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C96 21.Kh1 Qxh3+ etc, as in eitao!"orovic#ernan$e%, &ao Pa'lo 2((). *

19...Ne5 20.Rf1 Bd7 ot the onl move.

-'ro.ean/eam Cham.ionshi., Plov$iv 2((30iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0

9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd712.Nbd2 exd4!? ra4s aroach, creatin anim5alance in the an str'ct're.

0Keres4 interretation as to la12...cx$) 13.cx$) c6 , ith ositions m'ch a7into a stan$ar$ Chiorin Deence. *

13.cxd4 Nc6 14.d5 Nce5 15.Nxe5 Nxe516.f4 /he most $irect aroach, settin ' a 5roa$an centre.

0 16.a) R58 1.ax5: ax5: 18.)is ver similar ! see ;nan$!Ponomariov. *

16...Ng6 17.Nf3 Bh4! ne o the oints o Blac74s la is to meet 18.R1ith B3? , hittin the an on ) in a a that is$i@ic'lt to meet. eelotal!Deean, Aisa7haatnam2((), contin'e$ 19.: ( 19.Ne1 is met 5Qh4 ;an$ 19.Ng5 5 h6 ) 19...e:2(.: h6 ( 20...Nd7 is not 5a$ either)21.3 ( 21.f6 hxg5 22.Bxg5 g6is 'nconvincin in this osition, 5't ith a2!a) an$...R58 inserte$ hite co'l$ la Ra1!a3 )21...x3+ 22.Qx3 Be:23.) B$ 2).Kh1 a: 2:.R1 :?26.h) 6 , 5loc7a$in the 7insi$e itharoximatel e'al chances. *

18...Qxh40ot 18...xh)= 5eca'se o 19.:?, catchin the 7niht o@si$e. *

19.f5/he onl a to ma7e a iht o it, 5't this is ris75eca'se it ives Blac7 the e:! s'are.

0;ter 19.R1 Blac7 can orce a $ra ithBxh3 ( 19...f5 20.e5 dxe5 21.fxe5 Nxe522.Be3 loo7s ris7 to me) 2(.xh3 Q3+

0;shton!"annion, British Ch., &car5oro'h 2((), ent2(...Re8 21.a) 5) 22.B) a: 23.Bh2 Ba6 2).R)Q62:.Qh:=? hite is a too am5itio'sE53? 26.)= 5xc2 2.: 3+ 28.Rx3Qx52 (!1. *

21.Bf40;ter 21.6 hich in retrosect miht 5e the 5estEBlac7 once aain has the otion o a $ra ith Bxh322.xh3 Q3+etc. ;ain < thin7 he sho'l$ ta7e it hich is the one$ra5ac7 o this line rom a ractical oint o vie.Foever, i hite is set on a $ra in an oeninBlac7 m'st ta7e reat ris7 to avoi$ it. *

21...Qe7 22.Qe10

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ith. *18...dxe5

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27.Bxd7 Rxd7 28.Qa4 is even more 'nleasant )26.5xc: Qxc: 2.Be3 lan$e$ Blac7 in tro'5le,hich he manae$ to et o't o 5 accetin theo@er o a $ra J!JE. *

17.axb5 axb5 18.f4 Ng6 19.Nf3 Bh4;ter

0 19...:= 2(.e: is horri5l similar toB't'noi!Davies an$ sho'l$ 5e avoi$e$. *

20.Nxh4

0ith the insertin o 16 a) an$ 16...R58 the move2(.R1 5ecomes m'ch more interestin. /he i$ea isthat ater B3hite can la 21.: e: 22.:?= h6=( 22...Nd7 is correct, to rero' the 5isho to e:an$ the 7niht to 6 ) 23.6? hx: 2).Bx: ith astron attac7, 6 5ein ansere$ ith 2:.Ra3?. /his re'ires 'rther tests 5eore the chances can5e reasona5l eval'ate$. *

20...Qxh4 21.f50;ter 21.R1 Blac7 can an$ sho'l$E orce a $ra inthe tra$itional ashion ith Bxh3 22.xh3 Q3+ etc. *

21...Ne5 22.Rf1 Bd7 23.Bf4 Ra8 24.Qd2Qe7 25.b4

0 2:.53 o'l$ sto ...c) 5't Blac7 o'l$ still stan$ver ell ater 5) olloe$ 5 ... B5:. *

25...Nc4 26.Qc30;ter 26.Qe1= Rxa1 2.Qxa1, Blac7 ins a an ith cx5).

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a$vantae. *20.Qd3!

0< ha$ 5een hoin or 2(.Be) , hen Ro6son,GDavies,+

C96

Ba6 21.53 : 22.Bc2 Bxc) 23.5xc)Bh) 2).Re2 B3 hits ) an$ e:. *

20...f60< consi$ere$ 2(...Re8 5't co'l$n4t see ho to etm an 5ac7 ater 21.ex$6

B6 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Qe) *0hile 2(...$xe: is oor in vie o 21.: 53 (or21...e4 22.Rxe4 Qxd5 23.fxg6Qxe4 24.gxh7+ Kh8 25.Qxe4 Bxe426.Bxe4 etc.) 22.B51 Qx$: (or 22...e423.Qxb3 etc) 23.Qx$: Bx$: 2).56, innin material. *

21.h4! "enacin h)!h:, hich re$'ces me to$eseration.

0 21.e6 ma also 5e stron. Blac7 o'l$ 5e orce$ tola : 5't this o'l$ leave him ith a ver assiveame. *

21...b3 22.Bb10< also tho'ht that 22.Qx53 as stron, or examleBx$: 23.h: h) 2).ex$6Bx$6 2:.Q$3 etc. *

22...fxe50Both 22...$xe: 23.$6 *0an$ 22...Re8 23.h: 8 2).ex$6 erehoeless. *

23.h5 Bh4 24.Re4? ; 5i mista7e or acorreson$ence ame.

0hite sho'l$ la siml 2).R1 Rx)( or 24...e4 25.Qxb3 ) 2:.Bx) . *

24...Nxf4! 25.Bxf4 Rxf40ot 2:...ex)= , hich leaves Blac7 $eencelessater 26.Re6 B2+ 2.K1 etc. *

26.Rxf4 exf4 27.Qxh7+ Kf8 28.Bg6 Qf6o 5oth 7ins are in tro'5le?

0 28...Bx$: as less oo$ than7s to29.Qh8+ B8 3(.h6 etc. *

29.Rd10Blac7 can meet 29.h6 ith Bx$: *

0an$ 29.56 ith B2+ 3(.Kx2 Qx52+etc. *

29...f3 30.h6 f2+ 31.Kf1 Ba6 32.Qh8+0;ter 32.Qh8+ Ke 33.Qxa8 Bxc)+3).B$3 Qe: 3:.Q5+ there comes a $ra 5eret'al chec7. *

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0

9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd712.Nbd2 exd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.d5 Nce515.a4 Rb8 earnin m lesson.

0#or the mista7en 1:...5)= as ell as 1:... B5 see&ch'l%e ! Davies *

16.axb50hite can also la the imme$iate16.h2 , hich is ver similar an$ ill ro5a5ltransose. &hche7achev! 'stasson, Ael$en2((), ent 61.$3 ( 17.Ndf1 Bg5 18.Ne3 Nf619.Nf3 Bf4 20.axb5 axb5 21.b4 Re822.Nf1 Nd7 23.Bxf4 Nxf4 ave Blac7 a$e'ateco'nterla in Boloan! &teansson, "osco 2(();hile 17.g3 lea$s to ver similar la to the mainame) 1...Re8 18.Ra2 B5 19.53 B62(.) Bc3 21.Re3 5) 22.B$2 h:23.h2 B6 2).a: Bc8 2:.B$3 )26.B1 8 2.Re1 )6ith a comlex str'le in hich Blac7 stoo$ noorse. *

16...axb5 17.Nh2 B avoi$in the exchane on e:hite hoes to sho that Blac7 has too man 7nihtsor the sinle e:!s'are.

0 1.xe: as covere$ in ;nan$!Ponomariov *05't hite also has an alternative in1.53 . Chan$ler!Davies, British ea'e2((), contin'e$ x3+ 18.Qx3 B619.a: Q56 2(.Q3 B5 21.x5Rx5 22.Ra2 Be: 23.Q) hen a $ra as aree$./here4s still a lot o la let here 5't ost mortemanalsis s'este$ that Blac7 as no orse. *

17...Ng6 18.g3 ; ver am5itio's lan rom Roson,hoin to $erive Blac74s 7nihts o $ecent s'ares atthe cost o ea7enin his 7insi$e.

0 18.$3 Re8 *0an$ 18.$1 B: o'l$ 5e ver similar

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to the reerences 'ote$ ater 16 h2. *18...Nf6 19.h4 h5 /his stos hite4s h! an in itstrac7s an$ ains more o a ri on the )!s'are.Foever, it is certainl not Blac74s onl move.

0/here4s a case to 5e ma$e or 're iece la ith, orexamle, 19...Re8 2(.)( 20.h5 Ne5 ) 2(...Q$?= , inten$in ... Qh3 insome lines. ;ll o hich ill 5e immenselcomlicate$... *

20.f4 Ng40;ain Blac7 ha$ interestin alternatives in 2(...Q$an$ 2(...Re8. -ven no < o'l$n4t li7e to ha%ar$ a'ess as to hich is the 5est, tho'h < am s'sicio'so m la in the ame. *

21.Ndf3 Qb6 22.Kg2 c4 ivin aa the $)!s'areli7e this is h'el committal, altho'h in a sense it is theloical ollo! ' to 2(...).23.Qe2 b4!? < elt that < ha$ to la sharl5eore hite consoli$ate$ an$ occ'ie$ the $)!s'are.

0 23...B6 is a nat'ral move 5't ater 2).:6e: 2:.xe: Bxe: 26.x) hx)2.Qx) < am more orrie$ 5 the v'lnera5ilit oBlac74s 7insi$e than the lost an. *

24.Nd20ith the cloc7 tic7in aster than he o'l$ haveli7e$, Roson $i$n4t li7e the loo7 o 2).x) Bx)( 24...hxg425.Nd2 is oo$ or hite) 2:.Qxc), hen Blac7 miht tr, or examle, 53?=26.Be3 Q$8 2.Bx53 Bx3+ 28.Kx3Q$ ith a lot o la or the to ans. 5jectivel sea7in 5est miht 5e2...Qxe3 28.Rxe3 B6 , hen Blac7 ma haveeno'h co'nterla to o@set the rae$ nat're o hisans. B't aainst an oonent ho as r'nninshort o time it seeme$ reasona5le to roll the $ice. *

28.cxb4 Bxh4!? 29.gxh4

0Declinin the sacriice is not a sae

otion as ater retreatin his 7in4s 5ishoBlac7 has ...h:!h) i$eas. ; samle line is29.c) Be 3(.B52 h) 31.Qc3 hx3+32.Kx3 ( 32.Qxg3 Rxb4 33.Qxg4 Rxc434.Bd3 Rb4 35.Ra2 Bf6 loo7s o7a)32...B6 33.e: Bxe:? 3).xe: Qh)+3:.K2 )+ ith a innin attac7. *

29...Qxh4+ 30.Kg1 Rfc8 31.Ra2??0hite ha$ to la 31.B$3 , hen x)

32.B1 hol$s the 7insi$e. ith 5est la 5 hiteBlac74s comensation ma 5e ina$e'ate, tho'hractice ! as 's'al ! isa ver $i@erent matter. *

31...Rc3! /he irst o to hammer 5los hich$eci$e the ame.32.Bd3

0 32.Qxc3 Qxe1+ 33.Kh2 Q2+ 3).Kh1x) lea$s to mate. *

32...Rxd3! 33.Qxd3 Qxe1+ 34.Qf1 Qg3+35.Qg2 Qxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 37.Kh2Rxb4 Blac7 is innin the en$ame 5eca'se o his toextra ans, 5't he has to 5e recise 5eca'se o theea7ness o the an on $6.38.Rc2 Ra4 39.Rc6

0 39.c) B$1 )(.R52 Rxc) )1.Bx)Rxe) )2.Bx$6 R$) o'l$ olish o the last o

hite4s ans. *39...Nd3?!0-ven stroner as 39...Ra2 , hen)(.Rx$6 $3 ins a iece. *

40.Kg3 Nxc1 41.Rxc1 Rd4 42.Nc4Rxe4 43.Nxd6 Rd4 44.Re1 Rd3+45.Kh2 f5 46.Re8+ Kh7 47.Nf7 Rxd548.Kg3 f4+! ; little tric7 to et Blac74s ansrollin.49.Kh4

0 )9.Kx) R:+ an$ the 7niht $ros. *49...f3 50.Ng5+ Kg6 51.Ne4 Bd752.Re7 Bf5 53.Nf2 Kf6 54.Ra7 g5+55.Kg3 g4 56.Kh4 Rd2 57.Ra6+ Ke558.Ra5+ Kf40-1

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;riel,Dra,;

C96 Nxb4 23.Bd4 Rfc8?! Plain to in=0 23...xc2 2).Qxc2 B: loo7s li7e a slihtl moree@icient a to contin'e.

e or7 >en 19980iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0

9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd712.Nbd2 exd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.e5/his hasn4t 5een lae$ ver m'ch 5't it isn4t at all 5a$.hite ets a 7insi$e an majorit an$ hoes this illrovi$e attac7in chances.dxe5 15.dxe5 c4/he sharest move, ivin Blac7the c:!s'are or his 7niht.

0Foever, it loo7s as i 1:...Re8 is a verreasona5le alternative,rearin to $ro the 7niht on $ 5ac7 to 8 *0hile another ossi5ilit is 1:...B5 . *

16.b3 Nc50

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24.exd5 Rxd5 25.Qf3 Rd3 26.Qe4 0H to thisoint the entire ame ha$ olloe$ &an$en!Barle,Balaton5eren199). /hat ame ha$ one 26.Q5 a:2.Qxa6 x53 28.ax53 Rx53 29.B) h63(.B$6 Qa8 31.Qxa8 Rxa8 32.Be:Bxe: ith a $ra 5ein aree$ in this roo7 en$ame.as Dvoirs4s move a reare$ imrovement or ashe hoin to ma7e a $ra 5 reetition= Certainl he

$oesn4t seem to tro'5le ra too m'ch. *26...Rd4 27.Qc6 Rd6 28.Qf3 Rd329.Qe4 Rd4 30.Qc6 Qc8 Plain or a in?

0Blac7 co'l$ reeat the osition ith3(...R$6 . *

31.Qxc8 Rxc8 32.Rd1 h6 33.Rxd4Bxd4 34.Kf1 g5 35.Bd1 Rc6 36.b3 Ne537.Bb2 Rd6 38.Be2 Bxb2 39.Rxb2 Nc640.Rc2 Kg7 41.Rc5 Nd4 42.Bg4 f5;cce$in to the inevita5le.

0 )2...: )3.Bx: x: )).Rx: R$1+):.Ke2 Ra1 )6.a) 5xa) ).5xa) Rxa) is a5o't as$ran as o' can et. *

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#rench ea'e 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-09.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd712.Nbd2 exd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nf1 Bf6

0; more am5itio's move than 1)...cx$), maintainin the tension in the centre an$intensiin the ress're aainst $).

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0 32.Bx$6 R$8 sho'l$ 5e avoi$e$. *32...Nxe4 33.Rc1 Rb8 34.Rc7?! Favin lae$ ell' to this oint hite starts to o o trac7. Pro5a5ltime!tro'5le as raisin its 'l hea$.

0/he simle 3).3 loo7s 5etter or hite ater 33:.x3 Bx3 36.Be1, hite4s asse$ a!an 5ein the most siniicantactor in the osition. *

34...Ba6 35.f4? /his ives Blac7 the

a$vantae.0 3:.Bxa6 Rx5) 36.Rc) R51+ 3.Rc1 is e'al. *35...Bxb5 36.fxe5?? /his is a 5l'n$er ossi5lca'se$ 5 the a$vance o time tro'5le.

0hite ha$ to la 36.ax5: , hen Rx5:3.xe: Rx5) 38.ex$6 x$6o@ers $rain chances 5eca'se the ans arelimite$ to the 7insi$e. *

36...Bxe2 37.exd6 Nf6 38.Bc3 Nd539.Rc5? "issin his last chance.

