[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "E01"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.Bg2 e5 7.Nf3 d4 8.O-O Nc6 
9.e3 Bc5 10.exd4 exd4 11.Re1+ Be6 12.Ng5 O-O 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Nd2 Qd6 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 h6 17.Bd3 Rf6 18.a3 a5 19.Qe2 a4 20.Bd2 Bb6 21.Bf4 Qd7 
22.Qe4 g5 23.Bd2 Ba5 24.Rad1 Bxd2 25.Rxd2 Ra5 26.f4 gxf4 27.gxf4 Kf8 28.
Rg2 Raf5 29.Rf1 Qf7 30.Rgf2 Ke7 31.Kh1 Kd8 32.Bc2 Kc7 33.Bxa4 e5 34.Bxc6 
bxc6 35.Rg1 Qxc4 36.Rc2 Qb5 37.a4 Qxa4 38.fxe5 Rf4 39.Qg2 R6f5 40.b3 Qb5 
41.Qg8 Rg5 42.Rxg5 hxg5 43.Qxg5 Qd5+ 44.Kg1 d3 45.Rxc6+ Kxc6 46.Qxf4 d2 
47.Qa4+ Kb7 48.Qb4+ Kc8 49.Qg4+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "E92"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.
Bh4 Na6 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.O-O Qe8 12.Kh1 ( 12.b3 Nh7 13.a3 f5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.
Bh5 Qc8 16.Be7 Re8 17.Bxe8 Qxe8 18.Bh4 e4 $44 {
Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/Barselona/1989/} ) 12...Nh7 13.a3 ( 13.f3 h5 14.Nb3 
b6 15.Nc1 Bh6 16.Nd3 Be3 17.Re1 Nc5 18.Bf1 $10 {
Petrosian,T-Hort,V/Lugano/1968/} ) 13...h5 ( 13...a4 14.Nb5 Bxb5 15.cxb5 
Nc5 $10 ) 14.f3 Bf6 $5 ( 14...Bh6 15.b3 Be3 16.Qc2 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bf2 
$13 {Kramnik,V-Bologan,V/GER/1994/} ) 15.Bxf6 ( 15.Bf2 Bg5 16.Rb1 a4 17.
Nb5 Qd8 $15 ) 15...Nxf6 16.b3 Qe7 17.Qe1 Kg7 18.Qf2 $2 ( 18.h4 $5 Ng8 19.
g3 $132 ) 18...h4 $1 19.f4 ( 19.Qxh4 $2 Nxd5 $15 ) ( 19.Rab1 Nh5 20.b4 
axb4 21.axb4 Qg5 22.Rfd1 Ng3+ 23.Kg1 f5 $40 ) 19...exf4 20.Qxf4 h3 21.gxh3
$2 ( 21.g3 $32 Rae8 22.Rae1 Bc8 $132 ) 21...Bxh3 22.Rf3 Rh8 $17 23.Re3 ( 
23.Rg1 Rae8 24.Bf1 Bc8 ) 23...Rae8 24.Rg1 Qe5 25.Qxe5 Rxe5 26.Nf3 Reh5 27.
Nd4 Rh4 28.Bf3 Nc5 29.Rg3 Bd7 30.Rg2 $19 Rh3 31.Rge2 Ng4 32.Bxg4 Bxg4 33.
Rxh3 Rxh3 34.Rc2 Rd3 35.Ndb5 Bh3 36.Kg1 ( 36.Nxc7 Rf3 ( 36...Nxe4 $2 37.
N7b5 Rf3 38.Rc1 Nd2 ) 37.Rc1 Nxb3 $19 ) 36...c6 37.b4 ( 37.Nxd6 Rf3 38.Rc1
Nxb3 $19 ) 37...axb4 38.axb4 cxb5 39.bxc5 b4 40.Ne2 Rf3 41.Ng3 dxc5 42.d6 
Kf8 43.e5 Ke8 44.Re2 b3 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "C43"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {Hecht Dolmatov Blatny,P} 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 
Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.O-O ( 7.Qe2 {Dolmatov} 7...Qe7 8.O-O Nd6 9.Re1 Qxe2 10.
Rxe2+ Be6 $10 ) 7...Be7 8.c4 ( 8.Re1 O-O ( 8...Bf5 9.c4 O-O 10.f3 Bb4 ( 
10...Nd6 {Blatny,P} 11.c5 $1 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 ( 12.cxd6 Bh4 $8 13.g3 Bxb1 14.
Rxb1 Bf6 15.dxc7 Qxc7 16.Bf4 {/\Be5=} ) 12...Ne8 ( 12...Nb5 $4 13.a4 $18 )
( 12...Nc4 $2 13.b3 Na5 14.Qa6 Bxc5 $1 $8 15.dxc5 Qf6 16.Qxa5 Qxa1 17.Bf4 
$16 ) 13.Nc3 $14 ) 11.Re2 Re8 ( 11...Nd6 $2 {Blatny,P} 12.c5 Qf6 ( 12...
Bxd3 13.Qxd3 {/\a3,b4+-} ) 13.Be3 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Nf5 15.a3 Nxe3 16.Rxe3 Bxc5
17.dxc5 Qxb2 18.Qc3 $18 {_|_} ) 12.fxe4 dxe4 13.Bc2 Bg4 14.Be3 Bd6 15.c5 (
15.Nc3 {Blatny,P} 15...Qh4 $132 16.g3 $140 $2 Bxg3 $40 ) 15...Bf4 16.Bxf4 
Bxe2 17.Qd2 ( 17.Qxe2 $2 {Blatny,P} 17...Qxd4+ 18.Be3 Qxb2 $19 ) 17...Bd3 
18.Be3 Bxc2 19.Qxc2 f5 20.Qf2 Rf8 21.Bf4 Rb8 22.Nc3 e3 23.Qxe3 Rxb2 24.Rd1
$16 {Dirr,U-Zaura,V/Munich op9192 (06)/1992/0-1 (52)} ) 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.
Rxe4 Rb8 ( 10...c5 {Dolmatov} 11.d5 Bb7 12.c4 c6 13.Nc3 Bf6 $44 ) 11.Nd2 
f5 12.Re1 f4 13.c3 Kh8 14.b4 Rb5 15.Nf3 Rbf5 16.a3 a5 17.Re5 $6 Rxe5 18.
Nxe5 Bd6 $1 19.Nxc6 $2 Qe8 20.b5 $6 f3 $40 {
Schmid,L-Bhend,E/Venedig/1953/0-1 (26)} ) ( 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 O-O 10.c4 
Ba6 11.c5 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Bf6 13.c3 Re8 14.Qa6 Re6 15.Rb1 Qe7 16.Bf4 Re8 17.
h3 Bg5 18.Bg3 Bd2 19.Qd3 Qg5 20.Rb7 Bf4 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Rxa7 Re1 23.g3 Qc1
24.Rxc7 {Rauzer,V-Dubinin,P/URS-ch09 Leningrad/1934/1-0 (37)} ) 8...O-O 9.
Nc3 ( 9.c5 f5 ( 9...Bf6 $10 {Dolmatov Yusupov/} ) 10.f3 Ng5 11.Nc3 Bf6 12.
Be3 Rb8 13.Qc2 g6 14.a3 Ne6 15.Ne2 Qe7 16.Bf2 a5 17.b3 Bd7 18.Rab1 Rfe8 
19.Qc3 Qg7 20.Rfd1 Re7 21.b4 a4 22.b5 cxb5 23.c6 Be8 24.Rxb5 $14 {
Sveshnikov,E-Smyslov,V (4)/Tilburg4.07 (30')/1992/1-0 (78)} ) 9...Nxc3 ( 
9...f5 10.Qa4 {Blatny,P} 10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bd7 12.Qa5 $14 ) 10.bxc3 dxc4 (
10...Be6 11.Qc2 ( 11.c5 {Dolmatov} 11...a5 12.Qa4 Qd7 13.Rb1 $14 ) 11...h6
$13 ) ( 10...Ba6 $6 11.Qa4 $14 ) 11.Bxc4 Bf5 ( 11...Bd6 {Dolmatov} ) ( 
11...c5 $5 {Dolmatov} 12.Qf3 Rb8 13.Rd1 ( 13.d5 Bd6 $10 ) 13...Bb7 ) 12.
Bf4 Bd6 13.Bg3 Re8 ( 13...Qd7 {Dolmatov} 14.Qa4 c5 15.Qxd7 Bxd7 16.dxc5 
Bxc5 17.Rad1 $16 ) 14.Qa4 Be4 15.Rae1 h5 $2 ( 15...Qg5 $5 16.f3 ( 16.Rxe4 
$5 Rxe4 17.Qxc6 Rae8 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.Qxd6 $44 ) 16...Bd5 17.f4 ( 17.Rxe8+ 
{Blatny,P} 17...Rxe8 18.Bxd5 Qxd5 19.Bxd6 cxd6 20.Qxa7 $14 ) 17...Qf5 18.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 19.Bxd5 Qxd5 20.Qxa7 c5 $132 ) ( 15...Bxg3 16.hxg3 a5 {Blatny,P
} 17.Re3 Bd5 18.Rfe1 Rxe3 19.Rxe3 $14 ) 16.f3 Bd5 ( 16...Bxg3 17.Bxf7+ $1 
( 17.fxe4 Bxe1 18.Bxf7+ Kh7 19.Qxc6 ) 17...Kxf7 18.fxe4+ Kg8 19.hxg3 $18 )
17.Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 18.Re1 Qd8 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Qc6 Bxg3 ( 20...Rb8 21.Qxd5 
Bxg3 22.Qxd8+ Rxd8 23.hxg3 $16 ) 21.hxg3 {Hecht Q+R - Q+R schwarze 
P-Schwaechen eleganter Mattangriff bei eigenem luftigen K} 21...Rb8 ( 
21...Rc8 22.Re5 $16 ) ( 21...h4 22.gxh4 Rb8 23.g3 $16 ) 22.Re5 h4 23.Kh2 
$1 ( 23.Rxd5 Qe7 24.Re5 $2 ( 24.Kh2 {Blatny,P} 24...hxg3+ 25.Kxg3 Qe1+ 
$132 ) ( 24.gxh4 $4 Rb1+ 25.Kh2 Qxh4# ) 24...hxg3 $1 ) 23...hxg3+ 24.Kxg3 
Rb6 ( 24...Qd6 25.Qxd6 cxd6 26.Rxd5 Rb6 27.Ra5 $16 ) 25.Qxd5 ( 25.Re8+ Kh7
26.Rxd8 Rxc6 {Blatny,P} 27.Rxd5 Rxc3 28.Ra5 Rd3 29.Rxa7 Rxd4 30.Rxc7 Ra4 
31.Rc2 Kg6 $14 {_|_} ) 25...Qb8 ( 25...Qf6 26.Qa8+ Kh7 27.Rh5+ Kg6 28.Qh8 
Qd6+ 29.f4 $18 ) ( 25...Rg6+ {Blatny,P} 26.Kh2 ( 26.Kf2 {Dolmatov} 26...
Qh4+ 27.Kg1 $16 ) 26...Qh4+ 27.Kg1 Qh3 28.Re8+ Kh7 29.Re2 $18 {_|_} ) 26.
Qd7 Rg6+ 27.Kf4 $1 ( 27.Kh2 {Dolmatov} 27...Rh6+ 28.Kg3 Rg6+ 29.Kf4 ) 
27...Kh7 ( 27...c5 28.Qe8+ Qxe8 29.Rxe8+ Kh7 30.dxc5 $18 ) ( 27...c6 28.
Ke3 ) 28.Rh5+ Kg8 ( 28...Rh6 29.Rxh6+ Kxh6 30.Qxf7 $18 ) 29.Rb5 Rf6+ ( 
29...Rb6 30.Re5 $18 ) 30.Ke3 Qf8 ( 30...Re6+ 31.Qxe6 Qxb5 32.Qc8+ Kh7 33.
Qxc7 $18 ) ( 30...Rb6 {Hecht} 31.Re5 $18 ) 31.Qxc7 Qe8+ 32.Re5 Qa4 ( 32...
Re6 33.c4 $18 ( 33.Kf2 $18 {Blatny,P} ) ) 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Re8 Kg6 ( 34...
Qxa2 $2 35.Rh8+ Kg6 36.Qg4# ) 35.Qg4+ Kh7 36.Qh5+ Rh6 37.Qf5+ Rg6 38.Qxf7 
( 38.Qxf7 Rf6 39.Qg8+ Kh6 40.Re7 $18 ) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "B33"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {Dolmatov Horvath,T} 1...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 {Modern chess is really 
special, in the old days weakness of d5 square and disturbed pawn 
structure would hardly attract any black players. Now for a couple of 
years there is hardly any event where Sveshnikov variation does not occur.
} 10...Bg7 11.c3 ( 11.Bd3 {Dolmatov} 11...Ne7 $132 ) 11...f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 
13.Nc2 {Horvath,T He ute zaehlt die Variante als Populaerste gegen 
"Sveshnikov".Weiser Plan ist einfach:fest halten das Feld "d5" und 
angreiffen gegen schwarzen Damenfluegel.} 13...Be6 ( 13...O-O $6 {Dolmatov
} 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.Bc2 Rb8 17.Qh5 Qd7 18.g4 $40 ) 14.g3 ( 14.Nce3 
{Dolmatov} 14...Ne7 $1 ) 14...O-O ( 14...Ne7 {Horvath,T} 15.Bg2 Nxd5 16.
Bxd5 O-O $5 17.Bxa8 Qxa8 18.f3 d5 19.O-O d4 $44 {
Nevostrujev-Ivanov/Vladivostok/1995/CBM 46/1109} ) 15.Bg2 Rb8 16.O-O Qd7 (
16...a5 17.Qh5 {Short,N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod super/1994/} ( 17.Re1 $5 Qd7 
18.Qh5 f5 19.Rad1 e4 $5 ( 19...b4 20.Nce3 bxc3 21.bxc3 e4 $132 ) 20.Nce3 (
20.f3 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Qa7+ 22.Kh1 Qf2 23.fxe4 $5 Qxc2 24.exf5 ) 20...Ne5 21.
Re2 Ng6 $8 22.Red2 Be5 $13 {Short,N-Kramnik,V/Novgorod/1994/0-1 (41)} ) ( 
17.Nf4 $2 exf4 18.Bxc6 d5 ) ( 17.Qd2 Qd7 ( 17...Ne7 18.Nce3 Nxd5 19.Bxd5 
Qb6 20.Qd3 Rfe8 21.Rad1 Rbd8 22.Kg2 Qc5 23.Rd2 Bh6 24.Be4 Bc4 25.Bxh7+ Kg7
26.Qf5 Bxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Bxe3 28.fxe3 Qc4+ 29.Kg1 Qe6 30.Rf2 Qxf5 31.Bxf5 $13 
{Papp,Z-Kocsis,G/HUN-chT2 9394/1994/1-0 (48)} ) 18.Rad1 f5 19.f4 e4 20.
Nce3 Kh8 21.Kh1 b4 22.g4 bxc3 23.bxc3 fxg4 24.Bxe4 Ne7 25.Nxe7 Qxe7 26.Bg2
Qh4 $132 {Gallagher,J-Maeser,F/SWZ-chT/1994/0.5 (46)} ) ( 17.a3 Qd7 ( 
17...Kh8 18.Qh5 Ne7 19.Nce3 f5 20.Nxe7 Qxe7 21.Rfd1 e4 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5
Be5 24.Qe2 $10 {Schmaltz,R-Pelletier,Y/Altensteig op/1994/} ) 18.Qd2 Kh8 
19.Rad1 f5 20.Rfe1 Rfd8 21.Qg5 ( 21.Kh1 Qf7 22.Nf4 e4 23.Nxe6 Qxe6 24.Ne3 
d5 25.Bh3 Ne7 26.f3 Qg6 27.fxe4 fxe4 28.Rf1 b4 29.axb4 axb4 {
Todorcevic,GM-Vukic,M/JUG-chT(Cetinje)/1993/0.5 (44)} ) 21...Qf7 22.Nf4 
exf4 23.Bxc6 fxg3 24.hxg3 f4 25.Bd5 fxg3 26.fxg3 Bxd5 27.Qxd5 Qxd5 28.Rxd5
Be5 {Smagin,S-Yakovich,Y/Palma GMA-op (1)/1989/0.5 (48)} ) ( 17.b4 Qd7 18.
bxa5 Nxa5 19.Ncb4 f5 20.a4 e4 21.Na6 Rb7 22.axb5 Rxb5 23.Ndc7 Re5 24.Nxe6 
Qxe6 25.f4 Rd5 26.Nc7 Rxd1 27.Nxe6 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Bxc3 29.Rxa5 {
0.5/Anand,V-Vyzmanavin,A/Moscow-B/1987/} ) 17...Qd7 ( 17...f5 18.Rad1 Kh8 
( 18...Qd7 19.Rd2 Kh8 20.Rfd1 Bf7 21.Qh4 Bg6 22.Nf4 exf4 23.Rxd6 Qf7 24.
Bxc6 fxg3 25.hxg3 f4 26.Bd5 Qf5 27.Nd4 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 fxg3 29.f3 $16 {
Anand,V-Nunn,J/Monaco blind (10)/1995/1-0 (44)} ) 19.Nce3 Ne7 20.Nxe7 Qxe7
21.g4 e4 22.gxf5 Bxa2 23.Kh1 Bf7 24.Qg4 b4 25.Nd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 bxc3 27.
bxc3 Bxc3 28.Rfd1 Be5 29.Rxa5 Rb2 30.Qxe4 Rxf2 $10 {Ljubojevic,L-Illescas 
Cordoba,M/Linares/1995/0.5 (41)} ) 18.Rad1 ( 18.Nce3 f5 19.g4 fxg4 20.Be4 
h6 21.Qg6 Rf7 22.f4 gxf3 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Rxf3 Rxf3 25.Bxf3 Bg8 26.Nf6 Qf7 
27.Nxg8 Qxg8 28.Qxg8+ {1-0/Dvoirys,S-Iskusnyh,S/Novgorod op (3)/1995/} ) 
18...f5 ( 18...Bg4 $2 19.Qg5 f6 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.Qxg4 $18 ) 
19.Nce3 Qf7 20.Qxf7+ Rxf7 21.Rd2 h5 22.Bf3 f4 23.Nc2 fxg3 24.fxg3 {
Ivanchuk,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares (05)/1995/0.5 (35)} ) ( 16...Ne7 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Nb4 Rb6 19.f4 ( 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Kh8 21.Qe2 a5 22.b4 a4 
23.a3 e4 24.Rac1 $16 {Feher,Gy-Schroter,T/Zalaegerszeg (02)/1993/1-0 (49)}
) 19...f5 ( 19...Re8 20.f5 Bc4 21.Re1 a5 22.Nc6 Qd7 23.b3 Rxc6 24.Bxc6 
Qxc6 25.bxc4 $16 ) 20.Bd5 $1 a5 21.Bxe6+ Qxe6 22.Nd5 Rb7 23.Qd2 Kh8 24.a3 
Qc8 ( 24...Rc8 25.Rad1 {xf5} ) 25.Rad1 Qc4 26.Rf2 {Short,N-Illescas 
Cordoba,M/Madrid (08)/1995/1-0 (42)} ) 17.a4 $1 ( 17.Qh5 f5 18.Rad1 e4 19.
f3 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 Ne7 21.Rd2 d5 22.Bh3 Rb6 23.Kg2 Rh6 24.Qg5 Rg6 25.Qh5 Rh6 
26.Qg5 Rg6 27.Qh5 {0.5/Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Moscow PCA-Intel GP 25'/1995/}
) ( 17.Qe2 f5 18.Rad1 Kh8 19.Rd2 e4 20.Nce3 Ne5 21.Rfd1 Rbd8 22.a4 Bh6 23.
axb5 axb5 24.Rd4 Qg7 25.Kh1 Qg6 $132 {Lhagvasuren,C-Nunn,J/Moscow olm (01)
MON-ENG/1994/0-1 (33)} ) ( 17.Ncb4 Nxb4 18.Nxb4 Rb6 19.Nd5 Rbb8 20.Re1 Kh8
21.Re4 f5 22.Rh4 Bf6 23.Rh6 $13 {Polovodin,I-Maljutin,E/Voroshilovgrad 
op/1989/0.5 (38)} ) ( 17.Qd2 $5 {Dolmatov} 17...f5 18.f4 $14 ) 17...b4 ( 
17...bxa4 18.Rxa4 ( 18.Ncb4 Nxb4 19.Nxb4 a5 $15 ) 18...a5 ( 18...Rxb2 19.
Rxa6 Bxd5 ( 19...Ne7 {Horvath,T} 20.Ncb4 $1 ( 20.Rxd6 $2 Qxd6 21.Nf6+ Bxf6
22.Qxd6 Rxc2 $19 ) ( 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Rxd6 Bc4 $1 ( 21...Rxc2 $2 22.Rxe6 
$16 ) 22.Ne3 $1 Bxf1 23.Bxf1 $44 ) ( 20.Nce3 {Dolmatov} 20...Nxd5 21.Bxd5 
$14 ) ( 20.Ndb4 d5 $132 ) 20...Nxd5 21.Bxd5 Bh3 ( 21...Rd8 22.Nc6 $16 ) 
22.Re1 ( 22.Bg2 $2 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Qb7+ $19 ) 22...Qf5 23.Nd3 $16 ) 20.Bxd5 
Ne7 21.Ne3 $14 ) 19.Nce3 ( 19.Rh4 Rxb2 20.Qh5 h6 ( 20...Bf5 $2 21.Bh3 $1 )
21.Nce3 f5 $13 ) ( 19.b4 axb4 20.Ncxb4 Nxb4 21.cxb4 Rb5 $14 ) 19...Rxb2 
20.Rc4 $1 Rc8 21.Qh5 $36 ) 18.Ncxb4 Nxb4 19.cxb4 ( 19.Nxb4 a5 20.Nd3 {
Horvath,T} ( 20.Nd5 {Dolmatov} 20...Rxb2 $10 ) 20...Bc4 $10 ( 20...Bb3 $2 
21.Nc5 $1 $18 ) ) 19...Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Rxb4 21.b3 {White s strategy is both 
simple and convincing. Bd5 is a superpower and a6P will be weak forever. 
Besides, where should black use his Bg7?} 21...a5 ( 21...Rd4 22.Qf3 {
Horvath,T} 22...Kh8 {/\f5} ( 22...a5 {Dolmatov} 23.Rad1 $14 ) ) ( 21...e4 
22.Ra2 ) 22.Qe2 ( 22.Qf3 $2 {Dolmatov} 22...e4 23.Bxe4 Bxa1 ) 22...e4 ( 
22...Bf6 23.Rad1 Bd8 24.Bc4 Qe7 25.f4 Bb6+ 26.Kg2 $40 ) 23.Rad1 Qe7 ( 
23...Kh8 $5 {Dolmatov} 24.Bxe4 ( 24.Bc4 f5 25.Rd5 ) 24...Re8 25.Bf5 ( 25.
f3 $2 f5 26.Bxf5 Qa7+ 27.Qf2 Bd4 28.Rxd4 Qxd4 $15 ) 25...Rxe2 26.Bxd7 Rxb3
27.Rxd6 Rbb2 28.Bb5 Red2 $14 ) 24.Bc4 Kh8 25.Rd5 f5 26.Rfd1 $6 ( 26.f4 $1 
Qc7 27.Rfd1 Rf6 28.Qh5 $40 ) ( 26.Rxa5 f4 27.gxf4 Rxf4 28.Ra8+ ) 26...Be5 
27.Rxa5 Rb7 28.Rad5 ( 28.Bd5 Rc7 29.Ra8 $1 $16 ) 28...Qf6 29.f4 {Weakening
black s pawn structure, even though white s king becomes more exposed.} 
29...exf3 30.Qxf3 Rg7 31.Kh1 Qh6 32.Rg1 Rg6 $6 ( 32...Rfg8 {Horvath,T} 33.
Rxe5 {Dolmatov} 33...dxe5 34.Bxg8 Kxg8 $16 ) ( 32...Rg5 {Dolmatov} ) 33.
