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Tarrasch Countergambit Database: 31-XII-2010 (4,399,153 games) Report: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3. c3 c5 (10194 games) ECO: D32a [QGD Tarrasch] Generated by Scid 4.2.2, 2011.02.15 0.1 Statistics and History 0.1.1 Statistics Games 1:0 1 2 : 1 2 0:1 Score All report games 10194 4027 3270 2895 55.5% 0.1.2 Oldest games 1: 1:0(82) Von Bardeleben – Tarrasch, 1888 47 2: 1 2 : 1 2 (42) Burn – Tarrasch, 1889 47 3: 1 2 : 1 2 (39) Bauer – Tarrasch, Breslau 1889.07.19 47 4: 1 2 : 1 2 (42) Burn – Tarrasch, Breslau 1889.07.26 47 5: 0:1(27) Billecard – Berger, Munich 1900 6: 1 2 : 1 2 (54) Pillsbury – Schlechter, Munich 1900 47 7: 0:1(44) Billecard – Schlechter, Munich 1900 47 8: 1:0(25) Schlechter – Tarrasch, 1900 2 0.1.3 Newest games 1: 1:0(25) Adhiban 2515 – Shyam 2439, New Delhi IND 2010.12.13 2: 1:0(25) Adhiban 2515 – Shyam 2439, New Delhi IND 2010.12.13 3: 1:0(52) Avrukh 2625 – Barle 2403, London ENG 2010.12.10 4: 1 2 : 1 2 (9) Volodin 2481 – Kiik 2420, Harjumaa EST 2010.11.27 5: 1 2 : 1 2 (40) Banikas 2590 – Seitaj 2390, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010.09.30 6: 1:0(55) Krush 2490 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.09.18 7: 1:0(40) Gunina 2465 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.09.17 8: 1 2 : 1 2 (30) Koneru 2593 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.09.17 88

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Page 1: N Tarrasch Countergambit …studimonetari.org/edg/latex/tarraschct.pdf · 0.1.4 Current popularity Year 1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09 Once every X games

Tarrasch CountergambitDatabase: 31-XII-2010 (4,399,153 games)Report: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (10194 games)ECO: D32a [QGD Tarrasch]Generated by Scid 4.2.2, 2011.02.15

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0.1 Statistics and History

0.1.1 Statistics

Games 1:0 12

: 12

0:1 ScoreAll report games 10194 4027 3270 2895 55.5%

0.1.2 Oldest games

1: 1:0(82) Von Bardeleben – Tarrasch, 1888 47

2: 12

: 12(42) Burn – Tarrasch, 1889 47

3: 12

: 12(39) Bauer – Tarrasch, Breslau 1889.07.19 47

4: 12

: 12(42) Burn – Tarrasch, Breslau 1889.07.26 47

5: 0:1(27) Billecard – Berger, Munich 19006: 1

2: 12(54) Pillsbury – Schlechter, Munich 1900 47

7: 0:1(44) Billecard – Schlechter, Munich 1900 47

8: 1:0(25) Schlechter – Tarrasch, 1900 2

0.1.3 Newest games

1: 1:0(25) Adhiban 2515 – Shyam 2439, New Delhi IND 2010.12.132: 1:0(25) Adhiban 2515 – Shyam 2439, New Delhi IND 2010.12.133: 1:0(52) Avrukh 2625 – Barle 2403, London ENG 2010.12.104: 1

2: 12(9) Volodin 2481 – Kiik 2420, Harjumaa EST 2010.11.27

5: 12

: 12(40) Banikas 2590 – Seitaj 2390, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010.09.30

6: 1:0(55) Krush 2490 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.09.187: 1:0(40) Gunina 2465 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.09.178: 1

2: 12(30) Koneru 2593 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.09.17 88

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0.1.4 Current popularity

Year 1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09Once every X games 2326 113 380 405 297 416 548

Frequency in all years: once every 431 gamesIn the 10 years to today: once every 570 games (down 23% from all years)In the 5 years to today: once every 683 games (down 36% from all years)In the 1 year to today: once every 743 games (down 41% from all years)

0.1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1: 60 1900–1913 63% Marshall, Frank 1,2,11,47,48,49,51,55,...

2: 24 1906–1922 67% Vidmar, Milan Sr 2,3,5,6,7,8,11,17,...

3: 19 1970–1996 53% 2510 Knaak, Rainer 41,47,50,52,56,106,109,120

4: 16 1889–1912 31% Burn, Amos 11,47,51,54,72,78,91,110

5: 16 1903–1929 69% Rubinstein, Akiba 2,9,26,27,55,62,63,67,...

6: 15 1959–1991 67% Korchnoi, Viktor 10,34,63,64,69,83,87,92,...

0.1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1: 27 1969–1998 44% Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes 27,34,37,41,42,45,46,59,...

2: 26 1888–1923 38% Tarrasch, Siegbert 1,2,3,5,25,47,54,56,...

3: 24 1977–2003 48% 2511 Marjanovic, Slavoljub 26,32,41,45,52,105,115,116,...

4: 23 1936–1951 50% Michel, Paul 98,104,110

5: 21 1903–1936 60% Spielmann, Rudolf 1,2,3,39,47,50,51,54,...

6: 20 1979–1994 73% Lputian, Smbat G 1,30,40,47,72,77,80,86,...

0.2 Ratings and Performance

0.2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2535 (453 games); White performance: 2578 (62% vs 2491)Black rating: 2491 (452 games); Black performance: 2448 (38% vs 2535)

0.2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: 0:1(38) Beliavsky – Kasparov, 1983 120

2: 12

: 12(31) Beliavsky – Kasparov, 1983 120

3: 0:1(27) Korchnoi – Kasparov, 1983 120

4: 12

: 12(31) Korchnoi – Kasparov, 1983 120

5: 0:1(71) Nikolic – Kasparov, 1983 108

6: 0:1(56) Larsen – Kasparov, 1983 99

7: 0:1(54) Seirawan – Kasparov, 1983 118

8: 0:1(54) Seirawan – Kasparov, 1983 118

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0.3 Result Trends

0.3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

Score Game length Frequency1:0 1

2: 12

0:1 1:0 12

: 12

0:1Report games 55.5% 42 35 40 39.5% 32.0% 28.3%All games 53.9% 39 35 40 38.6% 30.5% 30.7%

0.3.2 Shortest wins (White)

1: 1:0(14) Duras – Maroczy, Budapest 1912 91

2: 1:0(14) Bernstein – Teichmann, San Sebastian 1911 3

3: 1:0(14) Hase – Brachtel, 19984: 1:0(16) Bernstein – Marco, Ostend 1906 47

5: 1:0(17) Dreev 2666 – Yemelin 2516, 2006 56

0.3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

1: 0:1(10) Khalilbeili – Furman, Tbilisi 1956 79

2: 0:1(14) Cmilyte – Pokorna, 19923: 0:1(17) Nogueiras Santiago – Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, 1982 100

4: 0:1(17) Esserman 2391 – Gareev 2590, Mesa (USA) 20095: 0:1(17) Grotnes – Stefansson, 1986

0.4 Moves and Themes

0.4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 8 move orders reaching this position:1: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (8819)2: 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c5 (683)3: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c5 (499)4: 1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5 (182)5: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 (7)6: 1.c4 d5 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 (2)7: 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 d5 (1)8: 1.d4 c5 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 e6 (1)

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0.4.2 Moves from the report position

Move ECO Frequency Score µElo Perf µYear % Draws1 cxd5 D32d 7768: 76.2% 57.2% 2282 2303 1991 33%2 e3 D32a 1530: 15.0% 51.2% 2239 2224 1988 34%3 Nf3 D32b 735: 7.2% 49.2% 2141 2178 1987 25%4 dxc5 144: 1.4% 45.1% 2073 2099 1995 21%5 Bf4 7: 0.0% 21.4% 1985 14%6 e4 6: 0.0% 16.6% 1998 0%7 g3 2: 0.0% 50.0% 1992 0%8 Be3 1: 0.0% 0.0% 1984 0%9 b3 1: 0.0% 100.0% 1881 0%Total 10194:100.0% 55.5% 2267 2286 1990 32%

0.4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:Same-side castling: 77% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 14%Opposite castling: 7% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 54%Kingside pawn storm: 15% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 40%Queens exchanged: 40% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 45%Only one side has Bishop pair: 2% Open c/d/e file: 87%

0.4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:R Q QR

p BN R BN Q BN QR BN

Report games 3% 10% 10% 26% 2% 4% 5% 40%All games 3% 9% 9% 25% 2% 4% 4% 43%

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0.5 Theory Table

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5: +4027 =3270 –2895 (5662/10194: 56%)4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Nf31

Nc62e33

Nf6a34

a65dxc5Bxc56

b4Bd6

Bb2OO

Rc1dxc4

Bxc4b57

57: 55%

2 e3Nf68

Nf39

a610a311

dxc412Bxc4b5

Bd3Nbd713

OO14

Bb7Qe2Bd615

Rd1Qb616

46: 53%

3 ......

...Nc6

cxd517

exd518Be219

cxd420exd421

Be7OO22

OONe523

Na5Bd3Be624

36: 51%

4 ......

...

...a3a625

dxc526

Bxc5b4Ba727

Bb2OO

Qc228

Qe729Be230

Rd83145: 41%

5 cxd5cxd4

Qxd4Nc6

Qd132

exd5Qxd5Bd733

Nf334

Nf6Qd135

Bc5e3Qe7

Be236

OOO3726: 62%

6 ......

Qa4+Bd738

Qxd4exd5

Qxd539

Nc640Nf341

Nf6Qd142

Bc543e3Qe744

Be245

OOO4645: 68%

7 ...exd5

e447

dxe448d549

f550Bf451

Bd6Nh352

a653f3Nf6

fxe4fxe4

Nxe4Nxe454

49: 46%

8 ......

Nf3Nc655

e356

Nf657Be2cxd458

Nxd4Bc559

Nxc660

bxc6OOBd6

b3h561

48: 71%

9 ......

...

...Bf4Nf662

e3cxd463

Nxd4Bb464

Bb565

Bd766OOOO67

Nde268

Be66935: 70%

10 ......

...

...Bg5Be770

Bxe7Ngxe7

e371

cxd472Nxd4OO73

Be274

Qb675Qd276

Nxd47761: 62%

11 ......

...

...g3c478

Bg279

Bb4OO80

Nge7a381

Ba582e483

OO84exd585

Nxd58663: 53%

12 ......

...

.........

...

.........

e4dxe487

Nxe4OO88

a389

Ba59038: 59%

13 ......

...

......Nf6

Bg291

cxd492Nxd4Bc593

Nxc694

bxc6OO95

OOBg596

h69744: 57%

14 ......

...

.........

...Be7

OO98

OO99Be3100

c4101Ne5Qa5102

Bd2103

Bb410460: 62%

15 ......

...

.........

...

.........

dxc5Bxc5105

Bg5106

d4107Ne4108

Be710966: 58%

16 ......

...

.........

...

.........

...

.........

Bxf6Qxf6110

50: 65%

17 ......

...

.........

...

.........

Bg5Be6

dxc5111

Bxc5Rc1112

Be711335: 70%

18 ......

...

.........

...

.........

...c4

Ne5114

Be6115Nxc6116

bxc611758: 61%

19 ......

...

.........

...

.........

...cxd4

Nxd4h6118

Be3119

Bg412057: 62%

20 ......

...

.........

...

.........

...

.........

...Re8121

81: 59%

Generated from the 1000 highest-rated games.

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1 4.dxc5Nf6 5.Bg5Bxc5 6.e3 d4 7.exd4Bxd48.Nf3Bxc3+ 9.bxc3Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1Nbd711.Bd3 b6 12.Nd4Ba6 13.Nb5Bxb5 14.cxb5Rc8 15.c4Ne5 16.Be2Nxc4 17.OOKe718.Rd4Nd6 19.Rfd1Rhd8 20.a4 h6 21.Bc1Nf5 0:1(55) Marshall – Spielmann, 1903;0:1(55) Marshall – Tarrasch, Monte Carlo 1903.4.Be3 e5 5.Nxd5 cxd4 6.Bd2Nf6 7.Bg5Nxd5 8.Bxd8Bb4+ 9.Qd2Bxd2+ 10.Kxd2OO 11.Bh4Nb6 12.b3 a5 13.c5N6d7 14.Rc1Nc6 15.a3 e4 16.e3 d3 17.f3 f5 18.g4 fxg419.fxe4Nxc5 20.Rxc5Rxf1 21.Rc1Rxc10:1(24) Romanishin – Lputian, 1984.

2 4...Nf6 5.cxd5Nxd5 6.g3Nc6 7.Bg2Nxd48.Nxd4Nxc3 9.bxc3 cxd4 10.Qxd4Qxd411.cxd4Bd6 12.Bf4Bxf4 13.gxf4Rb814.Kd2 b6 15.Rhc1Kd8 16.Rc3Bb7 17.e4Re8 18.a4Rc8 19.Rb3 f5 20.f3Re7 21.a5Rec7 1

2: 12(28) Rubinstein – Tartakower,

Karlsbad 1929; 6.e4Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4Bb4+ 9.Bd2Qa5 10.Rb1Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2Nc6 12.Bb5Bd7 13.d5Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2Nd815.Rhc1 exd5 16.exd5Bxb5 17.Rxb5Kd718.Ne5+Kd6 19.Nc4+Kd7 20.Ra5Rb821.Rxa7 h5 1:0(54) Cramling – Vaisser, 1996;6.e3Nc6 7.Bd3Be7 8.OO OO 9.a3 cxd410.exd4Bf6 11.Be4 g6 12.Bh6Re8 13.Qd2Na5 14.Rad1Nc4 15.Qe2Nxc3 16.bxc3Qc717.Ng5Bg7 18.Bxg7Kxg7 19.Bd3 b5 20.a4Bd7 21.h4 h5 1:0(58) Taimanov – Stoliar,Leningrad 1955; 5...exd5 6.Bg5Be6 7.e3Nc68.Be2Be7 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.OO OO 11.Rc1Be7 12.Nd4Rc8 13.Qd2Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe415.Bxe7Qxe7 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qa5Rfd818.Rfd1Bd5 19.b4Rd6 20.Rxd5Rxd521.Qxd5Qxb4 1:0(22) Lasker – Janowski,Berlin 1910; 1:0(22) Lasker – Forgacs, 1910;5.Bg5 cxd4 6.Qxd4Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3Nc6 9.Qa4 OO 10.Be2Be6 11.OO h612.Bh4 a6 13.Rac1 b5 14.Qd1Rc8 15.Nd4Nxd4 16.Qxd4Qa5 17.a3Rc6 18.e4 dxe419.Nxe4Rd8 20.Nxf6+Bxf6 21.Qf4Rxc10:1(37) Cohn – Schlechter, Bad Pistyan 1912;0:1(37) Cohn – Rubinstein, 1912; 9.Bb5 OO10.Qa4Qd6 11.OOBe6 12.Rfd1 a6 13.Be2b5 14.Qf4Qxf4 15.Bxf4Rfd8 16.Ne5Na517.Bf3Rac8 18.Rac1 h6 19.h3Kf8 20.Ne2Rxc1 21.Rxc1Rc8 1

2: 12(48) Junge – Foltys,

Prague 1942; 6...Nc6 7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.Qh4 dxc49.Rd1Bd7 10.e3Na5 11.Bxc4Nxc412.Qxc4Rc8 13.Qh4Bg7 14.OO OO 15.Qg3Qe7 16.Rd4Kh8 17.Rh4 h6 18.Qf4Kh719.g4 f5 20.gxf5Rc5 21.e4Bc6 1:0(33)

Chistiakov – Gusev, Leningrad 1959; 5.e3 a66.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3Bb7 9.dxc5Bxc510.b4Bd6 11.Bb2 OO 12.OOQe7 13.Qe2Nbd7 14.Ng5Ne5 15.Nce4Nxd3 16.Nxf6+gxf6 17.Nxh7Nxb2 18.Qg4+Kh8 19.Qh5Kg7 20.Qg4+Kh8 21.Qh5Kg7 1

2: 12(23)

Nimzowitsch – John, 1907; 12

: 12(23) Vidmar –

Maroczy, Vienna 1907; 5.Bf4Bd6 6.e3 OO7.Be5 cxd4 8.exd4Nc6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxf6Qxf6 11.Bxc4 a6 12.OO b5 13.Bd3Bb714.Ne4Qe7 15.Re1Bb4 16.Re3Rfd8 17.a3Bd6 18.d5Ne5 19.Nxe5Bxe5 20.Qh5 f521.d6Bxd6 0:1(47) Fahrni – Spielmann,Nuremberg 1906.4...cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d4 7.Nd5Na6 8.e3Nf6 9.Nxf6+Qxf6 10.exd4Bb4+ 11.Bd2exd4 12.Be2 OO 13.Bxb4Nxb4 14.OO d315.Bf3Nc2 16.Rb1Bf5 17.Qd2Rad8 18.c5b6 19.b4 a5 20.cxb6 axb4 21.b7Qb6 0:1(35)Bernstein – Leonhardt, San Sebastian 1911;12.a3Bxd2+ 13.Qxd2 OO 14.Qxd4Re8+15.Be2Qe7 16.Nc3Nc5 17.Rd1Na4 18.OOBf5 19.Bf3Nxc3 20.Qxc3Rac8 21.Rfe1Be6 1:0(46) Alapin – Spielmann, Munich 1911;6...a6 7.Qa4Bd7 8.cxd5Nf6 9.d6 axb510.Qxa8 b4 11.Na4Bxd6 12.Be3 OO 13.Rd1Ne4 14.f3Qh4+ 15.g3Nxg3 16.Bf2Na617.Qxb7Bxa4 18.Rxd6Qc4 19.Bxg3Qc1+20.Kf2Qc5+ 21.e3Qxd6 1:0(26) Marshall –Moeller, 1905; 8...Nc6 9.dxc6Bxc6 10.Qb3axb5 11.e4 b4 12.Bc4Qd7 13.Nd5Bxd514.Bxd5Nf6 15.OOBc5 16.Bg5Nxd517.Rfd1Bd4 18.exd5 OO 19.Be3Bxe320.fxe3Qd6 21.Rac1Rac8 1:0(79) Bernstein –Perlis, St Petersburg 1909; 6.Nf3 d4 7.Nd5Nc68.e4Nf6 9.Bg5Be7 10.Bxf6Bxf6 11.h3 OO12.Qd2Be7 13.g4Be6 14.a3Bd6 15.Bd3 a516.OOO a4 17.Kb1Na5 18.Rdg1Re819.Qc2Rc8 20.Qe2Nb3 21.g5Bxd5 0:1(34)Chistiakov – Bronstein, Moscow 1945; 8...dxe39.Bxe3Nf6 10.Qb3Bd6 11.Rd1 OO 12.Bg5Qa5+ 13.Bd2Qd8 14.Bg5Be6 15.Bxf6 gxf616.Nxf6+Qxf6 17.Rxd6Rad8 18.Rxd8Rxd8 19.Be2 e4 20.Nd2Qd4 21.Qg3+Kf81:0(41) Gunsberg – Lasker, London 1913;7...Nf6 8.Nxe5Nxd5 9.cxd5Qxd5 10.Nf3Nc6 11.g3Bf5 12.Bg2Be4 13.OOBc514.Ne1Bxg2 15.Nxg2 OO 16.Nf4Qe417.Qd3Qxd3 18.Nxd3Bb6 19.Bd2Rfe820.Rfe1Ne5 21.Nxe5Rxe5 1

2: 12(32) Maroczy

– Tarrasch, Monte Carlo 1903; 5...Nc6 6.g3Nf67.Bg2Bb4 8.OOBxc3 9.bxc3 OO 10.Bg5Ne7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.cxd5Nxd5 13.Nf5

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Nxc3 14.Qe1Nd5 15.Rd1Qc7 16.Bxd5exd5 17.Ne3Bh3 18.Nxd5Qc4 19.Qd2Kg720.Nxf6Qc6 21.Qg5+Kh8 1:0(25) Schlechter– Tarrasch, 1900; 6.a3Nf6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3Be7 9.Be2 OO 10.OO a6 11.b4Be6 12.Bb2Qd7 13.Rc1Rfd8 14.Na4Qc7 15.Bd3Bd716.Nf3 b5 17.Nc5Be8 18.Qc2 h6 19.Qb3Nd7 20.Nxd7Qxd7 21.Bb1 a5 1:0(32) Napier– Popiel, Hannover 1902; 5...Nf6 6.Bf4 a6 7.e3Be7 8.Bd3 OO 9.cxd5Nxd5 10.Qf3Nxf411.Qxf4Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Rd1Qb614.Rd2Bb7 15.OORad8 16.Rfd1 c5 17.Be4Bxe4 18.Qxe4Bf6 19.Rxd8Rxd8 20.Rxd8+Qxd8 21.g3Bxc3 1

2: 12(22) Vidmar – Schlechter,

Karlsbad 1907.4...Nd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4Ngf6 7.Qc2Be78.e3 OO 9.Bd3Re8 10.OONf8 11.h3Ng612.Bh2Bd6 13.Bxd6Qxd6 14.Rab1Bd712

: 12

Pavey – Bernstein, New York 1951.3 5.cxd5 exd5 6.g3Nf6 7.Bg2Be7 8.OO OO

9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Na4Be7 12.Rc1h6 13.Bxf6Bxf6 14.Nc5Qb6 15.Qb3Be716.Nd3Qa6 17.Qc4Qxc4 18.Rxc4Be619.Rxc6 bxc6 20.Nxd4Bd5 21.Nxc6Bxc60:1(50) Lempert – Magomedov, 1991; 11.Ne4Be7 12.Bxf6Bxf6 13.Qd2Re8 14.Nxf6+Qxf6 15.Rfd1Bg4 16.Nxd4Nxd4 17.Qxd4Rxe2 18.Bxb7Rae8 19.Kg2Rxb2 20.Re1Be6 21.Qxa7Qe7 0:1(28) Vakhidov –Ziatdinov, 1984; 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 cxd411.Nxd4Re8 12.Qc2Be6 13.Rad1Qd714.Nxe6 fxe6 15.a3Rac8 16.Bh3Bf8 17.f3b5 18.Bf2Ne5 19.Qb3 a6 20.Kh1Qf721.Na2Rc4 0:1(54) Agdestein – Ivanchuk,1987; 9...cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3Re812.Qc2Be6 13.Rad1Qd7 14.Nxe6 fxe615.a3Rac8 16.Bh3Bf8 17.f3 b5 18.Bf2Ne519.Qb3 a6 20.Kh1Qf7 21.Na2Rc4 0:1(54)Agdestein – Ivanchuk, 1987; 8.Bg5 cxd49.Nxd4 OO 10.OO h6 11.Bf4Bg4 12.h3Bh513.Rc1Qd7 14.Qa4Rac8 15.Rfd1Rfd816.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Be3Rb8 18.Rd2Rb419.Qa5Qe8 20.Bd4Rdb8 21.b3R4b70:1(46) Socko 2479 – Petrosian 2606, Gibraltar(England) 2008; 6.Bg5Be7 7.Bxe7Ngxe78.e3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 OO 10.Be2Be6 11.OORc812.Rc1Nxd4 13.Qxd4Nc6 14.Qf4Qc715.Qxc7Rxc7 16.Rfd1Rd8 17.Bf3Rcd718.Nb5Kf8 19.Kf1Ke7 20.Ke2 g5 21.h3 f512

: 12(33) Janowski – Nimzowitsch, San Sebastian

1911; 6.dxc5 d4 7.Na4Bxc5 8.Nxc5Qa5+9.Bd2Qxc5 10.e3 dxe3 11.Bxe3Qb4+12.Qd2Qxd2+ 13.Nxd2Nge7 14.Bb5 OO

15.OOBf5 16.Nb3Rfd8 17.Rfd1Bc218.Rxd8+Rxd8 19.Nc5 b6 20.Rc1Rd1+21.Rxd1Bxd1 1

2: 12(26) Gruenfeld – Tarrasch,

Teplitz Schoenau 1922; 6.Bf4 cxd4 7.Nxd4Bb4 8.e3Nf6 9.Bb5Bd7 10.OOBxc311.bxc3 OO 12.Bxc6Bxc6 13.Nxc6 bxc614.Qa4 1:0 Bernstein – Teichmann, SanSebastian 1911; 6.e3Nf6 7.Be2Bd6 8.OO OO9.Nb5Be7 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.b3Ne4 12.Bb2Be6 13.Nbd4Qe7 14.Rc1Rac8 15.Qd3Bb6 16.Rfd1 h6 17.Qb1Bg4 18.h3Nxd419.Bxd4Bxd4 20.Rxd4Bxf3 21.Bxf3Nc312

: 12(28) Bischoff 2559 – Rabiega 2532, 2003.

5.Bf4 cxd4 6.Nxd4Bb4 7.e3Nge7 8.Be2 OO9.OO dxc4 10.Bxc4Bxc3 11.bxc3 e5 12.Nxc6Nxc6 13.Bg3Qe7 14.Bd5Bd7 15.Rb1 b616.c4Rac8 17.Qh5Be6 18.Rfd1 f6 19.Qe2Na5 20.Rbc1Rc5 21.Rc2Rfc8 1:0(55)Lasker – Freiman, 1909; 1:0(55) Lasker –Freiman, St Petersburg 1909; 8.Qb3Qa59.Rd1Bd7 10.Nc2Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 OO12.Be2 e5 13.Bg3Be6 14.OORac8 15.Nb4dxc4 16.Nxc6Nxc6 17.Qxb7Qxc3 18.Bf3Nb4 19.Bxe5Qxe5 20.Qxb4 c3 21.Qa3 c20:1(52) Alapin – Levenfish, Karlsbad 1911;6...a6 7.e4Qb6 8.Nb3 d4 9.Ne2 e5 10.Bd2Bg4 11.f3Be6 12.Ng3 d3 13.Bxd3 OOO14.Qe2Nd4 15.Nxd4Qxd4 16.OOOQc517.Kb1Ne7 18.Be3Qa5 19.Qf2Kc720.Ne2 b5 21.Bd2 b4 1:0(29) Pillsbury –Marshall, Hannover 1902; 6...Nxd4 7.Qxd4Nf6 8.e3Be7 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bb5+Bd711.OO OO 12.Rfd1Be6 13.a3 a6 14.Be2Rc815.Bf3Bc5 16.Qd3Qb6 17.b4Be7 18.Nxd5Nxd5 19.Bxd5Rfd8 20.e4Bf6 21.Rac1Rxc1 1

2: 12(42) Alapin – Rabinovich, Prague

1908; 5...a6 6.e3Nf6 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b59.Bd3Qb6 10.OOBb7 11.Qe2Be7 12.Rfd1OO 13.Bg5 cxd4 14.exd4Rfd8 15.Be3Qa516.Nd2Rd7 17.Nb3Qd8 18.Ne4Nxe419.Bxe4Na5 20.Bxb7Nxb7 21.Nc5Rc71:0(37) Vidmar – Treybal, Prague 1908; 9.Bb3Qb6 10.OOBb7 11.Qe2Be7 12.dxc5Bxc513.Bg5Be7 14.e4 OO 15.e5Nd7 16.Ne4Bxg5 17.Nexg5 h6 18.Nxe6Rfe8 19.Rfd1Re7 20.Rd6 fxe6 21.Rxe6Kf8 0:1(29) Alapin– Spielmann, Vienna 1908; 5...dxc4 6.e3 cxd47.exd4Nf6 8.Bxc4Be7 9.OO OO 10.Qd2 a611.Rad1 b5 12.Bd3Nb4 13.Bb1Bb714.Be5Nbd5 15.Ng5 g6 16.h3Nxc3 17.bxc3Nd7 18.Bf4Nb6 19.Ne4Rc8 20.Rfe1Re821.Bd3Nd5 1

2: 12(33) Vidmar – Schlechter,

Prague 1908.

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5.dxc5 d4 6.Ne4Nf6 7.Nxf6+Qxf6 8.a3 a59.Bg5Qf5 10.e3 e5 11.g4Qg6 12.h4Bxg413.Rg1Bxf3 14.Qxf3 h6 15.h5Qc2 16.Bh4Qxb2 17.Rd1Qc3+ 18.Rd2 dxe3 19.fxe3Bxc5 20.Rg3Kf8 21.Qe4Be7 1:0(60)Babujian 2502 – Vovk 2549, Lvov (Ukraine)2008.

4 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.OO b5 9.Bb3Bb710.Bc2Qc7 11.Bd2 cxd4 12.Nxd4Nxd413.exd4Rd8 14.Bg5Bc5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.d5Bxd5 17.Nxd5Rxd5 18.Qf3Ke7 19.Rad1Rxd1 20.Bxd1Rd8 21.Qe2Qf4 1

2: 12(63) Jaffe

– Capablanca, New York 1910.6.dxc5Bxc5 7.a3 a6 8.b4Bd6 9.Bb2 dxc410.Bxc4 b5 11.Bd3Bb7 12.OONe5 13.Nxe5Bxe5 14.f4Bc7 15.Qe2 OO 16.Rad1Qe717.e4Bb6+ 18.Kh1Rfd8 19.Bb1Rac820.Rxd8+Qxd8 21.Rd1Qe7 0:1(29)Teichmann – Dus Chotimirsky, Prague 1908.

5 6...Ne4 7.Qc2Nxc3 8.bxc3Bd6 9.Rb1Ne710.Bd3Qc7 11.OOBd7 12.Qb3Bc6 13.cxd5Bxd5 14.Qa4+Bc6 15.Bb5 OO 16.Bxc6Nxc6 17.e4 b6 18.e5Be7 19.Qb3Rac820.Bf4 cxd4 21.cxd4Na5 0:1(53) Vidmar –Mieses, Vienna 1907; 0:1(53) Nimzowitsch –Mieses, 1907; 8.Qxc3 cxd4 9.exd4 dxc410.Bxc4Be7 11.OO OO 12.Be3Bd7 13.b4Rc8 14.Qd3Bf6 15.Rac1Ne7 16.Ng5Nf517.Ne4Bc6 18.Rfd1Nd6 19.Nxd6Qxd620.b5Bd5 21.Bxd5 exd5 1

2: 12(26) Vidmar –

Rubinstein, Karlsbad 1907.6...Bd6 7.dxc5Bxc5 8.b4Bd6 9.Bb2 OO10.Rc1 a5 11.b5Ne5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Be2Be6 14.OOQe7 15.a4Rac8 16.Nd4Nc417.Ba1Bb8 18.Re1Qd6 19.g3Rfd8 20.Nb1Nb6 21.Bc3Re8 1:0(44) Lasker – Moeller,1908; 1:0(44) Lasker – Tarrasch, 1908; 1:0(44)Lasker – Tarrasch, Germany 1908.6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.OO b5 9.Bd3Bb710.dxc5Bxc5 11.b4Bd6 12.Bb2 OO 13.Qe2Qe7 14.Rac1Rac8 15.Bb1Bb8 16.Ba1Rfd8 17.Rfd1Rxd1+ 18.Qxd1Qd6 19.Qe2Ne5 20.Nxe5Qxe5 21.f4Qh5 1

2: 12(32) Vidmar

– Berger, Karlsbad 1907.6...cxd4 7.exd4Be7 8.Bf4 OO 9.Rc1Ne410.Bd3 f5 11.OOKh8 12.b4 g5 13.Be5+Nxe5 14.Nxe5 a5 15.c5 axb4 16.axb4Bd717.f3Nxc3 18.Rxc3Ba4 19.Qb1Qe820.Ra3Bf6 21.Re1Qh5 1:0(28) Vidmar –Olland, Karlsbad 1907.

6 7...dxc4 8.Qxd8+Nxd8 9.Bxc4Bxc5 10.b4Ba7 11.OOBd7 12.Bb2Rc8 13.Bd3Nc6

14.Rfd1Bb8 15.Na4Ne5 16.Nb6Nxf3+17.gxf3Rd8 18.Nxd7Nxd7 19.Be4 b620.Bb7 a5 21.Bc3Be5 1:0(45) Vidmar –Mieses, Karlsbad 1907.

7 12.Bd3Bb7 13.OOQe7 14.Qe2Rac815.Bb1Rfd8 16.h3Rc7 17.Nd2Rcd718.Nde4Be5 19.f4Nxe4 20.Nxe4Bxb221.Qxb2Nb8 1:0(43) Vidmar – Berger, Vienna1907; 1:0(43) Nimzowitsch – Berger, 1907.

8 4...Nc6 5.Nf3Nf6 6.a3 cxd4 7.exd4Be7 8.c5OO 9.Bb5Ne4 10.OOQa5 11.Nxe4Qxb512.Nc3Qa5 13.Bf4Qd8 14.b4 g5 15.Bg3 f516.Be5 g4 17.Ne1Nxe5 18.dxe5 b6 19.cxb6axb6 20.Nd3Qe8 21.a4Ba6 1:0(46) Salwe –Metger, Ostend 1907; 8.Bd3 OO 9.OO dxc410.Bxc4 b6 11.h3Bb7 12.Be3Rc8 13.Qe2Na5 14.Bd3Nd5 15.Ne4 h6 16.Ned2Bd617.b4Nc6 18.Ba6Bxa6 19.Qxa6Nce720.Rfc1Nf5 21.Nc4Bf4 0:1(55) Kovacevic2510 – Khenkin 2587, 2004; 8.Bf4 OO 9.c5Ne4 10.Rc1Nxc3 11.Rxc3 a5 12.Bd3Bd713.h4 h6 14.Bb1 b6 15.g4 bxc5 16.dxc5 e517.Nxe5Nxe5 18.Bxe5Bf6 19.Bxf6Qxf620.g5Rfe8+ 21.Kf1 hxg5 1:0(25) Kunin Yt –Perunovic, 1997; 6...Ne4 7.Bd3Nxc3 8.bxc3Bd6 9.OO OO 10.Qe2Na5 11.e4 dxc412.Bxc4Nxc4 13.Qxc4Qc7 14.Qd3Bd715.e5Be7 16.Ng5Bxg5 17.Bxg5Rfc818.Qg3Kh8 19.Rfe1 cxd4 20.cxd4Qc321.Qf4Kg8 0:1(76) Janowski – Marshall,Cambridge Springs 1904; 6.Bd3Bd6 7.OO OO8.Bd2 b6 9.Rc1Nb4 10.Be2Ne4 11.a3Nxc3 12.Rxc3Nc6 13.Bd3 f5 14.Rc1Rf615.cxd5 exd5 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Bc3Rh6 18.g3Rb8 19.Re1Qe8 20.Bf1Ne7 21.Bg2Qh50:1(43) Janowski – Marshall, Paris 1905; 6.cxd5exd5 7.Bb5 cxd4 8.Nxd4Bd7 9.OOBd610.Nf3 a6 11.Be2Be6 12.b3 OO 13.Bb2Qe714.Rc1Rad8 15.Nd4Bc8 16.Nxc6 bxc617.Na4Bd7 18.Qd4 a5 19.Nc5Bc8 20.Bf3Rfe8 21.Rfd1Qf8 0:1(58) Ibragimov 2585 –Gabrielian 2467, 2003.4...cxd4 5.exd4Nf6 6.Nf3Be7 7.Bd3 dxc48.Bxc4 OO 9.OONc6 10.Be3 b6 11.Qe2Bb712.Rad1Nb4 13.Ne5 a6 14.Rfe1 b5 15.Bb3Nbd5 16.Bc1Rc8 17.Rd3Nxc3 18.bxc3Be4 19.Re3Bg6 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Bd2Rc612

: 12(62) Sokolov Andrei – Van der Werf, 1993;

7.Bg5 OO 8.Rc1 a6 9.a3Nbd7 10.c5Ne411.Bxe7Qxe7 12.Be2 f5 13.OO g5 14.b4Qg715.Ne1Nb8 1

2: 12

Fuchs – Neikirkh, Varna 1960;5...Nc6 6.Nf3 a6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3Bg49.OONf6 10.Bg5Be7 11.Re1 OO 12.Bc2

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Bxf3 13.gxf3Nh5 14.f4 g6 15.Bxe7Nxe716.f5Nc6 17.Qg4Qd6 18.Rad1Rad819.Re3Kh8 20.Kh1Qf4 21.Qxf4Nxf40:1(36) Vidmar – Mieses, St Petersburg 1909.4...dxc4 5.Bxc4Nf6 6.Nf3 a6 7.a4Nc6 8.OOBe7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 e5 11.exd4 exd412.Nxd4Nxd4 13.Qe5Qd6 14.Qxd4Qxd415.Rxd4 OO 16.Bg5Bf5 17.Re1Rfe818.Re5Bg6 19.h3 h6 20.Bh4Rac8 21.Bb3Kf8 1

2: 12(22) Vyzmanavin – Greenfeld, 1993.

9 5.a3 cxd4 6.exd4Nc6 7.Nf3Be7 8.c5 b69.Bb5Bd7 10.Ne5Qc7 11.Bf4Qb7 12.Qa4bxc5 13.Bxc6Qxb2 14.Bxd7+Kf8 15.Rc1cxd4 16.Qxd4Rd8 17.Bc6Nh5 18.OONxf419.Qxf4 f6 20.Nd3Qxa3 21.Rfd1 e5 1:0(27)Swiderski – Shories, Scheveningen 1905; 1:0(27)Rubinstein – Shories, 1905.5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nf3Nc6 7.Be2 cxd4 8.Nxd4Bd6 9.OO OO 10.Bf3Be5 11.Nce2Qb612.b3 1

2: 12

Groszpeter – Barczay, 1983.10 5...Be7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.exd4 OO

9.OONc6 10.Re1Qc7 11.Bd3Nb4 12.Bb1Rd8 13.a3Nbd5 14.Nxd5Nxd5 15.Ne5 g616.Bh6Bf8 17.Bxf8Rxf8 18.Ba2Ne719.Rc1Qd8 20.Qd2Nf5 21.Red1Bd712

: 12(64) Janowski – Taubenhaus, Paris 1903;

7...OO 8.OONc6 9.a3 b6 10.dxc5Qxd111.Rxd1Bxc5 12.b4Be7 13.Bb2Bb714.Rac1Rfd8 15.Bd3Rac8 16.h3Bd617.Nb5Bb8 18.Nbd4Ne7 19.Be2Rxc120.Rxc1Nfd5 21.Nb3 f6 1

2: 12(62) Janowski –

Taubenhaus, Paris 1903; 6.dxc5 OO 7.Be2Bxc5 8.OONc6 9.b3Qa5 10.Bd2Qc711.cxd5 exd5 12.Nb5Qe7 13.Bc3Ne414.Bb2 a6 15.Nbd4Ne5 16.Rc1Ng4 17.Nd2Ngf6 18.Bd3Bb4 19.Nb1Bd6 20.Qe2Qe521.f4Qe7 0:1(59) Regedzinski – Alekhine,Krakow/Warsaw 1941; 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 OO8.OONc6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.b3Be6 11.Bb2 a612.Na4Ba7 13.Rc1Qd6 14.Bxf6 gxf615.Nc3Rad8 16.Qd2Qe7 17.Nd4Nxd418.exd4 f5 19.Na4Kh8 20.Nc5Rg8 21.f4Bc8 1:0(42) Korchnoi – Schuster, Oberhausen1961; 6.Be2 OO 7.dxc5Bxc5 8.a3 dxc4 9.OONc6 10.Bxc4Qxd1 11.Rxd1Be7 12.b4Bd713.Bb2Rfd8 14.Rd2Be8 15.Rad1Rxd216.Rxd2Rd8 1

2: 12

Bilek – Barcza, Stockholm1962.5...dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.dxc5Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1Bxc5 9.a3 b5 10.Bd3Bb7 11.b4Bd6 12.Bb2Ke7 13.Ke2Nbd7 14.Rhd1Rac8 1

2: 12

Hort2600 – Bronstein 2590, Teeside 1975; 7.OO b5

8.Be2Nbd7 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Nd4Bb711.Bf3Bxf3 12.Qxf3 OO 13.Rd1Qb614.Nb3Rad8 15.Bd2Be7 16.Ne2 b417.Ned4Ne5 18.Qe2Ne4 19.Be1Rc820.Rac1Nd6 21.Nd2Bf6 1

2: 12(30) Tarrasch –

Duras, Hamburg 1910; 7.Bd3Nbd7 8.OO b59.a4 b4 10.Nb1Bb7 11.Qe2Be7 12.Rd1Qc7 13.Nbd2 OO 14.b3 cxd4 15.Nxd4Nc516.Bc4Qe5 17.Bb2Qh5 18.Qxh5Nxh519.f3Nf6 20.e4Rfd8 21.Nf1Nfd7 1

2: 12(32)

Teichmann – Berger, Karlsbad 1907.5...cxd4 6.exd4Bb4 7.cxd5Nxd5 8.Bd2 OO9.Bd3Nc6 10.OOBe7 11.Rc1Ndb4 12.Bb1Nxd4 13.Nxd4Qxd4 14.Nb5Qd8 15.Nc7Rb8 16.Qe2Nc6 17.Bf4 e5 18.Bxe5Nxe519.Qxe5Bd6 20.Qe4 g6 21.Nb5Re8 1

2: 12(30)

Tregubov 2649 – Yemelin 2570, Ulan Ude(Russia) 2009.

