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Sveshnikov Opening Report

Database: twicmill (2,230,677 games)
Report: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (17957 games)
ECO: B33f [Sicilian: Pelikan/Sveshnikov, Pelikan Variation]
Generated by Scid 3.6, 2008.05.20

BR :: BB BQ BK BB BR
BP BP :: :: BP BP BP
:: BN BP BN ::
:: WN :: BP ::
:: :: WP :: ::
:: WN :: ::
WP WP WP :: WP WP WP
WR WB WQ WK WB :: WR


1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
-----------------------------------------------------------
 All report games  17957    6786    5517    5651    53.1%
-----------------------------------------------------------

1.2 Most frequent players (White)

1: 41 1987-2007 59% 2795 Anand, Viswanathan [8,17,20,24,26,28,29,30,...]
2: 21 1992-2006 67% 2675 Almasi, Zoltan [24,39,45,64,66,69,79,80]
3: 21 1998-2007 67% 2670 Korneev, O [27,46,60,63,75,80]
4: 20 2003-2008 58% 2732 Karjakin, Sergey [16,39,42,44,45,61,65,69,...]
5: 18 1994-2008 72% 2787 Ivanchuk, V [8,23,26,30,33,43,46,60,...]
6: 18 1978-2004 61% 2615 Dvoirys, Semen I [36]

1.3 Most frequent players (Black)

1: 50 1998-2006 41% 2685 Van Wely, L [8,20,30,32,36,38,40,42,...]
2: 38 2002-2008 54% 2751 Radjabov, T [1,21,26,27,29,46,48,49,...]
3: 36 1990-2005 51% 2805 Kramnik, V [1,2,4,8,9,21,23,24,...]
4: 33 1996-2005 55% 2760 Leko, P [8,16,30,33,35,36,38,42,...]
5: 27 1999-2007 52% 2691 Eljanov, P [11,18,36,53,57,59,70,72,...]
6: 26 1989-2002 63% 2610 Yakovich, Y [76]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2568 (1661 games); White performance: 2593 (54% vs 2564)
Black rating: 2564 (1660 games); Black performance: 2539 (46% vs 2568)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: 0-1(48) Nguyen Thanh Son -- Nijboer 2535, 34th Olympiad, Istanbul TUR 2000 [64]
2: 0-1(33) Berg -- Ramesh, Skien 1979 [30]
3: 1-0(35) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Novgorod RUS 1994 [73]
4: =-=(30) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Moscow RUS 1994 [72]
5: =-=(35) Kasparov 2850 -- Kramnik 2755, Fujitsu-Siemens Giants, Frankfurt GER 2000 [64]
6: 1-0(39) Ivanchuk -- Kramnik, Novgorod RUS 1994 [23]
7: =-=(44) Anand 2785 -- Kasparov 2800, XXII SuperGM, Linares ESP 2005 [80]
8: =-=(26) Anand 2770 -- Kasparov 2815, ARM-ROW Match, Moscow RUS 2004 [24]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    53.1%     44     36     44   37.7%   30.7%   31.4% 
 All games       54.4%     39     36     40   38.6%   31.6%   29.7%

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

1: 1-0(14) Ivanov -- Fedorowicz, Reno,NV 1993
2: 1-0(18) Solak Dragan (SCG) 2564 -- Bogosavljevic 2470, Vrsac (Yugoslavia) 2007
3: 1-0(19) Bauer 2620 -- Khalifman 2665, Petrosian Mem Internet, ICC INT 2004 [27]
4: 1-0(19) Efimenko 2595 -- San Segundo Carrillo 2515, 4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003
5: 1-0(19) Sax -- Cox, Norwich ENG 1972

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

1: 0-1(9) Guliyev 2590 -- Krasenkow 2660, II Rapid, Canada de Calatrava ESP 2007 [46]
2: 0-1(9) Gouliev Namig (AZE) 2545 -- Krasenkow Michal (POL) 2651, Canada de Calatrava (Spain) 2007
3: 0-1(15) Psakhis 2570 -- Vaisser 2540, Parijs 1990
4: 0-1(17) Ramesh 2450 -- Nijboer 2535, Lost Boys Open, Amsterdam NED 2000
5: 0-1(18) Carpentier -- Relange, Le Touquet 1993

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 29 move orders reaching this position. The top 8 are:
1: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (17098)
2: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (264)
3: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (135)
4: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.N1c3 d6 (132)
5: 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (62)
6: 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (58)
7: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 Nf6 (51)
8: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 (34)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear %Draws
 1: Bg5    B33i    14398: 80.1%   53.3%  2318  2332  1997   32%
 2: Nd5    B33h     2304: 12.8%   53.4%  2280  2294  1997   25%
 3: a4     B33g     1021:  5.6%   52.9%  2274  2301  1995   27%
 4: Be3              103:  0.5%   48.0%  2303  2239  1996   15%
 5: Na3    B33f       38:  0.2%   51.3%  2354  2340  1997   34%
 6: Be2    B58f       32:  0.1%   28.1%        1991  1996   13%
 7: Bd3               32:  0.1%   25.0%        1937  1998   19%
 8: f3                16:  0.0%   31.2%              2001   13%
 9: Bc4               11:  0.0%   31.8%              1999   27%
10: [end]  B33f        7:  0.0%   50.0%              2003  100%
11: h3                 1:  0.0%    0.0%              1997    0%
12: f4                 1:  0.0%  100.0%              2001    0%
_______________________________________________________________
TOTAL:             17964:100.0%   53.1%  2311  2325  1997   31%

5. Theory Table

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6: +6786 =5517 -5651 (9544.5/17957: 53%)

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
1 Nd51
Nxd5 		exd5
Nb82 		c43
a6 		Nc34
Be75 		Bd36
OO 		OO
f5 		f3
Bg5 		Kh1
Nd77 		25: 38%
2 ...
... 		...
... 		...
Be7 		Be28
OO9 		OO
a610 		Nc3
f511 		f312
Nd713 		Be3
Bf614 		20: 58%
3 Bg5
a615 		Na316
b517 		Bxf618
gxf6 		Nab1
Bg719 		g3
OO 		Bg2
Ne7 		Nd5
Nxd5 		Qxd5
Be620 		22: 57%
4 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Nd5
Bg7 		c321
f5 		exf522
Bxf5 		Nc2
OO23 		Nce3
Be624 		28: 52%
5 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Bd3
Ne725 		Nxe7
Qxe7 		OO26
OO27 		c328
f529 		37: 54%
6 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
f5 		c330
Bg731 		exf532
Bxf5 		Nc2
OO33 		Nce334
Bg635 		36: 53%
7 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Be636 		24: 42%
8 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Bd3
Be637 		c338
Bg7 		Qh539
OO 		OO
f440 		23: 59%
9 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		OO
Bxd541 		exd5
Ne7 		c442
e443 		27: 46%
10 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Re1
Bg744 		15: 60%
11 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		c3
Bg745 		21: 52%
12 ...
... 		...
... 		Nd5
Be746 		Nxe7
Nxe747 		Bd348
Bb749 		Qe250
Nd751 		c452
b4 		Nc2
a553 		37: 57%
13 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Bxf6
Bxf6 		c454
b4 		Nc2
a555 		g356
OO57 		h458
Be659 		21: 50%
14 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		c3
Bg560 		Nc2
Ne7 		Ncb461
OO 		a462
bxa463 		27: 48%
15 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Rb8 		a464
bxa4 		Ncb4
Nxb465 		15: 50%
16 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
OO 		a466
bxa4 		Rxa467
Ne768 		10: 40%
17 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
a569 		36: 57%
18 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
OO 		Nc270
Rb871 		h472
Be773 		Nce374
Be675 		34: 62%
19 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Bg5 		Be276
Ne777 		Ncb478
a579 		11: 36%
20 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		a4
bxa4 		Rxa4
a580 		31: 55%

Generated from the 500 highest-rated games.

  1. 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Nc4 Rc8 10.Be3 Nd4 11.Bxd4 Bxc4 12.Bxc4 Rxc4 13.Be3 Qc7 14.OO Be7 15.Bg5 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Bxe7 Kxe7 18.Qg4 Nf6 19.Qf3 Nd7 =-=(64) Kortchnoi -- Morovic Fernandez, Santiago CHI 1991; 9...d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Be3 Bxc4 13.Bxc4 Qa5+ 14.c3 Qc7 15.OO Be7 16.Qb3 OO 17.Bb6 Qc8 18.Rad1 Qg4 19.Rfe1 Rac8 =-=(40) Georgiev -- Skembris, Albena 1977; 9.Bc4 Rc8 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nd5 OO 13.OO Bg5 14.c3 Kh8 15.Ba2 Ne7 16.Nxe7 Qxe7 17.Nc2 f5 18.Bxe6 Qxe6 19.exf5 Rxf5 1-0(39) Rublevsky -- Kharlov, Podolsk RUS 1992; 10.OO h6 11.Re1 Be7 12.Nd5 OO 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.c3 Qd7 15.Be3 Ne7 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.c4 Bg5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 19.b3 Ng6 0-1(42) Nijboer -- Reinderman, HWP-HSG 1993; 8...Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.Bc4 Rc8 11.OO Nb4 12.Nd5 Nbxd5 13.exd5 Bd7 14.c3 Be7 15.Kh1 OO 16.Be3 Nh5 17.Bd3 Bg5 18.Bf2 Nf4 19.Nc4 Nxd3 0-1(70) Xie Jun 2530 -- Kramnik 2775, Monaco rapid 1996; 10.Nc4 Rc8 11.Be3 Nb4 12.Nb6 d5 13.exd5 Nfxd5 14.Nbxd5 Bxd5 15.Qd2 Be6 16.Qxd8+ Rxd8 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.Kd1 Be7 19.Ne4 OO 0-1(46) Rowson -- Sutovsky, Bratislava WchJM-U16 1993; 10.Be3 Nb4 11.Nc4 d5 12.Bb6 Qe7 13.exd5 Nbxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bf2 Rd8 16.Qd2 Nb4 17.Qc3 Qg5 18.Rd1 Nxc2+ 19.Qxc2 Bb4+ 0-1(27) De Firmian 2550 -- Vallejo Pons 2660, 2nd Milk Tournament, Selfoss ISL 2003; 8...Be7 9.Bc4 Be6 10.OO Rc8 11.Bg5 OO 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5 Bf5 14.c3 Kh8 15.Qe2 Bd7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Bc4 Bd7 18.Bd3 Be6 =-= Kramnik -- Gorelov, Belgorod RUS 1989; 13...Bg5 14.c3 Kh8 15.Qe2 Bd7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Bc4 Bd7 18.Bd3 Be6 =-= Kramnik -- Gorelov 2455, Belgorod open 1989; 9.Bg5 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Bxg5 11.Nxd6+ Ke7 12.Nac4 Be6 13.Qf3 Nd4 14.Qxb7+ Qd7 15.Qxd7+ Kxd7 16.Bd3 Be7 17.Be4 Bxd6 18.Nxd6 Kxd6 19.Rd1 Rae8 0-1(21) Langier -- Kramnik, Guarapuava BRA 1991; 7...h6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Bc4 Bxc4 10.Nxc4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 d5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Ng3 Bc5 14.OO OO 15.Qh5 Re8 16.Bd2 Qb6 17.b3 Re6 18.Rad1 Rc8 19.Nf5 d4 =-=(59) Ljubojevic 2620 -- Tal 2615, Wijk aan Zee NED 1976.
    7.Be3 a6 8.Na3 Be7 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.exd5 Nd4 11.Bd3 OO 12.Nc4 b5 13.Nd2 Nf5 14.Bxf5 Bxf5 15.OO Qc7 16.Rc1 Qb7 17.c4 Bd3 18.Re1 Rab8 19.b3 f5 =-=(90) Polgar Judit (HUN) 2710 -- Radjabov Teimour (AZE) 2728, Rishon le Zion (Israel) 2006; =-=(90) Polgar 2710 -- Radjabov 2725, World Blitz, Rishon Le Zion ISR 2006.
    7.Na3 Bg4 8.Qd3 Be7 9.Bg5 OO 10.Nc4 Nb4 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.a3 Nc6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Qxd6 Nd4 15.Qxd8 Bxd8 16.Ne3 Ba5 17.Kd2 Rfd8 18.Bd3 Be2 19.Rab1 Bxd3 =-=(21) Bauer 2580 -- Radjabov 2640, It, Enghien les Bains FRA 2003.

  2. 8...Ne7 9.c4 Nf5 10.Bd3 Be7 11.OO a6 12.Nc3 Nh4 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qe2 Bf5 15.f4 OO 16.fxe5 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 dxe5 18.Bh6 Re8 19.Ne4 Qb6+ 1-0(28) Popovic -- Ivanovic, Podgorica 1995; 11...OO 12.a4 a6 13.Nc3 a5 14.Nb5 g6 15.b3 Bd7 16.Ra2 Ng7 17.Kh1 f5 18.Bd2 e4 19.Bb1 Bxb5 0-1(30) Hjartarson 2590 -- Kortchnoi 2640, Saint John cm 1988; 9.c3 Nf5 10.a4 g6 11.Bd3 Bg7 12.OO OO 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Re1 b6 15.a5 a6 16.axb6 Rb8 17.Na3 Rxb6 18.Qa4 Ne7 19.Nc4 Rb5 =-=(62) Yudasin 2625 -- Kramnik 2710, Wijk aan Zee NED 1994; 11.Na3 Bg7 12.Bb5+ Bd7 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.OO OO 15.Nc4 Rac8 16.b3 h5 17.Ra2 e4 18.Re1 Rfe8 19.Qc2 Rc5 0-1(39) Gallagher 2540 -- Ivanchuk 2750, 21st ECC, Saint Vincent ITA 2005; 9.a4 Nf5 10.c3 g6 11.Be2 Bg7 12.OO OO 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Qb4 e4 15.Bf4 Be5 16.Bxe5 Rxe5 17.Rad1 Nh4 18.Kh1 Qg5 19.Rg1 Bg4 0-1(30) Yudasin 2625 -- Kramnik 2710, Wijk aan Zee cm 1994.

