Rd3 Rg1! 46.Ke4+ [ 46.Re3 Rg3

A) 47.Rxg3 hxg3 48.Ke3™ e5 49.Kf3 e4+ 50.Kxg3 Ke5 51.Kf2 ( 51.h4 gxh4+ 52.Kxh4 Kf4 53.Kh3 Kf3-+ ) 51...Kf4 52.b4 ( 52.Ke2 e3 53.Ke1 Kf3 54.Kf1 e2+ 55.Ke1 Ke3-+ (.) ) 52...axb4 53.c5 e3+ 54.Kg2 ( 54.Ke2 b3 55.c6 b2 56.c7 b1Q 57.c8Q Qb2+ 58.Kd3 Qd2+

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59.Kc4 Qc2+-+ ) 54...e2 55.Kf2 b3 56.c6 b2 57.c7 e1Q+ 58.Kxe1 b1Q+-+ ; B) 47.Kd3 Kc5 48.Ke4 ( 48.Rxg3 hxg3 49.Ke3 e5 50.Kf3 Kd4 51.Kxg3 e4 52.Kf2 Kd3 53.Ke1 e3-+ ) 48...Rxe3+ 49.Kxe3 Kb4 50.Ke4 Kxb3 51.Ke5 Kxa4 52.Kf6 Kb4 53.Kxg5 a4-+ ; C) 47.Ke4 Kc5 48.Rxg3 hxg3 49.Kf3 e5 50.Kxg3 e4 /\ Kd4-+ ; D) 47.Rd3! Rg2! ( 47...Kc6 48.Re3 Rxe3 49.Kxe3 Kc5 50.Ke4 Kb4 51.Ke5 Kxb3 52.Kf6 Kxa4 53.Kxg5 Kb4 54.Kxh4 a4 55.g5 a3 56.g6 a2 57.g7 a1Q 58.g8Q Qd4+³ ) 48.Re3 Rg1 49.Rd3 ( 49.Kd3 Rg3 ) 49...Rg3 50.Re3 ( 50.Ke4+ Kc5 ) 50...Rxe3 51.Kxe3 Ke5 52.Kd3 Kf4 53.b4™ ( 53.Kd4? e5+ 54.Kd3 e4+-+ ) 53...axb4 54.c5 ( 54.a5? bxa5 55.c5 Ke5 ) 54...bxc5 55.a5 e5 56.a6 e4+ 57.Kd2 ( 57.Ke2 b3 58.a7 b2 59.a8Q b1Q 60.Qf8+ Kg3 61.Qf2+ Kxh3-+ ) 57...e3+ 58.Ke2 b3 59.a7 b2 60.a8Q b1Q 61.Qf8+ ( 61.Qf3+ Ke5-+ ) 61...Kg3 62.Qf3+ Kh2∓ ]

46...Kc5∓ 47.Rd8 Rg3 [ 47...Re1+!? 48.Kf3 Rb1∓ ]

48.Rg8 Rxb3 49.Rxg5+ Kxc4 50.Re5 Rxh3 51.Rxe6 Kc5 52.Re5+“ Kd6 53.Rd5+ Kc6 54.Rd4 Rg3 55.Kf4 Rg1 56.Rc4+ Kd5 57.Rc3 Ra1 58.Rd3+

[ ¹58.g5 ] 58...Kc5 59.g5 Rxa4+“ 60.Kf5 Ra1 61.g6 Rf1+

[ 61...Rg1-+ ] 62.Ke6 Rg1 63.Kf7 a4 64.Rc3+ Kb4 65.Rh3 b5 66.Rxh4+ Ka5 67.g7 a3 68.Rh1 Rg2 69.Rh2 Rg3 70.Rh3 Rxg7+ 71.Kxg7 b4 72.Kf7 a20-1

C10Tiviakov,S 2590Speelman,J 2630

Beijing (open) 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/279 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.Bxf6

[ 13.Ne5 Rfd8!= ( 13...Nd5? 14.c4 ∆Ne3

15.Bxh7+! Kxh7 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Bxe3± )] 13...gxf6 14.Be4² ><f7, f6 Rfd8

[ 14...Rad8!? /\ Be4, Rd7, Rfd8 15.Bxb7² ] [ 14...Bxe4!?N - 70/(279) ]

15.g3 [ 15.Bxb7!?N - 70/(279) ]

15...Bxe4N [ 15...Rac8 16.c3 Kg7 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Rxd8!? ( 18.Nd4 - 29/203 ) 18...Rxd8 19.Rd1² ]

16.Qxe4 f5 [ 16...Rac8!? /\ Rd7, Rcd8 ]

17.Qe2 Be7 18.c3 Bf6 19.Rxd8+ [ 19.a3!?² /\ 20.Rd8 Rd8 21.Rd1 ]

19...Rxd8 20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 Q 8/f Qc4 22.a3 b5

[ 22...h5!? ] 23.Ne1 a5 24.Nd3 e5? ><f5

[ ¹24...Kg7² ] 25.Qd2 /\ Ne1-g2-e3, ><f5, /\ Ne1, Qd3, /\Qe3, Nc5

[ 25.Qe2 Kg7 26.Qe3 Qd5 ] 25...Qd5

[ 25...Kg7 26.Ne1 /\ 27.Qd3, /\ 27.Nc2, /\ 27.Ng2 ]

26.Qe2 Kg7? [ 26...Qc4 27.Qe3 Qd5 ] [ 26...Kf8 ]

27.g4! Bg5 [ 27...f4 28.g5 Bxg5 29.Nxe5+- ] [ 27...e4 28.Nf4+- /\ Nh5, gf5, Ng3 ><e4 ] [ 27...fxg4 28.Qxg4+ Kf8 29.Qf5±/\ b4, Nc5 ><h7, e5 ]

[ 27...Kg6 28.gxf5+ Kxf5 29.Qh5+± ] [ 27...Qe6

A) 28.g5!? Bxg5 29.Qxe5+ ( 29.Nxe5? f6 ) 29...Qxe5 30.Nxe5 Kf6 ( 30...Bc1 31.Nd3 ) 31.Nc6 ( 31.Nd3 Ke6/\ Kd5-c4 ; 31.Nf3 Bc1 32.Nd4 Bxb2

33.Nxb5 Ke5 ) A1) 31...Bc1 32.c4!? ( 32.Nxa5 Bxb2 33.c4 Bc3 34.Nb7 bxc4 35.Nd6± ) 32...Bxb2 ( 32...bxc4 33.Nxa5 Bxb2 34.Nxc4+- )

A1a) 33.cxb5 a4 ( 33...Bxa3 34.Nxa5± ) 34.b6 Bxa3 35.b7 Bd6 36.b8Q Bxb8 37.Nxb8 a3 38.Nd7+ Ke6 39.Nc5+ Kd5 40.Nb3 a2 ( 40...Kc4 41.Nc1 Kc3= ) 41.Kf1 Kc4 42.Na1 Kc3 43.Ke2 Kb2 44.Kd2 Kxa1 45.Kc1= ; A1b) 33.Nxa5± - 32.Na5 ;

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A2) 31...a4 32.Nd4 Bc1 33.Nxb5 Ke5 ( 33...Bxb2 34.Kf1 Ke5 35.Ke2 Kd5 36.Kd3 Kc5 37.c4± /\ Nc3 ) 34.c4 ( 34.Kf1 Kd5 35.Ke2 Kc4 ) 34...Bxb2 35.Kf1± /\ Ke2-d3, Nc3 ;

B) 28.Nc5!? Qd5 ( 28...Qc8 29.Qxb5± ) 29.b4± ]

28.Nxe5 [ 28.Qxe5+ Qxe5 29.Nxe5 Kf6 ]

28...f6 [ 28...Bf6

A) 29.Nf3 fxg4 30.Nd4 Bxd4 31.Qxg4+ Kf8 32.cxd4± ( 32.Qxd4!? Qg5+ 33.Kf1 Qc1+ 34.Kg2 Qxb2 35.Qd8+ Kg7 36.Qxa5± ); B) 29.Nd3+- ]

[ 28...Qe4 29.Qxe4 fxe4 30.Nc6± ] 29.Nf3™ fxg4 30.Nd4 f5

[ 30...h5 31.Nxb5 ] 31.Nxb5 Q 8/g Bf6

[ 31...f4 32.Qxg4!? ( 32.Nc7 f3!„ ; 32.c4 f3!„ ; 32.Nd4!? ) 32...Qxb5 33.h4 h6 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.b4± ] [ 31...h5!? /\ h4-h3 ]

32.b4 axb4 33.axb4 [ 33.cxb4?! ><d4 ]

33...h5 34.c4+- /\ c5, Nd6 Qa8 35.Nd6 f4 [ 35...Qa1+ 36.Kg2 f4 37.f3 ]

36.Qd1! [ 36.c5 Qa1+ 37.Qf1 Qc3„ ]

36...Be5“ [ 36...f3 37.c5 ]

37.c5 Qa2 [ 37...Bxd6 38.Qd4+ Kf7 39.cxd6 f3 40.d7 Qd8 41.h3 ]

38.b5 f3 39.Nf5+ Kf6 [ 39...Kf7 40.Ng3 Bxg3 41.hxg3 o^b5, c5 ]

40.Ng3 [ 40.Ne3?? Bxh2+ ]

40...h4 [ ¹40...Bxg3 41.hxg3 ]

41.Qd8+ Kf7 [ 41...Kg6 42.Qe8+ ( 42.Qxh4+- ) 42...Kf6 43.Qh8+ Kf7 44.Qh5++- ] [ 41...Kg7 42.Qg5++- ( 42.Qxh4+- )]

42.Qd7+ Kf8 43.Qf5+ Qf7 44.Qxe5 hxg3 45.hxg3

[ 45.Qb8+ Kg7 46.Qxg3 /\ h3 ] 45...Qb3

[ 45...Qa2 46.Qf4+ Ke8 47.Qxg4 ] 46.Qf4+ Ke7 47.Qe3+1-0

C14Hector,J 2470Gleizerov,E 2560

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gleizerov,E]

70/280 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 c5 7.Bxe7 Kxe7 8.dxc5!?N

[ 8.f4 - 68/253 ] 8...Nxe5 9.Qd2 Nbc6 10.0-0-0

[ 10.Qg5+?! Kf8 ] [ 10.Nf3!? Nxf3+ 11.gxf3 <->g ]

10...Re8 [ 10...Qa5!? 11.f4 Nd7 12.Bb5™ Kf8! 13.Nf3 a6!÷ ]

11.h5!? [ 11.Nb5 Kf8 12.Nd6 Re7 /\ b6 ]

11...h6! [ 11...Kf8?! 12.h6 g6 13.Nb5± ><h7, Kf8 ]

12.f4 Nd7 13.Bb5 Nxc5 14.Qe3? [ 14.Nf3 a6! ( 14...Kf8? 15.g4 /\ g5-> ) 15.Bxc6 bxc6÷ ]

14...d4∓ 15.Qe2 [ 15.Qf2 Qb6-+ ] [ 15.Qg3 Qb6-+ ]

15...Bd7 [ 15...Qa5? 16.Bxc6 dxc3 17.Bxe8 ]

16.Qc4 [ 16.Bxc6? dxc3-+ ]

16...Qb6 17.Na4™ Nxa4 18.Qxa4 /\ Qa3 Qc5! 19.Nf3 Red8 20.Qc4!? b6!

[ 20...Qxc4 21.Bxc4 Be8 22.Bb5 ><d4 ] 21.Rhe1 Rac8 22.Qxc5+ bxc5 23.c3!? Rb8!

[ 23...dxc3 24.bxc3© ] 24.Bxc6?

[ ¹24.Bf1 ] 24...Bxc6 25.Ne5 Bxg2!-+ 26.cxd4

[ 26.Rg1 dxc3 27.bxc3™ ( 27.Rxg2 Rxd1+ 28.Kxd1 cxb2 ) 27...Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1™ Rb7™ 29.Rg1 Be4 30.Rxg7 Kf6 31.Rg8 Kf5 ]

26...cxd4 27.Rg1 Be4! [ 27...Rdc8+ 28.Kb1! Be4+ 29.Ka1÷ ]

28.Rxg7 Rdc8+ 29.Kd2 Rxb2+ 30.Ke1 Rcc2 31.Rxd4 Bd5™

[ 31...Rh2?? 32.Rd7++- ] 32.Rxf7+ Ke8 33.Rg7 Rh2 34.Rg1 Rbe2+ 35.Kd1 Rxa2

[ 35...Rxa2 36.Ke1 Rhe2+ 37.Kf1™ ( 37.Kd1 Bb3+ 38.Kc1 Ra1# ) 37...Bg2+

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C14Kruppa,Y 2535Ulibin,M 2535

Minsk 1997[Kruppa,Y]

70/281 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4

[ 7.Qg4N - 70/(281) ] 7...0-0 8.Nf3 c5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.dxc5 Qxc5 11.0-0-0 Nb6 12.h4 f6?!N

[ 12...Bd7 - 68/(254) ] 13.exf6 Rxf6 14.Bd3 Bd7 15.Rhe1 Nc4

[ 15...Rc8 16.Kb1 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.g3 b5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 b4 21.Ne2± ]

16.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.g3 Be8 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Rxe5 Bg6 20.b3² Qb4 21.Kb2 Rc8 22.a3 Qc5

[ 22...Qb6 23.g4 ] [ 22...Qa5 23.Qe1 ]

23.Rc1 h6 24.Ne2 Qf2 25.Qd4 Qxd4+ 26.Nxd4 Kf7 27.Nb5± Rc5 28.c4! Ke7 29.cxd5 Rxd5 30.Rxd5 exd5 31.Rc7+ Kf8 32.Nd4! Rb6 33.f5 Bf7 34.g4 g6 35.Kc3 gxf5 36.gxf5 Ke8

[ 36...Kg7? 37.Kd3 Kf6 38.Ke3 Ra6 39.a4 Rb6 40.a5 Rb4 41.Kd3 Ke5 42.Re7+ Kf6 43.Re1 b6 44.a6+- ]

37.a4?! [ 37.Kd3 ]

37...a5 38.Kd3?! [ 38.Rc5 Ra6 39.Nb5± ]

38...Kf8 39.Ke3 Kg7? [ 39...Rb4 40.Rc5 Kg7 41.Rxa5 Kf6 42.Rb5 Rxb5 43.Nxb5± ]

40.Rc5? [ 40.Kf4 Kf6 41.Rd7 Be8 ( 41...h5 42.Nb5+- ; 41...Rb4 42.Rd6+ Ke7 43.Ke5 Rxd4 44.f6++- ) 42.Rxd5± ]

40...Kf6 41.Rxa5 Ke5 42.Rb5 Rxb5 43.Nxb5 b6 44.f6! Bg6

[ 44...Be8 45.Nc7! d4+ 46.Kd2 Bf7 47.b4 Kxf6 48.b5! ( 48.a5? bxa5 49.bxa5 Bc4 ) 48...Ke5 49.Na8± ]

45.b4 Kxf6 46.Kd4 Be8 47.Nc3 Ke6 48.b51-0

C17Al_Modiahki,M 2380Ivanov,Se 2530

Benasque 1997[Kuzmin,A]

70/282 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 Nh6

[ 5...cxd4 - 70/(282) ] 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nf3 c4 8.Bf1 Nf5 9.Ne2 Be7 10.c3 0-0N

[ 10...h5 - 61/289 ] 11.Ng3 f6

[ 11...Nxg3 12.hxg3 /\ Qc2+/= <->h ] 12.exf6

[ 12.Nxf5? exf5 13.exf6 Bxf6³ () ] 12...Rxf6 13.Be2

[ 13.Bg5 Rf8 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Be2 Bd7 16.0-0 Be8 17.Qd2² ]

13...h6 14.0-0 Bd6 15.Re1 Bd7 16.Bf1² Qc7

[ 16...Be8 17.Ne5 ( 17.Nxf5?! Rxf5! 18.Rxe6 Bh5© ) 17...Nxg3 18.hxg3 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Rf5 20.g4 ( 20.b3!? ) 20...Rxe5 21.Rxe5 Nxe5 22.Qe2 Qf6 23.Re1 Nd3 24.Qxe6+ Qxe6 25.Rxe6 Nxb2 26.Re7 Bc6 27.Be3² ]

17.Nh5! Rf7 18.g3 g5? [ 18...g6 19.Nf4 Rf6 20.h4 Ng7/\ Raf8, Bf4, Rf4+/= ]

19.Bxg5! hxg5 20.Nxg5 Raf8 [ 20...Re8 21.Nxf7 ( 21.Qf3!? ) 21...Kxf7 22.Qf3‚ ] [ 20...Nd8!?© ]

21.Nxe6! [ 21.Nxf7? Rxf7³ ><Nh5 ]

21...Bxe6 22.Rxe6± ><d5 Qd7 23.Qg4+ Ng7 24.Rae1 Nd8 25.Rg6 Qxg4 26.Rxg4 Kh7 27.Nxg7 Rxg7 28.Rh4+ Kg6 29.Bg2 Re7 30.Rg4+ Kf5

[ 30...Kh5 31.Rxe7 Bxe7 32.Rg7+- ] 31.Rf4+ Bxf4 32.Rxe7 Bc1 33.Re2 Nf7 34.Bxd5+- Nd6 35.Re5+“ Kg6 36.Re6+ Rf6 37.Re2 Rf5 38.Bg2 Kf7 39.Rc2 Bh6 40.f4 Ra5 41.a3 Rb5 42.Kf2 a5 43.a4 Rb3 44.Re2 b5 45.Bd5+ Kf8 46.axb5 Rxb5 47.Bc6 Rb6 48.Ba4 Kf7 49.Kf3 Nf5 50.g4 Nh4+ 51.Kg3 Ng6 52.Be8+ Kg8 53.g5 Bf8 54.Bxg6

[ ¹54.h4 ] 54...Rxg6 55.Kg4 a4 56.f5 Rb6 57.f6 Kf7 58.d5! Rb5 59.Rd2 Bc5 60.d6 Bb6 61.d7

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Bd8 62.h4 a3 63.bxa3 Rb3 64.h5 Rxc3 65.Rf2 Rc1 66.g6+ Kf8 67.h61-0

C18Almasi,Z 2595Lputian,S 2615

Pula 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/283 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.b4 cxd4 7.Nb5 Bc7 8.f4 Nh6 9.Nf3 Bd7 10.Nxc7+ Qxc7 11.Bd3 a6 12.a4 Nf5 13.Qd2 Nc6 14.Bb2 0-0N

[ 14...Qb6 - 63/251 ] 15.Bxf5!

[ 15.0-0 Ne3 ] 15...exf5 16.Bxd4! Nxd4

[ 16...b6 17.0-0² ] [ 16...Nd8 17.Bc5 ]

17.Nxd4 f6 18.Nf3!² [ 18.e6? Bxe6! 19.Nxe6 Rae8 /\ Qb6 ] [ 18.exf6 Rae8+ 19.Kf2 Rxf6 /\ Re4 ]

18...fxe5 [ 18...Qb6 19.a5 ]

19.Nxe5 d4! 20.0-0! [ 20.Qxd4 Rad8! ] [ 20.c3 Rad8! 21.cxd4 Be6 /\ Qb6 ] [ 20.c4 Bc6 /\ Be4, Rad8 ]

20...Rad8 21.Nf3! d3? [ 21...Bc6 22.Nxd4 Be4 23.c3 ]

22.cxd3 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Bc6 24.Ne5 Bd5 25.Rac1 h6 26.Rc5 ><Bd5 Kh7 27.Qc3

[ 27.h3!? /\ Kh2, Re1-e3-g3 ] 27...Qf6 28.h3 Rfe8

[ 28...Qh4 29.Kh2 ] 29.Kh2 Re7 30.Rc7!? Rxc7 31.Qxc7 Qf8! 32.Qc5!

[ 32.Qb6 Rc8 /\ Rc2 ] 32...Qe8?!“

[ 32...Qxc5 33.bxc5 Bc6 34.Rb1! ( 34.a5 Bb5 /\ Rd4 ; 34.Nxc6 bxc6 35.Rd1 Rd4 ) 34...Rd5! 35.Nxc6 bxc6 36.Rb6 Rxc5 37.Rxa6± ]

33.a5 Be6?! 34.Qb6 Qe7 35.Rc1+- Bd5 36.Rc7 Qd6

[ 36...Qe8 37.Qf6 Qf8 38.Qg6++- ] 37.Qxd6 Rxd6 38.Rd7! Rxd7 39.Nxd7 Kg8 40.Nb6! Bc6 41.g3 Kf7 42.Kg1 Bb5

[ 42...Ke6 43.Kf2 Kd6 44.Ke3 /\ Kd4 ] 43.d4 Ke6 44.d5+!

[ 44.d5+ Kd6 45.Kf2 Be8 46.Ke3 Bf7 47.Kd4 ]

1-0

C18Kasparov,G 2795Short,N 2690

Novgorod 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/284 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Qg4 f5 8.Qg3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Ne7 10.Bd2 0-0 11.Bd3 b6 12.Ne2 Ba6 13.Nf4 Qd7 14.h4 Bxd3 15.Qxd3!?

[ 15.cxd3 ] 15...Nbc6 16.Rh3 Rac8 17.Rg3 Rf7?

[ 17...Nd8! 18.Nh5 ( 18.Kf1 Qc6 19.c3 Qc4³ ; 18.c3!? ) 18...Ng6 19.Nxg7 ( 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.h5 fxe5 21.hxg6 e4 22.gxh7+ Kh8 23.Qb3 Nc6 24.0-0-0 Rf7 25.Bg5÷ ) 19...Kxg7 20.h5 Nf7

A) 21.hxg6 hxg6 A1) 22.Rxg6+? Kxg6 23.Qg3+ Kh7 24.Ke2 ( 24.0-0-0 Rxc2+! 25.Kxc2 Qa4+ 26.Qb3 Qxd4! 27.Rh1+ Kg6-+ ) 24...f4! ( 24...Qb5+? 25.Kf3 f4 26.Rh1+ Nh6 27.Qg5+- ) 25.Qxf4 Qb5+-+ ; A2) 22.Ke2 ;

B) 21.Ke2 /\ 22.hg6 hg6 23.Rg6 Qd8! 22.Rh1 Rh8 23.c3 Qe7÷ ]

18.h5? [ 18.Kf1! Nd8 19.Kg1± ∆Qa4 20.c3 Qb3 21.Nh5 Ng6 22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.h5 ]

18...Nd8N [ 18...Kh8 ]

19.c3 [ 19.h6 g6 20.Nh5 Kh8 21.Nf6 Qa4³ ]

19...Rf8?! [ 19...Qa4³ ]

20.Kf1 Rc4 21.Kg1 Nf7 22.a4! Rfc8 23.Qb1 Nc6?

[ 23...Kh8 24.a5 ( 24.Qd1 Nh6÷ ) 24...b5 25.a6 ( 25.Nd3 a6 ) 25...b4÷ ]

24.Qd1! Ne7 [ 24...Kh8? 25.Ng6+! hxg6 ( 25...Kg8 26.h6 hxg6 27.Rxg6+- ) 26.hxg6 Nh6 27.Qh5 Kg8 28.Bxh6 gxh6 29.g7 Nd8 30.Qxh6 Nf7 31.Qg6 Rxc3 32.f3+- ] [ 24...Kf8? 25.h6 g6 26.Nxg6+ hxg6

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27.Rxg6 Ne7 28.Rg7+- ] [ 24...h6 25.Rg6

A) 25...Ng5 26.Nd3! Ne7 ( 26...Nf7 27.Nb2 ) 27.Bxg5 Nxg6 28.hxg6 hxg5 29.Qh5 Rxc3 30.a5!! Rxd3 ( 30...b5 31.Nc5+- ; 30...Qe8 31.axb6 axb6 32.Nc5! bxc5 33.Ra7+- ) 31.axb6 axb6 ( 31...Rxd4 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Qxg7+ Kd8 35.Qf8+ Qe8 36.g7+- ) 32.Qh7+ ( 32.Ra7+- ) 32...Kf8 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Qxg7+ Kd8 35.Qf8+ Kc7 36.Rc1+ Kb7 37.Qxc8++- ; B) 25...Ncd8 26.g4! Nh8 27.gxf5 Nxg6 28.hxg6 exf5 29.Qf3 R4c6 30.Qg2 ( 30.Kf1 Kf8 31.Ke2 Ne6 32.Nxd5 Ng5÷ ) 30...Kf8 31.Re1± ∆Ne6 32.Nxd5 Ng5 33.Bxg5 Rxg6 34.e6 Qe8 35.f4 hxg5 36.e7+ Kg8 37.fxg5+- ]

25.h6 g6 26.Qh5 Rxa4? [ 26...Kh8? 27.Qh4 g5 ( 27...Ng8 28.Nxg6+ hxg6 29.h7+- ) 28.Rxg5 Nxg5 29.Qxg5 Ng8 30.Nxe6+- ] [ 26...Kf8 27.Qh4

A) 27...Ke8 28.Qf6 Rxa4 29.Rxa4 Qxa4 30.Nxe6 Qd1+ 31.Kh2 Qxd2 32.Ng7+ Kf8 ( 32...Kd8 33.f4!! Rxc3 34.Qxf7 Rxg3 35.Qe8+ Kc7 36.Ne6+ Kb7 37.Qxe7+ Ka6 38.Kxg3+- ) 33.e6 Qxh6+ 34.Nh5 Ke8 35.Rh3 Kd8 36.exf7 Kd7 37.Ng3 Qf8 38.Rxh7 Rc6 39.Qh8 Rc8 40.Qe5 Rxc3 41.Ne2 Rc6 42.Nf4 a5 43.Qh8 ( 43.Nxd5+- ) 43...Rc8 44.Qf6 Rc6 45.Qxc6+! Nxc6 46.Nxg6 Qd6+ 47.f4 Qxg6 48.f8N+!+- ; B) 27...g5

B1) 28.Qh5 Ng8 ( 28...gxf4? 29.Rg7 Ng6 30.Rxh7 Ngh8 31.Bxf4 Rxc3 32.Bg5 Qc7 33.Rd1+- ) 29.Nh3 g4 30.Nf4 Ke8 ; B2) 28.Rxg5! Nxg5 29.Qxg5 Ng8 30.Qg7+ Qxg7 31.Nxe6+ Kf7 32.Nxg7 Ne7 33.Nh5± ]

27.Rxa4 Qxa4 28.Nxe6? [ 28.Qh4! Qd1+ 29.Kh2 g5 ( 29...Qxd2 30.Qf6 Kf8 31.Nxe6+ Ke8+- - 26...Kf8) 30.Rxg5+ Nxg5 31.Qxg5+ Kf7 32.Be3! ( 32.Nh5? Rg8 33.Ng7 Rxg7 34.Qxg7+ Ke8 35.Bg5 Qh5+= ) 32...Rxc3 33.Qg7+ Ke8 34.Qxh7 Qg4 35.g3!+- ]

28...Qc2? [ 28...Rc6! 29.Nf4 Kf8 30.Qe2÷ ]

29.Qh4 f4

[ 29...Qxd2 30.Qf6 Qc1+ 31.Kh2 Qxh6+ 32.Rh3+- ]

30.Bxf4 Nf5 31.Rxg6+! [ 31.Rxg6+ hxg6 32.h7+ Kh8 33.Qf6+ Kxh7 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Qf6+ Kh7 36.Ng5+ Kh6 37.Ne4+ Kh7 38.Qf7+ Kh8 39.Nf6 Ng7 40.Bh6 ]

1-0

C18Pavlovic,Mi 2485Drasko,M 2520

Jugoslavija 1997[Drasko,M]

70/285 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Bd3 Nbc6 8.Qg4 c4 9.Be2 0-0 10.h4

[ 10.Nf3 f6!? ] 10...f6!N

[ 10...f5 - 15/219 ] 11.Nf3 fxe5 12.Nxe5

[ 12.dxe5 Ng6 13.Qh5 Qe8! ] 12...Nxe5 13.dxe5 Qc7 14.f4 Bd7 15.h5

[ ¹15.a4 ] 15...Nf5 16.h6 g6 17.Qh3 Ba4 18.Bd1 Rad8³ 19.0-0

[ 19.g4 Ne7 20.Be3 Qa5 21.Bd2 Qb6∓ ] 19...Qb6+ 20.Kh2 d4 21.cxd4 Qxd4 22.Rb1

[ 22.c3 Qxd1!? ( 22...Qd7∓ )] 22...Qe4!?

[ 22...b6 ] [ 22...b5 ]

23.Bf3 [ 23.Rb2!? ]

23...Qxc2 24.Rxb7 Rd7! [ 24...Rd3 25.Qg4ƒ ]

25.Rxd7 [ 25.Rb4!? ]

25...Bxd7 26.Rd1?! [ 26.Bg4 ]

26...Ba4∓ 27.Be3? Qc3!-+ 28.Bc5 [ 28.Bd4 Nxd4 29.Rxd4 Qxd4 30.Qxe6+ Kh8-+ ><f4 ]

28...Bxd1 29.Bxf8 Kxf80-1

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C18Lautier,J 2660Poldauf,D 2455

Berlin 1997[Lautier,J]

70/286 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.Ne2 dxc3 10.Qxg7 Rg8 11.Qxh7 Nbc6

[ 11...Qxe5 - 70/(286) ] 12.Bf4 Bd7 13.0-0 0-0-0 14.Bg3 d4 15.Rfe1 Be8? 16.Nf4!± N

[ 16.Qh4 ] 16...Rg5?!

[ 16...Nxe5? 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Bxe5+- ] [ 16...Kb8 17.Bh4! /\ Bf6, h4-h5-h6 ( 17.Nh5± )]

17.Qh6 Rg8 [ 17...Rxe5? 18.Nxe6! fxe6 19.Bxe5 Nxe5 20.Qxe6++- ]

18.Bh7 Rh8 19.Qg7 Bd7 20.Qxf7 Rhf8 21.Qg7 Nf5 22.Bxf5 Rxf5 23.Rab1 Rdf8

[ 23...Rxe5 24.Nxe6+- ] [ 23...Qa5 24.Nxe6+- ]

24.Nd5! Qd8 [ 24...exd5 25.e6+- ]

25.Nf6 b6 26.h4+- R5xf6 [ 26...Qe7 27.Qg4+- /\ h5 ]

27.exf6 Qxf6 28.Qxf6 Rxf6 29.Rb5 Be8 30.Rg5

[ ¹30.h5 Rh6 31.Bf4 Rxh5 32.Rxh5 Bxh5 33.Rxe6+- ]

30...Bg6 31.Rc1 Kb7 32.h5 Bf5 33.Rg7+ Ka6 34.Bh4 Rf8 35.f3 e5 36.g4 Be6 37.h6 d3 38.cxd3 Nd4 39.Kh2 c2

[ 39...Nxf3+ 40.Kh3+- ( 40.Kg3 Nd4/\ Ne2 )]

40.h7 Bb3 41.Bf6 [ 41.Bf6 Ne2 42.Rxc2 Bxc2 43.Rg8 ]

1-0

C19Anand,V 2765Ivanchuk,V 2725

Dortmund 1997[Anand,V]

70/287 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3

[ 7.a4 - 70/(287) ]

7...h6 8.Bd3 [ 8.h4 - 58/328 ] [ 8.a4 ]

8...b6N [ 8...c4 ]

9.0-0 Ba6 10.Nh4!? /\ f4-f5 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Nbc6 12.f4 Qd7 13.Bd2 c4?

[ 13...0-0 14.g4 ( 14.Rae1 f5 ) 14...f5 15.exf6 Rxf6÷ ]

14.Qh3 g6 15.a4 0-0-0 16.Nf3 h5?! 17.Rfb1 Nf5 18.g3 Kb7 19.Qf1 Ka8 20.Bc1 Rb8 21.Qe1± Rb7 22.Ba3 Qd8 23.Ng5?

[ 23.Qd2 /\ Re1 ] 23...Re8! 24.Qd2

[ 24.Nh7?! Rh8 25.Nf6? Ng7! /\ Ne8= ] 24...f6 25.Nf3 Nh6² 26.exf6 Qxf6 27.Re1 Nf7 28.Re2 Ne7 29.Rae1 Nf5 30.Qc1 Ng7! 31.Kg2 Qd8 32.h3

[ 32.Qb2 g5 ( 32...Qd7 33.Qb5² ) 33.fxg5 Nxg5 34.Nxg5 Qxg5 ] [ 32.Qb1 g5 33.Bc1 g4 34.Ng5÷ ]

32...Qd7 33.Nh4 Nh8 34.Nf3 Nf7 [ 34...Qxa4 35.Ne5! /\ g4 ><Nh8, Ng7 ]

35.a5 bxa5 36.Bc5 a6 [ 36...Qa4!? ] [ 36...Reb8 37.Qa3 /\ Bf8 Rb1 38.Qxa5 Rxe1 39.Rxe1 Nf5 40.Ra1 Rb7 ]

37.Qa3 Rb5 38.Ra1 Kb7 [ 38...Nf5 39.Bb4 h4!÷ ]

39.Ree1 Rb8? [ 39...Nf5! ]

40.Bf8! Ne8? [ 40...Nf5! 41.g4 hxg4 42.hxg4 N5d6 43.Bxd6 Nxd6 44.Ne5 Qc7÷ ]

41.Ne5! Nxe5 42.fxe5² ><Ne8 g5 43.Re2 Kc6 44.Rf1 Qh7 45.Be7 g4 46.h4 R8b7 47.Bd8 Rf7 48.Rxf7 Qxf7 49.Rf2 Qg6 50.Kh2²1-0

C19Hellers,F 2585Hansen,Cu 2605

Malmo 1997[Hellers,F]

70/288 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qc7 7.Nf3 Ne7 8.a4 h6 9.Bd3 b6 10.0-0 Ba6

[ 10...0-0 - 61/293 ]

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11.Bxa6N [ 11.a5 ] [ 11.Bb5+ ] [ 11.Ba3 ]

11...Nxa6 12.Qd3 Nb8 13.Nh4 Nbc6 [ 13...Nd7! 14.f4 cxd4 ( 14...Rc8 15.f5 exf5 16.Nxf5 Nxf5 17.Qxf5 0-0² ; 14...g6!? ) 15.cxd4 Rc8

A) 16.f5 Qc3!³ ( 16...Qxc2 17.Qg3ƒ ); B) 16.Ba3 Qc3³ ]

14.f4 0-0 [ 14...g6 15.Ba3² ]

15.Ba3 [ 15.g4? cxd4 16.cxd4 Nb4∓ ] [ 15.f5 exf5 16.Nxf5 Nxf5 17.Rxf5 Rae8!= 18.Ba3 Re6 19.dxc5? Nxe5 20.Qxd5 Rd8 21.cxb6 axb6 22.Qb3 Ng4-+ ]

15...Na5 16.Rae1 [ 16.g4 Nc4 17.f5 ( 17.Bc1 f6 ) 17...Nxa3 18.Rxa3 f6!÷ ]

16...Qc6! [ 16...Nc4 17.Bc1 f5 18.exf6 Rxf6 19.g4² Raf8 20.f5 exf5 21.g5!ƒ ]

17.g4 Qxa4 18.Bc1 cxd4 19.f5 Rac8!? [ 19...Rfc8? Larsen,B 20.Bxh6 gxh6 21.Qd2! Kh7 22.fxe6+- ] [ 19...dxc3 20.Rf4

A) 20...Nc4!? 21.f6 Nc6 Byrne,R 22.fxg7 ( 22.g5!? ) 22...Kxg7 23.Nf5+ exf5 24.Qxf5 Rae8÷ ; B) 20...Qd7 21.f6÷ ]

[ 19...Qc4! 20.Qg3 Qxc3 21.Rf3 Qxc2 22.f6 ( 22.g5!? Byrne,R h5! ) 22...Ng6

A) 23.fxg7 Kxg7 24.Nxg6 fxg6 25.Bxh6+ Kxh6 26.Qh4+ Kg7 27.Qe7+ Kg8 28.Qxe6+ Kh8!? ( 28...Kg7= ) 29.Rh3+ Kg7 30.Qe7+ Rf7 31.Qh4÷ ; B) 23.Ref1 Nc6! 24.fxg7 Kxg7 25.Nxg6 fxg6 26.Bxh6+ Kxh6 27.Rxf8 Rxf8 28.Rxf8 Qc1+! 29.Kg2 Qd2+ 30.Kf1!= ( 30.Rf2 Qg5÷ )]

20.Bxh6! [ 20.f6 Rxc3 21.fxe7 Rxd3 22.exf8Q+ Kxf8 23.cxd3÷ ]

20...gxh6 21.f6 Nec6?? [ 21...Rxc3 22.Qd2

A) 22...Re3 23.fxe7 Re8 ( 23...Rc8 24.g5!+- ) 24.g5!+- ; B) 22...Qxc2! 23.Qxh6 Qh7 24.Qxh7+ Kxh7 25.fxe7 Re8 26.Rxf7+

B1) 26...Kg8!? 27.Ref1 Rcc8 28.Ng6 d3! 29.Nf8 ( 29.Rf8+ Kg7 30.R8f7+

Kxg6 31.h4 Rc1 32.R7f6+= ) 29...Nc6! ( 29...d2 30.Nxe6 Rc1 31.Rf8+ Kh7 32.Rxe8 Rxf1+ 33.Kg2 Rg1+ 34.Kh3 d1Q 35.Rh8+ Kxh8 36.e8Q++- ); B2) 26...Kh6 27.Rf6+ Kg5! ( 27...Kg7 28.Rxe6 d3 29.Rd1ƒ ) 28.Nf3+ Rxf3 ( 28...Kxg4 29.Kh1! ) 29.Rxf3 Rxe7 30.h3÷ ]

22.Qd2 Kh7 23.Rf5!! dxc3 24.Qxh6+ Kxh6 25.Rh5# #1-0

C19Klovans,J 2445Rustemov,A 2550

Swidnica 1997[Rustemov,A]

70/289 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.Nf3 c5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 b6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bd3 Ba4 10.h4 h6 11.0-0 c4 12.Be2 Kd7 13.h5 Qg8 14.Be3!?N

[ 14.g3 - 58/331 ] 14...Qh7 15.Rc1 Na6!?

[ 15...Nbc6 ] 16.Nh4 Nc7

[ 16...g5!? 17.hxg6 fxg6÷ ( 17...Nxg6 18.Nxg6 Qxg6 19.Bh5² )]

17.f4 [ 17.Bg4 Raf8 18.g3 Kc8÷ ]

17...g6™ [ 17...Nb5 18.Qd2 ] [ 17...Nf5 18.Nxf5 ( 18.Bf2 ) 18...Qxf5 19.Bg4 Qh7 ( 19...Qe4 20.Rf3 ) 20.f5 ]

18.Qd2 Rag8 19.Rf3 [ 19.hxg6?! fxg6÷ /\ g5 ] [ 19.Rf2 ]

19...Kc8 [ 19...gxh5?! 20.f5 exf5 21.Rcf1 Rg7 22.Nxf5 Nxf5 23.Rxf5 Rhg8 24.Bxh5± ]

20.Rcf1 [ 20.hxg6 Nxg6 21.Rh3 Nxh4 22.Rxh4÷ ]

20...Rg7 [ 20...gxh5 21.f5 ]

21.Rh3 [ 21.R1f2!? Rhg8 22.Rg3÷ ]

21...gxh5! 22.f5! exf5 23.Bxh5 Ne6 [ 23...f4?! 24.Rxf4 Bxc2 25.Rxf7!² ]

24.Bd1 [ 24.Kh2?! Ng5 25.Rg3 Ne4 26.Rxg7

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Qxg7 ] [ 24.Rf2 f4! 25.Bxf4 Bxc2³ ]

24...h5 [ 24...Ng5? 25.Bxg5 Rxg5 26.Qxg5!! hxg5 27.Nxf5 Nxf5 28.Rxh7 Rxh7 29.Rxf5± ]

25.Rhf3 Rhg8 26.Nxf5 Nxf5 27.Rxf5 h4 28.R1f2™ Rxg2+

[ 28...h3? 29.Rh5± ] 29.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 30.Qxg2 Qxf5 31.Qxd5 Nc7™ 32.Qg2

[ 32.Qxc4?? Bb5-+ ] 32...Bd7 33.Bf3 h3 34.Qe2?!

[ 34.Qg8+ Ne8 35.Bd5! Qxc2 36.Bxf7 ( 36.e6 fxe6 37.Bxe6 Qd1+= ) 36...Qxc3= ( 36...Qd1+= )]

34...Be6∓ 35.d5?“ Nxd5 36.Qxc4+ Nc7 37.Qe4 Qxe4 38.Bxe4 Nb5 39.Bc1 Nxc3 40.Bd3∓ ^^ NB 9/e Kc7 41.Bd2 Na4 42.Bb5 Nc5 43.Bg5 a6 44.Be2 Ne4 45.Be3 Nc3 46.Bd3

[ 46.Bxa6 b5-+ ] 46...Kc6 47.Kh2 a5 48.Bd4 Nb1! 49.Bb2 a4 50.Kg3

[ 50.c3 Nd2-+ ] 50...Kc5 51.Bc1 b5 52.c4 Nxa3!-+ 53.Bxa3+ b4 54.Bc1 Kd4 55.Bf1 a3 56.c5 Kxc5 57.Be3+ Kd50-1

C19Galkin,A 2510Rytshagov,M 2485

Russia 1997[Galkin,A]

70/290 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 b6 8.a4 Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2

[ 10.0-0 - 42/368 ] 10...Nb8 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.0-0 0-0 13.c4 Qc7 14.cxd5!N

[ 14.Ba3 ] 14...Nxd5

[ 14...exd5 15.Ba3 a5 /\ Na6 ( 15...Nbc6 16.Bxc5 Nxe5 17.Bxe7 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3± ) 16.Rab1 Na6 17.Rb5² ><a5, c5 ]

15.Qe4 h6 [ 15...Ne7 16.Ra3 Nbc6 17.Rc3!? Qa5 18.Ng5± ] [ 15...Nc6 16.Ra3 /\ Ng5+/= ( 16.Ng5!? g6 17.Re1 /\ Ra3|^ )]

[ 15...Nd7 16.Ng5 g6 17.Re1 /\ Ra3+/= ] 16.Qg4

[ 16.Ra3!? ] 16...Kh7

[ 16...f5? 17.exf6 Rxf6 18.Bb2± ] [ 16...Kh8 17.Qh5 Kg8 18.Ra3 /\ Bh6 Nc6 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Qxh6 f6 21.Nh4± |^ ]

17.Ra3 Ne7™ [ 17...Nc6 18.Bxh6 gxh6 19.Ng5++- ]

18.Qe4+ [ 18.Ng5+ Kg8! ] [ 18.Bxh6 gxh6 19.Ng5+ Kh8 ( 19...hxg5? 20.Rh3+ Kg7 21.Qxg5+ Ng6 22.Qh6++- ) 20.Qe4 Ng6 ( 20...Nf5 21.Nxf7+ Qxf7 22.Qxa8² ) 21.Nxe6 Qc6 ( 21...fxe6 22.Qxg6 Qg7 23.Qxe6± ) 22.Qxc6 Nxc6 23.Nxf8² ]

18...Ng6! [ 18...Kh8? 19.Qxa8+- ] [ 18...Kg8 19.Rb3 Qc6 ( 19...Nbc6 20.Ba3± ) 20.Qg4 /\ Rd1+/- ]

19.h4!? Qc6 [ 19...Kg8 20.h5 Ne7 21.Rb3 Nbc6 ( 21...Qc6 22.Qg4 /\ Rd1-d6 ) 22.Ba3±><c5 ]

20.Qd3 c4 [ 20...Kg8 21.Rd1!? Na6 22.Qb5!± ]

21.Qd6! Rc8 [ 21...Qxd6 22.exd6± ]

22.h5! Nf8 23.Qe7 Qd7 24.Qh4 Qd5 25.Re3 Nc6 26.Re4 Ne7 27.Rfe1! ><Re4 Nf5 28.Qf4 /\ g4 Kg8 29.g4 Ne7 30.Ba3!± Qd7 31.Bd6!

[ 31.Rxc4 Nd5 32.Qd4 Rxc4 33.Qxc4 Rc8 ><a4, c2 ]

31...Nh7 [ 31...Nd5 32.Qd2!? ( 32.Qg3 /\ g5+/-|^ )]

32.Qg3 Qd8 33.Qh4 Nd5 34.Qxd8+ Rxd8 35.Rxc4 Rac8 36.Rxc8 Rxc8 37.Rb1 Nb6 38.a5 Nc4 39.a6 Nb6 40.Nd4

[ 40.Rxb6? axb6 41.a7 Ra8 42.Bb8 Nf8™ 43.Nd4 Nd7 44.Nc6 Kf8 45.Kf1 Ke8 46.Ke2 Nc5 /\ Kd7 ]

40...Nf8 41.Nb5 [ 41.Bxf8!? Kxf8 42.Nb5 Nd7! ( 42...Rc4 43.Nxa7 Rxg4+ 44.Kf1 Nd5 45.Nc6 Ra4 46.a7+- ; 42...Rxc2 43.Nxa7 Nd5 44.Nb5/\ a7+/- ) 43.Nxa7 Ra8 44.Rb7 Nc5

( 44...Nb8 45.Nb5 Nxa6 46.Nd6+- ; 44...Nxe5 45.Rc7!+- ) 45.Nc6 Nxa6! ]

41...Nfd7 42.Nxa7?! [ 42.Ra1!? Ra8 ( 42...Rxc2 43.Nxa7± )

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43.f4 Nc4 ( 43...Nd5 44.c4 Nxf4 45.c5 Nd3 46.c6 N7xe5 47.c7± ) 44.Kf2 f6 ( 44...Nxd6 45.exd6± ) 45.Kg3 Kf7 ( 45...fxe5 46.fxe5 Ndxe5 47.Bxe5 Nxe5 48.Re1± ) 46.exf6 gxf6 47.Bc7± ]

42...Ra8 43.Bc7 [ 43.Nb5 Rxa6 /\ Nc4 ] [ 43.Nc6 Rxa6 /\ Nc4 ]

43...Rxa7 [ 43...Nd5 44.Rb7 Nc5 45.Bd6! Nxa6 46.c4± ]

44.Bxb6 Rxa6 R 9/i 45.Bd4 [ 45.Bc7 Rc6 46.Bd6 f6 47.f4 fxe5 48.fxe5 Nb6 /\ 49...Nc4, 49...Nd5 ><c2,g4 ]

45...Rc6 46.Rb7 [ 46.c3 f6!? 47.f4 ( 47.exf6 e5! ) 47...fxe5 48.fxe5 Nc5 ]

46...Nc5 47.Rb8+ Kh7 48.f3?! [ 48.Rf8 Ne4 49.Rxf7 Rxc2 50.Be3² ]

48...Na4 49.Rf8 Rxc2 50.Rxf7 Rd2! 51.Bf2 [ 51.Be3 Re2 52.Bf4 Nc5 53.Kf1 Ra2 ]

51...Nc3 52.Re7 Nd5! 53.Rxe6 Nf4 [ 53...Rd1+ 54.Kh2 ]

54.Rd6™ Nh3+ 55.Kg2 Rxf2+ 56.Kxh3 Rxf3+ 57.Kg2 Re3 58.e6 R 6/b g5?

[ 58...g6! 59.Kf2 ( 59.Rd7+ Kg8 60.e7 gxh5 61.gxh5 Kf7= ) 59...Re5 60.Kf3 Kg7 ( 60...gxh5 61.Kf4 Re1 ) 61.Kf4 Re1 62.hxg6 Kxg6 63.e7+ Kg7 64.Rd7 Kf6= ]

59.Rd7+ Kg8 60.e7 Kf7 [ 60...Re6 61.Rd6 Rxe7 62.Rxh6± ]

61.e8Q+! [ 61.Rd6 Kg7! 62.Rd7 Kf6 63.e8Q Rxe8 64.Rh7 Ke5 65.Rxh6 Kf4= ]

61...Kxe8 62.Rd6 Kf7 63.Rxh6± Re4 64.Kf3 Rf4+ 65.Kg3 Ra4 66.Rd6!

[ 66.Rg6 Ra5 ] 66...Ra3+!?

[ 66...Rb4? 67.Rd5 Kf6 68.Rf5++- ] 67.Kf2 Ra5

[ 67...Ra4 68.Kf3 Rf4+ 69.Kg3± ] 68.Kf3 Re5

[ ¹68...Ke7! ] 69.Rd4 Kg7“ 70.Re4 Ra5 71.Ke3 Rd5 72.Rc4 Ra5 73.Ke4 Kf6 74.Rc6+ Kf7

[ ¹74...Ke7 ] 75.Rd6!+- Ra4+ 76.Rd4 Ra1 77.Rd51-0

C22Dubinski,R 2305Hait,A 2385

Russia 1997[Hait,A]

70/291 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4

[ 5...Be7 - 70/(291) ] 6.Bd2 0-0 7.0-0-0 Re8 8.Qg3 Rxe4 9.a3 Bd6

[ 9...Bc5!?N - 70/(291) ] [ 9...Ba5!?N - 70/(291) ]

10.f4 Re8 11.Bd3 Bc5 12.Nf3 d6!?N [ 12...d5 - 62/331 ]

13.Rde1 [ ¹13.f5!? Dubinski,R ]

13...Rxe1+ 14.Rxe1 Ne7 15.Ng5 [ 15.Nh4 Bd7³ Byrne,R; Mednis,E ]

15...d5!!∓ ><e4 [ 15...Bf5? 16.Rxe7! ∆Bxd3? 17.Ne6!+- ] [ 15...h6 16.Nge4© ] [ 15...Nf5 16.Qh3© Dubinski,R ]

16.b4 [ 16.Na4 Bd6 17.Bc3 Ng6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Qh4 Nh5 20.Be5 ( 20.g3 Bd7-+ ) 20...f6 21.Nf3 Bf5∓ ]

16...Bd6 17.Nb5 h6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Nf3 [ ¹19.Qe3 ]

19...Bf5 20.Nd4 [ 20.Bxf5 Nxf5 21.Qh3 Ne7 22.g4 Ne4 23.g5 Nxd2 24.Nxd2 hxg5 25.fxg5 a5∓ ]

20...Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Ne4 22.Be3 a5 23.b5 c5 24.bxc6 bxc6-+ 25.Kd1 Rb8 26.Ke2 c5 27.Nf3 c4 28.Qd4 Qxa3 29.Qe5 Nc6 30.Qc7 Qd6 31.Qxd6 Nxd6 32.Rd1 Ne4 33.Ra1 a4 34.f5 Ra8 35.Ra3 Nd6 36.f6 Nb5 37.Ra1 a3 38.Kd2 d4 39.Bf4 g5 40.Bg3 Kh7 41.Kc1 Kg6 42.Nd2 Ra4 43.Ne4 Kf5 44.Nd6+ Nxd6 45.Bxd6 a2 46.Kb2 Kxf6 47.Ba3 Nb4 48.Rf1+ Ke6 49.Re1+ Kd5 50.Rc1 Rxa30-1

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C27Varga,Zo 2495Lalic,B 2600

Hrvatska 1997[Lalic,B]

70/292 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Qh5 Nd6 5.Bb3 Nc6 6.Nb5 g6 7.Qf3 f5 8.Qd5 Qe7 9.Nxc7+ Kd8 10.Nxa8 b6 11.Nxb6

[ 11.d3 - 29/210 ] 11...axb6 12.Qf3 Bb7 13.Qd1 Nd4 14.Kf1 f4!?N

[ 14...Qg5 ] 15.f3?

[ 15.c3! ] 15...e4!© 16.d3

[ 16.fxe4 Qxe4 17.Nf3 Nxf3 18.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 19.gxf3 Bxf3 20.Rg1 Nf5 21.c3 Bd6∓ /\ Re8, ><Kf1, Rg1 ]

16...exf3 17.gxf3 Bh6 18.c3 N4f5! 19.Qe2 Qf6 20.Qf2 Kc7 21.Bd2

[ 21.a4? Re8 22.a5 Ne3+ 23.Bxe3 fxe3 24.axb6+ Kxb6∓ /\ e2! ><Kf1 ]

21...Bg5! /\ Re8, Bh4 [ 21...Re8?! 22.Re1 ] [ 21...Ne3+!? 22.Bxe3 fxe3 ]

22.h4! [] Ng3+? [ 22...Bxh4 23.Rxh4 Nxh4 24.c4!÷/\ Bc3, c5 ]

[ 22...Bh6!∓ ><g3 ] 23.Kg2 Bxh4

[ 23...Nxh1 24.hxg5 Nxf2 25.gxf6±|^^^ o^f ]

24.Bxf4! [ 24.Rxh4 Qxh4 25.Bxf4 Qxf4 26.Qxg3 Qd2+ 27.Qf2 Qg5+= ]

24...Nxh1 [ 24...Qxf4? 25.Rxh4 Qxh4 26.Qxg3± ]

25.Bxd6+ Kxd6 26.Qxb6+ Bc6 27.Kxh1 Re8! []= 28.d4

[ 28.Ba4 Bg3 29.Bxc6 Qh4+ 30.Kg2 Qh2+ 31.Kf1 dxc6÷ ]

28...Bf2! 29.Qb4+ Kc7 30.Qa5+ Kb7 31.Qb4+ Kc7

[ 31...Kc8 32.d5!= ] 32.Qa5+

[ 32.d5 Bxg1 33.dxc6 Qxf3+ 34.Kxg1 Qg3+= ]

32...Kb7 33.Qb4+ Kc7½-½

C33Adams,Mi 2680Shirov,A 2700

Tilburg 1997[Shirov,A]

70/293 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 d5 4.exd5 Qh4+ 5.Kf1 Bd6! 6.Nf3 Qh6!N

[ 6...Qh5 ] 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Ne4

[ 8.d4 0-0 9.Kf2 Bg4∓ ] 8...Nd7

[ 8...0-0!? ] 9.Nxd6+

[ 9.d3 0-0∓ ] 9...Qxd6 10.d4 0-0 11.Kf2 Nb6 12.Bb3 Nbxd5∓ 13.Re1

[ 13.c4 Ne3 14.Bxe3 fxe3+ 15.Kxe3 Bg4∓ ]

13...Bg4 14.h3 [ 14.c4 Ne3 15.Bxe3 fxe3+ 16.Rxe3 Nf5∓ ]

14...Bh5 15.Re5 Nf6 16.Bxf4 Ng6! [ 16...Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxd4+ 18.Qe3³ ]

17.Rxh5 Qxf4? [ 17...Ne4+

A) 18.Kf1 Qxf4! ( 18...Nxf4? 19.Re5 Qg6 20.Nh4 ) 19.Kg1 ( 19.Rb5 Nh4-+ ) 19...Qe3+ 20.Kh2 Nf4-+ ; B) 18.Kg1 Nxf4 19.Rh4 ( 19.Re5 Qg6-+ ) 19...Rae8! /\ g5 ( 19...g5? 20.Nxg5! Nxg5 21.Qg4 ) 20.Bc4 g5 21.Nxg5 Nxg5 22.Qg4 ( 22.Rg4 h6 23.h4 Re4 24.c3 b5 25.Qf3 Ng6 26.hxg5 Rxg4 27.Qxg4 bxc4-+ ) 22...Qxd4+ 23.Kh1 h6 24.Rxh6 Qg7-+ ]

18.Rb5³ Nh4 [ 18...b6!? ]

19.Kg1! [ 19.Rxb7? Ne4+ 20.Kg1 Nxg2!-+ ]

19...Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Qxd4+ 21.Kh1! b6 22.Bxf7+! Kxf7 23.Qb3+ Kg6

[ 23...Ke7?? 24.Re1+ Kd8 25.Qf3+- ] 24.Qg3+ Kf7?!

[ 24...Ng4! 25.hxg4 ( 25.c3? Qc4 26.Qxg4+ Qxg4 27.hxg4 Rae8∓ ) 25...Rf4 26.c3 Qd6³ ]

25.Qb3+ Kg6 26.Qg3+ Kf7?!½-½

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C34Shulman,Y 2555Notkin,M 2515

Kahovka 1997[Shulman,Y; Kapengut,A]

70/294 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h6 4.d4 g5 5.Nc3 d6 6.g3 fxg3 7.h4

[ 7.hxg3 - 68/271 ] 7...g4 8.Ng1 g2 9.Bxg2 Be7 10.h5 Bh4+ 11.Ke2 Bg5 12.Bxg5 Qxg5 13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Nc6N

[ 14...Ne7 15.Nge2 Na6!? ( 15...c6 16.Raf1 Na6 17.Rf6 Be6 18.d5ƒ )]

15.Nb5 [ 15.Nd5! Kd8 16.Ne2 f5 17.Rhf1 Nge7 18.Ne3ƒ ]

15...Kd8 16.Ne2 Bd7 [ 16...f5! 17.Rhf1 Nge7 18.Rf4© /\ Raf1 ]

17.Raf1 Rh7 18.Nbc3 [ 18.Rf4 Nce7 19.Nbc3 c6 20.Nd1!? f5 21.Ne3 Nf6!?„ ]

18...Rg7 19.Nd5 Nce7 20.Ne3 c6 21.Rf4 Kc7

[ 21...f5!? 22.exf5 Nf6„ ] 22.Ng3© f6 23.c4

[ 23.Bf1!? ∆d5 24.Bd3² ] 23...Rg5 24.Bf1 Rf8

[ 24...f5!? ] 25.Be2 Rf7 26.Bxg4

[ 26.Rh4!? Rfg7 27.b4ƒ ] 26...Bxg4 27.Nxg4

[ 27.Rxg4?! Rxg4 28.Nxg4 Rg7 29.Rh4 Rg5 30.Ke3 f5 31.exf5 Nxf5+ 32.Nxf5 Rxf5= ]

27...Rfg7 28.Rh4 b5!= 29.cxb5 Rxb5 30.b3 Rgg5?!

[ 30...Rbg5 31.Nf5 Nxf5 32.exf5 Kd8/\ Ne7= ]

31.Rh3! f5 32.exf5 Nxf5 33.Ne4 Rg7 34.a4!

[ 34.Nc3 Rb4„ ] 34...Ra5

[ 34...Rd5? 35.Nef6+- ] [ 34...Rb4 35.Rxf5 Rxg4 36.Kc3 c5 ( 36...Rb8 37.Rf7++- ) 37.Nxc5! Ne7 38.Na6+ Kb6 39.Nxb4 Nxf5 40.Nc2± ]

35.Nc3 Nfe7 [ 35...Nge7?! 36.b4! ]

36.Ne3 Rag5 [ 36...Rgg5 37.d5! Nxd5 38.Nexd5+ cxd5 39.b4 Ra6 40.Rf7+ Kd8 41.b5± ]

37.Rf8 d5?!“ [ 37...Rg3 38.Rxg3 Rxg3 39.d5!? ( 39.Ne4 Rh3 40.Ra8 Kb7 41.Rd8 Kc7 42.Rxd6 Rh4 43.Re6 Rxh5² ) 39...Rg5 40.dxc6 Rxh5 41.Ra8± ] [ 37...Nc8 38.Ne4 Rg1 39.Nf5 R7g2+ ( 39...Rd7 40.d5! ) 40.Kc3 ∆a5?! 41.Rf7+ Kb6 42.Nexd6± ]

38.Ne2‡ Kb7 39.b4!? [ 39.Nf4

A) 39...Rg3?! 40.Rxg3 Rxg3 41.Ng6 Kc7 ( 41...Kb6 42.Re8+- ) 42.Rf7 Kd8 43.Nxe7 Nxe7 44.Rxe7!+- ; B) 39...Rg1 40.Ne6 R7g3 41.Nc5+ Kc7 42.Rh4‚ ]

39...Nc8 40.Nf4 Re7 [ 40...Rg1 41.Ne6 Re7 42.Nd8+ Kc7 43.Nxc6!+- ]

41.Ng6+- Re4 [ 41...Rg7 42.Nf5 Rh7 43.Rf3 Nge7 44.Nfxe7 Nxe7 45.R8f7 ]

42.Rxg8 Rxd4+ 43.Kc3 Re4 44.Nc2 a5 45.Rg7+ Kb6 46.bxa5+ Kxa5 47.Nd4 c5 48.Nb3+ Kb6 49.Rf3 Nd6 50.Rf6 Rg3+ 51.Kb2 Rg2+ 52.Nd2!

[ 52.Ka3?? Rxa4+! ] 52...Rb4+ 53.Kc3

[ 53.Kc1 Rg1+ 54.Kc2+- ] 53...d4+ 54.Kd3 Rg3+ 55.Ke2 Re3+ 56.Kd1 c4 57.Rxd6+ Kc5 58.Ra6 d3 59.Rc7+1-0

C42Sokolov,An 2585Horvath,Jozsef 2525

Mulhouse 1997[Sokolov,An]

70/295 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 [ 3.Nc3 - 70/(295) ]

3...d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Ne5

[ 11.Be3 - 70/(295) ] 11...f6 12.Bg4 Bc8 13.Bxc8 Rxc8 14.Nf3 c5!?N

[ 14...Nxc3?! - 60/301 ] 15.Be3 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Qd7 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Qxd5 19.Nb3²

[ 19.Qf3 f5÷ ]

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19...Qxd1 [ 19...Qb5 20.Bxa7 Rfd8 21.Bd4 Nc5 22.Qh5 g6 23.Qg4 f5 24.Qf4± ] [ 19...Rfd8 20.Bxa7± ]

20.Rfxd1 Nc5 21.Kf1 [ 21.g3!? ]

21...f5 [ 21...Nxb3 22.axb3 a6 23.Rd7± ] [ 21...b6 22.Nd4 Rfd8 23.b4 Nb7 ( 23...Na4 24.b5² ) 24.a3² ]

22.Bxc5 Bxc5 23.Nxc5 Rxc5 24.Rac1 Rcc8

[ ¹24...Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Rf7 26.Rc8+ Rf8 27.Rc4 Rf7 /\ Rd7, Kf7= ]

25.g3 a6 26.b3 f4? [ ¹26...h6 ]

27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.gxf4 Rc7 29.Rd6 Kf7 30.Kg2 Ke7 31.Rb6 Rd7 32.h4

[ 32.f5!? Kd8 33.f6 gxf6 34.Rxf6 Rd2 35.a4 Rd3 36.Rb6 Kc7 37.a5 h5² ]

32...Kd8 33.h5 Re7 [ 33...Kc7 34.Re6± ]

34.Rd6+ [ 34.a4 Kc7 35.a5 Rf7 /\ Rf5= ]

34...Kc7 35.Rd5 Kc6 36.Rg5 Kd6 37.Kf3 Rc7

[ 37...Ke6 38.Re5+ Kf6 39.Rxe7 Kxe7 40.f5 Kf6 41.Kg4 h6 ( 41...Ke5 42.Kg5+- ) 42.Kf4 a5 43.a4 b6 44.f3‡ Kf7 45.Ke5 Ke7 46.f6+! gxf6+ 47.Kf5 Kf7 48.f4+- ]

38.Ke4 [ 38.h6 gxh6 ( 38...g6 39.f5± ) 39.Rh5 Rc2 40.Rxh6+ Kd5= ]

38...Ke6 39.Re5+ [ 39.h6 g6 ( 39...gxh6 40.Rh5± ) 40.Re5+ Kf7 41.Rd5 Ke7! 42.f5 Rc6= ]

39...Kf6 40.Rd5 Rc2 41.Rd6+ [ 41.a4 Ke7! ]

41...Ke7 42.Rb6 Rxa2 43.Rxb7+ Kf6 44.Rb6+ Kf7 45.Rb7+ Kf6 46.Rb6+ Kf7 47.h6 gxh6 48.Rxh6 Kg7 49.Rb6 a5= 50.Rb7+ Kf6 51.Rxh7 a4 52.b4 Rb2 53.Rb7 a3 54.Rb6+ Kf7 55.Kf3 a2 56.Ra6 Rxb4 57.Rxa2 Kf6 58.Kg4 Rb5 59.Ra6+ Kf7 60.f3 Rb3 61.Ra5 Kf6½-½

C43Almasi,Z 2595Horvath,Cs 2530

Magyarorszag 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/296 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5

[ 4...Nc6 - 70/(296) ] 5.Nxe5 Nd7

[ 5...Be7 - 70/(296) ] 6.Nxd7

[ 6.Qe2 - 70/(296) ] 6...Bxd7 7.0-0 Qh4

[ 7...Be7 - 70/(296) ] 8.c4 Nf6

[ 8...0-0-0 - 70/(296) ] 9.Nd2!?N

[ 9.Nc3 - 69/296 ] 9...Qxd4™ 10.Nf3 Qb6

[ 10...Qc5!? ] 11.cxd5! Be7?!

[ 11...Nxd5 12.Bc4! A) 12...0-0-0 13.Qxd5+- ; B) 12...Be6 13.Bxd5 0-0-0 ( 13...Rd8 14.Qa4++- ) 14.Bxe6++- ; C) 12...c6 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Ne5!ƒ ]

12.Re1 Qd6 13.Bg5! h6 [ 13...0-0 14.Ne5± ]

14.Bh4 Qxd5 [ 14...0-0? 15.Bg3+- ]

15.Rc1! Bc6?! [ 15...Be6 16.Qa4+! Kf8 ( 16...Qd7 17.Bb5 c6 18.Rxc6!+- ; 16...c6 17.Bc4± ) 17.Bc4 Qd7 18.Qb3!ƒ ]

16.Qe2 Qd8 [ 16...0-0 17.Bc4 Qh5 18.Qxe7 Bxf3 19.Bxf6 Qg4 20.Bf1 gxf6 21.Rc3+- ]

17.Rcd1! Kf8™ 18.Bb5! Bd6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Qc4! g5 21.Ne5! Bxe5

[ 21...Rh7 22.Bg3+- ] 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Bg3

[ 23.Qc5+ Bd6 24.Qc3 Kg7 ] 23...Bxg3

[ 23...Bxb2 24.Qb4++- ] 24.hxg3 Kg7 25.Qxc6 Rd2 26.Qc3!

[ 26.Qxc7 Rxb2 27.Qxa7 Rd8± ] 26...Rhd8 27.Qxc7 Re8 28.Kf1! Ne4 29.f3 Rxb2 30.Rxe4! Rb1+ 31.Kf2 Rxe4 32.Qc3+! Kg6 33.fxe4 Rb6 34.g4 f6 35.Qc8 Rb2+ 36.Kf31-0

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C45Kasparov,G 2820Leko,P 2635

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/297 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5

[ 5...Be7 - 63/(264) ] 6.Nxc6!?N

[ 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Qe7 9.Qe2 Nd5 10.0-0 0-0÷ ] [ 6.Be3N - 70/(297) ]

6...bxc6 7.Bd3 Qh4 8.Qe2 Nf6 9.h3! [ 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.Qxe3 0-0 11.Nd2 Re8 12.0-0 d5÷ ]

9...0-0 [ 9...d5? 10.exd5+ Kd8 11.g3 Qa4 12.b3+- ] [ 9...d6?! 10.e5 ∆Bg4? 11.Qf1+- ]

10.g3 Qh5 11.g4! [ 11.Qxh5 Nxh5÷ ]

11...Qe5 [ 11...Qh4? 12.Nd2 d5 13.Nf3 Qxf2+ 14.Qxf2 Bxf2+ 15.Kxf2 dxe4 16.g5+- ]

12.g5 [ 12.f4 Qe7 13.Nd2 d6 14.g5 Nd7÷/\ Bb6, Nc5 ]

12...Nxe4? [ 12...Ne8 13.f4 Qe7

A) 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 Rb8÷ ( 15...d5?! 16.Nd2² ); B) 14.Nd2 f6 ( 14...d5 15.e5 g6 16.Nf3 Ng7 17.Be3² ) 15.Nf3 Rb8 ( 15...fxg5 16.Nxg5 h6 17.Nf3² ) 16.b4 Bb6 17.Bd2² ]

13.Bxe4 Re8 14.Bf3 [ 14.Bd3 Ba6 15.c4 Qd4 16.Be3 Qh4 17.Kd2 d5 18.Qg4 Bxe3+ 19.fxe3 Qf2+ 20.Qe2 Qg3„ ]

14...Qxe2+ 15.Bxe2 Ba6 16.c4 Bxc4 17.Nc3 Rab8

[ 17...d5 18.Kf1 Rxe2 19.Nxe2 Re8 20.Be3 d4 21.Rc1 Bxe2+ 22.Kxe2 Bb6 23.Rxc6 dxe3 24.f4+- ] [ 17...Rxe2+ 18.Nxe2 Re8 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Rxe3 21.Rh2+- ] [ 17...Bxe2 18.Nxe2 Re6 19.Rh2 Rae8 20.f4+- ]

18.Kf1 Be6 19.b3 f6 20.gxf6 Bd4 21.Bb2 Bxf6 22.Na4 Bh4 23.Nc5 Rf8 24.Rh2!+- Bxh3+

[ 24...Bf5 25.Bg4 ] 25.Kg1

[ 25.Rxh3? Rxf2+ 26.Ke1 Re8 ] 25...Rbe8 26.Nxd7! Bxf2+

[ 26...Rxe2 27.Nxf8 Rxb2 28.Rxh3 Bxf2+ 29.Kf1 Kxf8 30.Rf3+ ]

27.Rxf2 Bxd7 28.Bc4+ Be6 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Rf1+ Ke7 31.Bxe61-0

C45Van der Wiel,J 2555Sokolov,I 2615

Nederland (ch) 1997[Van der Wiel,J]

70/298 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4

[ 8.Nd2 - 70/(298) ] 8...Nb6 9.Nc3

[ 9.Nd2 - 70/(298) ] 9...Qe6 10.Bd2!?

[ 10.Qe4 - 65/303 ] 10...Ba6N

[ 10...d6 11.exd6² ] [ 10...Bb4 ] [ 10...a5 ]

11.b3 Bc5 [ 11...0-0-0 12.a4!? d6÷ ]

12.Qe4 [ 12.f4?! 0-0-0 ( 12...0-0!? ) 13.Ne4 Bd4 ( 13...Ba3?! 14.Qf2! /\ c5 ) 14.0-0-0 f6 15.exf6 Rhe8!ƒ ] [ 12.0-0-0 Bd4!? ( 12...0-0-0><e5, /^a1-h8 )]

12...0-0-0! [ 12...0-0 13.Bd3ƒ ]

13.Be2 [ 13.a4?! f5! ] [ 13.Bd3!? Rde8 ( 13...Rhe8!? ) 14.f4 f6 15.a4

A) 15...d5 16.cxd5 Bxd3 17.dxe6 Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Bd4 19.0-0-0 ( 19.Rc1 Rxe6² ); B) 15...fxe5! 16.a5!? ( 16.f5 Qf7 17.a5 d5 18.cxd5 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Nxd5 20.Ne4 Bd4 21.Rc1„ ) 16...exf4 ( 16...d5? 17.cxd5 ) 17.0-0-0÷ ( 17.axb6?! Qg4! 18.Rxa6 Qxg2 19.Kd1 Rxe4 20.Bxe4 Qg4+ 21.Kc2 Bxb6∓ )]

13...Rde8

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[ 13...Rhe8!? 14.f4 g6„ ( 14...f6?! 15.Qxh7± ) ∆15.a4 d6 ]

14.f4 f6 [ 14...d6!? 15.Qxc6! ( 15.0-0-0 dxe5 16.f5 Qd6³ ) 15...Bb7 16.Qb5 Bxg2 17.0-0-0÷ ]

15.a4! f5 [ 15...fxe5?! 16.a5 Na8 17.f5© ><Na8 ] [ 15...Kb8!? 16.a5 Nc8 17.b4 Nd6! ( 17...Bxb4 18.Rb1 c5 19.Nd5‚ ) 18.Qc2! ( 18.Qf3 Bd4 19.b5 fxe5! ∆20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.bxa6 Nxc4© |^ ∆22.Rc1 Nxd2 23.Kxd2 Be3+ 24.Kc2 Bxc1 25.Rxc1 Rhf8 26.Qg4 Rf2!? || ) 18...Bd4 ( 18...Bxb4 19.Rb1 c5 20.Nd5 fxe5 21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Rxb4+ Nb7 23.0-0© ) 19.b5 cxb5 ( 19...fxe5?! 20.bxa6 exf4 21.Kd1± ) 20.exd6 Bxc3™ 21.Bxc3 b4 22.Rb1 ( 22.dxc7+ Kc8 ) 22...Bxc4 23.Rxb4+ Ka8 /\ 24.dc7 Be2 25.Rb8? Rb826.cb8Q Rb8 27.Qe2 Rb1-+ 24.Rxc4!?÷ ]

[ 15...d6! A) 16.Qxc6?! Bb7 17.Qb5 Bxg2 ( 17...fxe5 ><g2 ); B) 16.a5 Nd7

B1) 17.Qxc6? Bb7 18.Qb5 a6! 19.Qa4 Bxg2∓ ( 19...fxe5∓ ); B2) 17.b4 Bxb4 18.Rb1! ( 18.Qxc6?! Bb7 19.Qb5 Bc5 ) 18...Nc5! ( 18...Bc5?! 19.Qxc6 Bb6 20.Rxb6! Nxb6 21.Nd5± ; 18...c5 19.Nd5© -> ; 18...Bxc3 19.Bxc3 dxe5 20.f5 Qd6 21.0-0© ) 19.Qxc6 ( 19.Qf3 Bxc3 20.Bxc3 Bxc4∓ ) 19...Bb7 20.Qb5 Bxc3 21.Bxc3 Bxg2 22.Rg1 Qh3!∓ ;

C) 16.b4 Bxb4 17.c5 Bxe2 18.Qxb4 ( 18.cxb6 Bxc3 19.Qxc6!? axb6!∓ ) 18...dxc5 19.Qxc5 Bd3³ ]

16.Qf3 [ 16.Qc2 d6 17.b4 ( 17.exd6 Bd4!© ) 17...Bd4!? ><c4, e5, Be2 ( 17...Bxb4 18.c5 Bxe2 19.cxb6 Ba6 20.bxa7÷ )]

16...d6 17.exd6 Qxd6 [ 17...Bd4? 18.Qxc6! ] [ 17...Bxd6?! 18.0-0 ]

18.0-0-0 Bd4„ 19.Bd3! ><f5, /\ c5+- Qc5 [ 19...Qa3+?! 20.Kc2 Kb8 21.Bxf5± ] [ 19...Qf6!? 20.Kc2 ( 20.Ne2? Ba1! ; 20.c5 Bxd3 21.cxb6 Bxc3³ ) 20...Bb7 21.Rhe1 c5 22.Qh3= ]

20.Rhe1 g6 21.Kc2 Bb7 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Re1 Rxe1

[ 23...Rxe1 24.Bxe1 Qe7 25.Qe2 Qxe2+ 26.Bxe2! ( 26.Nxe2 Be3 /\ c5, Nd7-f6)

∆26...c5 27.g4„ ] [ 23...Rd8 24.g4!? fxg4 25.Qxg4+ Nd7!?÷ ( 25...Kb8 26.Qg5ƒ )]

½-½

C45Palac,M 2595Giorgadze,G 2595

Pula (open) 1997[Giorgadze,G]

70/299 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.b3

[ 9.g3 - 70/(299) ] 9...g5

[ 9...Qh4 - 70/(299) ] 10.h4!?

[ 10.Ba3 - 69/298 ] [ 10.g3 - 69/299 ]

10...Bg7 11.Bb2 0-0-0 [ 11...Nf4 12.Qe3 h6 13.Nd2 Ng6 14.Nf3!? ( 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.Rxh8+ Bxh8 16.0-0-0 Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Qxe5+ Nxe5 19.Re1 d6 20.Ne4 g4 ) 14...g4 15.h5 gxf3 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.gxf3 g5 18.Bd3± ]

12.Nd2 Rde8 [ 12...Nb4 13.0-0-0! Nxa2+ 14.Kb1 Nb4 15.Qe3 c5 16.hxg5± /\ f4 ]

13.hxg5 [ 13.0-0-0 Nf4 14.Qe3 Bxe5 15.Qxa7 Bxb2+ 16.Kxb2 Qe5+ 17.Kb1 Bb7 /\ c5 18.c5 Qf5+ 19.Kb2 Nd3+ 20.Bxd3 Qxd3 21.Nc4 Re2+ 22.Ka3 Qc2 23.Na5 Qb2+ 24.Kb4 Re4+ 25.Nc4 g4÷ ]

13...Nf4 [ 13...Bxe5 14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Qxe5 Rxe5+ 16.Kd1± _|_ /\ Nf3 ]

14.Qg4 Bxe5 15.0-0-0 f6!N [ 15...h5 ]

16.Nf3 Bxb2+ 17.Kxb2 Ne6 [ 17...fxg5 18.Qxg5 Qxg5 19.Nxg5 h6 20.Nh3!² _|_ ]

18.gxf6 [ 18.Qf5 fxg5 19.Qa5 Bb7 20.Qxa7 Qf6+ 21.Kb1 g4 22.Nh4 c5ƒ ]

18...Qxf6+ 19.Kb1 Bb7 20.Bd3 Reg8 21.Qh4 Qxh4 22.Nxh4 c5 23.Rh2 Nf4 24.Bf5 Bc6 25.Rd2 Re8

[ 25...Nxg2?! 26.Nxg2 Rxg2 27.Rxh7² ]

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26.Rh1 Re7 27.f3 Rhe8?! [ ¹27...Rg8 ]

28.Kb2 Rg8 29.Bc2 h5 30.g3 Re2 31.Rxe2 Nxe2 32.Nf5™ Rg5 33.Ne7+ Kb7 34.Nxc6“ dxc6“

[ 34...Kxc6!? ] 35.g4 hxg4 36.fxg4 Rxg4 37.Bd1 Rg2 38.Bxe2 Rxe2+ 39.Kb1 a5 40.a4½-½

C45Beliavsky,A 2710Almasi,Z 2595

Jugoslavija 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/300 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.b3 g6 10.f4

[ 10.g3 - 70/(300) ] 10...f6 11.exf6!?N

[ 11.Ba3 - 53/297 ] 11...Nxf6 12.Bb2 0-0-0 13.Nd2 d5

[ 13...Qf7 14.0-0-0 Bg7 15.Nf3 Rhe8 16.Ne5 Qf8 17.Qf2 Kb8 ( 17...Kb7 18.g3 d6 19.Nxc6! Kxc6 20.Qxa7‚ ) 18.Bd3ƒ ]

14.0-0-0 d4 15.Re1! Qxe2 16.Bxe2 Bh6 [ 16...Bd6!? ]

17.g3 g5 18.Bf3 c5 [ 18...gxf4 19.Re6 Rd6 20.Rxd6 cxd6 21.Bxd4 Rf8 22.g4± ]

19.Ba3 [ 19.Re5 gxf4 20.g4 Bg7 21.Rxc5 Nd7 22.Ra5 Bb7 23.Rxa7 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 Kb8 25.Ra5± ]

19...Bb7 20.Bxb7+ Kxb7 21.Bxc5 Ng4 22.fxg5?

[ 22.Be7 Rde8 23.Bxg5 Bxg5 24.fxg5 Ne3 25.h4 Rhf8 26.Rh2 Rf5 27.Rhe2/\ Nf1 Ref8 28.Ne4± ]

22...Bxg5 23.Be7 Bxe7 24.Rxe7 Rde8 25.Rhe1 Rxe7 26.Rxe7 Nxh2 27.Ne4

[ 27.Re4 Rg8 28.Rh4 Ng4 29.Rxh7 Nf2 30.Nf3 d3© ]

27...h5 28.Kc2?! [ 28.b4 Rd8 29.Rh7 d3 30.Rxh5 Nf1 31.Rd5 d2+ 32.Nxd2 Rxd5 33.cxd5 Nxg3 34.Nc4 Ne4 35.Kc2 Nf6 36.Ne3 c6² ]

28...h4 29.gxh4 Rxh4 30.Nc5+ Kb6 31.b4 a5 32.Na4+

[ 32.Re6+!? c6 33.a3 axb4 34.axb4 Rh7

35.Nb3 ( 35.Kb3 Ng4 36.b5 Ka5 37.Rxc6 Rh3+ 38.Kb2 Ne5 ) 35...Nf3 36.b5 Rc7 37.Kd3 Rc8 38.Rf6 Ne5+ 39.Kxd4 Nd7 40.Re6 Nb8 41.Kc3 Kc7 ]

32...Kb7 33.b5 Nf3 34.b6 Rh2+ 35.Kc1 d3 36.Rxc7+ Kb8 37.Rd7

[ 37.Nc5 Rc2+ 38.Kb1 Nd2+ 39.Ka1 Rc1+ 40.Kb2 Rc2+= ]

37...Rc2+ 38.Kd1 Rxa2 39.Rxd3 Rxa4 40.Rxf3½-½

C45Moroz,A 2515Timoshenko,G 2510

Enakievo 1997[Timoshenko,G]

70/301 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Ne7

[ 7...Be6 - 70/(301) ] 8.Qf4 Be6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Na4!± N

[ 10.f4 - 69/300 ] 10...Bb4+

[ 10...Bd6 11.Be3± f5 12.Bd4 Rg8 13.e5 Rg4„ Moroz,A ]

11.c3! Bd6 12.Be3 f5 [ 12...Rg8 13.f4± ]

13.Bd4 Rg8 [ 13...f6 14.Bxf6 Rf8 15.Bd4! ( 15.e5 b5 16.Bg7 Rg8 17.exd6 cxd6÷ ) 15...fxe4 16.Nc5± ]

14.e5 b5 15.exd6 [ 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.Bxc5 Ng6² ]

15...cxd6 16.Nc5 dxc5 17.Bxc5 /\ a4 a5 18.a4 bxa4

[ 18...b4 19.cxb4 axb4 20.a5± ] 19.Rxa4 Rg4 20.Rxg4!?

[ 20.f4 Nd5 ( 20...Rb8 21.Ba3 Bb3 22.Rd4 Bd5 23.Rg1± ) 21.g3 Kd7² ]

20...fxg4 21.h3! gxh3 22.gxh3?! [ 22.g3! Rd8 23.Bxh3 Rd5 ( 23...Bd5 24.0-0± ) 24.Ba3 Rh5 25.Bg2 Rxh1+ 26.Bxh1 Bd5 27.Bxd5± ]

22...Rd8 23.Rg1 Rd5 24.Be3 Nf5² 25.Rg8+

[ 25.Bg5 Nd6 26.Bf6 Rh5= ] [ 25.Bf4!? Nh4 26.Rg3² ∆Rf5?! 27.Be3 Nf3+ 28.Kd1 Bb3+ 29.Kc1 Rd5 30.Be2± ]

25...Ke7 26.Bb6 Re5+ 27.Kd2 Nd6!=

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28.Ra8 Nc4+ [ 28...Bc4 29.Bg2 Rb5 30.Bd4 Rxb2+ 31.Kc1² ]

29.Bxc4 Bxc4 30.Rxa5 Re2+ 31.Kc1 Re1+ 32.Kd2 Re2+ 33.Kc1 Re1+½-½

C45Minasian,Art 2545Nadanian,A 2475

Armenia (ch) 1997[Nadanian,A]

70/302 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Qf4 Be6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Bh6!?N Rg8

[ 10...Bd4!? 11.Ne2! Bxb2 12.Rb1 Be5 13.f4 ( 13.Rxb7!? ) 13...Bd6 14.Bg7 ( 14.Rxb7 f5! 15.e5 Bc5÷ ) 14...Rg8 15.Bxf6

A) 15...Bxa2?! 16.Rxb7 Bc4 ( 16...a5 17.Nc3± ) 17.e5 Nd5! ( 17...Bc5 18.Rxc7± ) 18.Nc3!! Bxf1 ( 18...Nxc3 19.Bxc4± ) 19.Nxd5! Bxg2 20.Rg1 Bxd5 21.exd6 Kd7 22.Be5!± ; B) 15...0-0-0 16.f5 ( 16.Nc3?! Bxf4 17.Bxe7 Bd2+ 18.Kf2 Bxc3 19.Bxd8 Rxd8³ ) 16...Bxa2 17.Ra1 Bc4 18.Rxa7 Kb8 19.Ra4 Bb5 ( 19...b5!? 20.Rxc4 bxc4÷ ) 20.Rd4 /\ Rd6 Rge8 21.g4 ( 21.Ng3? Bxg3+ 22.hxg3 Rxd4 23.Bxd4 Nxf5∓ ; 21.Nc3? Nxf5 22.Nxb5 cxb5∓ ) 21...Rd7! 22.c4 Ng8! ( 22...c5?! 23.Rxd6! Rxd6 24.e5 Rxf6 25.exf6 Bc6 26.fxe7 Bxh1 27.f6± ) 23.Bh8! Bb4+ 24.Kf2 Bc5 25.Kf3 ( 25.cxb5 f6÷ ) 25...Bxd4 26.Nxd4 Ba6÷ ]

11.Rd1 Rd8?! [ 11...f5! 12.g3 ( 12.exf5 Nxf5= ; 12.a3!? ) 12...Bb4! 13.Bd3 fxe4 14.Bxe4 Bxa2 15.0-0 ( 15.Bxh7? Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Rh8-+ ) 15...Bxc3 16.bxc3 Bd5! ( 16...Be6!? 17.h4! /\ Bg5~/= ) 17.Rfe1 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Rg6 19.Rde1 ( 19.Bf4?! Re6³ ) 19...Re6 20.Rxe6 fxe6 21.Rxe6 Kf7= ]

12.Rxd8+ Kxd8 13.g3 Bd4 [ 13...f5!? ]

14.Bd3! Kc8 [ 14...Bxc3+?! 15.bxc3 Bxa2 16.c4± ]

15.Bd2! /\ b3, Ne2 f5 16.b3!²

[ 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf5+ Nxf5 18.0-0 Nh4!= ]

16...Bxc3!? [ 16...fxe4 17.Nxe4² ]

17.Bxc3 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Bd5 19.f3! [ 19.Bxd5 cxd5 /\ c5= ]

19...f5 20.Bd3!! Bxf3 21.Rf1 [ 21.0-0?! Be4 22.Bxe4 fxe4 23.Rf7 Nd5„ ]

21...Bg4 [ 21...Be4 22.Bxe4 fxe4 23.Rf7 Nd5 24.Be5! /\ c4 ( 24.Bb2 h5 25.Rh7 Rg5 ) 24...Re8 25.Bb2 h5 ( 25...e3 26.Ke2! h5 27.Rh7 Rf8 28.Rh8± ) 26.Rh7± ]

22.Kd2² ^^ ><f5 [ 22.Bf6?! Nd5 ∆23.Bxf5+?? Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Rf8-+ ]

22...Kd7 23.Be5! Rg6 24.a4! c5?! ><<< [ 24...Re6² ]

25.Rf2 a6 26.Bc4! Nc6 27.Bf4± Rg7 28.Kc3! /\ Rd2 Nb4?!

[ ¹28...Ke8 ] 29.Kb2!

[ 29.Rd2+?! Kc6 /\ Bf3 ] 29...Kc6?!

[ ¹29...Ke8 ] 30.Bf1!! /\ 31.c3 Nd5 32.Bg2+- Kb6 31.Bc1!!/\ 32.c3 Nd5 33.h3+- Rd7 32.h3 Bd1

33.Be3! /\ a5! [ 33.Bg2?! Rd3!!„ ]

33...Re7 34.a5+!+- Kc6 [ 34...Kxa5 35.Bxc5 Re5 36.Bd4 Rd5 37.Bc3 ]

35.Bg2+ Kb5 36.Bf1+“ Kc6 37.Bg5! Rg7 38.Bf4

[ ¹38.h4 Bg4 39.c3 Nd5 40.Bg2 Kd6 41.Rd2 ]

38...Rd7 39.Be3?? [ 39.Bg5+- ]

39...Re7½-½

C45Van Wely,L 2655Piket,Je 2630

Monaco (m/2) 1997[Van Wely,L]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Qg6

[ 7...b6 - 70/(303) ]

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8.0-0 Ne5 9.Be2 d6 10.Kh1!? [ 10.f3 - 57/316 ]

10...Qxe4 11.Nd2 Qg6 12.Nb5 0-0 13.Nxc7 Rb8 14.Bf4 Bd7!N

[ 14...Bf5 15.Nb3 Bb6 16.Nb5² ] 15.Nb3 Bc6 16.Bg3 Bb6 17.Nb5 Nf5 18.N3d4 Nxg3+ 19.fxg3 Be4

[ 19...Bd7 20.Bh5 Qh6 21.Nf5 ( 21.Bf3 a6 22.Na3÷ ) 21...Bxf5 22.Rxf5 g6 23.Qxd6 Nc4 ( 23...Rbd8 24.Qxe5 gxf5 25.Qxf5÷ ) 24.Qf4 Qxf4 25.Rxf4 Nxb2 26.Be2 Rbd8÷ ]

20.Bh5 Qh6 21.Bf3 d5? [ 21...Bxf3 22.gxf3 ( 22.Nxf3 Ng4 ) 22...Nc4 23.Qe2 d5÷ ] [ 21...Bd3 22.Be2 Be4 23.Nf5 Qh3 ( 23...Qe6 24.Nbd4÷ ) 24.Nh4÷ ] [ 21...Nxf3! 22.gxf3 Bc6! ( 22...Bg6 23.Nxd6 ) 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.Nxd6 Rbd8 25.Nf5 Qg5ƒ ]

22.Bxe4 dxe4 23.Qe2 e3 24.Nf5 Qe6 [ 24...Qg5 25.Nbd6ƒ ]

25.Nbd4 Bxd4 26.Nxd4 Qb6 27.Qxe3 Rbe8

[ 27...Nc6 28.Rf2 Rbd8 29.Rd1 Nxd4 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 /\ 31.Qd4 Qe6 31.cxd4² ]

28.Qf2 g6 29.h3? ><g3 [ ¹29.b3 ]

29...Nd3 30.Qf3 Nc5 31.b3 Ne4 32.Rad1 Qc7 33.Rd3 f5 34.Qf4 Qb6 /\ 35...Nc3 36.Rc3 Re4 35.c4 g5 36.Qc1 Qa5 37.Kh2

Qe5 38.Rff3 h5?“ [ 38...f4 39.gxf4 ( 39.g4 Rd8 40.Qd1 Nc5= ; 39.Ne2 fxg3+ 40.Nxg3 Rxf3 41.Rxf3 h5-+ ) 39...gxf4 /\ Ng5 40.Qe1² ]

39.Nxf5! h4 40.Rd5 Qc7 41.Qe3 Rf6 42.Kg1 hxg3 43.Nxg3

[ 43.Nxg3 Rxf3 44.Qxf3 Qxg3 45.Qxg3 Nxg3 46.Rxg5+ ]

1-0

C45Pavasovic,D 2495Beliavsky,A 2710

Krsko (m/6) 1997[Beliavsky,A]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.a4 a6

[ 6...Qh4?! - 70/(304) ] 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5

[ 8.a5 Ba7 9.Qe2 0-0 10.Be3÷ ] 8...h6 9.Bh4 d6 10.Bd3!?N

[ 10.Nd5?? Nxe4!-+ ] [ 10.Qe2 - 12/248 ]

10...Be6 11.Qe2?! [ 11.Nd5!? Leko,P Bxd5 12.exd5 Ne5 13.0-0 g5 14.Bg3 Nxd5 15.Be4² ]

11...Qe7 12.Bc4 [ 12.0-0 g5 13.Bg3 h5‚ ]

12...Nd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxf6?! [ 14.f3 /\ Bf2= ]

14...Bxf6 15.Ra3?! [ 15.0-0 0-0 16.Qd3 Rae8³ ]

15...c6!∓ 16.0-0 0-0 17.a5 Rfe8 18.Bxe6 [ 18.Bd3!? ]

18...Qxe6 19.Qd3 Bxc3! [ 19...Rad8 20.f3 ]

20.Rxc3 Rad8 21.Rb3 [ 21.f3? d5 22.Rb3 ( 22.exd5 Rxd5-+ ) 22...dxe4 23.Qxe4 Qxb3! 24.Qxe8+ Rxe8 25.cxb3 Re3-+ ]

21...Rd7 22.Qd2 [ 22.f3 d5 23.Re1 ( 23.exd5 Rxd5 24.Qc4 Rd2! ) 23...c5 24.Rb6 Qe5∓ ]

22...Qc4! [ 22...Qxe4?? 23.Re3 ]

23.Rg3 [ 23.f3 f5! 24.exf5 Re2 ]

23...Re6! 24.e5 [ 24.Re1 Rxe4!-+ ]

24...Qc5! [ 24...Rxe5? 25.Qxh6 ]

25.exd6 Rdxd6 26.Qc3 Re5! 27.Qb3 Rd2-+ 28.Rf3

[ 28.Qxb7 Rxf2! ] 28...Re7 29.Qc3 Rxc2 30.Qd3 Rxb2 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Qf8 f6 33.h4 Rbe2 34.Rg3 Qxa50-1

C26Hector,J 2500Sokolov,I 2615

Malmo 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/305 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 [ 4.d4 - 70/(305) ]

4...Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.0-0 Be6 [ ¹7...0-0 ]

8.Be3

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[ 8.h3 - 70/(305) ] 8...Bxe3

[ 8...0-0? 9.d4 ] 9.fxe3 Qd7

[ 9...Bg4 - 68/(267) ] [ ¹9...0-0 ]

10.d4!?N [ 10.Nh4 ]

10...Bg4 11.Qd3² 0-0 [ 11...Bxf3?! 12.Rxf3 ∆0-0? 13.Rxf6 gxf6 14.Nd5 ] [ 11...0-0-0!? Beliavsky,A ]

12.Nh4 Ne7 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.exf5 exd4 15.exd4 c6 16.Qf3?!

[ 16.d5?! cxd5 17.Nxd5 Nexd5 18.Bxd5 Rfe8= ] [ 16.Rf4 /\ g4+/=|^ ]

16...Ned5 17.Nxd5 cxd5= 18.Qb3 Qc6 19.Rf3

[ 19.Rae1= ] 19...b5 20.a4?!

[ 20.Rc3 Qb7 ( 20...Qb6 21.Rd1 ) 21.Re1 Rfe8 22.Rce3= ]

20...Rab8!³ 21.axb5 [ 21.Rc3 Qd7 ] [ 21.a5 Rfe8 ]

21...Rxb5 22.Qc3 Qb6 23.b3 [ 23.Bf1 Ne4 ]

23...a5! 24.Rf4?! [ 24.Re3 Rb4 25.Ra4! ]

24...Rb4 25.Re1 [ 25.g4 h6 26.h4 Re8 /\ Ne4 ]

25...h6 26.g4 a4 27.bxa4 Rc4! 28.Qd3 [ 28.a5 Qc7 ] [ 28.Qb3 Qa5 29.Re2 Rxa4 /\ Rd4|^ ]

28...Qa5 29.Re2 Qxa4∓ |^ 30.h4 Rfc8 31.g5 Nh5 32.Rg4 hxg5 33.Bxd5

[ 33.hxg5 Rc3 34.Qd1 Ng3! 35.Rf2 Rxc2 36.Kh2 ( 36.Rxc2 Rxc2-+ ) 36...Nxf5-+ ]

33...Rxc2 34.hxg5 Rxe2 [ 34...Rxe2 35.Qxe2 Rc1+ 36.Kf2 Rc2 ]

0-1

C26Mohr,G 2480Beliavsky,A 2710

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/306 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3

[ 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bg4 /\ g5 ] 8...Bxe3

[ 8...Be6 9.d4² ( 9.Bxc5 - 65/(292) )] 9.fxe3 Ne7

[ 9...Ng4 10.Qd2 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Nh4² ]

10.Nh4 [ 10.d4 Ng6÷ ]

10...c6!?N [ 10...Bg4 ]

11.Qd2 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.d4 e4 [ 13...exd4 14.exd4 Qb6 15.Na4² ]

14.Rxf6!? [ 14.h3 Be6 15.g4 Ng6³ ]

14...gxf6 15.Rf1 Be6 16.Qe2 [ 16.Rxf6? Ng6∓ ]

16...Rc8 17.Qh5 Ng6 [ 17...f5?! 18.Bh3 f4!? ] [ 17...Rc6!? ]

18.Nf5 Kh8 19.Nh6 [ 19.Qh6 Rg8 20.h4 Rc6∓ ]

19...b5 20.Rf2 Rc6 [ 20...b4? 21.Na4 ><c5 ]

21.a3 Kg7 22.Nf5+ Kh8 23.Nh6 Rc4 24.Bf1 Rc7 25.Be2?!

[ 25.Bg2= ] 25...Qe7 26.Nf5 Qd7 27.Nh6 Kg7 28.Nf5+ Bxf5 29.Rxf5 Rxc3! 30.bxc3 Qc7 31.c4! [] dxc4 32.Qg4 Qd6 33.a4?

[ 33.Rc5! Re8³ ] 33...bxa4 34.Qxe4 Rc8 35.Rf1 a3 36.c3 Qb6∓ 37.Qf5! Re8

[ 37...Rc7 38.Rb1 ] 38.Bxc4 Rxe3 39.Rb1 Qc7

[ 39...Qc6 40.Qd5 Qxd5 41.Bxd5 Rxc3∓ ] 40.Qd5 Rxc3 41.Ba2 Qe7 42.Kf1 Rc2 43.Re1 Qc7 44.Re2 Rb2!?

[ 44...Rc3!? ] 45.Kf2 Rb5

[ 45...a5!? ] 46.Qc4 Qd7 47.Kg2 h5 48.h4 Rb2?

[ 48...a5! 49.Kf2 a4-+ ] 49.Kf2?

[ 49.Rxb2 axb2 50.Qb3 Qxd4 51.Qxf7+ Kh6 52.Bb1„ ]

49...a5-+ 50.Ke1 Rb4 51.Qc5 Rxd4 52.Qxh5 Rd1+ 53.Kf2 Qd4+ 54.Kg2 Qg1+ 55.Kf3

[ 55.Kh3 Nf4+! 56.gxf4 Rd3+ ] 55...Rd3+0-1

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C26Shaked,T 2500Leko,P 2635

Tilburg 1997[Leko,P]

70/307 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Ne7 10.Nh4 c6 11.d4!N Ng4! 12.Qd2

[ 12.Qd3!? ] 12...Nh6 13.Rad1?

[ 13.h3!÷ ] 13...Bg4 14.Bf3 Be6³ 15.Qe2?!

[ 15.Kh1 ] 15...b5! 16.b3

[ 16.dxe5 Bc4∓ ] 16...Qa5 17.Qd2 Qc7 18.Kh1 Rad8 19.Bg2 f6 20.a4!? b4 21.Nb1 a5 22.Qe2

[ 22.c4?! d5!∓ ] 22...d5 23.Nd2 Rfe8! 24.Nhf3 Nf7 25.Qf2 Bc8 26.Rfe1 Ng6 27.dxe5?!

[ 27.exd5 e4 ( 27...cxd5 28.e4 Bb7!³ ) 28.Ng1 ( 28.d6!? Nxd6 29.Ng1 c5 ) 28...cxd5 29.Rc1 /\ c4 Re6! /\ Rc6 ]

27...dxe4! 28.Nxe4 Ngxe5∓ 29.Nd4!? c5 30.Nb5 Qe7

[ 30...Qb6!? ] 31.h3™ Bb7 32.Nd2 Ng5! 33.e4

[ 33.Bxb7 Qxb7+ 34.Qg2 Qd7 35.h4 Ngf7∓ ]

33...Rd7 34.h4 Ngf7 35.Nf1 c4! 36.Ne3?!“ [ 36.bxc4 Nxc4∓ ]

36...cxb3 37.Nf5 Qd8 38.Rxd7 Qxd7 39.cxb3 g6!-+ 40.Ne3 Nd3 41.Qd2 Bxe4 42.Kh2 Bxg2 43.Nxg2

[ 43.Ng4 Rxe1 44.Nxf6+ Kg7 45.Nxd7 Bf3 /\ Rh1# ]

43...Rxe1 44.Nxe1 Nfe50-1

C49Smyslov,V 2480Xie,Jun 2495

Kobenhavn 1997[Smyslov,V]

70/308 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 11.Bc1 c5 12.a4 Rd8

[ 12...Nc7 - 70/(308) ] 13.Bf1 Nc7

[ 13...Nf8 - 41/(371) ] 14.h3!?N

[ 14.g3 ] 14...Bd7 15.g3 b5!?

[ 15...exd4 16.cxd4 Nxe4 17.Nh2 Nd5 18.Bb2 /\ f3+/- ]

16.Nh4 bxa4 [ 16...b4 17.dxc5 dxc5 18.Qf3 ]

17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5 Ncd5 19.Ra3 Qc7 20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Qe2 Rab8 22.Bg5 h6 23.Bxf6 Nxf6

[ 23...gxf6?! 24.Qh5 ] 24.Qxe5 Qxe5

[ 24...Qa5 25.Qf4 ] 25.Rxe5 Rd2 26.Rxa4 Rxc2 27.Rxc5² Rbb2?

[ 27...Rb1 28.Kg2 Rbb2 29.Rc8+ Kh7 30.Rf4 a5 31.c4 a4 32.Ra8 Ra2 33.g4 a3 34.h4 /\ g5-> ]

28.Rc8+ Kh7 29.Rxa7 Rxf2 30.Rxf7+- h5 [ 30...Rxf5 31.Bd3 ] [ 30...Rf3 31.Rff8 ]

31.Rff8 Kh6 32.h4 Rxf5 33.Bd31-0

C52Short,N 2660Huebner,R 2580

Dortmund 1997[Short,N]

70/309 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.dxe5 Bb6 9.Nbd2

[ 9.Bb5 - 18/258 ] 9...Na5

[ 9...dxe5!? ] 10.Qb4

[ 10.Qc2 Nxc4 11.Nxc4 d5 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.Qa4+ Bd7 14.Nxb6 cxb6 15.Qd4÷ ]

10...Nxc4!?N [ 10...Ne7 ]

11.Nxc4 Bc5 12.Qb3 Ne7 [ 12...Qc6?! 13.Ng5! ( 13.0-0 Be6-+ ) 13...Be6 14.Nxe6 Qxe4+ 15.Be3 fxe6 16.0-0‚ ]

13.0-0 0-0 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Ba3 [ 15.Rd1 Qc6! ><e4 ] [ 15.Bf4 b5! ]

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15...Qc7 [ 15...b5 16.Nce5² ] [ 15...Qc6 16.Nd4 Qxe4 17.Rfe1 Qh4 18.Nxd6² ]

16.Nd4 Bxa3 17.Nxa3 Nc6 [ 17...Bd7 18.Rae1 Rac8 19.Re3² ]

18.Rfe1 Qe7 19.Rab1 Ne5 20.c4 [ 20.Nac2 Nd3 21.Re3 Nc5= ]

20...a6! 21.Nac2 Be6 22.Ne3 [ 22.Qxb7 Qxb7 23.Rxb7 Bxc4= ]

22...b5 23.Nd5? [ 23.Nxe6 fxe6 ( 23...Qxe6!? ) 24.cxb5 axb5= ]

23...Bxd5? [ 23...Qa7∓ ]

24.cxd5² Qf6 25.Nc6 Rfe8 26.Rbc1 g6 [ ¹26...h5!? ]

27.h3 [ ¹27.f3 ]

27...h5 [ 27...Nc4!? ∆28.a4 Qb2 ]

28.Nxe5 Rxe5 [ 28...Qxe5 ∆29.Rc6 f5 ]

29.Rc6 Qe7 30.f3 g5?! [ 30...f5! 31.Qb4 fxe4 32.fxe4 Re8 33.Qxd6 Qxd6 34.Rxd6 Kg7 35.Rxa6 Rxe4 36.Rxe4 Rxe4² ]

31.Qb4 Rd8 32.Rxa6 f5 33.Qa5 fxe4 34.Ra7 Rd7 35.Rxd7 Qxd7 36.fxe4± g4 37.hxg4 hxg4 38.Qc3?

[ 38.Qa3± ] 38...Qa7+ 39.Qe3 Qxe3+?“

[ 39...Qxa2 40.Rf1 Qa8! 41.Rf6 ( 41.Qh6 Qa7+ 42.Kh2 Qg7 ∆43.Qxd6? g3+ 44.Kg1 Qa7+ 45.Kh1 Rh5# ) 41...Qa1+! ∆42.Kf2 Rxd5 , 42.Rf1= ]

40.Rxe3+- R 6/e Kf7 41.Kf2 Kf6 42.Re2 Re8 43.Ke3 g3

[ 43...Ke5? 44.Rf2 ] [ ¹43...Kg5 44.Rb2 Ra8 45.e5 Ra3+ ( 45...dxe5 46.Ke4 Kf6 47.Rf2+ Ke7 48.Kxe5 ) 46.Rb3 Rxa2 ( 46...Rxb3+ 47.axb3 dxe5 48.Ke4 Kf6 49.b4 g3 50.Kf3 Ke7 51.Kxg3 Kd6 52.Kf3 Kxd5 53.Ke3! ) 47.exd6 Kf6 48.Rxb5 ]

44.Kf4 Ra8 45.Rb2 Ra5 46.a3! [ 46.Kxg3 Ke5 ]

46...Rxa3 47.Rxb5 Ra2 48.Rb6 Rxg2 [ 48...Ke7 49.Kxg3 ]

49.Rxd6+ Kf7 50.Kf3 Rg1 51.Re61-0

C54Adams,Mi 2665Nielsen,Pe 2525

Aarhus 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/310 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 a6

[ 5...d6 - 70/(310) ] 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.Nbd2 d6

[ 7...0-0 8.h3 d5 ] 8.h3 h6

[ 8...0-0 - 65/311 ] [ 8...Ne7 - 70/(310) ]

9.Nf1 Be6 10.Bc2!?N [ 10.Ng3 ] [ 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Be3² ]

10...Qd7 [ 10...d5!? ]

11.Ng3 d5 [ 11...0-0 ¹12.d4 ( 12.0-0 Bxh3 13.gxh3 Qxh3 14.d4 Ng4© )]

12.Qe2 dxe4 13.dxe4 b5! /\ Bc4 14.Bb3 [ 14.Nh4!? Bc4 15.Qf3 ]

14...0-0 15.0-0 Bxb3? [ 15...Rfd8 16.Rd1 Qe8= ]

16.axb3 Qe6 17.b4!± Bb6 [ 17...Rfd8!? ]

18.Ra3 Kh7 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 a5 [ 20...Rfe8 21.Rfa1± ]

21.bxa5 [ 21.Rfa1 a4 22.b3 axb3! 23.Rxa8 b2= ]

21...Nxa5 [ 21...Rxa5 22.Rxa5 Nxa5 23.Qc5 ]

22.Qc5 Nd7 23.Qxb5 [ 23.Qxc7? Rfc8 ]

23...Rfb8 24.Qe2 [ 24.Qd5 Qxd5 25.exd5 Nc4² ]

24...Rxb2 [ 24...Nc4 25.Rxa8 Rxa8± ]

25.Qxb2 Nc4 26.Rxa8 [ 26.Qb4 Rxa3= ]

26...Nxb2 27.Rb1! Nd3 [ 27...Nc4 28.Ra7 Qd6 29.Rbb7+- ] [ 27...Qc6! 28.Rd8 Nc4 29.Rd1 Nd6± ]

28.Ra7! c6 [ 28...Qd6 29.Rbb7 Qc5 30.Nh1!+- ]

29.Rbb7 N3c5 30.Rc7 g6 31.h4 f5 [ ¹31...Kg7 32.h5 Nf6 ]

32.Nd4! [ 32.Nd4 exd4 33.cxd4+- ] [ 32.Nd4 Qc4 33.Rxc6 /\ Rd7+- ]

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[ 32.Nd4 Qd6 33.Rxc6 Qb8 34.Rac7/\ Rc5+- ]

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C54Sveshnikov,E 2570Krasenkow,M 2645

Vilnius 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/311 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb4+N

[ 8...Bb6 - 39/398 ] 9.Nbd2 Bd7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Nxe4!?

[ 11.a3= ] 11...dxe4 12.Ng5 Nxe5

[ 12...Bf5!? 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.f3!? ( 14.Be3?! Be7 ∆15.Qh5 Qd7∓ ) 14...exf3 15.Nxf3= ]

13.Qa4! [ 13.dxe5? Bxb5 14.Qh5 h6 15.Rd1 g6! 16.Rxd8 Rfxd8 17.Qg4 h5-+ ] [ 13.Bxd7 Nxd7 14.Nxe4 Nb6 15.Nc5 Qd5 16.Qb3 ( 16.Be3 Nc4∓ ) 16...Bxc5 17.Qxd5 Nxd5 18.dxc5 Rfe8³ ]

13...Bxb5 [ 13...Be7? 14.dxe5 Bxb5 15.Qxb5 Bxg5 16.Qxb7² ]

14.Qxb5 Nd3 15.Be3 Qe7 16.f3 ><Nd3 [ 16.Qxb7

A) 16...f5 17.Qd5+ Kh8 18.Ne6 Rfe8 ( 18...Qf7?! 19.Qc6 Rfe8 20.d5/\ Bd4|^ ) 19.Ng5 Rf8= ;

B) 16...Rae8!? 17.Qxa7 f5ƒ ] 16...c6 17.Qc4 b5!

[ 17...Nxb2? 18.Qb3 Nd3 ( 18...exf3 19.Rxf3 h6 20.Nh3+- ) 19.Nxe4+- ]

18.Qxc6?! [ 18.Qc2 c5 19.dxc5™ ( 19.Nxe4? c4∓ ; 19.fxe4? cxd4 20.Bxd4 Ne1!-+ ) 19...Bxc5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21.Qxc5 Nxc5 22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.fxe4= ]

18...exf3 19.Rxf3 [ 19.Qxf3 Rae8 20.Bf4 Nxb2∓ ]

19...Ne1! 20.Rg3? [ 20.Rh3! h6 ( 20...Rac8 21.Qxb5 h6 22.a3! Nc2 23.Qd3 g6 24.Rf1!= ) 21.a3! ( 21.Qe4 Qxe4 22.Nxe4 Rfe8-+ ) 21...hxg5 22.axb4 g4 23.Rg3 Rac8 24.Qxb5 Nc2 ( 24...Nf3+? 25.gxf3 Qxe3+ 26.Kh1 gxf3

27.Rag1‚ ) 25.Rf1 Nxe3 26.Re1 Qd6 27.Rgxe3 Qxd4 28.Qe5 Qxb4 29.Re4 Qb6+ 30.Qd4³ ]

20...Rac8 21.Qxb5 [ 21.Qe4!? Qxe4 22.Nxe4 f5 23.Nc3 ( 23.a3? Nc2 24.Rf1 Be1-+ ) 23...f4 ( 23...Bxc3 24.bxc3 Nc2 25.Rc1 Rxc3 26.Bf2 Rc4∓ ) 24.Bxf4 Rxf4 25.Rxe1 Rxd4 /\ Rd2 26.Re2 ( 26.Rge3 Rd2 27.Re8+ Rxe8 28.Rxe8+ Kf7-+ ) 26...Bc5 27.Kf1 b4 28.Na4 ( 28.Ne4 Rd1+ 29.Re1 Rxe1+ 30.Kxe1 Re8 31.Rg4 h5-+ ) 28...Bd6∓ ]

21...h6! [ 21...Nc2? 22.Qd3 g6 23.Rf1 Nxe3 24.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 25.Rxe3 Bd2 26.Rg3 Rc2 27.Ne4= ]

22.Nh3 [ 22.a3 Nc2 23.Rd1 Bd6-+ ><Rg3 ]

22...Nc2 23.Bxh6 Nxa1 24.Qf1 [ 24.Rxg7+ Kh8 25.Qf1 Rc6!-+ ]

24...g6 [ 24...Qe1? 25.Qxe1 Bxe1 26.Rxg7+ Kh8 27.Ng5= ]

25.Qxa1 [ 25.Bxf8 Qxf8 26.Qxa1 Qh6 27.Rg5 ( 27.Ng5 Bd2-+ ) 27...Be7-+ ]

25...Rfe8 26.Be3 [ 26.a3 Qe1+ 27.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 28.Kf2 Rc2+ 29.Kf3 Bd2-+ ]

26...Qxe3+! 27.Rxe3 Rxe3 28.Kf2 Re1 29.Qxe1 Bxe1+ 30.Kxe1 Rc2-+ 31.Nf4 Rxb2 32.h4 Rxa2 33.g4 a5 34.h5 a4 35.hxg6 a3 36.gxf7+ Kxf7 37.Nd3 Rh20-1

C55Adams,Mi 2680Onischuk,Al 2625

Tilburg 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/312 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 [ 4.d4 - 70/(312) ]

4...Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.a4 d6 7.Nbd2 Be6 8.Re1 Bxc4?!N

[ 8...Qd7 - 62/(352) ] [ 8...Re8!? /\ Bf8 ]

9.dxc4!? [ 9.Nxc4² ]

9...Re8

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[ 9...a5!? ] [ 9...Nd7!? ]

10.Nf1 Bf8 [ 10...h6!? ]

11.Bg5!? [ 11.a5² ]

11...h6 12.Bxf6 [ 12.Bh4 Be7 /\ Nd7 ]

12...Qxf6 13.Ne3 [ 13.a5 Nd4!„ ]

13...Qe6 [ ¹13...a5 /\ Nb8-d7, c6 ]

14.a5!± Ne7 15.Ra3 g6 [ 15...c6 16.Rd3 Rad8 17.Re2!? ]

16.h4! Bg7 [ 16...h5 17.Ng5 ]

17.h5 Rad8 [ 17...g5!? ]

18.a6 [ 18.Rd3!? ]

18...b6 19.Nd5 Rd7 [ 19...Nxd5 20.cxd5 Qg4 21.Nd2± ]

20.hxg6 fxg6 21.Nh4! /\ Rg3 c6 [ 21...Bf6 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qg4 Rdd8 24.Rf3 Qg5 25.Qe6+ Kh8 26.g3 /\ Rf7+- ] [ 21...Nxd5 22.cxd5 Qf6 23.Qg4 Rf7 24.Rf3 Qg5 25.Qxg5 hxg5 26.Rxf7 Kxf7 27.Nf3± ]

22.Nxe7+ Rexe7 23.Rg3 g5 24.Nf5 Rf7 25.Rd3 Bf8 26.b3 d5 27.Qg4! Kh7?

[ 27...d4 28.Red1 Rf6 29.Rh3 Rdf7 30.Rdd3± ]

28.cxd5 cxd5 29.Nxh6!+- Qxg4 [ 29...Qxh6 30.Rh3 Bc5 31.Re2 ]

30.Nxg4 Bc5 31.Re2 [ 31.Re2 Rde7 32.Rxd5 Bd4 33.Ne3/\ Nf5 ]

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C63Polgar,J 2670Ivanchuk,V 2725

Dortmund 1997[Matulovic,M]

70/313 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d4 [ 4.d3 - 70/(313) ] [ 4.Bxc6 - 70/(313) ] [ 4.Nc3 - 70/(313) ]

4...fxe4 5.Bxc6 [ 5.Nxe5!? Nxe5 6.dxe5 c6 7.Nc3!? cxb5

8.Nxe4 d5 9.exd6 Nf6 10.Qd4 Be7! 11.Bg5 Bf5 12.0-0-0!? Bxe4 13.Rhe1÷ ]

5...dxc6 [ 5...exf3?! 6.Bxf3² ]

6.Nxe5 Bf5!?N [ 6...Qh4 - 70/(313) ]

7.0-0 Bd6 8.Qh5+!? [ 8.f3? Bxe5 9.dxe5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 exf3∓ ]

8...g6 9.Qe2 Qh4!? 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.f3 Bxe5! 12.dxe5 exf3 13.Rxf3 Qd4+!? 14.Kh1 Ne4!

[ 14...Ng4?! 15.h3 h5 16.Bg5!± ] 15.Nxe4 Qxe4 16.Rf2 Qxe2 17.Rxe2 Bg4 18.Re1 Rf8 19.Kg1 Be6= 20.Bg5 a5 21.a3

[ ¹21.Bf6 ] 21...Rf5 22.Bf6 Rf4!? 23.Rad1 b5 24.c3 b4 25.axb4 axb4 26.cxb4 Rxb4 27.Rd2 Ra2 28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.Re2 Rbxb2 30.Rxb2 Rxb2 31.Rh8 h5 32.Rh7+ Kf8 33.Rxc7 Rc2

[ 33...Bd5 34.e6! Rb1+ ( 34...Rxg2+?? 35.Kf1!+- ) 35.Kf2 Bxe6 36.Rxc6= ]

34.Re7 Bd5 35.e6 Re2 36.Rf7+ Ke8 37.Re7+ Kf8½-½

C64Pikula,D 2465Ehlvest,J 2610

Biel (open) 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/314 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.0-0 d6

[ 4...Nd4 - 70/(314) ] 5.c3 Bd7 6.d4 Bb6 7.Bg5 f6 8.Be3 Nge7 9.a4!?N

[ 9.Nbd2 - 60/322 ] 9...a6 10.Bc4 Bg4 11.d5 Nb8 12.h3

[ 12.Bxb6! cxb6 13.Be2 /\ Nfd2-c4+/= ] 12...Bxe3

[ 12...Bh5 13.Bxb6! cxb6 14.Be2² ] 13.hxg4

[ 13.fxe3 Bh5= ] 13...Ba7 14.g3 Qd7

[ 14...Qc8!? ] 15.Nh4 h5 16.Nf5™

[ 16.gxh5? Qh3 17.Qf3 g5!∓ ] 16...Kf7

[ 16...Nxf5 17.exf5! ( 17.gxf5? Qf7

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/ \ Nd7, g6- /+) 17...e4! 18.Kg2 hxg4 19.Qxg4 e3 20.fxe3 Qf7 /\ Nd7-e5~/= ]

17.Kg2 hxg4 18.Nxe7 [ 18.Qxg4? g6 19.Ne3 Qxg4 20.Nxg4 Nd7³ _|_ ]

18...Kxe7 19.Be2 f5 20.Nd2! [ 20.exf5? Qxf5 21.Bxg4 Qh7 22.Rh1 Qxh1+ 23.Qxh1 Rxh1 24.Kxh1 Bxf2 ]

20...g6 21.exf5 [ 21.Rh1 Rh5!? ]

21...gxf5 22.Rh1 Nc6! 23.Qc2 [ 23.dxc6 Qxc6+ 24.f3 Qc5∓ ]

23...Raf8!? [ 23...e4 24.Bxg4 fxg4 25.dxc6 Qxc6 26.Qxe4+= ]

24.f3 gxf3+ 25.Nxf3 Nd8 26.Nh4?! [ 26.Rxh8 Rxh8 27.Nh4 Rxh4™ 28.gxh4 e4÷ ]

26...Rhg8 27.Raf1 Rg5 28.g4 Ke8?“ [ 28...f4 29.Ng6+ Ke8∓ ><g4 ]

29.Rxf5? [ 29.Nxf5!+- ]

29...Nf7™ 30.Rhf1 Rfg8= 31.Qe4½-½

C67Kostakiev,DKirkov

corr 1997[Kostakiev,D; Georgiev,Ki]

70/315 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4

[ 5.Re1 - 70/(315) ] 5...Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Be6

[ 9...h6 - 70/(315) ] [ 9...Ke8 - 70/(315) ]

10.Ng5 Bc4 [ 10...Ke7!? - 64/(305) ]

11.Rd1+ [ 11.g3? Bb4³ ] [ 11.Bf4? Bb4³ ] [ 11.a3?! Bxf1÷ ] [ 11.Nce4!? ] [ 11.g4!? ] [ 11.b3!? ] [ 11.Re1!? ]

11...Ke8 12.b3! /\ >> [ 12.Bf4 Bb4 ]

12...Bb4

[ 12...h6 13.bxc4 hxg5 14.Rb1 b6 15.Bxg5± ]

13.bxc4! [ 13.Na4? Be2 ] [ 13.Nce4? Be2 ]

13...Bxc3 14.Rb1 b6 [ 14...Rb8!? ] [ 14...h6!? ]

15.g4!N [ 15.Rb3?!= - 70/(315) ] [ 15.f4!? ] [ 15.Bf4!? ]

15...Nh4 [ 15...Nh6 16.Rb3 ( 16.e6 )] [ 15...Nd4 16.Ne4!? ( 16.Kg2!? ; 16.Rd3!? )]

16.Rb3! [ 16.f4? ] [ 16.e6? ]

16...Ba1 [ 16...h6 17.Rxc3+- ] [ 16...Ba5 17.Rbd3+- ] [ 16...Bxe5 17.Re1± ]

17.Ba3! [ 17.Bf4? Ng6∓ ]

17...Bxe5 [ 17...h6 18.Nf3! Nxf3+ 19.Rxf3+- ] [ 17...f6 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Re3++- ] [ 17...h5 18.Rxa1+- ]

18.Re3!+- f6 19.f4! [ 19.Ne6!? ]

19...Rd8 [ 19...fxg5 20.Rxe5+ ] [ 19...c5 20.Nh3 ]

20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.Nf7+ Kc8 [ 21...Kd7 22.fxe5! ]

22.fxe5 [ 22.fxe5 Re8 23.exf6! Rxe3 24.fxg7 Re8 25.Bf8 Ng6 26.g8Q ]

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C68Karaklajic,N 2380Lin,Weiguo 2470

Beijing (open) 1997[Simonovic,A; Karaklajic,N]

70/316 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bg4

[ 5...Bd6 - 70/(316) ] 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.hxg4!N

[ 9.Re1 - 68/(292) ]

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9...hxg4 10.g3!² g5?! ><f5 [ 10...Qh6 11.Nh4 g5 12.Nc4! Qh5 ( 12...Ng6? 13.Qxg4 Be7 14.Kg2+- ) 13.Bxg5 Qxg5 14.Ne3 Rg8™ 15.Kg2/\ Rh1, Nhf5+/- ]

[ 10...gxf3!? ] 11.Kg2 gxf3+ 12.Nxf3 Bh6 13.Rh1 0-0-0 14.Nh2!± Rdg8 15.Bd2 Kb8

[ 15...Ng6 16.Ng4 Qg7 17.Nxh6 Rxh6 18.Qg4+! Kb8 19.Qxg5! Rxh1 ( 19...Rh7 20.Rxh7 Qxh7 21.Rh1+- ) 20.Rxh1+- ]

16.Ng4 Qe6 17.Qf3 Rg6 18.Bc3! Bg7 [ 18...f6 19.Rh5 /\ Rah1+- ]

19.Rxh8+ Bxh8 20.Bb4!? [ 20.Rh1 Bg7 21.Bb4 Ng8 22.Qf5 ∆Qxa2? 23.b3!+- ]

20...Ng8™ 21.Qf5 Nh6 22.Qxe6 [ 22.Nxh6!? Rxh6 23.Qxg5! Qh3+ 24.Kf3 Rf6+ 25.Ke2 Qg2 26.Bc5 b6 27.Be3 ( 27.Qg8+?! Kb7 28.Qxh8 Qf3+ 29.Kd2 bxc5÷ ) 27...Qf3+ 28.Kd2± ]

22...Rxe6 23.Nxh6 Rxh6 24.Rh1 Rxh1 25.Kxh1 NB 7/k g4™ 26.Kg2 Kc8 27.f3 gxf3+ 28.Kxf3 Kd7 29.Kg4 Ke6 30.Bf8! Bf6 31.Kh5 Bd8 32.g4 b6 33.b4!!± (.) b5 34.g5 ><Bd8 c5™ 35.Bxc5 c6 36.Kg4 a5 37.a3 Bc7 38.c4 a4 39.Bf8 Bd8 40.Kh5 Bb6 41.c5! Bd8 42.Bd6+- (.) f5™ 43.g6 f4

[ 43...fxe4 44.dxe4 Bf6 45.Kh6+- ] 44.Kg4 Bf6 45.Bf8 f3 46.Kxf3 Bg5 47.Bg7! Bc1 48.Bxe5 Bxa3 49.Bc3 Bc1 50.Ke2 Bg5

[ 50...a3 51.Kd1 ] 51.Kd1 Be7 52.Kc2 Bd8 53.Be5!1-0

C68Meijers,V 2445Mikhalevski,V 2535

Dieren 1997[Mikhalevski,V]

70/317 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qd6 6.d4

[ 6.Na3 - 70/(317) ] 6...exd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Be3 0-0-0 9.Nd2 Nh6 10.f3 f5 11.Qe2 fxe4!?N

[ 11...Re8 - 20/295 ] 12.Nxe4 Qe5

[ 12...Qg6!? ] 13.Bf2

[ 13.Rad1?! Ng4! 14.fxg4 Qxe4³ ] 13...Be7 14.c3 /\ b4, a4, b5->

[ 14.Rad1!? ] 14...Rhe8 15.Rfe1 Qh5 16.b4 Ng8!!/\ Nf6[+] 17.a4 Nf6 18.b5?!

[ 18.g4?! A) 18...Qe5 19.Bg3 ( 19.b5 cxb5 20.axb5 Bxb5 21.Nxb5 Qxb5 22.Qxb5 axb5 23.Ng5³ ) 19...Qd5 20.Rad1 ( 20.b5 cxb5 21.axb5 Bxb5 22.Nxb5 Qxb5 23.Qxb5 axb5∓ ) 20...Nxe4/\ 21.fe4 Qg5 21.Qxe4³ ;

B) 18...Qg6 19.b5 Nxe4 20.bxa6 Bxg4! ( 20...Nxf2!? 21.a7 Bxg4!! 22.a8Q+ Kd7 23.Qxd8+ Kxd8 24.fxg4 Nxg4÷ ) 21.axb7+ Kxb7 22.Rab1+ Kc8 23.fxg4 Nxf2 24.Qxf2 Qxg4+∓ ]

[ 18.Nxf6 Bxf6³ ] 18...cxb5

[ 18...Nxe4!? 19.bxc6 ( 19.bxa6 Nxf2 20.axb7+ Kxb7 21.Rab1+ Ka7 22.Qxf2 Bc5-+ ; 19.fxe4 Qxe2 20.Rxe2 cxb5 21.axb5 Bxb5 22.Nxb5 axb5∓ ; 19.Qxe4 Bf6 20.Qc2 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 cxb5 22.axb5 Bxb5∓ ) 19...Nxf2 20.cxd7+ Rxd7 21.Qxf2 Bd6∓ ]

19.axb5 Bxb5 20.c4? [ 20.Nxb5 Qxb5 21.Qxb5 axb5 22.Ng5! Rd3! 23.Ne6 Bd6 24.Nxg7 Rxe1+ 25.Bxe1 Nd5³ ]

20...Nxe4 21.cxb5 [ 21.Qxe4 Bb4-+ ]

21...Bd6! [ 21...Nxf2 22.bxa6÷ ]

22.fxe4™ Qxh2+ 23.Kf1 Qh1+ 24.Bg1 Rf8+ 25.Qf3

[ 25.Nf3 Bc5!-+ ] [ ¹25.Nf5 Bc5 26.Qf3™ Rd2 ( 26...Rd3!? ) 27.Re3™ Bxe3 28.Qxe3 Qxg2+ 29.Ke1 Re2+! ( 29...Re8!? 30.Ng3 Ra2 ) 30.Qxe2 Qxg1+ 31.Qf1 Qxf1+ 32.Kxf1 g6 33.bxa6 bxa6 34.Rxa6 Kd7-+ ]

25...Rxf3+ 26.Nxf3 Bc5 27.bxa6 Bxg1 28.axb7+ Kxb70-1

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C77Benjamin,Joel 2580Kaidanov,G 2600

USA (ch) 1997[Benjamin,Joel]

70/318 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.d3 d6 8.Nd5 Na5 9.Nxe7 Qxe7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Bg5!?N

[ 11.Bd2 - 49/387 ] 11...h6 12.Bh4 g5!? 13.Bg3 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5 15.Qe2 Kg7

[ 15...Bg6 16.Qe3 Nh5= ] 16.Qe3 Nd7 17.Nd2 Nb6 18.c3 Nxb3 19.axb3 a5 20.d4 f6 21.Qd3 c6 22.f3 Bf7 23.Rfd1 Rfb8 24.Bf2 Be6 25.b4 a4

[ 25...axb4 26.Rxa8 Nxa8 27.cxb4² ] 26.Qe2 Qc7 27.Be3 Nc4 28.Nxc4 Bxc4 29.Qf2 Qe7 30.Rd2 Bb3 31.h4² Rg8 32.dxe5 fxe5

[ 32...dxe5!? 33.Bc5 Qf7 34.Rd6 Rac8 ( 34...Rgd8!? 35.Rxc6 Rd7 ) 35.Qd2² ]

33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Qg3 Kf7 35.Kf2 Rg7 36.Rh1 Qf6 37.Rh5?!

[ 37.Qg4! Be6 ( 37...Ke7 38.Rh7!+- ) 38.Qh5+ Ke7 39.Rhd1± ]

37...Rag8 38.Bb6?!“ [ ¹38.Kg1 ]

38...Ke8 39.Kg1 Qf4“ [ 39...g4!? 40.Rf5 Qh6 41.f4 ( 41.Rxe5+ dxe5 42.Qxe5+ Be6-+ ) 41...Rh7 42.Kf2÷ ]

40.Qxf4 gxf4 41.g4 d5? [ 41...Rb7™

A) 42.Rxd6 Rxb6 43.Rxe5+ Kf7 44.Rd7+ Kf6 ( 44...Kg6 45.Ree7‚ ) 45.Rf5+ Kg6 46.Rxf4 Rbb8„ ><b2 ; B) 42.Bf2 Rg6 43.Rh8+ Bg8= ]

42.Rxe5+ Re7 43.Rxe7+ [ 43.Rf5 /\ 43...Rf7 44.Rf7 Kf7 45.Rd4+- Rh8!? ]

43...Kxe7 44.Rd4 Kd7 45.e5! [ 45.exd5 Bxd5 46.Rxf4 Re8 47.Kf2 Rh8 48.Kg3 Re8 49.Bd4 Re2 50.c4 ( 50.g5 Bc4! ) 50...bxc4 51.g5 Rc2 52.g6 c3 53.bxc3 a3„ ]

45...Rf8 46.e6+ Kxe6 47.Bc7 Re8 48.Bxf4+- Kf6 49.Kf2 Rh8 50.Rd2 Rh1 51.Be3 d4 52.Bxd4+ Kg6 53.Kg3 Bd5 54.f4 Re1 55.Rh2 Rd1 56.f5+ Kf7 57.g5 Rf1 58.Rf2 Rg1+ 59.Kf4 Re1 60.g6+ Ke7 61.f6+ Ke6 62.f71-0

C78Rodriguez,Am 2555Garcia,Gi 2485

Yopal 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/319 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d6 8.a4

[ 8.d4 - 70/(319) ] 8...Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3 0-0 11.Nbd2!?N

[ 11.axb5 - 48/(298) ] 11...h6

[ 11...d5!? ] 12.Re1 Rb8 13.Nf1 d5 14.axb5 axb5

[ 14...dxe4? 15.bxc6 exf3 16.Ng3+- ] 15.Ng3 Bg6

[ 15...dxe4? 16.Nxh5± ] [ 15...Bxf3 16.Qxf3 b4 17.Nf5 bxc3 18.bxc3 Kh8 19.Ba4± ]

16.Nh4!? [ 16.exd5 Nxd5² ∆17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5? Bxf2+!∓ ]

16...Re8? [ 16...dxe4 17.dxe4 Qxd1 18.Rxd1² ]

17.Nxg6 fxg6 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Ne4 Bf8 20.Qg4 Rb6 21.Bb3! Kh7

[ 21...Kh8 22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Qxg6+- ] [ 21...Nb8 22.Be3 Rbe6 23.Ra8± ] [ 21...Nce7 22.Be3 Rc6 23.Ra5± ]

22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Bxh6!! Be7 24.Be3 Rbb8 25.Ra6 Bd8

[ 25...Ra8 26.c4!+- ><Nc6 ] 26.Bg5 Rb6 27.Ra8

[ 27.Rxb6 ] 27...Kg8 28.Be3 Nd4 29.Bxd4 Rbe6

[ 29...Qxa8 30.Bxb6 cxb6 31.Qxg6+- ] [ 29...exd4 30.Nf6++- ]

30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Be3 Ra6 32.Ng5 Qxd3 33.Qh4 Qc4 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Qh8+ Ke7

[ 35...Ke7 36.Qxg7++- ]1-0

C78Almasi,Z 2595Degraeve,J._M 2515

Pula 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/320 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4 9.h3!? Bh5 10.d3 Rb8 11.axb5 axb5

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12.Re1!?N [ 12.Be3 - 68/299 ]

12...h6 13.Nbd2 g5? [ 13...b4? 14.Ba4 ] [ 13...0-0 14.Nf1 b4 15.Ba4!² ]

14.g4!± Qc8!? [ 14...Bxg4 15.hxg4 Nxg4 16.d4!+- ] [ 14...Nxg4 15.hxg4 Bxg4 16.Nf1+- ] [ 14...Bg6 15.Nf1 /\ d4, Ng3-f5+/-|^ ]

15.Nh2! [ 15.gxh5? Qxh3ƒ ] [ 15.d4!? ]

15...Bg6 16.Ndf1 Nd8 17.d4 Bb6 18.Ng3 Ne6 19.Nf3! Nf4™ 20.Bxf4

[ 20.Kh2 h5! ] 20...gxf4

[ 20...exf4 21.Nf5± ] 21.Nf5 Nxe4?

[ 21...h5 22.dxe5 hxg4 ( 22...dxe5 23.Nxe5+- ) 23.exf6 gxf3 24.Qxf3 Qd8 25.Ng7+ Kf8 26.Qxf4+- ]

22.Rxe4 Bxf5 23.gxf5 Qxf5 24.Qd3!+- Kf8 [ 24...Qxh3 25.Nxe5! ]

25.Kh2 Rg8 26.Qe2 b4 27.Bc2 bxc3 28.bxc3 exd4 29.cxd41-0

C78Leko,P 2600Garcia,Gi 2485

Yopal 1997[Leko,P]

70/321 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4?!

[ 8...Rb8 ] 9.h3 Bxf3!?N 10.Qxf3 0-0 11.d3

[ 11.axb5 axb5 12.Rxa8 Qxa8 13.d3 b4„ ]

11...Na5 [ 11...b4? 12.a5!± ]

12.Bc2 b4 13.Nd2 /\ Nb3 Rb8 14.Re1 [ 14.Qd1!? d5!÷ ]

14...h6?! [ 14...Qd7!? 15.Qd1!² ]

15.Rb1! b3!? [ 15...Nh7 16.Nb3² ]

16.Bd1 Qd7 17.Ra1 [ 17.Nf1?! Nh7÷ ]

17...Nh7 18.Qg3! Kh8

[ 18...f5? 19.exf5 Qxf5 20.Ne4+- ] 19.Bg4‚ Qd8

[ 19...Qe7 20.Nf1!?² ( 20.Nf3‚ )] 20.Nf3 Nc6!

[ 20...Nf6 21.Nh4 ] 21.Nh4 Ne7 22.Rd1! Nf6 23.d4 Ba7

[ 23...Nxe4? 24.Qe3 ] 24.Qd3!² a5

[ 24...exd4 25.cxd4 Nc6 26.Nf5‚ ] 25.Be3 exd4 26.cxd4 Nxg4 27.hxg4 Qd7 28.Nf5 Nxf5 29.gxf5 Rb4 30.Rac1!

[ 30.f6?! gxf6! 31.Bxh6 Rg8„ ] 30...Bb6 31.Rc3 f6

[ 31...Qxa4?! 32.Bxh6! ( 32.f6 Qb5÷ ) 32...gxh6 ( 32...Bxd4?! 33.Bxg7+! Bxg7 34.Qh3+ Kg8 35.f6!+- ) 33.Qd2 Kg7™ ( 33...Kh7 34.Rh3+- ) 34.Rg3+ Kf6 35.Qxh6+ Ke7 36.f6+ Ke8 37.Rh3!!/\ Qf8! Rg8 38.Qg7! Rxg7 39.fxg7 Rxd4

40.g8Q+ Ke7 41.Qg5+ Kd7 42.Qf5+± ] 32.Rxb3 Rxa4

[ 32...Qxa4!? 33.Rxb4 Qxb4² ] 33.d5!± Bxe3 34.Qxe3 Re8 35.f3 Rc4! 36.Rc1! Qa4

[ 36...Rxc1+ 37.Qxc1± ] 37.Rxc4 Qxc4 38.Qc3!

[ 38.Rc3 Qb4 ] 38...Qxc3

[ 38...Qe2 39.Rb7!+- ] 39.Rxc3 Rc8

[ 39...Rb8!? 40.Rxc7 Rxb2 41.Ra7 Ra2 42.Ra6± ]

40.b3! Kg8 41.Kf2 Kf8 42.Kg3!+- g6 [ 42...Ke7 43.Kg4 ]

43.fxg6 Kg7 44.Kf4 Kxg6 45.g4 Rb8 [ 45...Kf7 46.Kf5 ]

46.Rxc7 Rxb3 47.Ra7 Rb8 48.Rxa5 Rb6 49.Ra7 Rb8 50.Rd7 Rb6 51.Rd8 Ra6 52.Rg8+

[ 52.Rg8+ Kf7 53.Rc8 ]1-0

C78Mortensen,E 2455Adams,Mi 2680

Koge 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/322 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5

[ 6...Bb7 - 70/(322) ]

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7.c3 [ 7.Nxe5 - 70/(322) ]

7...d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.Bg5 [ 9.dxe5N - 70/(322) ]

9...h6 10.Bd5?!N [ 10.Bh4 - 63/(296) ]

10...Bd7 11.Bxf6 [ 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 exd4∓ ]

11...Qxf6 12.Na3 [ 12.a4!? ]

12...Rd8 13.Nc2 0-0 14.Qd3 Ne7 15.Bb7?! [ 15.Ne3³ ]

15...a5! [ 15...Ng6 16.Bxa6 Nf4 17.Qe3 Bh3 18.Nce1 Qg6 19.Nh4 Qg4 20.Kh1 Qxh4 21.gxh3³ ]

16.Ne3 exd4 [ ¹16...a4∓ ]

17.cxd4 a4 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Bxd5 [ 19.exd5 Bf5 20.Qxb5 Rb8‚ ]

19...c6 20.e5™ dxe5 21.dxe5 Qe7 22.Be4 Be6 23.Qc2 c5 24.b3

[ 24.Bf5 c4 25.Bxe6 Qxe6∓ ] 24...axb3 25.axb3 c4 26.bxc4 Bxc4∓ 27.Rfe1 Rc8 28.Ra6?!

[ 28.Bd3 Bd5 29.Qe2 b4 30.Be4∓ ] [ 28.Qb2!? ]

28...Qc5! /\ b4-b3 29.Raa1 [ 29.Bf5 Ra8 30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.e6 fxe6 32.Bxe6+ Bxe6 33.Qxc5 Bxc5 34.Rxe6 Ra2∓ ]

29...b4 30.h3 b3 31.Qb2 Be6!-+ 32.Red1 Rfd8 33.Rxd8+ Rxd8 34.Rc1 Qb4 35.Re1 Bd4 36.Qb1

[ 36.Rd1? Bxf2+ ] 36...Bc3 37.Re3 b2 38.Kh2 Qa5 39.g3 Ba2 40.Qf1 Qb4 41.Kg2

[ 41.Bb1 Bc4 42.Qg1 Bb3 /\ Rd1 ] 41...Qxe4!0-1

C78McDonald,N 2490Lalic,B 2585

London 1997[Lalic,B]

70/323 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Re1?! d6

[ 7...Ng4!? 8.Rf1 ] 8.c3 Bb6?!N

[ ¹8...0-0 9.d4 Bb6 10.h3 Bb7 ] [ 8...Bg4 - 62/368 ]

9.a4! Rb8 [ 9...Bb7 10.Na3 ]

10.axb5 axb5 11.Na3 Na5™ [ 11...b4? 12.Nc4± ] [ 11...Ba6? 12.d4± ><Ba6 ] [ 11...0-0?! 12.Nxb5 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 Rxb5±^^[+] ]

12.Ba2 [ 12.Nxb5?? Nxb3 13.Qxb3 c6-+ ]

12...b4 [ 12...c6?! 13.b4± ]

13.cxb4 Nc6 14.b5 Nd4 15.h3 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 0-0 17.d3 h6

[ ¹17...Be6 18.Bc4 Bd4 19.Nc2 Nd7 ] 18.Be3 Be6 19.Bc4 Re8 20.Rac1 Ba5 21.Red1 d5 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Ba7?

[ 23.Bc5 ∆Nf4 24.b4± ] 23...Ra8 24.Bc5 Nf4!„ 25.d4!

[ 25.b4?! Bb6 ><Na3 ] 25...Qg5 26.dxe5 Nxh3+ 27.Kf1 Bg4! [] 28.Bxf7+? ><e2

[ 28.Qxf7+ Kh8 29.Be3! Qxe5 30.gxh3 Bxd1 ( 30...Bxh3+? 31.Kg1 Qxb2? 32.Bd4+- ; 30...Rf8 31.hxg4! Rxf7 32.Bxf7 Rf8 33.Rd7 Qxb2 34.Nc4 Qxb5 35.Rd5!+- _|_ McDonald ,N) 31.Rxd1/\ 31...Rf8? 32.Qe6 Qe6 33.Be6 Rae8 34.Bc5! Bb6! []~/= ><Kf1 ]

28...Kh8 29.Qe3?“ [ 29.Be3 Bxf3 30.Bxg5 Bxd1 31.Bxe8 Nxg5 32.Bc6 Rd8∓ _|_ ]

29...Rxe5!-+ 30.Nc4 [ 30.Qxg5 Be2# ]

30...Rxe3 31.Bxe3 Nf4 32.g3 Bxd1 33.gxf4 Qf50-1

C78Marjanovic,Slavo 2390Petronic,J 2490

Jugoslavija 1997[Marjanovic,Slavo]

70/324 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 0-0 9.Nc3 Na5

[ 9...b4 - 70/(324) ] 10.Nxe5 Nxb3 11.cxb3 d5

[ 11...b4! - 69/(319) ]

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12.d4!?N [ 12.Bg5 - 51/322 ]

12...Be7 [ 12...Bb6 13.axb5 ] [ 12...Bd6 ]

13.exd5 b4 14.Ne2 Nxd5 15.Ng3² f6 16.Nc4

[ 16.Nd3!? ] 16...f5

[ 16...Qd7!? ] 17.Na5! Rb8 18.Nxb7 Rxb7 19.Qf3

[ 19.Qd3 f4² ] 19...f4 20.Ne4 Rb6 21.Bd2 Qd7 22.Rac1±

[ 22.Rfe1 ] 22...g5

[ 22...Re6!? ] 23.h3 Rh6

[ 23...Re6 ] [ 23...Qf5 24.Rfe1 ]

24.Rfe1 Rh4?! [ 24...c6 ]

25.Nc5 Bxc5 26.Rxc5 c6 27.Re5 h6 28.Qe4

[ 28.Qd3 ] 28...f3

[ 28...Rf6 29.f3 ] 29.Qg6+ Kh8 30.Qxc6 Nf6 31.Bxb4 fxg2

[ 31...Rxd4 32.Qxd7 Nxd7 33.Bc3 Rd1+ 34.Re1++- ]

32.Rc3“ [ 32.Re6+- ]

32...Rd8?“ [ 32...Rf7 33.Re6+- ] [ 32...Qxd4 33.Re6 Qd1+ 34.Kxg2 Qd5+ 35.Qxd5 Nxd5 36.Rxh6++- ]

33.Qxf6+ Kg8 34.Re7 Qxe7 35.Bxe71-0

C78Polgar,J 2670Shirov,A 2700

Tilburg 1997[Polgar,J]

70/325 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6

[ 12...c5?!N - 70/(325) ] 13.Qc3 Ne7 14.Ra7

[ 14.Qd3N - 70/(325) ]

[ 14.e5 - 70/(325) ] 14...c5!N Tkachiev,V

[ 14...Bb7 15.e5!?ƒ ( 15.f5? - 69/(318) )] 15.e5 Nfd5!

[ 15...Ne4 16.Qd3 Bf5 17.Rxe7+! Qxe7 18.Bd5 ]

16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Qg3 [ 17.Qf3 c4! ]

17...0-0 18.Nc3 [ 18.f5 dxe5 ]

18...Ne7? [ 18...Nxc3 19.bxc3 ( 19.Qxc3 Bf5= ) 19...Bf5= ]

19.exd6 Nf5 [ 19...Qxd6? 20.Rd1 Qf6 21.f5! ( 21.Ne4 Qe6 22.Nxc5 Qb6 ) 21...Rb7 22.Rxb7 Bxb7 23.Bg5 Nxf5 24.Bxf6 Nxg3 25.Be7 b4 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.hxg3 bxc3 28.bxc3± ]

20.Qf2 Qb6? [ 20...Qxd6 21.Ne4 Qg6² ]

21.Rc7 Nd4 [ 21...Qxd6 22.Qxc5 Qg6 23.Nxb5 Bb7 24.Rf2 Nh4 25.Qg5± ]

22.f5 b4? [ 22...Bxf5 23.Bf4 Be6 24.Ne4± ]

23.f6 g6 [ 23...bxc3 24.fxg7+- ]

24.Nd5 Qxd6 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.Bh61-0

C78Leko,P 2635Shirov,A 2700

Tilburg 1997[Shirov,A]

70/326 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6 13.Qd3!?N 0-0 14.Nc3 Nb4!

[ 14...Re8 15.e5! Leko,P dxe5 16.Qxd8 Nxd8 ( 16...Rxd8 17.fxe5 Nxe5 18.Bf4 Re8 19.Rae1± ) 17.fxe5 Rxe5 18.Bf4 Re7 19.Nxb5! Ne6 ( 19...Rxb5 20.Ra8± ) 20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.c4± ]

15.Qg3 [ 15.Qe2!? ]

15...c5 16.e5 Nh5! [ 16...c4? 17.exf6 Qxf6 18.f5! cxb3 19.Bg5 Qe5 ( 19...Qd4+ 20.Be3 Qf6 21.Rad1 Qe5 22.Bf4 Qc5+ 23.Kh1 bxc2

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24.Rde1+- ∆Rd8 25.Bxd6 ) 20.Bf4 Qc5+ ( 20...Qd4+ 21.Kh1± ) 21.Kh1± ]

17.Qf3 [ 17.Qf2!? c4 18.Ba2 dxe5 ( 18...Bf5?! 19.Bb1² ) 19.fxe5 f6÷ ]

17...c4 18.Qxh5 [ 18.Ba2 g6÷ ]

18...cxb3 19.cxb3 [ 19.f5 dxe5! 20.f6 Qd4+ 21.Kh1 ( 21.Rf2 gxf6! ) 21...Qg4 22.Qxg4 Bxg4³ ]

19...dxe5 20.Qxe5? [ 20.fxe5 Qd4+ 21.Kh1 Nd3 22.Qf3 Nxe5 23.Qf4= ]

20...Bb7!∓ 21.Rd1 Qc8! [ 21...Qb6+ 22.Be3 Qc6 23.Rd2÷ ]

22.Qe2 [ 22.Qd6? Qg4! 23.Rd2 ( 23.Qd2 Rbd8-+ ) 23...Rbe8 24.Qxb4 Re1+ 25.Kf2 Rfe8-+ ]

22...Re8 23.Be3 Qe6? [ 23...Qf5! 24.Rd2 Re6 ( 24...h5!? ) 25.g4 ( 25.Rad1 h5 26.Qf2 Rg6 27.Qf1 Kh7∓ ) 25...Rg6 26.h3 h5 27.Qxb5 ( 27.Ba7 hxg4 28.Bxb8 gxh3+ 29.Kf1 Bg2+ 30.Kf2 h2-+ ) 27...Rxg4+ 28.Kh2 Rxf4∓ ]

24.Ba7™ Qc6 25.Qf3! [ 25.Qf2? Rbd8∓ ]

25...Qe6! [ 25...Qxf3 26.gxf3² ]

26.Qe2 [ 26.Qf2 Rbd8© ]

26...Qc6½-½

C82Almasi,Z 2595Korchnoi,V 2635

Linz 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/327 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4

[ 11...d4 - 70/(327) ] 12.Re1 0-0 13.Nb3

[ 13.Nf1 - 70/(327) ] 13...Ne4 14.Bf4 f6?

[ 14...Re8 - 57/343 ] 15.exf6 Nxf6

[ 15...Rxf6 16.Bxc7!± ] 16.Qd3 Qd7 17.Ne5!N

[ 17.Ng5 ]

17...Nxe5 18.Bxe5 g6™ 19.Qd4! c6™ 20.f3!

[ 20.Nc5 Bxc5 ( 20...Qa7 21.b4± ) 21.Qxc5 Rac8± ]

20...Bf5 [ 20...Be6 21.Nc5± ]

21.Bxf5 Qxf5 22.Qb6! Qd7 23.a4! [ 23.Nd4 Rfc8 ] [ 23.Nc5 Qa7 ]

23...Rfc8™ 24.Qf2!? /\ Bd4-c5 [ 24.Nd4? Bd8 25.Qc5 Be7= ] [ 24.axb5 axb5 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Nd4 Rc8 27.Ra1 ( 27.Nxb5? cxb5 28.Bxf6 Bc5+-+ ) 27...Qe8! ] [ 24.Nc5 Qa7 25.Qxa7 Rxa7 26.Bd4 Bxc5 27.Bxc5 Rd7 ] [ 24.Bd4!? Rcb8 ( 24...Rab8 25.Nc5± ; 24...bxa4 25.Nc5± ) 25.Rxe7 Rxb6 ( 25...Qxe7 26.Qxc6+- ) 26.Rxd7 Nxd7 27.Bxb6 Nxb6 28.axb5± ]

24...Rf8 25.Qd4 /\ ab5 Qc8 26.Bg3! ><c7 c5?

[ 26...Bd8± ] 27.Qe3 Rf7 28.axb5 d4

[ 28...axb5 29.Rxa8 Qxa8 30.Nxc5+- ] 29.Qe6!

[ 29.cxd4 c4 ] 29...axb5

[ 29...Qxe6 30.Rxe6+- ] 30.Ra7!!+- dxc3

[ 30...Qxe6 31.Rxa8+ ] [ 30...Rxa7 31.Qxc8+ ] [ 30...Qf8 31.Rxe7 ]

31.bxc3 c4 32.Nd4 Nd5 33.Rea1!1-0

C82Topalov,V 2745Sokolov,I 2635

Antwerpen 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/328 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Re1 0-0 13.Nb3 Re8 14.Nxc5!N

[ 14.h3 Nxb3 15.Bxb3 ( 15.Qd3? Bf5! 16.Qxf5 g6 ) 15...Be6 ]

14...Bxc5 15.Bf4² Qd7 [ 15...Bh5?! 16.Bb3! ]

16.h3 Bxf3

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[ 16...Bh5? 17.Bxh7+! Kxh7 18.Ng5+ Kg6 19.Qd3+! ( 19.g4 Bxg4 20.hxg4 Nxe5!÷ ) 19...Qf5 20.Qg3+- ]

17.Qxf3 Nd8 18.Rad1 c6 19.h4 Ne6 20.Bc1 Rf8 21.Qg4?!

[ 21.Bf5ƒ ] 21...f5! 22.exf6

[ 22.Bxf5? Rxf5 23.Qxf5 Rf8 ] 22...Rxf6 23.Be3 Raf8 24.Bxc5 Nxc5 25.Qxd7 Nxd7= 26.Rd2 Nc5 27.Rde2 a5 28.g3 Rf3 29.Rd1 a4 30.a3 Nb7 31.h5 Nd6 32.Bb1 R8f6 33.Kg2 Rf8 34.Rf1 Nc4 35.Rfe1 Nd6 36.Kg1½-½

C87Anand,V 2765Short,N 2660

Dortmund 1997[Anand,V]

70/329 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3

[ 7.Bxc6+ - 70/(329) ] 7...Bg4 8.d3 Nd7 9.Be3

[ 9.Nbd2 - 67/439 ] 9...Bxf3!N

[ 9...0-0?! 10.Nbd2 ] 10.Qxf3 Bg5 11.Nd2 0-0 12.Bc2 h6?! 13.Rf1 Nb6? 14.Rad1! /\ Bb6 Bxe3 15.fxe3 g6 16.Qg3

[ 16.Qh3 Kg7 /\ Nd7 ] 16...Qg5 17.Qh3 Kg7 18.Rf3 Rg8! 19.Rdf1 Raf8 20.Bb3

[ 20.Rf6 h5! /\ Qg4 21.Qf3 Nd8 /\ Nd7 ] 20...Nd8 21.Nc4

[ 21.Rf6 h5! /\ Qg4 ( 21...Qxf6? 22.Rxf6 Kxf6 23.Qh4+! Kg7 24.Qe7+- ) 22.Nc4 Nxc4 23.Bxc4 Qg4 24.Qxg4 hxg4 25.g3/\ Bb3-d1 Ne6! 26.Bxe6 fxe6 ∆27.Rxe6??

Rxf1+ 28.Kxf1 Kf7-+ ] 21...Nxc4 22.Bxc4 Qe7 23.Rf6 Re8

[ 23...Ne6!? 24.Bxe6 ( 24.Qh4 Qd8! /\ Nf4 25.Qf2 Qe7 ) 24...fxe6 25.Rxf8 Rxf8 26.Rxf8 Qxf8 27.Qxe6² ]

24.Qh4 Rgf8 25.b4 /\ a4-a5 ><b7 Qd7 [ 25...Ne6? 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Rxf8+- ]

26.Bd5! c6 27.Bb3 ><d6 Ne6 28.Qg3 Qd8 [ 28...Nf4? 29.exf4 Kxf6 30.fxe5+ Kg7 31.exd6

A) 31...Rd8 32.Qe5+ Kh7 ( 32...f6

33.Qe7+ Kh8 34.Rxf6+- ) 33.Rf6+- ; B) 31...f6 32.c4 /\ c5+/- ]

29.Qf3 Ng5? [ 29...Qe7! 30.h4 Rd8 ( 30...Nf4?! 31.Rxf7+ Rxf7 32.Bxf7 Qxf7 33.exf4 ) 31.d4² ( 31.Qg4? Qxf6! 32.Rxf6 Kxf6 )]

30.Qg4! d5™ [ 30...Qxf6 31.Rxf6 Kxf6 32.Qd7 Re7 33.Qxd6+ Ne6 34.d4+- ] [ 30...Re7 31.h4 Nh7 32.Bxf7!+- ]

31.exd5 cxd5 32.h4 Nh7 33.R6f5! f6 34.h5 Ng5 35.hxg6 Qd6 36.d4?

[ 36.e4! A) 36...dxe4 37.dxe4 Kxg6 ( 37...Qc6 38.Bd5 Qxc3 39.Rxf6! ) 38.Bd5± ; B) 36...d4 37.Bf7 ]

36...Ne4! 37.dxe5 Rxe5 38.Rxe5 Qxe5 39.Rf5

[ 39.Qd7+ Kxg6 ] 39...Qxc3 40.Rxd5 Qxe3+??

[ 40...Qe1+ 41.Kh2 Qh1+ 42.Kxh1 Nf2+ 43.Kh2 Nxg4+ 44.Kg3 Ne5 ( 44...Nxe3 45.Rd7+ Kxg6 46.Rxb7² ) 45.Rd6! Kxg6 46.Rb6² ]

41.Kh2 Ng5 42.Qd7++- [ 42.Bc2 Re8 43.Rd7+ Re7 44.Be4 Qxe4 45.Qxe4 Rxd7 ]

42...Kxg6 43.Bc2+ Kh5 [ 43...f5 44.Rd6+ Kh5 45.Bd1+ Kh4 46.Rxh6# ]

44.Qf5! Kh4 45.Rd3 [ 45.Rd4+?? Qxd4 46.g3+ Kh5= ]

45...Qe5+ 46.g3+ Kh5 47.Bd1+ Qe2+ 48.Bxe2#1-0

C87Cabrilo,G 2485Ivkov,B 2445

Jugoslavija 1997[Cabrilo,G]

70/330 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3 0-0 8.d4 Bd7 9.a3 Re8 10.Nbd2 Bf8 11.Bc2 a5 12.Nf1!?N

[ 12.h3 - 5/207 ] 12...h6

[ 12...a4?! / \ 1 3 . B a 4 ? N d 4 13.Bg5!/\ 14.Bf6 Qf6 15.Ba4+/- ]

13.b3 g6 14.Ng3 Bg7 15.Bb2 Nh7

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[ 15...Qe7!? /\ Rad8, Bc8 ] 16.h3 Ng5 17.Re3! ><d4 h5 18.Ne2 Bh6 19.Nxg5 Bxg5 20.Rf3² Qe7 21.Bc1 Rad8?!

[ 21...Bxc1 /\ Rad8, Bc8+/= ] 22.Be3 Bc8 23.Qd2 Bxe3 24.fxe3!±<->f, ><f7, f6 Rf8 25.Raf1 Kg7 26.c4/ \ d5, Qa5 b6 27.Nc3 Qg5 28.Qf2 h4

29.Nd5! [ 29.Rxf7+ Rxf7 30.Qxf7+ Kh6„><d4, e3, h3 ]

29...Rd7 30.b4! /\ Ba4 Nd8 31.Ba4 c6 32.Nxb6+- Rc7 33.Nxc8 Rxc8 34.Rf6 axb4 35.axb4 Ra8 36.Bd1 Ra3 37.Rxd6 Qxe3“ 38.Qxe3 Rxe3 39.d5 Rxe4 40.dxc6 Rxc4 41.b5 Ne6 42.Bb3 Rc5

[ 42...Rd4 43.Rxe6! fxe6 44.Rxf8 Kxf8 45.c7 ]

43.Bxe6 fxe6 44.Rd7+!1-0

C88Timman,J 2630Hector,J 2500

Malmo 1997[Timman,J]

70/331 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7

[ 7...d6 - 70/(331) ] 8.d4 Nxd4 9.Bxf7+

[ 9.Nxd4 - 70/(331) ] 9...Kf8 10.Bd5!N

[ 10.Bh5?! - 8/253 ] [ 10.Bb3 ]

10...Nxf3+?! [ 10...c6 11.Bb3 Nxb3 12.axb3 Qc7² ] [ 10...Nxd5 ∆11.exd5 Bf6÷ ]

11.Qxf3 Bxd5 12.exd5 Bd6 13.Bg5± Kf7?! [ ¹13...h6 ]

14.Nd2 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qh3!+- Qe7 17.Ne4 Rhe8 18.c3 Kg8 19.Qd3 Rab8 20.b4 /\ a4 Qf7 21.a4 Bf8 22.axb5 axb5

[ 22...Rxb5 23.Red1 ] 23.Ra7 d6 24.Rea1 Rec8 25.h3 Kh8 26.R1a6 Qd7 27.Rc6 Be7 28.c4 bxc4 29.Qxc4 Rb6 30.b5 Rxc6 31.dxc6 Qd8 32.Nc3 /\ Nd5 Ra8 33.b61-0

C88Adams,Mi 2680Kosten,A 2530

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/332 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3

[ 8.a4 - 70/(332) ] 8...Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Qd7

[ 10...Nb8 - 70/(332) ] 11.Nc3 Rae8 12.Nd5!N

[ 12.Ne2= ] [ 12.Ba2 - 68/312 ]

12...Na5?! [ 12...Nxd5 13.Bxd5 Nd8² ] [ 12...Bd8 13.Bd2 Nd4 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Qg4² ]

13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 [ 13...Rxe7 14.Ba2 d5 15.Bg5± ]

14.Ba2 c5 [ 14...Bc8!? /\ Be6 ]

15.Nh4! Nc6 [ ¹15...Bc8 16.Bg5 Be6 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5± ]

16.c3 [ ¹16.Bg5 Bc8 17.Re3 Nd4 18.c3 Ne6 19.Nf5 Qd8 20.Bxf6 gxf6± ]

16...Bc8 17.Bg5 Kh8 [ 17...h6? 18.Ng6+- ] [ 17...Be6 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 Nb8/ \ N b d 7 + / - ( 19...Qd7? 20.Bxf6 gxf6

21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Qh4 Qxf5 23.Bd5+- )] 18.Bd5! Nd8!

[ 18...Nb8 19.Re3 h6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qh5± ->>> ]

19.Nf5 Qc7? [ 19...Bxf5 20.exf5 h6 21.Bh4 g5 22.fxg6 fxg6 23.Bb3 Ne6² ]

20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qf3 [ 21.a4!? ]

21...Rg8 22.g3 Ne6 23.Kh2 Ng5 [ 23...Rg6!? /\ Ng7 ]

24.Qe3 [ 24.Qh5 c4 ]

24...Rg6 25.a4 bxa4 26.Rxa4 Reg8 [ 26...Bxf5 27.exf5 Qd7 ( 27...Rh6 28.Rh4+- ) 28.fxg6 Qxa4 29.h4+- ]

27.Rea1 Ne6 28.Nh4 [ ¹28.Bc4 ∆Nf4 29.gxf4 Bxf5 30.exf5 Rg2+ 31.Kh1 Qb7 32.Qe4+- ]

28...Rg5 29.Qf3 Qe7

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[ 29...Qd8 ] 30.Nf5 Qf8 31.Rxa6!

[ 31.Bc4 Nc7 ] 31...Nc7?“

[ ¹31...Bxa6 32.Rxa6 Nc7 33.Nxd6 Nxd5 34.exd5+- ]

32.Nxd6!+- Nxd5 [ 32...Nxa6 33.Qxf6+ R5g7 34.Nxf7+ Qxf7 35.Bxf7 Rf8 36.Qxe5 ]

33.Nxc8 Qxc8 34.exd5 Rf5 35.Qe2 Qd8 36.c4 Qf8 37.Ra8 Qh6 38.Kg2 Rh5 39.d61-0

C89Almasi,Z 2615Tseshkovsky,V 2500

Jugoslavija 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/333 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6

[ 11...Bb7 - 70/(333) ] 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Qd7 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.Re1

[ 17.Qf1 - 70/(333) ] 17...c5 18.Ne4 Be7 19.a4 b4 20.Bg5 Bxg5

[ 20...f6? 21.Be3!± ] 21.Nxg5 bxc3 22.bxc3 h6

[ 22...Nxc3 23.Qh5 h6 24.Ne6! Qc6 25.f3± ] [ 22...Rad8!?N - 70/(333) ]

23.Ne4 Qc6 24.Qh5 Rad8 25.Qf5!N [ 25.a5 - 69/333 ]

25...Nxc3?! [ 25...Kh8 26.Rac1 g6 27.Qf3² ]

26.Qxc5 Rxd3? [ 26...Nxe4 27.Qxc6 Bxc6 28.dxe4 Rd4 29.e5 Rb8 30.Re3² ]

27.Bc4!± Qxc5 28.Nxc5 Rd4 29.Bf1! Bc6 30.Rec1!

[ 30.a5 Bb5 31.Nxa6 ( 31.Bxb5 axb5 ) 31...Bxf1 32.Kxf1 Rc4! ]

30...Nxa4 [ 30...Ne4!? Juhasz,L 31.Nxe4 Bxe4 32.Bxa6± ]

31.Ne6 [ 31.Nb3 Rd6 32.Rxc6 Rxc6 33.Rxa4± ]

31...fxe6 32.Rxc6 Rf6! 33.Bxa6! [ 33.Bc4 Nb2 34.Bxe6+ Kh7 35.Ra5

/\ Bf5 Juhasz,L ( 35.Raxa6 Rd1+ 36.Kg2 Rd2 ) 35...Ra4 36.Raxa6± ]

33...Nb2 34.Bc8! Rd1+?!“ [ ¹34...e5 Juhasz,L ]

35.Rxd1 Nxd1 R 9/i 36.Rc2! ><Nd1 Kf7 [ 36...e5 37.Bg4 Rd6 38.Kf1+- ]

37.Kg2 Rf5 38.Ba6! Ra5?! 39.Be2 Ra1 40.Bg4! Kf6 41.Rc6+- Nb2 42.Rxe6+ Kf7 43.Re3!?

[ 43.Rb6 Nd3 44.Bh5+ Ke7 45.Rb7+ Kf6 46.Rf7+ Kg5 47.Be2 Kg6 ]

43...Rc1 44.Be6+?! [ 44.Bh5+!? Kf6 ( 44...g6 45.Bf3+- ) 45.Rf3+ Ke6 46.Rf7 Rc5 47.Bg6+- ]

44...Kf8 45.Rf3+ [ 45.Rb3 Nc4 ]

45...Ke7 46.Bg8 Ke8 47.Bf7+ [ 47.Rf7 Nd3 48.Rxg7 Kf8 49.Rg4 Rc2 50.Bh7 Rxf2+ 51.Kg1 Rd2 ]

47...Ke7 48.Bd5 Rd1 49.Bg8 Rd7 50.Re3+ Kf8 51.Be6 Rd6 52.Rf3+ Ke8 53.Bf7+ Kd8 54.Re3 Nd3 55.Bh5 Nc5 56.Re8+ Kd7

[ 56...Kc7 57.Bg4 ] 57.Rg8 g5 58.Rg7+ Ke6 59.Rh7 Ke5 60.Bg4 Ne4 61.Re7+ Kd4 62.Bf5 Nf6 63.Re1 Rb6 64.Re3 Rc6 65.Ra3 Ke5 66.Ra5+ Kd6 67.Ra8 Ke5 68.Bg6 Nd5 69.Bf7 Ne7 70.Bh5 Rc8 71.Ra7 Kf6 72.Bf3 Rc4 73.Ra6+ Kg7 74.Re6 Ng8 75.Bh5 Rc7 76.Rg6+ Kh7 77.h3 Ra7 78.Rb6 Kg7 79.Bg4 Nf6 80.Bf5 Rf7 81.Re6 Ra7 82.Rb6 Rf7 83.Ra6 Rb7 84.Kf3 Rb3+ 85.Ke2 Rb7 86.Kd3 Rc7 87.Kd4 Re7 88.Rb6 Kf7 89.h4 gxh4 90.gxh4 Ra7 91.Rb4 Re7 92.Rb5 Ra7 93.Bd3 Rd7+ 94.Kc3 Nd5+?? 95.Rxd5 Rxd5 96.Bc4 Ke6 97.Bxd5+

[ 97.f4?? Kf5!= ] 97...Kxd5 98.Kd3 Ke5 99.Ke3 Kf5 100.f4!+- Kg4 101.Ke4 Kxh4 102.f5 Kg5 103.Ke51-0

C91Sutovsky,E 2590Gabriel,Ch 2575

Bad Homburg 1997[Sutovsky,E]

70/334 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3

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0-0 9.d4 Bg4 [ 9...exd4 - 70/(334) ]

10.d5 Na5 11.Bc2 c6 [ 11...Qc8 - 70/(334) ]

12.h3 Bc8 13.dxc6 Qc7 14.Nbd2 Qxc6 15.Nf1 Nc4 16.Ng3 g6 17.a4

[ 17.b3!? Nb6 18.Bh6 Re8 19.Qd2 Be6 ( 19...Kh8 20.Ng5 Be6 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Bg5 Qc7 23.Re3 Rad8 24.Rf3 Ng8 25.Rd1 Bxg5 26.Qxg5² ) 20.Rac1 Kh8 21.Bd3 Ng8 22.Be3² ]

17...Bb7 [ 17...Bd7 18.b3 Na5 ( 18...Nb6? 19.a5 ) 19.Bd2± ] [ 17...Be6 18.Ng5 Bd7 19.b3² ]

18.Qe2!?N [ 18.b3 Nb6 19.a5 Nbd7 20.Bd2 d5÷ ]

18...Rfc8 /\ b4 19.axb5 [ 19.Bd3? bxa4 ]

19...axb5 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Bd3²><b5, ->>> Bc8 22.b3 Na5

[ 22...Nb6 A) 23.Bb2 Bd7 24.Ra1 ( 24.Nf1 Nh5 ) 24...Rxa1+ 25.Bxa1 Qa8 ; B) 23.Bxb5! Qxc3 24.Qe3! Qc7 25.Bb2/\ Rc1+/- ]

23.b4 Nc4 24.Nd2 Be6 25.Nxc4 bxc4 26.Bb1 d5 27.Bg5

[ 27.exd5 Nxd5 28.Ne4÷ ] 27...d4 28.cxd4 exd4 29.Qf3

[ 29.e5? d3! ] 29...Bd7

[ 29...Kg7! 30.Qf4 ( 30.b5 Qb7 ) 30...d3 A) 31.Qh4 Qb7!

A1) 32.Nf5+ Bxf5 33.exf5 Qxb4∓ ; A2) 32.f4 Qxb4 33.Rf1 Ra1 34.e5 Nd5 35.f5 ( 35.Bxe7 Qxe7 36.Qxe7 Nxe7 37.Bxd3 Ra3-+ ) 35...Rxb1 36.f6+ Bxf6 37.exf6+ Kg8 38.Qh6 Rxf1+ 39.Nxf1 Qf8-+ ; A3) 32.b5 Ra1 33.Rf1!? /\ Bd3! Ra5! 34.f4 Rxb5 35.e5 Rb2! 36.exf6+ Kg8 37.Rf2 Bc5 38.Qh6 Bxf2+ 39.Kh1 Rxb1+ 40.Kh2 Bg1+ 41.Kh1 Bc5+-+ ; A4) 32.e5 Ng8! 33.Ne4 Qxb4∓ ;

B) 31.e5 Nd5 32.Qh4 Bxb4 33.Rc1!? ( 33.Ne4 Bf5 34.Nf6 Nxf6 35.Bxf6+ Kg8-+ ) 33...d2!? ( 33...Bc3? 34.Rxc3 Nxc3 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Bf6+- ) 34.Qh6+ Kh8 35.Bxd2 Bf8 36.Qh4 c3∓ ; C) 31.Bh6+ Kg8 32.Bg5 Kg7 33.Bh6+= ]

30.b5! Qe6 31.e5 Re8! 32.Qd1! Bb4 [ 32...Nh5 33.Bxe7 Nxg3 34.Bd6 Nf5 35.Bxf5 Qxf5 36.b6!+- ]

33.Qxd4! [ 33.Bxf6? Qxf6! 34.Qxd4 Qe6 35.Rd1 Bxb5 36.Ne4 Be7÷ ]

33...Bxe1 34.Bxf6 Bxb5 35.Nf5! Bb4 [ 35...gxf5? 36.Qf4 Bxf2+ 37.Kh2!+- ] [ 35...c3? 36.Nh6+ Kf8 37.Qc5++- ]

36.Qb2 [ 36.Nh6+ Kf8 37.Qb2 Be7!

A) 38.Bxe7+? Rxe7 39.Qxb5 Qxe5∓ ∆40.Qxc4 Qe1+ 41.Kh2 ( 41.Qf1 Qb4 42.Kh2 Re1 43.Qd3 Qf4+-+ ) 41...Qxb1 42.Qd4 Qb8+ 43.f4 Rb7 ; B) 38.Qxb5 Bxf6 39.exf6 Qd6! 40.Qa5! Qxf6!? ( 40...Re2 41.Qa8+ Re8 42.Qa5 Re2= ) 41.Qb4+ Kg7 ( 41...Qe7 42.Qxc4 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Qxf2 44.Ng4² ) 42.Ng4 Qa1 43.Ne3 c3÷ ]

36...gxf5 [ 36...Bf8!?

A) 37.Qxb5 gxf5 A1) 38.Bxf5 Qxf5 39.Qxe8 Qb1+ 40.Kh2 Qf5 41.Kg3 ( 41.Bh4 c3„ ) 41...Qg6+= ∆42.Kf4? Qxg2 43.Be7 Qxf2+ 44.Ke4 Qe2+ 45.Kd5 Qf3+ 46.Kd6 Qa3+-+ ; A2) 38.Bc2!

