Levon AroniansBest Games

Levon Aronians Best Games

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ForewordThis chess book amazes me. Firstly it is not annotated by a human, it is annotated by Houdini Chess Engine. It has no recommendations or contributions from any titled chess player. What makes it relevant is the single fact that it was made by a group of ordinary people who love chess and want to play chess, share chess and discover chess with like-minded people.

This breaks the rules but for all the right reasons.

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Chess Fan, FIDE Arena Master & Software EngineerJuly 2015

PrefaceThis series of books tell the story of Grandmaster Chess in the new millennium. Chess has changed profoundly in the age of Social Media.

These books represent the power of conversation in chess. The discussion is happening everywhere and anyone who picks up this book is participating. The book is available online free of charge and costs nothing but your time to download. Printed copies are available as a Perk in our Indiegogo crowd funding project for our nominated charities. Please join the conversation

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IntroductionMy earliest memory of chess was picking the book Alexander Alekhine Best Games published by Batsford. This book had a profound impact on me and I read it from cover to cover and inspired me to play chess and love chess more and more with each passing day.

Levon Aronian is made of the same stuff as my hero Alekhine and it seems fitting after all those years I write a book about the Levons best games in the style of my beloved book.

The book is divided into three parts like a chess game it is seamless and interconnected with each other part, but represents a distinct stage in our Levons development

Every page tells a story of the genius of Levon Aronian and speaks of the great beauty of attacking chess. Enjoy

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DedicationTo My Beloved Wife, Daughter and Son

My Brother and Sister

Mum and Dad

And

Caissa

Foreword4Preface5Introduction6Dedication7Games10Escape Velocity11Simply Irrestible144Chess Gangsta245INDEX258Openings and Players258Selected Endgames260Selected Sacrifices260Selected Strategic Themes260Brilliancy - showered Gold coins on the chessboard!260

Games

Escape Velocity

30.Qxg5Tactics flow from a superior position. - Bobby Fischer

1 B23Levon Aronian

Slobodan Munizaba XE "Slobodan Munizaba" Wch U12 Bratislava (1) 1993B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3 XE "B23\: Closed Sicilian\: Lines without g3" 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6

3.f2-f4 d7-d6 4.Ng1-f3 e7-e65.Bf1-c4 Standard Book moves end here Ng8-f6 [Houdini annotates:5...a7-a6 6.b2-b3 b7-b5 7.Bc4-d3

Bf8-e7 8.0-0 Bc8-b7 9.f4-f5 e6xf5

10.e4xf5 Ng8-f6 11.a2-a4 b5-b4

12.Nc3-e4 0-0 13.Bc1-b2 Nc6-d4

14.Ne4xf6+ Be7xf6 15.Nf3xd4 c5xd4

-0.04/15 ] 6.d2-d3 [Houdini annotates: 6.0-0 d6-d5 7.e4xd5 e6xd5

8.Bc4-b5 Bf8-e7 9.Rf1-e1 d5-d4

10.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 11.Re1xe4 0-0

12.Qd1-e2 Bc8-e6 13.b2-b3 Qd8-c7

14.Re4xe6 f7xe6 15.Qe2xe6+ Kg8-h8 -0.06/14 ] 6...Bf8-e7[ Houdini annotates: 6...d6-d5

7.Bc4-b5 d5-d4 8.Bb5xc6+ b7xc6

9.Nc3-b1 Bf8-e7 10.0-0 DiagramXIIIIIIIIY

9r+lwqk+-tr0{9zp-+-vlpzpp0 19-+p+psn-+0

9+-zp-+-+-0

9-+-zpPzP-+0

9+-+P+N+-0

9PzPP+-+PzP0

9tRNvLQ+RmK-0xiiiiiiiiyQd8-c7 11.Nf3-e5 Bc8-a6 12.Nb1-a3

0-0 13.Na3-c4 Ra8-b8 14.Bc1-d2

Nf6-d7 15.Qd1-h5 Nd7xe5 16.Qh5xe5

Qc7xe5 17.Nc4xe5 Rb8xb2

18.Ne5xc6 -0.12/16 ] 7.0-0

[ Houdini annotates: 7.e4-e5 d6xe5

8.Nf3xe5 0-0 9.Ne5xc6 b7xc6

10.Qd1-e2 Qd8-d4 11.Bc1-e3 Qd4-d8

12.0-0 Nf6-d5 13.Be3-c1 f7-f5

14.Bc4-b3 Be7-f6 15.Nc3xd5 c6xd5

16.c2-c3 Qd8-d6 17.Bc1-e3 Bc8-d7

18.Ra1-e1 Ra8-b8 19.Be3-f2 -0.02/16] 7...0-0 Diagram [Houdini annotates:7...a7-a6 8.Qd1-e1 b7-b5 9.Bc4-b3

Bc8-b7 10.f4-f5 e6xf5 11.e4xf5 d6-d5

12.a2-a4 c5-c4 13.a4xb5 a6xb5

14.Ra1xa8 Bb7xa8 15.d3xc4 b5xc4

16.Bb3-a4 0-0 17.Bc1-e3 Nf6-g4

-0.13/15 ]XIIIIIIIIY

9r+lwq-trk+09zpp+-vlpzpp0 29-+nzppsn-+0

9+-zp-+-+-0

9-+L+PzP-+0

9+-sNP+N+-0

9PzPP+-+PzP0

9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy8.Qd1-e1 [Houdini annotates:8.Bc4-b3 a7-a6 9.Qd1-e1 d6-d5

10.e4xd5 e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Nc6-d4

12.Nc3-e2 Nd4xb3 13.a2xb3 Nf6-g4

14.Qe1-g3 h7-h5 15.Bc1-d2 Qd8-d6

16.Rf1-e1 Rf8-e8 -0.07/15 ] 8...a7-a6Secures b5 [Houdini annotates:8...d6-d5 9.Bc4-b3 Ra8-b8 10.e4xd5 e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Rf8-e8 12.Qe1-f2

Nc6-d4 13.Bc1-d2 b7-b5 14.Rf1-e1

Be7-d6 15.h2-h3 Bc8-b7 16.Bd2-e3

Qd8-b6 17.Be3xd4 c5xd4 -0.20/15 ]9.a2-a4 [ 9.e4-e5 Nf6-g4 10.h2-h3

Ng4-h6 11.e5xd6 Be7xd6= ;Houdini annotates: 9.Bc4-b3 d6-d5

10.e4xd5 e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Bc8-f5

12.Bc1-d2 Rf8-e8 13.Qe1-g3 c5-c4

14.d3xc4 Be7-c5+ 15.Kg1-h1 d5xc4

16.Ne5xc4 Nf6-g4 17.h2-h3 Re8-e6

18.Ra1-d1 -0.02/15 ] 9...Qd8-c7[ 9...d6-d5 10.Bc4-b3 ;Houdini 2.0c: 9...d6-d5 10.Bc4-b3 Nc6-d4

11.e4-e5 Nd4xf3+ 12.Rf1xf3 Nf6-g4

13.h2-h3 Ng4-h6 14.g2-g4 Be7-h4

15.Qe1-e2 Qd8-c7 16.a4-a5 Bc8-d7

17.f4-f5 d5-d4 18.f5xe6 f7xe6

19.Nc3-e4 Qc7xe5 20.Bc1xh6 g7xh6

-0.28/16 ] 10.Bc1-d2 [ 10.e4-e5 d6xe511.f4xe5 Nf6-d7 ;Houdini annotates: 10.e4-e5 Nf6-g4 11.e5xd6

Qc7xd6 12.Nc3-e4 Qd6-c7 13.c2-c3

Bc8-d7 14.Qe1-g3 Ng4-f6 15.Bc1-e3

Nc6-a5 16.Ne4xf6+ Be7xf6 17.Nf3-e5

Ra8-d8 18.Bc4-a2 Bd7xa4 19.b2-b4 c5xb4 20.c3xb4 0.12/16 ] 10...Rf8-d8[ 10...Nc6-d4!? is interesting 11.Qe1-d1Bc8-d7 ;Houdini annotates:10...Nc6-d4 DiagramXIIIIIIIIY

9r+l+-trk+09+pwq-vlpzpp0 39p+-zppsn-+0

9+-zp-+-+-0

9P+LsnPzP-+0

9+-sNP+N+-0

9-zPPvL-+PzP0

9tR-+-wQRmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy11.Ra1-c1 Bc8-d7 12.a4-a5 Bd7-c6

13.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 14.Nc3-e2 Bc6xe4

15.Ne2xd4 d6-d5 16.Bc4-a2 Be4-g6

17.b2-b4 Be7-d6 18.Qe1-g3 Qc7-e7

19.Rc1-b1 Ra8-c8 -0.29/15 ]11.e4-e5 [Houdini annotates:11.Bc4-b3 d6-d5 12.e4-e5 Nf6-g4

13.a4-a5 c5-c4 14.d3xc4 d5xc4

15.Bb3xc4 Nc6xa5 16.Bc4-d3 Na5-b317.Bd3xh7+ Kg8xh7 18.c2xb3

Qc7-b6+ 19.Kg1-h1 Qb6xb3

20.Nc3-e4 Qb3xb2 21.Qe1-g3 Ng4-h6

22.Bd2-a5 Rd8-d5 23.Ba5-c3

Qb2-c2 0.07/15 ] 11...d6xe5[ Houdini annotates: 11...Nf6-g4

12.e5xd6 Be7xd6 13.Nc3-e4 Bd6-e7

14.a4-a5 Bc8-d7 15.Qe1-g3 Ng4-h6

16.Qg3-f2 Nc6-b4 17.Rf1-c1 Nb4-d5

18.Nf3-e5 Nh6-f5 19.Ne5xd7 Rd8xd7

20.Rc1-e1 Ra8-e8 0.00/16 ] 12.f4xe5[ Houdini annotates: 12.f4xe5

Nf6-d7 13.Bd2-g5 h7-h6 14.Bg5xe7

Nc6xe7 15.Qe1-f2 Ne7-g6 16.Ra1-e1

Ra8-b8 17.Qf2-g3 Ng6-e7 18.Rf1-f2

Ne7-f5 19.Qg3-f4 Nd7-b6 20.Bc4-a2

Bc8-d7 21.a4-a5 0.13/15 ] 12...Nf6-d5[Houdini annotates: 12...Nf6-d7

13.Bd2-f4 Nd7-b6 14.Qe1-g3 Nc6-b4

15.Bf4-h6 Be7-f8 16.Bc4-b3 c5-c4

17.d3xc4 Nb6xc4 18.Nc3-e4 Nb4-d5

19.Bb3xc4 Qc7xc4 20.Ne4-d6 Qc4xc2

21.Nf3-d4 Qc2-g6 22.Qg3xg6 f7xg6

23.Bh6-g5 Bf8xd6 24.Bg5xd8

Bd6xe5 0.01/14 ] 13.Qe1-g3[ Houdini annotates: 13.Qe1-f2

h7-h6 14.Qf2-g3 Kg8-h8 15.Nc3-e4 b7-b6 16.Ra1-c1 Bc8-b7 17.c2-c3

Ra8-c8 18.Qg3-g4 Rd8-d7 19.Rf1-f2

Rc8-d8 20.d3-d4 c5xd4 21.c3xd40.16/15 ] 13...Nc6-d4? [ 13...f7-f5and Black is still in the game ;Houdini annotates: 13...f7-f5

14.e5xf6 Qc7xg3 15.f6-f7+ Kg8xf7

16.h2xg3 Kf7-g8 17.Ra1-e1 Be7-f6

18.Nc3-e4 Bf6xb2 19.Ne4xc5 Nc6-d4

20.Re1-e4 Nd5-f6 21.Nc5xe6 Bc8xe6

22.Bc4xe6+ Kg8-h8 23.Re4-e1

Nd4xc2 24.Re1-b1 Bb2-d4+

25.Kg1-h2 Nc2-e3 26.Bd2xe3 Bd4xe3

27.Rb1xb7 Rd8xd3 0.19/14 ]14.Nf3xd4+- [Houdini annotates:14.Nf3xd4 Nd5xc3 15.b2xc3 c5xd4

16.c3xd4 Rd8xd4 17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5

18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4 19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3

20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7 21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8

22.a4-a5 Ra8-d8 23.h2-h3 h7-h6

24.Rf4-d4 Qc7-c5 25.c2-c3 Rd8-c8

26.Ra1-b1 Be8-c6 1.00/17 ]14...Nd5xc3 [Houdini annotates:14...Nd5xc3 15.b2xc3 c5xd4 16.c3xd4

Rd8xd4 17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3

Rd4xc4 19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3 20.Qf2xe3

Bc8-d7 21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6 23.c2-c3 Ra8-c8 24.Rf4-d4

Be8-c6 25.Rd4-d6 h6-h5 26.Qe3-f2

Bc6-e4 1.10/15 ] 15.b2xc3 [ 15.Qg3-f3

Rd8-f8 16.b2xc3 c5xd4 17.c3xd4

Bc8-d7+- ;Houdini annotates:15.Qg3-f3 Rd8-f8 16.b2xc3 c5xd4

17.c3xd4 Bc8-d7 18.Qf3-g3 Kg8-h8

19.Rf1-f4 f7-f5 20.a4-a5 Bd7-b5

21.Ra1-b1 Bb5xc4 22.d3xc4 Ra8-d8

23.Bd2-b4 Be7xb4 24.Rb1xb4 0.98/15] 15...c5xd4 [Houdini annotates:15...c5xd4 16.c3xd4 Rd8xd4

17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4

19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3 20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7

21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6

23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8 24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7

25.Re4-g4 Be8-c6 26.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7

27.Rg4-d4 Qe7-c5 28.c2-c3 0.97/16 ]16.c3xd4 [Houdini annotates:16.c3xd4 Rd8xd4 17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5

18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4 19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3

20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7 21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8

22.a4-a5 h7-h6 23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8

24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7 25.Re4-g4 Qe7-c7

26.c2-c3 Be8-c6 27.Rg4-d4 Rd8-c8

28.Rd4-d6 Rc8-e8 29.Qe3-b6 0.78/17] 16...Rd8xd4 [Houdini annotates:16...Rd8xd4 Diagram(Diagram 4)17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4

19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3 20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7

21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6

23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8 24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7

XIIIIIIIIY

9r+l+-+k+09+pwq-vlpzpp0 49p+-+p+-+0

9+-+-zP-+-0

9P+Ltr-+-+0

9+-+P+-wQ-0

9-+PvL-+PzP0

9tR-+-+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy25.Re4-g4 Be8-c6 26.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7

27.Rg4-d4 Qe7-c5 28.c2-c3 0.95/18 ]17.Qg3-f2 [Houdini annotates:17.Bd2-h6 Be7-f8 18.Bc4-b3 Rd4-d8

19.Kg1-h1 g7-g6 20.Bh6-g5 Bf8-e7

21.a4-a5 Be7xg5 22.Qg3xg5 Rd8-f8

23.Qg5-f4 Bc8-d7 24.c2-c4 Bd7-c6

0.63/15 ] 17...Be7-f8? [ 17...Be7-c5

18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4 19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3

20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7+- ;Houdini annotates: 17...Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4

19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3 20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7

21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6

23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8 24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7

25.Re4-g4 Be8-c6 26.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7

27.Rg4-d4 Qe7-c5 28.c2-c3 0.95/17 ]18.Bd2-a5 [ 18.Qf2xd4 is not possibleBf8-c5 19.Bd2-e3 Bc5xd4 20.Be3xd4

Bc8-d7-+ ;Houdini annotates:18.Bd2-a5 Qc7-d7 19.Bc4xe6 Qd7xe6

20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Bc8-e6

22.Ba5-b4 Bf8xb4 23.Qd4xb4 Ra8-d8

24.Qb4-e7 Qc6-c8 25.Ra1-b1 Rd8-d7

26.Qe7-b4 Qc8-c6 27.Rb1-e1 h7-h6

28.Re1-e4 Qc6-c7 29.Re4-d4 Qc7xe5

30.Rd4xd7 Be6xd7 31.Qb4xb7

Qe5-a1+ 32.Rf2-f1 Qa1-d4+

33.Kg1-h1 Qd4xa4 34.c2-c4 2.24/19 ]18...Qc7-d7 [Houdini annotates:18...Qc7-d7 19.Bc4xe6 Qd7xe6

20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Bc8-e6

22.Ba5-b4 Bf8xb4 23.Qd4xb4 Ra8-d8

24.Qb4-e7 Qc6-c8 25.Ra1-b1 Rd8-d7

26.Qe7-b4 h7-h6 27.a4-a5 Qc8-c7

28.Rf2-e2 Kg8-h7 29.h2-h3 Kh7-g8

30.Kg1-h2 Kg8-h8 31.d3-d4 Qc7-c6

32.Kh2-g1 Be6-c4 2.57/20 ]19.Bc4xe6! Deflection: d4 [Houdini 2.

