cb_20080408

[Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1940.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wurzburg, O."] [Black "1140.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/5Q2/8/8/5R2/4K3/Bkb5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1940.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1945.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Williams, E."] [Black "0285.46"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nb1R2N1/2p5/Rp2kpKp/6p1/2b1P1P1/3p1N2/3P3P/B2B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1945.??.??"] {Version P.S. Valois.} 1. -- {A problem that dries up the ayatollah cannot be completely wrong; yet Ph2 is a valuable indication. Given at the 2008 English Solving Championship.} 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1944.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lewis, BN."] [Black "4381.48"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K4bb/3p1p1q/3B1P1p/pP1kp3/p3N3/rp3QpP/1P6/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1944.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shavyrin, V."] [Black "0815.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1RRB1/7p/2p2Np1/5k2/4Np2/8/5P1P/4n1rr w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1952.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vetter, H."] [Black "3482.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4bB2/3NNk1P/4p3/2P5/8/q4B1K/1b6/1r3R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1952.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#4 3 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Meergans, Z."] [Black "3668.03"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/5ppq/3k3b/2N5/4r1p1/2K5/2n3r1/4Nb2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#5"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Degener, U."] [Black "0588.57"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6n1/3NpBP1/4R2P/1pNkB2R/1p3P1p/1PpP1p2/2p2b2/1bK1n2r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1600.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Prideaux, HM."] [Black "1020.20"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/K7/4P3/4P3/2k1BQ2/4B3/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1600.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wurzburg, O."] [Black "1001.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/3K4/3p2N1/3kP3/1Q6/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1600.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "X..."] [Black "0111.32"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N4B1/8/4p3/2PkP2R/5p2/2K2P2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1600.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1600.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "X..."] [Black "4855.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/4R1Q1/p1Rp1P1p/r2B3r/1NNk4/6pb/1P1n1qp1/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1600.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1983.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sabinin, V."] [Black "=0331.32b2c4"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b5/1N6/P7/1P1r4/ppk5/8/1KP5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "1983.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Na5+ Kxb5 (1... Kc5 2. a7 a3+ 3. Ka2 $1 (3. Kb3 $2 Be6 4. c4 Rd3+ $1 (4... bxc3 $2 5. Kxc3 Rd8 6. Nb7+ $11) 5. Kc2 Bf5 $1) (3. Kc1 $2 Bg4 $1 4. c3 Bf3 ( 4... Rd1+ 5. Kc2 Bf3)) 3... Be6 4. Nb3+ $8) 2. a7 a3+ 3. Kb3 $1 (3. Ka2 $2 Be6 4. a8=Q (4. c4+ bxc3 5. a8=Q Rd2+) 4... Rd8+ 5. c4+ Bxc4+ $1) (3. Kc1 $2 a2 4. Kb2 Rd1 5. Kxa2 Be6+ 6. Kb2 Rd8 (6... Bd5)) 3... Be6 (3... Rd8 4. c4+ bxc3 5. a8=Q {texte}) 4. c4+ $1 bxc3 5. a8=Q Rd8+ 6. Kxa3 Rxa8 $1 {Model stalemate. Presented at the 2008 English Solving Championship. Mestel was wrong with 3 Ka2? he was the only one to solve the much more difficult Bazlov study.