Magnus Carlsen Best Games Vol1 PDF
Magnus Carlsen Best Games Vol1 PDF
Magnus Carlsen Best Games Vol1 PDF
Best Games
Volume 1
Carlsen’s Best Games Volume 1
Copyright © 2012 by Chess Club Live
Michael Mkpadi
Chess Fan, FIDE Arena Master & Software
Engineer
July 2015
Preface
Symphony on 64
Games
Wunderkind
20.Qxa7
“Do not bring your Queen out too early.” - from Francisco
Bernardina Calogno's poem 'On the Game of Chess' circa 1500
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Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...c5xd4
20.c3xd4 Qe7-d7 21.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4 Be6-f7 30.Bc1-a3 Rh8-b8 31.Ba3-c5
22.g2-g3 Rh8-e8 23.Ra1-d1 Nc6-e7 h5-h4 0.68/16 ] 21...Rg8-g4?
24.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 25.Qf3-e2 Re8-h8 [ 21...Nc6-e7 22.Rd1-d2±
26.f2-f3 Rg4xh4 27.g3xh4 Rh8xh5 ( 22.Nf4xh5?? White will not be able to
28.Be3-d2 Rh5xh4 0.94/14 ] digest the pawn Ne7-g6 23.Qf3-e2
20.Ra1-d1 [ ¹20.Rf1-e1!? Rg8-g4 Diagram
21.g2-g3+- ( 21.d4xc5?! Nc6-e5
22.Qf3-e2 b6xc5± );Houdini 2.0c Pro (Diagram 13)
x64: 20.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4 21.g2-g3
Rh8-e8 22.Ra1-b1 c5xd4 23.Be3xd4 Ng6xh4-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nc6xd4 24.c3xd4 Qd7-d6 25.Kg1-h2 21...Nc6-e7 22.Rd1-d2 Ne7-g6
Be6-d7 26.Re1xe8 Kf7xe8 23.Nf4xg6 Rg8xg6 24.Be3-f4 Rg6-g4
27.Rb1-e1+ Ke8-f8 28.Qf3-e3 Kf8-g8 25.Rd2-e2 Rh8-e8 26.g2-g3 Qd7-a4
29.Qe3-e7 Rg4xh4+ 30.g3xh4 27.Bf4-c1 Qa4-d7 28.Kg1-h2 Kf7-g7
Qd6xf4+ 31.Kh2-g1 Qf4-g4+ 29.Bc1-f4 a7-a6 30.Re2-e3 Be6-f7
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24...Qa4xb3 25.a2xb3 h7-h5 26.g2-g3
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32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 Nf5xe3+
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36.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 37.Be3-d2 Ke6-f5
38.b2-b3 Kf5-e6 -1.19/20 ] 25.a2xb3 ] 27.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2xb3 h7-h5 27.Rf1-f2 Rc8-e8 28.Na3-c2 Bf6-h4
26.g2-g3 b6-b5 27.b3-b4 Bf6-e7 29.Rf2-f1 a6-a5 30.Kg1-g2 Bh4-f6
28.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 29.Be3xc1 31.Rf1-c1 Kg8-h7 32.h2-h3 Nd6-e4
Ne4-d6 30.Na3-c2 Nd6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 33.Be3-f4 Re8-c8 34.Kg2-f3 b6-b5
Kg8-f8 32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 35.b3-b4 -0.37/16 ] 27...b6-b5
Nf5xe3+ 34.Bf4xe3 Kf8-e7 35.Kg2-f3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...b6-b5
Ke7-e6 36.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 -1.24/16 ] 28.b3-b4 Nd6-c4 29.Rf1-c1 Rc8-b8
25...Ne4-d6 [ 25...b6-b5!? 26.b3-b4-+ ; 30.Rc1-b1 Nc4xe3 31.Kf2xe3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h7-h5 Rb8-e8+ 32.Ke3-f3 Bf6xd4 33.Na3-c2
26.g2-g3 b6-b5 27.b3-b4 Bf6-e7 Bd4-f6 34.Rb1-d1 Re8-d8 35.Rd1-d2
28.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 29.Be3xc1 g7-g6 36.Nc2-d4 Bf6xd4 37.Rd2xd4
Ne4-d6 30.Na3-c2 Nd6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Rd4-d1
Kg8-f8 32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 Kg7-f6 40.Rd1-c1 -0.40/16 ] 28.Rf1-a1
Nf5xe3+ 34.Bf4xe3 Kf8-e7 35.Kg2-f3 [ ¹28.b3-b4!?µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ke7-e6 36.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 -1.01/17 ] 28.b3-b4 Nd6-c4 29.Rf1-c1 Rc8-b8
26.g2-g4µ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rc1-b1 Nc4xe3 31.Kf2xe3
26.g2-g4 Nd6-e4 27.Rf1-e1 h7-h5 Rb8-e8+ 32.Ke3-f3 Bf6xd4 33.Na3-c2
28.g4xh5 b6-b5 29.b3-b4 Ne4-d6 Bd4-f6 34.Rb1-d1 Re8-d8 35.Rd1-d2
30.Re1-f1 Rc8-e8 31.Na3-c2 Nd6-c4 g7-g6 36.Nc2-d4 Bf6xd4 37.Rd2xd4
32.Be3-c1 Re8-c8 33.Rf1-f2 Nc4-d6 Kg8-g7 38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Rd4-d1
34.Bc1-f4 Nd6xf5 35.Rf2-d2 Bf6-e7 Kg7-f6 40.Rd1-c1 -0.50/18 ]
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19.Bc1-d2 [ 19.Rd5-d6 Qb6-c5
6 D94 20.Bc1-d2 Ra8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Carlsen,Magnus x64: 19.Rd5-d6 Qb6-c7 20.Rd6-d7
Johansson,Per Qc7-b6 21.Bc1-d2 Ra8-d8
Troll Masters (2) 04.01.2002 22.Qd3-c4+ Kg8-h8 23.Rd7xg7
Kh8xg7 24.Bd2-c3+ Rf8-f6
D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3 25.Bc3xf6+ Qb6xf6 26.Qc4-c7+
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3.e2-e3 Ng8-f6 4.d2-d4 g7-g6 Qf6-c6 29.Qa7-a3 Qc6-c2 30.Rb1-f1
5.Bf1-d3 Bf8-g7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nb1-c3 Qc2-e2 31.b2-b3 Rd8-d2 32.Qa3-f8+
Bc8-g4 8.h2-h3 Bg4xf3 9.Qd1xf3 Kh6-h5 33.a2-a4 1.09/16 ] 19...Ra8-d8
d5xc4 10.Bd3xc4 Nb8-d7 11.Rf1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Ra8-c8
e7-e5 12.d4-d5 Diagram 20.Rd5-d7 Rf8-d8 21.Rd7xd8+
Rc8xd8 22.Qd3-c4+ Kg8-h8
(Diagram 38) 23.Bd2-c3 Qb6-c6 24.Qc4xc6 b7xc6
25.Bc3xg7+ Kh8xg7 26.Ra1-c1 a7-a5
e5-e4 13.Nc3xe4 Nf6xe4 14.Qf3xe4 27.a2-a4 Rd8-d6 28.Kg1-f1 Rd6-d2
Nd7-b6 15.Bc4-b3 c6xd5 16.Bb3xd5 29.b2-b3 Rd2-b2 30.Rc1xc6 Rb2xb3
Nb6xd5 17.Rd1xd5 Qd8-b6 31.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-h6 32.Kf1-e2
18.Qe4-d3 last book move last book Rb3-b2+ 33.Ke2-f3 0.81/15 ]
move f7-f5? [ ¹18...Rf8-d8!?² 20.Ra1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
is interesting ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8 21.Bd2-c3 Rd8xd5
18...Rf8-d8 19.e3-e4 Bg7-d4 22.Qd3xd5 Qb6-c7 23.Qd5-d2 Qc7-e7
20.Bc1-e3 Bd4xe3 21.f2xe3 Rd8xd5 24.Bc3xg7+ Qe7xg7 25.b2-b4 Rf8-e8
22.e4xd5 Ra8-e8 23.Qd3-b3 Qb6xb3 26.b4-b5 Kh8-g8 27.a2-a4 b7-b6
24.a2xb3 Re8xe3 25.Ra1xa7 Re3xb3 28.Qd2-d5+ Qg7-f7 29.Qd5-d4
26.d5-d6 Rb3-d3 27.Ra7xb7 Rd3xd6 1.31/14 ] 20...Rd8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c
28.Kg1-f2 Rd6-d2+ 29.Kf2-f3 Rd2-d3+ Pro x64: 20...Rd8xd5 21.Qd3xd5+
30.Kf3-e2 Rd3-g3 31.Ke2-f2 Rg3-d3 Rf8-f7 22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 23.Bd2-b4
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6...a7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.0-0-0 Qa5-c5 12.Qd4xc5 d6xc5
6...Ng8-f6 7.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7 13.Bh4-f2 Ne7-g6 14.g2-g3 Bc8-d7
8.Bb5xd7+ Qd8xd7 9.Bc1-g5 Qd7-g4 15.Kc1-b1 Ra8-d8 16.h2-h4 0.52/14 ]
10.Bg5xf6 g7xf6 11.0-0 Rh8-g8 9.Qd4-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.g2-g3 Bf8-g7 13.Nc3-d5 Ke8-f8 9.f4xe5 d6xe5 10.Qd4-d5 Bf8-b4
14.Qd4-b4 b7-b6 15.Ra1-e1 Qg4-d7 11.0-0-0 Ng8-f6 12.Bg5xf6 g7xf6
16.Qb4-c4 Ra8-c8 0.39/15 ] 7.Bc1-g5 13.Bf1-c4 0-0 14.Qd5xa5 Bb4xa5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7.Nc3-d5 15.Nc3-d5 Ba5-d8 16.Nd5-e3 Bd8-b6
Ng8-f6 8.Nd5-b6 e7-e5 9.Qd4-b4 17.Rd1-d3 Bc8-e6 18.Ne3-d5 Bb6-d8
Ra8-b8 10.Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7 11.0-0-0 19.Rd3-g3+ Kg8-h8 20.Rh1-f1
0-0 12.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 13.Rd1xd6 Ra8-c8 0.57/15 ] 9...f7-f6
Bf6-e7 14.Rd6xd8 Be7xb4 Black threatens to win material: f6xg5
15.Rd8xf8+ Bb4xf8 16.Bf1-e2 Bf8-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...h7-h6
0.57/14 ] 7...Qd8-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 10.Bg5-h4 e5xf4 11.Nc3-d5 Qa5xd2+
x64: 7...h7-h6 8.Bg5-h4 e7-e5 12.Ke1xd2 Ra8-b8 13.Bh4-f2 Bc8-g4
9.Qd4-a4+ Bc8-d7 10.Bh4xd8 Bd7xa4 14.h2-h3 Bg4-d7 15.Nd5-c7+ Ke8-d8
11.Bd8-a5 Ba4-c6 12.f2-f3 Ng8-f6 16.Bf2-b6 Kd8-c8 17.Nc7-d5 Ng8-f6
13.0-0-0 Bf8-e7 14.Ba5-c7 Ke8-d7 18.Nd5xf6 g7xf6 19.Bf1-e2 Rh8-g8
15.Bc7-b6 Be7-d8 16.Bb6-f2 Bd8-a5 0.19/16 ] 10.Bg5-h4 Black has a
17.Bf2-c5 0.30/15 ] 8.f2-f4 [ 8.Bg5-d2 cramped position [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Ng8-f6± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 10.Bg5-h4 Ng8-e7 11.0-0-0