11 6.dxc5Bxc5 7.a3 dxc4 8.Qxd8+Kxd8 9.Bxc4Nbd7 10.Ng5Ke8 11.Ke2Be7 12.Ba2 b513.f3 b4 14.axb4Bxb4 15.Bd2 a5 16.Bc4Ke717.Nce4Bb7 18.Nxf6 gxf6 1

2: 12

Malaniuk –Graf, 1991; 9...b5 10.Bd3Bb7 11.b4Bd612.Bb2Ke7 13.Ke2Nbd7 14.Rac1Rac815.h3Nb6 16.Nb1Rhd8 17.Nbd2Na418.Ba1 g6 19.Bxf6+Kxf6 20.Be4Rxc121.Rxc1Rc8 1

2: 12(48) Johner – Teichmann,

Karlsbad 1911; 7...OO 8.b4Ba7 9.cxd5 exd510.Bb2Nc6 11.Be2 d4 12.exd4Nxd413.Nxd4Bxd4 14.OOBe6 15.Bf3 1

2: 12

Hort –Kindermann, 1984; 9.Bb2Nc6 10.Qc2Qe711.Rd1Rd8 12.Be2 dxc4 13.Rxd8+Qxd814.Bxc4Qc7 15.Ne4Nxe4 16.Qxe4Nd417.Bd3Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 g6 19.Qh4 e5 20.Qf6Bb8 21.f4Qc6 1:0(41) Vaisser – ArencibiaRodriguez, 1985; 7...Nc6 8.b4Bd6 9.Bb2 OO10.Rc1 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.Bd3Ne513.Nxe5Bxe5 14.OOBb7 15.Qe2Rc816.Rfd1Qe7 17.Nb1Rxc1 18.Rxc1Bb819.Nd2Rd8 20.Nf1Ne4 21.f3Nf6 1

2: 12(31)

Dus Chotimirsky – Rubinstein, Prague 1908;8...Ba7 9.Bb2 OO 10.Rc1Qe7 11.Bd3Rd812.Qe2 e5 13.cxd5Nxb4 14.e4Nxd3+15.Qxd3Nd7 16.OONc5 17.Qe2Bg4 18.h3Bh5 19.g4Bg6 20.Rfe1Rac8 21.Rcd1Nb31:0(55) Vidmar – Duras, Gothenburg 1909;7.Be2 dxc4 8.Qxd8+Kxd8 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2Bb7 11.OOKe7 12.a3Nc6 13.b4Bb614.Bb2Rhd8 15.Rfd1Rac8 16.Rxd8Rxd817.Rd1Rxd1+ 18.Nxd1Ne8 1

2: 12

Alapin –Schlechter, Monte Carlo 1901; 1

2: 12

Alapin –Rubinstein, 1901.6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2Nc6 8.OOBd6 9.dxc5

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Bxc5 10.b3 OO 11.Na4Bd6 12.Bb2Ne413.Nc3Nxc3 14.Bxc3Bf5 15.Qd2Be416.Qb2 f6 17.Nd2Qc7 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.g3Ne5 20.Rfd1Rad8 21.Kg2Qe7 1:0(35)Vyzmanavin – Egin, 1985; 11...Ba7 12.Bb2Ne4 13.Rc1Qd6 14.Nd4Bb8 15.g3Ne516.f4Ng6 17.Qc2Ba7 18.Qc7Qxc719.Rxc7 b5 1

2: 12

Farago – Bezold, 1993; 8...cxd49.exd4Be7 10.Ne5 OO 11.Bf4Bd7 12.Bf3Bf5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Rc1Qa5 15.Qd2Qb416.a3Qb3 17.Rfe1Rfe8 18.Re3Qb719.Nxd5Nxd5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Rc7Qb612

: 12(33) Osnos – Keres, Tallinn 1965; 7.Bd3

Nc6 8.OOBg4 9.Re1Be7 10.dxc5Bxc511.e4 d4 12.Bg5Be7 13.Nd5Nxd5 14.exd5Qxd5 15.Bxe7Nxe7 16.Qa4+Qd7 17.Qa3Bxf3 18.Bf5Qd8 19.gxf3 g6 20.Bd3Rc821.Re2Rc7 1

2: 12(33) Leussen – Moeller, 1905.

6.Bd3Nc6 7.OOBd6 8.b3 OO 9.Bb2 cxd410.exd4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.Bd3Nb4 13.Bb1Bb7 14.a3Nbd5 15.Ne4Nf4 16.Re1Rc817.g3Nxe4 18.Bxe4Bxe4 19.Rxe4Nd520.Qd3Qe7 21.b4Rc6 0:1(51) Burn –Schlechter, Karlsbad 1911; 6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 b58.Bd3Bb7 9.OONbd7 10.a4 b4 11.Nb1Be712.Nbd2 OO 13.b3 cxd4 14.exd4Nb6 15.Bb2Nbd5 16.Re1Rc8 17.Bc4Qa5 18.Ne5Nf419.Ndf3N6d5 20.g3Ng6 21.Qe2Nxe512

: 12(28) Burn – Teichmann, San Sebastian 1911.

6.b3Nc6 7.Bb2 cxd4 8.exd4Bd6 9.Bd3 OO10.OOBd7 11.Re1Rc8 12.Rc1Bf4 13.Rc2Nb4 14.Rce2Nxd3 15.Qxd3Bc6 16.Ne5 g617.Qf3Bxe5 18.dxe5Ne4 19.Nxe4 dxe420.Qf4Qe7 21.Re3Rfd8 1:0(49) Marshall –Popiel, Hannover 1902.

12 6...Nc6 7.dxc5Bxc5 8.b4Bd6 9.Bb2 a5 10.c5axb4 11.axb4Rxa1 12.Qxa1Be7 13.Qa3 OO14.Bb5Bd7 15.OO b6 16.Qa4Qc7 17.Nd4Nxd4 18.exd4 bxc5 19.bxc5Rb8 20.Ba3Bxb5 21.Nxb5Qc6 1:0(26) Korobov 2605 –Akobian 2606, Beijing (China) 2008; 10...Be711.b5Nb8 12.Na4 OO 13.Rc1Ne4 14.Bd3 f515.OONd7 16.c6 bxc6 17.bxc6Ndc5 18.Nxc5Nxc5 19.Bb5Ba6 20.Bxa6Nxa6 21.Ne5Bd6 1:0(55) Markos 2557 – Akobian 2606,Beijing (China) 2008; 8...Ba7 9.Bb2 OO10.Qb3 dxc4 11.Qxc4 e5 12.Rd1Qe7 13.Bd3Rd8 14.Qh4Bg4 15.Bxh7+Nxh7 16.Qxg4Nf6 17.Qh4Rxd1+ 18.Nxd1Qe6 19.OORd8 20.Nc3Qb3 21.Ba1Rd3 1:0(43) Kozul– Cvitan, 1993; 10.Qc2Qe7 11.Rd1Rd812.Be2 dxc4 13.Rxd8+Nxd8 14.Ne4Nxe415.Qxe4Bd7 16.Bxc4Rc8 17.Ne5Be8

18.Bd3 f5 19.Qf3Bb8 20.OONc6 21.Nxc6Bxc6 1

2: 12(27) Agrest – Bellon Lopez, 1994.

6...Bd6 7.dxc5Bxc5 8.b4Ba7 9.Bb2 OO10.cxd5 exd5 11.Be2 b5 12.OOBb7 13.a4bxa4 14.Nxa4Nbd7 15.Nd4Re8 16.Rc1Ne4 17.Nc3Ndf6 18.Nf5Nxc3 19.Rxc3Ne4 20.Rc2Qg5 21.Bg4 h5 1

2: 12(48)

Teichmann – Mieses, Karlsbad 1907.13 8...Bb7 9.OONbd7 10.a4 b4 11.Nb1 cxd4

12.exd4Bd6 13.Nbd2Qb8 14.Nc4Bc715.Re1Bxf3 16.Qxf3Bxh2+ 17.Kh1Bc718.d5 OO 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Qh3Nc5 21.Bc2Bf4 1

2: 12(64) Murdzia – Hector, 1997.

14 9.a4 b4 10.Ne4Bb7 11.Ned2Be7 12.OO OO13.Qe2Re8 14.Rd1Qc7 15.Nc4Be416.Nfe5Bxd3 17.Rxd3 a5 18.Nxd7Nxd719.b3Bf6 20.Bb2 cxd4 21.exd4Nb6 1

2: 12(30)

Schlechter – Wolf, Karlsbad 1907.15 10...Be7 11.Rd1Qb6 12.Bd2 OO 13.Be1 c4

14.Bc2 a5 15.Ne5Nxe5 16.dxe5Qc6 17.f3Nd7 18.Bg3Nc5 19.a4Nxa4 20.Nxa4 bxa421.Bxa4Qc5 0:1(38) Leonhardt – Duras,Gothenburg 1909.

16 12.dxc5Nxc5 13.Bc2 OO 14.b4Ncd7 15.Bb2Ne5 16.Nxe5Bxe5 17.Nd5Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2exd5 19.Rh1Rfc8 20.Kg1 h6 21.Bd3Qe60:1(75) Rabinovich – Teichmann, Prague 1908.

17 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.OO b5 9.Bd3Bb710.a4 c4 11.Bc2 b4 12.Ne4Be7 13.Qe2Na514.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.e4Rg8 16.Bf4 b3 17.Bb1Rc8 18.Bd2Qb6 19.Rc1Bb4 20.Bc3Kf821.Qd2Bxc3 0:1(58) Spielmann – Marshall,1914; 0:1(58) Tarrasch – Marshall, St Petersburg1914; 8...cxd4 9.exd4Be7 10.Bf4 OO 11.Rc1b5 12.Bd3Nb4 13.Bb1Bb7 14.Be5Rc815.Qe2Qd7 16.Rfd1Nbd5 17.Ne4Nxe418.Qxe4Nf6 19.Qh4Rxc1 20.Rxc1Rc821.Rd1 h6 0:1(48) Cohn – Rubinstein, Ostend1907; 8.dxc5Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1Bxc5 10.a3 b511.Bd3Bb7 12.b4Bb6 13.Bb2Ke7 1

2: 12

Teichmann – Tartakower, St Petersburg 1909;8.a4Be7 9.OO OO 10.b3 cxd4 11.Nxd4Na512.Bd3 e5 13.Nde2Be6 14.Rb1Nxb315.Ne4Nxc1 16.Nxc1Nxe4 17.Bxe4Qxd118.Rxd1Rad8 19.Nd3Bd7 20.Nxe5Bxa421.Rxd8Rxd8 0:1(59) Thomas – Vidmar,Hastings 1936; 7...Be7 8.OO OO 9.dxc5Qxd110.Rxd1Bxc5 11.a3 b6 12.b4Be7 13.e4Rd814.Bf4Bb7 15.e5Ne8 16.Bd3Rac8 17.Nb5Rd5 18.Nd6Nxd6 19.exd6Bxd6 20.Bxd6Rd8 1

2: 12

Vidmar – Capablanca, San Sebastian1911; 11...a6 12.b4Be7 13.Bb2 b5 14.Bb3

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Bb7 15.e4Rfd8 16.e5Nd7 17.Ne2Nb618.Ned4Nxd4 19.Bxd4Nd5 20.Rac1Rd721.Bc5Kf8 1:0(36) Leonhardt – Forgacs, SanSebastian 1912; 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.exd4Nxd411.Nxd4Qxd4 12.Rd1Qg4 13.f3Qh514.Ne4Qe5 15.Nxf6+Bxf6 16.Qxe5Bxe517.a4 b6 18.a5Bb7 19.axb6 axb6 20.Rxa8Rxa8 21.b3Bc6 1

2: 12(61) Leonhardt –

Capablanca, 1911; 0:1(61) Leonhardt –Capablanca, San Sebastian 1911; 9.a3 a610.dxc5Qxd1 11.Rxd1Bxc5 12.b4Be713.Bb2 b5 14.Be2Bb7 15.Ne1Nb8 16.Nd3Nd5 17.Rac1Nxc3 18.Rxc3Bd8 19.Nc5Bc6 20.Rcd3Be7 21.Be5Rc8 1:0(43)Vidmar – Fahrni, Karlsbad 1911; 6...Bd6 7.OOOO 8.a3 a6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.b4Bd6 11.Bb2dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3Bb7 14.Ne4Nxe415.Bxe4Qe7 16.Qc2Rac8 17.Bxh7+Kh818.Qb1Nxb4 19.Be4Nd5 20.Qd1 f521.Bxd5Bxd5 1

2: 12(59) Salwe – Rotlewi, Lodz

1910; 8.dxc5Bxc5 9.a3Bd6 10.cxd5 exd511.Nb5Bg4 12.Nxd6Qxd6 13.Be2Ne414.Bd2Qf6 15.Bc3Nxc3 16.bxc3Be617.Nd4Rac8 18.Qa4 a6 19.Rab1Qe720.Rb6Qc7 21.Rfb1Nxd4 1:0(52) Salwe –Nimzowitsch, Hamburg 1910; 6...Be7 7.OO OO8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.exd4 dxc4 11.bxc4Bb712.Rc1Rc8 13.Qe2Nb4 14.Bb1Ba615.Nb5Bxb5 16.cxb5Nd7 17.Rxc8Qxc818.Rc1Qb8 19.a3Nd5 20.Qc2 g6 21.g3Bd612

: 12(57) Atkins – Bellingham, Hastings 1904;

6...a6 7.OO dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3Bb7 10.a4b4 11.Ne4Nxe4 12.Bxe4Qb6 13.a5Qc714.Qa4Rc8 15.Bd2 f5 16.Bd3Qd7 17.Qb3h6 18.Bc4Kf7 19.d5 exd5 20.Bxd5+Kf621.Rfd1Nd4 1

2: 12(32) Leonhardt – Duras, San

Sebastian 1911.6.Be2 dxc4 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4Nxd4 9.exd4a6 10.Bg5Be7 11.OO b5 12.Bb3Bb713.Qd2 OO 14.Rfd1 b4 15.Na4Nd5 16.Bxe7Qxe7 17.Nc5 a5 18.a3 bxa3 19.Rxa3Bc620.Ba4Nb4 21.Bxc6Nxc6 1

2: 12(24) Jedynak –

Ponomariov, 1994; 7...Be7 8.OO OO 9.a3 cxd410.exd4Qc7 11.Qe2Rd8 12.Be3Bd713.Rac1Be8 14.Rfd1Rac8 15.Ba2Qb816.h3 h6 17.Rd3Bf8 18.Rcd1Ne7 19.Ne5Ned5 20.Bc1Nxc3 21.bxc3Bd6 1:0(38)Kasparian – Aramanovich, Tbilisi 1949.6.dxc5Bxc5 7.a3 OO 8.b4Bd6 9.Bb2 a510.c5 axb4 11.axb4Rxa1 12.Bxa1Bb813.Qa4 e5 14.Nb1 e4 15.Nd4Ne5 16.Nd2Neg4 17.Qa2Nxf2 18.Kxf2Ng4+ 19.Ke2Qh4 20.g3Qh5 21.Ke1Nxe3 0:1(33) Dus

Chotimirsky – Schlechter, Hamburg 1910.18 6...Nxd5 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4Be7 9.OO OO

10.Re1Nf6 11.a3 b6 12.Ne5Bb7 13.Ba6Qc8 14.Bxb7Qxb7 15.Nxc6Qxc6 16.d5Qc4 17.Qe2Qh4 18.dxe6Bc5 19.h3Rae820.exf7+Rxf7 21.Be3Bxe3 1:0(44) Keene –Rogers, 1979.

19 7.Bb5Bd6 8.dxc5Bxc5 9.OO OO 10.b3Bg411.Bb2Rc8 12.Be2Bd6 13.Nb5Bb814.Rc1Re8 15.Qd3Ne4 16.Nbd4Qd6 17.g3h5 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Nh4Bh3 20.Rfd1Qh621.Bf3 g5 1:0(36) Karpov – Chandler, 1983;11...Qd6 12.Na4Bb4 13.Bxf6Qxf614.Qxd5Rfd8 15.Qe4Bf5 16.Qh4Qxh417.Nxh4Be4 18.Nf3Rac8 19.Rad1 h620.Be2Kf8 21.Nb2Bc3 1:0(59) Kharlov2614 – Lugovoi 2552, 2005; 10...a6 11.Bxc6bxc6 12.Bb2Bg4 13.Ne2Bxf3 14.gxf3Bd615.Ng3Qe7 16.Rc1Rfc8 17.Qd3Be518.Bxe5Qxe5 19.Qf5Qe7 20.Qg5 h621.Qf4Qe6 1

2: 12(51) Moiseenko 2653 –

Bluvshtein 2502, 2004; 9.Nd4Bd7 10.Nb3Bb4 11.OO a6 12.Be2Be6 13.Na4 OO14.Bd2Bd6 15.Nac5Qb6 16.Rc1Rad817.Bc3Ne4 18.Nxe6Nxc3 19.bxc3 fxe620.Bg4Rfe8 21.Nd4Nxd4 1

2: 12(39) Speelman

2583 – Jirovsky 2457, 2002; 8.Ne5Qc7 9.Qa4OO 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc6 cxd4 12.Nxd5Nxd5 13.Bxd5Rb8 14.Qxd4Ba6 15.Bd2Be5 16.Qa4Qd6 17.e4Rxb2 18.Rd1Rc819.g3Rxd2 20.Rxd2Rc1+ 21.Qd1Qa30:1(25) Vaisser – Illescas Cordoba, 1996; 8.OOOO 9.h3Re8 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.b3 a6 12.Bxc6bxc6 13.Bb2Qd6 14.Na4Ba7 15.Bd4 c516.Bxf6Qxf6 17.Qxd5Bf5 18.Rad1Be419.Qg5Qc6 20.Ne5Qc7 21.Nc4Re61:0(29) Kharlov 2638 – Nadanian 2407, 2002;7...a6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.OOBd6 10.dxc5Bxc511.e4 OO 12.Bg5Be7 13.Nd4Qd6 14.e5Qxe5 15.Nxc6Qxg5 16.Nxe7+Kh8 17.Nxc8Raxc8 18.Qd3Rfd8 19.Qxa6 d4 20.Ne2Rc221.Rad1Qe5 0:1(28) Evans – Larsen, Dallas1957; 7...cxd4 8.exd4Bb4 9.OO OO 10.Bxc6bxc6 11.Ne5Bxc3 12.bxc3Ne4 13.Ba3Re814.Re1Be6 15.c4Qa5 16.Re3Qd2 17.Qxd2Nxd2 18.cxd5Bxd5 19.Rc1Rac8 20.Bb4Ne4 21.f3Nf6 1

2: 12(23) Kasparov – Beade

Franco, 1991.7.dxc5Bxc5 8.Be2 OO 9.OOBg4 10.b3 a611.Bb2Ba7 12.h3Bh5 13.g3Qd6 14.Kg2Rad8 15.Rc1Rfe8 16.Rc2Ne4 17.Qc1Nb418.Ba3Nxc3 19.Rxc3Nxa2 20.Bxd6Nxc121.Rfxc1Rxd6 1

2: 12(29) Kunin Yt – Potkin,

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1996.20 7...Bd6 8.dxc5Bxc5 9.OO OO 10.a3 a5

11.Nb5Qe7 12.b3Rd8 13.Bb2Ne4 14.Rc1Bg4 15.Rc2Rac8 16.Qa1 f6 17.Rfc1Bb618.Nbd4Bd7 19.h3Qf7 20.Bb5Qe8 21.a4Ba7 1

2: 12(41) Geller – Spassky, Riga 1965; 8.OO

OO 9.b3 cxd4 10.Nxd4Nxd4 11.Qxd4Re812.Bb2Be5 13.Qd2Bg4 14.Bxg4Bxh2+15.Kxh2Nxg4+ 16.Kh3Qg5 17.Qd4Qh5+18.Kg3Nh6 19.Rh1Nf5+ 20.Kf4Qg621.Qxd5Re6 1:0(40) Miles – Ljubojevic, 1978.7...a6 8.OOBd6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.b3 OO11.Bb2Be6 12.Rc1Qe7 13.Qc2Bd614.Rfd1Rad8 15.h3Bb8 16.a3Qc7 17.Na4Qe7 18.Nc5Ne4 19.b4Nxc5 20.Qxc5Rd621.Qc3 f6 1

2: 12(70) Kots – Nikolaevsky, 1968.

21 8.Nxd4Bd6 9.OO OO 10.b3Be5 11.Nxc6bxc6 12.Bb2Re8 13.Rc1Bc7 14.Na4Qd615.g3Bh3 16.Re1Ba5 17.Bc3Bxc318.Rxc3Ne4 19.Rc2 g6 20.Bg4Bxg421.Qxg4 h5 1

2: 12(53) Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo –

Xu, 1987; 10.Bf3Be5 11.Nce2Qd6 12.g3Bh3 13.Bg2Bxg2 14.Kxg2Ne4 15.b3Qd716.Bb2Rfe8 17.Nf4Ng5 18.Qh5Nxd419.Bxd4Bxd4 20.exd4Ne6 21.Nxe6Rxe612

: 12(31) Zaitsev – Polugaevsky, Vladimir 1969;

10.Nf3 a6 11.b3Re8 12.Bb2Bc7 13.Qd3Qd6 14.g3Bg4 15.Rfd1Rad8 16.Rac1Bb617.Qc2 d4 18.Na4Nb4 19.Ba3 dxe3 20.Rxd6exf2+ 21.Kg2Nxc2 0:1(47) Ovsejevitsch –Moskalenko, 1994.

22 9.Ne5 OO 10.OONa5 11.Bg5Be6 12.f4 h613.Bxf6Bxf6 14.f5Bc8 15.Ng4Nc616.Nxf6+Qxf6 17.Nxd5Qxd4+ 18.Qxd4Nxd4 19.Ne7+Kh8 20.Bc4Nc2 21.Rac1Ne3 1:0(28) Murshed – Magomedov, 1995.

23 10.Qb3Na5 11.Qc2Bg4 12.Ne5Bxe213.Qxe2Rc8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6Bxf616.Qb5Bxe5 17.dxe5 d4 18.Rad1Rc419.Rd2Re8 20.f4 a6 21.Qd5Qb6 1:0(59)Annageldyev – Magomedov, 1991.

24 12.Qe2Rc8 13.Be3Nc4 14.Nxd5Qxd515.Nxc4Rxc4 16.Bxc4Qxc4 17.Qxc4Bxc418.Rfc1Bd5 19.f3Bc6 20.Kf2Nd5 21.Rd1Re8 0:1(34) Vyzmanavin – Magomedov, 1992.

25 6...cxd4 7.exd4Be7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 OO10.OO b6 11.Qd3Bb7 12.Rd1Rc8 13.Ba2Qc7 14.Bg5Rfd8 15.Qe2Ng4 16.Nb5Ba617.Qxe6Bxb5 18.Qxg4Be2 19.Bxe7Qxe720.Re1Bxf3 21.Qxf3Qd7 1

2: 12(48)

Polugaevsky – Tal, Tbilisi 1956; 12...Bc813.Ba2Qc7 14.Bg5Rd8 15.Qe2Ng4

16.Nb5Ba6 17.Qxe6Bxb5 18.Qxg4Be219.Bxe7Qxe7 20.Re1Bxf3 21.Qxf3Qd712

: 12(48) Polugaevsky – Tal, 1956; 10...a6

11.Bg5 b5 12.Ba2Bb7 13.Rc1 b4 14.axb4Nxb4 15.Bb1Qa5 16.Ne5Rac8 17.Re1Nbd5 18.Qd3 g6 19.Qh3Qb4 20.Bh6Rfd821.Ba2Rd6 0:1(42) Spassky – Geller,Amsterdam 1956; 11.Ba2 b5 12.d5 exd513.Nxd5Nxd5 14.Qxd5Qxd5 15.Bxd5Bb716.Bg5Bxg5 17.Nxg5 h6 18.Ne4 1

2: 12

Szabo –Larsen, Wageningen 1957; 10...Qa5 11.Be3Rd8 12.b4Qh5 13.b5Na5 14.Be2Nd515.Bd2Nb6 16.Nb1Nac4 17.Ne5Qh418.Nxc4Nxc4 19.Bxc4Qxd4 20.Qc2Bd721.Qc3Qh4 1:0(29) Koblencs – Oim, Palanga1961; 9...a6 10.Ba2 OO 11.OOQa5 12.Qe2Bd6 13.Rd1Qh5 14.h3Ne7 15.Bg5Ned516.Bxf6Nxf6 17.Ne4Nxe4 18.Qxe4Rd819.Bc4Rb8 1

2: 12

Botvinnik – Bronstein,Moscow 1956; 8.c5Ne4 9.Qc2Nxc3 10.Qxc3a5 11.Bb5 a4 12.Ne5Bd7 13.Nxd7Qxd714.OO OO 15.Be3Rfd8 16.b4 axb3 17.Qxb3e5 18.Qb2 exd4 19.Bxd4Qg4 20.Bxc6 bxc621.h3Qg6 1:0(52) Zaichik – Khenkin, 1988;9...f5 10.Bb5Bf6 11.Bf4 OO 12.Bxc6 bxc613.OOBd7 14.Ne2Be8 15.Ne1Ng5 16.Bd6Rf7 17.Nd3Rb7 18.Be5Be7 19.b4Nf720.Rab1 a5 21.Rb2 axb4 1

2: 12(74) Trapl – Espig,

1979; 8.Bf4 OO 9.Rc1 dxc4 10.Bxc4 a611.Ba2Nd5 12.Bg3Nxc3 13.Rxc3Qb614.Bb1Rd8 15.OOBf6 16.Qc2 g6 17.Rd1Bxd4 18.Rcd3 e5 19.Ng5Rf8 20.Qc4Bg421.R1d2Rac8 0:1(26) Vidmar – Forgacs,Nuremberg 1906; 10...Qb6 11.OO a6 12.b4Qa7 13.Qd3Rd8 14.Rfd1Nd5 15.Bg5 h616.Be3Bf6 17.Ne4Nce7 18.g4Kf8 19.h4Ng8 20.g5 hxg5 21.hxg5Be7 1:0(38) Vidmar –Tarrasch, Nuremberg 1906; 7...g6 8.c5Ne49.Bb5Bg7 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.OONxc312.bxc3Ba6 13.Re1Qa5 14.Bf4Qxc315.Re3Qa5 16.Bd6Bh6 17.Rb3 f6 18.Rab1Bb5 19.a4Qxa4 20.Qe1Kd7 21.Rxb5 cxb51:0(30) Kuzubov 2622 – Vovk 2549, Poltava(Ukraine) 2008; 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4Be7 9.OO OO10.Re1 b6 11.Qd3Bb7 12.Ba2Qd7 13.Bg5Rad8 14.Rad1Rfe8 15.Bb1 g6 16.h4Qc717.Qe2Ng4 18.d5 exd5 19.Nxd5Rxd520.Rxd5Nd4 21.Rxd4Bxf3 1:0(24)Gofshtein – Giorgadze, 1985.6...Bd6 7.dxc5Bxc5 8.b4Bd6 9.Bb2 OO10.Bd3 a5 11.b5Ne5 12.Nxe5Bxe5 13.Qe2Qe7 14.OO b6 15.Na4Bc7 16.Rac1Rd817.c5 bxc5 18.Nxc5Bd6 19.Qc2 e5 20.a4

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Bg4 21.Nb3Rac8 0:1(29) Reti – Te Kolste,1909; 0:1(29) Salwe – Vidmar, St Petersburg1909; 13...b6 14.OOBb7 15.Rfd1Qe716.Na4Bxb2 17.Qxb2Nd7 18.cxd5 exd519.Bf5Rad8 20.Bxd7Rxd7 21.Nxb6Rd60:1(32) Freiman – Vidmar, St Petersburg 1909;10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nb5Be7 12.Nbd4Ne413.Be2 a5 14.b5Nxd4 15.Nxd4Bf6 16.OOBd7 17.Rc1 a4 18.Qd3Qb6 19.Rc2Nd620.Rfc1Nc4 21.Bf3Rac8 0:1(38) Levenfish –Rotlewi, Karlsbad 1911; 11...Bb8 12.Nbd4Qe7 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qc2Bd7 15.Ng5Be516.Ba6Rab8 17.Rb1Bxb2 18.Rxb2 c5 19.b5d4 20.OO d3 21.Qd2 c4 0:1(30) DusChotimirsky – Tarrasch, 1910; 10.Qc2Qe711.Rd1Rd8 12.Ng5 h6 13.h4Ne5 14.cxd5Qc7 15.dxe6Bxe6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Be2 a618.Qb1Nc4 19.Bxc4Qxc4 20.Ne2Be721.Bd4 b5 1:0(49) Helling – Saemisch,Duisburg 1929; 10...Ne5 11.OOOQe7 12.Nb5Ned7 13.Nxd6Qxd6 14.Qc3Re8 15.g4Qf816.Bd3Nb6 17.g5Na4 18.Qc2Nxb219.Kxb2 dxc4 20.gxf6 cxd3 21.Qxd3 e512

: 12(36) Tal – Aronin, Moscow 1957; 10.Qb3

Qe7 11.Rd1 dxc4 12.Bxc4 a6 13.OO b514.Bd3Bb7 15.Ne4Nxe4 16.Bxe4 f517.Bb1Nd8 18.Rd2Bxf3 19.gxf3Bxh2+20.Kg2Qg5+ 1

2: 12

Salwe – Rotlewi, 1909.6...Be7 7.dxc5Bxc5 8.b4Be7 9.cxd5 exd510.Be2 OO 11.OOBg4 12.Bb2Rc8 13.Rc1Bd6 14.g3Bb8 15.Qb3Qd7 16.Rfd1Rcd817.e4 d4 18.Nb5Nxe4 19.Nbxd4Nxd420.Rxd4Qf5 21.Qe3Bxf3 1

2: 12(41) Savon –

Polugaevsky, Moscow 1969; 8...Bb6 9.Bb2 OO10.Qb3 a5 11.b5 a4 12.Nxa4Na5 13.Qc2Nxc4 14.Bxc4Ba5+ 15.Ke2 dxc4 16.Qxc4Bd7 17.Ne5Rc8 18.Qb3Nd5 19.Nxd7Qxd7 20.Rhd1Qc7 21.Rac1Qxh2 0:1(29)Maroczy – Moeller, Copenhagen 1907; 8...Bd69.Bb2 OO 10.Qc2 dxc4 11.Rd1Qe7 12.Bxc4Ne5 13.Nxe5Bxe5 14.Ba2Bd7 15.f4Bxc3+16.Bxc3Rfc8 17.Bb1Bb5 18.Bxf6Rxc219.Bxe7Re2+ 20.Kf1Rd2+ 21.Ke1Re2+12

: 12

Pelletier – Magomedov, 1996.6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.OO b5 9.Bd3Bb710.Qe2Qb6 11.dxc5Bxc5 12.b4Bd6 13.Bb2Ne5 14.Nxe5Bxe5 15.f4Bc7 16.Kh1 OO17.e4Rfd8 18.e5Nd5 19.Nxd5Bxd520.Rac1Qb7 21.Bb1Bb6 0:1(31) Salwe –Rotlewi, 1909; 8.Bd3 b5 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.b4Bd6 11.Ne4Be5 12.Nxe5Nxe5 13.Nc5 OO14.Bb2Qd5 15.Bxh7+Kxh7 16.Qxd5 exd517.Bxe5Ne4 18.Nb3Re8 19.Bg3Be6 20.f3

Nf6 21.Be5Bh3 0:1(57) Speijer – Lasker,Scheveningen 1913.6...Ne4 7.Bd3Nxc3 8.bxc3Be7 9.OO OO10.Qe2 b6 11.Rd1Qc7 12.e4 dxc4 13.Bxc4Na5 14.Ba2Bb7 15.Ne5Bd6 16.f4Rad817.Nd3 c4 18.Ne5 f6 19.Nf3Bxf4 20.Bxf4Qxf4 21.Nd2Qc7 0:1(62) Levenfish – Perlis,Karlsbad 1911; 7...f5 8.OONxc3 9.bxc3Be710.Qe2 OO 11.Rd1Qa5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.c4Be6 14.Rb1Qc7 15.Bb2 b6 16.Rbc1Kh817.Bb1Rad8 18.cxd5Bxd5 19.Nd2 cxd420.exd4Bd6 21.Nf1Rde8 1

2: 12(27) Rabinovich

– Von Bardeleben, Prague 1908.26 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Be2 cxd4 9.Nxd4Bd6 10.OO

OO 11.Nf3Bg4 12.g3Bh3 13.Re1Bc514.b4 d4 15.Na4Ba7 16.Nc5Bxc5 17.bxc5dxe3 18.Bxe3Qd5 19.Rb1Rae8 20.Qxd5Nxd5 21.Rxb7Nxe3 1

2: 12(31) Huebner 2599 –

Beim 2559, 1999; 11.Bf3Qe7 12.Bxd5Nxd413.Qxd4Be5 14.Qd3Rd8 15.e4Be6 16.Bg5Bxh2+ 17.Kxh2Ng4+ 18.Kg1Qxg5 19.Qg3h5 20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.Rad1 h4 1

2: 12(62) Lesiege

2582 – Halkias 2482, 2000; 8...Bd6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.b4Ba7 11.OO OO 12.b5 axb513.Nxb5Bb6 14.Bb2Ne4 15.Nc3Be616.Qc2Rc8 17.Nxe4Nd4 18.Qd1Nxe2+19.Qxe2 dxe4 20.Nd4Bd7 21.Rfc1Qg512

: 12(80) Finegold – Illescas Cordoba, 1989;

8.dxc5Bxc5 9.b4Ba7 10.b5 axb5 11.Nxb5Bb8 12.Be2 OO 13.OONe4 14.Bb2Re815.Qc2Bg4 16.Rfd1Re6 17.g3Rg6 18.Nc3Nxc3 19.Bxc3 h5 20.e4Bxf3 21.Bxf3 d412

: 12(49) Donner – Van der Sterren, 1981.

7.b3Be7 8.Bb2 OO 9.Bd3 b6 10.OOBb711.Qe2Qc7 12.Rac1Na5 13.Nd2 dxc414.bxc4Bd6 15.h3Rfd8 16.Nce4Nxe417.Nxe4 cxd4 18.exd4Bf4 19.Rcd1Rac820.d5 f5 21.Ng3Re8 0:1(33) Swiderski –Loman, Scheveningen 1905; 0:1(33) Rubinstein– Loman, 1905; 11.Rc1Re8 12.cxd5 exd513.dxc5Bxc5 14.Ne2Bd6 15.b4Ne4 16.Ng3Ne5 17.Nxe5Bxe5 18.Bxe5Rxe5 19.Bxe4dxe4 20.Qxd8+Rxd8 21.Rc7Rb8 1:0(44)Farago – Marjanovic, 1978.

27 8...Bd6 9.Bb2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 b5 11.Bd3Bb712.OO OO 13.Rc1Ne5 14.Nxe5Bxe5 15.f4Bc7 16.Qe2Bb6 17.Rfd1Qe7 18.Kh1Rac819.e4Rfd8 20.Nb1Rxc1 21.Rxc1Rxd30:1(42) Dus Chotimirsky – Alekhine, Moscow1907; 10...OO 11.Qc2 b5 12.Bb3Bb7 13.Rd1Qe7 14.Ng5Ne5 15.f4Neg4 16.Rd3Rfd817.OO h6 18.Nxf7Qxf7 19.h3Kh8 20.Qe2Ne5 21.fxe5Bxe5 1

2: 12(23) Illescas Cordoba –

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Rodriguez Vargas, 1990; 9...OO 10.Qb3 dxc411.Bxc4 b5 12.Bd3Bb7 13.Ne4Nxe414.Bxe4Rc8 15.Rc1Qe7 16.Bb1Ne517.Nxe5Rxc1+ 18.Bxc1Bxe5 19.f4Bxg20:1 Rethy – Maroczy, Budapest 1932; 10.Qc2Qe7 11.Rd1Rd8 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Be2Be614.OORac8 15.Qb1Bg4 16.h3Be6 17.Rfe112

: 12

Neverov 2564 – Berelowitsch 2513, 2001.8...Be7 9.Bb2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 b5 11.Bd3Bb712.OO OO 13.Ne4Nxe4 14.Bxe4Rc815.Rc1Qxd1 16.Rfxd1Rfd8 17.Kf1 f518.Bb1Bf6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Ba2Kf721.Ke2Ke7 1

2: 12(50) Rubinstein – Salwe, Lodz

1908; 9.c5 OO 10.Bb2 b6 11.cxb6Qxb612.Be2Bd7 13.OORfd8 14.Na4Qb715.Nd4 a5 16.Nxc6Bxc6 17.Nc5Bxc518.Bxf6 gxf6 19.bxc5 d4 20.Bf3 dxe3 21.Bxc6exf2+ 1:0(39) Mackenzie – Shoosmith, London1904.

28 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Na4 d4 12.exd4Bg4 13.Be2Bxf3 14.Bxf3Re8+ 15.Kf1Nxd4 16.Bxd4Bxd4 17.Rc1Ne4 18.Bxe4Rxe4 19.g3Re620.Rc2Qd5 21.Rg1Rae8 0:1(25) Halkias –Moskalenko, 1998.10.Be2Qe7 11.OORd8 12.Qc2 d4 13.exd4Nxd4 14.Nxd4Bxd4 15.Bf3 e5 16.Nd5Nxd5 17.Bxd5Bf5 18.Qb3Be6 19.Bxd4exd4 20.Rfe1Qd7 21.Bxe6 fxe6 1:0(34)Gheorghiu – Parma, Ljubljana 1969.

29 10...d4 11.Rd1 e5 12.Be2Bg4 13.OOQc814.Nd5Nxd5 15.cxd5Ne7 16.Qb3 dxe317.Bxe5 exf2+ 18.Kh1Nf5 19.Bf4Re820.Qa2Re4 21.Qd2Be3 0:1(26) Piskov –Khenkin, 1985.

30 11.Rd1Rd8 12.Be2 dxc4 13.Rxd8+Nxd814.Ne4Nxe4 15.Qxe4 a5 16.Qxc4 axb417.axb4Bd7 18.OORc8 19.Qb3 f6 20.b5Bc521.Nd2Bb4 1

2: 12(46) Foisor – Lputian, 1985.

31 12.OO d4 13.exd4Nxd4 14.Nxd4Bxd415.Bf3 e5 16.Nd5Nxd5 17.Bxd5Bf518.Qxf5Bxb2 19.Ra2Bd4 20.Re2Qd721.Qe4 1

2: 12

Spassky – Gligoric, Skopje 1969.32 6.Qd2 exd5 7.Qxd5Bd7 8.e3Nf6 9.Qb3Bc5 10.Nf3 OO 11.Be2Be6 12.Qd1Qe713.OORfd8 14.Bd2 a6 15.a3 b5 16.b4Bb617.Qc2Rac8 18.Rfd1Bg4 19.Be1Rxd120.Rxd1Ne5 21.Nd4Bxe2 1:0(39) Milev –Radev, Sofia 1960; 9.Qd1Bc5 10.Nf3Qe711.a3 OOO 12.Qc2Kb8 13.Be2 g5 14.b4Bb615.Bb2 g4 16.Nd2Rhe8 17.Nc4Bc718.OOONe5 19.Kb1Rc8 20.e4Nxc421.Bxc4Be5 1

2: 12(25) Timoscenko –

Marjanovic, 1990.6.Qa4 exd5 7.Nf3 d4 8.Ne4Bf5 9.Ng3Be610.e4 a6 11.Bd3Bb4+ 12.Bd2Bxd2+13.Nxd2Nf6 14.OO OO 15.f4Ng4 16.Nf3 b517.Qa3 b4 18.Qa4Bd7 19.Rfc1Nce520.Qd1Ne3 21.Qe2Nxf3+ 1

2: 12(41) Malakhov

2689 – Wang 2387, Jiangsu Wuxi (China) 2008;7...Nf6 8.Bg5Be7 9.e3 OO 10.Be2Be611.OO a6 12.Nd4Qb6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Rab1Rad8 15.a3 h6 16.Bxf6Bxf6 17.Qg4Ne518.Qh3Rc8 19.Kh1Nc4 20.Rfd1Nxb2 0:1Peng – Cramling, 1994.

33 7...Be6 8.Qxd8+Rxd8 9.e3 a6 10.Be2Nb411.Kf1 g6 12.Nf3Bg7 13.Ng5Bc8 14.Nf3Be6 15.Ng5Bc8 16.Nf3Ne7 17.Bd2 OO18.h3Nd3 19.Rb1 b5 20.Bxd3Rxd3 21.Ke2Rfd8 1

2: 12(27) Rausis – Maksimenko, 1994;

14...Ne7 15.Bd2 OO 16.a3Nd3 17.Bxd3Rxd3 18.Ke2Rfd8 19.Nd4Bf5 20.Rad1Bxd4 21.exd4R3xd4 1

2: 12(22) Sadler – Lalic,

1988; 11.Bd1Nd3+ 12.Kf1Nf6 13.f3Bc514.Bb3Bxb3 15.axb3 OO 16.Nd1Rfe8 17.e4Nxe4 18.fxe4Rxe4 19.Nf3Rde8 20.Bd2Re2 21.Be3R8xe3 0:1(35) Foltys – Rohacek,Munich 1941; 0:1(35) Foltys – Rohacek, 1941;9...Nb4 10.Bb5+Ke7 11.Kf1 a6 12.Be2 g513.Nf3Nc2 14.Rb1 h6 15.Ne1Nb4 16.a3Nc6 17.f3Bg7 18.Kf2 f5 19.Nd3Kd620.Bd2Bb3 21.Rhc1Nf6 1:0(36) Legky –Bronstein, 1996; 11...Nf6 12.Nf3Nc2 13.Rb1Bf5 14.Bd2 g5 15.Rc1 h6 16.e4Nxe417.Rxc2Nd6 18.Nd4Nxb5 19.Nxf5+Kf620.Nxb5Kxf5 21.Ke2 1:0 Smyslov – Estrin,Leningrad 1951; 11.Ke2Nc2 12.Rb1 a613.Ba4Bc4+ 14.Kf3Ne1+ 15.Kg3Rd616.f4Rg6+ 17.Kf2Nd3+ 18.Kf3Ne1+ 1

2: 12

Smyslov – Aramanovich, Moscow 1945; 9.f3Nb4 10.Kf2Nc2 11.Rb1Bc5+ 12.e3Nh613.Bb5+Ke7 14.g4 f5 15.g5 f4 16.gxh6 fxe3+17.Kf1 gxh6 18.b3Rhg8 19.Rb2Na3 20.Bc4Nxc4 21.bxc4Bxc4+ 0:1(53) Kashdan –Tartakower, 1931; 0:1(53) Kashdan –Tartakower, Bled 1931.

