Levon Aronian Best Games 2015 Sinquefield

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Levon Aronians
Best Games
Levon Aronians Best Games

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Foreword
This chess book amazes me. Firstly it is not
annotated by a human, it is annotated by Houdini
Chess Engine. It has no recommendations or
contributions from any titled chess player. What
makes it relevant is the single fact that it was
made by a group of ordinary people who love
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This breaks the rules but for all the right reasons.
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July 2015
Preface
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Introduction
My earliest memory of chess was picking the book
Alexander Alekhine Best Games published by
Batsford. This book had a profound impact on me
and I read it from cover to cover and inspired me
to play chess and love chess more and more with
each passing day.
Levon Aronian is made of the same stuff as my
hero Alekhine and it seems fitting after all those
years I write a book about the Levons best games
in the style of my beloved book.
The book is divided into three parts like a chess

game it is seamless and interconnected with each
other part, but represents a distinct stage in our
Levons development
Every page tells a story of the genius of Levon

Aronian and speaks of the great beauty of
attacking chess. Enjoy
Michael, CEO Chess Club Live
Dedication
To My Beloved Wife, Daughter and Son
My Brother and Sister
Mum and Dad
And
Caissa
Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Preface .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Dedication ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Games ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Escape Velocity ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Simply Irrestible ........................................................................................................................................................ 144
Chess Gangsta ........................................................................................................................................................... 245
INDEX ........................................................................................................................................................................ 258
Openings and Players ............................................................................................................................................ 258
Selected Endgames ............................................................................................................................................... 260
Selected Sacrifices ................................................................................................................................................. 260
Selected Strategic Themes .................................................................................................................................... 260
Brilliancy - showered Gold coins on the chessboard! ........................................................................................... 260
Games
Escape Velocity
30.Qxg5
Tactics flow from a superior position. - Bobby Fischer
Levon Aronian's Best Games

1
Levon Aronian
Slobodan Munizaba
Wch U12 Bratislava (1)
B23 0-0 13.Na3-c4 Ra8-b8 14.Bc1-d2

Nf6-d7 15.Qd1-h5 Nd7xe5 16.Qh5xe5
Qc7xe5 17.Nc4xe5 Rb8xb2
1993 18.Ne5xc6 -0.12/16 ] 7.0-0
B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
3.f2-f4 d7-d6 4.Ng1-f3 e7-e6
5.Bf1-c4 Standard Book moves end
here Ng8-f6 [Houdini annotates:
5...a7-a6 6.b2-b3 b7-b5 7.Bc4-d3
Bf8-e7 8.0-0 Bc8-b7 9.f4-f5 e6xf5
10.e4xf5 Ng8-f6 11.a2-a4 b5-b4
12.Nc3-e4 0-0 13.Bc1-b2 Nc6-d4
14.Ne4xf6+ Be7xf6 15.Nf3xd4 c5xd4
-0.04/15 ] 6.d2-d3 [Houdini
annotates: 6.0-0 d6-d5 7.e4xd5
e6xd5
8.Bc4-b5 Bf8-e7 9.Rf1-e1 d5-d4
10.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 11.Re1xe4 0-0
12.Qd1-e2 Bc8-e6 13.b2-b3 Qd8-c7
14.Re4xe6 f7xe6 15.Qe2xe6+
Kg8-h8 -0.06/14 ] 6...Bf8-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 6...d6-d5
7.Bc4-b5 d5-d4 8.Bb5xc6+ b7xc6
9.Nc3-b1 Bf8-e7 10.0-0 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwqk+-tr0{
9zp-+-vlpzpp0 1
9-+p+psn-+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-+-zpPzP-+0
9+-+P+N+-0
9PzPP+-+PzP0
9tRNvLQ+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qd8-c7 11.Nf3-e5 Bc8-a6 12.Nb1-a3

[ Houdini annotates: 7.e4-e5 d6xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 7.e4-e5 d6xe5
8.Nf3xe5 0-0 9.Ne5xc6 b7xc6
10.Qd1-e2 Qd8-d4 11.Bc1-e3 Qd4-d8
12.0-0 Nf6-d5 13.Be3-c1 f7-f5
14.Bc4-b3 Be7-f6 15.Nc3xd5 c6xd5
16.c2-c3 Qd8-d6 17.Bc1-e3 Bc8-d7
18.Ra1-e1 Ra8-b8 19.Be3-f2 -0.02/16
] 7...0-0 Diagram [Houdini annotates:
7...a7-a6 8.Qd1-e1 b7-b5 9.Bc4-b3
Bc8-b7 10.f4-f5 e6xf5 11.e4xf5 d6-d5
12.a2-a4 c5-c4 13.a4xb5 a6xb5
14.Ra1xa8 Bb7xa8 15.d3xc4 b5xc4
16.Bb3-a4 0-0 17.Bc1-e3 Nf6-g4
-0.13/15 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwq-trk+0
9zpp+-vlpzpp0 2
9-+nzppsn-+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-+L+PzP-+0
9+-sNP+N+-0
9PzPP+-+PzP0
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
8.Qd1-e1 [Houdini annotates:
8.Bc4-b3 a7-a6 9.Qd1-e1 d6-d5
10.e4xd5 e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Nc6-d4
12.Nc3-e2 Nd4xb3 13.a2xb3 Nf6-g4
14.Qe1-g3 h7-h5 15.Bc1-d2 Qd8-d6
16.Rf1-e1 Rf8-e8 -0.07/15 ] 8...a7-a6
Secures b5 [Houdini annotates:
8...d6-d5 9.Bc4-b3 Ra8-b8
10.e4xd5 e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Rf8-e8
12.Qe1-f2
Nc6-d4 13.Bc1-d2 b7-b5 14.Rf1-e1
Be7-d6 15.h2-h3 Bc8-b7 16.Bd2-e3
Qd8-b6 17.Be3xd4 c5xd4 -0.20/15 ]
9.a2-a4 [ 9.e4-e5 Nf6-g4 10.h2-h3
2
Ng4-h6 11.e5xd6 Be7xd6= ;
Houdini annotates: 9.Bc4-b3 d6-d5
10.e4xd5 e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Bc8-f5

12.Bc1-d2 Rf8-e8 13.Qe1-g3 c5-c4
14.d3xc4 Be7-c5+ 15.Kg1-h1 d5xc4
16.Ne5xc4 Nf6-g4 17.h2-h3 Re8-e6
18.Ra1-d1 -0.02/15 ] 9...Qd8-c7
[ 9...d6-d5 10.Bc4-b3 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 9...d6-d5 10.Bc4-b3 Nc6-d4
11.e4-e5 Nd4xf3+ 12.Rf1xf3 Nf6-g4
13.h2-h3 Ng4-h6 14.g2-g4 Be7-h4
15.Qe1-e2 Qd8-c7 16.a4-a5 Bc8-d7
17.f4-f5 d5-d4 18.f5xe6 f7xe6
19.Nc3-e4 Qc7xe5 20.Bc1xh6 g7xh6
-0.28/16 ] 10.Bc1-d2 [ 10.e4-e5 d6xe5
11.f4xe5 Nf6-d7 ;Houdini
annotates: 10.e4-e5 Nf6-g4
11.e5xd6
Qc7xd6 12.Nc3-e4 Qd6-c7 13.c2-c3
Bc8-d7 14.Qe1-g3 Ng4-f6 15.Bc1-e3
Nc6-a5 16.Ne4xf6+ Be7xf6 17.Nf3-e5
Ra8-d8 18.Bc4-a2 Bd7xa4 19.b2-b4
c5xb4 20.c3xb4 0.12/16 ] 10...Rf8-d8
[ 10...Nc6-d4!? is interesting 11.Qe1-d1
Bc8-d7 ;Houdini annotates:
10...Nc6-d4 Diagram
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9r+l+-trk+0
9+pwq-vlpzpp0 3
9p+-zppsn-+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9P+LsnPzP-+0
9+-sNP+N+-0
9-zPPvL-+PzP0
9tR-+-wQRmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
11.Ra1-c1 Bc8-d7 12.a4-a5
13.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 14.Nc3-e2
15.Ne2xd4 d6-d5 16.Bc4-a2
17.b2-b4 Be7-d6 18.Qe1-g3
Bd7-c6
Bc6xe4
Be4-g6
Qc7-e7
19.Rc1-b1 Ra8-c8 -0.29/15 ]

11.e4-e5 [Houdini annotates:
11.Bc4-b3 d6-d5 12.e4-e5 Nf6-g4
13.a4-a5 c5-c4 14.d3xc4 d5xc4

15.Bb3xc4 Nc6xa5 16.Bc4-d3 Na5-b3
15.Bb3xc4 Nc6xa5 16.Bc4-d3 Na5-b3
17.Bd3xh7+ Kg8xh7 18.c2xb3
Qc7-b6+ 19.Kg1-h1 Qb6xb3
20.Nc3-e4 Qb3xb2 21.Qe1-g3 Ng4-h6
22.Bd2-a5 Rd8-d5 23.Ba5-c3
Qb2-c2 0.07/15 ] 11...d6xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 11...Nf6-g4
12.e5xd6 Be7xd6 13.Nc3-e4 Bd6-e7
14.a4-a5 Bc8-d7 15.Qe1-g3 Ng4-h6
16.Qg3-f2 Nc6-b4 17.Rf1-c1 Nb4-d5
18.Nf3-e5 Nh6-f5 19.Ne5xd7 Rd8xd7
20.Rc1-e1 Ra8-e8 0.00/16 ] 12.f4xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 12.f4xe5
Nf6-d7 13.Bd2-g5 h7-h6 14.Bg5xe7
Nc6xe7 15.Qe1-f2 Ne7-g6 16.Ra1-e1
Ra8-b8 17.Qf2-g3 Ng6-e7 18.Rf1-f2
Ne7-f5 19.Qg3-f4 Nd7-b6 20.Bc4-a2
Bc8-d7 21.a4-a5 0.13/15 ] 12...Nf6-d5
[Houdini annotates: 12...Nf6-d7
13.Bd2-f4 Nd7-b6 14.Qe1-g3 Nc6-b4
15.Bf4-h6 Be7-f8 16.Bc4-b3 c5-c4
17.d3xc4 Nb6xc4 18.Nc3-e4 Nb4-d5
19.Bb3xc4 Qc7xc4 20.Ne4-d6 Qc4xc2
21.Nf3-d4 Qc2-g6 22.Qg3xg6 f7xg6
23.Bh6-g5 Bf8xd6 24.Bg5xd8
Bd6xe5 0.01/14 ] 13.Qe1-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 13.Qe1-f2
h7-h6 14.Qf2-g3 Kg8-h8 15.Nc3e4 b7-b6 16.Ra1-c1 Bc8-b7 17.c2c3
Ra8-c8 18.Qg3-g4 Rd8-d7 19.Rf1-f2
Rc8-d8 20.d3-d4 c5xd4 21.c3xd4
0.16/15 ] 13...Nc6-d4? [ 13...f7-f5
and Black is still in the game ;
Houdini annotates: 13...f7-f5
14.e5xf6 Qc7xg3 15.f6-f7+ Kg8xf7
16.h2xg3 Kf7-g8 17.Ra1-e1 Be7-f6
18.Nc3-e4 Bf6xb2 19.Ne4xc5 Nc6-d4
20.Re1-e4 Nd5-f6 21.Nc5xe6 Bc8xe6
22.Bc4xe6+ Kg8-h8 23.Re4-e1
Nd4xc2 24.Re1-b1 Bb2-d4+
25.Kg1-h2 Nc2-e3 26.Bd2xe3 Bd4xe3
27.Rb1xb7 Rd8xd3 0.19/14 ]
4
14.Nf3xd4+- [Houdini annotates:
14.Nf3xd4 Nd5xc3 15.b2xc3 c5xd4
16.c3xd4 Rd8xd4 17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5

18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4 19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3
20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7 21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8
22.a4-a5 Ra8-d8 23.h2-h3 h7-h6
24.Rf4-d4 Qc7-c5 25.c2-c3 Rd8-c8
26.Ra1-b1 Be8-c6 1.00/17 ]
14...Nd5xc3 [Houdini annotates:
14...Nd5xc3 15.b2xc3 c5xd4 16.c3xd4
Rd8xd4 17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3
Rd4xc4 19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3 20.Qf2xe3
Bc8-d7 21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5
h7-h6 23.c2-c3 Ra8-c8 24.Rf4-d4
Be8-c6 25.Rd4-d6 h6-h5 26.Qe3-f2
Bc6-e4 1.10/15 ] 15.b2xc3 [ 15.Qg3-f3
Rd8-f8 16.b2xc3 c5xd4 17.c3xd4
Bc8-d7+- ;Houdini annotates:
15.Qg3-f3 Rd8-f8 16.b2xc3 c5xd4
17.c3xd4 Bc8-d7 18.Qf3-g3 Kg8-h8
19.Rf1-f4 f7-f5 20.a4-a5 Bd7-b5
21.Ra1-b1 Bb5xc4 22.d3xc4 Ra8-d8
23.Bd2-b4 Be7xb4 24.Rb1xb4 0.98/15
] 15...c5xd4 [Houdini annotates:
15...c5xd4 16.c3xd4 Rd8xd4
17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4
19.d3xc4 Bc5xe3 20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7
21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6
23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8 24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7
25.Re4-g4 Be8-c6 26.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7
27.Rg4-d4 Qe7-c5 28.c2-c3 0.97/16 ]
16.c3xd4 [Houdini annotates:
16.c3xd4 Rd8xd4 17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5
20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7 21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8
22.a4-a5 h7-h6 23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8
24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7 25.Re4-g4 Qe7-c7
26.c2-c3 Be8-c6 27.Rg4-d4 Rd8-c8
28.Rd4-d6 Rc8-e8 29.Qe3-b6 0.78/17
] 16...Rd8xd4 [Houdini annotates:
16...Rd8xd4 Diagram
(Diagram 4)
17.Qg3-f2 Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3 Rd4xc4
5
21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6
23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8 24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+-+k+0
9+pwq-vlpzpp0 4
9p+-+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9P+Ltr-+-+0
9+-+P+-wQ-0
9-+PvL-+PzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
25.Re4-g4 Be8-c6 26.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7
27.Rg4-d4 Qe7-c5 28.c2-c3 0.95/18 ]
17.Qg3-f2 [Houdini annotates:
17.Bd2-h6 Be7-f8 18.Bc4-b3 Rd4-d8
19.Kg1-h1 g7-g6 20.Bh6-g5 Bf8-e7
21.a4-a5 Be7xg5 22.Qg3xg5 Rd8-f8
23.Qg5-f4 Bc8-d7 24.c2-c4 Bd7-c6
0.63/15 ] 17...Be7-f8? [ 17...Be7-c5
20.Qf2xe3 Bc8-d7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 17...Be7-c5 18.Bd2-e3
Rd4xc4
21.Rf1-f4 Bd7-e8 22.a4-a5 h7-h6
23.Rf4-h4 Ra8-d8 24.Rh4-e4 Qc7-e7
25.Re4-g4 Be8-c6 26.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7
27.Rg4-d4 Qe7-c5 28.c2-c3 0.95/17 ]
18.Bd2-a5 [ 18.Qf2xd4 is not possible
Bf8-c5 19.Bd2-e3 Bc5xd4 20.Be3xd4
Bc8-d7-+ ;Houdini annotates:
18.Bd2-a5 Qc7-d7 19.Bc4xe6 Qd7xe6
20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Bc8-e6
22.Ba5-b4 Bf8xb4 23.Qd4xb4 Ra8-d8
24.Qb4-e7 Qc6-c8 25.Ra1-b1 Rd8-d7
26.Qe7-b4 Qc8-c6 27.Rb1-e1 h7-h6
28.Re1-e4 Qc6-c7 29.Re4-d4 Qc7xe5
30.Rd4xd7 Be6xd7 31.Qb4xb7
Qe5-a1+ 32.Rf2-f1 Qa1-d4+
6
33.Kg1-h1 Qd4xa4 34.c2-c4 2.24/19 ]
18...Qc7-d7 [Houdini annotates:
18...Qc7-d7 19.Bc4xe6 Qd7xe6

20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Bc8-e6
22.Ba5-b4 Bf8xb4 23.Qd4xb4 Ra8-d8
24.Qb4-e7 Qc6-c8 25.Ra1-b1 Rd8-d7
26.Qe7-b4 h7-h6 27.a4-a5 Qc8-c7
28.Rf2-e2 Kg8-h7 29.h2-h3 Kh7-g8
30.Kg1-h2 Kg8-h8 31.d3-d4 Qc7-c6
32.Kh2-g1 Be6-c4 2.57/20 ]
19.Bc4xe6! Deflection: d4 [Houdini 2.
0c : 19.Bc4xe6 Qd7xe6
20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-c5
22.Ba5-b6 Qc5xd4 23.Bb6xd4 Bc8-e6
24.Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 25.Bd4-b6 Rd8-d5
26.d3-d4 Rd5-d7 27.Rf2-f4 Bf8-e7
28.Rf4-f3 f7-f6 29.Rb1-e1 f6xe5
30.Re1xe5 Be6-d5 31.Rf3-f2 Be7-f6
2.52/19 ] 19...Qd7xe6 [ 19...Qd7xe6
20.Qf2xd4 Overloading Deflection ;
19...f7xe6 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+-vlk+0
9+p+q+-zpp0 5
9p+-+p+-+0
9vL-+-zP-+-0
9P+-tr-+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9-+P+-wQPzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
20.Qf2xf8# Mate attack Deflection
Pinning ; 19...-- 20.Be6xd7
Wins material ;Houdini annotates:
19...Qd7xe6 20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6
21.Rf1-f2 Bc8-e6 22.Ba5-b4 Bf8xb4
23.Qd4xb4 Ra8-d8 24.Qb4-e7 Qc6-c8
25.Ra1-b1 Rd8-d7 26.Qe7-b4 Qc8-c6
27.a4-a5 h7-h6 28.Rb1-e1 Qc6-d5
29.h2-h3 Rd7-d8 30.Rf2-f3 Rd8-c8
7
31.c2-c4 Qd5-d4+ 32.Kg1-h1 2.56/18 ]
20.Qf2xd4 [Houdini annotates:
20.Qf2xd4 Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-c5

24.Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 25.Bd4-b6 Rd8-d5
26.d3-d4 Rd5-d7 27.Rf2-f4 Be6-a2
28.Rb1-f1 Ba2-c4 29.Rf1-f3 Bc4-d5
30.Rf3-g3 Bf8-b4 2.29/16 ]
20...Bc8-d7 [Houdini annotates:
20...Qe6-c6 21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-c5
24.Ra1-b1 Ra8-d8 25.Bd4-b6 Rd8-d5
26.d3-d4 Rd5-d7 27.Rf2-f4 Be6-a2
28.Rb1-f1 Ba2-c4 29.Rf1-f3 Bc4-d5
30.Rf3-g3 Bf8-b4 2.47/17 ] 21.Ba5-b4
[Houdini annotates: 21.Ba5-b4
Bf8xb4 22.Qd4xb4 Bd7-c6 23.Qb4-b3
Qe6xb3 24.c2xb3 Ra8-d8 25.Ra1-d1
Kg8-f8 26.d3-d4 Bc6-d5 27.Rd1-d3
Rd8-c8 28.h2-h4 Kf8-e7 29.Rd3g3 g7-g6 30.Rg3-e3 h7-h5 31.Rf1f2 a6-a5 2.47/18 ] 21...Bf8xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Bf8xb4
22.Qd4xb4 Bd7-c6 23.Qb4-b3 Qe6-e7
24.Rf1-f2 Ra8-d8 25.Ra1-f1 Bc6-d5
26.Qb3-b6 Bd5-e6 27.a4-a5 h7-h6
28.Rf2-f4 Rd8-d5 29.d3-d4 Rd5-b5
30.Qb6-d6 Qe7xd6 31.e5xd6
Rb5xa5 2.45/16 ] 22.Qd4xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qd4xb4
Ra8-c8 23.Qb4xb7 Rc8xc2 24.Ra1b1 g7-g6 25.Rb1-b2 Rc2xb2
26.Qb7xb2
Bd7xa4 27.Rf1-f6 Qe6-c8 28.Rf6-b6
Ba4-b5 29.Rb6-d6 Qc8-c7 30.h2-h3
Qc7-e7 31.Kg1-h2 Qe7-h4 2.30/12 ]
22...Bd7-c6 [Houdini annotates:
22...Ra8-c8 23.Qb4xb7 Rc8xc2
24.Ra1-b1 g7-g6 25.Rb1-b2 Rc2xb2
26.Qb7xb2 Bd7xa4 27.Rf1-f6 Qe6-c8
28.Rf6-b6 Ba4-b5 29.Rb6-d6 Qc8-c7
30.h2-h3 Qc7-e7 31.Kg1-h2 Qe7-h4
2.51/13 ] 23.Qb4-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 23.Ra1-e1 h7-h6 24.Rf1f2
Ra8-d8 25.h2-h3 Qe6-d5 26.a4-a5
8
Rd8-e8 27.d3-d4 Re8-d8 28.c2-c3
Bc6-b5 29.Qb4-e7 Rd8-e8
30.Qe7-c7 2.48/14 ] 23...Ra8-c8
[ Houdini annotates: 23...Ra8-e8

24.Rf1-f2 h7-h6 25.Ra1-e1 a6-a5
26.Re1-f1 Qe6xe5 27.Qf4xe5 Re8xe5
28.Rf2xf7 Re5-g5 29.g2-g3 Bc6xa4
30.c2-c4 Ba4-c2 31.Rf1-f3 b7-b6
32.Rf7-b7 Rg5-g6 33.Kg1-f2 a5-a4
34.d3-d4 Rg6-c6 2.19/15 ] 24.c2-c4
[ 24.a4-a5 keeps an even firmer grip
Rc8-d8+- ;Houdini annotates:
24.Qf4-f5 Qe6xf5 25.Rf1xf5 Rc8-e8
26.Ra1-f1 Re8-e7 27.Rf5-f4 Re7xe5
28.Rf4xf7 h7-h5 29.Rf7-f5 Re5-e2
30.Rf5-f2 Re2-e5 31.d3-d4 Re5-e4
32.c2-c3 Re4-e3 33.Rf2-f8+ Kg8-h7
34.c3-c4 Bc6xa4 35.d4-d5 Re3-c3
36.Rf8-f7 b7-b5 37.c4xb5 Ba4xb5
2.53/16 ] 24...Qe6-g6 [ 24...Rc8-d8
cannot undo what has already been
done
25.Qf4-g3+;Houdini
annotates: 24...Rc8-d8 25.Ra1-a3
a6-a5
26.Qf4-g3 Qe6-d7 27.Rf1-f4 Bc6xa4
28.d3-d4 b7-b5 29.c4xb5 Rd8-c8
30.Qg3-e1 Ba4xb5 31.Ra3xa5 Bb5-c6
32.Qe1-g3 Bc6-d5 33.Ra5-c5
Rc8-b8 2.26/15 ] 25.Qf4-g3 [ 25.Rf1-f2
keeps an even firmer grip Bc6-e8
26.Qf4-e3 Rc8-d8+- ;Houdini
annotates: 25.Rf1-f2 Bc6-e8 26.Qf4d4
h7-h6 27.Ra1-f1 b7-b5 28.c4xb5
a6xb5 29.a4-a5 Rc8-a8 30.Qd4-d5
Qg6-a6 31.e5-e6 f7-f6 32.e6-e7+
Be8-f7 33.Qd5-d8+ Bf7-e8 34.Rf1-a1
b5-b4 35.Rf2-c2 b4-b3 36.Rc2-b2
Qa6-a7+ 37.d3-d4 3.12/16 ]
25...Qg6-e6 [ 25...Qg6xg3 is not the
saving move 26.h2xg3 Rc8-d8
27.Ra1-a3+- ;Houdini annotates:
25...Qg6xg3 26.h2xg3 Rc8-d8
27.Ra1-a3 a6-a5 28.Rf1-f5 Rd8-d7
29.Rf5-f4 h7-h6 30.Kg1-f2 Rd7-d8
31.g3-g4 Rd8-d7 32.Kf2-g3 Rd7-d8
9
33.c4-c5 Bc6-d5 34.d3-d4 Kg8-h7
2.67/15 ] 26.Rf1-f6 [Houdini
annotates: 26.Rf1-f6 Qe6-e7 27.Ra1f1
Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8 29.e6xf7+
Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7 Be8xf7 31.d3-d4

Bf7-g6 32.Qg3-e5 Qe7xe5 33.d4xe5
Bg6-d3 34.Rf1-f4 g7-g5 35.Rf4-d4
Bd3-f5 36.Rd4-d6 Bf5-e4 37.Rd6-d7
Kg8-f8 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e8 39.e5e6 h7-h6 40.a4-a5 h6-h5 41.Kf2g3
Be4-f5 42.Rd7xb7 Bf5xe6 43.c4-c5
4.35/19 ] 26...Qe6-e7 [Houdini
annotates
: 26...Qe6-e7 27.Ra1-f1
Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8
29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7
Be8xf7 31.d3-d4
Bg6-d3 34.Rf1-f4 g7-g5 35.Rf4-d4
Bd3-f5 36.Rd4-d6 Bf5-e4 37.Rd6-d7
Kg8-f8 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e8 39.e5-e6
h7-h5 40.a4-a5 Be4-c6 41.Rd7-g7
g5-g4 42.Kf2-g3 4.59/16 ] 27.Ra1f1 [ Houdini annotates: 27.Ra1-f1
Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8
29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7
Be8xf7 31.d3-d4
Bg6-d3 34.Rf1-f4 g7-g5 35.Rf4-d4
Bd3-f5 36.Rd4-d6 Bf5-e4 37.Rd6-d7
Kg8-f8 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e8 39.e5-e6
h7-h5 40.a4-a5 Be4-c6 41.Rd7-g7
g5-g4 42.Kf2-g3 4.31/17 ]
27...Qe7-c5+ [ 27...Bc6-e8+what else? ;Houdini annotates:
27...Rc8-f8 28.e5-e6 Bc6-e8
29.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 30.Rf6xf7 Be8xf7
31.d3-d4 h7-h6 32.d4-d5 Qe7-e8
33.a4-a5 Qe8-e2 34.Qg3-c3 Qe2-e7
35.Qc3-d4 Qe7-e8 36.h2-h3 Qe8-e2
37.Qd4-b6 Qe2-e7 38.d5-d6 Qe7-d7
39.Qb6-c7 4.17/15 ] 28.Kg1-h1
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Kg1-h1
Qc5-e7 29.Rf6xf7 Qe7xf7 30.Rf1xf7
Kg8xf7 31.e5-e6+ Kf7-g8 32.a4-a5
Bc6-e8 33.Qg3-e5 g7-g6 34.Qe5-f6
Rc8-b8 35.e6-e7 Be8-f7 36.Qf6-b6
10
Rb8-e8 37.Qb6xb7 Bf7-e6 38.Qb7xa6
Kg8-f7 39.Qa6-d6 Re8xe7 40.a5-a6
h7-h5 41.Kh1-g1 Re7-d7 42.Qd6-f4+
Be6-f5 43.Kg1-f2 Rd7-a7 5.98/17 ]
28...Bc6-e8 [Houdini annotates:
28...Qc5-e7 29.Rf6xf7 Qe7xf7
11

30.Rf1xf7 Kg8xf7 31.e5-e6+ Kf7-g8
32.a4-a5 Bc6-e8 33.Qg3-e5 Rc8-c6
34.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f8 35.Kg1-f2 Kf8-g8
36.Kf2-f3 h7-h6 37.Kf3-f4 g7-g6
38.g2-g4 Rc6-c8 39.g4-g5 h6-h5
40.e6-e7 Kg8-h7 41.Qe5-b2 Rc8-b8
42.h2-h4 5.97/16 ] 29.e5-e6
[ Houdini annotates: 29.e5-e6
Rc8-c7 30.d3-d4 Qc5xc4 31.d4-d5
h7-h5 32.d5-d6 h5-h4 33.Qg3-g5
Rc7-c5 34.e6xf7+ Be8xf7 35.d6-d7
Rc5xg5 36.d7-d8Q+ Kg8-h7 37.Rf6xf7
Qc4-g4 38.Qd8-d2 h4-h3 39.Qd2-d3+
Rg5-g6 40.Qd3xh3+ Qg4xh3
41.g2xh3 b7-b5 42.a4xb5 a6xb5
43.Rf7-b7 Rg6-g5 44.Rf1-g1 Rg5-c5
45.Rb7xg7+ Kh7-h6 46.Rg7-g8
6.20/16 ] 29...f7xe6 [Houdini
annotates: 29...f7xe6 30.Qg3-g4
Rc8-c6
31.Qg4-g5 Qc5-d6 32.c4-c5 h7-h6
33.c5xd6 h6xg5 34.Rf6-f8+ Kg8-h7
35.Rf8xe8 Rc6xd6 36.Rf1-b1 b7-b5
37.a4xb5 Rd6-b6 38.Kh1-g1 a6xb5
39.Rb1-e1 b5-b4 40.Re8xe6 Rb6-b5
41.Re1-e5 Rb5-b8 42.Re5-e2 Rb8-b7
43.Re2-b2 Kh7-g8 44.d3-d4 Kg8-f7
45.d4-d5 b4-b3 46.Kg1-f2 Rb7-b5
47.Re6-a6 Rb5-b8 48.d5-d6 Kf7-e6
49.Kf2-e3 6.57/17 ] 30.Qg3-g5!!
Mate attack [Houdini annotates:
30.Qg3-g4 Rc8-c6 31.Qg4-g5 Qc5-d6
32.c4-c5 h7-h6 33.c5xd6 h6xg5
34.Rf6-f8+ Kg8-h7 35.Rf8xe8 Rc6xd6
36.Rf1-b1 Rd6xd3 37.Re8xe6 Rd3-d7
38.Re6-b6 Rd7-d4 39.Rb6-b4 Rd4-d2
40.Kh1-g1 Rd2-a2 41.Rb4-g4 Kh7-h6
42.Rb1xb7 g7-g6 43.Rb7-b6 a6-a5
44.Rg4-d4 Ra2-e2 45.Rd4-d6 6.31/17
] 30...Qc5-b4 [ 30...Qc5xg5 31.Rf6-f8#
Mate attack ; 30...-- 31.Qg5xc5
Threat Rc8xc5 32.Rf6-f8#
Mate attack ;Houdini annotates:

30...Qc5-a3 31.Qg5-e5 g7xf6
32.Qe5xe6+ Be8-f7 33.Qe6xc8+
Kg8-g7 34.Qc8-g4+ Bf7-g6

35.Qg4-d7+ Bg6-f7 36.Rf1-b1 h7-h5
35.Qg4-d7+ Bg6-f7 36.Rf1-b1 h7-h5
37.h2-h3 Qa3-a2 38.Qd7xb7 Qa2xa4
39.Rb1-f1 Qa4-a5 40.Qb7-c6 Qa5-e5
41.Qc6xa6 Bf7-g6 42.Qa6-b7+
Kg7-h6 43.Qb7-d5 Qe5xd5 44.c4xd5
Bg6xd3 45.Rf1xf6+ Kh6-g5
46.Rf6-e6 4.78/16 ] 31.Qg5-a5!!
Mate attack [Houdini annotates:
31.Qg5-d2 Qb4-d6 32.Rf6-f8+ Qd6xf8
33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Qd2-b4+ Kf8-g8
35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8
37.c4-c5 g7-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Be8-f7
39.Qe6-d6 Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1
Re8-e1+ 41.Kg1-f2 Re1-e6 42.Qd6-d7
Re6-f6+ 43.Kf2-e3 Kg8-f8 44.d3-d4
Bf7-e8 45.Qd7xh7 Be8-c6 46.g2-g3
Rf6-f3+ 47.Ke3-e2 Rf3-f6 48.Ke2-d3
Kf8-e8 49.Qh7-g7 Rf6-e6 50.a4-a5
Ke8-d8 51.Qg7-f8+ Kd8-c7 52.Qf8-f7+
Bc6-d7 5.62/17 ] 31...Qb4-a3
[ 31...Qb4xa5 32.Rf6-f8# Mate attack ;
31...-- 32.Qa5xb4 Wins material ;
Houdini annotates: 31...Qb4-e7
32.Rf6-f8+ Qe7xf8 33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8
34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7
Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5
g7-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Be8-f7 39.Qe6-d6
Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1 Re8-e1+ 41.Kg1-f2
Re1-e6 42.Qd6-d7 Re6-f6+ 43.Kf2-e3
Kg8-f8 44.d3-d4 Bf7-e8 45.Qd7xh7
Be8-c6 46.g2-g3 Rf6-f3+ 47.Ke3-e2
Rf3-f6 48.Ke2-d3 Kf8-e8 49.Qh7-g7
Rf6-e6 50.a4-a5 Ke8-d8 51.Qg7-f8+
Kd8-c7 52.Qf8-f7+ Bc6-d7 5.83/18 ]
32.Rf6-f8+! the death sentence
[ Houdini annotates: 32.Rf6-f8+
Qa3xf8 33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8
34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7
Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5
e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7
Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Rc8-f8 41.h2-h3
Bd7-c8 42.Qd6-d5+ Rf8-f7 43.Kh1-h2
g7-g6 44.Kh2-g3 e5-e4 45.Qd5xe4
12
Rf7-f8 46.Qe4-e7 Rf8-f7 47.Qe7-d8+
Rf7-f8 48.d3-d4 5.66/16 ] 32...Qa3xf8

[ Houdini annotates: 32...Qa3xf8
33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8
35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8
37.c4-c5 Be8-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Bg6-f7
39.Qe6-b6 Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1 a6-a5
41.c5-c6 Bf7-d5 42.c6-c7 Re8-a8
43.Qb6-c5 Bd5-e6 44.Qc5-d6 Kg8-f7
45.Qd6-e5 Ra8-c8 46.Qe5xa5 h7-h6
47.d3-d4 Kf7-e7 48.d4-d5 4.76/1 ]
33.Rf1xf8+ [Houdini annotates:
33.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8
35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8
37.c4-c5 Be8-g6 38.Qb6xe6+ Bg6-f7
39.Qe6-b6 Ra8-e8 40.Kh1-g1 a6-a5
41.c5-c6 Bf7-d5 42.c6-c7 Re8-a8
43.Qb6-c5 Bd5-e6 44.Qc5-d6 Kg8-f7
45.Qd6-e5 Ra8-c8 46.Qe5xa5 h7-h6
47.d3-d4 Kf7-e7 48.d4-d5 4.35/9 ]
33...Kg8xf8 [Houdini annotates:
33...Kg8xf8 34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8
35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8
37.c4-c5 e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8
39.c6-c7 Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5
41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7
43.d3-d4 Kf8-f7 44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8
45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7 46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7
47.d5-d6 Bd7-c8 48.Qb4-c4+ Kf7-f6
49.Qc4-d4+ Kf6-e6 4.83/1 ]
34.Qa5-b4+ [Houdini annotates:
34.Qa5-b4+ Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7
Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5
e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7
Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+
Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4
Kf8-f7 44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8 45.Qe5-f4+
Kf7-e7 46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6
Bd7-c8 48.Qb4-c4+ Kf7-f6
49.Qc4-d4+ Kf6-e6 4.53/12 ]
34...Kf8-g8 [Houdini annotates:
34...Kf8-g8 35.Qb4xb7 Rc8-d8
36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5
38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7 Be8-d7
13
40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8
42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4 Kf8-f7
44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8 45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7

46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6 Bd7-c8
46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6 Bd7-c8
48.Qb4-c4+ Kf7-f6 49.Qc4d4+ Kf6-e6 4.64/13 ]
35.Qb4xb7
[ Houdini annotates: 35.Qb4xb7
Rc8-d8 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4c5 e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7
Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3d4
Rc8-e8 44.Qe5-d6+ Re8-e7
45.Kh1-g1 Bd7-c8 46.d4-d5 Kf8-f7
47.Qd6-f4+ Kf7-e8 48.d5-d6 Re7-e2
49.Qf4-g5 4.74/14 ] 35...Rc8-d8
[ Houdini annotates: 35...Rc8-d8
36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5
38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7 Be8-d7
40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8
42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4 Rc8-e8
44.Qe5-d6+ Re8-e7 45.Kh1-g1
Bd7-c8 46.d4-d5 Kf8-f7 47.Qd6f4+ Kf7-e8 48.d5-d6 Re7-e2
49.Qf4-g5
4.84/15 ] 36.Qb7-b6 [Houdini
annotates: 36.Qb7-b6 Rd8-a8 37.c4c5
e6-e5 38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7
Be8-d7 40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6d5+ Kg8-f8 42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3d4
Rc8-e8 44.Qe5-d6+ Re8-e7
45.Kh1-g1 Bd7-c8 46.d4-d5 Kf8-f7
47.Qd6-f4+ Kf7-e8 48.d5-d6 Re7-e2
49.Qf4-g5 4.74/16 ] 36...Rd8xd3
[ 36...Rd8-a8 is still a small chance
37.Qb6xe6+ Be8-f7+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 36...Rd8-a8 37.c4-c5 e6-e5
38.c5-c6 Ra8-c8 39.c6-c7 Be8-d7
40.Qb6-d6 Bd7-f5 41.Qd6-d5+ Kg8-f8
42.Qd5xe5 Bf5-d7 43.d3-d4 Kf8-f7
44.d4-d5 Rc8-e8 45.Qe5-f4+ Kf7-e7
46.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-f7 47.d5-d6 Kf7-e6
48.Kh1-g1 Bd7-c8 4.44/14 ]
14
37.Qb6xe6+ [Houdini annotates:
37.Qb6xe6+ Kg8-f8 38.Qe6-f5+
Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3 Be8-g6 40.Qd3-d4
Ke7-f7 41.a4-a5 Kf7-e6 42.Qd4xg7
Bg6-e4 43.Qg7-a7 Ke6-e5 44.Qa7xa6
Ke5-d4 45.Qa6-e6 Be4-d3
46.Qe6-d5+ Kd4-c3 47.c4-c5 Bd3-c4
15

48.Qd5-b7 Kc3-d4 49.c5-c6 h7-h6
50.Qb7-g7+ Kd4-c5 51.Qg7xh6
10.57/12 ] 37...Kg8-f8 [Houdini
annotates
: 37...Kg8-f8 38.Qe6-f5+
Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3 Be8-g6 40.Qd3-d4
Ke7-f7 41.a4-a5 Kf7-e6 42.Qd4xg7
Bg6-e4 43.Qg7-a7 Ke6-e5 44.Qa7xa6
Ke5-d4 45.Qa6-e6 Be4-d3
46.Qe6-d5+ Kd4-c3 47.c4-c5 Bd3-c4
48.Qd5-b7 Kc3-d4 49.c5-c6 h7-h6
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+Q+-+-+-0 6
9-+P+-+-zp0
9zP-+-+-+-0
9-+lmk-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+PzP0
9+-+-+-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
50.Qb7-g7+ Kd4-c5 51.Qg7xh6
10.66/13 ] 38.Qe6-f5+ [ 38.Qe6-f5+
Kf8-e7 39.Qf5xd3+- ;Houdini
annotates: 38.Qe6-f5+ Kf8-e7
39.Qf5xd3
Be8-g6 40.Qd3-d4 Ke7-f7 41.a4-a5
Kf7-e6 42.Qd4xg7 Bg6-e4 43.Qg7-a7
Ke6-e5 44.Qa7xa6 Ke5-d4 45.Qa6-e6
Be4-d3 46.Qe6-d5+ Kd4-c3 47.c4-c5
Bd3-c4 48.Qd5-b7 Kc3-d4 49.c5-c6
h7-h6 50.Qb7-g7+ Kd4-c5
51.Qg7xh6 10.57/14 ]
1-0
2
2
A45
A45
Levon Aronian
Iroda Khamrakulova
Wch U12 Bratislava (3)
1993
D01: Veresov Opening

1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Nb1-c3 d7-d5
3.Bc1-g5 Nb8-d7 4.f2-f3 h7-h6
5.Bg5-h4 e7-e6 6.e2-e4 Bf8-e7
7.e4-e5 Nf6-h5 8.Bh4xe7 Qd8xe7
Standard Book moves end here
9.Ng1-e2 [ 9.Ng1-h3 c7-c5 ;
Houdini annotates: 9.g2-g3 g7-g5
10.f3-f4 Nh5-g7 11.Qd1-d2 Nd7-b6
12.f4xg5 Qe7xg5 13.Ng1-f3 Qg5xd2+
14.Ke1xd2 Bc8-d7 15.Bf1-d3 0-0-0
16.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 17.g3-g4 a7-a6
0.52/15 ] 9...g7-g5 [ 9...0-0 10.Qd1-d3
Nd7-b6 11.f3-f4 ;Houdini
annotates: 9...b7-b5 10.Nc3xb5
0-0
11.Qd1-d3 Nd7-b6 12.g2-g3 a7-a6
13.Nb5-c3 Nb6-c4 14.b2-b3 Nc4-b2
15.Qd3-e3 Bc8-d7 16.Bf1-g2 Qe7-b4
0.15/13 ] 10.Qd1-d3 Diagram
[ Houdini annotates: 10.Qd1-d2
Nd7-b6 11.g2-g4 Nh5-g7 12.h2-h4
g5xh4 13.Ne2-f4 Bc8-d7 14.a2-a4
Bd7-c6 15.b2-b3 0-0-0 16.Bf1-d3
Kc8-b8 17.a4-a5 Nb6-d7 0.42/15 ]
(Diagram 7)
10...Nd7-b6 [Houdini annotates:
10...a7-a6 11.0-0-0 b7-b5 12.g2-g4
Nh5-g7 13.Kc1-b1 b5-b4 14.Nc3-a4
Bc8-b7 15.f3-f4 Bb7-c6 16.Qd3-b3
h6-h5 17.g4xh5 g5xf4 18.Ne2xf4
Ng7xh5 19.Nf4xh5 Rh8xh5 20.Bf1-e2
Rh5-f5 0.24/15 ] 11.g2-g4
White threatens to win material: g4xh5
[ Houdini annotates: 11.g2-g3

Diagram
Bc8-d7 12.a2-a4 0-0-0 13.b2-b3
Bd7-c6 14.Bf1-g2 Kc8-b8 15.0-0 f7-f6
16.a4-a5 Nb6-d7 17.Qd3-g6 Nh5-g7
16
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+k+-tr0{
9zppzpnwqp+-0 7
9-+-+p+-zp0
9+-+pzP-zpn0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-sNQ+P+-0
9PzPP+N+PzP0
9tR-+-mKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+k+-tr0{
9zppzp-wqp+-0 8
9-sn-+p+-zp0
9+-+pzP-zpn0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-sNQ+PzP-0
9PzPP+N+-zP0
9tR-+-mKL+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
18.f3-f4 g5xf4 19.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
20.Ne2xf4 0.25/16 ] 11...Nh5-g7
[ Houdini annotates: 11...Nh5-g7
12.h2-h4 g5xh4 13.a2-a4 h6-h5
14.b2-b3 Nb6-d7 15.0-0-0 Nd7-b8
16.Kc1-b1 Nb8-c6 17.Ne2-f4 Qe7-g5
18.Nc3-b5 Qg5xf4 19.Nb5xc7+
Ke8-e7 20.Nc7xa8 h5xg4 21.f3xg4
Qf4xg4 0.11/16 ] 12.Ne2-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 12.h2-h4 g5xh4
13.Ne2-f4 Bc8-d7 14.0-0-0 0-0-0
15.Kc1-b1 h6-h5 16.Qd3-e3 Kc8-b8
17
17.b2-b3 Rh8-g8 18.Bf1-e2 h5xg4
19.f3xg4 a7-a6 20.Nf4-d3 0.26/15 ]
12...h6-h5 [Houdini annotates:

12...Bc8-d7
13.Qd3-e3
f7-f5
14.e5xf6
12...Bc8-d7
13.Qd3-e3
f7-f5
14.e5xf6
Qe7xf6 15.Bf1-d3 0-0-0 16.0-0-0
h6-h5 17.h2-h3 Kc8-b8 18.Kc1b1
Rd8-f8 19.Rh1-f1 a7-a6 20.b2b3
Qf6-f4 21.Qe3xf4 Rf8xf4 22.Ng3e2
0.13/15 ] 13.Bf1-e2 [Houdini
annotates: 13.Qd3-e3 h5-h4
14.Ng3-e2
Nb6-c4 15.Qe3-c1 c7-c5 16.f3f4
Bc8-d7 17.f4xg5 a7-a6 18.b2-b3
c5xd4 19.b3xc4 d4xc3
20.Ne2xc3
Qe7-c5 21.Qc1-f4 b7-b5 22.Qf4f6
Qc5-d4 0.16/15 ] 13...Bc8d7
[ Houdini annotates: 13...f7-f5
14.g4xf5 e6xf5 15.Ng3-f1 Ng7e6
16.0-0-0
Ne6-f4
17.Qd3-d2
Nf4xe2+
18.Qd2xe2 f5-f4 19.Qe2-d3 g5g4
20.Nf1-d2
Qe7-h7
21.Qd3xh7
Rh8xh7
22.Kc1-b1 Bc8-d7 0.24/13 ] 14.Qd3e3
[Houdini annotates: 14.0-0-0
Nb6-c4 15.Nc3-e4 0-0-0 16.Ne4f6 h5xg4 17.f3xg4 Kc8-b8 18.Qd3c3
Bd7-c6 19.Kc1-b1 a7-a6 20.Be2xc4
d5xc4 21.Ng3-e4 Ng7-e8
22.Qc3xc4
Ne8xf6 23.e5xf6 Qe7-d7 24.Qc4e2
Bc6-d5
25.b2-b3
0.25/15 ]
18
14...h5xg4 [ 14...f7-f5
15.e5xf6
Qe7xf6 16.0-0= ; Houdini annotates:
14...f7-f5
Diagram
(Diagram 9)
15.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 16.0-0-0 h5-h4
17.Ng3-f1 0-0-0 18.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8
19.b2-b3 Rh8-f8 20.Qe3-e5 Qf6xe5
21.d4xe5 Rf8-f4 22.Nf1-d2 a7-a6
23.Kb1-b2 Rd8-f8 24.Be2-d3 -0.06/15 ]
15.f3xg4 [Houdini annotates:
15.f3xg4 f7-f5 16.e5xf6 Qe7xf6
17.Rh1-f1 Qf6-e7 18.Rf1-f2 0-0-0
19.0-0-0 Rh8-f8 20.Rf2xf8 Rd8xf8
21.b2-b3 Ng7-e8 22.Kc1-b2 Ne8-d6
23.Ng3-h5 Kc8-b8 24.Rd1-f1 Rf8xf1
25.Be2xf1 a7-a6 26.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8
0.34/16 ] 15...0-0-0 White has an
active position [Houdini annotates:
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+k+-tr0
9zppzplwq-sn-0 9
9-sn-+p+-+0
9+-+pzPpzpp0
9-+-zP-+P+0
9+-sN-wQPsN-0
9PzPP+L+-zP0
9tR-+-mK-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
15...f7-f5 16.e5xf6 Qe7xf6 17.Rh1-f1
Qf6-h6 18.0-0-0 0-0-0 19.b2-b3
Kc8-b8 20.Kc1-b2 a7-a5 21.Rf1-f2
a5-a4 22.Rd1-f1 Qh6-h4 23.Rf2-f7
Ng7-e8 24.b3-b4 Qh4xh2 25.Qe3xg5
0.32/15 ] 16.0-0 White king safety
dropped [Houdini annotates:
16.0-0-0 f7-f5 17.e5xf6 Qe7xf6
18.Rd1-f1 Qf6-e7 19.Kc1-b1 Rd8-f8
20.Rf1xf8+ Rh8xf8 21.Rh1-f1 Rf8xf1+
22.Be2xf1 Ng7-e8 23.b2-b3 Ne8-d6
24.Ng3-f5 Nd6xf5 25.g4xf5 g5-g4
0.36/15 ] 16...Rh8-h4 Praise the rook!
[ Houdini annotates: 16...Rh8-h7
17.a2-a4 a7-a5 18.Rf1-f2 Kc8-b8
19.Ra1-f1 Rd8-f8 20.b2-b3 Rh7-h8
21.Kg1-g2 Bd7-c6 22.Be2-b5 Bc6xb5
23.Nc3xb5 Rh8-h4 24.h2-h3 0.02/13 ]
17.b2-b3 Controls a4 [ 17.a2-a4
Rd8-h8 18.a4-a5 Nb6-a8+( 18...Rh4xh2?? capturing this pawn is
a mistake 19.a5xb6 a7-a6
20.Be2xa6+- );Houdini annotates:
17.Rf1-f6 Ng7-e8 18.Rf6-f2 Rh4-h8
19.a2-a4 a7-a5 20.Ra1-f1 Rh8-f8
21.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 22.Be2-d3 Ne8-g7
23.Rf2-f6 Ng7-e8 24.Rf6-h6 f7-f6
19
0.36/14 ] 17...Rd8-h8 [Houdini
annotates
: 17...Kc8-b8 18.Qe3-f2
Qe7-b4 19.Qf2-e3 Rd8-f8 20.Rf1-f2

Rh4-h7 21.Ra1-f1 Qb4-e7 22.a2a4 a7-a5 23.Nc3-b5 Bd7xb5
24.a4xb5
Rh4-h7 21.Ra1-f1 Qb4-e7 22.a2a4 a7-a5 23.Nc3-b5 Bd7xb5
24.a4xb5
Nb6-d7 25.Be2-d3 Rh7-h3 26.c2-c3
0.01/13 ] 18.Rf1-f2 [Houdini
annotates: 18.a2-a4 Rh4xh2
19.a4-a5
Nb6-a8 20.a5-a6 b7-b5 21.Be2xb5
Rh2xc2 22.Bb5xd7+ Qe7xd7
23.Qe3-d3 Rc2-b2 24.Nc3-a4 Rb2-h2
25.Na4-c5 Qd7-e8 26.Rf1-f2 Rh2xf2
27.Kg1xf2 Rh8-h2+ 28.Kf2-f3 0.12/13 ]
18...Bd7-e8 [Houdini annotates:
18...a7-a6 19.Ra1-f1 Rh8-f8 20.a2-a4
Bd7-c6 21.Nc3-a2 Kc8-b8 22.Qe3-c3
Bc6-e8 23.Qc3-b4 Nb6-c8 24.Qb4xe7
Nc8xe7 25.Na2-b4 Rh4-h3 26.Nb4-d3
Rf8-h8 27.Nd3-c5 0.01/14 ] 19.a2-a4
[ Houdini annotates: 19.Ra1-f1
Kc8-b8 20.Nc3-b1 Qe7-d8 21.c2c4 d5xc4 22.b3xc4 Be8-c6
23.Nb1-c3
Ng7-e8 24.Ng3-e4 Rh4-h3 25.Rf2-f3
Rh3xh2 26.Rf3xf7 a7-a6 0.12/13 ]
19...Nb6-d7 [Houdini annotates:
19...Kc8-b8 20.a4-a5 Nb6-d7
21.a5-a6 b7-b6 22.Ra1-e1 Rh8-h7
23.Re1-f1 Nd7-f8 24.Qe3-f3 Rh4-h6
25.Nc3-b5 Nf8-g6 26.Qf3-f6 Rh6-h3
27.Qf6xe7 Ng6xe7 28.c2-c3 0.07/14 ]
20.Ra1-f1 [ 20.a4-a5!? a7-a6
21.Nc3-a4 ;Houdini annotates:
20.a4-a5 a7-a6 21.Nc3-a4 Kc8-b8
22.c2-c4 Nd7-f8 23.Qe3-f3 Nf8-g6
24.Qf3-f6 Be8xa4 25.Qf6xe7 Ng6xe7
26.Ra1xa4 Rh8-f8 27.Be2-f3 Ne7-g6
28.Ng3-e2 f7-f6 29.Bf3-g2 f6xe5
30.Rf2xf8+ Ng6xf8 31.d4xe5 Rh4xg4
32.c4xd5 Rg4xa4 33.b3xa4 0.00/14 ]
20...Nd7-f8= [Houdini annotates:
20...Kc8-b8 21.Nc3-d1 Rh4-h3
20
22.c2-c4 Nd7-f8 23.Nd1-b2 Nf8-g6
24.Nb2-d3 a7-a5 25.Be2-f3 Ng6-f4
26.Nd3xf4 g5xf4 27.Qe3xf4 d5xc4
28.b3xc4 Be8xa4 29.Qf4-e3 -0.02/13 ]
21.Be2-f3 [Houdini annotates:
21.Ng3-h5 Ng7xh5 22.g4xh5 Kc8-b8
23.h2-h3 c7-c5 24.Rf1-d1 Nf8-d7

25.d4xc5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-mk-+l+-tr0{
9zpp+nwqp+-0 10
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-zPpzP-zpP0
9P+-+-+-tr0
9+PsN-wQ-+P0
9-+P+LtR-+0
9+-+R+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Nd7xc5 26.Rd1-d4 Rh4xd4
27.Qe3xd4 Be8-c6 28.Rf2-f6 Nc5-d7
-0.23/12 ] 21...Nf8-g6 Black has a
cramped position [Houdini
annotates: 21...Kc8-b8 22.Nc3-e2
Nf8-g6
23.a4-a5 a7-a6 24.c2-c4 c7-c6
25.c4-c5 Rh4-h7 26.Qe3-d2 Rh7-h3
27.b3-b4 Rh3-h6 28.Bf3-h1 Rh6-h4
29.Bh1-f3 Rh4-h6 30.Bf3-h1 -0.05/15 ]
22.Nc3-e2 [Houdini annotates:
22.Nc3-e2 Kc8-b8 23.c2-c4 Qe7-d8
24.c4-c5 a7-a6 25.Qe3-d2 Rh4-h3
26.Ne2-c3 Qd8-e7 27.Qd2-e3 Ng6-f4
28.Nc3-e2 Rh3xg3+ 29.h2xg3
Nf4-h3+ 30.Kg1-g2 Nh3xf2 31.Rf1xf2
-0.13/15 ] 22...Rh8-h7 [ 22...Kc8-b8
23.c2-c4 Qe7-d8 24.b3-b4= ;
Houdini annotates: 22...Kc8-b8
23.c2-c4 Qe7-d8 24.a4-a5 a7-a6
25.Qe3-d2 Rh4-h3 26.Qd2-e3 c7-c6
27.Bf3-h1 Rh8-h4 28.Qe3-f3 d5xc4
29.b3xc4 Qd8xa5 30.Qf3-f6 -0.08/13 ]
23.c2-c4= White threatens to win
material: c4xd5 [Houdini annotates:
23.c2-c4 c7-c6 24.Qe3-d2 Kc8-c7
21
25.b3-b4 Kc7-b8 26.b4-b5 c6xb5
27.c4xb5 Be8-d7 28.Rf1-c1 Rh7-h8
29.Qd2-e3 Rh4-h3 30.Bf3-h1 Kb8-a8
31.Rc1-c7 0.41/14 ] 23...Qe7-d8