A2a) 38...Bg7? 39.Bxf5!+- ; A2b) 38...c3 39.Qa4! h6 40.Qf4+- ; A2c) 38...Ra8 39.Qb1 Bg7 40.Bxf5 Qa6 41.Bxh7+ Kh8 42.Qe4 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Ra6 44.Bxg7+ Kxg7 45.Bf5± ; A2d) 38...f4 39.Bf5! Qxf5 40.Qxe8 Qb1+ ( 40...Qe6 41.Qa8 c3 42.Qf3+- ) 41.Kh2 Qb7 42.e6 fxe6 43.Qxe6+ Qf7 44.Qg4+ Bg7 45.Bxg7 Qxg7 46.Qc8+ Qf8 47.Qxc4+ Kg7 48.Qe6± ; A2e) 38...h6! 39.Bxf5 ( 39.Qb1 Bg7 40.Bxf5 Qd5∓ ) 39...Qxf5 40.Qxe8 Qb1+ 41.Kh2 Qf5 42.Kg1 Qb1+= ;

B) 37.Nd4 Qd5 38.Qxb5 ( 38.Nxb5? Rb8 ) 38...Qxb5 39.Nxb5 Rb8 40.Nc3 Rb3 41.e6 fxe6 42.Ba2 Rb4 43.Kf1 Bg7 44.Bxg7 Kxg7 /\ Rb2 ; C) 37.Qc1!? Bc5 38.Qh6 Bf8 39.Qg5 Bc5 40.Qh6= ]

37.Qxb4 Qd5 38.Qc3! [ 38.Qe1? Bc6! 39.f3 Qd4+ 40.Kh1 Qf4! ]

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38...f4 [ 38...Qd1+ 39.Kh2

A) 39...f4 40.Bc2! Qh5 ( 40...Qe2 41.Qb2! c3 42.Qb1 Qc4 43.Bxh7+ Kf8 44.Qd1 Re6 45.Bf5! Rxf6 46.exf6 Qb4 47.Qh5 Ke8 48.Qf3+- ) 41.g4! Qh6 42.Bf5! ( 42.Qf3 Bd7™ 43.g5 Qxh3+ 44.Qxh3 Bxh3 45.Kxh3 Ra8 ) 42...Ba6 43.Qf3 Bc8 44.g5 Qf8 45.Bxh7+ Kxh7 46.Qh5+ Kg8 47.Qh8# ; B) 39...Qh5 40.Qg3+ Qg6 41.Qf4 Bc6 ( 41...Bd7 42.g4!+- ) 42.f3 ( 42.g4? Be4! ) 42...Bd7 43.Qxc4± ]

39.Qe1! Qd4? [ 39...Bc6 40.f3 h6 41.Kh2 Qb5™ 42.Qc1! Qb3 43.Bf5! Qe3 44.Qxc4+- ] [ 39...c3 40.Be4 Qc4 ( 40...Qc5 41.Qd1 Kf8 42.Qg4 Re6 43.Bxh7 Ke8 44.Bf5 c2 45.Bxc2! Rxf6 46.exf6 Qxc2 47.Qg8+ Kd7 48.Qxf7+ Kc8 49.Qg8++- ) 41.f3 Qc5+ 42.Kh2 Kf8 43.Qh4 Rxe5 44.Qxh7 Rh5 45.Qg7+ Ke8 46.Qg8+ Qf8 47.Qg4 Qc5 48.Qxf4 Bd7 49.Qb8+ Bc8 50.Qg3+--> ]

[ 39...Ba4 40.Kh2™ Re6 41.f3 Rxf6 42.exf6

A) 42...h5 43.Qe7 c3 ( 43...Qe6 44.Qd8+ Qe8 45.Qd5+- ) 44.Be4! Qe6 45.Qd8+ Be8 ( 45...Qe8 46.Qc7+- ) 46.Qb8! Kf8 47.Qxf4+- ; B) 42...h6 43.Qe7 Qe6 44.Qd8+ Be8 ( 44...Qe8 45.Qc7± ∆Qe1?? 46.Qc8+ Be8 47.Qg4+ ) 45.Ba2 Qd7 46.Qb8± ]

[ 39...Re6! Gabr ie l ,Ch 40.Qe2 ( 40.Be4 Qd4 41.Qb1 Rxe5 42.Bxh7+ Kf8 ) 40...Rxf6 41.exf6 h5! 42.Qc2 ( 42.Be4 c3! 43.Qf3 Qe5 ; 42.Bc2 c3 43.Qe7 Bc6 44.f3 Qe6 45.Qd8+ Qe8 46.Qd6 Qe1+ 47.Kh2 Qg3+ 48.Kh1 Qe1+= ) 42...Qd3 43.Qa2 Qd5 44.Qc2 ( 44.Kh2 Bc6 45.f3 Qd4 46.Qa6 Qxf6 47.Be4 Qg5 48.Qxc6 Qg3+ 49.Kh1 Qe1+ 50.Kh2= ) 44...Qd3= ]

40.Qe2 Kf8 41.Qg41-0

C92De Souza,A.FDe Oliveira,V.F

corr 1996[Da Costa Junior,L]

70/335 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Be6

[ 9...Nd7 - 70/(335) ] 10.d4 Bxb3 11.axb3

[ 11.Qxb3 - 70/(335) ] 11...exd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Nc3 f5 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Rxe4 Qd5 18.Rg4 Ne7 19.Bh6 Nf5 20.Bg5 h5 21.Rf4 Bxg5 22.Nxg5 Nxd4 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Qxh5 Qf5 25.Qh4!N

[ 25.f4 - 46/457 ] 25...Ne2+

[ 25...Nxb3 26.Rxa6 Qb1+ 27.Kh2 Nd2 28.Ra1! ]

26.Kh1! [ 26.Kh2 Qe5+ 27.Kh1 Rxf2!! 28.Rd1! ( 28.Qxf2 Ng3+ 29.Kg1 Ne2+ 30.Kf1 Ng3+= ) 28...Rf1+! 29.Rxf1 Ng3+ 30.Kg1 Qe3+ 31.Rf2 Qe1+ 32.Kh2 Nf1+ 33.Kg1= ]

26...Re8 [ 26...Rf6 /\ Rh6 27.Ne4!± ] [ 26...Qc2 27.Qe4 ( 27.Kh2!? ) 27...Qxe4 28.Nxe4± ] [ 26...c5 27.f3 Qc2 28.Qf2 Qxb2 29.Re1 Qe5 ( 29...Re8 30.Ne4+- ) 30.Qxe2 Qxg5 31.Qe6+ Kh7 32.Qxa6 Qd2 33.Qe6 Rf6 34.Qe5± ]

27.f3 Nd4 [ 27...c5 28.Ne4 Qe5 29.Qe1 Nd4 ( 29...Qxb2 30.Rd1! ) 30.Qc3+- ><a6, c5 ] [ 27...Qc2

A) 28.Kh2 Qxb3 ( 28...Qxb2 29.Qh7+ Kf8 30.Qf5+ Ke7 31.Qe6+ Kd8 32.Nf7# ) 29.Rxa6± ; B) 28.b4!? ]

[ 27...Qg6 28.Ne4 Nd4 29.Qf2 Nf5 ( 29...Nxb3 30.Ra3! ) 30.Rd1± ]

28.Rxa6 Qb1+ [ 28...Nxb3!? 29.Qe4± ]

29.Kh2 Ne2 30.Ra1!! [ 30.Qf2 /\ 30...Qb2?? 31.Qe3! Qf5© ]

30...Qf5 [ 30...Qxa1 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Qf5+ Ke7 33.Qe6+ Kd8 34.Nf7# ]

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[ 30...Qg6 31.Rd1 c5 32.Ne4 Nd4 33.Rd3 ( 33.Nxc5?? Nxf3+! ) 33...Ne6 ( 33...Qb6 34.b4 c4 35.Nf6+ Qxf6 36.Qxf6 gxf6 37.Rxd4 Re2 38.Rd5 Rxb2 39.Rxb5+- ) 34.Rd5+- ]

31.Qe4! [ 31.Qe4 Qxe4 32.Nxe4+- ] [ 31.Qe4 Rxe4 32.Ra8+ Qf8 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8 34.Nxe4+- ]

1-0

C92Hjartarson,J 2585Ivanov,Alexa 2600

Las Vegas 1997[Ivanov,Alexa]

70/336 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Bc2 g6 13.d5 Ne7 14.b3 c6 15.c4 Bg7 16.Bb2N

[ 16.Nf1 - 24/293 ] 16...cxd5

[ 16...Nh5!? ] 17.cxd5 Nh5

[ 17...Nd7!? /\ f5 ] 18.b4 Qd7?!

[ 18...Nf4!? A) 19.g3?! Nxh3+ 20.Kg2 Qd7 21.Rh1 Bc8 ; B) 19.h4 f5 20.g3 fxe4 21.Nxe4 ( 21.gxf4?! exf3 22.fxe5 Bxd5 ) 21...Nfxd5 22.Bb3 Rc8!? ( 22...Kh8? 23.Nfg5± ) 23.Nc3 Rc4÷ ; C) 19.Nb3 f5 20.Na5 Bc8!? ( 20...Qd7?! 21.Nxb7 Qxb7 22.g3!± ) 21.Nc6 ( 21.h4 fxe4 22.Bxe4 Bf5 ; 21.Rc1!? ) 21...Nxc6 22.dxc6 d5÷ ]

19.Nb3 Nc8 [ 19...f5? 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Nc5!+- ] [ 19...Nf4 20.Na5 ( 20.Nxe5? dxe5 21.Nc5 Qc8 22.d6 Rd8∓ ; 20.Nc5? dxc5 21.Nxe5 Qd6∓ ) 20...Bc8² ]

20.a4 Nb6 21.axb5 axb5 22.Na5 Rec8 23.Nd2 Bh6 24.Ndb3 Na4

[ 24...Nc4 25.Nxc4 ( 25.Bc1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1² ) 25...Rxa1 ( 25...bxc4 26.Na5 c3 27.Ba4! Qc7 28.Bc1 Bxc1 29.Rxc1± ) 26.Bxa1! ( 26.Qxa1 Rxc4! ) 26...bxc4

27.Na5² |^ ] 25.Bc1 Nc3?!

[ 25...Bxc1 26.Rxc1² ∆Nc3?! 27.Qd2 ] 26.Qf3?!

[ 26.Qg4! f5 27.exf5 Bxc1 28.fxg6 Qxg4 29.gxh7+ Kg7 30.hxg4 Nf4 ( 30...Bb2 31.gxh5 Bxa1 32.Nxa1+- ) 31.Nxb7! ( 31.Nxc1 Bxd5© ) 31...Rxa1 32.Nxa1± ]

26...Bxc1 27.Rexc1 [ 27.Raxc1? Na2∓ ]

27...Nf4 28.Bd1 Nxd1 29.Qxd1 f5 30.f3 Rxc1 31.Nxc1

[ 31.Rxc1 Rc8 ] 31...fxe4 32.fxe4 Bc8 33.Ne2?

[ 33.Nd3? Nxg2! 34.Kxg2 Qxh3+ 35.Kf2 ( 35.Kg1 Qg3+ 36.Kh1 Bg4-+ ) 35...Bg4-+ ] [ 33.Qd2!?= ]

33...Nxg2!∓ 34.Ra3 [ 34.Kxg2 Qxh3+ 35.Kf2 ( 35.Kg1 Qe3+-+ ) 35...Bg4-+ ]

34...Nf4 35.Nxf4 exf4 36.Kh2?! [ 36.Qd4 Qa7∓ ]

36...Qg7-+ 37.Qd2 Bd7 38.Rf3 [ 38.Qxf4? Qb2+ ]

38...g5 39.Rc3 Re8 40.Rc7 Rxe4 41.Nc6 f30-1

C92Herrera,I 2450Vazquez,R 2260

Cuba (ch) 1997[Herrera,I]

70/337 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 h6 12.a4 Bf8 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 c5 16.d5 Nd7 17.Ra3 c4 18.Nh2!?N

[ 18.axb5 - 70/(337) ] 18...Nc5 19.Rg3 Nbd3

[ ¹19...Ncd3 ] 20.Ng4 g6

[ 20...Kh8 21.b4! ] 21.b4! Nxb4

[ 21...Nxe1 22.bxc5 Nd3 23.Bxd3 cxd3 24.Bb2 Bg7 25.Qa1 Bxb2 26.Qxb2 dxc5 27.Nf6+ ( 27.Nxh6+ Kf8 28.Rf3 ) 27...Kf8 28.Nxe8 Qxe8 29.Rxd3 ]

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[ 21...Nxc1 22.bxc5 Nd3 23.Bxd3 cxd3 24.c6 Bc8 25.Rxd3 ]

22.Bb2 Bg7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Nxc4! bxc4 25.Qd4+ Kf8 26.Nxh6! Nxd5

[ 26...Nbd3 27.Bxd3 Nxd3 28.Rxg6 Ne5 ( 28...fxg6 29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Qg7# ) 29.Rg8+ Ke7 30.Nf5+ Kd7 31.Rxe8 Qxe8 32.Rb1+- ]

27.Rxg6! [ 27.Qh8+? Ke7 28.exd5+ Kd7∓ ]

27...fxg6 28.Qh8+ Ke7 29.Qg7+ Ke6 30.Qf7+

[ 30.exd5+ Kxd5 ] 30...Ke5 31.Rd1!!

[ 31.exd5+ Kd4 32.Qf4+ /\ 32...Kc3? 33.Rc1 Kb4 34.Qd2 Kxd5-+ ]

31...Nd3™ 32.Qxb7 Qe7 [ 32...Kxe4 33.Bxd3+ cxd3 34.Qb3 ]

33.Qxd5+ Kf6 34.Qxc4?!“ [ 34.Qd4+ Kg5 ( 34...Ne5 35.f4+- ) 35.Ng4 Qxe4 36.Qf6+ Kh5 37.Qg7 Kg5 ( 37...Qf4 38.g3+- ) 38.f4+ Qxf4 ( 38...Kxf4 39.Qf6+ Qf5 40.Rf1++- ) 39.Qh6+ Kf5 40.Bxd3+ cxd3 41.Rf1 Qxf1+ 42.Kxf1 Rab8 43.Ne3+ Ke4 44.Nd1 Kd4 45.Qf4+ Kc5 46.Qc1+ Kd5 47.Qc3+- ]

34...Ne5 35.Qd4 Kg7 36.Ng4 Kh7 37.Qxd6 Rad8?“

[ 37...Qxd6 38.Rxd6 Nxg4 39.hxg4 Rab8 40.Bd3± ]

38.Qxe7+1-0

D01Galkin,SVolzhin,A 2505

Perm 1997[Volzhin,A]

70/338 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.Nf3 h6 5.Bh4 e6 6.e4 g5 7.Bg3 Nxe4 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Nd2 Bg7 10.h4 Bxd4 11.c3 Be5!?N

[ 11...gxh4? - 7/83 ] [ 11...e3?! 12.cxd4 exd2+ 13.Qxd2© |^ ] [ 11...Bg7 12.hxg5 hxg5 13.Rxh8+ Bxh8 14.Qh5 /\ Ne4, 0-0-0->@ ]

12.Nxe4 [ 12.Bxe5 Nxe5 13.hxg5 e3 ( 13...Qxg5 14.Nxe4 Qf4 15.Qd4± ) 14.Ne4 ( 14.fxe3 Qxg5∓ ) 14...exf2+ 15.Kxf2 Qxd1 16.Rxd1

Ke7³ ] 12...Bxg3 13.fxg3 gxh4 14.Rxh4 Qe7 15.Qd2

[ 15.Qd4 e5 16.Qd2 Nf6!? ( 16...f5!? )] 15...f5! [] 16.Ng5

[ 16.Nf2 Nf6 17.Rxh6 Rxh6 18.Qxh6 Bd7/\ 0-0-0 19.Qh8+ Qf8 20.Qxf8+ Kxf8

21.0-0-0 Ke7³ /\ Rg8, Bc6 ><g2, g3 ] 16...Nf6 17.0-0-0 Bd7 18.Nf3 0-0-0 19.Rxh6 Ne4 20.Qe3 Rxh6 21.Qxh6

[ 21.Qxa7 c5 22.Ba6 Bc6-+ ] 21...Nxg3∓ 22.Qe3 Kb8 23.Bd3

[ 23.Bc4 Ne4∓ ] 23...Ba4! 24.Re1

[ 24.Rd2 Rh8! 25.Ne1 Rg8∓ ] 24...Qd6! 25.Nd4

[ 25.Ne5? Ne4 26.Bxe4 Qd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rxd1# ]

25...f4! [ 25...c5? 26.Nxe6 Qxd3 27.Qe5+ ]

26.Qxe6 [ 26.Qe5 c5 27.Qxd6+ Rxd6 28.Bc2 ( 28.Bb5 Rxd4 ; 28.Rxe6 Rd8 - 26.Qe6 ) 28...Bxc2 29.Nxc2 Kc7∓ ]

26...Qxe6 27.Rxe6 [ 27.Nxe6 Rxd3 28.Nc5 Ne2+! 29.Kb1 Rd1+-+ ]

27...c5 28.Bb5 [ 28.Bc2 Bd7!-+ ] [ 28.Nb5 c4!-+ ]

28...Rxd4 29.cxd4 Bxb5-+ 30.d5 [ 30.dxc5 Bc6 31.Rf6 Bxg2 ∆32.Rxf4? Ne2+ ]

30...Bf1 31.d6 Kc8 32.Re8+ Kd7 33.Re7+ Kxd6 34.Rxb7 Bxg2 35.Rxa7 f3 36.Rf7 Ne4 37.Kd1 Ke5 38.a4 f2 39.Ke2 f1Q+ 40.Rxf1 Ng3+ 41.Kf2 Bxf1 42.Kxg3 Kd4 43.a5 Ba6 44.Kf3 Kd3 45.Kf4 Kc20-1

D02Kramnik,V 2740Short,N 2690

Novgorod 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/339 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 a6 3.Bg5 Bg4 4.e3 Nf6 5.c4

[ 5.Bxf6 - 66/312 ] 5...dxc4N

[ 5...Bxf3 ]

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[ 5...Ne4!? 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 e5 ] 6.Bxc4 e6 7.Nc3

[ 7.Qb3 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Nc6 ] 7...Be7

[ 7...Nbd7!? ] 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bxf6!?

[ 9.0-0 0-0 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 c5= ] 9...Bxf6 10.g4 Bg6 11.h4 h6

[ 11...h5? 12.g5 Be7 13.Ne5 ] 12.Bd3! Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Nd7

[ 13...c5!? 14.0-0-0 cxd4 15.exd4ƒ ] 14.0-0-0 Qe7

[ 14...g6² ] 15.g5!?

[ 15.e4 g6 ] [ 15.Kb1 0-0-0 16.Rc1 Kb8 17.Ne4² ]

15...hxg5 16.hxg5 Rxh1 17.Rxh1 Bxg5 18.Rh8+ Nf8 19.Rxf8+ Qxf8?

[ 19...Kxf8 20.Qh7 Qf6 ( 20...Ke8? 21.Nxg5 ) 21.Nxg5 ( 21.Qh8+? Ke7 22.Qxa8 Qxf3 ) 21...Qh6!² ]

20.Nxg5 0-0-0 21.f4± Qe7 22.Qh7 f6 23.Nge4 b6

[ 23...c6 24.Nc5 Kb8 25.Qe4± Re8 26.b4!? ]

24.a3 Kb8 25.Kb1 Ka7 26.Nf2 /\ Nd3-b4 Qd7 27.Qe4

[ 27.Nd3 c5 ] 27...Qd6 28.Qg2

[ 28.Ka2!? c5 29.dxc5 Qxc5 30.Nd3 ] 28...Qd7 29.Na2

[ 29.Nfe4! Rc8 30.Qe2 /\ Qc4, b4, a4-> ] 29...Rc8 30.Nb4?!

[ 30.Nc3 ] 30...c5 31.dxc5 bxc5 32.Na2 Rb8„ 33.Qg4 Qd2 34.Nd1 Qd3+ 35.Kc1 Qc4+

[ 35...Rd8 36.Nac3 ] 36.Nac3 g5 37.Qf3 gxf4 38.exf4 Rg8 39.Kc2 Rd8 40.Nf2 Qd4 41.Nd3 Kb6 42.Nc1 c4 43.Kb1± Kc7 44.N3e2 Qd5 45.Qe3 Rd6 46.Qc3 ><f6 e5 47.fxe5 fxe5 48.Ka1 Rf6 49.Qe1 Qe4 50.Ka2 Rb6?!

[ 50...Kd7!? /\ Ke7-f7 ] 51.Qa5 Kb7 52.Qd2 Kc8 53.Nc3 Qd4 54.Qg5!+- Rc6

[ 54...Qf2 55.N1e2 ] 55.N1e2 Qc5 56.Ne4 Qb5 57.N2c3‚ Qb3+ 58.Kb1

[ 58.Kb1 Rb6 59.Qg8+ Kc7 60.Nd5+ Kc6 61.Qe6+ ]

1-0

D02Tukmakov,V 2575Raetsky,A 2405

Biel (open) 1997[Tukmakov,V]

70/340 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bg2 Qd7 5.c4!?

[ 5.h3 - 67/(451) ] 5...dxc4 6.d5 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Ne5 8.Bg2 e6 9.Nc3

[ 9.Qd4 ] [ 9.Bf4 ]

9...0-0-0 [ 9...exd5 10.Bf4 Ng6 11.Qxd5 Qxd5 12.Bxd5 c6 13.Bxc4 Nxf4 14.gxf4² ]

10.0-0N [ 10.Bf4 Ng6 11.dxe6 ( 11.Be3 ) 11...Qxd1+ ( 11...Qxe6? 12.Bxb7+ ) 12.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 13.Kxd1 Nxf4 ( 13...fxe6!? ) 14.gxf4 fxe6 15.Bh3 Kd7 16.Kc2© ]

10...Nf6 [ 10...exd5 11.Qd4 ( 11.Bf4 Ng6 12.Qxd5 Qxd5 13.Bxd5 Nxf4 14.gxf4 Nh6= ) 11...Nc6 12.Qxd5 Qxd5 13.Bxd5 Ne5 14.Bf4 c6 15.Bg2!© ]

11.Bf4 [ 11.Qd4? Nc6 /\ ed5 ]

11...Ng6 [ 11...Bd6 12.Qd4 ]

12.Bg5 Bc5!? [ 12...exd5

A) 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qxd5 ( 14.Bxd5 Ne5 ; 14.Nxd5 c6 ) 14...Qxd5 15.Bxd5 Ne5÷ ; B) 13.Nxd5 Qe6™ 14.e4 c6 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Qh5 Kb8 17.Ne3© ]

[ 12...Be7 13.dxe6 ( 13.Qd4? c5! ) 13...Qxe6 ( 13...Qxd1 14.Rfxd1 fxe6 15.Bh3 Nf8 16.Nb5± ) 14.Qa4 a6 15.Rfd1© ]

13.Qc2! h5!? [ 13...exd5 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Nxd5± ]

14.h4 [ 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Qe4 e5 16.Qxc4 Bd6÷ ]

14...Kb8 [ 14...e5 15.Ne4 Be7 16.d6! cxd6 17.Qxc4+ Kb8 18.Qxf7± ]

15.Rad1 Ne5? [ 15...e5 16.Na4 Bd6 17.Qxc4 ]

16.Ne4 Be7™ 17.Bf4! Bd6

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[ 17...Ng6 18.dxe6 ( 18.d6 cxd6 19.Bxd6+ Bxd6 20.Nxd6± ) 18...Qxe6 19.Ng5± ]

18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Ng5! Qe7 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Qxc4+- /\ 22.Nf7, 22.Qb3 Ng4 22.Qb3 c6 23.Bxc6 Bd4 24.Bd5 Rxd5 25.Qxd5 Rd8 26.Qxf7 Bxf2+

[ 26...Qxe2 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Qf8+ Kc7 29.Ne6+ ]

27.Kg2 Ne3+ 28.Kh3 Qxf7 29.Rxd8+1-0

D03Piket,Je 2630Van Wely,L 2655

Monaco (m/5) 1997[Piket,Je]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 d5 5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3

[ 7.Bb5!? ] 7...0-0 8.0-0

[ 8.Qe2!? ] 8...h6 9.Bh4 Re8N

[ 9...e5?! - 29/114 ] 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.e4 dxe4 12.Bxe4!

[ 12.Nxe4 Be7 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Bb5 Be7 ] 12...Be7

[ 12...Bd7 13.Nb3 Be7 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nc5 ]

13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Ne5 Qd5 15.Ndf3² Rb8! [ 15...Ba6 16.Re1 Rad8 17.Qa4 ] [ 15...Bb7 16.Qe2 /\ Rfd1 ]

16.b3 [ 16.Qa4 Rxb2 ( 16...Qb5!? ) 17.Qxa7÷ ] [ 16.Qc2 c5 17.Rfd1 ( 17.Rad1 Qxa2 18.Nc6 Rxb2 19.Nxe7+ Rxe7 20.Rd8+ Re8 21.Qd1! ) 17...Qb7 18.b3 a5 ]

16...c5 17.c4 Qa8?! [ 17...Qxd1 18.Raxd1 Bb7² ] [ 17...Qb7 18.Qe2 a5 ]

18.Qe2 a5 [ 18...Bb7 19.Ne1 /\ f3+/- ]

19.Ne1! /\ N1d3 ><c5 Bf8 [ 19...a4 20.N1d3 axb3 21.axb3 Qb7 22.f3 ( 22.Ra3 ; 22.Ra5!? ) 22...Qxb3 23.Nc6ƒ ]

20.Bxf6! gxf6 21.Ng4 Bg7 22.Qe3 f5 [ 22...Qc6 23.Qg3 ] [ 22...e5 23.Nxh6+ Kh7 ( 23...Kf8 24.Qxc5+ Re7 25.Ng8 ) 24.Nxf7 Qc6 25.Qd3+ ( 25.Rd1 Be6 26.Nd6 Red8 )

25...e4 26.Qg3! ] [ 22...h5 23.Nh6+ Kh7 24.Nxf7 Qc6 25.Rd1+- ]

23.Nxh6+ Kh7 [ 23...Kf8? 24.Qxc5+ Re7 25.Rd1/\ Ng8+- ]

24.Nxf7 Bxa1 25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.Qg6+ Kf8 [ 26...Bg7 27.Nh6+ ]

27.Nf3± |^ Bg7?!“ [ 27...Qa7 28.N3g5 ( 28.Nd6 Rd8 29.Nxc8 Qg7! ) 28...Bd4 29.Rd1! /\ Rd4, Qf6 Ke7 30.Ne5 Qb7 31.h4 ( 31.Rxd4 cxd4 32.c5!?ƒ )] [ 27...Bc3 28.Rc1 Bb2 29.N3g5 Rb7 30.Re1!?ƒ ]

28.N3g5 Re7 29.Rd1!+- Bb7 30.Nh7+ Kg8 31.Nf6+ Kf8 32.Ng5

[ 32.Nh6 ]1-0

D08Bareev,E 2665Morozevich,A 2595

Russia (ch) 1997[Bareev,E]

70/342 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 [ 3.cxd5 - 70/(342) ]

3...e5 4.dxe5 d4 5.a3 [ 5.exd4 - 70/(342) ]

5...a5N [ 5...Nge7 - 4/589 ]

6.Nf3 Bc5 7.exd4 Bxd4 [ 7...Nxd4 8.Be3 Bg4 9.Be2² ]

8.Be2 Nge7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc3 [ 10.Bg5 Bxb2! 11.Ra2 f6= ]

10...Bxc3!? [ 10...Bxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5= ]

11.bxc3 Ng6 12.Bg5 Qe8 [ 12...Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Ngxe5 14.Rab1² ]

13.Re1 a4! [ 13...Ncxe5 14.Nd4² ]

14.Be3 [ 14.Rb1 Na5 /\ Be6, Nb3-c5~/= ]

14...Qe7 15.Qc2 Re8! [ 15...Ncxe5 16.Nd4 ]

16.Bf1 [ 16.Bd3 Bg4 17.Nd4 Ncxe5 ]

16...Ncxe5 [ 16...Bd7?! 17.Rad1 ] [ 16...Be6 17.Rab1 b6 18.Nd4 Ncxe5

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19.Nxe6 Qxe6 20.c5 ] [ 16...Bg4 17.Nd4 Ncxe5 18.f4 ]

17.Nxe5 Qxe5 [ 17...Nxe5 18.Bd4 /\ f4 ]

18.Qb2 [ 18.Bd2 Qf5 ]

18...Qe4! 19.Qb5 [ 19.Bd2!? Qc6 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.c5² ]

19...Re5 [ 19...Qc6 20.Qxc6 bxc6 21.Bf4! ]

20.c5 Be6 [ 20...Qc6 21.Qxc6 bxc6 22.Bf4 ]

21.Rad1 h6 [ 21...Bb3 22.Rd4 Qc6 23.Rb4 Bd5 24.c4= ] [ 21...Qc6!= ]

22.Bd3!? [ 22.Rd4 Qc6 23.Rb4 Bd5 24.c4 ]

22...Qg4? [ 22...Qc6! 23.Qxc6 bxc6 24.Bxg6 fxg6 25.Bxh6 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1

A) 26...gxh6 27.Rxe6+- ; B) 26...Kf7 27.Bxg7 Rb8 28.Bd4 Rb3 29.Ra1! ; C) 26...Bd5 27.Bf4 Rb8 28.h4!? ( 28.f3 Rb3 29.Re7 Rxa3 30.Be5 Ra1+ 31.Kf2 a3 32.Rxg7+ Kf8 33.c4 Ra2+ ) 28...Rb3 29.Re7 ( 29.Re8+!? Kh7 30.Re7 Rxa3 31.Be5 Ra1+ 32.Kh2 Bc4! 33.Rxg7+ Kh6 34.Rxc7 a3 35.Bf6 g5! ) 29...Rxa3 30.Be5 Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Bc4! ( 31...a3 32.c4 ); D) 26...Bc4! 27.Bf4 Rb8 28.f3 Rb3 29.Ra1= ( 29.Re7 Rxa3 30.Be5 Ra1+ 31.Kf2 a3-+ )]

23.h3 Qh5 24.Be2 Qh4 25.Qxb7 Re8 26.Qxc7

[ 26.Rd4+- ] 26...Rxe3 27.fxe3 Qg5

[ 27...Bxh3 28.gxh3 Ne5 29.Kg2 Qg5+ 30.Kh2 Qxe3 31.Qb7 ]

28.Bf1?“ [ 28.Kh2!

A) 28...Bb3 29.Bb5! ( 29.Qd7? Qe5+ ; 29.Rc1 Bd5 30.Qg3 ); B) 28...Ne5 29.Bf1 Qh4 30.Kh1 ]

[ 28.Kh1!+- ] 28...Bxh3 29.Qc6 Rc8?“

[ 29...Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31.Kh1 Bg4÷ ]

30.Qxa4 Be6? [ 30...Rxc5© ]

31.c6 h5 [ 31...Qc5 32.Qb4 Qxc6 33.Rd6 Qxc3 ( 33...Qa8 34.Red1 Kh7 35.Rxe6 fxe6 36.Bd3+- ) 34.Rd8+ Kh7 35.Rxc8+- ]

32.Rd2 h4 33.Qe4! Qc5 [ 33...h3 34.Red1 hxg2 35.Bxg2 Nh4 36.c7+- ]

34.Red1 Rxc6 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Bd3 f5 [ 36...Kh6 37.Be2 Kh7 ( 37...Qxc3 38.Rh8++- ) 38.Rf1 Qxc3 39.Bd3 Kh6 40.Rh8+ ]

37.Qf3 Kh6 38.Be2 Kg5 39.R8d5 Qxc3 40.Rf1 Kf6

[ 40...Ne7 41.Qh5+ Kf6 42.Qxh4+ Kf7 43.Rd3 Qc2 44.Qf2+- ]

41.Rxf5+ Ke7 42.Rf7+ Kd6 43.Rd1+ Kc5 44.Rb71-0

D07Nenashev,A 2585Skembris,S 2470

Aegina 1997[Skembris,S]

70/343 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.cxd5 Bxf3 5.dxc6 Bxc6 6.Nc3 e6 7.e4 Bb4 8.f3 Qh4+ 9.g3 Qf6 10.Bc4!?N

[ 10.Be3 ] 10...0-0-0 11.Be3 Bc5!?„

[ 11...Ba5!? ] 12.e5™ Qe7 /\ Nh6-f5

[ 12...Qxf3 13.Qxf3 Bxf3 14.Rf1!+- ( 14.0-0 Rxd4!ƒ )]

13.Qd2! /\ Qf2 ><g5, h6 f6? ><e6 [ 13...Nh6 14.Bg5± ] [ 13...Bxf3 14.0-0 Bh5 ( 14...Bc6 15.Qf2ƒ/\ a4 ) 15.Qf2© |^ ]

[ 13...Bb6!? ><f3, /\ 14...h5, 14...Qb4 14.0-0 h5!?„ ( 14...Nh6!? )]

14.Qf2! Bb6 15.0-0-0² fxe5 [ 15...Nh6 16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Rhe1± |^ ]

16.dxe5 Rf8 17.Bxb6! axb6 [ 17...Rxf3 18.Qd4 axb6 19.Bxe6++- ]

18.Rd3 Nh6 19.Rhd1 Rf5 [ ¹19...g5² ]

20.Qd2 [ 20.f4!? g5 21.Qd2ƒ ]

20...Nf7 [ 20...Rxe5 21.f4 Rc5 22.Bxe6+ Kb8 23.Rd8+ Rxd8 24.Qxd8+ Qxd8 25.Rxd8+

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Ka7 26.Kd2 /\ Rh8 ><Rc5 ] [ 20...Rxf3!? 21.Bxe6+ Kb8² ]

21.f4 g5 22.Ne2 /\ Nd4+- gxf4 23.gxf4 Rh5 24.Nd4 Bd7?!

[ 24...Nd8 25.Nxe6+- ] [ 24...Bd5² ]

25.Qe2!± Qh4 26.Nxe6! [ 26.Bxe6!? ]

26...Rxe5 27.Ra3! Ra5™ 28.Rxa5 bxa5 29.Qd2! Nd6™

[ 29...Bc6 30.Qxa5 b6 31.Qa7+- ] 30.Qxa5!

[ 30.Qd4?! Re8! [] ∆31.Nxc7 Re4-+ ] 30...Bxe6 31.Qa8+

[ 31.Bxe6+ Kb8 ] 31...Kd7 32.Bxe6+ Kxe6 33.Qxh8 Qxf4+ 34.Kb1 Qxh2 35.Re1+ Kd5?“

[ 35...Kd7± ] 36.Qc3+- c6

[ 36...c5 37.Qf3+ ] 37.b4 b6 38.Qd3#1-0

D08Volzhin,A 2505Rewitz,P 2310

Aarhus 1997[Volzhin,A]

70/344 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3 Be6 6.Nbd2

[ 6.e3 - 62/401 ] 6...Qd7

[ 6...Nge7!? ] 7.b4 Nge7 8.Nb3!?N

[ 8.Bb2 ] 8...Ng6

[ 8...Bxc4 9.Nc5! ( 9.Nbxd4 0-0-0ƒ ) 9...Qc8 ( 9...Qd5? 10.e4!+- ∆dxe3 11.Bxc4 exf2+ 12.Kxf2 Qxc4 13.Qd7# ) 10.e6! Bxe6 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc6 13.Qe3ƒ ]

9.Nbxd4 Bxc4 [ 9...Ngxe5 10.Nxe6 ( 10.Nxe5? Qxd4!ƒ ) 10...Nxf3+ 11.gxf3 Qxe6 12.Qd5± ]

10.Nxc6 Qxc6 11.Bb2!? [ 11.e3 Bxf1 12.Kxf1 a5÷ ]

11...a5 12.Nd4! [ 12.Rc1 axb4 13.e3 ( 13.Nd2? bxa3! 14.Rxc4 Qxc4! 15.Nxc4 Bb4+ 16.Nd2 axb2-+ ) 13...b5 14.Bxc4 bxc4 15.0-0

bxa3 16.Ba1© ] 12...Qa6

[ 12...Qd5 13.Qc2! /\ e4+- ] 13.b5!

[ 13.Bc3?? axb4 14.axb4 Qxa1-+ ] 13...Bxb5 14.Rc1‚

[ 14.Nxb5 Qxb5 15.Qc2!? ] 14...Bc4

[ 14...Nxe5? 15.Qb3 /\ Qe3+- ] [ 14...Rc8 15.Qb3 Bd7 16.e3± ]

15.Qc2 b5 16.Qe4!± [ 16.g3 Qb7÷ ]

16...Be7 [ 16...Rd8 17.e6! fxe6 18.e3 Bxf1 ( 18...Bd5 19.Nxb5+- ) 19.Nxe6+- /\ Nc7 ] [ 16...Bc5 17.Nf5 0-0 18.e3! Bxf1 19.Rxf1 Bb6 ( 19...Qb6 20.Qc2 ) 20.e6+- ->>> ]

17.h4! 0-0-0 [ 17...0-0 18.h5 Nh8 ( 18...Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Bf6 20.Qc5+- ) 19.Nf5 Bg5 20.Qg4 h6 21.f4+- ]

18.h5 Nf8 19.Nc6 Rd7 [ 19...Re8 20.g3+- ><Kc8 ]

20.Rxc4! [ 20.g3 Bg5 /\ Bd5 ]

20...bxc4 21.e3 Bc5 [ 21...Qb6 22.Bxc4! ∆Qxb2? 23.Ba6+ ]

22.Bxc4 Qb7 23.0-0 [ 23.Bd4!?+- ]

23...Ne6 /\ 24...Nd8, 24...Ng5 24.a4!+- Nd8 [ 24...Ng5 25.Qf5 Qxc6 26.Bb5 Qe6 27.Bxd7+ Qxd7 28.Qxg5 ]

25.Bb5 Rd2? [ 25...Nxc6 26.Bxc6 Qxb2 27.Bxd7+ Kxd7 28.Qd5+ ]

26.Bc3 Rd7 27.Rb1 Bb6 28.Qc4 /\ Ba6 Nxc6 29.Bxc6 Qa7 30.Bxd7+ Kxd7 31.Qxf7+ Kc8 32.e6 Qb7 33.Bxg71-0

D10Bareev,E 2665Short,N 2690

Novgorod 1997[Bareev,E]

70/345 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.b3 Bf5 6.Bd3 Bg6

[ 6...Bxd3 7.Qxd3 e6 8.Nf3 Bb4= ] 7.Nf3 e6 8.0-0N

[ 8.a3 ]

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8...Nbd7 9.Qc2 b5?! [ 9...Bb4 10.Bd2 a5= ]

10.Bxg6 hxg6 11.e4 dxc4 [ 11...dxe4 12.Nxe4² ] [ 11...Bb4 12.exd5 cxd5 13.c5 0-0 14.Bf4² ] [ 11...b4 12.exd5 cxd5 ( 12...bxc3? 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Ng5ƒ ; 12...exd5 13.Ne2 Be7 14.c5 0-0 15.Bd2 a5 16.Ng3² ) 13.Ne2 dxc4 14.bxc4 Be7 15.a3 a5 16.Bd2² ]

12.bxc4 bxc4 13.Qa4? [ 13.Rb1!² ]

13...Be7? [ 13...Qc7 14.Qxc4 ( 14.Rb1 Nb6 15.Qa5 Nbd5 ) 14...c5 15.d5 exd5 16.Nxd5 ( 16.exd5 Bd6 17.Re1+ Kf8= ) 16...Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Nb6 18.Qd3= ]

14.Qxc6 Qc8 15.Qa4 0-0 16.Rb1 Qc7 17.Bg5! Rfe8

[ 17...Nb6!? 18.Rxb6 Qxb6 19.e5 Qb4 20.exf6 gxf6 21.Bd2² ]

18.Rfc1 Bf8 [ 18...Nb6 19.Qa5 Nbd5 20.Qxc7 Nxc7 21.e5 Nfd5 22.Bxe7 Nxe7 23.Ne4² ]

19.g3! Rec8? [ 19...Nb6 20.Qa5 Nbd5 21.Qxc7 Nxc7 22.e5! Nfd5 23.Ne4 Nb5 24.a4 Na3 25.Ra1 Reb8 26.Nfd2± ]

20.Bf4 Qc6 [ 20...Qd8 21.Rb7+- ]

21.Qxc6 Rxc6 22.Rb7 Rd8 [ 22...Rb6 23.Rc7 Ba3 24.Rc2 Rb2 25.Rxb2 Bxb2 26.Na4+- ]

23.Bc7! [ 23.Bg5 Rb8 24.Rcb1 Rcc8 25.e5 Nd5 26.Rxd7 Nxc3 ]

23...Rc8 24.Ba5 Ba3 [ 24...Rb8 25.Rcb1 Rcc8 26.e5+- ]

25.Rd1! Rb8 [ 25...Nf8 26.Ne5 Rd6 27.Bc7+- ]

26.Rdb1 Rcc8 [ 26...Rxb7 27.Rxb7 Nf8 28.Ne5 Rc8 29.Nxf7+- ]

27.e5+- Nd5 28.Rxd7 Rxb1+ 29.Nxb1 Bb2 30.Ng5 c3

[ 30...Bxd4 31.Na3 c3 32.Nc2 Bxe5 33.Rd8+ Rxd8 34.Bxd8 Bf6 35.Bxf6 gxf6 36.Ne4 f5 37.Nc5 ]

31.Nxc3 Bxc3 32.Bxc3 Nxc3 33.Nxf7 Nxa2 [ 33...Ne2+ 34.Kg2 Nxd4 35.Ng5 Nc6 36.f4 ]

34.Nd6 [ 34.d5 exd5 35.Nd6 Rc1+ 36.Kg2 Re1 37.e6 Rxe6 38.Rd8+ Kh7 39.Nf7 ]

34...Rc1+ 35.Kg2 Nb4 36.Rd8+ Kh7 37.Nf7 g5 38.Nxg5+ Kg6 39.Nxe61-0

D15Glek,I 2505Baklan,V 2570

Berlin 1997[Glek,I]

70/346 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 Qb6 5.Qa4! e6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Bd2

[ 10.e4!? ] 10...b6 11.cxd5 cxd5

[ 11...exd5 12.e4!?ƒ ( 12.b4² )] 12.Rfc1 /\ Nd5 Kh8?!

[ 12...Qb8 13.a4! a6 14.a5 b5 15.Na2 Bb7 16.Qb3 /\ Nb4+/= ]

13.Nb5!± Qxc2 14.Rxc2 a6 15.Nc7! Ra7 16.Rac1 Bb7 17.a3! g6?!

[ 17...h6 18.Bb4 Ng8 19.h4!? /\ g4-g5+/- ] 18.Bb4 Ng8

[ ¹18...Bxb4 19.axb4 /\ Ra1+/- ] 19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.Nxe6!+- fxe6 21.Rc7 Rd8

[ 21...Rc8 22.R1c3! ] 22.Ng5 Kg8 23.R1c3!

[ 23.Nxe6 Rc8÷ ] 23...Nf5 24.Nxe6 Re8 25.Rxd7 Rxe6 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Rcc7 Kf8 28.Rxh7 Kg8 29.Rxb7“ Rxb7 30.Rxb7 f4 31.Kf1 fxe3 32.fxe3 Rxe3 33.Rxb6 Rd3 34.Rxa6 Rxd4 35.Rb6 Rd2 36.a4 d4 37.a5 d3 38.Ke1 Rxg2 39.a6 Kf7 40.a7 Rg1+ 41.Kd2 Ra1 42.Rb7+ Kf6 43.Kxd31-0

D15Kramnik,V 2740Gelfand,B 2700

Novgorod 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/347 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5N

[ 7...cxd5 - 67/463 ]

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8.e3 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.Qc2 Re8 11.0-0 Nf8

[ 11...a5!? ] 12.Rae1

[ 12.a5 ] 12...Be6

[ 12...a5!? 13.Ne5 Ng4 14.Bxe7 Rxe7 15.f4 ( 15.Nxg4 Bxg4 16.f3 ) 15...f6 16.Nxg4 Bxg4 17.f5 Bh5 18.Qf2 ] [ 12...Ne4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nd2 f5 16.f3 exf3 17.Nxf3 ]

13.Ne5 N6d7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd7 [ 15.f4 f6 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.a5 ( 17.f5 a5 ) 17...Qb4! ( 17...Rad8 18.Na4 ) 18.Qa4 Qxb2! 19.Nd1 Qd2 20.Qa3 /\ Re2

A) 20...Bg4 21.Nf2 Bh5 ( 21...Rxe3 22.Rxe3 Qxe3 23.Bxh7+ ) 22.g4+- Bf7 23.Re2 ; B) 20...c5! 21.Re2 ( 21.dxc5 Bb5 ) 21...Qb4 22.Qxb4 cxb4 23.Rb2 Bb5 ( 23...Ba4 24.Rxb4 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 Rxe3 26.Rxb7± ) 24.Bxb5 axb5 25.Rxb4 Rxa5÷ ]

15...Qxd7?! [ 15...Bxd7 16.a5² ]

16.f4 f6 17.a5 Qc7 18.b4 Re7 [ 18...Qd6 19.Qb2 Re7 20.Na4 ]

19.Na4 Rae8 20.f5 Bf7 21.Qd2 Qd6 [ 21...Nd7 22.Nc5!? ( 22.g4 g5 ) 22...Nxc5 23.bxc5² ]

22.Nc5 g5!? [ 22...h6 23.Qf2 Nh7 ]

23.Bc2 [ 23.fxg6?! Bxg6= ]

23...Kg7 24.g3 /\ Kf2 [ 24.e4? dxe4 25.Nxe4 Qd5 26.Nc3 Qc4 ]

24...h5! 25.Kf2 Nh7 /\ g4, Ng5 [ 25...h4 26.Kg2 ]

26.Kg2 Kh8 [ 26...g4 27.h4! ]

27.Qf2 Kg8 28.h3 Kh8 29.Re2 Rg8 30.Bb3 Rge8

[ 30...h4 31.g4 ] 31.Rfe1 h4 32.g4™ Nf8 33.Kg1!/\ 34.e4, 34.Qh2 Nd7

[ 33...Kg7 34.Qh2 Qxh2+ ( 34...Qd8!? ) 35.Kxh2± ]

34.e4!? [ 34.Qh2 Qxh2+ 35.Kxh2 Nxc5 36.bxc5² ]

34...Nxc5 [ 34...dxe4? 35.Bxf7 Rxf7 36.Nxe4 Qxb4 37.Nxg5+- ]

35.bxc5 Qc7 36.e5! Qxa5 [ 36...fxe5? 37.dxe5+- Rxe5 38.Qd4 ]

37.e6 Bg8 38.Ra2 Qc3“ [ 38...Qd8 39.Qh2 ]

39.Qe3 Qxe3+ 40.Rxe3 Kg7 41.Kf2 Kf8 42.Ke2 Ra8 43.Kd2 Ke8 44.Kc3 Kd8 45.Kb4 Kc7 46.Rc3

[ 46.Ka5 Bf7!? /\ Be8 ] 46...Ree8?

[ 46...a5+!! 47.Rxa5 Rxa5 48.Kxa5 Re8²Dolmatov,S ]

47.Ka5± Ra7 48.Rb2 Rd8 49.Ba4 Re8 50.Re3 Rc8 51.Rb6 Re8 52.Bb3 Rd8!

[ 52...Bh7 53.Rc3 Bg8 54.Bxd5 cxd5 55.c6 ]

53.Bd1 [ 53.Bxd5!? Rxd5 ( 53...cxd5 54.e7 Re8 55.Rxf6+- ) 54.e7 Bf7 55.e8Q ( 55.Re6? Kd7 ) 55...Bxe8 56.Rxe8 Rxd4 57.Re7+ Kb8! ( 57...Rd7 58.Rxd7+ Kxd7 59.Rb3!±Dolmatov,S) 58.Rb3 ( 58.Rb4?! Rxb4

59.Kxb4 a5+ 60.Ka3 b5 ; 58.Rexb7+!? Rxb7 59.Rxb7+ Kxb7= ; 58.Rf7!? )

A) 58...Ra4+? 59.Kb6 ( 59.Kxa4 b5+ ); B) 58...b5 59.Rbe3 Rxe7 60.Rxe7÷ ]

53...Raa8 54.Reb3 Ra7 55.Bf3 Kc8 56.Re3 Kc7 57.Rb4 Raa8 58.Bg2! (.) Kb8!?

[ 58...Bh7 59.e7 Re8 60.Bxd5 cxd5 61.Rb6 Kd7 62.Rd6+ Kc7 63.Rxf6+- ] [ 58...Ra7 59.Bxd5! cxd5 ( 59...Rxd5 60.e7 Bf7 61.e8Q Bxe8 62.Rxe8+- ) 60.Rb6 /\ e7, Rf6 ] [ 58...Rab8 59.Reb3! ><Rb8 ] [ 58...Re8 59.Reb3! Ra7 60.Bxd5 cxd5 61.Rb6 Re7 62.c6± ( 62.Rd6!? )]

59.Bxd5 Rxd5 [ 59...cxd5 60.e7 Re8 61.Rb6+- ]

60.e7 Bf7 61.e8Q+ [ 61.Kb6? Be8 ]

61...Bxe8 62.Rxe8+ Ka7 63.Re7 Rb8 64.Rf7 Rdd8™ 65.Rxf6 Re8 66.Re6?

[ 66.Rb3!± Re1 67.Rf7 Ra1+ 68.Kb4 ] 66...Rxe6 67.fxe6 Re8 68.d5 cxd5 69.Rb6 Rc8!

[ 69...Kb8? 70.c6 Rxe6 71.c7+ ] [ 69...d4?! 70.Kb4 d3 71.Kc3 Rc8 72.Kxd3 Rxc5 73.Rb4! Rc8 ( 73...Kb8 74.e7 Rc8™ 75.Rd4! Kc7 76.Rc4++- ) 74.Ke4± ]

70.Kb4 a5+ [ 70...Kb8? 71.c6 Kc7 72.cxb7 ]

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71.Kb5 a4! 72.c6! bxc6+ 73.Rxc6 Kb7! [ 73...Rxc6 74.Kxc6 a3 75.e7 a2 76.e8Q a1Q 77.Qd7+ Ka6 78.Qb7+ Ka5 79.Qb5# ] [ 73...Re8 74.Kc5! a3 75.Kd6 a2 76.Rc1+- ]

74.Rb6+ Kc7 75.Rc6+ Kb7 [ 75...Kd8?? 76.e7+ ]

76.Rb6+½-½

D15Knaak,R 2530Rogozenko,D 2530

Deutschland 1997[Rogozenko,D]

70/348 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.h3 e6N

[ 5...b5 - 69/342 ] 6.c5

[ 6.e3?! Nbd7 ] [ 6.Bg5?! dxc4 ]

6...b6 7.cxb6 Nbd7 [ 7...Qxb6? 8.Na4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Qa5 10.a3 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2± ]

8.g3 Qxb6 [ 8...Nxb6 9.Bg2 c5 10.0-0 Be7 11.b3² ]

9.Bg2 c5 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Rb1 0-0 12.Na4 Qb5 13.b3 Rb8

[ 13...Bb7 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Nd4 Qe8²/\ Qe7 ( 15...Qa5? 16.b4 Qxa4

17.bxc5+- )] 14.Ba3 Ne4 15.Qc2² Qa5 16.dxc5 Ndxc5 17.Ng5!

[ 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 A) 18...Bxc5? 19.Ne5

A1) 19...Bb7? 20.Nd7 Rbc8 21.b4 ( 21.Qb2 Ba3 ) 21...Bxb4 22.Qb3+- ; A2) 19...Qb6 20.e4± ;

B) 18...Qxc5 19.Qxc5 Bxc5 20.Rbc1 Ba3= ]

17...Nxg5 18.Bxc5 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 [ 19.Nxc5?! e5 20.f4 ( 20.Bxd5?! Bxh3 21.Rfc1 Rfc8„ ; 20.h4 Ne6= ) 20...exf4 21.gxf4 Ne4!? 22.Nxe4 dxe4 23.Bxe4 Bxh3 24.Bxh7+ Kh8

A) 25.Rf3 Qb6+ 26.e3 ( 26.Kh2 Bg4 27.Rg3 f5 ) 26...Bg4 27.Rg3 f5 ; B) 25.Rf2 f5 26.Rh2 Qb6+ 27.Kh1 Qb7+ 28.e4 Rbc8 29.Qe2 ( 29.Qd3?

Rc3! 30.Qxc3 Qxe4+ 31.Kg1 Qxb1+ 32.Kf2 Qf1+-+ ) 29...Kxh7 30.Rxh3+ Kg8= ]

19...Rb5 [ 19...Qxc5 20.Nxc5 e5 21.Bxd5±><Ng5, a6 ]

20.Qe3 h6 21.Rfd1 Qb4 [ 21...Rb7 22.Rbc1 Rc7 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Rc1± ]

22.Rbc1 Qd6 23.f4 Nh7 24.Rc2 Nf6 25.Qd4 Qb8 26.Nc5 Rb4 27.Qf2 a5 28.Rdc1 Rb5 29.Qe3 Qa7

[ ¹29...h5± ] 30.Kf2 Bb7

[ 30...h5± ] 31.Nxb7 Qxb7 32.Rc7 Qb8 33.Qa7 Qd8

[ 33...Qxa7+ 34.Rxa7+- ] 34.Qa6 Rb8 35.Qxa5 Ra8 36.Qd2 Qb8 37.R7c2 Qb6+ 38.Qe3 d4 39.Qd3 Ra3 40.Rc6 Qa7 41.Rc7 Qb6 42.R1c6 Qb8 43.Rc2 Rd8 44.Bb7 Rf8 45.Bf3

[ 45.Qxd4 Rxa2± ] 45...Rd8 46.Kg2 h5 47.Qc4 h4 48.Qc5 Ra6 49.Rb7 Qd6 50.Qxd6 Rdxd6 51.a4+- hxg3 52.Rd2?

[ 52.Rcc7+- ] 52...Nd7 53.Rb4 Nc5 54.Rbxd4 Rxd4 55.Rxd4 Nxb3 56.Rd8+ Kh7 57.Ra8 Rd6 58.a5 Nd4 59.Be4+?“

[ 59.Kxg3 Nxf3 60.Kxf3 Rd2 61.a6 Ra2 62.h4 Kg6± ]

59...f5 60.Bd3 Nxe2!= 61.Bxe2 Rd2 62.Kxg3 Rxe2 63.a6 Re3+ 64.Kg2 Re4 65.a7 Ra4 66.Kf3 Ra3+ 67.Ke2 g6½-½

D15Hauchard,A 2485Prie,E 2465

France (ch) 1997[Prie,E]

70/349 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.g3 b5 9.Bg2 Nd7!N

[ 9...Bb7 - 69/(343) ] 10.0-0

[ 10.Ne5!? Nxe5 11.dxe5 ∆Qxd1+ 12.Rxd1 Bb7 13.e6 fxe6÷ ]

10...Bb7 11.Qb1 g6! [ 11...e6 12.Nd2 Qc8 13.Ne4 c5 14.Bd6

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( 14.Nd6+?? Bxd6 15.Bxd6 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qc6+-+ ; 14.a4!? ) 14...Bxe4 15.Qxe4 Ra7 16.Bxf8 Kxf8 17.a4² ]

12.Nd2 /\ Nc4 Qc8 13.a4 Bg7 14.Qb4 c5 [ 14...0-0 15.Qxe7 Re8 16.Qh4 ( 16.Qb4 Rxe2 17.Ne4 c5∓ ) 16...Rxe2 17.Ne4!ƒ ]

15.dxc5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qc6+ [ 16...0-0? 17.axb5 axb5 18.Qxb5 Bxc3 ( 18...Rxa1 19.Rxa1 Bxc3 20.Ra7! ∆Bxd2? 21.Bxd2 Nxc5 22.Qxc4 Qc6+ 23.f3 e6 24.Bh6 Rc8 25.Qf4 Nd7 26.Rxd7 Qxd7 27.Qf6+- ) 19.Rxa8 Qxa8+ 20.Nf3± ] [ 16...Qxc5 17.Qxc5 Nxc5 18.axb5 Bxc3 19.Ra2 ( 19.Rab1 Bxd2 20.Bxd2 Nb3 21.Bc3 0-0∓ ) 19...Bxd2 20.Bxd2 Kd7 21.Bb4 Rhc8 22.Rd1+ Ke6 23.Bxc5 ( 23.Rd4? Nb3 24.Re4+ Kd5 25.Rxe7 axb5 26.Rxa8 Rxa8 27.Rxf7 Ra4-+ ; 23.Kf3? a5! 24.Rxa5 Rxa5 25.Bxa5 Nb3 26.Bc3 Rb8∓ ) 23...Rxc5 24.Rxa6+ Rxa6 25.bxa6= ]

17.f3 Rc8 [ 17...0-0 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Rb1 Nxc5 ( 20...e5 21.Be3 Rb8 22.Nxc4! bxc4 23.Qxb8+ Nxb8 24.Rxb8+ Bf8 25.Bh6 Qxc5 26.f4 f6!= ) 21.Qxb5 Qxb5 22.Rxb5 Na4 ( 22...Rc8 23.Nxc4 Ne6 24.Ne5 Nxf4+ 25.gxf4 f6 26.Nd3= ) 23.Rb8+! ( 23.Rb4 e5 24.Be3 Nxc3∓ ) 23...Rxb8 24.Bxb8 Nb2 ( 24...Nxc3 25.Kf1= ) 25.Nb1= ]

18.axb5 axb5 19.Ra5 Nxc5 20.Rxb5 Nd7! 21.Rb7! 0-0

[ 21...Qe6 22.Qb5! Qxe2+ 23.Rf2 Qe6 24.Nxc4 0-0 25.Nb2± ]

22.Nxc4! Bxc3 [ 22...Qe6 23.Rxd7! Qxd7 ( 23...Rxc4? 24.Qxe7 ) 24.Nb6 Qe6 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Qb5 Bxc3= ]

23.Qxc3 Qxb7 24.Bh6 f6 25.Bxf8 Kxf8 [ 25...Ne5? 26.Bxe7 Qxe7 27.Qa3 ]

26.Qd3 Qb5 27.Rd1 Qxc4½-½

D16Lautier,J 2660Milov,V 2635

Biel 1997[Lautier,J]

70/350 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Na6 6.e4 Bg4 7.Bxc4 Bxf3 8.gxf3 e6 9.Be3

[ 9.Bxa6 - 67/(467) ] 9...Nb4 10.f4N

[ 10.a5?! b5 11.axb6 axb6= ] [ 10.0-0 Be7 ( 10...Qa5 11.Kh1 Be7 12.Rg1² ) 11.Kh1 0-0 12.Rg1² ]

10...Qa5 11.0-0 0-0-0 [ 11...Be7 12.Kh1 0-0 13.Rg1 Rad8 ( 13...Qh5 14.f3² ∆Nc2?? 15.Qxc2 Qxf3+ 16.Qg2+- ) 14.Rg5 Qc7 15.Qe2² ]

12.Qe2 [ 12.Kh1? c5 ><d4 ]

12...Be7 13.Kh1 g6 14.Rac1 [ 14.Rg1?! /\ Rg5 Qh5= ∆15.f3?! Nc2! ]

14...Kb8 15.Rg1 Nh5 [ 15...Qh5 16.f3² ]

16.Qf3 /\ f5 Ng7 17.Rgd1 /\ d5 Qh5?! [ 17...f5? 18.d5

A) 18...fxe4? 19.Qxe4 cxd5 20.Qe5+ Qc7 ( 20...Bd6 21.Qxg7 dxc4 22.Rxd6+- ) 21.Bxa7+ Kc8 22.Nxd5+- ; B) 18...exd5 19.exd5 /\ Bd4 c5 20.Nb5 Ne8 21.Bb3± ]

[ 17...Ka8² ] 18.Qg2 Qa5 19.d5?!

[ 19.Be2 /\ Bf3 f5= ] [ 19.Bb3! ∆Ka8?! 20.d5 exd5 21.exd5 c5 22.Ne4± ><c5 ]

19...exd5 20.exd5 c5™ [ 20...cxd5?

A) 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 Rd7 23.Bxf7 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rd8 ( 24...Qxa4 25.b3 Qb5 26.Bc4± ) 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 ( 25...Qxd8 26.Bd5 Nf5² ) 26.Qe4 Nf5² ; B) 21.Bxd5! Nxd5 ( 21...Rd7? 22.Nb5 a6 23.Ba7+ Ka8 24.Bxb7+ Rxb7 25.Rd7+- ) 22.Nxd5± ]

21.Ne4 Nf5= 22.d6?! [ 22.b3= ]

22...Bxd6 23.Ng5 Be7?! [ 23...Bc7! 24.Nxf7 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Re8³ ]

24.Nxf7 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rc8 26.b3 Nc6= 27.Be6 Rc7 28.Qe4 Qc3 29.Rc1 Qf6 30.Bd5 Ncd4 31.Ne5 Qa6 32.Bc4 Qd6

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[ 32...Qf6= ] 33.Rd1 a6?!“

[ 33...Qb6= ] 34.b4!ƒ Qb6 35.bxc5 Bxc5 36.Qd5?!“/\ Nd7

[ 36.Rb1 Qd6² ( 36...Qa5?! 37.Qd5ƒ )] 36...Nxe3! 37.fxe3 Nf5 38.Qd8+

[ 38.Nd7+ Rxd7 39.Qxd7 Nxe3³ ] 38...Ka7 39.a5?!

[ 39.Nd7 Qc6+ 40.Rd5 Rc8 41.Ne5 Qc7 ( 41...Qe6? 42.Rxc5 Qxc4 43.Nc6+! Rxc6 44.Rxc4 Rxc4 45.Qd3 Rxa4 46.e4² ) 42.Qxc7 Rxc7 43.e4 Ne3³ ]

39...Qxa5 40.Rb1 Bd6?? [ 40...Ne7!?³ ] [ 40...Bb6! 41.Nd7 Rxd7 42.Qxd7 Nxe3∓ ]

41.Nc6+!+- Rxc6 [ 41...bxc6 42.Qb8# ]

42.Qxa51-0

D17Ehlvest,J 2610Manninen,M 2365

Jyvaskyla 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/351 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc3 0-0

[ 14...Na6 - 70/(351) ] 15.Qe3 b5 16.Be2 Nd7

[ 16...f6 - 57/373 ] 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Qc5 a6

[ 18...Qd8!N - 70/(351) ] 19.Rhd1 Qc7 20.Bf3 Rab8

[ 20...Qxh2 21.axb5 axb5 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Bxc6 Rf8 24.Qxb5± ]

21.h4! Rfd8 22.Kc2² h6? [ 22...b4! 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Rd1 Qxh4 25.Qd4 Qe7 26.Qxc4 a5 27.Qxc6 g6² ]

23.h5!± Qf4 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rd1 Rxd1“ 26.Kxd1+- c3 27.Qxc3 Qxa4+ 28.Ke2 Qf4 29.Bxc6

[ ¹29.b4 ] 29...b4 30.Qc5 e5 31.Bd5 e4 32.Qc8+ Kh7 33.Qd7 e3 34.Qxf7 Qxf7 35.Bxf7 a5 36.b31-0

D18Chuchelov,V 2540Kupreichik,V 2500

Deutschland 1997[Kupreichik,V]

70/352 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nh4 Bg4 10.f3 Nd5 11.fxg4 Qxh4 12.Qf3 Nd7 13.e4?!

[ 13.Bd2 - 32/468 ] 13...N5b6 14.Bb3N

[ 14.Be2 ] 14...c5! 15.Na2

[ 15.d5 c4³ ] 15...Ba5!

[ 15...a5!? ] 16.Be3 cxd4

[ 16...Rac8!? ] 17.Bxd4 Qg5! 18.Rad1 Ne5 19.Qg3 Nc6³><Na2 20.Be3 Qe5 21.Qf3!?

[ 21.Qxe5³ ] 21...Qxb2! 22.Bc5 Ne5 23.Qg3 /\ 24.Rf2, 24.Rb1 Nbc4! 24.Rb1

[ 24.Rf2 Nd2! 25.Bxf8 Rxf8∓ ><Bb3 ] [ 24.Bd4 Bb6∓ ] [ 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 /\ 25...Nd2, 25...Ne3~/=|^ ]

24...Qe2! /\ Qe4 25.Bxf8 Rxf8 26.Bxc4 Nxc4 27.Nc3 Qd2 28.Rfd1 Qxc3 29.Qxc3 Bxc3 30.Rxb7

[ 30.Rbc1 Nb2 ] [ 30.Rdc1 Nd2 ]

30...Ba5 31.Kf2 Bb6+ 32.Ke2 g5 33.Rc1 Nd6 34.Rd7 Nxe4-+ 35.a5“ Nc5 36.Rd6 Nb7 37.Rd7 Nxa5 38.h3 Nb3 39.Rc4 Nc5 40.Rd1 Kg70-1

D20Christiansen,L 2550Benjamin,Joel 2580

USA (ch) 1997[Christiansen,L]

70/353 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 [ 3.e3 - 70/(353) ]

3...Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bxc4

[ ¹7.Nc3 ] 7...a6

[ 7...c6! Wolff,P ]

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8.Ne2 Ng6 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Qd2N [ 10.Nd2 ] [ 10.Nbc3 ]

10...Qe7 11.Bb3 [ 11.Nbc3 ]

11...Bd7 12.Nbc3 [ 12.Ng3!? ]

12...0-0?! [ 12...Nh5! Benjamin,Joel ]

13.Ng3 Rfd8 14.Kh1?! [ 14.Rac1 ] [ 14.Rad1 ] [ 14.Rae1 ]

14...Bc5 15.Rfe1 [ 15.Rac1 ]

15...Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Ne8 17.Nf5!? [ 17.Rac1² ]

17...Qf8? [ 17...Qf6! 18.g4!? ( 18.d6 Bxf5 19.Nd5 Qxd6 20.exf5 Ne7= ) 18...Nf4 19.Ne2² ]

18.Rac1 Nd6 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 [ 19...cxd6 20.Qb6± ]

20.Red1 Rdc8 21.Rd2± ><c7 b5 22.Nd1 a5 23.Nf2 h5!?“ 24.Nd3 Rab8 25.a3 h4 26.g3 hxg3 27.hxg3 Kf8 28.Kg2 Ke7 29.Nc5 Bh3+ 30.Kf2

[ 30.Kxh3?? Nf4+ 31.Kh2 ( 31.gxf4 Qg6 ) 31...Qh6+ 32.Kg1 Nh3+-+ ]

30...Qf6 31.Nd3 Qb6?! 32.Rdc2? [ 32.Qxb6 cxb6 33.g4! Rxc1 34.Nxc1 Nf4 35.Nd3+- ]

32...Bd7 33.Rxc7! Qxe3+ [ 33...Qxc7 34.Rxc7 Rxc7 35.Qg5++- ] [ 33...Rxc7 34.Qxb6+- ]

34.Kxe3 Kd6 35.Rxc8? [ 35.Ra7! Rxc1 36.Nxc1 a4 37.Bd1 Rh8 38.Nd3 Rh2 39.Be2 Rg2 40.Ra6+ Ke7 41.Nc5+- ]

35...Rxc8 36.Rh1 Rh8™ 37.Rxh8 Nxh8 38.f4 f6 39.Bd1 Ng6 40.b4 axb4 41.axb4 Nf8?!

[ 41...f5 42.Nc5 exf4+ 43.gxf4 fxe4 44.Bc2!+- ]

42.Be2 Be8 43.Nf2 Ke7 [ 43...Kc7 44.Nd1 Kb6 45.Nc3 Bd7 46.Kf3 Nh7 47.d6+- ]

44.fxe5 fxe5 45.Nd1 ><b51-0

D20Arencibia,W 2550Illescas Cordoba,M 2585

Espana 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/354 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bxc4 a6 8.a4N

[ 8.Nc3 - 60/375 ] 8...Ng6 9.Ne2 Bb4+ 10.Nd2 0-0 11.0-0 Bd7 12.Nb3 c6 13.dxc6 Bxc6 14.Nc5 Qb6?! 15.Qb3™ Qa5

[ 15...Ba5 16.Nd7 Qxb3 17.Nxf6+ gxf6 18.Bxb3± ]

16.Nd3 Bd6 17.Bb6 Qd2 18.Rad1 Qg5 19.Nf2 Ne8 20.Bd5 Rc8 21.Be3 Qe7 22.Ng3?!

[ 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Nc3± ] 22...Nh4„ 23.Bxc6 Rxc6 24.Rc1 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 h6 26.Ng4 Kh7 27.Rc8

[ 27.Bf2!?ƒ ] 27...Qd7 28.Ra8 Qc6!„ 29.Ra7 Bc5 30.Qxb7

[ 30.Rxb7 Nd6 31.Rb8 Rxb8 32.Qxb8 Nc4© ]

30...Bxe3+??“ [ 30...Qd6 31.Rxa6 Qd2 32.Bf2 Nf6! ( 32...h5 33.Rc6! hxg4 34.Rxc5 gxf3 35.Nf1 Qe2 36.Qb5± ; 32...Bxf2+ 33.Nxf2 Qc1+ 34.Nf1 Qg5 35.Ng4 h5 36.Nge3 Nxf3+ 37.Kh1 Nd2 38.Qb4! Nxf1 39.Nxf1± )

A) 33.Qb5 Nxg4 34.Qxc5 Rc8-+ ; B) 33.Rxf6 gxf6 34.b4 Bxf2+ 35.Nxf2 Qc1+ 36.Nf1 Qb2 37.Ne3 Qc1+ ( 37...Qa1+ 38.Nf1 Qxa4 39.Qe7© ) 38.Nf1 Qb2= ; C) 33.Nf1 Bxf2+ 34.Nxf2 Qg5 35.g3 ( 35.Ng3? Nh5! 36.Qd7 Rb8 37.Qg4 Qc1+ 38.Nf1 Nf4-+ ) 35...Nxf3+ 36.Kg2 ( 36.Kh1 Ng4 37.Kg2 Ne1+ 38.Kg1 Nxf2 39.Kxf2 Nd3+ 40.Kg1 Qg4© ) 36...Ne1+ 37.Kg1= ]

31.Nxe3 Qc5 [ ¹31...Qxa4± ]

32.Ngf1+- Nd6 33.Qc7 Qxc7 34.Rxc7 Rb8 35.Rc6 Ne8 36.Nc4 Rb4 37.a5 f5 38.Nfd2 Nf6 39.b3 fxe4 40.fxe41-0

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Jugoslavija 1997[Ilincic,Z]

70/355 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bxc4 a6 8.a4 Ng6 9.Ne2 Bd6N 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.Nbc3 0-0 12.0-0 Qe7 13.Kh1

[ 13.Rfc1 Bc5 14.Nd1 b5 15.axb5 axb5 16.Bd3² ]

13...Bc5 [ 13...Rab8 14.a5 Rfc8 15.Rfc1 Bb4 16.Qc2 /\ Nd1-f2+/= ]

14.Rfc1 Rfc8 15.Rc2 [ 15.Bxc5 Qxc5 16.Nd1 b5 17.b4 Qd6 18.Bb3² ]

15...Ne8 [ 15...c6 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxc5 Qxc5 19.Bxd5² ]

16.Rac1 [ 16.b3! Rab8 17.a5 Bxe3 18.Qxe3 Nd6 19.Bd3² ]

16...Bxe3 17.Qxe3 Qb4 [ 17...Nd6 18.Bb3 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nd1! Be8 21.Nf2² ]

18.b3 [ 18.Na2 Qxa4 19.b4 ( 19.Rc3 Qa5 20.Rb3 b5∓ ) 19...a5! 20.Nec3 ( 20.Bb3 Qa3 21.d6 axb4 22.dxc7 Be6 23.Rb1 Rxc7∓ ) 20...Qa3 21.b5 Qe7∓ ]

18...Nd6 [ 18...b5 19.Bd3! Qxb3 ( 19...bxa4 20.bxa4 Bxa4 21.Rb1 Qa3 22.Ra2+- ) 20.Qc5! Nd6! 21.Rb1 Nb7 22.Qg1! Qa3 23.axb5 axb5 24.Bxb5 Bxb5 25.Nxb5 Qa5 26.Qc1± ]

19.Na2 Qa3 [ 19...Nxc4 20.Rxc4 Qd6 21.Qc3² ]

20.Qd2! b5 [ 20...Nxc4 21.Rxc4 Qxb3 22.Rb4 Qa3 23.Rc3+- ]

21.Bd3 Qxb3 [ 21...bxa4 22.b4 /\ Rc3+- ]

22.Rxc7 [ 22.Nb4 a5 23.Rb2 Qa3 ( 23...Qxa4 24.Nc3 Qa3 25.Nb1 Qa4 26.Nc3= ) 24.Rc3 Qxa4 25.Bc2 axb4 26.Bxa4 bxc3 27.Nxc3 bxa4-+ ] [ 22.a5 Qa3 23.Rxc7 Nc4 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Bxc4 Rxc4 26.Rxc4 bxc4= ]

22...Rxc7 23.Rxc7 Nf8 24.axb5 [ 24.a5 Rc8 25.Rxc8 Bxc8 /\ Nb7=/+ ]

24...Nxb5 [ 24...Bxb5 25.Nec1 Qa3 26.Nb4² ]

25.Rc1 [ 25.Bxb5 axb5 26.Nec1 Qb1 27.Nb4 Ra1= ]

25...Nd6 [ 25...Na3 26.Nb4 a5 27.Nc6 Bxc6 28.dxc6± ]

26.Nb4 Bb5 27.Rb1 Qa3 28.Bxb5 axb5 [ 28...Nxb5 29.Nc6 f6 30.h3² ]

29.h3 f5?! [ 29...Nd7 30.Nc6 h6² ]

30.exf5 Nxf5 31.Nc6 Qa2 [ 31...Qe3 32.Qxe3 Nxe3 33.Nc3± ]

32.Qxa2 Rxa2 33.Nc3 Rd2?!“ [ 33...Rc2 34.Nxb5 Ne3 35.Nxe5 Nxd5 36.Nd4 Rd2 37.Ndc6± ]

34.Ne4 Rd3 [ 34...Rxd5?? 35.g4+- ]

35.Rxb5 Nd7 36.Rb7? [ 36.Kg1 /\ Kf2+- ]

36...Rxd5 37.g4 Rd1+ 38.Kg2 Nh4+ 39.Kg3 Ng6 40.h4 Rc1?

[ 40...h6 41.h5 Ngf8 42.Rb5² ] 41.Rc7! Rd1

[ 41...Kh8 42.Rxd7 Rxc6 43.Rd8+ Nf8 44.Rxf8# ] [ 41...Kf8 42.Rc8+ Kf7 43.Nxe5++- ]

42.Ng5! [ 42.h5 Ngf8 43.Ng5 h6 44.Ne7+ Kh8 45.Nf7+ Kh7 46.Rc8² ]

42...h6 [ 42...Ngf8 43.Ne7+ Kh8 44.Nf7# ] [ 42...Ndf8 43.h5+- ] [ 42...Kh8 43.Rc8+ Ngf8 44.Ne6 Kg8 45.Nxe5+- ]

43.Rc8+ [ 43.Rc8+ Ngf8 44.Ne7+ Kh8 45.Ne6+- ] [ 43.Rc8+ Ndf8 44.h5! hxg5 45.hxg6 Rd7 46.Kf2 Rb7 47.Ke3 Rd7 48.Ke4 Rb7 49.Kf5+- ]

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D20Karpov,An 2745Milov,V 2635

Biel 1997[Karpov,An]

70/356 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.d5

[ 5.Be3 - 70/(356) ] 5...Ne5 6.Bf4 Ng6 7.Be3 e5

[ 7...Nf6 - 53/364 ] 8.Bxc4 Nf6 9.Nc3 a6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Be2 0-0 12.Nd2 Bd7N

[ 12...Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Qe7 ( 13...Qd7 ) 14.Nb3² ]

13.Rc1 Qe7 14.a3 [ 14.g3!? ]

14...b5 15.Nb3 Nf4 [ 15...c6?! 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Na5! Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Bf3± ]

16.Bf3 Kh8 17.Na2 [ 17.g3 g5 ( 17...Bh3 18.Re1± ) 18.gxf4 gxf4 19.Bd2 Rg8+ ( 19...Ng4 20.Bxg4 Bxg4 21.f3!? Bh3 22.Kh1 Rg8 23.Rg1 Rxg1+ 24.Qxg1 Rg8 25.Qf2± ) 20.Kh1÷ ]

17...g5 18.Nc5 Rg8 19.Nb4 Rg6 20.Qc2 [ 20.g3!? g4 21.Be2 ]

20...g4 21.Be2 Rag8 22.Rfd1 N6h5 [ 22...Nxg2?! 23.Kxg2 Nh5 24.Nxd7 ( 24.Kf1 g3 25.Bxh5 gxh2 26.Ke2 Rg1 27.Rxg1 Rxg1 28.Bf3 Bg4 29.Bxg4 h1Q 30.Rxg1 Qxg1 31.Bf5± ) 24...g3 25.Bxh5 gxh2+ 26.Bxg6 Qh4 27.Kf3 Rxg6 28.Ke2± ]

23.g3 [ 23.Nxd7!? Qxd7 ( 23...g3 24.fxg3 Nxg3 25.Bxf4!± ) 24.g3± ]

23...Bc8! 24.Nc6 [ 24.Kf1!? ]

24...Qg5 25.Bf1 [ 25.Kf1 f5 26.Ne6÷ ( 26.Bd3 )]

25...Rh6!? 26.Qc3 Nf6 27.Nd3! Qh5?! [ 27...Rxh2 28.Nxf4 exf4 ( 28...Nxe4 29.Nxe5 Bxe5 30.Qxe5+ Qxe5 31.Bd4 ) 29.Bxf4 Bxf4 30.Kxh2+- ] [ 27...Nxe4 28.Ncxe5 ( 28.Bxf4 Qh5 29.Bxe5+ f6 30.Bxf6+ Nxf6 31.h4 gxh3÷ ) 28...Nxc3 29.Nxf7+ Kg7 30.Nxg5 Nce2+! 31.Bxe2 Nxe2+ 32.Kg2 Nxc1 33.Rxc1© ]

28.h4 gxh3 29.Ndxe5! Rg7 30.Bxf4+- Nxe4 31.Qe3 Qf5 32.Bxh6 h2+ 33.Kxh2 Nxf2

34.Bxg7+ Kxg7 35.Rd41-0

D20Gurevich,M 2620Olafsson,H 2505

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/357 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.Nge2

[ 9.Nf3 - 61/400, 401 ] 9...Bc4 10.Be4!?N

[ 10.Bxc4 ] 10...e6

[ 10...f5!? 11.Bf3 0-0-0 ] 11.0-0 0-0-0 12.b3 Bd5

[ 12...Bxe2 13.Qxe2!? Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Qxd4 15.Nb5ƒ ]

13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.a3!? f6 15.exf6 gxf6 16.b4 Nce7 17.Qb3 h5 18.Rac1 Bh6?!

[ 18...Nf5!? /\ 19...Nfe3 20.fe3 Bh6<=> 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Nf4 Bh6 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Rxd5 23.Rc5!?² ]

19.Bxh6 Rxh6 20.Rc5!² Kb8 21.Rfc1 Qd6 22.b5 h4 23.a4 f5 24.Bf3 Rh7 25.a5 Rg7 26.Kh1 Rdg8 27.Qb2

[ 27.Nc3!? A) 27...Nf4 28.b6! cxb6 29.Nb5 Qd8 30.Nxa7! ( 30.Rc7 Ned5 31.axb6 a6÷ ) 30...Kxa7 31.axb6+ Kb8 32.Ra5 Nc6 33.Bxc6 bxc6 34.Rca1+- ; B) 27...Nxc3 28.Qxc3 Nd5 29.Qc4ƒ ]

27...Rd8 28.Qd2 Rg6 29.Bh5 Rgg8 30.Bf3 Rh8?!

[ 30...Rg6 31.Qb2 Rdg8 32.Nc3ƒ ] 31.Qb2 Rhg8 32.h3 Rgf8

[ ¹32...Rg7 ] 33.Nc3! Nxc3 34.Qxc3 Rc8

[ 34...Qxd4 35.Rxc7 Qxc3 ( 35...Nc6 36.Rxb7++- ) 36.Rxb7++- ]

35.Qe3!? ><e6 Ng6? [ 35...Rf6 36.Qe5!? Qxe5 37.dxe5 Rh6 38.a6 b6 39.R5c2 /\ Bb7 Nd5 40.Rd2± ]

36.a6 [ 36.a6 b6 37.Rc6+- ]

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Dortmund 1997[Karpov,An]

70/358 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0-0 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6 11.Nbd2 Bb4 12.Nc4 0-0 13.a3 Bc5 14.b4 Bb6 15.b5 Ne7 16.Nfe5 Qe8 17.a4!?N

[ 17.Re1 - 69/358 ] 17...Nxe4 18.Ba3 Nd5™

[ 18...Rd8 19.Rae1 Nc5 20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.Qxe6++- ] [ 18...Rf6 19.Rae1 Nc5 20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.Ng4 Rg6 22.Nce5 Rb6 23.Qxa7 Rxb5 24.Qa6 Rb6 25.Qc4± ]

19.Bxf8 Kxf8 [ 19...Qxf8 20.Nd7 Qd8 21.Nxb8 Qxb8 22.a5 Nc5 23.axb6! Nxa6 24.bxa7 Qxa7 25.bxa6± ]

20.Nd3 Nd6!? [ 20...Nb4 21.Nxb4 Nc5 22.a5 Nxa6 23.Nxa6 Bc5 24.Nxc5 Rxb5 25.Nd3± ] [ 20...c5 21.a5 Nc7 22.axb6 Nxa6 23.bxa7 Ra8 24.b6 Qc8 25.f3 Nc3 26.Nd6± ]

21.Nxd6?! [ 21.Rac1!? ]

21...cxd6 22.Rac1 [ 22.Rfc1!? Qd7 23.a5 Bd8 24.Rc6 Be7 25.Ra4 e5 26.Rac4 Kf7÷ ]

22...Qd8! 23.a5 Bxa5 24.Qxa7 Bc3 25.Qa2 [ 25.Rb1 Ra8 26.Qb7 Rb8= ]

25...Rxb5 26.Qe2 [ 26.Rb1!? ]

26...Qe8! 27.Rb1 e5 28.Rxb5 Qxb5 29.f4 Ne3 30.fxe5+ Nxf1 31.Qxf1+ Ke7 32.exd6+½-½

D21Anand,V 2765Huebner,R 2580

Dortmund 1997[Huebner,R]

70/359 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e4 b5 5.a4 Bb7 6.axb5 Bxe4 7.Bxc4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qe2N ><a6

[ 10.Ne5 - 46/(510) ] 10...0-0 11.Rd1 Nd5?!

[ 11...c6?! 12.bxc6 Bxc6 ( 12...Nxc6 13.d5 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Qc7 16.Qc4/\ Bf4+/- ) 13.Ne5 Bb7 ( 13...Bd5

14.Nxd5± ) 14.Nxf7 Rxf7 15.Qxe6 Qf8 16.Bf4± ] [ 11...Nbd7 12.Ne5 Nb6 13.Bd3² ]

12.Ne5 c6? [ 12...Nd7

A) 13.Nc6 Bxc6 14.bxc6 A1) 14...N7b6 15.Ba6 ( 15.Bd3 a5 ) 15...Rb8 16.Ne4² ; A2) 14...N7f6 15.Ba6 Rb8 16.Bb7 a5= ;

B) 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Bd3 Nf6² ] 13.Nxd5!

[ 13.bxc6 Nxc6 14.Ba6 Bxa6= ] 13...cxd5

[ 13...exd5 14.Bd3 cxb5 15.Qh5 g6 16.Nxg6 fxg6 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxg6+ Kh8 19.Rd3 Bh4 ( 19...Bc8 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Rg3++- ) 20.Rh3 Qf6 21.Qg3 Rf7 22.Bg5 Qg6 23.Bxh4 Kg7 ( 23...Qxg3 24.Bf6+ Kg8 25.Rh8# ) 24.Qe5+ Kf8 25.Bd8+- ]

14.Bd3 Bd6 [ 14...Nd7 15.Nc6 Bxc6 16.bxc6

A) 16...Nb8 17.Qc2 Qc7 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Rd3 Rc8 20.Rh3 Bf6 ( 20...Bd6 21.Bg5 ) 21.b3 Nxc6 22.Ba3 /\ Bg8+- ; B) 16...Nf6 17.Ba6± ><a7 ; C) 16...Nb6 17.Ba6± ]

[ 14...Qb6 15.Qh5 f5™ ( 15...g6 16.Nxg6 ) 16.Qe2 Bf6 ( 16...a6? 17.bxa6 Bxa6 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Nd7+- ) 17.Bd2± ]

15.Bf4 Qe7 [ 15...Bxe5 16.dxe5 /\ Qh5-> ] [ 15...Qb6 16.Qh5 f5 ( 16...g6 17.Qh6+- ) 17.Qe2 Bxe5 18.Qxe5 Nd7 19.Qd6± ]

16.Rdc1 Nd7? [ 16...g6 ]

17.Nc6+- Bxc6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.bxc6 Nb6 20.Qc2 g6 21.Qc5

[ 21.c7 ] 21...Qxc5

[ 21...Qc7 22.Ba6 ><a7 ] 22.Rxc5?!

[ 22.dxc5 Nc4 ( 22...Nc8 23.Ba6 Ne7 24.Bb7 ) 23.Bxc4 dxc4 24.Rxc4 Rfb8 ( 24...Rfc8 25.Ra6 ; 24...a5 25.Rca4 ) 25.b4 a5 26.c7 ]

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22...Rfc8 23.b4? [ 23.c7 a5 /\ 24...Ra7 25.Rac1 Na8 24.Rc6 Nc4 25.b4 ( 25.b3 Nd2÷ ; 25.Bxc4 dxc4 26.Rxc4 Ra7 27.b4 - 25.b4 ) 25...Ra7 26.Bxc4 dxc4 27.Rxc4 a4 ( 27...Raxc7 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.bxa5+- ) 28.Rac1 a3 29.Kf1 a2 30.Ra1 Rcxc7 31.Rxc7 Rxc7 32.Rxa2 Rc4 33.Rb2 Rxd4 34.b5 Rd7 35.b6 Rb7 36.Ke2 Kf8 37.Kd3 Ke7 38.Kc4+- ]

23...Rc7 24.b5? [ 24.Ba6 Rb8 25.Bb7 Nc8 26.b5

A) 26...Nd6 27.Rxa7 Nxb7 28.Rc2/\ 29.b6 Re7 30.c7+- ( 28.b6? Nxc5-+

∆29.bxc7 Rb1# ; 28.Rc1? Rbc8∓ ; 28.cxb7 Rcxb7 29.Rxb7 Rxb7 30.Kf1 Ra7= ); B) 26...Kf8 27.Kf1 Ke7 28.Ke2± ∆Nd6 29.Rxa7 Nxb7 30.Rc1+- ]

24...Kf8= 25.Rc2 Ke7 26.Rca2 [ 26.Kf1 Kd6 27.Ke2 a5 28.bxa6 Rxc6= ] [ 26.Ra6 Kd6 ( 26...Rb8 27.Rca2 Nc8 28.Kf1 Rb6 29.R6a5² ∆Kd8 30.Ke2 Re7 31.Kd2 Kc7 32.Kc3 Kb8? 33.Kb4 /\ Kc5 ) 27.Rca2 Nc4

A) 28.b6 Rxc6 29.Rxa7 ( 29.bxa7 Rxa6 30.Rxa6+ Kc7= ) 29...Rb8 30.Rxf7 Rcxb6 31.Rxh7 ( 31.g3 R8b7 32.Ra7 Rxf7 33.Rxf7 Rb3= ) 31...Rb1+ 32.Bf1 Rd1 33.Ra6+ Rb6 34.Rxb6+ Nxb6 35.g3 Nc4 36.Kg2 Rxd4 37.Rg7 Ne5= ; B) 28.Kf1 Rb8 29.Bxc4 dxc4

B1) 30.R2a5 Rb6 31.Rxa7 ( 31.Ke2 Rxa6 32.Rxa6 e5 33.Ke3 Kd5 34.dxe5 Kc5∓ ) 31...Rxb5 32.Rxc7 Rxa5 33.Rxf7 Kxc6 34.Rxh7 Kd5ƒ ; B2) 30.R6a5 Rb6 ( 30...a6 31.bxa6 Rxc6 32.a7 Ra8 33.Ke2 Kc7 34.Kd2 c3+= ) 31.Ke2 a6 32.bxa6 Ra7= ]

26...Kd6 27.Kf1 Nc4 28.Ke2 [ 28.Bxc4 dxc4 ∆29.b6?! Rxc6 30.bxa7 ( 30.Rxa7 Rb8 31.Rxf7 Rcxb6∓ ) 30...Kd5∓ ]

28...Rb8 29.Rb1 [ 29.Bxc4 dxc4 30.Ra5 a6 ( 30...Rb6 31.R1a4± ) 31.bxa6 Kxc6= ]

29...Rb6 30.Kd1 e5?! [ 30...a6 31.bxa6 ( 31.Rxa6 Rcxc6 ) 31...Rxb1+ 32.Bxb1 Ra7 33.Bd3 Kxc6 34.Bxc4 dxc4 35.Kc2 Kb5 36.Kc3 Rxa6 37.Rxa6 Kxa6 38.Kxc4 Kb6 39.d5 e5 ( 39...Kc7= ) 40.f3 f5 41.g3 Kc7 42.Kc5

Kd7= ] 31.Bxc4 dxc4 32.dxe5+ Kxe5 33.Kc2 Kd4 34.Ra4 Kc5

[ 34...h5 35.h4 Kc5 36.Ra5 Kd4 37.Rb4 a6 38.bxa6 ( 38.Rxa6 Rcxc6= ) 38...Rxb4 39.a7 Rxa7 40.Rxa7 Rb6 41.Rd7+ Ke5 42.c7 Rc6 43.Rxf7 c3= ]

35.Ra5 Kd4 36.Rb4 a6? [ 36...h5 37.h4 a6= - 34...h5 ]

37.bxa6+- [ 37.Rxa6? Rcxc6= ]

37...Rxb4 38.a7 Rxa7 39.Rxa7 Rb6 40.Rd7+ Ke5 41.c7 Rc6 42.Rxf7 h5 43.Kc3 h4

[ 43...g5 44.h4 gxh4 45.Rh7 Kf5 46.Rxh5+ Kg4 47.Rh7 Kg5 48.Rd7 Kf5 49.f3‡ ] [ 43...Ke6 44.Rh7 Kf6 45.h4 ( 45.f3!? ; 45.h3!? )

A) 45...Kf5 46.f3 A1) 46...Ke5 47.g4 Kf4 ( 47...hxg4 48.fxg4 Kf4 49.Rd7 ) 48.Rf7+ Kg3 49.gxh5 gxh5 50.f4 Kf3 ( 50...Kxh4 51.Rg7 ) 51.f5 Kf4 52.f6 Kf5 53.Rh7 ( 53.Rd7 ); A2) 46...Kf4 47.Rg7 Kf5 ( 47...Kg3 48.Rxg6+ ) 48.g4+ ;

B) 45...Ke6 46.f3 Kf5 47.g3‡ Rc5 48.Kd4 c3 ( 48...Rc6 49.Kd5 ) 49.Kxc5 c2 50.c8Q+ ]

44.Rg7 Kf5 [ 44...Kf6 45.Rh7 Kg5 46.Rd7 ]

45.Rd7 [ 45.Rh7 g5 46.h3 Ke5 ( 46...Kg6 47.Rd7 Kf5 48.Rd5+ Ke6 49.Rxg5 ) 47.g4 ]

45...h3 46.g3 Ke6 [ 46...g5 47.Rd5+ ]

47.Rh7 Ke5 48.f3 Ke6 49.Rxh3 Rxc7 50.Rh4 g5 51.Rxc4?!

[ 51.Re4+ Kf5 ( 51...Kd5 52.Rg4 ; 51...Kd6 52.Rg4 ) 52.Rxc4 ]

51...Rf7 52.Re4+ [ 52.f4? Rh7= ]

52...Kd5 53.Re3 Ra7 [ 53...Rh7 54.Re2 Rf7 55.Rf2 /\ Kd3 ]

54.Kd2? [ 54.Kb2? Rh7 55.Re2 Rf7 56.Rf2 Kd4/\ Ke3= ]

[ 54.Kd3 Ra3+ ( 54...Ra2? 55.Re8+- ) 55.Ke2 Ra2+ 56.Kf1 Rxh2 57.Re2 Rh8÷ ] [ 54.Kb4!

A) 54...Rb7+ 55.Ka5 Rf7 ( 55...Rh7

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56.Re8+- ; 55...Kd6 56.Re4+- ) 56.Kb6 Rh7 57.Re8+- ; B) 54...Rf7 55.Kb5 ( 55.Rd3+ Ke5 56.Kc5 Rc7+ 57.Kb6 Rh7 58.Rd2 Rf7 59.Rf2 Kd4= ) 55...Rf6 ( 55...Rb7+ 56.Ka6 Rf7 57.Kb6 - 5 4 . . . R b 7) 56.Rc3+- ]

54...Ra2+= 55.Ke1 Rxh2 56.Kf1 Ra2 57.Re2 Ra4 58.Kg2 g4 59.fxg4 Rxg4 60.Re8 Rg7½-½

D23Piket,Je 2630Korchnoi,V 2610

Antwerpen 1997[Piket,Je]

70/360 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nbd7 5.Nc3 a6 6.e4

[ 6.Bf4!? b5 ( 6...e6 7.Qxc4 Bd6 ) 7.Nxb5 axb5!? ( 7...Nd5 8.Qxc4 ) 8.Qxa8 c5!© |^ ]

6...b5 [ 6...e6 - 59/(422), 59/(478) ]

7.Nxb5 Nxe4N [ 7...Bb7 8.Nc3 Nxe4 9.Bxc4 e6 10.Ne5 ]

8.Bxc4 e6 [ 8...axb5 9.Qxa8 bxc4 10.Qxe4 ]

9.Nc3 Nd6 10.Bb3 [ ¹10.Be2 /\ Ne5, Bf3+/= ]

10...Be7! 11.Ne5 [ 11.d5 0-0 12.dxe6 Nc5 13.exf7+ Nxf7 14.Qd4 Bd6!?ƒ ( 14...Nxb3³ )]

11...0-0 12.Nc6 Qe8 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.0-0

[ 14.Qa3!? ∆Bb7 15.0-0 ] 14...Bb7

[ 14...a5!? 15.Qa3!?÷ ] 15.Qa5 Nb6 16.Qc5 Rfc8! 17.Bg5?!

[ 17.Re1 Qf6! /\ Qg6|^ ] [ 17.Bf4!² ]

17...Qd7 18.Rfe1 Nb5 19.Rad1 Qc6!³ 20.f3 Nxc3 21.bxc3

[ 21.Qxc3 Qxc3 ( 21...a5 ) 22.bxc3 a5³ ] 21...a5 22.a3 a4 23.Bc2 Qxc5

[ 23...Nc4 24.Qxc6 Bxc6 25.Be7 ] 24.dxc5 Nc4 25.Rd4!

[ 25.Bc1 Ra5 ] 25...Bd5 26.Bd3 Na5

[ 26...Nxa3 27.Ra1 ] 27.Rxa4 Nb3 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.c4 Bc6

[ 29...Nxc5?! 30.Bxh7+! /\ cd5+/= ( 30.cxd5 Nxd3 31.Re3 )]

30.Bc2 Nxc5 [ 30...Rxa3 31.Rb1 Ra1 32.Rxa1 Nxa1 33.Bd1 ] [ 30...Nd4!? 31.Be4= ]

31.Be7= Nd7 32.Bb4 g6 33.Kf2 Ba4 34.Bxa4

[ 34.Be4 Rb8 ( 34...Rd8 ) 35.Rb1!? ] 34...Rxa4 35.Rd1 c5½-½

D26Komarov,D 2595Godena,M 2550

Reggio Emilia 1996[Komarov,D]

70/361 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.Qe2 a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.e4 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.a4 bxa4 12.Nc3 a3

[ 12...Bd6 - 66/330 ] 13.bxa3 0-0 14.Bf4

[ ¹14.Rb1 Bc6 15.Bf4 ] 14...Nh5!?N

[ 14...Qa5 - 70/(361) ] 15.Bd2 Qc7= 16.Rab1?!

[ 16.g3 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 ] [ 16.e5 ]

16...Ra7 ><a3 [ 16...Bxa3!? 17.e5 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 g6 19.Rb7 Qd8 ]

17.e5 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 g6™ [ 18...Qxe5? 19.Rfe1 ] [ 18...Nxe5 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Qxh5+ Kg8 21.Ne4‚ ]

19.Be2 [ 19.Qe2 Nxe5 ∆20.Bxa6? Rxa6 21.Qxa6 Ng4 22.g3 Nxg3-+ ]

19...Nxe5 20.Qh3 Nf6 21.Rbc1 [ 21.Rfc1 Rb8! ] [ 21.Bf4 Bd4 22.Rbc1 Qa5 Godena,M ]

21...Ned7! 22.Na4 Qe5! [ 22...Qd6 23.Bh6± ]

23.Nxc5 Qxe2 24.Be3 Rc7 25.Bd4 [ 25.Rfe1 Qg4 ]

25...Rfc8 [ 25...Qg4?? 26.Nxd7 ] [ 25...e5 26.Nxd7 Rxd7 27.Rfe1 Qg4 28.Qxg4 Nxg4 29.Bxe5 Nxe5 30.Rxe5

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Rfd8= ] 26.Nxd7

[ 26.Rfe1? Rxc5 27.Bxc5 Rxc5-+ ] 26...Nxd7

[ 26...Rxc1?? 27.Nxf6+ Kf8 28.Qh6+ Ke7 29.Rxc1 ]

27.Rxc7 Rxc7 28.Qh4! Rc8 29.Qe7 Qb5 30.h4 e5

[ 30...Qd5! 31.Be3 ( 31.Bb2 Rb8 32.Bc3 Qc5 ; 31.Ba1 e5∓ ) 31...Ne5∓ Godena,M ]

31.Be3 Qd5 32.Rb1 h5 33.Rb2!© /\ Rd2 Nf8 34.Rb6 a5?“

[ 34...Ne6 35.Rxa6 Nf4 36.Bxf4 exf4= ] 35.a4?“

[ 35.Bh6! Godena,M A) 35...Nh7 36.Rxg6+ ; B) 35...Qd1+ 36.Kh2 Qd8 37.Qxe5 Qxh4+ 38.Kg1+- ; C) 35...Ne6 36.Qf6 Kh7 ( 36...Qd1+ 37.Kh2 Qd7 38.Rxe6 fxe6 39.Qxg6+ Kh8 40.Bg5+- ) 37.Rxe6 ( 37.Qxf7+ Kxh6 38.Rxe6 Qe4! ) 37...Kxh6 38.Rxe5 Qd1+ 39.Kh2 Rf8 40.Rxa5+- ; D) 35...Qd8 36.Qxe5 Rc1+ 37.Bxc1 Qxb6 38.Bb2 f6 39.Qxf6 Qxf6 40.Bxf6+- ]

35...Rd8? [ 35...Ne6 /\ Nf4 ]

36.Rb5? [ 36.Bg5! Rd7 ( 36...Rc8 37.Bh6 ) 37.Qe8 ]

36...Qd1+ 37.Kh2 Qxa4 38.Rxe5 [ 38.Rb7 Rd7 ] [ 38.Qxd8 Qxb5 39.Bh6 Qb4 40.Qf6 Ne6-+ ]

38...Qd7 39.Qxd7 Rxd7 40.Rxa5 Ne6½-½

D26Gurevich,D 2580Schwartzman,G 2510

Las Vegas 1997[Gurevich,D]

70/362 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 c5 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Qe2 0-0 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Rd1 Nb4 11.Ne5 Nbd5 12.Bg5

[ 12.Qf3! Kudrin,S ] 12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nd5 14.Bd2!?N

[ 14.Bxe7 - 15/673 ] 14...Bg5 15.Bb3!

[ 15.Bd3 Bxd2 16.Qxd2 Nf6 17.c4 b6 ] 15...Bxd2 16.Qxd2 Qf6

[ 16...b6 17.c4 Nf6 18.d5² ] [ 16...b5 17.a4 bxa4 18.Rxa4² ]

17.c4 Nf4 18.Qe3 Ng6 19.g3 Rd8?! [ 19...Nxe5!? 20.dxe5 Qe7 21.c5 Bd7 22.Rd6 Bc6 23.Rad1 ]

20.f4 Ne7 [ 20...Nxe5 21.fxe5 Qe7 22.d5± ]

21.Rd2 Nf5 22.Qe4 Nd6 23.Qf3 Rb8 24.Rad1 Nf5 25.c5! Ne7 26.Ng4 Qf5 27.Ne3 Qf6 28.Ng4 Qf5 29.Bc2 Qd5 30.Be4 Qd7

[ 30...Qc4? 31.Ne5 Qa4 32.Bxh7++- ] 31.Ne5 Qe8?!

[ 31...Qc7!? 32.Bxh7+! ( 32.Nc4?÷ ) 32...Kxh7 33.Qh5+ Kg8 34.Qxf7+ Kh7 35.Nf3! Serper,G

A) 35...Nd5 36.Ng5+ Kh6 ( 36...Kh8 37.Qh5+ Kg8 38.Qh7+ Kf8 39.Qh8+ Ke7 40.Qxg7+ Ke8 41.Qg8+ Ke7 42.Qf7# )

A1) 37.g4 g6 38.Rd3 Qxf7 ( 38...Qxf4 39.Rf1 Qxg4+ 40.Rg3 Qxg5 41.Rxg5 Kxg5 42.Rf3+- ) 39.Nxf7+ Kg7 40.Nxd8 Bd7 ; A2) 37.Qxc7! Nxc7 38.Nf7+ Kg6 39.Nxd8 Bd7 40.f5+! exf5 41.Nxb7 Rxb7 42.d5 Ba4 43.Rc1+- ( 43.c6 Rb6 44.Rc1+- );

B) 35...Qd7 36.Ng5+ Kh8 37.d5! ( 37.g4 Qe8 38.Rd3 Qxf7 39.Nxf7+ Kg8 40.Nxd8 Bd7 ) 37...exd5 38.Rxd5 Qxd5 ( 38...Nxd5 39.Qh5+ Kg8 40.Qh7+ Kf8 41.Qh8+ Ke7 42.Qxg7+ Ke8 43.Qg8+ Ke7 44.Qf7# ) 39.Rxd5 Rxd5 ( 39...Nxd5 40.Qh5+ Kg8 41.Qh7+ Kf8 42.Qh8+ Ke7 43.Qxg7+ Ke8 44.Qf7# ) 40.Qh5+ Kg8 41.Qe8# ]

32.Qa3! a6 [ 32...Ra8 33.Nc4 Nc6 34.Nb6 Rb8 35.Bxc6 Qxc6 36.Qxa7 ] [ 32...Bd7!? 33.Qxa7 Bc6 34.Bc2! ]

33.Qa5 f6 34.Nc4 Nd5 35.Nd6 Qf8 36.Re1 Bd7 37.f5! Kh8 38.Bxd5 exd5 39.Qc7+- Kg8 40.Rde2 g6 41.Re7 Bxf5 42.Rxh7 Be4 43.Nf7! Kxh7

[ 43...Rbc8 44.Nh6+ ] 44.Nxd8+

[ 44.Ng5+??= ]1-0

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D27Gelfand,B 2695Huebner,R 2580

Dortmund 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/363 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bd3 cxd4

[ 7...Nbd7 - 70/(363) ] 8.exd4 Be7 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Be3

[ 11.Qc2 - 65/(379) ] 11...0-0 12.Qc2 Qc7 13.Nd2 g6!?N 14.Rac1 Bb7

[ 14...Bd7 ] 15.Ne4 Nd5

[ 15...Ng4 16.g3 Nxe3 17.fxe3± ] 16.a3 a5 17.Rfd1

[ 17.Qe2!? ] 17...Rfb8

[ 17...Ba6 18.Qxc6 Qxc6 19.Rxc6 Bxd3 20.Rxd3 Rfc8 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Bh6 f5 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Rxc5 25.Rb3± ]

18.Bc4 Nxe3 [ 18...Ba6 19.Bxd5!? ( 19.Ba2 ) 19...exd5 20.Nc5 Bd6 21.h3 Bc8 22.Qd2 Bf5² ]

19.fxe3 Ba6 20.Ba2 Rb5!„ 21.Nc3 [ 21.d5 exd5 22.Bxd5 ( 22.Nc3 Bg5! )

A) 22...Rd8 23.Bc4 ( 23.Qxc6 Qxc6= ) 23...Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rb6 25.Rf1² ; B) 22...Qb6! 23.Qxc6 Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Rc8 ]

21...Rh5 22.g3 Rb8 23.Qf2 [ 23.Qg2!? ]

23...Qb7 24.Rd2 c5 [ 24...Rf5 25.Qg2 Bg5 26.Re1 Bf1 27.Qe4 Bh3 28.Bc4! ]

25.d5 Rf5 26.Qg2 [ 26.Qe1 Rf1+ 27.Qxf1 Bxf1 28.Rxf1 c4!? ( 28...Rd8 29.Rdf2 Bg5 )]

26...Bg5 27.Re1 exd5 28.Nxd5 [ 28.Nxd5 Re8! ( 28...c4? 29.h4 Rd8 30.Bxc4! ) 29.h4 Bd8 30.Bc4 Kg7³ ] [ 28.Bxd5 Qe7∓ ]

½-½

D27Gelfand,B 2695Anand,V 2765

Biel 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/364 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Be3 0-0 12.Qc2 Qc7 13.Nd2 h6 14.Rac1 Bb7 15.Ne4!N

[ 15.Be2 ] 15...Nd5 16.Qe2 Rfd8

[ 16...a5 A) 17.Nc5 Bxc5 ( 17...Nxe3 18.Qxe3 ) 18.Rxc5 Nb4 ; B) 17.Rfd1² ]

[ 16...Nf4 17.Bxf4 Qxf4 18.g3 Qc7 19.Nc5² ]

17.Rfd1 [ 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.Rxc5 Nf4 ]

17...a5 18.Nc5 Nxe3 19.fxe3 [ 19.Qxe3 Bg5 20.Qe4 Bxc1 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Rxc1 Qf4 23.Re1 Bc8∓ ]

19...Bd6 [ 19...e5 20.Bc4 ]

20.h3 [ 20.Qh5 Bxc5 21.Qxc5 Rd5 22.Qc3² ] [ 20.g3!? Huzman,A f6 ]

20...a4 21.Be4 [ 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Qg4

A) 22...Qe7 A1) 23.Rf1 Ba6 ( 23...g5 24.Qe4 Re8 ) 24.Bb1 Bxf1 25.Rxf1 Rf8-+ ; A2) 23.Qe4 g5 24.Qg6+ Qg7 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 26.Rf1 Bc8∓ ; A3) 23.Qg6 Qg5 24.Qh7+ Kf8 25.Bg6 Rd7!∓ ;

B) 22...Ba6 23.Qxe6+ Qf7 24.Bh7+ Kf8 25.Rf1 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 Bh2+!-+ ]

[ 21.Rf1 Bxc5 22.Rxc5 Rd5² ] 21...Ra5 22.Nxb7 Qxb7 23.Rxc6?!

[ 23.Bxc6! Anand,V Qa7 ( 23...Qb8 24.Rc4 ∆a3 25.b4± ) 24.Rc4± /\ Qc2, Kh1, e4 ]

23...Qb8 24.Rdc1 [ 24.Rc4 e5!? ]

24...g6 [ 24...Rb5?? 25.Rxd6+- ]

25.R1c2 [ 25.Bxg6 fxg6 26.Qg4 Kg7 27.Qxe6 Rf5-+ ]

25...Ra7 26.Qc4 Kg7 27.Bf3 Be7 28.Rc7

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[ 28.Rc8 Rxc8 29.Qxc8 Qg3 30.Qc3 Bd6„ ]

28...Bg5 29.Kf2 [ 29.Qxe6 Rxc7 30.Qe5+ Kg8 31.Rxc7 Bxe3+ 32.Kh1 Re8= ]

29...Bh4+ 30.Kg1 [ 30.g3? Bxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Rd7-+ ] [ 30.Ke2 Rxc7 31.Qxc7 Qb5+ 32.Qc4 Qa5„ ]

30...Bg5 31.Kf2 Bh4+ 32.Kg1½-½

D27Novikov,I 2590Lalic,B 2600

Slough 1997[Lalic,B]

70/365 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 Nf6 6.0-0 c5 7.b3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd6

[ ¹8...Bd7= /\ Nc6, Be7 ] 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Nd2!² Bd7

[ 10...Bc7 - 49/(456) ] 11.Be2 Nc6 12.Nc4 Bc5N

[ 12...Bb4 ] 13.Bf3 Rc8 14.Rc1 Qe7 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Bxc6 Rxc6 17.Na5 Rd6

[ 17...Rc7?! 18.Bxf6 gxf6 ( 18...Qxf6? 19.Nxb7! ) 19.Qf3 b6 20.b4! bxa5 21.bxc5 Rxc5 22.Rxc5 Qxc5 23.Qxf6± ><>> ]

18.Qf3 Bb4!? [ 18...b6? 19.Nc6 ] [ 18...Rd5!? ∆19.Nxb7? Bb6!><Nb7 Novikov,I ]

19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.Nxb7 Rd2 [ 21...Rd5? 22.Rfd1+- ]

22.Rc4 a5 23.a3 Bxa3 24.Nxa5 Rb8! [] 25.Rb1

[ 25.Rg4+ Kf8 26.Nc4 Ra2= ] 25...Rb5! 26.Rg4+

[ 26.Ra4 Rb2! 27.Rc1 Bb4= ] 26...Kf8 27.Nc4 Rd3!! []=

[ 27...Ra2? 28.Nxa3 Rxa3 29.b4± _|_ ] 28.Nxa3 Rbxb3 29.g3

[ 29.Rc1 Rbc3= ] 29...Rxb1+

[ 29...Rxa3? 30.Rb8+± ] 30.Nxb1 Rd1+

[ 30...Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Rxb1= ]½-½

D27Sokolov,I 2635Korchnoi,V 2610

Antwerpen 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/366 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 cxd4

[ 7...b5 - 69/365 ] [ 7...Nbd7 - 69/(363) ]

8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.a3!?N

[ 11.Bg5 ] 11...Qa5

[ 11...b5 12.d5 exd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Bb7 15.Bf4² ]

12.Bd2 Qh5 13.Bg5! /\ Ne2-g3 h6™ 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Rc1 /\ 17.d5 ed5 18.Ng3 Qg6 19.Rc6

[ 16.d5!? exd5 17.Ng3 Qg6 18.Bxd5ƒ ] 16...Qa5™ 17.Rc3! Rd8 18.Rd3 Bd7 19.Bc2

[ 19.Nc3! Bf6 20.d5 ( 20.Ne4 Be7 ) 20...exd5 ( 20...Bxc3?? 21.dxc6 Bxe1 22.cxd7 ) 21.Nxd5 Bxb2 22.Nd2! Bd4 23.Qh5! /\ Rd4, Ne7, /\ Ne7-> ]

19...Be8 20.b4 Qb6 21.d5 [ 21.Nc5? a5 ]

21...exd5 22.Rxd5 a5 [ 22...Rxd5 23.Qxd5 Rd8 24.Qf5 g6 25.Nf6+ƒ Kg7 26.Nh5+ Kg8 27.Qf4! ]

23.Qd3 [ 23.b5 Rxd5 24.Qxd5 Rd8 25.Qf5 g6 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.Qxf6 Qxb5 28.Bxg6 fxg6 29.Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.Qxg6+ Kf8 31.Qf6+ Kg8= ]

23...g6 24.Bb3 axb4! 25.Nd6 [ 25.Nf6+? Bxf6 26.Rxd8 ( 26.Rd7 Ne7 ) 26...Qxd8 27.Qxg6+ Bg7 ]

25...Kg7 26.Nxe8+ [ 26.Qc4? Bxd6

A) 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Rf5 ( 28.Rxd6 Qc7 ) 28...Re7 29.Rxf7+ Kh8 30.Qh4 Rxf7 ; B) 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Rxe8 Rd1+! 29.Ne1 Qc7!-+ ]

26...Rxe8 27.Qc4 Qa6 28.Rb5 Rf8 29.axb4 Rac8 30.Qf1! /\ Ra1 Bf6 31.Bc4 Qa7 32.Bd5 Rc7 33.g3 Nd4 34.Nxd4 Bxd4= 35.Kg2“ Rd8“ 36.Rc1 Rcd7 37.Bf3 b6

[ 37...Bxf2? 38.Qxf2 Rd2 39.Be2 Qa2

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40.Re5 Qb2 41.Rcc5 ] [ 37...Qa2 38.Qe2= ]

38.Rc2 Qa4 39.Qc4 Qa1 40.Rd5 Rxd5 41.Bxd5 Rd7 42.Rd2 Bf6 43.Qb5 Qa7 44.Rc2 Rd6 45.h4 Qe7½-½

D27Kasparov,G 2820Piket,Je 2630

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/367 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 b5 8.a4 b4 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.e4 cxd4 11.e5 Nd5?! 12.Nc4N

[ 12.Ne4 - 64/362 ] 12...Nc6 13.Bg5

[ 13.Nxd4!? Be7 ( 13...Rc8 14.a5 ) 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Qg4± ]

13...Qd7 [ 13...f6? 14.exf6 gxf6 15.Re1 fxg5 16.Rxe6+ Kd7 17.Rxc6 Bxc6 ( 17...Kxc6 18.Nxd4++- ) 18.Nce5+ Kc7 19.Nxc6 Kxc6 20.Nxd4+ Kb6 21.a5++- ] [ 13...Qc7?! 14.Rc1 Bc5 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.Bxd5 exd5 ( 16...Bxe5 17.Bxc6+ Bxc6 18.Re1 f6 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Rxe6+ Kd7 21.Qg4 h5 22.Qf5 g6 23.Qh3+- ) 17.exd6 Qxd6 18.Re1+ Kf8 19.Nxd4ƒ ]

14.Rc1! [ 14.Nxd4 h6 15.Bh4 Nf4÷ ]

14...h6? [ 14...Bc5 15.Ncd2!? ( 15.Nfd2 0-0 16.Ne4 Be7 17.Qh5 )

A) 15...Bb6 16.Ne4 0-0 17.Qd2ƒ Na5 ( 17...Nde7? 18.Nf6++- ) 18.Bxd5 Qxd5 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.Bxf6 Qe4 21.Rfe1 Qg4 22.h3 Qh5 23.g4 Nb3 24.Qf4 Qg6 25.Nh4 Nxc1 26.Rxc1± ; B) 15...Be7 16.Bxe7

B1) 16...Qxe7 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Nb3 0-0 19.Re1± ; B2) 16...Ncxe7 17.Ne4 Ne3 18.Nd6+ Qxd6 19.exd6 Nxd1 20.Rc7! Bxf3 ( 20...Nf5 21.d7+ Ke7 22.Rxb7 Nxb2 23.Ne5+- ) 21.Rxe7+ Kf8 22.gxf3 Nxb2 23.Rc1 g6 24.Rcc7 Kg7 25.Rxe6

B2a) 25...Rac8 26.Ree7 Rxc7 27.dxc7 Kh6 ( 27...d3 28.Kf1 d2

29.Rxf7+ Kh6 30.Ke2+- ) 28.Kf1+- ; B2b) 25...d3 26.Re4± ;

B3) 16...Ndxe7!? 17.Ne4 0-0 18.Nc5 Qc7 19.Re1! ( 19.Nxd4 Qxe5! ) 19...Rad8 20.Ng5 Bc8 21.Qd3 Ng6 ( 21...g6 22.f4± ) 22.Qh3 h6 23.Ngxe6 Ngxe5 ( 23...Qa5 24.Nxd8 Bxh3 25.Ncb7 Rxd8 26.Rxc6!+- ) 24.Nxc7 Bxh3 25.gxh3 Nf3+ 26.Kf1± ]

15.Bh4 Bc5 16.Nfd2! 0-0 [ 16...Ne3? 17.fxe3 dxe3 18.Ne4 e2+ 19.Nxc5 exd1Q 20.Rcxd1+- ]

17.Ne4 Be7 18.Bg3!± Qd8 [ 18...f5 19.exf6 gxf6 20.Ncd6 Bxd6 21.Nxd6 Na5 22.Bc2 e5 23.Qh5+- ]

19.Ncd6 Na5 [ 19...Qb6 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Nf6+ gxf6 22.Nf5 fxe5 23.Qg4+ Bg5 24.Nxh6+ Kh7 25.Qxg5+- ]

20.Bc2 b3 21.Bb1 Qb6 22.Qd3 g6 23.Nc5 Bc8

[ 23...Bc6 24.Qxd4 ] 24.h4 Nc6

[ 24...h5 25.Qxd4 ] 25.a5! Qxa5

[ 25...Nxa5 26.h5 Bxd6 27.exd6 Nb7 28.hxg6 Nxc5 29.gxf7+ Rxf7 30.Qg6+ Kf8 31.Qxh6+ Ke8 32.Bg6+- ]

26.Nxf7! Rxf7 27.Qxg6+ Kf8 28.Nxe6+ Bxe6 29.Rxc6 Bd7

[ 29...Nc7 30.Qxh6+ Ke8 31.Rxc7 Qxc7 32.Qxe6+- ]

30.Qxh6+ [ 30.Qxh6+ Ke8 31.e6 Bxc6 32.exf7+ Kd7 33.Bf5++- ]

1-0

D27Illescas Cordoba,M 2635Anand,V 2765

Leon 1997[Anand,V]

70/368 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bf4!?N

[ 11.Bg5 - 70/(368) ] 11...Na5

[ 11...b5 12.d5 exd5 13.Nxd5± ] 12.Bc2 b5 13.d5! exd5 14.Qd3 g6

[ 14...Nc6 15.Bc7! Qd7 ( 15...Qxc7??

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16.Nxd5 ) 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 g6 18.Rad1© Illescas Cordoba,M ]

15.Rxe7! Qxe7 16.Bg5 Qd6™ 17.Qd4 Nh5! 18.Nxd5 Nc6! 19.Qd2

[ 19.Ne7+? Qxe7! ] [ 19.Nf6+? Qxf6! ]

19...f6! 20.Bb3 [ 20.Bh6 Rd8 ( 20...Rf7? 21.Bb3 Kh8 22.Nb6± ) 21.Qc3! Bb7 22.Bb3 ( 22.Rd1 b4! ) 22...Kh8 23.Ng5 ( 23.Rd1 b4 ) 23...Ne5 24.Qxe5

A) 24...Qxe5 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Ne7+ ( 26.Nxe5 Bxd5 ) 26...Qxe7 27.Nxd8+ Kh8 28.Nf7+ Kg8= ; B) 24...Bxd5!∓ ]

20...Kh8 21.Be3 Bg4 22.Nb6 [ 22.Nd4!© ><Nh5 ]

22...Qxd2 23.Nxd2 Rad8 24.h3 Be2? [ 24...Bc8! 25.Rc1 Bb7∓ ( 25...Nd4 26.Rxc8! Rxc8 27.Bxd4 )]

25.Rc1 Nd4 [ 25...Ne5 26.Ne4 ]

26.Rc7! Ng7 27.Ne4 Nxb3 28.axb3 Kg8 29.Bh6?

[ 29.Nd7? Ne8! ] [ 29.Ra7!³ ]

29...Ne8 30.Re7 Rf7 31.Re6 Bd3 32.Nc5 Ng7∓ 33.Rc6?!

[ 33.Re1! ] 33...Nf5 34.Nxd3

[ 34.Bf4 Nd4! ] 34...Nxh6 35.Nc5 Nf5 36.Ne6? Rd1+ 37.Kh2 Ne7 /\ Rd60-1

D27Volzhin,A 2495Hartman,Ch 2320

Aalborg 1997[Volzhin,A]

70/369 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.dxc5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 Ba7 12.Rac1 Ke7 13.Ng5!?N

[ 13.Be1 ] [ 13.Ne2 - 68/(351) ]

13...Bd7 14.Nce4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 b6?! [ 15...Rhc8?! 16.Bc3 f6 17.Nd6 Rc7 18.Bb4! Kd8 19.Nxb7+ Rxb7 20.Rxc6 Rxb4 21.Rcd6 Rb7 22.Bxe6+- ]

[ 15...Rhd8 16.Bc3!? ( 16.Nc5 Bxc5 17.Rxc5² ) 16...f6 17.Nd6² ]

16.Rxc6! Bxc6 17.Bb4+ Ke8 18.Nd6+ Ke7™

[ 18...Kf8? 19.Nf5+ Kg8 ( 19...Ke8 20.Nxg7# ) 20.Ne7++- ]

19.e4!!© -> /\ 20.Nf5 Kf6 21.Bc3 [ 19.Ne4+= ]

19...Bb8 [ 19...f6 20.Nf5+ Kf7 21.Rd6 Bxe4 22.Bxe6+ Kg6 23.Ne7+ Kh6 24.Bd2+ g5 25.h4± -> ><Kh6 ]

20.e5! [ 20.Nc4+ Kf6 21.Nxb6 Ra7 ]

20...Bd5 [ 20...Bxd6 21.Rxd6 a5 ( 21...Bd7 22.Rxe6+ Kd8 23.Rxb6± ) 22.Rxe6+ Kd8 ( 22...Kd7 23.Re7+ Kd8 24.Bd6+- ) 23.Rxc6 axb4 24.Rxb6± ]

21.Nc8+ Ke8 [ 21...Kd8 22.Nxb6 Ra7 23.Nxd5 exd5 24.Rxd5+ Rd7 25.Rxd7+ Kxd7 26.f4+- ]

22.Nxb6! Ra7 [ 22...Bxb3 23.Rc1!!+- ]

23.Nxd5 exd5 24.Rxd5 /\ Ba41-0

D27Illescas Cordoba,M 2635Anand,V 2765

Leon (m/2) 1997[Anand,V]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0-0 c5 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 Na5

[ 10...b5? 11.Nc3 Na5 12.d5! ] 11.Bc2 b5 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Ne5N

[ 13.Bg5 ] 13...Rc8 14.a3?!

[ 14.Rd3!? b4 15.Ba4+ Kf8 16.Nd1÷ ] 14...0-0 15.Rd3 Nc4 16.Rg3?

[ 16.Rh3 Qxd4! 17.Bxh7+ Nxh7 18.Qh5 Be4 19.Nf3 Qd3 20.Ng5 Bg6-+ ] [ 16.Bg5 Nd5= ]

16...Qxd4! 17.Bh6? [ 17.Nxc4

A) 17...Qxc4 18.Bd3 Qc5 19.Bh6 Ne8³ ( 19...g6!? 20.Bxf8 Bxf8© ); B) 17...Rxc4∓ ]

17...Nxe5!-+

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[ 17...Qxe5 18.Rxg7+! ( 18.Bxg7 Qxg3! 19.hxg3 Kxg7-+ ) 18...Kh8

A) 19.Qd3 Qf5 20.Qe2 Bf3! 21.Rg3 ( 21.gxf3 Qh3 ) 21...Bxe2 ( 21...Qg6 22.Rxg6 Bxe2 23.Bg7+ Kg8 24.Bxf6+ hxg6 25.Bxe7 Nxb2∓ ) 22.Bg7+ ( 22.Bxf5? Rg8 ) 22...Kg8 23.Bxf6+ Qg4 24.Bxe7 Qxg3 25.hxg3 Nxb2∓ ; B) 19.Rg5 Rg8! 20.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 21.Kf1

B1) 21...Rcg8 22.Rg5 R8xg5 23.Bxg5 Rxg5 24.Qd3! ( 24.h4 Bg2+ 25.Kg1 Rg7!-+ ; 24.f3 Bc5-+ ; 24.Nd1 Bg2+ 25.Ke1 Bh3! /\ Rg1-+ ; 24.b3 Ng4! 25.Ke1 Nxh2-+ ) 24...Rg2÷ ( 24...Bg2+ 25.Ke1 ); B2) 21...Rxh2! 22.Rg5 Rxh6© ]

18.Rxg7+ [ 18.Bxg7 Ng6 ]

18...Kh8 19.Rd1 Qc5 20.Rd5 [ 20.Rg5 Rg8 21.Rxe5 Rxg2+ ]

20...Bxd5 21.Qxe5 Be4!0-1

D27Shulman,Y 2555Sherbakov,R 2580

Kahovka 1997[Shulman,Y; Kapengut,A]

70/371 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.e4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7

[ 8...Nbd7!? 9.d5 ( 9.e5 - 24/541 ) 9...exd5 ( 9...Nb6 ; 9...c4 ) 10.exd5÷ ]

9.Bg5 cxd4 10.a4!?N [ 10.Nxd4 - 33/509 ]

10...bxa4 [ 10...b4!? ]

11.Rxa4 Be7 12.Rxd4 [ 12.Qb3!? ]

12...Nfd7 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Qc3 f6?! [ 14...Nc6! 15.Rxd7!? Kxd7

A) 16.Rd1?! Rhg8 17.Na3 Ke8! ( 17...Qb4?! 18.Bb5+ Kc7 19.Bf4+ Kb6 20.Be3+ Bc5 21.Bxc6+- ) 18.Nc4 Qb4 19.Qc1 f6∓ ; B) 16.Be3 Qb4 17.Qxg7 Rhg8 18.Qxh7 Rh8 19.Qxf7 Raf8 20.Qg6 Rfg8 ( 20...Qxb2÷ ) 21.Qf7 Rf8= ]

15.Be3 Bc5 16.Rc1 [ 16.b4?! Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Qd6 18.Na3 Nc6

19.Nc4 Qxb4∓ ] [ 16.e5?! Bxd4 17.Bxd4 Qc6 18.Qd2 fxe5 19.Rc1 Qd6 20.Be4 Nc6! ] [ 16.Bc4!

A) 16...e5 17.Rdd1 Bxe4 ( 17...Bxe3 18.fxe3 Bxe4 19.Nbd2 Bb7 20.Ba2ƒ ) 18.Nbd2 Bb7 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 ( 19...Nxc5 20.Nxe5! ) 20.Rfe1ƒ ; B) 16...0-0!? 17.b4 ( 17.Nbd2 Kh8÷ ) 17...Bxb4 ( 17...Bxd4 18.Nxd4‚ )

B1) 18.Rxd7 Bxc3 19.Bxb6 Nxd7 20.Bxe6+ Kh8 ( 20...Rf7 21.Nxc3 Nxb6 22.Rb1 Rc8 23.Bxf7+ Kxf7 24.Rxb6+- ) 21.Nxc3 ( 21.Bxd7 Bb4„ ) 21...Nxb6 22.Rb1 Rfc8 23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.Ne2 Rd8= ; B2) 18.Qb3! Nc5 19.Bxe6+ Qxe6 20.Qxb4 Rc8 ( 20...Nbd7? 21.Rxd7! ) 21.Rfd1± ]

16...0-0 17.Bc4!? [ 17.Rxd7!? Nxd7 ( 17...Bxe3?! 18.Rxb7 Bxf2+ 19.Kf1 Qxb7 20.Kxf2± ) 18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.Qxc5 Qxb2 20.Qa3= ]

17...Kh8! [ 17...Bxd4? 18.Nxd4‚ ]

18.Rdd1 Bxe4 19.Nbd2 Bxe3!? [ 19...Bb7 20.Bxe6 Qxe6 21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.Qxc5 Nd7 23.Qc7ƒ ] [ 19...Bf5 20.Nd4© ]

20.Qxe3 Bd5 21.Bxd5 Qxe3 22.fxe3 exd5 23.Nb1= Nb6 24.Nc3 Ra7 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.Rxd5 Rb7 27.Rc2 Nd7 28.Nd4 Re8 29.Rd6 h6 30.Kf2 Ne5 31.h3 Rxb2! 32.Rxb2 Nd3+ 33.Kf3 Nxb2 34.Rxa6 Nc4 35.Nf5 Ne5+ 36.Kf2 Rd8 37.Ra7 Rd7½-½

D27Bareev,E 2665Kasparov,G 2795

Novgorod 1997[Bareev,E]

70/372 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.dxc5 Qxd1

[ 9...Bxc5 10.Qe2!? ( 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.e4 Ke7 12.e5 Nd7 13.Bg5+ f6÷ )]

10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.h3 [ 11.Bd2 - 47/473 ]

11...b6 12.e4 Na5

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[ 12...Bb7!? 13.e5 ( 13.Bf4!? ) 13...Nd7 14.Bf4 g5 15.Nxg5 ( 15.Bxg5 Ncxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Bf6 Nxc4! 18.Bxh8 Nxb2∓ ) 15...Ncxe5 16.Be2÷ ]

13.Bd3N [ 13.Ba2?! ]

13...Nb3 14.Rb1 Nxc1 15.Rbxc1 [ 15.Rdxc1 a5! ]

15...Bd7 [ 15...Bb7?! 16.a5! 0-0 17.Na4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.axb6 Be7 20.Rd7 Bf6 21.Rcc7 Rab8 22.Nd2 Bd5 23.Nc4± ] [ 15...0-0 16.e5

A) 16...Nd7 17.Be4 ( 17.Ne4 Bb7 18.b4 Bxb4 19.Rc7 Nc5 20.Nxc5 Bxf3! 21.gxf3 bxc5 22.Bc4 Bc3 23.f4 Bd4 24.Rb1 a5 25.Rbb7= ) 17...Ra7 ( 17...Rb8? 18.Bc6 ) 18.Ne2! f5!? 19.exf6 Nxf6 20.Bc2= ; B) 16...Nd5 17.Be4 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 Rb8 ( 18...Ra7 19.a5! ) 19.Nd4 Bb7= ]

16.e5 Nd5 17.Be4 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 Rd8 [ 18...Bxa4 19.b3+- ] [ 18...Ra7 19.a5 Ke7 20.b4 Bxb4 21.axb6+- ] [ 18...Rb8 19.b3! ∆Ke7 20.b4+- ] [ 18...a5 19.Rcd3+- ] [ 18...Rc8! 19.a5 ( 19.Bb7 Rc7 20.Bxa6 Bxa4 21.b3 Bc6 ) 19...Ke7 20.Bb7 Rc7 21.Bxa6 bxa5 22.Rdc1 Ra8 23.Be2 Rac8 24.Ba6= ]

19.a5! Bb5 [ 19...Ke7 20.b4 Bxb4 21.Rc7+- ]

20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.Ng5 Kd7! [ 21...Ke7 22.b4 ] [ 21...Rf8 22.Nxh7 ]

22.axb6 Bxb6 23.Rf3 f5 24.exf6 gxf6 25.Rxf6 Bd4! 26.Rf7+

[ 26.Rxe6? Rg8 ] [ 26.Rh6! K a s p a r o v , G Bc4! ( 26...Rf8 27.Bf3!? ; 26...Bg7 27.Rxe6 ; 26...Bxb2 27.Nxe6 )

A) 27.b4 Bg7 28.Rxh7 ( 28.Rh4 Bf6 ) 28...Rxh7 29.Nxh7 Bc3 ; B) 27.Nf7 Re8

B1) 28.Rxh7 Re7 29.b4 e5! 30.Bf5+ Kc7 31.Bg6 ( 31.Ng5 Rxh7 32.Nxh7 Bc3= ) 31...e4! 32.Ng5 Rxh7 33.Nxh7 e3 34.fxe3 Bxe3+ 35.Kh2 Kb6 36.Be8= ; B2) 28.b4!! Re7 ( 28...Bc3 29.Rxh7 Re7 30.Rh4 Rxf7 31.Bg6+- ) 29.Ng5!

Bc3 ( 29...Rg7 30.Nxh7 Bc3 31.Nf6+ Ke7 32.Ng4± ) 30.Rh4 ( 30.Bxh7 Bd2 31.h4 Bxb4© ) 30...h6! 31.Rxh6 ( 31.Bc6+? Kxc6 32.Rxc4+ Kb5 33.Rxc3 hxg5 34.Rb3 Rd7 ) 31...Bxb4 32.Rh4± ]

26...Kd6 27.b3 h6 28.Nf3 Bc3 29.g4 Rb8 30.Rh7

[ 30.g5!? hxg5 31.Nxg5 Bd7 32.Bc2= ] 30...Bd7 31.Rxh6 Rxb3 32.Ng5 Rb6

[ 32...Bd4!? 33.Bf5! ( 33.Nxe6? Bxe6 34.Bf5 Re3-+ ) 33...Rb2 34.Bxe6 Bxf2+ 35.Kf1 ∆Bb5+ 36.Bc4+ ]

33.Bd3 Bd4 [ 33...Ke5! 34.Nf3+! ( 34.Ne4? Kd4 ; 34.Rh7 Bc6 35.Ra7 a5 ) 34...Kd6= ( 34...Kd5 35.Rh5+ e5 36.Nxe5 Bxe5 37.f4 )]

34.Ne4+ Kc7 [ 34...Kd5 35.Nf6+ Bxf6 36.Rxf6 /\ g5-g6 ]

35.Rh7 a5 36.g5= [ 36.Bc2 Rb4 ( 36...Kd8!? ) 37.g5 a4 38.Nf6 Bxf6 39.gxf6 Rf4 40.f7 a3 41.Bb3 Kd6 ]

36...a4 37.Nf6 Bxf6 38.gxf6 Rb8 39.Bc4 Kd6 40.Rh4 Ke5

[ 40...Rf8 41.Rd4+ Kc7 42.Rf4= ] 41.Rh7 Kd6 42.f7

[ 42.f7 Rf8 43.Kf1 Kc5 44.Ba2 Bb5+ 45.Ke1 Bc4 46.Rh5+!? Bd5 47.Bxd5 exd5 48.Rf5 a3 49.Rf3 Kb4 50.Rf6 a2 51.Ra6= ]

½-½

D29Jussupow,A 2640Anand,V 2765

Dortmund 1997[Anand,V]

70/373 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.a4 b4 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Nc4 0-0 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Bd2 Nbd7 14.Nfe5N

[ 14.a5 ] 14...Rfd8 15.Rac1 a5 16.Be1 Nxe5! 17.dxe5

[ 17.Nxe5 Bd6= ] 17...Nd7 18.f4 Ba6

[ 18...Nb6 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Rd1 Qc7 21.Nxb6 Qxb6 22.f5!? ( 22.Bc4 Rd8 )

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22...exf5? 23.Rd7 Re8 24.Qc4+- ] [ 18...Bd5 19.e4 /^g1-a7 , ><c5 Bxc4 20.Qxc4 Nb6 21.Qb5 c4 22.Bf2! ]

19.Qc2 [ 19.e4?! Nb6 ]

19...Bxc4! 20.Qxc4? [ 20.Bxc4! Nb6 21.b3 Nxc4 22.Qxc4 ]

20...Nb6 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 [ 21...Rxd8 22.Qa6 c4 23.Bxc4 ( 23.Qxa5 Rd5 24.Qa6 Bc5³ ) 23...Nxa4 ]

22.Qb5 g6? [ 22...c4! 23.Bd1 ( 23.Bxc4 Rc8 24.b3 Rc5 25.Qa6 Qc7³ ) 23...Qd5! 24.Qxd5 exd5³ ]

23.Bd1 c4 24.Bf3 Rb8 [ 24...Ra7² ]

25.Qxa5 c3 26.bxc3? [ 26.b3! Qc7© o^c ( 26...Qd3 27.Kf2! Nd5 28.Qa7! )]

26...b3 27.Rb1 [ 27.Qb5 Nd7! 28.Qd3 Qc7 /\ Nc5 ]

27...Qd3! 28.Rxb3 Qxe3+ 29.Kf1 Bc5 30.Qb5 Rd8 31.c4 Rd3! 32.Qe8+ Kg7“

[ 32...Kg7 33.Rxd3 Qxd3+ 34.Be2 Qd4 35.Bf3 Nxc4-+ ]

0-1

D30Ilincic,Z 2545Todorovic,G.M 2510

Jugoslavija 1997[Ilincic,Z]

70/374 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3

[ 5.Bg5 - 70/(374) ] 5...Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0

[ 7...Nc6 - 70/(374) ] 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.a3!

[ 9.Qc2 - 70/(374) ] 9...Bg4N

[ 9...Nc6 - 26/534 ] 10.b4 Be7

[ 10...Bb6 11.Nc3 /\ Na4+/= ] 11.Nc3

[ 11.Bb2 Ne4 12.Nc3 Bf6 13.Nd4² ] 11...Nc6 12.Bb2 Re8

[ 12...Rc8 13.h3 Be6 ( 13...Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.g5 Ne4 16.Nxd5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 Qxg5 18.f4± ) 14.Ng5 Qd7 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.e4± ]

13.h3 Be6 [ 13...Bf5 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Be6 16.Rfd1± ]

14.Nd4 Kh8 [ 14...Ne5? 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Nxd5! exd5 17.Bxe5+- ] [ 14...Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Qd7 16.Kh2 Red8 17.Rfd1² ]

15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.e4 d4 [ 16...dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Qxd1 ( 18...Bf6 19.Qh5+- ) 19.Raxd1 Rad8 20.Rfe1± ]

17.Ne2 e5 18.f4 [ 18.Nc1 Qb6 19.Nd3 a5÷ ]

18...Bd6 [ 18...d3 19.Nc1 d2 20.Nb3 Qb6+ ( 20...Qd3 21.Rf3 Qxe4 22.Nxd2 Qd5 23.fxe5± ) 21.Kh2 exf4 22.gxf4 Rad8 23.Qe2± ]

19.Qd3 Qe7?! [ 19...Qb6 20.b5

A) 20...Nd7 21.bxc6 Nc5 22.Bxd4! ( 22.Qb1 d3 23.Nc3 Nxe4+ 24.Kh2 Nd2 25.Qa2 Nxf1+ 26.Rxf1 bxc6÷ ) 22...Nxd3 23.Bxb6 axb6 24.cxb7² ; B) 20...Na5 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Rad1 Rad8 23.Nf4² ]

20.b5 Na5 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxd4 Rad8 [ 22...Bxd4+ 23.Nxd4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Qxe4 25.Rf8++- ]

23.Rad1 Bxd4+ 24.Nxd4 Qc5 25.Kh2 Nc4 [ 25...Rd7 26.Rf5 Qd6 27.Qc3 b6 28.e5! Rxe5 29.Nf3 Rd5 ( 29...Rc5 30.Rxd6 Rxc3 31.Rfxf6+- ; 29...Qxd1 30.Nxe5 Re7 31.Qc8+ Ng8 32.Nf7++- ) 30.Rdxd5! Nxd5 31.Qc8+ Rd8 32.Ne5! Rxc8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Nxd6 Ne3 35.Bd5+! Kh8 36.Re5 Rc2+ 37.Kg1 Rc1+ 38.Kf2 Nd1+ 39.Ke1 g6 40.Kd2 Rb1 41.Re1+- ] [ 25...Re7 26.Rf5 Qd6 27.Rd5! Nxd5 28.Nf5 Qe5 29.Nxe7 Qxe7 30.exd5± ]

26.Qc3 Qh5 [ 26...b6 27.Ne6+- ] [ 26...Rc8 27.Nf5! Nxa3 ( 27...Qxb5 28.Nxg7 Ne5 29.Qd2+- ) 28.Qxc5 Rxc5 29.Nd6 Rf8 30.e5 Rxe5 31.Nf7+ Rxf7 32.Rd8+ Re8 33.Rxe8+ Nxe8 34.Rxf7+- ]

27.Qxc4! Ng4+ 28.Kg1 [ 28.Kh1 Nf2+ 29.Kg1 Nxd1∓ ]

28...Ne3 29.Qc7 [ 29.Qb3 Nxd1 30.Rxd1 Rd7 31.Kh2 Red8 32.Qc2 h6∓ ]

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[ 29.Qa4! Nxd1 30.Rxd1 Rd7 31.Kh2 ( 31.Nf3 Rxd1+ 32.Qxd1 Rxe4² ; 31.b6 Red8 32.bxa7 b5! 33.Qc2 Rxa7 34.Nf3 Rxd1+ 35.Qxd1 Qc5+ 36.Kh2 Qf8² ) 31...Red8 32.Rf1!± ]

29...Qg6 [ 29...Nxd1 30.Ne6+- ] [ 29...Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Qe2 31.Rf2 Qe1+ 32.Bf1 Nxf1 33.Qf7!+- ] [ 29...Rc8 30.Qxb7 Qc5 ( 30...Nxd1 31.Nf5 Rg8 32.g4 /\ Rd1+- ) 31.Nb3 Qxa3 ( 31...Qc3 32.Rc1+- ) 32.Rd7 Qxb3 33.Rxg7+- ]

30.Rd2 Nxf1 [ 30...Nxg2 31.Rxg2! Rxd4 32.Qxb7 Qb6 ( 32...Rdxe4 33.Qxa7± ) 33.Qxb6 axb6 34.Re2 Kg8 35.Rfe1 Rd3 36.Re3± ]

31.Bxf1 [ 31.Kxf1 Rxd4! 32.Rxd4 Qf6+-+ ]

31...Rc8 [ 31...Qxe4 32.Nf5+- ]

32.Qf4 Rxe4 33.Qf2 Re5 34.Nf3 Ree8 35.Bd3 Qf6 36.h4 g6 37.Kg2 Rc3?“

[ 37...b6 38.Ng5 Qxf2+ 39.Rxf2 Rc3 40.Be4² ]

38.Qxa7 Rf8 39.Qxb7 Rxa3 40.Ng51-0

E14Milov,V 2635Pelletier,Y 2465

Biel 1997[Pelletier,Y]

70/375 1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.c4 c5 6.Be2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.d4 cxd4 9.exd4

[ 9.Nxd4 - 36/15 ] 9...d5 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Bd3?!

[ 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Bd3 dxc4 13.bxc4 Qd6 14.Re1² ( 14.Qe2² )]

11...Nb4N [ 11...Rc8 ]

12.Bb1 Rc8 13.Ne5 [ ¹13.a3 Nc6 14.Bd3 dxc4 15.bxc4 Qd6/\ Rfd8, Qf4<=> ]

13...dxc4 14.bxc4 Nc6! 15.Nef3 [ 15.Ndf3 Na5 16.Bd3 ( 16.Qe2?! Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nd7 ) 16...Be4!= ]

15...Qc7 16.Bd3 Nb4 17.Be2 [ 17.Bb1 Rfd8 ]

17...Rfd8 18.Qb3 Nc6 19.Rac1 Qf4 20.Rfd1

[ 20.Rfe1 ] 20...h6

[ 20...Ne4 21.Nf1 /\ Ne3 Na5 22.Qd3 Nd6 23.N1d2!? ]

21.h3 [ 21.Nf1 Na5 22.Qc2 Be4 23.Qc3?! Nxc4 24.Bxc4 b5 ] [ 21.Qe3 Qxe3 22.fxe3 Ng4 23.Nf1 ( 23.e4 e5! ) 23...f5!?÷ ]

21...Ne4 22.Nxe4 [ 22.Nf1?! Bh4! 23.g3 Bxg3 24.fxg3 Nxg3 25.Kf2 ( 25.Nxg3 Qxg3+ 26.Kf1 Na5 27.Qe3 Nxc4! ) 25...Nxe2 ( 25...Nxd4 26.Bxd4 Nxe2 27.Kxe2 Bxf3+ 28.Qxf3 Rxd4 29.Qxf4 Rxf4÷ ; 25...Nf5 26.d5!? Na5 27.Qc3 /\ Qe5<=> ) 26.Kxe2 Na5 27.Qe3 Qf5!‚ ( 27...Bxf3+ 28.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 29.Kxf3 Nxc4³ )] [ 22.Qe3= ]

22...Na5 [ 22...Qxe4?! 23.Bd3 /\ Bb1, Qd3 ]

23.Qb5 Qxe4 24.Bf1 [ 24.Re1 Bf6 ] [ 24.Bd3 Qc6 25.Qh5 Bf6!? ∆26.d5?! exd5 27.cxd5 Qxd5! 28.Qxd5 ( 28.Bh7+? Kxh7 29.Rxd5 Rxc1+ 30.Bxc1 Rxd5∓ ) 28...Bxd5 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Bxf6 gxf6³ ]

24...Bf6 [ 24...Qc6 25.Qh5 ∆Bf6? 26.d5 ]

25.Bc3 [ 25.c5?! Qc6! 26.cxb6 Qxb5 27.Bxb5 Bxf3 28.gxf3 axb6³ ] [ 25.Qh5 Qf4! ∆26.Ne5 g6 27.Qe2 ( 27.Nxg6? fxg6 28.Qxg6+ Kh8 ) 27...Bxe5 28.dxe5 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 Nxc4∓ ]

25...Qc6 [ ¹25...Nc6 ∆26.c5 Qf5 ( 26...Qd5? 27.Bc4 Qh5 28.Kh2! /\ g4 ) 27.Bd3 Qh5 ]

26.Qxc6 [ 26.Bxa5 Qxb5 27.cxb5 bxa5³ ]

26...Bxc6 [ 26...Nxc6? 27.d5! ]

27.c5? [ 27.Bxa5 Bxf3 ( 27...bxa5 28.Ne5 Ba4 29.Rd3 )

A) 28.gxf3 bxa5 29.c5 ( 29.d5 exd5 30.cxd5 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Rxd5 32.Rc2 a4³ ) 29...Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Bxd4 31.c6 g5 32.Ba6 Rc7 33.Bb7 Kf8³ ; B) 28.Bxb6 axb6 29.gxf3 Bxd4ƒ ]

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27...Bxf3 28.gxf3 Nc6 29.cxb6 [ 29.Ba6 Rb8 ( 29...Rc7? 30.cxb6 axb6 31.d5! exd5 32.Bxf6 gxf6 33.Bb5 Rdc8 34.Ba6 Ra8 35.Bb5= ) 30.Bb5 ( 30.cxb6 Rxb6 ; 30.d5 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 exd5 32.Bxf6 gxf6 33.Bb5 Nd4 ) 30...Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Bxd4 33.c6 Rc8∓ ]

29...axb6 30.d5 [ 30.Ba6 Nxd4! 31.Bxc8 ( 31.Bxd4 Rxc1 ) 31...Ne2+ 32.Kf1 Nxc1∓ ]

30...Bxc3 31.Rxc3 Ne7! [ 31...exd5? 32.Ba6 Ra8 33.Bb7 ]

32.d6 [ 32.Rxc8 Nxc8 33.Bc4 Ne7 34.d6 ( 34.Rb1 exd5 /\ Rd6 ) 34...Nf5 35.d7 Kf8 36.Rb1 Rxd7 37.Rxb6 Rd1+ 38.Kh2 g5∓ ]

32...Rxd6! [ 32...Rxc3?? 33.dxe7 Re8 34.Rd8 Rc8 35.Rxc8 Rxc8 36.Bb5+- ]

33.Rxd6 Rxc3 34.Rxb6 R 9/i g5!∓ [ 34...Rc1? 35.Rb8+ Kh7 36.Rb7 ><f7 ] [ 34...Ra3? 35.Rb8+ Kh7 36.Rb7= ] [ 34...Rxf3 35.Bg2!

A) 35...Ra3 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.Rb7 Nf5 38.Rxf7 Rxa2 ( 38...Nd4 39.Rf8!/\ 40.Ra8, 40.Be4) 39.Be4 Kg6 40.Rb7/\ Bf5= ;

B) 35...Rf4!³ ] 35.a4 Ra3 36.Ra6?!“

[ 36.Bb5 Ra1+ 37.Kh2 Ra2!?∓ ] 36...Ra1 37.Kg2

[ 37.a5 Ng6 38.Ra8+ Kg7 39.a6 Nf4 40.a7 Nxh3+ 41.Kg2 Nf4+ 42.Kg3 h5-+ ]

37...Ng6 38.Bb5 Nh4+ 39.Kh2 Nxf3+ 40.Kg2

[ 40.Kg3 Nd4 ] 40...Nh4+ 41.Kh2 e5!-+ /\ e4, Nf3, Rg1#

[ 41...Kg7 42.Ra7 /\ Be8<=> ] 42.Bc6

[ 42.Rxh6 e4 43.Be2 Ra2 ] 42...f5 43.f3™ Ra3 44.Ra7

[ 44.Bd5+ Kg7 45.Ra7+ Kf6 ( 45...Kf8!? ) 46.Ra6+ Ke7 47.Rxh6 ( 47.Re6+ Kd7 ∆48.Rxe5? Kd6 ) 47...Rxa4 ∆48.Re6+ Kd7 49.Rxe5 Kd6 50.Bb3 Kxe5 51.Bxa4 f4/\ Kd4-e3-+ ( 51...Kf4-+ )]

44...Nxf3+ 45.Kg2 Nd4 46.Bd5+ Kh8 47.a5 [ 47.Ra8+ Kg7 48.Ra7+ Kf6 49.Ra6+ Ke7-+ ]

47...e4 48.a6 e3 49.Bc4 [ 49.Re7 Rxa6-+ ]

[ 49.Ra8+ Kh7 50.a7 e2 51.Kf2 Ra1 ] 49...f4 50.h4 f3+ 51.Kh3 e20-1

D30Daly,C 2310Sermek,D 2575

Pula 1997[Daly,C]

70/376 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.dxc5 [ 3.e3 - 70/(376) ]

3...e6 4.e3 Bxc5 5.c4 d5 6.a3 a5?!N [ 6...0-0 - 3/549 ]

7.cxd5 exd5 8.Be2 [ 8.Bb5+!? ]

8...0-0 9.0-0 Qe7 10.Bd2!? [ 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nb5 Rd8 12.Bd2 Bg4= ( 12...d4= )]

10...Nc6 11.Bc3 Rd8 12.Bd4! Nxd4 [ 12...Bd6 13.Nc3 Nxd4

A) 14.Nxd4 Qe5 15.Nf3 Qe7 ( 15...Qh5 16.Nb5 Bb8 17.Re1² ) 16.Nb5² ; B) 14.Qxd4 Be6 15.Rfd1² ]

13.Nxd4 Ne4 14.Nc3 Qe5?! [ 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bxa3 16.Qb3 Bc5 17.Rfb1„ Bxd4 18.cxd4 Bf5 19.Rb2© ( 19.Qxb7? Qxb7 20.Rxb7 a4„ )]

15.Nxe4 dxe4 [ 15...Qxe4 16.Bf3 Qe5 17.Qd2! Bxd4 ( 17...Bd6 18.g3 Bh3 19.Rfd1± ) 18.exd4 Qf6 ( 18...Qd6 19.Rfe1 Be6 20.Rac1 Qb6 21.Rc5± ) 19.Rfe1 Be6 20.Rac1± ]

16.Nc6 Rxd1™ 17.Nxe5 Rd5 [ 17...Rxa1 18.Rxa1 Be6 19.Rd1± ]

18.Rfd1! Rxd1+? [ 18...Rxe5 19.Rd8+ Bf8 20.Rc1 g6 21.Rcxc8 Rxc8 22.Rxc8 Rc5 ( 22...Kg7 23.Bc4 Rc5 24.Rxc5 Bxc5 25.Bd5 b6 26.Bxe4² ) 23.Rxc5 Bxc5 24.Bc4 Kf8 25.Bd5 b5 26.Bxe4² ]

19.Rxd1± Be6 20.Bc4 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 Kf8 [ 21...b5 22.Rd5 bxc4 23.Rxc5 g6 24.Rxc4 Rb8 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 f5 27.h4 Rb7 28.Kh2 Kf7 29.g4 Ke6 30.Kg3 Kd5 31.Rd4+ ]

22.Rd5 b6 23.g4! [ 23.a4 f6

A) 24.Kf1 Ke7 25.Nd2 Bb4 26.Nxe4 Rc8„ 27.Rb5 Rc1+! ( 27...Rc2 28.Rxb6 f5 29.Ng3 g6„ ) 28.Ke2 Rc2+ 29.Kf3

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Rxb2„ ; B) 24.Nd2 Rc8 25.Nxe4 Be7„ ; C) 24.Rd7 Rc8 25.b3 h5² ]

23...a4 24.Re5? [ 24.Nd2 Re8 25.Nb1± ]

24...f6 [ 24...Rd8 25.Rxe4 ( 25.Kg2 f6 26.Rxe4 b5 27.Na5 Rd2 28.Nb7 Be7„ ) 25...b5 26.Ne5 Rd2„ ]

25.Rd5! Re8 26.Nd2 Re7 27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Ra8 h5 29.h3

[ 29.Rxa4 hxg4 30.Rxe4 f5!© ] 29...hxg4 30.hxg4 Rd7 31.Nxe4 Rd1+ 32.Kg2 Rb1 33.Rxa4?!

[ 33.Nxc5! bxc5 34.Rb8 Kg6 ( 34...c4? 35.Rb4 Kg6 36.Rxc4 Rxb2 37.Rxa4+- ) 35.Rb7 Rc1 36.f4 Rc4 37.Kf3+- ]

33...Rxb2 34.Ra7+ [ 34.Nxc5 bxc5 35.Rc4 Rb5 36.a4 Rb4 37.Rxb4 ( 37.Rxc5 Rxa4² ) 37...cxb4 38.a5 b3 39.a6 b2 40.a7 b1Q 41.a8Q± ]

34...Kg6 35.Kf3 Bf8 36.Ra8 Kf7 37.a4 b5 38.Ra7+ Kg6 39.axb5 Rxb5 40.Ng3! Rb1?! 41.Rd7 Ra1 42.Nh5 Ra6 43.Nf4+ Kh6 44.Rf7?

[ 44.Rd8! g5 ( 44...Ba3 45.Rh8+ Kg5 46.Rh5# ) 45.Rxf8 gxf4 46.Kxf4+- ]

44...Bc5 45.Nh5 Ra7 46.Rxa7 Bxa7 47.Nf4 g6 48.Nh3 Kg7

[ 48...f5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Kf4 Kg6 51.Ke5 Bb8+ 52.Ke6+- ]

49.Ke4 Kf7 50.Kd5 Bb8 51.Nf4 f5 [ 51...Bxf4 52.exf4 Ke7 53.g5! fxg5 54.fxg5 Kd7 55.Ke5 Ke7 56.f3 Kf7 57.Kd6+- ]

52.g5 Bc7 53.Nh3 Bb8 54.Kc6 f4!? 55.e4 [ 55.exf4 Ke6= ] [ 55.Nxf4 Bxf4 56.exf4 Ke6= ] [ 55.Kd5 fxe3 56.fxe3 Ke7 57.Nf4 Kf7 58.Ne6 Ke7= ]

55...Ke6 56.f3 Bd6 NB 4/g 57.Kb5! Ke5 58.Kc4 Be7 59.Kd3 Bc5 60.Ke2 Be7 61.Kf1 Bd8 62.Kg2 Be7 63.Nf2 Kd4

[ 63...Bxg5 64.Kh3 Bh6 65.Kg4 Kf6 66.Kh4 Bg5+ 67.Kg4 Bh6 68.Nd3 g5 69.Kh5 Bf8 70.Nf2+- ]

64.Nd1! Kd3 [ 64...Bxg5 65.Kh3 Kd3 66.Kg4 Bh6 67.Nf2+ Ke3 68.Nh3 g5 69.e5+- ]

65.Nb2+ Ke2 [ 65...Kd4 66.Kh3 Bxg5 67.Kg4 Bh6 68.Nd1 Ke5 69.Nc3 Kd4 70.Ne2+ Ke5

71.Ng1 Kd4 72.Nh3 Ke5 73.Ng5 Bg7 74.Nf7+ Kf6 75.Nd8 Ke5 ( 75...Bh6 76.Nc6 Ke6 77.Nb4 Ke5 78.Nd3++- ) 76.Nc6+ Kd6 77.Nb4+- ]

66.Nc41-0

D31Baburin,A 2560Blatny,P 2540

Los Angeles 1997[Baburin,A]

70/377 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 Nc6N

[ 5...Ne7 - 63/(353) ] [ 5...c5 - 64/498 ]

6.e3 Na5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 Ne7 9.f3 c6 [ 9...c5!? ]

10.Ne2 h6 [ 10...Bf5 11.e4 Bg6 12.0-0 0-0 13.Nf4!?ƒ ]

11.e4 [ 11.0-0!? Bf5 12.e4 Bh7 13.a4ƒ ]

11...0-0 12.0-0 f5! 13.exd5 [ 13.e5 Nc4„ ]

13...Nxd5! 14.Qc2 [ 14.c4!? Nc3 15.Nxc3 Qxd4+ 16.Rf2 Qxc3 17.Bb2 Qb3 18.Qe2© ]

14...b5! ><c4 15.Nf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Be6 17.Rfe1 Qd7= 18.a4 Bb3?

[ 18...a6= ] 19.Qb1 b4?

[ 19...bxa4 20.Re5± ] [ 19...Bxa4 20.Qb4 ( 20.Re5? Nb3 ) 20...Qd8™ ( 20...Nb3 21.Rxa4 bxa4 22.Qxa4+- ) 21.Re7 Rf7 22.Rae1‚ ]

20.Re5!+- bxc3 21.Rxa5 Qxd4+ 22.Kh1 Bc4!? 23.Bxc4+ Qxc4 24.Qa2 Qxa2 25.Rxa2 Rad8

[ 25...Rab8? 26.Bxb8 Rxb8 27.Ra1 c2 28.Rg1 ( 28.Re5+- ) 28...Rb1 29.Rc5+- ]

26.h4! Rd4!? 27.Be5 Rd2 28.Ra1 c2 29.Kh2

[ 29.Rc5 Rfd8 30.Kh2 R8d5 31.Bf4 Rd1 32.Rxd5 cxd5 33.Rc1+- ]

29...Rfd8 30.Rc1 Re2 [ 30...R8d5 31.Rxd5 cxd5 32.Bc3 Re2 33.Kg1+- ]

31.Bf4 Rd5 32.Rxa7??“ [ 32.Rxd5! cxd5 33.Kg1 d4 34.Kf1 d3

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35.Re1 d2 36.Kxe2 c1Q 37.Rxc1+- ] [ 32.Ra6+- ]

32...Rd1= 33.Rc7 Rxc1 34.Bxc1 Re1 35.Bf4 c1Q 36.Bxc1 Rxc1 37.h5 Ra1 38.Rxc6 Rxa4 39.Kg3½-½

D31Prie,E 2470Van der Vorm,T 2405

Andorra 1997[Prie,E]

70/378 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 [ 4.e4 - 70/(378) ] [ 4.cxd5 - 70/(378) ]

4...dxc4 5.a4 [ 5.Bg5 - 70/(378) ]

5...Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Re1! Re8N

[ 15...Qc7 - 70/(378) ] 16.c5

[ 16.e4? e5 17.c5 exd4 ><e4 ] 16...Bc6?!

[ 16...Ne4? 17.Qc2 f5 ( 17...Ndf6 18.c6 Rc8 19.Bxe4+- ) 18.c6 Rc8 19.cxd7 Rxc2 20.dxe8Q+ Qxe8 21.Bxc2+- ] [ 16...e5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Nd5 ( 18...Nd7 19.Bb5 ) 19.Qh5 g6 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.Be4± ] [ 16...Qc7 17.e4 /\ e5, Bh7

A) 17...e5? 18.Rc1 exd4 ( 18...Ba6 19.c6 Nf8 20.Bxa6 Rxa6 21.d5+- ) 19.c6 Bxc6 20.Nxd4 Ne5 21.Bb5 Rad8 22.Bxc6 Rxd4 23.Bxd4 Nxc6 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Re3+- ; B) 17...h6 18.e5 ( 18.Nd2 e5 19.Nc4 exd4 20.Nd6 Nxc5 21.Nxe8 Rxe8 22.Bxd4÷ ) 18...Bxf3 ( 18...Nd5 19.Nd2 Bc6 20.Ne4 a4 21.Bc1 /\ Qh5, Nd6, Re4><h6 ) 19.Qxf3 Nd5 20.Bc2!

( 20.Re4!?‚ ) 20...Reb8 ( 20...Nb8? 21.Qd3 f5 22.exf6 Nxf6 23.d5+- ) 21.Bb3 Qc6 22.Ba4 Qc7 23.Ra2± ]

[ 16...Be4 17.Bb5 Qc7 18.Nd2 Bc6 19.Bxc6 Qxc6 20.Qa4± ] [ 16...Ra7!? /\ Qa8 ]

17.Bc2 [ 17.e4!? a4 ( 17...e5 18.d5 Nxc5

19.Nxe5 ) 18.e5 ( 18.Bc1? e5 ) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 ( 19.Qxf3 Nd5 20.Re4 Nf8³ )

A) 19...Nd5 20.Rxa4 Rxa4 21.Qxa4 Qg5+ ( 21...Nf4 22.Bf1 ) 22.Kh1 Qd2 23.Rd1 Qxf2 24.Be4 Ne3 25.Rg1² ; B) 19...a3!³ ]

17...Qb8 18.e4 h6 [ 18...b3 19.Bb1 ]

19.Nd2 Qa7 20.Ba4 Qa6 21.Qe2! Qxe2 22.Rxe2 Nb8

[ 22...Bxa4 23.Rxa4 e5 24.f3 Rec8 25.Nb3 exd4 26.Bxd4± ]

23.Nb3? [ 23.Nc4± ]

23...Rd8 24.f3 Kf8 25.Kf2 Ne8 26.Bc1 Bxa4 27.Rxa4 Nc6 28.Ke3 Nc7 29.Rea2 Ra6 30.Bb2 Nb5 31.Ra1 Ra7 32.Rd1 Nc7 33.Rd3 h5 34.Nd2 g6

[ 34...Na6 35.Nc4 e5 36.Nxa5 exd4+ 37.Bxd4 Rxd4 38.Rxd4 Nxc5 39.Nxc6 Rxa4 40.Rd8# ]

35.Nc4 Ke7 [ 35...Na6

A) 36.Nxa5 Nxc5 37.dxc5 ( 37.Nxc6 Nxa4 ) 37...Rxd3+ 38.Kxd3 Rxa5 39.Rxa5 Nxa5 40.Bc1± ; B) 36.Rd2! Nc7 37.Nb6 Na6 38.Ra1 e5 39.d5 Nxc5 40.dxc6 Rxd2 41.Kxd2 Nb3+ 42.Kd3 Nxa1 43.Bxe5 b3 44.Kc3+- ]

[ 35...Ke8 36.Rd2 Nb5 37.d5 exd5 38.exd5 Nc3 39.Nd6+ Rxd6 ( 39...Kf8 40.Ra1 Ne7 41.Bxc3 bxc3 42.Rd3+- ) 40.cxd6 Nxa4 41.dxc6 Nxb2 42.Rxb2 Ra6 43.Rc2 Ra8 44.Kd4 b3 45.Re2+ Kd8 46.Kc5 a4 47.c7+ Kd7 48.Re7+ Kc8 49.Re8++- ]

36.Nb6? [ 36.Rd2 ]

36...Na6 37.Nc4 Nc7 [ 37...e5 38.Nxa5 Nxd4 39.Bxd4 exd4+ 40.Rxd4 Rc8 41.Nb3+- ]

38.Rd2 Rd7?“ [ 38...f6 39.Nb6 Na6 40.Ra1

A) 40...Rb7 41.d5 ( 41.Rc1 Na7 42.Na4 Rbd7 )

A1) 41...Ne5 42.d6+ Kf8 43.Bxe5 fxe5 44.Na4 Nb8 45.Kd3 ( 45.c6 Nxc6 46.Nc5+- ) 45...Nc6 46.Kc4 Rc8 47.Nb6 Rxb6 48.d7 ( 48.cxb6?? Nd4+ 49.Kd3 Rc3# ) 48...Rbb8 49.dxc8Q+ Rxc8 50.Rd7+- ;

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A2) 41...Na7 42.d6+ Kf7 ( 42...Kf8 43.Bxf6 ) 43.Rxa5 Nxc5 44.Rxc5 Rxb6 45.Rc7++- ; A3) 41...exd5 42.exd5 Nxc5 43.dxc6 Rxb6 44.Bxf6+ Kxf6 45.Rxd8 Rxc6 46.Rxa5 Nb7 47.Rf8+ Kg7 48.Raa8+- ; A4) 41...Ncb8 42.Kd4 /\ Kc4 ( 42.Na4± ) 42...Rc7 43.Rxa5! Nc6+ 44.Ke3 Nxa5 45.d6+ Ke8 46.dxc7 Nxc7 47.Rxd8+ Kxd8 48.Bxf6++- ;

B) 40...e5 41.d5 Nxc5 42.dxc6 Rxd2 43.Kxd2 Nb3+ 44.Kd3 Kd8 45.Rd1 Kc7 46.Nd5+ Kxc6 47.Kc4 Nc5 48.Nxf6+- ]

[ 38...Ke8 A) 39.Nb6 Nb5! ( 39...Na6 40.Ra1 e5 41.d5 Nxc5 42.dxc6 Rxd2 43.Kxd2 Nb3+ 44.Kd3 Nxa1 45.Bxe5 Kd8 46.Nd5 Ra6 47.c7+ Kd7 48.Ne7+- )

A1) 40.Ra1 Rc7 41.Rad1 ( 41.Nc4 Rcd7 ) 41...e5 42.d5 Ncd4 43.Nc4? Nb3 ; A2) 40.d5 exd5 41.exd5 Nc3 42.Bxc3 bxc3 43.Rda2 Re7+ 44.Re4 Nb4 45.Rxa5 c2 46.Rxe7+ Kxe7 47.Kd2 Nxd5 48.Nxd5+ Rxd5+ 49.Kxc2± ;

B) 39.d5! exd5 40.Nd6+ Kf8 41.exd5 Ne7 42.Ke4 Na6 43.Bd4 Nc7 44.Bf6 Ne8 45.Nxe8 Rxe8 46.Bxe7+ Rexe7+ 47.Kd4 Re1 48.d6± Ke8 49.Kd5 Ra6 ( 49...Rc1 50.Re2+ Kd8 51.c6 Rd1+ 52.Kc5 Rc1+ 53.Kb6+- ; 49...Kd8 50.Kc6!+- ) 50.Kc4 Ra8 51.Kb5 b3 52.Rxa5 Rb8+ 53.Kc6 b2 54.Rxb2+- ]

39.Nb6+- Rd8 40.d5 exd5 41.exd5 Na6 42.dxc6 Nxc5 43.Ra2! Re8

[ 43...Rxd2 44.Nc8+ Kd8 45.Nxa7 Rd3+ 46.Ke2 Rd5 47.Rxa5 Kc7 48.Rb5 b3 49.f4 Nd3 50.Be5+ Nxe5 51.Rxd5 ]

44.Kf2 Ne6 45.Nd5+ Kf8 46.Nxb4 Rc8 47.Rc2 Raa8 48.Nd5 Ra6 49.Ba3+ Ke8 50.Nf6+ Kd8 51.Rd2+ Kc7 52.Nd5+ Kb8 53.Rab2+1-0

D31Aleksandrov,A 2660Kharitonov,A 2540

Sochi 1997[Kharitonov,A]

70/379 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3

[ 6.Qc2 - 70/(379) ] 6...Bf5 7.g4

[ 7.Nge2 - 70/(379) ] 7...Be6 8.Be5!?N

[ 8.h4 - 60/390 ] 8...Nf6

[ 8...f6!? 9.Bg3 Bd6 /\ Ne7 ] [ 8...Bf6 9.Bg3÷ ]

9.g5 Ne4 [ 9...Ng4? 10.Bxb8 Qxb8 11.h3 ]

10.h4 [ 10.Bxg7 Rg8 11.Be5 ( 11.Nxe4? dxe4 12.Be5 Bb4+ 13.Ke2 Bc4+-+ ) 11...Rxg5÷ ]

10...0-0 11.Bd3 Qa5 12.Qc2?! [ 12.Nge2 Bg4÷ ] [ 12.Qb1!? Bb4 13.Nge2 Bg4÷ ] [ 12.Qc1 c5 13.f3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3÷ ]

12...Na6! 13.Qc1 [ 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Qxe4 Bd5-+ ]

13...Nb4 14.Bb1 c5! 15.f3? [ 15.Nge2 Nc6 16.Bf4 cxd4 17.exd4 Rac8³ ]

15...cxd4! 16.Bxd4 [ 16.exd4 Nc6! 17.fxe4 ( 17.Bf4 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Nxd4 ) 17...Nxe5 18.dxe5 d4-+ ] [ 16.fxe4 dxc3∓ ]

16...Ng3 17.Rh2 Nc6∓ 18.Kf2 Nxd4 19.exd4

[ 19.Kxg3 Nc6 20.Nge2 Rfd8∓ ] 19...Bd6 20.Rg2 Nh5 21.Nge2 g6! 22.Bd3

[ 22.f4 f6 23.f5 fxg5 24.Qxg5 Kh8-+ ] 22...Rae8

[ 22...f6? 23.gxf6 Nxf6 ( 23...Rxf6 24.Qh6 Ng7 25.h5 ) 24.Qh6‚ ]

23.Qd2 Qd8 24.Rh1 [ 24.Rag1 Bh3 ]

24...f6-+ ><Kf2 25.Qc2 Kg7 26.Ke1 [ 26.Rhg1 Bf7 ]

26...Nf4! 27.Nxf4 Bxf4 28.Ne2 fxg5 29.hxg5 Bg8 ><h7 30.Kd1 Be3“

[ 30...Bxg5? 31.f4 Bxf4 32.Bxg6 ] 31.Qb3 Qa5

[ 31...Re7-+ ]

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32.Kc2 Rxf3? [ 32...Re7-+ ]

33.Kb1?“ [ 33.Qxb7+ Rf7 34.Qb3 Qd2+ 35.Kb1 Bxg5∓ ]

33...Qb6 34.Qa4 Ref8 35.a3 a6 36.Ka2 Qd6 37.Qb3 R8f7 38.Re1 Re7 39.Ng1 Bxg1?

[ 39...Rg3 40.Rxg3 ( 40.Rge2 Rxg1 41.Rxe3 Rxe1-+ ) 40...Qxg3 41.Qb4 Rf7-+ ]

40.Rgxg1∓ (+)0-1

D32Abramovic,B 2500Petronic,J 2490

FYROM 1997[Petronic,J]

70/380 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 Nc6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.b3 0-0 11.Bb2 Ba7 12.Rc1

[ 12.Na4 - 70/(380) ] 12...Re8

[ 12...Qd6 - 70/(380) ] 13.Qd3

[ 13.Rc2 - 42/508 ] 13...d4!N

[ 13...h6 ] 14.exd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Qxd4™

[ 15...Bxd4?! 16.Rfd1 Bg4 ( 16...Bb6 17.Na4 Qxd3 18.Bxd3² ) 17.Qxd4 Qxd4 18.Rxd4² ]

16.Qxd4 [ 16.Na4!? ]

16...Bxd4 17.Bf3 [ 17.Rfd1

A) 17...Bxc3 18.Bxc3 Rxe2 19.Rd8+ ( 19.Bxf6? Be6∓ ) 19...Re8 ( 19...Ne8 20.Re1 Rxe1+ 21.Bxe1 f6 22.Rxe8+ Kf7 23.Rd8 b5 24.Bb4 Kg6= ) 20.Bxf6™ Rxd8 21.Bxd8 Be6= ; B) 17...Be5= ]

17...Rb8! 18.Rfd1 [ 18.Rfe1 Rxe1+!? ( 18...Be6 19.Na4 Bxb2 20.Nxb2 Bd5= ) 19.Rxe1 Bg4! 20.Bxg4 Nxg4 21.Nd1 ( 21.Re4? Rd8!∓ ) 21...Bxb2 22.Nxb2 Rd8 23.h3 Nf6= ]

18...Be5 19.h3

[ 19.Na4 Bxb2 20.Nxb2 Bg4 21.Bxg4 Nxg4= ]

19...Bf5= 20.g4!? Bg6 [ 20...Be4? 21.Nxe4 Bxb2 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Rc7± ]

21.Na4 [ 21.g5? Ne4³ ]

21...Bxb2 22.Nxb2 h6 23.Nc4 Be4 24.Bxe4 Rxe4 25.Ne3 Re6 26.Rc7 g6 27.Kg2 Kf8 28.Nc4“ Re7 29.Rxe7 Kxe7 30.Re1+ Kf8™ 31.Nd6?!

[ 31.Rd1= ] 31...b5! 32.Rc1 Rb6 33.Nc8?!

[ 33.Rd1 Rc6 34.Rd4 Ke7 35.Ne4= ] 33...Re6³ ><Nc8 34.Rc2 Nd5! 35.Rd2 Nf4+ 36.Kg3 g5“ 37.h4 Re2! 38.Rd8+

[ 38.Rxe2 Nxe2+ 39.Kf3 Nc1 40.hxg5 hxg5∓ ]

38...Kg7 [ 38...Re8!? 39.Rxe8+™ Kxe8 40.Nd6+ Kf8 41.Nf5 Ne2+ 42.Kf3 Nc1³ ]

39.hxg5 hxg5 40.Nd6 Rxa2∓ 41.Rd7 Rb2 42.Rxf7+ Kg6 43.Ra7 Rxb3+ 44.Kh2 Rh3+??

[ 44...Ra3∓ ∆45.Nxb5?? Rh3+ 46.Kg1 axb5-+ ]

45.Kg1 Ra3 46.Nxb5= Ra1+ 47.Kh2 Nd3 48.Nc7 a5 49.Ra6+ Kf7 50.Ne6 Nxf2½-½

D34Cramling,P 2545Ponomariov,R 2550

Pamplona 1996[Cramling,P]

70/381 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Na4 Be7 12.Rc1 Be6 13.a3!N

[ 13.Bxf6 - 51/(405) ] 13...Bd5 14.Nc5 Re8!? /\ 15.Bf6 Bf6 16.Nb7Qe7 17.Nc5 Qe2 15.b4 b5?! ><c6, c5

[ 15...b6!? ] 16.Nb3 a5

[ 16...h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Rc5!± ] 17.Nbxd4 Nxd4 18.Qxd4² axb4 19.axb4 h6

[ 19...Bxf3 20.Qxd8 Raxd8 ( 20...Rexd8 21.Bxf3 Ra4 22.Rc7 Bxb4 23.Rb7² ) 21.Bxf3 Rd4 22.Rb1² ] [ 19...Ra4!? 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Qc5² ]

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20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Qc5 Bc4 [ 21...Rxe2? 22.Rfd1+- ]

22.Rfd1 Qe7 23.Nd4 [ 23.Qxe7!? Rxe7 24.Nd2 ]

23...Ra4 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 [ 24...Bxe7? 25.Bc6!+- ]

25.e3! Bxd4 26.exd4 Rxb4 27.d5 [ 27.Bc6 Re6 ]

27...Rd7 28.d6 Ra4 [ 28...Be6 29.Rc8+ Kh7 30.Rb8 ] [ 28...Rb2!? ]

29.Bc6 Rd8 30.d7 /\ 31.Bb5 Bb5 32.Rc8 Kf8 31.Re1 Be6 32.Bxb5 Rb4 33.Rc8 Ke7™ 34.Re5

[ 34.Bc6 ] 34...f6?