0c : 19.Bc4xe6 Qd7xe6

20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-c5

22.Ba5-b6 Qc5xd4 23.Bb6xd4 Bc8-e6

24.Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 25.Bd4-b6 Rd8-d5

26.d3-d4 Rd5-d7 27.Rf2-f4 Bf8-e7

28.Rf4-f3 f7-f6 29.Rb1-e1 f6xe5

30.Re1xe5 Be6-d5 31.Rf3-f2 Be7-f6

2.52/19 ] 19...Qd7xe6 [ 19...Qd7xe6

20.Qf2xd4 Overloading Deflection ;

19...f7xe6 DiagramXIIIIIIIIY

9r+l+-vlk+09+p+q+-zpp0 59p+-+p+-+0

9vL-+-zP-+-0

9P+-tr-+-+0

9+-+P+-+-0

9-+P+-wQPzP0

9tR-+-+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy20.Qf2xf8# Mate attack DeflectionPinning ; 19...-- 20.Be6xd7Wins material ;Houdini annotates:19...Qd7xe6 20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6

21.Rf1-f2 Bc8-e6 22.Ba5-b4 Bf8xb4

23.Qd4xb4 Ra8-d8 24.Qb4-e7 Qc6-c8

25.Ra1-b1 Rd8-d7 26.Qe7-b4 Qc8-c6

27.a4-a5 h7-h6 28.Rb1-e1 Qc6-d5

29.h2-h3 Rd7-d8 30.Rf2-f3 Rd8-c8

31.c2-c4 Qd5-d4+ 32.Kg1-h1 2.56/18 ]20.Qf2xd4 [Houdini annotates:20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-c5

22.Ba5-b6 Qc5xd4 23.Bb6xd4 Bc8-e6

24.Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 25.Bd4-b6 Rd8-d5

26.d3-d4 Rd5-d7 27.Rf2-f4 Be6-a2

28.Rb1-f1 Ba2-c4 29.Rf1-f3 Bc4-d5

30.Rf3-g3 Bf8-b4 2.29/16 ]20...Bc8-d7 [Houdini annotates:20...Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-c5

22.Ba5-b6 Qc5xd4 23.Bb6xd4 Bc8-e6

24.Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 25.Bd4-b6 Rd8-d5

26.d3-d4 Rd5-d7 27.Rf2-f4 Be6-a2

28.Rb1-f1 Ba2-c4 29.Rf1-f3 Bc4-d5

30.Rf3-g3 Bf8-b4 2.47/17 ] 21.Ba5-b4[Houdini annotates: 21.Ba5-b4

Bf8xb4 22.Qd4xb4 Bd7-c6 23.Qb4-b3

Qe6xb3 24.c2xb3 Ra8-d8 25.Ra1-d1

Kg8-f8 26.d3-d4 Bc6-d5 27.Rd1-d3

Rd8-c8 28.h2-h4 Kf8-e7 29.Rd3-g3 g7-g6 30.Rg3-e3 h7-h5 31.Rf1-f2 a6-a5 2.47/18 ] 21...Bf8xb4[ Houdini annotates: 21...Bf8xb4

22.Qd4xb4 Bd7-c6 23.Qb4-b3 Qe6-e7

24.Rf1-f2 Ra8-d8 25.Ra1-f1 Bc6-d5

26.Qb3-b6 Bd5-e6 27.a4-a5 h7-h6

28.Rf2-f4 Rd8-d5 29.d3-d4 Rd5-b5

30.Qb6-d6 Qe7xd6 31.e5xd6

Rb5xa5 2.45/16 ] 22.Qd4xb4[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qd4xb4

Ra8-c8 23.Qb4xb7 Rc8xc2 24.Ra1-b1 g7-g6 25.Rb1-b2 Rc2xb2 26.Qb7xb2

Bd7xa4 27.Rf1-f6 Qe6-c8 28.Rf6-b6

Ba4-b5 29.Rb6-d6 Qc8-c7 30.h2-h3

Qc7-e7 31.Kg1-h2 Qe7-h4 2.30/12 ]22...Bd7-c6 [Houdini annotates:22...Ra8-c8 23.Qb4xb7 Rc8xc2

24.Ra1-b1 g7-g6 25.Rb1-b2 Rc2xb2

26.Qb7xb2 Bd7xa4 27.Rf1-f6 Qe6-c8

28.Rf6-b6 Ba4-b5 29.Rb6-d6 Qc8-c7

30.h2-h3 Qc7-e7 31.Kg1-h2 Qe7-h4

2.51/13 ] 23.Qb4-f4 [Houdini annotates: 23.Ra1-e1 h7-h6 24.Rf1-f2

Ra8-d8 25.h2-h3 Qe6-d5 26.a4-a5

Rd8-e8 27.d3-d4 Re8-d8 28.c2-c3

Bc6-b5 29.Qb4-e7 Rd8-e8

30.Qe7-c7 2.48/14 ] 23...Ra8-c8[ Houdini annotates: 23...Ra8-e8

24.Rf1-f2 h7-h6 25.Ra1-e1 a6-a5

26.Re1-f1 Qe6xe5 27.Qf4xe5 Re8xe5

28.Rf2xf7 Re5-g5 29.g2-g3 Bc6xa4

30.c2-c4 Ba4-c2 31.Rf1-f3 b7-b6

32.Rf7-b7 Rg5-g6 33.Kg1-f2 a5-a4

34.d3-d4 Rg6-c6 2.19/15 ] 24.c2-c4 [ 24.a4-a5 keeps an even firmer grip Rc8-d8+- ;Houdini annotates:24.Qf4-f5 Qe6xf5 25.Rf1xf5 Rc8-e8

26.Ra1-f1 Re8-e7 27.Rf5-f4 Re7xe5

28.Rf4xf7 h7-h5 29.Rf7-f5 Re5-e2

30.Rf5-f2 Re2-e5 31.d3-d4 Re5-e4

32.c2-c3 Re4-e3 33.Rf2-f8+ Kg8-h7

34.c3-c4 Bc6xa4 35.d4-d5 Re3-c3

36.Rf8-f7 b7-b5 37.c4xb5 Ba4xb5

2.53/16 ] 24...Qe6-g6 [ 24...Rc8-d8 cannot undo what has already been done 25.Qf4-g3+- ;Houdini annotates: 24...Rc8-d8 25.Ra1-a3 a6-a5

26.Qf4-g3 Qe6-d7 27.Rf1-f4 Bc6xa4

28.d3-d4 b7-b5 29.c4xb5 Rd8-c8

30.Qg3-e1 Ba4xb5 31.Ra3xa5 Bb5-c6

32.Qe1-g3 Bc6-d5 33.Ra5-c5

Rc8-b8 2.26/15 ] 25.Qf4-g3 [ 25.Rf1-f2 keeps an even firmer grip Bc6-e8

26.Qf4-e3 Rc8-d8+- ;Houdini annotates: 25.Rf1-f2 Bc6-e8 26.Qf4-d4

h7-h6 27.Ra1-f1 b7-b5 28.c4xb5 a6xb5 29.a4-a5 Rc8-a8 30.Qd4-d5

Qg6-a6 31.e5-e6 f7-f6 32.e6-e7+

Be8-f7 33.Qd5-d8+ Bf7-e8 34.Rf1-a1 b5-b4 35.Rf2-c2 b4-b3 36.Rc2-b2

Qa6-a7+ 37.d3-d4 3.12/16 ]25...Qg6-e6 [ 25...Qg6xg3 is not the saving move 26.h2xg3 Rc8-d8

27.Ra1-a3+- ;Houdini annotates:25...Qg6xg3 26.h2xg3 Rc8-d8

27.Ra1-a3 a6-a5 28.Rf1-f5 Rd8-d7

29.Rf5-f4 h7-h6 30.Kg1-f2 Rd7-d8

31.g3-g4 Rd8-d7 32.Kf2-g3 Rd7-d8

33.c4-c5 Bc6-d5 34.d3-d4 Kg8-h7

2.67/15 ] 26.Rf1-f6 [Houdini annotates: 26.Rf1-f6 Qe6-e7 27.Ra1-f1

Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8 29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7 Be8xf7 31.d3-d4

Bf7-g6 32.Qg3-e5 Qe7xe5 33.d4xe5

Bg6-d3 34.Rf1-f4 g7-g5 35.Rf4-d4

Bd3-f5 36.Rd4-d6 Bf5-e4 37.Rd6-d7

Kg8-f8 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e8 39.e5-e6 h7-h6 40.a4-a5 h6-h5 41.Kf2-g3

Be4-f5 42.Rd7xb7 Bf5xe6 43.c4-c5

4.35/19 ] 26...Qe6-e7 [Houdini annotates: 26...Qe6-e7 27.Ra1-f1

Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8 29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7 Be8xf7 31.d3-d4

Bf7-g6 32.Qg3-e5 Qe7xe5 33.d4xe5

Bg6-d3 34.Rf1-f4 g7-g5 35.Rf4-d4

Bd3-f5 36.Rd4-d6 Bf5-e4 37.Rd6-d7

Kg8-f8 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e8 39.e5-e6 h7-h5 40.a4-a5 Be4-c6 41.Rd7-g7 g5-g4 42.Kf2-g3 4.59/16 ] 27.Ra1-f1 [ Houdini annotates: 27.Ra1-f1

Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8 29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7 Be8xf7 31.d3-d4

Bf7-g6 32.Qg3-e5 Qe7xe5 33.d4xe5

Bg6-d3 34.Rf1-f4 g7-g5 35.Rf4-d4

Bd3-f5 36.Rd4-d6 Bf5-e4 37.Rd6-d7

Kg8-f8 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e8 39.e5-e6 h7-h5 40.a4-a5 Be4-c6 41.Rd7-g7 g5-g4 42.Kf2-g3 4.31/17 ]27...Qe7-c5+ [ 27...Bc6-e8+- what else? ;Houdini annotates:27...Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8

29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7 Be8xf7

31.d3-d4 h7-h6 32.d4-d5 Qe7-e8

33.a4-a5 Qe8-e2 34.Qg3-c3 Qe2-e7

35.Qc3-d4 Qe7-e8 36.h2-h3 Qe8-e2

37.Qd4-b6 Qe2-e7 38.d5-d6 Qe7-d7

39.Qb6-c7 4.17/15 ] 28.Kg1-h1[ Houdini annotates: 28.Kg1-h1

Qc5-e7 29.Rf6xf7 Qe7xf7 30.Rf1xf7

Kg8xf7 31.e5-e6+ Kf7-g8 32.a4-a5

Bc6-e8 33.Qg3-e5 g7-g6 34.Qe5-f6

Rc8-b8 35.e6-e7 Be8-f7 36.Qf6-b6

Rb8-e8 37.Qb6xb7 Bf7-e6 38.Qb7xa6

Kg8-f7 39.Qa6-d6 Re8xe7 40.a5-a6 h7-h5 41.Kh1-g1 Re7-d7 42.Qd6-f4+ Be6-f5 43.Kg1-f2 Rd7-a7 5.98/17 ]28...Bc6-e8 [Houdini annotates:28...Qc5-e7 29.Rf6xf7 Qe7xf7

30.Rf1xf7 Kg8xf7 31.e5-e6+ Kf7-g8

32.a4-a5 Bc6-e8 33.Qg3-e5 Rc8-c6

34.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f8 35.Kg1-f2 Kf8-g8

36.Kf2-f3 h7-h6 37.Kf3-f4 g7-g6

38.g2-g4 Rc6-c8 39.g4-g5 h6-h5

40.e6-e7 Kg8-h7 41.Qe5-b2 Rc8-b8

42.h2-h4 5.97/16 ] 29.e5-e6[ Houdini annotates: 29.e5-e6

Rc8-c7 30.d3-d4 Qc5xc4 31.d4-d5 h7-h5 32.d5-d6 h5-h4 33.Qg3-g5

Rc7-c5 34.e6xf7+ Be8xf7 35.d6-d7

Rc5xg5 36.d7-d8Q+ Kg8-h7 37.Rf6xf7

Qc4-g4 38.Qd8-d2 h4-h3 39.Qd2-d3+ Rg5-g6 40.Qd3xh3+ Qg4xh3

41.g2xh3 b7-b5 42.a4xb5 a6xb5

43.Rf7-b7 Rg6-g5 44.Rf1-g1 Rg5-c5

45.Rb7xg7+ Kh7-h6 46.Rg7-g8

6.20/16 ] 29...f7xe6 [Houdini annotates: 29...f7xe6 30.Qg3-g4 Rc8-c6

31.Qg4-g5 Qc5-d6 32.c4-c5 h7-h6

33.c5xd6 h6xg5 34.Rf6-f8+ Kg8-h7

35.Rf8xe8 Rc6xd6 36.Rf1-b1 b7-b5

37.a4xb5 Rd6-b6 38.Kh1-g1 a6xb5

39.Rb1-e1 b5-b4 40.Re8xe6 Rb6-b5

41.Re1-e5 Rb5-b8 42.Re5-e2 Rb8-b7

43.Re2-b2 Kh7-g8 44.d3-d4 Kg8-f7

45.d4-d5 b4-b3 46.Kg1-f2 Rb7-b5

47.Re6-a6 Rb5-b8 48.d5-d6 Kf7-e6

49.Kf2-e3 6.57/17 ] 30.Qg3-g5!!Mate attack [Houdini annotates:30.Qg3-g4 Rc8-c6 31.Qg4-g5 Qc5-d6

32.c4-c5 h7-h6 33.c5xd6 h6xg5

34.Rf6-f8+ Kg8-h7 35.Rf8xe8 Rc6xd6

36.Rf1-b1 Rd6xd3 37.Re8xe6 Rd3-d7

38.Re6-b6 Rd7-d4 39.Rb6-b4 Rd4-d2

40.Kh1-g1 Rd2-a2 41.Rb4-g4 Kh7-h6

42.Rb1xb7 g7-g6 43.Rb7-b6 a6-a5

44.Rg4-d4 Ra2-e2 45.Rd4-d6 6.31/17] 30...Qc5-b4 [ 30...Qc5xg5 31.Rf6-f8#Mate attack ; 30...-- 31.Qg5xc5Threat Rc8xc5 32.Rf6-f8#Mate attack ;Houdini annotates:30...Qc5-a3 31.Qg5-e5 g7xf6

32.Qe5xe6+ Be8-f7 33.Qe6xc8+ Kg8-g7 34.Qc8-g4+ Bf7-g6

35.Qg4-d7+ Bg6-f7 36.Rf1-b1 h7-h5

37.h2-h3 Qa3-a2 38.Qd7xb7 Qa2xa4

39.Rb1-f1 Qa4-a5 40.Qb7-c6 Qa5-e5

41.Qc6xa6 Bf7-g6 42.Qa6-b7+

Kg7-h6 43.Qb7-d5 Qe5xd5 44.c4xd5

Bg6xd3 45.Rf1xf6+ Kh6-g5

46.Rf6-e6 4.78/16 ] 31.Qg5-a5!!Mate attack [Houdini annotates:31.Qg5-d2 Qb4-d6 32.Rf6-f8+ Qd6xf8

33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Qd2-b4+ Kf8-g8

35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8

37.c4-c5 g7-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Be8-f7

39.Qe6-d6 Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1

Re8-e1+ 41.Kg1-f2 Re1-e6 42.Qd6-d7

Re6-f6+ 43.Kf2-e3 Kg8-f8 44.d3-d4

Bf7-e8 45.Qd7xh7 Be8-c6 46.g2-g3

Rf6-f3+ 47.Ke3-e2 Rf3-f6 48.Ke2-d3

Kf8-e8 49.Qh7-g7 Rf6-e6 50.a4-a5

Ke8-d8 51.Qg7-f8+ Kd8-c7 52.Qf8-f7+ Bc6-d7 5.62/17 ] 31...Qb4-a3[ 31...Qb4xa5 32.Rf6-f8# Mate attack ;31...-- 32.Qa5xb4 Wins material ; Houdini annotates: 31...Qb4-e7

32.Rf6-f8+ Qe7xf8 33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8

34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7

Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 g7-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Be8-f7 39.Qe6-d6

Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1 Re8-e1+ 41.Kg1-f2

Re1-e6 42.Qd6-d7 Re6-f6+ 43.Kf2-e3

Kg8-f8 44.d3-d4 Bf7-e8 45.Qd7xh7

Be8-c6 46.g2-g3 Rf6-f3+ 47.Ke3-e2

Rf3-f6 48.Ke2-d3 Kf8-e8 49.Qh7-g7

Rf6-e6 50.a4-a5 Ke8-d8 51.Qg7-f8+ Kd8-c7 52.Qf8-f7+ Bc6-d7 5.83/18 ]32.Rf6-f8+! the death sentence[ Houdini annotates: 32.Rf6-f8+ Qa3xf8 33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8

34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7

Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7

Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Rc8-f8 41.h2-h3

Bd7-c8 42.Qd6-d5+ Rf8-f7 43.Kh1-h2 g7-g6 44.Kh2-g3 e5-e4 45.Qd5xe4Rf7-f8 46.Qe4-e7 Rf8-f7 47.Qe7-d8+ Rf7-f8 48.d3-d4 5.66/16 ] 32...Qa3xf8

[ Houdini annotates: 32...Qa3xf8

33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8

35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8

37.c4-c5 Be8-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Bg6-f7

39.Qe6-b6 Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1 a6-a5

41.c5-c6 Bf7-d5 42.c6-c7 Re8-a8

43.Qb6-c5 Bd5-e6 44.Qc5-d6 Kg8-f7

45.Qd6-e5 Ra8-c8 46.Qe5xa5 h7-h6

47.d3-d4 Kf7-e7 48.d4-d5 4.76/1 ]33.Rf1xf8+ [Houdini annotates:33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8

35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8

37.c4-c5 Be8-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Bg6-f7

39.Qe6-b6 Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1 a6-a5

41.c5-c6 Bf7-d5 42.c6-c7 Re8-a8

43.Qb6-c5 Bd5-e6 44.Qc5-d6 Kg8-f7

45.Qd6-e5 Ra8-c8 46.Qe5xa5 h7-h6

47.d3-d4 Kf7-e7 48.d4-d5 4.35/9 ]33...Kg8xf8 [Houdini annotates:33...Kg8xf8 34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8

35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8

37.c4-c5 e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8

39.c6-c7 Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5

41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7

43.d3-d4 Kf8-f7 44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8

45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7 46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7

47.d5-d6 Bd7-c8 48.Qb4-c4+ Kf7-f6

49.Qc4-d4+ Kf6-e6 4.83/1 ]34.Qa5-b4+ [Houdini annotates:34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7

Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7

Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4

Kf8-f7 44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8 45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7 46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6

Bd7-c8 48.Qb4-c4+ Kf7-f6

49.Qc4-d4+ Kf6-e6 4.53/12 ]34...Kf8-g8 [Houdini annotates:34...Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8

36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5

38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7 Be8-d7

40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8

42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4 Kf8-f7

44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8 45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7

46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6 Bd7-c848.Qb4-c4+ Kf7-f6 49.Qc4-d4+ Kf6-e6 4.64/13 ] 35.Qb4xb7[ Houdini annotates: 35.Qb4xb7

Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7

Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4

Rc8-e8 44.Qe5-d6+ Re8-e7

45.Kh1-g1 Bd7-c8 46.d4-d5 Kf8-f7

47.Qd6-f4+ Kf7-e8 48.d5-d6 Re7-e2

49.Qf4-g5 4.74/14 ] 35...Rc8-d8[ Houdini annotates: 35...Rc8-d8

36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5

38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7 Be8-d7

40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8

42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4 Rc8-e8

44.Qe5-d6+ Re8-e7 45.Kh1-g1

Bd7-c8 46.d4-d5 Kf8-f7 47.Qd6-f4+ Kf7-e8 48.d5-d6 Re7-e2 49.Qf4-g5

4.84/15 ] 36.Qb7-b6 [Houdini annotates: 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5

e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7

Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4

Rc8-e8 44.Qe5-d6+ Re8-e7

45.Kh1-g1 Bd7-c8 46.d4-d5 Kf8-f7

47.Qd6-f4+ Kf7-e8 48.d5-d6 Re7-e2

49.Qf4-g5 4.74/16 ] 36...Rd8xd3[ 36...Rd8-a8 is still a small chance37.Qb6xe6+ Be8-f7+- ;Houdini 2.0c

: 36...Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5

38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7 Be8-d7

40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8

42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4 Kf8-f7

44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8 45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7

46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6 Kf7-e6

48.Kh1-g1 Bd7-c8 4.44/14 ]37.Qb6xe6+ [Houdini annotates:37.Qb6xe6+ Kg8-f8 38.Qe6-f5+

Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3 Be8-g6 40.Qd3-d4

Ke7-f7 41.a4-a5 Kf7-e6 42.Qd4xg7

Bg6-e4 43.Qg7-a7 Ke6-e5 44.Qa7xa6

Ke5-d4 45.Qa6-e6 Be4-d3

46.Qe6-d5+ Kd4-c3 47.c4-c5 Bd3-c4

48.Qd5-b7 Kc3-d4 49.c5-c6 h7-h6

50.Qb7-g7+ Kd4-c5 51.Qg7xh6

10.57/12 ] 37...Kg8-f8 [Houdini annotates: 37...Kg8-f8 38.Qe6-f5+

Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3 Be8-g6 40.Qd3-d4

Ke7-f7 41.a4-a5 Kf7-e6 42.Qd4xg7

Bg6-e4 43.Qg7-a7 Ke6-e5 44.Qa7xa6

Ke5-d4 45.Qa6-e6 Be4-d3

46.Qe6-d5+ Kd4-c3 47.c4-c5 Bd3-c4

48.Qd5-b7 Kc3-d4 49.c5-c6 h7-h6

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9zP-+-+-+-0

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9+-+-+-+-0

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10.66/13 ] 38.Qe6-f5+ [ 38.Qe6-f5+ Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3+- ;Houdini annotates: 38.Qe6-f5+ Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3

Be8-g6 40.Qd3-d4 Ke7-f7 41.a4-a5

Kf7-e6 42.Qd4xg7 Bg6-e4 43.Qg7-a7

Ke6-e5 44.Qa7xa6 Ke5-d4 45.Qa6-e6

Be4-d3 46.Qe6-d5+ Kd4-c3 47.c4-c5

Bd3-c4 48.Qd5-b7 Kc3-d4 49.c5-c6 h7-h6 50.Qb7-g7+ Kd4-c5

51.Qg7xh6 10.57/14 ]1-0

2 A45

Levon AronianIroda Khamrakulova XE "Iroda Khamrakulova" Wch U12 Bratislava (3) 1993D01: Veresov Opening XE "D01\: Veresov Opening" 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Nb1-c3 d7-d5

3.Bc1-g5 Nb8-d7 4.f2-f3 h7-h6

5.Bg5-h4 e7-e6 6.e2-e4 Bf8-e7

7.e4-e5 Nf6-h5 8.Bh4xe7 Qd8xe7Standard Book moves end here9.Ng1-e2 [ 9.Ng1-h3 c7-c5 ; Houdini annotates: 9.g2-g3 g7-g5

10.f3-f4 Nh5-g7 11.Qd1-d2 Nd7-b6

12.f4xg5 Qe7xg5 13.Ng1-f3 Qg5xd2+

14.Ke1xd2 Bc8-d7 15.Bf1-d3 0-0-0

16.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 17.g3-g4 a7-a6

0.52/15 ] 9...g7-g5 [ 9...0-0 10.Qd1-d3Nd7-b6 11.f3-f4 ;Houdini annotates: 9...b7-b5 10.Nc3xb5 0-0

11.Qd1-d3 Nd7-b6 12.g2-g3 a7-a6

13.Nb5-c3 Nb6-c4 14.b2-b3 Nc4-b2

15.Qd3-e3 Bc8-d7 16.Bf1-g2 Qe7-b4

0.15/13 ] 10.Qd1-d3 Diagram[ Houdini annotates: 10.Qd1-d2

Nd7-b6 11.g2-g4 Nh5-g7 12.h2-h4 g5xh4 13.Ne2-f4 Bc8-d7 14.a2-a4

Bd7-c6 15.b2-b3 0-0-0 16.Bf1-d3

Kc8-b8 17.a4-a5 Nb6-d7 0.42/15 ] (Diagram 7)10...Nd7-b6 [Houdini annotates:10...a7-a6 11.0-0-0 b7-b5 12.g2-g4

Nh5-g7 13.Kc1-b1 b5-b4 14.Nc3-a4

Bc8-b7 15.f3-f4 Bb7-c6 16.Qd3-b3 h6-h5 17.g4xh5 g5xf4 18.Ne2xf4

Ng7xh5 19.Nf4xh5 Rh8xh5 20.Bf1-e2

Rh5-f5 0.24/15 ] 11.g2-g4White threatens to win material: g4xh5 [ Houdini annotates: 11.g2-g3

Diagram

Bc8-d7 12.a2-a4 0-0-0 13.b2-b3

Bd7-c6 14.Bf1-g2 Kc8-b8 15.0-0 f7-f616.a4-a5 Nb6-d7 17.Qd3-g6 Nh5-g7

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9+-sNQ+PzP-0

9PzPP+N+-zP0

9tR-+-mKL+R0xiiiiiiiiy18.f3-f4 g5xf4 19.e5xf6 Nd7xf6

20.Ne2xf4 0.25/16 ] 11...Nh5-g7[ Houdini annotates: 11...Nh5-g7

12.h2-h4 g5xh4 13.a2-a4 h6-h5

14.b2-b3 Nb6-d7 15.0-0-0 Nd7-b8

16.Kc1-b1 Nb8-c6 17.Ne2-f4 Qe7-g5

18.Nc3-b5 Qg5xf4 19.Nb5xc7+

Ke8-e7 20.Nc7xa8 h5xg4 21.f3xg4

Qf4xg4 0.11/16 ] 12.Ne2-g3[ Houdini annotates: 12.h2-h4 g5xh4

13.Ne2-f4 Bc8-d7 14.0-0-0 0-0-0

15.Kc1-b1 h6-h5 16.Qd3-e3 Kc8-b8

17.b2-b3 Rh8-g8 18.Bf1-e2 h5xg4

19.f3xg4 a7-a6 20.Nf4-d3 0.26/15 ]12...h6-h5 [Houdini annotates:

12...Bc8-d7 13.Qd3-e3 f7-f5 14.e5xf6

Qe7xf6 15.Bf1-d3 0-0-0 16.0-0-0 h6-h5 17.h2-h3 Kc8-b8 18.Kc1-b1

Rd8-f8 19.Rh1-f1 a7-a6 20.b2-b3

Qf6-f4 21.Qe3xf4 Rf8xf4 22.Ng3-e2

0.13/15 ] 13.Bf1-e2 [Houdini annotates: 13.Qd3-e3 h5-h4 14.Ng3-e2

Nb6-c4 15.Qe3-c1 c7-c5 16.f3-f4

Bc8-d7 17.f4xg5 a7-a6 18.b2-b3 c5xd4 19.b3xc4 d4xc3 20.Ne2xc3

Qe7-c5 21.Qc1-f4 b7-b5 22.Qf4-f6

Qc5-d4 0.16/15 ] 13...Bc8-d7[ Houdini annotates: 13...f7-f5

14.g4xf5 e6xf5 15.Ng3-f1 Ng7-e6

16.0-0-0 Ne6-f4 17.Qd3-d2 Nf4xe2+

18.Qd2xe2 f5-f4 19.Qe2-d3 g5-g4

20.Nf1-d2 Qe7-h7 21.Qd3xh7 Rh8xh7

22.Kc1-b1 Bc8-d7 0.24/13 ] 14.Qd3-e3[Houdini annotates: 14.0-0-0

Nb6-c4 15.Nc3-e4 0-0-0 16.Ne4-f6 h5xg4 17.f3xg4 Kc8-b8 18.Qd3-c3

Bd7-c6 19.Kc1-b1 a7-a6 20.Be2xc4 d5xc4 21.Ng3-e4 Ng7-e8 22.Qc3xc4

Ne8xf6 23.e5xf6 Qe7-d7 24.Qc4-e2

Bc6-d5 25.b2-b3 0.25/15 ] 14...h5xg4 [ 14...f7-f5 15.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 16.0-0= ; Houdini annotates: 14...f7-f5

Diagram(Diagram 9)15.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 16.0-0-0 h5-h4

17.Ng3-f1 0-0-0 18.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8

19.b2-b3 Rh8-f8 20.Qe3-e5 Qf6xe5

21.d4xe5 Rf8-f4 22.Nf1-d2 a7-a6

23.Kb1-b2 Rd8-f8 24.Be2-d3 -0.06/15 ]15.f3xg4 [Houdini annotates:15.f3xg4 f7-f5 16.e5xf6 Qe7xf6

17.Rh1-f1 Qf6-e7 18.Rf1-f2 0-0-0

19.0-0-0 Rh8-f8 20.Rf2xf8 Rd8xf8

21.b2-b3 Ng7-e8 22.Kc1-b2 Ne8-d6

23.Ng3-h5 Kc8-b8 24.Rd1-f1 Rf8xf1

25.Be2xf1 a7-a6 26.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e80.34/16 ] 15...0-0-0 White has an active position [Houdini annotates:

XIIIIIIIIY

9r+-+k+-tr09zppzplwq-sn-0 99-sn-+p+-+0

9+-+pzPpzpp0

9-+-zP-+P+0

9+-sN-wQPsN-0

9PzPP+L+-zP0

9tR-+-mK-+R0[xiiiiiiiiy15...f7-f5 16.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 17.Rh1-f1

Qf6-h6 18.0-0-0 0-0-0 19.b2-b3

Kc8-b8 20.Kc1-b2 a7-a5 21.Rf1-f2 a5-a4 22.Rd1-f1 Qh6-h4 23.Rf2-f7

Ng7-e8 24.b3-b4 Qh4xh2 25.Qe3xg5

0.32/15 ] 16.0-0 White king safety dropped [Houdini annotates:16.0-0-0 f7-f5 17.e5xf6 Qe7xf6

18.Rd1-f1 Qf6-e7 19.Kc1-b1 Rd8-f8

20.Rf1xf8+ Rh8xf8 21.Rh1-f1 Rf8xf1+

22.Be2xf1 Ng7-e8 23.b2-b3 Ne8-d6

24.Ng3-f5 Nd6xf5 25.g4xf5 g5-g4

0.36/15 ] 16...Rh8-h4 Praise the rook! [ Houdini annotates: 16...Rh8-h7

17.a2-a4 a7-a5 18.Rf1-f2 Kc8-b8

19.Ra1-f1 Rd8-f8 20.b2-b3 Rh7-h8

21.Kg1-g2 Bd7-c6 22.Be2-b5 Bc6xb5

23.Nc3xb5 Rh8-h4 24.h2-h3 0.02/13 ]17.b2-b3 Controls a4 [ 17.a2-a4

Rd8-h8 18.a4-a5 Nb6-a8+-( 18...Rh4xh2?? capturing this pawn is a mistake 19.a5xb6 a7-a6

20.Be2xa6+- );Houdini annotates:17.Rf1-f6 Ng7-e8 18.Rf6-f2 Rh4-h8

19.a2-a4 a7-a5 20.Ra1-f1 Rh8-f8

21.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 22.Be2-d3 Ne8-g7

23.Rf2-f6 Ng7-e8 24.Rf6-h6 f7-f6

0.36/14 ] 17...Rd8-h8 [Houdini annotates: 17...Kc8-b8 18.Qe3-f2

Qe7-b4 19.Qf2-e3 Rd8-f8 20.Rf1-f2

Rh4-h7 21.Ra1-f1 Qb4-e7 22.a2-a4 a7-a5 23.Nc3-b5 Bd7xb5 24.a4xb5

Nb6-d7 25.Be2-d3 Rh7-h3 26.c2-c3

0.01/13 ] 18.Rf1-f2 [Houdini annotates: 18.a2-a4 Rh4xh2 19.a4-a5

Nb6-a8 20.a5-a6 b7-b5 21.Be2xb5

Rh2xc2 22.Bb5xd7+ Qe7xd7

23.Qe3-d3 Rc2-b2 24.Nc3-a4 Rb2-h2

25.Na4-c5 Qd7-e8 26.Rf1-f2 Rh2xf2

27.Kg1xf2 Rh8-h2+ 28.Kf2-f3 0.12/13 ]18...Bd7-e8 [Houdini annotates:18...a7-a6 19.Ra1-f1 Rh8-f8 20.a2-a4

Bd7-c6 21.Nc3-a2 Kc8-b8 22.Qe3-c3

Bc6-e8 23.Qc3-b4 Nb6-c8 24.Qb4xe7

Nc8xe7 25.Na2-b4 Rh4-h3 26.Nb4-d3

Rf8-h8 27.Nd3-c5 0.01/14 ] 19.a2-a4[ Houdini annotates: 19.Ra1-f1

Kc8-b8 20.Nc3-b1 Qe7-d8 21.c2-c4 d5xc4 22.b3xc4 Be8-c6 23.Nb1-c3

Ng7-e8 24.Ng3-e4 Rh4-h3 25.Rf2-f3

Rh3xh2 26.Rf3xf7 a7-a6 0.12/13 ]19...Nb6-d7 [Houdini annotates:19...Kc8-b8 20.a4-a5 Nb6-d7

21.a5-a6 b7-b6 22.Ra1-e1 Rh8-h7

23.Re1-f1 Nd7-f8 24.Qe3-f3 Rh4-h6

25.Nc3-b5 Nf8-g6 26.Qf3-f6 Rh6-h3

27.Qf6xe7 Ng6xe7 28.c2-c3 0.07/14 ]20.Ra1-f1 [ 20.a4-a5!? a7-a621.Nc3-a4 ;Houdini annotates:20.a4-a5 a7-a6 21.Nc3-a4 Kc8-b8

22.c2-c4 Nd7-f8 23.Qe3-f3 Nf8-g6

24.Qf3-f6 Be8xa4 25.Qf6xe7 Ng6xe7

26.Ra1xa4 Rh8-f8 27.Be2-f3 Ne7-g6

28.Ng3-e2 f7-f6 29.Bf3-g2 f6xe5

30.Rf2xf8+ Ng6xf8 31.d4xe5 Rh4xg4

32.c4xd5 Rg4xa4 33.b3xa4 0.00/14 ]20...Nd7-f8= [Houdini annotates:20...Kc8-b8 21.Nc3-d1 Rh4-h3

22.c2-c4 Nd7-f8 23.Nd1-b2 Nf8-g6

24.Nb2-d3 a7-a5 25.Be2-f3 Ng6-f4

26.Nd3xf4 g5xf4 27.Qe3xf4 d5xc4

28.b3xc4 Be8xa4 29.Qf4-e3 -0.02/13 ]21.Be2-f3 [Houdini annotates:21.Ng3-h5 Ng7xh5 22.g4xh5 Kc8-b823.h2-h3 c7-c5 24.Rf1-d1 Nf8-d7

25.d4xc5 DiagramXIIIIIIIIY

9-mk-+l+-tr0{9zpp+nwqp+-0 109-+-+p+-+0

9+-zPpzP-zpP0

9P+-+-+-tr0

9+PsN-wQ-+P0

9-+P+LtR-+0

9+-+R+-mK-0xiiiiiiiiyNd7xc5 26.Rd1-d4 Rh4xd4

27.Qe3xd4 Be8-c6 28.Rf2-f6 Nc5-d7

-0.23/12 ] 21...Nf8-g6 Black has a cramped position [Houdini annotates: 21...Kc8-b8 22.Nc3-e2 Nf8-g6

23.a4-a5 a7-a6 24.c2-c4 c7-c6

25.c4-c5 Rh4-h7 26.Qe3-d2 Rh7-h3

27.b3-b4 Rh3-h6 28.Bf3-h1 Rh6-h4

29.Bh1-f3 Rh4-h6 30.Bf3-h1 -0.05/15 ]22.Nc3-e2 [Houdini annotates:22.Nc3-e2 Kc8-b8 23.c2-c4 Qe7-d8

24.c4-c5 a7-a6 25.Qe3-d2 Rh4-h3

26.Ne2-c3 Qd8-e7 27.Qd2-e3 Ng6-f4

28.Nc3-e2 Rh3xg3+ 29.h2xg3

Nf4-h3+ 30.Kg1-g2 Nh3xf2 31.Rf1xf2

-0.13/15 ] 22...Rh8-h7 [ 22...Kc8-b8

23.c2-c4 Qe7-d8 24.b3-b4= ; Houdini annotates: 22...Kc8-b8

23.c2-c4 Qe7-d8 24.a4-a5 a7-a6

25.Qe3-d2 Rh4-h3 26.Qd2-e3 c7-c6

27.Bf3-h1 Rh8-h4 28.Qe3-f3 d5xc4

29.b3xc4 Qd8xa5 30.Qf3-f6 -0.08/13 ]23.c2-c4= White threatens to win material: c4xd5 [Houdini annotates:23.c2-c4 c7-c6 24.Qe3-d2 Kc8-c7

