[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "B07"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 $5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4 Ke8 {During 
the last couple of years this move has replaced 6...Be6,which was the main
reply.Black has slightly passive,but very solid position and it's not so 
easy for white to prove that his opening advantage is not temporary one.} 
7.Nf3 Bd6 8.Bg5 ( 8.Be3 a6 9.a4 Bd7 10.Ng5 Rf8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 c6 13.
Bb3 h6 14.O-O-O Bc7 15.Nf3 $14 {Hodgson,J-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Wijk op 1993} 
) ( 8.O-O a6 9.a4 Nc6 10.Ng5 Nd8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 f6 13.Nf3 Be6 14.Bxe6
Nxe6 15.Rd1 Ke7 $11 {Godena,M-Azmaiparashvili,Z/1st ch-Europe 2000} ) 8...
Nbd7 ( 8...c6 9.O-O-O Bc7 10.h3 Nbd7 11.a4 a6 12.Nd2 h6 13.Be3 b5 14.Ba2 
Bb6 $11 {Malinin, V-Trushelyov,V/White Nights op 2000} ) 9.O-O-O h6 ( 9...
a6 10.a4 ( 10.h3 b5 11.Bb3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Rhe1 Bb7 14.Nd5 Nd7 15.Nh4 
$14 {Shtyrenkov, V-Lorenz,G/Karl-Marx-Stadt 1990} ) 10...h6 11.Bh4 Rb8 12.
h3 Nh5 13.g4 Nf4 14.Bg3 g5 15.Bxf4 gxf4 16.Nh4 Bc5 $11 {
Mamombe,K-Toloza,P/Elista olm 1998} ) 10.Bh4 Nb6 11.Be2 ( 11.Bb3 ) 11...
Ke7 ( 11...Be6 12.Nb5 ( 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nh4 a6 14.Nf5 Bc5 $14 ) 12...Nxe4 
13.Bd3 Nc5 14.Nxd6+ cxd6 15.Bb5+ Bd7 16.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 17.Rxd6 f6 18.Rhd1 $16
) 12.Bg3 Nbd7 13.Bc4 Nb6 14.Be2 Nbd7 15.Nd2 {Deciding to keep on fighting.
} 15...Bb4 $5 ( 15...c6 16.Nc4 Bc7 17.a4 Rd8 18.h3 Rb8 19.b4 $14 ) 16.f4 
$5 ( 16.Nd5+ Nxd5 17.exd5 f5 18.f3 Kf6 19.c3 Bd6 20.Nc4 b6 $132 ) 16...
Bxc3 17.bxc3 Nc5 $5 ( {Another promising option was} 17...exf4 18.Bxf4 Ne8
19.e5 Nc5 20.Rhf1 Ne6 21.Be3 b6 $13 {with unclear position.} ) 18.Bf3 exf4
19.Bxf4 Be6 ( 19...Ne6 $5 ) 20.Bxc7 Rac8 21.Ba5 ( 21.Bg3 $6 Na4 $1 ( 21...
Bxa2 22.c4 Na4 ( 22...b5 23.Kb2 Bxc4 24.Nxc4 Na4+ ( 24...bxc4 25.Bd6+ Ke8 
26.Rhe1 $36 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge4e5]} ) 25.Kc1 Rxc4 26.Bd6+ Ke6 27.e5 Rhc8 
28.Rd2 $16 ) 23.e5 Nd7 24.Ne4 Rxc4 25.Nd6 Rb4 26.Nf5+ Kd8 $13 ) 22.e5 Nd7 
23.c4 Nc3 24.Rde1 Nxa2+ 25.Kb2 Nb4 $15 ) 21...Nfd7 22.Nb3 b6 23.Bb4 Kf6 
24.Rhf1 Kg6 25.Be2 Ne5 $44 26.Bxc5 ( 26.Nd4 Bxa2 27.Kb2 Bc4 $15 ) ( 26.Bf3
$5 ) 26...bxc5 27.Rd6 Kh7 28.Rfd1 {White is a pawn up and he has the 
control over the d-file,but inspite of all this black seems to have 
sufficient dfensive resourses.} 28...Rc7 29.h3 Re8 30.Rd8 Ree7 31.R1d6 Bc4
32.Bd1 $6 ( 32.Bd3 ) 32...f5 $1 {[%cal Ge5f7]} 33.exf5 $8 Nf7 34.Bh5 Nxd8 
35.Bg6+ Kh8 36.Rxd8+ Bg8 37.Bh5 Re5 $15 {I guess white evaluated this 
position in his favour,which is a least too optimistic.} ( 37...Rcd7 38.
Rf8 ( 38.Rxd7 Rxd7 39.Nxc5 Rd5 $17 ) 38...Rd5 ( 38...Re1+ 39.Kb2 c4 40.Nd4
Rb7+ 41.Ka3 Re5 42.Ka4 ) 39.Kb2 ( 39.c4 Rde5 40.Kb2 $13 ) 39...Red7 40.Bf3
Rd8 41.Rxd8 Rxd8 42.Nxc5 $13 ) 38.Rf8 g6 $5 39.Bxg6 Kg7 40.Rb8 Re3 {[%csl 
Rg2][%cal Ge3g3]} 41.Bh5 $6 ( 41.Nd2 ) 41...Bd5 42.g4 Rxh3 43.Re8 ( 43.Kb2
Rh2 44.Rd8 Be4 45.Nd2 Bxf5 $17 ) 43...Rxc3 44.Nd2 Rd7 45.Re5 Rh3 $17 46.c4
$6 {Weakening the position of the king.} ( 46.Ne4 Bxe4 47.Rxe4 Rh2 48.Kb2 
) 46...Bxc4 47.Ne4 Bf7 48.f6+ ( 48.Nxc5 Rc7 49.Bxf7 Kxf7 50.Kd2 Rg3 $19 ) 
48...Kf8 49.Bxf7 Kxf7 50.g5 Rh5 $1 {[%cal Gh5e5]} 51.Rxc5 hxg5 52.Kc2 Rh2+
53.Kc3 Rh3+ 54.Kc4 Rh4 55.Re5 Rxe4+ $1 {The rooks ending is easily 
winning.} 56.Rxe4 Kxf6 57.a4 a5 58.Kc5 Re7 59.Rd4 Re5+ 60.Kd6 Rf5 61.Re4 
Kg6 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "A46"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Gershon"]
[PlyCount "142"]

{This was the second of the two games in the quaterfinals of the World 
Cup. After having won the first one with black Azmaiparashvili only needed
a draw to qualify...} 
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 {This move clearly shows white's intentions to play
as safely as possible. However, thisa game provides yet another example of
how dangerous this kind of strategy can be.} 3...e6 4.g3 d5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.
O-O Be7 7.Bg5 ( 7.h3 O-O 8.Be3 b6 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.Nb3 cxd4 11.Nbxd4 Na5 12.
Nd2 Rc8 13.N4b3 Nc6 14.a4 h6 15.Nf3 e5 $15 {0-1 Jessen, 
S-Antonsen,M/Copenhagen DEN 2000/The Week in Chess 298 (23)} ) ( 7.b3 O-O 
8.Bb2 b6 9.c4 Bb7 10.e3 cxd4 11.exd4 Rc8 12.Nbd2 Ba6 13.Bc3 Nb8 $1 14.Ne5 
Nfd7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 $17 {1-0 Kommer,B-Van Dijk,T/Hengelo 1999/CBM 71 ext 
(36)} ) ( 7.a3 $6 O-O ( 7...a5 8.a4 O-O 9.Na3 b6 10.Nb5 Bb7 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.
Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Qd7 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.e4 Rfd8 16.exd5 exd5 17.Re1 Bc6 18.
Qe2 Re8 19.Qf1 $11 {0-1 Barczay,L-Lugovoi,A/Budapest 1997/CBM 62 ext (41)}
) 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.b4 Bb6 10.Bb2 e5 $1 $15 {0-1 
Kurajica,B-Kortschnoj,V/Sarajevo 1998/CBM 66/ [Kortschnoj] (40) Lukacs: 
Black grabs immediately the |^ in the [+].} ) 7...cxd4 8.cxd4 ( 8.Nxd4 
$142 {Would have led to a more spicy position which, of course, wasn't 
fitting white's plans} ) 8...Qb6 9.b3 Bd7 {ubelievably but white is now 
facing serious development problems.} 10.Nc3 Ne4 $1 11.Na4 $8 ( 11.Nxe4 
dxe4 12.Bxe7 exf3 13.Bc5 fxg2 14.Bxb6 gxf1=Q+ 15.Qxf1 axb6 $17 ) 11...Qa5 
12.Bxe7 Kxe7 13.a3 $2 {Black's Q and N on e4 are putting a very unpleasant
pressure on white's position cutting the 'a4' N off the game. Therefore 
white should aim for changing the pieces reducing black's pressure.} ( 13.
Qe1 $142 Qxe1 14.Rfxe1 Rac8 15.Rec1 $11 {[%cal Gc1c2,Yf3e1,Ye1d3]} ) 13...
b6 {Now it's already difficult to advise anything for black, since white 
has too many weaknesses} 14.Qd3 ( 14.Qe1 Qxe1 15.Rfxe1 Na5 16.Rab1 ( 16.b4
Nc4 $17 ) 16...Rac8 {/\ Ba4 and Nc4} ( 16...Nxb3 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.Rxb3 $11 
) ) ( 14.b4 Qa6 {[%cal Ye4d6,Yd6c4]} 15.Rc1 Rac8 $17 ) 14...Rac8 15.Rfc1 
Nb8 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gd7a4,Yd7b5] White must play very carefully now to
prevent his pisition from becoming critical} 16.Ne5 ( 16.Nb2 Bb5 17.Qe3 ( 
17.Nc4 Qa6 18.a4 Bxc4 19.bxc4 Rxc4 20.Qa3+ Nd6 21.Ne5 Rxc1+ 22.Rxc1 Rc8 $8
23.Rxc8 Qxc8 24.Nxf7 Kxf7 25.Qxd6 $11 ) 17...Rc3 18.Rxc3 Qxc3 19.Qxc3 Nxc3
20.e3 Ne2+ 21.Kh1 Rc8 $17 ) 16...Rxc1+ 17.Rxc1 Rc8 $1 {Taking over the 'c'
file} 18.Rd1 ( {of course not} 18.Rxc8 {due to} 18...Qe1+ 19.Bf1 Qxf2+ 20.
Kh1 Qxf1# ) ( 18.Qd1 Rxc1 19.Qxc1 Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rb3] Probably the move 
white missed playing 16.Ne5} ( 19...Bxa4 20.Bxe4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]} ) 
20.Qxd2 Nxd2 21.Nxd7 Nxd7 22.b4 Nc4 $19 ) 18...Bxa4 19.Bxe4 {Deciding to 
sac a piece, however, other possibilities were no better} ( 19.bxa4 Qxa4 {
A posiiton in which the win for a player of Bareev's class is not 
questionable.} ) 19...dxe4 20.Qxe4 Bc6 21.Qxh7 Qd5 22.Nxc6+ ( 22.f3 Qxb3 
$19 {[%cal Gb3e3]} ) 22...Nxc6 23.Qxg7 Rd8 {although white has 3 P's for a
N his position is virtually hopeless: he simply has too many weaknesses.} 
24.e3 Qxb3 25.Rc1 Qb2 $1 26.Rc4 ( 26.Rxc6 Qb1+ 27.Kg2 Qe4+ $19 ) 26...Qb1+
27.Kg2 Qe4+ 28.f3 Qd5 {with his last 5 moves Bareev has considerably 
weakenned white's king.} 29.Rc2 Rd6 {[%cal Gd5b3]} 30.h4 Qb3 31.Qg5+ Kd7 
32.Rf2 Qd5 ( 32...Qxa3 33.h5 ( 33.Qg8 Qxe3 34.Qxf7+ Ne7 $19 ) 33...Rd5 34.
Qg8 Nd8 35.h6 Rh5 36.h7 Qc1 $1 {also wins... but obviously black didn't 
want to take even the slightest risk here} 37.Rf1 Qc2+ 38.Rf2 Qxh7 $19 ) 
33.Qg8 e5 34.e4 Ne7 ( 34...Qxd4 35.Qxf7+ Ne7 ) 35.Qg4+ ( 35.Qb8 Qxd4 36.
Qxa7+ Ke6 $19 ) 35...Qe6 36.Qxe6+ Kxe6 37.d5+ Kd7 {after the Q's have been
exchanged white simply resign. Black's game is way too easy: push the Q 
side pawns- it won't be difficult - he has one pieces more in the game.} 
38.h5 b5 39.g4 a5 40.Rb2 Rb6 41.Kf2 Nc8 42.Ke2 Nd6 43.Rc2 f6 {The last 
percise move of the game: stopping white's pawns.} 44.Kd3 ( 44.h6 Rb8 45.
Kd3 Rh8 46.Rh2 Rh7 $19 {[%cal Gd6f7]} ) 44...Rb8 45.Rc6 b4 46.axb4 axb4 
47.Kc2 b3+ 48.Kb2 Rb4 49.Rc1 Nc4+ 50.Kc3 Rb8 51.Rb1 ( 51.Kxc4 Rc8+ ) 51...
Rc8 52.Kd3 b2 53.h6 Kd6 54.h7 Kc5 55.d6 Rh8 56.d7 Kb4 57.f4 {Exploiting 
his last chance} 57...exf4 58.e5 Nxe5+ 59.Ke4 Ka3 60.g5 f3 61.Kf5 Ka2 ( {
of course not:} 61...Nxd7 $4 62.g6 Ka2 63.Rh1 b1=Q+ 64.Rxb1 Kxb1 65.g7 f2 
66.gxh8=Q f1=Q+ 67.Ke6 $13 ) 62.g6 Nxg6 63.Kxg6 Kxb1 64.Kg7 Rxh7+ 65.Kxh7 
Kc1 66.d8=Q b1=Q+ 67.Kh6 Qf5 68.Qc7+ Kd1 69.Qd6+ Ke2 70.Qe7+ Qe5 71.Qb7 f2
{A very impressive performance by Bareev.} 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "D43"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 
dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.b4 {Generell ist der Aufmarsch der 
Damenflügelbauern am Damenflügel zu harmlos, um die flexible schwarze 
Stellung ernsthaft zu erschüttern. Schwarz darf nur nicht den Fehler 
machen, zu früh ... e6-e5 zu spielen.} 11...O-O 12.a4 Qe7 13.Qb3 ( 13.Rb1 
a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.Qc2 b6 16.e4 c5 17.d5 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Rxa4 19.Qc2 Ra7 20.
Qd2 $44 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky, A-Gelfand,B/Belgrade 1995/CBM 51/[Hecht] (69)}
) 13...Rd8 $5 {Ein flexibler Zug, der noch nicht die Karten offenlegt. 
Scwarz plant ...Nb6-d5.} 14.Rfd1 ( 14.a5 Nf6 $5 15.Na4 Bd7 16.b5 cxb5 17.
Bxb5 Ne4 $5 18.Rfc1 Rac8 19.Bd3 Nd6 20.Nc3 Bc6 21.Be2 e5 $5 22.Nxe5 Bxe5 
23.dxe5 Qxe5 $11 {0-1 Rausis, I-Gurevich,M/Vlissingen 1999/EXT 
2000/[Gurevich,M] (79)} ) 14...Nb6 15.Be2 Nd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 $11 {Schwarz 
hat problemlos ausgeglichen.} 17.Rac1 Qd6 18.Ne1 Bd7 19.Nd3 b6 20.Nf4 $2 {
Ein Fehlgriff, nachdem Schwarz die Initiative erringt.} ( 20.Rc2 Rac8 21.
Rdc1 $11 ) 20...Bf8 21.Rb1 Rac8 22.Ba6 Rc7 23.Nd3 Bc8 24.b5 Bxa6 25.bxa6 
Rdc8 $17 26.Qb5 Rc4 27.g3 Qc7 28.Ne5 Rc2 29.a5 bxa5 30.Qa4 Bb4 31.Nd3 Qc6 
32.Ra1 Qxa4 33.Rxa4 Rd2 34.Rxd2 Bxd2 35.Kf1 Rc6 36.Ke2 Bc3 37.Ra3 Bb4 38.
Ra2 g5 39.Kd1 Kf8 40.Ra4 Rc3 41.Nxb4 axb4 42.Rxb4 Ra3 43.Rb8+ Kg7 44.g4 
Rxa6 45.Ke2 Ra1 46.Kf3 a5 47.Ra8 a4 48.h3 a3 49.Kg2 a2 50.Kh2 f6 51.Ra7+ 
Kf8 52.Kg2 Ke8 53.Kf3 e5 54.Ra5 exd4 55.exd4 Ke7 56.Ke2 Kd6 57.Kf3 Kc6 58.
Ke2 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "A26"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 Ne7 6.e4 Nbc6 7.Nge2 h5 8.h4 Be6 
9.Bg5 f6 10.Be3 Qd7 11.Nd5 O-O 12.O-O f5 13.Bg5 Rf7 14.Qd2 Raf8 15.Rae1 
fxe4 16.dxe4 Bg4 17.b3 Kh7 18.f4 Ng8 19.Ne3 Bh3 20.f5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Nce7 
22.fxg6+ Kxg6 23.Rxf7 Rxf7 24.Nc3 Nf6 25.Rf1 Ng4 26.Rxf7 Kxf7 27.Bxe7 Kxe7
28.Nf5+ Kf8 29.Qg5 Nf6 30.Nd5 Qf7 31.Nxg7 Nxd5 32.cxd5 Qxg7 33.Qd8+ Kf7 
34.Qxc7+ Kg8 35.Qxg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "B85"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Anand/Ftacnik"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 c5 {Vassily had beaten my Caro-Kann in Monaco, so I felt like trying 
something else. Besides, this game was played after a rest day, so I had 
time to brush up my Sicilian.} 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.
Be2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.f4 O-O 9.Kh1 {Vassily is ready to repeat his game 
against Van Wely.} 9...Qc7 {I preferred to go for the main line.} ( 9...
Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Nd7 13.Bf4 Bg5 {Ivanchuk-Van Wely/ 
Polanica Zdroj 2000} ) 10.a4 Nc6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8 13.Qd2 Bd7 14.Nb3 
b6 15.Rae1 {A good idea. White tries to break through with e5. I tried 
something similar against Topalov (Linares 2000) , but only after Bf2 and 
Bg3.} ( 15.g4 {Ftacnik} ) 15...Bc8 {Black needs Nd7 on his next move.} 16.
e5 $5 {Ftacnik: Ivanchuk decides to open the files for his well prepared 
pieces, but the pawn on e5 will need lots of support.} 16...dxe5 ( 16...
Nd7 {Doesn't look very attractive} 17.exd6 {Ftacnik} 17...Bxd6 18.Bxc6 
Qxc6 19.Nd4 Qb7 20.Nf5 exf5 21.Qxd6 Nf6 ) 17.Bxc6 ( 17.fxe5 {Ftacnik} 
17...Nxe5 18.Bf4 Nxf3 $5 ( 18...Nfd7 19.Qe2 $36 ) 19.Rxf3 Qa7 20.Bxb8 Qxb8
$44 ) 17...Qxc6 18.fxe5 Nd5 $1 ( 18...Nd7 {We both thought that White 
would get a big initiative here.} 19.Qf2 ( 19.Bg5 Bb7 20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.Re2 
$11 ) 19...Rf8 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.Nd4 ( 21.Bg5 ) 21...Qc7 22.Ne4 $1 ( 22.Bg5 {
Ftacnik} 22...Bb4 $13 ) 22...Nc5 ( 22...Nxe5 23.Bf4 f6 24.Nxf6 $1 gxf6 25.
Rxe5 Qc4 26.Rd1 $14 ) ( 22...Bb7 23.Nd6 $36 ) 23.Nd6 $36 ) ( 18...Ng4 {
Ftacnik} 19.Bg5 Bb7 20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.Nd4 Qc7 22.Qf4 Nh6 23.Rd1 $13 ) 19.Qf2
Rf8 ( 19...Nxe3 $2 {Ftacnik} 20.Qxf7+ Kh8 21.Rxe3 Bb7 22.Rg3 $18 ) ( 19...
f5 {Ftacnik} 20.Nxd5 Qxd5 21.Bxb6 Bb7 $13 ) 20.Nxd5 ( 20.Nd4 $5 {Ftacnik} 
20...Qc7 ( 20...Qc4 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.b3 Bb7 23.Nf3 b5 $13 ) 21.Nxd5 exd5 
22.Qg3 Kh8 $13 ) 20...Qxd5 {I thought that 20...Qxd5 gave me excellent 
compensation.} ( 20...exd5 {During the game, neither of us took this very 
seriously.} 21.Nd4 Qxa4 ( 21...Qg6 {This gives White a pleasant edge at no
cost.} ) 22.Qg3 Kh8 23.Rxf7 $1 ( 23.b3 Qe8 24.e6 Bxe6 ) 23...Rxf7 24.e6 
Rf8 25.Qxb8 {The pawn on e6 is a thorn in Black's side.} 25...Qb4 $15 ) 
21.Bxb6 ( 21.Rd1 {Ftacnik} 21...Qc6 22.Rd4 Bb7 23.Rf4 f5 $15 ) 21...Bb7 
22.Bc5 ( 22.Rg1 $5 {This move escaped our attention and now Black must 
look for ~/=. 22...f6 looks like a good place to start.} 22...f6 23.Qg3 
Rbc8 {Probably Black is active enough here} ) ( 22.Bc7 {Ftacnik} 22...Rbc8
23.Bd6 Bxd6 24.exd6 Qxd6 $15 ) 22...Bh4 $1 23.Qe2 $2 {Ftacnik: Serious 
step in the wrong direction, white missed the importance of the defense 
both of g2 and c5 square.} ( 23.Qg1 $1 {Vassily found this move on the bus
back to the hotel.} 23...Bxe1 ( 23...Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 24.Bf2 Be7 25.Bg3 $16 
) 24.Bxf8 Rc8 $1 25.Bc5 Bh4 $1 {Now that White can't place his bishop on 
d6, Black has enough compensation.} 26.Rf4 $14 ) 23...Rfc8 $1 {This move 
he did not see and now White must defend a worse ending. He had used quite
a lot of time to get here and now was in time-pressure.} ( 23...Bxe1 {
Ftacnik} 24.Bxf8 Bh4 25.Ba3 $14 ) 24.Rd1 ( 24.Bd6 Qxg2+ $1 {The point.} 
25.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 26.Kxg2 Rxc2+ 27.Kh3 Rxb3+ 28.Kxh4 Rc4+ {And mate follows.} 
29.Kg5 h6+ 30.Kh5 Rh3# ) 24...Qe4 25.Qxe4 ( 25.Rd2 {Ftacnik} 25...Qxe2 26.
Rxe2 Bd5 27.Bd6 Bc4 $1 28.Re4 ( 28.Bxb8 Bxe2 29.Rf4 Rxc2 30.Rxh4 Rxb2 31.
Nc1 Rb1 $17 ) 28...Bxf1 29.Bxb8 Bf2 30.Nd2 Bd3 31.Rf4 Be3 32.Rf3 Rxc2 $17 
) 25...Bxe4 26.Bd6 Bxc2 ( 26...Rxc2 {Unfortunately, the fancy stuff 
doesn't work.} 27.Bxb8 ( 27.Nd2 $5 {I wasn't sure about this either.} 
27...Rbxb2 ( 27...Bxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Rbxb2 29.Kh3 ) 28.Nxe4 Rxg2 29.Rf3 Rxh2+ 
30.Kg1 Rbg2+ 31.Kf1 Ra2 32.Bc5 $1 Rxa4 $15 ) 27...Rxg2 28.Nc5 Ba8 29.Rd7 
$1 $11 ) 27.Bxb8 ( 27.Rd4 {Ftacnik} 27...Rxb3 28.Rxh4 Rxb2 $17 ) 27...Bxd1
28.Rxd1 ( 28.Nd4 $2 {Ftacnik} 28...Bxa4 $19 ) 28...Rxb8 {An unpleasant 
ending, but far from lost. However, Vassily didn't have much time left.} 
29.Na5 $2 {Ftacnik: Tarrasch was always warning before the knight moves to
the edge of the board, but here the flaw of this jump lays mainly in the 
fact, that black will be able to save the a pawn or get decisive 
advantage.} ( 29.Nc5 $1 $15 Rxb2 30.Nxa6 Kf8 ( 30...Ra2 {Ftacnik} 31.g3 
Be7 32.Rd7 Bf8 33.Rd4 Re2 34.Rd8 $11 ) 31.g3 Be7 32.Rd4 h6 ) 29...Rxb2 30.
g3 Be7 31.Nc6 ( 31.Rd7 {Ftacnik} 31...Bf8 32.Nc6 Rb6 33.Nd8 Rb4 $17 ) 
31...Bf8 $17 32.Rd8 g5 {After g4, White has to worry about mate!} 33.h4 ( 
33.Ra8 $1 g4 ( 33...Rb6 34.Nb8 ) 34.Rxa6 Bc5 35.h4 gxh3 36.a5 $17 {<=>} ) 
( 33.Nb8 {Ftacnik} 33...Kg7 34.Nxa6 Re2 35.Nc7 Rxe5 $17 ) 33...gxh4 34.
gxh4 Rc2 $1 35.Nb8 Kg7 36.Rd4 ( 36.Nxa6 Rc4 $19 37.a5 Rxh4+ 38.Kg2 Ra4 $19
) 36...a5 37.Nd7 ( 37.Rg4+ Kh6 38.Nd7 ( 38.Rf4 {Ftacnik} 38...Bg7 39.Nd7 
Re2 40.Rxf7 Bxe5 41.Nxe5 Rxe5 $17 ) 38...Be7 39.Rf4 Rc7 ) 37...h5 $1 ( 
37...Be7 38.Rg4+ Kh6 39.Rf4 Rc7 {also wins.} ) 38.Nxf8 {This loses another
pawn, but it's a matter of time anyway.} 38...Kxf8 39.Rd8+ Kg7 ( 39...Kg7 
40.Ra8 Rc5 $19 ) 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 Qd8
9.Nc3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Bd7 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qxd8 Rfxd8 14.Be3 Kf8 
15.Rfd1 Rdc8 16.Rac1 h6 17.Kf1 a6 18.a3 a5 19.Nb5 Rd8 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Nd4
Be8 22.Bf3 b6 23.Nc2 Nd7 24.b4 Rc8 25.Be2 Ra8 26.Bf3 Rc8 27.Be2 axb4 28.
axb4 Ra8 29.Bd4 Bf6 30.Bxf6 Nxf6 31.Ra1 Rxa1+ 32.Nxa1 Ba4 33.f3 Ke7 34.Kf2
Nd7 35.Ke3 Ne5 36.Kd4 Nc6+ 37.Kc3 e5 38.Bd3 Nd4 39.Nc2 Bxc2 40.Bxc2 Kd6 
41.Bd3 g5 42.Be4 f5 43.Bd3 h5 44.h3 h4 45.Kd2 Ke6 46.Kc3 Kd6 47.Kd2 Nb3+ 
48.Kc3 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 
9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4 Kh8 13.Qc2 Nf6 14.Bb2 axb4 ( 14...c6 
15.Rbd1 fxe4 ( 15...axb4 16.axb4 g5 17.c5 cxd5 18.cxd6 Qxd6 19.Nc4 Qxb4 
20.exd5 Ng6 21.Ra1 Bd7 22.Ba3 Rxa3 23.Rxa3 Nf4 24.Rb1 Qc5 25.Ra5 b5 26.
Nxb5 N6xd5 $143 $44 {0-1 Ulibin,M-Smirnov,P/Samara RUS 2000 (54)} ) 16.
Ndxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 cxd5 18.cxd5 axb4 19.axb4 Bf5 20.Bf3 Qb6 $132 {
,Gelfand,B-Ye Jiangchuan/Shenyang CHN 2000,tie-break} ) 15.axb4 fxe4 ( 
15...c6 16.Rbd1 $5 cxd5 17.exd5 Bd7 18.Ndb1 $1 f4 19.Na3 Bf5 20.Qb3 g5 21.
c5 Ng6 22.Nc4 dxc5 23.bxc5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Xie Jun/Marbella 1999 
(46)} ) 16.Ncxe4 Nxe4 ( 16...c6 $132 {A.Huzman} ) 17.Nxe4 Nf5 18.Ra1 Rxa1 
( 18...Bd7 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.c5 $14 ) 19.Rxa1 Nd4 20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Ra8 $1 ( 
21.Ra7 Bf5 $1 22.Bd3 Re8 23.f3 Qb8 ( 23...Bh6 24.Rxb7 Be3+ 25.Kh1 ) 24.Qa4
Rf8 $132 {/\Bh6-e3} ) 21...Qe7 22.Bd3 Bf5 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8 24.g3 Bxe4 ( 24...
Bh6 25.h4 Bxe4 ( 25...Kg8 26.f4 Bxe4 27.Bxe4 ) 26.Bxe4 Bd2 $5 27.b5 $14 ) 
25.Bxe4 b6 $6 ( 25...g5 $5 ) 26.h4 Bg7 27.Kg2 Bf6 28.Qd3 Qe8 29.Qf3 Kg7 
30.Bd3 Qd7 ( 30...h5 $6 31.Kf1 {x g6} ) ( 30...Qa4 $6 31.h5 ) ( 30...h6 
31.Qg4 ( 31.h5 gxh5 32.Qf5 h4 33.Qh7+ Kf8 ) 31...g5 32.Qf5 $1 ( 32.h5 Qf7 
( 32...Bd8 33.Qf5 ) 33.Qf5 Kf8 34.Qc8+ Kg7 35.Bf5 Qe7 ) ( 32.f4 h5 ) 32...
gxh4 33.g4 $1 ( 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Qxc7 ( 34.Qxh6+ Ke7 35.g4 Qg8 36.Kh3 Bg5 ) 
34...Qd8 35.Qh7 hxg3 36.Qxh6+ Bg7 37.Qf4+ Qf6 38.Qxg3 Bh6 $11 ) 33...Qf7 
34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Qxh6+ Qg7 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.f4 $1 Kh6 38.Kf3 $18 ) 31.h5 $6 
( 31.Qe4 $5 Qe7 32.Qg4 {/\f2-f4,h4-h5} ) 31...Qf7 32.hxg6 hxg6 33.Qe4 Kh6 
34.Qg4 Qe8 ( 34...g5 $5 35.Kf1 Qh5 ( 35...Kg7 36.Ke2 ) 36.Qf5 Kg7 37.Ke1 )
35.c5 $5 ( 35.b5 Qf7 36.f4 Kg7 ( 36...Qe8 37.Qe6 Qxe6 38.dxe6 g5 39.Kf3 
gxf4 40.gxf4 ( 40.Kxf4 Kg7 41.g4 Kf8 42.g5 Be7 43.g6 Bf6 44.Ke4 Ke7 45.Kd5
) 40...Kg7 41.Ke4 Kf8 $11 ) 37.Kf3 Qe8 38.Qe6 Qf7 ) 35...bxc5 36.bxc5 Kg7 
37.c6 Qf7 38.Kf1 Qe8 39.Be4 {/\ Ke2-d3-c4} 39...d3 ( 39...Qf7 $14 ) 40.
Bxd3 Bc3 41.Kg2 Qf7 42.Be4 Bf6 43.Qc8 Bd4 44.f3 Bb6 45.f4 Bd4 46.Qg4 Bf6 
47.Kf3 Bd4 ( 47...g5 $5 48.Ke3 Kh6 $1 49.Kd3 gxf4 50.gxf4 ( 50.Qxf4+ Kg7 
51.Qf5 Be5 ) 50...Qh5 $14 ) 48.Ke2 Bb6 49.Qd7 ( 49.f5 Qf6 ) 49...Kf8 50.
Kf3 ( 50.Kd3 Qf6 ) 50...Kg7 ( 50...Bd4 $5 51.g4 Bb2 52.Bxg6 $1 ( 52.g5 Bc1
$1 ( 52...Kg7 $6 {-51...Bd4} ) 53.Qg4 Bd2 54.Qh4 Qg7 $16 ) 52...Qxg6 ( 
52...Qxd5+ 53.Kg3 Bf6 54.g5 Bxg5 55.fxg5 Qe5+ 56.Kf3 ) 53.Qd8+ Qe8 ( 53...
Kg7 54.Qxc7+ Kh6 55.g5+ Kh5 56.Qe7 Qd3+ 57.Qe3 Qxd5+ 58.Kg3 Qxc6 59.Qe2+ 
Kg6 60.Qxb2 $18 ) 54.Qxc7 Ba3 55.Qh7 $1 Qe1 56.Qf5+ ( 56.Qh6+ Ke7 57.Qe6+ 
Qxe6 58.dxe6 Kxe6 59.f5+ Ke7 60.f6+ Ke6 61.g5 Bb2 62.Kg4 d5 63.c7 Kd7 64.
Kf5 ) 56...Kg7 57.Qd7+ Kf8 58.c7 Qc3+ ( 58...Qf1+ 59.Kg3 Qe1+ 60.Kh2 Qf2+ 
61.Kh3 ) 59.Kg2 Qc2+ 60.Kg3 Qc3+ 61.Kh4 Qh8+ 62.Kg5 Qg8+ 63.Kh6 Qh8+ 64.
Qh7 Qf6+ 65.Kh5 $18 ) ( 50...Qf6 $1 51.Kg4 Kg8 $14 ) 51.g4 $1 $18 ( 51.Kg4
$6 Bd4 52.Qxf7+ Kxf7 53.Kg5 Bf6+ 54.Kh6 Bg7+ 55.Kh7 g5 $11 ) 51...g5 ( 
51...Bd4 52.g5 Kf8 ( 52...Bb2 53.Kg4 Bd4 ( 53...Bc1 54.Bxg6 Kxg6 55.f5+ 
Kg7 56.g6 ) 54.Qd8 $1 {S. Shipov} ( 54.f5 gxf5+ 55.Bxf5 Kf8 56.Be6 Qxd7 
57.cxd7 Ke7 58.Kf5 Be5 $14 ) 54...Bc3 55.f5 $1 gxf5+ 56.Bxf5 Be5 57.Qc8 $1
Bh2 ( 57...Bc3 58.Be6 ) 58.Qd7 Kf8 ( 58...Be5 59.Be6 $1 ) 59.Qd8+ Qe8 60.
Qf6+ Qf7 61.Qh8+ {Shipov,S} ) 53.Qc8+ Kg7 54.Qh3 Qg8 55.Ke2 $18 ) ( 51...
Kf8 52.g5 Kg7 53.Qh3 ) 52.Bf5 $1 Bd4 ( 52...gxf4 53.Be6 Qxd7 54.cxd7 c6 
55.dxc6 Kf6 56.Bb3 Ke5 57.Bc2 $18 ) 53.fxg5 Kf8 54.Ke4 ( 54.Ke2 Bb6 ( 
54...Qe7+ 55.Be6 ) 55.Kf1 $3 ( 55.g6 Qf6 ) 55...Ba5 ( 55...Qe7 56.Be6 ) 
56.Qd8+ Kg7 57.Kf2 $3 ( 57.Ke2 Bb6 ) 57...Bb6+ 58.Ke2 $22 Bd4 59.Kd3 Bb6 
60.Kc4 $18 ) 54...Bb2 ( 54...Bf2 $1 55.g6 $1 ( 55.Be6 Qg6+ 56.Kf4 ( 56.Kf3
Qd3+ 57.Kxf2 Qe3+ $11 ) ( 56.Bf5 $1 Qf7 ( 56...Qe8+ 57.Qe6 ) ) 56...Bg3+ 
$3 57.Kxg3 Qd3+ 58.Kh4 Qh3+ $3 ) 55...Qe8+ 56.Qe6 Qxe6+ 57.dxe6 Bh4 58.Kd5
Bf6 59.Kc4 Ke7 60.Kb5 d5 61.Ka6 d4 ( 61...Kd6 62.Kb7 Be5 63.Kc8 d4 64.Kd8 
Bf6+ 65.Ke8 d3 66.Kf7 d2 67.Bc2 ) 62.Kb7 Kd6 63.e7 $18 ) ( 54...Bb6 55.Be6
Qg6+ 56.Kf4 Be3+ 57.Kf3 $1 Bxg5 58.Qd8+ Qe8 59.Qxc7 $18 ) 55.g6 Qxd7 ( 
55...Qe7+ 56.Be6 Bf6 57.Kd3 Kg7 58.Kc4 Kxg6 59.Kb5 Qg7 ( 59...Qd8 60.Qxd8 
Bxd8 61.Ka6 ) ( 59...Qxd7 60.cxd7 Bd8 61.Kc6 ) 60.Ka6 Bc3 61.g5 $18 Kxg5 
62.Qxg7+ Bxg7 63.Kb7 ) 56.cxd7 Ke7 57.g5 Bg7 58.Kd3 Kd8 59.Kc4 Ke7 60.Kb5 
Kd8 61.Kc6 ( 61.Kc6 Bh8 62.Bc2 Bg7 63.Ba4 Bh8 64.Kb7 Bg7 65.Bc6 Bh8 66.Ka6
Bg7 67.Kb5 Bh8 68.Kc4 Ba1 69.Kd3 Bh8 70.Ke4 Bg7 71.Kf5 Ke7 72.d8=Q+ Kxd8 
73.Ke6 ) 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B91"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 {Ftacnik.} 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.
Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 b5 9.h3 Nbd7 10.g4 ( 10.a3 ) 10...b4 $1 {N} ( 10...O-O 11.
Ng3 b4 12.Nce2 a5 13.O-O Nb6 14.f4 Nc4 15.Nf5 g6 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.b3 Qa7+ 
18.Kh2 Ne3 19.Bxe3 Qxe3 20.fxe5 Bxg4 21.exf6 Bxe2 22.Qe1 $16 {1-0 Kholmov,
R-Stodola,J/Policka 1995/EXT 99 (31)} ) 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 ( 12.Qxd5 Rb8 
$11 ) 12...a5 13.Ng3 ( 13.a3 Ba6 14.Bd2 Bh4 $1 ) 13...Ba6 14.h4 {'!' 
Ftacnik.} 14...O-O 15.Be3 ( 15.Nf5 Re8 $15 ) 15...Qc7 16.Rc1 Nc5 17.b3 $6 
( 17.c4 $5 bxc3 18.Rxc3 Rab8 $13 ) 17...a4 18.Qd2 Rab8 19.h5 axb3 $2 {'?!'
Ftacnik.} ( 19...Bc8 $142 ) 20.axb3 Bc8 21.g5 ( 21.Bh3 Bd7 $15 ) ( 21.Qe2 
Ba6 22.Qf3 e4 ) 21...f5 {Ftacnik: 'Both kings now have to feel vulnerable,
black chances are not worse.'} 22.f4 Ba6 23.Bh3 exf4 ( 23...Rbe8 24.fxe5 
$140 ( 24.Kd1 ) 24...f4 $5 ( 24...dxe5 25.Nxf5 ( 25.Bxf5 e4 $13 ) 25...Ne4
26.Nxe7+ Qxe7 ( 26...Rxe7 27.Qxb4 ) 27.Qg2 $16 ) 25.Bxf4 dxe5 ( 25...Rxf4 
26.Qxf4 Bxg5 27.Qxg5 Rxe5+ 28.Qxe5 dxe5 29.Rd1 Qb6 ( 29...Nxb3 30.Be6+ Kh8
31.cxb3 Qc3+ 32.Kf2 Qc2+ 33.Kf3 Qxb3+ 34.Kg2 $18 ) 30.Ne2 Bxe2 ( 30...Ne4 
31.Rf1 Qd8 32.Be6+ Kh8 33.Rf3 $13 ) 31.Kxe2 Ne4 32.Be6+ Kh8 33.Kf3 Ng5+ 
34.Kg2 Qe3 $11 ) 26.Be3 Rf3 27.d6 Qc6 $1 ( 27...Qxd6 28.Nf5 Qxd2+ 29.Bxd2 
Ne4 30.Nxe7+ Rxe7 31.Ra1 $13 ) 28.Bg2 Bxd6 29.Bxf3 Qxf3 30.Qf2 Qg4 $40 ) 
24.Bxf4 Rbe8 25.Kd1 ( 25.Kf2 Bxg5 ( 25...Ne4+ 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Be6+ Kh8 28.
Kg3 Bc8 $13 ) 26.Bxg5 Re2+ ( 26...f4 27.Bxf4 Qf7 28.Kf3 ) 27.Nxe2 Ne4+ 28.
Kf3 Nxd2+ 29.Bxd2 Bxe2+ 30.Kxe2 Qc5 $13 ) 25...Bd8 ( 25...Bc8 $5 26.Qxb4 (
26.h6 gxh6 $1 ( 26...g6 27.Qxb4 Ne4 28.Nxe4 fxe4 29.Qd4 $18 ) 27.gxh6 ( 
27.g6 hxg6 28.Bxh6 Bf6 $1 29.Bxf8 Bc3 30.Qf4 ( 30.Qh6 Qf7 ) 30...Rxf8 31.
Ne2 Ne4 $17 ) 27...Bf6 28.Qxb4 Ne4 29.Nxe4 ( 29.c4 Nf2+ 30.Kc2 Qa7 ) 29...
Rxe4 30.Bxd6 ( 30.Qxd6 Rd4+ ) 30...Qf7 $19 ) 26...Ne4 27.Nxe4 fxe4 28.Be3 
Bxh3 29.Rxh3 Rf5 ( 29...Rf1+ 30.Kd2 Rf5 31.Qxe4 Re5 ) 30.Qxe4 Re5 $44 ) 
26.Ra1 ( 26.Bxf5 Bc8 ) 26...Bb7 27.h6 ( 27.Bxf5 Bc8 28.Bxc8 Qxc8 29.Rh4 
Ne4 $17 ) ( 27.Bg2 Ne4 ) 27...g6 ( 27...gxh6 $5 28.Nxf5 ( 28.Bxf5 Bc8 29.
Be6+ Bxe6 30.dxe6 Qb7 $17 ) 28...Ne4 29.Nxh6+ Kh8 30.Qd4+ Bf6 $3 31.gxf6 
Nc3+ 32.Kd2 Re4 $40 ) 28.Bg2 Ne4 29.Nxe4 fxe4 30.Ra7 ( 30.Be3 $5 Rf5 31.
Ra7 ( 31.Qxb4 Rxd5+ 32.Kc1 Bxg5 $19 ) 31...Rxd5 32.Qxd5+ Bxd5 33.Rxc7 Bxc7
34.Ke2 $44 ) ( 30.Re1 Rxf4 31.Qxf4 Qc3 ) 30...Qf7 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Black 
misses a great chance to stirr trouble for white with timely exchange 
sacrifice 30...Rxf4!?'} ( 30...Rxf4 $1 31.Qxf4 e3 $5 ( 31...Qc5 32.Rf1 
Qxd5+ 33.Qd2 Qxd2+ 34.Kxd2 Bxg5+ 35.Ke2 Re7 36.Bh3 Bxh6 37.Be6+ Rxe6 38.
Rxb7 $13 ) 32.c4 $1 ( 32.Re1 Qc3 33.Re2 Bxg5 34.Qxg5 Qd4+ 35.Kc1 Qxa7 $19 
) ( 32.Qxb4 e2+ 33.Kc1 Bxg5+ 34.Kb1 Bf6 $1 ( 34...Re7 35.Re1 $13 ) 35.c4 
Qe7 $1 ( 35...Qc5 36.Qxc5 e1=Q+ 37.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 38.Kc2 dxc5 39.Rxb7 ( 39.Bh3
Re7 ) 39...Re2+ 40.Kd3 Rxg2 41.Rb8+ Kf7 42.Rb7+ $132 ) 36.Re1 ( 36.Rxb7 
Qe5 ) ( 36.Qxb7 e1=Q+ ) 36...Qe5 37.Qd2 Bc8 $19 ) ( 32.Kc1 e2 ) 32...bxc3 
33.Kc2 e2 34.Qb4 $1 ( 34.Re1 Qb6 $17 ) 34...e1=Q ( 34...Re7 35.Re1 ) 35.
Rxe1 Rxe1 36.Rxb7 Re2+ 37.Kd1 Rd2+ ( 37...c2+ 38.Kxe2 c1=Q 39.Rxc7 Qxc7 
$13 ) 38.Ke1 Qc5 39.Qxc5 ( 39.Qf4 Qf2+ 40.Qxf2 Rxf2 41.Kxf2 c2 ) 39...dxc5
40.Rb8 ( 40.Bh3 Bxg5 41.Be6+ Kf8 ) 40...Rxg2 41.Rxd8+ Kf7 42.Kd1 $11 ) ( 
30...Qb6 $1 {Ftacnik} 31.Be3 Qb5 32.Ra4 Qxd5 33.Qxd5+ Bxd5 34.Rxb4 Re5 $11
) 31.Be3 $1 $16 Re7 ( 31...Qxd5 32.Qxd5+ Bxd5 33.Rg7+ Kh8 34.Bd4 Re5 35.
