[Event "12th ECC final"]
[Site "Budapest HUN"]
[Date "1996.11.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei EMBE"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik DR98"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[Annotator "Shirov"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 {Kortschnoj Schlosser} 1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 
    ( 5...Nd7 {Schlosser} 6.O-O h6 7.b3 Ne7 8.c4 Ng6 9.Na3 
        ( 9.h3 h5 10.Be3 Be7 11.a3 dxc4 $1 12.bxc4 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2 
        Tkachiev,V-Adams,M/Hoogovens Tournament, Wijk aan Zee NED 1995 
        (29)} )
    9...Nf4 $1 
        ( {Schwarz sollte auf den Entlastungstausch 9...Nf4 besser nicht 
        verzichten:} 9...Be7 $6 10.Nc2 O-O 11.Ne3 Be4 12.Nd2 $16 {1-0 
        Tseitlin,M-Mittelman,G/ISR-ch 1996 (21)} )
    10.Bxf4 Bxa3 11.Bd3 Bg4 
        ( 11...Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Qe7 13.c5 Bb4 14.a3 Ba5 15.b4 Bd8 16.b5 Nb8 
        17.Rab1 O-O 18.Rb3 Ba5 19.a4 Rc8 20.Qe3 Kf8 21.Ne1 b6 {1/2-1/2 
        Xie, J-Hort,V/Prague Polka 1995 (57)} )
    12.Rb1 Be7 
        ( 12...a5 13.Qe2 Bh5 $2 14.Qe3 $1 Be7 15.Nd2 {/\ 16. Qh3} 15...Bg6
        16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Qd3 Kf7 18.Be3 Re8 19.g4 Nf8 20.f4 Qd7 21.f5 $40 {
        1-0 Kindermann,S-Dautov,R/Open 1996 (31)} )
    13.h3 Bh5 14.Qe2 O-O 15.Qe3 Bg6 $1 {Dieses der Slawischer Verteidigung
    (D19) entlehnte Motiv sollte Schwarz befriedigendes Spiel sichern. 0-1
    Fiorito, F-Bacrot,E/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM 1996 (35)} 
        ( 15...a5 $2 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Bxh6 $1 $40 {1-0 
        Topalov,V-Timman,J/VSB, Amsterdam NED 1996 (31)} )
    )
6.O-O c5 {My opponent has played the same line as Karpov against me in 
Vienna 1996. In that game I was thinking about twenty minutes on my 7th 
move while this time my next two moves took me nearly an hour. The line 
indeed needs a high level of precision from White if he wants to fight for
the opening advantage.} 
    ( 6...Nd7 {Schlosser} 7.Be3 h6 {Wenn Schwarz dieses System spielen 
    will, sollte er wahrscheinlich früher h6 spielen, da Weiß sonst mit 
    7.Nh4 eine chancenreiche Alternative zu 7.Be3 zur Verfügung steht.} 8.
    Nbd2 
        ( 8.b3 $6 Bh7 9.c4 Nf5 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Bd2 O-O 12.a3 Ba5 13.Re1 dxc4
        $1 14.bxc4 Nb6 15.Nb1 Bxd2 16.Qxd2 c5 $17 {Vehi Bach,V-Pablo 
        Marin,A/Manresa 1996/0-1 (49)} )
    8...c5 $2 {Für diesen Vorstoß ist Schwarz einfach zu schlecht 
    entwickelt.} 
        ( 8...Bh7 9.c4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Nd5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Be7 13.Rad1 
        Qc7 14.Bd2 N7b6 15.b3 $1 $14 {Nunn,J-Conquest,S/op, Kilkenny IRL 
        1996/1-0 (45) /\ Qe4-g4 |^} )
    9.dxc5 $1 
        ( 9.c4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Nd5 $132 )
    9...Nc6 10.Nb3 Ndxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bb5+ 
        ( 12.Nd4 Bh7 13.Bb5+ Nd7 14.c6 $40 {1-0 Teran 
        Alvarez,I-Cisneros,L/ESP-tt, Oropesa del Mar ESP 1996 (33)} )
    12...Nd7 13.c4 a6 14.Ba4 Be7 15.cxd5 $16 {Zalkind,K-Godes,D/ISR-ch 
    1996/0-1 (41)} )
    ( 6...Bg6 {Schlosser} 7.b3 
        ( 7.c3 Nd7 8.Nh4 $1 {Neben Be3, dxc5 und c4 eine der 
        Schlüsselideen des Shortsystems: Wenn Schwarz seinen Springer 
        bereits nach d7 entwickelt hat, hat Weiß nach der Beseitigung des 
        schwarzen Läufers noch genügend Zeit, um d4 zu überdecken und dann
        seinen Angriff am Königsflügel langfristig vorzubereiten.} 8...c5 
        9.Nd2 Rc8 
            ( 9...Nf5 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Nf3 Qb6 12.Rb1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be7 14.
