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Time to time we meet such difficult positions where it is impossible to give preference to any candidate move basing on the variants calculation, even having enough time for reflection. In similar situation an intuition begins to play a bigger, even decisive role. The following example is an unique by its complexity position where nearly ten of candidate moves are real pretenders to the title of The best move! To use the material in training purposes, the variants analyze is divided to thirteen tests-exercises. Grischuk A. : Morozevich A. Dagomys 2004 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 b5 6.b3 Bf5 7.Ne5 h6 8.g4 Bh7 9.Bg2 e6 10.00 Bd6 11.Bb2 00 12.Rc1 Ra7 13.c5 Bc7 14.Ne2 a5 15.f3 Nfd7 16.f4 f6 17.Nd3 Na6 18.a3 b4 19.a4 Re8 20.Qd2 Bb8 21.Ng3 e5 22.f5 Kh8 23.e4 dxe4 24.Nxe4 exd4 25.Bxd4 Bg8

EXERCISE N1: Evaluate. Determine all the moves-candidates. Make a choice based on your intuition. White has an evident space advantage; moreover there are some weak squares in Black camp: g6, e6 and d6 which is especially important as the White knight is ready to penetrate in. In the same time one mustnt underestimate opponents resources. Pawn b3 is attacked, both bishops and a rook of Black are finely mobilized although placed on the 8th line, and its second rook can be quickly transferred on the 7th rank. Even the brief analyzes shows that the keys question is the possibility to realize the penetration on d6. Understandable that immediate 26.Nd6 is not good because of 26...Ndxc5! with a winning position. Consequently the penetration is to be prepared. The range of White possibilities is so wide that to determine all the moves-candidates is far to be easy. They can be divided into following groups: o Defensive: 1) 26.Qc2, 2) 26.Qb2, 3) 26.Qd1. o Attacking: 4) 26.Nf4, 5) 26.h4. o Preparing: 6) 26.Bf2 , 7) 26.Rfe1 o A brake-through: 8) 26.g5. So, lets start to analyze! White has three possibilities to defense the pawn b3: 26.Qc2, 26.Qb2 and 26.Qd1: 1) 26.Qc2 Logical, human move, but it doesnt make special problems and doesnt promise an advantage To adopt the second rook into the play, Black has to make free the 7th rank, so two moves seem to be natural: 26...Ne5 More complicated but acceptable 26...Nf8 27.Bf2 (27.Nd6 Rae7! 28.Bxc6 Bxd6 29.cxd6 Qxd6) 27...Rae7 28.Rfe1 Nd7 29.Rcd1 Qc7 30.Nd6 Rxe1+ 31.Nxe1 1

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Naxc5! 32.Nxe8 Qxh2+ 33.Kf1 Bxb3 34.Qe2 Be5. 27.Nd6 Nxg4 28.Bxc6 Ree7

28.Nd6 Nxc5! 29.Bxe5 Rxe5 30.Ng6+ Kh7 31.Nxe5 Rxd6 32.Nxc6 Rxc6 33.Bxc6 Nxb3! 3) 26.Qd1 Between defensive moves this move demands Black to find not so evident replay to achieve the position with equal chances.

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EXERCISE N2: Evaluate consequences of the move 29.Nf4. 29.Nf4 leads to the draw: 29... Nxc5! 30.Bxc5 Bxd6 31.Bxd6 Qxd6 32.Ng6+ Kh7 33.Nf8+=. White can hardly count on something more also after 29.Rfd1 Bxd6 30.cxd6 Qxd6 31.Bxa7 Bxb3 32.Qxb3 Qxh2+ 33.Kf1 Qe2+=. 2) 26.Qb2?! This moves disadvantage consists in the fact that the queen leaves unprotected the knight d3. It allows Black to force profitable changes and when activating pieces to get an advantage. 26...Ne5 27.Nf4 27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Bxe5 Rxe5.