Rd3 Rg5 34.a5 Rh5 35.Qf2 f4 ( 35...Rh3 {Dolmatov} 36.Rf3 f4 37.g4 ) 36.g4 
Rh3 ( 36...Rh4 37.g5 Qh5 38.Rxd6 $1 Rxh2+ ( 38...Bxd6 39.Qd4+ ) 39.Qxh2 
Qxh2+ 40.Kxh2 Bxd6 41.Rd1 $16 ) 37.Rf3 Rxf3 38.Qxf3 Bd4 39.Rd1 Be3 40.a6 
Qf6 41.Qd5 $2 ( 41.Qb7 Qh4 $1 42.a7 Qxg4 43.Rf1 Qc8 $1 $10 ( 43...f3 $2 
44.Qxf3 $1 $18 ) ) ( 41.Bd5 $18 {Horvath,T} ) 41...f3 $1 ( 41...Bc5 $2 {
Dolmatov} 42.b4 Bxb4 43.a7 Qd8 44.Qd4+ $18 ) 42.Qxd6 Qg7 43.Bd5 ( 43.Qe6 
$2 Qb2 44.Bf1 Bf4 $19 ) ( 43.Bf1 $5 ) 43...Ba7 44.Qb4 ( 44.g5 Bb8 45.Qh6 
$16 ) 44...f2 ( 44...Bb8 45.Bxf3 $1 ) 45.Bg2 Re8 46.Rf1 Qe5 {/\Bb8} 47.Bc6
Re7 ( 47...Bb8 48.Rxf2 ) ( 47...Qe1 {Horvath,T} 48.Qc4 Re2 49.Bg2 $18 ( 
49.Kg2 $2 Qxf1+ 50.Kxf1 Re1+ 51.Kg2 Rg1+ $19 ) ) 48.Qd2 Kg7 49.b4 Rf7 50.
b5 Bb6 51.Qd5 Qf4 52.Qe4 Qd6 53.Bd5 Re7 $2 ( 53...Rf4 54.Qe6 Qxe6 55.Bxe6 
h5 $1 56.gxh5 Rb4 57.Bd7 Rd4 58.Bc6 Rg4 59.Bg2 Rg5 $10 ) 54.Qf5 Bc7 $4 ( 
54...Re5 55.Qf7+ Kh6 56.Bg2 $16 ) 55.Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timman, Jan"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "D56"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 
Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Rxc4 Nd7 13.O-O e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 
15.Re4 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Be6 17.Bc4 Rad8 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Qg4 Rd6 20.b4 Qd7 21.
h3 Rf5 22.a4 Rg5 23.Qf4 Rdd5 24.Qb8+ Kh7 25.h4 Rg6 26.Rf4 e5 27.Rf8 Rxg2+ 
28.Kxg2 Qg4+ 29.Kh2 Qxh4+ 30.Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[ECO "C50"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Nd5 d6 8.c3 O-O 
9.b4 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.a4 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Nb8 14.O-O Nd7 15.a5
a6 16.Qb3 Qe7 17.d4 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "B17"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 e6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.N1f3 h6 8.Ne4 
Ngf6 9.c3 O-O 10.O-O c5 11.Ne5 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qb6 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Be3 Rd8 
15.Qc2 Nf8 16.Rfd1 Bd7 17.d5 Qd6 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.dxe6 Qxe6 20.Bc4 Rc7 21.
Bxe6 Rxc2 22.Bd5 Rxb2 23.Rab1 Rxb1 24.Rxb1 Rd8 25.Bxb7 Bd4 26.Bxd4 Rxd4 
27.g3 Ne6 28.Bc6 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Timman, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[ECO "D85"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 
O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 
15.d5 Na5 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.e5 {In this case it is a sacrifice, but white 
always dreams about building a strong center with P on d5 and e5.} 17...
Bxe5 18.Rb4 ( 18.h3 Bxf3 ( 18...Rfd8 $5 19.hxg4 Rxd5 20.Bd4 $1 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Rad8 $1 22.Qc2 $1 Qxc2 23.Nxc2 Rd2 24.Rfd1 $13 {
Strelbin-Nadanian,A/URS/1991/} ) 19.Bxf3 Rfe8 20.d6 Qc4 21.d7 Qxc5 22.
dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23.Qa4 Nc6 24.Rxb7 $14 {Gelfand,B-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1990/1-0
(62)} ) 18...Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Bf6 $2 ( 19...Rae8 20.Be3 Bc3 21.Ra4 Qb2 22.Qd3 
b5 23.Bc1 bxa4 24.Bxb2 Bxb2 25.d6 Bf6 26.Qb5 Nb3 27.d7 Rd8 28.Rd1 Nd4 $10 
{Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Riga Tal mem (06)/1995/0.5 (41)} ) 20.Ra4 Qb3 21.Rxa5 
Qxd1 22.Rxd1 b6 23.d6 $1 {Tactics will help to turn dP into a magnificient
piece.} 23...Rac8 ( 23...exd6 24.Bxb6 $18 ) ( 23...bxa5 24.dxe7 Rfc8 25.
Bxa8 Rxa8 26.Rd7 $18 ) 24.d7 Rcd8 ( 24...bxa5 25.dxc8=Q Rxc8 26.Bxa7 $18 )
25.Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 {Opposite colour B are not saving black, because he will 
be unable to blockade the dP.} ( 25...bxa5 $2 26.Bxf6 $18 ) 26.Rxa7 Rb8 ( 
26...Bc5 27.Re1 f5 28.Bd5+ Kg7 29.Re8 $18 ) 27.Re1 Bd8 ( 27...Bf6 28.Bd5 
b5 29.Re8 $1 Rbxe8 $140 30.dxe8=Q Rxe8 31.Bxf7+ $18 ) 28.Re8 {Black is 
left tied down, his Rf8 will never be active again.} 28...b5 ( 28...Bf6 
29.Ra8 $18 ) 29.Ra8 Rxa8 30.Bxa8 b4 31.Bd5 Kg7 32.Kf1 ( 32.Kf1 f5 33.Ke2 
Bc7 34.Kd3 Bd8 35.Kc4 $18 ) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "C75"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Topalov"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {King Wedberg Dolmatov} 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7 {
Black also has 5...f5, which leads to sharper positions.} 6.d4 Nge7 ( 6...
g6 {Dolmatov} ) 7.Be3 {In my opinion, this gives white more choice than 
the normal 7.0-0.} 7...Ng6 {In his third game of the match against Anand 
Yusupov played 7...h6 but couldn t equalise after 8.Nbd2 g5 9.de de 10.h4!
} 8.h4 $1 {This was my idea. The white pawns restrict the black pieces.} 
8...h5 ( 8...Be7 {Dolmatov} 9.h5 ( 9.g3 {Wedberg} 9...h6 10.d5 Nb8 11.Bc2 
Bg4 12.Nbd2 Nd7 13.Nf1 Nf6 14.N1h2 Bd7 15.Nd2 h5 16.a4 $14 {
Milos,G-Magomedov,M/Moscow ol/1994} ) 9...Nh4 10.Nxh4 Bxh4 11.d5 Nb8 12.
Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Qg4 Bf6 14.c4 O-O 15.O-O $10 ) ( 8...Bg4 {Dolmatov} 9.Bxc6+ 
bxc6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Qa4 Bd7 ) 9.g3 ( 9.Ng5 {Dolmatov} 9...Be7 10.Bb3 $16 )
9...Be7 10.d5 Nb8 11.Bxd7+ ( 11.Nfd2 {Dolmatov} 11...b5 12.Bb3 c5 13.a4 ) 
11...Nxd7 12.Nfd2 {Now a typical indian structure arises with white square
B exchanged, which clearly favors white. Also the Ng6 is out of play.} 
12...Nf6 13.f3 O-O ( 13...c5 $5 {Dolmatov} 14.c4 b5 15.Nc3 Rb8 $14 ) 14.c4
c5 {Stops the standard developing of the white attack on the queenside - 
Nc3, b4, Nb3, c5 etc.} ( 14...c6 {Dolmatov} 15.Nc3 Qd7 $16 ) ( 14...b5 
$132 {Wedberg} ) 15.Nc3 Qd7 16.a4 a5 $2 {Black is clearly worse on the 
kingside, so he had to play the more flexible 16...b6 preparing b5 in some
positions. This i positional suicide. Almost anything is better.} ( 16...
Bd8 {Dolmatov} 17.a5 {Wedberg} 17...Bc7 {With much more play for Black 
than in the game.} ) 17.Qe2 Kh7 18.O-O-O {King Cleverly, White has waited 
before committing his K, and now that the Qside has closed he moves it 
there. Black has no counterplay to off-set White's ferocious Kside attack.
} 18...Rh8 19.Nf1 $1 {The knight for its best place on f5, where it can 
cause much damage for black.} 19...Kg8 20.Bd2 Ne8 ( 20...Kf8 $5 {Dolmatov}
21.Ne3 Ke8 22.Nf5 Bf8 $16 ) 21.Ne3 Nf8 $6 {Black has to be more afraid of 
f4 than of g4. That s why Nc7, Bf6 and Re8 was the right plan.} 22.b3 {I 
didn t know where to put the Rd1, so I made a useful move.} 22...g6 $6 {
Following the wrong plan. In such positions each pawn move weakens the 
position. It was still not too late for Nc7 and Re8.} ( 22...Nc7 $142 {
/\Re8} ) 23.f4 Bf6 24.Rdf1 Qe7 25.f5 $1 {The e5-square is well-protected, 
but after 22...g6 the f-file became weaker. Now the black king is in 
danger.} 25...Ng7 26.Nb5 b6 $2 {The final mistake. After 26...Nd7 I had 
27.fg6 fg6 28.Nc7 Ra7 29.Rf3 b6 30.Nb5 ok} ( 26...g5 {Dolmatov} 27.g4 gxh4
28.gxh5 Bg5 29.f6 $1 Bxf6 30.Rhg1 $16 ) 27.fxg6 fxg6 28.g4 $1 {The 
kingside opens.} ( 28.Rf2 {Dolmatov} 28...Nh7 29.Rhf1 Rf8 ) 28...Bxh4 29.
Nxd6 Qxd6 30.Rxh4 Nd7 31.gxh5 Rxh5 32.Rxh5 Nxh5 ( 32...gxh5 {Wedberg} 33.
Rg1 $18 ) 33.Nf5 ( 33.Nf5 {Wedberg} 33...Qc7 34.Ne7+ Kg7 35.Nxg6 Kxg6 36.
Qg4+ $18 ) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "A35"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.g3 Nxf3+ 5.exf3 Nf6 {Das ist offenbar eine 
Neuerung.} ( 5...b6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bb7 8.Bg2 Nf6 9.O-O e6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 ( 
10...Rc8 $14 {Mikhalchishin,A-Mencinger,V/Bled op/1995/EXP46/} ) 11.fxe4 
$14 {Vaganian,R-Yudasin,L/Moscow olm/CBM45/} ) 6.d4 e6 7.Bg2 ( 7.d5 exd5 
8.cxd5 d6 9.Bg2 Be7 10.O-O O-O $13 ) 7...d5 $5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 ( 8...exd5 9.
O-O Be7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bg5 $14 ) 9.Nxd5 ( 9.O-O Nxc3 10.bxc3 cxd4 11.cxd4
Bd6 12.f4 O-O 13.Rb1 Rb8 $10 ) 9...Qxd5 ( 9...exd5 $6 10.O-O $14 ) 10.Be3 
cxd4 11.Qxd4 Qxd4 12.Bxd4 Bb4+ 13.Ke2 b6 $5 {Wenn dieser Zug geht, hat 
Schwarz die Eroeffnung zufriedenstellend geloest.} 14.f4 ( 14.Bxg7 Ba6+ 
15.Ke3 Bc5+ 16.Bd4 Bxd4+ 17.Kxd4 Rd8+ 18.Kc3 Rd3+ 19.Kc2 Ke7 20.Rad1 Rc8+ 
21.Kb1 Rcd8 22.Rxd3 Bxd3+ 23.Kc1 Bg6 $44 ) 14...Ba6+ 15.Ke3 Rd8 16.Rhd1 
O-O 17.a3 Bd6 18.b4 {Droht /\ Be5 mit kleinen Vorteil.} 18...f6 19.Rac1 
Kf7 20.Bc6 Ke7 21.Kf3 Bc8 22.Be3 e5 23.fxe5 Bxe5 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.a4 Be6 
26.Be4 {Ich denke, dass diese Partie nicht das letzte Wort von Weiss in 
dieser Variante ist.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "A29"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 {Dolmatov} 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 ( 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O 
O-O 7.d3 d6 {-> A26} ) 5...exd4 ( 5...d6 $2 {Dolmatov} 6.dxe5 Nxe5 7.Nxe5 
dxe5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Bg5 Be7 10.O-O-O+ Nd7 11.h4 f6 12.Be3 c6 13.h5 $16 {
Petrosian,T-Bannik,A/URS/1958/} ) 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Nxc6 ( 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 
9.Nxc6 ( 9.Nc2 d6 10.b3 Bf5 11.Rb1 a5 $1 $13 {
Hansen,Cu-Akopian,V/Groningen/1991/CBM27/INF53,32/} ) 9...dxc6 ( 9...bxc6 
10.Qa4 Bb7 11.Bf4 $14 {Miles,A-Ivanchuk,V/Biel/1989/CBM14/INF48,21/} ) 10.
Bf4 Qe7 11.e4 Ng4 $13 {Tukmakov,V-Romanishin,O/Erevan/1980/INF29,58/} ) 
7...dxc6 $5 {Eine Neuerung.} ( 7...bxc6 {Dolmatov} 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O a5 10.
Be3 Re8 11.Bd4 Rb8 12.b3 Bb7 13.Rc1 d6 14.c5 $14 {
Gheorghiu,F-Hebert,R/Buenos Aires/1978/} ) 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 {Kramnik hat 
recht, seine Figuren sind aktiv und das ist genueg Kompensation fuer den 
Doppelbauern auf der c-Linie.} 9.e4 ( 9.Bf4 $5 {Dolmatov} 9...Be6 10.e4 ) 
( 9.Bd2 $5 $14 {Dolmatov} ) 9...Bg4 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Kxe2 Re8 12.f3 Nd7 13.
Bg5+ ( 13.Bd2 {Dolmatov} 13...f5 ) 13...Kc8 ( 13...f6 $5 {Dolmatov} 14.Bd2
( 14.Be3 f5 ) 14...f5 15.Rad1 $132 ) 14.Rac1 a5 $1 ( 14...f5 $6 {Dolmatov}
15.Rhd1 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Bxb2 17.Rc2 $44 ) 15.Rhd1 $6 ( 15.b3 $5 {Weiss sollte
das gegnerische Manoever (a4 und Ra5) verhindern.} ) ( 15.b3 $5 {Dolmatov}
15...f5 ( 15...a4 16.Nxa4 b5 17.cxb5 cxb5 18.Nc3 Bxc3 19.Rxc3 Rxa2+ 20.Ke3
f6 21.Bf4 c5 $14 ) 16.Rhd1 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 fxe4 18.fxe4 Rxe4+ 19.Kf2 $44 ) 
15...a4 $1 16.Rd2 {Droht Rcd1.} 16...Nf8 ( 16...Ra5 $2 {Dolmatov} 17.Rcd1 
$1 Rxg5 18.Rxd7 $16 ) 17.Be3 Ra5 18.a3 $2 {Dieser Zug sieht sehr schlecht 
aus. Man fuehlt schon jetzt, dass bei dem weis- sen Damenfluegel etwas 
nicht stimmt.} ( 18.Bd4 $5 ) ( 18.Kd3 $5 {Dolmatov} 18...Rd8+ ( 18...Ne6 
19.Kc2 $10 ) 19.Kc2 Rxd2+ 20.Bxd2 $14 ) 18...Ne6 19.Kf2 {/\20.f4 Nc5 
21.Bc5 Rc5 22.Na4} ( 19.f4 $2 {Dolmatov} 19...Nc5 20.Bxc5 Rxc5 21.Nxa4 
Rxe4+ 22.Kf3 Rcxc4 23.Rcd1 Rcd4 $17 ) 19...g5 20.Rcd1 ( 20.Rcc2 {Dolmatov}
) 20...f5 21.exf5 Bxc3 $1 {Sehr starker Zwischenzug.} 22.bxc3 Rxf5 23.Rd7 
( 23.g4 $5 {Dolmatov} 23...Rf7 24.Kg3 $15 ) 23...h5 24.Rh7 ( 24.Kg2 b6 $1 
$17 ) 24...g4 ( 24...Ref8 $2 {Dolmatov} 25.Rxh5 Rxf3+ 26.Ke2 ) 25.f4 {#} 
25...Ng5 $1 26.Rg7 ( 26.Rxh5 Ne4+ $19 ) 26...Ne4+ 27.Kf1 Nd6 $1 ( 27...
Nxc3 $2 28.Rdd7 Rxe3 29.Rxc7+ Kd8 30.Rxb7 $10 ) ( 27...Nxg3+ $4 28.hxg3 
Rxe3 29.Rg8+ $18 ) 28.Bb6 ( 28.c5 Nc4 29.Bg1 ( 29.Rdd7 Nxe3+ 30.Kf2 Nd5 
31.c4 Rd8 $19 ) 29...Rd5 $19 ) 28...Rf7 $1 ( 28...Nxc4 $2 {Dolmatov} 29.
Rxc7+ Kb8 30.Rdd7 Nxb6 31.Rxb7+ Kc8 32.Rbc7+ $10 ) 29.Rxf7 Nxf7 30.Bd4 ( 
30.Bc5 b6 31.Bd4 c5 $19 ) 30...Nd6 31.c5 Nc4 32.Kf2 ( 32.f5 {Dolmatov} 
32...Ne3+ 33.Bxe3 Rxe3 34.Rd2 Rxc3 $17 ) 32...b5 $1 ( 32...Nxa3 $2 {
Dolmatov} 33.Ra1 Nc2 34.Rxa4 ) 33.cxb6 ( 33.f5 {Dolmatov} 33...Nxa3 34.f6 
Nc4 35.Re1 Kd7 $19 ) 33...cxb6 34.Bf6 ( 34.f5 Rf8 35.f6 c5 $19 ) 34...b5 
35.Rd4 ( 35.Ra1 Kc7 {/\ c5,Kc6,Re3 -+} ) 35...Nxa3 36.Rd6 Kc7 37.Be5 Nc4 
38.Re6+ Kd7 {Nach dem fr uehzeitigen Damentausch koennte man nicht 
glauben, dass Schwarz so ueberzeugend gewinnen wird.} 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "C09"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bb5+ Nc6 6.Ngf3 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Nb3 Bd6 9.O-O Ne7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bg5 Bg4 12.Bh4 Re8 13.Bg3 Bxg3 14.hxg3 Qb6
15.a4 h5 16.Qd3 Bf5 17.Qd2 Be4 18.Nfd4 Nxd4 19.Qxd4 Nc6 20.Qxb6 axb6 21.
Re2 Kf8 22.Rd1 Bf5 23.Red2 Red8 24.f3 g6 25.Kf2 Ke7 26.c3 Be6 27.Nd4 Nxd4 
28.Rxd4 Rdc8 29.Rb4 Rc5 30.Bd3 Rc6 31.Bc2 Ra5 32.Bb3 Rd6 33.Rd2 g5 34.Rd1 
f6 35.Bc2 Bf7 36.Rbd4 b5 37.b4 Ra8 38.a5 Rc8 39.Bd3 Rxc3 40.Bxb5 Rc2+ 41.
R1d2 Rxd2+ 42.Rxd2 d4 43.Bd3 Kd8 44.b5 Be6 45.Rc2 Bc8 46.Rc5 b6 47.axb6 
Rxb6 48.Rd5+ Kc7 49.Rxd4 Bd7 50.Rc4+ Kd6 51.Rc1 Rb7 52.Rb1 Kc5 53.Ke3 Ra7 
54.Rc1+ Kb6 55.Ke4 Ra2 56.Bf1 Rf2 57.Rb1 Ra2 58.Rd1 Ra4+ 59.Kd5 g4 60.Kd6 
Bc8 61.Ke7 gxf3 62.gxf3 f5 63.Rd6+ Kb7 64.f4 h4 65.Bg2+ Kb8 66.gxh4 Rxf4 
67.h5 Rg4 68.Rg6 Bb7 69.Rxg4 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "A48"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 {Yusupov already tried various systems against Kasparov, 
but without much success lately.} ( 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2 a6 6.
Ng3 Nbd7 7.a4 h5 8.Be2 e5 9.Be3 exd4 10.Bxd4 Ne5 11.h3 Qe7 12.f4 h4 13.Nf1
Nc6 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Bc3 O-O 16.Nd2 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Nd4 18.O-O Re8 19.Bd3 c6 $13
{Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/Moscow olm/1994/} ) 2...g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 c5 ( 4...
O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e4 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Be2 Nc6 9.O-O Qc7 10.Qc2 Rd8 $1 11.
Rfe1 h6 12.Bh4 Nh5 13.Nc4 Be6 14.Ne3 ( 14.a4 $142 $5 $10 ) 14...Nf4 15.Bf1
Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Nc4 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 b5 $1 19.Bf1 c4 $15 {
Yusupov,A-Kasparo v,G/Riga Tal mem/1995/ Black has a space advantage and 
controls important central squares. Also he threatens to occupy d3 with 
his N.} ) 5.e3 ( 5.dxc5 $5 Qc7 ( 5...Na6 $5 6.Qd4 ( 6.b4 Ne4 7.Qb3 d6 $5 
$44 ) 6...Nc7 $5 7.Nbd2 Ne6 8.Qc4 b6 9.cxb6 Qxb6 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Bh4 Rb8 12.
Qc2 Qb6 13.Nc4 Qc5 14.e3 O-O 15.Bd3 Bb7 16.Ncd2 Qb6 17.Nc4 Qc7 18.O-O Bxf3
19.gxf3 Qb7 20.f4 Nc5 $44 {Sorokin,M-Sakaev,K/St.Petersburg/1993/} ) 6.
Nbd2 Qxc5 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Ne4 Qc6 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 $10 ) 5...Qb6 6.Qb3 O-O 7.
Nbd2 {A well known motif. Both players wait for a more suitable moment to 
exchange Q.} 7...d6 8.Qxb6 {The moment has come, Black already wanted to 
play Be6.} ( 8.Nc4 Qc7 $1 $132 ) 8...axb6 9.Nc4 Nbd7 ( 9...b5 $2 10.Nb6 ) 
10.Be2 d5 ( 10...b5 $6 11.Na3 b4 12.cxb4 cxb4 13.Nc2 $16 ) ( 10...h6 $5 
11.Bh4 ( 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.d5 b5 13.Na3 $2 Rxa3 $1 $19 ) 11...g5 12.Bg3 Ne4 
$132 ) 11.Nce5 h6 12.Bf4 c4 $1 $8 {Best. White is unable to prepare a 
quick e4, so Black can release the tension in the center.} ( 12...g5 13.
Nxd7 Nxd7 ( 13...Bxd7 14.Bc7 $36 ) 14.Bg3 $14 ) ( 12...Nh5 13.Nxd7 Bxd7 
14.Bc7 $14 ) 13.h4 b5 ( 13...h5 $5 $10 ) 14.g4 Nb6 ( 14...Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Nd7
16.Bf3 e6 $10 {Kasparov plays a more ambitious move.} ) 15.g5 hxg5 16.hxg5
Ne4 ( 16...Nh5 17.Nh4 $5 ( 17.Bh2 $5 Na4 18.O-O-O b4 $1 19.cxb4 c3 $40 ) 
17...Nxf4 18.exf4 $14 {White controls the f5-square and has more space.} )
17.Nd2 {White must exchange the strong Ne4.} ( 17.a3 $2 Na4 18.Ra2 Naxc3 
$1 19.bxc3 Nxc3 20.Ra1 b4 $17 ) 17...Bf5 ( 17...Na4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.O-O-O 
$36 {After blockading the Qside with a3 White can start to play against 
the Black K.} ) ( 17...Nxd2 18.Kxd2 Na4 $6 19.b3 Nb6 20.Rhb1 $36 ) 18.Bg4 
( 18.f3 $6 Nxd2 19.Kxd2 Na4 20.b3 Nb6 $36 {is good for Black-he controls 
the b1-square.} ) ( 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.f3 Bf5 20.Rh2 Na4 21.Bd1 $10 ) 18...