25.b3-b4 Kc7-b8 26.b4-b5 c6xb5

27.c4xb5 Be8-d7 28.Rf1-c1 Rh7-h8

29.Qd2-e3 Rh4-h3 30.Bf3-h1 Kb8-a8

31.Rc1-c7 0.41/14 ] 23...Qe7-d8

[ 23...c7-c6 24.Rf1-c1= ;Houdini 2.0c: 23...c7-c6 24.Qe3-d2 Kc8-b8

25.b3-b4 Rh4-h3 26.b4-b5 c6xb5

27.c4xd5 e6xd5 28.Bf3xd5 Ng7-e6

29.a4xb5 Be8xb5 30.Ng3-f5 Qe7-d8

0.25/12 ] 24.Qe3-d2 [ 24.b3-b4Rh7-h8 ;Houdini annotates:24.b3-b4 Kc8-b8 25.b4-b5 Rh4-h6

26.c4xd5 e6xd5 27.Rf1-c1 c7-c6

28.b5xc6 Be8xc6 29.Qe3-b3 Ng6-f4

30.Ne2xf4 g5xf4 31.Ng3-e2 Qd8-g5

0.42/13 ] 24...Kc8-b8= [Houdini annotates: 24...Kc8-b8 25.Ng3-h5

Ng7xh5 26.g4xh5 Ng6-f4 27.Ne2xf4 g5xf4 28.Rf2-g2 Be8-d7 29.c4xd5 e6xd5 30.Qd2-c2 Rh7-h6 31.Rg2-g7

Bd7-h3 32.Rf1-c1 c7-c6 33.b3-b4

Qd8-f8 0.02/13 ] 25.Rf1-c1 Diagram[ Houdini annotates: 25.Ng3-h5

Ng7xh5 26.g4xh5 Ng6-f4 27.Ne2xf4 g5xf4 28.Rf2-g2 Be8-d7 29.c4xd5 e6xd5 30.Qd2-c2 Rh7-h6 31.Rg2-g7

Bd7-h3 32.Rf1-c1 c7-c6 33.b3-b4

Qd8-f8 0.00/12 ]XIIIIIIIIY

9-mk-wql+-+0{9zppzp-+psnr0 119-+-+p+n+0

9+-+pzP-zp-0

9P+PzP-+Ptr0

9+P+-+LsN-0

9-+-wQNtR-zP0

9+-tR-+-mK-0xiiiiiiiiy25...Be8-c6 [Houdini annotates:25...Rh7-h8 26.Qd2-b4 Kb8-a8

27.a4-a5 a7-a6 28.Qb4-c5 Be8-c6

29.Bf3-g2 Qd8-d7 30.h2-h3 Ka8-b8

31.Rf2-f1 Rh4-h6 32.c4xd5 e6xd5

-0.06/12 ] 26.Ng3-f1 [Houdini annotates

x64: 26.c4xd5 e6xd5 27.Ng3-h5

Ng7xh5 28.g4xh5 Ng6-f4 29.Ne2xf4

Rh4xf4 30.Bf3-e2 Rf4xf2 31.Kg1xf2

Bc6-d7 32.Kf2-g2 Bd7-f5 33.Rc1-f1

Bf5-e4+ 34.Be2-f3 Be4-f5 35.h2-h3 c7-c6 0.02/12 ] 26...Rh4-h3[ 26...Rh7-h8 27.Nf1-g3 ;Houdini 2.0c: 26...a7-a6 27.Nf1-g3 Kb8-a8

28.c4xd5 e6xd5 29.Qd2-d3 Ka8-b8

30.Ng3-h5 Ng7-e6 31.Rc1xc6 b7xc6

32.Qd3xa6 c6-c5 33.Nh5-f6 -0.13/12 ]27.Nf1-g3 [Houdini annotates:27.Bf3-g2 Rh3-h4 28.Rf2xf7 Bc6-e8

29.Rf7-f2 Rh4xg4 30.c4xd5 Rg4-h4

31.h2-h3 e6xd5 32.Nf1-e3 c7-c6

33.Ne3-g4 Ng7-e6 34.Ng4-f6 Rh7-f7

0.36/14 ] 27...Qd8-h8 [ 27...a7-a628.Bf3-h1 ;Houdini annotates:27...Rh7-h8 28.Bf3-h1 Ng7-e8

29.Rc1-f1 Rh8-h4 30.c4-c5 Bc6-d7

31.Rf2xf7 Rh3xh2 32.Bh1-g2 c7-c6

33.Ng3-h5 Ne8-c7 -0.04/12 ]28.Ng3-f1 [Houdini annotates:28.Qd2xg5 Rh3-h6 29.c4xd5 e6xd5

30.Ng3-h5 Ng7-e6 31.Qg5-d2 Ng6-h4

32.Bf3-h1 Rh6xh5 33.g4xh5 Rh7-g7+

34.Ne2-g3 Qh8xh5 35.Qd2-b4 a7-a50.85/11 ] 28...Ng6-h4 [ 28...Qh8-d8=and Black has air to breath ;Houdini 2.

0c : 28...Qh8-d8 29.c4xd5 e6xd5 0.26/12 ] 29.Bf3-h1[ Houdini annotates: 29.Bf3-h1

Qh8-d8 30.Rf2xf7 Bc6-e8 31.Rf7-f6

Be8-d7 32.Rc1-c3 Rh3xc3 33.Ne2xc3

Ng7-e8 34.Rf6-f2 Nh4-g6 35.Qd2-c2

Rh7-h6 36.Nc3-e2 c7-c6 37.Rf2-f7

Ne8-c7 38.Rf7-f6 Bd7-e8 39.c4xd5 c6xd5 40.Nf1-e3 0.65/14 ]29...Rh3xb3? [ 29...Qh8-d8!?30.Rf2xf7 a7-a6+- ( 30...Rh3xb3??the pawn of course cannot be captured31.c4xd5 e6xd5 32.Rc1xc6 b7xc6

33.Qd2-c2+- );Houdini annotates:29...Qh8-d8 30.Rf2xf7 Bc6-e8

31.Rf7-f6 Be8-d7 32.Rc1-c3 Rh3xc3

33.Ne2xc3 Ng7-e8 34.Rf6-f2 c7-c6

35.c4xd5 e6xd5 36.Qd2-d3 Rh7-e7

37.Nf1-e3 Qd8-b6 0.68/12 ]30.c4xd5+- [Houdini annotates:30.c4xd5 e6xd5 31.Qd2-c2 Rb3-b6

32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8 33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8

34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5 35.Qc2xc7+

Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2 Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3

Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7 Rh8-e8 39.Rc1xc6

Qe6xc6 40.Qc7xc6 b7xc6 41.Nd2-e4

Rb6-b1+ 42.Kg1-f2 Re8-f8+ 43.Ne4-f6

Rb1-b3 44.Rh7-c7 Ka8-b8 45.Rc7xc6

Rb3-f3+ 46.Kf2-g1 Rf3xh3 0.91/15 ]30...e6xd5 [Houdini annotates:30...e6xd5 31.Qd2-c2 Rb3-b6

32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8 33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8

34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5 35.Qc2xc7+

Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2 Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3

Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7 Rh8-e8 39.Rc1xc6

Qe6xc6 40.Qc7xc6 b7xc6 41.Nd2-e4

Rb6-b1+ 42.Kg1-f2 Re8-f8+ 43.Ne4-f6

Rb1-b3 44.Rh7-c7 Ka8-b8 45.Rc7xc6

Rb3-f3+ 46.Kf2-g1 Rf3xh3 1.21/15 ]31.Qd2-c2 [Houdini annotates:31.Qd2-c2 Rb3-b6 32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8

33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8 34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5

35.Qc2xc7+ Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2

Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3 Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7

Rh8-e8 39.Rc1xc6 Qe6xc6 40.Qc7xc6 b7xc6 41.Nd2-e4 Rb6-b1+ 42.Kg1-f2

Re8-f8+ 43.Ne4-f6 Rb1-b3 44.Rh7-c7

Ka8-b8 45.Rc7xc6 Rb3-f3+ 46.Kf2-g1

Rf3xh3 1.18/15 ] 31...Rb3-b6[ Houdini annotates: 31...Rb3-b6

32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8 33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8

34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5 35.Qc2xc7+

Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2 Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3

Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7 Rh8-c8 39.Rh7-e7

Rb6-b2 40.Re7xe6 Rc8xc7 41.Re6-f6

Rc7-c8 42.Rc1-d1 Bc6xa4 1.08/13 ]32.Bh1xd5! Deflection: c6 [Houdini 2.

0c : 32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8

33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8 34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd535.Qc2xc7+ Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2

Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3 Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7

Rh8-c8 39.Rh7-e7 Rb6-b2 40.Re7xe6

Rc8xc7 41.Re6-f6 Rc7-c8 42.Rc1-d1

Bc6xa4 1.07/12 ] 32...Ng7-e6??simply worsens the situation[ 32...Bc6xd5 33.Qc2xc7+ Mate attack

Clearance Deflection Pinning ; Houdini annotates: 32...a7-a5

33.Nf1-e3 Ng7-e6 34.Rc1-f1 Ne6-d8

35.Bd5xc6 Rb6xc6 36.Qc2-d2 Nh4-g6

37.Ne3-d5 Rh7-h4 38.Rf2-g2 Rh4-h3

39.Qd2xa5 b7-b6 40.Qa5-d2 Qh8-h4

41.a4-a5 0.55/12 ] 33.Bd5xe6+-[ Houdini annotates: 33.Bd5xe6

Rh7-g7 34.Be6-d5 Qh8-c8 35.Bd5xc6

Rb6xc6 36.Qc2-e4 Rc6xc1 37.Ne2xc1 c7-c6 38.Nf1-e3 Qc8-e6 39.Rf2-f6

3.84/10 ] 33...f7xe6 [ 33...a7-a5 there is nothing better in the position34.Be6-f5 Nh4xf5 35.Qc2xf5

Bc6xa4+- ;Houdini annotates:33...Rh7-h6 34.Be6-d5 f7-f6 35.a4-a5

Rb6-a6 36.Qc2-c5 Qh8-c8 37.Nf1-e3

Bc6xd5 38.Qc5xd5 Ra6-e6 39.Rc1-b1

Kb8-a8 40.Ne2-g3 c7-c6 41.Qd5-c5 f6xe5 42.d4xe5 Nh4-g6 4.09/11 ]34.Qc2xh7!! Diagram [ 34.Qc2xh7

Qh8-d8 35.Qh7-f7+- ;Houdini annotates: 34.Qc2xh7 Qh8-d8 35.Qh7-f7

a7-a6 36.Qf7-f8 Qd8-c8 37.Qf8xc8+ Kb8xc8 38.Rf2-f8+ Kc8-d7 39.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-d8 40.Kg1-f2 Rb6-b2 41.Rf7-f8+ Kd8-d7 42.Nf1-e3 Kd7-e7 43.Rf8-h8

Ke7-d7 44.Rh8-h7+ Kd7-c8 5.81/12 ] (Diagram 12)Mate attack1-0

XIIIIIIIIY

9-mk-+-+-wq0{9zppzp-+-+Q0 129-trl+p+-+09+-+-zP-zp-0

9P+-zP-+Psn0

9+-+-+-+-0

9-+-+NtR-zP0

9+-tR-+NmK-0xiiiiiiiiy3 A55

Constantin Ionescu XE "Constantin Ionescu" Levon AronianCiocaltea mem (10) 04.03.1999A53: Old Indian XE "A53\: Old Indian" 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 d7-d6

3.Nb1-c3 Nb8-d7 4.e2-e4 e7-e5

5.Ng1-f3 Bf8-e7 6.Bf1-e2 0-0 7.0-0 c7-c6 8.Rf1-e1 Qd8-c7 9.Ra1-b1[ Houdini annotates: 9.h2-h3 h7-h6

10.Bc1-e3 b7-b6 11.Qd1-c2 Bc8-b7

12.b2-b4 Nf6-h5 13.b4-b5 Nh5-f4

14.Be3xf4 e5xf4 15.b5xc6 Bb7xc6

16.Nc3-d5 Bc6xd5 17.e4xd5 0.37/13 ]9...Rf8-e8 [Houdini annotates:9...b7-b6 10.Qd1-c2 a7-a5 11.h2-h3

Bc8-a6 12.Bc1-e3 h7-h6 13.Rb1-d1

Ra8-d8 14.Be2-d3 e5xd4 15.Nf3xd4

Nd7-e5 16.b2-b3 0.12/13 ] 10.b2-b4[ Houdini annotates: 10.h2-h3 e5xd4

11.Qd1xd4 Qc7-b6 12.Bc1-f4 Nd7-e5

13.Re1-d1 Qb6xd4 14.Nf3xd4 Ne5-g6

15.Bf4-g3 Be7-f8 16.f2-f3 Ng6-e5

17.b2-b3 Bc8-d7 0.35/13 ] 10...e5xd4Diagram [Houdini annotates:10...Nd7-f8 11.h2-h3 Bc8-d7

12.Bc1-e3 Nf8-g6 13.Qd1-d2 h7-h614.Rb1-d1 a7-a5 15.b4-b5 Ra8-d8

16.d4xe5 d6xe5 0.10/12 ]XIIIIIIIIY

9r+l+r+k+09zppwqnvlpzpp0 139-+pzp-sn-+0

9+-+-+-+-0

9-zPPzpP+-+0

9+-sN-+N+-0

9P+-+LzPPzP0

9+RvLQtR-mK-0[xiiiiiiiiy11.Nf3xd4 [Houdini annotates:11.Nf3xd4 Nd7-e5 12.h2-h3 a7-a6

13.Nd4-f5 b7-b5 14.Qd1-d4 c6-c5

15.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 16.Qd4xd5 Bc8-e6

17.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7 0.38/12 ]11...Be7-f8 12.Be2-f1 last book movea7-a5 [Houdini annotates:12...Nd7-e5 13.h2-h3 a7-a6

14.Qd1-c2 h7-h6 15.Bc1-e3 Bc8-d7

16.f2-f4 Diagram(Diagram 14)Ne5-g6 17.Nd4-f3 a6-a5 18.b4-b5

0.09/12 ] 13.a2-a3 [Houdini annotates: 13.b4-b5 Nd7-c5 14.f2-f3 Nf6-d7

15.Bc1-e3 Nd7-e5 16.Qd1-d2 g7-g6

17.Re1-d1 Bc8-d7 18.b5xc6 b7xc6

19.Nd4-b3 Nc5-e6 0.32/13 ]13...a5xb4 [Houdini annotates:13...g7-g6 14.b4-b5 Bf8-g7 15.Bc1-g5

Nd7-c5 16.f2-f3 Nf6-d7 17.Bg5-e3

Bg7-e5 18.Qd1-d2 Nd7-f6 19.Be3-f4

Bc8-e6 20.b5xc6 b7xc6 21.Nd4xe6

Nc5xe6 0.05/13 ] 14.a3xb4[ Houdini annotates: 14.a3xb4 h7-h6

15.f2-f3 Nd7-e5 16.Qd1-d2 Bf8-e7

17.f3-f4 Ne5-d7 18.h2-h3 Nf6-h519.Nd4-f5 Nd7-f6 20.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7

XIIIIIIIIY

9r+-+rvlk+0{9+pwql+pzp-0 149p+pzp-sn-zp0

9+-+-sn-+-0

9-zPPsNPzP-+0

9+-sN-vL-+P0

9P+Q+-+P+0

9+R+-tRLmK-0xiiiiiiiiy21.Qd2-e3 Bc8-e6 22.Bf1-e2 0.10/13 ]14...Nd7-e5 [Houdini annotates:14...b7-b6 15.b4-b5 c6-c5 16.Nd4-c6 h7-h6 17.Qd1-c2 Nd7-e5 18.Nc3-d5

Nf6xd5 19.c4xd5 Bf8-e7 20.Bc1-b2

Be7-f6 21.Rb1-a1 Bc8-b7 22.Bf1-e2

0.14/12 ] 15.f2-f3 [Houdini annotates: 15.h2-h3 Qc7-e7 16.Qd1-c2

Bc8-d7 17.Bc1-f4 h7-h6 18.Bf4-e3

Bd7-e6 19.b4-b5 c6-c5 20.Nd4xe6

Qe7xe6 21.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 22.e4xd5

0.24/13 ] 15...h7-h6 [Houdini annotates: 15...g7-g6 16.Bc1-e3 Qc7-e7

17.Qd1-c2 Bc8-d7 18.Rb1-a1 Bf8-g7

19.Qc2-d2 Re8-f8 20.Re1-d1 Rf8-d8

21.Nd4-c2 Bd7-e6 22.Ra1xa8 Rd8xa8

23.Qd2xd6 Qe7xd6 24.Rd1xd6

Ne5xc4 0.04/13 ] 16.Bc1-e3[ Houdini annotates: 16.Qd1-d2

Bf8-e7 17.f3-f4 Ne5-d7 18.h2-h3

Nf6-h5 19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-f6 20.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7 21.Qd2-e3 Bc8-e6

22.Bf1-e2 0.10/12 ] 16...Bc8-d7[ Houdini annotates: 16...Qc7-d8

17.Qd1-b3 Qd8-e7 18.Rb1-a1 Bc8-e6

19.Ra1-b1 Be6-d7 20.Rb1-a1 g7-g6

21.Qb3-c2 Bf8-g7 22.Qc2-d2 h6-h5

0.07/12 ] 17.Qd1-c2 Diagram[ Houdini annotates: 17.Qd1-d2

b7-b6 18.Rb1-a1 Qc7-b7 19.Ra1xa8

Re8xa8 20.Nd4-f5 Bd7-e6 21.Re1-d1

Ra8-a3 22.Qd2-b2 Ra3-a8 23.Nf5xd6

Bf8xd6 24.Rd1xd6 Be6xc4

25.Be3-d4 0.15/13 ]XIIIIIIIIY

9r+-+rvlk+0{9+pwql+pzp-0 159-+pzp-sn-zp0

9+-+-sn-+-0

9-zPPsNP+-+0

9+-sN-vLP+-0

9-+Q+-+PzP0

9+R+-tRLmK-0xiiiiiiiiy17...Ra8-a3 [Houdini annotates:17...g7-g6 18.Qc2-d2 Bf8-g7

19.Rb1-a1 Kg8-h7 20.c4-c5 d6xc5

21.b4xc5 Bg7-f8 22.Nd4-c2 Bd7-e6

23.Re1-d1 Ra8xa1 24.Rd1xa1

0.14/12 ] 18.Qc2-b2 [Houdini annotates: 18.Qc2-d2 Bf8-e7 19.Qd2-b2

Ra3-a8 20.Rb1-a1 Be7-f8 21.Qb2-d2 d6-d5 22.c4xd5 Bf8xb4 23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nd4-f5 c6-c5 25.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h8 26.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8