34 8.Bg5Nf6 9.Qd2 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3Qa512.e3 OOO 13.Nb5Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2Bg4+15.Ke1Bb4+ 16.Nc3Ne4 17.Be2Be6 18.a3Ba5 19.Rc1Nxc3 20.bxc3Rd5 21.Bc4Rc51:0(43) Taimanov – Zagorovsky, Leningrad1949; 13.Nge2Bf5 14.Nd4Nxd4 15.exd4Bc5 16.Bd3Bxd3 17.Qxd3Bxd4 18.OOOQc5 19.Qb5Nh5 20.Rxd4Qxd4 21.Rd1Qb6 1:0(42) Ivanisevic – Ivanov, 2006; 9...Qa510.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 OOO

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13.Kc1Bh6+ 14.e3Bf5 15.Nc3Rhe8 16.b3Rxe3 17.fxe3Bxe3+ 18.Kb2Rd2+ 19.Ka3Bc5+ 20.Ka4Rd4+ 21.Bc4 a6 1:0(41) Avrukh– Novgorodskij, 1991; 11.Qd5Bc5 12.Qe4+Be6 13.e3 OOO 14.Nf3Rhe8 15.Qb1Bb616.Bb5Rg8 17.a3Bc7 18.b4Qb6 19.Be2Rxg2 20.Na4Qa5 21.bxa5Bxa5+ 1:0(25)Kuppe – Von Hennig, Berlin 1937.8.e3Nf6 9.Qd1Bc5 10.Nf3Qe7 11.a3 OOO12.Qc2 g5 13.b4 g4 14.bxc5 gxf3 15.Nb5Ne516.Nd6+Kb8 17.Bb2Bc6 18.g3Nd519.OOO f6 20.Bh3Qc7 21.Be6Ba4 1:0(36)Korchnoi – Rodriguez Vargas, 1981; 11.Bd2OOO 12.Rc1Kb8 13.a3Bf5 14.Qa4Nd415.Be2Nxe2 16.Nxe2Ne4 17.Bb4Bxb4+18.Qxb4Qxb4+ 19.axb4Rc8 20.Rxc8+Rxc8 21.Nfd4Bd7 1:0(34) Boensch –Brunner, 1989; 9.Qb3Bc5 10.Nf3Qe7 11.a3OOO 12.Be2 g5 13.Qc2 g4 14.Nd2Kb8 15.b4Bd6 16.Bb2Ne5 17.OOORc8 18.Kb1Rc719.Nb3Ba4 20.Rd4Qe6 21.Qd2Bxb41:0(25) Beliavsky – Rodriguez Vargas, 1984.

35 9.Qb3Be6 10.Qa4Bc5 11.e3 OO 12.Be2 a613.OO b5 14.Qc2Rc8 15.Ng5Nb4 16.Qb1Qe7 17.a3Nc6 18.b4Bd6 19.Bb2Ne520.Rd1Bb8 21.h3 h6 1:0(33) Hort – Cuartas,1982.

36 11.a3 OOO 12.Qc2 g5 13.Be2 g4 14.Nh4Kb815.Bd2Rc8 16.Rd1Ne5 17.Nf5Qe618.Nd4Bxd4 19.exd4Nf3+ 20.Kf1Qxe2+21.Kxe2Nxd4+ 0:1(39) Grabliauskas – Hector,1998.

37 12.OO g5 13.b4Bxb4 14.Qb3Be6 15.Bc4 g416.Nd4Nxd4 17.exd4Rxd4 18.Bxe6+Qxe619.Nb5Qxb3 20.axb3Rd5 21.Nxa7+Kd712

: 12(41) Mecking – Rodriguez Vargas, Mar del

Plata 1969; 15...Rd3 16.Nd5Rxd5 17.Bxd5Bxd5 18.Qc2Be4 19.Qe2Rd8 20.Nd4Bxg2 21.Kxg2Rxd4 0:1 Babula – Cech, 1991;14...g4 15.Nd2 g3 16.hxg3 h5 17.Rb1 h418.Ba3 a5 19.Bxb4 axb4 20.Qa4 hxg321.Qa8+Nb8 1:0(52) Babula – Cech, 1989.11...g5 12.OO g4 13.Nd4Qe5 14.f4 gxf315.Nxf3Qe7 16.Kh1 OOO 17.e4Bf5 18.Qa4Nxe4 19.Nxe4Bxe4 20.Bg5 f6 21.Bxf6Qxf6 1:0(45) Arencibia Rodriguez – RodriguezVargas, 1998.

38 5...b5 6.Qxd4Nc6 7.Qd2 exd5 8.Qxd5Bd79.Qe4+Be7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxe7Ngxe7 12.e3Bf5 13.Qf4 a6 14.Nf3 g5 15.Qg3Qa516.Be2 b4 17.Nd1Be6 18.Nd4Nxd4 19.exd4Nf5 20.Qe5Qxe5 21.dxe5Ke7 1:0(36) Bareev

– Ljubojevic, 1993; 9.e3Nf6 10.Qd1 a611.Nf3Qb6 12.Be2Rd8 13.OOBf5 14.Bd2Be7 15.a3 OO 16.b4Ne4 17.Nxe4Bxe418.Qc1Bxf3 19.Bxf3Ne5 20.Be4 f5 21.Bc3Qb8 1

2: 12(40) Sadler – Apicella, 1995.

5...Qd7 6.Nb5Na6 7.d6Qc6 8.e3 dxe39.Bxe3Bd7 10.Rc1Qd5 11.Rd1Qc612.Nf3Nf6 13.Nfd4Qe4 14.Be2Nd515.Bf3Qe5 16.Bxd5Qxd5 17.Qxa6 bxa618.Nc7+Kd8 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bf4Rb821.Nb3Rb4 1

2: 12(90) Kuzminykh – Ravinsky,

Leningrad 1950.39 7.Nf3Nc6 8.Qxd5Nf6 9.Qd1Bb4 10.Bd2

OO 11.e3Qe7 12.Be2Bf5 13.OORfd8 14.a3Ba5 15.Qa4 a6 16.Rfd1 b5 17.Qb3Bc718.Be1Bd6 19.Na2Rac8 20.Bc3Ne421.Nb4Na5 0:1(40) Van den Bosch –Spielmann, Amsterdam 1936; 9...Bc5 10.e3Qe7 11.Be2 OOO 12.OO g5 13.Nd4 h5 14.a3g4 15.b4Bd6 16.Ncb5Bb8 17.Bb2Ne418.Qc2Rhg8 19.Bd3Nxf2 20.Qxf2Bxh2+21.Kh1Ne5 1:0(29) Novotelnov – Spassky,Leningrad 1956; 9...Qa5 10.Bd2 OOO 11.e3Bg4 12.Be2Bb4 13.Qc2Bf5 14.Qc1Ne415.a3Bxc3 16.Bxc3Nxc3 17.Qxc3Qxc3+18.bxc3Rhe8 19.Nd4Bd7 20.Rb1Re521.OORa5 1:0(47) Milov 2678 – Reprintsev2410, 2007; 9.Qb3Be6 10.Qa4 a6 11.Ne5Rc8 12.a3 b5 13.Nxc6Rxc6 14.Qd1Qc715.g3Rd6 16.Qc2Qc6 17.e4Rd7 18.Bg5Be7 19.Be2Bh3 20.Rc1 OO 21.Bf1Qe60:1(38) Anastasian – Nadanian, 1998; 8.Qd1Be6 9.e3Nf6 10.Be2Ne4 11.Bd2Be712.OO OO 13.Nb5Bf6 14.Bc3Nxc3 15.bxc3Rc8 16.Qd2Qa5 17.Rfc1Rfd8 18.Nbd4Bg4 19.Qb2Qc7 20.Rab1Na5 21.Nb5Qc50:1(44) Milanovic – Velimirovic, 1995; 7...Nf68.Bg5Be7 9.e3Nc6 10.Qd2Be6 11.Be2OO 12.OO h6 13.Bh4Ne4 14.Bxe7Qxe715.Qe1Rac8 16.Rc1Qb4 17.Nxe4 dxe418.Qxb4Nxb4 19.Nd2Nxa2 20.Rxc8Rxc821.Nxe4Rc2 0:1(38) Shipov – Short, 2005.

40 7...Nf6 8.Qd1Nc6 9.Nf3Qb6 10.e3 OOO11.Bd2Qxb2 12.Rb1Qa3 13.Be2Bg414.OOBb4 15.Nd4Bxe2 16.Ncxe2Bxd217.Qxd2Nxd4 18.Nxd4Rd7 19.Rb5Kb820.Ra5Qe7 21.Rc1Rc7 0:1(39) Lerner –Lputian, 1979; 9...Bb4 10.Bd2Bg4 11.e3Qd7 12.h3Bxf3 13.Qxf3 OOO 14.OOONe515.Bb5Qc7 16.Qf5+Kb8 17.Kb1 a6 18.Be2Rd7 19.Nb5 axb5 20.Bxb4Rd5 21.Rxd5Nxd5 1:0(22) Flohr – Van den Bosch, TheHague 1932; 9...Qa5 10.Bd2 OOO 11.a3Bg4

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12.e3Ne5 13.Be2Bxf3 14.gxf3Kb8 15.Qc2Rc8 16.Qb3Qd8 17.OOONd3+ 18.Bxd3Qxd3 19.Qc2Qc4 20.Kb1Qc6 21.e4Bd61:0(25) Alatortsev – Ilyin Zhenevsky, Leningrad1934; 8...Bc5 9.e3 OO 10.Nf3Nc6 11.Be2Qe7 12.OORfd8 13.Qb3Bf5 14.Bd2 a615.Na4Ne4 16.Rfd1Ba7 17.Rac1Be618.Qc2Bf5 19.Qb3Be6 1

2: 12

Piccoli 2678 –Kögler 2557, ICCF 2008; 8...Bb4 9.e3Ne410.Bd2Bxc3 11.Bxc3Nxc3 12.bxc3Qa513.Qd2Nc6 14.Nf3Rd8 15.Be2Bg416.Qb2Bxf3 17.Bxf3Ne5 18.Be2Nd3+19.Bxd3Rxd3 20.OO OO 21.Qxb7Rxc312

: 12(48) Pirc – Tartakower, Bled 1931.

41 8.e3Nf6 9.Qb3Bc5 10.Nf3Qe7 11.Be2OOO 12.OO g5 13.Nd4 g4 14.Rd1 h5 15.Bd2g3 16.hxg3 h4 17.gxh4Rxh4 18.Bf3Rdh819.g3Rh2 20.Nd5Qe5 21.Nxf6Qxf6 1:0(42)Tanggaard 2597 – Trapl 2556, DSU 1998;12.Bd2Kb8 13.Rc1Be6 14.Qa4Rhg815.OO g5 16.Rfd1Bd7 17.Nb5Ne4 18.Qc4g4 19.Nfd4Ne5 20.Qc2 f5 21.Ba5Rc81:0(39) Piket – Kuijf, 1992; 12.a3 g5 13.Qc2 g414.Nd2Kb8 15.b4Bb6 16.Nc4Bc7 17.Bb2Rc8 18.Na4 b6 19.Rd1Rhd8 20.OONe521.Nxe5Bxe5 1:0(32) Sturua – Nadanian,1996; 11.Bb5 OOO 12.OO g5 13.Qc4Kb814.Nd4Ne5 15.Qa4Bc8 16.Rd1Rhg8 17.b4Bxb4 18.Bd2Bc5 19.Rab1Bb6 20.Bc1Nd5 21.Nxd5Rxd5 1:0(42) Conquest – CalvoMinguez, 1980; 10...OO 11.Be2Be6 12.Qa4Qc7 13.OORad8 14.Bd2Ng4 15.Rfd1Bd616.g3Qe7 17.Be1 f5 18.Nd5Qf7 19.Ng5Qh5 20.h4Bc8 21.Nf4Bxf4 1:0(24) Karpov –Hector, 1990; 9.Qd1Bc5 10.Nf3Qe7 11.Be2OOO 12.a3Kb8 13.Qc2 g5 14.b4Bb6 15.Bb2g4 16.Nd2Ne5 17.Nc4Nxc4 18.Bxc4Bc619.OO g3 20.hxg3Rhg8 21.Rad1Rxd11:0(33) Gruenberg – Jirovsky, 1997; 11.a3 OOO12.Bd2Kb8 13.Qc2 g5 14.Na4Bd615.Nxg5Rhg8 16.Nf3Ne4 17.Nc3Bf518.Bd3Nxd2 19.Bxf5Nxf3+ 20.gxf3Nd421.Qe4Nxf5 1:0(41) Knaak – Espig, 1980.8.Bg5Nf6 9.Qd2 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3Qa512.e3 OOO 13.Nf3Bf5 14.Nd4Bb4 15.Bd3Nxd4 16.exd4Rhe8+ 17.Kf1Re6 18.Qc2Bxd3+ 19.Qxd3Nd5 20.h4Nxc3 21.bxc3Bxc3 1:0(39) Azmaiparashvili – Marjanovic,1989; 11...Bb4 12.f3Qe7 13.a3Bc5 14.Rd1Be6 15.Bd6Bxd6 16.Qxd6Qxd6 17.Rxd6Ke7 18.Rd2Rhd8 19.e3Rxd2 20.Kxd2Rd8+ 21.Kc1Na5 0:1(69) Dreev – RodriguezVargas, 1991; 10.Bxf6Qxf6 11.e3 OOO

12.OOOBg4 13.Nd5Rxd5 14.Qxd5Ba315.Qb3Bxd1 16.Qxa3Qxf2 17.Qd3Bg418.Nf3Bxf3 19.Qf5+Kb8 20.Qxf3Qe1+21.Kc2Rc8 0:1(24) Pirc – Alekhine, Bled1931; 9...Qa5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nf3 OOO12.Qc1Bc5 13.e3Kb8 14.a3Bb6 15.Bb5Bc7 16.b4Qb6 17.Be2Ne7 18.Qb2Rhg819.Ne4Bc6 20.Qxf6Nd5 21.Qd4Nf40:1(31) Forintos – Hector, 1986; 8...Be7 9.Nf3Qb6 10.Qd2Be6 11.Be3Qa5 12.Bd4Nf613.e3 OO 14.Be2Rfd8 15.OO a6 16.Rfc1Qh5 17.Qe1Qg6 18.Ne5Nxe5 19.Bxe5Bd6 20.Bxd6Rxd6 21.Rd1Nd5 1:0(28)Azmaiparashvili – Popchev, 1988.8.a3Nf6 9.Qd1Bc5 10.e3Qe7 11.Nf3 OOO12.Qc2 g5 13.Be2 g4 14.Nd2Kb8 15.OOBb6 16.Rd1Ne5 17.Nf1 h5 18.e4Rdg819.Be3Bc7 20.Rac1 h4 21.Nd5Nxd512

: 12(29) Chekhover – Gurevich, Leningrad 1954.

8.Qd1Nf6 9.Nf3Bc5 10.e3Qe7 11.a3 OOO12.Qc2Kb8 13.Be2 g5 14.b4 g4 15.Nd2Bb616.Nc4Bc7 17.Bb2Ne5 18.Rc1Bc619.Nxe5Bxe5 20.OONe4 21.Nb1Rhg80:1(30) Cebalo – Marjanovic, 1985.

42 9.Qb3Bc5 10.e3 OO 11.Be2Be6 12.Qa4 a613.OO b5 14.Qc2Nb4 15.Qb1Rc8 16.Rd1Qe7 17.Ng5Bc4 18.a3Bxe2 19.Nxe2Rfd820.Rd2Nbd5 21.Rd3 h6 1

2: 12(30) Georgiev

2675 – Sedlak 2557, Cetinje MNE 2010;10...Qe7 11.Be2 g5 12.OO OOO 13.Bd2 g414.Nd4Rhg8 15.Rac1Kb8 16.Rfd1 h517.Nxc6+Bxc6 18.Bb5Bf3 19.Ne2Ne420.Be1Ng5 21.Rxd8+Rxd8 1:0(45) VeraGonzalez-Quevedo – Rodriguez Vargas, 1995.

43 9...Bb4 10.Bd2 OO 11.g3Re8 12.Bg2Qb613.OORad8 14.Qc2 h6 15.e3Bg4 16.a3Bd617.Rfe1Bf8 18.b4Bxf3 19.Bxf3Ne520.Bg2Qc7 21.Red1Nd3 1:0(43) Flohr –Maroczy, Sliac 1932.

44 10...Qc7 11.a3 OOO 12.Qc2Kb8 13.Bb5Ne5 14.Nxe5Qxe5 15.Bxd7Rxd7 16.Bd2Rc8 17.h3 g5 18.OOOBxa3 19.bxa3Ne420.f4Qe7 21.Kb1 f5 0:1(31) Williams Simon –Gormally, 1998.

45 11.a3 OOO 12.Qc2Kb8 13.Bd2Rc8 14.Be2g5 15.Nxg5Rhg8 16.Nge4Bf5 17.Bd3Ne518.Nxc5Nxd3+ 19.Nxd3Rgd8 20.Qa4Bxd3 21.Qf4+Ka8 1:0(52) Aleksandrov A2659 – Marjanovic 2511, 2003; 13.Be2 g5 14.b4g4 15.Nd2Bd6 16.Nc4Bc7 17.Bb2Rhg818.OOORg5 19.e4Rc8 20.Qd2Rg6 21.Nd6Bxd6 1:0(25) Georgiev – Jovicic, 1995.

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11.Bd2 OOO 12.Rc1Kb8 13.a3 g5 14.b4Bb615.h3 g4 16.hxg4Bxg4 17.Be2Rhg8 18.Qc2Bh5 19.Na4Bg6 20.Qb2Ne4 21.Nxb6Nxd2 1

2: 12(53) Kolev – Rodriguez Vargas, 1994.

46 12.OO g5 13.b4Bxb4 14.Qc2 g4 15.Nd4Nxd4 16.exd4Kb8 17.Bf4+Ka8 18.Nb5Bxb5 19.Bxb5Rxd4 20.Be3Rdd8 21.Rac1Bd6 1:0(27) Kasparov – Netzer, 1998; 14.Qb3g4 15.Nd4Nxd4 16.exd4Be6 17.Qb2Bxc318.Qxc3+Kb8 19.Qg3+Ka8 20.Bg5 h621.Bh4Rd5 1:0(27) Portisch – Honfi, Budapest1956; 13...g4 14.Nd4Nxd4 15.exd4Bxb416.Bg5Bxc3 17.Qc1Rhg8 18.Qxc3+Kb819.Qe3Qxe3 20.fxe3Rxg5 21.Rxf6Be61:0(82) Potkin 2612 – Kozakov 2449, 2007;13.Nd4 g4 14.b4Bxb4 15.Bb2 h5 16.Ncb5Kb8 17.Qa4 a6 18.Nxc6+Bxc6 19.Bxf6Qxf6 20.Qxb4 axb5 21.Bxb5Qd6 1:0(41)Polugaevsky – Zaitsev, Alma-Ata 1968; 13...h514.Bf3Ne5 15.b4Nxf3+ 16.Nxf3Bxb417.Bb2 g4 18.Nd4 h4 19.Qd3Kb8 20.Nce2Rh5 21.a4Ne4 0:1(31) Piket – Welling, 1984;13.Nb5Rhg8 14.Re1 g4 15.Nfd4Ne416.Bf1 a6 17.Nxc6Bxc6 18.Nd4Bd6 19.g3Bb4 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Bxa6+Kc7 1:0(61)Hansen – Hector, 1985.12.Bd2 g5 13.Rc1Kb8 14.OO g4 15.Nd4Qe5 16.Ncb5Ne4 17.b4Bb6 18.a4Qg519.Be1Nxd4 20.Nxd4 g3 21.hxg3Bxd41:0(41) Kramnik – Teixeira Ricardo Da Silva,1991.11...g5 12.OO OOO 13.b4Bxb4 14.Qb3 g415.Nd4Nxd4 16.exd4Be6 17.Qb2Nd518.Nb5Kb8 19.Bc4Ba5 20.Bd2Bxd221.Qxd2Qf6 1:0(57) Portisch – Velimirovic,1979; 14.Bb2 g4 15.Nd4Kb8 16.Ncb5Ne517.Qb3Rhg8 18.Rab1Bc8 19.Nxa7Ne420.Ndc6+ 1:0 Illescas Cordoba – RodriguezVargas, 1996; 12...g4 13.Nd4 h5 14.b4Bxb415.Bb2 h4 16.Ncb5Kf8 17.Qb3Rh618.Rad1 a6 19.Nc7Na5 20.Qd3Rc8 21.Nc2Rxc7 1:0(49) Alterman – Danielian, 1990.

47 5.dxc5 d4 6.Na4Nc6 7.Bd2Nf6 8.Nf3Ne49.b4 g5 10.b5Na5 11.e3Bg7 12.Bd3Nxd213.Qxd2 dxe3 14.Qxe3+Qe7 15.Qxe7+Kxe716.Rd1Be6 17.Nxg5Bxa2 18.OOBb319.Rde1+Kf8 20.Re4Rd8 21.Be2Bf60:1(32) Knaak – Lputian, 1988; 8...b6 9.cxb6axb6 10.e3 1

2: 12

Polgar – Miralles, 1988; 8...b59.cxb6 axb6 10.e3 1

2: 12

Polgar – Miralles, 1988;7.e3Bf5 8.exd4Qxd4 9.Be3Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1Bc2 11.Rd2Bxa4 12.b3Bxb3 13.axb3Nf614.Bb5Ne4 15.Rc2Be7 16.f3Nf6 17.Ne2

Nd5 18.Bd2Bf6 19.OO OO 20.Bxc6 bxc621.Rc4Rfb8 0:1(34) Shoosmith – Napier,London 1904; 8.Nf3 d3 9.Qb3Qd7 10.Nd4OOO 11.Bd2Nxd4 12.exd4Qxd4 13.OOONf6 14.Be3Qd5 15.Qa3Qc4+ 16.Nc3Nd517.Qa4Nxe3 18.fxe3Qxc5 19.e4Bd720.Qb3Be6 21.Qa4Bc4 1

2: 12(56) Smejkal –

Nun, Brno 1964; 7.e4Bxc5 8.Nxc5Qa5+9.Bd2Qxc5 10.Bd3Nf6 11.Rc1Qe712.Bg5 OO 13.Ne2Ne5 14.OONxd315.Qxd3Qxe4 16.Rfd1Qxd3 17.Rxd3Be618.a3Rac8 19.Rxc8Rxc8 20.Rxd4 1

2: 12

Boensch – Espig, 1986; 6...Bxc5 7.Nxc5Qa5+8.Qd2Qxc5 9.b4Qb6 10.Bb2Nc6 11.a3Be6 12.Nf3Rd8 13.Qg5Nf6 14.Qxg7Ke715.Qh6Rhg8 16.Rd1 a5 17.Qd2Ne4 18.Qc2f5 19.bxa5Qxa5+ 20.Nd2Ne5 21.Bc1Rd60:1(25) Bernstein – Spielmann, Ostend 1906;8.Bd2Qxc5 9.Rc1Qf5 10.Qa4+Nc611.Nf3Qd5 12.b4 b5 13.Qa3Nge7 14.e3 dxe315.fxe3 a5 16.bxa5 b4 17.Bxb4Nxb4 18.Qxb4Qxa5 19.Qxa5Rxa5 20.Bc4Be6 21.Bxe6fxe6 1

2: 12(38) Maksimenko A 2523 – Kosic 2542,

2002; 6...b5 7.cxb6 axb6 8.b3Nf6 9.e3Nc610.Bb5Qd5 11.Qe2Ra5 12.exd4+Kd813.Bxc6Qxc6 14.Bd2Ba3 15.Nf3Re816.Ne5Qxg2 17.Bxa5 bxa5 18.Kd2Ne4+19.Ke3Nd6 20.Kd2 f6 21.f3Bb4+ 0:1 Ruban– Arencibia Rodriguez, 1990; 6.Ne4Nc6 7.Nf3Bf5 8.Ng3Bg4 9.Qc2Nf6 10.h3 d3 11.Qxd3Qxd3 12.exd3Bxf3 13.gxf3Bxc5 14.Be3Bd4 15.OOONd5 16.Nf5Bf6 17.Bc5 b618.Ba3Nd4 19.Re1+Kd7 20.Nxd4Bxd421.Re4Rac8+ 1:0(40) Bareev – Lobron, 1995;9.h3Bxf3 10.exf3Bxc5 11.a3Nf6 12.Bd3OO 13.OOBb6 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4Ne5 16.f4Nxd3 17.Qxd3Bc7 18.Qf5Qd6 19.Bxf6Qxf6 20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.Rad1Rfd8 0:1(41)Ivanisevic 2544 – Todorovic 2540, 2004;7...Qd5 8.Nd6+Bxd6 9.cxd6Qxd6 10.g3Nf6 11.Bg2Bf5 12.OOBe4 13.e3 d3 14.Bd2OO 15.Bc3Rad8 16.Nd4Bxg2 17.Kxg2Qd5+ 18.f3Nxd4 19.Bxd4Ng4 20.Qb3Qxb3 21.axb3Rxd4 1:0(72) Ivanisevic 2588 –Todorovic 2491, 2005; 6...Bxc5 7.Nxc5Qa5+8.Bd2Qxc5 9.Rc1Qf5 10.Qa4+Nc611.Nf3Qd5 12.e3 dxe3 13.Bxe3Ne7 14.Bb5OO 15.OORd8 16.Rc5Qd6 17.Rfc1 a618.Be2Ng6 19.Rd1Qe7 20.Rxd8+Nxd821.Qc2Nc6 1

2: 12(42) Burn – Tarrasch, 1889;

17.Re1 a6 18.Be2Ng6 19.Rd1Qe720.Rxd8+Nxd8 21.Qc2Nc6 1

2: 12(42) Burn –

Tarrasch, Breslau 1889; 6...Qd5 7.Nd6+Bxd68.cxd6Nc6 9.Bf4 g5 10.Bd2Nf6 11.Qb3

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Qxd6 12.Qg3Qxg3 13.hxg3Ne4 14.Nf3 f615.e3Nxd2 1

2: 12

Granda Zuniga – Cuasnicu,1988; 5...Nf6 6.Bg5Bxc5 7.e3Be6 8.Nf3Nc6 9.Bd3 h6 10.Bh4 OO 11.OOBe712.Rc1Qa5 13.Bb1Rfd8 14.Nd4Nxd415.exd4Rac8 16.Qd3Rc4 17.b3Rc6 18.Ne2Rdc8 19.Bxf6Bxf6 20.Rce1 g6 21.Qe3Bg712

: 12(54) Pillsbury – Schlechter, Munich 1900;

9.Rc1 OO 10.Bd3Be7 11.OOQb6 12.h3Rac8 13.Na4Qa5 14.a3Ne5 15.Nxe5Rxc116.Qxc1Qxa4 17.Qc7Bd8 18.Qxb7 h619.Bf4Bb6 20.Qc6Qb3 21.Qc2Qxc212

: 12(40) Marshall – Schlechter, Paris 1900;

8.Bb5+Nc6 9.Qa4Rc8 10.Nf3 h6 11.Bh4OO 12.OO a6 13.Bxc6Rxc6 14.Rad1Be715.Nd4Rc4 16.Qb3 b5 17.Rd3Qc7 18.Bg3Qa5 19.Rfd1 b4 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Na4Ne40:1(44) Billecard – Schlechter, Munich 1900;6.Be3Na6 7.Na4Bd7 8.a3Be7 9.b4Nc710.Nf3Ne4 11.Bd4 OO 12.e3 a5 13.Nb6Ra714.Nxd7Qxd7 15.c6Qxc6 16.Rc1 1:0Bernstein – Marco, Ostend 1906; 7.Nf3Bxc58.Bd4 OO 9.e3 b6 10.Be2Bb7 11.OONc712.Qb3Bd6 13.Rfd1Qe7 14.a4Ne4 15.a5Nc5 16.Qc2N5e6 17.axb6Nxd4 18.Nxd4axb6 19.Rxa8Rxa8 20.Nf5Qe5 21.Nxd6Qxd6 1

2: 12(42) Semkov – Ivanov Alexander,

1993.5.Bf4Nf6 6.Nf3Be7 7.e3 OO 8.Be2Be69.OONbd7 10.h3 a6 11.Rc1Rc8 12.Bd3 c413.Bb1 b5 14.g4Re8 15.Ne5Nf8 16.Bg3N6d7 17.f4 b4 18.Ne2Nf6 19.Kh2Ne420.Be1 f5 21.Bxe4 fxe4 0:1(32) Lowtzky –Schlechter, Breslau 1912; 6...Nc6 7.e3 c4 8.Be2Qb6 9.Qc1Bb4 10.OO OO 11.Ne5Bxc312.bxc3Bf5 13.f3Nxe5 14.Bxe5Rac815.Bxf6Qxf6 16.e4Be6 17.Qe3Rfe818.Bd1Bd7 19.Bc2Qe7 20.e5Qa3 21.f4 f51:0(82) Von Bardeleben – Tarrasch, 1888; 6.e3cxd4 7.Qxd4Nc6 8.Bb5Be7 9.Rd1 OO10.Qa4Qb6 11.Nf3 a6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qc2Bb7 14.OO c5 15.Be5Rfd8 16.Na4Qb517.b4Rac8 18.bxc5Bxc5 19.Bxf6 gxf620.Nxc5Qxc5 21.Qf5Qe7 1:0(39) Marshall –Tarrasch, Nuremberg 1905.5.g3Nf6 6.Bg2Nc6 7.Nf3Be6 8.Bg5Be79.Bxf6Bxf6 10.dxc5Bxc3+ 11.bxc3Qa512.OOQxc5 13.Qd3 h6 14.Rab1 OO 15.Rxb7Rfb8 16.Rxb8+Rxb8 17.Rd1Rb2 18.Rd2Rb5 19.Nd4Nxd4 20.cxd4Qc6 21.h3Bf51:0(25) Bernstein – Marshall, 1937; 5...Nc66.Nf3Nf6 7.Bg2Bg4 8.Bg5 cxd4 9.Bxf6gxf6 10.Nxd4Bb4 11.OOBxc3 12.bxc3Be6

13.Qa4Qd7 14.Rad1Ne7 15.Qa3 OO 16.c4Rfd8 17.cxd5Nxd5 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Rd4Qe7 20.Qxe7Nxe7 21.Rg4+Kf7 1

2: 12(45)

Marshall – Treybal, Breslau 1912.5.e3Nc6 6.Nf3Nf6 7.Be2Bd6 8.dxc5Bxc59.b3 OO 10.Bb2 d4 11.exd4Nxd4 12.Nxd4Bxd4 13.OOBf5 14.Bf3Rc8 15.Na4Bxb216.Nxb2 b5 17.Qxd8Rfxd8 18.Nd1Rd219.Ne3Be4 20.Rfd1Rcd8 21.Rxd2Rxd21:0(40) Sagalchik 2487 – Vescovi 2648, 2004;5...c4 6.Bd2Nf6 7.b3 cxb3 8.Qxb3Be7 9.g3Nc6 10.Bg2Na5 11.Qc2 OO 12.Nge2Be613.OORc8 14.a4Bd6 15.Qa2Nc4 16.Nb5Bb8 17.Bb4Re8 18.Rfc1Qd7 19.Nbc3Kh8 20.Nd1Bf5 21.Nb2Nxb2 1

2: 12(39) Bauer

– Tarrasch, Breslau 1889.48 5...Nc6 6.exd5Nxd4 7.Nf3Nxf3+ 8.Qxf3Bd6 9.Bb5+Bd7 10.OONe7 11.Bg5 OO12.Bd3 f6 13.Bh4Qc7 14.Rae1Ng6 15.Qh5f5 16.Bg5 c4 17.Bc2Rae8 18.Re3Rxe319.Bxe3Ne5 20.Bd4Ng4 21.h3 g6 1

2: 12(50)

Marshall – Schlechter, Monte Carlo 1904;12

: 12(50) Marshall – Rubinstein, 1904.

49 6.Bc4 cxd4 7.Qb3Qd7 8.Nxe4Nc6 9.Bd2a5 10.a4Bb4 11.Bxb4 axb4 12.Bxf7+Kf813.Bxg8Rxg8 14.Ne2Qe6 15.Qd3 b616.Rc1Ba6 17.Qf3+Ke8 18.Rxc6Qxc619.Nf6+Qxf6 20.Qxa8+Kf7 21.Qxa6Rh81:0 Mamedyarov 2757 – Ginsburg 2514, 2007;7...Qe7 8.Nd5Qd7 9.Bf4Bd6 10.Qg3Bxf411.Qxf4Kd8 12.Qe5Nc6 13.Qxg7Qg414.Qf8+Kd7 15.Qxf7+Kd8 16.Qc7+Ke817.Qd6 1:0 Mah – Vuckovic, 1995; 6...Nc6 7.d5Ne5 8.Nxe4Nxc4 9.Qa4+Bd7 10.Qxc4Qe7 11.Bg5 f6 12.Be3 b5 13.Qd3 c4 14.Qd4Qe5 15.Nf3Qxd4 16.Nxd4 f5 17.Nc3Bb418.OOOBxc3 19.bxc3Nf6 20.Nf3 OO21.Bd4Rad8 1

2: 12(73) Summerscale – Gershon,

1997.6.Bb5+Bd7 7.dxc5Bxb5 8.Qxd8+Kxd89.Nxb5Bxc5 10.Nh3 h6 11.Be3Nd712.Rd1Bb4+ 13.Bd2Bxd2+ 14.Rxd2Nf615.OOKe7 16.Nd6Rhb8 17.Re1Nc5 18.b4Ne6 19.Nxe4Nxe4 20.Rxe4Rd8 21.Ree2Rac8 1:0(82) Marshall – Janowski, Paris 1905.

50 6...Nf6 7.Bg5Be7 8.Bb5+Kf8 9.Nge2 a610.Ba4Bg4 11.OONe8 12.Bxe7+Qxe713.Bxe8Qxe8 14.Qc2Nd7 15.Ng3 h516.Rae1Qc8 17.Ncxe4 h4 18.Nd6Qc719.Ngf5 g6 20.Qe4Nf6 21.Qe5Bxf5 1:0(28)Forgacs – Nimzowitsch, 1905; 9...h6 10.Bh4 a611.Ba4 b5 12.Bc2Bb7 13.OO b4 14.Bxf6

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Bxf6 15.Nxe4Nd7 16.Ba4Qe7 17.Nxf6Nxf6 18.d6Qe4 19.f3Qe3+ 20.Kh1Rd821.Ng3 g6 0:1(36) Knaak – Baumbach, Freiberg1970; 8...Bd7 9.d6Bxb5 10.Nxb5Qa5+11.Nc3Bd8 12.Ne2 OO 13.OONbd7 14.Ng3Re8 15.Qc2Qa6 16.Bxf6Nxf6 17.Ngxe4Nxe4 18.Nxe4Qc6 19.Rfe1 f5 20.Nxc5Bb621.Qb3+Kh8 1

2: 12(29) Leonhardt – Spielmann,

Munich 1906.6...Bd6 7.Nxe4Ne7 8.Bb5+Kf8 9.Qf3Bf510.Ne2Bxe4 11.Qxe4Nd7 12.Bg5 h613.Bh4 g5 14.Bxd7Qxd7 15.Bg3 f5 16.Qf3f4 17.h4Qf5 18.OOKg7 19.Bh2Be520.Rad1Rhd8 21.d6Nc6 1

2: 12(26) Euwe –

Kroone, Amsterdam 1919.51 7.Bb5+Bd7 8.Bxd7+Qxd7 9.Nh3Bd6

10.Ng5Na6 11.OONf6 12.f3 OO 13.Ne6Rf7 14.fxe4Nxe4 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Be3Rxf1+ 17.Qxf1Nc7 18.Qc4Re8 19.Nxc7Qxc7 20.g3 a6 21.a4Qd7 0:1(41) Marshall –Spielmann, 1908; 0:1(42) Marshall – Spielmann,Vienna 1908; 8.Nh3Bxb5 9.Nxb5Qa5+10.Nc3Na6 11.f3Nf6 12.OOBe7 13.Ng5OO 14.d6Bd8 15.Qb3+ c4 16.Qxc4+Kh817.Nf7+Rxf7 18.Qxf7Bb6+ 19.Kh1 e320.Re1 f4 21.Rb1Nb4 0:1(32) Oskam – Euwe,Amsterdam 1920.7.f3Bd6 8.Nh3Nf6 9.Bb5+Nbd7 10.fxe4fxe4 11.Ng5 a6 12.Ne6Qe7 13.OO axb514.Nxb5Ra6 15.Bg5 h5 16.Qb3Nf817.Nxg7+Qxg7 18.Bxf6Bxh2+ 19.Kxh2Rxf6 20.Qc3Nd7 21.Nd6+Kd8 0:1(26)Marshall – Duras, San Sebastian 1911; 7...e38.Bxe3Bd6 9.Bb5+Nd7 10.Qe2Qe711.Bg5Qxe2+ 12.Ngxe2Kf7 13.OOO a614.Bd3Ne5 15.Bc2Bd7 16.Bf4Re8 17.g4g6 18.Kb1Ne7 19.Ng3Nc4 20.Bxd6Nxd621.gxf5 gxf5 1

2: 12(52) Grob – Flohr, Barcelona

1935.7.Nh3 a6 8.f3Nf6 9.Bg5Bd6 10.fxe4 OO11.Bd3 h6 12.Bxf6Qxf6 13.Nf2 f4 14.Be2Nd7 15.Bf3Ne5 16.Qe2 c4 17.OOO b518.Ng4Nxg4 19.Bxg4Qg5 20.Bf3Bd721.Qc2 b4 0:1(35) Burn – Janowski, Ostend1905.

52 8.Bb5+Kf7 9.Nh3Nf6 10.Bc4 a6 11.a4 h612.Qd2 g5 13.Bxd6Qxd6 14.OOONbd715.f3 b5 16.axb5Ne5 17.Be2 axb5 18.Nxb5Qb6 19.Qc3Re8 20.d6Bd7 21.Na3Kg60:1(27) Chatalbashev – Kosic, 1994; 12.f3 exf313.Qxf3Re8+ 14.Be2 b6 15.OORa7 16.Qg3Bxf4 17.Qxf4Nbd7 18.Bd3Ne5 19.Bxf5

Bxf5 20.Qxf5Kg8 21.Nf4Rf7 0:1(33)Bronstein – Marjanovic, 1978; 11...Re8 12.Qd2Qe7 13.OONbd7 14.Ng5+Kg8 15.Ne6Nf816.Bxd6Qxd6 17.Nc7Ng4 18.f4Bd719.Nxa8Rxa8 20.h3Nf6 21.a5Kh8 1:0(34)Knaak – Nogueiras Santiago, 1978.

53 8...Nf6 9.Bb5+Kf7 10.Bc4 a6 11.a4 h6 12.f3g5 13.Bxd6Qxd6 14.fxe4 fxe4 15.OOKg716.Ne2Qe5 17.Qb3Nbd7 18.Ng3Rb819.Rf5Qd4+ 20.Kh1 b5 21.axb5 axb5 1:0(36)Balashov – Grigorian, 1967.

54 12.Qa4+Kf7 13.Qxe4Re8 14.Ng5+Kg815.Ne6Bxe6 16.dxe6Bxf4 17.Qxf4Rxe6+18.Be2Qa5+ 19.Qd2Nc6 20.Qxa5Nxa521.Kf2Rf6+ 0:1(37) Burn – Spielmann, 1905;0:1(37) Burn – Tarrasch, Ostend 1905.