Rd7 $18 ) 32.Qxb4 Qxd5+ 33.Kc1 Rc7 ( 33...Qc6 34.Rd1 d5 35.c4 $16 ) 34.Rd1
Qc6 ( 34...Bxg5 35.Rxd5 Bxe3+ 36.Rd2 Bxa7 37.Bxe4 $16 ) 35.c4 d5 36.Qc3 
dxc4 37.b4 $1 $18 Qb5 ( 37...Qe6 38.Bf1 ) 38.Bh3 Re8 39.Ra5 Qc6 40.b5 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.d3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 d6 8.O-O Bg4 9.
h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Rc8 11.Be3 Nd7 12.g4 b5 13.a3 a5 14.Nd2 Nb6 15.Qf2 b4 16.
axb4 axb4 17.Rfc1 Qd7 18.Nf3 Ra8 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.f5 Ra2 21.Qh4 Ne5 22.Nxe5
Bxe5 23.cxb4 Rxb2 24.bxc5 dxc5 25.Bf1 Qd6 26.fxg6 hxg6 27.Bg2 Qxd3 28.Qe1 
Re2 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 
9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4 Kh8 13.Qc2 Nf6 14.Bb2 c6 15.Rbd1 fxe4 
16.Ndxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 cxd5 18.cxd5 axb4 19.axb4 Bf5 20.Bf3 Qb6 21.Qb3 Bh6 
22.Rde1 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Rac8 24.Bg4 Nf5 25.Qd3 Rc7 26.Kh1 Rcf7 27.f4 Bg7 28.
g3 g5 29.Bh5 Rf6 30.Ree1 gxf4 31.gxf4 Rh6 32.Bg4 Qxb4 33.Bc3 e4 34.Bxb4 
exd3 35.Rf3 Rg6 36.Bh5 Rh6 37.Bg4 Nh4 38.Rxd3 Rxf4 39.Bd2 Rhf6 40.Bxf4 
Rxf4 41.Re8+ Bf8 42.Bh3 b5 43.Rb3 b4 44.Rb8 Ng6 45.R3xb4 Rf3 46.Bg4 Rf2 
47.Be6 Kg7 48.Rb2 Rf4 49.Kg1 Be7 50.Rf2 Ra4 51.Rb7 Kh6 52.Rf7 Ra1+ 53.Kg2 
Ra2+ 54.Kg1 Ra1+ 55.Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[ECO "B85"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Be3 
Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Kh1 O-O 11.a4 Bd7 12.Nb3 b6 13.g4 Bc8 14.g5 Nd7 15.f5 Re8 
16.Bg4 Bf8 17.Bh3 Nde5 18.Qe2 g6 19.Rf4 Bg7 20.Raf1 Nb4 21.Qf2 Rb8 22.Nd4 
Nbc6 23.fxe6 fxe6 24.Nxc6 Qxc6 25.Bd4 Rb7 26.Bxe5 dxe5 27.Rf7 Kh8 28.Rf3 
b5 29.axb5 axb5 30.Bg2 Rc7 31.Qh4 b4 32.Nd1 Ba6 33.R1f2 Rd8 34.Ne3 b3 35.
c3 Bd3 36.Rd2 Rdd7 37.Nd5 Bxe4 38.Qxe4 exd5 39.Qb4 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O d6
9.Re1 Nd7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Na4 Bb7 12.c4 c5 13.b3 Be7 14.Bb2 O-O 15.Qd2 Bc6
16.Nc3 Bf6 17.Ne2 Bxb2 18.Qxb2 Ne5 19.Rad1 Bb7 20.f4 Nc6 21.e5 dxe5 22.
fxe5 Rfd8 23.Qc3 h6 24.Qe3 Nb4 25.Bxb7 Qxb7 26.Rf1 Nxa2 27.Nf4 Rab8 28.Rd6
Qc7 29.Rfd1 Nb4 30.R1d2 Qa5 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8 33.Qxc5 Qd1+ 34.
Kg2 Qxb3 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.Qb7 Qxc4 37.Qxf7 Qe4+ 38.Kg1 Qe1+ 39.Kg2 Qe4+ 40.
Kg1 Qf5 41.Qe8 Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Qc2+ 43.Kf1 Qc4+ 44.Ke1 Qe4+ 45.Kf2 Qf5 46.Kg1 
Qb1+ 47.Kg2 Qc2+ 48.Kf1 Nd5 49.Nxe6 Ne3+ 50.Ke1 Ng2+ 51.Kf1 Ne3+ 52.Ke1 
Qd1+ 53.Kf2 Ng4+ 54.Kg2 Ne3+ 55.Kf2 Ng4+ 56.Kg2 Qe2+ 57.Kh3 Nf2+ 58.Kg2 
Nd3+ 59.Kh3 Qf1+ 60.Kh4 g5+ 61.Nxg5+ hxg5+ 62.Kxg5 Qc1+ 63.Kf5 Qf1+ 64.Kg5
Qc1+ 65.Kf5 Qf1+ 66.Ke4 Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[ECO "B48"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O {
Der tschechische Grosschische meister spielt diese Variante mit beiden 
Farben. Nach dem Textzug spielt er gewsst hnlich 8...h5 mit Schwarz.} 8...
Ne5 9.f4 {Man spielt praktisch immer 9.h3 gegen die Drohung 9...Neg4, auch
9.Nf3 wurde bereits in einigen Partien gespielt.} 9...Neg4 10.Bd2 ( 10.Bc1
Bc5 11.Ne2 ( 11.Be2 h5 12.Bxg4 Nxg4 13.h3 e5 14.Nd5 Qd6 15.c3 exd4 16.cxd4
Ba7 17.hxg4 hxg4 18.Be3 f5 19.Rc1 g3 20.Qf3 Rh1+ {0-1 
Zakurdiaeva,I-Uchitel,S/Moscow 1998/EXT 99 (20)} ) 11...e5 12.h3 exd4 13.
hxg4 Nxg4 14.Ng3 d6 15.Qf3 Qe7 16.Nh5 g6 17.Ng7+ Kf8 18.f5 Qh4 {0-1 
Stenner,P-Heinsohn,W/Germany 1992/EXT 97-B (35)} ) ( 10.Qf3 Nxe3 11.Qxe3 
Bc5 12.Kh1 e5 13.fxe5 Qxe5 14.Nf3 Qxh2+ 15.Nxh2 Bxe3 16.e5 Nh5 17.Rf3 Bh6 
18.Nd5 O-O 19.g4 {1-0 Toledano,M-Cacho Reigadas,S/Ponferrada 1992/EXT 2000
(45)} ) 10...Bc5 11.Ne2 d6 ( 11...e5 {Es scheint, als sollte Schwarz mit 
diesem Zug sofort gewinnen, aber nach den hiernach entstehenden 
Komplikationen bekommt Weissmt Vorteil.} 12.fxe5 Qxe5 {[%cal Re5h2,Rc5d4]} 
( 12...Nxe5 $11 ) 13.Bf4 Bxd4+ 14.Kh1 Qc5 15.Nxd4 Qxd4 16.e5 $1 {Das ist 
die Pointe der ganzen weissn en Spielweise.} 16...Nf2+ ( 16...Nxe5 17.Bxe5 
Qxe5 18.Re1 d6 19.Rxe5+ dxe5 20.Qe2 $16 ) 17.Rxf2 Qxf2 18.exf6 Qxf4 ( 
18...gxf6 19.Qg4 $44 ) ( 18...d5 19.fxg7 Rg8 20.Qe1+ Qxe1+ 21.Rxe1+ Be6 
22.Bh6 $16 ) 19.Qe1+ Kd8 20.Qa5+ Qc7 21.fxg7 $18 {Cvitan} ) 12.h3 e5 ( 
12...Bxd4+ 13.Nxd4 e5 $13 ) 13.c3 $1 $146 {Was für ein Zug! Ich vermute, 
dass Weisste, diese ganze Idee in der häuslichen Analyse entwickelt hat. Er
kennt keine Furcht vor der Fesslung auf der Diagonale a7-g1.} ( 13.Kh1 
exd4 14.hxg4 Bxg4 15.Qe1 Bb6 16.Ng1 O-O-O 17.Nf3 Rde8 18.c3 dxc3 19.Rc1 
Kb8 20.Rxc3 Qd8 {0-1 Toma,K-Sammul,M/Wisla 1998/EXT 2000 (33)} ) 13...Ba7 
{Meiner Meinung nach wäre das Schlagen des Springers der Partiefortsetzung
vorzuziehen.} ( 13...exd4 $142 $5 14.cxd4 Ba7 15.Rc1 ( 15.hxg4 Bxg4 16.Be3
( 16.Bc3 d5 $15 ) 16...d5 $13 ( 16...Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Qe7 $13 ) ) 15...Qe7 16.
Qc2 O-O 17.hxg4 Re8 $15 ) 14.hxg4 Bxg4 ( 14...exd4 15.Nxd4 Bxg4 16.Qc2 $14
) 15.Be3 exd4 16.Bxd4 {Das macht einen gross en Unterschied: Jetzt kann der
Läufer auf d4 nehmen, nach 13...cxd4 wäre das nicht mssht glich gewesen.} (
16.cxd4 $6 d5 $13 ( 16...Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Qe7 $13 ) ) 16...O-O ( 16...Bxd4+ 
17.cxd4 Bxe2 ( 17...Qb6 $13 ) 18.Qxe2 Qb6 $13 19.Kh1 Qxd4 20.e5 $2 dxe5 
21.fxe5 Qh4+ 22.Kg1 Ng4 $19 ) 17.Bxa7 Rxa7 $11 {WeissF hat die bessere 
Bauernstruktur, aber sein Kssn nigsflügel ist geschwächt. Schwarz hingegen 
hat nur eine kleine Schwäche - den Pd6.} 18.Qd2 Re8 ( 18...Bxe2 $5 19.Qxe2
Re8 $11 ) 19.Ng3 {Der Springer verteidigt den Pe4 und vermeidet den mss 
glichen Abtausch.} 19...Qc5+ 20.Qf2 b6 ( 20...Qxf2+ 21.Kxf2 $14 ) 21.Qd4 
Bc8 ( 21...Qxd4+ 22.cxd4 $14 ) 22.Rfe1 Rae7 23.Re2 g6 24.Rae1 $14 {
Weisssch. hat das bessere Figurenspiel und Raumvorteil - Schwarz muss in 
der Folge immer mit dem Durchbruch e4-e5 rechnen.} 24...Bb7 25.e5 ( 25.b4 
Qxd4+ 26.cxd4 Rc8 $11 ) 25...dxe5 26.fxe5 Qc6 $2 {Dieser Zug wirkt ein 
wenig märchenhaft - indirekt hat Schwarz nun Drohungen gegen das Feld g2.}
( 26...Nd7 $5 $13 ) 27.Be4 ( 27.exf6 $5 Rxe2 28.Rxe2 Rxe2 29.Ne4 $1 Qe8 ( 
29...Rxe4 30.Bxe4 $18 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Rd4d8,Rd8g8,Re4b7]} ) ( 29...Qd5 
30.Bxe2 Qxd4+ 31.cxd4 Bxe4 32.Bxa6 $16 ) 30.Bxe2 Bxe4 31.Bxa6 $18 ) 27...
Nxe4 28.Nxe4 {[%csl Yf6][%cal Re4f6,Rf6e8,Rf6g8] Der Springer steht sehr 
gut auf e4 - besonders wegen des schwachen Feldes f6.} 28...Rc8 ( 28...
Rxe5 29.Nf6+ Qxf6 30.Rxe5 $16 ) 29.Nf6+ Kg7 30.Rf2 ( 30.e6 {[%csl 
Rg7][%cal Rd4g7]} 30...Qc5 $8 31.Ne8+ Kf8 ( 31...Kg8 32.exf7+ Rxf7 33.Nd6 
$18 {[%cal Rd6c8,Rd6f7]} ) 32.Nd6 Rcc7 $13 ( 32...Qxd4+ 33.cxd4 Rd8 34.
Nxb7 Rxd4 ( 34...Rxb7 35.e7+ $18 ) 35.Rc2 fxe6 ( 35...Rxb7 36.e7+ Rxe7 37.
Rc8+ $18 ) 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Nd8 $18 ) ) 30...Re6 $6 ( 30...Qe6 $5 ) 31.Qf4 {
[%cal Gf2f7]} 31...Rc7 32.Ng4 $16 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rf4h6,Rh6g7] Es gibt 
viele schwache Felder am schwarzen Ksswarzen nigsflügel - nun droht das tss 
dliche Schach auf h6.} 32...Rce7 33.Ref1 ( 33.Qh6+ $5 Kg8 34.Rd1 $18 ( 34.
Nf6+ Rxf6 35.exf6 Rxe1+ 36.Kh2 Qd6+ $19 ) ) 33...Kf8 34.Qh6+ Ke8 35.Nf6+ (
35.Qxh7 Kd7 36.Rd2+ Kc8 37.Rxf7 ) 35...Kd8 36.Qf8+ Kc7 37.Rd1 $18 {[%cal 
Rf8d8,Rd8c7] Droht einzügiges Matt auf e8.} 37...Re8 38.Nxe8+ Rxe8 39.Qd6+
1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[ECO "B32"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1.e4 {Hecht.} 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nb5 Qb8 6.c4 a6 ( 
6...Nf6 7.Bd3 e6 8.f4 a6 9.N5c3 d6 10.O-O Be7 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Nd2 O-O 13.Nf3
b6 $13 {Lalic,B-Bischoff,K/Premier 2000} ) 7.N5c3 e6 ( 7...Nf6 8.Be2 e6 9.
O-O Qc7 10.Be3 b6 11.f4 d6 12.Nd2 Be7 13.Rc1 Qd8 14.Qe1 O-O 15.Qg3 $36 {
Oll,L-Pogorelov,R/Benidorm op 1993} ) 8.Be3 ( 8.Be2 Bc5 9.O-O Nge7 10.Kh1 
O-O 11.f4 f5 12.Nd2 Nd4 13.Bd3 b5 $132 {Susnik,M-Simic,D/SLO-ch 1995} ) 
8...Nf6 9.Be2 b6 ( 9...Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Na4 Qe5 12.Nbc3 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Qxe4
14.Bd3 Qe5 15.Qc2 f5 $17 {Fantin,L-Korstin,M/WJun 1999} ) ( 9...d6 10.O-O 
Be7 11.Na3 O-O 12.Nc2 Nd7 13.Qd2 b6 14.Rac1 Bb7 15.Rfd1 Qa7 $13 {
Anchev,N-Skytte,R/ Eu-Youth Boys-u20 1999} ) 10.O-O Bc5 11.Bg5 ( {Nothing 
would promise} 11.Qd2 Bb7 ( 11...Bxe3 12.Qxe3 e5 13.Na3 d6 14.Nc2 $14 ) 
12.Bxc5 ( 12.a3 O-O 13.b4 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Qc7 15.Nd2 $13 ) 12...bxc5 13.Qg5 
Qe5 14.Qxg7 Nxe4 $13 {and black is doing fine.} ) 11...Bb7 12.Nd2 Bd6 13.
Kh1 h6 ( 13...Bf4 14.Bh4 ) 14.Be3 Bc5 ( {Of coarse not} 14...Bxh2 $2 15.f4
$1 ( 15.g3 Bxg3 16.fxg3 Qxg3 17.Bf2 Qh3+ 18.Kg1 Ne5 $132 ) 15...Bg3 16.e5 
Nh7 17.Nde4 $16 {and white is dominating.} ) 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.f4 d6 17.Bd3 
O-O 18.Qf3 Qc7 $132 19.Rae1 ( 19.Qh3 Nd4 20.Nf3 Nxf3 21.Rxf3 d5 $13 ) 
19...Rad8 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.Re3 $6 {Losing a thread for a couple of moves.} ( 
21.Nf3 ) 21...d5 22.cxd5 exd5 23.e5 $2 {Losing an exchange} ( 23.exd5 Nb4 
$13 ) 23...Nh5 24.Qg4 d4 $17 25.Nd5 $8 ( 25.Ref3 dxc3 26.bxc3 Nxe5 27.fxe5
Bxf3 28.Rxf3 Qxe5 $19 ) 25...Rxd5 26.Rh3 Bc8 27.Qxh5 Bxh3 28.Qxh3 Ne7 {
[%csl Gf5] Even though black is an exchange up the position is far from 
being simple and whie's defensive resourses are huge.} ( 28...Na5 $2 29.
Qf5 g6 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.b3 Qc6 32.Ne4 $13 ) 29.Nc4 Rdd8 30.f5 f6 31.e6 Nd5 
32.Re1 Rfe8 33.Be4 ( 33.Re4 Re7 34.Qf3 Nb6 ) 33...Re7 34.Qf3 Nf4 $6 ( {
Missing} 34...Nb6 $1 35.Na5 Nd7 $1 $17 {with good wining chanses.} ) 35.
Rf1 ( 35.g3 Nh3 36.Qg2 Ng5 37.Bd3 Nf7 $1 {[%cal Gf7d6]} ) 35...d3 36.Nd2 (
36.Qxf4 $2 Qxf4 37.Rxf4 d2 38.Nxd2 Rxd2 39.h3 Rxb2 $19 ) 36...Ne2 37.Bxd3 
Nd4 ( 37...Nf4 $5 38.Qxf4 Qxf4 39.Rxf4 Rxd3 40.Rf2 g6 41.g4 $15 ) 38.Qe4 
Nc6 39.Nf3 a5 40.Rc1 Qd6 41.Bb5 Ne5 ( 41...Nd4 $5 ) 42.Nxe5 fxe5 43.Qc4 $5
Qd4 ( 43...Qd1+ $5 44.Qf1 Qd4 45.b3 ( 45.f6 Rxe6 46.f7 Rf6 $19 ) 45...e4 
$15 ) 44.h3 Rd5 45.Qf1 e4 46.Bc4 Rd8 47.Bb3 Qe5 48.Rd1 Rf8 ( {Better was} 
48...Rxd1 $1 49.Qxd1 Qd4 $17 ) 49.Rd5 Qxe6 {[%cal Gf8f1]} 50.fxe6 Rxf1+ 
51.Kh2 {Hecht: '[#] Aktiver weisser er Ksssser nig i.V. mit dem starken 
Freibauern e6 mit beiderseitigen Chancen, doch besseren Mssseren 
glichkeiten für Schwarz. Die Partie kippt im 70.Zug.'} 51...a4 {'!?' 
Hecht.} ( 51...Rc1 $1 {Hecht} 52.Rd7 ( 52.Kg3 c4 53.Rc5 cxb3 54.Rxc1 bxa2 
55.Ra1 Rxe6 56.Kf2 $15 ) ( 52.Re5 c4 53.Ba4 Ra1 54.Rxe4 Rxa2 55.Rxc4 Rxb2 
56.Bd7 $17 ) 52...e3 53.Rxe7 e2 $19 ) 52.Bc4 Rc1 ( 52...Rf2 53.Rxc5 Rxb2 
54.Re5 g5 55.Rxe4 Kg7 $15 ) 53.Rxc5 Kh7 ( 53...g5 54.b4 Kg7 55.Kg3 Kf6 56.
Kf2 Rc3 $17 ) ( 53...Rxe6 $2 {Hecht} 54.Rc8+ Kh7 55.Bxe6 $18 ) ( 53...e3 
$2 {Hecht} 54.Rc8+ Kh7 55.Bd3+ $18 ) 54.Rc6 Kg6 $6 ( 54...g5 ) 55.Kg3 Kf6 
56.Kf4 Rc2 $6 ( 56...Re1 ) 57.Rc8 Rxb2 58.Rf8+ Kg6 59.Ke5 $1 {Suddenly the
position becomes unclear and white e-pawn is very dangerous one.} 59...e3 
( 59...Rc7 60.Bd5 ( 60.Kd6 Rxc4 61.e7 Rd2+ 62.Ke5 Rc5+ 63.Kf4 Rf2+ 64.Ke3 
Re5 $11 ) 60...e3 61.Rf4 h5 ( 61...Kh7 {Hecht} 62.Re4 ( 62.Rxa4 $2 e2 63.
Re4 Rc1 64.e7 e1=Q 65.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 66.Be4+ Rxe4+ 67.Kxe4 Re2+ $19 ) 62...e2 
63.Kd6 Rc1 64.e7 e1=Q 65.e8=Q Qg3+ 66.Re5 Qg6+ 67.Qxg6+ Kxg6 68.Be4+ Kf7 
69.Bd5+ Kf8 70.Re4 $15 ) 62.Kd6 e2 63.Re4 Rc8 64.e7 $18 ) 60.Bd3+ Kg5 61.
g3 h5 ( 61...Rf2 $1 62.Rf4 Rxf4 63.gxf4+ Kh4 64.Kd6 Re8 65.Kd7 Ra8 66.e7 
Kxh3 67.e8=Q Rxe8 68.Kxe8 Kg4 ( 68...h5 {Hecht} 69.Kf7 h4 70.f5 Kg3 71.
Kxg7 h3 72.f6 h2 73.f7 h1=Q 74.f8=Q Qa1+ 75.Kh6 Qxa2 ) 69.f5 e2 $13 ) 62.
Rf5+ Kh6 63.g4 hxg4 64.hxg4 g6 65.Rf3 e2 66.Re3 Kg5 67.Bxe2 Rd2 ( 67...
Rxa2 68.Kd6 Re8 69.Kd7 Kf4 70.Rf3+ Kxg4 ( 70...Ke4 71.Kxe8 Rxe2 72.Ra3 $18
) 71.Bd1 Rd2+ ( 71...Rxe6 {Hecht} 72.Kxe6 Ra1 $11 ) 72.Rd3+ Rxd1 73.Rxd1 )
68.a3 Re8 69.Re4 Re7 70.Bb5 Ra2 $2 {'??' Hecht.} ( 70...Ra7 ) ( 70...Rb7 )
( 70...Rc7 $1 {Hecht} 71.Rc4 $11 ) 71.Kd6 Rb7 72.e7 Rxe7 73.Kxe7 $18 Rxa3 
74.Bxa4 Rf3 75.Bd7 Rf1 76.Re5+ Kf4 77.Rc5 ( 77.Kf6 {Hecht} 77...Rb1 78.Ra5
Rb6+ 79.Be6 Rb4 80.g5 $18 ) 77...Kg3 78.Rc3+ $6 ( 78.Rc6 $1 g5 79.Bf5 ) 
78...Kh4 79.Rc6 Kg5 80.Rc5+ Kh4 81.Be6 Rf4 82.Rc8 Kg5 83.Rf8 Rb4 84.Rf1 
Rb7+ 85.Kf8 Rc7 86.Rf7 Rc6 87.Bd7 Rd6 88.Kg7 Rb6 89.Re7 Rd6 90.Bc8 Rc6 91.
Bd7 Rd6 92.Kh7 Rd1 93.Rg7 Rh1+ 94.Kg8 Kf6 ( 94...Rd1 $142 {Hecht} ) 95.Be8
Rh6 96.Rh7 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[ECO "B32"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nb5 Qb8 6.c4 b6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.N1c3 
e6 9.O-O a6 10.Nd4 Bb7 11.Nc2 d6 12.Be3 Nd7 13.f3 Be7 14.Qe1 O-O 15.Qf2 
Bd8 16.Rfd1 Bc7 17.Kh1 Nce5 18.Rd2 Qa7 19.Rad1 Nf6 20.b4 Bc6 21.a4 Qb7 22.
b5 axb5 23.cxb5 Bxe4 24.fxe4 Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Qxe4 26.Bxb6 Bb8 27.a5 Rc8 28.
Nd4 d5 29.Rf1 Rc3 30.Nxe6 Bd6 31.Ng5 Qg6 32.Rxd5 Re8 33.Rxd6 Qxd6 34.Nxf7 
Nd3 35.Bxd3 Qxd3 36.Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B90"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 Nc6 7.Be2 g6 8.O-O Bg7
9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Be6 12.a5 Rc8 13.Rfc1 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nxd5 Qxd5 17.Qb4 Rc7 18.c4 Qe5 19.Bf3 Rd8 20.Re1 Qd6 21.Qc3+ 
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "E05"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.d4 {.} 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 
8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.e4 Nb4 14.Rfd1 g6
15.Rac1 $1 {N} ( 15.Qe2 ) ( 15.h4 Rc8 16.Rd2 Bg7 17.Rad1 $14 {1-0 Lputian,
S-Polgar,J/Wijk aan Zee 2000} ) 15...Re8 ( 15...Rc8 16.Ne1 Bg7 17.Nc2 Nxc2
18.Rxc2 Qe7 19.b3 Rfd8 20.Rcd2 Be8 $14 ) 16.d5 ( 16.Ne1 $5 $14 ) 16...exd5
17.exd5 Bd7 18.Nd4 Rc8 $2 ( 18...Be5 $1 19.Ncb5 Rc8 20.Nc6 bxc6 21.dxc6 
Be6 $5 ( 21...Re7 $5 ) 22.Rxd8 Rcxd8 23.Qe2 Bb3 $44 ) ( 18...Qb8 {Shipov,S
} 19.Nb3 $1 ( 19.Ndb5 Bxb5 ( 19...c6 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.Nd6 Re7 ( 21...Re6 
22.Nce4 Bxe4 23.Nxe4 Bxb2 24.Rb1 Bg7 25.Rd7 $40 ) ) 20.Qxb5 Re7 $11 ) ( 
19.Ne4 Bg7 $5 ( 19...Be5 20.Nc5 Bg4 21.Re1 Qc8 22.Nxb7 $1 ) 20.Qxc7 ( 20.
Nc5 Bg4 21.Rd2 ) 20...Qxc7 21.Rxc7 Bg4 22.Rd2 Rad8 $44 {Shipov,S} ) 19...
Bg5 ( 19...Bxa4 20.Nxa4 b5 21.Qxc7 bxa4 22.Nd4 $14 ) 20.Ra1 Bf5 21.Nd4 Bg4
22.Nf3 Bxf3 23.Bxf3 $14 ) 19.Ne4 $1 Be5 ( 19...Bxa4 20.b3 ( 20.Ne6 Qe7 ( 
20...fxe6 21.dxe6 Qe7 22.Rd7 Bxd7 23.exd7+ Kh8 24.Nxf6 Qxf6 25.Qe2 $1 Qd8 
26.Qb5 c6 27.dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 28.Qxa5 $16 {Shipov,S} ) 21.b3 fxe6 ( 21...Bb2 
22.Nxc7 Bxc1 23.d6 $1 {Shipov,S} ) 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.bxa4 exd5 24.Bxd5+ 
Nxd5 25.Qxd5+ Kh8 26.Qxb7 Rf8 $11 ) 20...Bxd4 ( 20...Bd7 21.Ne6 ( 21.Nc6 
bxc6 22.dxc6 Bxc6 23.Rxd8 Bxd8 24.Rd1 $16 ) 21...fxe6 ( 21...Qe7 22.Nxc7 )
22.dxe6 Bxe6 23.Rxd8 Bxd8 24.Qd4 $16 ) 21.Qxd4 Rxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxb3 23.Rd2 
Qd6 24.Qa7 $1 b6 ( 24...c5 25.Qxb7 Re8 26.Re2 $1 ( 26.Bf3 c4 27.Qb5 Ra8 ) 
26...Kf8 27.Qa7 $16 ) ( 24...Re8 25.Bf3 c6 ( 25...Na2 26.Rxa2 Bxa2 27.Qxa5
Qa6 ( 27...Bb3 28.Qb5 ) 28.Qxc7 $16 ) 26.Qxb7 $16 ) 25.Qb7 Re8 26.Qxc7 
Qxc7 27.Rxc7 Rxe4 28.d6 Be6 29.d7 Bxd7 30.Rdxd7 $18 ) 20.Nc5 b6 21.Nc6 $1 
( 21.Nde6 Qe7 22.Nxd7 Qxd7 23.Bh3 Qe7 ) 21...Bxc6 22.dxc6 bxc5 $1 ( 22...
Qe7 23.Rd7 Qf8 24.Ne4 Bxb2 25.Rcd1 $16 ) ( 22...Qf6 23.Nd7 ( 23.Ne4 Qe6 ) 
23...Qe6 24.Nxe5 ( 24.Qxe6 Rxe6 25.Bh3 $1 ( 25.Nxe5 Rxe5 26.Rd7 Na6 ( 
26...Kf8 27.Bh3 ) 27.Bd5 Nc5 28.Bxf7+ Kf8 $132 ) 25...f5 26.Bf1 $16 ) 
24...Qxe5 25.Bh3 Rcd8 26.Rd7 $16 ) 23.Rxd8 Rcxd8 24.Re1 $1 ( 24.Bh3 $6 
Bxb2 25.Rb1 Rd2 $132 ) 24...Bd4 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Qb5 ( 26.Bf3 Re1+ ( 26...
Re6 $5 ) 27.Kg2 Rb1 ) 26...Kg7 $1 ( 26...Re1+ 27.Bf1 Rb1 ( 27...Re6 28.
Qxa5 Nxc6 ( 28...Rxc6 29.Kg2 ) 29.Qa8+ Kg7 30.Kg2 $18 ) 28.Qxa5 ( 28.Qb8+ 
Kg7 29.Qxc7 Rxb2 ) 28...Rxb2 29.Qxc7 Kg7 30.Bb5 Rxf2 31.Kh1 Nd5 32.Qd8 Ne3
33.c7 Rc2 34.h4 Ng4 35.Qf8+ Kxf8 36.c8=Q+ Kg7 37.Qxg4 $18 ) 27.Qxa5 $6 ( 
27.Bf3 Re6 28.Kg2 c4 29.Qxa5 Nd3 ) ( 27.Kf1 $1 Re5 $3 ( 27...c4 28.Qxa5 ( 
28.Qxc4 Bb6 $16 ) 28...Nd3 29.Bd5 Re5 30.Qa6 $1 $18 ) ( 27...Nc2 28.Bd5 
Re5 29.Bc4 ( 29.Qxa5 $5 Rxd5 30.Qxc7 ) ) 28.f4 ( 28.Qxa5 Nd3 29.Bf3 Rf5 ) 
( 28.Bf3 Rf5 29.Kg2 c4 30.Qxc4 Bb6 31.g4 $16 ) 28...Re3 29.Qxa5 Nc2 ( 
29...Rb3 30.Qxc7 Rxb2 31.Be4 ) ( 29...Nd3 30.b3 c4 31.bxc4 Re1+ 32.Qxe1 
Nxe1 33.Kxe1 $18 ) 30.Bd5 Re1+ 31.Qxe1 ( 31.Kg2 Re2+ 32.Kh3 Bg1 $132 ) 
31...Nxe1 32.Kxe1 Bxb2 $16 ) 27...Re2 28.Qxc7 Rxf2 29.Kh1 ( 29.h4 $6 Nd3 
30.Qd8 Rd2+ 31.Kh2 Rd1 32.Bd5 Rd2+ $11 ) 29...Nd3 30.Qd8 $2 ( 30.Bd5 $1 
Ne5 ( 30...Ne1 31.Qxf7+ Rxf7 32.Bxf7 Be5 33.a5 $18 ) 31.h4 $3 ( 31.a5 Ng4 
32.Qxf7+ Rxf7 33.Bxf7 Nf2+ 34.Kg2 Ne4 35.c7 ( 35.a6 c4 36.Bxc4 Nd6 ) 35...
Nd6 36.a6 c4 37.Be6 Kf6 38.c8=Q Nxc8 39.Bxc8 Ke5 40.Kf3 Kd6 41.Kf4 Kc7 42.
Be6 h6 43.Bxc4 Bxb2 44.Bf7 g5+ 45.Kg4 Kb6 46.Bc4 Bd4 47.Kh5 Bg1 48.h3 Be3 
49.g4 Bf2 50.Kxh6 Bh4 $11 ) ( 31.Qc8 h5 $1 ( 31...f5 32.Qg8+ $1 ( 32.Qb7+ 
Kh6 33.c7 Rf1+ 34.Kg2 Rg1+ 35.Kh3 g5 36.Bf3 g4+ 37.Bxg4 Nd3 $3 38.Qf3 
fxg4+ $132 ) ( 32.c7 Rf1+ 33.Kg2 Rf2+ 34.Kh3 Ng4 ) 32...Kh6 33.Qf8+ Kh5 
34.Qe7 $18 ) 32.c7 ( 32.Qa6 Ng4 33.Bg2 Rxb2 34.h3 Rb1+ 35.Bf1 Ne5 $132 ) (
32.h3 Rf1+ 33.Kh2 Rf2+ 34.Bg2 Rxb2 ) 32...Ng4 33.Qxg4 Rf1+ ( 33...hxg4 34.
h4 ) 34.Kg2 Rf2+ $11 35.Kh3 $2 hxg4+ 36.Kxg4 f5+ 37.Kh3 g5 38.g4 Be5 $19 )
31...h5 ( 31...Ng4 32.Bg2 h5 33.Qf4 $3 Rxf4 34.gxf4 Nf2+ 35.Kh2 Be3 36.a5 
$1 ( 36.Kg3 Nd3 $1 37.Kf3 Bxf4 38.Bf1 c4 39.Bxd3 cxd3 40.a5 g5 $11 ) 36...
Bxf4+ 37.Kg1 Nd3 38.a6 $18 ) 32.a5 Ng4 ( 32...Rxb2 33.a6 Rb1+ 34.Kg2 Rb2+ 
35.Kh3 $18 ) ( 32...Rf1+ 33.Kg2 Rf2+ 34.Kh3 Re2 35.Qe7 $18 ) 33.Qxf7+ Rxf7
34.Bxf7 Nf2+ 35.Kg2 ( 35.Kh2 Ne4 ) 35...Ne4 36.c7 Nd6 37.a6 c4 38.Be6 ( 
38.Bxc4 Kf6 39.Kf3 Ke7 ) 38...Kf6 39.c8=Q Nxc8 40.Bxc8 $18 Ke5 41.Bd7 Ke4 
42.Be8 Kf5 43.Kf3 $18 ) ( 30.Be4 Ne5 31.Qc8 ( 31.h3 {Shipov,S} 31...Rf1+ 
32.Kh2 Rf2+ 33.Bg2 Rxb2 ( 33...Nf3+ $2 34.Kh1 Ne1 35.Qf4 $1 Rxg2 36.Qf1 
$18 ) 34.g4 Nd3 35.Qg3 ( 35.Qd6 $2 Ne1 $1 ) 35...Rb1 36.Bh1 ( 36.Qxd3 Be5+
37.Qg3 Bxg3+ 38.Kxg3 Rb8 39.a5 Rc8 $1 40.a6 Rc7 ) 36...Rb2+ $11 {Shipov,S}
) 31...f5 ( 31...h5 32.c7 Ng4 ) ) 30...Rc2 $1 ( 30...Rxb2 31.c7 Rb1+ ( 
31...Nf2+ 32.Kg1 Ng4+ 33.Qxd4+ cxd4 34.c8=Q Rb1+ 35.Bf1 Ne3 36.Qa6 Kf8 37.
a5 Ke7 ( 37...Rxf1+ 38.Qxf1 Nxf1 ) 38.Kf2 Rxf1+ 39.Qxf1 Nxf1 40.a6 $18 ) 
32.Bf1 Rxf1+ 33.Kg2 Rg1+ 34.Kf3 ( 34.Kh3 Nf2+ 35.Kh4 Rg2 36.Qxd4+ cxd4 37.
c8=Q h6 ) 34...Ne5+ 35.Ke4 Nc6 36.a5 Ra1 37.Qd6 $16 ) 31.Bf1 ( 31.Bf3 Rc1+
32.Kg2 Rc2+ 33.Kh3 Nf2+ 34.Kh4 Nd3 $1 ( 34...Bf6+ 35.Qxf6+ Kxf6 36.c7 g5+ 
37.Kh5 ) 35.Kh3 $11 ( 35.h3 Rc4 ) ) 31...Nf2+ 32.Kg2 Ng4+ ( 32...Nd3+ $2 
33.Kh3 Nf2+ ( 33...Ne5 34.c7 Nf3 35.c8=Q Ng1+ 36.Kh4 Rxh2+ 37.Bh3 Bf6+ 38.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 39.Qh8+ ) 34.Kh4 Bf6+ 35.Qxf6+ Kxf6 36.c7 $18 ) 33.Kf3 ( 33.Be2
Ne5 $1 ( 33...Rxe2+ 34.Kf3 Rxh2 35.c7 Nf6 36.Qxd4 cxd4 37.c8=Q Rxb2 $132 )
34.c7 Rxe2+ 35.Kf1 ( 35.Kh3 Nf3 36.c8=Q Ng1+ 37.Kh4 Re4+ 38.Qg4 Rxg4+ 39.
Kxg4 Be5 $3 40.a5 h5+ 41.Kh4 Bf6+ 42.Qxf6+ Kxf6 43.a6 Nf3+ 44.Kh3 Ng5+ 45.
Kg2 Ne6 $19 ) 35...Rf2+ 36.Ke1 Nd3+ 37.Kd1 Nxb2+ $11 ) 33...Ne5+ ( 33...f5
34.Qe7+ Kh6 35.Qh4+ Kg7 $11 ) 34.Ke4 Nxc6 35.Qc7 Nb4 36.g4 $6 ( 36.b3 Rf2 
37.Bc4 Kf8 38.Qd8+ Kg7 39.Qe7 Kh6 $11 ) 36...Rf2 37.Bb5 g5 38.a5 ( 38.a5 
Rf4+ 39.Qxf4 gxf4 40.a6 $11 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 h6 9.
Qd2 Nbd7 10.O-O-O Bb7 11.h4 b4 12.Na4 Qa5 13.b3 Nc5 14.a3 Nxa4 15.axb4 Qc7
16.bxa4 d5 17.e5 Nd7 18.f4 Nb6 19.f5 Nxa4 20.fxe6 Nc3 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Bd3
Bxb4 23.Rdf1+ Kg8 24.Qf2 Ba3+ 25.Kd2 Ne4+ 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Qf5 Bb4+ 28.Kd1 
Qc4 29.Ne6 Qd5+ 30.Ke2 Qc4+ 31.Kd1 Qd5+ 32.Ke2 Qc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "E42"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2 cxd4 6.exd4 O-O 7.a3 Be7 8.Nf4 d5
9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Ncxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.O-O Bg5 13.Be3 Bxf4 14.Bxf4 Qf6 
15.Be3 Bf5 16.Bb5 a6 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "E41"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Ne2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.cxd5 
Nxd5 9.O-O Bd6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.a3 O-O 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Qd3 g6 14.Bh6 b6 15.Rac1
Bb7 16.Ba4 Rc8 17.Rfd1 a6 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.Rxc6 Bxc6 20.Qxa6 Qa8 21.Qxa8 
Rxa8 22.N2c3 Rc8 23.Rc1 Bb7 24.Nxd5 Rxc1+ 25.Bxc1 Bxd5 26.f3 b5 27.Bd2 Kf8
28.Kf2 f5 29.Nc3 Bc6 30.Ne2 Ke8 31.Nf4 Kd7 32.Nd3 Bd5 33.Ne5+ Ke8 34.Nd3 
Kd7 35.Bb4 Bf6 36.Ke3 Bg5+ 37.f4 Bf6 38.g3 Bc4 39.Nc5+ Kc6 40.Bc3 Be7 41.
Nd3 Bd6 42.Ne1 Bd5 43.Nd3 Bc4 44.Ne1 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "E15"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Gershon"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 {Ftacnik} 1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3
Bb7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Na6 10.Re1 ( 10.e3 Qc8 11.Qe2 Ne4 12.Rfd1 Nxd2 13.Rxd2
d5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Ne5 Rd8 16.a3 c5 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.Rc2 Qd6 19.Nd3 Nc7 20.
b4 Ba6 21.b5 Bxb5 22.Nxb5 Nxb5 23.Nf4 Qe5 24.Rf1 Nc3 25.Qd3 Rac8 $17 {1-0 
Hertneck,G-Ivanchuk,V/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (56)} ) ( 10.d5 exd5 11.
Nd4 c6 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Nf5 Re8 15.Bf4 Bf8 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.
Qxd5 Qf6 18.Ne3 Nc5 19.Qf3 Ne6 20.Nd5 Qg6 21.Rfd1 Rac8 22.h4 $16 {1-0 
Kanstler,B-Psakhis,L/Israel 1999/EXT 2000 (32)} ) ( 10.Qb1 d5 11.cxd5 exd5
12.Ne5 c6 13.Rd1 h6 14.Qb2 Re8 15.a3 Nc7 16.Rac1 Ne6 17.Be1 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 
Bets,A-Alekseev,V/Alushta 1999/EXT 2000 (17)} ) ( 10.Rc1 c5 11.d5 exd5 12.
Nh4 Nc7 13.Nf5 Rb8 14.cxd5 d6 15.e4 Re8 16.Re1 Bc8 17.Nxe7+ Rxe7 18.Bf4 
Ng4 19.Qc2 f6 20.Rcd1 Ne5 21.h3 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Peng 
Zhaoqin-Timman,J/Amsterdam NED 2000/The Week in Chess 302 (58)} ) ( 10.Bg5
d5 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Rc1 Qe7 14.Qd2 Rfd8 15.Rfd1 c6 16.e3 Nc7 
17.Qb2 c5 18.Qa3 Ne6 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Na4 Rac8 21.Ne1 Be5 22.Rc2 g6 23.Qc1 
Bg7 $13 {0-1 Nosenko,A-Lerner, K/Ordzhonikidze UKR 2000/The Week in Chess 
295 (76)} ) ( 10.Bf4 Re8 11.a3 d5 12.Ne5 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.b4 Nce4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Rc1 Bf6 18.Nc6 Qd7 19.Nd4 Rac8 20.Qd3 Rc4 21.Be3
Ba6 $17 {0-1 Ilincic,Z-Pavlovic,M/ Subotica YUG 2000/The Week in Chess 
(40)} ) ( 10.Ne5 d5 ( 10...Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Qb8 12.e4 Qb7 13.Qf3 d6 14.Nd3 
Rad8 15.d5 c6 16.b4 c5 17.bxc5 Nxc5 18.Nb4 Nfd7 19.Nc6 Rde8 20.Bf4 Nb8 21.
e5 dxe5 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Bxe5 Nbd7 24.Bd4 e5 25.Rfe1 Qd8 26.Bxc5 Nxc5 27.
Ne4 Nxe4 28.Qxe4 f5 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik, L-Romanishin,O/Ischia 1996/CBM 54 
(28)} ) 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bg5 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Rc1 h6 15.Be3 Re8 16.Bd4 
Ne6 17.e3 Nxd4 18.exd4 Ba3 19.Rc2 Ba6 20.Re1 Rc8 $15 {[%cal Gc8c1] 1-0 
Iljushin,A-Parligras,M/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (34)} ) 10...d5 11.cxd5 exd5 
12.Ne5 c5 ( 12...h6 13.Qb1 c5 14.Be3 Qc8 15.Rd1 Rd8 16.a3 Qe6 17.f4 Bf8 
18.Bf2 Rac8 19.f5 $6 Qe8 20.Qb2 Bd6 21.Nc4 Bb8 22.dxc5 Nxc5 23.Nd2 d4 24.
Na4 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Qxe2 {0-1 Kovacevic,B-Psakhis,L/ Bled 1995/EXT 98 (25)} )
13.Be3 Nc7 ( 13...Qc8 $5 {Ftacnik} 14.Rc1 Qe6 ) 14.dxc5 bxc5 {'?!' 
Ftacnik.} ( 14...Bxc5 $5 {Ftacnik} 15.Bxc5 ( 15.Bd4 Bxd4 16.Qxd4 Ne6 17.
Qd3 Qc7 $11 ) 15...bxc5 16.Nd3 Qe7 $11 ) 15.Na4 {A typical strategy 
against hanging pawns, white is putting as much pressure as possible 
trying to make one of black's pawns move after which they blocked and 
become weak rather than strong.} 15...Ne6 16.Rc1 Rc8 17.Nd3 {[%csl 
Rc5][%cal Gd3c5,Ge3c5, Ga4c5,Gc1c5]} 17...Qa5 $2 {A blunder (this was a 
blitz game to determine who would be playing in the World Cup final!)} ( 
17...Nd7 {was essential keeping the position balanced} 18.Qd2 ( 18.Nf4 {
Ftacnik} 18...Nxf4 19.gxf4 Qc7 20.Bxd5 Rfd8 21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Qc2 Rc6 23.f5 
$14 ) 18...Re8 {etc} ) 18.Naxc5 $1 Bxc5 $6 ( 18...Nxc5 $2 19.b4 Qxa2 20.