  3. 9.a4 Be7 10.Be2 OO 11.OO Nd7 12.f4 a6 13.Na3 exf4 14.Bxf4 Bg5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.Nc4 Nb6 17.Qd4 Bh3 18.Rf2 Nxc4 19.Bxc4 Rae8 1-0(37) Kaidanov 2596 -- Kotronias 2611, Gausdal NOR 2008.

  4. 10.Qa4 Nd7 11.c5 Rb8 12.Nxd6+ Bxd6 13.cxd6 OO 14.Be3 Nf6 15.Ba7 Ra8 16.Bc5 b6 17.Ba3 Bb7 18.Rd1 b5 19.Qb3 Qb6 0-1(56) Westerinen -- Kramnik, Gausdal NOR 1992; 10...Bd7 11.Qa3 Bxb5 12.cxb5 Be7 13.bxa6 OO 14.a7 Nd7 15.Be2 Qc7 16.Be3 b6 17.Bb5 Rxa7 18.Qb4 Qb7 19.Bc6 Qa6 =-=(32) Timofeev 2655 -- Wang Yue 2625, GM Scheveningen, Taiyuan CHN 2006.

  5. 10...Nd7 11.Be2 g6 12.OO Bg7 13.Ne4 Qe7 14.Qa4 f5 15.Bg5 Qf8 16.f4 h6 17.Bh4 exf4 18.Rxf4 Be5 19.Raf1 Qg7 1-0(34) Gufeld -- Ivanovic, Sochi RUS 1979.

  6. 11.Be2 OO 12.OO f5 13.Rb1 Nd7 14.b4 e4 15.Be3 Bf6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.c5 Qf6 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.Na4 Rb8 =-=(54) Short 2615 -- Van der Wiel 2590, Brussel blitz 1987.

  7. 15.b4 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.Bxg5 Qxg5 18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 Qe3 0-1(63) Svidler 2735 -- Timofeev 2610, 57th ch-RUS, Moscow RUS 2004.

  8. 10.Bd3 a6 11.Nc3 OO 12.OO f5 13.f3 Nd7 14.Kh1 Bg5 15.b4 b6 16.a3 Kh8 17.Qc2 Qf6 18.g4 Bxc1 19.Raxc1 e4 0-1(40) Short 2690 -- Ni 2533, Beijing CHN 2003; 0-1(40) Short 2700 -- Ni Hua 2530, International Kings Challenge, Beijing CHN 2003; 15...a5 16.a3 axb4 17.Bxg5 Qxg5 18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 Qe3 =-=(32) Leko 2735 -- Kramnik 2805, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 15...Bxc1 16.Rxc1 b6 17.a3 Kh8 18.Qd2 Bb7 19.Rc2 Rc8 1-0(49) Ivanchuk 2705 -- Babula 2590, Olympiad, Bled SLO 2002; 13...Bg5 14.Kh1 Nd7 15.b4 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.Bxg5 Qxg5 18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 Qe3 1-0(41) Leko 2705 -- Krasenkow 2640, 4th Borowski GM, Essen GER 2002; =-=(35) Kasimdzhanov 2660 -- Smirnov 2625, ECC, Rethymnon GRE 2003; 11...f5 12.OO OO 13.f3 Nd7 14.Kh1 Kh8 15.Be3 Bg5 16.Qd2 Bxe3 17.Qxe3 Nf6 18.b4 Bd7 19.a3 Rc8 =-=(23) Fressinet 2650 -- Tregubov 2635, 6th Masters, Belfort FRA 2003; 10...OO 11.OO Bd7 12.Nc3 f5 13.c5 Be8 14.Qe2 Kh8 15.Bb5 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 a6 17.cxd6 Bxd6 18.Nxd6 =-= Anand 2780 -- Leko 2740, Semi-Finals, Dortmund GER 2004; 12.a4 f5 13.c5 Bxb5 14.axb5 e4 15.c6 Nd7 16.Be2 Ne5 17.f4 exf3 18.gxf3 Bf6 19.Kh1 b6 1-0(43) Anand 2750 -- Topalov 2740, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 11...Nd7 12.Be3 a6 13.Nc3 Nc5 14.Bc2 a5 15.Qd2 b6 16.a3 Ba6 17.b3 Rc8 18.Rab1 g6 19.f4 exf4 1-0(45) Kasimdzhanov 2650 -- Van Wely 2681, Calvia ESP 2004.

  9. 10...a6 11.Nc3 OO 12.OO f5 13.f4 Bf6 14.g3 Nd7 15.Qc2 exf4 16.gxf4 Bd4+ 17.Kh1 Nc5 18.Bf3 Bd7 19.Rb1 b5 =-=(31) Yudasin 2625 -- Kramnik 2710, Wijk aan Zee cm 1994; 13.f3 Bg5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Qc1 Qe7 16.Qe3 f4 17.Qf2 Bf5 18.b4 Nd7 19.a3 Rf6 1-0(44) Popovic -- Ivanovic, Sutomore 1995.

  10. 11...Nd7 12.Be3 a6 13.Nc3 f5 14.f3 Bg5 15.Bf2 Bh4 16.Be3 Bg5 17.Qd2 Bxe3+ 18.Qxe3 a5 19.f4 Re8 0-1(39) Kasimdzhanov 2690 -- Carlsen 2714, Moscow RUS 2007.

  11. 12...Nd7 13.Rb1 f5 14.b4 e4 15.c5 Ne5 16.Bb2 Bd7 17.a4 Bf6 18.Rc1 Kh8 19.Ba3 Ng6 =-=(46) Polgar 2708 -- Karjakin 2694, Bilbao ESP 2007; 13.Kh1 f5 14.f3 a5 15.Be3 Bg5 16.Bg1 Nc5 17.b3 Bd7 18.a3 a4 19.Nxa4 Bxa4 =-=(35) Kotronias 2575 -- Eljanov 2640, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005.
    12...Bf5 13.Be3 Nd7 14.b4 Rc8 15.Rc1 Bg5 16.Qd2 Bxe3 17.Qxe3 Qb6 18.a3 Qxe3 19.fxe3 Bg6 =-=(60) Volokitin 2675 -- Eljanov 2640, XXXV Bosnia GM, Sarajevo BIH 2005; 14...Bg5 15.Qd2 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Rc8 17.Rac1 b6 18.f4 Re8 19.g4 exf4 1-0(72) Socko Bartosz (POL) 2629 -- Tregubov Pavel V (RUS) 2613, Germany 2007.

  12. 13.f4 Bf6 14.Kh1 Nd7 15.a4 exf4 16.Bxf4 Ne5 17.Be3 Ng6 18.c5 Be5 19.Bd4 dxc5 0-1(59) Bologan 2650 -- Hamdouchi 2570, 5th Comtois Masters, Belfort FRA 2002.

  13. 13...Bg5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Qc1 Qxc1 16.Rfxc1 Nd7 17.b4 b6 18.Bd1 Ra7 19.Ba4 Nf6 =-=(25) Popovic -- Ivanovic, Kotor 1995.

  14. 15.Rc1 b6 16.b4 Bb7 17.Qd2 h6 18.Na4 Bg5 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 1-0(47) Spassky -- Polgar, Brussels BEL 1985.

  15. 7...h6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qd8 11.Bg5 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qd8 13.Bg5 =-= Kovalev -- Lputian, USSR 1991.

  16. 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.OO Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.Qh5 e4 15.Be2 Bg7 16.c3 OO 17.Nc2 Rc8 18.Ne3 f4 19.Nf5 Re8 0-1(49) Karjakin 2590 -- Leko 2740, GpB Playoff, Dortmund GER 2004; 14.Re1 Bg7 15.c3 OO 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bf1 Re8 18.Rad1 Rc8 19.Nc2 Rc5 0-1(42) Milos 2605 -- Felgaer 2615, V Mario Covas, Santos BRA 2005; 12.c4 Qa5+ 13.Kf1 Bxd5 14.exd5 bxc4 15.Bxf5 Rb8 16.Nxc4 Qxd5 =-= Fedorowicz -- Adams, Buenos Aires ARG 1991; 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.c3 Be6 13.Nc2 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 Ne7 15.Qb3 Bg7 16.a4 OO 17.Be2 bxa4 18.Rxa4 a5 19.OO d5 =-=(36) Mecking 2620 -- Ljubojevic 2620, Manila izt 1976; 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.Bxb5 Bd7 13.exf5 Bg7 14.a4 Nd4 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7 16.c3 Qc6 17.Ne3 Bh6 18.cxd4 Bxe3 19.fxe3 Qxg2 =-=(20) Nunn -- Adorjan, Skara SWE 1980; 10...Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c4 f5 14.cxb5 d5 15.OO fxe4 16.Bc2 Be6 17.bxa6 OO 18.Nb5 Rxa6 19.a4 Kh8 =-=(101) Jobava Baadur (GEO) 2650 -- Yakovich Yuri (RUS) 2577, Moscow (Russia) 2007; 10.Nab1 Bg7 11.Bd3 f5 12.OO f4 13.Nd5 Be6 14.a4 b4 15.c3 bxc3 16.Nbxc3 OO 17.b4 a5 18.b5 Nd4 19.f3 Kh8 0-1(30) Ivanovic -- Velimirovic, Subotica SCG 1984; 9...d5 10.Nxd5 Bxa3 11.bxa3 Be6 12.Bc4 Qa5+ 13.Qd2 OOO 14.Rd1 Qxa3 15.OO Rhg8 16.Qe3 Qxe3 17.fxe3 Kb8 18.Bb3 Rg6 19.Nb6 Kc7 1-0(44) Fischer -- Rossetto, Buenos Aires ARG 1960; 14.Qxa5 Nxa5 15.Bb3 Nxb3 16.axb3 Bxd5 17.exd5 Rxd5 18.Ke2 Rg8 =-= Khasin -- Spassky, Leningrad RUS 1956; 10.Qxd5 Bxa3 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.OOO+ Nd4 13.bxa3 Bg4 14.f3 Rc8 15.Ne2 Rxc2+ 16.Kb1 Rxe2 17.Bxe2 Be6 18.Rd2 Ke7 19.Kb2 f5 1-0(34) Kasimdzhanov -- Nadyrhanov, Uzbekistan ch 1993; 9...f5 10.Bc4 Bg7 11.Qh5 OO 12.exf5 Nd4 13.Bd3 f6 14.Be4 Rb8 15.Nd5 Qa5+ 16.c3 Rf7 17.g4 Bd7 18.OO Ne2+ 19.Kh1 Bc6 1-0(25) Fischer -- Soltis, Manhattan blitz 1971.

  17. 8...Be6 9.Nc4 Rc8 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Ncd5 Qd8 13.c3 Be7 14.Bc4 OO 15.OO Bg5 16.Qe2 Qe8 17.Bb3 Bd8 18.Nc4 Qd7 19.Rad1 Kh8 =-=(47) Anand 2725 -- Kharlov 2535, Oviedo ESP 1993; 12...Qg6 13.Qd3 Be7 14.OOO OO 15.g3 Bd8 16.c3 f5 17.f3 fxe4 18.fxe4 Rf2 19.Kb1 Bg4 1-0(57) Donchev -- Georgiev, Varna BUL 1982; 10...gxf6 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Ne3 Bh6 13.OO Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qb6 15.Qc1 Ng8 16.Kh1 Qc5 17.Qd2 h5 18.Rad1 h4 19.h3 Kf8 =-=(32) Anand 2710 -- Morovic Fernandez 2570, Las Palmas ESP 1993; 10.Ne3 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Bc4 OO 13.Bb3 Nd4 14.OO Bg5 15.Ncd5 Nxb3 16.axb3 g6 17.Kh1 Bh6 18.Qd3 f5 19.exf5 gxf5 1-0(34) Kasparov -- Rogers, Wattignies wch-jr 1976; 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qxd5 b5 13.Ne3 Bh6 14.Nf5 Nb4 15.Nxd6+ Kd7 16.Qxf7+ Kc6 17.Qb7+ Kc5 18.Rd1 Nxc2+ 19.Ke2 Nd4+ 1-0(36) Smagin -- Kharlov, Moscow RUS 1991; 10.a4 Nd4 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Ne3 Qd8 13.Bd3 g6 14.OO Bg7 15.Ncd5 OO 16.a5 Nc6 17.Nb6 Rb8 18.Qd2 Bh6 19.Bc4 Qe7 =-=(71) Ivanov -- Gavrikov, Vilnius LTU 1978.

  18. 9.Nab1 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.a4 b4 12.Nd5 OO 13.Bc4 Bb7 14.OO Bg5 15.c3 Rc8 16.Qd3 Qa5 17.Nd2 bxc3 18.bxc3 Bxd2 19.Qxd2 Qc5 =-=(46) Najer 2620 -- Eljanov 2625, Open, Ashdod ISR 2004; 14.Nd2 Rc8 15.OO Bg5 16.Ba2 a5 17.Nf3 Kh8 18.Qd3 Bh6 19.Rfe1 Nb8 =-=(41) Rodriguez -- Vladimirov, Halle GER 1976.

  19. 10...f5 11.g3 Bg7 12.Bg2 Ne7 13.OO OO 14.Qh5 b4 15.Nd1 Rb8 16.a3 fxe4 17.Bxe4 f5 18.Bg2 b3 19.c3 d5 0-1(94) Graf 2645 -- Illescas Cordoba 2625, XLVIII TCh-ESP, Sanxenxo ESP 2004.

  20. 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.OO f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Nc3 Rc4 19.Rad1 Bg4 1-0(55) Anand 2781 -- Van Wely 2681, Calvia ESP 2004.