Na4 ( 18...Bxe5 $6 19.Bxe5 f6 20.Bxf5 gxf5 21.gxf6 exf6 22.Bf4 Na4 23.f3 
$1 Nxd2 24.Kxd2 $40 {White has a strong attack and the black P are weak.} 
) ( 18...Bxg4 19.Nxg4 Na4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Rb1 {with ideas like Nh6 or Be5 
gives White more attacking chances, than in the game.} ) 19.Nxe4 dxe4 $1 (
19...Bxe4 20.f3 {followed by Rh2, ideally defending b2.} ) 20.Bxf5 ( 20.
O-O-O b4 $1 21.cxb4 c3 $36 ) ( 20.Rb1 $142 $5 $13 ) 20...gxf5 21.Rb1 b4 $1
( 21...Nb6 22.a3 Nd5 23.Kd2 $1 {leads to a static position, in which Black
has no play for his R, also his P are immobile and can be weak. But 
Kasparov has foreseen this strong break already moves ago.} ) 22.cxb4 ( 
22.Nxc4 $6 Rfc8 $17 ) 22...Nb6 $5 ( 22...c3 23.bxc3 ( 23.b3 $6 Nb2 24.a4 
Nd3+ $1 {and the cP is very dangerous.} ) 23...Nxc3 24.Rb2 Rxa2 25.Rxa2 
Nxa2 26.Kd2 $1 Nxb4 27.Rb1 $10 {Kasparov aga in chooses a more ambitious 
move, but he does not risk too much by doing so.} ) 23.a3 Rfc8 24.g6 $2 ( 
24.Kd2 Nd5 ( 24...c3+ 25.bxc3 Rxa3 26.Rhc1 Bxe5 27.Bxe5 Nc4+ $44 ) 25.Rhc1
b5 ( 25...c3+ $6 26.bxc3 Rxa3 27.c4 $36 ) 26.Ra1 $44 ( 26.Rc2 $5 $44 {
Black has good compensation for the P, but the outcome remains unclear.} )
) 24...Bxe5 25.gxf7+ ( 25.Bxe5 fxg6 $17 ) 25...Kxf7 26.Bxe5 Nd5 {Black has
a much stronger minor piece, the Nd5 also cooperates much better with Ra8 
and Rc8. The Be5 cannot defend the catastrophic weaknesses.} 27.Kd2 $6 ( 
27.Kf1 $142 c3 28.Kg2 ( 28.bxc3 Rxc3 29.Kg2 Raxa3 $17 ) 28...cxb2 29.Rxb2 
Rxa3 $17 ( 29...Rg8+ $5 $40 ) ) 27...c3+ 28.Kc2 ( 28.bxc3 Rxa3 $19 ) 28...
cxb2+ 29.Kxb2 Rc3 30.Ra1 ( 30.Rbc1 Rcxa3 $19 ) ( 30.Rh5 Raxa3 31.Rxf5+ Ke6
32.Rh5 Nxb4 $19 ) 30...b5 {/\Rd3,Nb6-c4} 31.Rhc1 ( 31.Rh5 Rac8 $1 32.Rxf5+
Ke6 {with a mating attack.} ) ( 31.Rhd1 $5 Ke6 $22 32.Bg3 Rac8 33.Rac1 Nb6
$5 $17 ) 31...Rd3 32.Rc5 ( 32.Rd1 Raxa3 $1 $19 ) 32...Nb6 $1 33.Rxb5 Nc4+ 
34.Kc1 ( 34.Kc2 Nxa3+ 35.Kc1 Rg8 36.Rc5 Rg1+ 37.Kb2 Rd2+ $19 ) 34...Rg8 
35.Bg3 f4 $3 $19 ( 35...Rc8 $2 36.Rc5 $16 ) ( 35...Rh8 $6 36.Kc2 Nxa3+ 37.
Rxa3 Rxa3 38.Rxf5+ $13 ) ( 35...Rc3+ 36.Kd1 Rh8 37.Ra2 Rh1+ 38.Ke2 Rcc1 
39.f3 $16 ) 36.Rf5+ ( 36.Bxf4 Rc3+ $1 37.Kd1 ( 37.Kb1 Rg1+ 38.Ka2 Rxa3# ) 
37...Rg1+ 38.Ke2 Rc2# ) ( 36.exf4 Rc3+ $1 ( 36...e3 37.Kc2 $1 ( 37.Ra2 Rd2
38.Rxd2 exd2+ 39.Kd1 Rh8 $19 ) 37...Rxa3 38.Rf5+ $132 ) 37.Kd1 $8 ( 37.Kb1
Rh8 $40 ) 37...Rh8 38.Ra2 Rh1+ 39.Ke2 Rxg3 40.Rc2 ( 40.fxg3 Rh2+ $19 ) 
40...Re3+ $1 41.fxe3 Rh2+ 42.Kd1 Nxe3+ $19 ) 36...Kg6 37.Rxf4 Rc8 38.Rg4+ 
( 38.Kb1 Nd2+ 39.Kb2 Rb3+ 40.Ka2 Rc2# ) 38...Kh5 39.Rh4+ Kg6 $138 40.Rg4+ 
Kh5 41.Rh4+ Kg5 $1 42.f4+ Kg6 ( 42...exf3 $2 43.Kc2 $13 ) 43.f5+ Kg5 ( 
43...Kg5 44.Rh2 $8 Nd2+ 45.Kd1 Nb1+ $1 46.Ke2 Rc2+ 47.Kf1 Rd1+ 48.Be1 Rxh2
$19 ) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.O-O Nc6
9.a3 Be7 10.c4 Qd8 11.dxc5 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 a5 13.Be3 Ne4 14.Nc3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 
Bg6 16.Nd4 O-O-O 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bf3 Bf6 19.Rac1 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.Bxc6 Bxc3 23.Bb5 e5 24.f3 Kc8 25.Kf2 Bb2 26.a4 Bd4 27.Bxd4 
exd4 28.Ke2 Kc7 29.Be8 Bb1 30.h4 f6 31.Kd2 h6 32.h5 d3 33.Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[ECO "C62"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Nxd4 g6 7.h4 Bg7 8.Bg5 
Nf6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Qd2 h6 11.Bf4 Ng4 12.f3 Ne5 13.b3 Qb8 14.Be3 a5 15.h5 
c5 16.Nde2 g5 17.O-O a4 18.Rad1 axb3 19.axb3 O-O 20.Nd5 Qd8 21.Ng3 Re8 22.
Bf2 Nc6 23.c3 Be6 24.Qc2 Ne7 25.Ne3 Ra3 26.Rb1 Qa8 27.Ngf5 Bxf5 28.exf5 
Nd5 29.Nxd5 Qxd5 30.c4 Qa8 31.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "B17"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

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.Bd2 Qc7 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.Qe4 c4 14.Bf1 Rb8 15.a4 
b6 16.Qe2 Ba6 17.g3 Bb7 18.Bg2 Bd5 19.O-O g6 20.Nh4 Nf6 21.c3 Kg7 22.Bxd5 
exd5 23.Rae1 Rhe8 24.Qd1 Qd7 25.Ng2 Rxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "D52"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 ( 7.Nd2 Bb4 
8.Qc2 dxc4 $14 ) 7...Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 ( 9...e5 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 
Qxa3 12.e4 $44 ) 10.Bh4 c5 ( 10...O-O 11.Bc4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Ba3 13.Rb1 $16 )
11.a3 ( 11.Bd3 cxd4 12.exd4 b6 $17 {
Polugaevsky,L-Janosevic,D/Amsterdam/1970/} ) ( 11.e4 $5 cxd4 12.Qxd4 ( 12.
exd5 $5 dxc3 13.bxc3 Ba3 14.dxe6 Bxc1 15.exd7+ Bxd7 16.Qxc1 Rc8 17.Bd3 
Rxc3 18.Qe3+ Be6 19.O-O $16 ) 12...Nxc3 ( 12...N5f6 13.Bc4 $14 ) 13.bxc3 
Ba3 14.Qxg7 $14 ) 11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.e4 N5f6 14.Bd3 Bb7 15.d5 c4 $1 (
15...exd5 $6 16.e5 Ne4 $2 ( 16...Ng4 17.Qf4 $40 ) 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Qd6 g5 
19.Nxg5 hxg5 20.Bxg5 ) 16.dxe6 ( 16.Bb1 exd5 17.e5 Ne4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Qd6
Qc5 $17 ) 16...cxd3 17.exd7+ Nxd7 18.Qxd3 g5 19.Bg3 Nc5 20.Qd6 ( 20.Qd6 
Nxe4 21.Qc7 ( 21.Qe5+ Qxe5 22.Bxe5 O-O ) 21...O-O $1 ( 21...Nxg3 $2 22.
Qxb7 O-O 23.fxg3 $1 Rfe8+ 24.Kf2 $16 ) 22.Qxb7 Nc5 $44 23.Qd5 ( 23.Qc6 
Rfe8+ $40 ) 23...Rad8 24.Bd6 Rfe8+ $40 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Timman, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 
Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qb6 12.Qxb6 Nxb6 13.a4 Ke7 14.a5 Nd7 
15.g3 g5 16.Kd2 gxf4 17.gxf4 f6 18.exf6+ Nxf6 19.Bd3 Bd7 20.Ne2 Rhg8 21.
Rhg1 Kd6 22.c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {King Baburin Ftacnik} 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 d6 
6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 Be7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.g4 a6 10.O-O-O {Ftacnik The fight 
immediately becomes very tense, each tempo is important.} 10...Nxd4 ( 
10...Nd7 11.Kb1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.h4 b4 14.Na4 a5 15.g5 Qc7 16.Bb5 Rb8 
17.Qe2 Ne5 18.f4 Ng6 19.Be3 d5 $132 {Stefansson,H-Akesson,R Reykjavik zt 
(09) 1995 0-1 39 - CBM 47} ) 11.Bxd4 b5 ( 11...Nd7 12.h4 b5 13.g5 b4 $6 
14.Ne2 ( 14.Na4 Bb7 $6 ( 14...Qa5 15.b3 Nc5 16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.Qf4 Ra7 18.Kb1
Rd7 19.Bc4 Rd4 $5 $10 {Inkiov,V-Vera,R Varna 1986} ) 15.Nb6 $1 Rb8 16.Nxd7
Qxd7 17.Kb1 Qc7 ( 17...a5 $5 ) 18.Bd3 $10 {Fischer,R-Spassky,B St Stefan 
Belgrade m25 1992 1-0 35} ) 14...Rb8 15.Ba7 Rb7 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Nd4 Nc5 18.
Kb1 Na4 19.Nb3 a5 20.Ka1 Rd8 21.Nd4 d5 22.e5 Bd7 23.h5 Nc3 $132 {
Torhallsson,T-Akesson,R Reykjavik zt (04) 1995 1-0 37 - CBM 47} ) 12.Kb1 (
12.h4 Rb8 13.g5 Nd7 14.Kb1 ( 14.Ba7 Rb7 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Bd3 b4 17.Ne2 b3 18.
axb3 Rxb3 $15 {Magem Badals,J-Ehlvest,J Pamplona (5) 1991 0-1 38} ) 14...
b4 15.Ne2 Ne5 ( 15...Qc7 16.h5 Ne5 17.Ng1 ( 17.f4 Nc4 18.Qd3 e5 19.Nc1 Bg4
20.Qxc4 Qxc4 21.Bxc4 Bxd1 22.Rxd1 exd4 23.Nb3 $14 {Tiviakov,S-Van Wely,L 
Wijk (06) 1994 1-0 46} ) 17...Nc4 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.h6 g6 20.Bf6 Bxf6 21.
gxf6 Rb6 22.Nh3 Bb7 23.Qe3 Rc6 $132 {Smirin,I-Van Wely,L Wijk (09) 1994 
0-1 41} ) 16.Bg2 Nc4 17.Qd3 Qc7 18.b3 Na3+ 19.Kb2 Bd7 20.c4 $10 {
Leko,P-Van Wely,L Wijk (02) 1994 1/2 56} ) ( 12.Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 13.Qxd6 Qa5 
$40 ) 12...Bb7 13.h4 Rc8 14.g5 Nd7 15.a3 {King It is fying to see that 
Topalov came to the same conclusions as I did about this position. If you 
return to Topalov-Kasparov, Amsterdam 1995, played a couple of months 
prior to this, I recommended 15.a3. The only thing that takes the shine 
off the medal that I've just awarded myself is the fact, that it doesn't 
actually alter the result of the game: Kasparov keeps his head and wins in
fine style.} ( 15.Rg1 b4 $146 ( 15...Ne5 16.Qf2 ( 16.Rg3 Qc7 17.h5 b4 18.
Na4 d5 19.g6 fxg6 20.Bh3 Qd6 21.hxg6 h6 22.Nc5 Nc4 23.Bxe6+ Qxe6 24.Nxe6 {
Thorhallsson-Palac/Hartberg op (5)/1991/0-1 (37)} ) 16...Nc4 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 
18.h5 Qc7 19.g6 fxg6 20.hxg6 h6 21.Rh1 Bf6 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 $17 {Ryan,J-Milu,R
Manila olm 1992 0-1 30} ( 22...Rxf6 23.Qg3 b4 24.Na4 $17 {
Ryan,J-Milu,R/Manila olm (11.20.4)/1992/0-1 (30)} ) ) 16.Ne2 ( 16.Na4 Bc6 
17.Qxb4 d5 $19 ) 16...Ne5 17.Rg3 $6 ( 17.Bg2 Nc4 ( 17...a5 18.b3 $13 ) 18.
Qxb4 Qd7 19.Qb3 a5 $40 ) ( 17.Bxe5 dxe5 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 $17 ) 17...Nc4 ( 
17...a5 18.b3 $13 ) 18.Qc1 e5 $1 19.Bf2 a5 {Ftacnik} 20.Bg2 Ba6 21.Re1 a4 
22.Bh3 Rc6 23.Qd1 d5 24.exd5 $17 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam Euwe-mem 
(3)/1995/0-1 (28)} ) ( 15.g6 fxg6 ( 15...b4 16.gxh7+ Kh8 17.Ne2 e5 18.Be3 
f5 19.Qxb4 Ba8 20.Qd2 fxe4 $13 {Varavin,V-Pugachev,A Kobanya op (08) 1992 
1-0 54} ) ( 15...Ne5 $6 16.Qg2 Bf6 17.gxh7+ Kh8 18.Rg1 Qe7 19.h5 Rfd8 20.
f4 $16 {Varavin,V-Obukhov,A Krasnodar 1991 1-0 30} ) 16.Bh3 e5 $17 ) ( 15.
Bd3 $1 b4 ( 15...Ne5 16.Qg2 Nxd3 17.Rxd3 b4 18.Nd1 Qc7 19.b3 $10 {
Fedorov,A-Mochalov,E Minsk (10) 1995 1-0 63 - EXP 46} ) ( 15...Nc5 {
Ftacnik} 16.Rdg1 e5 17.Be3 b4 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Qc7 21.Rg4 
a5 22.Rhg1 f5 23.gxf6 Bxf6 24.Bg5 $14 {Rodriguez,A-Larsen,B/San Martin 
(03)/1995/1-0 (57)} ) 16.Ne2 a5 17.Ng3 Qc7 18.h5 Ne5 19.f4 Nf3 20.Qf2 Nxd4
21.Qxd4 Qc5 22.Qg1 Qxg1 23.Rhxg1 Rc5 24.Ne2 $10 {Salazar,H-Panno,O/Buenos 
Aires Konex (07)/1991/0.5 (29)} ) ( 15.Bh3 Ne5 16.Qg2 Nc4 17.g6 Bf6 18.
gxf7+ Kxf7 19.Ne2 Rc7 20.Nf4 {Ftacnik} 20...Bc8 21.e5 dxe5 22.Bxe5 Qe7 23.
Bxc7 Qxc7 24.Bxe6+ {Kovacevic,A-Zetocha,C/Szekszard op (09)/1994/0.5 (37)}
) 15...Ne5 16.Qe3 ( 16.Bxe5 $6 {Ftacnik} 16...dxe5 $17 ) 16...Nc4 17.Bxc4 
Rxc4 18.Rhg1 {Baburin A t ypical position in the Sicilian Defence. The a3P
often allows the N to remain on c3, but at the same time helps Black to 
open the b-file.} ( 18.Rd3 $5 Qe8 ( 18...Qc7 19.Bb6 Qc8 20.Ba5 $14 {/\ Bb4
} ) ( 18...Qb8 $5 {/\ b4} ) ( 18...b4 $2 19.axb4 Rxb4 20.Bc5 $16 {/\ Bd6} 
) 19.Rg1 e5 20.Bb6 f5 21.gxf6 Rxf6 22.Ba5 Bf8 23.Rgd1 Qh5 24.Bb4 h6 25.
Bxd6 Bxd6 26.Rxd6 Qxf3 $10 {Wang Zili-Boensch,U Peking op (07) 2nd. S.T. 
Lee Cup 1995 1-0 62} ) ( 18.f4 {Ftacnik} 18...b4 19.axb4 Rxb4 {xe4} ) 
18...b4 {Ftacnik In order to generate concrete threads as the b2P is 
vulnerable. King 15.a3 gave White some security in the centre as the Nc3 
was able to maintain its position. However, we now see the disadvantages 
of the little pawn move: Kasparov is able to open the b-file towards the 
K. Having said that, it will take some time before the rest of Black's 
pieces can join in the attack, and White has his own play on the other 
side of the board. Topalov's problem is, what is the best way to open a 
file on the kingside?} 19.axb4 Rxb4 20.Rg2 {King Over the next few moves 
Topalov loses the initiative. To be honest, I don't see the point of 
15.Rg2. Trundling on with 15.h5 seems reasonable, hoping for a chance to 
disrupt Black on the kingside with h6 or g6.} ( 20.Bc5 $2 Rc4 21.Bxd6 Bxd6
22.e5 Bc5 $19 ) ( 20.f4 Qc7 21.f5 e5 $1 22.Ba7 Ra8 $17 ( 22...Rc8 $15 {
Ftacnik} ) ) 20...Ba8 {King Clearing the B from the b-file in preparation 
for the attack} 21.b3 $2 ( 21.h5 Qc7 ( 21...Qa5 $2 22.Bf6 $1 ( 22.g6 $2 
fxg6 23.hxg6 h6 $15 ) 22...Qa3 23.Nd5 $1 Qxe3 24.Nxe3 $16 ) ( 21...e5 {
Ftacnik} 22.Bc5 ( 22.Bxe5 Qb8 $17 ) 22...Rc4 23.Ba3 Qc7 ) ( 21...Qb8 22.
Ne2 Rc8 $132 ) 22.Bf6 Rfb8 $1 $40 ) ( 21.Bf6 Bxf6 22.gxf6 Qxf6 23.Rxd6 
Bxe4 $1 $17 ) ( 21.Bc5 $1 dxc5 $5 ( 21...Rb7 22.Rgd2 ( 22.Ba3 $2 Qa5 $15 )
22...Qa5 ( 22...Qb8 23.Ba3 $13 ) 23.Bxd6 Bxd6 24.Rxd6 Rxb2+ 25.Kxb2 Rb8+ 
26.Nb5 $1 ( 26.Kc1 Qa3+ 27.Kd2 Qxd6+ 28.Ke2 Qc7 $17 ) 26...Rxb5+ 27.Kc1 
$18 ) ( 21...Rb8 22.Bxd6 Bxd6 23.Rgd2 Rxb2+ 24.Kxb2 Qb8+ 25.Ka2 Bf4 $17 ) 
( 21...Rc4 22.Bxd6 Bxd6 23.Rgd2 Bc5 24.Qxc5 Qxd2 25.Qxf8+ Kxf8 26.Rxd2 $18
) 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.h5 $1 $13 ) 21...a5 22.h5 $6 {Zu langsam!} 22...Qc7 {
Threatening ...e5.} 23.Bf6 {King Smart way to get rid of the main kings 
defender. Ftacnik Looks flash, but the B can be safely ignored. Kasparov 
refuses to allow an open file in front of the K.} ( 23.g6 e5 24.gxh7+ Kxh7
( 24...Kh8 {Ftacnik} 25.Ba7 Rc8 26.h6 g6 27.Rd3 Bc6 $40 ) 25.Ba7 Rc8 26.
Kb2 Bc6 $15 {/\ a4, Ra8} ) 23...Rfb8 ( 23...gxf6 $4 {Ftacnik} 24.gxf6+ Kh8
25.Qg5 $18 ) 24.Bxe7 ( 24.h6 {Ftacnik} 24...a4 $40 ) 24...Qxe7 {King 
Although the pawns on h5 and g5 look impressive, it is impossible to open 
a file, for instance: 25 g6 fxg6 26 hxg6 h6, and Black's K remains safe.} 
25.Rd4 {Verhindert a4.} ( 25.h6 $2 {Ftacnik} 25...a4 $19 ) 25...e5 ( 25...
Qa7 $4 26.Rxb4 $18 ) 26.Rxb4 axb4 {King Recapturing with the P is an 
interesting decision. With one pair of R exchanged, Kasparov recognises 
that the attack down the b-file has diminished, and he changes the nature 
of his advantage. White's N is driven from the centre, and there is a 
chance that Black can use the open a-file.} 27.Na2 ( 27.Na4 Bc6 28.Nb2 Bb5
29.Rd2 Qc7 $17 ) ( 27.Nd5 {Ftacnik} 27...Bxd5 28.exd5 Qb7 $17 ) 27...Qc7 
$1 $17 28.Qd3 Kf8 {King Intending to support the dP with ...Ke7 in the 
case of Rd2.} 29.g6 {King With the BlackK on the march, Topalov feels 
justified in blowing the position open; however, Kasparov scuttles the K 
back into the corner, and White has only managed to weaken his position.} 
( 29.Rd2 Ke7 $17 ) 29...fxg6 ( 29...hxg6 {Ftacnik} 30.hxg6 f6 31.Rh2 $40 )
30.hxg6 h6 31.f4 $6 {Sieht aus wie Selbstmord, aber wenn Weiss passiv 
bleibt ist er gegen die Verdoppellung auf der a-Linie hilflos.} 31...exf4 
32.Rf2 Kg8 33.Rxf4 {King The bishop on a8 lives again: the e-pawn is a 
target, and potentially the g-pawn as well.} 33...Qc5 ( 33...d5 $5 {
Ftacnik} 34.Rf7 Qd6 35.exd5 Qxd5 36.Nxb4 Qxd3 ( 36...Rxb4 $2 37.Qxd5 Bxd5 
38.Rd7 ) 37.Nxd3 Be4 38.Rc7 Bxg6 $15 ) 34.Rf1 Qb5 ( 34...Qe5 {Ftacnik} 35.
Qc4+ ) 35.Rc1 $2 ( 35.Qf3 Qe8 $1 $19 {x e4, x g6} ) ( 35.Qxb5 {Die beste 
Chance liegt in einem schlechteren Endspiel.} 35...Rxb5 36.Rd1 Bxe4 37.
Rxd6 Kf8 38.Rd4 Bxg6 39.Nxb4 h5 $17 ) ( 35.Rf5 {Ftacnik} 35...Qb6 ( 35...