Nxc5 $18 {[%csl Ra7,Rb7][%cal Gc1a1]} ) ( 18...Rxc5 19.Bxc5 Bxc5 20.Rxc5 
Nxc5 21.b4 Qxa2 {- would transpose to the game} ) 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 ( 19...Rxc5
20.Rxc5 Nxc5 21.b4 {-game} ) 20.Rxc5 {'!' Ftacnik.} 20...Rxc5 21.b4 Qxa2 
22.bxc5 {After the alternative 22.Nc5 the pawn would be weak, but now it 
becomes white's main weapon, however, i'm not sure the text is better than
22.Nc5} ( 22.Nxc5 Bc6 23.Qd4 ( 23.Qa1 $2 Qd2 $1 $11 {[%csl Rb4, Re2][%cal 
Gf8e8]} ) 23...Rb8 24.e3 $16 ) 22...a5 $2 ( 22...Rc8 $142 23.Qa1 Qxa1 24.
Rxa1 a6 $14 ) 23.Qb1 $1 {[%cal Gc5c8] It's much more difficult to stop the
pawn without the Q's} 23...Qxb1 24.Rxb1 Ba6 ( 24...Bc6 25.Ne5 Ba4 26.Ra1 
$18 ) 25.Rb6 Bxd3 ( 25...Bc8 26.c6 ( 26.Rb5 $5 a4 27.Ra5 Bd7 28.Ne5 Rc8 
29.Bxd5 $16 ) 26...a4 27.Rb4 $18 ) 26.exd3 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gg2h3,Yc5c8]} 
26...h6 27.Ra6 Rb8 28.Bh3 {'!' Ftacnik.} 28...Rb1+ ( 28...Rb5 29.d4 Kf8 
30.Ra8+ Ke7 31.Ra7+ Ke8 32.c6 $18 ) 29.Kg2 Rc1 30.Rxa5 $18 {The rest is a 
typical finale of a blitz game.} 30...g5 31.Bf5 Kg7 32.h3 d4 33.Kf3 Rc2 
34.Bc8 Rc3 35.Ke2 Nd5 36.Ba6 Rc2+ 37.Kf3 f5 38.Bc4 Nf6 39.Ra7+ Kg6 ( 39...
Kh8 40.c6 $18 ) 40.Bf7+ Kg7 41.Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.
Bc4 a6 9.Qe2 b5 10.Bb3 O-O 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.O-O c5 13.c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[ECO "E32"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 
Ba6 $5 {Besides,black has two principales alternatives:} ( 8...c5 $5 {See 
comments to Kiriakov,P-Tunik,G/Yalta, 1995/CBM 47(1/2-1/2)(Shipov,S)(37)} 
) ( 8...Bb7 $5 {See comments to Georgiev,K-Karpov,A/ Tilburg,1994/CBM 
44(0-1) (Dautov,R)(40)} ) 9.Nf3 ( 9.e3 {(it's main line)} 9...d6 10.Bd3 
Nbd7 11.Ne2 c5 12.b4 {See comments to Vera,R-Morovic 
Fernandez,I/Cienfuegos,1996/CBM 54 (1/ 2-1/2) (Cifuentes,P)(26)} ( 12.O-O 
$143 {See comments to Lima,D-Garcia Ilundain,D /Leon,1996/CBM 54 
(0-1)(Kortschnoj,V)(33)} ) ) 9...d6 ( 9...d5 $143 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Ne5 ( 
11.Rc1 $5 ) 11...Qd6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.g3 ( 13.Qxc7 $4 Rc8 {[%csl Rc7]} ) 
13...c5 $11 {Sokolov,I-Gostisa,L/Maribor,1990(1/2-1/2)(51)} ) 10.Qc2 $5 {
/\e4(in one tempo).} ( 10.e3 Nbd7 11.b4 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.b5 Bb7 14.Be2 
a6 $11 {Elbilia,J-Palac,M/Montpellier,1997(1/2-1/2)(48)} ) 10...Nbd7 $5 
$146 ( {Was checked in the previous game:} 10...c5 $5 11.Rd1 Nbd7 12.dxc5 
Nxc5 13.e3 ( 13.Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 $140 14.b4 ) 13...Bb7 14.Be2 Nce4 15.O-O {
+/=/= Lorscheid,G-Tibensky,R/Pardubice,1999 (1-0)(40)} ) 11.e4 e5 12.Bd3 (
{In my opinion better is:} 12.d5 $5 {() +/=/=} ) 12...exd4 $1 {It's 
absolutely sound positional decision!} 13.Nxd4 Ne5 14.O-O ( {After:} 14.
Be2 {black equalizes:} 14...Bb7 15.f3 $140 Ng6 $11 {[%csl Rh4][%cal 
Gg6h4,Gg6f4]} ) 14...Ng6 $1 ( {Much worse is:} 14...Nxd3 $6 15.Qxd3 {[%csl
Rf6,Gh4]} 15...Bb7 16.f3 $14 ) 15.Bg3 $140 Nh5 {[%csl Rg3]} 16.Rad1 {() 
Now white has a small positional advantage.} 16...Bb7 17.Rfe1 Nxg3 18.hxg3
{+/=/=} 18...Re8 19.Qc3 $6 ( {Can be recommended:} 19.Nb5 $5 {(or 
19.Ne2)/\Nc3(><d5;b5);Bf1 with slight positional advantage of white.} ) 
19...Qf6 {[%csl Rc3,Gf6]} 20.Nb5 $1 {Differently after: 20...h5 and 
21...h4 black has a counterplay.} 20...Qxc3 21.Nxc3 Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6] Now 
"e6"-ideal point for black's knight.} 22.Bc2 {[%csl Rc7]} 22...Ne6 23.f4 
a5 24.Nd5 $6 {Again positional inaccuracy.} ( {Can be recommended:} 24.Ba4
$5 Red8 25.Nd5 {+/=/=} ) 24...a4 $1 $11 {[%csl Ra3,Ga4,Rb2]} 25.e5 $5 ( {
It deserves attention:} 25.Kf2 $5 {and white's plan is: Re3;Ke1-d2-c3.} ) 
25...dxe5 ( {Pretty dubious:} 25...Bxd5 26.cxd5 Nc5 27.Kf2 $14 ) 26.Rxe5 
Red8 27.f5 $6 ( {From my point of view much better is:} 27.Kf2 $11 ) 27...
Bxd5 ( {After:} 27...Nc5 $2 28.Nxc7 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Rd8 30.Re8+ Rxe8 31.Nxe8
{white has a pawn up.} ) 28.Rexd5 ( {Badly:} 28.cxd5 Nc5 $140 29.Re7 Rac8 
$15 {and now impossibly:} ( 29...Rd7 $2 30.Rxd7 Nxd7 31.d6 $14 ) 30.f6 {in
view of:} 30...gxf6 31.Bf5 $140 Kf8 {=/+/-/+} ) 28...Rxd5 29.cxd5 ( {
After:} 29.Rxd5 $6 Nc5 {black has a positional advantage.} ) 29...Nc5 30.
d6 $1 c6 31.Rd4 Kf8 32.Bd1 Ke8 33.d7+ Nxd7 ( {Badly:} 33...Kd8 {because 
of:} 34.Bf3 {[%csl Rc6]} 34...Nb3 ( 34...Kc7 35.Bxc6 $16 ) 35.Rd6 $14 ) 
34.Bxa4 Ne5 35.Kf2 Ke7 36.Bd1 c5 37.Rd2 Nc4 38.Rc2 Nd6 39.Bf3 ( 39.Bf3 Ra4
40.Re2+ Kf6 41.g4 Rd4 {=/=/+_|_} ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "188"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.
Bc4 a6 9.Qe2 b5 10.Bd5 Rb8 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.O-O O-O 13.Bc6 Rb6 14.Bxd7 
Bxd7 15.Ne5 Rd8 16.b4 Bc6 17.c3 Bd5 18.Qe3 Qe7 19.Rfe1 Re8 20.a4 Rd6 21.
axb5 axb5 22.Ra5 f6 23.Nd3 c6 24.Qg3 Bc4 25.Nc5 Rdd8 26.Rea1 Qf7 27.Ra7 
Re7 28.Ra8 Rxa8 29.Rxa8+ Re8 30.Ra6 e5 31.dxe5 Rxe5 32.Qxe5 fxe5 33.Ra8+ 
Qf8 34.Rxf8+ Kxf8 35.Nd7+ Ke7 36.Nxe5 Bd5 37.f3 Kd6 38.Nd3 Bc4 39.Nc5 Kd5 
40.Kf2 Ba2 41.Ke3 Bb1 42.h4 h6 43.Ne4 Bc2 44.h5 Ke5 45.g4 Kd5 46.Nc5 Bh7 
47.Kd2 Ke5 48.Nd3+ Kd5 49.Nf4+ Ke5 50.Ke3 Bb1 51.Ne2 Kd5 52.Nd4 Bh7 53.f4 
g6 54.hxg6 Bxg6 55.Nf3 Bf7 56.Ne5 Be6 57.Kf3 Bg8 58.Kg3 Be6 59.Kh4 Ke4 60.
g5 hxg5+ 61.Kxg5 Bd5 62.Ng6 Kd3 63.f5 Kxc3 64.Ne7 Bf7 65.Nxc6 Be8 66.f6 
Kc4 67.Kf5 Kd5 68.Ne7+ Kc4 69.Ke6 Kxb4 70.Nd5+ Kc4 71.Ke7 Bh5 72.Nf4 b4 
73.Nxh5 b3 74.f7 b2 75.f8=Q b1=Q 76.Qc8+ Kb3 77.Nf6 Qd3 78.Qb7+ Kc2 79.Nd5
Qh7+ 80.Kd6 Qxb7 81.Nf6 Kd3 82.Nd7 Kd4 83.Nf6 Qb8+ 84.Ke6 Qd8 85.Nd7 Qe8+ 
86.Kd6 Qg6+ 87.Ke7 Kd5 88.Nf6+ Ke5 89.Nd7+ Kf5 90.Kd8 Qc6 91.Ke7 Qc7 92.
Ke8 Ke6 93.Nf8+ Kd6 94.Ng6 Qg7 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.10"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[ECO "A21"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5 4.Bg2 d6 5.d3 f5 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Rb1 h6 9.
b4 g5 10.Nd2 Nc6 11.e3 a6 12.a3 Be6 13.Bb2 Qd7 14.Nd5 Rae8 15.Qc2 f4 16.
exf4 gxf4 17.Nxf6+ Rxf6 18.b5 axb5 19.cxb5 Nd8 20.d4 Bh3 21.dxe5 dxe5 22.
Ne4 Rf7 23.Rbd1 Qf5 24.f3 fxg3 25.hxg3 Bxg2 26.Qxg2 b6 27.f4 exf4 28.Bxg7 
Kxg7 29.Qb2+ Qe5 30.Qxe5+ Rxe5 31.Rxd8 Rxe4 32.Rxf4 Rexf4 33.gxf4 Rxf4 34.
Rd7+ Rf7 35.Rd4 Kf6 36.Rc4 Ke5 37.Rc6 h5 38.Kg2 Kd4 39.a4 Rh7 40.Kh3 h4 
41.Rc1 Kd5 42.Rc6 Kd4 43.Rc1 Ke5 44.Re1+ Kd6 45.Rc1 Rh8 46.Rc6+ Kd7 47.Rc4
Rh6 48.Rd4+ Kc8 49.Rc4 Kb7 50.Rf4 c5 51.Rf7+ Kc8 52.Rg7 Rd6 53.Kxh4 Rd4+ 
54.Kg3 Rxa4 55.Rg6 Kc7 56.Rg7+ Kd6 57.Rg6+ Kd5 58.Rxb6 Re4 59.Rb8 Kc4 60.
Kf3 Re7 61.Kf4 Kb4 62.Kf5 c4 63.b6 c3 64.Rc8 Kb3 65.Rc7 Re8 66.b7 Rb8 67.
Ke4 c2 68.Kd5 Rd8+ 69.Ke6 Kb2 70.Rc8 c1=Q 71.b8=Q+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "E05"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 
{Das grss. ssss. te Problem der schwarzen Stellung ist die Entwicklung des 
weisscklung feldrigen Läufers. Durch 8.a4 hat Weiss die Entwicklung des 
Läufers mittels b5-Bb7 unterbunden, deshalb wählt Schwarz das Manssrz ver 
8...Bd7 und 9...Bc6.} 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 {Der weissc6. e Plan ist klar - er 
mssr chte Nc3 spielen und nach Bxf6-Bxf6 mit e2-e4 das Zentrum besetzen.} 
10...Bd5 11.Qc2 ( 11.Qc1 Nc6 12.e3 Nb4 13.Bxf6 ( 13.Nc3 a5 14.Rd1 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski,V-Khalifman,A/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 72 (14)} ) 13...
Bxf6 14.Nbd2 a5 15.e4 Bc6 16.Qc3 Qd7 17.b3 Rfd8 18.e5 Be7 19.Rfd1 Rac8 20.
Nc4 b6 {0-1 Giardelli,S-Zarnicki,P/Buenos Aires 1995/EXT 97 (27)} ) 11...
Be4 12.Qc1 h6 $5 {Das ist eine interessante Idee - Schwarz forciert von 
sich aus den Tausch des Läufers gegen den Springer.} ( 12...Nc6 13.Nbd2 {
Das ist bislang das letzte Wort in der Variante mit 12.. .Nc6.} ( 13.e3 
Nb4 $5 14.Nc3 Bc6 15.Qb1 ( 15.a5 Rc8 16.Rd1 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Nfd5 18.Bxe7 Qxe7
19.Na4 b6 20.Qd2 Rb8 21.Rdc1 Rfd8 22.Nc3 Nf6 23.Na2 Nxa2 24.Rxa2 e5 25.Qc3
exd4 26.exd4 h6 27.axb6 Rxb6 $11 {Pigusov,E-Liang,J/ Beijing 1997/Inf 70 
(27)} ) 15...h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Rd1 g6 18.h4 Qe7 19.e4 Rfd8 20.Qc1 Bg7 21.
Rd2 Be8 22.Qd1 Rd7 {1/2-1/2 Maksimenko,A-Kruppa,Y/ Ordzhonikidze UKR 
2000/The Week in Chess 295 (22)} ) 13...Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxg2 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.
Kxg2 Nd5 ( 16...Qd5+ 17.Nf3 c5 18.Rd1 ( 18.a5 $5 $14 ) 18...Qc6 19.Qc2 {
1-0 Tkachiev,V-Piket,J/Cannes 2000/CBM 77/[Ribli] (65)} ) ( 16...c5 17.a5 
$5 Qd5+ 18.Nf3 Rad8 19.Qc2 Qc6 20.Qa4 Qxa4 21.Rxa4 Rd5 22.Rc1 h6 23.Be3 {
1-0 Kaidanov,G-Bauer,C/New York USA 2000/The Week in Chess 288 (49)} ) 17.
Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Nf3 Qf6 19.Ra3 Rad8 20.Qc2 Rd6 21.Rb3 {1-0 Bauer, 
C-Bellini,F/Mondariz ESP 2000/The Week in Chess 305 (34)} ) ( 12...Nbd7 
13.Nc3 Bc6 14.Qc2 Bb4 15.Rfe1 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 c6 17.Red1 Qa5 18.Bf4 ( 18.Na2 
Bd6 19.Bd2 Qc7 20.Bg2 a5 21.Rac1 Rfd8 22.h3 Bf8 23.e4 e5 24.Be3 exd4 25.
Bxd4 h5 26.Qc3 Re8 27.Re1 Nh7 28.e5 Ng5 29.f4 Ne6 {1/2-1/2 
Tkachiev,V-Almasi,Z/ Senec 1998/EXT 99 (73)} ) 18...e5 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Bg2
Rad8 21.Na2 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Re8 23.Nxb4 Qxb4 24.Bd2 Qc4 25.Qxc4 Nxc4 26.Bc3 
{1-0 Filippov,V-Gutov, A/Omsk/Perm 1998/EXT 2000 (49)} ) 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.
Nc3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c6 {Schwarz hat eine sehr solide Stellung erreicht. Es 
trifft zu, dass Weisst Raumvorteil hat, aber das Feld b4 stellt eine 
positionelle Schwäche dar.} 16.e3 ( 16.Rd1 a5 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6b4]} 17.Ne4 
( 17.e4 $2 Bxd4 18.Ne2 e5 $17 ) 17...Na6 $11 ) 16...a5 {[%csl Yb4][%cal 
Gb8a6,Ga6b4] Schwarz bereitet das typische SpringermanssÖ®pß ver Na6-b4 
vor.} 17.h4 {Auch das ist ein für diese Variante typishes Motiv - Weiss 
gewinnt Raum am Kssm nigsflügel.} 17...Na6 $11 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme 
Stellung erreicht - er kann das Feld b4 besetzen.} 18.h5 Qe7 ( 18...e5 $6 
19.d5 $14 ) 19.Rd1 Rfd8 20.Qc2 ( 20.Ne4 Nb4 $11 ) 20...Nb4 21.Qb3 Rac8 ( 
21...Rd7 $11 {[%cal Ga8d8]} ) 22.Rac1 c5 23.dxc5 ( 23.d5 $6 c4 24.Qa3 exd5
( 24...Bxc3 25.bxc3 Qf6 $1 ( 25...Nxd5 $6 26.Qxe7 Nxe7 27.Bxb7 $14 ) 26.
dxe6 ( 26.Be2 Nxd5 $17 ) ( 26.cxb4 Qxf3 $17 ) 26...Nd3 $17 ) 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 
26.Rxd5 Qxa3 27.bxa3 b6 $15 ) 23...Rxd1+ ( 23...Rxc5 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.Bxb7
$14 Nd3 26.Rd1 $18 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Rd1d8]} ) 24.Qxd1 Rxc5 25.Ne4 Rc7 {
Natürlich tauscht Schwarz nicht von sich aus die Türme.} ( 25...Rxc1 26.
Qxc1 $14 {[%cal Gc1c8]} ) 26.b3 b6 27.Be2 ( 27.Rxc7 Qxc7 28.Nxf6+ gxf6 $11
{Die schwarze Bauernstruktur am Kssernstruktur nigsflügel wirkt sich nicht 
nachteilig aus.} ) 27...Rxc1 28.Qxc1 Qd8 29.Qc4 Be7 30.Qb5 Nd5 31.Bc4 Bb4 
{[%cal Rf7f5,Rf5e4] Schwarz beraubt den Ne4 des Feldes c3 und droht 
32...f5 mit Springerfang.} 32.g4 ( 32.Bxd5 $4 exd5 $19 {[%csl Re4]} ) 
32...Nf6 33.Nxf6+ ( 33.Nxf6+ gxf6 $11 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2000.09.07"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.e4 {Finkel,A} 1...e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 {Of course, this
move no longer comes as a surprise when I play it, but I was curious to 
see what he intended.} 5...c5 6.c3 cxd4 {This is one of the most direct 
attempts - Black wants to break with f6 while White is still relatively 
undeveloped.} 7.cxd4 f6 8.Nf4 {8.f4 is another ball-game, and Judit's game
with Hernandez from Merida 2000 is the latest example, but this was too 
much for a game that started at 9:00 AM!} ( {Nothing promises} 8.exf6 {
Finkel,A} 8...Nxf6 9.Nf3 Nc6 ( 9...Bd6 {Finkel,A} 10.g3 Nc6 11.Bg2 O-O 12.
O-O Qb6 13.Rb1 Bd7 14.Bf4 Ne4 $132 {Bologan,V-Glek,I/BL9293} ) 10.Nc3 Bd6 
11.Bb5 ( 11.Bd3 {Finkel,A} 11...O-O 12.Bg5 Qe8 13.Qd2 $6 Nh5 14.Ne2 $5 ( 
14.Qc2 {Finkel,A} ) 14...e5 $1 $36 {[%cal Ge8e2] 
Nijboer,F-Glek,I/Hoogovens-B 1999} ) ( 11.Be2 {Finkel,A} 11...O-O 12.O-O 
h6 13.h3 Bd7 14.Be3 Qe7 15.Re1 g5 $5 $132 {Hort,V-Knaak,R/BL9697} ) 11...
O-O 12.O-O Qc7 13.h3 Bd7 14.Re1 Rae8 15.Be3 a6 16.Bf1 Qb8 17.a3 Re7 $132 {
Lau,R-Gleizerov,E/Dresden op 1994} ) ( 8.f4 $146 {Finkel,A} 8...fxe5 9.
dxe5 ( 9.fxe5 {Finkel,A} 9...Bb4+ 10.Kf2 O-O+ 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Be3 $13 ) 9...
Nc6 10.Nf3 Bb4+ 11.Nc3 ( 11.Bd2 {Finkel,A} 11...Nc5 12.Bxb4 Nxb4 13.Nc3 
O-O 14.a3 Nc6 15.g3 Qb6 16.b4 Nxb4 17.axb4 Qxb4 18.Rc1 Nb3 $17 ) 11...Nc5 
12.Be3 Qa5 13.Qc2 O-O 14.Rc1 $2 ( 14.a3 {Finkel,A} 14...Ne4 15.Rc1 Bxc3+ 
16.bxc3 $13 ) 14...d4 $1 $17 {Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg 1993} ) 8...Bb4+
9.Bd2 Qb6 $1 {Of course. Why should Black restrict himself to 9...Qe7} 10.
Bxb4 ( 10.exf6 {Finkel,A} 10...Nxf6 11.Qa4+ Nc6 12.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13.Qxb4 Nxb4
14.Bd3 O-O 15.a3 Nh5 $5 $13 {Vukovic,Z-Piskov,Y/JUG-chT 1994} ) 10...Qxb4+
11.Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Ke7 13.exf6+ ( 13.Nf3 {Finkel,A} 13...Nc6 $5 ( 13...
fxe5 {Finkel,A} 14.Nxe5 ( 14.dxe5 {Finkel,A} 14...Nc6 15.Nd3 Rf8 16.Be2 b6
17.Rac1 Bb7 $132 ) 14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nc6 16.Nd3 Bd7 17.f4 Be8 18.Rc1 Rf8 
19.g3 $14 {and white has slighly better chanses.} ) ) 13...gxf6 14.Re1 ( 
14.Nf3 $6 {Finkel,A} 14...Kd6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} ) 14...Nb6 15.Nf3 {Finkel,A: 
'In the only game which was played in this variation white didn't choose 
the correct plan and very soon found himself in troubles:'} ( 15.Bd3 $6 {
Finkel,A} 15...Nc6 16.Nf3 Kd6 $1 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 17.Nh5 Rf8 18.Bxh7 e5 $36 
{Bezgodov,A-Sakaev,K/RUS-ch KO 1999} ) 15...Nc6 {'?!' Kortschnoj.} 16.Bb5 
Bd7 {I can't really criticise this, but after 16...Na5 or Nd8 followed by 
a6, I don't see any difficulties for Black.} 17.Bxc6 {Again, I was 
relieved to get this exchange as I liked the position with two knights} 
17...bxc6 18.Re2 $1 {If Black gets his king to d6, then White might have 
problems.} 18...Rae8 {'Kortschnoj: 'Very experienced "French" player 
Bareev chooses a plan to keep all his pieces on the king side of the 
board. It was a worth instead to play Rhe8, followed by a7-a5-a4.} ( 18...
Rab8 19.Nxe6 ( 19.Rhe1 Na8 20.b3 ( 20.Rxe6+ Bxe6 21.Rxe6+ Kf7 22.b3 Rbc8 
23.Nh4 Rhe8 24.Rd6 {In our postmortem, we thought that now 24...Red8 could
be met by Nf5, but at home, I see that 24.. .Re4 is rather better.} ) 
20...Nc7 ) 19...Nc4+ 20.Kc3 Bxe6 21.Rhe1 {Is a mess} ) 19.Rhe1 Kf7 ( 19...
Kd6 $1 20.Nh5 ( 20.Kc1 $1 {Finkel,A} 20...Rhg8 $6 ( 20...a5 $6 {Finkel,A} 
21.Nh5 Ref8 ( 21...Rhf8 $6 {Finkel,A} 22.Ng7 $1 Re7 23.Nf5+ $18 {[%csl 
Re7]} ) 22.Ng7 Rfg8 23.Nxe6 Rxg2 24.Nh4 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gh4f5]} ) 
( 20...h5 $5 {Finkel,A} ) 21.g3 a5 22.Nh5 Rg6 23.Nh4 Rh6 24.Ng7 $18 ) 
20...Ref8 $1 ( 20...Rhf8 21.Ng7 $1 Re7 22.Nf5+ $18 ) 21.Ng7 Nc4+ 22.Kc3 e5
23.b3 Rhg8 $1 ( 23...e4 24.bxc4 exf3 25.c5+ Kc7 26.gxf3 $18 ) 24.bxc4 Rxg7
{This looks fine for Black} 25.dxe5+ fxe5 26.Nxe5 Rxg2 27.Nxd7 Kxd7 ) 20.
Kc1 {Somehow, White's position is a little more pleasant here.} 20...Nc4 {
This helps White swap knights} 21.Nd2 $1 Nxd2 22.Kxd2 {Now White can aim 
for Nc5 and possibly move a rook to a3. Evgeny lashes out} 22...c5 23.dxc5
e5 24.Nxd5 $1 ( 24.Nd3 {Black seems to have enough compensation here.} ) 
24...Bb5 25.Kc3 $1 Bxe2 26.Rxe2 Rc8 $2 {He tries to stop c6 while he 
brings his forces over, but in fact b4 is the move he must prevent, not 
c6!} ( 26...Rhg8 27.f3 $16 ) ( 26...Rd8 $1 27.Kc4 Ke6 28.Rd2 Rd7 29.c6 {
White should take the draw.} ( 29.f4 $2 {The same as in the game. However,
White is lacking the move b4.} 29...e4 30.Rd4 ( 30.c6 Rd6 31.Kc5 Rhd8 ) 
30...f5 31.g4 Rhd8 32.gxf5+ Kf7 33.c6 Rd6 34.Kc5 e3 35.c7 e2 $1 36.cxd8=Q 
( 36.Re4 Rxd5+ 37.Kc4 Rd4+ 38.Rxd4 Re8 $1 $17 {Amazingly White is lost 
here} ) 36...Rxd8 37.Re4 Re8 ) 29...Rd6 30.Kc5 Rhd8 31.Nc7+ ( 31.c7 Rxd5+ 
32.Rxd5 Rxd5+ 33.Kc6 Rd6+ 34.Kc5 $1 ( 34.Kb7 Rb6+ {Wins for Black!} ) 
34...Rd5+ 35.Kc6 $11 ) 31...Ke7 32.Rxd6 Rxd6 {Now moving the knight to f4 
doesn't help} 33.Nd5+ ( 33.Nb5 $2 Rd2 {White even has problems here} 34.
Nxa7 Rc2+ 35.Kd5 Kd8 $1 ) 33...Ke6 34.Nf4+ Ke7 $1 {I had seen that now c7 
would be met by Rd2, but I assumed that some win existed and anyway White 
has a forced draw at any moment} ) 27.Kc4 Ke6 ( 27...a5 28.a3 a4 {is met 
by} 29.Nb6 ) 28.b4 $1 Rhd8 29.Rd2 Rd7 30.f4 ( 30.b5 Rcd8 {leads to a draw}
) 30...e4 ( 30...Rcd8 31.c6 Rd6 32.f5+ Kxf5 33.c7 $1 Rc8 34.Ne7+ Ke6 35.
Rxd6+ $18 ) 31.Rd4 f5 32.g4 Rg7 ( 32...Rcd8 33.c6 Rd6 34.gxf5+ Kf7 35.b5 
$1 {The b-pawn makes all the difference} 35...e3 36.c7 e2 37.Re4 $1 $18 {
And Rxd5 isn't check!} ( 37.cxd8=Q $4 Rxd8 38.Re4 Re8 ) ) 33.Ne3 {Now it's
over} 33...fxg4 34.Rd6+ Kf7 35.Nf5 {Winning back the exchange} 35...e3 ( 
35...Rg6 36.Rxg6 {Black can't avoid a fork.} ) 36.Nxg7 Re8 37.Nxe8 e2 38.
Rf6+ {Since the first game was drawn, this victory gave me the inaugural 
FIDE world cup} ( 38.Rf6+ Ke7 39.f5 $18 ) 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alexandrov, Alexei"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "A41"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.c4 e5 4.Nc3 exd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 h6 8.Be3 
Bg7 9.Be2 Ne5 10.O-O-O Be6 11.c5 dxc5 12.Bxc5 Qxd2+ 13.Rxd2 Nfd7 14.Be3 
Nc4 15.Bxc4 Bxc4 16.Nf3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 O-O-O 18.Rhd1 Bb5 19.Nd4 Ba4 20.Nc2 
Ne5 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.f3 h5 24.Bg5+ Kd7 25.Ne3 Ke6 26.Kd2 f6 
27.Bf4 g5 28.Bg3 h4 29.Bxe5 fxe5 30.g3 hxg3 31.hxg3 Be8 32.a3 Bh5 33.Ke2 
b5 34.Nd5 c6 35.Nb4 Kd6 36.Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[ECO "C65"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d4 Bb6 7.a4 a5 8.Bg5 h6 
9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Bxc6 Qxc6 11.Nxe5 Qxe4 12.Nd2 Qf5 13.Ndc4 Ba7 14.Ne3 Qe4 
15.Qh5 d6 16.N5c4 Be6 17.Rfe1 d5 18.Nxa5 Bxd4 19.Nxb7 Bb6 20.a5 d4 21.cxd4
Qxb7 22.axb6 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Qxb6 24.Qc5 Qxb2 25.Rc1 c6 26.h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexei"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[ECO "A40"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.a3 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 {In this line White usually 
postpones the development of the Ng1, as often Nh3-f4 can be effective. 
Even here Morozevich used an interesting concept, transposing the game 
into a Steonewall:} ( 5.g3 c6 $5 6.d5 $5 ( 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bf4 Bd6 
9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.Rc1 Nc6 11.Nf3 O-O 12.O-O Bb7 13.e3 Rac8 14.Ne2 Rc7 15.Nf4 
Rfc8 16.Rc2 Ba6 17.Re1 Bb5 $1 18.b3 Ne7 19.Rxc7 Rxc7 20.Qb1 Qxa3 21.Nxe6 
Rc3 22.Nd2 Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 $17 {Rogozenko,D-Morozevich,A/BL 0001/2000/} )
6...Ba6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.dxe6 dxe6 10.b3 Qe7 11.Bb2 Bb7 12.Bg2 Nbd7 
13.O-O Rad8 14.Qc2 c5 15.Nh4 Bxg2 16.Nxg2 Ne5 17.f4 Nc6 18.Rae1 Bb8 19.Nh4
Qd7 20.Rd1 Qe7 21.Nf3 Rxd1 22.Nxd1 Rd8 23.Nf2 h6 24.Re1 Qf7 25.e4 $36 {
Sasikiran,K-Rahman,Z/Guntur/2000/} ) 5...Ba6 $5 6.b3 ( 6.e3 Be7 ( 6...c6 
$142 $5 ) 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Bd2 c5 10.d5 $5 exd5 11.cxd5 g6 12.Bc4 Kh8
13.Qd3 d6 14.Ng5 Bc8 15.O-O h6 16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.dxe6 Nc6 18.f4 Na5 19.Bd5 c4
$5 20.Bxc4 Nxc4 21.Qxc4 d5 22.Qd3 Bc5 23.b4 Be7 24.Nb5 a6 25.Nd4 Ne4 26.
Rac1 Rc8 27.Bc3 $14 {Piven,I-Lada,I/Werfen op/1996/} ) 6...Be7 $146 ( 6...
g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O c6 10.a4 d5 11.Ba3 Re8 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Ne5 c5 
14.f4 Ne4 15.Rc1 cxd4 16.Nb5 Bxb5 17.axb5 Nd7 18.Nc6 Qf6 19.Bb2 Qf7 $13 {
1/2,Novikov,I-Shabalov,A/Philadelphia/1999/} ) 7.d5 O-O 8.Bb2 Bb7 9.g3 ( 
9.Nd4 $6 exd5 10.Nxf5 dxc4 11.bxc4 Bc5 $32 {|^} ) 9...Ne4 10.Bg2 Bf6 11.
Nd4 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 g6 $5 {/\e5} ( 12...c5 13.Nb5 ( 13.dxc6 $5 Nxc6 14.O-O 
$14 {/\} 14...Nxd4 15.Bxb7 Nxe2+ 16.Qxe2 Bxc3 17.Rad1 Rb8 18.Bc6 $36 ) 
13...d6 ( 13...Bxc3+ 14.Nxc3 $36 ) 14.O-O Bxc3 15.Nxc3 e5 16.f4 Nd7 17.e4 
$14 ) 13.b4 ( 13.O-O e5 14.Nf3 d6 $11 ) 13...e5 14.Nb3 e4 ( 14...d6 15.c5 
$1 $36 ) 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.O-O d6 17.f3 ( 17.Nd4 Nd7 18.Ne6 Rf7 $1 {[%cal 
Yd7f8,Yd7e5,Yb7c8] / \Nf8,Ne5,Bc8<=>} 19.Nxc7 $6 Rc8 20.Ne6 ( 20.Nb5 a6 
$15 ) 20...Rxc4 $36 ) 17...exf3 18.exf3 ( 18.Bxf3 Nd7 19.e4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 
Qb2 $132 ) 18...c5 $1 ( 18...Nd7 19.f4 $14 {/+/-,()} ) 19.dxc6 ( 19.bxc5 
dxc5 $5 20.f4 Nd7 $11 {[%csl Rb3] ?b3} ) 19...Nxc6 20.f4 Rae8 21.Qd2 Nd8 
22.Bxb7 Nxb7 23.Rfe1 Nd8 24.Qd5+ {The Q is needed to maintain the control 
over the e-file.} ( 24.Rad1 $142 Nf7 25.Nd4 $14 ) 24...Kg7 25.Nd4 Re7 $5 
26.Rxe7+ Qxe7 $132 27.Nf3 Qe3+ 28.Kf1 ( 28.Kg2 Nf7 29.Kh3 $5 $13 ) 28...
Nf7 29.Qd4+ ( 29.Re1 $5 Qxa3 30.Nd4 Qd3+ 31.Kg1 Kg8 32.b5 Rc8 33.Nc6 Qxd5 
34.cxd5 $44 ) 29...Qxd4 30.Nxd4 Rc8 31.Rc1 Kf6 32.Ke2 d5 $1 $11 33.c5 Nd6 
34.c6 Re8+ 35.Kd3 Ke7 36.Re1+ ( 36.b5 Kd8 $11 ) 36...Ne4 37.Nb5 Rc8 38.
Nxa7 $6 ( 38.Nd4 $142 ) 38...Rc7 39.Nb5 Rxc6 40.Re2 Rc1 $36 41.Rc2 Rd1+ 
42.Ke2 Rh1 43.Ke3 Re1+ 44.Kd4 Rd1+ 45.Ke3 Nd6 46.a4 $1 ( 46.Nxd6 Kxd6 $15 
) ( 46.a4 Nc4+ ( 46...Nxb5 47.axb5 $14 ) 47.Ke2 Rh1 48.Kd3 Rd1+ 49.Ke2 ( 
49.Kc3 Ra1 ) 49...Rh1 $11 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e6 4.Bxc4 a6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 
Bxc5 9.b3 Nbd7 10.Bb2 b6 11.Nc3 Bb7 12.Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Alexandrov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[ECO "C37"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Hecht"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.d4 g4 5.Bxf4 gxf3 6.Qxf3 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.O-O-O
h5 9.e5 Bg4 10.Qe4 Bh6 11.Bxh6 Rxh6 12.Rd2 dxe5 13.h3 Bd7 14.d5 Nce7 15.
Qxe5 Kf8 16.Bd3 Nc8 17.Rf1 Nd6 18.Rdf2 Qe7 19.Qd4 Qg5+ 20.Kb1 Be8 21.Ne2 
b6 22.Nf4 Bd7 23.Qc3 Rc8 24.Ba6 Qg7 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.Bxc8 Bxc8 27.Rf3 Nf6 
28.b3 Nfe4 29.Kb2 h4 30.Re1 a5 31.c4 Rh8 32.Nd3 Rh5 33.Rf4 Bf5 34.Ne5 Nc5 
35.Ka3 f6 36.Nc6 Be4 37.Re3 Rg5 38.Rxh4 Rxg2 39.Rg4+ Rxg4 40.hxg4 Kg6 41.
Nd4 Kg5 42.Rg3 Bg6 43.Rg1 Be8 44.Ne6+ Nxe6 45.dxe6 Bc6 {[#] weiße 
Bauernschwächen} 46.Kb2 Bf3 47.c5 bxc5 48.e7 Kg6 49.Rc1 c4 50.e8=Q+ Nxe8 
51.Rxc4 Kg5 52.a4 c6 53.Kc3 Bd5 54.Rc5 Kxg4 55.Rxa5 f5 56.Ra8 Nd6 57.Rd8 
$2 ( 57.Rb8 $1 f4 ( 57...Ne4+ 58.Kd4 Ng5 59.a5 Ne6+ 60.Ke5 Nc5 61.Kd6 Ne4+
$11 ) 58.a5 Nb5+ 59.Kd3 Bxb3 60.a6 Bd5 61.Rb7 $13 {[%cal Ra6a7]} ) 57...
Ne4+ 58.Kd4 Ng5 59.Re8 f4 60.a5 Ne6+ 61.Kd3 Nc5+ 62.Kc3 f3 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "B19"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 e6 8.h5 ( 8.
Ne5 {is rather popular these days.} ) 8...Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 {
Black is waiting with the development of his b8 N.} 11.Bf4 Bd6 {This is 
the real "simple chess"! Black wants to make profit from the fact, that he
didn't develop his << N.} ( 11...Qa5+ {is the well-known alternative.} ) 
12.Be5 $5 ( 12.Bxd6 {simplyfies the position even more.} 12...Qxd6 13.
O-O-O Nbd7 {This is the flexible reply, Black wants to decide later where 
to castle with his K.} ( 13...O-O $6 14.Ne5 c5 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Nc6 17.
Nxc6 bxc6 18.Qe5 $16 {Shmuter-Khenkin, ISR-chT 1996} ) 14.Kb1 ( 14.Rhe1 
O-O 15.Ne5 Rad8 16.f4 Qd5 17.c4 Qa5 18.Kb1 c5 {Black attacks the [+] in 
the right moment.} 19.d5 exd5 20.cxd5 Nxe5 21.Rxe5 Qb4 22.Qf3 Ne8 23.Re3 
Nd6 $11 {Van Riemsdijk-San segundo, Elista ol (Men) 1998} ) 14...O-O 15.
Ne4 ( 15.Qe2 {/\ Ne5} 15...Rfd8 16.Ne5 c5 17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.Ne4 Qc6 $11 {
Schmaltz-Kallai, Lippstadt 1996} ) 15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Nf6 17.Qe2 Qd5 {This 
is the typical manoeuvre here.} 18.c4 ( 18.Ne5 $2 Qxg2 {Black can bravely 
take the P.} 19.Rh4 Qg5 20.Nf3 Qf5 $17 {Cativelli-Garcia Palermo, Clop 
Buenos Aires ARG 1997} ) 18...Qe4+ 19.Qxe4 Nxe4 20.Rh4 Nd6 21.Ne5 Rfd8 22.
b3 a5 $11 {and the _|_ doesn't yield White any advantage, Rotman-Khenkin, 
Geneve op 1996.} ) ( 12.Ne5 {White wants to keep the tension, but Black 
can attack >< e5 by all means.} 12...Qc7 13.O-O-O ( 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 
Nd7 15.Rh3 O-O-O 16.O-O-O Nxe5 17.Bxe5 f6 18.Bxd6 {1/2:1/2 Tiviakov-Magem 
Badals, New York op 1998} ) 13...Nbd7 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 O-O-O 16.Bg3 
Nxe5 ( 16...Rhf8 17.Rhe1 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bc5 19.Qg4 {1/2:1/2 
Rodriguez-Spragett, Capablanca Elite 1997} ) 17.dxe5 Bc5 18.Qg4 Rhg8 19.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.Rd1 Rd8 $11 {and White's space advantage is not 
enough for something real, Zarnicki-Magem Badals Capablanca mem 1993.} ) 
12...Bxe5 ( 12...Qa5+ 13.c3 Be7 ( 13...Bxe5 14.dxe5 $5 ( 14.Nxe5 Nbd7 ) 
14...Nd5 15.Ne4 O-O 16.Qd2 ( 16.Nd6 Nd7 $1 ) ( 16.Neg5 $6 hxg5 17.Nxg5 f5 
$1 ( 17...Nf6 18.f4 Rd8 19.Qc2 ) 18.h6 Nf4 $5 ( 18...Qc7 ) 19.Qd6 Qxe5+ 
20.Qxe5 Nd3+ 21.Kf1 Nxe5 22.Nxe6 Rc8 23.Nxg7 ( 23.hxg7 Kf7 ) 23...f4 24.
Re1 Nbd7 $15 ) 16...Nd7 ) 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.a3 Nd7 16.O-O-O {
Kolbert-Prelevic, Serbia-ch Kragujevac 2000} 16...O-O-O $13 ) 13.dxe5 $146
{This unorthodox idea corrupts White's P structure, but creates a 
sronghold for the N on d6. However White cannot go to sleep, because his 
structural weaknesses are irreversible.} ( 13.Nxe5 {leads to similar 
positions to the previous notes.} 13...Nbd7 ( 13...Qd5 $5 14.O-O Nbd7 {
deserves attention.} ) 14.O-O-O ( 14.Qa3 ) 14...Qa5 $1 {Mac Intyre-Nur, 
US-chT Amateur East 1998} ( 14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qxd3 16.Rxd3 Ng4 17.Re1 $1 
Nxf2 18.Rd4 $16 ) 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Kb1 O-O 17.Ne4 Rfd8 $11 ) 13...Qxd3 14.
cxd3 Nfd7 $5 ( 14...Nd5 {was a serious alternative.} 15.Ne4 {/\ Nd6} 15...
b6 ( 15...Nd7 16.Nd6+ Ke7 17.Nxb7 Rhb8 18.Na5 Rxb2 19.Nxc6+ Ke8 20.O-O Nc3
$44 {with some activity for the P.} ) 16.Rc1 ( 16.Nd6+ Ke7 17.Rc1 Nd7 18.
Rxc6 Nc5 19.d4 Kd7 $1 ( 19...Nd3+ 20.Kd2 Nxf2 21.Rhc1 $36 ) 20.Nxf7 Kxc6 
21.Nxh8 Nd3+ 22.Kd2 Nxf2 23.Rc1+ Kd7 24.Nf7 Ne4+ 25.Kd3 Ng3 $11 ) 16...Ke7
17.Kd2 c5 18.d4 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rd8 $11 ) 15.Ne4 c5 {/\ Nc6} 16.Nd6+ Ke7 17.
Nxb7 {Black has sacrificed a P in order to finish development and put 
pressure on White's weaknesses.} 17...Nc6 ( 17...a5 $6 {loses precious 
time.} 18.Nd6 Nc6 19.Nc4 $16 {consolidating the position.} ) 18.O-O {In 
endgames the K usually belongs to the [+], so castles is not so logical.} 
( 18.Rc1 $5 {was the last chance to fight for a small edge in the _|_, for
example:} 18...Rab8 ( 18...Ncxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxc5 Rhd8 ( 20...Rab8 21.
b3 Rhc8 22.Kd2 ) 21.Ke2 Rd5 22.Rc3 $14 ) 19.Nxc5 Rxb2 20.Nxd7 Kxd7 21.Rh4 
( 21.a3 Rb3 ) 21...Rxa2 22.Rg4 Rg8 23.Rb1 Na5 ( 23...Kc7 24.Rc4 Rc8 25.Nd4
$14 ) 24.Kf1 $14 ( 24.Rd4+ Ke7 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.Rc7+ Ke8 27.Nd2 Nb3 $11 ) ) 
18...Ncxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxc5 {White is a P up, but the d P is weak.} 
20...Rhd8 21.Rfd1 Rd5 22.Rac1 Rb8 23.b3 Rc8 24.d4 ( 24.b4 a5 25.a3 axb4 
26.axb4 Rb8 27.Rb1 Nc6 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alexandrov, Alexei"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[ECO "E44"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 c5 6.a3 Ba5 7.Rb1 Na6 8.f3 O-O 9.
d5 exd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.Kf2 ( 11.e4 b4 ( 11...Re8 12.Ng3 b4 13.axb4 cxb4 14.
Nb5 b3+ 15.Kf2 Bb6+ 16.Be3 Bxe3+ 17.Kxe3 Nb4 18.Bc4 Qb6+ 19.Ke2 Ba6 20.
Qxb3 Nfxd5 {0-1 Oms Pallise,J-Del Rio Angelis,S/Santa Clara/1999/ (20)} ) 
12.axb4 cxb4 13.Nb5 Qb6 14.Nbd4 b3+ 15.Kf2 Nc5 16.Ng3 Bb7 17.Be3 Bxd5 18.