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EXERCISE N4: How to continue with Black? 26...Nb6! Weaker is 26...Bd5 27.Re1 (27.Nd6 Ndxc5 28.Nxe8 Bxb3 29.Nxc5 Bxd1 30.Ne6 Qxe8 31.Bxc6) 27...Nf8 28.Bf2 Rae7 29.Nd6). 27.Nd6 After 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.cxb6 Qxb6+ 29.Rf2 Qd4 White has to speed up the draw: 30.Qd2 Rxe4 31.Bxe4 Qxe4 32.Qxh6+=. 27...Nxc5 28.Bxc5 Bxd6 29.Bxc6 Rf8, with chances for both sides. We have considered two following possibilities 26.Nf4 and 26.h4 as Attacking 4) 26.Nf4 Keep equality, but doesnt make problems. 26...Ne5 More faithful and natural. More risky looks 26...Bxb3 27.Rfe1 Bxf4 (27...Kh7 28.Ne6 Bxe6 29.fxe6 Rxe6 30.Ng5+ hxg5 31.Rxe6) 28.Qxf4 Bxa4 29.Nd6 Rf8 30.Qe3.

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EXERCISE N3: How to continue with Black? 27...Rd7! Evidently weaker 27...Bf7? 28.Nd6 or 27...Nxg4?! 28.Nd6. FIDE Surveys Alexey Kuzmin

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EXERCISE N5: Evaluate the position. How to continue with White? White has no reasons to count on something more than the equality. 27.Nd6 Leads to the draw. In the end game after 27.Bxe5?! Qxd2 28.Nxd2 Bxe5 29.Bxc6 Bxf4 30.Rxf4 Rc8 Black position is a bit better. 27...Nxc5 27...Rd7 28.Bxe5 Nxc5 29.Nxe8 Rxd2 30.Ng6+=. 28.Nxe8 Or 28.Bxe5 Nxb3 29.Nxe8=. 28...Nxb3 29.Bxe5 Nxd2 30.Ng6+= 5) 26.h4?! The second attacking possibility is inaccurate.

c) 26...Bxb3 Leads to positions with both-sides chances. 27.g5 Bd5 (After 27...Ne5 28.Bxe5 fxe5 29.f6!? Black position is quite dangerous. For example: 29...Rg8 (29...Qd4+ 30.Kh1 Rd8 31.Qe2! Qxd3? 32.Qh5+-) 30.g6 Qd4+ 31.Rf2 Bd5 32.Nd6 Bxd6 33.cxd6 Bxg2 34.Kxg2 Rd7 35.Qe2 (35.fxg7+ Kxg7 36.Qe2) ) 28.gxf6 Nxf6 (The position continues to be absolutely unclear, after 28...Rxe4 29.Bxe4 Bxe4 30.Nf2, but the balance is not broken, which is approved for instance by the following variant 30...Bd5 31.fxg7+ Kh7 32.f6! Nxf6 33.Ng4 Bh2+ 34.Kxh2 Nxg4+ 35.Kg3 Qb8+ 36.Kxg4 Be6+ 37.Kf3 Rf7+ 38.Kg2 Bd5+ 39.Kh3 Be6+ 40.Kg2=) 29.Nxf6 Bxg2 30.Nxe8 Qxd4+ 31.Kxg2 Qg4+ 32.Kh1 Qxh4+ 33.Kg1 Qg3+ 34.Kh1. d) 26...Rxe4! The best move. To sacrifice the exchange provides Black with an evident advantage. 27.Bxe4 Ndxc5! 28.Nxc5 (28.Bxc5 Nxc5 29.Ne5!? Rd7! 30.Nxd7 Nxe4 31.Qe3 Qxd7 32.Qxe4 Qa7+ 33.Rf2 Bg3) 28...Nxc5 29.Qe3 (29.Rxc5 Rd7) 29...Qd6. Two following continuations 26.Bf2 and 26.Rfe1 we have called preparing: 6) 26.Bf2 Bishop, unprotected on d4, suggests about its retreat. Moreover after penetration and change on d6 it can defense the pawn d6 transferring on the diagonal h2-b8. 26.Be3 is hardly to be reasonable with this aim. The idea with sacrifice on h6 looks too fantastic, and bishop position on e3 is unsafe. XIIIIIIIIY 9-vl-wqr+lmk0 9tr-+n+-zp-0 9n+p+-zp-zp0 9zp-zP-+P+-0 9Pzp-+N+P+0 9+P+N+-+-0 9-+-wQ-vLLzP0 9+-tR-+RmK-0 xiiiiiiiiy