[ 23...c7-c6 24.Rf1-c1= ;Houdini 2.0c
[ 23...c7-c6 24.Rf1-c1= ;Houdini 2.0c
: 23...c7-c6 24.Qe3-d2 Kc8-b8
25.b3-b4 Rh4-h3 26.b4-b5 c6xb5
27.c4xd5 e6xd5 28.Bf3xd5 Ng7-e6
29.a4xb5 Be8xb5 30.Ng3-f5 Qe7-d8
0.25/12 ] 24.Qe3-d2 [ 24.b3-b4
Rh7-h8 ;Houdini annotates:
24.b3-b4 Kc8-b8 25.b4-b5 Rh4-h6
26.c4xd5 e6xd5 27.Rf1-c1 c7-c6
28.b5xc6 Be8xc6 29.Qe3-b3 Ng6-f4
30.Ne2xf4 g5xf4 31.Ng3-e2 Qd8-g5
0.42/13 ] 24...Kc8-b8= [Houdini
annotates
: 24...Kc8-b8 25.Ng3-h5
Ng7xh5 26.g4xh5 Ng6-f4 27.Ne2xf4
g5xf4 28.Rf2-g2 Be8-d7 29.c4xd5
e6xd5 30.Qd2-c2 Rh7-h6 31.Rg2g7
Bd7-h3 32.Rf1-c1 c7-c6 33.b3-b4
Qd8-f8 0.02/13 ] 25.Rf1-c1 Diagram
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Ng3-h5
g5xf4 28.Rf2-g2 Be8-d7 29.c4xd5
e6xd5 30.Qd2-c2 Rh7-h6 31.Rg2g7
Bd7-h3 32.Rf1-c1 c7-c6 33.b3-b4
Qd8-f8 0.00/12 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-mk-wql+-+0{
9zppzp-+psnr0 11
9-+-+p+n+0
9+-+pzP-zp-0
9P+PzP-+Ptr0
9+P+-+LsN-0
9-+-wQNtR-zP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
25...Be8-c6 [Houdini annotates:
22
25...Rh7-h8 26.Qd2-b4 Kb8-a8
27.a4-a5 a7-a6 28.Qb4-c5 Be8-c6
29.Bf3-g2 Qd8-d7 30.h2-h3 Ka8-b8
31.Rf2-f1 Rh4-h6 32.c4xd5 e6xd5
-0.06/12 ] 26.Ng3-f1 [Houdini annotates

x64: 26.c4xd5 e6xd5 27.Ng3-h5
Rh4xf4 30.Bf3-e2 Rf4xf2 31.Kg1xf2
Bc6-d7 32.Kf2-g2 Bd7-f5 33.Rc1-f1
Bf5-e4+ 34.Be2-f3 Be4-f5 35.h2-h3
c7-c6 0.02/12 ] 26...Rh4-h3
[ 26...Rh7-h8 27.Nf1-g3 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 26...a7-a6 27.Nf1-g3 Kb8-a8
28.c4xd5 e6xd5 29.Qd2-d3 Ka8-b8
30.Ng3-h5 Ng7-e6 31.Rc1xc6 b7xc6
32.Qd3xa6 c6-c5 33.Nh5-f6 -0.13/12 ]
27.Nf1-g3 [Houdini annotates:
27.Bf3-g2 Rh3-h4 28.Rf2xf7 Bc6-e8
29.Rf7-f2 Rh4xg4 30.c4xd5 Rg4-h4
31.h2-h3 e6xd5 32.Nf1-e3 c7-c6
33.Ne3-g4 Ng7-e6 34.Ng4-f6 Rh7-f7
0.36/14 ] 27...Qd8-h8 [ 27...a7-a6
28.Bf3-h1 ;Houdini annotates:
27...Rh7-h8 28.Bf3-h1 Ng7-e8
29.Rc1-f1 Rh8-h4 30.c4-c5 Bc6-d7
31.Rf2xf7 Rh3xh2 32.Bh1-g2 c7-c6
33.Ng3-h5 Ne8-c7 -0.04/12 ]
28.Ng3-f1 [Houdini annotates:
28.Qd2xg5 Rh3-h6 29.c4xd5 e6xd5
30.Ng3-h5 Ng7-e6 31.Qg5-d2 Ng6-h4
32.Bf3-h1 Rh6xh5 33.g4xh5 Rh7-g7+
34.Ne2-g3 Qh8xh5 35.Qd2-b4 a7-a5
0.85/11 ] 28...Ng6-h4 [ 28...Qh8-d8=
and Black has air to breath ;Houdini 2.
0c : 28...Qh8-d8 29.c4xd5 e6xd5
0.26/12 ] 29.Bf3-h1
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Bf3-h1
Qh8-d8 30.Rf2xf7 Bc6-e8 31.Rf7-f6
Be8-d7 32.Rc1-c3 Rh3xc3 33.Ne2xc3
Ng7-e8 34.Rf6-f2 Nh4-g6 35.Qd2-c2
Rh7-h6 36.Nc3-e2 c7-c6 37.Rf2-f7
Ne8-c7 38.Rf7-f6 Bd7-e8 39.c4xd5
c6xd5 40.Nf1-e3 0.65/14 ]
29...Rh3xb3? [ 29...Qh8-d8!?
30.Rf2xf7 a7-a6+- ( 30...Rh3xb3??
the pawn of course cannot be captured
31.c4xd5 e6xd5 32.Rc1xc6 b7xc6
23
33.Qd2-c2+- );Houdini annotates:
29...Qh8-d8 30.Rf2xf7 Bc6-e8
31.Rf7-f6 Be8-d7 32.Rc1-c3 Rh3xc3

33.Ne2xc3 Ng7-e8 34.Rf6-f2 c7-c6
33.Ne2xc3 Ng7-e8 34.Rf6-f2 c7-c6
35.c4xd5 e6xd5 36.Qd2-d3 Rh7-e7
37.Nf1-e3 Qd8-b6 0.68/12 ]
30.c4xd5+- [Houdini annotates:
30.c4xd5 e6xd5 31.Qd2-c2 Rb3-b6
32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8 33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8
34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5 35.Qc2xc7+
Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2 Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3
Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7 Rh8-e8 39.Rc1xc6
Qe6xc6 40.Qc7xc6 b7xc6 41.Nd2-e4
Rb6-b1+ 42.Kg1-f2 Re8-f8+ 43.Ne4-f6
Rb1-b3 44.Rh7-c7 Ka8-b8 45.Rc7xc6
Rb3-f3+ 46.Kf2-g1 Rf3xh3 0.91/15 ]
30...e6xd5 [Houdini annotates:
30...e6xd5 31.Qd2-c2 Rb3-b6
Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2 Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3
Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7 Rh8-e8 39.Rc1xc6
Qe6xc6 40.Qc7xc6 b7xc6 41.Nd2-e4
Rb6-b1+ 42.Kg1-f2 Re8-f8+ 43.Ne4-f6
Rb1-b3 44.Rh7-c7 Ka8-b8 45.Rc7xc6
Rb3-f3+ 46.Kf2-g1 Rf3xh3 1.21/15 ]
31.Qd2-c2 [Houdini annotates:
31.Qd2-c2 Rb3-b6 32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8
33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8 34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5
35.Qc2xc7+ Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2
Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3 Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7
Rh8-e8 39.Rc1xc6 Qe6xc6
40.Qc7xc6 b7xc6 41.Nd2-e4 Rb6-b1+
42.Kg1-f2
Re8-f8+ 43.Ne4-f6 Rb1-b3 44.Rh7-c7
Ka8-b8 45.Rc7xc6 Rb3-f3+ 46.Kf2-g1
Rf3xh3 1.18/15 ] 31...Rb3-b6
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Rb3-b6
Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2 Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3
Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7 Rh8-c8 39.Rh7-e7
Rb6-b2 40.Re7xe6 Rc8xc7 41.Re6-f6
Rc7-c8 42.Rc1-d1 Bc6xa4 1.08/13 ]
32.Bh1xd5! Deflection: c6 [Houdini 2.
0c : 32.Rf2xf7 Qh8-e8
24
33.Bh1xd5 Rh7-h8 34.Rf7xg7 Bc6xd5
35.Qc2xc7+ Kb8-a8 36.Nf1-d2
Qe8-e6 37.h2-h3 Bd5-c6 38.Rg7-h7
25

Rh8-c8 39.Rh7-e7 Rb6-b2 40.Re7xe6
Rc8xc7 41.Re6-f6 Rc7-c8 42.Rc1-d1
Bc6xa4 1.07/12 ] 32...Ng7-e6??
simply worsens the situation
[ 32...Bc6xd5 33.Qc2xc7+ Mate attack
Clearance Deflection Pinning ;
Houdini annotates: 32...a7-a5
33.Nf1-e3 Ng7-e6 34.Rc1-f1 Ne6-d8
35.Bd5xc6 Rb6xc6 36.Qc2-d2 Nh4-g6
37.Ne3-d5 Rh7-h4 38.Rf2-g2 Rh4-h3
39.Qd2xa5 b7-b6 40.Qa5-d2 Qh8-h4
41.a4-a5 0.55/12 ] 33.Bd5xe6+[ Houdini annotates: 33.Bd5xe6
Rh7-g7 34.Be6-d5 Qh8-c8 35.Bd5xc6
Rb6xc6 36.Qc2-e4 Rc6xc1 37.Ne2xc1
c7-c6 38.Nf1-e3 Qc8-e6 39.Rf2-f6
3.84/10 ] 33...f7xe6 [ 33...a7-a5
there is nothing better in the position
34.Be6-f5 Nh4xf5 35.Qc2xf5
Bc6xa4+- ;Houdini annotates:
33...Rh7-h6 34.Be6-d5 f7-f6 35.a4-a5
Rb6-a6 36.Qc2-c5 Qh8-c8 37.Nf1-e3
Bc6xd5 38.Qc5xd5 Ra6-e6 39.Rc1-b1
Kb8-a8 40.Ne2-g3 c7-c6 41.Qd5-c5
f6xe5 42.d4xe5 Nh4-g6 4.09/11 ]
34.Qc2xh7!! Diagram [ 34.Qc2xh7
Qh8-d8 35.Qh7-f7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 34.Qc2xh7 Qh8-d8
35.Qh7-f7
a7-a6 36.Qf7-f8 Qd8-c8 37.Qf8xc8+
Kb8xc8 38.Rf2-f8+ Kc8-d7 39.Rf8-f7+
Kd7-d8 40.Kg1-f2 Rb6-b2 41.Rf7-f8+
Kd8-d7 42.Nf1-e3 Kd7-e7 43.Rf8-h8
Ke7-d7 44.Rh8-h7+ Kd7-c8 5.81/12 ]
(Diagram 12)
Mate attack
1-0
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-mk-+-+-wq0{
9zppzp-+-+Q0 12
9-trl+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-zp-0
9P+-zP-+Psn0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+NtR-zP0
9+-tR-+NmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
3
Constantin Ionescu
Levon Aronian
Ciocaltea mem (10)
A55
04.03.1999
A53: Old Indian

1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 d7-d6
3.Nb1-c3 Nb8-d7 4.e2-e4 e7-e5
5.Ng1-f3 Bf8-e7 6.Bf1-e2 0-0 7.0-0
c7-c6 8.Rf1-e1 Qd8-c7 9.Ra1-b1
[ Houdini annotates: 9.h2-h3 h7-h6
10.Bc1-e3 b7-b6 11.Qd1-c2 Bc8-b7
12.b2-b4 Nf6-h5 13.b4-b5 Nh5-f4
14.Be3xf4 e5xf4 15.b5xc6 Bb7xc6
16.Nc3-d5 Bc6xd5 17.e4xd5 0.37/13 ]
9...Rf8-e8 [Houdini annotates:
9...b7-b6 10.Qd1-c2 a7-a5 11.h2-h3
Bc8-a6 12.Bc1-e3 h7-h6 13.Rb1-d1
Ra8-d8 14.Be2-d3 e5xd4 15.Nf3xd4
Nd7-e5 16.b2-b3 0.12/13 ] 10.b2-b4
[ Houdini annotates: 10.h2-h3 e5xd4
11.Qd1xd4 Qc7-b6 12.Bc1-f4 Nd7-e5
13.Re1-d1 Qb6xd4 14.Nf3xd4 Ne5-g6
15.Bf4-g3 Be7-f8 16.f2-f3 Ng6-e5

17.b2-b3 Bc8-d7 0.35/13 ] 10...e5xd4
Diagram [Houdini annotates:
10...Nd7-f8 11.h2-h3 Bc8-d7
12.Bc1-e3 Nf8-g6 13.Qd1-d2 h7-h6
14.Rb1-d1 a7-a5 15.b4-b5 Ra8-d8
26

16.d4xe5 d6xe5 0.10/12 ]
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9r+l+r+k+0
9zppwqnvlpzpp0 13
9-+pzp-sn-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zPPzpP+-+0
9+-sN-+N+-0
9P+-+LzPPzP0
9+RvLQtR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
11.Nf3xd4 [Houdini annotates:
11.Nf3xd4 Nd7-e5 12.h2-h3 a7-a6
13.Nd4-f5 b7-b5 14.Qd1-d4 c6-c5
15.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 16.Qd4xd5 Bc8-e6
17.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7 0.38/12 ]
11...Be7-f8 12.Be2-f1 last book move
a7-a5 [Houdini annotates:
12...Nd7-e5 13.h2-h3 a7-a6
14.Qd1-c2 h7-h6 15.Bc1-e3 Bc8-d7
16.f2-f4 Diagram
(Diagram 14)
Ne5-g6 17.Nd4-f3 a6-a5 18.b4-b5
0.09/12 ] 13.a2-a3 [Houdini annotates:
13.b4-b5 Nd7-c5 14.f2-f3 Nf6-d7
15.Bc1-e3 Nd7-e5 16.Qd1-d2 g7-g6
17.Re1-d1 Bc8-d7 18.b5xc6 b7xc6
19.Nd4-b3 Nc5-e6 0.32/13 ]
13...a5xb4 [Houdini annotates:
13...g7-g6 14.b4-b5 Bf8-g7 15.Bc1-g5
Nd7-c5 16.f2-f3 Nf6-d7 17.Bg5-e3
Bg7-e5 18.Qd1-d2 Nd7-f6 19.Be3-f4
Bc8-e6 20.b5xc6 b7xc6 21.Nd4xe6
Nc5xe6 0.05/13 ] 14.a3xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 14.a3xb4 h7-h6
27
15.f2-f3 Nd7-e5 16.Qd1-d2 Bf8-e7
17.f3-f4 Ne5-d7 18.h2-h3 Nf6-h5
19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-f6 20.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7
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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+rvlk+0{
9+pwql+pzp-0 14
9p+pzp-sn-zp0
9+-+-sn-+-0
9-zPPsNPzP-+0
9+-sN-vL-+P0
9P+Q+-+P+0
9+R+-tRLmK-0
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21.Qd2-e3 Bc8-e6 22.Bf1-e2 0.10/13 ]
14...Nd7-e5 [Houdini annotates:
14...b7-b6 15.b4-b5 c6-c5 16.Nd4c6 h7-h6 17.Qd1-c2 Nd7-e5 18.Nc3d5
Nf6xd5 19.c4xd5 Bf8-e7 20.Bc1-b2
Be7-f6 21.Rb1-a1 Bc8-b7 22.Bf1-e2
0.14/12 ] 15.f2-f3 [Houdini
annotates: 15.h2-h3 Qc7-e7
16.Qd1-c2
Bc8-d7 17.Bc1-f4 h7-h6 18.Bf4-e3
Bd7-e6 19.b4-b5 c6-c5 20.Nd4xe6
Qe7xe6 21.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 22.e4xd5
0.24/13 ] 15...h7-h6 [Houdini
annotates: 15...g7-g6 16.Bc1-e3
Qc7-e7
17.Qd1-c2 Bc8-d7 18.Rb1-a1 Bf8-g7
19.Qc2-d2 Re8-f8 20.Re1-d1 Rf8-d8
21.Nd4-c2 Bd7-e6 22.Ra1xa8 Rd8xa8
23.Qd2xd6 Qe7xd6 24.Rd1xd6
Ne5xc4 0.04/13 ] 16.Bc1-e3
Bf8-e7 17.f3-f4 Ne5-d7 18.h2-h3
Nf6-h5 19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-f6
20.Nf5xe7+ Qc7xe7 21.Qd2-e3 Bc8e6
22.Bf1-e2 0.10/12 ] 16...Bc8-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 16...Qc7-d8
28
17.Qd1-b3 Qd8-e7 18.Rb1-a1 Bc8-e6
19.Ra1-b1 Be6-d7 20.Rb1-a1 g7-g6
21.Qb3-c2 Bf8-g7 22.Qc2-d2 h6-h5
0.07/12 ] 17.Qd1-c2 Diagram
b7-b6 18.Rb1-a1 Qc7-b7 19.Ra1xa8

Re8xa8 20.Nd4-f5 Bd7-e6 21.Re1-d1
Ra8-a3 22.Qd2-b2 Ra3-a8 23.Nf5xd6
Bf8xd6 24.Rd1xd6 Be6xc4
25.Be3-d4 0.15/13 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+rvlk+0{
9+pwql+pzp-0 15
9-+pzp-sn-zp0
9+-+-sn-+-0
9-zPPsNP+-+0
9+-sN-vLP+-0
9-+Q+-+PzP0
9+R+-tRLmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
17...Ra8-a3 [Houdini annotates:
17...g7-g6 18.Qc2-d2 Bf8-g7
19.Rb1-a1 Kg8-h7 20.c4-c5 d6xc5
21.b4xc5 Bg7-f8 22.Nd4-c2 Bd7-e6
23.Re1-d1 Ra8xa1 24.Rd1xa1
0.14/12 ] 18.Qc2-b2 [Houdini
annotates: 18.Qc2-d2 Bf8-e7 19.Qd2b2
Ra3-a8 20.Rb1-a1 Be7-f8 21.Qb2-d2
d6-d5 22.c4xd5 Bf8xb4 23.d5xc6
b7xc6 24.Nd4-f5 c6-c5 25.Nf5-e7+
Kg8-h8 26.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8
27.Re1-d1 0.24/14 ] 18...Ra3-a8
[ Houdini annotates: 18...Ra3-a6
19.Qb2-d2 Re8-a8 20.b4-b5 Ra6-a5
21.b5xc6 b7xc6 22.Nd4-f5 c6-c5
23.Be3-f2 Ra5-a3 24.Bf2-h4 Qc7-a5
25.Re1-e3 Nf6-h5 0.19/13 ] 19.Kg1-h1
[Houdini annotates: 19.Rb1-c1
b7-b6 20.Be3-f2 Qc7-b7 21.Rc1-a1
Bf8-e7 22.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8 23.Qb2-d2
Qb7-c8 24.f3-f4 Ne5-g4 25.Nd4-f5
Bd7xf5 26.e4xf5 Ng4xf2 27.Re1xe7
29
0.29/12 ] 19...Ne5-g6 [Houdini
annotates
: 19...h6-h5 20.h2-h4 g7-g6
21.Rb1-a1 Bf8-g7 22.Qb2-f2 Re8-c8
23.c4-c5 Rc8-e8 24.Qf2-d2 d6-d5

25.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8 26.e4xd5 Nf6xd5
25.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8 26.e4xd5 Nf6xd5
27.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 0.05/12 ] 20.Qb2-f2
[ Houdini annotates: 20.Qb2-d2
Ng6-e5 21.Rb1-a1 d6-d5 22.c4xd5
Bf8xb4 23.Qd2-b2 Bb4-d6
24.d5xc6 b7xc6 25.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8
26.Nd4-f5
Ra8-b8 27.Qb2-d2 0.21/12 ]
20...Ng6-e5 21.Qf2-b2 0.11/13 ]
21.Rb1-c1 [Houdini annotates:
21.Qf2-d2 Ng6-e5 22.Kh1-g1 Bf8-e7
23.Rb1-a1 Re8-a8 24.Ra1xa3 Ra8xa3
25.Nd4-f5 Bd7-e6 26.c4-c5 d6-d5
27.Be3-f4 Be6xf5 28.e4xf5 0.21/13 ]
21...Qc7-b8 [Houdini annotates:
21...Ra3-a8 22.Qf2-b2 Ng6-e5
23.Rc1-b1 0.11/13 ] 22.Qf2-b2
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qf2-d2
Qb8-c7 23.Kh1-g1 Ng6-e5 24.Qd2-b2
Ra3-a8 25.Rc1-a1 b7-b6 26.Qb2-c2
Bf8-e7 27.b4-b5 Ra8xa1 28.Re1xa1
0.30/12 ] 22...Ra3-a8 [Houdini
annotates
: 22...Ra3-a7 23.Kh1-g1
Ra7-a8 24.Rc1-d1 d6-d5 25.c4xd5
Bf8-d6 26.g2-g3 c6xd5 27.e4xd5
Ng6-e5 28.Rd1-c1 Qb8-d8
29.Rc1-a1 0.32/13 ] 23.Qb2-b3
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Kh1-g1
Ng6-e5 24.Be3-f2 Qb8-c7 25.Rc1-a1
Bf8-e7 26.Qb2-b3 g7-g6 27.Qb3-c2
Be7-f8 28.Re1-d1 Bf8-g7 0.24/12 ]
23...Qb8-d8 [Houdini annotates:
23...Ng6-e5 24.Qb3-b2 g7-g6
25.Rc1-a1 Qb8-c7 26.Qb2-d2 h6-h5
27.Kh1-g1 Bf8-g7 28.c4-c5 b7-b6
29.Nd4-c2 b6xc5 30.b4xc5 0.10/13 ]
24.Qb3-c2 [Houdini annotates:
24.Rc1-a1 Ng6-e5 25.Ra1xa8 Qd8xa8
26.Qb3-b2 Qa8-c8 27.Re1-a1 Bf8-e7
28.Qb2-c2 Qc8-c7 29.Qc2-b3 b7-b6
30.b4-b5 c6-c5 0.33/13 ] 24...d6-d5
30
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Ng6-e5
25.Kh1-g1 d6-d5 26.e4xd5 c6xd5
27.c4-c5 Ne5-c6 28.Nd4xc6 b7xc6
29.Be3-d4 Qd8-c7 30.Rc1-a1 Qc7-f4

0.05/11 ] 25.e4xd5 [Houdini
annotates: 25.c4-c5 d5xe4
26.Nc3xe4
Nf6xe4 27.f3xe4 Ng6-e5 28.Rc1-d1
Qd8-h4 29.Be3-f2 Qh4-g5 30.Nd4-f5
Bd7-e6 31.Nf5-d6 Ra8-a2 32.Qc2xa2
Be6xa2 33.Nd6xe8 -0.06/13 ]
25...Bf8xb4 Diagram [Houdini
annotates: 25...Bf8xb4 26.d5xc6
b7xc6
27.Rc1-b1 Qd8-a5 28.Be3-d2 Ra8-d8
29.Bf1-d3 Ng6-e5 30.Nd4-b3 Qa5-c7
31.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 32.Bd3xe4 c6-c5
33.Be4-d5 Bd7-e6 -0.17/12 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-wqr+k+0
9+p+l+pzp-0 16
9-+p+-snnzp0
9+-+P+-+-0
9-vlPsN-+-+0
9+-sN-vLP+-0
9-+Q+-+PzP0
9+-tR-tRL+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
26.d5xc6 [Houdini annotates:
26.Qc2-b3 Bb4xc3 27.Rc1xc3 c6xd5
28.Qb3xb7 Qd8-a5 29.Qb7-b2 d5xc4
30.Bf1xc4 Nf6-d5 31.Bc4xd5 Qa5xd5
32.Rc3-c7 Ng6-f4 33.Qb2-b3 Qd5-g5
34.g2-g3 -0.04/12 ] 26...b7xc6
[ Houdini annotates: 26...b7xc6
27.Rc1-b1 Qd8-a5 28.Be3-d2 Ra8-d8
29.Bf1-d3 Ng6-e5 30.Nd4-b3 Qa5-c7
31.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 32.Bd3xe4 c6-c5
33.Be4-d5 Bd7-e6 -0.17/13 ]
27.Nd4-b3 [Houdini annotates:
27.Rc1-b1 Qd8-a5 28.Be3-d2 Re8xe1
31
29.Rb1xe1 Qa5-c5 30.Nd4-b3 Qc5-d6
31.g2-g3 Ng6-e5 32.Bd2-f4 Ra8-e8
33.Re1-d1 Qd6-c7 34.Nb3-d4
Bb4-c5 -0.16/13 ] 27...Bb4-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 27...Re8-e5

28.Rc1-d1 Qd8-e7 29.Be3-f2 Ng6-f4
28.Rc1-d1 Qd8-e7 29.Be3-f2 Ng6-f4
30.Qc2-d2 Re5xe1 31.Rd1xe1
Qe7-d6 32.Qd2xd6 Bb4xd6 33.Bf2-c5
Ra8-e8 34.Re1xe8+ Nf6xe8
35.Kh1-g1 -0.16/12 ] 28.Be3-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Be3-g1
Re8xe1 29.Rc1xe1 Qd8-c7 30.Nb3-c5
Bd7-c8 31.Re1-d1 Bd6-e5 32.Qc2-d2
Ra8-a3 33.Nc3-e2 Bc8-f5 34.Ne2-d4
Ng6-h4 35.Nd4xf5 Nh4xf5 0.04/13 ]
28...Bd6xc5 [Houdini annotates:
28...Qd8-c7 29.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8
30.Bc5-g1 Ng6-f4 31.Rc1-a1 Bd6-e5
32.g2-g3 Nf4-e6 33.Ra1-a7 Qc7-d6
34.Qc2-d1 Qd6-e7 35.Qd1-d2
-0.14/13 ] 29.Nb3xc5 [Houdini
annotates
: 29.Nb3xc5 Qd8-a5
30.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8 31.Nc3-a4
Ng6-f4 32.g2-g3 Nf4-e6 33.Qc2-f2
Bd7-c8 34.Rc1-d1 Nf6-d7 35.Nc5xd7
Qa5xa4 36.Rd1-d6 Qa4-a3 37.Rd6-d3
Qa3-a1 38.Kh1-g2 -0.11/15 ]
29...Qd8-a5 [Houdini annotates:
29...Ng6-f8
30.Bf1-d3 Nf8-e6 31.Nc5xe6 Bd7xe6
32.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 33.Bd3xe4 Qd8-d6
34.c4-c5 Qd6-c7 35.Rc1-a1 Re8-d8
36.Ra1xa8 Rd8xa8 37.Be4-f5 Be6xf5
38.Qc2xf5 -0.06/13 ] 30.Nc5xd7
[ Houdini annotates: 30.Nc5-e4
32
33

Nf6xe4 31.Nc3xe4 Bd7-f5 32.c4-c5
Bf5xe4 33.Re1xe4 Qa5-a3
34.Re4xe8+ Ra8xe8 35.Rc1-b1
Qa3-e3 36.Rb1-d1 Ng6-f4 37.Rd1-d6
Qe3-e1 38.Qc2-c4 Re8-e2 -0.15/14 ]
30...Nf6xd7 [Houdini annotates:
30...Nf6xd7 31.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8
32.Rc1-d1 Nd7-c5 33.Nc3-e2 Nc5-e6
34.Ne2-g3 Ng6-e5 35.Rd1-b1 Ne6-d4
36.Qc2-e4 Re8-d8 37.Rb1-b7 g7-g6
38.Ng3-e2 -0.02/12 ] 31.Re1xe8+
[ Houdini annotates: 31.Re1xe8+
Ra8xe8 32.Rc1-d1 Nd7-c5 33.Nc3-e2
Nc5-e6 34.Ne2-g3 Ng6-e5 35.Rd1-b1
Ne6-d4 36.Qc2-e4 Re8-d8 37.Rb1-b7
g7-g6 38.Ng3-e2 -0.20/14 ]
31...Ra8xe8 [Houdini annotates:
31...Ra8xe8 32.Nc3-e4 Re8-b8
33.Rc1-d1 Nd7-e5 34.Ne4-d6 Qa5-c5
35.Qc2-d2 Rb8-a8 36.Nd6-e4 Qc5-a3
37.Rd1-b1 Qa3-e7 38.Ne4-d6 Ng6-f4
39.Rb1-b7 -0.04/12 ] 32.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 32.Bf1-d3
Nd7-e5 33.Bd3-e4 Re8-d8 34.Be4xg6
Ne5xg6 35.Nc3-e4 Ng6-f4 36.c4-c5
Nf4-d3 37.Rc1-d1 Nd3-b4 38.Qc2-b3
Rd8xd1+ 39.Qb3xd1 Nb4-d5
40.Kh1-g1 -0.19/13 ] 32...Nd7-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 32...Re8-b8
33.Rc1-d1 Nd7-e5 34.Ne4-d6 Qa5-c5
35.Qc2-d2 Rb8-a8 36.Nd6-e4 Qc5-a3
37.Rd1-b1 Qa3-e7 38.Ne4-d6 Ng6-f4
39.Rb1-b7 -0.04/14 ] 33.Qc2-c3
[ Houdini annotates: 33.Ne4-d6
Re8-e1 34.Qc2-b1 Re1xc1 35.Qb1xc1
Nc5-e6 36.Qc1-b1 Qa5-e5 37.Nd6-f5
Qe5-c5 38.g2-g3 Ng6-e5 39.Qb1-b8+
Kg8-h7 40.Nf5-e7 Qc5xe7
41.Qb8xe5 -0.12/13 ] 33...Qa5xc3
[ Houdini annotates: 33...Qa5xc3
34.Ne4xc3 f7-f5 35.Rc1-a1 Kg8-f7
36.Ra1-a5 Re8-e1 37.Kh1-g1 Nc5-b3
38.Ra5-a2 Re1-e7 39.Ra2-a6 Nb3-d4
40.c4-c5 Ng6-f4 41.Bf1-c4+ Kf7-g6

42.Kg1-f2 Kg6-g5 -0.19/15 ]

34.Ne4xc3 [Houdini annotates:
34.Ne4xc3 Ng6-e5 35.Kh1-g1 g7-g5
36.Rc1-d1 f7-f6 37.Nc3-e2 Kg8-f7
38.f3-f4 Ne5-d3 39.f4xg5 h6xg5
40.Ne2-d4 Nd3-e5 41.Bf1-e2 Kf7-g6
42.Kg1-f2 Nc5-e4+ 43.Kf2-e3 -0.18/15
] 34...Ng6-f4 [Houdini annotates:
34...Ng6-e5 35.Rc1-e1 Kg8-f8 36.f3-f4
Nc5-d3 37.Bf1xd3 Ne5xd3
38.Re1xe8+ Kf8xe8 39.g2-g3 Ke8-e7
40.Kh1-g2 Ke7-e6 41.Kg2-f3 Nd3-b2
42.c4-c5 Nb2-d3 43.Nc3-e4 -0.19/14 ]
35.Kh1-g1 [Houdini annotates:
35.Rc1-c2 g7-g6 36.Kh1-g1 Kg8-g7
37.Rc2-d2 Re8-a8 38.Rd2-d6 Ra8-a6
39.g2-g3 Nf4-e6 40.f3-f4 h6-h5
41.Rd6-d2 Ra6-a3 -0.16/14 ]
35...g7-g6 [Houdini annotates:
35...Kg8-h7 36.g2-g3 Nf4-e6
37.Rc1-d1 Re8-a8 38.Rd1-d6 Ra8-a3
39.Nc3-d1 Ra3xf3 40.Bf1-g2 Rf3-a3
41.Bg2xc6 Kh7-g6 42.Kg1-g2
Ra3-a2+ 43.Nd1-f2 -0.13/14 ]
36.Rc1-d1 [Houdini annotates:
36.g2-g3 Nf4-d3 37.Rc1-d1 Nd3-b4
38.Nc3-e2 Kg8-g7 39.Rd1-d6 Re8-a8
40.Ne2-d4 Ra8-a6 41.h2-h4 h6-h5
42.Kg1-f2 Ra6-a2+ 43.Kf2-e3
Ra2-a3+ 44.Ke3-f2 -0.10/15 ]
36...Re8-e3 [Houdini annotates:
36...Kg8-f8 37.Rd1-d6 Re8-c8
38.g2-g3 Kf8-e7 39.Rd6-d1 Nf4-e6
40.f3-f4 Rc8-a8 41.Bf1-g2 Ra8-a6
42.Nc3-e2 Ra6-a2 43.Ne2-c1 Ra2-c2
44.Bg2xc6 Rc2xc4 45.Nc1-e2 Rc4-c2
46.Kg1-f2 -0.11/16 ] 37.Rd1-d8+
Nf4xe2+ 38.Kg1-f2 Re3-c3 39.Bf1xe2
Nc5-e6 40.Rd1-d7 Kg8-g7 41.h2h4 c6-c5 42.Be2-d3 Ne6-d4
43.Bd3-e4
Rc3xc4 44.Rd7xf7+ Kg7xf7
45.Be4-d5+ Kf7-f6 46.Bd5xc4 Kf6-e5
34
-0.09/15 ] 37...Kg8-g7 [Houdini
annotates
: 37...Kg8-g7 38.Nc3-d1
Re3-e1 39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3

Nd3-e5 41.Rd2-e2 Re1xe2 42.Bf1xe2
f7-f5 43.Kg1-f2 f5-f4 44.g2-g3 g6-g5
45.g3xf4 g5xf4 46.Nc3-a2 Kg7-f6
47.Na2-b4 Nc5-e6 48.Nb4-c2 c6-c5
49.Be2-f1 Ne6-d4 50.Nc2xd4 c5xd4
-0.16/19 ] 38.Nc3-d1 [Houdini
annotates
: 38.Nc3-d1 Re3-e1
39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3 Nd3-e5
41.Rd2-e2 Re1xe2 42.Bf1xe2 Nc5-d3
43.Be2xd3 Ne5xd3 44.Kg1-f1 Nd3-b2
45.c4-c5 Kg7-f6 46.Kf1-e2 Kf6-e5
47.Nc3-e4 f7-f5 48.Ne4-d6 Ke5-d4
49.Nd6-f7 -0.12/17 ] 38...Re3-e1
[ Houdini annotates: 38...Re3-a3
39.Rd8-d6 Ra3-a6 40.g2-g3 Nf4-e6
41.Nd1-f2 h6-h5 42.Kg1-g2 Kg7-f6
43.Rd6-d2 Nc5-b3 44.Nf2-e4+ Kf6-g7
45.Rd2-b2 Ne6-d4 46.f3-f4 c6-c5
-0.14/16 ] 39.Nd1-b2 [Houdini
annotates
: 39.Rd8-d2 Nf4-d3 40.Nd1-c3
Nd3-e5 41.Rd2-e2 Re1xe2 42.Bf1xe2
Nc5-d3 43.Be2xd3 Ne5xd3 44.Kg1-f1
f7-f5 45.Kf1-e2 Nd3-f4+ 46.Ke2-f2
Kg7-f6 47.g2-g3 Nf4-d3+ 48.Kf2-e3
Nd3-e5 49.c4-c5 Ne5-d7 -0.13/15 ]
39...Re1-b1 [Houdini annotates:
39...Re1-c1 40.Nb2-d1 Nf4-d3
41.Nd1-e3 f7-f5 42.Rd8-d6 Nd3-b4
43.Ne3-d1 Rc1-a1 44.Nd1-c3 Kg7-f7
45.Kg1-f2 Ra1-a3 46.Nc3-e2 Nb4-d3+
47.Kf2-g3 -0.32/14 ] 40.Rd8-d2
[ Houdini annotates: 40.Nb2-d1
Nc5-d3 41.g2-g3 Rb1xd1 42.g3xf4
Nd3-b2 43.Rd8xd1 Nb2xd1 44.Bf1-e2
Nd1-c3 45.Be2-f1 Nc3-a2 46.Kg1-f2
c6-c5 47.Kf2-e3 f7-f5 48.Bf1-d3
Na2-b4 49.Bd3-b1 Kg7-f6 50.h2-h4
Kf6-e6 -0.30/17 ] 40...Nc5-b3
[ Houdini annotates: 40...Nc5-b3
41.Rd2-f2 Nb3-d4 42.Nb2-a4 Nd4-e2+
35
43.Rf2xe2 Nf4xe2+ 44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4
45.h2-h4 Rb1-c1 46.g2-g3 Nf4-h5
47.g3-g4 Nh5-f4 48.Na4-c5 g6-g5
49.h4xg5 h6xg5 50.Nc5-e4 f7-f6
-2.51/16 ] 41.Rd2-c2 [Houdini
annotates

: 41.Rd2-f2 Nb3-d4 42.Nb2-a4
: 41.Rd2-f2 Nb3-d4 42.Nb2-a4
Nd4-e2+ 43.Rf2xe2 Nf4xe2+
44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4 45.h2-h4 Nf4-e6
46.Na4-c3 Rb1-b2+ 47.Kf2-e3 f7-f5
48.g2-g3 Rb2-b3 49.Ke3-d3 f5-f4
50.g3xf4 Rb3-a3 51.f4-f5 g6xf5
52.h4-h5 Ne6-f4+ 53.Kd3-d4 Nf4xh5
-2.64/17 ] 41...Nb3-d4 [Houdini
annotates
: 41...Nb3-d4 42.Rc2-f2
Nf4-e2+ 43.Rf2xe2 Nd4xe2+
44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4 45.Nb2-a4 Rb1-c1
46.Na4-c5 Rc1-c2+ 47.Kf2-g1 Kg7-f6
48.h2-h4 Nf4-e2+ 49.Kg1-f2 Ne2-d4+
50.Kf2-e3 Nd4-f5+ 51.Ke3-d3 Rc2-a2
52.Nc5-e4+ Kf6-e5 -2.64/14 ]
42.Rc2-d2 [Houdini annotates:
42.Rc2-f2 Nf4-e2+ 43.Rf2xe2
Nd4xe2+ 44.Kg1-f2 Ne2-f4 45.Nb2-a4
Rb1-b4 46.Na4-c3 Rb4-b2+
47.Nc3-e2 f7-f5 48.Kf2-e3 Nf4xe2
49.Bf1xe2 f5-f4+ 50.Ke3-d3 Kg7-f6
51.g2-g4 Kf6-e5 52.h2-h4 Rb2-b3+
53.Kd3-d2 -2.75/15 ] 42...Nf4-h3+
42...Nf4-h3+ 43.g2xh3 Nd4xf3+
44.Kg1-f2 Nf3xd2 45.Nb2-d3 Nd2xf1
46.Nd3-e5 c6-c5 47.Kf2-g2 Nf1-d2
48.Ne5-d3 Nd2xc4 49.Nd3xc5
Rb1-b2+ 50.Kg2-g3 Nc4-d6 51.h3-h4
Nd6-f5+ 52.Kg3-h3 Kg7-f6 -7.76/12
] (Diagram 18)
0-1
36
37
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+pmk-0 18
9-+p+-+pzp0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+Psn-+-+0
9+-+-+P+n0
9-sN-tR-+PzP0
9+r+-+LmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
4
Levon Aronian
Sergei Beshukov
Hastings 0001 76th (2)
B30
29.12.2000
B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines

without ...g6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 4.Bf1-b5 Nc6-d4
5.0-0 Ng8-e7 6.Nf3xd4 c5xd4
7.Nc3-e2 a7-a6 8.Bb5-a4 Ne7-c6
9.d2-d3 Standard Book moves end here
g7-g6 [ 9...b7-b5 10.Ba4-b3= ;
Houdini annotates: 9...b7-b5
10.Ba4-b3 Bf8-d6 11.a2-a4 Bc8-b7
12.c2-c3 d4xc3 13.b2xc3 Qd8-c7
14.a4xb5 a6xb5 15.Ra1xa8+ Bb7xa8
16.h2-h3 0-0 17.Bc1-e3 b5-b4
18.Qd1-c2 b4xc3 19.Qc2xc3 Bd6-e5
20.Qc3-c2 Rf8-b8 21.Rf1-b1 -0.12/14 ]
10.Ba4xc6 [Houdini annotates:
10.c2-c3 b7-b5 11.Ba4-c2 Bf8-g7
12.Bc1-f4 d7-d6 13.a2-a4 b5-b4
14.c3xb4 Ra8-b8 15.b4-b5 a6xb5
16.a4xb5 Rb8xb5 17.Bc2-a4 Rb5-c5
0.34/14 ] 10...d7xc6 Black has the pair

of bishops [Houdini annotates:
10...b7xc6 Diagram
38
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwqkvl-tr0
9+-+p+p+p0 19
9p+p+p+p+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-zpP+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9PzPP+NzPPzP0
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
11.Ne2xd4 Bf8-g7 12.Bc1-e3 0-0
13.Qd1-d2 Qd8-c7 14.Ra1-b1 Ra8-b8
15.b2-b4 d7-d5 16.Nd4-f3 d5xe4
17.d3xe4 Rf8-d8 18.Be3-d4 Rb8-b5
19.c2-c3 0.44/15 ] 11.Bc1-d2
[ Houdini annotates: 11.c2-c3 e6-e5
12.c3xd4 e5xd4 13.Qd1-c2 Bf8-g7
14.b2-b3 Qd8-c7 15.Bc1-a3 b7-b6
16.f2-f4 c6-c5 17.b3-b4 Bc8-g4
18.Ra1-c1 Bg4xe2 19.Qc2xe2 0.28/14
] 11...Bf8-g7 Black is behind in
development. [Houdini annotates:
11...e6-e5 Diagram
(Diagram 20)
12.f2-f4 Bf8-g7 13.f4xe5 Qd8-b6
14.Bd2-f4 0-0 15.Ra1-b1 Bc8-e6
16.b2-b3 Ra8-e8 17.Qd1-d2 Be6-g4
18.b3-b4 Bg4xe2 19.Qd2xe2 Bg7xe5
20.Bf4xe5 Re8xe5 21.Qe2-f2 0.08/14 ]
12.c2-c3 [Houdini annotates:
12.Qd1-c1 c6-c5 13.Bd2-h6 Bg7-f6
14.f2-f4 Bc8-d7 15.a2-a4 Qd8-a5
16.e4-e5 Bf6-e7 17.Bh6-g5 Bd7xa4
18.Bg5xe7 Ke8xe7 0.20/13 ]
12...d4xc3 [Houdini annotates:
12...e6-e5 13.c3xd4 e5xd4 14.Qd1-
a4 a6-a5 15.Ra1-c1 0-0 16.Bd2-b4

Rf8-e8 17.Bb4-c5 b7-b5 18.Qa4-c2
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwqkvl-tr0
9+p+-+p+p0 20
9p+p+-+p+0
9+-+-zp-+-0
9-+-zpP+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9PzPPvLNzPPzP0
9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Bc8-e6 19.b2-b3 Qd8-d7 20.h2-h3
Bg7-e5 0.07/14 ] 13.Bd2xc3
[ Houdini annotates: 13.Bd2xc3
e6-e5 14.f2-f4 0-0 15.f4xe5 Qd8-b6+
16.Kg1-h1 Rf8-e8 17.Qd1-d2 Bc8-g4
18.d3-d4 Qb6-b5 19.Ne2-g3 Ra8-d8
20.a2-a4 Qb5-b6 21.Qd2-f4 Bg4-e6
22.Ng3-e2 Kg8-h8 0.19/15 ] 13...e6-e5
[Houdini annotates: 13...Bg7xc3
14.b2xc3 0-0 15.Qd1-d2 c6-c5
16.h2-h3 Bc8-d7 17.Qd2-e3 Qd8-e7
18.Rf1-b1 Bd7-c6 19.Rb1-b6 Ra8-d8
20.Ra1-b1 e6-e5 0.10/13 ] 14.f2-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 14.d3-d4 e5xd4
15.Bc3xd4 Bg7xd4 16.Qd1xd4
Qd8xd4 17.Ne2xd4 0-0 18.Rf1-d1
Kg8-g7 19.Nd4-b3 f7-f5 20.Nb3-c5
f5xe4 21.Nc5xe4 Bc8-f5 22.Ne4-d6
b7-b6 23.Ra1-c1 0.16/14 ] 14...Qd8-e7
[Houdini annotates: 14...0-0
15.f4xe5 Qd8-b6+ 16.Kg1-h1 Rf8-d8
17.Qd1-c2 Qb6-c7 18.d3-d4 a6-a5
19.Ne2-f4 b7-b6 20.Ra1-c1 Bc8-a6
21.Nf4-d3 c6-c5 0.31/13 ] 15.f4xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 15.Qd1-b3 0-0
16.Bc3xe5 Bg7xe5 17.f4xe5 Qe7xe5
18.Ra1-c1 Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8
39
20.h2-h3 Bg4-e6 21.Nf4xe6 Qe5xe6
22.Rc1-c3 Qe6xb3 23.Rc3xb3 Rf8-d8
24.Kg1-h2 0.19/13 ] 15...Bg7xe5

[ Houdini annotates: 15...Bg7xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 15...Bg7xe5
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+k+-tr0
9+p+-wqp+p0 21
9p+p+-+p+0
9+-+-vl-+-0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-vLP+-+-0
9PzP-+N+PzP0
9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
16.Bc3xe5 Qe7xe5 17.Qd1-b3 0-0
18.Ra1-c1 Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Qe5-e7
20.h2-h3 Bg4-c8 21.Rf1-f2 Rf8-d8
22.Qb3-c3 Ra8-b8 0.27/12 ] 16.d3-d4
White threatens to win material:
d4xe5 [ Houdini annotates:
16.Bc3xe5
Qe7xe5 17.Qd1-b3 0-0 18.Ra1-c1
Bc8-g4 19.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8 20.Qb3b4 a6-a5 21.Qb4-c3 Qe5xc3
22.Rc1xc3
Kg8-g7 23.Rc3-c5 Rb8-a8
24.Rc5-g5 0.19/13 ] 16...Be5-g7
[ 16...Be5-b8 17.Qd1-b3 a6-a5
18.Ra1-e1 ;Houdini annotates:
16...Be5-b8 17.Qd1-d3 0-0 18.Ne2-f4
Bb8-a7 19.Ra1-e1 Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3
Qe7-d6 21.Qd3-c4 b7-b5 22.Qc4-d3
b5-b4 -0.03/12 ] 17.Qd1-d2 [ 17.d4d5
Bg7xc3 18.Ne2xc3 Qe7-c5+ 19.Rf1-f2
0-0 ;Houdini annotates: 17.d4-d5
Bg7xc3 18.Ne2xc3 Qe7-e5 19.Qd1-b3
0-0 20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.Qb3-b6
Bc8-d7 22.Rd1-e1 Rf8-e8 23.Qb6f2 f7-f5 24.e4xf5 Qe5xf5 25.Qf2-d4
40
Re8xe1 26.Rf1xe1 c6xd5 27.Nc3xd5
0.51/13 ] 17...Qe7xe4 [Houdini
annotates
: 17...0-0 18.Bc3-b4 Qe7xe4
19.Bb4xf8 Bg7xf8 20.Ra1-e1 Qe4-h4
21.Qd2-a5 Bc8-e6 22.Qa5-c7 Qh4-e7

23.Qc7xe7 Bf8xe7 24.Ne2-f4 Be7-b4
25.Re1xe6 f7xe6 26.Nf4xe6 Ra8-e8
0.18/14 ] 18.Ra1-e1 [Houdini
annotates: 18.Ra1-e1 0-0 19.Ne2-f4
Qe4-f5
20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3 21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5
22.d5-d6 Bc8-d7 23.Re1-e5 Qg5-d8
24.Qc3-d4 Rf8-e8 25.Re5xe8+
Qd8xe8 26.Nf4-d3 Ra8-b8 27.Nd3-c5
f7-f5 28.Qd4-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.Qc4-c3+
Kg7-g8 30.Rf1-e1 Qe8-f7 0.17/15 ]
18...0-0 [Houdini annotates: 18...0-0
19.Ne2-f4 Qe4-f5 20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3
21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5
23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8
25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8
27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+
29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+
Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2
Rd1-d5 33.Rf2-e2 Rd5-d7 0.32/17 ]
19.Ne2-f4 [Houdini annotates:
19.Ne2-f4 Qe4-f5 20.d4-d5 Bg7xc3
21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5
23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8
29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+
Rd1-d5 33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3
Kg7-f6 35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4
Rd3-d4+ 37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+
38.Kf3-f4 0.15/16 ] 19...Qe4-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 19...Qe4-f5
22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 23.d5xc6 b7xc6
24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5
26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5
28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2
Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+
31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d5
33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3 Kg7-f6
35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4 Rd3-d4+
41
37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+ 38.Kf3-f4 0.34/15 ]
20.d4-d5 [Houdini annotates:
22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 23.d5xc6 b7xc6

24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5
24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5
28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2
Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+
31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d5
33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3 Kg7-f6
35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4 Rd3-d4+
37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+ 38.Kf3-f4 0.15/16 ]
20...Bg7xc3 [Houdini annotates:
20...Bg7xc3 21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5
22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 23.d5xc6 b7xc6
24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5
28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2
Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+
31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d5
33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3 Kg7-f6
35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4 Rd3-d4+
37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+ 38.Kf3-f4 0.34/16 ]
21.Qd2xc3 [Houdini annotates:
21.Qd2xc3 Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5
23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8
25.Ne2-g3 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+-+-+p+p0 22
9p+p+-+p+0
9+-+-tRlwq-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-wQ-+-sN-0
9PzP-+-+PzP0
9+-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5 Ra8-d8
29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+
Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5f2
42
Rd1-d5 33.Rf2-e2 c6-c5 34.Kg3-f3
Kg7-f6 35.g2-g3 Rd5-d3+ 36.Kf3-f4
Rd3-d4+ 37.Kf4-f3 Rd4-d3+

38.Kf3-f4 0.16/16 ] 21...Qf5-g5
[ 21...c6xd5 22.Re1-e5 Qf5-d7
23.Nf4xd5+- ;Houdini annotates:
21...Qf5-g5 22.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5
23.d5xc6 b7xc6 24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8
29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+
Rd1-d3+ 33.Kg3-f4 Kg7-g6
34.Rf2-e2 0.27/15 ] 22.d5xc6
[ 22.d5-d6 Bc8-e6 ;Houdini
annotates: 22.d5-d6 Bc8-d7
23.Re1-e5
Qg5-d8 24.Qc3-d4 Rf8-e8
25.Re5xe8+ Qd8xe8 26.Nf4-d3
Bd7-f5 27.Rf1-e1 Qe8-d8 28.Nd3-c5
b7-b6 29.d6-d7 b6xc5 30.Re1-e8+
Qd8xe8 31.d7xe8Q+ Ra8xe8
32.Qd4xc5 Re8-e2 0.28/12 ]
22...b7xc6 [Houdini annotates:
22...b7xc6 23.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5
24.Nf4-e2 Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5
28.Rf1xf5 Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2
Qg5-h4+ 30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+
31.Kf2xg3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d3+
33.Kg3-f4 Rd3-d1 34.Kf4-f5 Rd1-d5+
35.Kf5-e4 f7-f6 36.g2-g4 Rd5-e5+
37.Ke4-d4 Re5-d5+ 38.Kd4-c3
0.10/15 ] 23.Qc3xc6 [Houdini
annotates
: 23.Re1-e5 Bc8-f5 24.Nf4-e2
Rf8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Re8xe5 26.Qc3xe5
Ra8-d8 27.Ng3xf5 g6xf5 28.Rf1xf5
Rd8-d1+ 29.Kg1-f2 Qg5-h4+
30.Qe5-g3+ Qh4xg3+ 31.Kf2xg3
Kg8-g7 32.Rf5-f2 Rd1-d3+ 33.Kg3-g4
c6-c5 34.Kg4-f4 c5-c4 35.Kf4-e5
0.19/13 ] 23...Bc8-f5 [ 23...Ra8-b8
24.Re1-e8 Bc8-g4 25.Re8xf8+ Rb8xf8
26.Nf4-d5= ;Houdini annotates:
23...Ra8-b8 24.Re1-e8 Bc8-e6
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25.Re8xf8+ Rb8xf8 26.Nf4xe6
Qg5-e3+ 27.Kg1-h1 Qe3-e2
28.Kh1-g1 f7xe6 29.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8
30.Qc6-d6+ Kf8-f7 31.Qd6-c7+ Kf7-f6

32.Qc7-d8+ Kf6-f5 33.Qd8-f8+ Kf5-e4
32.Qc7-d8+ Kf6-f5 33.Qd8-f8+ Kf5-e4
34.Qf8-b4+ Ke4-e5 35.Qb4c5+ Ke5-f6 36.Qc5-d4+ Kf6-e7
37.Qd4-c3 0.17/15 ] 24.Nf4-d5
24.Nf4-d5 Ra8-c8 25.Qc6-d6 Kg8-g7
26.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-h6 27.Nd5-e7 Bf5-d3
28.Qe5xg5+ Kh6xg5 29.Ne7xc8
Bd3xf1 30.Nc8-d6 Bf1-d3 31.Re1-d1
Bd3-e2 32.Rd1-d2 Be2-g4 33.Kg1-f2
Bg4-e6 34.b2-b3 Kg5-f4 35.Rd2d4+ Kf4-e5 0.17/15 ]
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9+-+-+p+p0 23
9p+Q+-+p+0
9+-+N+lwq-0
9-+-+-+-+0
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9PzP-+-+PzP0
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24...Ra8-c8 Black threatens to win
material: Rc8xc6 [Houdini
annotates: 24...Ra8-c8 25.Qc6-d6
Kg8-g7
26.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-h6 27.Nd5-e7 Bf5-d3
28.Qe5xg5+ Kh6xg5 29.Ne7xc8
Bd3xf1 30.Nc8-d6 Bf1-d3 31.Re1-d1
Bd3-e2 32.Rd1-d2 Be2-g4 33.Kg1-f2
Bg4-e6 34.b2-b3 Be6-f5 0.32/15 ]
25.Qc6-d6 [Houdini annotates:
25.Qc6-b6 Bf5-e6 26.Nd5-f6+ Kg8-h8
27.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 28.Nf6-e4 Qg5-d5
29.Qb6-f2 h7-h6 30.Qf2-h4 Qd5-d4+
31.Rf1-f2 Qd4-g7 32.Ne4-f6 0.10/12 ]
25...Rc8-c2?? further deteriorates the
position [ 25...Kg8-g7 26.Nd5-e7
44
Rc8-c2 27.Qd6-d4+ f7-f6 28.Ne7xf5+
g6xf5 ;Houdini annotates:
25...Kg8-g7 26.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-h6
45

27.Nd5-e7 Bf5-d3 28.Qe5xg5+
Kh6xg5 29.Ne7xc8 Bd3xf1 30.Nc8-d6
Bf1-d3 31.Re1-d1 Bd3-e2 32.Rd1-d2
Be2-g4 33.Kg1-f2 Bg4-e6 34.b2-b3
Be6-f5 0.32/13 ] 26.Nd5-f6++[ Houdini annotates: 26.Nd5-f6+
Kg8-g7 27.Qd6xf8+ Kg7xf8
28.Nf6xh7+ Kf8-g7 29.Nh7xg5 Rc2-c7
30.Ng5-e4 Rc7-c6 31.b2-b3 a6-a5
32.Rf1-f2 Rc6-e6 33.Rf2-e2 Re6-c6
34.Re2-d2 Rc6-e6 35.Rd2-d4 Re6-c6
36.Ne4-d6 Bf5-e6 37.Nd6-c4 Rc6-c5
38.Kg1-f2 Rc5-f5+ 39.Kf2-g3 7.39/14 ]
26...Kg8-g7 [Houdini annotates:
26...Kg8-g7 27.Qd6xf8+ Kg7xf8
30.Ng5-e4 Rc7-c6 31.b2-b3 a6-a5
32.Rf1-f2 Rc6-e6 33.Rf2-e2 Re6-c6
34.Re2-d2 Rc6-e6 35.Rd2-d4 Re6-c6
36.Ne4-d6 Bf5-e6 37.Nd6-c4 Rc6-c5
38.Kg1-f2 Rc5-f5+ 39.Kf2-g3 7.63/16 ]
27.Qd6xf8+!! a sacrifice that ends the
game [Houdini annotates:
27.Qd6xf8+ Kg7xf8 28.Nf6xh7+
Kf8-g7 29.Nh7xg5 Rc2-c7 30.Ng5-e4
Rc7-d7 31.Ne4-c5 Rd7-d4 32.a2-a3
a6-a5 33.Re1-e7 Rd4-d2 34.b2-b3
Rd2-a2 7.27/10 ] 27...Kg7xf8 Diagram
[Houdini annotates: 27...Kg7xf8
30.Ng5-e4 Rc7-d7 31.Ne4-c5 Rd7-d4
32.a2-a3 a6-a5 33.Re1-e7 Rd4-d2
34.b2-b3 Rd2-a2 7.19/11 ]
(Diagram 24)
1-0
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9+-+-+p+p0 24
9p+-+-sNp+0
9+-+-+lwq-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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9+-+-tRRmK-0[
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5
Levon Aronian
Christian Seel
Neckar op-A 6th (2)
B01
28.03.2002
B01: Scandinavian Defence

1.e2-e4 d7-d5 2.e4xd5 Qd8xd5
3.Nb1-c3 Qd5-a5 4.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
5.d2-d3 c7-c6 6.Qd1-e2 Bc8-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 6...Bc8-g4
7.f2-f3 Bg4-d7 8.Bc1-d2 e7-e6
9.Nc3-e4 Qa5-f5 10.d3-d4 Nb8-a6
11.g2-g4 Qf5-g6 12.Ng1-h3 Na6-b4
13.0-0-0 Nf6xe4 14.f3xe4 0.19/14 ]
7.h2-h3 [Houdini annotates:
7.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 8.0-0 Nb8-d7
9.Bc1-f4 Bf8-a3 10.b2xa3 Qa5xc3
11.a3-a4 0-0 12.Bf4-d6 Rf8-d8
13.Ra1-b1 Nd7-b6 14.Bd6-e5 0.48/14 ]
7...e7-e6 [Houdini annotates:
7...e7-e6 8.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 9.0-0
Qa5-c7 10.Nf3-h4 Bf5-g6 11.Nh4xg6
h7xg6 12.a2-a4 Bf8-d6 13.Bc1-e3
Nd7-b6 14.Bc4-a2 0-0 15.g2-g3

