Moscow 1988
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ttJf3 ttJf6 4 g3 dxc4 5 .ltg2 .ltd7 6 ttJe5 .ltc6 7 ttJxc6 ttJxc6 8 0-0 'i!Vd7 9 e3 9 . . . �b8Black can try to hold on to the c4-pawn with 9...ltJdS 10 'iVe2 ltJb6 1 1 ltJd2 ltJaS. Slipak-Adla, Buenos Aires, 1 990 continued 12 ltJf3 i.d6 1 3 i.d2 ltJc6 14 i.c3 ltJe7 1 5 e4 c6 1 6 a4 0-0 1 7 as ltJbc8 1 8 �xc4 and White regained the pawn with a much better game thanks to his space advantage - 1 8 ... a6 19 ltJd2 ltJa7 20 b4 ltJbS 21 i.b2 l:tad8 22 ltJb3 l:tfe8 23 i.h3 ltJg6 24 f4 etc.
9 ... eS 10 'iVe2 and now Hjartasson-Piket, Tilburg 1 989 went 10 ... 0-0-0 1 1 'iYxc4 exd4 12 exd4 ltJxd4 1 3 ltJc3 (1 3 i.f4!? ltJe6 14 i.e3 is interesting, with good play) 1 3. .. �e6 14 'iVa4 'iVa6 1 5 'iVxa6 bxa6 1 6 i.gs i.e7 1 7 l:tac1 with White's compensation for the pawn coming in the shape of Black's dam aged structure. The queens stayed on in Glavina-Toth, Mar del Plata 1 990: 1O ... exd4 1 1 exd4+ i.e7 12 'iixc4 ltJxd4 1 3 i.xb7 l:td8 14 i.g2 cS 1 5 ltJd2 0-0 1 6 ltJf3 'iVrs 1 7 ltJxd4 cxd4 1 8 i.f4 i.cs 19 l:tae 1 l:tfe8 20 l:txe8+ l:txe8 21 b4 i.b6 22 a4 and the queenside majority and bishop pair secured White an advantage.
1 0 'i!Ve2 b5 1 1 b3 cxb3 1 2 axb3 �b6 1 3 .ltb2
13 i.xc6 �xc6 14 1ha7 releases much of the tension.
1 3 .. . a6
1 3 ... i.b4 gave White a strong attack in Gleizerov-Cs.Horvath, Budapest 1 989 after 1 4 l:td 1 0-0 1 5 dS! exdS 1 6 i.xf6 gxf6 1 7 l:txdS 'it'e6 1 8 'iYhS.
14 e4
14 l:tdl i.e7 15 ltJc3 ltJb4 16 e4 0-0 1 7 i.h3 (petursson suggests 1 7 f4!?) 1 7...�e8 1 8 ltJa2 ltJd7 19 i.c3 ltJxa2 2 0 l:ha2 and White had the initiative in Petursson-S.Polgar, Aar hus 1 993, eventually winning the game. 1 4 .. . ttJxd4!
The quieter 1 4 ... i.e7 presents White with an opportunity to strike an attacking stance with 1 5 dS ltJb4 16 i.h3 0-0 17 l:td 1 .
1 5 .ltxd4 'i!Vxd4 1 6 �xa6 �xa6 1 7 'i!Vxb5 + ttJd7 1 8 'ii'xa6 .lte7 1 9 'i!Va8 + .ltd8 20 .ltf3
20 'YWa4 �d3 21 b4 0-0 22 l:tdl ltJb6 23 l:txd3 ltJxa4 24 ltJc3 ltJxc3 25 l:txc3 i.e 7 leads to a level endgame.
20 . . . 'i!Vd3 21 'it'g2 ttJe5 22 .lth5 0-0 Not 22 ... c6? 23 ftdl 'iVxe4+ 24 'it'gl 0-0 25 ltJc3 and Black loses.
23 �d 1 .lte7 24 'ii'xf8 + 'it'xf8 25 �xd3 ttJxd3 26 .lte2 ttJb4 27 'it'f 1 ttJc2 28 ttJc3 ttJd4 29 .ltd 1 .ltb4 30 ttJa4 g5 31 ttJb2 f6 32 ttJd3 .ltd2 33 'it'g2 'it'e7 34 'it'f 1 'it'd6
Black is slightly better but is faced with the age-old problem of t1J�ng to find a way through the enemy defences.