            b3 Nb8 15.Bb2 Nc6 16.a3 O-O 17.Qd3 Rac8 18.g3 $16 {1-0 
            Rogers,I-Delemarre,J/Sonnevanck, Wijk aan Zee NED 1996 (72) 
            Obwohl Schwarz keine schlechte Figur hat, ist er praktisch 
            wehrlos gegen den langfristigen Plan h4, Kg2, Rh1, h5 ->} )
        10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Nf3 Qb6 12.Rb1 a6 13.b4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Nf5 15.g4 $36
        {1-0 Short, N-Yudasin,L/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM 1996 (43) Auch nach 
        der ruhigen Alternative 15.g3 macht die Stellung nur Weiß Spaß!} )
    7...c5 8.c4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Be3 Nbc6 12.f4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4
    Nc6 14.Bf2 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Bh5 16.Rc1 g5 $36 {
    Vasiukov,E-Shovunov,B/RUS-ch 1996/0-1 (58)} )
7.dxc5 {Against Karpov I played} 
    ( 7.c4 {and got nothing.} )
    ( 7.Nc3 $6 {Schlosser} 7...Nec6 8.Bg5 $6 {Eröffnungstheoretisch kommt 
    dieser Provokation aus einer Schnellschachpartie sicher keine 
    Bedeutung zu, zumal Karpov in der Partie auch auf einfachem Wege 
    Vorteil erzielt. So sehe ich die Kompensation für das schwarze Zentrum
    nicht so recht, selbst wenn sich dieser auf 8...f6 einläßt.} 8...f6 $5
        ( 8...Qa5 9.a3 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Nb5 h6 12.Bd2 Qb6 13.Bb4 Bxb4 
        14.axb4 Nc6 15.Nd6+ Ke7 16.Nxf5+ exf5 17.b5 Nxe5 18.Ra4 Nc4 19.
        Bxc4 dxc4 20.Rxc4 Rhd8 21.Qh5 Qxb5 
            ( 21...Rd5 $5 $17 )
        22.Qh4+ Kf8 23.Rxd4 Rxd4 24.Qxd4 $15 {1/2-1/2 
        Smirin,I-Karpov,A/QF, Cap D'Agde FRA 1996 (39)} )
    9.exf6 
        ( 9.Bh4 $2 g5 10.Bg3 g4 $17 )
        ( 9.Be3 $2 fxe5 $17 )
    9...gxf6 10.Be3 
        ( 10.Bh4 Kf7 )
    10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc6 13.Bb5 Kf7 )
    ( 7.c4 {Schlosser} 7...Nbc6 8.Nc3 dxc4 9.dxc5 Nd5 10.Nd4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 
    Bxc5 12.Nxf5 exf5 13.Bxc4 Bxf2+ 14.Kh1 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Nxe5 $15 {0-1 
    Shirov,A-Karpov,A/It, Vienna AUT 1996 (40)} )
7...Nec6 8.Be3 {Schlosser: Dies gefolgt von c4 und schneller 
Stellungsöffnung entspricht dem Geist der Stellung natürlich besser als 
das verhaltene} 
    ( 8.c3 $2 {Schlosser} 8...Bxc5 9.b4 Bb6 10.b5 Ne7 11.Nbd2 Nd7 $17 {0-1
    Kreiman,B-Gulko,B/ 1994 U.S. Championships, Key West USA 1994 (41)} )
8...Nd7 9.c4 dxc4 10.Na3 {Schlosser: Obwohl Weiß hier zu zwei schnellen 
Siegen kam ist die Sache alles andere als klar.} 10...Bxc5 {Until now 
everything has been theoretical but this logical capture is new. The known
path is Auf jeden Fall ist diese Fortsetzung solider und empfehlenswerter 
gegen Shirov als die ehrgeizige Alternative 10... c3, obwohl sich Schwarz 
dann sicher nicht so dumm anstellen muß wie in der vorliegenden Partie:} 
    ( 10...c3 )
    ( 10...c3 {Schlosser} 11.b4 Nxb4 12.Qa4 Nd5 13.Nd4 Nxe3 14.c6 Nb6 $4 
        ( 14...bxc6 15.fxe3 Bc5 $13 )
    15.cxb7+ Nxa4 16.Bb5+ {1-0 Jovanovic,S-Shovunov,B/FSIM March, Budapest
    HUN 1996 })
11.Bxc5 $1 {Only in this order! The line} 
    ( 11.Nxc4 Bxe3 $1 12.Nd6+ Ke7 $1 
        ( 12...Kf8 13.fxe3 Ndxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Qd4 Nc6 16.Qf4 {yields 
        White a strong initiative for the pawn. })
    13.Nxf5+ exf5 14.Qd6+ Ke8 15.e6 fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Qe7 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.
    fxe3 {just leads to an equal ending. })
11...Nxc5 12.Nxc4 O-O {Black can not now change queens as after} 
    ( 12...Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Ke7 14.Rac1 {his position is extremely dangerous.