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Carlsen,Magnus 22.Qd2-d5 Qc4-e2 23.Rh1-e1 Qe2xg2
Anagnostopoulos,Dimitrios 24.Rd1-d2 Qg2-h3 25.Kc1-b1
Bergen Chess International (4)23.07.2002 Ra8-b8 0.40/15 ] 16...Rf8-d8=
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
B76: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 16...Rf8-d8 17.Bd4-c3 Bg7-h6+
9 g4 and 9 0-0-0 18.Bc3-d2 Rd8xd2 19.Rd1xd2 Qb8-e5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 20.Bf1-d3 Bh6xd2+ 21.Kc1xd2
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 Qe5-g5+ 22.Kd2-d1 Qg5xg2
5.Nb1-c3 g7-g6 6.Bc1-e3 Bf8-g7 23.Rh1-e1 Bc8-e6 24.Qa3xe7
7.f2-f3 Nb8-c6 8.Qd1-d2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Diagram
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Diagram (Diagram 68)
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9+-+-zppvlp0 69 Pro x64: 18.Bf1-a6 Ra8xa6
19.Bd4xg7 Rd8-c8 20.Bg7-e5 Rc8xc5
9-+-+-+p+0 21.Be5xb8 Rc5xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1
9zp-+-+-+-0 Rc2-c8+ 23.Kb1-a1 Rc8xb8
9-+-vL-+-+0 24.Rd1-d2 Ra6-c6 25.b2-b3 Kg8-g7
26.g2-g4 Bf5-e6 27.Rh1-d1 Rc6-c3
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9PzPP+-+PzP0 -4.59/14 ] 18...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 18...Rd8-c8 19.Bc4xf7+
9+-mKR+L+R0[ Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+ Kf8xg7
xiiiiiiiiy 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5 22.Qd4-c4 Qb8-a7
23.Rd1-d2 Rc8xc4 24.Bf7xc4 Qa7-e3
17.Qa3xe7 Bc8-f5 18.Qe7-e3 Bf5xc2 25.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 26.g2-g4 Bf5-c8
19.Bd4xg7 Bc2xd1 20.Bg7-c3 Bd1-a4 27.Bc4-e2 Bc8-b7 28.h2-h4 e5-e4
21.Bf1-e2 Ba4-b5 22.Be2-d1 Qb8-c7 29.f3xe4 Bb7xe4 30.g4-g5 Qe3-f4
23.Qe3-h6 f7-f6 24.Qh6-h4 Ra8-a6 31.a2-a4 -4.36/13 ] 19.Qc5-d5
25.Bd1-b3+ Kg8-g7 26.Rh1-e1 [ 19.Bc4xf7+ there is nothing better in
-0.36/13 ] 17...Bc8-f5-+ [Houdini 2.0c the position Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+
Pro x64: 17...Bc8-f5 18.Bf1-a6 Kf8xg7 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5
Ra8xa6 19.Bd4xg7 Rd8-c8 20.Bg7-e5 22.Qd4-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rc8xc5 21.Be5xb8 Rc5xc2+ 19.Bc4xf7+ Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+
22.Kc1-b1 Rc2-c8+ 23.Kb1-a1 Kf8xg7 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5 22.Qd4-c4
Rc8xb8 24.g2-g4 Bf5-e6 25.Rd1-d2 Qb8-a7 23.Rd1-d2 Rc8xc4 24.Bf7xc4
Ra6-c6 Diagram Qa7-e3 25.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 26.g2-g4
26.Rh1-d1 a5-a4 27.Ka1-b1 Kg8-g7 Bf5-c8 27.Bc4-e2 Diagram
28.Rd2-d4 Rc6-c3 29.Rd4xa4 Bc8-b7 28.h2-h4 e5-e4 29.f3xe4
Rc3xf3 -4.35/13 ] 18.Bf1-c4 Bb7xe4 30.g4-g5 Qe3-f4 31.a2-a4
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e6-e5 -6.80/18 ] 20.Qd5xa8 9PzP-+q+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qd5xa8
Bg7-h6+ 21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+
9+K+R+R+-0[
22.Kb1xc2 Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3 xiiiiiiiiy
Rc4xd4+ 24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8
25.Kd4-c3 Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 32.Rf1-e1 Qe2-f3 33.h3-h4 Qf3-f5+
Qc6-b5+ 27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 34.Kb1-a1 e6-e5 -6.37/16 ] 21.Bd4xg7
28.Kc2-b1 Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Re1-f1 Qf3-e2 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 21.Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3
32.Rf1-e1 Qe2-f3 33.h3-h4 Qf3-f5+ 23.Rd1xd3 Qa8-c6 24.Rd3-d2 a5-a4
34.Kb1-a1 e6-e5 -6.88/16 ] 25.a2-a3 Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4
20...Qb8xa8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Rh1-e1 Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 Rb8-d8
20...Bg7-h6+ 21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+ 29.Rc2-e2 Rd8-d7 30.f3-f4 Rd7-b7
22.Kb1xc2 Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3 31.Re2-c2 Rb7-b8 32.g2-g3 h7-h6
Rc4xd4+ Diagram 33.h2-h3 Qa2-d5 34.Rc2-e2 Qd5-f3
24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8 25.Kd4-c3 35.Re2-e3 Qf3-g2 36.Re1-e2 Qg2xh3
Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 Qc6-b5+ 37.Re2-d2 Qh3-f1+ 38.Kc1-c2
27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 28.Kc2-b1 -5.92/19 ]
Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 30.Re1-f1 21...Kg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qf3-e2 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 Diagram 21...Kg8xg7 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3
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45.b7-b8N+ Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Ke6-d7 55.Be5-f4 Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Ke6-d7 57.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 58.Kd5-e5
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Ke7-d7 59.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 60.Bd2-b4+
Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Ke7-f7 3.54/15 ] 46...Re8xb8
Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Re8xb8
Kc4-c3 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
Kb3-c4 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c6
Kb3-c3 59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc6-d7
Kc4-c3 61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b4 62.Be3-d4 53.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5 Ke6-d7
Kb4-c4 63.Bd4-g1 3.55/20 ] 55.Be5-f4 Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5 Ke6-d7
45...Na6xb8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 58.Kd5-e5 Ke7-d7
45...Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8 59.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 60.Bd2-b4+
47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 Ke7-f7 3.57/16 ] 47.Bf4xb8
Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Bf4xb8
Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
(Diagram 89) Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4
f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5
49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4
53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Ke4-d5 Kb3-c3
55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4 59.Kd5-e4 Kc3-c2 60.Bg1-f2 Kc2-c3
57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7 Kb3-c3 61.Bf2-d4+ Kc3-d2 62.Ke4-d5 Kd2-d3
59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4 Kc4-c3 63.Bd4-f2 Kd3-c3 3.38/16 ]
61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b3 62.Be3-f2 Kb3-c2 47...Kd7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
63.Bf2-e1 3.97/19 ] 46.Rb1xb8 47...Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rb1xb8 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
Kd5-c6 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4
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[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...Nb8-d7
10.e2-e4 Nf6xe4 11.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
16 E15 12.Qc2xe4 Ra8-b8 13.Qe4-c2 h7-h6
Carlsen,Magnus 14.Rf1-e1 Ba6-b7 15.d4-d5 Rb8-d8
Koneru,Humpy 16.Bc1-b2 Nd7-f6 17.Ra1-d1 Bd6-b4
Politiken Cup (11) 25.07.2003 18.Bb2-c3 Bb4xc3 19.Qc2xc3 0.05/15
] 10.Bc1-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 10.Rf1-e1 Nb8-d7 11.a2-a4 Bd6-b4
g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations 12.c4xd5 e6xd5 13.Qc2xc7 Bb7-a6
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 14.Qc7-f4 Ra8-c8 15.Nf3-e5 Rf8-e8
3.c2-c4 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bc8-a6 16.a4-a5 b6xa5 17.Bg2-h3 Nd7xe5