55 5...Nf6 6.Bg5Be7 7.dxc5Be6 8.e3 OO 9.Be2Nbd7 10.OONxc5 11.Rc1Rc8 12.Nd4 a613.a3 b5 14.Bf3Qd6 15.Nde2Rfd8 16.Bf4Qb6 17.Be5 b4 18.axb4Qxb4 19.Nd4Nfd720.Bg3Nb6 21.Qe2Bf6 1

2: 12(25) Goldin 2602

– Shabalov 2566, 1999; 11...Nce4 12.Nxe4dxe4 13.Nd4Qd5 14.Bxf6Bxf6 15.Bc4Qe516.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qd7 b6 18.Qxe6+Kh819.Qxe5Bxe5 20.b3Rad8 21.Rfd1Bb212

: 12(55) Leitao 2598 – Lapshun 2452, 2006;

9.Bd3Bxc5 10.Rc1Nc6 11.OOBe7 12.Bb1Rc8 13.a3Qa5 14.Qd3 g6 15.Ba2Ne416.Bxe7Nxe7 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qxe4Bxa219.Qxe7Bd5 20.Rxc8Rxc8 21.Qe5Qc51:0(44) Marshall – Rubinstein, Warsaw 1908;8...Qa5 9.Bb5+Nc6 10.Nd4Rc8 11.Qa4Qxa4 12.Nxa4Bd7 13.Nxc6Bxc6 14.Bxc6+Rxc6 15.Bxf6Bxf6 16.Rd1Ra6 17.b3 OO18.Rxd5Ra5 19.OO b6 20.Rfd1Rc8 21.g4bxc5 1:0(39) Marshall – Salwe, Lodz 1908; 8.e4OO 9.Bd3 dxe4 10.Bxe4Nxe4 11.Qxd8Bxd8 12.Nxe4Bd5 13.Bxd8Bxe4 14.Bg5Na6 15.Be3Rfc8 16.Rc1Nb4 17.OONxa218.Rc4Bxf3 19.gxf3 a5 20.Rd4Nb4 21.Rfd1Na6 1

2: 12(33) Marshall – Rubinstein, Lodz 1908;

9.e5Nfd7 10.Bxe7Qxe7 11.Be2Qxc512.OONc6 13.Rc1Rad8 14.Kh1Ndxe515.Nb5Qb6 16.Nxe5Nxe5 17.b3Nc618.Bd3 f5 19.Re1Rf6 20.Qf3Bf7 21.Qf4 h612

: 12(53) Marshall – Salwe, Lodz 1908; 8.Rc1

OO 9.Bxf6Bxf6 10.e3Qa5 11.a3Nc612.Bd3Qxc5 13.h4Qe7 14.Ng5 h6 15.Nxe6fxe6 16.Bb1Bxh4 17.g3Bxg3 18.fxg3Qg519.Qd3Qxg3+ 20.Kd2Rf2+ 21.Ne2Ne51:0(25) Marshall – Rubinstein, Lodz 1908;8.Qa4+Qd7 9.Rd1 OO 10.e3Qxa4 11.Nxa4Nbd7 12.b4 b6 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bb5Rfc8

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15.Nd4Rc7 16.Bxd7Bxd7 17.Nc3Be618.Ndb5Rcc8 19.Nxd5Bxd5 20.Rxd5 bxc521.bxc5Bxc5 1:0(50) Marshall – Salwe, Lodz1908; 7...OO 8.a3Be6 9.Rc1Bxc5 10.Bxf6Qxf6 11.Nxd5Bxd5 12.Qxd5Bb6 13.Qe5Qg6 14.e3Nd7 15.Qg5Rac8 16.Rd1Qc217.Rxd7Rfd8 18.Rxd8+Bxd8 19.Qd5Qb1+ 20.Ke2Qxb2+ 21.Nd2Bf6 1:0(45)Swiderski – Shories, Ostend 1907; 6...Be6 7.e3Nc6 8.Be2 h6 9.Bh4Be7 10.dxc5Qa511.OOQxc5 12.Rc1Qa5 13.a3 OO 14.Na4Rac8 15.b4Qd8 16.Nc5 b6 17.Nxe6 fxe618.Qa4Nb8 19.Qxa7Rxc1 20.Rxc1Bd621.Bxf6Rxf6 1:0(34) Adorjan – Wilder, 1984;7.e4 cxd4 8.Bb5+Nbd7 9.Nxd4Bb4 10.e5 h611.exf6Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 hxg5 13.Nxe6 fxe614.fxg7Rg8 15.Qh5+Ke7 16.Qxg5+Kf717.Qh5+Ke7 18.OORxg7 19.Rfe1Nf620.Qh3Qd6 21.Bd3Rag8 1:0(28) Marshall –Cohn, Nuremberg 1906; 6...cxd4 7.Bxf6 gxf68.Qxd4Be6 9.e4Nc6 10.Bb5 dxe4 11.Qxe4f5 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Qxc6+Bd7 14.Qd5Be6 15.Qb5+Qd7 16.Qxd7+Bxd7 17.Nd5OOO 18.Rc1+Kb8 19.OOBd6 20.Rfd1Be621.Ne3 f4 1:0(51) Lilienthal – Lazard, Paris1933; 6.g3Nc6 7.Bg2Be7 8.OO OO 9.Bg5cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3Re8 12.Qb3Na513.Qc2Bg4 14.Rad1Rc8 15.h3Bh5 16.Nf5Bb4 17.g4Bg6 18.Bd4 b6 19.a3Bxc320.Bxc3Nc4 21.Kh1Nxa3 1

2: 12(60) Van Wely

– Cifuentes Parada, 1995; 14.Nf5Bb4 15.Bd4Rc8 16.Ne3Be6 17.Qa4Bxc3 18.Bxc3Nc619.Rfd1Qe7 20.Rd2 d4 21.Bxd4Nxd41:0(46) Portisch – Wilder, 1984; 12.Qa4Na513.Qc2Bg4 14.Rad1Rc8 15.h3Bh5 16.Nf5Bb4 17.g4Bg6 18.Bd4 b6 19.a3Bxc320.Bxc3Nc4 21.Kh1Nxa3 1

2: 12(60) Van Wely

– Cifuentes Parada, 1995; 11.Bf4Qb6 12.Nb3Rd8 13.a4Be6 14.Nb5Rac8 15.Nc7Bf516.Nb5 d4 17.Rc1 a6 18.Bc7Rxc7 19.Nxc7Qxc7 20.Nxd4Qb6 21.Qb3Qxb3 1

2: 12(76)

Aleksandrov – Berelovich Alexander, 1997;9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Bxf6Qxf612.Nd5Qd8 13.Nd2Re8 14.Rc1Bb615.Re1Bg4 16.Nc4Ba5 17.Nxa5Qxa518.b4Nxb4 19.Qd2Nc6 20.Qxa5Nxa5 21.f3d3 1

2: 12(50) Dreev – Ivanovic, 1990; 9.b3Ne4

10.Bb2Bf6 11.Na4 b6 12.Rc1Ba6 13.Re1Re8 14.dxc5Bxb2 15.Nxb2 bxc5 16.Na4 c417.Nd2Qf6 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.bxc4Rad820.Qb3Ne5 21.Bxe4Nxc4 1:0(48) Guseinov– Magomedov, 1990; 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4Qb69.Nxc6 bxc6 10.OOBe7 11.Na4Qb5 12.Be3OO 13.Rc1Bg4 14.f3Be6 15.Bc5Rfe8

16.Rf2Nd7 17.Bxe7Rxe7 18.Qd4Ree819.Bf1Rec8 20.Nc5Nxc5 21.Rxc5Qb61:0(37) Rubinstein – Salwe, 1908; 6...Be77.Bg2 OO 8.OONc6 9.a3Be6 10.dxc5Bxc511.b4Be7 12.Bb2Ne4 13.Nd4Nxc314.Bxc3Nxd4 15.Bxd4 a5 16.Qd2 axb417.axb4Qd7 18.Qb2 f6 19.Bc5Bxc5 20.bxc5Rxa1 21.Rxa1Rc8 1

2: 12(35) Vidmar –

Schlechter, Vienna 1916; 9.Bf4Bg4 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.Ne5Be6 12.Na4Bb6 13.Rc1Rc814.Nxb6Qxb6 15.Nd3Rfe8 16.Bg5Ne417.Be3 d4 18.Bf4Bxa2 19.Bxe4Rxe420.Nc5Re7 21.b3Rce8 0:1(38) CalvoMinguez – Vladimirov, 1985; 6...Be6 7.Bg2Nc6 8.OOBe7 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Bg5Be711.Nd4 OO 12.Rc1Rc8 13.Nxe6 fxe614.Bh3Kf7 15.Bxf6Bxf6 16.e4 d4 17.Qh5+Ke7 18.Nd5+ exd5 19.Bxc8 g6 20.Qe2 d321.Qxd3Bxb2 1:0(29) Maroczy – Olland,1919.5...cxd4 6.Qxd4Nf6 7.e4Nc6 8.Bb5 dxe49.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxd8+Kxd8 11.Ng5Be612.OOBb4 13.Ncxe4Nxe4 14.Nxe4Bd515.Bd2Rb8 16.Rad1Kc8 17.Nc3Bc418.Rfe1Rd8 19.Bf4Rb7 20.Rxd8+Kxd821.Rd1+Rd7 1

2: 12(46) Kostic – Lasker, 1907;

12

: 12(46) Marshall – Lasker, USA 1907; 7.Bg5

Be7 8.OOO OO 9.e3Be6 10.Bd3 h6 11.h4Qa5 12.Qf4Nc6 13.g4Rfe8 14.Kd2Red815.Bxh6Ne4+ 16.Bxe4 dxe4+ 17.Nd4Nxd418.exd4Rxd4+ 19.Kc1Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 gxh621.Qxh6Rc8 0:1(22) Bogoljubow – Flamberg,1913; 6.Nxd4Nc6 7.Bf4Bb4 8.e3Nge79.Rc1 OO 10.Be2Bd6 11.Bg3Nxd412.Qxd4 b6 13.Bd3Bb7 14.Bxd6Qxd615.OORfc8 16.Nb5Qd7 17.Rxc8+Bxc818.Rc1Nc6 19.Qh4 g6 20.Qf6Nb4 21.Rc7Qe6 1:0(24) Marshall – Mieses, Berlin 1908;1:0(24) Berger – Bernstein, 1908.5...Be6 6.e4 dxe4 7.Nxe4Nc6 8.Be3 cxd49.Nxd4Qa5+ 10.Nc3 OOO 11.a3Nh6 12.b4Qe5 13.Ncb5Nf5 14.Rc1Nxe3 15.fxe3Qxe3+ 16.Be2Be7 17.Rc3Bh4+ 18.g3Qe419.OOBf6 20.Rxf6 gxf6 21.Bf3Qe5 1:0(29)Lasker – Janowski, Berlin 1910; 1:0(29) Lasker –Forgacs, 1910; 6.Bg5Nf6 7.e3Be7 8.Bxf6Bxf6 9.Bb5+Nd7 10.dxc5 OO 11.c6Bxc3+12.bxc3Qa5 13.cxb7Rab8 14.Bxd7Qxc3+15.Nd2Bxd7 16.Rb1Bc6 17.OORxb718.Nb3Rfb8 19.Rc1Qf6 20.Na5Rb621.Nxc6Rxc6 1:0(54) Lasker – Lawrence,Cambridge Springs 1904; 6.g3Nc6 7.Bg2Nf68.OOBe7 9.Bg5 OO 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.Nxd4

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Nxd4 12.Qxd4Qa5 13.b4Qa3 14.Qd3Qxb415.Bxf6Bxf6 16.Nxd5Bxd5 17.Bxd5Rad818.Rfd1Rd7 19.e4Rfd8 20.e5 h6 21.Qf3Qb2 1

2: 12(24) Marshall – Rubinstein, Lodz 1908.

56 6.dxc5 d4 7.Na4Bxc5 8.Nxc5Qa5+ 9.Qd2Qxc5 10.e3 dxe3 11.Qxe3+Qxe3+ 12.Bxe3Nge7 13.Bc4 OO 14.OOBg4 15.Ng5 h616.Ne4Rfd8 17.Rfe1Nf5 18.Bf4Nfd419.Rac1Be6 20.Kf1Nb4 21.Nd6Nxa212

: 12(30) Knaak – Chandler, 1996; 16.f3Bf5

17.Ne4Rfd8 18.Rad1Ne5 19.Bb3Bxe420.fxe4 b6 21.Bd4N7c6 1

2: 12(37) Gessat 2494 –

Stettler 2579, ICCF 1999; 13...Be6 14.Bxe6fxe6 15.Ng5Kd7 16.OOO+Nd5 17.Rhe1Nb4 18.a3Rac8+ 19.Kb1Nc2 20.Re2Nxe321.Rxe3Rce8 1:0(57) Knaak – Petursson,1990; 9.Bd2Qxc5 10.e3Bg4 11.exd4Qe7+12.Be2Bxf3 13.gxf3Nf6 14.Bc3 OO 15.Qd2Rfe8 16.Kf1Rad8 17.Rg1 g6 18.Rd1Qe619.Rg5Nd5 20.Re1Qf6 21.Rg4Qf512

: 12(37) Knaak – Lalic, 1985; 7...b5 8.cxb6 axb6

9.e3Bb4+ 10.Bd2 dxe3 11.Bxb4Qxd1+12.Rxd1Rxa4 13.Bc3Nge7 14.fxe3Rxa215.Bxg7Rg8 16.Bc3Ra8 17.Kf2Bf518.Bb5Be4 19.Rd6Rg6 20.Rhd1Rxd621.Rxd6Rd8 1:0(25) Krasenkow Michael –Magomedov, 1995; 7...Bg4 8.a3Be7 9.h3Bh510.b4Nf6 11.e3 OO 12.g4Bg6 13.b5 dxe314.Bxe3Nd5 15.bxc6Nxe3 16.fxe3Qa5+17.Kf2Rad8 1:0 Dreev 2666 – Yemelin 2516,2006.6.Be3 cxd4 7.Bxd4Be6 8.e3 a6 9.Be2Nf610.OOBe7 11.Rc1 OO 12.Na4Nxd413.Nxd4Rc8 14.Qb3 b5 15.Nc3Qd6 16.a3Qe5 17.Bf3Rc4 18.Qd1Rfc8 19.Be2R4c720.Qd3Bc5 21.f4Qd6 1

2: 12(53) Saemisch –

Moeller, Copenhagen 1923; 6...c4 7.g3Bb48.Bg2Nge7 9.OO f6 10.Bd2 OO 11.b3Qa512.Rc1 b5 13.bxc4 bxc4 14.e4Bxc3 15.Bxc3Qxa2 16.Nd2Qa6 17.exd5Nd8 18.Bb4Rf719.Re1Qb7 20.Bxe7 1:0 Reti – Tarrasch,Teplitz Schoenau 1922.

57 6...c4 7.Be2Bb4 8.OONge7 9.e4 dxe410.Nxe4 OO 11.Bxc4Bg4 12.a3Ba5 13.Ba2Bb6 14.h3Bxf3 15.Qxf3Nxd4 16.Qh5Nef517.Bg5Qd7 18.Qg4Kh8 19.Rad1Qc620.Nc3Rae8 21.Bb1Qe6 1:0(35) Botvinnik –Stahlberg, Moscow 1935.

58 7...Bd6 8.OO a6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.a3 OO 11.b4Ba7 12.Bb2Bg4 13.Rc1Rc8 14.Nd4Bd715.Nxc6Bxc6 16.b5 axb5 17.Nxb5Bb818.Nd4Qd6 19.g3Qd7 20.Bd3Ba4 21.Qf3Rxc1 0:1(81) Asgeirsson – Stoltz, Helsinki

1947; 8.dxc5Bxc5 9.OO OO 10.b3Be611.Bb2Qe7 12.Rc1Ba3 13.Qc2Rac814.Qb1Rfd8 15.Rfd1Bg4 16.Nb5Bxb217.Qxb2 a6 18.Nbd4Ne5 19.h3Bd7 20.Nxe5Qxe5 21.Bd3 g6 1:0(57) Hort – Bertok, Zagreb1969.

59 8...Bd6 9.OO OO 10.Nf3Be6 11.Nb5Bc512.b3Qe7 13.Bb2Ne4 14.Nbd4Rac815.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Rc1 f6 17.Qd3Bd6 18.Qa6c5 19.Rfe1Rc7 20.g3Rb8 21.Ba3Rb60:1(33) Spraggett – Rodriguez Vargas, 1990;10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.b3Re8 12.Bb2 h5 13.Bf3Ng4 14.g3Qg5 15.h4Qg6 16.Ne2Ba617.Qd2Rad8 18.Rfe1Ne5 19.Bxe5Bxe520.Rac1Qd6 21.Bxh5 c5 0:1(35) De Firmian –Ravi, 1987.8...g6 9.Bf3Ne5 10.OOBg7 11.b3 OO12.Bb2Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3Re8 14.Rac1Ne415.Rfd1Qg5 16.h3Bd7 17.Nce2Rac818.Nf4 a6 19.Qe2Qe5 20.Qe1Bf8 21.Ba1Qd6 1:0(60) Novikov – Giorgadze, 1987.

60 9.OO OO 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.b3Qc7 12.Bb2Bd6 13.g3Re8 14.Rc1Qe7 15.Re1Bf516.Bf3Be5 17.Qe2Rac8 18.Na4Nd719.Bg2Qf6 20.Qd2Bxb2 21.Nxb2Ne51:0(41) Hort – Lein, Tbilisi 1969.

61 12.h3Qe7 13.Qc2 OO 14.Bd2Re8 15.Rfe1g6 16.Rad1Bf5 17.Bd3Bxd3 18.Qxd3Qe519.f4Qe6 20.Bc1Rad8 21.Bb2Bf8 1

2: 12(36)

Alexandrov – Ehlvest, 2002; 12

: 12(36)

Aleksandrov A 2621 – Ehlvest 2600, 2002.62 6...cxd4 7.Nxd4Bb4 8.e3Nge7 9.Bb5 OO

10.OOBd6 11.Bxd6Qxd6 12.Rc1Rd8 13.a3Nxd4 14.Qxd4Nf5 15.Qd3 d4 16.Ne4Qe717.Rfd1Be6 18.exd4Nxd4 19.Qf1 a620.Bd3Bf5 1

2: 12

Popiel – Mieses, 1907; 12

: 12

Tartakower – Mieses, Vienna 1907; 8...Nf69.Qa4Qa5 10.Qxa5Bxa5 11.Nxc6 bxc612.Be5Ne4 13.Bxg7Rg8 14.f3Rxg715.fxe4Rb8 16.OOOBxc3 17.bxc3 dxe418.Rd4 f5 19.Rb4Rb6 20.g3Be6 21.Bh3Ke7 1:0(37) Schlechter – Forgacs, Nuremberg1906; 9.Bb5Bd7 10.OO OO 11.Nce2Nh512.Qa4Nxd4 13.Nxd4Bxb5 14.Qxb5Bd615.Bxd6Qxd6 16.Nf5Qe5 17.Qxd5Rfe818.Qxe5Rxe5 19.Nd4Rc8 20.Nb3Kf821.Rac1Rd8 1:0(53) Schlechter – Loman,Stockholm 1906.6...c4 7.a3Nf6 8.e3Be7 9.Be2 OO 10.OONa5 11.Qc2 a6 12.Nd2 b5 13.Bf3Be614.Rad1Qb6 15.Be5Bh3 16.b3Ra7 17.bxc4Nb3 18.Ra1Nh5 19.cxb5Bd6 20.Nxd5Be7

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21.Nb4Qc6 12

: 12(24) Agrest – Hansen, 1998;

14...Nc6 15.Be5Ne8 16.b3Rc8 17.bxc4 bxc418.Ndb1 f6 19.Bg3 f5 20.Be2Nf6 21.f3Bd612

: 12(24) Agrest – Hansen, 1998; 7.e4 dxe4

8.Ne5Nxe5 9.dxe5Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1Be611.Nxe4Bb4+ 12.Bd2Be7 13.Be2 f514.Nc3 OOO 15.OONh6 16.Bxh6 gxh617.Nb5Bc5 18.Rc1Kb8 19.Bxc4Bxc420.Rxc4Rd5 21.Nc3Rxe5 1:0(54)Gagunashvili 2566 – Kengis 2543, Abudhabi(United Arab Emirates) 2008.6...Bg4 7.dxc5 d4 8.Ne4Nf6 9.Nfd2Nxe410.Nxe4Bxc5 11.Nxc5Qa5+ 12.Qd2Qxc513.e4 dxe3 14.Qxe3+Qxe3+ 15.Bxe3 1

2: 12

Furman – Keres, Tbilisi 1959.6...Be6 7.e3Nf6 8.dxc5Bxc5 9.Bd3 OO10.OOBd6 11.Bg3Bxg3 12.hxg3Ng413.Rc1Qf6 14.Be2Qh6 15.Nb5 d4 16.exd4Rad8 17.Qd2Nxd4 18.Nbxd4Qxd219.Nxd2Rxd4 20.Nf3Rb4 21.b3 h6 1

2: 12(34)

Bellingham – Napier, Hastings 1904.6...a6 7.dxc5 d4 8.Ne4Bxc5 9.Nxc5Qa5+10.Qd2Qxc5 11.Rc1Qb6 12.e3Nf6 13.Bd3OO 14.Nxd4Nxd4 15.exd4Qe6+ 16.Be3Qxa2 17.OO b5 18.Bg5Bb7 19.Bxf6 gxf620.Qh6 1:0 Rubinstein – Kulomzin, Kiev 1903.

63 7...Be7 8.Be2 OO 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.OOBe611.Rc1Rc8 12.a3Bd6 13.Bxd6Qxd614.Qa4 a6 15.Rfd1Rfd8 16.h3 h6 17.Rd2Qc7 18.Nd4Nxd4 19.Qxd4Ne4 20.Rdc2Nxc3 21.Rxc3Qd7 1:0(42) Korchnoi –Seirawan, 1981; 12.Ne5Bd6 13.Nxc6 bxc614.Qa4Bxf4 15.Qxf4 c5 16.Rfd1Rb8 17.b3Rb4 18.Qe5Re8 19.Na4 c4 20.Qa1Qe721.Rd4 cxb3 1

2: 12(35) Tal – Keres, Tbilisi 1959;

9.OOBe6 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.Rc1Bd6 12.Bg5Be7 13.Qa4Nd7 14.Bxe7Qxe7 15.Rfd1Nb6 16.Qf4Rfd8 17.Nd4Qd6 18.Qxd6Rxd6 19.Bf3 a6 20.Nce2Rad8 21.Rd3Ne512

: 12(22) Forgacs – Metger, Ostend 1907;

11...Rc8 12.Bg5Be7 13.Nd4Nxd4 14.Qxd4Qa5 15.Rfd1 h6 16.Bh4Rfd8 17.h3 a6 18.a3Rc6 19.Qa7Qc7 20.Qd4Qa5 21.Qa7Qc712

: 12(22) Graf 2623 – Magerramov 2551, 2002;

8.dxc5Bxc5 9.Bb5 OO 10.OOBe6 11.Rc1Be7 12.Nd4Nxd4 13.Qxd4Qa5 14.Qa4Qb6 15.Be5Rfc8 16.Bd4Qd6 17.Be2 a618.Bf3 b5 19.Qd1Rd8 20.Qe2Rac821.Rfd1Qb8 1:0(48) Ehlvest 2603 – Palatnik2478, New Jersey (USA) 2008; 9.Be2 OO10.OOBe6 11.Rc1Be7 12.Nb5Rc813.Nfd4Qb6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Nd4 c516.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qa4 c4 18.Be5Bc5 19.Kh1

Rf7 20.Bf3Rcf8 21.b3Ne4 1:0(40)Schlechter – Znosko-Borovsky, Ostend 1906;8.Bb5 OO 9.OOBg4 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.Rc1Be7 12.h3Bh5 13.Bg5 d4 14.exd4Bxf315.Qxf3Nxd4 16.Qxb7Rb8 17.Qa6Rxb518.Nxb5Ne2+ 19.Kh1Nxc1 20.Rxc1Ne421.Bxe7Qxe7 1

2: 12(36) Kazhgaleyev 2617 –

Iuldachev 2501, Manila (Philippines) 2008.7...c4 8.Be2Bb4 9.OOBxc3 10.bxc3Ne411.Qc2Bf5 12.Qb2Qe7 13.Ne5Nxe514.Bxe5 f6 15.Bf4 g5 16.f3Nxc3 17.Qxc3gxf4 18.e4Bg6 19.exd5Qe3+ 20.Qxe3+ fxe321.Bxc4Kd7 1:0(63) Baburin 2580 – Akobian2486, 2002; 9...Qa5 10.Qc2Ne7 11.a3Bxc312.bxc3Ng6 13.Be5Ne4 14.Rfc1 f6 15.Bg3h5 16.Nd2Bf5 17.Nxe4Bxe4 18.Qb2Qa619.f3 h4 20.fxe4 hxg3 21.h3 dxe4 1:0(44)Savchenko 2537 – Safin 2525, 2002; 9.Nd2 OO10.OORe8 11.Bg5Bxc3 12.bxc3Bf513.Re1 h6 14.Bxf6Qxf6 15.Bf3Qd6 16.e4Be6 17.Rb1Rab8 18.exd5Bxd5 19.Rxe8+Rxe8 20.Bxd5Qxd5 21.Qa4Re2 1:0(52)Michell – Blake, 1908; 8...Qb6 9.Qc1Be710.OO OO 11.Ne5Be6 12.Bg5Ne8 13.Bxe7Nxe7 14.b3 f6 15.Nf3Nd6 16.Qa3Rfc817.bxc4 dxc4 18.e4Ng6 19.Rab1Qc7 20.e5fxe5 21.dxe5Nf5 1

2: 12(39) Schlechter – Tarrasch,

Nuremberg 1906; 12.Bf3Rad8 13.h3Nd714.b3Ncxe5 15.dxe5 cxb3 16.axb3Rc817.Qb2Bb4 18.Rfc1Bxc3 19.Rxc3Rxc320.Qxc3Nc5 21.b4Na6 1

2: 12(59) Rubinstein –

Mieses, Ostend 1907; 8...Bd6 9.Ne5 OO 10.OORe8 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bxd6Qxd6 13.b3Qb414.Qc2Be6 15.Na4Ne4 16.Rfc1 c5 17.dxc5Nxc5 18.Nxc5Qxc5 19.Bd3 g6 20.bxc4Rec8 21.cxd5Qxd5 1

2: 12(44) Gareev 2525 –

Petrosian 2539, 2004.7...Be6 8.Bd3Be7 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.OO OO11.Rc1Be7 12.h3Re8 13.Nb5Rc8 14.Nbd4Qb6 15.Qe2Nd7 16.Nf5Bf8 17.N3d4Nxd418.Nxd4Bc5 19.Nf5 d4 20.Nxd4Bxd421.Rxc8Rxc8 1

2: 12(29) Metger – Cohn, Ostend

1907.7...Bg4 8.Be2Bxf3 9.Bxf3 cxd4 10.exd4Be7 11.OO OO 12.Re1Re8 13.Rc1Qa514.Be3Rad8 15.a3Qc7 16.b4Qd7 17.h3 h618.Qb3Bf8 19.Red1Qf5 20.Na4Rc821.Nc5 b6 1:0(53) Toth – Franzoni, 1980.

64 8...Bd6 9.Bb5 OO 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc6Rb8 12.Bxd6Qxd6 13.Bxd5Nxd5 14.Qxd5Qxd5 15.Nxd5Rxb2 16.OOBe6 17.Ne7+Kh8 18.a3Rd8 19.Nc6Rdd2 20.Rad1 g621.Rxd2Rxd2 1:0(47) Radjabov 2599 –

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Grischuk 2671, 2002.8...a6 9.Rc1Be7 10.Be2 OO 11.OOBe612.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Na4Qa5 14.a3Rfc8 15.b4Qd8 16.Nc5Bxc5 17.bxc5Qa5 18.Qd4Ne419.Rfd1Re8 20.f3Nf6 21.Bd3Nd7 1:0(41)Korchnoi – Emma, 1979.8...Be7 9.Be2 OO 10.OOBe6 11.Qd3Rc812.Rfd1Qb6 13.Qb5Nxd4 14.Rxd4Qxb515.Bxb5Rfd8 16.Rdd1 a6 17.Ba4Ne418.Be5 f6 19.Bd4Kf7 20.f3Nc5 21.Bc2Nd7 1

2: 12(39) Kovacevic B 2493 – Lugovoi 2547,

2005.65 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Qa4Qb6 11.Bd3 OO 12.OO

d4 13.Ne2Nd5 14.a3Nxf4 15.exf4Be716.Nxd4Bb7 17.Nf3Bf6 18.Ne5Rad819.Rad1 g6 20.b4Rd4 21.Nc4Qd8 1

2: 12(28)

Hort 2600 – Espig 2490, Tallinn 1975.66 9...Bxc3+ 10.bxc3Bd7 11.Qa4Qa5 12.OO

OO 13.Nxc6Qxa4 14.Ne7+Kh8 15.Bxa4Bxa4 16.Rab1 b5 17.Rb2Rfe8 18.Nf5Ne419.Nd6Nxd6 20.Bxd6 1

2: 12

Moeller –Suechting, Stockholm 1906.

67 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3Nxd4 12.Bxd7+Qxd713.Qxd4 OO 14.Be5Qc6 15.Rfd1Rfd816.Rab1 b6 17.Bxf6Qxf6 18.Rb5Qxd419.Rxd4Rac8 20.Rbxd5Rxd5 21.Rxd5Kf81:0(26) Rubinstein – Bernstein, Ostend 1906.

68 11.Rc1Bxc3 12.Rxc3Qb6 13.Bxc6 bxc614.Qc2Ne4 15.Rb3Qa6 16.Ra3Qb617.Rb3Qd8 18.Ra3 c5 19.Nb3Bf5 20.Qe2Bg6 21.Qb5Qb6 0:1(56) Graf – Vladimirov,1987.11.Nce2Qb6 12.Bd3Rfe8 13.Rc1Rac814.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qc2 h6 16.Rfd1Ne417.Ng3Nxg3 18.Bxg3Bg4 19.Bh7+Kh820.Rd4Be6 21.Bf5Bf8 1:0(32) Schlechter –Moeller, Stockholm 1906.

69 12.Qa4Bxc3 13.Nxc3Qb6 14.Rfc1Rfc815.Bf1 a6 16.h3 h6 17.Qd1Qd8 18.Na4Nd719.Be2 b5 20.Nc5Nxc5 21.Rxc5Qf612

: 12(55) Korchnoi – Kholmov, Tbilisi 1959;

12

: 12(57) Korchnoi – Kholmov, 1959.

70 6...f6 7.Bf4 g5 8.Bg3 g4 9.Nd2Nxd4 10.e3Nc6 11.h3 h5 12.hxg4Bxg4 13.Qb3Nb414.Bb5+Bd7 15.a3 c4 16.Nxc4Nd3+17.Ke2 dxc4 18.Bxc4Nc5 19.Qc2Ne720.Rad1Qb6 21.Rd6Bc6 1:0(70) Marshall –Janowski, Paris 1905; 7.Be3 c4 8.g3Bb49.Bg2Nge7 10.OO OO 11.Ne1Bf5 12.Nc2Ba5 13.f3 b5 14.Bf2 b4 15.Na4Bb6 16.e4Be6 17.Re1Re8 18.Bf1Rc8 19.Rc1Bf7

20.exd5Qxd5 21.Nxb6 axb6 1:0(40) Lputian –Tseitlin, 1991; 7.Bc1Bg4 8.dxc5Bxc59.Nxd5Nge7 10.e4Nxd5 11.exd5Bxf312.gxf3Nd4 13.Bc4 b5 14.Bb3 OO 15.Be3Qb6 1

2: 12

Cherniak – Graf, 1991.6...Qa5 7.e3 c4 8.Be2Bb4 9.OOBxc310.bxc3Qxc3 11.e4 dxe4 12.Ne5 f6 13.Nxc6bxc6 14.Bf4Be6 15.Qa4Ne7 16.Rac1Qb217.Bxc4Bxc4 18.Qxc4Qb5 19.Qc2Qd520.Rfe1 f5 21.Bg5Rc8 1:0(30) Schlechter –Perlis, Vienna 1907; 1:0(30) Schlechter – Perlis,1907; 7.dxc5Be6 8.a3Qxc5 9.e3 a6 10.Bd3Bd6 11.Rc1Qa5 12.OONge7 13.Bh4Ng614.Bg3Bxg3 15.hxg3Rd8 16.Bxg6 hxg617.Nd4Rh5 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Qd4 c520.Qxg7Ke7 21.f3Rdh8 0:1(31) Blagidze –Oim, Palanga 1961.6...Nf6 7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.e3 c4 9.g3Bb4 10.Bg2Bxc3+ 11.bxc3Be6 12.OO OO 13.Nd2 f514.Nxc4 dxc4 15.d5Qf6 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Qc2Rab8 18.Rab1 c5 19.f4Rxb1 20.Rxb1Rd821.e4Rd3 1:0(33) Speijer – Leussen, Leiden1909.

71 8.dxc5Qa5 9.e3Qxc5 10.Bd3Bg4 11.OORd8 12.Re1 f5 13.h3Bh5 14.Be2 OO15.Nd4Bxe2 16.Ncxe2Rf6 17.Qb3Na518.Qd3Nc4 19.b3Nd6 20.Rac1Qb6 21.Rc2Ne4 1

2: 12(49) Kostic – Lasker, 1907; 1

2: 12(49)

Marshall – Lasker, USA 1907; 12.Rc1Qb613.Na4Qc7 14.Re1 d4 15.Nc5 b6 16.Nb3dxe3 17.Rxe3Qd6 18.h3Bxf3 19.Qxf3 OO20.Qe4 g6 21.Bb5Rc8 1

2: 12(32) Marshall –

Forgacs, Hamburg 1910; 11...Bxf3 12.Qxf3Ne5 13.Bb5+Qxb5 14.Nxb5Nxf3+ 15.gxf3Kd7 16.Rfd1Rhc8 17.Rd2Rc5 18.Nc3 f519.e4Kc6 20.exd5+Nxd5 21.Na4Ra51:0(33) Marshall – Salwe, Hamburg 1910;10.Be2 OO 11.OOBg4 12.Nd4Bxe213.Ncxe2Qb6 14.Qb3Nxd4 15.Nxd4Qxb316.Nxb3Rfc8 17.Rac1Rxc1 18.Rxc1Rc819.Rxc8+Nxc8 20.Kf1Kf8 21.Ke2Ke712

: 12(29) Polgar – Spassky, 1994; 11...Rd8

12.Rc1Qb4 13.Rc2Be6 14.a3Qa5 15.Qc1d4 16.exd4Nxd4 17.Nxd4Rxd4 18.Nb5Rd719.Nc7Rad8 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Qe3Qf512

: 12(46) Taimanov – Barcza, Hamburg 1965;

10.Rc1Bg4 11.Be2Rd8 12.OOQd6 13.Nd4Bxe2 14.Ncxe2 OO 15.Qa4Rd7 16.Rfd1Qb4 17.Qxb4Nxb4 18.a3Nbc6 19.Nxc6Nxc6 20.Nd4Nxd4 21.Rxd4 f5 1

2: 12(29)

Marshall – Burn, England 1907; 9...OO 10.Bd3Qxc5 11.OOBe6 12.a3Rfd8 13.Rc1Qd614.Nb5Qd7 15.Nbd4Rac8 16.Bb1Nxd4

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17.Qxd4Rxc1 18.Rxc1Nc6 19.Qh4 h6 20.h3Re8 21.Qg4Qd8 1:0(44) Marshall –Spielmann, 1906; 21.Qf4Qd8 1:0(44) Marshall– Spielmann, Ostend 1906; 12.Ng5 h6 13.Qh5Qd6 14.Rad1Ne5 15.Nf3Nxd3 16.Rxd3Qb4 17.Nd4Rad8 18.f4Bc8 19.f5Kh7 20.f6g6 21.Qd1Nc6 1

2: 12(36) Marshall – Tarrasch,

Nuremberg 1905; 10.Be2Qxc5 11.OOBg412.Rc1Rad8 13.Qa4Bxf3 14.Bxf3Ne515.Be2 a6 16.Rfd1Qb6 17.Qd4Qxd418.exd4N5c6 19.Bf3Rd6 20.Kf1Rfd821.Na4Nf5 0:1(48) Rovner – Antoshin,Moscow 1958; 9.g3 OO 10.Bg2Qxc5 11.OOBg4 12.Rc1 d4 13.Ne4Qh5 14.Nc5Rad815.Nd3Qa5 16.a3Rfe8 17.Rc5Qb6 18.Qd2h6 19.Rfc1Nd5 20.Qc2Nf6 21.h3Be61:0(36) Smirin – Manor, 1997; 12...Rad813.Qa4 d4 14.Ne4Qh5 15.Rc5Qg6 16.Ne5Nxe5 17.Rxe5Qc6 18.Qxa7Qc7 19.Rb5Bxe2 20.Rxb7Qc2 21.Rxe7Bxf1 1:0(36)Nikolic – Manor, 1993; 8...d4 9.Ne4 OO 10.g3Qd5 11.Ned2Qxc5 12.Bg2Be6 13.OORfd814.Ne4Qh5 15.Qd2 h6 16.Rfc1 b6 17.Qd1Qb5 18.b3Rac8 19.Ne1Nd5 20.Nd3 f5 21.a4Qa6 1:0(45) Moeller – Loman, Stockholm 1906;14.Ne1Ne5 15.Ndf3N7c6 16.Nxe5Nxe517.Nd3Nxd3 18.Qxd3Rab8 19.Rac1Qb620.b3 g6 21.Rfd1 a5 1

2: 12(38) Gipslis – Jezek,

1994; 13...Qb4 14.Nb3Rfd8 15.Ne1Ne516.Nd3Nxd3 17.exd3Rac8 18.Re1 a519.Qd2Qxd2 20.Nxd2Rc2 21.Ne4 h612

: 12(54) Dragomarezkij – Rychagov, 1995;

12...Qb6 13.Nb3Rd8 14.OOBe6 15.Ne1Rac8 16.Nd3Nb4 17.Nxb4Qxb4 18.Qd3Bc4 19.Qf3Nc6 20.Rfc1 a5 21.Qh5 g60:1(41) Browne – Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo,1992; 1

2: 12

Lesiege 2582 – Vescovi 2519, 2001;10.Nfd2Be6 11.a3 a5 12.e3 dxe3 13.fxe3Nf514.Qe2Bd5 15.g3Ne5 16.Rc1Nxe317.Qxe3 f5 18.Nd6Qe7 19.Bc4Nd3+20.Ke2Nxc1+ 21.Rxc1Bxc4+ 1:0(35)Forgacs – Perlis, Ostend 1907; 12.Qc2Qd513.g4Bxg4 14.Rg1 f5 15.Ng5 d3 16.Qc3Rae8 17.Bg2Qe5 18.Qxd3Nd4 19.Ngf3Bxf3 20.Nxf3Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3Qxc5 1

2: 12(51)

Marshall – Leonhardt, Hamburg 1910; 10...Bf511.g3Qa5 12.Bg2Bxe4 13.Bxe4Qxc514.OORac8 15.Rc1Qa5 16.Nc4Qg517.Nd6Rc7 18.Nxb7Rxb7 19.Bxc6Nxc620.Rxc6Rxb2 21.Qxd4Rxa2 1

2: 12(26)

Marshall – Tarrasch, Ostend 1907; 10.Ned2Qd5 11.Nb3Rd8 12.g3 a5 13.Nc1Qxc514.Nd3Qb5 15.Bg2Bf5 16.OORac8 17.a3h6 18.Qd2 a4 19.Rac1Na5 20.Rxc8Nxc8

21.Qf4Nb3 12

: 12(30) Lputian – Xu, 1991.

8.g3 cxd4 9.Nxd4Qb6 10.Nb3 d4 11.Ne4 OO12.Bg2Be6 13.Nec5Bd5 14.OORfd815.Qd2 a5 16.Bxd5Rxd5 17.Nd3 a4 18.Nbc1Ng6 19.Rb1Re8 20.b4Nce5 21.Nxe5Rdxe5 1

2: 12(52) Skembris – Frey Beckman, 1982.