  21. 11.g3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Bg2 Be6 14.c3 OO 15.OO Rb8 16.Nc2 a5 17.Qe2 Ne7 18.Rad1 f5 19.Nce3 Kh8 =-=(41) Leko 2725 -- Kramnik 2755, SuperGM, Linares ESP 2000; 15.Nc2 a5 16.OO Kh8 17.a4 Rb8 18.Na3 bxa4 19.Nc4 Rb5 0-1(44) Savon -- Kharlov, Simferopol UKR 1992; 12...e4 13.f6 Bxf6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Qd5 OO 16.c3 b4 17.Nc4 bxc3 18.Qxd6 Be6 19.Qf4 Qg7 0-1(23) Ljubojevic 2600 -- Kramnik 2730, Belgrade SCG 1995; 12.Bg2 fxe4 13.Bxe4 Be6 14.Qh5 Rc8 15.OO Ne7 16.Rad1 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 OO 18.c3 Rc5 19.Qf3 Qd7 0-1(29) Zapata -- Illescas, Linares NL 1994; 11...Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.Bg2 OO 14.OO Rb8 15.c3 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Nc2 a5 18.Ne3 Be6 19.Qd3 f5 1-0(46) Polgar 2715 -- Radjabov 2640, It, Enghien les Bains FRA 2003.
    11.c4 f5 12.cxb5 Nd4 13.Bd3 OO 14.Nc2 Nxc2+ 15.Qxc2 Bb7 16.OO Bxd5 17.exd5 e4 18.Bc4 Qb6 19.bxa6 Rfc8 0-1(59) Beliavsky -- Dolmatov, Yugoslavia 1992.

  22. 12.Bd3 Ne7 13.Nxe7 Qxe7 14.OO OO 15.Nc2 f4 16.a4 bxa4 17.Rxa4 Qg5 18.f3 Bf6 19.Bc4 Kh8 0-1(45) Polgar 2675 -- Kasparov 2835, Eurotel Trophy, Prague CZE 2002.

  23. 13...Be6 14.g3 OO 15.Bg2 Rb8 16.OO Qd7 17.Qh5 f5 18.Rad1 e4 19.f3 Bxd5 =-=(27) Ivanchuk 2700 -- Kramnik 2715, Moscow RUS 1995; 17.a4 b4 18.Ncxb4 Nxb4 19.cxb4 Bxd5 1-0(55) Short 2655 -- Kramnik 2715, Novgorod RUS 1995; 16...Ne7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Nb4 Rb6 19.f4 f5 1-0(42) Short 2655 -- Illescas Cordoba 2595, Madrid ESP 1995; 15...a5 16.OO Rb8 17.Re1 Qd7 18.Qh5 f5 19.Rad1 e4 0-1(41) Short 2665 -- Kramnik 2725, Novgorod RUS 1994; 17.Qh5 Qd7 18.Rad1 f5 19.Nce3 Qf7 =-=(35) Ivanchuk 2700 -- Illescas Cordoba 2595, Linares 1995; 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.g3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 OO 17.Bg2 Rb8 18.OO a5 19.Qh5 Qd7 =-=(26) Short 2660 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 1997.
    13...Ne7 14.Bd3 Nxd5 15.Bxf5 Ne7 16.Qg4 OO 17.Rd1 d5 18.Ne3 d4 19.Be4 dxe3 1-0(39) Ivanchuk -- Kramnik, Novgorod RUS 1994; 14.Nce3 Be6 15.g3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 OO 17.Bg2 a5 18.OO Rb8 19.Qh5 Kh8 =-=(29) Kotronias -- Spasov, Kavala GRE 1990.

  24. 15.Bd3 f5 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Nf4 Bf7 19.Bb3 d5 =-=(25) Anand 2765 -- Kramnik 2755, Fujitsu-Siemens Giants, Frankfurt GER 2000; 19...Qd7 =-=(23) Almasi 2630 -- Kramnik 2790, Dortmund GER 1998; 18.Bb3 Kh8 19.Nf4 Bxb3 =-=(38) Anand 2765 -- Kramnik 2755, Amber Rapidplay, Monaco MNC 2000; 18...Nxd5 19.Nxd5 a5 =-=(54) Adams 2620 -- Beliavsky 2620, Debrecen 1992; 16.OO Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 =-=(26) Anand 2770 -- Kasparov 2815, ARM-ROW Match, Moscow RUS 2004; 17.Qh5 e4 18.Bc2 Qe8 19.Qxe8 Rxe8 =-=(52) Ivanchuk 2695 -- Kramnik 2725, London ENG 1994; 16...Kh8 17.Qh5 e4 18.Bc2 Ne7 19.Rad1 Rc8 =-=(31) Anand 2765 -- Topalov 2735, TV Blitz, Sofia BUL 2004; 17...Bf7 18.Qh3 e4 19.Bc2 Ne5 0-1(61) Polgar 2675 -- Illescas Cordoba 2585, It, Dos Hermanas ESP 1999; 16.Bc2 f4 17.Qh5 Rf7 18.Bxh7+ Kf8 19.Bf5 Qe8 =-=(25) Topalov 2700 -- Illescas Cordoba 2635, It, Dos Hermanas ESP 1996; 16...b4 17.OO bxc3 18.bxc3 Kh8 19.Qh5 e4 1-0(30) Topalov 2645 -- Illescas Cordoba 2590, Alcobendas 1994; 16...Bh6 17.OO Ra7 18.f4 Qh4 19.g3 Rg7 1-0(25) Topalov 2630 -- Illescas Cordoba 2595, Linares 1995; 16.a4 b4 17.OO bxc3 18.bxc3 Kh8 19.Rb1 e4 1-0(46) Leko 2725 -- Kramnik 2755, Fujitsu-Siemens Giants, Frankfurt GER 2000.
    15.g3 Ne7 16.Bg2 Rb8 17.OO Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Kh8 19.a4 Bh6 1-0(37) Adams 2620 -- Salov 2655, Dortmund GER 1992.

  25. 11...Be6 12.OO f5 13.Qh5 f4 14.c3 OO 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.Ncb4 Nxb4 17.Nxb4 Qc8 18.Qe2 Qb7 19.Qh5 a5 =-=(44) Efimenko -- Gagunashvili, Mureck AUT 1998.

  26. 13.c4 f5 14.OO OO 15.Qf3 d5 16.cxd5 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Rb8 18.Rad1 Rb6 19.Qd3 Qd7 0-1(26) Smirnov 2600 -- Radjabov 2670, FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli LBA 2004; 18...Qd7 19.d6 Rb6 =-=(76) Lutz 2610 -- Radjabov 2650, EuTCh, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 18.Rfd1 Qh4 19.g3 Qg5 =-=(39) Topalov 2735 -- Radjabov 2655, XXI SuperGM, Linares ESP 2004; 18.Rac1 Qd7 19.Rxc8 Qxc8 =-=(33) Short 2680 -- Lautier 2665, Sanjin Hotel Cup, Taiyuan CHN 2004; 16...f4 17.Rfc1 Kh8 18.Nc2 Bd7 19.Ne1 Rg8 1-0(31) Kramnik 2785 -- Radjabov 2645, It, Dortmund GER 2003; 15...bxc4 16.Nxc4 d5 17.exd5 e4 18.Qe3 Bb7 19.Rfd1 Bxd5 =-=(32) Psakhis 2625 -- Greenfeld 2580, Haifa ISR 1995; =-=(26) Svidler 2660 -- Kramnik 2770, Tilburg NED 1997; 19.d6 Qf6 1-0(34) Shirov 2705 -- Arizmendi Martinez 2500, TCh-ESP, Cala Galdana ESP 2001; 15...Qb7 16.exf5 Qxf3 17.gxf3 e4 18.Bxe4 d5 19.Bxd5 Bxf5 0-1(32) Short 2685 -- Nielsen 2660, EuCh-Internet KO, playchess.com INT 2004; 15.Qh5 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Rae1 Bb7 18.Re3 bxc4 19.Bxc4 d5 1-0(39) Hjartarson 2590 -- Yusupov 2620, Munich GER 1988.
    13.c3 f5 14.Nc2 Qb7 15.Qf3 OO 16.Ne3 f4 17.Nd5 Be6 18.g4 b4 19.c4 Bxd5 =-=(33) Dolmatov 2630 -- Topalov 2650, Groningen NED 1993; 18...Rae8 19.Kf1 f5 =-=(40) Leko -- Kuijf, Nettetal 1992; 14...OO 15.OO Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Be2 Bxf5 18.Nb4 Qg5 19.f4 exf3 =-=(41) Ivanchuk 2740 -- Radjabov 2751, Sofia BUL 2008; 15.Qh5 f4 16.g3 f5 17.OOO Bb7 18.Rhe1 fxg3 19.hxg3 d5 =-=(29) Dolmatov 2615 -- Chandler 2585, Hastings I 1989; 14...Bb7 15.Ne3 fxe4 16.Nf5 Qf6 17.Bxe4 d5 18.Bxd5 Rd8 19.Qg4 Rxd5 =-=(57) Anand 2715 -- Kramnik 2710, Moscow RUS 1994; 14.OO OO 15.Nc2 f4 16.a4 bxa4 17.Rxa4 Qg5 18.f3 Bf6 19.Nb4 Kh8 1-0(67) Goloshchapov 2565 -- Khalifman 2665, 20th ECC, Izmir TUR 2004.

  27. 13...f5 14.c4 OO 15.Qf3 d5 16.cxd5 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Rb8 18.Rad1 Rb6 19.Qd3 Qd7 =-=(27) Leko 2720 -- Radjabov 2655, XXI SuperGM, Linares ESP 2004; 18...Rb7 19.d6 1-0 Bauer 2620 -- Khalifman 2665, Petrosian Mem Internet, ICC INT 2004; 18.Rfd1 Qd7 19.d6 Rb6 0-1(62) Vallejo Pons 2660 -- Radjabov 2655, XXI SuperGM, Linares ESP 2004; 14.c3 OO 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Re1 d5 18.Bf1 Qe5 19.a3 Rb6 1-0(56) Korneev -- Iskusnyh, St.Petersburg ch-RUS 1998.

  28. 14.c4 f5 15.Qf3 bxc4 16.Nxc4 d5 17.exd5 e4 18.Qe3 Bb7 19.d6 Qf6 =-=(97) Grischuk 2710 -- Jakovenko 2560, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2003; =-=(39) Svidler 2710 -- Jakovenko 2560, TCh-RUS, Togliatti RUS 2003; 0-1(36) Gurevich 2575 -- Illescas Cordoba 2625, Biel SUI 1993; 1-0(30) Anand 2755 -- Kasimdzhanov 2650, FIDE World Cup Gp C, Hyderabad IND 2002; 15...d5 16.cxd5 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Qd7 18.d6 Rb8 19.Rad1 Rb6 1-0(67) Anand 2765 -- Topalov 2735, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 17...Rb8 18.Rfd1 Qd7 19.d6 Rb6 =-=(24) Gyimesi 2610 -- Gustafsson 2600, Bundesliga 2004-5 ;The Week in Chess 535 2005; 15...Re8 16.Rfe1 b4 17.Nc2 f4 18.Be2 Rb8 19.b3 Kh8 =-=(33) Shirov 2750 -- Kramnik 2755, SuperGM, Linares ESP 2000.
    14.Qf3 f5 15.exf5 d5 16.Qxd5 Bb7 17.Qb3 e4 18.Be2 Qg5 19.Rad1 e3 =-=(30) Anand 2770 -- Kramnik 2790, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998.

  29. 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Re1 Bxf5 18.Ne3 Bg6 19.Nd5 Qe5 0-1(46) Anand 2775 -- Radjabov 2725, CCM6 Rapid Match, Mainz GER 2006; 18.Nd4 Bxd4 19.cxd4 d5 =-=(64) Short 2690 -- Illescas 2635, Madrid ESP 1997; 18.Nb4 Rbe8 19.Bf1 Qg5 =-=(24) Lutz 2640 -- Lautier 2650, Bundesliga 2001-2, Heiligenhaus GER 2001; 18.Bf1 a5 19.Ne3 =-= Khalifman 2645 -- Yakovich 2560, Samara RUS 1998; 17.Be2 Bxf5 18.Nb4 Qg5 19.Kh1 Be5 =-=(34) Adams 2745 -- Kramnik 2770, Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001; 16.Re1 fxe4 17.Bxe4 f5 18.Bd5+ Kh8 19.Nb4 Qc7 =-=(50) Anand 2775 -- Radjabov 2725, CCM6 Rapid Match, Mainz GER 2006; 17...a5 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.Qh5 h6 =-=(45) Anand 2755 -- Khalifman 2690, RUS vs. ROW, Moscow RUS 2002.
    15.exf5 e4 16.Be2 Bxf5 17.Nc2 Qe5 18.a4 Be6 19.Qd2 f5 =-=(21) Sokolov 2605 -- Dolmatov 2610, Moscow RUS 1992.

