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[#]1.e4 e5 2.¤f3 ¤c6 3.¥b5 a6 4.¥a4 ¤f6 5.O-O Inviting Black for the next time to check up the Berlin defense. 5...¥e7 6.¦e1 b5 7.¥b3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Playing against Sokolov, Grischuk chose 9.d4 for two times: in Bled 2002 Alexander won in a gorgeous style and in rapid tournament Meinz 2003 Sokolov managed to defend himself. 9...¤a5 10.¥c2 c5 11.d4 cd 12.cd ¥b7 Black chooses quite a rare system of play. 13.d5! [13.¤bd2 is also possible, but the text move seems stronger and more logically grounded - first, White renders the black b7-bishop out of play, second he has only to make the move b2-b3 to 'clip' the black a5-knight too.] [13...¤c4 14.a4 ba 15.¥d3 ¤b6 16.¤c3 ¤fd7 17.¥e3 ¢h8 18.¤a4 ¤a4 19.£a4 f5 20.ef ¥d5 21.¤d2 ¥g5 22.b4 ¥e3 23.¦e3 ¤b6 24.£d1 ¥b7 25.£h5 ¤d5 26.¦g3 ¤f4 27.£g4 £f6 28.¦c1 ¦ac8 29.¦c8 ¦c8 30.¤e4 ¥e4 31.¥e4 h5 32.£f3 h4 33.¦g4 ...0-1, Sion Castro Marcelino 2390 - Smyslov Vassily 2530 , Oviedo 1992 It (active)] [14.¤bd2 ¤h5 (14...£c7 15.¥d3 ¤d7 16.¤f1 f5 17.¤g5 ¥g5 18.¥g5 ¤c4 +0.37 CAP) 15.¤f1 £c7 16.¤e3 g6 17.b3 ¦b8 18.¥d2 ¥c8 19.¦c1 ¥d7 20.b4 ¤b7 21.¥b3 £b6 22.¤g4 ¦fc8 23.¤g5 ¦c1 24.¥c1 ¤d8 25.¥e3 £b7 26.¤h6 ¢g7 27.¤f5 ¥f5 28.ef £d7 29.¤e4 ¤f6 30.¤f6 ¥f6 31.fg fg 32.£d2 ¦c8 33.¦c1 ¤f7 ...1-0, Geller Efim P 2615 - Cobo Arteaga Eldis 2425 , Habana 1971 Memorial J.Capablanca] 14...£c7 15.¥d3+= ¤h5 -0.52 CAP [Previously Black failed to equalize game with a brave move 15...¤e4 16.¥e4 f5 17.¥d3 e4 18.¥g5! ¥f6?! (after 18...¦fe8 19.¥e7 ¦e7 20.b4 ¤c4 21.¥c4 £c4 22.a4 White obtains an obvious advantage; and if 18...¥g5 , then 19.¤g5 ed 20.¤e6 £f7 21.£d3! ¦fe8 22.¤d2 with the idea of meeting 22...£f6 with 23.¦ac1! ¦c1 24.¦c1 ¦c8 (Black cannot capture the d5-pawn with the bishop 24...¥d5? due to 25.¤c7!+-; and if 24...g6 , then 25.¤f3white stands better) 25.¦c8 ¥c8 26.£e3 ¥e6 27.de ¤c6 28.£b6! , and Black is in trouble.) 19.¥f6 ¦f6 20.¥e2 (20.b4 also deserved serious attention there) 20...ef 21.¥f3 , and White is better: 21...b4 22.¤d2 ¦ff8 23.a3 £b6 24.ab £b4 25.¦a4 £c3 26.¦e3 £b2 27.¤f1 ¦c5 28.£e1 ¦c1 29.£a5 £b1 30.¥e2 f4 31.¦f3 g5 32.¥d3 £b2 33.¦c4 1-0, Morozevich Alexander 2742 - Ponomariov Ruslan 2684 , Moscow 2001 Ch World FIDE (KO-system); Meanwhile, the move 15...¤d7!? really was a decent candidate move. Its idea was to conduct the f7-f5 thrust; besides, the knight could as well be transferred to c5. 16.g4 (16.¤bd2? was impossible due to 16...£c3-+ with a double attack; 16.¥d2 might have been followed by 16...f5 17.ef (17.¤c3 ¤c5 18.¥b1 ¥f6!? , and Black seemed to be not bad) 17...¥d5 18.¤c3 with complicated position) 16...¤c5 and then 17.¥f1? would have been bad due to (if 17.¥c2 , then 17...¤e6!? (but not 17...