27.Re1-d1 0.24/14 ] 18...Ra3-a8[ Houdini annotates: 18...Ra3-a6

19.Qb2-d2 Re8-a8 20.b4-b5 Ra6-a5

21.b5xc6 b7xc6 22.Nd4-f5 c6-c5

23.Be3-f2 Ra5-a3 24.Bf2-h4 Qc7-a5

25.Re1-e3 Nf6-h5 0.19/13 ] 19.Kg1-h1[Houdini annotates: 19.Rb1-c1

b7-b6 20.Be3-f2 Qc7-b7 21.Rc1-a1

Bf8-e7 22.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8 23.Qb2-d2

Qb7-c8 24.f3-f4 Ne5-g4 25.Nd4-f5

Bd7xf5 26.e4xf5 Ng4xf2 27.Re1xe7

0.29/12 ] 19...Ne5-g6 [Houdini annotates: 19...h6-h5 20.h2-h4 g7-g6

21.Rb1-a1 Bf8-g7 22.Qb2-f2 Re8-c8

23.c4-c5 Rc8-e8 24.Qf2-d2 d6-d5

25.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8 26.e4xd5 Nf6xd5

27.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 0.05/12 ] 20.Qb2-f2[ Houdini annotates: 20.Qb2-d2

Ng6-e5 21.Rb1-a1 d6-d5 22.c4xd5

Bf8xb4 23.Qd2-b2 Bb4-d6 24.d5xc6 b7xc6 25.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8 26.Nd4-f5

Ra8-b8 27.Qb2-d2 0.21/12 ]20...Ra8-a3 [Houdini annotates:20...Ng6-e5 21.Qf2-b2 0.11/13 ]21.Rb1-c1 [Houdini annotates:21.Qf2-d2 Ng6-e5 22.Kh1-g1 Bf8-e7

23.Rb1-a1 Re8-a8 24.Ra1xa3 Ra8xa3

25.Nd4-f5 Bd7-e6 26.c4-c5 d6-d5

27.Be3-f4 Be6xf5 28.e4xf5 0.21/13 ]21...Qc7-b8 [Houdini annotates:21...Ra3-a8 22.Qf2-b2 Ng6-e5

23.Rc1-b1 0.11/13 ] 22.Qf2-b2[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qf2-d2

Qb8-c7 23.Kh1-g1 Ng6-e5 24.Qd2-b2

Ra3-a8 25.Rc1-a1 b7-b6 26.Qb2-c2

Bf8-e7 27.b4-b5 Ra8xa1 28.Re1xa1

0.30/12 ] 22...Ra3-a8 [Houdini annotates: 22...Ra3-a7 23.Kh1-g1

Ra7-a8 24.Rc1-d1 d6-d5 25.c4xd5

Bf8-d6 26.g2-g3 c6xd5 27.e4xd5

Ng6-e5 28.Rd1-c1 Qb8-d8

29.Rc1-a1 0.32/13 ] 23.Qb2-b3[ Houdini annotates: 23.Kh1-g1

Ng6-e5 24.Be3-f2 Qb8-c7 25.Rc1-a1

Bf8-e7 26.Qb2-b3 g7-g6 27.Qb3-c2

Be7-f8 28.Re1-d1 Bf8-g7 0.24/12 ]23...Qb8-d8 [Houdini annotates:23...Ng6-e5 24.Qb3-b2 g7-g6

25.Rc1-a1 Qb8-c7 26.Qb2-d2 h6-h5

27.Kh1-g1 Bf8-g7 28.c4-c5 b7-b6

29.Nd4-c2 b6xc5 30.b4xc5 0.10/13 ]24.Qb3-c2 [Houdini annotates:24.Rc1-a1 Ng6-e5 25.Ra1xa8 Qd8xa8

26.Qb3-b2 Qa8-c8 27.Re1-a1 Bf8-e7

28.Qb2-c2 Qc8-c7 29.Qc2-b3 b7-b6

30.b4-b5 c6-c5 0.33/13 ] 24...d6-d5[ Houdini annotates: 24...Ng6-e5

25.Kh1-g1 d6-d5 26.e4xd5 c6xd5

27.c4-c5 Ne5-c6 28.Nd4xc6 b7xc629.Be3-d4 Qd8-c7 30.Rc1-a1 Qc7-f4

0.05/11 ] 25.e4xd5 [Houdini annotates: 25.c4-c5 d5xe4 26.Nc3xe4

Nf6xe4 27.f3xe4 Ng6-e5 28.Rc1-d1

Qd8-h4 29.Be3-f2 Qh4-g5 30.Nd4-f5

Bd7-e6 31.Nf5-d6 Ra8-a2 32.Qc2xa2

Be6xa2 33.Nd6xe8 -0.06/13 ]25...Bf8xb4 Diagram [Houdini annotates: 25...Bf8xb4 26.d5xc6 b7xc6

27.Rc1-b1 Qd8-a5 28.Be3-d2 Ra8-d8

29.Bf1-d3 Ng6-e5 30.Nd4-b3 Qa5-c7

31.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 32.Bd3xe4 c6-c5

33.Be4-d5 Bd7-e6 -0.17/12 ]XIIIIIIIIY

9r+-wqr+k+09+p+l+pzp-0 169-+p+-snnzp0

9+-+P+-+-0

9-vlPsN-+-+0

9+-sN-vLP+-0

9-+Q+-+PzP0

9+-tR-tRL+K0[xiiiiiiiiy26.d5xc6 [Houdini annotates:26.Qc2-b3 Bb4xc3 27.Rc1xc3 c6xd5

28.Qb3xb7 Qd8-a5 29.Qb7-b2 d5xc4

30.Bf1xc4 Nf6-d5 31.Bc4xd5 Qa5xd5

32.Rc3-c7 Ng6-f4 33.Qb2-b3 Qd5-g5

34.g2-g3 -0.04/12 ] 26...b7xc6[ Houdini annotates: 26...b7xc6

27.Rc1-b1 Qd8-a5 28.Be3-d2 Ra8-d8

29.Bf1-d3 Ng6-e5 30.Nd4-b3 Qa5-c7

31.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 32.Bd3xe4 c6-c5

33.Be4-d5 Bd7-e6 -0.17/13 ]27.Nd4-b3 [Houdini annotates:27.Rc1-b1 Qd8-a5 28.Be3-d2 Re8xe1

29.Rb1xe1 Qa5-c5 30.Nd4-b3 Qc5-d6

31.g2-g3 Ng6-e5 32.Bd2-f4 Ra8-e8

33.Re1-d1 Qd6-c7 34.Nb3-d4

Bb4-c5 -0.16/13 ] 27...Bb4-d6[ Houdini annotates: 27...Re8-e5

28.Rc1-d1 Qd8-e7 29.Be3-f2 Ng6-f4

30.Qc2-d2 Re5xe1 31.Rd1xe1

Qe7-d6 32.Qd2xd6 Bb4xd6 33.Bf2-c5

Ra8-e8 34.Re1xe8+ Nf6xe8

35.Kh1-g1 -0.16/12 ] 28.Be3-c5[ Houdini annotates: 28.Be3-g1

Re8xe1 29.Rc1xe1 Qd8-c7 30.Nb3-c5

Bd7-c8 31.Re1-d1 Bd6-e5 32.Qc2-d2

Ra8-a3 33.Nc3-e2 Bc8-f5 34.Ne2-d4

Ng6-h4 35.Nd4xf5 Nh4xf5 0.04/13 ]28...Bd6xc5 [Houdini annotates:28...Qd8-c7 29.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8

30.Bc5-g1 Ng6-f4 31.Rc1-a1 Bd6-e5

32.g2-g3 Nf4-e6 33.Ra1-a7 Qc7-d6

34.Qc2-d1 Qd6-e7 35.Qd1-d2

-0.14/13 ] 29.Nb3xc5 [Houdini annotates: 29.Nb3xc5 Qd8-a5

30.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8 31.Nc3-a4

Ng6-f4 32.g2-g3 Nf4-e6 33.Qc2-f2

Bd7-c8 34.Rc1-d1 Nf6-d7 35.Nc5xd7

Qa5xa4 36.Rd1-d6 Qa4-a3 37.Rd6-d3

Qa3-a1 38.Kh1-g2 -0.11/15 ]29...Qd8-a5 [Houdini annotates:29...Ng6-f8 30.Bf1-d3 Nf8-e6 31.Nc5xe6 Bd7xe6

32.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 33.Bd3xe4 Qd8-d6

34.c4-c5 Qd6-c7 35.Rc1-a1 Re8-d8

36.Ra1xa8 Rd8xa8 37.Be4-f5 Be6xf5

38.Qc2xf5 -0.06/13 ] 30.Nc5xd7[ Houdini annotates: 30.Nc5-e4

Nf6xe4 31.Nc3xe4 Bd7-f5 32.c4-c5

Bf5xe4 33.Re1xe4 Qa5-a3

34.Re4xe8+ Ra8xe8 35.Rc1-b1

Qa3-e3 36.Rb1-d1 Ng6-f4 37.Rd1-d6

Qe3-e1 38.Qc2-c4 Re8-e2 -0.15/14 ]30...Nf6xd7 [Houdini annotates:30...Nf6xd7 31.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8

32.Rc1-d1 Nd7-c5 33.Nc3-e2 Nc5-e6

34.Ne2-g3 Ng6-e5 35.Rd1-b1 Ne6-d4

36.Qc2-e4 Re8-d8 37.Rb1-b7 g7-g6

38.Ng3-e2 -0.02/12 ] 31.Re1xe8+[ Houdini annotates: 31.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8 32.Rc1-d1 Nd7-c5 33.Nc3-e2

Nc5-e6 34.Ne2-g3 Ng6-e5 35.Rd1-b1

Ne6-d4 36.Qc2-e4 Re8-d8 37.Rb1-b7 g7-g6 38.Ng3-e2 -0.20/14 ]31...Ra8xe8 [Houdini annotates:31...Ra8xe8 32.Nc3-e4 Re8-b8

33.Rc1-d1 Nd7-e5 34.Ne4-d6 Qa5-c5

35.Qc2-d2 Rb8-a8 36.Nd6-e4 Qc5-a3

37.Rd1-b1 Qa3-e7 38.Ne4-d6 Ng6-f4

39.Rb1-b7 -0.04/12 ] 32.Nc3-e4[ Houdini annotates: 32.Bf1-d3

Nd7-e5 33.Bd3-e4 Re8-d8 34.Be4xg6

Ne5xg6 35.Nc3-e4 Ng6-f4 36.c4-c5

Nf4-d3 37.Rc1-d1 Nd3-b4 38.Qc2-b3

Rd8xd1+ 39.Qb3xd1 Nb4-d5

40.Kh1-g1 -0.19/13 ] 32...Nd7-c5[ Houdini annotates: 32...Re8-b8

33.Rc1-d1 Nd7-e5 34.Ne4-d6 Qa5-c5

35.Qc2-d2 Rb8-a8 36.Nd6-e4 Qc5-a3

37.Rd1-b1 Qa3-e7 38.Ne4-d6 Ng6-f4

39.Rb1-b7 -0.04/14 ] 33.Qc2-c3[ Houdini annotates: 33.Ne4-d6

Re8-e1 34.Qc2-b1 Re1xc1 35.Qb1xc1

Nc5-e6 36.Qc1-b1 Qa5-e5 37.Nd6-f5

Qe5-c5 38.g2-g3 Ng6-e5 39.Qb1-b8+ Kg8-h7 40.Nf5-e7 Qc5xe7

41.Qb8xe5 -0.12/13 ] 33...Qa5xc3[ Houdini annotates: 33...Qa5xc3

34.Ne4xc3 f7-f5 35.Rc1-a1 Kg8-f7

36.Ra1-a5 Re8-e1 37.Kh1-g1 Nc5-b3

38.Ra5-a2 Re1-e7 39.Ra2-a6 Nb3-d4

40.c4-c5 Ng6-f4 41.Bf1-c4+ Kf7-g6

42.Kg1-f2 Kg6-g5 -0.19/15 ]

34.Ne4xc3 [Houdini annotates:34.Ne4xc3 Ng6-e5 35.Kh1-g1 g7-g5

36.Rc1-d1 f7-f6 37.Nc3-e2 Kg8-f7

38.f3-f4 Ne5-d3 39.f4xg5 h6xg5

40.Ne2-d4 Nd3-e5 41.Bf1-e2 Kf7-g6

42.Kg1-f2 Nc5-e4+ 43.Kf2-e3 -0.18/15] 34...Ng6-f4 [Houdini annotates:34...Ng6-e5 35.Rc1-e1 Kg8-f8 36.f3-f4

Nc5-d3 37.Bf1xd3 Ne5xd3

38.Re1xe8+ Kf8xe8 39.g2-g3 Ke8-e7

40.Kh1-g2 Ke7-e6 41.Kg2-f3 Nd3-b2

42.c4-c5 Nb2-d3 43.Nc3-e4 -0.19/14 ]35.Kh1-g1 [Houdini annotates:35.Rc1-c2 g7-g6 36.Kh1-g1 Kg8-g7

37.Rc2-d2 Re8-a8 38.Rd2-d6 Ra8-a6

39.g2-g3 Nf4-e6 40.f3-f4 h6-h5

41.Rd6-d2 Ra6-a3 -0.16/14 ]35...g7-g6 [Houdini annotates:35...Kg8-h7 36.g2-g3 Nf4-e6

37.Rc1-d1 Re8-a8 38.Rd1-d6 Ra8-a3

39.Nc3-d1 Ra3xf3 40.Bf1-g2 Rf3-a3

41.Bg2xc6 Kh7-g6 42.Kg1-g2

Ra3-a2+ 43.Nd1-f2 -0.13/14 ]36.Rc1-d1 [Houdini annotates:36.g2-g3 Nf4-d3 37.Rc1-d1 Nd3-b4

38.Nc3-e2 Kg8-g7 39.Rd1-d6 Re8-a8

40.Ne2-d4 Ra8-a6 41.h2-h4 h6-h5

42.Kg1-f2 Ra6-a2+ 43.Kf2-e3

Ra2-a3+ 44.Ke3-f2 -0.10/15 ]36...Re8-e3 [Houdini annotates:36...Kg8-f8 37.Rd1-d6 Re8-c8

38.g2-g3 Kf8-e7 39.Rd6-d1 Nf4-e6

40.f3-f4 Rc8-a8 41.Bf1-g2 Ra8-a6

42.Nc3-e2 Ra6-a2 43.Ne2-c1 Ra2-c2

44.Bg2xc6 Rc2xc4 45.Nc1-e2 Rc4-c2

46.Kg1-f2 -0.11/16 ] 37.Rd1-d8+[ Houdini annotates: 37.Nc3-e2

Nf4xe2+ 38.Kg1-f2 Re3-c3 39.Bf1xe2

Nc5-e6 40.Rd1-d7 Kg8-g7 41.h2-h4 c6-c5 42.Be2-d3 Ne6-d4 43.Bd3-e4

Rc3xc4 44.Rd7xf7+ Kg7xf7

45.Be4-d5+ Kf7-f6 46.Bd5xc4 Kf6-e5

-0.09/15 ] 37...Kg8-g7 [Houdini annotates: 37...Kg8-g7 38.Nc3-d1Re3-e1 39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3

Nd3-e5 41.Rd2-e2 Re1xe2 42.Bf1xe2 f7-f5 43.Kg1-f2 f5-f4 44.g2-g3 g6-g5

45.g3xf4 g5xf4 46.Nc3-a2 Kg7-f6

47.Na2-b4 Nc5-e6 48.Nb4-c2 c6-c5

49.Be2-f1 Ne6-d4 50.Nc2xd4 c5xd4

-0.16/19 ] 38.Nc3-d1 [Houdini annotates: 38.Nc3-d1 Re3-e1

39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3 Nd3-e5

41.Rd2-e2 Re1xe2 42.Bf1xe2 Nc5-d3

43.Be2xd3 Ne5xd3 44.Kg1-f1 Nd3-b2

45.c4-c5 Kg7-f6 46.Kf1-e2 Kf6-e5

47.Nc3-e4 f7-f5 48.Ne4-d6 Ke5-d4

49.Nd6-f7 -0.12/17 ] 38...Re3-e1[ Houdini annotates: 38...Re3-a3

39.Rd8-d6 Ra3-a6 40.g2-g3 Nf4-e6

41.Nd1-f2 h6-h5 42.Kg1-g2 Kg7-f6

43.Rd6-d2 Nc5-b3 44.Nf2-e4+ Kf6-g7

45.Rd2-b2 Ne6-d4 46.f3-f4 c6-c5

-0.14/16 ] 39.Nd1-b2 [Houdini annotates: 39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3

Nd3-e5 41.Rd2-e2 Re1xe2 42.Bf1xe2

Nc5-d3 43.Be2xd3 Ne5xd3 44.Kg1-f1 f7-f5 45.Kf1-e2 Nd3-f4+ 46.Ke2-f2

Kg7-f6 47.g2-g3 Nf4-d3+ 48.Kf2-e3

Nd3-e5 49.c4-c5 Ne5-d7 -0.13/15 ]39...Re1-b1 [Houdini annotates:39...Re1-c1 40.Nb2-d1 Nf4-d3