  30. 11.Bxb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 Ra4 13.b4 Rxb4 14.Nbc7+ Kd7 15.OO Rg8 16.g3 Rb7 17.Qh5 Qg5 18.Qxf7+ Be7 19.Nxe7 Nxe7 0-1(25) Luther 2565 -- Leko 2705, 4th Borowski GM, Essen GER 2002; 0-1(25) Luther 2565 -- Leko 2705, 4th Borowski GM, Essen GER 2002; 15...Qxc7 16.c3 Rxe4 17.Qh5 Kd8 18.Nxc7 Kxc7 19.Qxf7+ Be7 1-0(44) Shirov 2720 -- Topalov 2705, Advanced Chess, Leon ESP 2001; 15...Rb7 16.Qh5 Ne7 17.Qxf7 Kc6 18.Rab1 fxe4 19.Rxb7 Kxb7 1-0(26) Shirov 2750 -- Lautier 2630, Amber Blindfold, Monaco MNC 2000; 13...Qh4 14.OO Rg8 15.f4 Kd8 16.c3 Ra6 17.a4 fxe4 18.f5 Bb7 19.Ra2 e3 0-1(28) Shirov 2715 -- Kasparov 2835, SuperGM, Linares ESP 2002; 13.Nbc7+ Kd7 14.OO Rxe4 15.Qh5 Ne7 16.Qxf7 Kc6 17.c4 Qd7 18.Qh5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Be7 0-1(33) Berg -- Ramesh, Skien 1979.
    11.g3 fxe4 12.Bg2 Bg7 13.Bxe4 Rb8 14.Qh5 Ne7 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.c3 Be6 17.Rd1 Qd7 18.OO h6 19.Nc2 OO 1-0(40) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Van Wely 2660, ECC, Rethymnon GRE 2003; 12...Bf5 13.OO Bg7 14.Re1 OO 15.c3 Ne7 16.Nc2 Rc8 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.a4 Qb7 19.axb5 Qxb5 =-=(36) Adams 2715 -- Van Wely 2635, Tilburg NED 1998; 12...Be6 13.Bxe4 Bg7 14.Qh5 Rc8 15.Rd1 Ne7 16.c3 Rc5 17.Nb4 Qb6 18.Qg5 Kf8 19.Qe3 f5 =-=(41) Asrian 2645 -- Moiseenko 2660, World Team Ch, Beer Sheva ISR 2005; 11...h5 12.Bg2 f4 13.c3 h4 14.g4 h3 15.Bf3 Bg7 16.Nc2 Kf8 17.Ncb4 Bd7 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.Qd3 Rh6 1-0(47) Stripunsky Alexander (USA) 2638 -- Shabalov Alexander (USA) 2656, Foxwoods (USA) 2007.
    11.exf5 Bxf5 12.c3 Bg7 13.Nc2 OO 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.OO Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 =-=(25) Anand 2770 -- Kramnik 2785, It, Dortmund GER 2003; 13.Be2 OO 14.Nc2 Be6 15.OO Ne7 16.Bf3 Rc8 17.a4 Rc5 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.axb5 axb5 1-0(30) Yusupov -- Yurtaev, Moscow RUS 1976; 13.Qf3 Bg6 14.h4 e4 15.Qh3 h5 16.Nc2 OO 17.Be2 Ne5 18.Nce3 Nd3+ 19.Bxd3 exd3 1-0(47) Tal -- Shamkovich, Riga LAT 1955.
    11.Qd3 Bg7 12.exf5 OO 13.Qe4 Nd4 14.g4 Bb7 15.Bd3 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Rc8 17.c3 e4 18.cxd4 exd3 19.OO Qg5 =-=(33) Razuvaev -- Bouwmeester, telex 1978.

  31. 11...fxe4 12.Bxb5 axb5 13.Nxb5 Be6 14.Nbc7+ Kd7 15.Nxa8 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Qxa8 17.Qxf7+ Ne7 18.OOO Rg8 19.g3 e3 1-0(44) Hamdouchi 2605 -- Dorfman 2610, National I, Clermont-Ferrand FRA 2003.

  32. 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Qh5 OO 14.OO f4 15.Rfd1 Kh8 16.g3 Rg8 17.Kh1 Bf8 18.Be2 Rg5 19.Qf3 f5 0-1(29) Smirnov 2601 -- Grischuk 2719, Sochi RUS 2004; 15...Rb8 16.Nc2 Qd7 17.h3 f5 18.Ncb4 Nxb4 19.Nxb4 a5 0-1(40) Hracek 2575 -- Shirov 2735, Bundesliga 2003-4, Bremen GER 2003; 15.Rad1 Kh8 16.g3 Rg8 17.Kh1 Bf8 18.Be2 Rg5 19.Qf3 f5 1-0(53) Anand 2790 -- Hernandez 2565, II Magistral, Merida MEX 2001; 0-1(30) Anand 2790 -- Topalov 2715, Amber Rapidplay, Monaco MNC 2001; 15.Nc2 f5 16.Ncb4 Nxb4 17.Nxb4 a5 18.exf5 Bf7 19.Qh3 Qf6 1-0(42) Anand 2765 -- McShane 2645, Bundesliga 2003-4, Bremen GER 2003; 15.g4 h6 16.Nc2 Rb8 17.Rfd1 a5 18.a3 Ne7 19.Ne1 Nxd5 =-=(84) Areshchenko 2670 -- Smirnov 2610, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2006; 14.exf5 Bxd5 15.f6 h6 16.fxg7 Kxg7 17.Nc2 Be6 18.Ne3 d5 19.h4 Qf6 =-=(49) Anand 2757 -- Ivanchuk 2717, Linares ESP 2002; 15...e4 16.fxg7 Re8 17.Be2 Re5 18.Qh6 b4 19.Nc2 bxc3 =-=(27) Anand 2753 -- Van Wely 2668, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 13.OO Bxd5 14.exd5 Ne7 15.Re1 OO 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bf1 Qc8 18.Rad1 Ng6 19.Nc2 Re8 1-0(36) Kulaots 2590 -- Van Wely 2680, Liepajas Rokade, Liepaya LAT 2004.
    12.Nxb5 axb5 13.Bxb5 Bb7 14.Nb4 Qd7 15.exf5 Kf8 16.OO Rg8 17.g3 Ra5 18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 0-1(35) Sokolov 2580 -- Lautier 2665, ch-FRA, Val d'Isere FRA 2004.

  33. 13...Be6 14.g3 OO 15.Bg2 a5 16.OO f5 17.Qh5 b4 18.Nce3 bxc3 19.bxc3 Kh8 0-1(31) Topalov 2640 -- Krasenkow 2590, Polanica Zdroj POL 1995; 18...Kh8 19.Rad1 bxc3 =-=(33) Kindermann 2570 -- Krasenkow 2645, GER 1998; 17.Qe2 Rb8 18.Rfd1 Kh8 19.Rd2 Qd7 1-0(65) Topalov 2700 -- Leko 2625, It, Leon ESP 1996; 17.Nf4 exf4 18.Bxc6 fxg3 19.hxg3 f4 =-=(34) Morovic Fernandez 2545 -- Lautier 2665, Gp A, Cap d'Agde FRA 2002; 15...f5 16.OO a5 17.Re1 Rc8 18.Na3 Na7 19.Qd2 e4 0-1(41) Ivanchuk 2715 -- Leko 2745, Amber Rapidplay, Monaco MNC 2001; 14.a4 OO 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.Nce3 Qb7 18.g4 Ne7 19.Bg2 Nxd5 =-=(34) Kasparov 2850 -- Leko 2725, Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; 18...b4 19.Bg2 bxc3 =-=(25) Leko 2710 -- Lautier 2685, FIDE GP, Dubai UAE 2002; 17...Nd4 18.Nc7 Qa2 19.Nxe6 Nxe6 =-=(66) Topalov 2740 -- Grischuk 2710, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003.

  34. 14.a4 Ne7 15.Bd3 Be6 16.Be4 Rc8 17.OO Rc4 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Bd5 Rxa4 =-=(29) Anand 2795 -- Khalifman 2645, ECC14 Final, Belgrade YUG 1999.

  35. 15.h4 Be4 16.h5 Qg5 17.Be2 Ra7 18.Bf3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 f5 =-=(34) Polgar 2655 -- Leko 2725, Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; 15...h6 16.g4 b4 17.Bg2 bxc3 18.bxc3 e4 19.Nf5 Re8 1-0(38) Azarov 2580 -- Moiseenko 2655, 22nd Open, Cappelle la Grande FRA 2006.

  36. 15.Bd3 f5 16.OO Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 0-1(57) Anand 2785 -- Leko 2745, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005; =-=(87) Topalov 2705 -- Leko 2740, 34th Olympiad, Istanbul TUR 2000; =-=(27) Svidler 2710 -- Kramnik 2750, Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; =-=(32) Shirov 2735 -- Kramnik 2775, XXI SuperGM, Linares ESP 2004; 18.axb5 Nxd5 19.Bc4 Nf4 1-0(50) Topalov 2735 -- Leko 2720, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 17.Qh5 Raf7 18.g4 e4 19.Bc2 Ne5 0-1(50) Svidler 2690 -- Kasparov 2825, Internet blitz 1998; 19...fxg4 =-=(30) Svidler 2690 -- Kramnik 2790, Linares 1998; 18.Rad1 Ne7 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 =-=(57) Anand 2770 -- Leko 2735, It, Dortmund GER 2003; 17.f4 Ne7 18.Bc2 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 a5 =-=(29) Polgar 2715 -- Gelfand 2700, It, Budapest HUN 2003; 17...e4 18.Bc2 Kh8 19.Kh1 a5 =-=(29) Voitsekhovsky 2545 -- Gelfand 2675, ECC Qualifier Gp 7, Belgrade YUG 1998; 16...Kh8 17.f4 Ne7 18.Bc2 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Rc8 0-1(43) Zifroni 2540 -- Smirin 2700, TCh-ISR, ISR 2002; 0-1(33) Georgiev 2655 -- Van Wely 2680, Olympiad, Bled SLO 2002; 17.Qh5 Bf7 18.Qh3 e4 19.Bc2 Ne5 =-=(39) Topalov 2740 -- Leko 2735, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 16...e4 17.Nf4 Bf7 18.Bc2 Be5 19.Nfd5 Qg5 1-0(32) Topalov 2700 -- Van Wely 2635, Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; =-=(28) Anand 2770 -- Kramnik 2790, Linares 1998; 16...Rb8 17.Bc2 Qd7 18.f4 e4 19.Kh1 Kh8 =-=(40) Hamdouchi 2585 -- Tregubov 2635, 6th Masters, Belfort FRA 2003; 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Rd1 b4 19.OO bxc3 =-=(26) Ponomariov 2680 -- Leko 2735, World Teams, Yerevan ARM 2001; 19.Nxb4 a5 0-1(32) Fressinet 2595 -- Gelfand 2700, It, Enghien les Bains FRA 2003; 18...Ng6 19.f4 exf3 1-0(32) Ponomariov 2670 -- Eljanov 2555, 3rd Rector Cup, Kharkov RUS 2001; 18.Bb3 f4 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 0-1(31) Ljubojevic 2570 -- Shirov 2720, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 16.Bc2 f4 17.Qh5 Rf7 18.Bxh7+ Kf8 19.Bf5 Qe8 =-=(25) Dvoirys 2560 -- Van Wely 2665, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2003; =-=(23) Van den Doel 2599 -- Van Wely 2651, Leeuwarden NED 2004.
    15.g4 b4 16.Bg2 bxc3 17.bxc3 Rc8 18.Qd3 e4 19.Bxe4 Ne5 0-1(61) Polgar 2715 -- Gelfand 2695, George Marx Rapid Match, Pacs HUN 2003.
    =-= Gallagher -- Ivanovic, St John 1988.

  37. =-= Guliyev 2585 -- Moiseenko 2655, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2006.

  38. 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.g3 Rg5 14.Qd1 Bxd5 15.exd5 Ne7 16.c3 Bh6 17.Be2 Rc8 18.c4 f4 19.cxb5 e4 1-0(38) Polgar 2715 -- Lautier 2665, It, Enghien les Bains FRA 2003; 17...Qb6 18.Nc2 Kf8 19.a4 bxa4 1-0(37) Acs 2600 -- Leko 2745, It, Budapest HUN 2003; 16.Nxb5 Qb6 17.Na3 Qxb2 18.Nc4 Qc3+ 19.Kf1 Rd8 0-1(44) Polgar 2715 -- Leko 2745, It, Budapest HUN 2003; 13...Nd4 14.c3 fxe4 15.Bxe4 Bg4 16.Qxh7 Rg7 17.Qh6 Nf3+ 18.Ke2 Ng5+ 19.f3 Nxe4 =-=(33) Asrian 2595 -- Van Wely 2615, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2004; =-=(80) Acs 2590 -- Van Wely 2650, EuTCh, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 18.Kd1 Ng5+ 19.f3 Rg6 1-0(54) Vallejo Pons 2685 -- Van Wely 2675, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; 13...Rc8 14.c3 Rg6 15.Nc2 Rh6 16.Qe2 Bxd5 17.exd5 Ne7 18.f3 Bg7 19.Ne3 f4 =-=(61) Kasparov 2780 -- Salov 2655, Linares 1992; 13...h6 14.c3 Bxd5 15.exd5 Ne7 16.Nc2 e4 17.Be2 Rg5 18.Qh3 Bg7 19.f4 exf3 0-1(49) Areshchenko 2595 -- Moiseenko 2665, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005; 12...f4 13.c3 Rg8 14.g3 Bg4 15.Qxh7 Rg6 16.Qh4 Qxh4 17.gxh4 Bf3 18.Rf1 Rc8 19.Nc2 f5 =-=(42) Short 2630 -- Sax 2610, Saint John cm 1988; 12...Bg7 13.OO f4 14.c4 bxc4 15.Bxc4 OO 16.Rac1 Ne7 17.Rfd1 Rc8 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Rc3 Kh8 1-0(53) Short 2630 -- Sax 2610, Saint John 1988.

  39. 13.Nxb5 axb5 14.Bxb5 Bd7 15.exf5 OO 16.OO Kh8 17.a4 f6 18.b4 Rb8 19.Qd3 Re8 =-=(25) Almasi 2650 -- Shirov 2725, Bundesliga 2004-5, Porz GER 2004; 16...Rb8 17.a4 Re8 18.Qg4 Kh8 19.Qe4 f6 1-0(48) Almasi 2670 -- Wang Yue 2625, 4th Marx Gyrgy Mem, Paks HUN 2006; 16...Re8 17.Qf3 e4 18.Qg3 Kh8 19.Qxd6 Be5 0-1(40) Karjakin 2560 -- McShane 2645, It, Pamplona ESP 2003; 16.Qg4 Nb8 17.OO h5 18.Qf3 Qg5 19.a4 Ra7 =-=(33) Vallejo Pons 2660 -- Topalov 2735, XXI SuperGM, Linares ESP 2004; 14...Rc8 15.Qa4 OO 16.Bxc6 fxe4 17.OOO Kh8 18.Kb1 f5 19.Nb4 Qb6 1-0(39) Almasi 2625 -- Sutovsky 2665, III Marx Gyorgy, Paks HUN 2005.