35 f3 f5 36 'it'g 1 h6 37 ttJb2 'it'e7 38 ttJc4 .ltc1 39 ttJe5 .ltd2 40 ttJc4 .ltc 1 4 1 ttJe5 h5 4 2 exf5 exf5 4 3 g 4 h 4 44 gxf5 'it'f6 45 ttJd3 .ltd2 46 'it'g2 'it'xf5 47 'it'h3 .ltf4 48 'it'g2 .lte5 49 'it'h3 .ltd6 50 'it'g2 'it'e6 51 'it'h3 ttJf5 52 .lte2 'it'f6 53 ttJf2 ttJd4 54 .ltd 1 'it'f5 55 ttJd3 .lte7 56 'it'g2 .ltf8 57 'it'h3 .ltd6 58 'it'g2 'it'e6 59 'it'h3 ttJf5 60 .lte2 ttJe3 61 f4 gxf4 62 'it'xh4 'it'f5 63 ttJe 1 'it'e5 64 'it'g5 .lte7 + 65 'it'g6 'it'e4 66 .It f3 + 'it'd4 67 .ltc6 Yz - Yz
4 . . . dx c 4 5 � g 2 � d 7
Summary
In reply to S ... .td7 the continuation beginning with 6 ttJbd2 has been played by Catalan ex perts grandmasters Sosonko and Kozul. Nevertheless White fails to achieve an advantage here - with 6 ... .tb4 7 'iic2 .tbS! (as in Sosonko-Korchnoi) Black managed to retain the extra pawn, while it seems White is struggling to fmd sufficient compensation. Consequently ttJbd2 has left tournament practice at the highest level.
After 6 ttJeS .tc6 7 ttJxc6 ttJxc6 White achieves nothing from 8 'iia4. Black can aim for simplifications and equal chances with 8 ... .tb4+ or play the more complex positions that oc cur after 8 ... 'iid7. The positions after 8 e3 and 8 0-0 will often simply transpose but, after 8 e3, Black's 8 ... eS is not bad, either. In the event of 8 0-0 .te7 the reputation of 9 'iia4 was harmed by the game Sulava-Farago. However, after 9 'ii'a4 0-0 White is not obliged to play 10 l::td1?! (there is 1 0 e3!?, for example) which, incidentally, was partly rehabilitated in Raetsky-Sax.
Finally, after the important 8 0-0 'it'd7 9 e3 l::tb8 10 'iVe2 bS it would appear that White's ini tiative more than compensates the absence of a pawn.
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 ltJf3 ltJf6 4 g3 dxc4 5 �g2 �d7 (D) 6 ltJe5 6 'iic2
6 ... cS 7 0-0 .tc6 8 'iixc4 -Game 76 (Chapter 7) 6 ... .tc6 7 'ii'xc4 (D) -Games 21 & 22 (Chapter 3)
6 ttJbd2 -Game 93
6 . . . �c6 7 ltJxc6 ltJxc6 8 0-0 (D)
8 ... .te7 -Game 94; 8 ... 'ii'd7 -Game 95
INDEX OF COMPLETE GAMES
Alekhine-Junge, Pra,l!,ue 1 942 ... 53
Alekhine-Rabar, Afunid; 1 942 ... 49
Andersson-Sokolov.A, Bar 1 997 . . . ... ... ... . . ... . . .. 50
Balashov-Beliavsky, Kin} 1 986 ... 1 65 Bauer-Ippolito, 1\/eJI' ) 'ork 2000 . ... . . ... . . ... . . . ... . . . ... . . . .... . . ... . . ... . . 140
Beliavsky-Karpov, Mo.rcolI! 1 988 ... 188
Beliavsky-Mitkov, Panormo 2001 ... ... ... 27
Chetverik-Bunnakin, Na!!),kanizra 1 993 ... 1 72 Chetverik-Ivan, Harkany 1996 ... 1 54 Chiburdanidze-Vaganian, Hie/ 1 994 . . . ... . . ... 20
Comas Fabrego-Nogueiras, Havana 1999 ... 29
Dautov-Tiviakov, Ven/o 2000 .. . . ... . . ... . ... ... . . . ... . . . ... . . ... ... . . ... . . ... . . ... . . ... . . 24 Dizdar-Sadler, Pula 1 997 . . . 77 Filippov-Pridorozhni, I ikaterinbulJ!, 1 997 ... 1 69 Filippov-Rausis, I)ubai 1999 ... 147 Filippov-Sulskis, Poland 1999 ... 74 Fominyh-Sveshnikov, I :/i.rta 1995 ... 99 Ftacnik-Dutreeuw, HatulJli 1 999 ... 76 Gelfand-Aseev, Klajpeda 1988 ... 67 Gelfand-Lutz, 2002 ... ... 90 Gimza-Linder, Germany 1 998 ... 104 Gleizerov-Barua, Kolkata 2002 . . . ... . . ... . . ... . . ... . . 1 7 Gleizerov-Ivanov.S, Poland 1 992 ... 105 Gleizerov-Raetsky, Riazall 1 99 1 ...