[ 34...g5!± ] 35.Rxe6+!+- Kxe6 36.Rxd8 Rxb5 37.Rg8 Kxd7 38.Rxg7+ Ke6 39.Rh7 h5 40.Kg2/\ Kh3-h4 ><h5 Rf5 41.f4 Kd5 42.Kh3 Ke4

43.Kh4 Ra5 44.Rxh5 Ra2 45.Kg4 Ra8 46.Rh6 Rg8+ 47.Kh5 f5 48.Re6+ Kf3 49.Rg6 Rh8+ 50.Kg5 Rxh2 51.Kxf5 Ra2 52.Rg5 Ra6 53.Ke5 Ra5+ 54.Kf6 Ra6+ 55.Kg7 Ra7+ 56.Kg6 Ra6+ 57.Kh5 Ra1 58.f5 Ra6 59.Rg81-0

D34Drasko,M 2555Kosic,D 2515

Jugoslavija (ch) 1997[Drasko,M]

70/382 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.c4 e6 5.0-0 Be7

[ 5...Nc6 - 70/(382) ] 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 0-0 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Ne1!?

[ 13.Nd2 - 61/428 ] 13...Re8

[ 13...Be6 14.Nf4 Bb6 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Nd3 Qd6 17.Qa4 Rac8 18.Rac1 Rc7 19.Rc4 Rfc8 20.Rfc1 Kf8 21.Qb5 Nd8 22.b3!± ]

14.Nd3 Bb6N [ ¹14...Bf8 15.a3

A) 15...Bf5 16.b4 Be4 17.Bxe4 ( 17.N5f4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 a5 19.b5 Ne5= ) 17...Rxe4 18.N5f4 ∆a5 19.b5

Ne5 20.f3 Re3 21.Ng2 Nc4 22.Rc1 Rc8 23.Nxe3 ( 23.Qa4 Rxd3 24.exd3 Nd2!? ) 23...Nxe3 24.Rxc8 Qxc8 25.Qc1!± ; B) 15...Bh3 16.Bxh3 Qxd5 17.Rc1!? ( 17.Bg2 Qb5 18.b4 a5 19.a4 Qb6 20.b5 Nb4= )]

15.b4 Bf5 16.a4 Be4 17.Bxe4 Rxe4 18.Qb3!² a6

[ 18...Rxe2 19.a5 Bc7 20.a6 /\ Rfc1+/- ] [ ¹18...Ne7 ]

19.Ra2 Ba7 [ 19...Ne7 ]

20.Rc2 Qd6 21.b5 Na5 [ ¹21...Ne7 ]

22.Qa2 Rd8 23.bxa6 bxa6 24.Rfc1 h5?! [ 24...h6 ]

25.N5f4± h4 26.Rc7 Rd7 27.Rc8+ Kh7 [ ¹27...Rd8 28.R1c7 Re7 29.Rxe7 Qxe7 30.Ng6!± ]

28.Qc2! g6 29.Nc5 Rxf4 [ 29...d3 30.Nxe4 ]

30.gxf4 Re7 [ 30...Bxc5 31.Qxc5 Qxf4 32.Qf8+- ]

31.Nd3 Bb6 [ ¹31...Qe6 ]

32.Ne5 Qf6 33.Qe4 /\ Ng4 h3“ 34.Qf3!+- [ 34.Ng4 Qh4 ]

34...Qf5 35.Ng4 d3 36.Qxh3+ Qh5 37.Nf6+1-0

D34Gavrikov,V 2590Sutter,O 2355

Neuchatel 1997[Gavrikov,V]

70/383 1.c4 e6 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.0-0 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 Be7 8.Nc3 0-0 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 Bd7 15.Bc5 Bxc5 16.Nxc5 Bg4

[ 16...Bf5 17.e3² ] 17.Re1 Qa5 18.h3 Bf5

[ 18...Bh5 ] 19.Na4N

[ 19.Qd4 - 65/(392) ] 19...Ne4 20.e3

[ 20.Rxc6?? Bd7 ] 20...Rab8!?

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[ 20...Rac8 ] 21.b3 Rbc8 22.g4 Bg6 23.f3!? Ng5! 24.Re2 Qc7! /\ Qg3 25.f4 Ne4 26.b4 Qe7 27.Qd4 h5?!

[ 27...Ng3 28.Ree1 Be4 29.Nc5 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 Ne4= ] [ 27...f5!? ]

28.f5! Bh7 29.Nc5² () Qh4?!“ 30.Bxe4! dxe4 31.Rg2 ><g7 Rcd8 32.Nd7! Kh8 33.Rxc6± hxg4

[ 33...f6 ] 34.Rxg4 Qe1+ 35.Kh2 Rg8 36.f6 g5™

[ 36...g6? 37.Ne5!+- ] 37.Ne5?!“

[ 37.Rc5 ] 37...Qe2+?

[ 37...Bg6! 38.Nxg6+ fxg6 39.Rg1! ( 39.Qxe4?! Rge8! 40.Re6 Rd2+= ) 39...Rxd4 40.Rxe1² ]

38.Rg2 Qh5 39.Qxa7+- Rgf8 40.Qc5!/\ 40...Bf5 41.Nf7 Rg8 41.Rc71-0

D35Miladinovic,I 2500Cvetkovic,Sr 2420

Kavala 1997[Cvetkovic,Sr]

70/384 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.Nf3 Nf8 9.Qc2 Ng6 10.0-0-0

[ 10.h3 - 70/(384) ] 10...h6 11.Bxf6N

[ 11.Bxg6 - 33/(522) ] 11...Qxf6 12.e4 Nf4 13.Kb1

[ 13.e5 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 Qf4+÷ ] [ 13.Rhe1 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 0-0 15.e5 Qf4+÷ ]

13...Nxd3 [ 13...Nxg2? 14.Ne1!!+- ]

14.Qxd3 [ 14.Rxd3 Be7÷ ]

14...Be7 [ 14...Bb4? 15.Nxd5 ]

15.Ka1 [ 15.exd5? Bf5 16.Ne4 Qg6 /\ cd5-+ ] [ 15.Rhe1!? 0-0 16.exd5 Bb4!÷ ]

15...dxe4 [ 15...0-0 16.exd5² ]

16.Nxe4 Qf5!

[ 16...Qg6 17.Ne5 Qh7± ><Qh7 ] 17.Ne5 0-0 18.Qe3 / \ f4 , g4+/ - Bg5™ 19.Nxg5 Qxg5

[ 19...hxg5?! 20.h4± ] 20.f4 Qd8 21.Rhf1 / \ f5+/- ><Bc8 f6! 22.Ng6 Re8 23.Qd3

[ 23.Qb3+ Be6!?÷ ( 23...Qd5= )] 23...Be6 24.f5 Bf7 25.Nf4 Qa5 26.a3 Re7!³ /\ Rae8 <->e 27.Qc3 Qxc3 28.bxc3 Rae8 29.Kb2 Bc4 30.Rf2 a5∓ 31.Kc2 a4 32.Kd2 Kf7 33.Rb1 b5 34.g4 Re3

[ 34...Re4!? /\ Rf4, Re2 ] 35.Rg1 R8e4 36.h4 Rxf4??

[ 36...b4!!-+ ] 37.Kxe3 Rxf2 38.Kxf2 Ke7 39.Re1+ Kd6 40.Re8 c5 41.dxc5+ Kxc5 42.Re7 Ba2 43.Rc7+ Kd5 44.Ke31-0

D36Olafsson,H 2500Baburin,A 2560

Las Vegas 1997[Baburin,A]

70/385 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 [ 3...Be7 - 70/(385) ]

4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 0-0 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Nge2 Re8 10.0-0 Nf8 11.a3 Nh5

[ 11...Ng4 - 54/401 ] 12.Bxe7 Qxe7

[ 12...Rxe7!? ] 13.b4 Qg5N

[ 13...a6 ] 14.Rae1

[ 14.b5 Bh3 15.Ng3 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Bd7 17.bxc6 Bxc6 18.Ne2 Rac8„ ]

14...Bh3 15.Ng3 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Bd7 17.e4!? dxe4 18.Nxe4 Qe7 19.Qc3

[ 19.Nc5!? Qxe1 ( 19...Be6!? ) 20.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21.Kh2 Rae8 22.Nxb7

A) 22...Bg4?! A1) 23.Nc5

A1a) 23...Ra1 24.Be4 ( 24.Ne4? Re6-+ ) 24...f5 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Qf7+- ; A1b) 23...Ne6 24.Nb3 ( 24.f3 ) 24...Ng5 25.Qxc6 R1e6 26.Qc3!± ( 26.Qb5? Rh6+ 27.Kg1 Re1+! 28.Bf1 Rxf1+ 29.Qxf1 Nf3+ 30.gxf3

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Bxf3-+ ); A2) 23.Bc4!? ;

B) 22...Ra1! 23.Nc5 Ree1 24.g4 Bxg4÷ ]

19...Be6 20.Nc5 Qc7 21.Be4 Rad8 22.Re3 Rd6 23.Bf5 Red8 24.Bxe6 Nxe6 25.Nxe6 Rxe6

[ 25...fxe6!? ] 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Re1 Qd6

[ 27...Rd6! ] 28.Re4 Qd5 29.Qe3 h6 30.f3

[ 30.Rxe6 Qxd4 31.Qxd4 Rxd4 32.Re7 Rd3 33.a4 b5= ]

30...a6 31.g4 Rd6 32.Kf2 Kf7 33.Kg3 Rd8 34.Qc3 Rd7 35.a4 g5 36.a5 Qd6+ 37.Kf2 Qe7 38.Re5 Rd5 39.Rxd5

[ 39.Qd3 Kg7 ( 39...Rxe5?? 40.Qh7+ Ke8 41.Qxe7+ Kxe7 42.dxe5 Kd7 43.Ke3 c5 44.bxc5 Kc6 45.Kd4 Kb5 46.g3+- )]

39...exd5 40.Qc5 Qxc5 41.bxc5 Kf6½-½

D36Baburin,A 2560Saidy,A 2415

Hawaii 1997[Baburin,A]

70/386 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 0-0 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Nge2 Re8 10.0-0 Nf8 11.f3 Nh5 12.Bxe7 Rxe7 13.Qd2 f5!?N

[ 13...Ne6 - 66/349 ] 14.e4! fxe4 15.fxe4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bg4

[ 16...Be6!? 17.Qg5 g6 18.Qh6÷ ] 17.Kh1!?

[ 17.Bc4+?! Be6= ] [ 17.Rae1!? ]

17...h6?! [ 17...Bxe2! 18.Qxe2 Qxd4 19.Rad1 Qe5 20.Bc4+ ( 20.Qg4!? g6 21.Qh4 ; 20.Qf3!? ) 20...Kh8 21.Qf2© ]

18.Rae1 Qc7?! 19.N2c3± Rd8 20.Be2! [ 20.Bc4+!? Kh8 21.d5 ]

20...Bxe2 21.Qxe2 Nf4™ 22.Nf6+ Kf7 23.Qxe7+ Qxe7 24.Rxe7+ Kxe7 25.Ng8+ Kf7 26.Nxh6+ gxh6 27.Rxf4+ Kg6 R 9/h 28.d5??

[ 28.h3 Ne6 29.Rg4+ Kf5 30.Ne2± ] 28...cxd5 29.Rd4 Kf5 30.Rxd5+ Rxd5 31.Nxd5 Ke4 32.Nb4 a5?!“

[ 32...Ne6! 33.g4! ( 33.Kg1? Nd4 34.a3 a5 35.Na2 Kd3∓ ) 33...Kf3= ]

33.Nc2 Kd3 34.Na3 Nd7! [ 34...Ne6 35.g4 Nc7 36.h4 b5 37.g5 hxg5 38.h5 Nd5 39.Nxb5± ]

35.g4 Ne5 36.h3 Kd2 37.b3 Kc1?? [ 37...Kc3! 38.Kg2 Kb2 39.Nc4+ Nxc4 40.bxc4 Kxa2 41.h4 a4= ]

38.Nc4 Nc6 39.h4 Kb1 40.g5 hxg5 41.h5!+- Ne7 42.h6 Ng6 43.a4 b6 44.Nxb6 Kc2 45.b4 axb4 46.a5 b3 47.Na41-0

D36Illescas Cordoba,M 2585Nogueiras,J 2535

Espana 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/387 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.Qc2 Re8 10.h3 Nf8 11.Bf4 Ne6

[ 11...Be6 - 69/376 ] 12.Bh2 g6N

[ 12...Bd6 ] 13.0-0-0 c5!? 14.Bb5 Rf8!?

[ 14...Bd7 15.Bxd7 Qxd7 16.Ne5² ] 15.Ne5?!

[ 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Nd4² ] 15...c4! 16.Qe2?

[ 16.Ba4÷ ] 16...Bb4!

[ 16...a6 17.Ba4 b5 18.Nc6 Qd7 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Bc2± ]

17.Nxd5! Nxd5 18.Bxc4³ Nb6 [ 18...f6³ 19.Nd3 Bd6! ]

19.Bb3 Bd6 20.Kb1 Qe7 21.f4 Bxe5 [ 21...f6!³ ]

22.fxe5 Bd7 23.d5© Nc5 24.Bc2 Nca4?! 25.Rd4!² Qc5 26.e6 Bb5?!

[ ¹26...fxe6 ] 27.Qg4!± f5

[ 27...Rac8 28.exf7+ Rxf7 29.Bxg6+- -> ] [ 27...Nxd5 28.exf7+ Rxf7 29.Bxg6 Ndc3+ 30.Ka1 Rg7 31.Qe6+ Kh8 32.Be5+- ] [ 27...Nxb2 28.exf7+ Rxf7 29.Bxg6+- ] [ 27...Be8! [] ]

28.Qd1 Nxb2 [ 28...Rfe8 29.Bb3 Rac8 30.d6 Nc4 31.d7 Naxb2 32.dxe8Q+ Rxe8 33.Qc1+- ]

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[ 28...Rac8 29.d6 Nxb2 30.Kxb2 Qc3+ 31.Kb1 Nc4 32.Rxc4 Bxc4 33.e7 Rf7 34.d7+- ]

29.Kxb2 Nc4+ 30.Rxc4 Bxc4 31.Bb3 Rfd8 [ 31...Rac8 32.d6 Bxb3 33.Qxb3 Qc6 34.e7+ Rf7 35.Rd1 Qxg2+ 36.Ka1 Qxh2 37.d7 Qe5+ 38.Rd4+- ] [ 31...Rfe8 32.Qd4 Qxd4+ 33.exd4 Bxb3 34.Kxb3 Rad8 35.Bc7!+- ∆Rxd5 36.Kc4 ]

32.d6 b5 [ 32...Qb6 33.Qd4 Bxb3 34.Qxb6 axb6 35.Kxb3+- ] [ 32...Qb5 33.e7 Rd7 34.Qf1 Qxb3+ 35.axb3 Bxf1 36.Rxf1 Kf7 37.e4 Ke6 38.exf5+ gxf5 39.g4+- ]

33.Qd4!+- Qc6 [ 33...Qxd4+ 34.exd4 Bxb3 35.Kxb3+- ]

34.Rc1 Rac8 [ 34...Qxg2+ 35.Rc2 Qe4 36.Qxe4 fxe4 37.Bxc4 bxc4 38.Rxc4+- ]

35.e7 Rd7 36.Rxc41-0

D37Kramnik,V 2770Jussupow,A 2640

Dortmund 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/388 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2

[ 8.cxd5 - 70/(388) ] 8...Nc6 9.a3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.Be2 dxc4 12.0-0

[ 12.Bxc4 Qa5!? ] 12...a6?!N

[ 12...Qa5? 13.Nd2! b5 14.Nde4+- ] [ 12...Na5?! 13.Ne5ƒ ] [ 12...Be7 - 17/549 ]

13.Bxc4 Nh5 14.Ng5! g6 15.Nge4 Be7™ [ 15...Nxf4 16.Rxd7 ]

16.Bd6?! [ 16.Bh6! Ng7 17.Be2± Qc7 18.Bf4! ]

16...Bxd6 17.Rxd6 [ 17.Nxd6!? ]

17...Nb8! [ 17...Ne5 18.Be2 f5 19.Bxh5 gxh5 20.Ng3± ]

18.Be2 Ng7 19.Rd3 [ 19.Rfd1 Rc7 ]

19...Qe7 20.Qd2

[ 20.Nd6 Rc7 21.b4!?² ] 20...Rc7

[ 20...Bc6 21.Nd6 Rcd8 22.e4± Nd7 23.Qh6 ]

21.Rd1 Bc6 22.Nd6 Ne8 23.e4 Nd7 24.Nxe8 Rxe8 25.Rd6 Rec8?!

[ 25...Nf6! 26.Qf4 ( 26.e5 Ne4 ) 26...Rd7 ] 26.Qf4 Qf6?!“

[ 26...Nf8² ] 27.Qg3 Nf8

[ 27...Qg7? 28.Rxc6! bxc6 29.Bxa6 ] 28.h4 Rd7 29.e5 Qg7 30.Bf3!± Rxd6 31.exd6 Nd7 32.Bxc6 Rxc6 33.Qg5! Qf8?

[ 33...f6™ 34.Qe3± Qf7 35.Qa7!? ] 34.Qe7! Qc8™ 35.Rd4

[ 35.Ne4 Rc1 36.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37.Kh2 Qf4+ ] [ 35.h5!+- ]

35...Rc5 [ 35...h5? 36.Rf4 ]

36.Ne4 Rf5 37.Kh2 h5 38.f3 Kg7 39.Rd3! Qc6 40.Rc3 Qb5 41.Rc8!+- Qxb2

[ 41...Qe5+ 42.Kh1 ( 42.Ng3!? ) 42...Qxb2 ( 42...Rf4 43.Qd8 Kh7 44.Qg8+ Kh6 45.Qh8+ Qxh8 46.Rxh8+ Kg7 47.Rd8 Rxh4+ 48.Kg1 Nb6 49.d7 Nxd7 50.Rxd7+- ) 43.Qxd7 Qa1+ 44.Kh2 Qe5+ 45.Ng3 Rf4 46.Qd8 ]

42.Qxd7 Rxf3 43.Qd8 Qe5+ 44.g3 Qb2+ 45.Kh31-0

D37Van Wely,L 2655Pigusov,E 2560

Beijing (open) 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/389 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7

[ 10...dxc4?! - 70/(389) ] 11.Kb1

[ 11.Nd2 - 70/(389) ] 11...a6

[ 11...Rd8N - 70/(389) ] 12.Nd2 Qb6 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Be5 Be6 17.Bd3 Rac8 18.Qd2 Kh8

[ 18...Nd7 - 70/(389) ] 19.f3!?N /\ Ne2-f4, /\ g4, h4

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[ 19.Ne4 - 67/494 ] 19...Nd7 20.Bd4 f6 /\ Ne5 21.Qc2 Bg8 22.Bf5 Rc7

[ 22...Rfd8 23.h4 /\ g4-g5, /\ h5, Ne2-f4-g6 ] 23.Qc1! Ne5 24.b4 Bxb4 25.axb4 Qxb4+ 26.Qb2 Qe7 /\ b5, Nc4|^ 27.Na2 /\ Qb4 a5 28.Ka1 Nc4 29.Qb5 Nd6 30.Qb1 b5 31.Rc1 b4

[ 31...Rc4 32.Bd3 b4 33.Bxc4 dxc4±/\ 34...c3 35.Nc3 bc3 36.Bc3 ]

32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Bc2 Nc4 34.Ba4 [ ¹34.Qd1 ]

34...Nxe3 35.Bxe3 [ 35.Qc1!? Qxc1+ 36.Rxc1 Nxg2 37.Rc7 Nh4 38.f4 Nf5 39.Bc5 Rd8÷ ]

35...Qe5+ 36.Qb2 Qxe3 37.Rd1 Rc8 38.Bb3 a4

[ 38...Rc5 /\ h6= ] 39.Bxa4 d4 40.Nc1 Rc3?“

[ 40...Ra8 41.Qxb4 Qc3+ 42.Qxc3 Rxa4+ 43.Kb2 dxc3+ 44.Kxc3= ]

41.Bc2 [ 41.Kb1!? b3! ]

41...Bc4 42.Be4?! [ 42.Kb1 d3 43.Ba4÷ ]

42...Ra3+ 43.Kb1 Ba2+! 44.Nxa2 Rb3 45.Rc1 g6 46.Rc8+ Kg7 47.Nc1 Rxb2+ 48.Kxb2 f5 49.Bd3 Qg1 50.Rc2 Qxh2= 51.Na2 Qd6 52.Kb3 h5 53.Nxb4 h4 54.Kc4 /\ Nd5 Qc7+ 55.Kxd4

[ 55.Kxd4 h3 ]½-½

D38Gelfand,B 2695Bareev,E 2670

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Bareev,E]

70/390 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Nd2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bxc3 11.Rc1 Ba5?!

[ 11...Bb2 - 70/(390) ] 12.e3 c6 13.h4

[ 13.Be2 Bc7! ] [ 13.Bd3 - 32/502 ]

13...g4 14.Be2 Be6 [ 14...Bc7 15.Bxc7 Qxc7 16.Bxg4² ]

15.0-0 [ 15.Bxg4? Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Qa5+= ]

15...h5? [ 15...Nd7 16.Nb3 Bc7= ]

16.e4!± Bb6! [ 16...Bxd2 17.Qxd2 dxe4 18.Qf4‚ ] [ 16...Nd7 17.exd5 cxd5 18.Nb3 Bb6 19.Qd2!? ( 19.f3!? )]

17.exd5 cxd5 18.Nb3 Nc6 19.Qd2 [ 19.Bb5 Rc8 20.Nc5± ]

19...Rc8 20.Bb5 Kf8! 21.Nc5 [ 21.f3! gxf3 22.Rxf3 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Rxc1+ 24.Kh2‚ ]

21...Bxc5 22.Rxc5? [ 22.dxc5!± ]

22...f6! 23.Bxc6 [ 23.f3 Kg7 24.fxg4 Bxg4 25.Bxc6 Rxc6= ]

23...bxc6 [ 23...Rxc6 24.Rxc6 bxc6 25.Rb1ƒ ]

24.f3 Kg7 25.fxg4 Bxg4 26.Ra5 Qe7 27.Re1

[ 27.Be5 fxe5 28.Rxa7 Qxa7 29.Qg5+ Kh7 30.Rf6 Qg7-+ ]

27...Qd7= 28.Ra3‡ Rhe8 29.Rae3 Bf5 30.Rxe8! Rxe8 31.Rxe8 Qxe8 32.Qf4 Kg6 33.Qb8 Qf7 34.Bf2 Be4 35.Be3 Kh7

[ 35...Qe6 36.Qg3+ Kf7 37.Qc7+= ] 36.Bf4½-½

D38Beliavsky,A 2710Zvjaginsev,V 2635

Portoroz 1997[Zvjaginsev,V]

70/391 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3

[ 6.cxd5 - 70/(391) ] 6...c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3

[ 8.Be2 - 70/(391) ] 8...c4 9.Bf5 Nb6

[ 9...Qa5 - 60/(405) ] 10.Bxc8

[ 10.Qc2 Bxf5 11.Qxf5 Qd7 12.Qe5+ Qe6= ] [ 10.Bc2!? ]

10...Rxc8 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ne5!N [ 12.a4 a5 ] [ 12.Qc2 - 70/(391) ]

12...Be7 13.Bxf6 [ 13.Qc2 Nfd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd7

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Qxd7= ] [ 13.Qf3! Ng4 ( 13...Ne4? 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd5± ; 13...Qd6!? ) 14.Qxg4 ( 14.Bxe7 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qxe7 16.Nxd5 Qxe5= ) 14...Bxg5 15.f4² ]

13...Bxf6 14.a4 a5 15.f4 Qe7 [ 15...Be7!? 16.f5 ( 16.Qc2?! f6 17.Nf3 Bb4³ ; 16.Qg4!? ) 16...Bf6!= Beliavsky,A ]

16.Qf3 Rcd8 17.Rf2 [ 17.Ng4 Qd6= ] [ 17.Rad1!? Qb4 18.Rf2² ><d5 ]

17...Bxe5 18.dxe5 [ 18.fxe5 f6= ]

18...f6 19.exf6 Qxf6 [ 19...Rxf6? 20.Rd1 Re6 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 ( 21...Rxd5? 22.Rxd5 Rxe3 23.Rd8++- ) 22.Rxd5 Re8 23.Re5! Rxe5 24.fxe5± ]

20.Rd1 Qc6! [ 20...d4 21.Ne4² ]

21.Rfd2 Nxa4 [ 21...Kh8?! 22.e4 Nxa4 ( 22...Qc5+?! 23.Qf2 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rxf4+ 25.Kg3± ) 23.Nxa4 Qxa4 24.exd5 c3 25.Qxc3 Qxf4 26.h3² ]

22.Nxa4! [ 22.Nxd5?! Kh8 23.e4 Rde8³ ]

22...Qxa4 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 25.Kf2 h6 26.Rd2 Qb4 27.Ke2 c3!

[ 27...b5? 28.Qe5± ] [ 27...Re8!? 28.Qd7 Rf8 ( 28...Re7? 29.Qc8+ Kh7 30.Rd8ƒ ) 29.Qd6 Qxd6 ( 29...b5? 30.Qe5± ) 30.Rxd6 b5= ]

28.bxc3 Qxc3 29.Qxb7 Re8 30.Qb6 a4 31.Qd4 Qxd4 32.Rxd4 Ra8= 33.Rd2 a3 34.Ra2 Kg8 35.Kd2 Kf7 36.Kc2 Ke6 37.Kb1 Kf5 38.Rc2 Ke4 39.Rc7 Kxe3 40.Rxg7 Kxf4 41.Rg6 h5 42.h4 a2+ 43.Ka1 Ra3 44.Rg5 Rg3½-½

D38Greenfeld,A 2540Sosonko,G 2505

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Greenfeld,A]

70/392 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 c5 8.Rc1

[ 8.cxd5 - 67/(497) ] 8...cxd4

[ 8...dxc4 - 70/(392) ]

9.Nxd4 Nc6!? 10.cxd5N [ 10.Qa4 ]

10...exd5 [ 10...Nxd4 11.Qa4+ ]

11.Bb5 [ 11.Qa4?! 0-0 12.Nxc6 Bxc3+ 13.Rxc3 bxc6 14.Qxc6 Be6ƒ ]

11...0-0 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.a3! [ 13.Qa4? Bxc3+ 14.Rxc3 Qg6∓ ] [ 13.0-0 Ba6 14.Re1 ( 14.Nxd5? cxd5 15.Rc6 Bd6 16.Rxa6 Bxh2+ ) 14...Rab8/\ Bc3, Rb2 ><f2 ]

13...Ba5 14.0-0 Ba6 15.Re1?! [ ¹15.Nxd5! Qg5™ 16.Nxc6 Bxf1 17.Qxf1± /\ b4-b5 ><Ba5, a7 ]

15...Rab8?! [ 15...Rfb8!

A) 16.b4 Bb6 17.Qa4 ( 17.Na4 Bc4 ) 17...Bxd4 18.exd4 Bc4 /\ a5 ; B) 16.b3!? /\ Qg4, Red1 ]

16.b4 Bb6 17.Qa4! Bb7? [ 17...Bxd4 18.exd4 Bc4 ( 18...Rb6 19.Qa5 /\ Na4+/- ) 19.Qxa7 ( 19.Re5 a5! 20.Qxa5 Qf4 21.Rd1 Ra8 ) 19...Ra8 20.Qc5 Rxa3 21.b5 Rb3! ∆22.bxc6 Rb2 23.Nd1 Rb5 ]

18.Nce2+- ><Bb7, c6 Rfe8 [ 18...Rbc8 19.Nb3 /\ Nc5, Nd4 ]

19.Nxc6 [ 19.Nb3 ]

19...Bxc6 20.Qxc6 Qxc6 21.Rxc6 d4 22.exd4 Bxd4 23.Kf1 Bb6 24.Nc3 Rxe1+ 25.Kxe1 Re8+ 26.Kf1 Rd8 27.Ke2 Re8+ 28.Kf3 Rd8 29.Ke2“ Re8+ 30.Kf3 Rd8 31.a4! Rd7

[ 31...Rd2 32.a5! ( 32.Ne4 Rd3+„ ) 32...Bd4 ( 32...Rxf2+ 33.Ke4+- ) 33.Ne4 Rb2 34.Rc4 Be5 35.Nc5+- ]

32.a5 Bd8 33.Ke4 Be7 34.Nd5 Bd6 35.b5 Bxh2“ 36.g3 h5 37.b6

[ 37.Rc8+! Kh7 38.Rc1 /\ Rh1 ] 37...axb6 38.axb6 h4 39.Rc7 f5+! 40.Kd4! hxg3 41.fxg3

[ 41.b7 g2 42.b8Q+ Kh7 43.Qb1 Rxc7 44.Qxf5+ Kg8 45.Qe6+ Rf7 ( 45...Kf8 46.Nxc7 ; 45...Kh7 46.Qh3+ ) 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qxf7 ]

41...Rd8 [ 41...Bg1+ 42.Kc4 Rxd5 43.b7 Rd4+ 44.Kc3 ]

42.b7 Bxg3 [ 42...Bg1+ 43.Kc4 Ba7 44.Rc8 Rf8

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45.Ne7+ /\ Nc6 ] 43.Rc8 Rf8 44.Nc7!

[ 44.Nc7 Bf2+ ( 44...Bxc7 45.Rxc7 ) 45.Kd5 Ba7 46.Ne6 ] [ 44.Ne7+? Kf7 45.Ng6 Re8 46.Rxe8 Kxe8 47.Ne5 Bf2+ 48.Kd5 Ba7 49.Nc6 Kd7 ]

1-0

D38Sokolov,I 2615Sosonko,G 2505

Nederland (ch) 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/393 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 c5 8.Rc1

[ 8.cxd5 - 67/(497) ] 8...cxd4 9.Nxd4N

[ 9.Qa4+ ] 9...Bxc3+

[ 9...Nc6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bb5 0-0 12.0-0 Bxc3 ( 12...Nxd4? 13.Nxd5 Qg5 14.Qxd4 Bh3 15.Qe4 ) 13.Rxc3² ] [ 9...0-0 10.cxd5² ]

10.Rxc3 dxc4 11.Nb5!? [ 11.Bxc4 ]

11...Na6 12.Nd6+ Ke7 13.Bxc4 Nc5! [ 13...Rd8? 14.Rd3 /\ Nf5 ]

14.Be2 [ 14.Rc2!? Rd8 15.Rd2 Rxd6! ( 15...Bd7?! 16.Qh5! b6 17.b4!ƒ ) 16.Rxd6 Ne4 17.Rd2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 Kf8! 19.0-0 b6= ]

14...b6 [ 14...Rd8 15.Rxc5 ( 15.Nxc8+ Raxc8 16.Qc2 b6 17.0-0² ) 15...Rxd6 16.Rc7+ ( 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.Bf3 Rb6 18.Rc3² ) 16...Bd7 ( 16...Rd7 17.Qc2 ) 17.Qb3 Rc8 ( 17...Rb6? 18.Bb5 Rd8 19.0-0 ) 18.Rxc8 Bxc8 19.Qa3! /\ 0-0|^ ]

15.Nb5!? [ 15.0-0 Rd8 16.Nxc8+ Raxc8 17.Qc2² ]

15...Rd8 16.Qc2 /\ Rc5 Qg5 17.Bf3 [ 17.b4? Qxg2 ]

17...Ba6 18.a4 [ 18.Bxa8? Bxb5 ]

18...Rac8 19.0-0! Nxa4 20.Qxa4 Qxb5 21.Qa3+ Kf6 22.Ra1 Rxc3?

[ 22...Qa5 23.Qxa5 bxa5 24.Rxa5 Rxc3 25.bxc3 Rd6 26.h3 Ke7 27.Ra4 Rb6 28.c4 Kd6 29.Ra5 Bxc4 30.Rxa7 e5= ]

23.Qxc3+ Kg6 24.h4!ƒ Kh7 25.Qc7 Rf8 26.Qxa7 Bc8 27.Qe7! Kg8

[ 27...Qxb2 28.Ra8! ( 28.Qxf8? Qxa1+ 29.Kh2 Qe5+ /\ Qc7 ; 28.Be4+ Kg8 29.Rb1 Qa2! 30.Rd1 f5 31.Rd8 Qa1+ 32.Kh2 Qf6 ) 28...Qc1+ ( 28...Kg8 29.Bb7 Qc1+ - 28...Qc1) 29.Kh2 Kg8 ( 29...Qc5 30.Qxc5 bxc5 31.Bb7 c4 32.Rxc8 Rxc8 33.Bxc8 c3 34.Ba6 c2 35.Bd3+ ) 30.Bb7!/\ Qf8, Rc8 ]

28.b4± Qd7 29.Qxd7 Bxd7 30.Ra7 Rd8 31.Rb7 b5 32.h5! Be8 33.Be2 f5

[ 33...Rd5? 34.Rb8 Kf8 35.e4 Re5 36.f4+- ]

34.g4 Rd2 [ 34...Rd5!? ]

35.Kf1 Rb2 36.Rb8 Kf7 37.gxf5 exf5 38.Bxb5 Bxb5+ 39.Rxb5 Kf6 40.Kg2 Rb1

[ 40...Kg5 41.Kf3 Rb3 42.Kg3 ] 41.Rb7 Kg5 42.Rxg7+ Kxh5 43.Rb7 Kg4 44.b5 h5

[ 44...f4 45.Rg7+ Kh5 ( 45...Kf5 46.Rf7+ ) 46.e4 Rxb5 47.Kf3+- ]

45.b6 h4 46.f3+ Kh5 47.Rb8 [ 47.Rb8 Kg6 48.b7 Kg7 49.e4+- ]

1-0

D38Gelfand,B 2695Milov,V 2635

Biel 1997[Milov,V]

70/394 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 Rd8 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Rxc3 dxc4 11.Rxc4 c6 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.0-0

[ 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Qe7 /\ Bd7-e8 ] 13...Re8N

[ 13...e5?? 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Bh7+ ] [ 13...g6 - 30/525 ]

14.Bb1 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 [ 16.Rf4 Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3 Qe7 18.Ba2 Be6= ]

16...Rxe5 17.Rf4 Qe7 18.Rd4 Be6 19.e4 [ 19.Qd3 g6 20.f4 Rb5! ( 20...Rd5 21.e4 Rxd4 22.Qxd4 Qd8 23.Qc3ƒ ) 21.Qd2 ( 21.b4 a5 22.e4 axb4 23.f5 gxf5 24.exf5 Bxf5= ) 21...c5

A) 22.Re4 Rd8 23.Qc3 Qd7 ( 23...Qd6

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24.Qf6 Rb6 25.Rxe6+- ); B) 22.Rd6 Rb6 23.Rxb6 axb6 24.e4 ( 24.Rd1 Bg4 ) 24...Rd8 /\ Rd4= ]

19...g5! 20.Qd2 Qf6 [ 20...a5!?= ]

21.Rd6 a5 22.Qc3² Kg7 23.Re1 a4 [ 23...g4!? 24.Ba2 Re8 ]

24.Ba2 Re8 [ 24...Raa5? 25.Bxe6 ]

25.f3 h5 26.Re2 Kg8 27.Qd4 g4 28.fxg4 hxg4 29.Bxe6 R8xe6 30.Rxe6 Rxe6 31.e5!?

[ 31.Qxa4 Qe5© ] 31...Qg5 32.Re4“ Rg6 33.Rf4 g3 34.h3 Qe7 35.Rg4 Qe6 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Rh4 Rh6 38.Rg4+ Rg6 39.Rh4 Rh6 40.Rg4+ Rg6½-½

D39Maksimenko,A 2515Gyimesi,Z 2525

Jugoslavija 1997[Maksimenko,A]

70/395 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7

[ 10...Bd7 - 70/(395) ] 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12.Kf1 gxf6 13.h4 a6 14.Rh3 Qa5 15.Be2 Ne5?!N

[ 15...Nc5 16.Nb3 Nxb3 17.Qxb3 b6!?/\ Bb7 ]

[ 15...0-0 - 67/498 ] 16.Qb3!?

[ 16.f4 Ng6! 17.Nb3 Qb4 ] [ 16.Rc1!? Bd7 17.Nb3ƒ ]

16...b5 [ 16...Ke7 17.a4± ]

17.Qg3 [ 17.Rc1 Bd7 /\ Nc4 ]

17...Bd7 [ 17...Kf8 18.Qf4 Ke7 19.Qxe5+- ]

18.Qg7 Ke7 19.f4 Nc6 20.Nxc6+ [ ¹20.e5 fxe5 21.fxe5 Rhf8 22.Nxc6+ Bxc6 23.Qf6+ Ke8 24.Rd3± ]

20...Bxc6 21.Bh5 Rhf8 22.e5 fxe5 23.fxe5 Bd5÷ ><Kf1 24.Qf6+

[ 24.Rf3 Qd2™ 25.Rxf7+ Rxf7+ 26.Qxf7+ Kd8÷ ] [ 24.Kg1!? ]

24...Ke8 25.Rg3 Ra7 26.Kg1 Qb6+ 27.Kh2 Qd8 28.Qf4 Rc7 29.Rd1 Qe7

[ 29...Rc4 30.Bxf7+ Kd7 31.Bxe6+ Kc7 32.Qe3+- ]

30.a4 Rc4 [ 30...b4!? 31.Rxd5 exd5 32.e6÷ ]

31.Rd4 Rxd4 32.Qxd4 b4 33.Be2 f6? [ 33...Qb7 34.Qc5 b3 35.Rg4!? b2 36.Rb4 b1Q 37.Rxb1 Qxb1 38.Qc8+ Ke7 39.Qc7+ Ke8 40.Bxa6 Rg8 41.Qc8+± ]

34.Bh5+ Kd8 35.Qb6+ Qc7 36.Qxb4 Qe7™ 37.Qb8+ Kd7 38.Qa7+ Kd8 39.Qxa6 fxe5 40.Qb6+ Kd7 41.Qb5+ Kd8 42.Kh3 e4 43.Qb8+ Kd7 44.Qb2+- Qd6

[ 44...e5 45.Qb5++- ] 45.Rg7+ Kd8 46.a5 e3 47.a6 e2 48.Bxe2

[ 48.a7? Bxg2+! 49.Kxg2 ( 49.Rxg2 Qd3+ ) 49...Qd5+= ]

48...Rf4 49.Rg8+ Kd7 50.Qg7+ Kc6 51.Qb7+ Kc5 52.Qb5+ Kd4 53.Qd3+ Kc5 54.Qa3+ Rb4 55.Rg41-0

D39Karpov,An 2745Lautier,J 2660

Biel 1997[Karpov,An]

70/396 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Nb5 Nxe4 11.Bf4 0-0 12.0-0 Bd7N

[ 12...Nd7 - 59/451 ] 13.a4

[ 13.Nc7 e5 14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Qd5 Nc5! 16.Bb5 Rc8 ]

13...Bc6 14.Qg4 [ 14.Qd4 Na6 /\ Rad8<=> ] [ 14.Be5 Nd7 15.Bc7 b6÷ ]

14...Nf6 [ 14...Nd7? 15.Bh6 ]

15.Qe2 a6 [ 15...Na6 16.Be5 Nd7 17.Bd6÷ ]

16.Nc7 Ra7 17.Qe3! b6 [ 17...e5 18.Qxe5 ( 18.Qxa7 exf4 19.Nb5!? ) 18...Qxe5 19.Bxe5² ]

18.Nxe6! Nd5 [ 18...Re7 19.Bd6! Nd5 20.Qg3

A) 20...Rxe6 21.Bxf8 A1) 21...Rg6 22.Qxb8 Rxg2+!

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23.Kh1!+- ( 23.Kxg2?? Nf4+ 24.Kg3 Qg5# ); A2) 21...Kxf8 22.Qxb8++- ;

B) 20...fxe6 21.Bxd5!± ] [ 18...fxe6 19.Bxb8 Rxb8 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Qxc6± ]

19.Qg3 fxe6 20.Bxb8 Raf7 21.Bd6 Re8 [ 21...Rc8 22.Bb4! Nxb4 23.cxb4 Qf5™ 24.Bxa6± ]

22.Rfe1 Kh8 23.Be5 Nf6 [ 23...Ref8!? ]

24.Bd4 [ 24.Bd3 Qd5 ( 24...Nh5 25.Qh4 Qd5 26.Be4+- ) 25.c4± ]

24...Ne4 25.Qh4! Nd6 26.Bd3 [ 26.Re5!? Nxc4 27.Rxa5 bxa5 28.Re1 ( 28.Bxg7+? Rxg7 29.Qxc4 Bxg2 ) 28...Bd5 29.f3+- ]

26...Nf5 27.Qh5 Kg8! 28.Re5 b5 29.Rae1 [ 29.Bxf5 exf5 30.Rxe8+ Bxe8 31.Qe2² ( 31.Re1? Re7! )]

29...g6 30.Qe2 Nxd4 31.cxd4 Qd8 [ 31...Ref8!? ]

32.axb5 axb5 33.Qe3 Ref8 34.Re2! [ 34.f3? Bxf3 35.gxf3 Rxf3 36.Qe2 ( 36.Qe4? R8f4 ) 36...Qxd4+ 37.Re3 b4= ]

34...Rf4 35.Rxe6! Rxd4 36.Bc2! Rd6 37.Bb3+- Kh8

[ 37...Kg7 38.Re7+ ( 38.Qc3+ Rf6 39.Rxd6 Qxd6 40.Re6 Qf4! ) 38...Kh8 39.h3 ( 39.Qh6 Rf7!! 40.Bxf7? Qxe7! )]

38.Qc3+! Rf6 39.Rxd6 Qxd6 40.Re61-0

D39Shipov,S 2540Kveinys,A 2545

Aarhus 1997[Shipov,S]

70/397 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nbd7 9.0-0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 0-0N

[ 10...Qa5 - 60/406 ] 11.Re1

[ 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nxe6 Qe7 13.Nxf8 Nxf8 14.Re1 h6÷ ]

11...Qc7 [ 11...Ne5 12.Bb3! ( 12.Bf1 h6 13.Bh4 Ng6 14.Bg3 e5!= ) 12...h6 13.Bh4 Ng6 14.Bg3 e5 15.Nf5² ]

12.Bb3 [ 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Nxe6

A) 13...Qxc3? 14.Rc1 A1) 14...Qa3 15.Nxf8 Qxf8 ( 15...Nxf8 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Rxc8+- ) 16.e5 Ne8 17.Rxc8 ; A2) 14...Qe5 15.Qb3 Kh8 ( 15...Nb6 16.Nc7+ Kh8 17.Qb4! / \ f4 ><Qe5) 16.f4 Qa5 17.Nxf8 Nxf8 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Qf7 Qb6+ 20.Kh1 Bd7 21.f5± ;

B) 13...Qe5! 14.Qb3 Nb6! 15.Nxf8+ Kxf8 16.Bxf6 gxf6÷ ]

12...Qc5 [ 12...b6 13.e5 ∆Nxe5? 14.Bf4 Nfd7 15.Qe2+- ] [ 12...Qxc3 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bxd5! exd5 15.Nf5 Nc5 ( 15...Nb6 16.Nxg7!‚ ) 16.Rc1 ( 16.Nxg7!? ) 16...Qa3 17.Ne7+ Kh8 18.Re3 Qa4 19.Qxd5± ] [ 12...h6 13.Bxf6 ( 13.Bh4 ) 13...Nxf6 14.e5± ]

13.Qd2 b6 [ 13...h6 14.Bh4 Qh5 ( 14...Re8 15.Ba4!? ) 15.Nf3 /\ e5 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Qxh4 ( 16...Qxe5 17.Qd4± ) 17.Nf3 Qg4 18.e5± ] [ 13...Re8 14.Rad1 b6 15.Ba4ƒ ]

14.Bxe6! fxe6 15.Nxe6 Qe5 [ 15...Qc6!? 16.Nxf8 Nxf8 ( 16...Kxf8?! 17.e5 Nd5 18.e6 N7f6 19.c4!ƒ ) 17.f3!?/\ a4-a5+/- ( 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qd5+ Qxd5

19.exd5² )] 16.Nxf8 Nxf8 17.f3

[ 17.Bxf6² ] 17...Bb7 18.a4! /\ Be3, a5 ><b6, a7 Ne6

[ 18...Rc8 19.a5!? ( 19.Rec1 ) 19...Qxc3 20.Qxc3 Rxc3 21.axb6 axb6 22.Ra7 Bc6 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Rd1ƒ ]

19.Be3 Bc6 [ 19...Nc5 20.a5 Nb3 21.Qa2 ]

20.a5 b5 [ 20...bxa5 21.Qa2± /\ a4? 22.Bd4 Qd6 23.e5 ]

21.a6!± ><a7 Qc7 22.Rad1 [ ¹22.Red1 ]

22...Ne8™ 23.Qa2 Qf7 24.Rd2 Rc8 25.c4 [ 25.Red1!? ]

25...N6c7 26.Rc1 [ 26.Bxa7?! Ra8 27.cxb5 Qxa2 28.Rxa2 Bxb5 29.Bd4 Rxa6² ]

26...b4?! ><b4 [ 26...bxc4 27.Qxc4 Qxc4 28.Rxc4 Bb5

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29.Rc5 Bxa6 30.Rdc2 Bd3 31.R2c3 Rd8 32.Rxc7 Nxc7 33.Rxc7± ]

27.Rb2 Rb8 28.Qa5 b3 29.Rc3 [ 29.Bxa7 Ra8 30.Bd4 ( 30.Qb6 Ba4 ) 30...Rxa6 31.Qc3 Ba4± ] [ 29.h3! ]

29...Qd7! 30.Rc1?! [ 30.Rcxb3? Rxb3 31.Rxb3 Qd1+ ] [ 30.Kf2! Qf7!?± ]

30...Ne6 31.Qe5 Rb4 [ 31...N8c7 32.Rd2 Qe8 33.Bxa7 Ra8 34.Bb6 Nxa6 35.Ra1ƒ ]

32.Qc3 Ra4 33.Rxb3 Rxa6 34.Ra3 N8c7? [ 34...Ba4? 35.Rca1 /\ Qb4 ] [ 34...Bb7™ 35.Rxa6 Bxa6 36.Qa3 Qc6 ( 36...Qb7 37.Qa4! /\ Ra1 ) 37.Qe7ƒ ]

35.Rxa6 Nxa6 36.Qa5 [ 36.Qa3! ]

36...Qd3 37.Bxa7+- Nf4! 38.Kh1 [ 38.Qxa6? Qd2 39.Qc8+ Kf7 40.Qf5+ Kg8= ] [ 38.Ra1! Qe2 39.Qa2+- ]

38...Bd7 [ 38...Qe2 39.Qd8+ Kf7 40.Qg5 ]

39.Qd8+?!“ [ 39.Qxa6! Qe2 ( 39...Bh3 40.Qb5!+- ) 40.Rg1 Bh3 41.Bf2 Qxf2 42.Qa8+ Kf7 43.Qb7+ Kf6 ( 43...Ke6 44.Qc8+ ) 44.e5+ Ke6 45.gxh3+- ]

39...Kf7 40.Qg5 Qd2 [ 40...Ne2 41.Re1 Qxc4 42.Qh5+ Kf8 ( 42...Kg8 43.Rxe2! Qxe2 44.Qd5+/\ Qd7 ) 43.Qxh7+- ]

41.Ra1 Nb4 [ 41...Nc7 42.Ra2! Qe1+ 43.Bg1 Nce6 44.Qa5+- ]

42.Bd4 [ 42.Bb8!? ]

42...Qxd4 43.Qxf4+ Ke7? [ 43...Kg6!± ><c4 ]

44.Qg5+ Kf7 45.Qa5! Nc2 [ 45...Qxc4 46.Qh5+ ] [ 45...Nd3 46.Qd5+ ]

46.Qh5+ Ke7 47.Rc1 Ne3 48.Qxh7 Qb2 [ 48...Nxg2 49.Rg1+- ]

49.Qh4+ Ke8? 50.Qh5+1-0

D43Sokolov,I 2635Novikov,I 2590

Antwerpen 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/398 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.h4!?N g4

[ 9...Bb4!? ] 10.Ne5 h5

[ 10...Bb4 11.f3!ƒ ] 11.Be2 Bb7 12.0-0 Nbd7

[ 12...Bg7 13.b3! ( 13.Qc2 Qxd4 14.Rad1 Qc5 ) 13...cxb3 14.Qxb3ƒ ]

13.Qc2 Bg7 14.Rad1 Qb6 [ 14...Nxe5 15.Bxe5© ]

15.Na4! Qa5?! [ 15...bxa4 16.Nxc4 Qb4 17.e5 ( 17.Bd6? c5 ) 17...Nd5 18.a3 Qb3 19.Qxb3 axb3 20.Nd6+ Ke7 21.Nxb7 a5² ]

16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5 Qb4 [ 17...Qxa2? 18.Bxc4! bxc4 19.Nxc4/\ 20.Nd6, 20.Ra1 ]

18.Rd6! Qxc5 19.Rfd1± 0-0 [ 19...Qb6

A) 20.Nxf7!? Kxf7 21.e5 Nd5 22.Rd7+ Ne7 23.Rxe7+ Kxe7 24.Qg6 Rag8 ( 24...Rhg8 25.Qg5+ Ke8 26.Qxh5+ Ke7 27.Qg5+ Ke8 28.Bxg4+- ) 25.Bf4 Bc8! ( 25...g3 26.Bg5+ Kf8 27.Rd8+ Qxd8 28.Bxd8 Rh6 29.Qg5+- ; 25...Bxe5 26.Bg5+ Kf8 27.Qxe6 Rxg5 28.hxg5 Bd4 29.g6+- ) 26.Bg5+ Kf8 27.Rd8+ Qxd8 28.Bxd8 Bxe5 29.Qe4 Kf7 30.Bg5© ; B) 20.Nd7 Nxd7 21.Rxd7 Bc8 22.Rd8+ ( 22.Bc7 Bxd7 23.Bxb6 axb6÷ ) 22...Qxd8 23.Rxd8+ Kxd8 24.Qd2+ Ke8 25.Qg5‚ ]

20.Nd7! Nxd7 21.Rxd7 Qb6 [ 21...Bc8 22.Bd6 Qb6 23.Bxf8 Bxf8 24.Rd8 Bb7 25.Rxa8 Bxa8 26.Qd2! Be7 27.Qd7 Bxh4 28.g3 Bxg3 29.Qd8++- ]

22.Qc1!+- Bc8 [ 22...f6 23.Bc7 Qa6 ( 23...Qc5 24.b4 Qxb4 25.Bd6 ) 24.Be5! /\ Rg7, Qg5 Rf7 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Rd7+ Kg6 27.Qg5+! fxg5 28.Rxg7+ Kh6 29.hxg5# ]

23.Qg5! Bxd7 24.Rxd7 Kh7 25.Qxh5+ Kg8 26.Bc7 Qa6

[ 26...Qb7 27.Qg5 /\ Be5 ]

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27.Qxg4 Kh7 28.Qh5+ Kg8 29.Qg5 Kh8 [ 29...Kh7 30.Bh5 Qxa2 31.Bxf7 ]

30.Be5 Bxe5 31.Qxe5+ Kh7 32.Qh5+ Kg7 33.Qg5+ Kh7 34.Bh51-0

D43Sherbakov,R 2580Galkin,A 2510

Novgorod (open) 1997[Galkin,A]

70/399 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.a4 b4 12.e5 Nh5 13.Ne4 c5 14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.exd6 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Qb6 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.Rc1 Bd5 19.Bxc4 Bxc4 20.Nd2!?N

[ 20.b3 - 69/387 ] 20...Rd8!

[ 20...Qxd6 21.Nxc4 Qxd1 22.Rfxd1© |^ ] 21.Rxc4

[ 21.Nxc4!? A) 21...Ne5 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Rc6 Qxb2 ( 23...0-0 24.Qd2± ) 24.Rc7© a5 25.Re7+!? Kf8 26.Qf3 Rh7 27.Rxe6ƒ ; B) 21...Nb6 22.Nxb6 ( 22.Na3 Qxd6 23.Qxd6 Rxd6 24.Nb5 Rd7 25.a5 Nd5 26.Rc8+ Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Nxa7 Kd7 29.Nb5 Ra8 30.Ra1 Kc6 31.Nd4+ Kc5 32.Nb3+ Kc4³ ; 22.Ne3 Qxd6 23.Qf3 Nd5!? ; 22.b3 Nxc4 23.Rxc4 Qxd6÷ ; 22.Qb3!? Nxc4 23.Rxc4 Qxd6 24.Rxb4 0-0 /\ Rb8 <=> ) 22...Qxb6

B1) 23.a5 Qxd6 24.Qf3 ( 24.Qa4+ Ke7 25.Rfd1 Qb8 ) 24...Ke7!? 25.Rfd1 Qb8 ; B2) 23.Qh5 Rxd6!? 24.Rc8+ Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Rd1 Qb6 /\ Ke7 ; B3) 23.d7+ Rxd7 24.Rc8+ Rd8 ; B4) 23.Qf3 Rxd6

B4a) 24.Rc8+ Rd8 25.Rxd8+ ( 25.Qf6 0-0 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Qxh6 Qc5„ ) 25...Qxd8 26.Qb7 a5!? ; B4b) 24.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Ke7!? ; B4c) 24.Qf6 0-0 25.Qxh6 ( 25.Kh2 Qd4 ; 25.Rfd1 Kh7!? 26.Qe7 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Kg7 ) 25...Rd5 ( 25...Qa5 ) 26.Rc4 ( 26.Kh2 Qd4!? 27.Rfd1 Qg7= ; 26.Rfd1 Rf5!? 27.Rd2 Rd8

28.Rcd1 Rxd2 29.Rxd2 Qc7 30.Kh2 Qe7„ ) 26...Rfd8!? 27.Kh2 ( 27.Rg4 Qc5 28.Kh2 Rf5 - 27.Kh2 ; 27.Rfc1 Rf5 28.R1c2 b3!?„ ; 27.b3!? a5!? 28.Rfc1 Rf5 29.R1c2 Qd6÷ ) 27...Rf5

B4c1) 28.g4 Rc5 29.Rfc1 Rdd5 30.Rxc5 ( 30.f4 Qc7 31.Rxc5 Qxf4+ 32.Kh1 Rxc5 33.Rxc5 Qf1+ 34.Kh2 Qf4+= ) 30...Rxc5 31.Rd1 Qb8+!? 32.g3 Qa8 33.Rd7 Rd5 34.Rc7 Qd8 ; B4c2) 28.Rg4 Qc5 29.f4 Rd2 30.Rxg5+ Rxg5 31.fxg5 Qd5!?© ( 31...Qc2!? 32.Qh3 Qg6 33.Rf6 Qxg5 34.Rh6 Rxg2+!? 35.Kxg2 Qd2+ 36.Kg1 Qc1+ 37.Kf2 Qd2+ 38.Kf3 Qd3+ 39.Kf4 Qd4+ 40.Kg5 Qd5+ 41.Kh4 Qd8+= )]

21...Qxd6 22.Ne4 Qxd1 23.Rxd1 Ne5! [ 23...0-0? 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.Nf6++- ] [ 23...Nb6 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Rxb4 Kc7 26.a5 Nd5 27.Rc4+ Kd7 28.Nc5+ Kd6 29.Nb7+ Kd7 30.b4 Rb8 31.a6 ]

24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Rxb4 [ 25.Rc5 Nd3 26.Ra5 Kc7 27.Rxa7+ Kb6 28.Rxf7 Nxb2 ]

25...Kc7 26.f4?! [ ¹26.Kf1= ]

26...gxf4 [ 26...Nc6? 27.Rc4 gxf4 28.b4!ƒ ]

27.gxf4 Nc6 28.Rb3 [ 28.Rc4 Rb8 ]

28...Rd8 29.Re3 Rd4 [ 29...Ne7 30.Rc3+ ]

30.f5! [ 30.b3 Ne7∓ ]

30...exf5 31.Nc3 Kd7 [ 31...Kd7 32.Rh3 Rd6³ ( 32...Rb4 33.Rxh6 Rxb2 34.Rf6= ) 33.Rh5 Nd4 34.Nb5 ( 34.Kf2 Re6 ) 34...Nxb5 35.axb5 Rf6 ]

½-½

D43Timman,J 2630Sokolov,I 2615

Nederland (ch) 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/400 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 dxc4

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8.Qxc4 Nd7 9.Rd1 g6N [ 9...Qe7 - 64/(388) ]

10.g3 Bg7 11.Bh3 [ 11.Bg2 0-0 12.0-0 e5 ]

11...0-0 12.0-0 Qe7 13.Ne4 Rb8 [ 13...e5!? 14.Bxd7 Bxd7 15.Nxe5 Bh3 ( 15...Bxe5 16.dxe5 Bh3 17.Rd6!‚ ) 16.Rfe1 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.f4÷ ] [ 13...Kh7!? /\ f5, e5 ]

14.a3 [ 14.b4 Re8 ( 14...b6? 15.Qxc6 Bb7 16.Qd6 ) 15.a3 - 14.a3 ]

14...Re8 15.b4 a5= 16.Nc5 axb4 17.axb4 Ra8 18.Qb3 Rd8 19.Rd2 e5!?

[ 19...b6 20.Nxd7 Bxd7 /\ Be8= ] 20.Bxd7 Bxd7 21.dxe5

[ 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Bh3 ] 21...Bh3 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rc1 Bg4!

[ 23...Bxe5 24.Qe3 A) 24...Qd6? 25.Re1 ( 25.Nxb7?! Qd1+ 26.Ne1 Bb2!= ) 25...Bd4 26.Qxh6 ; B) 24...Re8 25.Qxh6 ; C) 24...Bf6 25.Qxe7 Bxe7 26.Nxb7 Rb8 27.Na5 Bxb4 28.Nxc6 Rc8 29.Nfe5² ]

24.Qe3 Rd5 25.Nd3 Bxf3 26.exf3 Bxe5 27.Re1 Bd6 28.Qxe7

[ 28.Qxh6 Qd8 29.Qe3 ( 29.Nf4? Bf8 ) 29...Bxg3 ]

28...Bxe7 29.Rxe7 Rxd3 30.Rxb7½-½

D43Timman,J 2630Hansen,Cu 2605

Malmo 1997[Timman,J]

70/401 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 Nd7 8.g3?! Nb6!= N

[ 8...dxc4 - 64/(388) ] 9.c5 Nd7?!

[ 9...Nc4! 10.Nd1= ] 10.Bg2 b6?!

[ ¹10...e5 ] 11.cxb6 axb6 12.0-0 Qd8 13.e4 Be7 14.exd5 exd5

[ ¹14...cxd5 15.Rfc1 /\ Nb5+/- ] 15.Rfe1 0-0 16.Rac1 Bb7 17.Bh3+- Nf6 18.Ne5 Bd6 19.Na4 b5 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 Qb6

[ 21...Qa5 22.Ra1 ] 22.Bf5! Ra4 23.Qc3 Rxa2 24.Nxc6 Re8 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8 26.Ne7+ Kf8 27.Nc8 Qa5 28.b4! Qa3

[ 28...Ra1+ 29.Kg2 Qa3 30.Qd2+- ] 29.Qxa3?

[ 29.Qe1 Ra1 30.Bb1 g6 31.Kg2 ∆Qb2 32.Qe5+- ]

29...Rxa3 30.Rxb5 Bxc8 31.Bxc8 Nd6 32.Rxd5 Ke7 33.Rc5 Rb3² 34.Rc7+ Kf6 35.Rc6 Ke7 36.Rc7+ Kf6 37.Rc6 Ke7 38.Ba6 Rxb4 39.d5 Rd4 40.Rc5½-½

D43Beliavsky,A 2710Pavasovic,D 2495

Krsko (m/3) 1997[Beliavsky,A]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Qe7

[ 10...Bg7 - 70/(402) ] 11.Rc1

[ 11.e4 - 70/(402) ] 11...Bg7 12.Bb3

[ 12.e4 0-0 13.e5! ( 13.Re1 b6! 14.e5 Bb7 15.Qe2 a6!= ) 13...Rd8 ( 13...b6!? ) 14.Qe2 b6 15.Rfe1 Rb8 16.Bd3! Qf8 17.h4!‚ ( 17.Rcd1 Bb7 18.Be4² ) 17...c5 ( 17...Bb7 18.h5 c5 19.d5 - 17...c5 ) 18.d5

A) 18...Bb7 19.h5! exd5 20.hxg6 A1) 20...Re8 21.gxf7+ Qxf7 22.e6 Qf6 23.Bc2! /\ Qd3 ( 23.Bb5?- 69/(389)) 23...Nf8 ( 23...d4? 24.Qc4!

Nf8 25.e7++- ; 23...c4 24.Rcd1! Nc5 25.Nxd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Rxe6 27.Qxc4 Rxe1+ 28.Nxe1+- ) 24.e7 Ng6 25.Qd3 Nxe7 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Ne5 Rbd8 ( 27...Red8 28.Re3 ) 28.Re3 d4 29.Ne4 Bxe4 30.Rxe4 Rd6 31.Rce1+--> ;

A2) 20...fxg6 21.e6 Re8 22.Bxg6 Re7 23.Qc2 d4 ( 23...Nf6 24.Ne5+- ) 24.Bh7+ Kh8 25.Nh4+- ;

B) 18...exd5 19.e6 fxe6 20.Qxe6+ Qf7 21.Qd6

B1) 21...Bb7 22.Bxg6 Qf6 23.Re6 Qf8 24.Qg3!? ( 24.Nxd5 Qxd6 25.Rxd6 Bxb2 26.Rd1 Kf8 27.Nxb6

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axb6 28.Rxd7 Rxd7 29.Rxd7 Bxf3 30.Rf7+ Kg8 31.Rxf3± ); B2) 21...Bf8 22.Qg3 ( 22.Qxd5 Bb7= ) 22...Bb7 23.Bxg6 Qg7 24.h5 /\ Nh4-f5 Nf6 ( 24...d4 25.Nb5± /\ Nc7-e6 ) 25.Nh4 Bd6 26.Qh3 Bc8 27.Nf5±-> Dautov,R ]

12...0-0 13.Na4!?N [ 13.Ne4 ] [ 13.Re1 ] [ 13.Qd3 ]

13...b6! [ 13...e5 14.d5² ]

14.Rxc6 b5! 15.Nc3 Nb8 16.Rc5 Nd7 17.Rxb5!? Ba6 18.Ra5

[ 18.a4!? Bxb5 19.axb5© ] 18...Bxf1 19.Qxf1 Rfc8 20.h4 Qd8

[ 20...e5? 21.Qd3 ><g6 ] 21.Ra6 Nb8 22.Ra4 a5 23.h5

[ 23.d5!? Bxc3? 24.bxc3 exd5 25.Rd4ƒ ] 23...g5 24.Qd3 Nd7 25.Bc2 Nb6?

[ 25...Nf6! 26.Ne5 Rab8 /\ Rb4! ] 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Ne5!

[ 27.Ra3 Nc4 28.Rb3 Rab8∓ ] 27...Nxa4 28.Bxa4 Rc7 29.Ng4 Rac8 30.Ne4!± Rc1+

[ 30...f5 31.Nxh6 fxe4 32.Qg8++- ] 31.Kh2 Qc7+ 32.Ng3

[ 32.g3? f5 33.Nxh6 Bxh6 34.Qh8+! ( 34.Qxh6+ Qg7-+ ) 34...Kf7™ ( 34...Ke7?? 35.Qf6# ) 35.Qh7+ Kf8= Mihajlovic,M ( 35...Bg7 36.Nxg5++- )] [ 32.f4!? f5 ( 32...gxf4 33.Nxh6 f3+ 34.g3 Rh1+ 35.Kxh1 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qxb2+ 37.Kh3 Qg2+ 38.Kg4‚ ) 33.Nxh6 Bxh6 34.Qxh6+ Qg7 35.Qxg7+ Kxg7 36.Nxg5 Kf6÷ ]

32...f5?! [ ¹32...f6 33.Bd7!! Qxd7 34.Nxh6 Re8 35.Qg8+ Ke7 36.Qxg7+ Kd8 37.Nf7+ Kc7 ( 37...Kc8 38.Ne4!‚ ) 38.Qxf6 Rf8 39.Qe5+± ]

33.Nxh6 Bxd4 34.Qg8+ [ 34.Bd7! Bg7 35.Qg8+ Ke7 36.Qxe6+ Kd8 37.Qe8# ]

34...Ke7 35.Qf7+ Kd6 36.exd4 Qxf7 37.Nxf7+ Ke7 38.Nxg5 R8c4 39.Ne2 Re1 40.Bb3 Rb4 41.Nf4 Rb1 42.h61-0

D43Beliavsky,A 2710Pavasovic,D 2495

Krsko (m/5) 1997[Beliavsky,A]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.a3 g6 9.e4

[ 9.b4!? - 70/(403) ] 9...dxe4 10.Nxe4 Qf4 11.Bd3 Bg7 12.0-0

[ 12.c5!? 0-0 13.0-0 e5 14.g3 Qg4 15.Re1 exd4 16.Bc4© ]

12...0-0 13.Re1 c5 14.Bf1!?N [ 14.Nxc5 - 66/(360) ]

14...cxd4 [ 14...b6!? ]

15.g3 Qc7 16.Nxd4 a6 [ 16...Qb6 17.Nb5 Bxb2 18.Rb1 Bg7 19.Nbd6 Qc7 20.Bg2© |^ ]

17.Qd2 Nc5 [ 17...b6 18.Rad1 Bb7? 19.Nxe6+- ]

18.Nxc5 Qxc5 19.Rad1 e5 [ 19...Rd8 20.Nb3 Rxd2 21.Nxc5 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Bxb2 ( 22...Bf6 23.b4± ) 23.Rd8+ Kg7 24.Na4 Bf6 25.Re8 Bd4 26.c5!/\ Nb6+/- ]

20.Nb3 Qb6 21.Qb4!² Qxb4 22.axb4 Bf5 23.Nc5 e4

[ 23...b6 24.Nb7! Rfb8 25.Nd6 /\ c5+/- ] 24.Rd2 Rfd8 25.Red1

[ 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Nxe4 Bxb2= ] 25...Rxd2 26.Rxd2 b6

[ 26...Bf8 27.Bg2 a5 28.Nxe4 Bxb4 29.Rd4² ]

27.Nb7 a5? [ ¹27...Rb8 28.Nd6 Bf8 29.c5 bxc5 30.bxc5² ]

28.bxa5 Ra7 29.c5!+- bxc5 [ 29...Rxb7 30.a6 Rc7 ( 30...Ra7 31.cxb6 Rxa6 32.b7 ) 31.cxb6 Rc1 32.b7 Bh3 33.b8Q+ Kh7 34.Qb5 ]

30.a6 Bd4 31.Nd6! Re7 [ 31...e3 32.Rxd4! cxd4 33.Nxf5 gxf5 34.fxe3 dxe3 35.b4 ]

32.Nxf5 gxf5 33.b4! e3 34.Rxd4 cxd4 35.fxe31-0

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D44Ristic,Nen 2475Savanovic,A 2415

Jugoslavija 1997[Savanovic,A]

70/404 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.a4 Bb4 8.e5 h6 9.Bh4

[ 9.exf6 - 70/(404) ] 9...g5 10.exf6 gxh4 11.Ne5 Bb7N

[ 11...c5 - 48/(558) ] 12.Be2 c5!

[ 12...Qxf6? 13.Bf3 ] 13.Bf3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 cxd4!

[ 14...Qxd4? 15.0-0 Bxc3 16.Qxa8 Qxe5 17.bxc3 ]

15.Qxa8? [ 15.Rd1? Qc7 16.0-0 dxc3 17.Qxa8 Bd6 ] [ 15.Qh5 Qc7 16.0-0-0 Bxc3 ( 16...dxc3 17.Rd7 Qxd7 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Qxb5 cxb2+ ) 17.bxc3 d3 18.axb5 Rf8 ] [ 15.0-0-0! Qc7 ( 15...Bxc3 16.bxc3 d3 17.Qxa8 Qd6 18.Rhe1+- ) 16.Nxb5 Qxe5 17.Qxa8 ]

15...dxc3 16.0-0 cxb2 [ 16...Qc7? 17.Nc6 Bd6 18.axb5+- ]

17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Nc6 [ 18.Qe4 a5! 19.axb5 c3 ]

18...Bd6 19.Nxb8 [ 19.axb5 0-0 20.Rd4 Nxc6 21.Qxc6 Qxc6 22.bxc6 c3 23.Rc4 Be5-+ ]

19...0-0 20.Qf3 [ 20.Qc6 Rxb8! 21.Rxd6 Qxc6 22.Rxc6 bxa4-+ ]

20...Rxb8 21.Qg4+ Kf8 22.Rfe1 [ 22.axb5 c3 ( 22...Rxb5?! 23.Rxd6 Qxd6 24.Qxc4 )]

22...Rb6 [ 22...c3 23.Qg7+ Ke8 24.Qg8+ Bf8 ( 24...Kd7 25.Qxf7+ Kc6 26.Qxe6 c2 27.axb5+ Rxb5 28.Rxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qc8+ ) 25.Rxe6+ fxe6 26.Qxe6+ Be7 27.Qg8+= ]

23.a5 Rc6 24.Qxh4 [ 24.f4 ]

24...c3 25.Qxh6+ Ke8 26.Qh5 c2?! [ 26...Bf8?! 27.Qxb5 c2 28.Qxb2 cxd1Q 29.Rxd1 ] [ 26...Bc5! ]

27.Rxe6+ Kd7 28.Re7+ Kc8 29.Qf5+ [ 29.Rxc7+ Kxc7 ( 29...Rxc7? 30.Qf5+

Kb7 31.Qxb5+ Kc8= ; 29...Bxc7 30.Qf5+ Kb7 31.Qxb5+ ∆Bb6?? 32.Rd7+ Kb8 33.Rd8+ Kb7 34.a6+ Kc7 35.Rc8+ Kxc8 36.Qxc6+ ) 30.Qxf7+ Kb8 31.Qe8+ Kb7-+ ]

29...Kd8 [ 29...Kb8

A) 30.Re8+ Kb7 31.Qxb5+ Qb6! ( 31...Rb6?? 32.a6# ); B) 30.Qxb5+ Qb6! ]

30.Rde1 Bxe7 31.fxe7+ Qxe7 32.Qd5+ Qd7 33.Qg5+ Kc8 34.Qg8+ Kb7 35.a6+ Kxa60-1

D44Rogozenko,D 2490Antunes,A 2490

Cairo 1997[Rogozenko,D]

70/405 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Rg8 12.h4 Rxg5 13.hxg5 Nd5 14.g6 fxg6 15.Qg4 Qe7 16.Bg2 Qf7 17.Be4 Ne7 18.Rh8 Nb6 19.Bc2!?N

[ 19.Ke2 - 62/472 ] 19...Nf5 20.Ne4 Kd7™ 21.Rh7

[ 21.0-0-0 Kc7÷ ] 21...Bg7 22.Nd6 Nxd6 23.Bxg6?

[ 23.Qxg6 Qxg6 24.Bxg6 Ne8 ( 24...Nf5 25.g4! Nxd4? 26.Rxg7+ Kd8 27.0-0-0 c5 28.Rh1+- ) 25.Bxe8+ Kxe8 26.Rxg7 Kf8²/\ Bd7 ]

23...Qf8 24.exd6 Kxd6 25.Bc2 [ 25.Be4 Bxd4! ]

25...Bh8 26.0-0-0 Bd7!? [ 26...Nd5 27.Be4 Bd7 28.Bxd5 cxd5 29.Rdh1÷ ∆Bf6 30.Qf4+ Kc6 31.R1h6ƒ ]

27.Rdh1 Qxf2 [ 27...Qf6 28.R7h6 Qxf2 ( 28...Qg7? 29.Qh5+- ) 29.Rxh8 - 27...Qf2 ]

28.Rxh8 Rxh8 29.Rxh8 Qe1+“ [ 29...Nd5!³ ]

30.Bd1 Qe3+ 31.Kb1 Qd3+ 32.Kc1 [ 32.Ka1 Qd2! 33.a3 ( 33.Qf4+ Qxf4 34.gxf4 Nd5³ ><d4, f4 ) 33...c3! ] [ 32.Bc2 Qf1+ 33.Qd1 Qf2 ( 33...Qg2? 34.Qe1± ) 34.g4 Nd5÷ ]

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D45Kramnik,V 2770Ivanchuk,V 2725

Dortmund 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/406 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6

[ 6...a6 - 70/(406) ] 7.Bd3

[ 7.Be2 - 67/511 ] 7...Bb7 8.0-0 Be7 9.b3 Rc8 10.Bb2 c5

[ 10...dxc4 11.bxc4 c5 12.d5! ] [ 10...0-0 11.Rad1² ]

11.cxd5! cxd4?N [ 11...Nxd5 12.Nxd5 cxd4 13.Qe2 Bxd5 14.Nxd4 0-0 15.Ba6± ] [ 11...exd5 12.Bf5² ( 12.Ne5!? cxd4 13.exd4 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Ne4 )]

12.dxe6 dxc3 13.exd7+ Nxd7 [ 13...Qxd7 14.Bf5 ]

14.Bxc3 Bb4 [ 14...Bf6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qe2 ]

15.Bc4 [ 15.Bxb4 Rxc2 16.Bxc2÷ ]

15...Bxf3 [ ¹15...Bxc3 16.Qxc3 0-0 ( 16...b5 17.Qxg7 ) 17.Qd4± ]

16.gxf3 [ 16.Bxb4? Qg5 17.g3 b5 ]

16...Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qg5+ [ 17...b5 18.Qxg7 ]

18.Kh1 b5 19.Qa5! [ 19.Qa5 Rxc4 20.bxc4 Qh5 21.Rg1 Qxf3+ 22.Rg2+- ] [ 19.Rg1? Qh6 20.Rxg7 bxc4 ]

1-0

D45Gurevich,M 2620Sveshnikov,E 2570

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/407 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.h3

[ 10.a3 - 70/(407) ] 10...h6 11.a3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Nh4 Nf8

[ 13...e4? 14.Ng6 Qd8 15.Qb3+- ] 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Nf3N

[ 15.Bd2 - 64/397 ] 15...Bxc3

[ ¹15...Bc7 ] 16.Qxc3 Ne4 17.Qc2 Bf5 18.Nd4 Bg6 19.f3 c5

[ 19...Nd6 20.e4 Nxc4 21.Qxc4² ] 20.Nb5 Nd6

[ 20...a6 - 70/(407) ] 21.e4 Nxc4 22.Qxc4 Red8 23.Be3²><Bg6, Nf8 b6 24.Nc3 Kh8 /\ f5 25.Nd5

Qb7 26.b4! cxb4 27.axb4 Rd7 [ 27...f5 28.Qc7! Qxc7 29.Nxc7 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Rc8 31.exf5 Bxf5 ( 31...Rxc7 32.Rd8± ) 32.Nb5 a5 33.Nd6 Bc2 34.Rd2 Rc3 35.Bxb6 ( 35.b5 ) 35...axb4 36.Ba5± ] [ 27...f6 28.Qc7 ]

28.Qa6 [ 28.Bxh6?! gxh6 29.Qd4+ f6 30.Qxf6+ Kh7 31.Qe5 Rf7 32.Nf6+ Kg7 33.Rd6 Qe7 34.Nh5+ Kh7 35.Nf6+= ]

28...Rb8 29.Qxb7 Rbxb7 30.Rdc1 Ne6 [ 30...f5 31.Rc8 Kg8 32.Nf4± ]

31.Rc6 Nc7 32.Nf4 Bh7 33.g4!/\ h4, g5|^>> Bg8 34.Rac1 Kh7 35.h4 f6

36.g5! Ne8 [ 36...hxg5 37.hxg5 fxg5

A) 38.Kf2 Bf7 ; B) 38.Nh3 Bf7 ( 38...g6 39.Nxg5+ Kg7 40.Bf4 Ne8 41.Be5+ Kh6 42.Kf2 Kxg5 43.f4+ Kg4 44.Rg1+ Kh4 45.Rh1+ Kg4 46.Rxg6# ) 39.Nxg5+ Kg8 40.Bf4 Ne8 ; C) 38.Ng6! Rd8 ( 38...Ne6 39.Rxe6 Bxe6 40.Nf8+ ; 38...Rb8 39.Kf2 ; 38...Rf7 39.R1c2 Rf6 40.Nf8+!!+- ) 39.Kf2 Ne6 ( 39...Be6 40.Ne7 ) 40.Ne5 g6 41.Bxg5! Re8 ( 41...Nxg5 42.Rh1+ Kg7 43.Rxg6+ Kf8 44.Rxg5 ) 42.Bf6 Nf4 43.Rc7+ ( 43.Ke3 Ng2+ 44.Kd2 Nf4 ) 43...Rxc7 44.Rxc7+ Kh6 45.Ng4+ Kh5 46.Be7+- ]

37.g6+ Kh8 38.Rc8 Nd6 39.Ra8 Rbc7 40.Rxc7 Rxc7 41.Rd8± Nb7 42.Ra8 Nd6 43.Nd5 Rc8

[ 43...Rd7 44.Bd4 ( 44.Bxh6 gxh6 45.Rxg8+ Kxg8 46.Nxf6+ Kg7 47.Nxd7 Kxg6 ) 44...Nf5 45.Bc3 Ne7 46.Nxf6 Rd3 47.Be5 Rxf3 48.Rf8+- /\ Ne8 ] [ 43...Rb7 44.Bd4+- ]

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44.Rxa7 b5 45.h5 Nf5 46.Bc5 Ng3 [ 46...Bxd5 47.exd5 Ng3 48.d6+- ]

47.Nf41-0

D45Gurevich,D 2580Tukmakov,V 2575

Geneve 1997[Gurevich,D]

70/408 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.d4 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Be2 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Qxe4 Nf6! 13.Qh4 c5 14.Bb2

[ 14.dxc5 - 58/476 ] 14...Ne4! 15.Qh5!?N

[ 15.Qh3 Ng5 16.Nxg5 Qxg5 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Qg3 Qxg3 19.hxg3= ]

15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 Qf6! 17.Rad1! [] [ 17.f3? Nd2 ( 17...Nc5∓ ) 18.Rf2 ( 18.Rfd1 Bf4∓ ) 18...Bf4∓ ]

17...Rad8 [ 17...Rfd8 18.Bd3! [] Bc5 19.Nc6! ( 19.Bxe4!? Bxe4 20.Nc6 Qxb2 21.Nxd8 Qf6 22.Qe2 Qg6 23.g3 Qf5 24.Rd7 Bf3 25.Qd3 Qxd3 26.Rxd3 Be2 27.Rd7 Bxf1 28.Kxf1 Kf8 29.Nc6 a5 30.Ke2± ) 19...Rxd3 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Qe5!F i s h b e i n , A ( 21.Qe2? Rxd1 22.Rxd1

Bxc6-+ ; 21.Qxc5? bxc5 22.Rxd3 Bxc6∓ ) 21...Rxd1 ( 21...Bxf2+ 22.Kh1 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Bxc6 24.Qc7+- ) 22.Rxd1 Bxc6 23.Qc7! Be4 ( 23...Be8? 24.Qb7+- ) 24.Rd8+ Rxd8 25.Qxd8+ Bf8 26.Qc7± ] [ 17...Be5!

A) 18.f3 Nc5 ( 18...g6 19.Qh6 Bf4 20.fxe4 Qxd4+ 21.Bxd4 Bxh6 22.Bf3 Rfd8 23.Bf6 ) 19.f4 Bxf4 20.Bc1 e5 21.g3 exd4 22.Rxf4 Qe6 23.Bg4 ( 23.Rfxd4? g6! 24.Qg4 f5-+ ); B) 18.Bf3 Rad8 19.Nc6 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Bxb2 21.Bxe4 g6= ; C) 18.Bd3 Bxd4 19.Bxe4 Bxb2 20.Bxb7 Rad8= ]

18.Bd3! [] Bc5?! [ 18...Be5 19.Nc6! ] [ 18...Qg6 19.Qxg6 hxg6 20.Nb5² ]

19.Nc6!! [ 19.Bxe4? Bxe4 20.Nc6 Qxb2 21.Nxd8 Qf6! 22.Qe2 Ba8 23.Qd3 ( 23.Qd2 Qg6!

24.g3 Qe4-+ ) 23...Be7-+ ] 19...Qxb2

[ 19...Bxf2+ 20.Kh1 Qxb2 21.Nxd8 g6 22.Qe2 Qxe2 23.Bxe2 Ba8 24.Bf3 Bc5 25.Bxe4 Bxe4 26.Rd7+- ] [ 19...Rxd3 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Qxc5!! [] bxc5 ( 21...Rxd1? 22.Ne7+ Kh8 23.Ng6+ ) 22.Ne7+ Kh8 23.Rxd3 Re8 24.Rfd1 Rxe7 25.Rd8+ Re8 ( 25...Ne8? 26.R1d7+- ; 25...Ng8 26.Rb8+- ) 26.R1d7 Bc6 27.Rxe8+ Nxe8 28.Rxa7‡ Kg8 29.Ra5+- ]

20.Nxd8 g6 [ 20...Bxf2+ 21.Kh1 ] [ 20...Rxd8 21.Bxe4 Rxd1 22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Rxd1+- ] [ 20...Ba8 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.Rd7 Qxa2 23.b4! Serper,G Qa4 24.Rfd1 ]

21.Qe2! [] [ 21.Qh4? Nxf2 22.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 23.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rxd8-+ ] [ 21.Qf3? Nxf2-+ ]

21...Nxf2 [ 21...Qxe2 22.Bxe2 Ba8 23.Bf3‡ a5 24.Bxe4 Bxe4 25.Rd7+- ]

22.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 23.Kf1!+- Bxg2+ [ 23...Qxe2+ 24.Bxe2 ]

24.Kxg2 Qf6 25.Qxf2 Qxd8“ 26.Be2 Qg5+ 27.Qg3 Qa5 28.a4 Rc8 29.h4“ Rc5 30.Qf4 Kg7 31.Rf1 Rf5 32.Qd4+ e5 33.Rxf5 gxf5 34.Qd3 e4 35.Qd4+ Kg8 36.h5 Qe1 37.Qd8+ Kg7 38.Qd4+

[ 38.h6+! Kg6 39.Qd6+ Kg5 40.Qg3+ Qxg3+ 41.Kxg3 f4+ 42.Kf2 f3 ( 42...a5 43.b4 axb4 44.c5 b3 45.Bc4 b2 46.Ba2 bxc5 47.a5 Kg4 48.a6 e3+ 49.Ke2 f3+ 50.Kxe3 Kg3 51.a7 f2 52.Ke2 Kg2 53.a8Q+ ) 43.Bf1 ( 43.Bd1 Kf4 44.b4 e3+ 45.Ke1 e2 46.Bxe2 fxe2= ) 43...Kf4 44.b4 e3+ 45.Ke1 e2 46.Bxe2 fxe2 47.c5 Ke5 48.c6!+- ( 48.cxb6 axb6 49.a5 bxa5 50.bxa5 Kd5 51.Kxe2 Kc5 52.Ke3 Kb5 53.Ke4 Kxa5 54.Ke5 Kb5 55.Kf6 Kc6 56.Kg7 f5 57.Kxh7 f4 58.Kg7 f3 59.h7 f2 60.h8Q f1Q= )]

38...Kg8 39.Qf2 Qd2 40.Bf1“ [ 40.Bf1 Qg5+ ( 40...Qd7 41.h6 Qe6 42.Qg3+ ) 41.Qg3 f6 42.Qxg5+ fxg5 43.b4 Kf7 ( 43...h6 44.c5 bxc5 45.b5 Kf7 46.a5 Ke7 47.b6 axb6 48.a6 ) 44.c5 bxc5 45.b5 Ke7 46.a5 Kd7 47.b6 axb6 48.a6 Kc6 49.Bb5+ Kc7 50.h6! g4 51.Kf2 Kb8

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52.Bc4 b5 53.Bxb5 ( 53.Bg8? c4 54.Bxh7 c3 ) 53...Ka7 54.Bc4 Kb6 55.Bg8 Kxa6 56.Bxh7 c4 57.Bxf5 ]

1-0

D45Avrukh,B 2550Gurevich,M 2620

Antwerpen (open) 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/409 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 0-0 8.0-0-0 c5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Ng5 h6!?N

[ 10...cxd4 11.Nxd5 g6 12.Ne4 Nxd5 13.Nxd6 N7f6 14.Qc5÷ ] [ 10...g6 - 59/(473) ]

11.h4!? Re8! [ 11...cxd4 12.exd4÷ ( 12.Nxd5 Re8 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.Bc4 hxg5 15.hxg5 Ne4÷ ) ∆12...hxg5?! 13.hxg5 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxe4‚ ]

12.Bd3!? [ 12.Nxd5 hxg5 ( 12...Nxd5 13.Qh7+ Kf8 14.Qh8+ Ke7 15.Qxg7 hxg5∓ ) 13.hxg5 ( 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.hxg5 Ne4∓ ) 13...Nxd5 14.Qh7+ Kf8∓ ]

12...Nf8!? /\ hg5 [ 12...c4?! 13.Bh7+ Kf8 14.Nxf7 ( 14.Bf5!? ) 14...Kxf7 15.Bg6+ ( 15.Qg6+ Kf8 16.Nxd5ƒ ) 15...Kf8 16.Bxe8 Qxe8 17.f3ƒ ] [ 12...hxg5 13.hxg5 Ng4 ( 13...Ne4 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nxe4© ) 14.Bh7+ ( 14.Be2 Nf8 ) 14...Kf8 15.Bf5 Nb6 16.dxc5!? Bxc5 17.Ne4! ( 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.Bb4 Bxf5 19.Rh8+ Ke7 20.Bxc5+ Ke6∓ ) 17...Bxf5 ( 17...Bd6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bc3‚ ) 18.Rh8+ Ke7 19.Qxc5+ Kd7 20.Qd6+ Kc8 21.Qxd8+ Rxd8 22.Nd6+ Kd7 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Nxf5÷ ]

13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Nf3 [ 14.Nh3 Bg4! /\ Rc8<=> 15.f3 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 Bxe3∓ ]

14...Be6?! [ 14...Bg4 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.Bf5 Bxf5 17.Qxf5 Qd7÷ ]

15.Nd4!? /\ f3, g4-g5|^>> Rc8 16.f3 N6d7!? 17.Kb1

[ 17.g4!? Ne5 18.Be2 Bxd4 ( 18...Nc4 19.Bxc4 Bxd4 20.Bb5 Bxc3 21.Bxc3² )

19.exd4 Nc4÷ ] 17...a6 /\ b5-b4<=><< 18.Nxe6

[ 18.g4 Ne5 19.Be2 b5 20.g5 h5 21.f4 Bxd4 22.exd4 Bg4!³ ]

18...fxe6 19.f4!? /\ f5 ><d5 b5 20.f5 Nf6 [ 20...b4 21.fxe6 Nf6 22.Ne2 Bxe3 23.Qb3 Bxd2 24.Rxd2ƒ ]

21.Qb3 Kh8!? [ 21...e5 22.e4± ]

22.fxe6 Nxe6 23.Bf5?! [ 23.Bg6!

A) 23...Re7 A1) 24.Ne2 Bd6÷ ; A2) 24.Bc1 Bb6 ( 24...Rd7 25.g4ƒ ) 25.Nxd5 Rxc1+!? 26.Rxc1!? ( 26.Kxc1 Nc5 27.Qc2 Nxd5 28.e4 Rc7 29.Kb1 Nd7∓ ) 26...Nxd5 ( 26...Qxd5 27.Rc8+ Nd8 28.Qxd5 Nxd5 29.Rd1ƒ ) 27.Rhd1 Rd7÷ ; A3) 24.g4!

A3a) 24...Nxg4 25.Nxd5 Rd7 26.Bf5! Rc6 ( 26...Rxd5 27.Bxe6+- ) 27.Bxg4 ( 27.Nf4 Nxf4 28.Bxd7 Qxd7 29.exf4 Nf2³ ) 27...Rxd5 28.Bf3 Rd3 29.Ba5! Rxb3 30.Bxd8+- ; A3b) 24...d4 25.g5 dxc3 26.gxf6± ;

B) 23...Rf8 24.Bc1² ∆Bb6 25.Nxd5 Rxc1+ 26.Kxc1 Nc5 27.Qc2 Nxd5 28.e4± ]

23...Bf8! /\ Rc4, Nc5<=><< 24.Bc1 [ 24.g4 Nc5 25.Qc2 b4 26.Bxc8 bxc3 27.Bxc3 Qxc8 28.g5 Ng4 29.gxh6 Nxh6 30.Rxd5 Ne4÷ ]

24...Rc4! /\ Nc5|^ 25.Bxe6 [ 25.Bd3 Nc5 26.Qc2 Nxd3 27.Qxd3 Re5³ ]

25...Rxe6³ 26.Ne2 /\ Nf4-g6<=>>> Bd6 27.Qd3 Be5 28.Qf5 Qe8!? 29.g3 Bc7!/\ Re5, Bb6 ><e3 30.Rhf1

[ 30.Nf4 Bxf4 31.gxf4 ( 31.exf4 h5³ ) 31...a5!? ( 31...Rec6 32.Rhg1 Qe4+ 33.Qxe4 Rxe4ƒ ) 32.Rhg1 a4ƒ ]

30...Rce4 31.Nd4 R6e5 32.Qf3 Qg6 33.Ka1 Kh7?!

[ 33...Bb6! 34.Nf5 Kh7∓ /\ Ng4 ] 34.Ne2 Bb6

[ 34...Rc4!? ] 35.Nc3 Rg4 36.Rg1?

[ 36.Nxd5 Nxd5 ( 36...Rxd5? 37.Rxd5 Rxg3 38.h5!+- ) 37.Rxd5 Rxg3 38.Qh1 ( 38.Rxe5 Rxf3 39.Rxf3 Qg4!∓ 40.Rf4

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Qg1 41.Kb1 Bc7-+ ) 38...Re7 39.h5 Qe4³ ]

36...Rf5 37.Qg2 d4! 38.e4 [ 38.Ne2 dxe3 39.Qb7 Nh5 40.Qxa6 Nxg3 41.Bxe3 ( 41.Nxg3 Rxg3 42.Rxg3 Qxg3 43.Qxb6 e2-+ ) 41...Bxe3 42.Qxg6+ Rxg6 43.Rxg3 Rxg3 44.Nxg3 Rf3∓ ]

38...Re5 39.Nd5 Nxd5 40.exd5 d3 41.Rge1 Rxg3 42.Qh1 Rxe1 43.Rxe1

[ 43.Qxe1 Rg1 44.Qd2 Rxd1 45.Qxd1 Qe4-+ ]

43...Ba5!-+ 44.h5 Qg4 45.Rd1 [ 45.Re4 Rg1 ]

45...d2 [ 45...d2 46.Bxd2 Bxd2 47.Rxd2 Rg1+ ]

0-1

D46Karpov,An 2745Gelfand,B 2695

Biel 1997[Karpov,An]

70/410 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5

[ 9...a6 - 70/(410) ] 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Bd2 b4!?N

[ 11...Qe7 - 65/424 ] [ 11...a6 ] [ 11...a5 ]

12.Ne4 [ 12.Na4 c5! 13.Nxc5 Nxc5 14.dxc5 Rc8 15.Bxb4 Bxf3! 16.gxf3 Nd5 17.Ba3 Qg5+ 18.Kh1 Qh5 19.f4 Bxf4!! ( 19...Qf3+ 20.Kg1 Bxf4 21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Be4 Nxe3! 23.Bxf3 Nxc2 24.c6™ ) 20.f3 ( 20.exf4 Qf3+ 21.Kg1 Nxf4-+ ) 20...Nxe3∓ ]

12...Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Nf6 14.a3 [ 14.Ng5?! h6 15.Nh7 Nxe4-+ ]

14...bxa3 15.bxa3 [ 15.b4 a5 ( 15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Qe7 17.Qd3 a5 18.bxa5 c5 ) 16.bxa5 Qe7„ ]

15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Qe7 17.Rfb1 Rab8 18.Qg4

[ 18.Qc2 c5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Bb4 Bxb4 21.axb4 Bxf3³ ]

18...c5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Bc3 f6 [ 20...f6 21.Nd4 Bd5 22.e4 Bxd4 23.Bxd4 Ba8= ]

½-½

D46Granda Zuniga,J 2625Illescas Cordoba,M 2585

Espana 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/411 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Ne2N Rc8

[ 11...c5!? ] 12.Qb1 c5!

[ 12...a6 13.b4² ] [ 12...b4 13.a3² ]

13.Bxb5 cxd4 14.exd4 [ 14.Nfxd4? Bxh2+! 15.Kxh2 Ng4+ 16.Kg3 ( 16.Kh3 Qg5-+ 17.e4 Qh5+ 18.Kg3 Qh2+ 19.Kxg4 Ne5+ 20.Kg5 f6# ) 16...Qg5 17.f3 ( 17.f4 Qh5 18.e4 Nc5 19.Bd3 f5∓ -> ) 17...Nxe3+ 18.Kf2 Qxg2+ 19.Kxe3 Qxf1 ( 19...e5 20.Rg1 exd4+ 21.Kd2 Qh3 ) 20.Bxd7 Rc7 21.Bb5 e5∓-> ]

[ 14.Nexd4 Ne5© ] 14...Be4! 15.Bd3 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qa5© 17.Ng3 Qd5 18.Ba6!? Rb8

[ 18...Qxf3?! 19.Bxc8 Rxc8 20.Be3 Ng4 21.Qd1 Nxh2 22.Qxf3 ( 22.Kxh2!? Bxg3+ 23.Kh3 ) 22...Nxf3+ 23.Kg2 Nh4+ 24.Kh3± ]

19.Qd3 Rb4 20.Qc3! [ 20.Rd1 Nb8!∓ ]

20...Nb8!? [ 20...Ra4 21.Be2 Nb6© ]

21.Bd3 [ 21.Be2 Nc6 22.Be3 Nxd4

A) 23.Rad1? Nxe2+! 24.Nxe2 Qxf3! 25.Rxd6 Rg4+ 26.Ng3 Ne4∓ 27.Qc6 h5! 28.Re1 ( 28.Rd4 h4 29.Rxe4 hxg3-+ ; 28.Rfd1 h4 29.Rd8 hxg3 30.Rxf8+ Kh7 31.hxg3 Rxg3+ 32.fxg3 Qxe3+-+ ; 28.Rd3 h4 29.h3 hxg3 30.hxg4 g2!-+ ) 28...h4 29.Bc5 h3 30.Kf1 Nd2+ 31.Kg1 Re4-+ ; B) ¹23.Rfd1 ]

21...Rxd4 22.Rd1! [ 22.Be4 Nxe4 23.fxe4 Qc4 24.Be3 Qxc3 25.bxc3 Ra4³ ]

22...Bxg3 [ 22...Be5!? 23.Be3 Rh4 24.Qc5 Qxc5 25.Bxc5 Rc8 26.Bxa7 Ra4© ]

23.Bxh7+™ Nxh7 24.Rxd4 Be5 25.Rxd5 Bxc3 26.Rb5! Bf6

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[ 26...Bd4 27.Be3² ] 27.Be3 Nc6 28.Rd1!

[ 28.Rc1? Nd4∓ ] 28...Ra8!? /\ Nf8

[ 28...e5 ] 29.f4!

[ 29.Rd6 Ne5³ ] 29...e5

[ 29...a6 30.Rb6 Ne7 31.Rdd6 a5 32.Ra6² ] [ 29...a5!? ]

30.fxe5 Nxe5 31.Rdd5?! [ 31.b3!

A) 31...Nf8 32.Ra5 Nc6 ( 32...a6 33.Rd6 ) 33.Ra6 Nb4 34.Ra4 a5 35.Bb6 Ne6 36.Bxa5 Nc6 37.Bb6 Rxa4 38.bxa4± ; B) 31...Ng4! 32.Bf4 Bh4! ( 32...Bd8 33.h3 Ngf6 34.Be3² ) 33.Bg3 Bd8! ( 33...Bxg3 34.hxg3 Re8 35.Ra5± ) 34.h3 Ngf6 35.Rb8 Rxb8 36.Bxb8 Bb6= ]

31...a6! 32.Rb7 Nf8= 33.Bf4 Nfg6½-½

D47Douven,R 2425Boersma,P 2350

Nederland 1997[Boersma,P]

70/412 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bb3

[ 8.Be2 - 70/(412) ] 8...b4 9.Ne2 c5 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf4 0-0 12.Re1 Bb7 13.Ng5N

[ 13.d5 - 25/612 ] 13...Qb6 14.Nfxe6 fxe6 15.Nxe6 Kh8

[ 15...cxd4 16.Nxf8+ Kxf8 17.exd4 Qc6 18.d5!? ]

16.d5! [ 16.Nxf8 Rxf8 17.d5 Ne4 18.f3 Bxh2+ 19.Kxh2 Qh6+ 20.Kg1 Ng3-+ 21.e4 Qh1+ 22.Kf2 Qh4 23.Kg1 ( 23.Ke3 Nxe4 ) 23...Ne5 ]

16...Rfe8 17.e4 Ne5! 18.Bc2? [ 18.f4? Rxe6 19.dxe6 c4+ 20.Be3 Bc5-+ ] [ 18.Bg5?! Nxe4 19.Rxe4 Rxe6 20.dxe6 Bxe4 21.e7 Re8 22.Ba4 Rxe7!∓ ]

[ 18.Bf4÷ ] 18...Neg4! 19.g3

[ 19.h3 Bh2+ 20.Kf1 Ba6+ 21.Bd3 c4 22.hxg4 cxd3-+ ]

19...c4 20.Rf1 Rxe6 21.dxe6 Bc5 22.Qe2 Qxe6 23.Kg2

[ 23.h3 Nxf2 24.Rxf2 Qxh3-+ ] 23...Nxe4 24.f3 Ng5!

[ 24...Nxh2 25.Kxh2 Bc8! 26.Qg2 ( 26.g4 Ng3 27.Qxe6 Nxf1+ 28.Kg2 Bxe6 29.Kxf1 Bd5-+ ) 26...Qe5-+ ] [ 24...Ngf6 ]

25.Qxe6 Nxe6 26.Bf5 Ne5 27.Bxe6 Re8 28.Bf5 Nxf3! 29.Kh3 Re2 30.Rxf3 Bxf3 31.Bf4 h5! 32.Rc1 Be7 33.g4 Bg2+ 34.Kg3 h4#0-1

D48Volzhin,A 2505Kupreichik,V 2500

Aarhus 1997[Mikhalevski,V; Volzhin,A]

70/413 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 cxd3 12.exd7+ Qxd7 13.0-0 Bb7 14.Re1 Rd8!?N

[ 14...Be7 - 66/(385) ] 15.e5 Nd5 16.Ne4

[ 16.Qxd3?! Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Rc8© ( 17...Be7? 18.e6 )]

16...Bb4™ [ 16...Be7 17.Qxd3 0-0 18.Neg5± ]

17.Bg5! [ 17.Nd6+ Bxd6! ( 17...Kf8 18.Nxb7 Qxb7 19.Bd2ƒ ><Kf8 ) 18.exd6+ Kf8 19.Qxd3 Qxd6 /\ f6, Kf7 ]

17...0-0™ [ 17...Bxe1 18.Nd6+ Kf8 19.Bxd8 Bxf2+ ( 19...Qxd8 20.Nxe1± ) 20.Kxf2 Qxd8 21.Qxd3 Qb6+ 22.Qd4!? ( 22.Kg3± )]

18.Bxd8 Rxd8 [ 18...Bxe1

A) 19.Nxe1 Qxd8! ( 19...Rxd8 20.Nc5 Qc6 21.Nxb7 Qxb7 22.Qxd3 Qe7 23.Nf3± ) 20.Qxd3 Qe7! 21.Qg3 f6 22.Nxf6+ Nxf6 23.exf6 Qxf6 24.Nd3 Qd4!© ( 24...Be4 25.Ne5! Re8 26.Qb3+± );

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B) 19.Bg5! Bb4 ( 19...Nb4? 20.Nc5 Bxf3 21.Nxd7 Bxd1 22.Rxd1+- ) 20.a3! Be7 21.Qxd3± ]

19.Qxd3 Bxe1 20.Rxe1 Qg4 /\ Qg2 21.Qd4!± Qg6

[ 21...Rd7 /\ Nf4, /\ 22.Nf6 Nf6 23.ef6 h5!~/= 22.h3 /\ Nc5+- ]

22.h3 h6 23.Nd6 Ba8 24.Nh4 [ 24.Kh2!? ]

24...Qg5 [ 24...Qe6 25.Nhf5 /\ Qg4-> ]

25.Re4!? /\ Rg4->><g7 f5!? /\ 26.Nhf5 Nf4 [ 25...f6!? 26.Rg4! ( 26.Nhf5? Nf4 ; 26.Nf3? fxe5 27.Rxe5 Qc1+ 28.Re1 Qf4÷ )

A) 26...fxe5 27.Qc5 Qf6 28.Rg6! Qxh4 ( 28...Qf4 29.Nhf5+- ) 29.Rxg7+ Kh8 30.Qa7 Qf6 ( 30...Nf6 31.Qe7+- ) 31.Rh7+ Kg8 32.Nf5! Ne7 33.Qxe7 Qxe7 34.Rxe7+- ; B) 26...Qxe5 27.Ndf5! Rd7 ( 27...Qxd4 28.Rxg7+ Kf8 29.Ng6+ Ke8 30.Nxd4+- ; 27...g5 28.Nxh6+ Kh7 29.Qxe5 fxe5 30.Nf7+- ) 28.Nxh6+ Kh7™ 29.Qd3++- ; C) 26...Nf4!? 27.Qa7!! [] ( 27.Qxf4? Qxf4 28.Rxf4 fxe5 ) 27...Nxh3+ ( 27...Ne2+ 28.Kh2 Qxe5+ 29.f4+- ) 28.gxh3 Qc1+ 29.Kh2 Qh1+ 30.Kg3 Qg1+ 31.Ng2! Qxg2+ 32.Kh4 g5+ 33.Kh5 Qxh3+ 34.Kg6 Qd3+ 35.Nf5 Qd7 36.Rd4!? Qe8+ 37.Kxh6 Qf8+ 38.Kg6 Qe8+ 39.Kxf6 Qf8+ 40.Kg6 Qe8+ 41.Kxg5+- ]

26.Nf3! Qg6 27.Re1+- Nc7 28.Qe3 Nd5 29.Qd2 Nb6 30.Qf4 Qe6 31.Nd4 Qd5 32.f3 Rf8 33.e61-0

D48Zakharstov,V 2430Galkin,A 2540

Russia 1997[Galkin,A]

70/414 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 c4 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Qe2 Bd6 15.Ng5 Nc5 16.f4 e5 17.a4 Qc6?!N

[ 17...Qb6 - 49/502 ] 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8+ Bxa8 20.Nd5

[ 20.fxe5 Bxe5 21.Nf3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 0-0 23.e5 Re8÷ ] [ 20.Nf3!? ]

20...Ncd7™ 21.Ne6?! [ 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Nf3± ( 22.Rf5 g6!? )] [ 21.Kh1 ]

21...Nxd5! [ 21...Kf7 22.Ng5+± ] [ 21...g6 22.f5± ]

22.exd5 [ 22.Nxg7+ Kd8 ]

22...Qxd5 23.Nxg7+ [ 23.f5 Nf6 24.Nxg7+ Kf7 25.Ne6 Rg8 26.Ng5+ Ke7„ ><g2 ] [ 23.Qh5+ g6! ( 23...Ke7 24.Qg5+ Kxe6 25.Qg4+! Kf7 26.Qxd7+± ) 24.Bxg6+ Ke7! ( 24...hxg6 25.Qxh8+ Ke7 26.Qg7+ Kxe6 27.f5+ gxf5 28.Qg6+ Ke7 29.Bg5++- ) 25.Qg5+ Nf6 26.fxe5 Qxe5 ]

23...Kd8 24.Rd1 [ 24.fxe5 Qxe5 ] [ 24.f5 Rg8 25.Bg5+ ( 25.f6 Nxf6 26.Bg5 Bc5+ 27.Kh1 Qxg2+ 28.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Rxg7∓ ) 25...Be7 26.f6 Nxf6 27.Rxf6 Rxg7 28.Rf8+ Kc7 ]

24...Bc5+ 25.Kh1 [ 25.Kf1 Qxg2+™ 26.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2- 25.Kh1 ( 27.Ke2?! e4 28.Ne6+ Ke7

29.Rxd7+ Kxe6∓ )] 25...Qxg2+! 26.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Rg8 28.fxe5 Rxg7+ 29.Kf3 Ke7 30.Bf4 Ke6

[ 30...Nf8?! 31.Rd5 Ne6 32.Bf5 ] 31.Be4 Rg1! 32.Bd5+

[ 32.Rxg1 Bxg1 33.Bxh7 Nxe5+= ] [ 32.Rd5 Rf1+ 33.Kg3 Rg1+= ] [ 32.Rd2 Rf1+ 33.Kg3 Nxe5 ]

32...Kf5 33.Be4+ [ 33.Rxg1 Bxg1 34.e6 Nf6 35.e7 ( 35.Bc6 Kxe6 36.Bxb5 Kd5= ) 35...Bc5 36.Bc6 Bxe7 37.Bxb5 Nh5!? 38.Bd2 ( 38.Bc1 Bd6 39.h3 Bf4 40.Bxf4 Nxf4= ) 38...Bd6 39.h3 Be5 40.Bc3 Bxc3 41.bxc3 Nf4= ]

33...Ke6½-½

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D48Gelfand,B 2700Bareev,E 2665

Novgorod 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/415 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Be3 e5 16.Nf3!!N Kramnik,V

[ 16.Nf5 - 67/523 ] 16...Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Re1! Bd6

[ 18...Bb4? 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Bd2! Bxd2 21.Rxe4± ]

19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Ng5 Bd3! 21.Qf3 0-0-0 22.Qa8+

[ 22.Nf7 A) 22...Rhf8 23.Qa8+ Kd7 24.Nxd8 Rxd8 25.Qxa6+- ; B) 22...Qb7!? 23.Qxb7+ ( 23.Qh3+ Kb8 24.Nxh8 Rxh8© ) 23...Kxb7 24.Bg5!+- ; C) 22...e4 23.Qh3+ Kb7 24.Nxh8 Rxh8 25.Bd4 Rd8 26.Qxh7 Be5÷ ; D) 22...Kb8!? Huzman,A 23.Nxh8 Rxh8© ]

22...Kd7 23.Qxa6 Rb8! 24.Nf7 Rhf8 25.Nxd6 Qxd6 26.Qa5² Ke6?!

[ 26...Qc6 27.a4 ] 27.f4! Ra8

[ 27...e4 28.a4 bxa4 29.Qh5‚ ] 28.fxe5

[ 28.Qxb5 Rfb8 29.fxe5 Qc7 30.Qc5 Qxc5 31.Bxc5 Rxb2= ] [ 28.Qd2!? Kf7 ( 28...e4 29.Qf2 ) 29.Qf2‚ ]

28...Rxa5 29.exd6 Kxd6 30.Bd2 [ 30.b4!? A l t e rman , B Raa8 ( 30...cxb3 31.Rad1 bxa2 32.Rxd3++- ) 31.Bc5+ Kd5 32.Bxf8 Rxf8 33.Re7 ( 33.a4 bxa4 34.Rxa4 c3 ) 33...Kd4 34.Rb7

A) 34...c3 35.Rd7+ Kc4 36.Rd1 Rf4 ( 36...c2 37.Rc7+ Kd4 38.Rxc2 ) 37.Rc7+ Kd4 38.a3+- ; B) 34...Kc3! 35.Rxb5

B1) 35...Kb2 B1a) 36.Rd1 Kc2 ( 36...Kxa2 37.Rd5 Kb3 38.b5± ) 37.Re1 Kd2 ; B1b) 36.Re1 c3 ( 36...Kxa2 37.Rd5± ) 37.Rd5 Bg6 38.b5 c2 39.Rc5 Rb8!? ( 39...Rd8 40.b6± ) 40.a4 Kb3 ;

B2) 35...Kd2 36.Rc5 c3 37.b5 c2„ ]

30...Ra4 31.a3 Rf7 32.Bb4+ Kd5 33.Bc3?! [ 33.Re8! Ra6 34.Rae1 ( 34.Rd8+ Kc6 35.Re1 Kc7 ) 34...Raf6 35.R1e5+ Kc6 36.h3! Kd7 37.R5e7+± ]

33...Raa7 34.Re5+ Kc6 35.Rae1 [ 35.Re6+ Kd5 36.Rae1 Rf1+= ]

35...Rad7 36.h3 Rf5? [ ¹36...g6 ]

37.Re6+ Kb7 38.Re7 Rf7 [ 38...Rf1+ 39.Kh2 ]

39.R7e5 Kc6 40.Rg5± Rde7 41.Rxe7 Rxe7 42.Bxg7 Re2 R 9/j 43.Bd4

[ 43.Bc3!? ] 43...Be4 44.h4 h6 45.Rg7

[ 45.Rc5+ Kd6 46.Rxb5 Rxg2+ 47.Kf1 c3= ]

45...Kd5 46.Bc3 h5 47.Rg5+ Kc6 48.Kh2 [ 48.Rxh5 Rxg2+ 49.Kf1 Rh2² ]

48...Bd5 [ 48...Bf3 49.Kg3! ∆Bg4 50.Rxg4 hxg4 51.h5+- ]

49.Rxh5 Rxg2+ 50.Kh3 Rg6 51.Rh8 [ 51.Re5 Bg2+ 52.Kh2 Bf3± ]

51...Be6+ 52.Kh2 Kd5 53.Rh5+ Kc6 54.Rh8

[ 54.Re5 Bf7!± ∆55.Bd4 Rd6 /\ Rd5 ] 54...Kd5 55.h5? Rg8 56.Rh7 Rg4 57.h6 Ke4 58.Rh8

[ 58.Bd2 Kf3 59.Re7 Rg2+ ( 59...Rh4+ 60.Kg1 Rg4+ 61.Kf1 Rh4= ) 60.Kh1 Bd5 61.Be1 ( 61.Be3 Kg3 62.Rg7+ Kh3 63.Rxg2 Bxg2+ 64.Kg1 Be4 65.Kf2 Kg4 66.Bd2 Kh5 67.Ke3 Bc2 68.Kd4 Kg6= ) 61...Re2 62.h7 ( 62.Rxe2 Kxe2+ 63.Kh2 Bg8 64.Bc3 Kf3= ) 62...Rxe7 63.h8Q Rxe1+ 64.Kh2 Re2+= ] [ 58.Rb7 - 58.Rh8 ]

58...Rg8 59.Rh7 Rg6 60.Rh8 Rg8 61.Rh7 Rg4

[ 61...Rg6= ] 62.Rb7 Rh4+ 63.Kg2 Rxh6 64.Rxb5 Bd5 65.Kf2 Ra6 66.Rc5 Ra7 67.Rc8 Be6 68.Re8 Kd5 69.Ke3 Rh7 70.a4 Bd7 71.Ra8 Re7+ 72.Kf4 Re4+ 73.Kg5 Bc6 74.Ra7 Re8 75.a5 Kc5 76.Rc7 Kb5 77.Kf6 Rf8+ 78.Ke5 Re8+ 79.Kd6 Rd8+ 80.Ke7 Re8+ 81.Kf7 Rd8 82.Kg6 Rg8+ 83.Kh6 Rd8 84.Re7 Re8 85.Rf7 Re6+ 86.Kg5 Rd6 87.Rf8 Rd7 88.Kf4 Ra7 89.Rf5+ Ka6 90.Ke3 Rd7 91.Rc5 Bb5 92.Ke4 Rd8 93.Rc7 Rd7 94.Rc8 Kb7 95.Rc5 Ka6 96.Rg5 Bc6+ 97.Ke3 Rd3+

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98.Ke2 Rd5 99.Rg6 Kb5 100.a6 Rd7½-½

D48Alterman,B 2615Gabriel,Ch 2575

Bad Homburg 1997[Alterman,B]

70/416 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 Qc7 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.0-0 Bb7 13.Bc2 c4 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Be3 e5 16.Nf3 Rd8N 17.Qe2 Be7 18.a4!

[ 18.Ng5 h6 19.Bxc5 hxg5 20.Be3 g4 21.a4 b4 22.Nd5‚ ]

18...Ncxe4™ [ 18...b4 19.Qxc4 bxc3 20.b4 Nfxe4 21.bxc5 Nxc5 22.Rad1‚ @ ]

19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxe4 21.axb5 axb5 22.Ra7 Qd6

[ 22...Qb8 23.Nh4!± ] 23.Bd4!

[ 23.Bf4 Qd3! ( 23...exf4 24.Qxe4+- ) 24.Qxd3 cxd3 25.Bxe5 d2 26.Rd1 Bc5! ] [ 23.Bh6 gxh6 24.Qxe4 0-0 25.Nxe5 Qe6!² ]

23...Ng5 [ 23...Nd2 24.Qxd2 exd4 25.Re1 Rd7 26.Ra8+ Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8 28.Qg5 Kf8 29.Qxb5+- ] [ 23...exd4 24.Qxe4 Rd7 ( 24...Qc5 25.Rb7 Rf8 26.Re1 Rd7 27.Rb8+ Rd8 28.Rxb5+- ) 25.Ra8+ Rd8 26.Rxd8+ ( 26.Re1?? 0-0 ) 26...Qxd8 27.Nxd4+- ]

24.Nxe5 0-0 25.Nc6! Nf3+ 26.Qxf3 [ 26.gxf3!? Qg6+ 27.Kh1 Qxc6 28.Rxe7 Rxd4 29.Rxg7+! Kxg7 30.Qe7+ Kg8 31.Rg1+ Qg6 32.Qe6+ Rf7 33.Rxg6+ hxg6 34.Qe8+! Rf8 35.Qxg6+ Kh8 36.Qh5+ Kg8 37.Qxb5 Rdf4 38.Kg2+- ]

26...Rxf3 27.Nxe7+ Kf8 28.Bxg7+ Ke8 29.Nc6!+- Qe6 30.Nxd8 Kxd8 31.gxf3 Qg6+ 32.Kh1 Qd3 33.Rfa1 Qxf3+ 34.Kg1 Qg4+ 35.Kf1 Qh3+ 36.Ke1 Qe6+ 37.Kd2 Qd5+ 38.Ke3

[ 38.Kc3 Qd3+ 39.Kb4 Qd2+ 40.Kxb5 Qd5+ 41.Kb4 Qd2+ 42.Kxc4 Qc2+ 43.Kd5 Qb3+ 44.Ke4 Qc2+ 45.Ke3 Qc5+ 46.Bd4 ]

38...Qd3+ 39.Kf4 Qd2+ 40.Ke5 Qxb2+

41.Kd6 Qd2+ 42.Kc61-0

D48Bandza,A 2395Ruzele,D 2525

Plunge 1997[Bandza,A]

70/417 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.0-0 Bb7

[ 13...Bc5 - 70/(417) ] 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Be3 0-0-0 16.Qe2 e5 17.Nf3 Ne6 18.Rad1

[ 18.Rfd1 ] 18...Bc5! 19.Nd5™ Nxd5 20.exd5 Nf4N

[ 20...Rxd5? 21.Bf5 Qf7 22.Rxd5+- ] [ 20...Bxd5 21.Bf5± ] [ 20...Nd4 - 69/409 ]

21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Bf5+ [ 22.Ng5 Bxd5 ( 22...Rxd5? 23.Qe6+ Qd7 24.Bf5! Rxd1 25.Qe5+- ) 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Qe6+ Qd7 25.Qxa6+ Kb8 26.Be4 ( 26.Ne6 Ba7 ) 26...Ba7! ( 26...Rd1? 27.Qa8+ Kc7 28.Qb7+ Kd8 29.Qb8+ Ke7 30.Qe5++- ; 26...Rxg5 27.Qa8+ Kc7 28.Qxh8ƒ ) 27.Bxd5 Qxd5 ]

22...Kb8 23.Be6 Rhe8 24.Qc2 /\ Rfe1, Ne5,/\ Qh7

[ 24.Qe4!? ] 24...Be7™

[ 24...g6 - 70/(417) ] 25.a4!

[ 25.Qxh7 Bf6 26.Rd2 b4„ ] 25...Bf6 26.axb5 axb5 27.Rfe1 g6! ><f5 28.Re4

[ 28.h4!? ] 28...Rd6! 29.b3! c3™ 30.Nd4 Qb6 31.Ne2?“

[ ¹31.Qxc3! Bxd5 32.Bxd5 Rxe4 33.Nc6+! ( 33.Bxe4 Bxd4³ ) 33...Qxc6 ( 33...Kc7 34.Qc2! ) 34.Qxc6 Rxc6 35.Bxc6= ]

31...g5 32.b4 Red8 33.Qb3? [ 33.Nxc3? Bxc3 34.Qxc3 Rxe6-+ ] [ ¹33.h4 ]

33...Qc7 34.h3 c2 35.Rc1 Rxd5“0-1

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D53Ivanchuk,V 2725Gelfand,B 2695

Dortmund 1997[Ivanchuk,V]

70/418 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.e3 c5 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Bg3 a6 12.e4 Nc6 13.Nb3 b5!?N

[ 13...Qb6 - 64/417 ] 14.Bd3

[ 14.Be2 A) 14...b4 15.Nd5! exd5 ( 15...Nxe4 16.Bc7± ) 16.exd5 Qb6 17.dxc6 Bxc6= ; B) 14...e5 15.Bf3 Be6 16.Nd5 Nb4 17.Bxe5 Nbxd5 18.exd5 Bb4+ 19.Kf1 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 ( 20.Bxf6 Bc4+ 21.Kg1 Qxf6 22.Bxa8 Rxa8© ) 20...Nxd5 ]

14...b4 [ 14...e5!?

A) 15.0-0 Be6 16.Bh4 ( 16.Nxb5? Nb4! ) 16...Rc8= ; B) 15.Nd5 Nb4! 16.Nxe7+ ( 16.Nxf6+= ) 16...Qxe7 17.Bb1 ( 17.a3?! Nxd3+ 18.Qxd3 b4! /\ Bb5=/+ ) 17...Be6! 18.Bxe5 Nxe4! 19.Bxe4 Bxb3 20.Qxb3 Qxe5 21.Qxb4 Rae8= ]

[ 14...Be8!? ] 15.Na4 Ne5!? 16.Bxe5 Bxa4 17.Qe2

[ 17.0-0 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Qe2 Nd7 20.Rfd1 Rfd8= ]

17...Qb6 [ 17...Bb5 18.Bxb5 axb5 19.0-0! ( 19.Nd4 b3 ∆20.Nc6 bxa2! ) 19...Rxa2 20.Nd4±|^ ]

18.Bd4 Qb8 19.e5 Nd5 [ 19...Nd7 20.Qe4 g6 21.h4 Rc8 22.h5! Bxb3 23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.axb3 Qc1+ 25.Ke2± ]

20.Qe4 g6 21.h4! [ 21.Nc5 Rc8 22.0-0 Bxc5 23.Rxc5 Rxc5 24.Bxc5 Bb5= ]

21...Rc8 [ 21...Bb5!? ]

22.Kd2!? [ 22.Rd1!

A) 22...Bc6 23.h5! Nc3 24.Qg4 Nxd1 25.hxg6‚ ; B) 22...h5 23.g4 Bc6 24.Na5! ( 24.gxh5 Nf6! 25.exf6 Bxe4 26.Bxe4 Bxf6! 27.Bxf6 Qf4 28.Bxa8 Qxf6÷ ) 24...Ba4

25.gxh5 Bxd1 26.Kxd1‚ ; C) 22...Bxb3 23.axb3 Bc5 24.h5 Bxd4 25.Qxd4 g5 26.g3² ]

22...Bb5 23.Bb1 Rxc1?! [ 23...Rd8 24.Rhd1 /\ Ke1 ] [ 23...a5!

A) 24.g3? / \ 2 5 . h 5 B g 5 a4 25.h5 ( 25.Nc5 Nc3!∓ ) 25...axb3 26.hxg6 Rxc1 27.gxf7+ Kf8-+ ; B) 24.Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.Rc1 Qd8 26.Ke1! ( 26.g3 a4 27.Nc5 Nc3! ) 26...Bxh4 27.Nc5!© ∆Rc8 28.Rd1 Qe7 29.Nxe6! ]

24.Rxc1 Qd8 25.g3 Bf8 [ 25...h5!? ]

26.Ke1 h5 27.Bc5! Rc8 [ 27...Bh6 28.Rd1 ( 28.f4 Rc8 ∆29.Bxb4? Rxc1+ 30.Nxc1 Qb6‚ ) 28...Rc8 29.Bd6± ]

28.Bxf8 Rxc1+ 29.Nxc1 Qxf8 30.Qd4 Qb8 31.Nb3 Qc7?

[ 31...Ne7 32.Nc5 Nf5² ( 32...Nc6? 33.Qd6!± )]

32.f4 a5?! ><a5 [ 32...Kf8 33.Qc5+ Qxc5 34.Nxc5² ]

33.Qc5 Qxc5 [ 33...Qb7 34.Be4± ( 34.Nxa5?! Qa6„ )]

34.Nxc5 NB 9/c Ne3 35.Be4 Kf8 36.Bf3 Ke7 37.Kf2 Nf5 38.Be4?!“

[ 38.Nb7 a4 39.a3! ><a4 ] 38...Nd4 39.Nb7?!

[ 39.a3! ] 39...a4?

[ 39...Bc6! 40.Nc5 ( 40.Bxc6 Nxc6 41.Ke3 f6! 42.Ke4² ) 40...Bxe4 41.Nxe4² ]

40.Nd6 Ba6 41.a3!+- bxa3 42.bxa3 f6 [ 42...Ne2 43.Bb7! Bxb7 44.Kxe2 ]

43.Ke3! Ne2 44.Bxg6 Nxg3 45.Ne4 Nf1+ 46.Kf2 f5 47.Nc5 Bc4 48.Nxa4 Nd2 49.Nc51-0

D53Piket,Je 2630Van der Sterren,P 2555

Antwerpen 1997[Piket,Je]

70/419 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.e3 c5 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Bg3 Nc6!N 12.Ndb5

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[ 12.Nb3 Na5= ] 12...a6 13.Nd6 b5 14.Be2

[ 14.Bb3 ] [ 14.Bd3 Qb6 15.0-0 Nb4 /\ Nbd5 ]

14...Qb6 15.a4! [ 15.0-0? Rad8 16.Qd2 Be8 17.Rfd1 e5! ] [ 15.Rc2 /\ Rd2 ]

15...b4 [ 15...bxa4?! 16.0-0!?² ( 16.Nc4 Qb3 17.0-0 )]

16.Nb1?! [ 16.Nc4 Qa7 17.Nb1 Rfd8 18.Bf3 Be8 19.Nbd2 a5 20.0-0 Rac8 21.Qe2 Nb8= ]

16...Na5!? [ 16...Rfd8?! 17.Nd2 Na5 18.Nxf7± ]

17.Nxf7!? [ 17.0-0 Bc6 ]

17...Bc6! [ 17...Rxf7 18.Bc7 Qb7 19.Bxa5 Qxg2 20.Bf3 ] [ 17...Rac8 18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Ne5 Bxa4 20.Qxa4 Rc1+ 21.Bd1 Rxb1 22.Qc2ƒ ]

18.Ne5 Bxg2 19.Rg1 Rad8 20.Nd2 Ne4!? [ 20...Be4 21.Ng6! Bxg6 22.Bc7 ]

21.Bd3 Nxd2 [ 21...Nxg3? 22.hxg3² ( 22.Rxg2ƒ )]

22.Rxg2 Qb7 [ 22...Rxd3!? 23.Nxd3 Qb7 24.Qxd2 ( 24.Kxd2 Qxg2 25.Bc7÷ ) 24...Nb3 ( 24...Qxg2 25.Rc7 ) 25.Rc7 Qxg2 26.Qc2 Qh1+ 27.Ke2 Qf3+= ]

23.Rg1?! [ 23.Qg4!?

A) 23...Nf3+ 24.Nxf3 Rxd3 25.Be5 Bf6 26.Rc7 ><g7 ; B) 23...Rxd3 24.Qxe6+ Kh7 ( 24...Kh8 25.Ng6+ Kh7 26.Nxf8+ /\ Qf5 ) 25.Qg6+ Kg8 26.Qxd3 Qxg2 27.Kxd2 Rd8 28.Nd7 /\ Rc7, Ke2+/- ; C) 23...Rf5! 24.Bf4 ( 24.e4!? ) 24...Bf6 25.Bxf5 ( 25.Rd1!? ; 25.Rc2 ) 25...exf5

C1) 26.Qg6 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 Nf3+ 28.Ke2 Nxe5 ( 28...Rd2+ 29.Kf1/\ Qe8 ) 29.Qe6+ Nf7 ( 29...Kh8

30.Qxe5 Qxg2 31.Qxa5÷ ) 30.Rcg1 g5!-+ ; C2) 26.Qg3 g5!∓ ]

23...Nab3 [ 23...Rxd3 24.Nxd3 Nf3+ 25.Kf1 ( 25.Ke2 Nxg1+ 26.Qxg1 Qf3+-+ ) 25...Qe4!?/\ Rd8, Nb3 ( 25...Nb3 26.Rc7÷ ; 25...Qd5 )]

24.Qg4 Rxd3!

[ 24...Rf5 25.Bxf5 exf5 26.Qxf5 Nxc1 27.Qf7+ Kh7 28.e4 Nd3+ 29.Kd1 Nxf2+ 30.Ke2+- ] [ 24...Nf3+ 25.Nxf3 Nxc1 26.Qxe6+ Kh8 27.Be4© |^ Rf6 28.Qc4 Qc8 29.Qxc8 Rxc8 30.Be5 ]

25.Qxe6+ Kh7 26.Qg6+ Kh8 [ 26...Kg8 27.Qe6+= ]

27.Rc6!? [ 27.Qxd3 Nf3+™ ( 27...Nxc1? 28.Ng6+ Kg8 29.Qxd2 Nb3 30.Qd5+!+- ) 28.Nxf3 Nxc1 29.Qd1 Qxf3 30.Qxc1 b3!∓ |^ ∆31.Qc3 Rd8 32.Bd6 Bf8-+ ]

27...Rd5 28.Qe6 [ 28.e4

A) 28...Rd4?! 29.Bf4 Rxe4+ 30.Kd1 Bf6 31.Bxh6!?ƒ Bxe5 32.Bxg7+ Bxg7 ( 32...Qxg7 33.Qh6+ Kg8 34.Qe6+ ) 33.Qh5+ Kg8 34.Rh6 Re1+ 35.Kxe1 Nf3+-+ ; B) 28...Rd6! 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Qxe4+ 31.Kd1 Rc8! 32.Nd3 Nc4-+ ]

28...Rxe5 29.Bxe5 Nf3+ 30.Kd1 Bg5! [ 30...Rd8+ 31.Kc2 ] [ 30...Bf6 31.Rxg7!! Bxg7 ( 31...Qxg7 32.Bxf6 Rxf6 33.Qxf6+- ) 32.Qxh6+ Kg8 33.Bxg7ƒ Qxg7 34.Rg6 Rd8+ 35.Ke2! ( 35.Kc2 Rd2+ 36.Kxb3 Rxb2+ 37.Kc4 Ne5+ ) 35...Ng1+ 36.Kf1 ( 36.Ke1 Nf3+ ) 36...Rd1+ 37.Kg2 Rd7± ]

31.Rxg5 Nxg5 [ 31...hxg5 32.Qh6+ Kg8 33.Bxg7÷ ]

32.Qxh6+ Nh7 33.f4?“ [ 33.Ke2!?∓ ] [ 33.Ke1!?∓ ]

33...Na5 34.Qxg7+ Qxg7 35.Bxg7+ Kxg7 36.Rxa6 Nc4 37.Ra7+ Rf7??“

[ 37...Kg6-+ ] 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7 NB 8/a 39.Kc2 Na5 40.Kd3 Ke6 41.Kd4 Kd7 42.Kc5 Nc6 43.a5! Nf6 44.a6 Ne4+ 45.Kd5

[ 45.Kb6? Nd6 ] 45...Nc3+ 46.Kc4

[ 46.Kc5 Na4+ 47.Kb5 Nxb2 48.a7 Nxa7+ 49.Kxb4 Kd6 ]

46...Nd1 47.a7 Nxa7 [ 47...Nxe3+ 48.Kd3 Nxa7 49.Kxe3 Nc6 50.f5= ] [ 47...Nxb2+ 48.Kb3 Nxa7 49.Kxb2 Kd6 50.e4 /\ h4= ]

48.Kxb4 Nxb2 [ 48...Nxe3 49.Kc5 Nc6 50.h4! ( 50.b4?

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Nf5 51.b5 Ncd4 /\ Ne6 ) 50...Ne7 51.h5 N7f5 52.h6 Nxh6 53.f5 /\ b4= ]

49.h4 Ke6 [ 49...Nd1!?

A) 50.e4? Nf2 51.h5 Ng4 52.e5 ( 52.h6? Nxh6 53.f5 Nc6+ /\ Ne5-+ ) 52...Nh6 53.Kc5 ( 53.f5 Nc6+-+ ) 53...Nc6 /\ Ne7 ; B) 50.h5!= ]

50.h5 Nc6+ 51.Kb5 Nd8 [ 51...Ne7 52.h6! ( 52.e4 Ng8 /\ Nh6 53.h6 Nxh6 54.e5 Nf5∓ ) ∆52...Ng6 53.e4 Nxf4 54.h7 Ng6 55.e5= ]

52.h6 Kf5 [ 52...Nf7 53.h7 Nd3 54.Kc4 Nf2 55.e4 Ng4 56.e5 /\ f5= ]

53.e4+ Kxf4 54.h7 Nf7 55.e5 Kxe5½-½

D55Alterman,B 2615Liang,Jinrong 2425

Beijing (open) 1997[Alterman,B]

70/420 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 [ 3...Nf6 - 70/(420) ]

4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Qd2

[ 8.Rc1 - 70/(420) ] 8...c6 9.h4 Nd7 10.0-0-0 g6 11.h5 g5 12.Kb1N

[ 12.e4 ] 12...Bg7 13.Bd3!?

[ 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Qe7 15.Bd3 b6 ] 13...dxc4

[ 13...f5 14.g4!? ( 14.cxd5 ) 14...fxg4 15.Nh2 Nf6 16.e4 ]

14.Bxc4 c5! 15.Qc2 [ 15.dxc5!? Qc7 16.b4 Ne5 ( 16...a5 17.Nb5 Qb8÷ 18.Nd6 Rd8 19.Nxg5! hxg5 20.h6 Bf6 21.h7+ Kg7 22.Qe2± ) 17.Nb5 Qb8 ( 17...Nxc4 18.Nxc7 Nxd2+ 19.Rxd2± ) 18.Nd6 Nxf3 19.gxf3 a5© ]

15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 Qe7 [ 16...Qb6 17.Na4 ∆Qa5? 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bxe6+ Rf7 20.Rd5 Qd8 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Rhd1+- ]

17.f4 Nb6 18.Bb3 e5? [ 18...Bd7! 19.Qe4 Rfc8 20.Nf5 Qf6 21.Nxg7 Bc6 22.Qd4 Qxd4 23.Rxd4

Kxg7÷ ] 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 exf4 21.exf4 gxf4 22.Qxf4 Rad8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rf1 Rf8 25.Qe4!?±

[ 25.Ne4 Kh8 ( 25...Nc8 26.g4± ) 26.Nd6± ]

25...Nc8 [ 25...Qxe4+ 26.Nxe4 Nc8 27.g4± ]

26.Qxe7 Nxe7 27.Ne4 Nc6 28.Nd6 Nd8 29.Rd1! Bf6

[ 29...Kh8™ ] 30.Ne4+- Kg7 31.Rd7 Re8 32.Bd5 a5

[ 32...Re7? 33.Nxf6 ] 33.a4?!

[ 33.a3 ] 33...Be7 34.g4 Nc6! 35.Ng3!

[ 35.Rxb7 Nb4„ ] 35...Nb4 36.Nf5+ Kf6 37.Nxe7 Rxe7 38.Rxe7 Kxe7 39.Bxb7 Kf6

[ 39...f6 40.Kc1 Kd6 41.Kd2 Ke5 42.Kc3 Na2+ 43.Kc4 Nb4 44.Kb5 Kd6 45.b3 Nd3 46.Kxa5 Kc5 47.Bf3 Nb4 48.Be4 Na2 49.Ka6 Nb4+ 50.Kb7 ]

40.Kc1 Nd3+ 41.Kc2 Nc5 42.Bc6 Kg5 43.Kc3 Kxg4 44.Kc4 Na6 45.Kb5 Nb4 46.Bd7+ f5 47.Kxa5 Nd3 48.Kb5 Ne5 49.Bxf5+ Kxf5 50.a5 Nf7 51.a6 Nd6+ 52.Kc6 Nc8 53.Kb7 Nd6+ 54.Kb81-0

D56Karpov,An 2745Jussupow,A 2640

Dortmund 1997[Karpov,An]

70/421 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0-0 b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bb7 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Qc2 a5N

[ 18...Rc8 - 68/402 ] 19.a3 Re8!? /\ 20...e5 21.Qe4 ed4 22.Qb7dc3 23.bc3 Ne5= 20.Rd1 Rbb8 21.h3

[ 21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.b4 axb4 23.axb4 Na6 24.b5 Nc5 25.Ne5 Ra8 26.Nc6 Qf6„ ]

21...Rbd8 [ 21...e5 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Nxe5 Qxe5 24.Rcd3² ]

22.Rcd3 Rc8

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[ 22...cxd4 23.Rxd4 Nc5 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 Na6 26.Qc4!± ]

23.d5 exd5 [ 23...e5 24.e4² ( 24.d6 Qe6 25.e4/\ Rd5+/= )]

24.Rxd5 Nf6 25.Re5! [ 25.R5d3 b5= ]

25...Qc7 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.a4!² Rd8 [ 27...Nd7 28.Nd4!± ]

28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 Q 8/c 29.Ne5 Qd5 30.Nc4 Nd7 31.b3 f5 32.Kf1

[ 32.g4 g6 ( 32...fxg4 33.hxg4 ∆Qf3 34.Qf5!± ) 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Qc3± ]

32...Kf7 33.f3 Ke7 34.Ke2 Qe6 35.Qc3 Nf6 36.Kf2 Kd7 37.g4! Kc6?

[ 37...fxg4 38.hxg4± ] [ 37...g6 38.Qe5!± ]

38.Qe5! Qxe5™ 39.Nxe5+ Kd5 40.Nc4 fxg4 41.Nxb6+ Kc6 42.Nc4 gxf3 43.Kxf3 Kd5 44.Nxa5 NB 2/f g5 45.Nc4 h5 46.Nd2! Ke5 47.e4

[ 47.a5 Kd5 48.e4+ Kc6 49.e5 Ne8 50.Ke4 Ng7 51.Nc4 Kb5„ ]

47...Ne8 [ 47...Kd4 48.a5 Nd7 49.a6 Ne5+ 50.Ke2 Nc6 51.Nf3++- ]

48.Ke3 Nc7 49.Nc4+ Kf6 50.Kf2 Na6 51.Kg3 Nb4 52.h4 Nc6 53.a5 Nb4 54.Nd2 Nc6 55.a6 gxh4+ 56.Kxh4 Ke6 57.Kxh5 Kd7 58.Kg6 Kc7 59.Nc4 Kb8 60.Kf6 Ka7 61.e5 Kxa6 62.e6 Kb5 63.e7

[ 63.e7 Nxe7 64.Kxe7 Kb4 65.Nd2 Kc3 66.Kd6+- ]

1-0

D62Kuzmin,A 2525Ubilava,E 2520

Benasque 1997[Kuzmin,A]

70/422 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 g6 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.0-0 Bd7

[ 13...Bg4 - 69/416 ] 14.Rac1 Rac8 15.Qd2 b6

[ 15...Ne4?! 16.Qa5 Bc6 17.Qxa7 Ra8 18.Qd4 ( 18.Qb6 Rxa2 19.Nd4± ) 18...Rxa2 19.Ne5!?± /\ 20.Nc6, /\ 20.Be4de4 21.Ng4 ]

16.Be2 Rfd8 [ 16...Be6 17.Qd4!? /\ 18.b4 Ne4 19.Ba6 ( 17.b4 Ne4 18.Qd4 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8 21.a3² ) 17...a5 18.Rc3 Qb7² ( 18...Rc7 19.Rfc1 Rfc8 20.Qf4± )]

17.b4!N [ 17.Qb4 ]

17...Ne4 [ 17...Ne6 18.a3 ><d5 ]

18.Qd4 [ 18.Qxd5? Nc3 19.Rxc3 Rxc3 20.Rd1 Rcc8∓ ]

18...Be8?! [ 18...Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8

A) 21.Qxd5?! Nc3 22.Qc4 ( 22.Qa8? Nxe2+ 23.Kf1 Qd8 24.Kxe2 Ba6+-+ ) 22...Nxe2+ 23.Qxe2 Qxb4= ; B) 21.a3² ]

19.a3 Rc7 20.Bd3!± Nd6 [ 20...Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Nf6 22.Ne5± ]

21.Rxc7 [ 21.Qxd5?! Nc4 22.Qe4 Qxe4! 23.Bxe4 Rdc8 24.Rc3 Nd6© ]

21...Qxc7 22.Qxd5 Qc3 [ 22...Nb5 23.Qb3 Qc3 24.Qxc3 Nxc3 25.Nd4± ]

23.Qd4! Qxa3 [ ¹23...Qxd4 24.Nxd4 Rc8 25.Ba6 Rc3 26.Ra1 /\ Kf1+/- ]

24.Qf6!+- Rd7 [ ¹24...Nb7 25.Be4 Rd7

A) 26.Qe5 Nd6™ ( 26...Kf8 27.Ng5 ) 27.Bc6 Rd8 28.Qe7 Rc8 29.Bxe8 Nxe8 30.Ne5 Qa2 31.f4± ; B) 26.Ne5! Rc7™ ( 26...Rd6 27.Qf4 Qa6 28.b5 ) 27.Ng4! Qxb4 28.Qe5 Nd6 ( 28...Re7 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Qh8# ) 29.Nf6+ Kf8 30.Nd5! ]

25.Ne5 Qxb4 26.Nxd7 Bxd7 27.Qd8+ Be8 28.Rb1 Qc5“ 29.Bb5?

[ 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Rd1 ] 29...Qf5! 30.Rd1 Qxb5 31.Rxd6 Qe5 32.Rd5 Qe6 33.Rd6 Qe5 34.Rd7 Qa1+ 35.Rd1 Qe5 36.Qa8 a5

[ 36...Qe7 37.Qb8 /\ Ra1+- ] 37.Qd8 Qb5 38.h4 a4 39.Rd6 Qb1+ 40.Kh2 Qe4 41.Rxb6+- Qe5+ 42.g3 h6 43.Rb8 Kf8 44.Ra8 Qe4 45.Qc8 h5 46.Qb8 Qc6 47.Kg1 Qc1+ 48.Kg2 Qc6+ 49.Kh2 Ke7

[ 49...Qe4 50.Qc8‡ ] [ 49...Qe6 50.Qc8 Qe4 51.Kg1 Qb1+

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52.Kg2 Qe4+ 53.Kh2‡ ] 50.Qb4+ Kf6 51.Qd4+ Ke7 52.Ra7+ Bd7 53.e4 Qb5 54.Kg2 Ke6 55.Qd5+ Qxd5 56.exd5+ Kd6 57.Kf3 Bf5 58.Ra5 Ke5 59.Ke3 Bc2 60.f4+ Kf5 61.Kd4 Bb3 62.d6+ Ke6 63.Kc51-0

D76Ippolito,D 2390Yermolinsky,A 2650

Orlando 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/423 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3

[ 9.d5 - 70/(423) ] 9...Re8 10.Qe2

[ 10.d5 - 70/(423) ] 10...e5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Bxe5 13.Rd1

[ 13.e4 Be6 14.Re1 Qc8 ] 13...Qe7 14.e4 h5 /\ h4 ><g4 15.h3

[ 15.f4? Bxc3 16.bxc3 Bg4-+ ] 15...h4!N

[ 15...c6 - 66/(393) ] 16.g4

[ 16.f4? Bxc3 17.bxc3 hxg3 /\ Qh4 ] 16...g5!? 17.a4

[ 17.Qc2 c6 ( 17...Be6 18.Nd5 ) 18.Ne2/\ f4 Be6 19.f4 gxf4 20.Nxf4 Rad8 ]

17...c6 18.a5 Nd7 19.Qd2 Bf4 [ 19...f6 20.a6 ( 20.Ne2 Nc5³ ) 20...b6 21.Nd5 Qd6 22.Ne3÷ ><f5 ]

20.Qd4 Ne5!? [ 20...Bxc1 21.Raxc1 Ne5 22.Ne2² ] [ 20...Be5 21.Qd2= ]

21.Ne2 Qf6 22.Be3?! [ 22.Nxf4 gxf4 23.Qd2 Ng6 ( 23...Bxg4?! 24.hxg4 Rad8 25.Qc2 h3 26.Bf1± ) 24.Ra3 Be6÷ ∆25.Rd3? Ne5 26.Rd4 c5-+ ]

22...Be6 23.Qc3 Bxe3 24.Qxe3“ Nc4 25.Qd4

[ 25.Qc5 Nxb2 ( 25...Qxb2 26.Nd4 ) 26.e5 Qe7 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.Rdb1 Nd3 29.a6 bxa6³ ]

25...Qxd4 26.Nxd4 Ne5 27.Rac1 /\ a6 Rad8³ 28.b4 f6

[ 28...Kg7 29.b5 cxb5 30.Nxe6+ fxe6

31.Rc7+ Kf6 32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Rxb7„ ] 29.Kh1? Rd6?

[ 29...Rd7 30.Nxe6 Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Rxe6 32.Rd8+„ ] [ 29...Kf7 30.a6 b6 31.Nf5 ] [ ¹29...a6 ]

30.Nxe6? [ 30.a6 b6 31.Nf5 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Kf8 ]

30...Rexe6 31.Bf1 a6!∓ 32.Kg2 Kf8 33.Be2 Ke7 34.Bf1?

[ 34.Kf1∓ ] 34...Rxd1 35.Rxd1 Rd6 36.Rxd6 Kxd6 37.f3 c5-+ 38.b5 axb5 39.Bxb5 c4 40.Kf2 Kc5 41.a6 bxa6 42.Bxa6 Kd4 43.Bb5 Nd3+0-1

D78Romanishin,O 2550Macieja,B 2470

Koszalin 1997[Macieja,B]

70/424 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.c4 c6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Bf4

[ 7.Nbd2 - 70/(424) ] 7...dxc4!N

[ 7...Ne4 - 53/(440) ] 8.Qc1

[ 8.a4?! Nd5 9.Bd2 c5 ] 8...b5 9.Bh6 Bb7 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.Nc3 Nbd7

[ 11...Qb6!? A) 12.e4 c5 ( 12...b4? 13.e5± ) 13.e5 ( 13.d5 b4∓ ) 13...Ne4!∓ ; B) 12.a4 a6 13.e4 c5 14.Qe3!?©Romanishin,O ]

12.e4© b4™ 13.e5! bxc3 14.exf6+ Nxf6 [ 14...exf6?! 15.Qxc3 Nb6 16.Nd2± ]

15.Qxc3 Ba6 16.Ne5 Nd5 17.Qa3 Bb5 18.Rfc1 Nb6! 19.Qc3?!

[ 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.Bxc6 Rc8 21.d5 Rc7² ]

19...Qd6 20.Nxc6 Na4! 21.Qa3 [ ¹21.Qb4= ]

21...Qxa3 22.bxa3 e6 23.Ne5 Rad8 [ 23...Rac8!? 24.Rab1 ( 24.Bf1 Rc7!∓Romanishin,O) 24...a6 25.Rb4 /\ 26.Bb7Rc7 27.Ba6! Rc7 26.Bc6!= ]

24.Nxc4=½-½

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D82Van Wely,L 2655Svidler,P 2660

Tilburg 1997[Svidler,P]

70/425 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Qa4+ Qxa4 8.Nxa4 Bd7 9.Nc3 Ne4!?N

[ 9...dxc4 - 68/410 ] 10.Nxd5

[ 10.Nge2 A) 10...Na6 11.cxd5 Naxc5

A1) 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Nd4 ( 13.f3 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Nc5 ) 13...Rc8 14.Rd1 ( 14.f3 Bxd4 15.exd4 Nf6 16.Be5 Rc2÷ ) 14...Bxd4 ( 14...Ba4!? 15.b3 Bd7÷ /\ Nc3 ) 15.Rxd4 Rc1+ 16.Ke2 f5 ( 16...Bb5+ 17.Kf3 Bxf1 18.Rxe4 Be2+ 19.Kxe2 Rxh1 20.d6 e6 21.Rc4+- ) 17.Rb4 Rc2+ 18.Kd1 Rc5÷ ; A2) 12.Nd4 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Rc8© ; A3) 12.Rd1! Rc8 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.f3 Nc5 15.b3± ;

B) 10...Nxc5!? 11.Nxd5 Nd3+ 12.Kd2 Nxf2 13.Nc7+ Kd8 14.Nxa8 e5 15.Bg5+ f6÷ ><Na8 ]

10...Na6 11.f3 [ 11.Rb1!? Bf5!÷ ]

11...Nexc5 12.0-0-0 [ 12.Bg5 Bxb2 13.Rb1 f6= ] [ 12.Rb1!?

A) 12...Rc8 13.Bg5! f6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 e6 16.Nc3 Nb4 ( 16...f5 17.Rd1 Na4 18.Nxa4 Bxa4 19.b3 Bc6 20.Bd6± ) 17.Rd1 f5 18.Rd2!² ; B) 12...e6 13.Nc7+ Nxc7 14.Bxc7 Na4!÷ ]

12...e6 [ 12...Rc8 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Be1± ]

13.Nc7+ [ 13.Nc3 Bxc3 ( 13...Rc8 14.e4! Bxc3 15.bxc3 f6 16.e5± ) 14.bxc3 f6©/\ e5, Be6, Rc8 ]

13...Nxc7 14.Bxc7 Rc8 15.Bd6 b5! 16.b3™ bxc4 17.Bxc4 Na4! 18.Rd2™ Bb5 19.Rc2 Bxc4 20.bxc4 Kd7 21.c5

[ 21.Ba3 Rc6 22.Ne2 Rhc8 23.Rd1+ Ke8= ]

21...Rc6! 22.Ne2 [ 22.Ne2 Nxc5! 23.Rd1! ( 23.Bxc5 Rhc8 24.Rd1+ Ke8 25.Kd2 Rxc5 26.Rxc5

Rxc5³ ) 23...Rxd6 24.Rxc5= /\ Ra5 ]½-½

D84Volzhin,A 2495Mikhalevski,V 2535

Aalborg 1997[Mikhalevski,V]

70/426 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0-0 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxd5 Qxd5 8.Bxc7 Nc6 9.Ne2 Bg4 10.f3 Rac8 11.Nc3 Qe6 12.Bf4 Nxd4 13.fxg4 Rfd8 14.Bd3 Nc6 15.Qb1 Nb4?!

[ 15...Ne5 - 36/541 ] 16.Be2!

[ 16.Be4 Qc4! ∆17.a3 Na6 ] 16...Rxc3! [] 17.bxc3 Bxc3+ 18.Kf2 Rd2 19.Rd1! Nd3+!N []

[ 19...Rb2 20.Bh6! Qf6+™ 21.Qf5!!+- ] 20.Kf1™

[ 20.Kf3? Nxf4 21.Rxd2 Bxd2 22.Qb3 Qf6!-+ ] [ 20.Qxd3? Rxd3 21.Bxd3 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 Qf6! /\ g5 ]

20...Nxf4! [] [ 20...Rxd1+? /\ 21.Bd1? Nf4 22.ef4 Qf6 21.Qxd1+- ]

21.Rxd2 Qxe3 22.Rd8+ [ 22.Rc2? Bd4 ]

22...Kg7 23.Qd1? [ 23.Bc4! Nh3! [] ( 23...Ba5? 24.Qb2++- ; 23...b5 24.Bxb5 Qe5 25.Rd1 Nd5 26.Rxd5! Qxd5 27.a4!+- ; 23...Qe5 24.Rd1! Qf6 25.Kg1! Bd4+ 26.Kh1 Nh3! 27.Rf1 Nf2+ 28.Rxf2 Qxf2 29.Qf1+- ) 24.gxh3 Qxh3+ ( 24...Qf3+ 25.Kg1 Qe3+ 26.Kg2+- ) 25.Ke2!

A) 25...Qxg4+ 26.Kd3 Bf6 ( 26...Qf3+ 27.Kc2 Bf6 28.Qe1!+- ) 27.Qf1!+- ; B) 25...Qg2+ 26.Kd1 ( 26.Kd3?? Qd2+ 27.Ke4 Qxd8 ) 26...Qxg4+ 27.Be2 Qa4+ 28.Qb3!+- ; C) 25...Qxh2+ 26.Kd1! ( 26.Kf3 Qh3+ 27.Ke4 Qg2+ 28.Ke3 Qg3+ 29.Ke2 Qxg4+ 30.Kd3 Bf6!!© ) 26...Qc7 ( 26...Qe5 27.Bxf7! ) 27.Qd3! Bxa1 28.Rd7± ]

23...Nxe2 24.Qxe2 [ 24.Rd3!? Qg1+! ( 24...Qe5² ) 25.Kxe2 Qxg2+ 26.Ke3 Qh3+ 27.Ke4 f5+!!

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( 27...Qg2+ 28.Rf3 Qxg4+ 29.Ke3 Qe6+ 30.Kf2 Qb6+ 31.Kf1 Bxa1 32.Qxa1+ f6± ) 28.Kd5 ( 28.gxf5 Qxf5+ 29.Ke3 Qe5+ 30.Kf3 Bxa1∓ ) 28...Qg2+ 29.Kc4 ( 29.Rf3!? fxg4 30.Kc4! Be5!!© ) 29...Qc6+ 30.Kb3 Bf6!! 31.Rb1 Qb5+ 32.Kc2 ( 32.Ka3 Qa6+!= ) 32...Qc6+! 33.Kd2 ( 33.Kb3 Qb5+∓ ) 33...Bg5+ 34.Ke1 ( 34.Re3?! Qd5+ 35.Kc2 Qxd1+ 36.Rxd1 Bxe3³ ) 34...Bh4+ ( 34...Qh1+!?= ) 35.Kd2 ( 35.Rg3? Qh1+-+ ) 35...Bg5+= ]

24...Qf4+! 25.Qf3 Qc4+! 26.Qd3=½-½

D85Gleizerov,E 2545Rytshagov,M 2485

Vilnius 1997[Gleizerov,E]

70/427 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+

[ 7.Ba3 - 70/(427) ] 7...c6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 b4 10.Ne2 bxc3 11.Be3 Ba6 12.Rc1 Nd7 13.e5 Qa5 14.Qc2 c5 15.Bxf7+!?N

[ 15.f4 - 66/398 ] 15...Kxf7

[ 15...Kf8? 16.Be6! cxd4 17.Qe4!+- ] 16.e6+ Ke8!?

[ 16...Kxe6? 17.Qe4+ A) 17...Kf6? 18.Bg5+!+- ; B) 17...Kd6? 18.Bf4+ e5 19.dxe5+ Nxe5 20.Rd1+ Ke6 ( 20...Ke7 21.Bxe5 c2+ 22.Bc3++- ) 21.Qd5+ Kf5 ( 21...Ke7 22.Bg5++- ) 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 ( 22...c2+ 23.Bc3++- ) 23.Ng3+ Kf6 24.Qc6+ Kg7 25.Rd7+ Kh6 26.Nf5+ Kg5 27.h4+ Kxf5 28.Rf7+ Kg4 29.Qf3# ; C) 17...Kf7™ 18.Qd5+ e6™ 19.Qxd7+ Kf8

C1) 20.dxc5?? Rd8-+ ; C2) 20.Qd6+ Kf7 21.Qd7+ ( 21.Nxc3? Rhc8! 22.Qd7+ Kg8! 23.Qxe6+ Kh8∓ ; 21.Qxc5? Qxc5 22.dxc5 Rab8ƒ ) 21...Kf8 22.Qd6+= ; C3) 20.Nf4 Bc4 ( 20...Re8 21.Nxe6+ Rxe6 22.Qxe6 cxd4 23.Bf4+- ) 21.d5! c2+ ( 21...Bxd5? 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Qd6++- ) 22.Bd2 Bc3 23.Rxc2 Bxd2+ 24.Rxd2 Bxd5 ( 24...Qc3!?± )

25.0-0!± ; C4) 20.d5!? Re8 ( 20...exd5?? 21.Qd6++- ; 20...c2+ 21.Kf1! Bxe2+ 22.Kxe2 Qa6+ 23.Kf3+- ) 21.dxe6 Re7 22.Qd6 c2+ 23.Kf1 Qb5 24.Rxc2 Qb1+ 25.Rc1 Bxe2+ ( 25...Qxa2? 26.Qd8+ Re8 27.Bxc5++- ) 26.Kxe2 Qxa2+ 27.Kf1 Qxe6 28.Bxc5+- ]

[ 16...Kf8! 17.exd7 Rd8 18.Nf4!? ( 18.dxc5!? Rxd7 19.Nxc3 Rd3 20.Bd2 Qxc5 21.0-0÷ ) 18...cxd4! ( 18...Rxd7? 19.Ne6+ Kf7 20.Nxc5± ) 19.Ne6+ Kf7 20.Ng5+ Kf8 21.Qb3!? ( 21.Ne6+= ) 21...c2+™ 22.Bd2 Qe5+™ 23.Be3 Qa5+™ 24.Bd2 Qe5+= ]

17.exd7+ Kxd7 18.dxc5 [ 18.0-0!? Rab8! ( 18...Bxe2? 19.Qxe2 cxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.Qg4+± ; 18...cxd4? 19.Bxd4 Bxd4 20.Rfd1± )

A) 19.Qe4?! Qxa2! ( 19...Bxe2?! 20.Bg5!÷ ) 20.Bg5 Qe6! ; B) 19.Rfd1 Rb2 20.dxc5+ ( 20.Qxc3!? Qxc3 21.Nxc3 c4² ) 20...Ke8= - 18.dc5 ]

18...Rab8! [] [ 18...Qb5? 19.Nd4!± ( 19.Qd1+ Ke8 20.Nxc3 )]

19.0-0 [ 19.Nxc3?! Rhd8ƒ ]

19...Rb2™ 20.Rfd1+ Ke8™ [ 20...Kc7? 21.Qe4+- ] [ 20...Kc8? 21.Qe4+- ]

21.Qe4™ Rxe2 [ 21...Bxe2= ]

22.Qa8+ Kf7 23.Qd5+ Ke8 24.Qa8+ [ 24.Bd4?? c2!-+ ]

½-½

D85Sokolov,I 2615Timman,J 2630

Malmo 1997[Sokolov,I]

70/428 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 b4 10.Qf3 0-0 11.h4 bxc3

[ 11...h5 12.Qg3² ] 12.Ne2

[ 12.h5? Qxd4 ] 12...h5

[ 12...Ba6? 13.h5 ]

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13.Qxc3 Bb7 14.0-0!?N [ 14.g4? c5 ] [ 14.e5 - 57/(454) ]

14...c5 [ 14...Ba6!? 15.Qd2!? ( 15.Qc2 c5 ; 15.Bc4 c5 16.Be3 Qc8 17.Rac1 Nc6 18.Qa3 Bxc4 19.Rxc4 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Qe6 22.Rfc1 Nxd4= ) 15...Nd7 ( 15...c5 16.Bd5 ; 15...Bxe2 16.Qxe2 Qxd4 17.Bg5© |^ ) 16.Rd1 Nc5! ( 16...c5 17.Bb2² ) 17.Nf4! Nxb3 ( 17...e5? 18.Nxg6 ; 17...Nxe4? 18.Qe3 /\ Ng6 ; 17...e6 18.Ba3 ∆Nxe4? 19.Qc2 Nd6 20.Qxc6 ) 18.axb3 Bb5÷ ]

15.Qxc5 Bxe4 16.Bg5 Nd7 17.Qa3 [ 17.Qxe7?? Qxe7 18.Bxe7 Rfe8 19.Bd6 Bd3 ]

17...Bf6! [ 17...Nf6 18.Nf4 Qxd4 19.Rad1 Qe5 ( 19...Qb6 20.Qxe7 ) 20.Rfe1± |^ ]

18.Rfe1 Bxg5? [ 18...e6 19.Nf4 Bf5 20.d5 exd5 21.Bxd5 Rc8 22.Qg3 Bxg5 23.hxg5 Re8= ]

19.hxg5 e6 [ 19...Nb6 20.Nf4 Bd5 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Re5± ]

20.Nf4 Bf5 21.d5! exd5 [ 21...Qxg5 22.Nxe6! ] [ 21...e5 22.Ne6! ]

22.Bxd5 Rc8 23.Re7± |^ Qb6 24.Rae1 Rc2 25.Qf3 Qc5

[ 25...Nc5 26.Bxf7+! Rxf7 27.Qa8+ Rf8 28.Qxf8+ Kxf8 29.Re8+ Kf7 30.R1e7# ] [ 25...Bg4 26.Qg3 ]

26.Rxd7! Bxd7 [ 26...Bg4 27.Bxf7+ Rxf7 28.Re8++- ]

27.Nxg6 Qc3 [ 27...Rc1 28.Qf6!! Rxe1+ 29.Kh2 Kh7 30.Nxf8+ Qxf8 31.g6+ Kg8 ( 31...Kh6 32.g7++- ) 32.Bxf7++- ]

28.Qxh5!! [ 28.Qxh5 Qxe1+ 29.Kh2 Qc3 ( 29...Kg7 30.Qh6+ ) 30.Ne7+ Kg7 31.Qh6# ]

1-0

D85Atalik,S 2590Alterman,B 2615

Beijing 1997[Alterman,B]

70/429 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 a5 9.Ne2 b5 10.Bb3 0-0 11.0-0 a4 12.Bc2 Ba6?!N

[ 12...c5 - 66/(399) ] 13.Re1 Nd7

[ 13...c5!? ] 14.e5! e6 15.Ng3 c5 16.Ne4 Qc7

[ 16...Qa5 17.Bd2² ] 17.Ba3 Rfd8 18.Bxc5 Nxc5

[ 18...Bxe5 19.dxe5 Nxc5 20.Nf6+ Kg7 ( 20...Kh8 21.Qc1 Nd7 22.Qh6 Nxf6 23.exf6 Rg8 24.Re3+- ) 21.Qg4 Nd7 22.Qg5! ( 22.Nh5+ Kh8 ) 22...Qxc3 23.Rac1 Nxf6 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 25.Be4 Qa5 26.h4+- ] [ 18...Nxe5! 19.Bd6 Rxd6 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.dxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxd6 Bxd6 23.Rad1 Bf8 24.Rd7 Rb8² ]

19.Nxc5 Qa5 20.Qd2 Rac8 21.Qe3 Bf8 22.Ne4 Bb7

[ 22...b4 23.Rab1! ] 23.Nf6+ Kh8

[ 23...Kg7 24.Qh3 h6 25.Re3 b4 26.Qxh6+! Kxh6 27.Rh3+ Kg5 28.f4+ Kxf4 29.Rf1+ Kg5 30.Nh7+ Kg4 31.Bd1+ Bf3 32.Bxf3+ Kf5 33.Be2+ Ke4 34.Nf6# ]

24.Qh3 h6 25.Re3 Rxd4 [ 25...b4 26.Bxg6 fxg6 27.Rg3 Qc7 28.Rxg6+- ]

26.Bxg6! Rdc4 27.Bd3 Qxc3 28.Rf1 Bg7 29.Qh5 Rf8 30.Rh3 /\ Qh6 Qd2 31.Bxc4+- bxc4 32.Rd1 Qc2 33.Rg3

[ 33.Qg4+- ] 33...Be4 34.h4 Bg6

[ 34...Bf5!? ] 35.Qf3 Rb8 36.h5 Bf5

[ 36...Qxd1+ 37.Qxd1 Rb1 38.Qxb1 Bxb1 39.a3 Bd3 40.f4 ]

37.Rd7 Rf8 38.Rxg7 Qc1+ 39.Rd1 Qxd1+ 40.Qxd1 Kxg7 41.Qd4 Rc8 42.Qc31-0

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D85Stohl,I 2565Berebora,F 2395

Hrvatska 1997[Stohl,I]

70/430 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 0-0 9.Ne2 Be6 10.0-0 b5!?N

[ 10...Bc4 11.Bb3! Ba6 ( 11...Bxb3 12.axb3 [+] ) 12.e5ƒ ] [ 10...Qa5 - 68/(411) ]

11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.axb3 [ 12.Qxb3 Nd7 13.Bg5 Nb6= /\ Nc4 ]

12...Nd7 13.e5!? [+]() [ 13.Ra6 c5„ ∆14.Qd3? cxd4 15.cxd4 Nc5!-+ ] [ 13.Be3 a5 14.Ra2 ( 14.c4 bxc4 15.bxc4 c5= ) 14...Nb6„ /\ a4 ><c4 ] [ 13.Bg5 a5÷ ] [ 13.b4 a5= ]

13...Qc7 [ 13...c5 14.e6! ( 14.f4!? cxd4 15.Nxd4² ) 14...fxe6 15.Nf4 Qb6 16.Re1 ( 16.Qe2?! e5 ) 16...e5 ( 16...cxd4 17.Nxe6 dxc3 18.Nxf8 Rxf8 19.Be3± ) 17.dxe5 Qc6 ( 17...Nxe5 18.Rxe5!± ) 18.Nd5ƒ ]

14.Qd3 [ 14.Bg5 f6 15.exf6 exf6 16.Bf4 Qb6 17.Bd6 Rfe8 18.Nf4 Bf8= ] [ 14.Ba3 c5 15.f4 e6„ ]

14...a6?! [ 14...Rfd8 15.Qh3 e6 16.Bg5 Re8 17.Ng3 c5„ [+] ]

15.f4 e6 [ 15...c5 16.f5ƒ ]

16.c4! Rfd8 17.Ba3 [ 17.Bd2! /\ Ba5 Nc5 ( 17...Qb7 18.Ba5 Rdc8 19.Ng3± /\ Ne4-d6 ; 17...c5 18.Ba5 Nb6 19.cxb5± ) 18.Qc2 Nb7 19.Rfc1ƒ ]

17...bxc4 18.bxc4 [ 18.Qxc4 Nb6 19.Qc2 Nd5„ ]

18...c5! [] [ 18...Bf8 19.Bxf8 Nxf8 20.c5± /\ Ng3-e4><d6, f6 ]

19.d5 [ 19.Rad1 cxd4 20.Bd6 Qa7!? 21.Nxd4 Nc5 22.Qe3 Rdc8÷ ] [ 19.Rac1!? Nxe5!? ( 19...Nb6? 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.dxc5 Rxd3 22.cxb6± ; 19...Qa7 20.d5 exd5 21.cxd5 c4+ 22.Qd4± ; 19...cxd4 20.Bd6ƒ /\ c5, Nd4, o^c) 20.fxe5

Bxe5 21.d5 Bxh2+÷ ] 19...f6 20.Nc3

[ 20.d6? Qc6∓ ><[+] ] [ 20.exf6 Nxf6 ( 20...Bxf6 21.Rab1² ) 21.Nc3 Ng4!? /\ Ne3 ( 21...Nh5³ )]

20...fxe5 21.dxe6 Nf6 [ 21...e4!?

A) 22.Qxe4 Bxc3 23.exd7 Qxd7!³ ; B) 22.Nxe4 Nf6! ( 22...Bxa1 23.Rxa1‚><Kg8 ) 23.Qe2 ( 23.Nxf6+ Bxf6 24.Qe4- 23.Qe2 ) 23...Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Bxa1

25.Rxa1 Qd6 26.Bb2 ( 26.Re1 Qd4+ 27.Qxd4 Rxd4³ ) 26...Re8 27.Re1 Rab8³ ; C) 22.Qc2 Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Nf6³ ; D) 22.Nd5!? exd3 23.Nxc7 Bd4+! 24.Kh1 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 ( 25.exd7 Ra7 26.Ne6 Rdxd7 27.Rxa1 d2 28.Rd1 Re7∓ ) 25...Rac8 26.Nd5!? ( 26.e7 Re8 27.Nxe8 Rxe8³ ) 26...Nb8 27.Rd1!© |^ ]

22.Nd5 Nxd5?! [ 22...e4? 23.Nxc7 exd3 24.e7 Rdc8 25.Nxa8 Rxa8 26.Bxc5 Ne4 27.Rxa6!+- ] [ 22...Qa7! 23.Kh1 ( 23.Nxf6+ Bxf6 24.Qc3 Qe7 25.fxe5 Bg7= ) 23...e4 24.Nxf6+ Bxf6 25.Qxe4 Bxa1 26.e7 ( 26.Rxa1?! Rd4 ) 26...Bd4! 27.exd8Q+ Rxd8= ]

23.cxd5 o^d, e exf4 [ 23...e4 24.Qxe4 Bxa1 25.Rxa1±-> /^a1-h8 ]

[ 23...c4 24.Qe4 exf4 25.d6! Qb6+ 26.Kh1 Bxa1 27.Rxa1± ]

24.Rac1± Qe5 [ 24...Bf8 25.Bb2!± ]

25.Rfd1™ [ 25.Rxc5?? Qd4+-+ ] [ 25.Bxc5 Rxd5 26.Qf3 ( 26.Qc4? Rxc5!-+ ) 26...Qxe6 27.Qxf4 a5∓ ]

25...Qe3+ [ 25...Qd4+ 26.Qxd4 Bxd4+ 27.Rxd4 cxd4 28.d6 /\ d7, Be7 Ra7 29.Rd1+- ] [ 25...Bf8 26.Re1! Qxd5 27.Qxd5 Rxd5 28.e7+- ]

26.Qxe3 fxe3 27.Bxc5 e2 28.Rd3 Rac8 29.Kf2+- Bh6

[ 29...Bf8 30.Be3 ] 30.Rc4 Bf8“ 31.e7! Bxe7 32.Bxe7 Rf8+

[ 32...Rxc4 33.Bxd8 ] 33.Bxf8 Rxc4 34.Bh61-0

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D85Akesson,R 2515Timman,J 2630

Malmo 1997[Timman,J]

70/431 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rb1 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Ne2!?N

[ 12.Nf3 - 55/(458) ] 12...0-0 13.h4

[ 13.dxc5 Ne5 14.cxb6 axb6 15.0-0 Qxa2 16.Rb2 Qa3 17.Rxb6 Rfd8 18.Nd4 Rac8© Martin Gonzalez,A ]

13...Rfd8 [ 13...h5!? ]

14.h5 cxd4 15.cxd4 Rac8 16.Qxa5 Nxa5 17.Bg5

[ ¹17.Rc1= ] 17...f6 18.Bd2 Nc4 19.Bb4 e5 20.hxg6

[ 20.Rc1? Nb2! ] [ 20.d5 Bf8³ ]

20...hxg6 21.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Ba6 Rc2 23.f4 [ 23.Rd1! Re8 ( 23...Rxa2 24.f4 Rxa6 25.fxe5± ) 24.f4 Nc6÷ ]

23...Nc6 24.Bc3 Bg4 25.Bc4+ Kf8 26.Rb2™

[ 26.Rc1 Rxc1+ 27.Nxc1 Rd1+-+ ] 26...Rxc3!

[ 26...Bxe2 27.Rxc2 Bxc4 28.Bxf6² ] 27.Nxc3 f5 28.e5 Nxe5! 29.fxe5 Bxe5 30.Rc2

[ 30.Rd2 Rc8! ( 30...Bxc3? 31.Rh8+!+- ) 31.Be2 Bxc3 32.Bxg4 Rc4!∓ ]

30...Bxc3+ 31.Kf2 Bd4+ 32.Kg3 Be5+ 33.Kf2 f4 34.Rh7 Rd1 35.g3?“

[ 35.Rf7+ Ke8 36.Re2! Bxe2 37.Kxe2∓ ] 35...Bd4+

[ 35...Bd4+ 36.Kg2 Rg1+-+ ]0-1

D85Shaked,T 2500Kasparov,G 2820

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/432 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rb1 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Be2

Bc6 12.Bd3 Nd7 [ 12...0-0 - 58/511 ]

13.Ne2 Rd8!N 14.f3 [ 14.0-0 cxd4

A) 15.cxd4 Qxd2 16.Bxd2 Nc5 17.Rbc1 Nxd3 18.Rxc6 0-0 19.Rc7 ( 19.Bg5 Rc8³ ) 19...Rc8³ ; B) 15.Nxd4 Ba4 ( 15...Bb7!? ) 16.Bb5 Bxb5 17.Nxb5 0-0 18.Rfd1 h5÷ ]

[ 14.d5 Ne5÷ ] 14...0-0 15.h4 h5

[ 15...cxd4 16.cxd4 Ne5 17.Qxa5 Nxd3+ 18.Kd2 bxa5 19.Kxd3 a6 20.Nc3 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 e5 22.Ne2 f5÷ ]

16.Bg5 [ 16.Kf2 cxd4 17.cxd4 Ne5 18.Bb5 Qxd2 19.Bxd2 Bxb5 20.Rxb5 Nc4³ ] [ 16.Rb2!?

A) 16...cxd4 17.cxd4 Ne5 18.Qxa5 Nxd3+ 19.Kd2 bxa5 20.Kxd3 a6 21.Nc3 Rd6 ( 21...Bxd4 22.Bxd4 e5 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.Bb6± ) 22.d5± ( 22.Rhb1?! Bxd4 ); B) 16...Ba4! 17.Kf2 Ne5 18.dxe5 c4 19.Nd4 cxd3 20.e6 Bc2 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Nc6 Qxc3 23.Nxd8+ Rxd8ƒ ]

16...Rfe8 17.Rc1 Bb7 18.d5 [ 18.0-0 Ne5 ]

18...Ne5 19.Bb1?! [ 19.0-0 /\ 19.Nd3 20.Qd3 Ba6 21.c4<=> Rd7! /\ e6-/+ ]

19...Nc4 20.Qf4?? [ 20.Qd1 e6!? 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.Bd3 Ne3 23.Qd2 Bh6 24.f4 Nxg2+ 25.Kf2 Nxf4 ( 25...exd5? 26.Bb1÷ ) 26.Nxf4 e5 27.Rcg1 Bxf4 28.Qb2 c4-+ ] [ 20.Qd3 Ba6 21.0-0 Na3 22.Qd2 Nxb1 23.Rxb1 Bxe2 24.Qxe2 Qxc3∓ ]

20...Be50-1

D85Gelfand,B 2700Tseshkovsky,V 2510

Jugoslavija 1997[Tseshkovsky,V]

70/433 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 0-0 8.Be2 c5 9.0-0 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qd3 h6 12.Bh4?!

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[ 12.Be3 ] 12...Qd7 13.Rad1

[ 13.d5 e6 14.Rad1 exd5 15.exd5 Qa4÷ ( 15...f5!?÷ )]

13...cxd4 14.cxd4 e6 15.Qe3N [ 15.d5 exd5 ( 15...Na6 - 24/608 ) 16.exd5 Ba6 17.Qc2 Rc8 18.Qd2 Re8 19.Rfe1 Bxe2 20.Rxe2 Na6 21.Rde1 ( 21.d6 g5 22.Bg3 Rxe2 23.Qxe2 Nc5÷ ) 21...Rxe2 22.Rxe2 Re8÷ ]

15...Qa4 16.Rd2 Nd7 17.Bd1?! Qa5 18.Bb3 Rac8

[ 18...g5 19.Bg3 ( 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Nxg5 Nf6 21.e5 Bh6 22.Bc2 Rfc8÷ ) 19...Nf6 20.e5™ Nd5 ( 20...Ne4 21.Rc2 Rfc8 22.Rfc1 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 Nxg3 24.hxg3 Rc8 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8 26.Qe4² ) 21.Qe4 Rab8 22.Bc2 Rfc8÷ ]

19.Rfd1 g5 20.Bg3 Nf6 21.d5™ exd5 22.e5!? Rfe8 23.h3

[ ¹23.Rd4 Rc3 24.R1d3 Ne4 25.Ra4 ( 25.Bxd5?! Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Qxd5! 27.Rxd5 Rxe3∓ ) 25...Qc5 26.Rxa7 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Qc1+ 28.Qf1 ( 28.Qd1? Qxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Rc8!∓ ) 28...Qxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Nc5³/\ Ba6-c4 ]

23...Rc3 24.Rd3 Ne4 25.Kh2“ Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Nc5

[ 26...Nxg3?! 27.fxg3 Bxe5?! 28.Nxe5 Rxe5 29.Bc2‚ ]

27.Qf5!? Bc8™ 28.Qc2 Nxb3 29.axb3 Qc5!?