41.Nd1-e3 f7-f5 42.Rd8-d6 Nd3-b4

43.Ne3-d1 Rc1-a1 44.Nd1-c3 Kg7-f7

45.Kg1-f2 Ra1-a3 46.Nc3-e2 Nb4-d3+

47.Kf2-g3 -0.32/14 ] 40.Rd8-d2[ Houdini annotates: 40.Nb2-d1

Nc5-d3 41.g2-g3 Rb1xd1 42.g3xf4

Nd3-b2 43.Rd8xd1 Nb2xd1 44.Bf1-e2

Nd1-c3 45.Be2-f1 Nc3-a2 46.Kg1-f2 c6-c5 47.Kf2-e3 f7-f5 48.Bf1-d3

Na2-b4 49.Bd3-b1 Kg7-f6 50.h2-h4

Kf6-e6 -0.30/17 ] 40...Nc5-b3[ Houdini annotates: 40...Nc5-b3

41.Rd2-f2 Nb3-d4 42.Nb2-a4 Nd4-e2+

43.Rf2xe2 Nf4xe2+ 44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4

45.h2-h4 Rb1-c1 46.g2-g3 Nf4-h5

47.g3-g4 Nh5-f4 48.Na4-c5 g6-g5

49.h4xg5 h6xg5 50.Nc5-e4 f7-f6

-2.51/16 ] 41.Rd2-c2 [Houdini annotates

: 41.Rd2-f2 Nb3-d4 42.Nb2-a4

Nd4-e2+ 43.Rf2xe2 Nf4xe2+

44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4 45.h2-h4 Nf4-e6

46.Na4-c3 Rb1-b2+ 47.Kf2-e3 f7-f5

48.g2-g3 Rb2-b3 49.Ke3-d3 f5-f4

50.g3xf4 Rb3-a3 51.f4-f5 g6xf5

52.h4-h5 Ne6-f4+ 53.Kd3-d4 Nf4xh5

-2.64/17 ] 41...Nb3-d4 [Houdini annotates: 41...Nb3-d4 42.Rc2-f2

Nf4-e2+ 43.Rf2xe2 Nd4xe2+

44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4 45.Nb2-a4 Rb1-c1

46.Na4-c5 Rc1-c2+ 47.Kf2-g1 Kg7-f6

48.h2-h4 Nf4-e2+ 49.Kg1-f2 Ne2-d4+

50.Kf2-e3 Nd4-f5+ 51.Ke3-d3 Rc2-a2

52.Nc5-e4+ Kf6-e5 -2.64/14 ]42.Rc2-d2 [Houdini annotates:42.Rc2-f2 Nf4-e2+ 43.Rf2xe2

Nd4xe2+ 44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4 45.Nb2-a4

Rb1-b4 46.Na4-c3 Rb4-b2+

47.Nc3-e2 f7-f5 48.Kf2-e3 Nf4xe2

49.Bf1xe2 f5-f4+ 50.Ke3-d3 Kg7-f6

51.g2-g4 Kf6-e5 52.h2-h4 Rb2-b3+

53.Kd3-d2 -2.75/15 ] 42...Nf4-h3+Diagram [Houdini annotates:42...Nf4-h3+ 43.g2xh3 Nd4xf3+

44.Kg1-f2 Nf3xd2 45.Nb2-d3 Nd2xf1

46.Nd3-e5 c6-c5 47.Kf2-g2 Nf1-d2

48.Ne5-d3 Nd2xc4 49.Nd3xc5

Rb1-b2+ 50.Kg2-g3 Nc4-d6 51.h3-h4

Nd6-f5+ 52.Kg3-h3 Kg7-f6 -7.76/12 ] (Diagram 18)0-1

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9+r+-+LmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy4 B30Levon AronianSergei Beshukov XE "Sergei Beshukov" Hastings 0001 76th (2) 29.12.2000B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6 XE "B30\: Sicilian\: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6" 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6

3.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 4.Bf1-b5 Nc6-d4

5.0-0 Ng8-e7 6.Nf3xd4 c5xd4

7.Nc3-e2 a7-a6 8.Bb5-a4 Ne7-c69.d2-d3 Standard Book moves end hereg7-g6 [ 9...b7-b5 10.Ba4-b3= ; Houdini annotates: 9...b7-b5

10.Ba4-b3 Bf8-d6 11.a2-a4 Bc8-b7

12.c2-c3 d4xc3 13.b2xc3 Qd8-c7

14.a4xb5 a6xb5 15.Ra1xa8+ Bb7xa8

16.h2-h3 0-0 17.Bc1-e3 b5-b4

18.Qd1-c2 b4xc3 19.Qc2xc3 Bd6-e5

20.Qc3-c2 Rf8-b8 21.Rf1-b1 -0.12/14 ]10.Ba4xc6 [Houdini annotates:10.c2-c3 b7-b5 11.Ba4-c2 Bf8-g7

12.Bc1-f4 d7-d6 13.a2-a4 b5-b4

14.c3xb4 Ra8-b8 15.b4-b5 a6xb5

16.a4xb5 Rb8xb5 17.Bc2-a4 Rb5-c50.34/14 ] 10...d7xc6 Black has the pair of bishops [Houdini annotates:10...b7xc6 Diagram

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9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy11.Ne2xd4 Bf8-g7 12.Bc1-e3 0-0

13.Qd1-d2 Qd8-c7 14.Ra1-b1 Ra8-b8

15.b2-b4 d7-d5 16.Nd4-f3 d5xe4

17.d3xe4 Rf8-d8 18.Be3-d4 Rb8-b5

19.c2-c3 0.44/15 ] 11.Bc1-d2[ Houdini annotates: 11.c2-c3 e6-e5

12.c3xd4 e5xd4 13.Qd1-c2 Bf8-g7

14.b2-b3 Qd8-c7 15.Bc1-a3 b7-b6

16.f2-f4 c6-c5 17.b3-b4 Bc8-g4

18.Ra1-c1 Bg4xe2 19.Qc2xe2 0.28/14] 11...Bf8-g7 Black is behind in development. [Houdini annotates:11...e6-e5 Diagram(Diagram 20)12.f2-f4 Bf8-g7 13.f4xe5 Qd8-b6

14.Bd2-f4 0-0 15.Ra1-b1 Bc8-e6

16.b2-b3 Ra8-e8 17.Qd1-d2 Be6-g4

18.b3-b4 Bg4xe2 19.Qd2xe2 Bg7xe5

20.Bf4xe5 Re8xe5 21.Qe2-f2 0.08/14 ]12.c2-c3 [Houdini annotates:12.Qd1-c1 c6-c5 13.Bd2-h6 Bg7-f6

14.f2-f4 Bc8-d7 15.a2-a4 Qd8-a5

16.e4-e5 Bf6-e7 17.Bh6-g5 Bd7xa4

18.Bg5xe7 Ke8xe7 0.20/13 ]12...d4xc3 [Houdini annotates:12...e6-e5 13.c3xd4 e5xd4 14.Qd1-a4 a6-a5 15.Ra1-c1 0-0 16.Bd2-b4

Rf8-e8 17.Bb4-c5 b7-b5 18.Qa4-c2

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9tR-+Q+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiyBc8-e6 19.b2-b3 Qd8-d7 20.h2-h3

Bg7-e5 0.07/14 ] 13.Bd2xc3[ Houdini annotates: 13.Bd2xc3

e6-e5 14.f2-f4 0-0 15.f4xe5 Qd8-b6+

16.Kg1-h1 Rf8-e8 17.Qd1-d2 Bc8-g4

18.d3-d4 Qb6-b5 19.Ne2-g3 Ra8-d8

20.a2-a4 Qb5-b6 21.Qd2-f4 Bg4-e6

22.Ng3-e2 Kg8-h8 0.19/15 ] 13...e6-e5[Houdini annotates: 13...Bg7xc3

14.b2xc3 0-0 15.Qd1-d2 c6-c5

16.h2-h3 Bc8-d7 17.Qd2-e3 Qd8-e7

18.Rf1-b1 Bd7-c6 19.Rb1-b6 Ra8-d8

20.Ra1-b1 e6-e5 0.10/13 ] 14.f2-f4[ Houdini annotates: 14.d3-d4 e5xd4

15.Bc3xd4 Bg7xd4 16.Qd1xd4

Qd8xd4 17.Ne2xd4 0-0 18.Rf1-d1

Kg8-g7 19.Nd4-b3 f7-f5 20.Nb3-c5 f5xe4 21.Nc5xe4 Bc8-f5 22.Ne4-d6

b7-b6 23.Ra1-c1 0.16/14 ] 14...Qd8-e7[Houdini annotates: 14...0-0

15.f4xe5 Qd8-b6+ 16.Kg1-h1 Rf8-d8

17.Qd1-c2 Qb6-c7 18.d3-d4 a6-a5

19.Ne2-f4 b7-b6 20.Ra1-c1 Bc8-a6

21.Nf4-d3 c6-c5 0.31/13 ] 15.f4xe5[ Houdini annotates: 15.Qd1-b3 0-0

16.Bc3xe5 Bg7xe5 17.f4xe5 Qe7xe5

18.Ra1-c1 Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8

20.h2-h3 Bg4-e6 21.Nf4xe6 Qe5xe6

22.Rc1-c3 Qe6xb3 23.Rc3xb3 Rf8-d8

24.Kg1-h2 0.19/13 ] 15...Bg7xe5

[ Houdini annotates: 15...Bg7xe5

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9tR-+Q+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiy16.Bc3xe5 Qe7xe5 17.Qd1-b3 0-0

18.Ra1-c1 Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Qe5-e7

20.h2-h3 Bg4-c8 21.Rf1-f2 Rf8-d8

22.Qb3-c3 Ra8-b8 0.27/12 ] 16.d3-d4White threatens to win material: d4xe5 [ Houdini annotates: 16.Bc3xe5

Qe7xe5 17.Qd1-b3 0-0 18.Ra1-c1

Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8 20.Qb3-b4 a6-a5 21.Qb4-c3 Qe5xc3 22.Rc1xc3

Kg8-g7 23.Rc3-c5 Rb8-a8

24.Rc5-g5 0.19/13 ] 16...Be5-g7[ 16...Be5-b8 17.Qd1-b3 a6-a518.Ra1-e1 ;Houdini annotates:16...Be5-b8 17.Qd1-d3 0-0 18.Ne2-f4

Bb8-a7 19.Ra1-e1 Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3

Qe7-d6 21.Qd3-c4 b7-b5 22.Qc4-d3 b5-b4 -0.03/12 ] 17.Qd1-d2 [ 17.d4-d5

Bg7xc3 18.Ne2xc3 Qe7-c5+ 19.Rf1-f20-0 ;Houdini annotates: 17.d4-d5Bg7xc3 18.Ne2xc3 Qe7-e5 19.Qd1-b3

0-0 20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.Qb3-b6

Bc8-d7 22.Rd1-e1 Rf8-e8 23.Qb6-f2 f7-f5 24.e4xf5 Qe5xf5 25.Qf2-d4

Re8xe1 26.Rf1xe1 c6xd5 27.Nc3xd5

0.51/13 ] 17...Qe7xe4 [Houdini annotates: 17...0-0 18.Bc3-b4 Qe7xe4

19.Bb4xf8 Bg7xf8 20.Ra1-e1 Qe4-h421.Qd2-a5 Bc8-e6 22.Qa5-c7 Qh4-e7

23.Qc7xe7 Bf8xe7 24.Ne2-f4 Be7-b4

25.Re1xe6 f7xe6 26.Nf4xe6 Ra8-e8

0.18/14 ] 18.Ra1-e1 [Houdini annotates: 18.Ra1-e1 0-0 19.Ne2-f4 Qe4-f5

20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3 21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5

22.d5-d6 Bc8-d7 23.Re1-e5 Qg5-d8

24.Qc3-d4 Rf8-e8 25.Re5xe8+ Qd8xe8 26.Nf4-d3 Ra8-b8 27.Nd3-c5 f7-f5 28.Qd4-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.Qc4-c3+ Kg7-g8 30.Rf1-e1 Qe8-f7 0.17/15 ]18...0-0 [Houdini annotates: 18...0-0

19.Ne2-f4 Qe4-f5 20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3

21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5

23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8

25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8

27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+

29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2

Rd1-d5 33.Rf2-e2 Rd5-d7 0.32/17 ]19.Ne2-f4 [Houdini annotates:19.Ne2-f4 Qe4-f5 20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3

21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5

23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8

25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8

27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+

29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2

Rd1-d5 33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3

Kg7-f6 35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4

Rd3-d4+ 37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+

38.Kf3-f4 0.15/16 ] 19...Qe4-f5[ Houdini annotates: 19...Qe4-f5

20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3 21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5

22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 23.d5xc6 b7xc6

24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5

26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5

28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2

Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+

31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d5

33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3 Kg7-f6

35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4 Rd3-d4+

37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+ 38.Kf3-f4 0.34/15 ]20.d4-d5 [Houdini annotates:20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3 21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5

22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 23.d5xc6 b7xc6

24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5

26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5

28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2

Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+

31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d5

33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3 Kg7-f6

35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4 Rd3-d4+

37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+ 38.Kf3-f4 0.15/16 ]20...Bg7xc3 [Houdini annotates:20...Bg7xc3 21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5

22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 23.d5xc6 b7xc6

24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5

26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5

28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2

Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+

31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d5

33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3 Kg7-f6

35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4 Rd3-d4+

37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+ 38.Kf3-f4 0.34/16 ]21.Qd2xc3 [Houdini annotates:21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5

23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8

25.Ne2-g3 DiagramXIIIIIIIIY

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9+-+-+RmK-0xiiiiiiiiyRe8xe5 26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8

27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+

29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2

Rd1-d5 33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3

Kg7-f6 35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4Rd3-d4+ 37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+

38.Kf3-f4 0.16/16 ] 21...Qf5-g5[ 21...c6xd5 22.Re1-e5 Qf5-d7

23.Nf4xd5+- ;Houdini annotates:21...Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5

23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8

25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8

27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+

29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2

Rd1-d3+ 33.Kg3-f4 Kg7-g6

34.Rf2-e2 0.27/15 ] 22.d5xc6[ 22.d5-d6 Bc8-e6 ;Houdini annotates: 22.d5-d6 Bc8-d7 23.Re1-e5

Qg5-d8 24.Qc3-d4 Rf8-e8

25.Re5xe8+ Qd8xe8 26.Nf4-d3

Bd7-f5 27.Rf1-e1 Qe8-d8 28.Nd3-c5 b7-b6 29.d6-d7 b6xc5 30.Re1-e8+ Qd8xe8 31.d7xe8Q+ Ra8xe8

32.Qd4xc5 Re8-e2 0.28/12 ]22...b7xc6 [Houdini annotates:22...b7xc6 23.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5

24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5

26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5

28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2

Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+

31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d3+

33.Kg3-f4 Rd3-d1 34.Kf4-f5 Rd1-d5+

35.Kf5-e4 f7-f6 36.g2-g4 Rd5-e5+

37.Ke4-d4 Re5-d5+ 38.Kd4-c3

0.10/15 ] 23.Qc3xc6 [Houdini annotates: 23.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 24.Nf4-e2

Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5

Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5

Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+

30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3

Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d3+ 33.Kg3-g4 c6-c5 34.Kg4-f4 c5-c4 35.Kf4-e5

0.19/13 ] 23...Bc8-f5 [ 23...Ra8-b8

24.Re1-e8 Bc8-g4 25.Re8xf8+ Rb8xf8

26.Nf4-d5= ;Houdini annotates:23...Ra8-b8 24.Re1-e8 Bc8-e6

25.Re8xf8+ Rb8xf8 26.Nf4xe6

Qg5-e3+ 27.Kg1-h1 Qe3-e2

28.Kh1-g1 f7xe6 29.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf830.Qc6-d6+ Kf8-f7 31.Qd6-c7+ Kf7-f6

32.Qc7-d8+ Kf6-f5 33.Qd8-f8+ Kf5-e4

34.Qf8-b4+ Ke4-e5 35.Qb4-c5+ Ke5-f6 36.Qc5-d4+ Kf6-e7

37.Qd4-c3 0.17/15 ] 24.Nf4-d5Diagram [Houdini annotates:24.Nf4-d5 Ra8-c8 25.Qc6-d6 Kg8-g7

26.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-h6 27.Nd5-e7 Bf5-d3

28.Qe5xg5+ Kh6xg5 29.Ne7xc8

Bd3xf1 30.Nc8-d6 Bf1-d3 31.Re1-d1

Bd3-e2 32.Rd1-d2 Be2-g4 33.Kg1-f2

Bg4-e6 34.b2-b3 Kg5-f4 35.Rd2-d4+ Kf4-e5 0.17/15 ] XIIIIIIIIY9r+-+-trk+0{9+-+-+p+p0 239p+Q+-+p+0

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9+-+-tRRmK-0xiiiiiiiiy24...Ra8-c8 Black threatens to win material: Rc8xc6 [Houdini annotates: 24...Ra8-c8 25.Qc6-d6 Kg8-g7

26.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-h6 27.Nd5-e7 Bf5-d3

28.Qe5xg5+ Kh6xg5 29.Ne7xc8

Bd3xf1 30.Nc8-d6 Bf1-d3 31.Re1-d1

Bd3-e2 32.Rd1-d2 Be2-g4 33.Kg1-f2

Bg4-e6 34.b2-b3 Be6-f5 0.32/15 ]25.Qc6-d6 [Houdini annotates:25.Qc6-b6 Bf5-e6 26.Nd5-f6+ Kg8-h8

27.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 28.Nf6-e4 Qg5-d5

29.Qb6-f2 h7-h6 30.Qf2-h4 Qd5-d4+

31.Rf1-f2 Qd4-g7 32.Ne4-f6 0.10/12 ]25...Rc8-c2?? further deteriorates theposition [ 25...Kg8-g7 26.Nd5-e7Rc8-c2 27.Qd6-d4+ f7-f6 28.Ne7xf5+g6xf5 ;Houdini annotates:25...Kg8-g7 26.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-h6

27.Nd5-e7 Bf5-d3 28.Qe5xg5+

Kh6xg5 29.Ne7xc8 Bd3xf1 30.Nc8-d6

Bf1-d3 31.Re1-d1 Bd3-e2 32.Rd1-d2

Be2-g4 33.Kg1-f2 Bg4-e6 34.b2-b3

Be6-f5 0.32/13 ] 26.Nd5-f6++-[ Houdini annotates: 26.Nd5-f6+ Kg8-g7 27.Qd6xf8+ Kg7xf8