72 8...Qb6 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.Nxd4Nxd4 11.exd4OO 12.Be2Nf5 13.Rd1Be6 14.OORac815.Rfe1Qb4 16.g3Rfd8 17.Bf1Nd6 18.Re5Nc4 19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.d5Bh3 21.Rde1 h612

: 12(23) Winants 2516 – Berelowitsch 2549,

2007; 12...Bf5 13.OOBe4 14.Rfe1Rad815.Bf1Nc6 16.Rad1Bg6 17.Bb5Na5 18.b3a6 19.Be2Be4 20.Na4Qc7 21.Rc1Nc61:0(29) Leitao – Jelen, 1993; 9...c4 10.Be2 OO11.OOBf5 12.Nh4Be6 13.b3 cxb3 14.Rab1Nc8 15.g3Nd6 16.axb3Rac8 17.Na4Qb418.Qxb4Nxb4 19.Nc5Ne4 20.Nxe6 fxe621.Rb2Rc3 0:1(41) Kerr – Lputian, 1994;9.Bb5 OO 10.OO cxd4 11.Nxd4Nxd4 12.exd4Be6 13.Qd2Rac8 14.Be2Nf5 15.Rfd1Qb416.a3Qb3 17.a4Nd6 18.Ra3Qb4 19.a5Nf520.Ra4Qe7 21.Bf3Nh4 1:0(58) Ovod –Potkin, 1997; 10...Bg4 11.Bxc6Qxc6 12.dxc5Qxc5 13.Qd4Qxd4 14.Nxd4Rac8 15.Rac1Rfd8 16.f3Bd7 17.Kf2Kf8 18.Nce2 b619.Rxc8Rxc8 20.Rc1 f6 21.Rxc8+Nxc812

: 12(69) Geller – Aronin, Moscow 1949; 9.Nb5

cxd4 10.Nfxd4 OO 11.Qb3Nxd4 12.Nxd4Qa5+ 13.Qc3Qxc3+ 14.bxc3Bd7 15.Rb1Rab8 16.Kd2 a6 17.Be2 b5 18.Rb3Bf519.Ra1Bd7 20.Rab1Ra8 21.Bf3Rfe81:0(42) Alekhine – Johner, Bern 1932.8...c4 9.Be2 OO 10.OORb8 11.a4 a6 12.Ne5Be6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qd2 a5 15.f3Rb416.Na2Rb7 17.Rab1Qb6 18.Rfd1Qa719.e4Rfb8 20.Nc3Rb4 21.Rdc1Rd8 0:1(63)Wang 2736 – Akobian 2606, Beijing (China)2008; 10...Bg4 11.h3Bh5 12.b3Qa5 13.Rc1b5 14.bxc4 bxc4 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4Bxf317.Bxf3Rad8 18.Rxc4Qxa2 19.Ra4Qb220.d5Nxd5 21.Qa1Qxa1 1

2: 12(76) Lev –

Korchnoi, 1988; 10...Qa5 11.Rc1Bf5 12.b3 b513.bxc4 bxc4 14.Nh4Be6 15.f4 f6 16.Na4Bf7 17.Rf2Rab8 18.Bf1Rfe8 19.Nc5Qa320.Qd2Rb4 21.e4 dxe4 0:1(29) Shabalov –Kirpichnikov, 1987; 9...Qb6 10.Qd2 OO 11.OOBe6 12.Nh4Rad8 13.f4Nf5 14.Nxf5Bxf515.g4Bc8 16.f5Ne7 17.Rf4Qf6 18.Raf1 g619.e4 gxf5 20.exf5Kh8 21.Bf3Rg8 1:0(38)Teichmann – Spielmann, Karlsbad 1907; 9...Bf510.OO OO 11.b3Qa5 12.Na4Nb4 13.Qd2Nec6 14.Rfc1Rac8 15.Nc5 b5 16.a3Na6

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17.Qxa5Nxa5 18.Nxa6 cxb3 19.Rcb1Bxb120.Rxb1Rc2 21.Bd1Ra2 0:1(29) Bleykmans– Nimzowitsch, 1905.8...OO 9.dxc5Qa5 10.Bd3Qxc5 11.OOBe612.Rc1Qb6 13.Na4Qb4 14.h3 h6 15.a3Qd616.Nc5Rab8 17.Qe2Bf5 18.Bxf5Nxf519.Rfd1Nfe7 20.e4 b6 21.e5Qd8 1:0(30)Marshall – Schlechter, Ostend 1907; 12...Qd613.Qa4Rac8 14.Rfd1Rfd8 15.Qh4 h6 16.a3a6 17.b4Ne5 18.Nxe5Qxe5 19.Qxe7Rd720.Nxd5Rcd8 21.f4Qh5 1:0(30) Burn –Spielmann, Ostend 1906; 11...g6 12.Rc1Qb413.Rc2Bg4 14.h3 d4 15.hxg4 dxc3 16.Rxc3Qxb2 17.Qb3Qxb3 18.Rxb3Rad8 19.Be4Rd7 20.Rfb1Na5 21.Ra3 b6 1:0(43) Miles –Garcia Padron, 1978; 10.Be2Qxc5 11.OOBf512.Rc1Rad8 13.Nb5Qb6 14.Qd2Be415.Nbd4Rd6 16.Rc3Rg6 17.g3Bxf318.Bxf3Nxd4 19.exd4Rc6 20.Re1Qb421.Re5Re6 1:0(49) Rubinstein – Salwe, Lodz1907.8...Bg4 9.dxc5Qa5 10.Qa4Qxa4 11.Nxa4Bxf3 12.gxf3 OOO 13.OOORhe8 14.Rg1 g615.Bb5Kc7 16.Nc3Rf8 17.Ne2Ne518.Nd4N7c6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.f4Nd721.Kb1Rb8 1:0(46) Lasker – Janowski, Berlin1910; 1:0(46) Lasker – Janowski, 1910; 1:0(46)Lasker – Forgacs, 1910.

73 9...Qb6 10.Qb3Qc5 11.Be2 OO 12.OONxd413.exd4Qxd4 14.Bf3Be6 15.Rfd1Qf616.Nxd5Nxd5 17.Bxd5Bxd5 18.Rxd5 b619.Rad1Rfe8 20.Qc2 g6 21.h3Re6 1

2: 12(25)

Moeller – Schlechter, 1907; 19...Rae8 20.Qc2g6 21.h3Re6 1

2: 12(25) Moeller – Schlechter,

Copenhagen 1907; 10.Nb3Be6 11.Bd3 OO12.OORfd8 13.Qe2 d4 14.Nxd4Nxd415.exd4Qxd4 16.Rfd1Qb6 17.Ne4Bf5 1

2: 12

Aronson – Polugaevsky, Sverdlovsk 1957;13.Nb5Ne5 14.N5d4N7c6 15.h3Rac816.Qe2 a5 17.Rad1 a4 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Nd4Nxd3 20.Qxd3Nxd4 21.Qxd4Qxd4 1:0(41)Dive – Beliavsky, 1987; 10.Bb5 OO 11.OONxd4 12.Qxd4Qxd4 13.exd4Be6 14.Rfe1Rfd8 15.f3Rac8 16.Kf2 a6 17.Bd3Nc618.Rad1 h6 19.Bb1Kf8 20.h3Rd6 21.a3 b512

: 12(26) Milos 2620 – Lima 2529, 2005.

9...Be6 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.Qg4Nf5 12.e4 d413.OOOQh4 14.Qxh4Nxh4 15.Nb5 OOO16.e5Rhf8 17.Nd6+Kb8 18.f4 g5 19.Bb5gxf4 20.g3Nf3 21.Bxc6 bxc6 1

2: 12(66) Marshall

– Rubinstein, San Sebastian 1911.74 10.Bb5Qb6 11.OONxd4 12.Qxd4Qxd4

13.exd4Be6 14.Ba4Rac8 15.Bb3Rfd816.Rac1Nc6 17.Rfd1Kf8 18.a3Ke7 19.h3Kf6 20.Ba2 g6 21.f4 h5 1

2: 12(25) Marshall –

Burn, San Sebastian 1911.10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd3Bf5 12.OORb8 13.b3Qd6 14.Rc1Qg6 15.Bxf5Nxf5 16.Ne2Rfc8 17.Ng3 h6 18.Nxf5Qxf5 1

2: 12

Marshall –Leonhardt, Hamburg 1911.

75 10...Qd6 11.OORd8 12.Bf3Be6 13.Rc1Nxd4 14.Qxd4Nc6 15.Qa4Ne5 16.Be2Nc4 17.Qc2Qe5 18.Bf3Rac8 19.Rfd1 b520.Qe2 b4 21.Na4Qg5 1

2: 12(38) Beliavsky –

Illescas Cordoba, 1992.10...Be6 11.OORc8 12.Nb3Qd6 13.Qd2Rfd8 14.Rfd1Ne5 15.Rac1 h6 16.Nb5Qb617.Qd4Qxd4 18.N3xd4Rxc1 19.Rxc1N5c620.Kf1 a6 21.Nxc6Nxc6 1

2: 12(79) Herb –

Arnold, 1993.76 11.Nb3 d4 12.exd4Rd8 13.d5Nb4 14.Bf3Nbxd5 15.Bxd5Be6 16.OONxd5 17.Na4Qb4 18.Qd4 b6 19.h3Qxd4 20.Nxd4Bd721.Nc3Nxc3 0:1(52) Marshall – Rubinstein,Karlsbad 1907.11.Qb3Qxb3 12.Nxb3Rd8 13.OOBe614.Rfd1Ne5 15.Nd4N7c6 16.Ncb5Rac817.f4Nxd4 18.Nxd4Nc6 19.Nxc6Rxc620.Rd2Kf8 21.e4 d4 0:1(36) Spielmann –Nimzowitsch, Munich 1908.

77 12.exd4Nf5 13.Rd1Qg6 14.g3Be6 15.OORad8 16.Qf4Ne7 17.Rfe1Qf5 18.Qd2Qf619.f3Rd7 20.Kg2Rc8 21.Bd3 g6 1

2: 12(28)

Petrosian – Lputian, 1983.78 6...Be6 7.Bg2Nf6 8.OOBe7 9.Bg5Ne4

10.Bxe7Qxe7 11.Rc1Rd8 12.dxc5Nxc513.b4Ne4 14.b5Na5 15.Qd4Nxc3 16.Qxc3Nc4 17.Qxg7Kd7 18.Qd4Kc7 19.Qxa7Ra8 20.Qd4Rhd8 21.Ne5Rxa2 1:0(27)Marshall – Mieses, Berlin 1908; 1:0(27) Berger –Bernstein, 1908; 11...Nxc3 12.Rxc3 c4 13.Ne5OO 14.b3Qb4 15.Qd2Rac8 16.Rd1 b5 17.f4Nxe5 18.fxe5 a5 19.bxc4Rxc4 20.Rb3Qa421.e3Rfc8 0:1(24) Black – Bernstein, 1909;0:1(24) Rubinstein – Mieses, Germany 1909;9...cxd4 10.Nxd4Nxd4 11.Qxd4 OO 12.Rfd1Qa5 13.Qd2Rfd8 14.Bxf6Bxf6 15.Ne4Qxd2 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Rxd2 f5 18.Rad1Rd7 19.Rd4Rad8 20.R1d3Rc8 21.Bf3Rc212

: 12(48) Marshall – Salwe, Prague 1908; 9.a3 OO

10.dxc5 d4 11.Nb5Bxc5 12.b4Qb6 13.bxc5Qxb5 14.Nxd4Qxc5 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Bb2Nd5 17.Rc1Qb5 18.Qd4 f6 19.a4Qb720.Ba3Rfd8 21.Rfd1Rd7 1:0(26) Schlechter

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– Dus Chotimirsky, Prague 1908; 9.dxc5Bxc510.Bg5 d4 11.Ne4Be7 12.Bxf6Bxf613.Qa4Bd5 14.Nxf6+Qxf6 15.Rfd1 OOO16.b4 d3 17.e4Bxe4 18.b5Bxf3 19.Bxf3Nd420.Bg2Kb8 21.Qc4Rhe8 0:1(39) Burn –Tarrasch, Breslau 1912; 8.Bg5Be7 9.dxc5Qa510.OOQxc5 11.Rc1Rd8 12.Na4Qa513.Nd4Nxd4 14.Qxd4 OO 15.Nc5Qxa216.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rc7Rf7 18.Bh3Qa619.Rfc1Qxe2 20.Be3Rd6 21.Qe5Qa61:0(30) Marshall – Mieses, Berlin 1908; 1:0(30)Berger – Bernstein, 1908; 11...OO 12.e4Qa513.Bxf6Bxf6 14.exd5Rad8 15.Qb3Bxd516.Nxd5Rxd5 17.Qxb7Nd4 18.Nxd4Rxd419.a3Rd2 20.b4Qxa3 21.Bd5Bc3 1:0(48)Marshall – Mieses, Berlin 1908; 1:0(48) Berger –Bernstein, 1908; 9...Bxc5 10.OOBe7 11.Nd4Qb6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.e4 d4 14.Na4Qb515.e5Nd5 16.Bxe7Nxe7 17.Qxd4Rd818.Qe4Bf5 19.Nc3Bxe4 20.Nxb5Bxg221.Nd6+Rxd6 0:1(43) Marshall – Mieses,Berlin 1908; 0:1(43) Berger – Bernstein, 1908;8...h6 9.Bxf6Qxf6 10.OO cxd4 11.Nb5Rc812.Nfxd4Nxd4 13.Nxd4Bc5 14.Nxe6 fxe615.Qa4+Kf7 16.Rac1Rhf8 17.e3Qe718.Rc3Rc7 19.Rfc1Rfc8 20.Qg4Qf6 21.a3Bd6 1

2: 12(30) Marshall – Capablanca, New York

1909; 7...Be7 8.OONf6 9.Bg5Ne4 10.Bxe7Qxe7 11.Ne5Nxd4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.e3Nf3+14.Nxf3 exf3 15.Qxf3 OO 16.Rfc1Rab817.Qe4Qc7 18.Rc3 b5 19.a3 c4 20.Bf3Rfd821.Rd1Rxd1+ 0:1(49) Marshall – Capablanca,New York 1909; 9...OO 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.Rc1Be7 12.Nd4Rc8 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Bh3Qd615.Bf4Qd7 16.e4 d4 17.Qb3Nd8 18.Rcd1Rc6 19.Qa4Bc5 20.Be5 d3 21.Qb5Nxe41:0(46) Vidmar – Znosko-Borovsky, London1922.6...cxd4 7.Nxd4Bc5 8.Nb3Bb4 9.Bg2Nge710.OOBe6 11.Nb5 OO 12.a3 a6 13.N5d4Nxd4 14.Nxd4Bc5 15.b4Bxd4 16.Qxd4Nc6 17.Qf4Qb6 18.Bb2Qb5 19.Qd2 a520.Bxg7Kxg7 21.Qg5+ 1

2: 12

Teichmann –Duras, Budapest 1912; 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 OO13.a3Bd6 14.Nb5Bf7 15.Nxd6Qxd616.Rc1 d4 17.Bf4Qd8 18.Nc5 b6 19.Nb7Qd7 20.Nd6Bd5 21.Bxd5+Nxd5 1:0(28)Marshall – Przepiorka, Duesseldorf 1908;10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 OO 12.Ba3Re8 13.Re1Be6 14.Nc5Qc8 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe6Qxe617.Rxe4Qc8 18.Qe2Ng6 19.Re1Rxe420.Bxe4Qc7 21.Bd5 h6 1:0(46) Marshall –Von Bardeleben, Duesseldorf 1908; 8.Be3

Bxd4 9.Bxd4Nxd4 10.Qxd4Nf6 11.Bg2Be6 12.OO OO 13.Rfd1Qe7 14.Rd2Rfd815.Rad1Rd7 16.h3 b6 17.g4Rad8 18.Qe5 h619.f4Qc5+ 20.Qd4 g6 21.g5 hxg5 0:1(106)Rubinstein – Duras, Breslau 1912; 12.Rd1Qa513.OORd8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Qxd8+Qxd816.Rxd8+Kxd8 17.Nxe4Nxe4 18.Bxe4 b612

: 12

Duras – Schlechter, Budapest 1912; 7...Qb68.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bg2Nf6 10.OOBe7 11.e4dxe4 12.Be3Qxb2 13.Nxe4 OO 14.Bd4Qa315.Bxf6Bxf6 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Qh5Kg718.Rae1Rb8 19.Bxc6 h6 20.Re4 f5 21.Rh4Qd6 1:0(51) Boleslavsky – Stoltz, Bucharest1953; 8.Ndb5Bb4 9.Qxd5Nf6 10.Nd6+Ke7 11.Qxf7+Kxd6 12.Bf4+Kc5 13.Be3+Nd4 14.OOORd8 15.Na4+Kb5 16.Nxb6Be6 17.Nxa8Bxf7 18.Nc7+Ka5 19.Bxd4Rc8 20.Be5Ne4 21.Bh3Rf8 1:0(24) Rotlewi– Gregory, St Petersburg 1909; 8.Nb3Be69.Be3 d4 10.Nxd4 OOO 11.Nxe6Rxd1+12.Rxd1Qxb2 13.Nxf8Qxc3+ 14.Bd2Qc515.Bh3+ f5 16.Nd7Qd5 17.OOQxd7 18.e4Qf7 19.Bxf5+Kb8 20.Bf4+Ka8 21.Rd7Nge7 0:1(33) Marshall – Gregory, Berlin 1908;7...Bb4 8.Bg2Nf6 9.OOBxc3 10.bxc3 OO11.Bg5Re8 12.Rb1Nxd4 13.cxd4Re614.Qb3Rxe2 15.Bf3Re6 16.Bxf6Qxf617.Bxd5Rb6 18.Qe3Bh3 19.Rxb6 axb620.Bxb7Rd8 21.Re1 g6 1

2: 12(60) Rubinstein –

Kvicala, Prague 1908; 7...Nf6 8.Bg2Qb69.Nxc6 bxc6 10.OOBe6 11.e4Rd8 12.exd5cxd5 13.Qa4+Bd7 14.Qh4Be7 15.Be3Qxb2 16.Bd4Qa3 17.Qg5 OO 18.Nxd5 h619.Nxe7+Qxe7 20.Qa5Rfe8 21.Qxa7Qe61:0(51) Kostic – Moeller, 1913.6...Bg4 7.Bg2Nf6 8.Bg5Bxf3 9.Bxf3Nxd4 10.Bxd5Be7 11.Bxf6Bxf6 12.Qa4+b5 13.Nxb5 OO 14.Bxa8Qxa8 15.OOONxb516.Qxb5Rb8 17.Qc4Rxb2 18.Rd5Rb419.Qxc5Rb8 20.Kd2Rc8 21.Qb5 a6 1:0(37)Vidmar – Schlechter, Vienna 1916; 8...Be79.dxc5 d4 10.Bxf6Bxf6 11.Ne4Be7 12.OOOO 13.Rc1Qd5 14.Nfd2Qe6 15.f3Bf516.a3Bxe4 17.Nxe4 f5 18.Nd2Qe3+ 19.Kh1f4 20.gxf4Qxf4 21.Ne4Kh8 1:0(52) Salwe –Fahrni, Karlsbad 1911.

79 7.e4 dxe4 8.Ng5Qxd4 9.Bf4Bb4 10.Nxe4Qxe4+ 0:1 Khalilbeili – Furman, Tbilisi 1956;8...Be7 9.Bxc4Bxg5 10.Qh5Nh6 11.Bxg5Bg4 12.Qxg4Nxg4 13.Bxd8Rxd8 14.d5Nce5 15.Be2 f5 16.h3Nf6 17.OOO a6 18.g4fxg4 19.hxg4Nexg4 20.Bxg4Nxg4 21.Nxe4OO 0:1(46) Maderna – Stahlberg, Buenos Aires

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1945.80 8.Bd2Nge7 9.OO OO 10.Re1Bf5 11.Nh4Be6 12.e3 a6 13.Bf3 b5 14.Ng2Bd6 15.Nf4Bxf4 16.gxf4Nb4 17.Be2Bf5 18.Rc1Nd319.Bxd3Bxd3 20.Ne2Nf5 21.Ng3Nh40:1(32) Pitschak – Gruenfeld, Moravska Ostrava1933.

81 9.Bd2 OO 10.b3Qa5 11.Qe1 cxb3 12.axb3Qd8 13.Na4Bd6 14.b4 a6 15.Nc5 b6 16.Nd3Bf5 17.Qb1 a5 18.b5Na7 19.Ra2Qe820.Rb2Bd7 21.Nde5Bf5 1

2: 12(42) Taimanov –

Kholmov, Kiev 1954; 11...Qa6 12.Na4Ba313.e4Bg4 14.Bc3Rfe8 15.exd5Nxd516.Ne5Nxc3 17.Qxc3Nxe5 18.dxe5Rac819.Bd5 b5 20.Rfb1Red8 21.Be4 cxb3 0:1Browne – Lputian, 1994; 11...b5 12.a3Bxc313.Bxc3Qb6 14.bxc4 bxc4 15.Qd2Rb8 16.h3Qa6 17.g4 f5 18.gxf5Bxf5 19.Nh4Be6 20.f4Qc8 21.f5Bxf5 1

2: 12(44) Vladimirov –

Ziatdinov, 1987; 10...Bg4 11.Na4 a5 12.Bg5 f613.Bf4 b5 14.Nc5Qc8 15.bxc4 dxc4 16.a4Rd8 17.axb5Nxd4 18.Nxd4Bxc5 19.Bxa8Qxa8 20.Qc2Bxd4 21.Rad1Bh3 0:1 Lautier– Miralles, 1988; 10...Na5 11.Na4Bxd212.Nxd2 cxb3 13.axb3Bf5 14.e4 dxe415.Nxe4Be6 16.Nac5Bd5 17.b4Nc418.Qd3 b6 19.Na6Nd6 20.Rfe1Nxe421.Bxe4Bxe4 0:1(56) Gershon 2571 –Christiansen 2562, 2003; 10.a3Ba5 11.b3 cxb312.Qxb3Bb6 13.e3Na5 14.Qa2Be6 15.Na4Nc4 16.Nxb6Qxb6 17.Bb4Rfe8 18.Ng5Nc6 19.Bc3Qd8 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.e4 b51:0(42) Najdorf – Stoltz, Bled 1950; 14...Bf515.Ne5Be6 16.Rfc1 f6 17.Nd3Qd7 18.Nf4Rad8 19.Nxe6Qxe6 20.Ne2Nac6 21.Nf4Qf7 1

2: 12(41) Neikirkh – Makarczyk, Sopot

1951; 12...Bf5 13.Rfd1 b6 14.e3Rc8 15.Rac1Qd6 16.h3Bxc3 17.Bxc3Be4 18.Bb4Nxb419.Qxb4Qxb4 20.axb4Rxc1 21.Rxc1Rc81:0(60) Van Wely – Korchnoi, 1998; 10.h3 a611.a3Ba5 12.b4Bb6 13.Be3Nf5 14.Bf4Nfxd4 15.Nxd4Bxd4 16.Qc2Be6 17.Rad1Bxc3 18.Qxc3 d4 19.Qa1Bd5 20.e4Be621.Be3 c3 0:1(28) Germek – Stoltz, Belgrade1952.9.Ne5 OO 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.e4Be6 12.Bg5 f613.Bd2Rb8 14.Re1Bf7 15.a3Ba5 16.exd5cxd5 17.Rxe7Qxe7 18.Nxd5Qd7 19.Nxf6+gxf6 20.Bxa5Rxb2 21.d5Qf5 1:0(28)Gruenfeld – Stahlberg, Folkestone 1933;11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 dxe4 13.Bxe4Nd5 14.Bd2Re8 15.Qc2 h6 16.Rfe1Bh3 17.Bh7+Kh818.Bf5Bxf5 19.Qxf5Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1Kg8

21.Qg4Qc8 0:1(41) Zirngibl – Baumbach,Leipzig 1959; 11.Bd2Bg4 12.Na4Qa513.Bxb4Qxb4 14.b3Rfe8 15.h3Bf5 16.Nc5Nc8 17.Qe1Qxe1 18.Rfxe1Nd6 19.e3 a520.Rec1Reb8 21.Bf1 cxb3 1:0(57) Kuzmin –El Gindy, 1999; 11...Nf5 12.Qa4Rb8 13.e4dxe4 14.Nxe4Bxd2 15.Nxd2Nxd4 16.Nxc412

: 12

Leitao 2567 – Arencibia Rodriguez 2513,2000; 11.Na4Nf5 12.b3Re8 13.bxc4Ba614.Rb1Bf8 15.Re1Bxc4 16.a3Qf6 17.Bb2Rab8 18.Qd2Qg6 19.Rbc1Qh6 20.e3Rb321.Rc3Rb5 1:0(41) Smyslov – Barda,Bucharest 1953; 10.Bg5 f6 11.Nxc6 bxc612.Bd2Rb8 13.Na4Nf5 14.b3Bxd215.Qxd2 cxb3 16.axb3Rxb3 17.Rfc1Qd618.Nc5Rb5 19.Rxa7Qb8 20.Ra2Rb4 21.e3Nd6 1:0(41) Neverov – Rychagov, 1994;10...Qa5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd2Nf5 13.a3Bxc3 14.Bxc3Qb6 15.e4 dxe4 16.Bxe4Nd617.Bg2Nb5 18.Bb4Rd8 19.Bc5Qa6 20.a4Nc7 21.Qc2Ne6 0:1(72) Neverov – ArencibiaRodriguez, 1991.9.Ne1 OO 10.Be3Ba5 11.Nc2Bf5 12.f3Qb6 13.Na4Qb5 14.Ne1Rad8 15.Bf2 h516.b3 cxb3 17.axb3Rfe8 18.Rc1Bg6 19.e3Nf5 20.Nc2Nd6 21.Na3Qd3 0:1(38) GrandaZuniga – Lputian, 1989; 10.Nc2Ba5 11.e4dxe4 12.Bxe4Bf5 13.Re1Bxe4 14.Rxe4Nd5 15.Qf3Bxc3 16.bxc3Qa5 17.Bd2Rad818.Rh4Nf6 19.Rd1Qxa2 20.Ne3Rfe821.Nf5Re6 0:1(36) Marin – ArencibiaRodriguez, 1990; 9...Bf5 10.Nc2 OO 11.Nxb4Nxb4 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bf4Qd7 14.a3Nbc615.b3 cxb3 16.Qxb3Nxd4 17.Qd1Ndc618.Nxd5Rad8 19.Bc7Rde8 20.Nxe7+Nxe721.Qxd7Bxd7 1:0(45) Dao – Graf, 1995.

82 9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 OO 11.Nd2Be6 12.Re1 b513.Rb1Rb8 14.e4 a5 15.Nf1 dxe4 16.Bxe4Nd5 17.Qc2 h6 18.Ne3Nce7 19.Bg2Qd720.Nxd5Nxd5 21.Re5Rfc8 1

2: 12(43)

Onischuk 2644 – Akobian 2606, Merida(Mexico) 2008; 12.a4Qa5 13.Bb2Rad8 14.e4dxe4 15.Nxe4 b6 16.Ba3Rd7 17.Rb1Rfd818.Rb5Qa6 19.Qc2 h6 20.Re1Qc8 21.Rh5Rd5 1

2: 12(44) Guliev – Graf, 1995; 11.a4Re8

12.Nd2Bf5 13.f3Bg6 14.Re1 a6 15.Bb2 b516.e4 b4 17.Qc1Nxd4 18.cxb4Nec6 19.Qc3dxe4 20.fxe4Rb8 21.Nxc4Rxb4 0:1(31)Landau – Spielmann, Amsterdam 1936.

83 10.Ne5 OO 11.e4Be6 12.exd5Nxd5 13.Ne4Nde7 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Nc5Bd5 16.Bh3Ng6 17.Qh5Re8 18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3Rb820.Rab1Re7 21.Rfc1Qe8 1

2: 12(33) Benjamin

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– Arencibia Rodriguez, 1990; 11...dxe4 12.Nxe4Qxd4 13.Qxd4Nxd4 14.Nxc4Bc7 15.Ned6Be6 16.Be3Nef5 17.Bxd4Nxd4 18.Rad1Rfd8 19.Rxd4Bxc4 20.Rfd1Bb3 21.R1d2Rab8 1

2: 12(48) Browne – Arencibia Rodriguez,

1992; 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxe7Nxe7 13.Rc1Bf514.Nxd5Nxd5 15.e4 c3 16.b4Bxe4 17.Bxe4Bb6 18.Qf3Bxd4 19.Nxf7Qf6 20.Bxd5Qxf3 21.Bxf3Kxf7 1

2: 12(55) Onischuk 2655 –

Nadanian 2407, 2002.10.b4 cxb3 11.Qxb3 OO 12.Bg5Bxc313.Qxc3 h6 14.Bxe7Nxe7 15.Rfc1Be616.Ne5Rc8 17.Qb4Rc7 18.Nd3Nc619.Qa4Qd6 20.Nf4 g5 21.Nxe6 fxe6 1:0(63)Bocharov 2611 – Chadaev 2459, 2007.

84 10...dxe4 11.Nxe4 OO 12.Qa4Bb6 13.Be3Be6 14.Nc5Bxc5 15.dxc5Nd5 16.Bg5Qc717.Rac1Ne5 18.Bd2Nd3 19.Qxc4Nxc120.Qxc1Rac8 21.b4 b6 1

2: 12(41) Korchnoi –

Rodriguez Vargas, 1991.85 11.Qc2 dxe4 12.Nxe4Bg4 13.Qxc4Bxf3

14.Bxf3Nxd4 15.Bg2Rc8 16.Qa4 b517.Qd1Bb6 18.b4Nd5 19.Bb2Rc4 20.Qd3Nf6 21.Rac1Re8 0:1(43) Psakhis – Manor,1991.11.Nd2Be6 12.exd5Nxd5 13.Nde4Bb614.Be3 h6 15.Qh5Nxe3 16.fxe3 f5 17.Qg6Qe7 18.Bh3Bxd4 19.exd4Nxd4 20.Bg2Rad8 21.Rae1 fxe4 1

2: 12(51) Petursson –

Arencibia Rodriguez, 1990.86 12.Nxd5Qxd5 13.Ng5Qxd4 14.Qa4Bd8

15.Rd1Qe5 16.Bf4Qa5 17.Qxc4Bxg518.Rd5Be6 19.Rxa5Bxc4 20.Rxg5Nd421.Re5Ne2+ 1

2: 12(46) Szabo – Bronstein,

Amsterdam 1956; 13.Ne5Qb5 14.a4Qa615.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Qh5Be6 17.Ra3Rad818.g4 g6 19.Qe5Bb6 20.d5Bxd5 21.a5Bc51:0(58) Gligoric – Furman, Leningrad 1957.12.Bg5 f6 13.Nxd5Qxd5 14.Be3Bg4 15.h3Bf5 16.Ne5Qb5 17.a4Qb4 18.Bd5+Kh819.Nxc4Bc7 20.Re1Qe7 21.Bg2Qd71:0(38) Thorsteins – Hartung-Nielsen, 1989.

87 9...OO 10.exd5Nxd5 11.Bg5Qa5 12.Nxd5Qxd5 13.a3Ba5 14.Ne5Qb5 15.a4Qa616.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bd2Bxd2 18.Qxd2Be619.f4Bf5 20.Rfe1Rab8 21.Re5Bd3 1

2: 12(38)

Sharavdorj – Graf, 1995; 17.Be4Be6 18.Qh5f5 19.Bg2Bd5 20.Bf4 c3 21.bxc3Bxg212

: 12(51) Gavrilov Alexei – Rychagov, 1994;

17.Qf3Bd7 18.Rfc1Rab8 19.Bf1Be6 20.b3Bd5 21.Qd1Rxb3 1

2: 12(45) Ogaard –

Bronstein, 1994; 13...Bd6 14.Ne5Qb5 15.a4

Qa6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qc2Be6 18.Rfc1Qb619.Be3Bd5 20.Bf1Rab8 21.Bxc4Qxb21:0(38) Berdichesky – Cranbourne, 1991; 11...f612.Nxd5Qxd5 13.Ne5Qb5 14.a4Qa615.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Bd2Bxd2 17.Qxd2Be618.Rfe1Bf7 19.Re7Rad8 20.Qc3Rfe821.Rxe8+Rxe8 0:1(27) Tregubov –Moskalenko, 1994; 13.Be3Qf7 14.d5Rd815.Ne1Ne7 16.Qa4Bxe1 17.Rfxe1Nxd518.Qxc4Be6 19.Qe4Nxe3 20.Rxe3Bd521.Qe7Bxg2 1

2: 12(23) Kahn – Baumbach,

Aschersleben 1963; 11...Nde7 12.d5Na513.Qa4Bxc3 14.Bxe7Qxe7 15.bxc3 b616.Rfe1Qc7 17.Rad1Bd7 18.Qb4Rae819.d6Qb8 20.Ne5Be6 21.d7Rd8 1:0(30)Eingorn – Bronstein, 1978; 11...Be7 12.Nxd5Bxg5 13.Nxg5Qxg5 14.Qc1Qxc1 15.Rfxc1Be6 16.Nc7Nxd4 17.Nxe6Nxe6 18.Rxc4Rad8 19.Ra4 a6 1

2: 12

Krogius – Shamkovich,Leningrad 1960; 11.Nxd5Qxd5 12.Ne5Qxd413.Nxc6Qxd1 14.Rxd1 bxc6 15.Bxc6Rb816.Be3Bb7 17.Bxb7Rxb7 1

2: 12

Tarasov –Kholmov, Sverdlovsk 1957; 12...Qb5 13.Nxc6bxc6 14.Qf3Bb7 15.b3Rad8 16.bxc4Qxc417.Be3Ba5 18.Rfc1Qe6 1

2: 12

Donner –Stahlberg, Beverwijk 1958; 12.Be3Bf513.Ne5Be4 14.Nxc6Qxc6 15.Bxe4Qxe416.Qa4Be7 17.Rfc1 h5 18.Qxc4Rfd819.Qb5Bf6 20.Rc7Rd5 21.Qxb7Rad812

: 12(26) Korotylev 2607 – Chadaev 2471,

Moscow (Russia) 2008; 11.Ng5Nf6 12.d5Ne713.Qd4Bxc3 14.bxc3Nexd5 15.Ba3Re816.Qxc4 h6 17.Nf3Qa5 18.Bb4Nxb419.cxb4Qh5 20.Qc5Bf5 21.Nd4Be412

: 12(25) Lilienthal – Kholmov, Kiev 1954;

14.Qxc3 h6 15.Ne4Nxe4 16.Bxe4Nxd517.Qxc4Nf6 18.Bf3Be6 19.Qb5Qb620.Qxb6 axb6 21.a3Nd5 1

2: 12(53) Magerramov

– Lputian, 1991; 12...Na5 13.Nge4Nxe414.Bxe4Re8 15.Re1Bd7 16.Bf4Qf617.Qc2 h6 18.Rad1Rac8 19.Bg2Bxc320.bxc3 b6 21.d6Rcd8 1

2: 12(39) Sturua –

Lputian, 1994; 10.Nxd5Nxd5 11.exd5Qxd512.a3Ba5 13.Ne5Qb5 14.a4Qa6 15.Be3Be6 16.Qh5Rad8 17.Rfd1Bd5 18.Nd7Rxd7 19.Bxd5Rfd8 20.Be4 g6 21.Qf3 f51:0(34) Lautier 2658 – Conquest 2563, 2001;12.Be3Bf5 13.Ne5Qb5 14.Qf3Bd315.Nxd3 cxd3 16.Rfd1Rad8 17.d5Ne518.Qe4Rfe8 19.Bd4Nc6 20.Qxd3Re1+21.Rxe1Qxd3 0:1(22) Korotylev –Moskalenko, 1994.9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 OO 11.Ng5 h6 12.exd5Nxd5

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13.Qf3Nf6 14.Ne4Nxe4 15.Qxe4Re816.Qf4Be6 17.Rb1Qd7 18.Rd1Rad8 19.d5Bg4 20.Rxb7Qxb7 21.Qxg4Ne5 1:0(39)Reinderman 2573 – Akobian 2628, Wijk aan Zee(Netherlands) 2010; 11.exd5Nxd5 12.Qc2Re8 13.Rb1 a6 14.Bd2 h6 15.Nh4 b516.Rbe1Be6 17.f4 f6 18.Qg6Nce7 19.Rxe6Nxg6 20.Rxe8+Qxe8 21.Bxd5+Kh7 0:1(52)Bukal – Akobian, 1997; 11.e5Bf5 12.Ne1Qd713.f4 g6 14.Nc2 h5 15.Ne3Be6 16.Rf2 b517.Ba3 b4 18.Bxb4Nxb4 19.cxb4 a5 20.bxa5Rxa5 21.Rb2Rfa8 0:1(41) Szymanski –Akobian, 1995; 10...dxe4 11.Nd2Be6 12.Nxe4b6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bxf6 OO 15.Bxe7Nxe716.Qd2Qd7 17.Rfe1Nd5 18.Ng5Bf519.Re5Nf6 20.Bxa8Rxa8 21.Rae1 h61:0(43) Kondratiev – Taimanov, 1950.

88 10...Bf5 11.Nc5Bxc5 12.dxc5Qa5 13.Nd4OOO 14.Nxc6Nxc6 15.Qf3Be6 16.Be3Rd7 17.Rfd1Rhd8 18.Rxd7Rxd7 19.Qh5Qa4 20.Qe2Nd4 21.Bxd4Rxd4 0:1(40)Foltys – Stoltz, 1941; 0:1(40) Foltys – Stoltz,Munich 1941; 11.Nc3Bd3 12.Re1 OO13.Bg5 a6 14.d5Na5 15.Nd4 h6 16.Bxe7Bxe7 17.Be4Bxe4 18.Rxe4Bf6 19.Nf5Kh7 20.d6Bxc3 21.bxc3Qf6 1:0(51)Korchnoi – Bronstein, Leningrad 1970; 11.Nh4Be6 12.a3Ba5 13.Nc5Qxd4 14.Nxe6 fxe615.Qh5+ g6 16.Qe2Rd8 17.Qxe6Rd618.Qe2Qd3 19.Bxc6+ 1:0 ArencibiaRodriguez 2530 – Bruzon Batista 2669, 2005.10...Bg4 11.a3Ba5 12.Qa4 OO 13.Be3Bb614.Qxc4Bxf3 15.Bxf3Nxd4 16.Bxd4Qxd417.Qe2Nc6 18.Rad1Qe5 19.Rd5Qe720.Rfd1Rae8 21.Qb5Ne5 0:1(31) Ahues –Stoltz, 1934.

89 11.Qc2Bf5 12.Nh4Bg4 13.Qxc4Qxd414.Qb5Qb6 15.Qg5 f5 16.Be3Nd4 17.Nc3h6 18.Bxd4Qxd4 19.Qc1 f4 20.Nb5Qc521.Qxc5Bxc5 1:0(28) Gyimesi – Moskalenko,1994; 12...Rc8 13.Nf6+Kh8 14.Nxf5Nxf515.Qxf5Qxf6 16.Qxf6 gxf6 17.Be3Rfd818.Rfd1Rd6 19.Rac1 b5 20.a3Ba5 21.d5Rcd8 1:0(35) Lautier – Rodriguez Vargas, 1992;12.Rd1Qd5 13.Ne5Rac8 14.Nxc6Nxc615.g4Bg6 16.f4Nxd4 17.Qf2Bxe4 18.Rxd4Bxg2 19.Rxd5Bxd5 20.Bd2 a5 21.Re1Rfd8 0:1(43) Babula – Jirovsky, 1996; 11...Bg412.Neg5Bf5 13.Qxc4 h6 14.d5Nxd5 15.Nh4Nb6 16.Qb3Bd3 17.Rd1 hxg5 18.Rxd3Qf619.Bxg5Qxg5 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Qxb4Nd51:0(24) Georgiev – Moskalenko, 1994; 11...Qd512.Be3Ng6 13.Nh4Qb5 14.Nxg6 hxg6

15.a3Be7 16.d5Na5 17.d6Bd8 18.Nc3Qa619.Rad1Bg4 20.Rd4Bf5 21.Qa4Rb81:0(41) Reshevsky – Stahlberg, Zuerich 1953.11.Qe2Nf5 12.Rd1Re8 13.d5Na5 14.Qc2Qe7 15.Bd2Bd7 16.Re1Bxd2 17.Qxd2Qd8 18.Qf4Nh6 19.Ne5Bb5 20.Rad1 f621.Nf3Qb6 1:0(32) Beliavsky – Xu, 1992.11.Be3Be6 12.a3Bd6 13.Nfg5Bd514.Nxh7 f5 15.Neg5Bxg2 16.Kxg2Nd517.Qf3Be7 18.Nxf8Bxg5 19.Ne6Nxe3+20.fxe3Qf6 21.Nxg5Qxg5 1:0(24) Vaisser –Kosten, 1996.11.Bd2Bf5 12.Re1Qb6 13.Rc1Rad814.Rxc4Be6 15.Rc1Bxd2 16.Qxd2Nxd417.Nxd4Rxd4 18.Qg5Ng6 19.Nc5Bxa220.Nxb7Qxb2 21.Qc5Rd2 1

2: 12(30) Koneru

2593 – Zhukova 2499, Moscow RUS 2010.90 12.Qa4Bb6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxe7Qxe7 15.d5Qxe4 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Nd2Qd4 18.Nxc4Be6 19.Nxb6Qxb6 20.Qxc6Qxb2 21.Qa6Rad8 1:0(52) Euwe – Stoltz, 1946; 1:0(52)Euwe – Stoltz, Zaanstreek 1946; 13.Qxc4Nxd414.Nxd4Qxd4 15.Qe2Qd7 16.Rd1Qe617.Rd6Qf5 18.Be3Bxe3 19.Qxe3Qe520.Rd2Nc6 21.Rc1Rb8 1:0(81) Gligoric –Kostic, Ljubljana 1947; 12...Bg4 13.Qxc4Bxf3 14.Bxf3Nxd4 15.Bg2Rc8 16.Qd3Nc2 17.Qxd8Rfxd8 18.Ra2Ne1 19.Bg5 f620.b4Nxg2 21.bxa5 fxg5 1

2: 12(46) Gligoric –

Stahlberg, Belgrade 1949.12.Ne5Bb6 13.Nxc4Bxd4 14.Ned6Nf515.Bf4Qf6 16.Nxc8Raxc8 17.Bh3Rcd818.Qb3 b6 19.Qc2Nh4 20.Bc7Nf3+ 21.Kg2Ng5 0:1(46) Sunye Neto – Rodriguez Vargas,1990.

91 7.Bg5Be7 8.Bg2 OO 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Bxf6Qxf6 11.OO d4 12.Nd5Qd8 13.Nd2Be614.Nf4Bf5 15.Rc1Bb6 16.Nc4Re8 17.a3Be4 18.Bxe4Rxe4 19.Qd3Re8 20.Qf3Rc821.Nd3Qe7 1:0(54) Milov 2645 – Christiansen2524, 2005; 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4Bc5 9.e3Bxd410.exd4 OO 11.Bg2Re8+ 12.Be3Bg413.Qd2Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.OOQd516.Rfc1 b6 17.Rc3Rad8 18.Rac1Nxd419.Bxd4Qxd4 20.Qf4Bh5 21.Rc7Qxb20:1(32) Marshall – Johner, Karlsbad 1911.