Rc1 Bxe4 19.Rxc5 Qxc5 20.Nxb3 Qc7 21.Nxa5 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A-Sambuev,B/ 
St. Petersburg/1998/ (37)} ) 11...b4 12.Nb5 d6 {The position has got a 
distinct features of Ben Oni structure with black dark squared bishop on 
unusual square a5.} ( 12...Bb7 13.e4 Qb6 14.Nf4 $13 ) 13.axb4 ( 13.e4 $5 )
13...Nxb4 ( 13...cxb4 14.e4 Bb6+ 15.Ned4 Ne8 16.g4 $14 ) 14.Nec3 $6 ( 14.
e4 ) 14...Bb6 15.Bc4 ( 15.e4 Ne8 16.g4 a6 17.Na3 Nf6 18.Nc4 Bc7 $13 ) 
15...Nd7 $5 16.Ne4 ( 16.Nxd6 Ne5 17.Nxc8 Rxc8 18.Be2 ( 18.b3 Nxc4 19.bxc4 
Qh4+ 20.g3 Qxc4 $17 ) 18...c4 19.Kf1 Ned3 20.Bxd3 Nxd3 21.Qe2 f5 $36 ) ( 
16.Na3 Ne5 17.b3 Qh4+ 18.g3 Qf6 $40 ) 16...Ne5 17.b3 ( 17.Be2 c4 ( 17...
Bb7 18.f4 Ng6 19.Bc4 Qe7 20.Nexd6 a6 21.Nf5 Qe4 22.Nfd6 Qxb1 23.Nc3 Qa1 
24.Nxb7 $13 ) 18.b3 Nbd3+ 19.Kf1 Nxc1 20.Qxc1 cxb3 21.Rxb3 Ba6 $13 ) 17...
f5 ( 17...Bc7 18.Nxc7 Qxc7 19.Bb2 Qe7 $15 ) ( 17...a6 $5 18.Nbc3 ( 18.
Nbxd6 $2 f5 19.Nxc8 fxe4 20.Nxb6 exf3 21.Nxa8 fxg2+ 22.Kg1 Qh4 $19 ) 18...
f5 $17 ) 18.Nexd6 ( 18.Ng3 a6 19.Nc3 Qh4 $17 ) 18...a6 $1 19.Nxc8 axb5 20.
Nxb6 ( 20.Ne7+ $2 Kh8 ( 20...Qxe7 $2 21.d6+ $18 ) 21.Bxb5 Qxe7 $19 ) 20...
Qxb6 21.Be2 Rfd8 {The early middlegame went rather badly for white, 
despite two bishops and extra pawn he is in critical position. Black 
pieces are very active and white king is far from safe.} 22.f4 ( 22.Qf1 
Rxd5 23.Bxb5 Ra2+ 24.Kg1 Qd6 $1 $19 ( 24...Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Qxb5 $19 ) ) ( 
22.Bb2 $5 Rxd5 23.Bxe5 Rxd1 24.Rhxd1 $17 ) ( 22.e4 fxe4 23.fxe4 c4+ 24.Be3
Rf8+ 25.Bf3 Ra2+ $19 ) 22...Rxd5 23.fxe5 ( 23.Qf1 Ned3+ 24.Kg1 Ra2 25.Qf3 
Qe6 $19 ) ( 23.Bd2 Ra2 $19 ) 23...Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Qe6 ( 24...Rb8 25.Rd6 Qa7 
26.Bd2 Qe7 27.Bxb4 cxb4 28.Rbd1 Qxe5 29.R6d5 Qxh2 $17 ) 25.Bxb5 Ra2+ ( 
25...Qxe5 26.Bb2 Qe4 ( 26...Ra2 $2 27.Rd2 Qb8 28.Bc4+ Kf8 29.Rbd1 $13 ) 
27.Rbc1 f4 28.exf4 Ra2 29.Bc4+ Kf8 30.Rb1 Qc2+ $19 ) 26.Bb2 $2 ( 26.Rb2 
Qxb3 27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Rd7+ Ke6 29.Rdd2 Rxb2 30.Bxb2 Nd5 $19 ) ( 26.Kg1 Qxe5 
$19 ) ( 26.Rd2 $1 Rxd2+ 27.Bxd2 Qxe5 28.Bxb4 cxb4 29.Bc4+ Kf8 $17 ) 26...
Qxb3 $1 {Milos plays a brave move and calculates properly, that black king
can survive on the g5 square.} ( 26...Qxe5 27.Rd2 Qb8 28.Bc4+ Kf8 29.Rbd1 
$13 ) 27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Rd7+ Ke6 ( 28...Kg6 $1 ) 29.Rd6+ Ke7 30.Rd7+ Kf8 31.
Rd8+ Kf7 32.Rd7+ Kg6 $1 33.Rd6+ ( 33.Rd2 c4 34.Be8+ Kh6 $19 ) 33...Kg5 34.
h4+ ( 34.Be2 g6 $1 ( 34...Rxb2 $2 35.h4+ $1 Kxh4 36.Rh1+ Kg5 37.Rh5# ) 35.
e6 Rxb2 36.e7 Rxe2+ 37.Kxe2 Qc2+ 38.Kf3 Qe4+ 39.Kf2 Qxe7 $19 ) 34...Kxh4 
35.Be2 Kg5 ( 35...c4 $4 36.Rh1+ Kg5 37.Rh5# ) 36.Rd2 ( 36.Rh1 g6 37.Bc1 
Nd3+ 38.Rxd3 Qxd3 39.e4+ f4 $19 ) 36...Nd5 ( 36...Nc2 37.Rd3 Qb4 $19 ) 37.
Rbd1 ( 37.Rd3 Qc2 38.Rxd5 Qxb1 39.Bc3 Rc2 40.Ba5 Qa2 $19 ) 37...Qxe3+ 38.
Kf1 Qf4+ 39.Kg1 Qe3+ 40.Kh1 Ra4 41.Bc1 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexei"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[ECO "A40"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 a5 4.Nf3 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Qc2 Nc6 7.a3 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 
Qe7 9.e4 e5 10.d5 Nb8 11.c5 O-O 12.cxd6 cxd6 13.Nd2 Qc7 14.Rc1 Bd7 15.b4 
Rc8 16.Bd3 axb4 17.Bxb4 Qxc2 18.Rxc2 Rxc2 19.Bxc2 Ne8 20.Ke2 Na6 21.Ba5 
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[ECO "D39"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 
Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qe7 12.Qe2 Bxb5 13.Qxb5+ Nc6 14.Nd4 Rc8 
15.Nxc6 Rxc6 16.O-O a6 17.Qg5 O-O 18.a3 Bc5 19.Be3 h6 20.Qg3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 
Qc7 22.h3 Nd7 23.Ne2 Ne5 24.Rfd1 Nc4 25.Qc3 e5 26.a4 Rc8 27.Rac1 Qe7 28.b3
Na3 29.Qd3 Nc2 30.Rd2 Qc7 31.Rcd1 Qb6 32.Qg3 Re8 33.Qd3 Nb4 34.Qd7 Rf8 35.
Ng3 g6 36.Qe7 Re6 37.Qh4 Kh7 38.Nf1 Nc6 39.Rd3 Nd4 40.Ne3 Qc6 41.Nd5 f5 
42.f3 Rf7 43.Kh2 Re8 44.Rc3 Qd6 45.Rdc1 fxe4 46.fxe4 Nc6 47.b4 Nxb4 48.Rc7
Rf8 49.Nf6+ Kg7 50.Rxf7+ Kxf7 51.Nh7 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gulko, Boris"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[ECO "A10"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.c4 b6 2.b3 Bb7 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nc3 f5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.g3 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O a5 
9.d4 Ne4 10.d5 Na6 11.Nd4 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Bf6 13.Qd2 Nc5 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Nb5 
d6 16.dxe6 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Rae8 18.Bxf6 Rxf6 19.Qd5 f4 20.Nd4 Kh8 21.e3 fxe3 
22.fxe3 Nxe6 23.Rxf6 gxf6 24.Nxe6 Qxe6 25.Qxe6 Rxe6 26.Kf3 Kg7 27.Kf4 Re8 
28.a3 Kf7 29.Rd5 Kg6 30.g4 Kf7 31.Rh5 Kg6 32.Rd5 Kf7 33.h3 Kg6 34.h4 Kf7 
35.Rd4 Re5 36.Re4 a4 37.b4 c5 38.bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexei"]
[Black "Alexandrov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[ECO "D38"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "296"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 {Das ist die sogenannte 
Ragozin-Variiante, ein spezielles Hybrid aus Damengambit und der 
Nimzoindischen Verteidigung. Großmeister Aleksandrov spielt gerne diese 
Eröffnung.} 5.Bg5 h6 {Statt dieser Fortsetzung kann Schwarz auch 5...dxc4 
(Wiener Variante) oder 5...Nbd7 spielen.} 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 c5 {Dieser Zug
ist typisch für die Ragozin Variante - Schwarz strebt sofortiges 
Gegenspiel im Zentrum an.} 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 ( 9.a3 ) 9...Nc6 ( 9...O-O ) 
10.Bb5 ( 10.dxc5 d4 11.Bb5 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 dxe3 13.fxe3 Qe7 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 
15.O-O {1/2-1/2 Gorelov,S-Janjgava,L/Pavlodar 1987/EXT 97 (15)} ) 10...O-O
( 10...Bxc3+ 11.Qxc3 c4 12.b3 Qg6 13.O-O Bh3 14.Ne1 cxb3 15.Qxb3 Bf5 16.
Qxd5 O-O 17.Qb3 Rac8 18.Bd3 {1-0 Kruppa,Y-Lomineishvili,M/Berlin 1995/CBM 
47 ext (70)} ) 11.dxc5 d4 ( 11...Bxc5 $2 12.Nxd5 $16 ) 12.Bxc6 dxc3 13.
Qxb4 cxb2 14.Rb1 {In der Folge gewinnt Weiß den Pb2 - die Frage lautet: 
bekommt Schwarz ausreichend Gegenspiel für den Bauern oder nicht.} 14...
bxc6 15.O-O {Dieser Zug ist die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß - nach 
sofortigem 15.Qxb2 bekommt Schwarz mit 15...Qf5 ausreichendes Spiel .} ( 
15.Qxb2 Qg6 ( 15...Qf5 16.O-O Qxc5 17.Rfc1 Qd5 18.Nd4 c5 19.Qb5 Bh3 20.
gxh3 Qg5+ 21.Kf1 cxd4 22.Qxg5 hxg5 23.exd4 {1/2-1/2 
Doroshkievich,V-Zilberstein,V/USSR 1972/Inf 13 (48)} ) 16.O-O Bh3 17.Nh4 
Qh5 ( 17...Qg5 18.Qb4 Rab8 ( 18...Rad8 $44 ) 19.Qf4 Qxf4 20.exf4 Be6 {
1/2-1/2 Jusiak,G-Rotstein,A/Naleczow 1989/EXT 97 (56)} ) 18.Qb4 Be6 19.Nf3
Bxa2 20.Ra1 a5 21.Qa4 Be6 22.Nd4 Bd5 23.f3 f5 24.Nxc6 Qe8 25.Nxa5 Qxe3+ 
26.Kh1 Qxc5 27.Rfc1 Qb6 28.Rcb1 Qe6 29.Re1 Qb6 30.Reb1 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Tal,M/Moscow 1987/CBM 04 (30)} ) 15...Bh3 $5 $146 {Das ist eine 
natürlich vorbereitete Verbesserung des schwarzen Spiels. Die alternative 
Plazierung des Läufers auf a6 ist weniger glücklich.} ( 15...Ba6 16.Rfe1 
Rab8 17.Qa3 Bc4 18.Nd4 Rfe8 $1 19.f3 Qg5 20.Nxc6 Rbc8 $6 ( 20...Rb5 21.Nd4
Rxc5 22.Rxb2 Ra5 23.Qc3 Rxa2 24.Rxa2 Bxa2 25.Ra1 Be6 $1 ) 21.f4 $1 Qd5 22.
Ne5 Qxc5 23.Qxc5 Rxc5 24.Rxb2 {1-0 Seirawan,Y-Polgar,J/Amsterdam 1995/Inf 
64/[Seirawan,Y] (62)} ) 16.Rxb2 {Wenn die Dame auf b2 nähme, wäre das ein 
Übergang in die Variante mit 15.Qxb2.} ( 16.Qxb2 Qg6 17.Nh4 Qh5 $11 ) 
16...Rad8 $14 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber dank des aktiveren 
Figurenspiels hat Schwarz etwas Kompensation. Ich bin aber nicht davon 
überzeugt, ob das auch ausreichend ist. Andererseits ist die Verwertung 
des Materialvorteils - Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel - prinzipiell nicht 
leicht.} 17.Nd4 Qg5 $1 {Mit dieser Fortsetzung provoziert Schwarz den Zug 
18.f4 - 18.f3 scheitert an 18.Dxe3+.} ( 17...Qg6 18.f3 $16 ) 18.f4 Qg6 19.
f5 Qg5 20.Rf3 $16 {[%csl Rh3] Der Bh3 steht schlecht.} ( 20.Nxc6 Rc8 21.
Qb7 ( 21.Nxa7 Qxe3+ 22.Kh1 Ra8 $13 ) 21...Rce8 22.f6 $5 ( 22.Kh1 $6 Bxf5 
$132 ) 22...gxf6 23.Kh1 Be6 $13 ) 20...Bg4 21.Rg3 h5 ( 21...a5 22.Qc3 $18 
) 22.h3 $18 {Weiß hat nicht nur einen Bauern mehr, sondern gewinnt die 
Figur auf g4.} 22...Rfe8 ( 22...Qh4 23.Qe1 Rfe8 24.Qf2 $18 ) 23.Qc3 ( 23.
hxg4 hxg4 ( 23...Rxe3 24.Qd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2g5]} ) 24.Qc3 ) 23...Re4 24.
hxg4 hxg4 {Weiß hat eine ganze Figur mehr - unglaublich, dass ein so guter
Spieler wie Dreev diese Partie nicht gewinnen konnte.} 25.Rb4 ( 25.Rb7 $18
) 25...Rd5 26.Qd3 ( 26.Rb8+ Kh7 27.Qd3 Ree5 28.f6+ g6 29.Rb7 Kg8 30.Rxa7 
$18 ) 26...Re8 27.Qe2 {[%cal Re2g4]} 27...Re4 28.Qd3 Re8 29.Rb1 ( 29.Rc4 
$18 ) 29...Qh4 ( 29...Rxc5 30.Qa3 $18 ) 30.Kf2 Rxc5 31.Qd1 ( 31.Rb7 $18 ) 
31...Re4 32.Rb8+ Kh7 33.Rb3 $2 ( 33.Qb3 Rd5 ( 33...Qf6 34.Qb1 $18 {[%cal 
Rb1e4, Rb1h1,Rh1h7]} ) 34.Rc8 $18 {[%cal Rb3b8,Rb8h8,Rh8h7]} ) 33...Rce5 
34.Qc2 {[%cal Gc2h7]} ( 34.Rc3 c5 35.Ne2 Rxf5+ 36.Kg1 $16 ( 36.Nf4 $2 g5 
$19 ) ) 34...c5 35.Ne2 Rxf5+ $16 {Schwarz hat jetzt schon zwei Bauern für 
die Figur, daher ist der Gewinn für Weiß gar nicht mehr so leicht. 
Dennoch, die Mehrfigur muss früher oder später zum Tragen kommen.} 36.Kg1 
Rfe5 37.Rc3 g6 38.Rc4 ( 38.Rxc5 Rxe3 39.Rxe3 Rxe3 40.Qd2 Qe7 41.Rc2 $16 ) 
38...Qe7 ( 38...Rxe3 39.Rcxg4 $16 ) 39.Rxg4 Rxe3 40.Nf4 $14 {Angesichts 
des guten schwarzen Figurenspiels und der Schwächung der weißen 
Königsstellung ist die Verwertung des weißen Materialvorteils gar nicht 
leicht, wenn überhaupt noch möglich.} 40...Qd6 41.Kf2 ( 41.Rh4+ Kg8 42.Kh2
) 41...Qf6 {[%cal Gf6f2]} 42.Kg1 Qd6 43.Rh4+ Kg8 44.Kh2 a6 45.Ra4 {Ein auf
den ersten Blick gut aussehender Zug - Weiß verteidigt für alle Fälle den 
Pa2 und möchte den schwarzen a-Bauern angreifen.} ( 45.Rh6 Re2 $1 46.Qd3 
Qxd3 47.Nxd3 Rg5 48.Nf4 Rxa2 $11 ) 45...Kf8 $2 ( 45...Re2 46.Qd3 $18 ) ( 
45...g5 $1 $13 {[%cal Gd6h2,Rg5f4,Rg5h4]} ) 46.Qc4 {[%csl Ra6]} 46...R3e4 
47.Qxa6 Qxa6 48.Rxa6 $16 {Jetzt hat Schwarz wiederum nur einen Bauern für 
die Figur.} 48...c4 ( 48...g5 49.Ra8+ Ke7 ( 49...Kg7 50.Nh5+ $18 ) 50.Nd5+
$18 ) 49.Rc6 Kg8 ( 49...g5 50.Rc8+ $18 ) 50.a4 Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge8a8,Ga8a4] 
Schwarz verteidigt seine Grundlinie. Jetzt droht schon 51...g5, denn Weiß 
hat nicht mehr den Zwischenzug Rc8+.} 51.Kg3 Rd4 ( 51...Ra8 52.Nxg6 $18 ) 
( 51...g5 52.Rg4 Rxf4 53.Rxg5+ $18 ) 52.Nh3 {Weiß hat nichts anderes - er 
muss den Springer auf h3 plazieren, sonst kommt er nicht zum Abtausch des 
Turms auf d4.} ( 52.a5 $2 g5 53.Rg4 Re3+ 54.Kf2 Rxf4+ 55.Rxf4 gxf4 56.Rxc4
Ra3 $11 ) 52...Rxh4 53.Kxh4 Re4+ 54.Kg3 c3 $1 55.Rxc3 Rxa4 56.Ng5 {Das 
Material ist weitgehend reduziert, aber Weiß hat noch einige 
Gewinnchancen. Bei guter Verteidigung jedoch sollte Schwarz - wie in 
unserer Partie - das Remis halten.} 56...Ra5 57.Ne4 Ra4 58.Nf6+ Kg7 59.Rc6
Ra3+ ( 59...g5 {Dieser Zug wäre prinzipiell nicht logisch, denn die Bauern
sind auf der sechsten und siebten Reihe besser zu verteidigen.} ) 60.Kh4 
Ra4+ 61.Kh3 Ra3+ 62.Kh2 Ra7 63.Rd6 Ra4 64.Rb6 {Weiß hat keinen konkreten 
Gewinnplan - mit vielen Wartezügen ung Zugwiederholungen führt er einen 
psychologischen Kampf.} 64...Rf4 65.Nd5 Rd4 66.Rb5 Rd3 67.Nf4 Ra3 68.Rb6 
Ra4 69.Kg3 Ra3+ 70.Kg4 {Weiß scheint eine Entscheidung getroffen zu haben 
und seinen König aktivieren zu wollen.} 70...Kh6 71.Rf6 Kg7 72.Rd6 Kh6 73.
Nd3 {[%cal Rd3e5,Re5f7]} 73...Ra5 {[%cal Ga5h5] Schwarz verteidigt sich 
gegen 74.Ne5.} 74.Kf4 Ra4+ 75.Kf3 Ra5 76.Rf6 Ra3 77.Ke4 Ra4+ 78.Ke3 Kg7 
79.Rd6 Ra2 {Das ist praktisch dieselbe Stellung wie nach dem 56. Zug.} 80.
g3 {Der erste Schritt ist gemacht - der Bauer steht schon der 3. Reihe.} 
80...Ra5 81.Rc6 Rg5 82.Kf3 Rf5+ 83.Nf4 Ra5 84.Rc3 Rb5 85.Ra3 Rc5 {Der Turm
hat die ideale Verteidigungsposition auf der fünften Reihe eingenommen.} 
86.Ke4 Rc4+ 87.Ke5 {Endlich überschreitet Weiß den Rubikon - sein König 
erreicht die fünfte Reihe.} 87...Rc8 88.Nd5 Rc6 89.Ra7 Rc4 90.Ne3 Rc5+ 91.
Nd5 Rc4 92.Ra8 Rc1 93.Ra3 Rc6 94.g4 {Weiß möchte eine Stellung mit Pg5 und
Nf6 herbeiführen, in der sich ihm Mattmöglichkeiten bieten würden.} 94...
Kh6 95.Kf4 Rc4+ 96.Kf3 f5 97.gxf5 gxf5 $11 {Die Stellung ist theoretisch 
Remis, aber Weiß kann die Verwertung seines Materialvorteils bis zum Ende 
probieren.} 98.Ne3 Rb4 {Schwarz muss den Pf5 gar nicht verteidigen, der 
hat gar keine Bedeutung. Das Endspiel mit R + N gegen R ist theoretisch 
Remis, aber Weiß kann - natürlich - noch weiterspielen.} ( 98...Rc5 99.Kf4
) 99.Nxf5+ Kg5 100.Nd6 {Mit R + N gegen R kann man nur spezielle 
Stellungen gewinnen, das Remis ist hier viel einfacher als bei R + B gegen
R.} 100...Kf6 101.Ra5 Ke6 102.Ne4 Rb1 103.Nd2 Rd1 104.Nc4 Rc1 105.Rc5 Rh1 
106.Re5+ Kf6 107.Rb5 Ke6 108.Re5+ Kf6 109.Re4 Kf5 110.Ne3+ Kf6 111.Kf4 {
Endlich bringt Weiß seinen König ins Spiel und versucht, den gegnerischen 
König zurückzudrängen.} 111...Kf7 112.Re5 Re1 113.Ra5 Ke6 114.Ra6+ Kd7 
115.Ke4 Re2 116.Kd4 Rd2+ 117.Ke5 Re2 {Die Verteidigungsmethode ist einfach
- entweder Schach geben oder den Springer fesseln.} 118.Ra3 Rd2 119.Nf5 
Re2+ 120.Kd5 Rd2+ 121.Nd4 Ke7 $1 {Die weiße Drohung war 122.Rb7+. Es ist 
logisch, dass der schwarze König nach e7 geht, denn hier hat er mehr 
Freiheit als z.B. auf c7.} 122.Ke5 Kf7 123.Ra7+ Kg6 124.Ra6+ Kf7 {
Natürlich muss man immer vorsichtig bleiben - nach 126...Kg5?? kommt 
127.Nf3+ mit Gewinn.} 125.Ra1 Kg6 126.Rg1+ Kf7 127.Rf1+ Ke7 128.Kd5 ( 128.
Nf5+ Kd7 ) 128...Rd3 129.Rf2 Rd1 130.Rf3 Rd2 131.Ke5 Rd1 132.Re3 Ra1 133.
Nc6+ ( 133.Kd5+ Kf6 ) ( 133.Kf5+ Kd6 ) 133...Kd7 134.Nb4 Ra5+ 135.Nd5 Ra6 
( 135...Ra1 ) 136.Nf6+ Ke7 137.Kf5+ Kf7 138.Nd5 Rd6 139.Re5 Rd7 140.Nf4 
Rd1 141.Re6 Rf1 142.Re3 Ra1 143.Rd3 Ra5+ 144.Nd5 Ra1 145.Rf3 Re1 146.Rf2 
Ke8 147.Nf6+ Ke7 148.Ne4 Ra1 {Weiß spielte 99.Nxf5, und da in den 
folgenden 50 Zügen kein Bauernzug oder Figurentausch erfolgte, endete die 
Partie mit Remis.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[ECO "C76"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 a6 6.Ba4 d6 7.d4 Bd7 8.d5 Nce7 
9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.c4 h6 11.Nfd2 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.f4 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[ECO "B30"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.e4 {Ftacnik.} 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4
7.d3 ( 7.c3 a6 8.Bf1 Nc6 9.a4 $6 Be7 10.Na3 O-O 11.Nc2 d5 12.e5 f6 $1 $15 
{Szmetan-Milos/Buenos Aires/1996} ) 7...g6 ( 7...a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.Nd2 Be7 ( 
9...b5 10.Bb3 g6 $5 11.Nf3 $6 ( 11.f4 Bg7 12.Nf3 O-O 13.Qe2 a5 14.a3 Bb7 
15.Qf2 $13 ) 11...Bg7 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.Rc1 O-O 14.Qd2 a5 $1 15.a4 $2 ( 15.a3 
$142 ) 15...b4 $15 {Glek,I-Milov,V/Biel SKA 1996} ) 10.Qh5 g6 11.Qe2 b5 
12.Bb3 Bb7 13.Nf3 Bf6 14.Bh6 d6 15.Qd2 a5 16.c3 $14 {
Morozevich,A-Milov,V/Tilburg 1994} ) ( 7...Nc6 8.Nd2 Be7 ( 8...a6 9.Bxc6 
dxc6 10.e5 c5 11.Qg4 Bd7 12.Ne4 Bc6 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.Qxg7 Kd7 15.exd6 Qg8 
$15 {Peptan,C-Shumiakina,T/EUCup99 (women) 1999} ) 9.e5 O-O 10.Bxc6 dxc6 
11.Qg4 Kh8 12.Ne4 f5 13.exf6 gxf6 14.Qh5 Qe8 $15 {
Belkhodja,S-Vaisser,A/Masters KO 2000} ) 8.Ba4 ( 8.c3 Nc6 9.Bxc6 dxc6 10.
cxd4 Bg7 11.Nd2 Qxd4 12.Nf3 Qb6 13.Qa4 O-O 14.e5 Bd7 15.Bg5 h6 16.Be7 Rfe8
17.Qa3 Qb5 18.Re4 b6 19.Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Fominyh,A/ RUS-chT 1997} ) 
8...Bg7 9.Nd2 ( 9.c3 {Ftacnik} 9...O-O 10.Bg5 $14 ) 9...O-O 10.f4 d6 ( 
10...d5 $6 {Ftacnik} 11.e5 $14 ) 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.Bb3 {Nothing promises} ( 
12.Bxd7 Qxd7 13.Bd2 Rac8 {'=' Ftacnik.} 14.Rc1 Rc7 15.c3 dxc3 16.bxc3 f5 
$13 {and black has very comfortable position,but also the move in the game
doesn't bring white the desirable advantage.} ) 12...a5 13.a4 ( 13.a3 {
Ftacnik} 13...Qc7 14.Bd2 $11 ) 13...b5 $5 14.axb5 ( 14.Bd2 b4 ( 14...bxa4 
15.Bxa4 Bxa4 16.Rxa4 Qb6 17.Qa1 Nc6 18.b4 $16 ) 15.Qe2 Rc8 16.Qf2 $14 ) ( 
14.Ng5 {Ftacnik} 14...h6 15.Nf3 b4 $11 ) 14...Bxb5 15.f5 $5 {It's hard to 
come up with something else. '?!' Ftacnik.} ( 15.Ba4 {Ftacnik} 15...Ba6 
16.Qe2 $14 ) 15...gxf5 ( 15...exf5 {Ftacnik} 16.Bg5 Kh8 17.exf5 f6 18.Bd2 
Nxf5 19.Be6 Ne3 20.Bxe3 dxe3 21.Rxe3 $11 ) 16.Ng5 ( 16.exf5 {Ftacnik} 
16...Nxf5 17.Ng5 Qf6 18.Ne4 Qg6 $17 ) 16...h6 ( 16...fxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 17.
Qh5 h6 18.Nxf7 $1 ( 18.Nxe6 $6 fxe6 19.Bxe6+ Kh8 20.Qxb5 e3 $13 ) 18...
Rxf7 19.Bxe6 Be8 20.Rf1 $18 ) 17.exf5 ( 17.Nxf7 {Ftacnik} 17...Kxf7 18.
Qh5+ Kg8 ( 18...Kf6 $2 19.exf5 $18 ) 19.Bxe6+ Kh7 20.exf5 Be8 21.Qh3 Nc6 
$15 ) 17...Nxf5 ( 17...hxg5 $2 {Ftacnik} 18.Bxg5 Re8 19.Qh5 $40 ) 18.Nxf7 
$1 {The point of 15th move of white.} ( 18.Nh3 a4 19.Ba2 d5 20.Qh5 Qh4 $17
) ( 18.Bxe6 {Ftacnik} 18...fxe6 19.Nxe6 Qb6 20.Nxf8 Rxf8 21.Qg4 Ne3 $15 ) 
( 18.Ne4 {Ftacnik} 18...d5 $17 ) 18...Rxf7 ( 18...Qf6 {Ftacnik} 19.Rxe6 
Qxf7 20.Rf6 Bxf6 21.Bxf7+ Rxf7 22.Qh5 $14 ) 19.Bxe6 Qf6 {'!' Ftacnik.} ( 
19...Be8 {Ftacnik} 20.Qg4 Ne3 21.Bxe3 dxe3 22.Rxe3 Qb6 23.Re1 Qxb2 24.Bd5 
Qd4 25.Qxd4 Bxd4 26.Bxa8 $14 ) 20.Qf3 ( 20.Qh5 {Ftacnik} 20...Ra7 21.Bd2 
a4 $15 ) 20...Ra7 21.Bxf7+ ( 21.Bd2 {Ftacnik} 21...a4 22.Qd5 Bd7 23.Bxf7+ 
Qxf7 24.Qxf7+ Kxf7 $15 ) 21...Qxf7 22.Rf1 ( {Deserved attention} 22.b3 $5 
{leaving black pawn on a5.} ) 22...Bd7 23.Bd2 ( {Sooner or later white has
to change the queens.It was a right moment now.} 23.g4 Qg6 24.Qe4 Nh4 25.
Qxg6 Nxg6 26.h3 {'=' Ftacnik.} 26...a4 $13 ) 23...a4 24.c4 ( 24.Ra3 {
Ftacnik} 24...Rc7 25.c4 dxc3 26.bxc3 d5 27.g4 Bf8 28.Raa1 Nd6 $15 ) 24...
Qg6 ( 24...dxc3 {Ftacnik} 25.Bxc3 Bxc3 26.bxc3 a3 27.Rf2 $132 ) 25.Qe4 Kh7
26.b4 $6 ( 26.g4 {Ftacnik} 26...Ne3 $17 ) 26...Bc8 $1 27.h3 ( 27.g4 Re7 
28.Qf3 Ne3 $17 {'-+' Ftacnik.} ) 27...h5 $1 28.Rae1 Rf7 $5 {[%cal 
Gc8b7,Gg7e5,Gg6g3] Now white finds himself under strong attack and the 
material osses are inevitable.} ( 28...Re7 29.Qf4 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Bh6 31.Qf2 
Be3 32.Bxe3 dxe3 $17 ) 29.Rf2 ( 29.Qe8 {Ftacnik} 29...Nh4 30.Rf2 Rxf2 31.
Qxg6+ Nxg6 32.Kxf2 Ne5 $17 ) 29...Be5 30.Qa8 {'?' Ftacnik.} ( 30.Ref1 $5 {
Ftacnik} 30...a3 ( 30...Bb7 $2 31.Rxf5 $1 Bxe4 32.Rxf7+ $16 ) 31.Bc1 Qg3 
32.Bf4 Bxf4 33.Qxf4 Qxd3 $17 ) 30...Bb7 ( 30...Qg3 $5 {Ftacnik} 31.Rxe5 
dxe5 32.Qxc8 ( 32.Qxa4 Qxd3 $19 ) 32...Qxf2+ 33.Kxf2 Nd6+ $19 ) 31.Qe8 ( 
31.Qxa4 {Ftacnik} 31...Bg3 32.Ree2 Bxf2+ 33.Rxf2 Ng7 34.Re2 Qxd3 $19 ) 
31...Bg3 $19 32.Ref1 Bxf2+ 33.Rxf2 Rg7 34.Qxg6+ Kxg6 35.Bf4 h4 36.b5 Kf6 
37.Kh2 Ke6 38.Re2+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alexandrov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[ECO "A85"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nc3 f5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Ne2 b6 6.a3 Bd6 7.g3 Bb7 8.d5 Na6 9.
Bg2 Nc5 10.O-O O-O 11.b4 Nce4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bb2 Qe7 14.Qd3 exd5 15.cxd5 
a5 16.b5 Rae8 17.Rad1 Bc5 18.a4 Qf7 19.Nc3 Qg6 20.Rfe1 Re7 21.Re2 Rfe8 22.
Nxe4 fxe4 23.Qb3 Qf7 24.Rc2 d6 25.Rdd2 Bc8 26.Rc4 Bg4 27.h4 h6 28.Qc2 Bf3 
29.Bxf3 Qxf3 30.Qd1 Qf5 31.Kg2 Rf7 32.Qe2 Ref8 33.Qd1 h5 34.Rcc2 Qg6 35.
Bd4 Bb4 36.Bc3 Bc5 37.Bd4 Rf3 38.Bxc5 bxc5 39.b6 cxb6 40.Qb1 Rb8 41.Rc4 
Rff8 42.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 43.Rxe4 b5 44.axb5 Rxb5 45.Ra4 Kf7 46.Rda2 Ra8 47.R2a3 
Kf6 48.f4 Ra7 49.Kf3 g6 50.g4 hxg4+ 51.Kxg4 Re7 52.Kf3 Ra7 53.e4 Ra8 54.
Kg4 Ra7 55.Ra2 Ra8 56.R4a3 Ra7 57.Ra4 Ra8 58.R2a3 Ra7 59.Kf3 Ra8 60.Ke3 
Ra7 61.Kd3 Ra8 62.Kc4 Rb4+ 63.Rxb4 cxb4 64.Re3 Rc8+ 65.Kb3 Rc1 66.e5+ Ke7 
67.Rg3 Rd1 68.Kc4 Rc1+ 69.Kb3 Rd1 70.Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[ECO "D10"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.Nge2 
e6 9.Qb3 Na5 10.Qa4+ Nc6 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qa4+ Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xu Jun"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 
9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 cxd5 14.cxd5 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6
16.dxe6 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 d5 19.Bc2 b6 20.Qg4 e4 21.Rad1 Qc7 22.
Bb3 Rf5 23.Re2 h5 24.Qh4 Bf6 25.Qg3 Be5 26.Qh4 Bf6 27.Qg3 Be5 28.Qh4 Bf6 
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "A16"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "199"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nf3 
O-O 9.Qc1 {An interesting idea.White is not in hurry to castle,but tries 
to exchange dark-squared bishops as soon as possible.This looks more 
flexible than Qd2.} ( 9.O-O {is the main line.} ) 9...e5 ( 9...Re8 10.Bh6 
Bh8 11.h4 e5 12.h5 $36 {0-1 Toikka,J-Holmsten,A/Helsinki 1993/EXT 98 (30)}
) 10.Bh6 Re8 ( 10...Nd4 11.Bxg7 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Kxg7 13.O-O c6 14.b4 Nd5 15.
b5 $14 {1-0 Gheorghiu,F-Martz,W/Lone Pine 1975/MCD (29) Gurevich,M: '1-0 
Gheorghiu, F-Martz,W/Lone Pine 1975/MCD (29)'} ) ( 10...Qe7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 
12.O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Gheorghiu,F-Bellon Lopez,J/Zuerich 1984/MCD (42)} ) ( 
10...Bg4 $5 {TN} 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.O-O ( 12.h3 Bf5 $5 $13 ) 12...Nd4 $6 {1-0
Gurevich, M-Mikhalevski,V/Antwerp 1999/EXT 2000/[Gurevich,M] (30)} ( 12...
Qd7 13.b4 $5 ) ) 11.Bxg7 ( {It's intereting to try making use of the rook 
on h1 by means of} 11.h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} 11...Nd4 ( 11...f6 $5 ) ( 11...Bg4
$5 ) 12.h5 $1 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Nf5 ( 13...Nc2+ $2 14.Kd2 ( 14.Kd1 $5 ) 14...
Nxa1 15.hxg6 $18 {[%csl Rg8]} ) 14.Qd2 $14 ) 11...Kxg7 12.O-O Nd4 13.Re1 {
Necessary prophylaxis.The e2-pawn has to be protected.} ( 13.b4 Bg4 $1 {
[%csl Re2,Rf3]} 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Qf4 Qd7 $5 ( 15...dxc3 16.Qxg4 {[%csl 
Rb7,Rc3]} ) ( 15...Bxe2 $6 16.Nxe2 Rxe2 17.Bxb7 Rb8 18.Bf3 $14 ) 16.Nb5 
Bxe2 17.Nxc7 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 Rac8 19.Nxe8+ Rxe8 $11 ) 13...a5 $1 {Aimed 
against b4.} 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Ne4 f6 {Covering Black squares.} 16.Qc2 ( 16.
Nc5 $5 c6 17.e3 {would put more pressure on Black.} ) 16...c6 17.Rab1 Nd5 
{[%cal Gd5b4] Black has been improving the position of his pieces,creating
on the way the threat of Nb4.} 18.a3 {[%csl Gb4] Preventing Nb4 and 
preparing b4.} 18...Re7 {In the search for harmony.} 19.Qc5 Nc7 {Now after
b4 the knight will occupy a brilliant parking place on b5 where he will 
attack the a3-pawn looking at the same time on the weak square on c3.} 20.
b4 $6 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3] I don't like this move.White creates problems to 
himself.} ( 20.e3 $142 dxe3 ( 20...Ne6 21.Qc4 ) 21.fxe3 ) 20...a4 $1 {
[%csl Ra3,Rc3] [%cal Gc7b5] Fixing the weakness on a3.} 21.e3 dxe3 ( 21...
Nb5 $5 22.exd4 $140 Nxd4 23.Nc3 Rd7 $13 ) 22.Rxe3 {I think White should 
prefer 22.fe at least covering the d4-square.} ( 22.fxe3 Nb5 {[%csl Ra3]} 
23.Ra1 Bf5 {and Black has no problems.} ) 22...Re5 23.Qc1 Nb5 $15 {[%csl 
Ra3,Rd4] Now White has to think about equalizing.} 24.Qb2 Qd4 $1 {
Exchanging the main defender Black seizes initiative.The weakness on a3 
will create serious problems for White.} 25.Qxd4 Nxd4 {[%csl Ra3][%cal 
Gd4c2] Now we see the results of b4.} 26.Nd6 $6 ( {I think White should've
covered the c2-square:} 26.Rc1 {[%csl Gc2]} 26...Nb5 27.Ra1 ) 26...Nc2 $1 
{Perhaps Gurevich underestimated this strong resource.Now Black wins a 
pawn and gets good chances to win the game.} ( {But not} 26...Rxe3 $143 
27.fxe3 Nc2 28.Rb2 $1 Nxa3 29.Nxc8 Rxc8 30.Ra2 Nb5 31.Rxa4 $11 {equalizing
} ) 27.Rxe5 fxe5 28.Nc4 $1 {White prefers to give up the d3-pawn saving 
the a-pawn.} ( {Now} 28.Rb2 {doesn't help as after} 28...Nxa3 29.Ra2 Nb5 
30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.Rxa4 Rd8 32.Be4 Rd4 $17 {[%csl Rb4] with the idea Kf6 
followed up with Nc3 Black wins the b4-pawn.} ) 28...Be6 29.Rb2 Bxc4 30.
Rxc2 Bxd3 31.Rd2 Bf5 $17 {Black is a pawn up,but some technical problems 
still must be solved.} 32.Kf1 Rc8 $5 {Black has been planning to create a 
pass pawn by means of b5 and then c5.} 33.Ke1 b5 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 34.Rd6 $6 
{Putting the rook behind the pawns,but allowing to win nicely.} ( 34.Bf1 
$5 {was probably the last chance.} ) 34...c5 35.bxc5 Rxc5 36.Rb6 ( {Bad is
} 36.Rc6 $2 Rxc6 37.Bxc6 {in a view of} 37...b4 $1 38.axb4 ( 38.Kd2 $142 
bxa3 39.Kc3 ) 38...a3 39.Bd5 Bb1 40.b5 a2 41.Bxa2 Bxa2 42.b6 Bd5 $19 ) 
36...Rc3 $2 {Fortunately for White Black misses a nice idea.} ( 36...Rc1+ 
$1 {was much stronger:} 37.Kd2 Rc2+ 38.Ke1 ( 38.Ke3 $142 Rc3+ {winning a 
tempo comparing to the game.} ) 38...e4 $1 {[%cal Ge4e3]} ( 38...Bd3 $5 
39.Bf1 e4 $1 40.Bxd3 exd3 41.Rxb5 Re2+ 42.Kd1 Rxf2 43.Rd5 Rxh2 44.Rxd3 Ra2
{and Black has to win.} ) 39.Rb7+ ( 39.Rxb5 e3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg2][%cal 
Ge3f2]} ) 39...Kh6 40.Re7 b4 $1 41.axb4 a3 42.Ra7 a2 $19 {winning} ) 37.
Rxb5 Rxa3 38.Rb7+ $6 ( 38.Rxe5 $142 ) 38...Kh6 ( 38...Kf6 $5 ) 39.Bd5 Rd3 
40.Bg8 Rd7 {Now Black is winning again.} 41.Rb5 ( {Bishops ending also 
doesn't leave many chances:} 41.Rxd7 Bxd7 42.Kd2 Kg7 43.Bd5 Kf6 $19 ) 
41...Bg4 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gd7d1]} ( 41...e4 $5 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gf5g4] was
interesting trying to combine mating threats with advancing a pass pawn.} 
) 42.f3 $8 Bxf3 43.Rxe5 Kg7 44.Bc4 Rd4 ( 44...Rc7 45.Re3 $1 ) 45.Rc5 {In 
the folowing 15 moves the position wasn't changed much until Black played 
60...h5?} 45...Bg4 46.Kf2 Re4 47.Bd3 Re7 48.Ra5 Bd1 49.Bb5 Re4 50.Ra7+ Kf6
51.Bd3 Re7 52.Ra5 Re5 53.Ra7 Bb3 54.h4 h6 55.Ra6+ Re6 56.Ra5 Bd1 57.Bb5 
Re4 58.Bd3 Re5 59.Ra6+ Re6 60.Ra5 h5 $6 {Serious inaccuracy.Now White can 
exchange the rook for the a-pawn and bishop reaching a theoretically 
drawish position.That's why Black should refrain from playing h5 and try 
to bring the king to the queen side.} 61.Bb5 $1 {Now Black can't prevent 
B:a4.} 61...Kg7 $2 {Black takes his king away from the check on a6 in case
of B:a4 Re2+ K~ Ra2 Ra6+ and Bb5.Now Black wins an exchange,but allows 
White to reach above-mentioned drawish position.} ( 61...Re4 {could be the
last chance as losing the a4-pawn means draw.} 62.Ra6+ {[%cal Gb5d3]} ) 
62.Bxa4 $1 $11 Re2+ 63.Kg1 Ra2 64.Bxd1 Rxa5 65.Bf3 {With the bishop on the
long diagonal White keeps the draw.} 65...Ra2 66.Kf1 Rb2 67.Kg1 Kh6 68.Kf1
Kg7 69.Kg1 Kf6 70.Kf1 Ke5 71.Kg1 Kd4 72.Bc6 Rd2 73.Bb7 Ke3 74.Bc6 Rd6 75.
Bb7 Rb6 76.Ba8 Rb1+ 77.Kg2 Rb2+ 78.Kg1 Rb6 79.Kg2 Rb2+ 80.Kg1 Rb8 81.Bc6 
Rc8 82.Bb7 Rc7 83.Ba8 g5 {There is no other way to break through the 
White's fortress.} 84.hxg5 Rg7 85.Kg2 $1 {[%cal Gg2h3,Gh3h4] White is in 
hurry to attack the h-pawn.} 85...Rxg5 86.Kh3 {[%cal Gh3h4]} 86...Rg4 87.
Bc6 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gc6e8] The rest wasn't necessary.} 87...Kf2 88.Be8 
Rxg3+ 89.Kh4 Kf3 90.Kxh5 Kf4 91.Kh6 Kf5 92.Kh7 Kf6 93.Bc6 Rg5 94.Be4 Kf7 
95.Kh8 Re5 96.Bd3 Re3 97.Bc2 Rc3 98.Be4 Rh3+ 99.Bh7 Rxh7+ 100.Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "E34"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 O-O $5 ( 6...c5 $5 {
It's main line.See comments to Georgiev,K-Adams,M/ Sarajevo,2000/CBM 77 
(1/2-1/ 2)(Golod,V)(22)} ) ( {Also possibly:} 6...e5 $5 {See comments to 
Sakaev, K-Pigusov,E/St. Petersburg,1999/CBM 71 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V) (41)} ) 
7.Bd2 ( {Other possibilities is:} 7.Nf3 c5 ( 7...Nc6 $143 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.