Nb6-d5 0.19/14 Diagram
] 8.Bc1-d2 Standard Book moves
end here Bf8-b4 [Houdini
annotates:
8...Qa5-c7 9.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 10.0-0
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9zppwq-+pzp-0 25
9-+pvlpsnp+0
9+-+n+-+-0
9P+-+-+-+0
9+-sNPvL-zPP0
9LzPP+QzP-+0
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
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Bf5-g6 11.Nc3-e4 b7-b5 12.Bc4-b3
Nf6xe4 13.d3xe4 Bf8-c5 14.a2-a4 0-0
15.a4xb5 c6xb5 16.Qe2xb5 Bg6xe4
0.11/13 ] 9.Ng1-f3 [Houdini annotates:
9.g2-g4 Bf5-g6 10.a2-a3 Nf6-d5
11.Nc3xd5 Bb4xd2+ 12.Qe2xd2
Qa5xd2+ 13.Ke1xd2 c6xd5
14.Bc4-b5+ Nb8-d7 15.Ra1-e1 a7-a6
16.Bb5xd7+ Diagram
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9+p+L+pzpp0 26
9p+-+p+l+0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+-+-+P+0
9zP-+P+-+P0
9-zPPmK-zP-+0
9+-+-tR-sNR0
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Ke8xd7 17.f2-f4 f7-f6 18.Ng1-f3
Ra8-c8 19.Nf3-d4 Bg6-f7 20.c2-c3
h7-h5 0.32/13 ] 9...Nf6-d5 [Houdini 2.
47
0c : 9...Qa5-c7 10.g2-g4
Bf5-g6 11.a2-a3 Bb4-d6 12.g4-g5
Nf6-d5 13.Bc4xd5 c6xd5 14.Nc3-b5

Qc7-b6 15.Nb5xd6+ Qb6xd6
Qc7-b6 15.Nb5xd6+ Qb6xd6
16.Bd2-b4 Qd6-c7 17.Bb4-c3 0.43/12 ]
10.Bc4xd5 [Houdini annotates:
10.Ra1-b1 Nb8-d7 11.0-0 0-0
12.a2-a3 Bb4xc3 13.b2xc3 Nd5-b6
14.Bc4-b3 h7-h6 15.a3-a4 Qa5-c5
16.c3-c4 a7-a5 17.Bd2-e3 0.68/13 ]
10...c6xd5 [Houdini annotates:
10...c6xd5 11.Nf3-d4 0-0 12.a2-a3
Bb4xc3 13.Bd2xc3 Qa5-b6 14.0-0
Nb8-c6 15.Qe2-e3 Bf5-g6 16.Ra1-e1
Rf8-e8 17.Re1-e2 Ra8-c8 18.g2g4 e6-e5 19.Nd4xc6 Qb6xe3
20.f2xe3
Rc8xc6 0.38/14 ] 11.Nf3-d4
Nd4xf5 [Houdini annotates: 11.0-0
Nb8-c6
12.a2-a3 Bb4-e7 13.Bd2-e3 h7-h6
14.b2-b4 Qa5-c7 15.Nc3-b5 Qc7-d7
16.Be3-c5 0-0 17.Bc5xe7 Qd7xe7
18.Nf3-e5 Ra8-c8 19.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6
20.Nb5xa7 0.26/12 ] 11...Bf5-g6?
[ 11...0-0!? looks like a
viable alternative 12.a2-a3
Bb4xc3
13.Bd2xc3 Qa5-c7 ;Houdini
annotates: 11...0-0 12.a2-a3
Bb4xc3
13.Bd2xc3 Qa5-b6 14.0-0 Nb8-c6
15.Qe2-e3 Bf5-g6 16.Ra1-e1 Rf8-e8
17.Re1-e2 Ra8-c8 18.g2-g4 e6-e5
19.Nd4xc6 Qb6xe3 20.f2xe3 Rc8xc6
0.37/13 ] 12.h3-h4+- [Houdini
annotates
: 12.h3-h4 Nb8-c6 13.Nd4xc6 b7xc6
14.h4-h5 d5-d4 15.Nc3-b1
Bg6-f5 16.g2-g4 0-0 17.g4xf5 e6xf5
18.0-0 Ra8-e8 19.Qe2-d1 Qa5-b5
20.a2-a4 Qb5-b7 21.Qd1-c1 Bb4-d6
22.Rf1-e1 0.78/13 ] 12...Qa5-b6
[ Houdini annotates: 12...Nb8-c6
13.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 14.h4-h5 d5-d4
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15.Nc3-b1 Bg6-f5 16.g2-g4 0-0
17.g4xf5 e6xf5 18.0-0 Ra8-e8
19.Qe2-d1 Qa5-b5 20.a2-a4 Qb5-b7
21.Bd2-f4 Diagram
Bb4-e7 22.Ra1-a2 0.82/13 ] 13.h4-h5
[Houdini annotates: 13.h4-h5
Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 Nb8-c6 15.g6xh7
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9zpq+-+pzpp0 27
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-+-+p+P0
9Pvl-zp-vL-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9-zPP+-zP-+0
9tRN+Q+RmK-0
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Ke8-f8 16.0-0-0 Bb4xc3 17.Bd2xc3
Qd4-f4+ 18.Qe2-e3 Qf4xe3+ 19.f2xe3
f7-f6 20.Rd1-f1 Kf8-f7 21.Kc1-d2
Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 b7-b6 23.Rf1-f3
e6-e5 1.23/14 ] 13...Bg6xh5
[ 13...Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 h7-h6
15.0-0-0+- ;Houdini annotates:
13...Qb6xd4 14.h5xg6 Nb8-c6
15.a2-a3 Bb4-e7 16.0-0-0 0-0
17.g6xh7+ Kg8-h8 18.Bd2-e3 Qd4-f6
19.Qe2-g4 Be7xa3 20.Kc1-b1 Ba3-d6
21.Nc3-b5 1.09/12 ] 14.Rh1xh5
[ 14.Qe2xh5?! Qb6xd4 15.Rh1-h4
Qd4-b6= ;Houdini annotates:
14.Rh1xh5 Qb6xd4 15.Rh5xd5
Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3
Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-f4
Qd4xf4 20.Bd2xf4 Ne5-c6 21.0-0-0
0-0 22.Nc3-e4 Bb4-e7 23.d3-d4 f7-f5
24.Ne4-d6 Rf8-d8 25.Nd6-b5 a7-a6
1.47/15 ] 14...Qb6xd4 [Houdini
annotates
: 14...Qb6xd4 15.Rh5xd5
Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3
Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-e4
Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4 Bb4xd2+
21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4 Ne5-c6
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23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-e1 h7-h6
25.b3-b4 a7-a6 26.c2-c4 e6-e5
27.f4xe5 Nc6xe5 1.60/15 ] 15.Rh5xd5
[Houdini annotates: 15.Rh5xd5

Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3
Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3
Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-e4
Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4 Bb4xd2+
21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4 Ne5-c6
23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-e1 h7-h6
25.b3-b4 Ra8-c8 26.a2-a3 1.43/15 ]
15...Qd4-b6 [Houdini annotates:
15...Qd4-b6 16.Rd5-b5 Qb6-d4
17.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5
19.Qf3-e4 Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4
Bb4xd2+ 21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4
Ne5-c6 23.b2-b3 Rf8-d8 24.Ra1e1 h7-h6 25.c2-c4 Ra8-c8
26.Kd2-e3
Nc6-d4 1.30/15 ] 16.Rd5-b5
[ Houdini annotates: 16.Rd5-b5
Qb6-d4 17.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7
Nc6-e5 19.Qf3-f4 Qd4xf4 20.Bd2xf4
Ne5-c6 21.Ke1-d2 Bb4-a5 22.Ra1-b1
Ra8-d8 23.b2-b4 Ba5-b6 24.Nc3-e4
0-0 25.Bf4-d6 1.36/14 ] 16...Qb6-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 16...Qb6-d4
17.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6 18.Rb5xb7 Nc6-e5
19.Qf3-e4 Qd4xe4+ 20.Nc3xe4
Bb4xd2+ 21.Ke1xd2 0-0 22.f2-f4
Ne5-c6 23.b2-b3 Rf8-b8 24.Rb7-c7
Rb8-c8 25.Rc7xc8+ Ra8xc8 26.c2-c4
Rc8-d8 27.Ra1-h1 h7-h6 28.Kd2-c3
1.54/13 ] 17.Nc3-e4 [ 17.Rb5xb7
Nb8-c6 18.Nc3-e4 Bb4xd2+
19.Qe2xd2 Qd6-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 17.0-0-0 0-0 18.Rd1-h1
Nb8-c6 19.Rb5xb7 h7-h6 20.Qe2-g4
Rf8-b8 21.Rb7xb8+ Ra8xb8
22.Rh1xh6 Nc6-e5 23.Qg4-g5 Ne5-g6
24.Rh6-h1 1.74/12 ] 17...Bb4xd2+
[ Houdini annotates: 17...Bb4xd2+
18.Qe2xd2 Qd6-h2 19.0-0-0 0-0
20.Rb5xb7 Qh2xg2 21.Qd2-c3 h7-h6
22.a2-a4 a7-a5 23.Kc1-b1 Rf8-d8
24.Rb7-e7 Qg2-h2 25.f2-f4 Nb8-a6
26.Qc3xa5 Qh2-h4 27.Re7-b7 Qh4xf4
28.Rd1-g1 Qf4-e3 29.Rg1-g2 1.32/13 ]
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18.Qe2xd2 [ 18.Ke1xd2?! Qd6-f4+
19.Qe2-e3 Qf4xe3+ 20.f2xe3 b7-b6 ;
18.Ne4xd2?! Nb8-c6 19.Nd2-e4

Qd6-h2 ;Houdini annotates:
18.Qe2xd2 Qd6-h2 19.Rb5xb7 0-0
20.0-0-0 Qh2xg2 21.Qd2-c3 h7-h6
22.a2-a4 a7-a5 23.Kc1-b1 Rf8-d8
24.Rb7-e7 Qg2-h2 25.f2-f4 Nb8-a6
26.Qc3xa5 Qh2-h4 27.Re7-b7 Qh4xf4
28.Rd1-g1 Qf4-e3 29.Rg1-g2 1.05/14 ]
18...Qd6-c6? [ 18...Qd6-h2 19.0-0-0
0-0+- ;Houdini annotates:
18...Qd6-h2 19.Rb5xb7 0-0 20.0-0-0
Qh2xg2 21.Qd2-c3 h7-h5 22.Qc3-c5
f7-f5 23.Ne4-d6 Kg8-h7 24.Rd1-e1
Nb8-c6 25.Rb7-c7 Qg2-g5+
26.Kc1-b1 1.03/13 Diagram
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9r+-+-tr-+0{
9zp-tR-+-zpk0 28
9-+nsNp+-+0
9+-wQ-+pwqp0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9PzPP+-zP-+0
9+K+-tR-+-0
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] 19.Rb5-c5 [Houdini annotates:
19.Rb5-c5 Qc6-d7 20.Rc5-c8+
Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-d7
22.Nd6xc8 Rh8xc8 23.d3-d4 Kd7-e8
24.d4-d5 e6xd5 25.Qd2xd5 Nb8-c6
26.Qd5-e4+ Ke8-f8 27.Qe4xh7
Rc8-e8+ 28.Ke1-f1 f7-f6 29.Qh7-h8+
Kf8-f7 30.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-g8
31.Qh5-d5+ Kg8-h8 32.Qd5-d3
Re8-e7 33.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8 34.b2-b4
Re7-e4 35.c2-c3 2.40/15 ] 19...Qc6-d7
[Houdini annotates: 19...Qc6-d7
20.Rc5-c8+ Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+
51
Ke8-d7 22.Nd6xc8 Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4
Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6 25.Qf4-b4+
Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6

Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3 Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3
Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3 Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3
Kf8-g8 30.g2-g3 Rc8-c7 31.Ra1-h1
2.64/14 ] 20.Rc5-c8+! Decoy: c8
[ Houdini annotates: 20.Rc5-c8+
Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-d7
22.Nd6xc8 Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4 Kd7-e8
24.Ke1-d2 Nb8-c6 25.Ra1-e1 Rc8-d8
26.c2-c3 h7-h6 27.Qf4-f5 g7-g6
28.Qf5-f3 Rd8-d6 29.d3-d4 h6-h5
30.b2-b4 Ke8-f8 31.b4-b5 Nc6-a5
2.44/15 ] 20...Qd7xc8 [Houdini
annotates: 20...Qd7xc8 21.Ne4-d6+
Ke8-e7 22.Nd6xc8+ Rh8xc8
23.Qd2-b4+ Ke7-e8 24.Qb4xb7
Nb8-c6 25.c2-c3 a7-a5 26.b2-b3
Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6 Ke8-f8 28.Ke1-d2
g7-g6 29.Ra1-h1 Kf8-g7 30.Qa6-c4
2.62/13 ] 21.Ne4-d6+ [Houdini
annotates
: 21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-e7
22.Nd6xc8+ Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-b4+
Ke7-e8 24.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 25.c2-c3
a7-a5 26.b2-b3 Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6
Ke8-f8 28.Ke1-d2 h7-h5 29.Ra1-e1
g7-g6 30.d3-d4 Kf8-g7 31.Qa6-d3
Nc6-e7 2.26/14 ] 21...Ke8-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Ke8-e7
22.Nd6xc8+ Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-b4+
Ke7-e8 24.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 25.c2-c3
a7-a5 26.b2-b3 Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6
Ke8-f8 28.Ke1-d2 h7-h5 29.Ra1-e1
g7-g6 30.d3-d4 Kf8-g7 31.Qa6-d3
Nc6-e7 2.53/15 ] 22.Nd6xc8
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Nd6xc8
Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4 Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2
h7-h6 25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7
Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3
Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8 Diagram
(Diagram 29)
30.g2-g3 Rc8-c7 31.Ra1-h1 2.40/14 ]
22...Rh8xc8 [Houdini annotates:
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22...Rh8xc8 23.Qd2-f4 Kd7-e7
24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6 25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8
26.Qb4xb7 Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8
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9zp-+-+pzp-0 29
9Q+n+p+-zp0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+PzPP+-+-0
9P+-mK-zPP+0
9tR-+-+-+-0[
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28.b2-b3 Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8
30.Ra1-e1 Rc8-c7 31.d3-d4 Rb8-d8
32.Qa6-d3 2.28/16 ] 23.Qd2-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 23.d3-d4
Kd7-e8 24.d4-d5 e6xd5 25.Qd2xd5
Nb8-c6 26.Qd5-e4+ Ke8-f8
27.Qe4xh7 Rc8-e8+ 28.Ke1-f1 f7-f6
29.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 30.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-f8
31.Qh5-b5 Ra8-b8 32.Ra1-d1 Re8-e5
33.Qb5-b3 Re5-e7 34.Kf1-g1 Rb8-d8
35.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 2.22/14 ]
23...Kd7-e8 [Houdini annotates:
23...Kd7-e7 24.Ke1-d2 h7-h6
25.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 26.Qb4xb7
Nb8-c6 27.Qb7-a6 Ra8-b8 28.b2-b3
Ke8-f8 29.c2-c3 Kf8-g8 30.Ra1-e1
Rc8-c7 31.d3-d4 Rb8-d8 32.Qa6-d3
2.24/15 ] 24.Qf4-e4 [Houdini
annotates: 24.Ke1-d2 Nb8-c6
25.Ra1-e1
Rc8-d8 26.c2-c3 h7-h6 27.Qf4-f5
g7-g6 28.Qf5-f3 Rd8-d6 29.d3-d4
h6-h5 30.b2-b4 Ke8-f8 31.b4-b5
Nc6-a5 2.15/14 ] 24...Nb8-c6
[ 24...h7-h5 does not solve anything
25.d3-d4 Nb8-d7 26.0-0-0+( 26.Qe4xb7?! Ra8-b8 27.Qb7-a6
53
Rc8xc2+- );Houdini annotates:
24...g7-g6 25.Qe4xb7 Nb8-c6
26.Qb7-a6 Rc8-c7 27.Ke1-d2 Ke8-f8
28.Qa6-a3+ Kf8-g7 29.Qa3-d6 Ra8-c8

30.c2-c3 a7-a5 31.Ra1-h1 Rc7-b7
30.c2-c3 a7-a5 31.Ra1-h1 Rc7-b7
32.b2-b3 h7-h5 33.c3-c4 e6-e5
34.c4-c5 2.16/14 ] 25.Qe4xh7
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Qe4xh7
Ke8-e7 26.Qh7-h4+ f7-f6 27.Ke1-d2
Ke7-f7 28.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-g8 29.Ra1-e1
Rc8-e8 30.c2-c3 Ra8-d8 31.Kd2-c2
Re8-e7 32.Re1-h1 b7-b6 33.f2-f4
Re7-c7 34.f4-f5 e6xf5 35.Qh5xf5
2.93/15 ] 25...Nc6-b4 [ 25...Ke8-e7
does not improve anything 26.Qh7h4+ Ke7-d7 27.Qh4-f4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 25...Ke8-e7 26.Qh7-h4+
f7-f6
27.Ke1-d2 Ke7-f7 28.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-g8
29.Ra1-e1 e6-e5 30.c2-c3 Rc8-d8
31.Re1-h1 Ra8-c8 32.Qh5-g4 Kg8-f7
33.Rh1-h7 2.72/13 ] 26.Ra1-c1
[ 26.Ke1-d1 and White can
already relax Nb4-d5 27.Qh7xg7
Ke8-e7
28.Qg7-g5+ Nd5-f6+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 26.Ke1-d1 a7-a5 27.a2-a3
Nb4-d5 28.Qh7xg7 Ke8-e7
29.Qg7-g5+ Nd5-f6 30.c2-c4 b7-b6
31.Qg5-e3 Rc8-c5 32.Kd1-c2 Ra8-g8
33.Qe3-f3 b6-b5 34.b2-b4 3.41/14 ]
26...g7-g6 [ 26...Nb4xa2
doesn't change the outcome of the
game 27.Rc1-d1 Na2-b4 28.c2-c3+; Houdini annotates: 26...Nb4xa2
27.Rc1-d1 Na2-b4 28.c2-c3 Nb4-d5
29.Qh7xg7 Ke8-e7 30.Qg7-g5+
Nd5-f6 31.Qg5-b5 b7-b6 32.Qb5b4+ Ke7-d7 33.Qb4-f4 Kd7-e7
34.Ke1-d2
Rc8-g8 35.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-d7 36.g2-g3
Rg8-h8 37.Rd1-a1 Nf6-d5
38.Qb4-a4+ Kd7-c7 2.55/13 ]
27.Ke1-d2 [Houdini annotates:
27.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 28.Qh8d4+ Nb4-d5 29.Ke1-d2 Kd7-e7
30.Qd4-h4+ Ke7-f8 31.c2-c4 Nd5-b6
54
32.Rc1-h1 Nb6-d7 33.Qh4-e4 Rc8-b8
34.Qe4-d4 Kf8-e7 35.Rh1-h7 Rb8-f8
36.Qd4-e4 b7-b6 37.Qe4xg6 Nd7-f6
38.Rh7-g7 Ra8-d8 39.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8
40.g2-g4 Nf6-d5+ 41.Kc3-d2 3.88/14 ]
55

27...Nb4xa2 [ 27...a7-a5
doesn't change anything anymore
28.a2-a3 Nb4-d5 29.Qh7-h4+- ;
28.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 29.Qh8-d4+
Kd7-e7 30.Qd4-h4+ Ke7-f8 31.a2-a3
Nb4-c6 32.Qh4-f6 Nc6-e7 33.Rc1-h1
Ne7-g8 34.Qf6-e5 Kf8-e7 35.Qe5-e4
Rc8-c6 36.Rh1-h7 3.36/14 ] 28.Rc1-a1
[ 28.Qh7-h8+ secures the point
Ke8-e7 29.Qh8-h4+ g6-g5
30.Qh4xg5+ f7-f6 31.Qg5-g7+ Ke7-d6
32.Rc1-e1+- ;Houdini annotates:
28.Rc1-a1 Ke8-e7 29.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-f8
30.Ra1xa2 Kf8-g8 31.Qh4-e7 a7-a5
32.Qe7xb7 Rc8-b8 33.Qb7-c7 Rb8-b5
34.c2-c4 Rb5-g5 35.g2-g3 Rg5-f5
36.f2-f4 Rf5-h5 37.Kd2-c3 Kg8-g7
38.c4-c5 6.37/13 ] 28...Na2-b4
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Ke8-e7
29.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-f8 30.Ra1xa2 Kf8-g8
31.Qh4-e7 a7-a5 32.Qe7xb7 Rc8-b8
33.Qb7-c7 Rb8-b5 34.c2-c4 Rb5-g5
35.g2-g3 Rg5-f5 36.f2-f4 Rf5-h5
37.Kd2-c3 Kg8-g7 38.c4-c5 6.53/14 ]
29.Qh7-h8+ Diagram [ 29.Qh7-h8+
Ke8-d7 30.Qh8-d4+ Kd7-e8
31.Qd4xb4+- ;Houdini annotates:
29.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-e7 30.Qh8-h4+
Ke7-d7 31.Qh4-d4+ Kd7-c6
32.Qd4xb4 b7-b6 33.Ra1-h1 Rc8-f8
34.Rh1-h7 Kc6-d7 35.Qb4-e4 Kd7-d6
36.Qe4-b7 g6-g5 37.c2-c4 Ra8-d8
38.Qb7xa7 6.73/12 ]
(Diagram 30)
1-0
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+r+k+-wQ0{
9zpp+-+p+-0 30
9-+-+p+p+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-sn-+-+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9-zPPmK-zPP+0
9tR-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
6
D45
Levon Aronian
Hannes Stefansson
5th Individual European Chess Champions (3)
D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6
5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6
7.g2-g4 Nf6xg4 8.Rh1-g1 f7-f5
9.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 10.Rg1xg7 Nf6-e4
11.Bc1-d2 Qd8-f6 12.Rg7-g2 Nd7-f8
13.0-0-0 Nf8-g6 14.Qc2-b3 b7-b6
15.Kc1-b1 Bc8-d7 16.Bd2-e1 Ke8-e7
17.c4xd5 e6xd5 18.Nc3-e2 a7-a5
19.Ne2-f4 a5-a4 20.Qb3-c2 Rh8-g8
21.a2-a3 Prevents intrusion on b4
[ Houdini annotates: 21.Nf4-h5
Qf6-f7 22.Nh5-g3 a4-a3 23.b2-b3
Qf7-f6 24.Bf1-e2 h7-h6 25.Ng3-h5
Qf6-f7 26.Be1-c3 f5-f4 27.Bc3-e1
c6-c5 0.27/12 ] 21...Ke7-f7
[ 21...Ng6xf4!? might be a viable

alternative 22.Rg2xg8 Ra8xg8
23.e3xf4 Qf6-h6= ;Houdini
annotates: 21...Ng6xf4 22.Rg2xg8
Ra8xg8
23.e3xf4 Bd6xf4 24.Qc2xa4 c6-c5
56

25.Bf1-b5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+r+0{
9+-+lmk-+p0 31
9-zp-+-wq-+0
9+Lzpp+p+-0
9Q+-zPnvl-+0
9zP-+-+N+P0
9-zP-+-zP-+0
9+K+RvL-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Bd7xb5 26.Qa4xb5 Rg8-b8
27.Qb5-b3 c5-c4 28.Qb3-a4 Ke7-d6
29.Qa4-b5 Qf6-e6 30.Nf3-e5 Kd6-c7
0.09/12 ] 22.Nf4-d3 Black has a very
active position [Houdini annotates:
22.Nf4-h5 Qf6-e7 23.Bf1-e2 Ng6-h4
24.Nf3xh4 Qe7xh4 25.Rg2xg8
Ra8xg8 26.f2-f3 Qh4xh5 27.f3xe4
Qh5xh3 28.e4-e5 Bd6-e7 29.Be1-f2
Qh3-g2 30.Be2-d3 Qg2-f3 31.Rd1-f1
c6-c5 32.Bf2-h4 Qf3-g2 0.32/12 ]
22...Kf7-e7 [Houdini annotates:
22...f5-f4 23.e3xf4 Bd6xf4 24.Rg2xg6
Rg8xg6 25.Nf3-e5+ Bf4xe5
26.Nd3xe5+ Diagram
(Diagram 32)
Kf7-e8 27.Ne5xg6 h7xg6 28.Bf1-d3
Qf6-f3 29.Bd3-e2 Qf3-b3 30.f2-f3
Qb3xc2+ 31.Kb1xc2 0.43/12 ]
23.Be1-b4 [Houdini annotates:
23.Nd3-b4 Ke7-f8 24.h3-h4 Ra8-c8
25.h4-h5 Ng6-e7 26.Qc2xa4 f5-f4
27.Nf3-d2 Ne4xd2+ 28.Be1xd2
Rg8xg2 29.Bf1xg2 f4xe3 30.f2xe3
57
Qf6-f5+ 31.Qa4-c2 Qf5xh5 0.75/13 ]
23...Bd6xb4 [Houdini annotates:
23...b6-b5 24.Bb4xd6+ Qf6xd6
XIIIIIIII
Y
XIIIIIIII
Y
9r+-+-++0{
9+-+l+k+p0
32
9-zpp+wqr+0
9+-+psN-+0
9p+-zPn++0
9zP-+-++P0
9-zPQ+-zP+0
9+K+RvLL+0
xiiiiiiii
y
25.Nf3-e5 Ng6xe5 26.d4xe5 Qd6-e6
27.f2-f3 Rg8xg2 28.Bf1xg2 Ne4-g3
29.Qc2-c3 Ke7-f7 30.Nd3-c5 Ng3-e2
0.81/11 ] 24.Nd3xb4 [Less
advisable is 24.a3xb4 a4-a3=
;Houdini annotates: 24.Nd3xb4 f5f4 25.Rd1-e1 f4xe3 26.Re1xe3
Ng6-f4 27.Rg2xg8
Ra8xg8 28.Qc2xa4 Qf6-d6 29.Qa4-c2
Ke7-f6 30.Nb4-d3 Nf4-g2 31.Bf1xg2
Rg8xg2 32.Nf3-e5 Kf6-g7 33.Re3-e1
0.72/12 ] 24...Ke7-d6? [ 24...f5-f4
58
25.Bf1-d3 f4xe3 26.Bd3xe4 d5xe4
27.Qc2xe4+ Qf6-e6 28.Qe4xe3
Qe6xe3 29.f2xe3 Bd7xh3 30.Rg2-f2
( 30.Nb4xc6+ Ke7-d6 31.Rg2-c2
Bh3-f5 );Houdini annotates:
24...f5-f4 25.Nf3-e5 Ng6xe5 26.d4xe5
Qf6-f5 27.e3xf4 Rg8xg2 28.Bf1xg2
Ra8-c8 29.Nb4-d3 c6-c5 30.Rd1-g1
Rc8-g8 31.f2-f3 Ne4-g3 32.h3-h4
c5-c4 0.62/11 ] 25.Kb1-a1 [ 25.Bf1-d3
Kd6-e7+- ;Houdini annotates:
25.Bf1-d3 Kd6-e7 26.Rd1-c1 Ke7-f8
27.Rg2-g1 h7-h6 28.Nb4xc6 Bd7xc6
29.Qc2xc6 Qf6xc6 30.Rc1xc6 Ng6-e7
31.Rg1xg8+ Kf8xg8 32.Rc6xh6
Ne4xf2 1.39/11 ] 25...f5-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 25...Kd6-e7
26.Bf1-b5 Rg8-c8 27.Bb5-a6 Rc8-c7
28.h3-h4 Ke7-d8 29.h4-h5 Ng6-e7

30.Ba6-d3 Bd7-e8 31.Nf3-e5 Be8xh5
32.f2-f3 c6-c5 1.19/12 ] 26.Bf1-d3
Diagram [ 26.e3xf4 Qf6xf4
27.Bf1-e2 ;Houdini annotates:
26.Bf1-d3 f4xe3 27.Bd3xe4 e3-e2
28.Rd1-c1 d5xe4 29.Qc2xe4 Ra8-c8
30.Rg2-g5 Qf6-e6 31.Nf3-e5 Kd6-e7
32.Nb4-d3 Rc8-e8 33.Qe4xe2 Ke7-d8
34.Rg5-h5 Ng6xe5 35.d4xe5 Qe6-f7
36.Rh5-h6 Kd8-c8 37.Nd3-b4 0.97/12 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+r+0{
9+-+l+-+p0 33
9-zppmk-wqn+0
9+-+p+-+-0
9psN-zPnzp-+0
9zP-+LzPN+P0
9-zPQ+-zPR+0
9mK-+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
26...Ra8-e8?? Black falls apart
[ 26...f4xe3 27.Bd3xe4 e3-e2 ;
Houdini annotates: 26...f4xe3
27.Bd3xe4 e3-e2 28.Rd1-c1 d5xe4
29.Qc2xe4 Ra8-c8 30.Rg2-g5 Qf6-e6
31.Nf3-e5 Kd6-e7 32.Nb4-d3 Rc8-e8
33.Qe4xe2 Ke7-d8 34.Rg5-h5 Ng6xe5
35.d4xe5 Qe6-f7 36.Rh5-h6 Kd8-c8
1.57/12 ] 27.Nf3-e5 [Houdini
annotates: 27.Nf3-e5 f4xe3 28.f2xe3
Ng6xe5 29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5 30.Bd3xe4
Qe5xe4 31.Qc2xe4 Re8xe4
32.Rg2xg8 Re4xe3 33.Rg8-b8 b6-b5
34.Rb8-b6 Re3xh3 35.Rd1-c1 h7-h5
36.Nb4xc6 Bd7xc6 37.Rc1xc6+
Kd6-e5 38.Rb6xb5 h5-h4 39.Rc6-h6
Rh3-h1+ 40.Ka1-a2 h4-h3
59
41.Rh6-h5+ Ke5-e4 42.Rb5-b4+
d5-d4 43.Rh5-h4+ Ke4-f3 44.Rb4xd4
3.41/13 ] 27...f4xe3 [Houdini annotates

x64: 27...Kd6-e7 28.Bd3xe4 d5xe4
x64: 27...Kd6-e7 28.Bd3xe4 d5xe4
29.e3xf4 Qf6-d6 30.Nb4xc6+ Bd7xc6
31.Ne5xc6+ Ke7-f8 32.Nc6-e5 Rg8-g7
33.Qc2xe4 b6-b5 34.Rd1-g1 Rg7-c7
35.Ne5xg6+ h7xg6 36.Qe4xg6
Qd6xg6 37.Rg2xg6 3.33/11 ] 28.f2xe3
[Weaker is 28.Bd3xe4 e3-e2
29.Qc2xe2 d5xe4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 28.f2xe3 Ng6xe5
29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5 30.Bd3xe4
Qe5xe4
31.Qc2xe4 Re8xe4 32.Rg2xg8
Re4xe3 33.Rg8-b8 b6-b5 34.Rb8-b6
Re3xh3 35.Rd1-c1 h7-h5 36.Nb4xc6
Bd7xc6 37.Rc1xc6+ Kd6-e5
38.Rb6xb5 h5-h4 39.Rc6-h6 Rh3-h1+
40.Ka1-a2 h4-h3 41.Rh6-h5+ Ke5-e4
42.Rb5-b4+ d5-d4 43.Rh5-h4+ Ke4-f3
44.Rb4xd4 3.41/12 ] 28...Qf6-f5
[ 28...Ng6xe5 hardly improves anything
29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5 30.Rg2xg8 Re8xg8
31.Bd3xe4+- ;Houdini annotates:
28...Ng6xe5 29.d4xe5+ Qf6xe5
30.Bd3xe4 Qe5xe4 31.Qc2xe4
Re8xe4 32.Rg2xg8 Re4xe3
33.Rg8-b8 b6-b5 34.Rb8-b6 Re3xh3
35.Rd1-c1 h7-h5 36.Nb4xc6 Bd7xc6
37.Rc1xc6+ Kd6-e5 38.Rb6xb5 h5-h4
39.Rc6-h6 Rh3-h1+ 40.Ka1-a2 h4-h3
41.Rh6-h5+ Ke5-e4 42.Rb5-b4+
d5-d4 43.Rh5-h4+ Ke4-f3 44.Rb4xd4
3.78/12 ] 29.Rg2-g5!! Deflection: e4
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Rg2-g5
Qf5xg5 30.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-e7 31.Nf7xg5
Ne4xg5 32.Nb4xc6+ Ke7-f8
33.Nc6-b4 Ng6-e7 34.Rd1-f1+ Ng5-f7
35.h3-h4 Re8-c8 36.Qc2-h2 Kf8-e8
37.Qh2-h1 Bd7-e6 38.Rf1-f6 Nf7-d8
39.Qh1-d1 Rg8-g2 40.Qd1xa4+
Be6-d7 41.Qa4-a7 5.12/13 ]
29...Qf5xh3 [ 29...Ne4xg5 30.Bd3xf5
Deflection Pinning ; 29...Qf5xg5
30.Ne5-f7+ Decoy Double attack ;
60
29...-30.Rg5xf5
Wins
material
;
Houdini annotates: 29...Qf5xg5

30.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-e7 31.Nf7xg5 Ne4xg5

32.Nb4xc6+ Ke7-f8 33.Nc6-b4 Ng6-e7
34.Rd1-f1+ Ng5-f7 35.h3-h4 Bd7-h3
36.Rf1-f6 Bh3-d7 37.Qc2-f2 Rg8-g7
38.Rf6xb6 Kf8-g8 39.Rb6-b7 4.84/11 ]
30.Bd3xe4 [Houdini annotates:
30.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 31.Ne5xd7 Qh3xd7
32.Rd1-f1 Rg8-f8 33.Rg5xg6+ h7xg6
34.Qc2-h2+ Kd6-e7 35.Qh2-h4+
Ke7-e6 36.Qh4-g4+ Ke6-e7
37.Qg4-g5+ Ke7-d6 38.Rf1xf8 Kd6-c7
39.Rf8-f6 Re8-e6 40.Qg5xg6 Re6xf6
41.Qg6xf6 Qd7-d6 42.Qf6-g7+ Kc7-b8
43.Qg7-f7 Kb8-c8 44.Qf7-e8+ Kc8-c7
45.Qe8xe4 Qd6-f6 46.Qe4-h7+
Kc7-c8 47.Qh7-a7 b6-b5 48.Qa7-h7
5.35/12 ] 30...d5xe4 [Houdini
annotates: 30...d5xe4 31.Ne5xd7
Qh3xd7
32.Rd1-f1 Rg8-f8 33.Rg5xg6+ h7xg6
34.Qc2-h2+ Kd6-e7 35.Qh2-h4+
Ke7-e6 36.Qh4-g4+ Ke6-e7
37.Qg4-g5+ Ke7-d6 38.Rf1xf8
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtR-+0{
9+-+q+-+-0 34
9-zppmk-+p+0
9+-+-+-wQ-0
9psN-zPp+-+0
9zP-+-zP-+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9mK-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kd6-c7
Re6xf6
Kc7-b8
Kc8-c7
39.Rf8-f6 Re8-e6 40.Qg5xg6

41.Qg6xf6 Qd7-d6 42.Qf6-g7+
43.Qg7-f7 Kb8-c8 44.Qf7-e8+
45.Qe8xe4 Qd6-f6
61
46.Qe4-h7+ Kc7-c8 47.Qh7-a7 b6-b5
48.Qa7-h7 5.59/13 ] 31.Ne5xc6
[ 31.Nb4xc6 Re8-c8 32.Qc2-c4
Bd7xc6 33.Ne5xc6 Qh3xe3

34.Rg5-d5+ Kd6-e6 35.Rd5-d8+
34.Rg5-d5+ Kd6-e6 35.Rd5-d8+
Ke6-f5 36.Rd8xg8 Rc8xg8 37.Qc4xg8
Kf5-g5+- ;Houdini annotates:
31.Ne5xd7 Qh3xd7 32.Rd1-f1 Rg8-f8
33.Rg5xg6+ h7xg6 34.Qc2h2+ Kd6-e7 35.Qh2-h4+ Ke7e6
36.Qh4-g4+ Ke6-e7 37.Qg4-g5+
Ke7-d6 38.Rf1xf8 Kd6-c7 39.Rf8f6
Re8-e6 40.Qg5xg6 Re6xf6 41.Qg6xf6
Kc7-b7 42.Qf6-g6 Qd7-c7 43.Qg6xe4
Qc7-d7 44.Qe4-c2 b6-b5 45.Ka1-b1
5.30/11 ] 31...Qh3xe3 [Houdini
annotates
: 31...Kd6-e6 32.Nb4-d5
Qh3-f3 33.Nd5xb6 Bd7xc6
34.Qc2xc6+ Ke6-f7 35.Rd1-g1 Qf3-f6
36.Qc6xa4 Kf7-g7 37.Nb6-d5 Qf6-d6
38.Rg1-h1 Re8-a8 39.Qa4-c2 h7-h6
3.78/11 ] 32.Rg5-d5+ [Houdini
annotates
: 32.Rg5-b5 Re8-c8
33.Rb5xb6 Kd6-e6 34.Qc2-c4+ Ke6-f5
35.Qc4-d5+ Kf5-f4 36.Qd5xd7 Kf4-g3
37.Nb4-d5 Qe3-f2 38.Rd1-h1 Ng6-f4
39.Nd5-f6 5.89/10 ] 32...Kd6-e6
33.Rd5xd7 Ke6xd7 34.Nc6e5+ Ng6xe5 35.d4xe5+ Kd7e6
36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5 37.Nb4-d5 Qe3-g3
38.Rd1-f1+ Kf5xe5 39.Nd5-c7 Ke5-d4
40.Qc6xa4+ Kd4-e5 41.Qa4b5+ Ke5-d4 42.Qb5xb6+ Kd4d3
43.Qb6-b5+ Kd3-d4 44.Nc7xe8 3.45/9
] 33.Rd5xd7 [Houdini annotates:
33.Rd5xd7 Ke6xd7 34.Nc6e5+ Ng6xe5 35.d4xe5+ Kd7e6
36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5 37.Rd1-f1+ Qe3-f3
38.Rf1xf3+ e4xf3 39.Qc6xf3+ Kf5xe5
62
40.Qf3-h5+ Ke5-e6 41.Ka1-a2 Rg8-h8
42.Nb4-d5 Re8-d8 43.Nd5xb6 Rd8-d4
44.Qh5-h3+ Ke6-e5 45.Qh3-e3+
Rd4-e4 46.Qe3-c3+ Re4-d4
47.Nb6xa4 4.19/10 ] 33...Ke6xd7
[ 33...Qe3-b3 34.Nc6-d8+! Decoy: d8
Re8xd8 35.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5
36.Rd1-f1+ Ng6-f4 37.Nb4-d5 Rg8-g6
38.Qc6-c7 Qb3-d1+ 39.Rf1xd1

Nf4xd5 40.Qc7-e5+ Kf5-g4
41.Qe5xe4+ Kg4-g3 42.Rd1-d3+
Nd5-e3 43.Rd3xe3+ Kg3-f2
44.Qe4-f3+ Kf2-g1 45.Re3-e1+
Diagram
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9-+-tr-+-+0{
9+-+R+-+p0 35
9-zp-+-+r+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9p+-zP-+-+0
9zP-+-+Q+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9mK-+-tR-mk-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kg1-h2 46.Re1-h1# ;Houdini
annotates: 33...Ke6xd7 34.Nc6-e5+
Ng6xe5
35.d4xe5+ Kd7-e6 36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5
37.Rd1-f1+ Qe3-f3 38.Rf1xf3+ e4xf3
39.Qc6xf3+ Kf5xe5 40.Qf3-h5+ Ke5-f6
41.Nb4-d5+ Kf6-g7 42.Nd5xb6 Rg8-f8
43.Qh5-g4+ Kg7-h6 44.Qg4xa4
Kh6-g5 45.Qa4-b5+ Kg5-g6
46.Qb5-c6+ Kg6-g7 47.Qc6-g2+
Kg7-f7 48.a3-a4 h7-h5 49.a4-a5
Re8-e1+ 50.Ka1-a2 4.45/12 ]
34.Nc6-e5+ [Houdini annotates:
34.Nc6-e5+ Ng6xe5 35.d4xe5+
Kd7-e6 36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5
37.Rd1-f1+ Kf5-g4 38.Nb4-d5 Qe3-d4
39.Nd5-f6+ Kg4-h3 40.Nf6xe8 Rg8-g1
41.Rf1xg1 Qd4xg1+ 42.Ka1-a2
Qg1-g3 43.e5-e6 Qg3-b3+ 44.Ka2-b1
Qb3-d1+ 45.Qc6-c1 Qd1-d3+
46.Qc1-c2 Kh3-h4 47.Ne8-c7 Kh4-g4
48.e6-e7 2.76/9 ] 34...Ng6xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 34...Ng6xe5
63
35.d4xe5+ Kd7-e6 36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5
37.Rd1-f1+ Qe3-f3 38.Rf1xf3+ e4xf3
39.Nb4-d3 Kf5-g4 40.Nd3-e1 Re8-f8

41.Ne1xf3 h7-h5 42.Ka1-a2 b6-b5
41.Ne1xf3 h7-h5 42.Ka1-a2 b6-b5
43.Nf3-d4 h5-h4 44.Qc6-e4+ Kg4-h5
45.Nd4xb5 3.69/9 ] 35.d4xe5+
[ Houdini annotates: 35.d4xe5+
Kd7-e6 36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5
37.Rd1-f1+ Qe3-f3 38.Rf1xf3+ e4xf3
39.Nb4-d3 Kf5-g4 40.Nd3-e1 Re8-f8
41.Ne1xf3 h7-h5 42.Ka1-a2 b6-b5
43.Nf3-d4 h5-h4 44.Qc6-e4+ Kg4-h5
45.Nd4xb5 3.42/9 ] 35...Kd7-e6
36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5 37.Rd1-f1+ Kf5-g4
38.Nb4-d5 Qe3-d4 39.Nd5-f6+ Kg4-h3
40.Nf6xe8 Rg8-g1 41.Rf1xg1
Qd4xg1+ 42.Ka1-a2 Qg1-f2
43.Qc6xa4 Qf2-f7+ 44.Qa4-b3+
Qf7xb3+ 45.Ka2xb3 e4-e3 2.88/9
]
36.Qc2-c6+ [Houdini annotates:
36.Qc2-c6+ Ke6-f5 37.Rd1-f1+ Qe3-f3
38.Rf1xf3+ e4xf3 39.Nb4-d3 Kf5-g4
40.Nd3-e1 Re8-f8 41.Ne1xf3 h7-h5
42.Ka1-a2 b6-b5 43.Nf3-d4 h5-h4
44.Qc6-e4+ Kg4-h5 45.Nd4xb5
3.37/10 ] 36...Ke6xe5 [ 36...Ke6-f5
37.Nb4-d5 Qe3-g3 38.Rd1-f1+ Kf5xe5
39.Nd5-f6+- ;Houdini annotates:
36...Ke6-f5 37.Rd1-f1+ Kf5-g4
38.Nb4-d5 Qe3-d4 39.Nd5-f6+ Kg4-h3
40.Nf6xe8 Rg8-g1 41.Rf1xg1
Qd4xg1+ 42.Ka1-a2 h7-h5 43.e5-e6
Qg1-d4 44.Ne8-d6 2.86/9 ]
37.Qc6-d6+ [Houdini annotates:
37.Qc6-d6+ Ke5-f5 38.Nb4-d5 Qe3-d4
39.Rd1xd4 Kf5-g4 40.Rd4-d1 Re8-f8
41.Rd1-g1+ Kg4-f3 42.Rg1-f1+ Kf3-e2
43.Rf1xf8 Rg8xf8 44.Qd6xf8 Ke2-d3
45.Qf8-b4 e4-e3 46.Qb4-c3+ Kd3-e4
47.Nd5xe3 14.96/9 ] 37...Ke5-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 37...Ke5-f5
38.Nb4-d5 Qe3-d4 39.Rd1xd4 Kf5-g4
40.Rd4-d1 Re8-f8 41.Rd1-g1+ Kg4-f3
42.Rg1-f1+ Kf3-e2 43.Rf1xf8 Rg8xf8
64
44.Qd6xf8 Ke2-d3 45.Qf8-b4 e4-e3
46.Qb4-c3+ Kd3-e4 47.Nd5xe3
15.15/1 ] 38.Nb4-d5 [Houdini annotates
65

x64: 38.Nb4-d5 Qe3-d4 39.Rd1xd4
Kf5-g4 40.Rd4-d1 Re8-f8 41.Rd1-g1+
Kg4-f3 42.Rg1-f1+ Kf3-e2 43.Rf1xf8
Rg8xf8 44.Qd6xf8 Ke2-d3 45.Qf8-b4
e4-e3 46.Qb4-c3+ Kd3-e4
47.Nd5xe3 14.96/11 ] 38...Qe3-g3
[ 38...Qe3-f3 39.Qd6-f6+ Kf5-g4
40.Rd1-g1+ Kg4-h5 41.Nd5-f4+
Qf3xf4 42.Rg1-h1+ Kh5-g4
43.Rh1-h4+ Kg4-f3 44.Qf6xf4+ Kf3-e2
45.Rh4-h2+ Ke2-d3 46.Rh2-d2+
Kd3-c4 47.Qf4-c7+ Kc4-b5
48.Rd2-d5+ Kb5-a6 49.Qc7-c4+
Ka6-b7 50.Rd5-d7+ Kb7-b8
51.Qc4-c7+ Kb8-a8 52.Qc7-b7# ;
Houdini annotates: 38...Rg8-g3
39.Qd6-f6+ Kf5-g4 40.Nd5xe3+
Rg3xe3 41.Rd1-g1+ Re3-g3
42.Qf6-g7+ Kg4-f5 43.Rg1xg3 Re8-b8
44.Qg7-g5+ Kf5-e6 45.Qg5-h6+
Ke6-e5 46.Rg3-g5+ Ke5-f4
47.Rg5-g8+ Kf4-f3 48.Rg8xb8 e4-e3
49.Rb8-f8+ Kf3-e4 50.Qh6xh7+
Ke4-e5 51.Qh7-c7+ Ke5-d5
52.Qc7xb6 17.00/12 ] 39.Rd1-f1+
[ Houdini annotates: 39.Rd1-f1+
Kf5-g4 40.Qd6-d7+ Re8-e6
41.Qd7xe6+ Kg4-g5 42.Qe6-f5+
Kg5-h6 43.Rf1-h1+ Qg3-h3
44.Rh1xh3+ Kh6-g7 45.Qf5-f6# #7/17 ]
39...Kf5-g4 40.Qd6-d7+ Re8-e6
41.Qd7xe6+ Kg4-g5 42.Qe6-f5+
Kg5-h6 43.Rf1-h1+ Qg3-h3
44.Rh1xh3+ Kh6-g7 45.Qf5-f6# #6/21 ]
40.Qd6-d7+ Diagram [ 40.Qd6-d7+
Re8-e6 41.Qd7xe6+ Kg4-g5
42.Qe6xg8+ Kg5-h5 43.Qg8xg3 e4-e3
44.Rf1-h1# ;Houdini annotates:
40.Qd6-d7+ Re8-e6 41.Qd7xe6+
Kg4-g5 42.Qe6-f5+ Kg5-h6
43.Rf1-h1+ Qg3-h3 44.Rh1xh3+
Kh6-g7 45.Qf5-f6# #6/17 ]
1-0
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+r+0{
9+-+Q+-+p0 36
9-zp-+-+-+0
9+-+N+-+-0
9p+-+p+k+0
9zP-+-+-wq-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9mK-+-+R+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
7
Saidali Iuldachev
Levon Aronian
36th Olympiad (2)
B23
17.10.2004
B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines

without ...g6
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 Nc6-d4 4.Bb5-c4 e7-e6
5.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 6.0-0 a7-a6 7.d2-d3
b7-b5 8.Bc4-b3 Nd4xb3 9.a2xb3
Bc8-b7 10.e4-e5 b5-b4 11.e5xf6
b4xc3 12.f6xg7 Bf8xg7 13.b2xc3
Bg7xc3 14.Ra1-a4 Rh8-g8 15.Bc1-f4
Qd8-f6
16.Bf4-g3 Standard Book
moves end here Bb7xf3 [Houdini
annotates: 16...Bb7xf3
17.Qd1xf3
Qf6xf3
18.g2xf3 f7-f5 19.Kg1-h1 Ke8-e7
20.Rf1-g1 Bc3-d4 21.Bg3-h4+ Ke7-f7
22.Rg1xg8 Kf7xg8 23.Kh1-g2 Kg8-f7
24.f3-f4 h7-h6 25.Kg2-f3 a6-a5
26.Kf3-e2 Bd4-h8 27.Ke2-e3 -0.15/18 ]
17.g2xf3 [ 17.Qd1xf3!? should be
examined more closely Qf6xf3
18.g2xf3 ;Houdini annotates:
66
17.Qd1xf3 Qf6xf3 18.g2xf3 f7-f5
19.Kg1-h1 Ke8-e7 20.Rf1-g1 Bc3-d4
21.Bg3-h4+ Ke7-f7 22.Rg1xg8 Kf7xg8
67

23.Kh1-g2 Kg8-f7 24.f3-f4 h7-h6
25.Kg2-f3 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+-+0{
9+-+p+k+-0
9p+-+p+-zp0
9+-zp-+p+-0
9R+-vl-zP-vL0
9+P+P+K+-0
9-+P+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
37
a6-a5 26.Kf3-e2 d7-d6 27.Ke2-f3

Kf7-g6 -0.22/18 ] 17...h7-h5
[ Houdini annotates: 17...Bc3-d4
18.Kg1-h1 h7-h5 19.h2-h4 Rg8-g6
20.Rf1-g1 Qf6-f5 21.Kh1-h2 a6-a5
22.Qd1-e2 d7-d5 23.Rg1-g2 Ra8-a6
24.Qe2-d2 Qf5-f6 25.Qd2-f4 e6-e5
26.Qf4xf6 Ra6xf6 27.Ra4xa5 -0.40/18
] 18.Kg1-h1 [Houdini annotates:
18.h2-h4 Bc3-d4 19.Kg1-h2 a6-a5
20.Qd1-e2 d7-d5 21.Rf1-g1 Rg8-g6
22.Rg1-g2 Ke8-e7 23.c2-c4 Ke7-f8
24.Ra4-a3 Qf6-f5 25.Kh2-g1 d5xc4
26.d3xc4 Diagram
(Diagram 38)
Ra8-d8 27.Ra3xa5 Qf5-b1+
28.Kg1-h2 Qb1xb3 -0.42/18 ]
18...Bc3-d4 19.h2-h4 Rg8-g6
20.Rf1-g1 Qf6-f5 21.Kh1-h2 a6-a5
22.Qd1-e2 d7-d5 23.Rg1-g2 Ra8-a6
24.Qe2-d2 Qf5-f6 25.Qd2-d1 Rg6-g7
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-mk-+0{
9+-+-+p+-0 38
26.Qd1-d2 Ke8-e7 27.Qd2-f4 e6-e5
28.Qf4xf6+ Ke7xf6 29.Rg2-g1 Kf6-f5
30.Kh2-g2 Rg7-g8 -0.39/18 ] 19.h2-h4
[ 19.Rf1-g1 Rg8-g6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-+-+p+r+0
9-+-+p+r+0
9zp-zp-+q+p0
9-+Pvl-+-zP0
9tRP+-+PvL-0
9-+-+QzPR+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
x64: 19.Rf1-g1 Rg8-g6 20.h2-h4
Qf6-f5 21.Kh1-h2 a6-a5 22.Qd1-e2
d7-d5 23.Rg1-g2 Ra8-a6 24.Qe2d2
Qf5-f6 25.Qd2-d1 Ke8-f8 26.c2-c4
Bd4-e5 27.Kh2-g1 -0.46/17 ]
19...Ke8-e7 [ 19...Qf6-f5 20.Kh1-h2
; Houdini annotates: 19...a6-a5
20.Qd1-e2 Rg8-g7 21.Rf1-e1 d7-d5
22.c2-c4 Qf6-f5 23.Kh1-h2 Ra8-a6
24.c4xd5 Qf5xd5 25.Ra4-a3 f7-f6
26.Qe2-e4 Ke8-f7 27.Qe4xd5 e6xd5
28.Kh2-g2 Bd4-e5 -0.39/16 ]
20.Rf1-g1 Rg8-g6 21.Kh1-h2 a6-a5
22.Rg1-g2 Ra8-g8 23.Qd1-e2 Bd4-c3
24.Qe2-e3 d7-d6 25.Kh2-h1 Bc3-d4
26.Qe3-e4 d6-d5 27.Qe4-e2 Rg8-a8
28.Kh1-g1 Qf6-f5 29.Kg1-h1 Rg6-g7
30.c2-c4 d5xc4 31.d3xc4 Qf5-b1+
32.Rg2-g1 Qb1xb3 33.Ra4-a2 Ke7-f8
34.Bg3-d6+ Kf8-g8 -0.41/17 ]
20...Rg8-g6 [Houdini annotates:
20...a6-a5 21.Kh1-h2 Rg8-g6
22.Rf1-g1 d7-d6 23.Ra4-a2 Rg6-g8
24.Ra2-a4 d6-d5 25.Rg1-g2 Qf6-f5
26.Rg2-g1 Bd4-c3 27.Ra4-f4 Qf5-g6
28.Rf4-a4 e6-e5 29.f3-f4 f7-f6
30.f4xe5 Bc3xe5 31.c2-c3 -0.39/17 ]
21.Rf1-g1 [Houdini annotates:
21.b3-b4 c5xb4 22.Ra4xb4 a6-a5
68

23.Rb4-a4 Qf6-f5 24.Kh1-h2 Qf5-d5
25.Qe2-e4 Qd5xe4 26.f3xe4 e6-e5
27.Rf1-b1 f7-f6 28.Rb1-b7 Rg6-g8
29.Kh2-g2 Ra8-c8 30.c2-c4 -0.31/16 ]
21...Ra8-g8 Diagram [ 21...d7-d6!? ;
22.Kh1-h2 d7-d6 23.Ra4-a2 Rg6-g8
24.Qe2-e4 d6-d5 25.Qe4-e2 Qf6-f5
26.Ra2-a4 Bd4-c3 27.Ra4-f4 Qf5-g6
28.Rf4-a4 e6-e5 29.f3-f4 f7-f6
30.f4xe5 Bc3xe5 31.c2-c3 -0.39/16 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+r+0
9+-+pmkp+-0 39
9p+-+pwqr+0
9+-zp-+-+p0
9R+-vl-+-zP0
9+P+P+PvL-0
9-+P+QzP-+0
9+-+-+-tRK0[
xiiiiiiiiy
22.Ra4xa6= [Houdini annotates:
22.Ra4xa6 Bd4-e5 23.Qe2-e3 Qf6-f5
24.Kh1-h2 Be5-f4 25.Qe3-e4 Qf5-f6
26.Kh2-h3 d7-d5 27.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-f8
28.Ra7-a8+ Kf8-g7 29.Ra8xg8+
Kg7xg8 30.Qe4-a4 Bf4xg3
31.Qa4-e8+ Kg8-h7 32.Rg1xg3
Rg6xg3+ 33.Kh3xg3 Kh7-g7
34.Qe8-b8 Qf6-c3 35.Qb8-d8 Qc3xc2
36.Qd8-g5+ Kg7-f8 37.Qg5-d8+
Kf8-g7 38.Qd8-g5+ -0.08/17 ]
22...Ke7-f8 Black king safety improved
[ Houdini annotates: 22...Bd4-e5
23.Qe2-e3 Qf6-f5 24.Qe3xc5+ d7-d6
25.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-f8 26.Ra7-a8+
Kf8-g7 27.Ra8xg8+ Kg7xg8
69
28.Qc5-c8+ Kg8-h7 29.Kh1-g2 Qf5-f4
30.Qc8-b7 d6-d5 31.Qb7-a7 Rg6-g7
32.Rg1-e1 Be5-d4 33.Qa7-a4 Qf4-d2