[ 29...Be6 30.Nd4 Rc8 31.Qb1÷ ] 30.Qd2?

[ 30.Qxc5™ bxc5 31.Rxd5 Bf8 32.Nd2³ ] 30...d4!“ 31.Qxd4 Qxd4 32.Nxd4 Bd7! 33.Re1 h5∓ 34.Kg1 a5 35.f4 h4 36.Bh2 Bf8 37.Nf3 Bc5+ 38.Kh1 gxf4 39.Bxf4 Be6 40.Bg5 Bxb3 41.Re4 Be7 42.Be3 b5 43.Nd4 Bc4 44.Nc6 a4 45.Nxe7+ Rxe7 46.Bc5 Re6 47.Rg4+ Kh7 48.Rxh4+ Kg6 49.Rf4 Rxe5-+ 50.Bb4 Re3 51.Bc5 Rd3 52.Rf3 Rxf3 53.gxf3 Kf5 54.Kg2 Ke5 55.Kf2 Kd5 56.Bb4 Bd3 57.Ke3 Kc40-1

D85Dautov,R 2595Alterman,B 2615

Bad Homburg 1997[Dautov,R]

70/434 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rb1 0-0 11.Rb5 cxd4 12.Rxa5 dxe3 13.Qxe3 Nxa5 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.e5!N

[ 15.Be2 - 67/(539) ] 15...Rfc8 16.f4 e6

[ 16...Rc7!? A) 17.Be2 Rac8 18.0-0 ( 18.e6 fxe6 19.Nxe6 Rxc3 ) 18...Rxc3 19.Qd2 Ra3³ ; B) 17.Nb5 Bxb5 18.Bxb5 e6 19.Ke2 Bf8 20.Rd1 b6 21.Ba6 Nb7=Alterman,B ]

17.Be2 Rc7 18.0-0 Rac8 19.Qd2 [ 19.Bb5!? a6 20.Bxd7 Rxd7 21.Qh3 Re8/\ Nc4<=> ]

19...Bf8 [ 19...Rxc3?! 20.Bb5 Bxb5 21.Nxb5 R3c5 22.Qd7ƒ ]

20.Rf3? [ 20.Nb3 Nxb3 21.axb3 a5 22.Ra1 Be8 ( 22...b6!? ) 23.Rxa5 Rxc3 24.Ra8 Bc5+ 25.Kf1 Rf3+ ( 25...Rxa8 26.Qxc3 b6² ) 26.Bxf3 Bb5+ 27.Be2 Bxe2+ 28.Kxe2 Rxa8² ]

20...Nc4 21.Bxc4 Rxc4 22.h3 [ 22.Rd3 Bc5 23.h3 Bc6 24.Kh2 Be4/\ 25.Re3? Bd4 26.Re4 Bg1-/+ 25.Rg3 ]

22...b5!? [ 22...Bc5!

A) 23.Kh2 Bxd4 24.cxd4 Rc2 25.Qb4!?Alterman,B ( 25.Qa5 Bc6 26.Rg3 Bd5

27.a3 Rf2³ ); B) 23.Rg3 Bc6 24.Kh2 Bxd4 25.cxd4 Rd8 26.Rd3 Be4 27.Rc3 Rcxd4 28.Qe3= ]

23.Kh2 a6 24.Rd3 Bc6 [ 24...Be8? 25.f5 exf5 26.Nxf5± ]

25.Nxc6 R4xc6= 26.Qe3 h5 27.g4!? hxg4 28.hxg4 Bh6 29.Qg3

[ 29.Qd2 Rc4 30.g5 Bf8= ] 29...Rc4 30.Rf3 Ra4 31.f5

[ 31.Kh3 Rcc4 ] 31...exf5!

[ 31...Rcc4? 32.fxe6 fxe6 33.Qh4 Rxa2+ 34.Kh3 Bg7 35.Qe7± ]

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32.gxf5 Rcc4 33.Qf2 [ 33.Kh3? g5∓ ]

33...Rh4+ [ 33...Bf4+ 34.Kg1 Bxe5 ( 34...gxf5 35.Qg2+ Kf8 36.Qh3² ) 35.fxg6 Rg4+ 36.Kf1 fxg6 37.Qc5 Rgf4= ]

34.Kg2 gxf5 35.Rg3+ [ 35.Rxf5? Rag4+ 36.Kf1 Rf4-+ ]

35...Kh8 36.Qxf5 Rxa2+ 37.Kg1 Ra1+ 38.Kg2 Ra2+ 39.Kg1 Ra1+ 40.Kg2½-½

D85Dautov,R 2590Rytshagov,M 2485

Pula 1997[Dautov,R]

70/435 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rb1 a6 11.Rc1 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 f5 14.e5 Be6 15.Bc4 Bxc4 16.Rxc4 0-0 17.g3

[ 17.Ke2 f4 18.Bd2 Rad8= ] 17...Rfd8N

[ 17...h6 18.Rb1!² ( 18.Ne1 - 56/(539) )] 18.Rb1 Nxe5

[ 18...Rd7!? ] 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxb7 Bf6 21.Rb6² ><a6 g5

[ 21...Rd5 22.Kd3 ( 22.Rc5? Rxd4+ 23.Bxd4 Bxd4³ ) 22...Rb5 23.Rbc6 Kf7 24.Ra4 a5 25.Rc5 Rxc5 26.dxc5± ] [ 21...Kf7 22.h4² ]

22.Kd3 Kf7 23.f3! [ 23.Ra4?! e5 /\ f4 ] [ 23.f4 gxf4 24.Bxf4 ( 24.gxf4 Rg8„ ) 24...Rd5= /\ Rad8 ]

23...Rd7 /\ e5 [ 23...Rd5? 24.Rc5± ] [ 23...Rd6! 24.Rxd6 exd6 25.d5² ]

24.Ra4? [ 24.g4 fxg4 25.fxg4 h5 26.gxh5 ( 26.h3 hxg4 27.hxg4 Rh8 28.Rxa6 Rh4 ) 26...Rh8 27.Rxa6 Rxh5 28.Rc2 Rh3„ ] [ 24.Bf2! a5 25.Rb5 e5 26.Ra4 Ke6 27.Raxa5 Rxa5 28.Rxa5 exd4 29.Ra6+ Kf7 30.a4± ]

24...e5 25.Raxa6 Rxa6 26.Rxa6 exd4 27.Bf2 h5“

[ 27...Rb7! 28.Bxd4 Bxd4 29.Kxd4 Rb2

30.h3 ( 30.Ke5 Rb5+ 31.Kd6 Rb2= ; 30.h4 f4= ) 30...Rf2 31.Ke3 Rh2= ]

28.Ra4 [ 28.a4!? Rb7 29.Bxd4 Bxd4 30.Kxd4

A) 30...Rb2? 31.Ke5 Rxh2 32.Kxf5 ( 32.Rf6+ Ke7 33.Rxf5 Re2+ ) 32...Rh3 33.Ra7+ Ke8 ( 33...Kf8 34.Kf6!+- ) 34.Kxg5 Rxg3+ 35.Kf4 h4 36.a5 Rg1 37.a6+- ; B) 30...Rb3™ 31.f4 ( 31.Ke5 Rxf3 32.Rf6+ Kg7 33.Rxf5 Ra3 34.Rxg5+ Kh6= ) 31...gxf4 32.gxf4 Rh3 33.Ke5 Rxh2 34.Kxf5 Rg2 35.Ra7+ Kg8 36.a5 h4 37.a6 h3= ]

28...Rb7 29.f4 [ 29.Bxd4 Bxd4 30.Kxd4 Rb2= ]

29...gxf4 30.gxf4 Rb2= 31.Bxd4 Bxd4 32.Kxd4 Rxh2 33.Ke5 h4 34.Kxf5 Rg2 35.Ra7+ Kg8 36.Ra3 h3 37.Rxh3 Rxa2 38.Kg5 Kg7 39.Rb3 Rg2+ 40.Kf5 Rf2 41.Rb7+ Kf8 42.Kg5 Ra2 43.Rb6 Kf7 44.Rb7+ Kf8 45.f5 Ra6 46.f6½-½

D85Miles,A 2550Leko,P 2600

Yopal 1997[Leko,P]

70/436 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4

[ 9...Nc6 - 70/(436) ] 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 a5 13.Bg5 a4 14.Bxe7 Re8 15.Bd6 Rxe4 16.Rc1 Nc6 17.Bc4 Qb2 18.Bxf7+!?N

[ 18.Rb1 - 62/501 ] 18...Kxf7™ 19.Ng5+ Kg8 20.Nxe4 Qxd4 21.Qe2 Bf5! 22.Rc4! Qb2

[ 22...Qd5? 23.Rxa4!!± ∆Rxa4 24.Nf6+ Bxf6 25.Qe8+ Kg7 26.Qf8# ]

23.Qd3 a3! 24.Rc2! [ 24.Rb1? Qxb1+ 25.Qxb1 a2-+ ] [ 24.Qd5+?! Kh8 25.Ng5 h6 26.Nf7+ Kh7∓ ]

24...Qb6! [ 24...Qd4!? 25.Qb3+ Kh8 26.Qxb7 Rg8! 27.Rxc6 Bxe4 28.Bxa3 Bxg2!= ]

25.Bxa3 Nd4! [ 25...Bxe4? 26.Qxe4 Rxa3 27.Qe6++- ]

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[ 25...Rxa3 26.Qxa3 Bxe4 27.Qa2+! Kf8 28.Re2‚ ]

26.Bc5™ Qe6 27.Bxd4 Bxe4 28.Qc4 Bd5 [ 28...Qxc4 29.Rxc4 Bd3 30.Rb4= ]

29.Qd3 Be4½-½

D85Sakaev,K 2580Tseshkovsky,V 2510

Jugoslavija 1997[Sakaev,K]

70/437 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Rfd8!?N

[ 14...Bxf3 - 70/(437) ] 15.Rxb7 e6 16.Rc7

[ 16.Rxf7 exd5 17.Rxg7+ Kxg7 18.e5 d4 19.Bg5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Bxe2 21.Qc1 Qe6 ( 21...Bxf1? 22.Qc7+ Kg8 23.Bf6+- ; 21...Rac8 22.Qf4 ∆Bxf1? 23.Qf6+ Kg8 24.Ng4 h5 25.Nh6+ Kh7 26.Qe7+ Kh8 27.Bf6# ) 22.Qc7+ Kg8 23.Bxd8 Bxf1 ( 23...Rc8 24.Qe7 Qxe7 25.Bxe7 Bxf1 26.Kxf1 a5 27.Nd3 a4 28.Bc5 a3 29.Ke2 a2 30.Bxd4 Ra8 31.Ba1 Rb8 32.Ne1 Rb1 33.Nc2² ) 24.Nd7 Bb5 25.Nf6+ Kf8 26.Nxh7+ Kg8 27.Nf6+ Kf8 28.Nh7+= ] [ 16.Bg5!? f6 ( 16...Rd6!? ) 17.Qc1!? ] [ 16.d6÷ ]

16...Bxf3! [ 16...Ne5 17.Rc2! Qa4 18.Nxe5 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Bxe5 20.dxe6 Qxe4 ( 20...fxe6 21.Rc4² ) 21.exf7+ ( 21.Bg5 Qxe2 22.Rxe2 Rd5 23.e7 Re8= ; 21.e7!? ) 21...Kxf7 22.Rc4 Qd5² ]

17.gxf3!? [ 17.Bxf3 Ne5= ]

17...Nb4 18.Bg5 [ 18.Bc4 Qb2 ] [ 18.d6!? Be5 19.Bc4!

A) 19...Qc2 20.Bxe6 Qxc7 21.dxc7 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Bxc7 23.Bb3!? ( 23.Bxf7+ Kxf7 24.Rd7+ Ke6 25.Rxc7 a5 26.Bc5± ); B) 19...Qb2 20.Bc5 a5÷ ]

18...exd5 19.Bxd8 Rxd8© 20.exd5 Be5! [ 20...Nxd5? 21.Rc5+- ]

[ 20...Rxd5 A) 21.Bc4 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Qa5 23.Rd8+ ( 23.Bxf7+ Kh8 24.Rd8+ Bf8 25.Rxf8+ Kg7 26.Rfc8!÷ ) 23...Bf8 24.Rxf7 Qg5+ 25.Kf1 Qc1+ 26.Kg2 Qg5+= ; B) 21.Rc8+ Bf8 22.Qe1!± ]

21.Bc4 Qa5 22.Rb7?! [ 22.Re7! Bd6 23.Re4² ]

22...Qc5 23.Qb3 Bd6 24.Re1 a5!© [ 24...Bxh2+ 25.Kg2! ( 25.Kxh2 Qxf2+ 26.Kh3 Qxe1= ) 25...Bd6 26.Rb5 ]

25.Kg2 a4?? [ 25...Qc8 26.Ra7 Qc5! ( 26...Qf5?! 27.Re4² ) 27.Rb7= ]

26.Qxa4 Rf8 [ 26...Qxc4 27.Re8+ Rxe8 28.Qxe8+ Kg7 29.Rxf7+ Kh6 30.Qe3++- ]

27.Re4 Nxd5 28.Rb5 Nc3 29.Rxc5 Nxa4 30.Rc61-0

D89Timman,J 2630Hellers,F 2585

Malmo 1997[Hellers,F]

70/438 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.Rc1

[ 14.d5 - 70/(438) ] 14...Bxa2 15.Qa4 Bb3 16.Qb4 b6 17.Rc3N

[ 17.d5 - 59/512 ] 17...Be6 18.Bg5

[ 18.Rfc1 Qd6 ] [ 18.Bf4!? Rc8 19.Rfc1 Rxc3 20.Rxc3 Bd7 21.Bc7 Qe8÷ ]

18...Re8 [ 18...f6?! 19.Bf4ƒ ]

19.Bb5 Bd7 20.Ba6?? [ 20.Bxd7! Qxd7 21.Rfc1 Rad8!=Timman,J ]

20...Nc6 21.Qc4 b5!!-+ 22.Qc5 [ 22.Bxb5 Na5 23.Qa4 Bxb5 24.Qxb5 Bxd4+ 25.Nxd4 Qxd4+ 26.Re3 Nc4 27.Qa4 Qc5! ]

22...Qb6 23.Qxb6 axb6 24.Bb7 Nxd4! 25.Nc1 Ra7 26.Bd5 Ne6 27.Bd2 Bxc3 28.Bxc3 Nc5 29.Ba2 Be6 30.Bb1 Rd80-1

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D89Cramling,P 2545Hellers,F 2585

Malmo 1997[Hellers,F]

70/439 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.Rc1 Bxa2 15.Qa4 Be6 16.d5 Bd7 17.Qb4 e6 18.Nc3 exd5 19.Nxd5 Be6 20.Rfd1 Bxd5 21.exd5 Re8 22.Bf2 Bf8 23.Qa4

[ 23.Qb2!?N - 70/(439) ] 23...a6

[ 23...Bd6 - 56/552 ] 24.d6 Bxd6 25.Be4 Re6! Neverov,V 26.Bd5

[ 26.Rc2!? Nc6! ( 26...b5 27.Qa2 Nc4 28.Bxa8 Qxa8÷ ) 27.Bd5 Rf6 /\ ∆28.Bh4? Qb6+ 29.Kh1 Rf4-+ ]

26...Re2 27.Ra1N [ 27.Be4? b5! 28.Qd4 Nb3 29.Qd5 ( 29.Qxd6 Qxd6 30.Rxd6 Rxe4 31.Rb1 Rc4!-+ ) 29...Nxc1 30.Qxa8 Qxa8 31.Bxa8 Ba3∓ ] [ 27.Bh4 Qb6+ 28.Kh1 Qb5 29.Qxb5 ( 29.Qg4!? Timman,J ) 29...axb5 30.Bxf7+ Kxf7 31.Rxd6 Nc4= ]

27...Nc6 [ 27...Rxf2? 28.Kxf2 Qb6+ 29.Kf1 Bxh2 30.Qxa5 Qg1+ 31.Ke2 Qxg2+ 32.Kd3+- ]

28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Qxc6 Re6 30.Bg3 Bxg3! 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8½-½

D91Sorin,A 2460Kasparov,G 2820

Buenos Aires 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/440 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bh4

[ 6.Qc1 - 70/(440) ] 6...Nxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.e3 b5 9.a4 c6 10.Be2 a6 11.Nd2 0-0 12.Bf3 Ra7 13.0-0 Bf5 14.Re1N

[ 14.e4?! Bc8 ( 14...Bd7 - 41/(545) )] 14...Bd3 15.Nb3 Bf5 16.Nd2

[ 16.Nc5?! Nd7∓ ] 16...Bd3 17.g4?

[ 17.Nb3= ] 17...Rc7! 18.Nb3

[ 18.Bg3 e5∓ ] 18...cxb3 19.Qxd3 c5 20.Bg3

[ 20.axb5 c4 21.Qe4 axb5 22.Ra5 b4! ( 22...Qd7 23.Qd5 ) 23.cxb4 Nc6! ( 23...c3 24.Qb1 c2 25.Qb2 Nc6 26.Bxc6 Rxc6 27.Rc1 Qd7 28.h3 h5 29.Qxb3 hxg4 30.hxg4 Qxg4+ 31.Bg3÷ ) 24.Rd5 ( 24.Rc5 Nxb4 ; 24.Ra4 c3 25.b5 Nxd4 26.exd4 c2-+ ) 24...Qc8 25.Rb5 c3 26.Bg3 e5 27.dxe5 ( 27.d5 Na7 ) 27...c2 28.e6 Ne5 29.Bxe5 c1Q 30.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31.Kg2 b2-+ ]

20...e5 21.axb5 c4 22.Qe4 axb5 23.Ra8 [ 23.Bxe5 Re7 ] [ 23.dxe5 Nd7 ( 23...Qe7!? ) 24.e6 Nc5 25.Bxc7 Qxc7 26.Qc6 Qxc6 27.Bxc6! ( 27.exf7+ Kh8 28.Bxc6 Bxc3 29.Ra8 Rxa8 30.Bxa8 Kg7 31.Rd1 b2 32.Bc6 Bd2 33.Bxb5 c3-+ ) 27...Bxc3 28.e7 Bxa1 ( 28...Bxe1? 29.Ra8 ) 29.Rxa1 b2 30.Ra8 b1Q+ 31.Kg2 Rxa8 32.Bxa8 Kg7 33.e8Q Ne6 34.Bd5∓ ]

23...Qe7 24.dxe5 [ 24.Ra5 b4 25.Bxe5 Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Qd6∓ ]

24...Nd7 25.e6 Nc5 26.exf7+ Qxf7 27.Rxf8+ Bxf8 28.Qa8?

[ 28.Qd5 A) 28...Rd7 29.Qc6!? ( 29.Qxf7+ Kxf7 30.Bc6 Rd3 31.Be5 Bg7 32.Bd4 Bxd4 33.exd4 Na4 34.Bxb5 Nb6 35.Rc1 Rd2-+ ) 29...Nd3 30.Rd1 b4 31.cxb4 b2 32.Be4 Bxb4 33.h4„ ; B) 28...Nd3 29.Ra1 ( 29.Bxc7? Nxe1 30.Be4 Qxd5 31.Bxd5+ Kh8-+ ) 29...Rc5 30.Qa8 b2

B1) 31.Rb1 b4 32.cxb4 ( 32.Bd6 bxc3 33.Bxc5 c2 34.Bd5 cxb1Q+ 35.Kg2 Nxc5-+ ) 32...c3 33.bxc5 c2 34.Bd5 cxb1Q+ 35.Kg2 Kg7 36.Bxf7 Qa1 37.Ba2 b1Q 38.Qa7+ Kh8-+ ; B2) 31.Rf1 Nc1 32.Bd6 Rc8 33.Qxc8 Qxf3 34.Qe6+ Qf7-+ ; B3) 31.Rd1! Nc1 32.Bd6

B3a) 32...Rc8 33.Qxc8 Qxf3 34.Bxf8 Qxd1+ 35.Kg2 Qd5+ 36.f3 h5 ( 36...Kf7 37.Ba3 ) 37.Bc5+ Kh7 38.Qc7+= ; B3b) 32...b1Q 33.Bxc5 Qa2 34.Qxa2 Nxa2 35.Bd5 Bxc5

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( 35...Nxc3 36.Bxf7+ Kxf7 37.Rd7+ Ke6 38.Rc7 ) 36.Bxf7+ Kxf7 37.Rd5∓ ]

28...Ra7 29.Qc6 [ 29.Qb8 b4 30.cxb4 Nd3 31.Rf1 b2 32.Bd5 Qxd5 33.Qxa7 Nc1-+ ]

29...Ra6 30.Qd5 b20-1

D91Piket,Je 2640Sokolov,I 2615

Nederland (ch) 1997[Piket,Je]

70/441 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5 7.Nxg5 c6 8.dxc6 Nxc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.e3 0-0 11.Be2 e6 12.Nge4!N

[ 12.Nf3 - 38/(613) ] 12...exd5 13.Qxd5 Bf5!

[ 13...Qb6 14.Qb5 ] 14.Rd1

[ 14.Ng3?? Nd3+ /\ Bc3 ] [ 14.Qxb7? Rb8 /\ Nd3, Rb2 ] [ 14.Nd6!? Be6 15.Qc5 ( 15.Qd2 Qb6/\ Rad8 ) 15...b6 16.Qa3² ]

14...Qh4?! [ 14...Qxd5! 15.Rxd5 Be6 /\ Rac8~/=><c4 ]

15.0-0 Rad8?! [ 15...b6 16.Nd6² ( 16.Ng3 )]

16.Qxb7 Rb8 17.Qxa7 Rxb2 [ 17...Bxe4 18.g3 ]

18.Ng3 Ng4 19.Bxg4 Bxg4 20.Rd4!!± h5 [ 20...Bxd4 21.Qxd4 Rfb8 22.Nd5+- ]

21.h3 Be5! 22.Nd1 [ 22.hxg4? Bxg3 23.fxg3 Qxg3-+ ] [ 22.Nce2 Bxd4 23.Qxd4 Rxa2 24.hxg4 hxg4 25.Nf4± ]

22...Rxf2 [ 22...Bxd4 23.Qxd4 Rxa2 24.hxg4 ( 24.Nc3 Rd8 ) 24...Qxg4± ]

23.Rxf2 [ 23.Nxf2 Qxg3 24.Nxg4 hxg4 25.Rxg4 Qh2+ 26.Kf2 Rb8© ]

23...Qxg3 24.hxg4+- hxg4 25.Kf1 Qh4 26.Re4 Bg3 27.Re8! Qh1+ 28.Ke2 Bxf2 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Qa8+ Kg7 31.Nxf2 Qh5 32.Nd3 Qb5 33.Qe4 Qb1 34.Qd4+ Kg8 35.Qc4 g3 36.Kf3 Qf1+ 37.Kxg3 Qe2

38.Ne5 Qxe3+ 39.Nf3 g5 40.Qc8+1-0

D91Franco,Z 2480Illescas Cordoba,M 2585

Espana 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/442 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxg5 7.Nxg5 e6 8.Nf3 exd5 9.e3 0-0 10.b4 c6 11.Rc1 a6!?N

[ 11...Be6 - 38/(613) ] 12.Be2 Qe7 13.Qb3

[ 13.a3 ] 13...Be6!?

[ 13...Bg4= ] 14.0-0 Nd7 15.a4

[ 15.Na4 Rae8 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.bxc5 Bc8³ ]

15...Rfe8 [ 15...Nf6 16.Nd2 Rfc8 17.Bd3 Bf8 18.Rb1 b5 19.a5 Ne8 ]

16.Ne1?! [ 16.Rfd1= ]

16...Nb6 17.Nd3 Nc4³ 18.Rfe1! ><e3 Bf5 19.Nb2?

[ 19.Nf4 Nxe3! 20.Bd3 Bxd4 21.Bxf5 Qg5! 22.Bd7 Qxf4 23.Bxe8 Ng4 24.Bxf7+ Kg7-+ ] [ 19.Nd1 Bf8∓ ] [ 19.Bf1!³ ∆Nd2 20.Qc2 Nxf1 21.Rxf1 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Qxb4 23.Rb1 Qe7 24.Rb6!© ]

19...Nxe3!∓ 20.Bd3?! [ 20.Bf1 Bxd4 21.Kh1 Qf6 22.fxe3 Bxe3 23.Rcd1 Bg4∓ ] [ 20.Bf3 Qg5 21.fxe3 Rxe3∓ ]

20...Qg5! 21.fxe3 Rxe3 22.Bxf5 Bxd4 23.Kh1™ Rae8! 24.Rf1

[ ¹24.Rxe3 Qxe3 ( 24...Rxe3 25.Bd3 Rh3 26.gxh3 Qxc1+ 27.Nbd1 Bxc3 28.Qxc3 Qxd1+ 29.Kg2 Qxa4∓ ) 25.Qd1™ Bxc3 26.Nd3 Bd2 27.Rc2 Bxb4 28.Rc1 Ba3 29.Ra1 Bd6-+ ]

24...gxf5-+ 25.g3 [ 25.a5 R8e6 26.Nba4 Rh6 ]

25...Qg40-1

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D96Bareev,R 2670Krasenkow,M 2645

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Bareev,E]

70/443 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Nc6 7.e4 Bg4?! 8.d5!N

[ 8.Be3 - 45/587 ] 8...Bxf3 9.gxf3 Ne5 10.Qe2

[ 10.Qa4+ Nfd7 11.Be2 0-0 12.f4 Nb6 13.Qc2 Ned7÷ ]

10...c6 11.f4 Ned7 12.Bg2 cxd5?! [ 12...Nb6 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.0-0² ] [ 12...0-0² Krasenkow,M ]

13.e5 Ne4 14.Nxd5 f5™ [ 14...Qa5+ 15.b4 Qxd5 16.Bxe4 Qd4 17.Rb1± ]

15.Bxe4 fxe4 16.Nc3 [ 16.Qxe4 Nc5 17.Qc4 Rc8© ]

16...Rc8 17.0-0 [ 17.Nxe4 ]

17...0-0 18.Rd1 [ 18.Nxe4 Bh6 19.Rd1 Qc7!? ]

18...Qe8 19.Nxe4 Bh6 20.Qg4 Nc5! 21.Ng3

[ 21.Nxc5 Rxc5 22.Be3 ( 22.Qh4? Bxf4! ) 22...Rb5 23.b3 Rb4 ∆24.a3? Rxb3 25.Rd7 Bxf4 ]

21...Kh8 22.Be3 Qf7 23.Rac1 b6 [ 23...Ne6 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.f5 Bxe3 26.fxe3 gxf5 27.Qxf5 Qxf5 28.Nxf5 Rc5 29.Rd7 Rxe5 30.Nxe7± ( 30.Rxe7?! Rxf5 31.Rxe6 Ra5 32.a3 Rb5 33.b4 a5 )]

24.b4 [ 24.Rd4!? Ne6 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Re4² ]

24...Ne6 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.f5 Bxe3 27.fxe3 gxf5 28.Qxf5 Qg8!?

[ 28...Qxf5 29.Nxf5 Rc7 30.Kg2 Kg8 31.h4 Kf7 32.Kf3² ]

29.Rf1 Rc3 30.Qe4 b5 31.Kh1 Ng5 32.Qf4 Rc4

[ 32...Qa8+ 33.e4 ] 33.e4 Ne6

[ 33...Rxb4? 34.e6 Nxe6 35.Qe5+ Ng7 36.Nf5+- ]

34.Qf7 Rc7! 35.Qf5 Qg6 [ 35...Rc2 36.Rf2² ( 36.a3 Qg6 )]

36.Nh5 Qh6 [ 36...Rc2 37.Rg1 Qxf5 38.exf5 Nd4 39.Rd1 ( 39.f6 Nf3 ) 39...Rc4 40.e6! Kg8

A) 41.f6? exf6 ( 41...Nxe6 42.Rd8+ Kf7 43.Rd7 Rc7 ) 42.Nxf6+ Kf8 43.Nd7+ Ke8 ( 43...Ke7? 44.Ne5 Rxb4 45.Rxd4 ) 44.Ne5 Rxb4 45.e7 Ra4= ; B) 41.a3! Kf8 42.Rd3± ]

37.Qf7 Rc1 [ 37...Qg6!? 38.Qxg6 hxg6 39.Nf4 Nxf4 40.Rxf4 Kg8= ]

38.Qe8+ Nf8 39.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 40.Kg2 Qd2+ [ 40...Qg5+ 41.Kf3 Kg8 42.e6 Qg6 43.Qxg6+ hxg6 44.Nf4 Kg7 45.Ke3± ]

41.Kh3 Qh6 [ 41...Qe3+ 42.Ng3 Qh6+ 43.Kg4 Qg7+ 44.Kf3± ]

42.Kh4 [ 42.Kg4 Qe6+ 43.Kf4 ( 43.Kf3 Kg8 44.Qxb5 Qf7+ 45.Nf4 Ne6 46.Qb8+ Kg7-+ ; 43.Kh4 Qg8! 44.Qxb5 Qg2!= ) 43...Kg8 ( 43...Qh6+ 44.Kf3 Kg8 45.Nf4 Qxh2 46.e6 Qh1+ 47.Kg4 Qg1+ 48.Kf5 Qg7 49.Nd5 Qg6+ 50.Qxg6+ Nxg6 51.Nc7± ) 44.Qxb5 Qh6+ 45.Kg4 Qg6+ 46.Kh4 Qg2= ]

42...a6! [ 42...Kg8 43.Qxb5+- ]

43.e6 Kg8 44.Qf7+ Kh8 45.Kg4 Qxe6+ 46.Qxe6 Nxe6 NB 2/j 47.Nf4

[ 47.Kf5 Nd4+ 48.Ke5 Nf3+ ( 48...Nc6+? 49.Ke6 Nxb4 50.Kxe7 Nxa2 51.e5 Nc3 52.e6 Ne4 53.Kf8 b4 54.e7 Nd6 55.Ng7 b3 56.Nf5+- ) 49.Ke6 Ng5+! ( 49...Nxh2 50.Kxe7+- ) 50.Kd5 e6+!= ]

47...Nd4 48.Nd5 e6 49.Nc7 Kg7 50.Kf4 Kf6 51.e5+ Kf7!

[ 51...Kg6 52.Ke4 Ne2 53.a3 Nc3+ 54.Kd4 Nb1 55.Kc5 Nxa3 56.Kd6 Nc2 57.Nxe6 Nxb4 58.Nf4++- ] [ 51...Ke7 52.Ke4 Ne2 53.Nxa6 Nc3+ 54.Kd4 Nxa2 55.Kc5 Kd7 56.Nb8+ Kc7 57.Nc6 Nc3 58.Nd4 ]

52.Nxa6 Ne2+ 53.Ke3 Nc3 54.Kd4 [ 54.Kd3 Nxa2 55.Kc2 Kg6 56.Kb2 Nxb4 57.Nxb4 Kf5 58.Nd3 Ke4 59.Kc3 h5 60.Kd2 h4 61.Kc3 Kd5= ]

54...Nxa2 55.Kc5 Nc1 [ 55...Kg6 56.Nc7 ( 56.Kxb5 Kf5 57.Kc4 Kxe5 58.b5 Kd6 59.Nc5 Nc3!= ) 56...Kf5 57.Nxb5 Kxe5= ]

56.Kd6 Nd3 57.Nc7 Nxb4 58.Nxe6 Nc2! 59.Nc7

[ 59.Ng5+ Kg6 60.e6 Nd4= ] 59...Nd4 60.Kd5

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[ 60.e6+ Nxe6 61.Nxe6 Kf6= ] 60...Nf3 61.Nxb5 Nxh2 62.Kd6 Ng4! 63.e6+ Kf8

[ 63...Kf8 64.e7+ Kf7 65.Nc7 Nf6= ] [ 63...Kf8 64.Kd7 Ne5+ 65.Kd8 Nc6+= ]

½-½

D97Piket,Je 2640Timman,J 2630

Nederland (ch) 1997[Timman,J]

70/444 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5 9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.Be3 c5 11.e6 cxd4!N

[ 11...c4 - 70/(444) ] 12.exf7+

[ 12.exd7 Qxd7 13.Rd1 e5∓ ] [ 12.Bxd4!? Bxd4 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Qd5 Qxd5 15.Nxd5 Nxe6= ]

12...Rxf7 13.Bxd4 [ 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Qb4 Qd6 15.Nc2 Nd3+ 16.Bxd3 Qxd3 17.Nd4 Bg4 18.h3 Nc6!!-+ ] [ 13.Ng5 e6!∓ ]

13...Bxd4 14.Nxd4 Nc5 15.Qd5 Qxd5 16.Nxd5 Nbd7

[ 16...Bb7?! 17.Nb6 Ra7 18.Rc1² ] 17.b4?

[ ¹17.Rc1 ] 17...Bb7 18.Nc3 e5! 19.Ndxb5 axb5 20.bxc5 b4 21.Nb5

[ 21.Rb1 bxc3 22.Rxb7 Nxc5 23.Rxf7 Kxf7 24.Bc4+ Ke7∓ ] [ 21.Nd1!? ]

21...Rf4!∓ 22.Rc1 Re4+ 23.Kd1 Bc6 24.f3 Rf4 25.Nd6 Rxa2!

[ 25...Kg7 26.Bc4 ] 26.Bc4+ Rxc4 27.Rxc4 b3?

[ 27...Ba4+ 28.Ke1 ( 28.Kc1 Ra1+ 29.Kb2 Rxh1 30.c6 Bxc6 31.Rxc6 Rxh2 32.Rc8+ Nf8-+ ) 28...Ra1+ ( 28...b3 29.Rxa4 Rxa4 30.c6!∓ ) 29.Kf2 Rxh1 30.c6 Bxc6 31.Rxc6 b3 32.Rc8+ Kg7 33.Rc7 b2 34.Rxd7+ Kf8 35.Rb7∓ ]

28.Re1 Rxg2 29.Kc1 Rxh2 30.f4?“ [ 30.Re3 /\ Rb3 ]

30...exf4 31.Re8+ Kg7 32.Re7+ Kf6-+ 33.Rf7+ Ke6 34.Rfxf4 Ne5 35.Rcd4 Rh3

[ ¹35...Rc2+ 36.Kb1 Nf3 ]

36.Rf1 Rc3+ 37.Kb2 Rxc5 38.Nc8 Bd5 39.Rf8 Nc4+ 40.Kxb3 Nd6+0-1

D97Lautier,J 2660Leko,P 2635

Tilburg 1997[Leko,P]

70/445 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.Qb3 b5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.h4 c5 11.e6 fxe6?

[ 11...c4 ] 12.h5 cxd4 13.hxg6!N

[ 13.Qxe6+ - 39/577 ] 13...Nc5 14.Qc2!?

[ 14.gxh7+! Kh8 15.Nh4! Rf6 16.Qd1/\ Bg5 Qd6 17.Qh5

A) 17...Bd7 18.Bg5 Qe5+ ( 18...dxc3 19.Be2!!+- ) 19.Be2 Nd3+ 20.Kf1 Nxf2 21.Bxf6 Qxh5 22.Bxg7+ Kxh7 ( 22...Kxg7 23.Nf5+!+- ) 23.Kxf2+- ; B) 17...Nbd7 18.Qe8+! ( 18.Ng6+ Rxg6 19.Qxg6 Bb7 ) 18...Nf8 19.Ng6+ Rxg6 20.Qf7 Qe5+ 21.Ne2 Nd3+ 22.Kd2+- ]

14...Rxf3!? [ 14...dxc3? 15.gxh7+ Kh8 16.Nh4 Rf6 17.Bg5+- ] [ 14...h5!? 15.Rxh5 Rf5 16.Rxf5 exf5 17.Nxb5!± ]

15.gxh7+? [ 15.gxf3! d3 ( 15...dxc3 16.gxh7+ Kh8 17.Rg1!+- ) 16.Qd2! hxg6 17.Qg5 Nbd7 18.Qxg6 Nf8 19.Qg3+- ]

15...Kh8 16.gxf3 d3! [ 16...dxc3? 17.Rg1!+- ]

17.Qd1 Nc6 18.Bh6?! [ 18.Ne4? Nxe4 19.fxe4 Nb4 20.Qg4 Nc2+ 21.Kd1 e5! 22.Qg6 Nxa1 23.Rg1 Qf8-+ ] [ 18.Be3! Nd4 19.Bxd3 Nxd3+ 20.Qxd3 Nxf3+ 21.Ke2 Qxd3+ 22.Kxd3 Bb7© ]

18...Bxh6 19.Rxh6 Bb7‚ 20.Bg2 Ne5! 21.Rh3

[ 21.f4 Bxg2! ( 21...d2+ 22.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 23.Kxd2 Nc4+ 24.Ke2 Bxg2 25.Rg1 ) 22.fxe5 Qd4! 23.Qd2 b4‚ ]

21...Qd4 [ 21...b4!? ]

22.Rg3

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[ 22.Qd2!? Nc4 23.Qg5 d2+ 24.Kf1 Nd3 25.Nd1 Nf4! 26.Rh6 Re8!‚ ><Kf1 ]

22...Nc4 23.Kf1 Rf8 24.Kg1 Rf4! 25.Qc1 e5 26.Nd1 Kxh7 27.Rb1 Bc8!? 28.Ne3?!“

[ 28.b3 d2 29.Qc3 Bf5 30.Ra1 Qxc3 31.Nxc3 Nb2 32.Nd1 Nxd1 33.Rxd1 Rd4 ] [ 28.Bh3!∓ ]

28...d2 29.Qc2+ Qd3!-+ 30.Qxd3+ [ 30.Rd1 Qxc2 31.Nxc2 Nd3 32.b3 Ndb2 ]

30...Nxd3 31.Bf1 [ 31.b3 Nxe3 32.fxe3 Nc1! ]

31...Nc1 32.Bxc4 bxc4 33.Rg5 Bf5 34.Ra1 Rxf3 35.Nd1 Bc2 36.Kg2 Bxd1 37.Rh5+ Kg60-1

D97Van der Sterren,P 2515Timman,J 2630

Nederland (ch) 1997[Timman,J]

70/446 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.0-0 exd5 11.exd5 Re8 12.Be3 Bf5 13.Rad1 Qb6 14.b3 Ng4

[ 14...Rxe3!? ] 15.Bd2 Ne5!?N

[ 15...Rad8?! - 38/619 ] 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Be3

[ 17.Bf3!? Piket,Je ] 17...Qa5 18.Rc1 Rac8 19.Rfd1 Nb4 20.d6 Red8 21.Bf4 Bd4 22.a3! Nc6

[ 22...Qxa3? 23.Nb5 ] 23.Nb5 Bb2™ 24.Bg5 Rd7 25.Qxc5 Re8 26.b4 Qa4!

[ 26...Qb6 27.Bf1² ] 27.Bf1 Bxc1?

[ 27...Re5 28.Nc3 Rxc5 29.Nxa4 Rxc1 30.Bxc1 Bxc1 31.Rxc1 Rxd6= ]

28.Qxc1 Qc2 29.Qa1+- h5 30.Nc7 Re4 31.Bd3?

[ 31.Nd5 Rxd6 32.Nf6+ Rxf6 33.Bxf6+- ] 31...Qxd1+!÷ 32.Qxd1 Rxd6 33.h3 Rxd3

[ 33...Red4!?÷ ] 34.Qxd3= Re1+ 35.Qf1 Rxf1+ 36.Kxf1 Nd4 37.Bf6 Nb5

[ 37...Nb5 38.Nxb5 Bd3+= ]½-½

E04Gleizerov,E 2560Gurevich,M 2620

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/447 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 b5 7.Ne5 Nd5 8.e4 Nb4!N Korchnoi,V

[ 8...Nxc3 - 67/(560) ] 9.0-0

[ 9.a3 Qxd4! 10.axb4 Qxe5 11.Bf4 Qf6 12.Nxb5 Bxb4+ 13.Kf1 cxb5 14.e5 Qe7 15.Bxa8 Bb7© Korchnoi,V ]

9...Nd7 10.f4 Nxe5! 11.fxe5 Nd3 12.Be3 Be7

[ 12...Nxb2!? 13.Qf3 Qd7 14.d5 Bb7 ] 13.b3 Bg5

[ 13...Qa5!? ] 14.Qf3 0-0 15.a4

[ 15.bxc4 bxc4 16.Rab1 c5³ ] 15...Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Nb4!³

[ 16...Ba6 17.axb5 Bxb5 18.Rad1© ] 17.Rad1 cxb3?!

[ 17...Nc2! 18.Qf2 ( 18.Qe2 cxb3 19.axb5 Qb6∓ ) 18...cxb3 19.axb5 cxb5∓ ]

18.axb5 cxb5 19.Ne2© b2 20.Qb3 a5 21.Qxb2 Bd7 22.Nf4! /\ Qe2-g4|^>> Rc8 23.Qe2 Qg5

[ 23...Rc2 24.Qg4‚ ] 24.Qf3 Nc2 25.h4 Qh6 26.Qf2! b4 27.d5 g5?!

[ 27...Bb5 28.Bh3 Bxf1 29.Rxf1 b3∓ 30.dxe6 fxe6 31.Bxe6+ Qxe6! 32.Nxe6 Rxf2-+ ]

28.hxg5 Qxg5 29.Qa7 Bb5 30.Rf2 Qd8?! [ 30...a4 31.dxe6 fxe6 32.Nxe6 Qg4 33.Rd7÷ ]

31.d6 b3 32.Nh5 Qg5 33.Nf6+ Kh8 34.Qxa5

[ 34.d7! Rcd8 35.Qc5!± /\ 36.Qb5, 36.Qf8 ] 34...Ne3! 35.Re1 Rc2! 36.Rxc2

[ 36.Qxb5 Qxg3 37.Rfe2 ( 37.Ref1 Rg8! 38.Nxg8 Ng4!-+ ) 37...Nxg2-+ ]

36...Nxc2 37.Rb1 [ 37.d7 Bxd7 38.Nxd7 Nxe1-+ ]

37...Nd4 38.Rxb3 [ 38.d7 Ne2+-+ ]

38...Nxb3 39.Qxb5 Nd4 [ 39...Qxg3-+ ]

40.Qb4 Ne2+ 41.Kf2 Qxg3+ 42.Kxe2 Qxg2+-+ 43.Ke3 Qg3+ 44.Kd4 Qf2+

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45.Kd3 Ra8! 46.d7 Kg7 47.Qd6 Qe1! [ 47...Qf1+ 48.Kd4 Ra4+ 49.Kc5 Qc4+ 50.Kb6 Ra6+ ( 50...Rb4+ 51.Qxb4 Qxb4+ 52.Kc7 Qc5+ 53.Kb7÷ ) 51.Kb7 Qb5+ 52.Kc7 Rxd6 53.exd6 Qa5+ 54.Kc8÷ ]

48.Nd5 [ 48.d8Q Rxd8 49.Qxd8 Qd1+-+ ] [ 48.Kc4 Qc1+ 49.Kb5 Rb8+! 50.Qxb8 Qb2+ 51.Kc6 Qxb8-+ ]

48...Qd1+ 49.Kc3 [ 49.Kc4 exd5+-+ ]

49...Qa1+ 50.Kb4 Qa3+ 51.Kb5 Qxd6 52.exd6 exd5 53.exd5 Kf6-+ 54.Kc6 Ke50-1

E04Mikhalevski,V 2535Murrey,J 2420

Israel 1997[Mikhalevski,V]

70/448 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5

[ 5...Bb4+ - 70/(448) ] 6.0-0 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Qb6?! 8.Nc3!

[ 8.Qa4+!? Bd7 9.Qxc4 Na6 10.Qb3!² ] 8...Bd7 9.Be3!N

[ 9.e4 - 56/565 ] 9...Bc5?!

[ 9...Ng4!? ] 10.b4!!

[ 10.Na4 Bxa4 11.Qxa4+ Nbd7 12.Qxc4² ] 10...cxb3 11.Rb1!± ><b7 Bxd4

[ 11...b2 12.Qd2 ] 12.Bxd4 Qc7 13.Qxb3 Bc6

[ 13...Nc6 14.Nb5 ] 14.Qa3! /^a3-f8 Bxg2 15.Nb5! Qd7

[ 15...Qe7 16.Bc5 ] 16.Nd6+ Kf8™ 17.Kxg2!

[ 17.Nf5+?! Kg8 18.Ne7+ Kf8 19.Ng6+ Ke8 ]

17...Qc6+ [ 17...Qe7 18.Rxb7 Nbd7± ]

18.Kg1 [ 18.e4 ]

18...Qa6 19.Qxa6 bxa6 20.Bxf6! gxf6 21.Rb7+- Nc6 22.Rc1??

[ 22.Rxf7++- ] 22...Nd8 23.Rd7 Kg7 24.Rb1 Rf8 25.Rb4 f5 26.Ra4 Nc6 27.Rc7!

[ 27.Rxa6?? Nb8!-+ ]

27...Ne5 28.Rxa6 Rad8 29.a4 Rd7 30.Rxd7 Nxd7 31.Rxa7 Rd8 32.f4! Kg6 33.a5 f6 34.Rc7 Nb8 35.Nc8 Rd1+ 36.Kg2 Ra1 37.Ne7+ Kh6 38.Rc8 Nd7+- (+)1-0

E04Tukmakov,V 2585Palac,M 2595

Ljubljana 1997[Tukmakov,V]

70/449 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 Nd5!? 9.Nxd7N

[ 9.Nxc6 - 68/(426) ] 9...Qxd7 10.dxc5 Bxc5

[ 10...c3 11.Nb5!± ] 11.Nxc4 Rd8

[ 11...0-0! - 70/(449) ] 12.Bd2

[ 12.Bg5!? ] 12...0-0

[ 12...b5 13.Na5 Nxa5 14.Bxa5 Bb6 A) 15.Bxb6 Nxb6 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Rac1 ( 17.Rfd1+ Ke7= ) 17...Rc8= ; B) 15.Qd2² ]

13.Rc1 Qe7 14.a3 [ 14.Qb3 Nd4 ] [ 14.Qa4 Nd4 ] [ 14.e3!? ]

14...a6?! [ 14...b5! 15.Na5 Nxa5 16.Bxa5 Ne3! ( 16...Bb6 17.Bxb6 Nxb6 18.Qb3² ) 17.Bxd8 Rxd8= 18.fxe3 Rxd1 19.Rcxd1 Bxe3+ 20.Kh1 ]

15.b4 Ba7 16.e3! e5 17.Qb3 e4 18.b5 axb5 19.Qxb5 Bc5 20.Rb1

[ 20.Bxe4!? Qxe4 21.Qxc5 Rfe8 22.Nd6? Rxd6 23.Qxd6 Ne5© ]

20...Rd7 [ 20...Bxa3 21.Qxb7± ]

21.Rfc1? [ 21.a4?! Bb4!? ( 21...Ndb4 )] [ 21.Qb3! ]

21...Na7? [ 21...Bxa3! 22.Nxa3 Qxa3 23.Bxe4 Nf6 24.Bxc6= ]

22.Qb3 b5 23.Ne5 Rdd8 24.Ba5! Nb6 [ 24...Bb6 25.Bxb6 Nxb6 26.Nc6 Nxc6 27.Qxb5! ( 27.Rxc6 Nc4‚ )]

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25.Bxb6 Bxb6 26.Nc6 Nxc6 27.Rxc6 Bc5 28.Qxb5 Bxa3 29.Qc4 Rfe8 30.Rc7 Rd7

[ 30...Qe6 31.Qxe6! ( 31.Bxe4 Qxc4² ) 31...Rxe6 ( 31...fxe6 32.Bxe4± ) 32.Rbb7 Rf8 33.Bf1± ]

31.Rxd7 Qxd7 32.Bxe4 Rc8 33.Qa2! Qe7 34.Bd5 Bd6 35.Rb7 Rc1+

[ 35...Bc7 ] 36.Kg2 Bc7 37.Ra7! h5 38.Qb2 Rc5 39.Qd4 Rb5

[ 39...Rc1 40.Ra8+ Kh7 41.Be4++- ] 40.Qc4 Rc5 41.Bxf7+1-0

E04Piket,Je 2630Van Wely,L 2655

Monaco (m/3) 1997[Van Wely,L]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 cxd4 9.Naxc4 Be7N

[ 9...Rc8 - 69/444 ] [ 9...Nxe5 - 70/(450) ]

10.Qb3 Qc8 11.Bf4 [ 11.Bd2 /\ Rac1, Na5 ]

11...0-0 12.Rac1 Nd5 13.Rfd1 Nxf4 [ 13...Rd8 14.Bxd5 exd5 15.Na5 Nxa5 16.Qxd5 Be8 17.Qxa5± ]

14.gxf4 Rb8 15.Be4 Qc7 16.Qf3 Bf6 17.e3 g6

[ 17...Rfd8 18.Bxh7+ ] 18.exd4 Rfd8 19.Ne3

[ 19.d5 exd5 20.Bxd5 Be8∓ ] 19...Be8 20.Nxc6

[ 20.d5 Bxe5 21.dxe6 ( 21.fxe5 exd5 22.Nxd5 Qxe5 ) 21...Bxb2∓ ]

20...bxc6 21.Bxc6 Qa5 [ 21...Bxc6 22.Rxc6 Qb7 23.d5 ]

22.Bxe8 Rxe8 23.a3 Red8 24.Qe4 Rb3/\ 25...Qa4 26.Rc4 Re3

[ 24...Kg7 ] 25.d5 exd5 26.Nxd5

[ ¹26.Rxd5 Rxd5 27.Nxd5 Bxb2 28.Rc7 Kg7 29.f5 /\ Qe8 Qd2! ]

26...Bxb2 27.Rc7? Qxc7 28.Nxc7 Rxd1+ 29.Kg2 Rb8 30.Qa4 Rbd8?“

[ 30...Rdd8! 31.Qxa7 ( 31.Nb5 Rb7 ) 31...Bd4 ]

31.Nb5 R1d7 32.Nxa7 Bxa3 33.Nc6 Bf8

34.Nxd8 Rxd8½-½

E04Haba,P 2580Arbakov,V 2475

Chemnitz 1997[Haba,P]

70/451 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 a6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nc3

[ 7.e3 - 70/(451) ] 7...Rb8 8.e4 Be7 9.d5 exd5 10.exd5 Nb4 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.a3

[ 12.Bg5 - 53/(481) ] 12...Nd3 13.Nxc4 Nxc1 14.Rxc1 0-0 15.b4 Re8 16.Qd4 Bd6

[ 16...Nd7!? 17.d6 cxd6 18.Nxd6 Bxd6 19.Qxd6 Ne5= ]

17.Rfe1 Qd7 18.Rxe8+N [ 18.Nxd6 ]

18...Rxe8 [ 18...Qxe8 19.Qa7 Bd3= ]

19.Ne3 Bg6?! [ 19...Bh3 20.Qa7 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 c6!= ]

20.Qa7 Qc8 21.Na4 Qb8 22.Qxb8 Rxb8 23.Nc4

[ 23.Nc5!? a5 24.bxa5 Ne8² ] 23...Bf5

[ 23...b5 24.Nxd6 cxd6 25.Nb6 Bf5 26.Rc6± ] [ 23...Bf8 24.Nc5 Bxc5 25.bxc5 Nd7 26.d6 c6 27.Na5± ]

24.Nxd6 cxd6 25.Nb6 Kf8 26.f3 h5 27.h3 Ke7?

[ 27...Re8 28.g4 Bd3 29.Rc3 Re1+ 30.Kf2 Re2+ 31.Kg3 Bb1 32.Bf1 Re1 33.Kf2 Re5 34.Bc4² ]

28.g4 Bd7 29.a4 Kd8 [ ¹29...g5 30.Kf2 h4 ]

30.Kf2 hxg4 31.hxg4 g5 32.Ke3 Be8 [ 32...Bxa4 33.Nxa4 Nxd5+ 34.Ke4 Nxb4 35.Nb6 Ke7 36.Kf5+- ]

33.a5! Nd7 34.f4! [ 34.Nc4 Ke7 35.f4 b5„ ]

34...gxf4+? [ 34...Nxb6 35.axb6 f6 36.Rc7! Bd7 37.Be4 Bxg4 38.fxg5 fxg5 39.Rh7 Rc8 40.Rxb7 Rc4 41.b5!? axb5 42.Rg7 Kc8 43.Rxg5 Bd1 44.Bd3 Rb4 45.Rg6± ]

35.Kxf4 Ne5 36.Be4 Bd7 37.Bf5 Bxf5

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38.Kxf5 Nd3 39.Rc4 Ne5 40.Rc3 Nd7 41.g5 Nf8 42.Rh3 Ng6 43.Kf61-0

E05Plaskett,J 2450Adams,Mi 2680

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/452 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4

[ 8.a4 - 70/(452) ] 8...b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.Rd1N

[ ¹11.e3 - 60/472 ] 11...Nxd4! 12.Nxd4 Bxg2 13.Ba5!

[ 13.Nxe6 Be4 14.Nxd8 Bxc2 15.Rc1 Rfxd8 16.Rxc2 c5∓ ]

13...Be4 14.Qxc7 Qxc7 [ 14...Qe8 15.Nc3! Bd8 16.Qe5 ]

15.Bxc7 Rac8 16.Ba5 [ 16.Bf4 ]

16...e5 17.Nb3 [ 17.Nf3 Bxf3 ( 17...Rc2 18.Nbd2 ) 18.exf3 Rc2 19.Nd2 Rxb2 20.Bc3 Rc2 21.Bxe5³ ]

17...Bc2 18.Re1 Rc6 [ 18...e4 19.Nc3 e3!‚ Plaskett,J ]

19.N1d2³ Rfc8 20.Bc3! Nd7 21.Rec1 Bg6 22.Ba5 f6

[ 22...Nc5 ] 23.Rxc6 Rxc6 24.Rc1 Rxc1+ 25.Nxc1 Kf7

[ ¹25...Nc5 ] 26.e4! /\ f3, Kf2 f5!?

[ 26...Ke6 /\ Bf7 ] 27.exf5™

[ 27.f3 fxe4 28.fxe4 Nc5-+ ] 27...Bxf5 28.Kf1 Ke6 29.Ke2 Nb8

[ ¹29...g5 ] 30.Bb6 Nc6 31.a3 g5 32.f3 h5 33.Na2 g4 34.Ne4“ Nd4+

[ ¹34...gxf3+ 35.Kxf3 Kd5 36.Nd2 Nd4+ ] 35.Bxd4 exd4 36.Nb4! Bxb4™

[ 36...a5 37.Nc6 ] 37.axb4 Kd5 38.Nf6+??

[ 38.Nd2= ] 38...Kc4-+ 39.Nxh5 Kb3“

[ 39...Kb3 40.fxg4 Kc2 41.Nf4 Bxg4+ 42.Kf2 d3-+ ] [ 39...Kb3 40.Ng7 Bd7! 41.Kd3 gxf3-+ ]

0-1

D02Speelman,J 2630Plaskett,J 2450

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Plaskett,J]

70/453 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 cxd4 5.0-0 d5

[ 5...h5!? Speelman,J ] 6.Nxd4 Be7 7.c4 0-0 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3

[ 9.Nd2 - 56/566 ] [ 9.e4 - 70/(453) ]

9...Na6!? 10.Rd1 [ 10.Bxd5!? Nc5 11.Qf3!? ]

10...Nc5 11.Qc2N [ 11.Qc4 Nb6 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Nc3 Qe8= ] [ 11.Qf3 ]

11...Nb4!? 12.Qc4 e5! 13.Qxb4 Ne6 14.Qe1 exd4 15.Nc3 Bd7

[ 15...Bb4!? 16.a3? Qa5! 17.Rb1 dxc3 18.axb4 c2-+ ]

16.Nd5 Bc6 17.e4 [ 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Bxc6 bxc6³ ]

17...Re8 ><e4 18.Bd2 Bf8 19.Qf1™ Nc5 20.Bf4™

[ 20.Re1 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Rxe4 22.Rxe4 Qxd5 23.f3 f5 24.Ree1 Qxf3 25.Qxf3 Bxf3∓ ] [ 20.Bb4 Nxe4∓ ]

20...Nxe4! 21.Nc7™ [ 21.Rxd4? Bxd5 22.Rad1 Bc5! 23.Rxd5 Nxf2-+ ]

21...g5 22.Nxe8 gxf4 23.Qc4 [ 23.Re1 f3! 24.Bh3 ( 24.Bxf3? Nd2-+ ) ¹24...Ng5∓ ( 24...Qxe8 25.Bf5 /\ Qh3<=> )]

23...Qxe8 24.Rxd4 Nd6?! [ 24...Nc5 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.Rxf4 Ne6∓ ]

25.Bxc6 bxc6 26.Qd3 Qe5 27.Rxf4 Qxb2 28.Re1© Kh8! 29.Rd4 Rd8 30.Rd1 c5 31.Qf3 Be7! 32.R4d2 Qe5?“

[ 32...Qg7³ ] 33.Re2?

[ 33.Rd5 /\ Rc5 ] 33...Qf6 34.Qe3 Bf8∓ 35.Qxc5?“ Ne4-+ 36.Qc2 Rxd1+ 37.Qxd1 Nc3 38.Qd2 Nxe2+ 39.Qxe2 Bc5 40.Kg2 Bd4 41.f3 h6 42.h4 Qe6 43.Qc2 h50-1

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E08Mikhalevski,V 2535Bigaliev,R 2435

Berlin 1997[Mikhalevski,V]

70/454 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.b3 b6 9.Rd1 Bb7 10.Nc3 Rc8 11.e4 c5 12.exd5 exd5 13.Bb2 Re8 14.Ng5!± N

[ 14.cxd5 - 47/601 ] 14...h6™

[ 14...cxd4? 15.Nxd5+- ] 15.Nh3 /\ Nf4 ><f2 cxd4™ 16.Rxd4 Ne5!?

[ 16...Bc5 17.Rdd1! Ne5 18.Nxd5± ] 17.Qd1

[ ¹17.Rad1± ] 17...Bc5

[ 17...Nc6 A) 18.Rd2 d4 19.Nb5 Bb4 20.Bxc6 ( 20.Rd3? Re1+ ) 20...Rxc6© /^a8-h1 ; B) 18.Rd3! Ne5 ( 18...d4 19.Nb5 Bb4 20.Qf1!± ><d4 ) 19.Rd2 Bb4 - 17...Bc5 ]

18.Rd2 Bb4 19.Nf4?! [ 19.a3 Bxc3 20.Bxc3 Qc7 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.cxd5± ] [ 19.Rc1 /\ Nf4+/- ]

19...Qe7? [ 19...b5!!

A) 20.Nfxd5 Bxd5! 21.Bxd5 Qa5! 22.a3 ( 22.Rc1 bxc4 23.a3 Bxc3 24.Bxc3 Qxa3= ) 22...Bxc3 23.b4 Qa6 24.Bxc3 Nxc4= ; B) 20.a3! Bxc3 21.Bxc3 bxc4 22.Nxd5! Nxd5 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Qc7 25.Bxe5 ( 25.bxc4!?² ) 25...Rxe5 26.bxc4² ]

20.Ncxd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5+- Nc6 23.Qg4 Qf8 24.Be41-0

E11Shliperman,I 2395Yermolinsky,A 2630

Philadelphia 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/455 1.d4 Nf6 [ 1...e6 - 70/(455) ]

2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d6 5.a3 [ 5.g3 - 70/(455) ]

5...Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Nbd7 7.b4?! [ 7.b3N - 70/(455) ]

7...a5!N [ 7...e5? 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bb2 Qe7 10.Qg5² ] [ 7...b6 8.Bb2² ] [ 7...Nb6 8.e3 ( 8.c5!? Nc4 9.Qc2 ) 8...Bd7Browne,W ]

8.Bb2 [ 8.b5 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Bb2 e4 11.Ne5 0-0= ]

8...axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 b5! 11.c5 [ 11.cxb5 Bb7 12.e3 Qa8 13.Qc3 ( 13.Bb2 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qxf3 15.Rg1 0-0³ ) 13...Nd5 ( 13...Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qxf3 15.Rg1 0-0 16.Qxc7 Ra8 17.Bb2 Ra2 ) 14.Qb2 Nxb4 15.Be2 Nc2+ 16.Kd2 Nxa1 17.Rxa1 Qb8= ]

11...Bb7 12.e3 Qa8 13.Qb2?? [ 13.Bb2 Qa4 ( 13...Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qxf3 15.Rg1 0-0 16.Bxb5÷ ) 14.Bd3 Ne4 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.0-0 Qa8 17.Ra1 Qb7 18.Ne1= ]

13...Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qxf3 15.Rg1 0-0 16.Bxb5 Ra8! 17.Bf1?

[ 17.Be2 Qh3 18.Rg3 Qxh2 19.Bf3 d5 20.Qb1∓ ]

17...Ne4-+ 18.Rg2 [ 18.Bg2 Rxa1+ ]

18...Ndf6 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.b5 Nd5 21.b6 Nb4!0-1

E11Browne,W 2530Yermolinsky,A 2650

USA (ch) 1997[Browne,W]

70/456 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Nbd7 7.e3 e5 8.dxe5

[ 8.b4?! e4! 9.Ng5 h6 10.Nh3 Nf8 ] 8...dxe5

[ 8...Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.b4² ]

9.b4 e4N [ 9...0-0 10.Bb2 e4 ( 10...Qe7 - 31/558 ) 11.Ne5!? Nxe5 12.Bxe5² ]

10.Nd4 Ne5 11.Bb2 0-0 [ 11...Qe7 12.Qc3 ]

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12.Be2 [ 12.Nb5!?

A) 12...Nd3+ 13.Bxd3 exd3 14.Rd1! ( 14.Bxf6? Qxf6 15.0-0 c6 16.Nd4 Bf5= ) 14...Bf5 15.f3± ; B) 12...Qe7 13.Qd4! ( 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.Qc5?! Qxc5 16.bxc5 c6 17.Nd6 b6³ ) 13...Nc6 ( 13...Nd3+?! 14.Bxd3 Rd8 15.Qe5 Qxe5 16.Bxe5 exd3 17.Nxc7 Rb8 18.Nd5+- ) 14.Qc5 Qxc5 15.bxc5 Ne8 16.0-0-0 Bg4 17.Rd2± ; C) 12...Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Rd8+ 14.Kc2 Neg4 15.Nxc7 Nxf2÷ ]

12...Qe7 13.Qc3 [ 13.h3 b6÷ ]

13...Re8 14.Rd1?! [ 14.0-0-0! Bg4 ( 14...a5 ) 15.f3 exf3 16.gxf3 Bh5 ( 16...Bh3!? ) 17.Rhg1 ( 17.Nf5 Qe6 18.e4 Bg6 19.Ne3± ) 17...Bg6 18.f4!± ]

14...Bg4 15.f3 exf3 16.gxf3 Bd7! [ 16...Bh3 17.Rg1 Nh5 18.f4 Ng6 19.Bxh5 Qh4+ 20.Rg3 Qxh5 21.Ne6 f6 22.Nxg7!+- ]

17.Nb5 [ 17.Rg1 Nh5 18.f4!? Qh4+ 19.Kd2 Ng4 20.Bxg4 Bxg4 21.Nf5!? Bxf5 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rg8+ Ke7 24.Qe5+ Be6 25.Qc5+ Kd8 26.Kc1+ Bd7 27.Rg5± ]

17...Bc6! [ 17...Bxb5 18.cxb5 Nh5? 19.Rd4!± ]

18.Qxe5 [ 18.Kf2?? Neg4+-+ ] [ 18.0-0? Ng6! ]

18...Qxe5 19.Bxe5 Rxe5 20.Kf2 Re7 [ 20...Bxb5 21.cxb5 Rae8 22.e4 Nh5 23.Rd7± ]

21.Nc3 Rae8 22.e4 Kf8 23.h4 [ 23.Nd5!? Nxd5 ( 23...Bxd5 24.cxd5 Rd8 25.Rc1± ) 24.cxd5 Ba4! 25.Rd4 a6 26.Rc1 f5= ]

23...Bd7 24.Rd4?!“ [ 24.c5 c6 25.Rd6 ]

24...c6 25.Rhd1 Bc8 26.c5 Nh5 27.Bc4?! [ 27.Bd3 ]

27...f5 28.Rd8 Nf6 29.exf5 Bxf5 30.Ne2 Be6 31.Bxe6 Rxe6³ 32.Nd4! Re5 33.Rxe8+ Kxe8 R 9/h 34.Nb3 Re6 35.Na5 b6 36.cxb6 axb6 37.Nc4 Nd5 38.Rd4?!

[ 38.a4! Nc3 39.Ra1 Re2+ 40.Kf1 Rh2 ( 40...b5? 41.a5!! bxc4 42.a6 Rh2

43.Kg1+- ) 41.Re1+ Kd8 42.Nxb6 Rxh4 43.Re3 Na2= ]

38...b5 39.Na5 Kd7 40.Nb3 [ 40.a4! bxa4 41.b5 Kc7 42.bxc6 Nb6= ]

40...Kd6 41.Rd2 Rh6 42.Kg3 Rg6+ 43.Kf2 Rf6 44.Kg3 Rh6 45.Rd1 Re6 46.Kf2 Rf6 47.Kg3 Rg6+ 48.Kf2 Rh6 49.Kg3 Rg6+ 50.Kf2 Rf6 51.Kg3½-½

E11Timman,J 2630Hellsten,J 2485

Malmo 1997[Timman,J]

70/457 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 d6 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Qc2 c5 10.Bd3N

[ 10.Rd1 - 61/530 ] [ 10.Be2!? ]

10...Rc8?! [ ¹10...0-0 ]

11.d5!± exd5 12.cxd5 h6 13.Bh4 Bxd5 14.0-0-0 g5 15.Bg3 c4

[ 15...Qe7 16.Nd4!+- ] 16.Bf5 Nc5 17.Rxd5! Nxd5 18.Rd1 Ne7™ 19.Bxc8

[ 19.Rxd6 Nd3+ 20.Kb1 Nxf5² ] 19...Qxc8 20.Bxd6 Nd3+ 21.Kb1 Qe6 22.Qa4+ Kf8 23.Bxe7+ Qxe7 24.Qxc4 Nxf2 25.Qc3! Rg8 26.Rf1 Ne4 27.Qd4 g4™ /\ 28.Ne5 Nd2 28.Nh4 Qxh4 29.Qxe4 Qe7

[ ¹29...Qxh2 30.Qb4+± ] 30.Qd4+- Rg7 31.Rf6 Rg6“ 32.Rxg6 fxg6 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.Qh7+ Kf6 35.Qxe7+ Kxe7 36.Kc2 Kd6 37.Kd3 Ke5 38.e4 h5 39.g31-0

E11Kramnik,V 2770Polgar,J 2670

Dortmund 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/458 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 Nf6 6.g3 0-0 7.Bg2 Qe7 8.0-0 b6 9.Rc1 Bb7 10.Ne5N

[ 10.cxd5 - 67/(572) ]

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10...Nbd7?! [ 10...c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Nb3!ƒ Na6 ( 12...Qc7 13.Nd3 ) 13.Na5 ] [ 10...Na6! 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Re1 ( 12.e3 c5 ; 12.Nc6 Qe6! 13.Qc2 Qxe2 ) 12...c5 13.e4! dxe4 ( 13...cxd4 14.exd5± ) 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 cxd4 ( 16...f6? 17.Qb3+ ) 17.Qxd4 Nc5 18.Re3² ]

11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Qc2 [ 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Qc2² ] [ 12.c5 ]

12...Rac8 13.c5! c6 [ 13...bxc5 14.Qxc5 Qa4 15.Qc3± Nd7 16.Nb3 ( 16.b4 ) 16...Ba6 17.Rfe1 Bc4 18.Na5 ]

14.Qa4 [ 14.Rfd1 ]

14...Ba8 15.e4± dxe4 [ 15...Rfd8 16.e5 ]

16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 g6 19.b4

[ 19.Qb3!? ] 19...Qc7 20.Qa3 Qe7 21.Qf3 ><c6 b5 22.a4!?

[ 22.Qf4 Rd7 ( 22...a5!? ) 23.Rd2 Rcd8 24.Rcd1± ]

22...bxa4 [ 22...a6 23.Ra1 ]

23.Ra1 Bb7 [ 23...e5 24.dxe5 Rxd1+ ( 24...Qxe5 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Rxa4 ) 25.Qxd1 Qxe5 26.Bf3± ]

24.Rxa4 a6 25.Ra2 [ 25.Qe3!? /\ Bf3-e2 ]

25...Kg7 26.Rad2 Rc7 27.Qf4 Rcd7 28.Qe5+ Qf6

[ 28...f6 29.Qf4 A) 29...Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 e5 32.Bxc6! ( 32.Qd2 exd4 33.Qxd4± ) 32...exf4 ( 32...Bxc6 33.Qe3 ; 32...exd4 33.Bxb7 Qxb7 34.Qxd4 ) 33.Rd7 Qxd7 34.Bxd7+- ; B) 29...e5 30.dxe5 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 fxe5 32.Qe3 ]

[ 28...Kg8 29.h4 ] 29.f4

[ 29.Qxf6+ Kxf6 30.f4 ] 29...h5?!

[ 29...Qxe5 30.fxe5 f6 31.exf6+ Kxf6 32.Kf2 ]

30.Kf2 h4 31.Ke3+-

[ 31.gxh4 ] 31...hxg3 32.hxg3 Ba8

[ 32...Rh8 33.Rh1!? Rxh1 34.Bxh1 Qxe5+ 35.dxe5+- ]

33.Rh2 /\ Rh7 Qxe5 34.fxe5 Kf8 [ 34...Rh8 35.Rxh8 Kxh8 36.Ra1 Ra7 37.Bd3+- ]

35.Rf1 [ 35.Rh8+ Ke7 36.Rxd8 Rxd8 37.Ra1 Bb7 38.Bd3+- ]

35...Rxd4 [ 35...Kg7 36.Rfh1 ]

36.Rh7 R8d7“ [ 36...R4d7 37.Bxg6 ]

37.Rh8+ [ 37.Rhxf7+ Rxf7 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7 39.Kxd4+- ]

37...Ke7 38.Rxa8 Rxb4 39.Bxc6 Rb3+ 40.Kf2 Rd2+

[ 40...Rb2+ 41.Kg1 ] 41.Ke11-0

E11Malaniuk,V 2615Macieja,B 2470

Koszalin 1997[Malaniuk,V]

70/459 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3

[ 6.Bg2 - 70/(459) ] 6...0-0

[ 6...Bxc3 - 70/(459) ] 7.Bg2 d6 8.0-0 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Ne4 10.Be1!N

[ 10.Rc1 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 e5 12.d5 Nd8 ( 12...Nb8 - 53/490 ) 13.e4 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Nh4 Bd7= ] [ 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 e5 12.d5 Nd8 13.c5 ( 13.Nd2 - 63/(431)) 13...f5 14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Rac1 Nf7 16.Qc7 Qf6!÷Macieja,B ]

10...e5 11.d5 Nd8 12.Qc2 f5 13.Nh4! Ng5™ 14.f4 exf4 15.Rxf4! g6 16.Bc3 Ndf7 17.Raf1 Bd7 18.e4!± Nh6 19.exf5 Qe3+™

[ 19...Nxf5 20.Re1 Qd8 21.Qd2 ] 20.Kh1 Nxf5 21.Bd2

[ 21.Re1? Nxg3+ 22.hxg3 Qxg3∓ ] [ 21.Nf3 Nxf3 22.R4xf3 Qg5 ]

21...Qe7

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[ 21...Qc5!? ] 22.Re1 Qd8 23.Nxf5 Rxf5 24.Bc3! Qf8 25.Qd2 h6?

[ 25...Nf7™ ] 26.Qd4 Kh7 27.Rxf5 Bxf5 28.h4 c5

[ 28...Nf7 29.Re7 ] 29.dxc6 Ne6 30.cxb7 Rb8 31.Qxa7 g5 32.Rf1 gxh4 33.Qe3 h3 34.Be41-0

E11Piket,Je 2630Sokolov,I 2635

Antwerpen 1997[Piket,Je]

70/460 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.g3 0-0

[ 6...b6 - 70/(460) ] 7.Bg2 Nc6

[ 7...Qc7 - 70/(460) ] 8.0-0

[ 8.d5 Na5÷ ] 8...d6 9.Nbd2 Qb6

[ 9...e5 - 62/519 ] [ 9...Re8 - 62/(519) ]

10.e3 Bd7 [ 10...e5 11.c5 ]

11.h3!?N N [ 11.Qe2 /\ 12.a3, 12.Rfc1 ] [ 11.Qb1!? /\ Ng5 ><b4 ] [ 11.Rc1 ]

11...Rac8 12.g4 h6 [ 12...a5 13.g5 Ne8 14.Ne4 ]

13.Qe2 a5 [ 13...Qa6 ] [ 13...Rc7 /\ Rfc8 ]

14.Rfc1 Ne7 15.a3 bxa3?! [ 15...Ng6!? ∆16.axb4 Qxb4 ]

16.bxa3 Qa6 17.Rab1 Ng6 [ 17...b5 18.Bf1! bxc4 19.Rxc4 Rxc4 ( 19...Bb5? 20.Rxb5 Qxb5 21.Rxc8+- ) 20.Nxc4 Bb5 21.a4± ]

18.Rc2 Bc6 [ 18...d5!? ]

19.Rcb2 d5 [ 19...Ne4 20.Rb6 Nc3 21.Qd3 Nxb1 22.Rxa6 Nxd2 23.Qxd2 bxa6 24.Qxa5² ]

20.g5! hxg5 21.Rb6 Qa8 22.Nxg5 dxc4 [ 22...Nh4 23.cxd5 ( 23.c5!? Sokolov,I ) 23...exd5 24.Ndf3 Nxg2 25.Kxg2

/\ Ne5+/-|^ ] 23.Bxc6 Rxc6

[ 23...bxc6 24.Qxc4 /\ Ra6 ] 24.Rxc6 bxc6 25.Qxc4 Rc8 26.Ndf3/\ 27.Nf7 Kf7 28.Ng5 Nd5

[ 26...c5!? 27.dxc5 Nd7© ] 27.Ne5!± Nh4

[ 27...Nxe5 28.dxe5 A) 28...c5 29.Qe4 Kf8 30.Qf3 ; B) 28...Ne7 29.Qh4 Nf5 ( 29...Ng6 30.Qh7+ Kf8 31.Nxe6+ ) 30.Qh7+ Kf8 31.e4+- ; C) 28...Rb8 29.Rxb8+ ( 29.Rd1 ; 29.Rc1 ) 29...Qxb8 30.Qxc6± ]

28.Ngxf7 c5 29.Nd6 Rd8 [ 29...Nf4 30.Rb7 ]

30.dxc5 Nxe3 31.Qxe6+ Kh7 32.c6 Rb8 33.Re1!

[ 33.Rb7 Qa6 ( 33...Rxb7 34.cxb7 Qa6 35.fxe3 Qe2 36.Qg8+!? ) 34.fxe3 Qe2 35.Rxg7+÷ ]

33...Nc2 34.Ndf7! g6 [ 34...Nxe1 35.Ng5+ Kh8 36.Nef7+ Kg8 37.Nh6+ Kh8 38.Qg8+ Rxg8 39.Nhf7# ]

35.Ng5+ Kg7 [ 35...Kh6 36.Nef7+ Kg7 ( 36...Kh5 37.Qg4# ) 37.Qe5+ ]

36.Qe7+ Kh6 37.Ng4+ Kh5 38.Qh7+ Kxg5 39.Qh6+

[ 39.Qh6+ Kf5 40.Re5# ]1-0

E12Gelfand,B 2700Kasparov,G 2795

Novgorod 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/461 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 c5 5.d5 Ba6 6.Qc2 exd5 7.cxd5 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.g3 0-0 10.Bg2 d6 11.0-0 Re8 12.Re1 Nbd7 13.h3 b5 14.e4?! Qc8!N

[ 14...Rc8 - 68/446 ] 15.Bf4

[ 15.a4 b4 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Bf4 Bf8 18.Bf1 Bb7∓ ]

15...b4 16.Na4 [ 16.Nd1 b3 17.Qb1 Qc7÷ ]

16...b3 [ 16...Bb5!?

A) 17.Bxd6? Bxa4 ( 17...Qa6? 18.e5

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Bxa4 19.b3 Nxd5 20.bxa4÷ ) 18.Qxa4 Nxe4∓ ; B) 17.Nd2? Nh5∓ 18.Nc4? Nxf4 19.gxf4 b3 20.Qxb3 Qa6-+ ; C) 17.axb4 cxb4 18.Qb1 ( 18.Qxc8 Raxc8 19.Nd4 Bxa4 20.Rxa4 Nxd5 21.Nb5 Nxf4 22.gxf4 Nc5 23.Rxa7 Nd3 24.Rd1 Nxf4 25.Nxd6 Red8∓ )

C1) 18...a5 19.Bxd6 Qa6 20.e5 Nxd5 ( 20...Bd3 21.Qd1 Ne4 22.Bc7± ) 21.Nd4 Bc4÷ ; C2) 18...Qb8 19.Nd4 Nxd5 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Nxb5 Qb8 22.Qd3 ( 22.exd5 Qxb5 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Qc2³ ) 22...a6 23.Nd4 ( 23.Qxd5 axb5 24.Qxd7 bxa4³ ) 23...N5b6 24.Nc6 Ne5 25.Nxe5 Bxe5³ ]

17.Qxb3 Nxe4 18.Qc2 [ 18.Nh4? Ndf6 19.f3 c4 20.Qc2 Nc5∓ ]

18...Ndf6 19.g4!? [ 19.Nd2 Nxd2 20.Qxd2 Qd7 21.Nc3= ]

19...Qd7! 20.g5 Nh5 21.Bh2?! [ 21.Rxe4 Rxe4 22.Nxc5! ( 22.Qxe4? Re8 23.Nxc5 Rxe4 24.Nxd7 Rxf4∓ ) 22...dxc5 ( 22...Rc4 23.Qxc4 Bxc4 24.Nxd7 Nxf4 25.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.gxf6 Bxd5 27.Rd1 Re8 28.Kh2÷ ) 23.Qxe4 Nxf4 ( 23...Re8 24.Be5 ) 24.Qxf4 Re8÷ ( 24...Bxb2? 25.Rb1± )]

21...f5 22.Nc3 Rab8 23.Rab1? [ 23.Nxe4 Rxe4 ( 23...fxe4 24.Rxe4 Rxb2 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Re1÷ ) 24.Rab1 ( 24.Rxe4? Rxb2 25.Qa4 Bb5-+ ) 24...Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 f4³ ]

23...Bxc3? [ 23...Rxb2! 24.Rxb2 Bxc3 25.Rxe4 fxe4 26.Qxc3 exf3 27.Bxf3 Qxh3 28.Bxd6 Be2 29.Rxe2 Rxe2 30.Bxc5 ( 30.Bc7 Re4! 31.d6 Nf4 32.Ba5 Qe6 33.Qb2 Nh3+ 34.Kg2 Rf4 35.Qb7 Rf7-+ ) 30...Re4!

A) 31.Bd6 Rg4+ 32.Bg3 Rxg5 33.Qc7 Rxg3+ ( 33...Qf5 34.Bxh5 Rxh5 35.Qb8+ Qf8 36.Qb3∓ ) 34.fxg3 Qxg3+ 35.Qxg3 Nxg3-+ ; B) 31.Bb4 Rf4∓ ]

24.bxc3 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Bc4 26.Nd2! [ 26.Re1 Bxd5 ( 26...Nxg5 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.Bxd6 Ne4 29.Be5 Bxd5 30.c4³ ) 27.Nd2 Bc6 28.Nxe4 fxe4 29.c4 Ng7∓ ]

26...Nxd2 27.Qxd2 f4! 28.Re1 [ 28.Bxf4?? Qf5 ]

28...Re5! 29.Re4??

[ 29.Rxe5 dxe5 30.d6 A) 30...Be6 31.Kh1!

A1) 31...h6 32.gxh6 ( 32.h4? hxg5 33.hxg5 Ng7 34.Be4 Nf5 35.Bxf5 Qb7+ 36.Kg1 Bxf5∓ ) 32...Nf6 ( 32...Kh7 33.f3 Bxh3 34.Qd5 ) 33.f3 Kh7 34.Bg1 Qc6 35.Qf2 Nd7 36.Qh4 Qxd6 37.Qd8÷ ; A2) 31...Ng7 32.f3 Nf5 33.Bg1 Qc6 34.Bxc5 Qxc5 35.d7 Bxd7 36.Qxd7= ;

B) 30...Kf8 B1) 31.Kh1 Ng7 32.f3 Ne6 33.Bg1 Qc6 34.h4 Ke8 35.Qd1 ( 35.Qb2 Qb6 36.Qc2 Bd5∓ ) 35...Kd7 36.Bh3 a6∓ ; B2) 31.Bc6! Qxh3 32.Qd1 Qd3 33.Qxd3 Bxd3 34.f3 Ng7

B2a) 35.Kf2? Ne6! ( 35...Nf5? 36.Bg1 Nxd6 37.Ke1÷ ) 36.Bg1 Nxg5 37.Kg2 Ne6 38.Bd5 Bf5 39.Bxe6 Bxe6 40.Bxc5 Kf7 41.Bxa7 Bd7-+ ; B2b) 35.Kg2 Nf5 36.Bg1 Ne3+ 37.Kf2! Kf7 38.Ke1 Ke6 39.d7 Ke7 40.Kd2 Bf5 41.Bxe3 fxe3+ 42.Kxe3 Bxd7 43.Bxd7 Kxd7 44.Ke4 Kd6 45.c4 Ke6 46.f4 exf4 47.Kxf4= ]

29...Rxe4 30.Bxe4 Qxh3 31.Bg2 Qg4 32.Qe1 Ng7-+ 33.f3

[ 33.Qb1 Bxd5 34.Qb8+ Kf7 35.Qc7+ Ke8 36.Bg3 Qd1+ 37.Bf1 Bc4 38.Qc8+ Ke7 39.Qb7+ Kf8 40.Qc8+ Ne8 ]

33...Qxg5 34.Qb1 Nf5 35.Qb8+ Kg7 36.Qxa7+ Kh6 37.Qf7 Bf1 38.Kxf1

[ 38.Bxf4 Qxf4 39.Bxf1 Qg3+ 40.Kh1 Qf2 41.Bg2 Qe1+ 42.Kh2 Qg3+ 43.Kh1 Ne3 ]

38...Ne3+ 39.Ke1 Qh4+ 40.Ke2 Qxh2 41.Kd3 Nf50-1

E12Kozul,Z 2605Beliavsky,A 2710

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/462 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.e3 d5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.b4 0-0 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.Qc2

[ 9.Qa4!? Qc8 10.Rc1² ] 9...c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.b5 Bb7 12.Bd3N

[ 12.Be2 - 30/591 ] 12...a6

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[ 12...h6 13.0-0 Nb6 14.Rfd1² ] 13.bxa6?!

[ 13.a4 axb5 14.axb5 Rxa1+ 15.Bxa1 dxc4! 16.Bxc4 ( 16.Nxc4 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Qa8÷ ) 16...Nb6÷ ]

13...Bxa6 14.0-0 Bb7 [ 14...Qc7!? /\ Rfc8 ]

15.e4 [ 15.Ne5!? ]

15...dxe4 [ 15...d4? 16.e5± ]

16.Nxe4 Qc7 17.Rfe1 [ 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Bxf6? Bxf6 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Ra2 Bxf3 21.gxf3 g6∓ ]

17...h6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Bh7+ Kh8 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Bxb2

[ 21...Rfb8!? ] 22.Qxb2 Ra4³ 23.Rae1 Rb8 24.Qc1 Rba8 25.R4e3 Qf4?

[ ¹25...Kg8 26.h3 Nf8 27.Qb2 ( 27.Ne5 f6 28.Nd3 e5 /\ Ne6-/+ ) 27...Ng6 28.Ne5 Ne7! /\ Nf5-/+ ]

26.Qd1! Nf8 27.Ne5! f6 28.Re4 Qf5 29.g4 Qh7 30.Nd7 Nxd7 31.Qxd7 e5 32.f4!= Rxa3 33.fxe5 fxe5 34.Rxe5 Qg6 35.Qf5

[ 35.Re8+ Kh7 36.Rxa8 Rxa8³ ] 35...Qxf5 36.Rxf5 Rc3 37.Rxc5 Ra2 38.Rh5 Kh7 39.c5

[ 39.g5? Kg6 ] 39...Ra4 40.Rhe5

[ 40.h3 Ra2 ( 40...Ra5= ) 41.Rd1 Rcc2 ] 40...Rxg4+ 41.Kh1 Ra4 42.Re7 Rxc5 43.Rg1½-½

E12Lputian,S 2585Podgaets,M 2460

Biel (open) 1997[Podgaets,M]

70/463 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5

[ 6.cxd5 - 70/(463) ] 6...Be7 7.Qa4+ Bc6 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.e3 b5 10.a4N

[ 10.Ne5 - 66/430 ] 10...b4! 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Nb1

[ 12.Ne4 b3 13.Qb1 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Qd5 15.Nd2 Bb4 ]

12...Bxf3 13.gxf3 c5 14.dxc5 Nd7 15.Bxc4

[ 15.c6!? ] 15...Nxc5 16.Nd2 Rc8! 17.Rg1

[ 17.0-0-0? Nd3+ 18.Kb1 Nxf2-+ ] 17...Qc7

[ 17...f5!? ] 18.Ke2 f5 19.Bb5+ Kf8 20.Rac1 Rg8 21.Rxg8+ Kxg8 22.Qc4 Qxh2!

[ 22...a6? 23.Bxa6 Nxa6 24.Rg1+ Kf8 25.Qxa6 ]

23.Nb3? [ 23.Qxb4!? Kg7!? ( 23...Rd8 24.Qc3! a6 25.b4 axb5 26.bxc5 bxa4 27.c6 a3 28.f4! ; 23...a6 24.Bxa6 Rd8 25.Qa5 Rxd2+ 26.Qxd2 Nxa6 27.Rc8+ ; 23...Qe5 24.Qd4 ) 24.Rf1 Bf6! ( 24...Rc7 25.Qa5 a6 26.f4! ) 25.Qa3 h5!? ( 25...a6 26.b4! axb5 27.bxc5 bxa4 28.f4 Qh5+ 29.Nf3 Rb8 30.c6 Rb2+? 31.Qxb2 Bxb2 32.c7+- ) 26.b4 Nb7 27.Nc4 h4 28.Rd1 Nd6! 29.Rxd6 ( 29.Nxd6 Rc2+∓ ) 29...Rxc4 30.Rd2 Rc3∓ ]

23...Rc7!∓ 24.Qf4 [ 24.Rc2 h5 25.Nd4 Bh4∓ ]

24...Qxf4-+ 25.exf4 Bd6 26.Nxc5 Rxc5 27.Bc4 Bxf4 28.Rg1+ Kf8 29.b3 Rc7 30.Rh1 h6 31.Rh4 Bg5 32.Rd4 h5 33.f4 Be7 34.Kf3 h4 35.a5 Bf6 36.Rd1 Ke7 37.a6 Rc8 38.Ra1??“0-1

E12Pelletier,Y 2465Karpov,An 2745

Biel 1997[Karpov,An]

70/464 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Bc6 8.Qb3 dxc4 9.Qxc4 0-0 10.e3

[ 10.Rd1N - 70/(464) ] 10...Bb7 11.Be2 a6!N

[ 11...Nd5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Rac1 c5 15.Qa4 Nd7 16.Ba6! Nxc3 17.Rxc3 Bxa6 18.Qxa6 Rd8 19.Qb7 Qd6 20.Rd1 Qb8 21.Qc6² ]

12.Rc1?! Nbd7 13.0-0 b5! 14.Qa2 c5 15.Rfd1 Nd5!³ 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.b4 Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Ne4 20.Rcd3

[ 20.Rcc1 a5 21.Qb2 axb4 22.axb4 ( 22.Qxb4 Qxb4 23.axb4 Ra2³ ) 22...Bd5 23.Ra1 Ra4 24.Bxb5 Rxb4 25.Qa3 h6³ ]

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20...Bd5 21.Qb2 Rac8 22.Nd2 Nd6! 23.f3?!

[ 23.Bf3 Nc4 24.Qa1 Bxf3 25.Nxf3 Rfd8 26.h3 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 e5³ ]

23...Bc4!∓ 24.Nxc4™ [ 24.Rxd6? Bxe2-+ ]

24...Nxc4 25.Qb3 Nb6! [ 25...Rc7 26.Rd4 ]

26.Bf1 h6 27.Rd6? [ ¹27.e4 ]

27...Nd5! 28.Rxa6 Rc3 29.Qb2 Rfc8! 30.e4 Ne3! 31.Re1

[ 31.Rd3 Rxd3! 32.Bxd3 Qd8 33.Qb1 ( 33.Qe2 Qd4-+ ) 33...Qd4-+ ]

31...Nxf1! 32.Rxf1 [ 32.Ra8™ Nxh2 33.Qxc3 Nxf3+ 34.Qxf3 Rxa8 35.Rf1∓ ]

32...Rc2 33.Qe5 Rd8! 34.Qxb5 Rdd2 35.Qb8+ Kh7 36.Qg3 Qd7 37.Ra5

[ 37.Re1 Qd4+ 38.Kh1 Rd1 39.h4 Rcc1 40.Rxd1 Qxd1+-+ ] [ 37.h3 Qd4+ 38.Kh2 Qd3-+ ]

37...Qd4+ 38.Kh1 Rd10-1

E12Gelfand,B 2695Karpov,An 2745

Dortmund 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/465 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qc2!?N

[ 8.Qxd7+ - 66/431 ] 8...dxc4 9.e3 0-0

[ 9...c5!? ] [ 9...Qc8!? ]

10.Bxc4 c5 [ 10...Qc8 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Rc1 c6 15.Ne5± ]

11.dxc5 [ 11.0-0-0?! cxd4 12.Rxd4 Qc8 13.Rh4 h6 ]

11...Bxc5?! [ 11...bxc5² ] [ 11...Qc8!? ]

12.Bd3 h6 [ 12...Kh8 13.Rd1 Qc8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Qa4! ]

13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Be4?

[ 14.0-0-0 Qc8 15.Be4 Nc6 ] [ 14.Rd1! Qc8 ( 14...Qe8 15.Ne4 ) 15.Qa4 Rd8! 16.Qh4 Kg7

A) 17.Qg4+ Kf8 18.Qh5 Bxa3! ; B) 17.Ne4 Nd7 18.Ng3 ( 18.0-0 f5 19.Ng3 Nf6 ) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 Ne5! ; C) 17.Ne2 Nd7 18.Nf4±

C1) 18...f5 19.Nh5+ Kf8 ( 19...Kh7 20.e4 ) 20.Qf4 ; C2) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 Ne5 20.Rg1+ Kf8 21.Qxf6 Nxf3+ 22.Ke2 ( 22.Kf1 ) 22...Nxg1+ 23.Rxg1 ]

14...Nc6! [ 14...Be7 15.0-0² ] [ 14...f5 15.Bxb7 Qxb7 16.e4² ]

15.Rd1 Qc8 [ 15...Qe8 ]

16.Na4 Be7 17.Rc1 [ 17.Nd4 Na5= ]

17...Na5 [ 17...Nd4? 18.Bh7+ ( 18.Qxc8 Raxc8 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Bxb7 Rc1+ 21.Kd2 Nb3+∓ ) 18...Kg7 19.Nxd4 ] [ 17...Ne5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Nxe5 fxe5 20.0-0² ]

18.Qd1 Qb8 [ 18...Qd8 19.Bxb7 Nxb7 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.Rc7 Nc5 22.Nxc5 Bxc5 23.Ke2² ]

19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.0-0 [ 20.0-0 Rac8= ] [ 20.b4 Rfd8 ( 20...Nc6 21.0-0 a5 22.b5 Na7 ) 21.Qe2 ( 21.Nd4 Qxg2 22.Ke2 Qg4+ 23.f3 Qg2+ 24.Kd3 Qa2!? 25.bxa5 e5÷ ) 21...Nb3! 22.Rc3 Qd7 ]

½-½

E12Gelfand,B 2695Lautier,J 2660

Biel 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/466 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.e3 Bxf3!?N 10.gxf3 b5 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.a4

[ 12.Qe4 0-0! 13.Qxa8 Nc6 14.Qxf8+ Kxf8 15.Nxb5 e5!? ( 15...Qd5∓ )]

12...c6 13.axb5 [ 13.f4 a6!? ( 13...a5 )]

13...cxb5 14.Qe4 0-0! [] 15.f4!

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[ 15.Ra5 b4 ( 15...Nc6 16.Rxb5 ) 16.Na4 Bd8! ( 16...Nc6 17.Ra6! ) 17.Nc5 Qd5 18.Ra4 Nc6 19.Bg2 Bb6 20.f4 Rfd8³ ]

15...Nc6 [ 15...b4 16.Na4± ( 16.Bg2 bxc3 17.bxc3 Qd5 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.Bxd5 Nd7 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.Kd2± )] [ 15...Rc8

A) 16.Bg2 Nc6 17.Nxb5 Nb4 ( 17...Rab8 18.Na3 Rxb2 19.Nxc4 Rb4÷ ) 18.Qb7 Qd8∓ ; B) 16.Qxa8 Nc6 17.Qxc8+ Qxc8 18.Bg2 a6 19.0-0 g6³ ; C) 16.Bh3! b4 ( 16...Nc6 17.d5 Nd8 18.0-0 ) 17.Na4 Qc6 18.Bg2² ]

16.Nxb5 e5!? [ 16...Qe7 17.Nc3² ( 17.Qxc6 Qb4+ 18.Kd1 Qxb2 19.Rc1 Rac8 )] [ 16...Qb7 17.Bxc4 a6 18.Na3 Qb4+ 19.Kf1 Qxb2 20.Kg2² ] [ 16...Rac8 17.Be2² ]

17.fxe5 Nxe5 18.Nc3 [ 18.dxe5 Qxb5 19.Bxc4 Qxb2 20.Bxf7+!

A) 20...Kh8 21.Rb1 Qxe5= ( 21...Qc3+ 22.Ke2 Bxe5 23.Rhc1 ); B) 20...Kxf7 21.Qc4+ Kg6 22.Qg4+ Kf7= ( 22...Bg5 23.Ra6+ )]

18...Nc6 [ 18...Ng6 19.0-0-0!?² ( 19.Qd5!? Qe7 20.Qxc4 Rac8 21.Qd3÷ )] [ 18...Nd3+!? 19.Bxd3 cxd3 20.Nd5!? ( 20.Qxd3 Rfe8 21.Ne2 Qh3÷ ) 20...Bh4 ( 20...Bd8 21.Nf4 ) 21.Nb6 Qe8 22.Qxe8 Raxe8 23.Nc4 Rb8 ( 23...Rc8 24.Ne5!? ) 24.Kd2² ]

19.Qd5! Qe8 [ 19...Qb7 20.Qb5± ]

20.Bg2? [ 20.Be2!

A) 20...Rb8 21.0-0 Rxb2 A1) 22.Bf3

A1a) 22...Ne7 23.Qxc4 Nf5 A1a1) 24.Rxa7 Nxe3 25.fxe3 Qxe3+ 26.Kh1 Qxd4!² ( 26...Bxd4? 27.Qxf7+! ); A1a2) 24.Nd5± ;

A1b) 22...Nb4 23.Qxc4 Nc2 24.Nd1! ;

A2) 22.Qxc4± ; B) 20...Nb4 21.Qf5 Nd3+ 22.Bxd3 cxd3² ]

20...Nxd4 21.Qxa8

[ 21.Qxa8 Qxa8 22.Bxa8 Nc2+ 23.Ke2 ( 23.Kd2 Nxa1 24.Rxa1 Rxa8 25.Ra4= ) 23...Nxa1 24.Bd5= ]

½-½

E12Gelfand,B 2700Topalov,V 2725

Novgorod 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/467 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.g3 0-0 11.Bg2 c5 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.0-0 Rd8 14.e3 Na6 15.Rd2

[ 15.Qb3 - 70/(467) ] [ 15.Rfe1N - 70/(467) ]

15...Nc7 16.Rfd1 Ne6?! [ 16...g6 ]

17.h4 g6 18.Qb3N [ 18.Nh2 - 67/584 ]

18...h5?! [ 18...Bg7 19.Nh2 ( 19.Qa2 a6 20.Nh2 c4 ) 19...Nc7 ( 19...c4!? 20.Qc2 a6 21.Nf3 f5÷ ) ∆20.dxc5 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qxc5 ]

19.Qa2 a6?! [ 19...c4 20.b3 ] [ 19...Nc7!? ]

20.dxc5! Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qxc5 [ 21...Nxc5 22.Ng5 Na4 ( 22...Ne4?? 23.Bxe4! ) 23.Bxd5 ( 23.Qb3 b5 24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Rc8 27.Qb4± ) 23...Rxd5 ( 23...Nxc3 24.Bxf7+ Kf8 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Ne6++- ) 24.Rxd5 Bxd5 ( 24...Nxc3 25.Rd8+ ) 25.Qxd5± ] [ 21...bxc5 22.Nh2 ]

22.Nd4 Nxd4 [ 22...Qxc3? 23.Rc2 Qa5 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Rc7 ]

23.cxd4 [ 23.Rxd4 Qxc3 24.e4 Qc5 25.exd5 Qd6² ]

23...Qd6 24.Rc1 Rac8 25.Rdc2 Rxc2 26.Rxc2± Bc6! 27.Rc3

[ 27.Bf1 Bd7!? ∆28.Bxa6 Ra8 ] 27...Bb5 28.Qb2?!

[ 28.Bf1 Bxf1 29.Kxf1± ] 28...Qe6

[ 28...Bc4 29.e4 f6 30.Qc1 Kg7

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A) 31.Re3 Re8 32.Qc3 ( 32.exd5 Rxe3 33.Qxe3 b5= ) 32...b5 33.e5ƒ ; B) 31.exd5 b5 ( 31...Bxd5 32.Rc7+ Rd7 33.Rxd7+ Qxd7 34.Bxd5 Qxd5 35.Qc7++- ) 32.Re3 Bxd5 33.Bxd5 Qxd5 34.Re7++- ]

29.Qc1 Bc4 [ 29...Kg7 30.Bf1 Bxf1 31.Kxf1± ]

30.e4 b5 31.e5 Re8 [ 31...Qb6 32.Qf4 ( 32.Qg5 Rf8 33.Rf3 Qxd4 34.e6 - 31...Qg4 )] [ 31...Qg4 32.Rf3 ( 32.f4 Qe6 33.Re3 a5 34.Kh2÷ ) 32...Qxd4 33.e6 ( 33.Qg5 Rf8 ) 33...Rf8 34.Qg5

A) 34...Qg7 35.Rf6 Kh7 36.Qf4 d4 37.Be4 Kg8 ( 37...Bxe6 38.Bxg6+ ) 38.e7 Re8 39.Qd6+- ; B) 34...Qg4!= ]

[ 31...Rf8!? 32.Re3 a5 33.Kh2÷ ] 32.Kh2 /\ Bh3

[ 32.Re3!? ] 32...Qb6

[ 32...f5! 33.exf6 Qxf6 34.Qh6 ( 34.Rf3 Qxd4 35.Qg5 Kg7 ) 34...Rf8 ( 34...a5 35.Rf3 Qg7 36.Qg5 b4 37.axb4 axb4 38.Rf6 Kh7 39.f4 Rf8 40.Rb6² ) 35.Rf3 ( 35.Re3 Qg7 ) 35...Qg7= ]

33.Qf4 Rf8 34.Rf3 [ 34.Bh3 f5!? ]

34...a5 [ 34...Kg7 35.Qe3! ] [ 34...Be2 35.Re3 Bc4 36.Bh3 Kg7 37.g4 hxg4 38.Bxg4 Qd8 ( 38...Rh8 39.e6 ) 39.h5

A) 39...Rh8 40.e6 ; B) 39...f5 40.e6 Qf6 ( 40...Qh4+ 41.Rh3 Qxg4 42.Qe5++- ) 41.Bh3+- ; C) 39...g5 40.Qf5± ]

35.Bh3 /\ e6 Be2 36.Re3 Bc4 [ 36...Bg4 37.Bxg4 hxg4 38.Qxg4+- ]

37.Rf3“ [ 37.Qh6! Qxd4 38.e6 Qg7 39.Qxg7+ Kxg7 40.e7 Re8 41.Bd7+- ]

37...Be2 38.Re3 Bc4 39.Qg5?“ [ 39.Qh6 - 37.Qh6 ]

39...Qxd4 40.e6?! [ 40.Rf3!? Qe4 ( 40...Qd1 41.Rf6 d4 42.Bf5+- ) 41.Rf4+- ]

40...Qb2?? [ 40...fxe6!! 41.Qxg6+ Qg7 42.Bxe6+ Kh8 43.Qxh5+ Qh7 44.Qe5+ Qg7 45.Bxd5 Rxf2+ 46.Kg1 Qxe5 47.Rxe5 Ra2= ]

41.Rf3 d4 [ 41...Qg7 42.e7 Re8 43.Bd7 f6 44.Be6+ ( 44.Rxf6 Rxe7 45.Rxg6 Rxd7 46.Rxg7+ Rxg7 47.Qxh5+- ) 44...Kh7 45.Rxf6 Rxe7 46.Rxg6 Qxg6 47.Qxe7++- ]

42.Rxf7 [ 42.Rxf7 Rxf7 43.Qxg6+ Rg7 44.Qe8+ Kh7 45.Bf5+ ]

1-0

E12Botvinnik,Il 2350Gofshtein,L 2545

Tel Aviv 1997[Gofshtein,L; Botvinnik,Il]

70/468 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Qb3 0-0 10.Rd1 Na6!?N

[ 10...Re8 - 64/459 ] 11.g3

[ 11.e3 c5 12.Bxa6 Bxa6 13.Nxd5 cxd4 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Nxd4 Qg6© ]

11...c5 12.Bg2 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Qa2 [ 14.Qc2!? Rc8 15.0-0² ]

14...Bxd4! [ 14...Ne6?! 15.Ndb5 a6 16.Nxd5 axb5 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Bxb7± ]

15.Rxd4 Qf6 16.e3 [ 16.Rf4?! Qe5 17.0-0 Ne4³ ]

16...Ba6! 17.Nxd5! [ 17.Bf1 Rfe8‚ ]

17...Qe5! [ 17...Qe6?! 18.Nb4 Qxa2 19.Nxa2 Nd3+ 20.Rxd3 Bxd3 21.Bxa8 Rxa8 22.Nc3 Rd8 23.g4!² _|_ ]

18.Nb4! Rad8! 19.Nc6 Qh5 20.g4™ Qh4 21.Nxd8!

[ 21.Rxd8?! Rxd8 22.Nxd8 Nd3+ A) 23.Kd2 Qxf2+ 24.Kc3 Ne5!!

A1) 25.Nxf7? Qxe3+ 26.Kc2 Bd3+-+ ; A2) 25.Qd5 Qxe3+ 26.Kb4 ( 26.Kc2 Bd3+ 27.Kc3 Bc4+-+ ) 26...Nd3+ 27.Ka4 Nxb2+ 28.Kb4 Bc4-+ ; A3) 25.Qb3 Qxg2∓ |^ ;

B) 23.Kd1!? Qxd8 24.Qd5! Nxf2+ 25.Kd2 Qxd5+ 26.Bxd5 Nxh1 27.Bxh1 g5! 28.Kc3 Kg7 29.Kd4 Kf6³ ]

21...Nd3+ 22.Rxd3 [ 22.Kd1 Qxf2!? ( 22...Rxd8∓ )]

22...Bxd3 23.Nxf7?!“

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[ 23.Ne6 fxe6 24.Qxe6+ Kh8 25.Bf3 Qh3 26.Bd5 Qh4 ] [ 23.Nc6!? Qxg4 24.Bf1 Qe4 ( 24...Be4? 25.Qc4 ) 25.Ne7+ ( 25.Qd5 Qxd5 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Nxd5 Be4³ ) 25...Kh8 26.Bxd3 Qxh1+ 27.Ke2 Qxh2 28.Qd5² ]

23...Rxf7 24.b4 [ 24.Bf3?! Qf6 25.Qd5 Qxf3 26.Qxd3 Qxf2+ 27.Kd1 Qf3+-+ ]

24...Bc4 [ 24...Kf8! ]

25.Qxc4 [ 25.Qd2 Qf6© ]

25...Qxf2+ 26.Kd1 Qxg2 27.Re1 Qxh2 [ 27...Qb2 28.Re2= ]

28.Re2 Qc7 29.Rc2! [ 29.Qxc7 Rxc7³ ]

29...Qxc4½-½

E12Kogan,A 2515Tukmakov,V 2585

Ljubljana 1997[Tukmakov,V]

70/469 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Qc2 c5 7.e4!? cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6!?N

[ 8...d6 ] 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.0-0-0 0-0 11.f4

[ 11.Bd3 e5 ] 11...h6!? 12.h4?

[ 12.Bxf6!? Bxf6 13.e5 Be7 14.Bd3 f6÷ ] [ 12.Bh4!? e5!? 13.f5 Ng4 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qe2 Qg5+÷ ]

12...Ng4! [ 12...hxg5 13.hxg5‚ ]

13.Qe2 h5! /\ f6 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.g3 Qc5!/\ Nf2 16.Rd2™ Rac8 17.Bh3 d5! 18.cxd5

exd5 19.Bxg4 hxg4 20.exd5 Bxd5 21.Re1 Bxa2! 22.Qxg4 Rfe8! 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Qg5 Qc6!

[ 24...Qc4 25.Rd8 ] 25.Rd8

[ 25.Kc2!? ] 25...f6! 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8∓ 27.Qg4

[ 27.Qf5 /\ Qe4 Qe3+ 28.Kc2 Bf7 ] 27...Qe3+ 28.Kc2 Be6 29.Qg6 Bf7 30.Qg4 Kh7! 31.h5?!

[ 31.f5 Kh6∓ ]

31...Kh6 32.Qc8 Qe8 [ 32...Bxh5? 33.Qh8+ Kg6 34.f5+ Kg5 35.Qxg7+ Kxf5 36.Qxf6+!= ]

33.Qh3? [ 33.Qc7 Bxh5 34.Qxa7 Qe3∓ ]

33...Bxh5 34.f5 [ 34.g4 Qg6+ ]

34...Qe3 35.Kb1“0-1

E13Campos Moreno,J 2445Marin,M 2545

Andorra 1997[Marin,M]

70/470 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Qc2 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Nxg3 11.fxg3 g4 12.Nh4 Nc6 13.Bd3 Qf6 14.Qe2

[ 14.Rf1 Qg5 15.Kf2 f5 16.Qd2 0-0 17.Kg1 Rf6„ ]

14...h5 15.a4N [ 15.Rb1 - 37/577 ]

15...Rh6 16.Rb1 d6 17.Be4 0-0-0 [ 17...Na5?! 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.c5! dxc5 20.Qb5+‚ ]

18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.a5 Rg8 20.Ra1 Rg5 21.axb6 axb6 22.Kd2

[ 22.e4 /\ Qe3 ] 22...Qg7 23.Ra7 Rf6 24.c5

[ 24.Rha1 Qh7 25.c5 dxc5 ( 25...Qe4!? 26.cxd6 Rb5‚ ) 26.Ra8+ ( 26.Qa6+ Kd8 27.Ra8+ Bxa8 28.Qxa8+ Kd7 29.Qa4+ Ke7 30.Qc6 Kf8-+ ) 26...Kd7 ]

24...dxc5 25.Qa6+ Kd8 26.Rb1! /\ Rb6 [ 26.Ra1 Qh7∓ ]

26...cxd4™ [ 26...Rf2+ 27.Ke1 Qf6 28.Rxb6! Rf1+ 29.Qxf1 Qxf1+ 30.Kxf1 cxb6 31.Rxf7± ]

27.Rxb6“ [ 27.cxd4 Ra5 ]

27...dxe3+“ [ 27...dxc3+? 28.Ke1‚ ]

28.Ke1™ [ 28.Ke2 Rf2+ 29.Kxe3 Qxc3+ 30.Kxf2 Qd4+ 31.Kf1 cxb6-+ ] [ 28.Kxe3 Re5+‚ ]

28...Rf1+! [] 29.Kxf1 [ 29.Qxf1 Qxc3+ ]

29...Qf6+

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[ 29...e2+ 30.Kxe2 Qe5+ 31.Kf1+- ] 30.Nf3 e2+ 31.Kg1

[ 31.Kxe2 gxf3+ ] [ 31.Qxe2 cxb6 ] [ 31.Kf2 e1Q+ 32.Kxe1 Qxc3+‚ ]

31...Qxf3! 32.Rb8+ [ 32.gxf3 e1Q+ 33.Qf1 Qxf1+ 34.Kxf1 cxb6 ]

32...Ke7 [ 32...Kd7? 33.Qc8+ Kd6 34.Qxc7+ Kc5 ( 34...Kd5 35.Qd8+ ) 35.Qa5++- ]

33.Rxc7+?! [ 33.gxf3 e1Q+ 34.Qf1 Qe3+ ( 34...Qxf1+ 35.Kxf1 gxf3 36.Rxc7+ Bd7² ) 35.Qf2 Qc1+= ]

33...Kd6! [ 33...Kf6 34.Rxf7+ Kxf7 35.Qa7+ Kf6= ]

34.Rxc6+™ Qxc6 35.Qxe2 Qxc3∓ 36.Rb1 Rd5 37.Qa6+ Ke7 38.Kh1 f5?!

[ 38...Kf6 ] 39.Qa8 Rd7 40.Qg8 Qd2 41.Rg1?

[ 41.Qh7+ Kd8 ( 41...Kd6?! 42.Qxh5 Kc5 43.Rg1 Kd4 44.Qe8 Rd6 45.Qa4+ Kc3 46.Rb1+- ) 42.Qg8+= ]

41...Qh6∓ 42.Rb1 Rc7 43.Rd1 Rd7 44.Rb1 Kf6 45.Re1 Re7 46.Rb1 Qg7 47.Qa8 Kf7 48.Qd8 Qf6 49.Kg1 Ra7 50.Qd1 Kg6 51.Qc1 Rd7 52.Kh1 Qd4 53.Ra1?! Rc7! 54.Qe1 Qe4 55.Qa5 Rb7 56.Qa2 Kf6 57.Rg1 Kf7 58.Qa1 Kg6 59.Qh8 Rb1 60.Qg8+ Kf6 61.Qf8+ Kg6½-½

E13Komarov,D 2595Mantovani,R 2360

Reggio Emilia 1996[Komarov,D]

70/471 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Qc2 d6 10.Bd3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 f5 12.d5 Nd7 13.Nd4 Ndc5 14.dxe6 Qf6!N

[ 14...Rf8 - 56/592 ] 15.f3 f4! 16.exf4

[ 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.fxe4 fxg3 18.hxg3 0-0-0ƒ ]

16...Nxd3+ 17.Qxd3 Nc5 18.Qe2 [ 18.Qf5 Qxf5 19.Nxf5 gxf4 20.Bh4 Nxe6∓ ]

18...gxf4∓ 19.Bf2 Rg8

[ 19...0-0-0 20.0-0-0 Rde8 21.Rhe1 Re7/\ Rhe8 ]

20.g4 [ 20.g3 0-0-0 ]

20...fxg3? [ 20...Rxg4 21.fxg4 Bxh1 22.0-0-0 Be4∓ ]

21.hxg3 0-0-0 22.0-0-0 Rde8 23.Rhe1 h5 24.Qe3 /\ f4

[ 24.f4 h4 ] 24...Ba6!

[ 24...Rgf8 25.f4 h4÷ ] 25.f4 Bxc4 26.Qf3 d5 27.Qxh5 Ne4 28.Qf7 Qe7™ 29.Qxe7 Rxe7 30.Rxe4™ dxe4 31.f5 c5??“

[ 31...Bxa2³ ] [ 31...Kb7!? /\ c5 ]

32.Nc6 Rc7 33.Ne5 Bxa2 34.c4!± b5 [ ¹34...Bb3 ]

35.f6 Bxc4 36.Nxc4 bxc4 37.f7 Rf8 38.Bxc5! Rfxf7 39.exf7 Rxf7 40.Re1 Rf3 41.Re3 a5 42.Kb2 Kd7

[ 42...a4!? 43.Bd4™ Kd7 44.Kc3 a3 45.Rxf3 exf3 46.Kxc4 Ke6 ( 46...a2 47.Kd3 ) 47.Kd3 Kf5 48.Ke3 Kg4 49.Kf2+- ]

43.Kc3 Rxe3+ 44.Bxe3 Ke6 45.g4 Kd5 46.g5 a4 47.Kb41-0

E14Hellsten,J 2495Cvetkovic,Sr 2420

Korinthos 1997[Cvetkovic,Sr]

70/472 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7

[ 4...Be7 -70/(472) ] 5.e3 Be7 6.b3 0-0 7.Bd3 b6 8.0-0 Bb7 9.Bb2 c5 10.Re1

[ 10.Rc1 - 54/(503) ] 10...Rc8

[ 10...cxd4!? 11.exd4 Rc8 ] 11.Rc1 Re8N

[ 11...cxd4!? 12.exd4 Re8 ] [ 11...Qc7 ]

12.cxd5 exd5 13.Bf5 Bd6!? 14.Nb5 Bb8 15.dxc5 Rxc5!

[ 15...bxc5 16.Bxf6± ] 16.Nbd4 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Qe2 Ne4 19.Nf3 Ba6! 20.Qxa6 Bxb2 21.Rxc5 Nxc5

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22.Qb5 [ 22.Qxa7?? Re7-+ ]

22...g6 [ 22...d4 23.Rd1² ]

23.b4! Ne6 [ 23...a6 24.Qc6² ( 24.Qe2 Bc3 )]

24.Bxe6 Rxe6 [ 24...fxe6?! 25.Rb1 Bf6 26.Rc1± ]

25.Rd1² Rd6 26.h4 h5 27.g3 Bf6 28.a3 [ 28.Kg2 Qe7 ]

28...Qc7 29.Rxd5 Rxd5 30.Qxd5 Qc1+ 31.Kg2 Qxa3 32.b5 Kg7 33.e4 a6 34.e5 Be7 35.bxa6 Qxa6 36.Qd7 Kf8

[ 36...Qa3 37.Nd4± ] 37.e6 b5 38.exf7 Kxf7 39.Ne5+ Kf6 40.f4?

[ 40.Nxg6 Qa8+ 41.Kh2 Kxg6 42.Qxe7 Qd5² ] [ 40.Nc6² ]

40...Qa2+ 41.Kh1 [ 41.Kh3? Qe6+!∓ ]

41...Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Qa2+ 43.Kf3 Qb3+½-½

E15Timman,J 2630Van der Wiel,J 2555

Nederland (ch) 1997[Timman,J]

70/473 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.N4b3 Be7 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Nd4N

[ 11.e5?! Bxg2 12.exf6 Bxf1 13.fxe7 Bh3∓ ] [ 11.Re1 - 48/(692) ]

11...Nc6 12.Nb5 Qb8 13.b3 a6 14.Nc3 0-0 15.Bb2 d6 16.Re1 Ra7

[ ¹16...Ne5 ] 17.Nf1 Ba8 /\ b5 18.a4 Nd7

[ ¹18...Ne5 ∆19.f4 Ned7 ] 19.Ne3 Bf6 20.Rb1 Rc8 21.Re2 Nc5 22.Rd2 Rd7

[ ¹22...Rd8 ] 23.Ng4 Be7 24.h4!± /\ h5 h5?! 25.Ne3 Bf6 26.Ba1 /\ 27.b4, 27.Qh5 Na7 27.Qxh5 Bxc3 28.Bxc3 Nxe4 29.Bxg7!+- Kxg7 30.Qg4+ Kh8 31.Qh5+ Kg7 32.Qg4+ Kh8 33.Bxe4 f5 34.Nxf5 Rg8 35.Qf4 Bxe4 36.Qh6+ Rh7 37.Qf6+ Rhg7 38.Qh6+ Rh7 39.Qf6+ Rhg7 40.Nxg7 Rxg7 41.Re1 Bf5 42.Rxe6! Bxe6

43.Qh6+ Kg8 44.Qxe6+ Kh7 45.Rxd6 [ ¹45.Rd5! /\ Rh5# ]

45...Qc7 46.Rxb6 Rxg3+ 47.fxg3 Qxg3+ 48.Kf1 Qf3+ 49.Ke1 Qc3+ 50.Ke2 Qc2+ 51.Kf3 Qd1+ 52.Kf4 Qf1+ 53.Ke5 Qe1+ 54.Kd61-0

E15Browne,W 2530Ivanov,Alexa 2565

USA (ch) 1997[Browne,W]

70/474 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0-0 d6

[ 8...Bc5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Ng5! Qxg5 11.Nxe4 Qxe5 12.Bf4+- ] [ 8...Nc6 9.e5 Ng4 10.h3 Nh6 11.Ne4± ] [ 8...Nxe4 9.Ne5 Bd6 ( 9...d5 10.cxd5 Nxd2 11.Bxd2 Nd7 12.Nxf7+- ) 10.Nxf7 Kxf7 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Bxe4 Nc6 13.Qf3+ Kg8 14.Bxc6 dxc6 15.Qxc6 Rc8 16.Qe4 Qf6² Yermolinsky,A ]

9.Nxd4 Qd7 [ 9...Nbd7 - 70/(474) ]

10.a4!N [ 10.Re1 - 60/489 ]

10...Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.b4! [ 12.Re1 - 70/(474) ]

12...Be7 [ 12...a5!? 13.b5 Bb7 14.Bb2 Rc8 ( 14...Be7?! 15.e5 Bxg2 16.exf6 Bxf1 17.fxe7 Bh3 18.Bxg7 Rg8 19.Ne4+- ) 15.e5± ]

13.b5 Bb7 14.a5 bxa5?! [ 14...a6!? 15.axb6 axb5 16.Rxa8+ Bxa8 17.Qb3± ]

15.Re1 [ 15.Nb3!? Bxe4 ( 15...Rc8 16.Nxa5 Ba8 17.e5! Bxg2 18.Kxg2± ><c6 ) 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Qg4 Nf6 18.Qxg7 Rg8 19.Qh6± ]

15...e5 [ 15...0-0 16.Nb3 a6? 17.e5 Ne8 18.Nc5+- ]

16.Nb3 Qc7 [ 16...Bd8 17.Nxa5 Bxa5 18.Rxa5± ]

17.Nxa5 Nd7 18.Nxb7 Qxb7 19.Ra6 Nb6 [ 19...Nc5 20.Rxd6! Bxd6 21.Qxd6 Ne6

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22.Qxe5± ] 20.Qb3 0-0 21.Bh3!± Rfb8“ 22.Qa2 Qc7 23.Bf1 Rb7 24.Be3 h6 /\ Bg5 25.h4! Bd8 26.Rc1 Qd7?!

[ 26...Nd7 ] 27.c5 dxc5 28.Rxc5 Bc7?

[ 28...Bf6 29.Rc6± ] 29.Rc6 Rd8

[ 29...Nc8 30.Qd5! Qxd5 31.exd5 Bb6 32.d6 Bxe3 33.fxe3 Nb6 34.Rc7 Rxc7 35.dxc7 Rc8 36.Rxa7 Nd5 37.b6+- ]

30.Rxa7 Rdb8 [ 30...Qc8 31.Bxb6+- ]

31.Rxb7 Rxb7 32.Qa61-0

E15Yermolinsky,A 2650Ivanov,Alexa 2565

USA (ch) 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/475 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0-0 d6 9.Nxd4 Qd7 10.a4 Be7N 11.a5 0-0 12.Re1 Na6™ 13.b3 bxa5

[ 13...d5!? 14.cxd5 ( 14.e5 Ne8 15.axb6 axb6 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Nc4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Bc5 19.Be3 Nec7= )

A) 14...exd5 15.e5 ( 15.Nf5 dxe4 16.Bh3 Qd8 17.Bb2 Bb4∓ ) 15...Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 ( 17...Bb4 18.Bd2 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 Bxd2 20.Qxd2 Nc5 21.Rh4± ) 18.Rxe4 Nc5 19.Re1 Rad8 20.Be3± ; B) 14...Bb4!? 15.Bb2 exd5 16.e5 Ne4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 ( 17...Bxe1 18.Nd6 Bxa5 19.N4f5+- /\ Qg4 ) 18.Rxe4! Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Rad8 20.axb6 Nc5 21.Bf5± ]

[ 13...Nc5 14.Qc2 /\ b4 ] 14.Rxa5 Nc5 15.Qc2

[ 15.Qe2!? ] 15...Bd8

[ 15...d5 16.exd5 exd5 17.Nf5 Rfe8 18.Rxe7 Rxe7 19.Rxc5 Re1+ 20.Nf1+- ]

16.Ra2? [ 16.Ra1 Bb6 17.Bb2 a5 18.Rad1± e5 19.Nf5 Nfxe4? 20.Nxe4 Qxf5 21.Rxd6+- ]

16...Bb6 17.Bb2 a5 18.Raa1 [ 18.h3 Na6³ ]

18...e5 19.Nf5!?

[ 19.Nb5 Ng4 20.Rf1 f5 21.exf5 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rxf5‚ /\ Rf2 ]

19...Nfxe4 20.Bh3™ Nxd2“ [ 20...Nxf2 21.Kxf2 ( 21.Nh6+ gxh6 22.Bxd7 Nxd7∓ ) 21...Kh8 22.Ke2 g6 23.Rf1÷ ]

21.Qxd2 Qd8 [ 21...Kh8? 22.Qxd6 ]

22.Qd1! [ 22.Nxd6 Nxb3 ] [ 22.Rad1 Ne4 23.Rxe4 Bxe4 24.Nxd6 Bf3-+ ]

22...Ne4 [ 22...Bc8 23.b4 Bxf5 24.Bxf5 axb4 25.Rxa8 Qxa8 26.Qxd6² ] [ 22...Bc7 23.Qg4 g6 24.Rad1 f6 ( 24...Bc8 25.Rxe5 dxe5 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Ne7+ ) 25.Ba3© ]

23.Qg4 Bxf2+? [ 23...g6 24.Rxe4 Bxe4 25.Qxe4 gxf5 26.Bxf5 Qf6 27.Bxh7+ Kg7 28.Bf5 Rh8/ \ 2 9 . . . B f 2 , 29 . . . R h 5 29.Qg4+ Kf8

30.Bc3© ] [ 23...Ng5 24.Bg2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 h5 26.Qxh5 g6 27.Qh6! gxf5 28.Rad1 f6 ( 28...Bd4 29.Rxd4 exd4 30.Bxd4 f6 31.Qg6+ Kh8 32.Qxg5± ) 29.Bxe5 dxe5 ( 29...fxe5 30.Rxd6 ) 30.Rxd8 Raxd8 31.Rxe5 fxe5 32.Qxg5+ Kh7= ]

24.Kf1 g6 25.Rxe4 Bxe4 26.Qxe4 gxf5 27.Bxf5 Bd4?“

[ 27...Qf6 28.Kxf2 Rab8 29.Qf3± ] 28.Qg4+ Kh8 29.Qh5 Kg7™ 30.Bc1+- Rg8

[ 30...Rg8 31.Qh6+ ] [ 30...Rh8 31.Bh6+ ]

1-0

E15Piket,Je 2630Lautier,J 2660

Tilburg 1997[Lautier,J]

70/476 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0-0 d6 9.Nxd4 Qd7 10.b3N Nc6 11.Nb5!? Be7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.Re1 Rad8

[ 13...a6 14.Nc3 b5?! 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 Nb4 17.Bf1 Rxa2 18.Rxa2 Nxa2 19.Ba3ƒ ><Na2 ] [ 13...Rac8!? 14.Nf1 a6 15.Nc3 Qc7÷ ]

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14.Nf1 Qc8 15.Ne3 Qb8 16.Nc3 [ 16.Ng4 Ne5!= ]

16...Rfe8 17.Qe2! / \ Rad1-d2, Qd1 a6 18.Rad1 Na7 19.a4 Qa8?!

[ 19...Bc6!= /\ b5 ] 20.Rd2 Nc6 21.Qd1

[ 21.Ba3!? ∆Ne5 22.f4 ><d6 ] 21...Ne5 22.Nc2!² / \ Nd4 , f 4 - f 5 Ned7 23.Nd4 Nb8

[ 23...Nc5 24.Qc2² /\ f4-f5, b4, ><e6 ] 24.Ba3 Rd7 25.h4! /\ g4-g5

[ 25.f4 Nc6!= 26.Nxc6 Bxc6 27.Bxd6? Red8 28.e5 Bxg2 29.Rxg2 Bxd6 30.exd6 Rxd6³ ]

25...Red8?! [ 25...h6!² ∆26.g4? Nh7!³ ]

26.g4 Nc6 27.g5 Ne8 28.Qg4?! [ 28.Nxc6! Bxc6 29.Qg4 b5 30.cxb5 axb5 31.axb5 Bxe4 32.Bxe4 Qxa3 33.Bc6ƒ ]

28...Nxd4 29.Rxd4 Nc7 30.Rd3 b5 31.h5 bxc4 32.bxc4 Ne8 33.h6?“

[ 33.g6! Nf6 34.gxf7+ Kxf7 35.Rf3 Qc8 36.Bh3 Qxc4 37.Nd5!‚ ]

33...g6 34.Bh3? [ 34.Bf1³ ]

34...Qc8 35.Rd4 Rc7 36.Rc1 e5-+ 37.Qg3 Qa8 38.Rdd1 Rxc4 39.Nd5 Bxd5 40.exd5 Rxa4 41.Rb1 Ra5!

[ 41...Bxg5?! 42.Bxd6! Bh4 43.Qb3 ( 43.Qxe5? Bf6!-+ /\ Nd6 ) 43...Bxf2+ 44.Kg2!„ ] [ 41...Rb8?! 42.Bd7„ ]

42.Bg2 Rb8 43.Qc3 Rab5 44.Rxb5 axb5 45.Ra1 b4 46.Bxb4 Qb7 47.Ba3 Bxg50-1

E15Dautov,R 2590Sax,Gy 2545

Deutschland 1997[Dautov,R]

70/477 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.0-0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxg2 9.Kxg2 Qc7 10.f3 a6 11.Rd1 Be7?!

[ 11...Qb7 12.Nc3 Be7 13.e4 0-0= ] 12.Nb5 Qc6 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.Qxc6 Nxc6 15.Rxd6 Ke7 16.Rd1 d5N

[ 16...Rhc8 - 46/(709) ] 17.Na3!

[ 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Bd2 Rhd8 19.Nc3 Nxc3 20.Bxc3 f6= ]

17...Rhd8 18.b3 Rab8 [ 18...dxc4? 19.Nxc4 b5 20.Ba3+ b4 21.Na5!± ] [ 18...b5? 19.cxb5 axb5 20.Nxb5 Rdb8 21.Na3 ( 21.a4 Rxb5 22.axb5 Rxa1 23.bxc6 e5÷ ) 21...Nb4 22.Bb2± ] [ 18...e5!? ]

19.Bb2 b5 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.Nc2! [ 21.Rdc1 Ndb4 22.Bxg7 Rd2 23.Kf2 Rc8÷ ><Kf2 ]

21...Rbc8 22.Kf2² g6? [ 22...f6 23.Rac1² ]

23.Rac1 Ke8 [ 23...Ncb4 24.Nxb4 Nxb4 25.Ba3 a5 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 ( 26...Rxc1?? 27.Ra8+- ) 27.Ke3± ]

24.Ne1! /\ Nd3-c5, ><a6 Nb6 [ 24...Ncb4 25.a3 Na2 ( 25...Nc6 26.Nd3 Na5 27.Nc5± ) 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Ra1 Ndc3 28.b4± ]

25.Nd3 Nd7 26.e4± a5 [ 26...Ne7 27.Ke3 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rc8 29.Rxc8+ Nxc8 30.Nb4 a5 31.Nc6 a4 32.bxa4 bxa4 33.Kd4± ]

27.Ke3 Ne7 28.Bc3 Ra8 [ 28...b4 29.Bd4± ]

29.Bd4 Rdc8 30.Ne5 Nxe5 31.Bxe5 f5? [ 31...b4 32.g4 a4 33.Rxc8+ Nxc8 ( 33...Rxc8 34.bxa4 Ra8 35.Bc7± ) 34.Rd4± ]

32.Bf6 a4 33.b4 Kf7 34.Bg5 Ke8 35.a3 Ra7??

[ 35...Rxc1 36.Rxc1 Rc8 37.Rxc8+ Nxc8 38.exf5 exf5 39.Kd4 Kd7 40.Kc5 Nd6 41.Bf4+- ]

36.Rxc8+1-0

E15Kasparov,G 2795Gelfand,B 2700

Novgorod 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/478 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.Ne5 Bb4+ 8.Kf1 Bd6 9.Nxc4 Nd5 10.e4 Ne7 11.Bb2 Nbc6 12.Nbd2 0-0

[ 12...e5N - 70/(478) ]

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13.Kg1 b5 14.Nxd6N [ 14.Ne3 f5÷ ( 14...e5!? 15.d5 Nd4 16.Nf3 c5 17.dxc6 Ndxc6÷ )]

14...cxd6 [ 14...Qxd6? 15.e5 Qd8 16.Ne4± ]

15.h4 Qb6 [ 15...d5 16.e5 Qb6 17.Nf3 f6

A) 18.Bh3?! fxe5 19.Bxe6+ Kh8 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Bxe5 Qxe6³ ; B) 18.Qe1 b4 ( 18...Nf5 19.Rd1² ) 19.Bh3 ( 19.Rd1 Qa5÷ ) 19...Kh8 20.Bxe6 fxe5 21.Ng5 e4 22.Nf7+ Rxf7 23.Bxf7 Rf8 24.Bh5 Nf5© ; C) 18.Qd2 fxe5 ( 18...b4 19.Re1 Kh8 20.h5² ) 19.dxe5 h6² ( 19...b4? 20.Ng5 Bc8 21.Qc2 Nf5 22.g4 Ncd4 23.Qd2 Ng3 24.Re1+- )]

16.h5!? [ 16.Nf3 d5 17.e5 - 15...d5 ]

16...h6?! [ 16...Nxd4! 17.h6 g6

A) 18.Nc4 Ne2+ 19.Qxe2 bxc4 20.Bf6 Nc6 21.Qd2÷ ( 21.bxc4 Nd4 22.Qd2 e5³ ); B) 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 f5! ( 19...f6 20.Bxf6 e5 21.g4± ) 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Qc3 e5 22.Bd5+ Kh8 23.Bxa8 Rxa8÷ ]

17.d5 Ne5? [ 17...Nd4

A) 18.Nf1 e5 19.b4 f5÷ ; B) 18.b4 e5 ( 18...Rac8 19.Nb3 Nxb3 20.axb3 e5 21.g4² ) 19.g4 Rac8 20.Nb3 Nc2 21.Rc1 Nxb4 22.Qd2 Rc4 23.Bc3 Nbxd5 24.Ba5 Qb7 25.exd5 Rxg4÷ ; C) 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 e5 20.g4 b4 ( 20...f5? 21.gxf5 Nxf5 22.exf5 Rxf5 23.Bc1+- ) 21.Rh3² ]

18.Nf1! b4 19.Bd4 Qa5 20.Ne3 Rac8 [ 20...exd5 21.exd5 f5 22.Rh4± ] [ 20...Nd3

A) 21.Nc4?! Bxc4 22.bxc4 Nc5 23.f4 ( 23.e5 Rad8÷ ) 23...exd5 24.cxd5 f5÷ ; B) 21.Bf1 Ne5 ( 21...Nc5 22.Qg4 e5 23.Bxc5± ) 22.Bxa6 Qxa6 23.f4 Nd3 24.dxe6 fxe6 25.Nc4 d5 26.Qxd3 dxc4 27.Qxc4 Qxc4 28.bxc4 Rfd8 29.Be3 Rac8 30.Rc1± ]

21.Rh4 [ 21.f4 Nd3 ( 21...Nd7 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Bh3 Nc5 24.Bxc5 Qxc5 25.Bxe6+ Kh8 26.Kf2+- ) 22.Bf1 e5 ( 22...Nc5 23.Qg4 e5

24.fxe5 dxe5 25.Bxe5 f6 26.Nc4!+- ) 23.Bxd3 exd4 24.Bxa6 Qxa6 25.Qxd4 Rc3 26.Kf2 f5 27.Rhe1± ]

21...Rc7 22.Qd2! [ 22.f4 Nd3 23.Bf1 e5 24.Bxd3 exd4 25.Nc4 Bxc4 26.bxc4² ]

22...Rc3 [ 22...exd5 23.exd5+- ><b4 ] [ 22...Kh7 23.Bxe5 dxe5 24.d6+- ] [ 22...Rfc8 23.Ng4

A) 23...exd5 24.Nxh6+ Kf8 ( 24...gxh6 25.Qxh6 Be2 26.Qxd6+- ) 25.Nf5 ( 25.exd5 Rc2 26.Qf4 Nxd5 ) 25...Rc2 ( 25...dxe4 26.Nxd6 Rd8 27.h6+- ) 26.Qf4 Nxf5 27.exf5+- ; B) 23...Rc2 24.Qf4 Nxg4 25.Rxg4 e5 26.Bxe5 ( 26.Qxh6 Ng6 27.Qg5 Be2 28.hxg6 Bxg4 29.gxf7+ Kxf7 30.Qxg4 exd4 31.Qe6+ Kf8 32.Qxd6+ Kg8 33.Qe6++- ) 26...dxe5 27.Qxe5 g5! ( 27...g6 28.Qxe7 Qb6 29.Rf4+- ) 28.Rxg5+! ( 28.Qxe7? Qb6-+ ) 28...Ng6 ( 28...hxg5 29.h6 Kf8 30.Qh8+ Ng8 31.h7+- ) 29.Rxg6+ fxg6 30.Qe6+ Kf8 31.hxg6 R8c7 32.Qf6+ Kg8 33.Bh3+- ]

23.Bxc3 bxc3 24.Qd4 exd5 [ 24...Qc7 25.Rc1 Rc8 26.Nd1 c2 27.Ne3 Bd3 28.f4 Qa5 29.fxe5 Qd2 30.Rxc2 Qe1+ 31.Kh2 Bxc2 32.exd6+- ]

25.exd5 Qc7 26.Qd1!+- Rc8 [ 26...Bd3 27.Rc1 Rc8 28.Rd4 Bh7 29.f4 Nd7 30.Rc4 ] [ 26...f5 27.Rd4 ]

27.Be4! Qb6 28.Rf4 Bb7 29.Rc1 Qa5 30.Rc2 Kh8 31.Bg2 Ba6 32.Ra4 Qb6 33.Nc4 Bxc4 34.bxc4 Nf5

[ 34...Nxc4 35.Rxc3 Nb2 36.Rxc8+ Nxc8 37.Qe2 Nxa4 38.Qe8+ Kh7 39.Be4+ ]

35.Rxc3 Nd4 36.c5 Rxc5 37.Qxd41-0

E15Shipov,S 2575Kengis,E 2590

Aalborg 1997[Shipov,S]

70/479 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc3 Nd7

[ 10...Bb7 11.Qc2 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 f5!?

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><e4, d5 ] 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Rc1 Re8 13.Bf4 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5

[ 14...Nxc5!? ] 15.Nd4N

[ 15.Qxd5 Nf6 16.Qxd8 Raxd8= ] [ 15.Rc2 Nf6 16.Nd4!? - 15.Nd4 ( 16.Be5- 38/(703) )]

15...Nf6 [ 15...Bxd4 16.Qxd4 Bxe2 17.Rfe1 Nf6 18.Rc7ƒ ]

16.Rc2 [ 16.b4 Bxd4 ( 16...Bxb4?! 17.Nc6 Bxe2 18.Qb3ƒ ) 17.Qxd4 Bxe2 ( 17...Rxe2 18.a4© ) 18.Rfe1 Bc4 19.Rxe8+ Nxe8= ]

16...Qd7 [ 16...Ne4? 17.b4!± ] [ 16...Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Rxe2 18.Rxe2 Bxe2 19.Re1© ]

17.Qa1 Rac8 18.Rfc1 [ 18.Rd1?? Bxd4 ]

18...Bxd4 [ 18...Ne4 19.b4! Bxb4 20.Rc7ƒ ]

19.Qxd4 Rxc2 20.Rxc2 Rxe2 21.Rxe2 Bxe2 22.h3!© ><a7, b6, d5

[ 22.Be5 Qc6 23.h3 h6 24.Bxf6 Qxf6= ] 22...Qf5?

[ 22...h6? 23.Bxh6 ] [ 22...Ba6 23.Qe5! /\ Qb8 ><a7 ] [ 22...Bb5 23.Qe5 Qe8 24.Qxe8+!? ( 24.Qc7 ; 24.Qb8 ) 24...Bxe8 25.Bb8 a6 26.Bc7 b5 27.Kf1ƒ _|_ ] [ 22...Qe8!? ]

23.Qa4!± ><a7 g5 [ 23...Qd7 24.Qxd7 Nxd7 25.Bxd5± ] [ 23...a6 24.Qc6 h6 ( 24...Qe6 25.Qa8+ ) 25.Qxb6 Qb1+ 26.Kh2 Qxa2 27.Be5± ]

24.Be3 Bf3 25.Qxa7 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qe4+ [ 26...d4 27.Qa8+ ]

27.Kh2 d4 28.Bxg5 Qf3 [ 28...Qe2 29.Qb8+ Kg7 ( 29...Ne8 30.Be3!+- ) 30.Bxf6+ Kxf6 31.Qh8++- ]

29.Qb8+ Kg7 30.Qf4 Qxf4 31.Bxf4+- d3 32.Kg2 Nd5

[ 32...Ne4 33.Kf3 f5 34.Ke3 d2 35.Ke2 Nxf2 36.Bxd2 Nxh3 37.Be3 b5 38.a4 ]

33.Bd2 Kf6 34.f4 Ke6 35.Kf3 f5 36.g4 b5 37.a3 h6 38.a4 bxa4 39.bxa4 Nb6 40.a5 Nc4 41.Bc3 fxg4+ 42.hxg4 Kd5

[ 42...d2 43.Ke2 Ne3 44.Kxd2 Nxg4 45.a6 ]

43.a6 Kc6 44.f5 d2

[ 44...Kb6 45.f6 Nd6 46.Kf4 ] 45.Bxd2! Nxd2+ 46.Kf4 Nb3 47.f6 Nc5 48.Kf51-0

E15Georgiev,Ki 2670Komarov,D 2600

Jugoslavija 1997[Komarov,D]

70/480 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 Rc8 12.0-0 0-0 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nc4

[ 19.Qg4N - 70/(480) ] 19...Bxc4N

[ 19...Bf6 - 69/472 ] 20.Qg4 Bg5! 21.Qxc4 Nd3 22.Be5!

[ 22.Bc3 - 70/(480) ] 22...Nxe1

[ 22...Nxe5 23.Rxe5 Bf6 24.Rd5 Bxa1 25.Rxd8 Rfxd8 26.Bh3 Rc7 27.Bd7±/\ Qd5-d6 ]

23.Rxe1 Bf6! [ 23...Re8?! - 70/(480) ]

24.Bxf6 [ 24.c7? Qd2 ] [ 24.Bh3 Qd2! ( 24...Bxe5 25.Bxc8 Bxg3 26.hxg3 Qxc8 27.Re7± ; 24...Re8 25.Bxc8 Rxe5 26.Rxe5 Bxe5² ) 25.Kf1 ( 25.Re2 Qd1+ 26.Kg2 Rxc6! ) 25...Rce8ƒ 26.c7? Bxe5 27.Rxe5 Rxe5 28.c8Q Qe1+ ( 28...Rc5?? 29.Qxf7+ Kxf7 30.Qe6# ) 29.Kg2 Rxc8 30.Qxc8+ Re8-+ ] [ 24.Bf4 Re8!? ( 24...g5 ) 25.Rc1 g5„ 26.Be3 Rc7 27.a4 Rxe3!? 28.fxe3 Qd2 ]

24...Qxf6 25.c7 Qd6 [ 25...b5? 26.Qc5± ]

26.Rc1 b5 27.Qc2 g6 28.Bb7 b4= 29.h4 [ 29.Qc4 Kg7 ( 29...a5?! 30.Bxc8 Rxc8 31.Qb5 )]

29...h5 30.Kh2 a5 31.Kg2 Kg7 32.Qb2+ Kh7

[ 32...Qf6?! 33.Qd2 <->d ] 33.Qc2

[ 33.Rc6?? Qd5+ 34.Kh2 Qb5-+ ] 33...Kg7 34.Qc4 a4 35.Bxc8 Rxc8 36.Rc2 b3 37.axb3 axb3 38.Qxb3 Rxc7 39.Qb2+

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E15Dautov,R 2590Palac,M 2595

Pula 1997[Dautov,R]

70/481 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxc4 15.bxc4 bxc4 16.Qc2

[ 16.Qa4 - 70/(481) ] 16...Re8 17.Rad1 Nb6!?N /\ Bb5

[ 17...Bf8 - 63/451 ] 18.a4™ c5 19.d5 exd5 20.exd5 Qd7 21.a5 Na4 22.Ba1 c3! 23.Ne4

[ 23.Bxc3 Nxc3 24.Qxc3 Bf6 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Qc2 Bd4= ]

23...Bb5 [ 23...Bf8 24.Nxc3 Nxc3 25.Qxc3² ( 25.Bxc3² )]

24.Nxc3? [ 24.Re3!? ] [ 24.d6! Bd8™ ( 24...Bf8? 25.Ng5 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 g6 27.Bd5 Qxd6 28.Bxf7+ Kh8 29.Bb3+- ; 24...Bxd6? 25.Re3 Rc6 26.Ng5± )

A) 25.Nxc3 Rxe1+ ( 25...Bxa5? 26.Re7 Rxe7 27.dxe7 Qe8 28.Nxb5 Qxb5 29.Bh3+- ) 26.Rxe1

A1) 26...Bxa5? 27.Nxb5 Qxb5 ( 27...Bxe1 28.Qxa4 Rb8 29.Bf1 Qf5 30.Qa2 a6 31.Na3± ) 28.Re7ƒ ; A2) 26...Nxc3! 27.Qxc3 Bf6 28.Qd2 Bxa1 29.Rxa1 Rd8 30.Rd1 Ba4 31.Rb1 h6= ;

B) 25.Bxc3! Nxc3 ( 25...f5? 26.Bh3 Nxc3 27.Nxc3± ) 26.Qxc3² c4 ( 26...h6? 27.Rd5 c4 28.Nc5 Rxe1+ 29.Qxe1+- ) 27.Qb4 ( 27.Rd5? Bc6 28.Nc5? Bf6 ) 27...a6 28.Nc3 Bf6 ( 28...Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Bc6? 30.Bxc6 Qxc6 31.Qxc4+- ) 29.Nd5± ]

24...Nxc3 25.Qxc3 Bf6= 26.Qa3?! [ 26.Qd2 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Bxa1 28.Rxa1 Qd6 29.h4 h6= ]

26...Be2! 27.Rd2 [ 27.Rc1 Bd4 ]

27...Bd3! 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.Rd1 Bxa1 30.Qxd3

[ 30.Qxa1 c4 31.Qd4 h6= ] 30...Bd4 31.Rb1 g6 32.Bf3 Qc7?!

[ 32...Qa4 33.Qd2= ] 33.Qb5 Rd8 34.a6 c4 35.Qc6“ Rc8“ 36.Qxc7

[ 36.Rb7? Qd8 ] 36...Rxc7 37.Kf1?!

[ 37.Rb7 Be5= ] [ 37.Rd1 Be5! ( 37...c3?? 38.d6 Rc4 39.d7+- )]

37...c3 38.Rc1 Kf8 39.Ke2 Ke7 [ 39...Rc4 40.Kd3 Rb4 41.Rc2= ]

40.Kd3 Bxf2 41.Rxc3½-½

E17Khalifman,A 2650Korchnoi,V 2635

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Khalifman,A]

70/482 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4

[ 6...0-0 - 70/(482) ] 7.Bd2 f5 8.d5 Bf6 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.Rd1

[ 10.0-0 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 exd5 12.cxd5 ( 12.Nd4 0-0÷ ) 12...Bxd5÷ ] [ 10.Nxe4 fxe4 11.Qxe4 exd5 12.Qf4 dxc4÷ ]

10...exd5 11.cxd5 c5?! [ 11...Qc5?! 12.0-0

A) 12...Bxd5 13.Be3 Qc6 14.Rxd5 Bxc3 15.Rxf5± ; B) 12...0-0 13.Be3 Qc4 14.Bd4 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bxd4 ( 15...Bxd5 16.Bxf6 Be4 17.Nd2!+- ) 16.Rxd4 Qc5 17.Nh4 g6 18.g4!± ; C) 12...Bxc3 13.Bxc3 0-0 ( 13...Bxd5 14.Rxd5! Qxd5 15.Ng5 Nc6 16.Bxg7 Rg8 17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Qe6 19.Bf5± ) 14.Nh4! Nxc3 15.bxc3 g6 16.e4± ]

[ 11...0-0 12.0-0 A) 12...c5 13.dxc6! dxc6

A1) 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.Nd4 c5 16.Qb3+ Kh8! 17.Ne6 ( 17.Nf5 Qe5³ ) 17...Re8÷ ; A2) 14.Bf4!

A2a) 14...c5 15.Nb5 Nc6 16.Nd6 g6

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( 16...Nxd6 17.Bxd6 Qe4 18.Qd2! Rfd8 19.Nh4± ) 17.Nxb7 Qxb7 18.Nd2! Nxd2 ( 18...Nd4 19.Nxe4! fxe4 20.Bxe4+- ) 19.Rxd2± ; A2b) 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 c5 16.Bd6 Qe4 17.Rd3 Rf7 18.Re3! Qc6 19.Nh4± ; A2c) 14...Bxc3 15.bxc3 c5 ( 15...Nd7 16.Nh4!± ) 16.Qb3+ Kh8 ( 16...Qf7 17.Qxf7+ Rxf7 18.Rd8+ Rf8 19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.Ng5± ) 17.Ng5 Nxg5 18.Bxg5 Qc7 19.Bf4 Qc8 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Qe6! ( 21.Bd6 Re8 22.Bxc5 Nc6 23.Be3 Ne5² ) 21...Nc6 ( 21...Qe4 22.Qxe4 fxe4 23.Rd6± ) 22.Rd7 Qc8 23.Bh6! ( 23.Rfd1 Rf6 24.Qd5² ) 23...gxh6 24.Rfd1 Qe8 25.Qxc6± ;

B) 12...c6 B1) 13.Nxe4

B1a) 13...fxe4 14.d6 Qxd6 ( 14...Qe6 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 c5 17.Be7 Re8 18.a3± ) 15.Ng5 Qe5 ( 15...Bxg5 16.Bxg5± ) 16.Nxe4 Qxb2 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Bb4± ; B1b) 13...Qxe4! 14.Qxe4 fxe4 15.dxc6 Nxc6³ ;

B2) 13.dxc6!± - 12...c5 ; C) 12...Na6 13.Bf4

C1) 13...Bxc3 14.bxc3 Rae8 ( 14...Qc5 15.Nd2² ) 15.c4 Nac5 16.Nd4² ; C2) 13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Rae8 ( 14...Qe4 15.Qxe4 fxe4 16.Nd2 Bxc3 17.Nxe4 Bb4 18.d6 c6² ) 15.Nd4 ( 15.d6 Qxe2 16.Qxe2 Rxe2 17.dxc7 Rc8= ) 15...Qc5 ( 15...Bxd4 16.d6!+- ) 16.Qb3 ( 16.Qxf5 Qxc3 ; 16.e4 fxe4 17.Bxe4 g6÷ ) 16...Kh8 17.Be3² ]

12.dxc6N [ 12.Bf4 - 62/544 ] [ 12.0-0

A) 12...Nxd2? 13.Nxd2± /\ 14.d6, 14.Qf5 ;

B) 12...0-0 13.Bf4 Na6 ( 13...Re8 14.Nd2! Nxc3 15.bxc3 Qxe2 16.Bf3 Qb5 17.Qxf5± ) 14.Nxe4 fxe4 ( 14...Qxe4 15.Qxe4 fxe4 16.Nd2 Nb4 17.Nxe4 Bxb2 18.Rd2 Bd4 19.e3 Bf6 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.a3 Na6 22.e4± ) 15.Nd2 Nb4 ( 15...g5? 16.Nxe4 gxf4 17.d6 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Qe8 19.Qc4++- )

16.Qxe4 Nxd5 ( 16...Qxe4 17.Nxe4±- 14. . .Qe4; 16...Bxd5 17.Qxe7 Bxe7

18.Ne4² ) 17.Qxe7 Bxe7 18.Be5 Bc6 19.Nc4 Nf6 20.Bxc6 dxc6 21.f3² ; C) 12...Na6 13.Nxe4 fxe4 ( 13...Qxe4 14.Qxe4+ fxe4 15.Ng5 e3 16.Bxe3 Bxb2 17.Ne4± )

C1) 14.d6 Qe6! ( 14...Qxd6 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxe4 Qc7 17.Bxg5 Nb4 18.Qb1± ) 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Nb4 17.Qc3 0-0 18.a3 Nd5 19.Qc4 Rae8÷ ; C2) 14.Nh4! Bxd5 ( 14...Bxh4 15.gxh4 Bxd5 16.Bg5± ) 15.Bc3! ( 15.Nf5 Qe6 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 0-0÷ ) 15...Bxc3 16.bxc3² ]

12...dxc6 [ 12...Nxc6 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.0-0± ] [ 12...Bxc6 13.0-0 0-0 14.Qd3± ]

13.Nxe4!? [ 13.0-0 Na6 ( 13...0-0 - 11...0-0) 14.Bh3 ( 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.Ne1 c5 16.Qa4+ Qd7 17.Qxd7+ Kxd7= ) 14...Bxc3 15.Bxc3 0-0 16.Be5² ]

13...fxe4 [ 13...Qxe4 14.Qxe4+ ( 14.Qb3?! Ba6 15.0-0 Bc4÷ ) 14...fxe4 15.Ng5

A) 15...e3 16.Bxe3 Bxb2 17.Ne6 Na6 ( 17...Bc3+ 18.Bd2 Be5 19.Bf4 Bc3+ 20.Kf1 Na6 21.Rc1± ) 18.0-0± ; B) 15...Bxb2 16.Bxe4 g6 ( 16...h6 17.Bb4!+- ) 17.Ne6 Na6 18.Bg5 Rc8 ( 18...Bc3+ 19.Kf1 Rc8 20.Rd3 Bb2 21.Kg2± ) 19.0-0± ∆Nb4?! 20.Rd8+! Rxd8 21.Nxd8 Ba8 22.Rb1 Bc3 23.Rb3+- ]

14.Nh4! Bxh4 [ 14...c5 15.Nf5 Qe5 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Nd6+ Ke7 ( 17...Kf8 18.Nxe4 Qxb2 19.Qd3 Nc6 20.Qd5+- ) 18.Nxe4 Qxb2 19.Qd3 Qd4 ( 19...Rd8 20.Qxd8+ Kxd8 21.Bc3++- ) 20.Qf3± ]

15.gxh4 0-0! [ 15...Qxh4 16.Qxe4+ Qxe4 17.Bxe4 Nd7 ( 17...0-0 18.Bc3 Re8 19.Rg1 g6 20.f3+- ) 18.Bc3 Nc5 ( 18...Nf6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rg1+- ) 19.Bc2 0-0 ( 19...Ne6 20.Rg1 Ke7 21.Rg3+- ) 20.b4 Ne6 21.Rd7+- ]

16.Qc4+ [ 16.Qxe4!? Qf7 ( 16...Qxe4 17.Bxe4+- ) 17.0-0 Nd7 18.Bb4! Rfe8 19.Qf3 Nf6 20.Bc3± ]

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16...Qf7 [ 16...Kh8 17.Bg5 Qe5 ( 17...Qc7 18.Qxe4+- ) 18.Qf7! Qa5+ 19.Kf1 Qc5 20.Be7+- ]

17.Qxf7+ Rxf7 18.Bxe4± c5!? [ 18...Nd7 19.Bc2! Nf6 ( 19...c5 20.Rg1± ) 20.e4! Re8 ( 20...Nxe4 21.Bb3 c5 22.Rg1± ) 21.f3 Ba6 22.Rg1± ]

19.Bxb7 Rxb7 20.Bc3 Nc6 21.Rg1 [ 21.Rd6!? Ne7 ( 21...Nb4 22.Bxb4 cxb4 23.Rg1+- ; 21...Rc8 22.Rg1 Nd4 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.Kd2 Rf7 25.f3+- ) 22.h5 ( 22.e4 Re8² ) 22...Nf5 23.Rd5 Rf8 ( 23...Rf7 24.Rg1± ) 24.Rg1 Re7 25.Kd2± ]

21...Re8 22.Rg5 Re4 [ 22...Rbe7 23.e3± ]

23.h5 [ 23.Rd6 Nd4 24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.h5 Rbe7 26.Rd8+ Kf7 27.Rf5+ Ke6 28.Rf3 ( 28.Rdd5 g6= ) 28...Rh4² ]

23...Rbe7 [ 23...Nd4 24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.Rd5± ]

24.e3 [ 24.Bf6!? ]

24...Nd4 [ 24...Rh4? 25.Bf6 Rf7 26.Rxg7+ Rxg7 27.Bxh4+- ] [ 24...h6!? 25.Rgd5 ( 25.Rg2 Nd4 26.Kf1 Nb5² ) 25...Rh4 26.Rd7! Kf7 ( 26...Rxh5 27.Rxe7 Nxe7 28.Rd7 Nf5 29.Rxa7 Rxh2 30.Rb7± ) 27.R1d6 Rxh2 28.Rxe7+ Nxe7 29.Rd7± ]

25.Kf1 h6 [ 25...Ne6 26.Re5! Rxe5 ( 26...Rh4 27.Rd8+! Nxd8 28.Rxe7+- ) 27.Bxe5+- ]

26.Rd5 Nb5 [ 26...Nf3 27.Rf5! Nxh2+ ( 27...Ng5 28.Rd8+ Re8 29.Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.Rd5 Ne4 31.Re5 Rxe5 32.Bxe5+- ) 28.Kg2 Ng4 29.Rd8+ Re8 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.Rf4 Nf6 32.Bxf6 gxf6 33.Rxf6+- ]

27.Be1 Rf7?! [ 27...Kf7

A) 28.Rf5+ Ke6 29.Rf8 Re5÷ ; B) 28.h3 Nc7 29.Rd7 ( 29.Rd8 Rh4 ) 29...Ne8÷ ; C) 28.Rd7! Rh4 ( 28...Nc7 29.f3! Rxe3 30.Bh4 Rxf3+ 31.Kg2+- ; 28...R4e5 29.R1d5± ; 28...Ke6 29.Rxe7+ Kxe7 30.Kg2± ) 29.Kg2 Rxh5 30.f4± ]

28.Rd8+ Kh7 29.R1d7! [ 29.Rb8 Rf5÷ ]

29...Rf5 [ 29...Ree7 30.Rxe7 Rxe7 31.a4 Nc7 32.a5! b5 33.Rd6+- ]

30.Rd5 Rf6 [ 30...Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Rc4 ( 31...Rh4 32.Rd7!+- ) 32.f3 Rc2 33.Rd2 Rc1 34.a4 Nc7 35.Rd7+- ] [ 30...Rf7

A) 31.Rb8 Rh4 32.f4 Rxh2 33.Bg3 Nc7÷ ; B) 31.Rc8 Rh4 ( 31...Rc7 32.Rb8+- ) 32.f4 Rxh2 33.Bg3 Rxb2 34.Rdd8 g5 35.Rh8+ Kg7 36.Rcg8+ Kf6÷ ; C) 31.R8d7! Ree7 32.Rxe7 Rxe7 33.a4 Nc7 34.Rf5+- ]

31.Rb8! Rd6 [ 31...Rxe3? 32.Rdd8+- ] [ 31...Rh4 32.f4 Rxh2 33.Bg3 Nc7 ( 33...Rxb2 34.Rdd8+- ) 34.Rd7 Na6 35.Rbb7+- ] [ 31...Nd6 32.Bc3 Rfe6 33.Ra8 Ra4 34.a3+- ]

32.Rf5 Rf6 [ 32...Rh4 33.f3 Rxh2 34.Kg1 Re2 35.Rff8 Rxe1+ 36.Kf2+- ]

33.Rxf6 gxf6 34.Rd8 [ 34.Rb7+!? Kg8 35.Rd7+- ]

34...c4?“ [ 34...Rc4 35.Ke2 Kg7 36.f3+- ] [ 34...Re7 35.a4 Nc7 36.Bc3 Kg7 37.Kg2+- ]

35.a4 c3 36.axb5 cxb2 37.Rd1 Rc4 38.Bd2!+-

[ 38.Rb1 Rc2÷ ] 38...Rc5 39.Rb1 Rxb5 40.Bc3 Rc5 41.Bxb2 Rb5 42.Ke2 a5 43.Kd3 a4 44.Kc2 Rc5+ 45.Bc3 b5 46.Kd3 Rxh5 47.Bxf61-0

E17Kramnik,V 2770Van Wely,L 2655

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/483 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Qc2N

[ 11.Qb3 - 29/(526) ] 11...c5

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[ 11...Nxc3!? 12.bxc3 c5 ] 12.dxc5!

[ 12.Rad1 Rc8÷ ] 12...Bxc5

[ 12...Nxc3 13.c6!± ] [ 12...Ndxc5 13.Rad1 Rc8 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Qb3² ]

13.Nxe4™ dxe4 14.Ng5 Nf6 [ 14...Rc8!? 15.Qb1 Nf6 16.b4! Bxf2+! ( 16...Bd4 17.Rd1 ) 17.Kxf2 h6! 18.Rd1! ( 18.Nh3 e3+! 19.Kg1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qd5+ 21.Kg1 Qe6 22.Kg2 Qd5+=Kasparov,G) 18...Qe8 19.Kg1 ( 19.Nh3

e3+ 20.Kg1 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qc6+ 22.Kg1 Qe6 23.Kg2 Qc6+ ) 19...hxg5 20.Bd6 Qe6 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.Qb3² ]

15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 Qd4 [ ¹16...Rc8 17.Qd3 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Qd4 19.Qxd4 Bxd4 20.Rad1! Bxb2 21.Rd7² ]

17.Bf3 [ 17.Bxa8?? Qxf2+ 18.Kh1 Ng4 19.Bg2 Qg1+ 20.Rxg1 Nf2# ]

17...Qxf2+ 18.Kh1 Rac8 [ 18...Rad8!? 19.Rf1 Qd4 20.Rad1 Qb4 21.a3 Qb5 22.b4 Be7 ( 22...Bd4 23.e3 Be5 24.Bc6 ) 23.Qc7± ]

19.Rf1 Qd4 20.Rad1 Qb4 21.a3 Qb5 22.Qf5! /\ b4 Qa4?

[ 22...Qxb2? 23.Be5 Qxa3 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Be4+- ] [ 22...a5 23.e4 ] [ 22...Qb3! 23.Rd3 ( 23.e4 Qe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6² ∆25.e5 Nd5! ) 23...Qe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.b4 ( 25.Rfd1 ) 25...Be7 26.Re3± ∆Kf7 27.g4!? ]

23.e4! [ 23.Be5 Be7 24.Bxf6? Bxf6 25.Be4 g6 ]

23...Qc2 24.Rd2 [ 24.Bg5!? ∆Be7 25.Rc1 Qd3 26.Qxc8 Qxf1+ ( 26...Rxc8 27.Rxc8+ Bf8 28.Kg2 ) 27.Rxf1 Rxc8 28.e5 Nd5 29.Bxd5 Bxg5 30.Rxf7 ] [ 24.Rc1 Qd3 25.Kg2!?± ]

24...Qc4 25.Rfd1 Qe6 [ 25...Be7 26.e5 g6 27.Qd3 ( 27.Qh3? Ne4 ) 27...Qxd3 28.Rxd3 Nh5 29.Bh6 Rfd8 30.Rd7+- ] [ 25...h5 26.e5 Ng4 27.Bd5 Qa6 28.e6+- ]

26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.e5 Ne8? [ 27...Nd5™ 28.Bxd5 exd5 29.Rxd5 a5 ]

28.Bg4 Nc7 29.b4 Be7 30.Rd7 Rf7 [ 30...Bd8 31.Rc1+- ]

31.Rc1 Bf8 [ 31...Bd8 32.Rcxc7!+- ]

32.Rxf7 Kxf7 33.Rc6! [ 33.Rc6 Ke7 34.Bxe6 Ra8 ( 34...Nxe6 35.Rxc8 ) 35.Bg5+ ] [ 33.Bf3 Ke7 34.Bb7 Kd7 ]

1-0

E17Khalifman,A 2650Stefansson,H 2555

Aarhus 1997[Khalifman,A]

70/484 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Na6 10.Bf4 Re8 11.Rc1 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5

[ 12...Nxc5 13.Nd4² ] 13.Qb3N

[ 13.Ne5 - 69/478 ] 13...Qb6 14.Ne5! Qxb3 15.axb3² Ne4

[ 15...h6 - 70/(484) ] [ 15...Bd6 16.Nd3 Bxf4 17.Nxf4 Rad8 18.Red1² ]

16.Red1! Rad8 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Nc4 Bd5!?

[ 18...Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Bxd8 21.g4² ]

19.Bh3! [ 19.Ra1 Nb4 20.Rxa7 Nc6÷ ]

19...Bc6 [ 19...Nb4 20.Bc7 Ra8 21.Ba5± ]

20.Nd6 Bxd6?! [ 20...Rf8² ]

21.Rxd6 Bb5 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Kf1± Bd7 24.Bg2

[ 24.Bxd7 Rxd7 25.Ra1 Nb4 26.Ra5 Rd5 27.Rxa7 g5! 28.Bc7 Rd1+ 29.Kg2 Rd2÷ ]

24...Bc6 [ 24...f5? 25.Rd1+- ]

25.Ke1?! [ 25.g4!± ]

25...f5 26.Be3 Rb8! [ 26...Bd5 27.Rd1 Kf7 28.g4 g6 29.f3± ]

27.Bxc5 Nxc5 28.Rxc5 Bd7 R 9/k 29.g4 fxg4 30.Bxe4 Be6 31.Rc3 Kf7

[ 31...Rxb3 32.Rxb3 Bxb3 33.Kd2± ] 32.Rc7+ Kf6 33.Rxa7 Rxb3 34.Bxh7

[ 34.Rb7 Rh3 35.b4 Rxh2 36.b5 Rh5÷ ] 34...Rxb2² 35.Ra6 Ke5 36.Bd3 Rb8

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37.Ra5+ Kf6 38.Kf1 Rc8 39.Be4 Rc1+ 40.Kg2 Re1 41.e3 Rc1 42.Rb5 Rd1 43.Rb6 Ke5 44.Rb1 Rxb1?

[ 44...Rd2 45.Bb7² ] 45.Bxb1 NB 7/f Kf6 46.Kf1 Ke5 47.Ke2 Bc8 48.Bg6 Kf6 49.Bc2 Ke5 50.Kd3 Bf5+ 51.Kc3 Be6 52.Kb4! Kd6 53.Bd3 Bc8 54.Kc4 Ke5 55.Bc2 Ba6+ 56.Kc5 Be2 57.Kc6 Ke6 58.Kc7 Ke7 59.Bb3 Bf3 60.Bc4 Be4 61.Be2 Bf5 62.Kc6 Ke6 63.Bc4+ Ke5 64.Kc7 Ke4 65.Be2 Ke5 66.Kd8! Kf6 67.Bc4 Bc2 68.Kd7 Ke5 69.Be2 Kf5 70.Kd61-0

E17Gelfand,B 2695Pelletier,Y 2465

Biel 1997[Pelletier,Y]

70/485 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 0-0 10.Bf4 Na6 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Rc1 Nce4N

[ 12...Nfe4 - 67/(607) ] [ 12...a6 - 67/607 ]

13.Be5 [ 13.Nb5 Ng4 ( 13...Bc5 14.e3 Ng4 15.Rc2 ) 14.Rf1 Bc5 15.e3 ( 15.Nbd4 g5! 16.Bd2 Ngxf2! 17.Rxf2 Nxf2 18.Kxf2 g4 ∆19.b4 gxf3 20.bxc5 fxg2 21.c6 Ba6/\ Bc4-/+ ; 15.Nfd4 a6 16.Nc3 g5! )

15...Qf6÷ ] 13...Bc5 14.Bd4 Qe7

[ 14...Qd7? 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 ( 15...dxe4 16.Bxc5 ) 16.Ne5 Qf5 17.Bxe4! Qxe4 18.Bxc5 bxc5 19.Nd7 d4 20.f3 Qe3+ 21.Kg2± ]

15.Bh3! Rfd8 [ 15...Nxc3 16.Rxc3 Ne4 ( 16...Bb4?! 17.Re3 Ne4 18.Rf1 ) 17.Rc2² ]

16.a3 Nxc3 [ 16...a5?! 17.Na4! ]

17.Rxc3 Ne4 18.Rc2 [ 18.Re3 a5 19.Qa4 Qd6„ ]

18...a5 19.Qd3 [ 19.Qc1!? /\ Qf4+/= ]

19...Qd6 20.Qe3 Re8 21.Qf4 Rad8!? [ 21...Qxf4 22.gxf4² ]

22.Qxd6 Rxd6 23.e3 f6 24.Rd1?

[ 24.Nd2 Bxd4 25.exd4 Rc6! 26.Rxc6 Bxc6 27.Nxe4 dxe4 28.Rc1 Bd5 29.Rc7 Rd8= ] [ 24.Bf1 Ng5! 25.Nxg5 Bxd4 26.Nf3 ( 26.Rc7? fxg5 /\ Bb2 ) 26...Bc5= ] [ 24.Rec1 /\ Bf5+/- Ba6 25.Bf1 ( 25.Nd2 Bxd4 26.exd4 Bd3 27.Rc8 Rxc8 28.Rxc8+ Kf7÷ ) 25...Bxf1 26.Kxf1 Kf7 ∆27.Nd2 Bxd4 28.exd4 Nxd2+ 29.Rxd2 Rde6„ ] [ 24.Rb1! Ba6 ( 24...a4 25.Bf1! Rc8 26.Rbc1 /\ Bd3+/- ) 25.Bf1 ( 25.b4? Bd3 26.bxc5 bxc5∓ ) 25...Bxf1 26.Kxf1 a4 27.Rd1!? ( 27.b4?! axb3 28.Rxb3 Ra8= ; 27.Rbc1 ) 27...Ra8!? ( 27...Bxd4?! 28.Nxd4 Nc5 29.Nb5 /\ Nc3+/- ; 27...Rc8?! 28.Nd2 Ng5 29.Nb1 Ne6 30.Bxc5 /\ Nc3+/- ) 28.Nd2! / \ Bc5, Nb1-c3 ( 28.Ne1 Ra5/\ Rb5<=> ) 28...Bxd4 29.exd4² ]

24...Bc6 25.Rcc1 [ 25.Rb1 Ba4 26.b3 Bb5 27.Ra1 ( 27.Ra2 Ra8!„ ) 27...Bd3 28.Rcc1 ( 28.Rb2 Ra8! ) 28...Be2!?„ ]

25...Ba4 26.Re1 [ 26.Rd3 Bb5 ( 26...Re7 ) 27.Rdd1 Ba4= ]

26...Re7! 27.Nh4? [ 27.Bf1 Rc6 /\ Rec7=/+ ] [ 27.Bf5! Rb7!? ( 27...g6 28.Bxe4 dxe4 29.Rxc5! bxc5 30.Bxc5 exf3 31.Bxd6 Rd7 32.Bc5 Rd2= )]

27...Rc6 28.Nf3 Rec7 29.Ra1 Bb3?! [ 29...Be7 30.Bf1 g6∓ ]

30.Bf1 Be7?! [ 30...Bc4! 31.Bxc5 ( 31.Rac1 Be7³ ; 31.Bxc4 dxc4 32.Bxc5 Rxc5 33.Nd4 Kf7³ ) 31...Bxf1! 32.Kxf1 ( 32.Bxb6 Rxb6/\ Rb2-> ; 32.Bd4 Ba6‚ ) 32...bxc5/\ Rb6!|^ ]

31.Bb5 Rc2 32.Bd3 R2c6 [ 32...Nd2?! 33.Nxd2 Rxd2 34.Bf5! g6 35.Be6+ Kf8 36.Bc3 Rc2 37.Bg4! ]

33.Bb5 Rc2 34.Bd3 R2c6 35.Kg2?“ [ 35.Bb5= ]

35...Bc4 36.Bc2 b5 37.Bd1 a4 [ 37...Bd3 38.Bb3 ]

38.h4!? [ 38.Ng1?! Bb3! 39.Bxb3 ( 39.Be2 Rc2∓ ) 39...axb3 40.Re2 Rc2 41.Rae1 Nd2! 42.Nf3 Nc4∓ ]

38...Bd3?!“ [ 38...Bb3?! 39.Bxb3! ( 39.Re2? Rc2 40.Ng1 b4! ) 39...axb3 40.Re2 Rc2

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41.Rae1 b4 ( 41...Nd6 42.Bc3! ) 42.a4÷ ] [ ¹38...Kf8³ ∆39.Ng1 Bb3! ]

39.Ng1 Kf8 [ 39...Rc1? 40.Bb3! ]

40.Nh3 Rc1 [ 40...g5?! 41.hxg5 fxg5 42.f3 Nd6 43.Nf2/\ Be2 ]

41.Rxc1 Rxc1 42.f3 Nc5 [ 42...Bc2? 43.fxe4 Bxd1 44.Kf1± ] [ 42...Nd2 43.Kf2 ( 43.Nf2 Bb1 44.Re2 Nc4 45.g4„ ) 43...g5 44.hxg5 fxg5 45.Be2= ] [ 42...Nd6

A) 43.Kf2 g5! 44.hxg5 fxg5 45.Be2 Rc2 46.g4 ( 46.Kf1? Rxe2 47.Rxe2 Nf5∓ ) 46...Nc4 47.Kf1 Nd2+ 48.Kf2 Bc4ƒ ; B) 43.Nf2 Bc4 ( 43...Bb1 44.Kf1 Nc4 45.Ke2 /\ Nd3 ) 44.g4 /\ Rg1, f4, Bf3= ]

43.Nf4 [ 43.Kf2?! Bf5 44.Nf4 g5 45.hxg5 fxg5 46.Bxc5 Bxc5!? 47.Nxd5 Rb1 ><b2, a3 ] [ 43.Nf2 Bc4 /\ 44...Ne6 45.Bc3 Bc5 ]

43...Bc2 44.Bxc5 Bxc5 45.Ne6+ Ke7 46.Nxc5 Bxd1 47.Kh3! []

[ 47.Kf1? Rxc5 48.Rxd1 Rc2 49.Rxd5 Rxb2-+ ]

47...Rxc5?! [ 47...Rb1 48.Nd3 Bc2 49.Rxb1 Bxb1 50.Nc1 Kd6 51.Kg2 d4 52.Kf2

A) 52...d3 53.Ke1 Kd5 54.Kd2 ( 54.b3 b4! ) 54...Kc4 55.Kd1 ; B) 52...Kd5 53.exd4 ( 53.Ke2!? ) 53...Kxd4 54.Ke2 h5 ( 54...g5 55.hxg5 fxg5 56.g4!? ; 54...Bf5 55.Kd2 Be6 56.Ne2+ Kc4 57.Nc1 ) 55.Kd2 g5 56.Ne2+ Kc4 57.Nc1 Bf5 ( 57...Bg6 58.Ne2!? ∆Kb3 59.Kc1 Bd3 60.Nd4+ Kc4 61.Ne6„ ) 58.Ne2 g4 59.f4 Bd7 60.f5!? Be8 61.Kc2„ ]

48.Rxd1 Ke6 [ 48...Rc2 49.Rxd5 Rxb2 50.e4 Rb3 51.Kg4= ]

49.Rd2 Ke5 50.g4 Rc4 51.Kg3 g6/\ h5|^, ><h4 52.g5! f5

[ 52...fxg5 53.hxg5 b4 54.axb4 Rxb4 55.Rh2 Rb7 56.Rh4 ]

53.Rh2 b4 54.axb4 Rxb4 55.h5 f4+!? 56.exf4+ Rxf4 57.hxg6 hxg6 58.Rh6“

[ 58.Rh7?! Rb4 59.Rf7 d4! 60.Rf6 Rxb2 61.f4+ Kd5 62.Rxg6 d3ƒ ] [ 58.Re2+ Kf5 59.Rd2 Kxg5 60.Rxd5+

Rf5= ] 58...Kf5 59.Rxg6 Rb4“

[ 59...Rxf3+? 60.Kxf3 Kxg6 61.Kf4! d4 62.Ke4 Kxg5 63.Kxd4 Kf6 64.Kc5 a3 65.bxa3 Ke7 66.Kc6+- ]

60.Rd6 Kxg5 61.Rxd5+ Kf6 62.Rd2 Rb3 63.Kg4 a3 64.bxa3 Rxa3 65.Rd6+ Kf7 66.f4 Ra5½-½

E17Piket,Je 2640Van der Wiel,J 2555

Nederland (ch) 1997[Van der Wiel,J]

70/486 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11.e4 d5

[ 11...Ne6!? ] 12.Re1 dxe4

[ 12...Bf6N - 70/(486) ] 13.Nc3!?N

[ 13.Qxd8 Bxd8 14.Nd6 Ba6 15.Bxe4÷ ] 13...Bc8!?