Bxc3 $14 {Bolbochan,J-Grau,R/Buenos Aires,1936 (1-0)(14)} ) ( 7...b6 $143 
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O Bxc3 10.bxc3 c5 11.e4 Qh5 12.Qe2 Nbd7 13.a4 $14 {
Koutsin,S-Romanishin, O/Katowice,1995 (1/2-1/2)(30)} ) 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 
cxd4 10.Bxd4 Nc6 11.Bc3 e5 12.a3 Bg4 13.Be2 Rac8 14.h3 Bh5 15.O-O {+/=/= 
Wang Lei-Mascarinas,R/ Quezon City,2000(1-0)(63)} ) ( {and} 7.Ne2 c5 ( 
7...e5 $5 8.a3 exd4 9.axb4 dxc3 10.bxc3 Bf5 11.Qa2 Nc6 12.Nd4 $6 ( 12.Qxd5
$5 Nxd5 13.f3 $14 ) 12...Nxd4 13.cxd4 Qd6 14.Ba3 Rfe8 15.Be2 Ne4 $36 {
Lange,W-Engels,L/Bad Oeynhausen, 1939(0-1)(38)} ) 8.Bd2 Qd6 $5 ( 8...Qd8 
9.a3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Ba5 11.Be2 Bb6 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.O-O Qe7 14.Rfd1 $14 {
Flohr,S-Gilg,K/Bad Liebenwerda, 1934(1-0) (16)} ) ( 8...Qc6 {(it's first 
game in this variation!!!)} 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Nbd7 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.Rc1 Re8
13.Ng3 $14 {Flohr,S-Michell,R/ Hastings,1933(1-0)(54)} ) 9.dxc5 Qxc5 10.a3
Bxc3 11.Nxc3 b6 12.Be2 Bb7 13.O-O Nbd7 14.Rad1 Ne4 15.Bd3 Nef6 16.Ne4 $6 
Qxc2 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Bxc2 Rac8 $11 {
Eliskases,E-Foltys,J/Stuttgart,1939(1/2-1/2) (41)} ) 7...Bxc3 8.Bxc3 $5 
$146 {Interesting novelty of Vassily Ivanchuk.This move was not played in 
the next games:} ( 8.bxc3 c5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Rb1 ( 10.Be2 Qd6 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.
O-O Rac8 13.Qb1 Rfd8 14.Rd1 a6 15.Bf1 e5 $11 {
Garcia,G-Kortschnoj,V/Havana,1963 (0-1) (27)} ) 10...cxd4 $6 ( 10...Rd8 $5
) 11.cxd4 b6 12.Bd3 Qd6 13.Bc3 h6 14.e4 Qe7 15.O-O Bb7 16.Rfe1 $14 {
Hedman,E-Samuelsen,C/Copenhagen,1999(1-0) (34)} ) 8...b6 {[%cal Gc8a6] 
Non-typical idea.} ( {It deserves attention:} 8...c5 $5 9.dxc5 Qxc5 {+/=/=
} ) 9.Be2 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Rd5][%cal Ge2f3]} 9...Nc6 ( {Slightly dubious:} 
9...Ne4 10.Bf3 Bb7 11.Ne2 $36 ) ( {Is a possible continuation of the play:
} 9...Qe4 $5 ) 10.Nf3 {Now this move better,than:} ( 10.Bf3 Qd6 {[%cal 
Gc8b7] +/=/=} ) 10...a5 ( {In my opinion a little better is:} 10...Bb7 ) 
11.O-O Ba6 12.Bxa6 Rxa6 13.Rfd1 $14 Ra7 {Strange decision.} ( {More 
logically:} 13...Raa8 $5 ) ( {Also good enough:} 13...b5 $5 ) 14.Nd2 {
[%cal Ge3e4] With the threats 15.e4 /\15...Nxd4?? 16.Qd3(?d4)} 14...Nb4 ( 
{Also white save a positional advantage after:} 14...Rd8 15.e4 Qg5 16.Nf1 
$14 ) 15.Qb1 Qb5 {Black is preparing c7-c5 or a5-a4.} 16.e4 a4 17.Nf3 Re8 
18.h3 {Slow,prophylactic move.From my point of view a little better is:} (
18.d5 $5 exd5 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.a3 Na6 {-transfer to 18.a3!?} ( 20...dxe4 $4
21.Nd4 $18 ) ) ( {or} 18.a3 $5 Nc6 ( 18...Na6 $143 19.d5 exd5 20.Bxf6 gxf6
21.Rxd5 {+/=/+/-} ( 21.exd5 $5 $36 ) ) 19.d5 exd5 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Rxd5 Qe2
22.Nd2 Ra5 $1 23.Qd3 Qxd3 24.Rxd3 $14 ) 18...c5 $1 {It's absolutely sound 
decision.} 19.dxc5 ( {Again a little bit better is:} 19.a3 $5 Na6 20.dxc5 
Nxc5 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qc2 $14 ) 19...bxc5 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qc1 {[%csl 
Rf6,Rg8][%cal Gc1h6]} ( {Probably,first of all,it is necessary:} 21.a3 Nc6
22.Qc2 {+/=/=} ) 21...Nd3 22.Qc3 ( 22.Qh6 $2 {is refuted by:} 22...Qxb2 {
[%csl Ra1,Rf2][%cal Gb2f2,Gb2a1]} ) 22...c4 23.Rd2 $6 ( {Also leads to 
approximately equal position:} 23.Qxf6 Qxb2 {[%csl Rf2,Rf6]} 24.Nd4 ( 24.
Qxb2 Nxb2 25.Rdc1 Rc7 $11 ) 24...Rd7 25.Qg5+ Kf8 26.Qh6+ Kg8 $11 ) ( {Can 
be recommended:} 23.Ne1 $5 Nxe1 ( 23...Qxb2 $4 24.Rxd3 $18 ) 24.Rxe1 $14 )
( {and} 23.Rab1 $5 ) 23...Kg7 {[%csl Rf6,Yg7] [%cal Yg7f6]} 24.Rad1 Rb7 {
[%csl Rb2]} 25.Ne1 Nf4 $5 {[%csl Yf4][%cal Yf4g6]} ( {Mistaken exchange:} 
25...Nxe1 26.Rxe1 $36 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge1e3,Ge3g3]} ) 26.h4 $6 ( {Much 
better is:} 26.Rc2 $5 Qh5 27.Rdd2 {+/=/=} ) 26...Ng6 {[%csl Yg6]} 27.g3 
Reb8 $11 {With the idea Qe5(?b2,e4)} 28.f4 $6 {Another one dubious move.} 
( 28.Nf3 $142 $5 ) 28...Qh5 29.Rc1 e5 ( {Senselessly:} 29...Qg4 $6 {[%csl 
Rg1][%cal Gg6f4,Gg6h4] in view of:} 30.Ng2 $14 ) 30.Ng2 ( {More safely:} 
30.f5 Ne7 31.Nf3 $11 ) 30...exf4 31.Rf1 {[%csl Gc3,Gf1,Rf6] Again 
inaccuracy.} ( 31.Nxf4 $142 Nxf4 32.gxf4 Qxh4 33.Rg2+ Kh8 34.Qxc4 $11 Rxb2
$140 $4 35.Qc8+ Rxc8 36.Rxc8# ) 31...Qe5 ( {In my opinion much better is:}
31...Qc5+ $5 32.Kh1 $140 ( 32.Rff2 $2 fxg3 33.Qxg3 Rxb2 $19 {[%csl Gc5, 
Rg1]} ) 32...a3 33.bxa3 Rb1 34.Rdd1 Rxd1 35.Rxd1 Qf2 $36 ) 32.gxf4 Qxe4 
33.h5 Ne7 34.Ne3 {After this move Nigel Short is agreed for draw,probably,
because of zeitnot.} ( {After:} 34.Ne3 Rb5 {[%cal Gb5h5]} ( 34...Rxb2 $2 
35.Rxb2 Rxb2 36.Qxb2 Qxe3+ 37.Qf2 {+/=/+/-_|_} ) 35.Rg2+ Kf8 {black has a 
evident advantage.} ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.08.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xu Jun"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[ECO "D43"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.Nf3 {Lutz} 1...d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 
8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 Rg8 {Lutz: 'Die Idee von Vallejo Pons.'
} 12.O-O ( 12.h5 $6 {Lutz} 12...Nbd7 13.Nxd7 Nxd7 14.Bxg4 Qb6 15.O-O Rd8 
16.e5 Nf6 $1 $17 {0-1 Timman,J-Vallejo Pons,F/Pamplona 1999/CBM 75/[Lutz] 
(28)} ) 12...Nbd7 13.Nxg4 b4 $5 {'N' Lutz.} ( 13...Nh5 {Lutz} 14.e5 Nxg3 
15.fxg3 Qb6 16.a4 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I-Dreev,A/Essen 2000/CBM 77/[Lutz] (16)} 
16...a6 $13 ) 14.Na4 ( 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.e5 bxc3 16.exf6 cxb2 17.Rb1 $13 ) 
14...Nxe4 15.Bxc4 Qa5 ( 15...Nxg3 16.fxg3 Qa5 17.Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 18.Qf3+ Kg7 
( 18...Ke7 19.Bxe6 $40 ) 19.Bxe6 Kh8 20.Bxd7 Qxa4 21.Ne5 $16 ) 16.b3 {'!?'
Lutz.} 16...Nxg3 $6 ( 16...O-O-O $5 17.Qe2 Nxg3 18.fxg3 Qh5 $1 19.Ne5 Qxe2
20.Bxe2 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Rd2 $15 ) 17.fxg3 {Lutz: 'Die weiße Bauernstellung 
ist schlechter als die von Schwarz, aber er hat Druck entlang der f-Linie 
und Schwarz hat auch Schwächen auf der c-Linie.'} 17...Rg6 $6 {[/\18...f5,
19.0-0-0] Lutz: 'Dieser und der nächste Zug gefallen mir nicht. Schwarz 
sollte seine Dame zum Königsflügel bringen:'} ( 17...Qh5 18.Be2 ( 18.Rf4 {
Lutz} 18...Qg6 ( 18...Bd6 19.Nf6+ Nxf6 20.Rxf6 Qxd1+ 21.Rxd1 $13 ) 19.Nc5 
( 19.Bd3 Qg7 ) 19...Bxc5 20.dxc5 O-O-O {mit schwarzem Vorteil.} ) 18...Qg6
$132 ( 18...Qg6 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 O-O-O ) ) ( 17...h5 $6 {Lutz} 18.Ne5 
Nxe5 19.Qxh5 ) 18.Qe2 $1 Bg7 {'?' Lutz.} ( 18...Qh5 19.Rxf7 $1 ( 19.Rf4 {
Lutz} 19...Bd6 20.Bd3 Rg8 21.Nc5 O-O-O $1 ) 19...Qxg4 ( 19...Kxf7 20.Ne5+ 
$18 ) 20.Qxg4 Rxg4 21.Bxe6 Rxd4 22.Raf1 Be7 23.Rh7 $36 ) 19.Rad1 h5 ( 
19...Qh5 20.Rxf7 ( 20.Rf4 {Lutz} ) 20...Qxg4 21.Qxg4 Rxg4 22.Bxe6 Bc8 $13 
) 20.Ne3 {'->' Lutz. Lutz: 'Jetzt hat Weiß eine schöne Angriffsstellung 
errichtet.'} 20...Qc7 ( 20...O-O-O 21.Rxf7 Rf8 22.Rxd7 Kxd7 23.Nc5+ $16 ) 
21.Nc5 $1 $40 Nxc5 22.dxc5 {Lutz: 'Der Bb7 spielt nicht mehr mit.'} 22...
Rd8 ( 22...Qxg3 23.Nf5 $18 ) ( 22...Qe7 23.Qxh5 Rxg3 24.Bxe6 $1 Qxe6 25.
Nf5 $18 ) 23.Nf5 Bf8 24.Qe3 $5 Rd5 $2 $138 ( 24...Rd7 {(/\25...Kd8)} 25.
Nd6+ ( 25.g4 $5 {Lutz} 25...hxg4 ( 25...Rxg4 26.Bxe6 ) 26.h5 $40 ) 25...
Bxd6 26.cxd6 Rxd6 $13 27.Qxa7 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Qxg3 29.Bf1 Qc7 30.Ba6 Qg3 $11 
) 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Nd6+ Bxd6 27.cxd6 Qxd6 28.Kh2 $18 {'+/-' Lutz. Lutz: 
'Schwarz hat keine genügende Kompensation, da sein König unsicher steht.'}
28...Kf8 29.Rf4 e5 30.Rf5 f6 31.Qxa7 Qe7 $138 ( 31...Qe7 {Lutz} 32.Rc1 {
nebst Qb8+ und Rc7 ist tödlich.} ) 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "C08"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 
8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Re1 O-O 11.Nf1 Re8 12.Be3 a5 13.Nd4 Qd7 14.Qf3 g6
15.Rad1 Nce4 16.h3 b5 17.Bh6 b4 18.Qd3 Bc5 19.Be3 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Ba4 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Nc4 10.Re1 d5 11.Nd2 Nb6 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.Qh5 Re8 14.Nf3 Rxe1+ 
15.Nxe1 c6 16.c3 g6 17.Qf3 Bf5 18.Bf4 Nc8 19.Qg3 Bxf4 20.Qxf4 Qd6 21.Qxd6 
Nxd6 22.f3 h5 23.Kf2 a5 24.Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "B25"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Donev"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 {Ftacnik} 1...c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Nh3 e5 7.f4 
Nge7 8.O-O h6 ( {Es ist bekannt, dass Weiß nach} 8...O-O 9.f5 $1 {einen 
sehr starken Angriff bekommt.} ) 9.Be3 exf4 10.Nxf4 {[%cal Yf4d5] Der 
schlecht stehende Nh3 kommt mit Tempo ins Zentrum.} 10...O-O 11.Qd2 Kh7 
12.Rae1 {Ftacnik: 'White makes no secrets about his intentions, all of his
pieces are concentrated in the center and the kingside.'} ( 12.Rf2 $5 Rb8 
13.Raf1 $14 ) 12...Rb8 13.Ncd5 Nxd5 ( 13...Bxb2 $6 14.c3 {[%cal Yd2b2]} 
14...Ba3 15.Nf6+ Kh8 ( 15...Kg7 16.N4h5+ gxh5 17.Bxh6+ Kh8 18.Qg5 $18 {
[%cal Yg5g7,Yg5h5]} ) 16.N4d5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Ne5 18.Bxh6 $18 ) 14.exd5 ( 14.
Nxd5 Be6 ( 14...Bxb2 15.c3 Ba3 16.Bxh6 $18 ) 15.c3 $13 {'+/=' Ftacnik.} ) 
14...Ne7 15.Bf2 ( 15.d4 {Ftacnik} 15...b6 16.c3 Nf5 $11 ) 15...Nf5 16.Be4 
( 16.c3 {Ftacnik} 16...b5 $132 ) 16...b5 ( 16...Bxb2 $5 {Ftacnik} 17.c3 
Ba3 18.Ng2 b5 $13 ) 17.g4 ( 17.c3 {Ftacnik} 17...b4 ) 17...Qg5 $1 ( 17...
Nd4 18.c3 {[%cal Yc3d4] Der Nd4 ist in der Mitte des Brettes gefangen.} 
18...f5 19.Bg2 $18 ) 18.Kh1 $1 ( 18.Bxf5 {Ftacnik} 18...gxf5 $15 ) 18...
Be5 $1 {Jetzt erzwingt der Nachziehende den Übergang in ein besseres 
Endspiel.} ( 18...Qxg4 19.Rg1 $18 ) 19.gxf5 ( 19.Bxc5 $5 Ng3+ ( 19...dxc5 
20.gxf5 gxf5 21.Bg2 Bxb2 {'=/+' Ftacnik.} 22.c3 Ba3 23.Rf3 $13 {[%cal 
Yf3g3]} ) 20.hxg3 dxc5 21.Qa5 Bxg4 ( 21...Qxg4 22.Bxg6+ fxg6 23.Rxe5 ) 22.
Qxa7 $13 ( 22.Qxa7 {Ftacnik} 22...Ra8 23.Qxc5 Rfc8 $13 ) ) 19...Bxf4 20.
Be3 $6 {Hier konnte Short besser spielen:} ( 20.fxg6+ fxg6 21.Qa5 Qh5 22.
Qc7+ ( 22.Bg1 {Ftacnik} 22...Rb7 $15 ) 22...Kg8 23.Bg3 Bxg3 ( 23...Rb7 24.
Rxf4 Rxc7 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Bxd6+ Kf7 27.Bxc7 $44 ) 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Qd8+ 
Kf7 26.Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 27.Qe8+ Kg5 28.Qe7+ Kg4 29.Qe4+ $11 ) 20...Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 gxf5 22.Bg2 ( {Im Falle von} 22.Qxg5 hxg5 23.Bxf5+ Bxf5 24.Rxf5 Kg6 
25.Ref1 f6 {'=/+' Ftacnik. nebst Rbe8 hätte Schwarz sehr gut gestanden.} )
22...Rg8 23.Bh3 ( 23.Qxg5 {Ftacnik} 23...Rxg5 24.Re7 Kg6 $13 ) 23...Qxe3 
24.Rxe3 Rg5 25.Re7 Kg6 26.Rxa7 b4 27.Rc7 ( 27.a4 {Ftacnik} 27...bxa3 28.
bxa3 Rb2 $13 ) 27...Kf6 28.d4 {'?' Ftacnik.} ( 28.a4 $1 {Ftacnik} 28...Bb7
29.Bg2 Rbg8 30.Bf3 Bc8 ( 30...Ba8 31.a5 f4 32.a6 Rxd5 33.Ra7 Bc6 34.c4 
bxc3 35.bxc3 c4 36.d4 $16 ) 31.Re1 f4 32.a5 $14 ) 28...cxd4 29.Rd1 Ba6 {
'!' Ftacnik.} 30.Bg2 ( 30.Rxd4 Rbg8 31.Rd1 Be2 {'-+' Ftacnik. hätte wegen 
der Möglichkeit ...Bf3+ sofort verloren.} ) ( 30.Bf1 {Ftacnik} 30...Bxf1 
31.Rxf1 Rb5 32.Rc4 Ke5 33.Rd1 Rg4 $19 ) 30...Be2 31.Rd2 Re8 32.h4 ( 32.Rd7
Bf3 33.Rxd6+ Ke5 $1 $19 {[%cal Ye5d6,Yg5g2,Ye8g8] hätte Weiß die Qualität 
eingebüsst.} ( 33...Ke5 {Ftacnik} 34.Bxf3 Kxd6 $19 ) ) 32...Rg4 33.Rc6 f4 
{Ftacnik: 'The bishop on g2 is doomed, black is winning material in direct
attack.'} 34.Rxd6+ ( 34.Rxd4 {Ftacnik} 34...Reg8 35.Bh3 Rxh4 $19 ) 34...
Kg7 35.Rxd4 h5 36.Rb6 ( 36.Rxb4 {Ftacnik} 36...f3 37.Rxg4+ hxg4 38.a4 ( 
38.Kh2 fxg2 39.Kxg2 f5 40.h5 f4 41.h6+ Kh7 $17 ) 38...g3 $1 39.h5 Bd1 $19 
) 36...f3 37.Rxg4+ hxg4 38.Rxb4 f5 $1 {Ftacnik: 'One black pawn will have 
to get to the basic rank so Ye is bringing in the reserves.' Es wird eine 
Zeit lang dauern, bis sich der Chinese auf g2 bedient...} ( 38...fxg2+ {
Ftacnik} 39.Kxg2 f5 40.Kg3 $13 ) 39.d6 Rd8 40.Rd4 Kf6 41.c3 Ke5 42.h5 f4 
43.d7 fxg2+ 44.Kxg2 Bf3+ 45.Kg1 g3 46.h6 Be4 47.Ra4 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Xu Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "D41"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2 Be7 $6 $14 {
Maybe V. Ivanchuk prepared something after 7... Ndb4?} ( {Very strong move
here is} 7...Ndb4 $1 $11 {For example:} 8.e3 cxd4 9.exd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 ( 
10.O-O Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Be7 12.Rd1 $44 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Topalov,V/Linares 
1999/ CBM 70 (33)} ) 10...Qxd4 11.O-O Qxd1 12.Rxd1 $44 {see comments to 
the game 1/2-1/2 Biriukov,O-Aseev,K/St Petersburg 1998/CBM 65/[Tsesarsky] 
(41)} ) 8.O-O O-O 9.e4 Nb6 10.dxc5 Qxd1 11.Rxd1 Bxc5 12.e5 ( 12.Bf4 {- 
another mainline} ) 12...Nc4 13.Na4 Be7 ( 13...Bb4 $2 14.Bf4 Rb8 15.Rac1 
$16 {1-0 Eberspaecher, M-Schlamp,R/Nuremberg Weilburg op 1996/EXT 96op2/ 
(56)} ) 14.Bf4 f6 ( 14...Rb8 15.b3 Na3 ( 15...b5 16.Nc3 Na3 17.Ne1 Nb4 18.
Be3 $16 {0-1 Loginov-Kaiumov/ Tashkent 1982/ (45)} ) ( 15...N4a5 {see 
comments to the game 1/2-1/2 Renet, O-Petursson,M/Thessaloniki olm 
1988/Inf 46/[Petursson,M] (38)} ) 16.Rac1 Nb4 17.Bd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 
Huzman,A-Magerramov,E/Baku 1988/ (42)} ) 15.Rac1 ( {Also interesting is} 
15.Re1 $5 N4xe5 16.Bxe5 fxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Bf6 19.Re2 $14 {[%csl 
Rc8][%cal Gg2b7] 1-0 Stean,M-Bjerke,R/Gausdal Jubilee 1982/ (38)} ) ( 15.
b3 $6 N4xe5 16.Nxe5 fxe5 17.Be3 Nd4 18.Nc3 Nc2 19.Rac1 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Bc5 
21.Rd3 $44 {0-1 Vadasz,L-Hmadi,S/FSGM May Budapest HUN 1996/(33)} ) 15...
N4xe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 ( 16...fxe5 17.Be3 Nd4 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Rxd4 Rb8 20.Nc5 
$14 {1-0 Heilemann,P-Steiner,X/cr Blass mem 1990/ (45)} ) 17.Bxe5 ( {It is
not so easy to equalize after} 17.Nc5 $5 Rb8 ( 17...Bxc5 18.Rxc5 $14 ) 18.
Ne4 ( 18.Bxe5 fxe5 19.Nd7 Bxd7 20.Rxd7 Bd8 $11 {[%cal Gd8b6]} ) 18...Rd8 
19.Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.Bxe5 $1 ( 20.Rd1 Be7 21.Nd6 Ng6 $1 ( 21...b6 $6 22.Nc4 
$14 ( 22.Bh3 Bxd6 23.Rxd6 Nf7 $11 {0-1 Rotstein,A-Belkhodja,S/Warsaw 
Legion ,EXT 1989/ (61)} ) ) 22.Be3 b6 $15 ) 20...fxe5 21.Nd6 Bd7 22.Nxb7 
$14 ) 17...fxe5 18.Nc5 Bg5 $5 ( 18...Rd8 19.Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.Nd3 Bf6 21.h4 a5
22.Re1 a4 23.Nxe5 Ra5 24.f4 $14 ) ( 18...Bxc5 $2 19.Rxc5 $16 ) 19.Rc2 Rb8 
20.Bh3 $5 {[%csl Re6] White attack e6 weakness, but take on e6 will solve 
Bc8 development problem!} ( {I should prefer} 20.Ne4 $5 Be7 21.h4 $14 ) 
20...Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Bxe6+ $6 $132 ( {Another P take} 22.Nxe6 {was 
promise to White a little advantage:} 22...Bb6 23.Re2 Bd7 24.Rxe5 Rc8 25.
Nf4 ( 25.Bf5 Kf7 26.Nf4 Rc1+ 27.Kg2 Bc6+ 28.Be4 Rc2 $1 $44 {[%csl Rb2,Rf2]
} ) 25...Bxh3 ( 25...Rc1+ 26.Bf1 $14 ) 26.Nxh3 Rc2 27.Rb5 h6 28.a4 g5 29.
g4 Rc4 30.a5 $14 ) 22...Bxe6 23.Nxe6 Bb6 24.Ng5 {[%cal Gg5e4,Gb6d4] White 
N will placed well on e4, but Black B placed on b6 also not bad and maybe 
will go to d4!} 24...h6 25.Ne4 ( 25.Nf3 $6 e4 $15 {[%cal Ge4e3]} ) 25...
Rd8 26.Kg2 Kf7 27.h4 Ke6 28.h5 ( 28.Kf3 $11 ) 28...Kf5 29.f3 Rd1 30.Re2 
Rg1+ 31.Kh2 Rf1 32.Nd2 ( 32.Kg2 Rg1+ $11 ) 32...Rc1 33.g4+ Kf4 34.Re4+ ( 
34.Re4+ Kg5 35.Kg3 $1 $11 ( 35.Rxe5+ $2 Kh4 $1 36.Re2 Rc2 $17 ) ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "A34"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.c4 {Gurevich,M} 1...c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 {Dieser Zug ist nicht so stark,
wenn Weiß noch nicht Nf3 gespielt hat.} 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nc7 6.Qb3 Nd7 {
'?!' Gurevich,M. Auf diese Weise vermeidet Schwarz die Bildung eines 
Doppelbauern am Damenflügel (nach 6...Nc6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6), dafür aber behält
er eine passive Stellung.} ( 6...Nc6 ) 7.Nf3 ( 7.Bxb7 $2 {Gurevich,M} 7...
c4 $1 $19 ( 7...Rb8 8.Bxc8 Rxb3 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.axb3 $13 ) ) 7...e5 ( 7...
g6 8.h4 Bg7 9.h5 e5 10.Ne4 Qe7 11.d3 Ne6 12.hxg6 hxg6 13.Rxh8+ Bxh8 14.Qd5
Nb6 15.Nd6+ Kd7 16.Nxc8+ Nxd5 17.Nxe7 Nxe7 18.Bd2 {1-0 
Badea,B-Sarno,S/Novi Sad 1990/TD (82)} ) 8.O-O Be7 9.e3 {[%cal 
Gf1d1,Gd2d4] '!' Gurevich,M. Weiß verfolgt einen einfachen Plan - er 
möchte d2-d4 spielen und die Stellung - bei besserem Figurenspiel - 
öffnen.} 9...Ne6 ( 9...O-O 10.d4 ( 10.Rd1 Ne6 11.Nd5 ( 11.Ne4 Qc7 12.d4 
exd4 13.exd4 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Ndc5 15.Qc2 Nxd4 16.Rxd4 Be6 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Bxg5
Qe5 19.Qd2 {1-0 Asendorf,J-Behrhorst,F/Germany 1991/TD (39)} ) 11...Re8 
12.d4 exd4 13.exd4 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Rxd4 Bc5 16.Rd1 Nb6 17.Qb5 Bg4 18.
Rf1 Rc8 19.Ne3 Bd7 {[Time]. 0-1 Zueger,B-Brunner,L/SWZ-ch playoff 1994/CBM
43 ext (37)} ) 10...Bf6 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Ne4 exd4 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.exd4 cxd4 
15.Rxd4 {'+/=' Gurevich,M. Gurevich,M: '1-0 Schneider,A-Nezar,M/ Budapest 
1997/CBM 59 ext (35)'} 15...Ne6 16.Rh4 Rd8 17.Be3 h6 18.Re1 Qd6 19.Nd4 Nc5
20.Qc2 Na6 21.Nf5 Bxf5 22.Qxf5 {1-0 Schneider,A-Nezar,M/Budapest 1997/ CBM
59 ext (35)} ) 10.Rd1 {'!?' Gurevich,M.} ( 10.Bh3 Qb6 ( 10...O-O 11.Bxe6 
fxe6 12.Qxe6+ Kh8 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Qxe5 Bh3 {'<=>' Gurevich,M. Gurevich,M: 
'1/2-1/2 Poldauf,D-Wegner,H/BL9596 1996/GER-chT (31)'} 15.Re1 Bd6 16.Qd5 
Qe7 17.b3 Be5 18.Ba3 Rad8 19.Qxc5 Qf7 20.f4 Bd6 21.Qa5 b6 22.Qa6 Bxa3 23.
Qxa3 Rxd2 {1/2-1/2 Poldauf,D-Wegner,H/Germany 1996/GER-chT (31)} ) 11.Qxb6
axb6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.d3 $14 ) 10...Bf6 {'!?' Gurevich,M. Schwarz 
verhindert zwar den Zug d2-d4, aber seine Figuren stehen unglücklich.} ( 
10...O-O 11.d4 exd4 12.exd4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 ( 13...Ndc5 {Gurevich,M} 14.
Qc4 $14 ) 14.Rxd4 $14 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gg2a8]} ) 11.Ne4 {'!?' Gurevich,M.}
( 11.d4 {Gurevich,M} 11...cxd4 12.exd4 exd4 13.Nb5 Ndc5 $13 ) 11...O-O 12.
d3 $14 {Gurevich,M: '[/ \Bc1-d2-c3, Ne4-d6-c8]' Weiß hat eine bequeme 
Stellung mit besserem Figurenspiel erreicht, Schwarz hingegen sieht sich 
bei der Entwicklung des Bc8 vor Probleme gestellt.} 12...b6 {'!?' 
Gurevich,M.} 13.Nd6 ( 13.Bd2 $5 Ba6 ( 13...Bb7 $2 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 ( 14...
gxf6 15.Nxe5 ) ( 14...Nxf6 15.Nxe5 $16 ) 15.Nxe5 $1 $16 ) 14.Bc3 $14 ) ( 
13.Nxf6+ {Gurevich,M} 13...Qxf6 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxa8 Ng5 $132 {( +- Fritz)
} ) 13...Rb8 ( 13...Ba6 14.Qa4 Nc7 15.d4 $14 ) 14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.Bd2 {'+/=' 
Gurevich,M. Weiß hat das Läuferpaar. Sein Bg2 ist besonders stark, weil es
viele schwache weiße Felder in der schwarzen Stellung gibt.} 15...g6 {'!?'
Gurevich,M.} 16.Bc3 Bg7 17.Qc4 {Gurevich,M: '[/\18.b4; 18.b3, Bc3-b2]'} ( 
17.Nd2 Nd4 $5 $132 18.exd4 exd4 ) ( 17.a4 {Gurevich,M} 17...a5 18.Nd2 $14 
) 17...Qe7 ( 17...Nd4 $5 {Gurevich,M} 18.Kf1 ( 18.exd4 cxd4 $15 ) 18...b5 
19.Qd5 Nxf3 20.Qxf3 Nb6 21.Ba5 $14 ) 18.Rac1 Rc7 19.b3 Rfc8 20.Ba1 {Weiß 
hat dank des Läuferpaares einen kleinen aber dauerhaften Vorteil. Schwarz 
hat momentan eine solide Stellung, aber früher oder später wird es Weiß 
gelingen, die Stellung für sein Läuferpaar zu öffnen. Die schwarze 
Stellung hingegen ist kaum zu verstärken.} 20...Qd6 21.Nd2 {[%cal 
Gd2e4,Ge4c3,Gc3d5]} 21...Nb8 {'!?' Gurevich, M.} 22.Qb5 {'!?' Gurevich,M.}
22...Qd7 ( 22...Rd7 23.Ne4 $14 ( 23.Nc4 $14 ) ) 23.a4 $1 {'!?' Gurevich,M.
} 23...Qxb5 ( 23...Nc6 ) 24.axb5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Gg2a8] Der Pb5 steht 
ausgezeichnet und garantiert Weiß Raumvorteil und positionellen Druck am 
Damenflügel.} 24...Re7 {Gurevich,M: '[/\25...Nc7]'} 25.b4 $1 {'!?' 
Gurevich,M.} ( 25.Nc4 Nc7 ) 25...Rec7 26.Nc4 $1 ( 26.bxc5 {Gurevich,M} 
26...Rxc5 $132 ) 26...cxb4 ( 26...f6 27.Bd5 $16 ) 27.Rb1 Rc5 ( 27...Nd7 
28.Rxb4 $14 ) 28.Rxb4 Rd8 29.Rbb1 f5 {[#]} ( 29...Nc7 30.Nxe5 ( 30.Na3 {
Gurevich,M} 30...Ne6 31.Rb4 $14 ) 30...Rxe5 ( 30...Bxe5 {Gurevich,M} 31.d4
Rxb5 32.dxe5 Rxb1 33.Rxb1 $13 ) 31.Bxe5 Bxe5 32.d4 $36 {'+/=' Gurevich,M.}
) 30.Nxe5 $5 {'!' Gurevich,M. Mit diesem schönem Zug bekommt Weiß endlich 
zwei Bauern + Turm für zwei Leichtfiguren, denn Schwarz kann seinen 
a-Bauern nicht halten.} 30...Rxe5 ( 30...Bxe5 31.d4 Bxd4 32.exd4 Rc2 33.d5
$16 {Bei ausgeglichenem Material besitzt Weiß starke Initiative, das 
Läuferpaar ist sehr stark.} ( 33.d5 {Gurevich,M} 33...Nc5 34.d6 $16 ) ) 
31.Bxe5 Bxe5 32.d4 Bd6 33.Ra1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ra1a7]} 33...Nc7 ( 33...Rd7
34.Ra4 $16 {[%cal Rd1a1,Ra1a7]} ( 34.Rdc1 $36 {Gurevich,M} ) ) 34.Bf1 {
[%cal Gf1c4,Gc4g8] '+/-!' Gurevich,M.} 34...Nd7 35.Rxa7 $36 {Die Stellung 
wäre zwar materiell ausgeglichen, aber die weißen Türme sind aktiv, 
Schwarz findet kein Gegenspiel.} 35...Kf8 36.Rc1 Nd5 37.Rc6 {[%csl 
Ga7,Gc6]} 37...N7f6 ( 37...Ke7 38.Bc4 Ke6 39.f3 $18 ) 38.Be2 {Gurevich,M: 
' [/\39.Bf3]'} ( 38.Bc4 $16 ) ( 38.Bc4 {Gurevich,M} 38...Ne7 $2 39.Rxb6 
Nc8 40.Rf7+ $18 ) 38...Be7 39.Bf3 g5 $2 $138 ( 39...Kf7 ) 40.Re6 $1 $16 {
'+-!' Gurevich,M. Weiß droht unangenehm mit 41.Raxe7!} 40...Bd6 41.Bxd5 
Nxd5 42.Rxh7 {Weiß hat nun schon drei Bauern + Turm für zwei 
Leichtfiguren, zudem sind die weißen Türme sehr aktiv.} 42...Kg8 43.Rb7 f4
{'!?' Gurevich,M.} 44.Kg2 {[%cal Gg2f3,Gf3g4] '!?' Gurevich,M.} ( 44.e4 
$16 ) ( 44.e4 {Gurevich,M} 44...Nc3 45.e5 Bf8 ( 45...Bb4 46.Rexb6 ) 46.
Rexb6 f3 $132 ) 44...fxe3 45.fxe3 g4 46.Kf2 $5 {Weiß muss sich nicht 
beeilen - er spielt zunächst (noch) nicht 46.e4, sondern verbesssert seine
Königsstellung.} ( 46.e4 $16 ) 46...Bb4 47.Ke2 Ba5 48.Kd3 {[%csl Gd3]} 
48...Rc8 49.Rd7 Nc3 ( 49...Nb4+ 50.Ke4 $18 ) 50.Rc6 $1 $18 Re8 51.Rxc3 
Bxc3 52.Kxc3 Rxe3+ 53.Kc4 {Mit zwei Mehrbauern sowie aktivem Turm und 
König steht Weiß auf Gewinn.} 53...Re2 54.Rd6 Rxh2 55.Rg6+ Kf7 56.Rxg4 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xu Jun"]
[Black "Short, Nigel David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "A40"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.a3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 Ne7 6.Nf3 Bb7 7.Be3 d6 8.Qd2 h6 9.
Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O g5 11.d5 Ng6 12.Bd4 O-O 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Ne2 c5 15.dxc6 Bxc6
16.Bc2 Nde5 17.Nxe5 dxe5 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.Rfd1 Kf6 20.f3 h5 21.Kf2 Nf4 22.
g3 Nxe2 23.Kxe2 g4 24.Ke3 gxf3 25.Kxf3 Rd4 26.b3 a5 27.Rxd4 exd4 28.Ke2 e5
29.Rf1+ Kg6 30.Bd3 f6 31.Kd2 Bd7 32.Rc1 h4 33.c5 bxc5 34.Rxc5 hxg3 35.hxg3
Ra7 36.Bc4 Kg5 37.Ke2 Bg4+ 38.Kf2 Rh7 39.Rxa5 Rh2+ 40.Ke1 Bf3 41.Bd3 Kg4 
42.Ra6 Rh6 43.Kf2 Rh2+ 44.Ke1 f5 45.Rg6+ Kh5 46.exf5 e4 47.Rg8 Ra2 48.Bxe4
Bxe4 49.g4+ Kh4 50.Rd8 d3 51.Rd4 Re2+ 52.Kd1 Kg5 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[ECO "B48"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O 
h5 9.h3 b5 10.Nb3 h4 11.f4 Bb7 12.a3 d6 13.Qe1 Be7 14.Rd1 Rc8 15.Qf2 Nd7 
16.e5 dxe5 17.f5 O-O 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Qe2 Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1 Rf8 21.Qg4 Rxf1+ 
22.Kxf1 Nd8 23.Ne4 Nf6 24.Nxf6+ Bxf6 25.Nc5 e4 26.Nxe4 Bxb2 27.Qxh4 Bxa3 
28.Ng5 g6 29.Ne4 Bb2 30.Bg5 Nf7 31.Nf6+ Bxf6 32.Bxf6 Qh2 33.Qg4 g5 34.Qxe6
Qxg2+ 35.Ke1 Qg1+ 36.Kd2 Qf2+ 37.Kc1 Qf4+ 38.Kb1 Qb4+ 39.Bb2 Kf8 40.Bg6 
Qf4 41.Bc3 Qc4 42.Qf6 Be4 43.Bxf7 Qxf7 44.Bb4+ Kg8 45.Qxg5+ Bg6 46.Kb2 Qf5
47.Qd8+ Kh7 48.Qc7+ Qf7 49.Qc3 Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[ECO "E32"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.c4 {Gurevich,M} 1...e6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6
7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 $5 
{It's main line,other lines are:} ( 13.Be7 $6 {You can see comments to 
Shipov, S-Stefansson,H/Las Vegas,1999/CBM 72 (1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(46)} ) ( 
13.Bxc7 $5 ) ( {and} 13.bxc3 $6 ) 13...Nd5 14.Bf2 Ne7 {Interesting idea of
Vassily Ivanchuk. Besides 14...f5 and 14...c5 repeatedly was checked in 
the previous games.} 15.O-O-O $5 $146 {Most probably,this novelty is 
better than next alternatives: '!?' Gurevich,M.} ( 15.e4 c5 ( 15...Rac8 $5
{[%cal Gc7c5]} ) 16.dxc5 ( 16.Bb5 $143 Bc6 17.Bxc6 Nxc6 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.
Bxc5 bxc5 20.Rc1 Ne5 $36 {[%csl Rb2] [%cal Ge5d3]} ) 16...Nxc5 17.Bxc5 
bxc5 18.Rc1 Rac8 $11 ) ( 15.Rc1 c5 $1 16.Bb5 $140 Bc6 17.Bxc6 Nxc6 18.b4 (
18.Ke2 $5 ) 18...Rfc8 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.bxc5 Nce5 $36 ) ( {or} 15.Bb5 $5 c6 
16.Ba4 Rfd8 17.Ne2 {You can see comments to 
Karpov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Monaco,2000/CBM 76(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(29)} ( {After:} 
17.e4 {black has two principales decisions:} 17...e5 ( {and} 17...c5 $5 
18.Bxd7 Rxd7 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Bxc5 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6e5,Gc6a5,Ga5b3,Ge5d3]} 21.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 Ne5 $44 ) 18.Ne2 exd4 19.Bxd4 ( 19.Nxd4 $6 Ne5 $36 ) 
19...c5 $13 ) ( 17.O-O-O c5 18.Ne2 Ba6 19.Nc3 cxd4 20.Rxd4 Nc5 21.Rxd8+ 
Rxd8 22.Bc2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sapunov,E-Yakovich,Y/Samara,2000 (22)} ) ) 15...
Rfd8 {[%csl Yd8][%cal Gc7c5,Yd8d7]} ( {It deserves attention right away:} 
15...c5 $5 16.Bb5 ( 16.dxc5 $6 Nxc5 $140 17.b4 $2 Na4 $17 18.Rd7 Rfd8 19.
Rxb7 $2 Rac8+ 20.Kb1 Nc3+ $19 21.Kb2 ( 21.Ka1 Rd2 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gd2a2]}
) 21...Nd1+ $19 ) 16...Rfd8 17.Ne2 {+/=/=} ) 16.Bd3 $5 {Probably this move
a little better,than 16.Bb5.} 16...c5 $140 17.Ne2 {[%csl Ye2]} 17...cxd4 
18.Nxd4 Nc5 ( {Another possibility is:} 18...Rac8+ 19.Kb1 Ne5 ( 19...Nc5 {
Gurevich,M} 20.Bc2 e5 21.Nf5 $14 ) ) 19.Bc2 {+/=/=} 19...e5 20.Nb5 $6 {'!'
Gurevich,M.} ( {More safely:} 20.Ne2 Rac8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rd1 {+/=/=} ) (
20.Nb3 {Gurevich,M} 20...Nxb3+ 21.Bxb3 e4 22.f4 Rac8+ 23.Kb1 Bd5 $13 ) 
20...Nd5 $6 ( {Black equalizes after:} 20...e4 $5 21.Nd4 $140 ( 21.Nd6 {
Gurevich,M} 21...exf3 22.b4 {( ! Ivanchuk)} 22...fxg2 23.Rhg1 Bf3 24.bxc5 
Bxd1 25.Bxd1 bxc5 26.Nc4 ) ( 21.b4 Nd3+ 22.Bxd3 exd3 23.Kd2 $5 ( 23.Nd4 
Rac8+ 24.Kb1 Ba6 $5 25.b5 Rxd4 26.exd4 Bxb5 $13 ) 23...a5 24.Ra1 $14 ) 
21...Nc6 $1 22.Bh4 f6 $11 ) ( 20...a6 {Gurevich,M} 21.Nc3 Rac8 22.e4 $14 )
21.b4 Ne6 ( {Badly:} 21...a6 $2 {in view of:} 22.Nd6 $1 Nb3+ ( 22...Rxd6 
$2 23.bxc5 Rf6 ( 23...bxc5 $2 24.e4 $18 {[%csl Rd6]} ) 24.Rd2 Rc8 ( 24...
bxc5 $2 25.Rhd1 $18 {[%csl Rg8]} ) 25.e4 Nf4 26.cxb6 Nxg2 27.Rg1 $16 ) 23.
Bxb3 Rxd6 24.e4 Rc6+ 25.Kb2 {+/=/+/-} ) 22.e4 Ndf4 23.Rxd8+ ( {Dubious:} 
23.Nd6 Ba6 $140 24.b5 {because of:} 24...Nd4 {[%csl Rd6]} ) 23...Rxd8 24.
Rd1 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6] '+/=' Gurevich,M.} 24...Ne2+ ( 24...Nxg2 $2 25.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 26.Nxa7 {[%csl Rb6] +/-/+-} ) ( 24...Rxd1+ {Gurevich,M} 25.Kxd1
Nxg2 26.Nxa7 $16 ) 25.Kb2 N2d4 26.Nxd4 ( {Impossibly:} 26.Nxa7 $2 {because
of:} 26...Ra8 27.Bxd4 Nxd4 28.Rxd4 exd4 29.Nb5 Rd8 $17 ) 26...Nxd4 27.Bb1 
{'?!' Gurevich,M.} ( 27.f4 $1 {Gurevich,M} 27...f6 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Bg3 Re8
30.Bb1 $16 ) 27...Kf8 {'!' Gurevich,M.} ( {After:} 27...f6 $6 {very 
strongly:} 28.Bxd4 Rxd4 ( 28...exd4 29.Ba2+ Kf8 30.Bd5 $16 ) 29.Rxd4 exd4 
30.Kc2 Ba6 31.Kd2 Bf1 ( 31...Bc4 32.Bd3 b5 33.a4 Kf7 ( 33...a6 $2 34.Bxc4+
bxc4 35.b5 axb5 36.axb5 $18 {[%csl Gb5]} ) ( 33...Bxd3 $2 34.Kxd3 bxa4 35.
Kxd4 Kf7 36.Kc3 Ke6 37.Kb2 $18 ) 34.axb5 Bb3 35.f4 $16 ) 32.g3 Kf7 33.Bd3 
Bh3 34.Bc4+ $16 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd2d3]} ) 28.f4 $1 Ke8 ( {Now also badly:
} 28...f6 {in view of:} 29.fxe5 fxe5 30.Bg3 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg3e5]} 30...