5.b2-b3 d7-d5 6.Bf1-g2 Bf8-d6 7.0-0 18.d4xe5 Qe7xe5 19.Qf4xe5 Re8xe5
0-0 8.Nb1-d2 last book move last book 20.Bh3xc8 Ba6xc8 0.02/14 ]
move Qd8-e7 [ 8...c7-c5 Diagram 10...Nb8-a6 [ 10...Nb8-c6 11.a2-a3² ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Nb8-d7
(Diagram 112) 11.Nf3-e5 Ra8-c8 12.e2-e4 Bd6xe5
13.d4xe5 Nf6xe4 14.c4xd5 Ne4xd2
9.Rf1-e1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Qc2xd2 e6xd5 16.Bg2xd5 Bb7xd5
8...Ba6-b7 9.Bc1-b2 Nb8-d7 10.c4xd5 17.Qd2xd5 Rc8-d8 18.Ra1-d1 Rf8-e8
e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Rf8-e8 12.Nd2-c4 19.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 20.Qd5-c4 Qe7-e6
Bd6xe5 13.d4xe5 Nf6-e4 14.Bg2xe4 21.Qc4xe6 Nc5xe6 -0.01/14 ]
d5xe4 15.Qd1-d4 Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1 11.Nf3-h4 [ 11.a2-a3 Nf6-g4± ;
Ra8-d8 17.Nc4-e3 Nd7-c5 0.01/15 ] Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.a2-a3 Ra8-b8
9.Qd1-c2 [ 9.Nf3-e5 Ba6-b7= ; 12.c4xd5 e6xd5 13.e2-e3 h7-h6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.Nf3-e5 c7-c5 14.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 15.Nh4-f3 Nf6-g4
10.Bc1-b2 Ba6-b7 11.d4xc5 b6xc5 16.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 17.Nf3-e5 c7-c5
12.Ne5-d3 d5-d4 13.Bg2xb7 Qe7xb7 18.Qc2-d3 Na6-c7 0.41/14 ]
14.b3-b4 Nb8-d7 15.b4xc5 Bd6xc5 11...Bd6-a3 [ 11...Nf6-g4 12.h2-h3
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17 A80 10.Kc1-b1 Qd8-c7 11.g2-g3 Nd7-b6
Carlsen,Magnus 12.Ne2-f4 Be6-f7 13.Nf4-d3 Bf7-e6
Danner,Lambert 14.Bf1-h3 Qc7-d7 15.b2-b3 Ra8-e8
18. Schwarzacher Open (2.9) 24.08.2003 16.Nd3-c5 Bd6xc5 17.d4xc5 0.28/16 ]
8...Qd8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White 8...Be6-f7 9.0-0-0 Nb8-d7 10.Kc1-b1
second moves g7-g6 11.h2-h3 Qd8-a5 12.g2-g4
1.d2-d4 f7-f5 2.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 f5xg4 13.h3xg4 0-0-0 14.a2-a3
3.Bc1-g5 d7-d5 4.Bg5xf6 e7xf6 Bd6xa3 15.e3-e4 0.16/16 ] 9.Bf1-d3
5.e2-e3 Bc8-e6 6.Qd1-f3 c7-c6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.0-0-0 Nb8-d7
last book move last book move 10.Bf1-d3 g7-g6 11.h2-h3 0-0-0
7.Ng1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.g2-g4 Be6-f7 13.g4xf5 g6-g5
7.Bf1-d3 Diagram 14.Nf4-e6 Bf7xe6 15.f5xe6 Qe7xe6
16.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 17.a2-a3 Nd7-b6
(Diagram 120) 18.Bd3-f5 Qe6-f7 19.h3-h4 Nb6-c4
20.h4xg5 f6xg5 21.Qf3-g4 0.45/16 ]
Qd8-d7 8.Ng1-e2 Nb8-a6 9.Bd3xa6 9...g7-g6 Covers h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
b7xa6 10.Ne2-f4 Bf8-d6 11.Nf4xe6 x64: 9...Be6-d7 10.Qf3-h5+ Qe7-f7
Qd7xe6 12.Qf3-h5+ g7-g6 13.Qh5-e2 11.Bd3xf5 Bd6xf4 12.Bf5xd7+ Nb8xd7
Ra8-b8 14.Ra1-b1 0-0 15.0-0 a6-a5 13.Qh5xf7+ Ke8xf7 14.e3xf4 Nd7-f8
16.Qe2-a6 Qe6-d7 17.Qa6xa5 f5-f4 15.0-0-0 Nf8-g6 16.g2-g3 Ng6-e7
18.b2-b4 f4xe3 19.f2xe3 0.35/18 ] 17.b2-b3 Ra8-e8 18.Kc1-b2 h7-h5
7...Bf8-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Rh1-e1 Ne7-f5 20.Re1xe8 Rh8xe8
7...Nb8-d7 8.Ne2-f4 Be6-f7 9.Bf1-d3 21.h2-h3 Nf5-d6 22.g3-g4 0.39/17 ]
g7-g6 10.0-0 Qd8-c7 11.Ra1-b1 10.0-0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bf8-d6 12.h2-h4 0-0-0 13.b2-b4 10.Nf4xe6 Qe7xe6 11.0-0 Nb8-d7
g6-g5 14.Nf4-h5 a7-a5 15.Bd3xf5 12.Nc3-e2 0-0 13.h2-h4 h7-h5
a5xb4 16.Bf5xd7+ Rd8xd7 17.Qf3xf6 14.a2-a4 Ra8-e8 15.Ne2-f4 Bd6xf4
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16...Re8xe4-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Carlsen,Magnus
16...Re8xe4 17.g2-g3 Re4xg4 Ernst,Sipke
18.Nb3-d4 Bg7xd4 19.c3xd4 Ne2xg3+ C Group Wijk aan Zee NED (12)
24.01.2004
20.f2xg3 Rg4xg3 21.d4-d5 Rg3xe3
22.Qd1-d4 Re3-h3+ 23.Kh1-g2 B19: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main
Rh3-d3 24.a2-a4 Qb5-b3 25.Qd4-f4 line
Qb3xb2+ 26.Kg2-h1 Qb2-e5 1.e2-e4 c7-c6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
27.Qf4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ra1-b1 Rf8-b8 3.Nb1-c3 d5xe4 4.Nc3xe4 Bc8-f5
29.Rb1-c1 -5.82/14 ] 17.Rf1-e1 5.Ne4-g3 Bf5-g6 6.h2-h4 h7-h6
[ 17.g2-g3 the only chance to get some 7.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 8.h4-h5 Bg6-h7
counterplay Re4xg4 18.Nb3-a5-+ ; 9.Bf1-d3 Bh7xd3 10.Qd1xd3 e7-e6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.g2-g3 11.Bc1-f4 Ng8-f6 Diagram
Re4xg4 18.Nb3-d4 Bg7xd4 19.c3xd4
Ne2xg3+ 20.f2xg3 Rg4xg3 21.d4-d5 (Diagram 142)
Rg3xe3 22.Qd1-d4 Re3-h3+
23.Kh1-g2 Rh3-d3 24.a2-a4 Qb5-b3 12.0-0-0 Bf8-e7 13.Ng3-e4 Qd8-a5
25.Qd4-f4 Qb3xb2+ 26.Kg2-h1 14.Kc1-b1 0-0 15.Ne4xf6+ Nd7xf6
Qb2-e5 27.Qf4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ra1-b1 16.Nf3-e5 Ra8-d8 17.Qd3-e2
Rf8-b8 29.Rb1-c1 -5.95/15 ] last book move last book move c6-c5
17...Qb5-h5+!! Diagram [ 17...Qb5-h5+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Nf6-d5
18.g4xh5 Re4-h4# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 18.Bf4-d2 Qa5-a4 19.c2-c4 Nd5-f6
x64: 17...Qb5-h5+ 18.g4xh5 20.Bd2-e3 Be7-d6 21.f2-f3 Qa4-a5
Re4-h4# -#2/9 ] 22.Qe2-e1 Qa5xe1 23.Rd1xe1 Nf6-d7
Deflection: g4 24.Ne5-d3 b7-b5 25.Re1-c1 0.01/15 ]
0-1 18.Ne5-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Ne5-g6 Rf8-e8 19.Ng6xe7+
Re8xe7 20.d4xc5 Re7-d7 21.Rd1xd7
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x64: 13.0-0 Bc8-b7 14.Ra1-c1 20.Rd1xh1 Ra8-d8 21.Ne3-c4 Bf8-e7
Nd7-e5 15.Qf3-g2 Na5-c4 16.Qg2-h3 22.f2-f4 e5xf4 23.Rh1-e1 Nd7-f8
d6-d5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-g4 18.Bb3xc4 24.Bd2xb4 Nf8-e6 25.Bb4-a5 Ne6xg5
Ng4xe3 19.Qh3xe3 d5xc4 20.c2-c3 26.Ba5xc7 Ng5xh3 27.Bc7xd8
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-0.13/15 ] 13...Bc8-b7 Black should [ 15.a2xb3 d6-d5 16.Bd2-f4 d5xe4
quickly conclude development. 17.Bf4xc7 e4xf3 18.Rh1-e1³ ;
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Na5xb3+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.a2xb3
14.a2xb3 Bc8-b7 15.Be3-d2 Ra8-c8 Ra8-c8 16.Qf3-d3 d6-d5 17.e4xd5
16.Qf3-d3 d6-d5 17.e4xd5 Bb7xd5 Bb7xd5 18.Rh1-e1 Bf8-d6 19.Nd4-f5
18.Rh1-e1 Bf8-d6 19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-e5 Nd7-e5 20.Nf5xd6+ Qc7xd6
20.Nf5xd6+ Qc7xd6 21.Qd3-d4 21.Qd3-d4 Rc8xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1
Rc8xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1 Rc2xd2 Rc2xd2 23.Qd4xd2 Ne5-f3 24.Qd2xd5
23.Qd4xd2 Ne5-f3 24.Qd2xd5 Qd6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nf3xe1 26.Rd5-d6
Qd6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nf3xe1 26.Rd5-d6 Ne1-f3 27.Rd6xa6 0-0 28.Ra6-b6
Ne1-f3 27.Rd6xa6 0-0 28.Ra6-b6 Nf3xg5 29.Rb6xb4 Ng5-f3 30.h2-h3
Nf3xg5 29.Rb6xb4 Ng5-f3 30.h2-h3 Rf8-d8 31.Rb4-b7 Nf3-g5 32.h3-h4
Rf8-d8 31.Rb4-b7 Nf3-g5 32.h3-h4 Ng5-f3 33.h4-h5 -0.78/16 ] 15...Bf8-e7
Ng5-f3 33.h4-h5 -0.51/16 ] 14.Be3-d2 [ ¹15...e6-e5!? 16.Nd4-e2 Bb7xe4-+ ;
Diagram [ 14.Rh1-g1!?= ;Houdini 2.0c Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...e6-e5
Pro x64: 14.Kc1-b1 Na5xb3 15.c2xb3 16.g5-g6 h7xg6 17.Nd4-e6 f7xe6
Nd7-c5 16.Na4xc5 d6xc5 17.Nd4-e2 18.Qb3xe6+ Bf8-e7 19.Qe6xg6+
Bf8-e7 18.Be3-f4 e6-e5 19.Bf4-d2 0-0 Ke8-d8 20.Bd2xb4 Rh8-h6 21.Qg6xg7
20.Ne2-g3 Rf8-d8 21.Ng3-f5 Be7-f8 Be7-f8 22.Qg7-g5+ Rh6-f6 23.Kc1-b1
22.Rh1-e1 g7-g6 23.Nf5-h6+ Bf8xh6 Bb7xe4 24.Na4-c5 d6xc5 25.Qg5xf6+
24.g5xh6 -0.43/16 ] Kd8-c8 26.Rd1xd7 Qc7xd7 27.Rh1-g1
14...Na5xb3+³ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qd7-d6 28.Qf6-h4 Be4-f5 29.Qh4-c4
14...d6-d5 15.Kc1-b1 d5xe4 Ra8-b8 30.Bb4-c3 Rb8-b7 31.Rg1-e1
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when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part
of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy.”