[ 13...Ne6 14.Qg4‚ ] [ 13...Bf6 14.Nxe4ƒ ]

14.Nxe7+ [ 14.Bxe4!? ]

14...Qxe7 15.Bxe4 [ 15.Bf4?! Rd8 16.Qh5 Ne6 ] [ 15.Nxe4!? Ne6 16.Bd2© ]

15...Be6 [ 15...Ne6?! 16.Qh5 g6 ( 16...h6 17.Bxh6!‚ ∆gxh6 18.Qxh6 f5 19.Bxf5 Rxf5 20.Qg6+ ) 17.Qh6ƒ ]

16.Bf4 [ 16.Qh5 h6 17.Bxh6? gxh6 18.Qxh6 f5/\ Rf6 ]

[ 16.Qc2 h6 17.b4!? ( 17.a3 /\ b4, Bb2~/= )]

16...Rd8 17.Qh5 [ 17.Qc2 h6 18.Rad1© ]

17...h6 18.Re3?! [ 18.Bxh6 gxh6 19.Qxh6 f6 20.Bf5 Nd7!/\ 21.Re4 Ne5 21.Qg6+ Kf8 22.Qh6+= ]

[ 18.b4!? a6÷ /\ Ne8 ] [ 18.Rad1© ] [ 18.g4!

A) 18...Nd5? 19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Bxd5!+- ;

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B) 18...Ne8 19.g5 Qc5 20.Be3 Qa5 ( 20...Qe5 21.Bxb6 ) 21.Qh4 hxg5 ( 21...h5!? ) 22.Bxg5 f6 23.Bf4± -> ; C) 18...Nba6

C1) 19.g5 Nd5! 20.Nxd5!? ( 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.gxh6 f6!÷ ); C2) 19.Bxc6 Rab8² ]

[ 18.Bf5! A) 18...Nd5? 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Qxh6 Qf6 ( 20...Nf6 21.Re4!+- -> ; 20...Bxf5 21.Nxd5! Qxe1+ 22.Rxe1 cxd5 23.Qg5++- ) 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Bg6+! Kg8 23.Nxd5+- ; B) 18...Nba6 19.Bxh6 Qc5 ( 19...gxh6 20.Qxh6 f6 21.Re4+- ) 20.Qg5 ( 20.Qg4 Qd4 ) 20...Qf8 21.Ne4! Kh8 22.Bxg7+ Qxg7 23.Qh4+ Kg8 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Bxe6 fxe6 ( 25...Nxe6 26.Re4!+- ) 26.Re4± -> ; C) 18...Ne8 19.Bxe6 fxe6 20.Qg6 ( 20.Qg4 Kf7!? ) 20...Nf6! 21.Bxh6 Qf7 22.Qxf7+ Kxf7 23.Bg5² _|_ ]

18...Ne8 19.Bf5 Nd7 [ 19...Nf6? 20.Qe2 ]

20.Rae1?! [ 20.Bxe6³ ] [ 20.Bxh6!? gxh6 ( 20...Ndf6 21.Qg5 ) 21.Qxh6

A) 21...Ndf6? 22.Re4! Ng7 ( 22...Qf8 23.Rg4+ ) 23.Rg4+- ; B) 21...Qf6 22.Bh7+= ; C) 21...Nf8!? 22.Re4 Ng7 23.Rh4 ( 23.Rg4 Ng6÷ ) 23...Qxh4÷ ( 23...f6÷ )]

20...Nf8 /\ g6 21.Qf3 Rac8 22.h4?! [ 22.Re5!? Nd6 ( 22...Qf6 23.Ne4 ; 22...Qb4 23.Bxh6!? gxh6 24.R1e4÷ -> ) 23.Bd3 Qf6∓ ] [ 22.Bd3!³ ><a6, c6 ]

22...Qf6 23.Bc2 Ng6!∓ 24.Rxe6? [ ¹24.Bxg6 ]

24...fxe6 25.Rxe6 Qxe6 26.Bb3 Nxf4! 27.gxf4

[ 27.Qxf4 Rd5-+ ] 27...Rd5 28.Nxd5 Qg6+-+ 29.Kh2 cxd5 30.Qxd5+ Kf80-1

E17Pigusov,E 2560Tiviakov,S 2590

Beijing (open) 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/487 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 0-0 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11.e4 d5 12.Re1 dxe4 13.Qg4 Bf6 14.Nc3 Bc8 15.Bxe4 Bxf5!N

[ 15...Nd5? - 61/564 ] 16.Qxf5

[ 16.Bxf5!? g6!? ∆17.Bh6 Bg7 18.Bxg7 gxf5 19.Qd4 Qxd4³ _|_ ]

16...g6 17.Qf3 Ne6 18.Bh6 Nd4!? [ 18...Re8!? /\ Nd4 ]

19.Qg2! [ 19.Qg4 Re8 20.Rad1 Nd7 /\ Ne5 ] [ 19.Qe3 Re8 20.Rad1 a5 /\ Ra7-d7 ] [ 19.Qf4 Re8 20.Bd5 ( 20.Rad1 Nd7 ) 20...Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Nd7! [] ( 21...cxd5?? 22.Qxf6+- )] [ 19.Qd3 Nd7 /\ Nc5 ]

19...Re8 20.Be3 [ 20.Rad1 a6 21.Be3 - 20.Be3 ] [ 20.Ne2!?© @^^ ]

20...a6! [] [ 20...Nd7 21.Rad1± ]

21.Ne2! [ 21.Rad1 Ra7 22.Bxd4 ( 22.Ne2 c5³ ) 22...Bxd4 23.Bxc6 ( 23.Ne2 c5³ ) 23...Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Nxc6³ ]

21...Ra7 22.Nxd4 [ 22.Rad1 c5³ ]

22...Bxd4 23.Bxd4 [ 23.Rad1 c5³ ]

23...Qxd4 24.Bxc6 Rxe1+ [ 24...Rd8 25.Bb7!² ∆Qxb2 26.Rad1ƒ@ ><Ra7, Nb8 ]

25.Rxe1 Nxc6 26.Qxc6 Kg7 [ ¹26...Qxb2 27.Re8+ Kg7 28.Qd6 h5 ( 28...Qxa2? 29.Qf8+‚ ><Kg7 ) 29.a4=><Ra7 ]

27.b3½-½

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E18Kalichkin,I 2345Vul,A 2395

Russia 1997[Vul,A]

70/488 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Qc2 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Na6 10.Rd1 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.e4N

[ 12.Ng5 - 39/673 ] 12...Nb4 13.Qb1 d4 14.e5 dxc3

[ 14...Ng4 15.Bf4÷ ( 15.a3 dxc3 16.Rxd8 c2 17.Rxa8 Bxa8 18.axb4 cxb1Q 19.Rxb1 cxb4∓ ; 15.h3 dxc3 16.Rxd8 c2 17.Rxa8 Bxa8 18.hxg4 cxb1Q 19.Rxb1 Be4 20.Ra1 Nc2 21.Rb1 Ne1∓ ; 15.Nxd4 cxd4 16.Bxb7 Qb6∓ ; 15.Ne4 d3∓ ; 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxb7 Bxc1∓ )] [ 14...Nfd5!? ] [ 14...Nd7!? ]

15.Rxd8 c2 [ 15...Rfxd8!? 16.Bg5 ( 16.bxc3!? Rd1+ 17.Bf1 Bxf3 18.exf6 ) 16...c2 ( 16...Be4 17.Qc1 c2 18.Nd2 ) 17.Qe1÷ ]

16.Rxf8+ Rxf8 17.exf6 cxb1Q [ 17...Bxf6 18.Be3 ]

18.Rxb1 Bxf6 19.Be3 Be4 20.Rd1 Rc8 21.a3 Nc2

[ 21...Nd3 22.b3 Rb8 23.Ne1 ] 22.Bc1 h6

[ ¹22...Rb8 ∆23.Ne1 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nd4><b2 ]

23.Ne1= Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nd4 25.Bd2 Ne6 26.Bc3 Bxc3 27.bxc3 Rb8 28.Rd7 a5 29.Ra7 Rb3 30.Rxa5 Rxc3 31.Ra8+ Kh7 32.a4 Ra3 33.Nf3 c4 34.Rc8 Rxa4 35.Ne5 f6 36.Nxc4 Ng5½-½

E18Farago,I 2445Naumkin,I 2410

Marostica 1997[Farago,I]

70/489 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3

[ 6.0-0 - 70/(489) ] 6...Ne4 7.Bd2 Bf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Rc1 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 d6 11.d5 e5 12.Ne1!?N

[ 12.h4 - 52/535 ] 12...g6 13.Nd3 Nd7 14.Nb4!?

[ 14.e4 /\ f4+/= ] 14...Bg7! []

[ 14...a5? 15.Nc6 Bxc6 16.dxc6± ] 15.Nc6 Bxc6 16.dxc6 Nf6 17.b4 a5 18.a3 Qe7 19.Rfd1 h5!? 20.Bh3 h4 21.Qg5 hxg3 22.hxg3 axb4 23.axb4 Qe8! []

[ 23...Ra7 24.Bd7± ] 24.c5?!

[ 24.b5² ] 24...dxc5 25.Bd7 Qb8 26.bxc5 Ra5

[ 26...b5!? 27.Rb1÷ ] 27.cxb6

[ 27.Nd5!= ] 27...Qxb6 28.e4 Qb4! 29.Qe3 Ra3³ 30.Qe1 Bh6 31.Rc2 Rfa8 32.Rb1 Qc5 33.Kg2 Kg7 34.Rb5 Qc4“ 35.Qf1 Qd4 36.Qe1 Qd3 37.Rbb2™ R8a5 /\ Rc5 38.Nb1™ Qf3+ 39.Kg1 Rd3 40.Rc3! [] Qd1

[ 40...Rd1 41.Rxf3 Rxe1+ 42.Kg2 Ra1 43.Rfb3³ ]

41.Qf1 Rd4 42.Qxd1 Rxd1+ 43.Kg2 Nxe4 44.Rcb3 Ra1 45.Rb7! []=/+ Nd6 46.Bg4 Rc1 47.Rxc7! Raxb1 48.Rxb1 Rxb1 49.Rd7= Nf5

[ 49...Nc4? 50.c7± ] [ 49...Ne8!? 50.Re7!= ( 50.Be6?! Kf6! )] [ 49...Nb5 50.Rb7!= ]

50.c7 Rc1 51.Bf3 /\ Bb7 Bg5 52.Bb7 Nd6 53.Rxd6 Rxc7 54.Bd5 Be7½-½

E19Krasenkow,M 2615Sulskis,S 2525

Vilnius 1997[Sulskis,S]

70/490 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 c5 10.Rd1 cxd4N

[ 10...d6 - 57/523 ] 11.Qxd4 Nc6?! 12.Qxd7 Na5 13.Qa4

[ 13.b3? Bf6 14.Rb1 Qxd7 15.Rxd7 Be4∓ ] [ 13.Qxd8 Rfxd8 14.Rxd8+ Rxd8 15.Nd2 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Bb4!= ] [ 13.Bf4!? ] [ 13.Ne5! Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qxd7 ( 14...Bf6? 15.Qa4 /\ Nd7+/- ) 15.Rxd7 ( 15.Nxd7 Rfd8

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16.b3 f6 ><Nd7 ) 15...Bf6 A) 16.Bf4 g5 ( 16...Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Nxc4² ) 17.Ng4 Bxb2 18.Rb1‚ ; B) 16.Ng4 Nxc4 17.Nxf6+ gxf6 18.Bh6 Rfd8 19.Rad1 Rxd7 20.Rxd7 Nxb2 21.Rd4 f5÷ 22.g4!‚ Krasenkow,M ( 22.Bc1 e5 23.Rb4 Nd1 ; 22.Rb4 Nd1/\ Nc3 )]

13...Qc8 14.Ne5 [ 14.b3?? Bc6-+ ] [ 14.Bf4 Bf6 ( 14...Qxc4? 15.Qxc4 Nxc4 16.Rd7± ) 15.c5! Bxb2 16.Rab1 Bf6 17.cxb6 axb6² 18.Rdc1!? ( 18.Qb4!? ; 18.Rbc1!? )]

14...Bxg2 15.Kxg2 f6™ [ 15...Qc7 16.Bf4 Bd6 ( 16...g5? 17.Rd7+- ) 17.Nd7! ( 17.Rxd6?! Qxd6 18.Nd7 e5 19.Bxe5 Qe6 20.Nxf8 Qxe5÷ ) 17...Bxf4 18.Nxf8 Rxf8 19.gxf4 Qxf4 20.Qa3± /\ 21.Qf3, 21.Qg3 ]

16.b4!? [ 16.Nd7?! Rd8 17.b3? Nc6!-+ ] [ 16.Nd3 Qxc4 ( 16...Nxc4 17.Nf4±/\ 18.Rd7, 18.Qd7) 17.Qxc4 Nxc4 18.Nf4

Kf7™ 19.b3² ] 16...fxe5

[ 16...Nxc4? 17.Nc6 /\ b5+/- ] 17.bxa5 Bc5 18.f3 e4!„ 19.f4

[ 19.Qd7 exf3+ 20.exf3 Rf7! Krasenkow,M 21.Qxc8+ Rxc8 22.axb6 axb6©><a2, c4, c5 ]

19...e5!‚ >> 20.Qd7™ [ 20.Rd7? Qe8! /\ Qh5-> 21.Qc6 Rf7!! 22.Rc7 Rxc7 23.Qxc7 Qh5-+ ]

20...Bd4™ 21.Qd5+ [ 21.Rxd4 exd4 22.Qxd4 Qg4 23.Qe3 Rac8!?³ ] [ 21.Qxc8 Raxc8 22.Rb1 Rxc4= ]

21...Kh8 22.Rb1 Qf5‚ 23.h3 [ 23.axb6?! axb6 /\ Ra2-/+ ] [ 23.e3!?

A) 23...Qg4? 24.Rf1 Qe2+ 25.Rf2 Qd3 26.Rb3!+- ; B) 23...Bc5 24.Qxe5 Qg4 ( 24...Qxe5? 25.fxe5 Rfd8 26.Rd5!± ) 25.Rf1 Qe2+ 26.Rf2 Qxc4 27.Bb2² ><e3 ; C) 23...Rad8 24.Qb7 Rd7 25.Qc6 Rf6 26.Qc8+ ( 26.Qa4? Rh6‚ ) 26...Rf8= ]

23...Rad8 24.g4?? [ 24.Qb7 Rf7 25.Qc6 Rc8 ( 25...Rf6 26.Qc7 Rc8 27.Qb7!? ) 26.g4!?÷ ]

24...Rxd5?“

[ 24...Qg6-+ 25.f5 ( 25.Qb7 exf4 /\ f3-> ) 25...Rxd5 26.fxg6 Rxa5 ]

25.gxf5 Rxa5 26.fxe5 Bxe5 27.Rb5™ [ 27.Rd5? Rxd5 28.cxd5 Bd6!∓ ]

27...Rxb5 28.cxb5 h6 29.Rd5!= [ 29.Rd7 Rc8! 30.Be3 Rc2 31.Kf2 Rxa2³ ]

29...Bf6 [ 29...Rxf5? 30.h4 /\ Bb2 g6 31.Rxe5!+- ]

30.Rd6 [ 30.Be3 Rc8 31.Bd4 Bxd4 32.Rxd4 Rc5= ]

30...Be5 [ 30...Rc8? 31.Rc6 Rd8 32.Bxh6± ]

31.Rd5“ [ 31.Rd7 Rc8! ]

31...Bf6 32.Rd6 Be5 33.Rd5½-½

E21Greenfeld,A 2540Solozhenkin,E 2485

Montecatini Terme 1997[Greenfeld,A]

70/491 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5

[ 5...Qe7 - 70/(491) ] 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.d5 Na5 8.Qc2 d6N

[ 8...h6 - 68/471 ] 9.a3!

[ 9.0-0-0 Bxc3 10.Qxc3 e5 11.Nd2? Nxd5 12.Qg3 ( 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 ; 12.Qxa5 Qxg5 13.Qa4+ Bd7 ) 12...Nf6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Ne4 Qh6+ ]

9...Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 e5 11.Nd2 h6 [ 11...Nxd5? 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Na4 14.b3 Nc3 15.Rc1 ]

12.Bh4 g5 [ 12...Qe7 13.f3± ^^ ]

13.Bg3 Qe7?! [ 13...Nh5 14.e3 ( 14.Bxe5?! dxe5 15.Qxe5+ Kd7 16.g3?! Qf6 ) 14...f5 15.Be2 /\ f4+/- ]

14.h4 Rg8 [ 14...g4 15.h5 /\ Bh4 /^h4-d8 ]

15.hxg5 hxg5 16.e4± ^^, [+], <->h, |^<<,><Ke8, Na5 Bd7 17.f3 /\ b4, Nb3, /\ Bf2-e3

0-0-0? [ 17...Kf8 18.Bf2 Kg7 19.Be3 Nh7 ( 19...Kg6? 20.Bxg5 ) 20.0-0-0 f6± ]

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18.b4 Nb7 19.a4‚ [ 19.Nb3 Ba4!? ]

19...Rh8 20.Rxh8 Rxh8 21.a5!? [ 21.Nb3 ]

21...cxb4 22.Qxb4 bxa5 [ 22...Nxa5? 23.Nb3 Nxb3 24.Rxa7+- ]

23.Rxa5! [ 23.Qc3 a4÷ ]

23...Nxa5 24.Qxa5 /\ c5+- Kb8™ [ 24...Qd8 25.Qxa7 Qc7 26.Qa8+ Qb8 27.Qa6+ /\ c5+- ] [ 24...Be8 25.c5 Qc7 ( 25...dxc5 26.Ba6+ Kb8 27.Bxe5+ Ka8 28.d6 ) 26.Qa6+ Kb8 27.c6! Rh1 ( 27...Qb6 28.Qa3 ) 28.Nc4 Nh5 29.Bf2 Nf4 30.Nxd6+- ]

25.c5 Rc8 [ 25...dxc5 26.Nc4 ] [ 25...Qd8!? 26.Qb4+ Ka8 27.c6! Bc8 28.Nc4 Ne8 29.Nxe5! ( 29.Bf2 Qc7! 30.Nb6+ Kb8! ) 29...dxe5 30.Bxe5 Nc7 31.d6 Na6 32.Bxa6 Bxa6 33.c7 Rh1+ ( 33...Qf8 34.Bxh8 Qxh8 35.d7 Qh4+ 36.Kd1 Qh1+ 37.Qe1 ) 34.Kd2 Qf8 35.Qb8++- ]

26.c6! [ 26.cxd6? Qd8! 27.Qb4+ Qb6 ] [ 26.Qb4+ Ka8 27.cxd6 Rc1+ 28.Kf2 Qd8 ]

26...Bxc6™ [ 26...Be8 27.Ba6 Rc7 ( 27...Rd8 28.Bf2 Qc7 29.Bxa7+ ) 28.Bf2+- /\ Nc4, Bb7 ]

27.dxc6 Rxc6 28.Nc4!ƒ Qc7 29.Qb5+><Rc6 Ka8

[ 29...Qb7? 30.Qxb7+ Kxb7 31.Na5+ ] 30.Bf2 g4

[ 30...a6 31.Qb4 ( 31.Nb6+? Kb8 )] [ 30...Nd7 31.Be3 ]

31.Be3 gxf3 32.gxf3 Nd7 33.Na5! Rc3 34.Bc4! Nf6?!

[ 34...Rxe3+ 35.Kd2 Qb6 36.Qxb6 axb6 37.Bd5+ /\ Nc6+- ] [ 34...Nb6 35.Bxb6 axb6 36.Qd5+ Kb8 37.Nc6+ Kc8 38.Ba6+ Kd7 39.Nxe5+ Kd8+- ]

35.Kd2 Ra3 36.Bd5+ Nxd5 37.Qe8+1-0

E20Sakaev,K 2580Yudasin,L 2600

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Sakaev,K]

70/492 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c6

[ 6...c5 - 66/453 ] 7.Qc2!N

[ 7.a4 ] [ 7.e3 ]

7...b6 [ 7...dxc4!? 8.e4 b5 9.a4 0-0 10.Nh3© ]

8.cxd5 [ 8.e4 Ba6 ]

8...cxd5 9.e4 Bb7 10.Bb5+! [ 10.Bd3? dxe4 11.fxe4 Nxe4 12.Nf3 f5³ ] [ 10.e5 Nfd7÷ ]

10...Bc6 11.a4 dxe4 [ 11...0-0 12.e5 ( 12.Bg5!? ) 12...Bxb5 13.axb5! ( 13.exf6 Bc4 14.fxg7 Re8÷ ) 13...Nfd7 14.Ba3! ( 14.Nh3 f6 15.exf6 Nxf6² ) 14...Re8 15.f4± Khalifman,A ] [ 11...a6 12.Bd3! dxe4 13.fxe4 Nxe4 14.Nf3± ]

12.fxe4 0-0 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nf3 h6 15.0-0 Qc7

[ 15...Bxb5 16.axb5 Qc7 17.c4 Rc8 18.Ra4 a5 19.Bd2+- ]

16.Be2!± Bb7 17.c4 Rc8 18.Qd2 Ne7 19.Ba3 Qd7 20.a5 Ba6

[ 20...Nbc6 21.a6+- ] [ 20...Na6± ]

21.d5!! exd5 [ 21...Bxc4 22.Bxc4 Rxc4 23.dxe6 Qxd2 24.exf7++- ]

22.e6 Qxe6 [ 22...fxe6 23.Ne5 Qc7 24.Bg4 Qxe5 ( 24...Nf5 25.Rxf5! exf5 26.Qxd5++- ) 25.Rae1+- ]

23.Rae1+- Ng6 [ 23...dxc4 24.Bd1 c3 25.Qf2 Qd5 26.Re5 ]

24.Bd3 Qg4 25.Bxg6 Qxg6 26.Ne5 Qg5 27.Qxd5 Bxc4 28.Qxa8 Bxf1 29.Kxf1 bxa5 30.Qf3 f6 31.Qb3+ Kh7 32.Qd3+ f5 33.Nf3 Qf6 34.Be7 Qa6 35.Qxa6 Nxa6 36.Ra1 Nb4 37.Bd6 Rc6 38.Be5 Rc5 39.Bd4 Rd5 40.Rc1 Rd7 41.Rc5 f4 42.Rxa5 Nc6 43.Ra4 Nxd4 44.Nxd4 g5 45.Nc6 Rd1+ 46.Ke2 Rb1 47.Rxa7+ Kg6

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E25Kasparov,G 2820Polgar,J 2670

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/493 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Nf6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.f3 c4

[ 8...Qc7 - 49/635 ] 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.g4 h6?N

[ 10...Na5 11.Bg2 ( 11.Ng3 ) 11...Nb3 12.Ra2² ]

11.Bg2 Na5 12.0-0 Nb3 13.Ra2 0-0 [ 13...Qc7 14.Qe1 Bd7 15.e4 Nxc1 16.Qxc1 dxe4 17.fxe4 Nxg4 18.e5± ]

14.Ng3 Bd7 15.Qe1 Re8 16.e4! dxe4 17.fxe4 Nxg4

[ 17...Nxc1 18.Qxc1 Nxg4 ( 18...Bxg4 19.Raf2 Re7 20.Rxf6 gxf6 21.Qxh6 Qf8 22.Qh4 Qg7 23.h3+- ) 19.Qf4 Qf6 ( 19...Be6 20.h3 Nf6 21.d5 ) 20.Qxf6 Nxf6 21.e5 Ng4 22.Bxb7 Rab8 23.Be4±><Ng4 ]

18.Bf4 Qh4 19.h3 Nf6 20.e5 [ 20.Be5?! Rxe5 21.dxe5 Nh5© ]

20...Rad8 [ 20...Bxh3 21.Bxh3 Qxh3 22.Rh2 Qg4 ( 22...Qe6 23.Bxh6 Ng4 24.Bxg7 Nxh2 25.Kxh2 Kxg7 26.Nf5+ Kg8 27.Rg1+ Kf8 28.Qh4 Qxf5 29.Qh6+ Ke7 30.Qd6# )

A) 23.Rg2 Nd5 24.Bxh6 Nxd4 25.Qf2 ( 25.cxd4?! Qxd4+ 26.Rff2 Rxe5 27.Ne2 g6÷ ; 25.Bxg7 Nf3+ 26.Rxf3 Qxf3 27.Ne4 Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Kxg7 29.Qg3+ Kf8 30.Nf6 Rad8² ) 25...Nf3+ 26.Qxf3 Qxf3 27.Rxf3 gxh6 28.Nf5+ Kf8! ( 28...Kh7 29.Nxh6 Rxe5 30.Nf5+- ) 29.Nxh6 Ke7 30.Rxf7+ Ke6 31.Rg6+ Kxe5 32.Rf5+ Ke4 33.Rg4+ Kd3 34.Rxd5+± ; B) 23.Bxh6!

B1) 23...Nd5 24.Bxg7! Kxg7 ( 24...Qxg7 25.Kh1+- ) 25.Kh1 Rh8 ( 25...Rg8 26.Nf5+ Kf8 27.Nh6 Qg3 28.Nxg8+- ) 26.Nf5+ Kg6 27.Nh4++- ; B2) 23...Nxd4 24.cxd4 Qxd4+ 25.Be3 Qxe5 26.Nf5 Ng4 27.Rh3 g6 28.Bd4!

( 28.Qh4 gxf5 29.Qh7+ Kf8 30.Rxf5 Qa1+ 31.Rf1 Qxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Rxe3 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Qh4+ Kd6 35.Qxg4 Rxh3 36.Qxh3 Re8± ) 28...Qxd4+ 29.Nxd4 Rxe1 30.Rxe1+- ]

[ 20...Bc6!? 21.Qd1! Nd5 22.Nf5 Nxc3 23.Qc2 Nxd4 24.Nxh4 Nxc2 25.Rxc2 Bxg2 26.Nxg2 Nd5 27.Rxc4± ]

21.Qf2 Nh5 [ 21...Nh7 22.Ne4 Qxf2+ 23.Raxf2 b5 24.Bg3 Re7 25.Bh4 g5 26.Bg3+- ]

22.Bxh6! Re7 [ 22...Qxg3 23.Qxf7+ Kh8 24.Qxh5 gxh6 25.Qxh6+ Kg8 26.Rf6 Re7 27.Kh1+- ] [ 22...Be6 23.Nxh5 Qxh5 24.Be3 Bd5 ( 24...Qg6 25.Qh4 Bd5 26.Bg5+- ) 25.Bxd5 Rxd5 26.Qg2 Rd7 27.Raf2± ]

23.Nf5! Qxf2+ 24.Rfxf2 Re6 25.Be3 Bc6 26.Bf1!+- f6

[ 26...Bd5 27.Be2 ] 27.Bxc4 Bd5 28.Be2 fxe5 29.Bxh5 exd4 30.Bg5 Rd7 31.Rae2 Be4 32.Nxd41-0

E31Haba,P 2520Movsesian,S 2630

Cesko (ch) 1997[Haba,P]

70/494 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 h6 6.Bh4 d6 7.Rc1

[ 7.f3 - 67/610 ] 7...Bxc3+!N

[ 7...exd5 ] [ 7...Na6 ] [ 7...e5 ]

8.Rxc3 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Ra3 Qb6 11.Qb3™ Qxb3

[ 11...Qb4+ 12.Qxb4 cxb4 13.Re3 f5÷ ] 12.Rxb3 b5!

[ 12...exd5 13.cxd5 Na6 14.Re3 f5 15.Bxd6 Nb4 16.Bxc5 Nc2+ 17.Kd1 Nxe3+ 18.Bxe3 Kf7 19.f3÷ ]

13.e3 exd5 14.cxd5 a6 15.Nf3?! [ 15.f3 Nxg3 16.hxg3 f5 17.f4 g4 18.Rh5= ]

15...c4?! [ 15...Nd7 16.Nd2 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Nb6 18.e4 f5³ ] [ 15...Bb7!? 16.Rd3 Nd7³ ]

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16.Rb4 Nf6 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Bxd6 Nbd7 19.Rxc4 Nb6 20.Rd4?!

[ 20.Rc6 Nfxd5 21.Be5 f6 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.Rxf6÷ ]

20...Nfxd5 21.Bc5! /\ e4 Rb8 [ 21...f5!? 22.0-0 Kf7 23.Rfd1 Be6³ ]

22.0-0 Be6 23.Rfd1 Nd7 24.Ba3 Rc8 25.h3 N7b6 26.Nd2

[ 26.e4!? Nf4 27.Rd6 Nc4 28.Rxa6 Nxa3 29.Rxa3 0-0= ]

26...f5 27.g4 fxg4 [ 27...Kf7 28.gxf5 Bxf5 29.e4 Nf4 30.Rd6 Nxh3+ 31.Kf1 Bg4 32.f3 Bxf3 33.Nxf3 Nc4 34.Rd7+ Kg6 35.Kg2 Nf4+³ ]

28.Ne4 Rc6 [ 28...gxh3!? 29.Nd6+ Kd7 30.Nxc8 Kxc8 31.e4 Nf4 32.Rd6 Kb7∓ ]

29.Nd6+ Kd7 30.e4 Rxd6? [ 30...Nf4 31.Nb5+ Bd5! 32.exd5 Rf6 33.Nc3 Nxh3+ 34.Kg2 Rxf2+ 35.Kg3 h5∓ ]

31.Bxd6 Kxd6 32.exd5 Nxd5“ [ 32...Bxd5!? 33.hxg4 h5 34.gxh5 Rxh5 35.Kf1 Ke5³ ]

33.hxg4“ Rc8 34.Ra4 Rc6 35.Ra5 Ke5 36.Kg2 Rc2 37.Kg3 Re2?!

[ 37...Rxb2 38.Re1+ Kf6 39.Rxa6 Nf4 40.a4³ ]

38.Rxa6 Nf4 39.b3 Re4 40.Ra5+ Bd5 41.a4 Ne2+ 42.Kh3 Nd4 43.Rd3 h5 44.Rxd5+!

[ 44.Re3 hxg4+ 45.Kh2 Rxe3 46.fxe3 Nf5 47.Rb5 g3+ 48.Kg1 Nxe3 49.a5 Nd1-+ ]

44...Kxd5 45.gxh5 Rh4+ 46.Kg2 g4 47.Rd1 Rxh5 48.Kg3 Rh3+ 49.Kxg4 Rxb3½-½

E32Short,N 2660Karpov,An 2745

Dortmund 1997[Short,N]

70/495 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.e4 d6

[ 5...d5 - 37/(608) ] 6.a3

[ 6.Bd3 e5 7.d5 Na6= ] [ 6.Nge2 c5 ]

6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 e5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Ne2 b6N

[ 9...Nh5 ] [ 9...h6 ]

10.0-0 Ba6 11.f4 Nd7! 12.Be3 [ 12.c5?! Bxd3 13.Qxd3 bxc5 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Qb5 Qf6! ]

12...Na5 13.c5 [ 13.Qa2 c5 ∆14.d5 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ne5= ( 15...Qe7!? 16.Ng3 g6 )]

13...Bc4 [ ¹13...Bxd3 14.Qxd3

A) 14...exd4 15.cxd4 bxc5 16.dxc5 Nxc5 ( 16...dxc5? 17.Rad1+- ) 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.Qc3 Nb7 19.Rad1 Qe8 20.Ng3‚ ; B) 14...exf4 15.Rxf4 bxc5 16.Ng3© ]

14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Ng3² Qc7 16.Nf5 Kh8 17.Rf3 Rac8?

[ 17...f6! ] 18.Raf1?

[ 18.Rh3 Be6 ( 18...f6 19.Ne7+- ; 18...Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Qxc3 20.Qd1!+- ∆Nc4 21.Rxh7+ ) 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Qf2! Bxf5 21.Qxf5 g6 22.Qf1± ]

18...f6! 19.Bf2 b5 20.Bg3 a6 21.h4 Bf7 [ 21...Be6!? ]

22.Be1 Nb6? [ 22...exd4!? ]

23.Qf2 Nac4 24.Rg3 [ 24.fxe5 dxe5 25.Nxg7!? Kxg7 26.Rg3+ Bg6 27.h5 ]

24...g6 [ 24...Bg6 25.Nxg7‚ ]

25.Nh6 Be6 26.f5 gxf5 27.Nxf5 Rg8?“ [ 27...Nxa3 28.Bd2‚ ]

28.Nxd6! Rcf8 [ 28...Rxg3 29.Nxc8 Rxd3 30.Qxf6++- ]

29.Rxg8+? [ 29.Ne8!! Rxe8 ( 29...Qe7 30.Rxg8+ Bxg8 31.Nxf6 ) 30.Qxf6+ Rg7 31.Qxe6!+- ]

29...Kxg8 30.Nf5 Qd7 [ 30...Kh8 ]

31.Qg3+?“ [ 31.Nh6+! Kh8 ( 31...Kg7 32.Qg3+ Kxh6 33.Rxf6+ Rxf6 34.Qg5# ) 32.d5+- ]

31...Kh8 32.d5 Bxf5 33.Rxf5 Nd6 [ ¹33...Nxa3 34.Bd2± ]

34.Rf1 Nbc4 35.h5 Qg7 [ ¹35...Nxa3 ]

36.Qh4 Rg8? 37.Qxf6 Ne3 38.Qxg7+ [ 38.Bh4! Nxf1 39.h6 ]

38...Kxg7 39.Rf3 Nec4 40.Bh4 Kh6 41.Be7 Kxh5 42.Rf6

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[ 42.Be2 Kh6 43.Rh3+ Kg7 44.Rg3+ Kf7 45.Bh5+ Kxe7 46.Rxg8 Nxe4± ] [ 42.Bxc4 Nxc4 43.d6 Nb6 44.Rf5+ Kg6 45.Rxe5 Rc8+- ]

42...Rg6 43.Rf5+ Nxf5 44.exf5 Rg4 [ 44...Rg4 45.Be2 ] [ 44...Rg3 45.Be2+ ( 45.f6 Rxd3 46.f7 Rd1+ 47.Kf2 Nd2 48.Ke2 Rf1 49.d6 Rxf7 50.d7 ) 45...Kh6 46.f6 Kg6 47.Bh5+! ] [ 44...Rb6 45.f6 Nd6 46.Bxh7+- ]

1-0

E32Stohl,I 2565Oral,T 2435

Pardubice 1997[Stohl,I]

70/496 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 f5 8.Nh3 b6

[ 8...d6 - 70/(496) ] 9.f3 Nf6 10.e3 c5 11.dxc5!?N

[ 11.b4 d6!? ( 11...Qe7?! - 67/611 ) 12.Bb2 Nc6„ ]

11...bxc5 12.b4™ [ 12.Be2?! a5 13.0-0 Nc6÷ ]

12...cxb4?! [ 12...d6 13.Be2 Nbd7 ( 13...cxb4?! 14.axb4 a5 15.Bd2± ) 14.0-0 Bb7 15.b5!²^^ <->d ]

13.axb4 () Qc7 [ 13...Nc6 14.b5 Ne7 15.Ba3± ]

14.Be2 [ 14.Bd3?! Nc6 /\ Ne5<=> ] [ 14.Bb2!? ]

14...Ba6 [ 14...d5 15.c5!? ( 15.Qb3!± /\ Nf4 )]

15.Qb3 [ 15.0-0?! Rc8 16.c5 ( 16.b5 Bxb5∓ ) 16...Bxe2 17.Qxe2 d6 18.Nf4 e5= ]

15...Rc8 [ 15...d5 16.b5 Bb7 17.Ba3 /\ c5+/- ( 17.Nf4± )]

16.b5 Bb7 17.Ba3!± Qb6!? [ 17...d6 18.Rd1 Ne8 19.Nf4‚ ]

18.0-0?! [ 18.c5 Rxc5™ ( 18...Qc7 19.0-0 ><Nb8 ) 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Kf2!± ( 20.0-0 Nd5 21.Rfc1 Qb6© )] [ 18.Rb1!?ƒ ]

18...Na6!„ 19.Qc3 [ 19.Rfd1 Nc5 20.Qc3 a6!?÷ ]

19...Nc5 [ 19...Nd5?! 20.Qd4 ( 20.Qb2 Nxe3 21.bxa6 Bxa6 22.Rfb1² ) 20...Nxe3™ ( 20...Qxd4 21.exd4 Nc3 22.Bd3 Nc7 23.Bb2+- ) 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.bxa6 Bxa6 23.Rfb1 Bxc4 24.Bxc4 Nxc4 25.Bb4² ]

20.Bb4 d5?! [ 20...d6?? 21.Ba5+- ] [ 20...Qc7 21.Rfc1² ^^ ><a7 ]

21.Ba5 Qd6 22.Rfd1 Qe7 [ 22...Qf8 23.Bb4! ( 23.Qa3 dxc4 24.Bxc4 Bd5= ) 23...dxc4 24.Bxc4 ( 24.Qxc4 Nd5= ) 24...Bd5 25.Nf4!± ( 25.Rac1 Qe8/\ 26.Bxd5 Nxd5 27.Rxd5? Na4∓ )]

23.Qa3!? [ 23.Bb4 dxc4² ]

23...dxc4 24.Bxc4 Qe8 25.Rac1 Kh8 26.Be2!

[ 26.Bb4 Ncd7„ /\ Nb6, Bd5 ] 26...Ncd7

[ 26...Nfd7? 27.Bb4+- ] 27.Qd6 Nd5 28.Nf4± Nxf4“

[ 28...Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Nxe3 30.Rc7+- ] [ ¹28...Nxe3!? 29.Rxc8

A) 29...Bxc8 30.Rd3 Nd5 ( 30...Nc4 31.Qc6+- ) 31.Qxe6± ; B) 29...Qxc8!? 30.Qxd7 ( 30.Rd3!? ) 30...Nxd1 31.Qxd1 Qc5+ 32.Kh1 e5± ]

29.exf4 Nf6 [ ¹29...Bd5!?± ]

30.Rc7 Rd8 [ 30...Rxc7 31.Qxc7 Bd5 32.Bd2!+-/\ Be3, Ra1 ><a7 ]

[ 30...Bd5 31.Bc3 Rxc7 32.Qxc7 Rc8 33.Qa5± ]

31.Qc5 Rxd1+ 32.Bxd1 Rd8 33.Be2 [ 33.Rxb7 Rxd1+ 34.Kf2 Rd5!?± ]

33...Rd5 [ 33...Rd7 34.Qxa7+- ]

34.Qe3 Ba6 35.Qc3+- [ 35.bxa6 Rxa5 36.Rxa7+- ]

35...Rxb5 [ 35...Bxb5 36.Rc8 Bxe2 37.Rxe8+ Nxe8 38.Qc8 /\ Qe6 ]

36.Bxb5 Qxb5 37.h3 h6 38.Rxa7 Qf1+ 39.Kh2 Bc4 40.Bb4 Nh5 41.Rxg7!

[ 41.Rxg7 Nxg7 42.Bf8 ]1-0

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E32Candela Perez,J 2345Pogorelov,R 2440

Albacete 1997[Pogorelov,R]

70/497 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 f5 8.e3 b6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.Ne2

[ 10.f3? - 61/(571) ] [ 10.Nf3= - 50/(542) ]

10...Qh4!ƒ N [ 10...d6 ]

11.Ng3™ [ 11.0-0? Rf6 12.f3 Rh6 13.h3 Ng5 14.Nf4 Qg3 15.Kh1 Bxf3! 16.Rxf3 Nxf3 17.gxf3 g5-+ ]

11...Rf6 12.Qe2?! [ 12.b3 Rg6∓ /\ 13...Ng3 14.fg3 Rg3 ] [ 12.d5!? exd5 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Bc4 Bxc4 15.Qxc4+ Kh8 16.Qxc7 ( 16.f3 b5 17.Qxc7 Na6 18.Qf4 Qxf4 19.exf4 Nxg3 20.hxg3 Rc8∓ ) 16...Nc6³ @ ]

12...Rg6 13.Qf1 [ ¹13.Bxe4³ ]

13...c5! /\ 14...cd4 15.ed4 Ng3-+ 14.d5 b5! 15.Bxe4™ fxe4 16.dxe6 Nc6!! ><d3 17.Nf5 Qf6 18.Nd6 Ne5! 19.Nxb7 Nd3+ 20.Ke2 Qxe6 21.Bd2

[ 21.Na5 Qg4+ 22.f3 Qxg2+-+ ] 21...Rf8 22.f3 exf3+ 23.gxf3 Rg2+! 24.Kd1™ Nxb2+ 25.Kc1 Rxd2! 26.Kxd2 Nxc4+ 27.Ke1

[ 27.Kc3 Qe5+-+ ] 27...Qe5!-+

[ 27...Qxe3+ 28.Qe2÷ ] 28.Ra2

[ 28.Rc1 Qxe3+ ] [ 28.Rd1 Qc3+ 29.Kf2 Qxe3+ 30.Kg2 Qg5+ 31.Kf2 Qh4+ 32.Kg1 ( 32.Ke2 Re8+ 33.Kd3 Qd4+ 34.Kc2 Qb2+ 35.Kd3 Re3# ) 32...Rf6 33.Qf2 Rg6+ 34.Kf1 Qh3+ 35.Ke2 Re6+ 36.Kd3 Qf5+ 37.Kc3 Re3+ ]

28...Qc3+ 29.Kf2 Qxe3+ 30.Kg2 Qg5+ 31.Kf2

[ 31.Kh3 Rf6 ] 31...Ne5 32.Qe2 Rxf3+

[ 32...Nxf3 ] 33.Qxf3 Nxf3 34.Re2

[ 34.Kxf3 Qd5+ ] 34...Qf4 35.Kg2

[ 35.Re8+!? Kf7 36.Re4 Qf6 ( 36...Qxe4??

37.Nd6++- )] 35...Nh4+ 36.Kg1 Qg4+ 37.Kf1 Qf3+0-1

E32Gurevich,M 2620Johansen,D 2500

Gent 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/498 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Ba6

[ 7...h6 - 70/(498) ] 8.e3 d6 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.Ne2 c5 11.Qc2!?N

[ 11.b4 - 68/472, 473 ] 11...h6 12.Bh4 cxd4 13.exd4 d5

[ 13...Rc8 14.Qa4 Bb7 15.0-0² ] 14.cxd5

[ 14.b3 Rc8„ 15.0-0? dxc4 16.bxc4 Bxc4 17.Bxc4 b5∓ ]

14...Rc8 15.Qb3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 exd5 17.0-0 Qc7 18.Rac1 Qb7 19.Nc3² a6/\ b5-b4 20.a4! Rfe8 21.Rfe1 Rxe1+

[ 21...Ne4!? 22.f3!? ( 22.Nxe4 Rxe4„ ) 22...Nxc3 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Qxc3² ]

22.Rxe1 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Qe2 Nef6 25.f3!? /\ g4, Bg3, h4|^>>

[ 25.Qe7?! Qc6= /\ Qe6 ] 25...Qc8 26.g4 Qb7

[ 26...Qc4 27.Qxc4 dxc4 28.Kf2 Kf8 29.Ke3± /\ d5, Ke4 ]

27.Kg2 Qc8 28.Kf1 [ 28.Bg3 Nf8 29.Be5 Ng6„ ]

28...Qb7 29.Kg1 Qc8 30.Kg2 Qb7 31.Kf2 Qc8 32.Ke1! /\ Kd1, Bg3, h4|^>> Qb7 33.Kd1 Qc8 34.Bg3 Qb7 35.h4 Nf8 36.g5 hxg5 37.hxg5 N6d7

[ 37...N6h7 38.f4 Ne6 39.Qe5± ] 38.f4 Ne6 39.Qe3!? /\ f5

[ 39.Qf3 Nxd4 40.Qxd5 Qxd5 41.Nxd5 b5² /\ Kh7-g6<=>>> ]

39...g6 40.Qf3 Nxd4 41.Qxd5 Qxd5 42.Nxd5² ><a6, b6, Kg8; NB 9/b Ne6 43.Bf2 Kf8

[ 43...f6! 44.Be3 ( 44.gxf6 Kf7= ∆45.Bh4 Nec5„ ) 44...fxg5 45.fxg5 Kf7 46.b4 b5 47.a5 ( 47.axb5 axb5 48.Nc3 Ne5 49.Nxb5 Nd3 50.Nd6+ Ke7= ) 47...Ne5 48.Ke2 Ke8= ]

44.Ke2 Ke8 45.Kf3 /\ Nb6 b5

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[ 45...Nec5 46.Nxb6 Nxb6 47.Bxc5 Nxa4 48.Bd4+- ]

46.axb5 axb5 47.Ke4± Ndc5+ 48.Bxc5 Nxc5+ NB 2/j 49.Kd4 Ne6+ 50.Ke5 Kd7 51.Nb4!? /\ Nd3, b4

[ 51.Kf6 Ke8 52.f5 gxf5 53.g6 Kf8 54.Nb6 ( 54.gxf7 Nd8= ) 54...Nc5= ]

51...Nc5 52.Kd5 Ne6 53.Nd3 Kc7? [ 53...Ke7 54.Ke5± ( 54.b4? f6= )]

54.b4+- Kb6 [ 54...Kd7 55.Nc5+ Ke7 ( 55...Nxc5 56.Kxc5 ) 56.Nxe6 fxe6+ 57.Ke5 ]

55.Kd6 Nd4 56.Ke71-0

E32Schandorff,L 2510Rozentalis,E 2650

Aarhus 1997[Rozentalis,E]

70/499 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Ba6 8.Nf3 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Bd3

[ 10.Nd2?!N - 70/(499) ] 10...c5 11.0-0 Rc8

[ 11...h6 - 64/490 ] 12.d5?!

[ 12.Qb3 ] 12...exd5 13.cxd5 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Qe7 15.Rfd1N

[ 15.Rad1 ] 15...c4! 16.Qc2 Rc5 17.Rd4 Rfc8 18.Rad1 h6 19.Bh4

[ ¹19.Bxf6 ] 19...b5 20.b4

[ 20.e4 ] 20...cxb3 21.Qxb3 g5! 22.Bg3 Ne4∓/\ h5-h4 ><c3, Bg3 23.Nd2 Ndf6 24.Nxe4

[ 24.Nf1 Nc3 25.R1d2 Nfxd5! 26.Rxd5 Rxd5 27.Rxd5 Qe6 28.e4 Ne2+ 29.Kh1 Rc1-+ ]

24...Nxe4 25.Qd3 Rc4! [ 25...f5? 26.f3 Nxg3 27.hxg3 ><f5 ]

26.Rxc4 [ ¹26.f3 Nxg3 27.hxg3 Rc3∓ ]

26...bxc4 27.Qc2 c3-+ 28.Rd4 [ 28.Rb1 h5 ]

28...Qb7! 29.h4 [ 29.Rxe4 Qb2 ] [ 29.Rb4 Qxd5 ]

29...Qb2 30.Qxe4 c2 31.Bxd6 c1Q+0-1

E32Kasparov,G 2820Panno,O 2450

Buenos Aires 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/500 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 c5 8.e3 d6 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.0-0-0 Ne4 11.Qd3!!N

[ 11.Qc2 Nxg5 12.h4 f5 13.hxg5 Qxg5 14.Rxd6 Qe7÷ ]

11...Nxf2 [ 11...Nxg5 12.h4 g6 13.hxg5 Qxg5 14.Qxd6± ]

12.Bxd8 Nxd3+ 13.Bxd3 Rxd8 14.Be4 d5 15.cxd5 Bb7

[ 15...f5 16.Bf3 e5 17.e4 f4 18.Be2± ] 16.Ne2 Nd7

[ 16...exd5 17.Nc3± ] 17.dxe6 Bxe4 18.e7! Re8

[ 18...Rdc8!? 19.Rxd7 Bc6 ] 19.Rxd7 f6

[ 19...Bxg2 20.Rg1 Bf3 ( 20...Bc6 21.Rc7 Rec8 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rd1 Re8 24.Rd6± ) 21.Ng3 Bg4 22.Rc7 f5 23.Ne4 fxe4 24.Rxg4± ]

20.Ng3! Bg6 [ 20...Bxg2 21.Rg1 Bh3 22.Rc7 Kf7 23.Ne4+- ] [ 20...Bc6 21.Rc7 Rec8 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rd1 Re8 24.Rd6 Bxg2 25.Nf5+- ]

21.h4 h6 [ 21...h5 22.Rhd1 Kf7 23.R1d5 ]

22.h5 Bh7 23.Rh4 Kf7 24.Rc4 Rxe7 25.Rxe7+ Kxe7 26.Rxc5 Kd6 27.b4 Re8 28.Kd2 Re5 29.Rxe5 Kxe5 30.a4 Bg8 31.b5 Bb3 32.a5 Bc4 33.b6 axb6 34.axb6 Bd5?

[ 34...Ba6 35.Ke1! ( 35.Kc3? Bb7 36.Kc4 f5 37.Kc5 Ba8 ) 35...Bc8 ( 35...f5 36.Ne2 Kd6 37.Nd4 Bd3 38.Kf2 Be4 39.Kg3 Ke5 40.Nf3+ Kd6 41.Kf4 Kc5 42.Nh4 Kxb6 43.g4+- ) 36.Kf2 Kd6 37.Kf3 Kc6 ( 37...Be6 38.Kf4 Bf7 39.Nf5+ Kc6 40.g4+- ) 38.Kf4 Kxb6 39.Nf5+- ]

35.e4+- Bb7 36.Ke3 Bc6 37.Nf5 Bxe4 38.g41-0

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E32Shirov,A 2700Onischuk,Al 2625

Tilburg 1997[Shirov,A]

70/501 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3

[ 8.f3 - 70/(501) ] 8...d6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Nd2 c5 11.f3 cxd4N

[ 11...Rc8 - 66/459 ] 12.Qxd4 Qc7 13.Be2 e5 14.Qd3 d5 15.0-0 Rac8?!

[ 15...e4!? 16.Qd4 exf3 A) 17.Rxf3!? dxc4 18.Rg3 Onischuk,Al c3! ( 18...Kh8 19.Nxc4² )

A1) 19.Rc1 Qe5! 20.Rxc3= ( 20.Qxe5?! cxd2!! 21.Qc7 dxc1Q+ 22.Qxc1 Ne4³ ); A2) 19.Rf1 cxd2 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Rxg7+ Kxg7 22.Qxf6+ Kg8= ; A3) 19.bxc3 Kh8 20.Rf1!? ( 20.Bf4 Qc5 21.Bd6 Qxd4 22.Bxf8 Qxd2 23.Bxg7+ Kg8 24.Bh6+ Kh8= ) 20...Qc5 21.Qxc5! ( 21.Qh4? Qxc3 22.Rh3 Qxd2 23.Rxf6 Qc2 24.Rh6 gxh6 25.Bf6+ Nxf6 26.Qxf6+ Kg8 27.Rg3+ Qg6∓ ) 21...bxc5 22.Bb5² ;

B) 17.gxf3!² ∆dxc4 18.Nxc4 Nd5? 19.e4 ]

[ 15...Nc5 16.Qc2! ] 16.Rac1!

[ 16.b4 h6 17.Bh4 dxc4 18.Nxc4 Bd5= ∆19.Rac1 b5 ]

16...h6 [ 16...e4

A) 17.Qd4 exf3 18.gxf3!? ( 18.Rxf3 dxc4 19.Rg3 Kh8 20.Rxc4 Qb8÷ ); B) 17.fxe4! Nc5 ( 17...Ne5 18.Qc3± ) 18.cxd5! Nxd3 19.Rxc7 Rxc7 20.Bxd3² ]

17.Bh4 dxc4?! [ 17...e4 18.fxe4 Nc5 ( 18...Ne5 19.Qc3± ) 19.Qd4 ( 19.cxd5?! Nxd3 20.Rxc7 Rxc7 21.Bxd3 Ng4 ) 19...Ncxe4 20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.Bg4² ]

18.Nxc4± Bd5 [ 18...e4 19.Qd6 exf3 20.gxf3± ]

19.e4 Bxc4 20.Qxc4! [ 20.Rxc4? Qxc4 21.Qxc4 Rxc4 22.Bxc4 Rc8² ]

20...Qxc4 21.Bxc4 Rfd8 22.Rfd1! Nf8

[ 22...Kf8 23.b4± ] 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Bg3!

[ 24.Be1 g5!± ] [ 24.Bf2!? ]

24...Ng6 25.Be1 Ne8 26.g3! Ne7?! 27.Bb4! Rd7?!

[ 27...Nc6 28.Bxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rxc6+- ] [ 27...Nc8 28.Ba6 Ncd6 29.Kf2!± ( 29.Bxd6?! Nxd6 30.Rc7 f5„ ; 29.Rd1 Nb7 30.Rxd8 Nxd8² ) ∆29...f5 30.exf5 Nxf5 31.Re1+- ]

28.Bb5 Rc7 29.Rxc7 Nxc7 30.Bd7! Ng6 31.Bd6 Ne6 32.Bb8+- Nc5

[ 32...a6 33.Bc8 Nc5 34.Bc7 Ne7 35.Bh3 ]

33.Bh3 a5 34.Ba7 Na4 [ 34...Nd3 35.Bxb6 a4 36.Bf1 Nxb2 37.Kf2 ]

35.b3 Nc5 36.b4?? [ 36.Bxb6 Nxb3 37.Kf2 /\ Ke3-d3-c3 ]

36...axb4 37.axb4 Na6 38.b5 Nc7 39.Bd7 Kf8!

[ 39...Nf8 40.Bc6+- ] 40.Bxb6 Ke7 41.Bc6 Kd6 42.Bxc7+!

[ 42.f4?! exf4 43.gxf4 f6! 44.Be3 Ne7 ] [ 42.Ba5 Ne7 43.Bb4+ Ke6 44.Bxe7 Kxe7 45.b6 Na6 46.b7± ]

42...Kxc7 43.Be8!+- Nh8 44.Kf2 Kd8 45.b6 Kc8 46.Bc6 Ng6 47.Ke3 Ne7

[ 47...Nf8 48.f4! exf4+ ( 48...f6? 49.f5 ) 49.gxf4 ]

48.Bd5 Kb8 [ 48...f5 49.f4! fxe4 50.Bxe4 exf4+ 51.Kxf4 ]

49.Kd3! [ 49.Bxf7 Kb7„ ]

49...Nc8 50.Kc4! [ 50.Kc4 Nxb6+ 51.Kc5 Na4+ ( 51...Kc7 52.Bxf7 g5 53.Be6 h5 54.h4 ) 52.Kd6 f6 53.Ke6 Nc3 54.Bc4! ( 54.Kf7? f5„ ) 54...Kc7 55.Kf7 g5 56.Kxf6 Kd6 57.Kg6 g4 ( 57...Ke7 58.Kxh6 Kf6 59.g4 Nb1 60.h4 gxh4 61.g5+ Ke7 62.g6 h3 63.Bf1 h2 64.Bg2 ) 58.fxg4 Nxe4 59.Kxh6 ]

1-0

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E37Hillarp Persson,T 2475Timman,J 2625

Koge 1997[Timman,J]

70/502 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 Nc6 8.e3 e5 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Bc4 Qa5+ 11.b4 Nxb4 12.Qxe4 Nc2+ 13.Ke2 Qe1+ 14.Kf3 Nxa1 15.Bb2 0-0 16.Kg3 Kh8! 17.Nf3? Qxh1 18.Ng5 f5 19.Qxe5 Bd7!

[ 19...f4+? - 61/580 ] 20.Nf7+

[ 20.Bf7 f4+! ( 20...h6?? 21.Qxg7+!+- ; 20...Rae8 21.Bxe8 Rxe8 22.Qd5± ; 20...Qd1 21.h3 f4+ 22.Kh2!‚ ) 21.exf4 Qd1 22.f3 Rae8!-+ ]

20...Rxf7 21.Bxf7 f4+! [ 21...Qd1? 22.h3 f4+ 23.Kh2!‚ ]

22.exf4 Qd1 23.f3 [ 23.h3 Qd3+ /\ Qf5-+ ]

23...Nc2 24.Bc3 Qd3™ 25.d5 Rg8 26.Kf2N [ 26.Qxc7 Rc8-+ ]

26...Qa6! 27.Bxg8 [ 27.Qg5 /\ Bg7+- h6 28.Qh5 Qb6+ 29.Kg3 Ne3-+ ( 29...Nd4-+ )]

27...Qb6+ 28.Ke2 Qg6 29.Kf2 [ 29.Be6 Qxg2+ 30.Kd1 Ba4-+ ]

29...Kxg8 30.Qxc7 Qb6+ 31.Qxb6 axb6 32.Bb2 b5 33.Ke2 b4 34.a40-1

E39Yakovich,Y 2610Kharitonov,A 2540

Sochi 1997[Yakovich,Y]

70/503 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 Qb6 8.e3

[ 8.e4? Ng4 9.Na4 Qa5+!! ( 9...Bxf2+? 10.Ke2 Qc6 11.h3+- )

A) 10.b4 Bxf2+ 11.Qxf2 Qxa4 ( 11...Nxf2 12.bxa5 Nxh1∓ ) 12.Qg3 Qc2!∓ ; B) 10.Bd2 Bxf2+ 11.Ke2 Qh5! 12.h3 Bg3!∓ ]

8...Be7 9.Bd3 [ 9.b3 - 56/629 ]

9...d5N

[ 9...d6 ] 10.cxd5 exd5 11.h3!

[ 11.0-0 Bg4 ] 11...Nc6 12.0-0 Rd8

[ 12...d4 13.Na4 ] [ 12...Be6 13.Ng5² ]

13.b4! /\ 14.Na4 Qc7 15.b5+- Bd6™ 14.Bb2 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Rac1 Be6

[ 16...Bd7? 17.Nxd5+- ] 17.Na4 Qd6 18.Nc5 Bc8

[ 18...Rac8 19.Nxb7! Rxc2 20.Rxc2! Qe7 21.Nxd8+- ]

19.Nb3 Bd7 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Qc7 Qg5 22.Kh2!

[ 22.f4 Qh4÷ ] 22...b6 23.Nd4 Ne8 24.Qg3 Qf6

[ 24...Qxg3+² ] 25.Rc2 a5 26.Rfc1 axb4 27.axb4 g6 28.Bb5! Bxb5 29.Nxb5 Qe7 30.Nd4“ Qd6“ 31.Nc6 Qxg3+ 32.Kxg3 Rd7 33.Ne5! Re7 34.Nd3± Nd6 35.Nf4 Ne4+ 36.Kf3 Rd7 37.Rc8+

[ 37.Nxd5?? Ng5+-+ ] 37...Rxc8 38.Rxc8+ Kg7 39.Rc6 b5 40.Rb6 Nc3

[ 40...Nd2+ 41.Ke2 Ne4 42.f3+- ] 41.Ne2 Nxe2 42.Kxe2 Ra7! 43.Rxb5 R 6/f Ra2+ 44.Kf3 Rb2

[ 44...Rd2!? ] 45.g4! h6 46.h4 Rd2 47.Rc5!

[ 47.Rb6? d4 48.Rd6 d3 /\ Rb2 ] 47...d4 48.Rc4!!+-

[ 48.b5? d3 49.Ke4 Rc2 50.Rd5 d2/\ Rb2 ]

48...dxe3 [ 48...d3 49.Ke4! Rd1 ( 49...Rxf2 50.Kxd3 ) 50.Rd4! d2 51.Kd3 ]

49.Kxe3 Rb2 50.f4 [ 50.g5 hxg5 51.hxg5 f6! ]

50...Rh2 51.b5 [ 51.Kd4 Rxh4 52.b5 Rxg4 53.Kc5 Rg1 ]

51...Rb2™ [ 51...Rxh4 52.Rb4 ]

52.Rc5 Rb4 53.h5! gxh5™ 54.gxh5! [ 54.Rxh5? Kg6 55.Rc5 f6© ]

54...Kf6 55.Rc6+??“ [ 55.Kf3! /\ Kg4 Rb1 56.Ke4 Rb4+ 57.Kd5 Kf5 58.Kc6+ Kxf4 59.b6 ]

55...Kf5 56.b6 Rb3+? [ 56...f6!! 57.Kd3 Rb1 58.Kc2 Rb5 59.Kc3 Rb1 60.Kc4 Kxf4= ]

57.Kd4 Kxf4 58.Kc4! Rb1 59.Rxh6 Kg5

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60.Rc6 Kxh5 61.Rc5+ Kg4 62.Rb5 Rc1+ 63.Kd5 Rc8 64.b7 Rb8 65.Rb4+!!+- Kf3

[ 65...Kg5 66.Kd6 f5 67.Ke7 Rxb7+ 68.Rxb7 f4 69.Kd6 Kg4 70.Ke5 f3 71.Ke4 ]

66.Ke5 Ke3 67.Kf6 Kd3 68.Kxf7 Kc3 69.Rb11-0

E39Dao,Thien Hai 2525Macieja,B 2470

Zagan 1997[Macieja,B]

70/504 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bg5 Bb7 9.e4 h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.Rd1 Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qd2 f5!N

[ 13...d5 14.e5! ( 14.cxd5?! ) 14...dxc4 15.Qe3!? ( 15.Be2± )] [ 13...Qf6 14.Be2 Nf4 15.0-0² ]

14.Bd3 Nf6! 15.exf5 [ 15.e5 Ne4³ ] [ 15.Qe2 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Nc6 19.0-0= ]

15...Bxf3 16.gxf3 exf5+ 17.Qe3 Qf7! 18.0-0 Nc6 19.Qf4

[ 19.Bxf5 Qxc4 20.Rxd7! Gdanski,J ( 20.Bxd7 Nxd7 21.Rxd7 Rae8∓ ) 20...Rae8 21.Ne4! ( 21.Qd3 Qf4!∓ ) 21...Nxd7 22.Bxd7 Rxf3! 23.Qxf3 Rxe4 24.Bf5= ]

19...Nh5 20.Qd6 Qe6!³ 21.Be2 Ne5 22.Qd4 Rae8 23.f4 Nc6 24.Qd2 Nf6 25.Rfe1 Ne4! 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Bf1?!

[ 27.Qxd7 Rxf4³ ] 27...Re7 28.Bg2?

[ 28.h3 ] 28...Qxc4∓ 29.b4 Kh8 30.Qd6 Rf6 31.Qc7 d5 32.Qc8+ Kh7 33.h3 Qb3“ 34.Kh1! a5! 35.Rc1

[ 35.bxa5 bxa5 ] 35...Nd4 36.Qa8 Nf3 37.Rf1 Nh4-+ 38.Rc8 Nxg2 39.Rh8+ Kg6 40.Qc8!? Qf3?!

[ 40...Rf5 ] 41.Rg1 e3 42.Rxg2+

[ 42.fxe3 Kh5! 43.Rxg2 ( 43.Qg4+ Qxg4 44.hxg4+ Kxg4 45.Rxg2+ Kf3-+ ) 43...Rxe3 44.Qg4+ Qxg4 45.hxg4+ Kh4 ]

42...Qxg2+! 43.Kxg2 e2 44.Qg4+ Kf7

45.Qh5+ Rg6+ 46.Kh2 e1Q 47.Qf5+ Rf6 48.Qxd5+ Qe6 49.Qh5+ Rg60-1

E39Kasparov,G 2820Kramnik,V 2770

Tilburg 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/505 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0-0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bg5 Nd4 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.e3 Qa5 11.exd4 Qxg5 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 b6 14.b4 d6 15.Bd3 Rd8 16.f3

[ 16.Rhe1!? /\ f4 ] 16...h5N

[ 16...Bb7 - 52/565 ] 17.h4 Kf8 18.Rhe1

[ 18.Rhb1!? ] 18...Bd7 19.Rab1?!

[ 19.f4² ] 19...Rac8 20.Rec1?!

[ 20.f4!? Rc7 21.a4 Rdc8 22.a5 Rxc4 23.Bxc4 Rxc4 24.axb6 axb6 25.Kd3 d5© ] [ 20.a4 e5 21.d5 Be8÷ ] [ 20.Rbc1!? ]

20...e5 21.Nb5!? [ 21.d5 Ke7 /\ Rg8, g5 ]

21...Bxb5 [ 21...Be8 22.Nxd6! Rxd6 23.dxe5 Rxd3+ 24.Kxd3 Nd7 25.f4² ]

22.cxb5 exd4? [ 22...Nd5 23.Bf5 Rxc1 24.Rxc1

A) 24...exd4?! 25.Be4 Nf4 ( 25...Nc3 26.Bc6± ) 26.g3! ( 26.Rc7 d5 27.Bd3 Nxg2÷ 28.Rxa7 Nxh4 ) 26...Ne6 27.Bd5 Ke7 28.Kd3 Rd7 29.Rc8² ( 29.Rc6 Rc7 30.Bxe6 Rxc6 31.bxc6 fxe6 32.b5 e5 33.g4 g6 34.gxh5 gxh5 35.f4 exf4 36.Ke4 d3= ); B) 24...Ne7 25.Bh3 ; C) 24...g6! 25.Be4 Nf4 26.Rc7 d5 27.Bd3 Nxg2 28.dxe5 Nxh4 29.f4÷ ]

23.Rc6 Nd5 24.Rbc1 Rxc6 [ 24...Nc3 25.Re1 g6 26.g4± ]

25.bxc6 Nc7 26.Re1? [ 26.b5!?

A) 26...Ke7?! 27.Rc4 ( 27.Re1+!? ) 27...d5 ( 27...Nxb5? 28.c7 Rc8 29.Rc6 a6 30.a4 Na7 31.Rc1+- ) 28.Ra4 Ra8

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29.Rxd4 Kd6 30.Rf4± ; B) 26...d5! 27.Re1!? ><e5 ( 27.Rb1 Ke7 28.Rb4 Kd6 )]

[ 26.g4! A) 26...d5 27.g5 Ke7 28.f4 Kd6 29.f5

A1) 29...Re8 A1a) 30.Be2 Re4 31.Bxh5 Rxh4 ( 31...g6? 32.Bxg6! fxg6 33.fxg6 Re8 34.h5 Rg8 35.h6+- ; 31...f6?! 32.gxf6 gxf6 33.Rh1± ) 32.Bxf7 Rh2+ 33.Kd3 Rh3+ 34.Ke2 Rxa3 35.Kf2 ( 35.f6 gxf6 36.g6 Rg3 37.Kf2 Rg5÷ )

A1a1) 35...Ke7? 36.Bg6 Rc3 37.Re1+ Kf8 38.b5!+- ( 38.Rh1 Kg8 39.f6 gxf6 40.gxf6 Rxc6 41.f7+ Kg7 42.Rh7+ Kxg6 43.f8Q Kxh7÷ ); A1a2) 35...Rc3?

A1a21) 36.f6 gxf6 37.g6 Rxc1 38.g7

A1a211) 38...d3? 39.g8Q d2 40.Bh5 d1Q ( 40...Kxc6 41.Qg6 d1Q 42.Bxd1 Rxd1 43.Qc2++- ) 41.Bxd1 Rxd1 42.Qg4+- ; A1a212) 38...Rc2+! 39.Kf3 Rc3+ 40.Kg2 ( 40.Kf4? Rc1 ) 40...Rc2+= ;

A1a22) 36.Re1! Re3 37.f6 gxf6 38.g6 Ke7 39.Rg1+- ;

A1a3) 35...Ra2+! 36.Kf3 Ra3+ 37.Kf4 Rc3 38.Ra1 ( 38.Re1 Re3 ) 38...Rxc6 39.f6 gxf6 40.g6 Ne6+! ( 40...Ke7? 41.Rg1 Rc2 42.Kf3+- ) 41.Bxe6 Kxe6 42.Re1+ Kd6 43.g7 Rc8 44.Kf5 a5= ;

A1b) 30.b5! Re3 31.Rf1 A1b1) 31...f6 32.gxf6 gxf6 33.Rg1 Rh3 34.Rg7 Rh2+ 35.Ke1 Rh1+ ( 35...Rh3 36.Rd7+ Kc5 37.Bf1 Re3+ 38.Kd2 Ne8 39.Bd3+- ) 36.Kf2 Rh2+ 37.Kg1 Rd2 38.Bf1+- ; A1b2) 31...Rh3 32.f6 gxf6 ( 32...g6? 33.Bxg6 fxg6 34.f7 Ne6 35.Rf6+- ) 33.Rxf6+ Ke7 34.Rh6 Rxh4

A1b21) 35.g6 Rh2+ 36.Ke1 Rh1+ 37.Kf2 fxg6 38.Rh7+ Kd8 39.a4 ( 39.Bxg6 Nxb5 40.Rd7+ Kc8 41.Bf5 a6 42.a4 Nc7

43.Rxd5+ Kb8 44.Rd8+ Ka7 45.Rc8 Na8 46.Rxa8+ Kxa8 47.c7 Rc1 48.c8Q+ Rxc8 49.Bxc8 b5 50.a5 b4 51.Bxa6 b3= ) 39...Rh2+ 40.Kg3 Ra2 41.Bxg6 Rxa4 42.Rd7+ Kc8 43.Bf5 a5 44.Rd6+ Kb8 45.Rd8+ Ka7 46.Rd7 Kb8= ; A1b22) 35.Rh7! Rh2+ 36.Ke1 Rh3

A1b221) 37.g6 Rxd3 38.Rxf7+ Kd6 39.Rd7+ Kc5 40.Rxc7 Kxb5 41.Kf2! ( 41.Rc8 Re3+ 42.Kf2 Re7 ) 41...Rd2+! ( 41...h4? 42.Rc8 Rg3 43.c7 Kc6 44.Ra8 Kxc7 45.g7+- ; 41...Re3? 42.g7 Re8 43.Rf7 d3 44.Rf8 d2 45.Rxe8+- ) 42.Kf3 Rd3+ 43.Kf2= ( 43.Kf4? Rd1 44.Rc8 d3 45.g7 d2 46.g8Q Rf1+ 47.Ke5 d1Q 48.Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 49.Kxd5 Rd1+ 50.Ke6 h4∓ ); A1b222) 37.Bg6! Nxb5 ( 37...Rf3 38.Bxf7 Rxf7 39.g6+- ) 38.Bxf7 Kd6 39.g6 Rh1+ 40.Kf2 d3 41.Bxd5!+- ;

A2) 29...b5 30.Be2 Rh8 31.Kd3 Ke5 32.Re1! Kxf5 33.Bf1 ( 33.Kxd4 Ne6+ ) 33...Kg4 34.Re7 Rc8 ( 34...Ne6? 35.g6 ) 35.Kxd4 Kxh4 36.Rxf7± ;

B) 26...Re8 27.Rc4 B1) 27...Re3? 28.Rxd4 Rxf3 29.Rxd6 hxg4 30.Rd8+ Ke7 31.Rd7+ Kf6 ( 31...Ke6 32.Bc4+ Ke5 33.Rxc7 g3 34.Re7+ Kd6 35.c7+- ) 32.Rxc7 g3 33.Rd7 g2 34.c7 g1Q 35.c8Q+- ; B2) 27...d5 28.Rxd4 b5 ( 28...Ke7?! 29.gxh5 Rh8 30.b5 Rxh5 31.Ra4+- ) 29.Bf5 Ke7 30.Bd7± Rh8 31.g5 Kd6 32.Rf4 Rf8 33.Kd3 Na6?! 34.Rf5 Nb8 35.Kd4+- ]

26...Re8= 27.f4 Rxe1 28.Kxe1 Ke7 29.Be2 g6 30.f5 Kf6 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Kd2

[ 32.g3 Kf5 33.Bd3+ Kf6 34.Kf2 Na8= ] 32...Kf5 33.g3 Ke4 34.a4 Na8 35.Bd3+½-½

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E42Gavrikov,V 2575Wirthensohn,H 2365

Schweiz (ch) 1997[Gavrikov,V]

70/506 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 b6 6.a3 Ba5 7.Rb1 Na6 8.Qa4 Bb7 9.Bd2

[ 9.b4 Bc6 10.b5 ( 10.Nb5? cxb4 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.Rxb4 a6 ) 10...Be4 /\ Nc7 ] [ 9.f3 - 47/(683) ]

9...Bc6 10.Qd1 [ 10.Qc2 ]

10...d5!?N [ 10...Bb7 ]

11.cxd5 exd5 12.Ng3 [ 12.dxc5 bxc5 ∆13.b4?! cxb4 14.axb4 Nxb4 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Ncb5 Nc6 17.Nd6+ Kf8 ]

12...Bxc3 13.bxc3!? [ 13.Bxc3 c4 14.b3 b5 15.bxc4 bxc4„ ]

13...Nc7 14.f3 [ 14.Bd3 Ne4!? ] [ 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.c4÷ ]

14...0-0 15.Bd3 Qd7 16.0-0 Bb5 17.Bf5 [ 17.Bxb5?! Nxb5³ ><c4 ]

17...Ne6 18.Re1 Ba4 [ 18...Rfe8!? ]

19.Qe2 [ 19.Qc1?! Rac8 <->c ]

19...Rfe8 20.Qf2÷ Rac8? /^h3-c8 [ 20...cxd4 21.cxd4 Rac8 ∆22.e4 Kh8 23.e5 Ng8÷ ] [ 20...Rad8 ]

21.e4! dxe4? [ 21...Kh8? 22.c4! ] [ 21...cxd4 22.e5 dxc3± ]

22.fxe4 cxd4 23.cxd4 Qxd4 24.Qxd4 Nxd4 25.Bxc8 Rxc8 26.Rb4+- Nb3 27.Rxa4 Nxd2 28.Rxa7 g5 29.e5 Ng4 30.h3 Nh6 31.e61-0

E42Yakovich,Y 2610Alterman,B 2615

Beijing (open) 1997[Alterman,B]

70/507 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 cxd4 6.exd4 0-0 7.a3 Be7 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Bc5 10.Na4

[ 10.b4 Bd6! ( 10...Bb6 - 40/(706) )] 10...b6 11.Nec3N

[ 11.Nxc5 bxc5 12.Nc3 Re8+ 13.Be2 Ba6 14.0-0 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 d6 16.Nc3 Nbd7= ]

11...Re8+ 12.Be2 Ba6 13.0-0 Bxe2 14.Nxe2 Na6 15.Nac3 Bd6 16.h3 Nc5 17.Be3

[ 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 Nce4= ] 17...Nfe4 18.Rc1 Qf6 19.b4 Nxc3 20.Nxc3 Ne4 21.Nb5 Qe5 22.Nxd6 Qxd6?

[ 22...Nxd6 23.Qd2 Rac8 24.Bf4 Qf6 25.Bxd6 Qxd6= ]

23.Qd3² Nf6 24.Rfd1 Rac8 25.Rc4?! [ 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Qa6 Re8! 27.Qxa7 Nxd5 28.b5!? ( 28.Qb7 Qc6= ) 28...Qe6 29.Rxd5 Qxd5 30.Qxb6 h6 31.Qa6 ( 31.a4? Qd1+ ) 31...Qd3 ]

25...Rxc4 26.Qxc4 h6 27.Qa6 Qc7 28.Rc1 Qd6 29.Rd1 Qc7 30.d6 Qc2 31.Rc1 Qb2

[ 31...Qb3 32.Bd4 ] 32.Qd3 Ne4 33.Rc7 Qa1+ 34.Kh2 Qe5+ 35.Kg1 Qa1+ 36.Kh2 Qe5+ 37.g3 Qxd6! 38.Qxd6?!“

[ 38.Rxd7 Qxd3 39.Rxd3 Nf6 40.Kg2 Rc8² ]

38...Nxd6= 39.Rxa7 [ 39.Rxd7 Nc4 ]

39...Nc4 40.Bf4 g5 41.Be3½-½

E44Shaked,T 2500Adams,Mi 2680

Tilburg 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/508 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Ne4 6.Bd2 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 0-0 8.a3

[ 8.d5!? ] 8...Be7 9.d5

[ 9.g3 - 58/(594) ]

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9...e5 10.g3N [ 10.Ng3 ]

10...d6 11.Bg2 Nd7 12.0-0 h5!? [ 12...f5 13.f4÷ ]

13.f4 [ 13.h3 h4 14.g4 f5 15.gxf5 Nc5 ] [ 13.h4 Nf6÷ ]

13...h4 14.Rae1 [ 14.g4? Nc5 ] [ 14.f5 Bg5 15.Ne4 Nc5 16.Rae1÷ ]

14...a5 15.b3 [ 15.f5 ]

15...Ba6 /\ a4 16.Qc2 Re8 [ ¹16...Nf6 ∆17.fxe5 Ng4 ]

17.Bh3 [ 17.g4 ]

17...Bc8 [ 17...exf4 18.exf4 ( 18.gxf4 Bf6 ∆19.Nd4? Rxe3 ) 18...Bf6 19.Ne4 Nc5 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Ne4 23.Bg2² ]

18.Kg2 [ 18.Bf5 ]

18...Nf6 [ 18...Bb7 /\ c6 ]

19.Bxc8 Qxc8 20.f5 /\ Ne4 c6 21.Rc1! [ 21.Qd2 Qb7 ] [ 21.Qd3 e4 ]

21...b5 22.Ne4 b4! ><c3 [ 22...cxd5 23.Nxf6+ Bxf6 24.cxd5 Qb7 25.Qe4± ]

23.a4 [ 23.axb4 axb4÷ ]

23...cxd5™ [ 23...Qb7 24.Rfd1± ]

24.Nxf6+ Bxf6 25.cxd5 Qa6 26.Qc4 Qa7 27.Qe4 Bg5

[ 27...Rac8 28.Rc6!? ] 28.Kf3

[ 28.Rc6 Bxe3 29.Rxd6÷ ] 28...hxg3 29.hxg3 Rac8 30.Rfd1

[ 30.Rc6? Rxc6 31.dxc6 d5 ] 30...g6 31.g4

[ 31.fxg6 Rxc1 ( 31...f5? 32.Qxf5 Qxe3+ 33.Kg4 Qxe2+ 34.Kxg5 Qe3+ 35.Kh5 Qe2+ 36.Kh4 Qh2+ 37.Kg4 Qe2+ 38.Kh3+- ) 32.Rxc1 Rf8 ]

31...Kg7 32.Rxc8 Rxc8 33.Rc1 [ 33.Rh1 ]

33...Rh8 34.Ng3 Rh3 [ 34...Rh2 35.Rc6 Rb2 36.Qd3! ]

35.Rh1?“ [ 35.Kg2 Rh4 ( 35...Bxe3 36.Rc6 Rh4

37.fxg6 fxg6 38.Rxd6 ) 36.Kf3= ] 35...Rxh1 36.Nxh1 Q 8/f Qc5 37.fxg6 fxg6 38.Nf2 Qc1 39.Qd3 Kh6 40.Nd1?

[ 40.Qe2³ ] 40...Bh4!∓ 41.Kg2 Kg7! 42.Kf3

[ 42.Kh3 Bf6 ] 42...Kh7 43.Kg2 Kh6‡ 44.Kh3

[ 44.Kf3 Kg5 ] [ 44.e4 Bg5 ]

44...Bf6 45.Kg2 [ 45.Nf2 Qg1 46.Qe2 ( 46.Ne4 Qh1+ 47.Kg3 Bh4# ) 46...Bh4! 47.g5+ ( 47.Kxh4 Qh2+ 48.Nh3 g5# ) 47...Bxg5-+ ]

45...e4!-+ 46.Qe2 Qb1 47.Nf2 Qxb3 48.Nxe4 Qxd5 49.Qf3 Be7 50.Kg3 Kg7 51.Qg2

[ 51.Nf2 Bh4+ ] 51...Qe5+ 52.Kf3 b3 53.Qe2 b2 54.Qd3 d5 55.Nc3 Bb4 56.Nb1 Kh60-1

E48Milov,V 2635Gelfand,B 2695

Biel 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/509 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.a3 Bd6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Bc2 0-0

[ 11...Qc7 12.Qd3 ] [ 11...Qa5+ 12.N4c3 ( 12.Bd2 Qb6 )]

12.Qd3 Qc7 [ 12...e5 13.N4c3! ]

13.0-0 [ 13.Bf4 Qb6÷ ] [ 13.h4 f5 14.N4c3 ( 14.Ng5? Ncb4 ) 14...Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bd6„ ( 15...e5? 16.Qc4+ Kh8 17.d5 )]

13...Rd8 14.Ng5 g6 15.Bb3 Bf8!?N [ 15...Nf6 16.Rd1 Bf8 ( 16...Kg7 17.Qh3! e5 18.Qh6+!! Kxh6 19.Ne6+ g5 20.Nxc7 ) 17.Bf4 Qe7 18.Nf3!? ( 18.Qe3?! - 67/634 ; 18.Qf3 Bg7 19.Rac1 Nd5„ ) 18...Bg7 19.Bg5!? /\ Qe3-f4 ( 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Bd7 21.Nc3 Bc6„ ) 19...e5 20.Qe3 exd4 21.Qxe7 Nxe7 22.Ne5!?ƒ ]

16.Rd1 [ 16.Qh3 - 70/(509) ]

16...Bg7= 17.Nf3

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[ 17.h4 Nf6 ] 17...b6

[ 17...Nce7!? 18.Bg5 f6 19.Rac1 Qb6 20.Bh4 Bd7 ]

18.Bg5 f6 19.Bh4 Nce7 20.Bg3 [ 20.Ba4 Nf5 21.Rac1 Qe7 ]

20...Qd7 21.Re1 Bb7 22.Nc3 Nf5 23.Re2 [ 23.Bc4!?= ]

23...Re8 [ 23...Kh8 Milov,V

A) 24.Rae1 Nxc3 25.bxc3 Bd5!? ( 25...e5 ); B) 24.Ne4 e5!? ; C) 24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Qe4= ]

24.Ne4 [ 24.Rae1 Nxc3 25.bxc3 Bd5 ] [ 24.Bc4!= ]

24...Bc6 25.Bc4 a6 26.Rc1 [ 26.Bxa6?? Rxa6 27.Qxa6 Bb5 ] [ 26.b3 b5 27.Bxd5 Bxd5 28.Nc5 Qc6³ ]

26...Bb5 27.Rec2 [ 27.b3 Bc6 /\ b5 ]

27...Bxc4 [ 27...Bh6? 28.Bxd5! Bxd3 29.Nxf6+ Kh8 30.Nxd7 Bxc2 31.Be5+± ]

28.Rxc4 Rec8 29.h3?! [ 29.b3!= ]

29...Rxc4 30.Qxc4 [ 30.Rxc4 Rc8³ ]

30...Qb5 31.Qc6 [ 31.b3 Qxc4 32.bxc4 Rc8! ]

31...Qxc6 32.Rxc6 Kf7³ 33.Bh2 [ 33.Kf1!? Ke7 34.Ke2 Kd7 35.Rc2 ]

33...Ke7 34.g4 [ 34.Kf1!? ]

34...Kd7 35.Rc2 Nfe7 36.Nd6? [ 36.g5! Nc6 ( 36...f5 37.Nf6+ Nxf6 38.Rc7+ Kd8 39.gxf6 Bxf6 40.Rb7© ) 37.gxf6 Bxf6 38.Nxf6+ Nxf6 39.Ne5+ Nxe5 40.Bxe5 Nd5 41.Kg2³ ]

36...g5∓ 37.h4? [ 37.Ne4 Ng6∓ ]

37...gxh4 38.Nxh4 [ 38.Ne4 Ng6 39.Kg2-+ ]

38...Nc6 39.Nf3 Rg8! 40.Kf1 [ 40.Ne4 Bh6 ( 40...Bf8 41.g5 h6 ) 41.g5 Bxg5-+ ]

40...Bf8 41.Nc4 Rxg4 42.Ne3 Re4 [ 42...Nxd4 43.Nxd5 exd5 44.Nxd4 Rxd4 45.Rc7+ Ke8 46.Rc6 ] [ 42...Nxe3+ 43.fxe3 Bh6 44.Rc3 Ne7!? ]

43.Nxd5 exd5 44.Rc3 Be7 45.Rd3 h5 46.Bg3 Bd8

[ 46...b5!? ] 47.a4 b5 48.axb5 axb5 49.Rd1 Bb6 50.Kg2 Nxd4

[ 50...Nxd4 51.Nxd4 Rxd4 52.Rh1 Rb4 53.Rxh5 Ke6-+ ]

0-1

E50Stohl,I 2565Polak,T 2470

Olomouc 1997[Stohl,I]

70/510 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxh7+ Kxh7 10.Qxd5 Bxc3+

[ 10...Kg8 11.Bd2!? ( 11.0-0 - 36/682 ) 11...Ne7 12.Qd6 Nf5 13.Qd3² ]

11.bxc3 d6 12.e4 [ 12.0-0 Kg8 13.e4 ( 13.Rd1 Qf6!„ ∆14.Qxd6?? Rd8-+ ) 13...Bg4 ( 13...Be6!? 14.Qh5 f6÷ ) 14.Bf4 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qf6= ]

12...Kg8 13.Bg5!?N [ 13.0-0 ]

13...Ne7! [ 13...Be6 14.Bxd8 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxd8 16.Kd2ƒ ><Nd8 ] [ 13...Qa5 14.0-0 Re8!„ ( 14...Qxc3 15.Qxd6 /\ Rac1+/- )]

14.Qd3 [ 14.Bxe7?! Qxe7 15.Rd1 Be6∓ ]

14...f6 15.Bf4 d5 [ 15...Ng6? 16.Qd5+! Rf7 17.Bxd6± ]

16.0-0 b6 [ 16...dxe4? 17.Qxe4ƒ @ ] [ 16...Be6 17.Rfe1 ( 17.Rad1!? Re8 18.e5 ) 17...Re8

A) 18.Rad1 Qa5!?„ ( 18...Qc8= ); B) 18.e5! Bf5 ( 18...Nc6 19.exf6 Qxf6 20.Ng5 Qf5 21.Qb5 ) 19.Qd2 Be4 20.exf6 gxf6 21.Nh4² ]

17.Rad1 Bb7 18.e5!? [ 18.exd5 Qxd5! 19.Qe2 ( 19.Qe3? Nf5∓ ; 19.Qc2 Qf5ƒ ><a2, c3 ) 19...Qe4 20.Qxe4 Bxe4 21.Rde1 ( 21.Rfe1 Nd5!? 22.Rxe4 Nxc3 23.Ree1 Nxd1 24.Rxd1 Rfd8© ) 21...Bxf3 22.Rxe7 Bd5= ]

18...Qd7 [ 18...fxe5

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A) 19.Ng5?! Rf5 ( 19...Nf5 20.Qh3 Nh6 21.Ne6 Qf6 22.Bxh6² ) 20.Qh3 Qc8! ( 20...exf4? 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Ne6+ ) 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Qh8+ Ng8 23.Bc1 ( 23.Nh7+ Kf7 24.Ng5+ Kf6 25.Bc1 Nh6!∓ ) 23...Qc6³ ; B) 19.Bxe5 Qd7 ( 19...Nf5 20.Rfe1² ) 20.Rfe1!? ( 20.Ng5 Qf5 21.Qg3 Ng6 22.Bd6 Rf6÷ ) 20...Nc6 ( 20...Rae8 21.Ng5 Qf5 22.Qg3 Ng6 23.Bd6 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 /\ h4-> ) 21.Bg3² ]

19.exf6 [ 19.Rfe1!? fxe5 ( 19...Rae8!? ) 20.Bxe5² ]

19...gxf6!? [ 19...Rxf6 20.Bg5 Re6™ ( 20...Rff8? 21.Ne5 Qe6 22.Bxe7 /\ Ng6+- ) 21.Nh4!?/\ f4-f5-f6-> ( 21.Rfe1 Ng6 22.Rxe6 Qxe6

23.Re1 Qf7= )] 20.Rfe1 Rf7 21.Nh4 Qg4 22.Bg3?! ><Nh4

[ 22.g3! Rd8 ( 22...Rh7 23.f3 Qh3 24.Bd6± ) 23.Rd2 ( 23.Rxe7? Rxe7 24.Nf5 Rh7 25.Nh6+ Rxh6 26.Bxh6 d4‚ ) 23...Rd7 24.Rde2² ]

22...Rd8 23.h3 Qh5„ 24.Re2 Rd7 25.Rde1 d4 26.cxd4 cxd4!

[ 26...Rxd4 27.Qb3!? Bd5 28.Qc2² ] 27.Re6

[ 27.Bd6 Qxh4 ( 27...Rxd6 28.Qg3+ Qg5 29.Qxd6 Ng6 30.Re4! Bxe4 31.Rxe4 Qc1+ 32.Kh2± ) 28.Rxe7 Rdxe7 29.Rxe7 Rxe7 30.Bxe7 Kf7= ( 30...Qg5= )]

27...Bd5 28.Rd6!= [ 28.R6e2 Bc6 /\ Bb5|^ ]

28...Rxd6 29.Bxd6 Qxh4 30.Rxe7 [ 30.Bxe7? Rg7-+ ]

30...Rxe7 31.Bxe7 Kf7 [ 31...Kf7 32.Ba3 Bxa2 33.Bb2= ]

½-½

E54Florean,A 2445Nisipeanu,L._D 2600

Romania (ch) 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/511 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.Qd3 0-0 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Re1

[ 12.Bg5 - 59/602 ] 12...b6 13.Ba3N

[ 13.Bb3 ] 13...Rd8

[ 13...Re8 14.d5! Nc5 15.Bxc5 Qxc5 16.dxe6² ]

14.Be7!? Re8 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Ne5ƒ Bb7 17.Re3!? Rac8?!

[ 17...Nd7! 18.Nxd7 ( 18.Rh3? Nxe5∓ ; 18.Ng4?! Qf4³ ) 18...Qxd7 19.Rh3 g6 ( 19...h6 20.Bb3ƒ ) 20.Bb3 ( 20.Qd2?! Bxg2!³ ) 20...Qc6 21.Qg3 Rac8 22.Re1÷ ]

18.Rae1 Qd6 [ 18...Nd7?! 19.Nxf7! Qxc4 ( 19...Kxf7 20.Rxe6± ) 20.Qxc4 Rxc4 21.Nd6 Rec8 ( 21...Bd5 22.Nxe8 Rc6 23.c4! Bxc4 24.Rc1 b5 25.d5! exd5 26.Re7+- ) 22.Nxb7 Rxc3 23.Rxe6 Rc2 24.Re7± ]

19.Rh3 Rc7 20.Bb3 Rec8 [ 20...h6 21.Rg3 Kf8 22.Qd2! /\ Qf4-> ]

21.Nxf7? [ 21.c4 Qb4 /\ Ba6<=> ] [ 21.Ng4! Nxg4™ ( 21...Qf4? 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Qxh7+ Kf8 24.d5!+- ; 21...Ne4? 22.Rxe4! Rxc3 23.Qxc3 Rxc3 24.Rxc3 h5 25.Ne5! Bxe4 26.Rc8+ Kh7 27.Rh8+!+- ; 21...Rxc3? 22.Nxf6+ gxf6 23.Qxh7+ Kf8 24.Rxc3 Rxc3 25.Bxe6!+- ) 22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Qxg7 Qf4™ 25.f3

A) 25...Ne3?! 26.Rh6! Rc6 27.d5! ( 27.g3? Rg8!∓ ) 27...exd5 28.Rxc6 Rxc6 29.g3!± ; B) 25...Rxc3! 26.Qxg4! ( 26.Bxe6? Qe3+!-+ ; 26.Rxe6+? Kd7-+ ) 26...Qxg4 27.fxg4 Rxh3 28.gxh3 Rd8 29.Rd1² ]

21...Kxf7 22.Bxe6+ Qxe6 23.Rxe6 Kxe6 24.Re3+ Kf7³ 25.Qc2 Rc4 /\ Rd4 26.Qb3 Bd5 27.Qa3 R8c7 28.f3 b5 29.g4“

[ ¹29.Qa5 ] 29...b4!∓ 30.cxb4 Rxd4 31.Kf2 Bc4 32.Qa5

[ 32.Qc3 Rcd7∓ ] 32...Nd5 33.Re4?

[ 33.Ra3? Rd2+ 34.Kg3 g5-+ ] [ 33.a3 Rd2+ 34.Kg3 Rd7! ( 34...Bf1?! 35.Re1 ∆Rg2+ 36.Kh3!= ; 34...g5?! 35.Re5! ) 35.Re5 Bf1∓ ]

33...Rd2+ 34.Kg3 Rxa2 35.Rf4+ Ke60-1

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E55Babula,V 2535Votava,J 2530

Cesko (ch) 1997[Babula,V]

70/512 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 b6 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.a3 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Nbd7 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.Re1 e5 13.e4 Qc7 14.Bg5 exd4 15.cxd4 cxd4 16.Nxd4N

[ 16.e5 Bxf3! ( 16...Nd5?! - 59/603 ) 17.Qxf3 Nxe5 18.Qg3 Nh5! 19.Qxe5 Qxe5 20.Rxe5 f6∓ ]

16...Rfe8?! [ 16...Qe5!÷ / \ 17.Nf5 g6, 17.Nf3 Qa5 18.Bxf6 ( 18.Bd2 Qh5 19.e5 Ng4 ) 18...Nxf6 19.e5 Bxf3! 20.Qxf3 Rae8! ]

17.Rc1² Qe5 [ 17...Qd6? 18.Nb5 Qe5 19.Bxf6+- /\ Nc7 ]

18.Nf3 Qa5 [ 18...Qd6? 19.Bxf6 ( 19.e5? Qd5 20.exf6 Rxe1+ ) 19...Qxf6 ( 19...Nxf6 20.e5 Bxf3 21.Qxf3+- ) 20.Bb5+- ]

19.Rc7 Rac8? [ 19...Ba6? 20.Bxa6 Qxa6 21.e5+- ] [ 19...Rab8? 20.Bc4!+-

A) ∆20...Rxe4 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Bxf7+ Kh8 23.Rxb7! ; B) 20...Bxe4 21.Bxf6 ( 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Bxf6 ) 21...Bxf3 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Qxd7 ; C) 20...b5 21.Bxf7+! Kxf7 22.Rxd7+ Nxd7 23.Qxd7+ Kg8 24.Bf4 Qd8 25.Qxb5 ]

[ 19...Qxa3? 20.Bb5± ] [ 19...Nc5? 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Bc4± ] [ 19...Rad8! 20.Bxf6 ( 20.Qb3? Ne5! ; 20.Rxb7? Nc5 ; 20.Qa1!?² ) 20...Nxf6! 21.Rxb7 Qxa3 22.e5 ( 22.Re3? Ng4 ) 22...Rxd3 23.Qc2 Nd5 24.Rxa7² ]

20.Rxb7 Nc5 21.Rxf7!+- Kxf7 [ 21...Nxd3 22.Qxd3! Kxf7 ( 22...Rc3 23.Rxg7+ Kxg7 24.Bxf6+ Kxf6 25.e5+ ) 23.Qb3+ Kg6 ( 23...Re6 24.Bd2 /\ Ng5 ; 23...Nd5 24.Bd2 ; 23...Kf8 24.Bd2 ; 23...Ke7 24.e5 ) 24.Bd2 Qh5 25.e5 ]

22.Bc4+ Kf8 [ 22...Ne6 23.Bd2 /\ Ng5 ] [ 22...Kg6 23.Bd2 /\ Nh4 ]

23.Qd6+ Re7 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Qxf6+ Ke8 26.Rc1! Qa4 27.Nd4 Kd8 28.Bb5 Qxa3

29.Qd6+ Rd7 30.Ne6+1-0

E58Lautier,J 2660Kramnik,V 2770

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/513 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nh4 Qa5 12.Bb2 Re8 13.Re1!?N

[ 13.Qc1?! - 50/596 ] 13...c4

[ 13...Bd7 14.f3² ] 14.Bc2 Ne4 15.Rc1

[ 15.Qh5!? ] 15...Qd8 16.g3 g5™

[ 16...f5 17.f3 Nd6 18.a4± ] 17.Ng2

[ 17.Nf3 Bf5³ ] 17...g4!³ 18.f3?!

[ 18.Bxe4 Rxe4 19.f3 gxf3 20.Qxf3³ ] [ 18.h3!? gxh3 19.Nf4 Qg5 20.Qf3 Bg4 21.Qh1 Nd2 22.Bd1 ]

18...Ng5! 19.fxg4 Nh3+ 20.Kf1 Qg5 21.Nf4 Bxg4 22.Qd2 Bf5!∓

[ 22...Nxf4 23.exf4 Qh5 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Re1 ]

23.Qg2?! [ 23.Bd1 Nxf4 24.exf4 Qg6∓ 25.Bf3 Be4 ]

23...Nxf4 24.gxf4 [ 24.exf4 Qg6∓ ]

24...Qxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Bxc2 26.Rxc2 f5 27.Kf3 Kf7 28.a4

[ 28.Rg1 Rg8 ] 28...Rg8 29.Ba3 Ke6 30.Rb1 b6

[ 30...Na5!? 31.Bb4 ( 31.Rb5 b6 ) 31...Nb3-+ ]

31.Bb4 [ 31.Rb5 Rg1 ]

31...Rab8 [ 31...Rg6 32.a5!? b5 ( 32...bxa5 33.Ba3„ ) 33.a6! ]

32.Rcb2 Rb7! 33.Rg2 [ 33.a5 Rgb8!-+ ] [ 33.Ba3 Na5 ]

33...Rxg2 34.Kxg2 Rg7+ 35.Kf3 Rg8 36.Ra1 h5 37.Rb1 h4

[ 37...Kd7!-+ 38.a5 ( 38.Ba3 Na5 ) 38...b5

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39.a6 Nxb4 40.Rxb4 Kc6 ] 38.a5 bxa5?!

[ 38...Kd7! 39.axb6 axb6 40.Ba3 Ra8 41.Bc1 Kc7 42.Rb5 Ne7-+ ]

39.Bc5 [ 39.Ba3!? ]

39...Rg7 40.Ba3 h3 41.Rb5„ a4! [ 41...Rg2? 42.Rc5 Nb8 43.Rc8 Nd7 44.Rc6+ Kf7 45.Rc7 Ke8 46.Rc8+ Kf7 47.Rc7 Ke6 48.Rc6+= ]

42.Rc5 Nb8 43.Ra5 [ 43.Rc8!? Nd7 ( 43...Rb7 44.Re8+ Kf7 45.Re5„ ) 44.Rc6+ Kf7 45.Rc7 Kg6 46.Rxa7 Nf6 47.Rxa4 Kh7-+ /\ Ne4, Rg2 ]

43...a6 44.Rxa4 Rg2 45.Bb4™ [ 45.Rb4 Nd7 46.Ra4 Nf6 47.Rxa6+ Kf7 48.Ra7+ Ke8 49.Ra8+ Kd7 50.Ra7+ Kc8 51.Ra8+ Kb7 52.Rf8 Ne4-+ ]

45...Rxh2 46.Kg3 Re2 47.Kxh3 Rxe3+ 48.Kg2 Nc6! 49.Rxa6 Kd7-+ 50.Kf2 Rd3 51.Bc5

[ 51.Rb6 Nxb4 52.Rxb4 Rxc3 53.Rb5 Kc6 54.Rc5+ Kd6 55.Rc8 Rd3 ]

51...Rxc3 52.Rb6 [ 52.Ke2 Rd3 ]

52...Rb3 53.Ra6 Rd30-1

E60Kharitonov,A 2540Fedorov,A 2600

Sochi 1997[Kharitonov,A]

70/514 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.g3 0-0

[ 4...c5 - 70/(514) ] 5.Bg2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.d5 Na5 8.Nfd2 d6 9.a3 Nd7

[ 9...Qc7 10.Qc2 b6 11.b4 Nb7 12.Bb2² ] 10.Ra2 Ne5 11.b3N

[ 11.Qc2 - 21/541 ] 11...Rb8 12.a4 a6 13.Na3 e6

[ 13...f5!? Fedorov,A ] [ 13...Bd7 14.h3 /\ f4 ]

14.Bb2 exd5 15.cxd5² f5 [ 15...b5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Qa1!±/\ 18.f4, 18.Nc2 ><Na5 ]

16.f4 Ng4 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qa1+ Kg8 [ 18...Qf6 19.Nac4! Nxc4 20.Nxc4 Rd8 21.a5± /\ Rb1, b4 ><d6 ]

19.Bf3 Ne3 20.Rb1 Bd7 21.Qc3 Re8 22.Nc2!± Nxc2 23.Rxc2 /\ e4 ><Na5 b5 24.axb5 Rxb5

[ 24...axb5 25.Ra2 Nb7 ( 25...b4 26.Qa1 Nb7 27.e4± ) 26.e4± ]

25.e4 Qb8 [ 25...Qb6 26.Kg2 /\ e5 ]

26.Ra2! c4 [ 26...Qb6 27.Kg2 ]

27.b4 Nb3 28.Nxc4 [ 28.Nxb3? Rxb4 ]

28...fxe4 29.Be2!+- Nc5 [ 29...Rxb4 30.Ra3 Nd4 ( 30...Ba4 31.Rxa4 Rxa4 32.Rxb3 ) 31.Qxb4 Nxe2+ 32.Kf2 ]

30.Nxd6! Nd3 [ 30...Qxd6 31.Bxb5 ]

31.Bxd3 Qxd6 32.Bxb5 Bxb5 33.Qc5 Qd7 34.Re1 Rc8 35.Qd4 Bd3

[ 35...Rc4 36.Qe5 ] 36.Rd2 Qb5 37.d6 Rc4 38.Rxd3! exd3

[ 38...Rxd4 39.Rxd4 Qb6 40.Rexe4 ] 39.Re8+ Qxe8

[ 39...Kf7 40.Re7+ ] 40.Qxc4+ Kf8 41.Qxd3 Qe1+ 42.Kg2 Ke8 43.Qxa6 Qe4+ 44.Kf2 Qd4+ 45.Kf3 Qd5+ 46.Ke3 Qb3+

[ 46...Qb3+ 47.Qd3 ]1-0

E61Gulko,B 2580Zamora,J 2370

USA (ch) 1997[Gulko,B]

70/515 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 0-0 6.Nf3 d6 7.e3 c5 8.d5 e6 9.Nd2 a6 10.a4 Qb6N

[ 10...exd5 11.cxd5 - 44/(78), A 61 ] 11.Ra3 e5 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.0-0 Nh7 14.f4!?

[ 14.e4!? f5 15.exf5 gxf5 16.a5 Qc7 17.f3² ]

14...f5 15.Qc2 [ 15.a5!? Qc7 16.Qb1² ]

15...Re8 [ 15...e4 16.a5 Qc7 17.g4!?² ] [ 15...g5!? 16.fxg5 ( 16.Bg3 gxf4 17.exf4 e4 18.Nd1÷ ) 16...hxg5 17.Bg3÷ ]

16.Bd1 Ndf6 17.a5 Qd8!

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[ 17...Qc7?! 18.fxe5 Rxe5 19.Bg3! Re8 ( 19...Rxe3 20.Nb5 ) 20.Na4² ]

18.Qb1 Qe7? [ 18...Bd7 19.b4÷ ] [ 18...g5÷ ]

19.Na4± g5 20.fxg5 hxg5 21.Bf2?! [ 21.Be1! f4 22.Nb6 Rb8 23.Ba4 Rf8 24.Nxc8 Rbxc8 25.Bc2+- ]

21...e4! 22.Nb6 Rb8 23.Bg3 f4™ 24.exf4 gxf4

[ 24...e3!? 25.Nxc8 Rbxc8 26.fxg5 Nxg5 27.Nf3 Nxf3+ 28.Bxf3 Ne4 29.Bg4!+- ]

25.Nxc8 Rexc8 26.Bxf4 b5 27.Re1“ [ 27.Rg3 Kh8 28.Rh3+- ]

27...bxc4 28.Nxc4 Rd8 29.Rg3 Kh8 30.Rh3 Rb4 31.b3 Qf7 32.Bxd6?

[ 32.Bc2+- ] 32...Qxd5?

[ 32...Rxc4 33.bxc4 Rxd6 34.Bc2 Kg8 ( 34...Ng4 35.Rxe4+- ) 35.Rg3 Nh5 36.Qb8+ Qf8 37.Qxf8+ Kxf8 38.Rh3± ]

33.Be7 Qd4+ 34.Kh1 Re8 35.Bxf6 Bxf6 36.Bh5 Re7 37.Bg6 Qf2 38.Bxe4 Kg7 39.Rxh7+1-0

E61Gurevich,M 2620Fedorov,A 2600

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/516 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Bg5 d6 5.e3 0-0 6.Be2 c5 7.Nf3 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nh5 10.dxc5 Nxg3 11.hxg3 dxc5 12.Qc2 e6 13.g4

[ 13.Rd1 - 29/591 ] 13...Nc6 14.a3 a6!?N

[ 14...f5 15.gxf5 exf5 16.Nd5 Ne7 17.0-0-0 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Qe7 19.Bd3 Be6 20.Rxf5!? Bxf5 21.Bxf5ƒ ]

15.Nd2!? /\ 0-0-0, g3, f4|^>> Rb8 16.g3 b5! 17.Nce4!?

[ 17.cxb5?! axb5 18.Nxb5 Qa5 19.Qxc5 Ba6ƒ ] [ 17.f4 b4 18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Qb1 f5!„ ]

17...b4! [ 17...bxc4?! 18.Nxc4 Na5? 19.Rd1 Qc7 20.Nf6+! Bxf6 21.Rxh6 Rd8 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Rxf6 Rxd1+ 24.Bxd1 Nxc4 25.Qh8+ Ke7 26.Rxf7+ Kxf7 27.Qh7++- ]

18.a4 b3! 19.Nxb3 Nb4 20.Qb1 Bb7! [ 20...Nd3+ 21.Qxd3 Qxd3 22.Bxd3 Rxb3 23.Nxc5 Rxb2 24.0-0² ]

21.0-0 [ 21.Nbxc5 Ba8!? 22.0-0 Qc8 23.Nb3 f5‚ ]

21...Bxe4 [ 21...Ba8!? 22.Nexc5 Qc8ƒ 23.Rd1 Qc6 24.f3 f5‚ ]

22.Qxe4 Qc7 23.Rad1 Bxb2= 24.Bd3 [ 24.f4 Rfd8÷ ]

24...Nxd3 25.Rxd3 Rfd8 26.Rfd1 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 Kf8 28.Nd2 /\ Rb3 Bc1 29.Nb3 Bb2 30.Nd2 Bc1 31.Nb3½-½

E62Nogueiras,J 2545Martin del Campo,R 2465

Santa Clara 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/517 1.Nf3 [ 1.d4 - 70/(517) ]

1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 c6 7.d4 Qb6

[ 7...Na6 - 70/(517) ] [ 7...Qa5 - 70/(517) ]

8.Qc2 Re8 [ 8...Qa6 9.b3 b5 10.cxb5 cxb5 11.Qd3 b4 12.Ne1± ] [ 8...Bf5 9.e4 Nxe4 10.g4 Ng3 ( 10...Nxc3 11.gxf5+- ) 11.gxf5 Nxf1 12.Bxf1± ∆Bxd4? 13.Na4 ]

9.e4 e5 10.Rd1 exd4N [ 10...Nbd7 - 9/571, E 68 ]

11.Nxd4 Qc5!? 12.Nb3! Qxc4 13.Rxd6 Qb4 14.Bf4 Be6 15.Rad1 /\ Rd8, Bd6 Nh5

[ ¹15...Na6 ] 16.Rd8 Na6 17.Rxa8 Rxa8 18.Bd6 Qb6 19.Na4 Bxb3

[ 19...Qb5 20.Nbc5 /\ Bf1 ( 20.Nd4!?± ) A) 20...Nb4 21.Qd2! Nxa2 ( 21...Bxa2 22.b3! Bxb3 23.Nxb3 Qxa4 24.Qxb4+- ) 22.Bf1 Qb4 ( 22...Bc4 23.Bxc4 Qxc4 24.b3+- ) 23.Nxe6 Qxd2 24.Rxd2 fxe6 25.Bc4+- ; B) 20...Nxc5 21.Nxc5 Qxb2 ( 21...Qc4 22.Qxc4 Bxc4 23.b3 ) 22.Qxb2 Bxb2 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Rb1 /\ Rb7, e5+/- ]

20.axb3 Qa5

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[ 20...Qd8 21.e5± ] 21.Bf1! Re8 22.Bc4 /\ 23.b4! Nb4 24.Qb3+- b5 23.Bf1!“ bxa4 24.Qxc6 Rd8 25.Be7 Nb8?

[ 25...Rb8± ] 26.Qxa4!1-0

E63Soppe,G 2440Zapata,A 2505

Paulinia 1997[Soppe,G; de Toledo,J]

70/518 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.Re1 Rb8

[ 8...Re8!?N - 70/(518) ] 9.Rb1 Bd7

[ 9...Bf5!? 10.e4 Bg4 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Qd3² ] [ 9...b5 - 69/504 ]

10.b4N [ 10.e4!? ]

10...e5 11.d5 Ne7 [ 11...Nd4 12.Nd2 Bf5 13.Rb2!± ]

12.e4 Ne8 13.c5² Kh8 [ 13...f5 14.Ng5 h6 15.c6!± ]

14.Ba3 [ 14.Nd2 f5 15.Nc4 ]

14...f5 [ 14...Bb5 15.Bb2! f5 16.a4 ]

15.b5! [ 15.Nd2 ]

15...axb5 [ 15...fxe4 16.Ng5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qxg5 18.Nxe4 Qf5 19.bxa6 Bc6 20.Qxc6!! bxc6 21.Rxb8 d5 22.a7 dxe4 23.Rf1 e3 24.fxe3 Qd3 25.Bc1!+- ]

16.Nxb5 fxe4 17.Ng5 [ 17.cxd6? Nxd6 18.Nxd6 exf3 19.Nxb7 Rxb7 20.Rxb7 fxg2 21.Kxg2 Nxd5! 22.Bxf8 Bxf8∓ ]

17...Nxd5 18.Nxe4 Ra8!? [ 18...Bxb5 19.Rxb5 c6 20.Rb3 dxc5 21.Nxc5± ]

19.cxd6 c6 20.Rb3! Ra4 [ 20...cxb5 21.Qxd5 Bc6 22.Qd2± ]

21.Nc5 [ 21.Nc7?! Rd4 22.Qc1! b5÷ ]

21...cxb5 22.Qxd5 Rd4

[ 22...Bc6!? A) 23.Qe6 Qa5! 24.Rxe5!÷ ( 24.Ree3 Qd2 ); B) 23.Qd2! Rd4 24.Qe3÷ ( 24.Rd3 Qxd6 )]

23.Qxb7 Bc8 24.Qxb5 Nxd6 25.Qe2 Qa5! 26.Rf1! Qa7

[ 26...Rd2? 27.Qe1 ] 27.Nb7!! Bxb7

[ 27...Bg4 28.Qe1 Rd1 29.Qe3+- ] 28.Rxb7?

[ 28.Bxd6! Rxd6 ( 28...Bxg2 29.Bxf8 Bxf1 30.Bxg7++- ) 29.Rxb7 Qa5 30.Rb2 Rfd8 31.Rfb1± ]

28...Qxa3 [ 28...Nxb7 29.Bxf8 Bxf8 30.Qxe5+ Kg8 31.Bxb7+- ]

29.Rxg7 Qc5! 30.Rd7 Nb5! 31.Rb7 Nd6 [ 31...Nc3? 32.Qe3+- ]

32.Rb3 [ 32.Rb2 ]

32...Rc4 33.Qe3 Nf5! 34.Qxc5 Rxc5 35.a4 Rf6 36.Rb2 Nd4 37.Ra2“ Ra5²½-½

E63Huebner,R 2580Polgar,J 2670

Dortmund 1997[Huebner,R]

70/519 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3 Rb8 8.h3 a6 9.e4 Nd7 10.Be3 Na5

[ 10...e5 11.Nd5!? ( 11.d5 Ne7 12.Qd2 Kh8 13.Ne1² )]

11.b3 [ 11.Nd2 b5 12.cxb5 axb5 13.b4? Nc6><b4, d4 ]

11...b5 [ 11...c5 12.Qd2² ]

12.cxb5 axb5 13.Rc1?! [ 13.Qd2!?

A) 13...c6 14.Rfd1² ( 14.Bh6- 43/(724) );

B) 13...b4 14.Nd5 ( 14.Na4 Ba6 15.Rfd1 c5 /\ c4 ) 14...c5 15.Bh6 ( 15.dxc5 Bxa1 16.Rxa1 Nxc5 17.Bh6 Re8÷ ; 15.Rac1 e6 16.dxc5 exd5 17.c6 Nxc6 18.Rxc6 dxe4÷ ; 15.Bg5 Nc6÷ ) 15...e6 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nf4 ( 17.Ne3

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Bb7 ) 17...Bb7 18.Rad1² ] 13...b4

[ 13...c6 14.Qd2 b4 15.Ne2 Ba6 16.Rfd1² ]

14.Nd5N [ 14.Na4 ]

14...c6 15.Nf4 Ba6 16.Re1 Bb5?! [ 16...e5

A) 17.Nd3 exd4 18.Bxd4 ( 18.Nxd4 c5/\ Nc6=/+ ) 18...Bxd4 19.Nxd4 c5/\ Nc6=/+ ;

B) 17.Ne2 exd4 18.Bxd4 Bh6÷ ; C) 17.dxe5 Nxe5 ( 17...dxe5 18.Nd3± ) 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 ( 18...dxe5 19.Ne2 Qxd1 20.Rcxd1 Nb7 21.Nc1² ) 19.h4 ( 19.Nd3 Bc3 20.Bd2 Bxd2 21.Qxd2 c5 22.Rcd1 Nc6 23.e5 Nd4 24.exd6 Bxd3 25.Qxd3 Qxd6³ ; 19.Bd4 Qf6÷ ) 19...c5 20.Nd5² ]

17.Nd3 /\ Nb4 c5? [ 17...Nf6? 18.Nh2± ] [ 17...Bxd3? 18.Qxd3 e5 19.Red1± ] [ 17...Ba6 ∆18.Qd2 Qb6² ]

18.dxc5 Bc3™ [ 18...Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Bc3 ( 19...Nxc5 20.Bxc5 dxc5 21.Qxd8 Rfxd8 22.Rxc5 Nb7 23.Rc7+- ) 20.Rxc3 bxc3 21.Qxc3+- ]

19.Bd2 [ 19.Rxc3?! bxc3 20.Bh6 Re8³ ] [ 19.cxd6!? Bxd3 ( 19...Bxe1 20.Ndxe1± ) 20.Qxd3 Bxe1 21.Rxe1 exd6 22.Qxd6± ]

19...Bxd2 [ 19...Bxd3 20.Bxc3 Nxc5 21.Bd4 Bxe4 22.Bxc5 Bxf3 23.Qxf3 dxc5 24.Rxc5± ]

20.Qxd2 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Nxc5 22.Qe3±><Na5 Ne6™

[ 22...Nc6 23.e5+- ] [ 22...f6 23.e5+- ] [ 22...e5 23.Nxe5 Ncxb3 24.Nxf7 Rxf7 25.axb3 Qb6 26.e5+- ]

23.Qh6? [ 23.e5 ]

23...Nb7? [ 23...Rb5 /\ Rh5 24.e5 dxe5 25.Nxe5 ( 25.Re4? f6 ) 25...Qd6 ( 25...Qd4 26.Re4 Qb2 27.Rh4 Ng5 28.Qxg5 Qxe5 29.Qxe5 Rxe5 30.Rxb4+- ) 26.Qe3² ]

24.h4? [ 24.e5 /\ 25.Rc4, 25.Re4 d5™ ( 24...dxe5 25.Rxe5 /\ Re6+- )

A) 25.Rc6 Qe8™ 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Ng5 Rf7 28.Nxf7 ( 28.Nxe6 Qc6 29.Ng5 Rg7 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.e6 Qc2÷ ) 28...Qxf7

29.Rc1 /\ 30.Qe3, 30.Qd2+/- ; B) 25.Red1 Qa5 26.Rxd5 ( 26.Rd4 Rfc8÷ ) 26...Qxa2 27.Rd4 /\ 28.Rh4, 28.Rb4+/- ]

24...Qa5 25.Bh3 Nbd8 [ 25...Qxa2? 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Ng5 Qxf2+ 28.Kh1 Rf7 29.Rf1+- ] [ 25...Nbc5? 26.Re2 /\ Rc5+- ( 26.Rxc5? Qxc5 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.Ng5 Qxf2+-+ )] [ 25...Qh5 26.Qxh5 gxh5 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.Nd4 Nc5 29.Re2 /\ Rc4+/- ]

26.Re2 [ 26.e5

A) 26...Qxa2 27.exd6 exd6 28.Bxe6 fxe6∓ ( 28...Nxe6 29.Rxe6 fxe6 30.Rc7 Rf7 31.Rxf7 Kxf7 32.Qxh7+ Kf6 33.Ng5 Qxb3÷ ); B) 26...d5 27.Bxe6 Nxe6 28.Rc6 Qxa2 29.Rf1 Qxb3 30.Kg2 Qxf3+ 31.Kxf3 Nd4+∓ ]

[ 26.Qd2!? /\ Rc4 ] 26...Rb5 27.Rc4 Rc5 ><b4 28.Rxc5 Qxc5 29.Kg2 Qc3 30.h5 Qf6

[ 30...Qg7 31.Qd2 Nc6 32.hxg6 hxg6 33.Bxe6 fxe6 34.Re3² ]

31.e5 [ 31.Qc1!? ∆Nd4 32.Nxd4 Qxd4 33.Qc7 ]

31...dxe5 32.Rxe5?! [ 32.Nxe5

A) 32...Qg5? 33.Qxg5 Nxg5 34.Nd7 Re8 35.Nf6++- ; B) 32...Qg7? 33.Qxg7+ Kxg7 34.Re4+- ; C) 32...Nd4 33.Re4 ( 33.Qxf8+ Kxf8 34.Nd7+ Kg7 35.Nxf6 Nxe2 36.Nd5 Nc6 37.Bd7 e6 38.Bxc6 exd5 39.Bxd5 Nc3 40.Bc4 Nxa2= ) 33...Qd6 ( 33...N8e6 34.hxg6 fxg6 35.Bxe6+ Nxe6 36.Qe3± ) 34.hxg6 fxg6 ( 34...hxg6 35.Rh4+- ) 35.Qe3± ; D) 32...Nc5 33.Qe3² ]

32...Nc6 33.hxg6 hxg6 34.Re4 Ncd4 [ 34...Ned4? 35.Rf4 ]

35.Ng1 [ 35.Nxd4 Nxd4 36.Qe3 Nc6 37.Bd7 Rd8= ] [ 35.Ne1!? ]

35...Rd8?! [ 35...Ra8 36.Bxe6 Nxe6 37.Rxb4 Nd4 38.Rc4 e5 39.Qd2 Qa6= ]

36.Bxe6 Nxe6 37.Nf3?! [ 37.Qe3= ] [ 37.Rxb4 Ng5 ( 37...Nd4 38.Rc4 Nf5

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39.Qc1± ) 38.Rf4 Qc6+ 39.Kh2 Rd5 40.Rc4± ]

37...Rd3 38.Ne5 [ 38.Re3 Rc3 39.Rxc3 bxc3ƒ ] [ 38.Ng1!? ]

38...Qf5 [ 38...Rd5? 39.Ng4 Qf5 40.Qe3± ] [ 38...Ng5?

A) 39.Re2? Rd5 40.f4 Rxe5 41.Rxe5 Qc6+ 42.Kf2 Qf3+ 43.Ke1 Ne4 44.Qh2 ( 44.Rxe4 Qxe4+ 45.Kd2 Qb1-+ ) 44...Qc3+ 45.Kf1 Nd2+ 46.Kf2 Nf3-+ ; B) 39.Nxd3 Qf3+ 40.Kh2 Nxe4 41.Qe3± ]

[ 38...Rc3 39.Qh4= ( 39.Qd2= )] 39.Re1 Rd5?!

[ 39...Rc3∓ ] 40.Nc6

[ 40.Nf3 Rd3 41.Re3 Rc3ƒ ] 40...Rd7 41.Re5

[ 41.Nxb4 Ng5 /\ Rd2 42.Nc6 Qd5+ 43.Kf1 Qb5+-+ ]

41...Qf6 [ 41...Qc2 42.Nxb4 Qc3 43.Rxe6 ]

42.Qe3 [ 42.Rb5 Nf4+ 43.Kh2 Ne6= ><f2 ]

42...Rd1 [ 42...Nf4+ 43.Qxf4 Qxc6+ 44.Qe4= ]

43.Re4 g5 [ 43...Qa1 44.Rxe6 Rg1+ 45.Kh2 Rh1+ 46.Kg2 Rg1+ ( 46...Rh5? 47.Qe1 ) 47.Kh2= ] [ 43...Nf4+= ]

44.Rxb4 Qh6™ [ 44...Nf4+? 45.gxf4 Qxc6+ 46.Qe4 ( 46.Qf3? Rg1+ ) 46...Qh6 47.Rb8+ Kg7 48.Qe5++- ]

45.Rh4™ [ 45.Nxe7+ Kf8 46.Rh4 Qf6∓ ]

45...Qf6™ [ 45...Nf4+ 46.Qxf4 Qxc6+ 47.Qe4+- ]

46.Rb4 [ 46.Rh3 g4™ ( 46...Qa1 47.Qf3+- ; 46...Rd6 47.Rh6 Qxh6 48.Nxe7+ /\ Nf5+- ; 46...Nf4+ 47.gxf4 Qxc6+ 48.Qf3+- ; 46...Kf8 47.Ne5+- ) 47.Rh6 ( 47.Rh4? Nf4+-+ ) 47...Qa1 48.Qe4 Ng5 49.Nxe7+ Kf8 50.Qa8+ Kxe7 51.Qa7+ Kf8 52.Qc5+ Kg7 53.Qxg5+ Kf8 54.Qc5+ Kg7= ]

46...Qh6 47.Rh4 Qf6 48.Rb4½-½

E66Illescas Cordoba,M 2585Tkachiev,V 2615

Espana 1997[Illescas Cordoba,M]

70/520 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.b3

[ 11.Qc2 - 70/(520) ] 11...b5 12.Qc2 e6 13.Bb2 Re8 14.e3!N

[ 14.dxe6 - 2/618 ] [ 14.e4 - 2/619 ]

14...h5?! [ 14...e5 ]

15.dxe6! Bxe6 16.Nd5 Bf5 [ 16...bxc4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.bxc4± ]

17.e4 Be6 18.Qc3 Bxd5 19.cxd5 h4 20.Rfe1 hxg3 21.hxg3 Nh5 22.Qc2 Bxb2 23.Qxb2 Qf6 24.Qxf6

[ 24.Qa3 Nb7 25.Qxa6 Nxg3 ] 24...Nxf6 25.Rbc1

[ 25.f4 Nb7 26.Bf3 Re7 27.Kf2 Rbe8² ] [ 25.f3± /\ Bf1, Kf2 ]

25...Rb7 26.f3 Rbe7 27.Kf2 Nb7 28.Bf1 Rb8 29.Rb1 Na5 30.Rec1

[ 30.a4!? ] 30...g5 /\ g4 31.b4?!

[ 31.g4± /\ Be2, Nf1-g3-f5 ><Na5 ] [ 31.Bd3 ∆g4 32.f4± ]

31...Nb7 32.bxc5?“ [ 32.a4 g4 ( 32...cxb4 33.Rxb4 Nc5 34.axb5 axb5 35.g4± ) 33.axb5 axb5 34.Bxb5 gxf3 35.Bc6! ( 35.Kxf3 cxb4/\ Nc5<=> ) 35...Nd8 36.bxc5 Rxb1

37.Rxb1 Nxc6 38.dxc6 Ng4+ 39.Kxf3 Ne5+ 40.Kf4 dxc5 41.Rb6± ] [ 32.g4! cxb4 33.Rc6ƒ ]

32...Nxc5„ [ 32...dxc5? 33.a4± ]

33.Nc4?! [ 33.g4 Nfd7 34.Be2 Ne5 35.Ke3² ]

33...Nb7! [ 33...Rd8 34.Na5!? ( 34.Nxd6 Rxd6 35.Rxc5 Rxe4 36.Rc6 Ree6! 37.Rxa6 Rxa6 38.dxe6 Rxa2+ 39.Ke1 fxe6 40.Rxb5= ) 34...Rc8 35.Nc6 Rec7 36.g4² ]

34.Ne3 [ 34.Nd2 g4 35.Rc6 gxf3 36.Kxf3 Nc5³ ]

34...g4!„ 35.Nf5 Re5! 36.Rc7 [ 36.Bxb5 axb5 37.Rxb5 gxf3 38.Nxd6 Nxd6 39.Rxb8+ Kg7³ ]

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A) 37.Rc6 A1) 37...gxf3 38.Kxf3 Nf6 39.Rxa6 Nc5 ( 39...Nxe4 40.Rxb5 Nd2+ 41.Kg2 Nxf1 42.Rxe5 dxe5 43.Kxf1 Nc5= ) 40.Rc6 Nfxe4 41.Nxd6! Re6 42.Rxb5 ( 42.Rc1= ) 42...Rxb5 43.Rc8+ Kg7 44.Nxb5 Rf6+ 45.Kg2 Rf2+ 46.Kg1 Rxa2 47.Bg2= ; A2) 37...Nf6!?

A2a) 38.Nxd6 Re6 ( 38...gxf3!? ) 39.e5! gxf3 40.Bh3! ( 40.exf6 Nxd6 41.Kxf3 Rxf6+ 42.Kg2 Ne4 43.Rxf6 Nxf6 44.a4 Nd5 45.axb5 Ne3+∓ ) 40...Ne4+ 41.Ke3 Rxe5 42.Nxe4 Rbe8 43.Kxf3 Rxe4 44.Rxa6 Re3+ 45.Kg2 Nc5³ ; A2b) 38.Rb6! gxf3 39.Nxd6 Re6 40.Rxb7 Rxb7 41.Nxb7 Nxe4+ 42.Kg1 Rg6 43.Kh2 Rh6+ 44.Kg1 Rg6= ;

B) 37.Nh6+ Kg7 38.exd5 Kxh6 39.a4 Rxd5 ( 39...Nc5 40.axb5 axb5 41.Rxb5 Ra8 42.Rxf7 Ra2+ 43.Kg1 gxf3 44.Rxf3 Rxd5= ) 40.axb5 axb5 41.Rxf7= ]

37.Nh6+!± Kg7™ 38.Nxf7 [ 38.Rxf7+? Kxh6 ( 38...Kg6 39.Rxf6+ Kxf6 40.Ng4+ Kg5 41.Nxe5 dxe5 42.Rc1 Nd6„ ) 39.Rxf6+ Kg5 40.Rf4 Rc8© ]

38...Nxe4+ [ 38...Ne8 39.Rd7 Kf6 ( 39...Nc5 40.Nxe5+ Nxd7 41.Nxd7 Rb7 42.Bh3 ) 40.Nxe5 Kxe5 41.Bxb5+- ] [ ¹38...Ng4+

A) 39.Kg1 A1) 39...f2+? 40.Kg2 Ne3+ 41.Kf3 Rf8 ( 41...Nxd5 42.Rxb7 Rxb7 43.Nxe5 Nc3 44.Rb3 ) 42.Rxb7 Nxf1 ( 42...Nc4 43.Bxc4 bxc4 44.Rf1 ; 42...Nc2 43.Rc1 Nd4+ 44.Ke3 Nf5+ 45.Kd2 ) 43.Rxf1 Rxf7+ 44.Rxf7+ Kxf7 45.Rxf2 Re8 46.Rc2 Kf6 47.Kf4+- ; A2) 39...Kf6! 40.Nxe5 Nxe5„ ;

B) 39.Kxf3! Rf8 40.Rxb7 Nh6 41.Bh3 Rxf7+ 42.Rxf7+ Nxf7 43.Kf4± ]

39.Ke3!+- [ 39.Kxf3?? Rf8 ] [ 39.Ke1?? f2+ ] [ 39.Kg1? Kf6 ( 39...f2+? 40.Kg2 Kf6 41.Nxe5 Kxe5 42.Re7+ Kf5 43.Bd3 Nbc5 44.Bxe4+ Nxe4 45.g4+ Kf4 46.Rb4+- )

40.Nxe5 dxe5„ ] 39...Rxd5

[ 39...Kf6 40.Nxe5 Kxe5 41.Re7+ ] [ 39...Rc8 40.Rxb7 Nc5+ ( 40...Rc3+ 41.Kd4 ) 41.Nxe5+ Nxb7 42.Nxf3 ]

40.Nxd6+ Kf8 41.Nxe4 Nd6 42.Nxd6 Rxd6 43.Kxf31-0

E67Khalifman,A 2655Sutovsky,E 2590

Jerusalem 1997[Khalifman,A; Nesis,G]

70/521 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.h3 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nb6 10.b3 c5 11.Nc2 Be6 12.e4!N

[ 12.Bb2 - 56/(650) ] [ 12.a4 d5! 13.a5 dxc4 14.axb6 cxb3÷ ] [ 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6© ]

12...Qd7 [ 12...Nfd7 13.Bd2 ( 13.Bb2? Bxc4! 14.bxc4 Nxc4∓ ) 13...Ne5 14.f4 Nc6 15.Rc1² ]

13.Kh2 [ 13.h4 Bh3 14.Bd2 Rfe8÷ ]

13...Ng4+ 14.hxg4 Bxc3 15.Bh6 [ 15.g5 Bxa1 16.Nxa1 Qe7÷ ]

15...Bxg4 [ 15...Bxa1 16.Qxa1 f6 17.Bxf8 Rxf8 18.f3 f5 ( 18...Qg7 19.Rd1± ) 19.gxf5 gxf5 20.Ne3! ( 20.exf5 Rxf5 21.Ne3 Rh5+ 22.Kg1 d5÷ ) 20...fxe4 21.f4© |^ ]

16.f3 Be6 17.Bxf8 Bxa1 [ 17...Rxf8 18.Rc1 Bb2 ( 18...f5 19.Ne3± ) 19.Rb1 Bg7 20.Ne3± ]

18.Bxd6 Rd8 [ 18...Bd4? 19.e5+- ]

19.Qxa1 Qxd6 20.Ne3² [ 20.Qf6? Bc8∓ ] [ 20.f4?! Qd2÷ 21.f5? Bxc4! 22.bxc4 Qxc2∓ ]

20...Qd4 21.Qc1! [ 21.Nd5 Qxa1 22.Rxa1 f5÷ ]

21...Qd2 [ 21...Nd7 22.Rd1 Qf6 23.f4± ]

22.Nd5 Qxc1 23.Rxc1 f5?! [ 23...Nc8 24.f4 Kg7 25.Kg1 f6 26.Kf2² ]

24.exf5!±

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[ 24.f4 Bxd5! 25.cxd5 ( 25.exd5 Nc8= ) 25...fxe4 26.Bxe4 Nd7= ]

24...Nxd5?! [ 24...Bxf5 25.Ne7+ Kf7 26.Nxf5 gxf5 27.f4 ( 27.Rc2 f4! 28.gxf4 Nd7² ) 27...Rd2 28.Re1± ] [ 24...Bxd5 25.cxd5 gxf5 ( 25...Nxd5 26.Rd1 Rd7 27.fxg6 Nf6 28.Rxd7 Nxd7 29.gxh7+ Kxh7 30.f4+- ; 25...Rxd5 26.fxg6 hxg6 27.f4± ) 26.f4 Nd7 27.Bh3± ] [ 24...gxf5 25.f4 Kf7 26.Nxb6 axb6 27.Rc2 Rd7 28.Bf3± ]

25.fxe6! [ 25.cxd5 Bxf5 26.g4 Bd3 27.Rxc5 b6 28.Rc7 Rxd5 29.Rxa7 g5± ]

25...Ne3 [ 25...Nf6 26.Re1 Rd2 27.f4 Kf8 28.Kh3 Ke7 29.Bxb7+- ] [ 25...Ne7 26.Rc2 Kg7 27.f4 b6 28.Re2± ]

26.Re1! [ 26.Bh3 Kf8 27.Re1 Rd3² ]

26...Nxg2 27.Kxg2 Re8 [ 27...Kg7 28.Re5 Kf6 ( 28...b6 29.Rd5+- ) 29.Rxc5 Rd2+ 30.Kh3 Kxe6 31.Rc7+- ] [ 27...Rd2+ 28.Kh3 Kf8 29.f4 h5 ( 29...Rxa2 30.g4+- ) 30.Kh4 Ke7 ( 30...Rxa2 31.Kg5+- ; 30...Rg2 31.e7+ Ke8 32.Re3+- ) 31.Kg5 Rg2 32.Kxg6 h4 33.f5 Rxg3+ 34.Kh5 Rf3 35.Kg4 Rf2 36.Re5+- ]

28.Re5 [ 28.Rd1 Kf8! ( 28...Rxe6 29.Rd7 Re2+ 30.Kh3 Rxa2 31.Rxb7± ) 29.Rd6 Re7 30.f4 Rc7!= ] [ 28.g4!? ]

28...b6 29.g4! [ 29.f4 Kg7 30.g4 Kf6 31.g5+ Ke7 32.Kf3 Kd6= ]

29...Kg7 [ 29...Kf8 30.f4+- ]

30.g5 h6?! [ 30...Kf8 31.Kg3 Ke7

A) 32.Re1!? A1) 32...a6 33.Rd1 b5 ( 33...Kxe6 34.Re1+ Kd7 35.Rxe8 Kxe8 36.Kf4+- ) 34.Rd7+ Kxe6 35.Rxh7 bxc4 36.bxc4 Kf5 37.Rc7 ( 37.Kh4 Rf8 ) 37...Kxg5 38.Rxc5+ Kh6 39.Rc6+- ; A2) 32...Rd8 33.Kf4 Rd2 ( 33...Rd4+ 34.Ke5 Rd2 35.Rh1 Re2+ 36.Kf4 Kxe6 37.Rxh7 Rxa2 38.Rg7+- )

34.Rh1 Kxe6 35.Rxh7 Rd4+ 36.Kg3 ( 36.Ke3 Kf5 37.Rxa7 Kxg5 ) 36...Kf5 37.Rxa7 Kxg5 38.Ra6 Rd6 39.a4 Rf6 40.a5 bxa5 41.Rxa5 Rf5 42.Ra6 Kh6± ;

B) 32.Kf4 B1) 32...Kd6 33.e7! Rxe7 34.Rxe7 Kxe7 35.Ke5+- ; B2) 32...Rd8

B2a) 33.Rd5 Rf8+ ( 33...Rd6 34.Rxd6 Kxd6 35.e7 Kxe7 36.Ke5+- ) 34.Ke5 Rf5+ 35.Ke4 Kxe6 36.Rxf5 gxf5+ 37.Kf4 a6 38.a3 b5 39.cxb5 axb5 40.Ke3 Kd6 41.Kd3 Kc6= ; B2b) 33.Re2! a6 34.Rh2 Kxe6 35.Rxh7 b5 36.Kg4 bxc4 37.bxc4 Rd4+ 38.f4 Rd1 ( 38...Rxc4 39.Rg7 Rc1 40.Rxg6+ Kd5 41.Rxa6 c4 42.Kf5 c3 43.Ra8+- ) 39.Rg7 Rg1+ 40.Kf3 Rf1+ 41.Kg3 Kf5 42.Rf7+ Ke4 43.Re7+ Kd4 44.Re6+- ;

B3) 32...Rf8+ B3a) 33.Ke4 h5 34.gxh6 Rh8 35.Kd5 Rxh6 36.Rg5 ( 36.Kc6 Rh2 37.a4 Rh3÷ ) 36...Kf6 37.Rg4 Ke7÷ ; B3b) 33.Kg4! Rd8 ( 33...Re8 34.Re1+- ) 34.Re1 ( 34.Rd5? Rd6!= ) 34...a6 35.f4 ( 35.Rh1 Rh8 ) 35...Rh8 36.a4! ( 36.f5 gxf5+ 37.Kxf5 Rf8+ 38.Kg4 Rf2÷ ) 36...Rd8 37.Rh1 Kxe6 38.Rxh7 Rd1 39.Rg7+- ]

31.gxh6+! [ 31.f4 hxg5 32.fxg5 Kf8 33.Kf3 Ke7 34.Ke4 Rh8 ]

31...Kxh6 32.e7 Kg7 [ 32...g5 33.Kg3 Kg6 34.Kg4 Kf6 35.Re4 Kg6 36.Re6+ Kf7 37.Kf5+- ]

33.Kg3 Kf7 34.Kf4 Rh8 [ 34...Rxe7 35.Rxe7+ Kxe7 36.Ke5+- ]

35.e8Q+ Rxe8 36.Rxe8 Kxe8 37.Ke5 Ke7 [ 37...Kf7 38.a4+- ]

38.a3 Kf7 [ 38...a6 39.a4 a5 40.Kd5 Kd7 41.f4 Ke7 42.Kc6 Kf6 43.Kxb6 Kf5 44.Kxc5 Kxf4 45.Kd5 g5 46.c5 g4 47.c6 g3 48.c7 g2 49.c8Q g1Q 50.Qf8++- ]

39.a4 Ke7 40.a5 [ 40.a5 Kf7 41.Kd6 g5 42.axb6 axb6 43.Kc6 Ke6 44.Kxb6 Ke5 45.Kxc5 Kf4 46.Kd5 Kxf3 47.c5 g4 48.c6 g3 49.c7 g2 50.c8Q g1Q 51.Qf5+ Ke2 52.Qe4+ Kd2

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E68Itkis,B 2495Golubev,M 2520

Noyabrsk/Alushta 1997[Golubev,M]

70/522 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.c4 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.h3 a6 11.Be3 Rb8 12.a4 Nc5 13.Qc2 a5 14.Rfe1

[ 14.Rad1 - 68/(500) ] 14...Nfd7

[ 14...c6!? ∆15.Nb3 Nfd7 ] 15.Rad1

[ 15.Ndb5 Ne5!? ( 15...b6 )] 15...c6

[ 15...Ne5?! 16.b3 c6? 17.Nxc6! ] 16.Nb3N

[ 16.Nde2÷ ] 16...Qb6!

[ 16...Nxb3 17.Qxb3ƒ Qc7 18.f4!/\ 18...f5? 19.c5+- ( 18.Qc2!? ∆Nc5 19.f4 )]

[ 16...Qe7 17.Nxc5ƒ ] [ 16...Qc7 17.Nxc5ƒ ]

17.Nxc5 Nxc5! [ 17...dxc5?! 18.f4± ]

18.Rxd6 Qb4„ 19.Red1 [ 19.Bf4?! Ne6 ] [ 19.Rd2!?

A) 19...Nb3? 20.Na2! Qxa4 21.Nc1+- ; B) 19...Qxc4? 20.Bf1 Qb4 21.Nd5! Qxa4 ( 21...cxd5 22.Bxc5 ) 22.Nc7!? ; C) 19...Bxc3? 20.Bxc5± ( 20.bxc3± ); D) 19...Be6! 20.Bxc5! Qxc5 21.b3÷ ]

19...Be6 20.Nd5!? [ 20.Bd4 Bf8 ] [ 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.b3 b5! ∆22.axb5 cxb5 23.Nd5 bxc4!∓ ]

20...Qxa4 [ 20...cxd5?! 21.cxd5 Nxe4? 22.Rb6 ]

21.Qxa4 [ 21.b3?! Qxb3 22.Qxb3 Nxb3 23.Nc7 Rf8!?∓ ]

21...Nxa4 22.Nc7 Nxb2 23.Nxe8 [ 23.Nxe6? Rxe6∓ ]

23...Nxd1 [ 23...Rxe8 24.Rd8 Rf8™ 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Rd8+ Ke7 27.Rb8 ]

24.Nxg7 Nxe3 25.Nxe6 Nxg2= [ 25...Nxc4 26.Rd4 ( 26.Rd8+? Rxd8 27.Nxd8 a4-+ ) 26...fxe6 27.Rxc4 Ra8 28.Bf1! a4 29.Rc1!? ]

26.Ng5? [ 26.Nd4! Ne1 27.Kf1 Nd3 28.Nb3!= ( 28.Nxc6³ )]

26...Ne1 27.Rd7 a4-+ 28.Nxf7 a3 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Rf7+ Ke8 31.Rxh7 a2 32.Rh8+ Kd7 33.Rxb8 a1Q 34.Rxb7+ Kc8 35.Rf7 Qh8 36.Ng4 Qxh3 37.Ne3 g5!0-1

E68Burmakin,V 2530Nadyrhanov,S 2480

Smolensk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/523 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.h3 Nc5 11.Re1 h6 12.Nb3 Be6 13.e5!N

[ 13.Nxc5 ] 13...Nfd7 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Nb5

[ 15.Qxd6!? ] 15...Ne5 16.Nxd6 Ncd3 17.Nxe8 Nxe1 18.Qxe1 Qxe8 19.Bxh6! Bxh6 20.Qxe5 Bxc4 21.Qc7!²

[ 21.Qxe8+ - 70/(523) ] 21...Qc8™ 22.Qxb7

[ 22.Qe7 Rb8!÷ ( 22...Bg7? 23.Qe4! )] 22...Qxb7 23.Bxb7 Rb8 24.Bg2!

[ 24.Be4 Bxb3 25.axb3 Rxb3 26.Rxa7 Rxg3+!= ]

24...Bg7 25.Rc1 Bxb3 26.axb3 R 9/j Rxb3 27.Bd5!

[ 27.Rc7 Bd4! ] [ 27.Rc8+ Kh7 28.Rc7 f5= ]

27...Rxb2! [ 27...Rb5 28.Rc8+ Bf8 29.Rd8! Rb6 30.Rd7! Rf6 31.f3!± ( 31.f4?! g5! )]

28.Rc7 a5! [ 28...Bd4 29.Rxf7 Kh8 30.Rf4± ]

29.Bxf7+ [ 29.Rxf7 Kh8 /\ a4 ]

29...Kh7 30.Rc4 Bf6™ 31.h4 Rb4™ 32.Rc7 a4!² 33.Be8+ Kh6 34.Rc6 Kg7 35.Ra6 Bd4 36.Rxa4?

[ 36.Rxg6+ Kf8! ] [ 36.Kg2! Rb2 37.Rxg6+ Kh7! ( 37...Kf8?!

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38.Bxa4 Rxf2+ 39.Kh3 Ra2 40.Bb3 Ra3 41.Rg8+ Ke7 42.Rb8± ) 38.Rg4² ]

36...Rxa4 37.Bxa4 Kh6 38.Kg2 g5= 39.hxg5+ Kxg5 NB 6/b 40.f4+ Kf6 41.g4 Be3 42.Kf3 Bc1 43.g5+ Kg7 44.Kg4 Ba3 45.Be8 Bb4 46.Kf3 Bd2 47.Kg4 Bb4 48.f5 Be7½-½

E68Paunovic,D 2495Ilincic,Z 2565

Jugoslavija 1997[Ilincic,Z]

70/524 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.d4 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Qc2 e5 8.Rd1 Qe7 9.Nc3 c6 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Qe2

[ 12.b3 c5 13.Nde2 ( 13.Nf3 Bg4 14.Qe2 b5∓ ; 13.Ndb5 Bg4 14.Rd2 Nf3+ 15.Bxf3 Bxf3∓ ) 13...Bg4

A) 14.f4 Nf3+ 15.Kh1 ( 15.Kf2 Nxh2 16.Rh1 Bxe2 /\ Nhg4-+ ) 15...Nd4 16.Qd3 Bxe2 17.Nxe2 Ng4-+ ; B) 14.h3

B1) 14...Bf3 B1a) 15.Re1 a6 16.a4 ( 16.Nf4 b5 17.Nfd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Qd8³ ) 16...Rfe8 17.Nf4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nc6= ; B1b) 15.Bg5! a6 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.Rd2 /\ Rad1+/= ;

B2) 14...Bxe2 15.Qxe2 ( 15.Nxe2 Nc6 16.Bb2 Nb4 17.Qb1 Rfe8 18.f3 a6= ) 15...Nc6 16.Be3 Nd7 17.Nd5 Qd8 18.Rac1 Nd4 19.Qd2 a5= ]

12...a6 13.h3 [ 13.f4 Bg4 14.Nf3 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rfe8 17.Re1 Qe6 /\ b5=/+ ]

13...Rb8N [ 13...c5 ]

14.a4 [ 14.f4 Ned7

A) 15.Kh2 Re8 16.b4 ( 16.a4 Nc5 17.Re1 Nfxe4!∓ ) 16...c5 17.bxc5 Nxc5 18.e5 dxe5 19.fxe5 Nfd7³ ; B) 15.b4 Re8 ( 15...c5 16.Nc2! cxb4 17.Nxb4 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Bxa1 19.Nd5 Qd8 20.Ba3± ; 15...Nh5 16.g4 c5 17.bxc5 dxc5 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Nb3

Bxa1 20.Nxa1 Nhf6 21.e5 Nxd5 22.cxd5± ) 16.Bb2 Nh5 17.Kh2 Nb6/\ Be6 ]

14...Re8 15.Be3 [ 15.b3 - 70/(524) ]

15...h5! 16.Re1 [ 16.Rac1 c5 17.Nc2 Be6 18.b3 Nfd7 19.Nd5 ( 19.Qd2 Bxh3 20.Qxd6 Bg4!/\ Nf3=/+ ) 19...Bxd5 20.cxd5 Nf6÷ ]

16...c5 17.Nc2 Be6 18.Nd5 [ 18.b3 Nc6

A) 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.cxd5 ( 20.exd5 Na5 21.Rab1 Nd7 22.b4 cxb4 23.Nxb4 Bd4= ) 20...Na5 21.b4 cxb4 22.Bb6 Nb3 23.Rab1 Nd7 24.Rxb3 Nxb6 25.Rxb4 Nd7= ; B) 19.Rab1 Nd7 ( 19...Ng4 20.Nd5! Bxd5 21.exd5 Nxe3 22.dxc6± ) 20.Nd5 ( 20.Qd2 Nb4!÷ ) 20...Bxd5 21.cxd5 Nb4!÷ ]

18...Nxd5 [ 18...Bxd5 19.cxd5 Ned7 ( 19...b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.b3² ) 20.Bg5 Qe5 21.Bf4 ( 21.Qd2 Qxb2! 22.Bf4 Ne5 23.Reb1 Nc4 24.Qd3 Ne5 25.Qd2 Nc4= ) 21...Qe7 22.Qd2 Ne5 23.b3² ]

19.cxd5 Bc8 20.f4?! [ 20.Rab1 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.b3÷ ]

20...Nd7 21.Qd2 [ 21.Rab1 Nf6 22.e5 ( 22.Bd2 Nxd5∓ ) 22...dxe5 23.fxe5 Nd7 ( 23...Qxe5 24.Qf2 Qf5 25.Bf4 Ra8 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Qxc5² ) 24.e6 fxe6 25.dxe6 Nf8³ ]

21...Bxb2 22.Rab1 Bg7 23.Na3 [ 23.a5 b5 24.axb6 Rxb6 25.Rxb6 Nxb6∓ ]

23...Qf8 24.Bf2 [ 24.Nc4 b5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Na5 b4 27.Nc6 Rb6∓ ]

24...b6 25.Rb3 Kh7 26.Kh2 Nf6 [ 26...f5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Nc4 Qf8 30.Qe2± ]

27.Nc4 [ 27.e5 dxe5 28.fxe5 Nd7 29.e6 fxe6 30.dxe6 ( 30.Rf3 Nf6 31.dxe6 Bxe6∓ ) 30...Ne5∓ ]

27...b5 28.axb5 [ 28.Na5 c4 29.Rbe3 Nd7! 30.Nc6 Rb7 31.e5 Nc5³ ] [ 28.e5 dxe5 29.Nxe5 ( 29.fxe5 Nd7 30.e6 bxc4 31.exd7 Bxd7∓ ) 29...c4 30.Rbe3 Bb7³ ]

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28...Rxb5 29.Rxb5 [ 29.Rbe3 Nd7 30.e5 dxe5 31.fxe5 ( 31.Nxe5 Nxe5 32.fxe5 Bh6-+ ) 31...Bh6 32.Nd6 Rxe5 33.Nxb5 axb5∓ ]

29...axb5 30.Nxd6 Qxd6 31.e5 Qd8 [ 31...Qb6 32.exf6 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Bxf6 34.Qe8 Bb7 35.Qxf7+ Bg7 36.Qe7± ]

32.exf6 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Bf8 [ 33...Bxf6 34.Bxc5= ]

34.Qe2 [ 34.Qc3 b4 35.Qc4 Qd6∓ ]

34...b4 [ 34...c4 35.Bd4÷ ]

35.Be4 [ 35.Qb5 Bd7 36.Qb7 Qc8 37.Qa7 c4-+ ]

35...Qxf6 36.Qxh5+ Kg8 37.Qe5 Qd8 [ 37...Qxe5 38.fxe5 c4 39.d6 Be6 ( 39...c3 40.Bc2 Be6 41.Bc5 b3 42.Bxb3 Bxb3 43.d7 c2 44.d8Q c1Q 45.Bxf8= ) 40.Bc5 ( 40.Bc6 c3 41.d7 Be7 42.Bc5 Bxd7 43.Bxd7 Bxc5 44.Ba4 Bd4 45.e6 fxe6 46.Kg2 Kf7-+ ) 40...b3 41.Bd4 Bh6 42.Bc6= ]

38.Qb8?! [ 38.Bd3 Qd7 39.h4∓ ]

38...Qd7 39.f5 [ 39.Bg2 c4-+ ]

39...gxf5 40.Bf3 Bd6 41.Qb6 c4 42.Bc5 [ 42.Qd4 c3 43.Qf6 Qe7-+ ]

42...Bxc5 43.Qxc5 b3 44.Qxc4 [ 44.d6 b2 45.Qb4 c3-+ ]

44...b2 45.Qb4 [ 45.Qc2 Qb7 46.Qb1 Qb4-+ ]

45...Qb7 46.Qh4 [ 46.Qa5 Kg7 47.Qd8 f6 48.d6 Qa7-+ ]

46...Qb60-1

E69Mikhalchishin,A 2515Kotronias,V 2585

Jugoslavija 1997[Mikhalchishin,A]

70/525 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4

[ 8.h3 - 70/(525) ] 8...c6 9.h3 Qb6

[ 9...Qa5 - 70/(525) ] [ 9...Re8 - 70/(525) ]

10.c5 dxc5 11.dxe5 Ne8 12.Be3!

Beliavsky,A Nc7 [ 12...Qxb2 13.Na4 Qb5 14.Rb1 Qa5 15.Qc2 b6 16.Nd2! Nxe5 17.f4 Nd7 18.e5 Bb7 19.Nc4 Qa6 20.Rfd1ƒBeliavsky,A ]

13.Qc2! [ 13.Rc1 Qxb2 14.Na4 Qxa2 15.Nxc5 Nxe5∓ ] [ 13.Na4 Qa5 14.Qc2 b6 15.Rfd1 Qa6÷ ]

13...Ne6 [ 13...Qa5 14.Nd2! Nxe5 15.Nb3± ] [ 13...Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Na4 Qa5 16.Nxc5 Ne6 17.Nb3 Qa4 18.f4 Bg7 19.e5© ]

14.Na4 Qb5 [ 14...Qc7 15.Nxc5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Rad1 /\ f4~/= ]

15.Rfd1 c4 [ 15...Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Bf1! Qa5 18.Nxc5± ]

16.Nd2!± [ 16.Bf1 - 51/(578) ]

16...Qa6N [ 16...Nxe5 17.f4 Nd3 18.Nxc4 Nb4 19.Qb3 ] [ 16...Qxe5 17.Nxc4 Qc7 18.Nd6 Nb6 19.Nxb6 axb6 20.f4 /\ e5, f5-> ]

17.f4 [ 17.Nxc4 b5 18.Nd6 Nxe5 ( 18...bxa4 19.Bf1 Qa5 20.Nxc8 Rfxc8 21.Rxd7 Qxe5 22.Rb1÷ ) 19.Nc5 Nxc5 20.Bxc5÷ ]

17...b5 18.Nc3 Bh6! [ 18...Nec5 19.b3 b4 20.Ne2 c3 21.Nc4 ]

19.Nf3 [ ¹19.Nf1 ]

19...Ndc5 20.b3 [ 20.Bf1!? b4 21.Nd5!? cxd5 22.exd5 Nd3 23.b3!?ƒ ] [ 20.Rd6!? ]

20...Qa3! [ 20...b4 21.Ne2 c3 22.a3± ]

21.Rab1 [ 21.bxc4 b4 22.Bxc5 Nxc5 23.Ne2 Qe3+ 24.Kh2 Nxe4÷ ]

21...Nd3 22.Bf1! [ 22.bxc4 bxc4 23.Bf1 Ba6 /\ Rfd8,Nec5|^ ]

22...Nec5 [ 22...Ba6!? ]

23.Ne1 b4? [ 23...Nxe5? 24.Bc1+- ] [ 23...Ba6 24.Nxd3 cxd3 25.Bxd3! Nxd3

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26.Rxd3 b4 27.Rd4! c5 ( 27...bxc3 28.Ra4± ) 28.Rd5! Bb7 ( 28...bxc3 29.Bxc5+- ) 29.Bxc5 Bxd5 30.Nxd5± ] [ ¹23...Nxe1 24.Rxe1± ]

24.Nxd3! Nxd3 [ 24...cxd3 25.Qf2! Ne6 26.Na4+- ]

25.Na4!+- Ba6 26.Bxd3 cxd3 27.Qxc6 [ 27.Qf2 /\ Bc1 ]

27...Qxa2 28.Qxa6 Rfd8 29.Rb2 Qa3 30.Rxd3 Qa1+ 31.Kg2 Bg7 32.Rbd21-0

E70Serper,G 2540Murrey,J 2440

North Bay 1997[Serper,G]

70/526 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nge2

[ 5.Bg5 - 70/(526) ] 5...0-0 6.Ng3 a6 7.Be2 c6 8.0-0 e5 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.b4!? Nbd7 12.a4!N

[ 12.Be3 ] 12...bxa4 13.Qxa4 ><a6 Bb7 14.Be3 h5!?/\ <=>>> 15.Bg5! Kh7! /\ Bh6 16.Qa5

[ 16.Rfc1 Bh6 17.Bxh6 Kxh6÷ ] 16...Bh6 17.Bxh6 Kxh6 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.Bd3! ><e4, /\ Nge2 Nb6

[ 19...Rdc8 20.Nge2 ( 20.Na4!? a5 21.b5 Nc5 22.Nxc5 Rxc5 23.Ra3 /\ Rfa1 ><a5) 20...Nb6 21.Na4! Nxa4 22.Rxa4² ]

20.Na4! Nxa4 [ 20...Nfd7?! 21.Nxb6 Nxb6 22.Rfc1± ]

21.Rxa4 Rab8 [ 21...Rdc8 - 19...Rdc8 ]

22.f3 Bxd5!? 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Bxa6 Nxb4 25.Bc4!

[ 25.Be2 d5© ] 25...f5

[ 25...d5 26.Rb1! Nc6 27.Rxb8 Nxb8 28.Bb5± ]

26.h4! Nc2 27.Be6 Nd4 [ 27...d5 28.Ra6!? ( 28.Ra7!? )]

28.Bd5 Rb5 29.Bc4 Rc5 30.Rb1!/\ Rb7, Raa7-> d5 31.Bd3 Rdc8! 32.Rb7

R5c7 33.Rxc7 [ 33.Rb6 Rc6 ]

33...Rxc7 34.Ra5! Rd7 35.Ne2 Nxe2+ [ 35...Nc6 36.Bb5!? Nxa5 37.Bxd7± ]

36.Bxe2 R 8/g6 e4! /\ d4-d3<=> 37.Kf2?“

[ 37.Bb5! Rc7 ( 37...Rd6 38.Kf2± ) 38.fxe4 fxe4 39.Ra6!± ]

37...Kg7?“ [ 37...d4! 38.Bd1!? ( 38.fxe4 fxe4 39.Re5 e3+ 40.Kf3 d3 41.Bd1 e2= ) 38...Rb7 39.Ke1 Rb2 40.Ra4² ]

38.Bb5! Rc7 39.Ke3 Rc2 40.Ra7+ [ 40.Bf1?! d4+! 41.Kxd4 exf3 42.gxf3 ( 42.g3? Rc1 ) 42...Rf2² ]

40...Kh6 [ 40...Kf6 41.Ra6+ Kg7 42.f4! Rxg2 43.Kd4 Rg4 44.Ke5 Rxh4 45.Ra7+ Kh6 46.Kf6!+- - 40...Kh6 ]

41.Bf1? [ 41.f4! Rxg2 42.Kd4! Rg4 43.Ke5 Rxh4 44.Kf6

A) 44...Rxf4? 45.Ra8 Kh7 46.Be8 Rg4 47.Bf7! h4 48.Ra7! Kh6 ( 48...Kh8 49.Bxg6 ) 49.Bg8+- ; B) 44...Rg4 45.Ra8 Kh7 46.Be8! Rg2 ( 46...e3 47.Bf7! e2 48.Ra7!+- ) 47.Ra7+ Kh6 48.Rg7 Ra2 49.Rxg6+ Kh7 50.Kxf5+- ]

41...Rc1 42.Be2 Rg1! 43.Kf2 Rh1 44.fxe4 [ 44.g3? d4! ]

44...fxe4 45.Rd7 Rxh4 46.Rxd5 Rf4+ 47.Kg3 Rf6 48.Re5 Rc6 49.Rxe4± Rc3+ 50.Kf4 Rc2 51.Re6 Rc5 52.Bd3 Rg5 53.Be4 Rg4+ 54.Ke5 Kg7 55.Bf3 Rg5+ 56.Ke4 Rf5 57.Re5 Rf6 58.Kd5 Kh6 59.Be4 Rf4 60.Ke6 Rg4 61.Kf7?! Rf4+ 62.Ke7 Kg7 63.Bf3 Rf7+ 64.Kd6 Rf6+ 65.Kd5 Kh6 66.Ke4 Kg7 67.Ke3 Kh6 68.Be4 Rb6 69.Rc5 Rd6?“

[ 69...Rb8! [] 70.Rc6 Rg8± Wojtkiewicz,A ] 70.Rc6+- Rxc6 71.Bxc6 Kg5 72.Kf3 Kf5 73.Be4+ Kg5 74.Kg3 Kh6

[ 74...Kf6 75.Kh4 ] 75.Kf4

[ 75.Kf4 g5+ 76.Kf5 g4 77.Kf4 ]1-0

E70Ehlvest,J 2610Cvitan,O 2570

Biel (open) 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/527 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6

[ 4...0-0 - 70/(527) ]

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5.Bd3 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.d5 c6 8.0-0 a5 9.a3 Nh5N

[ 9...Bd7 ] [ 9...Na6 10.Rb1 Bd7 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 c5= ]

10.Be3 f5 11.exf5 gxf5 12.f3 c5 [ 12...cxd5 13.Nxd5 Nd7 14.Rc1² ] [ 12...Na6!? ]

13.Kh1 Na6 14.Rb1 [ 14.Qc2!² ]

14...b6! 15.Qc2 Ra7? [ 15...Kh8! /\ Ra7 ]

16.g4! fxg4 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 18.fxg4 Bxg4 19.Bf5! Raf7 20.Bxg4 Rxf1+ 21.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 22.Kg2 Nf6 23.Kxf1 Nxg4 24.Bg1± Qf6+ 25.Kg2 Nc7 26.Ng3“ Qg5 27.Nce4 Qg6 28.Qe2

[ 28.Qd3! /\ Nc5 ] 28...b5 29.b3 bxc4 30.bxc4 Ne8 31.Qf3 Bh6 32.Qf5 Kh7 33.Qd7+ Kg8 34.Qf5 Kh7 35.Qd7+ Kg8 36.a4! Bf4 37.Qf5 Kh7 38.Qd7+ Kg8 39.Qf5 Kh7 40.Kf3 Ngf6 41.Nxf6+ Nxf6 42.Qxg6+ Kxg6 43.Ne4!+-_|_ Nd7

[ 43...Ne8 44.Bf2 /\ Be1 ] 44.Nxd6 Nb6 45.Bxc5 Nxa4 46.Bg1 Nc3 47.Ne4 Nxe4 48.Kxe4 Kf6 49.Bc5 Bc1 50.Bd6 Bb2 51.c51-0

E71Beliavsky,A 2710Kozul,Z 2605

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/528 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5

[ 6.Be3 - 70/(528) ] 6...Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 Qe8 9.g4 c6

[ 9...Nd7 - 70/(528) ] 10.Nge2

[ 10.Qd2!? ] 10...cxd5 11.cxd5

[ 11.exd5!? ] 11...Nc5 12.Bc2N

[ 12.Bb5 ] 12...a5 13.a3 a4 14.Ng3?!

[ 14.Qd2!± ] 14...b5 15.Qf3 Qd8 16.Nge2 Bd7 17.Na2 Rc8 18.Nec3 h6 19.Bh4 g5 20.Bg3 Nb3

21.Bxb3 axb3 22.Nb4 h5!„ 23.gxh5 Rc4 24.Rg1 Ne8

[ 24...Bxh3? 25.h6! Bxh6 26.Bxe5± ] 25.Qe2

[ 25.Qd1!? ] 25...Qa8 26.Rd1 Kh7 27.f3 Bh6 28.h4 Rg8 29.hxg5 Rxg5 30.Bf2 Qd8

[ 30...Rxh5? 31.Be3 /\ Kd2, Rh1+/- ] 31.Qf1 Qf6 32.Rxg5 Qxg5 33.Qg1 Qxh5 34.Ke2 Nf6 35.Qh1 Bh3 36.Kd3! Rc8 37.Rg1 Bf4 38.Nxb5?

[ 38.Ne2! Bh2 39.Qxh2 Qxf3+ 40.Kd2+- ] 38...Bh2!!∓ 39.Ra1

[ 39.Qxh2 Qxf3+ 40.Kd2 Nxe4+-+ ] 39...Rg8 40.Qd1 Bg2 41.Nxd6 Bxf3 42.Qe1 Rg4! 43.Kc3 Nxe4+ 44.Nxe4 Rxe4 45.Qb1 Qf5 46.Kxb3 Be2! 47.a4 Qf3+ 48.Ka2 f5 49.Bc5 Bc4+ 50.b3 Re2+ 51.Ka3 Re1!-+ 52.Qxf5+ Qxf5 53.Rxe1 Bf1 54.a5 Bg3 55.Ra1 Qf3 56.Ka4 Qe2 57.Rxf1 Qxf1 58.d6 Be1 59.d7 Bh4 60.Nc6 Qd1 61.Nb8 Qd5 62.b4 Qa8 63.Bd6 e4 64.Bg3 Be70-1

E71Bareev,E 2665Svidler,P 2640

Russia (ch) 1997[Bareev,E]

70/529 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bd3 c5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nf3 Nxd3+ 10.Qxd3 a6 11.a4 e6 12.dxe6² N

[ 12.0-0 ] 12...Bxe6 13.0-0 h6

[ 13...Qc7 14.Rfd1 ( 14.Rad1 Qb6 ) 14...Rad8 ]

14.Bf4 Qb6?! [ 14...g5 15.Bh2 g4 16.hxg4 Nxg4 17.Bxd6 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Qxd6² ] [ 14...Nh5 15.Bh2 ( 15.Bxd6 Bxc4 ) 15...g5 ]

15.a5 Qc6 16.Nd5 Bxd5?! [ 16...Kh7 17.Rfe1 ( 17.Bxh6 Kxh6 18.Ng5 Bh8 ) 17...Rfe8² ]

17.cxd5 Qd7 18.Nd2 [ 18.Bh2! Nh5 19.g4 ]

18...Rae8 [ 18...Nh5!? 19.Bh2 Bxb2 20.Rab1 Be5

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21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Nc4 Rae8 23.Rb6© ] 19.Bh2 Qe7

[ 19...Qc7 20.Kh1 Nd7 21.Nc4 Be5 22.f4 Bd4 23.Rfe1± ]

20.Rae1 Nd7 21.Nc4 Ne5 [ 21...Be5 22.f4 Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Nf6 24.f5 Nxe4 25.Bxd6 Nf2+ 26.Rxf2 Qxe1+ 27.Rf1 Qe4 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Bxf8 Kxf8 30.fxg6+- ]

22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.f4 Bd4+ 24.Kh1 Qd7 25.b4!+- f5 26.bxc5 dxc5 27.Nb6!

[ 27.d6 ] 27...Qb5

[ 27...fxe4 28.Qxd4 ] 28.Qxb5 axb5 29.e5 Kf7 30.g3?

[ 30.Rb1 b4 31.Rfd1 Be3 32.g3 g5 33.Kg2! gxf4 34.e6+ Ke7 35.Kf3+- ]

30...Ra8? [ 30...b4 31.Rf3 Ke7 32.Rd3 Ra8 33.d6+! Ke6 34.Nxa8 Rxa8 35.Rb1 Bc3 ( 35...Kd5 36.Rxd4++- ; 35...Rxa5 36.Rxb4 Ra1+ 37.Kg2 Ra2+ 38.Kf1 Ra1+ 39.Ke2 Ra2+ 40.Kd1 Ra1+ 41.Kd2 Ra2+ 42.Kc1 ) 36.Rc1 ( 36.d7 Ke7 37.Rbd1 Rd8 38.Rd5 Bd4 39.R1xd4 cxd4 40.Rxd4 Rxd7± ) 36...Bd4 37.Rc4+- ]

31.e6+ Ke7 32.d6+ Kxd6 33.e7 Rfe8 34.Nxa8 Rxe7 35.Rxe7 Kxe7 36.Rb1! b4 37.Kg2 Kd6 38.Kf3 Kc6 39.Ke2

[ 39.Ke2 Kb5 40.Nc7+ Kxa5 41.Ne6 ]1-0

E71Mikhalevski,V 2535Rashkovsky,N 2510

Berlin 1997[Mikhalevski,V]

70/530 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 b5

[ 7...e6 - 70/(530) ] 8.cxb5 a6 9.a4 Qa5 10.Bd2 axb5 11.Bxb5 Ba6 12.Nge2!?

[ 12.Ra3 - 23/651 ] 12...Qb4N

[ 12...Nbd7 ] 13.f3

[ 13.Qc2? Bxb5 ] [ 13.Ng3 ]

13...c4™ 14.Nd4! /\ Nc2 [ 14.Qc2!? ]

14...Qxb2?! 15.Ra2! [ 15.Nc2?! Bxb5! 16.Rb1 Qxb1 17.Qxb1 Bxa4 18.Nxa4 Rxa4 19.Qb5 Ra8! 20.Qxc4 Nbd7³ |^ ] [ 15.Rb1 Qa3 16.Nc2 ( 16.Bxa6?! Nxa6 17.Rb5? Nxe4! ) 16...Qc5 17.Be3² ]

15...Qb4 16.e5! Nxd5?! [ 16...Qc5!? 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.Be3 Bxb5 19.axb5 Rxa2 20.Nxa2 Bh4+!? ( 20...Qxd5± )] [ 16...dxe5 17.Ne4

A) 17...Qxd2+ 18.Rxd2 A1) 18...Nxe4 19.fxe4 exd4 20.Rxd4+- ( 20.0-0!? ); A2) 18...exd4 19.Rxd4! Bxb5 20.axb5 Nxd5 21.Rxd5 Ra1± ;

B) 17...Nxd5 18.Bxb4 Nxb4 19.Ne6!! fxe6 ( 19...Nd3+ 20.Kf1 fxe6 21.Rc2 ) 20.Rd2± ><Bg7 ]

17.Nxd5 Qc5 18.Nc6?! [ 18.Nf5!! gxf5 ( 18...Bxb5 19.Nfxe7+ Kh8 20.Be3 ) 19.Be3 Qxe3+ 20.Nxe3 Bxb5 21.Nxf5 ( 21.Qd5!? ) 21...Bxe5 22.Qd5!+- ]

18...Nxc6™ [ 18...Bxb5? 19.Ncxe7+ Kh8 20.Be3 Rxa4 21.Rxa4! Bxa4 22.Qxa4+- ]

19.Bxc6! [ 19.Be3? Nd4!! 20.Nxe7+ ( 20.Qxd4? Qxd4 21.Bxd4 Bxb5 ) 20...Kh8 21.Bxd4 Qb4+ 22.Rd2™ ( 22.Kf2? Bxb5 ) 22...c3! 23.Rc2 Bxb5! 24.axb5 dxe5 25.Nc6 Qxb5 26.Bxc3 Qxc6 27.Bb4 Qb6 28.Bxf8 Bxf8³ ]

19...Rae8™ [ 19...Bxe5 20.Be3 Bg3+ ( 20...Qa5+ 21.Kf2+- ) 21.Kf1 c3+ 22.Kg1 Qc4 23.Nxe7+ Kg7 24.Bd5!+- ]

20.Bxe8 [ 20.Bb5? Qxd5 ( 20...Bxb5?? 21.Be3 ) 21.Bxa6 c3-+ ] [ 20.Bg5?! Qxc6 21.Nxe7+ Rxe7 22.Bxe7 Bxe5! ( 22...Re8!? ) 23.Bxf8 c3!!‚ ]

20...Qxd5! /\ c3 21.Bxf7+“ [ 21.Bc3!? Qc5! ( 21...Qxd1+ 22.Kxd1 Rxe8 23.Re1² ) 22.Bxf7+ Rxf7 23.Re2 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 dxe5© ]

21...Qxf7 [ 21...Rxf7 22.Bc3 Qc5! ]

22.Bc3! Bxe5?!“ [ 22...Qf4!? ]

23.Bxe5 c3? [ 23...Qe6 24.Qd4 ( 24.Re2 dxe5 )

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24...Rf5!? ( 24...dxe5© )] 24.Rc2

[ 24.Ra3!? Qe6 25.Qb3! Bc4 26.Qxc3 Rf5 27.Kf2 Rxe5 28.Rd1± ]

24...Qe6 25.Qd4 Rf5 26.Kf2 Rxe5 27.Qxc3+- Rc5

[ 27...Re2+ 28.Rxe2 Qxe2+ 29.Kg3 ] 28.Qd2 Rd5 29.Qb4 Bd3 30.Rd2 Qe5 31.Re1 Qg5 32.h4! Qf6 33.Rxd3!1-0

E73Alterman,B 2615Kindermann,S 2570

Bad Homburg 1997[Alterman,B]

70/531 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.h4

[ 7.f4 - 70/(531) ] 7...c5

[ 7...e5 - 70/(531) ] 8.d5 Nc7 9.h5 e6 10.Qd2 b5 11.cxb5 exd5 12.exd5 Bb7 13.0-0-0N

[ 13.Bf3! ] 13...Qd7?

[ 13...Re8! 14.Bh6 Bh8 ] 14.Bh6 Rfe8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nf3± Qe7

[ 16...Nxh5 17.g4 Qxg4 18.Rdg1 Qf5 19.Rg5 Qf4 20.Rhxh5 Qxd2+ 21.Kxd2+- ]

17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Ng5! h6? [ 18...h5 19.Bf3± ]

19.Ne6+ Nxe6 20.Qxh6+ Kf7 21.dxe6+ Qxe6 22.Qf4!+- Qf5 23.Bc4+ d5 24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.Bxd5+ Nxd5 26.Qxf5+ gxf5 27.Rxd51-0

E73Serper,G 2540Rajlich,V 2245

North Bay 1997[Serper,G]

70/532 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.f3 e5 8.d5 c6 9.g4 cxd5 10.cxd5 Bd7 11.Nh3 Qa5 12.Qd2 Rfc8 13.Nf2 Rab8!?N /\ b5-b4|^<<

[ 13...Nc5 - 54/576 ] 14.Nb5! Nb4

[ 14...Qxd2+?! 15.Kxd2 Bxb5 16.Bxb5± ] 15.Na3! ><Qa5, Nb4 Rc2!? 16.Nxc2 Nxc2+ 17.Kd1 Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Nxa1 19.Rxa1² Rc8 20.Be3! ><<< a6 21.a4 Ne8 /\ f5 22.Bd3! Bf6 /\ Bd8-a5 23.g5! Bd8 24.Bf1! Ba5+ 25.Kd3 Bb4

[ 25...f5 26.gxf6 Nxf6 27.Bh3 Bxh3 28.Nxh3± /\ Ng5-e6 ]

26.Bh3 [ 26.Ng4!? Kg7 ]

26...Bxh3 27.Nxh3 Bc5? [ 27...Kf8 28.f4± ]

28.Rc1 Rc7™ 29.Bxc5 dxc5 30.f4! exf4 31.e5!+- b5

[ 31...Re7 32.Ke4 Nd6+ 33.Kxf4 ] 32.d6 Rc8 33.axb5 axb5 34.Nxf4 Kf8 35.Nd5 Ng7 36.Nc7! Ne6 37.Nxe6+ fxe6 38.Ra1! Ke8 39.Ra7 c4+ 40.Kd4 Rc6 41.Rc7 Ra6

[ 41...Rxc7 42.dxc7 Kd7 43.Kc5 ] 42.Re7+ Kd8 43.Rxe6 Ra2 44.Rf6 Rxb2 45.e6 Rd2+ 46.Kc5 Ke8 47.e7 Kd7 48.Rf81-0

E73Yakovich,Y 2575Nadyrhanov,S 2480

Smolensk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/533 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5 Qe8

[ 8...c6 - 70/(533) ] 9.f3 Nh5 10.Bd1 f5 11.Nge2 Bd7!?N

[ 11...fxe4 - 54/(576) ] 12.a3 Bf6! 13.Be3 f4 14.Bf2 Qe7 15.Bc2 Bh4 16.g3 Bg5!