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1851.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kling, J & Horwitz B"] [Black "0000.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/7P/8/2P5/2kp4/5K2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1851.??.??"] 1. h7 d2 2. h8=Q+ Kc2 3. Qh7+ $8 Kc1 4. Qh6 $1 {The simplest.} (4. Qxc7 d1=Q 5. c5 Qd4+ 6. Kf3 Qd5+ 7. Kf4 {wins but with difficulty}) (4. Qd3 $2 d1=Q 5. Qxd1+ Kxd1 6. Ke3 Kc2 $1 (6... c6 $1 7. Kd3 (7. Kd4 Kc2 $8) 7... Kc1 $8 8. c5 ( 8. Kc3 c5 $8) 8... Kb2 $8 9. Kc4 Ka3 (9... Kc2)) (6... c5 $2 7. Ke4) 7. Kd4 Kb3 $11) 4... Kc2 5. Qg6+ Kc1 6. Qg5 Kc2 7. Qf5+ Kc1 8. Qf4 Kc2 9. Qe4+ Kc1 10. Qe3 Kc2 11. Qe2 Kc1 {To win "in force" against the bP, one would have to be able to play Qc4+. This leaves only the transposition to the K+P/K+P endgame.} 12. Ke3 $1 d1=Q 13. Qxd1+ $8 Kxd1 14. Kd3 $3 (14. c5 $2 Kc2 $8 15. Kd4 Kb3 $8) 14... Kc1 {This position would be drawn with Black's pawn on c6 (see try 4 Qd3?). } (14... Ke1 15. c5 $8 Kf2 16. Kc4 Ke3 17. Kd5 $8 Kd3 {(symmetrical to the main line)} 18. c6 $8) (14... c6 15. c5) 15. c5 $3 {The simplest expression of Dobias' idea, Adamson etc.} (15. Kc3 $2 c5 $8 $11) 15... Kb2 16. Kc4 $8 Ka3 (16... Kc2 17. c6 $8) (16... c6 17. Kb4 $8 Kc2 18. Ka5) 17. Kb5 $8 Kb3 18. c6 $8 Kc3 19. Ka6 $8 (19. Kc5 {(waste of time)} Kb3 20. Kb5 $8 Kc3 21. Ka6) 19... Kd4 20. Kb7 $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sotchniev, A."] [Black "0023.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5n2/K4PB1/8/1p1p4/6k1/1B6/5p2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] 1. Bd1+ $1 (1. Bxf8 $2 f1=Q 2. Bxd5 Qf2+ (2... Qf4 3. Be6+ Kh5 4. Bg7 Qc7+) 3. Ka6 Qf6+ 4. Kxb5 (4. Kb7 $2 Qf5 $1 5. Ba2 Qd7+) 4... Qf5 $11) 1... Kg3 2. Be2 Ne6 (2... Ng6 3. Bd3 $1 (3. Bxb5 $2 Kg2 4. Kb6 f1=Q 5. Bxf1+ Kxf1 6. Kc5 Ke2 7. Kxd5 Kf3 $8 8. Ke6 Kf4 $8 9. Kf6 Ne5 $8) 3... b4 4. Bxg6 f1=Q 5. f8=Q $18) ( 2... Nd7 3. Kb7) (2... Nh7 3. Bd3) 3. Bf1 $1 (3. Bxb5 $2 Kg2 4. Kb8 (4. Kb6 f1=Q) 4... f1=Q 5. Bxf1+ Kxf1 6. Kc8 d4 $8 7. Kd7 (7. Bxd4 Nf8 $8 8. Kd8 Ke2 9. Ke7 Nh7 $8) 7... d3 $8 8. Kxe6 d2 $8 9. f8=Q+ Ke2 $8 10. Bd4 d1=Q $8 11. Qf2+ Kd3 12. Qe3+ Kc4 $8 13. Qc3+ Kb5 $11) (3. Kb8 $2 Kg2 4. Kc8 b4 5. Kd7 Nf4 6. Bb5 Ng6 7. Ke6 b3 8. Kxd5 (8. Kf5 Nf8) 8... f1=Q 9. Bxf1+ Kxf1 $11) (3. Kb6 $2 Kg2 (3... b4) 4. Kxb5 f1=B 5. Bxf1+ Kxf1 $11) 3... Kh2 (3... b4 4. Be5+ $1 (4. Kb8 Kh2 5. Kc8 b3 6. Kd7 Kg1 7. Bh3 Nf8+ 8. Ke8 Ng6) 4... Kg4 (4... Kf3 5. Bd6 b3 6. Bh3 b2 7. Bxe6 b1=Q 8. f8=Q+ Ke2 9. Bg4+ Ke1 10. Qf4) 5. Bd4 Kf3 6. Bc5 ( 6. Bh3 $2 Kg3 $1) 6... b3 7. Bh3 Ke4 8. Bxe6 f1=Q 9. f8=Q Qxf8 10. Bxf8 b2 11. Bg8 $8) 4. Kb8 (4. Kb6 $2 {: no access on c6}) 4... Kg1 5. Bh3 f1=Q (5... Nf4 6. f8=Q (6. Bd4 Ng6 7. Kc7 b4 8. Bf5) 6... Nxh3 7. Bd4) 6. Bxf1 Kxf1 7. Kc8 d4 8. Kd7 d3 9. Kxe6 d2 10. f8=Q+ Ke2 {it's the try 3 B:b5? ... with bPb5 more. } 11. Bd4 $3 (11. Qg8 -- 12. Bd4 (12. Bc3) 12... d1=Q 13. Qg2+ $8 Kd3 14. Qg3+) 11... d1=Q 12. Qf2+ Kd3 13. Qe3+ Kc2 (13... Kc4 14. Qc3# {: the justification}) 14. Qc3+ Kb1 15. Qb2# 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jasik, A."] [Black "3021.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/B7/B7/p7/k3N3/3K4/1q6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {AV Version : the author had omitted 6 Ba1!! and ended with the stalemate.