Re8 $140 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.Rxd4 {+/=/+/-} ) 29.fxe5 Ne6 30.Rxd8+ ( {
Senselessly:} 30.Rd6 {because of:} 30...Rxd6 $1 ( 30...Ng5 $6 31.Rxd8+ 
Kxd8 32.Bh4 Kd7 33.Bxg5 hxg5 34.Kc3 {+/=/+/-} ) 31.exd6 Kd7 32.Bg3 ( 32.e5
Bxg2 ) 32...Ng5 $11 ) 30...Kxd8 {'+/=' Gurevich,M.} 31.Kc3 Nf4 32.a4 $2 {
Inexplicable move(probably of the zeitnot). '!?' Gurevich,M.} ( {It is 
necessary:} 32.g3 $5 Ne6 ( 32...Nh3 {Gurevich,M} 33.Be3 Ng5 34.Bxg5+ ( 34.
Kd4 Nf3+ ) 34...hxg5 35.Kd4 Ke7 36.Ba2 Bc6 $14 ) 33.h4 {and white save a 
big advantage in the endgame.} ) 32...Nxg2 33.a5 bxa5 $1 34.bxa5 ( 34.b5 
$143 a6 35.b6 Nf4 ) 34...a6 35.e6 $5 {'(+)!?' Gurevich,M.} ( 35.Kd4 {
Gurevich,M} 35...Nf4 36.Kc5 Kc7 $11 ) ( 35.Ba2 {Gurevich,M} 35...Ke7 36.
Bd5 Bc8 ) 35...fxe6 $140 36.Kd4 {[%cal Gd4c5,Gc5b6,Gd4e5]} 36...g5 {'!?' 
Gurevich,M.} 37.Ke5 {'(+)?!' Gurevich,M.} ( {From my point of view a 
little better is:} 37.Kc5 $5 Kc7 ( 37...Nf4 {Gurevich,M} 38.Kb6 Bc8 ( 
38...Kc8 39.Bd4 $14 ) 39.Bd4 $14 {(/\Bb1-a2-c4-a6)} ) 38.Bd4 $44 ) 37...
Ke7 38.Bc5+ Kd7 39.Bf8 $6 ( {Can be recommended:} 39.Kf6 g4 $140 40.Bf2 $1
$14 ) 39...Nh4 $5 {'=' Gurevich,M.} ( {Also good enough for equality:} 
39...Ne3 $5 {[%cal Ge3g4]} 40.h3 g4 {'=' Gurevich,M.} 41.hxg4 Nxg4+ 42.Kf4
h5 43.Bg7 $11 ) 40.Kf6 Nf3 41.Bxh6 Nxh2 42.Kxg5 Nf3+ $11 43.Kf6 ( 43.Kf4 {
Gurevich,M} 43...Nd2 44.Bc2 Nxe4 $11 ) 43...Nh2 {[%cal Gh2g4]} 44.Bc1 Ng4+
45.Kg5 Nf2 46.e5 ( {Right away draw after:} 46.Kf4 Nxe4 47.Bxe4 Bxe4 48.
Kxe4 Kc6 {[%csl Ya8,Re4][%cal Yc6b7,Yb7a8]} ) 46...Be4 47.Ba2 Nd3 48.Ba3 
Nxe5 49.Kf4 Bd5 50.Bxd5 Ng6+ {Please pay your attention to the fantastic 
work of the black's knight.} 51.Ke4 ( 51.Kg5 $144 exd5 52.Kxg6 Kc6 $11 {
[%csl Ga3,Ya8][%cal Yc6b7,Yb7a8]} ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ye Jiangchuan"]
[Black "Xu Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[ECO "B70"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 
Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qb4 Qc7 11.Qb3 Be6 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bf5 14.c3 b6 ( 
14...Bf6 15.Be3 ( 15.Re1 ) 15...Rfc8 16.Rfd1 a5 17.a4 Qc4 18.Qxc4 Rxc4 19.
Bf1 Rcc8 20.Rd2 h5 21.h4 Bd7 22.Ra3 $14 {1-0 Mokry,K-Banas,J/Trnava 1987/ 
(41)} ) 15.Re1 Rfe8 16.Bf4 Rad8 17.Rad1 $14 Bf8 $6 18.Rd2 e5 $6 19.dxe6 
Bxe6 20.Qa4 $16 {The plan with Bf8 and e5 is doubtful and leads to a 
position with lasting advantage for White.} 20...Bd7 21.Qd1 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 
Be6 23.a3 b5 24.Qe2 Bc4 25.Qd1 a5 26.h4 h5 27.Rd4 Qb6 28.Bf3 {Black is 
paralized and White plays for a while without a clear plan. He is out of 
danger anyway, so the next 14 moves does not change the position.} 28...
Be6 29.Be3 Qb8 30.Bg5 Rc8 31.Bf4 Rd8 32.Qd2 Qb6 33.Be3 Qc7 34.Bg5 Re8 35.
Bf4 Rd8 36.Be2 Qc6 37.Bf1 Qb6 38.Be3 Qb8 39.Bg5 Re8 40.Bf4 Rd8 41.Be2 Qb6 
42.Bh6 {Finally White rightly decides to swap dark-squared Bishops. After 
that the King will become more vulnerable and Black should consider also a
possible sac on g6 later.} 42...Bxh6 43.Qxh6 Qc5 44.Bd3 Bf5 $2 {White has 
a considerable positional advantage, but this mistake leads to a lost 
Rooks endgame for Black.} ( 44...Re8 {Trying to complicate things.} 45.Qg5
$1 $16 {After this precise move Black has a difficult position, but still 
it was better than the game.} ( 45.Bxg6 $6 {White reaches nothing with 
this sac:} 45...fxg6 46.Qxg6+ Kf8 47.Rf4+ ( 47.Qf6+ Bf7 ( 47...Kg8 ) ) 
47...Ke7 ) ( 45.Re4 $5 Bd7 ( 45...Qd5 46.Qe3 $14 ) 46.Rxe8+ Bxe8 $14 ) ( 
45.Rf4 $2 Bd5 $1 $19 46.Kf1 Qc8 $1 47.g4 Qe6 48.Kg1 Qe1+ 49.Bf1 Re3 $3 {
/\50... Rg3+ 51. Kh2 Rh3+!} ) ) 45.Qg5 $18 Re8 ( 45...Rd7 46.Bxf5 Qxf5 47.
Qxf5 gxf5 48.Rd5 $18 ) 46.Bxf5 Qxf5 47.Qxf5 Re1+ 48.Kg2 gxf5 49.Rxd6 Re2 
50.b4 a4 51.Rd5 Ra2 52.Rxf5 Rxa3 53.Rxh5 Rxc3 54.Rxb5 Rb3 55.Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel David"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.e4 {Ftacnik} 1...e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 
7.Nf3 O-O 8.Bc4 Nc6 {This variation has become during the last year the 
scene for many interesting battles on the highest level. Each time 
somebody was coming to the game with some improvement or new opening plan 
which changed drustically the evaluation of whole variation. After the 
following game it seems to be black's turn to come up with improvements!} 
( 8...Nd7 9.Qe2 ( 9.O-O c5 10.c3 cxd4 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.Nxd4 Qc7 13.Bb3 Bd7
{1/2-1/2 Short, N-Kortschnoj,V/EUCup f 1988} ) 9...Be7 $5 $146 ( 9...Nb6 
10.Bb3 Bd7 11.O-O Bc6 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 $6 13.Rad1 Kh8 14.c4 $14 {
Spassky-Czerniak/Goteborg/1971} ) ( 9...c6 10.O-O b6 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.Nxf6+ 
Nxf6 13.Qe5 Qe7 14.c3 Bb7 15.Rfe1 $14 {Fischer-Pachman/Leipzig ol/1960} ) 
10.O-O ( 10.O-O-O $13 ) 10...c5 $1 11.d5 $6 ( 11.Rfd1 $13 ) 11...exd5 12.
Bxd5 Nb6 $15 {Smirin,I-Lputian,S/Wijk op 1993} ) 9.c3 e5 10.d5 Nb8 ( 10...
Na5 $5 11.Bd3 b6 12.h4 g6 13.h5 Bg4 14.Qa4 Bg7 15.hxg6 hxg6 $13 {
Baklan,V-Goloshchapov,A/Ordzhonikidze zt 1.9 2000} ) 11.Qe2 ( 11.d6 $5 Bf5
12.Qd5 Nd7 13.Qxb7 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Nc5 15.Qd5 cxd6 16.O-O $14 {
Groszpeter,A-Dizdar,G/AUT-chT qual 1997} ) 11...Bf5 12.Bd3 $5 {A new move 
aiming to gain tempo compering to the game Leko-Shirov.} ( 12.Ng3 Bg4 $5 
13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Nd7 15.Ne4 ( 15.O-O-O $5 Be7 16.Nf5 Bd6 17.g4 $14 ) 
15...Be7 16.O-O-O Bd6 17.g4 $14 {Leko,P-Shirov,A/Fujitsu Siemens Giants 
2000} ) ( 12.O-O Nd7 13.Rad1 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Nc5 15.Qe3 Qd6 16.Rfe1 $14 {
Hernandez,G-Shirov,A/Merida 2000} ) ( 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.Ng3 Bg6 14.Bd3 $1 ( 
14.h4 e4 15.Nxe4 Re8 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Qd2 Nb6 $44 {Bologan,V-Gurevich,M/ 
Festival comtois 4th 1999} ) 14...Bxd3 ( 14...Nc5 15.Bxg6 hxg6 16.h4 Re8 
17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Qd7 19.g4 $16 ) 15.Qxd3 Nc5 16.Qe3 b6 17.h4 Re8 {[%cal
Ge5e4]} 18.Ne4 $1 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 $14 {[%cal Gg2g5,Gh4h5] Leko,P-Khalifman,A/
Khalifman-Leko Match 2000} ) 12...Bxe4 ( 12...Nd7 13.O-O-O Rb8 14.d6 $5 ( 
14.Rhg1 $5 ) 14...cxd6 15.Nxd6 Bxd3 16.Rxd3 $14 ) ( 12...Be7 {Ftacnik} 13.
Nf6+ Bxf6 14.Bxf5 c6 15.O-O-O cxd5 16.Be4 $14 ) 13.Bxe4 Nd7 14.O-O-O ( 14.
O-O {Ftacnik} 14...Nc5 15.Rfe1 Re8 16.Rad1 $14 ) 14...Be7 ( 14...Nc5 $6 
15.h4 $1 ( 15.g4 $5 {Ftacnik} ) ( 15.Bc2 e4 16.Nd2 Re8 $14 ) 15...b5 16.g4
g6 17.g5 Bg7 18.h5 $16 ) 15.g4 ( 15.h4 $1 ) 15...Bd6 $6 {Too passive move 
permitting white to develop serious initiative.Better was} ( 15...Bg5+ $5 
16.Kb1 Bf4 17.h4 Nf6 18.Ng5 ( 18.g5 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Qd6 $132 ) 18...Rb8 19.
Nh3 $14 ) ( 15...Nf6 {Ftacnik} 16.Nxe5 $16 ) 16.Kb1 Rb8 ( 16...Nf6 {
Ftacnik} 17.Bc2 ( 17.g5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 f5 19.gxf6 Qxf6 20.Rd3 Qf5 $11 ) 
17...Nxg4 18.Rhg1 Nf6 19.Nxe5 Re8 20.f4 $14 ) 17.h4 b5 18.Ng5 g6 ( 18...
Nf6 19.Qc2 h6 20.Nh7 Re8 21.g5 $40 ) 19.Bc2 b4 20.c4 Nc5 21.Qe3 $1 {[%cal 
Gh4h5] Preparing the advance of the h-pawn.} 21...Qf6 ( 21...f5 $6 22.gxf5
gxf5 23.Rhg1 Kh8 24.Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 25.Qf3 {[%csl Rh7]} 25...Qe8 ( 25...Kh6 
26.Rg5 Qe8 27.Bxf5 $18 {[%cal Gd1g1,Gf3e3]} ) 26.Bxf5+ Kh8 27.Rg5 Rg8 28.
Rh5+ Kg7 29.Rh7+ Kf8 30.Bd7+ $18 ) 22.h5 h6 ( 22...Qf4 23.hxg6 $1 hxg6 ( 
23...Qxe3 24.gxh7+ Kg7 25.fxe3 $18 ) 24.Qh3 Kg7 25.Qh6+ Kf6 26.Nh7+ $18 ) 
23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 {The fact that knights has disappeared from the board 
doesn't make black's life any easier.} ( 24.Qxe4 Kg7 ) 24...g5 25.c5 Be7 
26.Rc1 $1 $16 Rb5 ( 26...Qf4 27.Qxf4 exf4 28.Bf5 Rfe8 29.d6 $1 Bd8 ( 29...
cxd6 30.c6 Kf8 31.c7 Rbc8 32.Rhd1 $18 {[%cal Gd1d5, Gd5a5]} ) 30.Rhe1 Kf8 
31.Bd7 $18 ) 27.Bf5 e4 $5 {Trying to create counterplay over the diagonal 
a1-h8.} 28.Bxe4 Rfb8 29.Bd3 {'?' Ftacnik.} ( 29.Rhe1 $1 $18 {Ftacnik} ) 
29...Ra5 {'?' Ftacnik.} ( 29...Rxc5 $1 {Ftacnik} 30.Rhe1 ( 30.Rxc5 Bxc5 
31.Qxc5 Qf3 $15 ) 30...Rxc1+ 31.Rxc1 Bd6 $11 ) 30.Rh3 Bf8 31.Rf3 Qe7 32.
Qxe7 Bxe7 33.d6 $1 {[%csl Rf7] The decisive breake.Despite of the material
balance black is helpless.} 33...cxd6 34.c6 Rc8 35.c7 Rc5 $8 36.Rxc5 dxc5 
37.Bc4 Rxc7 38.Rxf7 {Ftacnik: 'The number of pawns is equal and black can 
combine his hopes with the drawish nature of opposite coloured bishops. 
Unfortunatelly for Gurevich his king is in a terrible shape and white's 
rook dominates the position. '} 38...Kh8 39.Kc2 $18 Rd7 ( 39...Bd6 40.Rf6 
Bf4 41.Rxh6+ Kg7 42.Re6 $18 {[%cal Gh5h6]} ) 40.Kb3 a5 41.f3 Rd4 ( 41...
Rc7 42.Ka4 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rc7,Re7][%cal Ga4b5,Gb5b6]} ) 42.Rxe7 a4+ 43.
Kxa4 Rxc4 44.Kb5 Rc2 45.b3 Kg8 ( 45...Rc3 46.Re5 Rxf3 47.Rxc5 Rf2 48.Kxb4 
Rxa2 49.Kb5 Rg2 50.Rc4 $18 {[%cal Gb3b8]} ) 46.Re5 Rxa2 47.Rxc5 Ra8 48.
Kxb4 Rf8 49.Rf5 Rb8+ 50.Kc3 Rc8+ 51.Kb2 Rb8 52.f4 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group B"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "E90"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.h3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.Nh2 Na6 9.
g3 Nc5 10.b4 Na6 11.Rb1 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Rb3 Qf6 14.Be3 Nf4 15.Nb5 Nxh3 
16.Qd2 Rae8 17.Be2 h5 18.c5 Bd7 19.Nc3 Nf4 20.c6 Bc8 21.Bxa7 Nxe2 22.Qxe2 
e4 23.O-O Qf5 24.Rd1 Kh7 25.Nb5 Qf7 26.Bd4 e3 27.fxe3 bxc6 28.dxc6 Bh6 29.
e4 Be6 30.Nxd6 cxd6 31.Rf3 Qe7 32.Qxa6 Rxf3 33.Nxf3 Bg4 34.Qd3 d5 35.e5 
Rf8 36.Bc5 Qf7 37.Bxf8 Qxf8 38.Rf1 Qxb4 39.Nh4 Qe4 40.Qxe4 dxe4 41.Rf7+ 
Kg8 42.Rf6 Be3+ 43.Kf1 Bb6 44.e6 e3 45.Rxg6+ Kf8 46.Rxg4 hxg4 47.Nf5 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhang Zhong"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[ECO "B85"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Be3 
d6 9.f4 Be7 10.Qe1 O-O 11.Qg3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.Kh1 Bc6 15.Rad1
Rad8 16.Bf3 Kh8 17.Rfe1 Rg8 18.Qf2 Nd7 19.Rd2 e5 20.Be3 exf4 21.Bxf4 Ne5 
22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Bf6 24.c3 Rge8 25.Red1 Re6 26.Qc2 Nc4 27.Bg4 Ree8 28.
Be2 Be5 29.Bxc4 Bxf4 30.Bf1 Be5 31.a4 Re6 32.axb5 axb5 33.Rxb5 Rh6 34.h3 
Qe7 35.Qb3 g5 36.Rb7 Rd7 37.Rxd7 Qxd7 38.Ra1 Kg7 39.Qb6 g4 40.Qe3 Rg6 41.
Qf2 Rf6 42.Qe3 Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[ECO "B76"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 {Ftacnik} 1...c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.
f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4 ( 12...
e5 {main line.} ) 13.Qxd4 Qc7 {When this plan first appeared in 1996, it 
looked like a good alternative to the main 12. ... e5. Alexey Fedorov and 
Kiril Georgiev, best Dragon specialists use it. But recently White 
succeeded to find the drawbacks here. In the present game Svidler follows 
Morozevich's plan.} 14.Qc5 ( 14.Bc4 Nb6 15.Be2 ( 15.Ne4 $5 ) 15...Be6 16.
Qc5 Rfb8 17.g3 Qb7 18.b3 a5 19.a4 Nd5 20.Ne4 Nb4 21.Bc4 Bd5 22.Rd4 Qa7 23.
Qxa7 Rxa7 24.f4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Rd8 26.Rf1 e6 $11 {1/2-1/2 
Shirov,A-Fedorov,A/Batumi GEO 1999/ (39)} ) 14...Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Be6 16.Bd3 (
16.h4 Rfd8 17.Bd3 c5 18.h5 Qf4+ 19.Kb1 Qd4 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Qa5 Rab8 22.b3 
$14 {1-0 Balinov,I-Velickovic,Z/Vienna 1998/ (32)} ) 16...c5 ( 16...Rad8 
17.Rde1 c5 18.Kb1 Rd4 19.h4 Qd6 20.h5 g5 21.h6 Rd8 22.b3 f6 23.g3 Bd5 24.
Rhf1 e5 25.f4 $16 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Georgiev,K/ Sarajevo 2000/ (34)} ) 17.
h4 {This is it. By pushing his h-pawn to h6 White creates discomfort to 
black King. After h4-h5, Black must play g5, otherwise the opening of the 
h-file in absence of the g7-Bishop is disastrous for Black. Then White 
continues to play in the center, speculating on opening the position. 
Strange enough, but Black couldn't show a clear counterplan yet. It seems 
that White is just quicker. Ftacnik: 'The new fashion in this line is a 
peaceful white's attempt to generate attack without giving black too many 
counterchances. '} ( 17.Rde1 {Ftacnik} 17...c4 18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Bxc4 Qf4+ 
20.Kb1 Qf6 21.Qe3 Rab8 22.b3 a5 $13 ) 17...c4 {'?!' Ftacnik.} ( 17...Bxa2 
$2 {Ftacnik} 18.b3 a5 19.h5 $16 ) ( 17...Qf4+ {Ftacnik} 18.Kb1 Qb4 19.Qe5 
( 19.Qxb4 cxb4 20.h5 $13 ) 19...c4 20.Be4 c3 $1 21.Qxc3 Qxc3 22.bxc3 Rab8+
23.Ka1 Rb5 $5 ( 23...Rfc8 24.Rb1 $14 ) 24.Rb1 Ra5 25.Rb2 Rc8 $13 ) 18.Be4 
Rad8 19.h5 g5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} ( 19...f5 20.Rxd8 ( 20.hxg6 $2 Qf4+ ) 20...
Rxd8 21.hxg6 $1 h6 22.Bb7 ( 22.Rxh6 $4 Qf4+ ) 22...Qf4+ 23.Kb1 {Maybe 
Black should've tried this. He is a pawn down, but has the control over 
d-file and the Bishop on b7 is out of play for a while.} ) ( 19...Rxd1+ {
Ftacnik} 20.Rxd1 Rd8 $5 ( 20...f5 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 gxh5 23.Qe3 $16 ) 
21.Rxd8+ ( 21.Rh1 Qf4+ 22.Kb1 Qh4 $1 $15 ) 21...Qxd8 22.h6 f6 23.g3 $13 ) 
( 19...Qf4+ $142 $1 {Ftacnik} 20.Kb1 gxh5 21.Qa5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 f5 23.Bd5 
Bxd5 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 $13 ) 20.h6 f6 21.a3 {I should ask Peter about the 
purpose of this move. Probably White was so happy about the position that 
he permitted himself to make such prophylactical moves.} 21...Bf7 ( 21...
Rxd1+ {Ftacnik} 22.Rxd1 Rd8 $5 ) 22.Rhe1 ( 22.Kb1 {Would be a logical 
continuation of the previous "plan".} ) 22...Qg3 {'?' Ftacnik.} ( 22...Qh2
23.Qa5 $16 ) ( 22...Rxd1+ $142 {Ftacnik} 23.Rxd1 Rd8 $14 {/+/-.} ) ( 22...
e5 {Ftacnik} 23.g3 $1 ) 23.Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rd8]} 23...Qf4+ ( 23...Rxd1+ 
24.Rxd1 Qxg2 $2 25.Qf5 $18 ) 24.Kb1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 g4 26.Qxa7 c3 {'?!' 
Ftacnik.} ( 26...f5 27.Bd5 Bxd5 28.Qxe7 Qxh6 ( 28...Bf7 29.Qf6 $18 ) ( 
28...Rf7 29.Qd8+ $18 ) 29.Rxd5 Qf6 30.Qxf6 Rxf6 31.Rc5 $18 ) 27.Qxe7 $18 
Qxh6 28.b3 f5 29.Bxf5 gxf3 ( 29...Bxb3 30.cxb3 Rxf5 31.Rd8+ ) 30.gxf3 Qb6 
31.Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Rizouk, Aimen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[ECO "D35"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Baburin"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nf8 {This 
is a rare line. Black indicates that he will go for ...Ne6, ...g6, ...Ng7 
and ...Bf5 plan.} 8.Nf3 Ne6 9.Bh4 O-O 10.O-O g6 11.b4 c6 12.Rb1 Re8 13.h3 
a6 14.a4 Ng7 {White has managed to save time by not playing Qd1-c2 early 
in the opening. Of course, the c2-square is not bad for White's queen, but
it may not necessarily be the best placement.} 15.b5 axb5 16.axb5 Nf5 $6 {
Probably Black wanted to keep the light-squared bishop for protection of 
his pawns on the queenside. This sometimes makes sense, but here Black 
suffocates and this should have tried to exchange a pair of bishops.} ( 
16...Bf5 $5 ) 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Na4 Ne7 19.Qb3 Qd6 20.Rfc1 Be6 21.Nc5 Reb8 {
If possible, White should not rush with taking on c6 as the b7-pawn ties 
Black's pieces to its defence.} 22.Qb4 Kg7 23.Rb3 Bc8 24.Na4 Qd8 25.Rb2 
Bd7 26.Qb3 Qc7 27.Rcb1 {One advantage of being White here is that he can 
try various little ideas before he takes on c6. It's always harder to 
defend and Black is likely to get tired and commit a mistake. Bareev's 
play is exemplary - he does not rush things, enjoy the grip on the 
position. Nowadays he is probably the main expert on the positions arising
from the Exchange Variation of the QGD.} 27...Qd6 28.Nc5 Bc8 29.Na4 Be6 
30.Qc2 Bc8 31.Rb4 Bd7 32.Qc5 Qxc5 33.Nxc5 Be8 ( 33...Bc8 34.bxc6 Nxc6 35.
R4b3 {won't be much fun for Black either.} ) 34.bxc6 Bxc6 35.Nxb7 {The 
ending is won for White, who has an extra pawn and all right pieces on the
board.} 35...Ra3 36.Nc5 Rxb4 37.Rxb4 Ra1+ 38.Rb1 Ra2 39.g4 h6 40.Bb5 Ba8 
41.Ba4 Bc6 42.Bxc6 Nxc6 43.Rb6 Ne7 44.Nd7 Ng8 45.Rb5 Ne7 46.Nb6 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Zhang Zhong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[ECO "C65"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Wedberg"]
[PlyCount "80"]

{Zhang Zhong plays the Black side of things in an instructive way. His 
active approach against the Qe2 setup is a useful model.} 
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 {This avoids the increasingly popular 
Berlin Defence. But the closed Ruy Lopez with the Q on e2 is quite slow 
and puts less pressure on Black than the standard lines. Especially when 
Black still has the option to put the B on c5.} 4...Bc5 ( 4...Bd6 {
Planning 0-0, Re8 and Bf8 is a decent alternative.} ) ( 4...Be7 {followed 
by a later d6 is possible, but less active.} ) 5.c3 ( 5.Bxc6 bxc6 {Best, 
Black doesn t get the P back straight away, but he gets a very good game 
if White tries to stick to the P.} 6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Nd3 ( 7.f4 O-O 8.d3 d5 9.
Nc3 Ba6 $44 {0-1 Salazar,J-Sanchez,V/Cali 1999/CBM 74 ext (44)} ) 7...Ba6 
8.Nc3 O-O 9.b3 ( 9.O-O Rfe8 10.Re1 Bd4 11.Qd1 {1-0 
Quinteros,M-Laird,C/Jakarta 1978/EXT 98 (40)} 11...d6 $13 ) 9...Rfe8 10.f3
Nd5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Polgar,J-Smejkal,J/Moscow 1994/CBM 45 (41)} ) 5...Qe7 6.
O-O O-O 7.Rd1 d6 8.h3 ( 8.d4 Bb6 9.d5 Nd8 10.Nbd2 Ng4 11.Rf1 f5 $40 {0-1 
Rantanen, Y-Haanpaa,J/Tampere 1989/EXT 97 (22)} ) 8...Bd7 ( 8...Nb8 9.d4 
$14 ) 9.d3 ( 9.d4 {The principal move.} 9...Bb6 ( 9...exd4 10.cxd4 Bb6 ( 
10...Bb4 11.a3 ) 11.Nc3 Rae8 12.Bg5 $14 ) 10.d5 Nb8 11.Bd3 $13 {White has 
a space advantage, but the B on b6 is well placed. A later f5 from Black 
will give him play.} ) 9...a6 10.Ba4 Ba7 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Qxe3 Rfe8 $11 13.
Bb3 Na5 14.Bc2 c5 15.Nbd2 b5 16.d4 {Finally White breaks with d4, but 
compared to the normal Ruy Lopez lines Black has already managed to 
exchange a pair of B:s.} 16...cxd4 17.cxd4 exd4 18.Nxd4 Nc6 19.Re1 Rac8 
20.N2f3 Ne5 21.Rad1 Rc5 22.Nh4 $6 Nc4 23.Qc1 g6 24.b3 ( 24.b4 Rc7 25.Qg5 
Qe5 $13 ) 24...Ne5 25.Qd2 ( 25.f4 $6 Nc6 $15 {Black is active and White s 
pieces are scattered.} ) 25...Nh5 $1 26.Nhf3 Qf6 $1 $40 {[%csl 
Rc2,Rg1][%cal Yh5f4,Yd7h3,Ye5f3] Black has grasped the initiative on the K
side. The usually so proud white squared B on c2 is quite unhappy here.} 
27.Re3 Nf4 28.Bb1 Rec8 29.Kh2 h6 30.Ng1 $6 {White wants to expand with g3 
and f4 but this only invites Black to gain more ground.} 30...Qh4 31.Rg3 (
31.Ngf3 Qh5 32.Nxe5 dxe5 33.Ne2 Bg4 $17 ) 31...Nh5 32.Ndf3 Qf6 33.Nxe5 
Qxe5 34.Nf3 Qe7 35.e5 Nxg3 36.fxg3 Bc6 37.exd6 Qf6 38.Rf1 Rd8 39.Qxh6 Rxd6
40.Re1 Rh5 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "B19"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7
9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bd2 e6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Ne4 O-O 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 
15.Ne5 c5 16.dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Rizouk, Aimen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[ECO "C54"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 Ba7 8.Nf1 {
Nowadays this idea of waiting with castles is getting more and more 
popular. White wants to build up a pressure on the >> by h3-g4 and only 
then Ng3 and the K may remain in the [+]. The other plan is Ng3 and then 
0-0 sparing Re1 at least for a while.} 8...h6 ( 8...Ne7 9.Ng3 h6 ( 9...Ng6
$6 10.Bg5 $1 ( 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 h6 12.d4 Re8 ( 12...Ne8 13.Re1 c6 14.Bc2 
Qc7 15.Be3 {1/2:1/2 Bologan-Onischuk, Tan Chin Nam Cup 2000} ) 13.Bc2 c6 
14.Be3 Qe7 15.Re1 $14 {Degraeve-I.Sokolov, EUCup Sremic Krsko SLO 1998} ) 
10...h6 $5 ( 10...Be6 11.Nh5 $1 ) ( 10...Kf8 $6 11.Nh5 ( 11.h3 h6 12.Be3 
Nf4 {(Kreuzer-Lukacs, Spring op Budapest 1992)} 13.O-O $14 ) 11...h6 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ng3 Nf4 14.Rg1 $14 ) 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.d4 Nf4 13.Rg1 ) 10.O-O 
Ng6 11.h3 O-O 12.d4 ) ( 8...Ng4 $5 {is a direct approach to punish White 
for neglecting 0-0.} 9.Ne3 ( 9.d4 $6 {is a successful provocation in the 
[+].} 9...exd4 10.cxd4 Nf6 $1 {and now both >< d4 and >< e4 are present 
targets.} ( 10...Qf6 {pushes too hard:} 11.h3 Nxf2 12.Kxf2 Bxd4+ 13.Be3 
Bxe3+ 14.Nxe3 Qxb2+ 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Nxd2 Nd4 17.Nd5 $16 {and the piece is 
more valuable here than three pawns, Degraeve-Marciano, Belfort 1997.} ) 
11.Ng3 ( 11.d5 {opens up the /^ for the a7 B and closes the / ^ of his own
one.} 11...Ne5 ) 11...Bg4 12.Be3 d5 $1 13.e5 Ne4 {and all the black pieces
are on their right place in this P structure.} 14.Bc2 f5 15.exf6 ( 15.h3 
Bxf3 16.gxf3 Nxg3 17.fxg3 Nxe5 $1 18.Qe2 Nc6 19.Bg5+ Ne7 20.O-O-O h6 ) 
15...Nxf6 16.h3 ( 16.O-O O-O ) 16...Bxf3 17.gxf3 ( 17.Qxf3 $2 {is simply 
not correct.} 17...Bxd4 18.Nf5 Bxb2 19.Rb1 Bc3+ 20.Kf1 Qd7 21.Rxb7 O-O 22.
g4 Na5 ( 22...Ne5 {is not bad either:} 23.Qd1 Nc4 24.g5 Nxe3+ 25.Nxe3 ( 
25.fxe3 Ne8 ) 25...Qc6 $17 ) 23.Rb1 Nc4 24.g5 Ne4 25.Bxe4 {
(Degraeve-Tkachiev, Corsica rapid op 1997)} 25...Nxe3+ $1 26.Qxe3 dxe4 $19
) 17...Ne7 $132 ) 9...Nxe3 10.Bxe3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 O-O {This P structure is 
not so bad for Black in general.} 12.O-O Na5 $6 ( 12...Be6 $5 ) 13.Bc2 Be6
14.b4 Nc6 15.d4 Bg4 16.Qe1 Bh5 17.Qg3 Bg6 18.Nh4 Qe7 19.Rf3 Rae8 20.Raf1 
$14 {with some some space advantage, Tiviakov-Van den Doel, NED-ch 
Rotterdam 2000.} ) 9.Ng3 O-O 10.Qe2 ( 10.h3 Be6 ( 10...d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 {
Now Black has a strong [+]. This sort of position is only good for White 
if he can create direct tactical threats against >< e5 or the >>.} 12.O-O 
Re8 13.Re1 Nf6 14.Bc2 Qd6 15.Nh4 Ne7 16.Bb3 g5 {How brave!} 17.Nf3 Nf5 18.
Nxf5 Bxf5 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Rxe3 Rad8 21.Qe1 {(Tkachiev-Guyard, Corsica rap 
op 1997)} 21...e4 $1 $11 ) 11.Nh2 Bxb3 ( 11...Qd7 12.Qf3 Bxb3 13.axb3 Nh7 
14.Ng4 Ne7 15.O-O c6 16.Ne3 Bxe3 $1 {This is a typical exchange in this 
structure.} 17.fxe3 g6 18.d4 h5 19.Qd1 Rae8 20.c4 ( 20.dxe5 Nc8 21.exd6 h4
22.Ne2 Nxd6 $132 ) 20...Nc8 21.d5 cxd5 22.cxd5 f5 23.b4 Nf6 24.b3 {1/2:1/2
Kasimdzhanov-Piket, Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1999} ) 12.axb3 d5 13.Qf3 dxe4 
14.dxe4 Nh7 15.h4 Qd7 16.Ng4 Rad8 17.O-O Qd3 18.Ne3 Bxe3 $1 {The same 
motif again!} 19.Bxe3 Ne7 {Black's worst piece is his N on c6.} 20.Rfd1 
Qb5 21.b4 b6 22.b3 Qc6 23.c4 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 f5 $11 {Tkachiev-Flear, Clichy 
1995} ) ( 10.O-O Be6 ( 10...Kh8 {/\ f5 seems to be a bit sophisticated 
here.} 11.h3 Be6 12.Nh2 {/\ Qf3} 12...Qd7 13.Qf3 Bxb3 14.axb3 Qe6 15.b4 d5
16.Ng4 dxe4 17.dxe4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 Ne7 19.Nf5 $14 {with an excellent N on 
f5, Beshukov-Stefansson, New York op 1996.} ) 11.h3 ( 11.Re1 Qd7 12.h3 
Rad8 {/\ d5} 13.Qe2 Rfe8 14.Kh2 d5 15.Bc2 d4 $13 {Velicka-Sherzer, Brno-B 
1993} ) 11...d5 12.Qe2 Re8 $13 ) 10...Ne7 {/\ Ng6} ( 10...Be6 11.O-O Re8 
12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 d5 {Black has evened out completely.} 15.
Rad1 Qf8 16.Rfe1 Rd8 17.Qe2 g6 $11 {Nelksans-Ch.Gabriel, EU -chT Batumi 
1999} ) 11.Nh4 {against Ng6} ( 11.O-O Ng6 $11 ) 11...Be6 ( 11...Bg4 {looks
also sufficient for equalization.} 12.Qc2 ( 12.Nf3 Ng6 $15 ) ( 12.f3 {is a
successful provocation.} 12...Be6 $15 ) 12...d5 $13 ) 12.h3 Kh7 ( 12...
Bxb3 13.axb3 d5 14.Nhf5 Nxf5 15.Nxf5 c6 16.Qf3 $14 {and again the strong N
on f5 secures White a slight edge.} ) 13.Bc2 Nfg8 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 Ng6 
16.Nf3 ( 16.Nhf5 Nh4 $1 {fighting against White's only hope, the excellent
f5 N.} ( 16...N6e7 17.Qf3 ) 17.O-O g6 18.Nxh4 Qxh4 19.Qf3 Kg7 $11 {and 
there is no real pressure on the f <->.} ) 16...Nh4 17.O-O Nxf3+ 18.Rxf3 
g6 19.Raf1 f6 20.d4 Qe7 {Black's position seems to be rock-solid.} ( 20...
Bxa2 $2 21.b3 ) 21.a3 a5 22.R1f2 b6 23.Nf1 h5 24.Nd2 Nh6 25.Rf1 Rf7 26.Qf2
Raf8 27.Qh4 $2 {White is pushing too hard, losing his sense of danger.} ( 
27.b4 axb4 28.axb4 ) 27...Kg7 28.Rg3 ( 28.Qg3 g5 ) 28...Rh8 29.Nf3 $2 {[#]
Overlooking Blacks witty riposte.} ( 29.d5 Bd7 ) ( 29.Bb3 Bxb3 30.Nxb3 g5 
$1 ) ( 29.Rgf3 g5 30.Qe1 h4 ) 29...Ng4 $1 $17 {and the Q is trapped!} 30.
hxg4 hxg4 31.Rxg4 Rxh4 32.Rxh4 {White had to give his Q for a R and a N, 
which is not an adequate compensation. However from now on with heroic 
efforts he defends himself fiercly, and not without the help of his 
opponent saves the day.} 32...Rf8 33.Kf2 Rh8 34.Rxh8 Kxh8 35.Ke1 Kg7 36.
Kd2 Qe8 37.b4 ( 37.b3 c6 ) 37...axb4 38.axb4 Qa8 39.Rb1 g5 ( {or} 39...Qa2
40.b5 Qa5 $19 ) 40.d5 Bg4 $6 {This allows White to build up a blockade on 
the <<.} ( 40...Bd7 41.b5 Qa5 42.Bd3 Qa2+ 43.Bc2 g4 44.Nh4 ( 44.Ne1 f5 ) 
44...f5 $1 $19 {ruins White's defensive bastions.} ) 41.b5 $1 Qh8 42.Bd3 
Qa8 43.Ne1 Qa2+ 44.Bc2 f5 45.Nd3 $1 fxe4 46.Nb4 Qc4 47.Re1 Qxb5 48.Bxe4 
Qe8 49.Rh1 Bh5 50.g4 Bg6 51.Bf3 Qa8 52.e4 Qf8 ( 52...Qa5 53.Rf1 ) 53.Ke2 
Be8 54.c4 Bd7 55.Ra1 Qc8 56.Rg1 Qh8 57.Rc1 Qa8 58.Nd3 Bc8 59.Kd2 Qa2+ 60.
Rc2 Qa1 61.Nf2 Qg1 62.Ke3 Ba6 63.Be2 Qg3+ 64.Bf3 Qf4+ 65.Ke2 b5 $5 ( 65...
Kg6 66.Nd3 Qh2+ 67.Nf2 ) 66.Ra2 Bc8 ( 66...b4 $5 67.Rxa6 b3 68.Nd3 Qh2+ 
69.Ke3 b2 70.Nxb2 Qxb2 71.Rc6 Qd4+ 72.Ke2 Qa7 $15 ) 67.Ra7 Kg6 $2 {Why to 
throw away the material gains?} ( 67...Qf7 68.cxb5 Bd7 $1 69.Rb7 Kg6 70.
Nd3 Qf8 71.Rxc7 Bxb5 72.Rc3 Qf4 $17 ) 68.Rxc7 Qf8 69.c5 {Now White has 
also a dangerous o^.} ( 69.cxb5 Qd8 70.b6 Ba6+ 71.Ke1 Qb8 72.Rc6 Bb5 ) 
69...dxc5 70.Nd3 Qh8 ( 70...Kf6 $5 71.Rc6+ Ke7 72.Rxc5 Qh8 73.Rxb5 Qh2+ 
74.Ke3 Qg1+ 75.Kd2 Bxg4 76.Bxg4 Qxg4 77.Rb7+ Kd6 78.Rb6+ Kc7 79.Rc6+ Kd8 
80.Rd6+ Kc7 81.Rc6+ Kb8 82.Nc5 $132 ) 71.Rxc5 b4 72.Ke3 b3 73.Rb5 Qh2 74.
Rxb3 $11 {Now White can build up an unpregnable fortress.} 74...Kg7 75.d6 
Qg1+ 76.Kd2 Qd4 77.Rb5 Qxd6 78.Rxe5 Kf6 79.Rc5 Qh2+ 80.Kc3 Be6 81.e5+ Ke7 
82.Rc7+ Kd8 83.Rc6 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhang Zhong"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[ECO "B40"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d5 4.Qe2 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O b5 8.e5 Nfd7 
9.h4 Nc6 10.Bf4 a5 11.Nbd2 b4 12.Rfe1 a4 13.a3 bxa3 14.bxa3 Rb8 15.c4 Nb6 
16.Rac1 Ba6 17.Bf1 Qd7 18.Ng5 h6 19.Ngf3 Rfd8 20.Nh2 Nd4 21.Qg4 Nf5 22.h5 
Kh7 23.Ndf3 dxc4 24.dxc4 Nc8 25.Nd2 Na7 26.Rc3 Nc6 27.Qh3 Qd4 28.Ne4 Rb3 
29.Nf3 Qd7 30.g4 Nfd4 31.g5 Rxc3 32.Nxc3 Nxf3+ 33.Qxf3 hxg5 34.Bg3 Kg8 35.
h6 Nd4 36.h7+ Kh8 37.Qh5 g6 38.Qg4 Bb7 39.Bg2 Kxh7 40.Be4 Kg7 41.Rb1 Bc6 
42.Kg2 Nb3 43.Rh1 Rh8 44.Rd1 Nd4 45.f3 Rb8 46.Bf2 Qc7 47.Bxc6 Nxc6 48.Qe4 
Qxe5 49.Qxc6 Qxc3 50.Rd7 Qf6 51.Qxa4 Rb2 52.Qd1 g4 53.a4 g3 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rizouk, Aimen"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 e5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.d5 Ne7 {In my opinion a 
doubtful set-up.} 7.Bg5 $1 {All of a sudden Black faces serious problems 
and has an unpleasant choice of either to go back with his f6 Knight after
which White will have development advantage, or to weaken his pawn 
structure. In the present game Movsesian chooses the second way.} ( 7.O-O 
g6 8.Nfd2 Bg7 9.Nc4 O-O 10.f4 $1 {also here Black is forced to play very 
exactly in order not to get a lost position in a few moves.} 10...b5 11.
fxe5 dxe5 12.Ne3 Bd7 13.c4 b4 14.Nd2 $14 {1-0 Zhang 
Zhong-Movsesian,S/Elista 1998/ (41)} ) 7...Ng6 ( 7...Nd7 8.Nfd2 h6 9.Nc4 
$1 Qc7 10.Bd2 g6 11.a4 Bg7 12.Nba3 a6 13.O-O O-O 14.f4 $16 {1-0 
Doncevic,D-Groszpeter,A/Budapest 1985/ (54)} ) 8.Bb5+ {The point. Now 
White takes on f6 and breaks the opponent's structure.} 8...Bd7 9.Bxf6 
gxf6 ( 9...Qxf6 10.Bxd7+ Kxd7 11.O-O $16 ) 10.a4 a6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nbd2 
$14 {/+/-.} 12...f5 13.Qc2 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Be7 15.Ng3 $1 {Interesting pawn 
sac. Main idea is to use weak light-squares in Black's camp.} 15...Nf4 16.
O-O Nxd5 17.Rad1 Qe6 18.Nf5 $44 {White has compensation for the pawn first
of all due to many weaknesses in Black's position. After the next move 
black King will have to stay in the center ot castle long, but in neither 
case he will be totally safe.} 18...Rg8 ( 18...O-O $2 19.Rxd5 Qxd5 20.
Nxe7+ $18 ) 19.Qe4 Nf6 $6 ( 19...Nf4 20.g3 O-O-O 21.Kh1 Ng6 22.b4 $44 ( 
22.c4 $44 ) ) 20.Qxb7 Rd8 21.Nxe7 Qxe7 22.Qxa6 {The situation changed and 
probably not in Black's favour. Now White is a pawn up and there is hardly
any compensation for that. Black's only hope is to use the g-file for 
attack, but with accurate play White should be able to defend with no 
problems at all.} 22...Kf8 23.Rfe1 e4 24.Nd2 d5 25.Qe2 {Black succeeded to
advance his central pawns, but there are possibilities to attack it with 
either c3-c4 or f2-f3.} 25...Rg6 ( 25...c4 26.f3 $16 {and not easy to 
create threats against the position of white King:} 26...Nh5 27.Qe3 Rd6 
28.fxe4 Rdg6 29.Kh1 $1 ( 29.exd5 $4 Rxg2+ 30.Kh1 Rxh2+ 31.Kxh2 Qh4+ 32.Qh3
Qf2+ 33.Kh1 Ng3+ $19 ) 29...Rxg2 $140 30.Qh6+ $18 ) 26.c4 ( 26.f3 $5 ) 
26...dxc4 27.Nxc4 Rd4 28.Ne3 ( 28.f3 $142 Qe6 29.Rxd4 cxd4 30.fxe4 Nxe4 
31.Qxe4 Qxc4 $16 32.Rd1 ( 32.a5 ) ) 28...Qe5 29.a5 Nh5 30.Ra1 Nf4 31.Qf1 
Rd7 ( 31...Rd2 32.Kh1 ) 32.a6 Ra7 33.Qb5 Kg7 {Suddenly Black blockated the
most dangerous pawn and White fails to find a constructive plan. Black has
active pieces and the King on g1 feels not safe, so in a practical game is
easier to play with Black.} 34.b4 $2 {Just blunders a pawn. The position 
was not easy to evaluate, probably there is good practical compensation 
for the pawn. But after the game move the material becomes equal and 
Black's chances are clearly better.} ( 34.Ra4 Nd3 35.Re2 f5 36.g3 f4 $140 
37.Nf1 ) 34...Nd3 $17 35.Rf1 Nxb4 36.Rac1 Nd3 37.Ra1 h5 38.Nc4 $2 {Moving 
away the only piece which defends white King is a suicide.} ( 38.Ra4 $5 {
/\ 39.f3} ) ( 38.f3 $2 Qd4 $19 ) 38...Qf6 39.Qb8 {Loses by force.} 39...