34.Re1-f1 Bd4-e5 35.Kg2-h3 Qd2-e2
34.Re1-f1 Bd4-e5 35.Kg2-h3 Qd2-e2
0.06/16
] 23.Ra6-a4
[Houdini
annotates:
23.Bg3-d6+
Kf8-g7
24.Rg1xg6+ Qf6xg6 25.Bd6-g3 Qg6f5 26.Kh1-g2 d7-d5 27.Ra6-c6 Kg7h7 28.Kg2-h2
Qf5-f6 29.c2-c4 Qf6-f5 30.c4xd5
Qf5xd5 31.Qe2-e4+ Kh7-g7
32.Rc6-c7 0.08/15 ] 23...Kf8-g7
[ Houdini annotates: 23...Kf8-e7
24.Ra4-a6 0.08/16 ] 24.b3-b4
[ Houdini annotates: 24.b3-b4 c5xb4
25.Ra4xb4 e6-e5 26.Kh1-h2 d7-d6
27.Rb4-c4 d6-d5 28.Rc4-c7 Qf6-d6
29.Rc7-b7 Rg8-b8 30.Rg1-b1 Rb8xb7
31.Rb1xb7 Qd6-e6 32.Rb7-b5 Kg7-f8
33.c2-c4 d5xc4 34.d3xc4 f7-f6
35.Rb5-b8+ Kf8-g7 36.Rb8b7+ Kg7-h6 0.01/16 ]
24...c5xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 24...c5xb4
25.Ra4xb4 Kg7-h7 26.Qe2-e4 Bd4-c3
27.Rb4-a4 d7-d5 28.Qe4-f4 Qf6xf4
29.Ra4xf4 f7-f5 30.Rf4-a4 Rg8-g7
31.f3-f4 Bc3-f6 32.Ra4-a6 Bf6xh4
33.Kh1-h2 d5-d4 34.Ra6-d6 Bh4xg3+
35.f2xg3 0.06/15 ] 25.Ra4xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Ra4xb4
Kg7-h7 26.Qe2-e4 Bd4-c3 27.Rb4a4 d7-d5 28.Qe4-f4 Qf6xf4
29.Ra4xf4
f7-f5 30.Rf4-a4 Rg8-g7 31.Kh1-h2
e6-e5 32.f3-f4 e5-e4 33.d3xe4 d5xe4
34.Ra4-c4 Bc3-b2 0.01/16 ]
25...Kg7-h7 [Houdini annotates:
25...d7-d6 26.Qe2-e4 e6-e5 27.f3-f4
Kg7-h8 28.Rb4-b5 Qf6-g7 29.Qe4-g2
Rg6-g4 30.f4xe5 d6xe5 31.Rb5-b7
Qg7-f6 32.Rg1-b1 Kh8-g7 33.Rb1-g1
Rg8-c8 34.c2-c4 0.18/15 ] 26.Rg1-g2
[ Houdini annotates: 26.Qe2-e4
Bd4-c3 27.Rb4-a4 d7-d5 28.Qe4-f4
Qf6xf4 29.Ra4xf4 f7-f5 30.Rf4-a4
70
Rg8-g7 31.Kh1-h2 e6-e5 32.f3-f4
e5-e4 33.Ra4-a8 Rg7-b7 34.Ra8-f8
e4xd3 35.c2xd3 0.03/16 ] 26...Qf6-g7
27.f3-f4 Rg6-g4 28.Rb4-b1 Rg8-a8

29.Qe2-f3 Qf6-f5 30.Kh1-g1 Kh7-g7
31.Qf3-e2 Ra8-a2 32.Qe2-d2 Rg4-g6
33.Rb1-b4 Bd4-b2 34.Qd2-e1 Bb2-f6
-0.20/15 ] 27.Rb4-b5 [Houdini
annotates
: 27.Rb4-b7 f7-f5 28.f3-f4
Rg6-g4 29.Qe2-f3 Rg8-c8 30.c2-c4
Rc8-a8 31.Rg2-g1 Ra8-a2 32.Rg1-b1
Qg7-e7 33.Rb7-c7 Kh7-g6 34.Rb1-g1
Kg6-f7 35.Qf3-b7 0.00/14 ] 27...f7-f5
28.c2-c4 Bd4-f6 29.Qe2-e1 Rg8-a8
30.Rb5-b1 Bf6xh4 31.Bg3-e5 Bh4-f6
32.Rg2xg6 Kh7xg6 33.Qe1-e2 Kg6-f7
34.Rb1-g1 Qg7-h8 35.f3-f4 Bf6xe5
36.f4xe5 h5-h4 37.Kh1-h2 Kf7-e7
38.d3-d4 -0.10/17 ] 28.Rg2-g1?
[ 28.Qe2-d2!?= Diagram
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and White can hope to survive ;
Houdini annotates: 28.c2-c4 Bd4-f6
29.Qe2-e1 Bf6xh4 30.Rg2-h2 Bh4xg3
31.f2xg3 Rg8-a8 32.g3-g4 Ra8-a1
33.Rb5-b1 Ra1xb1 34.Qe1xb1 f5xg4
35.Rh2xh5+ Kh7-g8 36.Qb1-b8+
Kg8-f7 37.Qb8-a7 Kf7-e8 38.Qa7-a8+
Ke8-e7 39.f3xg4 Rg6xg4 40.Qa8-a3+
Ke7-e8 41.Qa3-a8+ Ke8-f7 42.Qa8-a7
71
Kf7-e7 43.Qa7-c5+ Ke7-d8
44.Qc5-b6+ Kd8-e8 45.Qb6-b8+
Ke8-e7 46.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8 -0.17/15 ]
28...e6-e5 [Houdini annotates:

28...e6-e5 29.Rb5-b1 Qg7-f6
28...e6-e5 29.Rb5-b1 Qg7-f6
30.Bg3-h2 Qf6xh4 31.Rg1xg6 Rg8xg6
32.Rb1-g1 Rg6xg1+ 33.Kh1xg1
Qh4-g5+ 34.Kg1-f1 Qg5-c1+
35.Kf1-g2 f5-f4 36.Kg2-h3 Kh7-g7
37.Kh3-h4 Qc1-h1 38.Kh4-h3 Kg7-f6
39.c2-c4 Kf6-e7 -0.71/17 ] 29.f3-f4?
[ 29.c2-c3 Bd4xc3 30.f3-f4 ;
Houdini annotates: 29.Rb5-b1
Qg7-f6 30.Bg3-h2 Qf6xh4 31.Rg1xg6
Rg8xg6 32.Rb1-g1 Rg6xg1+
33.Kh1xg1 Qh4-g5+ 34.Kg1-f1
Qg5-c1+ 35.Kf1-g2 f5-f4 36.Kg2-h3
Kh7-g7 37.Kh3-h4 Qc1-h1 38.Kh4-h3
Kg7-f6 39.c2-c4 Kf6-e7 -0.68/15 ]
29...Rg6-g4-+ [Houdini annotates:
29...Rg6-g4 30.Rg1-g2 e5xf4
31.Rb5xf5 Rg4xh4+ 32.Rg2-h2
Rh4xh2+ 33.Kh1xh2 f4xg3+
34.Kh2-h3 Qg7-g4+
35.Qe2xg4 h5xg4+ 36.Kh3xg3
Rg8-g7
37.Rf5-h5+ Kh7-g8 38.Rh5-d5 Bd4-c3
39.Rd5-c5 Bc3-b4 40.Rc5-d5 Kg8-f8
41.Rd5-d4 Bb4-c5 42.Rd4xg4
Bc5xf2+ 43.Kg3-f3 Rg7xg4 44.Kf3xg4
Bf2-d4 -1.73/13 ] 30.f4xe5 [ 30.Qe2-e1
Qg7-f6 31.Rb5xe5 Bd4xe5 32.f4xe5
Qf6xh4+ 33.Kh1-g2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
: 30.Rg1-g2 e5xf4 31.Rb5xf5
Rg4xh4+ 32.Rg2-h2 Rh4xh2+
33.Kh1xh2 f4xg3+ 34.Kh2-h3
Qg7-g4+ 35.Qe2xg4 h5xg4+
36.Kh3xg3 Rg8-g7 37.Rf5-h5+
Kh7-g8 38.Rh5-d5 Bd4-c3 39.Rd5-c5
Bc3-b4 40.Rc5-d5 Kg8-f8 41.Rd5-d4
Bb4-c5 42.Rd4xg4 Bc5xf2+ 43.Kg3-f3
Rg7xg4 44.Kf3xg4 Bf2-d4 -2.01/14 ]
30...f5-f4 [Houdini annotates:
30...f5-f4 31.Qe2-e4+ Kh7-h8
32.Qe4xd4 f4xg3 33.Qd4xg4 Qg7xg4
34.Rg1xg3 Qg4-d1+ 35.Kh1-g2
Qd1xc2 36.Rg3xg8+ Kh8xg8
72
37.Rb5-b8+ Kg8-g7 38.Rb8-b6
Qc2xd3 39.Rb6-d6 Qd3-e4+
40.Kg2-f1 Qe4xe5 41.Rd6xd7+
73

Kg7-h6 42.Rd7-d3 Qe5-f4 43.Kf1-e2
Qf4xh4 44.Rd3-d6+ Kh6-g7
45.Rd6-d7+ Kg7-g6 46.Rd7-d6+
Kg6-f5 47.Rd6-d5+ Kf5-e4 -5.27/13 ]
31.e5-e6 Diagram [ 31.Qe2-e1 f4xg3
32.f2xg3 Bd4xg1 33.e5-e6-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 31.Qe2-e4+
Kh7-h8 32.Qe4xd4 f4xg3 33.Qd4xg4
Qg7xg4 34.Rg1xg3 Qg4-d1+
35.Kh1-g2 Qd1xc2 36.Rg3xg8+
Kh8xg8 37.Rb5-b8+ Kg8-g7
38.Rb8-b6 Qc2xd3 39.Rb6-d6
Qd3-e4+ 40.Kg2-f1 Qe4xe5
41.Rd6xd7+ Kg7-h6 42.Rd7-d3
Qe5-f4 43.Kf1-e2 Qf4xh4 44.Rd3-d6+
Kh6-g7 45.Rd6-d7+ Kg7-g6
46.Rd7-d6+ Kg6-f5 47.Rd6-d5+
Kf5-e4 -5.55/14 ]
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31...Rg4xh4+!! Deflection: g3
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Rg4xh4+
32.Kh1-g2 Qg7xg3+ 33.f2xg3
Rg8xg3+ 34.Kg2-f1 Rg3xg1# -#4/15 ]
32.Kh1-g2 [ 32.Bg3xh4 Qg7xg1#
Mate attack Clearance Deflection
Pinning ;Houdini annotates:
32.Kh1-g2 Qg7xg3+ 33.f2xg3
Rg8xg3+ 34.Kg2-f1 Rg3xg1# -#3/16 ]
32...Qg7xg3+!! Diagram
[ 32...Qg7xg3+ 33.f2xg3 Rg8xg3+
34.Kg2-f1 Rg3xg1# ; 32...f4xg3?!

33.Rb5xh5+ Rh4xh5
34.Qe2xh5+ Qg7-h6
35.Qh5xh6+ Kh7xh6
33.Rb5xh5+ Rh4xh5
34.Qe2xh5+ Qg7-h6
35.Qh5xh6+ Kh7xh6
36.Rg1-h1+ Kh6-g5 37.f2-f4+
( 37.e6xd7 Bd4xf2 38.Rh1-h7
Rg8-d8-+ ) 37...Kg5-f5 38.e6xd7
; Houdini annotates: 32...Qg7xg3+
33.f2xg3 Rg8xg3+ 34.Kg2-f1
Rg3xg1# -#3/13 ]
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Mate attack
0-1
8
D15
74
Levon Aronian
Valerij Popov
Aeroflot Open 2005 (4)
18.02.2005
D15: Slav Defence: 4 Nc3 a6 and

gambit lines after 4 Nc3 dxc4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.e2-e3 a7-a6
5.Ng1-f3 b7-b5 6.c4-c5 g7-g6
7.Qd1-b3 a6-a5 8.Nf3-e5 Bf8-g7
9.Nc3xb5 c6xb5 10.Bf1xb5+ Ke8-f8
11.0-0 Bc8-a6 12.a2-a4 Nf6-e4
13.Ne5-d3 Ba6-b7 14.f2-f3 Ne4-f6
15.Nd3-e5 Standard Book moves
end here Qd8-c7 [ 15...Qd8-c8
16.e3-e4 ;Houdini annotates:
15...Nb8-a6 16.Bc1-d2 Bg7-h6

17.g2-g4 Rh8-g8 18.h2-h4 g6-g5
19.h4-h5 Na6-c7 20.Bb5-d3 Bb7-c8
21.Qb3-b6 Bc8-a6 22.Bd2xa5 Ba6xd3
23.Ne5xd3 Ra8-c8 24.Qb6-b7
-0.14/15 ] 16.Bc1-d2 [Houdini
annotates
: 16.e3-e4 Nb8-c6 17.Ne5xc6
Bb7xc6 18.e4-e5 Nf6-d7 19.Bc1-d2
Ra8-b8 20.Rf1-f2 h7-h5 21.Qb3-d3
Bg7xe5 22.d4xe5 Nd7xc5 23.Qd3-c3
Bc6xb5 24.a4xb5 Diagram
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9-+-+-+p+0
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9+-wQ-+P+-0
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Rb8xb5 25.e5-e6 Rh8-g8 26.Bd2-h6+
Kf8-e8 -0.09/16 ] 16...h7-h5
[ 16...Nf6-h5!? has some apparent
merit ;Houdini annotates: 16...Nf6-h5
17.e3-e4 Bg7xe5 18.d4xe5 d5-d4
19.e5-e6 f7-f6 20.Bd2-h6+ Nh5-g7
21.Ra1-d1 Nb8-c6 22.Bb5xc6 Bb7xc6
23.Rd1xd4 Ra8-b8 24.Qb3-a2 Bc6-e8
25.Rf1-d1 g6-g5 26.Qa2-a3 Rh8-g8
27.Bh6xg7+ Kf8xg7 -0.22/15 ]
17.c5-c6 Is this a dangerous pawn?
Nb8-c6 18.Ne5xc6 Bb7xc6 19.e4-e5
Nf6-d7 20.Bb5xc6 Qc7xc6 Diagram
(Diagram 44)
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9+Q+-+P+-0
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21.Qb3-b5 Nd7-b8 22.Bd2xa5
Qc6-e6 23.Ba5-c3 Nb8-c6 24.a4-a5
Bg7-h6 25.f3-f4 Kf8-g7 26.a5-a6
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Rh8-b8 27.Qb5-d3 h5-h4 28.Rf1-f2
Kg7-g8 29.Ra1-e1 -0.13/16 ]
17...Bb7-c8 [ 17...Nb8xc6? fails
because of 18.Ra1-c1+- ;
Houdini annotates: 17...Bb7-c8
18.Ra1-c1 Bg7-h6 19.Ne5-d7+ Kf8-g7
20.Nd7xf6 e7xf6 21.Qb3xd5 Rh8-d8
22.Qd5-c5 Bc8-e6 23.Qc5-c3 Be6-d5
24.Bd2-e1 Nb8xc6 25.Be1-g3 Qc7-a7
26.Bb5xc6 Bd5xc6 27.Qc3xc6
Bh6xe3+ 28.Bg3-f2 Qa7xd4
29.Bf2xe3 Qd4xe3+ 30.Rf1-f2
-0.11/16 ] 18.e3-e4 White threatens
to win material: e4xd5 [Houdini
annotates: 18.Ra1-c1 Bg7-h6
19.Ne5-d7+ Kf8-g7 20.Nd7xf6 e7xf6
21.Qb3xd5
Rh8-d8 22.Qd5-c5 Bc8-e6 23.Qc5-c3
Be6-d5 24.Bd2-e1 Nb8xc6 25.Bb5xc6
Bd5xc6 26.Qc3xc6 Bh6xe3+
27.Be1-f2 Qc7xc6 28.Rc1xc6 Be3xd4
29.Bf2xd4 Rd8xd4 -0.02/14 ]
18...Qc7-b6 Black threatens to win
material: Qb6xd4 [Houdini
annotates: 18...Nb8-a6 19.e4xd5
Qc7-d6
20.Bd2xa5 Nf6xd5 21.Qb3-c4 h5-h4
22.Rf1-e1 Rh8-h5 23.Re1-e2 e7-e6
24.Ba5-d2 Na6-b4 25.c6-c7 Kf8-g8
26.Ra1-e1 h4-h3 27.Qc4-c5 -0.12/14 ]
19.Bd2-e3 [ 19.Qb3-d3 Nb8-a6
; Houdini annotates: 19.Kg1-h1
76

Bg7-h6 20.Bd2xh6+ Rh8xh6 21.e4xd5
Rh6-h7 22.Rf1-e1 Nb8-a6 23.Ra1-c1
Qb6xd4 24.Ne5-d7+ Kf8-g7
25.Bb5xa6 Bc8xa6 26.Rc1-d1 Ba6-c4
27.Qb3-b7 Qd4-a7 28.Nd7xf6 e7xf6
29.d5-d6 Qa7xb7 30.c6xb7 0.39/13 ]
19...Bc8-e6 20.Rf1-e1 Kf8-g8
21.Qb3-a3 Qb6-c7 22.Be3-f4 Bg7-h6
23.Qa3-e3 Bh6xf4 24.Qe3xf4 Qc7-b6
25.Ra1-d1 h5-h4 26.Re1-e2 d5xe4
27.f3xe4 Nb8-a6 -0.23/13 ] 20.Ra1-c1
[ 20.Rf1-d1 Diagram
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h5-h4= ( 20...d5xe4 as before the
pawn must be left alone, otherwise
Black will be punished 21.d4-d5
Qb6-c7 22.d5xe6+- );Houdini
annotates: 20.Rf1-d1 h5-h4 21.Ra1c1
Ra8-a7 22.Rc1-c5 Nb8-a6 23.e4xd5
Be6-f5 24.Rc5-c1 Na6-b4 25.Bb5-c4
h4-h3 -0.03/12 ] 20...Nb8-a6
[ 20...d5xe4?? the pawn contains a
lethal dose of poison 21.d4-d5 Be6xd5
22.Be3xb6 Bd5xb3 23.c6-c7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 20...Nb8-a6
21.e4xd5 Be6xd5 22.Ne5-d7+ Nf6xd7
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23.Qb3xd5 Nd7-f6 24.Qd5-b3 Nf6-e8
25.Rf1-d1 Ne8-d6 26.d4-d5 Qb6-c7
27.Bb5xa6 Ra8xa6 28.Rd1-e1 Kf8-g8
29.Be3-f2 Kg8-h7 30.Qb3-d3 Ra6-a8

-0.49/15 ] 21.f3-f4 [
21.e4xd5!? Be6xd5 22.Qb3xd5
Nf6xd5
-0.49/15 ] 21.f3-f4 [
21.e4xd5!? Be6xd5 22.Qb3xd5
Nf6xd5
23.Ne5-d7+
Kf8-g8
24.Nd7xb6
Nd5xb6
25.Bb5xa6
Ra8xa6
26.c6-c7 ;Houdini annotates:
21.e4xd5 Be6xd5 22.Qb3-a3 Na6c7
23.Rc1-c5 Ra8-d8 24.Bb5-e2 h5h4
25.Be3-d2
Rd8-a8
26.Ne5-c4
Bd5xc4
27.Be2xc4 h4-h3 28.g2-g3 Nf6d5
29.Qa3-d3 -0.44/13 ] 21...Na6c7
[
21...d5xe4
22.d4-d5
Be6xd5
23.Be3xb6 Bd5xb3 24.Bb5xa6+; Houdini annotates: 21...Ra8-d8
22.f4-f5 g6xf5 23.e4xf5 Be6c8
24.c6-c7 Rd8-d6 25.Rc1-c5 h5h4
26.Qb3-d3 Na6-b4 27.Qd3-e2 Rh8g8
28.Kg1-h1 h4-h3 29.Rf1-g1 Nf6e4
30.Rc5-c1 Bg7-f6 31.Be3-h6+ Bf6g7
-0.59/14 ] 22.f4-f5 White threatens to
win material: f5xe6
[Houdini
annotates: 22.f4-f5 g6xf5 23.e4xf5
Be6-c8
24.Rc1-c5 Rh8-g8 25.Rf1-f4 Ra8a7
26.Qb3-d3 Bg7-h8 27.Be3-d2 Nc7a6
28.Rc5-c1
Na6-b4
29.Bd2xb4
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a5xb4
30.Qd3-b3 Qb6-a5 -0.62/14 ]
22...Be6-c8?? forfeits the advantage
[ 22...g6xf5 23.e4xf5 Be6-c8
24.Qb3-d3 ;Houdini annotates:
22...g6xf5 23.e4xf5 Be6-c8 24.Rc1-c5
Rh8-g8 25.Rf1-c1 Bc8xf5 26.Ne5-d7+
Nf6xd7 27.c6xd7 Bf5xd7 28.Rc5xc7
Bg7xd4 29.Be3xd4 Qb6xd4+
30.Kg1-h1 Qd4-e4 31.Qb3-c2 Qe4xc2
32.Rc1xc2 Bd7-f5 33.Rc2-e2 Bf5-e4
34.Re2-f2 f7-f6 35.Kh1-g1 Kf8-f7
-0.70/10 ] 23.Rc1-c5 [ 23.f5xg6
and White can already relax Bc8-e6
24.g6xf7 d5xe4 25.Ne5-g6+ Kf8xf7
26.d4-d5 Be6xd5 27.Ng6xh8+ Bg7xh8
28.Be3xb6 Bd5xb3 29.Bb6xc7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 23.f5xg6 Nf6-g4
24.Rf1xf7+ Kf8-g8 25.Rf7xe7 Ng4xe3
26.Qb3xe3 Bc8-e6 27.Rc1-c5 Rh8-h6
28.Re7xc7 Qb6xc7 29.e4xd5 Be6-f5
30.Bb5-c4 Qc7-d6 31.Ne5-f7 Qd6xg6

32.Nf7xh6+ Bg7xh6 33.d5-d6+
Kg8-h7 34.Qe3-e7+ Bh6-g7 4.08/11 ]
23...Bc8-a6?? makes life more difficult
[ 23...g6xf5 this is the best way to
fight back 24.e4xf5 Kf8-g8= ;
Houdini annotates: 23...g6xf5
24.e4xd5 Nf6-e4 25.Ne5-d7+ Bc8xd7
26.c6xd7 Bg7-f6 27.Rc5-c6 Qb6-a7
28.Bb5-d3 Ne4-d6 29.Rc6xd6 e7xd6
30.Qb3-c4 f5-f4 31.Rf1xf4 Bf6-g5
32.Rf4-e4 Bg5xe3+ 33.Re4xe3
Rh8-h6 34.Bd3-b1 Rh6-f6 -0.33/14 ]
24.Be3-g5 [ 24.f5xg6 and White has
reached his goal Ra8-d8 25.e4xd5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 24.f5xg6 Ba6-c8
25.g6xf7 Bc8-e6 26.e4xd5 Be6-g4
27.h2-h3 Bg4-c8 28.d5-d6 Bc8-e6
29.d6xe7+ Kf8xe7 30.Qb3-a3 Be6xf7
31.Rc5-d5+ Ke7-e8 32.Rd5-d7
5.68/11 ] 24...Ba6-c8 [Houdini
annotates
: 24...Ba6-c8 25.f5xg6 Nc7-e6
26.Bg5xf6 Bg7xf6 27.Qb3xd5 Kf8-g7
28.Rf1xf6 e7xf6 29.Ne5xf7 Ne6-c7
30.Qd5-d6 Rh8-e8 31.Qd6-f4 Kg7xg6
32.Nf7-d6 Bc8-e6 33.Nd6xe8 Ra8xe8
34.Bb5-e2 Kg6-g7 35.Be2xh5 Be6-f7
36.e4-e5 Bf7xh5 37.e5xf6+ Kg7-f7
38.Rc5xh5 Qb6xc6 39.Rh5xa5
3.09/12 ] 25.Kg1-h1?? allows the
opponent back into the game [ 25.f5xg6
Nc7-e6 26.Bg5-e3+- ;Houdini
annotates: 25.f5xg6 Nc7-e6
26.Bg5xf6
Bg7xf6 27.Qb3xd5 Kf8-g7 28.Rf1xf6
e7xf6 29.Ne5xf7 Diagram
(Diagram 46)
Ne6-c7 30.Qd5-d6 Rh8-e8 31.Qd6-f4
Kg7xg6 32.Nf7-d6 Bc8-e6 33.Qf4-h4
Kg6-g7 34.Nd6xe8+ Ra8xe8 35.e4-e5
Re8-f8 36.e5xf6+ Rf8xf6 37.Qh4xh5
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Nc7xb5 38.a4xb5 Qb6-c7 39.Rc5-g5+
Kg7-f8 2.65/13 ] 25...Nf6xe4
'the knight is the knight!' [ 25...g6xf5
26.e4xd5 Nf6-e4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
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9-wqP+nzpP+0
9zpLtRQ+-+p0
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x64: 25...g6xf5 26.e4xf5 Qb6-a7
27.Bg5xf6 Bg7xf6 28.Rc5xd5 Nc7xd5
29.Qb3xd5 e7-e6 30.f5xe6 Bc8xe6
31.Qd5-e4 Qa7-e7 32.Ne5-g6+ f7xg6
33.Qe4xg6 Rh8-g8 34.Rf1xf6+ Be6-f7
35.Qg6-h6+ Rg8-g7 36.Bb5-c4 Kf8-g8
37.Bc4xf7+ Rg7xf7 38.Qh6g5+ Rf7-g7 39.Qg5-d5+ Rg7-f7
40.Qd5-g5+ Rf7-g7 0.11/14 ]
26.Bg5xe7+ [Houdini annotates:
26.Bg5xe7+ Kf8xe7 27.Rc5xd5
Bg7xe5 28.Rd5xe5+ Bc8-e6
29.Re5xe4 g6xf5 30.Rf1xf5 Ke7-d8
31.Qb3-h3 Kd8-c8 32.d4-d5 Be6xf5
33.Qh3xf5+ Kc8-b8 34.d5-d6 Kb8-a7
35.Re4-e7 Ra8-c8 36.Re7-d7 Rh8-e8
37.Bb5-f1 h5-h4 38.h2-h3 Qb6xc6
39.Qf5xa5+ Ka7-b7 40.d6xc7 Re8-e4
41.b2-b4 Re4-f4 42.Bf1-b5 Qc6-c1+
43.Kh1-h2 Rc8xc7 44.Qa5-a6+
Kb7-b8 45.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-c8 1.37/15 ]
26...Kf8xe7 [ 26...Kf8-g8 27.Rc5xd5
( 27.f5xg6 f7xg6 28.Ne5xg6 Bg7xd4
29.Rc5xd5 Bc8-e6 ) 27...Bc8xf5
28.Rf1xf5 g6xf5 29.Rd5-d7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 26...Kf8xe7
27.Rc5xd5 Bg7xe5 28.Rd5xe5+
Bc8-e6 29.Re5xe4 g6xf5 30.Rf1xf5
80
Ke7-d8 31.Qb3-h3 Kd8-c8 32.d4-d5
Be6xf5 33.Qh3xf5+ Kc8-b8 34.d5-d6

Kb8-a7 35.d6xc7 Ra8-c8 36.Qf5-f6
h5-h4 37.Qf6xf7 h4-h3 38.g2-g3
Rc8xc7 39.Re4-e7 Rc7xe7
40.Qf7xe7+ Ka7-a8 41.Qe7-d7
Ka8-b8 42.Bb5-c4 Qb6-c7 1.73/14 ]
27.Rc5xd5 [Houdini annotates:
27.Rc5xd5 Bg7xe5 28.Rd5xe5+
Bc8-e6 29.Re5xe4 g6xf5 30.Rf1xf5
Ke7-d8 31.Qb3-h3 Kd8-c8 32.d4-d5
Be6xf5 33.Qh3xf5+ Kc8-b8 34.d5-d6
Kb8-a7 35.Re4-e7 Ra8-c8 36.Qf5xf7
h5-h4 37.d6xc7 Qb6-c5 38.Re7-e1
h4-h3 39.g2-g3 Rh8-f8 1.93/11 ]
27...Nc7xd5 [ 27...Rh8-f8 28.Ne5-c4
Qb6-b8 ( 28...Nc7xd5 29.Nc4xb6
Nd5xb6 30.Bb5-d3+- ) 29.Qb3-a3+
Ke7-e8 30.Nc4-d6+ Ne4xd6
31.Qa3xd6 Bc8-e6 32.f5xe6 Qb8-d8
33.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 34.Rf1-e1+ Qd8-e7
35.Re1xe7+ Ke8-f8 36.Re7xf7+
Kf8-g8 37.Qd6xc7 Bg7-h6 38.Bb5-c4
Ra8-e8 39.Rf7-f8+ Re8xf8
40.Rd5xh5+ Rf8-f7 41.Qc7xf7+
Diagram
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9-+-+-+k+0{
9+-+-+Q+-0 47
9-+P+-+pvl0
9zp-+-+-+R0
9P+LzP-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+PzP0
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Kg8-h8 42.Rh5xh6# ;Houdini
annotates: 27...Bg7xe5 28.Rd5xe5+
Bc8-e6
29.Re5xe4 g6xf5 30.Rf1xf5 Ke7-d8
81
31.Qb3-h3 Kd8-c8 32.d4-d5 Be6xf5
33.Qh3xf5+ Kc8-b8 34.d5-d6 Kb8-a7
35.Re4-e7 Ra8-c8 36.Qf5xf7 h5-h4

37.d6xc7 Qb6-c5 38.Re7-e1 h4-h3
37.d6xc7 Qb6-c5 38.Re7-e1 h4-h3
39.g2-g3 Rh8-f8 2.30/12 ] 28.Qb3xd5
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Qb3xd5
Ra8-a7 29.Qd5xe4 Bc8xf5
30.Ne5xg6+ Ke7-d8 31.Qe4-d5+
Kd8-c7 32.Ng6xh8 Bf5-e6 33.Qd5xh5
Qb6xd4 34.Nh8xf7 Kc7-b6 35.Nf7-g5
Be6-d5 36.Ng5-f3 Bd5xf3 37.Qh5xf3
Bg7-e5 38.Rf1-d1 Qd4-f4 39.Qf3xf4
Be5xf4 40.g2-g3 Bf4-e5 41.b2-b3
Ra7-c7 42.Kh1-g2 3.79/12 ]
28...Ne4-g5?? sad, but how else could
Black save the game? [ 28...Qb6-c7
29.Qd5xf7+ Ke7-d8 30.Qf7-d5+
Ne4-d6 31.f5xg6 Bc8-e6 32.Qd5xe6
Rh8-e8+- ;Houdini annotates:
28...Ra8-a7 29.Qd5xe4 Bc8xf5
30.Ne5xg6+ Ke7-d8 31.Qe4-d5+
Kd8-c7 32.Ng6xh8 Bf5-e6 33.Qd5xh5
Qb6xd4 34.Nh8xf7 Kc7-b6 35.Nf7-g5
Be6-d5 36.Ng5-f3 Bd5xf3 37.Qh5xf3
Bg7-e5 38.Rf1-d1 Qd4-f4 39.Qf3xf4
Be5xf4 40.g2-g3 Bf4-e5 41.b2-b3
Ra7-c7 42.Kh1-g2 4.06/13 ]
29.Ne5xg6++- [Houdini annotates:
29.Ne5xg6+ f7xg6 30.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6
31.Re1xe6+ Ke7-f8 32.Qd5-d6+
Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7 34.Re6e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
36.Qf6xg5
Qb6xc6 37.Bc4-e6 Qc6xe6
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Kg8-h7 42.Qe8h5+ Bg7-h6 43.Qh5xf5+ Kh7g7
44.Qf5xa5 Kg7-g6 45.Qa5-b6+
Kg6-h7 46.Qb6-c7+ Bh6-g7 47.a4-a5
Kh7-g6 48.Qc7-c2+ Kg6-f7
49.Qc2-f5+ Kf7-e7 50.a5-a6 Ke7-e8
51.Qf5-e6+ Ke8-d8 52.Qe6g8+ Kd8-d7 53.Qg8xg7+ Kd7-
82
d6
54.Qg7-e5+ Kd6-c6 55.Qe5-c5+
Kc6-d7 56.a6-a7 19.92/16 ] 29...f7xg6
[Houdini annotates: 29...f7xg6
30.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6 31.Re1xe6+
Ke7-f8 32.Qd5-d6+ Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4

Kg8-h7 34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6
Rh8-g8 36.Qf6xg5 Qb6xc6 37.Bc4-e6
Qc6xe6 38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8 40.Re6xe8+
Ra8xe8 41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8
42.Qe8-g6+ Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4
44.Qf5-f7 Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-h6
46.Qc7xa5 Kh8-g7 47.Qa5-c7+
Kg7-g6 48.a4-a5 Bh6-g7 49.Qc7-c2+
Kg6-f7 50.Qc2-f5+ Kf7-e7 51.a5-a6
Bg7xd4 52.Qf5-e4+ Ke7-f7
53.Qe4xd4 Kf7-e7 54.a6-a7 19.90/17 ]
30.Rf1-e1+ [Houdini annotates:
30.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6 31.Re1xe6+
Ke7-f8 32.Qd5-d6+ Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4
Kg8-h7 34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6
Rh8-g8 36.Qf6xg5 Qb6xc6 37.Bc4-e6
Qc6xe6 38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8 40.Re6xe8+
42.Qe8-g6+ Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4
44.Qf5-f7 Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8
46.Qc7-g3+ Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4
48.d5-d6 Bb4xd6 49.Qg3xd6 Kh8-g7
50.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-f7 51.Qe5xa5 Kf7-e6
52.g2-g4 Ke6-f6 53.Kh1-g2 Kf6-e6
54.Qa5-c5 Ke6-d7 55.Qc5-f5+ Kd7-d8
56.a4-a5 Kd8-c7 57.Qf5-d5 Kc7-b8
58.a5-a6 Kb8-c7 59.a6-a7 19.83/18 ]
30...Bc8-e6 31.Re1xe6+ Ke7-f8
32.Qd5-d6+ Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7
34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
36.Qf6xg5 Qb6xc6 37.Bc4-e6 Qc6xe6
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8 39.Qg5xh5+
Kh7-g8 40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-b4 46.d4-d5
Bb4-d2 47.Qc7-g3 Bd2-b4 48.d5-d6
Bb4xd6 49.Qg3xd6 Kh8-g7
50.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-f7 51.Qe5xa5 Kf7-e6
83
52.g2-g4 Ke6-f6 53.Kh1-g2 Kf6-e6
54.Qa5-c5 Ke6-d7 55.Qc5-f5+ Kd7-d8
56.a4-a5 Kd8-c7 57.Qf5-d5 Kc7-b8

58.a5-a6 Kb8-c7 59.a6-a7 20.09/19 ]
58.a5-a6 Kb8-c7 59.a6-a7 20.09/19 ]
31.Re1xe6+ [Houdini annotates:
31.Re1xe6+ Ke7-f8 32.Qd5-d6+
Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7 34.Re6e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
36.Qf6xg5
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8 46.Qc7g3+ Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4 48.Qg3c7
Bb4-d2 49.d5-d6 Bd2-f4 50.Qc7xa5
Bf4xd6 51.Qa5-d8+ Kh8-g7
52.Qd8xd6 18.25/14 ] 31...Ke7-f8
32.Qd5-d6+ Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7
34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8 46.Qc7g3+ Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4 48.Qg3c7
Bb4-d2 49.d5-d6 Bd2-f4 50.Qc7xa5
Bf4xd6 51.Qa5-d8+ Kh8-g7
52.Qd8xd6 18.15/15 ] 32.Qd5-d6+
[ Houdini annotates: 32.Qd5-d6+ Kf8g8 33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7 34.Re6-e7
g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8 36.Qf6xg5
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-h6 46.Qc7xa5
84
Kh8-g7 47.Qa5-c7+ Kg7-g6 48.a4-a5
Bh6-g7 49.Qc7-c2+ Kg6-f7
50.Qc2-f5+ Kf7-e7 51.a5-a6 Ke7-e8
52.Qf5-e6+ Ke8-d8 53.Qe6-g8+
Kd8-d7 54.Qg8xg7+ Kd7-d6
55.Qg7-e5+ Kd6-c6 56.Qe5-c5+
Kc6-d7 57.a6-a7 19.32/16 ]

32...Kf8-g8 33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7
34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-h6 46.Qc7xa5
Kh8-g7 47.Qa5-c7+ Kg7-g6 48.a4-a5
Bh6-g7 49.Qc7-c2+ Kg6-f7
50.Qc2-f5+ Kf7-e7 51.a5-a6 Bg7xd4
52.Qf5-e4+ Ke7-f7 53.Qe4xd4 Kf7-e7
54.Qd4-e5+ Ke7-d7 55.Qe5-d4+
Kd7-c7 56.h2-h4 Kc7-c6 57.g2-g4
Kc6-c7 58.Kh1-g2 19.28/17 ]
33.Bb5-c4 [Houdini annotates:
33.Bb5-c4 Kg8-h7 34.Re6-e7 g6xf5
35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8 36.Qf6xg5 Qb6xc6
37.Bc4-e6 Qc6xe6 38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8 40.Re6xe8+
42.Qe8-g6+ Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4
44.Qf5-f7 Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8
46.Qc7-g3+ Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4
48.d5-d6 Bb4xd6 49.Qg3xd6 Kh8-g7
50.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-f7 51.Qe5xa5 Kf7-e6
52.g2-g4 Ke6-f7 53.Kh1-g2 Kf7-e6
54.Qa5-c5 Ke6-d7 55.Qc5-f5+ Kd7-d8
56.a4-a5 Kd8-c7 57.Qf5-d5 Kc7-b8
58.a5-a6 Kb8-c7 59.a6-a7 19.47/18 ]
33...Kg8-h7 [ 33...Ng5xe6??
has the one big disadvantage in 2
34.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h7 35.Qe6xg6# ;
Houdini annotates: 33...Kg8-h7
34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8 46.Qc7-g3+
Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4 48.d5-d6
Bb4xd6 49.Qg3xd6 Kh8-g7
85
50.Qd6-e5+ Kg7-f7 51.Qe5xa5 Kf7-e6
52.g2-g4 Ke6-f7 53.Kh1-g2 Kf7-e8

54.Qa5-b5+ Ke8-f8 55.a4-a5 Kf8-e7
54.Qa5-b5+ Ke8-f8 55.a4-a5 Kf8-e7
56.Qb5-f5 Ke7-d6 57.a5-a6 Kd6-c7
58.Qf5-c5+ Kc7-b8 59.Qc5-b6+
Kb8-c8 60.Qb6-b7+ Kc8-d8 20.46/21 ]
34.Re6-e7 [Houdini annotates:
34.Re6-e7 g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8 46.Qc7g3+ Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4 48.d5d6
Bb4xd6 49.Qg3xd6 Kh8-g7 50.Qd6-d5
Kg7-f6 51.Qd5xa5 Kf6-e6 52.g2-g4
Ke6-d7 53.Kh1-g2 Kd7-d6 54.h2-h4
Kd6-e6 55.Qa5-f5+ Ke6-d6 18.72/17 ]
34...g6xf5 [Houdini annotates:
34...g6xf5 35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8
38.Re7xe6 Rg8-e8
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Kh8-g8 46.Qc7g3+ Kg8-h8 47.d4-d5 Bd2-b4 48.d5d6
Bb4xd6 49.Qg3xd6 Kh8-g7 50.Qd6-d5
Kg7-f6 51.Qd5xa5 Kf6-e6 52.g2-g4
Ke6-d7 53.Kh1-g2 Kd7-d6 54.h2-h4
Kd6-e6 55.Qa5-f5+ Ke6-d6 18.97/18 ]
35.Qd6-f6 [Houdini annotates:
35.Qd6-f6 Rh8-g8 36.Qf6xg5 Qb6xc6
39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8
40.Re6xe8+ Ra8xe8
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8
42.Qe8-g6+ Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4
44.Qf5-f7 Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-h6
46.Qc7xa5 Kh8-g7 47.Qa5-
86
e5+ Kg7-g6 48.Qe5-e6+ Kg6g5
49.h2-h4+ Kg5-h5 50.g2-g4+ Kh5xh4
51.Qe6xh6+ Kh4xg4 52.a4-a5 Kg4-f5
53.a5-a6 Kf5-e4 54.a6-a7 16.32/13 ]
35...Rh8-g8 [Houdini annotates:
35...Rh8-g8 36.Qf6xg5 Qb6xc6
87

39.Qg5xh5+ Kh7-g8 40.Re6xe8+
42.Qe8-g6+ Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4
44.Qf5-f7 Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-h6
46.Qc7xa5 Kh8-g7 47.Qa5-d5 Kg7-g6
48.a4-a5 Kg6-f6 49.Qd5-e5+ Kf6-f7
50.a5-a6 Bh6-g7 51.Qe5-e4 Bg7-h6
52.Qe4-f5+ Kf7-g8 53.a6-a7 17.65/14 ]
36.Qf6xg5 Diagram [ 36.Qf6xg5
38.Re7xe6+- ;Houdini annotates:
41.Qh5xe8+ Bg7-f8 42.Qe8-g6+
Kg8-h8 43.Qg6xf5 Bf8-b4 44.Qf5-f7
Bb4-d2 45.Qf7-c7 Bd2-b4 46.d4-d5
Kh8-g8 47.d5-d6 Kg8-f8 48.d6-d7
Bb4-e7 49.g2-g4 Be7-f6 50.d7-d8Q+
Bf6xd8 51.Qc7xd8+ Kf8-f7 52.Qd8xa5
Kf7-f6 53.Kh1-g2 18.09/15 ]
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9+-+-tR-vlk0 48
9-wqP+-+-+0
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D58
D58
Levon Aronian
Ruslan Ponomariov
FIDE World Cup (7.3)
17.12.2005
D60: Queen's Gambit Declined:

Classical: Unusual White 7th moves
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7
5.Bc1-g5 h7-h6 6.Bg5-h4 0-0
7.e2-e3 b7-b6 8.Bf1-d3 Nb8-d7
9.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 10.Nc3xd5 e6xd5
11.Bh4-g3 Be7-b4+ 12.Ke1-e2 c7-c5
13.a2-a3 Bb4-a5 14.b2-b4 c5xb4
15.Qd1-b3 Nd7-c5 16.d4xc5 b6xc5
17.a3xb4 c5-c4 18.Bd3-h7+
Standard Book moves end here Kg8-h8
[Houdini annotates: 18...Kg8xh7
19.Qb3-c2+ g7-g6 20.Ra1xa5 Bc8-f5
21.Qc2-c3 Bf5-d3+ 22.Ke2-e1 f7-f6
23.h2-h4 h6-h5 24.Ra5-a6 Qd8-e7
25.Ra6-c6 Kh7-g8 26.b4-b5 Qe7-b7
27.Nf3-d4 Ra8-e8 28.Rc6-c7 Qb7-b6
2.16/15 ] 19.Qb3-c3 [Houdini
annotates: 19.Qb3-c3 Ba5xb4
20.Qc3xb4
Kh8xh7 21.Qb4-a5 Qd8-f6 22.Qa5xd5
Bc8-f5 23.Nf3-e5 Ra8-d8 24.Qd5xc4
Rd8-c8 25.Qc4-f4 g7-g5 26.Qf4-a4
Rf8-e8 Diagram
(Diagram 49)
27.Qa4-d4 a7-a5 28.Rh1-d1 Bf5-c2
29.Rd1-d2 Rc8-d8 30.Qd4-c5 2.37/16 ]
19...Ba5xb4 [Houdini annotates:
19...Ba5xb4 20.Qc3xb4 Kh8xh7
21.Qb4-a5 a7-a6 22.Rh1-d1 Bc8-b7
23.Qa5xd8 Ra8xd8 24.Ke2-d2 Rf8-e8
25.Nf3-d4 g7-g6 26.Kd2-c3 Rd8-d7
27.Rd1-b1 Kh7-g7 28.Rb1-b6 Rd7-e7

29.Bg3-e5+ Re7xe5 30.Rb6xb7
2.64/14 ] 20.Qc3xb4 [Houdini
annotates
: 20.Qc3xb4 Kh8xh7
21.Qb4-a5 Qd8-f6 22.Qa5xd5 Bc8-f5
23.Nf3-e5 Ra8-d8 24.Qd5xc4 Rd8-c8
88
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9-+-+-wq-zp0
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25.Qc4-f4 Rc8-c2+ 26.Ke2-e1 g7-g5
27.Qf4-a4 Rf8-c8 28.Ra1-d1 Rc8-d8
29.e3-e4 Rd8xd1+ 30.Ke1xd1
Rc2-b2 2.47/14 ] 20...Kh8xh7
[ Houdini annotates: 20...Kh8xh7
21.Qb4-a5 a7-a6 22.Rh1-d1 Bc8-e6
23.Qa5xd8 Rf8xd8 24.Nf3-d4
Be6-g4+ 25.f2-f3 Bg4-c8 26.Rd1-b1
Rd8-d7 27.Ke2-d2 a6-a5 28.Kd2-c3
Rd7-e7 29.Bg3-f4 a5-a4 30.Ra1-a3
Re7-e8 31.g2-g4 2.56/15 ] 21.Qb4-d6
[Houdini annotates: 21.Qb4-a5
Qd8-f6 22.Rh1-d1 Bc8-f5 23.Ke2-f1
Bf5-e4 24.Nf3-d4 Rf8-e8 25.Kf1-g1
Qf6-b6 26.Qa5-c3 a7-a5 27.Ra1-a4
Kh7-g8 28.f2-f3 Be4-d3 2.35/15 ]
21...Bc8-f5 [ 21...Qd8xd6 22.Bg3xd6
Rf8-d8 23.Bd6-c5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 21...Qd8xd6 22.Bg3xd6
Rf8-d8
23.Bd6-c5 Rd8-d7 24.Rh1-d1 f7-f6
25.Nf3-d4 Rd7-c7 26.Bc5-d6 Rc7-d7
27.Bd6-g3 Rd7-b7 28.Ke2-d2 Bc8-g4
29.f2-f3 Bg4-d7 30.Kd2-c3 Ra8-e8
2.07/15 ] 22.Qd6xd8 [Houdini
annotates
: 22.Qd6xd8 Rf8xd8 23.Nf3-d4
89
Bf5-d3+ 24.Ke2-d2 a7-a5 25.Ra1-a2
Ra8-a6 26.Rh1-a1 Rd8-d7 27.Kd2-c3
a5-a4 28.Nd4-c2 Bd3xc2 29.Kc3xc2
Rd7-a7 30.Bg3-e5 a4-a3 31.Kc2-c3
Ra7-a8 32.Ra1-b1 f7-f6 33.Be5-d4

Kh7-g6 34.Rb1-b7 Ra8-e8 35.Bd4-c5
Kh7-g6 34.Rb1-b7 Ra8-e8 35.Bd4-c5
Re8-a8 36.g2-g4 2.59/19 ] 22...Rf8xd8
[Houdini annotates: 22...Rf8xd8
23.Nf3-d4 Bf5-d3+ 24.Ke2-d2 a7-a5
25.Ra1-a4 Ra8-a6 26.Rh1-a1 Rd8-d7
27.Kd2-c3 Rd7-a7 28.Nd4-b5 Ra7-b7
29.Ra4xa5 Ra6xa5 30.Ra1xa5 Bd3-f1
31.Kc3-d4 Rb7-d7 32.Nb5-c3 Bf1xg2
33.Ra5-a6 f7-f6 34.Ra6-d6 Rd7xd6
35.Bg3xd6 Kh7-g6 36.Bd6-b4 Kg6-f5
37.Nc3xd5 Bg2xd5 38.Kd4xd5
2.39/16 ] 23.Nf3-d4 [Houdini
annotates: 23.Nf3-d4 Bf5-e4 24.f2f3
Be4-g6 25.Ra1-a5 Rd8-d7 26.Ke2-d2
Ra8-e8 27.Bg3-f4 Bg6-d3 28.Rh1a1 g7-g5 29.Bf4-g3 a7-a6
30.Ra5xa6
Rd7-b7 31.Ra1-a2 Kh7-g7 32.Ra6-a7
Rb7-b1 33.Nd4-c6 Kg7-f6 34.Ra7-d7
Rb1-g1 2.23/18 ] 23...Bf5-g6 Diagram
[ 23...Bf5-e4 24.f2-f3 Be4-g6
23...Bf5-e4 24.f2-f3 Be4-g6 25.Ra1-a5
Rd8-d7 26.Rh1-a1 Rd7-b7 27.Ke2-d2
c4-c3+ 28.Kd2xc3 Ra8-c8+ 29.Kc3d2
Rb7-b2+ 30.Kd2-e1 Rb2xg2
31.Ra5xa7 Rc8-c3 32.Bg3-f4 Rg2-b2
33.Ra7-a2 Rc3-c1+ 34.Ra1xc1
Rb2xa2 35.Rc1-c5 Ra2-a1+
36.Ke1-d2 Ra1-a2+ 37.Kd2-c3
2.14/16 ]
(Diagram
50)
24.Ke2-d2 Rd8-d7 25.Ra1-a5 Bg6-e4
26.f2-f3 Be4-g6 27.Rh1-a1 Bg6-d3
28.Nd4-c6 Rd7-b7 29.Kd2-c3 Ra8-e8
30.Ra5xd5 Re8xe3 31.Rd5-e5
Re3xe5 32.Nc6xe5 Rb7-b3+
90
33.Kc3-d4 f7-f6 34.Ne5xc4 Bd3xc4
35.Kd4xc4 Rb3-b2 36.Ra1xa7
Rb2xg2 37.Kc4-d4 Kh7-g6 38.Ra7-b7
Rg2-d2+ 39.Kd4-c3 Rd2-a2
40.Kc3-d3 Ra2-a3+ 41.Kd3-e4 f6-f5+
42.Ke4-f4 2.21/18 ] 24...a7-a5
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-tr-+-+0
9zp-+-+pzpk0 50
9-+-+-+lzp0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+psN-+-+0
9+-+-zP-vL-0
9-+-+KzPPzP0
9tR-+-+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Rd8-d7
25.Ra1-a5 Bg6-e4 26.f2-f3 Be4-g6
27.Rh1-a1 Bg6-d3 28.Nd4-c6 Rd7-b7
29.Kd2-c3 Ra8-e8 30.Ra5xd5 Re8xe3
31.Rd5-e5 Re3xe5 32.Nc6xe5
Rb7-b3+ 33.Kc3-d4 f7-f6 34.Ne5xc4
Bd3xc4 35.Kd4xc4 Rb3-b2 36.Ra1xa7
Rb2xg2 37.Kc4-d4 Kh7-g6 38.Kd4-e3
Rg2-c2 2.29/16 ] 25.Ra1-a4
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Ra1-a3
Rd8-d7 26.Rh1-a1 Bg6-d3 27.Kd2-c3
Ra8-a6 28.f2-f3 Rd7-e7 29.Ra3xa5
Ra6xa5 30.Ra1xa5 Re7xe3 31.Bg3-f4
Re3-e1 32.Ra5xd5 g7-g5 33.Bf4-e5
Re1-c1+ 34.Kc3-d2 Rc1-a1 35.g2-g4
Ra1-a3 36.h2-h3 Ra3-a2+ 37.Kd2-c3
Ra2-a3+ 38.Kc3-b4 2.38/18 ]
25...Rd8-c8 26.Rh1-a1 Rc8-c5
27.Bg3-d6 c4-c3+ 28.Kd2-c1 Rc5-c4
29.Ra4xc4 d5xc4 30.Ra1-a3 Ra8-a6
31.Bd6-c7 a5-a4 32.Nd4-b5 c3-c2
33.Nb5-c3 Bg6-d3 34.Ra3xa4 Ra6xa4
35.Nc3xa4 Kh7-g6 36.Na4-c5 Kg6-f5
37.f2-f3 Kf5-f6 38.e3-e4 2.42/16 ]
26.Rh1-a1 [Houdini annotates:
26.Rh1-a1 Rd8-c8 27.Ra4xa5 c4-c3+
91
28.Kd2-c1 Ra6-b6 29.Ra5-b5 Rb6xb5
30.Nd4xb5 Bg6-d3 31.Nb5-d4 g7-g5
32.Ra1-a5 Rc8-c4 33.Bg3-d6 Kh7-g6

34.f2-f3 f7-f6 35.Ra5xd5 Rc4-a4
34.f2-f3 f7-f6 35.Ra5xd5 Rc4-a4
36.Nd4-c2 Bd3-f1 37.g2-g4 Bf1-e2
38.Bd6-b4 Be2xf3 39.Rd5-d6 Bf3xg4
40.Bb4xc3 Kg6-h5 41.Rd6xf6 Ra4-a2
42.Kc1-b1 Ra2-a8 43.e3-e4 Ra8-b8+
44.Kb1-c1 2.73/19 ] 26...Rd8-a8
[ 26...Rd8-c8 27.Nd4-e2+- ;Houdini 2.
0c : 26...Rd8-c8 27.Ra4xa5
c4-c3+ 28.Kd2-c1 Ra6-b6 29.Ra5-b5
Rb6xb5 30.Nd4xb5 Bg6-d3 31.Nb5d4 g7-g5 32.Ra1-a5 Rc8-c4 33.Bg3d6
Kh7-g6 34.f2-f3 f7-f6 35.Ra5xd5
Rc4-a4 36.Nd4-c2 Bd3-f1 37.g2-g4
Bf1-e2 38.Bd6-b4 Be2xf3 39.Rd5-d6
Bf3xg4 40.Bb4xc3 Kg6-h5 41.Rd6xf6
Ra4-a2 42.Kc1-b1 Ra2-a8 43.e3-e4
Ra8-b8+ 44.Kb1-c1 2.86/18 ]
27.Nd4-b5 [Houdini annotates:
27.Nd4-b5 Ra8-d8 28.Ra4xa5 Ra6-c6
29.Kd2-c3 Rd8-d7 30.Nb5-d4 Rc6-b6
31.Ra5-b5 Rb6xb5 32.Nd4xb5 Bg6-e4
33.f2-f3 Rd7-b7 34.f3xe4 Rb7xb5
35.e4xd5 Rb5xd5 36.Bg3-f4 g7-g5
37.e3-e4 Rd5-d7 38.Bf4-g3 Rd7-e7
39.e4-e5 Kh7-g6 40.Ra1-a6+ Re7-e6
41.Ra6xe6+ f7xe6 42.Kc3xc4 3.23/17 ]
27...Ra6-b6 [Houdini annotates:
27...Ra8-d8 28.Ra4xa5 Ra6-c6
29.Kd2-c3 Rd8-d7 30.Nb5-d4 Rc6-b6
31.Ra5-b5 Rb6xb5 32.Nd4xb5 f7-f6
33.Kc3-d4 Bg6-e4 34.f2-f3 Be4-g6
35.Nb5-c3 Bg6-f7 36.Ra1-a5 h6-h5
3.25/15 ] 28.Ra4xa5 [Houdini
annotates: 28.Ra4xa5 Ra8-c8
29.Kd2-c3
Bg6-e4 30.f2-f3 Be4-d3 31.Nb5-d6
Rb6-b3+ 32.Kc3-d4 Rc8-c7
33.Nd6-e4 Rc7-c8 34.Ne4-c5 Rb3-b4
35.Nc5xd3 c4xd3+ 36.Kd4xd3
Rb4-b3+ 37.Kd3-d4 Rc8-c3
38.Ra5-a7 Rc3-d3+ 39.Kd4-c5 f7-f6
40.Bg3-f4 Rb3-c3+ 41.Kc5-b5 Rc3-c2
92
42.g2-g4 Rd3-b3+ 43.Kb5-a4 Rc2-c3
44.h2-h4 3.21/17 ] 28...c4-c3+
[ 28...Ra8xa5 doesn't change anything
anymore 29.Ra1xa5 Bg6-e4