- Garry Kasparov
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42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3 Kf6-e5 4.75/12 ] 39...Rc8xc5
Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d5 Rc6-a6 45.Kb1-b2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rc8xc5
Kg7-h6 46.Ng5-f3 Kh6-g7 47.c2-c4 40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3 g6-g5
Kg7-f6 48.Kb2-c2 f5-f4 49.h2-h4 42.b3-b4 a5xb4 43.a3xb4 Rc5-b5
5.04/16 ] 38.Qf4xd4 Diagram 44.c2-c4 Rb5xb4+ 45.Kb2-c3 Rb4-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Qf4xd4 46.Rh3-h5 Rb1-f1 47.Rh5xg5+
Qe7-c5 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5 Kg8-h7 48.Nf3-d4 f4-f3 49.Kc3-d3
Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6 Rf1-d1+ 50.Kd3xe3 f3-f2 51.Ke3xf2
42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3 Rd1xd4 52.c4-c5 Kh7-h6 53.Kf2-e3
Kg8-g7 44.h2-h4 Kg7-h6 45.Kb1-b2 Rd4-h4 54.Rg5-g8 Rh4-c4 55.Rg8-c8
Kh6-h5 46.Rd3-d4 Rc6-f6 47.b3-b4 Kh6-g5 56.c5-c6 Rc4-c2 57.c6-c7
f5-f4 48.b4xa5 Kh5xh4 4.79/14 ] Rc2-c3+ 58.Ke3-d4 1.12/16 ]
40.Nh7-f6+ [ 40.Nh7-g5 keeps an
(Diagram 170) even firmer grip f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3
Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Qe7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3 e3-e2
38...Qe7-c5 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 42.b3-b4 a5xb4 43.a3xb4 Rc5-d5
40.Nh7-g5 Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 44.Rh3-h4 g6-g5 45.Rh4-g4 Kg8-g7
Qe5-d6 42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 46.Rg4-g2 Rd5-e5 47.Nf3-e1 Kg7-g6
43.Re3xd3 Kg8-g7 44.h2-h4 Kg7-h6 48.Kb2-c3 f4-f3 49.Ne1xf3 Re5-e3+
45.Kb1-b2 Kh6-h5 46.Rd3-d4 Rc6-f6 50.Kc3-d4 Re3xf3 51.Rg2xe2 Rf3-f4+
47.b3-b4 f5-f4 48.b4xa5 Kh5xh4 52.Kd4-c5 Rf4-f5+ 53.Kc5-d6 Rf5-b5
4.98/15 ] 39.Qd4xc5 [Houdini 2.0c 54.c2-c3 Rb5-b8 55.Kd6-c7 Rb8-b5
Pro x64: 39.Qd4-d3 Qc5-c6 56.Kc7-c6 Rb5-b8 57.Re2-e6+
40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Rh3-h6 Kg8-g7 Kg6-f5 0.89/17 ] 40...Kg8-f7
42.Rh6-h7+ Kg7-g8 43.Rh7-f7 Rc8-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Kg8-f7
44.Rf7xf8+ Kg8xf8 45.Qd3-d8+ 41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4 42.Rh3xe3 Kf7-f6
Qc6-e8 46.Qd8-d6+ Qe8-e7 43.b3-b4 Rc5-h5 44.Re3-e2 a5-a4
47.Qd6xg6 Qe7-g7+ 48.Qg6xg7+ 45.Re2-g2 Rh5-h4 46.Rg2-d2 Rh4-h5
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Nb8-c6 17.0-0 Ra8-c8 18.Nf3-e5 0.43/17 ] 13.h2-h4 [ 13.Bb2-d4!?
d7-d6 19.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6 20.f2-f3 Bc5xd4 14.Rd1xd4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Be4-g6 21.Qc3-b4 0.39/17 ] 11...0-0 x64: 13.Bf1-d3 g7-g6 14.Kc1-b1
[ ¹11...Nb8-c6!?² has some apparent Nb8-c6 15.Qc2-c3 e6-e5 16.Ng5-e4
merit ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nf6xe4 17.Bd3xe4 d7-d6 18.Qc3-d2
11...Nb8-a6 12.Bb2-e5 Bb7-c6 Qd8-h4 19.f2-f3 Re8-d8 20.g2-g4
13.Qc2-b2 0-0 14.Be5xf6 g7xf6 a7-a6 21.Nb5-c7 Ra8-c8 22.Nc7-d5
15.Kc1-b1 Qd8-e7 16.Nf3-d4 Na6-b4 b6-b5 0.32/14 ] 13...e6-e5±
17.Nd4xc6 Nb4xc6 18.Bf1-e2 a7-a6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...e6-e5
19.Nb5-c3 f6-f5 20.Be2-f3 Ra8-d8 14.Nb5-d6 Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6
21.Nc3-a4 Bc5-a3 0.00/16 ] 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8
12.Nf3-g5± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7
12.a2-a3 a7-a6 13.Nb5-d6 Bc5xd6 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7
14.Rd1xd6 Nf6-e4 15.Rd6-d1 d7-d6 22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
16.Bf1-d3 f7-f5 17.Rh1-g1 Ne4-c5 24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6
18.b3-b4 Nc5xd3+ 19.Qc2xd3 Qd8-c7 26.f4xe5 d6xe5 27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8
20.Nf3-g5 Qc7-e7 21.h2-h4 0.21/16 ] 28.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7
12...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ba3xc5 b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-d6
12...Rf8-e8 13.Bb2xf6 Qd8xf6 0.33/16 ] 14.Nb5-d6 [ 14.Bf1-d3!?
14.Qc2xh7+ Kg8-f8 15.h2-h4 Qf6xf2 e5-e4 15.Bd3-e2± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
16.Kc1-b1 Diagram x64: 14.Nb5-d6 Diagram
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26.Rh1xh4 Nd7-c5 27.Rh4-h7 Ke7-f6 material: h6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Kc1-c2 Kf6-g6 29.Rh7-h1 0.22/17 ] 15...h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6
14...Bc5xd6= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6
14...Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4
16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8
18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 24.h4-h5
20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 e5xf4 25.Ba3-b2 Qf6-g5 26.e3xf4
22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 Qg5xf4+ 27.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+
24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 28.Qh7xe4+ Nc5xe4 29.Bb2xg7
26.f4xe5 d6xe5 Diagram Ne4-g3 30.Rh1-e1+ Ke7-d7
31.Bg7xh6 Ng3xh5 0.42/15 ]
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Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Qd8-e7 29 E12
17.Rd6xf6 Qe7xf6 18.Qf5-h7+ Kg8-f8 Riazantsev,Alexander
19.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 20.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 Carlsen,Magnus
21.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 22.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 EU-ch 6th Warsaw (13) 18.06.2005
23.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 24.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
25.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 26.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White
27.f4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ba3xc5+ b6xc5 4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4
29.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 30.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8 Nc3 Bb7
31.Kb1-c2 e5-e4 32.Kc2-c3 Kd8-d7 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
33.g2-g4 Kd7-d6 0.23/16 ] 3.Ng1-f3 b7-b6 4.a2-a3 Bc8-b7
17.Rd6xf6+- Diagram [ 17.Rd6xf6 5.Nb1-c3 d7-d5 6.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
h6xg5 18.h4xg5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 7.Bc1-d2 Bf8-e7 8.Qd1-c2 Nb8-d7
x64: 17.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 18.Qf5-h7+ 9.e2-e4 Nd5xc3 10.Bd2xc3 0-0
Kg8-f8 19.Ng5-e4 Re8-e6 20.Ne4xf6 11.Ra1-d1 Ra8-c8 Diagram
Re6xf6 21.f2-f4 d7-d6 22.h4-h5
Rf6-e6 23.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-e7 24.Qh8xg7 (Diagram 206)
Nc6-b4 25.f4xe5 Nb4xa2+ 26.Kc1-b1
Na2-b4 27.e5xd6+ Re6xd6 12.Bf1-c4 Nd7-f6 13.Bc4-d3 c7-c5
28.Qg7-e5+ Ke7-d7 29.Qe5-b5+ 14.d4xc5 Rc8xc5 15.0-0 Qd8-a8
Nb4-c6 30.Qb5-f5+ Kd7-e8 31.Bb2-a3 16.Rf1-e1 Rf8-c8 17.Qc2-e2 Rc5-c7
Rd6-e6 8.65/14 ] 18.a3-a4 a7-a6 19.Nf3-e5 Be7-f8
20.Ne5-c4 White prepares a5 Nf6-d7
(Diagram 205) last book move last book move
21.Qe2-e3 [ 21.Qe2-h5 Qa8-b8± ;
1-0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qe2-h5
Rc7-c5 22.Qh5-h4 b6-b5 23.a4xb5
a6xb5 24.Bd3-f1 b5xc4 25.Rd1xd7
Bb7-c6 26.Rd7-d4 Qa8-b7 27.Rd4xc4
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g7-g5± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Bb4xc3
8...Qb6-a5 9.Bf1-d3 g7-g5 10.Bh4-g3 11.b2xc3 g7-g5 12.Bh4-g3 Ne4xg3
Ne4xg3 11.h2xg3 Nb8-a6 12.a2-a3 13.f2xg3 Nb8-d7 14.Ra1-b1 g5-g4
Na6-b4 13.Qc2-d1 Nb4xd3+ 15.Nf3-d2 f7-f5 16.c4xd5 c6xd5
14.Qd1xd3 d5xc4 15.Qd3xc4 Bf8-g7 17.c3-c4 Nd7-f6 18.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
16.g3-g4 0-0 17.b2-b4 Qa5-c7 19.Bd3-b5+ Ke8-f7 20.Nd2-c4 Qa5-c3
18.Ke1-f1 Bc8-d7 19.Nf3-e5 Bg7xe5 21.Qc2-e4 Kf7-g7 22.Qe4-e5+
20.d4xe5 Qc7xe5 21.Rh1xh6 0.43/15 ] Kg7-h7 0.76/16 ] 11.b2xc3 Diagram