0hite ha$ to tr 39.Rc6?= , hen Blac7 has to in$K8 ( 39...Nxc3 40.d7 Kg741.Rc8 Rb1+ 42.Kf2 Rd1 43.d8Q Rxd844.Rxd8 o'l$ 5e ver $i@ic'lt or Blac7 to in ))(.Be1 Ke8 . Blac7 is ro5a5l innin here 5'tthere are some technical $i@ic'lties to overcome. *

39...Nxc3 40.d7 Ba6 41.Rxc3 Kf8

42.Rc6 Bb7 43.Rb6 Ke7 44.a5 Kxd745.a6 Kc7 46.Rxb7+ Rxb7 47.axb7Kxb7/he an en$ame is innin orBlac7 $esite his $istant 7in.48.Kf2 Kc6 49.Kf3 Kd5 50.Kg4 Ke451.Kg5 Ke3 52.Kxh4 Kf4 53.g3+ Kf554.g4+ Kf4 55.g5 Kf5 56.Kg3 Kxg557.h4+ Kf5 58.Kh3 f6 ; mess ame in hich thestroner laer han$le$ his cloc7 5etter.0-1

Petrovic,DDavies,+

C96 cx53 21.Bx53 c) as e'al in/%o'm5as!ra, Fania 199). *

15...Nf6 Blac7 reares to exchane

Corres.on$ence 2((30iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-09.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd712.dxe5 ; simle line ith hich hite hoes tomaintain a sliht initiative.dxe5 13.Nbd2 Bb7! ra4s avo'rite a o lainthe osition leaves Blac7 ith little to orr a5o't, theress're aainst e) ma7in it $i@ic'lt or hite toreorani%e.

0;ter 13...6 hite ets the initiative ith1).h) , or examle 56 1:.: R16.53 5 1.Be3 Qc 18.$2 B819.a) Be6 2(.ax5: ax5: 21.Rxa8

xa8 22.Qa1 ith stron ress're inDolmatov!Pi7et, roninen 1993. *14.Nf1

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2hite4s 7niht the moment it lan$s on ). 0 1:...Qc

16.) Re8=? ( 16...Nf6is still ossi5le) 1.Q3 B8 18.3 sa hite etar more latit'$e on the 7insi$e in &hirov!Ka7haleev, Bastia2((2. /he ame ent $6 19.B: Re62(.Ra$1 c) 21.e3 c: 22.$:? Bx$:23.ex$: Ree8 2).h: e) 2:.Q3 Kh826.6? Re 2.B) R$8 28.xe)cxe) 29.Bxe) ith a oo$ extra an. *

16.Qf3 ; 4ne move4 at the time o the ame.0an'l!/hisa, Go$h'r 2((3, ha$ one 16.Qe2Qc 1.3 $6 18.B:Kh8 19.Ra$1 Ra$8 2(.53 8 21.Bc1 c) 22.5) a:23.a3 ax5) 2).ax5) 6 ith hite ettinrecisel nohere. *

16...Qc7 17.Ng3 Nd6 /he most economical a to$een$ :, $oin so itho't ea7enin the 7insi$e, atleast or the time 5ein.18.Nhf1 Nd7 &iniin a ne stae in the str'le !Blac74s 7niht has $one its jo5 o temoraril 'ar$in :an$ reares to come to c: ater ...c:!c). /he text alsorees Blac74s !an to a$vance ! note that since the e)!an is inne$ aainst hite4s 'een, ...!: is in theair.19.Ne3 g6! "a7in 5oth hite4s 7nihts 5ite onranite, an$ threatenin ...!:. Blac7 is certainl no

orse here 5't m oonent re'ses to ive ' on his'rs'it o the initiative.20.Qe2

0;ter 2(.$: Bx$: 21.ex$: :Blac7 o'l$ have a irm 5loc7a$e o the $:!anan$ a mo5ile 7insi$e an majorit. *

20...c4 21.Ng4?! Rather than ace the rosect o$een$in assivel, hite tries to $r'm ' la on the7insi$e an$ reares an 'nso'n$ iece sacriice.

0Fe sho'l$ have settle$ or the m'n$ane21.R$1 hen 6 is Blac74s most soli$ otion. *

21...h5! Callin hite4s 5l'@.22.Nh6+?!

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o'4re not lain hite 5't 5 no thealternatives are ar rom leasant.

0Blac7 co'l$ meet 22.h2 ith c: ;l "o$iah7i,"Davies,+

C96

, hen 23.3 (the saest a to meet23.Nxh5 is ith Ndxe4 inten$in ...R$8 an$ ...c:!$3) 23...R$8 leaves Blac7 5etter $'e to his nicel lace$ieces an$ ossi5ilities or invasion on $3. *0 22.xh: o'l$ transose into the next note ater

xh: 23.h6+ K . *22...Kg7 23.Nhf5+0hite4s attac7 also r'ns o't o steam ater23.xh:+ xh: 2).Qxh: (nor is24.f4 Rh8 oo$ eno'h) 2)...Rh8, or examle 2:.R$1 Rh 26.Be3 R82.R$2 Kh8 rero's e@ectivel an$ leaves Blac7rea$ to ta7e the initiative ith ...!:. *

23...gxf5 24.Nxh5+0>r 2).Qxh: Rh8 etc. *

24...Kh8 25.exf50;ter 2:.3 6 26.ex: Qc6? Blac7also ta7es the initiative. *

25...Qc6!/hroin a sanner in the or7s.26.Nf4

0/he nat'ral a to $een$ 2 is 5 lain 26.3 ,5't this c'ts hite4s 'een o rom the 7insi$e.;n$ ater R8 2.Kh2 Bh) or 2...Rae8 it o'l$ 5eBlac7 ho has the attac7in chances on the7insi$e. *

26...Nf6 27.Qxe5 Rg8 28.f30 28.Qxe Rx2+ ins on the sot. *

28...Rxg2+!0Blac7 has a innin attac7, hich o' havelent o time to see in a correson$ence ame.28...Rx2+29.x2 ( 29.Kxg2 Qxf3+ 30.Kg1 Rg8+ lea$s tomate ) 29...Qx3 3(.Qe2 Qxh3 threatens 5oth31...R8 an$ 31...+), 5oth o hich lea$ to terri5lecarnae. *

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Port -rin 2((30iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0

9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd712.dxc5 dxc5 13.Nbd2 Bb7 14.Qe2 0

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5isho air) 3:...c 36.1 K83.e3 Ke8 38.Bxc Bxc 39.K2 6)(.3 B56 )1.Ke2 Ke )2.B51 e8)3.) Bc )).: 6 ):.x6 x6)6.Bc2 K ).3 Ke )8.: B56)9.K$1 Bc6 :(.Ke2 Ba :1.K$1 B56:2.Ke2 B$8 :3.K$1 Be8 :).Ke2 K$6::.K3 Be :6.) hx)+ :.x) h::8.h6 ) :9.h+ Bx 6(.x+ Ke6

61.:+ K$ 62.B$1 Bx:63.hx: h3 6).Ke3 x: 6:.B)+ K$6 66.Bc8h 6.Bh3 8 68.K3$ 69.Bx$ Kx$ (.K) Ke 1.K:K 2.K) K8 3.K: K ).Kh)Kh6 :.K) : 6.K: Kh: .Kxe: ) 8.K)Kh) 9.e: 3 (!1 ! a nice rin$ 5 the exert inthis line. *

15.Nf1 Nc4 16.b3 Nd6 17.c4hite ants to 't his 1 7niht on $:. B't Blac7 can $othe same thin, ro'tin one o his 7nihts to $).Rfe8 18.Bb2 f6

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31.Ke2 Nc5 ) 29...c: , hen his initiative ill atleast oc7et hite4s e)! an. *

F'nt,;Davies,+

C96

28...Rah8 29.Nf30Fere too 29.$xc)= Rh2+ 3(.K1 c: 'ts hitein all sorts o tro'5le. *

29...Rh3 30.Nf1 Nc5 31.Ng3 Bd7 32.g5 f633.gxf6+ Kxf6 34.Re3 Ke7 35.Nd2

Rh2+ 36.Kg1 Bb5 37.Ra1 R2h4 38.Kg2Rf8 39.Rf3 Rb8 40.Kg1 Ra8 41.Ra5Rc8 42.Ra3 Ra8

0Perhas )2...$3 o'l$ have 5een 5etter. *43.Ra5 Ra7 44.Kg2 Nb7 45.Ra1 a546.Ngf1 Nc5 47.Ne3 a4

0 )...xe) r'ns into )8.xe) Rxe))9.Rh1 , s'$$enl $eveloin all sorts o activit. *

48.Rh30;lso orth consi$erin is )8.R3 , henK co'l$ 5e ansere$ 5 )9.exc)Bxc) :(.xc) xe) :1.3?= x3:2.x$6+ K8 :3.Kx3 olloe$ 5 :)e). hite o'l$ then have to connecte$ asse$ans an$ a stron 7niht or the exchane. Co'l$he act'all 5e 5etter= *

48...Rxh3 49.Kxh3 Nd3 50.Ra2 Nxf2+51.Kg3 Nd3 52.Nexc4 Ra8 53.Nb6 Ra654.Nbc4 Nc5 55.Kf3 Ra8 56.b4 Nb357.Na3 Bd7 58.Kg2

0< $on4t see ho Blac7 o'l$ ma7e roress ater:8.$c) Rh8 :9.R2! his 7nihts hol$ the 'eensi$e, alloin him to oactive ith the roo7. *

58...Bg4 59.Nac4 Rc8 60.Ne3 Bd761.c4 Rb8 62.b5 Nc5 63.Nd1 Kd864.Nc3 Ra8 65.Nf3 Kc7 66.Ng5 Kb667.Nf7 Rf8 68.Rf2 a3 69.Rf3?

0;ter 69.x$6 Blac7 can la Rx2+(.Kx2 Kc 1. xe)+ 2.xe) a2, ith a ne 'een a5o't to 5e crone$. *

69...Bg4 70.Rf2?0 (.R1 o'l$ have 5een more

tenacio's. *70...a2! 71.Nxa2 Nxe4 72.Rf1 Bf573.c5+

0 3.h6 Bh3+ ins hite4s roo7. *73...dxc50-1

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0

9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.d5/his as the irst ame in hich < lae$ the Keressstem over the 5oar$, so hite co'l$ har$l haveexecte$ m choice. Bein ne to the osition hechooses the same move as #ischer.Nb6 13.b3

0B't here hite las less consistentl than the;merican ran$master ho ent 13.) . *0

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met 5 1 Be3, trin to 't ress're on the c)!an. B't Q$ 1.c) Ra818.B$2 5 19.Kh2 $8 as rett Kas.arov,2

Ponomariov,R

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oo$ or Blac7 in &olom'novic !Blaojevic, /'%la 1991 *

16...c4 17.b4 Nb7/his osition is close to innin orBlac7. /he $:!an is irml c't o rom its comra$esan$ Blac7 can

oerate aainst 5oth this an$ hite4s 7insi$e.18.Na3 Qd7 19.g4? /his 'rther aressive est're$oes not hel matters. /he ea7ness o hite4s 7insi$ej'st a$$s to his tro'5les.Rf7 20.Be3

0Blac7 co'l$ meet 2(.: ith Bx:21.Bx: Ra8 22.Be3 a) 23.Q$2 R32).K2 Q , threatenin vario's nast thins s'chas 2:...Q6 an$ 2:...Rxh3. *

20...Na4 21.Nb1

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reache$ in the &anish, altho'h this one seems moreavo'ra5le or hite than most. Fe alrea$ has his7niht ell lace$ 'ther,/

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on $:, in ront o Blac74s ea7 $6!an.Bf6 18.Kh1

0;ter 18.x6+ Qx6 19.Kh1 (not19.Bb2? Bxh3 )Blac7 co'l$ enerate co'nterlaith 19...Qh) . *

18...Bxh3?!

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leaves him 5etter reare$ to la ...! :. *23.Rxa4 bxa4 24.Qxa4 Bd7 25.Qa6!

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3h6 18.Nh4 Be6 19.Nhf5 Bf8 20.Qf3Nh7 21.a5 Qc7 le$ to comlex la in G. Polar!;nan$, "onte Carlo 1993)16...Re8 1.a) (alternatives also leaveBlac7 ith a soli$ ameI or examle17.b3 Nb6 18.Bd2 Rac8 19.Rc1 g620.Bd3 Bf8 21.Bg5 Bg7 as Kin! &mej7al,erman 2((( ; 17.Bd3 Rad818.Qe2 Nb6 19.Be3 Nc4 20.Bc1 Nb621.Be3 Nc4 22.Bc1 Ra8J!J as Kamins7i!Romanishin, Ba$-n$5ach 199: ;an$ 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5Bf8 19.a4 Rab8 as iterin7!&mej7al, ;mster$am199) 1...6 18.Qe2 B819.53 ( 19.Nh2 Be6 20.Qf3 Bg721.Rd1 h5 22.Bg5 Nh7 23.Bc1 Nf624.Bg5 Nd7 sa Blac7 start to la or the 'lloint in "ovsesian!Bacrot, &arajevo 2((( )19...56 2(.a: c821.c) 5xc) 22.5xc) Qc 23.B: B2).B$3 Be6 2:.Bx6 Bx6 26.1 e an$ Blac7ha$ some co'nterla on the $ar7 s'ares in Fanle!Fe5$en, Fastins2((2O(3. *

16.N3h2 hite 5eins to marshal his orces on the7insi$e in rearation or an attac7. /he 7niht mihtcome to ), hile 3 is no ree or the 'een. Blac7,

meanhile, can la on the 'eensi$e an$ in the centrehilst his roc7 soli$ 7insi$e roves to 5e a $i@ic'lt n'tto crac7.Nc5 17.Ng3 Rfe8 18.Qf3

0 18.5) a) (or 18...Ne6 ) 19.Bxa) 5xa)o'l$ leave hite4s c3!an 5ac7ar$ an$somehat ea7. *

18...a5! 19.Nf5 b4! Col$ 5loo$e$l alloinhite to ta7e his $ar7!s'are$ 5isho.

0;ter 19...B8= hite can 5rea7 ' Blac74s7insi$e ith 2(.h6+? xh6 ( 20...Kh821.Nxf7+ ) 21.Qx6 . *

20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.Bg5 Re6 ; simle an$ soli$anser to the in. o hite sho'l$ ro5a5l haveiven ' his aressive am5itions 5 lain 22 B$2,an$ in act there as a case or not havin starte$ them

in the irst lace.

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22.c4?! h6 23.Bd2 Qa6!Both threatenin the c)!an an$ vacatin c6 or his5isho. ;ll Blac74s minor ieces /sesh7ovs7,A

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199:E Fe5$en ha$ lae$ 19...B$8, hen 2(.c: $xc: 21.Bxe: Re822.B$6 c) 23.Bc2 Be 2).e: Bx$62:.ex6 B8 26.e: ave hite the initiative. *

20.Bf1 Rac8 21.Rc1 Bc6 ;ttac7in the e)!an,hich rovi$es an ar'ment or lain 19...)5eore the retreat ohite4s 5isho to 51 5ecomes convenient i. e. 5eorehite las Rc1E.

22.g3 Ne6 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Bd3 Bd8Brinin the 5isho into the ame via 56. Blac7 is5etter here.25.Qe2 Bb6 26.Rc2

0;ter 26.1 Blac7 co'l$ la 6 inten$in 2...h:olloe$ 5 28...:. * 0>n 26.a) he co'l$ have lae$an imme$iate h: , as 2.xe: (note that27.axb5 can 5e met 5 Nxg3 28.Qd1Nf4 29.bxc6 Qa7 ith a tremen$o's attac7 )2...x3 28.Q3 $xe: 29.Qx3 5xa) 3(.Qxe:= (30.Bxe5 is man$ator ) is re'te$ 5 3(...R$831.Q3 Q$ . *

26...Nh5! 27.Kh2 Bd70;ter the imme$iate 2...: hite co'l$ tr to 5'his a o't o tro'5le ith28.Rxc6? (the contin'ation 28.a4 Nhf429.gxf4 Nxf4 30.axb5 Bxb5 is j'st oo$ or Blac7 ),hen 28...Rxc6 29.ex: e)3(.x) x) 31.Qe) Bx2 32.R1 loo7s'ite oo$ or hite. *

28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Ng10;nother interestin ossi5ilit is 29.xe:, hen h) 3(.x) x) 31.x$xe2 32.x56 ives hitecomensation or the 'een. *0 29.h) , on the other han$, is 5a$ 5eca'se oe) 3(.x) x) 31.Q3Bx2 etc. *

29...g6 30.Nf1 Nd4 31.Qd1 Be6 32.Nd2Bc4! Romanishin is lain ith reat oer. Cat'rinon c) o'l$ ive Blac7 a miht asse$ c!an.33.Bb1 Qa7 34.Kg2 Ne6

0Perhas Blac7 sho'l$ have trie$ the more $irect

3)...$: , hen 3:.ex$:Bx$:+ 36.3 x3 3.x3 Bx238.Qx$: Bxe1 39.xe1 Qe3 is stron. *

35.Nxc4 bxc4 36.Rf10 36.Qx$6= r'ns into c3 (an$ not the

imme$iate 36...Bxf2? $'e to 37.Qxe5 )3.Bc1 Bx2 38.R1 Bx3 , rotectin e: an$threatenin all sorts o thins. *

36...c3 37.Bc1 Nd4 38.Qd3 Nb339.Qxd6?? /hroin aa a ell! conteste$ame.