30.f2-f3+- ;Houdini annotates:
28...Ra8-e8 29.Kd2-c3 Bg6-e4
30.f2-f3 Be4-g6 31.Bg3-f4 Re8-e7
32.Nb5-d4 Re7-d7 33.Ra5-c5 Bg6-d3
34.Rc5-c7 Rd7xc7 35.Bf4xc7 Rb6-b7
36.Bc7-d6 Rb7-b6 37.Bd6-c5 Rb6-b8
38.Ra1-a7 Rb8-e8 3.11/15 ]
29.Nb5xc3 [Houdini annotates:
29.Nb5xc3 Ra8xa5 30.Ra1xa5
Rb6-b2+ 31.Kd2-e1 Bg6-e4 32.f2-f3
Be4-g6 33.Ra5-a2 Rb2xa2 34.Nc3xa2
Bg6-d3 35.Na2-b4 Bd3-c4 36.Nb4-c6
f7-f6 37.Nc6-d4 g7-g6 38.Bg3-d6
Kh7-g7 39.Ke1-d2 Kg7-f7 40.Kd2-c3
3.82/18 ] 29...Rb6-b2+ [Houdini
annotates
: 29...Ra8xa5 30.Ra1xa5
Rb6-b2+ 31.Kd2-e1 Bg6-e4 32.f2-f3
Be4-g6 33.Ra5-a2 Rb2xa2 34.Nc3xa2
Bg6-d3 35.Na2-b4 Bd3-c4 36.Nb4-c6
f7-f6 37.Nc6-d4 g7-g6 38.Bg3-d6
Kh7-g7 39.Ke1-d2 Kg7-f7 40.Kd2-c3
4.00/17 ] 30.Kd2-e1 [Houdini
annotates: 30.Kd2-e1 Ra8-c8
31.Bg3-e5
Rb2-c2 32.Nc3-e2 Bg6-d3 33.Ne2-f4
Bd3-c4 34.Ra5-a8 Rc2-c1+
35.Ra1xc1 Rc8xa8 36.Rc1-a1
Ra8xa1+ 37.Be5xa1 g7-g5 38.Nf4-h5
f7-f5 39.Nh5-f6+ Kh7-g6 40.Ba1-d4
Kg6-f7 41.Ke1-d2 Kf7-e6 42.Kd2-c3
3.69/19 ] 30...Ra8-c8 [Houdini
annotates
: 30...Ra8-c8 31.Ra1-a2
Rb2-b3 32.Nc3xd5 Rc8-c1+
33.Ke1-d2 Rc1-g1 34.Nd5-f4 Bg6-b1
35.Ra2-a3 Rb3-b2+ 36.Kd2-c3
Rb2-c2+ 37.Kc3-b3 g7-g5 38.Nf4-d5
Rg1xg2 39.Ra3-a1 Rc2-c1 40.Ra5-a7
Bb1-c2+ 41.Kb3-c4 Rc1xa1
42.Ra7xa1 3.69/17 ] 31.Ra5-a2
[ 31.Nc3xd5 seems even better Bg6-e4
93
32.Ke1-f1 f7-f6+- ;Houdini annotates:
31.Ra1-a2 Rb2-b3 32.Nc3xd5
Rc8-c1+ 33.Ke1-d2 Rc1-g1 34.Nd5-f4
Bg6-b1 35.Ra2-a3 Rb3-b2+
36.Kd2-c3 Rb2-c2+ 37.Kc3-b3 g7-g5
38.Nf4-d5 Rg1xg2 39.Ra3-a1 Rc2-c1

40.Ra5-a7 Bb1-c2+ 41.Kb3-c4
40.Ra5-a7 Bb1-c2+ 41.Kb3-c4
Rc1xa1 42.Ra7xa1 3.51/16 ]
31...Rb2xa2 [Houdini annotates:
31...Rb2xa2 32.Nc3xa2 d5-d4
33.e3xd4 Rc8-a8 34.d4-d5 Bg6-c2
35.Bg3-c7 Kh7-g6 36.d5-d6 Bc2-f5
37.Ke1-d2 Ra8-a3 38.Kd2-d1 Bf5-g4+
39.Kd1-c2 Bg4-e6 40.Kc2-c1 f7-f6
41.Kc1-b2 Ra3-b3+ 42.Kb2-c2
Rb3-a3 43.f2-f3 Kg6-f5 44.Kc2-b2
Ra3-b3+ 45.Kb2-c1 Rb3-a3
46.Kc1-b1 Ra3-b3+ 47.Kb1-c1
Rb3-a3 3.56/17 ] 32.Nc3xa2
[ 32.Ra1xa2?! Rc8xc3 33.Ke1d2 d5-d4= ;Houdini annotates:
32.Nc3xa2 d5-d4 33.e3xd4 Rc8-a8
34.d4-d5 Bg6-c2 35.d5-d6 Bc2-b3
36.f2-f3 f7-f6 37.d6-d7 Bb3-e6
38.Na2-c1 Ra8-d8 39.Ra1-a7 Be6xd7
40.Bg3-c7 Rd8-e8+ 41.Ke1-f2 Bd7-b5
42.Bc7-d6 Kh7-g6 43.h2-h4 Bb5-c4
3.25/16 ] 32...d5-d4 [Houdini
annotates: 32...d5-d4 33.e3xd4 Rc8a8
34.d4-d5 Bg6-c2 35.Bg3-c7 Kh7-g6
36.Ke1-d2 Bc2-b3 37.d5-d6 Bb3-e6
38.Kd2-c1 Ra8-a3 39.Kc1-b2
Ra3-b3+ 40.Kb2-c2 Rb3-a3 41.Kc2c1 f7-f6 42.Kc1-b2 Ra3-b3+ 43.Kb2c2
Rb3-a3 44.f2-f3 Kg6-f5 45.Kc2-b2
94

Ra3-b3+ 46.Kb2-c1 Rb3-a3
47.Kc1-b1 Ra3-b3+ 48.Kb1-c1
Rb3-a3 3.24/17 ] 33.e3xd4
[ Houdini annotates: 33.e3xd4
Rc8-a8 34.d4-d5 Bg6-c2 35.d5-d6
Bc2-b3 36.d6-d7 Ra8-d8 37.Na2-c1
Bb3-e6 38.Ra1-a7 Be6xd7 39.Bg3-c7
Rd8-e8+ 40.Ke1-d2 Bd7-e6
41.Nc1-d3 Re8-e7 42.f2-f3 f7-f6
43.Bc7-b6 Re7xa7 44.Bb6xa7 Kh7-g6
45.Ba7-f2 Kg6-f7 3.17/19 ] 33...Rc8-a8
[Houdini annotates: 33...Rc8-a8
34.d4-d5 Bg6-e4 35.d5-d6 Be4-d5
36.Ke1-d2 Bd5-e6 37.Bg3-e5 Ra8-a5
38.Be5-c3 Ra5-d5+ 39.Kd2-e3
Rd5xd6 40.Na2-b4 Rd6-d7 41.Bc3-d4
f7-f6 42.Ra1-a7 Rd7xa7 43.Bd4xa7
Kh7-g6 44.Ba7-c5 Kg6-g5 45.Nb4-d3
Be6-f7 46.Nd3-f4 3.22/18 ] 34.d4-d5
Bg6-e4 35.d5-d6 Be4-d5 36.Ke1-d2
Bd5-e6 37.Bg3-e5 Ra8-a5 38.Be5-c3
Ra5-d5+ 39.Kd2-e3 Rd5xd6
40.Na2-b4 Rd6-d7 41.Bc3-d4 f7-f6
42.Ra1-a7 Rd7xa7 43.Bd4xa7 Kh7-g6
44.Ba7-c5 Kg6-g5 45.Nb4-c6 3.21/17 ]
34...Bg6-f5 [Houdini annotates:
34...Bg6-e4 35.d5-d6 Be4-d5
36.Ke1-d2 Bd5-e6 37.Bg3-e5 Ra8-a5
38.Be5-c3 Ra5-d5+ 39.Kd2-e3
Rd5xd6 40.Na2-b4 Rd6-d7 41.Bc3-d4
Rd7-d8 42.Ra1-a7 Rd8-e8 43.Bd4-e5
Be6-c4 44.Ke3-f4 3.23/16 ] 35.d5-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 35.Bg3-c7
Bf5-e4 36.d5-d6 Be4-f5 37.Ke1-d2
Bf5-e6 38.Kd2-c2 Ra8-a3 39.Kc2-c1
Kh7-g6 40.Kc1-b2 Ra3-b3+ 41.Kb2-c2
Rb3-a3 42.Kc2-c1 Kg6-h7 43.f2-f3
Kh7-g6 44.Kc1-b2 Ra3-b3+ 45.Kb2-c1
Rb3-a3 46.Kc1-b2 3.27/16 ]
35...Bf5-d7 [Houdini annotates:
35...Kh7-g6 36.Ra1-d1 Ra8xa2
95
37.d6-d7 Bf5xd7 38.Rd1xd7 Kg6-f6
39.Rd7-d2 Ra2-a1+ 40.Ke1-e2 Kf6-e6
41.f2-f3 f7-f6 42.Rd2-b2 g7-g5

43.Bg3-e1 Ra1-a6 44.Be1-f2 Ra6a8
43.Bg3-e1 Ra1-a6 44.Be1-f2 Ra6a8
45.h2-h4 Ra8-e8 46.Rb2b6+ Ke6-e5 3.10/17 ] 36.Bg3f4
[ 36.Ke1-d2 and White can already
relax Ra8-a5+- ;Houdini annotates:
36.Ke1-d2 f7-f6 37.Kd2-c3 Bd7e6
38.Ra1-e1 Be6xa2 39.d6-d7 Ra8d8
40.Re1-e7
Ba2-e6
41.Re7xe6
Rd8xd7
42.f2-f3 Rd7-a7 43.Re6-e2 Kh7g6
44.Bg3-f2 Ra7-c7+ 45.Kc3-d3 Kg6f7
46.Re2-d2 Rc7-d7+ 47.Kd3c3
Rd7-c7+ 48.Kc3-b4 3.18/17
]
36...Kh7-g6 [ 36...g7-g5 does not
win a prize 37.Bf4-e3+- ;Houdini
annotates: 36...f7-f6 37.Bf4-d2 h6h5
38.Bd2-c3
Ra8-a6
39.Na2-b4
Ra6xd6
40.f2-f3 Bd7-b5 41.Ra1-a5 Rd6b6
42.Ke1-f2 Rb6-b7 43.Nb4-d5 Kh7g6
44.Bc3-d4 Kg6-f7 3.12/16 ] 37.Bf4d2
[ Houdini annotates: 37.Bf4-d2 f7-f6
38.Bd2-c3 Kg6-f7 39.f2-f3 Kf7e6
40.Na2-c1
Ra8xa1
41.Bc3xa1
Ke6xd6
42.Nc1-e2 Bd7-e8 43.Ke1-d2 Kd6c5
44.Kd2-e3 Kc5-c4 45.Ne2-d4 Be8d7
96
46.Ke3-e4 g7-g6 47.g2-g4 3.02/17 ]
37...f7-f6 38.Bd2-c3 Kg6-f5 39.Ke1-d2
Bd7-e8 40.Na2-c1 Ra8xa1 41.Bc3xa1
Kf5-e6 42.Nc1-e2 Ke6xd6 43.Kd2-e3
Kd6-c5 44.Ne2-d4 Be8-d7 45.f2-f3
Kc5-c4 46.Ke3-e4 g7-g6 47.g2-g4
3.13/17 ] 38.Bd2-c3 [Houdini
annotates: 38.Bd2-b4 f7-f6 39.Ke1-d2
Bd7-e6 40.Kd2-c3 Kg6-f7 41.Ra1-d1
Ra6xa2 42.d6-d7 Be6xd7 43.Rd1xd7+
Kf7-e6 44.Rd7xg7 Ra2xf2 45.h2-h3
h6-h5 46.Bb4-c5 Rf2-a2 47.g2-g3
Ra2-h2 48.h3-h4 Rh2-h1 49.Bc5-e3
Rh1-b1 3.26/16 ] 38...Ra6xd6
[ Houdini annotates: 38...Ra6xd6
39.Na2-b4 Bd7-b5 40.f2-f4 Rd6-e6+
41.Ke1-f2 Re6-e4 42.Kf2-f3 Re4-c4
43.Bc3-d2 Rc4-c7 44.Ra1-a5 Bb5-d7
45.Bd2-e3 f7-f6 46.g2-g4 Kg6-f7
47.Nb4-d5 Bd7-c6 48.f4-f5 Rc7-d7

49.Kf3-e4 Rd7-e7+ 50.Ke4-f4 3.10/19 ]
39.Na2-b4 [Houdini annotates:
39.Na2-b4 Bd7-b5 40.f2-f4 f7-f6
41.Ra1-a7 Rd6-d7 42.Ra7xd7 Bb5xd7
43.Ke1-f2 Kg6-f5 44.Kf2-e3 h6-h5
45.h2-h3 Bd7-e8 46.Nb4-d5 Be8-b5
47.Bc3-e1 Bb5-e8 48.Ke3-d4 3.14/18 ]
39...Bd7-b5 [Houdini annotates:
39...Rd6-e6+ 40.Ke1-d2 Bd7-b5
41.Bc3-d4 Re6-d6 42.Kd2-e3
Rd6-e6+ 43.Ke3-f4 Re6-d6 44.Bd4-e3
Kg6-f6 45.Ra1-a5 Bb5-d7 46.Ra5-a7
g7-g5+ 47.Kf4-e4 Bd7-f5+ 48.Ke4-f3
Kf6-g6 3.07/15 ] 40.Nb4-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 40.f2-f4 f7-f6
41.Ra1-a7 Bb5-d7 42.Ke1-f2 Kg6-f5
43.Kf2-f3 h6-h5 44.Ra7-c7 Kf5-g6
45.Kf3-e4 Bd7-f5+ 46.Ke4-e3 Rd6-d1
47.h2-h3 h5-h4 48.Rc7-a7 Bf5-d7
49.Nb4-d3 Bd7-c6 3.13/17 ]
40...Rd6-d3 [Houdini annotates:
40...Rd6-d7 41.Nc2-d4 Bb5-c4
42.Ra1-a4 Bc4-d5 43.f2-f3 f7-f6
44.Ke1-f2 Bd5-f7 45.Ra4-a1 Bf7-g8
46.Kf2-e3 Bg8-c4 47.Bc3-b4 Rd7-b7
48.Ra1-a4 Rb7-b8 49.Bb4-d6
Rb8-e8+ 50.Ke3-f4 2.97/16 ]
41.Ra1-a3 [Houdini annotates:
41.Nc2-d4 Rd3xc3 42.Nd4xb5 Rc3-c5
43.Ra1-a6+ f7-f6 44.Nb5-d4 Rc5-c4
45.Nd4-e6 Kg6-f7 46.Ke1-d2 Rc4-e4
47.Ne6-c5 Re4-e5 48.Nc5-d3 Re5-e7
49.Ra6-d6 Re7-a7 50.Kd2-e3
Ra7-e7+ 51.Ke3-d4 3.17/18 ] 41...f7-f6
[Houdini annotates: 41...Rd3-d7
42.Nc2-e3 Rd7-e7 43.Ra3-b3 Bb5-e8
44.Rb3-b6+ f7-f6 45.Ke1-e2 Be8-d7
46.Ke2-f3 Bd7-c8 47.Bc3-b4 Re7-c7
48.Kf3-g3 Kg6-f7 49.Kg3-f4 h6-h5
2.96/17 ] 42.Bc3-d4 [Houdini
annotates: 42.Nc2-d4 Bb5-c4 43.Bc3b2
97
Rd3xa3 44.Bb2xa3 Kg6-f7 45.f2-f3
g7-g6 46.Ke1-f2 h6-h5 47.g2-g3
Bc4-d5 48.Kf2-e3 Bd5-b7 49.Ba3-b4
Bb7-c8 50.Bb4-c5 g6-g5 51.Bc5-a3

h5-h4 52.g3-g4 Bc8-b7 53.Nd4-f5
h5-h4 52.g3-g4 Bc8-b7 53.Nd4-f5
3.31/18 ] 42...Rd3xa3 [Houdini
annotates
: 42...Rd3xa3 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zp-0 52
9-+-+-zpkzp0
9+l+-+-+-0
9-+-vL-+-+0
9tr-+-+-+-0
9-+N+-zPPzP0
9+-+-mK-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
43.Nc2xa3 Bb5-d7 44.f2-f3 h6-h5
45.Na3-c4 Kg6-f7 46.Ke1-f2 h5-h4
47.Nc4-b6 Bd7-e6 48.Kf2-e3 h4-h3
49.g2-g4 Be6-b3 50.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e6
51.Bc3-e1 g7-g5 3.14/18 ] 43.Nc2xa3
[ Houdini annotates: 43.Nc2xa3
Bb5-d3 44.f2-f3 Kg6-f5 45.Ke1-d2
Bd3-f1 46.Na3-c2 Kf5-e6 47.g2-g4
g7-g6 48.Nc2-b4 h6-h5 49.Nb4-d3
h5xg4 50.f3xg4 g6-g5 51.Kd2-e3
Bf1-g2 52.Nd3-c5+ Ke6-d5 2.95/15 ]
43...Bb5-c6 [Houdini annotates:
43...Bb5-d7 44.f2-f3 h6-h5 45.Na3-c4
Kg6-f7 46.Ke1-f2 h5-h4 47.Nc4-b6
Bd7-e6 48.Kf2-e3 h4-h3 49.g2-g4
Be6-b3 50.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e6 51.Bc3-e1
2.86/16 ] 44.f2-f3 [Houdini annotates:
44.f2-f3 h6-h5 45.Ke1-f2 Kg6-g5
46.Kf2-e3 h5-h4 47.Bd4-c3 Kg5-f5
48.Bc3-e1 g7-g5 49.Be1-c3 Bc6-d7
50.Na3-c4 Kf5-e6 51.Ke3-d4 Bd7-e8
52.Kd4-c5 Be8-g6 53.Nc4-d6 2.92/17 ]
44...Kg6-f7 [Houdini annotates:
44...h6-h5 45.Ke1-f2 Kg6-g5
98
46.Kf2-e3 h5-h4 47.Bd4-c3 Kg5-f5
48.Bc3-e1 g7-g5 49.Be1-c3 Bc6-d7
50.Na3-c4 Kf5-e6 51.Ke3-d4 Bd7-c8

52.Bc3-b4 Bc8-a6 2.98/16 ] 45.Na3-c4
[Houdini annotates: 45.Ke1-d2
Bc6-d7 46.Na3-c4 h6-h5 47.h2-h4
Kf7-e6 48.Kd2-e3 Bd7-e8 49.Nc4-d2
Be8-d7 50.Nd2-e4 Bd7-b5 51.Bd4-c5
Bb5-c6 52.Ne4-d6 Ke6-e5 53.Bc5-b4
2.93/16 ] 45...Kf7-e6 [Houdini
annotates
: 45...h6-h5 46.Ke1-d2 h5-h4
47.Kd2-e3 Bc6-d7 48.Bd4-c5 Kf7-e6
49.Bc5-b4 g7-g5 50.Bb4-e1 Ke6-f7
51.Nc4-d6+ Kf7-e7 52.Nd6-e4 h4-h3
53.Be1-b4+ Ke7-f7 54.Ne4-d6+
Kf7-e7 2.98/17 ] 46.Nc4-e3
[ Houdini annotates: 46.Ke1-d2
h6-h5 47.Kd2-e3 Ke6-d5 48.Nc4-b2
Bc6-e8 49.Nb2-d3 Kd5-e6 50.Bd4-c3
h5-h4 51.Ke3-d4 g7-g5 52.Bc3-e1
Be8-f7 53.Nd3-c5+ Ke6-f5 2.94/16 ]
46...Bc6-b7 [Houdini annotates:
46...h6-h5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zp-0 53
9-+l+kzp-+0
9+-+-+-+p0
9-+-vL-+-+0
9+-+-sNP+-0
9-+-+-+PzP0
9+-+-mK-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
47.Ke1-f2 h5-h4 48.Bd4-b2 Bc6-b7
49.Ne3-c2 Bb7-c8 50.Kf2-e3 Bc8-d7
51.Ke3-d4 Ke6-f7 52.Nc2-e3 h4-h3
53.g2-g4 Bd7-c6 54.Ne3-d5 Kf7-e6
55.Nd5-f4+ Ke6-f7 2.85/16 ]
47.Bd4-c5 [Houdini annotates:
99
47.h2-h4 Bb7-a6 48.Ke1-f2 Ba6-d3
49.h4-h5 Bd3-a6 50.Kf2-g3 Ba6-d3
51.Kg3-f4 Bd3-h7 52.Bd4-c5 Bh7-d3
53.g2-g3 Bd3-h7 54.Bc5-f8 Ke6-f7

55.Bf8-b4 Kf7-e6 3.01/16 ] 47...Bb7-c6
55.Bf8-b4 Kf7-e6 3.01/16 ] 47...Bb7-c6
[Houdini annotates: 47...g7-g5
48.Bc5-d4 h6-h5 49.Ke1-d2 Bb7-a6
50.Kd2-c3 f6-f5 51.Ne3-c4 Ke6-d5
52.Nc4-e5 Ba6-f1 53.g2-g3 Bf1-b5
54.Ne5-d3 Bb5-e8 55.Nd3b4+ Kd5-e6 2.79/16 ] 48.Ke1f2
h6-h5 49.Kd2-c3 h5-h4 50.Ne3c2
Bc6-b7 51.Bc5-f2 g7-g5 52.Kc3-c4
Bb7-a6+ 53.Kc4-c5 Ba6-f1 54.Nc2-e3
Bf1-a6 55.Ne3-c4 Ba6-b7 56.Nc4-d6
Bb7-a6 2.88/16 ] 48...Bc6-b7
[ Houdini annotates: 48...h6-h5
49.Bc5-f8 Ke6-f7 50.Bf8-b4 Kf7-e6
51.Ne3-c2 Bc6-d5 52.Kf2-e3 g7-g5
53.Nc2-d4+ Ke6-e5 54.Bb4-c3 Bd5-c4
55.Bc3-e1 f6-f5 56.Nd4-c6+ Ke5-d5
2.93/16 ] 49.f3-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 49.Ne3-c2 h6-h5
50.Kf2-e3
g7-g6 51.Nc2-d4+ Ke6-f7 52.Nd4-b5
Bb7-c6 53.Nb5-c3 Kf7-e6 54.Bc5-d4
Bc6-b7 55.Nc3-e4 Bb7xe4
56.f3xe4 h5-h4 57.Bd4-c3 f6-f5
3.06/16 ]
49...Bb7-e4 [Houdini annotates:
49...g7-g6 50.g2-g4 f6-f5 51.g4xf5+
g6xf5 52.Bc5-d4 Bb7-e4 53.Kf2-g3
Ke6-f7 54.Kg3-h4 Kf7-g6 55.Ne3-c4
Be4-a8 56.Nc4-e5+ Kg6-h7 57.Bd4-c3
Ba8-b7 58.Bc3-b2 Bb7-a6 59.Bb2-d4
Ba6-b7 60.Kh4-h5 Bb7-d5 61.h2-h3
Bd5-e4 62.Bd4-f2 Kh7-g7 63.Bf2-g1
Be4-d5 3.10/18 ] 50.g2-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 50.f4-f5+
Be4xf5 51.Bc5-f8 Bf5-e4
52.Bf8xg7 h6-h5 53.g2-g3 Be4-c6
54.Ne3-g2
Ke6-f5 55.Bg7-h8 Kf5-g5 56.Ng2f4 f6-f5 57.h2-h4+ Kg5-g4 58.Bh8-
100
d4
Bc6-e4 59.Nf4-g6 Be4-d5 60.Ng6-e5+
Kg4-h3 3.11/15 ] 50...h6-h5
51.Kf2-e2 Be4-h7 52.Ke2-d2 Bh7-e4
53.Kd2-c3 g7-g6 54.Kc3-c4 Be4-c6
55.Kc4-d4 Bc6-a8 56.h2-h3 Ba8-b7
57.Bc5-b4 Bb7-a8 58.g3-g4 f6-f5

59.g4xh5 g6xh5 60.Bb4-c5 Ba8-e4
61.Ne3-c4 Ke6-f6 62.Nc4-e5 Be4-g2
63.h3-h4 Bg2-a8 2.88/17 ] 51.Kf2-e2
[ Houdini annotates: 51.Kf2-e2
Be4-h7 52.Ke2-d2 Bh7-e4 53.Kd2-c3
g7-g6 54.Kc3-c4 Be4-c6 55.Kc4-d4
Bc6-a8 56.h2-h3 Ba8-b7 57.Bc5-b4
Bb7-a8 58.g3-g4 f6-f5 59.g4xh5
g6xh5 60.Bb4-c5 Ba8-e4 61.Ne3-c4
Ke6-f6 62.Nc4-e5 Be4-g2 63.h3-h4
Bg2-a8 64.Bc5-b4 Ba8-e4 2.82/16 ]
51...g7-g6 52.Ke2-d2 Be4-c6
53.Kd2-d3 Bc6-f3 54.Kd3-d4 Bf3-a8
55.h2-h3 Ba8-b7 56.Bc5-b4 Bb7-a8
57.g3-g4 f6-f5 58.g4xh5 g6xh5
59.Bb4-c5 Ba8-e4 60.Ne3-c4 Ke6-f6
61.Nc4-e5 Be4-g2 62.h3-h4 Bg2-a8
63.Bc5-b4 Ba8-e4 2.88/18 ] 52.Ke2-d2
[Houdini annotates: 52.Ke2-d2
g5xf4 53.g3xf4 Be4-h7 54.Kd2-c3
Bh7-e4 55.Kc3-d4 f6-f5 56.Ne3-c4
h5-h4 57.Nc4-e5 h4-h3 58.Bc5-b6
Be4-a8 59.Bb6-a5 Ke6-e7 60.Ba5-e1
Ke7-e6 61.Ne5-c4 Ba8-b7 62.Nc4-e5
Bb7-e4 63.Be1-b4 Be4-a8 64.Bb4-a5
Ke6-e7 2.85/16 ] 52...h5-h4
[ Houdini annotates: 52...g5xf4
53.g3xf4 Be4-h7 54.Kd2-c3 Bh7-e4
55.Kc3-d4 f6-f5 56.Ne3-c4 h5-h4
57.Nc4-e5 h4-h3 58.Bc5-b6 Be4-a8
59.Bb6-a5 Ke6-e7 60.Ba5-e1 Ke7-e6
61.Ne5-c4 Ba8-b7 62.Nc4-e5 Bb7-e4
63.Be1-b4 Be4-a8 64.Bb4-a5
Ke6-e7 2.91/17 ] 53.Kd2-c3
[ Houdini annotates: 53.Kd2-c3
g5xf4 54.g3xf4 Be4-b1 55.Kc3-d4
h4-h3 56.Ne3-d1 Ke6-f5 57.Kd4-e3
Bb1-e4 58.Nd1-f2 Be4-g2 59.Bc5-d4
Kf5-g6 60.Nf2-g4 f6-f5 61.Ng4-e5+
Kg6-f6 62.Ne5-f3+ Kf6-e6 63.Bd4-e5
Ke6-d5 64.Nf3-d4 Bg2-e4 65.Ke3-f2
Kd5-c5 66.Kf2-g3 Kc5-d5 67.Kg3xh3
101
3.23/18 ] 53...h4xg3 [ 53...g5xf4
does not help much 54.g3xf4 Be4-g6

55.h2-h3+- ;Houdini annotates:
53...g5xf4 54.g3xf4 Be4-b1 55.Kc3d4 h4-h3 56.Ne3-d1 Ke6-f5 57.Kd4e3
Bb1-e4 58.Nd1-f2 Be4-g2 59.Bc5-d4
Kf5-g6 60.Nf2-g4 f6-f5 61.Ng4-e5+
Kg6-h5 62.Bd4-c3 Bg2-a8 63.Ke3d4
Ba8-e4 64.Bc3-e1 Be4-g2 65.Kd4-c5
Bg2-a8 66.Kc5-d6 Ba8-e4 3.22/17 ]
54.h2xg3 [Houdini annotates:
54.h2xg3 Be4-c6 55.Kc3-d4 g5xf4
56.g3xf4 f6-f5 57.Bc5-b6 Bc6-e4
58.Bb6-a5 Be4-a8 59.Ba5-d8 Ba8-e4
60.Kd4-c5 Be4-b1 61.Bd8-g5 Bb1-a2
62.Kc5-d4 Ke6-d6 63.Ne3xf5+ Kd6-e6
64.Nf5-e3 Ba2-b1 65.Bg5-d8 Bb1-h7
66.Bd8-c7 Bh7-g6 67.Bc7-e5 Bg6-h7
68.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5 69.Nc4-d6 Bf5-g6
70.Kd4-e3 Bg6-h7 71.Nd6-e4 Ke6-f5
3.80/17 ] 54...g5xf4 [Houdini
annotates: 54...Be4-b7 55.Kc3-d4
g5xf4
56.g3xf4 f6-f5 57.Bc5-b6 Bb7-e4
58.Bb6-a5 Be4-a8 59.Ba5-d8 Ba8-e4
60.Bd8-g5 Be4-b1 61.Kd4-c5 Bb1-a2
62.Bg5-d8 Ba2-b1 63.Bd8-h4 Bb1-d3
64.Bh4-g5 Bd3-e4 65.Bg5-d8 Be4-b1
66.Bd8-h4 3.85/18 ] 55.g3xf4
[ Houdini annotates: 55.g3xf4 f6-f5
56.Kc3-d4 Be4-b1 57.Ne3-c4 Bb1-a2
58.Bc5-b6 Ke6-e7 59.Nc4-e3 Ke7-d6
60.Ne3xf5+ Kd6-e6 61.Nf5-e3 Ba2-b1
62.Bb6-c7 Bb1-g6 63.Bc7-e5 Bg6-h7
64.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5 65.Nc4-d6 Bf5-g6
66.Kd4-e3 Bg6-h7 67.Nd6-e4 Ke6-f5
3.81/17 ] 55...Be4-b1 [Houdini
annotates
: 55...f6-f5 56.Kc3-d4 Be4-b1
57.Ne3-c4 Bb1-a2 58.Bc5-b6 Ke6-e7
59.Nc4-e3 Ke7-d6 60.Ne3xf5+ Kd6-e6
61.Nf5-e3 Ba2-b1 62.Bb6-c7 Bb1-g6
63.Bc7-e5 Bg6-h7 64.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5
102
65.Nc4-d6 Bf5-g6 66.Kd4-e3 Bg6-h7
67.Nd6-e4 Ke6-f5 3.85/18 ] 56.Kc3-d4
[Houdini annotates: 56.Kc3-d4
Bb1-h7 57.Bc5-b4 Bh7-g6 58.Bb4-e1
Bg6-b1 59.Be1-h4 Ke6-f7 60.Ne3-d5
Bb1-a2 61.Nd5xf6 Kf7-e6 62.Bh4-g5

Ba2-b1 63.Nf6-g4 Bb1-h7 64.Ng4-e3
Bh7-g6 65.Bg5-d8 Bg6-h7 66.Bd8-c7
Bh7-g6 67.Bc7-e5 Bg6-h7 68.Ne3-c4
Bh7-f5 69.Nc4-b6 Bf5-g6 70.Nb6-d5
Bg6-f5 71.Nd5-c3 Bf5-g6 72.Nc3-e4
Ke6-f5 73.Kd4-e3 Kf5-e6 74.Ne4-d6
Bg6-h7 75.Nd6-e4 Ke6-f5 3.81/19 ]
56...Bb1-g6 [Houdini annotates:
56...f6-f5 57.Ne3-c4 Bb1-a2
58.Bc5-b6 Ke6-e7 59.Nc4-e3 Ke7-d6
60.Ne3xf5+ Kd6-e6 61.Nf5-e3 Ba2-b1
62.Bb6-c7 Bb1-g6 63.Bc7-e5 Bg6-h7
64.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5 65.Nc4-b6 Bf5-g6
66.Nb6-d5 Bg6-f5 67.Nd5-c3 Bf5-g6
68.Nc3-e4 Ke6-f5 69.Kd4-e3 Kf5-e6
70.Ne4-d6 Bg6-h7 71.Nd6-e4 Ke6-f5
3.85/18 ] 57.Bc5-b6 [Houdini
annotates: 57.Bc5-b6 Bg6-h7
58.Bb6-a5
Bh7-b1 59.Ba5-d8 Bb1-g6 60.Ne3-d5
Bg6-h5 61.Nd5xf6 Bh5-f3 62.Nf6-g8
Bf3-h5 63.Ng8-h6 Bh5-g6 64.Bd8-c7
Bg6-h7 65.Bc7-e5 Bh7-c2 66.Nh6-g4
Bc2-g6 67.Ng4-e3 Bg6-h7 68.Ne3-c4
Bh7-f5 69.Nc4-d6 Bf5-g6 70.Kd4-e3
Bg6-h7 71.Ke3-d4 Bh7-g6
72.Kd4-e3 3.81/19 ] 57...Bg6-b1
[ Houdini annotates: 57...Bg6-h7
58.Bb6-a5 Bh7-b1 59.Ba5-d8 Bb1-g6
60.Ne3-d5 Bg6-h5 61.Nd5xf6 Bh5-f3
62.Nf6-g8 Bf3-h5 63.Ng8-h6 Bh5-g6
64.Bd8-c7 Bg6-h7 65.Bc7-e5 Bh7-c2
66.Nh6-g4 Bc2-g6 67.Ng4-e3 Bg6-h7
68.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5 69.Nc4-d6 Bf5-g6
70.Kd4-e3 Bg6-h7 71.Ke3-d4 Bh7-g6
72.Kd4-e3 3.85/20 ] 58.Bb6-d8
[ Houdini annotates: 58.Bb6-d8
Bb1-g6 59.Ne3-d5 Bg6-h5 60.Nd5xf6
Bh5-f3 61.Nf6-g8 Bf3-h5 62.Ng8-h6
Bh5-g6 63.Bd8-c7 Bg6-h7 64.Bc7-e5
Bh7-c2 65.Nh6-g4 Bc2-g6 66.Ng4-e3
Bg6-h7 67.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5 68.Nc4-d6
103
Bf5-g6 69.Kd4-e3 Bg6-h7 70.Ke3-d4
Bh7-g6 71.Kd4-e3 3.81/18 ] 58...f6-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 58...Bb1-g6
59.Ne3-d5 Bg6-h5 60.Nd5xf6 Bh5-f3

61.Nf6-g8 Bf3-h5 62.Ng8-h6 Bh5-g6
61.Nf6-g8 Bf3-h5 62.Ng8-h6 Bh5-g6
63.Bd8-c7 Bg6-h7 64.Bc7-e5 Bh7-c2
65.Nh6-g4 Bc2-g6 66.Ng4-e3 Bg6-h7
67.Ne3-c4 Bh7-f5 68.Nc4-d6 Bf5-g6
69.Nd6-e4 Ke6-f5 70.Ne4-d6+ Kf5-g4
71.Nd6-c4 3.85/18 ] 59.Kd4-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 59.Kd4-c5
Ke6-d7 60.Bd8-g5 Kd7-e6 61.Ne3-d5
Bb1-e4 62.Nd5-c3 Be4-a8 63.Nc3-b5
Ba8-e4 64.Nb5-d4+ Ke6-f7 65.Kc5-d6
Kf7-g6 66.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 67.Bg5-d8
Kh5-g6 68.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 69.Nb5-c3
Bb1-d3 70.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 71.Bf6g5+ Kh6-h5 72.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1
73.Bg5-e7
Bb1-d3 74.Nd5-c3 Kh5-g6 75.Nc3-d5
Kg6-h6 76.Be7-c5 Kh6-g6 77.Nd5-c3
Kg6-h5 78.Bc5-e7 Kh5-g6 4.33/21 ]
59...Bb1-d3 60.Ne3-c4 Bd3-e4
61.Nc4-e5 Be4-b7 62.Bd8-g5 Bb7-e4
63.Ne5-c6 Ke6-f7 64.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6
65.Nc6-e7+ Kg6-h5 66.Ne7-d5
Be4-c2 67.Kd6-e5 Bc2-d3 68.Bg5-d8
Bd3-b1 69.Nd5-c3 Bb1-d3 70.Bd8-e7
Kh5-g6 71.Nc3-d5 Kg6-h6 72.Be7-c5
Kh6-g6 73.Nd5-c3 Kg6-h5 74.Bc5-e7
Kh5-g6 4.37/22 ] 60.Bd8-g5
[ Houdini annotates: 60.Bd8-g5
Ke6-f7 61.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6 62.Ne3-d5
Kg6-h5 63.Kd6-e5 Be4-d3 64.Bg5-d8
Bd3-b1 65.Nd5-c3 Bb1-d3 66.Bd8-e7
Kh5-g6 67.Nc3-d5 Kg6-h6 68.Be7-c5
Kh6-h5 69.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b5 70.Ke5xf5
Bb5-d7+ 71.Kf5-e5 Kh5-g6 72.Bd6-c5
Kg6-f7 73.f4-f5 Bd7-c6 74.Nd5-f4
Bc6-b7 75.Nf4-e6 4.33/21 ]
60...Be4-b1 [Houdini annotates:
60...Ke6-d7 61.Ne3-c4 Be4-c2
62.Nc4-b6+ Kd7-e6 63.Nb6-d5
Bc2-d1 64.Nd5-c7+ Ke6-d7 65.Nc7-b5
Bd1-f3 66.Bg5-h4 Bf3-a8 67.Nb5-d4
Ba8-e4 68.Bh4-g5 Kd7-e8 69.Kc5-d6
104
Ke8-f7 70.Nd4-c6 Kf7-g6 71.Nc6-e7+
Kg6-h5 72.Ne7-d5 Be4-c2 73.Kd6-e5
Bc2-d3 74.Bg5-e7 Bd3-b1 75.Be7-c5

Bb1-d3 76.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b1 77.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 78.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-h5
79.Ne3xf5 Kh5-g4 80.Nf5-d4 Bb1-a2
81.f4-f5 Ba2-c4 82.Kf6-e5 Bc4-f7
83.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 84.Bd6-c5 Kg5-g6
4.37/22 ] 61.Ne3-d5 [Houdini
annotates: 61.Ne3-d5 Bb1-e4
62.Nd5-c3
Be4-a8 63.Nc3-b5 Ba8-e4
64.Nb5-d4+ Ke6-f7 65.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6
66.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 67.Bg5-d8 Kh5-g6
68.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 69.Nb5-c3 Bb1-d3
70.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 71.Bf6-g5+ Kh6-h5
72.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 73.Bg5-e7 Kh5-g6
74.Be7-f6 Bb1-d3 75.Nd5-e7+ Kg6-f7
76.Ne7xf5 Kf7-g6 77.Nf5-d6 Kg6-h5
78.f4-f5 Kh5-g4 79.Bf6-e7 4.33/22 ]
61...Bb1-d3 62.Nd5-b4 Bd3-e4
63.Nb4-c6 Ke6-f7 64.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6
65.Nc6-e7+ Kg6-h5 66.Ne7-d5
Be4-c2 67.Kd6-e5 Bc2-d3 68.Bg5-d8
Bd3-b1 69.Nd5-c3 Bb1-d3 70.Bd8-e7
Kh5-g6 71.Nc3-d5 Kg6-h6 72.Be7-c5
Kh6-h5 73.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b1 74.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 75.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-h5
76.Ne3xf5 Kh5-g4 77.Nf5-d4 Bb1-a2
78.f4-f5 Ba2-c4 79.Kf6-e5 Bc4-f7
80.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 81.Bd6-c5 Kg5-g4
4.37/23 ] 62.Nd5-b4 [Houdini
annotates: 62.Nd5-b4 Be4-h1
63.Nb4-c6
Bh1-e4 64.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-f7 65.Kc5-d6
Kf7-g6 66.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 67.Bg5-d8
Kh5-g6 68.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 69.Nb5-c3
Bb1-d3 70.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 71.Bf6-g5+
Kh6-h5 72.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 73.Bg5-e7
Kh5-g6 74.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5 75.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 76.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
77.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 78.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
79.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 80.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
81.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 4.33/23 ] 62...Ke6-d7
105
[ Houdini annotates: 62...Be4-b1
63.Nb4-c6 Ke6-f7 64.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6
65.Nc6-e5+ Kg6-h5 66.Ne5-c4 Bb1-c2
67.Nc4-e3 Bc2-e4 68.Ne3-d5 Be4-b1
69.Kd6-e5 Kh5-g6 70.Bg5-f6 Kg6-h5

71.Bf6-e7 Kh5-g6 72.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5
71.Bf6-e7 Kh5-g6 72.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5
73.Ke5-f6 Kh5-g4 74.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
75.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 76.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
77.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 78.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
79.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 80.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6
4.37/22 ] 63.Nb4-a2 [Houdini
annotates: 63.Nb4-a2 Be4-a8
64.Na2-c3
Ba8-c6 65.Nc3-b5 Bc6-a8 66.Nb5-d4
Ba8-e4 67.Bg5-f6 Kd7-e8 68.Kc5-d6
Ke8-f7 69.Kd6-e5 Kf7-g6 70.Nd4-b5
Be4-c2 71.Nb5-c3 Bc2-d3 72.Bf6-e7
Kg6-h6 73.Nc3-d5 Kh6-g6 74.Be7-c5
Kg6-h5 75.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b5 76.Ke5xf5
Bb5-d7+ 77.Kf5-e5 Kh5-g6 78.Bd6-c5
Kg6-f7 79.f4-f5 Bd7-c6 80.Nd5-f4
Bc6-b7 81.Nf4-e6 4.33/22 ]
63...Be4-c2 64.Na2-c3 Kd7-e6
65.Kc5-c4 Ke6-f7 66.Kc4-d5 Kf7-g6
67.Kd5-e5 Kg6-h5 68.Nc3-d5 Bc2-d3
69.Bg5-d8 Bd3-b1 70.Nd5-c3 Bb1-d3
71.Bd8-e7 Kh5-g6 72.Nc3-d5 Kg6-h6
73.Be7-c5 Kh6-h5 74.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b1
75.Ke5-f6 Kh5-g4 76.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
77.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 78.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
79.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 80.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
81.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 82.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6
4.37/22 ] 64.Na2-c3 [Houdini
annotates: 64.Na2-c3 Be4-a8
65.Nc3-b5
Ba8-e4 66.Nb5-d4+ Ke6-f7 67.Kc5-d6
Kf7-g6 68.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 69.Bg5-d8
Kh5-g6 70.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 71.Nb5-c3
Bb1-d3 72.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 73.Bf6g5+ Kh6-h5 74.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1
75.Bg5-e7
Kh5-g6 76.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5 77.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 78.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
79.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 80.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
81.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 82.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
83.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 84.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6
4.33/23 ] 64...Be4-f3 [Houdini
106
annotates
: 64...Be4-d3 65.Nc3-b5
Bd3-e4 66.Nb5-d4+ Ke6-f7 67.Kc5-d6
Kf7-g6 68.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 69.Bg5-d8
Kh5-g6 70.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 71.Nb5-c3
Bb1-d3 72.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 73.Bf6-g5+

Kh6-h5 74.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 75.Bg5-e7
Kh5-g6 76.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5 77.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 78.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
79.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 80.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
81.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 82.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
83.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 84.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6
85.Ke5xe6 4.37/23 ] 65.Nc3-b5
[ Houdini annotates: 65.Nc3-b5
Bf3-e4 66.Nb5-d4+ Ke6-f7 67.Kc5-d6
Kf7-g6 68.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 69.Bg5-d8
Kh5-g6 70.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 71.Nb5-c3
Bb1-d3 72.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 73.Bf6-g5+
Kh6-h5 74.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 75.Bg5-e7
Kh5-g6 76.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5 77.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 78.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
79.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 80.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
81.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 82.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
83.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 84.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6
85.Ke5xe6 4.33/22 ] 65...Bf3-e4
66.Kc5-d6 Bf3-e4 67.Nb5-d4 Kf7-g6
68.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 69.Bg5-d8 Kh5-g6
70.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 71.Nb5-c3 Bb1-d3
72.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 73.Bf6-g5+ Kh6-g6
74.Bg5-e7 Kg6-h5 75.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1
76.Be7-c5 Bb1-d3 77.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b1
78.Ke5-f6 Kh5-g4 79.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
80.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 81.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
82.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 83.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
84.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 85.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6
86.Ke5xe6 4.37/22 ] 66.Nb5-d4+
[ Houdini annotates: 66.Nb5-d4+
Ke6-f7 67.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6 68.Kd6-e5
Kg6-h5 69.Bg5-d8 Kh5-g6 70.Nd4-b5
Be4-b1 71.Nb5-c3 Bb1-d3 72.Bd8-f6
Kg6-h6 73.Bf6-g5+ Kh6-h5 74.Nc3-d5
Bd3-b1 75.Bg5-e7 Kh5-g6 76.Be7-d6
Kg6-h5 77.Bd6-c5 Bb1-d3 78.Bc5-e7
Bd3-b1 79.Be7-g5 Kh5-g6 80.Bg5-f6
Kg6-h5 81.Bf6-g5 Kh5-g6 4.33/21 ]
66...Ke6-d7 [Houdini annotates:
66...Ke6-f7 67.Kc5-d6 Kf7-g6
107
68.Kd6-e5 Kg6-h5 69.Bg5-d8 Kh5-g6
70.Nd4-b5 Be4-b1 71.Nb5-c3 Bb1-d3
72.Bd8-f6 Kg6-h6 73.Bf6-g5+ Kh6-h5

74.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 75.Bg5-e7 Kh5-g6
74.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 75.Bg5-e7 Kh5-g6
76.Be7-d6 Kg6-h5 77.Ke5-f6 Kh5-h4
78.Nd5-e3 Kh4-g3 79.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3
80.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2 81.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4
82.f4-f5 Ba2-f7 83.f5-f6 Kg4-g5
84.Nd4-e6+ Bf7xe6 85.Ke5xe6
4.37/21 ] 67.Bg5-f6 [Houdini
annotates: 67.Bg5-f6 Kd7-e8
68.Kc5-d6
Ke8-f7 69.Kd6-e5 Kf7-g6 70.Nd4-b5
Be4-c2 71.Nb5-c3 Bc2-d3 72.Bf6-e7
Kg6-h5 73.Nc3-d5 Bd3-b1 74.Be7-c5
Bb1-d3 75.Bc5-d6 Bd3-b1 76.Ke5-f6
Kh5-g4 77.Nd5-e3+ Kg4-g3
78.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3 79.Kf6-e5 Bb1-a2
80.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 81.f4-f5 Ba2-f7
82.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 83.Bd6-b4 Kg5-g6
84.Nd4-e6 Bf7-g8 4.33/21 ]
67...Kd7-c7 [ 67...Kd7-e8 a fruitless
try to alter the course of the game
68.Kc5-d6 Ke8-f7 69.Kd6-e5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 67...Be4-a8
68.Bf6-h4 Ba8-e4 69.Bh4-g5 Kd7-e8
70.Kc5-d6 Ke8-f7 71.Nd4-c6 Kf7-g6
72.Nc6-e7+ Kg6-h5 73.Ne7-d5
Be4-b1 74.Kd6-e5 Kh5-g6 75.Bg5-f6
Kg6-h5 76.Bf6-e7 Kh5-g6 77.Be7-d6
Kg6-h5 78.Ke5-f6 Kh5-g4 79.Nd5e3+ Kg4-g3 80.Ne3xf5+ Kg3-f3
81.Kf6-e5
Bb1-a2 82.Nf5-d4+ Kf3-g4 83.f4-f5
Ba2-f7 84.f5-f6 Kg4-g5 85.Bd6-b4
Kg5-g6 86.Nd4-e6 Bf7-g8 4.37/20 ]
68.Nd4-e6+ [Houdini annotates:
68.Nd4-e6+ Kc7-d7 69.Ne6-g7 Be4-f3
70.Kc5-d4 Kd7-d6 71.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7
72.Ng7xf5+ Ke7-f7 73.Nf5-d6+ Kf7-g8
74.f4-f5 Bf3-d1 75.f5-f6 Bd1-b3
76.Be5-f4 Bb3-a2 77.Kd4-e5 Ba2-b3
78.Bf4-d2 Bb3-a2 79.Bd2-g5 Ba2-b3
80.Bg5-f4 Bb3-a2 81.Bf4-h6 Ba2-b3
82.Bh6-g5 Kg8-f8 83.Bg5-d2 Bb3-a2
84.Bd2-c1 Ba2-b3 85.Bc1-g5 Bb3-a2
108
86.Bg5-d2 Ba2-b3 87.Bd2-g5
Bb3-a2 4.99/19 ] 68...Kc7-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 68...Kc7-d7
69.Ne6-g7 Be4-f3 70.Kc5-d4 Kd7-d6

71.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 72.Ng7xf5+ Ke7-f7
73.Nf5-d6+ Kf7-g8 74.f4-f5 Bf3-d1
75.f5-f6 Bd1-b3 76.Be5-f4 Bb3-a2
77.Kd4-e5 Ba2-b3 78.Bf4-d2 Bb3-a2
79.Bd2-g5 Ba2-b3 80.Bg5-f4 Bb3-a2
81.Bf4-h6 Ba2-b3 82.Bh6-g5 Kg8-f8
83.Bg5-d2 Bb3-a2 84.Bd2-c1 Ba2-b3
85.Bc1-g5 Bb3-a2 86.Bg5-d2 Ba2-b3
87.Bd2-c1 Bb3-a2 88.Bc1-h6+ Kf8-g8
89.Ke5-f4 Ba2-e6 90.Bh6-g7 Be6-b3
91.Kf4-e5 Kg8-h7 92.Ke5-f5 Kh7-g8
93.Kf5-f4 Bb3-a2 94.Kf4-e5 Ba2-f7
95.Ke5-f5 Bf7-d5 96.Kf5-g6 Bd5-f7+
97.Kg6-g5 Bf7-d5 98.Kg5-f5 Bd5-a2
99.Kf5-g6 Ba2-b3 5.02/21 ] 69.Ne6-g7
[Houdini annotates: 69.Ne6-g7
Be4-g2 70.Kc5-d4 Kd7-d6 71.Bf6-e5+
Kd6-d7 72.Ng7xf5 Bg2-h3 73.Nf5-e3
Bh3-e6 74.f4-f5 Be6-g8 75.Ne3-d5
Bg8-f7 76.Nd5-f6+ Kd7-e7 77.Nf6-e4
Bf7-a2 78.Be5-d6+ Ke7-f7 79.Kd4-e5
Kf7-g7 80.Bd6-b4 Ba2-b1 81.Ne4-d6
Bb1-a2 82.Nd6-e4 Ba2-b1 4.90/18 ]
69...Kd7-c7 [ 69...Be4-g2 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+k+-sN-0 54
9-+-+-vL-+0
9+-mK-+p+-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+l+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
cannot change destiny 70.Kc5-d4
Kd7-d6 71.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-d7
72.Ng7xf5+- ;Houdini annotates:
109
69...Be4-g2 70.Kc5-d4 Kd7-d6
71.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-d7 72.Ng7xf5 Bg2-h3
73.Nf5-e3 Bh3-e6 74.f4-f5 Be6-g8

75.Ne3-d5 Bg8-f7 76.Nd5-f6+ Kd7-e7
75.Ne3-d5 Bg8-f7 76.Nd5-f6+ Kd7-e7
77.Nf6-e4 Bf7-a2 78.Be5-d6+ Ke7-f7
79.Kd4-e5 Kf7-g7 80.Bd6-b4 Ba2-b1
81.Ne4-d6 Bb1-a2 82.f5-f6+ Kg7-g6
83.Bb4-e1 Ba2-b3 84.Be1-d2 Bb3-g8
85.Bd2-c1 Bg8-b3 86.Bc1-e3 Bb3-f7
87.Be3-d2 Bf7-g8 88.Bd2-c1 4.93/19 ]
70.Bf6-e7 [Houdini annotates:
70.Bf6-e7 Kc7-b7 71.Kc5-d4 Kb7-c6
72.Kd4-e5 Be4-b1 73.Ng7xf5 Kc6-d7
74.Be7-g5 Kd7-e8 75.Nf5-d6+ Ke8-f8
76.f4-f5 Kf8-g8 77.Bg5-d2 Bb1-a2
78.Ke5-f6 Kg8-h7 79.Kf6-e7 Ba2-g8
80.f5-f6 Kh7-g6 81.Bd2-c1 Kg6-h5
82.Bc1-e3 Kh5-g6 83.f6-f7 Bg8xf7
84.Nd6xf7 Kg6-f5 85.Be3-g5 Kf5-e4
86.Ke7-e6 Ke4-f3 87.Ke6-d5 Kf3-g2
88.Kd5-e4 Kg2-h1 89.Ke4-f3 Kh1-h2
6.06/19 ] 70...Kc7-d7 [Houdini
annotates
: 70...Be4-g2 71.Kc5-d4
Kc7-c6 72.Ng7xf5 Kc6-d7 73.Kd4-e5
Kd7-e8 74.Be7-b4 Bg2-c6 75.Nf5d6+ Ke8-f8 76.f4-f5 Bc6-a4 77.Bb4d2
Ba4-b3 78.Ke5-f6 Bb3-a2 79.Bd2h6+ Kf8-g8 80.Kf6-e7 Kg8-h7
81.Bh6-e3
Kh7-g7 82.f5-f6+ Kg7-g6 83.f6-f7
Ba2xf7 84.Nd6xf7 Kg6-f5 85.Be3-g5
Kf5-e4 86.Ke7-e6 Ke4-f3 87.Ke6-d5
Kf3-g2 88.Kd5-e4 6.10/20 ] 71.Be7-f8
[ Houdini annotates: 71.Be7-f8
Be4-h1 72.Kc5-d4 Bh1-c6 73.Kd4-e5
Bc6-a4 74.Bf8-a3 Ba4-c6 75.Ng7xf5
Kd7-e8 76.Nf5-d6+ Ke8-f8 77.f4-f5
Bc6-a4 78.Ba3-b4 Ba4-d1 79.Bb4-d2
Bd1-b3 80.Ke5-f6 Bb3-a2 81.Bd2h6+ Kf8-g8 82.Kf6-e7 Kg8-h7
83.Bh6-e3
Kh7-g7 84.f5-f6+ Kg7-g6 85.f6-f7
Ba2xf7 86.Nd6xf7 Kg6-f5 87.Be3-g5
Kf5-e4 88.Ke7-e6 Ke4-f3 89.Ke6-d5
110
Kf3-g2 90.Kd5-e4 6.06/21 ]
71...Kd7-c7 [Houdini annotates:
71...Be4-g2 72.Kc5-d4 Bg2-f3
73.Kd4-e5 Bf3-d1 74.Bf8-a3 Bd1-f3
75.Ng7xf5 Kd7-e8 76.Ba3-c5 Ke8-f7
77.Nf5-d6+ Kf7-f8 78.f4-f5 Bf3-d1
111