  40. 15.Rfd1 Rb8 16.Nc2 Qd7 17.Qh4 f5 18.Ncb4 Nxb4 19.Nxb4 Bf6 =-=(40) Vallejo Pons 2660 -- Van Wely 2615, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; =-=(48) Topalov 2735 -- Van Wely 2615, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 17.h3 a5 18.Na3 b4 19.Nb5 bxc3 1-0(46) Anand 2765 -- Kramnik 2775, KO Rapid, Cap D'Agde FRA 2003; 15...Kh8 16.Nc2 f5 17.exf5 Bxd5 18.f6 Bh6 19.Qxh6 Ra7 =-=(47) Inarkiev 2610 -- Filippov 2620, TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2005.
    15.Rad1 Ra7 16.Nc2 Kh8 17.Ncb4 Nxb4 18.Nxb4 Qd7 19.Be2 f5 =-=(24) Svidler 2720 -- Topalov 2735, KO Rapid, Cap D'Agde FRA 2003; 15...Kh8 16.g3 Rg8 17.Kh1 Bf8 18.Be2 Rg5 19.Qf3 f5 =-=(46) Svidler 2745 -- Van Wely 2615, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004.
    14...fxe4 15.Bxe4 f5 16.Nf4 exf4 17.Bxc6 Rc8 18.Qe2 Be5 19.Qf3 b4 =-=(47) Kramnik 2750 -- Van Wely 2675, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005.

  41. 12...Bg7 13.Qh5 f4 14.c4 bxc4 15.Bxc4 OO 16.Rac1 Rb8 17.b3 Qd7 18.Rfd1 Kh8 19.Qh4 Bxd5 1-0(61) Grischuk 2700 -- Ivanchuk 2710, FIDE GP, Moscow RUS 2002; 17.Nxf4 Bxc4 18.Rxc4 Ne7 19.Nd3 f5 1-0(38) Volokitin Andrei (UKR) 2645 -- Yakovich Yuri (RUS) 2577, Moscow (Russia) 2007; 13...h6 14.Rad1 OO 15.c3 Rc8 16.Nc2 fxe4 17.Bxe4 f5 18.Qg6 Bd7 19.Bd3 e4 1-0(36) Stein -- Sveshnikov, Moscow tt 1973.

  42. 14.Qh5 e4 15.Be2 Bg7 16.c3 OO 17.Nc2 Rc8 18.Ne3 f4 19.Nf5 Re8 =-=(38) Karjakin 2590 -- Leko 2740, GpB, Dortmund GER 2004; =-=(35) Short 2710 -- Shirov 2710, Bosnia GM, Sarajevo BIH 2004; 18.Rad1 Rc5 19.Ne3 f4 =-=(47) Shirov 2735 -- Grischuk 2730, GpB, Cap D'Agde FRA 2003; 17...f4 18.f3 f5 19.fxe4 fxe4 =-=(63) Shabalov 2600 -- Krasenkow 2635, Monarch Assurance Isle of Man 2006; =-=(21) Grischuk 2730 -- Illescas Cordoba 2600, EuTCh, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 17...Re8 18.Rad1 Ng6 19.f4 exf3 0-1(49) Shirov 2736 -- Van Wely 2617, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 19...b4 1-0(62) Leko 2720 -- Van Wely 2615, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 16...Rc8 17.Nc2 Rc5 18.Ne3 f4 19.Nf5 OO 0-1(36) Leko 2720 -- Kramnik 2775, XXI SuperGM, Linares ESP 2004; 16...b4 17.Nc4 bxc3 18.bxc3 OO 19.Rad1 f4 0-1(37) Shirov 2735 -- Leko 2720, GpB, Cap D'Agde FRA 2003.
    14.Nxb5 Bg7 15.Nc3 e4 16.Bc4 Ng6 17.Qh5 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Qf6 19.Rae1 Rg8 0-1(45) Ehlvest 2600 -- Van Wely 2615, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2004.

  43. 15.Be2 Bg7 16.Rb1 OO 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5 Ng6 19.Bc6 Ra7 =-=(31) Luther 2570 -- Tregubov 2630, 4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003; =-=(41) Luther 2570 -- Tregubov 2630, 4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003; 18...Bxb2 19.Nc4 Bg7 =-=(33) Areshchenko 2660 -- Shirov 2695, XIII TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2006; =-=(49) Leko 2735 -- Topalov 2740, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 16...bxc4 17.Nxc4 OO 18.f3 Rb8 19.Kh1 Rb5 =-=(39) Efimenko 2630 -- Moiseenko 2645, TCh-Serbia, Zlatibor SCG 2006; 18.f4 a5 19.Qd2 Qb8 =-=(26) Areshchenko 2640 -- Wang Yue 2625, 7th Masters, Lausanne SUI 2006; 18.Qd2 Ng6 19.f4 exf3 =-=(45) Areshchenko 2640 -- Wang Yue 2625, 7th Masters, Lausanne SUI 2006; 16.Qd2 b4 17.Qxb4 Rb8 18.Qa4+ Kf8 19.Rab1 Bxb2 =-=(25) Leko 2735 -- Kramnik 2805, XX SuperGM, Linares ESP 2003; =-=(32) Kotronias 2595 -- Shirov 2725, 36th Olympiad, Calvia ESP 2004.
    14...Bg7 15.Rb1 e4 16.Be2 bxc4 17.Nxc4 OO 18.f4 Rb8 19.Kh1 Rb5 =-=(39) Ivanchuk 2730 -- Lautier 2680, Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem, Odessa UKR 2006; 16...OO 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5 Bxb2 19.Nc4 Bg7 =-=(46) Nijboer 2560 -- Van Wely 2675, ch-NED, Leeuwarden NED 2003; 15...bxc4 16.Nxc4 OO 17.Re1 f4 18.b4 f5 19.Bf1 Ng6 0-1(40) Smirnov 2636 -- Tregubov 2599, Krasnoyarsk RUS 2007; 15.Qd2 bxc4 16.Nxc4 OO 17.a4 e4 18.Be2 Ng6 19.f4 exf3 0-1(38) Najer 2605 -- Ivanchuk 2700, 4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003; 17.Rac1 Rb8 18.b3 e4 19.Be2 Rb5 =-=(46) Kotronias 2605 -- Krasenkow 2630, TCh-GRE, Aghia Pelagia GRE 2004.

  44. 15.c3 OO 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bf1 Re8 18.Rad1 Qc8 19.Nc2 Ng6 1-0(90) Dominguez 2645 -- Van Wely 2680, 36th Olympiad, Calvia ESP 2004; =-=(27) Bologan 2650 -- Kramnik 2785, It, Dortmund GER 2003; 18...Qa5 19.Qg5 Qa4 1-0(48) Delchev 2595 -- McShane 2610, ch-FRA Top 16 GpB, Cannes FRA 2005; 1-0(48) Delchev 2597 -- Mcshane Luke J (ENG) 2614, France 2005; 18...Ng6 19.Qxf5 Re5 =-=(35) Alekseev 2595 -- Tregubov 2610, TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2005; 18.Nc2 Nxd5 19.Qxf5 Re5 =-=(25) Hracek 2590 -- Krasenkow 2660, 21st ECC, Saint Vincent ITA 2005; 1-0(84) Karjakin 2635 -- Felgaer 2590, It, Dos Hermanas ESP 2005; 17...Qd7 18.Rad1 Ng6 19.g3 b4 1-0(33) Motylev 2675 -- Shariyazdanov 2590, 58th ch-RUS Semi-Final, Kazan RUS 2005; 17...Qc8 18.Rad1 Re8 19.Nc2 Ng6 =-=(51) Efimenko 2620 -- Smirnov 2620, TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2005; 16.Nc2 Qd7 17.a4 e4 18.Bf1 bxa4 19.Nb4 a5 =-=(39) Dominguez 2635 -- Felgaer 2605, Young Masters, Cuernavaca MEX 2006; 15...Qc8 16.Nc2 OO 17.a4 e4 18.Bf1 bxa4 19.Ne3 Qb7 =-=(63) Kramnik 2775 -- Leko 2720, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2004.
    15.Rb1 OO 16.c4 e4 17.Bf1 Ng6 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Bxb5 Qg5 =-=(28) Asrian 2610 -- Volokitin 2670, 34th TCh-GRE, Ermioni Argolidas GRE 2005; 18.b4 Be5 19.Qh5 Qf6 0-1(37) Lutz 2610 -- Moiseenko 2615, EuTCh, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 16...f4 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5 f5 19.Nc4 e4 =-=(42) Anand 2786 -- Van Wely 2679, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005.
    14...e4 15.Bf1 Bg7 16.c3 OO 17.Qh5 Qc8 18.Rad1 Ng6 19.g3 Re8 0-1(122) Short 2710 -- Krasenkow 2605, FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli LBA 2004.

  45. 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 OO 17.Rae1 Qc8 18.Kh1 Ng6 19.Bb1 b4 =-=(76) Leko 2700 -- Krasenkow 2645, Eu Team Ch, Batumi GEO 1999; =-=(24) Galkin 2565 -- Krasenkow 2660, 1st ch-Europe, Saint Vincent ITA 2000; 19...Re8 =-=(57) Bologan 2675 -- Filippov 2630, TCh-RUS, Tomsk RUS 2001; =-=(57) Nijboer 2570 -- Krasenkow 2630, Corus B, Wijk aan Zee NED 2002; 18...Rb8 19.g4 b4 0-1(66) Topalov 2745 -- Leko 2720, Sparkassen Final, Dortmund GER 2002; 19.f3 b4 0-1(47) Shirov 2695 -- Leko 2720, Sparkassen sf, Dortmund GER 2002; 18.Bb3 a5 19.Qg5 Qb7 1-0(44) Shirov 2720 -- Kramnik 2805, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 19.Nxb5 a4 1-0(49) Vallejo Pons 2635 -- Van Wely 2680, Olympiad, Bled SLO 2002; 18...Ng6 19.Nc2 Re8 1-0(44) Ponomariov 2740 -- Anand 2755, Dual of the WCh, Mainz GER 2002; 18.Bb1 Qc5 19.Kh1 Qxd5 =-=(69) Almasi 2640 -- Leko 2710, Amber Rapidplay, Monaco MNC 2002; 18.f3 b4 19.Nb1 bxc3 =-=(43) Asrian 2645 -- Wang Yue 2585, WCC, Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005; 16...Qc8 17.Rae1 OO 18.Bb3 a5 19.Nxb5 a4 =-=(31) Pelletier 2595 -- McShane 2640, It, Biel SUI 2004; 1-0(48) Asrian 2645 -- Ni Hua 2600, World Team Ch, Beer Sheva ISR 2005; 19.Qg5 Qb7 0-1(32) Shirov 2720 -- Grischuk 2710, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 17.Rad1 Qc5 18.Bb1 b4 19.cxb4 Qxb4 =-=(37) Almasi 2595 -- Krasenkow 2615, Pula CRO 1997; 16.Be2 Qd7 17.Rad1 Ng6 18.g3 OO 19.Nc2 Rae8 1-0(60) Kramnik 2710 -- Anand 2715, Munich GER 1994; 15...Qd7 16.Rad1 OO 17.Bb1 Rae8 18.Nc2 e4 19.f4 Qa7+ 0-1(75) Minasian 2580 -- Van Wely 2645, WCC, Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005; 17...h6 18.f4 e4 19.Nc2 a5 =-=(77) Jones 2526 -- Wang Yue 2696, Liverpool ENG 2007.
    15.Nc2 e4 16.Be2 Qb6 17.Qd2 OO 18.Qg5 Ng6 19.Qxf5 Rac8 =-=(62) Galkin 2605 -- Tregubov 2635, ECC, Rethymnon GRE 2003.
    15.Re1 OO 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bf1 Re8 18.Rad1 Qc8 19.Nc2 Ng6 =-=(60) Karjakin 2645 -- Wang Yue 2575, 2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup, Tiayuan CHN 2005.
    14...Qd7 15.Qh5 Rg8 16.Kh1 Rg6 17.Rad1 Bg7 18.Bb1 Kf8 19.f4 Rh6 =-=(22) Kotronias 2590 -- Krasenkow 2615, Pula CRO 1997.

  46. 9...Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qd8 11.Bg5 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qd8 13.Be3 Nxd5 14.exd5 Ne7 15.c4 Nf5 16.Bd2 e4 17.cxb5 Be7 18.Nc2 OO 19.Be2 axb5 =-=(68) Balogh 2576 -- Moiseenko Alexander (UKR) 2662, Kusadasi (Turkey) 2006; =-=(68) Balogh 2560 -- Moiseenko 2655, 7th ch-Euro, Kusadasi TUR 2006; =-= Korneev 2610 -- Tiviakov 2630, GMA, Gausdal NOR 2005; =-= Tiviakov Sergei (NED) 2631 -- Korneev Oleg (RUS) 2611, Neiva (Colombia) 2005; =-= Ehlvest 2630 -- Smirin 2630, Novosibirsk RUS 1995; =-= Kiselev -- Yermolinsky, Frunze KGZ 1988; =-= Azarov 2594 -- Fedorov 2607, Minsk BLR 2008; 11.Bd3 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne7 13.c4 g6 14.cxb5 Bg7 15.OO OO 16.Bb4 a5 17.Bc3 Nxd5 18.Qf3 Nb6 19.Nc4 Be6 1-0(33) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Ni Hua 2625, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2005; 11...Be6 12.c4 Nd4 13.OO bxc4 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Nxc4 Be7 16.f4 OO 17.f5 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 Qh4 19.Bd5 Rab8 =-=(21) Sveshnikov -- Lputian, Helsinki FIN 1992; 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Bd3 Qd8 13.OO Be7 14.Nb1 Rb8 15.Nc3 OO 16.Nd5 Bg5 17.c3 Bxd2 18.Qxd2 Be6 19.Ne3 Ne7 1-0(39) Ivanovic -- Sax, Montreal CAN 1978; 11.c4 Nxe4 12.cxb5 Be6 13.Bc4 Ne7 14.Be3 Rc8 15.Nb6 d5 16.Qa4 dxc4 17.Rd1 Nd5 18.bxa6+ Bd7 19.Nxd7 Bb4+ =-=(61) Dominguez 2610 -- Radjabov 2670, FIDE WCh KO, Tripoli LBA 2004.
    0-1 Guliyev 2590 -- Krasenkow 2660, II Rapid, Canada de Calatrava ESP 2007.