0hite sho'l$ la 39.e2 B$) )(.B52?hen cx52 )1.Qx53 is act'all 'ite nice orhite. *

39...Nxc1 40.Rxc10>r )(.Q$1 Qxa3 )1.Qxc1 Qx5) etc. *

40...Bxf2 41.Ne2 Bxg3! 42.Nxg3 Nxg343.Kf3

0>r )3.Rc2 xe) )).Qxe: Qe3 ith ainnin attac7. *

43...Qxa3 44.Rc2 Nf10 ))...h: ):.Q$ Qa6 miht have 5een even moree@ective. *

45.Ba2 Qa7 46.Qxe5?0/he last chance to ma7e a iht o it as ith )6.Q6, 5't then R8 ).Qxe:Qe3+ )8.K2 $2 )9.Qxc3 (or49.Rxc3 Qe2+ 50.Kg1 Nxe4 ))9...Qxe)+ :(.K2 Q)+ :1.K1 3+:2.K1 Re8 o'l$ ana $eci$e matters. *

46...Qd70 )6...Qe3+ ).K2 $2 o'l$ have 5eeneasier. *

47.Qf4?0 ).Ke2 as 5est. *

47...Qd3+ 48.Kg4 Qd1+0;ter )8...Q$1+ )9.Q3 h:+ :(.K) :+hite loses his 'een. *

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-09.d4 Bg4 10.Be3 hite siml rotects $), as Blac7can4t la 1(...xe) in vie o11 B$:. /here are a co'le o alternatives here hichrarel come ' in ractice these $as 5't re'ire someattention

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nonethelessL0 1(.h3 Bx3 11.x3 ( 11.Qxf3? exd412.Qd1 dxc3 13.Nxc3 Na5 14.Bc2 Re815.f4 b4 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 c618.Qd3 g6 19.Kh1 Bf8 20.Rf1as the amo's ame Bronstein!Keres, B'$aestCan$i$ates 19:(, 5't here Blac7 co'l$ have aine$ aclear a$vantae ith Botvinni74s s'estion o d5 ,ater hich 21.e5 Nc4 22.b3 Na3

23.Bxa3 bxa3 o'l$ leave hite a an $on ornothin) 11...a: 12.Bc2 h:13.) x) 1).Bx) ex) 1:.$2( 15.Qg4 Qc8 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qh6 Qe618.Kh2 Qf6 19.Rg1 Qh4 20.Qxh4 Bxh4 let Blac7 aan ' in the en$ame in AanRiems$ij7!C'nico, RioClaro 1998)1:...c: 16.3 c6 ( 16...Bg5? ) 1.Q$2 cx$)18.cx$) B6 19.Ra$1 Qa:2(.Qe2 Rac8 21.B53 Re8 let hite ith ratherne5'lo's comensation or his an in D'5inin!;ntoshin, Kislovo$s71962. *0 1(.a) Q58 ( 10...Qd7 11.d5 Na512.Bc2 c6 13.h3 Bh5 14.dxc6 Qxc615.Nbd2 is similar to 11 $: excet that Blac74s5isho is oorl lace$ on h: ! ater Nb7 16.Nf1Nc5 17.Ng3 Bg618.Nh4 Rfe8 19.Nhf5 Bf8 20.Qf3hite ha$ the initiative in Panchen7o! &avon, "osco199. ;$o'5lin hite4s ans ith 10...Bxf3 is notso oo$ here 5eca'se o 11.gxf3 Na5 12.Ba2 Nh513.f4 Nxf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.b4 Nc416.Bxc4 bxc4 17.Nd2 c5 18.bxc5 dxc519.d5 , hich < thin7 is 5etter or hite)11.Be3 ( 11.Bd5 is ell met 5 Qb6 ;an$11.axb5 axb5 12.Rxa8 Qxa8is j'st harmless) 11...a: 12.Bc2 c)13.Bc1 c: 1).$: 5xa) 1:.Qe2 5616.5$2 B$ 1.c) 6 let hite str'lin toj'sti his la in /ol'sh! eller, H&&RChamionshi 19:8. *0 1(.Q$3 Bx3 11.x3 a: 12.)

( 12.Bc2 Nh5 ) 12...x53 13.ax53 $1).a3 ex$) 1:.cx$) c: ave Blac7 excellentco'nterla in /ol'sh!Bronstein, H&&R Chamionshi19:8. *

10...exd4 11.cxd4 Na5 /here seems to 5e nothinron ith this straihtorar$,

economical move.0"ore aressive laers reer 11...$:12.e: e) in this osition, ith comlicationsthat most R' oe% laers ill have st'$ie$.*

12.Bc2 c5 13.h3/he ashiona5le move. 0 13.$: isn4tseen m'ch these $as 5eca'se Blac7 ets oo$co'nterlaL c) 1).Bc1 $

note that Blac7 sho'l$ ro5a5l meet

1:.Q$3 ith $e: ( 15...Bxf316.Qxf3 sees hite maintain the 'se o h3 or his'een, #ormane7!Ka'man, e or7 199,contin'in Qa517.Re2 Bf6 18.Qh3 Nde5 19.Nd2Qc7 20.Nf1 ith hite or reerence)hen 16.xe: xe: 1.Q3 Bh)18.Q) Q6 loo7s e'al IB 1:.h3 Bx3 16.Qx3 B: ( 16...Bf6is also not 5a$) 1.Bx: Qx: 18.53Qe: 19.Qc3 Qxc3 2(.xc3 c56 5ro'ht a5o'tan e'al en$ame in &%nai7!"ilos, /hessaloni7i>lmia$198). *

0#or 13.$xc: see the ame "arjanovic! &mej7al. *13...Bh5/his seeme$ to ma7e lie more $i@ic'lt or

hite than the imme$iate exchane on 3.0

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#erran$ 2((3. *0/here is a case or lain 13...cx$)1).Bx$) 5eore oin Bh: 5eca'se ater13...Bh: hite can tr 1) $:E. B't ater1:.) B6 16.c3 hite seems to have the 5etter oit ( 16.Nh4 Nc6 17.Nf5Bxf5 18.exf5 Rc8 19.Bb3 d5 20.Nc3 b4 21.Bxf6Bxf6 22.Nxd5 Bxb2as ine or Blac7 at this stae in

&an$ian!/hisa, Calic't 2((3), or examle 16...Rc8 1.Rc1 c6( 17...Nc4 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.exd5 Bf620.Bxg6 fxg6 21.b3 as 5etter or hite in K'nte!/hisa, Calic't 2((3) 18.Be3Re8 ( 18...Nb4 19.Bb1 d5 20.e5 Ne421.Ne2 Nc5 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.Rxc5Bxc5 24.Nf4 Qb6 25.Rf1 Be4 26.a3Nc6 27.Nxd5 Bxd5 28.Qxd5 Nd429.Kg2 Nxf3 30.Qxf3 let Blac7 str'lin inKasim$%hanov!;$ams, /rioli 2(() ) 19.h) (19.Nd5 Nxd520.exd5 Nb8 21.Bf4 Bf8 22.Rxe8 Qxe823.Nd4 Bxc2 24.Rxc2 Rxc2 25.Qxc2Qe1+ 26.Kg2 Nd7 ave Blac7 eno'h co'nterlain /imoeev!Bacrot,

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leaves thins ar rom clear in the en$ame.;ter Bc 32.xa6 B56+33.Kh1 ( 33.Kf1 Ra8 34.Nb4 Ra435.Nc6 Rf4+ is ro5lematic) 33...:Blac7 ma 5e 5etter 5't < $o'5t that he can in. *

29...Nc4! ettin 5ac7 on trac7.30.Ne4 Qh2+ 31.Kf2

0 31.K1 as a 5etter tr, 5't then Q)+32.Ke2 Qe3+ 33.K1 Ba 3).Rxe3

xe3+ 3:.Ke2 x$: 36.Rx$: :is ar s'erior to the en$ame reache$ in the note tohite4s 29th, the 7e $i@erence 5ein that Blac77ees his a! an. *

31...Ba7+ 32.Ke2 Qxg2+ 33.Kd3 Qxh3+34.Kc2 Qh2+ hite has lost her entire 7insi$ean$ there4s more comin.0-1

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ovi &a$ 198)0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-09.d4 Bg4 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4 Na512.Bc2 c5 13.dxc5/his as o'lar $'rin the198(s an$ 9(s.

0#or the ashiona5le 13.h3 see &athi! Davies. *13...dxc5 /his ma seem o5vio's 5't it isn4t theonl move.

0 13...c)?= has 5een trie$ in a e ames, orexamle 1).cx$6 ( 14.Bc1Qc7 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nbd2 as lae$ in 'lla7sen!Dannevi, ora 1991, an$ no Ne5 17.g4 Nfxg418.hxg4 Bxg419.Re3 Bg5 o'l$ have 5een m'chmore interestin than the 16...x$2 o the ame )1)...Bx$6 1:.5$2 ( 15.Bc1 Qc7

16.h3 Bh2+ 17.Kh1 Rfd8 18.Qe2 Bxf319.Qxf3 Be5 ave Blac7 active la or the an inevanlinna!&olo%hen7in, Gvas7la 1992 ) 1:...Qc(also ossi5leis 15...Nxd2 16.Qxd2 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Qe718.Bd4 Nh5 19.e5 Bb4 20.Qd3 g6

21.Re4 Rad8 22.Qe3 Ng7 23.Rg4 Ne6, hich ave Blac7 oo$ la in the ame"oraiet%!Fa5a, erman B'n$eslia1996) 16.h3 Bx3 1.x3 x5218.Qe2 c) 19.B: $ ave Blac7 oo$co'nterla in /al!Beliavs7, "osco 198. *

14.Nbd20Karov4s i$eas man,

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Blac7L0 1:.h3 Bh: 16.Rc1 Re8 1.53 Rc818.B51 B6 19.Qe2 B52 ( 19...Nc6loo7s li7e a oo$ alternative) 2(.Rc$1Bc3 21.e: xe: 22.) B6 23.Bx6 hx62).e) x3+ 2:.Qx3 B$)( the imme$iate 25...Bxe1 loo7s 5etter, orexamle 26.Rxd8 Rcxd8 27.Nxc5Bd2 28.Nxa6 Bxe3 29.fxe3 Rd3

loo7s a5o't e'al) 26.5) c6 2.5xc:Re 28.Bx$) x$) 29.Q$3 R$3(.$6 e6 31.Qe2 Rxc: 32.5 on theexchane 5't not the ame in /sesh7ovs7!Dorman, "osco 198:. * 0 1:.B) Re8 16.e: 81.Be) Rc818.1 e6 ( 18...Qxd1 19.Raxd1 Ne6loo7s ine or Blac7) 19.B3 $) 2(.e3Bh: (an$ here 20...Bxf3 21.gxf3 Qd7loo7s at least e'al) 21.: Bx3 22.x3ac6 23.Rc1 Q$ 2).$6an$ no hite ha$ the initiative in 'l7o! ;$ams,roninen 199(. *

15...Re8 16.e5 Nf8 Consistentl olloin the lanintro$'ce$ 5 his 1)th move.17.Bf5

0 1.h3 $oesn4t hel m'ch as it sen$s Blac74s5isho toar$s 6. '$asin! F'%man, Faia1993, contin'e$ Bh:18.B: B6 19.Qe) Bx: 2(.Qx: Q$( 20...Qd5 is also oo$ ! ater 21.b3 Nc622.Ne4 Rad8 23.Rac1 Ne6 24.Re2 g625.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.Qxf6 Ncd4 27.Nxd4Nxd4 28.Bxd4 cxd4 hite as on the neative si$e othe osition in Chan$ler! Fo$son, Bath 198) 21.Qc2Qc6 22.a)e6 23.e) an$ a $ra as aree$. *

17...Bxf5 18.Qxf5 Qd5 ; nice s'are or the 'een.0Blac7 has also trie$ 18...Qc8 5't then19.Qh: Qe6 2(.e) Rac8 21.B: Q622.Qh3 ave hite some initiative in AanRiems$ij7!Kosashvili, ovi &a$ 199(. *

19.Ne4 Blac74s rel ives him a oo$ ame,

hence attemts to imroveL0 19.h) is a 5it o an emt est'reL Qe6( 19...Nc4 20.Nxc4 Qxc4 21.h5 h622.b3 Qe6 23.Qf4 Rad8 as also ine or Blac7 atthis stae in Chan$ler! Fael7o, D'5ai 1986 )2(.Qc2( Blac7 o'l$ elcome the exchane o

'eens ith his otent 'eensi$e an majoritIater 20.Qxe6 Nxe6 21.Ng5Rad8 22.f4 Nc6 23.Nde4 Ncd424.Bxd4 Nxd4 25.Rf1 f6 26.exf6 gxf627.Nf3 Ne2+ Blac7 on a an in -lseth! Kosashvili,ovi &a$ 199() 2(...Rac821.B: c6 22.e) 5) 23.Q51 c)2).Bxe Rxe 2:.$6 Rc: 26.: an$ a $ra asaree$ in Fa5a!a5riel, erman B'n$eslia 1992,

altho'h Blac7 co'l$ ell have contin'e$ ith Q$2.$x $3 28.e6 Q$: etc. *0 19.Re$1 Ra$8 2(.Qc2 c6 21.535) 22.Q51 Qx$1+ 23.Qx$1 Rx$1+2).Rx$1 c) 2:.5$) xa2 on a an in"ortensen!Fjartarson, a's$al 198. * 0 19.53 Rac82(.Ra$1 Qe6 21.Q51 c)22.5xc) xc) 23.xc) Rxc)ave Blac7 a comorta5le ame in

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39.g4 Ba5 40.Kd3 Ra3+ 41.Ke2 Ra242.Ke3

0 )2.K$3 Bx$2 )3.x$2 Ke: o'l$ alloBlac7 to attac7 hite4s 7insi$e ans. *

42...Kd5 43.g5 f5 44.h5 Ra4 45.Kd3Bxd2 46.Nxd2 Ke5 47.Nc4+ Kf4 48.g6 hxg649.hxg6 Ra6 50.g7 Rg6 51.Ke2Rxg7 52.Ne3 Ra7 53.Ng2+ Ke4 54.f3+ Kd455.Kf2 Ke5 56.Ne1 Ra2+ 57.Ke3 f4+

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-09.d3 ; 'iet contin'ation ith more than a $ro ooison. hite inten$s to la51!$2!1 an$ then 3 or e3, $een$in on thecirc'mstances. "ovin the $!anto $3 an$ then $) miht not 5e a loss o time as h2!h3can oten 5e $isense$ ith. Na5 10.Bc2 c511.Nbd2 Re8; 'se'l aitin move. Blac7 'ts some latentress're on the e!ile, len$s rotection to e: an$reares to $ro the 5isho 5ac7 to 8.12.Nf1 h6 ;nother 'se'l move,reventin hite rom innin the 7niht on 6 ith B:.

0;nother laa5le move is 12...B5, or examle 13.$) ( 13.Ng3 Bf814.Nf5 d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Bg5 e417.dxe4 Nxe4 soon etere$ o't into e'alit inen$ai!K'%min, >5erart2((2) 13...cx$) 1).cx$) Qc( there is a case here or 14...exd4 )1:.$: Rac8 16.Re2 h: 1.3? x318.hx3 an$ hite ha$ exloite$ his omission

o h2!h3 in -mms!;shton,British Chamionshi, &car5oro'h 2((). ;ter c)19.B$3 56 2(.Be3 B$821.Rc2 Q58 22.Rxc8 Bxc8 23.Rc1 B$2).$2 Be 2:.5) Rc8 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8

2.Qc2 he ha$ a clear a$vantae. * 0; lesser!7nonotion hich < li7e is Fe5$en4s 12...6 , an$ this iseat're$ in the ame &teanova!Fe5$en. *

13.d4 hite can also $ela this a$vanceL 0 13.e3B8 1).h3 c6 1:.B$2 Be616.B53 $: 1.ex$: x$: 18.) 6 as airleven in emelin!Ga7'5ovic, Rije7a 2((1. *0 13.3 B8 1).$) c6 1:.h3 B$( also oo$ is 15...Qc7 16.Be3 Bb7

17.d5 Ne7 18.Nh4 g6 as in M'e! Pavasovic,"itte 2((2) 16.Be3 cx$)1.cx$) Rc8 18.Rc1 ex$) 19.x$) $: as onlslihtl 5etter or hite in &raett!Davies, Britishea'e 2((). *

13...exd4 /he start o an active lan rom &hort hichro$'ces a $o'5le!e$e$ an$ interestin ame. Blac7can also la in a more ortho$ox veinL

0 13...Qc 1).$: c) 1:.a) B$ 16.53a: 1.e3 c) 18.5xc) xc)as ine or Blac7 in ;$ams!Kams7, DosFermanas 199:. *0 13...cx$) 1).cx$) c6 1:.e3 (or15.d5 Nb4 16.Bb1 a5 , hich is similar to the ame) 1:...B8 16.$: 5)1.B51 a: 18.a3 a6 19.5) B$

2(.B$2 ax5) 21.ax5) Q58 22.B$3 Q5 an$ Blac7ha$ a$e'ate co'nterla in Bro$s7!-l /aher, D'5ai2((3. *

14.cxd4 Bg4 /his seems to have 5een a ne moveat the time.