79.Bc5-e3 Bd1-b3 80.Ke5-f6 Bb3-d5
81.Be3-h6+ Kf8-g8 82.Kf6-e7 Kg8-h7
83.Bh6-e3 Bd5-g8 84.f5-f6 Kh7-g6
85.f6-f7 Bg8xf7 86.Nd6xf7 Kg6-f5
87.Be3-g5 Kf5-e4 88.Ke7-e6 Ke4-f3
89.Ke6-d5 Kf3-g2 90.Kd5-e4 Kg2-h1
91.Bg5-h6 Kh1-g2 92.Bh6-g7 Kg2-h1
93.Nf7-g5 Kh1-g2 6.10/22 ] 72.Kc5-d4
[Houdini annotates: 72.Kc5-d4
Kc7-d7 73.Kd4-e5 Be4-d3 74.Ng7xf5
Kd7-e8 75.Bf8-h6 Ke8-f7 76.Nf5-d6+
Kf7-g6 77.Bh6-f8 Kg6-h5 78.f4-f5
Bd3-c2 79.Ke5-e6 Bc2-b3+ 80.Ke6-e7
Kh5-g5 81.f5-f6 Kg5-f4 82.f6-f7
Bb3xf7 83.Nd6xf7 Kf4-g3 84.Ke7-e6
Kg3-h2 85.Ke6-e5 Kh2-h1 86.Ke5-e4
Kh1-g2 87.Bf8-e7 Kg2-h1 88.Ke4-f3
6.06/20 ] 72...Kc7-d7 [Houdini
annotates
: 72...Be4-c2 73.Kd4-e5
Kc7-d8 74.Bf8-b4 Kd8-d7 75.Ng7xf5
Bc2-b3 76.Nf5-d6 Kd7-e7 77.f4-f5
Ke7-f8 78.Ke5-f6 Bb3-a2 79.Bb4-d2
Ba2-b3 80.Bd2-h6+ Kf8-g8 81.Kf6-e7
Kg8-h7 82.Bh6-d2 Bb3-g8 83.f5-f6
Kh7-g6 84.Bd2-c1 Kg6-h5 85.Bc1-e3
Kh5-g6 86.f6-f7 Bg8xf7 87.Nd6xf7
Kg6-f5 88.Be3-g5 Kf5-e4 89.Ke7-e6
Ke4-f3 90.Ke6-d5 Kf3-g2 91.Kd5-e4
Kg2-h1 6.10/21 ] 73.Kd4-e5
[ 73.Kd4-e5 Be4-c2 74.Bf8-b4+- ;
Houdini annotates: 73.Kd4-e5
Be4-d3 74.Ng7xf5 Kd7-e8 75.Bf8-h6
Ke8-f7 76.Nf5-d6+ Kf7-g6 77.Bh6-f8
Kg6-h5 78.f4-f5 Bd3-c2 79.Ke5-e6
Bc2-b3+ 80.Ke6-e7 Kh5-g5 81.f5-f6
Kg5-f4 82.f6-f7 Bb3xf7 83.Nd6xf7
Kf4-g3 84.Ke7-e6 Kg3-h2 85.Ke6-e5
Kh2-h1 86.Ke5-e4 Kh1-g2 87.Bf8-e7
Kg2-h1 88.Ke4-f3 6.06/21 ]
1-0
10
10
E15
E15
Veselin Topalov
Levon Aronian
Corus Wijk aan Zee (10)
25.01.2006
E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4

g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bc8-a6
5.b2-b3 Bf8-b4+ 6.Bc1-d2 Bb4-e7
7.Bf1-g2 c7-c6 8.Bd2-c3 d7-d5
9.Nf3-e5 Nf6-d7 10.Ne5xd7 Nb8xd7
11.Nb1-d2 0-0 12.0-0 Nd7-f6
13.e2-e4 b6-b5 14.e4xd5 e6xd5
15.Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8 16.c4-c5 Ba6-c8
17.Nd2-f3 Nf6-e4 18.Re1xe4 d5xe4
19.Nf3-e5 Qd8-d5 20.Qd1-e1 Bc8-f5
last book move 21.g3-g4 [Houdini 2.
0c : 21.f2-f3 e4-e3 22.Qe1xe3 f7-f6
23.Ne5xc6 Qd5xc6 24.Qe3xe7
Rb8-e8 25.Qe7xa7 Re8-e2 26.Qa7-a5
Rf8-a8 27.Qa5-b4 Ra8xa2 28.Ra1xa2
Re2xa2 29.Bc3-d2 Qc6-d5 30.Qb4-c3
Bf5-e6 31.b3-b4 Qd5-c6 32.Qc3-d3
0.19/14 ] 21...Bf5-g6 [Houdini annotates
: 21...Bf5-g6 22.Ne5xg6 h7xg6
23.Qe1xe4 Qd5xe4 24.Bg2xe4 b5-b4
25.Bc3-b2 Rf8-c8 26.Bb2-c1 g6-g5
27.Kg1-g2 Rb8-b7 28.Bc1-e3 Be7-f6
29.a2-a3 Diagram
(Diagram 55)
b4xa3 30.Ra1xa3 Rb7-e7 31.Be4-f5
Rc8-b8 32.Ra3-a6 -0.11/17 ] 22.f2-f3 [
Houdini annotates: 22.Ne5xg6 h7xg6
23.Qe1xe4 Qd5xe4 24.Bg2xe4 b5-b4
25.Bc3-b2 Rf8-c8 26.Bb2-c1
g6-g5 27.Kg1-g2 Rc8-c7 28.a2-a3
Be7-f6 29.Bc1-b2 Rb8-e8 30.f2-f3
Re8-d8 31.a3xb4 Bf6xd4 32.Ra1-d1

-0.15/16 ] 22...b5-b4 [Houdini
annotates
: 22...Rb8-c8 23.f3xe4 Qd5-d8
24.Ra1-d1 Be7-f6 25.Ne5xg6 f7xg6
26.Qe1-e2 Bf6-h4 27.Bg2-f3 Qd8-f6
112
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0{
9zpr+-+pzp-0 55
9-+p+-vl-+0
9+-zP-+-zp-0
9-zp-zPL+P+0
9zPP+-vL-+-0
9-+-+-zPKzP0
9tR-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
28.Rd1-f1 Qf6-e6 29.e4-e5 Bh4-g5
30.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-trk+0
9zp-+-+-zpp0 56
9-+p+q+p+0
9+pzP-zP-vl-0
9-+-zP-+P+0
9+PvL-+L+-0
9P+-+Q+KzP0
9+-+-+R+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
31.d4-d5 -0.16/14 ] 23.f3xe4
last book move [Houdini annotates:
23.f3xe4 Qd5-e6 24.Bc3-b2 h7-h6
25.Qe1-e2 Bg6-h7 26.Qe2-c4 Qe6xc4
27.Ne5xc4 Rb8-c8 28.e4-e5 Rc8-c7
29.Nc4-a5 Rf8-c8 30.a2-a3 b4xa3
31.Ra1xa3 Kg8-f8 32.Na5xc6 Rc7xc6
33.Bg2xc6 Rc8xc6 34.Ra3xa7
-0.07/15 ] 23...Qd5-e6 [Houdini
annotates
113
: 23...Qd5-e6 24.Bc3-b2 a7-a6
25.Qe1-f2 Qe6-c8 26.Qf2-f3 h7-h6
27.Ra1-f1 Kg8-h7 -0.01/16 ]
24.Bc3-b2 [Worse is 24.Bc3xb4

Be7-f6 25.Bb4-c3 Bf6xe5 26.d4xe5
Be7-f6 25.Bb4-c3 Bf6xe5 26.d4xe5
Qe6xg4 ;Houdini annotates:
24.Bc3-b2 h7-h6 25.Qe1-e2 Bg6-h7
26.Qe2-c4 Qe6xc4 27.Ne5xc4 Rb8-c8
28.Nc4-d6 Rc8-c7 29.e4-e5 Be7-g5
30.Bb2-c1 Rf8-d8 31.Bc1xg5 h6xg5
32.Ra1-f1 Bh7-d3 -0.06/15 ]
24...Be7-f6 [Houdini annotates:
24...h7-h6 25.Qe1-f2 Qe6-c8 26.a2-a3
Be7-f6 27.Ne5xg6 f7xg6 28.Qf2g3 b4xa3 29.Ra1xa3 Qc8-d7
30.e4-e5
Bf6-e7 31.Bg2-f1 Be7-g5 32.Bf1c4+ Kg8-h7 33.Ra3-a1 -0.08/13 ]
25.Ne5xc6 Qe6xc6 26.e4-e5 Qc6-b5
27.e5xf6 Rf8-e8 28.Qe1-g3 Qb5-e2
29.Qg3-f2 Qe2xg4 30.h2-h3 Qg4-g5
31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5 32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8
33.Bf4-e5 Re8xe5 34.d4xe5 g7xf6
35.e5xf6 Qh5xc5 36.Qf2xc5 Rc8xc5
37.Ra1-d1 h7-h6 38.Rd1-d2 Kg8-h7
39.Kg1-h2 Bg6-f5 40.Kh2-g3 Rc5-c3+
41.Bg2-f3 Bf5-e4 -0.01/18 ]
25...Qe6xc6 White has a
new protected passed pawn:
c5
[ Houdini annotates: 25...Qe6xc6
26.e4-e5 Qc6-b5 27.e5xf6 Rf8-e8
28.Qe1-g3 Qb5-e2 29.Qg3-f2 Qe2xg4
30.h2-h3 Qg4-g5 31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5
32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8 33.Bf4-e5 g7xf6
34.Qf2xf6 Re8xe5 35.d4xe5 Rc8xc5
36.Ra1-e1 Rc5-c8 37.Kg1-h2 Qh5-f5
38.Re1-d1 Qf5-c2 39.Rd1d8+ Rc8xd8 40.Qf6xd8+ Kg8g7
41.Qd8-f6+ Kg7-g8 42.Qf6-f4 Qc2xa2
43.Qf4xb4 0.13/18 ] 26.e4-e5 Diagram
[Houdini annotates: 26.e4-e5
Qc6-b5 27.e5xf6 Rf8-e8 28.Qe1-g3
Qb5-e2 29.Qg3-f2 Qe2xg4 30.h2-h3
Qg4-g5 31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5 32.Bc1-f4
114
Rb8-c8 33.a2-a3 b4xa3 34.f6xg7
Re8-e2 35.Qf2-g3 Bg6-e4 36.Bg2-f1
a3-a2 37.Bf1xe2 Qh5xe2 38.Bf4-e5
0.03/15 ]
White threatens to win material: e5xf6
115
XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+-trk+0{
9zp-+-+pzpp0 57
9-+q+-vll+0
9+-zP-zP-+-0
9-zp-zP-+P+0
9+P+-+-+-0
9PvL-+-+LzP0
9tR-+-wQ-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
26...Qc6-a6 [Houdini annotates:
26...Qc6-b5 27.e5xf6 Rf8-e8
28.Qe1-g3 Qb5-e2 29.Qg3-f2 Qe2xg4
30.h2-h3 Qg4-g5 31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5
32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8 33.Bf4-e5 Re8xe5
34.d4xe5 g7xf6 35.Qf2xf6 Rc8xc5
36.Ra1-e1 Rc5-c8 37.e5-e6 Qh5-c5+
38.Kg1-h1 Qc5-c3 39.e6xf7+ Bg6xf7
40.Qf6-h4 a7-a5 41.Re1-g1 Bf7-g6
42.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-g7 43.Qh4-e7+
Kg7-h8 0.13/16 ] 27.e5xf6
[ Houdini annotates: 27.e5xf6
Rf8-e8 28.Qe1-f1 Qa6-e6 29.d4-d5
Qe6xg4 30.Qf1-f3 Qg4-g5 31.Ra1-f1
Bg6-e4 32.Qf3-g3 Qg5xg3 33.h2xg3
Be4xg2 34.Kg1xg2 Rb8-c8 35.Bb2-d4
Re8-e4 36.Rf1-d1 Re4-e2+ 37.Kg2-f3
Re2xa2 38.d5-d6 Ra2-a3 39.d6-d7
Ra3xb3+ 40.Kf3-e4 Rc8-f8 41.f6xg7
Rf8-d8 0.17/17 ] 27...Rf8-e8
Black threatens to win material: Re8xe1
[Houdini annotates: 27...Rf8-e8
28.Qe1-f1 Qa6-e6 29.d4-d5 Qe6xg4
30.Qf1-f3 Qg4-g5 31.Ra1-f1 Bg6-e4
32.Qf3-g3 Qg5xg3 33.h2xg3 Be4xg2
34.Kg1xg2 Rb8-c8 35.Bb2-d4 Re8-e4
36.Rf1-d1 Re4-e2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Re2xa2
38.f6xg7 Ra2-a3 39.Rd1-d3 f7-f6

40.Rd3-e3 Kg8xg7 41.Re3-e7+
Kg7-g6 0.23/16 ] 28.Qe1-f1

Qf1xa6 [Houdini annotates: 28.Qe1-f1
Qf1xa6 [Houdini annotates: 28.Qe1-f1
Qa6-e2 29.Qf1xe2 Re8xe2 30.Bb2c1 g7xf6 31.Bc1-f4 Rb8-e8 32.Bg2c6
Re2-e1+ 33.Ra1xe1 Re8xe1+
34.Kg1-f2 Re1-a1 35.d4-d5 Bg6-e4
36.Kf2-e3 Be4-g2 37.Bf4-h6 Ra1xa2
38.Bc6-b7 Bg2-h1 39.Bh6-f4 Kg8-f8
40.Bb7-c6 Ra2-b2 41.Bf4h6+ Kf8-g8 0.02/18 ]
28...Qa6-e2
Black threatens to win
material: Qe2xb2 [Houdini
annotates:
28...Qa6-e6 29.f6xg7 Qe6xg4
30.Qf1-f3 Qg4-g5 31.Ra1-f1 Bg6-h5
32.Qf3-f6 Qg5xf6 33.Rf1xf6 Re8-e1+
34.Rf6-f1 Re1xf1+ 35.Bg2xf1 Rb8-c8
36.Bf1-a6 Rc8-c6 37.Ba6-b5 Rc6-g6+
38.Kg1-f2 Rg6-f6+ 39.Kf2-e3 Rf6-e6+
40.Ke3-f4 Kg8xg7 0.31/15 ] 29.Qf1-f2
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Qf1xe2
Re8xe2 30.Bb2-c1 g7xf6 31.Bc1-f4
Rb8-e8 32.Bg2-c6 Re2-e1+
33.Ra1xe1 Re8xe1+ 34.Kg1-f2
Re1-a1 35.d4-d5 Bg6-e4 36.Kf2-e3
Be4-g2 37.Bf4-h6 Ra1xa2 38.Bc6-b7
Bg2-h1 39.Bh6-f4 Kg8-f8 40.Bb7-c6
Ra2-b2 41.Bf4-h6+ Kf8-g8 0.20/15 ]
29...Qe2xg4 [Houdini annotates:
29...Qe2xg4 30.h2-h3 Qg4-g5
31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5 32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8
33.Qf2-g3 g7xf6 34.Ra1-f1 Qh5-e2
35.Qg3-f2 Qe2-h5 36.Bf4-d6 Bg6-e4
37.Qf2-g3+ Kg8-h8 38.Qg3-f4 Be4xg2
39.Qf4xf6+ Kh8-g8 40.Kg1xg2
Re8-e2+ 41.Rf1-f2 Qh5-d5+
42.Kg2-g3 Re2xf2 43.Qf6xf2 Qd5-g5+
44.Kg3-h2 0.14/17 ] 30.h2-h3
h3xg4 [ Houdini annotates: 30.h2-h3
116
Qg4-g5 31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5 32.Bc1-f4
Rb8-c8 33.c5-c6 Bg6-e4 34.c6-c7
Be4xg2 35.Qf2xg2 g7-g6 36.d4-d5
Re8-e2 37.Qg2-g4 Qh5xg4+ 38.h3xg4
Kg8-f8 39.Bf4-g3 Kf8-e8 40.a2-a3
b4xa3 41.Ra1xa3 Ke8-d7 42.Ra3xa7

Re2-e3 43.Kg1-g2 Re3xb3 44.g4-g5
Rb3-d3 45.d5-d6 0.01/17 ]
30...Qg4-g5 Black threatens to win
material:
Qg5xf6
[Houdini
annotates: 30...Qg4-h5 31.d4-d5
Re8-e2
32.Qf2-f4 Re2xg2+ 33.Kg1xg2
Qh5xd5+ 34.Kg2-g3 Rb8-e8
35.Ra1-e1 Bg6-e4 36.f6xg7 Qd5xc5
37.Re1xe4 Qc5-g1+ 38.Kg3-h4
Re8xe4 39.Qf4xe4 Qg1-f2+
40.Kh4-h5 Qf2xb2 41.Qe4-e7 Qb2xg7
42.Qe7-d8+ Qg7-f8 43.Qd8-g5+
Kg8-h8 44.Qg5-f6+ Kh8-g8
45.Qf6-g5+ Kg8-h8 0.07/15 ]
31.Bb2-c1 [Houdini annotates:
31.Bb2-c1 Qg5-h5 32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8
33.c5-c6 Bg6-e4 34.c6-c7 Be4xg2
35.Qf2xg2 g7-g6 36.d4-d5 Re8-e2
37.Qg2-g4 Qh5xg4+ 38.h3xg4 Kg8-f8
39.Bf4-g3 Kf8-e8 40.a2-a3 b4xa3
41.Ra1xa3 Ke8-d7 42.Ra3xa7 Re2-e3
43.Kg1-g2 Re3xb3 44.g4-g5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+-+0{
9tR-zPk+p+p0 58
9-+-+-zPp+0
9+-+P+-zP-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+r+-+-vL-0
9-+-+-+K+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Rb3-d3 45.d5-d6 0.01/16 ]
31...Qg5-h5 [Houdini annotates:
31...Qg5-h5 32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8
33.Bf4-e5 Re8xe5 34.d4xe5 g7xf6
117
35.e5xf6 Qh5xc5 36.Qf2xc5 Rc8xc5
37.a2-a3 b4xa3 38.Ra1xa3 Rc5-f5
39.Ra3xa7 Rf5xf6 40.Kg1-h2 Rf6-d6
41.b3-b4 Rd6-d2 42.Kh2-g3 Rd2-b2

43.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-g7 44.Ra8-b8
43.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-g7 44.Ra8-b8
Rb2-b3+ 45.Kg3-f4 0.08/16 ]
32.Bc1-f4 [Houdini annotates:
32.Bc1-f4 Rb8-c8 33.Bf4-e5 Re8xe5
34.d4xe5 g7xf6 35.e5xf6 Qh5xc5
36.Qf2xc5 Rc8xc5 37.a2-a3 b4xa3
38.Ra1xa3 Rc5-f5 39.Ra3xa7 Rf5xf6
40.Kg1-h2 Rf6-d6 41.b3-b4 Rd6-d2
42.Kh2-g3 Rd2-b2 43.Ra7a8+ Kg8-g7 44.Ra8-b8 Rb2b3+
45.Kg3-f4 0.11/15 ] 32...Rb8-d8
[ 32...Rb8-c8!?= is an interesting
idea ;Houdini annotates: 32...Rb8-c8
33.Bf4-e5 g7xf6 34.Qf2xf6 Re8xe5
35.d4xe5 Rc8xc5 36.Ra1-e1 Rc5-c8
37.Kg1-h2 Bg6-f5 38.Re1-g1 Rc8-c2
39.Qf6-d8+ Kg8-g7 40.Qd8f6+ Kg7-g8 41.Qf6-d8+
0.19/14 ]
33.c5-c6 [Houdini annotates:
33.c5-c6 Bg6-e4 34.c6-c7 Rd8-c8
35.Ra1-e1 Qh5-f5 36.Bf4-g3 Qf5-g6
37.f6xg7 Be4xg2 38.Re1xe8+ Rc8xe8
39.Qf2xg2 Qg6-b6 40.Bg3-e5 Qb6-e6
41.Qg2-f3 Qe6-g6+ 42.Kg1-h2 Re8-c8
43.Qf3-d5 Qg6-c2+ 44.Kh2-g1
Qc2-c1+ 45.Kg1-f2 Qc1-c2+
46.Kf2-g3 Qc2-g6+ 47.Kg3-h2
Qg6-c2+ 0.56/15 ] 33...Bg6-e4
34.c6-c7 Rd8-c8 35.Qf2-f3 Re2-c2
36.Qf3xh5 Bg6xh5 37.Ra1-e1 g7xf6
38.Re1-e7 Kg8-h8 39.Bg2-b7
Rc8-g8+ 40.Kg1-f1 Kh8-g7 41.d4-d5
Bh5-f3 42.Re7-e3 Bf3-g2+ 43.Kf1-g1
Kg7-h8 44.Re3-g3 Rg8xg3 45.Bf4xg3
Bg2xh3 0.51/14 ] 34.c6-c7
[ Houdini annotates: 34.c6-c7
Rd8-c8 35.Ra1-e1 Qh5-f5 36.Bf4-g3
Qf5-g6 37.f6xg7 Be4xg2 38.Re1xe8+
Rc8xe8 39.Qf2xg2 Qg6-b6 40.Bg3e5
118
Qb6-e6 41.Qg2-f3 Qe6-g6+
42.Kg1-h2 Re8-c8 43.Qf3-d5 Qg6-c2+
44.Kh2-g1 Qc2-g6+ 45.Kg1-f2
Qg6-c2+ 46.Kf2-f3 Qc2-f5+ 47.Kf3-g2
Qf5-g5+ 48.Kg2-f1 Qg5-f5+ 49.Kf1-g2

Qf5-g5+ 0.56/18 ] 34...Rd8-c8
[ Houdini annotates: 34...Rd8-c8
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+r+k+0
9zp-zP-+pzpp0 59
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+q0
9-zp-zPlvL-+0
9+P+-+-+P0
9P+-+-wQL+0
9tR-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
35.Ra1-e1 Qh5-f5 36.Bf4-g3 Qf5-g6
39.Qf2xg2 Qg6-b6 40.Bg3-e5 Qb6-e6
41.Qg2-f3 Qe6-d7 42.Qf3-h5 Qd7-e6
43.Kg1-h2 Re8-c8 44.Qh5-f3 Qe6-g6
45.Qf3-d5 Qg6-c2+ 46.Kh2-g1
Qc2-g6+ 47.Kg1-f2 Qg6-c2+
48.Kf2-g3 Qc2-g6+ 49.Kg3-h2
Qg6-c2+ 1.03/18 ] 35.Ra1-e1
Re1xe4 [Houdini annotates:
35.Ra1-e1 Qh5-f5 36.Bf4-g3 Qf5-g6
39.Qf2xg2 Qg6-b6 40.Bg3-e5 Re8-c8
41.Kg1-f2 Qb6-e6 42.Qg2-f3 Qe6-g6
43.h3-h4 Qg6-c2+ 44.Kf2-e3 Rc8xc7
45.Be5xc7 Qc2xc7 46.Qf3-g4 h7-h5
47.Qg4-g2 Qc7-e7+ 48.Ke3-f4
Qe7-f6+ 49.Kf4-e4 Qf6xg7
50.Qg2xg7+ Kg8xg7 0.60/17 ]
35...Qh5-g6? [ 35...Be4xg2
36.Re1xe8+ Rc8xe8 37.Qf2xg2
Qh5-d1+ 38.Kg1-h2 g7-g6+- ;
Houdini annotates: 35...Qh5-f5
119
36.Bf4-g3 Qf5-g6 37.f6xg7 Be4xg2
38.Re1xe8+ Rc8xe8 39.Qf2xg2
Qg6-b6 40.Bg3-e5 Qb6-e6 41.Qg2-f3

Re8-c8 42.Kg1-g2 f7-f6 43.Be5-g3
Re8-c8 42.Kg1-g2 f7-f6 43.Be5-g3
Qe6-a6 44.Qf3-d5+ Kg8xg7
45.Qd5-d7+ Kg7-h8 46.Kg2-f3
Qa6-d3+ 47.Kf3-f4 0.78/13 ]
36.Re1xe4+- [Houdini annotates:
36.Re1xe4 Re8xe4 37.d4-d5 Re4-e8
38.d5-d6 Qg6-f5 39.Bg2-c6 Re8-d8
40.c7xd8Q+ Rc8xd8 41.f6xg7 Qf5xh3
42.d6-d7 Qh3-g4+ 43.Kg1-f1 Qg4-g6
44.Bc6-a4 Kg8xg7 45.Qf2-d4+ Qg6-f6
46.Qd4xb4 Qf6-a1+ 47.Kf1-g2
Qa1xa2+ 48.Kg2-g3 Qa2-b2
49.Ba4-c6 h7-h5 2.18/14 ] 36...Re8xe4
[Houdini annotates: 36...Re8xe4
37.d4-d5 Re4-e8 38.d5-d6 Qg6-b1+
39.Kg1-h2 Qb1-f5 40.f6xg7 h7-h5
41.Qf2-d4 Qf5-d7 42.Qd4xa7 f7-f6
43.Qa7-d4 Kg8xg7 44.Bg2-f3 Re8-e1
45.Qd4-d2 Re1-a1 46.Bf3xh5 Rc8-g8
47.Qd2-c2 Kg7-h8 48.Bh5-g4 1.54/12 ]
37.d4-d5 White pawn structure
improved [Houdini annotates:
37.d4-d5 Re4-e8 38.d5-d6 Qg6-b1+
39.Kg1-h2 Qb1-d1 40.f6xg7 Re8-e6
41.Qf2xa7 Kg8xg7 42.Qa7-c5 h7-h6
43.Qc5xb4 Qd1-d3 44.Bf4-g3 Re6-g6
45.Qb4-f4 Rc8-e8 46.b3-b4 h6-h5
47.a2-a4 Kg7-f8 48.a4-a5 1.40/13 ]
37...Rc8-e8?? [ 37...Re4-e8
the rescuing straw 38.d5-d6 Qg6-b1+
39.Kg1-h2 Qb1-f5 40.f6xg7 h7-h6+( 40...Kg8xg7?? 41.Qf2-d4+ f7-f6
42.d6-d7+- );Houdini annotates:
37...Re4-e8 38.d5-d6 Qg6-b1+
39.Kg1-h2 Qb1-f5 40.f6xg7 h7-h5
41.Qf2-d4 Qf5-d7 42.Qd4xa7 f7-f6
43.Qa7-d4 Kg8xg7 44.Bg2-f3 Re8-e1
45.Qd4-d2 Re1-a1 46.Bf3xh5 Rc8-g8
47.Qd2-c2 Kg7-h8 48.Bh5-g4 1.48/14 ]
38.d5-d6+- [Houdini annotates:
38.d5-d6 Re8-a8 39.d6-d7 Re4-e8
40.Qf2xa7 Qg6-f5 41.d7xe8Q+
Ra8xe8 42.Qa7-b8 Re8-c8
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43.f6xg7
Kg8xg7 44.Qb8xb4 Qf5-e6 45.a2-a4
f7-f6 46.a4-a5 Kg7-f7 47.Qb4-c5

Qe6-e2 48.Qc5-f5 Qe2-e1+
49.Kg1-h2 Qe1-e6 50.Bg2-d5 6.42/13 ]
38...Re4-e1+ [ 38...Re8-f8
doesn't improve anything 39.d6-d7
Re4-e8 40.Qf2-c5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 38...Re8-a8 39.d6-d7
Re4-e8
40.Qf2xa7 Qg6-d3 41.d7xe8Q+
Ra8xe8 42.Qa7-c5 Qd3-d7 43.f6xg7
h7-h5 44.Qc5xb4 Kg8xg7 45.a2-a4
Qd7-e6 46.a4-a5 h5-h4 47.Qb4-c5
Qe6-f6 48.Qc5-g5+ Qf6xg5 49.Bf4xg5
Re8-c8 50.Bg5-f4 Kg7-f6 51.a5-a6
Kf6-f5 6.48/14 ] 39.Kg1-h2
Qg6-f5 40.Qf2-g3 g7-g6 41.Qg3-g5
Re1-d1 42.Qg5xf5 g6xf5 43.Bg2-c6
Re8-c8 44.d6-d7 Rc8xc7 45.Bf4xc7
h7-h6 46.d7-d8Q+ Rd1xd8 47.Bc7xd8
Kg8-h7 48.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6 49.Kg3-f4
h6-h5 50.Bc6-d7 h5-h4 51.Bd7xf5+
Kg6-h5 52.Bd8-a5 a7-a6 53.Ba5xb4
Kh5-h6 10.27/13 ] 39...Qg6-f5
[ 39...Qg6xf6?? taking the pawn is
naive 40.d6-d7 Re1-e6 41.c7-c8Q+- ;
Houdini annotates: 39...Qg6-f5
40.Qf2-g3 g7-g6 41.Qg3-g5 Re1-d1
42.Qg5xf5 g6xf5 43.Bg2-c6 Re8-c8
44.d6-d7 Rc8xc7 45.Bf4xc7 h7-h6
46.d7-d8Q+ Rd1xd8 47.Bc7xd8
Kg8-h7 48.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6 49.Kg3-f4
h6-h5 50.Bc6-d7 h5-h4 51.Bd7xf5+
Kg6-h5 52.Bd8-a5 a7-a6 53.Ba5xb4
Kh5-h6 10.27/14 ] 40.Qf2-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 40.Qf2-g3
g7-g6 41.Qg3-g5 Re1-d1 42.Qg5xf5
g6xf5 43.Bg2-c6 Re8-c8 44.d6-d7
Rc8xc7 45.Bf4xc7 h7-h6 46.d7-d8Q+
Rd1xd8 47.Bc7xd8 Kg8-h7 48.Kh2-g3
Kh7-g6 49.Kg3-f4 h6-h5 50.Bc6-d7
h5-h4 51.Bd7xf5+ Kg6-h5 52.Bd8-a5
a7-a6 53.Ba5xb4 Kh5-h6 10.07/14 ]
40...g7-g6 [ 40...Qf5xf6?? Black will
121
choke on that pawn 41.d6-d7 Qf6-d4
42.d7xe8Q+ Re1xe8 43.Bf4-e5
Qd4xe5 44.Qg3xe5+- ;Houdini 2.0c

: 40...g7-g6 41.Qg3-g5
: 40...g7-g6 41.Qg3-g5
Re1-d1 42.Qg5xf5 g6xf5 43.Bg2-c6
Re8-c8 44.d6-d7 Rc8xc7 45.Bf4xc7
h7-h6 46.d7-d8Q+ Rd1xd8 47.Bc7xd8
Kg8-h7 48.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6 49.Kg3-f4
h6-h5 50.Bc6-d7 h5-h4 51.Bd7xf5+
Kg6-h5 52.Bd8-a5 a7-a6 53.Ba5xb4
Kh5-h6 10.27/15 ] 41.Qg3-g5
[ Houdini annotates: 41.Qg3-g5
Qf5xg5 42.Bf4xg5 Re1-d1 43.Bg2-c6
Re8-c8 44.Bg5-f4 h7-h5 45.d6-d7
Rc8xc7 46.Bf4xc7 Rd1xd7 47.Bc6xd7
Kg8-h7 48.Bc7-a5 a7-a6 49.Ba5xb4
h5-h4 50.Bb4-d2 Kh7-h8 51.Bd7-c8
a6-a5 52.Bd2xa5 9.80/14 ]
41...Qf5xg5 [Houdini annotates:
41...Re1-d1 42.Qg5xf5 g6xf5
43.Bg2-c6 Re8-c8 44.d6-d7 Rc8xc7
45.Bf4xc7 h7-h6 46.d7-d8Q+ Rd1xd8
47.Bc7xd8 Kg8-h7 48.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6
49.Kg3-f4 h6-h5 50.Bc6-d7 h5-h4
51.Bd7xf5+ Kg6-h6 52.Bd8-a5 Kh6-h5
53.Ba5xb4 a7-a6 54.Bf5-e4 10.47/15 ]
42.Bf4xg5 [Houdini annotates:
42.Bf4xg5 Re1-d1 43.Bg2-c6 Re8-c8
44.Bg5-f4 Rc8-f8 45.d6-d7 Rd1xd7
46.Bc6xd7 h7-h5 47.Bf4-d6 Rf8-a8
48.c7-c8Q+ Ra8xc8 49.Bd7xc8
Kg8-h7 50.Bd6xb4 Kh7-h6 51.Bc8-d7
g6-g5 52.Bd7-f5 h5-h4 53.Kh2-g2
Kh6-h5 54.Kg2-f3 g5-g4+ 55.Bf5xg4+
Kh5-g5 56.Bb4-e7 Kg5-g6 57.Kf3-f4
Kg6-h6 58.Bg4-e2 Kh6-g6 59.Kf4-g4
Kg6-h6 60.Kg4xh4 a7-a5 61.Kh4-g4
10.23/18 ] 42...Re1-d1 [Houdini
annotates
: 42...Re1-d1 43.Bg2-c6
Re8-c8 44.Bg5-f4 Rc8-f8 45.d6-d7
Rd1xd7 46.Bc6xd7 h7-h5 47.c7-c8Q
Rf8xc8 48.Bd7xc8 h5-h4 49.Kh2-g2
Kg8-f8 50.Bf4-d6+ Kf8-g8 51.Bd6xb4
Kg8-h7 52.Bb4-d2 Kh7-g8 53.Bd2-g5
Kg8-f8 54.Bg5xh4 Kf8-g8 55.Bh4-f2
122
Kg8-f8 56.Bc8-a6 Kf8-e8 57.Bf2xa7
Ke8-d7 58.Ba6-c4 Kd7-e8 59.Ba7-e3
9.34/20 ] 43.Bg2-c6 [Houdini annotates
123

x64: 43.Bg2-c6 Re8-f8 44.d6-d7
Rd1xd7 45.Bc6xd7 a7-a5 46.c7-c8Q
Rf8xc8 47.Bd7xc8 Kg8-f8 48.Bc8-d7
Kf8-g8 49.Kh2-g3 h7-h5 50.Bg5-e3
Kg8-h7 51.Be3-f4 Kh7-g8 52.Bf4-c7
Kg8-h7 53.Bc7xa5 Kh7-h6 54.Ba5xb4
Kh6-g5 55.Bb4-e7 h5-h4+ 56.Kg3-f3
Kg5-h5 57.a2-a4 8.65/16 ]
43...Re8-e2+ [ 43...Re8-f8 is one last
hope 44.d6-d7 Rd1xd7 45.Bc6xd7
Kg8-h8+- ;Houdini annotates:
43...Re8-c8 44.Bg5-f4 Rc8-f8
45.d6-d7 Rd1xd7 46.Bc6xd7 h7-h5
47.c7-c8Q Rf8xc8 48.Bd7xc8 h5-h4
49.Kh2-g2 Kg8-f8 50.Bf4-d6+ Kf8-g8
51.Bd6xb4 Kg8-h7 52.Bb4-d2 Kh7-g8
53.Bd2-g5 Kg8-f8 54.Bg5xh4 Kf8-e8
55.Bh4-f2 Ke8-d8 56.Bc8-a6 Kd8-d7
57.Bf2xa7 Kd7-e6 58.Ba7-d4 8.80/17 ]
44.Kh2-g3 Diagram [ 44.Kh2-g3
Rd1-d3+ 45.Kg3-f4 Rd3-d4+ 46.Kf4-f3
Re2-e8 47.Bc6xe8 h7-h6 48.c7-c8Q
h6xg5 49.Be8-c6+ Kg8-h7 50.Qc8-f8
Rd4-f4+ 51.Kf3-e3 Rf4xf6 52.d6-d7
Rf6-e6+ 53.Ke3-d2 Re6-d6+
54.Qf8xd6 a7-a5 55.d7-d8Q a5-a4
56.Bc6xa4 g5-g4 57.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7
58.Qd6-f6+ Kg7-g8 59.Qh4-h8# ;
Houdini annotates: 44.Kh2-g3
Rd1-d3+ 45.Kg3-f4 h7-h6 46.c7-c8Q+
Kg8-h7 47.Bg5xh6 Re2-f2+ 48.Kf4-g4
Rf2-f1 49.Bh6-g7 Rd3-d4+ 50.Kg4-g3
g6-g5 51.d6-d7 Rf1-e1 52.d7-d8Q
Re1-e3+ 53.Bc6-f3 Rd4xd8
54.Qc8xd8 a7-a6 55.Qd8-h8+ Kh7-g6
56.Qh8-h5+ Kg6-f5 57.Qh5xf7 a6-a5
58.Qf7-d5+ Kf5-g6 59.f6-f7 g5-g4
60.Kg3xg4 Kg6xg7 61.Qd5-g5+
Kg7xf7 62.Bf3-d5+ Re3-e6
63.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-e7 64.Bd5xe6 Ke7-d6
65.Qf5-d5+ Kd6-e7 15.07/14 ]
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Etienne Bacrot
Levon Aronian
Linares 2006 (7)
E21
26.02.2006
E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3

1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Ng1-f3 c7-c5
5.g2-g3 Nf6-e4 6.Qd1-d3 Qd8-a5
7.Qd3xe4 Bb4xc3+ 8.Bc1-d2
Bc3xd2+ 9.Nf3xd2 Nb8-c6 10.d4xc5
b7-b6 11.Bf1-g2 Bc8-b7 12.Qe4-f4
b6xc5 13.Qf4-d6 Qa5-b6 14.Nd2-e4
Nc6-d4 15.Qd6xb6 a7xb6
16.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-e7 17.Bg2xb7
Nd4-c2+ 18.Ke1-d2 Nc2xa1
19.Nd6xf7 last book move. last book
move Ra8xa2 [Houdini annotates:
19...Na1-b3+ 20.Kd2-c3 Ke7xf7
21.Bb7xa8 Rh8xa8 22.Kc3xb3 d7-d5
23.a2-a3 Ra8-d8 24.Rh1-e1 Kf7-f6
25.Kb3-c3 d5xc4 26.Kc3xc4 Rd8-d2
27.Kc4-c3 Rd2-d8 28.Re1-c1 Kf6-f5
29.f2-f3 g7-g5 30.a3-a4 Kf5-e5

0.38/17 ] 20.Nf7xh8 [Houdini
annotates: 20.Nf7xh8 Ra2xb2+
21.Kd2-d3
Rb2-b3+ 22.Kd3-e4 Na1-c2 23.Ke4-f4
Rb3-c3 24.Kf4-g5 Rc3xc4 25.Bb7-a6
124

h7-h6+ 26.Kg5-h5 Rc4-a4 27.Nh8-g6+
Ke7-d8 Diagram
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28.Rh1-c1 Nc2-d4 29.Ba6-d3 Ra4-a2
30.Rc1-b1 Kd8-c7 31.Ng6-f4 g7-g5
32.Nf4-g6 Nd4xe2 33.Kh5xh6 Ne2-d4
34.Kh6xg5 Ra2xf2 35.h2-h3 d7-d5
36.Rb1-f1 0.26/19 ] 20...Ra2xb2+
[ Houdini annotates: 20...Ra2xb2+
21.Kd2-d3 Rb2-b3+ 22.Kd3-e4
Na1-c2 23.Rh1-d1 Nc2-a3 24.Rd1-d3
Na3xc4 25.Rd3xb3 Nc4-d2+
26.Ke4-d3 Nd2xb3 27.Kd3-c3 Nb3-d4
28.Bb7-a6 d7-d5 29.e2-e3 Nd4-f3
30.h2-h4 c5-c4 31.Ba6-b7 b6-b5
32.Bb7-a6 Nf3-e5 33.Ba6xb5 Ne5-g4
34.e3-e4 Ng4xf2 35.e4xd5 e6xd5
36.Kc3-d4 Ke7-e6 37.Bb5-c6 0.31/20 ]
21.Kd2-d3 [Houdini annotates:
21.Kd2-d3 Rb2-b3+ 22.Kd3-e4
Na1-c2 23.Rh1-d1 Nc2-a3 24.Rd1-d3
Na3xc4 25.Rd3xb3 Nc4-d2+
26.Ke4-d3 Nd2xb3 27.Kd3-c3 Nb3-d4
28.Bb7-a6 d7-d5 29.e2-e3 Nd4-f3
30.h2-h4 c5-c4 31.Ba6-b7 b6-b5
32.Bb7-a6 Nf3-e5 33.Ba6xb5 Ne5-g4
34.e3-e4 Ng4xf2 35.e4xd5 e6xd5
36.Kc3-d4 Ke7-e6 0.28/18 ]
125
21...Rb2-b3+ [Houdini annotates:
21...Rb2-b3+ 22.Kd3-e4 Na1-c2
23.Rh1-d1 Nc2-a3 24.Rd1-d3 Na3xc4

25.Rd3xb3 Nc4-d2+ 26.Ke4-d3
25.Rd3xb3 Nc4-d2+ 26.Ke4-d3
Nd2xb3 27.Kd3-c3 Nb3-d4 28.Bb7a6 d7-d5 29.e2-e3 Nd4-f3 30.h2-h4
c5-c4 31.Ba6-b7 b6-b5 32.Bb7-a6
Nf3-e5 33.Ba6xb5 Ne5-g4 34.e3-e4
Ng4xf2 35.e4xd5 e6xd5 36.Kc3-d4
Ke7-e6 0.36/17 ] 22.Kd3-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Kd3-e4
Na1-c2 23.Rh1-c1 Rb3-b2 24.e2-e3
Nc2-b4 25.f2-f4 Rb2xh2 26.Rc1-a1
Rh2-c2 27.Ra1-h1 Rc2xc4+ 28.Ke4f3 h7-h6 29.Nh8-g6+ Ke7-d8 30.Rh1d1 d7-d5 31.Ng6-e5 Rc4-c3 32.Rd1a1
c5-c4 33.Ra1-a7 Rc3-b3 34.Bb7-c6
0.48/17 ] 22...Na1-c2 [Houdini
annotates
: 22...Na1-c2 23.Rh1-c1
Rb3-b2 24.e2-e3 Nc2-b4 25.f2-f4
Rb2xh2 26.Rc1-b1 g7-g6 27.Rb1-d1
Nb4-a2 28.Ke4-f3 Na2-c3 29.Rd1-c1
Nc3-a4 30.Bb7-e4 Na4-b2 31.Be4-b1
Rh2-h3 0.40/17 ] 23.e2-e3
[ 23.Rh1-d1!? ;Houdini annotates:
23.Rh1-c1 Rb3-b2 24.e2-e3 Nc2-b4
25.f2-f4 Rb2xh2 26.Rc1-d1 Nb4-a2
27.Ke4-f3 Na2-c3 28.Rd1-c1 Nc3-a4
29.Bb7-a6 Na4-b2 30.Ba6-b5 Nb2-d3
31.Rc1-a1 Rh2-f2+ 32.Kf3-e4 0.47/14 ]
23...b6-b5 Black threatens to win
material: b5xc4 [Houdini annotates:
23...b6-b5 24.Ke4-f3 b5xc4 25.Bb7-e4
Nc2-d4+ 26.Kf3-f4 Nd4-e2+ 27.Kf4-f3
Ne2-d4+ 28.Kf3-f4 0.07/19 ] 24.Ke4-f4
[Houdini annotates: 24.Ke4-f4
Diagram
(Diagram 62)
b5xc4 25.Bb7-e4 Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7
Ke7-f6 27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+
28.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 29.e3-e4 e6-e5+
30.Kf4-e3
126
Rb3-b8 31.Ke3xd3 Rb8xh8 32.Kd3-c4
Kf6-e6 33.Kc4xc5 Rh8-c8+ 34.Kc5-b5
Rc8-c2 35.Rh1-f1 Rc2-b2+ 36.Kb5-c4
Rb2-d2 37.f2-f3 Rd2-g2 38.g3-g4
Rg2-c2+ 39.Kc4-d3 0.11/16 ]
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24...b5xc4 Black has a new passed
pawn: c4. [ 24...Rb3-b4!?= ;Houdini 2.
0c : 24...b5xc4 25.Bb7-e4
Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7 c4-c3 27.g3-g4
Rb3-b2 28.Kf4-f3 Rb2-d2 29.Nh8-g6+
Ke7-d6 30.Ng6-f4 c3-c2 31.Rh1-c1
c5-c4 32.Bh7-g6 Kd6-e5 33.Bg6-h7
Ke5-d6 34.Bh7-g6 0.07/16 ]
25.Bb7-e4 [Houdini annotates:
25.Bb7-e4 Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7 Ke7-f6
27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+ 28.Bh7xd3 c4xd3
29.e3-e4 e6-e5+ 30.Kf4-e3 Rb3-b8
31.Ke3xd3 Rb8xh8 32.Kd3-c4 Kf6-e6
33.Kc4xc5 Rh8-c8+ 34.Kc5-b4 Rc8-c2
35.Rh1-f1 d7-d5 36.Kb4-b3 Rc2-e2
37.e4xd5+ Ke6xd5 38.Kb3-c3 Kd5-c5
39.f2-f3 Re2-e3+ 40.Kc3-d2 0.20/16 ]
25...Nc2-b4 [Houdini annotates:
25...Nc2-b4 26.Be4xh7 Ke7-f6
27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+ 28.Bh7xd3 c4xd3
29.e3-e4 e6-e5+ 30.Kf4-e3 Rb3-b8
31.Ke3xd3 Rb8xh8 32.Kd3-c4 Kf6-e6
33.Kc4xc5 Rh8-c8+ 34.Kc5-b4 Rc8-c2
35.Rh1-f1 d7-d5 36.Kb4-b3 Rc2-e2
37.e4xd5+ Ke6xd5 38.Kb3-c3 Kd5-c5
39.f2-f3 Re2-e3+ 40.Kc3-d2 0.21/18 ]
26.Be4xh7 [Houdini annotates:
127
26.Be4xh7 Ke7-f6 27.h2-h4 Nb4-d3+
28.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 29.e3-e4 e6-e5+
30.Kf4-e3 Rb3-b8 31.Rh1-a1 Rb8xh8

32.Ra1-a6+ Kf6-e7 33.Ke3xd3
32.Ra1-a6+ Kf6-e7 33.Ke3xd3
Rh8-b8 34.Kd3-c4 Rb8-b4+
35.Kc4-d5 c5-c4 36.Kd5-c5 Rb4-b2
37.Kc5xc4 Rb2xf2 38.Ra6-a7 Rf2-f3
0.18/15 ] 26...Nb4-d3+ [Houdini
annotates
: 26...c4-c3 27.Nh8-g6+
Ke7-f6 28.Kf4-f3 Nb4-d3 29.Ng6-f8
Nd3-e5+ 30.Kf3-g2 g7-g6 31.Bh7xg6
Rb3-b8 32.Nf8xd7+ Ne5xd7
33.Bg6-h7 Nd7-e5 34.Rh1-c1 Rb8-b3
35.Bh7-c2 Rb3-b2 36.Bc2-e4 Ne5-g4
37.Rc1xc3 Rb2xf2+ 38.Kg2-h3 Kf6-e5
39.Be4-f3 0.30/14 ] 27.Kf4-g5
[ 27.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 28.h2-h4 d7-d6
; Houdini annotates: 27.Kf4-g5
Nd3xf2 28.Rh1-f1 Rb3-b2 29.h2h4 d7-d5 30.Rf1-a1 Ke7-d7
31.Nh8-f7
Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4 Nf2-d3+
33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 34.Nf7-g5 Kc7-c6
35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3 c4-c3
37.Ne6-f4
Rb2-d2 38.Ra1-a3 c3-c2 39.Ra3-c3+
Kc6-d6 40.h4-h5 Kd6-e5 41.Nf4xd3+
Rd2xd3 42.Rc3xc2 Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4
0.32/19 ] 27...Nd3xf2 [Houdini
annotates
: 27...Nd3xf2 28.Rh1-f1
Rb3-b2 29.h2-h4 d7-d5 30.Rf1-a1
Ke7-d7 31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4
Nf2-d3+ 33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 34.Nf7-g5
Kc7-c6 35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3
c4-c3 37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2 38.Ra1a3 c3-c2 39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6
40.h4-h5
Kd6-e5 41.Nf4xd3+ Rd2xd3
42.Rc3xc2 Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.39/18 ]
28.Rh1-f1 White threatens to win
material: Rf1xf2 [Houdini annotates:
28.Rh1-f1 Rb3-b2 29.h2-h4 d7-d5
30.Rf1-a1 Ke7-d7 31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7
32.Kg5-f4 Nf2-d3+ 33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3
128
34.Nf7-g5 Kc7-c6 35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4
36.Kf4-f3 c4-c3 37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2
38.Ra1-a3 c3-c2 39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6
40.h4-h5 Kd6-e5 41.Nf4xd3+ Rd2xd3
42.Rc3xc2 Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.32/18 ]
28...Rb3-b2 [Houdini annotates:
28...Rb3-b2 29.h2-h4 d7-d5 30.Rf1-a1

Ke7-d7 31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4
Nf2-d3+ 33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 34.Nf7-g5
Kc7-c6 35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3
c4-c3 37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2 38.Ra1-a3
c3-c2 39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6 40.h4-h5
Kd6-e5 41.Nf4xd3+ Rd2xd3
42.Rc3xc2 Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.39/19 ]
29.h2-h4 d7-d5 30.Rf1-a1 Ke7-d7
31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4 Nf2-d3+
35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3 c4-c3
37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2 38.Ra1-a3 c3-c2
39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6 40.h4-h5 Kd6-e5
41.Nf4xd3+ Rd2xd3 42.Rc3xc2
Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.32/17 ] 29...d7-d5
Black has a new protected passed
pawn: c4 [Houdini annotates:
29...d7-d5 30.Rf1-a1 Ke7-d7
31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4 Nf2-d3+
35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3 c4-c3
37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2 38.Ra1-a3 c3-c2
39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6 40.h4-h5 Kd6-e5
41.Nf4xd3+ Rd2xd3 42.Rc3xc2
Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.39/16 ] 30.Rf1-a1
[ Houdini annotates: 30.Rf1-a1
Ke7-d7 31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4
Nf2-d3+ 33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 34.Nf7-g5
Kc7-c6 35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3
c4-c3 37.Ne6-f4 d3-d2 38.Kf3-e2
Kc6-b5 39.Nf4xd5 d2-d1Q+
40.Ke2xd1 Rb2-d2+ 41.Kd1-c1
Rd2xd5 42.Ra1-a7 g7-g6 43.Kc1-c2
Rd5-e5 44.Ra7-g7 Re5xe3
45.Rg7xg6 0.35/17 ] 30...Ke7-d7
[ 30...c4-c3 31.Nh8-g6+ Ke7-d7
32.Ng6-e5+ Kd7-d6 33.Ne5-f7+
Kd6-c7 34.Kg5-f4 ;Houdini
annotates: 30...Ke7-d7 31.Nh8-f7
Kd7-c7
32.Kg5-f4 Nf2-d3+ 33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3
34.Nf7-g5 Kc7-c6 35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4
129
36.Kf4-f3 c4-c3 37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2
38.Ra1-a3 c3-c2 39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6
40.h4-h5 Kd6-e5 41.Nf4xd3+ Rd2xd3

42.Rc3xc2 Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.39/16
]
42.Rc3xc2 Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.39/16
]
31.Nh8-f7 [Houdini annotates:
31.Nh8-f7 Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4 Nf2d3+
33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 34.Nf7-g5 Kc7c6
35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3 c4c3
37.Ne6-f4 d3-d2 38.Kf3-e2 Kc6b5
39.Nf4xd5
d2-d1Q+
40.Ke2xd1
Rb2-d2+
41.Kd1-c1
Rd2xd5
42.Ra1-a7 g7-g6 43.Kc1-c2 Rd5e5
44.Ra7-g7
Re5xe3
45.Rg7xg6
0.35/15 ] 31...c4-c3 White has
to
watch this pawn [Houdini annotates:
31...Kd7-c7 32.Kg5-f4 Nf2d3+
33.Bh7xd3 c4xd3 34.Nf7-g5 Kc7c6
35.Ng5xe6 c5-c4 36.Kf4-f3 c4c3
37.Ne6-f4 Rb2-d2 38.Ra1-a3 c3c2
39.Ra3-c3+ Kc6-d6 40.h4-h5 Kd6e5
41.Nf4xd3+
Rd2xd3
42.Rc3xc2
Ke5-d6 43.Kf3-f4 0.39/15 ] 32.Kg5g6
White threatens to win
material: Kg6xg7 [ 32.Kg5-f4
c5-c4 ;
Houdini annotates: 32.Kg5-f4 c5-c4
33.Kf4-f3 Kd7-e7 34.Ra1-a7+ Ke7f6
130
35.g3-g4 Nf2xg4 36.Kf3xg4 c3-c2
37.Bh7xc2 Rb2xc2 38.Nf7-g5
Rc2-g2+ 39.Kg4-f3 Rg2-h2 40.Ra7-a6
Rh2xh4 41.Ng5xe6 Rh4-h3+ 42.Kf3-f4
Rh3-h4+ 43.Kf4-g3 Rh4-h6
44.Ne6-d4+ Kf6-e5 45.Ra6-a7 c4-c3
46.Ra7xg7 0.40/14 ] 32...Nf2-g4
The knight feels good on g4
[ 32...Rb2-e2 33.h4-h5 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 32...Rb2-e2 33.Kg6xg7
Re2xe3 34.h4-h5 Re3xg3+ 35.Bh7-g6
Nf2-g4 36.h5-h6 Ng4xh6 37.Kg7xh6
Rg3-g2 38.Nf7-e5+ Kd7-e7 39.Ne5-d3
Rg2-h2+ 40.Kh6-g7 d5-d4 41.Bg6-e4
c5-c4 42.Nd3-e5 Ke7-d6 43.Ne5xc4+
Kd6-c5 0.59/14 ] 33.Ra1-g1
[ 33.Kg6xg7!? Rb2-e2 34.Ra1-a7+
Kd7-c6 35.Nf7-d8+ Kc6-b6
36.Ra7-b7+ Kb6-a6 37.Bh7-d3+ c5-c4
38.Bd3xe2 ;Houdini annotates:
33.Kg6xg7 Rb2-g2 34.h4-h5 Rg2xg3
35.h5-h6 Rg3xe3 36.Bh7-c2 Ng4xh6

37.Kg7xh6 Re3-e2 38.Bc2-d3
Re2-h2+ 39.Kh6-g5 Rh2-g2+
40.Kg5-h4 c5-c4 41.Kh4-h3 Rg2-d2
42.Bd3-g6 Kd7-e7 43.Kh3-g3 Ke7-f6
44.Bg6-h5 c3-c2 45.Kg3-f4 d5-d4
46.Nf7-e5 0.51/14 ] 33...Rb2-e2
[ Houdini annotates: 33...Ng4xe3
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+k+NzpL0 63
9-+-+p+K+0
9+-zpp+-+-0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-zp-sn-zP-0
9-tr-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-tR-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
34.Kg6xg7 Rb2-h2 35.Nf7-e5+
Kd7-d6 36.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-e7 37.Rg1-a1
c3-c2 38.Ra1-a7+ Ke7-e8 39.Bh7xc2
Ne3xc2 40.Nf7-d6+ Ke8-d8 41.Kg7-f6
Nc2-d4 42.Nd6-f7+ Kd8-c8
43.Nf7-d6+ Kc8-b8 44.Ra7-b7+
Kb8-a8 45.Rb7-d7 Ka8-b8
46.Rd7-b7+ Kb8-a8 0.03/14 ]
34.Kg6xg7 [Houdini annotates:
34.Kg6xg7 Re2xe3 35.h4-h5 c5-c4
36.h5-h6 Kd7-c6 37.Bh7-b1 Ng4xh6
38.Nf7xh6 d5-d4 39.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2
40.Rg1-c1 Kc6-d5 41.Kg7-f6 e6-e5
42.Bb1-f5 d4-d3 43.Rc1xc3 d3-d2
44.Bf5-e6+ Kd5-d6 45.Be6xc4 d2-d1Q
46.Rc3-d3+ Qd1xd3 47.Bc4xd3
Re2-g2 48.Ng4-e3 Rg2-f2+ 49.Kf6-g5
Rf2-f3 50.Ne3-f5+ Kd6-d5 51.Bd3-e2
Rf3-c3 52.g3-g4 e5-e4 53.Kg5-f4
131
0.33/17 ] 34...Re2xe3 [ 34...c3-c2!?=
is a viable option ;Houdini annotates:
34...c5-c4 35.h4-h5 Re2xe3 36.h5-h6