¤d7 18.¦e2 , and White was slightly better) 18.¥d3 ¤f4 19.¥f1 , with not bad position for Black) 17...¤e4! 18.b4 16.a4!?N This is new and logical move. [Previously happened 16.¥f1 f5 17.ef ¤f4 18.¥f4 ef 19.¤a3 ¥f6 20.¦b1 £c3 21.¤b5 1/2-1/2, Ciocaltea Viktor 2470 - Smejkal Jan 2600 , Halle 1974 It] [Weak is 16...£c1? 17.£c1 ¦c1 18.¦c1 ¤b3 19.¦c7 ¤a1 20.¦b7 , and White is obviously better.] [It would have been interesting to check 17...£b6 18.¥e3 £c7 19.¦a2 (19.¥d2 £b6) 19...¤f4 20.¥f1 (with the threat of g2-g3) 20...¤g6 21.¤bd2 (If 21.g3 , then 21...f5 with counter play) 21...£d7 (with the idea of f7-f5) 22.¥d3 ¤f4 23.¤c4 ¥d8 (23...¤d3 fails to 24.¤b6! £d8 25.¤c8 ¤e1 26.¤e7 £e7 27.£e1 ¤b3 28.£b4 ¤c5 29.¦b2 with a decisive advantage for White) 24.¥f4 (24.¥f1 (with the idea of ¤b6) would have been followed with 24...¤c4 25.bc f5! and if 26.c5 , then 26...£f7! 27.cd fe 28.¤e5 £d5 , and Black's position is preferable) 24...ef 25.¤a5 ¥a5 26.¥c4 . The black f4- and a6-pawns both are weak and White is slightly better.] [Perhaps, 19.¤a3 would have been stronger there. White's idea is to trade off his queen's bishop for the black a5-knight in order to improve his b1-knight's position. The c4-square is an ideal stance for the white queen's knight: 19...£b6 20.¥a5 £a5 21.¤c4 £b4 White has won a pawn. However, Black also obtains some benefits in that case including active play and pressure in the center. The black f4-knight is an everlasting headache for White and the black rooks are actively posed on the opened files. Generally, Black obtains not bad compensation for the pawn, though an expert like Anand could have shown a way of playing in such position; after 19.ef the white d5-pawn becomes weak: by 19...£b6! Black forces exchanging the white bishop for his a5-knight obtaining excellent compensation.] 19...¤b3? Black yields to pressure. It looks like he resigns the game with this move and the next one. [Meanwhile, 19...£b6! suggested itself on and after 20.¤a2 Black might obtain suitable play either by 20...¦c7!? (or by 20...¥f6!?)] 20.¦b1! ¤c5?! If Grischuk had played it with black pieces, then, taking into account his resourcefulness in worse positions, [ one would have expected him to play 20...¤d4!? 21.¤d4 ed 22.¤e2 ¤d3 23.£d3 fe 24.£e4 ¥f6 25.¤d4 (after 25.¤f4 £d7 Black would held the ground) 25...£c4 26.£e6 ¢h8 27.¤f5 £d5 28.£d5 ¥d5 Black obtains good drawing chances thanks to his bishops.] 21.¥c5 £c5 22.¦b7 £c3 23.¥a6white stands better £a5? [It is difficult to suggest anything for Black but, perhaps, 23...¦c7 allows him to hold the position.] 24.¦e7 £a6 [25...¦f6!? 26.¤f5 ¦g6 27.g3 ¤h3 +2.38] 26.£g4 ¦f7 27.¤f5 h5 28.£g5 e3 29.¦f7 ef 30.¢h2 +156.50 [...] Mate in 3 is inevitable and Black resigned. [1:0] |