[ 16...fxg3 17.hxg3 Bg5 18.Be3 Bxe3 19.Qxe3 Qf6 20.Rf1² ]

17.g4 [ 17.Qd3 fxg3 18.hxg3 Nc5³ ]

17...Ng3! 18.hxg3?! [ 18.Rg1 Nxe2 19.Qxe2 Bh4 20.Bxh4 Qxh4+ 21.Qf2 Qe7= ]

18...fxg3 19.Be3 g2 20.Rh3 [ 20.Rg1 Bh4+ 21.Kd1 Rxf3 22.Bd3 Bxg4 23.Rxg2 Rf1+ 24.Kc2 Rxa1 25.Rxg4 Be1 26.Bg5 Qd7-+ ]

20...Bh4+ 21.Bf2 [ 21.Kd1 Bxg4-+ ]

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21...Bxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Bxg4 23.Qh6! [ 23.Rg3 Bxf3 24.Rxf3 Qh4+ 25.Ng3 Qh2!-+ ]

23...Bxh3 24.Qxh3 Qg5!³ 25.Qg3 [ 25.Qxg2 Rxf3+ 26.Qxf3 Rf8 27.Qxf8+ Kxf8 28.b4 Nb8³ ] [ 25.Kg1 Qd2! 26.Rc1 Rf7 /\ Raf8=/+ ]

25...Qd2 26.Rc1 Rf7!∓ 27.Nb1? [ 27.Qxg2 Raf8 28.b4 Rxf3+ 29.Qxf3 Rxf3+ 30.Kxf3 Nb8∓ ]

27...g1Q+!!-+ 28.Qxg1 Rxf3+! 29.Kxf3 Rf8+ 30.Kg3 Qxe2 31.Nc3

[ 31.Qg2 Qe3+ ] 31...Rf3+

[ 31...Rf3+ 32.Kh4 Rf4+ 33.Kh3 Qf3+ 34.Qg3 Rh4+! 35.Kxh4 Qh5# ]

0-1

E81Arbakov,V 2490Hait,A 2370

Moscow 1997[Hait,A]

70/534 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 a6 7.Nge2

[ 7.Qd2 - 70/(534) ] 7...Nbd7 8.Ng3 c5 9.d5 b5 10.cxb5 Qa5 11.a4 Qb4N

[ 11...axb5 ] 12.Bd2 c4 13.Qc1 Qc5 14.Be2 axb5 15.Be3 Qb4 16.axb5 Bb7 17.0-0 Rxa1 18.Qxa1 Ra8 19.Qb1 e6 20.dxe6 fxe6 21.Rd1 d5© 22.Qc2 Nc5 23.Kh1 Nb3 24.e5 Nd7 25.f4 Bh6 26.Bg4 Qe7 27.Qe2 Bg7

[ 27...Ndc5!? 28.f5 Bxe3 29.f6 Qc7 30.Qxe3 d4 31.Rxd4 Nxd4 32.Qxd4 Ra1+ 33.Nd1 Bd5÷ ]

28.Bh3 Ndc5 29.Qg4 Bc8 30.Nge2 Nd3 31.Rb1 Nd2 32.Rd1 Nb3 33.Rb1 Nd2 34.Rg1 Nb3 35.b6 Qb4

[ 35...Nxb2!? 36.Nb5 Nd3 37.Nd6 Bd7 38.b7 Rb8 39.Ba7 Nbc5 40.Rf1 Rxb7 41.Bxc5 Nxc5 42.Nxb7 Nxb7 43.Ra1 Nc5 44.Ra8+ Bf8 45.Nd4 Nd3 46.Qf3 Qb4 47.g3 Qb6 48.Qe3 Qb1+ 49.Kg2 Ne1+ 50.Kf2 Nd3+ 51.Kg2= ]

36.Qh4 Bf8 37.Qf6 Nbc5 38.Nxd5!? [ 38.Nd4 Qxb6 39.Nxd5 Ne4

A) 40.Rf1? Ndf2+ 41.Kg1 ( 41.Bxf2

Nxf2+-+ ) 41...Nxh3+ 42.gxh3 Qb7-+ ; B) 40.g3 Nef2+ 41.Kg2 exd5 42.Qxb6 Bxh3+ 43.Kf3 Bg4+= ]

[ 38.Nc1 Qxb6 39.Nxd5 Qc6 40.Ne7+ Bxe7 41.Qxe7 Qd7 42.Qxd7 ( 42.Bxc5?? Qxe7-+ ) 42...Bxd7 43.Bg4 Nxc1 44.Rxc1 Nd3 45.Rd1 Rb8 46.Be2 Rxb2 47.Bxd3 cxd3 48.Rxd3 Bc6= ]

38...exd5 39.e6 Nxe6?? [ 39...Nb3™ 40.Qf7+ Kh8 41.Qf6+= ]

40.Bxe6+ Bxe6 41.Qxe6+ Kh8 42.Qxd5+- Re8 43.Bd4+ Bg7 44.Qf7 Rg8 45.h3! Bxd4 46.Nxd4 Qxb6 47.Ne6! Qxb2 48.Ng5 Qg7 49.Qxc4 Nf2+ 50.Kh2 h6 51.Nf7+ Kh7 52.Ne5 Qa7 53.Re1 Rg7 54.Qc2 Qd4 55.g31-0

E81Istratescu,A 2545Ardeleanu,A 2420

Eforie_Nord 1997[Istratescu,A]

70/535 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 a6

[ 6...Nbd7 - 70/(535) ] 7.Qd2 Nbd7

[ 7...c6 - 70/(535) ] 8.Nh3 c5 9.Nf2 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Qa5 11.Be2 Ne5 12.Rc1N

[ 12.0-0 - 61/(635) ] 12...Be6 13.b3 Rfc8 14.Be3! Atalik,S Nc6

[ 14...b5? 15.Nd5 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Bxd5 ( 16...Nxd5?? 17.cxd5 Bd7 18.f4+- ) 17.cxd5± ]

15.Nd3!?² b5 16.Nf4 Ne5™ [ 16...bxc4? 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Bxc4± ]

17.Ncd5 Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.cxd5 Nd7! 21.Rc6!

[ 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Rc1 Rxc1 23.Kxc1 Nc5 24.Kc2 ( 24.b4 Na4„ ) 24...b4!= ]

21...b4™ [ 21...Rxc6? 22.dxc6 Nf8 23.Rc1 Ne6 24.a4 b4 25.Rc4! Bc3+ 26.Kc2+- ] [ 21...Bb2?! 22.a4! bxa4 23.bxa4 a5 24.Rb1 Ba3 25.Rb7 Ne5 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Rxe7 Bb4+ 28.Kd1+- ]

22.Rhc1 Bc3+ 23.Kd1 Nc5 24.Bxc5! dxc5 [ 24...Rxc6? 25.Bxb4+- ]

25.Rxc8+ Rxc8 R 9/j 26.a4! a5 27.Bc4±

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g5“ 28.Ke2 Kg7 29.g3 Rd8 30.f4 f6 31.Kf3 Bd4 32.h4 h5™

[ 32...h6? 33.Kg4+- ] 33.hxg5?

[ 33.Re1! Rf8 34.Re2 Kg6 ( 34...g4+ 35.Kg2+- ) 35.Bb5 Kg7 36.Bd7 Kg6 37.Bf5+ Kh6 38.Rh2 g4+ 39.Ke2+- ]

33...fxg5 34.Rh1 Rh8 35.e5 h4!= 36.gxh4 Rxh4 37.Rxh4 gxh4 38.Bf1 Kf7 39.Bh3 Bg1 40.Ke4 Bh2 41.Be6+ Ke8 42.d6 exd6 43.exd6 Bg1 44.Bh3 c4!?

[ 44...Bh2= ] 45.bxc4 b3 46.Kd3 b2 47.Kc2 Bh2??

[ 47...Bd4= ] 48.c5!1-0

E81Vyzmanavin,A 2585Bologan,V 2575

Sevastopol 1997[Bologan,V]

70/536 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nbd7 8.Nh3 c5 9.Nf2 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Ne5 11.Be2 Qa5 12.f4!?N Nc6 13.Be3 Rb8 14.Rc1

[ 14.0-0 b5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.b4!? Nxb4 17.Nxb5 Nc6÷ ]

14...b5 [ 14...Bd7 15.0-0 Rfc8² ]

15.b3!? [ 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Nd5 ( 16.Nxb5 Rxb5 17.Rxc6 Qxd2+ 18.Bxd2 Rxb2 ) 16...Qxd2+ 17.Bxd2 Nxd5 18.Rxc6 Nf6 19.0-0= ]

15...bxc4 16.Bxc4 Be6! 17.Be2 [ 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.0-0 Rfc8= ]

17...Rfd8 18.Bf3 [ 18.0-0 d5 19.exd5 ( 19.e5 d4 20.exf6 dxe3 21.Qxe3 Bxf6³ ) 19...Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Qxd2 21.Bxd2 Bxd5 22.Bxa6? Ra8 23.Bb7 Rxa2 24.Bc3 ( 24.Bxc6 Bxc6 25.Rxc6 Rdxd2 26.Rc8+ Bf8-+ ) 24...Nd4-+ ]

18...d5! [ 18...Nb4!? 19.Na4 ( 19.0-0?! d5 20.e5 Ne4 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.Qb2 Nd3 23.Nxd3 exd3³ ) 19...Bd7 20.a3 Nc6 21.Nb6 Qxd2+ 22.Kxd2 Na5 23.Rb1÷ ]

19.e5

[ 19.exd5 Nb4³ ] [ 19.Nxd5

A) 19...Nxd5 20.Qxa5 ( 20.Rxc6 Bc3 ) 20...Nxa5 21.exd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Rxd5 23.Ke2 Nb7 24.Rc6! Rd6 25.Rhc1± ; B) 19...Nb4! 20.Rc5 ( 20.0-0 Bxd5 21.exd5 Nfxd5∓ ) 20...Qa3 ( 20...Qxa2 21.Qxa2 Nxa2 22.Nxe7+ Kf8 23.Nc6 ) 21.0-0 Bxd5 22.exd5 Qxa2 23.Qxa2 Nxa2³ ]

19...d4! 20.Bxc6 Qb6! [ 20...dxe3 21.Qxe3 Nd5 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.0-0 Ba8© ]

21.Bxd4 [ 21.Ncd1 dxe3 22.Qxe3 Rdc8-+ ]

21...Rxd4 22.Na4™ [ 22.Qe3 Re4 ]

22...Qa7 23.Qe2 Nd5© 24.g3 Nb4 25.Nc5? [ 25.0-0 Nxc6 26.Rxc6 a5!© ]

25...Bf5 26.Be4 Rc8-+ 27.Bxf5 [ 27.Ncd3 Nxd3+ ]

27...gxf5 28.0-0 [ 28.Ncd3 Nxd3+ 29.Nxd3 Rxc1+ 30.Nxc1 Re4 ]

28...Rxc5 29.a3 Nd3 30.Qe30-1

E81Piza,V 2310Istratescu,A 2550

Pardubice 1997[Istratescu,A]

70/537 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Be3 d6 6.f3 a6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 c6 9.0-0 b5 10.cxb5 axb5 11.b4 Nb6 12.a4 bxa4 13.Nxa4 Bd7!=

[ 13...Ba6 - 60/552 ] 14.Nxb6 Qxb6 15.Qd2 Rxa1!

[ 15...Rfb8? 16.Ra5!± ] 16.Rxa1 Rb8N

[ 16...Qb7 ] 17.Rb1

[ 17.d5? Bh6! 18.Bxb6 ( 18.f4 Qxb4 19.Qxb4 Rxb4 20.Ra8+ Kg7-+ ) 18...Bxd2 19.dxc6 Bxc6∓ ]

17...Ne8!? 18.d5?! [ 18.Qa2 Nc7 19.Qa5= ]

18...Bh6!∓ 19.f4 [ 19.Bxb6 Bxd2 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.Ba5 d5! 22.exd5 Bxd5 23.Kf2 Nd6 24.Rb2 Bh6

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25.Bc7 Rb7 26.Bxd6 exd6∓ ] 19...Qb7 20.Nc3 Bg7! 21.Bc4™

[ 21.dxc6? Bxc6 22.b5 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Bxe4-+ ]

21...Bxc3! 22.Qxc3 Nf6 23.dxc6 [ 23.Qd3? Nxe4!-+ ] [ 23.e5 dxe5 24.Qxe5 Ng4 25.Qxe7 cxd5!-+ ]

23...Qxc6 24.Qb3 Qxe4 25.Bxf7+ Kg7 26.Bc4™ Bc6 27.Bf1 Rxb4!-+ 28.Qxb4 Qxe3+ 29.Kh1 Ng4 30.Rb2 Nf2+

[ 30...Qh3?? 31.Qd4+ e5 32.Qg1÷ ] 31.Rxf2 Qxf2 32.Qc4 Be4! 33.Qc1 h5 34.h3 h4 35.Kh2 Kf60-1

E86Nenashev,A 2585Kotronias,V 2585

Kavala 1997[Kotronias,V]

70/538 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2

[ 8.Qb3 - 70/(538) ] 8...Nbd7 9.0-0-0 a6 10.Kb1 b5 11.c5 Qe7!

[ 11...b4 - 66/508 ] 12.dxe5

[ 12.cxd6!? Qxd6 A) 13.f4?! b4 14.fxe5™ ( 14.dxe5?! Qxd2 15.Bxd2 Ng4∓ ) 14...bxc3 15.Nxc3 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qxd2 17.Rxd2 Ng4„ ; B) 13.Qc2 Qe7 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nc1 Be6„ ; C) 13.dxe5!? Qxd2 14.Rxd2 Nxe5 15.Nc1 ]

12...dxe5 13.Qd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Ne8!N [ 14...Bb7 ]

15.Rd2 [ 15.Rxc6?! Bb7 16.Nd5 Bxc6 17.Ne7+ Kh8 18.Nxc6 Rc8 19.Ne7 Rxc5! 20.Bxc5 Nxc5 21.Nc3 ( 21.h4?! Nc7 22.h5 Re8 ) 21...Nc7 22.Be2 N7e6 23.Rd1 Nd4∓ ] [ 15.Rd1!? ]

15...Nc7 [ 15...a5 - 70/(538) ]

16.Nc1 [ 16.b4 a5 17.a3 Nb8!? 18.Nc1 Be6 19.Kb2 axb4 20.axb4 Nba6 21.N1a2 Ra7! 22.Be2 Rfa8 23.Rhd1 Bf6!ƒ ]

16...Ne6 17.Nb3

[ 17.b4 a5 18.a3 Rd8! 19.Bd3 ( 19.Be2 Nd4 20.Rhd1 Nf8 21.Bf1 Nfe6ƒ ; 19.Nb3 axb4 20.axb4 Nd4 21.Na5 Rxa5! 22.bxa5 Nxc5ƒ ) 19...Ndf8 20.Nb3?! axb4 21.axb4 Nd4! ]

17...a5! 18.Rd6 [ 18.a4 Nd4! 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 b4 22.Na2 Nxc5 23.Rc4 Nxa4 24.Rxc6 Rb8!³ ]

18...a4 [ 18...Nb8!? Nenashev,A ]

19.Nc1 Nd4 20.Nd3 Re8 21.Ne2! [] Bf8 22.Nxd4 exd4

[ 22...Bxd6 23.Nxc6² ] 23.Rxd4

[ 23.Bxd4 Bxd6 24.cxd6 f5!? ] 23...Nxc5 24.Nxc5 Bxc5 25.Rd3=½-½

E90Ivkov,B 2445Vojinovic,G 2415

Jugoslavija 1997[Vojinovic,G]

70/539 1.Nf3 [ 1.d4 - 70/(539) ]

1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.h3 c5 7.d5 a6 8.a4 e6 9.Bd3 b6 10.0-0N

[ 10.Bg5 - 65/558 ] 10...Ra7 11.Be3 Re8 12.Qd2 exd5 13.exd5 Rae7

[ 13...Qe7!? /\ Qf8 ] 14.Bg5

[ 14.Rab1 /\ b4 Rxe3! 15.fxe3 Bh6© ] 14...Nbd7 15.Qf4

[ 15.Rab1!? /\ b4+/= ] 15...Ne5!÷ 16.Bxf6

[ 16.Nxe5 Rxe5 17.Ne4 ( 17.Qh4 h6! 18.Bxf6 Bxf6∓ ) 17...Bf5 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.g4 Qh4!∓ ]

16...Bxf6 17.Qxf6 Nxd3 18.Ng5!? [ 18.b3 Rd7 19.Qxd8 Rdxd8= ]

18...Nxb2! [ 18...h6? 19.Nxf7! Rxf7 20.Qxg6+ Rg7 21.Qxd3+- ]

19.Nce4 Nxc4 20.Rac1 [ 20.Qf4 Ne5 21.Nf6+ Kg7 22.Ngxh7 ( 22.Nxe8+ Rxe8∓ ; 22.Nfxh7 Rb7!∓ ) 22...Rh8 23.Ng5 ( 23.Qh4 Nd7! 24.Nxd7

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Rxd7 25.Qxd8 Rhxd8-+ ) 23...Bf5∓ ] 20...b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Rxc4!“ bxc4 23.Nxd6 Rf8!!∓ 24.Nge4™

[ 24.Nxc8 Re1!! 25.Qxd8 Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1 Rxd8 27.Nb6 c3 28.Ke2 c2 29.Kd2 Rd6 30.Nc4 Rxd5+-+ ]

24...Rd7 25.Nxc8 Qxc8 26.Qe5 f5 27.Nf6+ Rxf6 28.Qxf6 Rxd5 29.Ra1 Qd8 30.Qe6+ Kh8 31.Ra7??

[ 31.g3 Rd1+ 32.Rxd1 Qxd1+∓ ] 31...Rd1+ 32.Kh2 Qb8+ 33.g3 Qxa7 34.Qe8+ Kg7 35.Qe5+ Kf7 36.Qh8 Ke60-1

E91Zvjaginsev,V 2635Kozul,Z 2605

Portoroz 1997[Zvjaginsev,V]

70/540 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 Na6

[ 6...Bg4 - 70/(540) ] 7.Bf4!? Bg4!N

[ 7...Qe8 8.e5 Nh5 9.Be3² ><Na6 ] [ 7...Nh5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Be3 e5 10.g3! ( 10.Qd2? Nf4 11.Bxf4 exf4 12.Qxf4 g5ƒ ) 10...Nf6 11.d5² ]

8.h3!? [ 8.0-0 Nh5 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 e5 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 exd4 13.Bxd4 Bxd4 14.Qxd4² ]

8...Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Nd7?! [ 9...e5! 10.dxe5 ( 10.Be3 exd4 11.Bxd4 Nb4 12.0-0 Nc6 13.Be3 Nd7÷ ) 10...dxe5 11.Bxe5 Re8 12.Bxf6 ( 12.Bh2? Nxe4 13.Nxe4 f5 ) 12...Qxf6© ]

10.Bg5! c5 [ 10...h6 11.Be3 e5?! 12.d5 f5 13.Qb1!± ]

11.d5 Qb6 12.Qd2 [ ¹12.Qc2 ∆Ne5 13.Be2 Nb4 14.Qd2 Nbd3+ 15.Bxd3 Qxb2 16.Ke2!! Nxd3 17.Kxd3 ]

12...Rfe8 13.0-0 Nc7 14.Rab1 [ ¹14.Qc2 ]

14...Qa5 [ 14...Ne5!? 15.Be2 Qb4 16.a3 Qb3 17.Qd1 Qxd1 18.Rfxd1² ]

15.Be2 a6 16.a4! /\ Qc2, Bd2 e6 [ 16...Nb6? 17.Qc2 Bxc3? 18.Qxc3 Qxc3 19.bxc3 Nxa4 20.Rxb7 Nxc3 21.Bd3+- ]

17.Qc2 exd5 18.exd5! [ 18.Bd2? dxc4!÷ ]

18...Qb6 19.Ne4 Bf8? [ 19...f5!? 20.a5 Qxa5 21.Nxd6 Re5 22.b4 ( 22.Bf4?! Qb6÷ ) 22...cxb4 23.Nxb7 Qb6 24.c5 Qxb7 25.c6 Qc8 26.cxd7 Qxd7 27.Bf4 Rxe2 28.Qxe2 Nxd5 29.Qf3 Re8 30.Rfd1 Re4 31.Qb3± ] [ 19...a5! 20.g4 Na6 21.Ng3² ]

20.Bf4 [ 20.b4 cxb4 21.Be3 Qa5 22.Bd2 Rxe4 23.Qxe4 Re8± ]

20...a5 21.Rfe1 f5 22.Ng5 Ne5 23.g4!‚ fxg4 24.Bxg4 Bg7 25.Re4! Nxg4 26.hxg4 Rxe4 27.Nxe4 Ne8 28.Qe2 h6?

[ 28...Qd8™ ] 29.g5!

[ 29.Nxd6?! Nxd6 30.Qe6+ Kh7 31.Qxd6 Qb3± ]

29...h5 30.Nf6++- Nxf6 31.Qe6+ Kh8 32.gxf6 Bf8 33.Qf7 Qb3 34.Qxg6 Qf3 35.Bxd6 Qg4+ 36.Qxg4 hxg4 37.Be71-0

E92Vescovi,G 2490Leitao,R 2495

Brasil (ch_play off) 1997[Vescovi,G]

70/541 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.d5

[ 7.dxe5 - 70/(541) ] 7...a5

[ 7...Na6 - 70/(541) ] 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.Nd2 Qe8

[ 10...Bd7!? - 70/(541) ] 11.0-0 Bd7

[ 11...Nh7 - 70/(541) ] 12.Kh1 Nh7 13.a3 h5 14.f3 Bh6 15.b3 Qb8 16.Rb1N

[ 16.Bf2 - 63/(534) ] 16...Qa7?!

[ 16...Be3 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4² ] 17.Nb5! Qe3

[ 17...Qb6 18.b4! axb4 19.axb4 Qe3 20.Rb2 Bxb5 ( 20...Nxb4? 21.Bf2 Qf4 22.g3 Qg5 23.h4+- ) 21.cxb5 Nxb4? 22.Nc4 Qc3 ( 22...Qc5 23.Bf2+- ) 23.Be1+- ] [ 17...Qb8 18.b4± ]

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[ 17...Qc5 18.b4! axb4 19.axb4 Nxb4 20.Bf2 Be3 21.Nb3 ( 21.Bxe3? Qxe3 22.Rxb4 Ra2!³ )

A) 21...Qb6 22.c5 Bxc5 ( 22...dxc5 23.Bxe3 Bxb5 24.Bxc5+- ) 23.Nxc5 dxc5 ( 23...Bxb5 24.Nd3!+- ) 24.Rxb4+- ; B) 21...Bxf2 22.Nxc5 Bxc5 23.Nxc7± ]

[ 17...Bxb5 18.cxb5 Nc5 19.b6! cxb6 ( 19...Qxb6 20.Bf2!+- ) 20.Nc4± ]

18.Rb2 f5?! [ 18...Qf4 19.Qe1 Bg5 20.Bf2 h4 ]

19.b4! [ 19.f4? fxe4 ] [ 19.exf5 Bxf5„ ]

19...axb4 20.axb4 fxe4 [ 20...Nf6? 21.Bf2 Qf4 22.g3 Qg5 23.h4+- ] [ 20...Nxb4? 21.Bf2 Qf4 22.g3 Qg5 23.h4 Qe7 24.Rxb4+- ] [ 20...Bxb5?! 21.cxb5 Nxb4 22.Nc4 Qc5 23.Bf2 Qxb5 24.Nb6+- ] [ 20...b6 21.f4 Bxb5 ( 21...fxe4? 22.Rb3 ) 22.cxb5

A) 22...Nb8 23.Rb3 Qd4 24.Bf2+- ; B) 22...Nxb4

B1) 23.Rxb4 Ra2 ; B2) 23.Bf2 Qa3! ( 23...Qxf4 24.g3 Qg5 25.Nf3 Qf6 26.Rxb4 ) 24.Nc4 Qa4 25.Qxa4 Rxa4 26.Bd1 Nd3!? ( 26...Ra1!?÷ ); B3) 23.Rb3! Qc5 24.Bf2 Qc2 25.Rxb4 ;

C) 22...Qd4 23.Qb3± ] 21.Nxe4 Ng5 22.Bxg5! Bxg5 23.c5!± Bxb5

[ 23...dxc5?! 24.Rb3 Qf4 25.bxc5 ] 24.Bxb5 Be7 25.Rb3

[ 25.Re1!? ] [ 25.Qc1!? ]

25...Qf4 26.c6?! [ 26.Qd3! ><Na6 dxc5 ( 26...Nb8 27.cxd6 cxd6 28.Nxd6! Bxd6 29.Qxg6++- ) 27.Bxa6 ( 27.bxc5 Nxc5 28.Nxc5 Bxc5 29.Qxg6+‚ ) 27...bxa6 28.bxc5± ]

26...bxc6 27.dxc6 Qf7! 28.Nc3 Rfb8 29.Qd3! Rxb5™ 30.Nxb5 Rb8 31.Ra1

[ 31.Rbb1 d5 32.Nd6 Bxd6 33.Qxa6 Rxb4 34.Rxb4 Bxb4 35.Qc8+ Kg7 36.Rb1 Bd6 37.Rb8 Qf4!„ ] [ 31.Rfb1 d5 32.Nd6 Bxd6 33.Qxa6 e4„ ]

31...Rb6 32.Rbb1 d5 33.Rxa6 Rxa6 34.Nxc7 Rxc6 35.Nxd5 Rd6 36.Nxe7+?!

[ 36.Rd1 Kg7 37.Qe4 Qe6 38.h3

/\ Rd3, b5, Ne3-c4 ] 36...Qxe7 37.Qc4+?

[ 37.Qb3+ Kg7 38.b5 Rb6 39.Qe3 ( 39.Qd5!? Qc7 40.Re1 ) 39...Qc7 40.h3 ]

37...Kh7 38.b5 Qd8! 39.Qe2?! [ 39.h3 Rd1+ 40.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 41.Kh2 ]

39...Rd2 40.Qf1 [ 40.Qe1! Qd3 41.h3! ( 41.b6?! Qc2„ 42.Qc1 Qxc1+ 43.Rxc1 Rb2= ) 41...Qc2 42.Qc1 Qa2 43.Ra1 Rc2 44.Rxa2 Rxc1+ 45.Kh2 Rb1 46.Ra7+ Kh6 47.Rb7+-><e5 ]

40...Qb6 41.Qg1 Rd4 42.h3 Kg7 43.Kh2 Qd6 44.Kh1

[ 44.b6 e4+ 45.f4 Qxf4+ 46.Kh1 e3 47.b7 Rd8 ( 47...Rb4? 48.Rxb4 Qxb4 49.Qa1+ Kh7 50.Qa7+- )] [ 44.Qf2 e4+ 45.Qg3 Qxg3+ 46.Kxg3 e3= ] [ 44.Qe3 e4+ 45.f4 g5 46.b6 gxf4 47.Qc3 f3+ 48.Kg1 Kh7÷ ]

44...Qb6 45.f4? [ 45.Qe1 Rd5 46.Qb4 Rc5 ( 46...Qf2 47.Qe7+ Kh6 48.Qf8+ Kg5 49.b6 Rd2 50.f4+! ) 47.Qb3 ]

45...exf4 46.Rb4 Rd6 47.Qxb6 Rxb6 48.h4! g5 49.hxg5 Kg6 50.Kg1 Kxg5 51.Kf2 Kg4 52.Rb2

[ 52.g3 Kg5 53.gxf4+ Kg4= ] 52...Kh4 53.Kf3 Kg5

[ 53...Rxb5?? 54.g3+ ] 54.Rb4 h4 55.Rb1 Kf5 56.Rb4

[ 56.Rb3 Rg6 57.Rb4 Rg3+ 58.Kf2 h3= ] [ 56.Rb2

A) 56...h3 57.gxh3 Rh6 58.Kg2 f3+ A1) 59.Kh2 Ke4 60.b6 f2 61.Kg2 Rxh3 62.b7 Rh1!! ( 62...Rh2+? 63.Kxh2 f1Q 64.b8Q+- ) 63.Rb4+ Ke3 64.Rb3+ Ke2 65.Rb2+ Ke3= ; A2) 59.Kg3! Ke4 60.Rb3!! ( 60.b6 Rg6+ 61.Kh2 f2= ; 60.Rb4+ Ke3 61.Rb3+ Ke2= ) 60...Rg6+ 61.Kf2+- ;

B) 56...Ke5! 57.Kg4 Rg6+ B1) 58.Kh3 f3 59.b6 fxg2 60.b7 Rg8= ; B2) 58.Kxh4 Kf5 59.Kh5 Rg8 60.Kh6 Kf6 61.Kh7 Rg7+ 62.Kh8 Rg5 63.Rb4 ( 63.b6?? Kf7-+ ) 63...Rxg2 64.b6 Rd2 65.b7 Rd8+= ; B3) 58.Kh5 Rb6 59.Kg5 ( 59.Kxh4 Kf5 ; 59.Kg4 Rg6+ ) 59...h3 60.gxh3 f3= ]

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56...Kg5 57.Rb3 Kf5 58.Rb1 h3?? [ 58...Ke5! 59.Rb4 h3 60.gxh3 Rh6 61.Kg2 f3+ 62.Kg3 f2 63.Rb1 Kd5! 64.Kg2 Kc5 65.Rb3 ( 65.b6 f1Q+! 66.Kxf1 Rxh3= ) 65...Rf6 66.Kf1 Kb6= ]

59.gxh3 Rh6 60.Kg2 Rb6 [ 60...f3+ 61.Kg3 f2 62.Kg2 Ke5 63.b6 f1Q+ 64.Kxf1 Rxh3 65.Rb5+ Kd6 66.b7+- ]

61.Rb4! Kg5 62.Kf2! Kf5 63.Kf3 Kg5 64.h4+1-0

E94Gofshtein,L 2530Relange,E 2480

Paris 1997[Gofshtein,L; Botvinnik,Il]

70/542 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.0-0 exd4 9.Bxd4 Re8 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rfe1 Nbd7 12.h3N

[ 12.Rad1 c5 ( 12...Ne5 - 30/732 ) 13.Be3 ( 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.Bxg7 Nb4 ) 13...Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Qxe4 15.Qxe4 Rxe4 16.Rxd6 Bxb2 17.Red1© ]

12...c5!? [ 12...a6?! - 70/(542) ]

13.Nd5 Qd8 [ 13...Nxd5 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.cxd5² ]

14.Bc3 Nxe4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bd3 Nef6 17.Qc3 Kg8

[ 17...Rxe1+ 18.Rxe1 Nb6 19.Nf4 d5 ( 19...Na4 20.Qc2 Bd7 21.Ng5‚ ) 20.cxd5 Nbxd5 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Bc4± ]

18.Rxe8+ Nxe8 19.Re1 Ndf6? [ 19...Nef6™ 20.g4 ]

20.Ne7+ Kg7 21.Ng5! Bd7 [ 21...h6 22.Nxf7 Kxf7 23.Bxg6+ Kg7 24.Bxe8 Qxe8 25.Nd5+- ]

22.h4! h6 23.Nxf7 Kxf7 24.Bxg6+ Kg7 25.Bxe8 Bxe8

[ 25...Qxe8 26.Nd5+- ] 26.Re61-0

E94Gelfand,B 2695Topalov,V 2745

Dortmund 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/543 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.d5 Na6 9.0-0 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 c5 12.Ne1 h5!?N

[ 12...Nh6 - 68/536 ] 13.a3

[ 13.h3 Nh6 14.f3 g5 15.Bf2 f5 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Ne4 Bh6÷ ]

13...Qe7 [ 13...Bd7 14.Rb1 ( 14.Nd3 g5 15.Bf3 f5 )]

14.Rb1 b6 [ 14...Nh6!? 15.f3 g5 16.Bf2 f5 17.b4 b6„ Huzman,A ]

15.b4 Bd7 16.Nd3 [ 16.h3 Nh6 17.f3 g5 18.Bf2 f5 19.exf5 Nxf5„ ] [ 16.Nc2 - 70/(543) ]

16...g5 17.Bg3 [ 17.h3 Nh6 18.Bg3 g4 19.hxg4 hxg4÷ ]

17...f5 18.h3 Nf6 19.bxc5 [ 19.Bxh5

A) 19...fxe4 20.Ne1 e3 21.fxe3 g4 22.Bh4 ; B) 19...f4 20.Bh2 cxb4 21.axb4 ( 21.Nxb4 Nxh5 22.Qxh5 Nc5© ) 21...Nxh5 22.Qxh5 Rac8© Huzman,A ; C) 19...Nxh5 20.Qxh5 f4 21.Bh2 Rac8© ]

19...Nxc5 [ 19...bxc5 ><Na6 20.Bxh5 fxe4 21.Ne1 ] [ 19...f4!?

A) 20.cxd6 Qxd6 21.Bh2 g4 22.hxg4 ( 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.e5 Qe7 24.d6÷ ) 22...Nxg4!?„ ( 22...hxg4 23.Bxf4 exf4 24.e5 ); B) 20.c6 Bc8 21.Bh2 ( 21.Bxh5 fxg3 22.fxg3 g4! 23.hxg4 Nxh5 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.gxh5 Qg5 ) 21...g4 22.Kh1 Bh6 23.a4± ]

20.Nxc5 bxc5 21.Bxh5 [ 21.exf5 h4 22.Bh2 Bxf5 23.Bd3 e4 24.Re1 g4 25.hxg4 Nxg4 26.Nxe4 Nxh2 27.Kxh2 Be5+© ]

21...Nxh5 [ 21...g4 22.Bh4 ]

22.Qxh5 Be8 23.Qf3

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[ 23.Qd1 f4 24.Bh2 f3 25.g4 Qf6 26.Kh1 Qh6 27.Rg1 Qxh3 28.Rg3 Qh4 29.Rb7 ( 29.Rxf3 Bd7 30.Rg3 Rf6‚ ) 29...Rf4 ]

23...f4 [ 23...g4 24.hxg4 f4 25.Bh2 Bd7 26.Rb7! ]

24.Bh2 Bf6 [ 24...Kh7 25.Rb3 Kh6 26.Rfb1 Bh5 27.Qd3 g4 28.hxg4 Bxg4 29.f3 Bc8 30.Kf1± ]

25.g4?! [ 25.Qd3!? Qg7 26.f3 Bd8± ]

25...Qh7 26.Nb5 Rd8 27.Kg2 Rd7 28.Qe2 Bd8

[ 28...a6 29.Nc3 Qh4!? ] 29.f3 Ba5 30.Rb3 Rf6?

[ 30...a6 31.Nc3 Bxc3 32.Rxc3 Rb7© ] 31.Qb2! /\ Nd6 Rb7 32.Rh1

[ 32.Nd4 Rxb3 33.Nxb3 Bb6 34.Rh1± ] [ 32.Nxd6! Rxb3 33.Qxe5± Huzman,A ]

32...Rb6! 33.Nc3 [ 33.Bg1 Qb7 34.Bxc5 dxc5 35.Qxe5 Bxb5 36.Qxg5+ Qg7 37.Qxg7+ Kxg7 38.Rxb5 Rxb5 39.cxb5 ]

33...Bg6 [ 33...Qb7 34.Rxb6 Qxb6 35.Qc2 ( 35.Qxb6 axb6 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5 c4„ ) 35...Bxc3 36.Qxc3 Rf7± ]

34.Rf1 Qh4 35.Rxb6 axb6 36.Nb5 /\ Nd6 Bf7 37.Qf2 Qh7 38.Rh1

[ 38.h4!? ] 38...Be8 39.Qb2

[ 39.h4 gxh4 ( 39...Bxb5 40.hxg5 ) 40.Kh3 ( 40.Bg1 Rh6 41.Kh3 Bxb5 42.cxb5 Bc3÷ ) 40...Bxb5 41.cxb5 c4 42.Rc1 c3 43.Qe2 Qc7 44.Bg1 Rf8„ ] [ 39.a4! Bxb5 40.axb5± ]

39...Bxb5! 40.Qxb5 Qh4= 41.Qe8+ Kg7 42.Qe7+ Kg6 43.Qe8+ Kg7½-½

E94Kramnik,V 2740Topalov,V 2725

Novgorod 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/544 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Na6

[ 7...Nh5 - 70/(544) ] 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bc1

[ 10.Bh4 - 70/(544) ]

10...Kh8 11.h3 Nh6 12.dxe5 dxe5N [ 12...fxe5 - 50/648 ]

13.Qxd8 [ 13.Be3?! Nf7 14.Qxd8 Nxd8 ]

13...Rxd8 14.Be3 Be6 15.a3 Nf7 16.b4 c6 [ 16...Bh6 17.Nd5!? ( 17.c5 Bxe3 18.fxe3 c6 ; 17.b5 Bxe3 18.bxa6 Bb6 19.axb7 Rab8 20.Rab1 Nd6 ) 17...Bxe3 18.fxe3ƒ ]

17.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Nc7 19.Nd2 Bf8 [ 19...Bh6? 20.Bxh6 Nxh6 21.Nb3 b6 22.Rd6 ]

20.Rb1! [ 20.Nb3 b6! ]

20...b6 [ 20...f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.f4!? Bh6 23.g3² ] [ 20...Bh6!? 21.Bxh6 Nxh6 22.c5!? ( 22.Nb3² )]

21.c5! b5 22.a4 bxa4?! [ 22...a6 23.Nb3 Bxb3 24.Rxb3 Bh6 25.Bxh6 Nxh6 26.Ra3² Kg7 ( 26...Nf7 27.Bg4 ) 27.g3 ( 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Nxa8 29.Nxb5!? cxb5 30.Bxb5 ) 27...Kf8 28.f4 Nf7 29.Kf2 ]

23.Nxa4 [ 23.Nc4? Nb5 24.Nxa4 Bxc4 25.Bxc4 Na3 26.Rc1 Nxc4 27.Rxc4 Rb8= ] [ 23.Bc4!? ]

23...f5 24.exf5 gxf5 25.Nc4 Nd5 26.Bd2±><c6 e4 27.Na5 Rc8

[ 27...Ne5 28.Ba6!? ] 28.Ba6 Rc7 29.Nc3! Nxc3

[ 29...Bg7 30.Ne2! ] 30.Bxc3+ Bg7 31.Bd2!

[ 31.Bxg7+ Kxg7² ] 31...Ba2 32.Rc1

[ 32.Rd1!? Rd7!? ] 32...Be5 33.Nc4

[ 33.Bc4? Bxc4 34.Nxc4 Kg8 35.Nxe5 Nxe5 36.Bf4 Nd3 ]

33...Bxc4 34.Bxc4 Kg7 35.b5! cxb5 36.Bxb5 Bd4

[ 36...Re7!?± ∆37.c6 Bc7 ] 37.c6 Kf6 38.Rd1!? Be5?

[ 38...Ke5? 39.g3 ] [ 38...Rc8™ ]

39.Ba5+- Re7 40.Bc4! f4“ [ 40...Nd6 41.Bd8 Nxc4 42.Rd7 ]

41.Rd71-0

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E94Piket,Je 2630Kramnik,V 2770

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/545 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3

[ 5.Be2 - 70/(545) ] 5...0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 h6

[ 11...Nf6 - 70/(545) ] 12.Bd2 Nf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Nd5N

[ 14.a3 - 61/660 ] 14...Qd8 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.c5 Nb8

[ 16...b6?! - 70/(545) ] 17.Qb3?!

[ 17.b4² ] 17...Nc6 18.Rad1 a6

[ 18...Qe7!? ] 19.Rd2 Qe7 20.Rfd1 Kh7 /\ f5

[ 20...Kh8!? ] 21.Ne1 a5!?

[ 21...Nd4 22.Bxd4 exd4 23.Nd3!? Qxe4 24.Bf3 Qf5 25.Bxb7 Rb8 26.c6 ><Bg7 ] [ 21...f5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.f4÷ ]

22.Bc4 f5 [ 22...a4!? 23.Qa3 ( 23.Qc2 Nd4 24.Bxd4 exd4 ><c5 ) 23...f5 24.exf5 gxf5 25.f4 Be6!? 26.Bxe6 Qxe6÷ ]

23.exf5 gxf5 24.f4 exf4 25.Bf2 [ 25.Bxf4?! Qxc5+ 26.Be3 Qe7 /\ a4 ]

25...a4 26.Qa3 [ 26.Qc2!? ]

26...Ne5 27.Re2 Be6! 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.Nf3

[ 29.Bd4? Rad8∓ ] 29...Rad8 30.Rde1

[ 30.Rxd8!? Rxd8 31.Nxe5 A) 31...Bxe5 32.Qxa4 ( 32.Qf3 Qd5 ) 32...Rg8 33.Qxf4 Rxg2+ 34.Kf1 ( 34.Kxg2 Qg6+ ); B) 31...Rd1+ 32.Kh2 Bxe5 33.Qf3 Rd5÷ ( 33...Qd5? 34.Rxe5 )]

30...Nxf3+ 31.Qxf3 Qxa2 32.Re7 [ 32.Qxb7?! Rf7 33.Re7 Rd7! 34.Rxd7 Rxd7∓ ]

32...Rf7 33.Qxf4 Rxe7!? [ 33...c6÷ ]

34.Rxe7 Qxb2 35.Bg3! [ 35.Qxf5+? Kh8 36.Bg3 Qf6!-+ ] [ 35.Qxa4³ ]

35...Qf6 [ 35...a3? 36.Qxf5+ Kh8 37.Rxg7+- ] [ 35...Rd1+? 36.Kh2 Qb1 37.Bf2!± Rh1+ 38.Kg3 Qd3+ 39.Be3 /\ Qh6 ] [ 35...Rd5!? 36.Qxc7 a3 37.Be5 Qxe5 38.Rxe5 Rxe5 39.Qa5 ]

36.Qxc7 Rd1+ 37.Kh2 Qa1 [ 37...Qd4 38.Bf2! ]

38.Bf4 Rh1+ 39.Kg3 Qc3+!? [ 39...a3 40.Qe5™ Qe1+! 41.Qxe1 Rxe1 42.Rxe1 a2= ]

40.Re3 Qf6 41.Qxb7 h5!„ 42.Qe7?! [ 42.Be5! f4+! ( 42...Qg6+ 43.Kf2 f4 44.Rc3!± )

A) 43.Bxf4 Qg6+ ( 43...h4+ 44.Kg4 ) 44.Kf2 Qc2+ 45.Kg3 ( 45.Re2 Qxc5+ ) 45...Qg6+= ; B) 43.Kf3 Qg6 ( 43...Rf1+ 44.Ke2 Rf2+! 45.Ke1 Qg6÷ ) 44.Kxf4™ Rf1+ 45.Rf3 Qxg2!? ( 45...Qh6+ 46.Kf5 Qg6+ 47.Kf4 Qh6+= ) 46.Qxg7+ ( 46.Qe4+!? Kh8 47.Bxg7+ Kxg7 ) 46...Qxg7 47.Bxg7 Rxf3+ 48.Kxf3 Kxg7 49.c6 a3= ]

42...h4+ 43.Kf2 Rc1!³ 44.Qe8 [ 44.Qxf6 Bxf6∓ 45.Ra3 Rc4 ]

44...Rc2+ [ 44...Rxc5? 45.Qh5+ Kg8 46.Re8+ Bf8 47.Kg1! ]

45.Kf1? [ 45.Re2? Rxe2+! 46.Kxe2 a3∓ 47.Qh5+ Kg8 48.Qe8+ Bf8 ] [ 45.Kg1? Qg6 ] [ 45.Kf3! Qg6 46.Qxg6+ Kxg6 47.Ra3 Rc4 ( 47...Bd4 48.Be3 Bxe3 49.Kxe3 ) 48.c6 Bb2 49.Ra2 a3 50.c7= Kf7 51.Bd6 ]

45...Qa6+! [ 45...Qg6 46.Qxg6+ Kxg6 47.Re6+ Kf7 48.Ra6 ]

46.Kg1 [ 46.Ke1 Qa5+ 47.Kf1 Rc1+ 48.Re1 ( 48.Kf2 Qd2+-+ ) 48...Rxe1+ 49.Qxe1 Qxe1+ 50.Kxe1 a3-+ ] [ 46.Re2 a3! 47.c6 ( 47.Qh5+ Kg8 48.Qe8+ Bf8 49.c6 Rxe2 50.Qxe2 Qxc6 ) 47...Rxe2 48.Qxe2 Qxc6-+ ]

46...Qg6 47.Qxg6+ Kxg6∓ R 9/k 48.Re6+ Kf7 49.Ra6 Rc4!

[ 49...Bd4+ 50.Kh2 Rf2 51.Bd6 ( 51.c6? Rxf4 52.c7 Be5-+ 53.c8Q Rc4+ ) 51...Rf1 ( 51...f4 52.Rxa4 ) 52.g4= ]

50.Bd6

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[ 50.Be3 f4 51.Bf2 Rc1+ 52.Kh2 Be5-+ 53.Rxa4 ( 53.Bxh4 f3+ 54.Bg3 f2 ) 53...f3+ 54.g3 hxg3+ 55.Bxg3 f2 ] [ 50.Ra7+ Ke6! 51.Rxg7 Rxf4∓ 52.c6 Kd6 53.c7 Rc4 ]

50...Bd4+ 51.Kf1 Ke6! 52.g3? [ 52.Bg3+ Kd5 53.Bxh4 Bxc5∓ ] [ 52.Ke2 Kd5 ]

52...Kd5 53.gxh4 Ke4-+ 54.Ke2 Rc2+ 55.Kd1 Ra2

[ 55...Ra2 56.c6 Kd3 ]0-1

E94Savchenko,S 2565Glek,I 2505

Berlin 1997[Glek,I]

70/546 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 Na6 7.0-0 e5 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Ng4 11.h3 Qb6 12.hxg4 Qxd4 13.g5 Nc5 14.Bf4 Qxd1 15.Raxd1 Be5 16.g3 Re8 17.Rxd6 Bxd6 18.Bxd6 b6 19.e5N

[ 19.f4 - 56/692 ] 19...Bf5 20.Bg2 Rac8?!

[ 20...Nb7! 21.Bxc6 ( 21.Ba3 Rac8÷ ) 21...Nxd6 22.Bxa8 Nxc4= ]

21.b4!± Ne6 [ 21...Nb7 22.c5 ]

22.f4 Kg7 23.Ne4 [ 23.c5 ]

23...Bxe4 24.Bxe4 h6 25.gxh6+ Kxh6 26.Kg2 Kg7 27.Rf1

[ 27.c5!± ] 27...c5! 28.b5 Nd4÷ 29.g4 Rcd8 30.Bd5 Nc2! 31.Rf2 Ne3+ 32.Kf3 Nxd5 33.cxd5 Rh8

[ 33...Rxd6?! 34.exd6 Rd8 35.Ke4± ] 34.f5?!

[ 34.Kg3 Rh7÷ ] [ 34.Ke4 Rh1÷ ]

34...gxf5 35.gxf5 Rh3+ 36.Kg4?! [ 36.Ke4÷ ]

36...Rxd6!?“ [ 36...Rd3!? 37.Rg2™ Rxd6 ( 37...Rxd5 38.Kf4+= ) 38.exd6 Rxd5 39.f6+ ]

37.f6+ [ 37.exd6 Rd3³ ]

37...Kf8?!

[ 37...Kg6! 38.Kxh3 Rxd5 39.e6 Re5! 40.e7 c4= ]

38.exd6 Rd3 39.Rf5 Ke8 40.Re5+ Kd7 41.Re7+ Kxd6 42.Rxf7 Ke5!= 43.Rf8

[ 43.d6 c4 ] 43...c4 44.d6 c3 45.Kg5 Rg3+! 46.Kh4 Rd3½-½

E94Skembris,S 2470Kofidis,A 2395

Aegina 1997[Skembris,S]

70/547 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 0-0 8.Rb1

[ 8.Qc2 - 70/(547) ] [ 8.Be3 - 70/(547) ]

8...exd4 [ 8...Re8 9.d5 Nc5 10.Nd2 Bh6 11.Qc2 a5 12.Nb3!? ]

9.Nxd4 Re8 10.f3 c6 11.Nc2!?N [ 11.Bg5 h6!? ( 11...Qe7 )] [ 11.Kh1 - 54/600 ]

11...Nb6 /\ d5 12.Bg5 h6 [ 12...Qe7 13.Qd2² |^ ]

13.Bh4 Be6 [ 13...g5 14.Bf2 Nh5 15.Bd4 Be5 16.g3²/\ f4 ]

[ 13...d5 A) 14.exd5 Bf5!? ( 14...cxd5 15.c5ƒ ); B) 14.c5!?² ]

14.b3!² [ 14.c5? dxc5 15.Qxd8 Raxd8 16.e5 Nfd5/\ Bf5-+ ( 16...g5!? )]

[ 14.Ne3 g5 /\ d5<=> ] 14...g5

[ 14...d5? 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.e5+- ] 15.Bf2 d5?!

[ 15...Nh5 16.Bd4² ] 16.exd5

[ 16.c5 Nbd7 17.exd5 Nxd5„ ] 16...cxd5

[ ¹16...Bf5² ] 17.c5 Nbd7

[ 17...Nc8² ] 18.Nb5ƒ b6 19.b4!?

[ 19.c6 Ne5÷ ] 19...bxc5 20.bxc5

[ 20.Nd6 c4!?÷ ]

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20...Qa5?! [ 20...Bf8 21.c6ƒ ]

21.Ncd4! /\ Nc6 [ 21.Nd6 Reb8 ]

21...Rec8 [ 21...Qxa2? 22.c6 /\ Nc7+- ] [ 21...Nxc5? 22.Nc6 Qb6 23.Nbxa7+- ]

22.Nd6!± Rc7 [ 22...Rcb8 ]

23.N4b5 Nxc5™ [ 23...Rxc5? 24.Nb7+- ] [ 23...Rc6? 24.Nb7 Qxa2 ( 24...Qa6 25.Nd4+- ) 25.Nc3 Qa3 26.Rb3+- ]

24.Nxc7 Qxc7 25.Nb5 Qe7 26.Rc1ƒ Rc8 27.Re1 Nfd7!? 28.Nd4!

[ 28.Nxa7 Ra8ƒ ] 28...Qd6 29.Bb5 /\ Ne6, Bd7 Nf8 30.Bc6!><Nc5 Na6

[ 30...Bxd4 31.Qxd4ƒ ] 31.Qa4 Nb8

[ 31...Nb4 ] 32.Bb5!? Rxc1 33.Rxc1 Qf4“

[ 33...a6 ] 34.Rd1 Qf6?

[ 34...Qc7± ] 35.Qxa7+- Nbd7 36.Nxe6 Qxe6™ 37.Bxd7 Nxd7 38.Qa8+1-0

E97Vera,R 2530Hebert,J 2445

Montreal 1997[Vera,R]

70/548 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bc1 f5

[ 10...Nh6 - 70/(548) ] 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.dxe5 Ngxe5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Qd2 Qf7 15.b3N

[ 15.Nd5 - 69/542 ] 15...Rae8 16.Rae1 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Nd4 18.Bd5

[ 18.Bxb7!? c6 19.Ba6 Qc7 ( 19...Bh3 20.f4 ; 19...Rxe1 20.Rxe1 Nc2? 21.Re7+- ) 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.Re1 Ne6 22.Na4± ]

18...Be6 19.h3 [ 19.Bxb7! c6 20.Ba6 Qc7 ( 20...Bh3 21.Re3 Rxe3 22.Qxe3 ) 21.Na4± ]

19...c6 20.Bxe6 Rxe6 21.Rxe6 Nxe6

22.Be3 Qf5!? [ 22...a6 23.Ne4± ]

23.Ne2 [ 23.Bxa7!? Qa5 ( 23...Ra8 24.Be3 Bxc3 25.Qxc3 Rxa2 26.Qb4± ; 23...Nf4 24.Ne2± ; 23...c5 24.Nd5² ) 24.Qe3™ ( 24.Qxd6 Ng5-+ ) 24...Nf4! 25.Na4 ( 25.Ne4 c5∓ ) 25...Qg5© ]

23...d5 24.cxd5 [ 24.Bxa7 d4© ] [ 24.Ng3 Qe5 25.cxd5 ( 25.f4 Qxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Bd4 27.Qxd4 Nxd4³ ) 25...Qxd5= ]

24...Qxd5 25.Qc2 [ 25.Rd1 ]

25...c5 26.Rd1 Nd4 27.Bxd4 cxd4 [ ¹27...Bxd4 28.Nxd4 cxd4 29.Qc4 Qxc4 30.bxc4 Rd8 31.Kf1 d3 32.Ke1 Rd4 33.Kd2 Rxc4 34.Kxd3 Ra4 35.Rd2= ]

28.Nc1! b5 29.Nd3² Qf5 30.Qe2 [ 30.Qc7 Qe4 ]

30...Rc8 31.Rc1?! [ 31.f4 ]

31...Rc3! [ 31...Rxc1+ 32.Nxc1 Qb1 33.Qe6+ Kf8 34.Qd6+ Kf7 35.Qd5+ Kf6 36.Qc6+ Ke7 37.Kh2 Be5+ 38.g3² ]

32.Rd1 [ 32.Rxc3? dxc3³ ] [ 32.g4!? Qd5 ( 32...Qxd3? 33.Qe6+ Kf8 34.Re1 Bh6 35.Qf6+ ) 33.Re1 Qc6= ]

32...Rc8 33.Rc1 Rc3 34.Rd1½-½

E97Krasenkow,M 2645Zaitsev,I 2475

Koszalin 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/549 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4

[ 9.Bg5 - 70/(549) ] 9...a5 10.Ba3 b6 11.bxa5 Nh5!?N

[ 11...Rxa5 - 69/543 ] 12.Nb5

[ 12.axb6? Rxa3 13.Nb5 Ra6 14.bxc7 Qd7∓ ] [ 12.Bb4 bxa5 13.Ba3 Nf4÷ ] [ 12.Re1÷ ]

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12...Rxa5 13.Bb4 Ra8 14.Qb3?! [ 14.a4 Nf4 15.a5 f5„ ] [ 14.Re1!? ] [ 14.g3!? ]

14...Nf4 15.Bd1 f5 16.Bc2 g5! [ 16...fxe4 17.Bxe4² ]

17.Nd2 [ 17.Nxg5 Nexd5! ]

17...Ne2+ 18.Kh1 f4 19.Rfe1!? Nd4 20.Nxd4 exd4 21.e5!? Bxe5 22.Rxe5!? dxe5 23.Re1?

[ 23.Nf3 Bf5 24.Nxg5!© ( 24.Nxe5 Re8 ∆25.Re1 Bxc2 26.Qxc2 c5! 27.dxc6 Nxc6! 28.Nxc6 Rxe1+ 29.Bxe1 Qe8-+ )] [ 23.Be4!? Ra7 ( 23...Bf5 24.d6÷ ) 24.Nf3© ]

23...Re8! [ 23...Bf5?!

A) 24.Rxe5? Bxc2 25.Qxc2 c5!! 26.Rxg5+ ( 26.dxc6 Nxc6-+ ) 26...Kh8 27.Rh5 Rf7-+ ; B) 24.Nf3! Ng6 25.Bxf8 Qxf8 26.Nxg5÷ ]

24.Be4 [ 24.Nf3 Ng6 25.Bxg6 hxg6 26.Nxe5 Qf6-+ ] [ 24.Rxe5 Ng6 ( 24...Nxd5? 25.Qd3! Nf6™ 26.Ne4!‚ ; 24...Nf5!?∓ ) 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Nf3 Qe2∓ ]

24...Ng6 [ 24...Nf5!? ]

25.d6 Rb8?! [ 25...Ra7!

A) 26.c5+ Kh8! ( 26...Be6 27.Bd5 Bxd5 28.Qxd5+ Kg7 29.d7© ) 27.Bxg6 hxg6 28.Qf7 bxc5 29.Bxc5 Rb7 30.Ne4 ( 30.Qxg6 Re6 31.Qh5+ Kg7-+ ) 30...cxd6! 31.Nxd6 Rxf7 32.Nxf7+ Kg7 33.Nxd8 Rxd8 34.Rxe5 d3-+ ; B) 26.Bd5+ Kg7 27.dxc7 Rxc7 28.Ne4 Ra7∓ ]

26.Bd5+ Kg7 27.dxc7 Qxc7 28.Ne4 Qd8 [ 28...Rd8 29.Nxg5„ ]

29.Bd6 Bf5! [ 29...Rb7 30.c5 Rd7 31.Bc6 bxc5 32.Bxc5 h6÷ ]

30.Bxb8 Bxe4 31.Bxe4 [ 31.Bxe5+ Rxe5 32.Bxe4 d3ƒ ]

31...Qxb8 32.Rb1 Qc7 33.Qd3 Re6? [ 33...Rc8! 34.Rb4 b5! 35.h4 ( 35.Qb1 Qe7! 36.Rxb5 Rxc4 ) 35...bxc4 36.Qh3 Qd6 37.Qxc8 Qxb4 38.Bxg6 hxg6

39.hxg5 Qe7∓ ] 34.Rb5© Qd8 35.a4 Qf6 36.h3 Nf8 37.Bf5 Rd6?

[ 37...Rc6= ] 38.a5 bxa5 39.c5

[ 39.Rb7+?! Kh8 40.Bxh7 Rd7 ] 39...Rc6 40.Be4 Rc7 41.Rxa5± /\ c6, Rb5-b7 Ne6 42.c6 Nd8 43.Rb5! Nf7

[ 43...Nxc6? 44.Rc5 g4 45.Qb3/\ 46.Rc6, 46.Qb6 ]

[ 43...Qd6!? 44.Qf3ƒ ] 44.Rb7 Rxc6 45.Bxc6 Qxc6 46.Qb3 Qf6 47.f3 Qf5 48.Qd5 h5 49.Kg1 Qf6

[ 49...d3 50.Kf2 ( 50.Rb3 g4 ) 50...d2 51.Ke2 g4 52.h4 ]

50.Qd7 Qg6 51.Qe8 Qf5 52.Rb8 Kf6 53.Qg8 Qe6 54.Rf8 Qd5?

[ 54...d3? 55.Qh8+ Ke7 56.Re8+ Kd7 57.Rxe6 Nxh8 58.Rxe5 Kd6 59.Rb5 Nf7 60.Kf2 Ne5 61.h4! gxh4 62.Rb4+- ] [ 54...Qe7! 55.Qh8+ Ke6 56.Qg7 Qf6 57.Qh7± ]

55.Qh8+ Ke7 56.Re8+ Kd7 57.Qf8 Nd6 58.Re7+

[ 58.Re7+ Kc6 59.Qa8+ Kc5 60.Rc7+ ]1-0

E97Van Wely,L 2655Piket,Je 2630

Monaco (m/4) 1997[Van Wely,L]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 Bh6 13.a5

[ 13.Nd2 - 70/(550) ] 13...f5 14.Bd3N

[ 14.Nd2 - 70/(550) ] 14...Rf7 15.Qb3!? g5 16.Rfd1

[ 16.exf5 g4 ] 16...g4 17.Nd2 b6

[ 17...f4 18.c5 dxc5 19.d6 cxd6 20.Bc4 ( 20.Nc4 d5 21.Nd6 cxb4 22.Nxd5 Nc5 23.Nxf7 Kxf7 24.Qc4 Ne6÷ ) 20...cxb4 21.Bxf7+ Kg7 22.Nc4 ( 22.Na4 Nc6 23.Nc4 Nxa5 ; 22.Nb5 Nc5 23.Qxb4 Nc6÷ ) 22...bxc3 23.Nxd6ƒ ]

18.Nb5 [ 18.axb6!? Rxa1 19.Rxa1 Bxd2 20.Nb5

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( 20.bxc7 Qxc7 21.Nb5 Qb6 22.Bxd2 fxe4 23.Be3 Nc5 ) 20...Bxb4 21.bxc7 Qf8 22.Qxb4 Nc5 23.Nxd6 ( 23.Bc2 ) 23...Nxd3 24.Qb6 ( 24.Qd2 )]

18...bxa5 19.Qc2 [ 19.Bxa5 Rxa5 20.Rxa5 c6 ] [ 19.Rxa5 Rxa5 20.Bxa5 Nc5 21.Qc2 Ng6 ]

19...Nc5 20.Bxc5 dxc5 21.Nb3 [ 21.exf5 Nxf5 22.Bxf5 Bxf5 23.Ne4= ]

21...f4 22.Nxc5 Ng6 23.Ne6 Bxe6 24.dxe6 Rg7 25.g3?

[ 25.Be2! Qg5 26.Rd7 f3 27.Bf1 fxg2 28.Bxg2± ]

25...Qf6 26.c5 Kh8 27.Bc4 Nf8 28.Qb3 Bg5 29.c6 h5 30.Rd7 Nxd7 31.cxd7 Rf8 32.Rf1 fxg3?

[ 32...h4! /\ Qh6, f3-/+ ] 33.hxg3

[ 33.fxg3 Qe7 34.Rxf8+ Qxf8‚ ] 33...h4 34.Nxc7 Rh7 35.Qc3 Qh6 36.Kg2?

[ 36.Qxe5+ Bf6 37.Qf4 Bg5 38.Qe5+= ] 36...hxg3 37.Qxe5+ Bf6 38.Qxg3 Qg5??

[ 38...Bd4!! /\ Rf2 39.d8Q Rxd8 40.Nb5 Bb2∓ ]

39.Ne8 Rh3 40.Qd6 Be7 41.d8Q g3 42.Qd4+ Kh7 43.Qxe7+ Qxe7 44.Qd7 Rh2+ 45.Kxg31-0

E97Krasenkow,M 2615Fedorov,A 2580

Vilnius 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/551 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.a4 c5 14.Nb5 Ra6 15.Ra3 h6

[ 15...f5?! 16.Bxf4 exf4 17.e5 ] [ 15...Kh8 /\ Ng8 Kramnik,V ]

16.Nd2 g5N [ 16...f5? 17.g3 Nh5 18.exf5 Rxf5 ( 18...Nxf5? 19.g4 ) 19.g4 Rg5 20.f3+- ] [ 16...Kh8?! - 69/548 ]

17.g3 Nfg6 18.Be2 /\ Bg4 f5 19.exf5 Nxf5 20.Bh5

[ 20.Bg4 e4!? 21.Rxe4 Ne5„ ] 20...Nge7 21.Bg4 e4?

[ 21...Nd4 22.Ne4!? ( 22.Bxc8 Qxc8 23.Ne4 Qf5² )

A) 22...Bxg4? 23.Qxg4 Nc2 24.Qe6+ Kh8 25.Bxg5! hxg5 ( 25...Qa5 26.Rc1 Nxa3 27.Bxe7+- ) 26.Qh3+ Kg8 27.Nxg5 Rf6 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Qxc2+- ; B) 22...Nef5² ]

22.Rxe4 Ng6 23.Nf3! Ne5 24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.f4+- Bg7

[ 25...gxf4 26.Bxf4 Bg7 27.Rf3 ] 26.fxg5 hxg5 27.Rf3 Nd4 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8 29.Bxc8 Qxc8 30.Qh5 Qf5 31.Re8+ Bf8 32.Nxd4 cxd4 33.g4 Qf7 34.Qxg5+ Kh7?!

[ 34...Qg7 ] 35.Qd81-0

E97Kramnik,V 2740Kasparov,G 2795

Novgorod 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/552 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.Nd2 c5 14.a4 Ra6 15.Ra3 g5!?N 16.g3 Nh3+

[ 16...Nfg6? 17.Qh5± f5 ( 17...h6 18.Bd3!? ) 18.exf5 ( 18.Qxg5 ) 18...Nxf5 19.Nde4 ]

17.Bxh3 Bxh3 18.Qh5 [ 18.Nf3 f6! ( 18...h6 19.Bxg5! )]

18...Qd7 [ 18...g4? 19.Nf3! f6 ( 19...gxf3 20.Qxh3 f5 21.Qh5± ) 20.Nh4± ( 20.Kh1!? Qe8 21.Qxe8 Rxe8 22.Ng1 ) 20...Qe8 21.Qxe8 Rxe8 22.Rb3 b6 23.Nf5!? ( 23.Be3 ) 23...Nxf5 24.exf5 ]

19.Qxg5 [ 19.f3 g4™ 20.Nd1 f5! ( 20...gxf3 21.Nf2 Bg2 22.Nxf3 Bxf3 23.Rxf3‚ )

A) 21.Ne3 gxf3! 22.Qxh3 ( 22.Nxf3 fxe4 23.Ng5 Bf5 ) 22...f2+! 23.Kxf2 fxe4+ 24.Kg2 Rf2+! ; B) 21.Nf2 Rxa4÷ ]

19...h6 [ 19...f5!? ]

20.Qe3 f5© 21.Qe2 [ 21.f3 fxe4!? ( 21...f4© )]

21...f4!

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[ 21...fxe4 22.Ndxe4 Nf5 23.Nb5 ( 23.Be3!? Nd4 24.Bxd4 exd4 25.Nb5 ) 23...Nd4 24.Nxd4 exd4 25.Qh5 Bg4 26.Qh4ƒ ]

22.Nb5 Kh7 [ ¹22...Ng6 23.Kh1 ( 23.Qh5 Bg4 24.Qxg6 Rf6 ) 23...Kh7 24.Rg1÷ ]

23.gxf4!? [ 23.Kh1 Ng6 24.Rg1 ]

23...exf4 [ 23...Rxf4?! 24.Rg3!? ( 24.Kh1 )]

24.Kh1 Bg4! [ 24...Ng6 25.Rg1‚ ]

25.Nf3! [ 25.f3 Bh5© /\ Ng6-> ]

25...Ng6 26.Rg1 Bxf3+? [ 26...Nh4? 27.Ng5+ hxg5 28.Qxg4 Qxg4 29.Rxg4± Kg6 30.Nc7 Rb6 ( 30...Kh5 31.h3 ) 31.Ne6 Rb1 32.Rxg5+ Kh6 33.Rg1+- ] [ 26...Re8 27.Qc2!? ] [ 26...Kh8!

A) 27.Nc7 Rb6! 28.Ne6 Bxe6 29.Rxg6 Bg4„ ; B) 27.Bb2

B1) 27...Bxb2 28.Qxb2+ Kh7 29.Nd2 ( 29.Nxd6 Rxd6 30.e5 Bxf3+ 31.Rxf3 Qg7 ) 29...Ne5÷ ; B2) 27...Rg8÷ 28.Nc7 Rb6! ; B3) 27...Nh4!? 28.Nxh4 Bxe2 29.Rxg7 Qxg7 30.Bxg7+ ( 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Bxg7 Rf7 ) 30...Kxg7 31.Nc7 Bxc4÷ ;

C) 27.Qc2!? Rg8 28.Ne1 ( 28.Nd2 ) 28...Bh5 29.Nc7!? Qxc7 30.Rh3 Bg4 31.Rxg4 Qd7 32.Rxg6 Qxh3 33.Bxf4 Rf8÷ ]

27.Qxf3 Ne5 28.Qh5 Qf7 [ 28...Nxc4 29.Qg6+ Kh8 ( 29...Kg8 30.Rh3 ) 30.Rh3+- ]

29.Qh3! /\ Bb2 [ 29.Rh3!? Nxc4 30.Nc7 ]

29...Nxc4 30.Rf3 Be5 [ 30...Qe7 31.Qe6! Qxe6 32.dxe6 Rxa4 33.Nc7 ( 33.Rxf4± ) 33...Bf6 34.Rxf4+- ]

31.Nc7! Rxa4 [ 31...Qxc7 32.Qxh6+ Kxh6 33.Rh3# ]

32.Bxf4! [ 32.Bxf4 Bxf4 33.Ne6 Rg8 ( 33...Ra3 34.Nxf8+ Qxf8 35.Qd7+ Kh8 36.Rxf4 ) 34.Rxg8 Qxg8 35.Qf5+ Kh8 ( 35...Qg6 36.Nf8+ ) 36.Qf6+ Kh7 37.Nf8+ ]

[ 32.Ne6 Rg8 33.Ng5+ ( 33.Qxh6+ Kxh6 34.Rh3+ Qh5 35.Bxf4+ Bxf4 36.Rxh5+ Kxh5 37.Nxf4+ Kh4 38.Rxg8 Ne5 ) 33...Rxg5 34.Rxg5 Ra1 35.Rg1± ]

1-0

E97Krasenkow,M 2615Shulman,Y 2555

Vilnius 1997[Shulman,Y; Kapengut,A]

70/553 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 f4!N

[ 13...h6N - 70/(553) ] [ 13...cxd5 - 69/545 ]

14.Bc1 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Nc8! 17.Qb3 Qe7 18.c5 Re8 19.Be2 Kh7 20.Ba3 Qxe6

[ 20...b5?! 21.cxb6 Nxb6 22.b5!ƒ ] 21.Bc4 Qe7 22.Rad1

[ 22.b5?! dxc5 23.bxc6 bxc6 24.Na4 Nd7³ ]

22...b5 [ 22...dxc5 23.bxc5 Qc7 24.Bf7 Rf8 25.Be6 Ne7 26.Rd6© ]

23.cxb6 Nxb6 24.b5 Nxc4 [ 24...c5 25.Be2!?© /\ Bb2, a4-a5 ]

25.Qxc4 c5 26.Nd5?! [ 26.Bb2© ]

26...Nxd5 27.Rxd5 Bf8 [ 27...a6?! 28.b6! ] [ 27...Reb8! 28.Rb1 ( 28.Red1?! Rb6 29.Qd3 a6! ∆30.Rxd6?! Rxd6 31.Qxd6 Qxd6 32.Rxd6 axb5 33.Bxc5 Rc8 34.Ba3 b4!-+ ) 28...Rb6 29.Bb2 ( 29.Bc1 a6 30.a4 axb5 31.axb5 Qa7∓ ) 29...a6 30.a4 axb5 31.axb5 Qa7³ ]

28.Bb2 Reb8 29.a4 a6 30.Bc3 axb5 31.axb5

[ 31.axb5 Rb7 32.Rb1 Rab8 33.Rd2 Qf7 34.Qe2 ( 34.Qa4 f3!? ; 34.Qxf7+ Rxf7 35.Kf1 Ra7³ ) 34...Be7 35.f3 h5ƒ ]

½-½

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E97Van der Sterren,P 2515Piket,Je 2640

Nederland (ch) 1997[Piket,Je]

70/554 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Bb2 cxd5?!

[ 13...h6 - 69/(545) ] [ 13...a5!? ]

14.exd5!N [ 14.cxd5 fxe4= ]

14...Ne8 [ 14...h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 e4 17.Be2 d5 18.cxd5 ( 18.Nxd5 Nfxd5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.cxd5 Qxd5÷ ) 18...Nfxd5 19.Qb3!? ] [ 14...a5!? ]

15.Qb3 a5 [ 15...e4 16.Be2 Nxd5? 17.c5! Qxg5 18.Qxd5+ /\ Ne4+- ] [ 15...Nc7 16.c5 e4 17.cxd6 Qxd6 18.Bxe4 ]

16.a3?! [ 16.b5 e4 17.Be2 Bf6 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 Ng7 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.cxd5 a4 22.Qa3 ] [ 16.bxa5!? ]

16...axb4 17.axb4 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 [ 18.Bxa1 Bf6 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.dxe6 e4 21.Be2 Nc7 22.Nd5!? Ncxd5 23.cxd5 Bxa1 24.Rxa1 Qb6 25.Bc4 Qd4 26.Rd1 Qe5÷ ]

18...Nc7! 19.c5 e4! [ 19...h6? 20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 d5 22.Bxd5! Ncxd5 23.Rd1+- ]

20.cxd6 [ 20.Be2? h6 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.dxe6 ( 22.cxd6 Nexd5 23.dxc7 Nxc7 ) 22...d5!∓ ]

20...Qxd6 21.Ngxe4! [] [ 21.Be2 h6 22.Nh3 ( 22.Ne6 Nxe6 23.dxe6 Bxe6∓ ) 22...g5!∓ ]

21...fxe4 22.Nxe4 Qxd5 [ 22...Rxf3? 23.Qxf3 Qxd5 24.Nf6+ Bxf6 25.Qxf6+- ]

23.Nf6+ Bxf6 24.Bxd5+ Nexd5 [ 24...Ncxd5 25.Bxf6 /\ 26.Ra8, 26.Rc1 ]

25.Re1 Bxb2 [ 25...b5!? 26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.h4!? ( 27.Re7? Be6 )]

26.Qxb2 Be6 27.Qd4 Bf7³ [ 27...Rf4 28.Re4 Nc3!? 29.Qd8+ Rf8 30.Qxc7 Nxe4 31.Qxb7 Nxf2 32.b5÷ ] [ 27...Rd8!? ]

28.h4 h5 29.Qa7! [ 29.f3 Ra8∓ ]

29...b6 [ 29...b5 30.Qb7!? ( 30.Qc5 Na6 31.Qxb5 Naxb4∓ )]

30.Qb7 Nb5?! [ 30...Rd8!?∓ ]

31.Re5 Rd8 32.Kh2 [ 32.Rxd5 /\ Qb6 ]

32...Nd4“ [ 32...Rd6 /\ Kg7 ]

33.Rxd5! Rxd5 34.Qxb6÷ Kg7 [ 34...Kf8!? 35.Qb8+ Ke7 36.Qc7+ Ke6 ( 36...Rd7 37.Qe5+ Ne6 38.b5 ) 37.Qc8+ Rd7 38.f3÷ ]

35.Qc7 Nb5 36.Qe7 Nd6 37.f3 Nf5 38.Qe2!? Kf8

[ 38...Nxh4 39.b5 /\ Qb2, b6 ] 39.g4

[ 39.b5? Nd4 ] 39...Nd6

[ 39...hxg4 40.fxg4 Nxh4 41.Kg3 ( 41.b5?? Rd2-+ ) 41...g5 42.b5÷ ]

40.Qe3 Nc4 41.Qa7= Ne5 42.Kg3 Be8 43.Qc7 Nc6 44.Qf4+ Bf7 45.Qc7 Nd4 46.Qc8+ Be8 47.Qc4 Bf7 48.Qc8+ Kg7 49.Qc3! Kh7 50.Qc7 Kg8 51.Qc8+ Kh7 52.Qc7 Kg7 53.Qc3 Kf8 54.Qc8+ Be8 55.Qc4 Rd6 56.Qc5 Nb5 57.Kf4 hxg4

[ 57...hxg4 58.fxg4 Ke7 59.Ke5 Kf7 ]½-½

E97Browne,W 2530Fedorowicz,J 2510

USA (ch) 1997[Browne,W]

70/555 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rc1 Bf6!N

[ 13...c6?! 14.Bf3± ( 14.c5 dxc5 15.bxc5 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 fxe4³ )] [ 13...Bh6?! 14.h4! ] [ 13...fxe4?! - 70/(555) ] [ 13...h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Bxc3?!

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16.Rxc3 fxe4 17.Bf1 ><g6 Kramnik,V ] 14.Ne6™ Bxe6 15.dxe6 Bxc3! 16.Rxc3= fxe4 17.Bf1!

[ 17.Bg4?! d5! 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Rc5 Nf6! ( 19...Nxb4? 20.Qb3+- ) 20.Qxd8 ( 20.Qb3 Qe7∓ ) 20...Rfxd8 21.e7 Rd6!-+ ( 21...Re8? 22.Be6+± )]

17...e3! [ 17...d5?! 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Rc5 c6 20.Rxe4± ]

18.fxe3 a5 [ 18...c6 19.a3!? ( 19.Kh1 )]

19.b5 c6 [ 19...fxe3 ]

20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Kh1 Qc7 [ 21...Rb8 22.Rd3 fxe3 23.Rxd6 Qb6÷ ] [ 21...fxe3 22.Rcxe3 Rb8 23.Rf3 Rxf3 24.Qxf3 Qf8 25.Qc3! a4 26.Qa3 Qf2 27.Rd1 Nf5! ]

22.Rd3 [ 22.Qg4? d5! 23.cxd5 Nxd5 24.Bc4 Qe5!∓ ]

22...Rad8 [ 22...d5? 23.e4! dxc4 24.Rd7+- ]

23.exf4 Rxf4 24.Rd4?! [ 24.g3! Rxc4?! 25.Rf3! Rc5 26.Rf7

A) 26...Rf5?! 27.Bh3! Rxf7 28.exf7+ Kxf7 29.Qf3+ Kg7 ( 29...Ke8? 30.Be6+- ) 30.Qc3+ Kh6 ( 30...Kf8 31.Qf6++- ) 31.Qe3++- ; B) 26...Rf8! 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Qd4 Kg8 29.Bh3 ]

24...d5 25.cxd5 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 cxd5 27.Qd2 Rh4

[ 27...Re4? 28.Rxe4 dxe4 29.Qd7! Qxd7 30.exd7 Nc6 31.Bb5± ]

28.h3 a4 29.Bb5 Rf4 30.Bd3 Qd6= 31.Qe3 Rf6 32.Qd4 Rxe6 33.Rxe6 Qxe6 34.Qxa4 Qe1+ 35.Kh2 Qe5+ 36.Kh1 Qe1+½-½

E97Kramnik,V 2770Shirov,A 2700

Tilburg 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/556 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rc1 Bf6 14.Ne6 Bxe6

15.dxe6 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 fxe4 17.Bf1 e3! 18.fxe3 fxe3N 19.Rcxe3

[ 19.Rexe3!? Rf6!? ] 19...c6 /\ a5

[ 19...Rf6² ] [ 19...a5!? 20.b5 c6 21.bxc6 bxc6 ]

20.Qd2! [ 20.c5 d5÷ ]

20...d5 [ 20...a5 21.Rh3! Qc7 ( 21...Qb6+ 22.c5 Qxb4 23.Qh6 ) 22.g4!? /\ Qh6 ] [ 20...Rf6 21.Rh3!? Qf8 ( 21...h5± ) 22.Qxd6 Rd8 23.Qc5 Rd2 24.Qxa7 ]

21.cxd5 [ 21.Rh3 dxc4÷ 22.Qh6 Qd4+ 23.Kh1 Qg7 ]

21...cxd5 22.Qd4!!² [ 22.Rh3 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 ( 23.Qe3 Qxb4!? 24.Qh6 Qd4+ 25.Kh1 Qg7 ) 23...Qxe6! 24.Rhe3 Qf7 ] [ 22.Kh1 Qb6„ ] [ 22.a4 Qd6„ 23.Bd3 Rf4 ]

22...Qd6 [ 22...Nf5?! 23.Qe5

A) 23...Nxe3 24.e7 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1+- Qb6 26.Rf8+ ( 26.e8Q+ ) 26...Rxf8 27.Qh8+! Kxh8 28.exf8Q# ; B) 23...Qb6 24.e7 Rfe8 25.Qxd5+ Kg7 26.Qe5++- ; C) 23...Qe7!± ]

[ 22...Qb6 23.Qc5! Qxc5 24.bxc5- 22...Qd6 ]

[ 22...b6 23.Rh3!? /\ Qh4 ( 23.Bd3 Qd6 24.g3 )]

23.Qc5 Qf4? [ 23...Rad8 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Rc1ƒ ( 25.b5 Rf6 26.Ra3 Rfxe6 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Rxa7 b6 29.a4² ) 25...Rc6 26.Rxc6 bxc6 27.Ra3 ] [ 23...Qxc5 24.bxc5 Rfc8 ( 24...b6!? 25.cxb6 axb6 26.a3 Rf4 27.Rb3² Rfa4 28.Ree3 ) 25.Rb1 Rab8 26.Reb3 ( 26.Ra3!? ) 26...Rc7² ]

24.Rf3 Qg5 [ 24...Qh4 25.g3 ]

25.Rf7!± [ 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8 26.Qxa7 Qd2 27.Qe3 Qxb4= ]

25...Rxf7 26.exf7+ Kxf7 27.Qc7! [ 27.g3 ]

27...Qh4 28.Re3 Qxb4?! [ 28...Rf8!? 29.g3 Qg5 ( 29...Qf6 30.Be2!

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Kg8 31.Qxe7 Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Qe1+ 33.Kg2 Qf2+ 34.Kh3 ) 30.Re2!± ]

29.a3 [ 29.Qd7 Kf8! 30.Rf3+ Nf5 31.Qxh7 Qd4+ 32.Kh1 Qg7 ]

29...Qh4 30.Qxb7 Re8 [ 30...Rf8 31.Qxa7 Kg8? 32.Rxe7 d4 33.Bc4+ Kh8 34.g3+- ]

31.Qxa7 d4“ 32.Bc4+ [ 32.Rf3+ Kg7 33.Qd7 Rf8 34.g3 Qe4 ]

32...Kf8 33.g3!+- [ 33.Rf3+ Kg7 34.Rf7+ Kh6 ]

33...Qg4 [ 33...Qf6 34.Re6 Qg7 35.Qb6!? ]

34.Be2 Qc8 35.Qxd4 Qc1+ 36.Kg2 [ 36.Kg2 Qc6+ 37.Bf3 Qc2+ 38.Re2 ]

1-0

E97Psakhis,L 2565Ehlvest,J 2610

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/557 1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 c6!N 11.Bb2

[ 11.Nd2 Nf4 12.Bf1 h5!? /\ Bg4 ] 11...Nf4 12.Bf1 b6! [] 13.dxc6?!

[ 13.h3!? /\ Kh2, g3 ] 13...Nxc6= ><d4 14.a3 Re8

[ 14...Ne6? 15.Nb5 ] 15.Nd5

[ 15.g3 Ne6!? ( 15...Nh3+ 16.Kg2 Bg4 17.Be2÷ ) 16.Bh3 Bb7 /\ Rc8 ><c4=/+ ]

15...Ne6 16.Bd3 Bb7 17.Qd2?! [ 17.Nd2 /\ Nb3, a4= ]

17...Rc8 18.Rad1 Rf8 19.Qc2 Kh8 20.Qb1 h5!? 21.Bc1 Kh7 22.a4 Rb8 23.Bf1 h4 24.h3 Kh8 /\ f5

[ ¹24...Bc8 /\ Rg8, g5, Nf4->>> ] 25.Bd3 Bc8!³ 26.Be3 Bd7 27.Bc2?!“

[ 27.Qc2³ ] 27...Rc8∓ 28.Nc3? Ncd4-+ 29.Bxd4 Nxd4 30.Nxd4 exd4 31.Ne2 Rxc4 32.Qb3 Be6 33.Bd3

[ 33.Nf4 Rc3 34.Nxe6 fxe6 35.Qb1 Qg5 ] 33...Rc7 34.Qb2 Qg5“ 35.f4 Qf6 36.Rf1 Bc4 37.Kh1 Bxd3 38.Rxd3 Qe7 39.f5 Rfc8! 40.Qb3 Qxe4 41.Qd1 Rc2 42.Nf4

Rc1 43.Qf3 Be5!0-1

E97Anand,V 2765Gelfand,B 2695

Dortmund 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/558 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Nd2 Nf4 11.Bf3 Nd3!?

[ 11...f5 - 62/207 ] 12.Ba3 a5 13.bxa5 Rxa5 14.Nb5 Bd7!?N

[ 14...Nc5 15.Nb3 Nxb3 16.Qxb3 Bd7 17.Bb4 Ra8 18.Nc3 b6 19.a4 Qb8 20.Rfb1 f5 21.a5± ]

15.Nb3 Ra4 16.Bxd6 [ 16.Qxd3 Bxb5

A) 17.cxb5 Rxa3 18.Qc4 ( 18.Rfc1!? ) 18...c5 Anand,V 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.dxc6 Qb6= ; B) 17.Nd2

B1) 17...Qa8 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.cxb5 Rc8!? ( 19...Rxa2 20.Rxa2 Qxa2 21.Nc4 Nc8 22.Bg4 f5 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Bxf5 Rxf5 25.Qxf5 Qxc4 26.Qe6+ Kf8 27.g3± ); B2) 17...Bd7 18.Bd1 Ra6 19.c5 Qa8 20.Bb4 Nc8÷ ]

16...cxd6 17.Qxd3 Bxb5 18.cxb5 Bh6 [ 18...Qb6!? 19.Nd2 Rfa8© ]

19.Bd1 Kg7 [ 19...Qa8 20.Qh3 Kg7 21.Nc5 ( 21.Qd7 Nc8 22.Nc5 dxc5 23.Bxa4 Nb6 24.Qc7 Nxa4 25.Qxe5+ Kg8 ) 21...dxc5 22.Bxa4 Qxa4 23.Qd7 ]

20.Qc2! Qc8! [] 21.Qxc8 Nxc8 22.Nc5 Rb4 23.a3

[ 23.Nd3 Rxe4 24.a4 b6!? Anand,V ( 24...Rd4 25.Nb2 Nb6∓ )]

23...Rxb5 24.Na4 [ 24.Nd3 f5 25.Bf3 Rf7 26.Rab1 Rxb1 27.Rxb1 Rc7∓ ] [ 24.Nd7 Rd8 25.Bg4 Ne7 26.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 27.Rxb1 f5 28.Rxb7 fxg4 29.Nxe5∓ ]

24...f5 25.exf5 gxf5 26.Be2 Rxd5?! [ 26...Ra5! 27.Nc3 ( 27.Nb2 Rxd5 ) 27...Rc5 28.Na4 ( 28.Nb5 Rd8 29.Rfd1 Ne7 30.a4 Kf6 31.a5 Rxd5∓ ) 28...Rc2 29.Bd3 Rd2 30.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1³ ]

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27.Rfb1 Ra5 28.Nb6! Nxb6 29.Rxb6 d5 30.Rxb7+ Rf7 31.Rb5 Rfa7 32.Rab1 Bg5

[ 32...e4 33.Rd1 ] 33.Rxa5 Rxa5 34.Rb5 Rxb5 35.Bxb5 Kf6 36.Bd7 e4 37.g4 fxg4

[ 37...f4 38.f3 Bh4 39.a4 Ke5 40.a5 Bd8 41.a6 Bb6+ 42.Kf1 exf3 43.g5= ]

38.Bxg4 d4 39.a4 Bd2 40.Kf1 d3 41.Bc8 Ke5 42.h3 Ba5 43.Bd7 Kf4 44.Bg4 h6 45.Bd7 h5 46.Be8½-½

E97Gleizerov,E 2560Nurkic,S 2430

Montecatini Terme 1997[Gleizerov,E]

70/559 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 Ne8 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Kh8 12.a4 Ng8 13.Nc4 fxe4?! 14.Nxe4

[ 14.cxd6!? cxd6 15.Nxe4 Ngf6 16.Nc3! ] 14...Ngf6 15.Nc3!² N ><Ne8

[ 15.Nxf6?! ] 15...Ng8?! /\ Nh6-f5-d4

[ 15...Bf5 /\ Ne4+/= ] 16.Ba3 Nh6 17.b5± b6!? 18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Bb4 /\ a5

[ 19.Ne4!? Nf7™ ( 19...Nf5?! 20.Bg4 ) 20.Bb4± ><Rf8 ]

19...Rf4!? 20.a5 Rb8 [ 20...bxa5?! 21.Rxa5 /\ b6 ]

21.axb6 axb6 22.Ra7!? Bb7!? ><d5 23.Qb1! ><e4, Bb4 Nf5 24.Bd3! Qh4?! 25.Be4!?

[ 25.g3! ∆Qh3 26.Be4 ] 25...Nf6 26.f3+- ><b6, d6, Bb7, Rf4 Bh6 27.Qe1!? [+]

[ 27.Nxd6+- ] 27...Qh5

[ 27...Nxe4 28.Qxh4! Rxh4 ( 28...Nxh4 29.Nxe4+- ) 29.fxe4 Ne3 30.Bxd6!+- ] [ 27...Qxe1 28.Rxe1+- ]

28.Nxd6 [ 28.g3? Nxe4! ]

28...Nxe4 [ 28...Rh4 29.Bxf5! gxf5 30.Qxe5+- ]

29.Ncxe4 [ 29.Ncxe4 Rxe4 30.Nxe4 Be3+ 31.Kh1+- ]

[ 29.Ncxe4 Bxd5 30.Nf6+- ]1-0

E97Portisch,L 2610Iordachescu,V 2500

Berlin 1997[Iordachescu,V]

70/560 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Bd7 11.b3 c6 12.Ra2!N

[ 12.Bb2 - 70/(560) ] 12...Qb8

[ 12...b5? 13.dxc6 b4 14.cxd7 bxc3 15.Nb1 Nxe4 16.Bf3± ] [ 12...Ne8!? ]

13.Rc2 Rc8 14.Bd3! Be8 [ 14...cxd5 15.cxd5 ( 15.exd5 Nf5 ) 15...b5

A) 16.a4 bxa4 ( 16...b4 17.Nb5± ) 17.bxa4 ( 17.Nxa4!? ) 17...Qb4„ ; B) 16.b4² /\ Qe2 ><b5 ]

15.Ndb1 /\ Be3<< b5 [ 15...Nd7 16.b4 axb4 17.axb4

A) 17...b5 18.cxb5 ( 18.dxc6 Nxc6„ ) 18...cxd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Rxc8 Qxc8 21.exd5 Nb6 ( 21...Nf6 22.Qb3 Qb7 23.Nc3± ) 22.Qb3 Na4² ; B) 17...cxd5!? 18.cxd5 Nb6÷/\ 19...Nc4, 19...Na4 ]

16.cxb5 cxb5 [ 16...cxd5 17.exd5 ( 17.Nxd5 Nfxd5! 18.Rxc8 Nxc8 19.exd5 Bxb5= ) 17...Qb7 ( 17...Nexd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.Be4+- ) 18.Bc4 ( 18.a4!? ) 18...a4© ]

17.b4 [ 17.a4!? bxa4 ( 17...b4 18.Nb5 Nd7 19.Be3± ) 18.bxa4 Qb3!? ∆19.Nd2 Qb4„ ]

17...Nh5 18.g3 f5 19.bxa5!? ><b5 Nf6 20.Rb2 fxe4?

[ 20...Rxa5 21.f3!² ∆Qa7+ 22.Kg2 ( 22.Kh1 ) 22...Qc5 23.Qe2 /\ Be3 ]

21.Bxb5 Bxb5 22.Rxb5 Qc7 23.Bg5! [ 23.Be3 Nf5 ( 23...Rxa5 24.Bb6 ) 24.Bb6 Qd7© ∆25.Re1 Nd4! 26.Bxd4 exd4 27.Qxd4 Qh3‚ ]

23...Nf5 [ 23...Rxa5 24.Bxf6 Bxf6 25.Nxe4 Bg7 26.Rxa5 Qxa5 27.Nxd6 Ra8± ]

24.Bxf6 Bxf6 25.Nxe4 Bg7?!

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[ 25...Be7 ] 26.Ng5!

[ 26.Nbc3 Nd4 27.Rb6 Rxa5 28.Rxd6 Rxa3 29.Ne2² ∆Nf3+ 30.Kg2 Qc4 31.N2c3 ]

26...Qd7 27.Rb6 Rxa5 28.Ne6 Nd4 29.Nxd4 exd4 30.Qb3+- Be5 31.Nd2 Rac5 32.Ne4 Rc1 33.Rb8 Kg7 34.Rxc8 Qxc8 35.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36.Kg2 g5 37.h3 h5 38.Qb5 Qc2 39.Qd7+ Kf8 40.Nxg5 Qg6 41.Ne6+

[ 41.Ne6+ Kg8 42.Qd8+ Kh7 43.Nf8+ ]1-0

E97Sakaev,K 2580Tseitlin,Ma 2505

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Sakaev,K]

70/561 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.Rb1 Ne8 11.a3 f5 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Nf6 14.c5 Kh8 15.f3 f4 16.Nc4 Ne8 17.Na4!± N

[ 17.Ba3 ] 17...Rb8 18.b5 b6

[ 18...dxc5 19.Nxc5 Nd6 20.Ba3± ] 19.cxb6 cxb6 20.Bd2 Bd7 21.Ncxb6! Nf6

[ 21...Rxb6 22.Ba5 Nc8 23.Qe1+- ] 22.Ba5+- Nc8 23.Nxd7 Qxd7 24.b6 Qb7 25.Bb5 Na7 26.Bd3 Nd7 27.Be1 Nc8 28.Bf2 Bf6 29.Qe2 Ra8 30.Bb5 Ne7 31.Rfc1 Rfc8 32.Rxc8+ Qxc8 33.Bxd7 Qxd7 34.b7 Qxa4 35.Qb51-0

E98Korchnoi,V 2610Van Wely,L 2655

Antwerpen 1997[Korchnoi,V]

70/562 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Ne8 10.Be3

[ 10.Nd3 - 70/(562) ] 10...f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.c5

[ 13.g4!? Kasparov,G ] 13...Ng6 14.a4

[ 14.cxd6 - 70/(562) ] 14...Rf7 15.Nd3 Bf8 16.a5 Rg7 17.a6!N

[ 17.b4 ] [ 17.cxd6 ]

17...bxa6 [ 17...b6

A) 18.cxb6 cxb6 19.Nb4 Nf6 20.Nc6 Qe8 ( 20...Qd7 ) 21.Nb5 g4 22.Ncxa7 g3 ( 22...gxf3 23.Bxf3 Raxa7 24.Nxa7 Rxa7 25.Qd3 Nd7 26.Qb5 Qd8 27.b4/\ Rfc1+/-) 23.hxg3 fxg3 24.Bxg3 Nf4

( 24...Nh5 25.Bh2 Ngf4 26.g4± ) 25.Bxf4 exf4 26.Bd3 ( 26.Nxc8 Rxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Qg6+= ; 26.Rf2 Nh5 27.Nxc8 Ng3© ) 26...Raxa7 27.Nxa7 Rxa7÷ ; B) 18.Nb4! dxc5 19.Nc6 Qf6 20.Nb5 Nd6 21.Nbxa7² ]

18.Nb4 Nf6 19.Nc6 Qd7 [ 19...Qe8 20.Bxa6 dxc5 ( 20...g4?! 21.Bxc8 Qxc8 22.fxg4 Nxg4 23.Nxa7± ) 21.Bxc8 Qxc8 22.Nxa7 Qb7 23.Nc6 Rxa1 24.Qxa1 g4 25.Kh1² ]

20.Nxa7 dxc5 21.Nxc8 [ 21.Bxa6! Rxa7 ( 21...Bxa6 22.Rxa6 c6 23.Rxc6 Nxd5 24.Qxd5+ Qxd5 25.Nxd5 Rgxa7 26.Bxc5± ) 22.Bxc8 Rxa1 23.Bxd7 Rxd1 24.Be6+± ]

21...Qxc8 22.Rc1 h5?! [ 22...Rb8 23.b3 Kh8² ]

23.Na4 g4 24.Nxc5± g3 25.Be1 gxh2+ 26.Kxh2 Bxc5 27.Rxc5 Ne8 28.Rh1 Qd8 29.Kg1 Qg5 30.Rh2 Rb8?

[ 30...Nd6 31.Ra5 Rb8 32.b4 Nb5 33.Rxa6 Nd4 ]

31.b4 Rb6 32.Ra5 h4 33.Bxa6 Nd6 34.Bf1+- Rb8 35.Qc2 Qe7 36.Qc6 Rh7 37.Ra7 Qd8 38.b5 Rb6 39.Ra8 Rb8 40.Rxb8 Qxb8 41.Bf2 Kf8 42.Rh1 Ke7 43.Bc5 Nf8 44.Bd3 Rh6 45.Bf2 Ng6 46.Kh2 Kd8 47.b6

[ 47.Ra1 Ne7 48.Qc3 Ng6 ( 48...Nf7 49.Ra6 ) 49.b6 cxb6 50.Qc6 ]

47...Ne7 48.Qc3 [ 48.Qc3 Nf7 49.bxc7+ Qxc7 50.Qa3/\ Rc1 ]

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E97Cvetkovic,Sr 2420Nikolaidis,I 2520

Korinthos 1997[Cvetkovic,Sr]

70/563 1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bg5 Nd7 10.Ne1 f5N

[ 10...h6 - 50/665 ] 11.exf5 gxf5 12.f4 Nf6

[ 12...h6 13.Bh4 exf4 14.Nd3± ] 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Nd3 h6

[ 14...Ng6!? ] 15.Be3² f4?!

[ 15...Ng6 ] 16.Bf2 Ng6 17.Nc5!± ><e4 e4!? 18.N5xe4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxb2 20.Bd4! Bxd4+

[ 20...Bxa1?! 21.Bxa1 /\ Qd4+/--> /^a1-h8 ] 21.Qxd4 Bf5 22.Bh5

[ 22.Bd3!? ] 22...b6! 23.Bxg6

[ 23.g3? c5 ><Ne4 ] [ 23.Rae1!? ]

23...Bxg6 24.Rae1 Qe7! [] 25.Nd2 Qf6 26.Qxf6 Rxf6 27.Re7 Rc8 28.g3 Kf8 29.Re5 c6 30.Rxf4

[ 30.gxf4!?² ] 30...Rxf4 31.gxf4 cxd5 32.Rxd5 Bf7 33.Rd4

[ 33.Rd7!? ] 33...Rc5 34.a3 Ra5 35.Rd3 Rf5 36.Rd4 Ra5 37.Rd3 Rf5 38.Rd4½-½

E99Korchnoi,V 2635Lanka,Z 2575

Linz 1997[Lanka,Z]

70/564 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Nd3 Nf6 14.c5 Ng6 15.a4 Kh8 16.a5

[ 16.Rc1!? Korchnoi,V ] 16...Rg8 17.cxd6

[ 17.a6!?N - 70/(564) ] 17...cxd6 18.Nb5 g4 19.fxg4 Nxe4 20.Bxa7 Bd7 21.Bb6 Qe7 22.Nc7 Raf8 23.Ra3N

[ 23.Ne6 - 68/551 ] 23...Ng5

[ 23...Ng3? 24.hxg3 fxg3 25.Rxf8 Rxf8 26.Ne1 Qh4 27.Nf3+- ]

24.b4 e4 25.Ne1 f3?! [ 25...Ne5! /\ f3->>> ]

26.gxf3 exf3 27.Nxf3 Bxg4 28.Re3 Bxf3! 29.Bxf3

[ 29.Rxe7?? Nh3# ] 29...Nxf3+ 30.Rfxf3 Be5 31.Kh1 Rxf3 32.Rxf3 Qh4

[ 32...Bxh2? 33.Kxh2 Ne5 34.Rh3™ ( 34.Bd4 Qg7!-+ ) 34...Ng4+ 35.Kh1 Qe4+ 36.Qf3 Qe1+ 37.Bg1+- ]

33.Qe2 Qxb4 [ 33...Nf4!? 34.Qf2 Qh5!‚ >> ]

34.Ne6? ><d5 [ 34.Rf1÷ ]

34...Qb1+? [ 34...Nh4 35.Rf1 Qb3! 36.Nc7 Qh3!/\ Bh2 37.Rg1 Rxg1+ 38.Bxg1 Nf5-+ ]

35.Rf1 Qb3 36.Qf3 Qc2 37.Rf2™ [ 37.Qf2? Qc4! 38.Qf3 Nh4-+ ] [ 37.Bf2? Nh4! ]

37...Qc1+ 38.Rf1 Qh6? [ 38...Qd2 39.Rf2 Qc1+= ( 39...Nh4?! 40.Qf6+! Bxf6 41.Rxd2± )]

39.Qf2!± /\ Nd8-f7, /\ Bd8-f6 Qh5 40.Bd8! [ 40.Nd8? Rf8 ]

40...h6 41.Bf6+ Kh7 42.Bxe5 Qxe5 43.Qf7+

[ 43.Qf3! Ne7 44.Qf7+ Kh8 45.Qf6+ Qxf6 46.Rxf6± ]

43...Kh8 44.Qf6+ Kh7 45.Qxe5? Nxe5= 46.Rb1 Ra8 47.Rxb7+ Kg6 48.Rb5

[ 48.Rb6 Rxa5 49.Rxd6 Kf5 ] 48...Kf5 49.Nd4+ Ke4 50.Nc6 Nxc6

[ 50...Nc4!?© ] 51.dxc6 Rc8 52.a6 Rxc6 53.Ra5 Kf3 54.Ra1 Rc8 55.Kg1 Ra8 56.Kf1

[ 56.a7 Ke2 ] 56...Ra7 57.Ra3+ Ke4 58.Ke2 Kd4 59.h4 Kc5 60.Kf3½-½

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E99Orlov,G 2480Yoos,Ja

Vancouver 1997[Orlov,G]

70/565 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.a4 Ng6 14.a5 Kh8 15.Nb5N Nf6!?

[ 15...a6 16.Na7!? h5 17.Nxc8 Qxc8 ( 17...Rxc8? 18.Qb3!± ) 18.Rc1 Nf6 19.c5ƒ ]

16.Nxa7 g4 [ 16...Bd7 17.Nb5 g4 18.g3!?² gxf3 19.Bxf3 Bh3 20.Ng2 fxg3 21.hxg3 ]

17.g3 [ 17.Nxc8?! g3! 18.hxg3 Nh5! 19.gxf4 ( 19.g4 Ng3 ) 19...exf4 20.Nxd6 cxd6‚ ]

17...gxf3 18.Bxf3 Bh3 19.Ng2 Bh6 20.a6 [ 20.Nb5!? ]

20...bxa6 21.Rxa6 Qd7 22.c5 fxg3 23.hxg3 Rg8 24.Qa4

[ 24.Qe2!? Qg7 ( 24...Ng4? 25.c6!+- ) 25.cxd6 cxd6 26.Rxd6! Rxa7 27.Rxf6 ]

24...Qg7 25.cxd6 cxd6 26.Nb5!? [ 26.Rxd6? Nh4!! 27.Nxh4 Be3!-+ ]

26...Rxa6 27.Qxa6 Nh4!! 28.Nxh4™ Be3! 29.Qxd6?

[ 29.Nxd6! Qxg3+ 30.Bg2! Qxh4 ( 30...Bxg2? 31.Nf7+ Kg7 32.Nf5+ Kxf7 33.Nxg3+- ) 31.Nf7+ Kg7 32.Bxe3 Kxf7 ( 32...Bxg2 33.Bh6+ Kxf7 34.Qe6+ Kg6 35.Rxf6+ Qxf6 36.Qxg8+ Kxh6 37.Kxg2± ) 33.Qb7+ Kg6 34.Rf2± ]

29...Qxg3+ 30.Kh1 Nh5? [ 30...Qf4!! 31.Ng6+ ( 31.Bxe3 Qxh4-+ ; 31.Rg1 Bxf2 32.Rxg8+ Nxg8-+ ) 31...Rxg6 32.Qf8+ Rg8 33.Bxe3 Qh4-+ ]

31.Ng6+! [] Rxg6 32.Bxg3 Nxg3+ 33.Kh2 Nxf1+ 34.Kxh3 Rxd6 35.Nxd6± NB 9/c Nd2 36.Bh5?!

[ 36.Bg2 ] 36...Bc5 37.Nf7+ Kg7 38.d6 Nxe4 39.d7 Be7 40.Nxe5??

[ 40.d8Q Bxd8 41.Nxd8± ] 40...Ng5+ 41.Kg4 Kf6 42.Nc6 Ne6² 43.Kf3 Nd8 44.Na5 Ke6 45.Bg4+ Kd5 46.Ke3 Bb4 47.Nb3 Kc4 48.Nc1 Kd5 49.Kd3 Be7 50.Ne2 Nc6 51.Nc3+ Kd6 52.Ke4 Nb8! 53.Nb5+ Kc6 54.Nd4+ Kc7 55.Nf5

[ 55.Ne6+ Kxd7= ]

55...Bf6½-½

E99Vescovi,G 2490Shaked,T 2445

Bermuda 1997[Vescovi,G]

70/566 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.a4 Ng6 14.a5 h5 15.Nb5 Nf6 16.Nxa7 g4 17.Nxc8 g3 18.hxg3 fxg3 19.Bxg3 h4 20.Bh2 Nf4!

[ 20...Qxc8 - 58/(682) ] 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.e5 Nh5 23.g4!N

[ 23.Qd3 A) 23...Qg5 24.Qg6 ( 24.Ne7+ Qxe7 25.e6 Qg5‚ ) 24...Qxg6 25.Ne7+ Kf7 26.Nxg6 Kxg6 27.Bd3+ Kh6

A1) 28.exd6 Bxb2 ( 28...cxd6 29.Nc2 Bxb2 30.Rab1± ) 29.Rb1 Bd4+ 30.Kh2 cxd6 31.Nc2 Be5 32.Rxb7 Rxa5± ; A2) 28.e6 Bxb2 29.Nc2 Bxa1 30.Rxa1 ;

B) 23...Ng3 24.Rf2 Qg5!? ( 24...Rxc8 25.Qg6 dxe5 26.Bd3 Rf6 27.Qg4 Ra8 28.b4?! Qe8 29.Raa2 h3!© )

B1) 25.Ne7+ Qxe7 26.e6 Qg5‚ ; B2) 25.e6 h3 26.gxh3™ ( 26.Rf1? h2+ 27.Kxh2 Qh4+ 28.Kg1 Bd4+-+ ); B3) 25.Qg6! Qxg6 26.Ne7+ Kf7 27.Nxg6 Kxg6 28.Bd3+ Kh6

B3a) 29.exd6 cxd6 30.Nc2 ( 30.Ra2 Bd4 31.Nc2 Be3 32.Nxe3 fxe3 33.Rf1 Nxf1 34.Kxf1 Kg5 35.b4 Kf4∓ ) 30...Bxb2 31.Rb1 Bc3 32.Rxb7 Bxa5! ( 32...Rxa5 ><Rf2 33.Rb3÷ ); B3b) 29.Nc2 Bxe5 30.Ra2 Ra7! 31.Rd2 Rfa8 32.b4 b6³ ; B3c) 29.e6 Bd4 30.Nc2 Bxb2 ( 30...Bxf2+ 31.Kxf2± ) 31.Rb1 Bc3 32.Rxb7 Bxa5 33.c5 dxc5 ]

[ 23.exd6!? ] 23...hxg3

[ 23...fxg3 24.f4 Nxf4 25.Bg4 /\ Nd3, /\ Rf4,Be6, Qh5 Bxe5 26.Ng2 ]

[ 23...Ng3 ∆24.e6 Rxc8 25.Rf2 Bxb2 26.Bd3 Bd4 27.Nc2 Bc5 ( 27...Bxf2+

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28.Kxf2 h3 29.Kg1 Qh4 30.Kh2 Ne4 31.Qe1 Nf2 ) 28.Qe1 Qf6 29.Kg2 h3+ ]

24.Kg2 Bxe5 25.Qd3? [ 25.Rh1!

A) 25...Nf6 26.Qc2 Kg7 ( 26...Rf7 27.Bd3± /\ Bf5-e6 ) 27.Qf5 Qxc8 28.Qg5+ Kf7 29.Nd3 Qe8 30.Rae1!?± ∆Rg8 31.Qf5 ; B) 25...Qg5 26.a6! Raxc8 ( 26...b6? 27.Ne7+ Qxe7 28.Rxh5 ) 27.axb7 Rb8 28.Ra7± ; C) 25...Ng7 26.Bd3 Rxc8 27.Bh7+ Kf7 28.Nd3 Qf6 29.Nxe5+ Qxe5 30.Qc2 Qf6 31.Rh4! ]

25...Qg5! 26.Ne7+ Qxe7 27.Qg6+ Ng7 28.Rh1 Rf6?

[ 28...Bxb2?? 29.Bd3 Rf5 30.Ra2 Qe5 31.Bxf5 ] [ 28...Qf6!∓ 29.Qh7+ ( 29.Qxf6 Rxf6 30.Nd3 Nf5 31.Nxe5 Ne3+ 32.Kg1 dxe5 33.Bd3 Rfa6 34.b4 c5! 35.dxc6 Rxc6-+ ; 29.Qd3 Nf5 ) 29...Kf7 30.Rh6 Qg5 /\ Rh8 ]

29.Qh7+ Kf7 30.Bd3 Bxb2 31.Ra2 Qe5 32.Be4!± Bd4

[ 32...Qc3? 33.Nd3 Qd2+ 34.Kh3+- ] [ 32...Qd4 33.Nd3 Bc3

A) 34.Rh4 Qe3! ( 34...Qxc4? 35.Bg6+! Rxg6 36.Rxf4+ Qxf4 37.Nxf4 ) 35.Rg4 Rg8 36.Qh4 Bd4 37.Nxf4 Qg1+ 38.Kh3 Qh1+ 39.Kxg3 Qxh4+ 40.Kxh4 Rh8+ 41.Kg3 Be5-+ ; B) 34.Re2! Re8 ( 34...Qxc4 35.Rh4 Qb5 36.Nxf4 ; 34...Rxa5 35.Nxf4! Rxf4 36.Bg6+ Kf6 37.Re6+!! Nxe6 38.Qf7+ Kg5 39.Rh5# )

B1) 35.Nxf4? Rxe4! ( 35...Rxf4? 36.Bg6+ Kf6 37.Bxe8+- ) 36.Qxe4 ( 36.Rxe4 Qf2+ 37.Kh3 Qxf3-+ ) 36...Rxf4 37.Qe7+ Kg6-+ ; B2) 35.Bg6+? Rxg6 36.Rxe8 Qxd3 37.Qg8+ Kf6 38.Re6+ Kg5-+ ; B3) 35.Rh4 Qxc4

B3a) 36.Rg4 Rg8 37.Bg6+ Kf8 38.Qh6 Be5!÷ ( 38...Qxd3?? 39.Re8# ); B3b) 36.Bg6+!? Rxg6 37.Rxf4+ Qxf4 ( 37...Rf6 38.Rxc4 Rxe2+ 39.Kxg3± ) 38.Nxf4 Rxe2+ 39.Nxe2± ; B3c) 36.Nxf4!‚ ><Ng7, g6 ]

33.Rh4 [ 33.Nd3! Qg5 34.Rh4 Be3 35.a6!!

( 35.Ra1 Bd4 36.Ra2 Be3= ) A) 35...Rxa6? 36.Rxa6 bxa6 37.Qh8‡ a5 38.Rh7 a4 39.Qd8 Rg6 40.Qd7+ Kg8 41.Rxg7+ Rxg7 42.Qe8# ; B) 35...Ra7 36.Ra3! ; C) 35...bxa6 36.Rb2 a5 ( 36...Bb6 37.c5 dxc5 38.d6 ) 37.Rb7 Rc8

C1) 38.Rg4 Qh6 39.Rxg7+ Qxg7 40.Qh3 Re8 ( 40...Qf8 41.Qd7+ Kg8 42.Qh7# ) 41.Rxc7+ Re7 42.Ne5+!?

C1a) 42...dxe5? 43.d6 Rxd6 44.Qh5+ Kg8 45.Rc8+ Qf8 46.Bd5+ Rxd5 ( 46...Kg7 47.Rxf8 Kxf8 48.Qh8# ) 47.Qg6+ Rg7 48.Qe6+ Kh7 ( 48...Rf7 49.cxd5+- ) 49.cxd5 Qe7 50.Qh3+ Kg6 51.Rc6+ Kf7 52.Qf5+ Kg8 53.Rc8+ ; C1b) 42...Kg8! 43.Rc8+ Rf8

C1b1) 44.Ng6? C1b11) 44...Ref7 45.Nxf8 Rxf8 46.Bh7+ Qxh7 ( 46...Kf7 47.Qe6# ; 46...Kh8 47.Bf5+ Kg8 48.Be6+ ) 47.Rxf8+ Kg7 48.Rf7++- ; C1b12) 44...Rfe8 45.Nxe7+ Qxe7 46.Rxe8+ Qxe8 47.Qh7+ Kf8 48.Bg6!+- ; C1b13) 44...Rxc8 45.Qxc8+ Kf7 46.Nh8+ Kf6 47.Qf5# ; C1b14) 44...Ree8! 45.Nxf8 Qb2+-+ ;

C1b2) 44.Rxf8+! Qxf8 ( 44...Kxf8 45.Ng6+ Kf7 46.Qf5+ Qf6 47.Nh8+ Kg7 48.Qh7+ Kf8 49.Ng6+ Ke8 50.Qg8+ Kd7 51.Nxe7= ) 45.Ng6 Rh7!! ( 45...Qe8? 46.Qh8+ Kf7 47.Qh7+ Kf6 48.Qh4+ Kf7 49.Nxe7 Qxe7 50.Bg6+ Kf8 51.Qh8# ; 45...Qf6 46.Qc8+ Kg7 47.Qh8+ Kf7 48.Qf8# ; 45...Qg7 46.Qc8+ Kf7 47.Nh8+ Kf6 48.Qf5# ) 46.Qxh7+ Kxh7 47.Nxf8+ Kg8= ;

C2) 38.c5! Bxc5 39.Nxc5 dxc5 40.Rg4 Qh6 41.Rxg7+ Qxg7 42.Qh3 Re8 ( 42...Rb6 43.Qd7+ ) 43.Rxc7+ Re7 44.d6 Rxd6 ( 44...Rxc7 45.dxc7 Rb6 46.Qf5+ Ke7 47.c8Q Rb2+ 48.Bc2 ) 45.Qh5+ Kg8 46.Rc8+ Qf8 47.Qg5+ Rg7 48.Rxf8+ Kxf8 49.Qxf4+ Ke7 50.Qe5++- ;

D) 35...Bd4!? 36.Ra3! ( 36.Re2?! Rxa6

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37.Nxf4 Ra1!„ 38.Bg6+ Rxg6 39.Qxg6+ Qxg6 40.Nxg6 Rg1+ 41.Kh3 Nf5!÷ ) 36...Ra7!? ( 36...Be3 37.axb7 Rxa3 38.b8Q Ra2+ 39.Nb2 )

D1) 37.axb7? Rxa3 38.Qg8+ Kxg8 ( 38...Ke7!? 39.Qd8+ Kxd8 40.b8Q+ Kd7 41.Qb5+ Ke7-+ ) 39.b8Q+ Ne8!? 40.Qxe8+ Rf8 41.Rh8+ Bxh8-+ ; D2) 37.Qh8?! Ra8! ; D3) 37.c5!? dxc5 38.d6 Rxd6 39.Rg4 Qh6 40.Rxf4+ Ke7 41.Qxh6 Rxh6 42.axb7 Rxa3 43.b8Q Ra2+ 44.Kxg3 Nh5+

D3a) 45.Kg4? Rg2+ 46.Kf5 Rf6# ; D3b) 45.Kh3? Nxf4+ 46.Kg4 Rg2+ ( 46...Ne6!?∓ ) 47.Kxf4 Rh4+ 48.Kf5 Rh5+= ; D3c) 45.Kh4! Nf6+ ( 45...Bf6+ 46.Rxf6 Nxf6+ 47.Kg5 Rh5+ 48.Kf4+- ; 45...Nxf4+ 46.Kg5 Ne6+ 47.Kxh6 Rh2+ 48.Kg6 Rg2+ 49.Kh5+- ) 46.Kg5! ( 46.Kg3= ) 46...Rh5+ 47.Kg6 Rg2+ 48.Rg4+- ;

D4) 37.Nb4! Qe5 ( 37...bxa6 38.Nc6 Rb7 39.Nd8++- ) 38.axb7!? ( 38.Rg4+- ) 38...Bc5 39.b8Q Qb2+ 40.Bc2+- ]

33...Be3 [ 33...Bc5 34.Nd3 Qd4 35.Bg6+! Rxg6 36.Rxf4+ Qxf4 37.Nxf4+- ] [ 33...Qg5 34.Nd3! - 33.Nd3 ]

34.Rg4 Rg8 35.a6! bxa6 [ 35...Qc3 36.Bg6+ Kf8 ( 36...Ke7 37.Qxg8+- ) 37.axb7+- ]

36.Nd3 Qc3 37.Rb2 Bb6 [ 37...Ba7 38.c5! ]

38.c5!+- Bxc5 [ 38...dxc5 39.Re2 /\ Ne5, Bg6 ]

39.Bg6+ Kf8 40.Rb8+! Ke7 41.Qxg8 Qd2+ 42.Kf1

[ 42.Kf1 Qd1+ 43.Ne1 ]1-0

E99Sosonko,G 2515Gadjilu,R 2290

Pula 1997[Gadjily,R; Bajarany,I]

70/567 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5

Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5 11.Bd2 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.c5 h5 14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Nf2 g5 16.h3 Rf7 17.Qc2 a6!?N

[ 17...Ng6 - 46/834 ] 18.a4 Bf8

[ 18...Bh6!? ] 19.a5

[ ¹19.Rfc1 /\ Qd1 ] 19...Rg7 20.Na4 g4 21.Nb6??

[ 21.fxg4™ hxg4 22.hxg4 ( 22.Nb6? f3!-+ ) A) 22...Nxg4? 23.Nb6 Rb8 24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Qd1 Nxf2 ( 25...Nh6 26.Ng4 ) 26.Rxf2± ; B) 22...Bxg4!? 23.Nxg4 Nxg4 24.Ra3 ( 24.Nb6 Rb8 25.Ra3 Nc8 ) 24...Qe8÷ ]

21...gxh3!! 22.Nxa8 Rxg2+ 23.Kh1 Qe8!!-+/\ Qg6 24.Rg1 Qg6 25.Qxc8

[ 25.Ng4 hxg4 26.Rxg2 hxg2+ 27.Kg1 Qh5 ]

25...Nxc8 26.Nxh3 Rg3 27.Kh2 [ 27.Nxf4 exf4 28.Bxf4 h4 ]

27...Bh6 /\ Ng40-1

A05Loginov,Va 2525Sakaev,K 2560

Russia 1996[Sakaev,K]

70/(2) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Na3?! a6 4.c4 e5!N

[ 4...c6 - 29/5 ] 5.b3

[ 5.Nxe5 Bb7 6.Nf3 Bxa3 7.bxa3 bxc4³ ] [ 5.cxb5 e4 6.Nd4 Bc5³ ]

5...e4 6.Nh4 Bc5 [ 6...c6³ ] [ 6...d5!? ]

7.Nc2 d5 8.d4?! [ 8.cxd5 Qxd5³ -> ]

8...exd3! [ 8...Be7 9.c5³ ]

9.Qxd3 Nc6! 10.cxd5? [ 10.cxb5 Ne5 11.Qd1 Neg4! 12.e3 Ne4 13.f3 Ngf2 14.Qe2 Bg4! 15.fxg4 Nxh1 16.Bb2 0-0 17.Nf5 f6∓ ]

10...Ne5 11.Qc3? Bxf2+-+

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A17Kramnik,V 2740Karpov,An 2760

Monaco (rapid) 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/(4) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6

[ 10...c5 - 68/29, A 30 ] 11.d4 Na5 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4 Qe8!?÷

A17Kramnik,V 2740Ivanchuk,V 2740

Monaco (blindfold) 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/(4) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6

[ 10...c5 - 68/29, A 30 ] 11.d4 Na5 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Ne5 Qe7 14.Qg4 f6 15.Nf3 Ba3 16.Bc1²

A13Andersson,U 2640Kengis,E 2560

Yerevan (ol) 1996[Marin,M]

70/(5) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 5.b3 c5 6.Nc3 Qb6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.Bb2N

[ 8.e3 - 54/9 ] 8...Be7 9.d4!? cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 bxc4 13.bxc4 d6 14.Na4²

A16Lautier,J 2660Polgar,J 2670

Tilburg 1997

70/(8) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qc1 c5!?N

[ 9...h6 - 34/(15) ] 10.Bh6 Bxh6 11.Qxh6 Bb7 12.f3 Qd4 13.Nh3 c4 14.0-0-0 0-0-0 15.dxc4 Qxc4

16.Qf4 f6 17.Nf2½-½

A16Marin,M 2530Stoica,V 2460

Romania 1997[Stoica,V]

70/(9) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Bc6 7.e4!?N Nb4 8.Kd1?!

[ 8.Rb1 Nd3+ ( 8...Bg7 9.Bc4 Nd3+ 10.Ke2 Nxc1+ 11.Rhxc1 Nd7÷ ) 9.Bxd3 Qxd3 10.Ne5 Qd6 11.d4! Bg7! ( 11...Qxd4 12.Qf4 f6 13.Nxc6 Nxc6 14.Qxc7² ) 12.Qf4 0-0 13.Be3 f5 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.e5 Qb4 16.0-0 Rad8 17.Rfd1÷ ]

8...Bg7 9.Bc4 N8a6! 10.a3 Nd3 11.Ke2 Nac5!³½-½

A16Nisipeanu,L._D 2600Ghinda,M._V 2455

Romania (ch) 1997[Stoica,V]

70/(9) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Bc6 7.Ne5 Bg7 8.Nxc6 Nxc6 9.e3

[ 9.Qe4 - 14/36 ] 9...0-0 10.Be2 Ncb4!?N

[ 10...e6 ∆11.Qe4 Nce7 ] 11.0-0 c5 12.Qe4

[ 12.a3 Nc6 ( 12...Nxc3 13.dxc3² ) 13.Qc4! Nxc3 14.bxc3 Rc8 ( 14...Qd6 15.d4² ; 14...Na5 15.Qa4² ) 15.Qb5 b6 16.d4 Na5 17.Rd1 Qc7 18.a4² ]

12...e6 13.a3 Nc6 14.Rb1 Rc8 15.Rd1 Qd7 16.Qc2 Rfd8=

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A16Sher,M 2425Mikhalevski,V 2535

Aalborg 1997[Savchenko,S]

70/(10) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.e4 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qg3 0-0-0 13.0-0 Rh7!?N 14.Bd5 Re8 15.Rfe1 Rg7 16.Rad1 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Qh4 Qf8÷

A17Gabriel,Ch 2570Dautov,R 2590

Bad Woerishofen 1997[Dautov,R]

70/(13) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 d5 9.b4!?N d4! 10.Qb2 e5 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.d3 Re8

[ 12...Qc8!? ] 13.e4

[ 13.Bg5?! h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6³ ] [ 13.Re1 Qc8 ]

13...dxe3 14.Bxe3 Qc8! 15.Bg5 [ 15.d4 exd4 16.Bxd4 Be4 17.Rfe1 c5 18.bxc5 bxc5 19.Bxf6 Nxf6= ]

15...e4 16.dxe4 Bxe4 17.Rfe1 Qb7 [ 17...h6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.Ne5 Qf5 20.f4= ]

18.Qc3 h6 [ 18...h6 19.Bc1! a5 20.Bb2 axb4 21.axb4= ]

A20Korchnoi,V 2610Bacrot,E 2545

Albert (m/6) 1997[Dorfman,J]

1.c4 e5 2.g3 c6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bg2 0-0 8.e4?!

[ ¹8.e3 /\ Nge2 ] 8...Nbd7 9.Nge2 a6 10.0-0 b5 11.cxb5 axb5 12.a3 Nb6!?N

[ 12...Qb6 - 42/16 ] 13.b3 Qe7 14.h3 Bb7 15.Qe3

[ 15.d5 Ra6 16.Rfd1 cxd5 17.exd5 Rfa8 18.Nxb5 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Nbxd5÷ ]

15...Nbd7 [ 15...Ra6 16.Na2 Rxa3 17.dxe5² ]

16.Rfd1 Rfd8?! [ ¹16...Ra6 /\ Rfa8 ]

17.d5 Ra6 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 /\ Nd4 Qe8! 21.Nc3 Nc5 22.Bf1 Rb8 23.a4 Nxb3 24.Rab1 Nd4 25.Bxb5 Nxb5 26.axb5

[ 26.axb5 Ra3!÷ ]

A21Fang,J 2330Zaichik,G 2540

Philadelphia 1997[Fang,J]

70/(16) 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 f5 5.Nc3 c6 6.Qb3 Be7 7.Nh3 Nf6N

[ 7...Na6 - 52/27 ] 8.Bg5 Na6 9.e3 Nc7 10.Nf4 Rb8

[ 10...0-0!? ] 11.Be2 Ne6

[ 11...0-0!? ] 12.h4! Qa5

[ 12...Nxg5? 13.hxg5 Ng4 14.Ng6+- ] [ 12...Nxf4 13.Bxf4 Be6 14.d5 Bf7 15.Qa3 cxd5 16.Nb5± ] [ 12...0-0² ]

13.Kf1 [ 13.Kf1 Nxf4 14.Bxf4 Be6 15.d5 cxd5 16.cxd5² ]

A21Nikolic,P 2655Van der Wiel,J 2555

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(16) 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 f5 5.Nc3 c6 6.g3 Be7 7.Nh3 Nf6 8.d5 Nbd7 9.Bg2 Ne5 10.b3 0-0 11.0-0 Re8N

[ 11...Kh8 - 59/(24) ] 12.f3 exf3 13.exf3 Bf8 14.Re1 Bd7 15.Be3 c5 16.Nf4 Nf7 17.Qc2 g6 18.Bd2 Qc8 19.a4±

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A26Vinje,ASek,Z

corr 1995[Sek,Z]

70/(18) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.e4 h5 7.h3

[ 7.h4?! - 61/20 ] 7...h4 8.g4 Be6 /\ Qd7

[ 8...Bh6 9.Be3 Be6 10.Nge2 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Qg5 12.Nd5² ]

9.Nf3 [ 9.Nge2?! Qd7 10.Nd5 f5ƒ ]

9...Qd7 10.Nd5!N [ 10.Ng5?! Nd4! 11.Be3 Bh6! 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qd2 Qf7!÷ ] [ 10.Be3 ] [ 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bxh4 0-0-0 12.Nd5 Rf8 13.Bg3 f5© |^ ]

10...f5 11.exf5 gxf5 12.Ng5 0-0-0 13.Qa4! [ 13.gxf5 Bxf5 14.Ne3! Nd4! 15.Nxf5 Qxf5 16.Be4 Qd7 17.Be3 Nf6÷ ]

13...fxg4 14.Nxe6 Qxe6 [ 14...Qxe6 15.Be3 e4 ( 15...g3?! 16.fxg3 hxg3 17.h4! Kb8 18.Nxc7! Kxc7 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Qxa7+ Kc8 21.Qxg7± ) 16.0-0-0! exd3 17.Rxd3² |^ ]

A28Lobron,E 2570Oll,L 2625

New York 1997

70/(19) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.d3 0-0 7.Be2 d5

[ 7...d6 - 59/36 ] 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qc2 a5!?N

[ 9...b6 ] 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Rc1 Kh8 12.Nb5 f5 13.e4 Be6 14.b3 Nc8 15.0-0 Nd6 16.a4 Bg8 17.Bc3 Qd7 18.Rfe1 Rae8÷

A29Hardicsay,P 2355Almasi,I 2415

Osterreich 1997[Almasi,I]

70/(25) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.d3 d6 6.Bg2 a6 7.0-0 h6 8.a3 0-0 9.b4 Ba7 10.Bb2 Be6 11.h3

[ 11.Nd2 - 51/36 ] [ 11.Rc1 Qd7 12.e3 Bh3= ]

11...Nd4!?N [ 11...Ne7 /\ c6 ]

12.Kh2?! [ ¹12.Nd2 c6 13.e3 Nf5„ /\ Qd7, Rae8 ] [ 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 ( 12...exd4!? ∆13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.cxd5 Qd7 ) 13.e3 Ba7 14.Qb3 ( 14.Bxb7 Bxh3 15.Bg2 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 c6= ) 14...c6 15.Rad1 Qd7 16.Kh2 Rae8= ∆17.d4 exd4 18.exd4 d5 ] [ 12.e3 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 c6 14.Rad1 Qd7 15.Kh2 ( 15.g4?! Nh7³ ) 15...Ng4+!? 16.Kg1 Nf6= ]

12...Nxf3+ 13.Bxf3 c6 14.Bg2 [ 14.Bg2 Qe7= /\ Rae8, Nd7, f5 ]

A29Komarov,D 2615Tseitlin,Ma 2505

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Komarov,D]

70/(26) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 e4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Re8 9.f3 e3 10.d3 d5 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qa3 c6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.f4 Nc6 15.Rb1 h6?!N

[ 15...Qc7 - 44/22 ] 16.Nf3 Qc7 17.Bb2 /\ c4 Rd8 18.Qc5!><e3

[ 18.c4 d4÷ ] 18...Ng4

[ 18...Ng4 19.c4! b6 ( 19...dxc4 20.Qxc4 Be6 21.Qc3 Nf6 22.Ne5± ) 20.Qa3 d4 ( 20...dxc4 21.Qc3± ; 20...Be6 21.cxd5 Bxd5 22.Rfc1± ) 21.Nxd4 Rxd4 22.Bxc6 ( 22.Bxd4 Nxd4 23.Bxa8 Nxe2+ 24.Kg2 Bb7+ 25.Bxb7 Qxb7+ 26.Kh3÷ ) 22...Qxc6 23.Bxd4 Bb7 24.Rf3 Qd7 25.Qb2 Bxf3 26.exf3 Nf2 27.Bxe3 Nxd3 28.Qc3± ]

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A30Vukic,M 2480Grosar,A 2455

Ljubljana 1997

70/(28) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.0-0 g6 6.d4 dxc4 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.Nd4 Bd7 9.Nxc6!N

[ 9.Na3 - 41/30 ] 9...Bxc6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qd4 Bg7 12.Bd2 Qa6 13.Na3 Rb8 14.Qxc4 Qxc4 15.Nxc4 Nd7 16.Be3 Rb4 17.Rac1 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.b3±

A30Mochalov,E 2440Tustanowski,R 2245

Polanica Zdroj (open) 1997[Mochalov,E]

70/(30) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 a6 7.Re1 Be7 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 0-0 12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.f4 h5!?N

[ 13...Rfe8 - 67/(42) ] 14.h3 Rfe8 15.g4 hxg4 16.hxg4 Nc5 17.Bf2 e5?! ><d5, f5

[ 17...g5!? ∆18.fxg5 Nh7 19.b4 Nd7 20.g6 Ng5! 21.gxf7+ Kxf7© 22.Nxe6!? ( 22.Nd5 ; 22.Nf5 ) 22...Nxe6 23.Nd5 ]

18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Nf5 Bf8 [ 19...g6?! 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Bh4 Ne6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Nf4 24.d6 Qe6 25.Bxa8 Rxa8 26.Qf3! Re8 ( 26...Qxg4+ 27.Qxg4 Nxg4 28.c5 bxc5 29.Rxc5 ) 27.Qxf4 exf4 28.Rxe6 Rxe6 29.Bxf6 Rxf6 30.Rd1+- ]

20.b4! Ncd7 21.Nd5 Nxd5 [ 21...Qb8?! 22.c5! bxc5 23.bxc5± o^c ] [ 21...Qd8 22.Bh4!? Bxd5 23.cxd5 g6 ( 23...Bxb4 24.Rf1‚ >> ) 24.Ne3 Bg7 25.Rc6± ]

22.cxd5 Qd8 23.Qd2!±

A30Dizdarevic,E 2540Mantovani,R 2365

Pula 1997

70/(31) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Rfd1 Nbd7 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.b3!N

[ 12.Bf4 - 53/49 ] 12...Qc7 13.Bf4 e5 14.Bg5 b5 15.Nh4 Bxg2 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Nxg2 bxc4 18.Ne3 cxb3 19.Ncd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Qb7 21.axb3 Bd8 22.b4 0-0 23.Qd3 Rc6 24.Rdc1 Rxc1+ 25.Rxc1² ><d5, a6, d6

A30Yermolinsky,A 2610Browne,W 2510

Los Angeles 1996[Yermolinsky,A]

70/(31) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.b3 Nbd7 10.Nb5 Nc5 11.Rd1 d5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Be3!?N

[ 13.Bh3 - 45/(32) ] 13...0-0 14.Qb2 Re8 15.Rac1 Qd7 16.a4 a6 17.Nc3 Rac8 18.Qb1 Bf8 19.Bd4 Nce4²

A30Delchev,A 2515Kutuzovic,B 2395

Nova Gorica 1997[Delchev,A]

70/(32) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rac1 0-0 12.Qh4 a6 13.b3 Re8

[ 13...h5?! - 45/(35) ] 14.Bh3

[ 14.Bh6!? ] 14...Rb8

[ 14...b5?! 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5± ] [ 14...Bxf3?! 15.exf3² ] [ 14...Rc7 15.Bh6 Rc5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qd4 Kg8 18.b4 Rc7 19.Nd5² ] [ 14...Ba8!? ]

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15.Nd5!N [ 15.Bh6 Bxf3 ( 15...b5!? ) 16.exf3 b5„ ] [ 15.Nd4 Rc8 ( 15...Ne5!? ) 16.g4 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.g5 Ba8² ]

15...h5 [ 15...b5 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 ( 16...Nxf6 17.c5± ) 17.Ng5± ] [ 15...e6 16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.Bf4 Bxf3 18.exf3 e5 19.Bg5± ^^ ] [ 15...Nxd5 16.cxd5 Nf6 17.Ng5 Rf8™ ( 17...Bxd5? 18.Rxd5 Nxd5 19.Qxh7+ Kf8 20.Ne6+!! fxe6 21.Bxe6+- ; 17...h6? 18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19.Be6+ Kf8 20.Qxh6!! ) 18.Bg2 h6 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4± ]

16.Ng5 [ 16.Bg5 Nc5 17.b4 Nce4 18.Nxf6+ exf6! 19.Be3 Qe7„ ] [ 16.Bd4 e5! 17.Bxd7 Nxd7 18.Qxd8 Rexd8 19.Bb2 b5„ ]

16...Ba8!? [ 16...b5?! 17.Nf4! /\ Nf7 e5 ( 17...Nf8 18.c5± ) 18.Nxg6! fxg6 19.Rxd6 Qc7 20.Rcd1 Nf8 21.Be6+ Nxe6 22.Nxe6 Rxe6 23.Rxe6± ]

17.Bd4 [ 17.b4!? ]

17...b5 18.e4² ()

A33Macieja,B 2470Vaulin,A 2530

Koszalin 1997[Macieja,B]

70/(35) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bg2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Bd2 Ba6!

[ 11...Bb7 - 18/69 ] 12.Rc1N

[ 12.Bf3 ] 12...Rb8 13.Na4 Bb5! 14.Bf3!?

[ 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.Rxc5 Qb6 16.Rc2 Qa6³ ] [ 14.Bc3 Qc8! /\ Qa6 ]

14...Bxa4 15.Qxa4 Rxb2 16.Rfd1© Qa8! 17.Rxc6 Rxa2 18.Qxa2 Qxc6 19.Qxa7=

A31Adams,Mi 2680Van Wely,L 2655

Tilburg 1997

70/(35) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 b6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bb7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.f3 d6 7.e4 e6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Be2 a6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qd2 Nbd7 12.a4 Rc8!N

[ 12...Re8 - 61/36 ] 13.a5 Ne5 14.axb6 Nxc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.Nb3 Rb4 17.Na5 Ba8 18.Na4 Rb5 19.Nc3 Rb4 20.Na4 Rb5 21.Nc3½-½

A33Cifuentes Parada,R 2555Izeta Txabarri,F 2525

Ampuriabrava 1997

70/(36) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Bc5 8.Bg2 a6

[ 8...Bxf2+ - 25/(74) ] 9.Nd6+ Ke7 10.Nde4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Qxd2 Qb4 14.c5N

[ 14.Rd1 ] 14...Rb8 15.Rc1 Qxd2+ 16.Nxd2 b6 17.Bxc6 dxc6 18.cxb6 Rxb6 19.Nc4 Rb5 20.f4 Bb7 21.Kf2 c5 22.Rhd1 Bd5 23.b3 Bxc4 24.Rxc4 Rd8 25.Rxd8 Kxd8=

A33Lalic,B 2585Emms,J 2535

London 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(36) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bf4 Nfg4 9.e3 a6 10.h3!?

[ 10.Nc7+ - 65/38 ] 10...axb5 11.hxg4 Nxc4

[ 11...Qc6!? 12.Bxe5 Qxh1 13.Nxb5 Bb4+ 14.Ke2! 0-0 15.a3 Be7 16.Bd6 Bxd6 17.Nxd6© b5!? 18.cxb5 Bb7÷ ]

12.Qb3 d5 13.Bxc4™ [ 13.Qxb5+? Qxb5 14.Nxb5 Bb4+∓ ]

13...dxc4 14.Qxb5+ Qxb5 15.Nxb5 Bb4+ 16.Ke2 0-0N

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[ 16...Ke7!? 17.Rhd1 Bd7 18.Bd6+ Bxd6 19.Nxd6 e5= ] [ 16...Ra5 ]

17.Bd6 Bxd6 18.Nxd6 e5 19.g5 Be6 [ 19...Bg4+!? 20.f3 Be6 ]

20.Rh4 [ 20.Rh4 b5™ 21.Rah1 h6 ( 21...Rxa2?? 22.Rxh7 Rxb2+ 23.Kf3+- ) 22.a3 b4!„<< ]

½-½

A35Smirin,I 2575Vigorito,D 2330

Philadelphia 1997[Vigorito,D]

70/(37) 1.c4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Nc2 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nf6 9.f3 d6 10.e4 Be6!N

[ 10...Qa4 - 58/58 ] 11.Ne3

[ 11.Rb1!? ] 11...Rc8 12.Rb1 b6 13.Nd5?! ><c4

[ 13.Qc2!? /\ Be2, 0-0 ] 13...Nd7 14.h4!?

[ 14.Be2 ] 14...Nc5 15.Qc2 Qa4 16.Qxa4 Nxa4 17.h5 Rg8! 18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Bg5 Nc5!

[ 19...Kd7?! 20.c5! Nxc5 21.Bb5ƒ ] 20.Kd2 Kd7 21.Be2 Rh8³

A34Kengis,E 2585Hansen,Cu 2605

Aarhus 1997

70/(38) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rac8 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5 17.Na5 c5 18.Rc2N

[ 18.0-0 - 65/39 ] 18...Rc7 19.0-0 Rhc8 20.Rfc1 Nb6 21.Bf1 f5 22.e3 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 g5 24.Ke2 Kf6 25.h3 h5 26.Nc4 Rb8 27.Na5 Rbc8 28.Nc4 Rb8 29.Nd2 Rbc8 30.e4 g4 31.hxg4 hxg4 32.Ke3 Kg5 33.Nc4 Rb8 34.Nd2 Rbc8=

A34Bareev,E 2665Alterman,B 2595

Pula 1997[Alterman,B]

70/(38) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rhc8 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5 17.e4 Bxc4

[ 17...Nb6 18.Na5 c5 19.f4± ] 18.Rxc4 Nb6 19.Rc5 Nd7 20.Rc3 a5 21.Kd2 Ra6 22.Bf3?!N

[ 22.f4 - 65/(39) ] 22...Rb6 23.Bd1 c5! 24.Bc2 Rd6+ 25.Ke3 Rd4 26.Rc1 e5 27.Bd3 Kd6 28.h4 h6

[ 28...f6!? 29.h5 h6 30.Bb5 ( 30.f4?! Re8! ) 30...Nb6 31.f4 Rc7 - 28...h6 ]

29.Bb5 Nb6 30.f4 f6 31.h5 [ 31.fxe5+ fxe5 32.Rf1 c4 33.Rf7 cxb3 34.Rxb3 a4 ( 34...Nc4+ 35.Bxc4 Rcxc4 36.Rxg7 Rxe4+ 37.Kf3 Re1 ) 35.Rd3 Rc5 36.Ba6 Ra5 37.Bb7 Nc4+ 38.Ke2 Rxd3 39.Kxd3 Nxa3 40.Rxg7 Ra7 41.Rg6+ Kc5 42.Bd5 Nb5 43.Rxh6 Rg7 ]

31...Rc7 32.fxe5+ fxe5 33.Rf1 a4 34.bxa4½-½

A34Mikhalchishin,A 2515Tseshkovsky,V 2500

Jugoslavija 1997[Mikhalchishin,A]

70/(39) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bb5+ N4c6!? 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4!

[ 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.0-0 e6 10.Be3 Be7 11.Nb3 Na6= ]

8...Qxd4 [ 8...Bd7!? ]

9.Nxd4 Bd7N [ 9...a6 10.Nxc6 Nxc6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Be3 /\ 0-0-0+/- ] [ 9...e5 ]

10.Nb3! e6 11.0-0 Bb4 12.Rd1 a6 [ 12...Bxc3 13.bxc3 Ne5 14.Be2 0-0 15.f4 Ng6 16.c4± ]

13.Be2 Na5 14.Be3 Nxb3 15.axb3 Nc6

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16.Na4 Ke7 [ 16...Na5? 17.Bc5!± ]

17.Rac1 Rac8 18.Nc5±

A34Lautier,J 2660Kasparov,G 2820

Tilburg 1997

70/(39) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bb5+ N8c6 7.d4 cxd4 8.a3 dxc3 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.axb4 cxb2 11.Bxb2 e6 12.0-0 Bd7N

[ 12...f6 - 55/51 ] 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.Ne5 Ke8 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Ra4 f6 17.Rfa1 Kf7 18.Rxa7+ Rxa7 19.Rxa7+ Be7 20.Rc7?

[ 20.Kf1= ] [ 20.Rc7 c5!!∓ ]

½-½

A34Akopian,V 2655Korchnoi,V 2635

Ubeda 1997

70/(39) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.0-0 e5 8.b3 Bg4 9.Bb2N

[ 9.Ne1 - 50/49 ] 9...Qd7 10.Rc1 f6 11.Ne4 Na6 12.Ne1 Be7= 13.f4?! Nd4! 14.Bxd4 exd4 15.Nf2 Be6 16.e3 dxe3 17.dxe3 Qxd1 18.Rxd1 Nb4 19.a3 Nc6 20.Bd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Ned3 Kc7 24.Rc1 b6³

B40Rublevsky,S 2645Tregubov,P 2525

Krasnodar 1997

70/(40) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nd4?!N

[ 4...Nf6 - 67/50, A 34 ] 5.Nxd4 cxd4 6.Ne2 Qb6 7.Ng3 g6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.0-0 Ne7 10.d3 0-0 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 a5

[ 12...Qxb2?! 13.Rb1 Qxa2 14.Bb4!± ] 13.Qc1 d6 14.Rb1 Bd7 15.Bh6 Rfc8

16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.f4² |^ d5?! 18.e5! f5 [ 18...dxc4 19.exf6+ Kxf6 20.f5! exf5 21.Qh6± -> ]

19.b3 Qc5 20.Bf3 Bc6 21.Ne2± ><d4

A35Mirkovic,S 2390Simonovic,A 2420

Jugoslavija 1997[Simonovic,A]

70/(40) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 8.0-0 d6 9.b3 Bd7 10.Bb2 Nxd4!N

[ 10...a6 - 19/11 ] 11.Qxd4

[ 11.exd4 a6 /\ Rb8, b5<=> ] 11...Bc6 12.Qd2

[ 12.Nd5?! Bxd5! 13.cxd5 Ne8 14.Qd2 Bxb2 15.Qxb2 Qb6 16.Rac1 Nf6 17.Bf3 Rfc8 /\ a5=/+ ]

12...Qa5 13.Ne4!? [ 13.Rfd1 Qg5!? ( 13...Ne4 14.Nxe4 Qxd2 15.Rxd2 Bxb2 16.Rxb2 Bxe4= )

A) 14.f3 Bh6 15.Kf2 Rfd8 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.cxd5 ( 17.Bxf6 exf6! 18.cxd5 Qh4+ 19.Kg1 Re8 20.f4 f5³ ^-|^ ) 17...Nxd5!! ( 17...Qh4+ 18.Kg1 Nxd5 19.g3! Bxe3+ 20.Qxe3! Nxe3 21.gxh4 Nxd1 22.Rxd1 Rac8 23.Bd3÷ ) 18.Qxd5 ( 18.f4 Nxf4! 19.exf4 Qh4+ 20.Kg1 Bxf4 21.g3! [] Bxd2 22.gxh4 Be3+ 23.Kg2 h5!/\ Rac8-/+) 18...Qh4+ 19.Kg1™ Bxe3+

20.Kh1 Bf4 21.h3™ Qg3 22.Kg1 Qh2+ ( 22...Be3+ 23.Kh1 ) 23.Kf2 Bg3+ 24.Ke3 Qxg2³ |^ ; B) 14.Bf1 Rfd8 /\ d5=/+ ]

13...Qxd2 14.Nxd2 Rfd8 15.Rfd1 a5 16.Bf3 Nd7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Kf1

[ 18.Bxc6 bxc6 /\ Rdb8, Nc5, a4|^<< ] 18...f5! 19.Nb1 Nc5 20.Nc3 g5 21.h3 Kg6! 22.Ke2 h5³ |^>>

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A35Kushch,N 2405Malakhatko,V 2405

Ukraine (ch) 1997[Malakhatko,V]

70/(40) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 d6 5.d4 Bg4 6.d5

[ 6.Be2 - 19/57 ] 6...Ne5 7.Be2 Nxf3+ 8.Bxf3N

[ 8.gxf3 ] 8...Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Bg7 10.e4 Nf6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Bg5 Nd7 13.Rac1 a6 14.Qe2 Re8 15.f4?

[ 15.Bd2! /\ Nd1, Bc3= ] 15...Qa5 16.Rf3

[ 16.a4 Qb4! /\ Nb6|^ ] 16...b5! 17.Nd1

[ 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5 Reb8 19.Ra3 Qb6 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Nc3 c4+ 22.Kh1 Nc5 23.Bxe7? Nd3 24.Rc2 Bxc3!-+ ]

17...bxc4 18.Ra3 Qc7 19.Rxc4 e6!∓

A42Krivoshey,S 2425Zimmerman,Y 2410

Prerov 1997[Zimmerman,Y]

70/(44) 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.Be3 Nc6 6.d5 Nce7 7.c5 f5 8.Bb5+ Bd7!N

[ 8...Kf7?! 9.f4!± ] [ 8...Kf8 - 33/(89) ]

9.cxd6 cxd6 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Nf3 Bh6! [ 11...Nh6? 12.Ng5± ]

12.Bxh6 [ 12.0-0?! f4!? 13.Bc1 g5÷ ]

12...Nxh6 13.Ng5 Nf7 14.Ne6 Nd8 15.exf5 Nxf5 16.Ne4 Ke7 17.Nxd8

[ 17.g4!? Nh4 18.Qd3 ( 18.Nxd8 Raxd8! 19.0-0 h5„ ) 18...Nxe6 19.dxe6 Qc6÷ ]

17...Rhxd8! 18.0-0 Kf7 19.g4 Nd4 20.f4 Kg7 21.f5 gxf5 22.gxf5 Kh8!³

A43Bandza,A 2395Rastenis,G 2305

Radvilishkis 1997[Bandza,A]

70/(45) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.exd5 d6 5.Nf3 Nf6

[ 5...g6!? /\ Bg7, Ne7 ] 6.c4

[ 6.Nc3 - 48/72 ] 6...Be7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.h3N

[ 8.Be2 ] 8...Re8

[ 8...Bf5!? ] 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.0-0 Nf8 11.Qc2! Ng6 12.Bd2² () Bd7 13.Ng5! /\ f4 Nh5

[ 13...Nxd5 14.Nxf7 Nb4 15.Nxd8 Nxc2 16.Bxc2± ]

14.f4 Bf6 [ 14...Nhxf4 15.Nxf7! ]

15.Nce4 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 Bf5 [ 16...f5 17.Qd1!+- ]

17.Nxf7! Kxf7 [ 17...Qh4 18.Be1 ]

18.Ng5+ Kg8 19.Bxf5 Ng3+ 20.Kh2 Nxf1+ 21.Rxf1 Qf6 22.Be6+ Kh8 23.Nf7+ Kg8 24.f5! Rxe6 25.dxe6 /\ Bg5+- h6 26.Qe4 Re8 27.Bxh6! Be5+

[ 27...gxh6 28.Nxh6+ Kh8 29.Ng4 Qf8 30.f6 Kh7 31.Rf5+- ]

28.Kh1 Rxe6 29.Qd3!+-

A45Parker,J 2495Lalic,B 2585

England 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(49) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nge2 d6 N

[ 6...c5 - 32/(104) ] 7.a3 Ba5 8.b4 Bb6 9.Qd3 0-0 10.Rd1?

[ 10.g3 ] 10...c6 11.g3 e5 12.Bg2 Nd7 13.f4

[ 13.0-0? exd4 14.Nxd4 Ne5 15.Qd2 Nc4 16.Qd3 Nb2-+ ]

13...a5!∓ 14.Rf1 exd4 15.Nxd4 axb4 16.axb4 d5 17.e5 Qe7 18.Rb1 Bxd4!

[ 18...f6?! 19.Nf5 Qe8 20.Nxd5!„ cxd5 21.Bxd5+ Kh8 22.Nh4 ]

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19.Qxd4 f6 20.e6 f5! 21.Kf2 Nf6 22.Kg1 Bxe6-+

A45Dumitrescu,D 2440Rowson,J 2490

Tallinn 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/(50) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bh4 c5 4.f3 g5 5.fxe4 gxh4 6.e3 Bh6 7.Qd3 Nc6 8.c3 cxd4 9.exd4 Qb6 10.b3 e5 11.d5 Ne7 12.Nd2N

[ 12.Na3 d6 ( 12...f5?! 13.Nf3² ) 13.Qb5+ ( 13.Nc4 ) 13...Bd7 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Bxb5+ Kd8= ]

12...d6 13.Qb5+ [ 13.Ngf3 f5!? ( 13...h3!? ) 14.Nc4 Qc5 15.b4 Qc7 16.Nxh4 ( 16.Nfxe5?! Bg7!∓ ) 16...fxe4 17.Qxe4÷ ∆b5 18.Nxd6+ Qxd6 19.Bxb5+ Kd8 20.0-0!? Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Qxb5 22.d6 Nc6 23.Rf7 Be6 24.Rxh7 Rxh7 25.Qxh7 Bf8 26.Ng6© ] [ 13.Nc4 Qc7

A) 14.Qf3?! Rg8 15.a4 Bg4 16.Qf2 f5! 17.Bd3 ( 17.h3?! Bf4!∓ ; 17.Qxh4 Bg5 18.Qxh7 0-0-0ƒ ) 17...Ng6!³ ; B) ¹14.Nxe5= ]

13...Bd7!? [ 13...Qxb5 14.Bxb5+ Kd8 15.Ngf3 f5÷ ]

14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Ngf3 h3 16.g3 0-0 17.Nc4?!

[ 17.Ng1 f5 18.Bxh3 b5!?© <=> ] 17...Nc8 18.Bd3 f5³

A46Cosma,I 2470Nisipeanu,L._D 2600

Bucuresti 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/(51) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 Be7 6.Bg5 0-0 7.Qd3 Be4!?N

[ 7...a6 - 58/82 ] 8.Qd1

[ 8.Qxb5 Nc6 9.Nbd2 Rb8 10.Qc4 Rb4 11.Qc3 Nd5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qa3 Nxd4 14.Nxe4!? ( 14.Nxd4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Rxd4 16.Qxe7 Nxe7= ) 14...Nxc2 ( 14...Nxe2+?! 15.Kh1 Rxe4 16.Qxe7 Nxe7 17.Ng1!± )

15.Qd3 Nxa1÷ ] 8...d6 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.c4! bxc4 11.Nxc4 Bd5! 12.Bxf6!? Bxf6 13.Qc2 Nd7™

[ 13...Nc6?! 14.e4!± ] 14.e4 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 Rb8 16.Qe2 Rb6 17.Rac1 Qb8 18.b3 c5 19.dxc5 dxc5 20.Rfe1

[ 20.Rfd1!? ∆Rd6 21.Re1 ] 20...g6!=

A52Drasko,M 2520Marchand,F 2310

Montecatini Terme 1997[Drasko,M]

70/(53) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e3 Nxe5 5.Nh3 Ng6N

[ 5...Bb4+ ] 6.g3 Bb4+

[ 6...Nc6 7.Bg2 Nce5!? ] 7.Bd2 Nc6

[ 7...Qe7 ] [ 7...a5 ]

8.Bg2 0-0 9.Bxb4! Nxb4 10.Nc3 d6 11.0-0 Be6 12.b3 Qc8 13.Ng5 Bg4 14.f3 h6 15.Nge4 Bh3 16.Qd2 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Re8 18.Rad1 Nc6 19.Nf2

[ 19.Nf2 Qd7 /\ Rad8+/= ]

A52Xia,Yu 2345Gamsa

Beijing (open) 1996[Beliavsky,A]

70/(53) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Be2 Re8 8.0-0 Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Kh1!N

[ 10.f4 Ng6 ( 10...Nc6 - 54/(57) ) 11.f5 Ne5 12.f6 g6 13.Qe1!ƒ ]

10...d6 11.Na4 Qh4 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.b3 b6 14.Bb2 Bb7 15.Bxe5! Rxe5 16.Bf3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qe4 18.Rfd1²

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A57Ehlvest,J 2610Bareev,E 2670

Polanica Zdroj 1997

70/(59) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 bxc4 5.e4 g6 6.Bxc4 d6 7.b3 Bg7 8.Bb2 0-0 9.Ngf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 Nb6 11.Re1 Nfd7N

[ 11...Bg4 - 69/57 ] 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Qc2 f6 14.Nf1 Nxc4 15.bxc4 Rb8 16.N3d2 g5 17.Rab1 Rxb1 18.Rxb1 Ne5 19.Rb3 Bd7 20.Qb2 Qa5=

A57Kuzmin,A 2525Vaisser,A 2575

Benasque 1997[Kuzmin,A]

70/(59) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.a3 g6 6.e4!?N

[ 6.Be3?! Qc7 ( 6...bxa3 - 64/58 ) 7.axb4 cxb4 8.Bd4 Bg7 ( 8...Qxc4? 9.e4 Qc7 10.d6© ) 9.e4 0-0 10.Bd3 d6 11.h3 e5³ ]

6...Nxe4 [ 6...bxa3?! 7.e5 axb2 8.Bxb2 Ng4 9.Bc3© |^ ]

7.axb4 cxb4 [ 7...d6 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.bxc5 dxc5 10.0-0 Bg7 11.Nc3² ]

8.Qd4 Nf6 9.Rxa7 Rxa7 10.Qxa7 Na6 11.Be2 Bg7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Be3

[ 13.Nbd2 d6 14.Nb3 Ne4 15.Nfd4 Qd7 16.Qxd7 Bxd7³ ] [ 13.Nd4 Ne4 ( 13...Qa5 14.Nd2 Qc5 15.Qxc5 Nxc5 16.N2b3 Na4!?÷ ) 14.Nd2 Nec5 15.N2b3 Nxb3 16.Nxb3 d6 17.c5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 dxc5 19.Qxc5 Qd6 20.Qxd6 exd6 21.b3 Bd4÷ _|_ ]

13...d6 14.Nbd2 Qd7 [ 14...Nd7? 15.Nd4± ]

15.Ra1 [ 15.Qb6 Qb7= ]

15...Qxa7 16.Bxa7 Nd7 17.Bd4 Ndc5=

A57Avrukh,B 2520Gershon,A 2420

Tel Aviv 1997[Kanstler,B]

70/(59) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Nbd2!? bxc4 6.e4 e6!? 7.dxe6

[ 7.Bxc4 - 54/(64) ] 7...dxe6N

[ 7...fxe6 ] 8.e5 c3?! 9.bxc3 Nd5 10.Ne4 Nc6 11.Bb5 a6 12.Ba4 Nb6 13.Rb1 Nxa4 14.Qxa4 Qa5 15.Qc2±

A57Kubala,M 2265Rogozenko,D 2490

Pardubice 1997[Rogozenko,D]

70/(61) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 e6 6.e4 exd5 7.e5 Qe7 8.Qe2 Ng8 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Nh3 c4 11.Be3 axb5 12.Nf4 Qxe5 13.0-0-0 Ne7 14.Qd2 b4 15.Ncxd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 c3 17.bxc3 b3!N

[ 17...Bxd5 - 61/76 ] 18.Bg5

[ 18.Bc4 Rxa2 19.Qd4 Ba3+ 20.Kb1 Qxd4 21.Bxd4 0-0-+ ] [ 18.axb3 Bxd5-+ ]

18...Bxd5! 19.Re1 Be6 20.Bc4 [ 20.Rxe5 bxa2-+ ]

20...bxa2 21.Kb2 [ 21.Bxa2 Qa5-+ ]

21...Ba3+ 22.Ka1 Qd6-+

A57Maksimenko,A 2515Solozhenkin,E 2485

Jugoslavija 1997[Maksimenko,A]

70/(61) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3 e6 6.e4 exd5 7.e5 Qe7 8.Qe2 Ng8 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Nh3 c4 11.Be3 axb5 12.0-0-0 Qb4 13.Nf4 Ne7 14.Qf2 Qa5!N

[ 14...Na6 - 69/61 ] 15.Bb6

[ 15.Rxd5 Nxd5 16.Nfxd5 Bxd5 17.Bb6

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½-½

A57Aleksieva,S 2285Epishin,V 2600

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Kostakiev,D]

70/(63) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6 5.cxb5 a6 6.b6 a5 7.Nc3 Ba6 8.b7!?N

[ 8.Bg5 - 60/(68) ] 8...Bxb7 9.e4 Bg7

[ 9...d6 ] 10.e5 Ng4 11.Bf4 Qb6 12.Qd2

[ 12.Bb5 ] 12...h5

[ 12...f6!? ] 13.Bb5

[ 13.h3 Nh6 14.0-0-0 Nf5 15.Bb5± ] 13...Na6

[ 13...f6 14.e6 ] 14.0-0±

A57Shipov,S 2575Salmensuu,O 2380

Aalborg 1997[Shipov,S]

70/(64) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6 6.Nc3 Qxb6 7.e4 Bb7 8.Nf3 g6 9.Be2N

[ 9.Bc4 - 64/(58) ] 9...Bg7

[ ¹9...exd5! 10.exd5 ( 10.e5!? Ne4 11.Nxd5 Qa5+ 12.Kf1 Bg7÷ ) 10...Bg7/\ 0-0 ]

10.0-0 0-0 [ 10...exd5? 11.e5 /\ Nd5+/- ]

11.Be3 exd5! [ 11...d6? 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.e5± ] [ 11...Ng4 12.Na4! Nxe3 13.Nxb6 Nxd1 14.Raxd1 ( 14.Nxa8 Nxb2© ) ∆14...Ra7 15.b3² ><Nb8, Bb7 ]

12.Na4 [ 12.exd5 d6 ] [ 12.e5 Ne4 ( 12...Ng4 13.Na4 Nxe3

14.Nxb6 Nxd1 15.Rfxd1 Ra7 16.Nxd5 Nc6÷ )]

12...Qc7 13.e5 [ 13.Bxc5 d6 ( 13...dxe4? 14.Bd6! Qa5 15.Bxf8 exf3 16.Bxf3+- ) 14.Bb6 Qe7 15.exd5 Nxd5÷ ]

13...Ne4 14.Nxc5 [ 14.Rc1 Nc6! ]

14...Nxc5 15.Rc1 Bxe5? [ 15...Nc6! 16.Rxc5 ( 16.Bxc5 Rfe8 17.Bd6 Qb6 18.Bc5 Qc7= ><e5 ) 16...Qb8 17.Rxd5 Nxe5= ] [ 15...d6 16.exd6 Qa5 17.Bxc5 Bxb2 18.Rc2 Ba3 19.Bxa3 Qxa3 20.Qb1² ]

16.Rxc5±

A57Giorgadze,G 2625Mellado,J 2430

Ampuriabrava 1997

70/(64) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6 6.Nc3 Nxd5 7.Nxd5 exd5 8.Qxd5 Nc6 9.Nf3 Rb8 10.e4 Be7 11.Bc4 0-0 12.0-0 Rxb6 13.Qh5 d6 14.Rd1 Be6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Qg4 Qc8 17.Bg5N

[ 17.Bd2 - 56/(78) ] 17...Bxg5 18.Qxg5 Rxf3 19.gxf3 Nd4 20.Kg2 Qf8 21.Qg4 e5 22.h4½-½

A58Piket,Je 2630Van Wely,L 2655

Monaco (m/1) 1997[Piket,Je]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.g3 d6 7.Nc3 Bxa6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 Nb6 11.Re1 0-0 12.h3 Nfd7 13.Qc2 Nc4 14.Nd2 Qa5 15.Ndb1

[ 15.Nxc4!? /\ Bd2 ] 15...Ncb6N

[ 15...Bb7 ] 16.Rd1 Rfb8 17.Kh2 Ra7©

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A58Baburin,A 2545Daly,C 2295

Rathmines 1996[Daly,C]

70/(65) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.g3 d6 7.Nc3 Bxa6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0-0 Nb6 11.Re1 0-0 12.h3 Ra7 13.e4 Nfd7 14.Qc2 Nc4 15.Nd2N

[ 15.Bf1 Qa5³ ( 15...Nde5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Kg2 Bxf1+ 18.Rxf1 Qa8³ ∆19.f4 Nd7 )] [ 15.Bf4 ]

15...Nde5! 16.b3 Nxd2 17.Bxd2 Nd3 18.Re3

[ 18.Reb1 Bd4 A) 19.Be1 Nxe1 20.Rxe1 Qa5 21.Rec1 Qa3 ( 21...Rb8³ ); B) 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Nb4 21.Qd2 Bd3 22.Rb2 Ra3³ ]

18...Nb4 19.Qd1 Bd4 [ 19...Bd4 20.Re1 Nd3 ( 20...Bd3!? ) 21.Rf1 c4!³ |^ ( 21...Nb2? 22.Qc2 Bxf1 23.Rxf1² )]

A63Drasko,M 2520Petronic,J 2490

Jugoslavija 1997[Drasko,M]

70/(67) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Bg2 e6 8.0-0 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.h3 Rb8 13.Rb1 Nh5 14.Bg5 f6 15.Bd2 f5 16.Qc2 Nhf6 17.b4 cxb4 18.Rxb4 Nc5 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Qb1 Rbc8!?N

[ 20...Nfe4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 fxe4 23.Ne6 Bxe6 24.Qxe4 Be5 25.dxe6 Qxe6² ]

21.a5 [ 21.Nb3 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Nd4 Na6! 24.Rb3 b4 25.Na2 Ne4³ ]

21...Rc7 22.Rd1÷½-½

A64Stamenkovic,Z 2425Petronic,J 2490

Jugoslavija 1997[Peronic,J]

70/(69) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Nd2 Re8 12.Nc4 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Rxe5 14.Bf4 Re8 15.Qc2 Qc7!N

[ 15...Qe7 - 68/65 ] 16.Rab1 Bd7 17.Rfc1

[ 17.b4? cxb4 18.Rxb4 Rac8 19.Rc1 Nh5 20.Bd2 Rxe2!-+ ]

17...b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.b4 c4! 20.Qd2 [ 20.Ra1 Nh5 21.Be3 f5ƒ ]

20...Ra3! 21.h3 Nh5 22.Be3 f5 23.Kh2 Rea8 24.Bf3 Nf6 25.Bd4 Ne8 26.Bxg7 Nxg7 27.Kg2

[ 27.Kg2 Qd8! 28.Qd4 Kf7³ ]

A65Urban,K 2490Dydyshko,V 2480

Swidnica 1997[Dydyshko,V]

70/(70) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Qd2 exd5 9.cxd5 h6 10.Be3 a6 11.a4 Re8 12.Nge2 h5 13.Nf4 Nbd7 14.Be2 Ne5 15.0-0 Bd7

[ 15...g5?! 16.Nh3! Bxh3 17.gxh3 Nh7 18.f4 gxf4 19.Bxf4± ]

16.b3N [ 16.Kh1 ]

16...Rb8 17.a5 Nh7 18.Kh1 Qe7 19.Ra2 Nf8!? 20.Nd3

[ 20.Rb1!? /\ b4 ] 20...f5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5

[ 21...Qxe5 22.Rc1² ] 22.f4!? Bxc3!

[ 22...Bg7 23.e5! dxe5 24.d6 Qf7 25.Bxc5ƒ ]

23.Qxc3 Qxe4 24.Bc1 Qd4! 25.Qxd4 [ 25.Qg3 Bb5 26.Bxb5 axb5 27.Bb2 Qe3 28.Qg5 Qe7 29.Qh6 Qh7 ]

25...cxd4 26.Rd1 Bb5 27.Bxb5 axb5 28.Ba3! Rbd8

[ 28...Rbd8 29.g3= ]

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A68Umansky,V 2375Ocytko,A 2270

Bialystok 1997[Umansky,V]

70/(73) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 c5 6.d5 0-0 7.Nf3 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.cxd5 Bg4 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Re8 13.a4 Qa5 14.Bd2 c4 15.Kh1 Nc5!?N

[ 15...Qb6 - 68/(69) ] 16.e5! dxe5 17.fxe5 Nfd7?!

[ 17...Rxe5!? ∆18.Ne4 Qb6! 19.a5 Qb5 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Bc3 Rf5 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.Qd4 Rf5 24.Rad1 Nd3÷ ]

18.e6! fxe6 19.dxe6 Ne5 [ 19...Nxe6 20.Bd5! Kh8 21.Rf7± ]

20.Nd5 Qd8 21.e7 Qd7 22.Bg5! [ 22.Bg5 Ncd3!? 23.Be4 Rac8 24.Nf6+ Bxf6 25.Bxf6± ^^ ]

A70Van Wely,L 2645Guseinov,A 2430

Pula 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/(74) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 a6 8.a4 Bg4 9.Qb3 Bxf3 10.Qxb7 Nxe4? 11.gxf3 Nxc3 12.Qxa8 Bg7 13.Ra3!N

[ 13.Be3 ] 13...0-0 14.bxc3 Re8+ 15.Kd1 Qf6 16.Be21-0

A70Legky,N 2535Hamdouchi,H 2520

France 1997[Komarov,D]

70/(76) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 b5 10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Nd7 15.0-0 Nb6 16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.Nxc8 Raxc8 18.Rb1 Rfd8 19.Bf4 Qb7

[ 19...Bd4 20.d6 c4 21.Qg4 h5 22.Qg3 Bc5 23.Rfd1± ]

20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd3N [ 21.Qd2 - 68/(72) ]

21...Bxd6 [ 21...c4?! 22.Qg3± ]

22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Rcxd6 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 c4! 26.Rd2 c3 27.Rc2 Qe4 28.Rbc1 cxb2 29.Rxb2²

A80Ivanov,Vi 2390Lastin,A 2535

Moscow 1997[Ivanov,Vi]

70/(79) 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 g6 4.f3!?N/\ e4

[ 4.h4 - 69/71 ] 4...Bg7 5.Qd2

[ 5.Qd3 Nc6! 6.e3 h6!³ ] 5...Nc6!

[ 5...c5?! 6.dxc5 d4 7.Nb5 /\ Nd6+/- ] 6.e4!

[ 6.e3?! h6!³ ] 6...dxe4

[ 6...Nxd4? 7.exd5± ] 7.d5 Ne5 8.fxe4 fxe4

[ 8...Nf6 9.exf5 ] 9.0-0-0 Nf6 10.Bf4! Nf7 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Nge2 0-0 13.Nd4! ><e6 Bxb5

[ 13...Bg4? 14.h3 Bxd1 15.Ne6 /\ Rd1+/- ] [ 13...Bc8?! 14.Bc4! Nd6 15.Bb3ƒ/\ h3, g4, Rhe1 ]

14.Ndxb5 Nh5 15.Be3 [ 15.Nxc7? Nxf4 16.Qxf4 Bh6-+ ] [ 15.Bxc7? Qd7 /\ 16...a6, 16...Bh6-+ ]

15...Nd6 16.Nd4 [ 16.Nxd6!? Qxd6! ( 16...cxd6? 17.Nxe4± ; 16...exd6 17.Nxe4ƒ ∆Qe8 18.Ng5 Qe5 19.c3 ) 17.Nxe4 Qe5 18.Nc3 Rad8² <=> ]

16...Bxd4™ 17.Qxd4 [ 17.Bxd4 Qd7 /\ e6 ]

17...Nf6 18.Bf4 Rf7! [ 18...Qd7 19.Rhf1!² |^ ∆Rf7 20.Bxd6! ]

19.h3 [ 19.Rhf1?! Qf8! 20.Be5 Nf5 21.Qd2 Ng4/\ 22...Nge3, 22...e3 ]

19...Qd7 20.g4?! [ 20.Rhf1 Raf8 21.Be5 Nf5 ( 21...a6 22.g4© ) 22.Qd2© ( 22.Qxa7?! b6 )] [ 20.g4 e6! 21.dxe6 Qxe6 22.Bxd6 Rd8 23.Qxa7 cxd6³ [+] ]

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A80Kuzmin,A 2525Van Mil,J 2420

Benasque 1997[Kuzmin,A]

70/(79) 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5 4.f3 Nc6 5.Qd2 e6 6.0-0-0N

[ 6.e4 ] 6...Be7 7.e4 0-0?!

[ 7...dxe4 8.fxe4 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 fxe4 A) 10.h4 0-0!? ( 10...e5 11.d5 Nd4÷ ); B) 10.Nh3!? ; C) 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Ne2 ( 11.Qe3² ) 11...0-0 12.Ng3² ]

8.e5 [ 8.exf5?! exf5 9.Bb5 Na5 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.f4 c6 /\ b5 ]

8...Nd7 9.h4±

A81Krasenkow,M 2645Malaniuk,V 2615

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Malaniuk,V]

70/(80) 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nh3 Bg7 5.Nf4 Nc6 6.h4 e5!?N

[ 6...Ng4 - 56/(97) ] 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.h5 c6! 9.c4 0-0 10.hxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 d6 12.Nd2

[ 12.b3!? ] 12...Qe8! 13.Nf3 Ne4 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Nd3 Nf6 16.Bh6 Bxh6 17.Rxh6 Kg7 18.Rh1™ e4 19.Nf4 Qe5!³

A81Ionescu,Co 2490Malaniuk,V 2615

Pardubice 1997[Ionescu,Co]

70/(80) 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nh3 Bg7 5.c3 Nc6!?

[ 5...c6 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Nd2 d5!? ( 7...d6 8.Nc4² )]

6.Nd2 e5?!N [ 6...d6 ] [ 6...0-0 7.Nf4 ( 7.e4? fxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 d5 10.Bg2 e5! 11.dxe5 Nxe5

12.Qxd5+ Qxd5 13.Bxd5+ Kh8 14.Nf4 g5∓ ) 7...d5 8.Qb3 e6 9.0-0 a5= ]

7.d5 Ne7 8.d6! Nc6 [ 8...cxd6 9.Nc4± ]

9.e4! 0-0 [ 9...cxd6 10.Nc4 Bf8 11.Nxd6+ Bxd6 12.Qxd6 Nxe4 ( 12...Qe7 13.Qxe7+ Nxe7 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Bg5 Kf7 16.0-0-0 d5 17.Rhe1 e4 18.Nf4 Be6 19.f3 ) 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.Bg5 Qb6 15.0-0-0± ] [ 9...fxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 0-0 12.Ng5± ]

10.exf5 gxf5 11.Nc4± h6 12.0-0 Ne8 13.Bd5+ Kh7 14.Qh5 Qf6 15.Ng5+ Kh8 16.f4 e4

[ 16...cxd6 17.Nf7+ Kh7 18.fxe5 Nxe5 ( 18...dxe5 19.Rxf5 Qg6 20.Ng5++- ) 19.Rxf5 Qg6 20.Ng5+ Kh8 21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.Nf7+! Kh7 23.Be4 Qxe4 24.Ng5++- ]

17.Ne5 [ 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.fxe5 Qxe5 19.Qg6! Nf6 20.Rxf5+- ]

1-0

B01Hait,A 2360Romcovici,V 2260

Eforie_Nord 1996[Hait,A]

70/(86) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2 Nxd5 5.d4 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.c4 Nb6 10.Nc3 Bf6 11.h3 Nc6 12.Be3 Qd7

[ 12...h6 13.b4 Qe7 ] 13.b4N

[ 13.g4 ] 13...Rad8 14.Ra2 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.Rd2 Bxc3!? 17.Rxd7 Rxd7 18.Qb3 Bf6 19.Rd1 Rxd1+ 20.Bxd1 Rd8 21.Bc2 Bxc2 22.Qxc2 c6÷

B01Hait,A 2385Ulko,J 2375

Moscow (rapid) 1997[Hait,A]

70/(86) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2 Nxd5 5.d4 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0 Be7

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8.a3 0-0 9.c4 Nb6 10.Nc3 Bf6 11.h3 Nc6 12.Be3 Qd7

[ 12...h6 13.b4 Qe7 ] 13.b4N

[ 13.g4 ] 13...Rad8 14.Qb3! Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.Rad1 e5 17.Nb5 Qe7 18.Rfe1!?