92 7...Bg4 8.Ne5 cxd4 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Qxd4Be7 11.OO OO 12.h3Be6 13.Rd1Qd714.Kh2Rab8 15.Bf4 c5 16.Qd2Rbd817.Qc2 d4 18.b3Nd5 19.Nxd5Bxd5 20.e4Bb7 21.Qc4Kh8 1

2: 12(29) Forintos –

Trifunovic, Hamburg 1965; 12.b3Qd7 13.Bb2

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Bh3 14.Na4Rfe8 15.Rac1Bxg2 16.Kxg2Bf8 17.Rc2Re6 18.Qd3Rae8 19.Rd1Ne420.Bc1 f5 21.Qd4Bd6 0:1(39) Forintos –Trifunovic, Sarajevo 1965; 9.Nxg4 dxc310.Nxf6+Qxf6 11.bxc3Qxc3+ 12.Bd2Qf613.OORd8 14.Qb3 b6 15.Bc3Qg6 16.Bxd5Bc5 17.Bxc6+Qxc6 18.Bxg7Rg8 19.Qc3Qe6 20.Rad1Rxd1 21.Rxd1Qxe2 1:0(42)Euwe – Stoltz, Hastings 1931; 8...Be6 9.Nxc6bxc6 10.OO cxd4 11.Qxd4Be7 12.e4 OO13.exd5Nxd5 14.Nxd5Bxd5 15.Bxd5Qxd516.Qxd5 cxd5 17.Rd1Rfd8 18.Be3Bf619.Bd4Bxd4 20.Rxd4 g6 21.Rc1Rd71:0(73) Krogius – Nikolaevsky, Tbilisi 1966;8.Be3 cxd4 9.Nxd4Bb4 10.OO OO 11.Rc1Re8 12.Ncb5Qd7 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Nd4Rac8 15.Nb3Bh3 16.Bd4Bxg2 17.Kxg2Ne4 18.Bxg7Ng5 19.Bf6Qh3+ 20.Kh1Ne4 21.Bh4Be7 1:0(32) Taimanov –Baumbach, Kapfenberg 1970; 11.Nb3Bxc312.bxc3Re8 13.Re1Qe7 14.Rc1Rad815.Qc2Qe5 16.Nc5Qh5 17.Nxb7Bf518.Bf3Ng4 19.Bxg4Qxg4 20.Qd2Rd721.Nc5Rdd8 1:0(41) Panno – Garcia Palermo,1982; 10.Qb3Qe7 11.OO OO 12.h3Be6 13.a3Bd6 14.Rfd1Rfd8 15.Rac1Rac8 16.Qc2Bb8 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bd4 h5 19.h4Bg420.b4Be5 21.Qd2Bxd4 1

2: 12(42) Bischoff –

Bezold, 1993; 9.Bxd4Be6 10.Qb3Bb411.OO OO 12.Rad1Re8 13.Ne5 a5 14.Nxc6bxc6 15.a3Be7 16.Na4Qb8 17.Qxb8Raxb818.Rc1Ne4 19.Rc2Bf5 20.g4Bxg4 21.f3 c512

: 12(92) Bunzmann 2530 – Bezold 2534, 2007;

8.Bg5Bxf3 9.Bxf3Nxd4 10.Bxd5Be711.Bg2 OO 12.OONe6 13.Be3Ng4 14.Bd2Bf6 15.e3Ne5 16.Nd5Nc6 17.Qb3Rb818.Rad1Nc7 19.Bc3Bxc3 20.Qxc3Ne621.f4 f5 1

2: 12(59) Stern – Rabiega, 1996; 11.Bxf6

Bxf6 12.Qa4+ b5 13.Nxb5 OO 14.Bxa8Qxa8 15.OOONxb5 16.Qxb5Rb8 17.Qd3Rxb2 18.e4Qb8 19.e5Rxf2 20.Rd2Bg521.Rd1 g6 0:1(24) Gutman – Karasev,Leningrad 1968; 8...Be7 9.OO OO 10.dxc5 d411.Bxf6Bxf6 12.Ne4Be7 13.Qb3Be614.Qxb7Bd5 15.Nd6Bxd6 16.cxd6Qxd617.Qa6Rab8 18.b3Rb6 19.Qd3Re8 20.Ng5Bxg2 21.Kxg2Qd5+ 1:0(25) Gruenfeld –Wagner, Frankfurt 1923.7...Be6 8.OOBe7 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Ng5 OO11.a3 h6 12.Nh3 g5 13.Na4Qe7 14.Nxc5Qxc5 15.b4Qb6 16.Bb2Ng4 17.Bxd5Ne318.fxe3Qxe3+ 19.Kh1Rad8 20.Rf3Qb621.e4Bxh3 0:1(23) Lowtzky – Rotlewi, Leipzig

1911; 10.Bg5 d4 11.Bxf6Qxf6 12.Ne4Qe713.Qa4Bb6 14.Qb5Rd8 15.Qg5Qxg516.Nexg5Bc4 17.a3 OO 18.Rfe1Rfe819.Bf1Re7 20.Nd2Ba6 21.Rac1Rde80:1(33) Lebedev – Flamberg, 1914; 10.Na4Be7 11.Be3 b6 12.Nd4Nxd4 13.Bxd4Qd714.Nc3Rd8 15.Qb3 OO 16.Rfd1Ne8 17.a4Bc5 18.Bxc5 d4 19.Qa3 bxc5 20.Qxc5Bb321.Rd2Qc7 1:0(38) Reti – Tarrasch, BadPistyan 1922; 9.Bg5 OO 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.Nxd4Nxd4 12.Qxd4Qa5 13.Qa4Qxa4 14.Nxa4Rac8 15.Rfd1 h6 16.Bxf6Bxf6 17.b3 b618.Kf1Rfd8 19.Ke1Kf8 20.Kd2Ke721.Nc3Rc5 0:1(63) Dus Chotimirsky –Teichmann, Karlsbad 1911; 12...Qd7 13.e4 dxe414.Qxd7Bxd7 15.Nxe4Bc6 16.Nxf6+ gxf617.Bh6Rfc8 18.Bxc6Rxc6 19.Rxc6 bxc620.Rc1Rc8 21.Rc4Bf8 1:0(40) Rubinstein –Salwe, Lodz 1908; 9.e3 OO 10.b3Qa5 11.Bd2Qa6 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.exd4Ba315.Bc1Bb4 16.Bb2Bf5 17.a3Bd6 18.b4Qb7 19.Qb3 a5 20.b5Rfb8 21.a4Bd3 1:0(65)Vidmar – Spielmann, Prague 1908; 8...h6 9.a3 c410.Ne5Bd6 11.e4Bxe5 12.dxe5Nxe413.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bxe4Qxd1 15.Rxd1Nxe516.Bxb7Rb8 17.Bf4Rxb7 18.Bxe5 1

2: 12

Levenfish – Znosko-Borovsky, St Petersburg1913; 1

2: 12

Levenfish – Znosko-Borovsky, 1914;9.Bf4Be7 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.Rc1Bb612.Nb5 OO 13.Qa4Ne4 14.Nbd4Bd715.Nxc6Bxc6 16.Qb3Re8 17.Ne5Nd218.Bxd2Rxe5 19.e3 d4 20.Bxc6 bxc621.Rxc6Qd7 1

2: 12(43) Marshall – Spielmann,

San Sebastian 1912; 12

: 12(43) Marshall – Reti,

1912; 9.Be3 c4 10.Ne5Bd6 11.Nxc4Bc712.Rc1 dxc4 13.d5Nxd5 14.Nxd5 OO15.Rxc4Be5 16.b3Re8 17.Bc5Rc8 18.f4Bb8 19.Rc1Qd7 20.Ba3Rcd8 21.Ne3Qc70:1(50) Dus Chotimirsky – Chajes, Karlsbad1911.7...h6 8.OOBe6 9.b3 a6 10.Bb2Rc8 11.e3Be7 12.dxc5Bxc5 13.Ne2 OO 14.Nf4Ne415.Rc1Be7 16.Nd4Nxd4 17.Rxc8Qxc818.Bxd4Qc6 19.Qa1Bf6 20.Bxf6Nxf621.Rc1Qd7 1:0(65) Roiz 2630 – Akobian2585, 2007; 9...Rc8 10.Bb2 cxd4 11.Nxd4Nxd4 12.Qxd4Bc5 13.Qa4+Rc6 14.e4 d415.Nd5 OO 16.Bxd4Nxd5 17.exd5Bxd518.Bxc5Rxc5 19.Rad1Qg5 20.h4Qf521.Bxd5Rxd5 0:1(36) Garcia Gonzales –Chandler, 1983; 9.e3Rc8 10.Ne2 c4 11.b3 b512.Ne5Bd6 13.bxc4Nxe5 14.cxd5Bg415.dxe5Bxe5 16.Rb1 OO 17.f3Bh5 18.e4

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Qa5 19.Bf4Bxf4 20.Nxf4Nxe4 21.Nxh5Qb6+ 1

2: 12(56) Burn – Nimzowitsch, San

Sebastian 1911.7...Ne4 8.OO h6 9.Ne5 cxd4 10.Nxc6 bxc611.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Bxe4Qb6 13.e3Ba614.Qxd4 1:0 Duras – Maroczy, Budapest 1912;8...Be7 9.dxc5Nxc3 10.bxc3Bxc5 11.Nd4Bxd4 12.cxd4 OO 13.e4 dxe4 14.d5Ne515.Bxe4Bg4 16.Qb3Rc8 17.Bf4Ng618.Be3 b6 19.Rfe1Qd6 20.Bg2Rfe8 21.h3Bf5 1

2: 12(39) Maroczy – Teichmann, Budapest

1912.93 8...Qb6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.OOBe7 11.e4Ba6

12.Re1 dxe4 13.Nxe4 OO 14.Be3Qb515.Bg5Rad8 16.Qc2Qc4 17.Qxc4Bxc418.Nxf6+Bxf6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Bxc6Rd221.b3Rc8 1:0(50) Gyimesi – Ponomariov, 1997;11...dxe4 12.Nxe4 OO 13.Be3Qa5 14.b4Qxb4 15.Rb1Qc4 16.Rc1Qxa2 17.Nxf6+Bxf6 18.Bxc6Rb8 19.Bd5Qa5 20.Bf4Rb221.Bxf7+Kxf7 1

2: 12(48) Marshall – Schlechter,

Budapest 1912; 11.b3Be6 12.Bb2 OO 13.Rc1Rac8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4Rfd8 16.Qe2Nd517.Qh5 h6 18.Qe5Bf8 19.Nc5Re8 20.Nxe6Rxe6 21.Qf5Rce8 1

2: 12(28) Korchnoi –

Bronstein, Leningrad 1959; 10...Be6 11.e4Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Bxe4Bc5 14.Qc2Rc8 15.Bf4Bd4 16.Rae1 OO 17.Bxh7+Kh8 18.Be5Rfd8 19.Bf5Bxf5 20.Qxf5Bxe5 21.Rxe5Rf8 1:0(23) Marshall – Forgacs,San Sebastian 1912.

94 9.Nb3Bb4 10.OOBxc3 11.bxc3 OO 12.Bg5Be6 13.Nd4 h6 14.Bxf6Qxf6 15.Rb1Qe716.Qb3Nxd4 17.cxd4 b6 18.Bxd5Bxd519.Qxd5Qxe2 20.Rbe1Qb2 21.Re7Rad812

: 12(25) Schlechter – Teichmann, Budapest 1912;

10...OO 11.Nxd5Nxd5 12.Qxd5Be613.Qxd8Rfxd8 14.Be3Bc4 15.Rfc1Bxb316.Bxc6 bxc6 17.axb3Bd2 18.Rxc6Bxe319.fxe3 h6 20.Rc7Rd2 21.Rf1Rf8 1

2: 12(25)

Teichmann – Marshall, Budapest 1912; 10.Bd2OO 11.OOBg4 12.h3Be6 13.g4 h5 14.gxh5Nxh5 15.e4Qh4 16.Nxd5Bd6 17.f4Bxh318.Be1Qg4 19.Qxg4Bxg4 20.e5Bb821.Nc5 g5 1

2: 12(55) Maroczy – Marshall,

Budapest 1912; 10.Qd3 OO 11.OOBe612.Bg5Bxc3 13.Qxc3Ne4 14.Bxe4Qxg515.Bg2Qh5 16.e3Rac8 17.Rac1Bh318.Qd2Rcd8 19.Nd4Ne5 20.Rc7Rd621.Bxh3Qxh3 1

2: 12(36) Bernstein – Marshall,

New York 1922.9.Be3Qb6 10.Nxc6Bxe3 11.Nxd5Nxd512.Qxd5Bxf2+ 13.Kf1Be6 14.Qf3Be3

15.Nb4 OO 16.Nc2Qxb2 17.Qxe3Qxc218.Bxb7Rae8 19.Qf2Qb2 0:1 Vidmar –Schlechter, Budapest 1912.9.Nc2Be6 10.OO h6 11.b4Be7 12.Bb2 OO13.a3Rc8 14.Rc1Qd7 15.Ne1 a5 16.Na4Qd8 17.b5Na7 18.Rxc8Qxc8 19.Qd3Bf520.Qe3Qd7 21.Qxa7Qxb5 1:0(26) Vidmar –Teichmann, Budapest 1912.

95 10.Qa4Qb6 11.OO OO 12.h3Be6 13.Qc2Qb7 14.Nxd5Bxf2+ 15.Rxf2 cxd5 16.Be3Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Kh2Rac8 19.Qd2Rfd8 20.Bd4Bxh3 21.Rd1Bg4 1:0(36) DusChotimirsky – Salwe, Karlsbad 1911.

96 11.Na4Bb6 12.Qc2Re8 13.Nxb6Qxb614.Be3Qb5 15.Rac1Bg4 16.Rfe1Re617.a4Qa6 18.h3Bh5 19.b3Rb8 20.Bf1Qb721.Bd4Qxb3 1

2: 12(26) Smyslov – Keres,

Amsterdam 1956.11.Qc2Ba6 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Qxc5Bxe214.Re1Re8 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bxf6Qxf617.Bxd5Rad8 18.Bg2Qxb2 19.Qxa7Bc420.Qa5Bxa2 21.Rxe8+Rxe8 1

2: 12(30) Vidmar

– Marshall, Mannheim 1914.97 12.Bxf6Qxf6 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qxd5Bxf2+

15.Rxf2Qxb2 16.Rxf7Qb6+ 17.Kh1Be618.Rb7Bxd5 19.Bxd5+Kh7 20.Rxb6 axb621.Be4+ g6 1

2: 12(46) Marshall – Duras, Budapest

1912.11...Rb8 12.Rc1 h6 13.Bxf6Qxf6 14.Nxd5cxd5 15.Rxc5Rxb2 16.Rc2Be6 17.Rxb2Qxb2 18.Bxd5Rd8 19.Qb3Qxb3 20.Bxb312

: 12

Gruenfeld – Spielmann, Maehrisch Ostrau1923.

98 8.dxc5Bxc5 9.OO OO 10.Bg5 d4 11.Bxf6Qxf6 12.Ne4Qe7 13.Nxc5Qxc5 14.Nd2Be6 15.Nb3Qb6 16.Qc2Rfe8 17.Rfd1Rad8 18.Rd2Bg4 19.h3Rxe2 20.Rxe2 d321.Qxd3 1:0 Pomar Salamanca – Neikirkh,Madrid 1960; 14.a3Bg4 15.b4Qb6 16.Qd3Bxf3 17.exf3 a5 18.bxa5Qxa5 19.f4Rfd820.Rfb1Qc7 21.Rb3Ra7 1:0(38) AcevedoVillalba 2543 – Gaal 2524, CXEB 1999.8.Be3Ng4 9.Bf4Be6 10.OO OO 11.Rc1 c412.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4Nf6 14.Nc3Nb4 15.Ng5Bf5 16.Bxb7Nd3 17.Bxa8Qxa8 18.Qf3Nxc1 19.Qxa8Rxa8 20.Rxc1 h6 21.Nf3Rd81:0(33) Carlsen 2625 – Todorovic 2480, 2006.

99 8...Be6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Ne4Be712.Bxf6Bxf6 13.Ne1Be7 14.Nd3Rb815.Nf4Bf5 16.Rc1 OO 17.Nc5Bg5 18.Qd2Qe7 19.Rfd1Rfd8 20.h4Bh6 21.Nxb7Qxb7

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12

: 12(34) Korchnoi – Spassky, 1978; 13.Nc5Qe7

14.Rc1 OO 15.Ne1Rac8 16.Ned3Rfd817.Qa4Rd6 18.Rc2 a6 19.Nxe6Rxe620.Bh3Re8 21.Bxe6Qxe6 1:0(32)Moskalenko – Eriksson, 1992; 11.Bxf6Qxf612.Ne4Qe7 13.Nxc5Qxc5 14.Rc1Qb615.Ng5Bxa2 16.Rxc6 bxc6 17.Qa4Bb318.Qxc6+Ke7 19.Qe4+Be6 20.Qh4Rad821.Nxe6+Kxe6 0:1(40) Lasker – Michel,Vienna 1951; 10...OO 11.Rc1Be7 12.Nd4Nxd4 13.Qxd4 h6 14.Bxf6Bxf6 15.Qd3Qa516.Nxd5Bxb2 17.Rb1Rad8 18.Rfd1Qxa219.Qd2Bxd5 20.Bxd5 1:0 Marshall –Rubinstein, Karlsbad 1911; 9.Bg5Ne410.Bxe7Qxe7 11.Rc1Nxc3 12.Rxc3 c413.e4 OO 14.Ne5Nxe5 15.dxe5 dxe4 16.Bxe4Rad8 17.Qh5 h6 18.f4 b5 19.g4Qc5+ 20.Kh1Rd4 21.Bg2 f6 0:1(30) Forgacs – Tarrasch, SanSebastian 1912; 9.b3Ne4 10.Bb2 OO 11.Rc1b6 12.dxc5Nxc3 13.Bxc3 bxc5 14.e3Qb615.Qd2Rfd8 16.Qb2 f6 17.Rfd1 a5 18.Ne1Rac8 19.Qe2Bf7 20.Nd3 d4 21.exd4 cxd41:0(28) Akopian 2679 – Fish 2531, Kallithea(Greece) 2008; 9.h3 OO 10.dxc5 d4 11.Na4Qd7 12.Kh2Rad8 13.Ne1Nd5 14.Nd3 f515.Bd2Bf6 16.b3 g5 17.Rc1 f4 18.gxf4 gxf419.Rg1Kh8 20.Bxd5Qxd5 21.Bxf4Rg812

: 12(56) Ernst – Michel, Bad Oeynhausen 1939.

8...h6 9.dxc5Bxc5 10.e3 OO 11.a3Be6 12.b4Bd6 13.Bb2 a5 14.b5Ne5 15.Nd4Nc416.Bc1Qe7 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.e4Be5 19.Qd3dxe4 20.Qxc4Rac8 21.Qa4Bxc3 1

2: 12(26)

Tartakower – Perlis, St Petersburg 1909.100 9.b3Ne4 10.Bb2Bf6 11.Na4Re8 12.Rc1

cxd4 13.Nxd4Bxd4 14.Bxd4Bf5 15.e3Qe716.Bb2Rad8 17.Re1 h6 18.f3Ng5 19.Nc5Ne6 20.Nd3Nb4 21.Nxb4Qxb4 0:1(61)Larsen – Gligoric, 1978; 15...Qd7 16.Bb2Qe617.Nc5Nxc5 18.Rxc5Be4 19.Qh5Rad820.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Rg5 f6 1

2: 12(27) Uhlmann

2530 – Spassky, Siegen 1970; 15.Nc5Nxc516.Rxc5Be4 17.e3Bxg2 18.Kxg2Qd719.Qd3Rad8 20.Rd1 b6 21.Rcc1 f6 1:0(40)Rivas Pastor – Frey Beckman, 1983; 13...Bd714.Nc5Nxd4 15.Bxd4Bb5 16.Re1Bxd417.Qxd4 b6 18.Nd3Qf6 19.Qxf6Nxf620.Nf4Rad8 21.a4Bd7 1

2: 12(64) Rivas Pastor –

Frey Beckman, 1983; 12...b6 13.dxc5Bxb214.Nxb2 bxc5 15.Na4Ba6 16.Re1 c4 17.Nh4Qa5 18.Nf5 g6 19.Nd4Rac8 20.h4Ne521.Bh3Rc7 0:1(56) Larsen – Kasparov, 1983;17.Nd2Qg5 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Qd6Re620.Qc5Qh6 21.Qa3Ne5 1:0(37) Serper –

Fogarasi, 1989; 11...cxd4 12.Nxd4Bd7 13.Rc1Re8 14.Nc5Nxd4 15.Bxd4Bc6 16.e3Qe717.Re1 a6 18.Re2Be5 19.Rec2Qf620.Bxe5Qxe5 21.Nd3Qd6 1:0(55) Panno –Parma, Palma de Mallorca 1969; 14...Nxc515.Rxc5Bxd4 16.Bxd4Bg4 17.Rxd5Bxe218.Qa1Nxd4 19.Rxd4Qb6 20.Re1 h621.Rd7Bh5 1:0(26) Garcia Martinez – VeraGonzalez-Quevedo, 1978; 13...Nxd4 14.Bxd4Bc6 15.Nc3Re8 16.e3Qe7 17.Bxf6Nxf618.Qd4Red8 19.Rc2Ne4 20.Rd1 h5 21.h4g5 1:0(32) Uhlmann – Tringov, Amsterdam1970; 12...Bxd4 13.Bxd4Bf5 14.Rc1Re815.Nc5Qe7 16.e3 1

2: 12

Rodriguez Cepedes –Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, 1982; 11...b6 12.Rc1Ba6 13.dxc5Bxb2 14.Nxb2 bxc5 15.Na4Re8 16.Re1 c4 17.Nd2Qf6 18.Nxe4 dxe419.bxc4Rad8 20.Qb3 e3 21.fxe3Ne5 1

2: 12(35)

Novikov – Sturua, 1984; 13.Re1Rc8 14.dxc5Bxb2 15.Nxb2 bxc5 16.Na4 c4 17.Nd2 cxb318.Bh3 f5 19.axb3Nb4 20.Nf3Qf6 21.Rxc8Rxc8 1

2: 12(36) Georgiev – Abarca Aguirre, 1984;

12.dxc5Bxb2 13.Nxb2 bxc5 14.Na4Ba615.Rc1Re8 16.Nxc5Nxc5 17.Re1Qb618.Qxd5Ne4 19.Qxc6Qxf2+ 20.Kh1Qe321.Bf1Rac8 1:0(26) Uhlmann – PaehtzThomas, 1984; 11...b5 12.Nxc5Nxc5 13.Rc1Nxb3 14.Qxb3Na5 15.Qxb5Bg4 16.Rc5Rb8 17.Qxa5Rxb2 18.e3Qb8 19.Ne5Bxe520.dxe5Qxe5 21.Bxd5Qf6 1:0(31) Szabo –Padevsky, Kapfenberg 1970; 11.e3Re8 12.Na4Bg4 13.h3Bxf3 14.Bxf3 cxd4 15.exd4Rc816.Rc1Nxd4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Rxc8Qxc819.Bxd4Rd8 20.Qc1Bxd4 21.Qxc8Rxc80:1(23) Garcia – Frey Beckman, 1979; 9...Bg410.dxc5Bxc5 11.Bb2Rc8 12.h3Be6 13.e3Qe7 14.Ne2Rfd8 15.Nfd4Ba3 16.Bxa3Qxa3 17.Qc1Qxc1 18.Raxc1Nxd4 19.Nxd4Kf8 20.g4 h6 21.f4Ke7 1:0(46) Uhlmann –Espig, 1981; 12.Rc1Re8 13.Nxd5Qxd514.Qxd5Nxd5 15.Rxc5Rxe2 16.Bxg7Kxg7 17.Rxd5Bxf3 18.Bxf3Rxa2 19.Rfd1Rb2 20.Rg5+Kf6 21.Rb5Rd8 1:0(65)Uhlmann – Espig, 1978; 11...Qd7 12.Rc1Be713.Nb5Ne4 14.Nbd4Bf6 15.a3Rfe816.Qd3 1

2: 12

Serper – Magomedov, 1995;10.Bb2 cxd4 11.Nb5Ne4 12.Nbxd4Bf613.Qd3Nb4 14.Qb5 a5 15.Rfc1Nd6 16.Qc5Rc8 17.Qa7Ra8 18.Qc5Bxf3 19.Bxf3Rc820.Qa7Ra8 21.Qc5Nf5 0:1(35) Kiselev –Magomedov, 1992; 1

2: 12

Ivanisevic 2579 –Todorovic 2467, 2006.9.Bf4Bf5 10.Rc1Rc8 11.dxc5 d4 12.Nb5 d3

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13.Nd6Bxd6 14.Bxd6 dxe2 15.Qxe2Re816.Qb5Be4 17.Rfd1Qd7 18.Qb3 h6 19.Ne5Nxe5 20.Bxe5Qf5 21.Bxf6Bxg2 1:0(31)Fridstein – Bonch-Osmolovsky, Moscow 1949;10...c4 11.Ne5 h6 12.Re1 g5 13.Nxc6 bxc614.Be5Qd7 15.f3 h5 16.e4Bg6 17.f4Nxe418.Nxe4 dxe4 19.fxg5Bxg5 20.Rxc4 f621.Bf4Bxf4 0:1(36) Neikirkh – Dueckstein,Munich 1958; 9...Qa5 10.a3Rd8 11.dxc5Qxc5 12.Rc1Qa5 13.Qd3 a6 14.Nd4Nxd415.Qxd4Be6 16.Bd2Rac8 17.Ra1Rc418.Qd3Qc7 19.b3Rc6 20.Nd1Ne4 21.Bf4Qd7 1:0(32) Vidmar – Burn, Karlsbad 1911;9...Bg4 10.Ne5Bh5 11.dxc5Bxc5 12.Nxc6bxc6 13.Rc1Re8 14.Bg5Bb6 15.Bf3Bxf316.exf3 h6 17.Bxf6Qxf6 18.Kg2Bd419.Qd3Re6 20.b4Rb8 21.b5Bxc3 0:1(32)Frias Apablaza – Gligoric, 1980; 9...Be610.Rc1 c4 11.Ne5Qb6 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4Rfd8 14.Nxc4Bxc4 15.Rxc4Qxb2 16.Nc3Na5 17.Rc7Bb4 18.Bc1Qa1 19.Qc2Rac820.Nd5 1:0 Ilivitsky – Grushevsky, Frunze 1959.9.a3Be6 10.dxc5Bxc5 11.b4Be7 12.Bb2Ne4 13.b5Na5 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Nd4Qd516.Qc2 f5 17.Qc3Nc4 18.Nxf5Bf6 19.Qxf6gxf6 20.Ne7+Kf7 21.Nxd5Bxd5 1:0(53)Rubinstein – Tarrasch, Teplitz Schoenau 1922;9...Ne4 10.dxc5Nxc3 11.bxc3Bxc5 12.Nd4Be7 13.Qb3Bf6 14.Rd1Ne7 15.Rb1 b616.c4Bb7 17.Qa2Rc8 18.cxd5Bxd5 19.Nb3Qd7 20.e4Qg4 21.f3Bxb3 0:1(50) Herzog –Petrov, Moravska Ostrava 1933.

101 9...Ng4 10.Bf4Be6 11.dxc5Bxc5 12.Rc1 a613.Qd3 h6 14.h3Nf6 15.Ne5Ba7 16.Na4Qa5 17.b3Rac8 18.Nxc6Rxc6 19.Rxc6 bxc620.Rc1Rc8 21.Be5Ne4 1

2: 12(27) Tal –

Chandler, 1984; 12

: 12(27) Tal – Chandler, 1983;

12.Ne1Bd4 13.Nd3Nf6 14.Rc1 h6 15.Na4Ne4 16.Bd2Qe7 17.Be1Rac8 18.Nf4 b519.Nc3Rfd8 20.Nxe6Qxe6 21.e3Nxc312

: 12(29) Flohr – Lasker, Moscow 1935; 1

2: 12(29)

Flohr – Lasker, 1935; 12.Na4Bb6 13.Ng5 h614.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Nxb6Qxb6 16.e4Nf617.exd5 exd5 18.Bxd5+Kh8 19.Bg2Qxb220.Rb1Qxa2 21.Rxb7Rad8 1:0(38) Kouatly– Frey Beckman, 1980; 12...Be7 13.Rc1Rc814.Nc5Bxc5 15.Rxc5Qb6 16.Rc2 f6 17.h3Nge5 18.Bxe5Nxe5 19.Rxc8Nxf3+20.Bxf3Rxc8 21.Bxd5Kh8 1:0(41)Dzindzichashvili – Wells, 1984.9...cxd4 10.Nxd4Re8 11.Rc1Bf8 12.Bg5Be6 13.e3Be7 14.Ncb5Qd7 15.Nxe6 fxe616.Nd4 h6 17.Bf4Bd6 18.Bh3Rac8 19.Qa4

Bf8 20.Rfd1Kf7 21.e4Nxd4 1:0(28) Ivanov –Hodgson, 1983; 1:0(28) Ivanov Alexander –Hodgson, 1987; 10...h6 11.Rc1Na5 12.b3Nc613.Qd3Ne5 14.Qc2Qa5 15.Ncb5Bd716.Qc7Qxc7 17.Nxc7Rad8 18.Nxd5Nxd519.Bxd5Bh3 20.Bg2Bxg2 21.Kxg2Ng41:0(42) Spassky – Yanofsky 2460, Siegen 1970;10...Bg4 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4Be6 13.Na4Re8 14.Rc1Qd7 15.Qc2Rac8 16.Nc5Bxc517.Qxc5 h6 18.Qxa7Qxa7 19.Bxa7Ra820.Bc5Bd7 21.e3Rxa2 1

2: 12(35) Shamkovich

– Petursson, 1984.9...Bg4 10.h3Bxf3 11.Bxf3Qd7 12.Bg2Rad8 13.Bg5Ne4 14.Bxe7Qxe7 15.dxc5Qxc5 16.Rc1Nxg3 17.Ne4Qxc1 0:1Nogueiras Santiago – Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo,1982; 11...Rc8 12.Rc1 cxd4 13.Bxd4Nxd414.Qxd4Bc5 15.Qd3Qd6 16.Bxd5Nxd517.Nxd5Qe5 18.b4Rfd8 19.e4Bf8 20.Rc4Rxc4 21.Qxc4Re8 1

2: 12(59) Taimanov –

Ghitescu, Marianske Lazne 1962; 10...cxd411.Nxd4Be6 12.Kh2Ne5 13.Bf4Ng6 14.e3h5 15.Qd3Nxf4 16.gxf4Qd6 17.Rg1Rfd818.Bf3Rac8 19.Ncb5Qb6 20.Nxe6Qxe621.Nd4Qa6 1:0(39) Bern – Johannessen, 1997.9...b6 10.Ne5Bb7 11.Rc1Re8 12.Nxc6Bxc6 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Na4Bxa4 15.Qxa4Qb6 16.b3Bf8 17.Bf3Ne4 18.Rfd1 d419.Bd2Qf6 20.Be1Re6 21.b4 cxb4 1

2: 12(41)

Flohr – Stoltz, Prague 1931.102 10...Be6 11.Nxc4 dxc4 12.d5Nxd5 13.Nxd5Rc8 14.Rb1 b5 15.a4Bxd5 16.Bxd5 a617.axb5 axb5 18.b3Ba3 19.Ra1Bb2 20.Ra6Nb4 21.Rd6Qe7 0:1(40) Taimanov – Spassky,1971; 14.Rc1 b5 15.a4Bxd5 16.Bxd5 a617.axb5 axb5 18.b3Ba3 19.Ra1Bb2 20.Ra6Nb4 21.Rd6Qe7 0:1(40) Taimanov 2620 –Spassky 2690, Rostov on Don 1971; 14.Nxe7+Qxe7 15.Qa4Qf6 16.Qb5Nd4 17.Bxd4Qxd4 18.Rfd1Qc5 19.Qxc5Rxc5 20.a4 1

2: 12

Levenfish – Koblencs, Leningrad 1949; 13...Nb414.Nf4Bf5 15.Rc1Qc7 16.Nd5Nxd517.Bxd5Rad8 18.Rxc4Qa5 19.Rd4Bh320.Bg2Bxg2 21.Kxg2Qxa2 1

2: 12(26) Portisch

2573 – Korchnoi 2579, 2004.103 11.Qd2Bb4 12.Qc2Re8 13.Rad1 h6 14.a3Bxc3 15.bxc3Qd8 16.f4Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe418.f5Qd5 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.g4Rb8 21.Bf4Rb5 1

2: 12(31) Romanishin – Ivanchuk, 1987.

11.Qa4Qxa4 12.Nxa4Rd8 13.Nxc6 bxc614.Bf4Bf5 15.b3Ba3 16.Bc1Bb4 17.Bf4Ba3 18.f3Bc2 19.e3 h6 20.Rf2Bg6 21.Bf1

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cxb3 1:0(65) Guseinov – Magomedov, 1991.104 12.a3Bxc3 13.Bxc3Qb6 14.Qd2Bf5

15.Rad1Rad8 16.Qg5Be4 17.f3 h6 18.Qd2Bh7 19.Kh1Qc7 20.Bh3Rfe8 21.Rfe1 b60:1(58) Portisch 2635 – Espig 2490, Budapest1975.11...Qb6 12.e3Rd8 13.b3Nxe5 14.dxe5Ne415.bxc4Qb2 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd5Qxe518.f4 exf3 19.Qxf3 f6 20.Bc3Qe6 21.Rad1Bd7 1:0(32) Van der Sterren – Miralles, 1987.

105 9...d4 10.Na4Bf5 11.Bf4Be4 12.Rc1Qd513.Qb3Qh5 14.Qxb7 d3 15.Rfe1 dxe216.Rxe2Bxf3 17.Bxf3Qxf3 18.Rxe7Ne419.Rxe4Qxe4 20.Nc3Qf3 21.Bd6Rfe81:0(52) Fridman Daniel (GER) 2661 – Halkias2570, Novi Sad (Serbia) 2009; 12...Qd7 13.a3Rad8 14.b4Nd5 15.Bd2Qe6 16.Qe1Bf617.b5Rfe8 18.bxc6Qxc6 19.Nb2 d3 20.Nc4Qxc5 21.e3 b5 1:0(40) Georgiev 2637 –Todorovic 2548, 2004; 12...Re8 13.a3Qd514.b4Rad8 15.Re1 h6 16.b5Na5 17.Bc7Nb3 18.Bxd8Rxd8 19.Rc2Bxc2 20.Qxc2Nxc5 21.Nxc5Bxc5 0:1(40) Barsov 2539 –Magerramov 2567, 1999; 12.b4 d3 13.b5 dxe214.Qxe2Nd4 15.Nxd4Qxd4 16.Qd1Rfd817.Bd6Qxd1 18.Rfxd1Bxd6 19.cxd6Bxg220.Kxg2Rac8 21.Rac1Rxc1 1

2: 12(26)

Gligoric – Padevsky, Leipzig 1960; 13.exd3Bxd3 14.Re1Nxb4 15.Qb3Nfd5 16.Rad1b5 17.Nb2Bc2 18.Rxd5Qxd5 19.Qxb4Bxc5 20.Qd2Be4 21.Qxd5Bxd5 1:0(118)Stahlberg – Michel, Buenos Aires 1945; 11...b512.cxb6 axb6 13.a3 b5 14.Rc1Rc8 15.Rxc6Rxc6 16.Nxd4Ra6 17.Nc3Bd7 18.Ndxb5Qc8 19.e4Bxb5 20.Nxb5Qc4 21.Nc7Ra71:0(51) Averbakh – Steiner, Saltsjobaden 1952;11.Bg5Be4 12.Ne1Qd5 13.Bxe4Nxe414.Bxe7Nxe7 15.Nf3Rad8 16.Qc2Qf517.Qd3Rd5 18.b4Rfd8 19.Rac1Qe6 20.b5g5 21.e3Nf5 0:1(29) Bronstein – Votava, 1991;11...h6 12.Bxf6Bxf6 13.Rc1Rc8 14.a3Qa515.Nd2Qa6 16.Ne4Be5 17.Nd6Bxd618.cxd6Rfd8 19.d7Bxd7 20.Nc5Qb5 21.a4Qxb2 1:0(54) Evans – Steiner, USA 1952;11.Nh4Be4 12.f3Bd5 13.e4Bc4 14.Rf2Nd7 15.Nf5Nxc5 16.Qc2Nxa4 17.Qxc4Nb6 18.Qb5Re8 19.Bf4Bf8 20.Rd1 g621.Nh6+Bxh6 0:1(49) Bogoljubow – Maroczy,Sliac 1932; 11.a3Be4 12.b4Qd5 13.Nb2 a514.b5Ne5 15.Nd3Nxf3+ 16.exf3Bf517.Re1Bxd3 18.Qxd3Bxc5 19.f4Qd720.Bb2Rad8 21.Re5 b6 1:0(70) Dreev 2688 –Lugovoi 2531, Tallinn (Estonia) 2009; 11.b3

Ne4 12.Bb2Bf6 13.Nd2Re8 14.Nc4Qd715.f3Nc3 16.Bxc3 dxc3 17.e4 c2 18.Qxd7Bxd7 19.Rac1Nd4 20.Nc3Be7 21.Nd6Bxd6 1

2: 12(30) Bagirov 2471 – Magerramov

2567, 1999; 10...b5 11.cxb6 axb6 12.Nxd4Nxd4 13.Bxa8Ba6 14.Bf3 b5 15.Nc3 b416.Na4Bb5 17.b3Qd7 18.Be3Nxf3+19.exf3Qh3 20.Rc1Rd8 21.Qc2Bd312

: 12(26) Evans – Steiner, USA 1952; 10.Nb5

Bxc5 11.Bg5Bb6 12.Qd3 h6 13.Bxf6Qxf614.Rad1Bf5 15.Qb3Rfe8 16.Rfe1 d317.exd3Bg4 18.Qc3Ne5 19.Rxe5Rxe520.Qxe5Qxe5 21.Nxe5Bxd1 0:1(54) SalasRomo – Feigin, Buenos Aires 1939.12

: 12

Legky 2507 – Vysochin 2554, 2003.106 10.Na4Be7 11.Be3Re8 12.Rc1Bg4 13.h3Bxf3 14.Bxf3Qd7 15.Bg2 d4 16.Bg5Ne417.Bxe7Qxe7 18.a3Rad8 19.Rc2Rd620.Qd3 h5 21.h4 f5 1

2: 12(41) Kholmov – Lein,

Alma-Ata 1968; 15.Kg2Rad8 16.Bg5Ne417.Bxe7Qxe7 18.Nc3Ng5 19.Qd2Nxf320.exf3 d4 21.Ne4Rd5 1

2: 12(26) Kurajica –

Marjanovic, 1984; 13...Be6 14.Nd4Qd715.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Bc5Rad8 17.e3Bd618.Bxd6Qxd6 19.Nc5Re7 20.Qb3 b621.Nd3Rc7 1

2: 12(30) Anikaev – Lputian, 1984;

14...Na5 15.b3 b6 16.Qd3Qd7 17.Kh2Rac818.Qa6 h5 19.Bf4 h4 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Qd3Nc6 0:1(62) Gyimesi – Lehner, 1993; 13.Bc5Bxc5 14.Nxc5Qe7 15.Re1Rad8 16.Nd4Ne4 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Qd4Bf5 19.Nxe4 dxe420.Qc5Qf6 21.Rcd1 g6 1

2: 12(30) Teschner –

Soltau, 1983; 13.Nd4Qd7 14.Nxc6 bxc615.Bd4Rac8 16.f3Bh3 17.Qd2Bxg218.Kxg2Qe6 19.Rc2Nd7 20.Rfc1 h5 21.e3Bg5 0:1(42) Drozdovskij 2620 – Kiik 2475,Tromsoe (Norway) 2009; 13.Nc5Bxc514.Rxc5Qd7 15.Re1Rac8 16.Nd4Ne517.Rxc8Rxc8 18.Bg5Ne8 19.Bf4Ng620.Be3Bh3 21.Bh1Nf6 1

2: 12(23) Szabo –

Parma, Palma de Mallorca 1969; 13.Qb3Qd714.Bc5Ne4 15.Bxe7Rxe7 16.Rfd1 d417.Qa3Rae8 18.Bf1Qf5 19.Nc5Nxf220.Kxf2Re3 21.Rd3 b6 1

2: 12(67) Hulak –

Marjanovic, 1984; 11...Ne4 12.Rc1Be613.Nd4Nxd4 14.Bxd4Bf6 15.Nc5Nxc516.Rxc5Be7 17.Rc3Qa5 18.Qb3 b6 19.Rd3Rad8 20.Rfd1Qa6 21.a3Rd7 1

2: 12(35) Winter

– Maroczy, London 1932; 14...Qa5 15.a3Rac816.Nc3Nxc3 17.Bxc3Qb5 18.Qd4Bf619.Qxa7Bxc3 20.bxc3Ra8 21.Qd4Rxa312

: 12(25) Koenig – Tarrasch, Vienna 1922; 13.a3

Qd7 14.Nc5Nxc5 15.Bxc5Rfc8 16.Qd2

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Bxc5 17.Rxc5Ne7 18.Rxc8+Rxc8 19.Nd4Bh3 20.Rd1Bxg2 21.Kxg2 h6 1:0(47)Capablanca – Menchik, Margate 1939; 12...Bf613.Nd4Qa5 14.a3Bd7 15.Nc3Rad8 16.Nb3Nxc3 17.bxc3Qc7 18.Qxd5Rfe8 19.Nc5Bc8 20.Qf3Be7 21.Na6Qa5 1

2: 12(44) Atalik

– Iuldachev, 1998; 13...Ne5 14.f3Nd6 15.Bf2Ndc4 16.b3Nb6 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.Qd2Re819.a4Nd7 20.Rfd1Nc5 21.Qc2Bd7 1

2: 12(36)

Lysyj 2591 – Kornev 2532, 2007; 12...Re813.Nd4Bd7 14.Nc3Nxd4 15.Bxd4Bc616.Qd3 a5 17.Rfd1Bb4 18.e3Bxc3 19.Bxc3a4 20.Bd4Qe7 21.Qe2Qg5 1:0(90)Gheorghiu – Gligoric, 1982; 12.Nd4Ne513.Rc1Qa5 14.Bf4Ng6 15.Bc7Qa6 16.a3Bd7 17.Nc3Nxc3 18.Rxc3Be6 19.b4 b620.e4 dxe4 21.Bxe4Rae8 1:0(32) Capablanca –Znosko-Borovsky, Paris 1938; 11...Bg4 12.Rc1Re8 13.h3Be6 14.Nd4Qd7 15.Kh2Rac816.Nc5Bxc5 17.Rxc5 b6 18.Rc1Nxd419.Bxd4Ne4 20.Qd3Bf5 21.Qe3 h6 1

2: 12(68)

Gelfand – Illescas Cordoba, 1993; 13.Nd4Qd714.Nc5Bxc5 15.Rxc5Nxd4 16.Qxd4Bxe217.Rfc1Qf5 18.h3 h5 19.Rc7Bf3 20.Qf4Qxf4 21.Bxf4Bxg2 1

2: 12(56) Dreev 2688 –

Yemelin 2578, Tallinn (Estonia) 2009; 12...Rc813.Bc5Ne4 14.a3Re8 15.Bxe7Qxe7 16.h3Bxf3 17.Bxf3Rcd8 18.Bg2 h6 19.Qd3Ne520.Qc2 b5 21.Nc3Nxc3 1

2: 12(44) Larsen –

Olafsson, 1985; 13.h3Bh5 14.Nc5 b6 15.Nd3d4 16.Bd2Qd7 17.Qa4Bxf3 18.exf3Ne519.Qa6Nxd3 20.Qxd3Qa4 21.a3Nd71:0(35) Dreev 2662 – Fish 2508, Ohrid(Macedonia) 2009; 11...Be6 12.Nd4Nxd413.Bxd4Qa5 14.a3Rfd8 15.b4Qb5 16.Rc1Ne4 17.Nc3Nxc3 18.Rxc3 a5 19.bxa5Qxa520.Qd3Rdc8 21.Rb3Bxa3 1:0(30) Reti –Euwe, Amsterdam 1920; 11...b6 12.Nd4Nxd413.Bxd4Bb7 14.Rc1Qd7 15.Nc3Rfd816.Qd3Ne4 17.Rcd1Qe6 18.Qb5 f5 19.e3Rac8 20.Qa4 a6 21.Qb3 b5 1

2: 12(27) Teichmann

– Tarrasch, Teplitz Schoenau 1922; 11...Ng412.Bc5Be6 13.Rc1Rc8 14.Bxe7Qxe715.Nd4Rfd8 16.Nxc6Rxc6 17.Rxc6 bxc618.Qd4Rb8 19.b3Rb4 20.Qc3Bd7 21.Nc5Rb6 1

2: 12(30) Teichmann – Wolf, Teplitz

Schoenau 1922; 10...Bd6 11.b3Qe7 12.Bb2Rd8 13.Nd4Bd7 14.Rc1Ne5 15.Nc3Bc516.Qd2Bg4 17.h3Bd7 18.Rfd1Ng6 19.Qd3Rac8 20.Nxd5Nxd5 21.Bxd5Bxh3 1:0(27)Dreev 2658 – Halkias 2583, 2007.10.b3Re8 11.Bb2 a6 12.Rc1Ba7 13.e3Bg414.h3Bf5 15.Ne2Nb4 16.Nf4Nxa2 17.Bxf6

Qxf6 18.Nxd5Qd8 19.Rc7Be6 20.Ne7+Kf8 21.Qxd8Raxd8 1

2: 12(78) Ivanisevic –

Brenjo, 1996; 14...Bh5 15.Ne2Bxf3 16.Bxf3Ne4 17.Nd4Ne5 18.Bg2Qd6 19.Qc2Qg620.Rfd1Rad8 21.Ne2Qf5 1:0(34) Dydyshko– Novik, 1992; 10...Be6 11.Bb2Qe7 12.Nb5Rac8 13.Rc1Ne4 14.Nfd4Bd7 15.e3 a616.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Nd4 a5 18.Rc2Bb6 19.Qh5f5 20.Rfc1Bxd4 21.Bxd4Rfe8 1

2: 12(53)

Najdorf – Spassky, Palma de Mallorca 1969;10...Ne4 11.Bb2Qb6 12.Nxd5Nxf213.Rxf2Bxf2+ 14.Kf1Rd8 15.Ng5Bf516.Nxb6Rxd1+ 17.Rxd1Bxb6 18.Be4Bxe4 19.Nxe4Re8 20.Nc3Ne5 21.Kg2Ng4 1

2: 12(41) Ivanisevic – Stamenkovic, 1997.