9.Bf1-d3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ 11.a2-a3 d5xc4 12.Bd3xc4 Bb4-d6
9.Nf3-d2 Ne4xd2 10.Qc2xd2 Qb6-a5 13.b2xc3 Nb8-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
11.Ra1-c1 0-0 12.a2-a3 Bb4xc3 x64: 11.a2-a3 d5xc4 12.a3xb4 c4xd3
13.Rc1xc3 Nb8-d7 14.c4xd5 Qa5xd5 13.Qc2xc3 Qa5-h5 14.Qc3xd3 0-0
15.f2-f3 Qd5-h5 16.Bh4-g3 Nd7-b6 15.Rf1-c1 Nb8-a6 16.Qd3-d2 f7-f6
17.Bf1-d3 Nb6-d5 18.Rc3-c1 Bc8-d7 17.Bh4-g3 Bc8-d7 18.h2-h3 Qh5-g6
19.Bg3-d6 Rf8-d8 0.57/17 ] 9...Qb6-a5 19.Qd2-c3 Ra8-d8 20.Qc3-c4 Qg6-e4
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...0-0 21.Bg3-d6 0.81/18 ]
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10.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Ne4-d6 0.63/16 ] 12.Ra1-b1
10.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 11.Nf3-d2 0-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Ra1-b1
12.Nc3xe4 e6-e5 13.0-0 e5xd4 Bc3-b4 13.c4-c5 Nb8-d7 14.Rb1-b3
14.e3xd4 Bc8-e6 15.a2-a3 Bb4xd2 Bb4-a3 15.Qc2-d2 Qa5xd2 16.Nf3xd2
16.Ne4xd2 Nb8-d7 17.Nd2-e4 Be6-f5 Ba3xc5 17.d4xc5 Nd7xc5 18.Rb3-a3
18.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8 19.Bh4-g3 Qa5-b6 Nc5xd3 19.Ra3xd3 b7-b6 20.Rf1-c1
20.c4-c5 Qb6-b5 21.f2-f3 Bf5xe4 c6-c5 21.Bh4-g3 c5-c4 22.Rd3-d4
22.Re1xe4 0.92/16 ] 10...Ne4xc3 Bc8-b7 23.Rd4-g4 0-0 24.Bg3-d6
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33.Rd1xd7+ Rd8xd7 34.Qe7-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Ke8-e7
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Rf7-e7 37.Rc1-e1 Re7-d7 38.Re1-f1 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
8.61/14 ] 21.Rf1xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #5/20 ] 23.Rf6-f7+
x64: 21.Rf1xf6 g7xf6 22.Be6-g4+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rf6-f7+
Ke8-d8 23.Bh4xf6+ Kd8-c7 Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
24.Bg4xh5 Bc8-d7 25.Bf6xh8 Ra8xh8 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
26.Rb1-f1 Rh8-d8 27.Rf1-f7 Rd8-f8 Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #5/17 ] 23...Ke7xe6
28.Rf7xf8 Bd6xf8 29.Bh5-g4 Bd7xg4 [ 23...Ke7-d8 does not solve anything
30.Qe4xg4 Bf8-e7 31.Qg4-f4+ Kc7-d7 24.Rf7-d7+! Mate attack Kd8-e8
32.Qf4xh6 a7-a5 33.Qh6-h3+ Kd7-c7 25.Be6-f7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
34.Qh3-e6 Be7-d8 35.e3-e4 b6-b5 Qh4-e7 27.Qd6xe7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
36.d4-d5 c6xd5 37.Qe6xd5 Bd8-e7 x64: 23...Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
38.Qd5xb5 12.41/15 ] 21...Qh5xh4 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7xf6 Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #4/18 ] 24.Qc6-c4#
22.Be6-g4+ Ke8-d8 23.Bh4xf6+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kd8-c7 24.Bg4xh5 Bc8-d7 25.Bf6xh8 24.Qc6-c4# #1/11 ]
Ra8xh8 26.Rb1-f1 Rh8-d8 27.Rf1-f7
Rd8-f8 28.Rf7xf8 Bd6xf8 29.Bh5-g4 (Diagram 229)
Diagram
Bd7xg4 30.Qe4xg4 Bf8-e7 1-0
31.Qg4-f4+ Kc7-d7 32.Qf4xh6 a7-a5
33.Qh6-h3+ Kd7-c7 34.Qh3-e6
Be7-d8 35.e3-e4 b6-b5 36.d4-d5
c6xd5 37.Qe6xd5 Bd8-e7 38.Qd5xb5
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10...Ra8-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...Nf6-d7 11.Bc1-e3 Bc8-b7
32 B84 12.e4-e5 d6-d5 13.f4-f5 Be7-c5
Carlsen,Magnus 14.f5xe6 Nd7xe5 15.Be3-f2 g7-g6
Vachier Lagrave,Maxime 16.a4-a5 Qd8-d6 17.e6-e7 Rf8-e8
6th Young Masters (3.1) 18.09.2005 18.Nc3-a4 Re8xe7 19.a5xb6 Bc5xd4
20.Bf2xd4 Nb8-d7 21.Qd1-d2
B84: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 Be2 a6, Ra8-e8 0.37/17 ] 11.Bc1-e3
lines without early Be3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Qd1-d3
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 Ra7-d7 12.Bc1-d2 Bc8-b7 13.Bd2-e3
3.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 c5xd4 Qd8-c7 14.f4-f5 e6-e5 15.Nd4-e2
5.Nf3xd4 a7-a6 6.Bf1-e2 e7-e6 Nb8-c6 16.Qd3-c4 Nc6-d4 17.Qc4xc7
7.f2-f4 Bf8-e7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a2-a4 Nd4xf3+ 18.g2xf3 Rd7xc7 19.Be3xb6
last book move last book move b7-b6 Rc7-c8 20.Ra1-d1 Nf6-d7 21.a4-a5
[ 9...e6-e5!? is worth consideration 0.35/16 ] 11...Ra7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
10.Nd4-b3 Qd8-b6+ 11.Rf1-f2 Pro x64: 11...Ra7-d7 12.e4-e5 d6xe5
Bc8-e6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.f4xe5 Be7-c5 14.e5xf6 Bc5xd4
9...e6-e5 10.Nd4-b3 Nb8-c6 15.Be3xd4 Rd7xd4 16.f6xg7 Rd4xd1
11.Bc1-e3 e5xf4 12.Rf1xf4 Rf8-e8 17.g7xf8Q+ Qd8xf8 18.Ra1xd1 f7-f5
13.a4-a5 Bc8-e6 14.Nb3-d4 Nc6xd4 19.Nc3-e2 Qf8-c5+ 20.Rf1-f2 Kg8-g7
15.Be3xd4 Nf6-d7 16.Rf4-f1 Be7-g5 21.c2-c3 e6-e5 22.b2-b4 Qc5-c7
17.b2-b3 Nd7-f6 18.Bd4-b6 Qd8-d7 23.Bf3-d5 Bc8-d7 24.Ne2-g3 f5-f4
19.Qd1-d4 -0.03/17 ] 10.Be2-f3± 25.Ng3-h5+ Kg7-g6 0.43/16 ] 12.f4-f5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Qd1-e1
10.e4-e5 d6xe5 11.f4xe5 Be7-c5 Nb8-d7 13.Qe1-g3 Rc7xc3 14.b2xc3
12.Bc1-e3 Nf6-d5 13.Nc3xd5 Qd8xd5 Qd8-c7 15.f4-f5 Qc7xc3 16.Qg3-e1
14.Be2-f3 Qd5xe5 15.Qd1-d3 Ra8-a7 Qc3xe1 17.Ra1xe1 Nd7-e5 18.Re1-b1
16.a4-a5 Rf8-d8 17.c2-c3 b6-b5 Be7-d8 19.Rb1-d1 Ne5-c4 20.Be3-c1
18.Ra1-d1 Bc5-d6 19.g2-g3 Bc8-b7 Nc4-e5 21.Bc1-a3 Ne5-c4 22.Ba3-b4
20.Be3-f4 Qe5-c5 21.b2-b4 0.17/17 ] Bc8-d7 23.f5xe6 f7xe6 0.37/16 ]
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Carlsen,Magnus x64: 20...Ba2-c4 21.Bf1-h3 h7-h5
Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 22.Nh4-f5 Nd6-b5 23.Rc1-a1 Ke8-d7
FIDE World Cup (1) 27.11.2005 24.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 25.Rh1xf1 Ra8-e8
26.Rf1-c1 Nb5-d6 27.Nf5xd6 Kd7xd6
D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: 28.Rc1-c5 Re8-e7 29.b4-b5 h5-h4
Exchange Variation 30.g3-g4 0.14/18 ] 21.Bf1-h3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Bf1xc4
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.c4xd5 e6xd5 Nd6xc4 22.Rc1-c3 Nc4-d6 23.Nh4-g2
5.Bc1-g5 c7-c6 6.e2-e3 Bc8-f5 f6-f5 24.Ng2-f4 Ke8-e7 25.Rh1-b1
7.Qd1-f3 Bf5-g6 8.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 Nd6-b5 26.Rc3-d3 Rh8-g8 27.Kf2-g2
9.Qf3xf6 g7xf6 10.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 Ke7-d7 28.h2-h4 Ra8-e8 29.Rb1-c1
11.Nf3-h4 Bf8-b4 Diagram Kd7-e7 30.Rc1-c2 Ke7-f6 0.15/17 ]
21...Nd6-b5 Black threatens to win
(Diagram 243) material: Nb5xa3. A comfortable square
for the black knight [Houdini 2.0c Pro
12.Ra1-c1 Nd7-b6 13.a2-a3 x64: 21...h7-h5 22.Nh4-f5 Nd6-b5
Bb4xc3+ 14.Rc1xc3 Nb6-c8 15.f2-f3 23.Rc1-a1 Ke8-d7 24.Rh1-e1 Kd7-c7
Nc8-d6 16.g2-g3 a7-a5 17.b2-b3 25.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 26.Re1xf1 Ra8-e8
a5-a4 18.b3-b4 Bg6-b1 The bishop 27.Rf1-c1 Rh8-g8 28.h2-h4 Nb5-d6
aims for Bg6-b1-a2-c4 19.Ke1-f2 29.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 30.Rc1-c3 Rg8-h8
Bb1-a2 last book move last book move 31.Ra1-c1 Rh8-g8 32.Rc3-c5 f6-f5
20.Rc3-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 0.15/18 ] 22.Rc1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
20.Nh4-g2 f6-f5 21.Ng2-f4 Ke8-d7 x64: 22.Rc1-a1 Ke8-d8 23.Nh4-f5
22.Bf1-d3 Ba2-c4 23.Bd3xc4 Nd6xc4 h7-h5 24.Rh1-c1 Kd8-c7 25.Bh3-f1
24.b4-b5 Rh8-e8 25.Nf4-h5 Re8-b8 Bc4xf1 26.Rc1xf1 Diagram
26.Rh1-b1 Kd7-e7 27.Nh5-f4 Ke7-d6 Ra8-e8 27.Rf1-c1 Rh8-g8 28.h2-h4
28.e3-e4 f5xe4 29.f3xe4 f7-f6 Nb5-d6 29.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 30.Rc1-c3
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22...0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rg4-g1 0.13/18 ] 25.Bh3-f5
22...Ke8-d8 23.Nh4-f5 h7-h5 The bishop likes it on f5 [Houdini 2.0c
24.Rh1-c1 Kd8-c7 25.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 Pro x64: 25.Bh3-f5 h7-h6 26.g3-g4
26.Rc1xf1 Ra8-e8 27.Rf1-c1 Nb5-d6 Rd8-e8 27.Rh1-g1 Kf8-e7 28.Rg1-e1
28.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 29.Rc1-c5 Re8-e7 Re8-d8 29.Bf5-d3 Bc4xd3 30.Nf4xd3
30.b4-b5 h5-h4 31.g3-g4 0.16/17 ] Nb5-d6 31.Ra1-c1 Rd8-h8 32.e3-e4