28.Nf6xh7+ Kf8-g7 29.Nh7xg5 Rc2-c7

30.Ng5-e4 Rc7-c6 31.b2-b3 a6-a5

32.Rf1-f2 Rc6-e6 33.Rf2-e2 Re6-c6

34.Re2-d2 Rc6-e6 35.Rd2-d4 Re6-c6

36.Ne4-d6 Bf5-e6 37.Nd6-c4 Rc6-c5

38.Kg1-f2 Rc5-f5+ 39.Kf2-g3 7.39/14 ]26...Kg8-g7 [Houdini annotates:26...Kg8-g7 27.Qd6xf8+ Kg7xf8

28.Nf6xh7+ Kf8-g7 29.Nh7xg5 Rc2-c7

30.Ng5-e4 Rc7-c6 31.b2-b3 a6-a5

32.Rf1-f2 Rc6-e6 33.Rf2-e2 Re6-c6

34.Re2-d2 Rc6-e6 35.Rd2-d4 Re6-c6

36.Ne4-d6 Bf5-e6 37.Nd6-c4 Rc6-c5

38.Kg1-f2 Rc5-f5+ 39.Kf2-g3 7.63/16 ]27.Qd6xf8+!! a sacrifice that ends the game [Houdini annotates:27.Qd6xf8+ Kg7xf8 28.Nf6xh7+

Kf8-g7 29.Nh7xg5 Rc2-c7 30.Ng5-e4

Rc7-d7 31.Ne4-c5 Rd7-d4 32.a2-a3 a6-a5 33.Re1-e7 Rd4-d2 34.b2-b3

Rd2-a2 7.27/10 ] 27...Kg7xf8 Diagram[Houdini annotates: 27...Kg7xf8

28.Nf6xh7+ Kf8-g7 29.Nh7xg5 Rc2-c7

30.Ng5-e4 Rc7-d7 31.Ne4-c5 Rd7-d4

32.a2-a3 a6-a5 33.Re1-e7 Rd4-d2

34.b2-b3 Rd2-a2 7.19/11 ] (Diagram 24)1-0

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Christian SeelNeckar op-A 6th (2) 28.03.2002B01: Scandinavian Defence XE "B01\: Scandinavian Defence" 1.e2-e4 d7-d5 2.e4xd5 Qd8xd5

3.Nb1-c3 Qd5-a5 4.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6

5.d2-d3 c7-c6 6.Qd1-e2 Bc8-f5[ Houdini annotates: 6...Bc8-g4

7.f2-f3 Bg4-d7 8.Bc1-d2 e7-e6

9.Nc3-e4 Qa5-f5 10.d3-d4 Nb8-a6

11.g2-g4 Qf5-g6 12.Ng1-h3 Na6-b4

13.0-0-0 Nf6xe4 14.f3xe4 0.19/14 ]7.h2-h3 [Houdini annotates:7.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 8.0-0 Nb8-d7

9.Bc1-f4 Bf8-a3 10.b2xa3 Qa5xc3

11.a3-a4 0-0 12.Bf4-d6 Rf8-d8

13.Ra1-b1 Nd7-b6 14.Bd6-e5 0.48/14 ]7...e7-e6 [Houdini annotates:7...e7-e6 8.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 9.0-0

Qa5-c7 10.Nf3-h4 Bf5-g6 11.Nh4xg6 h7xg6 12.a2-a4 Bf8-d6 13.Bc1-e3

Nd7-b6 14.Bc4-a2 0-0 15.g2-g3

Nb6-d5 0.19/14 Diagram] 8.Bc1-d2 Standard Book moves end here Bf8-b4 [Houdini annotates:8...Qa5-c7 9.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 10.0-0

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9tR-+-+RmK-0[xiiiiiiiiyBf5-g6 11.Nc3-e4 b7-b5 12.Bc4-b3

Nf6xe4 13.d3xe4 Bf8-c5 14.a2-a4 0-0

15.a4xb5 c6xb5 16.Qe2xb5 Bg6xe4

0.11/13 ] 9.Ng1-f3 [Houdini annotates: 9.g2-g4 Bf5-g6 10.a2-a3 Nf6-d5

11.Nc3xd5 Bb4xd2+ 12.Qe2xd2

Qa5xd2+ 13.Ke1xd2 c6xd5

14.Bc4-b5+ Nb8-d7 15.Ra1-e1 a7-a6

16.Bb5xd7+ DiagramXIIIIIIIIY

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9+-+-tR-sNR0xiiiiiiiiyKe8xd7 17.f2-f4 f7-f6 18.Ng1-f3

Ra8-c8 19.Nf3-d4 Bg6-f7 20.c2-c3

h7-h5 0.32/13 ] 9...Nf6-d5 [Houdini 2.

0c : 9...Qa5-c7 10.g2-g4

Bf5-g6 11.a2-a3 Bb4-d6 12.g4-g5

Nf6-d5 13.Bc4xd5 c6xd5 14.Nc3-b5

Qc7-b6 15.Nb5xd6+ Qb6xd616.Bd2-b4 Qd6-c7 17.Bb4-c3 0.43/12 ]10.Bc4xd5 [Houdini annotates:10.Ra1-b1 Nb8-d7 11.0-0 0-0

12.a2-a3 Bb4xc3 13.b2xc3 Nd5-b6

14.Bc4-b3 h7-h6 15.a3-a4 Qa5-c5

16.c3-c4 a7-a5 17.Bd2-e3 0.68/13 ]10...c6xd5 [Houdini annotates:10...c6xd5 11.Nf3-d4 0-0 12.a2-a3

Bb4xc3 13.Bd2xc3 Qa5-b6 14.0-0

Nb8-c6 15.Qe2-e3 Bf5-g6 16.Ra1-e1

Rf8-e8 17.Re1-e2 Ra8-c8 18.g2-g4 e6-e5 19.Nd4xc6 Qb6xe3 20.f2xe3

Rc8xc6 0.38/14 ] 11.Nf3-d4White threatens to win material: Nd4xf5 [Houdini annotates: 11.0-0 Nb8-c6

12.a2-a3 Bb4-e7 13.Bd2-e3 h7-h6

14.b2-b4 Qa5-c7 15.Nc3-b5 Qc7-d7

16.Be3-c5 0-0 17.Bc5xe7 Qd7xe7

18.Nf3-e5 Ra8-c8 19.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6

20.Nb5xa7 0.26/12 ] 11...Bf5-g6?[ 11...0-0!? looks like a viable alternative 12.a2-a3 Bb4xc313.Bd2xc3 Qa5-c7 ;Houdini annotates: 11...0-0 12.a2-a3 Bb4xc3

13.Bd2xc3 Qa5-b6 14.0-0 Nb8-c6

15.Qe2-e3 Bf5-g6 16.Ra1-e1 Rf8-e8

17.Re1-e2 Ra8-c8 18.g2-g4 e6-e5

19.Nd4xc6 Qb6xe3 20.f2xe3 Rc8xc6

0.37/13 ] 12.h3-h4+- [Houdini annotates: 12.h3-h4 Nb8-c6 13.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 14.h4-h5 d5-d4 15.Nc3-b1

Bg6-f5 16.g2-g4 0-0 17.g4xf5 e6xf5

18.0-0 Ra8-e8 19.Qe2-d1 Qa5-b5

20.a2-a4 Qb5-b7 21.Qd1-c1 Bb4-d6

22.Rf1-e1 0.78/13 ] 12...Qa5-b6[ Houdini annotates: 12...Nb8-c6

13.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 14.h4-h5 d5-d4

15.Nc3-b1 Bg6-f5 16.g2-g4 0-0

17.g4xf5 e6xf5 18.0-0 Ra8-e8

19.Qe2-d1 Qa5-b5 20.a2-a4 Qb5-b7

21.Bd2-f4 Diagram

Bb4-e7 22.Ra1-a2 0.82/13 ] 13.h4-h5[Houdini annotates: 13.h4-h5

Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 Nb8-c6 15.g6xh7

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9tRN+Q+RmK-0xiiiiiiiiyKe8-f8 16.0-0-0 Bb4xc3 17.Bd2xc3

Qd4-f4+ 18.Qe2-e3 Qf4xe3+ 19.f2xe3 f7-f6 20.Rd1-f1 Kf8-f7 21.Kc1-d2

Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 b7-b6 23.Rf1-f3 e6-e5 1.23/14 ] 13...Bg6xh5[ 13...Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 h7-h6

15.0-0-0+- ;Houdini annotates:13...Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 Nb8-c6

15.a2-a3 Bb4-e7 16.0-0-0 0-0

17.g6xh7+ Kg8-h8 18.Bd2-e3 Qd4-f6

19.Qe2-g4 Be7xa3 20.Kc1-b1 Ba3-d6

21.Nc3-b5 1.09/12 ] 14.Rh1xh5[ 14.Qe2xh5?! Qb6xd4 15.Rh1-h4

Qd4-b6= ;Houdini annotates:14.Rh1xh5 Qb6xd4 15.Rh5xd5

Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3

Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-f4

Qd4xf4 20.Bd2xf4 Ne5-c6 21.0-0-0

0-0 22.Nc3-e4 Bb4-e7 23.d3-d4 f7-f5

24.Ne4-d6 Rf8-d8 25.Nd6-b5 a7-a6

1.47/15 ] 14...Qb6xd4 [Houdini annotates: 14...Qb6xd4 15.Rh5xd5

Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3

Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-e4

Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4 Bb4xd2+

21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4 Ne5-c6

23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-e1 h7-h6

25.b3-b4 a7-a6 26.c2-c4 e6-e5

27.f4xe5 Nc6xe5 1.60/15 ] 15.Rh5xd5[Houdini annotates: 15.Rh5xd5

Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3

Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-e4

Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4 Bb4xd2+

21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4 Ne5-c6

23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-e1 h7-h6

25.b3-b4 Ra8-c8 26.a2-a3 1.43/15 ]15...Qd4-b6 [Houdini annotates:15...Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4

17.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5

19.Qf3-e4 Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4

Bb4xd2+ 21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4

Ne5-c6 23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-e1 h7-h6 25.c2-c4 Ra8-c8 26.Kd2-e3

Nc6-d4 1.30/15 ] 16.Rd5-b5[ Houdini annotates: 16.Rd5-b5

Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7

Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-f4 Qd4xf4 20.Bd2xf4

Ne5-c6 21.Ke1-d2 Bb4-a5 22.Ra1-b1

Ra8-d8 23.b2-b4 Ba5-b6 24.Nc3-e4

0-0 25.Bf4-d6 1.36/14 ] 16...Qb6-d6[ Houdini annotates: 16...Qb6-d4

17.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5

19.Qf3-e4 Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4

Bb4xd2+ 21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4

Ne5-c6 23.b2-b3 Rf8-b8 24.Rb7-c7

Rb8-c8 25.Rc7xc8+ Ra8xc8 26.c2-c4

Rc8-d8 27.Ra1-h1 h7-h6 28.Kd2-c3

1.54/13 ] 17.Nc3-e4 [ 17.Rb5xb7

Nb8-c6 18.Nc3-e4 Bb4xd2+

19.Qe2xd2 Qd6-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c

: 17.0-0-0 0-0 18.Rd1-h1

Nb8-c6 19.Rb5xb7 h7-h6 20.Qe2-g4

Rf8-b8 21.Rb7xb8+ Ra8xb8

22.Rh1xh6 Nc6-e5 23.Qg4-g5 Ne5-g6

24.Rh6-h1 1.74/12 ] 17...Bb4xd2+[ Houdini annotates: 17...Bb4xd2+

18.Qe2xd2 Qd6-h2 19.0-0-0 0-0

20.Rb5xb7 Qh2xg2 21.Qd2-c3 h7-h6

22.a2-a4 a7-a5 23.Kc1-b1 Rf8-d8

24.Rb7-e7 Qg2-h2 25.f2-f4 Nb8-a6

26.Qc3xa5 Qh2-h4 27.Re7-b7 Qh4xf4

28.Rd1-g1 Qf4-e3 29.Rg1-g2 1.32/13 ]18.Qe2xd2 [ 18.Ke1xd2?! Qd6-f4+19.Qe2-e3 Qf4xe3+ 20.f2xe3 b7-b6 ;18.Ne4xd2?! Nb8-c6 19.Nd2-e4

Qd6-h2 ;Houdini annotates:18.Qe2xd2 Qd6-h2 19.Rb5xb7 0-0

20.0-0-0 Qh2xg2 21.Qd2-c3 h7-h6

22.a2-a4 a7-a5 23.Kc1-b1 Rf8-d8

24.Rb7-e7 Qg2-h2 25.f2-f4 Nb8-a6

26.Qc3xa5 Qh2-h4 27.Re7-b7 Qh4xf4

28.Rd1-g1 Qf4-e3 29.Rg1-g2 1.05/14 ]18...Qd6-c6? [ 18...Qd6-h2 19.0-0-0

0-0+- ;Houdini annotates:18...Qd6-h2 19.Rb5xb7 0-0 20.0-0-0

Qh2xg2 21.Qd2-c3 h7-h5 22.Qc3-c5 f7-f5 23.Ne4-d6 Kg8-h7 24.Rd1-e1

Nb8-c6 25.Rb7-c7 Qg2-g5+

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9+K+-tR-+-0xiiiiiiiiy] 19.Rb5-c5 [Houdini annotates:19.Rb5-c5 Qc6-d7 20.Rc5-c8+ Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-d7

22.Nd6xc8 Rh8xc8 23.d3-d4 Kd7-e8

24.d4-d5 e6xd5 25.Qd2xd5 Nb8-c6

26.Qd5-e4+ Ke8-f8 27.Qe4xh7

Rc8-e8+ 28.Ke1-f1 f7-f6 29.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 30.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-g8

31.Qh5-d5+ Kg8-h8 32.Qd5-d3

Re8-e7 33.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8 34.b2-b4

Re7-e4 35.c2-c3 2.40/15 ] 19...Qc6-d7[Houdini annotates: 19...Qc6-d7

20.Rc5-c8+ Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+

Ke8-d7 22.Nd6xc8 Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6 25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6

Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3 Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3

Kf8-g8 30.g2-g3 Rc8-c7 31.Ra1-h1

2.64/14 ] 20.Rc5-c8+! Decoy: c8[ Houdini annotates: 20.Rc5-c8+ Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-d7

22.Nd6xc8 Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4 Kd7-e8

24.Ke1-d2 Nb8-c6 25.Ra1-e1 Rc8-d8

26.c2-c3 h7-h6 27.Qf4-f5 g7-g6

28.Qf5-f3 Rd8-d6 29.d3-d4 h6-h5

30.b2-b4 Ke8-f8 31.b4-b5 Nc6-a5

2.44/15 ] 20...Qd7xc8 [Houdini annotates: 20...Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-e7 22.Nd6xc8+ Rh8xc8

23.Qd2-b4+ Ke7-e8 24.Qb4xb7

Nb8-c6 25.c2-c3 a7-a5 26.b2-b3

Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6 Ke8-f8 28.Ke1-d2 g7-g6 29.Ra1-h1 Kf8-g7 30.Qa6-c4

2.62/13 ] 21.Ne4-d6+ [Houdini annotates: 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-e7

22.Nd6xc8+ Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-b4+

Ke7-e8 24.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 25.c2-c3 a7-a5 26.b2-b3 Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6

Ke8-f8 28.Ke1-d2 h7-h5 29.Ra1-e1 g7-g6 30.d3-d4 Kf8-g7 31.Qa6-d3

Nc6-e7 2.26/14 ] 21...Ke8-d7[ Houdini annotates: 21...Ke8-e7

22.Nd6xc8+ Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-b4+

Ke7-e8 24.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 25.c2-c3 a7-a5 26.b2-b3 Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6

Ke8-f8 28.Ke1-d2 h7-h5 29.Ra1-e1 g7-g6 30.d3-d4 Kf8-g7 31.Qa6-d3

Nc6-e7 2.53/15 ] 22.Nd6xc8[ Houdini annotates: 22.Nd6xc8

Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4 Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6 25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7

Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3

Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8 Diagram(Diagram 29)30.g2-g3 Rc8-c7 31.Ra1-h1 2.40/14 ]22...Rh8xc8 [Houdini annotates:22...Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4 Kd7-e7

24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6 25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8

26.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8

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30.Ra1-e1 Rc8-c7 31.d3-d4 Rb8-d8

32.Qa6-d3 2.28/16 ] 23.Qd2-f4[ Houdini annotates: 23.d3-d4

Kd7-e8 24.d4-d5 e6xd5 25.Qd2xd5

Nb8-c6 26.Qd5-e4+ Ke8-f8

27.Qe4xh7 Rc8-e8+ 28.Ke1-f1 f7-f6

29.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 30.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-f8

31.Qh5-b5 Ra8-b8 32.Ra1-d1 Re8-e5

33.Qb5-b3 Re5-e7 34.Kf1-g1 Rb8-d8

35.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 2.22/14 ]23...Kd7-e8 [Houdini annotates:23...Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6

25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7

Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3

Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8 30.Ra1-e1

Rc8-c7 31.d3-d4 Rb8-d8 32.Qa6-d3

2.24/15 ] 24.Qf4-e4 [Houdini annotates: 24.Ke1-d2 Nb8-c6 25.Ra1-e1

Rc8-d8 26.c2-c3 h7-h6 27.Qf4-f5 g7-g6 28.Qf5-f3 Rd8-d6 29.d3-d4 h6-h5 30.b2-b4 Ke8-f8 31.b4-b5

Nc6-a5 2.15/14 ] 24...Nb8-c6[ 24...h7-h5 does not solve anything25.d3-d4 Nb8-d7 26.0-0-0+-( 26.Qe4xb7?! Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6

Rc8xc2+- );Houdini annotates:24...g7-g6 25.Qe4xb7 Nb8-c6

26.Qb7-a6 Rc8-c7 27.Ke1-d2 Ke8-f828.Qa6-a3+ Kf8-g7 29.Qa3-d6 Ra8-c8

30.c2-c3 a7-a5 31.Ra1-h1 Rc7-b7

32.b2-b3 h7-h5 33.c3-c4 e6-e5

34.c4-c5 2.16/14 ] 25.Qe4xh7[ Houdini annotates: 25.Qe4xh7

Ke8-e7 26.Qh7-h4+ f7-f6 27.Ke1-d2

Ke7-f7 28.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-g8 29.Ra1-e1

Rc8-e8 30.c2-c3 Ra8-d8 31.Kd2-c2

Re8-e7 32.Re1-h1 b7-b6 33.f2-f4

Re7-c7 34.f4-f5 e6xf5 35.Qh5xf5

2.93/15 ] 25...Nc6-b4 [ 25...Ke8-e7 does not improve anything 26.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-d7 27.Qh4-f4+- ;Houdini annotates: 25...Ke8-e7 26.Qh7-h4+ f7-f6