10.a3Re8 11.b4Bb6 12.Na4Bf5 13.Bb2Be4 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Qb3Qd6 16.Rfd1 h617.Rd2Qe6 18.Bf1Bxf3 19.exf3Ne520.Re2Qf5 21.f4Nc6 1

2: 12(40) Belov 2617 –

Lugovoi 2557, 2005; 12.Bb2Bf5 13.Na4Be414.Rc1Qe7 15.e3Rad8 16.Nxb6 axb617.Bd4Nd7 18.Qd2Qe6 19.Qb2Qh620.Nd2Bxg2 21.Kxg2Qg6 1

2: 12(39) Kobalia

2590 – Bezgodov 2543, 2001; 10...d4 11.Na4Be7 12.b4Bg4 13.Bb2Qd7 14.Nxd4Nxd415.Bxd4Rad8 16.Bc5Qb5 17.Qb3Bxc518.Nxc5 b6 19.Ne4Nxe4 20.Bxe4Qxe221.Rfe1Qd2 0:1(38) Bernstein – Levenfish,Vilnius 1912; 10...a6 11.b4Be7 12.Bb2Be613.Rc1Re8 14.Na4Ne4 15.Nd4Nxd416.Bxd4Rc8 17.Qd3Bf5 18.Nc5Bxc519.bxc5Qd7 20.Ba1Nxc5 21.Qd4Ne61:0(67) Kobalia 2635 – Potkin 2516, 2003.

107 10...Be6 11.Bxf6Qxf6 12.Nxd5Qxb213.Nc7Rad8 14.Qc1Qxc1 15.Raxc1 b616.Nxe6 fxe6 17.e3 h6 18.Rc4Rd6 19.Re4Rf5 20.Rb1Rfd5 21.Bf1Kf7 1

2: 12(52)

Lehikoinen 2549 – Holmberg 2567, ICCF 1999;18...Rf6 19.Re4 a5 20.h4Rd6 21.a4Rd30:1(39) Knaak – Espig, 1980; 17.Bh3 e518.Ng5Nd4 19.Bg4 h6 20.Ne4Ba3 21.Rc3Bb4 1

2: 12(60) Vaisser – Stripunsky, 1998;

15...Be7 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rc4Rd6 18.Rb1Rfd8 19.Bh3Rd1+ 20.Rxd1Rxd1+ 21.Kg2Rd6 1:0(88) Hansen – Schussler, 1985; 11.Rc1Be7 12.Qa4 h6 13.Bf4Rc8 14.Rfd1Qb615.Qb5Qxb5 16.Nxb5Rfd8 17.Nfd4Nxd418.Nxd4Rxc1 19.Rxc1Rc8 20.Rxc8+Bxc812

: 12

Schlechter – Maroczy, Budapest 1912;12.Nd4Nxd4 13.Qxd4Qa5 14.a3Rac815.Nb1 h6 16.Bd2Qa6 17.Bf3Nd7 18.Bb4Bf6 19.Qd2Bg5 20.e3Rfe8 21.Rxc8Rxc81:0(63) Maroczy – Vidmar, Budapest 1912;

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11...Bb6 12.Rc2 h6 13.Bh4Re8 14.Rd2 g515.Nxg5 hxg5 16.Bxg5Qe7 17.Bxd5Bh318.Qa4Bxf1 19.Qh4Qc5 20.e3Bd821.Bxf6Bxf6 1:0(26) Dely – Bilek, Budapest1959.12

: 12

Markus R 2584 – Yemelin 2540, 2005.108 1

2: 12

Markus R 2532 – Zelcic 2509, 2004.109 12.Bxf6Bxf6 13.Rc1Re8 14.Ne1Be7

15.Nd3Bf8 16.Qd2 a5 17.Rfd1Bg418.Ndc5Bxc5 19.Rxc5Qe7 20.h3Bxe221.Re1 d3 0:1(71) Nikolic – Kasparov, 1983;17.a3 a4 18.Nec5Qb6 19.Qc2Ra5 20.Nxa4Qa7 21.Nac5Bxc5 1:0(58) Nikolic – Gligoric,1983; 15...Rb8 16.Nec5Bd6 17.Nxb7Bxb718.Bxc6Re6 19.Bxb7Rxb7 20.Rc4Rd721.Qc2Rc7 1:0(44) Kramnik – Zagema, 1991;14...Rb8 15.Nd3Bf5 16.Nec5Ne5 17.Bxb7Bxd3 18.exd3Be7 19.Be4Rxb2 20.Qa4Bxc5 21.Rxc5Qd7 1:0(49) Shirov –Kupreichik, 1989; 14...Bf5 15.Nc5Qb616.Nxb7Nb4 17.Nd3Rac8 18.Rxc8Rxc819.Nf4 g5 20.Nd3Rc7 21.Nxb4Qxb40:1(30) Gofshtein – Graf, 1992; 13.Ne1Bf514.Nd3Bxe4 15.Bxe4Re8 16.Bxc6 bxc617.Rc1Qb6 18.Re1Re6 19.Qa4Rae820.Rc2 g6 21.Nf4Rd6 1

2: 12(67) Topalov –

Ermenkov, 1992; 12

: 12

Palac 2575 – Zelcic 2587,Split (Croatia) 2008; 13.b4Nxb4 14.Nxf6+Qxf6 15.Qxd4Qe7 16.Qb2Nc6 17.Rfd1Bf5 18.Nd4Nxd4 19.Rxd4Rab8 20.Rad1b6 21.h3Rbc8 1

2: 12(38) Vitiugov 2538 –

Yemelin 2529, 2006.12.Nxf6+Bxf6 13.Qd2Bg4 14.h3Bxg515.Nxg5Bxe2 16.Nxf7Qe7 17.Rfe1 d318.Ng5Rad8 19.Rac1Nd4 20.h4 h6 21.Nh3Qf7 1

2: 12(59) Capablanca – Euwe, Amsterdam

1931; 13...h6 14.Bxf6Qxf6 15.Rfd1Rd816.b4 a6 17.Qb2Bf5 18.Rd2Rd6 19.Nh4Bd7 20.Rad1Re8 21.b5 axb5 0:1(39) Murey2486 – Vysochin 2554, 2003; 13.Bxf6Qxf614.b4Rd8 15.b5Ne5 16.Nxe5Qxe5 17.a4 a618.b6Bg4 19.Bxb7Rab8 20.Bxa6Bh321.Re1Qe4 1:0(31) Reti – Euwe, Amsterdam1920.12

: 12

Savon – Novik, 1991.110 12.Nd5Qd8 13.Nd2Re8 14.Rc1Bb6

15.Nc4Bg4 16.Re1Ba5 17.Nxa5Qxa518.b4Nxb4 19.Qxd4Nxd5 20.Qxg4Rad821.Qc4 b5 1:0(45) Atalik 2581 – Prizant 2483,2002; 21...b6 1

2: 12(33) Brooks 2578 – Schmelz

2465, ICCF Email 2001; 21.Red1Nf6 1:0(26)Atalik 2570 – Akobian 2537, 2003; 18.a3Rad8

19.Nf4Ne5 20.h3 d3 21.Rc3 dxe2 0:1(35)Bronstein – Piket, 1990; 18.Qb3Be6 19.Qa3Qxa3 20.bxa3Rac8 21.Kf1Kf8 1:0(41)Kiriakov – Potkin, 1999; 16...Bc5 17.a3 a618.b4Ba7 19.Qd2Rc8 20.a4Be6 21.Nf4Bxc4 1

2: 12(53) Van Wely 2670 – Grischuk 2668,

2001; 20.Nb2Bf5 21.Nf4Be4 1:0(52) Vaisser– Frey Beckman, 1985; 19.Nf4Rc8 20.Qb3Bb8 21.Nd5Bxe2 0:1(64) Smirin 2677 –Grischuk 2606, 2000; 16...Rc8 17.Ncxb6 axb618.a3 1

2: 12

Johansen – Lobron, 1983; 15.Re1Bg4 16.Nc4Ba5 17.Nxa5Qxa5 18.b4Nxb419.Qd2Nc6 20.Qxa5Nxa5 21.f3 d3 1

2: 12(22)

Jussupow – Petursson, 1985; 19.Qxd4Nxd520.Qxg4Rad8 21.Red1Nf6 1

2: 12(32)

Nogueiras Santiago – Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo,1993; 16.Nxb6 axb6 17.h3Be6 18.a3Rc819.Qa4 h6 20.Nc4Na5 21.Nxa5 bxa5 1

2: 12(32)

Ljubojevic – Illescas Cordoba, 1990; 15...Be616.Nf4Bxa2 17.b3Ba5 18.Rc2Bxb319.Nxb3 d3 20.Rxc6Bxe1 21.Rc1 d2 1:0(36)Glek – Sturua, 1984; 16...Bf5 17.a3Rc818.Nc4Bc5 19.b4Bf8 20.Qb3 g5 21.Nh5Bg4 1:0(47) Hjartarson – Shirazi, 1984; 15.Nf4Bg4 16.Re1Rc8 17.Nc4Bc7 18.Nd3Qg519.Bf3 h5 20.Qb3Rb8 21.h4Qf5 1

2: 12(41)

Shirov – Illescas Cordoba, 1993; 16...Bc717.Nd3Qe7 18.Nb3 h5 19.Qd2 h4 20.Nbc5h3 21.Bh1Ne5 1:0(62) Brenninkmeijer – Piket,1990; 16.h3Bf5 17.Nb3Be4 18.Bxe4Rxe419.Qd3Re5 20.Nd2Nb4 21.Qc4Nc61:0(59) Seirawan – Frey Beckman, 1980; 16.Bf3Bxf3 17.Nxf3Qe7 18.a3Rad8 19.Re1 h620.Qd2Rd7 21.Nd3Qd8 1:0(40) Seirawan –Cranbourne, 1981; 15...Bc7 16.Nd3Rb817.Re1Be6 18.b4Bxa2 19.b5Ne5 20.Qa4Nxd3 21.exd3Rxe1+ 1:0(59) Ftacnik – Xu,1988; 15.Nb3Bf5 16.Nxb6 axb6 17.a3Be418.Bxe4Rxe4 19.Nd2Re6 1

2: 12

Hort –Petursson, 1985; 16.Nc5Bxc5 17.Rxc5Qd618.Rb5Re5 19.f4Re6 20.Rxb7Be421.Bxe4Rxe4 1

2: 12(25) Frias Apablaza – Lein,

1984; 15...Be6 16.Nf4Qd6 17.Nxe6Qxe618.Rc2Rad8 19.Rd2 h5 20.a4Qc4 21.Bxc6bxc6 0:1(35) Knaak – Lputian, 1982; 17.a4Rad8 18.Nxe6Qxe6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.a5Bc721.Nxd4Qe5 1

2: 12(26) Knaak – Groszpeter,

1983; 15...Bg4 16.Re1Ba5 17.Nxa5Qxa518.b4Qxa2 19.Nc7 d3 20.Qxd3Rad8 21.Bd5Rxe2 1:0(53) Legky – Novik, 1989; 15.Nxb6Qxb6 16.Nb3Bg4 17.Re1Rad8 18.Qd2Be6 19.Nc5Bd5 20.Bxd5Rxd5 21.Nd3Ne5 1

2: 12(22) Clarizza – Morgado, 1982;

14...Bf8 15.Re1Bg4 16.h3Bxh3 17.Bxh3

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Qxd5 18.a3Rab8 19.Bg2Qh5 20.Nb3Rbd821.Bf3Qb5 0:1(44) Van Wely 2697 – Grischuk2671, 2002; 16.Nf4Qd7 17.a3Rad8 18.Nf3h6 19.Qd2 d3 20.Qxd3Qe7 21.Qb3Kh81:0(43) Van Wely 2647 – Grischuk 2717, 2006;15.Nb3Bg4 16.Re1Re5 17.Nf4Bb418.Nd2 d3 19.Nxd3Bxe2 20.Rxe2Qxd321.Be4Qd4 1

2: 12(43) Timman – Gligoric, 1978;

15.Nc4Bf5 16.Nf4Be4 17.Bxe4Rxe418.Qd3Re8 19.a3 a5 20.Qf3Qf6 21.Rfd1Rad8 1:0(43) Milov 2683 – Galdunts 2489,2004; 14...Bd6 15.Nb3Be5 16.Nc5Rb817.Qa4Bd6 18.Rfe1Bxc5 19.Rxc5Qd620.b4Bd7 21.Nf4 a6 1:0(35) Timman 2590 –Ivkov 2510, Geneve 1977; 15.Ne4Be5 16.Nc5Rb8 17.Qd2Be6 18.Nxe6Rxe6 19.Rfd1 a520.a3 g6 21.Bf3Rd6 1

2: 12(56) Ftacnik 2579 –

Galdunts 2473, 2000; 14.Re1Bg4 15.Nb3Bb6 16.Qd2Be6 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.Bxc6bxc6 19.Qxd4Bxb3 20.Qxd8Raxd8 21.axb3Rd2 1

2: 12(74) Vaisser – Groszpeter, 1983; 19...c5

20.Qc3 h5 21.h4Ra4 1:0(47) Volkov – Egin,1997; 15.Rc1Bb6 16.Nb3Ba5 17.Nxa5Qxa5 18.b4Nxb4 19.Qxd4Nxd5 20.Qxg4Nf6 21.Qc4Rad8 1:0(32) Azmaiparashvili –Frois, 1993; 14.Nb3Bb6 15.Re1Be6 16.Nf4Bf5 17.Rc1Be4 18.Bxe4Rxe4 19.Qd3Re720.Qf3Qd6 21.Nd2Rae8 1

2: 12(25) Bukic –

Petursson, 1981; 12

: 12

Rajkovic – Ivanovic, 1991;13...a6 14.Rc1Ba7 15.Nf4Ne5 16.Qb3Rb817.Ne4Ng6 18.Nd3 h6 19.Qa3Bg4 20.Rfe1h5 21.Rc2 h4 1

2: 12(44) Najer – Ponomariov,

1997; 15...Bd7 16.Ne4Qe7 17.Nd5Qe518.f4 d3+ 19.Kh1Qxb2 20.Qxd3Bg4 21.Rb1Qd4 1:0(65) Dreev – Graf, 1997; 15.Ne4Re816.Nc5Re5 17.e4 dxe3 18.fxe3Be6 19.Nxb7Qxd5 20.Rxc6Bxe3+ 21.Kh1Qxa2 1

2: 12(29)

Ioseliani – Spassky, 1994; 15.Nc4Rb8 16.Nf4Re8 17.Qd2Ra8 18.b4Ne7 19.a4Ng620.Nd3Rb8 21.Nc5Nf8 0:1(56) Gagunashvili2580 – El Gindy 2473, 2003; 13...Bb6 14.Nxb6axb6 15.a3Re8 16.Rc1Bg4 17.Nf3Qf618.h3Bh5 19.g4Bg6 20.Qd2Rad8 21.Rfe1Be4 1

2: 12(77) Potapov Alexander – Bezgodov,

1998; 13...Be6 14.Nf4Bf5 15.Nc4Rc816.Qb3Qd7 17.Rac1Rfe8 18.Rfd1Kh819.Rd2Qc7 20.Na3Na5 21.Qa4Qb612

: 12(41) Graf – Godena, 1980; 13...Bh3

14.Bxh3Qxd5 15.Bg2Qe6 16.Nb3Bb617.a4Na5 18.Nc1 a6 19.b4Nc6 20.Nd3Rad8 21.Rb1Rfe8 1:0(44) Knaak – Espig,1983; 13.Nf4Bf5 14.Rc1Bb6 15.Nd2Rc816.Nb3Qd6 17.Nd5Rfd8 18.Qd2Be619.Nxb6 axb6 20.Rfd1Ra8 21.Bxc6Bxb3

12

: 12(29) Polgar – Ioseliani, 1994; 12...Qd6

13.Nd2Be6 14.Nf4Bb6 15.Rc1Rfe8 16.a3Rac8 17.b4Bg4 18.Nc4Qd8 19.Nxb6Qxb620.Rc5 h6 21.h3Bd7 1:0(52) Dreev – Nikitin,1991; 12...Qf5 13.Nd2Be6 14.Nf4Bb6 15.a3Qb5 16.Rc1Bg4 17.h3Bf5 18.Nc4Rad819.a4Qa6 20.Nd5Bxh3 21.b4Bxg2 1:0(23)Lerner – Kiik, 1988.12.Ne4Qe7 13.Nxc5Qxc5 14.Nd2Rd815.Nb3Qe7 16.Qd2Be6 17.Rac1Bd518.Nc5Bxg2 19.Kxg2Rd5 20.Nd3Re821.Rfe1 h6 1

2: 12(46) Aleksandrov – Giorgadze,

1990; 14...Bg4 15.h3Be6 16.Nb3Qe517.Rc1Rfe8 18.Re1Rad8 19.Nc5Bc820.Qa4 h6 21.Nd3Qb8 1

2: 12(57) Flamberg –

Levenfish, St Petersburg 1914; 14.Qb3Re815.Rfe1Re7 16.Rac1Qa5 17.a3Bg4 18.h3Bh5 19.g4Bg6 20.Nh4Rd8 21.Red1Qg512

: 12(54) Onischuk 2699 – Akobian 2626,

Montreal (Canada) 2009; 14.Rc1Qb6 15.Qc2h6 16.a3 a5 17.Rfd1Re8 18.Rd2Ra6 19.Qd1Bf5 20.h4Rd8 21.Qa4Be6 1

2: 12(41) Cvitan

2481 – Petrosian 2599, 2005.111 10.Rc1Ne4 11.Bxe7Qxe7 12.dxc5Rfd8

13.Nd4Nxc5 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qd4Rac816.Rfd1 f5 17.e3Ne4 18.Qe5Qf7 19.Ne2Re8 20.Nf4 g5 21.Nd3 c5 1

2: 12(52) Larsen –

Emma, Mar del Plata 1958; 17.b4Ne4 18.Na4Bf7 19.Rc2Nd6 20.e3Nc4 21.Nc5Rb81:0(34) Najdorf – Michel, Mar del Plata 1943;13.Nb5Nxc5 14.Nbd4Rac8 15.Nxc6 bxc616.Nd4Bd7 17.Qc2Nb7 18.Rfd1 g6 19.Qd2c5 20.Nc2Be6 21.b4Nd6 1

2: 12(34) Spassky –

Ravinsky, Leningrad 1957; 11.Be3Nxc312.Rxc3 c4 13.Ne5Na5 14.f4 f6 15.f5Bc816.g4Bb4 17.Rc1Re8 18.Qa4 fxe5 19.Qxb4e4 20.Qd2Nc6 21.Bg5Qb6 1:0(50) DusChotimirsky – Johner, Karlsbad 1911; 10...c411.Ne5Nd7 12.Bxe7Nxe7 13.Qa4 a614.Nxd7 b5 15.Nf6+ gxf6 16.Qc2Qb6 17.e4Rad8 18.Rcd1Rfe8 19.Qc1Bg4 20.f3Bd721.Qh6 b4 0:1(47) Duras – Vidmar, Budapest1912; 11...Qa5 12.e3Rad8 13.f4Rfe8 14.Qf3Nxe5 15.fxe5Ng4 16.Bxe7Rxe7 17.Qf4 f618.h3 g5 19.Qf3Nxe5 20.dxe5 fxe5 21.Qf6 1:0Lutz – Espig, 1991; 10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 h612.Bf4Nxd4 13.Qxd4Qa5 14.Bd2Rfd815.Rfd1Qa6 16.Bf1Qc4 17.Qxc4 dxc418.Bg2Rac8 19.Be3 b6 20.Nb5Rxd1+21.Rxd1 a6 1:0(49) Keres – Bondarevsky, Parnu1951.10.e3 h6 11.Bxf6Bxf6 12.Qd2 cxd4 13.Nxd4Nxd4 14.exd4Rc8 15.b3Qa5 16.Rac1Rc6

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17.Rc2Rfc8 18.Nxd5Qxd5 19.Rxc6Rxc620.Bxd5Bxd5 21.Qa5Rd6 1:0(36) Burn –Marshall, 1911; 1:0(37) Burn – Marshall,England 1911.

112 11.Ne1 d4 12.Bxf6Qxf6 13.Ne4Qe714.Nxc5Qxc5 15.Nd3Qb6 16.Nf4Rfe817.Qd2Rad8 18.b3Nb4 19.Rac1Bd520.Nxd5Nxd5 21.Bxd5Rxd5 1

2: 12(36) Flohr –

Euwe, Amsterdam 1932; 19...Nd5 20.Nxd5Bxd5 21.Bxd5Rxd5 1

2: 12(41) Flohr – Stoltz,

Prague 1931; 16...Qxb2 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Rb1Qxa2 19.Rxb7Qa6 20.Qb3Nd8 21.Rd7Rc8 1:0(45) Rubinstein – Tarrasch, Karlsbad1923; 1:0(45) Rubinstein – Tarrasch, 1923;16.Qd2Rac8 17.Rfc1Ne7 18.b3Nd519.Bxd5Bxd5 20.Rxc8Rxc8 21.Rc1Re81:0(62) Dus Chotimirsky – Leonhardt, Karlsbad1911.11.Bxf6Qxf6 12.Nxd5Qxb2 13.Nc7Rad814.Qc1Qxc1 15.Raxc1 b6 16.Nxe6 fxe617.e3 h6 18.Rc4Rd6 19.Re4Rf5 20.h4Kf721.Kh2Ke7 1:0(41) Huzman – Stripunsky,1990; 20...Rfd5 21.Bh3Kf7 1

2: 12(28) Patrici –

Holmberg, 1998; 15...Be7 16.Nxe6 fxe617.Rc4Bf6 18.Rb1Rd6 19.h4 h6 20.Re4 b621.Bh3Kf7 1

2: 12(50) Beliavsky – Illescas

Cordoba, 1988; 18.e3Rd6 19.h4 h6 20.Re4Re8 21.Rc1Kf7 1

2: 12(64) Ugge 2541 –

Holmberg 2568, ICCF Email 2003; 15...Bb616.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rc4 h6 18.Re4Kf7 19.h4Rfe8 20.Rb1Re7 21.Bh3Rd5 1:0(38)Furman – Dementiev, Leningrad 1969.11.Na4Be7 12.Nd4Nxd4 13.Qxd4 h614.Be3Ng4 15.Nc5Bf6 16.Qd3Nxe317.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qxe3Qb6 19.Qd2Rac820.Rab1Rc7 21.e4Bd4 1

2: 12(25) Landau –

Euwe, Amsterdam 1931; 15.Bd2Bf6 16.Qb4b6 17.Nc3Rc8 18.Rfd1 d4 19.Ne4Be720.Qa4 f5 21.h3Ne5 0:1(37) Landau – Van denBosch, Amsterdam 1934; 13...Qa5 14.Rfc1Rfc8 15.b3Rxc1+ 16.Rxc1Ba3 17.Rd1Ne418.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Bd2Qa6 20.Bc3 f621.Qxe4Re8 1

2: 12(41) Furman – Grigorian,

Rostov on Don 1969; 12.Be3Bg4 13.Rc1Re8 14.Nc5Bxc5 15.Bxc5Ne4 16.Be3Qd7 17.Qa4 h5 18.Rfd1Rad8 19.Rd3 h420.Rcd1 hxg3 21.hxg3Qc8 1

2: 12(41) Geller –

Spassky, Riga 1965.113 12.Nd4 h6 13.Be3Qd7 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Na4Bh3 16.Bc5Bxg2 17.Kxg2Rfe8 18.Bxe7Rxe7 19.e3Ne4 20.Nc5Nxc5 21.Rxc5Rb812

: 12(40) Kurth 2538 – Holmberg 2513, ICCF

2007; 12

: 12(40) Kurth 2538 – Holmberg 2513,

ICCF 2007; 16.Bd4Bxg2 17.Kxg2Rfc818.Bc5Rab8 19.Qd3Ne4 20.Bxe7Qxe721.b3Rc7 1

2: 12(35) Kahn 2504 – Holmberg

2567, ICCF 1999; 14.Qa4Bh3 15.Rfd1Bxg216.Kxg2 a6 17.h3 b5 18.Qc2Rac8 19.Qf5Qb7 20.Nxc6Rxc6 21.Qf3Rd6 1

2: 12(38)

Mercadal Benejam 2550 – Holmberg 2568, ICCFEmail 2003; 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Qb3Na516.Qb5Nc6 17.Rfd1 a6 18.Qb3Na5 19.Qc2Rac8 20.Bd4Nc6 21.e3Nxd4 1

2: 12(50)

Bennborn 2488 – Holmberg 2577, ICCF 2006;12...Nxd4 13.Qxd4Qa5 14.Qd3Rac815.Bxf6Bxf6 16.Nxd5Bxd5 17.Rxc8Rxc818.Bxd5Rc7 19.Qf5Qd2 20.Be4 h621.Qh7+Kf8 1:0(31) Xu – Giorgadze, 1992;14.a3Rfd8 15.Qd3 d4 16.Ne4Bf5 17.Bxf6Bxe4 18.Bxe4Bxf6 19.Bxh7+Kf8 20.Be4Rd7 21.b4Qb6 1:0(46) Flohr – Euwe,Amsterdam 1932; 14.Qd2Rfd8 15.Rfd1Rac816.Be3Bc5 1

2: 12

Kots – Polugaevsky,Sverdlovsk 1957; 13...h6 14.Be3Qa5 15.Rfd1Rfd8 16.Qa4Qxa4 17.Nxa4 b6 18.Nc3Bc519.Bd4Rac8 20.e3Bxd4 21.Rxd4Rc41:0(27) Spassky – Lehmann, Vienna 1957;14.Bf4Qa5 15.a3Rac8 16.Qd3Kh8 17.Qb5Qxb5 18.Nxb5Bc5 19.Nd6Bxd6 20.Bxd6Rfe8 21.Bc5 b6 1

2: 12(22) Preinfalk – Vidmar,

Ljubljana 1938.11...Bb6 12.Rc2 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Nxg5 hxg515.Bxg5Ne5 16.Rd2Neg4 17.e3Qc8 18.h3Nh7 19.Nxd5Bxd5 20.Rxd5Ngf6 21.Bxf6Nxf6 1:0(33) Ikonnikov – Stripunsky, 1992;12.Na4 h6 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.Bxf6Qxf615.Qb3Ra6 16.a3Na5 17.Qc3Qxc318.Rxc3Nc4 19.Rb3Na5 20.Rb5Rc821.Nd4Nc6 1:0(51) Gurevich – Espig, 1987.

114 10.e3Be6 11.Nd2Qa5 12.a3 h6 13.Bxf6Bxf6 14.Qh5Rad8 15.Rfc1Rd6 16.b3 b517.a4 g6 18.Qf3Bxd4 19.exd4Nxd4 20.Qf6cxb3 21.Qxd4 b2 1:0(38) Graf 2604 – Meins2446, 2006.10.b3Ne4 11.Bxe7Nxe7 12.Nxe4 dxe413.Ng5 cxb3 14.Qxb3Nf5 15.Nxe4Nxd416.Qb2Qb6 17.Rfb1Bg4 18.Qxb6 axb619.Rxb6Nxe2+ 20.Kh1 f5 21.Nc5 f4 1

2: 12(41)

Dao – Mallahi, 1998.115 10...h6 11.Bxf6Bxf6 12.f4Ne7 13.b3Bxe5

14.fxe5 cxb3 15.Qxb3Nf5 16.Rf4Ne317.Bxd5Nxd5 18.Qxd5Qc7 19.Qf3Rb820.Rh4Be6 21.Ne4Qc2 0:1(35) Khenkin –Magomedov, 1990.10...Ng4 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bxe7Qxe7

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13.Qa4Bd7 14.e4Rfd8 15.exd5 cxd516.Nxd5Qd6 17.Qxc4Be6 18.Qe2Bxd519.Qxg4Bxg2 20.Kxg2Qb4 21.b3Rxd41:0(57) Babula – Mallahi, 1998.

116 11.b3Qa5 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qc2Rfd814.Rfd1Rac8 15.Na4 c5 16.Bd2Qb517.bxc4 cxd4 18.Qxh7+Kxh7 19.cxb5Ne420.Ba5Rd7 21.Rac1Rxc1 0:1(35) Bacrot2649 – Grischuk 2671, 2002; 16.Nxc5Bxc517.dxc5Qxc5 18.bxc4 dxc4 19.Be3Qe720.Bd4Bg4 21.Rd2Qe6 1

2: 12(39)

Bouwmeester 2419 – Soltau 2624, ICCF 2006;14.e3Rac8 15.bxc4 dxc4 16.Ne4 c5 17.dxc5Rd3 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Rfd1Qa3 20.Bf1Rxd1 21.Rxd1 f5 1

2: 12(48) Xu 2626 – Short

2701, 2003; 13.Na4Rab8 14.Bd2Qa615.Nc5Bxc5 16.dxc5Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe418.Bc3Rbd8 19.Qc2Bd5 20.b4Qc8 21.Qd2Qh3 1:0(85) Beikert 2444 – Kazhgaleyev 2600,2003; 13...Rfd8 14.Qc2Rac8 15.Bd2 1

2: 12

Dlugy – Marjanovic, 1986; 12.Qd2Rad813.bxc4Bb4 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Rfc1 dxc416.Bxf6 gxf6 17.e3 c5 18.d5Bxc3 19.Rxc3Bxd5 20.Bxd5Rxd5 21.Qc2Rc8 1:0(48)Gelfand 2714 – Grischuk 2719, 2004; 13...Nxd414.Qxd4 dxc4 15.Qe3Bc5 16.Qf4Qxc317.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qxf6Be7 19.Qxe7Qxe520.Rad1Rxd1 21.Rxd1 h6 1

2: 12(60) Karkuth

2573 – Soltau 2624, ICCF 2007; 13.Nxc6 bxc614.bxc4 dxc4 15.Bxc6Bb4 16.Rac1Rd617.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Be4Rfd8 19.e3 f5 20.Bg2 f412

: 12

Gurevich M 2633 – Galdunts 2485, 2006;12.Bd2Bb4 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qc2Rab815.Rfd1 c5 16.bxc4 cxd4 17.Nxd5Nxd518.cxd5Bxd5 19.a3Bxd2 20.Qxd2Qxd221.Rxd2Bc4 1

2: 12(46) Yakovich – Graf, 1994;

11...h6 12.Bf4Qa5 13.Bd2Bb4 14.Nxc6bxc6 15.Qc2Qa6 16.Nxd5Nxd5 17.bxc4Rfc8 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Qd1Ba3 20.e4Rd821.Qh5Qc4 1:0(47) Gareev 2599 – Akobian2599, Las Vegas USA 2010; 13.Nxc6 bxc614.Qc2Qb4 15.Rfd1Rac8 16.Na4 cxb317.axb3Ne4 18.Rac1Rfd8 19.f3Nd620.Nc5Bf5 21.Qd2Qxd2 1

2: 12(29) Korotylev

2613 – Fish 2529, 2006; 11...Rc8 12.bxc4 dxc413.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qd2Bb4 15.Rac1 h616.Bxf6Qxf6 17.Rfd1Rfd8 1

2: 12

Pelletier2623 – Halkias 2542, 2003.11.f4Ng4 12.Nxg4Bxg4 13.Bxd5Bxg514.fxg5Qxg5 15.Rf4Be6 16.Bg2Rad817.Kh1 h6 18.Qg1Ne7 19.e4Ng6 20.Raf1Bg4 21.h4Qh5 1

2: 12(29) Salov – Lputian, 1986;

17...Ne7 18.Qg1Ng6 19.Rff1 b6 20.Rad1 h5

21.e4 h4 1:0(50) Onischuk 2655 – Stamenkov2417, 2002; 17...b6 18.Qg1Ne7 19.Rd1 b520.a3 a5 21.e4 b4 1

2: 12(22) Vera

Gonzalez-Quevedo – Cranbourne, 1987; 17.d5Nb4 18.Rd4Bf5 19.Rxc4Nc2 20.Rc1Ne321.Qd2 h6 1

2: 12(50) Ivanchuk 2711 – Grischuk

2702, 2002; 15...Rad8 16.Qd2 h6 17.Rd1Be618.Bg2Bc8 19.Qe3Ne7 20.d5Nf5 21.Qxa7Rfe8 1:0(48) Ivanchuk 2699 – Grischuk 2712,2002; 18...Qa5 19.d5Qc5+ 20.Kh1Bc821.Ne4Qe7 1

2: 12(46) Brodsky 2528 – Vysochin

2584, 2004; 12.Bxe7Nxe7 13.Qd2Nh6 14.h3f6 15.Nf3Nhf5 16.g4Nd6 17.f5Bf7 18.Qf4b5 19.Rad1Qd7 20.Ne5Qb7 21.Nxf7Nxf70:1(70) Onischuk – Graf, 1994; 14.e4 dxe415.Bxe4 f6 16.Nf3Qd7 17.d5Bf7 18.Rad1Rad8 19.Qd4Nhf5 20.Qxa7Nd6 21.Bc2Nb5 1

2: 12(24) Farago – Motwani, 1991; 13...f6

14.Nxg4Bxg4 15.Rfe1Qd7 16.e4 dxe417.Nxe4Rac8 18.Nf2Bh5 19.d5Rcd820.Ne4Nxd5 21.Nc5Qd6 1

2: 12(41) Pinter –

Lputian, 1988; 11...Qb6 12.f5Nxe5 13.Na4Qc7 14.dxe5Qxe5 15.Bxf6Bxf6 16.fxe6 fxe617.Kh1Rad8 18.Nc3 a6 19.e3 b5 20.a3Qxe321.Re1Qb6 1:0(59) Shcherbakov – Zelcic,1992; 11...Ne8 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bxe7Qxe714.f5Bc8 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4Nf6 17.Qc2Nxe4 18.Rae1Qf6 19.Rxe4Ba6 20.Qc3Rab8 21.Re5Rfd8 1

2: 12(35) Blanco Gramajo –

Cranbourne, 2000.11.e3Nd7 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bxe7Qxe7 14.b3Nb6 15.bxc4Nxc4 16.Qa4Nb6 17.Qa6Bf518.a4Qd6 19.e4Bc8 20.Qd3 a5 21.Rfb1Ba61:0(59) Matamoros Franco – Rogers, 1995;16...Qd6 17.Rfb1 a5 18.Rb7Rfb8 19.Rab1Rxb7 20.Rxb7 h5 21.Qd1Rb8 1

2: 12(39)

Kovaliov Anton 2510 – Wojtaszek 2635, 2007;15.Rc1Rab8 16.Re1Rfd8 17.bxc4Nxc418.Na4Qa3 19.Nc5Rb2 20.Bf1Nd221.Nxe6 fxe6 1:0(37) Georgiev 2695 – Halkias2505, 2001; 15.Qe2Rab8 16.Rfc1Rfc817.Rab1Qa3 18.Qc2 g6 19.bxc4Nxc420.Na4Rb5 21.Nc5Rcb8 1:0(53) Flear –Ziatdinov, 1992; 14...cxb3 15.axb3Qb4 16.Qc2Rfb8 17.Rfb1 g6 18.Ra4Qb6 19.Qa2Bf520.Rb2Bd3 21.Rd2Bf5 1:0(57) Lautier 2638– Koch 2510, 1999; 12.Bxe7Nxe7 13.Nf3Rc8 14.Ng5Bf5 15.e4 dxe4 16.Ngxe4Qb617.Re1Bxe4 18.Nxe4Nf6 19.Nxf6+Qxf620.Bxb7Rb8 21.Qf3Qxf3 1:0(59) Graf 2630– Rabiega 2503, 2002; 11...Ne8 12.Nxc6 bxc613.Bxe7Qxe7 14.b3Nd6 15.Na4Bf516.Nc5Rab8 17.Re1Rb6 18.Rc1 cxb3

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19.axb3Rfb8 20.Ra1Ne4 21.Bxe4Bxe41:0(31) Dautov – Fogarasi, 1989.11.Nxc4 dxc4 12.Bxf6Bxf6 13.d5Bd714.dxc6Bxc6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qc2Rb817.Rab1Qa5 18.Ne4Qxa2 19.Nxf6+ gxf620.Ra1Qxb2 21.Qxc4Rb4 1:0(41) Flohr –Maroczy, London 1932.11.Qd2Nd7 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bxe7Qxe714.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4Rab8 16.Rfc1Bd517.Nc3Bxg2 18.Kxg2Qb4 19.Rc2Nf620.Nd1Rfd8 21.Qxb4Rxb4 1:0(66) Volkov –Kiriakov, 1999.12

: 12

Anastasian – Lputian, 1988.117 12.b3Qa5 13.Na4Rfd8 14.e3 c5 15.Nxc5Bxc5 16.dxc5Qxc5 17.Qf3Qe7 18.Rac1Rac8 19.Rc3 h6 20.Bxf6Qxf6 21.Qxf6 gxf612

: 12(28) Seirawan – Piket, 1994; 17.bxc4 dxc4

18.Bxa8Rxd1 19.Rfxd1Nd7 20.Bf4 g521.Bd6Qf5 1

2: 12(40) Jussupow – Marjanovic,

1984; 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.bxc4 cxd4 17.exd4Rab8 18.c5 f5 19.c6Rbc8 20.Rc1Ba321.Rc3Bb4 1

2: 12(24) Lautier – Piket, 1994;

16.dxc5Bxc5 17.Qh5Rac8 18.Rfd1 c319.Rac1Bb4 20.Rd4 c2 21.Bh3Bxh30:1(33) Bagirov – Lputian, 1980; 14...Rd6 15.h4g6 16.bxc4Rb8 17.f4 a6 18.c5Ne4 19.cxd6Rd8 20.Rc1Nf2 21.Rc2Qd2 1

2: 12(24) Lautier

– Piket, 1994; 14.Qc2Rac8 15.Bxf6Bxf616.Nc5Bxd4 17.Nb7Qb6 18.Nxd8Rxd819.bxc4Bxa1 20.cxd5 1

2: 12

Portisch – Spassky,1977; 15.Rfd1 c5 16.Nxc5Bxc5 17.dxc5Qxc5 18.e3 d4 19.Bxf6 d3 20.Qc3 gxf621.bxc4Qe5 0:1(37) Voloshin – Bezgodov,1993; 13...Rab8 14.e3Bf5 15.Bxf6Bxf616.Qe1Qb4 17.Qxb4Rxb4 18.Rfc1Be719.Nc5Bxc5 20.dxc5Rfb8 21.Bf1Be60:1(40) Onischuk 2667 – Halkias 2505, 2001;15.bxc4 dxc4 16.Bxf6Bxf6 17.Nc5Rb518.Rc1Rxc5 19.dxc5Qxc5 20.Qe2 c321.Qh5 g6 1

2: 12(48) Berdichesky – Cranbourne,

1994; 14.Bf4Rb7 15.Qc2Rc8 16.bxc4Rb417.Nb2Qb6 18.Rab1 dxc4 19.Na4Qa520.Rxb4Bxb4 21.Bc1Nd5 1

2: 12(28) Bareev

2707 – Grischuk 2671, 2002; 13...Rad8 14.e3c5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Nxc5Bxc5 17.dxc5Qxc518.Qh5Qd6 19.Rfd1Qe5 20.Qh4 a5 21.Bf1Rb8 1

2: 12(31) Dokhoian – Graf, 1991; 19.f4 cxb3

20.axb3 d4 21.f5Bc8 1:0(26) Rogozenco –Lauber, 1996; 13.Qc2Rfd8 14.e3Rac815.bxc4 dxc4 16.Ne4Qf5 17.Rac1 c5 18.dxc5Rd3 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qb2Qe5 21.Qb7Qc712

: 12(41) Lautier 2687 – Grischuk 2671, 2002;

20.Nc3Bxc5 21.Be4Rxc3 12

: 12(27) Stern –

Rabiega, 2002; 14.Rfd1Rac8 15.bxc4 dxc416.Bxf6Bxf6 17.e3 c5 18.Ne4 cxd4 19.Nxf6+gxf6 20.exd4 c3 21.Be4 f5 1

2: 12(44) Arencibia

Rodriguez 2530 – Bruzon Batista 2669, 2005;14.Na4Rac8 15.Rfd1 c5 16.Bd2Qc717.Bf4Qa5 18.Nxc5Bxc5 19.dxc5Qxc520.e3Nd7 21.bxc4 f6 1:0(43) Bareev 2719 –Gluzman 2400, 2001; 13...Bb4 14.Bd2 c5 15.a3cxb3 16.Qb2Bxc3 17.Bxc3Qa4 18.dxc5Rfc8 19.Bd4Nd7 20.Rac1 f6 21.Rfd1Rab81:0(41) Bareev – Lputian, 1985; 14...cxb315.axb3Qb6 16.e3Bxc3 17.Bxc3Rfc818.Ra4Ne4 19.Ba5Qb7 20.f3Nd6 21.g4Re8 1

2: 12(45) Dorfman – Lputian, 1986; 13.Qd2

Bb4 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Rfc1Rac8 16.bxc4dxc4 17.a3Bxc3 18.Qxc3Qxc3 19.Rxc3Rfd8 20.e3 c5 21.d5Bxd5 1

2: 12(66) Zhou 2612

– Akobian 2606, Beijing (China) 2008; 12...cxb313.axb3Bb4 14.Na4Re8 15.Qc2 h6 16.Bd2Bf5 17.Qxf5Bxd2 18.Qc2Ba5 19.e3Rb820.Qxc6Rxb3 21.Nc5Rc3 1:0(41) Dorfman– Neidhardt, 1991.12.e3Nd7 13.Bxe7Qxe7 14.Na4Rab815.Qc2Rb4 16.b3Rfb8 17.Rfd1 g6 18.Qc1Qd6 19.Rd2Bf5 20.Nc3 cxb3 21.axb3Rxb30:1(37) Stefansson 2566 – Akobian 2610,Lubbock (USA) 2008.