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EXERCISE N6: Determine the movescandidates and calculate variants. a) 26...Nf8?! 27.Nd6! Bxd6 28.cxd6 Rd7 29.g5 Rxd6 30.gxf6 Rxd4 31.fxg7+ Kxg7 32.Rxc6 is bad for Black. b) 26...Ne5?! 27.Bxe5! fxe5 (27...Bxe5 28.Nxe5 fxe5 29.Nd6) 28.f6 Qd4+ 29.Kh1 Bd5 30.fxg7+ Kxg7 31.Rf6. FIDE Surveys Alexey Kuzmin

EXERCISE N7: Determine the movescandidates and calculate variants. As 26...Ne5?! allows White to penetrate easily on d6 - 27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Nd6, Black has in its disposal three logical possibilities: a) 26...Bd5, b) 26... Rxe4 and c) 26...Bxb3. a) 26...Bd5?! Its the less successful move out of three continuations. With quiet events development White can count on advantage due to its space advantage. 27.Rfe1! (27.Nd6?! Ndxc5) 27...Re7 (27...Ne5?! 28.Nxe5 Bxe5 29.Nd6 Bxg2 30.Kxg2; 27...Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Rxe4 29.Bxe4 Ne5 30.Qe2 Rd7 31.Nxe5 Bxe5) 28.h3. b) 26...Rxe4!? With sacrifice the exchange Black gets rid of a dangerous knight and, taking the pawn b3, gets quite enough equivalent. 27.Bxe4 Bxb3 28.Nb2 (28.Nf4 Bxf4 29.Qxf4 Ne5) 28...Qc8! Black has a compensation, sufficient enough for equality: 29.Qe3 Bf7 30.Nd3 Ne5 31.Nxe5 Bxe5 32.Qf3 b3. c) 26...Bxb3! Objectively the best move. It allows Black to fight for something more than equality. 27.Nd6 After 27.Nf4? White has no sufficient compensation: 27...Ne5 28.Nd6 Bxd6 29.cxd6 c5. 27...Ndxc5! 28.Nxc5 The only acceptable move. Bad is 28.Nxe8? Rd7! (28...Nxd3 29.Rxc6 Bf4!) 29.Bxc6 Rxd3 30.Qe2 Rh3 or 28.Bxc5? Rae7! (28...Rd7) 29.Nxe8 Nxc5 30.Rxc5 Ba7 31.Kh1 (31.Rf2 Rd7) 31...Bxc5 32.Nxf6 gxf6 33.Qxh6+ Rh7 and Black position is close to be won. 28...Nxc5 29.Bxc5 Rd7

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EXERCISE N8: Calculate variants after c1) 30.Qb2, c2) 30.Rfd1 and c3) 30.Bxc6 and make your choice. First two continuations are mistaken. c1) 30.Qb2? Bxd6 31.Bxd6 (31.Qxb3? Bxc5+ 32.Rxc5 Qb6 33.Rfc1 Re5+) 31...Bxa4 (Three pawns together with the possession of all open files evidently prevail. Wherever White bishop retreats, its position is difficult.) 32.Bf4 (or 32.Bc5 Rd2 33.Qa1 Bb5 (33...Ree2 34.Rf2) 34.Rf2 b3 or 32.Bg3 Rd2 33.Qa1 Bb5) 32...Bb5 33.Rfe1 (33.Bxc6 Re2+) 33...Rxe1+ 34.Rxe1 Rd1 35.Kf2 Rxe1 36.Kxe1 Qe7+ 37.Kf2 a4+. c2) 30.Rfd1? Bxd1 31.Rxd1 Bxd6 32.Bxd6 Rxd6 33.Qxd6 Re1+!+; c3) 30.Bxc6! Rxd6 31.Bxd6 Bxd6 Open position of White king and strong passed-pawn allow to give preference to Blacks position. 32.Kg2 32.Rf2?! Re5. 32...Bc7 33.Qxd8 Rxd8 So, complications after 26.Bf2 are profitable rather for Black.