[ 18.c5 Nd5 19.Nbxd4 exd4 20.Nxd4 Be4 21.Rfe1 Qf6= ]

18...c5 19.Bf1 Qf6 [ 19...Be6 20.Nxe5 ( 20.Nxa7 f6÷ ) 20...Bxe5 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxe5 a6 23.Nc3 cxb4 24.axb4 Rd4 25.Nd5 Qd8 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Qe3 Rxd5 28.Qxe6+ Kh8 29.cxd5 Nxd5 30.Qe4 Qd7 31.Qe5² ]

20.Nbxd4 cxd4 [ 20...exd4 21.bxc5 Nd7 22.Qxb7 Nxc5 23.Qe7! ]

21.Rxe5²

B01Hait,A 2370Rasskazov

Moscow 1997[Hait,A]

70/(86) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2 Nxd5 5.d4 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.a3 0-0 9.c4 Nb6 10.Nc3 Bf6 11.h3 Nc6 12.Be3 Qd7

[ 12...h6 13.b4 Qe7 ] 13.b4N

[ 13.g4 ] 13...Rad8 14.Qb3! Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.Rad1 e5 17.Nb5 Qe7 18.Rfe1!?

[ 18.c5 Nd5 19.Nbxd4 exd4 20.Nxd4 Be4 21.Rfe1 Qf6= ]

18...Qf6 19.Nxc7 Be4 20.Nb5 Bc6?! [ 20...a6! 21.Nc3 ( 21.Nbxd4 exd4 22.c5 Nd5 23.Nxd4 Bxg2 ) 21...Bc6 ( 21...Bf5 22.c5 Be6 23.Qc2 Bf5 24.Ne4 Qc6 25.Bd3± ) 22.c5 Nd5= ]

21.c5 Bxb5 22.Bxb5 Nd5 23.Bc4! Nf4 24.Nxd4 Rxd4 25.Rxd4 exd4 26.Qf3±

B01Kotronias,V 2585Tzermiadianos,And 2420

Ikaria 1997

70/(86) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 c6 7.0-0

[ 7.Bg5!? Kotronias,V ] 7...e6 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.b3?!

[ 10.Bf4!² Tzermiadianos,And ] 10...0-0 11.Bb2 Nbd7 12.Rad1

[ 12.Rfe1!? /\ Re2, Rae1 Kotronias,V ] 12...Qc7 13.Rfe1 Rfe8 14.Ne5 Nxe5!N

[ 14...Rad8 15.f4² ] 15.dxe5 Red8! 16.Qg3 Ne8 17.Qe3 Rxd1

[ 17...Qa5?! 18.a3² ] [ 17...Qb6!? ]

18.Rxd1 Rd8=

B01Lalic,B 2585Zeidler,S 2265

England 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(88) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.h3 Nc6N

[ 5...Bf5 - 69/(86) ] 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.0-0 e6

[ 7...a6!? 8.Bc4 e6 ] 8.d4 Bb4 9.Bd3 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Qxc3 11.Rb1 Nxd4 12.Ne5!© Nc6 13.Nc4 Qd4 14.Rxb7 Rb8 15.Rxb8+ Nxb8 16.Ba3 Nd5 17.Qb1 Nc6 18.Qb7±

B01Macieja,B 2465Myc,M 2335

Polska (ch) 1997

70/(89) 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bd2 Bg4 7.Nb5 Qb6 8.c4!

[ 8.a4 - 59/(122) ] 8...Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Qxb7 Qe4+ 12.Qxe4 Nxe4 13.Be3 e6 14.g3! f5?!N

[ 14...Bb4+ ] [ 14...0-0-0 15.Bg2 Nc5 16.Ke2± ]

15.Bg2 0-0-0 16.Bxe4 Bb4+ 17.Ke2 fxe4

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B03Suetin,A 2410Bagirov,R 2325

Biel (open) 1997[Suetin,A]

70/(91) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6 9.Nf3 Be7

[ 9...Bg4 10.Be2 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Qh4+ 12.Bf2 Qf4 13.c5 Nd7 14.Ne4 0-0-0 15.Qa4 Ndb8 16.Rd1 Be7 17.0-0 f5- 18 / (132) ( 17...Bh4?? 18.Bxh4 Qxh4

19.d5! da Costa Junior )] 10.Be2

[ 10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5 Nb4 12.Nd4 Bd7 13.Qb3 c5 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.0-0-0 Qc7 16.e6 fxe6 17.Nxe6 Qe5 18.Rxd7 Kxd7!da Costa Junior ]

10...0-0 11.0-0 f6 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Qd2 Qe7 14.Rad1 Rad8 15.Qc1 h6 16.Kh1 Kh8 17.h3 Bh7 18.Rfe1 Qf7 19.Rd2!?N

[ 19.Rf1 - 26/(155) ] 19...e5!? 20.d5 Ne7

[ 20...Nd4!? ] 21.Rdd1 Rfe8 22.b3 Nf5 23.Ne4 Nd7 24.Bd3²

B03Ardeleanu,A 2420Grunberg,M 2330

Buzias 1997[Ardeleanu,A]

70/(91) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 0-0 9.b3 f5?! 10.g3N

[ 10.d5 - 65/(94) ] [ 10.Nf3 - 65/94 ]

10...Nc6 [ 10...e5?! 11.dxe5 dxe5 ( 11...Bxe5 12.Nh3± ) 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.c5 f4 ( 13...N6d7 14.Bc4+ Kh8 15.Nb5! ∆Na6 16.Nd6 Rf8 17.c6!+- ) 14.Bd2 N6d7 15.Bc4+ Kf8 ( 15...Kh8 16.Nb5+- ) 16.Nd5 Nxc5! 17.Nc7 b6 18.Nxa8 Bb7 19.Nc7! fxg3! 20.hxg3 Bxh1 21.Bb4! Bh6 22.Rc2

Rc8 23.Ne6+ Ke8 24.Bxc5! bxc5 25.f3! Be3™ 26.Rh2 Bxg1 27.Rxh1 /\ Rh7+/- ]

11.d5 Ne5 12.Be2 e6 13.dxe6 Bxe6 14.f4 [ 14.Nh3!? ]

14...Ng4 15.Bxg4 fxg4 16.Nge2²

B03Zukauskas,K 2280Bandza,A 2385

Lietuva (ch) 1997[Bandza,A]

70/(91) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 0-0 9.b3 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.c5 N6d7 13.Nf3 Nc6 14.Bc4 Na5

[ 14...h6 15.Ne4! ] 15.Be2!?N

[ 15.Bg5 - 65/92 ] 15...b6!

[ 15...Nf8 16.0-0 f5 17.Rfd1² ] 16.cxb6

[ 16.b4 Nc6 17.b5 Nd4 18.c6 Nc5 /\ a6 ] 16...Nxb6 17.0-0 Bb7 18.Rfd1 Nc6 19.Nb5

[ 19.Nb5 Nd5 20.Rxd5 Rxd5 21.Nc7= ]

B06Rodriguez,Am 2545Bosque Ortega,X 2285

Barbera del Valles 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/(93) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.h3 d5 5.e5 Nh6!? 6.c4!?N

[ 6.Nc3 - 39/(177), B 15 ] 6...Be6

[ 6...0-0 7.Nc3 f6!? ] 7.Ng5 Bf5 8.g4!? Bxb1 9.Rxb1 0-0!

[ 9...Qa5+?! 10.Bd2 Qxa2 11.Qc1 Qb3 12.Ra1© /\ Ra3, Nf3 ><Nh6 ]

10.Be3 Qd7 [ 10...Qa5+ 11.b4 Qxa2 12.Qc1© ]

11.f4 f6 12.Nf3 Nf7 13.Bd3 [ 13.Be2!? ]

13...Na6 [ 13...fxe5!? 14.dxe5 ( 14.fxe5 c5! ) 14...e6÷ ]

14.c5 Nc7 15.Qc2 fxe5 16.fxe5 Nh8? [ 16...Ne6 17.0-0 b6 18.b4 Rab8„ ]

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B04Matulovic,M 2445Strikovic,A 2560

Jugoslavija 1997[Matulovic,M]

70/(94) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Qe2 c6 6.e5 Nd5 7.h3 0-0 8.0-0 a5 9.exd6!N

[ 9.Re1 - 22/174 ] 9...Qxd6 10.Re1 Bf5 11.Nc3?!

[ 11.a4! Nb4 12.Na3± ] 11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 b5! 13.Bd3 Bxd3 14.cxd3 e6 15.Qe4 Nd7 16.Qh4

[ ¹16.Bf4 ] 16...Rfe8 17.Bh6

[ 17.Ng5 h6 18.Ne4 Qe7= ] 17...f6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nd2 e5 20.Ne4 Qd5 21.dxe5 Rxe5 22.d4 Re6 23.Nd2 Rae8 24.Rxe6 Rxe6 25.Qg3 a4 26.Nf1=

B06Sokolov,An 2585Nevednichy,V 2530

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(94) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nd1 a5 8.f4!?N

[ 8.f3 - 67/133 ] 8...Bb7 9.Nf2 Nf6

[ 9...e6!? /\ Ne7 ] 10.Bd3 e6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.c4 bxc3 14.bxc3 c5

[ 14...d5!? 15.e5 Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Ng5 Nb6 18.Qc2 Nc4 19.Rfe1 Qd5 20.Ngxe4© Nevednichy,V ]

15.Rab1 Bc6 16.e5 Nd5 17.Ne4! Nxe3 18.Qxe3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Bxe4

[ 19...d5 20.Nd6 Bxa4 21.Ng5‚ ] [ 19...dxe5 20.fxe5!? ( 20.dxe5 Bxa4 21.Nfg5‚ )]

20.Bxe4 d5 21.Bd3 Nb6 22.Bb5? [ 22.g4² Sokolov,An Bh6™ ] [ 22.Ng5 h6 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Qh3 Re8 25.Bxg6 Re7 26.g4© ]

22...Qe7 23.Rfc1 Rfc8=

B06Kaminski,M 2540Ehlvest,J 2610

Polanica Zdroj 1997

70/(94) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nce2 a5 8.Ng3 Nd7 9.Nf3N

[ 9.h4 ] 9...Nb6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.b3 h5 13.h3 Nf6 14.Ng5 h4 15.Ne2 e5 16.0-0 c5 17.dxc5 dxc5 18.Rad1 Qxd2 19.Rxd2±

B00Mirumian,V 2425Kazhgaleyev,M 2510

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Mirumian,V]

70/(95) 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.h3!? g6 5.Be3 Bg7 6.Qd2 0-0 7.0-0-0N

[ 7.Nf3 - 13/182 ] 7...e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.g4 Ne8 10.Nge2 c6 11.Ng3 cxd5 12.Nxd5!?

[ 12.exd5² ] 12...Nxd5 13.exd5 Bd7 14.Be2 b5?! 15.h4 a5 16.h5 b4 17.Bh6±

B07Okhotnik,V 2420Demeter,P 2260

Mishalovce 1997[Okhotnik,V]

70/(95) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Ne2 g6 6.f3N

[ 6.0-0 - 65/144 ] 6...Bg7 7.Be3 cxd4 8.cxd4 0-0 9.Nbc3

[ 9.Na3!? ∆e5?! 10.d5 Ne7 11.Qb3/\ 0-0-0, Kb1, Rc1+/- ]

9...Nd7 [ 9...e5!? 10.d5 Ne7 11.0-0 Ne8 12.a4!² ]

10.Qd2 e5 11.d5 Nd4!? 12.0-0 f5 13.Rac1 Nc5 14.b4!

[ 14.Bb1?! Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 b6÷ ] 14...Nxd3 15.Qxd3²

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B07Salov,Va 2680Topalov,V 2745

Dos Hermanas 1997

70/(96) 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 Bg4 8.Nbd2 e5 9.h3 Bd7 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Nc4 Re8N

[ 12...Nh5 ] 13.a4 Nh5 14.Bf1 Nf4 15.Be3 Qe7 16.Kh2 a5 17.Qc2 h5 18.Rad1 h4 19.Rd2 Bc6 20.Na3 Red8 21.Bb5 Rxd2 22.Bxd2 Bxb5 23.Nxb5 Ne6 24.Na3 Bf6=

B07Chernin,A 2635Plaskett,J 2450

Aubervilliers (rapid) 1997

70/(96) 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e5 8.h3 Nh5 9.Be3

[ 9.Bg5 - 59/135 ] 9...Qe7 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Nf1N

[ 11.Rb1 - 58/(140) ] 11...Bd7 12.a3!? b6!? 13.Bc2 Rae8 14.Qd2 g5 15.b4 Kh8 16.Rad1 Nf4

[ 16...Nf4 17.Ng3!? Plaskett,J ( 17.N3h2²Chernin,A )]

B07Magem Badals,J 2570Azmaiparashvili,Z 2670

Pamplona 1996[Beliavsky,A]

70/(96) 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e5 8.h3 Nh5 9.Be3

[ 9.Bg5 - 59/135 ] 9...d5N 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.Be2 Nf4 14.Bf3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1=

B07Feigin,M 2505Kasparov,S 2315

Minsk 1997[Feigin,M]

70/(97) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Be3 Bd6 9.f3 Ke7 10.Nh3 a6 11.Nf2 Nc6N

[ 11...Nbd7?! 12.Ke2 - 67/140 ] 12.Ncd1 /\ c3, Nd3, b4|^<< h6 13.c3 Rac8?!

[ 13...Na5 14.b3 A) 14...c5?! 15.Nb2 b5 16.Nfd3 Rhc8 ( 16...c4? 17.Bb6 ) 17.c4 b4 18.Na4± ; B) 14...Rhf8² ]

14.b4! [ 14.Nd3?! Na5 15.b3 c5 /\ c4 ]

14...b5?! 15.Nd3 a5 16.a4!±

B07Slovineanu,V 2410Hait,A 2370

Eforie_Nord 1997[Hait,A]

70/(97) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f3 c6 5.a4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2 0-0 8.Nge2 e5 9.g4 exd4N

[ 9...d5 - 18/161 ] 10.Nxd4 Ne5 11.Be2 Re8 12.g5 Nh5 13.0-0-0 d5 14.Nb3 Bh3 15.f4 Nc4?!

[ 15...Ng4!? 16.e5 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Nxf4! 18.Qxf4 Bxe5 19.Qd2 Qe7!? ( 19...Bxc3 20.bxc3! Qe7 21.Rhe1 Qa3+ 22.Kb1 Qxa4 23.Qd4 Qxd4 24.cxd4 Re3 25.Bd3² ) 20.Rhg1 ( 20.Rhe1 Qb4© ) 20...Qb4© ]

16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.Qf2? [ 17.Qxd8! Raxd8 18.Rxd8 Rxd8 19.Na5

A) 19...Bxc3?! 20.bxc3 Rd7 ( 20...Bg2 21.Nxb7 Bxh1 22.Nxd8 Bxe4 23.Bxa7 Nxf4 24.Bc5± ) 21.Nxc4 Bg2 22.Re1 Bxe4 23.Bd4 f5 24.gxf6 Bd5 25.Ne5 Rd8 26.Ng4± ; B) 19...Bd4 20.Re1 ( 20.Bxd4 Rxd4 21.Nxb7 Nxf4 22.Na5 Bd7 23.h4 c5 24.Nb7 Ne6÷ ) 20...Bxe3+ 21.Rxe3 Bc8 22.f5 gxf5 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Nxb7 Rd4 25.Re5 Be6 26.Nc5 Nf4 27.h4 Kg7² ]

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A41Agamaliev,G 2475Malaniuk,V 2610

Swidnica 1997[Malaniuk,V]

70/(98) 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.h3 Bh5 6.Qe2 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.h4 h5 9.g5 Nfd7 10.Be3 d5 11.Nd2 Na6

[ 11...Bb4!? 12.Bg2 Nb6 13.0-0 Na6 ] 12.a3?!

[ 12.Bg2!? ] [ 12.f4 ]

12...Nc7 13.Bh3 [ ¹13.Bg2 ]

13...Be7 14.f4 dxe4 15.Ndxe4 [ 15.Ncxe4!? ]

15...Nd5 16.0-0 Nxe3N [ 16...Nxc3 ]

17.Qxe3 0-0 18.f5 exf5 19.Bxf5 Nb6! 20.Bxg6 fxg6 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.dxc5 Nd5=

B07Shaw,J 2390McNab,C 2490

London 1997[Khenkin,I]

70/(98) 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.Nge2 e5 7.h3 Nc6 8.Be3 Bd7 9.0-0 exd4 10.Nxd4 Re8 11.Re1 Qc8 12.Kh2 Re5 13.g4N

[ 13.f4 - 56/136 ] 13...Bxg4 14.hxg4 Nxg4+ 15.Kg1 Nxe3 16.Rxe3 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Rb5 18.Qd2! Rxb2 19.Qc1!½-½

B07Almasi,Z 2615Beliavsky,A 2710

Magyarorszag 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/(99) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 c5N

[ 6...Bg7 - 70/101 ] 7.dxc5

[ 7.e5!? cxd4 8.exf6 dxc3 9.Qxc3ƒ ] 7...g5 8.Bg3 Nxc5 9.f3 Bg7 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nge2 Bxb5 12.Nxb5 Nh5!=

B07Beliavsky,A 2710Chernin,A 2640

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/(101) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 Nbd7 7.0-0-0 g5 8.Bg3 Nh5 9.Nge2 c5!N

[ 9...e6 - 68/(99) ] 10.Kb1 a6 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.h4

[ 12.f3!?÷ ] 12...Qb6 13.Qe3 Nxg3 14.Nxg3 Be6 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.exf5 Nd7!³

B07Adamson,R 2320Gufeld,E 2450

USA 1997[Gufeld,E]

70/(102) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.f3 Qb6 6.Qc1 Bg7 7.g4 0-0 8.Nge2 Na6N

[ 8...Nbd7 - 21/140 ] 9.h4 Bxg4!?

[ 9...h5?! 10.e5± ] 10.fxg4

[ 10.e5 Bxf3÷ ] 10...Nxg4 11.Bh3

[ 11.h5 e5! ] [ 11.Bg1 Bh6 12.Qb1 e5! 13.dxe5 Be3÷ ]

11...Nxe3 12.Qxe3 Qxb2 13.Rb1 Qa3 [ 13...Qxc2? 14.0-0 /\ Rfc1+- ]

14.Rxb7 [ 14.h5!? b5 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.Nd5?! Qa5+ ]

14...c5 15.Rb3 Qa5 16.d5?! [ 16.Rb5 Qa3 ( 16...Qd8÷ ) 17.Rb3= ]

16...Rab8 [ 16...Nb4 17.Kd2! ]

17.0-0 Nb4³

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B08Antic,D 2450Markovic,Iv 2435

Jugoslavija 1997[Antic,D]

70/(109) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 0-0 6.0-0 c6 7.h3 Qc7 8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Bh2 e5 10.a4 Nd7 11.Qd2 Nhf6 12.Rfe1 Re8 13.Bf1N

[ 13.dxe5 - 68/(100) ] 13...b6 14.Rad1 Bb7 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Bc4 Re7?!

[ 16...h6 17.Nh4 Nf8 18.f4 Rad8 19.Qf2 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Nh5÷ ]

17.Bg3! a6 18.b4 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bb3²

B09Bednar,J 2230Zimmerman,Y 2410

Komarno 1997[Zimmerman,Y]

70/(110) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.h3 Bxb5 9.Nxb5 dxe5 10.Qe2!?

[ 10.hxg4 - 68/(102) ] 10...e4! 11.Ne5!?N

[ 11.hxg4 ] 11...Nf6 12.Qc4 0-0 13.dxc5?!

[ 13.Qxc5!? Nc6! 14.c3 a6 15.Na3 Rc8÷ ] 13...Nc6! 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Nc3

[ 15.Nd4?! Qd5! 16.Qxd5 Nxd5³ ] 15...e5! 16.fxe5 Nh5 17.0-0 Bxe5³

B09Dubinski,R 2305Gelman,A 2435

Moscow (open) 1997[Dubinski,R]

70/(110) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.e5 dxe5 8.dxe5 Nh5 9.Qd2!?N Bh6

[ 9...Qxd2+ 10.Bxd2² ] [ 9...f6 10.exf6 exf6 11.0-0-0² ]

10.g3 Bg4 [ 10...Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2² ]

11.Qf2

[ 11.Bg2 ] 11...Ng7

[ 11...f6 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.exf6 Rxf6 ( 13...exf6² ) 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 e5 16.Ne4! ( 16.Qd5+? Kh8 17.fxe5 Rf5! ) 16...Rf8 17.Bc5² ]

12.Rd1 Qc8 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 f6 15.exf6 Rxf6 16.Bg2!

[ 16.Bc4+? Kh8 /\ e5|^ ] 16...Kh8

[ 16...e5 17.0-0! ( 17.Qd5+? Kh8 18.fxe5 Rf5! )

A) 17...exf4?! 18.Nd5 Rf7 19.Bxf4! g5 ( 19...Bxf4 20.Nxf4! g5 21.Qb3! gxf4 22.Bd5 ) 20.Qb3! gxf4 21.Nf6+ Kf8 22.Nxh7+! Kg8 23.Rd7!+- ; B) 17...Kh8 - 16...Kh8 ]

17.0-0 e5 18.Nd5 Rf7?! [ 18...Rf8 19.Bd2! /\ Bc3+/= ] [ 18...Rf7 19.Bd2! exf4 20.Nxf4± ]

B09Lopez,C 2400Hernandez,Rom 2430

Cienfuegos III 1997[Hernandez,Rom; Ibarra Padron,J]

70/(111) 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 Na6 7.0-0 c5 8.d5 Nc7 9.a4 a6 10.Qe1 Rb8

[ 10...b6 - 18/174) ] 11.a5

[ 11.Qh4!? b5 12.axb5 axb5 13.f5 b4 14.Ne2² ]

11...b5 12.axb6 Rxb6 13.Qh4 Rb4! 14.Na2?!N

[ 14.Rb1 e6 ( 14...Bd7 ) 15.dxe6 fxe6 16.Bd2 Bb7 17.Na2 Rxe4! 18.Bxe4 Bxe4© ]

14...Rxe4!! [ 14...Rb8?! 15.c4± ]

15.Bxe4 Nxe4 [ 15...Nxe4 16.Rd1 e6 17.Qxd8 ( 17.Qe1 ) 17...Rxd8 18.dxe6 Bxe6 19.c3 Bb3 20.Re1 f5 21.Nd2 Bd5÷ ]

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B12Gufeld,E 2435Miles,A 2630

Beijing 1996[Miles,A]

70/(112) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Na6!?N 3.c4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be2 Nc7 7.0-0 Nh6!? 8.d5 0-0 9.Bf4 f5 10.Qd2 Nf7 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Rad1 e5 13.dxe6 Nxe6 14.Be3

[ 14.Be3 Qf6= ]

B12Suetin,A 2415Miles,A 2550

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Miles,A]

70/(112) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Na6!?N 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.Be3 Bg7 6.Qd2 e5!? 7.Nge2

[ 7.Nf3 ] 7...Qe7 8.0-0-0 f5!? 9.exf5 gxf5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.f4

[ 11.Bg5 Bf6 ] 11...e4 12.Nd4 Nf6 13.h3 Bd7 14.Qf2 b6! 15.Be2 Nc7 16.Kb1 0-0-0!=

B12Nanu,C 2320Nisipeanu,L._D 2600

Romania (ch) 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D]

70/(112) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 Bf5

[ 5...Nbd7!? /\ e5 ] 6.Ne2 e6N

[ 6...h6 ] 7.Ng3 Bg6 8.h4!? h6 9.h5 Bh7 10.c3 Qc7

[ 10...Bd6 11.Rh3 ] 11.Nd2 Nbd7 12.Nge4 Bxe4!?

[ 12...Be7 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.Nc4² ] 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6=

B12Lutz,Ch 2590Dautov,R 2595

Deutschland 1997[Dautov,R]

70/(112) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nh6!?N

[ 5...Qc7 - 69/(106) ] 6.Nf3

[ 6.c3 Nf5 7.Bd4 Nxd4 8.cxd4 b6© ] 6...Nf5 7.Bg5²

B12Glek,I 2505Dautov,R 2595

Porto San Giorgio 1997

70/(112) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nh6!?N

[ 5...Qc7 - 69/(106) ] 6.Nf3

[ 6.c3 Nf5 7.Bd4 Nxd4 8.cxd4 b6© ] 6...Nc6!? 7.c3 Nf5 8.Bf4?!

[ 8.Bd4!? Nfxd4 9.cxd4 b6 10.b4!?Glek,I ]

[ 8.Qd2!? ] 8...Bxc5 9.Bd3 Nh4! 10.Nxh4 Qxh4 11.Bg3 Qh6!? /\ f6|^

[ 11...Qd8= ] 12.Nd2 0-0 13.0-0 a5

[ 13...f6?! 14.exf6 Rxf6 15.Nf3 a5² ( ∆15...Bd7? 16.b4! Bb6 17.b5 Ne7 18.Ne5 )]

14.Nf3 Bd7 15.Rc1!? [ 15.Qe2÷ ]

15...Kh8!? [ 15...Kh8 16.c4!?

A) 16...d4 17.Be4! ( 17.Nd2 Ne7! 18.Ne4 b6÷ ) 17...Rad8 /\ b6, Ne7, f5 ; B) 16...b6!?÷ Dautov,R ]

½-½

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B14Balashov,Y 2550Galkin,A 2540

Tomsk 1997[Galkin,A]

70/(116) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Bf4 0-0 8.c5 b6 9.b4 Ne4 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.Rb1N

[ 11.b5 Nb4 12.Qb2 bxc5 13.a3 cxd4 14.Na4 ( 14.Nxd4 Bf6!? 15.Qxb4 Nxc3 16.Qxc3 e5 17.Nc6 exf4 ; 14.Nd1 a5!? 15.Nxd4 Qb6!? 16.Be3 Qb7 17.f4 Bd7 ; 14.Nb1 f6!? 15.axb4 e5 16.Bg3 Qd6© ) 14...Qa5 15.axb4 Qxb4+!? 16.Qxb4 ( 16.Bd2 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 Qd6 18.Nxd4 Bf6© ; 16.Nd2 g5 17.Qxb4 Bxb4 18.f3 gxf4 19.fxe4 dxe4÷ ) 16...Bxb4+ 17.Bd2 ( 17.Ke2 Bd7 18.Nxd4 e5 19.Bxe5 Rfe8 20.f4 f6© ) 17...Nxd2 18.Nxd2 e5÷/\ Bf5, Rfc8 ]

[ 11.a3 ] 11...bxc5 12.bxc5 Qa5 13.Bd2 Nxd4?!

[ 13...Nxd2 14.Qxd2 Bf6 ( 14...Ba6 15.Nxd5 Bd8 ) 15.Bb5 Qc7 16.0-0 Rb8„ ( 16...Bd7„ )]

14.Nxd4 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Qxc5 16.Rc1?! [ 16.Bd3!? Bf6 ( 16...e5 17.Nb3 /\ Nd5 ) 17.Nde2 Bd7 ( 17...a5 18.0-0 Ba6 19.Nb5!? ) 18.0-0² ]

16...Bf6 [ 16...Bf6 17.Nb3² ]

B14Leskur,D 2340Mirkovic,S 2365

Jugoslavija 1996

70/(116) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6N

[ 9...Bg4?! - 57/148 ] 10.h3 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Ne4=

B15Macieja,B 2430Appel,R 2490

Budapest 1996[Macieja,B]

70/(117) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.h3 d5 5.Nc3 Nh6 6.Bf4 Qb6 7.Qd2 dxe4 8.0-0-0!!N

[ 8.Na4 ] 8...Nf5

[ 8...exf3 9.Bxh6± -> ] 9.Nxe4 Be6 10.c4?

[ 10.g4 Bd5 11.Qd3 Nh6 12.Qe3± ] [ 10.c4 Na6! 11.g4 ( 11.Neg5 0-0-0! 12.Nxe6 fxe6³ ∆13.c5 Nxc5! 14.dxc5 Bxb2+! ) 11...Nxd4 12.Nxd4 0-0-0 13.Be3 ( 13.c5 Nxc5-+ ) 13...c5 14.Nxc5 Nxc5 15.Qc2 Bxd4 16.Bxd4 Rxd4! 17.Rxd4 Nb3+³ ]

B15Lalic,S 2405Webster,A 2415

Jersey 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(117) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.h3 d5 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.e5 Ne4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ng5 c5 9.e6 f6!?N

[ 9...f5? 10.d5 0-0 11.a4! /\ Bc4+/- ] [ 9...Bxe6?! 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.dxc5 ( 11.Bc4 - 57/150 ) 11...Qxd1+ ( 11...Qa5+ 12.c3 Qxc5 13.Qb3!± ) 12.Kxd1 0-0 13.Bc4!± ^^ ( 13.Ke2 - 18/(192) )]

10.Nf7 Qxd4 11.Nxh8 Bxh8 12.Qxd4 cxd4 13.Bc4 Na6!?

[ 13...Nc6 14.g4! Nd8 15.Bd5 Nxe6 16.Bxe4 Nc5 17.Bg2² ]

14.Bb5+ [ 14.f3!? exf3 15.0-0 fxg2 16.Re1© ]

14...Kf8 15.Bh6+ Kg8 16.0-0-0 f5 [ 16...f5 17.Bxa6 bxa6 18.Be3!! dxe3 19.Rd8+ Kg7 20.fxe3 Bb7 21.Rxa8 Bxa8 22.Rd1 f4! [] ( 22...Bc6? 23.c4!+- ) 23.exf4 e3 24.g4! Bg2 25.g5 Bxh3 26.Rd7 Bxe6 27.Rxe7+ Bf7 28.c3!² ]

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B15Lalic,B 2585Webster,A 2415

Jersey 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(117) 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.h3 d5 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.e5 Ne4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ng5 c5 9.e6 f6!?N

[ 9...f5? 10.d5 0-0 11.a4! /\ Bc4+/- ] [ 9...Bxe6?! 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.dxc5 ( 11.Bc4 - 57/150 ) 11...Qxd1+ ( 11...Qa5+ 12.c3 Qxc5 13.Qb3!± ) 12.Kxd1 0-0 13.Bc4!± ^^ ( 13.Ke2 - 18/(192) )]

10.Nf7 Qxd4 11.Nxh8 Bxe6 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.Bb5+ Nd7 14.0-0 0-0-0?

[ 14...a6! 15.Bxd7+ Bxd7 16.Be3 Qe5² ] 15.Qe2! Ne5

[ 15...a6? 16.Bxa6!+- ] 16.Be3?

[ 16.Bf4!± ] [ 16.Be3 Qxb2 17.Bxc5 Bxh3! 18.Bxe7 ( 18.gxh3 Nf3+ /\ Qe5 ) 18...Nf3+! 19.gxf3 Qe5 20.Qe3 Qxe7÷ ]

B15Solozhenkin,E 2485Mirkovic,S 2390

Jugoslavija 1997[Mirkovic,S]

70/(117) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Be6 7.Ne2 Bd6N

[ 7...Bc4?! - 54/(141) ] 8.Bf4

[ 8.Nf4!? Bf5 9.Qe2+ Be7÷ ] 8...0-0 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.Ng3? Bxa2! 11.Nf5 Qe6+ 12.Ne3 Bb3 13.Qd3 Bd5 14.Be2 Be4 15.Qd2 Nd7 16.0-0 Rfe8∓

B15Nevednichy,V 2530Mirkovic,S 2390

Jugoslavija 1997[Mirkovic,S]

70/(117) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Be6 7.Bd3 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4

11.Bxd4 Bd6 12.Bb5+ Ke7 13.0-0 Qc7 14.Qh5 h6 15.Rfe1 Rhd8 16.Re4N

[ 16.a4 - 51/(138) ] 16...Kf8 17.Rae1

[ 17.Rae1 Kg8!÷ ]

B17Rogers,I 2600Wach,M 2415

Linz 1997[Rogers,I]

70/(118) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5 Be6 8.Be2 g6 9.0-0 Bg7 10.c4 0-0 11.Be3 Ne4 12.f4 Nd6!N

[ 12...f6 - 43/167 ] 13.b3 Qa5?!

[ 13...Qc7!³ /\ Rad8, Nf5, f6 ] 14.Qc2 Rad8 15.Rad1 Bf5 16.Qb2 Be4 17.a4 Qc7

[ 17...f5 18.b4± ] [ 17...a6!?² ]

18.Bf2 a6 19.Rfe1! f6 [ 19...b5 20.Qa3!± ]

20.Nd3 [ 20.Nd3 Bf5² ]

B17Korneev,O 2565Arlandi,E 2470

Asti 1997

70/(118) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.Bd2 e5!N

[ 13...c4 - 67/174 ] 14.dxc5

[ 14.c3!? ] 14...Nxc5 15.Bf5 h5!

[ 15...Bxf5 16.Qxf5 Qd7 17.Qh5ƒ ><Kf8 ] 16.Qh3 Ne4! 17.Rad1

[ 17.Rfe1 Nxd2 18.Nxd2 g6 19.Bxc8 Rxc8 20.Ne4 Kg7= ]

17...g6 18.Bxc8 Qxc8?! [ 18...Rxc8= Korneev,O ]

19.Rfe1! [ 19.Qxc8+ Rxc8 20.Rfe1 f5 21.Bc3 Bc5÷ ]

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19...f5? [ 19...Qxh3 20.gxh3 f5 21.Bc3 Bc5 ( 21...Nxc3 22.Rxd6 ) 22.Rxe4!? ( 22.Bxe5!? Bxf2+ 23.Kf1 Bxe1 24.Bxh8/\ Rd7|^ Arlandi,E ) 22...fxe4 23.Nxe5© ]

20.Bc3 Bc5 21.Rxe4! fxe4 22.Rd7+-

B20Lopatskaya,E 2255Ivanov,Vi 2435

Moscow 1997[Ivanov,Vi]

70/(124) 1.e4 c5 2.b3 b6!? 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 Nf6

[ 4...f5!? ] 5.Nc3 g6

[ 5...e6 ] 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.Nge2?!

[ 7.d3 0-0 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.0-0 e6 /\ d5 ] [ 7.Nd5 0-0 8.Nxf6+ Bxf6 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Ne2 d5! ]

7...Nxe4!N [ 7...0-0 ]

8.Nxe4 Bxb2 9.Nd6+ [ 9.Rb1 Bg7 10.Nf6+ Bxf6 11.Bxb7 Nc6 12.Bxa8 Qxa8© ]

9...exd6 10.Bxb7 Nc6 11.Rb1 Bg7 12.Bxa8 Qxa8 13.d3

[ 13.0-0 Ne5 14.Nf4 Nf3+ 15.Kh1 Nxd2+∓ ] [ 13.f4 Ne5 14.Rf1 Nf3+ 15.Kf2 Nxh2∓ ] [ 13.f3 Ne5 14.Ng1 0-0ƒ @ ]

13...Ne5 14.Kd2 [ 14.0-0 Nf3+ 15.Kh1 Nd2+∓ ]

14...Nf3+! 15.Kc1 0-0© |^ ><Kc1

B20Poluljahov,A 2510Doroshkievich,V 2395

Novorossijsk 1997[Poluljahov,A]

70/(124) 1.e4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 e6 7.0-0 Nge7 8.c3 0-0 9.Be3 b6 10.Na3 Ba6 11.Bf2 Qd7 12.Re1 Rac8

[ 12...b5?! 13.e5 ∆b4 14.Nc4!± ] 13.Nc2N

[ 13.Qd2 - 57/(157) ]

13...Rfd8?! [ 13...h6!? /\ f5 ]

14.Qd2 /\ Rad1, d4 e5!? 15.Rad1² [ 15.f5?! d5!÷ ( 15...gxf5?! 16.Bh3 )]

15...Bb7 16.f5! d5 [ 16...gxf5?! 17.Bh3ƒ /\ Nh4 ]

17.g4 [ 17.Qc1!? ]

17...dxe4 18.dxe4 Qxd2 19.Nxd2 Bh6 20.Nc4 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 f6 22.Rd6! Kg7 23.Bh4 Rf8

[ 23...g5?! 24.Bg3 ∆Rd8 25.Bxe5! ] [ 23...Rf8 24.a4!± ]

B22Daniliuk,S 2425Petrushin,A 2425

Russia 1997[Daniliuk,S]

70/(126) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Nc6 8.h3 Bh5 9.Be3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Be7 11.Nc3 Qd6 12.Qb3 Qb4 13.g4 Bg6 14.Ne5 0-0 15.g5 Qxb3 16.axb3 Nd5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Rfc1 Nxe5N

[ 18...Bf5 ] 19.dxe5 d4! 20.Bxd4 Bxg5 21.Rc7 Be4

[ 21...Rfd8 22.Rxa7 Rxa7 23.Bxa7 Bf4 24.Bd4 Bf5 25.Rxb7 Bxh3 26.Bc3 Ra8 27.f3 Bg3 28.Bf1 Be6 29.Bc4 Bh3 30.Ba5 Be6 31.Bxe6 fxe6 32.Bc3± ] [ 21...Bf5 22.Rxb7 Bxh3 23.Bc4 a5 24.Bc3± ]

22.e6!? Bd8™ 23.Rxf7 Rxf7 24.exf7+ Kxf7 25.Bc4+ Kg6=

B22Tzermiadianos,And 2420Pountzas,H 2265

Aegina 1997[Tzermiadianos,And]

70/(129) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 e6 7.exd6 Qxd6 8.Bd3!N

[ 8.Bb5+ - 66/(119) ] 8...Nc6 9.Qe4 Be7 10.0-0

[ 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Nbd2² ]

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B22Tzermiadianos,And 2420Nikolaidis,K 2325

Aegina 1997[Tzermiadianos,And]

70/(129) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d6 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.0-0 c5

[ 11...Be7 - 69/126 ] 12.dxc5!N

[ 12.Be3 ] 12...Bxc5

[ 12...Qxd1?! 13.Bxd1! Bxc5 14.Bf3 Nd5 15.Nc3 Bb7 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Rd1 Rd8 19.Bf4 /\ Rac1+/=|^ ]

13.Qc2! ><h7, Bc5, <->d Qe7™ 14.Nc3 0-0 15.Ne4 Bd4 16.Rd1 Rd8

[ 16...e5 17.Bg5!± ] 17.Ng5 g6 18.Qe4!

[ 18.Qe4 Bf6 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Qh4 h5 21.Qg3² ]

B23Ivanchuk,V 2725Topalov,V 2745

Dortmund 1997

70/(132) 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.a4 Nc6 7.0-0

[ 7.d3 - 41/(151) ] 7...e6N

[ 7...Nf6 ] 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.d4 Nf6 10.d5 exd5 11.exd5 Bd7 12.Re1+ Kf8 13.b3 h6 14.Bb2 a6 15.a5 Kg8 16.Qd2 Bg4 17.Rf1 Kh7 18.Ne5 Re8 19.Nxg4 Nxg4 20.Na4 Bxb2 21.Nxb2 Qh4 22.g3 Qf6 23.Nc4 h5 24.Rae1 Nh6 25.Kg2 Nf5=

B30Bajarany,I 2405Ibragimov,B 2355

Baku 1996

70/(136) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 h6

[ 5...Be7 - 65/159 ] 6.Nd2N

[ 6.0-0 - 42/172 ]

6...Nf6 7.Nf1 Be6 8.Ne3 Be7 9.0-0 Qd7 10.Ncd5²

B30Gadjilu,R 2290Tzermiadianos,And 2370

Athens 1997[Gadjilu,R; Bajarany,I]

70/(136) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 h6

[ 5...Be7 - 65/159 ] 6.Nd5N

[ 6.0-0 - 42/172 ] 6...Nf6 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6 8.c3 g5?!

[ 8...Qg6 9.0-0 Bg4 10.Nh4 A) 10...Qh5 11.f3 Be6 12.Nf5! Bxf5 13.g4 Qh4 ( 13...Qg6 14.exf5 Qf6 15.Qb3 Qe7 16.Bd5± ) 14.gxf5 Be7 15.f4± ; B) 10...Bxd1 11.Nxg6 fxg6 12.Rxd1² ]

[ 8...Bg4 9.Qb3! 0-0-0 10.Nd2 Na5 11.Qa4 Nxc4 12.dxc4² ><d5, d6 ] [ 8...g6!? ]

9.Nd2 Be6 10.Nf1 0-0-0 11.Ne3 h5 12.Rb1!‚ << Qg6 13.Qa4 Kb8 14.0-0 g4 15.b4 cxb4?

[ ¹15...Bxc4 ] 16.Nd5! Bh6 17.Qxc6! bxc6 18.Rxb4+ Kc8 19.Ne7+ Kc7 20.Nxg61-0

B30Horvath,S 2385Glek,I 2505

Vlissingen 1997[Glek,I]

70/(138) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.Re1 Ng6 6.c3 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.d4 cxd4 9.c4 Qd6 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Nc3 Be7N

[ 12...Bd6 - 67/(208) ] 13.Nxc6

[ 13.Rc1= ] 13...bxc6 14.Ba4 f5!³

[ 14...0-0 15.Ne4! ] 15.f3 0-0 16.Qe2 Bd6 17.h3 Nf4 18.Bxf4

[ 18.Qd2 Rad8 ] 18...Bxf4 19.Rad1 Rae8 20.Qd3 Bc8

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21.Ne2 Rd8 22.Qb3 Bd2 23.Rf1 [ 23.Rf1 e5∓ ]

B30Odeev,H 2420Moizhess,I 2405

Moscow 1997[Moizhess,I]

70/(138) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4

[ 8.c4 - 65/(162) ] 8...Bd7 9.Nxc6 Qxb5

[ 9...Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc6 11.Na3!² ] 10.Nd4 Qd5 11.Be3 Nc6 12.Nf3N

[ 12.Nxc6 ] 12...Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Be7 14.Nbd2 f6!

[ 14...0-0-0?! 15.Nc4 f6 16.b4!± ] [ 14...0-0 15.Ne4² ]

15.Ne4 [ 15.Nc4 e5 16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Bg4= ]

15...0-0-0 16.Nd6+ [ 16.Bc5 Bxc5 17.Nxc5 e5= ]

16...Bxd6 17.Rxd6 e5½-½

B30Ivanovic,B 2500Komarov,D 2600

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(138) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.b3 b6!?N

[ 5...Nd4 - 67/(207) ] 6.Bb2 Bb7 7.Re1 Ng6 8.a4 f6 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bb4 12.Bc3 Bc5 13.Nxc6 dxc6 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.Nd2 e5 16.Nf3 Nf4 17.Kf1 Ke7=

B30Vydeslaver,A 2400Poluljahov,A 2510

Kahovka 1997[Poluljahov,A]

70/(138) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.d4

cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qc7 9.Re1 Bd6 10.Kh1N [ 10.Nd5 - 65/161 ]

10...Nxd4 11.Qxd4 f6!? [ 11...Be5 12.Qe3!? /\ f4 ( 12.Qd3 b5= )]

12.f4?! [ 12.Be3 b5 13.Rad1 Be5 ( 13...Be7 14.f4/\ f5+/= ) 14.Qd3 ( 14.Qb4? a5! 15.Qxb5

Rb8 ; 14.Qd2 Bb7 ) 14...Bb7 15.Bd4² ] 12...0-0 13.Rf1 Bc5 14.Qd3 b5=

B30Glek,I 2670Nunn,J 2605

Deutschland 1996[Krasenkow,M]

70/(138) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.Nc3 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.d3 Bc5 10.f4 d5 11.Ng3N

[ 11.Kh1 - 47/(211) ] 11...dxe4 12.Nxe4½-½

B30Guevara,Martin 2335Chavez,H 2090

Mexico 1997

70/(139) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 d5 6.e5 Ba6 7.d3 c4 8.dxc4 dxc4 9.Qxd8+ Rxd8 10.Ba3 Ne7 11.Nbd2 Nd5 12.Bxf8 Rxf8 13.Nxc4 Bxc4 14.bxc4 Nb6 15.Nd2 Rd4 16.0-0-0 Ke7!N

[ 16...Nd7 - 53/(154) ] [ 16...Ke7 17.c3 Rd3 18.Kc2 Rfd8 19.c5 Na4 20.Ne4 R3d5!= ]

½-½

B30Guevara,Martin 2335Camacho,R 2345

San Salvador 1997[Leyva,H]

70/(139) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 d5 6.e5 Ne7!?N 7.Ba3 Nf5 8.c3?!

[ ¹8.0-0 ] 8...Ba6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Bxf8 Kxf8 11.Nxd4

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Qg5 12.g3 Ne7! 13.f4 Qg6 14.b4 h5! 15.Qf3 Rc8 16.Nb3

[ 16.Nb3 f6!³ ]

B31Matulovic,M 2445Velimirovic,D 2515

Jugoslavija 1997[Matulovic,M]

70/(141) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.c3!? d6 7.h3

[ 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bg4 ] 7...Nh6!?

[ 7...e5 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 exd4 10.Nxd4 Ne7 11.Nc3² Smyslov,V ]

8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 0-0 10.Nc3 f6 11.b3!?N [ 11.Re1 - 67/209 ]

11...Qa5 12.Bb2 Qh5?! [ ¹12...Nf7 /\ e5 ]

13.Nd2! [ 13.Ne2 g5!?„ ]

13...Qxd1 14.Nxd1 [ 14.Rfxd1?! f5= ]

14...f5 15.e5 /\ f4 f4 16.Rc1 Bd7 17.Nf3 Nf5 18.Nc3 h6 19.Rfe1 Rfd8

[ 19...Rfd8 20.Ne4!² /\ g4 ]

B31Certic,B 2435Kotronias,V 2585

Kavala 1997[Certic,B]

70/(142) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0-0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0-0 7.h3 e5 8.d3 d6 9.Nbd2 Bd7 10.Nf1 h6N

[ 10...Ne8 - 64/(159) ] 11.Ne3!?

[ 11.a3!? ] [ 11.Ba4 /\ Be3, Qd2 ]

11...a6 12.Ba4 b5 13.Bc2 Re8 14.a3 Be6 15.Bd2 Kh7

[ 15...d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Ng4 ] 16.Qc1 Qd7 17.b4 cxb4

[ 17...a5!?÷ ] 18.axb4 d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Ng4™ Bxg4 21.hxg4 Re7?!

[ 21...Qxg4 22.Re4 Qd7 23.Rh4 h5 24.g4 Nf6 25.gxh5 Nxh5 26.Ng5+ Kg8

27.Qd1!© ] 22.g5 h5 23.Re4 Nb6 24.Ra3 Nc8 25.Rh4/\ g4 Kg8 26.Be3 Re8

[ 26...Nd6 27.Bc5 Nf5 28.Re4 Ree8 29.Qa1 Qb7 30.Qa2± /\ Re1, Nd2-e4,Ra1 ]

[ 26...Re8 27.Bc5! Nd6 28.Bxd6 Qxd6 29.Nd2 /\ Ne4, Qa1-a2, Rh3-f3, Bb3 a5!? 30.bxa5 Rxa5 31.Rxa5 Nxa5 32.Rb4 Qc6 33.Qb2 Rb8 34.Ba4± ]

B32Feigin,M 2505Moiseenko,A 2370

Kharkov 1997

70/(143) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nge7 9.c4 Nd4 10.Be3 Nxd5 11.cxd5 Be7 12.Bd3 0-0 13.0-0 f5 14.Bxd4 exd4 15.Nc2!N ><d4

[ 15.exf5?! Bxf5 16.Nc2 - 46/(207) ( 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Qxd4 Bf6 18.Qd2 Rc8 19.Rac1 Rc5³ |^ )]

15...Bf6 [ 15...Qb6 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf5 Rxf5 18.Nxd4! Rxd5 19.Qb3+- Moiseenko,A ] [ 15...fxe4 16.Bxe4 Bf6 17.Qd3 h6 18.Nxd4 Qb6 19.Rad1± ] [ 15...f4 16.Be2 /\ Qd3, Rad1+/- ]

16.exf5 Bb7 17.Qf3 Rc8 18.a4 Qb6?! [ 18...Rc5!? 19.Nb4 a5 20.Nc6 Bxc6 21.dxc6 bxa4 22.Rfc1² ^- o^c Feigin,M ]

19.axb5 axb5 20.Na3 ><b5 Ba6 [ 20...Rc5? 21.b4! Rc3 22.Nxb5 Rb3 23.Rfb1+- ]

21.Nc2 Bb7 22.Rfd1 Rfe8 23.Nb4 Qc5 24.Nc6! Bxc6 25.dxc6 Rxc6?

[ 25...Qb6± ] 26.b4!+-

B32Petrushin,A 2425Chjumachenko,A 2220

Novorossijsk 1997[Chjumachenko,A]

70/(144) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.Be2 f5

[ 7...Be6 - 63/134 ]

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8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Bg4 Bxg4 10.Qxg4 Nf6 11.Qd1 0-0 12.0-0 Qd7N

[ 12...d5 ] 13.N1c3

[ 13.Be3!? ] 13...a6 14.Na3 Nd4 15.Be3

[ 15.Nc2?! Nxc2 16.Qxc2 Qc6 17.b3 b5 ] 15...Nf5 16.Bg5

[ 16.Nd5 Qc6! ] 16...Rac8

[ 16...Qc6!? ] 17.Rc1 Nd4 18.Be3 d5! 19.cxd5

[ 19.Bxd4? exd4 20.Qxd4 Bxa3 21.bxa3 Rxc4∓ ] [ 19.Nxd5?! Nxd5 20.cxd5 Rxc1 21.Bxc1 Bxa3 22.bxa3 Qxd5³ ]

19...Bxa3 20.bxa3 Rc4!©

B33Berelovich,A 2495Shariyazdanov,A 2465

Swidnica 1997[Shariyazdanov,A; Lisenko,A]

70/(145) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 Be7 10.c5 0-0 11.Be2 Na6!N

[ 11...a6 - 55/(188) ] 12.cxd6 Bxd6 13.0-0 Nc7 14.Qb3?!

[ 14.Be3= ] [ 14.Nxd6?! Qxd6 15.Qb3 ( 15.f4? Nxd5 16.f5 Bd7 17.f6 Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Nxf6 19.Rxf6 Qxf6 20.Qxd7 Rfd8 21.Qb5 a6 22.Qb3 Qf2-+ ) 15...Qxd5 16.Bf3 Qxb3 17.axb3 a6³ ]

14...Nxb5 15.Qxb5 f5 16.f4!? Qe7 [ 16...Qc7!? ]

17.Kh1! Bd7 18.Qb3 [ 18.Qxb7 Rfb8 19.Qa6 exf4∓ ]

18...Kh8 19.Bd3 b6 20.fxe5 Bxe5 21.Bf4! Bxf4 22.Rxf4 Qd6 23.Rff1 Rad8?!

[ 23...Rae8 24.Rae1 Re5³ ] 24.Be2! Rf6 25.Rac1 h6 26.Bf3½-½

B33Diaz,Joa 2375Hernandez,An 2295

Cuba 1997[Hernandez,An]

70/(145) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qd8 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Bd3 d5?! 13.exd5 Nb4 14.Be4 Qh4 15.Qe2!N

[ 15.Qf3 Bc5 ( 15...Bg4 - 24/360 ) 16.c3 f5 17.cxb4 fxe4 18.Qe2 Bg4 ( 18...Bd4 19.Be3 Bg4 20.Qd2 ) 19.Qf1 Bd4-+><b2, e3, f2 ]

15...f5 16.d6! Qxe4 17.Qxe4 fxe4 18.Bxb4+- _|_

B33Anand,V 2765Kramnik,V 2770

Dortmund 1997

70/(145) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 0-0 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.Be2 Ne7 14.Ncb4

[ 14.Nxe7+ - 38/(205) ] 14...a5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.Qd3 b4 18.cxb4 axb4 19.Qb3N

[ 19.Qg3 ] 19...Be6 20.Bc4 Rac8 21.0-0 Qc6 22.Rac1 Bxd5 23.exd5 Qc5 24.Rc2 g6½-½

B33Bologan,V 2575Belikov,V 2500

Sevastopol 1997[Bologan,V]

70/(145) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 0-0 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.0-0 g6 18.Qd3

[ 18.Qe2 - 63/137 ] 18...f5 19.Rd1 Bh4N

[ 19...fxe4 20.Qxe4 Bf5 21.Qe2 e4 22.Nde3 Ne5 23.Bd5± ]

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[ 19...Bh6 ] 20.g3

[ 20.f3!?² ] 20...Bg5 21.b4!?

[ 21.b4 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Bf5 23.Qe2 Qc8! 24.Nde3 Bxe3 ( 24...axb4 25.Nxf5 Qxf5 26.Nxb4± ) 25.Nxe3 axb4 26.Nxf5 Qxf5 ( 26...gxf5 27.Rxd6 bxc3 28.Bd5 ) 27.Rxd6 bxc3 28.Bd3 Rb2 29.Qxb2 cxb2 30.Bxf5 gxf5 31.Rd1 Nd4 32.Rb4 Ne2+ 33.Kf1 Nc3 34.Re1 b1Q 35.Rbxb1 Nxb1 36.Rxb1= ]

B33Fluvia Poyatos,J 2235Ruiz Diez,J 2235

Espana 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(146) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c3 0-0 14.Qh5 f5 15.0-0 d5 16.exd5 e4 17.Rae1 Qc5 18.Bc2N

[ 18.Bb1 - 47/217 ] 18...Bd7 19.Re3 a5! 20.Nb1 Ra6 21.Nd2 Rh6 22.Qd1 Rd6?

[ 22...Be5!? ] [ 22...Kh8© ]

23.Bxe4! Re8!? [ 23...fxe4 24.Nxe4 /\ Nd6+/- ]

24.Nb3 Qa7 25.Bxf5 Rxe3 26.fxe3?! [ 26.Bxd7!± ]

26...Qxe3+ 27.Kh1 Bxf5 28.Rxf5 a4 29.Nc1?

[ ¹29.Nd4 ] 29...Qe4 30.Qd3?

[ 30.Rf3! Rxd5 31.Rd3 Rxd3 32.Nxd3 a3 33.bxa3 Bxc3= ]

30...Rxd5!!-+

B33Rodriguez,Am 2545Rojo Huerta,G 2355

Albacete 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/(146) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6

8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.0-0 0-0 14.c3 f5 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Re1 Bxf5 18.Nb4!?N

[ 18.Nd4 - 69/143 ] 18...Qb7™

[ 18...Rbe8 19.Bf1!?± /\ a4 ( 19.Bc2 Qh4!? 20.Nxa6 Re6„ )] [ 18...Bg6 19.Bc2± ] [ 18...Rbc8 19.Bc2 a5 20.Nd5 Qe5 21.f3 ( 21.f4!? ) 21...Rc5 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.fxe4 f5 24.Nb6± ]

19.Bc2 a5™ [ 19...Rbd8 20.Bb3 /\ Bd5 ]

20.Nd5 [ 20.Qd5 Bg6 ( 20...axb4? 21.Qxf5 d5 22.Rxe4!+- ) 21.Qxb7 Rxb7 22.Nc6 ( 22.Nd5 Re8 ) 22...b4!„ ]

20...Rfe8 21.Qd2! [ 21.f3?! exf3 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Bxf5 Re2! ( 23...Qa7+ 24.Kh1 ) 24.Bxh7+ Kh8 ( 24...Kxh7 25.Qd3+ Kg8 26.Qxf3 Qa7+ 27.Kh1 Rxb2 28.Re1‚ ) 25.Be4 f2+ ( 25...Rxe4!? 26.gxf3 Re5÷ ) 26.Kf1 Re1+ 27.Qxe1 fxe1Q+ 28.Rxe1 Be5= ]

21...b4 22.cxb4 axb4 23.Rad1 Qa7 [ 23...Bg6 24.Re3!? ( 24.Bb3± )]

24.Qf4 [ ¹24.Bb3 Bg4 25.Rc1 Qd4 26.Qg5 Be6 27.Rxe4 Qxb2 28.Rce1± ]

24...Bg6! [ 24...Re5 25.Bb3± ] [ 24...Bg6 25.Qxd6!? Re6 ( 25...Qxa2 26.Bxe4± ; 25...Be5 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Qd7± ) 26.Qg3 Bxb2 ( 26...e3 27.Nxe3 Rxe3 28.Rxe3 Bxc2 29.Rde1 Rf8 30.Re8 Bg6 31.Qb3 ) 27.Rxe4± ]

B33Oskulski,J 2140Iwanow

corr 1997[Konikowski,J]

70/(147) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Qh5 Bg7 13.0-0 f4 14.c4 bxc4 15.Bxc4 0-0 16.Rac1 Rb8 17.b3 Qd7 18.Rfd1 Nd4 19.Nc2 Nxc2

[ 19...Bg4? 20.Qg5! ]

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20.Rxc2 Kh8 21.Qh4!?N [ 21.h3 - 58/(205) ]

21...f5 [ 21...Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Rfc8 23.Rcd2± ] [ 21...Bg4 22.Nf6 Bxf6 23.Qxf6+ Kg8 24.Rxd6+- ]

22.Ne7 Bxc4 23.Ng6+ Kg8 24.Nxf8 Rxf8 25.Rxc4+-

B33Rodriguez,Am 2545Cherniaev,A 2480

Manresa 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/(147) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.c3 Rxg2 14.Qf3 Rg4 15.exf5 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Ne7 17.Qb7 Qb8N

[ 17...Bh6 - 54/176 ] [ 17...Qc8!? Cherniaev,A ]

18.Nxb5! Qxb7™ 19.Nxd6+ Kd7 20.Nxb7 Nc6 21.b4 Kc7 22.Nc5 Bxc5 23.bxc5 e4 24.Bc2

[ 24.Be2!? ] 24...Re8 25.0-0-0

[ 25.Kf1!? Re5 26.Re1 Rxc5 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Bxe4 Rxc3 29.Kg2 ]

25...Rf4 [ 25...Re5 26.Rhe1 Rh4 27.Rd2 ]

26.Rd6 [ 26.Rhe1 Rxf2 27.Bxe4 Rxa2 28.Bd5 Rxe1 29.Bxa2 Re5 ]

26...Re5 [ 26...Rxf5?? 27.Rxc6+!+- ]

27.Rf6 Rexf5? [ 27...Rxc5 ∆28.Rxf7+ Kb6„ ]

28.Rxf5 Rxf5 29.Bxe4 Rxf2 30.Bxh7±

B33Ninov,N 2445Volodin,V 2305

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Ninov,N; Kostakiev,D]

70/(149) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.g3

Ne7!? 15.Bg2 [ 15.Nce3 - 64/165, 166 - 64/165, 166 ]

15...Nxd5 16.Bxd5 0-0 17.0-0N [ 17.Bxa8 ]

17...Rb8 18.Nb4! Qb6™ 19.a4 a5 20.Nc6 Rbe8 21.b4 axb4 22.cxb4

[ 22.a5!? Qc5 23.Nxb4 Qxc3 24.Bxe6 Rxe6 25.Nd5© ]

22...bxa4 23.Bxe6 [ 23.Rxa4?! Bd7!„ ]

23...Rxe6 [ 23...Qxc6 24.Bd5 Qb5 25.Rxa4± ]

24.Qd5! e4 25.Rxa4 e3 26.fxe3 Qxe3+ 27.Kg2 Qe4+?!

[ 27...Rf6!? ] 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Ra7±

B36Pikula,D 2495Pavlovic,Mi 2505

Jugoslavija (ch) 1997[Arsovic,Z]

70/(150) 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0-0 Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 b5?!N

[ 13...a6 - 67/222 ] 14.Nxb5?! Qxd2 15.Bxd2 Nxe4 16.Ba5 Bf5 17.Bf3 a6 18.Nc7 Ra7³

B38Istratescu,A 2550Afifi,As 2340

Cairo 1997[Istratescu,A]

70/(151) 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Nc3 Nh6 8.Be2 0-0 9.Qd2

[ 9.0-0?! f5! 10.exf5 Bxd4! 11.Bxh6 Rxf5÷ ]

9...Ng4 10.Bxg4 Bxg4 11.0-0 Rc8N [ 11...Qa5 - 39/(208) ]

12.b3 Qa5 13.h3 Be6 14.Rfd1 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.Qxd4 a6 17.a4 Rfe8

[ 17...Qb4 18.Rab1² ] 18.f4 Qc5™ 19.a5! Qxd4+ 20.Rxd4 Rc5!

[ 20...f6?! 21.Na4!± ] 21.Kf2 Rb8 22.Ke3 f6 23.g4 Kf8 24.Kd3

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[ 24.Na4? Rxa5 25.b4 Rxa4 26.Rxa4 Bxc4!³ ]

24...b5 25.axb6 Rxb6 26.Kc2²

C00Spassky,B 2550Ioseliani,N 2520

Kobenhavn 1997

70/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Qe2 d6 6.0-0 Be7 7.c3 0-0 8.d4 cxd4N

[ 8...d5 - 67/(225) ] 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Nd7 11.Nc3 Nb6 12.h4 a5 13.Bg5 a4 14.Nb5 Na5 15.b3 Bd7 16.Qd3 h6 17.Bd2 Bc6 18.Rab1 axb3 19.axb3 Bxb5 20.Qxb5 Nc6 21.Ra1 Qc7 22.Rfc1 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Ra8 24.Rc1 Nd7=

B40Spassky,B 2550Cramling,P 2520

Kobenhavn 1997

70/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.d3 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.0-0N

[ 8.c4 - 69/(152) ] 8...Qc7 9.Bf4 Be7 10.Re1 h6 11.h4 Nc6 12.Nc3 0-0-0 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.e6 Bd6 15.exd7+ Qxd7 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Rxe5 Rhe8 20.Rae1 Rxe5 21.Rxe5 Kc7 22.f4 Bc6 23.Re7+ Rd7 24.Re8 Rd8½-½

B40Totsky,L 2485Tunik,G 2450

Sevastopol 1997[Tunik,G]

70/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 a6 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.c4 Nf6!N

[ 5...f6?! - 61/190 ] [ 5...d6 - B 50 ]

6.e5 Ng4 7.h3 Nh6 8.Bd3 d6 9.exd6 Qxd6 10.Be4 Nf5! 11.Bxf5 exf5 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Bxd4 Bd7! 16.0-0 f6 17.Nc3 Bc6 18.a3

Kf7 19.b4 b5! [ 19...Rc8 20.c5 /\ a4, b5 ]

20.cxb5 [ 20.c5? Be7 /\ Rhd8, g5, h5|^ ]

20...axb5 21.Rfb1? /\ a4 [ 21.Bc5!= ]

21...Bd6³ 22.a4? bxa4 23.b5 Be4!∓

B40Conquest,S 2540Zapata,A 2515

Yopal 1997

70/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 Qb6 5.Be2 Nc6 6.0-0

[ 6.d4 - 68/(238), C 02 ] 6...Nh6 7.Na3 Bd7 8.h3?!N

[ 8.d4= ] 8...f6! 9.exf6 gxf6 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Bh5+ Nf7 13.cxd4 Bg7 14.Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.Qh5+ Kg8³ ^^

B30Glek,I 2505Bezold,M 2490

Martigny 1997[Glek,I]

70/(154) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg5 Qc7 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.c3 Nge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 h6N

[ 10...d5 - 69/(152) ] 11.Bf4!

[ 11.Be3 d5 12.e5 Nf5= ] 11...Qb6?!

[ 11...d6 12.Nc3 e5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Be3² ]

12.Bd6! Re8 13.Nbd2 Nxd4 14.Nc4 Qa6 [ 14...Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3! Qa6 16.Be2 b5 17.Na3ƒ ]

15.Nxd4 Qxc4 16.e5 Nc6 17.Nxc6 dxc6 [ 17...bxc6 18.Re1± ]

18.Re1 Qa6 19.a4! Qa5 20.Re3 Bf8 21.b4 Qd8 22.Rd3 Bxd6 23.Rxd6±

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B40Chacon,JoelAlvarez,Jose 2390

Cuba 1997[Alvarez Perez]

70/(155) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Na4

[ 7.Ncb5 - 58/(209) ] 7...Qa5+ 8.c3 Bxd4 9.Bxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 e5! 11.Qb4

[ 11.Qd1 Nf6 12.Bd3 0-0 13.0-0? b5 14.Nc5 Qb6 15.Nb3 Bb7³ ]

11...Qxb4 12.cxb4 Nf6 13.Nc3 b6!N [ 13...d6 14.0-0-0 ><d6 ]

14.0-0-0 Bb7 15.f3 Ke7 16.Bc4 Rhd8?! [ 16...h5!³ ]

17.Bb3?! [ 17.g4÷ ]

17...h5!³

B42Zagrebelny,S 2480Vyzmanavin,A 2585

Novgorod (open) 1997[Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B]

70/(157) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Bf4N

[ 9.Bg5 - 69/156 ] 9...Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.h3 Bd7 12.Qf3 Nc6 13.Nb3 Nb4!? 14.Qxb7™ Bc6 15.Qc7 Nxd3 16.cxd3 Rc8 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8 18.Red1 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Be5 f6 21.Bc3©

[ 21.Bc3 e5 /\ Rd7, Rcd8= ]½-½

B42Macieja,B 2470Gratka,K 2265

Koszalin 1997[Macieja,B]

70/(157) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6

[ 6...d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Yudasin,L ( 8.Be4² )]

7.c4 Be7 8.Nc3 0-0 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.f4

Qc7 11.g4! Nc5N [ 11...g6 - 69/(156) ]

12.Bc2 [ 12.g5? Ng4!ƒ ]

12...d5?! [ 12...g6? 13.g5 Nh5 14.f5 Re8 15.b4 Nd7 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Nxe6 Qxc4 18.Bb3+- ] [ 12...e5 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.exf5 exf4 15.Rxf4 h6± ]

13.exd5 exd5 14.g5 Ng4 15.Nxd5 Nxe3? [ 15...Qd8± ]

16.Bxh7+!!+-

B42Yudasin,L 2600Movsesian,S 2630

Pula 1997[Yudasin,L]

70/(157) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6

[ 6...d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 ( 8.Be4² )] 7.c4 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Nf3 0-0?!

[ 9...Nc6! 10.Re1 ( 10.h3 Bd7 ; 10.Bf4 Ng4 11.Be2 Nge5÷ ) 10...Ng4 11.Bf1 Nge5 12.Rb1!? ( 12.Nd2!? )]

10.Bf4! Ng4 [ 10...Qc7 11.Rc1 /\ c5! Nc6 12.Bb1 ( 12.c5 e5 13.cxd6² |^ ) 12...Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 ><b6, Nf6 Qxc4 15.Nd5± ] [ 10...Nh5 - 63/147 ]

11.Be2 Ne5 12.Nxe5!N dxe5 13.Qxd8! Rxd8 14.Bg5 Re8?!

[ 14...f6 15.Rfd1 Bd7! 16.Be3 Rc8 17.a3!? /\ Rac1 ><Bd7, Nb8 ( 17.b4² |^ )]

15.Na4 Nc6 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.c5±

B42Psakhis,L 2565Rublevsky,S 2650

Polanica Zdroj 1997

70/(157) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6

[ 6...d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Yudasin,L ( 8.Be4² )]

7.c4 Bd7 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.b3 0-0 12.Bb2 Qa5 13.a3 Rfe8N

[ 13...Qh5 - 69/(156) ]

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14.Rad1 Rac8 15.b4 Qh5 16.Qd2 Red8 17.Rfe1 Be8 18.Re3 Qg5 19.Ne2½-½

B42Rodriguez,Am 2545Vehi Bach,V 2395

Manresa 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/(157) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.Qg4 Bf6

[ 7...Nf6 - 69/(159) ] 8.0-0 Nc6 9.f4 d6 10.Nc3 h5

[ 10...Qc7 11.e5!? ] [ 10...Nge7!? ∆11.e5 dxe5 12.Ne4 Ng6 ]

11.Qf3N [ 11.Qg3 ]

11...Nge7 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Rad1 Rb8! [ 13...b5? 14.e5+- ] [ 13...Nb4?! 14.e5!‚ ]

14.a4 b6 15.Rd2 [ 15.Rd2 Bxc3! 16.bxc3 Bb7÷ ]

B42Almasi,Z 2565Rublevsky,S 2650

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(157) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 d6

[ 6...d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Yudasin,L ( 8.Be4² )]

7.c4 Bd7 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.b3 0-0 12.Bb2 Qa5 13.f4 Qh5 14.Qxh5 Nxh5 15.Rad1N

[ 15.Be2 ] 15...Rfd8 16.Be2 Nf6 17.Bf3 Nd7 18.Ba3 Nc5 19.Kf2 b6 20.Rd2½-½

B43Lukin,A 2475Khalifman,A 2655

Moscow (rapid) 1997[Svidler,P; Lukin,A]

70/(160) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Qc7 8.f4 Bb7

[ 8...d6!? 9.Qf3 Nd7 10.0-0 Ngf6 - B 82 ] 9.0-0 Nf6 10.e5N

[ 10.Qe2 ] 10...b4

[ 10...Nd5 11.Ne4² ] 11.Ne2

[ 11.exf6 bxc3 12.Qe1 gxf6 13.bxc3 Rg8„ ]

11...Nd5 [ 11...Qc6 12.Rf3 ]

12.Ng3 Be7 [ 12...Qb6+?! 13.Kh1 Ne3 14.Bxe3 Qxe3 15.Nh5± ] [ 12...d6!? 13.Qe2 /\ f5 ]

13.Qe2 /\ f5 g6 14.Ne4 [ 14.Kh1 d6= ]

14...Nc6 15.Kh1 a5 16.c4 bxc3 17.bxc3 f5?!

[ 17...a4² ] 18.exf6 Nxf6

[ 18...Nxf6 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.f5! gxf5 21.Rxf5 Be7 ( 21...Bxc3 22.Bg5+- ) 22.Qh5+ Kd8 23.Bf4± ]

B43Hellers,F 2585Kengis,E 2585

Aarhus 1997

70/(160) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.g3 Bb7 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.Qe2 b4 9.Na4 Qa5 10.b3 Nc6 11.Be3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Qb5 13.Qd3 Be7 14.0-0 e5!N

[ 14...Bc6 - 64/181 ] 15.Be3 d5 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.c4½-½

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B43Adams,Mi 2680Kasparov,G 2820

Tilburg 1997

70/(160) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.g3 Bb7 7.Bg2 b4 8.Na4 Nf6 9.Bg5 Qa5N

[ 9...Be7 - 33/249 ] 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.c3 Nc6 12.0-0 Bg7 13.cxb4 Qxb4 14.Ne2 Bh6 15.f4 0-0 16.Rc1 a5 17.a3 Qe7 18.Nc5 Ba6 19.Rf2 Ra7 20.Nxa6 Rxa6 21.Nc3 Rb8 22.Rd2 Ra7 23.a4 Rb4 24.Na2 Rb8 25.Nc3 Rb4 26.Na2 Rb8 27.Nc3½-½

B43Hellers,F 2585Hellsten,J 2485

Malmo 1997

70/(160) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nc6

[ 9...d6 - 67/291, B 80 ] 10.Nxc6

[ 10.Kh1 ] [ 10.Nb3 ] [ 10.Be3 - 62/(252) ]

10...bxc6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Ne4 f5 13.exf6 Nxf6 14.Be3 Rb8!N

[ 14...Nxe4 ] 15.b3 c5 16.c4 Bb7 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Rc1 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 a5 20.Qf3 a4 21.Bf2½-½

B40Simonovic,A 2410Damljanovic,B 2540

Jugoslavija 1997[Simonovic,A]

70/(161) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 d5 8.Nd2 Be7 9.b3 a5 10.Bb2!N

[ 10.Qe2 - 5/380 ] 10...0-0

[ 10...a4!? ] 11.f4 Ba6 12.e5! Nd7

[ 12...Bxd3 13.cxd3 Nd7 14.f5² ] 13.Bxa6 Rxa6 14.f5 exf5 15.Rxf5 c5?

[ 15...Qb6+ 16.Kh1 g6 17.Rf1 Qe3 18.Nf3 Nc5 19.Bd4 Qh6™ 20.Bxc5! Bxc5 21.e6² ]

16.Qg4 d4 [ 16...Rg6 17.Qf3 Nb6 ( 17...Bg5? 18.Qxd5 Nxe5 19.Qxd8 Rxd8 20.Ne4+- ) 18.Rf1 Qe8 19.Bc3! a4 20.Ba5± ]

17.Raf1 f6 18.Qe2 Ra8 19.exf6 Nxf6 20.Qe6+ Kh8 21.Nc4±

B32Hansen,Su.B 2505Mortensen,E 2450

Kobenhavn 1997

70/(161) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 Be7 8.Nd2 Nf6!? 9.Bg5 0-0 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nc4 Nd4!N

[ 11...Be6 - 46/(229) ] 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Bd3 d5 14.exd5 Bxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16.Ne3 Qc6 17.Qg4 g6 18.Qe4 Bg7 19.Qxc6 Nxc6½-½

B44Muellner,I 2555Gefenas,V 2605

corr 1997[Gefenas,V]

70/(161) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 a6 8.N5c3 Nf6 9.Bc4 Be7 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Bxd5 0-0 12.Na3

[ 12.Nc3 Be6 13.0-0 Qc7 ( 13...Rc8!? ) 14.Bb3 Rac8 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 Nb4 17.c3 ( 17.Bb3 Nxc2 18.Rc1 Nxe3 19.Rxc7 Nxd1 20.Rxe7 Nxb2 21.Rxb7 Nc4 22.Rc1 d5!³ ) 17...Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Qc6 19.Rfd1 Qxd5 20.Rxd5 f5! 21.exf5 Rxf5= ]

12...Kh8 13.0-0 f5 14.f3 Rb8!N [ 14...f4 - 41/(180) ]

15.c3 [ 15.Nc4!? b5!? 16.Bxc6 bxc4 17.b3! cxb3 ( 17...c3? 18.Bd5 Bd7 19.Bc4/\ Qd3+/- ) 18.axb3 Qc7 19.Bd5 fxe4

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20.fxe4 Rxf1+ 21.Qxf1 Qxc2 22.Qf7 Bh3! 23.gxh3 Qc3 24.Qxe7 Qxe3+= ]

15...Bd7 16.Nc2? f4! 17.Bf2 Rf6 18.Ne1 Rh6 19.Nd3 Qe8∓ ->>>

B44Becerra Rivero,J 2495Al_Modiahki,M 2380

Balaguer 1997[Becerra Rivero,J]

70/(161) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 a6 8.N5c3 Nf6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nc4 Nd4 13.Ne3 0-0 14.Ncd5 Bg5 15.Bd3 Bxe3N

[ 15...g6 ] [ 15...Rc8 ]

16.Nxe3 f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 [ 17...Nxf5 18.Bxf5 Bxf5 19.Qd5+ Kh8 20.0-0 Qb6 21.b3± ]

18.0-0 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Qe7 20.c3 Nc6 [ 20...Ne6 21.Rad1 ( 21.Nf5? Qg5 22.Nxd6 Qxg2+! 23.Kxg2 Nf4+ 24.Kg1 Nxd3³ ) 21...Rad8 22.Nf5 Qc7 ( 22...Qg5 23.Nxd6+- ) 23.Nxd6 Nf4 24.Qc4+ Qxc4 25.Nxc4 Ne2+ 26.Kh1 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rxf2 28.Nxe5+- ]

21.Rad1 Rad8 22.Nd5 Qh4 23.Rd2! Rf7 24.Re1 Rdf8 25.Re4 Qg5 26.Re3±

B46Hellers,F 2585Hansen,Cu 2605

Aarhus 1997

70/(162) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 Nge7 7.0-0 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qd3 Qc7 10.Bg5 Bd6 11.Kh1 b5

[ 11...Ne5 - 64/(185) ] 12.Rad1 Bf4!N

[ 12...Be5 ] 13.Bxf4 Qxf4 14.g3 Qc7 15.f4 0-0 16.Bf3 f6 17.a4 b4 18.Nd5 Qa7 19.Ne3 a5 20.Rfe1 Nd8 21.Qd4 Nb7 22.Qxa7 Rxa7 23.Nc4 Nc5 24.b3 Bb7=

B46Ziatdinov,R 2485Krnic,Z 2430

Wijk aan Zee (open) 1997[Ziatdinov,R]

70/(162) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 e5 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Qe2 d6N

[ 9...Be7 ] 10.Be3 Be7 11.Na4! Nd7 12.c4 0-0

[ 12...c5 13.Nc3! Nb8 14.Bc2 Nc6 15.Ba4± ]

13.Rfd1 Qa5? 14.Bc2 Rb8 15.b4! Qc7 16.Rab1 Rd8 17.Nc3 Nf6 18.a3 Bg4 19.f3 Be6 20.Bd3 h6 21.Rbc1 Nh5 22.Qd2 Nf6 23.Bf1 Qd7 24.Qc2 Nh5 25.Rb1 Nf6 26.Rb2 Kh8 27.Bf2 Qc7 28.Qc1±

B47Klovans,J 2445Velcheva,M 2285

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Kostakiev,D]

70/(167) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 Bb4 8.Ndb5

[ 8.Bg5 - 43/(232) ] 8...Qb8 9.a3 Bc5 10.b4 Be7 11.Be3 d6 12.f4 0-0 13.Qd3!?N

[ 13.Bf3 ] 13...Rd8

[ 13...a6!? ] 14.Rad1 a6

[ 14...b6= ] 15.Nd4 Ne5 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Qc4 exd4 18.Rxd4 Rxd4

[ 18...Bd7!? ∆19.Rfd1 b5 20.Qb3÷ <=> ] 19.Qxd4 e5 20.Qd3 b5?!

[ 20...Be6!? 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.exd5 a5÷<=> ]

21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.exd5 Bd7? [ 22...Bd6² ]

23.d6!+-

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B47Sokolov,An 2585Poluljahov,A 2510

Jugoslavija 1997[Poluljahov,A]

70/(167) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 a6 8.Kh1 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Qd3 b5 11.f4 Bb7 12.Bf3 h5 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bxb7 Qxb7 15.Ne4 Be7 16.f5?N

[ 16.b3 - 69/171 ] 16...Nxe5 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Qxd6 Nc4! 19.Qd3

[ 19.Qg3? h4! ∆20.Qxg7? 0-0-0-+ ] 19...h4

[ 19...f6 20.Qg3!? ] 20.h3 f6! 21.b3 Ne5 22.Qe2 Rc8!

[ 22...exf5?! 23.Rxf5© ] 23.Bb2 Rc5 24.Rae1 Qc6∓

B48Korneev,O 2565Beshukov,S 2460

Sankt_Peterburg 1996[Razuvaev,Y]

70/(169) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Ne5 9.0-0-0 b5

[ 9...Bb4 - 58/221 ] 10.g4?! h6 11.h4 b4 12.Nb1 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5³

B48Zontakh,A 2550Poluljahov,A 2490

Beograd 1996[Tregubov,P]

70/(170) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0-0 Nxd4 9.Bxd4 Bc5 10.Bxc5 Qxc5 11.Na4 Qc7 12.c4 b6 13.e5!N

[ 13.Qe2 - 51/182 ] 13...Qxe5 14.Nxb6 Rb8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8

[ 15...Qc5!? 16.Rb1 a5 17.a3 Qxc8 18.b4 axb4 19.axb4² ]

16.b4 0-0 17.Rb1 Qc7 18.Qe2 a5 19.a3 d6 20.Rfc1²

B49Perez,Ro 2385Borges Mateos,J 2500

Santa Clara 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/(173) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.0-0 Bb4 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Qd4 Bd6!? 11.f4 e5 12.Qd2 0-0N

[ 12...exf4 13.Bxf4 A) 13...Be5 14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Rf5 Qe6 16.Raf1 0-0 ( 16...d6 17.Qg5± ) 17.e5 Nd5 18.Bc4± ; B) 13...Bxf4 14.Rxf4 ( 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 15.Rxf4 d6 /\ Ke7 ) 14...d6 ( 14...0-0!? 15.Rd1 Re8 ) 15.Rd1 Ke7 - 2/376, /\ Rd8,Kf8+/= ]

[ 12...Rb8 - 69/(173) ] 13.Rad1 Bb4?!

[ ¹13...exf4 ] 14.fxe5?!

[ 14.Bf3!± /\ 15.a3, 15.f5 ] 14...Qxe5

[ 14...Nxe4 15.Qd4 Nxc3 ( 15...Bxc3 16.bxc3 f5 17.Bc4+ Kh8 18.Qxe4+- ) 16.bxc3 Be7 ( 16...c5 17.Qd5+- ) 17.Bc4±><f7, Bc8 ]

15.Bd4 Bc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5+ [ 16...Qxc5+ 17.Qd4! Qxd4+ ( 17...Qe7 18.e5± ) 18.Rxd4² _|_ ]

B49Varavin,V 2505Ozolin

Perm 1997[Varavin,V]

70/(173) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.0-0 Bb4 9.Na4 0-0 10.c4 Nxe4N 11.Bf3 f5

[ 11...Nf6 12.Rc1!© ] 12.Bxe4 fxe4 13.c5 d6™ 14.Nxc6 bxc6

[ 14...Qxc6 15.Nb6 Rb8 16.Rc1! d5 ( 16...dxc5 17.Nxc8 Rbxc8 18.a3 Ba5 19.Rxc5+- ; 16...Bxc5 17.Nxc8 Rbxc8 18.b4+- ) 17.Qd4! Ba5 18.Qe5! Bd7 19.Bd4+- ]

15.Qc2 Bxc5 16.Bxc5! dxc5 17.Nxc5 e5 18.Rac1 Bf5 19.Nxe4 Qf7?!

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[ 19...Rab8!? ] 20.Nd6! Bxc2 21.Nxf7 Rxf7 22.Rxc2± _|_

B49Landa,K 2560Liang,Jinrong 2425

Beijing (open) 1997

70/(174) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 Be7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nxc8 Qxc8 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bc1 Bc5 15.Qd3 0-0 16.Qc4 Ba7 17.Qe4 Qc7 18.Bxa6 f5 19.exf6 Rb4 20.Qe2 Nxf6 21.Be3 Ng4!N

[ 21...Rxb2 - 62/197 ] 22.g3 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Qe5∓ 24.Rfe1? Re4 25.Rf1 Rxe3 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Qf2+ Ke7 28.Kg2 Qd5+ 29.Kh3 Re50-1

B49Svidler,P 2660Polgar,J 2670

Tilburg 1997

70/(174) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 Be7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nxc8 Qxc8 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bc1 Bc5 15.c4 Ne7 16.b3 Qc7 17.Bb2 d6 18.Bh5

[ 18.exd6 - 69/(174) ] 18...0-0!N

[ 18...dxe5 ] 19.Qe2 a5 20.Rac1 Nf5 21.Rfd1 a4 22.Rd3 axb3 23.axb3 Rbd8 24.exd6 Bxd6 25.g3 Bc5 26.Rcd1 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Qb6 28.Rd2 Bb4 29.Rd1½-½

B49Velimirovic,D 2515Miladinovic,I 2500

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(174) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 Be7 10.c4 Nxe4 11.c5

0-0 12.Rc1 f5 13.g3N [ 13.f4 - 65/190 ]

13...Rb8 14.Bf4 e5 15.Nxf5 exf4 16.Qd5+ Kh8 17.Nxe7 Nxe7 18.Qxe4 d5 19.cxd6 Qxd6 20.Rfd1 Qf6 21.Qd4 fxg3 22.hxg3 Qg5 23.Nc5 Bh3 24.Qd2 Qg6 25.Bd3 Qf7 26.Bc4½-½

B50Smyslov,V 2480Ioseliani,N 2520

Kobenhavn 1997

70/(175) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.0-0 Nf6N

[ 6...a6 - 31/190 ] 7.Re1 Be7 8.Bf1 0-0 9.c4 e5 10.d3 a6 11.Nc3 Nd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Ne2 b5 14.Ng3 g6 15.Bc1 Re8 16.h3 a5 17.f4²

B50Hellsten,J 2485Akesson,R 2515

Malmo 1997

70/(175) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 e6 4.0-0 [ 4.Qe2 - 60/(196) ]

4...Nf6 5.Re1 Be7N [ 5...Nc6 ] [ 5...a6 ]

6.c3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.d4 0-0 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxd5 exd5 11.Be3 Be7 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Qb3 Qa5 14.h3 Bf6 15.Bg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Qd8 17.Ngf3 d4 18.Ne4 dxc3 19.Nxc3 Qb6 20.Qc2 h6=

B50Tseitlin,Mi 2455Braun,Ch 2195

Passau 1997[Tseitlin,Mi]

70/(176) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6

[ 5...Nc6 - 56/(201) ] 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Bb5 Be7?!

[ 7...Bd7!? ] 8.e5! dxe5 9.Qxd8+ Bxd8N

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[ 9...Kxd8 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nxe5² ] 10.Nxe5 Bd7 11.Bxc6

[ 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.Bxd8 Kxd8 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.0-0-0² ]

11...Bxc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.0-0-0 Nd5 [ 13...Nd7 14.Bxd8 Rxd8 15.Rd4² ]

14.Ne4 Bxg5+ [ 14...f6 15.Bd2 ]

15.Nxg5 Ke7 16.c4! Nf6 [ 16...Nf4 17.g3 Ng6 18.f4² ]

17.Nf3 Rhd8 18.Ne5 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Rc8 20.Rd3!² |^

B50Lutz,Ch 2590Alterman,B 2615

Bad Homburg 1997[Alterman,B]

70/(177) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7! 8.Re1 0-0 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4

[ 11...Ne8 - 46/241 ] 12.Nbd2 Nxd2 13.Bxd2 Nc6 14.Rc1 Rfc8!N

[ 14...e6 ] 15.h3 Nd8! 16.Qb3 Ne6 17.Be3 a6 18.a4 Rab8 19.Red1 h5 20.Re1

[ 20.Ne1 Rc4 21.Rxc4 dxc4 22.Qxc4 Bxe5 23.Nf3 Bf6= ]

20...Bf8½-½

B50Vratonjic,S 2435Todorovic,G.M 2510

Jugoslavija 1997[Todorovic,G.M]

70/(177) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nbd7 5.d3 b6 6.0-0 Bb7 7.Nbd2 g6 8.Re1 Bg7 9.Bf1 Ne5 10.Nxe5N

[ 10.d4 - 46/(241) ] 10...dxe5 11.a3! 0-0 12.b4 Qc7 13.Bb2 Nh5!

[ 13...Rad8 14.bxc5 Qxc5 ( 14...bxc5><c5 ) 15.d4 Qc7 16.d5± ]

14.g3 Rad8 15.Qe2 Rd7 16.Nf3 Rfd8 17.Qe3 c4! 18.d4

[ 18.dxc4 Nf6∓ ><e4 ] 18...exd4 19.cxd4 Nf6 20.Ne5 Nxe4 21.Nxd7 Rxd7 22.Bg2?!

[ 22.Rac1 b5 23.Bg2 Nd6 24.Bxb7 Qxb7© ]

22...c3 23.Rad1 cxb2 24.Bxe4 Bxe4 25.Qxe4 h5³

B50Degraeve,J._M 2515Nepomnishay,M 2480

Sankt_Peterburg 1996[Svidler,P]

70/(177) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nbd7 5.d3 b6 6.0-0 Bb7 7.Nbd2 g6 8.d4!? cxd4 9.cxd4 Bg7 10.d5

[ 10.Bd3 0-0 11.b4 e5 ( 11...a5!? ) 12.Bb2 d5= ] [ 10.e5 dxe5 11.dxe5 Nd5

A) 12.Re1 0-0 13.Bc4 e6!? ( 13...Rc8 14.e6 fxe6 15.Rxe6 ) 14.b3 b5 15.Bf1 Nc3 16.Qc2 Rc8∓ ; B) 12.e6 fxe6

B1) 13.Ng5 B1a) 13...Nf4 14.Nde4 Bxe4 ( 14...Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 Bd5÷ ) 15.Nxe4 ( 15.Bxf4 Bd5÷ ) 15...0-0 16.Bg4 Nc5= ; B1b) 13...Nc7 14.Bc4 Bd5 15.Re1 Nc5³ ;

B2) 13.Ne4! Nc7! ( 13...0-0 14.Nfg5 Nc7 15.Nxe6! Nxe6 16.Qb3² ) 14.Qa4 b5 ( 14...0-0 15.Rd1 Bd5 16.Nc3© ) 15.Qc2 0-0 16.Rd1 Rc8 17.Bd3 Nd5 18.Qe2© ]

10...0-0 11.Re1 Nc5 12.Bf1 e6 13.dxe6 Nxe6 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5 Qc7 16.Ndf3 Rad8 17.Qa4=

B50Degraeve,J._M 2515Bacrot,E 2470

France 1996[Svidler,P]

70/(177) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nbd7 5.d3 b6 6.0-0 Bb7 7.Nbd2 g6 8.d4!? cxd4 9.cxd4 Nxe4?! 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Ng5 Bd5 12.Bf3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Nf6

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14.Qc6+ Nd7 15.Qd5 [ 15.Re1 Bg7 ( 15...Rc8 16.Qf3+- ) 16.Qxd6 Rc8

A) 17.Bd2 Ne5!³ ( 17...Nf6 18.Rxe7+ Qxe7 19.Re1± ); B) 17.Qa3 Bxd4 18.Nf3 Bf6 19.Qxa7 Nc5 20.Qa3 0-0÷ ]

15...e6 16.Qf3 [ 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qxe6+

A) 17...Qe7 18.Qd5 Rb8! ( 18...0-0-0 19.Bg5+- ; 18...Rc8 19.Bg5 Nf6 20.Qf3 Kf7 21.Rfe1 Qd8 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Qd5+ Kg7 24.Qb7++- ; 18...Rd8 19.Bg5 Nf6 20.Qf3 Kf7 21.Rfe1+- ) 19.Bg5 Nf6 20.Qb3! ( 20.Qf3 Kf7 21.Rfe1 Qd8 22.Rac1 Bg7∓ ) 20...Qf7 ( 20...Qg7 21.Rfe1+ Be7 22.Re6± ) 21.Rfe1+ Be7 22.Re6! 0-0 ( 22...Kf8 23.Bh6+ Ke8 24.Rae1 Ng8 25.Bg5 Rb7 26.Qd5+- ) 23.Rxe7 Qxb3 24.axb3± ; B) 17...Be7

B1) 18.Re1 Rf8 ( 18...Nf8 19.Qf6+- ) 19.Bg5 Rf7 20.Qxd6 ( 20.Re3 Kf8 21.Bxe7+ Qxe7 22.Qd5 Qd8 23.Qxd6+ Kg8-+ ) 20...Rc8 21.Re2 Nf6 22.Qe6 Kf8 23.Rae1 Bb4∓ ; B2) 18.Bh6 Rc8 19.Rfe1 Rf8 ( 19...Nf8 20.Qd5± ) 20.Bxf8 Nxf8³ ; B3) 18.Bg5!

B3a) 18...Rf8 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Qd5+- ; B3b) 18...Nf8 19.Qe4 Rc8 ( 19...d5 20.Qe5 Qd6 21.Rfe1+- ) 20.Rfe1 Rc7 21.Rac1

B3b1) 21...Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Kf7 ( 22...Rg8 23.Rc8+- ; 22...d5 23.Qe5 Qd6 24.Re1+- ) 23.Qf3+ Kg8 24.Qd5+ Kg7 25.Qb7 Nd7 26.Rc7+- ; B3b2) 21...Rd7!

B3b21) 22.Rc8 Qxc8 23.Qxe7+ Rxe7 24.Rxe7+ Kd8= ; B3b22) 22.Bf6 Kf7!! ( 22...d5 23.Qf4 Rg8 24.Bxe7 Rxe7 25.Rxe7+ Kxe7 26.Qg5+ Ke8 27.Qe5+ Kf7 28.Rc7+ Nd7 29.Qxd5++- ) 23.Bxh8 Kg8 24.Rc6 Kxh8 25.Qc2 Bg5 26.Rc8 Qf6 ; B3b23) 22.Rc3 h6 23.Qc2 ( 23.Qh4 Rh7 ; 23.Bf6 Rh7 24.Qc2 Kf7 25.Rc8 Bxf6

26.Rxd8 Bxd8 ) 23...hxg5 24.Rc8 Qxc8 25.Qxc8+ Kf7÷ ; B3b24) 22.Qf3! h6 23.Bxe7 Rxe7 24.Rxe7+ Qxe7 25.Rc8+ Kd7 26.Qc6+ Ke6 27.Re8+- ;

B3c) 18...Kf8™ 19.Bh6+ Ke8 20.Rfe1 ( 20.Bg5= ) 20...Rf8™ 21.Bxf8 Nxf8 22.Qd5 Rc8 23.Re3 Rc7 24.Rae1± ]

16...Nf6 17.Qc6+ Nd7 18.Qf3 Nf6 19.Qc6+ Nd7 20.Qf3½-½

B51Peng,Xiaomin 2530Pigusov,E 2560

Beijing (open) 1997

70/(179) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 Ngf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.0-0 e6 8.Bg5 Qc7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Re1 b5N

[ 10...f6 - 59/212 ] 11.Nd5 Qb7 12.Qd4 e5 13.Qb4 Be6 14.Rad1 h6 15.Bh4 Rc8 16.b3 g5 17.Bg3 Bg7 18.Nc3 Qc6 19.Nd5 Qb7 20.Nc3 Qc6 21.Nd5½-½

B51Liang,Jinrong 2425Zhu,Chen 2515

Beijing 1997

70/(179) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 Ngf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.0-0 e6 8.Bg5 Qc7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Qd4N f6 11.Be3 Be7 12.a4 b6 13.Qc4 Bd8 14.Nd4 Nb7 15.Qa2 Qf7 16.f4 0-0 17.f5 Re8 18.Rad1 exf5 19.Qxf7+ Kxf7 20.Nxf5 Bxf5 21.Rxf5 Rc8 22.Rfd5½-½

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B51Rublevsky,S 2645Kotsur,P 2505

Russia 1996[Ivanov,Se]

70/(180) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.Bxc6+ bxc6 5.0-0 e5 6.c3 f5!?

[ 6...Nf6 - 60/(200) ] 7.exf5 Nf6

[ 7...Bxf5!? ] 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 e4 10.Re1 Be7 11.Ng5 Bxf5 12.Nc3 d5 13.f3 0-0 14.fxe4²

B50Ulibin,M 2555Zagrebelny,S 2480

Kstovo 1997[Ulibin,M; Lisenko,A]

70/(181) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bxd7+ Nxd7 6.0-0 Ngf6 7.Qe2 g6 8.c3 Bg7 9.d4 0-0

[ 9...cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Ba3! Bf8 13.Bb2² ]

10.Nbd2 Qc7 11.Bb2 cxd4N [ 11...Rfc8 - 67/253 ]

12.cxd4 Rfc8 13.e5 dxe5 14.dxe5 Nd5 15.Nc4 Bf8 16.Ng5 Nc5

[ 16...b5 17.Qf3! Nc5 18.Nd6+- ] 17.h4

[ 17.Qf3 h6 ] 17...h6?

[ 17...Nf4 18.Qf3 Nfd3 ( 18...Ncd3 19.Bc1! b5 20.Bxf4 bxc4 21.bxc4 Nxf4 22.Qxf4 h6 23.Ne4 Qxc4 24.Rad1! /\ Rd7+- ) 19.Bd4 Rd8 20.Nd6 Bxd6 21.exd6 Rxd6 22.Bxc5 Nxc5 23.Rac1 Rc6 24.b4 Na6 25.Rxc6 bxc6 26.b5 Nb4 27.Rc1= ] [ 17...b5 18.Nd6 Bxd6 19.exd6 Qxd6 20.Qxb5÷ ]

18.Nh3 Qd8 [ 18...h5 ]

19.h5 Qh4 [ 19...g5 20.Rad1 /\ 21.f4, 21.Ne3 ]

20.hxg6 fxg6 21.Nd6 Bxd6 22.exd6± ->

B52Azmaiparashvili,Z 2645Zvjaginsev,V 2635

Portoroz 1997

70/(184) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 e5 6.0-0 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.d3 Ne7 9.Nh4N

[ 9.Rb1 - 67/(251) ] 9...0-0 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nbc6 12.Qd2 f5 13.Bh6 Nd4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.exf5 Nexf5 16.Nxf5+ Rxf5 17.Rxf5 Nxf5 18.Re1 Re8 19.Nd5 Re6 20.Nf4 Rxe1+ 21.Qxe1 Qe7½-½

B52Kudrin,S 2535Gurevich,D 2575

USA (ch) 1997

70/(185) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c4

[ 6.b3 - 69/180 ] 6...Nf6 7.Nc3 Ne5

[ 7...g6 - 69/(180) ] 8.d3 Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 g6 10.h3 Bg7 11.Be3 0-0!N

[ 11...Rc8 ] 12.d4 Ng4! 13.dxc5 Nxe3 14.Qxe3 Bxc3½-½

B52Nadyrhanov,S 2470Bigaliev,R 2345

Moscow 1995[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/(186) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.0-0 Nc6 6.c3 Nf6 7.d4 Nxe4 8.d5 Ne5 9.Re1! Nf6 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Rxe5 e6 12.c4 0-0-0 13.Nc3 Bd6 14.Re1 exd5 15.Nxd5! Nxd5 16.cxd5!N

[ 16.Qxd5 Rhe8! 17.Rxe8 Rxe8= ] 16...Rhe8

[ 16...Bc7!? 17.Be3 Qxd5 18.Qa4!? Kb8 19.Rad1 /\ b4|^ ]

17.Rxe8! Rxe8 18.Be3 Re5 19.Rc1!² Kb8 [ 19...Rxd5? 20.Qxd5! Bxh2+ 21.Kxh2 Qxd5 22.Rxc5++- ]

20.g3 Qe7 21.b4! cxb4 22.Qc2

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[ 22.Qd4 b6 23.Rc6 Re4! 24.Qxg7 Rxe3!= ]

22...Qd7 [ 22...Qf8 23.Qxh7 Rxd5 24.Qe4!/\ Bf4+/- ]

23.Qxh7 g5!? [ 23...f6 24.Qd3!± ]

24.Bxg5 b6 [ 24...b6 25.Be3!± ]

B53Yandemoirov,V 2500Dubinski,R 2295

Smolensk (open) 1997[Dubinski,R]

70/(187) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.dxc5 Qa5+ 5.Nc3!?

[ 5.Nfd2 - 65/(196) ] 5...Nxe4 6.cxd6 Nxc3

[ 6...Nc6!? ] 7.bxc3 exd6 8.Bd3 Be7

[ 8...Qxc3+ 9.Bd2 Qc7 10.0-0© @ ] 9.0-0 0-0 10.Rb1 Qxa2!N

[ 10...a6 ] [ 10...Nd7 ]

11.Bg5 Nc6 [ 11...Bxg5?! 12.Ra1 Qe6 ( 12...Qb2 13.Bxh7+! Kxh7 14.Nxg5+ Kg8 15.Qd3 g6 16.Rfb1 Bf5 17.Rxb2 Bxd3 18.cxd3± ; 12...Qxa1 13.Bxh7+!± ) 13.Nxg5ƒ ]

12.Re1 Bxg5 13.Nxg5 g6 [ 13...h6 14.Ra1! Qb2 15.Nxf7! ( 15.Qh5 Ne5 ; 15.Ne4 d5∓ ) 15...Rxf7 ( 15...Kxf7? 16.Bc4+ Kg6 17.Qxd6+ Rf6 18.Qg3+ Kh7 19.Reb1+- ; 15...Qxc3 16.Nxd6‚ ) 16.Bc4! ( 16.Re8+ Rf8 17.Bc4+ Be6 )

A) 16...Ne5? 17.Bxf7+ Nxf7 ( 17...Kxf7 18.Qxd6 ) 18.Re8+ Kh7 19.Qd3+ g6 20.Rae1 Qa2 ( 20...Bf5 21.Qd5 ) 21.Qd4! /\ Qf6+- ; B) 16...Bf5 17.Bxf7+ Kxf7 18.Qf3! Kg6 ( 18...Qxc2 19.g4 Rf8 20.Rac1! Qd3 21.Re3 Qb5 22.c4 Qc5 23.Qxf5+ Qxf5 24.gxf5² ) 19.Reb1 ( 19.Rab1 Re8! ) 19...Qxc2 20.Rxb7 Qe4 21.Qg3+ Qg4 22.Qxd6+ Kh7 23.f3 Qg6 24.Qxg6+ Bxg6 25.Rc7 Be8 26.Ra6² ]

14.Ra1 Qb2 [ 14...Qd5? 15.Nxh7! ]

15.Qd2 Qb6 16.Ne4

[ 16.Ra4!? ] 16...Qd8

[ 16...Ne5 17.Rab1! Qd8 ( 17...Qc7 18.Bb5! ∆Rd8? 19.Nf6+ Kg7 20.Ne8+ ) 18.Bb5!© ∆d5 19.Qxd5 Qxd5 20.Nf6+ Kg7 21.Nxd5ƒ ]

17.Qh6 [ 17.Bc4!? ]

17...f6 18.Bc4+ Kh8 [ 18...d5? 19.Bxd5+! Qxd5?? 20.Nxf6++- ]

19.Rad1 Bg4! 20.f3 [ 20.Rxd6 Qe7! ]

20...Ne5! 21.Nxd6 [ 21.Rxd6 Qe7! ]

21...Qb6+ 22.Kh1 [ 22.Kh1 Rfd8! 23.Rxe5 ( 23.Nf7+ Nxf7 24.Bxf7 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Bd5 Bf5∓ ; 23.fxg4 Rxd6 ) 23...Rxd6 24.Red5 Rxd5 25.Bxd5 Bf5³ ]

B53David,Al 2455Janssen,R 2350

Wijk aan Zee II 1997

70/(187) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Bb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 dxe5N

[ 7...Qxb5 - 38/(239) ] 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Nxe5 Bb7 10.0-0 Rd8 11.Qf4 e6 12.Nc4 Qa6 13.b3 Be7 14.Bb2 0-0 15.Rad1 c5 16.Qg3 g6 17.Na4²

B53Dmitriev,I 2370Zvjaginsev,V 2590

Azov 1996

70/(187) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.Bc4N Nc6 6.Qd3 Nf6 7.Nc3 e6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.Bb3 Qc7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Nd4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 Qc5 14.Qd2 Bd7 15.a3 a5 16.a4 0-0 17.Qd4 Rfc8 18.Qxc5 Rxc5 19.axb5 Bxb5 20.Nxb5 Rxb5 21.Rd4=

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B53Adams,Mi 2680Ward,Ch 2485

Great Britain (ch) 1997

70/(187) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.Be3 Nc6 6.Qd2 Nf6 7.Nc3 g6N

[ 7...e6 - 60/(203) ] 8.0-0-0 Bg7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Qxd8+ Nxd8 11.Nxe5 Be6 12.Be2 Rc8 13.Bf3 Nd7 14.Nxd7 Bxd7 15.Bd4 Bxd4 16.Rxd4 Bc6= 17.Rhd1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Ne6 19.Rb4 Rc7 20.a4 Kf8 21.Nd5 Rd7 22.Ne3 Rc7 23.Rc4 Rxc4 24.Nxc4 Kg7 25.Nb6 Rd8 26.Rxd8½-½

B53Hasangatin,R 2470Stohl,I 2565

Pardubice 1997[Hasangatin,R]

70/(187) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.c4!? Nc6 6.Qd2 g6 7.h3 Nf6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Be2 Nd7!N

[ 9...0-0 - 22/472 ] 10.Rb1

[ 10.b3!? ] 10...0-0

[ 10...Qa5!? 11.0-0!? ( 11.b4? Nxb4 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Qxa5 Bc3+ 14.Qxc3 Nxc3∓ )]

11.b4!? [ 11.0-0 Nc5 /\ f5=/+ ]

11...Nde5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5!? [ 12...dxe5 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Nd5² ]

13.f4 Nxc4!? 14.Bxc4 Qc7 15.Qd3 b5 16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Nd5 Qc4 18.Qxc4 bxc4 19.Bb2 e6 20.Bxg7 exd5 21.Bh6 Re7 22.Kd2 Rxe4 23.Rbe1 Bf5 24.Rxe4 Bxe4 25.Re1 Bxg2 26.Re7 Bxh3 27.Rg7+ Kh8 28.Re7 Kg8 29.Rg7+“ Kh8 30.Re7 Rc8 31.Bg7+ Kg8 32.Bd4 Bf5 33.Rg7+?!

[ 33.Kc3!= ] 33...Kf8 34.Rxh7 Re8?!

[ 34...c3+ 35.Bxc3 Rc4∓ ] 35.Rh8+ Kf7 36.Rxe8 Kxe8 37.Kc3=½-½

B56Peng,Zhaoqin 2400Alexandria,N 2295

Jakarta 1997

70/(188) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Bb5+ Bd7

[ 5...Nd7 - 69/183 ] 6.Bxd7+ Qxd7 7.Ne2 Nf6N

[ 7...Qg4 8.Qd3 Nf6 ( 8...Qxg2? 9.Rg1 Qxh2 10.Qf3 /\ Rh1+- Alexandria,N) 9.Nbc3 Nc6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Ng3²Peng,Zhaoqin ]

8.Nbc3 Be7 9.0-0 0-0 10.Ng3 g6 11.Bg5 Nc6 12.Qd2 Kh8 13.Rad1 Rad8 14.f4 Ng8

[ 14...Ng8 15.f5 Bxg5 16.Qxg5 f6 17.Qe3± ]

B56Jurkovic,A 2335Becerra Rivero,J 2495

Balaguer 1997[Becerra Rivero,J]

70/(189) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bb5 Nxe3 8.fxe3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.0-0 e6 11.e5 d5 12.Qf3 Qe7 13.b4 g6 14.b5 Bg7!

[ 14...c5? 15.e4!+- ] 15.bxc6 Bc8 16.Ncb5N

[ 16.e4 - 40/220 ] 16...0-0

[ 16...Bxe5 17.c4 ] 17.Qf4 Ba6 18.a4 Rab8 19.Rf2 Bxb5 20.Nxb5

[ 20.axb5 Qc7∓ ] 20...Rbc8 21.Raf1 Rxc6 22.Nd6 Bxe5 23.Qxe5 Qxd6-+

B57Gurevich,Vl 2430Baklan,V 2530

Enakievo 1997[Gurevich,Vl]

70/(190) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e5 7.Nf3!? Be6N

[ 7...h6 - 69/(186) ]

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8.Bb3 h6 [ 8...Be7 9.Bg5² ]

9.0-0 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Nd5 Na5 [ 11...Rc8 12.c3² ]

12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Bd5 Rc8 14.c3 Qc7 15.h3!? Bxd5

[ 15...Rfd8 16.Nh2 /\ Ng4+/= ] 16.Qxd5 Nc4 17.Qd3 Nb6 18.Be3 Rfd8 19.Bxb6 Qxb6

[ 19...axb6? 20.Rac1 /\ c4+/- ] 20.c4! Rc5

[ 20...Qa6 21.b3 d5?! 22.exd5 e4 23.Qxe4 Bxa1 24.Rxa1± ]

21.b3 Qa6 22.Qe2?! [ 22.Rac1 d5 ( 22...b5 23.cxb5 Qxb5 24.Qxb5 Rxb5 25.Rc7± ) 23.exd5 Rcxd5 ( 23...Rdxd5? 24.Qe3+- ) 24.Qe4² ]

22...b5=½-½

B57Topalov,V 2725Kramnik,V 2740

Novgorod 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/(190) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.0-0 g6 9.e5!? dxe5 10.Qe2 Qd4!N

[ 10...Bg7 - 67/(260) ] [ 10...Qc7 - 67/260 ]

11.Be3 [ 11.Rd1? Bg4 ]

11...Qd6! [ 11...Qh4 12.f4!ƒ ]

12.Rad1 [ 12.f4 Bg7 13.Rad1 Bg4! ]

12...Qc7 13.f4 [ 13.Bc5!? Bg7 14.Rfe1 0-0 15.Qxe5 Qxe5 16.Rxe5 Nd7 17.Rxd7÷ ]

13...Bg4 14.Qf2 e4 [ 14...Bxd1!? 15.fxe5‚ Qxe5 16.Bd4 Qc7÷ ]

15.Rde1 Bf5! [ 15...Bg7 16.h3 Bf5 17.g4 Bc8 18.Bc5± ]

16.h3 h5 17.Bd4 Bg7 18.b3 [ 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Qb6= ]

18...0-0 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Qb6=

[ 21...e6 22.g4= ]½-½

B58Zapata,A 2515Hernandez,Gi 2540

Cienfuegos 1997

70/(191) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Bf1 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bg2 Nh7N

[ 13...Rc8 ] 14.Nd5 Bg5 15.Nxg5 Nxg5 16.c3 Ne6 17.Be3 Qh4 18.Qd2 h5 19.f3 hxg4 20.hxg4²

B58Zontakh,A 2545Vukovic,Z 2455

Tivat 1997

70/(191) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Re1 0-0 10.h3 Be6 11.Bf1 d5?N 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Bxd5 15.Nxe5 Nb4 16.Bd3 Bxa2 17.b3 Rfc8 18.Re4 a5 19.Bc4 Bf6 20.Bd2 Rc5 21.f4 b5 22.Bxb4 axb4 23.Bxf7+ Kf8 24.Rf1 Rxc2 25.Bd51-0

B65Yudasin,L 2600Sosonko,G 2515

Sankt_Peterburg 1997

70/(194) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nc5?! 19.Bg5!N

[ 19.h4 Kh8 20.Bg5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qd4 Nd7 23.Bf4 Nb6÷ ]

19...Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Qf8 21.Qd4 Rc8 22.Be3 b6 23.Bf1 Be4 24.Rd2 Bg6÷

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B65Almasi,Z 2615Bologan,V 2585

Dresden (rapid) 1997

70/(194) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nc5?! 19.Bg5!N

[ 19.h4 Kh8 20.Bg5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qd4 Nd7 23.Bf4 Nb6÷ ]

19...Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Qf8 21.Qh4! Re8 22.Rd4 Nd7 23.Bd3 g6

[ 23...h6 24.Bf6!± ] 24.Bh6 Qe7 25.Qf4±

B65Khalifman,A 2650Sosonko,G 2515

Sankt_Peterburg 1997[Khalifman,A]

70/(194) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nc5?! 19.Bg5!N

[ 19.h4 Kh8 20.Bg5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qd4 Nd7 23.Bf4 Nb6÷ ]

19...Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Qf8 21.Qh4! Nd7 22.Re1 Qe8

[ 22...Bxg2 23.Rg1 Bd5 24.Bh6 Bxc4 25.Rxg7+ Qxg7 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Qxc4+- ] [ 22...h6 23.Be7 Qe8 24.Re3± ] [ 22...Qc5 23.Bd3 h6 ( 23...g6 24.Qf4!± ) 24.Bxh6 Nxe5 ( 24...gxh6 25.Qxh6 Nf8 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Re3 Bxg2 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Bh7+!+- ) 25.Bh7+ Kf8 26.Bf4± ]

23.Qg4! Nf8 [ 23...Kh8 24.Re3± ] [ 23...Rc8 24.h4 Bxg2 25.Bh6 g6 26.Qf4!± ]

24.h4 Kh8 [ 24...Bb5 25.h5! Bxc4 26.Bf6 g6 27.Qxc4± ]

25.h5 h6? [ 25...Nd7 26.h6 gxh6 ( 26...g6 27.Qh4

Kg8 28.Be7+- ; 26...Qg8 27.Qh4± ) 27.Bxh6 Qg8 28.Qh4 Qxg2 29.Bd3 Rg8 30.Be3± ]

26.Bf6!1-0

B65Tiviakov,S 2590Atalik,S 2590

Beijing (open) 1997

70/(194) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0-0 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nf8 19.Bd3 Rxd3 20.cxd3 Qd7 21.Bb4 Qd5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.Kb1 Qxg2 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rg1 Bc6 26.Kc2 Rd8N

[ 26...f5?! - 65/208 ] 27.Kc3 g6 28.Rdf1 Rd5 29.d4 Kg7 30.Rf4 Rd7 31.Rg3²

B66Filipenko,A 2380Yemelin,V 2480

Pardubice 1997[Yemelin,V]

70/(195) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Bg3 Be7 11.Nb3N

[ 11.Be2 - 32/(273) ] 11...b5 12.Bxd6!? b4 13.Na4 Bxd6 14.Qxd6 Nxe4 15.Qf4 Qg5 16.Qxg5 hxg5

[ 16...hxg5 17.Nb6 Ra7 18.Rxd7 Rxd7 19.Bxa6!! Rc7 ( 19...Rd6 20.Nc4 Rd5 21.Bb7 Ne7 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Nbd2± ) 20.Na8 Rd7 21.Bb5 Rd6 22.Na5 b3!! ( 22...Kd7 23.Rd1!+- ) 23.cxb3 ( 23.axb3? 0-0!∓ ) 23...Nxf2 24.Rf1 Nd3+ 25.Kb1 Nde5 26.Nb6 Ke7 27.Nxc6+ Nxc6 28.Nc4 Nd4 29.Nxd6 Kxd6 30.Bc4 Rxh2 31.Rxf7 Rxg2= ]

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B66Shabalov,A 2555Ashley,M 2465

Philadelphia 1997[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]

70/(198) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 b5 11.Kb1 Ne5 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.Rhe1 Qb7?!N

[ 13...b4 - 67/276 ] [ 13...Nc4!? ∆14.Bxc4 Qxc4 ]

14.g4 g6?! [ 14...b4 15.Nce2 d5 ]

15.h4 b4 16.Nce2 Nxd3 17.cxd3 e5 18.Nb3 Be6

[ ¹18...a5 ] 19.d4! Bxb3 20.axb3 Nd7 21.Rc1!±

B66Shabalov,A 2555Ashley,M 2465

New York 1997

70/(198) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 b5 11.Kb1 Ne5 12.Bd3 b4!?N 13.Nce2 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Nf4 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Bd6 17.Ndxe6!? Bxe6™ 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.f4 Nxd3 20.Rxd3 Qe7 21.Qb6 Rd8 22.Rhd1 Qc7! [] 23.Qxa6 Ke7÷

B67Peptan,C 2425Grosar,A 2495

Ljubljana 1997[Peptan,C; Stoica,V]

70/(199) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 e6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f3 Rc8 10.Kb1 Be7 11.h4 Nxd4N

[ 11...Na5 12.g4 b5 13.Qg2!? Qc7 14.Bd3 b4 15.Nce2 Nc4 16.Bc1² ] [ 11...b5 12.Nxc6 Rxc6 13.Ne2 /\ Nd4+/= ] [ 11...h6 - 64/211 ]

12.Qxd4 Rc6 13.Qd2 b5 14.Bd3 [ 14.Ne2!? ]

14...Qa5 15.f4 b4 16.Ne2 h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6

18.g4 Bc3 [ 18...g6!? 19.e5!? dxe5! 20.Bxg6 Rc7 21.g5 Be7!÷ ( 21...Bg7? 22.f5!‚ )] [ 18...Qc5 19.g5² ]

19.Qc1! [ 19.bxc3 bxc3 20.Qc1 Rb6+ 21.Ka1 Qb4!© ]

19...e5?! [ 19...Bf6 20.g5 Be7 21.Nd4² ]

20.f5!±

B67Lalic,B 2600Kozul,Z 2605

Hrvatska 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(199) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 e6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Kb1 Qb6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qe1 0-0-0?! 14.Bd3 h5 15.Rf1!?N

[ 15.f5 - 52/208 ] 15...Kb8 16.a3!

[ 16.f5 b4 17.Ne2 e5÷ ] 16...Bb7 17.f5 Qc5 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Rxf6 Qe5 20.Rf7 Bh6?

[ 20...Bg7 21.Qe3! Rhf8 ( 21...Qd4? 22.Qg5+- /\ Qe7 ) 22.Rdf1 Rxf7 23.Rxf7 Rf8± ]

21.a4!+-

B67Palac,M 2575Kozul,Z 2605

Hrvatska 1997[Lalic,B]

70/(199) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 e6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Kb1 Qb6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qe1 Ra7 14.f5 h5!?N

[ 14...Rg8 - 67/277 ] 15.Bd3 Qc5 16.Rf1

[ 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Rf1² ] 16...e5 17.Qh4 Ke7! 18.Ne2 a5 19.Rf3 Bh6 20.Qxh5 a4 21.Qh4 b4 22.Qe1 Bg5 23.h3 Rc7©

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B72Glek,I 2620Smirin,I 2575

Pula 1997[Glek,I]

70/(203) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Qd2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Ng4!

[ 9...Nxd4 - 65/217 ] 10.Bxg4 Bxg4 11.f3 Be6N

[ 11...Nxd4 ] 12.Nxc6

[ 12.Kb1 Ne5÷ ] 12...bxc6 13.Bh6 Qa5!

[ 13...Bxh6?! 14.Qxh6 Qa5 15.f4!/\ Rd3, f5-> ]

14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.a3 Rab8 16.Ne2! Qe5 17.Qd4 f6 18.Rd2 Rb7 /\ Qa5, Rfb8-> 19.Qxe5 fxe5 20.Nc3!= g5 21.h3 h5 22.Nd1 g4 23.hxg4 hxg4 24.Rd3!/\ Rc3<=> gxf3½-½

B72Mitkov,N 2445Marin,M 2530

Sitges 1997[Marin,M]

70/(203) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.h3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.Bb3 Na5 10.0-0 b6 11.Qd3 Bb7 12.Bd5 Qd7 13.Rad1!N

[ 13.Bxb7 - 60/230 ] 13...Rac8 14.Rfe1 a6 15.a4! Rfe8

[ 15...e5 16.Nde2 Bxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Qxd5² ] [ 15...Nxd5 16.exd5² ]

16.Ba2! [ 16.Re2 Bxd5! 17.exd5 Qb7 ] [ 16.Nf3 Nxd5 17.exd5 Nc4 18.Bc1 b5 19.axb5 axb5ƒ ] [ 16.Nde2 Bxd5 17.exd5 Nc4 18.Bc1 b5 19.axb5 Ne5! 20.Qg3 axb5ƒ ]

16...Qc7 17.Nf3! Nd7 [ 17...Nc4 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Bxb6 Qb4 20.Ba7 Qxb2 21.Bd4! ]

18.Bd4! Nc4 19.Bxc4 [ 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Nf6 22.Qd4 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Re2

Qc5 25.c3= ] 19...Qxc4 20.Qe3 Qb4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qc1 Nf6

[ 22...Rc5 23.Rd4! Rc4 24.Na2 Qc5 25.Rxc4 Qxc4 26.b3± /\ Qb2, c4 ] [ 22...e5 23.Rd3 Nf6 24.Qd2 Rcd8 25.b3 Qc5 26.Ree3 Rd7 ( 26...b5 27.Nh4 h6 28.Rg3 Kh7 29.Rdf3 Re6 30.Nd5! ) 27.Nh2! ( 27.Nh4 h6 28.Rg3 Kh7 29.Rdf3 Re6 ) 27...h5 28.Nf3 b5 29.Nh4 b4 30.Nd5‚ ] [ 22...Nf6 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5² ]

½-½

B72Oll,L 2645Alterman,B 2615

Beijing (open) 1997[Alterman,B]

70/(203) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.h3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bc4 0-0 9.Bb3 Na5 10.Qd2N Nxb3!? 11.axb3 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bf4 Qb6!

[ 14...f6 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Be3² ] [ 14...b6 15.0-0 Bb7 16.Rfd1² ]

15.Qe3 f6! 16.Qxe4 fxe5 17.Bxe5 Bf5 18.Qd5+

[ 18.Nxf5 Rxf5 19.Bg3 Bxb2 20.Rd1 Be5! ]

18...e6 19.Qa5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 Bxc2! 21.Nxc2

[ 21.Qe3! Qb4+ 22.Qc3 Qxc3+ 23.bxc3 Bd3 24.0-0-0 Ba6= ]

21...Qxf2+ 22.Kd1 Rac8! 23.Qe4? [ 23.Qxe6+ Kg7 24.Qe5+

A) 24...Rf6? 25.Ne3± ( 25.Nd4± ); B) 24...Kg8= ]

23...Rfd8+?? [ 23...e5! 24.Kc1 ( 24.Qd5+ Rf7 25.Qe4 Rfc7-+ ; 24.Ra4 Rfd8+ 25.Kc1 b5 26.Ra6 Rd4 27.Rxg6+ Kf8-+ ) 24...Rf4 25.Qd5+ Rf7 26.Qe4 Rfc7 27.Kb1 Rxc2 28.Qd5+ Kg7 29.Qxe5+ Kh6 30.Ra4 R8c5∓ ]

24.Kc1 e5 25.Rd1 [ 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Kxd1 Rxc2 27.Qxc2 Qf1+ 28.Kd2 Qxa1 29.Qc8+ Kg7 30.Qc7+ Kf6 31.Qd6+ Kf5 32.Qd7+!= ]

½-½

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B73Sisish,V 2350Golubev,M 2520

Noyabrsk/Alushta 1997[Golubev,M]

70/(204) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Rad1 Rc8 11.f4 Ng4!N

[ 11...a6 ] 12.Nxc6

[ 12.Bxg4 Bxg4= ] 12...bxc6 13.Bd4?

[ 13.Bxg4™ Bxg4 ] [ 13.Bxa7? c5 14.Nd5 Bd4+ 15.Kh1 e6!? ]

13...e5! 14.Bxa7 [ 14.fxe5 c5! ]

14...Qa5 15.Bf2 Nxf2 16.Rxf2 exf4 17.Qxd6 Be6 18.Qxf4 Rb8 19.Qc1 Qb4∓

B76Wang,Zili 2520Ward,Ch 2485

China − England 1997

70/(206) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bd7 10.g4 Rc8 11.h4 Qa5 12.Kb1 Ne5 13.h5 Nxf3!!

[ 13...Rxc3 - 60/(233) ] 14.Nxf3 Bxg4 15.Bg2! Rxc3! 16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 Nxe4 18.Rd3 Nxc3+ 19.Rxc3 Bxc3 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Bxa7³

B76Ivanov,Alexa 2600Ashley,M 2465

Philadelphia 1997[Ivanov,Alexa]

70/(208) 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 0-0 9.0-0-0 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 e5 13.Bc5 Be6 14.Ne4 Rb8 15.Bc4 Qc8 16.Bxf8!?N

[ 16.h4 ] [ 16.Bb3 ] [ 16.Ba3 ]

16...Qxf8 17.Qa5 Qe7 [ 17...f5?! 18.Ng5 e4 19.c3 Bh6 20.h4 Qf6 21.Bxd5 Bxd5 22.Qxa7!± ]

18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Rxd5 Bxd5 [ 19...f5!? 20.Nd6 ( 20.Nc3 Bxd5 21.Qxd5+ Kh8© ; 20.Rhd1 fxe4 21.Rd8+ Rxd8 22.Qxd8+ Kf7 23.fxe4 ) 20...Qg5+ ( 20...e4!? ) 21.Rd2 e4 ( 21...Bh6 22.Rhd1 Qxg2 23.Qxe5± ) 22.Nxe4! Bxb2+ 23.Kd1 Qe7 ( 23...Qe3? 24.Re1± ; 23...Qh4? 24.Qxa7± ; 23...Qf4? 24.Rd8+ Rxd8+ 25.Qxd8+ Kg7 26.Qd2!? Qe5 27.Ng5 Bxa2 28.Re1± ) 24.Qc5 ( 24.Nc5? Bc3! ) 24...Qb7 25.Nd6 Qa6 26.Qc7 Rf8© ]

20.Qxd5 Rd8 21.Qc4²

B78Plaskett,J 2450Hodgson,Ju 2590

London (rapid) 1997[Plaskett,J]

70/(209) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-0 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Ne5 11.Bb3 Rc8 12.h4 h5 13.Bg5 Rc5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Qd3 b5 16.Rhe1!?N

[ 16.e5 - 45/259 ] 16...Ng4

[ 16...Nh7!? ] [ 16...Qb6!?

A) 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nd5 Rxd5 19.exd5 Bxh4© ; B) 17.Qg3!?

B1) 17...Rfc8 18.e5 B1a) 18...Nxb2? 19.exf6 exf6 ( 19...Rxc3 20.Bxf7+! ) 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Qxg6++- ; B1b) 18...dxe5 19.fxe5 Nxb2 20.Bxf6! /\ Qg6 exf6 21.e6± ;

B2) 17...Ng4 18.f5!? ( 18.Bxe7? Re8 19.Bg5 Rxg5 20.hxg5 Bxd4∓ );

C) 17.f5!? ] [ 16...Qb8!? ]

17.Re2 Bxd4?! [ 17...f6

A) 18.Ndxb5 fxg5 ( 18...Be6 19.e5! ) 19.Bxc4+ Kh7 20.e5!÷ ( 20.hxg5? Rxf4∓ ); B) 18.Ncxb5!? ]

18.Qxd4 f6 19.e5!! Bc6

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[ 19...fxg5 20.exd6 exd6 21.Qxd6+- ] [ 19...fxe5 20.fxe5 Ngxe5 21.Nd5 Rf7 22.Nxe7+ Rxe7 23.Qxd6+- ]

20.exf6 exf6 21.Re6! Qd7 22.Rde1+-

B81Perez,Ro 2385Frias,V 2530

Santa Clara 1997[Perez,Ro]

70/(223) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 Be7 7.g5 Nfd7 8.h4 Nb6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qe2 d5 11.0-0-0 Bb4!N

[ 11...e5 - 57/227 ] 12.Ndb5 a6 13.a3 Be7?

[ 13...Ba5!?÷ Nogueiras,J ] [ 13...axb5

A) 14.Qxb5 Bxc3 15.Bxb6 Qd6! 16.Bc5 Qf4+ 17.Be3 ( 17.Kb1? Ra5-+ ) 17...Qd6 18.Bc5 Qf4+= ; B) 14.axb4!? Ra1+ 15.Nb1 Nc4 ( 15...Bd7 16.Bg2 ) 16.b3 Na3 ( 16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 / \ Kb2, Nc3+/-) 17.Kb2 Rxb1+ 18.Rxb1 Nxb1 19.Kxb1 d4 20.Bd2 Bd7 21.f4² ^^ ]

14.exd5! axb5 [ 14...Nxd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Nc3 Be6 17.Bg2± ]

15.dxe6 [ 15.d6?! Bxd6 16.Nxb5 Nd5÷ ]

15...Qc7 [ 15...Bd7 16.exd7 b4 17.Bxb6 Qxb6 18.Qxe7 Nc6 19.Nd5!+- ] [ 15...Bxe6 16.Rxd8 Bxd8 17.Nxb5± ]

16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.exf7+ [ 17.Nd5!? ]

17...Kxf7 [ 17...Kh8 18.Qxe7 Nd7 19.Bxb5+- ] [ 17...Rxf7 18.Nd5 Qc5 ( 18...Qd6 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Qxe7 Rxe7 21.Rd8++- ; 18...Qe6 19.Nxe7+ Rxe7 20.Rd8+ Kf7 21.Qh5+ Qg6 22.Qxg6++- ) 19.b4 Qa7 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.Rd8+ Kf7 22.Qh5+ Ke6 23.Bh3++- ]

18.Qxe7+ Kg8 19.Bxb5+-

B82Manso Gil,A 2260Rodriguez,Am 2545

Barbera del Vales 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/(227) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Nbd7 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.Bd3 e6 9.0-0 b5 10.Qe1 b4

[ 10...Bb7 - 53/(215) ] 11.Nd1 Bb7 12.Nf2 Nc5 13.Bd2 a5 14.a3!?N

[ 14.Kh1 ] 14...bxa3

[ 14...b3 15.Bb5+ Nfd7 16.Rc1± ] 15.Rxa3

[ 15.Rxa3 Nxd3! 16.cxd3 d5 17.Bxa5 Qxf4 18.Bd2 Qb8÷ ]

B82Suetin,A 2420Chilov,A 2185

Iraklion 1996[Chilov,A]

70/(227) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.f4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qf3 e5 9.fxe5 dxe5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bc4 0-0 12.h3 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Qe2 Qc8N

[ 14...Qb8 - 17/469 ] 15.0-0 c5 16.Qc4

[ 16.Bg5 c4!³ ] [ 16.b3 c4!³ ]

16...Rb8 17.a3 Rxb2 18.Na4 Rb7 19.Rab1 [ 19.Nxc5? Rb6! ]

19...Rxb1 [ 19...Rc7!? ]

20.Rxb1 Qc6 21.Nxc5 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Qxe4³

B83Melao jr.,H 2175Giusti,P 2315

corr 1996[Melao jr.,H; De,C.M]

70/(228) 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.g4 Qc7 10.g5 Nd7 11.0-0-0 b5

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[ 11...Na5!? 12.f4! Nb6! 13.f5! Nac4 14.Bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qe2 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Qc5!÷ ]

12.f4 [ 12.Nxc6!? ]

12...Nc5N [ 12...Na5! 13.f5 ( 13.Bh5!? Nc5!÷ ) 13...Nc5! 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.b4 0-0 16.bxc5 dxc5 17.Nb3 c4© 18.Nxa5 ( 18.Na1!? ) 18...Qxa5 19.Kb1 Ba3!? ( 19...b4 )] [ 12...b4!? 13.Na4 Bb7 14.Bf3 Qa5 15.b3 Nc5 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Nxc5 dxc5 18.Kb1 Qc7 ( 18...0-0!? ) 19.h4! a5 20.h5 a4 21.g6!² ] [ 12...0-0 - 55/250 ]

13.Nxc6 Qxc6 [ 13...Qxc6 14.Qd4!² ]

B84Nisipeanu,L._D 2600Maksimenko,A 2545

Ukraine 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/(228) 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.f4 Qc7 8.0-0 Be7 9.Be3 b5 10.Bf3 Bb7 11.e5 dxe5 12.Bxb7 Qxb7?!

[ 12...exd4 13.Bxa8 dxe3 14.Qf3 Bc5© ] 13.fxe5 Nfd7 14.Qg4 g6 15.Nxe6! fxe6

[ 15...Nxe5 16.Qf4± ( 16.Qg3 - 5/446 )] 16.Qxe6 Qc6

[ 16...Nc6 17.Nd5 Kd8™ 18.Rad1+- ] 17.Qf7+ Kd8 18.Nd5 Bc5

[ 18...Re8 19.Nxe7 Rxe7 20.Bg5+- ] 19.e6 Bxe3+ 20.Nxe3 Qc5

[ 20...Re8 21.exd7 Rxe3 22.Qf8+ Kxd7 23.Rf7++- ]

21.exd7!N [ 21.Rad1?! Qxe3+ 22.Kh1 Kc7! [] 23.Rxd7+ ( 23.Rf3 Qe5 24.exd7 Rd8÷ ) 23...Nxd7 24.Qxd7+ Kb8! ( 24...Kb6? 25.Qd6+ Ka5 26.Qc7+ Ka4™ 27.Rf4+ b4 28.Rxb4+! Kxb4 29.c3+ Kb5 30.a4++- ) 25.Qd6+ Kc8= ] [ 21.Rae1 ]

21...Qxe3+ 22.Kh1 Nxd7 [ 22...Kc7 23.d8Q+! Kxd8 24.Qf6++- ] [ 22...Qe7 23.Qf3 Ra7 24.Qc3+- ]

23.Rad1 Qe8 [ 23...Qe7 24.Qd5 Ra7 25.Qd4+- ]

[ 23...Ra7 24.Qf6++- ] [ 23...Qa7 24.Qf6+ Kc7 25.Qd6+ Kc8 26.Qc6+ Kd8 27.Rf7+- ]

24.Qf6+ Kc7 25.Qd6+ Kb7 [ 25...Kd8 26.Qb6++- ]

26.Rfe1! Qc8 27.Re7 Rd8 28.Qe6 Kc7 29.Rd61-0

B85Lau,R 2495Nisipeanu,L._D 2600

Berlin 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/(229) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 Qc7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Qe1 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.a3 Bb7 13.Qg3 0-0 14.Rae1 Rad8 15.Kh1 Bc6 16.Bd3 Qb7 17.Nd1!?

[ 17.Qh3 - 25/512 ] 17...Nh5

[ 17...d5 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.e5 Be7 20.f5 exf5 21.Ne3 d4 22.Nxf5 g6 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Rf6² ] [ 17...Kh8!? ]

18.Qg4?!N [ 18.Qh3! Nxf4 ( 18...g6 19.f5 e5 20.Bc3 Nf6 21.Nf2² |^ ) 19.Rxf4 e5 20.Ne3!

A) 20...g6 21.Qh6!+- ; B) 20...Bd7 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.exf5 Bf6 23.Rh4! Bxh4 24.f6!+- ( 24.Qxh4± ); C) 20...exd4 21.Nf5

C1) 21...g6 22.Qh6! gxf5 ( 22...Bf6 23.Rh4!+- ) 23.exf5 Bxg2+ 24.Kg1 Bh3 25.Rg4+! Bxg4 26.f6+- ; C2) 21...Bf6 22.e5! Bxg2+ 23.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 24.Kxg2 dxe5 25.Nh6+! Kh8 26.Rf3± ;

D) 20...exf4 21.Nf5 f6 22.e5! ( 22.Qg4 ) 22...g6 ( 22...fxe5? 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Qxh7+ Kf7 25.Bg6+ Kf6 26.Qh4+ Ke6 27.Qh3+ Kd5 28.Be4+ Kxd4 29.Qc3# ; 22...dxe5? 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Bxh7+ Kf7 25.Qh5+ Ke6 26.Bxe5!+- ) 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Bxf6 Rxf6 25.Ne7+ Kg7! ( 25...Kh8 26.Nxc6 Qxc6 27.Re7 h5 28.Bxg6 Qc5 29.Rh7+ Kg8 30.Rxh5 Rxg6 31.Rh8++- ) 26.Nxc6 Qxc6 27.Re7+ Rf7 28.Rxf7+ Kxf7

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29.Qxh7+ Ke6 30.Qxg6+ Kd7 31.Qf5+ Kc7 32.Qxf4 Re8² ]

18...g6 19.f5 e5 20.Bc3 Nf6 21.Qe2 Rfe8! 22.Ba5 Rc8 23.Nc3 d5

[ 23...d5 24.exd5÷ ]

B85Voitsekhovsky,S 2475Vaulin,A 2490

Kstovo 1997[Glek,I]

70/(233) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.a4 Nc6 10.Be3 0-0 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8 13.g4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Ba7 Ra8 17.g5 Rd8 18.Qe2 Ne8 19.Be3 Be6 20.Qf2 Rdc8 21.Rad1 Bc5 22.Nd5!N

[ 22.Bxc5 - 68/(216) ] 22...Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 Qxc2?! 25.Rxe5 Rc7

[ 25...Qxb2?! 26.Qf4 /\ Re7, Bh5-> ] 26.Qf4 Rd8 27.b4 g6 28.Bg4± Qd3? 29.Be6+-

B86InfanteLeyva,H 2410

San Salvador 1997[Leyva,H]

70/(234) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.Qf3 Be7 10.f5 0-0 11.Be3 Bd7 12.g4 d5!?N

[ 12...Qa5 - 57/243 ] 13.exd5 Nxb3 14.axb3

[ 14.Nxb3? Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bh4+ 16.Bf2 Bc6∓ ]

14...Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bh4+ 16.Bf2 exd5 17.0-0

[ 17.Qxd5?? Re8+ 18.Kf1 Bb5+-+ ] 17...Re8 18.Qxd5 Bf6 19.Rfe1 Bxd4 20.Qxd4

[ 20.Bxd4 Qh4 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Qxd7 Qxg4+= ]

20...Bc6 21.Rxe8+½-½

B87Short,N 2690Kasparov,G 2795

Novgorod 1997

70/(236) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.f4 b5 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7 12.Be3 Nxe5 13.Qh5 Nbc6 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.Rf3 b4N

[ 15...Qd6 - 68/(218) ] 16.Rh3 h6 17.Rd1 Qa5 18.Nd5 exd5 19.Rg3 d4 20.Bd5 Bg5 21.Bxg5 Qxd5 22.Bf6 Qxh5 23.Rxg7+ Kh8 24.Rg6+ Kh7 25.Rg7+½-½

B87Kuzmin,G 2535Perun,S 2300

Alushta 1997

70/(236) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Qf3 Qb6 10.Be3 Qb7 11.Rfe1 0-0 12.a3 Nbd7 13.Qg3 Nc5

[ 13...Kh8!? ] 14.Bh6 Ne8 15.Nd5!N

[ 15.Nf5 - 38/338 ] 15...Nxb3™

[ 15...Bd8? 16.Nf5! exf5 17.exf5 /\ Re8+- ] [ 15...Bh4? 16.Qxh4 Nxb3 17.Ne7++- ]

16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Nxb3 Qc7 [ 17...Qf6? 18.Bg5 /\ Be7+- ] [ 17...e5 18.Na5÷ ]

18.Rac1! Bd7? [ 18...e5 /\ Be6= Kuzmin,G ]

19.Bd2! a5 [ 19...e5 /\ Be6<=> Perun,S ]

20.e5!±

B88Huebner,R 2600Tischbierek,R 2490

Deutschland 1997[Byrne,R; Mednis,E]

70/(239) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Bb3 Be7 9.f4 0-0 10.0-0 Nxd4 11.Bxd4

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b5 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Nd7 14.Ne4 Bb7 15.Nd6 Bxd6 16.exd6 Qg5 17.Qe2 a5 18.c3 Ra6 19.Rfd1!?N Rd8?

[ 19...e5 ] 20.Rd3! e5 21.Rg3 Qh6 22.Rf1 Rxd6?!

[ 22...exd4 23.Rxf7 Kh8 24.Rxd7 Rxd6 25.Rxb7+- ]

23.Bxf7+ Kh8 24.Be31-0

B89Da Costa Junior,LLimp,E 2385

Brasil 1997[Da Costa Junior,L]

70/(240) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.Qe2 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Na5 11.g4 Nxb3+ 12.axb3 d5!?N

[ 12...Qa5 ] 13.e5

[ 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5/\ a5-a4<=> ]

13...Ne8 14.f4 f6 [ 14...f6 15.exf6÷ ]

B90Svidler,P 2660Sutovsky,E 2590

Bad Homburg 1997

70/(241) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.Be2N Nge5 13.0-0 Nc4 14.Bxc4 bxc4 15.Nc1 Rb8 16.Rb1 Qa5½-½

B90Ye,Jiangchuan 2510Forster,R 2365

Geneve 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/(242) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.f3 Nge5 13.Bf2 Na5

14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.0-0-0?!N [ 15.Be2 Be6 16.0-0 Rc8³ ] [ 15.Bd3 Be6 16.0-0 Rc8³ ]

15...Be6 16.Kb1 Nc4 [ 16...Bc4!? ]

17.Bxc4 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Qxc3 19.bxc3 Bxc4³½-½

B90Almasi,Z 2615Istratescu,A 2550

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(244) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 Ne5 11.f3N

[ 11.h4 ] 11...Nbc6 12.Bf2 Be6 13.Qd2 Ng6 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Bc4 Na5 16.Bb3 Nxb3 17.axb3 Qc7 18.Bd4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Rg8 20.0-0-0 0-0-0 21.Qa7½-½

B90Tiviakov,S 2590Savchenko,S 2565

Jakarta 1997

70/(244) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2 Nc6 14.0-0 e6 15.Nxc6N

[ 15.Nce2 - 69/245 ] 15...Bxc6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.Bxe5 dxe5 18.Qxd8+ Rxd8 19.Rad1 Ke7 20.Rfe1 Rxd1 21.Nxd1 Rd8 22.Ne3 Rd2 23.Rd1 Rd4 24.Kf2½-½

B90Liang,Jinrong 2425Pigusov,E 2560

Beijing (open) 1997

70/(244) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5

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h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2 Nc6 14.0-0 e6 15.Nxc6N

[ 15.Nce2 - 69/245 ] 15...Bxc6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.Rad1 0-0-0 20.Rfe1 g4 21.f4 Qc5+ 22.Qd4 h4 23.b4 Qxd4+ 24.Rxd4 g3 25.hxg3 hxg3 26.Re3 Rh4 27.Rxg3 Rxf4÷

B90Short,N 2690Topalov,V 2725

Novgorod 1997

70/(244) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2 Nc6 14.0-0 e6 15.Nxc6N

[ 15.Nce2 - 69/245 ] 15...Bxc6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.a4 0-0 20.b3 Rfd8 21.Qe3 Qf4 22.Qxf4 gxf4 23.Rfd1 h4³

B90Xie,Jun 2495Oll,L 2645

Beijing 1997

70/(244) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2 Nc6 14.0-0 e6 15.Nxc6N

[ 15.Nce2 - 69/245 ] 15...Bxc6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.Qd6 Rd8 20.Qc5 Qg7 21.Rad1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 f6 23.Qd6 Kf7 24.b3 Qf8 25.Qc7+ Qe7 26.Qb6 Rc8=

B90Becerra Rivero,J 2495Morovic Fernandez,I 2600

Cienfuegos 1997

70/(244) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.h4 gxh4 12.Rxh4 Nc6 13.Nb3 Be6 14.Qd2

Qb6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nce5 17.0-0-0 Ng6!N 18.Rh3 Bh6 19.f4 Qe3 20.Bxg4! Qxd2+ 21.Nxd2 hxg4 22.Rh5 Kd7 23.Rf5 f6 24.Nc4 Rag8 25.Ne3 Bf8½-½

B90Hracek,Z 2605Lutz,Ch 2590

Bad Homburg 1997[Hracek,Z]

70/(246) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Nb6 13.Bxb6 Qxb6 14.a5 Qb7 15.Bc4 Be7 16.Ra4 Rb8 17.Nc1 Bd8 18.b3 Qa7?!N

[ 18...Nd7? - 69/249 ] 19.Nd3 Qd4

[ 19...e4 20.Nxb4 Rxb4 21.Qxb4 Qe3+ 22.Be2 exf3 23.gxf3 Qc1+ 24.Bd1 0-0 25.Kf2± ]

20.Nxb4 Qxd2+ 21.Kxd2 Rxb4 22.Rxb4 Bxa5 23.Kc3 Kd7 24.Ra1 Bxb4+ 25.Kxb4±

B90Wang,Zili 2520Ye,Jiangchuan 2530

Beijing (open) 1997

70/(246) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 h5 10.0-0-0

[ 10.Bd3 - 68/227 ] 10...Nbd7 11.Nd5N

[ 11.Kb1 ] 11...Nxd5 12.exd5 Bf5 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Qc7 16.Nd2 Nc5 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 18.Rhe1 Qc7 19.f4 exf4 20.Qe4 Kf8 21.c3 Rh6 22.Qxf4 Rf6 23.Qe4 Qd7 24.Ka1 Re8÷

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B90Wang,Zili 2520Van Wely,L 2655

Beijing (open) 1997

70/(246) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 h5 10.0-0-0

[ 10.Bd3 - 68/227 ] 10...Nbd7 11.Nd5N

[ 11.Kb1 ] 11...Nxd5 12.exd5 Bf5 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Qc7 16.Nd2 g6 17.c3 b5 18.h4 Qb7 19.Nb3 Bd8 20.Bg5 Nc5 21.Nxc5 Rxc5÷

B92Polgar,J 2670Gelfand,B 2695

Dortmund 1997

70/(252) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Nd5N

[ 11.f3 - 69/252 ] 11...Nxd5 12.exd5 Bg5 13.Qd2 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qh4 15.Bd3 Nd7 16.e4 a5 17.Qe3 f5 18.exf5 Bxd5 19.Rad1 Rf6 20.Kg1 Rh6 21.Qg3 Bc6 22.Qxh4 Rxh4 23.g3 Rh6 24.Bc4+ Kf8 25.f6 Rxf6 26.Rxd6 Rc8=

B92Malisauskas,V 2530Berezin,O 2445

Swidnica 1997[Svidler,P]

70/(252) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.g4 Be6N

[ 10...h6 - 69/251 ] 11.g5 Nfd7 12.a4!? Nc6

[ 12...Nb6? 13.a5 Nc4 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.Qxd5± ]

13.Nd5 Qd8 14.Rg1 Re8÷

B92Onischuk,Al 2625Lautier,J 2660

Tilburg 1997[Svidler,P]

70/(253) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.g4 Be6 11.g5 Nfd7 12.f4N exf4 13.Bxf4 Nc6 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nce5 16.Nd4 g6 17.c4 Rfe8 18.Rc1 Qd8 19.Rg1 Nc5 20.Qc2 a5 21.b3 Bf8 22.Rg3²

B92Hait,A 2370Istratescu,A 2545

Eforie_Nord 1997[Istratescu,A]

70/(254) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Qc7 10.a4 b6 11.Kh1 Nbd7 12.f3 Rd8!N

[ 12...Bb7 - 65/247 ] 13.Rf2 Nc5 14.Bf1 Be6! 15.Rd2 Qb7! 16.Nxc5 bxc5!

[ 16...dxc5?! 17.b3! Rd4!÷ ( 17...Rxd2? 18.Qxd2 Rd8 19.Qe1 h6 20.Rd1± )]

17.b3 Qb4! [ 17...Qb4 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.exd5 Bd7³ ]

B93Delchev,A 2515Ubilava,E 2530

Andorra 1997[Kostakiev,D; Delchev,A]

70/(256) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 exf4 11.Kh1 Nh5 12.Ne1!N

[ 12.Nd4 - 69/257 ] 12...Ndf6

[ 12...Ne5 13.Be2 Nf6 14.Bxf4² ] 13.Be2! g6 14.Nd3 Be6

[ 14...Bd7 15.Nxf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Bc6 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Qd4± ]

15.Nxf4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Rc8 [ 16...Qb6!? 17.a5! ( 17.Bg5 Qxb2 18.Rf3

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Qb4 19.Rb1 Qc5 20.Qd2 Rfc8 21.Rxb7 Bd8÷ ) ∆17...Qxb2 18.Qd4 Rac8 19.Bd2 Qxc2 20.Rac1 Qb2 21.Rb1 Qa3 22.Rxb7² ] [ 16...Re8 17.Qd4!² ] [ 16...d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 ( 18...Qxd5 19.Bf3 Qxd1 20.Raxd1² ) 19.Bf3² ] [ 16...Rc8 17.Bh6! Re8 18.Qd4 d5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 Nxd5 22.Bf3± ]

B99MachiaFraga

corr 1996[Becerra Rivero,J; Rodriguez,E]

70/(259) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.f5 Nc5 14.f6 gxf6 15.gxf6 Bf8 16.Rg1 Bd7 17.a3 h5 18.Bh3 Na4 19.Nxa4 bxa4 20.Kb1!N

[ 20.e5 Rb8! ( 20...Rc8 - 48/371 ) 21.Bxe6 Bxe6 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.exd6 Qb6!÷ ]

20...Rb8 21.c3 Qc5 22.Ka1 Qe5 23.Rd2 Bh6 24.Rdg2 Kd8 25.Rg7

[ 25.Qg3 Qxg3 26.Rxg3 Kc7 27.Rd1² ] [ 25.Qe2!? Rb6 26.Rg8+ Rxg8 27.Rxg8+ Kc7 28.Qc4+ Qc5 29.Bxe6! Bc1 30.b4 axb3 31.Bxf7+- ]

25...Rf8 [ 25...Qxh2 26.R1g2 Qh1+ 27.Ka2 Bxg7 ( 27...Be8 28.Bxe6 Bxg7 29.fxg7 Rg8 30.Bxf7+- ) 28.fxg7+- ]

26.Rh7 Qxh2 27.Rb1 Bc1 28.Ne2 Bg5 29.Rxh5 Bb5 30.Nd4 Qf4 31.Qg2+-

C00Certic,B 2435Horvath,Jozsef 2535

Jugoslavija 1997[Certic,B]

70/(261) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Qe2 Nge7 6.h4 e5!N

[ 6...dxe4 - 67/342 ] [ 6...b6 - 67/(224) ]

7.Nbd2 f6 8.c3 Bg4 9.Bh3! [] Bxh3

10.Rxh3 Qd7 11.Rh1 d4 12.c4 Nc8 13.Kf1 Be7 14.h5 Nd6 15.Kg2 0-0-0 16.a3 Kb8

[ 16...Nf7 17.Nh2 g6 18.Ndf3 f5 19.Bd2/\ b4 ]

½-½

C00Poluljahov,A 2510Shulman,Y 2555

Kahovka 1997[Poluljahov,A]

70/(261) 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Qe2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxe4N

[ 4...b6 - 69/265 ] [ 4...Be7 - 69/266 ]

5.dxe4 b6!? [ 5...e5 ]

6.e5 [ 6.e5 Ba6! 7.c4 Nfd7 ( 7...Nd5?! 8.Qe4 ) 8.Qe4 Bb4+! 9.Nbd2 ( 9.Bd2 Nc5! ∆10.Qxa8 Bb7 11.Qxa7 Nc6-+ ; 9.Nc3 Nc5! ) 9...Nc5! 10.Qe3! ( 10.Qg4?! 0-0><d3 ; 10.Qc2?! Bb7 ) 10...Bb7 11.a3

Bxd2+ 12.Bxd2 a5= ]

C00Fedorov,A 2580Gleizerov,E 2545

Vilnius 1997[Gleizerov,E]

70/(261) 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.c3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.f4 d6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Na3N

[ 9.d3 - 69/264 ] 9...Rb8 10.Kh1 Qd7!? 11.d4?!

[ 11.Rd1!? ] 11...cxd4 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Nb5 Bg7

[ 14...Bc5? 15.b4!? ( 15.Rd1± )] 15.Rd1 d5 16.Nxa7 Qa4! 17.Nb5?!

[ ¹17.Nxc8 ∆Rfxc8 18.e5= ] 17...Bd7! 18.Nc3?!

[ 18.Nd6 Bc6 19.e5 Nc8³ ] 18...Bxc3! 19.bxc3 Bb5 20.Qe1 dxe4 21.Rd4™ Qa6∓

[ 21...Qc2!? /\ 22.Be4 Bc6 ]

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C00Onischuk,Al 2625Shaked,T 2500

Tilburg 1997

70/(261) 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.c3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.f4 d6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Na3N

[ 9.d3 - 69/264 ] 9...Rb8 10.Kh1 a6 11.Nc2 b5 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 b4 14.b3 a5=

C01Gipslis,A 2465Mohrlok,D 2395

corr 1997[Gipslis,A]

70/(262) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Qe2+ Qe7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nc3 0-0-0

[ 8...Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nxd4 10.Qd1 c5! ( 10...Nf5 11.Qxd5! Nxe3 12.Bb5+!+- ) 11.Nxd5 Qe5 12.c3!÷ ]

9.0-0-0 [ 9.g4 - 53/242 ]

9...Qe8 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5!?N [ 11.a3 ] [ 11.Nh4 ]

11...Bb4 [ 11...Nxe5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.f4± ->[+] ]

12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.Nb1 Nf6! 14.Bg2 Na5 15.c3 Bd6=

C01Gipslis,A 2465Kobylkin,E 2355

Krdzierzum Kozle 1997[Gipslis,A]

70/(262) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Qe2+ Qe7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nc3 0-0-0

[ 8...Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nxd4 10.Qd1 c5! ( 10...Nf5 11.Qxd5! Nxe3 12.Bb5+!+- ) 11.Nxd5 Qe5 12.c3!÷ ]

9.0-0-0 [ 9.g4 - 53/242 ]

9...Qe8 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5!?N [ 11.a3 ]

[ 11.Nh4 ] 11...Bb4

[ 11...Nxe5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.f4± ->[+] ] 12.Nb5 Nge7

[ 12...a6?! 13.Nxc6± ] 13.c3 Ba5 14.Nxg6 Nxg6 15.h4! Qe4 16.f3 Qe7 17.h5 Nf8™

[ 17...Rde8 18.hxg6 Qxe3+ 19.Qxe3 Rxe3 20.Rxh7!± ]

18.Bd2 Ne6 [ 18...Qxe2 19.Bxe2± ^^ ]

19.f4!± ()^^

C01Okhotnik,V 2415Barany 2210

Magyarorszag 1996[Okhotnik,V]

70/(262) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.c4 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 Ne7!? 6.Bd3N Nbc6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Be3 Qd7 9.h3 Bh5 10.a3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 0-0 13.0-0 Nd5 14.Bd2 Rfe8 15.Rb1 Rab8÷

C01Macieja,B 2470Rozentalis,E 2645

Koszalin 1997[Macieja,B]

70/(263) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qf6 8.Rb1 Nge7

[ 8...b6 9.Qh5 Nge7 10.Bg5 Qe6+ 11.Ne2 Qg4= ]

9.Ne2 b6N [ 9...Ng6 - 62/303 ]

10.Bf4 Ng6!? 11.Bxc7 Qe7 12.Bg3 Qxa3 13.h4! h5

[ 13...Nf8 14.0-0 Ne6 15.c4± ] [ 13...0-0 14.h5 Nge7 15.Ra1+- ]

14.0-0 0-0 15.Re1! /\ Ra1 Bg4 [ 15...Rd8 16.Qd2 /\ Qg5+- ]

16.f3 Be6 17.Ra1 [ 17.Qd2 Qe7 18.Bxg6 fxg6 19.Nf4+- ]

17...Qe7 18.Bxg6 fxg6 19.Nf4+-

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C01Glek,I 2505Massery,I 2320

Martigny 1997[Glek,I]

70/(263) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qf6 8.Rb1 Nge7

[ 8...b6 9.Qh5 Nge7 10.Bg5 Qe6+ 11.Ne2 Qg4= ]

9.Ne2 0-0!?N [ 9...Ng6 - 62/303 ]

10.0-0 [ 10.Bf4 b6÷ ]

10...b6 11.Bf4 Bf5 12.Bxc7 Rac8 13.Bf4 Na5 14.Ba6!? Rc6 15.Bb5 Rcc8 16.Qc1 Qg6 17.Bg5

[ 17.Bd2 Nc4 18.Nf4 Qd6© ] 17...f6 18.Bd2 Nc4

[ 18...Bxc2? 19.Nf4 Qf5 20.Rb2 Bb3 21.Bd3 Qd7 22.Qb1± ]

19.Nf4 Qf7 20.Re1 Rc7 21.h3 [ 21.a4!? ]

21...g5!? [ 21...Ng6 ]

22.Nd3 Rfc8 23.Ba6 Rd8 24.Nb4 [ 24.a4!? ]

24...h6 25.a4 Nc8!©

C02Miljanic,B 2475Antic,D 2450

Jugoslavija 1997[Antic,D]

70/(265) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Be3 Bd7 10.Bd3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Be7 12.0-0 Rc8 13.Nbd2 0-0

[ 13...a5 ] 14.Nb3 a5

[ 14...Nb8 - 51/(261) ] 15.Nc5

[ 15.b5 Na7 16.a4 h6÷ ] 15...Be8 16.Na4 Qd8 17.b5 Nb8!N

[ 17...Na7 ] 18.Ra2

[ 18.Qb3 Nd7 19.Rac1 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 f6 21.exf6 ( 21.e4 dxe4 22.Bxe4 fxe5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Qxe6+ Nf7÷ ) 21...Rxf6!

A) 22.Qc3 Bh5 23.Qc7 Bxf3 24.Qxd8+ Bxd8 25.Rc8 Rf8 26.gxf3 Bg5 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.f4 Be7 ; B) 22.Nc5 b6 23.Nxd7 Bxd7

B1) 24.Ne5 Bd6 25.Qc2 g6 26.Nxd7 Qxd7 27.Qc8+ ( 27.Qc6 Qd8 28.a4 Rf8÷ ) 27...Qxc8 28.Rxc8+ Kf7 29.a4 e5= ; B2) 24.Qc2 Bxa3 25.Qc7 ( 25.Bxh7+ Kh8 26.Ra1 Bd6÷ ) 25...Qe7 26.Rc2 Bd6 27.Qxb6 a4÷ ;

C) 22.e4 Rxf3! 23.gxf3 Bg5 24.Rc2 ( 24.Re1 Bd2 25.Re2 Qg5+ 26.Kh1 Be3 27.Rg2 Qh4 28.Qd1 Bh5 29.Be2 dxe4 30.fxe4 Bxe2 31.Qxe2 Qxe4© ) 24...Be3+ 25.Kh1 ( 25.Kf1 Qg5 26.Rg2 Qf4 27.Rg3 Bxd4 28.exd5 Qe3© ) 25...Qf6 26.Be2 Qg5 27.Qb1 Bxd4 28.Rc8 Nf6© ]

18...Nd7 19.Raf2 Nb6 [ 19...Bxa3 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qd3+ Kg8 22.Qxa3 Nb6 23.Nxb6 Qxb6 24.Ng5 Bxb5 25.Rxf7 Bxf1 26.Qe7 Rxf7 27.Qxf7+ Kh8 28.Nxe6 Qxe6 29.Qxe6 Rc1± ]

20.Nxb6 Qxb6 21.a4 Rc3!÷

C02Jonkman,H 2365Gurevich,M 2620

Vlissingen 1997[Gurevich,M]

70/(265) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Na3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf5 8.Nc2 Bd7 9.Bd3 Qb6N

[ 9...Nb4 - 41/(306) ] 10.0-0 a5 11.Bxf5 exf5 12.Be3 Nd8 13.Rb1 h6 14.h4 Be7 15.h5 Ne6 16.g3 g5 17.hxg6 fxg6³

C02Short,N 2690Bareev,E 2665

Novgorod 1997[Bareev,E]

70/(266) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Bd7 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 Bb5 7.c4 dxc4

[ 7...Bxc4 - 37/302 ]

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8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 0-0-0 10.d6 f6! 11.Nxb5N [ 11.b3 ]

11...Qxb5 12.Qc2 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 fxe5 14.Bxc4 Qc6 15.Bxe6+ Kb8 16.0-0 Nf6 17.Be3 Bxd6 18.Rfc1 e4 19.h3!

[ 19.g3 h5! ] 19...Rhe8 20.Bc4 Nd5!

[ 20...Be5 21.Qe2! a6 22.Bf7± ] 21.Bxd5 Qxd5 22.Bxc5 Bxc5 23.Qxc5 Qxc5 24.Rxc5 e3½-½

C02Oll,L 2625Rustemov,A 2550

Vilnius 1997[Rustemov,A]

70/(266) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Bd7 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bb5 8.Bxb5+ Qxb5 9.Nc3 Qa6 10.Bd2N

[ 10.Ne2 - 61/266 ] 10...Nd7

[ 10...Ne7 11.Qb3 /\ Nb5 ] 11.Qb3

[ 11.Rc1!? Ne7 ( 11...Rc8? 12.Nxd5! Rxc1 13.Qxc1 exd5 14.Qc8+ Ke7 15.Bb4++- ; 11...h6!? 12.Ne2 Ne7 13.0-0 Nc6 14.Ng3÷ ) 12.Qb3 Nc6 ( 12...Rc8!? ) 13.Nb5 Qb6 ( 13...Rc8 14.0-0² ) 14.Qd3 a6 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.exd6÷ ]

11...Rc8 12.Rc1 h6! [ 12...Qb6 13.Qa4 Qxb2? 14.0-0± Qxa3 15.Nxd5! Rxc1 16.Rxc1 Qxa4 17.Rc8# ] [ 12...Ne7 13.Nb5 Nc6 14.0-0 Be7 15.Bg5!² ]

13.Rc2 [ 13.Nb5 Rxc1+ 14.Bxc1 Qb6 15.Qd3 a6 16.Nc3 Ne7= ]

13...Nb6 [ 13...Qb6? 14.Nxd5!+- ] [ 13...Qd3 14.Kd1!² ] [ 13...Ne7!? ]

14.Ne2 Rxc2 15.Qxc2 Qc4 [ 15...Ne7 16.Bb4 ( 16.Qc7 Nc6 ) 16...Nc6 ( 16...Qc4 17.Qd2 ) 17.Bxf8 Rxf8 18.0-0² ]

16.Bc3 [ 16.Qxc4 Nxc4³ ] [ 16.Qd1 Qb5= ]

16...Ne7 17.0-0 [ 17.b3 Qc7 ( 17...Qa6 18.Bb4 Nc6

19.Bxf8 Rxf8 20.Qb2÷ ) 18.0-0 Nc6 19.Bb2 Be7= ]

17...Nc6=

C02Timman,J 2630Nikolic,P 2655

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(268) 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Bd7 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 f6 7.0-0 fxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Qc7 10.c4 0-0-0 11.cxd5 Qxe5 12.Bf3 exd5 13.Re1 Qd6 14.Nc3N

[ 14.g3 - 38/378 ] 14...Nf6 15.b4 Bc6 16.bxc5 Qxc5 17.Bd2 Kb8 18.Rc1 Qa3 19.Rb1 Bd6 20.Nb5 Bxb5 21.Rxb5 Qxa2 22.Bg5 a6 23.Rb3 Rhe8 24.Rf1 Qa5 25.Bd2 Qc7 26.Qa1 Bxh2+ 27.Kh1 Be5 28.Qxa6 Rd6 29.Qa2 Ree6 30.Rfb1 Ra6 31.Rxb7+ Qxb7 32.Rxb7+ Kxb7 33.Bxd5+ Kb8 34.Bxe6 Rxa2 35.Bxa2½-½

C05Krupkova,P 2275Gleizerov,E 2560

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Gleizerov,E]

70/(269) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.f4 Nc6 7.Ndf3 Qb6 8.g3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Be7 10.Bh3 0-0 11.Ne2 f6 12.Rf1 Kh8 13.Nc3!?N

[ 13.Qb3 - 65/262 ] 13...fxe5 14.fxe5 Rxf3!

[ 14...Nxd4? 15.Nxd4 Nxe5 16.Rxf8+ Bxf8 17.Nf3!± ]

15.Qxf3 Nxd4 16.Qh5! [ 16.Qf7? Qd8! [] 17.Qf2 Nc6 18.Bf4 ( 18.Bxe6? Ndxe5-+ ) 18...Ndxe5∓ ]

16...Qd8! [] [ 16...g6?! 17.Qh6! Nf5 ( 17...Nc2+?? 18.Kd1 Nxa1 19.Rf7+- ; 17...Kg8?! 18.Qf4! ) 18.Bxf5 exf5 19.Nxd5 Qa5+ 20.Nc3± ]

17.Qd1? [ 17.Kd1! Nc6! 18.Bf4 ( 18.Bxe6?! Ndxe5∓ ) 18...Nc5 /\ Bd7~/=[+], ><Kd1 ]

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17...Nc6 18.Bxe6 d4 19.Nd5?! [ 19.Ne2∓ ]

19...Ndxe5 20.Bxc8 Qxd5-+

C05Vokarev,S 2535Kotek,D 2305

Pardubice 1997[Kotek,D; Dufek,J]

70/(269) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.f4 Nc6 7.Ndf3 Qb6 8.h4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Kf2 f6 11.Be3 0-0 12.a3 Be7 13.b4 fxe5 14.fxe5 Ndxe5N

[ 14...Qd8 - 53/(253) ] 15.dxe5 d4 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.hxg5 Nxe5 18.Ke1

[ 18.Bd3 g6 ] [ 18.Kg3 Qc7 19.Rc1

A) 19...Nc6+ 20.Kf2 Qf4 ( 20...e5 21.b5 e4 22.Bc4+ Kh8 23.bxc6± ); B) 19...Qb8 ]

18...d3 19.Qd2 [ 19.Bxd3

A) 19...Qe3+ 20.Be2 Qc3+ 21.Kf1 ( 21.Kf2 Ng4+ 22.Kg3 Qc7+ 23.Kxg4 Qf4+ 24.Kh3 e5+ 25.g4 Bxg4+ 26.Kg2 e4² ) ∆21...Ng4 22.Qc1 ; B) 19...g6 ]

19...g6 [ 19...g6 20.Bxd3 ( 20.Qf2 Qc7 21.Qc5 Nxf3+ 22.Nxf3 Qg3+ 23.Kd2 a5 24.bxa5 Bd7÷ ) 20...Nxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Rd8 22.Qe4² ]

C06De la Paz,F 2345Matamoros Franco,C 2480

Cienfuegos II 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/(271) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Qd6 14.g3 Ng4 15.Re1!N

[ 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7 16.Ng5+ Kg8 17.Qxg4 e5 18.dxe5 Qh6! 19.Qh5 ( 19.e6 Ne5 20.Qh5 Qxg5-+ ) 19...Rxf4! 20.Qxh6 gxh6 21.gxf4 hxg5 22.fxg5 Nxe5 23.Rfd1 Be6 24.f4 Nf3+ 25.Kf2 Nh4³ ]

[ 15.Qd2 - 65/(263) ] 15...Rxf4™

[ 15...Bd7? 16.Bxh7+± ] 16.gxf4 Qxf4 17.h3 Nf6 18.Bf1 Bd7 19.Bg2 Ne4 20.Qc1 Qf6 21.Qe3 Rf8 22.Rf1 /\ Ne5, ><f2 Be8 23.Rac1?!

[ 23.Ne5!? /\ f4 Nxe5 24.dxe5 Qxe5 25.f3 Qg3 26.Qe1!© ( 26.Rae1?! Ng5 27.Kh1/\ f4 Rf4!³ )]

23...Bh5? [ 23...Nd6!© /\ Bh5, Nf5 ]

24.Ne5! [ 24.Ne5! Nxe5 25.dxe5 Qxe5 26.Bxe4 Qxe4 ( 26...dxe4? 27.Rc5+- ) 27.Qxe4 dxe4 28.Rc7± ]

C06Nadyrhanov,S 2470Maiorov,O 2405

Russia 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/(271) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3 0-0 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Qd6 14.Ne2 e5

[ 14...Bd7 15.Ng3² ] 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Qb3!N

[ 17.Qd2 - 15/(200) ] 17...Ng4?!

[ 17...Kh8 18.Qb4! /\ Qd4+/= ] 18.Ng3 Rxf2? 19.Rxf2 Nxf2 20.Kxf2 Qd4+ 21.Kf1!

[ 21.Ke2 Bg4+ 22.Kd2 Qf4+ 23.Ke1 Qe3+∓ ]

21...Bg4 22.Be2™ Bxe2+ [ 22...Rf8+ 23.Bf3 Qd2 24.Ne2+- ( 24.Re1? Rxf3+! 25.gxf3 Bh3+-+ )]

23.Nxe2 Rf8+ 24.Ke1 Re8 25.Rd1 Qg1+ 26.Kd2 Qxg2 27.Re1!+-

C06Annakov,B 2380Seferjan,N 2345

Moscow 1997[Seferjan,N]

70/(271) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Nf3

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0-0 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Ng4 14.g3 g5 15.Ng2 Qf6 16.Be2 Nh6 17.Qd2 Nf5 18.Rad1 h6!N

[ 18...g4?! - 44/(328) ] 19.h4? g4 20.Ne5 Ncxd4 21.Nxg4 Qg7 22.N4e3 Nxe2+ 23.Qxe2 Nd4 24.Qg4 Nf3+ 25.Kh1 d4!∓

C07Estrada Nieto,J 2420Rustemov,A 2535

Koszalin 1997[Rustemov,A]

70/(272) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.c3 Qc7 12.Bb3N

[ 12.Qe2 - 57/(276) ] 12...0-0-0 13.Qe2

[ 13.Qf3?! e5³ ] 13...h5 14.h3 Bd6

[ 14...Kb8 ] [ 14...Bc5 ]

15.Bg5 [ 15.Be3? Ng4!ƒ ] [ 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Qxb5 Bh2+ 17.Kh1 Bf4= ]

15...Bh2+ 16.Kh1 Bf4 17.Bxf4 [ 17.Bxf6 gxf6∓ ] [ 17.Nf3!? ]

17...Qxf4 18.Qc4+ [ 18.Rad1 g5!„ ]

18...Qc7=

C07SupperWolna

corr 1996[Wolna]

70/(272) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.Nf5 Bxh2+ 14.Kh1 0-0 15.Nxg7 Rd8 16.Qf3 Kxg7 17.Bh6+ Kg6 18.c3 Nh5! 19.Bc1 Bf4N

[ 19...f5 - 69/275 ] 20.g4 Ng3+ 21.fxg3 Bxc1

[ 21...Bxg3?? 22.Bc2+ f5 ( 22...Kg7

23.Bh6+ Kg8 24.Qf6+- ) 23.gxf5++-><Bg3, Kg6 ]

22.Raxc1 Bd7 23.Qe3!ƒ >> Bc6+ 24.Kh2/\ Bc2, Qg5 Qe7

[ 24...h6!? ∆25.Bc2+ Kg7 26.g5 h5/\ h4<=> ]

25.Rf1! Rd7 [ 25...h6 26.Rf5 Rd7 27.Rh5 Rh8 28.Rf1 Qd8 29.Kg1 /\ Bc2, g5 ]

26.Rf2! h6 [ 26...h6 27.Qe5!‚ Kh7 28.Rcf1 Qe8 29.g5± ]

C10Sadler,M 2665Miles,A 2600

Great Britain (ch) 1997[Conquest,S]

70/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.Qe2 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bd2N

[ 9.Nf3 - 69/277, 278 ] 9...0-0 10.0-0-0 Qd5!? 11.Bc3! Qg5+

[ 11...Qxa2 ] [ 11...Qxg2 ]

12.Kb1 Nd5 13.Be5 Qxg2? [ 13...f6!? ]

14.Qh5! f5 15.Nf3 Qg4 16.Rhg1! Qxh5 17.Rxg7+ Kh8

[ 17...Kh8 18.Rdg1!+- ]

C10Cruz_Lima,J 2310Camacho Martinez,G 2300

Cuba 1997

70/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 Ngf6 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.0-0 c5 9.c3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nb6 11.Bf4 Nd5 12.Bg3 0-0 13.Rc1 b6!N

[ 13...Qb6 - 67/(363) ] 14.Be4!? Bb7 15.Qe2 Qe7 16.a3 Rac8=

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C10Nadyrhanov,S 2470Supatashvili,Kh 2480

Russia 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5!? 7.0-0 cxd4 8.Nxf6+!

[ 8.Nxd4 Be7 9.Nxf6+ Bxf6!?÷ ] 8...Nxf6 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Be3 Bb6

[ 10...Nd5? 11.Bb5+! Bd7 12.Nxe6! Nxe3 13.Qxd7++- ]

11.Bb5+!N [ 11.c3 - 67/364 ]

11...Bd7 12.Qe2 0-0 [ 12...Nd5 13.Rad1! Nxe3? 14.Nxe6+- ]

13.Rad1 Nd5 14.Bxd7 Qxd7 15.Bc1 Rfe8 16.c4 Nf6 17.Bg5?!

[ 17.Be3² ] 17...Bxd4! 18.Bxf6 e5! 19.Bg5½-½

C10Morozevich,A 2595Zakharevich,I 2505

Novgorod (open) 1997[Zakharevich,I]

70/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5!? 7.0-0 Nxe4N 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bc5 11.Nb3

[ 11.Nb5 Qb6„ ] 11...Bd6 12.Bxf6

[ 12.Bf3 Qc7 ] 12...gxf6 13.Qh5 f5! 14.Bxf5?

[ 14.Bf3 Be5! 15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Rfe1 0-0„ ]

14...exf5 15.Rfe1+ Be7 16.Re3 f4!∓ [ 16...0-0? 17.Rg3+ Kh8 18.Rh3+- ]

17.Re4 [ 17.Re5 0-0 18.Rd1 Qc7 19.Rg5+ Kh8 20.Qh6 Rg8 21.Rh5 Rg7-+ ]

17...0-0 18.Rd1 Qc7 19.Nd4 Bf6 20.c3 Bd7 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.Qxf5 Rad8!-+

C10Morozevich,A 2595Zakharevich,I 2505

Krasnodar 1997[Zakharevich,I]

70/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5!? 7.0-0 Nxe4N 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Qe2!? Be7 11.Rad1 Nxe4 12.Rxd4! Qxd4!

[ 12...Nd6? 13.Rfd1 0-0 ( 13...Bxg5? 14.Rxd6 Qf6 15.Qb5++- ) 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Rxd6ƒ ]

13.Nxd4 Nxg5÷

C10Dvoirys,S 2590Zakharevich,I 2505

Novgorod (open) 1997[Speelman,J]

70/(275) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3!? c5 8.Be3! Qc7N

[ 8...cxd4 - 68/(248) ] 9.Ne5

[ 9.Bb5+!? Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7 11.d5 ] 9...a6 10.Qa4+ Nd7 11.0-0-0 Bd6 12.Nc4 Bf4

[ 12...Be7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.Nd6+ Ke7 16.Nxc8+ Qxc8± ]

13.g3 Bxe3+ 14.Nxe3 0-0 15.d5 b5 16.d6 Qb6

[ 16...Qc6 17.Qh4 Qxh1 18.Bg2 Qxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Rb8 20.Qe7! ]

17.Qh4 Bb7 18.Bd3 g6 19.Rhe1 Qd8 20.Qh6 Qf6 21.Ng4 Qg7 22.Qf4± h5? 23.Ne5 Rfd8 24.Nxg6!+-

C10Chacon,Joel 2145Alvarez,Jose 2405

Cuba 1997

70/(278) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qe2 Qc7!? 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne5 b6 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Bg3 Rad8!? 14.Ng4N

[ 14.Rad1 - 67/(364) ]

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14...Qc6 15.Nxf6+ gxf6 16.Qg4+ Kh8 17.Qh3 f5 18.Be5+ f6 19.Bc3 Rd7 20.Kh1™ Rg7 21.f3÷

C10BruzonPerez,Ro 2385

Cuba 1997[Nogueiras,J]

70/(278) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qe2 Qc7!? 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne5 b6 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Bg3 Bd6 14.Rad1 Rfd8 15.Rfe1!N

[ 15.c4 - 67/(364) ] 15...Rac8 16.c3 Bd5!? 17.c4 Ba8 18.Bb1

[ 18.Nxf7? Qb7! /\ 19.Be4 Qf7-+, /\ 19.f3Bc5 19.Nh6+ Kf8 20.Be4 Qxe4 21.Bxd6+

Rxd6-+ ] [ 18.Bh4 Bxe5 19.Qxe5 Qxe5 20.Rxe5 Rxc4∓ ]

18...Qb7 19.f3 Bc5+ 20.Bf2 [ 20.Kh1!? ]

20...Qc7 21.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22.Kh1 g6 23.a3! Ne4!? 24.Ng4!