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26.x? Kx 2.Qxc3 , ith the 5etter ame orhite $'e to Blac74s ea7ene$ 7in. *

24.Qf3 a5 25.h4 Ne7 26.Ne3 Ng627.Nf5 Ne7 28.Ne3 Ra7 29.h5 Kh830.Nc4 Nc8 31.Ne3

0/here miht have 5een a case or 31.B), inten$in to meet Rae ith 32.e3

92.Kd7 Kxc4 93.Rxb2 Bxb2 94.Kxd6; to'h ame.-

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, hen in rel to xe) there is 33.:. *

31...Nh7 32.g3 Blac74s rel seems to leave himat least e'al.

0"a5e hite sho'l$ have lae$ 32.: so that atere 33.3 Blac7 can4t 5rinhis 'een to 6. *

32...Qf6 33.Qg4 Qg5 34.Kg2 Qxg435.Nxg4 Nf6 36.Nxf6 Bxf6 37.Bf4 Be538.Be3 Nb6 Prearin ...a:!a). Blac7 is slihtl5etter no.39.Bd3 f5 40.f3 fxe4 41.fxe4 a442.Bb5 Rb8 43.Bc6 axb3 44.axb3 Nd745.Rf5 Bc3 46.Kh3 Ne5 47.Bf4 Rd848.Bxe5 Bxe5 49.Rbf1 Kg8 50.Bb5 Re751.Bd3 Ra8 52.Kg4 Bd4 53.R1f3 Ree854.Kh3 Ra1 55.Bb5 Rd8

0ot ::...Rxe)== :6.R8+ Kh :.B$3 etc. *56.Rf7 Rh1+ 57.Kg20< $on4t 'n$erstan$ h hite $i$n4t maintainmaterial e'alit 5 rotectin his h!an ith:.K) . *

57...Rxh5 58.Bd7 Bf6 59.Be6 Kh860.Rb7 Re5 61.Rf4 Re8 62.Kf3 R5xe6! ; oo$innin tr. Blac7 ets more than eno'h comensationor the exchane.63.dxe6 Rxe6 64.Rf5 Kh7 65.g4 Kg666.Rd7 Be5 67.Rf8 Rf6+ 68.Rxf6+ Kxf669.Rb7 Kg5 70.Rb6 g6 71.Rb7 h572.gxh5 gxh5 73.Rb8 h4 74.Rg8+ Kh575.Kg2 c4 76.bxc4 b3 77.Kh3 b278.Rg1 Bf6 79.Rf1 Be5 80.Rg1 Bf681.Rf1 Kg6 82.Rb1

0;s as the case ith move :, < thin7 that hite

sho'l$ have lae$ 82.K). o he comes close to losin. *

82...Kg5 83.Rf1 Kg6 84.Rb1 Kf7 85.e5Bxe5 86.Kxh4 Ke6 87.Kg4 Kd7 88.Kf5Kc6 89.Ke6 Bd4 90.Ke7 Kc5 91.Ke6Be5

0>r 91...Kxc)=? 92.Rx52 etc. *

i5raltar 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Be75.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 d6 7.c3 Na5 8.Bb5 a69.Ba4 b5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Re812.Nf1 g6!? < 'ite li7e this move. Blac7 rearesthe tra$itional ...Be!8! manoe'vre 5't 5 a s'5tl$i@erent move or$er.

0;ter the imme$iate 12...B8hite co'l$ la 13.B: , 5't ater 12... 6 that can5e met ith 13...h:. *

13.Ng30;ter 13.e3 Blac7 no loner has to orr a5o't ain ith B: an$ can j'st la B8 . *0/he main alternative is 13.h3

, hen < 'ite li7e &7em5ris4s R58?=, aitin another move 5eore lain his 5isho 5ac7to 8. (instea$ 13...Bf814.Bg5 h6 15.Bd2 Bg7 16.Ne3 Be617.Nh2 Nh5 18.Nd5 as slihtl 5etter or hite in/sesh7ovs7!>5'7hov, K'ran 199) ). Pancevs7i !&7em5ris, &7oje 2((2, contin'e$ 1).e3 B81:.h2 B 16.h) x) 1.hx)Be6 18.Q3 Qh)?= 19.3 Qh3 2(.B$1Bh6 21.Be2 Bxe3?= 22.Bxe3 :?=23.ex: x: ith shar la. *

13...Bf80 13...Qc 1).h3 Be6 1:.Bh6 B816.Q$2 Kh8 1.Bx8 Rx8 18.$) cx$)19.cx$) Rac8 2(.B$3 c) 21.Bxc) 5xc)22.Qc3 K8 23.$xe: $xe:2).xe: $ 2:.x$ Qx$ 26.Ra$1Qa) 2.) R$8 28.Rx$8+ , Pilni7! Rossetto,"ar $el Plata 1962, as event'all $ran. *

14.h30;ter 1).B: Blac7 can la h6 1:.B$2Be6 , inten$in ...c6, ...B an$ ...$6!

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$:. *14...Bg7 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 exd4/he $o'5le exchane on $) is a tra$itional j'5ojevic,

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a o ainin co'nterla in s'ch ositions. Blac7 hasoo$ $iaonals or 5oth his 5ishos an$ can 't hisroo7s on the c! an$ e!iles.

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is also interestin ) 1).Ba2 Qc8 1:.Q$3 ( 15.Nxb5Bxf3 orces hite to ta7e ith the an as 16.Qxf3is ansere$ 5 Nb3 ) 1:...c: 16.$xc6 Qxc6 . *0or $oes 11.a: aear $anero's ater Re8 12.h3B8 , hen 13.$: e 1).c) c: 1:.c3 5) 16.516 1.5$2 B18.1 R8 as ine or Blac7 in ;lvir! '7acs,;'stria 2((1. *

11...Re8 12.d5 Releasin the tension ives

hite nothin.0

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1

42.Rxd1 c2 43.Rc1 Rc4 44.Kf1 Kf645.Ke2 Ke5 46.Kd3 Kd5 47.h4?!

0 ).) is a slihtl 5etter tr to hol$ the ame. *47...h5 48.f3 f6 49.Rxc2 Rxc2 50.Kxc2Kc4 51.g4 f5 52.gxh5 gxh5 53.Kd2 f454.Kc2 Kb4 55.Kd3 Kxa5 56.Ke4 Kb457.Kxf4 a50-1

Kamins7i,"Davies,+

C86 at least or the time 5ein. *17.Ng3 g6 18.Bg5 Nc6 19.Nd2

0ne o the a$vantaes o lainQe2 a move earlier is that hite avoi$s the >enAariation ater :

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(!( xe). *5...b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.0-0 ;n$ here is thetransosition.

0< have trie$ the in$een$ent .c3 (!(8.$) in this osition 5't ent o the i$ea ater a co'leo ames < lae$ in &er5ia. ;ter $6 9.5$2 ( 9.h3Re8 10.0"0 Bf811.Bg5 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Bd5 Bd714.dxe5 dxe5 15.a4 Rab8 as also 'ninsirin or

hite in Davies!Pavlovic, Arnjac7a Banja 1988 )Fe5$en lae$9...Re8 aainst me in Arnjac7a Banja1991, an$ ater 1(.(!( B8 ( 10...Bg411.d5 Na5 12.Bc2 Bd7 13.Rd1 c614.dxc6 Bxc6 as also ine or Blac7 in&i7'la!Po$at, Kiev 2((2) 11.$: e12.R$1 6 13.3 h6 1).c) Q$?=1:.Bc2 Q) Blac7 ha$ $eveloe$ some nastthreats on the 7insi$e. *

7...0-0 8.c3 d6 9.d4 ; shar an$ $irect movehich nee$s acc'rate han$lin 5 Blac7.

0#or 9.R$1 , 9 h3 an$ 9 a) see Kamins7i! Davies. *9...Bg4 /his, in t'rn, is the most nat'ral rel,exertin ress're on the $)!an.

0 9...B5 1(.R$1 $ 11.a) 5) 12.a: 5xc3 13.5xc3B6 ave hite an e$e in Fenao!Fe5$en, C'5a 1993.*

10.Rd1 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.e50Bronstein later s'este$ 12.ex$:, 5't ater a:? ( 12...Nb4 13.h3 Bh514.Nc3 Re8 15.g4 Bg6 16.Ne5 avo'rs hite )13.Bc2 Re8 Blac7 ill recover his an ith aoo$ ame. *

12...Ne4 13.h3 hite has a co'le oalternatives hereL

0 13.a) 5)? ( 13...bxa4 14.Bxa4 Nb415.h3 Bh5 16.Nc3 Bg6 17.Be3 Rb818.Na2 as 5etter or hite in &hort! Karov,inares matchE 1992) 1).a: ( 14.h3 Bh5 ill 5esimilar) 1)...Kh8( not the imme$iate 14...f6? in vie o15.Qxe4 ) 1:.Qc2 ( 15.h3 Bh5 16.Be3 f5 17.Rc1

f4 18.Rxc6 fxe3 19.fxe3Bxf3 20.gxf3 Bh4 21.Qg2 Bf2+ 22.Kh1Bxe3 23.Rc2 Qh4 (!1 as the $ramatic concl'sionto ;$ams!ells, on$on1993) 1:...a 16.5$2 : 1.ex6x6 18.Re1 c: 19.e: ( 19.dxc5 Rc8

ives Blac7 excellent co'nterla) 19...c)( 19...Rc8 loo7s ine or Blac7 here, too)2(.$xc) Rc8 21.Q$3 $xc) 22.Bxc)5: 23.B: ( 23.Nf7+? Rxf7 24.Bxf7Nxd4 is innin or Blac7) 23...Bh:2).Re3 Qx$) 2:.Bx5: Qx52 26.R51Rc1+ 2.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 28.Q1as G.Polar!&ass7, B'$aest 1993, an$ no Qc?29.Bxa6 ) o'l$ have 5een oo$ or Blac7. *

0 13.c3 xc3 1).5xc3 Q$ 1:.h3 Bh: lea$s 5ac7into the ame. *

13...Bh5 14.Nc3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Qd716.Bc2

0hite has also trie$ the shar 16.), altho'h Blac7 is ine there too. ;terB6 1.e1 ( 17.Bg5 Bxg5 18.Nxg5 f619.exf6 Rxf6 20.Ne4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4as mess in Folmov!Po$aets, H&&R198) 1...a: 18.) Be) (or 18...Nxb319.axb3 Be4 20.f5 c5 21.Be3 cxd422.Bxd4 Qc7 23.Nd3 f6 , as in 'liev! nisch'7, ;l'shta 199). *0>n the other han$ 16.B) $oesn4t ma7e m'ch sense5eca'se it is et another iece that o5str'cts the !an. ;ter $81.) B6 18.B3 e6 19.Kh2 Rae82(.a) : 21.ex6 Bx6 Blac7 stoo$ ell in &oc7o!ia7, '5nieice 2((2. *

16...Nd8/his ma 5e Blac74s 5est ! the 7niht hea$s orthe nice 5loc7a$in s'are on e6.

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( 19.f4 as still the 5est) 19...Qc62(.B52 Qc)? 21.a: c:? an$ Blac7 ha$ theinitiative. *

17.a40Re'5en #ine ointe$ o't that 1.Bxh+ Kxh18.:+ Bx: 19.Qxh:+ Bh62(.) 6 21.ex6 Rx6 22.: Q: sho'l$in or Blac7. *

17...Ne6 18.g4 Bg6 19.Bf5 Qc6 20.Qe3 bxa4!

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15.f4 Bxf4 16.h4 Qg4 17.Nxg7as oo$ or hite )o'l$ have 5een ine orBlac7 ater 12.3 Q) 13.h3Q6 1).h) Q: 1:.: c:, or examle. *

10...Re8 11.Nbd2 Nf8 12.Qe30 12.c) 6 13.$) ex$) 1).x$) Q: ives Blac7some la on the 7insi$e. *

12...c5 P'ttin a sto to $3!$), altho'h

Blac7 can also allo this a$vance.0

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16.e: 6 ( 16...Rf8 also loo7s oo$ or hite,or examle 17.Qh5+ g618.Qxh7 Nf4 19.d3 Qd4 20.Bxf4 Qxf421.Qxe7+ Kxe7 22.Nxg6+ Kd6 23.Nxf4Rxf4 24.Ne4+ hen hite4s to asse$ ans an$anchore$ 7niht ive him a clear a$vantae) 1.K1Q$) 18.x6Bx6 19.) (!(!( 2(.Qe) Q5621.x6 x6 22.Qxe6+ K58 23.$3 R6

2).R51 R$8 2:.Be3 Qa: 26.Ke2Qh:+ 2.K$2 : 28.Q Qxh3 29.e2R6 3(.Qe6 R6 31.Qe: R8 32.)1!(. *

10.hxg4 Bxg4 11.Kg20/here is an interestin alternative in11.Qe2 Q$6 12.Qe3 , ivin ' the exchaneater Bh3 13.h) Bx11).: Q6 1:.Kx1 . /he res'ltin osition seeshite4s 7in m'ch saer an$ ith to minor iecesor a roo7 an$to ans. evertheless < o'l$ reer to la Blac7.Con'est!&teansson, Fanarir$i 1992, ent B5)(not15...0"0"0? 16.Qa7 ) 16.$3 6 1.h6Qe6 ( 17...0"0"0 is still met 5 18.Qa7 )18.Q3 ( 18.Bd2 miht have 5een 5etter, ith thei$ea that i Blac7 castles lon hite still has Qa )18...R8 19.B$2(!(!( 2(.Re1 : 21.Qh3 K58 22.a3Bc: 23.Re2 B$) 2).B: R$e8 2:.$1Qa2 26.c3 Bc: 2.K2 ( 27.Ke1as man$ator) 2...Q51 28.R$2 xe)29.) R: 3(.Qh) ex$3 31.5)( 31.Nf6 is ansere$ 5 Be7 ) 31...B5632.6 R$8 33.e) R$8 3).Bh6( 34.Qxh7 o'l$ have 5een 5etter.)3)...Re8 3:.6 R$8 36.e) R$3.a) Q53 38.a: Ba 39.Be3 Q$:)(.Bxa+ Kxa )1.3 ( 41.Ne3 g542.Qg4 Rf4 43.Qxf4 gxf4 44.Nxd5 cxd5ives Blac7too man ans or the iece ) )1...Q )2.Q2+K58 )3.Qe3 : )).$2 h: ):.x$3 ) )6.x)

hx) ).$c: Rx$2+ )8.x$2 Q$:+)9.ce) R) :(.c) Q$8 :1.Qc3 Qh):2.Q3 (i 52.Qxe5 Qh3+ 53.Kg1 g3ins) :2...Qh :3.Qe3 R8 :).Q3Rh8 ::.2 Qc2 :6.Qxe: R$8:.$e) Qxc) :8.Qe R$) :9.6R$2 6(.6e) R$) 61.c: Q$:+

62.e) Q: 63.K3 R$: 6).Qe8+ Ka6:.Kh) Re: 66.Q$8 Qh:+ 6.K3Qh3+ 68.K) R$: (!1. *

11...Bc5

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14...Bb4! 15.Rh1 g5! 16.Nb1 h4 17.Rh20;ter 1.Rh3 there ollos Bxh3+18.Kxh3 )+? 19.Kx) Qe6+ etc. *

17...0-0-0 18.a3 h3+ 19.Kg3 Rdg820.Rh1

0r 21.K2 Rh3 etc. *

21...Rxh2 22.Kxh2 Bxf3 23.Qc1 g424.Kg3 Rh8 25.axb4 Rh3"0-1

C8:"c&hane,Bacrot,-

Biel 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.0-0 Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3; soli$ move, irml rotectin the e)!an hileretainin the otion o 5$2. Hltimatel hite miht trto la 2!) so that he can ero$e Blac74s an centrean$ oen the !ile, 5't in $oin so he m'st 5e care'lnot to 'nleash Blac74s 5ishos.Nd7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Nc4 f6 Blac7 soli$l rotectsthe e!an an$ can no tr an$ 5rin the 7niht to $)via c: an$ e6.10.Nh4 hite4s most $irect move, trin to 5rin the7niht to : an$ at the same time reein the !an toa$vance. /he alternatives $on4t tro'5le Blac7 too m'chL

0 1(.53 c: 11.B52 58? 12.a) c6is a tical manoe'vre or Blac7 in s'ch ositions,5rinin the 7niht in contact ith the $)!s'are.;ter 13.$2 Be61).a: 5: 1:.ax56 cx56 16.e3 5:

Blac74s osition as alrea$ reera5le in >vetch7in!&mirnov, ete'ans7 2((2. * 0 1(.Kh1 c:(res'ma5l hite4s i$eais to ait or 10...c5 5eore lain11.Nh4 so that Blac74s 7niht no loner has accessto the c:!s'are, 5't in an case his osition loo7sine ater Nb8

12.Nf5 Bxf5 13.exf5 Nc6 ) 11.1 e612.e2 5: 13.e3 B$6 ( 13...c5 14.Nf5Nd4 is also a oo$ a to la ) 1).: c: 1:.Be3$) 16.e3 Be6 1.x$6Qx$6 18.Q$2 Ra$8 an$ Blac7 as ver comorta5llace$ in Dro%$ov!&oro7in, &t Peters5'r 2((2. *0 1(.$) $oes not seem ver loical aterhite4s th move, an$ in$ee$ ex$)11.x$) e: 12.e3 Re8 13.c3 Bc:

1).Kh1 Qe 1:.e: Q sa imrove$ con$itionsor Blac74s 5isho air in Krit%! Ra5iea, Foec7en$or2((). *0 1(.Be3?= is 'ite interestin, 5't < thin7Blac7 can la c: ( 10...Nc5 11.b4 Ne612.c3 c5 13.a3 Kh8 14.Qc2 cxb415.axb4 Qe8 16.Rfb1 as slihtl 5etter or hite inDela$o!"ats''ra, >sasco2(()) 11.h) 58 12.: Bx: 13.ex:c6 ith e'alit. *

10...Nc5 /he most economical $eence o the :!s'are. Blac7 is siml oin to remove the 7nihthen it lan$s there.11.Nf5 /his is ro5a5l 5est, altho'hhite has trie$ a co'le o alternativesL 0 11.Q3

R ( 11...Ne6 12.Nf5 Nd4

13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Be3 Qd7 15.Qg3Qg4 as e'al an$ aree$ $ran inKovalevs7aa!/'rov, "osco 2((2)12.: B8 13.Be3 e6 1).h) 5:1:.$2 c: 16.Q3 Kh8 1.h: R$18.3 Qe8 19.Qh) B5 ro$'ce$ a comlexosition ith chances or 5oth si$es in ;.