Qe8 $6 36.Qxd6 Rd8 37.Re5 ) 36.Qc4+ Kh8 37.Nxb4 Qg1+ 38.Rf1 Qxg6 $15 ) ( 
35.Rd1 {Ftacnik} 35...Qxd3 36.cxd3 ( 36.Rxd3 Bxe4 37.Rxd6 Kf8 $17 ) 36...
d5 37.e5 d4 $17 ) 35...Qe5 $19 36.Qc4+ ( 36.Re1 {Ftacnik} 36...d5 $17 ) 
36...Kh8 37.Rh1 ( 37.Re1 {Ftacnik} 37...d5 ) ( 37.Nxb4 {Ftacnik} 37...Qxe4
38.Qxe4 Bxe4 39.Nd3 Bxg6 $17 ) 37...Bxe4 {Ftacnik The B is stronger in 
open positions, on top of it the N occupies very modest square.} 38.Qc7 ( 
38.Rxh6+ gxh6 39.Qc7 Rb7 $19 ) 38...Rf8 39.Rxh6+ Kg8 ( 39...gxh6 $4 {
Ftacnik} 40.Qh7# ) 40.Nc1 ( 40.Qc4+ {Ftacnik} 40...d5 $19 ) ( 40.Nxb4 {
Ftacnik} 40...Rf1+ ) ( 40.Rh3 {Ftacnik} 40...Qe6 $1 ) 40...Bxc2+ ( 40...
Bxc2+ 41.Kxc2 ( 41.Qxc2 gxh6 $19 ) 41...Rf2+ 42.Kd3 ( 42.Kd1 {Ftacnik} 
42...Qd4+ ) 42...Qd5+ 43.Ke3 Qd2+ 44.Ke4 Rf4# ) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "A13"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 c5 $1 {Diesmal wa 
ehlte der ex-Bayern Spieler (jetzt Empor Berlin) die sicherste 
Fortsetzung.} ( 6...a6 $6 7.Qc2 c5 8.Nc3 Ra7 9.O-O b6 ( 9...b5 $5 ) 10.d4 
Bb7 11.e4 $14 {Weiss hat Raumvorteil. Vaganian,R-Yusupov,A/Riga Tal/CBM47/
} ) 7.Qb3 Rb8 8.d3 Bd6 9.Nc3 a6 10.a4 b6 11.Nd2 ( 11.O-O Bb7 12.Rd1 O-O 
13.d4 Qe7 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 $10 {Kortschnoj,V-Cifuentes 
Parada,R/Polanica Zdroj/1992/CBM31/INF55,(10)/} ) 11...Bb7 12.Bxb7 Rxb7 
13.Nc4 ( 13.O-O O-O 14.Nc4 Bb8 ( 14...Bc7 $2 15.Na5 $18 ) 15.Rd1 Qc8 16.
Bg5 Qc6 $10 {Sher,M-Maric,A/Hastings/9495/CBM45/} ) 13...Bc7 14.O-O {
Schwarz soll jetzt vorsichtig sein.} ( 14.Na5 $2 Ra7 $1 15.Nc6 $4 Qa8 $19 
) 14...Qb8 ( 14...O-O $2 15.Na5 $1 $18 ) 15.Bg5 Ng4 16.f3 Nge5 17.Nxe5 
Bxe5 18.Be3 {Der Armenier haette hier mit 18.Kg2 weiter spielen koennen, 
aber Schwarz steht nach 18...0-0 nicht schlechter.} 18...Bxg3 19.hxg3 
Qxg3+ 20.Kh1 Qh3+ {Der Nachziehende hat ohne grosse Muehe das Spiel 
ausgeglichen, Weiss soll irgendwo diese Variante verbessern.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[ECO "A29"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 {Ribli} 1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d6 ( 6...
e4 $5 {Ribli} 7.Ng5 ( 7.Ne1 $5 ) 7...Bxc3 8.bxc3 Re8 9.f3 e3 10.d3 d5 $13 
{Lautier,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas/1995/CBM47/} ) 7.d3 h6 ( 7...
Re8 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.cxd5 Nd4 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.e4 dxe3 12.fxe3 Bc5 13.d4 $14 ) 
( 7...Bxc3 {Ribli} 8.bxc3 e4 ( 8...h6 $6 9.e4 Be6 10.Nh4 Rb8 11.Rb1 a6 12.
a4 Nh7 13.Nf5 $14 {Serper,G-Zagrebelny,S/St.Petersburg 
op/1994/EXP43/INF62,33/} ) 9.Nd4 $13 ) 8.Na4 ( 8.Nd5 $5 Nxd5 9.cxd5 Ne7 
10.Ne1 c6 11.Nc2 Bc5 12.d4 ) ( 8.Bd2 {Ribli} 8...a5 9.a3 Bc5 10.Na4 Re8 
11.Nxc5 dxc5 12.Bc3 e4 $13 {Gulko,B-Short,N/Riga Tal/1995/CBM47/} ) 8...
Ba5 {Eine Neuerung.} ( 8...a5 $6 {Ribli} 9.e3 d5 10.a3 Be7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 
12.Qc2 $14 {Lautier,J-Hertneck,G/Baden Baden/1992/CBM33/INF56,40/} ) 9.a3 
Bb6 10.b4 a6 11.Nxb6 ( 11.c5 $5 Ba7 12.Bb2 Be6 13.d4 $16 ) 11...cxb6 12.
Bb2 $14 Re8 13.Rc1 b5 14.e4 ( 14.cxb5 axb5 $10 ) ( 14.c5 {Ribli} 14...d5 
$13 {Schwarz hat ein sehr starkes Zentrum.} ) 14...Be6 ( 14...bxc4 15.dxc4
Nxe4 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Bxe4 Bg4 18.Qb3 $16 ) 15.c5 $6 ( 15.cxb5 $5 axb5 16.
d4 Bc4 17.Re1 $16 ) ( 15.Re1 $5 {Ribli} ) 15...Bg4 $1 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 
dxc5 18.Rxc5 Nd7 $1 19.Rcc1 Nb6 20.Qe3 Na4 $132 21.Ba1 Qd6 22.f4 Rad8 23.
fxe5 $6 ( 23.Rcd1 Nd4 24.Qf2 f6 $132 ) ( 23.Rfd1 {Ribli} ) 23...Qxd3 24.
Qf4 Re7 25.Rf3 ( 25.Bf3 $5 {Ribli /\ Rcd1 oder Bh5.} ) 25...Qd2 26.Rf2 
Qxf4 ( 26...Qd3 $10 ) 27.gxf4 Red7 {Ribli Weiss hat B-paar und starke P 
auf die e und f-Linie, weil Schwarz die d-Linie herrscht und seine N sehr 
aktiv sind. Der Nachziehende steht minimal besser.} 28.Bf1 Rd1 29.Rfc2 
Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Rd2 31.h4 $1 {Weiss soll seinen Laeufer aktivisieren.} 31...
Ra2 32.Bh3 Rxa3 33.e6 $1 ( 33.Bc8 $2 {Ribli 33.Bc8!? Dieser Zug sieht 
besser als die Partiefortsetzung aus.} 33...Nxb4 34.Bxb7 Nd3 35.Rc8+ Kh7 
$19 ) 33...f6 ( 33...Rxh3 $2 {Ribli} 34.Rxc6 $1 fxe6 ( 34...bxc6 35.e7 $18
) 35.Rc7 $44 ) 34.Bf5 g6 {Eine unangenehme Ueberraschung.} 35.Bxf6 $2 ( 
35.Bxg6 $1 Rg3+ 36.Kf2 Rxg6 37.Kf3 $16 ) 35...gxf5 36.Rd1 ( 36.exf5 {Ribli
} 36...Rd3 $1 37.Kf2 Kf8 38.Rg1 Rd5 $19 ) 36...fxe4 $1 37.Rd8+ $6 ( 37.Rd7
$44 ) ( 37.f5 {Ribli} 37...Rd3 $19 ) 37...Kh7 ( 37...Nxd8 $2 38.e7 $18 ) 
38.f5 $2 ( 38.e7 Nxe7 39.Bxe7 $44 ) 38...Nxd8 39.e7 Rg3+ 40.Kf2 Rg8 41.
exd8=Q Rxd8 42.Bxd8 {Ribli Weiss gewinnt die Figur zurueck, aber er bleibt
zwei P weniger. Er ist hilflos.} 42...Nc3 43.Ke3 Nd5+ 44.Kxe4 Nxb4 $17 45.
h5 Nc6 46.Bf6 Kg8 47.Bb2 a5 48.Bc1 ( 48.Kd5 Nb4+ 49.Kd6 Kf7 $17 ) 48...Kg7
49.Bb2+ Kf7 50.Bc1 a4 51.Bxh6 a3 52.Bc1 b4 53.Kd5 ( 53.Kd3 $32 b5 ( 53...
Na5 ) 54.h6 Kf6 55.Kc2 Nd4+ 56.Kb1 ) 53...Na5 $19 54.Kc5 Nb3+ 55.Kxb4 Nxc1
56.Kxa3 Ne2 57.Kb4 Nd4 58.Kc5 Nxf5 {Ribli Das war eine sehr interessante 
und gut gekaempfte Partie.} ( 58...Nxf5 59.Kb6 Nd6 60.h6 ( 60.Kc7 {Ribli} 
60...b5 $19 ) ( 60.Kc5 b5 $19 ) 60...Kg6 61.Kc5 b5 $19 ) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[ECO "D37"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "King"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6
9.Qc2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 a6 13.Bd3 ( 13.g5 Nh5 14.Bd6 
Bxd6 15.Rxd6 Ne5 16.Be2 Nxf3 17.Bxf3 Qxg5 18.Ne4 Qf5 19.Bxh5 Qxh5 20.Rg1 {
draw agreed, Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/URS-ch/1989/} ) 13...Kh8 {Instead of 
aying a pawn forward to defend against the threat to h7, which could 
create a target for White, Black nudges the K to the side.} 14.g5 {The 
position is completely unclear. If 14...Nh5 15.Bh7 Black has a choice 
between 15...g6 16. Bg6 (which I'm not so keen on); or 15...Ba3!?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "D31"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Bb4 6.Bb2 c5 7.dxc5 Ne4 8.Qc2 d4 9.
exd4 Qxd4 10.Rc1 Nd7 11.Nf3 Bxc3+ 12.Bxc3 Qxc3+ 13.Qxc3 Nxc3 14.Rxc3 Nxc5 
15.b4 Ne4 16.Re3 Nf6 17.Be2 Ke7 18.O-O Rd8 19.h3 Bd7 20.Ne5 Rac8 21.Ra3 a6
22.Bf3 Rc7 23.Rd1 Be8 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Rd3+ Ke7 26.c5 a5 27.a3 axb4 28.axb4
Nd7 29.Nc4 Nb8 30.Nd6 Bc6 31.h4 f6 32.h5 Bxf3 33.Rxf3 Na6 34.Rg3 Kf8 35.
Rg4 f5 36.Rd4 Ke7 37.g4 g6 38.hxg6 hxg6 39.g5 e5 40.Rh4 Ke6 41.Rh6 Rg7 42.
Ne8 Rg8 43.Nf6 Rg7 44.Nh5 Rg8 45.Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "D37"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 {Baburin King Dolmatov} 1...e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 
6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5 10.O-O-O {Well established line, 
but with pawn on a3 defender can reasonably hope to strike back.} 10...Be7
11.h4 $5 ( 11.Nd2 e5 12.Bg3 $5 d4 13.Nb3 Qb6 14.c5 Qd8 15.exd4 Nxd4 16.
Nxd4 exd4 17.Nb5 Bd7 $1 18.Rxd4 Rc8 19.Nd6 Bxd6 20.Bxd6 Re8 21.Bc4 b6 22.
b4 bxc5 23.Bxc5 Qc7 24.Rhd1 {Ftacnik,L-Klovans,J/Erfurt/1993/1-0 (34)} ) (
11.Nb5 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Bd7 13.Bc7 b6 14.Rxd7 Nxd7 15.Qe4 a6 16.Qxc6 axb5 17.
Qxd7 Bxa3 18.Qxb5 Rfc8 19.bxa3 Rxc7 20.Kb1 Qxa3 21.Rc1 Rac8 22.Nd2 Qd6 23.
Nb3 {Deak,S-Bauer,T/HUN-chT 9293/1993/0-1 (23)} ) ( 11.Bg5 Rd8 12.Bd3 dxc4
13.Bxc4 Bd7 14.Kb1 Rac8 15.h4 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Rd4 Bc6 18.Rhd1 Rxd4 19.
exd4 Qc7 20.Bd3 h6 21.Be3 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Qxc7 Rxc7 {
Kveinis,A-Klovan,Y/Groningen op (3)/1991/0.5 (24)} ) ( 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 
e5 ( 12...a6 {Dolmatov} 13.Bd3 Kh8 14.g5 {Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod 
super(05)/1995/} ) 13.g5 ) 11...dxc4 ( 11...Rd8 12.g4 Bd7 13.Kb1 dxc4 14.
Bxc4 Rac8 15.g5 Nh5 16.Bd6 g6 17.Be2 Bxd6 18.Rxd6 Ne7 19.Qb3 Bc6 20.Rxd8+ 
Rxd8 21.Rd1 Qf5+ 22.Ka1 Rf8 23.e4 Qc5 24.Qb4 $14 {
Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod PCA (7)/1995/0.5 (43)} ) 12.Bxc4 b6 ( 12...
e5 13.Bg5 Bg4 14.Nd5 $14 ) 13.Ng5 Ba6 ( 13...h6 14.Nge4 $36 ) 14.Nce4 g6 (
14...Nxe4 15.Qxe4 g6 ( 15...Bxg5 $2 16.hxg5 g6 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Qxc6 Rac8 
19.Bc7 Rxc7 20.Qxc7 Rc8 21.Rd8+ $18 ) 16.Nxf7 $5 ( 16.Bxa6 Qxa6 17.Qxc6 
Rac8 18.Bc7 Rxc7 19.Qxc7 Rc8 ) ( 16.Bxe6 {Dolmatov} 16...fxe6 17.Qxe6+ Kh8
18.Rd5 Qa4 19.Be5+ Nxe5 20.Qxe7 $40 ) 16...Rxf7 ( 16...Bxc4 17.Nh6+ Kg7 
18.Qxc4 e5 19.Bg5 $16 ) ( 16...Qc5 17.Nd6 Bxc4 18.b4 Bd5+ 19.bxc5 Bxe4 20.
Nxe4 $16 ) 17.Qxe6 Bxc4 18.Qxc6 $18 ) 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Ne4 ( 16.Bxa6 Qxa6 
17.Qxc6 Rac8 18.Bc7 Rxc7 19.Qxc7 Rc8 20.Qxc8+ Qxc8+ 21.Kb1 $13 ) 16...Be7 
( 16...Bg7 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Qxc6 e5 ( 18...Rac8 19.Bc7 $18 ( 19.Bc7 Rxc7 
20.Qxc7 Rc8 21.Rd8+ $18 ) ) 19.Bxe5 ( 19.Nf6+ $16 {Dolmatov} ) 19...Bxe5 
20.Kb1 $16 ) 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Kb1 ( 18.Qxc6 Rfc8 19.Bc7 Rxc7 20.Qxc7 Rc8 
$13 ) 18...Qb7 $6 {Baburin The g6P invites White to open the h-file by 
h4-h5xg6, while the same idea of a pawn storm is not that easy for Black. 
White starts first, which is very important in such situations.} ( 18...
Rac8 19.h5 ( 19.Qc3 {Dolmatov} 19...Na5 20.Nf6+ Kh8 21.Qe5 Nc6 ) ( 19.Bd6 
Na5 $132 ) 19...Nb4 ( 19...Nd4 20.Qd2 Nb5 $132 ) 20.Qb3 Nd5 21.hxg6 hxg6 
22.Be5 $16 ) 19.h5 $1 {King Kasparov's strategy has worked perfectly. A 
target was created (...g6) which enables a file to be opened. Compare with
Ivanchuk - Ehlvest where Black refused to commit the kingside pawns. 
Ftacnik K on the opposite sides force both players into resolute actions.}
19...Rac8 ( 19...e5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rh6 $40 ) 20.hxg6 Nb4 $2 ( 20...hxg6 
21.Qc3 f6 22.Qb3 Nd8 23.f3 $16 ) 21.gxh7+ Kh8 ( 21...Kg7 22.Be5+ f6 ( 
22...Kg6 23.Nc5+ Nxc2 24.Nxb7 $18 ) 23.Nxf6 Nxc2 ( 23...Bxf6 24.Bxf6+ Rxf6
25.Qxc8 $1 Qxc8 26.h8=Q+ Qxh8 27.Rd7+ $18 ) ( 23...Rxf6 24.axb4 $18 ) 24.
Rd7 Qxg2 25.Ng8+ Kg6 26.h8=Q $18 ) 22.Be5+ f6 23.Nxf6 $1 {Combination, 
that pleases the eye, is based on the weakness of the back rank.} 23...
Bxf6 ( 23...Nxc2 24.Nd5+ Bf6 ( 24...Rf6 25.Nxf6 $18 ) 25.Nxf6 Qg7 26.Ng4 
$18 ) ( 23...Rxf6 {Dolmatov} 24.Qg6 $18 ) 24.Bxf6+ ( 24.Bxf6+ Rxf6 25.axb4
$18 ( 25.Qc3 $3 {Dolmatov} 25...Qe4+ 26.Ka1 Nc2+ 27.Ka2 $18 ) ) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "B73"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O 
O-O 9.Qd2 Ng4 10.Bxg4 Bxg4 11.Nxc6 ( 11.f4 Bd7 12.Rad1 Rc8 13.h3 b6 $6 ( 
13...Na5 14.b3 $10 ) 14.f5 Ne5 15.b3 Bc6 16.Bg5 Bb7 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 a6
19.a4 Qd7 20.c4 $16 {Nevednichy,V-Rogozenko,D Bucharest 1993 1-0 31} ) ( 
11.f3 Be6 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 15.Qxd4 Qb6 16.Rfd1 Qxd4+
17.Rxd4 Rfc8 $10 {Hekmet,Z-Olesen,M Rilton Cup (04) 1995 0-1 56 - EXP 45} 
) 11...bxc6 12.Bh6 ( 12.h3 Be6 13.Bh6 Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Qa5 15.Qe3 Rfd8 16.f4 
d5 $10 {Brochet,P-Prevot,E Hyeres op 1992 1-0 41} ) 12...Bxh6 ( 12...Be6 
13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Ne2 Qb6 15.b3 a5 16.Rae1 f6 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.Re3 a4 $10 {
Kristensen,B-Sher,M Vejle 1994 1/2 29} ) 13.Qxh6 Rb8 ( 13...Qb6 14.Rab1 
Be6 15.Rfd1 Rab8 16.Rd3 Qc5 17.b3 Rb4 18.Re1 f6 19.Qd2 a5 20.Na4 Qa7 21.c3
Rb7 22.c4 $14 {Kindermann,S-Benko,P Aruba (1) 1992 1-0 57} ) 14.b3 ( 14.
Rab1 Be6 15.Qe3 Qb6 16.Qxb6 axb6 17.a4 b5 18.axb5 cxb5 19.Ne2 Rfc8 20.Rfc1
Rc4 $15 {Mencinger,V-Vera,R Portoroz 1987 1/2 41} ) 14...Qa5 15.Qe3 Rfd8 (
15...e5 16.h3 Be6 17.Rad1 Rbd8 18.Kh1 f6 19.f4 Kg7 20.a4 Qb6 $10 {
Kamsky,G-Rao,V Philadephia World op (8) 1991 1-0 42} ) 16.h3 Be6 17.Rfd1 
f6 18.Rd3 Qb6 19.Qh6 Qc5 20.Rad1 Kh8 21.R1d2 Rg8 22.Qe3 $6 {Weiss gibt 
seine Gewinnversuche auf, das Endspiel ist ausgeglichen.} ( 22.Ne2 g5 23.
Nd4 Bf7 24.Nf5 $13 ) 22...Qxe3 23.Rxe3 $10 g5 24.Ne2 Kg7 25.Nd4 Bd7 26.
Nf5+ Bxf5 27.exf5 Kf7 28.Rde2 Rb7 29.g4 h5 30.Kg2 hxg4 31.hxg4 Rh8 32.Re4 
a5 33.Re1 Rh7 34.Re6 a4 35.bxa4 $6 Rh8 36.R1e3 Ra8 37.Rh3 Rxa4 38.Rh7+ Kf8
39.Kg3 Rxa2 40.Rxf6+ exf6 41.Rxb7 Rxc2 42.Rb8+ Ke7 43.Rb7+ Ke8 44.Rb8+ Kd7
45.Rb7+ Ke8 ( 45...Kd8 46.Rf7 c5 47.Rxf6 Rd2 48.f4 Rd3+ 49.Kf2 gxf4 50.g5 
$13 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "A08"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {King Dolmatov} 1...e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O 
Nge7 7.c3 d5 8.d3 h6 ( 8...O-O $2 {Dolmatov} 9.e5 $14 ) 9.Na3 $5 {I could 
fi nd only few examples of Na3 within this structure. Mostly black hadn't 
played h6.} ( 9.Nbd2 b6 10.Re1 a5 11.exd5 exd5 12.d4 O-O 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.
Nb3 c4 15.Nbd4 Bg4 16.Qc2 $16 {Strikovic,A-Ulibin,M/Oviedo 25' /1993} ) ( 
9.h4 d4 ( 9...b6 10.e5 Qc7 11.Re1 Ba6 12.a4 Rd8 13.Na3 O-O 14.Nb5 Qd7 15.
Bf4 Nf5 16.Bh3 Bb7 17.Bxf5 exf5 18.e6 $16 {
Maljutin,E-Magerramov,E/Moscow/1991} ) 10.e5 Nf5 11.Nbd2 dxc3 12.bxc3 O-O 
13.Nb3 b6 14.d4 Bb7 15.dxc5 Qc7 16.Bf4 Rac8 17.Rac1 Nce7 18.cxb6 axb6 19.
c4 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qxc4 22.Qxc4 Rxc4 23.Rd8+ {1/2-1/2 
Romanishin,O-Vogt,L/Bad Lauterberg /1991} ) 9...b6 ( 9...O-O 10.e5 $1 g5 (
10...b6 ) 11.h3 Bd7 12.Nc2 Ng6 13.Be3 b6 14.d4 cxd4 15.cxd4 Kh7 $6 16.Bd2 
f5 17.exf6 Qxf6 18.Bc3 Rf7 19.Ne3 $1 h5 $2 20.Nh2 $16 {
Karlsson,L-McCambridge,V/Dortmund 1982} ) ( 9...e5 $5 {Dolmatov} 10.exd5 
Nxd5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 ) 10.h4 Ba6 {/\ dxe4} ( 10...Qc7 $2 11.Bf4 ) ( 
10...e5 $6 {Dolmatov} 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nc4 O-O ) ( 10...d4 $5 {Dolmatov} 
11.cxd4 cxd4 ) ( 10...a5 $6 {Dolmatov} 11.Nb5 a4 ( 11...Ba6 12.a4 d4 13.e5
) 12.Bf4 ) ( 10...Bb7 {Dolmatov} ) 11.e5 {Na3 instead of the normal Nd2 
seems to cooperate well with the Pe5.} 11...Qc7 ( 11...O-O $5 {should be 
considered, as Na3 needs some time to support the attack on the other 
wing.} ) 12.Re1 O-O-O $2 ( 12...g5 $2 13.hxg5 hxg5 14.Bxg5 Ng6 15.c4 $16 (
15.Bf6 $16 ) ) ( 12...O-O ) 13.Rb1 $1 $16 {King In view of the threat of 
b4, breaking opening Black s king position, Yusupov decides to get the 
first punch in - at a cost of a pawn. A good decision: the initiative is 
everything in these positions.} 13...g5 $5 ( 13...d4 14.c4 $16 ) ( 13...
Kb8 {Dolmatov} 14.b4 cxb4 15.cxb4 Bb7 16.Nb5 $16 ) 14.hxg5 Ng6 15.gxh6 
Bxe5 ( 15...Bxh6 $2 16.Bxh6 Rxh6 17.b4 $16 ) 16.Nxe5 Ncxe5 ( 16...Ngxe5 $2
{Dolmatov} 17.Bf4 $16 ) 17.c4 Nc6 ( 17...dxc4 18.dxc4 Nd3 19.Rd1 Nxc1 20.
Rbxc1 Rxh6 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.Rd1 $16 ) 18.Nc2 ( 18.Bg5 Nd4 19.Qh5 Bb7 20.