Qf3 ( 39...Rxg2+ 40.Kxg2 Qf3+ 41.Kg1 Nf4 42.Qxf4 Qxf4 {was also possible, 
but the game is much stronger.} ) 40.Ne3 ( 40.g3 Nf4 $19 ) 40...Nf4 41.
Nf5+ ( 41.Kh1 Nxg2 42.Nf5+ Kh7 $19 ) 41...Kh7 42.Nh4 Rxg2+ 43.Kh1 Rg1+ {
and mate next.} 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[ECO "D73"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Nf3 O-O 8.Ne5 e6
9.Bg5 Qb6 10.Qd2 Nfd7 11.Be3 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Qb4 13.f4 Nc6 14.a3 Qb3 15.O-O 
Rd8 16.Bf2 b6 17.Qd3 Na5 18.Rfd1 Bb7 19.Rab1 Bf8 20.Bf3 Rdc8 21.e4 d4 22.
Nb5 Qxd3 23.Rxd3 Ba6 24.a4 Bxb5 25.axb5 Rc5 26.Rxd4 Rxb5 27.Be2 Rb3 28.Bd1
Rb4 29.Rxb4 Bxb4 30.Rc1 Nb7 31.Rc4 Bc5 32.b4 Bxf2+ 33.Kxf2 a5 34.Rc7 Rb8 
35.bxa5 Nxa5 36.f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhang Zhong"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[ECO "C01"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Rizouk, Aimen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[ECO "C45"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4
Ba6 9.b3 g6 10.f4 Bg7 11.Qf2 Nf6 12.Be2 d6 {[%csl Ra1] Black is trying to 
make use of weakness of the a1-h8 diagonal.} ( 12...Ne4 {is more popular. 
Here are few recent examples:} 13.Qe3 f5 14.Ba3 $1 {Morozevich} 14...Qe6 (
14...d6 $6 15.Nd2 g5 16.exd6 Nxd6 17.Bh5+ Kf8 18.Qxe7+ Kxe7 19.O-O-O gxf4 
20.Nf3 Rhc8 21.Rhe1+ Kf8 22.Nd4 Kg8 23.Nxc6 Kh8 24.Bf3 Bb7 25.Bxd6 cxd6 
26.Ne7 Bxf3 27.Nxc8 Bxd1 28.Re8+ Bf8 29.Kxd1 Kg7 30.Nxd6 $1 $18 {1-0 
Goloshchapov, A-Moiseenko,A/Ordzhonikidze UKR 2000 (41)} ) 15.Nd2 Nxd2 16.
Qxd2 O-O-O 17.Qa5 Bb7 18.O-O d6 ( 18...Kb8 $2 {
Morozevich-Salinnikov,Russian Cup 1998 CBM67 [Mikhalevski,V]} ) 19.Qxa7 
dxe5 20.c5 exf4 21.Rae1 Rhe8 22.Ba6 Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Qxe1 24.Bxb7+ Kd7 25.Bxc6+
Kxc6 26.Qa6+ Kd5 27.Qc4+ Kc6 28.Qa6+ {1/2-1/2 Rosito,J-Sorin,A/Buenos 
Aires 1999/EXT 2000 (28)} ) 13.Ba3 $1 $146 {Strengthening the play in Van 
der Wiel-Beliavsky and inviting to transpose to 12...Ne4.} ( {With} 13.Bf3
O-O 14.O-O Bb7 15.Bb2 Nd7 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Nc3 Nf6 19.Rad1 
Rfd8 20.Rd3 d5 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Rfd1 $14 {John Van der Wiel got a slight 
adge in Van der Wiel,J-Beliavsky,A/Groningen 1994/1/2-1/ 2 CBM 45 (38)} ) 
13...O-O $2 {[%csl Re7,Rf8][%cal Ga3f8] Black puts another peace under a 
very unpleasant pin along the a3-f8 diagonal.} ( 13...Ne4 $6 14.Qe3 f5 {
transposes to Goloshchapov,A-Moiseenko,A/Ordzhonikidze UKR 2000 (41) 
(12...Ne4 13.Qe3 f5 14.Ba3 d6?!} ) ( 13...Qe6 $5 {[%csl Ra1][%cal Gd6e5] 
was interesting creating a direct threat of de.} ) 14.Nc3 $1 {[%cal Ge5f6]
Now White is ready for ef and Black has to move the knight} ( {Of course 
not} 14.exf6 $4 Qxf6 {[%csl Ra1] and Black wins} ) 14...Nd7 ( 14...Ne8 $6 
{is too passive} ) 15.O-O $16 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga1d1,Ga3f8] Black is 
already in trouble.He has not much to do against direct attack of the 
d6-pawn with Rad1.} 15...f6 ( {Black has no time for taking his pieces 
away from the pin as after} 15...Rfe8 16.Bf3 Bb7 17.Rad1 Qe6 {White wins 
with a simple but nice tactical blow:} 18.Nb5 $1 ( 18.Qd2 $5 ) 18...cxb5 
19.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Bd5 Qf5 21.exd6 $18 ) ( 15...c5 {was probably the last 
chance to stay in life for a little while.} ) 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Rad1 {[%csl 
Rd6][%cal Gd1d6,Ga3d6] The d6-pawn is falling.} 17...Nc5 18.Bf3 $1 {[%csl 
Rc6]} ( {Computer's} 18.b4 Ne4 19.Nxe4 Qxe4 20.b5 $1 {was also sufficient 
for a win.} ) 18...f5 ( 18...Bb7 {wouldn't change anything.} ) 19.Na4 $1 
$18 {[%csl Rc5,Rd6,Re7,Rf8]} ( {It wasn't necessary to complicate the 
matters with} 19.Bxc6 Bxc3 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.Bxc5 dxc5 22.Qf3 {[%csl Ra8, 
Rc3]} 22...Bd4+ 23.Rxd4 Bb7 24.Rd5 $16 ) 19...Nxa4 20.Bxd6 {[%csl Re7,Rf8]
} 20...Qf7 ( 20...Qb7 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.bxa4 Bxc4 23.Rfe1 $18 ) 21.Bxf8 Rxf8
22.bxa4 Qxc4 ( {Or} 22...Bxc4 23.Bxc6 $1 {[%csl Rf7,Rg8]} 23...Rc8 24.Qf3 
$1 $18 {[%cal Gc6d5]} ) 23.Qxa7 {Black could resign any moment now.} 23...
Rf7 24.Qb8+ Rf8 25.Qd6 Rc8 26.Rfe1 Qxa4 27.Qe6+ Kh8 28.Qxc8+ $1 {[%csl 
Rh8] Winning in style} 28...Bxc8 29.Re8+ Bf8 30.Rxf8+ Kg7 31.Rxc8 Qa7+ 32.
Kh1 Qxa2 33.Rc7+ ( 33.Rc7+ Kh6 34.Rdd7 {[%csl Rh6]} 34...Qa1+ 35.Bd1 {
[%csl Rh6] with mate in few moves.} ) 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[ECO "B48"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 {Wells} 1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3
{Das ist eine Hauptfortsetzung - Weiß möchte anschließend kurz rochieren 
und f2-f4 ziehen.} 7...Nf6 8.O-O h5 {Movsesian spielt häufig diesen Zug. 
Der Textzug verschafft Schwarz eventuell taktische Motive mit Ng4 und legt
noch nicht die weitere Entwicklung des schwarzen Königsflügels fest. Die 
Alternativen sind 8.. .b5, 8...Ne5, 8...Nxd4 und 8...Bd6.} 9.h3 Bd6 10.Qd2
{'?!' Wells. Dieser Zug bietet Weiß keine Hoffnung auf Eröffnungsvorteil, 
aber es ist auch mit anderen Fortsetzungen nicht leicht, etwas Greifbares 
herauszuholen.} ( 10.Re1 Bh2+ 11.Kh1 Nxd4 ( 11...Be5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Bd2 
h4 14.Qe2 Kf8 15.Nd1 b5 16.Bg5 Bb7 17.Qd2 Rc8 18.c3 d5 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qe3
$13 {1-0 Karabelas, V-Dorfanis,I/Athens 1996/CBM 55 ext (39)} ) 12.Bxd4 
Be5 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Qd2 g5 15.Nd5 $1 Nxd5 16.exd5 Qf6 {
Prie,E-Miladinovic,I/Yerevan (ol) 1996/Inf 67/ [Prie,E] (17)} ) ( 10.Nxc6 
bxc6 ( 10...dxc6 11.f4 e5 12.f5 ( 12.Qf3 exf4 13.Bxf4 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 
15.Rxf4 Be6 16.e5 Nd7 17.Bf5 O-O 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Rd4 Rf7 {1/2-1/2 
Najbar,M-Antoniewski,R/Trzbinia 1999/EXT 2000 (69)} ) 12...Bd7 13.Qf3 
O-O-O 14.a3 Rdf8 15.b4 c5 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 c4 18.Be4 b6 19.Qf2 Kb7 {
1/2-1/2 Berzinsh,R-Antoniewski,R/Ostrava CZE 1999/The Week in Chess 291 
(39)} ) 11.f4 e5 12.f5 ( 12.Qf3 exf4 13.Bxf4 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 15.Rxf4 d6 
16.e5 dxe5 17.Re1 Nd7 18.Rc4 Rh6 19.Bf5 Ra7 20.Bxd7+ Rxd7 21.Rxe5+ Re7 22.
Rec5 {1/2-1/2 Gaponenko,I-Botsari Miladinovic,A/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (48) }
) 12...Qa5 13.Qe1 Bc5 14.Nd5 Bxe3+ 15.Nxe3 Qxe1 16.Rfxe1 d6 17.Nc4 Ke7 18.
Rad1 a5 19.a4 Rd8 20.Bf1 g6 {0-1 Wildi,M-Wyss,T/Zurich SUI 1999 (55)} ) ( 
10.Be2 Bh2+ 11.Kh1 Bf4 12.Qd2 Bxe3 13.Qxe3 Ng4 {1/2-1/2 
Jaracz,P-Maciejewski,M/ Sopot 1997/CBM 59 (34)} ) ( 10.f4 Bc5 11.e5 Bxd4 
12.Bxd4 Nxd4 13.exf6 gxf6 14.f5 d5 15.Kh1 Qg3 16.fxe6 Bxe6 17.Qe1 Rg8 18.
Qxg3 Rxg3 19.Kh2 Rg5 20.Rxf6 Ke7 21.Rf2 Rag8 {1/2-1/2 
Hracek,Z-Movsesian,S/CZE 1997/EXT 99 (28) }) ( 10.Qe2 b5 11.Nxc6 dxc6 12.
f4 e5 13.f5 Bb7 $13 ) 10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bh2+ 12.Kh1 Bf4 $11 13.Be3 $6 {
Weiß möchte den starken schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen, übersieht aber 
die nachfolgende kleine Kombination.} ( 13.Qe2 d6 14.Rad1 Bd7 $11 ) 13...
Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Ng4 $1 {Mit diesem schönem Zug forciert Schwarz den Übergang 
in ein bequemes Endspiel.} 15.Qg3 ( 15.hxg4 $2 hxg4+ 16.Kg1 Qh2# ) 15...
Qxg3 16.fxg3 Ne5 {[%csl Ge5] '=/+' Wells. Der Ne5 steht auzsgezeichnet - 
Weiß kann ihn nicht vertreiben, allenfalls nach vielen Zügen mit seinem 
Springer abtauschen. Die weiße Bauernstruktur ist schwach, aber das hat 
keine große Bedeutung.} 17.Na4 {[%cal Ga4b6]} 17...d6 {Schwarz möchte den 
Damenflügel geschlossen halten, meiner Meinung nach jedoch war die 
Alternative 17...b5 besser.} ( 17...b5 $142 $5 18.Nb6 ( 18.Nc5 d6 $15 ) 
18...Rb8 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.a4 $11 ) 18.Nb6 Rb8 19.a4 $1 {Weiß möchte damit 
nicht den Posten des Nb6 festigen, sondern am Damenflügel Raum gewinnen.} 
19...Bd7 20.a5 ( 20.Nxd7 $6 {Dieser Zug wäre strategisch schlecht - denn 
nun könnte Weiß den Ne5 nicht mehr abtauschen.} 20...Kxd7 $15 ) 20...Bc6 
21.Kg1 Ke7 22.Rfe1 g6 {Schwarz bereitet damit den Zug f7-f5 vor.} 23.Nc4 {
Früher oder später muss Weiß den Ne5 abtauschen.} 23...Nxc4 ( 23...Nd7 $5 
24.Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d6]} 24...Bb5 25.Nxd6 Bxd3 ( 25...Kxd6 26.Bxb5+ $18 ) 
26.Rxd3 Ne5 27.Rd2 b6 ) 24.Bxc4 Rhc8 {[%cal Gc8c2] Schwarz hat eine 
gesunde Bauernstruktur und bequemes Spiel.} 25.c3 Bd7 26.Bd3 Rc5 {[%csl 
Gc5][%cal Gc5a5,Gc5g5]} 27.Ra3 $1 {Weiß verteidigt im voraus den Pc3 und 
bereitet die Mobilisierung des Damenflügels mit b4 vor.} ( 27.c4 b6 28.
axb6 Rxb6 $15 ) 27...Rbc8 28.c4 {Da Weiß den Zug b7-b6 nicht mehr fürchten
muss, lann er diesen Bauernzug ausführen.} 28...Re5 {[%cal Ge5e1]} 29.Kf2 
f5 30.exf5 gxf5 $5 ( 30...exf5 $11 ) 31.Rxe5 dxe5 {[%csl Ge5,Ge6] Schwarz 
hat einen gesunden Doppelbauern auf der e-Linie - er kann in der Folge e4 
und e5 ziehen.} 32.Be2 e4 33.Rb3 Bc6 34.Bxh5 e5 $44 {[%cal Gf5f4] Die 
schwarze Bauernmasse im Zentrum ist sehr stark. Die positionelle Drohung 
ist f5-f4.} 35.Rc3 Rd8 {[%cal Rd8d2,Rd2b2,Rd2f2]} 36.Ke1 ( 36.Ke3 Rg8 37.
Ke2 ( 37.Kf2 Rd8 $11 ) 37...f4 $44 ) 36...Kf6 37.b4 f4 {Schwarz hat aktive
Bauern - es droht 38...e3.} 38.b5 $5 {Weiß gibt das Material zurück und 
aktiviert seinen Turm.} 38...axb5 39.cxb5 Bxb5 40.Rc7 $11 {[%cal 
Gc7b7,Gc7f7]} 40...Ra8 41.Rf7+ ( 41.Rxb7 Rxa5 $15 ) 41...Kg5 42.Re7 $1 {
[%cal Re7e5,Re5b5,Re5h5] Damit forciert Weiß Zugwiederholung.} 42...Kf6 
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[ECO "E73"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Hazai"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 Na6 7.f4 Qe8 8.Nf3 e5 
$1 9.fxe5 ( 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Nc5 $132 ) 9...dxe5 10.d5 ( 10.Nxe5 c5 
$132 ) ( 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.Nd5 Nxe5 12.Be7 c6 {sacrificing the exchange for a
strong compensation.} ) 10...h6 ( 10...Nh5 {- Alterman-Bosboom, Wijk aan 
Zee 1998 CBM 63.} ) 11.Bxf6 ( 11.Bh4 {- Sorin-Zarnicki, Buenos Aires 2000 
CBM 79} ) 11...Bxf6 12.a3 c5 {This blockade is Black's main idea in this 
position.} ( 12...Qe7 13.O-O ( 13.b4 c5 $13 ) 13...Rd8 14.Rb1 c5 $13 {
blockading all the dark squares, Mohr-Miles, Bad Worishofen 1990.} ) 13.
O-O Bd7 14.Rb1 Qe7 15.b4 ( 15.Qd2 Bg7 $13 ) 15...Qd6 ( 15...cxb4 $2 {
founders on} 16.axb4 Nxb4 $4 17.d6 $18 ) 16.Nb5 Qb6 17.Kh1 Rac8 18.Qe1 Bg7
( 18...cxb4 {immediately doesn't seem to be good because of} 19.axb4 Bxb5 
20.cxb5 Nc7 21.Nd2 $14 ) 19.Qg3 cxb4 20.axb4 Bxb5 21.cxb5 Nb8 22.Nxe5 Qd4 
23.Nxf7 $1 {White is more or less forced to sacrifice the piece.} 23...
Rxf7 24.Rxf7 Kxf7 25.Bg4 Rd8 ( 25...Re8 $2 26.Be6+ Rxe6 27.dxe6+ Kxe6 28.
Qxb8 $18 ) 26.Be6+ ( 26.Rf1+ Kg8 27.Qc7 Rf8 28.Rxf8+ Bxf8 29.Be6+ Kh8 30.
h3 $44 ) 26...Ke7 27.Rf1 Bf6 ( 27...Be5 $1 {was the precise defence.} 28.
Qxg6 Rf8 29.Rc1 Qc3 $1 ( 29...Qb2 30.Qxh6 Rh8 31.Qg5+ Kd6 32.h3 Qxb4 33.
Qg6 $1 ) 30.Qxh6 Rf6 $13 ) 28.Qxg6 Rf8 29.h3 Be5 30.Bf5 $2 {This is a 
clear mistake.} ( 30.Rc1 Qc3 31.Qxh6 Rf6 $13 ) 30...Qb6 31.Qh5 Qxb5 32.Rd1
Rf6 $17 33.Qg4 Kd6 34.Rc1 Nd7 35.Qg8 Qxb4 36.Bxd7 Kxd7 37.Qg4+ ( 37.Qg7+ 
Kd8 $1 ) 37...Kd6 38.Qc8 Qb6 $4 {This is a terrible blunder!} ( 38...Ke7 
$1 $19 {was winning immediately.} ) 39.Qb8+ Kd7 40.Qxe5 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rizouk, Aimen"]
[Black "Zhang Zhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[ECO "C06"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 
Qb6 9.Nf3 f6 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.O-O Bd6 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Be3 Bd7 14.a3 Qd8 15.h3
Kh8 16.Re1 Rc8 17.Rc1 Qe8 18.Rc2 Qh5 19.Be2 Qf7 20.Bd3 a6 21.Rc1 b5 22.a4 
b4 23.Nb1 a5 24.Nbd2 Qe8 25.b3 Nh5 26.Rc2 Nf4 27.Bb5 Ng6 28.Nf1 Nge7 29.
N1h2 h6 30.Ng4 Qg6 31.Bd3 Qf7 32.Ba6 Rcd8 33.Bb5 Be8 34.Qe2 h5 35.Nge5 
Bxe5 36.dxe5 d4 37.Bg5 Rd5 38.Rec1 Qg8 39.Bc4 Rd7 40.Bb5 Rd5 41.Rxc6 Nxc6 
42.Bxc6 Bxc6 43.Rxc6 d3 44.Qe4 Rf5 45.Rd6 Qc8 46.Qxf5 Rxd6 47.Qg6 Rd5 48.
Bd2 Kg8 49.Ng5 Qd7 50.Ne4 Kf8 51.Nf6 Qc6 52.Nxd5 Qxd5 53.Qxh5 Qxb3 54.Kh2 
Qc4 55.Qf3+ Kg8 56.Qa8+ Kh7 57.Qe8 b3 58.Qh5+ Kg8 59.Qe8+ Kh7 60.Qh5+ Kg8 
1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group C"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[ECO "D14"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bd3 
Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[ECO "D20"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Nxd4 Ne7 7.Bxc4 Nbc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9.Nb5 Ba5 10.O-O a6 11.Nd4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Qd6 13.Be3 Be6 14.Qb3 Bxc4
15.Qxc4 Qc6 16.Qxc6 Nxc6 17.Nd5 Rfe8 18.f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "B32"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 ( {During the last 
years there is tendence} 6.N1c3 {to revive a boom,but it is not our topic 
here.} ) 6...Be7 ( 6...Be6 {1/2-1/2 Delchev,Peter-Todorov,Todor/Teteven - 
open (01) 1991 (14)} ) 7.b3 ( 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Bd3 Rc8 10.O-O Bg5 $14
{(1/2-1/2) Radulov,Iv.-Ivanov,Yor /tt - ch Bg (2) Varna 1995} ) 7...f5 $5 
( {Due to Sveshikov, big interest was paid since 1994-1997 to} 7...Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Be3 {+/= Filippov,V-Sveshnikov,E/Kemerevo 
1995/ Inf 65 (12)} ) ( 7...a6 8.N5c3 Be6 9.Be2 Bg5 $14 {(1-0) 
Groszpeter,A-Csiszar, C/Zalakaros op 1996/EXP} ) 8.Ba3 ( 8.exf5 ) 8...Nf6 
{[#]} 9.N1c3 ( 9.Bxd6 Nxe4 10.Nc7+ ( 10.Bxe7 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 Kxe7 12.Ke1 Be6
13.N1c3 Nxc3 14.Nxc3 Rhd8 $15 {Schneider,D-Shabalov,A/National Chess 
Congress 1999} ) 10...Kf7 11.Qd5+ Kg6 12.g4 Bxd6 13.gxf5+ Bxf5 14.Rg1+ Kf6
$17 {Gontcharova,O-Zvereva,M/ Women's Open 2000} ) ( 9.exf5 Bxf5 10.Be2 a6
11.Nxd6+ Bxd6 12.Qxd6 Qxd6 13.Bxd6 O-O-O 14.c5 Ne4 15.Nd2 Nxd6 16.cxd6 
Rxd6 17.Rc1 Kb8 18.Nc4 Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Kutuzovic,B-Fercec,N/Bled op 21st 2000
} ) ( 9.Nxd6+ $6 Bxd6 $15 10.Qxd6 ( 10.Bxd6 Nxe4 11.c5 Qh4 $19 ) 10...Qxd6
$6 ( 10...Nd4 $1 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 $15 ) 11.Bxd6 Nxe4 12.Ba3 Nd4 13.Bd3 b6 ( 
13...Be6 ) 14.O-O Bb7 15.Rc1 ( 15.f3 $6 O-O-O 16.Rd1 Nf6 17.Nc3 e4 $17 ) 
15...O-O-O $15 {Luther,T-Shabalov,A/New York op 1998} ) 9...O-O ( 9...Qa5 
10.Qd2 O-O 11.Nd5 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Rd8 13.Nxe7+ {1/2-1/2 
Anand,V-Tregubov,P/FIDE World Cup Gp D 2000} ) 10.Bxd6 {Winning a pawn,but
permitting black to create counterplay.Anyway this is the only way to 
fight for the advantage.} 10...a6 ( 10...fxe4 11.c5 Be6 12.Nc7 Bg4 13.f3 
exf3 14.gxf3 Rc8 15.fxg4 $16 ) 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Nd6 fxe4 13.c5 ( 13.Ndxe4 
$2 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Rd8 15.Nd2 Bf5 16.Be2 Nb4 17.O-O Nc2 18.Rc1 Qb4 $15 ) 
13...Be6 14.Bc4 ( 14.Ncxe4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Rad8 16.Nd6 b6 $15 ) 14...Rad8 15.
O-O ( 15.Qb1 Bxc4 16.bxc4 Nd7 17.Nxb7 e3 $132 ) 15...b6 16.Bxe6+ Qxe6 17.
Qb1 $1 ( 17.Qe1 bxc5 18.Ndxe4 c4 19.Nxf6+ Rxf6 20.bxc4 Qxc4 21.Ne4 Rf4 $11
) 17...e3 $5 18.fxe3 bxc5 19.Nb7 $1 Rc8 ( 19...Rd2 20.Qc1 $16 ) 20.Nxc5 
Qe7 21.N5e4 ( 21.Nxa6 $2 Nb8 $1 22.Nxb8 Rxc3 23.Na6 Rc6 24.Qd3 Qa3 $17 {
[%csl Ra6]} ) 21...Nb4 $1 22.a3 {After this move white remains with the 
pawn,but without real wining chances.Better was} ( 22.Qd1 $1 Nxe4 ( 22...
Rfd8 23.Nxf6+ gxf6 24.Qg4+ Kh8 25.Rac1 Nd3 26.Nd5 $3 $18 {[%csl Rc8,Re7]} 
) 23.Nxe4 ( 23.Rxf8+ $1 Rxf8 ( 23...Qxf8 24.Nxe4 Nc2 25.Qd5+ Kh8 26.Rc1 ( 
26.Rf1 $4 Qxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Nxe3+ $19 ) 26...Nxe3 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Qc5 $1 $18 )
24.Nxe4 Qb7 $1 25.Ng3 Qb6 26.Qe2 $14 ) 23...Rxf1+ $1 ( 23...Nc2 24.Rxf8+ 
Qxf8 25.Qd5+ Kh8 26.Rc1 Nxe3 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Qc5 $18 ( 28.Qxe5 $4 Qc1+ 29.
Kf2 Ng4+ $19 ) ) 24.Qxf1 Qa7 $1 25.Qf3 Nc2 26.Rc1 Rf8 $13 ) 22...Nxe4 23.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 24.Qxe4 ( 24.Nxe4 Nc2 25.Ra2 Nxe3 $15 ) 24...Rxc3 25.axb4 h6 $1
26.Rf1 $6 ( 26.Rxa6 $4 Rc1# ) ( 26.Qxe5 $5 Rxb3 ( 26...Qxb4 $6 27.Qe6+ $1 
( 27.Rd1 Rc5 28.Qe6+ Kh7 29.h3 ) 27...Kh8 28.Rd1 $16 ) 27.Qe6+ ( 27.h3 $5 
) 27...Qf7 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rxa6 Rxb4 30.Kf2 $14 ) 26...Qd6 27.h4 Qd3 $1 
$11 28.Qxe5 Qxe3+ 29.Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[ECO "B63"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O
O-O 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Nb5 $1 {[%cal Gg5e3] V.Anand was the first who 
began to play this rare move.} ( {Mainlines in this variation are} 11.h4 )
( 11.Kb1 ) ( 11.Be3 {- maybe with various moves order} ) 11...Rd7 {
Preparing d8-square for Q after virtual Be3} ( 11...a6 $4 12.Be3 $18 ) 12.
Qe1 Qd8 $6 $16 ( 12...a6 $142 13.N5d4 {The idea of this move is to retain 
Bg5 to more active position than e3-square.} ( {In my opinion, it is not 
so easy for Black to equalize also after} 13.Be3 $5 Qd8 14.N5d4 Nxd4 ( 
14...Bf8 15.g4 e5 16.Nf5 d5 17.g5 dxe4 18.Rxd7 Bxd7 19.Nxg7 Bxg7 20.gxf6 
Qxf6 21.fxe4 Nd4 22.Bc4 $16 {[%csl Rf7] 
Yemelin,Vasily-Sherbakov,Ruslan/RUS-ch51 St Petersburg (10) ; CBM 67 
1998/1/2-1/2 (67)} ) 15.Bxd4 ( 15.Nxd4 Qc7 16.g4 d5 17.g5 Nh5 18.Qh4 g6 
19.Bh3 Rd8 20.Ne2 Bd7 21.exd5 exd5 22.Bxd7 Rxd7 23.Nd4 Bd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 
Svidler,P-Iskusnyh,S/RUS-Team Smolensk RUS 2000 (28)} ) 15...e5 16.Bc3 d5 
17.Bxe5 dxe4 18.Rxd7 Nxd7 ( 18...Bxd7 19.fxe4 a5 20.Kb1 a4 21.Nc1 a3 22.b3
Ng4 23.Bc3 Qc7 24.Bd4 $14 {0-1 Huebner,Robert-Piket,Jeroen/Lugano op (7) 
;TD 1989 (40)} ) 19.Qxe4 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Bd6 ( 20...Bf6 21.Qe4 Be6 22.Bc4 
Bxc4 23.Qxc4 $16 {1-0 Lau,Ralf-Fedorowicz,John P/Hoogovens-B Wijk aan Zee 
; CBM 12 1989 (51)} ) 21.Qd4 Bf5 22.g3 Qc7 23.Bd3 Be6 24.Kb1 $14 {Huebner,
Robert-Reeh,Oliver/Bundesliga 8889 ;GER-chT 1989/1/2-1/2 (75)} ) 13...Nd5 
$5 ( 13...Qc7 14.h4 Ne5 15.Kb1 b5 16.g4 d5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 ( 17...gxf6 $6 18.
f4 Ng6 19.f5 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Avrukh,B/Wydra mem rapidplay 2000 (31)} ) 
18.exd5 Rxd5 19.g5 Be7 20.f4 Bb7 21.fxe5 Rxe5 ( 21...Rxd4 22.Rxd4 Bxh1 23.
Bxb5 Bd5 24.Bd3 $16 ) 22.Be2 Bxh1 23.Qxh1 Rd8 24.Bd3 $14 ) 14.h4 Ndb4 15.
a3 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Qg3 $14 ) ( {White must be ready for:}
12...Nxe4 $6 13.Bxe7 ( 13.Be3 Nc5 $17 ) 13...Nf2 14.Bg5 $1 ( 14.Bxd6 Nxh1 
15.Bc5 Qd8 16.Bd3 b6 ( 16...Qg5+ 17.Be3 Qxg2 18.Qxh1 Qxh1 19.Rxh1 $16 ) 
17.Be3 ( 17.Qe4 bxc5 18.Qxh7+ Kf8 19.Qh8+ Ke7 20.Qh4+ Ke8 21.Qh8+ Ke7 $11 
) 17...Ba6 18.Qxh1 Nb4 19.Nc3 Bxd3 20.cxd3 Nxd3+ 21.Kb1 Rc8 $14 ) 14...
Nxd1 15.Qxd1 $16 ) 13.g4 ( 13.h4 $5 a5 14.a4 ( 14.g4 a4 15.Nd2 $14 ) 14...
e5 15.g3 Ne8 16.Be3 d5 17.Bh3 d4 18.Bd2 $16 {Nunn,John 
DM-Pelletier,Yannick/Bundesliga 9900 (4) ; EXT 2000 1999/1/2-1/2 (60)} ) 
13...b6 {Too slowly, but what has black to do?} ( 13...a6 14.N5d4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 {and now badly} 15...b5 {because of} 16.Nc6 $16 ) 14.h4 Bb7 15.N5d4 (
15.Kb1 $5 ) 15...Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Rc8 17.Kb1 a6 18.Bc1 $1 ( {Dubious is} 18.
Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 19.g5 Be5 $15 ) 18...Rdc7 19.g5 Nd7 20.Rh2 {Whites activity 
on the kingside is dangerous. Black doesn't have any counterplay on the 
queenside.} 20...d5 21.e5 $1 Bc5 ( 21...Nc5 22.g6 fxg6 23.h5 $1 $40 ) 22.
h5 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Nf8 24.Bd3 {Domination of white all over.} 24...Rd7 25.g6 
( 25.g6 h6 26.Rf4 ( 26.gxf7+ Rxf7 27.Qg3 Kh8 28.Rg2 Nd7 29.Qg6 Qg8 30.Qxe6
Re8 31.Qd6 Rxe5 32.Bxh6 Qf8 33.Qxf8+ Nxf8 34.Rdg4 $16 ) 26...fxg6 27.hxg6 
Rdc7 28.Rfh4 Qe7 29.Bxh6 gxh6 30.Rxh6 $18 ) 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "A33"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3 {Diese - auf den 
ersten Blick - genügsame Fortsetzung spielt Korchnoi oft. Weiß verliert 
zwar ein Tempo, verhindert aber das mögliche Bb4, und das ist gewöhnlich 
ein guter Plan für Schwarz.} 6...Be7 {Hier stand Schwarz eine Reihe von 
Alternativen zur Auswahl, doch der Textzug ist sicher.} ( 6...Qb6 ) ( 6...
Bc5 ) ( 6...Nxd4 7.Qxd4 b6 ) 7.g3 {Ich glaube, dass der ganze Aufbau mit 
6.a3 für Weiß nichts zu bieten hat.- Mit 7.g3 verliert Weiß zu viel Zeit.}
( 7.e4 O-O 8.Be2 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.O-O ( 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5
cxd5 13.O-O Bf6 $11 ) 10...Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Be6 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 
) 7...Qb6 {Dieser Zug kommt immer in Betracht. Ich möchte anmerken, dass 
man ohne 6.a3 Be7 nach der Zugfolge 6.g3 Qb6 in eine populäre Variante 
gelangt, in der Schwarz Gegenchancen hat.} ( 7...d5 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 ( 
9...dxc4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qa4 Bb7 12.Qxc4 Qc8 13.b4 Nd5 14.Bb2 Bf6 15.Rfe1 
a5 16.Rac1 {1-0 Pogorelov,R-Rodriguez Talavera,J/Sevilla 1993/TD (44)} ) 
10.cxd5 exd5 11.Be3 Be6 12.Rc1 Qd7 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Bh3 Bf8 15.Nb5 Qf7 16.
Nd4 Na5 17.Nf3 Ne4 18.Qd3 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Speelman,J-Gulko,B/Amsterdam 
1989/CBM 14 (18)} ) 8.Nf3 ( 8.e3 O-O ( 8...d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Na4 Qc7 11.
Bg2 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 O-O 13.e4 Bf6 14.Qd1 Ne7 15.Bf4 e5 16.Rc1 Nc6 17.Be3 Rd8 
{1/2-1/2 Krutti,V-Palkovi,J/HUN tt 99/2000 2000 (47)} ) 9.Bg2 d5 ( 9...d6 
10.O-O Bd7 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.e4 Rfc8 13.Be3 Qd8 14.Qe2 b6 15.Rac1 Nd7 16.
Rfd1 a6 17.Bf4 Qf8 18.b4 {1/2-1/2 Smejkal,J-Gulko,B/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext
(18)} ) 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Na4 Qc7 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.O-O Qa6 14.Bd2 Bd7 15.Nc3 
Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Rfd8 17.Qg4 Bf8 18.Rfc1 Rac8 19.Qh4 Bb5 20.Bb4 h6 21.Bxf8 
Rxf8 22.Qe7 Bc6 23.Bxc6 Rxc6 24.Rxc6 {1/2-1/2 
Chernin,A-Vuckovic,B/Korinthos GRE 2000/The Week in Chess 300 (24)} ) ( 8.
Ndb5 Ne5 9.Bg2 Nxc4 10.Qa4 a6 11.Qxc4 axb5 12.Qxb5 Qxb5 13.Nxb5 O-O 14.Nc7
Ra4 15.b3 Ra5 16.a4 d5 17.Bd2 Rc5 18.Nb5 Rc6 19.Nd4 Rc7 20.O-O Bd7 21.Rfd1
Ra8 22.Bf4 Rc3 23.h3 Be8 ( 23...Kf8 $5 ) 24.Kf1 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 
Kortschnoj,V-Schlosser,P/Brno 1992/CBM 31/[Ribli] (58) }) 8...Ng4 $5 {
Schwarz strebt sofortiges Gegenspiel an und provoziert den Zug e2-e3, 
wodurch Weiß Probleme bei der Entwicklung des Bc1 bekommt.} ( 8...O-O 9.
Bg2 d5 $11 {Schwarz hat eine angenehme Stellung.} 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nxd5 
Nxd5 12.Qxd5 Be6 $44 ) 9.e3 O-O 10.Bg2 Nge5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.b3 ( 12.Qe2 
Qb3 $17 {[%csl Rc4]} ) 12...Bf6 {[%cal Gf6a1]} 13.Ra2 $5 ( 13.O-O Nxc4 $17
) 13...d5 $1 {Schwarz opfert selbst einen Bauern anstatt mit 13...Nc4 
einen Bauern zu gewinnen und bekommt aktives Spiel.} ( 13...Nxc4 14.Ne4 
Qa5+ 15.Kf1 $44 ) 14.cxd5 Qa6 {[%csl Re1][%cal Re5d3,Rd3e1]} 15.Bf1 ( 15.
Be4 Rd8 $44 ) 15...Nf3+ ( 15...Qa5 $6 16.b4 $16 ) 16.Qxf3 Bxc3+ 17.Bd2 ( 
17.Bd2 Bxd2+ 18.Kxd2 ( 18.Rxd2 Qxa3 19.Bc4 $11 ) 18...Qd6 ( 18...Qa5+ 19.
b4 Qxd5+ 20.Qxd5 exd5 21.Bd3 $14 ) 19.Bd3 exd5 20.Rc1 Be6 $11 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "B31"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be3 
b6 9.h3 Nd7 10.Qd2 Re8 11.a3 Nf8 12.Rab1 e5 13.b4 cxb4 14.axb4 Ne6 15.Ne2 
f5 16.Qc3 Qc7 17.Rfe1 Kh8 18.Qb3 Bb7 19.Bd2 fxe4 20.dxe4 Rad8 21.Ng5 Rxd2 
22.Nxe6 Qf7 23.Nxg7 Qxb3 24.Rxb3 Kxg7 25.Rd3 Rd8 26.Nc1 R8xd3 27.Nxd3 Rxc2
28.Nxe5 c5 29.Ra1 a6 30.bxc5 Rxc5 31.f4 b5 32.Rd1 Bxe4 33.Rd7+ Kf6 34.Rf7+
Ke6 35.Ra7 Rc1+ 36.Kf2 Ra1 37.g4 b4 38.Ke3 b3 39.Kxe4 Re1+ 40.Kd4 b2 41.
Rxa6+ Ke7 42.Ra7+ Kd8 43.Nf7+ Ke8 44.Nd6+ Kf8 45.Ra8+ Kg7 46.Ra7+ Kf6 47.
Ne8+ Rxe8 48.Rb7 Re2 49.Kd3 Rh2 50.Ke4 h6 51.Rb6+ Ke7 52.Rb7+ Kd6 53.f5 
Kc6 54.Rb8 gxf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[ECO "B80"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.e4 {Stohl} 1...c5 {A surprise. However since the Najdorf was so topical 
in Polanica Zdroj, it was to be expected that some players might want to 
join the discussion.} 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 ( {
White often plays} 6.f3 {Stohl now to prevent the Ng4 sortie, which is 
still doing quite well. This allows other independent moves, such as} 6...
Qb6 $5 {or} ( 6...Nc6 {Stohl} 7.Be3 d5 $5 ) ) 6...e6 {This line is all the
rage now. Loek as always is leading the charge, but Gelfand has joined in.
} ( 6...e5 {Stohl is the full-blooded Najdorf.} ) ( 6...Ng4 {Stohl has 
also been doing well lately.} 7.Bg5 ( {6.Be3 often serves only 
reconaissance purposes and White plays} 7.Bc1 {Stohl} 7...Nf6 8.f3 ) 7...
h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 hxg4 12.Nd5 $5 Nc6 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.
exf5 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Qa5+ 16.Qd2 Bd4 17.Qxa5 Nxa5 18.O-O Rc8 $5 ( 18...Kd7 {
Stohl} 19.Rb4 Ba7 20.Re1 Rhe8 21.Rxg4 Rac8 22.Rge4 Nc6 23.c3 f6 24.Re6 Ne5
25.Rb1 b5 26.Rd1 Rc4 27.h3 Bc5 28.Bxe5 fxe5 29.Rg6 $16 {
Polgar,J-Leitao,R/Buenos Aires/2000/} ) 19.Rfe1 Rxc2 20.Rxe7+ Kf8 21.Re4 
$13 ) 7.f3 {7.g4 was played a lot in Polanica Zdroj, but Black had no 
problems theoretically speaking and Shirov's win over Van Wely was decided
in the middlegame.} ( 7.g4 $5 {Stohl} 7...e5 8.Nf5 g6 9.g5 gxf5 10.exf5 d5
$13 {is another topical ultra-sharp line.} ) 7...b5 8.g4 {Both of us are 
heading straight for the main line. It is very difficult for either side 
to deviate, so I guess both of us were already thinking about move 16. 
Stohl: 'The most accurate move order.'} ( 8.Qd2 {Stohl} 8...Nbd7 9.O-O-O 
Bb7 10.g4 {allows} 10...Nb6 $5 11.Qf2 Nfd7 12.Kb1 Rc8 13.Bd3 Rxc3 $1 14.
bxc3 Qc7 15.Ne2 Be7 16.g5 O-O 17.h4 Na4 18.Bc1 Ne5 19.h5 d5 20.Qh2 Bd6 21.
Qh3 Nxd3 22.cxd3 b4 $1 $40 {Movsesian,S-Kasparov,G/Sarajevo/2000/} ) 8...
h6 {Stohl: 'The most usual, but also a very committal reaction. Although 
Black slows down the kingside expansion, this >> weakening practically 
gurantees he won't be able to castle >>.'} ( 8...Nfd7 {Stohl} 9.Qd2 Nb6 {
is less flexible than the similar manoeuvre above.} 10.a4 $5 ( 10.O-O-O {
Stohl} 10...Bb7 11.Bg5 $5 ( {Another good try is} 11.Nb3 $5 {Stohl} 11...
Nc6 12.Qf2 Nd7 13.Kb1 Nce5 14.g5 Rb8 15.h4 b4 16.Ne2 Be7 17.Rg1 Qc7 18.h5 
g6 19.Ned4 gxh5 20.Qh4 Rc8 21.Qxh5 Ng6 22.Bd3 d5 23.exd5 Bxd5 24.f4 Nc5 
25.Nxc5 Bxc5 26.f5 $40 {Bologan,V-Akopian,V/ Stratton Mountain op/1999/} )
11...Qc8 12.Bd3 N8d7 13.Kb1 b4 14.Nce2 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Rhe1 Bc5 17.Bf5 
Bxd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.Be4 O-O 20.Bxd5 Bxd5 21.Qxb4 Rb8 22.Qa3 $16 {
Nedev,T-Psakhis,L/Pula zt/2000/} ) 10...bxa4 11.Nxa4 Nxa4 12.Rxa4 Be7 13.
Be2 O-O 14.O-O Bb7 15.Rfa1 Nd7 16.Nb3 Rb8 17.Ba7 Rc8 18.Na5 Ba8 19.Bxa6 
Ne5 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Kopavogur act/2000/} 20.Qe2 $5 $14 ) 9.Qd2 Nbd7 
10.O-O-O Bb7 11.h4 ( {The older continuation} 11.Bd3 {Stohl} 11...Ne5 12.
Rhe1 {didn't bring Fedorov any success in Polanica:} 12...Qa5 $5 ( 12...
Rc8 {Stohl} 13.Kb1 Nfd7 14.f4 Nc4 15.Qe2 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Qb6 17.Nd5 Qc5 $1 
18.b4 Qa7 19.h4 e5 20.fxe5 dxe5 21.Nf5 Qxe3 22.Nfxe3 g6 23.Kb2 Be7 24.Rh1 
Nf6 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.c4 bxc4 27.Nxc4 Rd8 28.Bc2 Ke7 29.h5 Rd4 $132 {
Fedorov, A-Van Wely,L/Polanica Zdroj/2000/} ) 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.Qf2 Nxd3+ 15.
Rxd3 Nd7 16.Rd2 Be7 17.a3 Rc8 18.f4 Nc5 19.Bxc5 $2 ( 19.Bd4 $13 {Stohl} ) 
19...dxc5 20.Red1 b4 21.Rd7 Qb8 22.axb4 cxb4 23.Qb6 Qxf4+ 24.Kb1 Bc6 $19 {
Fedorov, A-Gelfand,B/Polanica Zdroj/2000/} ) 11...b4 12.Na4 {Stohl: 'The 
crtical position, other N moves are inferior.'} ( 12.Nb1 $143 {Stohl} 
12...d5 13.Bh3 g5 $1 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Bxg5 Qb6 17.Bg2 Rxh1 18.
Bxh1 Rc8 19.Re1 Nc5 $5 ( 19...Qa5 {Stohl} 20.f4 Qxa2 21.f5 Nc5 22.fxe6 Bg7
23.exf7+ Kxf7 {Anand,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/} 24.Qf2+ Kg8 25.Qf5 $1 $11
) 20.f4 Bg7 21.Nf5 b3 $1 22.Bxd5 ( 22.Nxg7+ {Stohl} 22...Kf8 23.Qd4 Nd3+ 
$1 24.Qxd3 Qf2 25.Nxe6+ fxe6 ( 25...Kg8 $5 $17 {Stohl} ) 26.Bh6+ Ke7 27.