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Qd70 12...Q$: 13.Q) transoses to the osition aterhite4s 1)th move in the main ame.

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Fe5$en, on$on 1989) 1.c3 Be618.Q2 Q5) ( 18...c5 is also a oo$ move )19.B$2 Q$) 2(.a) Qx2+21.Kx2 $) 22.Rac1 B: 23.) Bh2).c3 c2? 2:.Re2 $) an$ Blac7 ha$co'nterla. *0Kater B) 13.3( 13.Qd2 Bd7 14.Nc3 b4 15.Nce2 a516.b3 Qb8 17.Ng3 Re8 18.Bb2 Qb719.Ndf5 Bf6 5ro'ht Blac74s ieces to nice s'ares inAelic7ovic!;5ramovic, Belra$e 198) ) 13...B$1).c3 ( 14.f4Ng6 15.Nc3 b4 16.Na2 Qb8 17.c3 a518.cxb4 axb4 19.b3 Bf6 an$ hite4s osition as onthe vere o collase in . "ilov!&main, Po$ols7 199() 1)...5)1:.e) ( 15.Nce2 Bf6 16.b3 Re817.Bf4 Qb8 18.Qd2 Qb7 19.c4 bxc320.Nxc3 Qb4 21.Ne4? Qxd4+(!1 as the $ramatic concl'sion o P. Cramlin!Balashov, Fastins 198:O86)

1:...Re8 16.) ) 1.53 6 18.x6+ Bx619.B52 Rxe1+ 2(.Qxe1 Q58, an$ Blac7 as 5etter in "a7arichev! Kholmov,/allinn 1983. *0 12.B) B5 13.e2 c) 1).5c3 B61:.R51 Re8 16.Q$3 Bxc3 1.xc3 Q6 't hite'n$er ress're in #ressinet!

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Kramni7, Paris 2((2. *0 12.)=? B) 13.Q$2 c) 1).Q$3 Re81:.$2 B6 16.e) Bx$)+ 1.Qx$)Q58 as ver comorta5le or Blac7 inBaron Ro$ri'e%!Korneev, -loi5ar2((2. *0 12.53 B5 13.) $ 1).c) B61:.c3 c: 16.Q$2 5xc) 1.5xc) Q$ ave Blac7 ease'alit in Aan $er iel! &mej7al, Aienna 198(. *

12...Re8 /his loo7s li7e Blac74s most lexi5le move,7eein all his otions oen ith the liht!s'are$5isho.

0B't 12...B$ 13.a) 5) 1).ce2 Re81:.53 ( 15.a5 Bf8 16.Qd2 Rb8 17.b3Qh4 ave Blac7 oo$ co'nterla in"ovsesian!"acieja, Par$'5ice 199:)1:...B8 16.B) 6 1.Be3 Qc818.c6 e 19.xe+ Rxe 2(.c) 5xc3 21.Rc1Q5 as ine or Blac7 in Aotava!Frace7, Par$'5ice199: *

13.a40Fere, too, hite can la 13.53, altho'h once aain Blac7 has a soli$ ame.Bere5ora!&hereshevs7i, B'$aest1991, contin'e$ B$ 1).B52 B8 1:.)( 15.Ne4 Qh4 16.Nf3 Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3Qg4 as e'al in Prasa$!

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&.ass7,B/imman,G

C8) 11...Bx6 12.Qe2 x53 13.ax53 (!(1).5) Q$6 1:.c3 c: he as alrea$ orse $'eto Blac74s 5ishos. *

#rance vs Follan$, Cannes 199(0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf65.Nc3 /his $eveloment, a avo'rite o &ie5ert

/arrasch, as later a$ote$ 5 &ir eore /homas an$then Pa'l Keres.0&ass7 no $o'5t ote$ or this seciic or$er toavoi$ /imman4s avo'rite >en variation : ( (xe)E, as hite 's'all las :.(!( Be an$ onlthen 6.c3 *

5...Be7 6.0-0 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Nd5Keres lae$ this a, 5't there are to othermovesL

0-ven the insii$!loo7in 8.$3 contains a $ro ooison i Blac7 is careless. ;ter a: 9.e2 (!(1(.B$2Blac7 sho'l$ reer x53 (an$ avoi$10...c5? 11.Bxa5 Qxa5 12.a4 b413.Ng3 , hich ave hite a sliht e$e in/isch5iere7!Aot, -ast Berlin 1989)11.ax53 B5 ith e'alit. *0 8.a) has 5een almost orotten, altho'h here, too,Blac7 nee$s to la acc'ratelL B)?= 9.ax5: $)1(.Rxa6Rxa6 11.5xa6 x53 12.cx53 Qa8 sho'l$ 5econsi$ere$, as in Bronstein! ilienthal, "osco19):. Blac7 has excellent comensation or theto ans. *

8...Na5 Blac7 in$s a oo$ a tone'trali%e this line.

0;nother oo$ contin'ation is 8...(!(9.xe+ xe 1(.$3 6 , or examle11.a) B5 12.ax5: ( 12.Ng5 h613.Nh3 d5 14.g3 c5 ave Blac7 oo$ la in-slon!Korneev, Bil5ao 2((()12...ax5: 13.B: h6 1).Rxa8 Bxa81:.Bx6 Qx6 16.Q$2 c: ith rather more than

e'alit or Blac7 in &tein5acher!&mej7al, erman199(. *

9.Nxe70

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21.Qh4 Rac8 22.a4 b4 ith his 7insi$e soli$, Blac7commences action on the other lan7. /he c3!an is5ein mar7e$ o't asa taret.23.a5 Bc6 24.Bb3 Kg7 25.Bc4 Bb726.Rac1 Nf4 27.g4? R'nnin o't o i$eas, hitelashes o't. B't this move constit'tes aserio's ea7enino the 7insi$e an$, in artic'lar, the )!s'are.h5 28.g5 f5 29.Ned2/he oint 5ehin$

2 ) as that ith )!: hite co'l$ 'n$ermine Blac74se!an. B't he has ai$ ar too m'ch or this rivilee,as e shall soon see.Qd6 30.Re3 e4! /he start o a reall 5ea'ti'lcom5ination involvin an exchane sacriice. hitehas little choice 5't to o alon ith it.31.Rce1 exf3!! 32.Rxe8 Rxe8 33.Rxe8Ne2+ 34.Kh1

0 3).K1 e: 3:.Re6 Qc is similar ! Blac74s'een is comin into the attac7 via a:. *

34...Ne5 35.Re6 Qc7 36.cxb4>enin the c!ile ma7es it easier or Blac7. 0hite

sho'l$ la the imme$iate 36.53, hen Blac7 has to in$ ) 3.R56 xc)38.xc: ( 38.dxc4 Qd7 ) 38...Qxc:39.Rx5+ K8 )(.$xc) Qxa: etc. *

36...cxb4 37.Nb3

0 3.R56 can no 5e met 5 B$:?38.Rxa6 x$3?? 39.Ra Qxa )(.Bx$3Qxa: , ith $ecisive threats. *

37...f4 38.Nd2? osin on the sot. 0hite has tola 38.R56 , altho'h B$:? 39.Bx$: Qc2)(.R5+ K8)1.Kh2 Q$1 is innin ana. *

38...Qxa5 39.Kh2 Qa1 40.Re7+ Kf8hite is o't o chec7s an$ he can4t $een$ aainst thethreats to his 7in.0-1

Pot7in,ABeliavs7,;

C68 R$) 18.K3 c6 19.c$: Re8 2(.c3

Ra) 21.a3 B ( 21...Bd7 also loo7s reasona5lehere) 22.: Raxe)

R'ssian/eam Cham.ionshi. 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc65.0-0

0 :.c3 an$ : $) are $ealt ith in the ames Peli7ian!&chnei$er an$ j'5ojevic! Beliavs7 resectivel. *

5...Qf6 6.d40#or 6.$3 see the ame Khachian! ol$in. *

6...exd4 7.Bg50 .x$) , Qx$) an$ e: eat're in the next 5'toneE three ames. *

7...Qd6 8.Nxd4

0#or 8.Qx$) see Fector!Beliavs7. *8...Be7

0Blac7 can also la 8...B$ , hen9.c3 Be 1(.Bxe ( 10.Be3 Nf6 11.f3 lea$s 5ac7to the main ame) 1(...xe transoses to the note tohite4s 9th move. *

9.Be3 "aintainin the tension.0"an -xchane &anish laers o'l$ 5etemte$ totra$e o Blac74s $rea$e$ 5isho air ith 9.Bxe atthis oint, 5't < thin7 it ives Blac7 an eas ame.#ressinet!;$ams, Bor$ea'x 2(((, ent xe 1(.c3B$ (instea$ 10...0"011.Nde2 Rd8 12.Qc1 Bg4 13.Nf4 Ng614.Nxg6 hxg6 15.Qg5 Be6 16.Rad1 as a little5etter or hite in "aem Ba$als!;$ams, P'la 199 )11.53 Qx$112.Rax$1 (!(!( (Gohn atson, in his 5oo7 4&'rvivinan$ Beatin ;nnoin Chess >enins4, ives the

move 12...b6 in this osition, claimin that hitesho'l$ not 5e an 5etter ! < aree ith thisassessment, Blac7 ill la ...c6!c:, ma7in his'eensi$e ans 'ite $anero's, an$ hite4s7niht on 53 loo7s ver oorl lace$) 13.$2( arr Ka'mann, in his 5oo7 4/he Chess;$vantae in Blac7 an$ hite4, s'ests13.Nc5 here, hich is an ar'ment or lain ...5!56 a move earlier) 13...561).c) Be6 1:.e3 c: 16.) 6 1.K2

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223.x56+ K5 an$ the ame as event'all$ran. *

9...Nf6 10.f3 0-0 11.Nc3 Rd8 12.Qe2 c513.Nb3 b6 14.Rfd1 Qc6 15.Rxd8+ Bxd816.Rd1 Be6 Blac7 is $eveloin comorta5l here, an$hite4s 7niht on 53 has e rosects or the moment.< o'l$ reer to la Blac74s osition 5't, o5jectivelsea7in, it4s j'st e'al.17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 Qe8 19.a4 a520.Nb5 Rc8 Deen$in aainst the threat o 21 Bx6.hite seems to have 5een $oin the 'shin 5't it4sonl a assin hase.21.Nd2

0;ttemtin to set ' a 'eensi$e 5loc7a$e ith21.c) o'l$ leave Blac7 ith the 5etter ame aterh: 22.B2( in the event o 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.Nxc7there is Nf4 24.Qc2 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1Qxa4 ) 22...) 23.Qc2 B6 , hen the 5ishos arestartin to come into their on. *

21...Nh5 22.Bxd8 Rxd8?!0 22...Qx$8 seems 5etter, 7eein c rotecte$ an$aimin to 5rin the 'een to :. o Blac7 ets into$i@ic'lties. *

23.Nf10;ter 23.xc Qxa) 2).xe6 xe6Blac74s 'eensi$e an majorit an$ active ieces

co'nt or more than the ea7ness o the e6!an.;ter 2:.53Rx$1+ 26.Qx$1 c) 2.$2 Q$Blac7 is in chare. *

23...Nf4 24.Qe1 Qe7 25.Rxd8+ Qxd826.Qd2 Qg5 27.g3

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29...Ng5 30.Nd20 3(.xc=? Bh3+ 31.K2 Bx1 32.Kx1Qxh2 avo'rs Blac7. *

30...Bh3+ 31.Kg1 Ne6 32.c3 f5 33.exf5Qxf5 34.Qe4 Qg5 35.f4 Qd8 36.Qe2Qd5 37.Ne4 h5 38.Na3? hite slis ' 'n$erress're.

0 38.c) Q: 39.Q$3 is 5etter, hen the osition is5alance$. *

38...Bg4! 39.Qe1 Bd1! 40.f5 Qxf541.Qxd1 Qxe4 42.Qxh5 Qe1+ 43.Kg2Qd2+ 44.Kf1 Qxb2 /his is innin or Blac75eca'se his 7in is sae. Beliavs7 con$'cts thetechnical hase ver acc'ratel.45.Qe2 Qc1+ 46.Qe1 Qh6 47.h4 Kf748.Nb5 Qg6 49.Qe5 Qf6+ 50.Qxf6+Kxf6 51.Ke2 c4 52.g4 Ke5 53.Ke3 Nc554.h5 Nxa4 55.g5 c6 56.Nd6 Nxc357.Nxc4+ Ke6 58.h6 Nd5+ 59.Kd4 gxh660.gxh6 Kf6 61.Ne5 a4 62.Nf3 a363.Nd2 a2 64.Nb3 Kg6 65.Na1 Kxh60-1

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"almoOCo.enhaen 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qf6 6.d4 exd4 7.Bg5 Qd6

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0Blac7 co'l$ meet 36.R$2 ith c3, or examle 3.Rc2 B 38.Rxc3Bxe: 39.Rc2 K$ leaves him to ans '. *

36...Rxa2+ 37.Kf3 Ra3+ 38.Kxf4 b5/here4s oin to 5e no stoin Blac74s connecte$asse$ ans.0-1

C68Ree3at,&Pavasovic,D

Calvia >lmia$ 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc65.0-0 Qf6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4

0 .Qx$) has 5een more o'lar, an$ rihtl so.Blac74s 'een roves to 5e e@ectivel lace$ on6. *

7...Bd7 8.Be3 0-0-0 9.Nd2 Nh6 10.f3 c5!?;lrea$ innin a an, altho'h hite $oes have somene5'lo's comensation in the orm o the oen 5!ile.

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13.R$1 hite ha$ $eveloe$ ver smoothlan$ stoo$ 5etter. *0Foever, ...B$ loo7s 'ite laa5le,or examle 8.e: Q: 9.R$1 c: 1(.Qc)B5: an$ Blac7 seems to have airl smooth$eveloment. *

8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.Be30 9.B) (!(!( 1(.c3 e 11.Ra$1 612.B3 B5) 13.: h: 1).h) xh)

1:.Bxh) R$e8 an$ Blac7 as at least e'al inBiiasis!Keres, Petroolis

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33.g3 Bxd2 34.Rxe5 Bxc3 35.bxc3Rf2+ 36.Kg1 Rxc2 37.Re7 Rxc338.Rxg7 Rd3 39.Kf2 c3 40.Rg8+ Kc70-1

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roress here.-

Khachian,"ol$in,;

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Fol%6arth,G

"arco,Aienna 189(0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc65.0-0 Qf6 6.d4 exd4 7.e5;s ar as < 7no this hasn4t 5een lae$ or more than acent'r, 5't in an case it $eserves a mention. /hero5lem ith a$vancin the e!an is that it ea7enshite4s control o the liht s'ares 5 lacin animortant an on the same colo'r as the remainin5isho.Qg6 8.Nxd4 Bc5

0; oo$ examle o chess rom the ol$ $as is&challo!Farmonist, #ran7'rt188, hich ent 8...Bh3 9.Q3 B)

1(.Q3 (!(!( 11.c3 Bc: 12.Be3 e13.h3 Bx$) 1).Bx$) h:=? 1:.hx)hx) 16.3 Q$3 1.Qx)+ : 18.a3Rx$) 19.cx$) Rh) 2(.Q: Qx$)+21.R2 Qxe: 22.) Qe) 23.c2 62).Q6 Rh6 2:.Q 56 26.Re1 32.Qe8+ K5 28.Re2 ( 28.Rf3is still innin or hite) 28...Rh1+hen hite resine$ 5eca'se 29.K2Qx) is mate. *

9.c3 Ne7 10.Nd2 Bxd4 Ret'rnin the 5isho air is aver sensi5le i$ea 5eca'se Blac7 ains consi$era5lecontrol o the liht s'ares. ith $: irml in his rasBlac7 ill never 5e orse.11.cxd4 Qd3

0"arco certainl seeme$ to 5e a more soli$ laerthan Farmonist, tho'h he miht have ta7en a leao't o the latter4s 5oo7 at this stae ith 11...B:olloe$ 5 12...(!(!(. *

12.Nb3 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Bf5 14.Na5 Rb815.Bg5 Nd5 16.Rac1 h6 17.Bd2either si$e is oin to in$ it eas to ma7e

"inneaolis 2((:

0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0Qf6 6.d3 ; 'iet move, inten$in 'rther $eveloment5eore 'n$erta7in concrete action. B't comarin thisith the variation :...Q$6 6 $3, Blac74s 'een seems5etter lace$ here 5eca'se it ill not 5e 'n$er attac7ater hite4s 5$2! c) lan.Ne7 < li7e this move, inten$in to $evelo the 7niht onthe excellent 6!s'are hile 7eein other otionsoen.