23.Nh4-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: d5xe4 33.f3xe4 Rh8-g8 34.Kf2-g3
23.g3-g4 Nb5-d6 24.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 Nd6-b5 0.24/18 ] 25...h7-h6
25.Ra1xf1 Kg8-g7 26.Nh4-f5+ Nd6xf5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h7-h6
27.g4xf5 Kg7-h6 28.Rh1-g1 Rf8-g8 26.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 27.Rh1-g1 Kf8-e7
29.e3-e4 Rg8-g5 30.h2-h4 Rg5-g8 28.Rg1-g3 Re8-h8 29.Nf4-h5 Ra8-e8
31.Rf1-c1 d5xe4 32.f3xe4 Kh6-h5 30.Rg3-h3 Nb5-d6 31.Nh5-f4 b7-b6
33.Kf2-e3 Ra8-d8 34.Ke3-d3 0.30/18 ] 32.Rh3-h5 Ke7-d8 33.Bf5-c2 Bc4-b3
23...Rf8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Ra1-c1 Nd6-c4 0.31/17 ] 26.Nf4-h5
23...Nb5-d6 24.Rh1-d1 Bc4-b3 White threatens to win material: Nh5xf6
25.Rd1-c1 Bb3-c4 26.Rc1-d1 Bc4-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rh1-g1
0.06/18 ] 24.Ng2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kf8-e7 27.g3-g4 Rd8-h8 28.Rg1-g3
x64: 24.Bh3-f5 Nb5-d6 25.Bf5-b1 Nb5-d6 29.Bf5-c2 Bc4-b3 30.Bc2-b1
Rd8-e8 26.g3-g4 h7-h6 27.Rh1-g1 Bb3-c4 31.Rg3-h3 Nd6-b5 32.Bb1-f5
Kg8-f8 28.Ng2-h4 Re8-e7 29.Bb1-h7 Ra8-e8 33.Rh3-h5 Nb5-c3 34.Rh5-h4
Kf8-g7 30.Bh7-c2 Ra8-e8 31.Nh4-f5+ b7-b6 35.Kf2-g2 0.28/18 ] 26...Kf8-e7
Nd6xf5 32.g4xf5+ Kg7-h7 33.Ra1-e1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
b7-b5 34.e3-e4 d5xe4 35.f3xe4 26...Rd8-d6 27.Rh1-c1 Ra8-a7
Re7-d7 36.Re1-d1 0.27/19 ] 28.Bf5-b1 Rd6-e6 29.g3-g4 Ra7-a8
24...Kg8-f8 [ 24...Nb5-d6 25.Bh3-f1² ; 30.Bb1-f5 Re6-d6 31.Bf5-c2 Kf8-e7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nb5-d6 32.Nh5-g7 Rd6-d8 33.Rc1-g1 Rd8-h8
25.Nf4-h5 f6-f5 26.Rh1-g1 Kg8-f8 34.Rg1-e1 Nb5-d6 35.Ng7-h5 Bc4-b3
27.Nh5-f4 h7-h6 28.g3-g4 Diagram 36.Bc2xb3 a4xb3 37.Re1-b1 Rh8-g8
f5xg4 29.Rg1xg4 Nd6-b5 30.Rg4-g1 38.Rb1xb3 f6-f5 39.g4xf5 Nd6xf5
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35.g2-g3 Ke6-d5 36.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 30.Kg1-g2 f7-f6 31.Ng5-f3 g6-g5
37.Rc1-d1 Kd5-c4 38.Bg5-f4 Bd4-b2 32.Rd1-h1 Nf8-d7 33.Qd2-d3 Nd7xc5
39.Rd1-b1 Bb2-c3 0.96/15 ] 24.Ne4-c5 34.e5xf6+ Nd5xf6 35.Rc1xc5 1.28/15 ]
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Bh6xf8 26.h5xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Re8xf8 25.h4-h5 Rf8-d8 26.Qd2-g5 26.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 27.h5xg6 f7xg6
Bh8-g7 27.Qg5-h4 g6xh5 28.Ne4-c5 28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 Rf8-e8
h7-h6 29.e5-e6 Qb8-f4 30.Qh4xh5 30.Nf3-g5 h7-h6 31.Qh3-b3+ e7-e6
Rd8-f8 31.Rd1-e1 f7xe6 32.Nc5xe6 32.Ng5-e4 Re8-e7 33.Qb3-g3 g6-g5
Qf4-f5 33.Qh5-h4 Rf8-f6 34.Re1-e5 34.Ne4-d6 Rc8-f8 35.Qg3-h3 a6-a5
Qf5-g6 1.30/15 ] 24...Qb8-a7 36.Rc1-c2 a5-a4 37.Rd1-c1 Qa7-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8 2.52/16 ] 26...h7xg6 [ 26...f7xg6
25.Qd2-a5 Qb8-c8 26.Qa5xa6 Qc8-c7 27.Nf3-g5 Nc7-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
27.a2-a3 Rd8-a8 28.Qa6-b7 Qc7xb7 x64: 26...Nf8xg6 27.Qd2-g5 Nc7-d5
29.Nc5xb7 b5-b4 30.a3xb4 Re8-b8 28.Qg5-h5 e7-e6 29.Bh6-d2 f7-f6
31.Nb7-c5 Nd5xb4 32.Rc1-a1 Nb4-d5 30.e5xf6 Bh8xf6 31.Rd1-e1 Ng6-f8
33.Bh6xf8 Rb8xf8 34.Nf3-d2 Kg8-g7 32.Nf3-e5 Bf6xe5 33.Re1xe5 Qa7-f7
35.Rd1-c1 Rf8-b8 1.00/15 ] 25.h4-h5! 34.Qh5-g4+ Nf8-g6 35.Rc1-e1 Re8-f8
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qg4-g3 Qf7-f6 37.Nc5xe6 2.13/17 ]
25.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 26.h4-h5 g6xh5 27.Bh6xf8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Qd2-g5+ Bh8-g7 28.Rd1-e1 e7-e6 27.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7
29.Qg5xh5 h7-h6 30.Nf3-d2 Rf8-d8 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Nf3-h4 Rf8-e8
31.Nd2-e4 Bg7-f8 32.a2-a3 a6-a5 31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8 32.Nc5-e6 Nc7xe6
33.Rc1-c2 Kg8-g7 34.Ne4-d6 Bf8xd6 33.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h7 34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8
35.e5xd6 Nd5-f6 36.Qh5-e5 a5-a4 35.Ng6xf8+ Rd8xf8 36.Qf7-h5+
37.Qe5-g3+ Kg7-h7 1.51/15 ] Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6 Rf8xf6 38.Qh5-e8+
Decoy: h5 25...Nd5-c7 [ 25...g6xh5 Rf6-f8 39.Qe8xc6 Rf8-d8 Diagram
26.Qd2-g5+ Decoy Double attack ; 40.Qc6-e6+ Kg8-f8 41.Rc1-c8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bh8-g7 Rd8xc8 42.Qe6xc8+ Kf8-f7
26.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7 27.g2-g3 Re8-d8 43.Qc8-f5+ Bg7-f6 44.Qf5-h7+ Kf7-e8
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52.Qh4-e7+ Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+ Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5
Qf3-h5 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+ 57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5 Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6
57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+ 60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -2.24/16 ]
Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6 42...Qh5-h6 [ ¹42...Qh5-h2
60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -2.25/18 ] and Black can celebrate victory
41...Rf3xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-f4 44.Ng3-f1-+ ;
41...Rf3xb3 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Qh5-h2
43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2 44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-h6 44.Qe4xg6 Rb3-c3
45.Ra5-a7+ Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3 45.Ra2-c2 Rc3-a3 46.Rc2-b2 d6-d5
47.Ra7xf7+ Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3 47.c4-c5 Ra3-a1+ 48.Rb2-b1
49.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+ Qh2-g1+ 49.Re2-e1 Ra1xb1+
Kg8-h7 51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7 50.Qg6xb1 Qg1xf2 51.Ng3-e2 Qf2xc5
52.Qh4-e7+ Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+ 52.Qb1-g6 Qc5-e3 53.Qg6-c2 d5-d4
Qf3-h5 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+ 54.Ne2-c1 Qe3-f3+ 55.Qc2-e2
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5 Qf3xe2+ 56.Kd1xe2 Kh8-g7
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Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6 43.Qe4-g4 [ 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-f4
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42.Nf1-g3 [ 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Ke1-d1
43.Ra5-a8 Rf8xa8 44.Qe4xa8+ Rf8-b8 44.Re2-e1 Bc1-a3 45.Ra2-a1
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36.Bd3-f1 Bd7-c6 37.Bf1-e2 Bc6-e8 38.b5xa6+ Kb7-a7 39.Be2-b5 Ba4xb5
38.h3-h4 Be8-d7 39.Be2-f1 Bd7-e8 40.Nd4xb5+ Ka7xa6 41.Nb5-d6
40.Bf1-d3 Be8-c6 41.b4-b5 a6xb5 Ka6xa5 42.Nd6xf7 Ka5-b4 43.f4-f5
42.Bd3xb5 Bc6-d7 43.Ke3-d3 Kc7-b7 g6xf5 44.g4xf5 e6xf5 45.e5-e6 f5-f4+
44.Kd3-e3 Kb7-c7 45.Ke3-d3 0.52/20 ] 46.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6 47.e6-e7 f4-f3
34.Bc2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Nf7-e5 Kb4-b5 49.Ne5xf3 Kb5-c6
34.Bc2-d3 Kb7-c7 35.h2-h3 Kc7-b7 50.Kd4-e5 Nf6-e8 51.Ke5-e6 Kc6-c5
36.h3-h4 Bd7-e8 37.Bd3-e2 Nb8-d7 52.Nf3-e5 d5-d4 53.Ke6-f7 Ne8-c7
38.Be2-f1 Nd7-b8 39.b4-b5 Be8-d7 54.h4-h5 Kc5-d5 55.Ne5-g4 d4-d3
40.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8 41.Bd3-e2 a6xb5 56.Ng4xh6 d3-d2 57.Nh6-g4 Nc7-b5
42.Nd4xb5 Be8xb5 43.Be2xb5 Nb8-c6 58.Ng4-e3+ Kd5-d4 59.Ne3-d1
44.a5-a6+ Kb7-c7 45.a6-a7 Nc6xa7 Nb5-d6+ 60.Kf7-f6 Nd6-e8+
46.Bb5-e8 g6-g5 47.h4xg5 h6xg5 61.Kf6-g5 1.03/19 ] 36...Nd7-b8
48.f4xg5 Na7-c6 49.Be8xf7 Nc6xe5 [ 36...Kb7-a7 37.b4-b5± ;Houdini 2.0c
50.Bf7xe6 Kc7-d6 51.Be6-f5 d5-d4+ Pro x64: 36...Kb7-a7 37.b4-b5 a6xb5
52.Ke3-f2 d4-d3 53.g5-g6 Kd6-e7 38.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 39.Nd4xb5+
54.g4-g5 d3-d2 55.Kf2-e2 0.51/19 ] Ka7-a6 40.Nb5-d6 Ka6xa5 41.Nd6xf7
34...Bd7-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ka5-b4 42.f4-f5 g6xf5 43.g4xf5 e6xf5