} 1. Nc2+ $8 (1. Bc4 $2 Qc1+) 1... Kb2 (1... Kb3 2. Bc4+ $8 Kxc4 (2... Kb2 3. Bc3#) 3. Na3+ Kb3 4. Nxb1 a3 5. Kc1 (5. Kd3 a2 6. Nd2+ $8) 5... a2 6. Nd2+ $8 Ka4 7. Bc3 $8) 2. Bc3+ $8 Kb3 3. Bc4+ $8 (3. Nd4+ {(waste of time)} Ka3 $1 4. Nc2+ Kb3 $1 5. Bc4+) (3. Bd3 $2 Qh1 $1 (3... Qa2 $2 4. Bg6) (3... Qg1 $1) 4. Nd4+ Ka3) 3... Kxc4 4. Na3+ Kb3 5. Nxb1 a3 6. Ba1 $3 (6. Kd3 $2 Ka2 $3 7. Nd2 {pat} (7. Kc2 { pat})) (6. Bf6 $2 a2 $8) (6. Kc1 $2 a2 $8) 6... Ka2 (6... a2 7. Nc3 $8) 7. Kc2 $8 (7. Kc1 $2 Kxa1 8. Nd2 Ka2 $8 9. Kc2 Ka1 10. Nb3+ Ka2 {: White would win if the knight was on d5, so it's not a question of parity, but he can't go there because he has to watch the threat ...a2}) 7... Kxa1 8. Nd2 $8 Ka2 9. Ne4 (9. Nf3 Ka1 10. Nd4 $8 Ka2 11. Ne2 Ka1 12. Nc1) 9... Ka1 10. Nc5 $8 Ka2 11. Nd3 Ka1 12. Nc1 a2 13. Nb3# 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Krikheli, I."] [Black "+0100.02g1c1"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5p2/8/8/3p4/5R2/2k3K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "1988.??.??"] 1. Rf1+ $8 Kc2 2. Kf2 $8 f5 (2... Kd2 3. Kf3 (3. Ra1) 3... f5 4. Rf2+ Kc3 5. Ke3) (2... d2 3. Ke2 $8 f5 4. Rd1 f4 5. Rxd2+ $8) 3. Ra1 $8 (3. Ke3 $2 d2 $8 4. Ke2 (4. Rf2 f4+ $8) 4... f4 $8 5. Ra1 f3+ $8) 3... f4 4. Ra2+ $3 (4. Ra8 $2 d2 $8 5. Rc8+ Kd3 $8 6. Rd8+ Kc2 $8 7. Ke2 f3+ $8) 4... Kd1 5. Ra4 (5. Ra8 Kc2 ( 5... d2 6. Rc8 $8 {text}) 6. Rc8+ (6. Ra2+ $6 Kd1 7. Ra4) 6... Kd1 7. Rc7 d2 8. Kf1 f3 9. Rc8 f2 10. Ra8 $8) (5. Kf1 $2 d2 $8 6. Ra8 Kc2 $8 7. Rc8+ Kd3 $8) 5... d2 (5... Kc2 6. Rc4+ $1 Kb2 7. Rxf4) (5... f3 6. Ra2 (6. Rd4 Kc2 7. Kxf3)) 6. Rc4 $8 f3 7. Kf1 $8 f2 8. Ra4 $8 Kc2 9. Ra2+ $8 Kd3 10. Ra1 $1 {New passing through the same three squares.} (10. Ra3+ Kc2 11. Ra2+ $8) 10... Kc2 11. Ke2 1-0 [Event "Shenyang (m/2)"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gelfand, B."] [Black "Anand, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2762"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] {79/462} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 ( 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 (11. Qc2 c5 12. Qxc4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 (13... Rd8 14. Qh4 Rb8 15. Bg5 (15. b3 Ba6 16. Nc3 Qc5 {72/ (444)}) 15... Rb4 16. e4 Ba6 17. Re1 Rxb2 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rc1 Bb7 21. Nc3 Rdd2 22. Na4 Rbc2 23. Nc5 Ba8) (13... Ba6) 14. Qh4 Qe6 (14... h6) ( 14... Rb8 15. b3 Rd8 16. Bg5 Rd4 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 $6 (17... gxf6 18. Qh6 Rb6 19. Nc3 f5 $13) 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rc1 $1 $16 {Gelfand,B-Timoscenko,G/USSR 44/(606) 1987}) 15. Nc3 (15. Bg5) 15... Bb7 16. e4 (16. Bg5 Nd5 $44) 16... Rfc8 (16... Ne8 {(/\ f5 )} 17. g4 $1 Nd6 18. f3) (16... Nd7 17. g4 Nc5 18. f3 Nd3 $44) ( 16... h6) (16... Rac8) 17. f3 (17. Be3 $6 Ng4 {/\ f5}) (17. Bg5 $2 Rxc3 $1 18. bxc3 Nxe4 $40) 17... Qb6+ 18. Rf2 (18. Kh1 $2 Ba6 {/\ Qf2-/+}) (18. Kg2 $14) 18... h6 19. Kg2 (19. g4 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Rd8 $1 21. Ba3 (21. Kg2) 21... Rd3 $1 22. Kg2 Nxe4 $1 23. fxe4 Bxe4+ 24. Kg1 g5 25. Bc5 $1) (19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qxh6) 19... Rd8 (19... Rc4 20. g4 (20. Re2 Qa6 $5 $13) 20... Rxc3 $6 21. bxc3 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Bxe4+ 23. Kh3 Rd8 24. Rd2 $1 $16) (19... Ba6) 20. g4 Rd3 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Nh7 23. Rg1 Re8 $1 (23... Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Rd6 25. Kh1 Rg6 26. Qd2 $14) 24. Kh1 Re6 25. Bc1 (25. Rfg2 Rg6) 25... Nf8 26. Rfg2 Rg6 $44 {Gelfand-Aseev 1988}) (11. Na3 c5) 11... e5 (11... c5 12. Qa3 (12. Qxc4 {above}) 12... Qb7 (12... e5) 13. Qxc5 e5 $1 14. Rd1 (14. dxe5 Bh3) 14... Bh3 (14... exd4 15. Qxd4 Bh3 16. f3) 15. d5 Rac8 16. Qa5 Ne4 $1 17. f3 Rc5 18. Qe1 Rxd5 $1 (18... Nd6 19. Nc3 f5 20. Be3 Rc7 21. Rab1) 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. fxe4 Qd4+ $1 (20... Qxe4 21. Qf2 Rd8 22. Nc3) 21. e3 Qd3 (21... Qxe4 22. Qe2) 22. Nc3 (22. Nd2 $1 Rd8 23. a4 Qc2 24. Ra3 Rd3 25. Rxd3 cxd3 26. a5 (26. b4 Qxa4 {BG})) (22. a4) 22... Rd8 23. g4 (23. Qe2 $2 Qxe2 24. Nxe2 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rf1#) (23. Kf2 Rd6 24. g4 Bxg4) 23... Rd6 $1 (23... Qc2 24. Qe2 $8 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Rxc1 26. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 27. Kg3 Bxg4 28. Kxg4 Rxb2) 24. Qe2 Rg6 25. Qxd3 cxd3 26. Bd2 (26. Kf2 Rxg4 27. Ke1 Rg2 28. Rb1 Rxh2 29. b4 g5) 26... Rxg4+ 27. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Monaco (rapid) 81/(408) 2001} (27. Kf2 $2 Rg2+ 28. Ke1 Rg1+)) (11... Rd8 12. Qxc4 (12. Rd1 c5) ) (11... Qd6 12. Rd1 c5 13. Bf4) 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qd3 $1 (14. Qa6 $6 {26/528}) (14. Qc2 {23/(527)} Bf5 15. Qc4 Be6) 14... Rad8 $6 (14... Rab8) 15. Qe3 Qh5 16. f3 $1 Rfe8 (16... Bc4 17. Nc3 Rfe8 18. Qg5 $1 $16) 17. Qg5 Qh3 (17... Bc4 18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. Nc3 Bxe2 20. Rf2 Ba6 21. Bg5 $1 $16) 18. Qc5 $1 { ("against all rules, White, instead of developing his pieces, tries to improve the location of his only developed piece !" BG)} (18. Nc3 Bc4 19. Rf2 Rxe2 $1 20. Be3 $1 $14) 18... Bd5 (18... Bc8 {/\ Ba6 GT}) ( 18... Bxa2 19. Nc3 (19. Rxa2 $2 Rxe2)) 19. e4 $1 (19. Qf2 $6 Bc4 20. Nc3 Nd5 $1 21. Re1 (21. Ne4 f5) 21... Nb4 $13) (19. Nc3 $2 Ng4 $1) 19... Rxe4 $6 (19... Bxe4 $2 20. fxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxc7 $18) (19... Bb7 20. Nc3 $1 (20. Qxa7 $2 Rxe4 $1 21. Nc3 Ng4 22. fxg4 Re2 $19) 20... Ba6 21. Rf2 $16) (19... Nh5 20. Qf2 (20. Nc3 Nxg3 21. Rf2) 20... Bc4 21. Re1 Re6 22. Nc3 (22. Bg5) 22... Rg6 23. Qg2 $18 (23. g4 $16)) (19... Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bxe4 (20... Rxe4 21. Qf2 $18) 21. Qf2 Bd3 $1 22. Qxf7+ (22. Rd1 $2 Bxb1 $1 $17) 22... Kh8 23. Nc3 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 $16) 20. fxe4 Ng4 (20... Nxe4 21. Qe7 Rf8 22. Qh4 $1 (22. Na3 $1 Nd2 23. Qe2) 22... Ng5 $1 23. Rf2 $1 Qe6 (23... Re8 24. Bd2 $8 Qxh4 25. gxh4 Nh3+ 26. Kf1 Bc4+ (26... Nxf2 27. Kxf2) 27. Kg2 Nxf2 28. Kxf2) (23... Qxh4 24. gxh4 Nh3+ 25. Kf1) 24. Bxg5 Qe1+ 25. Rf1 Qe2 26. Qh3 Qe4 27. Nd2 $18) (20... Bxe4 21. Qf2) 21. Rf2 ( 21. Qc2 Bxe4 22. Qe2 $8 f5 23. Nd2 Bd3 24. Qg2) 21... Nxh2 (21... Bxe4 22. Nc3) 22. Qxc7 Rc8 23. Rxh2 (23. Qxc8+ Qxc8 24. Kxh2 Bxe4 25. Nc3) 23... Rxc7 24. Rxh3 Rxc1+ 25. Kf2 Bxe4 26. g4 g5 27. Re3 Bxb1 28. b4 Kg7 29. b5 h5 30. gxh5 f5 31. a4 f4 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 $18 {Gelfand,B-Timoscenko,G/USSR 44/606 1987}) 7... a6 (7... b5 $2 8. a4 c6 9. axb5 (9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nc3 f6) 9... Nd5 (9... cxb5 $2 10. Ng5) 10. bxc6 $16) 8. a4 (8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2) 8... Bd7 ( 8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 (9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qd3 Bb7) (9. Rd1 c5) 9... c5 (9... Nb6)) 9. Qxc4 (9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e3 Na5) 9... Bc6 (9... b5 10. Qc2 Bc6) 10. Bg5 (10. Nc3 b5 (10... Nbd7 11. Rd1) 11. Qd3) 10... a5 (10... Bd5 {(the most usual)} 11. Qd3 c5 (11... Be4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxc5 15. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000}) 12. dxc5 (12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nbd7 16. f4 Rc8 17. e4 h6 18. Bh4 Qb6 19. Qe2 Bb4 20. Na2 Bc5 {Kozul,Z-Beliavsky,A/Portoroz 1999}) 12... Bxc5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Ne5 Qxd3 15. Nxd3 Bd4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rfc1 Nd7 19. Nec5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rfd8 22. Nd3 $11 {Papaioannou,I-Beliavsky,A/Istanbul 2000}) ( 10... Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 (11... Nb6 12. Qd3 (12. Qb3 Nbd5 13. Ne5) 12... Nbd5) ( 11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7) 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14. Qb4 Nb6 15. a5 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Ivanchuk,V/Lviv 2000}) (10... h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3 (12. Rd1)) 11. Nc3 (11. Nbd2 Na6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfc1 Qb8 15. h4 Rd8 16. e5 Be7 17. Qe2 Qa7 18. Bf1 Rd7 19. Ne4 Rad8 20. Qe3 Qb6 21. Bc4 h6 22. Qe2 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nc3 R5d7 25. Qb5 Qa7 26. Qc4 c6 { Ljubojevic,L-Lautier,J/Belgrade 1997}) 11... Na6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 g6 (14... b6 15. Rd2 Bb7 16. Qe2 Ba6 (16... g6 17. Qe3 Qe7 18. e5 Bg7 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rad8 21. f4 c5 22. dxc5 Rxd2+ 23. Qxd2 Rd8 24. Qe2 Qxc5 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Qc6+ 27. Kh3 Nd5 28. Nge4 Qd7 29. Qd2 f6 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. Nxf6+ Nxf6 32. Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {Kozul,Z-Zelcic,R/Nova Gorica 2002}) 17. Qe3 c6 18. h4 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. e5 Be7 21. Ng5 Rd7 22. Be4 g6 23. b3 Qd8 24. Rcd1 Nd5 {Karpov,A-Milos,G/Bali 2000}) 15. Rac1 $1 $146 (15. Qe2) (15. h4 Rc8 16. Rd2 Bg7 17. Rad1 $14 Qe7 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 b6 20. d5 Bd7 21. Nd4 exd5 22. exd5 Bg4 23. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 24. Qxg4 Ne5 25. Qe2 $16 {Lputian-Polgar J 2000}) 15... Re8 (15... Rc8 16. Ne1 Bg7 17. Nc2 Nxc2 18. Rxc2 Qe7 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Rcd2 Be8 $14 { BG}) (15... Bg7 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Nd4 Qc8 19. b3 c6 20. d6 Bg4 21. Rd2 Qd7 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Nc5 Qxd6 24. Nxb7 Qb4 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 26. Nxc6 Nxc6 27. Bxc6 Rfc8 28. Nd6 Rc7 29. Nb5 Rcc8 30. Rc4 $18 {Gelfand,B-Svidler,P/Moscow 2001}) 16. d5 (16. Ne1 $14 {BG}) 16... exd5 (16... Bd7) 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Nd4 Rc8 $2 (18... Qb8 {(Shipov)} 19. Nb3 $1 (19. Ndb5 c6 (19... Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Re7 $11 {BG}) (19... Bg5 20. f4 Bd8) 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd6 Re6 (21... Re7) 22. Nce4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bg7 25. Rd7 {SS} Qe8 26. Rxb7 (26. Rbd1 Rc8) 26... Rc8 27. Qe2 f5 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qb2+ Kh6 30. Qd2+ Kg7 $11) (19. Ne4 Be5 ( 19... Bg7 20. Qxc7 (20. Nc5 Bg4 21. Rd2) 20... Qxc7 21. Rxc7 Bg4 22. Rd2 Rad8 { SS} 23. Nc2 Nxd5 (23... Nxc2 24. Rdxc2 f5 25. Nd2 Re1+ 26. Nf1) 24. Rxb7 $16) ( 19... Bh8 20. Qxc7) 20. Nc5 Bg4 21. Re1 b6 (21... Qc8 22. Nxb7 $1 {SS}) 22. d6 (22. Nd3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Bd6) 22... bxc5 23. dxc7 Bxc7 24. Nb5 Be5 (24... Be6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxc7 Qxc7 27. Bxa8) 25. Qxg4 Nd3 26. Bxa8 Qxa8) 19... Bg5 (19... Bxa4 20. Nxa4 b5 21. Qxc7 bxa4 22. Nd4 $14) 20. Ra1 Bf5 21. Nd4 Bg4 22. Nf3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 $14) (18... Be5 $1 19. Ncb5 (19. Ne4 Bxa4) (19. f4 Bg7 (19... Bd6 ) 20. Ne4 Bg4) 19... Rc8 20. Nc6 (20. Na7 Rb8 21. Ndc6) (20. Rd2 Qf6) (20. f4 Bxd4+ 21. Rxd4 (21. Qxd4 Bxb5 22. axb5) 21... Bxb5 22. Qxb5 c6) 20... bxc6 21. dxc6 Be6 (21... Re7) 22. Rxd8 Rcxd8 (22... Bxc4 $6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxc4) 23. Qe2 Bb3 $44 {BG}) 19. Ne4 $1 (19. Nc6 bxc6 20. dxc6 Be6) (19. Ne6 $2 fxe6 20. dxe6 Bxe6) 19... Be5 (19... Bxa4 20. b3 (20. Ne6 Qe7 (20... fxe6 21. dxe6 Qe7 22. Rd7 Bxd7 23. exd7+ Kh8 24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Qe2 $1 Qd8 26. Qb5 c6 27. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 28. Qxa5 $16 {SS}) 21. b3 fxe6 (21... Bb2 22. Nxc7 Bxc1 23. d6 $1 {SS}) 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. bxa4 exd5 24. Bxd5+ Nxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Qxb7 Rf8 $11 {BG} ) (20. Rd2 Bg5 21. f4 Be7 22. b3) 20... Bxd4 (20... Bd7 21. Ne6 (21. Nc6 bxc6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Rd1 $16) 21... fxe6 (21... Qe7 22. Nxc7) 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. Qf1 $1 (24. Qd4 {(BG considers the compensation insufficient)} b6 (24... Bxb3 $2 25. Nd6 $1) 25. Qc3 (25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxf6 c6 ) 25... Be7 (25... Bf7 26. Rd1) 26. Qe5) (24. Qc3 $2 Na2) (24. Qb5 c6 25. Qf1 ( 25. Qxb7 $2 Re7) 25... Rc7) 24... b6 (24... Be7 25. Bh3) 25. Bh3 Bxh3 26. Qxh3 $16) (20... Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxd4 22. bxa4) 21. Qxd4 Rxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxb3 23. Rd2 Qd6 24. Qa7 $1 {(Gelfand placed his hopes on this move)} Re8 (24... b6 25. Qb7 Re8 26. Qxc7 Qxc7 27. Rxc7 Rxe4 28. d6 Be6 (28... Re1+ 29. Kg2 Ba4 30. d7 Bc6+ 31. Kh3 Bxd7+ 32. Rdxd7) 29. d7 Bxd7 30. Rdxd7 $18) (24... c5 25. Qxb7 Re8 26. Re2 $1 (26. Bf3 c4 27. Qb5 Ra8) 26... Kf8 27. Qa7 $16) 25. Bf3 Qf6 (25... Na2 26. Rxa2 Bxa2 27. Qxa5 Qa6 (27... Bb3 28. Qb5) 28. Qxc7 $16 {BG}) (25... c6 26. Qxb7 $16) 26. Bg2 Qg5 27. Qd4 $16) 20. Nc5 b6 21. Nc6 $1 {"The fourth knight's move in a row" (BG).} (21. Nde6 Qe7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bh3 Qe7 {BG} ) 21... Bxc6 22. dxc6 bxc5 {"Played instantly; clearly the best practical chance" (BG).} (22... Qe7 23. Rd7 Qf8 24. Ne4 Bxb2 25. Rcd1 $16 { ("total domination" BG).} h6 26. Bh3 (26. f4 Re6 (26... Re7) 27. Nf2 Qc5) (26. R1d2 Bg7) 26... Bg7 27. f4 Na6 $1 28. f5 Nc5 29. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 30. Qxc5 bxc5) ( 22... Qf6 23. Nd7 (23. Ne4 Qe6) 23... Qe6 24. Qxe6 (24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Bh3 Rcd8 26. Rd7 Qf6 27. Rxc7 Rd2 28. f4 Nd3 29. Rd7 $1 {(BG).} Nxb2 30. Qb3) 24... Rxe6 25. Bh3 (25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Rd7 Na6 (26... Kf8 27. Bh3) 27. Bd5 Nc5 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 $132) (25. Rd2 Bg7) 25... f5 26. Bf1 $16 {(BG)} Kg7 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rd7+ Kh6 29. f4 Re6 30. Bb5 Na2 (30... Re3 31. Kf2 Rb3 $2 32. Rd2) 31. Rcd1) 23. Rxd8 Rcxd8 24. Re1 $1 (24. Bh3 $6 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Rd2 $132 {BG}) 24... Bd4 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qb5 (26. Bf3 Re1+ (26... Re6) 27. Kg2 Rb1 $132 {BG}) 26... Kg7 $1 (26... Re1+ 27. Bf1 Rb1 (27... Re6 28. Qxa5 Nxc6 (28... Rxc6 29. Kg2) 29. Qa8+ Kg7 30. Kg2 $18) (27... Kg7 28. Qxa5 Rb1 29. Qxc7) 28. Qxa5 (28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Qxc7 Rxb2) 28... Rxb2 29. Qxc7 Kg7 30. Bb5 Rxf2 31. Kh1 Nd5 32. Qd8 Ne3 33. c7 Rc2 34. h4 Ng4 35. Qf8+ $1 Kxf8 36. c8=Q+ Kg7 37. Qxg4 $18 {BG}) 27. Qxa5 ( 27. Bf3 Re6 (27... Re1+ 28. Kg2 Rb1) 28. Kg2 c4 29. Qxa5 Nd3 {BG}) (27. Kf1 Re5 $3 (27... c4 28. Qxa5 (28. Qxc4 Bb6 $16) 28... Nd3 29. Bd5 Re5 30. Qa6 $1 { ("I obviously forgot this typical computer move" BG)} (30. Qb5 $2 Nxb2) ( 30. f4 $2 Re1+ (30... c3 31. fxe5 c2 32. Ke2 c1=Q 33. Kxd3 Bxb2) 31. Qxe1 Nxe1 32. Kxe1 c3 33. b4 h5) 30... Rxd5 (30... Rf5 31. f4) 31. Qxc4 $18) (27... Nc2 28. Bd5 Re5 