0;nother reasona5le move is 6...B$6, hen .B: Q6 8.5$2 h6 9.Bh)6 1(.Bx6 Qx6 11.c) (!( 12.x$6 cx$6 aveBlac7 at least e'alit in Carran%a!"or'no, &ant Boi2(((, altho'hhite4s la as rather anaemic in this

examle. *7.h3 ; ca'tio's move, reventin ...Bc8!) inrearation or 51!c3.

0hite $oesn4t et anhere ith the morearessive .B: as Q$6 8.5$26 9.c) Qe6 sees Blac7 $evelo airlcomorta5l, reventin $3!$) or the moment5eca'se the 7niht on c) o'l$ han. *0/he imme$iate .c3 is met 5 the stronB) . *

7...Ng6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.Bg5 Qe6 10.Nh4hite attemts to ta7e the initiative 5 reein an$s'5se'entl 'shin the ! an. B't Blac7 cancontin'e to harass the oosition 'ite e@ectivel.Nxh4 11.Bxh4 Qg6/hreatenin 12... Bxh3.12.Kh2

0;ter 12.B3 Blac7 co'l$ consi$er h: . *12...0-0 13.g4 a5 14.Bg3 h5 15.f3 a416.Qe2 Re8 17.Nd1 Bc5 18.Bf2 Bd4/hreatenin 19...a3, an$ hite $oesn4t

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ant to la 19 c3 5eca'se o theea7enin o his $!an.19.a3 c5 20.Rb1 Ra6 21.Ne3

0/rin to tra the 5isho on $) $oes not or7 o'tell or hite. ;ter 21.Be1Blac7 has c) 22.$xc) R$6, sae'ar$in the 5isho an$ ettin the roo7 to the$!ile. hite4s extra an is not orth m'ch 5eca'sethe 'eensi$e an majorit is 'na5le to iel$ a

asse$ an. ;n$ 5eore an en$ame comes theo$s insist on a mi$$leame 5ein lae$. *21...Bxe3 22.Bxe3 Rc6 23.Rg1 b624.Rbd1 Qh7 25.Rg3 Rg6

0Perhas Blac7 sho'l$ have trie$ to oen ' ith2:...hx) 26.x) c) . ;ter a e more soli$ moves5 5oth si$es the osition 5ecomes ver $raish. *

26.Rdg1 Bd7 27.Bd2 Kf8 28.Bc3 hxg429.fxg4 Qh4 30.Qe1 Rge6 31.Rf3 Qxe132.Rxe1 R8e7-

C68Peli7ian,G&chnei$er,D

>sas7o 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc65.Nc3 ;ltho'h this has 5een oversha$oe$ 5 : (!( itis 5 no means a oor move.Qf6!? /his loo7s j'st as oo$ here as ater: (!(.

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o'l$ have 5een ver oo$ or Blac7)13...: 1).53 K58 1:.Ba+ Ka816.Bc: , M'$e!enel, Ba$en!Ba$en1988, an$ no xe) 1.Bx$6 e3 18.Q3 cx$619.Qx6 hx6 2(.Rx$6 :21.Rx6 Be6 loo7s 5est, ith e'alit. * 0;notherossi5ilit is 12.53 , 5't then Qh: 13.) Qxe21).xe2 Rhe8 1:.c3B5) 16.B$) 6 1.Re1 18.Ra$1

$6 came ro'n$ to taret $6 in"asterna7!&oro7in, Chelia5ins7 1991. *12...f5 13.Nde2 Kb8 14.Bf4 Nf7;ccor$in to m $ata5ase this is a ne move,altho'h its aearance miht ell have 5eenacci$ent more than $esin.

0ne senses that Blac7miht have 5een 'me$ ' on a$renaline.

0 32...Q$) loo7s 5etter, hen the iss'e is still in$o'5t. *

33.Qxg3 Nxc2+ 34.Rb6 Nxa1 35.Qg5Re8 36.Ne5

0 36.c:? loo7s innin or hite ater53 3.Rx53 Bc8 38.R56 etc. *

36...Nb3 37.Nxd7+ Kc7 38.Qg7?0 38.c: is still correct, altho'h 5 no the ositionis j'st a mess. *

38...Nxa5 39.Qd4? osin imme$iatel. Rd840.Qe5+ Kxd7 < et the $istinct imression that

5oth laers ran short o time in the latter art o thisame.0-1

C68j'5ojevic,Beliavs7,;

/il5'r 19860iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4/his is ho as7er 'se$ to la the -xchane,imme$iatel settin ' his 7insi$e an majorit.j'5ojevic has trie$ this a e times 5't itho't m'chs'ccess. exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7

hite is a temo $on comare$ ith the ositionater : (!( Q6 6 $) ex$) Qx$)Qx$) 8 x$) B$.

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0 9.c3 Re8 1(.(!(!( B5) 11.$e2 :12.ex: Bx: ave Blac7 'll e'alit in&mslov!Keres, H&&R Chamionshi19)(. *

9...c5 10.Ne2 b6 11.0-0-0 Ne70Blac7 can also contin'e $eveloment ith the alternative 11...6 . j'5ojevic! 's'ov, B'ojno 1986, contin'e$12.h) h6 13.3 B 1).1 e 1:.B$2 B5:16.c3 Bc6 1.e3 5: 18.e2 h:19.Rhe1 Rhe8 ith at least e'alit orBlac7. *

12.Rhe1 Nc6 13.h3 Be7 14.Nf4 Rde8Beliavs7 is lain am5itio'sl. &hitin the roo7 rom the $!ile avoi$s 'rther exchanes.15.Nd5 Bd8 16.Nc4 b5 17.Nd2 c418.b3 cxb3 19.Nxb3 Be6 20.Nc5 Bxd521.exd5 Nb8 22.Bd4

0 22.a) loo7s li7e a oo$ i$ea to me, trin to exchane at least one o the 'eensi$e ans. *22...Be7 23.Ne4 Rhg8

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some tric7s in the an en$ame 5't it loo7s $ran to me ater cx$6( < o'l$n4t a$vise either 38...Rxd3+39.Kxd3 ;or 38...c5 39.d7 Rxd3+40.Kxd3 Kc7 41.Ke4 Kxd7 42.Kxf4 )39.Rxe3 xe3 )(.K$3 Kc: )1.Kxe3 K$:. *

38...cxd6 39.Rxd6+ Kc5 40.Rd70/he $i@erence 5eteen this osition an$ the one that co'l$ have arisen rom the earlier cat're 3...cx$6 is thatater)(.Rxa6 Rx3 )1.Ra R3 )2.: K$)

Blac74s !an is a m'ch 5ier menace 5eca'se hite4s 7in is so ar aa 52 rather than $2E. *40...Rxf3 41.Rxh7 Rg3 42.g5 Kd443.Rg7 f3 44.Rxg6 f2 45.Rf6 Ke3 46.g6Ke2 47.Re6+ Kf3 48.Rxa6

0;ter )8.R6+ K2 Blac74s 7in in$s shelter. *48...f1Q 49.Rf6+ Ke2 50.Rxf1 Kxf151.c4 bxc4 52.h5 Ke2 53.Kc2 Kf354.Kc3 Kg4+ 55.Kxc4 Kxh5 56.g7 Kh657.g8Q Rxg8 58.a4 Kg6 59.a5 Kf660.Kc5 Ke7 61.Kc6 Kd8 62.Kb7 Rg7+63.Kb8 Kd7 64.Kb7 Kd6+ 65.Kb6 Rg3

0 6:...R3 66.a6 R53+ 6.Ka Kc68.Ka8 R$3 69.Ka R$6 (.Ka8Rxa6 . *

0-1

;le7seev,-emelin,A

C:9 12...Nb7!? < reall li7e this move, calml imrovinBlac74s orst lace iece 5eore rocee$in ith $irectaction.

&t Peters5'r 2(((0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d55.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc68.Be2

0 8.Q3 is covere$ in the ame ;%eve$oPessoa!Davies. *

8...h6 9.Nf3

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15.Na3 0"0 16.Nac4 Nd6 17.Nxb6 axb618.Qb3 Be6 19.Qb1 b5ave Blac7 oo$ la or the an in"e$nis!#.;n$erson, "ontreal 19:6)1)...$6 1:.ac) xc) 16.Bxc) (!(1.$)=? ex$3 18.Qx$3 )? 19.Qe2Re8 2(.Bx+ Qx 21.x Rxe2+22.Kxe2 Kx an$ Blac7 ha$ to ieces or a roo7 in&%mans7i!&lia, Kra7o

19:3. *14.Na3/his loo7s too am5itio's. 0hite sho'l$ro5a5l la 1).$), hen ex$3 1:.Qx$3 (!( 16.(!( a:1.B3 Bxe: 18.xe: Qxe: 19.Bxc6 ax5) 2(.Q5:as e'al an$ soon $ran in "e$nis!&ass7,;nter 19::. *

14...Nd5 15.0-0 Nxf4 16.Rxf4 Bxe517.Rxe4 0-0 18.Nc4? ;ter this Blac7 is clearl5etter.

0hite has to $een$ his h2 an ith18.Rh) . *

18...Bxh2+ 19.Kh1 Nd6 20.Nxd6 Bxd621.d4 Bf5 22.Re3 Rae8 23.Bf3 Bg324.Bg4 Be4 25.Bd2

0/he last chance to sta on the 5oar$ as ith 2:.K1. o the storm clo'$s atheraro'n$ hite4s 7in. *

25...f5 26.Bh5?! Qf4 27.Rxg3 Qxg3ith hite 5ein the exchane $on an$ 'n$erattac7, the rest re'ires little comment.28.Qg1 g6 29.Bd1 Qh3+ 30.Qh2Bxg2+ 31.Kg1 Qxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Be433.Bxh6 Rf7 34.Bd2 Rh7+ 35.Kg3 Rh136.Rc1 Rg1+ 37.Kf2 Rg2+ 38.Kf1 Rxd239.c4 Bg2+ 40.Kg1 Re1+0-1

C:92risch'7,;"alani'7,A

R'ssian/eam Cham.ionshi. 2((1

0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d55.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc68.Be2 h6 9.Nh3 &teinit%4s move, hich as later'se$ 5 Bo55 #ischer, iel &hort an$ ata Kams7.hite avoi$s the

loss o time inherent in 9 3 e), 5't 'ts the 7nihton a ver strane s'are.g5!

0Blac7 has trie$ several other moves here s'ch as9...B$6 an$ 9...Bc:, 5't < thin7 this is the 5est. Blac7a$vances his 7insi$e ans hilst menacin ...:!)Iin$ee$ hite cannot castle here 5eca'se1(...) ins the 7niht. *

10.d3 Bg7! >nce aain a move that < li7e. 0Blac7 has

also trie$ to 5rin the 7nihton a: 5ac7 into la ith 1(...c: 11.c3c6 , 5't ater 12.B3 Q$ 13.e)xe) 1).Bxe) ) Aeiner!Bronstein, Rishon eMion 1991E Bronstein tol$ me that hite co'l$have aine$ the a$vantae ith 1:.Qx)? (ratherthanthe 15.Ng1 f5 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.f3 c4o the ame) 1:...Qx) 16.Bxc6+ B$1.Bxa8 . &hre$$er $oesn4t aree j'st here 5't < tr'stBronstein4s int'ition more.

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21.c: Bc8 ets all Blac74s ieces or7innicel. *

20...Rad8 21.c4 Nb4 22.d4 Rxd423.Qa4 c5 24.Nb3 Nc2 25.Nxd4 Nxd4?! Blac7 istemte$ 5 the i$ea o $eliverin mate, 5't ma5e hesho'l$n4t have 5een.

0 2:...xe1 is a more rational move, ater hich26.B$2 cx$) 2.Rxe1 B5 siml avo'rs Blac7. *

26.Bg2 f4

0/he imme$iate 26...3+can 5e ansere$ 5 2.Bx3 x328.Be3 , or examle Q) 29.Qc6 e)3(.Qe6+ Kh 31.Kh1 Qh3 32.R1, hen it is $i@ic'lt to see ho Blac7 can contin'ethe attac7. *

27.Bd5+0r 31.Qc6 x3 olloe$ 5 32...Qh3. *

31...fxg3 32.Qxa6 Qh3 ; terriic in 5"alani'7.0-1

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d55.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc68.Qf3!? /his is the 7in$ o move that can 5e vera7ar$ in ractical chess 5eca'se it is shar an$Blac7 ma not 7no it. Besi$es the stan$ar$ 8 Be2there

are three other moves hereL the $o$, the 'l an$ the5a$L

0 8.B$3 $:? 9.e) : 1(.3 )11.B1 Bc: 12.c3 B56 13.$) 61).B$3 (!( 1:.5) 5 16.Bc)+ Kh8 ave Blac7 astron initiative in Castal$i! Keres, &toc7holm>lmia$ 193. *0 8.B1=? h6 9.h3 Bc: 1(.$3 Q5611.Qe2 B) 12.3 Bxh3 13.xh3 (!(!( an$ Blac7

ha$ a menacin attac7in osition in &teinit%!Chiorin,orl$ Chamionshi, Favana 1892. *0 8.Ba)= h6 9.3 e) 1(.Qe2 (ater10.Ne5 Qd4 Blac7 ins a iece or ina$e'atecomensation) 1(...B$611.$) ( 11.d3 0"0 12.dxe4 Nxe413.0"0 Nc5 14.Bb3 Ba6 is oo$ orBlac7 accor$in to -mms) 11...Q5612.c3 (!( 13.5)=? Bx5) 1).cx5) Qx$) avo're$Blac7 in Forit%!Pin$ar, "anchester 1961. *

8...h60Blac7 has also trie$ 8...Be an$ 8...R58, 5't the textseems li7e the most relia5le contin'ation. *

9.Ne4 Nd5 10.Nbc3! hite m'st $evelo at tosee$ here or ris7 5ein cr'she$ 5 Blac74s a$vancine! an$ !ans.

0 1(.Ba) Be 11.(!( (or 11.Ng3 0"012.Nf5 Bc5 13.d3 Qf6 14.g4 Nf415.Bxf4 exf4 16.Nd2 , as in Caitaine! eran$,Plancoet 2((3, an$ no Bxf517.gxf5 Qd4 18.Bb3 Rae8+ is siml ver oo$or Blac7) 11...(!( 12.$3( 12.Re1 f5 13.Ng3 e4 14.Qd1 Ba6 o@ere$ Blac7excellent comensation or the an in &ten%el!Broo7s, Chicao199)) 12...: 13.ec3 B5 1).a3 c:1:.Qh: 56 16.Bxh6= as lae$ in Aan eersel!&ollevel$, Alissinen 2((3, an$ no Q$6? o'l$ have5een stron 5eca'se 1.B: ( 17.Bd2 Nxa418.Nxa4 Qc6 ins a iece) 1...Bx:18.Qx: R6 leaves hite acin man threats. *

10...cxb5 11.Nxd5 Be6 ;t the time < lae$ theame < li7e$ 7eein the 5isho here 5eca'se it covers

the cr'cial :! s'are. < as also inl'ence$ 5 the actthat Balashov has 5een &ass74s secon$

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or man ears an$ lae$ 11...Be6 ater&ass7 ha$ trie$ 11...B5.

0Aan $er iel!&ass7, Reio -milia1986, ent 11...B5 12.e3 Q$( in P.atson!.Cooer, -nlan$ 2((2, Blac7 lae$12...Be7 13.d3 g6, 5't then 14.0"0 o'l$ have reare$hite to meet f5 ith 15.Nxf5 gxf516.Qh5+ etc) 13.$3 c6 1).(!( (!(!(

1:.c3 6 (Aan $er iel!Aan Kooten, Fooeveen2((), contin'e$ instea$15...Qe6 16.Rd1 g6 17.Qf6 Qxf618.Nxf6 Bg7 19.Ne4 , ith Blac7 havin ina$e'atecomensation or the an in the en$ameI as thisas a later ame it also imlies that Aan $er iel ha$an imrovement rea$ ha$ Blac7 lae$ li7e &ass7)16.a) 5) 1.6 Qe618.$: ( 18.a5? miht 5e the imrovement Aan$er iel ha$ in min$)18...: 19.c) $) 2(.Qh3 : 21.Re1R8 an$ Blac7 ha$ $anero's attac7in chances. *

12.Ne3 Rc8 13.0-0 Nc6 /his is a ne move, re!centrali%in the 7niht 5eore committin msel toan concrete action.