Qh7+ Kd6 28.Bf8+ Rxf8 29.Qe4 bxa2 30.Qxe6+ Kc7 31.Bxd5 Qxf4+ 32.Re3 Qf1+ 
33.Re1 Qf4+ 34.Re3 Bxd5 35.Qe7+ Kb8 {
0-1,Mastrovasilis,D-Lutz,C/Corfu/1999/} ) 22...Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Bxb2+ $1 24.
Kxb2 bxc2+ 25.Ka1 Qxb1+ 26.Rxb1 cxb1=Q+ 27.Kxb1 Rb8+ $1 28.Qb3 Nxb3 29.
Nd6+ Kd7 $17 ) ( 12.Nce2 {Stohl} 12...d5 13.Bh3 dxe4 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 {
allows} 15...exf3 {with tempo.} ) 12...Qa5 ( 12...d5 {Stohl} 13.Bh3 $1 {
Black's main move in this line is} 13...g5 $5 ( 13...Qa5 {Stohl} 14.b3 g5 
15.hxg5 ( 15.Bf1 $5 {Stohl} 15...dxe4 $6 ( 15...Rg8 {Stohl} 16.hxg5 hxg5 
17.e5 Nxe5 18.Bxg5 $14 ) 16.hxg5 Nd5 17.Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18.fxe4 $16 {
Zezulkin,Y-Stocek,J/Passau op/1999/} ) 15...hxg5 16.Bxg5 dxe4 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
18.g5 Nd5 ( 18...exf3 $142 $5 {Stohl} ) 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.fxe4 Rd8 21.exd5 
Qxd5 22.Qe3 Rxh3 23.Qxh3 Qxg5+ 24.Kb1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Qe5 26.Qh7 ( 26.Qd3 
$142 $16 {Stohl} ) 26...Bg7 27.Qg8+ Ke7 28.Qd8+ Kf7 29.Rf1+ Kg6 30.Rg1+ 
Kf7 31.Qd7+ Kf8 32.Qd8+ Kf7 33.Qd7+ Kf8 34.Qd8+ Kf7 {
1/2,Aarthie,R-Collins,S/BCF-ch Millfield/2000/} ) 14.hxg5 ( 14.Bg2 {Stohl}
14...Rg8 $1 $13 ) 14...hxg5 15.e5 Nxe5 16.Bxg5 Rg8 17.Nb6 Rb8 ( 17...Nc4 
$2 {Stohl} 18.Nxc4 dxc4 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Nxe6 Bh6 21.g5 fxe6 22.Qd7+ Kf8 
23.gxh6 Bd5 24.Qd6+ Qe7 25.Qf4+ Qf7 26.Qe5 {1-0,Kasparov,G-Wojtkiewicz, 
A/Kopavogur act/2000/} ) 18.Rhe1 ( 18.Qf4 {Stohl} 18...Ng6 $1 $13 ) 18...
Bd6 $13 {/\} 19.f4 $2 Rxg5 $1 20.fxg5 Ne4 21.Rxe4 dxe4 22.Nxe6 Qxb6 23.
Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 Ke7 $19 ) 13.b3 Nc5 ( {An alternative is the more modest
} 13...Be7 $5 {Stohl} 14.Kb1 ( 14.Bh3 {Stohl allows the typical} 14...g5 
$1 $13 ) 14...Nc5 15.Nxc5 dxc5 16.Ne2 Rd8 ( 16...c4 $5 {Stohl} ) 17.Qc1 
Nd7 18.Ng3 Ne5 19.Be2 Rxd1 20.Qxd1 Qc7 21.Bf4 {Kasparov,G-Van 
Wely,L/Internet/2000/} 21...g6 $1 $132 ) 14.a3 Rc8 {'!?' Stohl. Stohl: 
'Gelfand's newer move is a reaction to Grischuk's fantastic idea'} ( 14...
Nxa4 {Stohl} 15.axb4 Qc7 16.bxa4 d5 17.e5 Nd7 18.f4 Nb6 19.f5 $1 {and now:
} 19...Nxa4 ( 19...Nc4 {Stohl} 20.Qe1 $142 $1 ( 20.Bxc4 {Stohl} 20...dxc4 
( 20...Qxc4 $132 {Stohl} ) 21.fxe6 c3 $13 ) 20...Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Bxb4 $6 ( 
21...Bc8 $5 {Stohl} 22.b5 $36 ) 22.fxe6 O-O 23.g5 Bc3 24.Rd3 Rac8 25.Rxc3 
Qxc3 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.gxh6 gxh6 {Hracek,Z-Stohl,I/SVK-chT/2000/} 28.Rg1+ $1
Kh8 29.Bd3 $16 ) 20.fxe6 Nc3 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Bd3 Bxb4 23.Rdf1+ Kg8 24.Qf2
Ba3+ 25.Kd2 Ne4+ 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.g5 $1 $146 ( 27.Qf5 {Stohl} 27...Bb4+ $1 
( 27...Qc4 {Stohl} 28.Ne6 Qd5+ 29.Bd4 Qd7 30.Ke3 $1 $16 ) 28.Kd1 Qc4 29.
Ne6 Qd5+ 30.Ke2 ( 30.Bd4 $2 {Stohl} 30...Qd7 $19 ) 30...Qc4+ 31.Kd1 Qd5+ 
32.Ke2 Qc4+ {1/2,Anand,V-Gelfand,B/FIDE WCup Shenyang/2000/} ) 27...Bd5 
28.gxh6 Bb2 29.Kd1 $1 ( 29.Rb1 $2 {Stohl} 29...Bc3+ 30.Kc1 Bxd4 31.Bxd4 e3
{Shirov, A-Anand,V/Sydney ol exh/2000/ (39)} 32.Qg1 $5 Bxh1 33.Qxh1 $44 ) 
29...Qa5 30.Qf4 $40 {/\} 30...Bc4 31.hxg7 Qa1+ 32.Bc1 Bxc1 33.Qf8+ $1 $18 
) 15.Qxb4 ( 15.axb4 $143 {Stohl} 15...Nxb3+ 16.Nxb3 Qxa4 17.Kb2 d5 $5 18.
Nc5 Qc6 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rb4, Rc2] ?,Kb2,/\} ( 18...Bxc5 {Stohl} 19.Bxc5 dxe4
20.b5 $1 $40 {[%cal Rd2d6] / \Qd6} ) 19.e5 Nd7 20.Nxd7 $2 Bxb4 $1 $19 ) 
15...Qc7 {Stohl: '-><<,?b4,Kc1'} ( 15...Qxb4 {Stohl} 16.axb4 Nxa4 17.bxa4 
d5 18.e5 Nd7 19.b5 $16 ) 16.Kb1 $1 {16.Nxc5 has been tried a few times, 
but without too much success. We spent some time looking for alternatives 
and pretty soon, 16.Kb1 appeared on the board. 'N!?' Stohl.} ( 16.Nxc5 {
Stohl} 16...dxc5 17.Qa4+ Nd7 18.Ne2 c4 $1 19.Bf4 ( 19.b4 {Stohl} 19...Bc6 
20.Qxa6 Ra8 21.Qxc4 Rxa3 22.Bf4 Qb7 $40 {Anand, V-Gelfand,B/Monaco Amber 
rpd/2000/} ) 19...Qc6 20.Qxc6 Bxa3+ 21.Kb1 {Safer is} 21...Bxc6 $5 ( 21...
Rxc6 {Stohl} 22.Nd4 Rc8 23.Bxc4 $1 e5 24.Nf5 Rxc4 25.Nxg7+ Kd8 ( 25...Ke7 
{Stohl} 26.Nf5+ Ke6 $2 27.Bc1 $1 $18 ) 26.Bxe5 Rc6 27.Ne6+ Rxe6 28.Bxh8 
Ke7 29.g5 h5 30.Rd3 $16 {Ernst,T-Agrest,E/SWE-ch Orebro/2000/} ) 22.Nd4 ( 
22.bxc4 {Stohl} 22...Bc5 $44 ) 22...e5 $5 23.Nxc6 Rxc6 ( 23...exf4 $5 {
Stohl} 24.Nd4 Ne5 $132 ) 24.Bg3 cxb3 25.cxb3 Ke7 $11 ) 16...Ncd7 {
Khalifman played this after a long think. Stohl: 'The alternatives are 
probably stronger: '} ( 16...d5 17.Nxc5 Bxc5 18.Qa4+ Ke7 ( 18...Nd7 {Stohl
} 19.b4 Bxd4 20.Bxd4 O-O ( 20...e5 {Stohl} 21.Bb2 dxe4 22.Bxa6 Bxa6 23.
Qxa6 exf3 24.Qd3 $36 ) 21.g5 $14 ) 19.b4 Bd6 ( 19...Bb6 {Stohl} 20.e5 $1 
Qxe5 21.Nf5+ exf5 22.Bxb6 $16 ) ) ( 16...Nfd7 {I later found this 
suggestion of Van Wely in NIC, but without any analysis.} 17.Nb2 d5 18.Qd2
( 18.Qe1 {Stohl} 18...dxe4 19.Bc4 ( 19.b4 $2 {Stohl} 19...exf3 20.bxc5 f2 
$17 ) 19...e5 20.Nf5 g6 21.Ng3 exf3 22.h5 g5 23.Rf1 Bg7 24.Bd5 {De la Riva
Aguado,O-Van Wely,L/Mondariz zt/2000/} ( 24.Nf5 $5 {Stohl} ) 24...O-O $17 
) 18...dxe4 19.f4 ( 19.b4 {Stohl} 19...exf3 20.bxc5 Bxc5 $44 ) 19...Nf6 
20.Bc4 Nxg4 21.f5 e5 22.Ne2 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Nd7 24.b4 Nf6 25.Qb3 h5 26.Rh3 
Bd6 27.Rc3 Qd7 28.Na4 Qe7 29.Nb6 Rc6 30.Bxf7+ Qxf7 31.Qxf7+ Kxf7 32.Rxc6 
Bxc6 33.Rxd6 ) 17.Qd2 ( 17.Qc4 d5 {'!' Stohl.} 18.Qxc7 Rxc7 19.exd5 Nxd5 {
Black regains his pawn, since...} 20.Bc1 {is met by} ( 20.Bd2 Bxa3 $11 ) 
20...N7b6 $1 ) 17...d5 18.Bh3 {White usually has to meet the d5 break with
Bh3. The fact that the queenside looks different doesn't change that! '!' 
Stohl. Stohl: '><e6'} ( 18.exd5 {Stohl} 18...Nxd5 19.c4 ( 19.Kb2 {Stohl} 
19...Be7 $5 $44 {[%cal Ye7f6] /\Bf6} ) 19...Nxe3 20.Qxe3 Bxa3 {cierneho 
moze realne ohrozit iba okamzita obet na e6, ale hoci po} 21.Nxe6 ( 21.g5 
{Stohl} 21...Qe5 $5 $15 ) 21...fxe6 22.Qxe6+ Be7 23.Bd3 Qc6 $5 $15 {there 
is nothing decisive in sight:} 24.Bg6+ Kd8 25.Bf5 Qxe6 26.Bxe6 Rc7 27.Nb6 
Bc6 {/\} 28.Rxd7+ $2 Bxd7 29.Rd1 Rc6 $1 30.Rxd7+ Ke8 $19 ) 18...dxe4 19.g5
hxg5 {'[]' Stohl.} ( 19...Nd5 $2 {Stohl} 20.g6 $18 ) 20.hxg5 Nd5 21.fxe4 
$6 {Stohl: 'Logical, but not the best.'} ( 21.Bxe6 $1 Rxh1 ( 21...fxe6 {
Stohl} 22.Rxh8 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 e5 24.fxe4 exd4 25.Qf2 $40 {is much more 
dangerous than the similar line above.} ) 22.Bxd7+ Qxd7 23.Rxh1 exf3 24.
Bf2 $16 {Ubilava, Mikhalchisin} ) ( 21.g6 $2 {This is refuted quite 
simply.} 21...Rxh3 $1 {After my game with Ljubo in Buenos Aires 1994, I 
won't forget this resource!} 22.Rxh3 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 e5 $17 24.gxf7+ Kxf7 $15
) 21...Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Ne5 {'!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Parries Be6 and plays for 
dark-square compensation. White's Bh3 is so passive Anand will have to 
sacrifice it anyway.'} ( 22...Rxh3 $2 {Stohl} 23.Qxh3 e5 24.Ne6 $1 Qxc2+ 
25.Ka1 $18 ) 23.Rhf1 {I was already having second thoughts about this 
position. What if Black doesn't allow the sacrifice?} ( {The Pa3 is not 
important anymore.} 23.Kb2 $2 {Stohl} 23...Rh4 $36 {/\} 24.Bg2 Rxh1 25.
Rxh1 Qd6 26.Ra1 $2 Rc4 $1 $19 {[%cal Rc4a4] /\Ra4} ) 23...Bxa3 {Doesn't 
lose, but Black should have considered g6 if only because his position is 
easier to play than White's. Stohl: 'Objectively a good move, but maybe 
more practical in the approaching time-trouble was'} ( 23...g6 $1 {And now
} 24.Rf6 {is met by} ( 24.Rd2 $132 {[%csl Rf6] Stohl ><f6} ) ( 24.Bxe6 $2 
{Stohl} 24...fxe6 25.Nxe6 Qxc2+ 26.Ka1 Rh2 $1 27.Rxf8+ Ke7 $19 ) 24...Be7 
$1 ) ( 23...Rh4 $2 {Stohl} 24.Bxe6 $1 Rxe4 25.Qf2 $16 ) 24.g6 $8 {No 
exclams or question marks. Otherwise White is lost. '!?' Stohl. Stohl: 
'Frees g5 for the Q and misplaces Black's N.'} ( 24.Bxe6 {Stohl} 24...fxe6
25.Nxe6 Qe7 $5 ( {If Black is afraid, he can force a draw with} 25...Qxc2+
{Stohl} 26.Ka1 Rh2 27.Nxg7+ Ke7 28.Nf5+ $11 ) 26.Qb6 Bc6 $17 {and White's 
compensation is speculative.} ) 24...Nxg6 {'[]' Stohl.} 25.Bxe6 {I had 
seen that White has a dangerous attack, but hadn't realized how strong it 
was. '!' Stohl. Stohl: 'Consistent, although it leads to great tactical 
complications. White needs a N on e6.'} ( 25.Rxf7 $2 {Stohl} 25...Qxf7 26.
Bxe6 Qc7 27.Qg5 Ne5 28.Bxc8 Bxc8 $17 ) ( 25.Nxe6 {Stohl} 25...fxe6 26.Bxe6
Ne5 $15 ( 26...Qxc2+ $5 {Stohl} 27.Ka1 Ne5 ) ) 25...fxe6 26.Nxe6 ( 26.Qg5 
{Anand} 26...Rh6 27.Nxe6 Qe7 ) 26...Qe7 $2 {'(+)?' Stohl.} ( 26...Qxc2+ $2
27.Ka1 $18 Rg8 28.Qg5 Ne7 29.Rf8+ $1 Rxf8 30.Nxg7+ Kf7 31.Rf1+ $18 ) ( 
26...Qe5 $8 {I saw 27. Qb6 Be4 28.Rd8 Ke7 29.Qa7 Rc7 30.Nc7 Kd8 and 
decided that Black wouldn't be able to survive that.} 27.Qb6 ( 27.Qa7 Qxe6
28.Qxb7 Ne7 29.Nb6 Qc6 ) 27...Bxe4 $1 {Back in the hotel, our German 
friend showed us that the position is a draw! '>=!' Stohl. Stohl: 'and 
here White must be very resourceful:'} ( 27...Bc6 {Stohl} 28.Rd8+ Ke7 29.
Qa7+ ( 29.Rxc8 {Stohl} 29...Rxc8 30.Qa7+ Bd7 $17 ) ( 29.Nf8 {Stohl} 29...
Rxf8 30.Rfxf8 Nxf8 31.Rxc8 Bxa4 32.bxa4 Qxe4 $17 ) 29...Rc7 $1 ( 29...Kxe6
$2 {Stohl} 30.Qf7# ) 30.Nxc7 ( 30.Re8+ {Stohl} 30...Kxe8 31.Nxc7+ Kd8 {
-30.Nc7} ) 30...Kxd8 31.Rd1+ Bd6 ( 31...Bd7 $2 {Stohl} 32.Nxa6 Nf8 33.N6c5
$40 ) 32.Nc5 $5 ( 32.Nb6 {Stohl} 32...Bxe4 33.Nc4 Bxc2+ 34.Kxc2 Rh2+ 35.
Kb1 Qf5+ $11 ) ( 32.Qb6 {Stohl} 32...Kd7 33.Nc5+ Ke7 34.Qxc6 Qxc5 35.Nd5+ 
Ke6 36.Nc7+ $11 ) 32...Ne7 ( 32...Kc8 {Stohl} 33.N7e6 {can lead to the 
same position.} ) 33.Qb6 Kc8 34.N7e6 Bxc5 35.Nxc5 Qc7 36.Qxa6+ Kb8 37.Rd4 
Qa7 38.Nd7+ $1 Ka8 $1 39.Nb6+ $8 $11 ) 28.Rd8+ {'>=' Stohl.} ( 28.Nxg7+ 
Ke7 29.Nf5+ Bxf5 30.Rde1 Be4 31.Rxe4 ( 31.Qxg6 Bxg6 32.Rxe5+ Kd8 $17 ) 
31...Qxe4 32.Qf6+ Kd7 33.Rd1+ Ke8 ) ( 28.Rde1 {Stohl is too sophisticated,
e.g.} 28...Rh4 $5 29.Rf5 $5 Bxf5 30.Rxe5 Nxe5 31.Nxg7+ Kf7 32.Qb7+ ( 32.
Nxf5 $2 {Stohl} 32...Rh1+ 33.Ka2 Rxc2+ 34.Kxa3 Ra1+ 35.Kb4 Nc6+ $19 ) 
32...Bd7 33.Qd5+ Kxg7 34.Qxe5+ $17 ) 28...Ke7 29.Qa7+ ( 29.Nf8 $3 {Yes, 
this seems to be a draw, but who would find such moves at the board?} 
29...Bxc2+ ( 29...Rxd8 30.Qa7+ Kd6 31.Rd1+ $18 ) ( 29...Nxf8 $1 {Stohl} 
30.Rxc8 Nd7 31.Qxa6 Rxc8 32.Qxc8 Qb5 33.Qc4 $8 Qxc4 34.bxc4 $17 ) 30.Ka2 
Nxf8 ( 30...Rxf8 31.Rfxf8 $16 ) ( 30...Rxd8 31.Qb7+ Kd6 32.Qxa6+ $11 ) 31.
Rxc8 Nd7 32.Qxa6 Rxc8 33.Qxc8 Bxb3+ 34.Kxb3 Qb5+ 35.Kxa3 Qxf1 36.Nc3 $11 )
( 29.Rxc8 {Stohl} 29...Rxc8 30.Qa7+ Kxe6 31.Qf7+ Kd6 32.Rd1+ Bd5 $17 ) 
29...Rc7 30.Nxc7 Kxd8 ( 30...Rxd8 31.Nd5+ Ke6 32.Qf7+ Kd6 33.Qc7+ Kxd5 ( 
33...Ke6 34.Qc6+ Qd6 35.Nc7+ Ke7 36.Qxe4+ Ne5 37.Rf5 $18 ) 34.Nb6+ Kd4 35.
Qxd8+ $18 ) ( 30...Bxc2+ {Stohl} 31.Kxc2 ( 31.Ka2 $2 {Stohl} 31...Kxd8 $19
{and d1 is protected.} ) 31...Rh2+ 32.Kb1 ( 32.Rd2 $2 {Stohl} 32...Qe4+ $1
33.Kc3 Rh3+ $19 ) 32...Rb2+ ( 32...Kxd8 {Stohl} 33.Rd1+ $40 {is dangerous 
for Black, therefore he first occupied the d-file.} ) 33.Ka1 ( 33.Kc1 $2 {
Stohl} 33...Ra2+ $19 ) 33...Rd2+ $1 34.Rd4 $1 {[]} ( 34.Kb1 $2 {Stohl} 
34...Kxd8 35.Qb8+ Kd7 36.Rf7+ Ne7 37.Nb6+ Kc6 $19 {->} ) 34...Qxd4+ ( 
34...Rxd4 $2 {Stohl} 35.Nd5+ Kd6 36.Qxa6+ Kxd5 37.Nc3+ Kc5 38.Rf5 $1 $16 )
35.Qxd4 Rxd4 36.Nxa6 $15 {/=} ) 31.Rd1+ Bd6 32.Nc5 $1 ( 32.Ne6+ Qxe6 33.
Nc5 Bxc2+ 34.Kxc2 ) ( 32.Nxa6 Rh2 ( 32...Bxc2+ 33.Kxc2 Rh2+ 34.Kb1 Qe4+ 
35.Ka1 Rd2 36.Qb6+ Ke7 37.Rxd2 Qe1+ 38.Ka2 Qxd2+ 39.Nb2 $11 ) ( 32...Rh1 
$1 ) ( 32...Rh1 $1 ) ( 32...Rh1 $1 ) ) ( 32.Nb6 $2 {Stohl} 32...Bxc2+ $1 
33.Ka2 Bxb3+ $19 ) ( 32.Qb6 {Stohl} 32...Ke7 $17 ) 32...Bxc2+ ( 32...Bf5 
33.N7e6+ Bxe6 34.Rxd6+ Qxd6 35.Nb7+ ) 33.Ka2 {'!' Stohl.} 33...Bf5 {'!?' 
Stohl.} ( 33...Bxb3+ 34.Kxb3 ( 34.Ka3 Bxd1 $1 $19 ) 34...Rh3+ 35.Ka4 Rh4+ 
( 35...Qe4+ {Stohl} 36.Ka5 $1 Ra3+ 37.Kb6 Rb3+ 38.Nxb3 Qb4+ 39.Kxa6 Qa4+ 
40.Na5 ( 40.Kb6 $2 {Stohl} 40...Qxb3+ 41.Kc6 Ne7+ $19 ) 40...Qxd1 41.Nb5 
$5 $36 ) 36.Kb3 $1 $11 {With perpetual} ( 36.Ka5 Qc3+ $19 ) ) ( 33...Bxd1 
34.N7e6+ Qxe6 35.Nxe6+ Kc8 36.Nd4 $11 ( 36.Nc5 $11 {Stohl} ) ) 34.Rxd6+ ( 
34.Nb7+ $2 {Stohl} 34...Ke7 35.Nxd6 Rh2+ $19 ) ( 34.N7e6+ {Stohl} 34...
Bxe6 35.Rxd6+ {is similar to the main line.} ) 34...Qxd6 35.Nb7+ Kxc7 36.
Nxd6+ Kxd6 37.Qxg7 $11 ( 37.Qxa6+ $143 {Stohl} 37...Ke7 $15 ) 37...Ke6 38.
Qd4 $1 {and as Black can't save his Pa6, White should draw the unusual 
_|_.} ) 27.Qb6 $1 {Now White breaks through. Stohl: '/\Ng7!'} 27...Nf8 {
'[]' Stohl.} ( 27...Rh6 {Anand} 28.Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.} 28...Rxd8 29.Nc7+ 
Qxc7 ( 29...Kd7 {Stohl} 30.Qxb7 Kd6 31.Qb6+ Kd7 32.Rd1+ Kc8 33.Qxa6+ Kxc7 
34.Qa7+ Kc8 35.Nb6# ) 30.Qxc7 Rd7 31.Qb8+ Ke7 32.Qg8 $18 ) ( 27...Ne5 28.
Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.} 28...Rxd8 29.Nc7+ Kd7 30.Qxb7 Qg5 31.Nxa6+ Ke8 32.Nc7+ 
Kd7 33.Nb6+ Kd6 34.Nbd5 $18 ) ( 27...Bc6 {Stohl} 28.Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 29.Qxc6+ 
Rd7 30.Nb6 $1 Bd6 31.Nd5 $1 Ne5 ( 31...Qxe6 {Stohl} 32.Qc8+ $18 ) 32.Qc8+ 
Rd8 33.Ndc7+ $18 ) ( 27...Bxe4 $2 {Stohl} 28.Nxg7+ $1 Qxg7 29.Qe6+ $18 ) 
28.Rd8+ {'!' Stohl.} 28...Rxd8 29.Nc7+ Qxc7 {'[]' Stohl.} ( 29...Kd7 30.
Qxb7 $18 Kd6 31.Rf5 $18 ( 31.Nb6 $5 {Stohl} 31...Qxc7 32.e5+ $18 ) ) 30.
Qxc7 {'+/-' Stohl.} 30...Rd7 31.Qb8+ {The queen is much too powerful in 
this position and Black also to contend with Nb6} ( 31.Qe5+ $5 {Stohl} 
31...Kd8 ( 31...Be7 $143 {Stohl} 32.Nc5 $18 ) 32.Nb6 $142 $1 ( 32.Qa5+ {
Stohl} 32...Rc7 33.Rd1+ Nd7 34.Nb6 Bxe4 35.Ka2 $5 ( 35.Rxd7+ {Stohl} 35...
Rxd7 36.Nxd7+ Kxd7 37.Qxa3 Bb7 $16 {/+/=} ) 35...Rh1 $1 ( 35...Bxc2 $2 {
Stohl} 36.Kxa3 Bxd1 37.Nd5 $18 ) 36.Rxd7+ Rxd7 37.Nxd7+ Kxd7 38.Qxa3 Bb7 
$16 {/+/=} ) 32...Bd6 $8 33.Qg5+ $16 {/+-} 33...Re7 $2 34.Rd1 Kc7 35.Nc4 
$18 ) 31...Ke7 32.Qe5+ Ne6 ( 32...Kd8 {Stohl} 33.Nb6 {see above.} ) 33.Rg1
$18 {'!' Stohl.} ( 33.Nb6 $143 $2 {Stohl} 33...Bd6 $1 {chases White's Q 
away from the [+] .} ) 33...Kf7 {'?!' Stohl.} ( 33...Rh6 {Stohl} 34.Rxg7+ 
( 34.Nb6 $143 {Stohl} 34...Bd6 35.Qb2 Rc7 36.Nd5+ Kf7 $14 {/~~} ) 34...Ke8
35.Qb8+ Nd8 36.Rg8+ Bf8 37.Nc5 $40 {and the concentrated assault of 
White's pieces is too strong.} ) ( 33...Rg8 $142 {Stohl} 34.Rg6 ( 34.Nb6 {
Stohl} 34...Bd6 35.Qf5 g6 $1 $132 ) 34...Rd6 35.Ka2 Bc1 36.Rxe6+ Rxe6 37.
Qc7+ Kf6 38.Qxb7 $16 {/+-} ) 34.Nb6 Rhd8 ( 34...Rdd8 {Stohl} 35.Rf1+ Ke7 
36.Nd5+ $18 ) ( 34...Re7 {Stohl} 35.Rf1+ Ke8 36.Qb8+ Nd8 37.Rd1 Kf7 38.
Qf4+ $1 Ke8 39.Rxd8+ Kxd8 40.Qb8+ Bc8 41.Qxc8# ) ( 34...Bc6 {Stohl} 35.
Qf5+ Ke7 36.Rg6 Rd6 37.e5 $18 ) 35.Ka2 {I didn't want to allow Rd1+ Stohl:
'More ambitious than'} ( 35.Qf5+ Ke7 36.Rg6 Rd1+ 37.Ka2 R8d6 ) ( 35.Nxd7 {
Stohl} 35...Rxd7 36.Rg6 $1 Rd6 37.Rxe6 Rxe6 38.Qf4+ $18 {and Black loses 
his Bb7.} ) 35...Bf8 ( 35...Rd6 {Stohl} 36.Nc4 Bc5 37.Qf5+ Ke7 ( 37...Kg8 
{Stohl} 38.Nxd6 Rxd6 39.Rf1 $18 ) ( 37...Ke8 {Stohl} 38.Rf1 $1 $18 ) 38.
Ne5 Rb8 ( 38...R8d7 {Stohl} 39.Rh1 $1 Kd8 40.Rh8+ Kc7 41.Nxd7 Kxd7 42.e5 
$18 {/\Qf7} ) 39.Qf7+ Kd8 40.Rh1 Kc8 41.Rh8+ Nd8 42.Qc4 $18 ) 36.Nxd7 ( {
More precise would have been} 36.Qf5+ Ke7 37.Rf1 $18 ) 36...Rxd7 37.Qf5+ (
37.Rf1+ Ke7 38.Rxf8 Kxf8 39.Qxe6 $18 ) 37...Ke7 38.Rf1 Bc8 ( 38...Bc6 {
Stohl} 39.Qf7+ Kd6 40.e5+ $18 ) 39.Qf7+ Kd6 40.e5+ {White wins a piece, so
Black resigned.} ( 40.Rd1+ Kc7 41.Qxe6 Rxd1 42.Qf7+ $18 ) ( 40.e5+ Kd5 41.
Rd1+ $18 ) 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[ECO "E63"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O a6 8.d5 Na5 
9.b3 Rb8 ( {The most straightforward is} 9...c5 $142 10.dxc6 ( 10.Bb2 Rb8 
11.Qc2 b5 12.Nd2 {leads to the main line} ) ( {here} 10.Bd2 $6 b5 $36 {
makes no sense.} ) 10...Nxc6 11.Bb2 Qa5 12.Nd5 ( 12.Qd2 $6 Ne4 13.Nxe4 
Qxd2 14.Nexd2 Bxb2 15.Rab1 Bg7 16.a3 h6 17.Rfc1 Bf5 18.e4 Be6 19.b4 Rac8 
20.Nb3 b6 21.Bf1 g5 $15 {0-1 Medic,M-Lanka,Z/Bad Wildbad 2000/The Week in 
Chess 284 (30)} ) ( 12.Qc1 $5 Bg4 13.Rd1 Rac8 14.Nd5 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nxd5 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Rxd5 Qb4 18.Qe3 Qa3 19.h4 Rc7 20.h5 Qb2 21.Rad1 Ne5 22.Bg2 
Ng4 $11 {Fontaine,R-Blehm,P/EU-ChJ Patras/1999/} ) 12...Nxd5 13.Bxg7 Nc3 
14.Bxc3 Qxc3 15.Rc1 Qb2 16.Rc2 Qf6 17.Qd2 Bf5 18.Rcc1 Rab8 $6 ( 18...a5 $5
$132 ) ( 18...Be4 19.Qe3 d5 $11 ) 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 20.Ne1 Ne5 21.Nc2 Ng4 22.e4
Be6 23.h3 Ne5 24.f4 Nc6 25.Ne3 Qg7 26.Kh2 Rd8 27.Nd5 $36 {
Vaulin,A-Dochev,D/ Pardubice op/1997/} ) ( {White's move is connected with
the trap} 9...Nxd5 $6 10.Nxd5 Bxa1 11.Bd2 Nxc4 ( 11...c6 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.
Qxa1 $36 ) 12.bxc4 Bg7 13.Bg5 f6 14.Be3 e6 15.Nc3 Qe7 16.Qb3 Rb8 17.a4 f5 
18.Ba7 Ra8 19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.Nxd4 c5 21.Nf3 Qc7 22.Rb1 Rd8 23.e4 Rb8 24.Qb6 
$16 {Vukic, M-Filipovic,B/Banja Luka/1983/} ) 10.Bd2 $5 {So White is not 
interested in the main line after all and places his B differently.} 10...
c5 11.dxc6 ( {More ambitious is} 11.a4 $5 e5 ( 11...Bd7 12.e4 b5 $2 13.
axb5 axb5 14.Nxb5 $16 ) 12.dxe6 ( 12.e4 Ng4 ( 12...Ne8 $142 ) 13.h3 Nh6 
14.Ng5 f6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Re8 17.f4 exf4 18.gxf4 Rxe6 19.f5 gxf5 20.
Bxh6 fxe4 21.Qg4 Qd7 22.Nxe4 {1-0,Loeffler,S-Lane,G/Wijk aan Zee-B/1995/} 
) 12...fxe6 13.Bf4 Ne8 14.Rc1 b6 ( 14...Qb6 15.Ne4 Bd7 16.Rb1 Bc6 17.Nfg5 
Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Rf6 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 20.Bd5 Nc7 21.b4 Nc6 22.bxc5 Qxc5 23.Bxe6+ 
Nxe6 24.Bxd6 $18 {Loeffler,S-Agnos,D/Cannes op/1993/} ) 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nge4 
e5 17.Be3 Be6 18.Rb1 Kh7 19.Qd2 Rb7 20.Rfd1 Rd7 21.Qa2 Nc7 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.
cxd5 Bf5 24.b4 $16 {Keene,R-Liberzon,V/Beersheba/1978/} ) 11...Nxc6 ( 
11...bxc6 12.Qc1 ( 12.c5 $5 $14 ) 12...Re8 13.Qa3 c5 14.Ne1 Qc7 15.Nd5 
Nxd5 16.Bxa5 Qa7 17.Rc1 Nb4 18.Nc2 Nxc2 19.Rxc2 Bb7 20.Qc1 Bd4 21.Rd1 Qa8 
22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.e3 Bf6 24.Qd2 Qf3 $11 {
1/2,Andersson,U-Ribli,Z/Bugojno/1984/} ) 12.Rc1 Bd7 ( 12...Bf5 $5 13.Nd5 (
13.Ne1 Qd7 14.Nc2 Bh3 $11 ) 13...Be4 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Bc3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 d5 
$11 {1/2,Martinovic,S-Pavlovic,M/Cetinje/1992/} ) 13.Ne1 Ne5 ( 13...b5 $2 
14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 $16 ) 14.Nc2 b5 ( {Safer was} 14...Bc6 $5 {now the 
b-pawn becomes a target.} ) 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Nb4 {[%csl Rb5]} 16...Re8 ( 
16...e6 17.Bf4 Qe7 18.Qd2 $36 ) 17.h3 ( 17.f4 Nc6 $1 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 $11 ) 
17...Rc8 18.e4 Nc6 19.Nd3 ( 19.Nbd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 e6 21.Ne3 Nd4 $11 ) 19...
Qb6 ( 19...Nd4 $5 20.Be3 e5 21.f4 Nh5 $13 ) ( 19...Rb8 $13 ) 20.Be3 Qa5 
21.Qd2 Rb8 ( 21...b4 22.Na4 $1 ( 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Bc3 $15 ) 22...Rb8 
23.f4 {-21...Rb8 }) 22.f4 b4 23.Na4 ( 23.Nd5 $143 Nxd5 24.exd5 Nd4 25.Nb2 
( 25.Rc4 $6 Nf5 26.Bf2 Bc3 27.Qc2 Bb5 $36 ) 25...Nf5 26.Nc4 Qa6 27.Bf2 Bc3
{/\e6,Bb5=/+} ) 23...e5 $5 ( 23...Rec8 24.e5 $1 Nd5 ( 24...dxe5 25.Rc5 $36
) 25.Bf2 $36 ) 24.f5 ( 24.Rc4 $142 Nh5 25.Qf2 $14 ) 24...Nd4 $132 25.g4 
Bxa4 26.bxa4 Qxa4 27.Rc4 ( 27.g5 Nh5 28.f6 Bf8 $15 ) 27...Qa6 28.Rxb4 Ne2+
29.Kh2 ( 29.Kf2 Rxb4 30.Nxb4 Qc4 31.Qxe2 ( 31.g5 $2 Nxe4+ 32.Bxe4 Nc3 33.
Bc6 Qxb4 {/\Ne4-+} ) 31...Qxb4 32.Qc2 gxf5 33.gxf5 d5 $5 $13 ) 29...Rxb4 
30.Nxb4 Qc4 31.Qxd6 Nf4 $1 ( 31...Nxe4 32.Qc6 $5 ( 32.Qd5 Qxd5 33.Nxd5 
N2g3 34.Re1 gxf5 35.gxf5 Rd8 $14 ) 32...Qxc6 33.Nxc6 N2c3 ( 33...N2g3 34.
Re1 Bf8 35.Bg1 $18 ) 34.a4 $16 ) 32.Rc1 ( 32.Bxf4 $6 exf4 33.Nd5 ( 33.e5 
Nxg4+ 34.hxg4 Bxe5 35.Qd7 f3+ 36.Kh3 Rb8 $15 ) 33...Nxd5 34.Qxd5 Qc7 $36 )
32...Qe2 $44 33.Qd2 ( 33.Bxf4 exf4 34.Qxf4 Nh5 ( 34...Nxe4 35.Nc6 Bf6 $44 
) 35.Qf3 Be5+ 36.Kg1 Nf4 $132 ) 33...Qxd2 34.Bxd2 Nxg2 35.Kxg2 Nxe4 $11 
36.Be3 gxf5 37.gxf5 Nd6 38.Rf1 ( 38.a4 Ra8 $1 39.Ra1 Nxf5 $15 ) 38...Rb8 
39.a3 Nc4 40.Bc1 Bf8 ( 40...f6 $5 41.Nd5 Kf7 42.Ne3 $11 {keeps more 
tension in the position, but is also about equal.} ) 41.f6 $1 Bxb4 ( 41...
Nxa3 42.Bxa3 ( 42.Nc6 Re8 43.Re1 Re6 44.Bxa3 ( 44.Ne7+ $2 Bxe7 45.fxe7 Nc2
$19 ) 44...Bxa3 45.Nxe5 Rxf6 46.Rf1 Rxf1 47.Kxf1 {/\Nf7=} ) 42...Bxb4 43.
Rb1 Bd6 44.Rxb8+ Bxb8 45.Kf3 $11 ) 42.axb4 Kf8 ( 42...Rxb4 43.Bh6 $44 {
traps Black's K.} ) 43.Re1 Rxb4 44.Re4 {[%cal Rc1a3] /\Ba3+-} 44...Ra4 45.
Kg3 Ke8 ( 45...Kg8 $6 46.Bh6 $40 ) 46.Bf4 Kf8 ( 46...Ra6 47.Rxc4 exf4+ 48.
Rxf4 Kd7 49.Rh4 $11 ) ( 46...Ra3+ 47.Kg4 $11 ) 47.Bc1 ( 47.Bxe5 Ra3+ 48.
Kg4 h5+ 49.Kxh5 Nxe5 50.Rxe5 Rxh3+ $11 ) ( 47.Bc1 Ke8 48.Bf4 $11 ) 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[ECO "E04"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 
a6 9.Qxc4 b5 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Bd6 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nbd2 Rc8 
15.Nb3 Be4 16.Qc3 Bd5 17.Nfd2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 b4 19.Qc6 e5 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.
Nc4 Qe7 22.e4 Rfe8 23.Rf1 Qd7 24.Qxd7 Nxd7 25.f4 Bd6 26.Kf3 Bf8 27.Rac1 
Nb6 28.Nba5 Rcd8 29.Rfd1 h5 30.Ne3 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Na4 32.Nac4 Nb6 33.e5 a5 
34.Nxa5 Ra8 35.Nc6 Rxa2 36.Rd8 Ra8 37.Rxa8 Nxa8 38.Nd5 Nb6 39.Ndxb4 Bxb4 
40.Nxb4 c5 41.Nd3 c4 42.Nc5 Nd5 43.Na4 Kh7 44.Ke4 1-0

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "E15"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 
9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.
dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nb3 Nd3 20.Re2 Bb4 21.Bd4 
Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[ECO "B06"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3 c6 5.Qd2 Nd7 6.Nf3 b5 7.Bd3 Qc7 8.O-O Ngf6
9.Bh6 O-O 10.a4 b4 11.Ne2 c5 12.c3 c4 13.Bb1 b3 14.Qg5 e5 15.Ng3 Ne8 16.
Bxg7 Nxg7 17.h4 Ne6 18.Qd2 Nf6 19.Rd1 a5 20.Nf5 gxf5 21.exf5 Nf4 22.g3 Bb7
23.gxf4 Bxf3 24.fxe5 Kh8 25.exf6 Rg8+ 26.Kf1 d5 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[ECO "B81"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 e5 8.Nf5 g6 
9.g5 gxf5 10.exf5 d5 11.Qf3 d4 12.O-O-O Nbd7 13.gxf6 dxc3 14.Bc4 Qxf6 15.
Rhg1 h6 16.Kb1 $2 {N} ( 16.Qh5 {Badzharani,I} 16...Bc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.
Bxf7+ $8 Ke7 $1 ( 18...Qxf7 $2 {Badzharani,I} 19.Rd8+ $18 ) 19.Bg6 $8 {
><f5} 19...cxb2+ $6 20.Kb1 Bd7 ( 20...b6 {Badzharani,I} 21.f4 e4 22.Rd5 
$44 {->} ) 21.Qf3 $1 Bc6 $2 ( 21...Rac8 {Badzharani,I} 22.Rge1 $44 ) 22.
Qc3 b6 ( 22...Nd7 {Badzharani,I} 23.Qb4+ {/\ Rd6->} ) 23.Rge1 $16 {1-0 
Badzharani,I-Rybincev/ USSR 1989/Inf 47/[Badzharani,I] (30)} ) 16...Nc5 $3
( 16...Be7 17.Bd5 $13 ) 17.Qe2 ( 17.Qd5 Bd7 $1 18.Bxc5 ( 18.f4 Qxf5 ) 
18...Bc6 $19 ) ( 17.Rge1 Bxf5 18.Bxc5 Bxc5 19.Qxc3 ( 19.Qd5 Be7 20.Rxe5 
Be6 21.Qxb7 O-O $19 ) 19...Bd6 20.f4 O-O-O $3 $19 {Halifman,A} ) 17...Bxf5
18.f4 Be6 19.fxe5 Qxe5 $5 ( 19...Bxc4 20.Qxc4 Qc6 $5 ( 20...Qe6 21.Qxc3 
Rc8 22.Bd4 $44 ) 21.Qxc3 Ne6 $17 ) 20.Bxe6 $6 ( 20.Rge1 $5 Rg8 $1 ( 20...
Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.Qd1+ $44 ) ( 20...Be7 21.Qf1 ) 21.b4 ( 21.Qf3 Qe4 ) (
21.Qf1 Ne4 22.Bf4 ( 22.Bd4 Bxc4 ) 22...Qf5 23.Qd3 Nd2+ ) 21...Ne4 22.Bd4 
Bxc4 23.Qxc4 Nd2+ 24.Ka1 Nxc4 25.Bxe5 f6 $18 ) 20...Nxe6 21.Qf3 Qb5 $19 
22.b3 Qc6 23.Qf6 Rh7 24.Rgf1 ( 24.Rg8 Rg7 25.Rf1 Qd7 ( 25...Ng5 26.Qxg7 ) 
) ( 24.Rdf1 $5 ) 24...Rd8 25.Rde1 Rd5 $1 26.Bc1 Be7 27.Qf3 Bg5 28.Qg3 Kd7 
29.h4 Bxc1 30.Qg8 Bd2 31.Rxf7+ Rxf7 32.Qxf7+ Kd8 33.Rxe6 Rd6 ( 33...Rf5 $4
34.Qe7+ ) 34.Qg8+ Kc7 35.Qg7+ Kb8 0-1

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[ECO "B32"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.b3 f5 8.Ba3 Nf6 
9.N1c3 Qa5 10.Qd2 O-O 11.Nd5 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Rd8 13.Nxe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[ECO "D76"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.g3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2 Nb6 8.O-O 
Nc6 9.e3 Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[ECO "E12"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 
9.Nxd5 exd5 10.b4 O-O 11.O-O c6 12.a4 Nd7 13.a5 b5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 a6 
16.Bg5 Nf6 17.Bc2 Qd6 18.Qd2 Nd5 19.Rab1 Rfe8 20.Bh6 Re7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.
Rfe1 Rae8 23.Rxe7 Rxe7 24.Ne5 Bc8 25.h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st FIDE World Cup prel. group D"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2342"]
[ECO "E04"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Qxc4
Bc6 9.O-O a5 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Rfe1 Ne4 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Qd3 Nxc3 
15.bxc3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 c6 17.Rab1 Qc7 18.Rb2 Nd7 19.c4 Rad8 20.Qa3 b6 21.
Reb1 Rb8 22.Bg2 c5 23.d5 Ne5 24.Qc3 exd5 25.Bxd5 Nc6 26.a3 Nd4 27.e3 Nc6 
28.Rb5 Ne5 29.f4 Nd7 30.e4 Nf6 31.e5 Nxd5 32.cxd5 f6 33.R5b2 fxe5 34.fxe5 
Rfe8 35.d6 Qc6 36.Rd1 b5 37.d7 Red8 38.Rd6 Qe4 39.Rf2 b4 40.axb4 axb4 41.
Qxc5 b3 42.Rdd2 Rxd7 43.Rxd7 b2 44.Rd1 b1=Q 45.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 46.Rf1 Rxf1+ 47.
Kxf1 Qh1+ 48.Qg1 Qe4 49.Qc5 Qh1+ 50.Qg1 1/2-1/2