[ 24.Bxe4 Qxe5³ ] 24...Nd6 25.Nf6+?!

[ 25.b4! /\ Qb2+/= ] 25...Kg7 26.b4 Qg5 27.Ne4

[ ¹27.Ng4 ] 27...Bxe4 28.Bxe4 Nxc4 29.Rxd8 Qxd8 30.Bb7 Rc7 31.Ba6 Nd6 32.Qe5+ Kg8 33.Rd1 Qe7∓

C10Becerra Rivero,J 2495Alvarez,Jose 2405

Cuba 1997[Alvarez Perez]

70/(278) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qe2 Qc7!? 10.0-0 0-0 11.Ne5 b6 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Bg3 Bd6 14.Rad1 Rfd8 15.Rfe1!N

[ 15.c4 - 67/(364) ] 15...Rac8 16.c3 Bd5!? 17.Bb1 Qb7 18.Ng4!? Nxg4 19.Qxg4 Bxg3

[ 19...Bf8!= ]

20.Qxg3 Qc7! 21.Qh4 [ 21.Qxc7 Rxc7= ]

21...h6 22.Rd3?! [ 22.Rd4!² ]

22...Bb7 23.Red1 [ 23.Rg3? Qe5! ]

23...Rd5 24.Rxd5 Bxd5 25.h3?! [ 25.Qd4 ]

25...Qe5=

C10Oll,L 2645Speelman,J 2630

Beijing (open) 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/(279) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Be4² ><f7, f6 Bxe4!?N 15.Qxe4 Rfd8

[ 15...Rad8!? /\ Rd7, Rfd8 ] 16.c3

[ 16.g3!? - 14...Rfd8 ] 16...Rac8 17.g3 Rd7½-½

C10Spraggett,K 2575Nogueiras,J 2545

Winnipeg 1997[Tiviakov,S]

70/(279) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Be4² ><f7, f6 Rfd8 15.Bxb7!?N Qxb7 16.a3!?

[ 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Rd1 Rxd1+ 18.Qxd1 Qa6 19.a3 Qb5 20.b4™ Be7„ ]

16...Rac8 17.c3 [ 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Rd1² ]

17...Qc7 18.Rfe1 [ 18.g3!?² /\ 19. Rd8 Rd8 20. Rd1 ]

18...Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.Qd2 Qc7² _|_

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C14Melao jr.,H 2175De Faria,P 2320

corr 1997[Melao jr.,H]

70/(281) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Qg4N 0-0

[ 7...f5?! 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qh6 Qf8 10.Qf4² ] 8.Nf3 c5 9.Bd3 f5?

[ 9...cxd4! A) 10.h4? f5! ( 10...dxc3? 11.Bxh7++- ) 11.Qxd4 Nc6 12.Qf4 Qb4³ ; B) 10.Bxh7+ Kxh7 11.Qh5+ Kg8 12.Ng5 ( 12.h4? g6 13.Qh6 Nxe5-+ ) 12...Qxg5™ 13.Qxg5 dxc3 14.0-0-0 ( 14.bxc3!? ) 14...cxb2+ 15.Kb1 f6 16.exf6 Nxf6 17.f3÷ ]

[ 9...f6!? ] 10.Qg5!² @ ><c7, d6, e6

C17Al_Modiahki,M 2380Barua,D 2515

Balaguer 1997[Kuzmin,A]

70/(282) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 cxd4 6.Nb5 Be7?!

[ 6...Bf8 - 6/293 ] 7.Qg4!?

[ 7.Nf3² ] 7...Kf8N

[ 7...g6 ] 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Qb6 10.Nb3 f5 11.Qf4 Nh6 12.Bd3 Nf7 13.h4 a5 14.a4 Qc7 15.Bc3 Bf6?! 16.Kf1!±

C18Pavlovic,Mi 2485Drasko,M 2555

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(286) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 Qc7 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.Ne2 dxc3 10.Qxg7 Rg8 11.Qxh7 Qxe5 12.Bf4 Qf6 13.h4 Rxg2 14.Kf1 Rg4N

[ 14...e5 - 55/(290) ]

15.Bg5 Qf3 16.Qh8+ Kd7 17.Rh2 Nbc6 18.Ng1 Rxg1+ 19.Kxg1 b6 20.Qf6±

C19Zontakh,A 2550Skomorokhin,R 2450

Sankt_Peterburg 1996[Ivanov,Se]

70/(287) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4 b6 8.Bb5+

[ 8.a5 bxa5!? ( 8...Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2!? )] [ 8.Nf3 ]

8...Bd7 9.Bd3 Nbc6 10.Nf3 h6 11.0-0 Qc7 [ 11...0-0 12.Ba3! Qc7 ( 12...c4 13.Be2²/^a3-f8 ) 13.dxc5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 ( 14.cxb6

Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Qd8÷ ) 14...Qxe5 15.c6 Nxc6 16.Bxf8 Rxf8² ]

12.Re1 0-0 13.Bf4 [ 13.Ba3 Na5 14.Nd2 Bxa4 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Qg4 Be8!? 17.Nf3 Nac6! ∆18.Bxc5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Qxc5 , 18.Bc1 f5! ]

13...Ng6 [ 13...c4 14.Bf1 Ng6 15.Bc1!² ]

14.Bg3 [ 14.Be3 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nb4 ] [ 14.Bd2 f5 ]

14...cxd4 [ 14...c4 15.Bf1 Nce7 16.h3!? ( 16.h4 Nf5 17.h5 Nxg3 18.fxg3 Nh8! 19.g4 f6 20.Qd2 Nf7„ ) ∆16...Nf5 17.Bh2 ]

15.Nxd4 [ 15.cxd4 Nb4³ ><Bg3 ]

15...Nxd4?!N 16.cxd4 Qd8 17.Re3 Rc8 18.Qd2 a5 19.c3 Qe7 20.Bc2 Rc4 21.f4 Rfc8 22.Rf3² |^>>

C19Hernandez,Gi 2525Ivanov,Se 2530

Balaguer 1997[Ivanov,Se]

70/(287) 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4 b6 8.Bb5+

[ 8.a5 bxa5!? ( 8...Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2!? )]

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[ 8.Nf3 ] 8...Bd7 9.Bd3 Nbc6 10.Nf3 h6 11.0-0 Qc7

[ 11...0-0 12.Ba3! Qc7 ( 12...c4 13.Be2²/^a3-f8 ) 13.dxc5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 ( 14.cxb6

Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Qd8÷ ) 14...Qxe5 15.c6 Nxc6 16.Bxf8 Rxf8² ]

12.Re1 0-0 13.Bf4 [ 13.Ba3 Na5 14.Nd2 Bxa4 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Qg4 Be8!? 17.Nf3 Nac6! ∆18.Bxc5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Qxc5 , 18.Bc1 f5! ]

13...Ng6 [ 13...c4 14.Bf1 Ng6 15.Bc1!² ]

14.Bg3 [ 14.Be3 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nb4 ] [ 14.Bd2 f5 ]

14...cxd4 [ 14...c4 15.Bf1 Nce7 16.h3!? ( 16.h4 Nf5 17.h5 Nxg3 18.fxg3 Nh8! 19.g4 f6 20.Qd2 Nf7„ ) ∆16...Nf5 17.Bh2 ]

15.Nxd4 [ 15.cxd4 Nb4³ ><Bg3 ]

15...Na5 16.Qg4 Qxc3 17.Rad1N [ 17.Ne2 - 53/285 ]

17...Nc6 [ 17...h5 18.Qxh5! ( 18.Qg5 Qxd4 19.Bxg6 Qg4∓ ) 18...Qxd4 19.Bb5 ( 19.Bxg6? fxg6-+ ) 19...Qc5 20.Bxd7 Qxc2 21.h4© ]

18.Nb5 Qb4 [ 18...Ncxe5? 19.Bxe5 Nxe5 20.Qg3 ∆Bxb5 21.Bh7++- ]

19.c4 [ 19.Qh5 Nf4 ]

19...dxc4 [ 19...Nce7 20.h4ƒ ]

20.Bxg6 [ 20.Bxc4 Na5 ]

20...fxg6 21.Re4 [ 21.Rxd7?? Qxe1# ] [ 21.Qxg6 Ne7 22.Qg4 Nf5∓ ]

21...Rad8 22.Rxc4 Qb2÷

C22Dubinski,R 2295Kharitonov,A 2520

Novgorod (open) 1997[Dubinski,R]

70/(291) 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bc4 0-0 7.Nge2 Ne5!?N

[ 7...Ng4 8.Qf4!= ] 8.Bb3 Nfg4! 9.Qf4 h6! 10.Qd2?

[ 10.0-0 Bg5 ( 10...d6 11.Qd2! ) 11.Qg3 Bh4 12.Qf4 Bg5= ]

10...Bc5 11.Nd1 Qh4 12.Ng3 d5!∓

C22Maric,M 2305Jovanovic,Sanja 2285

Jugoslavija (ch) 1997[Petronic,J]

70/(291) 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 0-0 7.0-0-0 Re8 8.Qg3 Rxe4 9.a3 Bc5!?N 10.Nh3?!

[ 10.Bg5!? Rd4 ( 10...Rg4? 11.Bxf6 Rxg3 12.Bxd8 Rxc3 13.Bxc7+- ; 10...Re8 11.Nd5 Be7 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Qxc7² ) 11.Bd3 ( 11.Nd5 Rxd1+ 12.Kxd1 Be7 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Qxc7 Qe6³ ) 11...Bd6! ( 11...h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Nge2 Bd6 14.Qe3© ) 12.Qe3! ( 12.f4 h6! 13.Bxh6 Nh5 14.Qh3 Nxf4 15.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 16.Kb1 Bh6 17.Nf3 d6³ ) 12...Be7 ( 12...h6?! 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nge2 Be5 15.g3!± ) 13.Nge2 ( 13.Nf3 Rd6³ ) 13...Rd6 14.Qh3 Ne5™ ( 14...g6 15.Bf4 Re6 16.Bc4 d5 17.Nxd5± ; 14...h6 15.Bf4 Re6 16.Bf5± ) 15.Bf5 g6 ( 15...Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 d6 17.Bxf6! Bxf5 18.Bxe7 Qd7! 19.Qh5 Ng6 20.Bxd6 cxd6² ) 16.f4 Nc6 ( 16...Nc4 17.Bd3© ) 17.Bxf6 Rxf6 ( 17...Bxf6 18.Rxd6 cxd6 19.Bd3© ) 18.Bxd7 Rd6 19.Bxc8 Qxc8= ]

10...d5! 11.Bg5 [ 11.Nxe4? Nxe4 12.Qf3 Bxh3 13.gxh3 Nxf2-+ ]

11...Rg4 12.Qd3 Rd4! 13.Qe2 Rxd1+ 14.Qxd1 d4 15.Ne4 Be7∓

C22Zakic,S 2355Nestorovic,D 2320

Jugoslavija 1996[Nestorovic,D]

70/(291) 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 0-0 7.0-0-0 Re8 8.Qg3 Rxe4 9.a3 Ba5!?N 10.Bd3?

[ 10.f4!? ]

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[ 10.b4 Rg4! 11.Qd3 Bb6 12.f3 Rd4 13.Qe2 Rd6 /\ Re6, d5-/+ ]

10...Rg4 11.Qh3 Ne5! 12.Be2 d6 13.f4 [ 13.f3 Rg6 14.g4 h5!-+ ]

13...Rxf4 14.Qg3 Rd4 15.Nf3 Bxc3!-+

C42Petronic,J 2490Marinkovic,I 2505

Jugoslavija 1997[Petronic,J]

70/(295) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Nd3 Bxc3 6.dxc3 Nxe4 7.Be2 d5 8.0-0 c6 9.Nf4 Nd6!?

[ 9...Re8 - 67/(392) ] 10.Nh5!N

[ 10.Kh1 ] 10...a5!? /\ Na6

[ 10...Nd7 11.Bf4 /\ 11...Nc5? 12.Ng7!+- Nf6² ]

11.Bd3! Qh4 [ 11...Na6? 12.Nxg7! Kxg7 13.Qh5 f5 14.Bg5! Rf6! 15.Rae1‚ ]

12.Ng3 [ 12.Bf4!? Ne4² ]

12...Nd7 13.Re1 Nc5 14.Be3 Nxd3 15.cxd3 Be6 16.Bc5!

[ 16.Bc5 Qd8 17.f4² ]

C42De Firmian,N 2570Schwartzman,G 2515

USA (ch) 1997

70/(295) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Qb3 c6 13.c5!?N

[ 13.Rac1?! - 39/391 ] [ 13.cxd5 ]

13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nc2 15.Rad1 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Rb8 17.c4 Be6 18.Qc2 Qc7 19.Bd3 f5 20.g3 g6÷

C43Lakos,N 2415Gorshkova,I 2120

Zagan 1997[Almasi,Z]

70/(296) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Bxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.dxe5 dxe4 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Bg5+!N

[ 9.Bf4 ] [ 9.Nc3 - 69/295 ]

9...Be7 [ 9...Ke8 10.Nd2 Bf5 11.0-0 ><e4 ]

10.Bxe7+ Kxe7 11.Nc3 Ke6 12.0-0-0±

C43Kengis,E 2650Larsen,B 2520

Aarhus 1997

70/(296) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3

[ 7.c4 - 21/(207) ] 7...Nxc3 8.bxc3 Nd7 9.Nxd7!?N

[ 9.Be3 ] 9...Qxd7 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Ba3 Rd8 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qf3 Kg7 14.h3 b6 15.Bc1 Qc6 16.Rb1 a6 17.c4±

C43Rozentalis,E 2650Nielsen,Pe 2525

Aarhus 1997

70/(296) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Qe2 Nxe5 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Qxe4 Be6 9.Qxe5 Qd7 10.Be3 Bb4+

[ 10...0-0-0 - 42/385 ] 11.c3 Bd6 12.Qh5!?N

[ 12.Qa5 ] [ 12.Qg5 ]

12...0-0-0 13.0-0 f5 14.f4 Qb5 15.Nd2 Qxb2 16.c4 Qc3 17.Qf3 Rhe8 18.Rab1 Bxc4 19.Nxc4 Qxc4 20.Qxb7+ Kd7 21.Rfc1 Qxa2 22.Ra1 Qe2 23.Bf2+-

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C43Hellers,F 2585Rozentalis,E 2650

Malmo 1997

70/(296) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.c5 Qd7 11.Re1 0-0 12.Bf4 c6 13.b4 Rfe8 14.b5!?N

[ 14.h3 - 67/(393) ] 14...Bf5 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Ba6 Ne4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qa4 Rad8 19.Rad1²

C43Rodriguez,Am 2545Borras,P 2160

Terrassa 1997[Rodriguez,Am]

70/(296) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Qh4 8.c4 0-0-0 9.c5 g5 10.f3 Nf6 11.Be3 Bg7 12.Nc3 Nh5!?N

[ 12...Rde8 - 50/333 ] 13.Ne2 Nf4 14.g3 Nxe2+ 15.Bxe2 Qh6!

[ 15...Qh5 16.f4 Qg6 17.fxg5 Qe4 18.Bf2 Bh3 19.Bf3 Qf5 20.Be3± ]

16.Qd2 Rde8 17.Rfe1 [ 17.Bxg5 Bxd4+ 18.Qxd4 Qxg5 19.f4 Qe7 20.Bf3 c6 ]

17...Rhg8 18.Bf1 [ 18.Bf1 Qf6 19.Bg2 h5÷ <=> ]

C45Garcia,Gi 2485Miles,A 2550

Ubeda 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/(297) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5

[ 5...Be7 - 63/(264) ] 6.Be3N Bb6

[ 6...Bb6 7.Nf5 ( 7.Bc4 d6 8.0-0 Nf6 ) 7...Bxe3 8.Nxe3 Nf6 9.Nd2 d5= ]

C45Svidler,P 2660Adams,Mi 2680

Tilburg 1997

70/(298) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.Nd2 g6 9.c4 Ba6 10.b3 Bg7 11.Bb2 Nb4 12.Nf3 c5 13.g3 0-0 14.Bg2 d5 15.0-0 Rad8!?N

[ 15...dxc4 - 52/(309) ] 16.Rfd1 Rfe8 17.a3 Nc6 18.Qc2 d4 19.Re1 Qd7 20.b4 Nxe5 21.b5 Bc8∓

C45Olenin,N 2365Ivanov,Vi 2390

Russia 1997[Ivanov,Vi]

70/(298) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nd2 Bb7 10.b3 a5 11.a4 Qe6 12.Bb2 Bb4 13.0-0-0 0-0-0 14.Nf3 Qh6+ 15.Kb1!N

[ 15.Qe3 - 60/306 ] 15...d5

[ 15...Rhe8 16.Qc2± ] 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Qc2! Rhe8 18.h4! c5

[ 18...f6 19.Bd3± ] 19.Ng5 Re7

[ 19...Rd7 20.Qf5± ] 20.Qf5+ Rdd7 21.f3!

[ 21.Qxh7? Be4+ ] [ 21.Ka2!? f6 22.Ne6 Rf7 23.h5± ]

21...d5 22.cxd5 Bxd5 [ 22...Bxd5 23.Bb5 Bxb3 24.Rd3 Bxa4 ( 24...c4 25.Rc1± ; 24...Be6 25.Nxe6± ) 25.Rxd7 Rxd7 26.Bxd7+ /\ Qf7+/- ]

C45Rublevsky,S 2650Aleksandrov,A 2660

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Krasenkow,M]

70/(299) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.g3 d6?!N

[ 9...g6 - 67/394 ]

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10.Bg2 [ 10.exd6?! cxd6 11.Qxe7+ Nxe7= ]

10...dxe5 11.0-0 e4 [ 11...g6? 12.b4! Nxb4 13.a3 Nd5 14.Qc2+- ]

12.Qc2! [ 12.Bxe4 f5 13.Bf3 Qxe2 14.Bxe2 Nb4= ]

12...Nb4 13.Qa4 Bb7 [ 13...Bxc4? 14.a3 ]

14.Nc3 f5 15.Bf4 /\ Nd5 g5 16.Be3 Bg7 17.Qa5!

[ 17.Bxg5?! Qxg5 18.Qxb4 0-0-0 ] 17...Nc2 18.Bc5 Qe5 19.Rad1 Bf8 20.Na4 Bc8 21.a3! ><Nc2 Be6

[ 21...Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Qxc5 23.Nxc5 Rb8 24.Rd2 Rxb2 25.Rc1+- ] [ 21...f4 22.Rd2 f3 23.Bh1 Bxc5 24.Qxc5 Qxc5 25.Nxc5 e3 26.fxe3!+- ]

22.Rd2 Bxc4 23.Rc1±

C45Blanco Fernandez,A 2335Moreno,Ale 2400

La Habana 1997[Becerra Rivero,J; Moreno,Ale]

70/(299) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.b3 Qh4 10.a3 Bc5 11.g3!N

[ 11.Bb2 - 64/(293) ] 11...Bxf2+ 12.Qxf2

[ 12.Kxf2? Qd4+ 13.Kf3 Qxa1 14.Qc2 Qxe5 15.cxd5 Qxd5+ 16.Qe4+ Qxe4+ 17.Kxe4 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 0-0∓ ]

12...Qe4+ 13.Kd1! Qxh1 14.Nd2 Nc3+?! [ 14...0-0! 15.Nf3 ( 15.cxd5?! Bxf1 16.Qxf1 Qxh2! 17.Qf3 cxd5 18.Bb2 c6 19.Kc2 Qh6 ) 15...Nc3+ 16.Kc2 Ne4 17.Qe2 d5™ 18.Bg2! ( 18.exd6 Rae8 19.d7 Re6 20.Be3 Nf6!∓ ) 18...Nxg3! ( 18...dxc4 19.b4 c3 20.Bxh1 Bxe2 21.Nd4 Bd1+ 22.Kxd1 Nf2+ 23.Ke2 Nxh1 24.Nxc6 Rae8 25.Be3 Re6 26.b5± ) 19.Qd2 Ne4 20.Bxh1 Nxd2 21.Bxd2 dxc4 22.b4± ]

15.Kc2 Ne4 16.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 17.Bd3 Qg4 18.Bf5 Qh5 19.h4 f6™ 20.exf6 gxf6

[ 20...gxf6 21.Bb2! 0-0 ( 21...0-0-0 22.Bxf6 Rhe8 23.g4 Qf7 24.Bxd8 Bxc4 25.bxc4 Qxc4+ 26.Kd2+- ) 22.g4 Qf7 23.Rg1± -> ]

C45Leko,P 2600Almasi,Z 2595

Ubeda 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/(300) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.b3 g6 10.g3 Bg7 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Bg2 Rfe8 13.0-0 Bxe5 14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Qxe5 Rxe5 16.cxd5 Bxf1 17.Kxf1 cxd5 18.Nc3

[ 18.f4² ] 18...c6 19.Rc1!?N

[ 19.Na4 Rb8 - 67/(394) ] 19...Rae8 20.Bf3 Kf8 21.Na4 Ke7 22.Nc5 Kd6=

C45Daniliuk,S 2425Bryzgalin 2400

Russia 1997[Daniliuk,S]

70/(301) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Be6 8.Na4 Rd8 9.Bd3 Bd4 10.0-0 a6 11.Qa5 b6!?

[ 11...Qe7 - 62/340 ] 12.Qxa6 Bc8 13.Qa7 b5 14.Nc5 Qe5 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Nf6 17.Be2!N

[ 17.Nb7?! Ng4 18.Rf4 Qxb2 19.Raf1 Bxb7 20.Qxb7 Ne5 21.Qxc7 0-0³ ] [ 17.Na6 0-0 18.Qxc7 Qxc7 19.Nxc7 Rd7 20.Na8 Rb7 21.e5 Ng4© ]

17...0-0 18.Nd3 Qxe4 19.Bf3 Qe6 [ 19...Qc4 20.Rf2 Rfe8 21.Qxc7± ]

20.Qxc7 Qxe3+ 21.Kh1 Bd7 22.Ne5! Rc8 23.Qd6 Rfd8 24.Qe7 Be6

[ 24...Be8? 25.Nxc6+- ] 25.Nxc6 Rd7 26.Qb4 Kh8

[ 26...Kh8 27.c3± ]

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C45Savenko,I 2300Daniliuk,S 2425

Russia 1997[Daniliuk,S]

70/(301) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Be6 8.Na4 Rd8 9.Bd3 Bd4 10.0-0 b5 11.c3 bxa4 12.cxd4 Qxd4 13.Qg5 h6!?N

[ 13...Nf6?! - 64/(294) ] 14.Qg3 Nf6™ 15.Bc2

[ 15.Qxg7? Rh7 ] 15...Nxe4 16.Qf4

[ 16.Qxc7? Qc4ƒ ] [ 16.Bxe4 Qxe4 17.Qxg7 Rh7 18.Qc3 Rd3 19.Re1 Rxc3 20.Rxe4 Rc4 21.Re2² ]

16...Nf6 17.Bxa4 0-0 18.Qxd4 [ 18.Bxc6?! Qb6 19.Bf3 Rd4 ]

18...Rxd4 19.Bxc6 Rc4 20.Bf3 [ 20.Bf3 Rd8 21.Be3 Rc2 22.b3 Nd5 23.Rfd1² ]

½-½

C45Baklan,V 2570Macieja,B 2470

Zagan 1997[Macieja,B]

70/(303) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 b6 8.0-0 Bb7 9.Nb3N Pinter,J

[ 9.Nb5 - 60/(312) ] 9...Ne5! 10.Nxc5 bxc5 11.Bd5?!

[ 11.Be2 Bxe4 12.Bxc5 ( 12.f3 Bxb1! 13.Rxb1 d6 14.Qa4+ c6³ ) 12...Qg5 13.g3 0-0= ]

11...Nxd5 12.exd5 [ 12.exd5 Ba6 13.Re1 0-0! 14.Bxc5 Nd3 15.Bd4 Qf5∓ @ Tseshkovsky,V ]

C45Pavasovic,D 2495Beliavsky,A 2710

Krsko (m/4) 1997[Beliavsky,A]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.a4 Qh4?! 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.a5 Nd4 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.Ra4 c5!?N

[ 10...Bc5 ] 11.c3 Be5 12.Be3 d5! 13.g3 Qg4 14.Qxg4 Bxg4 15.exd5 0-0-0!©

C47Nadyrhanov,S 2480Malaniuk,V 2610

Smolensk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/(305) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 c6 11.Qf3 Be7 12.Rae1

[ 12.h3 Rb8 13.Rab1 h6 14.Bf4 Be6 15.Rfe1 c5= ]

12...Re8 [ 12...h6 13.Bxh6! gxh6 14.Qe3 d4! ( 14...Re8 - 10/272 ; 14...Bd6 15.Qxh6 Bg4 16.Re3 d4 17.Ne4! Nxe4 18.Rxe4+- ; 14...Be6 15.Qxh6 Bd6 16.Qg5+ Kh8 17.f4 /\ Rf3+/- ) 15.Qxh6 Qd6 16.Qg5+ Kh8 17.f4 Ng8! 18.Rxe7 dxc3 19.Re3 Qf6 20.Qc5 Bg4 21.f5 Kh7 22.bxc3÷ ]

13.h3 h6!N [ 13...Rb8 14.Nd1 Be6 15.b3 Qd7 16.Ne3 Ne4 17.Bxe7 Nd2 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh6 Qxe7 20.Nf5!± ]

14.Bf4?! [ 14.Bh4!? Rb8 /\ Rb4 ]

14...Be6 15.Nd1 Bd6 16.Bxd6? [ 16.Ne3 Bxf4 17.Qxf4 Qa5 18.a3 Rab8 19.Rb1= ]

16...Qxd6 17.Ne3 Qb4 18.b3 Qa3!³

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C26Glek,I 2505Korneev,O 2565

Asti 1997[Korneev,O]

70/(305) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.0-0 Be6 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 Bxe3!?

[ 9...Qd7 - 67/(388) ] 10.fxe3 Ne7!N

[ 10...d5 ] 11.Nh4

[ 11.Kh2!? ] 11...c6 12.Kh2 Qc7 13.d4 d5 14.exd5 Nfxd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Qd2 Ne7 17.dxe5! Qxe5 18.Qd4 Qc7 19.e4 0-0 20.Nf5 Nxf5

[ 20...f6!? 21.Qd6 Qxd6 22.Nxd6 Rab8÷ ] 21.exf5 Rad8 22.Qf4½-½

C49Spassky,B 2550Xie,Jun 2495

Kobenhavn 1997[Smyslov,V]

70/(308) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.0-0 0-0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 11.Bc1 c5 12.a4 Nc7 13.Bf1 Bg4 14.h3 Bxf3N

[ 14...Bd7 ] 15.Qxf3 cxd4 16.cxd4 exd4 17.e5 Nd7 18.Ba3 Nxe5 19.Qxb7 Qd7 20.Qe4 Rfd8 21.Qxd4± |^

C54Damljanovic,B 2540Matulovic,M 2445

Jugoslavija 1997[Matulovic,M]

70/(310) 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 d6 6.0-0 a6 7.d4 Ba7 8.h3

[ 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5= ] 8...0-0 9.Re1 h6 10.Bf1!?N

[ 10.Be3 Qe7 - 31/375 ] 10...Re8 11.d5 Ne7 12.Be3?!

[ ¹12.c4 /\ Nc3 ]

12...Bxe3 13.Rxe3 Nh7 14.Nbd2 Rf8 15.c4 f5 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Re1 Ng5! 18.Nxg5 Qxg5 19.Nf3

[ 19.Ne4?! Qg6∓ /\ Nd4 ] 19...Qf6 20.Qd2 b6 21.Rac1 a5 22.Rc3 Bd7³

C54Movsesian,S 2555Gyimesi,Z 2525

Zagan 1997

70/(310) 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.h3 Ne7

[ 8...0-0 - 65/311 ] 9.Nf1 Ng6 10.Ng3 0-0 11.0-0 b5!? 12.Re1 Bb7 13.a4½-½

C54Morozevich,A 2590Gyimesi,Z 2525

Zagan 1997

70/(310) 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.h3 Ne7

[ 8...0-0 - 65/311 ] 9.Nf1 Ng6 10.Ng3 0-0 11.0-0 b5!? 12.Re1 Bb7 13.d4

[ 13.d4 Re8÷ ]½-½

C54Nevednichy,V 2530Gyimesi,Z 2525

Jugoslavija 1997[Nevednichy,V]

70/(310) 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.h3 Ne7

[ 8...0-0 - 65/311 ] 9.Nf1 Ng6 10.Ng3 0-0 11.0-0 b5!? 12.Re1 Bb7 13.Nh2!N d5 14.Qf3 Nh4 15.Qe2 h6 16.Ng4 Nxg4 17.hxg4 dxe4 18.dxe4 Ng6?!

[ 18...Qe7!? ] 19.Nf5 Qf6

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[ 19...Nf4 20.Bxf4 exf4 21.Rad1 Qg5 22.Rd7ƒ ]

20.Qf3 /\ Nh6 Nh4™ 21.Qg3! Nxf5 22.exf5²

C56Tzermiadianos,And 2420Atalik,S 2590

Ikaria 1997[Tzermiadianos,And]

70/(312) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ng4 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.Bf4 d6 8.exd6 cxd6 9.Nbd2 Bf5 10.Nb3 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2!N

[ 11.Kxe2 - 54/311 ] 11...d3™

[ 11...Bxc2? 12.Nbxd4 Be4 13.Nb5 0-0-0 14.Ng5!+- ]

12.cxd3! Nge5 13.Kd2 Be7 [ 13...Be7 14.Nbd4! Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Bd7 16.Be3! d5! 17.a3! Bd6 18.f4 Ng6 19.g3 Ne7 20.Bf3² ]

C63Filipek,J 2410Sosnicki,M 2270

Polanica Zdroj (open) 1997[Filipek,J]

70/(313) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d3 fxe4 5.dxe4 Nf6 6.Qd3 Bc5!?N

[ 6...Bb4+ - 42/399 ] 7.Nc3 d6 8.Bg5 0-0

[ 8...h6?! 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Nd5 ¹Qd8 ( 10...Qf7? 11.b4 Bb6 12.a4 a5 13.Nxb6 cxb6 14.Qxd6+- )]

9.Nd5 Kh8 [ 9...Be6 10.Nxf6+ gxf6 11.Bh6 Rf7 12.Bc4 Nb4 13.Qe2 Qe8 14.c3 Nc6 15.0-0-0² /\ Nh4, f4 ]

10.c3 Ne7 [ 10...Be6!? ] [ 10...a6!? ]

11.Nxf6 gxf6 12.Be3 [ 12.Be3 Bxe3! 13.Qxe3 Be6= ]

C63Savicevic,V 2350Milanovic,V 2350

Ulcinj 1997[Milanovic,V]

70/(313) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Nf6

[ 5...fxe4 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.Qe2 Bg4 8.d3² ] 6.Qe2 Bd6 7.exf5

[ 7.d4 Bb4!= ] 7...0-0 8.d3 Bxf5 9.Bg5 Qe7!?N

[ 9...Qe8 - 69/(308) ] 10.Ne4 Qf7 11.Bxf6 gxf6

[ 11...gxf6 12.Nh4 Bd7 13.g4!² ]

C63Misailovic,N 2390Milanovic,V 2350

Ulcinj 1997[Milanovic,V]

70/(313) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Qe2 Bc5 6.exf5 Qe7 7.d3

[ 7.Bxc6! dxc6 8.d3 Bxf5 9.Bg5² ] 7...0-0!?N

[ 7...Nd4 ] 8.Bg5?!

[ ¹8.Bxc6 ] 8...Nd4! 9.Nd5 Nxe2 10.Nxe7+ Bxe7 11.Bc4+ d5!

[ 11...Kh8 12.Kxe2 d6 13.g4² ] 12.Bxf6 dxc4 13.Bxe7 Re8 14.Kxe2 cxd3+ 15.cxd3 Rxe7 16.g4 e4 17.Ng5 exd3+ 18.Kxd3 Bd7©

C63Short,N 2645Piket,Je 2625

Dortmund 1997[Matulovic,M]

70/(313) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nxe5 Qh4 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.h3 Nd5! 9.0-0 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bd6 11.Qe1!? Bxe5! 12.dxe5 Bf5 13.c4 c5 14.Qe3 b6 15.f4 h5=

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C64Berzinsh,R 2440Sakovich,I 2305

Riga 1996[Berzinsh,R]

70/(314) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.0-0 Nd4 5.Nxd4 Bxd4 6.c3 Bb6 7.d4 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.Na3 exd4 10.cxd4 Ne7 11.Bg5

[ 11.Nc4!? d5 12.Nxb6 axb6 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Re1+ Be6 15.Bc2 0-0 16.Qd3 g6 17.Qg3² ]

11...f6 12.Bf4 0-0 13.d5!N [ 13.Nc4 - 21/225 ]

13...Bc5? [ 13...cxd5 14.Bb3 ( 14.exd5 Bc5 15.Nc2 Ng6 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Bd7 18.Bb3 Qb6= ∆19.Nc2 a5! 20.Qd4 Qxd4 21.Nxd4 a4 22.Bc2 Ra5! ) 14...Be6 ( 14...Kh8 15.Bxd5± ) 15.exd5 Bf7 16.Nb5 Bc5 17.Qd2 ( 17.Re1 Qb6! ) 17...a6 18.Nc3 Ng6 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Re8 21.Qd4 Qe7 22.a4² ]

14.dxc6! bxc6? [ 14...Nxc6± ]

15.b4!+-

C67Kviriashvili,I 2305Nadanian,A 2475

Yerevan 1997[Nadanian,A]

70/(315) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Nxe5 Be7 8.d4 0-0 9.Nd2 Nf5 10.Ndf3

[ 10.c3!? ∆c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Qf3 ] 10...Be6 11.c4?!

[ 11.c3 c5= ] 11...Qe8!N /\ Rd8

[ 11...Bf6 ] 12.b3

[ 12.Qb3 b5!³ ] 12...Rd8 13.Bb2 Bc8! /\ f6

[ 13...f6?! 14.Ng6!= ] [ 13...Nxd4?! 14.Nxd4 c5 15.Qf3 cxd4 16.Qxb7÷ ] [ 13...c5?! 14.d5 c6 15.dxe6! Rxd1 16.exf7+ Rxf7 17.Raxd1 Rf6÷ ]

14.Qc2 f6! 15.Nd3 Qf7 16.Re2 Rfe8! 17.Rae1 Bf8³ ^^ ><d4

C67Kindermann,S 2530Smejkal,J 2500

Passau 1996

70/(315) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Ke8 11.Bf4 Be6 12.g4 Ne7 13.Nd4!?N

[ 13.Bg3 - 59/537 ] 13...Nd5 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Bd2 Bc5 16.Ne4 Bd4 17.Rae1 b6 18.c3 Bxe5 19.f4 Bd6 20.c4 Ne7 21.Nxd6+±

C67Garcia,Gi 2485Miles,A 2550

Linares 1997

70/(315) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.Ne2 Ne7 11.Re1N

[ 11.h3 - 20/287 ] 11...Bg4 12.Nfd4 c5! 13.Nb5 Kd7!=

C67Almasi,Z 2595Aleksandrov,A 2615

Pula 1997

70/(315) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 a5 11.Rd1!?N

[ 11.b3 - 53/321 ] 11...a4 12.g4 Ne7 13.Kg2 Ng6 14.Rd4 Be7 15.Kg3

[ 15.Rxa4? Rxa4 16.Nxa4 h5 17.Kg3 hxg4 18.hxg4 Bh4+ 19.Nxh4 Rxh4 20.f3 Rh1∓ ]

15...h5 16.Bg5 hxg4 17.hxg4 f6 18.Bf4 f5 19.g5 a3 20.b3 Be6÷

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C67MinchevKirkov

corr 1997[Kostakiev,D; Georgiev,Ki]

70/(315) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Ng5 Bc4

[ 10...Ke7!? - 64/(305) ] 11.Rd1+ Ke8 12.b3! /\ >> Bb4 13.bxc4! Bxc3 14.Rb1 b6 15.Rb3?!=

C68Renet,O 2505Haba,P 2520

Pula 1997[Prie,E]

70/(316) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f6 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.Qc3!N

[ 10.Rad1 - 68/(291) ] 10...0-0

[ 10...Ng6 11.Nd4 Bf7 12.Nf5 0-0 13.Nc4 Ne7 14.Nfxd6 cxd6 15.Rad1 d5 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Bc5 Re8 18.Qb4² ]

11.Nd4 Bf7 12.Rad1 Qc8 13.Nc4 b5 14.Nxd6 cxd6 15.Bf4²

C68Valerga,D 2445Van Riemsdijk,H 2395

Buenos Aires (open) 1997[Prie,E]

70/(316) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f6 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.Qc3!N

[ 10.Rad1 - 68/(291) ] 10...0-0

[ 10...Ng6 11.Nd4 Bf7 12.Nf5 0-0 13.Nc4 Ne7 14.Nfxd6 cxd6 15.Rad1 d5 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Bc5 Re8 18.Qb4² ]

11.Nd4 Bf7 12.Rad1 Qe8! 13.Nc4 c5 14.Nb3 Qc6=

C68Prie,E 2465Marcelin,C 2335

Montpellier 1997[Prie,E]

70/(316) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f6 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.Qc3!N

[ 10.Rad1 - 68/(291) ] 10...0-0

[ 10...Ng6 11.Nd4 Bf7 12.Nf5 0-0 13.Nc4 Ne7 14.Nfxd6 cxd6 15.Rad1 d5 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Bc5 Re8 18.Qb4² ]

11.Nc4 Qe8 12.Nxd6 [ 12.Rad1 Bxc4 13.Qxc4+ Qf7² ]

12...cxd6 13.Qb4 Qd7 14.Rfd1 [ 14.Rad1!? ><a2 ]

14...Nc8 [ 14...d5 15.Bc5 Rfe8 16.c4 Ng6 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Qd2 Rad8 20.Bb6 Qg4 21.h3 Bxf3 22.hxg4 Rxd2 23.Rxd2 Bxg4 24.Rc1± ]

15.Bf4 Rd8 [ 15...Rd8 16.e5! fxe5 17.Nxe5 Qe7 18.Nf3² ∆d5? 19.Qxe7 Nxe7 20.Re1 Ng6 21.Rxe6 Nxf4 22.Re7± ]

C68Rozentalis,E 2650Wedberg,T 2480

New York 1997

70/(316) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 f6 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.Qc3!N

[ 10.Rad1 - 68/(291) ] 10...0-0 11.Nc4 Bxc4 12.Qxc4+ Kh8 13.Rad1 Qe8 14.Bc5²

C68Glek,I 2505Naumkin,I 2410

Porto San Giorgio 1997[Glek,I]

70/(317) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qd6 6.Na3 Be6 7.Qe2 f6 8.Rd1 c5 9.c3 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Ne7 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 exd4 14.Bf4 Qd7

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15.Rac1 Nc6 16.Nc2 Be7!?N [ 16...Rd8 - 68/(292) ]

17.Qb3! [ 17.Ne3 0-0÷ ]

17...g5?! [ ¹17...Rb8

A) 18.Ne3 Bd6 19.Bxd6 ( 19.Nd5!? ) 19...dxe3 20.Ba3² ; B) 18.Qc4!? ]

18.Bg3 b5 19.Ne3 Na5 20.Qd5!±

C78Morovic Fernandez,I 2580Christiansen,L 2560

New York 1997

70/(319) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.h3 0-0 10.Be3N

[ 10.Bg5 - 68/298 ] 10...Bb7 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.d5 Ne7 13.Bxb6 cxb6 14.c4 bxc4 15.Nxc4 b5 16.Ne3 Ng6=

C78Fedorowicz,J 2510Gulko,B 2580

USA (ch) 1997

70/(319) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4!?N Bg4 10.axb5 axb5 11.Rxa8 Qxa8 12.d5 Na7 13.h3 Bh5 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.g4 Bg6 16.Nh4 h6 17.Bc1 Qd8 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 Nf6 20.b3 Qd7 21.Qf3 0-0 22.Nd2 c6 23.dxc6 Qxc6 24.Ne4 Rc8 25.Nxf6+ gxf6 26.Qxc6 Nxc6½-½

C78Savic,M.R 2430Vujosevic,V 2430

Jugoslavija 1997[Vujosevic,V]

70/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.c3 h6 8.d4 d6 9.Re1 g6 10.a4 Bg7 11.dxe5!?

[ 11.d5 - 69/321 ] 11...dxe5 12.Qxd8+!N

[ 12.Qe2 ] 12...Rxd8

[ 12...Nxd8 13.Nxe5 Nxe4 14.Nxf7 Nxf7 15.Nd2 0-0 16.Nxe4 Rfe8 17.f3 ]

13.axb5 axb5 14.Na3 b4 15.Nb5/\ 15...Rd7? 16.Na7! Rc8

[ 15...Rc8 16.cxb4! 0-0 17.Bd2± ]

C78Hellers,F 2585Adams,Mi 2660

Aarhus 1997[Adams,Mi]

70/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.d4 Bxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.c4 bxc4!N

[ 10...c5 - 63/(288) ] 11.Bxc4?!

[ 11.Ba4+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Nc3÷ ( 13.f4?! c5 14.Qc3 Nd3 15.Qxc4 Qb5! )]

11...c5 12.Qd1?? [ 12.Qc3 Nxe4 13.Qc2³ ]

12...Nxc4 13.Qa4+ Bd7 14.Qxc4 Bb5-+

C78Kholmov,R 2465Lomineishvili,M 2385

Moscow 1997[Kholmov,R]

70/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.d4 Bxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.c3 c5!N

[ 10...Bb7 - 67/429 ] 11.Qe3

[ 11.Qd1!? Bb7 12.f3÷ ] 11...0-0 12.Nd2 Re8 13.f3 Bb7

[ 13...Bb7 /\ d5 14.Rd1!? Qc7 15.Nf1= ]

C78Kaminski,M 2540Malaniuk,V 2615

Polanica Zdroj 1997

70/(322) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.dxe5N Nxe5 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Bxf7 Rf8 13.Bd5 Nxd5

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14.exd5 Bb7 15.a4 [ 15.Be3!? ]

15...Bxd5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8+ Bxa8 18.Be3 Bxe3 19.fxe3 Rxf1+ 20.Kxf1 Ke7 21.Nd2 Bd5½-½

C78Adams,Mi 2680Emms,J 2530

Great Britain (ch_play off) 1997

70/(324) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 0-0 9.Nc3 b4 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Bxd5 d6 12.a5 Rb8 13.Be3N

[ 13.c3 - 62/370 ] 13...Bxe3 14.fxe3 Ne7 15.Bb3 Ng6 16.Qe1 Bc8 17.h4 Be6=

C78Bezgodov,A 2570Potapov,A 2455

Perm 1997[Polgar,J]

70/(325) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 c5?!N 13.Qd1 Ng6 14.e5! Ng4 15.Bxf7+! Kxf7 16.e6+! Bxe6 17.f5 N6e5 18.fxe6+ Kxe6 19.Nc3 Nf6 20.Bg5±

C78Kasparov,G 2795Topalov,V 2725

Novgorod 1997[Polgar,J]

70/(325) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ne7 14.Qd3N 0-0 15.Nc3 c5 16.Nxb5 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Rxb5 18.Ra7 c4 19.Bxc4 d5 20.Qxe7 dxc4 21.Qxd8 Rxd8 22.Ra8 Rf8 23.Ra4 Be6=

C78Hjartarson,J 2605Stefansson,H 2545

Reykjavik 1997[Polgar,J]

70/(325) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ne7 14.e5 Ne4 15.Qe1!?N

[ 15.Qe3 - 69/318 ] 15...Nc5 16.Ba2!? 0-0 17.b4 Na4 18.Nc3 dxe5 19.Nxa4 bxa4 20.fxe5 Nc6 21.c3 Qe7 22.Bd5 Nxe5 23.Rxa4±

C83Ulibin,M 2555Daniliuk,S 2410

Krasnodar 1997

70/(327) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.Nb3!?N

[ 12.Ne4 - 66/292 ] 12...d3 13.Bb1 Nxb3 14.axb3 Bf5 15.Be3 0-0 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 c5 18.Bxd3 cxd4 19.Bxd4 Qxd4 20.Bxf5 Qxb2÷

C83Topalov,V 2745Piket,Je 2630

Antwerpen 1997

70/(327) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.Nb3!?N

[ 12.Ne4 - 66/292 ] 12...d3 13.Bb1 Nxb3 14.axb3 Bf5 15.Be3 0-0 16.Bd4 Qd5 17.Re1 Rfd8 18.Re3 Nxd4 19.cxd4 c5 20.Bxd3 cxd4 21.Re2 Qe6 22.h3! Rd5?

[ 22...Bb4!= ] 23.Ne1! a5

[ 23...Rxe5? 24.Rxe5 Qxe5 25.Qf3+- ] 24.Bxf5 Qxf5 25.Nd3±

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C82Svidler,P 2640Sokolov,I 2615

Pula 1997

70/(327) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Re1 0-0 13.Nf1 Bh5 14.Ng3 Bg6 15.Be3 Qd7 16.Bxg6!?N

[ 16.h4 - 58/(360) ] 16...hxg6 17.Qc2 Ne6 18.b4 a5 19.a3 Rfb8 20.Rad1 axb4 21.axb4 Ncd8 22.h4 Qc6 23.Qb3 Qc4 24.Qxc4 dxc4 25.Ne4 Kf8 26.g3 Ra3 27.Kg2²

C82Leko,P 2600Korchnoi,V 2635

Ubeda 1997

70/(327) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Re1 0-0 13.Nf1 Re8 14.Ne3 Nxe5 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7 16.Qc2+ Kg8 17.Nxe5 Bh5!?N

[ 17...Be6 - 50/369 ] 18.Qf5 Bf6 19.Nc6 Bg6 20.Qxg6 fxg6 21.Nxd8 Raxd8=

C82Van den Doel,E 2440Timman,J 2630

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(327) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Re1 0-0 13.Nf1 Re8 14.h3 Bh5 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.Nf5

[ 16.Be3 - 57/342 ] 16...Ne4!?N

[ 16...Bf8 ] 17.Nxe7+ Rxe7 18.Bf4 Qd7 19.Nh4 Nc5 20.Nxg6 hxg6÷

C87Topalov,V 2725Short,N 2690

Madrid 1997

70/(329) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 d6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Nc3 0-0 11.h3!?N

[ 11.Qf3 - 67/436, 437 ] 11...c5 12.Nf3 Re8 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Bd6 15.Bf4 Bf5 16.Rc1 Re6 17.Qf3 Qe8 18.Nd3 c4 19.Rxe6 Bxe6 20.Ne5 Rb8 21.Re1 Qf8 22.b3 cxb3 23.axb3 Re8 24.Nd3 c5 25.Bxd6 Qxd6 26.Qf4 Qxf4 27.Nxf4 Bf5 28.Rc1

[ 28.Rc1 Rd8= ]

C88Adams,Mi 2680Piket,Je 2630

Tilburg 1997

70/(331) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3 0-0 9.d3 h6!? 10.h3 Be6!?N

[ 10...Re8 - 69/331 ] 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nbd2 Qe8 13.a4 Nd7=

C88Hellers,F 2585Hector,J 2500

Malmo 1997

70/(331) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.d4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.e5 Ne4 11.Qg4

[ 11.Qf3 - 17/317 ] 11...Bg5!?N

[ 11...c5 ] 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Qxf4 Ng5 14.Qxd4 Ne6!?

[ 14...0-0 ] 15.Qd2 Qh4 16.Nc3 0-0 17.Bd5 Bxd5 18.Qxd5 Qb4 19.Rab1 Rad8 20.Ne4 Nf4=

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C88Korneev,O 2590Giorgadze,G 2595

Linares 1997[Giorgadze,G]

70/(332) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Nd7 11.c3 Nc5 12.Bc2?! Nxa4 13.Bxa4 bxa4 14.Qxa4 Kh8 15.d4?!N

[ 15.Nc4 - 66/301 ] 15...exd4 16.cxd4

[ 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 f5 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Bc5³ |^ ]

16...d5!? 17.e5 Nb4 18.Nf1 [ 18.Nf1 c5!? 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Be3 d4 21.Nxd4 ( 21.Bxd4 Bxd4 22.Qxb4 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Rb8∓ ) 21...Bxd4 22.Qxb4 Qd5 23.f3 Bxe5 24.Ra5 Bd6 25.Bc5 Bc7! 26.Bb6 Qd6 27.Qxd6 ( 27.Bc5? Bxa5 28.Qxa5 Qd5 ) 27...Bxd6 28.Bc5 Bc7 29.Ra3 Rfe8 30.Rae3 Bc6 31.Re7 Kg8 32.Kf2 Rxe7 33.Rxe7 Bd8³ _|_^^ ]

C88Svidler,P 2640Giorgadze,G 2595

Pula 1997

70/(332) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.a4 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Nd7 11.c3 Nc5 12.axb5 axb5 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.Bc2 b4N

[ 14...Bf6 - 68/313 ] 15.Nc4 Qa2 16.Be3 Nd7 17.Ba4 bxc3 18.Re2 Ra8 19.b3 c2 20.Rxc2 Rxa4 21.Rxa2 Rxa2 22.Qb1±

C88Shirov,A 2690Topalov,V 2725

Madrid 1997

70/(332) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 h6!?N

[ 12...c5 - 68/311 ]

13.Ng3 Re8 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Nh2 d5 16.Ng4 c6=

C89Hansen,Cu 2605Hector,J 2500

Malmo 1997

70/(333) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 Bb7 12.d4 Bf6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Na3 b4 15.Nc4 bxc3 16.Na5 Bxd4 17.Rxe8+!N

[ 17.Nxb7 - 49/402 ] 17...Qxe8 18.Nxb7 cxb2 19.Bxb2 Bxb2 20.Bxd5 Bxa1 21.Qxa1 Qb5 22.Qd1! Re8 23.g3 g6 24.a4 Qe2 25.Qb3±

C89Leko,P 2635Adams,Mi 2680

Tilburg 1997

70/(333) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Qd7 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.Qf1 c5 18.Re1 Kh8 19.Bd1!?N

[ 19.a4 - 69/332 ] 19...f5 20.Bf3 f4 21.g4 Rae8©

C89Polgar,J 2670Adams,Mi 2680

Tilburg 1997

70/(333) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Qd7 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.Re1 c5 18.Ne4 Be7 19.a4 b4 20.Bg5 Bxg5 21.Nxg5 bxc3 22.bxc3 Rad8!?N 23.Ne4 Qc6 24.Qh5 Nxc3 25.Qxc5 Rxd3 26.Bc4 Qxc5 27.Nxc5 Rd4 28.Bf1 Bc8 29.Ra3 Nd5 30.a5 Nc7 31.Rc1²

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C91Klundt,K 2370Skembris,S 2450

Bolzano 1997

70/(334) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.d4 exd4 10.cxd4 Bg4 11.Be3 Na5 12.Bc2 Nc4 13.Bc1 c5 14.b3 Na5 15.d5 Nd7 16.Nbd2 Bf6 17.Rb1 Bc3 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 b4 20.Rd1 Re8 21.Nf1 c4!N

[ 21...Qf6 - 16/251 ] 22.Ne3 cxb3 23.axb3 Nb7÷ <=> /\ a5-a4|^

C91Adams,Mi 2660Ivanchuk,V 2740

Linares 1997

70/(334) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.d4 Bg4 10.d5 Na5 11.Bc2 Qc8 12.Nbd2 c6 13.h3 Bd7 14.dxc6 Bxc6 15.Nf1

[ 15.b4 - 46/452 ] 15...Nc4 16.Ng3 g6 17.Qe2N

[ 17.Nh2 ] 17...Qb7 18.a4 Rfc8 19.b3 Nb6 20.a5 Nbd7 21.Bd2 d5! 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Rad1÷

C92Svidler,P 2640Yudasin,L 2600

Sankt_Peterburg 1997

70/(335) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nd7 10.d4 Bf6 11.a4 Rb8 12.axb5 axb5 13.Be3 Ne7 14.d5 Nc5 15.Bc2 b4N

[ 15...c6 - 47/432 ] 16.c4 Na6 17.Nbd2 c5 18.dxc6 Nxc6 19.Ba4 Na5 20.Bb5 Nc5 21.Bxc5 dxc5 22.Qa4²

C92Polgar,J 2670Piket,Je 2630

Tilburg 1997

70/(335) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Be6 10.d4 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Qb8 12.Nbd2 Qb6 13.d5 Na5 14.Qc2 c6 15.dxc6!?N

[ 15.b4 - 46/(455) ] 15...Qxc6 16.Nf1 Rfc8 17.Bg5 b4 18.Ne3 bxc3 19.b3²

C92Kotronias,V 2585Gligoric,S 2470

Jugoslavija 1997[Jovicic,M]

70/(337) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 h6 12.a4 Bf8 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 c5 16.d5 Nd7 17.Ra3 c4 18.axb5 axb5 19.Nd4 Rxa3 20.bxa3 Nd3 21.Bxd3 cxd3 22.Re3 Nc5 23.Bb2 Qa5 24.Nf5!N

[ 24.N4f3 - 64/(330) ] [ 24.Rg3 g6 25.Qh5 Qxd2 26.Rxg6+ fxg6 27.Qxg6+ Bg7 28.Nf5 Qxb2 29.Nxh6+ Kh8 30.Nf7+= ]

24...g6 [ 24...Bc8 25.Nxg7! Bxg7 26.Rg3 Re5 27.Bxe5! dxe5 28.Qc1!? Qb6 29.Nb3! d2 30.Nxd2 Bb7 31.Qd1± ]

25.Ng3 Bg7 [ 25...b4 26.Nh5! Be7 27.axb4 Qxb4 28.Bf6± ∆Bd8 29.Bxd8 Rxd8 30.Qa1 gxh5 31.Qf6 Qa5 32.Rg3+ Kf8 33.Rg7/\ Rh7+- ]

26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Nb3 Qxa3 [ 27...Qa4 28.Qa1+ f6 29.Nxc5 dxc5 30.Rxd3± ] [ 27...Nxb3 28.Qxb3 d2 29.Nf1± ]

28.Nxc5 Qxc5 [ 28...dxc5 29.Rxd3 Qa5 30.Qc2 c4 31.Qb2+± ∆Kh7 32.Qf6! ]

29.Rxd3 [ 29.Rxd3 Ra8 30.Qb1 b4 31.Qb2+ Kg8 32.Rb3 Ra4 33.Qd2 Qc4 34.Rb1± ]

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D07Rogozenko,D 2490Fries_Nielsen,J 2415

Hamburg 1997[Rogozenko,D]

70/(342) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Nf6 8.c4 Qd6 9.d5 Ne7 10.Qa4+N

[ 10.Qb1 - 64/339 ] 10...Bd7 11.Qb3 a5!

[ 11...Ne4? 12.Bb4± ] 12.Bd3 e4

[ 12...0-0? 13.e4² ] 13.Bc2 b5!?

[ 13...0-0 14.Ne2 c6= ] 14.cxb5 Nexd5 15.Ne2 Nb4 16.Nd4 0-0

[ 16...c5!? 17.bxc6 Bxc6= ] 17.a3! Nxc2+ 18.Qxc2 Rfe8 19.a4 Ng4 20.Rc1²

D07Lputian,S 2585Nadanian,A 2475

Armenia (ch) 1997[Nadanian,A]

70/(342) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 e5 4.dxe5 d4 5.exd4 Qxd4 6.Qxd4 Nxd4 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.h3! Be6N

[ 8...Bh5 ] 9.Nc3 0-0-0 10.Bf4!

[ 10.Be3?! Nc6³ ] [ 10.Bg5 f6! 11.exf6 gxf6© ]

10...Nf3+! [ 10...Bxc4? 11.Bxc4 Nc2+ 12.Ke2 Nxa1 13.Bd3 /\ Nf3+- ]

11.Nxf3 [ 11.Ke2 Nd4+ 12.Kf1 Nc6!© ]

11...Rxd3 12.Nd5?! [ 12.Nd2 Bb4 13.Ke2 Rd4 14.Be3 Bxc3 ( 14...Bxc4+? 15.Ke1 ) 15.bxc3² ]

12...Bxd5 13.cxd5 Rxd5 14.Ke2 [ 14.Rc1!? ]

14...Ne7 15.Rhd1 Ng6! 16.Bg3 Rb5!=

D17Rajkovic,Du 2465Matulovic,M 2445

Jugoslavija 1997[Matulovic,M]

70/(351) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc3 Na6 15.Nxc4 0-0-0 16.Qe3 Qc5!N

[ 16...Nc5 17.Be2!± ( 17.a5 - 65/369 )] 17.Be2 Qxe3+ 18.Nxe3 Nc5 19.Rhd1 e5!? 20.a5 Kc7 21.Kb4 Ne4 22.Rac1

[ 22.a6!? b6 23.Rac1 Rd4+!= ] 22...a6 23.Bf3?!

[ 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rd1= ] 23...Nf2! 24.Nd5+ Kb8 25.Rd2 cxd5 26.Rxf2 f5 27.Bd1 g6³

D17Sorokin,M 2560Ehlvest,J 2635

Buenos Aires (open) 1997[Ehlvest,J]

70/(351) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc3 0-0 15.Qe3 b5 16.Be2 Nd7

[ 16...f6 - 57/373 ] 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Qc5 Qd8!N 19.Rhf1 a6 20.Rad1 Qa5+ 21.Kc2 Rad8! 22.Kb1 Qc7 23.Bf3

[ 23.Bf3 Qxh2! /\ ba4= ]½-½

D20Zaitsev,I 2450Ivanov,Vi 2390

Moscow 1997[Ivanov,Vi]

70/(353) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 c5 4.Bxc4 cxd4 5.exd4 Qc7 6.Bb3 Bg4 7.Nf3!

[ 7.f3 - 61/397 ] 7...Bxf3

[ 7...Nf6 8.0-0 e6 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nc3/\ d5|^ ]

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8.Qxf3! Qxc1+ 9.Ke2 Qxh1?N 10.Qxf7+ [ 10.Bxf7+ Kd8 11.Qxb7 e6! 12.Bxe6 Nf6 ] [ 10.Qxb7 e6! 11.Qc8+ Ke7 12.Qc5+= ]

10...Kd7?! [ 10...Kd8 11.Qxf8+ Kd7 12.Ba4+! Nc6 ( 12...Ke6 13.d5++- ; 12...Kc7 13.Nc3! Qxa1 14.Nd5+ Kd6 15.Qf4++- ; 12...b5 13.Qf5+!‚ ) 13.Qxa8 Qxg2 14.Qxb7+ Kd6 15.Bxc6 Qxc6 16.Qb8+± ]

11.Be6+ Kc7 [ 11...Kd6? 12.Nd2 Qxa1 13.Nc4+ Kc7 14.Qe8!+- ]

12.Qf4+ Kb6 13.Nc3! [ 13.d5 Na6! 14.Nd2!? Qxa1 15.Nc4+ Kb5 16.a4+÷ ]

13...Qxa1 14.Nd5+ Ka6 [ 14...Ka5? 15.Qc7+ b6 16.Qc3++- ]

15.Nc7+ Kb6 16.Nxa8+ Ka6 17.Nc7+ Kb6 18.Nd5+ Ka6

[ 18...Ka6 19.Qd2! Qb1 ( 19...b6 20.Qc3+- ; 19...Nc6 20.Qd3++- ) 20.Qc3! Qe4+ 21.Kd2+- ]

D20Matamoros Franco,C 2430Sermek,D 2535

Cannes 1996[Ivanov,Vi]

70/(353) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 c5 4.Bxc4 cxd4 5.exd4 Qc7 6.Bb3 Bg4 7.Nf3!

[ 7.f3 - 61/397 ] 7...Bxf3

[ 7...Nf6 8.0-0 e6 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nc3/\ d5|^ ]

8.Qxf3! Qxc1+ 9.Ke2 Qxb2+ 10.Nd2 Nc6 [ 10...Nd7 11.Rab1 Qxd4 12.Bxf7+ Kd8 13.Rhd1 Ngf6 14.Rxb7 Rc8 15.Ne4! Qe5 16.Kf1 Rc7 17.Rb8+ Rc8 18.Nxf6/\ Qb7+- ]

11.Qxf7+ [ 11.Ba4!? ]

11...Kd7 12.Qd5+N [ 12.Be6+ Kd6 13.Rhb1 Nxd4+! ( 13...Qxd4 )] [ 12.Rhd1!?

A) 12...Kc7 13.d5 Qe5+ 14.Kf1 Nd4 ( 14...Nh6 15.Qf3 Nd4 16.Qc3+‚ ) 15.Rac1+ Kd7 16.Nf3!? ( 16.Nc4 Qe2+ 17.Kg1 Nh6 18.Ba4+ b5 19.Qf4‚ )

16...Qe2+ 17.Kg1 Nh6 18.Qf4 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3‚ ; B) 12...Nf6 13.Rab1÷ ( 13.d5?? Nd8-+ )]

12...Kc7 13.Rhc1 e6 14.Qa5+ Kd6 15.Qc5+ Kc7½-½

D20BaqueroBaburin,A 2560

Los Angeles 1997[Baburin,A]

70/(356) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be3 Bxf3 6.gxf3 e6 7.Bxc4 Qf6 8.e5 Qh4 9.Bb5 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 Nge7 11.Qa4 0-0 12.0-0-0 Bxc3

[ 12...a6 13.Bxc6 Nxc6 14.Ne4„ ] 13.bxc3 Nd5

[ 13...a6!? 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Rdg1 Nxe5! 16.Bg5 Nd3+ 17.Kd2 Nb2 18.Qc2 Qxf2+ 19.Kc1 Qxc2+ 20.Kxc2 Nc4 21.Bh6 g6 22.Bxf8 Kxf8³ ]

14.Qc2 f6 15.Rdg1 fxe5!N [ 15...Nxe3?! - 41/439 ]

16.Rg4 Qh5 17.Rhg1 Rf7 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.dxe5

[ 19.Re4 Qxh2-+ ] [ 19.h4 Rb8 20.Rg5 Qxf3 21.Rxe5 Rf5 22.Rxe6 Kf7-+ ]

19...Nxe3 20.fxe3 Qxe5 21.Re4 Qf5 22.Rg3 Rb8 23.Rb4 Rxb4

[ 23...Rxb4 24.Qxf5™ exf5 25.cxb4 f4 26.exf4 Rxf4 27.a3 Kf7∓ ]

D26Schandorff,L 2485Borge,N 2455

Kobenhavn 1996[Komarov,D]

70/(361) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.Qe2 a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.e4 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.a4 bxa4 12.Nc3 a3

[ 12...Bd6 - 66/330 ] 13.bxa3 0-0 14.Bf4 Qa5 15.Rab1

[ 15.Bd2 Qc7 ] 15...Bc6 16.Rfc1 e5 17.Bd2 Rfb8 18.a4N

[ 18.Nd5 ]

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18...Rxb1 19.Rxb1 Ng4 20.Bc4! Rf8 [ 20...Nxf2 21.Kf1 /\ 22.Nd1, 22.Ng5 ]

21.h3 Nxf2 22.Kh2 Qc7 23.Rf1±

D27Piket,Je 2630Svidler,P 2660

Tilburg 1997

70/(363) 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Re1 Be7 9.e4 cxd4 10.e5 Nd5 11.Bc4 Nc5 12.Nxd4 0-0 13.b3 Nb6N

[ 13...Qd7 - 65/378 ] 14.Bf1 Qd7 15.Bb2 Nd5 16.Nd2 b5 17.Rc1 Bb7 18.Qg4 Rac8 19.N2f3²

D27Gelfand,B 2695Rublevsky,S 2650

Polanica Zdroj 1997

70/(363) 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Re1 b5N 9.a4 bxa4 10.e4 cxd4 11.e5 Nd5 12.Rxa4 Bb4 13.Bd2 Bxd2 14.Nbxd2 Nc5 15.Bb5+ Bd7 16.Bxd7+ Nxd7 17.Rxd4 0-0 18.Nc4 Rb8 19.Rg4 Qe7 20.Qd2 Rb4 21.h3½-½

D27Illescas Cordoba,M 2635Anand,V 2765

Leon (m/4) 1997

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0-0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bg5 b5 12.Qd3N

[ 12.Qd2 ] 12...Bb7 13.Rad1 Nb4 14.Qe2 Nbd5 15.Ne5 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Nd5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Qd2 Rac8 19.Rc1 Rfd8 20.Nd3 Nf6 21.Qb2 Qd6 22.Nc5 Bd5 23.a4 Bxb3 24.Qxb3 Qd5½-½

D32Drasko,M 2555Stamenkovic,Z 2415

Jugoslavija (ch) 1997

70/(374) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 f6 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.Nc3 g5 8.Bg3 g4 9.Nd2 cxd4 10.Nb5 Kf7 11.Nc7 Rb8 12.Nb5 Ra8 13.Nc7 Rb8½-½

D30Chetverik,M 2380Antoshik,A 2255

Karvina 1997[Chetverik,M]

70/(374) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Be3 c4 9.b3 cxb3 10.Qxb3 0-0 11.Ne5 Na5 12.Qd3 g6N

[ 12...Be6 - 59/(427) ] 13.Nc3 Bf5 14.Qb5 a6 15.Qb2 b5 16.g4! Bxg4

[ 16...Nxg4?! 17.Nxg4 Bxg4 18.Nxd5± ] [ 16...Be6!? 17.h3 /\ f4+/= ]

17.Bh6! Re8 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Nxg4 Nc4 20.Qb3 Rc8 21.e4!

[ 21.Rad1 g5!? /\ Nf4 ] [ 21.Qf3 Nb4!? ]

21...Nf6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.e5 Bg5 24.Bxg5 Qxg5 25.f4 Qh5 26.Rf2 Rcd8 27.Qc3!

[ 27.Rd1?! Ne3! ] 27...f6

[ 27...f6 28.Re1± ]

D30Malaniuk,V 2610Ponomariov,R 2565

Krasnodar 1997

70/(374) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qc2 Bb6 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Na4N

[ 12.Qa4 - 43/484 ] [ 12.Rad1 - 43/485 ]

12...h6 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.Bf4 Qe7 15.Rfd1 Rfc8 16.a3 b5 17.Qb1 Bg4 18.Be3 b4 19.axb4 Qxb4 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.h3 Bh5

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22.Kh2 Qc4 23.Rd2 Ne4 24.Rd3 Bg6 25.Qd1 Ra5÷

D30Vaisser,A 2565Speelman,J 2625

Espana 1996

70/(376) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 e6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7?! 8.Ne5 Qc7 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Nxc6½-½

D30Kharitonov,A 2540Filippov,V 2535

Sochi 1997

70/(376) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 e6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7?! 8.0-0!N Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b3 0-0 12.Bb2 Rfd8 13.Rc1 Qe7 14.Nb5 Ne4 15.Nbd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 g6 17.Rc2²

D30Malaniuk,V 2615Voitsekhovsky,S 2480

Sochi 1997[Malaniuk,V]

70/(376) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 e6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7?! 8.0-0!N Nc6 9.b3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bc5 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Nd2 Bb6 14.Rc1 Qe6 15.Nf3 Ne4 16.Nd4 Qg6 17.Qd3 Rfe8

[ 17...Rac8 ] 18.Rfd1 Rad8 19.Rc2 Qh5

[ 19...h6!? ] 20.Rdc1²

D30Malaniuk,V 2610Zelcic,R 2455

Nova Gorica 1997[Mikhalchishin,A]

70/(376) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 e6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.0-0 Bd6 10.Bd2!N

[ 10.Nc3 - 35/489 ] 10...0-0 11.Bc3 Nfe4 12.Bd4 Ne6 13.Nc3 Qa5

[ 13...Nxd4!? 14.Qxd4 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Qb6² ]

14.Ne2 Rac8 15.Qb3 Rc4 16.a3! Qa6 17.Qd3 Rfc8?!

[ 17...Rd8!? ><d5 ] 18.Bc3² N4g5?! 19.Nxg5! Nxg5

[ 19...Bxh2+ 20.Kh1! ( 20.Kxh2? Rh4+ ) 20...Rh4 ( 20...Nxg5 21.f4 Qh6 22.fxg5 Qh5 23.Ng1! Bg3+ 24.Nh3 ) 21.Qxa6 Bd6+ 22.Nh3+- ]

20.Qxd5! R4c5 [ 20...Bxh2+ 21.Kxh2 Qh6+ 22.Kg1 Rh4 23.Ng3 Ne4 24.Qxe4!+- ]

21.Qd4 Be5 22.Qg4 Ne6 23.Bxe5 Rxe5 24.Nc3 Qb6 25.Qb4! Qc6 26.Rad1±

D31Jounousov,M 2365Vul,A 2395

Russia 1997[Vul,A]

70/(378) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Ne2 Na6 9.Bc3 Ne7 10.Bxg7 Rg8 11.Qd4 Qxd4 12.Bxd4 c5 13.Bc3 Nb4 14.Kd2 b6

[ 14...Nbc6 15.Ng3 f5 16.Re1 Kf7 17.Nh5² ] [ 14...e5!? 15.Bxe5 Bf5© ]

15.a3 Nbc6 16.Rd1 [ 16.b4 Bb7 /\ 0-0-0 ]

16...Ba6!N [ 16...e5 - 60/(387) ]

17.b3 [ 17.Ng3 0-0-0+ 18.Kc1 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Rd8+ 20.Kc2 Nd4+ 21.Bxd4 Rxd4 22.b3 Bb7 23.f3 Ng6 24.Rg1= ]

17...0-0-0+ 18.Kc2 Rxd1 19.Kxd1 Nf5

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20.g3 [ 20.Ng3 Nfd4 ]

20...Rd8+ 21.Kc1 [ 21.Kc2 Bb7 22.Rg1 Ncd4+ 23.Nxd4 Nxd4+ 24.Bxd4 Rxd4= ]

21...Ncd4 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Bxd4 Rxd4 24.Bg2 Bb7=

D35Seirawan,Y 2630Kaidanov,G 2600

USA (ch) 1997

70/(378) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 Na6 6.Bf4 Nf6 7.a3 Bd6N

[ 7...Nc7 ] 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Bxa6 bxa6 11.Nxe4 Qe6 12.f3 0-0 13.Ne2 Nxe4 14.fxe4 Re8 15.e5 f6 16.Nf4 Qf5 17.Qxc6 Bb7 18.Qc4+ Kh8 19.0-0 fxe5 20.dxe5 Qxe5 21.Qc3½-½

D31Plueg,A 2375Bagirov,V 2495

Berlin 1997[Bagirov,V]

70/(378) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 g6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.Qd2

[ 7.Qb3 Qb6 ] 7...Nf6 8.f3

[ 8.e3 Nbd7 9.h3 Be7 10.Bd3 Bxd3= ] 8...Bg7N

[ 8...Bd6 9.g4 Be6 10.0-0-0 Bxf4 11.Qxf4 Nbd7 12.h3 Qa5 13.Kb1 0-0-0 14.e4÷ ] [ 8...Nbd7 - 51/404 ]

9.0-0-0?! [ 9.e3 0-0 10.Nge2 Nfd7 11.Ng3 Be6 12.e4= ]

9...b5! 10.g4 Be6 11.Kb1 Nbd7 12.e4 [ 12.Bd6? Nb6 ]

12...b4 13.Na4 dxe4 14.fxe4 0-0! [ 14...Nxe4 15.Qc2 Bd5 16.Bg2 Ndf6 17.Re1 ]

15.Bg2 Qa5 16.b3 [ 16.Qc2 Nb6 ]

16...Bxg4∓

D31Buturin,V 2445Levin,F 2475

Lviv 1996[Beliavsky,A]

70/(378) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg5 f6 6.Bf4 b5 7.e4 Ne7?!N

[ 7...a6 - 43/(487) ] [ ¹7...Nd7 ]

8.Be2 Ng6 9.Bg3 Bb7 10.0-0 Be7 11.a4 a6 12.d5! b4 13.d6 bxc3 14.Bxc4!±

D31Huzman,A 2575Reefat,B._S 2465

Yerevan (ol) 1996[Prie,E]

70/(378) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Re1! Qc7 16.e4 e5 17.c5 Ba6

[ 17...exd4 18.Rc1 Ne5 ( 18...Rac8- 68/359 ) 19.c6 Ba6 20.Bxa6! ( 20.Nxe5- 68/360 )

A) 20...Rxa6 21.Nxd4 A1) 21...Nxc6 22.e5 Nd7™ ( 22...Ne8 23.Qa4+- ) 23.Nf5! ( 23.e6± ) 23...Re8 24.e6 Rxe6 25.Qg4 g6 ( 25...Rg6 26.Re8+ Nf8 27.Bxg7 ) 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Nh6+ Kf8 28.Qxe6+- ; A2) 21...Rd8 22.Qe2 Rb6 ( 22...Qb6 23.Nf5+- ) 23.Nb5 Qe7 24.c7 Rc8 25.Na7! Rxc7 26.Nc8± ;

B) 20...Nxf3+ 21.Qxf3 Rxa6 22.e5 Ne8 23.Bxd4 a4 24.Bc5 Rxc6 25.Qe3 b3 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Qf4! /\ 28.Qb4, 28.Qa4>< Ne8 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Qa7 ( 28...Qa5

29.e6 f6 30.Qd4+- ) 29.e6 b2 30.Qb4+ Qe7 31.Qxb2 Qxe6 32.Qb4+ Kg8 33.Qxa4± ]

18.Rc1 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Rfd8 [ 19...exd4 20.e5 Nh5 ( 20...Nxc5 21.Qxd4 Nfd7 22.e6 Nxe6 23.Rxe6 ) 21.c6! Nb6 22.Ng5 g6 23.e6 f6 24.e7! Rfe8 25.Qb3+ Kh8 26.Qf7+- ]

20.c6 Nf8 21.Nxe5±

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D31Baburin,A 2560Vaganian,R 2585

Los Angeles 1997[Baburin,A]

70/(379) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bg3 Ne7 8.e3 Bf5 9.Qb3 Nc8!N

[ 9...b5?! - 59/430 ] 10.Nf3

[ 10.Qxb7?? Nb6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Ba6 0-0-+ ]

10...Qb6= 11.Be2 Na6 12.0-0 Qxb3 13.axb3 Nc7 14.b4 Bxg3 15.hxg3 Nd6 16.Nd2 h5! 17.Nb3 a6 18.Nc5

[ 18.f3 0-0-0 19.Nc5 Rde8 20.Kf2= ]½-½

D31Sadler,M 2645Lutz,Ch 2555

Pula 1997

70/(379) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 Nd7 8.h3 Bg6 9.Ng3 Nf8!N

[ 9...Ngf6 - 58/433 ] 10.Be5 Ne6 11.Nge2 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Nc1 Nf6 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Nxd3 0-0 16.0-0 Ne4 17.Rc1 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 Rfe8 19.Qc2 Re7 20.Rb1 Ng5 21.Nc5 Ne4 22.Nxe4 Rxe4=

D32Vyzmanavin,A 2585Seitaj,I 2405

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B]

70/(380) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 Nc6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.b3 0-0 11.Bb2 Ba7 12.Na4 Ne4 13.Rc1 Re8N

[ 13...Qd6 ] 14.Nd4 Qd6 /\ Bb8 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Bf3! Ng5 17.Bg4 Re4

[ 17...f5!? 18.Bh5 g6 19.Bf3 f4÷ ] 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.Nc3 Ree8 20.Qg4 Bb8 21.g3 f6 22.Rfd1²

D32Cifuentes Parada,R 2515Sosonko,G 2515

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(380) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 Nc6 8.0-0 Bd6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.b3 0-0 11.Bb2 Ba7 12.Rc1 Qd6 13.Nb1 Rd8 14.Nd4 Bb8N

[ 14...Ne4 - 47/487 ] 15.g3 Bh3 16.Re1 Ba7 17.Ba3 Qd7 18.Bc5 Bxc5 19.Rxc5 Ne4 20.Rc1 Rac8½-½

D30Drasko,M 2500Radulov,I 2395

Kranevo 1996[Drasko,M]

70/(383) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.c4 e6 5.0-0 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 c4 8.b3 cxb3 9.Qxb3 Be7 10.Rd1!?N

[ 10.Ba3 ] 10...0-0 11.Ne5 Na5 12.Qa4 a6 13.Bd2 Nc4 14.Nxc4 b5

[ 14...b5 15.Ba5± ( 15.Qa5± )]

D35Kocovski,I 2345Cvetkovic,Sr 2420

Korinthos 1997[Cvetkovic,Sr]

70/(384) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.Nf3 Nf8 9.Qc2 Ng6 10.h3 h6 11.Bxg6 hxg5 12.Nxg5 fxg6 13.Qxg6+ Kd7 14.Nf7 Qf8 15.Nxh8 Qxh8 16.0-0-0N

[ 16.0-0 - 44/489 ] 16...Kc7 17.Qc2 a6 18.g4 Be6 19.f3 Re8 20.Kb1 Kb8 21.Ka1 Bc8÷

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D36Volkov,S 2480Landa,K 2570

Novgorod (open) 1997[Volkov,S]

70/(385) 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.Qc2 Bg4

[ 7...g6 - 68/(364) ] 8.Ne5! Be6N

[ 8...Bh5 ] 9.e3 Ng4?! 10.Bf4

[ 10.Bxe7! Qxe7 11.Nxg4 Bxg4 12.h3! Be6 ( 12...Bh5 13.Nxd5! cxd5 14.Qc8+ Qd8 15.Bb5+ Ke7 16.Qxb7+ Nd7 17.0-0!/\ Qd5+/- ) 13.Bd3± ><Be6 ]

10...Nd7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Bd3 Bd6 13.h3 Nf6

[ 13...Bxf4 14.hxg4 Bd6 ( 14...Bh6 15.Bf5± ><Bh6 ) 15.g5± ><h7 ]

14.Be5! Qe7 15.0-0-0? [ 15.f4!± ]

15...Bxe5 16.dxe5 Nd7 17.f4²

D37Sokolov,I 2615Van der Sterren,P 2515

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(388) 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 Nc6 12.Qc2 g6 13.a3N

[ 13.Rhd1 - 33/(533) ] 13...Be7 14.h3 Bf6 15.Rac1 a5 16.Rhd1 Be6 17.Kf1 a4 18.Bb5 Qb6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Be5 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Rfc8 22.Qc5 Qxb2 23.Nxc6 Kg7 24.Qd4+ Qxd4 25.Nxd4 Bd7 26.Ke1 Rab8=

D37Alterman,B 2615Liang,Jinrong 2425

Beijing (open) 1997[Alterman,B]

70/(389) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 dxc4?! 11.Bxc4 a6 12.Ng5! Be7 13.Bd3!N

[ 13.h4 - 67/(494) ] 13...g6?!

[ 13...h6 14.Nge4 ( 14.Nh7 Rd8 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Rxd8+ Qxd8 18.Rd1 Bd7 ) 14...Rd8 15.Kb1 Bd7 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.Bxd6² ]

14.h4 Ne5 15.h5 Nxd3+ 16.Rxd3 e5 17.Nxh7

[ 17.Bg3 e4 18.Ncxe4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bf5 ]

17...exf4 18.Nxf8 Bxf8 [ 18...Bf5 19.Nxg6 Bxa3 20.e4 ( 20.bxa3 Qxa3+ 21.Qb2 Qxb2+ 22.Kxb2 Bxd3 23.Nxf4 Bc4 24.g4 b5 25.g5 Ng4 26.Ne4± ) 20...Nxe4 21.bxa3+- ]

19.hxg6 fxg6? [ 19...Bf5? 20.gxf7+ Kxf7 21.Qb3+ Kg6 22.e4+- ] [ 19...Be6± ]

20.Rd5! Qc7 [ 20...Nxd5 21.Qxg6+ Bg7 22.Qe8+ Bf8 23.Rh5 Bf5 24.Rg5+ Kh7 25.Qh5+ Bh6 26.Rxf5+- ]

21.Rg5 Bg7 22.Qxg6 Qf7 [ 22...Qe7 23.e4+- ]

23.Rh8+1-0

D37Gabriel,Ch 2575Lutz,Ch 2590

Bad Homburg 1997

70/(389) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Nd2 Qb6!N

[ 11...e5 - 59/444 ] 12.Nb3 Na5 13.Nxa5 Qxa5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bxa3 17.bxa3 Qc3+ 18.Qc2 Qa1+ 19.Qb1 Qc3+ 20.Qc2½-½

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D37Van Wely,L 2655Liang,Jinrong 2425

Beijing (open) 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/(389) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Kb1 Rd8N 12.Nd2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Qf5 14.Nde4 Nxe4 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.Nxe4 e5 17.Bg3 Qg6 18.Bd3 Qh6 19.Rd1

[ 19.f4!ƒ ] 19...Be7 20.h4 Bg4 21.f3 Be6 22.Bf2 Rd8 23.g4 Bd5 24.Nd2 g6 25.h5 Bg5 26.Re1 gxh5 27.Rh1 Bxe3 28.Rxh5 Qf4 29.Bh4

[ ¹29.Be4 ] 29...Rd6

[ 29...Bxd2 30.Bxd8 Nxd8 31.Bxh7+ Kg7 32.Qd3 Qxf3= ( 32...Bxf3= )]

30.Bxh7+ Kf8 31.Bf5?“ [ 31.Be4!± ∆Ba2+ 32.Kxa2 Rxd2 33.Qb3 Bd4 34.Rf5 ]

31...Rh6!-+

D37Van Wely,L 2655Van der Sterren,P 2555

Antwerpen 1997[Van Wely,L]

70/(389) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Be7 11.Kb1 a6 12.Nd2 Qb6 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Be5 Be6 17.Bd3 Rac8 18.Qd2 Nd7 19.Bd4 Nb8 20.Ne2 Qxd2 21.Rxd2 Nc6 22.Bc3 Rfd8 23.Rhd1 b5 24.Nf4 Bg5 25.Bc2 Bxf4 26.exf4±

D38Umanskaya,I 2315Matveeva,S 2470

Russia (ch) 1997[Umanskaya,I]

70/(390) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Nd2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bxc3 11.Rc1 Bb2 12.Bxc7 Qe7 13.Rb1 Bc3N

[ 13...Ba3 - 62/(457) ] 14.Bxb8 Rxb8 15.Qc2!

[ 15.Qa4+ Bd7 16.Qxa7 0-0© ] [ 15.e3 0-0 16.Be2 Bf5„ ^^ ]

15...Bxd2+ 16.Qxd2 Bf5 17.Rb2 [ 17.Rc1? 0-0 18.e3 Rbc8 19.Be2 Rxc1+ 20.Qxc1 Rc8∓ ]

17...0-0 18.e3 Be4 19.f3 Bg6 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Rbc8 22.0-0 Rc6

[ 22...f5? 23.Rb5 /\ Qb3+/- ] 23.e4 Rfc8 24.exd5

[ 24.e5!? ] 24...Rd6

[ 24...Rc1 25.Rb1 R1c2 26.Rfe1 Qd7 27.Qb3² ]

25.Re2 [ 25.f4!? Rxd5 26.fxg5 hxg5 27.Rbf2² ]

25...Qd7 [ 25...Qd7 26.f4! Rxd5 27.fxg5 hxg5 28.Ref2 Rxd4 29.Qe3² ]

½-½

D38Ftacnik,L 2610Landa,K 2570

Beijing (open) 1996[Umanskaya,I]

70/(390) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Nd2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bxc3 11.Rc1 Bb2 12.Bxc7 Qd7!N 13.Rb1

[ 13.Be5?! Bxc1 14.Bxh8 Qc7 15.e3 Qc3 16.Bg7 ( 16.Be2 Nc6 /\ Nb4-/+ ) 16...Nc6 17.Bxh6 Nb4 18.Bb5+ Ke7 19.Bxg5+ f6 20.Bf4 a6∓ ]

13...Bc3 [ 13...Bxd4? 14.Bxb8 /\ e3+- ]

14.Bxb8 Rxb8 15.e3 0-0 16.h4 g4 17.Rb3 Qc7 18.Be2 Bd7 19.0-0 f5 20.Bb5 Be6½-½

D38Novikov,I 2590Piket,Je 2630

Antwerpen 1997

70/(391) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Rc1 h6 8.Bh4 c6 9.Nd2 0-0!N

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[ 9...Nf8 - 43/506 ] 10.e3 Re8 11.Bd3 Bd6 12.0-0 Nf8 13.e4!? dxe4 14.Ndxe4 Be7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.d5 Bd7 18.Qb3 Rab8 19.Rce1 Ng6 20.Rxe8+ Bxe8 21.Re1 Nf4 22.Be4 Bd7 23.dxc6 Bxc6 24.Bxc6 Qxc6=

D38Izeta Txabarri,F 2525Giorgadze,G 2625

Ampuriabrava 1997

70/(391) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Be2 Qa5 9.0-0 Bxc3 10.bxc3 c4 11.Qc2 Ne4 12.Rac1 Nb6 13.Bf4 Qa4!N

[ 13...0-0 - 46/547 ] 14.Qb2 0-0 15.Ne1 Qc6 16.f3 Nd6 17.e4 Re8 18.e5 Nb5 19.g4 Na4 20.Qd2 Qa6 21.Bd1 Nbxc3 22.Rxc3 Nxc3 23.Qxc3 Qxa2 24.Nc2 Qa4 25.Ne3 Qc6 26.Bc2 a5÷

D38Murugan,K 2395Zvjaginsev,V 2610

Calcutta 1997[Zvjaginsev,V]

70/(391) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 c4 9.Bf5 Nb6

[ 9...Qa5 - 60/(405) ] 10.Bxc8

[ 10.Qc2 Bxf5 11.Qxf5 Qd7 12.Qe5+ Qe6= ] [ 10.Bc2!? ]

10...Rxc8 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qc2 Be7 13.Nd2 [ 13.Nh4 h6 14.Bf4? g5∓ ] [ 13.Rfe1 Ne4= ]

13...Ng4! 14.Bxe7 Qxe7=

D38Bareev,E 2670Aleksandrov,A 2660

Polanica Zdroj 1997[Bareev,E]

70/(392) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 c5 8.Rc1

[ 8.cxd5 - 67/(497) ] 8...dxc4 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 0-0 11.0-0 Bd7!N

[ 11...Rd8 - 66/352 ] 12.Qb3

[ 12.Ne4 Qh4 13.f4 Nc6 14.Nf3 Qe7 15.a3 Ba5= ]

12...Nc6 13.Nxc6 Bxc3 14.Nxa7 Bxb2 15.Rcd1 Be8! 16.Nb5

[ 16.Nb5 Be5 17.f4 Bb8 18.a4 Bc6 19.Be2= ]

½-½

D39Sokolov,I 2635Van Wely,L 2655

Antwerpen 1997

70/(395) 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 Nc6 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Bh5N

[ 15.Rad1 - 69/383 ] 15...0-0 16.Rad1 Kh8 17.f4 Rac8 18.Kh1 Nxd4 19.cxd4 Bb5 20.Rf2 Qc3½-½

D39Sakaev,K 2590Beliavsky,A 2710

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(395) 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 Nc6 14.0-0 Qc7 15.Rfd1

[ 15.Rad1 - 69/383 ] 15...0-0 16.Qb2N

[ 16.Rab1 ] [ 16.Nc2 ]

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16...Ne5 17.Rab1 b5 18.Qd2 Ng6 19.Rbc1 Rfd8 20.Qe3 Qf4 21.Qxf4 Nxf4 22.Bf1 Rac8 23.Nb3 Be8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.f3 Kf8 26.c4 Nd3 27.Rc3 Ne5 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Kf2 Ra8½-½

D43Sakaev,K 2590Rogozenko,D 2490

Pardubice 1997[Sakaev,K]

70/(402) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Bg7 11.b4 0-0 12.a4 Qe7 13.Rb1 a5 14.b5!?N

[ 14.bxa5 - 65/411 ] 14...Nb6

[ 14...c5? 15.b6± ] 15.Bb3 c5

[ 15...Nd5!? ] 16.Qc1! cxd4

[ 16...Rd8 17.Qa3 Bf8 18.Qa2² ] 17.exd4 Rd8 18.Qe3 Qa3

[ 18...Bd7 19.d5 Bxc3 20.Qxb6± ] [ 18...Qf8 19.Ne5 Bd7 20.d5± ]

19.Ne5 Qe7 20.Rfe1 Qf6 [ ¹20...Qg5 ]

21.Rbc1 Qg5 22.Qe4 Qf5 23.Qe3 Qg5 24.Ne4 Qxe3

[ 24...Qe7 25.Nc5 Nd5 26.Bxd5 Rxd5 ( 26...exd5 27.Qb3 Qd6 28.b6± ) 27.b6 Qd8 28.Qf3± ]

25.fxe3±

D43Beliavsky,A 2710Pavasovic,D 2495

Krsko (m/1) 1997[Beliavsky,A]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.0-0 Qe7 11.e4 Bg7 12.e5 0-0 13.Re1 Rd8 14.Bd3N

[ 14.Rc1 - 67/504 ] 14...b6 15.Qe2 a5?

[ 15...Bb7 16.Be4 Rab8= ]

16.Rac1 Bb7 17.Be4 Ba6 18.Qe3 Rac8 19.h4±

D43Van Wely,L 2655Ivanchuk,V 2725

Monaco (blindfold) 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/(403) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.a3 g6 9.b4!? Bg7 10.Qb3N

[ 10.cxd5 - 68/378 ] 10...0-0 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Bd3 Nb6 14.0-0 Be6 15.a4²

D44Rajkovic,Du 2470Savanovic,A 2415

Jugoslavija 1997[Savanovic,A]

70/(404) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.a4 Bb4 8.e5 h6 9.exf6 hxg5 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Nd7 13.0-0 a6 14.Qe2N

[ 14.Ne5 - 69/392 ] 14...Bxc3 15.bxc3 Rxg7

[ 15...Rxg7 16.Ne5 Qc7!? 17.Nxc6!? Bxc6 18.d5 Bb7 19.dxe6 Nf6 20.axb5 Bxg2 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Kxg2 Qb7+ 23.Qf3= ]

½-½

D45Bagirov,V 2495Rantanen,Y 2345

Mariehamn/Oesteraker 1997[Bagirov,V]

70/(406) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 a6 7.b3 Bd6

[ 7...b5!? 8.Be2 Bb7 9.0-0 Rc8 10.c5 g6 11.b4² ]

8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 Qe7 [ 9...e5 - 69/(395) ]

10.Rd1 [ 10.Bb2 dxc4 ( 10...e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nd4² ) 11.bxc4 e5 12.a4 Re8 13.Rfe1² ]

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[ 10.e4!? dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Qxe4² ] 10...Re8 11.a4N

[ 11.Bb2 ] 11...a5?! 12.Bb2 dxc4 13.bxc4!

[ 13.Bxc4 h6 /\ e5 ] 13...e5 14.h3 e4

[ 14...exd4 15.exd4 Nf8 16.Re1² ] 15.Nd2 Nf8

[ 15...c5!? ] 16.c5! Bc7 17.Nc4 Ng6

[ 17...Bf5 18.Ba3 /\ Nd6+/- ] 18.Nd6! Bxd6 19.cxd6 Qxd6 20.d5! Nxd5

[ 20...cxd5 21.Nb5 Qc6 22.Qxc6 bxc6 23.Nc7 Bd7 24.Nxe8 Rxe8 25.Rdc1± ]

21.Nxe4 Qe7 22.Ng3©

D45Akesson,R 2515Hansen,Cu 2605

Malmo 1997

70/(407) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.a3 b6 11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Bf4 Bxf4 15.Qxf4 e5N

[ 15...c5 - 67/513 ] 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qxe5 Qxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5 19.Bf3 Kf8 20.Rd7 Rae8 21.h4 R8e7=

D45Tibensky,R 2440Sveshnikov,E 2535

Bratislava 1996[Gurevich,M]

70/(407) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.h3 h6 11.a3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Nh4 Nf8 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Nf3N

[ 15.Bd2 - 64/397 ] 15...Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Ne4 17.Qc2 Bf5 18.Nd4 Bg6 19.f3 c5 20.Nb5 a6 21.Nc3 Nxc3 22.Qxc3 Rad8 23.Bd5²

D46Karpov,An 2745Anand,V 2765

Biel 1997

70/(410) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Bd2 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Be2N

[ 12.a4 - 55/434 ] 12...b5 13.b4 Ncd7 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bc3 Bb7 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Qb2 Qe7 19.Rfc1 Nd5 20.a3 Rfc8=

D47Rausis,I 2425Korneev,O 2590

Metz 1997[Korneev,O]

70/(412) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 a6 9.e4 b4 10.e5 bxc3 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.bxc3 Bd6 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Bf3 Ra7!N

[ 17...Rab8 - 68/394 ] 18.dxc5

[ 18.Be3!? ] 18...Bxc5 19.Bf4 Ke7 20.Ke2!? Bd6 21.Bd2

[ 21.Be3 Rc7 ] 21...Nd7 22.Rhb1 Rc7!

[ 22...Rc8?! 23.Rb7 Rc7 24.Rab1² ] 23.Rb3

[ 23.Rb7 Rxb7 24.Bxb7 Nc5 ] 23...Ne5 24.Rab1 Nxf3 25.Kxf3 Rc5!? 26.Rb6!?

[ 26.g4 h5 ] [ 26.Rb7+ Kf6 ∆27.R1b6? Rf5+/\ Bc5 ><f2 ]

26...Ra8 27.Rd1 Be5=

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D47Kiss,Pal 2480Szuhanek,R 2395

Mako 1997[Szuhanek,R]

70/(412) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 a6 9.e4 b4 10.e5 bxc3 11.exf6 cxb2 12.fxg7 Bxg7 13.Bxb2 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 Rb8 15.Qc1 Rxb2!?N

[ 15...Qg5 - 36/518 ] 16.Qxb2 c5 17.Rc1 0-0

[ 17...Bxd4 18.Qc2 ( 18.Qxd4? cxd4 19.Rxc8+ Ke7 20.Rxh8 d3∓ ) 18...Bb7 19.0-0 Rg8 20.Bf3± ]

18.0-0 cxd4 19.Qc2 Nf6 [ 19...Bb7!

A) 20.Qc7 Qxd2 21.Qxb7 ( 21.Rc2 Be5 ) 21...Qxe2 22.Qxd7 Qxa2 23.Ra1 Qc4 24.Qa4= ; B) 20.Bf3 d3! 21.Qc7 ( 21.Qxd3 Ne5©^^ ; 21.Qd1 Bxf3 22.Nxf3 Nc5© )

21...Qxd2 22.Bxb7 Ne5© ; C) 20.Bd3 Nf6!© ^^ o^d ]

20.Nb3 Qd8 21.Rfd1 e5 22.Bd3±

D48Ivanov,Vi 2390Mitenkov,A 2450

Moscow 1997[Ivanov,Vi]

70/(417) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.0-0 Bc5 14.e5 Nxe5 15.Bf4 Bd6 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Re1 Qc5 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Ra7 21.b4 Qc7!?N

[ 21...Qg5 - 68/400 ] 22.Qh5+ Qf7 23.Bc6+

[ 23.Qc5?! Rc7 24.Bc6+ Bd7 25.Bxd7+ Qxd7 26.Rxe6+ Qxe6 27.Qxc7 0-0∓ o^c ] [ 23.Qh3!? Rc7 24.Rad1 h6!? /\ 0-0 ]

23...Kf8 24.Qh3 [ 24.Qc5+ Qe7 25.Qb6 Kf7 26.Rad1 Rc7/\ Rd8 ]

24...Rc7 25.Rad1 Ke7 [ 25...Qf6?! 26.Be4 Kf7 ( 26...Ke7 27.Qg3 ) 27.Re3 Rd8 28.Rde1 ]

26.Qe3! [] Rxc6 27.Qa7+ Kf6 28.Qd4+ Ke7=

D48Lukacs,P 2475Siegel,G 2475

Budapest 1997

70/(417) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.0-0 Bb7 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Be3 0-0-0 16.Qe2 e5 17.Nf3 Ne6 18.Rad1 Bc5! 19.Nd5™ Nxd5 20.exd5 Nf4N

[ 20...Nd4 - 69/409 ] 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Bf5+ Kb8 23.Be6 Rhe8 24.Qc2 g6 25.a4 Rd6 26.Ng5 Ba7 27.axb5 axb5 28.Qc3 Ra6 29.Rfe1²

D55Cifuentes Parada,R 2515Piket,Je 2640

Nederland (ch) 1997[Piket,Je]

70/(420) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bf4 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Bb4+ 12.Ke2 Nc6 13.Bc2 Re8 14.Qd3 g6N

[ 14...Qf6 - 63/397 ] 15.Bxh6 Bg4 16.a3?

[ 16.Kf1 ] [ 16.Rhg1 ]

16...Ne5 17.Qd4 Bc5∓

D55Gelfand,B 2695Kramnik,V 2770

Dortmund 1997

70/(420) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.0-0 dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 12.h3 exd4 13.exd4 Nb6 14.Bb3 Re8 15.Re1 Bf5 16.g4 Be6 17.Bxe6 Rxe6 18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Qe2 Qe7 20.Re1 Re8N

[ 20...Rd8 - 45/(518) ]

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21.Qc2 Qf7 22.Ne4 Rd8 23.Nc5 Bxd4 24.Nxd4 Rxd4 25.Nxe6 Rd6 26.Qe4 Rd5 27.f4 Nd7 28.Nd8 Qf6 29.Qe8+ Kh7 30.Qe4+ Kg8=

D76Goldin,A 2595Yermolinsky,A 2650

Orlando 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/(423) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 c6 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Rd1 Bf5 13.e4 Bd7 14.Qe2?!

[ 14.Bf4 - 69/(421) ] 14...Qc8 15.Be3 /\ Rac1+/- Bxc3!N

[ 15...Bg4 ] 16.bxc3 Bg4 /\ Ne5 17.Qb5

[ 17.Bh6 Re8 18.e5 Qf5 ] [ 17.Bd4 Qe6 ]

17...Qe6 18.Nd4 [ 18.Rd5? Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Nxd5 20.exd5 Qf5 21.Bg2 Ne5∓ ]

18...Qc4 19.Rdb1™ [ 19.f3 Nxd4 20.Qxc4 Nxf3+! 21.Bxf3 Nxc4-+ ]

19...Qxb5! 20.Nxb5 [ 20.Rxb5 Bd7 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Rb4= ]

20...Nc4 21.Bh6 Rfc8 22.h3 Bd7 23.Nd4½-½

D76Pigusov,E 2560Ye,Jiangchuan 2530

Beijing 1997

70/(423) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.Qc2 Nxd5 11.Rd1 c6 12.Ne1 Bd7 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Rxd5 e6 15.Rd3 Rc8 16.Qd1 Rc7 17.Bf4 e5 18.Rc1N

[ 18.Bg5 - 64/423 ] 18...Nc6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Be3 Qc8 21.Qd2 Bf5 22.Rd6 Qa6 23.b3 Re8 24.Nd3 Bf8 25.Nc5 Qc8 26.Rd1 h5 27.Bh6 Bxd6 28.Qxd6 f6 29.Qxf6 Rf7 30.Qd6©

D76Salov,Va 2665Sakaev,K 2580

Sankt_Peterburg 1997

70/(423) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Qe2 Qc8!?

[ 12...c6 - 46/(602) ] 13.Bd2!?N

[ 13.Rd1 ] [ 13.a4 ]

13...Nac4 14.Be1 Bxd4 15.exd4 Bh3 16.a4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 a5 18.b3 Nd6 19.g4 e6 20.dxe6 Qxe6 21.Qxe6 Rxe6 22.f3=

D78Nikolic,P 2655Sokolov,I 2615

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(424) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.c4 c6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Bb2 Qa5!?N

[ 9...Bf5 - 53/441 ] 10.Qc1 Bf5 11.Bc3 Qa6 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Nxd7 Nxd7 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 e5 16.dxe5 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Nxe5=

D78Karpov,An 2745Topalov,V 2745

Dortmund 1997

70/(424) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.c4 c6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nbd2 Bf5 8.b3 Ne4 9.Bb2 Nd7 10.Nh4 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Be6 12.cxd5

[ 12.e4 - 3/643, 644 ] 12...cxd5 13.Qb4 Rb8!?N

[ 13...a5 ] 14.Rfc1 Re8 15.e3 Bf8 16.Qa4 a6 17.Bc3 Nf6 18.Nf3 Bd7 19.Qa5 e6 20.Qxd8 Rexd8=

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D85Granda Zuniga,J 2620Sion Castro,M 2440

Leon 1997

70/(427) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Ba3 b6!?N

[ 7...0-0 - 69/(427) ] 8.Bc4 Bb7 9.Qf3 0-0 10.h4 h6 11.Ne2 c5 12.Qe3 Qd7 13.Bb3 cxd4 14.cxd4 Nc6 15.Rd1 Na5! 16.d5 Rac8 17.h5 g5 18.0-0 Nc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.f3 Rfc8 21.Qb3 Rc2∓

D85Granda Zuniga,J 2620Yermolinsky,A 2630

Wijk aan Zee 1997

70/(427) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Ba3 b6!?N

[ 7...0-0 - 69/(427) ] 8.Bc4 Bb7 9.Qf3 0-0 10.Ne2 c5 11.0-0 Nc6 12.Bd5 e6 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.dxc5 Qe7 15.Nd4 Ba4 16.Qe3 Rac8 17.Nb3 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 bxc5=

D85Vera,R 2530Kudrin,S 2535

North Bay 1997[Vera,R]

70/(436) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qd2 e6 13.f4 Bc7 14.0-0 exd5 15.exd5 Ba5 16.Ba3

[ 16.g4!? Qh4 17.f5 ] 16...b6

[ 16...Qd6 17.Rb5 b6 18.Bxc5 ] 17.Bf3!?N

[ 17.Rbd1 - 51/464 ] [ 17.Rb5!? Ba6 18.Rxa5 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 bxa5 20.Bxc5 Qxd5! 21.Bxf8 Rxf8= ]

17...Bf5 18.Rbe1 [ 18.Rbd1 Qf6! 19.Bb2 c4 ]

18...Qd7!

[ 18...Qf6 19.Re5² ] 19.Bb4 Bxb4 20.cxb4 Rac8 21.bxc5 bxc5 22.Be4

[ 22.Be4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 c4 24.Rc1 c3= ]

D85Chernin,A 2640Azmaiparashvili,Z 2645

Portoroz 1997

70/(437) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.0-0 Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Ne5 16.Rxb7 e6 17.dxe6 Qxe6 18.Rxa7 Rxa7 19.Bxa7 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Re8 21.Re1 f5 - 65/(452) 22.Qe3N fxe4 23.f3 Qc4 24.fxe4 Re7 25.Kh1 Rf7 26.h3 Rf1+ 27.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 28.Qg1 Qd3 29.Qe1 Bc3 30.Qe3 Qb1+ 31.Qg1½-½

D89Eriksson,Joh 2315Winsnes,R 2385

Sverige 1997[Winsnes,R]

70/(438) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.d5 Bxa1 15.Qxa1 f6 16.Kh1 Bd7

[ 16...Rc8 - 39/571 ] 17.e5 Bf5!N

[ 17...Rc8 ] 18.Bxf5 gxf5 19.Rd1

[ 19.Bh6 Qxd5!∓ ] [ 19.Nf4 Nc4∓ ] [ 19.Qd4 fxe5 20.Qxe5 Qd6∓ ]

19...fxe5 [ 19...Nc4 20.Bh6 fxe5 21.Bxf8 Qxf8 22.Qc1 Rc8 23.Qg5+ Qg7 24.Qxf5 Qxg2+∓ _|_ ]

20.Qxe5 Qd6 21.Qc3 b6 [ 21...Nc6? 22.Bc5 Qd7 23.Nf4 ]

22.Bf4 [ 22.Bf4 Qg6 23.Qc7 ( 23.g4 fxg4 24.Rg1

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D89Jussupow,A 2665Leko,P 2600

Ubeda 1997

70/(439) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.Rc1 Bxa2 15.Qa4 Be6 16.d5 Bd7 17.Qb4 e6 18.Nc3 exd5 19.Nxd5 Be6 20.Rfd1 Bxd5 21.exd5 Re8 22.Bf2 Bf8 23.Qb2!?N Bg7 24.Qa2 a6 25.d6 Nc6 26.Be4 Qd7 27.Bb6 Rac8 28.Bc7 Rxc7 29.dxc7 Qxc7 30.Bxc6 bxc6 31.Qxa6 Be5 32.h3 c5 33.Qb5 Rd8 34.Rxd8+ Qxd8 35.Kh1 Bd4©

D91Basagic,Z 2350Tukmakov,V 2585

Ljubljana 1997[Tukmakov,V]

70/(440) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Qc1 Nxg5!?N

[ 6...c5 - 51/(475) ] 7.Qxg5 dxc4

[ 7...c6!? 8.cxd5 h6 9.Qg3 cxd5 10.e3 ] 8.e4

[ 8.e3!? ] 8...0-0 9.0-0-0

[ 9.Bxc4 e6 ] 9...e6 10.Qe3 c5

[ 10...c5 11.dxc5 Qa5 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.Bb5! Bxc3 14.Bxd7 Bxb2+ ( 14...Bxd7 15.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16.bxc3 Bc6 17.Rd4² ) 15.Kxb2 Bxd7 16.h4 ( 16.Qh6 Ba4! ) 16...Ba4 17.Rd4 Rad8 18.h5 Rxd4 19.Qxd4 Rd8 20.Qf6 e5 21.Qxe5 Re8 22.Qf6 Qxc5 23.h6 Qf8÷ ]

D97Pedersen,St 2420Hoffmann,M 2440

London 1997[Pedersen,St]

70/(444) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5 9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.Be3 c5 11.e6 c4 12.exf7+ Rxf7 13.Qd1 Nb6 14.a4!?N

[ 14.Ne5 - 69/439 ] 14...Bb7! 15.Ng5

[ 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Bxa8 17.Nxb5 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nc6 19.Bh3 Qd5 20.Nc3 Qd6÷ ]

15...Rf5 16.h4 Nd5 [ 16...Qd6!? ]

17.axb5 Nxc3 [ 17...axb5? 18.Nxb5 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 Nxe3 20.fxe3± ∆Rxb5 21.Bxc4+ Rd5 22.e4 Qc7 23.Qa4 Qg3+ 24.Kd1+- ]

18.bxc3 axb5 19.Ne6 [ 19.Rxa8 Bxa8 20.Ne6 Qa5³ ]

19...Rxa1 20.Qxa1 Qd6 21.Nxg7 Kxg7 [ 21...Kxg7 22.h5 gxh5 23.Qb1 Qd5 24.Rh2÷ ]

E04Hudecek,J 2275Verdihanov,V 2405

Pardubice 1997[Verdihanov,V]

70/(448) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.0-0

[ 7.Qc2 - 37/(544) ] 7...Bd7!N

[ 7...0-0 ] 8.Ne5

[ 8.Qc2 Bc6= ] 8...Nc6 9.Nxd7

[ 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6∓ ] 9...Qxd7 10.e3 Rb8 11.Qc1 e5 12.Rd1

[ 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.f4 Nd3 14.Qxc4 Nxb2 15.Qc2 Na4³ ]

12...exd4 [ 12...Qe6 13.Bc3 exd4 14.Bxd4÷ ]

13.Be1 [ 13.Be1 Qe6! 14.Bxc6+ ( 14.exd4 Rd8∓ ) 14...Qxc6 15.Rxd4 b5 16.b3 Ne4∓ ]

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E04Piket,Je 2630Onischuk,Al 2625

Tilburg 1997

70/(449) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 Nd5!? 9.Nxd7N

[ 9.Nxc6 - 68/(426) ] 9...Qxd7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nxc4 0-0! 12.Be3 Be7 13.Qb3 Nxe3 14.Qxe3 Rfd8 15.Rac1 Bf6 16.a3 h6 17.h4 Rac8 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.Ne5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 a6 21.b4 b5 22.Rc5 Qd6 23.Qxd6½-½

E04Cosma,I 2470Zontakh,A 2550

Beograd 1996

70/(450) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Na3 cxd4 9.Naxc4 Nxe5

[ 9...Rc8 - 69/444 ] 10.Nxe5 Qb6 11.Nc4N

[ 11.Nxd7 - 66/411 ] 11...Qa6 12.Qxd4 Rc8 13.b3 Bc5 14.Qf4 0-0 15.Bb2 Be7 16.Rfd1 Bc6 17.a4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rfd8½-½

E04Sosonko,G 2515Piket,Je 2640

Nederland (ch) 1997[Cvetkovic,Sr]

70/(451) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 a6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.e3 Bd7 8.Nc3 Rb8 9.Ne5 Na5 10.e4!N

[ 10.Qe2 - 61/524 ] 10...b5 11.g4! b4 12.g5 bxc3 13.bxc3! Rb5™

[ 13...Ng8? 14.Qf3 f6 ( 14...Qe7 15.Ba3+- ) 15.Qh5+ g6 16.Nxg6 hxg6 17.Qxg6+ Ke7 18.gxf6+ Nxf6 ( 18...Kd6 19.e5# ) 19.Bg5+- ] [ 13...Be7?! 14.gxf6 Bxf6 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.e5 Be7 17.Qg4± ]

14.gxf6 gxf6 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Qf3 Rg8 17.Kh1©½-½

E05Pigusov,E 2560Liang,Jinrong 2425

Beijing 1997

70/(452) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qc2 Be4 12.Qc1N

[ 12.Qd1 - 33/(599) ] 12...Nc6 13.e3 Nb4 14.Nc3 Bc6 15.a5 Rc8 16.Rd1 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Nfd5 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Na4 b6 20.Qd2 Rb8 21.Rdc1 Rfd8 22.Nc3 Nf6 23.Na2 Nxa2 24.Rxa2 e5 25.Qc3 exd4 26.exd4 h6 27.axb6 Rxb6=

D02Smyslov,V 2500Akesson,R 2515

Malmo 1997

70/(453) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 cxd4 5.0-0 d5 6.Nxd4 Be7 7.c4 0-0 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4

[ 9.Nd2 - 56/566 ] 9...Nb4 10.a3 N4c6 11.Nxc6N

[ 11.Ne2 ] 11...Nxc6 12.Nc3 Bf6 13.Be3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 e5 15.f4 Be6 16.f5 Bc4 17.Rf2 f6 18.Bf1 Na5 19.Bc5 Qxd1 20.Rxd1 Rfc8 21.Bb4 Bxf1 22.Rfxf1 Nb3 23.Rd7 a5 24.Rb1 axb4 25.Rxb3 bxc3 26.Rbxb7½-½

E11Tunik,G 2450Totsky,L 2485

Pardubice 1997[Tunik,G]

70/(455) 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2 Nf6 5.Nc3 0-0 6.Nf3 d6 7.g3 Nc6 8.d5!N

[ 8.Bg2 - 13/587 ]

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8...Ne5 [ 8...Ne7 9.dxe6² ]

9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Bg2 exd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.Qc2!

[ 12.0-0 c6= ] 12...Qd6?

[ 12...Ne8 /\ Nd6+/= ] 13.0-0 Bd7 14.Rfd1 g6 15.Rac1 Ra7 16.Nb1! b5 17.Nd2 Rb8 18.Nb3 a5 19.Nc5 Rb6 20.Qd2 Qe7 21.h3 ><g4

[ 21.Qe3 Ng4 ] 21...Ne8 22.Qe3 Bc8 23.f4! f6 24.fxe5 Qxe5 25.Qxe5 fxe5 26.Nd3 e4 27.Ne5 Kg7 28.Nc6 Ra8 29.g4

[ 29.g4 h5 30.Bxe4 hxg4 31.hxg4 Bxg4 32.Kf2± [+] ]

E11Yermolinsky,A 2650Savon,V 2465

Krynica 1997[Yermolinsky,A]

70/(455) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d6 5.g3 c5?!N

[ 5...Nbd7 - 66/(417) ] 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.dxc5

[ 7.a3 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Ne4 ] 7...dxc5

[ 7...Bxc5 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 a5 10.Qc2² ] 8.0-0 e5™

[ 8...Bxd2 9.Nxd2! e5 10.Nb3 Qe7 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Be3 Nd7 13.Qd2± ] [ 8...0-0 9.Nb3 Qe7 10.a3 Rd8 11.Qc2 Ba5 12.Nxa5 Nxa5 13.Ne5² ]

9.Nb3!? [ 9.Qc2 Nd4 ] [ 9.Ng5 Bxd2 10.Bxd2 Bf5÷ 11.Bxc6+!? ]

9...Qxd1 [ 9...Be6 10.Be3 ]

10.Rxd1 Be6™ 11.Be3 Bxc4 12.Nxc5 Bxe2 13.Rdc1 Bxc5

[ 13...0-0 14.Nxb7 Rac8 15.a3 Be7 16.b4± ]

14.Bxc5 Nd7? [ 14...Bxf3 15.Bxf3 e4 16.Re1 0-0-0 17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.Rxe4² ]

15.Ba3 f5? [ 15...Bxf3™ ]

16.Nh4! g6 17.Bxc6! bxc6 18.Rxc6±

E11Browne,W 2510Yermolinsky,A 2610

Reno 1996[Yermolinsky,A]

70/(455) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Nbd7 7.b3N 0-0 8.Bb2 b6 9.e3 Bb7 10.Be2 Ne4 11.Qd3 f5 12.0-0 Rf6÷

E11Piket,Je 2630Shaked,T 2500

Tilburg 1997

70/(459) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 d6 8.0-0 a5 9.e4 e5 10.d5 Nb8 11.Ne1 h5 12.h3 h4 13.g4 Nbd7 14.Nd3 g5 15.b3 Nf8N

[ 15...Nc5 - 64/450 ] 16.a3 Ng6 17.Re1 0-0 18.b4 Bd7 19.f3 b6 20.Qc2 c5=

E11Ftacnik,L 2585Hracek,Z 2605

Ostrava (m/5) 1997[Ftacnik,L]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 0-0 9.Bg2 d6 10.d5 Nd8 11.Bb4 a5 12.Ba3 e5 13.Nd2N

[ 13.Qc2 - 66/419 ] 13...Nc5

[ 13...Nxd2 14.Qxd2 b6= ] 14.0-0 f5 15.f4 Nf7 16.Rc3 Bd7 17.b3²

E16Van Wely,L 2655Piket,Je 2630

Monaco (m/6) 1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a3 bxa3 10.b4N

[ 10.Rxa3 - 57/(516) ]

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10...Nc6 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Nxa3 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 a5=

E11Sosonko,G 2515Timman,J 2630

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(460) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.g3 0-0 7.Bg2 Qc7 8.Nbd2 b6N

[ 8...d6 - 46/674 ] 9.a3 bxa3 10.Rxa3 Bb7 11.0-0 d6 12.b4 Nc6 13.b5 Na5 14.Qa1 Rfc8 15.Rc1½-½

E12Cvitan,O 2570Podgaets,M 2460

Biel (open) 1997[Podgaets,M]

70/(463) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ba4 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5

[ 12...Nd7 13.Bf4 ] 13.Re1N

[ 13.Bg5 - 37/571 ] 13...cxd4!

[ 13...Nc6?! 14.Bg5 Qd6 15.e5 Qd5 16.Bb3 Qd7 ( 16...c4 17.Bc2± ) 17.d5 exd5 18.Bxd5 Nd8 19.c4² ]

14.cxd4 Nc6 15.Bg5 Qd6 16.e5 Qd5 17.Bb3 Qd7 18.d5 exd5 19.Bxd5 Nd8! 20.Ba2!

[ 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Nd4 Nc6³ ] 20...Qxd1

[ 20...Qf5 21.Be7 Re8 22.Nd4 Qd7 23.Bd6 ]

21.Raxd1 Ne6 22.Bh4 [ 22.Bf6 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rad8= ]

22...Rae8! 23.Ng5! [ 23.Rd7!? Nc5 24.Rc7 Bxf3 25.gxf3 Rxe5! ( 25...Bxe5 26.Re7! /\ Bf7 ) 26.Rxe5 Bxe5 27.Rxa7 Bb8 28.Re7 Bd6= ]

23...Nxg5 24.Bxg5 Bc8! [ 24...Bxe5 25.Rd7!? ( 25.Bh6 Bc3™ 26.Re3 Rxe3 27.fxe3 Bg7 28.Bxg7 Kxg7

29.Rd7= )] 25.f4½-½

E12Ionescu,Co 2490Oral,T 2435

Pardubice 1997[Ionescu,Co]

70/(463) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nd7 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.g3!?

[ 11.e3 Rc8! 12.Be2 c5 13.dxc5 Rxc5 14.Qxg7 Rg8 15.Qxh7 Rxg2³ ]

11...Nf6 12.Bg2 Qd6 13.0-0 Rhc8 14.b4 c5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rfd1N

[ 16.b5 - 45/636 ] 16...cxb4 17.Qxb4 Qxb4 18.axb4 a6!

[ 18...Rc4 19.b5 Rb4 20.Ra5!± ] 19.Ne5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Nd5 21.Rd4 f6 22.Nd3 Rc6 23.b5!?

[ 23.e4 Nc7 24.Nc5 Rd8 25.Rxd8 Kxd8 26.Rd1+ Kc8= ]

23...Rb6 24.Rc1!²

E12Gelfand,B 2665Akopian,V 2630

Cap d'Agde 1996[Karpov,An]

70/(464) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Bc6 8.Qb3 dxc4 9.Qxc4 0-0 10.Rd1N Nd5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.g3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Bd5 14.Bg2 Nd7 15.0-0 c5=

E12Tyomkin,D 2390Korchnoi,V 2610

Beer_Sheva 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/(467) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.g3 0-0 11.Bg2 c5 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.0-0 Rd8 14.e3 Na6

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15.Qb3 Rab8N [ 15...Bc6 - 47/627 ]

16.Rd2 Nc7 17.Rfd1 g6 18.Qa2 Bg7 19.Ne5 b5 20.f4 b4 21.axb4 cxb4 22.Na4 f6 23.Nf3 Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Qe6 25.Nc5 Qb6 26.f5©

E12Van Wely,L 2655Onischuk,Al 2625

Tilburg 1997

70/(467) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.g3 0-0 11.Bg2 c5 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.0-0 Rd8 14.e3 Na6 15.Rfe1N Nc7 16.h4 Ne6 17.Nh2 h5 18.Qb3 Qd7 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Qc2 Qe6 21.Nf3 Ne4 22.Ne2²

E14Gelfand,B 2695Kramnik,V 2770

Novgorod 1997

70/(472) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.e3 0-0 6.b3 c5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0-0 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bb2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Nb4N

[ 11...Rc8 - 50/543 ] 12.Bb1 Rc8 13.Ne5 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Nd1 Bf8 17.Ne3½-½

E15Browne,W 2510Bradford,J 2455

Dallas 1996[Yermolinsky,A]

70/(474) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0-0 d6

[ 8...Nxe4 9.Ne5 Bd6 ( 9...d5 10.cxd5 Nxd2 11.Bxd2 Nd7 12.Nxf7+- ) 10.Nxf7 Kxf7 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Bxe4 Nc6 13.Qf3+ Kg8 14.Bxc6 dxc6 15.Qxc6 Rc8 16.Qe4 Qf6² ]

9.Nxd4 Nbd7 10.Re1! Qc7?! [ 10...a6 11.a4!ƒ ]

11.Nb5!N [ 11.a4 ]

11...Qb8 12.c5!! dxc5 [ 12...Nxc5 13.Nc4± ]

13.Nc4 e5 14.f4! Bc6 15.Nc3! b5 16.fxe5±

E15Browne,W 2530Ivanov,Alexa 2565

Reno 1997[Browne,W]

70/(474) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0-0 d6 9.Nxd4 Qd7 10.a4!N

[ 10.Re1 - 60/489 ] 10...Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Re1 Be7 13.b4 0-0 14.b5 Bb7 15.a5 a6!±

E15Kasparov,G 2795Atlas,V 2460

USA 1997[Kasparov,G]

70/(478) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.Ne5 Bb4+ 8.Kf1 Bd6 9.Nxc4 Nd5 10.e4 Ne7 11.Bb2 Nbc6 12.Nbd2 e5N 13.d5 Na5 14.Kg1 Nxc4 15.Nxc4 Bxc4 16.bxc4²

E15Timoshenko,G 2510Bagaturov,G 2485

Enakievo 1997[Komarov,D]

70/(480) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 Rc8 12.0-0 0-0 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Qg4N Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qf3

[ 21.Ne4? Qxc6 ] 21...Qxf3 22.Bxf3 Bb5 23.Re7 a6 24.c7 Rfe8 25.Rxe8+ Bxe8 26.Nc4 Rxc7 27.Nxb6 Ne6 28.Nd5½-½

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E15Barus,C 2445Shneider,A 2565

Jakarta 1997[Komarov,D]

70/(480) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 Rc8 12.0-0 0-0 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nc4 Bxc4N

[ 19...Bf6 - 69/472 ] 20.Qg4 Bg5! 21.Qxc4 Nd3 22.Bc3 Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Re8 24.Rb1 Re6 25.h4 Bf6 26.Bb4 Qd4 27.Qc2 g6 28.Bf3 Be7 29.a3 Bxb4 30.Rxb4 Qa1+ 31.Kg2 Qxa3∓

E15Shneider,A 2565Timoshenko,G 2510

Enakievo 1997[Timoshenko,G]

70/(480) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 Rc8 12.0-0 0-0 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nc4 Bxc4N

[ 19...Bf6 - 69/472 ] 20.Qg4 Bg5! 21.Qxc4 Nd3 22.Be5! Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Re8?! 24.Bh3 Qd2

[ 24...Bf6 25.Bxc8 Rxe5 ( 25...Qxc8 26.f4± ) 26.Rxe5 Bxe5 27.Bf5² ]

25.Re2 b5 26.Qc2 Qxc2 27.Rxc2 Kf8 28.c7±

E15Grabliskauskas,V 2440Shariyazdanov,A 2465

Swidnica 1997[Shariyazdanov,A; Lisenko,A]

70/(481) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxc4 15.bxc4 bxc4 16.Qa4 Bb5 17.Qc2 Re8 18.a4 Ba6 19.Rad1 Bf8 20.Re3!N

[ 20.Nf1 - 68/463 ] 20...Qc7?!

[ 20...c5 21.d5 exd5 22.exd5 Rxe3 ( 22...Nf6 23.Ne4! Nxe4 24.Bxe4 g6 25.Ba1 Bg7 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.d6+- ) 23.fxe3 Qe7 24.Ne4ƒ ]

21.Bf1 c5 22.d5 exd5 23.exd5 Rxe3 24.fxe3 Ne5 25.Qe4! Bd6 26.Bxe5 Bxe5 27.Bxc4 Bb7 28.Nf3! /\ Ng5 Bf6

[ 28...Bf6 29.Qf4! /\ e4-e5+/- ]

E17Nikcevic,N 2525Marin,M 2530

Sitges 1997[Marin,M]

70/(482) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.d5 Bb4 8.0-0 Na6 9.Ne5!? Bxc3 10.bxc3 Nc5

[ 10...d6?? 11.Nxf7!+- ] 11.Ba3 exd5

[ 11...d6? 12.Bxc5 bxc5 13.Nxf7!+- ] [ 11...Qe7!? 12.d6™ cxd6 13.Bxc5 bxc5 14.Bxb7 Rab8 15.Nxf7÷ ]

12.Bxc5 [ 12.cxd5?! Re8 13.Bxc5 Rxe5! 14.Bd4 Rxd5! 15.Bxd5 Nxd5© ]

12...bxc5 13.Rb1 Rb8 14.cxd5 Qe7!N [ 14...Re8 - 61/(563) ]

15.Nc4 [ 15.d6 Qxe5 16.dxc7 Qxc7 ]

15...Ba6 16.Qa4 [ 16.Ne3 Qe5 ]

16...Bxc4 17.Qxc4 Rb6 18.Rb5?! [ ¹18.e4 d6 ( 18...Ng4 19.Qe2 f5 20.h3 ) 19.f4 Rfb8 20.Rb3 ( 20.Rbe1!? ) 20...Qe8 21.Re1 Rxb3 22.axb3 Qb5 23.Qxb5 Rxb5 24.e5 Ne8² ]

18...d6 19.a4 [ 19.Ra5 Ra8 ]

19...Rfb8 20.Rfb1 [ 20.Rfb1 Qe8! 21.e4 Nd7

A) 22.a5? Rxb5! ( 22...Ne5? 23.Rxb6 Rxb6 24.axb6 Nxc4 25.bxc7 Nb6 26.Bh3 Qxe4 27.Rxb6 Qe1+ 28.Bf1+- ) 23.Rxb5 Ne5 24.Rxb8 Qxb8∓ ; B) 22.f4 a6 23.Rxb6 Rxb6 24.Rxb6 Nxb6 25.Qxa6 Qxa4 26.Qxa4 Nxa4 27.c4 Nb6 28.Bf1= ]

½-½

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E17Kengis,E 2560Almasi,Z 2655

Bern 1996[Kengis,E]

70/(484) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Na6 10.Bf4 Re8 11.Rc1 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5

[ 12...Nxc5 13.Nd4² ] 13.Qb3N

[ 13.Ne5 - 69/478 ] 13...Qb6 14.Ne5! Qxb3 15.axb3² h6 16.Nd3

[ 16.h4!² ] 16...g5 17.Bd2 Rab8=

E17Ivanisevic,I 2530Zafirovski,M 2290

Jugoslavija 1997[Zafirovski,M]

70/(486) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 Nc7 11.e4 d5 12.Re1 Bf6N 13.e5 Be7 14.Qg4 g6 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Nc3?!

[ 17.Nd2!? /\ Nf3-g5~/= Barlov,D ] 17...Nba6 18.Rad1

[ 18.f4!? Qb4 19.Re2 Ne6 20.Rf2© ] [ 18.Bg5 Qb4! 19.Qf3 ( 19.Qh3 h5/\ Bc8 ) 19...Ne6 20.Bh6÷ ( 20.Bf6 Qxb2∓ )]

18...Ne6 19.Rd2 [ 19.f4 Qb4 20.Rd2 Nd4 21.Qd1 Nf5 22.Bg5 Qc5+ 23.Kh1 Ne3∓ ]

19...Nac7 20.h4 a5 21.Kh2 Bc8³

E18Van Wely,L 2655Piket,Je 2630

Monaco (m/8) 1997

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Rc1 Nd7 11.Bf4 c5 12.Ne5N

[ 12.Qb3 - 31/(622) ] 12...Nxc3 13.Rxc3 Bf6 14.e3 Bxe5

15.dxe5 Re8 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Nxe5½-½

E21Alterman,B 2615Hracek,Z 2605

Bad Homburg 1997

70/(491) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.Bf4 d5N

[ 6...Nc6 - 50/561 ] 7.e3 0-0 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 Ba6 10.Bg5 Rc8 11.cxd5 Bxf1 12.Rxf1 exd5 13.Rc1 Qe6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Ke2 c6 16.b4 Qd6 17.Rfd1 Nd7 18.Kf1 g6 19.h3 a5 20.Kg1 axb4 21.axb4 b5 22.Ne5 Ra6½-½

E32Vera,R 2530Williams,P 2260

North Bay 1997[Vera,R]

70/(496) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 f5 8.Nh3 d6 9.f3 Nf6 10.e3 e5

[ 10...Nc6 - 66/(455) ] 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Nf2 Nc6 13.Bd2 f4N

[ 13...Qe7 ] 14.0-0-0 fxe3 15.Bxe3 Nd4 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Bd3!

[ 17.c5 Kh8! 18.Qc4 Qe7 19.Qxd4 Bf5© ] 17...c5 18.g4 Qc7 19.Kb1

[ 19.Kb1 Qf4 20.Ne4 Qxf3 ( 20...Nxe4 21.Bxe4 h6 22.Rde1 Rb8 23.Bd5+ Kh8 24.Re7² ) 21.Ng5 ( 21.Rdf1!? Qxg4 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.Rxf6 gxf6 24.Qf2© ) 21...Qxg4 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Rhg1© ]

E32Schandorff,L 2510Adams,Mi 2665

Aarhus 1997

70/(498) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.e3 d6 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.Ne2 Rb8 13.Bg3 Qb6

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14.0-0 Nh5 15.Rab1 Nxg3 16.Nxg3N [ 16.hxg3 - 60/500 ]

16...Qb3 17.Qxb3 Rxb3 18.Rfd1 f5 19.Bf1 Rb6 20.b4 Kf7 21.Ne2 Ke7 22.Nc3 cxb4½-½

E32Hillarp Persson,T 2475Rozentalis,E 2645

Koge 1997[Rozentalis,E]

70/(499) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Ba6 8.Nf3 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Nd2?!N h6?! 11.Bh4 c5

[ 11...Rc8 ] 12.dxc5! dxc5?

[ 12...bxc5 ] 13.f3 Bb7 14.g4!!± ->>>

E32Antonsen,M 2400Rozentalis,E 2645

Koge 1997[Rozentalis,E]

70/(499) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Ba6 8.Nf3 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Nd2?!N Rc8! 11.b4

[ 11.f3 c5 12.dxc5 Rxc5 ><c4, Bg5 ] 11...c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.b5 Bb7³

E32Bareev,E 2665Kramnik,V 2740

Novgorod 1997

70/(501) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.Nh3 c5 12.cxd5 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qd1

[ 14.Qd2 - 51/(554) ] 14...Bxd5 15.Bb5 Be6 16.Nf2 Nc5 17.0-0N

[ 17.b4 ] 17...Nb3 18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Nd5 21.Ng4 f6 22.Bc6 Nc7

23.Be1½-½

E48Milov,V 2635Karpov,An 2745

Biel 1997[Gelfand,B]

70/(509) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.a3 Bd6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Bc2 0-0 12.Qd3 Qc7 13.0-0 Rd8 14.Ng5 g6 15.Bb3 Bf8!?N 16.Qh3 Nf6 17.Nf3 Qb6 18.Ba2 Bg7 19.Qh4 Nd5 20.Nc3 Nce7 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bh6 f6 23.Bxg7 Kxg7=

E60Baburin,A 2560Anderson,R 2330

Las Vegas 1997[Baburin,A]

70/(514) 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Qd3 f5!?

[ 7...cxd4 - 69/499 ] 8.0-0 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.Bg5!? Nd8??

[ 10...d6 11.e4 fxe4 12.Qxe4 Bf5 13.Qe3÷ ] [ 10...h6?! 11.Bd2 0-0 12.d5 Nd8 13.e4ƒ ]

11.e4±

E62Tregubov,P 2525Zaitsev,I 2450

Smolensk 1997[Tregubov,P]

70/(517) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Bd7 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.b3 c5N

[ 9...Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxa1 11.Bd2 c6 12.Nxe7+! ( 12.Bxa5? Qxa5 13.Nxe7+ Kg7 14.Qxa1+ f6÷ ; 12.Ne3 Bg7 13.b4 Nxc4 14.Nxc4² ) 12...Qxe7 13.Qxa1 b6 14.Bh6± ] [ 9...c6 - 67/643 ]

10.Bf4! a6 11.Qd3 b5 12.Rac1? [ 12.e4 Rb8 13.h3! bxc4 ( 13...b4 14.Ne2

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Nh5 15.Rae1± ) 14.bxc4 Rb4 15.Nd2² ] 12...Rb8 13.e4

[ 13.h3 bxc4 14.bxc4 Rb4 15.Nd2 Nh5!? 16.Be3 f5÷ ]

13...bxc4 14.bxc4 Rb4! 15.Nd1 Qc7 16.Re1 Ra4

[ 16...Ra4 17.Rc2! Rb8 18.h3 Rb1 19.Bc1!÷ ∆Ra1 20.a3 ]

E62Baburin,A 2560Kaufman,L 2405

New York 1997[Baburin,A]

70/(517) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 c6 7.d4 Qa5 8.e4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nbd7

[ 10...e5 - 68/(494) ] 11.Qe2!?N

[ 11.Rb1 ] [ 11.Be3 ]

11...Ne8?! [ 11...e5 12.d5 cxd5 13.cxd5² ]

12.Rd1 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc3 14.cxd6! [ 14.bxc3 Qxc5÷ ]

14...Nxd6 15.bxc3 Ne5 16.Bg2 Nexc4 17.Bf4! e5 18.Bh6 Rfc8

[ 18...Rfc8 19.Qf3! Qc7 20.h4± ]

E62Tregubov,P 2525Iskusnyh,S 2440

Novgorod (open) 1997[Tregubov,P]

70/(517) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d6 6.Nc3 c6 7.d4 Na6 8.h3 Qb6 9.e4 e5 10.Re1!?N

[ 10.Rb1 - 65/544 ] 10...exd4

[ 10...Re8 11.b3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxe4?? 13.Nxe4 Bxd4 14.Nf6++- ]

11.Nxd4 Ng4 [ 11...Qb4!? ]

12.hxg4 Qxd4 [ 12...Bxd4 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Rxe3± Qxb2? 15.Rb1 Qa3 16.Na4 Qxa2 17.Bf1 Bxg4 18.f3+- ]

13.Qe2!

[ 13.Bf4?! Qxd1 14.Raxd1 Bxg4÷ ] 13...Be6 14.Bf1 Qb6 15.Bf4 Rad8 16.Rad1±

E63Podgaets,M 2460Glek,I 2505

Biel (open) 1997[Glek,I]

70/(518) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.Re1 Re8!?N 9.h3

[ 9.e4 Bg4 10.Be3 e5 11.d5 Nd4! ] [ 9.d5!? ]

9...Rb8 10.e4 e5 11.dxe5 [ 11.d5!? Nd4! 12.Be3 c5! ( 12...Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3² ) 13.dxc6 bxc6! ( 13...Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 bxc6 15.b3² ) 14.Nxd4 ( 14.Bxd4 exd4 15.Nxd4 Rxb2 ) 14...exd4 15.Bxd4 c5! ( 15...Rxb2?! ) 16.Bxf6 Bxf6© ]

½-½

E66Vul,A 2395Roger

Cappelle la Grande 1997[Vul,A]

70/(520) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.Qc2 b5 12.cxb5 axb5 13.b4 cxb4 14.Rxb4 Ba6N

[ 14...Bd7 - 40/(734) ] 15.Qb1

[ 15.Nb3!? Nxb3 16.Qxb3 Nd7 17.Bd2 ] 15...Qe8?!

[ 15...Qc7! 16.Nxb5 ( 16.Nb3 Nd7 17.Nxa5 Qxa5 18.Bd2 Rfc8 ; 16.Nde4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Nc4 ) 16...Qc5 17.a4 Bxb5 ( 17...Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Qxd5 19.Nc7 Rxb4 20.Qxb4 Qc6 21.Qxa5 Bb7 22.Nf3 Bc3 23.Qb5 Qxc7 24.Bh6= ) 18.Rxb5 Rxb5 19.Qxb5 Qxb5 20.axb5 Rb8= ]

16.Nb3 Nxb3 17.Rxb3²

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E68Burmakin,V 2530Yurtaev,L 2495

Smolensk 1997[Nadyrhanov,S]

70/(523) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.h3 Nc5 11.Re1 h6 12.Nb3 Be6 13.e5!N

[ 13.Nxc5 ] 13...Nfd7 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Nb5 Ne5 16.Nxd6 Ncd3 17.Nxe8 Nxe1 18.Qxe1 Qxe8 19.Bxh6! Bxh6 20.Qxe5 Bxc4 21.Qxe8+ Rxe8 22.Na5 b5 23.b3 Be6 24.Nc6 a6 25.Re1 Kf8 26.Nd4 Bd7 27.Rxe8+ Bxe8 28.b4 Bg7 29.Nb3 Bc3=

E68Paunovic,D 2470Zakic,S 2360

Jugoslavija 1997

70/(524) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.d4 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Qc2 e5 8.Rd1 Qe7 9.Nc3 c6 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Qe2 a6 13.h3 Rb8N

[ 13...c5 ] 14.a4 Re8 15.b3 h5 16.Bg5 Qf8 17.Qc2 Nh7 18.Be3 Qe7 19.f4 Nd7 20.Bf2 Nc5 21.Re1 a5 22.Rad1 Qf8 23.Kh2±

E69Khalifman,A 2650Van Wely,L 2645

Ter Apel 1997[Khalifman,A]

70/(525) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.h3 Re8 9.e4 exd4 10.Nxd4 c6 11.Re1 a5 12.Rb1 Nc5

[ 12...a4!? 13.Nxa4 Nb6 14.Nxb6 Qxb6© ] 13.b3 Bd7 14.Bf4 Qb6 15.Bxd6 Nfxe4 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Rxe4

[ 17.Nxe4 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 Bxd4 19.Rbd1 Bg7 20.g4² ]

17...Rxe4 18.Nxe4 Qxd4 19.Qxd4 Bxd4 20.Rd1 Bg7

[ 20...f5 21.Rxd4 fxe4 22.g4!± ]

[ 20...Bb2 21.Be5! Bxe5 22.Rxd7± ] 21.Bb8 Rxb8

[ 21...Bxh3? 22.Rd8+ Bf8 23.Nf6+ Kg7 24.Ne8+ Kg8 25.Nc7+- ]

22.Rxd7 b5 [ 22...b6 23.Nd6+- ] [ 22...f5 23.Nd6 b6 24.Rc7 c5 25.Rc8+ Rxc8 26.Nxc8+- ] [ 22...Re8 23.Nd6 Re2 ( 23...Re1+ 24.Kg2 Re2 25.Rd8+ Bf8 26.a4!± ) 24.Rd8+ Bf8 25.a4! Rb2 ( 25...Kg7 26.Nxb7 Bb4 27.Rd3± ) 26.Nxb7 Rxb3 27.Nxa5 Rb4 28.Nxc6 Rxa4 29.Ne5 Kg7 30.Rd2± ]

23.Nd6 a4?N [ 23...Bf8

A) 24.c5 Bxd6 25.Rxd6 ( 25.cxd6 c5 26.Rc7 Rd8 27.Rxc5 Rxd6 28.Rxb5 a4!² ) 25...Rc8 26.Kf1² ; B) 24.Nxf7! bxc4 25.bxc4 Rb2 26.Ng5 Rxa2 ( 26...Re2 27.Kf1 ; 26...h6 27.Ne6 ) 27.Rd8 Re2 28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.Rxf8± ]

[ 23...f5 24.Rc7 Be5 25.c5± ] [ 23...bxc4 24.Nxc4 Bc3 ( 24...Rb5?- 56/654 ; 24...a4 25.bxa4 Rb4 26.Rd8+

Bf8 27.Ne5 Kg7 28.Nxc6 Rb2 29.Rd5 Rxa2 30.a5± ) 25.Rd3! ( 25.Rc7 Re8 26.Rxc6 Re2÷ ) 25...Bb4 26.a3 Bc5 27.Nxa5 Bxa3 28.Nxc6± ]

24.cxb5 cxb5 25.Nxf7 Re8 [ 25...Rc8 26.Rd8+ Rxd8 27.Nxd8+- ]

26.Kf1 Bc3 27.Nh6+ Kh8 28.g4!? axb3 29.axb3 Rf8 30.g5+-

E69Wojtkiewicz,A 2575Fang,J 2330

Philadelphia 1997

70/(525) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Qa5 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf1 Re8 13.Nb3N

[ 13.Rb1 - 68/501 ] 13...Qc7 14.f4 Ned7 15.Bg2 a5 16.Be3 a4 17.Nd4 Nc5 18.Bf2 Qa5 19.Qc2 h5 20.Rad1 Qb4 21.a3 Qa5 22.Nf3 Be6 23.Rxd6 Bxc4 24.Nd2 Be6 25.f5 gxf5 26.exf5 Bb3 27.Nxb3 Rxe1+ 28.Bxe1 axb3 29.Qd1 Re8 30.Ne4 Qb6 31.Nxf6+ Bxf6 32.Bf2 Be5

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[ 32...Be5 33.Rh6 Wojtk iewicz,A Bxg3 34.Bd4 Be5 35.Rxh5+- Fang,J ]

E69Wojtkiewicz,A 2575Forster,R 2365

Geneve 1997

70/(525) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Qa5 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf1 Re8 13.Nb3N

[ 13.Rb1 - 68/501 ] 13...Qc7 14.f4 Ned7 15.Bg2 a5 16.Be3 a4 17.Nd4 Nc5 18.Bf2 h5 19.Qc2 Bd7 20.Nf3 a3 21.Bxc5½-½

E69Rustemov,A 2550Lavretzkij,R 2320

Minsk 1997[Lavretzkij,R]

70/(525) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Re8 10.Re1 a5 11.Be3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5 13.Qc2 a4 14.Rad1 Qa5 15.Bf4 Rd8 16.Bf1N

[ 16.a3 ] 16...Nh5 17.Be3 Re8 18.g4 Nf6 19.f3 h5 20.Kg2 a3 21.b3 hxg4 22.hxg4 Bxg4!? 23.fxg4 Ncxe4 24.Nxe4

[ 24.Bd2 Nxd2 25.Qxd2 Nxg4© |^ ] 24...Rxe4 25.g5™

[ 25.Kf3 Rxg4-+ ] [ 25.Kg1 Rae8 26.Bd2 Qc5 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Bc3 Rxg4+ 29.Bg2 Nd5!-+ ]

25...Rg4+ 26.Kf3™ [ 26.Kh3 Qe5-+ ] [ 26.Kh1 Re8 27.b4 Qe5 28.Qh2 Ne4©-> ]

26...Qe5 27.Ne2™ [ 27.gxf6? Qg3+ 28.Ke2 Re8-+ ]

27...Re4 28.Ng3 Re8?! [ 28...Rg4= ]

29.Nxe4 [ 29.gxf6 Rxe3+ 30.Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31.Kg2 Bxf6÷ ]

29...Qf5+ [ 29...Qf5+ 30.Kg2! Nxe4 31.Kg1± ]

E70Alterman,B 2615Sutovsky,E 2590

Bad Homburg 1997[Alterman,B]

70/(526) 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.f4 c5 8.d5 Qa5 9.Qd2 e6 10.Nf3N

[ 10.0-0-0 ] [ 10.Bd3!? exd5 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Bd8 14.f5 Nc6 15.Ne2² ]

10...Re8? [ 10...exd5

A) 11.cxd5 Re8 12.Be2 Bg4 13.0-0 ( 13.e5? Bxf3 14.exf6 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 Qd8 ) 13...Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Nbd7÷ ; B) 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 ( 13.Nxd2 Bd8 14.0-0-0 Nc6= ) 13...Bd8 14.Bd3 Nc6= ]

11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.0-0 Bg4 14.Rae1±

E70Prudnikova,S 2385Lakos,N 2280

Yerevan (ol) 1996[Prudnikova,S]

70/(527) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Nf3 c6 6.Be2 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.0-0 f6!?N

[ 8...Bg4 - 41/(659) ] 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exf6 exf6 11.Qb3 Kh8! 12.Bd3!

[ 12.Nxd5 Be6 ( 12...Nc6 13.Nc3 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Nxe4 Qxe4 16.Bf3 Qe5 17.Bd2± ) 13.Bc4 b5 14.Ne3™ bxc4 ( 14...Bxc4 15.Nxc4 bxc4 16.Qb7 f5 17.Qxa8 Qd7 18.d5™ Rc8 19.Be3 f4 20.Qxa7 fxe3 21.Qxe3 Qxd5 22.Rfe1² ) 15.Qb7 f5 16.Qxa8 Qc7 17.d5 Bd7 18.d6 Nxd6 19.Qd5 Bc6 20.Qd1 Ne4© ]

12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nc6 14.Ba3 Rf7 15.Rfe1 Bg4 16.Nd2 Qd7²

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E71Chernin,A 2640Beliavsky,A 2710

Portoroz 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/(528) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bd3 Na6 9.Nge2 c6 10.a3 Bd7 11.Bc2! cxd5 12.cxd5 b5N

[ 12...Nc5 - 62/582 ] 13.0-0 Qc7 14.Qd2 Rfc8 15.Rfc1²

E71Vilela,J 2425Moreno,Ale 2390

La Habana (m/4) 1997[Vilela,J; Moreno,Ale]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Bd3 Nh5 9.g3 Qe8

[ 9...c5!? 10.Be2 Nc7 11.Bxh5 gxh5 12.Qxh5 f5„ ]

10.Be2 Nf6 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.Nd2 c6N [ 12...Qe7 ]

13.Kf1 Qe7 [ 13...cxd5 14.cxd5 b5?! 15.a4!± ]

14.g4 [ 14.Kg2 ]

14...Nc7 15.Kg2 c5! 16.Rb1 Nfe8 17.b4 b6 18.bxc5 dxc5

[ 18...bxc5!? 19.Nb3 /\ Na5-c6 f5 ( 19...a5 ) 20.f3 h5÷ ]

19.a4 Nd6 20.a5 Rfb8! 21.g5 [ 21.Rb2 Na6 22.axb6 axb6 23.Na2 f5 24.f3 Bf6 25.Qb1 Bg5 26.Bf2 Bxd2 27.Rxd2 b5!„ ]

21...Nce8! 22.h4 f5 23.gxf6 Bxf6 24.Bg4 [ 24.h5 Bg5 25.Nf1 Bf4! /\ Qg5, Nf6 ]

24...Ng7 25.Bxd7 Qxd7 26.Nb5! Nf7!? [ 26...Nxb5 27.cxb5! bxa5 28.Qe2 Nh5 29.Nc4! Rxb5?! 30.Nxe5 Bxe5 31.Rxb5 Rf8÷ ]

27.Qf3 Nh5 28.Qh3 Qd8! [ 28...Qd8 29.axb6 axb6 30.Ra1! Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Bxh4 32.Ra7 Ng7 ( 32...Qf6? 33.Rxf7! Kxf7 34.Nf3 g5 35.Bxg5! Bxg5 36.Qxh5++- ) 33.Nc7 Bf6÷ ]

E71Soln,P 2325Bukic,E 2405

Ljubljana 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/(528) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 Qe8 9.g4 Nd7 10.Nge2?!N Ndc5 11.Bc2 f5 12.f3 Nb4 13.Bb1 fxg4 14.fxg4 Rf3! 15.Nc1 Qf7³ |^

E71Mikhalevski,V 2535Antonsen,M 2400

Aarhus 1997[Beliavsky,A]

70/(528) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 Qe8 9.g4 Nd7 10.a3 f5 11.b4 Qf7N

[ 11...fxe4 - 61/(624) ] 12.Ra2! c6

[ ¹12...Nf6 13.f3 c6 ] 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Bxf5 Nb6 15.Be4 h6 16.Bh4 Nxc4 17.Qd3±

E71Kustanovich,M 2210Mittelman,G 2380

Beer_Sheva 1997[Mittelman,G]

70/(530) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.h3 0-0 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.exd5 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Nf3 Re8+ 12.Kf1 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Rxe5 14.Qd2 Bf5N

[ 14...Bd7 - 28/704 ] 15.Bxf5 gxf5 ><e4

[ 15...Rxf5 16.f4 ] 16.Qc2

[ 16.f3 Qb6! ( 16...b5ƒ )] 16...Qd7

[ 16...b5!? 17.f4÷ ] 17.g3 Rae8?!

[ 17...Ne4 18.Bf4 Re7 19.Kg2 Be5= ] 18.Kg2 Ne4 19.Bf4 R5e7

[ 19...R5e7 20.Rhe1!² ]

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E73Chjumachenko,A 2220Nadyrhanov,S 2480

Novorossijsk 1997[Chjumachenko,A]

70/(531) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.f4 c6 8.Nf3 Nc7 9.d5 Nh5 10.Qd2!?N

[ 10.f5?! - 50/610 ] 10...f6!

[ 10...h6 11.Bh4 f5 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 g5 14.Nxg5 hxg5 15.Qxg5 cxd5 16.Bxh5 d4 17.Bg6‚ ]

11.Bh4 Bh6 12.g3 e5 13.dxe6?! [ 13.dxc6!? bxc6 ( 13...exf4? 14.cxb7 Bxb7 15.g4 Ng7 16.0-0-0± ) 14.c5² ]

13...Nxe6 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Kg7 16.f5 gxf5 17.0-0?!

[ 17.Rd1!? ] [ 17.Rf1!? ]

17...Qb6∓

E73Yakovich,Y 2610Chigvintsev,A 2405

Russia 1997

70/(531) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.h4 e5 8.d5 h6 9.Be3 Nc5 10.Qc2 c6 11.h5 cxd5 12.cxd5 g5 13.f3 g4N

[ 13...a5 - 68/(505) ] 14.b4 Na6 15.a3 Bd7 16.Bd3 Rc8 17.Nge2 Nh7 18.Qd2²

E73Ivanov,Se 2530Kuzmin,A 2525

Balaguer 1997[Ivanov,Se]

70/(531) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.h4 e5 8.d5 h6 9.Be3 Nc5 10.Qc2 c6 11.h5 cxd5 12.cxd5 Bd7 13.hxg6

[ 13.b4 Na6 14.a3 gxh5!„ ] 13...fxg6 14.b4 Na6 15.a3 h5 16.f3 Nc7 17.Qd2 Nh7 18.0-0-0

[ 18.Nh3 Qh4+!? 19.Nf2 Qe7 /\ Bf6-g5 ]

18...Bf6 [ 18...Qe7 19.Nh3 ] [ 18...Qe8 19.Kb2 Nb5 20.Nxb5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Qxb5 22.Ne2² ]

19.Nh3 Bxh3 [ 19...Rc8 - 63/510 ] [ 19...Qe8!? 20.Kb2 a5 ]

20.Rxh3 Bg5 21.Bxg5N [ 21.Rg3 Bxe3 22.Qxe3 Kg7÷ ]

21...Nxg5 22.Rhh1 [ 22.Rg3?! Rf4 /\ h4 ]

22...Qf6 [ 22...h4? 23.Rxh4 Nxf3 24.Rh8+!+- ]

23.Rdf1! [ 23.Qe3 Qf4 24.Kd2 h4„ ] [ 23.Kb2 h4!? 24.Qe1 h3 25.gxh3 Nxf3÷ ]

23...Kg7?! [ 23...h4?! 24.Qe1 Qf4+ 25.Kc2 h3 26.gxh3 Qe3 27.Qd2± ] [ 23...a5

A) 24.b5 Rac8 25.Qe3 ( 25.Kb2 Na8 26.Na4!? ) 25...Qf4 26.Kd2 ( 26.Qxf4 exf4 27.Kd2 Nf7÷ ) 26...Na8 ( 26...Nce6!? ; 26...Qxe3+ 27.Kxe3 Nce6!? ) 27.Qxf4 exf4 28.Rh4 Nb6÷ ; B) 24.Kb2 Qf4 25.Qxf4 exf4 ( 25...Rxf4 26.g3 /\ f4 ) 26.Rh4!² ; C) 24.g3 axb4 25.axb4 Ra3 ( 25...Ra1+ 26.Kb2 Rxf1 27.Rxf1² ) 26.Kb2 Rfa8 27.Qe3² ]

[ 23...Qf4 24.g3! Qxd2+ 25.Kxd2 /\ f4|^ ] 24.g3 Rh8

[ 24...a5!? ] 25.f4 Nf7 26.f5 Qg5™ 27.fxg6 Kxg6 28.Rf5 Qxd2+ 29.Kxd2±

E73Jussupow,A 2640Gelfand,B 2695

Dortmund 1997

70/(533) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5 c6 9.f3 cxd5 10.cxd5 Bd7 11.Bb5 Bxb5 12.Nxb5 Qb6 13.Nc3 Nc5 14.Rb1N

[ 14.Rd1 - 64/(523) ] 14...Nh5 15.Be3 Nf4 16.g3 Nfd3+ 17.Kf1 Qb4 18.Kg2 Rac8 19.Nh3÷

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E81Novikov,I 2590Topalov,V 2745

Antwerpen 1997

70/(534) 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Bg5 a6 7.Qd2 c5 8.Nge2 Nc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Ng3 b5 11.cxb5 Qb6N

[ 11...Qa5 - 67/(653) ] 12.a4 axb5 13.Bxb5 Ba6 14.0-0 Qa5 15.Bxa6 Rxa6 16.Nb5 Qxd2 17.Bxd2 Nc4 18.Bc3 Nd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rfb1 Nd2 21.Rd1 Nb3 22.Ra3 c4 23.Nf1 Ndc5½-½

E89Ibragimov,I 2585Mittelman,G 2415

Biel (open) 1997[Mittelman,G]

70/(535) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Nh3 c6 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 a6 11.Nf2 Nh5 12.Nd3 f5 13.0-0-0 fxe4N

[ 13...Ndf6 ] [ 13...Nb6 ]

14.fxe4 [ 14.Nxe4 Ndf6 15.Ndf2 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Nf6 ∆17.Ng5? Bf5 18.Bd3 Qc8+! ]

14...Ndf6 15.Be2 Bg4!? [ 15...Ng4³ ]

16.Kb1 [ 16.Nf2 Bxe2 17.Nxe2 Ng4! ]

16...Rc8 [ 16...Bxe2! 17.Qxe2 Qd7 18.Nf2 Rac8³ ]

17.Nf2! Bxe2 18.Nxe2=

E81Rogozenko,D 2490Istratescu,A 2550

Cairo 1997

70/(535) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 c6 8.a4 a5 9.Rd1 Na6 10.Bd3 e5 11.d5 Nb4 12.Bb1 cxd5 13.cxd5 Nd7N

[ 13...Nh5 ] 14.Nge2 b6 15.Nb5 Nc5 16.Nec3 Ba6÷

E86Kragelj,I 2250Sutovsky,E 2560

Portoroz (open) 1997[Kragelj,I]

70/(538) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qb3 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Qa5 10.Kb1 Re8

[ 10...a6 - 56/(675) ] 11.d5 Nc5!N

[ 11...cxd5 ] 12.Qc2 cxd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Rxd5 Be6 15.Rxd6 Na4?

[ 15...Bf8 16.Rd1 Na4!© ( 16...b5?! 17.Nc3 Bxc4 18.Bxc5 Bxc5 19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.Rd5± )]

16.Bd2 Qc5 17.Rxe6 Rxe6 18.Qxa4 Rd8 19.Bc1 Qf2 20.Nc3 Qe1 21.g3 Qf2 22.Qc2 Qxf3 23.Bg2+-

E86Nenashev,A 2585Chiong,L 2390

Calcutta 1997

70/(538) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 a6 10.Kb1 b5 11.c5 Qe7!

[ 11...b4 - 66/508 ] 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Ne8!N

[ 14...Bb7 ] 15.Rd2 a5 16.Nc1 f5 17.Be2 Ndf6 18.Nd3 Nh5 19.Re1 Nc7 20.Bd1 b4 21.Na4 fxe4 22.fxe4 Be6 23.Bb3 Rae8 24.Nb6 Nf6 25.Bg1 Rd8 26.Rdd1 Bxb3 27.axb3 Ne6 28.Nc4 Ra8 29.Ndxe5 Ng5 30.Nxc6 Ngxe4 31.N6xa5+-

E90Daly,C 2310Cramling,P 2545

Pula 1997[Daly,C]

70/(539) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 0-0 5.Nf3 c6 6.h3 d6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 Na6

[ 8...a5!? 9.a3 ] 9.Bg5 Nc5 10.Bc2 a5 11.b3N

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[ 11.a3 ] [ 11.0-0 ] [ 11.Qd2 ]

11...h6?! [ 11...cxd5 12.Nxd5! Be6 13.0-0 Bxd5 14.Bxf6! Qxf6 15.Qxd5 Qe7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.a3 Ne6 18.b4 Nf4 19.Qd2² ]

12.Bxf6! Qxf6 13.a3±

E91Grigore,G 2485Ardeleanu,a 2400

Romania (ch) 1997[Nisipeanu,L._D; Stoica,V]

70/(540) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Nc6 10.Rd1 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Ne2 Qe7 13.0-0 Rfb8!?N

[ 13...Nc5 - 69/517 ] 14.g3! Nf8 15.Bg2 Ne6 16.f4 Ned4 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.e5 Qc5 20.Qd3 Rd8 21.Rde1 c6 22.h4! Re8 23.h5 Rad8 24.Be4 a5 25.Re2 Re7 26.g4 a4 27.a3 Ra8 28.Rh2!?

[ 28.Rh2 Rae8 29.hxg6 hxg6 30.g5! ( 30.Bxg6 fxg6 31.Qxg6 Qxc4 32.f5 Qd3! 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.f6 Qxh7 35.Rxh7 Bxf6= ) 30...Rd8 ( 30...Bxe5 31.fxe5 Rxe5 32.Rh4! Rxg5+ 33.Bg2± ) 31.Rd1² ]

E92FerragutCamacho Penate,G

Cuba 1997

70/(541) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 c6 10.Nxe5 Re8 11.0-0-0 Na6 12.f4 h6 13.Bh4 Nc5 14.Bf3 g5 15.Bf2 Ne6 16.Nxf7 Kxf7 17.e5 Nxf4 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Ne4 Be5!N

[ 19...Bf5 - 69/518 ] 20.g3?! g4! 21.Nd6+?

[ 21.gxf4 Bxf4+ /\ gf3=/+ ] 21...Bxd6 22.Rxd6 Nh3! 23.Bg2 Nxf2 24.Rf1 Ke7-+

E92Camacho Martinez,G 2300Cruz_Lima,J 2305

Cuba 1997[Camacho Martinez,G]

70/(541) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bg5 c6 10.Nxe5 Re8 11.0-0-0 Na6 12.f4 h6 13.Bh4 Nc5 14.Bf3 g5 15.Bf2 Ne6 16.Nxf7 Kxf7 17.e5 Nxf4 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Ne4 Be5!N

[ 19...Bf5 - 69/518 ] 20.Nd6+ Bxd6 21.Rxd6 g4

[ 21...Bf5!? ] 22.Rd4 Ne2+ 23.Bxe2 Rxe2 24.Rd2

[ ¹24.Rf1² ><Kf7 ]½-½

E92Arakelian,E 2415Umansky,V 2375

Alushta 1997[Umansky,V]

70/(541) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.h4 Nxg3 12.fxg3 gxh4 13.Nxh4 Qg5 14.0-0?!

[ 14.g4 - 56/(685) ] 14...f5!

[ 14...Qxg3? 15.Nf5ƒ ] 15.Nxf5 Bxf5 16.exf5 Nc5!N

[ 16...Rxf5?! 17.Rxf5 Qxf5 18.Bd3! ( 18.Bg4 ) 18...Qg5 19.Qe2 /\ Ne4+/=|^ ]

17.Kh2 [ 17.g4?! e4! /\ Be5, Qh4-> ]

17...Rxf5 18.Rxf5 Qxf5 19.b4 e4! 20.Qc2 Be5!! 21.bxc5™

[ 21.Rf1? Qg5-+ ] 21...Qg6 22.Nxe4 Bxa1 23.cxd6 cxd6 24.c5 Be5∓

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E92Vescovi,G 2490Zapata,A 2505

Americana 1997[Vescovi,G]

70/(541) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.Nd2 Bd7!? 11.a3 Qb8 12.0-0 Nh7 13.Rb1 h5 14.f3 Nc5 15.b3N

[ 15.b4 - 62/598 ] 15...Bh6 16.Qc2 f5 17.b4

[ 17.exf5!?÷ ] 17...axb4 18.axb4 Na4 19.exf5 Be3+ 20.Bf2 Bxf2+ 21.Rxf2 Nxc3 22.Qxc3 Bxf5 23.Bd3 Qa7 24.c5?!

[ 24.Bxf5 gxf5 25.c5 ] 24...Nf6?!

[ 24...Qa3! ∆25.Nb3 Ra4‚ ] 25.Bxf5 gxf5 26.Qd3² dxc5? 27.Qxf5 cxb4 28.Ne4!±

E92Vigorito,D 2330Sherzer,A 2495

Philadelphia 1997[Vigorito,D]

70/(541) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.Nd2 Qe8 11.0-0 Nh7 12.a3 h5 13.f3 Bd7 14.Rb1 a4 15.Nb5 Bh6 16.Bf2 b6!?N

[ 16...Qe7 - 29/622 ] 17.b4 axb3 18.Nxb3 Bxb5 19.cxb5 Nc5 20.Nxc5 dxc5 21.a4 Qe7 22.Qc2 Nf6 23.Ra1! Nd7

[ 23...Ne8? 24.a5± ] 24.Bd3 Ra7 25.Ra2 Rfa8 26.Rfa1

[ 26.h4!?² /\ Rfa1, g3 ] 26...h4! 27.Kh1 Kg7 28.Qe2

[ 28.Be1!? Be3 ( 28...Ra5 ) 29.a5 Bd4 30.a6 Bxa1 31.Rxa1© ]

28...Ra5™ 29.Be1 Bf4 30.Bxa5 Rxa5 31.Bc4 Nf6 32.d6! Qxd6 33.Rd1 Qe7 34.Qd3 Ra8 35.Ra3²

E94Shulman,Y 2555Relange,E 2480

Paris 1997[Gofshtein,L; Botvinnik,Il]

70/(542) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.0-0 exd4 9.Bxd4 Re8 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rfe1 Nbd7 12.h3 a6?! 13.Rad1 b5 14.b4±

E94Lautier,J 2660Svidler,P 2660

Tilburg 1997

70/(543) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.d5 Na6 9.0-0 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 c5 12.Ne1 h5!?N

[ 12...Nh6 - 68/536 ] 13.a3 Qe7 14.Rb1 b6 15.b4 Bd7 16.Nc2 Nh6 17.f3 Nf7 18.a4 Rfc8 19.Nb5 Nd8 20.Bf2 Bh6 21.a5 bxa5 22.bxa5 Nf7 23.Bh4 Kg7 24.Rb3 Qd8 25.Qe1 Rcb8 26.Qc3 Rb7 27.Rfb1 Rab8÷

E94Sokolov,I 2615Van den Doel,E 2430

Nederland (ch) 1997

70/(544) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nh5 8.g3 Bh3 9.Re1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nf6 11.Bg5N

[ 11.Be3 - 69/525 ] 11...h6 12.Be3 Re8 13.Qd2 Kh7 14.f3 Nbd7 15.Rad1 c6 16.Nc2 Bf8 17.Bf2 a5 18.Ne3²

E94Kozul,Z 2605Mohr,G 2495

Portoroz 1997

70/(544) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nh5

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8.g3 Bh3 9.Re1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nf6 11.Bg5N

[ 11.Be3 - 69/525 ] 11...Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qd2 Re8 14.Qf4²

E94Glek,I 2620Visser,Y 2395

Nederland 1997[Glek,I]

70/(544) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 Nh6 11.d5 Nf7

[ 11...g5 12.Bg3 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 ( 13...Nxf5 14.Nd2² ) 14.Nd2² ( 14.h4!? )]

12.Nd2 c5N [ 12...c6 - 60/561 ]

13.a3 [ 13.dxc6 bxc6÷ ]

13...h5!? [ 13...Bh6 14.Rb1² ]

14.h3 Bd7 15.Rb1 Bh6 16.b4 b6 17.Bd3! Bf4 18.Ne2 g5 19.Bg3 h4?!

[ 19...Kg7 /\ Rh8+/= ] 20.Bh2 Nh8 21.Re1! Ng6 22.Nf1 Rf7 23.Nc3 Bxh2+ 24.Kxh2 Nf4 25.Ne3 Rc8 26.Bf1 Rh7 27.Nf5! Bxf5 28.exf5 Qd7 29.Ne4 Kf7 30.Qg4±

E91Hort,V 2510Arakhamia_Grant,K 2430

Kobenhavn 1997[Hort,V]

70/(545) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Nf3 h6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bc1 e5 10.0-0 c6 11.h3!?N

[ 11.d5 - 50/614 ] 11...exd4 12.Nxd4 Nf6 13.Re1 Nc5 14.Bf3 Re8 15.Bf4!

[ 15.Nb3 Ne6 16.Be3 Ng5! ] 15...g5 16.Bc1!

[ 16.Bh2?! h5! ] 16...d5!?

[ 16...a5 ] 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.exd5 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 g4!

[ 19...Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd4 21.Be3! ] 20.hxg4 Nxg4 21.Be3 Nd3 22.Qd2 Nxe3 23.Qxd3

[ 23.fxe3 Ne5 ] 23...Bxd4 24.Qxd4!

[ 24.fxe3 Be5© ] 24...Nc2 25.Qe5 Nxa1 26.Ne4 a5! 27.Nf6+

[ 27.d6!! Ra6 ( 27...Be6 28.Nf6+ Kf8 29.Nh5! Qg5 30.Qh8+ Qg8 31.Qxh6+ Ke8 32.Nf6++- ) 28.Nf6+ Kf8 29.Nd5 Qg5 ( 29...f6 30.Qe7+ Qxe7 31.dxe7+ Kf7 32.Bh5++- ) 30.Qh8+ Qg8 31.Qxg8+!! Kxg8 32.Ne7+ Kf8 33.Nxc8 Ke8 34.Bxb7+- ]

27...Kf8 28.Nh7+ Kg8 29.Nf6+ Kf8½-½

E94Van Wely,L 2655Piket,Je 2630

Antwerpen 1997

70/(545) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 Nf6 12.Be3 b6 13.a3 Bb7 14.Qc2 Nc5 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.Nd2N

[ 16.Nd5 - 69/532 ] 16...a5 17.Nd5 Qb8 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.Rac1²

E94Kramnik,V 2740Shirov,A 2690

Monaco (rapid) 1997[Kramnik,V]

70/(545) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 h6 12.Bd2 Nf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Nd5N

[ 14.a3 - 61/660 ] 14...Qd8 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.c5 b6?! 17.Rc1±

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E94Van de Plassche,B 2335Kofidis,A 2395

Aegina 1997[Skembris,S]

70/(547) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qc2 exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.Rd1 Nc5 11.f3 c6!?N

[ 11...a5 - 59/(650) ] 12.Bg5 a5 13.b3 Qb6!? 14.Be3 Nfd7/\ f5|^ 15.Bf2 Qd8 16.Bf1 Qe7 17.a3 Nf8÷

E94Sherbakov,R 2580Poluljahov,A 2510

Kahovka 1997[Poluljahov,A]

70/(547) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 c6 9.d5 c5 10.Ne1 Ne8 11.g4 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.gxf5 Nb6 14.Kh1 Bxf5 15.Rg1 Kh8!?N

[ 15...Nf6 - 53/626 ] 16.Nf3 e4! 17.Ng5 Bxc3! 18.bxc3 Qe7 19.Rg3 Nf6 20.Qf1?!

[ 20.Qb3!? ] 20...Nbd7 21.Qg2 Ne5 22.Rg1 Ng6!

[ 22...Rg8? 23.Bf4! ><f7 ] 23.Nh3?! Nf4 24.Qf1

[ 24.Qf1 Rg8!³ ]½-½

E97Portisch,L 2610Xie,Jun 2495

Kobenhavn 1997

70/(548) 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bc1 Nh6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qd5+ Nf7 13.Be3 Bg4N

[ 13...Re8 ] 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nd4 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Ne2 c6 18.Qxd4 Qe7 19.Qe3 Ne5 20.Nd4 Nxc4 21.Qb3 Qf7 22.Rad1 Rfe8 23.Qc2 Rad8 24.Nb3 Nd6 25.Rd2 f5 26.exf5½-½

E97Cherniakhovsky,P 2245Kruppa,Y 2535

Kharkov 1997[Kruppa,Y]

70/(549) 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bg5 Nh5 10.Ne1 Nf4 11.Nd3 Nxe2+ 12.Qxe2 h6 13.Be3 f5 14.f3

[ 14.f4 exf4 15.Nxf4 g5 16.Nh5 Be5 ] 14...c6?N

[ 14...f4 - 57/(608) ] [ 14...Kh7 15.c5 Ng8 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Rac1 Nf6= ] [ 14...c6 15.Rfd1² ( 15.dxc6² )]

E97Epishin,V 2570Fang,J 2330

Philadelphia 1997[Fang,J]

70/(550) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 Bh6 13.Nd2 f5 14.Bf3 b6 15.Ra2N

[ 15.a5 - 68/(543) ] 15...Nc5 16.a5 Ba6 17.Be2 Bxd2 18.Qxd2 Nxe4?!

[ 18...Nb3 19.Qb2 bxa5! 20.Bxd6 ( 20.Bxa5? Bxc4 21.Bxc4 Nxa5 ; 20.Qxb3 axb4 21.Qxb4 c5 ) 20...cxd6 21.Qxb3 Rb8 22.Qa3 Rb4= ]

19.Nxe4 fxe4 20.axb6 cxb6 21.Rfa1 Bb7 22.Rxa8 Bxa8 23.Bg4²

E97Kramnik,V 2770Topalov,V 2745

Dortmund 1997

70/(550) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 Bh6 13.a5 f5 14.Nd2 Kh8 15.Bd3 Rf6 16.Na4 Rf7 17.c5 dxc5 18.Bc3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Nf5 20.Nc4 Nd6N

[ 20...Bg7 - 68/542 ] 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5+ Bg7 23.Bxg7+

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Rxg7 24.Nxc5 b6 25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.dxe6 Nxe4 27.axb6 cxb6 28.Re1 Nc3! 29.e7 Nxd1 30.exd8B Rxd8 31.Rexd1 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Rb7 33.Kf1 b5 34.Rb1 Kg7 35.Ke2 Kf6 36.Kd3½-½

E97Kramnik,V 2740Piket,Je 2640

Monaco (blindfold) 1997[Piket,Je]

70/(553) 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 h6N

[ 13...cxd5 - 69/545 ] 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 g5! 16.h3

[ 16.exf5 ] 16...f4 17.Bc1 Ng6 18.c5 dxc5 19.bxc5 Qe7 20.Rb1 Rfe8 21.Qb3 Rab8=

E97Lopez,C 2400Perez,Or 2280

Cuba (rapid) 1997[Lopez,C; Dominguez,L]

70/(555) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rc1 fxe4?! 14.Ncxe4 Nf5 15.Bg4 Nd4 16.Bxc8

[ 16.Ne6!? Bxe6 17.dxe6 f3 18.g3! ( 18.gxf3© ) ∆18...Ne2+ 19.Rxe2 fxe2 20.Qxe2± ]

16...Qxc8 17.c5N [ 17.Nf3 - 69/546 ]

17...Qf5? [ 17...Qd7!? 18.cxd6 ( 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3² ) 18...cxd6 19.Ne6 Nxe6 20.dxe6 Qxe6 21.Nxd6 Qxa2 22.Re2 Qa3 23.Qd5+ Kh8 24.Rce1 h6 25.h4ƒ ∆Qxb4 26.h5 g5 27.Nf7++- ]

18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Rc7!+- Qxd5? 20.Rxg7+!! Kxg7 21.Qxd4+1-0

E97Sherbakov,R 2580Iordachescu,V 2485

Kahovka 1997[Iordachescu,V]

70/(560) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Bd7 11.b3 c6 12.Bb2 c5 13.Nb5 Ne8 14.b4 Nc8?!N

[ 14...axb4 - 68/549 ] 15.Nb3

[ 15.bxc5 dxc5 /\ 16...Ncd6, 16...Bb5 ] [ 15.Nxd6!? Ncxd6 16.bxc5 Nc8 17.a4!² ]

15...a4 [ 15...b6 16.bxa5 bxa5 17.a4! /\ Bc3, Qd2,><a5 ]

[ 15...axb4 16.axb4 Rxa1 17.Qxa1 b6 ] 16.Na5! Qe7™ 17.Nc3

[ ¹17.Bd3² /\ Bc2 ] 17...Ra7 18.Nb5 Ra8 19.Nc3 Ra7 20.Nb5½-½

E98Miladinovic,I 2510Gabriel,Ch 2570

Pula 1997

70/(562) 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Ne8 10.Nd3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.g4 h5 13.h3 Bf6 14.Bd2 Bh4!?N

[ 14...Kg7 - 60/588 ] 15.Be1 Bxe1 16.Qxe1 g5 17.b4 Rf7 18.a4 Rh7 19.Ra2 Nf6 20.Rf2 Qf8 21.Bd1 Ng6÷

E98Ivanchuk,V 2725Van Wely,L 2655

Monaco (rapid) 1997[Korchnoi,V]

70/(562) 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Ne8 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.c5 Ng6 14.cxd6 Nxd6N

[ 14...cxd6 ] 15.Nd3²

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E99Borik,O 2405Kachiani_Gersinska,K 2415

Deutschland 1997[Lanka,Z]

70/(564) 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Nd3 Nf6 14.c5 Ng6 15.a4 Kh8 16.a5 Rg8 17.a6!?N Bf8 18.Kh1 h5 19.axb7 Bxb7 20.cxd6 Bxd6 21.Nb5²