Bxd8 Qxd8 ) ( 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Bg5 ) 18...dxc4 ( 18...Bb7 {Dolmatov} 19.Bg5
$16 ) 19.dxc4 Bb7 {/\ Nce5} ( 19...Nd4 {Dolmatov} 20.Nxd4 Rxd4 21.Be3 Rxc4
22.b3 $18 ) 20.Bg5 ( 20.b4 $5 {Dolmatov} 20...cxb4 21.Bg5 Rdg8 22.Nxb4 Nd4
) 20...Rdg8 21.Qh5 ( 21.Rbd1 $5 Nce5 22.Bf6 Bxg2 23.Bxh8 Nf3+ 24.Kxg2 
Nxe1+ ( 24...Qb7 25.Qe4 Nxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Qxe4+ 27.Rxe4 Rxh8 ) 25.Qxe1 Qc6+ 
26.Kg1 Rxh8 27.Qe3 f5 28.Qg5 $16 ) ( 21.b4 $6 {Dolmatov} 21...Nce5 $2 22.
bxc5 $16 ) ( 21.f4 $16 {Dolmatov} ) 21...Nce5 22.Qh1 $1 ( 22.Bf6 $2 Bxg2 
23.Bxe5 ( 23.Rxe5 Nxe5 24.Bxe5 Rxh6 $1 25.Qxh6 ( 25.Bxc7 Rxh5 26.Kxg2 Kxc7
) 25...Qxe5 $17 ) 23...Nxe5 24.Qxe5 Bb7 25.Qxc7+ Kxc7 26.b4 Rxh6 $17 ) 
22...Ng4 ( 22...Nxc4 23.h7 ( 23.Bxb7+ {Dolmatov} 23...Qxb7 24.Qxb7+ Kxb7 
25.Kg2 $14 ) 23...Rg7 24.Bf6 Rgxh7 25.Bxb7+ Qxb7 26.Qxb7+ Kxb7 27.Bxh8 
Rxh8 28.Red1 $18 ) 23.Ne3 ( 23.Rbd1 f6 ) ( 23.Bxb7+ {Dolmatov} 23...Qxb7 
24.Qxb7+ Kxb7 25.Kg2 N6e5 $1 $132 ( 25...Nxh6 $2 26.Bf6 Rh7 27.Rh1 Nf4+ 
28.Kf3 Rg6 29.Bc3 $16 ) ) 23...Nxh6 ( 23...Bxg2 {Dolmatov} 24.Qxg2 Nxh6 
25.b4 ) 24.Bxh6 Bxg2 25.Nxg2 Qc6 26.g4 $2 {I think, this move could have 
waited a little bit.} ( 26.b4 $5 cxb4 ( 26...Rh7 27.bxc5 Rgh8 ( 27...bxc5 
$2 28.g4 Nf4 29.Rb8+ $1 $18 ) 28.cxb6 axb6 29.Ne3 Qxh1+ 30.Kxh1 Rxh6+ 31.
Kg2 $16 ) 27.c5 ( 27.Rxb4 $2 Rh7 28.Rb5 f5 29.g4 Nf4 $19 ) ( 27.Qh3 Rh7 
28.g4 Ne7 29.Rb3 Rg6 30.g5 Nf5 31.Qf3 Qxf3 32.Rxf3 Nxh6 33.gxh6 Rgxh6 34.
Kf1 ) 27...bxc5 28.Qh5 f6 ( 28...Rh7 29.Rec1 f5 30.Nh4 Ne5 $13 ) 29.a3 $13
) ( 26.Qh3 $1 Rh7 ( 26...Ne7 27.Re5 $18 ) 27.g4 Ne7 28.f4 Nf5 ( 28...Rgh8 
29.g5 Nf5 30.Qa3 Nxh6 31.gxh6 Rxh6 32.Rbd1 ) 29.g5 Nxh6 ( 29...Rxh6 30.
gxh6 $18 ) ( 29...Rhh8 30.Re2 $18 ) 30.Kf2 $5 {preparing Qf3} ( 30.gxh6 $2
Rxh6 $1 ) 30...Rhh8 31.gxh6 Rxh6 32.Qf3 $18 ) ( 26.Qh5 {Dolmatov} 26...Rh7
27.g4 Ne7 $132 ) 26...Nf4 $1 ( 26...Ne7 $5 {Dolmatov} 27.g5 Nf5 $40 ) 27.
Bxf4 ( 27.g5 $2 Rxh6 $1 $19 ) ( 27.Nxf4 $2 {Dolmatov} 27...Rxg4+ 28.Ng2 
Rxh6 $19 ) 27...Rxh1+ 28.Kxh1 Qf3 $1 ( 28...Rxg4 29.Bg3 Rxc4 30.Kg1 ) 29.
Bg3 $8 ( 29.Be3 $4 Rxg4 $19 ) 29...Rh8+ 30.Kg1 Qxg4 31.Re3 $1 ( 31.Nf4 $2 
Qf3 32.Ng2 Qh5 33.Bh4 Qg4 $17 ) 31...Qh3 {forcing the draw} ( 31...Qxc4 $6
32.Rbe1 Qd5 ( 32...Qxa2 $6 33.Ra3 Qxb2 34.Rxa7 $40 ) 33.b3 a6 34.Be5 Rg8 
35.f3 {and the white pieces cooperate} ) 32.Bh4 Qg4 33.Bg3 Qh3 34.Bh4 Qg4 
35.Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "C55"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {Hansen,Cu} 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 d5 7.
exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 ( 8.h3 $5 ) 8...Bg4 ( 8...Bf6 {Hansen,Cu} 9.Nbd2 ( 9.h3 
Re8 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Nc4 Nxc4 12.dxc4 e4 13.Qxd5 exf3 $10 {
Groenegress,W-Seegers,H/BL 8384 Muenster-Enger [7] 1983/0-1 (58)} ) 9...
Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Ne4 Nf4 12.Ng3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Rb8 ( 13...Ng6 14.Ba4 Qd7 15.
Bd2 Be7 16.Bc3 f6 17.Nf5 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Bf8 19.Re4 Rab8 20.Bb3+ Kh8 21.Qxg6 {
1-0 Degraeve,J.M-Slobodjan,R/Montpellier 1993} ) 14.Qe4 Ng6 15.c3 Bg5 16.
Nf5 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Agzamov,G/URS 31/(376) 1981} ) 9.h3 ( 9.Nbd2 {
Hansen,Cu} 9...f6 10.h3 Bh5 11.c3 Kh8 12.Ne4 Qd7 $10 {
Pikula,D-Petronijevic,Z/YUG-chT (Cetinje) 1993 (42)} ) 9...Bh5 ( 9...Bxf3 
10.Qxf3 Nd4 ( 10...Nb6 11.Nc3 Bg5 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Rxe3 Kh8 $10 {
Armas,I-Garcia Palermo,C/BL 8990 Koblenz-Delmenhorst [1] 1990 (36)} ) 11.
Qxd5 ( 11.Qd1 Bc5 ( 11...Nxb3 12.axb3 f6 ( 12...Bf6 ) 13.Nc3 Nb4 14.Be3 f5
15.Bd2 Nc6 16.Nb5 Bf6 17.Be3 Qd7 18.Na3 $10 {Kosten,A-Dreev,A/Reykjavik 
Summit 1990/1/2-1/2 (48)} ) 12.Nc3 Nxb3 13.axb3 Bd4 14.Bd2 c6 15.Nxd5 cxd5
16.Bc3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qc7 18.c4 {1/2-1/2 Gipslis,A-Van Riemsdijk,H/Groningen
op (08) 1990} ) 11...Qxd5 12.Bxd5 Nxc2 13.Bd2 Nxa1 14.Rc1 {Hansen,Cu} 
14...Rad8 15.Nc3 c6 16.Bf3 Rxd3 17.Be3 Bb4 18.Be2 Rd7 19.Rxa1 Ba5 20.Na4 (
20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Bxd1 Rd8 22.Bc2 Bb6 23.Nb1 Bxe3 24.fxe3 g6 $15 {
Dizdar,S-Mikhalchishin,A/Zenica (01) 1989 (42)} ) 20...b6 21.Rc1 Rd6 22.
Kf1 $10 {Fossan,E-Emms,J/Gausdal Troll (05) 1992/1/2-1/2 (63)} ) 10.g4 Bg6
11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Rxe5 c6 13.Qf3 ( 13.Bxd5 {Hansen,Cu} 13...cxd5 14.Qf3 d4 
15.Nd2 Bd6 16.Rd5 $5 f5 17.gxf5 Bf7 18.Rb5 a6 19.Rxb7 Be7 20.f6 Bxf6 21.
Qg4 $16 {Kudzin-Psachis/Graz/1981} ) 13...Bf6 ( 13...Bd6 14.Re2 ( 14.Re1 
$6 Kh8 15.Nc3 $2 Nxc3 16.bxc3 f5 17.g5 f4 18.h4 Bf5 19.Kh1 Qd7 20.Rg1 Rae8
21.Bb2 Re2 $1 $17 ) 14...Kh8 ( 14...f5 {Hansen,Cu} 15.Nc3 fxg4 16.Qxg4 {
1/2-1/2 Pavlov,Mirc-Chekhov,V/Halle (03) 1981} ) ( 14...Qh4 15.Bxd5 cxd5 
16.Nc3 Kh8 17.Qxd5 Rad8 18.Bg5 Qxh3 19.Qg2 $16 {Nunn,J-Fernandez 
Garcia,J/Lugano 35/411 1983 (43)} ) 15.Nc3 ( 15.Bxd5 cxd5 16.Nc3 d4 17.Nb5
Bc5 18.Bf4 ( 18.Qxb7 a6 19.Na3 f5 $17 ) 18...Qd7 19.a4 f5 20.g5 Bf7 21.b4 
Bxb4 22.Rb1 Bd5 ( 22...a5 $2 23.Be5 Bc5 24.Nc7 $16 ) 23.Qh5 Bf7 24.Qf3 Bd5
{1/2-1/2 Melz,MA-Franzew,GN/cr ch (15,SF) (FS 99/86) 1986} ) 15...Nxc3 16.
bxc3 f5 ( 16...Qh4 17.Bd2 f5 18.Rae1 $16 {Gipslis,A-Fernandez 
Garcia,J/Jurmala 36/(395) 1983} ) 17.Qg2 $14 ) 14.Re2 Kh8 ( 14...Qd7 $5 
15.Nd2 Rae8 16.Rxe8 Rxe8 17.Ne4 Bd4 $132 ) ( 14...Re8 {Hansen,Cu} 15.Nd2 
Rxe2 16.Qxe2 Bg5 $44 {Thomas,I-Hoiberg/Esbjerg II (10) 1988 (40)} ) 15.
Bxd5 cxd5 ( 15...Qxd5 16.Qxd5 cxd5 17.Nc3 Rfd8 $16 ) 16.Nc3 Bxc3 $14 17.
bxc3 Rc8 ( 17...f5 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 18.Qg3 ( 18.g5 Rc8 ) 18...Rc8 19.Bd2 $14
) 18.Ba3 Re8 19.Rxe8+ ( 19.Rae1 $6 Rxe2 20.Rxe2 f6 $5 ( 20...Rxc3 $2 21.
Qxd5 $16 ) ( 20...h6 21.Re5 Qa5 22.Bb4 Qxa2 ) ) 19...Qxe8 20.Qxd5 Rxc3 ( 
20...Qa4 $2 21.Qxb7 $16 ) 21.Bb4 Rxc2 22.Re1 Qc8 23.Qxb7 h5 $8 ( 23...Bxd3
$6 24.Qxf7 Bg6 25.Qxa7 $16 ) 24.Qxc8+ Rxc8 25.d4 hxg4 26.hxg4 f5 27.gxf5 (
27.Re7 $6 fxg4 28.Rxa7 Rc4 29.Bc5 Be4 $132 ) ( 27.g5 $5 ) ( 27.d5 {
Hansen,Cu} 27...Rc4 $10 ( 27...fxg4 $2 28.d6 $16 ( 28.Be7 $5 ) ) ) 27...
Bxf5 28.Bc5 a5 29.Re7 $6 ( 29.Kg2 $5 $16 ) 29...Rc6 30.Re5 ( 30.Ra7 Rg6+ 
31.Kf1 Ra6 32.Rxa6 Bd3+ 33.Ke1 Bxa6 $10 ) 30...Bb1 31.a3 Kg8 32.f3 a4 33.
Kf2 Rf6 34.Re8+ $2 ( 34.Ke3 $5 Ba2 35.d5 Kf7 36.f4 $16 ( 36.d6 $2 Re6 $10 
) ) ( 34.d5 {Hansen,Cu} 34...Rf5 35.Re8+ Kf7 ( 35...Kh7 $6 36.d6 $16 ) 36.
Rf8+ ( 36.Rd8 Be4 37.Rf8+ Kg6 38.Rxf5 Bxf5 $10 ) 36...Kg6 $10 ) 34...Kf7 
35.Re7+ Kg6 36.Ke3 ( 36.d5 {Hansen,Cu} 36...Rf5 $10 ) 36...Ba2 37.Ra7 Bd5 
38.f4 ( 38.Rxa4 Rxf3+ 39.Kd2 Kf5 $10 ) 38...Kf5 $14 39.Rxg7 Re6+ 40.Kd3 
Kxf4 41.Rf7+ Kg4 42.Rd7 Bb3 43.Bb4 ( 43.d5 Re5 44.Kd4 Rxd5+ 45.Rxd5 Bxd5 
46.Kxd5 Kf5 $10 ) 43...Kf3 44.Rf7+ ( 44.d5 {Hansen,Cu} 44...Re3+ 45.Kd4 
$14 ) 44...Kg4 45.Rd7 Kf3 46.Rf7+ ( 46.d5 Re5 47.d6 Kf4 ( 47...Rd5+ $6 48.
Kc3 Rd1 49.Re7 Kf4 50.d7 Kf5 51.Ba5 $18 ) 48.Rc7 Rd5+ 49.Kc3 Rd1 $10 ) 
46...Kg4 47.Rf8 Rh6 48.Ke4 Re6+ 49.Kd3 Rh6 50.Bc5 Rh3+ 51.Ke4 Rh5 52.Rf4+ 
Kg3 53.Ke3 Rh6 54.Rf1 Kg4 55.Ke4 Re6+ 56.Kd3 Re8 57.Kc3 Rb8 58.Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {Ftacnik} 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2
Qc7 8.O-O Be7 9.a4 $6 {Zu frueh!} ( 9.Re1 O-O ( 9...Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5
dxe5 12.Rxe5 O-O 13.Bf4 Qb7 14.Re3 Nd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Rb3 Qa7 $10 {- ECO}
) 10.Be3 Nc6 11.a4 Bd7 ( 11...Ne5 $1 ) 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.a5 Nd7 14.Na4 Rae8 
15.Nb6 f5 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 $10 {Horvath,T-Chuchelov,V Hamburg HSK (02) 1991 
1/2 48} ) 9...Nc6 10.Re1 ( 10.Nb3 b6 11.f4 Bb7 12.Qe2 O-O 13.g4 Rfe8 14.g5
Nd7 15.Be3 Bf8 16.Rad1 Rac8 17.h4 Na5 18.Nd4 Nc4 19.Bc1 e5 20.Nf5 exf4 21.
Rxf4 Nce5 $10 {Donguines,F-Sadler,L Genting zt (06) 1995 0-1 40 - EXP 47} 
) ( 10.b3 O-O 11.Bb2 Bd7 12.Nde2 Rab8 13.Nf4 b5 14.axb5 axb5 15.Nh5 Nxh5 
16.Qxh5 Bf6 17.Rfb1 Nd4 18.Qd1 Nxc2 $17 {Burnett,R-Oll,L New York op (02) 
1995 0-1 26 - EXP 47} ) 10...O-O 11.Be3 {Die Aufstellung Re1 und Be3 passt
nicht zusammen.} 11...Ne5 $1 ( 11...Na5 12.Qd3 Bd7 13.b3 Rac8 14.Bd2 Rfd8 
15.h3 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Qe2 d5 18.exd5 Nxd5 {1/2 Brink 
Claussen,B-Votruba,P Tastrup-B (03) 1992} ) ( 11...Rb8 {Ftacnik} 12.h3 ( 
12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Bd2 Qc7 16.a5 Bc6 17.Be3 Rbc8 18.Bb6
Qb8 19.Reb1 Rfe8 20.b4 Nd7 21.Bd4 Bf6 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.b5 axb5 24.Nxb5 d5 
25.e5 Bxb5 26.Rxb5 Nd7 27.a6 {Garcia,G-O'Reilly,E/Thessaloniki olm 
(5)/1988/1-0 (37)} ) 12...Re8 13.Qe2 Na5 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.g4 h6 16.Bc1 Nc6 
17.Nb3 Rec8 18.h4 Nh7 19.g5 hxg5 20.hxg5 Nxg5 21.Rd3 Ne5 22.Rg3 Nh7 23.f4 
Ng6 24.f5 Bh4 25.fxg6 Bxg3 26.gxh7+ Kh8 $13 {Atlas,V-Cvitan,O/SWZ-GP 
Wohlen (3)/1993/0-1 (71)} ) 12.h3 Rb8 13.Qe2 ( 13.g4 $5 {Ftacnik} 13...Nc4
14.Bc1 ) 13...Bd7 14.g4 ( 14.f4 $2 Nc4 15.Bc1 Qc5 16.Qf2 e5 $15 ) ( 14.
Rad1 $6 {Ftacnik} 14...Nc4 15.Bc1 Nb6 16.a5 Nc4 $17 ) 14...h6 $1 {Die 
Schwaechung h6 ist vertretbar und so bleibt der Nf6 auf seinem guten Feld.
} 15.Rad1 Rfc8 16.f4 ( 16.Bc1 $5 Qa5 17.f4 Nc4 18.e5 Ne8 $15 {/\ Qb4} ) ( 
16.g5 $6 hxg5 17.Bxg5 b5 ( 17...Nc4 18.Bc1 Qa5 $17 ) 18.axb5 axb5 19.Ndxb5
Qc5 $1 ( 19...Bxb5 20.Nxb5 Qxc2 21.Nxd6 Bxd6 22.Rxd6 Qxb2 $10 ) 20.Bxf6 
Bxb5 21.Nxb5 Bxf6 22.Nxd6 Rd8 23.Qe3 Qxe3 24.fxe3 ( 24.Rxe3 Nc4 25.Red3 
Nxb2 $19 ) 24...Rb6 $19 ) 16...Nc4 17.Bc1 e5 $1 $17 {Ftacnik Black hopes 
to eliminate strong pawn chain e4-g4 with a typical push. Erzwingt wegen 
der Schwaeche b2 den Tausch auf e5.} 18.fxe5 ( 18.Nf5 $2 Bxf5 19.exf5 Nxb2
$1 $19 ) ( 18.Nb3 exf4 19.Qf2 g5 $19 ) 18...dxe5 19.Nb3 ( 19.Nf5 {Ftacnik}
19...Bb4 20.Rd3 $13 ) 19...b5 {Schon optisch eine Sizi-Traumstellung.} 20.
axb5 axb5 21.Kh1 b4 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 ( 23.Rxd5 {Ftacnik} 23...Be6 24.
Rdd1 Nb6 $17 {xc2} ) 23...Bh4 $1 24.Rg1 ( 24.Rf1 {Ftacnik} 24...Bb5 ) 
24...Bb5 25.d6 Qd7 ( 25...Nxd6 $2 26.Qxe5 $13 ) 26.Qe4 {Unpleasant slip in
a critical moment, it was important to strive for Nc5.} ( 26.Rd5 $1 {
Ftacnik} 26...Bf6 27.Nc5 Qa7 28.Ne4 Nxd6 $140 29.Nxf6+ gxf6 30.Qd2 $40 ) 
26...Rb6 27.Rd5 Rxd6 $19 28.Nc5 Qa7 29.g5 {In seiner Verzweiflung gibt 
Short noch einen P um Rgd1 spielen zu koennen.} ( 29.Rgd1 Rxd5 30.Rxd5 
Rxc5 $19 ) ( 29.Rxd6 $2 {Ftacnik} 29...Nxd6 30.Qxe5 Qxc5 ) 29...hxg5 ( 
29...Rxd5 {Ftacnik} 30.Nb3 Bf2 ( 30...Rd4 31.Nxd4 Qxd4 32.Qb7 Nd6 $19 ) 
31.Qxd5 Bc6 32.Qd1 Bxg1 $19 ) 30.Rgd1 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Bc6 ( 31...Rxc5 $4 32.
Rd8+ Be8 33.Rxe8# ) 32.Qf5 ( 32.Qxc4 {Ftacnik} 32...Bxd5 33.Bxd5 Rxc5 $19 
) 32...Qa8 33.Kh2 Bxd5 34.Bxd5 Nd6 ( 34...Qxd5 $2 {Ftacnik} 35.Qxc8+ ) 35.
Qd3 Qa7 36.Be3 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Timman, Jan"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "A53"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.e3 Nd7 5.Be2 Ngf6 6.d4 Be7 7.e4 O-O 8.Be3 c6 
9.Nd2 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 d5 11.O-O-O dxe4 12.Ndxe4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Qa5 14.Kb1 f5 
15.Bg5 Qd8 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nc3 Rae8 18.Rhe1 Qf7 19.d5 e4 20.Qe3 a6 21.dxc6
bxc6 22.Qa7 Ne5 23.Qxf7+ Kxf7 24.b3 Nd3 25.Re3 Nc5 26.Kc2 a5 27.Re2 Rd8 
28.Red2 Rxd2+ 29.Kxd2 f4 30.Ke2 Ke6 31.g3 g5 32.gxf4 gxf4 33.Rg1 Ke5 34.
Rg5+ Rf5 35.Rg8 Rh5 36.Re8+ Kf5 37.Ra8 Nd3 38.Nxe4 Kxe4 39.f3+ Kd4 40.Rd8+
Kc3 41.Rxd3+ Kb4 42.Rd6 Rxh2+ 43.Kd3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "C10"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 ( 7.
Bg5 $6 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Bd3 c5 $10 ) 7...b6 ( 7...c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.O-O ( 9.
Qe2 O-O 10.Bg5 Qa5+ 11.c3 Be7 12.Ne5 $14 ) 9...O-O 10.Qe2 h6 $14 {
Rogers,I-Vaganian,R/Manila(ol)/1990/} ) 8.Qe2 Bb7 9.Bg5 ( 9.c3 $6 Be7 10.
Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Qd5 $13 {Kamsky,G-Kortchnoi,V/Tilburg/1991/} ) 9...Be7 10.
O-O-O Qd6 11.Ne5 ( 11.Kb1 O-O-O 12.Ne5 Rhf8 13.Ba6 $14 ) 11...O-O 12.Kb1 
Rad8 13.c4 $6 ( 13.Bf4 $5 Qd5 ( 13...Nd5 14.Bg3 ) 14.c4 Qxd4 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7
16.Rxd4 Rxd4 17.Be3 $16 ) 13...h6 14.Bf4 $6 ( 14.Be3 c5 15.f4 cxd4 16.Bc2 
$14 ) 14...Qxd4 $1 $8 15.Bh7+ Kxh7 16.Rxd4 Rxd4 17.Be3 Re4 18.Nf3 Rd8 ( 
18...Ba6 $6 19.Nd2 $14 ) 19.h3 Kg8 20.b3 a5 $6 ( 20...b5 $5 21.cxb5 Nd5 
22.Rc1 Bf6 $132 ) 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 b5 23.Nd2 ( 23.cxb5 $6 Nd5 24.Bd4 
Bb4 $44 ) 23...Rh4 24.f3 Rh5 25.Qf1 bxc4 26.bxc4 ( 26.Nxc4 a4 $44 ) 26...
a4 27.Bf4 ( 27.Qd3 Bd6 28.Bd4 Nd7 $132 ) 27...Rc5 28.Qd3 Rc6 29.a3 Ba6 $2 
( 29...Bd6 $1 30.Bxd6 ( 30.Be3 Nd7 $132 ) 30...cxd6 $132 ) 30.Be5 Bd6 31.
Bb2 Rb6 ( 31...Nd7 $5 32.Qd4 Be5 33.Qxd7 Rb6 34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.Qxf7 Rxb2+ 36.