Grabliauskas-Benjamin, Nell' York 2000 ... . . ... . . ... ... . . ... . . ... . . ... . . 142
Haba-Gorin, Pardubice 1999 ... 1 09 Hansen.Cu-Van Wely, I.rtanbul 2000 . . . ... . . ... . . ... . . .... . . ... . . ... . 55
I n d e x o f Comple te G a m e s
Hiibner-Smyslov, Tilburg 1982 ... 52
Ilincic-Djuric, Vrnjacka Banja 1999 ... 1 1 6 Inkiov-Pinter, Zagreb 1987 ... 152
Ivanchuk-Korchnoi, Tilburg 1989 ... 144
Ivanchuk-Kuporosov, Tallinn 1986 ... 101
Karpov-Milos, Buenos Aires 2000 ... 8 1 Karpov-Piket, Monaco 1999 ... 1 78 Kasparov-Korchnoi, Candidates '12jinal Match If!,ame 9), London 1983 ... 182
Kengis-Gurevich.M, Jurmala 1985 ... 23 Khalifman-Ivanchuk, Minsk 1986 ... 1 13 Khalifman-Portisch, 199 1 ... 63 Kobalija-Kiriakov, Dubai 2002 ... 88 Korchnoi-Ivanchuk, IstanbuI2000 ... 162 Korchnoi-Nogueiras, Moscow 1994 ... 19 Kozul-Ljubojevic, Belgrade 1989 ... 1 76 Kozul-Lputian, Lucerne 1997 ... 25
Kozul-Olafsson.H, Wijk aan 7,ee 199 1 ... 185
Kramnik-Gelfand, Astana 200 1 ... 83
Kramnik-Svidler, unares 1998 ... 86
Ksieski-Enders, Bad Harzburg 2000 ... 155
Lputian-Polgar.J, Wijk aan Zee 2000 ... ... 79
Manor-Anand, lJlndon 1987 ... 73 Marin-Berescu, Iasi 1999 . . . 32 Mednis-Prie, Cannes 2000 ... 45 Mochalov-Spirin, Correspondence 1986 ... 167 Olafsson.H-Geller.E, Reykjavik 1986 ... 9 Olafsson.H-Hjartarsson, Reykjavik 1984 ... Orsag-Haba, Turnov 1996 ... 4 1 Panov-Makogonov.M, Kiev 1 9 38 ... 40 Pigusov-Aseev, SevastopoI 1986 . . . ... . . ... . . . ... . . ... . . . ... . . ... . . ... ... . . . 92 Pigusov-Goldin, Irkutsk 1986 ... 1 1 Piket-Adams, Wijk aan Zee 2000 ... 69
Piket-Van Wely, A10nte Carlo 1997 ... ...
Polgar.Zsu-Benjamin, Dortmund 1985 ... 139
Polovodin-Zviagintsev, St. Petersbury, 1994 ... 137
Poluljahov-Nikolaev, Belorechensk 1988 ... 6 1 Portisch-Radulov, Buenos Aires 1978 ... 161
Psakhis-Stefansson, Winnipeg 1997 ... 65
Raetsky-Ekstrom, Zurich 1998 ... 1 1 1 Raetsky-Gattenloehner, Winterthur 2002 ...
Raetsky-Ivanov.S, SimJeropoI 1989 ... ... ... 136
Raetsky-Landenbergue, Scuol 200 1 ... 30
Raetsky-Naiditsch, Dortmund 2000 ... 102
Raetsky-Sveshnikov, Kolontaevo 1994 ... 46
Rashkovsky-Grigorian.K, Kishinev 1975 ... 98
Reti-Bogoljubov, New York 1924 ... 38
Ribli-Bonsch, Thessafoniki 1988 ... 71
Ricardi-Smyslov, Buenos Aires 1990 ... 129
Rogers-Chandler, Wellington 1986 ... 1 19 Romanishin-Ribli, Polanica Zdrrj 1993 ... 15
Romero-Antunes, Havana 199 1 ... 121
Rustemov-Sax, Germatry 2000 ... 126
Sandner-Luther, Bad Zwesten 1999 ... 128
Shipov-Volzhin, Hastings 1997/98 ... 156 Stefanova-Kurajica, Benasque 1997 ... 1 74 Sulava-Farago, Vinkovci 1993 ... 186 Tkachiev-Solozhenkin, France 2000 ... 135 Topalov-Kramnik, Linares 1997 ... 13 Tukmakov-Hulak, Croatia 1999 ... 1 14 Vajnerman-Novikov, Lvov 1984 ... 1 1 7 Vakhidov-Ziatdinov, Tashkent 1987 ... 145 Vasilchenko-Meszaros, Kecskemet 199 1 ... 1 8 1 Vila-Spassky, Castrop-Rauxel 1990 ... 48 Wells-Barsov, York 2000 . . . 107 Wojtkiewicz-Dzhandzhgava, Hastings 1989/90 ... 59 Yevseev-Goldin, St. Petersburg 1998 ... 132