34...Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6 Bd7xc6 44.e5-e6 f5-f4+ 45.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6
36.Ke3-d4 Bc6-a4 37.h2-h3 Kb7-a7 46.e6-e7 f4-f3 47.Nf7-e5 f3-f2
38.f4-f5 g6xf5 39.g4xf5 Ba4-d1 48.Ne5-d3+ Kb4-b5 49.Nd3xf2 Kb5-c6
40.f5xe6 f7xe6 41.Bd3-g6 Bd1-a4 50.Kd4-e5 Nf6-e8 51.Ke5-e6 d5-d4
42.Kd4-c5 Ba4-b5 43.Kc5-d6 d5-d4 52.h4-h5 Ne8-c7+ 53.Ke6-f7 Kc6-d5
44.Kd6xe6 d4-d3 45.Ke6-d5 d3-d2 54.Nf2-g4 d4-d3 55.Ng4xh6 d3-d2
46.Bg6-c2 Bb5-e2 47.e5-e6 Be2-f3+ 56.Nh6-g4 Nc7-b5 57.Ng4-e3+
48.Kd5-e5 d2-d1Q 49.Bc2xd1 Kd5-d4 58.Ne3-d1 Nb5-d6+ 59.Kf7-f6
Bf3xd1 0.54/18 ] 35.Bd3-e2 Nd6-e8+ 60.Kf6-g5 1.03/18 ] 37.f4-f5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.f4-f5 g6xf5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.f4-f5 Nb8-c6
36.g4xf5 Ba4-d7 37.Nd4-b3 Kb7-a7 38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5
38.Nb3-c5 Bd7-c8 39.f5xe6 f7xe6 40.Be2xb5 a6xb5 41.Ne6-c5+ Kb7-c7
40.b4-b5 a6xb5 41.Bd3xb5 Ka7-a8 42.e5-e6 Kc7-d6 43.a5-a6 Kd6-e7
42.Ke3-d4 Ka8-a7 43.h2-h3 h6-h5 44.Ke3-f4 Ke7-f6 45.h4-h5 g6-g5+
44.h3-h4 Ka7-a8 45.Bb5-a4 Nb8-a6 46.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e7 47.Nc5-b3 Ke7xe6
46.Ba4-c6+ Ka8-a7 0.72/18 ] 48.Nb3-d4+ Ke6-d7 49.Nd4xb5
35...Nb8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 Nb4-c2+
35...Ba4-e8 36.h2-h4 Nb8-d7 51.Ke3-d3 1.98/18 ] 37...g6xf5
37.Be2-f1 Nd7-b8 38.b4-b5 Be8-d7 [ ¹37...Ba4-d7!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
39.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8 40.Ke3-d2 Be8-d7 x64: 37...Nb8-c6 38.f5xg6 f7xg6
41.Bd3-e2 a6xb5 42.Nd4xb5 Bd7xb5 39.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 40.Be2xb5 a6xb5
43.Be2xb5 Nb8-c6 44.a5-a6+ Kb7-b6 41.Ne6-c5+ Kb7-c7 42.e5-e6 Kc7-d6
45.a6-a7 Nc6xa7 46.Bb5-e8 Na7-c6 43.a5-a6 Kd6-e7 44.Ke3-f4 Ke7-f6
47.Be8xf7 Nc6-d4 48.Kd2-e3 Nd4-c2+ 45.h4-h5 g6-g5+ 46.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e7
49.Ke3-f2 Nc2-d4 50.Bf7xg6 0.56/19 ] 47.Ke3-d2 Ke7-d6 48.Kd2-c3 d5-d4+
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41 A17 25.Ra1-e1 Ne5-f7 26.Bg5-e3 Nf7-e5
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Adams,Michael Rd7-d2+ 29.Bc5-f2 Rd2-d3 30.Rf6xe6
37th Chess Olympiad (7) 28.05.2006 Re8xe6 31.Re1xe6 Nc6-d8 32.Re6-e8
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1.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...g7-g5
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.g2-g3 0-0 19.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 20.g5xh6 Bc8-b7
5.Bf1-g2 d7-d5 6.d2-d4 d5xc4 7.0-0 21.Rd1-f1 Bb7xg2 22.Kg1xg2 Kg8-h7
Nb8-c6 8.a2-a3 Bb4xc3 9.b2xc3 23.Rf1-f6 Rb8-d8 24.Bh4-g5 Rd8-d7
Ra8-b8 10.Bc1-g5 b7-b5 11.e2-e4 25.Ra1-e1 Ne5-f7 26.Bg5-e3 e6-e5
h7-h6 Diagram 27.h2-h3 a7-a5 28.g3-g4 Re8-g8
29.Kg2-f3 Nf7-g5+ 30.Be3xg5 Rg8xg5
(Diagram 302) 31.Kf3-e4 Rd7-d3 32.Re1-e3 0.28/19 ]
19.Bh4-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.Bg5-h4 e6-e5 13.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5 19.Bh4-d8 Ne5-d3 20.Bd8xc7 Rb8-b7
14.d4xe5 Qd8xd1 15.Rf1xd1 Nf6-d7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 22.Bc7-e5 Bb7-c6
16.f2-f4 Rf8-e8 17.e5-e6 last book 23.Ra1-a2 Re8-e7 24.Ra2-d2 Re7-d7
move last book move f7xe6 25.Be5-d4 Kg8-f7 26.h2-h3 a7-a6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Nd7-c5 27.Kg1-h2 Rd7-d8 28.Rd1-f1 Bc6-d5
18.e6xf7+ Kg8xf7 19.e4-e5 Bc8-b7 29.Rd2-e2 Bd5-b7 30.g3-g4 a6-a5
20.Bg2-h3 Bb7-c6 21.Bh3-g4 g7-g6 31.f4-f5 0.24/20 ] 19...Ne5-d3
22.Bh4-f6 h6-h5 23.Bg4-h3 Nc5-d3 'the knight is the knight!' [Houdini 2.0c
24.Bh3-f1 Bc6-e4 25.Bf1-h3 Be4-f3 Pro x64: 19...Ne5-d3 20.Bd8xc7
26.Rd1-d2 Bf3-c6 27.Ra1-f1 Rb8-b6 Rb8-b7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4
28.Bf6-g5 0.08/18 ] 18.e4-e5 b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.e4-e5 g7-g5 Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8
19.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 20.g5xh6 Bc8-b7 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5
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36.Nc3-d1 Rc8xc1 37.Qd2xc1 Qb6-d4 [ 26...Qa7-b7 27.Na4-c3³ ;Houdini 2.
38.Qc1-c2 -0.40/18 ] 25.a2xb3 0c Pro x64: 26...Qa7-b7 27.Ra1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2xb3 Ra8-a5 28.Qc2-d2 Qb7-a7 29.Kg1-g2
Bd7-f5 26.Bf3-e4 Bf5xe4 27.Qc2xe4 Ra5-b5 30.Na4-c3 Rb5xb3 31.Rb1xb3
Ng4-f6 28.Qe4-d3 Rb8-b4 29.Kg1-g2 Rb8xb3 32.Re1-b1 Rb3-a3 33.Rb1-c1
Ra8-b8 30.h2-h3 Qa7-a5 31.Re1-d1 Qa7-c5 34.Qd2-b2 Bd7-f5 35.e3-e4
Qa5-b5 32.Qd3xb5 Rb4xb5 Bf5-d7 36.Bf3-e2 -0.33/16 ] 27.Kg1-h1
33.Na4-c3 Rb5xb3 34.Rb1xb3 [ 27.Na4-c3!? must be considered
Rb8xb3 35.Rd1-c1 Rb3-b2+ Qa7xa1 28.Re1xa1 Ra8xa1+
36.Kg2-f3 Rb2-d2 37.g3-g4 Nf6xd5 29.Bf3-d1² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Nc3xd5 Rd2xd5 39.Rc1-c7 e7-e6 27.Na4-c3 Qa7xa1 28.Re1xa1
40.g4-g5 Rd5-d3 -0.28/18 ] Ra8xa1+ 29.Kg1-g2 Ra1-a3
25...Ng4-f6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 30.Bf3-d1 Rb4xb3 31.Qc2xb3 Ra3xb3
x64: 25...Bd7-f5 26.Bf3-e4 Kg7-g8 32.Bd1xb3 Bd7-f5 33.Bb3-d1 Bf5-e4+
27.Qc2-d3 Bf5-d7 28.Be4-f3 Rb8-b4 34.Bd1-f3 Be4-d3 35.e3-e4 Nf6-d7
29.Na4-c3 Ng4-f6 30.Kg1-g2 Qa7-c5 36.Kg2-f2 Nd7-c5 37.Kf2-e3 Kg7-f6
31.Re1-c1 Bd7-g4 32.Bf3xg4 Nf6xg4 38.Ke3-d4 h7-h5 39.Bf3-g2 Kf6-g7
33.Rc1-e1 Ra8-a3 34.h2-h3 Ra3xb3 -0.09/18 ] 27...Ra8-c8 Black threatens
35.Rb1xb3 Rb4xb3 36.h3xg4 to win material: Rc8xc2 [Houdini 2.0c
Rb3xc3 -0.21/17 ] Pro x64: 27...Ra8-c8 Diagram
26.Rb1-a1 [ 26.Kg1-g2 Qa7-a5= ; 28.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6 29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Kg1-g2 30.e3-e4 Qb6-d4 31.e4xf5 Diagram
Rb8-c8 27.Qc2-d1 Rc8-b8 28.Qd1-d3 Rc8xc3 32.Qc2-e2 g6xf5 33.Re1-d1
Bd7xa4 29.b3xa4 Qa7xa4 30.Re1-e2 Qd4-e3 34.Qe2xe3 Rc3xe3 35.Kh1-g2
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move 21.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
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23.Kg1-h1 Rd8-c8 24.Bc2-d3 Rc8-c3
25.Ra1-a6 Qe6-f7 26.e5-e6 Qf7-g6 Qa6-b7 32.Qf2-g3 Rd8-f8 0.39/16 ]
27.Bd3-b5 Rf8-d8 28.Rf1-f2 d5-d4 23...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rf2-d2 0.17/15 ] 21...Kg8-h8 23...d5-d4 24.g4xf5 c5-c4 25.Qd3-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Qe6-b6 d4-d3 26.Bc2-d1 Be7-c5 27.Kh1-g2
22.Qd1-e2 d5-d4 23.c3-c4 b5-b4 Qb6-c7 28.Bd1-f3 Qc7-e7 29.Ra1-a5
24.Qe2-f3 Qb6-e6 25.Ra1-a7 Rd8-d7 Rd8-b8 30.e5-e6 Bc5-d6 31.Ra5-a6
26.Ra7xd7 Qe6xd7 27.Rf1-a1 Rf8-d8 Rb8-d8 32.Ra6-b6 Rd8-b8 33.Rb6xb8
28.Qf3-d3 Rd8-f8 29.Kh1-g1 Qd7-e6 Bd6xb8 34.b2-b3 Rf8-c8 0.22/16 ]
0.20/15 ] 22.Qd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 24.Qd3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
x64: 22.Qd1-f3 d5-d4 23.Ra1-a7 24.Qd3-h3 d5-d4 25.Bc2xf5 h7-h6
d4xc3 24.b2xc3 Rd8-d2 25.Bc2-d3 26.Qh3-f3 d4-d3 27.Bf5-e4 b5-b4
c5-c4 26.Bd3-b1 Be7-c5 27.Ra7-c7 28.Qf3-g3 b4xc3 29.b2xc3 Rd8-b8
Rf8-c8 28.Rc7-b7 Rd2-b2 29.Rf1-d1 30.g4-g5 h6xg5 31.f4xg5 Rf8xf1+
Qe6-g6 30.Rb7-c7 Qg6-e8 31.Qf3-b7 32.Ra1xf1 Qb6-e6 33.Qg3-h4+
Rc8xc7 32.Qb7xc7 Qe8-f8 0.38/17 ] Qe6-h6 34.Qh4xh6+ g7xh6 35.g5xh6
22...Qe6-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Be7-g5 36.Kh1-g2 Bg5-d2 37.e5-e6
22...c5-c4 23.Qd3-e3 b5-b4 Rb8-g8+ 38.Kg2-h3 Bd2xc3 39.Rf1-f7
24.Qe3-d4 Rd8-a8 25.Ra1-a7 Ra8xa7 Rg8-e8 40.Kh3-g4 d3-d2 0.38/16 ]
26.Qd4xa7 g7-g5 27.c3xb4 g5xf4 24...Qb6-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Qa7-d4 f4-f3 29.Rf1xf3 Be7xb4 24...d5-d4 25.Bc2xf5 h7-h6 26.Bf5-e4
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31.Ra1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qe6xg4 33.Be4-f5 White threatens to
31.Rf1-e1 Re5xf5 32.Qg4xf5 d5-d4+ win material: Bf5xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