Kc1 Rb6 ) 32.Qc3 Bf8 33.Ka2 Nd7 34.Qa5 Nc5 $16 35.Bd4 Nb3 36.Nxb3 axb3+ 
37.Kb2 Rc6 38.c5 ( 38.Qa4 $2 Rxc4 39.Qxa6 Rxd4 $14 ) 38...Bc4 39.Qa8 Ra6 
40.Qd8 Bd5 $6 ( 40...c6 41.Be5 ) ( 40...Rc6 $32 41.a4 Ra6 $16 ) 41.Qxc7 
$18 f6 42.Qd7 Rc6 43.Qe8 Ra6 44.a4 Ra8 45.Qb5 Rd8 46.a5 Ba8 47.Bc3 Kf7 48.
a6 Rd5 49.Qb8 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "A35"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 {Tal's Idee.} 5...cxd4 ( 5...dxc4
$2 6.d5 Na5 7.e4 b5 8.Nxb5 Nxe4 9.Ne5 $16 {Tal,M-Timman,J/KRO 
m/1988/CBM10/INF46,60/} ) 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 
10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Nxd2 ( 14.Kxd2 O-O-O 15.
Kc2 Kc7 16.Ne5 Rhf8 17.Bf3 f6 18.Nd3 Kb6 $10 {
Vaganian,R-Alterman,B/Groningen PCA/1993/CBM39/INF59,(65)/} ) 14...Nb4 15.
Be4 Ke7 16.a3 Nd5 17.Rc1 Rhc8 18.f4 c5 19.Kf2 Rab8 $5 {Der erste neue Zug.
Schwarz will gegen den geschwaechten b3P spielen.} ( 19...Rc7 20.Rc2 Rac8 
21.Rhc1 Nb6 22.Bf3 Bb5 23.e4 f6 24.a4 Ba6 25.Be2 Bxe2 26.Kxe2 Kd8 27.Rc3 
$14 {Weiss steht nur sehr minimal besser. 
Vaganian,R-Kindermann,S/Bundesl/9495/} ) 20.Rc2 Nf6 21.Bf3 Rd8 22.Rhc1 Bb7
23.Ke3 Bxf3 ( 23...Nd5+ $2 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Rxc5 Bxb3 26.Rc7+ Rd7 27.Rxd7+ 
Kxd7 28.Rb1 $18 ) 24.exf3 {Jetzt droht sofort den c5P zu nehmenn.} ( 24.
Kxf3 h5 $10 ) 24...Nd7 25.Rc3 Rb5 26.Ke2 h5 $5 27.a4 Rb4 28.Nc4 ( 28.Ne4 
g6 29.Nxc5 Nxc5 30.Rxc5 Rxb3 31.Rc7+ Rd7 $10 ) 28...h4 29.Na5 Rc8 30.Rc4 
Rxc4 31.Rxc4 hxg3 32.hxg3 a6 33.Rc1 Rh8 {Weiss hat gar nichts erreicht. In
dieser Variante (5.d4) kann Schwarz mit leichter Muehe das Gleichgewicht 
behalten.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Timman, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[ECO "C82"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Wedberg"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 
Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Bc2 Bf5 12.Nb3 Bg6 13.Nfd4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16.Nc1 a3 17.b3 f6 18.Nd3 fxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxe4 dxe4 {New. The 
idea is to open a file to exchange heavy pieces.} ( 20...Bxe4 21.dxe5 $14 
{Aseev-Korneev/Krumbach/1991} ) 21.dxe5 Qxd1 22.Rfxd1 Rfd8 23.h3 ( 23.Rdc1
$5 Rac8 24.Rc2 Kf7 25.Rac1 Ke6 26.Rc5 Be8 $13 ) 23...Bf7 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.
Rc1 Rc8 26.Bc5 Bd5 27.Kf1 ( 27.Bxa3 Ra8 $10 ) 27...c6 $10 28.Ke2 Kf7 29.
Ke3 Ke6 30.Bd6 Ra8 31.Kd4 Ra7 32.Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[ECO "E31"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 d6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 e5 
9.Qc2 Qe7 ( 9...Nbd7 10.Bd3 Qe7 11.f3 g5 12.Bg3 b5 13.cxb5 Nxd5 14.Bf2 $10
{Bagirov,V-Speelman,J/Baku/1983/} ) 10.Nf3 Kd8 ( 10...g5 $5 11.Bg3 e4 12.
Nd2 Bg4 {Schwarz/} ) ( 10...Nbd7 11.Nd2 e4 12.Be2 g5 13.Bg3 Nf8 14.h4 Rg8 
15.Rb1 Kd8 $5 {Rubinetti,A-Polugaevsky,L/Mar del Plata/1972/} ) 11.Nd2 Kc7
12.Bd3 ( 12.f3 g5 13.Bg3 e4 14.fxe4 Nbd7 ) 12...g5 13.Bg3 Nh5 14.O-O-O Nd7
15.Rde1 Ndf6 16.f3 ( 16.f4 $6 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Bd7 $132 ) 16...Nxg3 17.hxg3 
Bd7 18.Rh2 $2 ( 18.g4 h5 19.gxh5 Nxh5 20.g4 $10 ) ( 18.Kb1 h5 19.Ka1 g4 ) 
18...h5 19.Kb1 g4 20.Ka1 $2 ( 20.Rhh1 $32 ) 20...Rhg8 21.f4 h4 $1 22.Rxh4 
( 22.fxe5 Qxe5 23.Rxh4 Qxg3 $17 ) ( 22.gxh4 exf4 $17 ) 22...exf4 23.gxf4 
Nxd5 24.Rhh1 Nb6 25.e4 Rh8 26.Rhf1 Rh2 27.Nb3 $2 ( 27.Rf2 ) ( 27.Rg1 $5 
Rh6 28.Nf1 f5 29.Ng3 ) 27...Rah8 28.e5 Bc6 29.Be4 Nxc4 30.Bxc6 bxc6 31.
exd6+ Qxd6 32.Qf5 ( 32.Rd1 $2 Ne3 $19 ) 32...Qd5 33.Re7+ Kb6 34.Qxd5 cxd5 
$17 35.Rxf7 Rh1 $1 ( 35...Rxg2 36.Rf6+ Kc7 ( 36...Kb5 $2 37.Rb1 ) 37.Nxc5 
Rhh2 38.Ra6 ) 36.Rb1 Rxb1+ 37.Kxb1 Rh1+ 38.Kc2 Rh2 39.Rf6+ Kc7 ( 39...Kb5 
40.a4+ Kxa4 41.Nxc5+ Kb5 $17 ) 40.Nxc5 Rxg2+ 41.Kd1 g3 42.Rg6 Rd2+ 43.Ke1 
g2 44.Ne6+ ( 44.f5 Rxa2 45.f6 Ne5 $19 ) 44...Kd7 45.Nd4 Rxa2 46.Ne2 a5 ( 
46...Ne3 47.Kf2 ) 47.Rxg2 a4 48.Rg7+ Kd6 49.Rg6+ Ke7 50.Ra6 a3 51.Nd4 Rb2 
52.Nc6+ Kf7 53.Nb4 d4 54.Rc6 Nd2 ( 54...dxc3 $4 55.Rxc4 Rb1+ 56.Ke2 $10 ) 
55.Ra6 ( 55.cxd4 Nf3+ 56.Kd1 Rxb4 ) 55...Nb1 56.Nd5 Nxc3 57.Ra7+ ( 57.Nxc3
dxc3 58.Rxa3 Rb1+ 59.Ke2 c2 $19 ) 57...Ke6 58.Nc7+ Kd6 59.Ne8+ Kc6 60.Ra6+
Kb7 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[ECO "D37"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 {King} 1...e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 
Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.h4 ( 11.g4 Rd8 ( 11...dxc4 $5 ) 
12.h3 Bd7 13.Nd2 a6 14.Be2 $132 {Gurevich,M-Kharitonov,A/URS/1988/} ) 
11...Rd8 {King Ehlvest's reply is more solid than Vaganian's. I have a 
feeling that the popularity of Kasparov's 11.h4 is going to be 
short-lived.} ( 11...dxc4 12.Bxc4 b6 13.Ng5 $40 {
Kasparov,G-Vaganian,R/Novgorod super(05)/1995/} ) 12.g4 Bd7 13.Kb1 ( 13.g5
$6 Nh5 ( 13...Ne4 {King} 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxe4 Bxa3 $1 ) 14.cxd5 Nxf4 15.
exf4 exd5 16.Rxd5 Qc7 $44 ) 13...dxc4 ( 13...Rac8 $5 14.g5 Nh5 15.cxd5 
Nxf4 16.exf4 exd5 17.Rxd5 Qc7 18.f5 $40 ) 14.Bxc4 Rac8 ( 14...Be8 $5 15.g5
Nh5 ( 15...Nd5 $2 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Bd3 g6 18.h5 $16 ) 16.Bh2 a6 ) ( 14...
Nxg4 $6 15.Rhg1 Nf6 16.Rg5 $1 $40 ) 15.g5 Nh5 16.Bd6 g6 ( 16...Bxd6 $5 17.
Rxd6 Ne5 ( 17...Qc5 $2 18.Ne4 ) 18.Nxe5 ( 18.Be2 $6 Bc6 19.Nxe5 Bxh1 20.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Nc4 Qc7 $17 ) 18...Qxe5 19.Rd4 ( 19.Rhd1 Rxc4 20.Rxd7 Rxd7 
21.Rxd7 g6 $132 ) 19...Be8 20.Rhd1 $14 ) 17.Be2 Bxd6 18.Rxd6 Ne7 19.Qb3 ( 
19.Rhd1 $2 Nd5 ) 19...Bc6 20.Rxd8+ ( 20.Rhd1 $2 Rxd6 21.Rxd6 Qf5+ 22.Qc2 
Bxf3 $19 ) 20...Rxd8 21.Rd1 Qf5+ 22.Ka1 Rf8 ( 22...Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 $16 ) 23.
e4 Qc5 ( 23...Bxe4 $2 24.Nd4 Qe5 ( 24...Qf4 25.Bxh5 gxh5 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.
Qxe6+ $16 ) 25.Bxh5 gxh5 26.Re1 Qxd4 27.Nxe4 $40 ) 24.Qb4 $1 Qxb4 25.axb4 
Nf4 26.Bf1 $16 ( 26.b5 $2 Nxe2 27.bxc6 Nxc3 $15 ) 26...a6 27.Ne5 Rc8 28.
Ka2 Kg7 29.Kb3 Be8 {/\30...h6} 30.Ng4 Ng8 31.Rd4 Bc6 ( 31...h6 32.e5 hxg5 
33.hxg5 $16 ) ( 31...h5 32.e5 $16 ) 32.b5 axb5 33.Bxb5 h5 34.Bxc6 ( 34.Ne5
$2 f6 35.gxf6+ Kxf6 ) 34...Rxc6 35.Ne5 Rc7 36.Kb4 ( 36.Nb5 $2 Rc5 ) 36...
Ne7 37.Nb5 Rc2 38.Rd7 Nc6+ 39.Nxc6 bxc6 40.Nd6 Nd3+ 41.Ka5 $2 ( 41.Kb3 
Nc5+ ( 41...Rxf2 $5 ) 42.Kxc2 Nxd7 43.Kc3 Kf8 44.f4 ) ( 41.Ka3 $1 $16 Ne5 
42.Rd8 Nc4+ 43.Kb3 $18 ) 41...Ne5 42.Rd8 Nc4+ $10 43.Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "A07"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 {Horn,Pe} 1...d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O c6 5.d3 Ngf6 6.Nbd2 e5 7.
e4 dxe4 ( 7...Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 ) 8.dxe4 Be7 ( 8...Bc5 9.c3 a5 10.Qc2 O-O 11.b3
Re8 12.Bb2 Qc7 13.a3 b5 14.h3 $14 {Ivkov,B-Marovic,D/JUG/1972/} ) ( 8...
Bd6 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 Re8 11.Qb1 a5 12.a3 Qc7 13.h3 Bh5 14.Nh4 $14 ) 9.h3 
Bh5 10.b3 ( 10.Qe2 {Horn,Pe} 10...O-O 11.a4 a5 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bd2 Rfe8 14.
Qe1 b6 15.Nh4 Bc5 16.Nf5 Bg6 17.Nce3 Nf8 18.Ng4 Nxg4 19.hxg4 Ne6 20.c3 
Rad8 21.Qe2 Rd7 22.Rfd1 Red8 23.Be1 {1/2-1/2 
Hartoch,R-Brenninkmeijer,R/Wijk-B 1987} ) ( 10.Qe1 {Horn,Pe} 10...O-O 11.
Nh4 Re8 12.Nf5 Bf8 13.a4 Nc5 14.Nc4 b5 15.axb5 cxb5 16.Na5 Ne6 17.Be3 Qc7 
18.Qb1 Nc5 19.f3 Bg6 20.Nh4 Na4 21.Nb3 Red8 22.Nxg6 hxg6 23.c3 Nd7 24.Qc2 
Ndb6 25.Rae1 Nc4 26.Bc1 a5 27.Kh1 Naxb2 28.Bxb2 a4 29.Bc1 axb3 30.Qxb3 Nd2
31.Bxd2 Rxd2 32.Rd1 Raa2 33.Rxd2 Rxd2 34.f4 exf4 35.e5 fxg3 36.e6 Qe5 37.
exf7+ Kh7 38.Qb1 Rxg2 39.Kxg2 Qe2+ 40.Kxg3 Bd6+ {0-1 King,D-Yusupov,A/BL 
9495 Castrop Rauxel-Bayern [2] 1994} ) 10...O-O 11.Bb2 Qc7 12.c4 $6 {
Horn,Pe Jetzt entsteht eine Struktur, die aus dem Reti-System mit b3 (A12)
bekannt ist. Schwarz hat bei der Zugfolge ein Tempo (durch e7-e5) 
gewonnen, der Aufbau Be7 ist aber dort selten.} ( 12.a3 a5 13.Qe1 Rfe8 14.
Nh4 $14 ) 12...a5 13.a3 Rfd8 14.Qc2 Ne8 15.Bc3 f6 16.b4 ( 16.Nh4 Nc5 $132 
) 16...Nd6 ( 16...Nf8 $5 17.c5 Bf7 18.Rfc1 b6 $132 ) ( 16...axb4 {Horn,Pe}
17.axb4 Nd6 18.c5 Nb5 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Ra1 Rxa1+ 21.Bxa1 $10 ) 17.Rfc1 ( 
17.c5 Nb5 18.Bb2 axb4 19.axb4 b6 $15 ) ( 17.bxa5 {Horn,Pe} 17...Bf7 18.
Rfd1 ( 18.Rfe1 ) 18...Nxc4 $140 $2 ( 18...Bxc4 $2 19.Nxc4 Nxc4 20.Qb3 $16 
) ( 18...b6 $5 ) ( 18...c5 $14 ) 19.Nxc4 Bxc4 20.Bb4 $18 ) ( 17.Rfe1 {
Horn,Pe} 17...Bf7 18.bxa5 $5 $14 ( 18.Bf1 {Horn,Pe} 18...axb4 19.axb4 c5 
20.bxc5 Nxc5 21.Bb4 $10 ) 18...Nxc4 $2 ( 18...Bxc4 $2 19.Nxc4 Nxc4 20.Qb3 
$16 ) 19.Nxc4 Bxc4 20.Bb4 $18 ) 17...Bf7 18.Bf1 axb4 19.axb4 c5 $1 ( 19...
Nf8 20.c5 Nb5 21.Nc4 $14 ) 20.b5 Nf8 21.Nh4 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 Qd7 ( 22...Ne6 
23.Ng2 ( 23.Nf5 {Horn,Pe} 23...Nxf5 24.exf5 Nd4 25.Qe4 $14 ) 23...Nd4 24.
Qb1 $132 ) ( 22...g6 $2 23.Ng2 Ne6 24.Ne3 $14 ) 23.Nf5 $6 ( 23.Kh2 $5 Ne6 
24.Ng2 Nd4 25.Qd1 $10 ) 23...Be6 24.Nxd6 ( 24.g4 $6 Ng6 25.Ne3 h5 ( 25...
Nf4 {Horn,Pe} 26.Nd5 $13 ) 26.f3 Bf8 27.Nd5 hxg4 28.hxg4 Bxg4 29.fxg4 
Qxg4+ 30.Bg2 Nh4 $132 ) ( 24.Nxe7+ Qxe7 25.Kh2 Bf7 26.Bd3 Ne6 $15 ) ( 24.
Ne3 $2 {Horn,Pe} 24...Bxh3 25.Bxh3 Qxh3 26.Nd5 Qd7 $17 ) 24...Bxd6 25.h4 
Bf7 26.Kh2 Ne6 27.Bh3 Qe7 28.Kg2 ( 28.Bxe6 Bxe6 29.Bb2 Qf7 30.Ra4 g5 $1 
$40 ) 28...Nd4 29.Qd1 Bc7 30.Ra7 Bb6 31.Ra4 g6 $17 32.Qa1 Kg7 ( 32...Ne2 
$5 ) 33.Nf1 Ne2 34.Bb2 ( 34.Ne3 Nxc3 35.Qxc3 Rd4 36.Nd5 Bxd5 37.exd5 f5 
$40 ) 34...Qd6 35.Qb1 ( 35.Ne3 $2 {Horn,Pe} 35...Qd3 $17 ) 35...Qd1 36.
Qxd1 Rxd1 37.Ne3 ( 37.Bg4 $1 {Horn,Pe} 37...Re1 38.Ne3 Rg1+ 39.Kh2 Rb1 40.
Ba1 $10 ) 37...Rg1+ 38.Kh2 Rb1 39.Ra2 ( 39.Ba1 {Horn,Pe} 39...Nd4 ( 39...
Rb4 40.Ra8 Bxc4 41.Nxc4 Rxc4 42.Rb8 Ba5 43.Rxb7+ ) 40.Bc8 $10 ) 39...Nd4 
40.Bc8 ( 40.Kg2 $2 Nxb5 41.Nd5 Bxd5 42.exd5 Nd6 $17 ) 40...Nf3+ $1 ( 40...
Nxb5 $2 41.Bxb7 Nd6 ( 41...Nd4 {Horn,Pe} 42.Bd5 $10 ) 42.Bd5 $10 ) 41.Kg2 
Nd2 42.Bxb7 ( 42.Bxe5 Nxc4 $17 ) ( 42.Nd5 {Horn,Pe} 42...Bxd5 ( 42...Nxc4 
43.Nxb6 Nxb6 44.Bxb7 Nc4 45.Bc3 Rxb5 ) 43.cxd5 ) 42...Nxc4 43.Nd5 Rxb2 ( 
43...Nxb2 {Horn,Pe} 44.Ra6 Bd8 45.Ra8 Nd1 46.Rxd8 Rxb5 $19 ) 44.Rxb2 Bxd5 
45.Rc2 Ne3+ 46.fxe3 Bxb7 47.Rd2 Bxe4+ 48.Kf2 c4 49.Rd7+ Kh6 ( 49...Kh6 50.
Rd6 c3 51.Rxb6 c2 $19 ) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[ECO "C00"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 Nf6 $6 ( 2...c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 $13 ) 3.e5 Nd5 ( 3...Ng8 4.f4
b6 5.Nf3 Bb7 6.g3 h5 7.d4 $14 {Vasiukov,E-Vaganian,R/URS/1981/ Inf 30/204/
} ) 4.Nf3 d6 ( 4...c5 $5 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 d5 $132 ) 5.d4 Ne7 $6 ( 5...h6 
$5 ) 6.h4 b6 7.Nc3 d5 $6 $14 ( 7...Ba6 $5 8.Qe4 d5 9.Qg4 Bxf1 10.Kxf1 h5 
$132 ) 8.Qd1 Ba6 ( 8...c5 $5 9.Ne2 Ba6 10.c3 Nbc6 11.h5 $14 ) 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 
10.Ne2 Qd7 11.c3 c5 12.Qd3 Nb8 13.h5 h6 14.Bd2 Nbc6 15.Nf4 Na5 16.O-O Nec6
17.b3 cxd4 ( 17...Be7 $5 ) 18.cxd4 Ba3 19.Ne1 $5 ( 19.Rab1 Nb4 ( 19...O-O 
$2 20.b4 Nc4 21.Rb3 ) 20.Bxb4 Bxb4 21.Rfc1 O-O $132 ) 19...Bb2 ( 19...Nb4 
$6 20.Qg3 O-O $2 21.Nfd3 Nxd3 22.Bxh6 ) 20.Rb1 Bxd4 21.b4 Nc4 22.b5 Bxf2+ 
23.Rxf2 N6xe5 24.Qg3 $16 O-O-O 25.Bc3 Rhg8 26.Nc2 Kb7 27.a4 Qc7 ( 27...g5 
28.hxg6 Nxg6 29.Nh5 ) 28.Re1 Nd7 29.Nb4 $18 Nc5 30.Qf3 Ne4 ( 30...Nxa4 $2 
31.Nbxd5 exd5 32.Nxd5 Qc5 33.Nb4+ $18 ) 31.Rxe4 a5 ( 31...dxe4 32.Qxe4+ 
Kc8 33.Na6 ) 32.bxa6+ Ka7 33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.Nxe6 Qd6 35.Nxd8 Rxd8 36.Qf4 d4 
37.Qxd6 Rxd6 38.Bxd4 1-0

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[ECO "B36"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.c4 g6 2.e4 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 
Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.f3 Rc8 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Bd7 14.O-O e6 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 16.Rfd1 Qf6 17.Bxa7 Qxb2 18.Qxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[ECO "B97"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 
Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.f5 Nc6 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Be2 Be7 14.O-O O-O 
15.Rb3 Qc5+ 16.Be3 Qe5 17.Bd4 Qa5 18.Bb6 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[ECO "C18"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Qg4 O-O 8.Bd3 f5
( 8...Nbc6 9.Qh5 Ng6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Be3 c4 12.Bxg6 fxg6 $14 ) 9.exf6 Rxf6 
10.Bg5 Rf7 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qd1 Nbc6 ( 12...Qa5 13.Bd2 Nbc6 14.Nf3 c4 15.Be2 
Bd7 ( 15...Nf5 16.O-O Nd6 17.Qe1 Ne4 $14 {Ruban,V-Uhlmann,W/Budapest/1989/
Inf 47/371} ) 16.O-O Raf8 $14 {Sax,G-Ehlvest,J/Reykjavik/1988/} ) 13.Nf3 
Qf8 ( 13...Bd7 14.h4 Qc7 15.h5 e5 16.hxg6 $13 {
Atlas,V-Schlenker,J/LIE/1991/} ) 14.O-O $6 ( 14.Qd2 $5 Rxf3 $8 15.gxf3 
Qxf3 16.Rg1 $14 ) 14...c4 15.Be2 h6 16.Bh4 Nf5 17.Bg3 g5 18.Qd2 Bd7 19.h4 
( 19.Ne5 $6 Nxg3 20.hxg3 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Qg7 22.Qd4 Rf5 23.f4 g4 $10 ) 19...
Qe7 ( 19...g4 20.Ne5 Nxg3 21.fxg3 Nxe5 22.dxe5 $40 ) 20.hxg5 Nxg3 21.fxg3 
hxg5 22.Qe3 ( 22.Nxg5 Rg7 ( 22...Rxf1+ $2 23.Rxf1 $14 ) 23.Nf3 Rxg3 24.Qf4
Qg7 $132 ) 22...Raf8 23.Nxg5 Rxf1+ ( 23...Rg7 $2 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Nh3 $16 
) 24.Bxf1 ( 24.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Qxa3 26.Nxe6 $6 Qe7 27.Qg5+ ( 27.Bg4 Nd8
) 27...Qxg5 28.Nxg5 Bf5 $15 ) 24...e5 25.dxe5 ( 25.Re1 e4 $44 ) 25...Qxe5 
26.Qxe5 Nxe5 $44 27.Be2 ( 27.Rd1 Ng4 28.Be2 ( 28.Rxd5 $2 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 
Ne3+ $19 ) 28...Ne3 $44 ) 27...Bg4 28.Re1 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 Ng4 $10 30.Re7 Rf5 
31.Nf3 Rf7 32.Re8+ Rf8 33.Re7 Rf7 34.Re8+ Rf8 35.Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "B65"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.e4 {King} 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 
Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.f4 Qa5 ( 10...h6 11.h4 hxg5 12.hxg5 Ng4 13.