Kd7-c6 37.Bh7-b1 Ng4xh6
38.Nf7xh6 d5-d4 39.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2
40.Rg1-c1
Kd7-c6 37.Bh7-b1 Ng4xh6
38.Nf7xh6 d5-d4 39.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2
40.Rg1-c1
Kc6-c5 41.Kg7-f6 d4-d3 42.Rc1xc3
Kc5-d4 43.Rc3-a3 e6-e5 44.Ng4-h6
e5-e4 45.Nh6-f5+ Kd4-c5 46.Ra3a5+ Kc5-b4 47.Ra5-d5 Kb4-c3
48.Nf5-d4
Re2-e1 49.Nd4-b5+ Kc3-d2 0.41/14 ]
35.h4-h5 c5-c4 36.h5-h6 Kd7-c6
37.Bh7-b1 Ng4xh6 38.Nf7xh6 d5-d4
39.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2 40.Rg1-c1 Kc6-c5
41.Kg7-f6 d4-d3 42.Rc1xc3 Kc5-d4
43.Rc3-a3 e6-e5 44.Ng4-h6 e5-e4
45.Nh6-f5+ Kd4-c5 46.Ra3-a5+
Kc5-b4 47.Ra5-d5 Kb4-c3 48.Nf5-d4
Re2-e1 49.Nd4-b5+ Kc3-d2 0.35/16 ]
35...d5-d4 [Houdini annotates:
35...Kd7-c6 36.h5-h6 c5-c4 37.Bh7-c2
Ng4xh6 38.Nf7xh6 d5-d4 39.Bc2-d1
Re3-d3 40.Nh6-g4 Rd3-d2 41.Bd1f3+ Kc6-c5 42.Ng4-f6 Rd2-h2 43.Kg7f7
c3-c2 44.Kf7xe6 d4-d3 45.Ke6-e5
Kc5-b4 46.Bf3-e4 Kb4-c3 47.Rg1-c1
Kc3-d2 0.38/16 ] 36.h5-h6
[ Houdini annotates: 36.h5-h6
Kd7-c7 37.Bh7-g6 Ng4xh6
38.Nf7xh6 c5-c4 39.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2
40.Rg1-c1
Kc7-b6 41.Kg7-f6 Kb6-c5 42.Ng4-e5
Kc5-d5 43.Ne5-d7 d4-d3 44.Rc1xc3
Kd5-d4 45.Rc3-a3 Re2-e1 46.Ra3-a2
Re1-e2 47.Ra2-a4 d3-d2 48.Bg6-c2
Kd4-c3 49.Bc2-d1 Re2-e1
50.Ra4-a3+ Kc3-b2 0.47/16 ]
36...c5-c4 Black plans d3 [Houdini 2.
0c : 36...Ng4xh6 37.Nf7xh6
Kd7-d6 38.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2 39.Ng4f6 c5-c4 40.Rg1-c1 Kd6-e5 41.g3-g4
132
d4-d3 42.Rc1xc3 d3-d2 43.Bh7-c2
Ke5-d4 44.Rc3-h3 Re2-e1 45.g4-g5
Re1-c1 46.Rh3-h4+ Kd4-c3 47.Bc2-a4
Kc3-d3 48.Rh4-h3+ Kd3-d4 49.Kg7-f7
e6-e5 50.Kf7-e6 e5-e4 51.g5-g6
0.39/14 ] 37.Bh7-c2 [Houdini
annotates: 37.Rg1-d1 Re3xg3
38.Rd1xd4+ Kd7-c6 39.Bh7-g6
Ng4xh6 40.Nf7xh6

Kc6-c5 41.Rd4-g4 Rg3-h3 42.Rg4-g1
Rh3-h2 43.Nh6-g4 Rh2-b2 2.01/12 ]
37...Ng4xh6 [Houdini annotates:
37...Ng4xh6 38.Bc2-a4+ Kd7-e7
39.Nf7xh6 d4-d3 40.g3-g4 Re3-e2
41.Rg1-a1 c3-c2 42.Nh6-f7 Re2-f2
43.Nf7-e5 Rf2-e2 44.Ne5-c6+ Ke7-d6
45.Nc6-b4 Re2-g2 46.Kg7-f6 Rg2xg4
47.Ba4xc2 Rg4-f4+ 48.Kf6-g5 Rf4-f5+
49.Kg5-g4 d3xc2 50.Nb4xc2 Rf5-f2
51.Nc2-d4 e6-e5 52.Nd4-f5+ Kd6-d5
0.06/16 ] 38.Nf7xh6 [Houdini
annotates: 38.Bc2-a4+ Kd7-e7
39.Nf7xh6 d4-d3 40.g3-g4 Re3-e2
41.Rg1-a1
c3-c2 42.Nh6-f7 Re2-f2 43.Nf7-e5
Rf2-e2 44.Ne5-c6+ Ke7-d6 45.Nc6-b4
Re2-g2 46.Kg7-f6 Rg2xg4 47.Ba4xc2
Rg4-f4+ 48.Kf6-g5 Rf4-f5+ 49.Kg5-g4
d3xc2 50.Nb4xc2 Rf5-f2 51.Nc2-d4
e6-e5 52.Nd4-f5+ Kd6-d5 0.00/17 ]
38...d4-d3 Pushes the passed pawn
39.Rg1-c1 Re3xg3+ 40.Kg7-f6 Kd7-d6
41.Nh6-f7+ Kd6-d5 42.Bc2-d1 c3-c2
43.Bd1xc2 d3xc2 44.Rc1xc2 Rg3-f3+
45.Kf6-g6 c4-c3 46.Nf7-g5 Rf3-e3
47.Kg6-f6 Kd5-c4 48.Rc2xc3+ Re3xc3
49.Ng5xe6 Rc3-e3 50.Kf6-f5 Re3-e1
51.Ne6-f4 Re1-a1 52.Nf4-e6 -0.12/18 ]
39.Bc2-a4+ [Houdini annotates:
39.Rg1-c1 Re3xg3+ 40.Kg7-f6 Kd7-d6
41.Nh6-f7+ Kd6-d5 42.Bc2-d1 c3-c2
43.Bd1xc2 d3xc2 44.Rc1xc2 Rg3-f3+
45.Kf6-g6 c4-c3 46.Nf7-g5 Rf3-e3
47.Kg6-f6 Kd5-c4 48.Rc2xc3+ Re3xc3
49.Ng5xe6 Rc3-c2 50.Kf6-e5 Rc2-a2
51.Ne6-d4 Ra2-a5+ 52.Ke5-e4
-0.12/17 ] 39...Kd7-d6 [Houdini
annotates
: 39...Kd7-d6 40.Kg7-f6
Kd6-c5 41.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2 42.Ng4-e5
133
c3-c2 43.g3-g4 Kc5-d5 44.Ne5-c6
Re2-f2+ 45.Kf6-g5 Kd5-c5 46.Rg1-c1
Rf2-h2 47.Nc6-e5 Kc5-d5 48.Ne5-d7
Kd5-d4 49.Ba4-c6 e6-e5 50.Nd7-f6
Kd4-e3 51.Bc6-e4 -0.41/17 ] 40.g3-g4

[Houdini annotates: 40.Kg7-f6
[Houdini annotates: 40.Kg7-f6
Kd6-c5 41.Nh6-g4 Re3-e2 42.Ng4e5 c3-c2 43.g3-g4 Kc5-d5 44.Ne5-c6
Re2-f2+ 45.Kf6-g5 Kd5-c5 46.Nc6d8 e6-e5 47.Rg1-h1 e5-e4
48.Ba4xc2
Rf2xc2 49.Kg5-f4 Rc2-e2 50.Nd8e6+ Kc5-d5 -0.33/15 ] 40...Kd6-c5
41.Nh6-f7+ Kd6-c5 42.Rg1-a1 Re2-b2
43.Nf7-g5 c3-c2 44.Ba4xc2 Rb2xc2
45.Kg7-f6 c4-c3 46.Ng5xe6+ Kc5-c4
47.Ra1-a4+ Kc4-b5 48.Ra4-a1
Rc2-g2 49.g4-g5 d3-d2 50.g5-g6
Rg2-g4 51.g6-g7 c3-c2 52.Ne6-d4+
Rg4xd4 53.g7-g8Q Rd4-d6+ 54.Kf6f5 d2-d1Q 55.Qg8-b3+ Kb5-c6
56.Ra1-a6+ Kc6-c7 57.Qb3f7+ Rd6-d7 58.Qf7-c4+ Kc7-b8
59.Ra6-b6+ Kb8-a8 -0.48/15 ]
41.g4-g5 [Houdini annotates:
41.g4-g5 Kc5-b4 42.Nh6-g4 Re3-h3
43.Rg1-a1 Rh3-g3 44.Ng4-e5
Rg3xg5+ 45.Kg7-f6 Rg5-h5
46.Ne5-c6+ Kb4-c5 47.Ra1-c1 c3-c2
48.Ba4xc2 d3xc2 49.Rc1xc2 Kc5xc6
50.Rc2xc4+ Kc6-d6 51.Rc4-a4
Rh5-f5+ 52.Kf6-g6 Rf5-f2 53.Kg6-g5
Rf2-g2+ 54.Kg5-f6 e6-e5 55.Ra4a6+ Kd6-d5 56.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c4
57.Ra5-a4+ Kc4-c3 -0.17/17 ]
41...Kc5-b4 Black threatens to win
material: Kb4xa4 [Houdini
annotates: 41...Kc5-b4 42.Nh6-g4
Re3-h3
43.Rg1-a1 Rh3-g3 44.Ng4-e5
46.Ne5-c6+ Kb4-c5 47.Ra1-c1 c3-c2
50.Rc2xc4+ Kc6-d6 51.Rc4-a4
Rh5-f5+ 52.Kf6-g6 Rf5-f2 53.Kg6-g5
Rf2-g2+ 54.Kg5-f6 e6-e5 55.Ra4a6+ Kd6-d5 56.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c4
134
57.Ra5-a4+ Kc4-c3 -0.14/17 ]
42.Nh6-g4 [Houdini annotates:
42.Nh6-g4 Re3-h3 43.Rg1-a1 Rh3-g3
44.Ng4-e5 Rg3xg5+ 45.Kg7-f6
135

Rg5-h5 46.Ne5-c6+ Kb4-c5
47.Ra1-c1 c3-c2 48.Ba4xc2 d3xc2
49.Rc1xc2 Kc5xc6 50.Rc2xc4+
Kc6-d6 51.Rc4-a4 Rh5-f5+ 52.Kf6-g6
Rf5-f2 53.Kg6-g5 Rf2-g2+ 54.Kg5-f6
e6-e5 55.Ra4-a6+ Kd6-d5
56.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c4 57.Ra5-a4+
Kc4-c3 -0.17/16 ] 42...Re3-e4
43.Rg1-a1 Re2-g2 44.Ng4-e5
46.Ne5-c6+ Kb4-c5 47.Ra1-c1 c3-c2
50.Rc2xc4+ Kc6-d6 51.Rc4-a4
Rh5-f5+ 52.Kf6-g6 Rf5-f2 53.Ra4-a6+
Kd6-d5 54.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-d4
55.Ra5-a4+ Kd4-e5 56.Ra4-a5+
Ke5-e4 57.Ra5-a4+ Ke4-d3
58.Ra4-a6 -0.17/14 ] 43.Ng4-f6
White threatens to win material: Nf6xe4.
White can be proud of that piece
[ 43.Kg7-f7 Kb4xa4 44.g5-g6 c3-c2= ;
Houdini annotates: 43.Ng4-f6
Re4-e5 44.g5-g6 Kb4xa4 45.Kg7-f7
Re5-a5 46.Rg1-a1+ Ka4-b4 47.g6-g7
Ra5xa1 48.g7-g8Q d3-d2 49.Qg8-b8+
Kb4-a3 50.Qb8-e5 d2-d1Q
51.Qe5xc3+ Ka3-a2 52.Qc3xc4+
Qd1-b3 53.Qc4-e2+ Ka2-a3
54.Qe2-a6+ Qb3-a4 55.Qa6xa4+
Ka3xa4 56.Kf7xe6 Ka4-b4 57.Ke6-e5
Kb4-c4 -0.24/17 ] 43...Re4-e5
Black has a cramped position
44.g5-g6 Kb4xa4 45.Kg7-f7 Re5-a5
46.Rg1-a1+ Ka4-b4 47.g6-g7 Ra5xa1
48.g7-g8Q d3-d2 49.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-a3
50.Qb8-e5 d2-d1Q 51.Qe5xc3+
Ka3-a2 52.Qc3xc4+ Qd1-b3
53.Qc4-e2+ Ka2-a3 54.Qe2-a6+
Qb3-a4 55.Qa6xa4+ Ka3xa4
56.Kf7xe6 Ka4-b4 57.Ke6-e5 Kb4-c4
-0.04/16 ] 44.Ba4-d1?? [ 44.Ba4-c2
d3xc2 45.g5-g6 ;Houdini

annotates: 44.g5-g6 Kb4xa4
45.Kg7-f7

Re5-a5 46.Rg1-a1+ Ka4-b4 47.g6-g7
Re5-a5 46.Rg1-a1+ Ka4-b4 47.g6-g7
Ra5xa1 48.g7-g8Q d3-d2 49.Qg8b8+ Kb4-a3 50.Qb8-e5 d2-d1Q
51.Qe5xc3+ Ka3-a2
52.Qc3xc4+ Qd1-b3 53.Qc4-e2+
Ka2-a3
54.Qe2-a6+ Ka3-b2 55.Qa6e2+ Qb3-c2 56.Qe2xc2+
Kb2xc2
57.Kf7xe6 Ra1-a6+ 58.Ke6-e5
-0.07/14 ] 44...d3-d2-+ [Houdini
annotates
: 44...d3-d2 45.Bd1-c2 Re5-e1
46.Rg1-g4 Re1-c1 47.Rg4-d4 Rc1xc2
48.Nf6-e4 Rc2-a2 49.Kg7-f6 e6-e5
50.Kf6xe5 c3-c2 51.Ne4xd2 Ra2-a5+
52.Ke5-e6 Ra5-c5 53.Nd2-e4 c2-c1Q
54.Ne4xc5 Kb4xc5 55.Rd4-d5+
Kc5-b4 56.g5-g6 Qc1-h6 57.Ke6-f6
c4-c3 58.Rd5-d4+ Kb4-c5 -3.92/14
]
45.g5-g6 [ 45.Kg7-f7 doesn't
change the outcome of the game
Re5-e1
46.g5-g6 Re1xg1-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 45.Rg1-g3 Re5-e1
46.Nf6-e4
Re1xe4 47.Kg7-f6 Re4-e1 48.g5-g6
Re1xd1 49.g6-g7 Rd1-f1+ 50.Kf6-e7
d2-d1Q 51.g7-g8Q Rf1-f5 52.Qg8b8+ Rf5-b5 53.Qb8-f8 Qd1-d5
54.Ke7-f7+ Kb4-b3 55.Kf7-g8 Rb5-b7
56.Qf8-f3
Qd5xf3 57.Rg3xf3 e6-e5 58.Rf3-f1
-4.06/15 ] 45...Re5-e1 [Houdini
annotates
: 45...Re5-e1 46.Kg7-f7
Re1xg1 47.g6-g7 Kb4-a3 48.Bd1-g4
Rg1xg4 49.Nf6xg4 d2-d1Q 50.g7g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2
52.Ng4-e5
Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+ Ka3-b4
54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3 55.Qb8-
136
b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2-a2+ Kc4-d3
57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2 58.Qb3-b2
Qd1-g4 59.Kf6-f7 Qg4-f4+ 60.Kf7-e7
e6-e5 61.Ke7-e6 Qf4-c4+ 62.Ke6-f5
-4.45/14 ] 46.Kg7-f7 [Houdini
annotates: 46.Kg7-f7 Re1xg1 47.g6g7
Kb4-a3 48.Bd1-g4 Rg1xg4 49.Nf6xg4
d2-d1Q 50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6
c3-c2 52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+
Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Qb8-b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2-a2+

Kc4-d3 57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2
58.Qb3-b4+ Kd2-e3 59.Qb4-c3+
Qd1-d3 60.Qc3-e1+ Qd3-e2
61.Qe1-c3+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 64
9-+-+pmK-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-wQ-mk-+-0
9-+p+q+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ke3-f2 62.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1 63.Kf6-e7
e6-e5 64.Qc5-a3 e5-e4 65.Qa3-c1+
-5.06/15 ] 46...Re1xg1 [Houdini
annotates
: 46...Re1xg1 47.g6-g7
d2-d1Q 50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6
c3-c2 52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+
Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Qb8-b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2-a2+
Kc4-d3 57.Qa2-a6+ Kd3-d2
58.Qa6-d6+ Kd2-e1 59.Qd6-g3+
Ke1-e2 60.Qg3-e5+ Ke2-f1
61.Qe5-f4+ Kf1-g2 62.Qf4-g5+ Kg2-f2
63.Qg5-h4+ Kf2-e3 64.Qh4-g5+
Ke3-f3 -2.99/14 ] 47.g6-g7
d2-d1Q 50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6
c3-c2 52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+
Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Nc4-d2 c2-c1Q 56.Nd2-e4+ Kc3-c2
57.Qb8-h2+ Kc2-b1 58.Qh2-b8+
Kb1-a2 59.Qb8-a7+ Ka2-b2 60.Kf6-e7
137
e6-e5 61.Qa7-b8+ Kb2-a2 62.Qb8xe5
Qc1-b2 63.Qe5-e6+ Qd1-b3
64.Ne4-c5 Qb3xe6+ 65.Nc5xe6

-5.46/15 ] 47...Kb4-a3 [ 47...Rg1xd1
-5.46/15 ] 47...Kb4-a3 [ 47...Rg1xd1
48.g7-g8Q Rd1-e1 49.Qg8b8+ Kb4-a3 50.Qb8-a7+ Ka3b2
51.Qa7-b6+ Kb2-c1 52.Qb6-d4-+
; Houdini annotates: 47...Kb4-a3
48.Bd1-g4 Rg1xg4 49.Nf6xg4 d2-d1Q
50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2
52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1
53.Ne5xc4+ Ka3-b4 54.Qg8b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Qb8-b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2a2+ Kc4-d3 57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2
58.Qb3-b4+ Kd2-e3 59.Qb4-c3+
Ke3-f2 60.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1 61.Qc5b5+ Qd1-e2 62.Qb5-c6 e6-e5
63.Qc6-h1+ Kf1-f2 64.Qh1-c1 Qe2-d1
65.Qc1-b2 e5-e4 66.Kf6-e5 e4-e3
67.Ke5-e4
e3-e2 68.Qb2-b6+ Kf2-f1 69.Qb6f6+ Kf1-e1 -5.00/18 ] 48.Bd1-g4
[ Houdini annotates: 48.Bd1-g4
Rg1xg4 49.Nf6xg4 d2-d1Q 50.g7g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2
52.Ng4-e5
54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3 55.Qb8b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2-a2+ Kc4d3
57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2 58.Qb3b4+ Kd2-e3 59.Qb4-c3+ Ke3-f2
60.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1 61.Qc5-b5+
Qd1-e2 62.Qb5-c6 e6-e5 63.Qc6h1+ Kf1-f2 64.Qh1-c1 Qe2-d1
65.Qc1-b2 e5-e4 66.Kf6-e5 e4-e3
67.Ke5-e4
e3-e2 68.Qb2-b6+ Kf2-f1 69.Qb6f6+ Kf1-e1 -4.86/15 ] 48...Rg1xg4!
a convincing end [Houdini annotates:
48...Rg1xg4 49.Nf6xg4 d2-d1Q
50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-g6
Qd7-d3+ 52.Kg6-h6 c3-c2 53.Qg8f8+ Ka3-a2 54.Qf8-a8+ Qd3-a3
138
55.Qa8-g2 Ka2-b3 56.Qg2-b7+
Qa3-b4 57.Qb7-f3+ c4-c3 58.Qf3-e3
Kb3-b2 59.Ng4-f2 Qb4-f8+ 60.Kh6-h7
Qf8-f5+ 61.Kh7-h8 c2-c1Q 62.Nf2-d3+
Qf5xd3 63.Qe3xd3 Qc1-h6+
64.Kh8-g8 Qh6-g5+ 65.Kg8-h8
Qg5-e5+ 66.Kh8-g8 c3-c2 67.Qd3-d2
Qe5-c3 68.Qd2-e2 Qc3-c5 69.Qe2-g2

Qc5-d5 70.Qg2-h2 Qd5-g5+
71.Kg8-f7 Qg5-f5+ 72.Kf7-g8 e6-e5
73.Qh2-e2 e5-e4 -6.22/14 ] 49.Nf6xg4
[ 49.Nf6xg4 d2-d1Q Promotion ; 49.-Rg4xg7+ Threat 50.Kf7xe6 ( 50.Kf7-e8
d2-d1Q Promotion ; 50.Kf7-f8 d2-d1Q
Promotion ; 50.Kf7xg7 c3-c2
Promotion Passed pawn ) 50...d2-d1Q
Promotion ;Houdini annotates:
49.Nf6xg4 d2-d1Q 50.g7-g8Q
Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2 52.Ng4-e5
54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3 55.Qb8-b2+
Kc3xc4 56.Qb2-a2+ Kc4-d3
57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2 58.Qb3-b4+
Kd2-e3 59.Qb4-c3+ Ke3-f2
60.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1 61.Qc5-b5+
Qd1-e2 62.Qb5-c6 e6-e5 63.Qc6-h1+
Kf1-f2 64.Qh1-c1 Qe2-d1 65.Qc1-b2
e5-e4 66.Kf6-e5 e4-e3 67.Ke5-e4
e3-e2 68.Qb2-b6+ Kf2-f1 69.Qb6-f6+
Kf1-e1 -5.16/17 ] 49...d2-d1Q
[ Houdini annotates: 49...d2-d1Q
50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2
52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+
Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Qb8-b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2-a2+
Kc4-d3 57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2
58.Qb3-b4+ Kd2-e3 59.Qb4-c3+
Qd1-d3 60.Qc3-e1+ Qd3-e2
61.Qe1-c3+ Ke3-f2 62.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1
63.Qc5-c3 e6-e5 64.Qc3-c6 Kf1-e1
65.Qc6-c3+ Ke1-d1 66.Qc3-b3 e5-e4
67.Kf6-e5 e4-e3 68.Qb3-d5+ Qe2-d2
69.Qd5-h1+ Kd1-e2 70.Qh1-g2+
Ke2-d3 71.Qg2-e4+ Kd3-c3 -4.43/18 ]
50.g7-g8Q [Houdini annotates:
50.g7-g8Q Qd1-d7+ 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2
52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+
Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Qb8-g3+ Qd1-d3 56.Qg3-e1+
Kc3xc4 57.Qe1xe6+ Kc4-c3
58.Qe6-e1+ Kc3-b2 59.Qe1-f2
139
Qd3-c3+ 60.Kf6-f7 Kb2-b1 61.Qf2-b6+
Qc3-b2 62.Qb6-g6 Qb2-b7+

63.Kf7-g8 Kb1-b2 64.Qg6-f6+ Kb2-a2
63.Kf7-g8 Kb1-b2 64.Qg6-f6+ Kb2-a2
65.Qf6-f2 Ka2-b1 -3.29/13 ]
50...Qd1-d7+ [Houdini annotates:
50...Qd1-d7+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+Q+0
9+-+q+K+-0 65
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+p+-+N+0
9mk-zp-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2 52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1
53.Ne5xc4+ Ka3-b4 54.Qg8b8+ Kb4-c3 55.Qb8-b2+ Kc3xc4
56.Qb2-a2+ Kc4-d3 57.Qa2b3+ Kd3-d2 58.Qb3-b4+ Kd2e3
59.Qb4-c3+ Qd1-d3 60.Qc3e1+ Qd3-e2 61.Qe1-c3+ Ke3-f2
62.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1 63.Qc5-c3 e6-e5
64.Qc3-c6 Kf1-e1 65.Qc6-c3+ Ke1-d1
66.Qc3-b3 e5-e4 67.Kf6-e5 e4-e3
68.Ke5-e4 Qe2-d2 -4.63/14 ] 51.Kf7-f6
[ 51.Kf7-g6 c3-c2 52.Qg8-a8+ Ka3-b2
53.Qa8-b8+ Kb2-c3 54.Qb8-e5+
Qd7-d4 55.Qe5-a5+ Kc3-d3-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 51.Kf7-f6 c3-c2
52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1
53.Ne5xc4+ Ka3-b4 54.Qg8b8+ Kb4-c3
55.Qb8-b2+ Kc3xc4 56.Qb2a2+ Kc4-d3 57.Qa2-b3+ Kd3-d2
58.Qb3-b4+ Kd2-e3 59.Qb4c3+ Qd1-d3 60.Qc3-e1+ Qd3e2
140
61.Qe1-c3+ Ke3-f2 62.Qc3-c5+ Kf2-f1
63.Qc5-c3 e6-e5 64.Qc3-c6 Kf1-e1
65.Qc6-c3+ Ke1-d1 66.Qc3-b3 e5-e4
67.Kf6-e5 e4-e3 68.Ke5-e4 Qe2-d2
-4.71/15 ] 51...Qd7-d4+ [ 51...c3-c2

52.Ng4-e5 Qd7-d1 53.Ne5xc4+
Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+ Kb4xc4
55.Qb8-c7+ Kc4-b3 56.Qc7-b6+
Kb3-c3 57.Qb6-c5+ Kc3-d2
58.Qc5-a5+ Kd2-d3 59.Qa5-b5+
Kd3-e3 60.Qb5-e5+ Ke3-f2
61.Qe5-h2+ Kf2-e1 62.Qh2-h4+
Ke1-d2 63.Qh4-g5+ Kd2-e2
64.Qg5-h5+ Ke2-e1 65.Qh5-h4+
Ke1-f1 66.Qh4-h3+ Kf1-g1
67.Qh3-g3+ Kg1-f1 68.Qg3-h3+
Kf1-e1 69.Qh3-h4+= ;Houdini
annotates: 51...c3-c2 52.Ng4-e5
Qd7-d1
53.Ne5xc4+ Ka3-b4 54.Qg8-b8+
Kb4xc4 55.Qb8-c7+ Kc4-d3
56.Qc7-g3+ Kd3-e2 57.Qg3-e5+
Ke2-f1 58.Qe5-f4+ Kf1-g2 59.Qf4-g5+
Kg2-f2 60.Qg5-h4+ Kf2-e3
61.Qh4-g5+ Ke3-f3 62.Qg5-h5+
Kf3-g3 63.Qh5-e5+ Kg3-f2
64.Qe5-c5+ Kf2-e1 65.Qc5-e3+
Qd1-e2 66.Qe3-c1+ Ke1-f2 -3.68/16 ]
52.Kf6xe6 [Houdini annotates:
52.Kf6-e7 c3-c2 53.Qg8-a8+ Ka3-b2
54.Qa8-b7+ Kb2-a2 55.Qb7-a8+
Ka2-b1 56.Qa8-b7+ Qd4-b2
57.Qb7-e4 Kb1-a2 58.Qe4xc4+
Qb2-b3 59.Qc4-e2 Qb3-b4+
60.Ke7xe6 Ka2-b1 61.Qe2-d3
Qb4xg4+ 62.Ke6-f6 Qg4-f4+
63.Kf6-g6 Kb1-b2 64.Qd3-b5+ Kb2-c3
65.Qb5-c5+ Qf4-c4 66.Qc5-e5+
Qc4-d4 67.Qe5-c7+ Kc3-d2
68.Qc7-h2+ Kd2-d3 69.Qh2-g3+
Qd4-e3 70.Qg3-d6+ Qe3-d4
71.Qd6-g3+ Qd4-e3 -2.87/15 ]
52...c3-c2 [Houdini annotates:
52...c3-c2 53.Qg8-a8+ Ka3-b2
54.Qa8-b7+ Kb2-c3 55.Qb7-f3+
Qd4-d3 56.Qf3-h1 Qd3-e2+ 57.Ke6-f7
Qe2xg4 58.Qh1-e1+ Kc3-b3
59.Qe1-e3+ c4-c3 60.Kf7-f6 Qg4-b4
141
61.Kf6-g7 Qb4-b7+ 62.Kg7-f6
Qb7-a6+ 63.Kf6-g7 Kb3-b2 64.Qe3-f2
Qa6-b7+ 65.Kg7-h8 Qb7-b5

66.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7 67.Qg2-f2 Qd7-b7
66.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7 67.Qg2-f2 Qd7-b7
68.Kh8-g8 Qb7-b5 69.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7
70.Kg8-f8 Qd7-c7 71.Qg2-e2
Qc7-d6+ -4.75/15 ] 53.Qg8-a8+
[ Houdini annotates: 53.Qg8-f8+
Ka3-a2 54.Qf8-a8+ Ka2-b2
55.Qa8-b7+ Kb2-c3 56.Qb7-f3+
Qd4-d3 57.Qf3-h1 Qd3-e2+ 58.Ke6-f7
60.Qe1-e3+ c4-c3 61.Kf7-f6 Qg4-b4
62.Kf6-g7 Qb4-b7+ 63.Kg7-f6
Qb7-a6+ 64.Kf6-g7 Kb3-b2 65.Qe3-f2
Qa6-b7+ 66.Kg7-h8 Qb7-b5
67.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7 68.Qg2-f2 Qd7-b7
69.Kh8-g8 Qb7-b5 70.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7
71.Kg8-f8 Qd7-c7 72.Qg2-e2
Qc7-d6+ -4.83/16 ] 53...Ka3-b2
[ Houdini annotates: 53...Ka3-b2
54.Qa8-b7+ Kb2-c3 55.Qb7-f3+
Qd4-d3 56.Qf3-h1 Qd3-e2+ 57.Ke6-f7
59.Qe1-e3+ c4-c3 60.Kf7-f6 Qg4-b4
61.Kf6-g7 Qb4-b7+ 62.Kg7-f6
Qb7-a6+ 63.Kf6-g7 Kb3-b2 64.Qe3-f2
Qa6-b7+ 65.Kg7-h8 Qb7-b5
66.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7 67.Qg2-f2 Qd7-b7
68.Kh8-g8 Qb7-b5 69.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7
70.Kg8-f8 Qd7-c7 71.Qg2-e2 Qc7-d6+
72.Kf8-g7 Qd6-d5 73.Qe2-f2 Qd5-d7+
74.Kg7-f6 Qd7-c6+ 75.Kf6-e7
Qc6-b7+ 76.Ke7-f8 Qb7-b5 77.Qf2-g2
Qb5-d7 78.Qg2-f2 Qd7-b7 79.Qf2-e2
Qb7-d5 80.Qe2-f2 Qd5-c6 81.Kf8-g7
Qc6-b7+ 82.Kg7-h8 -4.75/15 ]
54.Qa8-b8+ [ 54.Qa8-g2 the only
chance to get some counterplay
Qd4xg4+! decapitation 55.Qg2xg4-+
; Houdini annotates: 54.Qa8-b7+
Kb2-c3 55.Qb7-f3+ Qd4-d3 56.Qf3-h1
Qd3-e2+ 57.Ke6-f7 Qe2xg4
58.Qh1-e1+ Kc3-b3 59.Qe1-e3+
c4-c3 60.Kf7-f6 Qg4-b4 61.Kf6-g7
Qb4-b7+ 62.Kg7-f6 Qb7-a6+
142
63.Kf6-g7 Kb3-b2 64.Qe3-f2 Qa6-b7+
65.Kg7-h8 Qb7-b5 66.Qf2-g2 Qb5-d7

67.Kh8-g8 Qd7-e7 68.Qg2-h2 Qe7-b7
69.Qh2-e2 Kb2-b1 70.Qe2-d3
Qb7-b8+ 71.Kg8-g7 Qb8-e5+
72.Kg7-f7 Kb1-b2 -4.83/16 ]
54...Kb2-c1 [Houdini annotates:
54...Kb2-c1 55.Qb8-b7 Qd4xg4+
56.Ke6-f7 Qg4-f5+ 57.Kf7-g8 Qf5-g6+
58.Kg8-f8 Qg6-f6+ 59.Kf8-g8 Qf6-g5+
60.Kg8-f8 Kc1-d2 61.Qb7-b4+ Kd2-d1
62.Qb4-a4 Qg5-f4+ 63.Kf8-e8 Kd1-d2
64.Qa4-a2 Qf4-e5+ 65.Ke8-f8 Qe5-b5
66.Kf8-f7 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+K+-0 66
9-+-+-+-+0
9+q+-+-+-0
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9Q+pmk-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qb5-d7+ 67.Kf7-f6 Kd2-d1
68.Qa2xc4 Qd7-d6+ 69.Kf6-f5
c2-c1Q -6.47/15 ] 55.Qb8-g8
[ 55.Qb8-b4 no good, but what else?
Qd4xg4+
56.Ke6-e5-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 55.Qb8-b7 Qd4xg4+
56.Ke6-f7 Qg4-f5+ 57.Kf7-g8 Qf5-g6+
58.Kg8-h8 Qg6-g3 59.Qb7-b6 Qg3-b3
60.Qb6-g1+ Kc1-b2 61.Qg1-g2
Kb2-b1 62.Qg2-g6 Kb1-a2
63.Qg6-a6+ Ka2-b2 64.Qa6-f6+ c4-c3
65.Qf6-f2 Kb2-b1 66.Qf2-f5 -5.51/16 ]
55...Kc1-d1 [ 55...Kc1-d1 56.Ng4-f6
c2-c1Q-+ ;Houdini annotates:
55...Kc1-d1 56.Qg8-g5 c2-c1Q
143
57.Qg5-f5 c4-c3 58.Qf5-f3+ Kd1-c2
59.Ng4-f6 Qd4-e3+ 60.Qf3-e4+
Qe3xe4+ 61.Nf6xe4 Kc2-d3

62.Ne4xc3 Qc1xc3 63.Ke6-d6 Kd3-e4
62.Ne4xc3 Qc1xc3 63.Ke6-d6 Kd3-e4
64.Kd6-d7 Qc3-e5 65.Kd7-c6 Qe5-a5
66.Kc6-d6 Qa5-d5+ 67.Kd6-c7 Ke4-f4
68.Kc7-b6 -11.36/12 ]
0-1
12
D31
Levon Aronian
Francisco VallejoPons
Linares 2006 (11)
07.03.2006
D31: Queen's Gambit Declined:
Semi- Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall
Gambit and Noteboom) and
Exchange Variation lines without
...Nf6
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 c7-c6 4.e2-e4 d5xe4
5.Nc3xe4 Bf8-b4+ 6.Bc1-d2 Qd8xd4
7.Bd2xb4 Qd4xe4+ 8.Bf1-e2 Nb8-a6
9.Bb4-d6 e6-e5 10.Ng1-f3 Bc8-g4
11.0-0 0-0-0 12.Be2-d3 Qe4-f4
13.Bd6xe5 Qf4xe5 14.Nf3xe5
Bg4xd1 15.Bd3-f5+ Kc8-c7
16.Ne5xf7 Bd1-h5 17.Nf7xd8
Kc7xd8 18.g2-g4 Ng8-h6 last book
move. Black threatens to win
material: Nh6xg4 last book move
19.Ra1-d1+
[ Houdini annotates: 19.Ra1-d1+
Kd8-c7 20.Rd1-d7+ Kc7-b6
21.Rd7xg7 Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2
23.Rf1-e1 Be2xc4 24.Re1-e7 Rh8-b8
25.Rg7xh7 Bc4-d3 26.Rh7-h3 Bd3-c4
27.f5-f6 Rb8-f8 28.b2-b3 Bc4-d5
29.Rh3-h7 Rf8xf6 30.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5
31.Rb7xa7 Na6-b4 32.Ra7-a5+
Kc5-b6 33.Ra5-a8 Nb4-d3 0.13/17 ]
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19...Kd8-c7 Diagram
(Diagram 67)
20.Rd1-d7+ Kc7-b6 21.Rd7xg7
Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-e1
Be2xc4 24.Re1-e7 Rh8-b8 25.Rg7xh7
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Bc4-d3 26.Rh7-h3 Bd3-c4 27.f5-f6
Rb8-f8 28.b2-b3 Bc4-d5 29.Rh3-h7
Rf8xf6 30.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5 31.Rh7-h3
Kc5-d6 32.Rb7xa7 Na6-c5 33.Rh3-g3
Nc5-e4 34.Rg3-g2 Ne4-c3
35.Rg2-g7 0.22/20 ] 20.Rd1-d7+
[ Houdini annotates: 20.Rd1-d7+
Kc7-b6 21.Rd7xg7 Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5
Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8 24.Rc1-c2
Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3 Bd3xf5 26.Rc3-f3
h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+ Kb6-c5 Diagram
(Diagram 68)
28.Rb3xb7 Bf5-b1 29.Rb7xa7 Na6-b4
30.a2-a3 Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7 Rf8-e8
32.b2-b3 Bb1-c2 33.Rf7-b7 Re8-e2
0.26/19 ] 20...Kc7-b6 [Houdini
annotates
: 20...Kc7-b6 21.Rd7xg7
Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1
Rh8-f8 24.Rc1-c2 Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3
Bd3xf5 26.Rc3-f3 h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+
Kb6-c5 28.Rb3xb7 Na6-b4 29.Rb7xa7
Bf5-b1 30.a2-a3 Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7
Rf8-e8 32.b2-b3 Bb1-c2 33.Rg7-g3
Re8-e2 34.Kg1-g2 0.29/18 ]
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21.Rd7xg7 [Houdini annotates:
21.Rd7xg7 Nh6xf5 22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2
23.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8 24.Rc1-c2 Be2-d3
25.Rc2-c3 Bd3xf5 26.Rc3-f3 h7-h6
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27.Rf3-b3+ Kb6-c5 28.Rb3xb7
Na6-b4 29.Rb7xa7 Bf5-b1 30.a2-a3
Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7 Rf8-e8 32.b2-b3
Bb1-c2 33.Rg7-g3 Re8-e2
34.Kg1-g2 0.19/17 ] 21...Nh6xf5
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Nh6xf5
22.g4xf5 Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8
24.Rc1-c2 Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3 Bd3xf5
26.Rc3-f3 h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+ Kb6-c5
28.Rb3xb7 Na6-b4 29.Rb7xa7 Bf5-b1
30.a2-a3 Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7 Rf8-e8
32.b2-b3 Bb1-c2 33.Rg7-g3 Re8-e2
34.Kg1-g2 0.29/18 ] 22.g4xf5
White has a new passed pawn:
f5. [ Houdini annotates: 22.g4xf5
Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8 24.Rc1-c2
Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3 Bd3xf5 26.Rc3-f3
h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+ Kb6-c5
28.Rb3xb7
Na6-b4 29.Rb7xa7 Bf5-b1 30.a2-a3
Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7 Rf8-a8 32.Rf7-b7
Ra8-f8 33.Rg7-g6 Rf8xf2 34.Rg6xh6
Kc5xc4 35.Rh6xc6+ Kc4-d4 0.23/17 ]
22...Rh8-f8 [Houdini annotates:
22...Bh5-e2 23.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8
24.Rc1-c2 Be2-d3 25.Rc2-c3 Bd3xf5
26.Rc3-f3 h7-h6 27.Rf3-b3+ Kb6-c5
28.Rb3xb7 Na6-b4 29.Rb7xa7 Bf5-h3
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30.b2-b3 Nb4-d3 31.Ra7-f7 Rf8-e8
32.Rf7-e7 Re8-f8 0.28/16 ] 23.Rf1-e1
[ 23.Rg7xh7?? will give the opponent a

chance to mate in 3 Rf8-g8+
24.Rh7-g7 Rg8xg7+ 25.Kg1-h1
Bh5-f3# ;Houdini annotates:
23.Rf1-e1 Diagram
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Rf8xf5 24.Re1-e7 Kb6-c5 25.Re7xb7
Na6-b4 26.Rb7xa7 Kc5xc4 27.Rg7xh7
Nb4-d3 28.Ra7-a4+ Kc4-b5
29.Ra4-a3 Nd3xf2 30.Rh7-b7+
Kb5-c4 31.Ra3-c3+ Kc4-d5
32.Rb7-d7+ Kd5-e6 33.Rd7-d2 Nf2-e4
34.Rc3xc6+ Ke6-e5 35.Rd2-d7 Ke5-f4
36.Rc6-c4 Rf5-g5+ 37.Kg1-f1 0.31/17 ]
23...Na6-c5? [ 23...Rf8xf5
would allow Black to play on 24.Re1-e7
Kb6-c5 ;Houdini annotates:
23...Rf8xf5 24.Re1-e7 Kb6-c5
25.Re7xb7 Na6-b4 26.Rb7xa7 Kc5xc4
27.Rg7xh7 c6-c5 28.h2-h4 Nb4-d3
29.Ra7-g7 Nd3xf2 30.Rh7xh5 Rf5xh5
31.Kg1xf2 Rh5xh4 32.Kf2-f3 Kc4-b5
33.Rg7-g4 Rh4-h3+ 34.Kf3-e4
Rh3-h2 0.32/15 ] 24.b2-b4+[ Houdini annotates: 24.b2-b4
Nc5-d3 25.Re1-e7 Nd3xb4
26.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5 27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3
28.f5-f6+ Kc5xc4 29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2
30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6
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32.Rb7-b8 Rf8xf6 33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6
34.Rb8-a8 Ba6-e2 35.Rg4-g3 Rf6-f7
36.Ra8-h8 Rf7-f6 37.Rh8-h7 a7-a5

38.Rh7-a7 Kc5-b6 39.Ra7-e7 Be2-f3
38.Rh7-a7 Kc5-b6 39.Ra7-e7 Be2-f3
1.10/18 ] 24...Nc5-d3 [Houdini
annotates
: 24...Nc5-d3 25.Re1-e7
Nd3xb4 26.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5
27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3 28.f5-f6+ Kc5xc4
29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6 32.Rb7-b8 Rf8xf6
33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b2 Ba6-c8
35.Rb2-c2+ Kc5-d5 36.Rg4-g8 Bc8-f5
37.Rg8-d8+ Kd5-e5 38.Rc2-e2+
Ke5-f4 39.Rd8-d4+ Kf4-g5 40.f2-f4+
Kg5-h4 41.Re2-e5 Kh4-h3
42.Re5-e3+ Kh3-h4 1.19/20 ]
25.Re1-e7 [Houdini annotates:
25.Re1-e7 Nd3xb4 26.Re7xb7+
Kb6-c5 27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3 28.f5-f6+
Kc5xc4 29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+
Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6 32.Rb7-b8
Rf8xf6 33.Rb4-g4 Ba6-c4 34.Rb8-b2
Bc4-d5 35.Rg4-g7 h7-h5 36.Rg7xa7
Rf6-g6+ 37.Kg1-f1 Bd5-c4+ 38.Kf1-e1
Rg6-g1+ 39.Ke1-d2 Rg1-g2
40.Ra7-a5+ Bc4-b5 41.Kd2-e3 Kc5-b6
42.Ra5-a8 Kb6-b7 43.Ra8-e8 Rg2xh2
44.Re8-e7+ Kb7-b6 45.a2-a4 1.11/19 ]
25...Nd3xb4 [Houdini annotates:
25...Nd3xb4 26.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5
27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3 28.f5-f6+ Kc5xc4
29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b2 Ba6-c8
35.Rb2-c2+ Kc5-b6 36.Rg4-b4+
Kb6-c7 37.f2-f4 Bc8-e6 38.Rb4-d4
Be6-f5 39.Rc2-c3 Rf6-f8 40.Kg1-g2
Rf8-b8 41.Rd4-d2 Bf5-e4+ 42.Kg2-g3
Rb8-g8+ 43.Kg3-f2 1.12/18 ]
26.Re7xb7+ [Houdini annotates:
26.Re7xb7+ Kb6-c5 27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3
28.f5-f6+ Kc5xc4 29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2
30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6
32.Rb7-b8 Rf8xf6 33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6
34.Rb8-b2 Ba6-c8 35.Rb2-c2+ Kc5-b6
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36.Rg4-b4+ Kb6-c7 37.f2-f4 Bc8-e6
38.Rb4-d4 Rf6-f5 39.Rc2-e2 c6-c5
40.Rd4-a4 Be6-d5 41.Re2-e5 Rf5xe5

42.f4xe5 1.08/18 ] 26...Kb6-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 26...Kb6-c5
27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3 28.f5-f6+ Kc5xc4
29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b4 Ba6-c8
35.Rb4-f4 Rf6-d6 36.Rf4-c4+ Kc5-b5
37.Rc4-b4+ Kb5-a5 38.Rb4-d4
Rd6-e6 39.Rd4-a4+ Ka5-b6
40.Ra4-b4+ Kb6-a5 41.Kg1-g2 c6-c5
1.13/18 ] 27.Rg7-g5 [Houdini
annotates: 27.Rg7-g5 Bh5-f3 28.f5f6+ Kc5xc4 29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5f4+ Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6
32.Rb7-b8
Rf8xf6 33.Rb4-g4 Ba6-c4 34.Rb8-b2
Bc4-d5 35.Rg4-g7 h7-h5 36.Rb2-c2+
Kc5-d4 37.Rg7xa7 Kd4-d3 38.Rc2-b2
Rf6-g6+ 39.Kg1-f1 Kd3-c3 40.Rb2-e2
Bd5-c4 41.Ra7-a3+ Kc3-b4 1.11/18 ]
27...Bh5-f3 [Houdini annotates:
27...Bh5-f3 28.f5-f6+ Kc5xc4
29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b2 Ba6-c8
35.Rb2-c2+ Kc5-b6 36.Rg4-b4+
Kb6-c7 37.f2-f4 Bc8-e6 38.Rb4-d4
Be6-f5 39.Rc2-c3 Bf5-e6 40.a2-a3
Rf6-f8 41.Kg1-f2 Kc7-b6 42.Rc3-e3
Be6-d5 43.Re3-e7 1.18/18 ] 28.f5-f6+
[ 28.Rb7xa7?! Kc5xc4 29.Ra7xh7
Nb4xa2= ;Houdini annotates:
28.f5-f6+ Diagram
(Diagram 70)
Kc5xc4 29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+
Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6 32.Rb7-b8
Rf8xf6 33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b2
Ba6-c8 35.Rb2-c2+ Kc5-b6
36.Rg4-b4+ Kb6-c7 37.f2-f4 Bc8-e6
38.Rb4-d4 Be6-f5 39.Rc2-c3 Bf5-e6
40.a2-a3 Rf6-f8 41.Kg1-f2 Kc7-b6
149
42.Rc3-e3 Be6-d5 43.Re3-e7 1.06/17 ]
28...Kc5xc4 [Houdini annotates:
28...Kc5xc4 29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2
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30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4 Be2-a6
32.Rb7-b8 Rf8xf6 33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6
34.Rb8-b2 Ba6-c8 35.Rb2-c2+ Kc5-b6
36.Rg4-b4+ Kb6-c7 37.f2-f4 Bc8-e6
38.Rb4-d4 Be6-f5 39.Rc2-c3 Bf5-e6
40.a2-a3 Rf6-f8 41.Kg1-f2 Kc7-b6
42.Rc3-e3 Be6-d5 43.Re3-e7 1.17/18 ]
29.Rg5-f5 [Houdini annotates:
29.Rg5-f5 Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b3 Ba6-e2
35.Rb3-c3+ Kc5-b5 36.Rg4-g7 a7-a5
37.Rc3-b3+ Kb5-c5 38.Rg7-a7 Kc5-d4
39.Ra7-d7+ Kd4-c4 40.Kg1-g2 c6-c5
41.Rb3-g3 a5-a4 42.Rd7-a7 Kc4-b4
43.Ra7-b7+ Kb4-c4 1.10/18 ]
29...Bf3-e2 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
33.Rb4-g4 h7-h6 34.Rb8-b3 Ba6-c8
35.Rg4-g7 a7-a6 36.Rb3-g3 Bc8-f5
37.Rg3-a3 Kc5-b6 38.Ra3-b3+
Kb6-c5 39.Rb3-f3 Rf6-f8 40.Kg1-g2
1.07/16 ] 30.Rf5-f4+ [Houdini
annotates: 30.Rf5-f4+ Kc4-c5
31.Rb7xb4
Kc5-d6 32.Rb4-a4 Kd6-e5 33.Rf4-h4
Rf8-f7 34.Kg1-f1 Bd5-f3 35.Ra4-a3
Bf3-d5 36.Rh4-h6 Ke5-f5 37.Kf1-e2

Kf5-g5 38.Ra3-h3 1.68/13 ]
30...Kc4-c3 [ 30...Kc4-c5 31.Rf4xb4

Rf8xf6 32.Rb4-a4 Rf6-g6+ 33.Kg1-f1
Bd5-c4+ 34.Kf1-e1 Rg6-e6+
35.Ke1-d2 Re6-d6+ 36.Kd2-e3
Rd6-e6+ 37.Ke3-f4 Re6-f6+ 38.Kf4-g4
Rf6-g6+ 39.Kg4-f5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 30...Kc4-c5 31.Rb7xb4
Kc5-d6
32.Rb4-a4 Kd6-e5 33.Rf4-h4 Rf8-f7
34.Kg1-f1 Bd5-f3 35.Ra4-a3 Bf3-d5
36.Rh4-h6 Ke5-f5 37.Kf1-e2 Kf5-g5
38.Ra3-h3 1.81/14 ] 31.Rb7xb4
[ 31.Rf4xb4?! c6-c5 32.Rb7-b8
Rf8xf6 ;Houdini annotates:
31.Rb7xb4 Rf8xf6 32.Rf4xf6 Kc3xb4
33.Rf6-h6 a7-a5 34.Rh6-h4+ Kb4-b5
Diagram
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35.a2-a4+ Kb5-b6 36.Kg1-f1 Bd5-b3
37.Kf1-e2 Bb3-c2 38.Ke2-e3 Kb6-c5
39.f2-f3 Bc2-g6 40.Rh4-d4 Bg6-f5
41.Rd4-d1 2.06/15 ] 31...Bd5xa2?
[ 31...Rf8xf6 32.Rb4-b3+! forces the
win Bd5xb3 33.Rf4xf6 Bb3-d5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 31...Rf8xf6
32.Rf4xf6 Kc3xb4 33.Rf6-h6 a7-a5
34.Rh6-h4+ Kb4-c3 35.Rh4-a4 c6-c5
36.f2-f4 c5-c4 37.f4-f5 Kc3-d4
38.f5-f6 Bd5-f7 39.Kg1-f2 Kd4-e5
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40.Ra4xa5+ Ke5xf6 41.Kf2-e3 h7-h5
42.Ke3-d2 h5-h4 43.Kd2-c3 Bf7-e6
44.a2-a4 1.99/16 ] 32.Rb4-a4
[ Houdini annotates: 32.Rb4-a4

Ba2-f7 33.Ra4xa7 c6-c5 34.f2-f3
c5-c4 35.Kg1-f2 h7-h6 36.Kf2-e3
h6-h5 37.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g6 38.Re4e6
Ba2-f7 33.Ra4xa7 c6-c5 34.f2-f3
c5-c4 35.Kg1-f2 h7-h6 36.Kf2-e3
h6-h5 37.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g6 38.Re4e6
h5-h4 39.Re6-b6 Bg6-f7 40.Ke3-e4
Bf7-g6+ 41.Ke4-e5 Kc3-d2
42.Rb6-d6+ Kd2-e3 43.Ra7-a3+
Bg6-d3 44.Rd6-d7 Ke3xf3 45.f6f7
Kf3-g4 46.Ra3-a1 Kg4-h5 47.Ra1-g1
Bd3-g6 48.Ke5-f6 Bg6-e4 2.74/17 ]
32...Ba2-f7 [Houdini annotates:
32...Ba2-f7 33.Ra4xa7 c6-c5 34.f2f3 c5-c4 35.Kg1-f2 h7-h6 36.Kf2-e3
h6-h5 37.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g6 38.Re4e6 h5-h4 39.Re6-b6 Bg6-f7
40.Ke3-e4
Bf7-g6+ 41.Ke4-e5 Kc3-d2
42.Rb6-d6+ Kd2-e3 43.Ra7-a3+
Bg6-d3 44.Rd6-d7 Ke3xf3 45.f6f7
Kf3-g4 46.Ra3-a1 Kg4-h5 47.Ra1-g1
Bd3-g6 48.Ke5-f6 Bg6-e4 2.86/16 ]
33.Ra4xa7 [Houdini annotates:
33.Ra4xa7 c6-c5 34.f2-f3 c5-c4
35.Kg1-f2 Kc3-c2 36.Ra7-c7 Kc2-d3
37.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g8 38.Rc7-g7 c4-c3
39.Re4-e3+ Kd3-c4 40.Rg7-c7+
Kc4-d4 41.Rc7xc3 Rf8xf6 42.Re3d3+ Kd4-e5 43.Rc3-c5+ Ke5-e6
44.Rc5-c6+ Ke6-f5 45.Rc6xf6+ Kf5xf6
46.Rd3-d6+ Kf6-f5 47.Rd6-h6 Kf5-g5
48.Rh6-h3 Kg5-f5 49.Kf2-e3 Kf5-e5
50.Rh3-h5+ Ke5-f6 51.Rh5-b5 2.79/17
] 33...c6-c5 [Houdini annotates:
33...c6-c5 34.f2-f3 c5-c4 35.Kg1-f2
Kc3-d3 36.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g8 37.Ra7-g7
c4-c3 38.Re4-e3+ Kd3-c4 39.Rg7-c7+
Kc4-d4 40.Rc7xc3 Rf8xf6 41.Re3-d3+
Kd4-e5 42.Rc3-c5+ Ke5-e6
152
45.Rd3-d6+ Kf6-f5 46.Rd6-h6 Kf5-g5
47.Rh6-h3 Kg5-f5 48.Kf2-e3 Kf5-e5
49.Rh3-h5+ Ke5-f6 50.Rh5-b5 2.89/17
] 34.f2-f3 [Houdini annotates:
34.f2-f3 c5-c4 35.Kg1-f2 h7-h6
36.Kf2-e3 h6-h5 37.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g6
38.Re4-e6 h5-h4 39.Re6-b6 Bg6-f7
40.Ke3-e4 Kc3-c2 41.Ra7-a2+ Kc2-c1
153

42.Rb6-c6 Rf8-e8+ 43.Ke4-d4
Re8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e5 Rd8-e8+
45.Ke5-f5 Re8-e3 46.Ra2-a7 Bf7-d5
47.Rc6-c5 Re3xf3+ 48.Kf5-e5
Bd5-g8 2.72/17 ] 34...c5-c4
[ Houdini annotates: 34...Kc3-c2
35.Kg1-f2 c5-c4 36.Ra7-c7 Kc2-d3
37.Rf4-e4 Bf7-g8 38.Rc7-g7 c4-c3
39.Re4-e3+ Kd3-c4 40.Rg7-c7+
Kc4-d4 41.Rc7xc3 Rf8xf6 42.Re3-d3+
Kd4-e5 43.Rc3-c5+ Ke5-e6
46.Rd3-d4 h7-h5 47.Kf2-e3 Bg8-e6
48.Rd4-h4 Kf6-g6 49.Rh4-b4 Be6-d5
2.86/16 ] 35.Kg1-f2 [Houdini
annotates: 35.Kg1-f2 Kc3-b2
36.Ra7-b7+ Kb2-c2 37.Rb7-c7 Kc2d3 38.Rf4-e4
Bf7-g8 39.Rc7-g7 c4-c3 40.Re4-e3+
Kd3-c4 41.Rg7-c7+ Kc4-d4
42.Rc7xc3 Rf8xf6 43.Re3-d3+ Kd4-e5
44.Rc3-c5+ Ke5-e6 45.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-f5 46.Rc6xf6+ Kf5xf6 47.Rd3-d4
h7-h5 48.Rd4-f4+ Kf6-e6 49.Rf4-f8
Bg8-h7 50.Kf2-e3 h5-h4 2.77/17 ]
35...Kc3-b3 [Houdini annotates:
35...Kc3-b2 36.Ra7-b7+ Kb2-c1
37.Rb7-c7 Kc1-c2 38.Rf4-d4 Kc2-c3
39.Rd4-d6 Bf7-g6 40.Kf2-e3 Bg6-f7
41.Ke3-e4 h7-h5 42.h2-h4 Rf8-e8+
43.Ke4-f5 Re8-f8 44.Kf5-e5 Bf7-g8
45.Ke5-e4 Rf8-e8+ 46.Rc7-e7 Re8-f8
47.Ke4-e5 Kc3-b4 48.Re7-b7+ Kb4-c5
49.Rb7-c7+ Kc5-b4 50.Ke5-d4
2.84/16 ] 36.Ra7-b7+ Diagram
[ 36.Ra7-b7+ Kb3-c2 37.Rb7-c7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 36.Ra7-b7+
Kb3-c2 37.Rb7-c7 Kc2-d3 38.Rf4-e4
Bf7-g8 39.Rc7-g7 Bg8-f7 40.Re4-e7
Bf7-g6 41.Re7-d7+ Kd3-c3 42.f6-f7
Kc3-b4 43.Kf2-e3 c4-c3 44.Rd7-b7+
Kb4-c5 45.Rg7-g8 Rf8xf7 46.Rg8-c8+
Kc5-d6 47.Rb7xf7 Bg6xf7 48.Rc8xc3
Bf7-e6 49.Rc3-a3 Be6-c4 50.f3-f4

2.74/15 ]
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E35
Ivan Sokolov
Levon Aronian
37th Chess Olympiad (7)
28.05.2006
E35: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...d5

5 cxd5 exd5
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Qd1-c2 d7-d5
5.c4xd5 e6xd5 6.Bc1-g5 c7-c5
Diagram
(Diagram
73)
7.d4xc5 h7-h6 8.Bg5-h4 g7-g5
9.Bh4-g3 Nf6-e4 10.Bg3xb8 Qd8-f6
11.Bb8-g3 Ne4xc3 12.a2-a3 Bc8-f5
Diagram
(Diagram
74)
13.Qc2-d2 Bb4-a5 14.b2-b4 Nc3-e4
15.Qd2-c1 Ra8-c8 16.Ra1-a2 Rc8xc5
17.Qc1-a1 Qf6-c6 18.Qa1-
e5+ Ke8-d8 19.Qe5xh8+