  47. 10...Qxe7 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 OO 13.f3 h6 14.Bh4 a5 15.Be2 Be6 16.OO Rfd8 17.Kh1 g5 18.Bf2 Nh5 19.Re1 Nf4 1-0(57) Carlsen 2693 -- Radjabov Teimour (AZE) 2747, Porto Vecchio (France) 2007.

  48. 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.c4 Bb7 13.Bd3 bxc4 14.Nxc4 d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Qa4+ Kf8 17.OOO Qxg2 18.Rhg1 Qxf2 19.Qb4 Bf3 1-0(36) Anand 2766 -- Van Wely 2617, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 17...Qc5 18.f3 Kg7 19.Qa5 Rac8 =-=(54) Zhang Pengxiang 2515 -- Shirov 2725, Corsica Masters KO, Bastia FRA 2004; 16.Nd6+ Kf8 17.Be4 Qa5+ 18.Qd2 Qxd2+ 19.Kxd2 Rd8 =-=(43) Sokolov 2590 -- Van Wely 2680, Bundesliga 2004-5, Koelln GER 2004; 12...f5 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.cxb5 OO 15.bxa6 Bxa6 16.Bxa6 Qa5+ 17.Qd2 Qxa6 18.h4 Kh8 19.Qg5 Nd4 =-=(23) Ni Hua 2625 -- Wang Yue 2575, 2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup, Tiayuan CHN 2005; =-= Socko 2570 -- Radjabov 2660, 20th ECC, Izmir TUR 2004; 12...Qa5+ 13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 b4 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.Bd3 f5 17.f3 Rg8 18.g3 fxe4 19.fxe4 Bh3 =-=(68) Bauer 2600 -- Tregubov 2635, 6th Masters, Belfort FRA 2003; 13...b4 14.Nc2 Rb8 15.a3 b3 16.Ne3 f5 17.exf5 Nxf5 18.Nxf5 Bxf5 19.c5 Rg8 0-1(21) Volokitin 2600 -- Alekseev 2616, Sochi RUS 2004; 12...OO 13.cxb5 f5 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.bxa6 Qh4 16.Nc2 d5 17.Qxd5 Be6 18.Qxe5 Rad8 19.Bb5 Bc4 =-=(36) Volokitin 2650 -- Shabalov 2605, 36th Olympiad, Calvia ESP 2004; 12...bxc4 13.Nxc4 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Qa4+ Bd7 16.Qa3 Qe7 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.Bc4 Nf4 19.g3 Bc6 1-0(48) Zhang Pengxiang 2515 -- Shirov 2725, Corsica Masters KO, Bastia FRA 2004.
    11.Qd3 d5 12.exd5 Bf5 13.Qb3 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Nexd5 15.c4 bxc4 16.Bxc4 OO 17.OO Nb4 18.Rfe1 Rfe8 19.Rad1 Ne4 =-=(24) Anand 2785 -- Leko 2745, XXII SuperGM, Linares ESP 2005; 11...Bb7 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.OOO d5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 Nxd5 16.c4 Nb4 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5+ Kf8 19.Rd6 Rg8 =-=(55) Morozevich 2675 -- Smirin 2655, It, Biel SUI 2003.
    11.Qf3 Nd7 12.b4 h6 13.Bd2 Bb7 14.c4 bxc4 15.Nxc4 Nf6 16.Qd3 Nxe4 17.f3 d5 18.Nxe5 Qd6 19.Ng4 Nxd2 =-=(41) Sax -- Sutovsky, Ljubljana 1994.

  49. 11...Nd7 12.c4 b4 13.Nc2 a5 14.Ne3 f6 15.Bh4 OO 16.OO Nc5 17.f3 Be6 18.Re1 Qb8 19.Bf1 Kh8 =-=(46) Morozevich 2745 -- Carlsen 2695, Tal Memorial, Moscow RUS 2006; 12.OO Nc5 13.b4 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 f6 15.Be3 d5 16.Bc5 dxe4 17.Qxe4 Qd5 18.Qe2 Bb7 19.f3 Ng6 0-1(33) Naiditsch 2655 -- Carlsen 2625, Corus B, Wijk aan Zee NED 2006.
    11...d5 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.Qd2 Ne4 14.Qe3 Nxg5 15.Qxg5 Qc5 16.OOO OO 17.Rhe1 f6 18.Qe3 Qxe3+ 19.Rxe3 Be6 1-0(52) Morozevich 2755 -- Radjabov 2742, Crete GRE 2007.

  50. 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.c4 Rg8 14.cxb5 Rxg2 15.bxa6 Bxa6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.Nc4 f5 18.exf5 Nxf5 19.Qd5 Qa8 1-0(49) Zhang Pengxiang 2615 -- Ni Hua 2625, 2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup, Tiayuan CHN 2005; 13...bxc4 14.Nxc4 d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Nd6+ Kf8 17.Be4 Qa5+ 18.Qd2 Qxd2+ 19.Kxd2 Rd8 =-=(40) Smyslov -- Sveshnikov, USSR 1977; 13.Qh5 d5 14.OOO d4 15.Nb1 Qa5 16.a3 b4 17.Qh6 Ng6 18.g3 Rb8 19.f4 b3 1-0(28) Naiditsch 2610 -- Sutovsky 2670, It, Dortmund GER 2005.

  51. 12...Ng6 13.c4 h6 14.Bd2 OO 15.OO Rb8 16.Rfd1 bxc4 17.Nxc4 d5 18.exd5 Qxd5 19.f3 e4 =-=(44) Georgiev Kiril (BUL) 2660 -- Eljanov Pavel (UKR) 2686, Sochi (Russia) 2007.

  52. 13.b4 f6 14.Bd2 f5 15.c4 fxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 OO 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Nxb5 Qb6 =-=(26) Alekseev 2605 -- Avrukh 2600, MTO, Biel SUI 2004.
    13.OO OO 14.c4 b4 15.Nc2 a5 16.Rfd1 Nc5 17.f3 f6 18.Be3 Qc7 19.Qd2 Rad8 =-=(65) Areshchenko 2670 -- Khairullin 2530, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2006.

  53. 15.OO Nc5 16.f3 Qc7 17.Qd2 OO 18.Ne3 b3 19.Rfd1 f6 =-=(69) Morozevich 2755 -- Radjabov 2742, Kemer TUR 2007; 16...OO 17.Rfd1 Qc7 18.b3 Nc6 19.Rab1 a4 =-=(97) Timofeev 2655 -- Eljanov 2650, Empresa A, Montreal CAN 2006; 15...h6 16.Be3 Ng6 17.Qd2 OO 18.f3 Nc5 19.Rfd1 Qc7 =-=(45) Timofeev 2655 -- Sutovsky 2650, WCC, Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005.

  54. 11.g3 OO 12.Bg2 Bg5 13.OO Ne7 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.c3 Rb8 16.Nc2 a5 17.Re1 Be6 18.Ne3 Bxe3 19.Rxe3 Rfc8 =-=(33) Ljubojevic -- Illescas, Linares 1993.
    11.Nb1 OO 12.a4 Rb8 13.axb5 axb5 14.Nbc3 Nd4 15.Bd3 g6 16.OO Bg7 17.Na2 Qg5 18.Kh1 Ne6 19.Nab4 Nf4 0-1(33) Cabrilo -- Beliavsky, Lvov UKR 1993.
    =-= Fedorov 2645 -- Rogozenko 2555, 10th Goodricke Int., Calcutta IND 1999.

  55. 12...Rb8 13.b3 Bg5 14.g3 OO 15.h4 Bh6 16.Bh3 Be6 17.Kf1 a5 18.Kg2 Rb7 19.Bf5 Kh8 1-0(54) Morozevich 2705 -- Leko 2760, WCh-FIDE, San Luis ARG 2005; 15.Bg2 a5 16.OO Ne7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qd3 Bb7 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 =-=(65) Movsesian 2615 -- Miton 2645, XIII TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2006; 13.g3 OO 14.b3 Be6 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.Bg2 Qe7 17.OO a5 18.f4 =-= Zvjaginsev 2655 -- Najer 2610, 58th ch-RUS Semi-Final, Kazan RUS 2005.
    12...OO 13.g3 Be6 14.Bg2 Rb8 15.OO a5 16.b3 Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Qb6 18.Rad1 Rfd8 19.Qd3 a4 1-0(48) Amonatov 2649 -- Timofeev 2664, Dagomys RUS 2008.

  56. 13.Be2 OO 14.OO Bg5 15.Qd3 Be6 16.Rad1 Rb8 17.b3 Kh8 18.Bf3 Rb7 19.Qe2 Qb8 0-1(53) Galkin -- Iskusnyh, Azov 1995; 16...Bxd5 17.cxd5 Nb8 18.Bg4 Na6 19.g3 Nc5 =-=(36) Asrian 2635 -- Ni Hua 2605, GM Scheveningen, Taiyuan CHN 2006; 16...Ra7 17.Bf3 Qb8 18.b3 Rd7 19.g3 Bd8 0-1(54) Galkin -- Van den Doel, Bratislava SVK 1993; 14...Be6 =-= Kosteniuk 2530 -- Radjabov 2725, GpA, Cap d'Agde FRA 2006.
    13.Qf3 Bg5 14.h4 Bh6 15.g4 f6 16.g5 fxg5 17.hxg5 Qxg5 18.Rxh6 gxh6 19.Nc7+ Ke7 0-1(46) Morozevich 2755 -- Shirov 2739, Moscow RUS 2007; 16.Rg1 OO 17.Qg3 g6 18.g5 fxg5 19.hxg5 Bg7 1-0(41) Morozevich 2755 -- Carlsen 2714, Moscow RUS 2007; 13...Be7 14.a3 bxa3 15.Qxa3 OO 16.Bd3 Rb8 17.OO Be6 18.Rfd1 Bxd5 19.cxd5 Nb4 =-=(22) Ponomariov 2719 -- Radjabov 2751, Dagomys RUS 2008.

  57. 13...Bg5 14.h4 Bh6 15.Bh3 Bb7 16.Qh5 Ne7 17.OO Nxd5 18.exd5 Bc8 19.Bxc8 Qxc8 0-1(53) Berg 2593 -- Eljanov 2681, Kemer TUR 2007; 15...Bxh3 16.Rxh3 Ne7 17.Rh1 OO 18.Kf1 Rc8 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 =-=(28) Khairullin Ildar (RUS) 2586 -- Tregubov Pavel V (RUS) 2615, Sochi (Russia) 2007.

  58. 14.Bg2 Bg5 15.OO Ne7 16.Nde3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Be6 18.Qd3 Qb6 19.Kh1 Rac8 =-=(25) Fedorov 2620 -- Radjabov 2742, Kemer TUR 2007; 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Be6 18.Qd3 Qd7 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 =-=(26) Balogh 2560 -- Moiseenko 2655, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2006.

  59. 15.Bh3 Nd4 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Qd3 Rc8 18.Kf1 Rc5 19.Kg2 Bxd5 =-=(21) Svidler 2765 -- Eljanov 2655, Bundesliga 2005-6, Kirchheim GER 2006; 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Nf4 Qe7 19.Qg4 Rae8 1-0(39) Malakhov 2676 -- Maletin 2567, Krasnoyarsk RUS 2007; 15...Be7 16.Bg2 Qb8 17.Nce3 Bxd5 18.Nxd5 Bd8 19.OO Bb6 1-0(68) Predojevic Borki (BIH) 2587 -- Wang Yue (CHN) 2644, Moscow (Russia) 2007.

  60. 11...Ne7 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 13.Nc2 Bb7 14.Bd3 d5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Ne3 Qe6 17.Qb3 f5 18.Qxe6 fxe6 19.f3 OOO 0-1(47) Ulibin -- Krasenkow, Minsk BLR 1986; 17.Qh5 OOO 18.Bc2 Kb8 19.Bb3 Qb6 =-=(22) Ye Jiangchuan 2590 -- Krasenkow 2645, 5th Tan Chin Nam Cup, Shenyang CHN 1999; 17.a4 Rd8 18.Qc2 e4 19.Be2 f5 =-=(35) Stefansson 2565 -- Mamedyarov 2655, 5th IECC Antalya TUR 2004; 13.Be2 Bb7 14.Bf3 Qb6 15.OO Rd8 16.c4 f5 17.Qd3 fxe4 18.Bxe4 d5 19.cxd5 Bxd5 =-=(20) Ivanchuk 2700 -- Leko 2700, Eu Team Ch, Batumi GEO 1999; 13...f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.OO OO 16.Qd2 Be6 17.c4 bxc4 18.Nxc4 Nf5 19.Bd3 Nd4 =-=(22) Oll 2625 -- Krasenkow 2615, Vilnius LTU 1997; 13.Bd3 d5 14.Qe2 d4 15.cxd4 Qxd4 16.OOO Qb6 17.Qe3 Qxe3+ 18.fxe3 Rg8 19.Rd2 Bb7 0-1(56) Socko 2575 -- Krasenkow 2630, Bundesliga 2002-3, Stuttgart GER 2003; 13...Bb7 14.Qe2 Rg8 15.g3 Qb6 16.OOO OOO 17.Nc2 Kb8 18.Rhe1 d5 19.a3 h5 =-=(24) Korneev 2610 -- Felgaer 2590, It, Dos Hermanas ESP 2005.
    11...Rb8 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a3 a5 14.Bd3 Ne7 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.Qe2 Qb7 17.OO OO 18.b4 a4 19.c4 Be6 1-0(42) De Firmian 2610 -- Sutovsky 2610, Julian Borowski GM, Essen GER 1999; 16...Bd7 17.b4 a4 18.Ne3 Bxe3 19.Qxe3 OO =-=(36) Korneev 2615 -- Illescas Cordoba 2600, ch-ESP (team) Div 1, Cala Galdana ESP 1999; 13...Ne7 14.Nxe7 Qxe7 15.Nb4 Qd7 16.Bd3 OO 17.OO Qb7 18.a4 a5 19.Nd5 bxa4 =-=(97) Polgar 2700 -- Kramnik 2805, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Nxb4 15.Nxb4 Bd7 16.Bxa6 Qa5 17.Qxd6 Rb6 18.Qd3 Be7 19.Nd5 Rxb2 =-=(34) Leko 2670 -- Illescas Cordoba 2600, Madrid ESP 1998.
    11...Bb7 12.Nc2 Nb8 13.g3 Bg5 14.Bg2 Nd7 15.h4 Bh6 16.g4 g6 17.g5 Bg7 18.Qd2 h6 19.OOO Nc5 0-1(59) De Firmian -- McShane, Roskilde DEN 1998.