Be2 e5 14.Qg1 exf4 15.Bxg4 Bxg5 16.Bxc8 Rxc8 17.Rd3 Bh6 $10 {
WiersmaE-Sosonko,G NLD-ch (02) 1995 1/2 29 - CBM 48} ) 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Bb3 {
Mit der Hauptvariante 12.e5 wird es immer schwerer den weit 
ausanalysierten und remisverdaechtigen Endspielen aus dem Weg zu gehen. 
Auch in dieser Partie hat Schwarz keine Muehe auszugleichen.} 12...Bc6 13.
h4 $6 $146 ( 13.Rhf1 h6 14.Bh4 Qh5 ( 14...e5 15.fxe5 dxe5 $10 ) 15.Bg3 d5 
16.exd5 Rfd8 17.Rfe1 Bxd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Qe5 $10 {- ECO} ) 13...h6 14.Kb1
{King Unlike the game Wiersma-Sosonko, Black would be ill-advised to 
capture on g5 - the attack down the h-file would be far too strong. 
Instead, Kramnik develops the standard Sicilian play on the queenside, and
very nearly wins.} 14...Qc5 15.Qd3 ( 15.Qxc5 dxc5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Ba4 Bxc3
18.Bxc6 $10 ) 15...b5 16.a3 a5 17.f5 b4 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 
bxc3 ( 20...Rfc8 $2 21.axb4 axb4 22.Na2 exf5 23.exf5 Bxg2 ( 23...Be5 24.
Rxc6 Rxc6 25.Bd5 Rxa2 26.Bxa2 $16 ) 24.Rg1 Be5 25.Rd7 $16 ) 21.Rxc6 a4 22.
Bc4 exf5 23.exf5 Rfb8 $6 {Gestattet dem Weissen die Qualitaet zu opfern 
und damit in ein unverlierbares Endspiel abzuwickeln.} ( 23...cxb2 24.Rc7 
Rad8 $15 ( 24...Rfc8 $6 25.Bxf7+ Kf8 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Be6 Rc3 28.Rh3 $10 )
) 24.b4 $1 axb3 25.Bxb3 Rxa3 26.Rh3 $8 Rba8 27.Rhxc3 Bxc3 28.Rxc3 Ra1+ 29.
Kb2 Rf1 30.g4 Rg1 31.Rc4 Rb8 ( 31...h5 $6 32.g5 ( 32.gxh5 $2 Rf1 $15 ) 
32...Kh8 $1 ( 32...Rg4 33.Rc7 ( 33.g6 $2 Rxc4 34.Bxc4 Kf8 35.gxf7 $15 ) 
33...Rxh4 34.Rxf7 $1 ( 34.f6 Rf8 35.g6 gxf6 $17 ) ( 34.g6 Rf4 35.Rxf7 Kh8 
$17 ) 34...Kh8 35.f6 gxf6 ( 35...g6 36.Rg7 $18 ) ( 35...Rg8 36.g6 Rg4 37.
fxg7+ Rxg7 38.Rf8+ Rg8 39.Rxg8# ) 36.g6 $1 $18 ) 33.Rc7 f6 34.gxf6 gxf6 
35.Rf7 Ra6 36.Be6 $10 ) 32.Kc3 Kh7 33.Rd4 Rb7 34.h5 Rf1 35.Bc4 Rf3+ 36.Bd3
Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "A61"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Nd2 ( 7.Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 Nbd7 9.Nd2 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.Nde4 Nxg3 12.Nxg3 a6 13.e3 Ne5 14.Be2 Bg7 
15.Nh5 O-O 16.Nxg7 Kxg7 17.O-O g4 18.Qd2 Rg8 19.Kh1 Kh8 20.Ne4 Bf5 21.Ng3 
Bh7 22.Qc3 b5 23.b4 Rc8 $132 {Nedobora,M-Moskalenko,V/Noyabrsk/1995/} ) 
7...Bg7 ( 7...Na6 8.Nc4 Nc7 9.e4 $1 ( 9.a4 b6 ( 9...Rb8 10.e4 Bg7 11.Bf4 
O-O 12.Be2 Nce8 13.O-O a6 14.a5 Qe7 15.e5 Nd7 16.exd6 Qd8 17.Na4 Bd4 18.
Qd2 Ng7 19.Rae1 f6 20.b4 $18 {Van Der Sterren,P-Austin,D/Novi Sad olm 
/1990/} ) 10.e4 Ba6 11.Be2 Bg7 12.Bf4 Bxc4 13.Bxc4 Nh5 14.Be3 Qh4 15.Qd2 
O-O 16.Bg5 Bxc3 17.Bxh4 Bxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Rfe8 19.Rhe1 Kg7 20.e5 Rxe5 21.Rxe5 
dxe5 $44 {Gostisa,L-Ivanka Budinsky,M/Belgrade GMA-op/1988/} ) 9...b5 10.
Na5 a6 11.Bg5 Bg7 12.Qf3 Bd7 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nb7 Qe7 15.d6 Qe6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 
17.Nxc5 {1-0,Sadler,M-Stratil,L/Oakham/1988/} ) 8.Nc4 ( 8.e4 O-O 9.Bd3 ( 
9.Nc4 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.f4 Re8 13.O-O Rb8 14.Na3 Nf8 15.Re1 Bd7 
16.Bd2 Kh8 17.Qc2 Ng8 18.Kh1 Ne7 19.a5 f5 20.Nc4 fxe4 21.Nxe4 Nxd5 22.
Nexd6 $36 {Flamarzi,T-Abdullah,A,M/WCH B-14 Bratislava/1993/} ) 9...Re8 
10.O-O Nbd7 11.Nc4 Ne5 12.Nxe5 Rxe5 13.Bf4 Re8 14.Qd2 a6 15.a4 c4 16.Bc2 
Rb8 17.a5 b5 18.axb6 Qxb6 19.Be3 $14 {
1/2-1/2,Reshevsky,S-Arnason,J/Reykjavik op/1984/} ) 8...O-O 9.g3 b6 10.a4 
Ba6 $1 ( 10...Na6 $6 11.Bg2 Ne8 ( 11...Nc7 $2 12.Nxd6 $1 $16 ) 12.O-O Nac7
13.Bd2 Rb8 14.Rb1 f5 15.b4 cxb4 16.Rxb4 Na6 17.Rb1 Nc5 18.Na5 $1 Bb7 19.
Nc6 Bxc6 20.dxc6 Rc8 21.Qc2 Nf6 22.Rfd1 Qe7 23.Bg5 Kh8 24.e3 $16 {
Baburin,A-Joyce/Bunratty op/1995/} ) 11.Nb5 Ne8 12.Bg2 ( 12.Bf4 Bxb5 13.
axb5 Qe7 ( 13...g5 $6 14.Bd2 f5 15.h4 $36 {<->h,><>>} ) 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Bg2 
$13 ) 12...Bxb5 13.axb5 {><b5} 13...Nd7 14.Bf4 Qe7 15.O-O $6 ( 15.Qd2 $142
Ne5 16.Nxb6 ( 16.Qe3 $5 $13 ) ( 16.Rc1 $2 Nxc4 17.Rxc4 Nc7 $17 ) 16...Rb8 
17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Nc4 $10 ) 15...g5 $1 {()>>} 16.Bd2 Nc7 17.Qb3 $8 f5 18.
Rae1 ( 18.f4 $5 $132 {[]} 18...gxf4 19.Bxf4 ( 19.gxf4 Nf6 $15 {><d5,/\Ne4}
) 19...Ne5 20.Rae1 $13 ) 18...f4 $17 19.gxf4 gxf4 20.Kh1 Ne5 21.Bf3 ( 21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 $17 {/\Qd7,><b5,-><->g} ) ( 21.Na3 Ng6 $5 $40 {/\Nh4} ) 21...Qd7
22.Rg1 Qxb5 23.Qxb5 Nxb5 24.Nxe5 dxe5 25.Bg4 ( 25.Rg4 Kh8 26.Reg1 Bf6 $17 
) 25...Kh8 26.Bd7 Nc7 $1 {><d5} ( 26...Nd6 27.e4 $15 ) 27.Bc6 ( 27.d6 Rad8
28.dxc7 Rxd7 $17 {/\Rc7} ) 27...Rad8 28.e4 fxe3 29.Rxe3 ( 29.Bxe3 Nxd5 30.
Bg5 Rd6 $19 ) 29...Nxd5 30.Reg3 Ne7 $1 ( 30...Rg8 $2 31.Bxd5 Rxd5 32.Bh6 
Rd7 33.Rg5 $132 {~/=} ) 31.Rxg7 Nxc6 $19 32.Be3 Rd6 33.Rc7 ( 33.R7g5 Nd4 {
/\Nf3} ) 33...Rg8 34.Rxg8+ Kxg8 35.Kg2 e4 ( 35...Rf6 36.Kg3 ( 36.f3 Nd4 
37.Bxd4 exd4 38.Rxa7 Rc6 $19 ) 36...e4 {-35...e4} ) 36.Kg3 Rf6 37.Bg5 Rf3+
( 37...Rg6 $142 38.Kf4 Nd4 39.Rc8+ Kf7 40.Rc7+ Ke8 {/\} 41.Rxh7 Ne6+ 42.
Kf5 Nxg5 $19 ) 38.Kg2 Nd4 39.Rxa7 Nf5 $6 ( 39...Rb3 40.Bh6 Nf5 $19 ) 40.
Ra4 Rb3 41.Rxe4 Rxb2 42.Rf4 Ng7 {Black has made it difficult for himself, 
but the position still remains won. First he will free his K and then 
advance his passed P.} 43.Rf6 Rb4 44.Kf3 h5 45.h4 ( 45.Bh6 b5 46.Rg6 Kh7 
$19 ) 45...b5 46.Rc6 Rc4 $1 ( 46...c4 $6 47.Bf6 $132 {/\} 47...Nf5 48.Ke4 
) 47.Rc8+ ( 47.Bf6 Nf5 $19 ) ( 47.Be7 Nf5 $1 48.Bxc5 Nd4+ ) 47...Kf7 48.
Rc7+ Kg6 49.Rc6+ Kf5 50.Rf6+ Ke5 51.Rh6 {/\Bf6} 51...Nf5 $1 52.Rxh5 {White
has equalized material, but the passed pawns are already too far.} 52...b4
53.Rh8 Nd4+ 54.Kg4 Ne6+ 55.Kh5 ( 55.Kf3 b3 56.Rb8 Nxg5+ 57.hxg5 Rb4 $19 ) 
55...b3 56.Rb8 Rb4 $1 $19 ( 56...Nxg5 $6 57.Rxb3 $17 ) 57.Rxb4 cxb4 58.Bc1
Nf4+ 59.Kg5 Nd3 60.h5 Ke6 $1 ( 60...Nxc1 $6 61.h6 b2 62.h7 b1=Q 63.h8=Q+ 
Kd5 $19 ) ( 60...Ke6 61.Kg6 ( 61.h6 Kf7 ) 61...Nxc1 62.h6 b2 63.h7 b1=Q+ 
$19 ) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[ECO "E53"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 {Ftacnik} 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O 
b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Ne5 ( 9.dxc5 $5 bxc5 10.Ne2 Bb7 11.b3 Nbd7 12.Bb2 Ba5 13.
Ng3 g6 $14 {Gligoric,S-Szabo,L/Moscow/1956/} ) 9...Re8 ( 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 
Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.a4 Re8 $10 ) ( 9...Bb7 {Ftacnik} 10.Ne2 c4 11.Bc2 Nbd7
12.f4 ( 12.b3 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Ne4 14.a3 Bc3 15.Nxc3 Nxc3 16.Qe1 Ne4 17.bxc4 
dxc4 18.f3 Nc5 19.Qg3 Nd3 20.Rd1 Qc7 21.Bxd3 cxd3 22.Bb2 Rac8 23.Bd4 Ba6 
24.h4 $13 {Knaak,R-Vilela,J/Tallinn/1979/0-1 (41)} ) 12...b5 13.Bd2 Bxd2 
14.Qxd2 Nb6 15.Ng3 a5 16.a3 Nc8 17.Nf5 Ne7 18.Rf3 Ne4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Rff1 f6 22.Ng4 Bd5 23.f5 b4 24.Nf2 $15 {
Portisch,L-Sanguinetti,R/Biel izt/1976/0-1 (36)} ) 10.Ne2 ( 10.Bd2 Ba6 11.
Bxa6 Nxa6 12.Qa4 Qc8 13.Rac1 ( 13.Rfc1 {Ftacnik} 13...Qb7 14.Qc6 ( 14.Nd3 
b5 15.Qd1 c4 16.Nf4 Bd6 17.Nh5 Nxh5 18.Qxh5 Nb4 19.Rf1 Rad8 20.a4 bxa4 21.
Rxa4 Nd3 22.Rb1 Bb4 23.Qd1 a5 24.b3 $13 {Spraggett,K-Nickoloff,B/Canada zt
(03)/1992/0.5 (63)} ) 14...Rab8 15.Rc2 Bxc3 16.Bxc3 Ne4 17.Be1 f6 18.Qxb7 
Rxb7 19.Nd3 cxd4 20.exd4 Nc7 21.f3 Nd6 22.Bf2 Ne6 23.Nb4 Rd7 24.Rd1 $10 {
Portisch,L-Spassky,B/Geneve (m/14)/1977/0-1 (53)} ) 13...Qb7 $10 {
Portish,L-Spassky,B/Geneve/1977/} ) 10...c4 $6 ( 10...Ba6 $6 11.Nc6 $5 
Nxc6 ( 11...Qc7 12.Nxb4 cxb4 13.Nf4 $14 ) 12.Bxa6 $14 ) ( 10...Qc7 $5 ) 
11.Bc2 Bd6 12.f4 b5 13.Ng3 Nbd7 14.Qf3 ( 14.Bd2 {Ftacnik} 14...Nf8 15.b3 
a5 16.bxc4 bxc4 17.Rb1 Bb4 18.Bc1 Qc7 19.Qf3 Ng6 20.Ba4 Rd8 21.h3 Nh4 22.
Qf2 Bf5 23.Nxf5 Nxf5 24.g4 {Conquest,S-Groszpeter,A/Copenhagen op/1988/0-1
(50)} ) 14...Bb7 15.Bd2 Bf8 16.a4 ( 16.Nf5 $5 Ne4 17.Be1 f6 18.Qg4 $40 ) 
16...b4 ( 16...a6 $5 17.axb5 ( 17.Nf5 $40 {Ftacnik} ) 17...axb5 18.Rxa8 
Bxa8 ) 17.a5 ( 17.Nxc4 $2 Rc8 $17 ) 17...Rc8 ( 17...b3 $2 18.a6 $16 ( 18.
Bf5 $14 {Ftacnik} ) ) 18.a6 Ba8 19.Nf5 ( 19.Ba4 $6 Re6 $132 ) 19...c3 $2 (
19...g6 20.Bxb4 $6 Bxb4 21.Nh6+ Kg7 22.Nhxf7 Qe7 $15 23.f5 ) 20.bxc3 g6 ( 
20...bxc3 {Ftacnik} 21.Be1 {xc3} ) 21.Qh3 b3 ( 21...gxf5 $2 22.Bxf5 $16 ( 
22.Qxf5 $40 {Ftacnik} ) ( 22.Nxd7 Nxd7 23.Bxf5 Nf6 24.Bxc8 bxc3 25.Bxc3 
Qxc8 $15 ) ) ( 21...bxc3 {Ftacnik} 22.Be1 gxf5 23.Qxf5 Bg7 24.Bh4 $40 ) 
22.Bxb3 ( 22.Bd3 gxf5 23.Bxf5 Rc7 24.Rf3 ) 22...Ne4 $1 ( 22...gxf5 23.Qxf5
Ne4 24.Nxd7 $16 ) 23.Nxf7 {Ftacnik Pawn shelter is very often being 
destroyed on the square f7.} ( 23.Be1 gxf5 24.Qxf5 Ndf6 25.Bh4 Bg7 ) 23...
Kxf7 ( 23...Qf6 {Ftacnik} 24.N5h6+ Bxh6 25.Nxh6+ Kf8 26.Qxd7 Nxd2 27.Bxd5 
$16 ) 24.Qxh7+ Ke6 ( 24...Kf6 $6 25.Be1 Kxf5 26.Qh3+ $5 ( 26.Qf7+ Qf6 $8 (
26...Ndf6 27.h3 $18 ( 27.g4+ Kxg4 28.Qxg6+ $18 ) ) 27.Qxd7+ Qe6 ( 27...Qe6
{Ftacnik} 28.Qh7 $40 ) ) 26...Kf6 27.Bh4+ g5 28.Bxg5+ Nxg5 29.fxg5+ Kg7 
30.Bc2 $40 ) 25.Qg8+ ( 25.Qxg6+ $2 Qf6 ( 25...Qf6 {Ftacnik} 26.Ng7+ Ke7 ( 
26...Bxg7 27.Qxe4+ Kd6 28.Qe5+ $3 Qxe5 ( 28...Kc6 $2 29.Bxd5+ Kb6 30.Rfb1#
) 29.fxe5+ $18 ) 27.Qxf6+ Ndxf6 28.Nxe8 Nxd2 29.Nxf6 Kxf6 30.Ba4 Nxf1 31.
Rxf1 Rxc3 32.Kf2 $16 ) ( 25...Ndf6 26.Be1 $40 ) ( 25...Nef6 26.e4 $18 ) ) 
25...Kxf5 {Rare picture of the K marching ahead of other forces. It is 
clear, that without compensation of the two spare pieces this journey 
would cost him life.} ( 25...Kf6 {Ftacnik} 26.Be1 Be7 27.Bh4+ Kxf5 28.g4+ 
Kxg4 29.Qxg6+ $18 ) 26.g4+ ( 26.Qf7+ {Ftacnik} 26...Qf6 $1 ( 26...Ndf6 $2 
27.g4+ Kxg4 28.Qxg6+ $18 ) 27.Qxd7+ Qe6 $13 ) 26...Kf6 $8 ( 26...Kxg4 27.
Qxg6+ {Ftacnik} 27...Ng5 28.Bd1+ Kh3 29.Qh5# ) 27.f5 ( 27.Be1 Ke7 28.Bh4+ 
( 28.Qxg6 {Ftacnik} 28...Qb6 $17 ) 28...Ndf6 29.Qxg6 $15 ) 27...Bg7 ( 
27...g5 28.Qg6+ Ke7 29.Qe6# ) ( 27...Nxd2 $2 {Ftacnik} 28.Qxg6+ Ke7 29.
Qe6# ) ( 27...gxf5 $5 {Ftacnik} 28.Rxf5+ ( 28.Be1 Ke7 29.gxf5 Kd6 $17 ) 
28...Ke7 29.Qf7+ Kd6 30.Bxd5 Qh4 31.Qg6+ Kc7 32.Bxa8 Rxa8 33.Be1 Qh3 $17 )
28.fxg6+ Kxg6 {Ftacnik Retreat into safety comes just in time to avoid the
catastrophy.} ( 28...Kg5 $2 {Ftacnik} 29.Rf5+ Kxg4 30.Rf4+ Kg5 31.Qh7 $18 
) 29.Qf7+ Kh7 $10 30.Qf5+ ( 30.Rf3 Ng5 ( 30...Rc6 31.Rh3+ Rh6 32.Rxh6+ 
Kxh6 33.Qh5# ) ( 30...Qh4 $5 ) 31.Bc2+ Kh8 ) 30...Kg8 ( 30...Kh6 $4 {
Ftacnik} 31.Qh5# ) 31.Qf7+ Kh8 32.Qh5+ ( 32.Rf5 $2 {Ftacnik} 32...Ndf6 $19
) ( 32.Rf3 $2 {Ftacnik} 32...Qh4 $19 ) 32...Kg8 33.Qf7+ Kh8 34.Qh5+ Kg8 
35.Bxd5+ Bxd5 36.Qxd5+ Kh8 37.Qh5+ Kg8 38.Qf7+ Kh8 39.Qh5+ ( 39.Rf3 $2 {
Ftacnik} 39...Qh4 $19 ) ( 39.Rf5 $2 {Ftacnik} 39...Ndf6 $19 ) 39...Kg8 40.
Qf7+ Kh8 ( 40...Kh8 41.Rf5 $2 Rc6 $15 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[ECO "E35"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.d4 {Dolmatov Dautov} 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.
Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 g5 ( 8...Nbd7 9.O-O-O Qa5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Qe4+ $16 
{Najdorf,M-Foerder,H/Buenos Aires ol f-A (04) ,HCL 37 1939/1-0 (51)} ) ( 
8...O-O $6 9.e3 ( 9.O-O-O Bxc3 10.Qxc3 g5 11.Bg3 Bf5 12.f3 Nbd7 13.Bd6 Rc8
14.e4 Bxe4 15.Bd3 Nxc5 16.Bxc5 b6 17.Kb1 Rxc5 18.Qd2 Bxd3+ {1/2-1/2 
Relange,E-Sosonko,G/Cannes op (02) ,EXP 46 1995} ) 9...Nbd7 ( 9...Nc6 10.
Nf3 g5 11.Bg3 Qa5 12.Bd3 Re8 $6 13.O-O Qxc5 14.Nb5 $5 Qxc2 15.Bxc2 $16 {
Bloch-Erofeev, USSR 1982} ) 10.Bd3 Qa5 11.Ne2 Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.Nxc3 
Nxc5 14.Bc2 g5 15.Bg3 Be6 16.f3 a6 17.h4 Rfc8 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.O-O-O Ncd7 
20.Kb1 Kg7 21.Bb3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg 48/(739) 1989} ) ( 
8...Nc6 9.O-O-O $5 ( 9.e3 O-O ( 9...g5 10.Bg3 Ne4 11.Nf3 ( 11.Bd3 Bxc3+ 
12.bxc3 Nxc5 13.Ne2 Be6 14.Rb1 $14 {0-1 Bayram,Y-Kolev,At/Balkaniad-men 
(02) 1993 (42)} ) 11...Qf6 12.Rc1 ( 12.Bb5 $1 Nxc3 ( 12...Nxg3 13.hxg3 $14
) ( 12...O-O 13.O-O Nxc3 14.bxc3 Qxc3 15.Qxc3 Bxc3 16.Rac1 $14 ) 13.Bxc6+ 
bxc6 $2 ( 13...Qxc6 14.bxc3 Bxc5 15.O-O $14 ) 14.a3 $1 g4 $1 ( 14...Bf5 
15.Qd2 $16 ) 15.Be5 $1 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Linares 49/666 1990 
(29)} ( 15.Nd4 Nb5+ $13 ) ) 12...Bf5 13.Bd3 h5 14.h4 g4 15.Ng5 Nxc3 16.
bxc3 Qxc3+ 17.Qxc3 Bxd3 18.Bd6 Bf5 19.f3 Bxc3+ 20.Rxc3 f6 21.fxg4 Bxg4 22.
Nf3 {= Gelfand,B-Balashov,J/URS CH 1989} ) 10.Nf3 d4 11.O-O-O Qa5 12.Bxf6 
dxc3 13.Bxc3 Qxa2 14.Bb5 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Be6 $44 {0-1 
Chabanon,J-Sokolov,A/Cannes op (02) ,EXP 46 1995 (34)} ) 9...g5 ( 9...Bxc3
$2 10.Qxc3 d4 11.Qa3 $1 Qe7 12.Nf3 O-O 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Rxd4 Be6 15.Bg3 
Rfc8 16.Bd6 Qd8 17.e3 Ne4 18.Rxe4 Qxd6 19.Rc4 $1 Qe7 20.Rc3 $18 {
Bloch-Zier, corr. 1990/92} ) 10.Bg3 Bxc3 $6 ( 10...O-O $2 11.Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 
12.e4 Nce7 $8 13.Kb1 $6 Bxc5 $1 14.Bc4 $1 $16 {Bloch-Gubin, USSR 1983} ) (
10...Qa5 $5 11.e3 Be6 12.Nf3 $5 ) 11.Qxc3 d4 12.Qa3 O-O 13.e3 b6 $5 14.
exd4 ( 14.Nf3 $6 bxc5 $1 15.Qxc5 $6 Be6 $1 16.Nxd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 17.Qxd4 Qa5 
$1 $40 ) 14...Be6 {Bloch,MW-Prokofiev,AV/corr/1992 (26)} ( 14...Nxd4 $2 
15.Nf3 $1 bxc5 16.Qxc5 $18 ) 15.Ba6 $1 $16 ) 9.Bg3 Ne4 ( 9...Nc6 10.e3 Ne4
11.Nf3 ( 11.Bd3 $5 Nxc3 ( 11...Nxc5 $6 12.Ne2 d4 13.exd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4
15.Bb5+ $16 ) ( 11...Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Nxc5 13.Ne2 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 $14 ) ( 11...