0i7as!Balashov, 'ano 1988, ha$ one13...Q$ 1).3 h: 1:.c3 ( 15.d3miht 5e an imrovement) 1:...c616.R$1 h) ith a ver mess osition. *

14.d3 Qd7 15.Ng30< also loo7e$ at 1:.Qh: 5't tho'ht thatBlac7 as $oin ell ater Be 16.) 61.Qe2 : 18.c3 $) etc. *

15...h5 16.c3 h4 17.Ngf5 h3 18.g30;n$ here < examine$ 18.) , concl'$in that Blac7stoo$ ell ater 6 19.3Be in vie o hite4s comromise$ 7insi$e. *

18...Ne7! -liminatin hite4s a$vance$ 7niht.0 18...6 is not oo$ $'e to 19.) Q$82(.6+? Qx6 21.$6+ Ke 22.xc8+ Bxc823.B:? Qx: 2).Qxc6, ith a osition that < trie$ to ma7e or7 or Blac75't itho't s'ccess. /he oor 7in osition revents

the e@icient reorani%ation o orces. *19.g4

0;ter 19.xe Bxe 2(.Qe)

Blac7 can siml castle, (!( , hen21.a) 5) enerates excellent la. *

19...g6 20.Nxe7 Bxe7 21.Qe4 0-0< sa that this co'l$ lea$ to a orce$ $ra 5't as'na5le to in$ a oo$ alternative.22.Qxe5 Qxd3 23.Nf5! Bxf5 24.Bh6 f625.Qxe7 Rf7 26.Qe3 Qxe3 27.Bxe3Bxg4 28.f3 Bf5-

C:8&.it%,PPiccar$o,A

Corres.on$ence 2(()0iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d55.exd5 Na5 6.d3 "orh4s ol$ move, hich hasn4t5een seen m'ch since the cent'r 5eore last. &till,o' miht have it lae$ aainst o' 5 anenterrisin " li7e

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't the 7niht on $), altho'h this 'ses val'a5le time.hite has trie$ a e other moves here 5't in evercase it loo7s as i Blac7 has a stron initiativeL

0 1(.$2 (!( 11.53 B) 12.Q1 B5)+13.c3 ( 13.Nc3 c6 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4Bg6 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Bd2 e3 18.fxe3Bxc3 19.bxc3 Bxc2 let hite4s osition in tatters in'c7is!Keres, B'enos ;ires1939) 13...Be 1).h3 Bh: 1:.Be3

( 15.g4 Bg6 16.Be3 Nd7 17.N1d2 Ne518.0"0"0 b5 19.cxb5 Nd3+ 20.Kb1Qxd5 as oo$ or Blac7 in &ale! "arshall,Aienna 19(8) 1:...c6 16.)B6 1.$xc6 5xc6 18.1$2 Qc8 an$ hite4s7in as short o a sae home in Poa!o$ena,Aerona 2((:. *0 1(.h3 revents anthin lan$in on ) an$ creates4l't4 or the 7niht. o (!(11.h2 5: ( 11...Nh7 as lae$ in one ame 5 theleen$ar Pa'l "orh, 5't Blac7 has it all to roveater 12.Nc3 )12.c3 5xc) 13.Qxc) Q$6 1).(!( Ba61:.5: as Bir$!Chiorin, on$on 1883, hen simlQx$: 16.Qx$: x$:o'l$ have let Blac7 ith a clear l's. * 0 1(.B) (!( 11.$2 B) 12.Q1 c613.h3 Bh: 1).) B6 1:.c3 B5)16.$xc6 5xc6 1.(!(!( Bxc3 18.5xc3Qa: 't hite4s 7in in $eserate tro'5le in Aan $erei$e!"e$ina arcia, ;mster$am 196. *

10...b5!?01(...5: has 5een rear$e$ as the theoreticalcontin'ation 5't the simle1(...(!( miht also 5e oo$. a$$inham!Fe5$en,British Chamionshi, &o'thort 1983, contin'e$11.$) B) 12.Qc2 Bx$)13.cx$) 5: 1).cx5: (or 14.b3 c6 )1)...Qx$: 1:.Qc: R$8 16.Qx$: Rx$:1.Be3 Rx5: 18.53 $: an$ Blac7 on theen$ame. *

11.cxb5 /his loo7s li7e a ne move, 5't it isn4t onethat is artic'larl threatenin or Blac7.

0 11.5) Be 12.$2 B) 13.3( 13.Qe3 bxc4 14.0"0 Qxd5 15.Re1 Bf516.f3 Qd3 as also ver oo$ or Blac7 in /orres!Hral$e, ;rentina 2((1)

13...ex3 1).x3 Bh: 1:.cx5: (!(16.(!( Re8 ave Blac7 a $anero's initiative inro5!Keres, Dres$en 1936. *

11...0-0 12.Nd4 Qxd5 13.Be3 Bg414.Qd2 a6!?

0/here4s a case to 5e ma$e or 1)...Bx$)1:.Bx$) (or 15.Qxd4 Qxb5 ) 1:...e3?16.xe3 e) hen Blac74s ieces 5ecomever active. *

15.bxa6 Bd6 16.h3 Bc8 /he oint o Blac74s la !ith the 5isho on a6 hite ill lose the caa5ilit tocastle. > co'rse castlin isn4t everthin an$ there aretimes in this ame that Blac7 miht have ishe$ he ha$more ans.17.a7 Ba6 18.a4 Bd3 19.Na3 Rxa720.Nab5 Ra6 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Ne2Rfa8 23.0-0 &o hite ets castle$ ana an$ Blac7ins 5ac7 the material.

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/he movements o Blac74s 'een remin$ me a little osnoo7er, her majest 5o'ncin o several c'shions5eore inishin 5ac7 here she starte$. "eanhileGon7man4s a$vantae has increase$ as hite4s anstr'ct're is rec7e$ an$ Blac7 has an oen a!ile.22.Nd2 Rd8 23.Nf1 Rxd1+ 24.Kxd1Bg4+ 25.Kc1 Qd5 26.b3 Nd4!/hreatenin 5oth aor7 on e2 an$ the simle cat're o hite4s e!an.hite ots or a ra$ical sol'tion 5't in$s himsel in

even more tro'5le.27.Bxd4?! cxd4 28.Qxc7 Bxa3+29.Kb1 Qh1!/he in is $ea$l. ;n$ Blac74s 5ac7 ran7isn4t a ro5lem 5eca'se he can $ro the 5isho 5ac7 to8.30.Qc4 Bh3 31.e6 fxe6 32.b4 Qxf133.Qc8+ Kf7 34.Qd7+ Kg6 hite is r'nnino't o chec7s an$ he4s a5o't to lose the 7niht one1.0-1

C::'revich,ARomanishin,>

Ferson 19890iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd45.e5 Ne4!? 6.Bd5 Nc5 7.0-0

0 .Qe2 Be 8.(!( transoses 5ac7 into the ame. *0 .Bxc6=? as seen in Ko%a7ov! Gon7man. *

7...Be7 8.Qe20hite can also la 8.x$), or examle x$) (the ris7 8...Nxe5?as trie$ in Cohen!#lear,

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a6? 1).x$) 5: ith $o'5le!e$e$ la. < $on4taree ith the assessment o 'revich an$ &chnei$erho claim that Blac7 is slihtl 5etter ! < o'l$ sa it4se'al ater 1:.Qe) R58 16.Be2 . *

12...f5 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Re1 Qg60 1)...Qh: o'l$ have 5een stronl met 5 1:.Bxe6$xe6 16.Bxc *05't 1)...$3 1:.cx$3 Bx52 16.Ra51Bc3 as orth consi$erin. *

15.Qc4 Qh5 16.a40ot 16.53= 5:? 1.Qx5: R58 18.Qc)R5) an$ Blac7 ins either the 'een or the 5ishoon $:. *

16...a6?! Pro5a5l not the 5est.0Fere 'revich an$ &chnei$er ive16...a: 1.Q5: a6 18.Qxa:as oo$ or hite, 5't their analsis seemsron. Blac7 can la the ama%inl calm $6??(their 18...c6sho'l$ 5e met 5 19.Re5 Bxe5 20.Bxe6etc.), hen 19.e: ( 19.Ne4 b620.Nxf6 Rxf6 21.Qd2 Qxd5 is siml oo$ or Blac7)19...Bxe: 2(.Bxe: $xe:21.Bxe6 Bxe6 22.Qxe: is e'al. *

17.a5 Ne7?!0 1...c$8 can 5e ansere$ 5 18.Bxe6xe6 19.Bxc $: 2(.Q5) , reventin the cat'reo the 5isho 5eca'se the roo7 on 8 o'l$ han. *0B't ma5e 1...Q: as orthconsi$erin. *

18.Bxe6 dxe6 19.Qxc7 Nc6 20.Qb6Qd5

0>r 2(...B$8 21.Bc . *21.Qb3 Bd7?! 22.Nc4?!

as 'nclear, 5't 32.R$1 5) ( 32...Nxb2?33.Rxb2 Bxb2 34.Nf7+ ) 33.c: still loo7shorri5le or Blac7. *

29...e5 30.Ndxb7?!/his allosRomanishin to inall et some co'nterla. 0 3(.$e)

maintains hite4s e$e. *30...Bxb7 31.Nxb7 Rb8 32.Nc5 Rxb233.Nd3? hite is allin aart.

0 33.Bxe: is the 5est, hen c3 3).Ree1

Bxe: (not 34...Rxc2? 35.Bxf6 gxf636.Ne6 , hittin 8 an$ $)) 3:.Rxe: Rxc236.3 h6 leaves the o'tcome in the 5alance. *

33...Nc3! 34.Rxe5 hite has no oo$ move.0 3).R$2 is ansere$ 5 R5: *0 3).Ree1 5 Rxc2 3:.Bxe: Bxe:36.Rxe: R$2 *0an$ 3).x52 5 xe2+ 3:.K1 x3+36.hx3 e) *

34...Bxe5 35.Nxb2 Ne2+ 36.Kh1?0 36.K1 is the 5est chance, hen x3+3.hx3 $3 38.Ra2 $xc2 39.$3 Rc8)(.c1 Rc: )1.Ke2 Bc )2.K$3 Bxa:)3.Rxc2 Rxc2 )).Kxc2 B56leaves hite $on 5't not comletel o't. *

36...Nxg3+ 37.hxg3 d3!

0/his time 3...$3 38.Ra2 $xc2 39.$3 can 5eansere$ 5 Rx2? , hich is h hite ha$ to 'tthe 7in on 1. *

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0hite sho'l$ la the col$!5loo$e$ Govanovic,&

22.Qx5 , hen Ra$8 (or 22...e5 Palic 1996

23.Nxe5 ) 23.Q53 leaves Blac7 0iel Davies*

misera5l lace$. *

22...Rad8 23.Nfd2 Bc8 24.Nb6 Qxb325.Nxb3 Nb4 26.Re2 Nd5

0 26...$3 $oesn4t hel m'ch ater 2.cx$3x$3 (or 27...Rxd3 28.Nc5 ) 28.Bc, orcin Blac74s roo7 to leave the $!ile. *

27.Nc4 Bd7 28.Nd60 28.R$2 is also oo$. *

28...Bc6 29.Nc50'revich an$ &chnei$er ive 29.Rxe6? 5)3(.Re2 $3 31.cx$3 x$3

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d40/he more so5er ).$3 eat'res in the ame

Dolmatov!Romanishin. *4...exd4 5.0-0 hite comletes 7insi$e$eveloment an$ o@ers a secon$ an. B't Blac7 canta7e it an$ still reach a nice osition.Nxe4! 6.Re1

0hite has also trie$ 6.c3=? 5't then simlxc3 .5xc3 $: 8.B5: Be

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the Close$ R' oe%.Be7 5.Bb3

0 :.(!( (!( 6 B53 lea$s 5ac7 to the ame, 5't hitehas an in$een$ent alternative in 6.Re1 ( 6.Nc3 d67.a3 is ell met 5 Be6 ) 6...$6 .a) ( 7.a3 is similar)an$ ith the 5isho rea$ to $ro 5ac7 to a2, the...a: lan is no loner e@ective. Conse'entl Blac7sho'l$ sitch lans here an$ la ...Kh8 8.c3 (8.a5 a6

9.c3 Ng8 10.Qb3 f5 11.exf5 Rxf512.Nbd2 Nf6 13.Be6 Bxe6 14.Qxe6Qd7 15.Qxd7 Nxd7 as e'al in/7achiev!#ressinet, Ca $4;$e 2((2)8...B) 9.h3 Bh: 1(.5$2 $: 11.ex$:x$: 12.1 : 13.3 B6 1).xe:xe: 1:.Rxe: 56 16.Q3 ) 1.1B$6 18.Re1 Be8? , inten$in 19...Bc6, hich avehim a oo$ ame in rosar!

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1

;ter this < reer Blac7.0hite sho'l$ tr )(.Be2 , hen Rc2)1.53 R52 )2.Bc) hol$s thins toether.*0ess oo$ is )(.K2 in vie o B))1.Ke1 Rc1 )2.e2 R51 hen hite is in tro'5le. *

40...Rc4 41.Rxd6 Rxe4 42.h3 Bb543.Rd8+ Kg7 44.Kf2 f5

0Blac7 co'l$ also la ))...$3+

irst an$ ater ):.K3 s'ort the roo7 ith : .

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: 13.e: (!(!( 1).x56+ cx56Blac74s osition rove$ 'ite laa5le in;ra7hamia rant!&mslov, Ro'e5r'ne1998. *

11.c30#or 11.B$2 see the next ame,Fasliner!alic. *

11...Bd6 /hreatenin to in hite4s 7niht ith12...5:.

12.Be3 b6 /a7in the c:!s'are aa romhite4s ieces.0Blac7 has also lae$ the active 12...:, 5't ater 13.B$) R8 1).e: 5:1:.ex$6 cx$6 16.c: $xc: 1.Bxc:Blac7 as str'lin to o@set his str'ct'ralea7nesses in "oro%!eo. /imoshen7o,-na7ievo 199. *

13.f40 13.Ba6 R8 1).3 : 1:.ex: x:16.c) ( 16.Bb7 is ansere$ 5 the %ischen%'Bd5 ) 16...xe3 1.xe3R58 18.(!(!(=? R: let hite acin the horri5lethreat o 19...Ra: in "rva!Frace7, C%ech Re'5lic2((:. *

13...0-0-0! Contin'in the oc's on rai$ $eveloment.Blac7 has trie$ a co'le o other moves, 5't the $on4tseem as oo$L

0 13...c: ea7ens $: a 5it too earl, ater hich1).c) reein the c3!s'are or the 7nihtE (!(!(1:.c3 't Blac7 on the 5ac7 oot in Kolev!Korneev,"alaa1998, $'e to the threat o 16 $:. ;ter c6 16.R$1K5 1.K2 : 18.e: Bc19.Be2 h: 2(.53 h) he constr'cte$ a to'h$eensive ortress, 5't hite as havin more 'n. *0 13...B$ 1).c) B5)+ 1:.B$2 Bx$2+16.Kx$2 (!(!( 1.c3 6 18.3 h:19.Ke3 h) 2(.Be2 : 21.e: Rhe822.K2 c: as also soli$ eno'h orBlac7 5't aain nothin excitin in a'tier! &hirov,"onte Carlo 1998. *

14.Kf2 ; e other moves have 5een trie$ here,

itho't nota5le s'ccessL0 1).Be2 c: 1:.c) c6 16.(!(!( $)1.B$3 Rhe8 18.c3 c6 19.Rh1 a62(.e: : ave Blac7 oo$ co'nterla in -icha5!Roselli "ailhe, Ble$ 2((2. *0 1).53 Rh8 1:.K2 : 16.e: Ba31.c) c: 18.Be2 c6 19.Ra$1 5)

2(.B3 Rx$1 21.Rx$1 c6ma$e it $i@ic'lt or hite to $o m'ch in a%ar!Bratovic, Kranj 2((1, than7s to Blac74s active7niht an$ 5isho on the 'eensi$e. *0 1).: B$ an$ Blac7 threatens ...c6!c: an$ ainsthe e:!s'are as a 5ase or oerations. *

14...c5 15.c4 Nc6 Blac74s orces are no or7intoether ver harmonio'sl.16.Nc3 f5 17.exf5

0"P Dee #rit%!Kramni7, "anama2((2, hite trie$ to imrove ith 1.e: 5't aterB8? ( 17...Be7 18.Nd5 Bxd519.cxd5 Nb4 20.Rd1 Nxd5 21.Bd3is a 5it 5etter or hite) 18.53 5)19.a3 c2 2(.Rc1 xe3 21.Kxe3 BBlac7 as threatenin 22...6 ith an excellent,active ame. /he com'ter revente$ this ith22.$: 5't then c623.6 Bx6 2).ex6 Rhe8 let Blac7 in ront. *0;ttemtin to maintain the tension ith1.B$3= allos Bx)? , hittin the 5isho on $3. *

17...Bxf5 18.Rd1 Rhe8 19.Nd5 Nb420.a3?!