    } 
        ( 14.Nd6 {Kortschnoj} 14...Rhd8 15.Rac1 b6 16.Bb5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 
        Rxd6 18.b4 $40 )
    )
13.Qc1 $1 $14 {The only move to get something.} 
    ( 13.Nd6 Qb6 {is even.} )
13...Qe7 {After the game my opponent was unhappy with this move but in 
fact it doesn't seem bad. Other lines such as} 
    ( 13...Nd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Rd1 $16 {or} 
        ( 15.Rd1 {Schlosser} 15...Bd3 16.Nd6 Rad8 $10 )
    )
    ( 13...Bd3 14.Bxd3 Nxd3 15.Qe3 $16 {or} )
    ( 13...Qc7 14.Qe3 Nd7 
        ( 14...Nb4 15.Nd4 $16 )
    15.Rac1 $16 {apply to me less.} )
    ( 13...Bg4 {Kortschnoj} 14.Qe3 Bxf3 
        ( 14...Nd7 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Qc7 17.Rfe1 $16 )
    15.Bxf3 Qd4 16.Bxc6 $16 )
14.Qe3 
    ( 14.Rd1 $5 {would be another interesting try and it took me some time
    to decide between those two moves. It seems to me I made the right 
    choice although trying to avoid the time-pressure I still couldn't 
    figure out everything. White's play is mainly concentrated against 
    Black's bad knights and his weaknes on the d6 square.} )
14...Rad8 {I was concerned about} 
    ( 14...Ne4 {but after} 15.Bd3 Qc5 16.Qe2 {White holds a tiny 
    advantage.} )
    ( 14...Nd7 $5 {Kortschnoj} )
15.Nd6 {#} 15...b6 $2 {A bad mistake as Black terribly weakens the c6 
square. After} 
    ( 15...Nd7 $1 16.Nxb7 Rb8 {Black would be in the game although I still
    prefer White in lines like} 17.Rac1 
        ( 17.Nd6 Ndxe5 18.Rad1 
            ( 18.Nxf5 exf5 $132 )
        18...Qf6 19.Rd2 $14 {or })
    17...Ncxe5 
        ( 17...Rxb7 18.Rxc6 Rxb2 19.Rc7 $16 )
    18.Nxe5 Nxe5 
        ( 18...Rxb7 19.Nc6 Qf6 20.b3 $14 )
    19.Na5 f6 
        ( 19...Qf6 20.b3 $14 )
        ( 19...Qf6 $14 {Kortschnoj} )
    20.f4 Qb4 21.fxe5 Qxa5 22.exf6 gxf6 
        ( 22...Rxf6 $2 23.g4 Rg6 24.Kh1 Qb6 25.Qf4 $18 )
        ( 22...Rxb2 23.fxg7 $16 )
    23.Bc4 $14 )
16.Bb5 $1 $16 Nb4 {It's already hard to give Black an advice, for example}
    ( 16...Qc7 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.Nd4 $16 {and White's game is an easiest 
    thing or} )
    ( 16...Nxe5 17.Nxf5 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 Qf6 19.b4 $1 exf5 20.bxc5 $16 )
17.Nd4 $1 Bd3 
    ( 17...Bg6 {would lose to} 18.Qd2 $1 a5 19.a3 $18 )
    ( 17...Nc2 $2 {Schlosser} 18.N6xf5 exf5 19.Nxc2 $18 )
    ( 17...Bg6 {Schlosser} )
18.Bxd3 Ncxd3 
    ( 18...Nbxd3 {Schlosser} 19.Nc6 $18 )
19.f4 $1 $18 {Now Black can not avoid the material losses anymore.} 
    ( 19.a3 {Kortschnoj} 19...Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Qxd6 21.Qxd6 Rxd6 22.Nb5 Rd5 
    23.Nc3 $16 )
19...f6 {Slightly tougher resistance could be offered by #} 
    ( 19...Rxd6 20.exd6 Qxd6 {but the endgame arising after} 21.a3 Rd8 22.
    axb4 Qxd4 23.Qxd4 Rxd4 24.Rxa7 g6 25.Rd1 Rd5 26.g3 $1 Kg7 
        ( 26...Nxf4 27.Rf1 Ne2+ 28.Kg2 f5 29.Re1 Nd4 30.Rc1 $18 )
    27.Rb7 Nxb4 28.Rxd5 Nxd5 29.Kf2 $18 {should be lost. })
20.a3 {Now it's just forced.} 20...fxe5 21.fxe5 Nxe5 
    ( 21...Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Nxe5 23.Qxe5 Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Nb5 Rd5 26.Nc7 
    Nd3 
        ( 26...Rd7 27.Nxe6 $18 )
    27.Nxd5 exd5 28.b4 $18 {is hopeless.} )
22.Qxe5 
    ( 22.Rxf8+ $5 Qxf8 23.Nxe6 Qxd6 24.Nxd8 Nbd3 25.Rd1 $1 {would win as 
    well but why to make it more complicated?} )
22...Qxd6 
    ( 22...Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 $18 {is identical to the variation starting with 
    21. ..Rxf1+} 
        ( 23.Rxf1 {Kortschnoj} 23...Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Nb5 Rd5 26.Nc7 
        $18 )
    )
23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Nxe6+ Ke7 25.Qxg7+ {and in view of} 
    ( 25.Qxg7+ Kxe6 26.Re1+ Kf5 27.Qxh7+ Kf6 28.Rf1+ $18 {Black resigned.}
    )
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