1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
d6
3.d4
cxd4
4.Nxd4
Nf6
5.Nc3
g6
6.Be3
Bg7
7.f3
0-0
8.Qd2
Nc6
9.0-0-0
d5
10.exd5
Nxd5
11.Nxc6
bxc6
12.Bd4
Nxc3!
[The main line 12...e5
13.Bc5
Be6
is much more difficult for Black.]
13.Qxc3
[13.Bxc3
Qxd2+
14.Bxd2
Be6=
]
13...Bh6+
14.Be3
[14.Kb1?
e5
wins immediately]
14...Bxe3+
This all looks a little bit strange, since Black trades his best piece, The Bg7, but its fine for Black.
15.Qxe3
Qb6
Black has enough compensation for the pawn.
16.Qxe7
[16.Qxb6
axb6=
]
16...Be6
17.Qa3
[17.Qf6
Rfd8
(17...Bxa2!?
18.b3
Bxb3!
Sven Lindemanns suggestion. 19.cxb3
Qxb3
20.Rd3
Qb6©
21.Qb2
(21.Be2
Rab8
22.Qa1
Qf2©
) 21...Rfe8!
22.Qxb6
axb6
23.Rd1
Ra1+
24.Kc2
Ra2+
25.Kb3
Rea8!
26.Rd8+
Rxd8
27.Kxa2
Rd1
28.g3
g5
29.Kb3
Rd2
30.h4
1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2645)-Georgiev,K (2615)/ Elenite 1994/CBM 044/[Ernst] (30.h4
Rf2
31.hxg5
Rxf3+
32.Kc2
Rxg3
33.Bd3
Rxg5=
) ) 18.Rxd8+
Rxd8
19.Bd3
Bxa2
20.Re1
Be6
21.h4
(21.Rxe6
fxe6
22.Qxe6+
Kg7
23.Qe7+
Kh6
(Not 23...Kg8?
24.Bc4+
Rd5
25.Bxd5+
cxd5
26.Qe8+
Kg7
27.Qe5++-
) 24.Qh4+
Kg7
25.Qe7+=
) 21...Qd4
22.Qxd4
Rxd4
23.g3
Kf8
24.Kd2
c5
25.Kc3
Ke7
26.Ra1
Rd7
27.Ra5
Rc7
28.Bc4
Bc8
29.Bd5
Kd6
30.Kc4
h6
31.c3
f6
32.g4
g5
33.h5
Bd7
34.Ba8
Be6+
35.Kd3
f5
36.gxf5
Bxf5+
37.Be4
Bc8
38.Ke3
Re7
39.Ra1
Ke5
40.Ra5
Kd6
41.Kd3
Rc7
42.c4
Re7
43.b4
cxb4
44.c5+
Ke5
45.c6+
Kd6
46.Kc4
g4
47.Kxb4
g3
48.Ra1
g2
49.Rg1
Rg7
50.Kc3
Ke5
51.Kd3
Kf4
52.Kd4
a5
53.Kc5
Ke3
0-1 Dovliatov,S (2379)-Mamedov,R (2468) /Baku 2003/EXT 2005; 17.Bd3!
Qe3+
18.Rd2
c5
Rodriguez,Am-Clavijo/Bogota 53-208/1991/ 19.Qh4!
c4
20.Re1
Qc5
21.Rxe6
fxe6
22.Bxc4+/-
]
17...Rad8!
[17...a5
18.Bd3
Qb4
19.Be4
Qxa3
20.bxa3
Ra6
21.Rd6
Rc8
22.Rhd1
Kg7
23.Bd5!+/-
Klinger,J-Tolnai,T/Velden op/1994/ (23.R1d3+/=
Popovic, P-Tolnai,T/OST-chT9394/1994/) ; 17...Qf2
18.Qa5!+/-
Riveron-Cabrera,A/ 52-213/1991/,Wittmann-Gramer/Oberwart/1991/]
18.Bd3
Rd5
19.Qc3
Rc5
20.Qf6
Bxa2
21.Rhe1
[21.h4
Rb8
22.Rde1
Qa5
23.Qf4
Rd8
24.Qd2
Qa4
25.Qe3
Qa5
26.Qd2
Qa4
27.Qe3
Qa5
28.Qd2
1/2-1/2 Borisek,J (2508)-Carlsson,P (2481)/Crete 2007/CBM 121]
21...Bd5
22.h4
Ra5
23.b3
c5
24.Qc3
Qb4
25.Qxb4
cxb4
26.Kb2
Rc5
27.Rd2
Be6
28.Ba6
Rb8
29.Rd4
Rb6
30.Ra1
Rbc6
31.Bd3
a5
32.Rd8+
Kg7
33.Ra8
Bf5
34.R8xa5
Rxc2+
35.Bxc2
Rxc2+
36.Kb1
Rc3+
37.Kb2
Rc2+
38.Kb1
Rc3+
39.Kb2
Rc2+
1/2-1/2 Pelletier,Y (2479)-Berndt,S (2500)/Germany 1999/EXT 2000 *