0hite as ro5a5l $isco'rae$ rom lain2(.x5) cx5) 5eca'se Blac7 o'l$ then threaten

21.!! Rxe3? 22.Kxe3Bc:+ . B't he sho'l$n4t allo the 7niht to ta7e 'as stron a osition as it shortl $oes. *

20...Nc2 21.Bc1 Nd4 22.Be3 c6Blac74s 7niht on $) is ell esta5lishe$, hereas hite4son $: can 5e easil $riven aa.23.Nc3

0;ter 23.Bx$) cx$) 2).5) Blac7 co'l$ sharen thestr'le ith $3? 5eca'se2:.Bx$3 ( 25.Nxc6 Bc5+ 26.Kg3 Rd6o'l$ also 5e ver stron)is met 52:...Bc:+ 26.K1 B) 2.xc6 Rx$328.Rx$3 Be2+ , innin a iece. *

23...Bg4 24.Rd30ot 2).Re1== c2 *0or 2).Be2== Bxe2 2:.xe2 Rxe326.Kxe3 Re8+ etc. *

24...Bf8 25.h3 Bf5 26.Rd1 Nc227.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Bd2 h5 29.Be2

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0/his allos Blac7 to ix the ans on the 7insi$e,5't 29.3 o'l$ have 5een ansere$ 5 B ,threatenin an 'nleasant chec7 on $). *

29...h4 30.Bf3 Kc7 31.g40;ter 31.B) B$3 hite is tie$ '. *

31...hxg3+ 32.Kxg3 Bg7 33.Bh50

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26.Kd2 Kd6 27.c4 Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Rh129.Rh4 Rf1 30.Rh7 Ke7 31.Rh5 Nd432.c5-

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acrosse,"Borerho't 2((20iel Davies*

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4Bc5 5.Be3

0/his as consi$ere$ to 5e hite4s most challeninmove 5eore Kasarov lae$ :.xc6 . *

5...Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc40 .3 is $ealt ith in K'reichi7!Parma. *

7...Ne5 Centrali%in the 7niht hilst attac7inthe 5isho.

0/he imme$iate ...Q6=? is not oo$ in vie o8.xc6? Qxc6 (or 8...Qxg29.Rf1 Bxe3 10.Nxe7 etc.) 9.Bx+? Kx1(.Qh:+ 6 11.Q:+? Ke8 12.Qxc:, hich let Blac74s 7in ver exose$ in

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line ith 12.Kh1 , 5't :? ave Blac7 a oo$ ameater 13.) :c6 1).xc6 5xc6 1:.Bh: Qh616.Bx56 ax56 than7s to her comact str'ct'rean$ active ieces. *

12...Nxc4 13.Bxc4 Be6 ; nice move hichexloits the in on the $)!7niht in or$er to reare...!: ith another $eveloin move.

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0 .c2 Bxe3 8.xe3 $6 is also vercomorta5le or Blac7. *

7...d5 8.Bg2 Bxd4 < li7e this move, hich has theriht 5len$ o econom an$ 'nacit.

0/he main line is 8...$xe) , 5't this is 'itecomlex an$ theoretical ater9.5: (or 9.Nd2 .)*0;n$ 8...x$) 9.cx$) B5)+ 1(.c3Bxc3+ 11.5xc3 $xe) ten$s to leave too little tension

in the osition or Blac7 to tr an$ in. *9.cxd4 dxe4 10.Nc3 0-0 /he most nat'ralcontin'ation.

0Blac7 has also lae$ 1(...B: 5't then11.$: seems ver $anero's, or examle (!(!(( 11...Ne5 12.0"0 0"013.Nxe4 is also 5etter or hite) 12.Q53e: ( 12...Nd4? 13.Qa4 Nf3+ 14.Bxf3 exf315.Qxa7 Qa6 16.Qxa6 bxa617.0"0"0 avo're$ hite in Dora7os7a! >nisch'7,&7oje 2((2) 13.xe)( 13.0"0 Nf3+ 14.Bxf3 exf3 15.Bxa7Qh6 is less clear) 13...Qa6 1).(!(!(Rhe8 1:.Rhe1 an$ hite4s 5isho air is a actor. *

11.Nxe40;ter 11.(!( Blac7 sho'l$ la Be6( 11...Qg6 12.Bxe4 Bf5 13.Bg2 Nb414.Qa4 Nc2 15.Rac1 c6 16.Ne2 Nxe317.Nf4 Qh6 18.fxe3 Ng6 19.Qb3 asslihtl 5etter or hite in &veshni7ov!/atai,e Favre 19)12.xe) Q6 , transosin 5ac7 into the ame. *0 11.$: can 5e ansere$ 5 R$8 12.(!(Be6 , hen 13.Bxe) x$: 1).x$:Bx$: 1:.Bx$: Q: 16.Bx+ Qxis eno'h or an e$e in the shae o the ea7 lihts'ares aro'n$ hite4s 7in. *

11...Qg6 12.0-0 Be6! ;n excellent move, aimin toanchor the 5isho on $:. hite seems to 5e slihtl5etter ater the alternativesL

0 12...$: 13.c3 xc3 ( 13...Nxe314.fxe3 is also a 5it 5etter or hite)1).5xc3 B: 1:.B) Rac8 16.Re1 an$ hite4s

5ishos ere stron in Mh'ravliov!>strovs7,Rostov 19:. * 0 12...5) 13.c3 c6 1).a35$:

1:.Q53 R$8 16.Re1 56 1.x$: x$:18.Qc) 7et a nain e$e in &e$la7! ross,Aaljevo 2(((. *0 12...B: 13.c3 Ra$8 1).Q53 ( 14.d5Ne5 15.Qb3 Qh5 as "'7hametov!

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comorta5l lace$ in R'5levs7! ai$itsch,Dortm'n$ 2((). *0ote that Blac7 can meet .$:ith the simle 6 , as 8.B:= loses toBx2+ 9.Kx2 xe)+ etc. *

7...Nge70Blac7 can also $evelo the 7niht on 6, altho'h itis 'se'l to irst revent an in ith B:./immerman!/imman, Filvers'm 1983, ent ...h6

8.B) 69.Q$2 Be6 1(.(!( (!( 11.Ra$1 Re812.B3 e: 13.Bxe: $xe: hen Blac74s 5isho airalrea$ ave him an e$e. *

8.0-00 8.B: in this osition can 5e siml ansere$ 5(!( 9.(!( 6 , an$ ma5e Blac7 can even ta7e theinitiative on the 7insi$e ith a secon$ a$vance othe ! an. *

8...0-0 9.Na4/his $ecentrali%in move loo7s oor,an$ meets ith an eneretic resonse rom theR'ssian ".

0; 5etter move is 9.a) , 5't this still ails to romisehite anthin ater a61(.$: x$: 11.ex$: e: 12.a: Ba13.Ra) ( 13.Nd4 Bd7 14.Ra3 Qh415.Be3 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.Qd2Qh5 let Blac7 ith a 'se'l 5isho air in>sta$!Kholmov, Ro 2((() 13...Q61).R) Q$8 1:.Kh1 Re8 16.B$2 61.R5) R58 hen Blac74s ieces ere comin tonice s'ares in Boe! esterinen, 'ano 1968. *0 9.B: is 'ite 'nimressive here, too, Blac7ettin a oo$ ame ater h61(.Bh) Be6 11.a) Q$ 12.x56 ax5613.$) x$) 1).Qx$) : in &i7losi! Karoli,F'nar 1991. *

9...f5! 4#orar$ atrol?4 as /arta7oer 'se$ to annotates'ch moves. ;n$ hite m'st reall ta7e this an5eore it 'shes on to ) an$ is olloe$ 5 a 7niht one:.10.Nxb6 axb6 11.exf5 Nxf5 12.Bf3?!/he 5isho ets in the a here.

0hite sho'l$ la 12.Re1 , inten$in to $ro it 5ac7to 1. *

12...Qf6 13.c3 Be6 14.Be4 Qf7!Hsin the oen a!ile to ca'se hite some ro5lems onthe 'eensi$e. ;n$ once hite4s ieces shit to his letlan7,

a7ovich t'rns his attention to the riht.15.Bc2 Bc4 16.Re1 Nh4! 17.Be3?osin.

0/he onl move as 1.) , 5't in an casehite4s 7in is 5ecomin v'lnera5le. *

17...Bd5! 18.Qb1 Deseration alrea$. 0B't ater18.3 there ollos +x2?

19.Q$3 (or 19.Kxg2 Bxf3+ ) 19...6, hen 2(.Kx2 Qx3+ lea$s to mate next

move. *18...Nxg2 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Bg6

0;ter 2(.Be) xe3 21.xe3 Q2+22.Kh1 Blac7 can et anc ith Rxa2?23.Bx$: ( 23.Rxa2 Bxe4+ 24.Qxe4Qxe1+ ) 23...Rx52 , threatenin mate on h2. *

20...Qf3 21.Nd2 Qg4 22.f30>r 22.h3 Qh) etc. *

22...Nf4+! ; nice inish.0hite is mate$ ater 22...)+ 23.x)h3 . *

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf30/he line recommen$e$ or Blac7 in this ame isalso a oo$ anser to theDanish am5it. ;ter 2.$) ex$) 3.c3 $:).ex$: Qx$: :.cx$) c6 6.3 etransose into the osition ater hite4s 6thmove. *

2...Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 d50;nother soli$ line is )...6 :.e: $:, hich transoses to m s'este$ line aainst thePon%iani, examine$ in the ame &erme7!Roic inChater 8E. < am ivin )...$: here 5eca'se it4s also

laa5le aainst the Danish. *5.exd5 Qxd5 6.cxd4 Bg4 7.Be2

0hite has also lae$ .c3 , altho'h Blac7 seemsto 5e $oin ell in the comlications that ollo Bx38.x$:Bx$1 9.xc+ K$ 1(.xa8 Bh: 11.$:

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( 11.Bb5 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2Nge7 on the 7niht on a8 ith a clear a$vantaein over!-ne$al, a's$al1993 ;as $i$ 11.Bd3 Bb4+ 12.Bd2Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Nge7 in Palos7i! R5a7, acho$2((( ) 11...$) 12.B$3 ( or 12.Kd2 Nf6 13.Kc3Bc5 etc.)12...B6 ( 12...Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+14.Kxd2 Ne7 15.Rhe1? is a7ar$ or Blac7, or

instance Rxa8? is ansere$ 5 16.Re4 Ndf5 17.g4etc.), or examle 13.Bx6 hx6 1).B)( Blac7 seems to in the 7niht on a8 ater othermovesL 14.0"0 Bd6 15.h3Ne2+ 16.Kh1 Nxc1 17.Raxc1 Nf6, as in &o'a7is!Fon$roiannis, /hessaloni7i2((1 ;or 14.Kd1 Nh615.Be3 Nhf5 16.Kd2 Bd6 17.Kd3 Nxe318.fxe3 Nf5 19.e4 Nh6 , Coleman! esterinen,a's$al 1991 ) 1)...:?= ( 14...Nc2+ ;an$14...Nf6 also loo7 oo$ ) 1:.Be: c2+ 16.Ke2xa11.Rxa1 B$6 18.Bx$6 Kx$6 19.Rc1e an$ Blac7 ent on to in in "ieses! Ganos7i,"onte Carlo 19(1. *

7...Bb4+ 8.Nc3 Bxf3! 9.Bxf3 Qc40ot 9...Qx$)== 1(.Bxc6+ 5xc611.Qx$) . *

10.Bxc6+0hite has a major alternative in1(.Q53?= Qx53 (< o'l$n4t recommen$10...Qxd4? 11.0"0 to m rien$s) 11.ax53e ( 11...Nxd4 12.Bxb7 Rd8 13.0"0 a5 14.Nd5Nxb3 15.Nxb4 Nxa1 16.Nc6Rd3 17.b4 a4 18.Bb2 Nc2 19.Bxg7 f620.Bxh8 a3 as the entertainin contin'ation oKenorth!D.Foell, Blac7ool 2((3, hich o'l$have 5een oo$ or hite ater 21.Na5 a2 22.Be4Ra3 23.Nb3 Rxb3 24.Bxc2 etc.) 12.Be3 a6 13.(!( (!(!( (this loo7s more recise than 13...Rd8 hen14.Ra4 Bd6 15.b4 olloe$ 5 16 5: ave hite ane$e in "astrovasilis!a5riel, reece!erman

1999) 1).R$1 K58 1:.3 Rhe8 16.$:e: 1.B2 : an$ Blac7 stoo$ ell in"astrovasilis!&t'r'a,

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd45.Nxd4

0Blac7 also nee$s to 7no hat to $o aainst theBelra$e am5it ith :.$:?=, hich certainl hol$s man italls orthe 'nar. < recommen$ the simle Be, or examle 6.Bc) ( 6.Nxd4 Nxd57.exd5 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 0"0 9.Be2 Bf610.Qd1 d6 11.0"0 Bf5 12.Bd3 Qd713.c3 Rfe8 14.a4 Be4 15.Bxe4 Rxe416.Qb3 c5 17.dxc6 bxc6 , &ax!Karov, /il5'r 199;an$ 6.Bf4 d6 7.Nxd4 0"08.Nb5 Nxd5 9.exd5 Ne5 10.Qd2 Bg411.Nd4 Bf6 12.f3 Re8 13.0"0"0 Ng6, Fora7!Dolmatov, Caca7 1991, ere 5otherectl ine or Blac7) 6...(!(.x$) ( 7.0"0 d6 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Bf6 11.Qd3 a5 12.a4c6 olloe$ 5 13...Be6 is e'al) ...x$:8.Bx$: x$) 9.Qx$) B6 1(.Q$3 c611.B53 $: 12.(!( $xe) 13.Qxe) Re8 ithcomorta5le e'alit in Prie!&ass7, ;ners 199(. *

5...Bb4 6.Nxc6/his is virt'all orce$.0 6.B: h6 .Bx6 Qx6 8.$5: Ba:, olloe$ 5 9...a6, is oo$ or Blac7. *

6...bxc6 7.Bd3 hite4s most nat'ral an$ 5estcontin'ation, altho'h a e alternatives have 5eentrie$L

0 .Q$) as lae$ a little 5 Pa'lsenan$ /arrasch in the 188(s, 5't Qe 8.3Bc: 9.Q$3 a: 1(.B: h6 11.Bx6 Qx612.a) B$6 13.3 (!( 1).(!(!( R58 earne$Blac7 oo$ co'nterla in /arta7oer!Prins, Aenice19)9. *0 .B$2 (!( 8.B$3 $: 9.ex$: Re8+1(.e2 Bx$2+ 11.Qx$2 cx$:

ives hite somethin similar to the main line, 5'tith his ieces more assivel lace$. *0 .e:=? is 'ite $'5io's ater Qe 8.Qe2$: etc. *

7...d5 8.exd50Blac7 ets co'nterla ater 8.e: ), or examle 9.(!( ( 9.Bf4 f6 10.h3Nxe5 11.Bxe5 fxe5 12.Qh5+ Kf813.Qxe5 Bd6 14.Qh5 Qf6 15.0"0 g6

16.Qh6+ Kf7 avo're$ Blac74s 5ishos inDavie!lioric, D'n$ee 196) 9...(!(1(.B) ( 10.h3 Nxe5 11.Bxh7+ Kxh712.Qh5+ Kg8 13.Qxe5 Re8 14.Qg3Bf5 as also oo$ or Blac7 in Polloc7! Chiorin,e or7 1889) 1(...6?11.ex6 Qx6? 12.B3 ( 12.Bxc7? Bc5is too $anero's or hite) 12...B$6( 12...Bc5 is also not 5a$, or examle13.Qd2 Rb8 14.Rab1 Kh8 15.b4 Bd6 as in A.Knox!;nan$, British Chamionshi, Blac7ool 1988 )13.Be2e: 1).a) Be6 1:.Q$2 6 16.Rae1) 1.B$1 Rae8 an$ Blac7 ha$ a oo$ ame in;e7!imesi, Kecs7emet199). *

8...cxd5 9.0-00hite has also trie$ 9.Qe2+, or examle Be 1(.B: ( 10.0"0 0"011.Re1 Be6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 c614.Na4 Re8 15.Bg3 Qa5 16.b3 Bf817.c3 c5 ave Blac7 a oo$ ame in . Fansen!Pinter, Coenhaen 199:)1(...(!( 11.(!(!( Be6 12.Rhe1( 12.h4? c5 13.f3 Qb6 14.g4 Rab8 an$ Blac7loo7e$ menacin in ;mma$ ;lme$aih7i!rachev,"inorca 1996)12...R58? 13.B: R56? 1).a) Rc61:.B$3 $ 16.B$2 ith a $ra Blac7is certainl o7a hereE in Kalevic!Korneev, roninen199:. *

9...0-0 10.Bg5 /his reaches the 7e osition in t