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The second preparing move is stronger. 7) 26.Rfe1

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EXERCISE N9: Determine the movescandidates and calculate variations. Black has to play accurate to keep equality. 26...Nf8 26...Bxb3?! is a risky move: 27.Nd6 Bxd6 28.cxd6 c5 29.Ba1! (29.Bf2 Bxa4! 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Ra1 (31.Re1 Qb8) 31...Bb5 32.Rxa5 Qb8 33.Nxb4 cxb4 34.Rxb5 Qxb5 35.Bxa7 b3 36.Bd4 Nac5 and Black is to hold out) 29...Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Nf8 (30...c4?! 31.Bd4) 31.Nf4 Rd7 32.Qe3. Passively is 26Re7?! White has got several continuations holding an initiative: 27.Bf2 Bd5 28.h4 or 27.Re3!? Bd5 (27...Bxb3 28.g5) 28.Qe2 Bxb3 29.g5 or 27.h4!?. 27.Nd6 Rxe1+! Interesting variants appear after an objectively unsuccessful move 27...Rae7?

Actually after 30...Rxe8 31.Bxd8 Rxd8 32.Ne5 Bxe5 33.Rxe5 Bxb3 34.Bxc6 Black is unlikely to escape. Also lose 30...Be6 31.Bxe7 Qxe7 32.fxe6 Qxe8 (32...Nxe6 33.Be4+ Kh8 34.Bf5+-) 33.e7+-. But Black finds out a brilliant saving resource.

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30Be5!! 31.Bxe7 (Also bad is 31.Bxe5 Rxe8 32.Bd6 Bxb3+ and 31.Rxe5 Qd4+ 32.Kh1 Rxe5 33.Nxe5 Qe3 34.Rf1 Nxc5 or 31.Nxe5 Qd4+ 32.Kf1 Rxe8) 31...Qxd3 32.Nf6+ (32.Rcd1? Qc3) 32...Kh8! and Black escapes: 33.Rcd1 Qxb3 34.Rd8 Qc3 35.Rxe5 Qxe5 36.Rxf8 Qd4+. Instead of a spectacular queen sacrifice stronger is 28.Bxc6! Bxd6 29.Bxe8 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 (Also possible is 30.Qxe1) 30...Nxc5 31.Nxc5 Bxc5 32.Re4 Bxb3 33.Qe3 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 with an evident advantage. Lets came back to 27Rxe1. 28.Rxe1 Bxd6 29.cxd6 Rd7

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EXERCISE N10: Estimate the Queen sacrifice 28.Qxh6. The queen sacrifice seems to win: 28.Qxh6+?! gxh6 29.Bxf6+ Kh7 30.Nxe8. FIDE Surveys Alexey Kuzmin

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EXERCISE N11: Determine the movescandidates and calculate variants. a) 30.Bxc6?! is mistaken and put White on the brink of serious problems: 30...Rxd6 31.Re8 Qc7! 5

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EXERCISE N12: Could White escape? To an escape leads 32.Qe3 Qxc6 33.Rxf8 Qd7 (33...Qd5 34.Bxf6!) 34.Bxf6! gxf6 35.Re8! Qg7 36.Nf4 Qxg4+ 37.Kf2 Qxf5 38.Rxg8+=. b) 30.Re4 is a logical, position reinforcing maneuver. 30...Bd5 (White gets a good compensation after 30...Rxd6 31.Qe3 Nc7 32.Nc5; or 30...Bxb3 31.Qe3) 31.Nc5 Nxc5 (An ending with an extra pawn 31...Bxe4 32.Nxe4 Rxd6 33.Nxd6 Qxd6 34.Be3! Qxd2 35.Bxd2 Nc5 36.Be3 Nxb3 37.Bxc6 ... and Black is unlikely to escape.) 32.Bxc5 Bxe4 33.Bxe4. White has got a sufficient compensation. c) After 30.Qe3 Rxd6 31.Bb6 Qb8 32.Nf4 Nd7!= (Black is holding an equality. More complicated is 32...Bxb3 33.Bf1 Bf7 34.Ba7 Qc8 35.Bxa6 Qxa6 36.Qe7) 33.Ba7 (33.Bxa5 Ndc5!) 33...Qd8 34.Ng6+ Kh7 35.Qe8 Qxe8 36.Rxe8 Nac5 37.Rd8 Rd1+ 38.Kf2 Rd2+=. d) 30.Ne5!? is a very interesting idea. 30...fxe5 31.Bxe5