Qa5 12.Ne2 $14 ) ( 11...Nxg3 $1 12.hxg3 d4 13.exd4 Qxd4 14.Ne2 Qxc5 15.O-O
Be6 $13 ) 12.bxc3 Qf6 13.Ne2 Bxc5 14.h4 $1 ( 14.Nd4 $14 ) 14...Bd7 ( 14...
Nb4 $2 15.Bb5+ Kf8 16.Qd1 $16 ) ( 14...Be6 $6 15.Rb1 O-O-O 16.Qa4 $40 Ne5 
17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Ba6 $1 Bb6 19.Qc6+ Qc7 20.Bxb7+ Kb8 21.Qxc7+ Kxc7 22.Ba6 
$16 ) ( 14...Kf8 15.Qb3 $16 ) 15.Qb3 Ne5 ( 15...Nb4 16.Bb1 $16 ) ( 15...
O-O-O 16.Qxd5 Be6 17.Qxc5 Rxd3 18.Nd4 $16 ) 16.Bxe5 ( 16.Qxd5 Nxd3+ 17.
Qxd3 Bc6 18.Kf1 Rd8 19.Nd4 $16 ) 16...Qxe5 17.hxg5 ( 17.Qxb7 $6 Rb8 18.Qa6
Rb6 19.Qa5 Bb4 20.Qxa7 Bxc3+ 21.Kf1 Rb4 $44 ) 17...hxg5 18.Rxh8+ Qxh8 19.
Qxb7 $16 {Glek,I-Podzielny,K/Bonn GSK (02) ,CBM 45 1995/1/2-1/2 (59)} ) 
11...Qa5 ( 11...Qf6 {Dolmatov} 12.Bb5 Nxc3 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 $6 14.a3 g4 15.
Be5 Ne4+ 16.axb4 Qf5 17.Bxh8 gxf3 18.Rg1 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Linares/1990/} ) 12.Nd2 Nxc3 {/\ d4} ( 12...Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Qxc3 14.Qxc3 Nxc3 15.f3 Bf5 16.Kf2 O-O 17.h4 Rfe8 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.Nb3
Kg7 $13 {Kortschnoj,V-Portisch,L/Amsterdam/1990/} ) ( 12...Nxd2 $5 {
Maksimovic,B} 13.Qxd2 Be6 {/\ 0-0-0, d4} 14.Rc1 $6 ( 14.Bb5 {Maksimovic,B}
) 14...d4 $1 15.exd4 O-O-O $44 {|^ Drasko,M-Maksimovic,B/YUG 52/558/1991/}
) ( 12...Be6 {Maksimovic,B} 13.Nb3 $1 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Qxc3+ 15.Qxc3 Nxc3 16.
f3 $14 ) ( 12...Bf5 {Maksimovic,B} 13.Bd3 $14 ) ( 12...Nxc5 $5 {
Maksimovic,B /\ d4} 13.Nxd5 ( 13.Bb5 $1 Bxc3 14.Bxc6+ $8 ( 14.Qxc3 $2 Qxb5
15.Qxh8+ Ke7 $19 {><d3} ) 14...bxc6 15.bxc3 $1 ( 15.Qxc3 Qxc3 16.bxc3 $10 
) 15...Ba6 16.Nb3 $8 Qa4 $5 ( 16...Nxb3 17.Qxb3 Qb5 18.O-O-O {/\ h4+/=} ) 
17.Rd1 {Atalik,S-Maksimovic,B/Iraldion 59/(593)/1993} 17...Qe4 $10 ) 13...
Be6 $1 ( 13...Bf5 $6 14.Qxf5 Bxd2+ 15.Ke2 $16 ) 14.Nc3 $1 {/\ 15.Nc4, 
15.Bc4} ( 14.Nc3 O-O-O $40 ) ) 13.bxc3 Bxc3 14.Rb1 Qxc5 ( 14...a6 15.Bd6 
$16 {Glek,I-Jurerov/URS/1989/} ) 15.Rb5 Qa3 16.Rb3 ( 16.Rxd5 Be6 17.Rd3 
Nb4 ( 17...Bxd2+ 18.Rxd2 ) 18.Qxc3 Nxd3+ 19.Qxd3 Qc1+ 20.Ke2 O-O ( 20...
Rd8 21.Qb5+ Rd7 22.Bd6 ) 21.Nb3 Qb2+ 22.Qd2 Qb1 23.f3 Bxb3 24.axb3 Rfd8 
$19 ) 16...Bxd2+ 17.Qxd2 Qa5 18.Qxa5 $1 {N} ( 18.Bb5 Qxd2+ 19.Kxd2 Bd7 $15
{Spassky,B-Fischer,R/m(10)/1992} ) 18...Nxa5 19.Rb5 Nc6 ( 19...b6 $142 ) 
20.h4 $1 $16 {Sherbakov,R-Lyrberg,P/Jyvaskyla 61/579 1994 (49)} ( 20.Rxd5 
Be6 21.Rd2 O-O $5 {/\ Rfd8} ) ) 10.e3 Qa5 ( 10...Qf6 11.Bb5+ Bd7 ( 11...
Nc6 12.Ne2 a6 13.Bd3 Nxc5 14.a3 Be6 15.O-O $16 {
Falchetta,Giovanni-Magalotti,Andrea/Forli op (06) 1991 (36)} ) 12.Bxd7+ 
Nxd7 13.Ne2 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 O-O 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.h4 g4 17.Bd6 Nxd6 18.cxd6 Qxd6
19.e4 Rae8 20.Rxd5 Qe6 21.Rd4 Nc5 $44 {~/= Goldin,A-Lautier,J/Palma de 
Mallorca (GMA) 48/(739) 1989} ) 11.Ne2 ( 11.Be5 O-O 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.Bxe4 
Nxe5 14.Bxd5 ( 14.Bh7+ $6 Kg7 15.Bd3 d4 ( 15...Bg4 16.Ne2 Bxe2 17.Bxe2 
Rac8 18.O-O Bxc3 19.bxc3 Qxc5 $10 {Ryskin,A-Pushkov,N/Sochi 1993 (34)} ) 
16.exd4 Nxd3+ ( 16...Bxc3+ 17.bxc3 Nxd3+ 18.Qxd3 Bf5 19.Qc4 $8 ( 19.Qf3 $2
Rfe8+ 20.Ne2 Bg4 21.Qxg4 Qxc3+ $19 ) ( 19.Qd2 Rfe8+ 20.Ne2 Qa6 21.Rd1 Re7 
{/\ Rae8-+} ) 19...Rfe8+ 20.Kd2 $8 ( 20.Ne2 $2 b5 21.cxb6 Rac8 22.Qb4 Qxb4
23.cxb4 Bd3 ) 20...b5 $13 {Sokolov,I-Short,N/Wijk (op) 62/558 1995 (63)} (
20...Qa3 21.Qb5 $1 $13 ) ) 17.Qxd3 Re8+ 18.Ne2 b6 $132 ) 14...Bg4 $1 $10 
15.Nf3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 Rac8 18.O-O {1/2-1/2 
Kasparov,G-Short,N/London (m/5) 59/(593) 1993} ) 11...Nc6 ( 11...Bf5 12.
Be5 $1 ( 12.Qc1 Nd7 13.Bd6 Ndxc5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.a3 Bxc3+ 16.Nxc3 Nxc3 17.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ {1/2-1/2 Relange,E-Ward,C/Paris-London (02) 1994} ) 12...O-O ( 
12...Nxc3 $2 13.Qxf5 Ne4+ 14.Nc3 $1 ) ( 12...f6 $5 $13 ) ( 12...Nc6 $132 )
( 12...Bg6 $132 ) 13.Nd4 Bg6 $2 ( 13...Re8 $13 ) ( 13...Nc6 $13 ) ( 13...
Nd7 $13 ) ( 13...Nxc3 14.Nxf5 ( 14.Qxf5 Ne4+ 15.Ke2 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Qa6+ 17.
Kf3 Qxc6 18.Bd3 Bxc5 19.Bxe4 dxe4+ 20.Qxe4 f6 $17 {0-1 
Relange,E-Emms,J/Paris-London (04) 1994 (29)} ) 14...Ne4+ 15.Kd1 Nc6 16.
Bg3 Bxc5 $13 {Law,A-Ward,C/Lloyds Bank op(08) 1994 (25)} ) 14.Nb3 $1 Nxc3 
( 14...Qa4 $6 15.Bd3 ) ( 14...Qd8 15.Bd3 Nc6 16.Bd4 ) 15.Bxc3 $1 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Short,N/London (m/9)/1993/1-0 (52)} ) 12.a3 ( 12.f3 $1 Nxg3 $1 
( 12...Nxc5 13.a3 $1 Be6 14.Rd1 Bxc3+ 15.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16.Nxc3 O-O-O 17.Nb5 
$14 ) ( 12...Nxc3 13.Nxc3 Qxc5 14.Qd2 Be6 15.a3 $14 ) 13.hxg3 Bxc5 ( 13...
Qxc5 $6 14.a3 Bxc3+ 15.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16.Nxc3 $16 ) 14.Qd2 Be6 15.Nd4 ( 15.Rd1
$2 d4 $1 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.exd4 O-O-O $1 $40 ) 15...Nxd4 16.exd4 Bb4 $6 ( 
16...Be7 17.Bb5+ $1 Kf8 18.Ba4 $1 Bf6 19.Bb3 Kg7 20.Kf2 Rad8 21.Rad1 $14 {
/\ g4, Ne2-g3} ) ( 16...Bd6 17.Bb5+ Kf8 18.Kf2 Rc8 19.Bd3 $14 ) 17.a3 Bxc3
( 17...Rc8 $6 18.Rc1 $14 ) 18.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19.bxc3 $14 {
Alterman,B-Kortschnoj,V/Groningen/1993/ (40)} ) ( 12.O-O-O $2 Bf5 $1 $17 {
Etchegaray-Bogoevska/Moscow ol (14) 1994/1-0 (78)} ) 12...Bf5 ( 12...Bxc5 
$5 {Dautov} 13.O-O-O Nxg3 14.Nxg3 Be6 15.h4 g4 16.Nb5 $5 $14 ) 13.Qc1 Nxc5
( 13...Bxc3+ 14.Nxc3 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16.bxc3 $16 ) 14.axb4 Nd3+ ( 14...
Qxb4 15.Nd4 $18 ) 15.Kd2 Qxb4 ( 15...Nxc1 16.Rxa5 Nb3+ 17.Ke1 $1 Nxb4 18.
Rxd5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 $16 ) 16.Ra4 ( 16.Qc2 Nxf2 ( 16...Nc5 {Dautov} 17.Qxf5 
Qxb2+ 18.Ke1 ( 18.Qc2 Nb3+ {Dolmatov} 19.Kd1 Qxa1+ 20.Nc1 ) 18...Qxa1+ 19.
Nd1 Ne7 20.Qc2 Ne4 $40 ) 17.Qxf5 Qxb2+ 18.Ke1 Nxh1 19.Rb1 Qa3 20.Rxb7 O-O 
21.Nxd5 $16 ) 16...Nxc1 17.Rxb4 Nxe2 ( 17...Nxb4 18.Nxc1 $16 ) 18.Rxb7 
Nxg3 ( 18...Nxc3 19.bxc3 O-O 20.h4 $16 ) 19.hxg3 d4 ( 19...Rd8 20.Bb5 Bd7 
21.Nxd5 $16 ) 20.exd4 ( 20.Nb5 Rd8 21.exd4 Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd4+ 23.Kc3 $16 )
( 20.Nd5 $5 {Dolmatov} 20...dxe3+ ( 20...O-O-O 21.Ba6 $16 ) ( 20...Rd8 21.
e4 $14 ) 21.Kxe3 ( 21.Nxe3 $2 O-O-O+ ) 21...O-O ( 21...Rd8 22.Bb5 $1 $16 )
22.Rxh6 Rfe8+ 23.Kd2 Rad8 24.Rxc6 Rxd5+ 25.Kc3 $16 ) 20...Nxd4 21.Nd5 ( 
21.Bc4 $2 {Dautov} 21...O-O-O $1 22.Rxf7 Nb3+ 23.Ke1 Rhe8+ 24.Be2 Bd3 $15 
) 21...Rd8 ( 21...Kf8 $142 {Dautov} 22.Kc3 Ne6 23.Bc4 Nc5 24.Rc7 Ne6 25.
Rc6 Kg7 26.Ra1 $14 ) 22.Bc4 O-O ( 22...Nc6 23.Kc3 $16 ) ( 22...Be6 23.Nc7+
Kf8 24.Nxe6+ Nxe6+ 25.Kc3 $16 ) 23.Kc3 ( 23.Rxh6 $2 {Dautov} 23...Be4 ( 
23...Be6 {Dolmatov} 24.Ne7+ Kg7 $17 ) 24.Nf6+ Kg7 25.Nxe4 Kxh6 26.Bxf7 $10
) 23...Ne2+ 24.Kb4 {/\Ne7,Rxh6} ( 24.Bxe2 {Dolmatov} 24...Rxd5 25.Rxa7 
Rc8+ 26.Bc4 Rd3+ $10 ) 24...Nd4 ( 24...Kg7 25.Rd1 Bg4 ( 25...Rb8 26.Rxb8 
Rxb8+ 27.Ka3 Re8 28.Re1 Be6 29.Rxe2 Bxd5 30.Rxe8 Bxc4 31.g4 $18 ) 26.Rd2 (
26.f3 {Dautov} 26...Be6 27.Bxe2 Rxd5 28.Rxd5 Bxd5 29.Rxa7 $16 ) 26...Rfe8 
( 26...Rb8 27.Rxb8 Rxb8+ 28.Ka5 Nc1 29.Ka6 $16 ) 27.Rxa7 $16 {
Beliavsky,A-Timman,J/Madrid (02) ,CBM 47 1995 (33)} ) ( 24...Rb8 25.Ne7+ 
Kh7 26.Rxb8 Rxb8+ 27.Ka3 ( 27.Kc5 {Dautov} 27...Bg4 28.Re1 Rxb2 29.f3 $16 
) 27...Bg4 28.Nd5 Be6 29.Rd1 Bxd5 30.Rxd5 {xNe2} ) 25.Ne7+ ( 25.Rxh6 $2 
Be4 26.Ne7+ Kg7 $17 ) 25...Kg7 26.Rxa7 ( 26.Nxf5+ Nxf5 27.Rxa7 Rd2 $132 ) 
26...Rb8+ 27.Kc5 ( 27.Kc3 Nb5+ 28.Bxb5 Rxb5 {Dautov} 29.b4 ( 29.Nxf5+ Rxf5
30.f3 Rc8+ 31.Kb3 ( 31.Kd4 Rc2 $10 ) ( 31.Kd3 Rd5+ ) 31...Rb5+ 32.Ka3 Rc2 
$10 ) 29...Be6 ( 29...Rfb8 $2 30.Ra5 Be4 31.Rxb5 Rxb5 32.f3 $16 ) 30.Rha1 
Rfb8 ( 30...Kf6 ) 31.R1a4 Re5 $10 {/\} 32.Nc6 Rc8 33.R4a6 Re2 ) ( 27.Ka3 {
Dautov} 27...Nc2+ 28.Ka4 Be4 {/\Rb4,Rxb2} ) 27...Ne6+ 28.Bxe6 Bxe6 29.b4 
Rfd8 30.Re1 ( 30.Nc6 $4 {Dautov} 30...Rd5+ 31.Kc4 Rc8 32.b5 Rd1+ $19 ) 
30...Kf6 ( 30...Rd2 $4 {Dautov} 31.Rxe6 Rc2+ 32.Kd4 Rd8+ 33.Ke3 Rc3+ 34.
Ke4 Rc4+ 35.Ke5 fxe6 36.Nc6+ $18 ) 31.Rh1 ( 31.Re2 {Dautov} 31...Rd3 32.
Rc2 Bb3 33.Rc1 Rd2 34.Rc3 Be6 35.Rf3+ Kg7 36.Nf5+ Kh7 37.Ne3 Rc8+ 38.Kb6 
Rb8+ 39.Rb7 Rxb7+ 40.Kxb7 Rb2 $10 ) ( 31.b5 {Dolmatov} 31...Rd2 ) 31...Kg7
32.Re1 Kf6 33.Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[ECO "D23"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 {Hansen,Cu} 1...d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 a6 ( 
6...c5 7.d5 exd5 8.e5 d4 9.exf6 dxc3 10.Bxc4 Qxf6 11.Bg5 Qg6 12.O-O f6 13.
Rad1 c2 14.Rd2 fxg5 15.Ne5 Qf5 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Rxd7 Qxd7 18.Bb5 Rd8 19.
Re1+ Be7 20.Qe4 Kf7 21.Bxd7 Rxd7 22.Qf5+ Ke8 23.Qxc5 $16 {
Kramnik,V-Polgar,Zsu/Monaco Amber 25'/1994/1-0 (118)} ) 7.Bxc4 Rb8 ( 7...
b5 $2 8.Bxb5 ) ( 7...c6 8.Be2 ( 8.Qd1 {Hansen,Cu} 8...Be7 ( 8...c5 {- 
44/513} ) 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 $1 b6 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.e5 $1 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 {
Kasparov,G-Short,N/London(m/3 rapid) 59/(478)/1993} 14.b4 $1 b5 15.axb5 
axb5 16.Bd2 $16 {><b5 Makarichev,S} ) ( 8.Qc2 c5 ( 8...b5 9.Bd3 Be7 $2 10.
e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bxh7 $18 {1-0 Krasenkov,M-Mesropov,K/Moscow4 1991 
(21)} ) 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.O-O Qc7 11.Qe2 Ng4 12.Bb3 $13 {
Knezevic,M-Romanishin,O/Kiev 25/550 1978 (36)} ) 8...b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.e5 
Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.O-O Be7 13.Bd3 Rc8 14.Qe2 Nb6 15.b3 h5 16.Bd2 Kd7 17.
Ba5 Rc6 18.g3 Qb8 19.h4 g6 20.Qd2 {1-0/Arbakov,V-Baron Rodriguez,J/Linares
op/1995/} ) ( 7...c5 {Hansen,Cu} 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.e5 Ng4 10.Ne4 Qc7 11.Be2 
Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Be3 Qe7 15.O-O O-O 16.Rac1 Rd8 17.Rc7 
$16 {Taimanov,M-Kots,Y/URS-ch30 Erevan 1962 (27)} ) 8.Qc2 b5 9.Bd3 ( 9.Be2
Bb7 10.O-O $2 ( 10.e5 Nd5 11.O-O c5 $10 {Ivanchuk,V} ) ( 10.a3 {Hansen,Cu}
10...c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 $10 {Espina,Carlos-Pilnik,Herman/Mar del Plata (08) 
1942 (33)} ) 10...b4 $1 11.e5 bxc3 12.exf6 cxb2 $1 13.fxg7 $6 ( 13.Bxb2 
gxf6 $1 $17 ) 13...bxa1=N $3 14.gxh8=Q ( 14.gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 15.Qc3 Rg8 16.
Qxa1 Qf6 $17 ) 14...Nxc2 15.Bg5 Bxf3 ( 15...f6 $5 16.Qxh7 fxg5 17.Qg6+ Ke7
18.Qxc2 $17 ) ( 15...Qc8 $2 16.Qxh7 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Nxd4 18.Bh5 $40 ) 16.Bxd8
Bxe2 17.Bxc7 ( 17.Rc1 $2 Kxd8 $1 $19 ) 17...Rb7 18.Bd6 ( 18.Rc1 $2 Rxc7 
19.Qxh7 Bb5 $1 {/\} 20.Rxc2 $2 Nf6 $19 ) 18...Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Rb6 20.Bxf8 $6 
( 20.Bc5 $1 Nxc5 21.dxc5 Rc6 22.Qxh7 $15 ) 20...Nxf8 $17 {Xu 
Jun-Ivanchuk,V/Luzern/1993/} ) ( 9.Bb3 c5 10.Bf4 c4 11.Bxc4 bxc4 12.Bxb8 
Nxb8 13.d5 Nbd7 $1 $13 ) 9...Bb7 ( 9...c5 10.Bf4 Rb6 $13 ) 10.Bf4 ( 10.O-O
{Hansen,Cu} 10...c5 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.d5 c4 $10 {Opocensky,K-Lundin,E/Buenos 
Aires ol-fin (12) 1939 (35)} ) 10...Rc8 11.Rd1 c5 12.d5 c4 13.dxe6 cxd3 
14.exf7+ $2 ( 14.exd7+ Qxd7 15.Rxd3 Qg4 $36 ) 14...Kxf7 15.Rxd3 {White 
fails to have enough for the sacrificed piece.} ( 15.Ng5+ Kg8 16.Qb3+ Rc4 
$17 ) 15...Qe8 $1 16.O-O ( 16.Ng5+ Kg8 17.Qb3+ Rc4 {/\Nc5} ) 16...Nc5 17.
Re3 Kg8 18.Rfe1 ( 18.e5 Ng4 19.Re2 Qf7 $17 ) 18...h6 19.e5 Nh5 20.Bg3 ( 
20.e6 Nxf4 21.e7 Qh5 $19 ) 20...Ne6 $1 {This ends the actuall fight, white
has no claim on compensation.} 21.Qf5 Qf7 22.Qg4 ( 22.Qxf7+ Kxf7 $19 ) 
22...Nxg3 23.hxg3 h5 24.Qh4 Bc5 25.Rd3 g5 26.Qh1 ( 26.Nxg5 $2 Qxf2+ 27.Kh2
Qxg2# ) 26...g4 27.Ne4 Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Qf5 29.Qh4 Rh6 ( 29...Qxe4 30.Qf6 Re8 
$19 ) 30.Nd2 ( 30.Nd2 {Hansen,Cu} 30...Qxf2+ 31.Kh2 Qg1# ) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod it (PCA SC2)"]
[Site "Novgorod RUS"]
[Date "1995.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[ECO "D06"]
[EventDate "1995.05.25"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bxe7 Ngxe7 8.
e3 O-O 9.Be2 Nc8 10.O-O a6 11.b4 Bg4 12.Qb3 N6e7 13.a4 c6 14.b5 axb5 15.
axb5 Nd6 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.Ne5 Bxe2 18.Nxe2 Qc7 19.Nf4 Ne4 20.Qc2 Qd6 21.
Ned3 Rfb8 22.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 23.Qxb1 Rxa1 24.Qxa1 Qb8 25.h4 g6 26.g3 h6 27.Nc5 
Nxc5 28.dxc5 Nf5 29.Kh2 Qb5 30.Qc1 g5 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.Nh3 f6 33.Qc2 Ne7 
34.Ng1 Qc4 35.Qxc4 dxc4 36.Kg2 c3 37.Ne2 c2 38.e4 Ng6 39.Kf3 Nf8 40.Ke3 
Ne6 41.f3 Nxc5 42.Kd2 g4 43.fxg4 Nxe4+ 44.Kxc2 c5 45.Kd3 Nd6 46.Ng1 Kf7 
47.Nf3 Ke6 48.g5 f5 49.Nh4 Ne4 50.g6 Nxg3 51.g7 Kf7 52.Nxf5 Nxf5 53.Kc4 
Nxg7 54.Kxc5 1/2-1/2