33.Re1-e4 d4-d3 34.Qf5-f3 Rf7-h7 x64: 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+ 34.Bf5-e4
35.Re4-e8+ Qc6xe8 36.Ra1-a8 -0.07/16 ] 33...Qe6-c6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Rh7xh2+ 37.Kh1xh2 Bc5-d6+ Pro x64: 33...Qe6-d5+ 34.Bf5-e4
38.Kh2-g2 Bd6-b8 39.Qf3xf6+ Kh8-g8 Qd5-e6 0.20/19 ] 34.Bf5-e4
40.Qf6-g5+ Kg8-f8 41.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Bf5-e4
42.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f8 43.Qg4-f3+ Kf8-g8 -0.19/21 ] 34...Qc6-e6
44.Ra8-a6 Bb8-e5 45.Ra6-b6 Kg8-g7 Twofold repetition [Houdini 2.0c Pro
46.Qf3-g4+ Kg7-f8 47.Rb6-e6 x64: 34...Qc6-e6 0.20/20 ] 35.Be4-f5
Qe8-a8+ 48.Qg4-f3+ Qa8xf3+ A valuable piece [Houdini 2.0c Pro
49.Kg2xf3 0.51/14 ] 31...d5-d4+ x64: 35.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7 36.Rf1-g1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...d5-d4+ Kg7-f8 37.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 38.Rg1-g8
32.Bf5-e4 Qc6-e6 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+ Diagram
34.Bf5-e4 0.20/19 ] 32.Bf5-e4
White threatens to win material: (Diagram 348)
Be4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Bf5-e4 Qc6-e6 33.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7 Qe6-d7 39.Qh8-h4 d4xc3 40.b2xc3
34.Rf1-g1+ Kg7-f8 35.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 Qd7-d2 41.Re1-f1 Re5-g5 42.Rg8xg5
36.Rg1-g8 Qe6-d7 37.Qh8-h4 d4xc3 Qd2xg5 43.Qh4xg5 f6xg5 44.Rf1xf7+
38.b2xc3 Qd7-d2 39.Re1-f1 Re5-g5 Ke7xf7 45.Be4-c6 b5-b4 46.c3xb4
40.Rg8xg5 Qd2xg5 41.Qh4xg5 f6xg5 Bc5xb4 47.Bc6-d5+ Kf7-f6 48.Bd5xc4
42.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7 43.Be4-c6 b5-b4 Kf6-e5 49.Kh1-g2 Ke5-f6 50.Bc4-g8
44.c3xb4 Bc5xb4 45.Bc6-d5+ Kf7-f6 -0.08/14 ] 35...Qe6-c6+ [Houdini 2.0c
46.Bd5xc4 Kf6-e5 47.Kh1-g2 Ke5-f6 Pro x64: 35...Qe6-d5+ 36.Bf5-e4
48.Bc4-g8 -0.08/17 ] 32...Qc6-e6 Qd5-e6 0.20/18 ]
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: ½-½
32...Qc6-e6 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+
34.Bf5-e4 0.20/18 ]
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Topalov,Veselin Rc8xd8 29.Qe7xd8+ Kg8-g7
Morelia Morelia, Mexico (5) 22.02.2007 30.Qd8-f6+ Kg7-g8 31.Qf6-d8+
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1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6 Re8-d8 22.h2-h3 Rd8-d5 23.b3-b4
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 Rd5-f5 24.Re1-e5 Rf5xe5 25.Nf3xe5
5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6 b6-b5 26.Qc2-b3 Nf6-d5 27.Rd1-e1
7.b2-b3 0-0 8.Bf1-e2 b7-b6 9.0-0 Rc8-d8 28.a2-a3 f7-f6 29.Ne5-d3
Bc8-b7 10.Bc1-b2 Rf8-e8 11.Ra1-d1 Qa6-c8 0.12/17 ] 21...Nf6-d5
Qd8-e7 Diagram A sound move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Re8-d8 22.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d5
(Diagram 349) 23.b3-b4 b6-b5 24.Qc2-b3 h7-h6
25.h2-h4 Nf6-d7 26.Ne5-g4 Rc8-d8
12.Rf1-e1 Ra8-c8 13.e3-e4 Nf6xe4 27.Qb3-f3 Rd5-f5 28.Qf3-e4 Qa6-b7
14.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 15.Qc2xe4 Bd6-b4 29.Re1-e3 0.05/16 ] 22.Ne5-c4
16.Re1-f1 Bb4-a3 17.Bb2xa3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rf1-e1
Qe7xa3 18.Qe4-c2 Nd7-f6 19.c4-c5 Re8-e7 23.Re1-e4 f7-f6 24.Ne5-d3
Bb7-a6 last book move last book move Rc8-d8 25.Rd1-e1 Rd8-e8 26.Nd3-f4
20.Be2xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd5xf4 27.Re4xf4 Qa6-a5 28.Re1-e2
20.Rf1-e1 Re8-d8 21.Be2xa6 Qa3xa6 e6-e5 29.Rf4-e4 b6-b5 30.d4xe5
22.h2-h3 Qa6-a5 23.Rd1-c1 Rd8-d5 Re7xe5 31.Re4xe5 Re8xe5
24.c5xb6 a7xb6 25.Re1-d1 Nf6-d7 32.Re2xe5 f6xe5 0.27/15 ] 22...Re8-d8
26.a2-a4 Qa5-b4 27.Rd1-d3 c6-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Re8-e7
28.Rd3-c3 h7-h6 29.Rc3-c4 Qb4-a5 23.Rf1-e1 Rc8-d8 24.a2-a4 g7-g6
30.Qc2-d3 0.09/18 ] 20...Qa3xa6 25.Rd1-b1 b6xc5 26.d4xc5 Rd8-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qa3xa6 27.Re1-e4 Re7-d7 28.Nc4-d6 Qa6-a5
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9zppzP-+p+-0 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
9-+-+-+-+0 3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Bc1-g5 h7-h6
5.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 6.Nb1-c3 c7-c6
9zPP+-+N+-0 7.Qd1-b3 d5xc4 8.Qb3xc4 Nb8-d7
9-+-+-zPK+0 9.e2-e3 g7-g6 10.Bf1-e2 Bf8-g7
11.0-0 0-0 Diagram
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Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 9zpp+n+pvl-0 356
Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4
Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6
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76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 77.Nd4xf5
0.49/19 ] 63...Kh7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
9-+QzP-+-+0
Pro x64: 63...Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 9+-sN-zPN+-0
Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+ Qd7xe6 9PzP-+LzPPzP0
66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Nf6-e4
68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7
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70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 xiiiiiiiiy
72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e5
74.f2-f4 Ne5-g4+ 75.Ke3-d4 Ke6-d6 12.Rf1-d1 White prepares the advance
0.56/17 ] 64.Qf6-g6 [ 64.Qf6-g6 d5 e6-e5 13.Nc3-e4 Qf6-e7 14.d4-d5
Qd7-d5+ 65.f2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro c6xd5 15.Qc4xd5 Nd7-b6 16.Qd5-c5
x64: 64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+ Qe7xc5 17.Ne4xc5 Bc8-g4 18.h2-h3
Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Ra8-c8 last book move last book move
Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 19.Nc5xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 19.Nc5xb7 Bg4-e6 20.b2-b3 Be6-d5
Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 21.Nb7-d6 Rc8-c2 22.Be2-a6 Bd5xf3
Nd3-e5 74.f2-f4 Ne5-g4+ 75.Ke3-d4 23.g2xf3 e5-e4 24.Rd1-c1 Rc2xc1+
Ke6-d6 0.46/18 ] 25.Ra1xc1 e4xf3 26.Nd6-b5 Nb6-d5
1-0 27.Ba6-b7 Nd5-b4 28.Nb5xa7 Nb4xa2
29.Rc1-c7 Na2-c3 30.Bb7xf3 Rf8-b8
31.Rc7-c8+ Rb8xc8 32.Na7xc8
Bg7-f8 33.Nc8-b6 Kg8-g7 34.Kg1-g2
Bf8-e7 35.Nb6-c4 0.22/20 ]
19...Bg4-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Bg4-e6 20.b2-b3 Be6-d5
21.Be2-a6 Bd5xf3 22.g2xf3 e5-e4
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30.Nc3-e2 a6-a5 31.Re7xa7 a5-a4
32.Re3-e7 Bg7-f6 -0.42/16 ]
50 D43 21...Bg7xd4 last book move.
Stefansson,Hannes [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Bg7xd4
Carlsen,Magnus 22.Re3-f3 Qf5xf3 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3
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5.Bc1-g5 h7-h6 6.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6
7.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 8.Bf1-d3 d5xc4
9P+p+n+pzp0
9.Bd3xc4 g7-g6 10.0-0 Bf8-g7 9+-+-+-+-0
11.b2-b4 0-0 Diagram 9-zPQ+-+-+0
(Diagram 372) 9+-+-+P+-0
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12.a2-a4 e6-e5 13.a4-a5 e5xd4
14.e3xd4 Rf8-d8 15.Rf1-e1 Nd7-f8 9+R+-+-mK-0
16.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6 17.Ra1-d1 xiiiiiiiiy
Be6xc4 18.Qb3xc4 Nf8-e6
The pressure on the isolated pawn b7-b6 26.Qc4xc6 Ra8-c8 27.Qc6-b5
grows 19.Nf3-e5 Qf6-f5 20.Ne5xf7 Rc8-c3 28.Qb5-e5 Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-h1
Kg8xf7 last book move 21.Re1-e3 Nf4-d3 30.Qe5-e2 Bd2-f4 31.b4-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Re1-e4 Rd8-e8 32.Qe2-f1 Kf7-g7 33.Rb1-d1
g6-g5 22.Rd1-d3 g5-g4 23.g2-g3 Nd3-e5 34.Qf1-e2 Diagram
Rd8-d5 24.Rd3-e3 Rd5xd4 Rc3xf3 35.Qe2-e4 -2.56/18 ]
25.Qc4xe6+ Qf5xe6 26.Re4xe6 22.Re3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rd4xb4 27.Re6-e7+ Kf7-g8 22.Rd1-f1 Bd4xc3 23.Qc4xc3 Ne6-d4
28.Kg1-g2 Ra8-d8 29.a5-a6 b7xa6 24.Rf1-e1 Qf5-f6 25.h2-h4 Nd4-f5
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