d1) After 31...Nh7 32.Qxh6 Bxb3 33.Bd4 c5 34.Qg6 White gets a full compensation. d2) 31Bxb3 can lead to draw: 32.Qd4 (It is not good either 32.Qb2?! Bd5 33.Bxg7+ Kg8 or 32.Qxh6+?! Kg8) 32...Qh4 33.Bg3 Qf6 34.Be5 Qh4 35.Bg3=. d3) 31...Kh7 32.Qd4 (32.Re3 Nc5 33.Rh3 Nxb3 34.Qf4) 32...c5 33.Qd3 c4 34.bxc4 Qb6+ 35.Kh1. The position is very complicated and rather approximately equal, but practically it is easier to be played with White ... 35...Qc5 (35...Nc5 36.Qe3 Rxd6 37.g5 Bf7 38.Bd4! Rxd4 39.Qxd4 Nxa4 40.Qxb6 Nxb6 41.g6+ Nxg6 42.fxg6+ Bxg6 43.c5) 36.g5 Bxc4 37.g6+ Kg8 38.Qe4. The last eighth move-candidate is an immediate brake-through: 8) 26.g5! hxg5

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EXERCISE N13: How to continue with White ? To nothing good leads either 27.h4?! gxh4 or 27.Rce1?! Bxb3 28.Re3 Kg8 29.Rfe1 Bf7. 27.Qd1!! Only in accordance with this move the realized pawn sacrifice finds sense. The move 26.g5 is not so difficult to be made out in connection with the idea to open the h-line, but in context of this plan it is erroneous. But to understand that, when sacrifying the pawn, White has simply reinforced the positional idea to penetrate on d6 is very difficult! Its impossible to 6

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approach to the acceptance of the similar decision by means of variants searching, but by intuition only! 27...Bf7! Its the best move, Black had many other moves: a) 27...Ne5?? 28.Bxe5 Bxe5 29.Nxe5+-; b) 27...Nb6?? 28.Qh5+ Bh7 29.Nxf6!+-; c) 27...Rxe4? 28.Qh5+ Bh7 29.Bxe4 Nf8 30.Bf2+-; d) 27...Bd5 28.Nd6 Bxd6 29.cxd6 Bxg2 30.Qh5+ Kg8 31.Rfe1! Rxe1+ (31...Ra8 32.Kxg2 c5 33.Bf2) 32.Rxe1 Nf8 33.Bxa7 Qxd6 34.Kxg2 Qxd3 35.Qf3 Qd7 36.Bb6; e) 27...Nf8 28.Nd6 Ree7 29.h4 Nxc5 30.Bxc5 Bxd6 31.Bxa7 Rxa7 32.hxg5 fxg5 33.Rxc6; f) 27...Bh7 28.Qh5! Ne5 29.Rcd1! Qxd4+ (29...g6 30.Bxe5!) 30.Ndf2 Qd8 (30...Nf3+ 31.Bxf3 Qe5 32.Ng4 Qe7 33.Nd6) 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.h4 gxh4 33.Nh3. 28.Nd6! Bxd6 29.cxd6 c5 30.Bf2 White has a fine compensation. It is difficult for Black to activate his pieces, so he is forced to wait for events development. 30...Kg8 30...Ne5?! 31.Nxe5 Rxe5 32.Qd3 Qb6 33.Rfe1; 30...Qb6?! 31.Bd5!; 30...Qb8 31.Bg3 Re3 32.Rf2. 31.Re1 Other ways are available: 31.h4 Qb6 32.hxg5 fxg5 33.Nb2 Ne5; 31.Bg3 Qb6 32.Kh1; 31.Qc2 Qb6 32.Rfd1. 31...Rxe1+ 32.Bxe1! Qb6 33.Bg3 Bxb3 34.Qxb3+ c4+ 35.Bf2 cxb3 36.Bd5+ Kh7 37.Bxb6 Nxb6 38.Bxb3. In conclusion of, one should say that Grischuk chose 26.Bf2 in his game, but it was played during a team tournament and in that moment the match and the game were qualified as DRAW by both teams captains decision

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