  61. 13.h4 Bh6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 OO 16.Qxa4 a5 17.Bb5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Be6 19.Bc6 Rb8 0-1(49) Volokitin 2645 -- Timofeev 2660, TCh-ESP Final, Lugo ESP 2006; =-=(39) Felgaer 2539 -- Wang Hao 2665, Gibraltar ENG 2008; =-=(55) Dominguez Perez L 2678 -- Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS) 2708, Foros (Ukraine) 2007; 16...Nxd5 17.Nxd5 a5 18.Bb5 Kh8 19.b4 f5 1-0(41) Karjakin Sergey (UKR) 2678 -- Shirov Alexei (ESP) 2715, Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) 2007; 16.Rxa4 a5 17.Bc4 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Bd7 19.Bxa8 Bxa4 =-=(101) Dominguez 2635 -- Ni Hua 2600, World Team Ch, Beer Sheva ISR 2005; 15...Bd7 16.Rxa4 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxa4 18.Qxa4+ Kf8 19.b4 a5 1-0(41) Karjakin 2635 -- Radjabov 2670, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005.
    13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 OO 15.Qxa4 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bd7 17.Qa5 Qb8 18.b4 Bd8 19.Qa2 a5 =-=(60) Berg 2586 -- Carlsen 2690, Faaborg (Denmark) 2007.

  62. 14.h4 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Be7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Ne3 Rb8 18.a3 g6 19.g3 =-= Kotsur -- Shariyazdanov, WCh-tt U-26 Roque Saenz P 1997.

  63. 15.Qxa4 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bd7 17.Qd1 a5 18.Bc4 Qb8 19.b3 Kh8 =-=(60) Jakovenko 2665 -- Wang Yue 2625, GM Scheveningen, Taiyuan CHN 2006; 18...Kh8 19.OO f5 0-1(63) Korneev 2655 -- Moiseenko 2630, 22nd ECU Club Cup 2006; =-= Korneev 2610 -- Radjabov 2670, It, Dos Hermanas ESP 2005; 17.Qa3 Bc6 18.Bc4 a5 19.b3 Kh8 =-=(37) Inarkiev 2663 -- Wang Yue 2696, Nizhniy Novgorod RUS 2007; 17.Qc2 a5 18.Bc4 a4 19.OO Qa5 0-1(67) Korneev Oleg (RUS) 2657 -- Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS) 2671, Pamplona (Spain) 2006; 15...a5 16.Bb5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Be6 18.Bc6 Rb8 19.Ra2 Qc8 1-0(31) Kamsky 2690 -- Carlsen 2570, WCC Places 9-10, Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005; 19...f5 1-0(47) Timofeev Artyom (RUS) 2663 -- Yakovich Yuri (RUS) 2577, Moscow (Russia) 2007.

  64. 13.a3 a5 14.Bd3 Ne7 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.Qe2 OO 17.OO Bd7 18.b4 axb4 19.Nxb4 Rfc8 =-=(35) Kasparov 2850 -- Kramnik 2755, Fujitsu-Siemens Giants, Frankfurt GER 2000; 13...OO 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.Bd3 Be6 16.Bc2 Kh8 17.OO Nxd5 18.Nxd5 g6 19.Qd3 f5 0-1(38) Azarov 2570 -- Moiseenko 2665, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005.
    13.Be2 OO 14.OO a5 15.Qd3 Ne7 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Qc7 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.Rd2 Be6 1-0(40) Almasi 2660 -- Illescas Cordoba 2600, It, Pamplona ESP 1999; 17...Qb6 18.Rfb1 Be6 19.b4 Rfd8 =-=(31) Nisipeanu 2675 -- Johannessen 2540, 15th ETC, Gothenburg SWE 2005.
    13.Nce3 Bxe3 14.Nxe3 OO 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.OO Be6 17.Qc2 a5 18.Rfd1 Qb6 19.a3 Rfc8 0-1(48) Nguyen Thanh Son -- Nijboer 2535, 34th Olympiad, Istanbul TUR 2000.
    13.g3 OO 14.Bg2 a5 15.OO Ne7 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Be6 18.Qd2 Qb6 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 =-=(49) Malakhov 2590 -- Kharlov 2615, 1st ch-Europe, Saint Vincent ITA 2000.

  65. 15.cxb4 OO 16.Rxa4 a5 17.b5 Bd7 18.Nc3 Qb6 19.Be2 Rbc8 0-1(60) Bacrot 2705 -- Radjabov 2751, Baku AZE 2008; 0-1(60) Bacrot 2705 -- Radjabov 2751, Baku AZE 2008; 16...Be6 17.Bc4 Qd7 18.b3 Kh8 19.OO f5 1-0(53) Jakovenko 2665 -- Wang Yue 2625, CHN-RUS Chess Summit, Ergun CHN 2006.
    15.Nxb4 Bd7 16.Bxa6 Qa5 17.Qxd6 Rb6 18.Qd3 Be7 19.Nd5 Rxb2 =-=(41) Karjakin 2732 -- Radjabov 2751, Baku AZE 2008; =-=(41) Karjakin 2732 -- Radjabov 2751, Baku AZE 2008.
    14...Bd7 15.Bxa6 Nxb4 16.Nxb4 Qa5 17.Qxd6 Rb6 18.Qd3 Be7 19.Nd5 Rxb2 =-=(26) Motylev 2650 -- Timofeev 2610, 57th ch-RUS, Moscow RUS 2004; =-=(22) Palac 2570 -- Van Wely 2685, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005; 1-0(36) Volokitin 2670 -- Van Wely 2655, 49th TCh-ESP Honor 1, Merida ESP 2005; 16.cxb4 OO 17.OO Bc6 18.Rxa4 Bxa4 19.Qxa4 Qe8 1-0(42) Anand 2792 -- Van Wely 2647, Wijk aan Zee NED 2006.

  66. 13.Be2 Ne7 14.Ncb4 a5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.Qd3 Rb8 18.OO Be6 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 =-=(78) Tiviakov 2620 -- Van Wely 2675, ch-NED, Leeuwarden NED 2003; 0-1(65) Almasi 2640 -- Topalov 2715, Amber Rapidplay, Monaco MNC 2001; 17...b4 18.cxb4 axb4 19.Qg3 h6 0-1(41) Almasi 2625 -- Shirov 2710, ch-FRA Top 16 GpB, Cannes FRA 2005; 13...Rb8 14.OO Ne7 15.Ncb4 Bb7 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Nd5 Qd7 18.Qd3 a5 19.Rfd1 Bc6 =-=(68) Almasi 2675 -- Van Wely 2665, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2003.
    13.g3 Ne7 14.h4 Bh6 15.Bh3 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 a5 17.Kf1 Rc8 18.Nce3 Bxe3 19.Nxe3 Qd7 0-1(55) Short 2670 -- Topalov 2755, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005; 13...Be6 14.h4 Bh6 15.Bg2 Ne7 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Qb6 18.a3 a5 19.OO b4 =-=(48) Polgar 2685 -- Van Wely 2680, Essent Crown, Hoogeveen NED 2002.
    13.h4 Bh6 14.g3 Rb8 15.Bh3 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 a5 17.Nce3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Ne7 19.h5 f5 =-=(55) Polgar 2710 -- Topalov 2810, Blindfold Rapid, Bilbao ESP 2006.

  67. 14.Nce3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Rb8 16.Qxa4 Ne7 17.Rd1 Rxb2 18.Bxa6 Qc7 19.OO Qxc3 =-=(20) Nisipeanu 2690 -- Radjabov 2725, 22nd ECU Club Cup 2006; 17.OOO Bb7 18.Bd3 Bc6 19.Qa3 Qc7 1-0(65) Nisipeanu 2690 -- Van Wely 2675, 22nd ECU Club Cup 2006.

  68. 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Be2 Bb7 17.OO Qd7 18.Qa1 Bc6 19.Rxa6 Bxe4 =-=(40) Shmuter -- Sutovsky, Rishon le Zion 1995.

  69. 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.OO f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Qe2 Bg6 =-=(36) Polgar 2700 -- Topalov 2740, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 1-0(55) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Kramnik 2750, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; 19...Qd7 =-=(27) Hamdouchi 2590 -- Kasimdzhanov 2650, FIDE World Cup Gp C, Hyderabad IND 2002; 19.Nce3 Bg6 1-0(64) Leko 2710 -- Topalov 2735, Amber Blindfold, Monaco MNC 2002; 18.Re1 fxe4 19.Rxe4 Bf5 1-0(39) Ivanchuk 2750 -- Johannessen 2540, 21st ECC, Saint Vincent ITA 2005; 17...g6 18.Qd3 Bd7 19.Ra2 f5 0-1(52) Topalov 2740 -- Kasparov 2825, Leon blitz 1998; 17...Bd7 18.Qd3 f5 19.Ra2 g6 1-0(43) Topalov 2740 -- Kasparov 2825, Leon ESP 1998; 17.Nce3 g6 18.h4 Bxh4 19.g3 Bg5 0-1(53) Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS) 2708 -- Shirov Alexei (ESP) 2699, Foros (Ukraine) 2007; =-=(31) Ponomariov 2720 -- Van Wely 2675, TCh-ESP Honor Gp2, San Sebastian ESP 2006; =-=(103) Karjakin 2694 -- Shirov 2739, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2007; 17...Be6 18.Qd3 Qd7 19.OO g6 =-=(21) Nisipeanu 2675 -- Radjabov 2680, 15th ETC, Gothenburg SWE 2005; 17.Qe2 f5 18.h4 Bf6 19.exf5 Bxf5 =-=(59) Polgar 2725 -- Kramnik 2750, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005; 17...Ne7 18.Nxe7 Bxe7 19.OO Bd7 =-=(32) Nisipeanu 2668 -- Ponomariov 2705, Vitoria Gasteiz ESP 2007; 16.Ra2 Kh8 17.Nce3 g6 18.h4 Bxh4 19.g3 Bg5 1-0(35) Kramnik 2750 -- Van Wely 2675, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; =-=(24) Amonatov 2585 -- Van Wely 2675, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2005; 19...Bf6 =-=(45) Ponomariov 2700 -- Kramnik 2750, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005; 17...Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Ne7 19.b3 f5 =-=(40) Carlsen 2645 -- Van Wely 2655, DSB Match, Schagen NED 2006; 0-1(50) Karjakin 2660 -- Topalov 2800, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2006; 19.OO f5 =-=(43) Kasimdzhanov 2670 -- Tregubov 2595, 10th Corsica Masters KO, Bastia FRA 2006; 17...Be6 18.Qa4 Qc8 19.OO g6 =-=(20) Almasi 2615 -- Radjabov 2680, 15th ETC, Gothenburg SWE 2005; 17.h4 Bh6 18.Nce3 Bxe3 19.Nxe3 Ne7 =-=(29) Asrian 2595 -- Khalifman 2690, Olympiad, Bled SLO 2002; 17.OO f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Nce3 Bg6 0-1(52) Lanka 2530 -- Radjabov 2680, Ordix Open, Mainz GER 2005; 15...Bd7 16.OO Rb8 17.Ra2 Kh8 18.Nce3 g6 19.Qd3 f5 =-=(42) Anand 2779 -- Radjabov Teimour (AZE) 2729, Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) 2007; 18.Nde3 Qc7 19.Qd3 Ne7 =-=(42) Karjakin 2670 -- Radjabov 2725, KO, Cap d'Agde FRA 2006; 16...Ne7 17.Ra3 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Rb8 19.b4 axb4 1-0(63) Shirov 2755 -- Topalov 2780, Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008; 17.Ra2 Rc8 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Bd5 Rc5 =-=(34) Anand 2775 -- Radjabov 2725, CCM6 Rapid Match, Mainz GER 2006; 16...Nb4 17.Ra3 Rc8 18.cxb4 axb4 19.Ra6 Rxc4 =-=(29) Volokitin 2660 -- Radjabov 2725, GM, Biel SUI 2006; 16.Nce3 Kh8 17.h4 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Ne7 19.Ra2 Bc6 0-1(65) Volokitin 2645 -- Radjabov 2725, KO, Cap d'Agde FRA 2006; 16...g6 17.b3 Kh8 18.h4 Bh6 19.Ra2 Ne7 1-0(24) Timofeev 2655 -- Smirnov 2610, 59th ch-RUS 1st League, Tomsk RUS 2006; 15...Kh8 16.OO Rb8 17.b3 f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Qe2 Bg6 =-=(93) Ivanchuk 2787 -- Carlsen 2714, Moscow RUS 2007; 19.Nce3 Bg6 1-0(38) Shabalov 2620 -- Jakovenko 2580, 3rd ACP Blitz Prelim4, playchess.com INT 2004; 17.b4 Bd7 18.Ra2 axb4 19.Ncxb4 Nxb4 =-=(71) Karjakin 2670 -- Carlsen 2695, KO, Cap d'Agde FRA 2006.
    15.Bb5 Ne7 16.Nxe7+ Bxe7 17.Ne3 Rb8 18.Qe2 Qb6 19.c4 Be6 1-0(43) Shirov 2723 -- Van Wely 2668, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 16...Qxe7 17.Nb4 Bg4 18.Qa1 Qb7 19.Bc6 Qb6 =-=(27) Landa 2550 -- Van Wely 2650, Bundesliga 2003-4 2004; 16.Ncb4 Bd7 17.Nxe7+ Bxe7 18.Nc6 Qe8 19.Qd5 Be6 =-=(22) Polgar 2700 -- Shirov 2720, GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 15...Bb7 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Ne7 18.OO Rb8 19.Qd3 Qb6 1-0(44) Kasparov 2810 -- Van Wely 2635, Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999.