27.Ke1-d2 Ke7-f7 28.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-g8

29.Ra1-e1 e6-e5 30.c2-c3 Rc8-d8

31.Re1-h1 Ra8-c8 32.Qh5-g4 Kg8-f7

33.Rh1-h7 2.72/13 ] 26.Ra1-c1[ 26.Ke1-d1 and White can already relax Nb4-d5 27.Qh7xg7 Ke8-e7

28.Qg7-g5+ Nd5-f6+- ;Houdini 2.0c

: 26.Ke1-d1 a7-a5 27.a2-a3

Nb4-d5 28.Qh7xg7 Ke8-e7

29.Qg7-g5+ Nd5-f6 30.c2-c4 b7-b6

31.Qg5-e3 Rc8-c5 32.Kd1-c2 Ra8-g8

33.Qe3-f3 b6-b5 34.b2-b4 3.41/14 ]26...g7-g6 [ 26...Nb4xa2doesn't change the outcome of the game 27.Rc1-d1 Na2-b4 28.c2-c3+- ; Houdini annotates: 26...Nb4xa2

27.Rc1-d1 Na2-b4 28.c2-c3 Nb4-d5

29.Qh7xg7 Ke8-e7 30.Qg7-g5+

Nd5-f6 31.Qg5-b5 b7-b6 32.Qb5-b4+ Ke7-d7 33.Qb4-f4 Kd7-e7 34.Ke1-d2

Rc8-g8 35.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-d7 36.g2-g3

Rg8-h8 37.Rd1-a1 Nf6-d5

38.Qb4-a4+ Kd7-c7 2.55/13 ]27.Ke1-d2 [Houdini annotates:27.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 28.Qh8-d4+ Nb4-d5 29.Ke1-d2 Kd7-e7

30.Qd4-h4+ Ke7-f8 31.c2-c4 Nd5-b6

32.Rc1-h1 Nb6-d7 33.Qh4-e4 Rc8-b8

34.Qe4-d4 Kf8-e7 35.Rh1-h7 Rb8-f8

36.Qd4-e4 b7-b6 37.Qe4xg6 Nd7-f6

38.Rh7-g7 Ra8-d8 39.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8

40.g2-g4 Nf6-d5+ 41.Kc3-d2 3.88/14 ]

27...Nb4xa2 [ 27...a7-a5doesn't change anything anymore28.a2-a3 Nb4-d5 29.Qh7-h4+- ; Houdini annotates: 27...a7-a5

28.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 29.Qh8-d4+

Kd7-e7 30.Qd4-h4+ Ke7-f8 31.a2-a3

Nb4-c6 32.Qh4-f6 Nc6-e7 33.Rc1-h1

Ne7-g8 34.Qf6-e5 Kf8-e7 35.Qe5-e4

Rc8-c6 36.Rh1-h7 3.36/14 ] 28.Rc1-a1[ 28.Qh7-h8+ secures the pointKe8-e7 29.Qh8-h4+ g6-g5

30.Qh4xg5+ f7-f6 31.Qg5-g7+ Ke7-d6

32.Rc1-e1+- ;Houdini annotates:28.Rc1-a1 Ke8-e7 29.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-f8

30.Ra1xa2 Kf8-g8 31.Qh4-e7 a7-a5

32.Qe7xb7 Rc8-b8 33.Qb7-c7 Rb8-b5

34.c2-c4 Rb5-g5 35.g2-g3 Rg5-f5

36.f2-f4 Rf5-h5 37.Kd2-c3 Kg8-g7

38.c4-c5 6.37/13 ] 28...Na2-b4[ Houdini annotates: 28...Ke8-e7

29.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-f8 30.Ra1xa2 Kf8-g8

31.Qh4-e7 a7-a5 32.Qe7xb7 Rc8-b8

33.Qb7-c7 Rb8-b5 34.c2-c4 Rb5-g5

35.g2-g3 Rg5-f5 36.f2-f4 Rf5-h5

37.Kd2-c3 Kg8-g7 38.c4-c5 6.53/14 ]29.Qh7-h8+ Diagram [ 29.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 30.Qh8-d4+ Kd7-e8

31.Qd4xb4+- ;Houdini annotates:29.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-e7 30.Qh8-h4+ Ke7-d7 31.Qh4-d4+ Kd7-c6

32.Qd4xb4 b7-b6 33.Ra1-h1 Rc8-f8

34.Rh1-h7 Kc6-d7 35.Qb4-e4 Kd7-d6

36.Qe4-b7 g6-g5 37.c2-c4 Ra8-d8

38.Qb7xa7 6.73/12 ] (Diagram 30)1-0

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9r+r+k+-wQ0{9zpp+-+p+-0 309-+-+p+p+0

9+-+-+-+-0

9-sn-+-+-+0

9+-+P+-+-0

9-zPPmK-zPP+0

9tR-+-+-+-0xiiiiiiiiy6 D45Levon AronianHannes Stefansson XE "Hannes Stefansson" 5th Individual European Chess Champions (3)D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 XE "D45\: Semi-Slav\: 5 e3" 1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6

3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6

5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6

7.g2-g4 Nf6xg4 8.Rh1-g1 f7-f5

9.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 10.Rg1xg7 Nf6-e4

11.Bc1-d2 Qd8-f6 12.Rg7-g2 Nd7-f8

13.0-0-0 Nf8-g6 14.Qc2-b3 b7-b6

15.Kc1-b1 Bc8-d7 16.Bd2-e1 Ke8-e7

17.c4xd5 e6xd5 18.Nc3-e2 a7-a5

19.Ne2-f4 a5-a4 20.Qb3-c2 Rh8-g8Standard Book moves end here21.a2-a3 Prevents intrusion on b4 [ Houdini annotates: 21.Nf4-h5

Qf6-f7 22.Nh5-g3 a4-a3 23.b2-b3

Qf7-f6 24.Bf1-e2 h7-h6 25.Ng3-h5

Qf6-f7 26.Be1-c3 f5-f4 27.Bc3-e1 c6-c5 0.27/12 ] 21...Ke7-f7[ 21...Ng6xf4!? might be a viable alternative 22.Rg2xg8 Ra8xg8

23.e3xf4 Qf6-h6= ;Houdini annotates: 21...Ng6xf4 22.Rg2xg8 Ra8xg823.e3xf4 Bd6xf4 24.Qc2xa4 c6-c5

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9+Lzpp+p+-0

9Q+-zPnvl-+0

9zP-+-+N+P0

9-zP-+-zP-+0

9+K+RvL-+-0xiiiiiiiiyBd7xb5 26.Qa4xb5 Rg8-b8

27.Qb5-b3 c5-c4 28.Qb3-a4 Ke7-d6

29.Qa4-b5 Qf6-e6 30.Nf3-e5 Kd6-c7

0.09/12 ] 22.Nf4-d3 Black has a very active position [Houdini annotates:22.Nf4-h5 Qf6-e7 23.Bf1-e2 Ng6-h4

24.Nf3xh4 Qe7xh4 25.Rg2xg8

Ra8xg8 26.f2-f3 Qh4xh5 27.f3xe4

Qh5xh3 28.e4-e5 Bd6-e7 29.Be1-f2

Qh3-g2 30.Be2-d3 Qg2-f3 31.Rd1-f1 c6-c5 32.Bf2-h4 Qf3-g2 0.32/12 ]22...Kf7-e7 [Houdini annotates:22...f5-f4 23.e3xf4 Bd6xf4 24.Rg2xg6

Rg8xg6 25.Nf3-e5+ Bf4xe5

26.Nd3xe5+ Diagram(Diagram 32)Kf7-e8 27.Ne5xg6 h7xg6 28.Bf1-d3

Qf6-f3 29.Bd3-e2 Qf3-b3 30.f2-f3

Qb3xc2+ 31.Kb1xc2 0.43/12 ]23.Be1-b4 [Houdini annotates:23.Nd3-b4 Ke7-f8 24.h3-h4 Ra8-c8

25.h4-h5 Ng6-e7 26.Qc2xa4 f5-f4

27.Nf3-d2 Ne4xd2+ 28.Be1xd2

Rg8xg2 29.Bf1xg2 f4xe3 30.f2xe3

Qf6-f5+ 31.Qa4-c2 Qf5xh5 0.75/13 ]23...Bd6xb4 [Houdini annotates:23...b6-b5 24.Bb4xd6+ Qf6xd6

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9r+-+-+-+0{9+-+l+k+p0 329-zpp+-wqr+0

9+-+psN-+-0

9p+-zPn+-+0

9zP-+-+-+P0

9-zPQ+-zP-+0

9+K+RvLL+-0xiiiiiiiiy25.Nf3-e5 Ng6xe5 26.d4xe5 Qd6-e6

27.f2-f3 Rg8xg2 28.Bf1xg2 Ne4-g3

29.Qc2-c3 Ke7-f7 30.Nd3-c5 Ng3-e2

0.81/11 ] 24.Nd3xb4 [Less advisable is 24.a3xb4 a4-a3= ;Houdini annotates: 24.Nd3xb4 f5-f4 25.Rd1-e1 f4xe3 26.Re1xe3 Ng6-f4 27.Rg2xg8

Ra8xg8 28.Qc2xa4 Qf6-d6 29.Qa4-c2

Ke7-f6 30.Nb4-d3 Nf4-g2 31.Bf1xg2

Rg8xg2 32.Nf3-e5 Kf6-g7 33.Re3-e1

0.72/12 ] 24...Ke7-d6? [ 24...f5-f4

25.Bf1-d3 f4xe3 26.Bd3xe4 d5xe4

27.Qc2xe4+ Qf6-e6 28.Qe4xe3Qe6xe3 29.f2xe3 Bd7xh3 30.Rg2-f2( 30.Nb4xc6+ Ke7-d6 31.Rg2-c2

Bh3-f5 );Houdini annotates:24...f5-f4 25.Nf3-e5 Ng6xe5 26.d4xe5

Qf6-f5 27.e3xf4 Rg8xg2 28.Bf1xg2

Ra8-c8 29.Nb4-d3 c6-c5 30.Rd1-g1

Rc8-g8 31.f2-f3 Ne4-g3 32.h3-h4

c5-c4 0.62/11 ] 25.Kb1-a1 [ 25.Bf1-d3

Kd6-e7+- ;Houdini annotates:25.Bf1-d3 Kd6-e7 26.Rd1-c1 Ke7-f8

27.Rg2-g1 h7-h6 28.Nb4xc6 Bd7xc6

29.Qc2xc6 Qf6xc6 30.Rc1xc6 Ng6-e7

31.Rg1xg8+ Kf8xg8 32.Rc6xh6

Ne4xf2 1.39/11 ] 25...f5-f4[ Houdini annotates: 25...Kd6-e7

26.Bf1-b5 Rg8-c8 27.Bb5-a6 Rc8-c7

28.h3-h4 Ke7-d8 29.h4-h5 Ng6-e7

30.Ba6-d3 Bd7-e8 31.Nf3-e5 Be8xh5

32.f2-f3 c6-c5 1.19/12 ] 26.Bf1-d3Diagram [ 26.e3xf4 Qf6xf427.Bf1-e2 ;Houdini annotates:26.Bf1-d3 f4xe3 27.Bd3xe4 e3-e2

28.Rd1-c1 d5xe4 29.Qc2xe4 Ra8-c8

30.Rg2-g5 Qf6-e6 31.Nf3-e5 Kd6-e7

32.Nb4-d3 Rc8-e8 33.Qe4xe2 Ke7-d8

34.Rg5-h5 Ng6xe5 35.d4xe5 Qe6-f7

36.Rh5-h6 Kd8-c8 37.Nd3-b4 0.97/12 ]XIIIIIIIIY

9r+-+-+r+0{9+-+l+-+p0 339-zppmk-wqn+0

9+-+p+-+-0

9psN-zPnzp-+0

9zP-+LzPN+P0

9-zPQ+-zPR+0

9mK-+R+-+-0xiiiiiiiiy26...Ra8-e8?? Black falls apart[ 26...f4xe3 27.Bd3xe4 e3-e2 ; Houdini annotates: 26...f4xe3

27.Bd3xe4 e3-e2 28.Rd1-c1 d5xe4

29.Qc2xe4 Ra8-c8 30.Rg2-g5 Qf6-e6

31.Nf3-e5 Kd6-e7 32.Nb4-d3 Rc8-e8

33.Qe4xe2 Ke7-d8 34.Rg5-h5 Ng6xe5

35.d4xe5 Qe6-f7 36.Rh5-h6 Kd8-c8

1.57/12 ] 27.Nf3-e5 [Houdini annotates: 27.Nf3-e5 f4xe3 28.f2xe3

Ng6xe5 29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5 30.Bd3xe4

Qe5xe4 31.Qc2xe4 Re8xe4

32.Rg2xg8 Re4xe3 33.Rg8-b8 b6-b5

34.Rb8-b6 Re3xh3 35.Rd1-c1 h7-h5

36.Nb4xc6 Bd7xc6 37.Rc1xc6+

Kd6-e5 38.Rb6xb5 h5-h4 39.Rc6-h6

Rh3-h1+ 40.Ka1-a2 h4-h3

41.Rh6-h5+ Ke5-e4 42.Rb5-b4+

d5-d4 43.Rh5-h4+ Ke4-f3 44.Rb4xd4

3.41/13 ] 27...f4xe3 [Houdini annotates

x64: 27...Kd6-e7 28.Bd3xe4 d5xe4

29.e3xf4 Qf6-d6 30.Nb4xc6+ Bd7xc6

31.Ne5xc6+ Ke7-f8 32.Nc6-e5 Rg8-g7

33.Qc2xe4 b6-b5 34.Rd1-g1 Rg7-c7

35.Ne5xg6+ h7xg6 36.Qe4xg6

Qd6xg6 37.Rg2xg6 3.33/11 ] 28.f2xe3[Weaker is 28.Bd3xe4 e3-e2

29.Qc2xe2 d5xe4+- ;Houdini annotates: 28.f2xe3 Ng6xe5 29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5 30.Bd3xe4 Qe5xe4

31.Qc2xe4 Re8xe4 32.Rg2xg8

Re4xe3 33.Rg8-b8 b6-b5 34.Rb8-b6

Re3xh3 35.Rd1-c1 h7-h5 36.Nb4xc6

Bd7xc6 37.Rc1xc6+ Kd6-e5

38.Rb6xb5 h5-h4 39.Rc6-h6 Rh3-h1+

40.Ka1-a2 h4-h3 41.Rh6-h5+ Ke5-e4

42.Rb5-b4+ d5-d4 43.Rh5-h4+ Ke4-f3

44.Rb4xd4 3.41/12 ] 28...Qf6-f5[ 28...Ng6xe5 hardly improves anything29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5 30.Rg2xg8 Re8xg8

31.Bd3xe4+- ;Houdini annotates:28...Ng6xe5 29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5

30.Bd3xe4 Qe5xe4 31.Qc2xe4

Re8xe4 32.Rg2xg8 Re4xe3

33.Rg8-b8 b6-b5 34.Rb8-b6 Re3xh3

35.Rd1-c1 h7-h5 36.Nb4xc6 Bd7xc6

37.Rc1xc6+ Kd6-e5 38.Rb6xb5 h5-h4

39.Rc6-h6 Rh3-h1+ 40.Ka1-a2 h4-h3

41.Rh6-h5+ Ke5-e4 42.Rb5-b4+

d5-d4 43.Rh5-h4+ Ke4-f3 44.Rb4xd4

3.78/12 ] 29.Rg2-g5!! Deflection: e4 [ Houdini annotates: 29.Rg2-g5

Qf5xg5 30.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-e7 31.Nf7xg5

Ne4xg5 32.Nb4xc6+ Ke7-f8

33.Nc6-b4 Ng6-e7 34.Rd1-f1+ Ng5-f7

35.h3-h4 Re8-c8 36.Qc2-h2 Kf8-e8

37.Qh2-h1 Bd7-e6 38.Rf1-f6 Nf7-d8

39.Qh1-d1 Rg8-g2 40.Qd1xa4+ Be6-d7 41.Qa4-a7 5.12/13 ]29...Qf5xh3 [ 29...Ne4xg5 30.Bd3xf5Deflection Pinning ; 29...Qf5xg5

30.Ne5-f7+ Decoy Double attack ;29...-- 30.Rg5xf5 Wins material ; Houdini annotates: 29...Qf5xg530.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-e7 31.Nf7xg5 Ne4xg5

32.Nb4xc6+ Ke7-f8 33.Nc6-b4 Ng6-e7

34.Rd1-f1+ Ng5-f7 35.h3-h4 Bd7-h3

36.Rf1-f6 Bh3-d7 37.Qc2-f2 Rg8-g7

38.Rf6xb6 Kf8-g8 39.Rb6-b7 4.84/11 ]30.Bd3xe4 [Houdini annotates:30.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 31.Ne5xd7 Qh3xd7

32.Rd1-f1 Rg8-f8 33.Rg5xg6+ h7xg6

34.Qc2-h2+ Kd6-e7 35.Qh2-h4+ Ke7-e6 36.Qh4-g4+ Ke6-e7

37.Qg4-g5+ Ke7-d6 38.Rf1xf8 Kd6-c7

39.Rf8-f6 Re8-e6 40.Qg5xg6 Re6xf6

41.Qg6xf6 Qd7-d6 42.Qf6-g7+ Kc7-b8

43.Qg7-f7 Kb8-c8 44.Qf7-e8+ Kc8-c7

45.Qe8xe4 Qd6-f6 46.Qe4-h7+

Kc7-c8 47.Qh7-a7 b6-b5 48.Qa7-h7

5.35/12 ] 30...d5xe4 [Houdini annotates: 30...d5xe4 31.Ne5xd7 Qh3xd7