29. Bc4 (29. Qxa5 Rxd5 30. Qxc7)) (27... Re6 28. Qxa5 Nd3 29. Bd5 Rf6 30. f3) 28. f4 (28. Qxa5 Nd3 (28... Rf5 $2 29. f4) 29. Bf3 (29. Bh3 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Re2) 29... Rf5) (28. Bf3 Rf5 29. Kg2 c4 30. Qxc4 Bb6 31. g4 $16) 28... Re3 29. Qxa5 Nc2 (29... Rb3 30. Qxc7 Rxb2 31. Be4) (29... Nd3 30. b3 c4 31. bxc4 Re1+ 32. Qxe1 Nxe1 33. Kxe1 $18) 30. Bd5 (30. Qd2 Re1+ 31. Qxe1 Nxe1 32. Kxe1 Bxb2 33. Kd2 {BG}) 30... Re1+ (30... Re7) 31. Qxe1 (31. Kg2 Re2+ 32. Kh3 Bg1 $132) 31... Nxe1 32. Kxe1 Bxb2 $16 {(BG is not sure that this is winning)} 33. Kd2 Ba3 (33... c4 34. a5 Kf6 35. Bxc4 Ke7 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Bxf7 Kxc6 38. Bg8 h6 39. Bf7 Kb5 40. Bxg6 Kxa5 41. Ke4) 34. Kd3 Bb4 35. Kc4 Bd2 36. Kb5 c4 37. Bxc4 Kf6 38. a5 Ke7 $11) 27... Re2 28. Qxc7 Rxf2 29. Kh1 (29. h4 $6 Nd3 30. Qd8 Rd2+ (30... Rxb2+) 31. Kh2 Rd1 (31... Nf4 32. gxf4 Bg1+ 33. Kxg1 Rxd8) 32. Bd5 Rd2+ $11 {BG}) 29... Nd3 30. Qd8 $2 (30. Be4 $2 Ne5 31. h3 (31. Qc8 f5 (31... h5 32. c7 Ng4)) (31. Qe7 Ng4) 31... Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Rf2+ 33. Bg2 Rxb2 (33... Nf3+ $2 34. Kh1 Ne1 35. Qf4 $1 Rxg2 36. Qf1 $18) 34. g4 Nd3 35. Qg3 (35. Qd6 $2 Ne1 $1) 35... Rb1 36. Bh1 (36. Qxd3 Be5+ 37. Qg3 Bxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Rb8 39. a5 Rc8 $1 40. a6 Rc7) 36... Rb2+ $11 {Shipov}) (30. Bd5 $1 Ne5 (30... Ne1 31. Qxf7+ (31. h4) 31... Rxf7 32. Bxf7 Be5 33. a5 $18) (30... h5 31. Qb7) 31. h4 $3 (31. a5 Ng4 (31... g5) 32. Qxf7+ Rxf7 33. Bxf7 Nf2+ 34. Kg2 Ne4 35. c7 ( 35. a6 c4 36. Bxc4 Nd6) 35... Nd6 36. a6 c4 37. Be6 Kf6 38. c8=Q Nxc8 39. Bxc8 Ke5 40. Kf3 Kd6 41. Kf4 Kc7 42. Be6 h6 43. Bxc4 Bxb2 44. Bf7 g5+ 45. Kg4 Kb6 46. Bc4 Bd4 47. Kh5 Bg1 48. h3 Be3 49. g4 Bf2 50. Kxh6 Bh4 $11 {BG}) (31. Qc8 { (Gelfand's original idea)} h5 $1 (31... f5 32. Qg8+ $1 (32. Qb7+ Kh6 33. c7 (33. Bg8 Rf1+ 34. Kg2 Rf2+ 35. Kh3 Nf3 36. Qxh7+ Kg5 37. Qe7+ Kh6 $11) 33... Rf1+ 34. Kg2 Rg1+ 35. Kh3 g5 36. Bf3 g4+ 37. Bxg4 Nd3 $3 (37... fxg4+ $2 38. Kh4) (37... Nxg4 $2 38. Qf3) 38. Qf3 fxg4+ $132 {BG} 39. Kxg4 Ne5+) (32. c7 Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Rf2+ 34. Kh3 (34. Kg1 Rxb2+ 35. Kf1 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Rb2+) 34... Ng4 { BG}) 32... Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kh5 34. Qe7 $18 {BG}) (31... Rf1+ 32. Kg2 Rg1+ 33. Kh3 Nd3 34. Kh4 (34. Kg4 h5+ 35. Kf3 Re1) 34... Nf2 35. Qd8 Re1 36. c7 Re8 37. c8=Q Rxd8 38. Qxd8 Bxb2 39. a5 $1) (31... g5 32. c7 Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Rf2+ 34. Kh3) 32. Qh3 $1 {(found much later by BG)} (32. Qa6 Ng4 33. Bg2 Rxb2 34. h3 Rb1+ 35. Bf1 Ne5 $132 36. c7 $2 c4) (32. h3 Rf1+ 33. Kh2 Rf2+ 34. Bg2 Rxb2) ( 32. c7 Ng4 33. Qxg4 Rf1+ (33... hxg4 $2 34. h4 $1) 34. Kg2 Rf2+ $11 35. Kh3 $2 (35. Kg1 $11) 35... hxg4+ 36. Kxg4 f5+ 37. Kh3 g5 38. g4 Be5 $19) 32... Ng4 33. c7 Re2 (33... Rd2 34. Qxg4 hxg4 35. h4) 34. Qh4 $3 (34. c8=Q Nf2+ 35. Kg2 Nd3+ $1) 34... Nf2+ (34... Rxb2 35. Qxg4) (34... Re1+ 35. Kg2 Re2+ 36. Kf1) (34... Ne3 35. g4 Rxb2 36. Be4) 35. Kg1 Nd3+ 36. Qxd4+ cxd4 37. c8=Q Re1+ 38. Kg2 Re2+ 39. Kh3 g5 40. Bf3 (40. Qf5 Nf2+ 41. Kg2 Nd3+ 42. Kg1 Re1+ 43. Qf1 Rxf1+ 44. Kxf1 Nxb2 45. a5 Na4 46. a6 Nb6 47. a7 f5 48. Ke2 $16) 40... g4+ 41. Bxg4 Nf2+ 42. Kg2 (42. Kh4 hxg4 43. a5) 42... Nxg4+ 43. Kf1 {BG} (43. Kf3 d3 44. Qc3+ Ne5+ 45. Kf4 d2 46. Qd4 f6 47. b4 Nc4) 43... Rxb2 44. h3 (44. Ke1 Nxh2 $6 45. Qf5) 44... Ne3+ (44... Rc2 45. Qe8) 45. Ke1 Rc2 46. Qe8 $16) 31... Ng4 (31... h5 32. a5 Ng4 (32... Rxb2 33. a6 Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Rb2+ 35. Kh3 $18) (32... Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Rf2+ 34. Kh3 Re2 35. Qe7 $18) 33. Qxf7+ Rxf7 34. Bxf7 Nf2+ 35. Kg2 (35. Kh2 Ne4) 35... Ne4 36. c7 Nd6 37. a6 c4 38. Be6 (38. Bxc4 Kf6 39. Kf3 Ke7) 38... Kf6 39. c8=Q Nxc8 40. Bxc8 Ke5 41. Bd7 Ke4 42. Be8 Kf5 43. Kf3 $18) (31... Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Rf2+ 33. Kh3 h5 34. Be6 (34. a5 $1 Ng4 35. Qxf7+ {above}) 34... Nf3 (34... Kh6 35. Qd6 Nf3 36. Qf4+) 35. Qxf7+ Kh6 36. Qxf3 Rxf3 37. c7 Rf8 38. b3 Bc3 39. c8=Q Rxc8 40. Bxc8 Kg7 41. Kg2 Kf6 42. Kf3) 32. Bg2 (32. Qxf7+ $2 Rxf7 33. Bxf7 Nf2+ 34. Kg2 Ne4) 32... h5 33. Qf4 $3 Rxf4 34. gxf4 Nf2+ (34... Be3 35. a5 $1 (35. c7 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Ne4+ 37. Kf1 Nd6 38. a5 c4 39. a6 Kf8 40. Bb7 Ke7 41. c8=Q Nxc8 42. Bxc8 Kd6 43. Ke2 Bb6) 35... Nf2+ 36. Kh2 Bxf4+ (36... c4 37. Kg3) 37. Kg1 Ng4 38. a6 c4 39. a7 Be3+ 40. Kh1 $1 (40. Kf1 Bxa7 41. c7 Ne3+ 42. Ke2 Nxg2) 40... Nf2+ 41. Kh2 Ng4+ 42. Kh3 Bxa7 (42... Nf2+ 43. Kg3) 43. c7 $18) (34... Bxb2 $2 35. c7) 35. Kh2 Be3 36. a5 $1 (36. Kg3 Nd3 $1 37. Kf3 Bxf4 38. Bf1 c4 39. Bxd3 cxd3 40. a5 g5 $11) 36... Bxf4+ (36... c4 37. Kg3 Nd3 38. a6 Bxf4+ 39. Kf3 Bb8 40. a7 Ne1+ 41. Ke4) 37. Kg1 Nd3 (37... Ng4 38. a6 c4 39. a7 Be3+ 40. Kf1 Bxa7 41. c7) 38. a6 $18) (30. h4 $2 Rxb2 31. Bd5 Nf2+ 32. Kg2 Nd3+ 33. Kf3 Ne5+) 30... Rc2 $1 {Preferring a closed column to the "b" column open !} (30... Rxb2 $2 31. c7 Rb1+ (31... Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Ng4+ 33. Qxd4+ cxd4 34. c8=Q Rb1+ 35. Bf1 Ne3 36. Qa6 Kf8 37. a5 Ke7 (37... Rxf1+ 38. Qxf1) 38. Kf2 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Nxf1 40. a6 $18 {BG}) (31... h5 $2 32. c8=Q) 32. Bf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kg2 Rg1+ 34. Kf3 $8 (34. Kh3 $2 Nf2+ 35. Kh4 Rg2 36. Qxd4+ cxd4 37. c8=Q h6) 34... Ne5+ 35. Ke4 Nc6 36. a5 Ra1 37. Qd6 $16 {BG}) (30... Ne1 $2 31. Qa5 $1 Nxg2 32. c7 Ne3 33. Qe1) (30... Re2 $2 31. Bf1 (31. c7) 31... Re1 32. Kg2) 31. Bf1 (31. Bf3 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc2+ 33. Kh3 Nf2+ 34. Kh4 Nd3 $1 (34... Bf6+ $2 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. c7 g5+ 37. Kh5) 35. Kh3 (35. h3 Rc4) 35... Nf2+ 36. Kh4 $11) ( 31. c7 Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Ng4+ {because Q can no longer sacrifice itself on d4} (32... Nd3+ )) 31... Nf2+ 32. Kg2 Ng4+ (32... Nd3+ $2 33. Kh3 Nf2+ (33... Ne5 34. c7 Nf3 35. c8=Q Ng1+ 36. Kh4 Rxh2+ 37. Bh3 Bf6+ 38. Qxf6+ Kxf6 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qe5+ Kd8 41. Qd6+ Ke8 42. Qc6+ Kf8 43. Qxc5+) 34. Kh4 Bf6+ 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. c7 $18 {BG}) 33. Kf3 (33. Be2 Ne5 $1 {BG} (33... Rxe2+ 34. Kf3 Rxh2 35. c7 $8 Nf6 36. Qxd4 (36. Qxf6+) 36... cxd4 37. c8=Q Rxb2 $132) (33... h5) 34. c7 Rxe2+ 35. Kf1 $1 (35. Kh3 $2 Nf3 $8 36. c8=Q Ng1+ $8 37. Kh4 (37. Kg4 Re4+ 38. Kg5 Nf3#) 37... Re4+ 38. Qg4 Rxg4+ 39. Kxg4 Be5 $3 40. a5 h5+ (40... f5+) 41. Kh4 Bf6+ 42. Qxf6+ Kxf6 43. a6 Nf3+ 44. Kh3 Ng5+ 45. Kg2 Ne6 $19) (35. Kh1 $4 Nf3) 35... Rf2+ 36. Ke1 Nd3+ 37. Kd1 Nxb2+ {BG} 38. Ke1 (38. Kc1 $2 Be3+ 39. Kb1 Nxa4 40. Qd3 $8 Rb2+ 41. Ka1 Bd4) 38... Nd3+ 39. Kd1 $11) (33. Kh3 $4 h5 34. Kh4 (34. Bg2 Bf6) 34... Rxh2+ 35. Bh3 Nf2) 33... Ne5+ {Black disdains a simple draw draw. You never know...} (33... f5 34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. Qh4+ Kg7 $11) 34. Ke4 Nxc6 35. Qc7 Nb4 {Retour sur cette case.} 36. g4 $6 {"It was difficult for me to realize that the wK could be in a mating net on e4 !" (BG).} (36. b3 Rf2 37. Bc4 Kf8 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qe7 Kh6 $11) (36. h4 Rf2 (36... h5) 37. Bc4 Kf8 $11) 36... Rf2 37. Bb5 g5 (37... Kh6 38. Qd6 $8 {(pre-pin)} Kg5 39. Qg3 $3 { : battery defence}) 38. a5 (38. a5 Rf4+ 39. Qxf4 gxf4 40. a6 Nxa6 41. Bxa6 Bxb2 $11) 1/2-1/2