118 10...Re8 11.Rc1 h6 12.Be3Bg4 13.h3Be614.Nxe6 fxe6 15.f4Qd7 16.Bf2Red8 17.Qa4a6 18.Rfd1 b5 19.Qc2Rac8 20.Qb1Bb421.Ne4Nxe4 1:0(41) Spassky – Xu, 1986;14.Kh2Rc8 15.Ncb5Qd7 16.Nxe6 fxe617.Nxa7Nxa7 18.Bxa7Ra8 19.Bd4Rxa220.Qd3Ra6 21.e3Rc6 1

2: 12(32) Hansen –

Olafsson, 1985; 14.Qa4Qd7 15.Nxe6 fxe616.Rfd1 a6 17.Bb6Bd8 18.Qb3Qf7 19.e4Bxb6 20.Qxb6Rad8 21.exd5 exd5 1:0(34)Ionov – Magomedov, 1991; 14.Qc2Qd715.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Rfd1Rac8 17.f4Bd618.Bf2Qe7 19.e4Nb4 20.Qe2 e5 21.exd5exf4 1:0(44) Marin – Petursson, 1987; 11...Bd712.Bf4Bc5 13.Ndb5Rc8 14.Nxd5Nxd515.Bxd5Nb4 16.Bxf7+Kxf7 17.Rxc5Rxc518.Nd6+Kg8 19.Nxb7Qa8 20.Qxd7Rd521.Nd6Rxe2 1:0(44) Shcherbakov –Magomedov, 1990; 11...Bg4 12.h3Be613.Qa4Nxd4 14.Qxd4Qd7 15.h4 b6 16.Rfd1h6 17.Be3Rac8 18.Qa4Red8 19.Qb5Qb720.Bd4Ne4 21.a3Nc5 1:0(40) Magerramov –Dumitrache, 1988; 11.e3Bg4 12.Qa4Qd713.Bxf6Bxf6 14.Nxd5Bxd4 15.exd4Bh316.Nc3Bxg2 17.Kxg2Qxd4 18.Qxd4Nxd419.Rad1Rad8 20.Rd2Nc6 21.Rfd1Rxd2

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12

: 12(27) Mihalcisin – Petursson, 1985; 1

2: 12(27)

Mihalcisin – Petursson, 1986; 16.Bxh3Qxh317.Rfe1Qd7 18.Nc3Qxd4 19.Qxd4Nxd420.Rxe8+Rxe8 21.Rd1Nc6 1

2: 12(52)

Ostenstad – Petursson, 1985; 11...h6 12.Bxf6Bxf6 13.Nxd5Bxd4 14.exd4Be6 15.Re1Bxd5 16.Rxe8+Qxe8 17.Bxd5Rd8 18.Qh5Nxd4 19.Bxb7Rb8 20.Qd5Qa4 21.Qe4Re8 1

2: 12(57) Jussupow – Petursson, 1983;

11.Qd3 h6 12.Be3Bg4 13.Rfd1Bb414.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Rac1Bh5 16.Qa6Re617.Bf3Bxf3 18.exf3Nd7 19.Qa4Qe720.Kg2Ne5 21.b3Nxf3 1

2: 12(41) Piket – Wells,

1984.10...Bg4 11.Qa4Qd7 12.Rad1 h6 13.Nxd5Nxd5 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bxe7Rfe8 16.Rd2Rxe7 17.e4Rd8 18.exd5 cxd5 19.Qxd7Rdxd7 20.Rd4Bf5 21.g4Be4 1

2: 12(40)

Botvinnik – Balashov, Moscow 1970.10...Qb6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qc2Be6 13.e4 h614.exd5 cxd5 15.Be3Qa5 16.Qa4Qb417.Qxb4Bxb4 18.Bd4Bxc3 19.Bxc3Ne420.Bd4Rfb8 21.Rfd1 a5 1:0(51) Furman –Lein, Grozny 1969.

119 11.Bf4Bg4 12.h3Be6 13.Rc1Rc8 14.Nxe6fxe6 15.e4 d4 16.e5 dxc3 17.exf6Bxf6 18.bxc3Qxd1 19.Rfxd1Rfd8 20.Be3 b6 21.Rxd8+Nxd8 1

2: 12(45) Sokolov 2652 – Akobian 2600,

2007; 16.Ne2 e5 17.Bd2Qb6 18.Rb1Bb419.Nc1Bxd2 20.Qxd2Nd7 21.Nd3Nc512

: 12(23) Tukmakov – Giorgadze, 1988; 13...Qd7

14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.e4 d4 16.e5 dxc3 17.exf6Qxd1 18.Rfxd1Bxf6 19.bxc3Rad8 20.Re1Rfe8 21.Be4Kf7 1

2: 12(64) Christiansen – Piket,

1992; 14.Kh2Rfd8 15.Na4Rac8 16.Nc5Bxc5 17.Rxc5Qe7 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Qc1Bf5 20.Qe3Ne4 21.Bxe4Bxe4 0:1(50) Ernst– Lobron, 1997; 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.e4 d4 15.e5dxc3 16.exf6Qxd1 17.Rfxd1Bxf6 18.bxc3Rad8 19.Rac1Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1Bxc3 21.Rd6e5 1:0(41) Gurevich M 2694 – Bosch 2415,2000; 12...Bh5 13.Nf5Bg6 14.Nxe7+Qxe715.Nxd5Nxd5 16.Qxd5Rad8 17.Qc4Nd418.e4 b5 19.Qd3 f5 20.Rae1Qf7 21.exf5Bxf51:0(40) Gelfand – Illescas Cordoba, 1993;18.Kh2 b5 19.Qc3Qxe2 20.Rad1Qc421.Be5Qxc3 1

2: 12(27) Neverov 2564 – Eljanov

2522, 2001; 14...Nxe7 15.Qb3 b6 16.Rfd1Rc8 17.Rd2Qd7 18.Be5Qe6 19.Bxf6Qxf620.Nxd5Nxd5 21.Bxd5Rc5 1

2: 12(28) Arlandi

– Illescas Cordoba, 1990; 13.Rc1Qd7 14.Qa4Rfd8 15.Rfd1 a6 16.Nxc6 1

2: 12

Gutman 2496 –Petrosian 2606, Cappelle la Grande (France)

2008; 12...Bd7 13.Kh2Qb6 14.Be3Qxb215.Nxd5Nxd5 16.Bxd5Rad8 17.Rb1Qa318.Qc1Qxc1 19.Rfxc1Nxd4 20.Bxd4Bf521.e4Bxe4 1

2: 12(29) Lautier 2658 – Grischuk

2663, 2001; 11...Re8 12.Ncb5Nh5 13.Be3Bg4 14.Qa4Qd7 15.Nc3Nf6 16.Rfd1Bh317.Bf3Rad8 18.Nb3Qe6 19.Nb5Rc820.N5d4Qd7 21.Nxc6 bxc6 1:0(39) Sokolov –Todorovic, 1991; 14.h3Bd7 15.Nc3Nf616.Nxd5Nxd5 17.Bxd5Bxh3 18.Nxc6 bxc619.Bxc6Bxf1 20.Qxf1Bf6 21.Bxa8Qxa81:0(73) Popov 2580 – Yemelin 2578, 2004;12.Rc1Bg4 13.h3Bh5 14.Qa4Rc8 15.Nxc6bxc6 16.g4Bg6 17.Qxa7Bb4 18.e3 h519.Qa4Bf8 20.gxh5Nxh5 21.Bh2Bf512

: 12(52) Popov 2588 – Yemelin 2555, 2005;

11...a6 12.Rc1Re8 13.Na4Bd7 14.Nxc6Bxc6 15.Qb3 a5 16.Rfd1Bf8 17.Be3Ra618.Bd4Ne4 19.a3Qg5 20.Nc3Qf5 21.Qc2Qe6 1:0(57) Aleksandrov A 2610 – Magerramov2556, 2001.11.Bxf6Bxf6 12.Nb3 d4 13.Ne4Be714.Rc1Qb6 15.Nec5Rd8 16.Rc4Bxc517.Nxc5Qxb2 18.Qc2Qxc2 19.Rxc2Rb820.Rb2Rd6 21.Rd1 b6 0:1(54) Seirawan –Kasparov, 1983; 0:1(54) Seirawan – Kasparov,1983; 12...Be6 13.Rc1Rc8 14.Nc5Qe715.Nd3Rfd8 16.Nf4Bxc3 17.Nxe6Qxe618.Rxc3 d4 19.Ra3 a6 20.Ra4Rc7 21.Qd2Re7 1

2: 12(68) Seirawan – Chandler, 1983; 12.e3

Nxd4 13.exd4Be6 12

: 12

Zueger – Hodgson,1983.11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Be3Bg4 13.Rc1Qd714.Na4Bh3 15.Bc5Bxg2 16.Kxg2Rfe817.Bxe7Rxe7 18.Qc2Rae8 19.e3Re520.Nc5Qc8 21.Nd3R5e6 0:1(36) Lilienthal –Honfi, Balatonfured 1960; 0:1(36) Lilienthal –Honfi, 1960; 14...Rfe8 15.f3Bf5 16.Nc5Bxc5 17.Bxc5Bh3 18.Re1Bxg2 19.Kxg2Re6 20.Qa4Qe8 21.Bf2Nd7 1

2: 12(37)

Gunawan – Xu, 1989.12

: 12

Gormally – Vescovi, 1998.120 12.Qa4Qd7 13.Rfd1Bh3 14.Bh1Rfd8

15.Rac1 a6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bd4Qe618.Qc2Bf5 19.Qd2Rab8 20.e3 1

2: 12

Tukmakov – Marjanovic, 1983; 16.Qc2Na517.Qa4Nc4 18.Qxd7Rxd7 19.Nxd5Nxd520.Rxc4Nxe3 21.fxe3Be6 1

2: 12(61)

Dragomarezkij – Ginsburg, 1994; 15.Nb3Qf516.Na5Nxa5 17.Qxa5 b6 18.Qb5Rd719.Nxd5Nxd5 20.Rxd5Rxd5 21.Qxd5Qxd5 1

2: 12(36) Ljubojevic – Marjanovic, 1978;

13.Nxd5Nxd5 14.Bxd5Nxd4 15.Qxd4Bf6

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16.Qc4Rac8 17.Qb3Bxe2 18.Rfe1Ba619.Bxa7Bxb2 20.Rad1Bc3 21.Re3Qg41:0(96) Shcherbakov – Magomedov, 1992;13.Rfe1Bh3 14.Bh1Rfe8 15.Rad1 a6 16.a3Bf8 17.Nc2Re5 18.Bd4Nxd4 19.Qxd4Qe8 20.Ne3Ne4 21.b4Nxc3 1

2: 12(37) Tatai –

Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, 1985; 13.Bxd5Nxd514.Nxd5Bd8 15.Rfd1Qxd5 16.Nxc6Qe617.Nxd8 1

2: 12

Farago – Marjanovic, 1982;12...Na5 13.Rad1Nc4 14.Bc1Qc8 15.Qb5Nb6 16.Bf4Bh3 17.Rc1Bxg2 18.Kxg2Qc4 19.Rfd1Rfc8 20.b3Qc5 21.Nf5Bf81:0(26) Stull – Poulsen, 1988; 13...Bd7 14.Qc2Rc8 15.Nf5Nc4 16.Nxe7+Qxe7 17.Bd4Be6 18.b3Nb6 19.Qb2Rfd8 20.Rd2Nbd721.Rfd1 b6 1:0(40) Landa 2632 – Berelowitsch2541, 2002; 13...Rc8 14.h3Bd7 15.Qc2Nc416.Bc1Nb6 17.Qd3Bb4 18.Ncb5 a6 19.Na3Re8 20.Nac2Bf8 21.b3Ne4 1:0(49) Bagirov2510 – Ubilava, Tbilisi 1971.12.h3Be6 13.Rc1Qd7 14.Kh2Ne5 15.Qa4Qxa4 16.Nxa4Nc4 17.Bf4 g5 18.b3Bd719.bxc4 gxf4 20.Nc3 dxc4 21.Bxb7Rab812

: 12(30) Spassky – Korchnoi, Moscow 1957;

14...Rfd8 15.Na4Rac8 16.Nc5Bxc517.Rxc5Nxd4 18.Rxc8Nf3+ 19.exf3Rxc820.Qd4Rc4 21.Qxa7Ra4 1:0(33) Stohl –Zelcic, 1995; 13...Rc8 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Na4Qd7 16.Kh2Rfd8 17.Nc5Qc7 18.Qa4Nd719.Nxd7Rxd7 20.b4Qb7 21.a3 a6 1:0(45)Shariyazdanov 2582 – Kupreichik 2472, 2000;13.Qa4Qd7 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Rad1Bb416.Bd2Qe7 17.e3 a6 18.Ne2Bd6 19.e4Nxe4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Qxe4Rf7 1

2: 12(64)

Korchnoi – Marjanovic, 1984; 15...a6 16.f4 b517.Qc2Rac8 18.Bf2Na5 19.Qb1 b4 20.Ne412

: 12

Stohl – Kupreichik, 1990; 14.Kh2 a615.Rad1 b5 16.Qc2Ne5 17.Bf4Nc4 18.e4dxe4 19.Nf5Qa7 20.Nxe7+Qxe7 21.b3Na31:0(44) Gurevich 2597 – Larino Nieto 2471,Leon (Spain) 2010.12.Nb3Be6 13.Rc1Re8 14.Nb5Qd715.N5d4Bh3 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qd3Bxg218.Kxg2 a5 19.Rc2 a4 20.Nd2Qb7 21.Kg1Rac8 1

2: 12(61) Petrosian – Spassky, Moscow

1969; 12

: 12(61) Petrosian – Spassky, 1969;

14.Re1Qd7 15.Bc5Rac8 16.Bxe7Qxe717.e3Red8 18.Qe2Bg4 19.f3Bf5 20.Rcd1Ne5 21.Nd4Bg6 0:1(41) Petrosian – Spassky,Moscow 1969; 13...Qd7 14.Nc5Bxc515.Bxc5Rfd8 16.Qa4Bh3 17.Rfd1Bxg218.Kxg2Qe6 19.Qf4Ne4 20.Nxe4Qxe4+21.Qxe4 dxe4 1:0(40) Mecking – Garcia, Sao

Paulo 1969.12.Rc1Qd7 13.Qc2Ne5 14.Rfd1Rac815.f3Be6 16.Bf2Bc5 17.e3 1

2: 12

Timoscenko –Giorgadze, 1988; 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4Bh315.f3Bxg2 16.Kxg2Qe6 17.Qd2Rfe818.Bd4Nd7 19.Rc2Rac8 20.b4Rc7 21.a3h5 1:0(54) Dautov – Alekseev Vadim, 1988.12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1Qd7 14.Na4Rfe815.f3Bf5 16.Bd4Nh7 17.Qd2Ng5 18.Qc3Ne6 19.e3Rac8 20.b4Nxd4 21.exd4Bf612

: 12(38) Inarkiev – Potkin, 1998.

121 12.Rc1Bf8 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4Bd715.Bc5Bxc5 16.Nxc5Bg4 17.Re1Qa518.h3Bf5 19.Qd4Rab8 20.a3Qb6 21.Qf4Bg6 1

2: 12(22) Palciauskas – Anton, 1995; 21.b4

a5 12

: 12(26) Borovikov – Bezgodov, 1999;

18...Bh5 19.Nd3Bg6 20.Nf4Be4 21.Rxc6Bxg2 1:0(57) Sokolov 2666 – Petrosian 2613,2007; 17...Qb6 18.Qc2Rad8 19.h3Bc8 20.b3Qb8 21.e3Re7 1:0(55) Ljubojevic – Gligoric,1978; 16...Bf5 17.e3Rb8 18.Qd2Qd6 19.b3Nd7 20.Nxd7Qxd7 21.Rc5Rb6 1:0(46)Anton – Pedersen, 1990; 15...Bg4 16.Re1Qa517.b3Rac8 18.Qc2Bxc5 19.Nxc5Qa3 20.e3Re7 21.h3Bh5 0:1(53) Estremera Panos –Illescas Cordoba, 1989; 15.Nc5Bg4 16.Qd2Rb8 17.Rfe1Rb5 18.a4Rb8 19.Bd4 a5 20.f3Be6 21.e3Nd7 0:1(41) Grachev 2489 – Lastin2625, 2002; 14...Re6 15.Nc5Bxc5 16.Rxc5Qe8 17.Qd3 a5 18.Rfc1Ba6 19.Qc3Bb520.Bd4 a4 21.Bxf6Rxf6 1

2: 12(41) Novikov –

Ivanchuk, 1988; 14...Qa5 15.b3Qb5 16.Qc2Bd7 17.Nc3Qb4 18.Rcd1Qg4 19.Bd4Bf520.Qc1Qg6 21.Rfe1Ne4 1

2: 12(24) Timman –

Gligoric, 1978; 14...Ng4 15.Bc5Bxc516.Nxc5Qf6 17.h3Ne5 18.e4Rb8 19.b3Rb5 20.exd5 cxd5 21.Re1 g5 1

2: 12(37) Timman

– Gligoric, 1978; 14.Bd4Bg4 15.Re1Re616.Qa4 h5 17.e3Nd7 18.Ne2 c5 19.Bc3Nb620.Qc2 h4 21.Nf4 hxg3 1

2: 12(41) Kroll –

Poulsen, 1989; 15.Qa4Bd7 16.Bxf6Qxf617.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Qxd7Rad8 19.Qb7Rxe220.Bxd5Rd2 21.Bb3Bd6 1:0(30) Dorfman –Rantanen, 1986; 14...Ng4 15.h3Ne5 16.Qc2Qa5 17.Rfd1Ba6 18.a3Bc8 19.e4 dxe420.Nxe4Be6 21.Nc5Bd5 1

2: 12(34) Ufimtsev –

Volchok, 1984; 14...Nh7 15.Na4Bg4 16.Re1Qd7 17.Bc5Ng5 18.Bxf8Kxf8 19.Qc2Kg820.Nc5Qe7 21.Nd3Bf5 1

2: 12(82) Adorjan –

Lobron, 1983; 13.Qa4Bd7 14.Rfd1Nb415.Qb3 a5 16.Nxd5Nbxd5 17.Bxd5Nxd518.Qxd5Ba4 19.Nb3Qf6 20.Qxb7Qxb221.Rd2Qf6 1:0(67) Mamedyarov 2754 –

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Petrosian 2592, 2007; 14.Rcd1Nb4 15.Qb3 a516.a4Bg4 17.h3Bd7 18.Kh2Bd6 19.Ncb5Bb8 20.Nc2Nxc2 21.Qxc2Bxb5 0:1(28)Flear – Arkell, 1992; 13...Ne5 14.Rcd1Bd715.Qb3Bc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bd4Rb818.Qc2Qa5 19.Qf5Rxb2 20.Nxd5Rxe221.Nxf6+ gxf6 1:0(36) Gurevich – Tal, 1990;13...Na5 14.Rcd1Bd7 15.Qc2Rc8 16.Qd3Nc4 17.Bc1Ne5 18.Qb1Bg4 19.h3Bd720.Kh2Qa5 21.Nf5Be6 0:1(37) Marin –Skembris, 1990; 13.Na4Bd7 14.Nc5Nxd415.Bxd4Bc6 16.Nd3Bd6 17.e3Ne4 18.a3Qe7 19.Re1 a6 20.h4Rad8 21.Qg4 g612

: 12(51) Kasimdzhanov 2687 – Iuldachev 2520,

Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 2009; 15.Qxd4Bc616.Nd3Bd6 17.Rc2Bc7 18.Qh4Rxe319.fxe3Qe7 20.Kh1Qxe3 21.Rxf6 gxf612

: 12(40) Galstian 2474 – Petrosian 2564, 2005;

14...Bxc5 15.Rxc5Qe7 16.Qc1Qe5 17.Rd1Qh5 18.Nf3Bh3 19.Bd4Ne4 20.Rc2Bxg221.Kxg2Ng5 1

2: 12(44) Ivanov 2574 – Lugovoi

2552, 2005; 13.a3Bg4 14.h3Be6 15.Nxc6bxc6 16.Bd4Nh7 17.Na4Qd7 18.h4Bf519.Re1Be4 20.Bc5Bxg2 21.Kxg2Re412

: 12(29) Gelfand 2704 – Grischuk 2669, 2001;

17.e4 dxe4 18.Nxe4Bd5 19.Qd3Rxe420.Bxe4Ng5 21.Bxd5Qxd5 0:1(44) Zhao2470 – Petrosian 2581, 2005; 13.Nb3Be614.Nb5Bg4 15.h3Bf5 16.N5d4Nxd417.Nxd4Bd7 18.Qb3Qa5 19.a3Bd620.Qd3Qd8 21.Rfd1Qe7 1

2: 12(59) Petrosian –

Spassky, Moscow 1969; 14.Bc5Bxc5 15.Nxc5Qe7 16.Nxe6Qxe6 17.e3Rad8 18.Qb3 d419.Qxe6Rxe6 20.exd4Rxd4 21.Rfd1Kf812

: 12(42) Mecking – Spassky, Palma de Mallorca

1969; 13.Rc2Be6 14.a3Qd7 15.Nxe6 fxe616.Bc1Rad8 17.Rd2Na5 18.b3Qc7 19.Rd3Nc6 20.Bb2 a6 21.Qb1Bd6 1:0(48)Aleksandrov A 2635 – Yemelin 2540, 2005;13.Re1Ng4 14.Nxd5Nxe3 15.fxe3Bd716.Rf1Rc8 17.Rc3Ne5 18.Qb3Rxc319.Nxc3Bc6 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Ne4Qb612

: 12(51) Garcia Gonzales – Gligoric, 1978;

12...Bg4 13.h3Be6 14.Qa4Qd7 15.Kh2 a616.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Rfd1Reb8 18.Rd2Bd619.Qd1 h5 20.Bg5Nh7 21.Bf4 h4 1:0(81)Kovaliov Anton (ARG) 2571 – Vovk 2549,Internet 2008; 18.Qc2Bf5 19.Qd2Bd6 20.b3Re8 21.Bd4Ne4 1:0(40) Kovaliov Anton(ARG) 2571 – Vovk 2549, Internet 2008;17...Rab8 18.b3Bf5 19.Bf4Rb6 20.e4Rb421.Qxa6Nxe4 1

2: 12(28) Greenfeld – Shmuter,

1996; 14...Ne5 15.Rcd1 a6 16.Bf4Nc417.Qb3Qb6 18.Na4Qa7 19.e4Bd7 20.Nc3

Na5 21.Qc2 dxe4 0:1(54) Avrukh – Shmuter,1997; 14...Bd7 15.Rfd1Nb4 16.Qb3 a517.Nxd5Nfxd5 18.Bxd5Nxd5 19.Qxd5Bxh3 20.Qxb7Qb8 21.Qf3Ra6 1:0(35)Spassky – Martin Gonzalez, 1991; 14.Kh2Qd715.Qa4 a6 16.Rfd1 b5 17.Qc2Rac8 18.Nxe6fxe6 19.Qb1Bd6 20.f4Qf7 21.Bf2Bb812

: 12(34) Timman 2616 – Bosch 2465, 2006;

16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Rfd1Bf5 18.Bd4Qb719.e3Rac8 20.a3Nh7 21.b4Ng5 1

2: 12(33)

Maes 2470 – Poulsen 2590, ICCF 1996; 15.Qc2Rac8 16.Rfd1Bf8 17.a3Kh8 18.Qa4 a619.Nxc6Qxc6 20.Qh4Qc4 21.Ne4Nxe41:0(56) Timman – Magomedov, 1994; 15.Nxc6bxc6 16.Na4Bf5 17.Bc5Bd8 18.Bd4Ne419.e3Be7 20.Nc5Bxc5 21.Bxc5Qb712

: 12(43) Gurevich M 2610 – Ponomariov 2585,

1998; 14...Qa5 15.Qa4Qxa4 16.Nxa4Bd717.Nc3Nxd4 18.Bxd4Bc6 19.e3Ne420.Rc2Red8 21.Rfc1Kf8 1:0(72) Van Wely –Piket, 1992; 14.Qb3Qd7 15.Kh2Rac816.Rfd1Ne5 17.Qb5Qxb5 18.Ncxb5Nc419.Nxa7Ra8 20.Rxc4 dxc4 21.Nxe6 fxe612

: 12(56) Van Wely – Magomedov, 1996;

14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Na4Ne4 16.Qc2Qa5 17.a3Rac8 18.b4Qb5 19.Bd4 a5 20.Nb6Rc721.Nxd5Bxd5 1

2: 12(29) Avrukh – Shmuter,

1996; 14.Qc2Qd7 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Rfd1Bf817.Ne4Qf7 18.Nxf6+Qxf6 19.f4Kh8 20.a3Rad8 21.Bf2 e5 1

2: 12(31) Campos Moreno –

Illescas Cordoba, 1988; 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.f4Bb4 16.a3Bxc3 17.Rxc3Qe7 18.Rd3Rad819.b4 e5 20.Bc5Qe6 21.b5 e4 1

2: 12(47) Graf

2642 – Bosch 2405, 2001; 13.Qa4Qd714.Rfd1Bh3 15.Bh1Ng4 16.Nxd5Nxe317.Nxc6Nxd1 18.Ncxe7+Rxe7 19.Nxe7+Qxe7 20.Qxd1Rd8 21.Qe1Qe5 1:0(60)Portisch – Tarjan, 1983; 13...Na5 14.Rcd1Nc415.Bc1Nb6 16.Qb3Bf8 17.h3Bd7 18.Rfe1Bc5 19.Qc2Rc8 20.Qd3Bb4 21.Rf1Bxc31:0(43) Georgiev – Seitaj, 1991; 12...Be613.Qa4Qd7 14.Rfd1Bh3 15.Bf4Bxg216.Kxg2Bf8 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.e4Qb719.exd5 cxd5 20.Qb5Qxb5 21.Nxb5Re212

: 12(42) Peralta – Vescovi, 1998; 14...Kh8

15.Nb3Rad8 16.Nc5Bxc5 17.Bxc5Bg418.Bxd5Bxe2 19.Bxc6Bxd1 20.Bxd7Re1+ 21.Kg2Bxa4 1:0(64) Sadler – Chandler,1997; 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Rfd1Bd6 16.Bf4Bxf4 17.gxf4Qe7 18.Qa3Qf7 19.f5Rad820.Nb5Rf8 21.Qh3 e5 1

2: 12(29) Leitao –

Vescovi, 1998; 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bd4Qd715.e4Nxe4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Bxe4Bd518.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Qd3Bd8 20.Rfd1Bb6

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21.Rc2Rad8 12

: 12(41) Garcia Palermo –

Vescovi, 1998; 14.Na4Qd7 15.Re1Bh316.Bh1Ng4 17.Bd4Bb4 18.Bc3Qf5 19.f3Ne3 20.Qd4Bxc3 21.Qxc3 h5 1

2: 12(28) Knaak

– Chandler, 1996; 13.Qb3Qd7 14.Nxe6 fxe615.Rfd1Kh8 16.h3Bf8 17.f4Qf7 18.Bf2Bb4 19.Na4Bf8 20.a3 e5 21.fxe5Rxe51:0(67) Van Wely – Chandler, 1996; 13.Ncb5Bd7 14.Bf4Nxd4 15.Nxd4Qb6 16.Nb3Qa6 17.Be5Bg4 18.f3Be6 19.Bd4Nd720.Qd3Qxd3 21.exd3 b6 1

2: 12(26) Gligoric –

Zaitsev, Buesum 1969; 12...Ne5 13.Rc2Bb414.Bf4Ng6 15.Bc1 a6 16.b3Qd6 17.Bb2 h518.Rc1 h4 19.a3Bc5 20.Na4Ba7 21.b4 hxg312

: 12(27) Gligoric – Polugaevsky, Buesum 1969.

12.Qb3Na5 13.Qc2Bg4 14.Nf5Bb415.Bd4Bxc3 16.Bxc3Rxe2 17.Qd3Re818.Ne3Be6 19.Qb5 b6 20.Rad1Rc821.Rfe1Bd7 1

2: 12(65) Ehlvest 2627 – Grischuk

2606, 2000; 20...a6 21.Qd3Ra7 12

: 12(35)

Portisch – Chandler, 1984; 20.b4Nb7 21.Bxf6Qxf6 1:0(60) Harikrishna 2612 – Petrosian2539, 2004; 17.Qd1Qb6 18.Nxg7Rxf219.Qd4Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1Qxd4+ 21.Bxd4Ne41:0(37) Kratochvil 2491 – Stettler 2579, ICCF1999; 15...Rc8 16.Ne3Be6 17.Qa4Bxc318.Bxc3Nc6 19.Rfd1Qe7 20.Rd2 d421.Bxd4Nxd4 1:0(46) Portisch – Wilder, 1984;14...Rc8 15.Nxe7+Rxe7 16.Rad1Qe8 17.h3Bh5 18.Qf5Rxc3 19.bxc3Bxe2 20.Bd4Re612

: 12

Harikrishna – Iuldachev, 2000; 15.Bd4Bc516.Bxc5Rxc5 17.Ne3Be6 18.Rfd1Nc619.Qa4Qe7 20.Ncxd5Bxd5 21.Nxd5Nxd512

: 12(41) Riazantsev 2622 – Yemelin 2516, 2006;

14.Rad1Rc8 15.Rfe1Nc4 16.Bc1Bb417.h3Bd7 18.Nf5Qa5 19.Ne3Nxe320.Bxe3Bxc3 21.bxc3Ba4 0:1(91) Van Wely– Chandler, 1996; 14.h3Bd7 15.Rad1Rc816.Nf5Bc5 17.Bxd5Nxd5 18.Rxd5Bxe319.Nxe3Qc7 20.Kh2Be6 21.Rd4Bxa212

: 12(28) De Boer – Vladimirov, 1994; 13...Nc4

14.Bc1Nb6 15.b3Bg4 16.Bb2Qd7 17.Rfd1Rac8 18.Qd3Bc5 19.a4 a5 20.Rac1Bh321.e3Bxg2 1:0(51) Bronstein – Zaitsev,Dnipropetrovsk 1970.12.Qa4Bd7 13.Rfd1Na5 14.Qc2Rc815.Nf5Bf8 16.Bxd5Nxd5 17.Rxd5Nc418.Rad1Bxf5 19.Qxf5Nxe3 20.fxe3Qb621.Rd7Qxb2 1:0(39) Bocharov 2559 –Bezgodov 2554, 2006; 18.Bxa7Qc7 19.Bd4Be6 20.e4Qc6 21.Rd1Bxd5 1

2: 12(28) Ionov

2527 – Lugovoi 2552, 2005; 14...Nc4 15.Nxd5Nxd5 16.Bxd5Nxe3 17.fxe3Bf6 18.Qb3

Qe7 19.e4Bg4 20.Rac1Red8 21.Nf3Bh51:0(69) Lautier 2658 – Grischuk 2668, 2001;17...Bg5 18.e4Qb6 19.Qb3Qxb3 20.axb3Bc8 21.Kg2Re7 1

2: 12(59) Birarov 2496 –

Soltau 2607, ICCF Email 2001; 13...Bc514.Ne6 fxe6 15.Bxc5 b6 16.Bd6Na5 17.Qd4Nc4 18.Be5Rc8 19.Rab1Qe7 20.h3Rc521.Bxf6Qxf6 1:0(49) Wang 2576 – Petrosian2581, 2005; 13.Rad1Nb4 14.Qb3 a5 15.a4Rc8 16.Nc2 b5 17.Nxb4 bxa4 18.Nxa4Bxb419.Nb6Rxe3 20.Qxe3Bc5 21.Nxd7Bxe30:1(27) Korchnoi – Kasparov, 1983; 16.Ndb5Be6 17.Bd4Bc5 18.Bxc5Rxc5 19.Nd4Bg4 20.h3Bd7 21.Rd2Qb8 1

2: 12(33)

Jussupow – Illescas Cordoba, 1988; 15...Bf816.Nc2Bc6 17.Bd4Qe7 18.Ne3Ne419.Nexd5Nxd5 20.Nxe4Nf4 21.gxf4Bxe41:0(34) Adorjan – Frey Beckman, 1982; 15.Rd2a4 16.Qd1 a3 17.Qb1Bf8 18.bxa3Rxa319.Qb2Qa8 20.Nb3Bc6 21.Bd4Ne40:1(38) Beliavsky – Kasparov, 1983; 12...Na513.Rad1Nc4 14.Bc1Bd7 15.Qb3Na516.Qc2Bb4 17.Nxd5Nxd5 18.a3Rc819.Qd3Ba4 20.b3Nc3 21.bxa4Nxd1 1

2: 12(28)

Lautier 2675 – Grischuk 2669, 2001.12.Qc2Bg4 13.h3Bd7 14.Rad1Qc8 15.Kh2Bf8 16.Rfe1Re5 17.Rh1Rh5 18.Kg1Bxh319.Bf3Re5 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Bd4Bf50:1(42) Beliavsky – Illescas Cordoba, 1990;13...Be6 14.Rad1Rc8 15.Kh2Bb4 16.Qb3Qe7 17.Ncb5 a6 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Nd4Bc520.Nxc6Rxc6 21.Bd2Rec8 1

2: 12(27) Adorjan

– Tarjan, 1983; 13.Rfd1Bf8 14.Rac1Rc815.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Bd4Bb4 17.Rd2Qe7 18.a3Ba5 19.b4Bb6 20.e3Qe6 21.Qb2Bxd412

: 12(31) Beliavsky – Kasparov, 1983; 13...Qd7

14.f3Bh5 15.Bf2Bg6 16.Qa4Bc5 17.Rac1Bb6 18.Nb3Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2Qe7 20.Qf4Rad8 21.Nd4Ne5 1

2: 12(60) Graf 2583 –

Ginsburg 2506, 2006; 13.Rad1Bf8 14.Nxc6bxc6 15.Bd4Be7 16.f3Bd7 17.Na4Qc818.e3Qa6 19.b3Rac8 20.Nc5Bxc5 21.Bxc5Be6 1:0(56) Krasenkow Michael – Novik, 1993;13...Qd7 14.f3Bh5 15.Bf2Bg6 16.Qa4 a617.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Rd2Qe6 19.Rc1Nd7 20.f4Nf6 21.Nd1Rec8 1

2: 12(32) Beliavsky 2635 –

Petrosian 2568, 2005.12.a3Bf8 13.Qb3Re5 14.Rad1Rh5 15.Bf3Na5 16.Qa2Bg4 17.Rd3Rc8 18.Rfd1Nc419.Bf4Qd7 20.Bh1Bc5 21.b4Bb6 1:0(41)Georgiev – Kindermann, 1984; 13.Qa4Na514.Rad1Bd7 15.Qc2Rc8 16.Qb1Re517.Bf4Rh5 18.Qa2Nc4 19.Bf3Bg4 20.e4

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Qd7 21.Nxd5Nxd5 0:1(30) Lalic – GrandaZuniga, 1990; 12...Be6 13.Qb3Qd7 14.Nxe6fxe6 15.Rad1Bd6 16.Bc1Kh8 17.Qa4Qe718.e3 a6 19.Qh4Rac8 20.e4 d4 21.Ne2 e512

: 12(31) Korchnoi – Kasparov, 1983.

12.Nb3Be6 13.Qd2Bb4 14.Rad1Qc815.Qc1Bxc3 16.Qxc3Bh3 17.Rfe1Bxg218.Kxg2Ne4 19.Qc1Qf5 20.Nd4Nxd421.Rxd4Rac8 1

2: 12(61) Korchnoi – Illescas

Cordoba, 1990.