  70. 12.Bd3 Be6 13.OO Rb8 14.Nc2 a5 15.Qe2 b4 16.Bc4 Bg5 17.cxb4 axb4 18.Rfd1 Qa5 19.a3 bxa3 =-=(30) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Eljanov 2640, Aeroflot Open, Moscow RUS 2005.

  71. 12...Bb7 13.Be2 Bg5 14.OO Nb8 15.Qd3 Nd7 16.Rfd1 Nc5 17.Qf3 g6 18.Nce3 Kh8 19.Bf1 Ra7 0-1(37) Tiviakov 2575 -- Shirov 2655, Oakham ENG 1992.

  72. 13.Be2 Bg5 14.Qd3 Ne7 15.Ncb4 Bb7 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.OO Qd7 18.Rad1 a5 19.Nd5 Bc6 =-=(60) Lutz Christopher (GER) 2614 -- Mcshane Luke J (ENG) 2620, Germany 2005; =-=(60) Lutz 2610 -- McShane 2620, Bundesliga Playoff 2004-5, Bremen GER 2005; 14.OO a5 15.Qd3 Ne7 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Qb6 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.Rd2 h6 =-=(77) Kamsky 2735 -- Illescas Cordoba 2635, It, Dos Hermanas ESP 1996; 14...Be6 15.Qd3 Qd7 16.Qg3 f6 17.Rfd1 a5 18.Na3 Na7 19.h3 Kh8 1-0(55) Karpov 2725 -- Dolmatov 2535, Amsterdam NED 1980; 13...a5 14.OO Bg5 15.Qd3 Be6 16.Rfd1 Qd7 17.Qg3 h6 18.h4 Bd8 19.Nce3 Kh8 =-=(53) Lau -- Yusupov, Munich GER 1988.
    13.a3 a5 14.h4 Ne7 15.Nce3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Be6 17.g3 Qd7 18.Bg2 Bd8 19.OO Bb6 =-=(30) Kasparov 2805 -- Kramnik 2710, Moskou rapid 1994; =-=(30) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Moscow RUS 1994; 14.Bd3 Be6 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.OO Qd8 17.Qe2 Qb6 18.b4 Rfc8 19.Ne3 Ne7 =-=(46) Nisipeanu 2670 -- Chuchelov 2570, ch-FRA Top 16 GpA, Noyon FRA 2005.
    13.Bd3 Bg5 14.h4 Bh6 15.g4 Bf4 16.Qe2 Be6 17.g5 Re8 18.Kf1 Qd7 19.Kg2 Qb7 =-=(66) Ivanchuk 2715 -- Lautier 2685, FIDE GP, Dubai UAE 2002; 14.OO Ne7 15.a4 bxa4 16.Ncb4 Bb7 17.Qxa4 Nxd5 18.exd5 Ra8 19.Bxa6 Bxa6 1-0(33) Geller -- Polgar, Baden-Baden GER 1985.
    13.b4 Ne7 14.Nce3 Bg5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.a4 Be6 18.g3 Rfc8 19.Ra3 Bxd5 0-1(42) Polgar 2630 -- Kramnik 2725, New York rapid 1994.
    13.a4 bxa4 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.Rxa4 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Rxb2 17.Bxa6 Bg4 18.Qa1 Rb8 19.OO Bg5 1-0(123) Nisipeanu 2670 -- Eljanov 2640, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005.
    13.g3 Bg5 14.h4 Bh6 15.Bh3 Be6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.Nde3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Na5 19.OO Nc4 =-=(31) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Lautier 2595, 8th Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 1999.

  73. 13...Ne7 14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Qd2 Bb7 16.Bd3 d5 17.exd5 Qxd5 18.OOO e4 19.Be2 Qxa2 1-0(35) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Novgorod RUS 1994; 15...f5 16.Qg5+ Kh8 17.Qf6+ Kg8 18.OOO Be6 19.Bd3 Nc6 =-=(51) Kamsky 2715 -- Benjamin 2550, ch-USA, San Diego USA 2004.
    13...g6 14.g3 Be6 15.Bh3 Bg7 16.h5 a5 17.Nce3 Qg5 18.Nc7 Bxh3 19.Rxh3 Rfd8 1-0(41) Polgar 2675 -- Illescas Cordoba 2635, It, Leon ESP 1996.

  74. 14.g3 Be6 15.a3 a5 16.Nce3 Re8 17.a4 b4 18.Bb5 Bd7 19.OO bxc3 1-0(32) Karjakin 2694 -- Shirov 2739, Crete GRE 2007; 16.b4 Qd7 17.Nce3 Bd8 18.Bd3 Ne7 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 =-=(48) Alekseev 2679 -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS) 2624, Kirishi (Russia) 2007; 15.Bg2 Qd7 16.OO Bd8 17.Qd3 a5 18.Nce3 Ne7 19.Nxe7+ Bxe7 =-=(40) Shirov 2710 -- Timofeev 2620, XXXV Bosnia GM, Sarajevo BIH 2005.
    14.a3 Be6 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.axb4 Ra8 17.g3 Qd7 18.Bg2 Bd8 19.OO Qc6 1-0(106) Topalov 2785 -- Leko 2760, It, Dortmund GER 2005.
    14.Qf3 Be6 15.Rd1 Qd7 16.Nce3 Bd8 17.g4 Ne7 18.h5 Bxd5 19.exd5 f5 =-=(39) Shirov 2710 -- Volokitin 2675, XXXV Bosnia GM, Sarajevo BIH 2005.

  75. 15.Qf3 Qd7 16.Rd1 Bd8 17.Be2 Ne7 18.h5 h6 19.OO Qc8 0-1(75) Karjakin Sergey (UKR) 2686 -- Yakovich Yuri (RUS) 2600, Sochi (Russia) 2007; =-=(23) Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS) 2708 -- Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR) 2729, Foros (Ukraine) 2007; 19...Bb6 1-0(51) Kudrin 2550 -- Eljanov 2660, WCC, Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005; 1-0(48) Korneev 2670 -- Khairullin 2540, XIII TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2006; 18.Rd2 Qb7 19.g3 Nxd5 =-=(42) Kotronias 2612 -- Yakovich 2597, Port Erin IOM 2007; 17.h5 h6 18.Be2 Ne7 19.OO Qc8 =-=(29) Landa 2678 -- Eljanov 2691, Wattenscheid GER 2007; 18.Bd3 Ne7 19.Bc2 b4 =-=(20) Belov 2590 -- Smirnov 2636, Krasnoyarsk RUS 2007; 17.Bd3 Ne7 18.Bc2 Bxd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 1-0(72) Karjakin 2635 -- Moiseenko 2665, 6th EICC, Warsaw POL 2005; 18...b4 19.Nxb4 a5 1-0(51) Karjakin 2635 -- Eljanov 2640, 6th EICC Playoff, Warsaw POL 2005; 16.g4 Bd8 17.Bd3 a5 18.Bc2 b4 19.Ba4 bxc3 =-=(59) Motylev 2680 -- Filippov 2620, TCh-RUS, Sochi RUS 2005.
    15.Bd3 Qd7 16.Nf5 Kh8 17.a4 Bd8 18.h5 bxa4 19.Qxa4 Rxb2 =-=(23) Palac 2565 -- Eljanov 2635, 15th ETC, Gothenburg SWE 2005.

  76. 13.h4 Bh6 14.g3 Ne7 15.Nce3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 Bb7 17.Bg2 f5 18.exf5 Bxg2 19.Nxg2 Nxf5 0-1(40) Hjartarson 2615 -- Anand 2790, Glitnir Blitz, Reykjavik ISL 2006; 14.a4 bxa4 15.Rxa4 a5 16.Bb5 Bb7 17.Nce3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Qb6 19.Qd3 Ne7 0-1(61) Iordachescu 2630 -- Shabalov 2620, It, Bermuda BER 2004.
    13.a3 Ne7 14.Ncb4 Be6 15.Qd3 f5 16.h4 Bh6 17.Rd1 fxe4 18.Qxe4 a5 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 =-=(24) Anand 2760 -- Leko 2740, SuperGM, Dortmund GER 2000.
    13.Bd3 Rb8 14.OO a5 15.Na3 Na7 16.Qe2 Bd7 17.Rad1 Bc6 18.Bb1 Nc8 19.Qd3 Qd7 =-=(60) Inarkiev 2600 -- Filippov 2630, 20th ECC, Izmir TUR 2004.
    13.g3 Ne7 14.Ncb4 a5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.Qb3 =-= Tiviakov 2590 -- Yakovich 2610, Beijing CHN 1997.

  77. 13...Bb7 14.Nce3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Ne7 16.Bf3 g6 17.OO f5 18.exf5 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 gxf5 1-0(43) Kamsky 2714 -- Shirov 2739, Moscow RUS 2007.
    13...Rb8 14.OO a5 15.Bg4 Bb7 16.Qd3 Ne7 17.Nce3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Qb6 19.Be2 Ba8 0-1(59) Socko -- Degraeve, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1993.

  78. 14.Nce3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Be6 =-= Tiviakov 2630 -- Krasenkow 2650, AIG Life rapid, Warsaw POL 2002.

  79. 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.Qd3 Rb8 18.OO Be6 19.Rad1 h6 =-=(57) Almasi 2675 -- Ivanchuk 2695, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 0-1(43) Almasi 2631 -- Nielsen 2626, GER 2004; 17...b4 18.cxb4 axb4 19.Qb3 Be6 =-=(24) Anand 2765 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 1997.

  80. 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.OO g6 18.Qe2 Bd7 19.Raa1 Bh6 =-=(22) Almasi 2660 -- Lautier 2635, It, Pamplona ESP 2000; 19.Rfa1 Bh6 0-1(35) Lutz 2560 -- Kramnik 2715, GER 1995; 18.Qd3 Bd7 19.Raa1 f5 1-0(54) Shirov 2710 -- Kramnik 2715, Monte Carlo MNC 1995; 18...f5 19.Raa1 Bh6 =-=(23) Yermolinsky 2660 -- Khalifman 2660, Tallinn/ Parnu 1998; 18.Kh1 Bh6 19.Qe2 Bd7 0-1(46) Polgar 2670 -- Kramnik 2790, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998; 17...f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Nce3 Bg6 =-=(27) Anand 2785 -- Kramnik 2750, Corus A, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005; =-=(37) Leko 2665 -- Gelfand 2675, Polanica Zdroj POL 1998; =-=(27) Bologan 2700 -- Timofeev 2620, XXXV Bosnia GM, Sarajevo BIH 2005; =-=(28) Korneev 2600 -- Shirov 2710, 1st Rapid, Venaco FRA 2005; =-=(35) Shirov 2710 -- Kramnik 2790, Monte Carlo MNC 1998; 17.Nce3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Ne7 19.OO f5 1-0(37) Leko 2753 -- Radjabov 2735, Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008; =-=(26) Karjakin 2678 -- Khalifman 2632, Amsterdam NED 2007; 17...g6 18.h4 Bxh4 19.g3 Bg5 =-=(57) Topalov 2755 -- Leko 2745, XXII SuperGM, Linares ESP 2005; 17...Be6 18.h4 Bf4 19.Nf5 g6 1-0(45) Leko 2740 -- Radjabov 2700, XXIII SuperGM, Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2006; 17.Qe2 Bd7 18.Ra1 Ne7 19.Nxe7 Bxe7 1-0(40) Ivanchuk 2715 -- Leko 2720, Amber Blindfold, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 17...f5 18.h4 Bf6 19.exf5 Bxf5 =-=(66) Ivanchuk 2705 -- Shirov 2725, 20th ECC, Izmir TUR 2004; 16.Ra2 Kh8 17.Nce3 g6 18.OO f5 19.Qa4 Bd7 =-=(44) Anand 2785 -- Kasparov 2800, XXII SuperGM, Linares ESP 2005; 18.h4 Bh6 19.h5 Kg7 =-=(50) Kasimdzhanov 2670 -- Ivanchuk 2745, Keres Mem Rapid, Tallinn EST 2006; 17.OO f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Nce3 Bg6 0-1(42) Socko 2555 -- Krasenkow 2660, 57th ch-POL, Plock POL 2000; 16...g6 17.OO Kh8 18.b4 axb4 19.cxb4 Be6 =-=(60) Anand 2785 -- Leko 2760, WCh-FIDE, San Luis ARG 2005; 18...Bd7 19.Qe2 axb4 =-=(43) Kasimdzhanov 2670 -- Leko 2760, WCh-FIDE, San Luis ARG 2005; 16...Be6 17.OO Qd7 18.b3 Kh8 19.Qe2 f5 =-=(72) Kramnik 2750 -- Leko 2745, Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MNC 2005.
    15.Bb5 Ne7 16.Ncb4 Bh3 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Bc6 Rac8 19.Rxa5 Bxg2 0-1(40) Korneev Oleg (RUS) 2657 -- Shirov Alexei (ESP) 2720, Pamplona (Spain) 2006; 18.Nd5 Qb7 19.Bc4 Bd7 =-=(23) Dominguez 2595 -- Leko 2735, World Teams, Yerevan ARM 2001; 16...Bd7 17.Nxe7+ Bxe7 18.Bxd7 axb4 19.Bc6 Rxa4 =-=(22) Svidler 2685 -- Ivanchuk 2715, Rubinstein Mem, Polanica Zdroj POL 2000; 18.Nc6 Qe8 19.Qd5 Be6 =-=(21) Ganguly 2570 -- Van Wely 2680, ACT Open, Amsterdam NED 2004; 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Nb4 Be6 18.Bc6 Rac8 19.Rxa5 Rxc6 1-0(24) Tiviakov 2600 -- Smirin 2670, EuTCh, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 15...Bb7 16.Nce3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Ne7 18.OO Rb8 19.Qd3 Qb6 1-0(43) Kasparov 2812 -- Van Wely 2636, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; 16.OO Ne7 17.Nce3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Qb6 19.Qd3 f5 1-0(48) Short 2675 -- Gelfand 2710, It, Pamplona ESP 2000; =-= Nisipeanu 2595 -- Bologan 2675, 2nd IECC, Ohrid MKD 2001.
    =-= Sokolov 2585 -- Tregubov 2635, TCh-FRA Nat1 Final 2004.

 

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