Diagram
Standard Book moves end here Kd8-d7
[ 19...Kd8-d7 20.Qh8-d8+ Kd7xd8
21.Ra2-c2 Rc5xc2 22.Bg3-c7+
155
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Ne4xf2# ]
0-1
14
E17
Levon Aronian
David Navara
37th Chess Olympiad (11)
02.06.2006
E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2
Be7
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bc8-b7
5.Bf1-g2 Bf8-e7 6.Nb1-c3 Nf6-e4
7.Bc1-d2 f7-f5 8.Qd1-c2 Be7-f6
9.Nf3-e5 d7-d5 10.c4xd5 Ne4xc3
11.Ne5-f7 Qd8-d7 12.Bd2xc3
Bb7xd5 13.Bg2xd5 Qd7xd5 14.e2e4 f5xe4 15.Nf7xh8 Nb8-c6
Increasing
the pressure on the isolated pawn
on d4 16.0-0 Ke8-e7 17.Ra1-e1
Ba5xc7 23.e2-e3 Qc6-c3+ 24.Ke1-d1
156
The isolani on e4 becomes a target.
Standard Book moves end here Ra8xh8
[Houdini annotates: 17...Ra8xh8
18.Re1xe4 Rh8-d8 19.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d6
20.Re4-f4 Ke7-d8 21.Qc2xh7 Kd8-c8
22.a2-a4 Nc6xd4 23.Bc3xd4 Bf6xd4
24.Rf4-f7 Rd6-c6 25.b2-b4 Kc8-b7
26.Qh7-e4 Qd5xe4 27.Re1xe4 Rc6-c4
28.Re4xe6 Rc4xb4 29.Re6-e7 Rb4-c4
30.h2-h3 Rc4-c2 31.Kg1-g2 1.69/16 ]
18.Re1xe4 [Houdini annotates:
18.b2-b4 Ke7-f7 19.Re1xe4 Rh8-d8
20.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d6 21.a2-a3 Qd5-c4
Diagram
(Diagram 76)
22.Re1-c1 Kf7-g8 23.Bc3-b2 Qc4-d5
24.Re4-g4 a7-a5 25.b4xa5 Qd5xa5
26.Qc2-e4 Qa5-f5 1.51/15 ]
18...Rh8-d8 [Houdini annotates:
18...Rh8-d8 19.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d6
20.Re4-f4 Ke7-d8 21.Qc2xh7 Kd8-c8
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19.Rf1-e1 [Houdini annotates:
19.a2-a3 Diagram
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Ke7-f7 20.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d6 21.Re4-f4
Kf7-g8 22.Qc2-e4 Nc6xd4 23.Qe4xd5
Rd6xd5 24.Bc3xd4 Rd5xd4 25.Rf4xd4
Bf6xd4 26.Re1xe6 Bd4xb2 27.Re6-e7
Bb2xa3 28.Re7xc7 a7-a5 29.Kg1-g2
Ba3-f8 1.52/13 ] 19...Rd8-d6
157
[ Houdini annotates: 19...Rd8-d6
20.Re4-f4 Ke7-d8 21.Qc2xh7 Kd8-c8

24.Rf4-f7 Kc8-b7 25.b2-b4 Rd6-c6
24.Rf4-f7 Kc8-b7 25.b2-b4 Rd6-c6
30.h2-h3 Rc4-c2 31.Kg1-g2 1.65/15 ]
20.Re4-f4 [Houdini annotates:
20.b2-b3 Ke7-f7 21.h2-h4 g7-g6
22.Re4-f4 Kf7-g7 23.Re1-e4 Rd6-d8
24.Bc3-b2 Rd8-d6 25.Qc2-c4 Qd5xc4
26.b3xc4 Nc6-b4 27.Bb2-a3 a7-a5
28.Ba3xb4 a5xb4 1.73/14 ] 20...g7-g6
[Houdini annotates: 20...Ke7-d8
21.Qc2xh7 Kd8-c8 22.a2-a4 Nc6xd4
23.Bc3xd4 Bf6xd4 24.Rf4-f7 Rd6-c6
25.b2-b4 Kc8-b7 26.Qh7-e4 Qd5xe4
27.Re1xe4 Rc6-c4 28.Re4xe6 Rc4xb4
29.Re6-e7 Rb4-c4 30.Kg1-g2 Bd4-f6
31.Re7-d7 Rc4-c2 1.65/14 ] 21.h2-h4
[ Houdini annotates: 21.b2-b3
Rd6-d7 22.Rf4-e4 Nc6xd4 23.Bc3xd4
Bf6xd4 24.Qc2-d2 Rd7-d6 25.Qd2h6 e6-e5 26.Qh6xh7+ Qd5-f7
27.Qh7xf7+ Ke7xf7 28.Kg1-g2 Rd6-d8
29.f2-f4 Kf7-e6 30.f4xe5 g6-g5
31.Re1-d1 c7-c5 32.Rd1-f1 Bd4xe5
1.71/13 ] 21...Rd6-d7 [ 21...Bf6xd4
22.Bc3xd4 Nc6xd4 23.Qc2xc7+
Rd6-d7 24.Qc7-c3+- ;Houdini
annotates: 21...b6-b5 22.a2-a3
Nc6xd4
23.Bc3xd4 Bf6xd4 24.Qc2xc7+
Rd6-d7 25.Qc7-c2 Qd5-c4 26.Qc2-d2
Qc4-d5 27.Qd2-b4+ Bd4-c5
28.Qb4-c3 Bc5-d4 29.Qc3-c8 Rd7-d8
30.Qc8-a6 Rd8-d6 31.Qa6-a5 Bd4-b6
32.Qa5-c3 Bb6-d4 33.Qc3-c2 Qd5-c4
34.Qc2-d2 e6-e5 35.Rf4-f3 Ke7-d7
36.Rf3-f8 1.93/13 ] 22.h4-h5!
Deflection: f6. [Houdini annotates:
22.h4-h5 Nc6xd4 23.Bc3xd4 Bf6xd4
24.h5xg6 h7xg6 25.Qc2xg6 c7-c5
26.Rf4-f7+ Diagram
Ke7-d6 27.Rf7xd7+ Kd6xd7
28.Qg6-f7+ Kd7-d6 29.Qf7xa7 c5-c4
158
30.Qa7-b8+ Kd6-d7 31.Re1-e2 Bd4-f6
32.Qb8-a7+ Kd7-c6 33.Qa7-a8+
Kc6-c5 34.Qa8xd5+ e6xd5 35.Kg1-f1
159
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d5-d4 36.Re2-e6 Bf6-h8 37.Re6-h6
Bh8-g7 2.64/16 ] 22...Bf6xd4
[ 22...Qd5xh5 23.d4-d5 Combination ;
22...g6xh5 23.Qc2-f5 Double attack
( 23.Qc2xh7+ Decoy Deflection
Pinning ); 22...-- 23.h5xg6
Wins material ;Houdini annotates:
22...Nc6xd4 23.Bc3xd4 Bf6xd4
24.h5xg6 h7xg6 25.Qc2xg6 c7-c5
26.Rf4-f7+ Ke7-d6 27.Rf7xd7+
Kd6xd7 28.Qg6-f7+ Kd7-d6
29.Qf7xa7 c5-c4 30.Qa7-b8+ Kd6-d7
31.Re1-e2 Bd4-h8 32.Qb8-a7+
Kd7-c8 33.Re2-e1 b6-b5 34.Qa7-a3
Kc8-d7 35.Qa3-b4 Bh8-d4 36.a2-a4
2.76/14 ] 23.h5xg6 [Houdini
annotates: 23.h5xg6 h7xg6
24.Qc2xg6
Bd4-e5 25.Qg6-f7+ Ke7-d6
26.Qf7-f8+ Rd7-e7 27.Bc3xe5+
Nc6xe5 28.Re1xe5 Qd5xe5 29.Rf4-f7
Kd6-c6 30.Rf7xe7 Qe5xb2 Diagram
(Diagram 79)
31.Qf8-a8+ Kc6-b5 32.Re7xc7
Qb2xa2 33.Qa8-e8+ Kb5-b4
34.Qe8-e7+ Kb4-b5 35.Qe7-d7+

Kb5-b4 36.Rc7xa7 Qa2-b1+
37.Kg1-h2 Qb1-g6 38.Ra7-a4+
Kb4-c5 39.Qd7-c7+ Kc5-d5
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40.Qc7xb6 7.83/13 ] 23...h7xg6
[ Houdini annotates: 23...h7xg6
24.Qc2xg6 Bd4-e5 25.Qg6f7+ Ke7-d6 26.Qf7-f8+ Rd7e7
27.Bc3xe5+ Nc6xe5 28.Re1xe5
Qd5xe5 29.Rf4-f7 Kd6-c6 30.Rf7xe7
Qe5xb2 31.Qf8-a8+ Kc6-b5
32.Re7xc7 Qb2-b1+ 33.Kg1-g2
Qb1xa2 34.Rc7xa7 Qa2-b3
35.Qa8-e8+ Kb5-b4 36.Qe8e7+ Kb4-b5 37.Qe7-d7+ Kb5c5
38.Ra7-c7+ Kc5-b4 39.Rc7-c6
Qb3-d5+ 40.Qd7xd5 e6xd5
41.Rc6xb6+ Kb4-c4 42.Rb6-c6+
Kc4-d3 43.g3-g4 8.13/14 ] 24.Qc2xg6
[Houdini annotates: 24.Qc2xg6
Bd4-e5 25.Qg6-f7+ Ke7-d6
26.Qf7-f8+ Rd7-e7
27.Bc3xe5+ Diagram
(Diagram
80)
Nc6xe5 28.Re1xe5 Qd5xe5 29.Rf4-f7
Kd6-c6 30.Rf7xe7 Qe5xb2
31.Qf8-a8+ Kc6-b5 32.Re7xc7
160
Qb2xa2 33.Rc7xa7 Qa2-d5
34.Qa8-e8+ Qd5-c6 35.Qe8-h5+
Qc6-d5 36.g3-g4 Kb5-b4 37.Qh5xd5
e6xd5 38.g4-g5 d5-d4 7.15/12 ]
24...Nc6-e5 [ 24...Bd4-e5 otherwise it's
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curtains at once 25.Rf4-e4 Ke7-d6
26.Bc3xe5+ Nc6xe5 27.Re4xe5
Qd5xe5 28.Re1xe5 Kd6xe5 29.f2-f4+
Ke5-d5 30.Qg6-d3+ Kd5-c6
31.Qd3-e4+ Kc6-d6 32.Qe4-e5+
Kd6-c6 33.Qe5xe6+ Rd7-d6
34.Qe6-e4+ Kc6-d7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 24...Bd4-e5 Diagram
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25.Qg6-f7+ Ke7-d6 26.Qf7-f8+
Rd7-e7 27.Bc3xe5+ Nc6xe5
28.Re1xe5 Qd5xe5 29.Rf4-f7 Kd6-c6
30.Rf7xe7 Qe5xb2 31.Qf8-a8+
Kc6-b5 32.Re7xc7 Qb2xa2 33.Rc7xa7
161
Qa2-d5 34.Qa8-e8+ Qd5-c6
35.Qe8-h5+ Qc6-d5 36.g3-g4 Kb5-b4

37.Qh5xd5 e6xd5 38.g4-g5 d5-d4
37.Qh5xd5 e6xd5 38.g4-g5 d5-d4
7.38/13 ] 25.Qg6-f6+ [ 25.Qg6-f6+
Ke7-d6 26.Rf4xd4+- ; 25.Rf4xd4?!
is a useless try
Ne5xg6
26.Rd4xd5
Rd7xd5 ;Houdini annotates:
25.Qg6-f6+ Ke7-d6 26.Rf4xd4 Kd6-c6
27.Rd4xd5 Rd7xd5 28.Qf6xe6+
Rd5-d6 29.Qe6xe5 Kc6-b7 30.Kg1g2 a7-a6 31.g3-g4 Kb7-a7 32.Qe5e7
Rd6-c6 33.g4-g5 a6-a5 34.f2-f4 b6b5 35.f4-f5 b5-b4 36.Bc3-d4+ Ka7b7 37.g5-g6 Rc6-c2+ 38.Kg2-f3
20.45/14 ]
1-0
15
Peter Leko
Levon Aronian
Dortmund Sparkassen (5)
C69
04.08.2006
C68: Ruy Lopez: Exchange

Variation, sidelines
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5xc6 d7xc6
5.0-0 Bf8-e7 6.d2-d3 Be7-f6
7.Nb1-d2 Ng8-e7 8.Nd2-c4 Ne7-g6
9.b2-b3 0-0 10.Bc1-b2 e5 seems
Rf8-e8
the pivot of the position
11.h2-h3 a6-a5
12.a2-a4
c6-c5
13.Kg1-h1
b7-b6 14.Bb2-c3 Bc8-e6 15.Nf3-h2
Be6xc4 [Houdini annotates: 15...Qd8e7
16.Nh2-g4 Be6xc4 17.d3xc4 Ra8-d8
18.Qd1-f3 Bf6-g5 19.Ra1-d1 c7-c6
20.g2-g3 h7-h5 21.Ng4-e3 Bg5xe3
22.Qf3xe3 h5-h4 23.Kh1-g2 Ng6-f8
24.Bc3-b2 Qe7-f6 25.Qe3-f3 Qf6-g5
26.Qf3-f5 -0.01/14 ] 16.b3xc4
162
[ Houdini annotates: 16.d3xc4
Ng6-f4 17.Nh2-g4 h7-h5 18.Ng4-e3
c7-c6 19.Qd1-f3 g7-g6 20.Rf1-e1
Qd8-e7 21.Qf3-g3 Re8-d8 22.Ne3-f5
Qe7-e6 23.Ra1-d1 Rd8xd1
24.Re1xd1 Ra8-d8 25.Rd1-d2 Rd8xd2

26.Bc3xd2 0.00/17 ] 16...Qd8-d7
16...Qd8-d6 17.Qd1-f3 Qd6-e6
18.Bc3-b2 Bf6-g5 19.Qf3-h5 f7-f6
20.Nh2-f3 Bg5-h6 21.g2-g3 Re8-d8
22.Kh1-g2 Ng6-e7 23.Qh5-g4 Qe6-f7
24.Ra1-b1 0.01/15 ]
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17.Qd1-g4 White threatens to win
material: Qg4xd7 [Houdini
annotates: 17.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8
18.Kh1-g1
Bf6-g5 19.Qd1-h5 f7-f6 20.g2-g3
Ng6-h8 21.h3-h4 Bg5-h6 22.Kg1-g2
Nh8-f7 23.Nh2-g4 Re8-e7 24.Qh5-f5
Qd7xf5 25.e4xf5 Re7-d7 26.Ra1-b1
0.13/16 ] 17...Qd7-c6 [Houdini
annotates
: 17...Qd7-d6 18.Rf1-e1
Ng6-f4 19.Nh2-f1 c7-c6 20.Nf1-e3
Qd6-c7 21.Ra1-b1 h7-h5 22.Qg4-g3
g7-g6 23.Ne3-f5 Kg8-h7 24.Nf5-e3
Ra8-d8 25.Bc3-b2 Rd8-d6 -0.01/15 ]
18.g2-g3 Consolidates f4+h4
[ Houdini annotates: 18.Rf1-e1
Ra8-d8 19.Nh2-f1 Qc6-d7 20.Qg4xd7
Rd8xd7 21.Nf1-e3 Bf6-g5 22.Ne3-d5
Ng6-e7 23.g2-g3 f7-f6 24.h3-h4
163
Bg5-h6 25.Kh1-g2 Ne7xd5 26.c4xd5
Kg8-f7 27.Bc3-b2 0.25/16 ] 18...Ng6-f8
[Houdini annotates: 18...Ng6-e7
19.Kh1-g2 Qc6-d6 20.Qg4-f3 Ne7-c6
21.Nh2-g4 Nc6-b4 22.Ng4-e3 g7-g6

23.h3-h4 h7-h5 24.Ne3-d5 Bf6-g7
23.h3-h4 h7-h5 24.Ne3-d5 Bf6-g7
25.Qf3-e2 Qd6-d7 26.Rf1-h1 Ra8-d8
27.Bc3-b2 0.09/17 ] 19.f2-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 19.Qg4-f3
Nf8-e6 20.Nh2-g4 Ne6-d4
21.Bc3xd4 e5xd4 22.Ng4xf6+ Qc6xf6
23.Qf3xf6 g7xf6 24.Kh1-g2 Kg8-f8
25.g3-g4
h7-h5 26.f2-f3 Kf8-e7 27.Ra1-b1
Re8-h8 28.Kg2-g3 h5-h4+ 29.Kg3-f4
Rh8-g8 30.Kf4-f5 Rg8-g5+ 31.Kf5-f4
0.27/18 ] 19...e5xf4 [Houdini
annotates: 19...Nf8-g6 20.f4-f5 Ng6e7
21.Rf1-f2 Qc6-d7 22.Nh2-f1 Ne7-c6
23.Nf1-e3 Nc6-b4 24.Ne3-d5 Nb4xd5
25.e4xd5 Qd7-e7 26.Qg4-e4 h7-h5
27.h3-h4 Ra8-d8 28.Bc3-b2 Qe7-d6
29.Ra1-e1 0.00/16 ] 20.Bc3xf6
White has a mate threat [Houdini
annotates
: 20.Bc3xf6 Qc6xf6 21.Qg4xf4
Qf6-e7 22.Nh2-f3 Ra8-d8 23.Qf4-g4
Nf8-g6 24.Kh1-g2 h7-h6 25.h3-h4
Rd8-d6 26.h4-h5 Ng6-e5 27.Nf3xe5
Qe7xe5 28.Qg4-f5 Qe5-e7 29.e4-e5
Rd6-d7 30.Ra1-b1 -0.02/16 ]
20...Qc6xf6 [Houdini annotates:
20...Qc6xf6 21.Qg4xf4 Qf6-e7
22.Nh2-f3 Ra8-d8 23.Qf4-g4 Nf8-g6
24.Kh1-g2 h7-h6 25.h3-h4 Kg8-h8
26.Ra1-e1 Re8-f8 27.Qg4-f5 Rd8-d6
28.e4-e5 Rd6-e6 29.h4-h5 0.08/17 ]
21.g3xf4 Diagram [ 21.Qg4xf4
Qf6-e7= ;Houdini annotates:
21.Qg4xf4 Qf6-e7 22.Nh2-f3 Ra8-d8
23.Qf4-g4 Nf8-g6 24.Kh1-g2 h7-h6
25.h3-h4 Rd8-d6 26.h4-h5 Ng6-e5
27.Nf3xe5 Qe7xe5 28.Qg4-f5 Qe5-e7
29.e4-e5 Rd6-e6 30.Ra1-e1 Qe7-d7
31.Re1-e4 Re8-e7 32.Rf1-a1 0.01/18
] (Diagram 83)
164
21...Qf6-g6 [ 21...Nf8-e6!?
is worth consideration 22.f4-f5
Ne6-d4 ;Houdini annotates:
21...Nf8-e6 22.f4-f5 Ne6-d4
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+rsnk+0{
9+-zp-+pzpp0 83
9-zp-+-wq-+0
9zp-zp-+-+-0
9P+P+PzPQ+0
9+-+P+-+P0
9-+P+-+-sN0
9tR-+-+R+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
23.Qg4-g2 Ra8-d8 24.Rf1-g1 Kg8-h8
25.Nh2-g4 Qf6-d6 26.Ng4-e3 Re8-g8
27.Ne3-d5 g7-g6 28.f5xg6 Rg8xg6
29.Qg2-f2 Qd6-e5 30.Qf2xf7 Nd4xc2
31.Rg1xg6 h7xg6 -0.10/14 ] 22.f4-f5
White gains space [Houdini annotates
x64: 22.Rf1-f2 Ra8-d8 23.Ra1-g1
Nf8-d7 24.Rf2-g2 Qg6xg4 25.Nh2xg4
g7-g6 26.Kh1-h2 Kg8-g7 27.Ng4-e3
Kg7-f8 28.Kh2-g3 c7-c6 29.Kg3-f3
Kf8-e7 30.Rg1-b1 h7-h5 31.e4-e5
0.29/18 ] 22...Qg6xg4 [Houdini
annotates
: 22...Qg6-d6 23.Rf1-g1 g7-g6
24.Qg4-h4 Nf8-d7 25.Nh2-g4 Kg8-h8
26.Ra1-f1 Qd6-e7 27.Qh4-h6 c7-c6
28.Qh6-f4 Re8-f8 29.Kh1-h2 Ra8-c8
30.Kh2-g2 Qe7-h4 31.Ng4-h6 Qh4xf4
32.Rf1xf4 0.38/17 ] 23.h3xg4
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Nh2xg4
Nf8-d7 24.Ng4-e3 f7-f6 25.Ne3-d5
Ra8-c8 26.Ra1-b1 Nd7-e5 27.Kh1-g2
Ne5-c6 28.Rf1-f3 Kg8-f7 29.Rf3-f2
Nc6-e5 30.Nd5-f4 Re8-g8 31.Rb1-g1
g7-g6 32.f5xg6+ h7xg6 33.Nf4-d5
f6-f5 34.Kg2-g3 0.23/19 ] 23...f7-f6
165
24.Kh1-g2 Nf8-d7 25.Nh2-f3 f7-f6
26.Kg2-g3 Kg8-f7 27.Rf1-h1 Nd7-e5
28.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5 29.Ra1-f1 Re5-e8
30.Rf1-d1 Kf7-e7 31.Rd1-b1 Ra8-c8

32.Kg3-g2 0.15/19 ] 24.Nh2-f3
32.Kg3-g2 0.15/19 ] 24.Nh2-f3
[ Houdini annotates: 24.Rf1-g1
h7-h6 25.Nh2-f1 Nf8-d7 26.Nf1-e3
Nd7-e5 27.Kh1-g2 Ra8-d8 28.Ne3-d5
Rd8-d7 29.Kg2-g3 Kg8-f7 30.Rg1-h1
Ne5-c6 31.Rh1-h2 Re8-f8 32.Nd5-f4
Rf8-g8 33.Ra1-h1 Rg8-e8 34.Rh1-b1
Nc6-e5 35.Nf4-e6 Ne5-c6 36.Rb1-e1
Nc6-d4 37.Ne6-f4 Re8-e5 38.Nf4-d5
Re5-e8 0.16/20 ] 24...Ra8-d8
25.Kh1-g2 Nf8-d7 26.Kg2-g3 Kg8-f7
27.Rf1-h1 Nd7-e5 28.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5
29.Ra1-b1 Kf7-e7 30.Kg3-h4 Ra8-h8
31.Rb1-b5 Rh8-c8 32.Kh4-g3 Rc8-h8
33.Rb5-b2 Ke7-d6 34.Rb2-b1 Re5-e8
35.Kg3-f4 0.15/19 ] 25.Kh1-g2
[ Houdini annotates: 25.g4-g5 f6xg5
26.Nf3xg5 Rd8-d6 27.Rf1-f2 Rd6-h6+
28.Kh1-g1 Rh6-f6 29.Rf2-g2 g7-g6
30.Kg1-h2 h7-h6 31.Ng5-h3 Kg8-f7
32.Nh3-f4 g6xf5 33.Nf4-d5 Rf6-g6
34.Nd5xc7 Re8-e5 35.Ra1-f1 0.37/17 ]
25...h7-h6 26.Kg2-g3 Nf8-d7
27.Nf3-h4 Nd7-e5 28.Nh4-g2 Ne5-f7
29.Ng2-f4 Nf7-g5 30.Nf4-g6 Kg8-f7
31.Ra1-e1 Ng5-e6 32.Rf1-f2 Rd8-a8
33.Rf2-h2 Ne6-g5 34.Rh2-h1 Ra8-b8
35.e4-e5 Rb8-a8 36.Re1-e2 f6xe5
37.Rh1-e1 0.25/19 ] 26.Kg2-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 26.Ra1-e1
Nf8-d7 27.g4-g5 g7-g6 28.f5xg6
h7xg6 29.Rf1-h1 Nd7-e5 30.Rh1h3
Ne5-f7 31.g5xf6 Rd6xf6 32.Rh3-h4
Re8-f8 33.Re1-h1 g6-g5 34.Rh4-g4
Rf6xf3 35.Kg2xf3 Nf7-e5+ 36.Kf3-g3
Ne5xg4 37.Kg3xg4 Rf8-f2 0.35/18 ]
26...Nf8-d7 [Houdini annotates:
26...h7-h6 27.Ra1-e1 Nf8-d7
28.Nf3-h4 Nd7-e5 29.Nh4-g2 Ne5-c6
30.Ng2-f4 Kg8-f7 31.Rf1-f2 Rd6-d7
166
32.Re1-h1 Re8-d8 33.Rh1-b1 Rd8-e8
34.Rf2-h2 Nc6-e5 35.Nf4-e6 Ne5-c6
36.Rb1-e1 Nc6-d4 37.Ne6-f4 Nd4-c6

38.Rh2-f2 Nc6-d4 39.Nf4-g6 Rd7-d8
40.Rf2-h2 Re8-g8 0.27/19 ] 27.Kg3-f4
[ 27.g4-g5 Nd7-e5 28.Nf3xe5 f6xe5 ;
Houdini annotates: 27.g4-g5 g7-g6
28.f5xg6 h7xg6 29.Rf1-f2 Kg8-g7
30.Ra1-h1 f6xg5 31.Nf3xg5 Nd7-f6
32.Kg3-g2 Rd6-d8 33.Rf2-f1 Re8-e5
34.Ng5-f3 Re5-e6 35.Rf1-f2 Nf6-h5
36.Nf3-g5 Re6-f6 0.36/17 ] 27...h7-h6
Covers g5 [Houdini annotates:
27...h7-h6 28.Kf4-g3 Nd7-e5
29.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d4 30.Ra1-e1 Kg8-f7
31.Nh4-g2 Ne5-c6 32.Ng2-f4 Rd4-d6
33.Rf1-f2 Rd6-d7 34.Re1-h1 Re8-d8
35.Rh1-b1 Rd8-e8 36.Rf2-h2 Nc6-d4
37.Nf4-g6 Rd7-d8 38.Ng6-f4 Rd8-d7
39.Nf4-g6 0.27/18 ] 28.Kf4-e3
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Kf4-g3
Nd7-e5 29.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d4 30.Ra1-e1
Kg8-f7 31.Nh4-g2 Ne5-c6 32.Ng2-f4
Rd4-d6 33.Rf1-f2 Rd6-d7 34.Re1-h1
Nc6-d4 35.Rh1-e1 Nd4-c6
36.Re1-h1 0.16/19 ] 28...Kg8-f7
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Nd7-b8
29.Nf3-h4 Nb8-c6 30.Nh4-g6 Nc6-e5
31.Ng6xe5 Re8xe5 32.Ke3-f3 Rd6-d8
33.Kf3-g3 Kg8-f7 34.Ra1-b1 Re5-e8
35.Kg3-h4 Re8-h8 36.Rf1-h1 Rd8-d7
37.Kh4-g3 Rd7-d8 38.Kg3-f4 Rh8-e8
39.Rb1-b3 Re8-h8 40.Kf4-g3 Rd8-a8
41.Rb3-b5 Ra8-d8 42.Rb5-b1 Rh8-e8
43.Rb1-e1 Re8-e7 44.Re1-d1 Re7-d7
45.Rd1-b1 Kf7-e7 46.Kg3-h3 Rd7-d4
47.Kh3-h4 Ke7-d6 48.Kh4-h5 Kd6-c6
49.Kh5-g6 0.18/19 ] 29.Ra1-d1
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Ke3-f2
Nd7-e5 30.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5 31.Kf2-g3
Rd6-d8 32.Ra1-b1 Re5-e8 33.Kg3-h4
Re8-h8 34.Kh4-h5 Rd8-d7 35.Rf1-h1
Rh8-e8 36.Rb1-b3 Rd7-d8 37.Kh5-h4
Re8-h8 38.Kh4-g3 Rh8-e8 39.Rb3-b5
Re8-h8 40.Kg3-h4 Rd8-e8 41.Rh1-e1
167
Re8-e5 42.Kh4-g3 Re5-e7 43.Re1-f1
Rh8-e8 44.Kg3-f4 Re7-d7 45.Rf1-e1
Rd7-d8 46.Kf4-g3 Rd8-d4 47.Re1-b1

Kf7-e7 48.Kg3-h4 Ke7-f7 49.Kh4-h5
Kf7-e7 48.Kg3-h4 Ke7-f7 49.Kh4-h5
Re8-d8 50.Rb1-h1 Rd8-h8 51.Rh1-b1
Rh8-d8 52.Rb1-h1 0.07/20 ]
29...Rd6-c6 [Houdini annotates:
29...Nd7-e5 30.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5
31.Ke3-f4 Re5-e8 32.Rd1-e1 Rd6-d8
33.Rf1-f3 Re8-e5 34.Re1-g1 Rd8-e8
35.Rf3-f1 Kf7-e7 36.Rf1-b1 Ke7-d6
37.Rb1-b5 Re5-e7 38.Rg1-d1 Kd6-d7
39.Rd1-f1 Kd7-c6 40.Rf1-g1 Kc6-b7
41.Rg1-f1 c7-c6 42.Rb5-b1 0.11/19 ]
30.Rf1-g1 [Houdini annotates:
30.Ke3-f2 Nd7-e5 31.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5
32.Kf2-g3 Rc6-d6 33.Rf1-h1 Rd6-d8
34.Rd1-f1 Kf7-e7 35.Kg3-h4 Rd8-h8
36.Rf1-c1 Rh8-d8 37.Rc1-b1 Ke7-d6
38.Kh4-h5 Re5-e7 39.Kh5-g6 Rd8-h8
40.Rh1-h3 Rh8-f8 0.07/19 ]
30...Rc6-d6 31.Rg1-h1 Kf7-e7
32.Ke3-f4 Nd7-b8 33.Rd1-e1 Nb8-c6
34.e4-e5 f6xe5+ 35.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5
36.Re1xe5+ Ke7-f8
37.Re5xe8+ Kf8xe8 38.Rh1-d1
Ke8-e7
39.Rd1-e1+ Ke7-f6 40.Kf4-f3 g7-g6
41.f5xg6 Kf6xg6 42.Re1-e7 Rd6-f6+
43.Kf3-e3 0.14/18 ] 31.Rd1-d2
[ Houdini annotates: 31.Ke3-f4
Rc6-d6 32.Nf3-h4 Nd7-e5 33.Nh4-g2
Re7-e8 34.Ng2-e3 Rd6-d7 35.Kf4-g3
Ne5-c6 36.Ne3-d5 Nc6-b4 37.Rd1-c1
Nb4-c6 38.Rg1-g2 Re8-d8 39.Rc1-e1
Rd8-e8 40.Re1-h1 Nc6-d4 41.Nd5-f4
Re8-d8 42.Nf4-d5 0.16/20 ]
31...Rc6-d6 [Houdini annotates:
31...Rc6-d6 32.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5
33.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5 34.Rd2-h2
Re5-e8 35.Rg1-e1 Rd6-d8 36.Re1-h1
Re8-h8 37.Rh2-h5 Rd8-d4 0.13/22 ]
32.Rd2-d1 [Houdini annotates:
34.Rd2-h2 Re5-e8 35.Kf4-g3 Diagram
168
Kf7-e7 36.Kg3-h4 Rd6-d7 37.Kh4-h5
Ke7-f7 38.Rh2-h1 Re8-a8 39.Rg1-b1
Rd7-d6 40.Rh1-h3 Ra8-d8 41.Rb1-e1
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+-+0{
9+-zp-+kzp-0 84
9-zp-tr-zp-zp0
9zp-zp-+P+-0
9P+P+P+P+0
9+-+P+-mK-0
9-+P+-+-tR0
9+-+-+-tR-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Rd8-e8 42.Rh3-h2 Rd6-d7 43.Rh2-h1
Re8-e5 44.Re1-a1 Rd7-d6
45.Ra1-b1 0.07/21 ] 32...Rd6-c6
Twofold repetition [Houdini annotates:
32...Rd6-c6 0.11/21 ] 33.Rd1-e1 [
Houdini annotates: 33.Ke3-f4
Rc6-d6 34.Nf3-e1 Nd7-e5 35.Ne1-g2
Re7-e8 36.Ng2-e3 Rd6-d7 37.Rg1-h1
c7-c6 38.Rd1-b1 Re8-b8 39.Rb1-b3
Rd7-b7 40.Rh1-b1 Kf7-g8 41.Kf4-g3
Kg8-f8 42.Rb1-f1 Kf8-f7 0.12/19 ]
33...Rc6-d6 34.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5
35.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5 36.Kf4-g3 Rd6-d8
37.Rg1-f1 Rd8-h8 38.Rf1-h1 Re5-e8
39.Kg3-f4 Re8-d8 40.Kf4-f3 Rd8-e8
41.Re1-b1 Re8-d8 42.Kf3-g3 Rd8-b8
43.Kg3-f4 Rh8-f8 44.Kf4-g3 0.17/20 ]
34.Rg1-g2 [Houdini annotates:
36.Rg1-f1 Re5-e8 37.Kf4-g3 Rd6-d8
38.Re1-b1 Kf7-e7 39.Kg3-h4 Rd8-d7
40.Kh4-h5 Ke7-f7 41.Rf1-h1 Rd7-d8
42.Kh5-h4 Rd8-d7 43.Kh4-g3 Kf7-e7
44.Rb1-b2 Ke7-d6 45.Kg3-f4 Rd7-e7
46.Rh1-e1 Kd6-c6 47.Kf4-f3 Re7-e5
48.Kf3-g3 Re5-e7 49.Re1-h1 Kc6-b7
169
50.Rh1-d1 0.08/20 ] 34...Rd6-c6
[ Houdini annotates: 34...Nd7-e5
35.Nf3-g1 Kf7-e8 36.Ng1-e2 Ne5-c6

37.Ne2-f4 Ke8-d8 38.Nf4-d5 Re7-e8
37.Ne2-f4 Ke8-d8 38.Nf4-d5 Re7-e8
39.Re1-h1 Kd8-c8 40.Rh1-b1 Rd6-d7
41.Ke3-f4 Kc8-b7 42.Kf4-g3 Rd7-d6
43.Rg2-h2 Nc6-d4 44.c2-c3 Nd4-c6
45.Rh2-b2 Nc6-e5 0.15/19 ]
35.Re1-b1 [Houdini annotates:
35.Nf3-g1 Rc6-d6 36.Ng1-e2 Nd7-e5
37.Ne2-f4 Rd6-d8 38.Nf4-e6 Rd8-d6
39.Ke3-f2 Ne5-c6 40.Ne6-f4 Nc6-d4
41.Kf2-g3 Re7-e8 42.Rg2-h2 Rd6-d7
43.Nf4-d5 Nd4-c6 44.Re1-b1 Re8-b8
45.Rb1-b2 Rb8-e8 46.Nd5-f4 Nc6-d4
47.Nf4-d5 Nd4-c6 48.Nd5-f4 0.16/20 ]
35...Rc6-d6 36.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5
37.Nf3-g1 Kf7-e8 38.Ng1-e2 Ke8-d7
39.Rb1-f1 Ne5-f7 40.Kf4-g3 Nf7-g5
41.Ne2-f4 Re7-e8 42.Rg2-e2 Kd7-c6
43.Nf4-g6 Kc6-b7 44.Rf1-b1 Rd6-d8
45.e4-e5 f6xe5 46.Ng6xe5 Rd8-d4
0.17/20 ] 36.Nf3-g1 [Houdini
annotates: 36.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5
37.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5 38.Rg2-g1 Re5e8 39.Kf4-g3
Kf7-e7 40.Rg1-h1 Rd6-d7 41.Rb1-b2
Ke7-d6 42.Kg3-f4 Kd6-c6 43.Rb2-b5
Kc6-d6 44.Rh1-d1 Kd6-c6 45.Rd1-g1
Rd7-d4 46.Rg1-e1 Re8-d8 0.08/20 ]
36...Nd7-e5 37.Ke3-f4 Kf7-e8
38.Ng1-e2 Ke8-d7 39.Rb1-f1 Ne5-f7
40.Kf4-g3 Nf7-g5 41.Ne2-f4 Re7-e8
42.Rf1-b1 Kd7-c6 43.Rg2-h2 Kc6-b7
44.Nf4-d5 Rd6-d8 45.Rh2-h1 Rd8-d7
46.Nd5-f4 Rd7-d4 47.Nf4-d5 Re8-d8
0.16/19 ] 37.Ng1-e2 [Houdini
annotates: 37.Ke3-f4 Ne5-c6 38.Kf4g3
Nc6-b4 39.Rb1-b2 Nb4xd3 40.c2xd3
Rd6xd3+ 41.Kg3-f4 Rd3-d4
42.Rg2-e2 Rd4xc4 43.Rb2-a2 Rc4-b4
44.Ng1-f3 Re7-e8 45.Ra2-a3 Re8-d8
46.Re2-c2 Rd8-e8 47.Nf3-d2 Rb4-d4
170
48.Ra3-a2 Re8-e5 49.Rc2-c3 0.11/17 ]
37...Kf7-e8 38.Ne2-f4 Ke8-d7
39.Rg2-g1 Re7-e8 40.Nf4-e6 Re8-e7

41.Ke3-f2 Ne5-c6 42.Ne6-f4 Re7-e8
43.Kf2-g2 Nc6-d4 44.Rb1-b2 Nd4-c6
45.Rg1-h1 Kd7-c8 46.Nf4-e6 Nc6-d4
47.Ne6xg7 Re8-g8 48.e4-e5 f6xe5
0.18/18 ] 38.Ne2-c3 [Houdini
annotates: 38.Ne2-f4 Ne5-c6 39.Ke3f2
Nc6-d4 40.Kf2-g3 Re8-d8 41.Rg2-h2
Rd6-d7 42.Rh2-f2 Nd4-c6 43.Rb1-e1
Rd8-c8 44.Nf4-g6 Rc8-e8 45.Rf2-h2
Nc6-e5 46.Ng6-f4 Ne5-c6 47.Nf4-d5
Nc6-e5 48.Rh2-h1 Re8-d8 49.Nd5-f4
0.16/20 ] 38...Rd6-d4 [Houdini
annotates
: 38...Kf7-e7 39.Ke3-f4
Rd6-d7 40.Nc3-d5+ Ke7-d6 41.Kf4-g3
Ne5-f7 42.Rg2-h2 Nf7-g5 43.Rh2-h1
Kd6-c6 44.Rb1-b3 Kc6-d6 45.Rb3-b5
Kd6-e5 46.Nd5-f4 Ke5-d4 47.Nf4-g6
0.17/18 ] 39.Ke3-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 39.Nc3-d5 Ne5xc4+
40.d3xc4
Re8xe4+ 41.Ke3-f3 Rd4xc4
42.Nd5xc7 Re4-f4+ 43.Kf3-e2 h6-h5
44.Nc7-e6 Rc4xc2+ 45.Ke2-e3
Rc2xg2 46.Ne6xf4 Rg2-g3+ 47.Ke3-f2
h5-h4 48.Rb1xb6 Rg3xg4 49.Rb6-b7+
Kf7-g8 50.Kf2-f3 Rg4-g3+ 51.Kf3-e4
Kg8-h7 52.Nf4-h5 Rg3-g4+ 53.Ke4-f3
Rg4xa4 54.Nh5xf6+ Kh7-h6 55.Nf6-e4
c5-c4 56.Ne4-c3 Ra4-a3 0.20/18 ]
39...Kf7-e7 40.Kf4-g3 Rd4-d7
41.Nc3-e2 Ne5-f7 42.Ne2-f4 Ke7-d6
43.Rg2-h2 Nf7-g5 44.Nf4-g6 Rd7-d8
45.Rh2-e2 Kd6-c6 46.e4-e5 f6xe5
47.Re2xe5 Re8xe5 48.Ng6xe5+
Kc6-b7 49.Rb1-e1 0.20/17 ] 40.Nc3-d5
[Houdini annotates: 40.Rb1-b3
g7-g5+ 41.Kf4-g3 Ne5xd3 42.c2xd3
Rd7xd3+ 43.Kg3-h2 Re8xe4
44.Nc3xe4 Rd3xb3 45.Rg2-d2 Kf7-e7
171
46.Rd2-c2 Ke7-f7 47.Ne4-c3 Rb3-b4
48.Nc3-d5 Rb4xa4 49.Nd5xc7 Ra4-b4
50.Nc7-d5 Rb4-b3 51.Rc2-e2 a5-a4
52.Re2-e7+ Kf7-f8 0.14/17 ]
40...Ne5-c6 [Houdini annotates:
40...c7-c6 41.Nd5-e3 Rd7-b7

42.Rg2-g1 Re8-b8 43.Rg1-h1 b6-b5
42.Rg2-g1 Re8-b8 43.Rg1-h1 b6-b5
44.c4xb5 c6xb5 45.a4xb5 Rb7xb5
46.Rb1-a1 Rb8-a8 47.Ra1-a3 Kf7-e7
48.Ne3-d5+ Ke7-d6 49.Rh1-a1
Kd6-c6 50.Ra3-a4 Rb5-b2 51.Ra4xa5
Ra8xa5 52.Ra1xa5 Rb2xc2
53.Ra5-a6+ Kc6-b5 54.Ra6-b6+
0.19/17 ] 41.Kf4-e3 [Houdini
annotates: 41.Kf4-g3 Nc6-d4
42.Nd5-f4
Kf7-g8 43.Nf4-g6 Kg8-f7 44.Rg2-h2
Rd7-d8 45.Ng6-f4 Rd8-d7 46.Nf4-d5
Nd4-c6 47.Rb1-h1 Nc6-d4 48.Rh2-f2
Re8-d8 49.Nd5-f4 Rd8-h8 50.Kg3-h3
Nd4-c6 51.Rf2-g2 Rh8-d8 52.Nf4-e6
Rd8-e8 53.Kh3-g3 Nc6-d4 54.Ne6-f4
Nd4-c6 55.Rh1-b1 Nc6-b4 56.Nf4-e6
Nb4-c6 57.Rb1-e1 Nc6-d4 58.Ne6-f4
Nd4-c6 59.Nf4-e6 Nc6-d4 0.16/19 ]
41...Nc6-e5 [Houdini annotates:
41...Nc6-d4 42.Rg2-f2 Nd4-c6
43.Ke3-f3 Nc6-b4 44.Nd5-f4 Nb4-a2
45.Rb1-a1 Na2-b4 46.Rf2-g2 Nb4-c6
47.Kf3-g3 Nc6-d4 48.Ra1-b1 Nd4-c6
49.Rg2-h2 Nc6-d4 50.Nf4-d5 Re8-g8
51.Rb1-f1 Rg8-e8 52.Rf1-e1 Re8-e5
53.Re1-f1 0.27/17 ] 42.Nd5-c3
[ Houdini annotates: 42.Nd5-f4
Ne5-c6 43.Ke3-f2 Nc6-b4 44.Kf2-g3
Nb4-c6 45.Rg2-h2 Nc6-d4 46.Nf4-d5
Nd4-c6 47.Rb1-h1 Re8-d8 48.Rh1-e1
Rd8-e8 49.Re1-b1 Nc6-d4 50.c2-c3
Nd4-c6 51.Rb1-b2 Nc6-e5 0.16/20 ]
42...Rd7-d4 43.Nc3-b5 0.11/19 ]
43.Rb1-e1 Rd6-d7 44.Nc3-d5 Ne5-c6
45.Ke3-f3 Nc6-b4 46.Nd5-f4 Nb4-c6
47.Rg2-h2 Nc6-e5+ 48.Kf3-g3 Ne5-c6
49.Nf4-d5 Nc6-e5 50.Re1-b1 Ne5-c6
51.Rb1-h1 Re8-d8 52.Rh1-e1 Rd8-e8
53.Re1-b1 Nc6-d4 54.c2-c3 Nd4-c6
55.Rb1-b2 Nc6-e5 0.16/20 ]
172
43...Ne5-c6 44.Ne2-f4 Nc6-d4
45.Rg2-h2 Rd6-d7 46.Nf4-d5 Nd4-c6

47.Ke3-f3 Nc6-b4 48.Kf3-f4 Nb4xd5+
49.c4xd5 Re8-d8 50.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
51.Rb1-f1 Re7-e5 52.Kf4-g3 c5-c4
0.21/18 ] 44.Ke3-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 44.Ne2-f4 Ne5-c6
45.Ke3-f2
Nc6-b4 46.Kf2-g3 Nb4-c6 47.Rg2-h2
Nc6-d4 48.Nf4-d5 Nd4-c6 49.Rb1-h1
Re8-d8 50.Rh1-e1 Rd8-h8 51.Rh2-g2
Rh8-d8 52.Re1-f1 Nc6-d4 53.Rf1-b1
Nd4-c6 54.Rg2-h2 Rd8-e8
55.Rb1-h1 0.16/20 ] 44...Re8-d8
[ Houdini annotates: 44...Re8-h8
45.Rg2-h2 g7-g5+ 46.f5xg6+ Ne5xg6+
47.Kf4-g3 Ng6-e5 48.Ne2-f4 Rh8-g8
49.Rh2-h4 Rg8-g7 50.Rb1-f1 c7-c6
51.Nf4-h5 Rg7-g6 52.Rf1-f2 Rd7-d8
53.Rf2-f5 Rd8-e8 54.Nh5-f4 Rg6-g8
0.19/17 ] 45.Ne2-g1 [Houdini
annotates: 45.Rb1-f1 Ne5-c6 46.Kf4g3
Nc6-d4 47.Ne2-f4 Rd8-e8 48.Nf4-g6
Nd4-c6 49.Rg2-h2 Nc6-d4 50.Rf1-b1
Rd7-d8 51.Ng6-f4 Rd8-d6 52.Nf4-d5
Rd6-d7 53.c2-c3 Nd4-c6 54.Rb1-b2
Nc6-e5 0.16/19 ] 45...Rd7-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 45...Rd8-g8
46.Rg2-f2 Rd7-e7 47.Ng1-f3 Ne5xf3
48.Rf2xf3 Rg8-d8 49.Rf3-h3 Re7-e8
50.Rh3-h2 Rd8-d4 51.Kf4-f3 Kf7-e7
52.Rh2-h1 Ke7-d7 53.Kf3-g3 Kd7-c6
54.Rh1-h2 Kc6-d7 55.Rh2-h1
Kd7-c6 0.07/17 ] 46.Ng1-f3
White threatens to win material: Nf3xe5
[Houdini annotates: 46.Kf4-g3
Ne5xd3 47.c2xd3 Rd6xd3+ 48.Ng1-f3
Rd8-d4 49.Kg3-f4 Rd4xc4 50.Rb1-a1
Rd3-d7 51.Ra1-a3 Rd7-e7 52.Rg2-e2
Rc4-b4 53.Nf3-e1 c5-c4 54.Ne1-c2
Rb4-b3 55.Ra3-a1 Rb3-d3 56.e4-e5
g7-g5+ 57.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 0.14/17 ]
46...Ne5-d7 [Houdini annotates:
173
46...Ne5xf3 47.Kf4xf3 Rd8-e8
48.Rg2-h2 Kf7-e7 49.Kf3-g3 Rd6-d7
50.Rh2-h1 Ke7-d6 51.Kg3-f4 Rd7-d8
52.Rh1-e1 Re8-e7 53.Rb1-b5 Rd8-e8
54.Re1-h1 Re7-e5 55.Kf4-g3 Kd6-c6

56.Rb5-b3 Re8-d8 57.Rh1-b1 Rd8-d4
56.Rb5-b3 Re8-d8 57.Rh1-b1 Rd8-d4
58.Rb1-h1 Re5-e8 0.06/19 ]
47.Rb1-e1 [Houdini annotates:
47.Rb1-e1 Rd8-e8 48.Rg2-h2 Nd7-e5
49.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d8 50.Kf4-g3 Re8-e7
51.Nh4-g2 Re7-e8 52.Ng2-f4 Ne5-c6
53.Re1-h1 Rd8-d6 54.Nf4-d5 Rd6-d7
55.Rh1-b1 Nc6-d4 56.c2-c3 Nd4-c6
57.Rb1-b2 Nc6-e5 0.16/21 ]
47...Rd8-e8 [Houdini annotates:
47...Rd8-f8 48.Rg2-f2 Kf7-g8
49.Kf4-g3 Kg8-f7 50.Rf2-h2 Nd7-e5
51.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d7 52.Nh4-g2 Ne5-c6
53.Ng2-f4 Rf8-b8 54.Re1-h1 Rb8-e8
55.Rh1-b1 Re8-f8 56.Nf4-d5 Rf8-e8
57.Rb1-h1 Re8-d8 58.Rh1-e1 Rd8-e8
59.Re1-b1 Nc6-d4 60.Rb1-h1 Re8-d8
61.Nd5-f4 Rd8-e8 62.Rh1-b1 Rd7-d8
63.Nf4-g6 Rd8-d6 64.Rb1-e1 c7-c6
65.e4-e5 0.27/19 ] 48.Rg2-e2
[ Houdini annotates: 48.Rg2-h2
Nd7-e5 49.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d8 50.Kf4-g3
Re8-e7 51.Nh4-g2 Re7-e8 52.Ng2-f4
Ne5-c6 53.Re1-h1 Rd8-d7 54.Rh1-b1
Nc6-d4 55.Nf4-d5 Nd4-c6 56.Rb1-h1
Re8-d8 57.Rh1-e1 Rd8-e8 58.Re1-b1
Nc6-d4 59.Rb1-h1 Re8-d8 60.Nd5-f4
Rd8-e8 61.Rh1-b1 Rd7-d8 62.Nf4-g6
Rd8-d6 63.Rb1-e1 Rd6-d8 64.Re1-e3
Rd8-a8 0.16/21 Diagram
(Diagram
85)
] 48...Re8-e7 [Houdini annotates:
48...Nd7-e5 49.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d8
50.Re2-h2 Kf7-e7 51.Kf4-g3 Ke7-d6
52.Nh4-g2 Ne5-f7 53.Ng2-f4 Nf7-g5
54.Nf4-g6 Kd6-c6 55.Re1-h1 Rd8-d4
56.Rh1-b1 Kc6-b7 57.Rh2-h1
Re8-d8 0.14/18 ] 49.Kf4-e3
[ Houdini annotates: 49.Kf4-g3
Nd7-e5 50.Nf3-h4 Rd6-d8 51.Re2-h2
174
Re7-d7 52.Nh4-g2 Ne5-c6 53.Ng2-f4
Rd8-b8 54.Re1-h1 Rb8-e8 55.Rh1-b1
Nc6-d4 56.Nf4-g6 Nd4-c6 57.Rb1-e1
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+-+0
9+-zp-+kzp-0 85
9-zp-+-zpNzp0
9zp-zp-+P+-0
9P+PsnP+P+0
9+-+PtR-mK-0
9-+P+-+-tR0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Nc6-e5 58.Ng6-f4 Ne5-c6 59.Nf4-d5
Nc6-e5 60.Re1-b1 Ne5-c6 61.Rb1-h1
Re8-d8 62.Rh2-h5 Nc6-d4 0.16/21 ]
49...Nd7-e5 50.Nf3xe5+ Re7xe5
51.Ke3-d2 Rd6-d8 52.Re1-b1 Kf7-e7
53.Kd2-e3 Ke7-d6 54.Ke3-f4 Re5-e8
55.Re2-h2 Kd6-c6 56.Kf4-f3 Re8-e5
57.Rh2-h1 Kc6-d6 58.Kf3-f4 Rd8-e8
59.Rb1-b5 Re5-e7 60.Rh1-b1 Kd6-c6
61.Kf4-g3 Re7-d7 62.Rb1-h1 Rd7-d4
63.Rb5-b1 Kc6-d7 64.Kg3-f4 Kd7-c6
65.Kf4-g3 Kc6-d7 0.06/21 ] 50.Re1-d1
[Houdini annotates: 50.Re2-h2
Nd7-e5 51.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5 52.Ke3-f2
Kf7-e7 53.Kf2-g3 Rd6-d8 54.Kg3-h4
Ke7-d6 55.Rh2-h1 Re5-e7 56.Kh4-h5
Kd6-e5 57.Re1-f1 Ke5-d4 58.Kh5-g6
Kd4-c3 59.Rh1-h2 Kc3-b4 60.Rf1-a1
0.07/20 ] 50...Re8-d8 [Houdini
annotates: 50...Nd7-e5 51.Nf3xe5+
Re8xe5 52.Ke3-f4 Rd6-d8 53.Rd1-g1
Rd8-e8 54.Rg1-h1 Kf7-e7 55.Re2-e1
Ke7-d6 56.Re1-b1 Re8-d8 57.Rh1-h2
Re5-e7 58.Rh2-h1 Re7-e8 59.Rb1-b5
Kd6-c6 60.Kf4-g3 Rd8-d4 61.Rb5-b1
Kc6-d6 62.Kg3-f4 Kd6-c6 63.Kf4-g3
175
Kc6-d6 0.06/21 ] 51.Re2-d2
Rd8-e8 52.Ke3-f4 Nd7-e5 53.Nf3xe5+

Re8xe5 54.Rb1-h1 Re5-e8 55.Kf4-g3
Re8xe5 54.Rb1-h1 Re5-e8 55.Kf4-g3
Rd6-d8 56.Re2-e1 Rd8-d4 57.Re1-b1
Kf7-e7 58.Kg3-h4 Ke7-f7 59.Kh4-h5
Re8-d8 60.Rb1-b5 Rd8-f8 61.Kh5-h4
Rf8-e8 62.Kh4-g3 Kf7-e7 63.Kg3-h4
Ke7-f7 64.Kh4-g3 0.08/20 ] 51...Kf7-e7
[Houdini annotates: 51...Rd8-e8
52.Rd1-b1 Nd7-e5 53.Nf3xe5+
Re8xe5 54.Rd2-h2 Rd6-d8 55.Rh2-h1
Kf7-e7 56.Ke3-f3 Ke7-d6 57.Kf3-f4
Kd6-c6 58.Kf4-g3 Rd8-d4 59.Rb1-b5
Re5-e8 60.Rb5-b1 Kc6-d6 61.Kg3-f4
Re8-e5 62.Kf4-f3 Re5-e8 63.Kf3-f4
Re8-e5 0.06/21 ] 52.Ke3-f4
Rd6-c6 53.Rd1-c1 Ke7-f7 54.d3-d4
Rc6-d6 55.Rc1-d1 Rd8-e8 56.Ke3f4 c5xd4 57.c3xd4 Kf7-g8 58.Rd1e1
Kg8-f8 59.Re1-c1 Kf8-g8 60.Rd2-e2
Kg8-f7 61.Re2-e3 Rd6-c6 62.e4-e5
f6xe5+ 63.d4xe5 0.27/18 ] 52...Rd8e8 [Houdini annotates: 52...Rd8-f8
53.Rd2-h2 Ke7-d8 54.c2-c3 Kd8-c8
55.Rh2-d2 Rd6-c6 56.Rd1-c1 Rf8-e8
57.d3-d4 Rc6-d6 58.Rc1-e1 Rd6-c6
59.Rd2-c2 c5xd4 60.c3xd4 Rc6-d6
61.Rc2-b2 Kc8-b7 62.c4-c5 0.20/17 ]
53.Kf4-e3 [Houdini annotates:
53.Rd1-b1 Ke7-f7 54.Rd2-h2 Nd7-e5
55.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5 56.Rh2-h1
Re5-e8 57.Kf4-f3 Rd6-d4 58.Rb1-e1
Rd4-d8 59.Kf3-g3 Kf7-e7 60.Kg3-h4
Ke7-f7 61.Re1-b1 Rd8-d6 62.Kh4-g3
Rd6-d4 63.Kg3-f2 Re8-d8 64.Kf2-f3
Kf7-e7 65.Rh1-h2 Rd8-e8 0.08/18 ]
53...Re8-d8 [Houdini annotates:
53...Ke7-f7 54.Rd1-b1 Nd7-e5
55.Nf3xe5+ Re8xe5 56.Rd2-h2
Rd6-d8 57.Rh2-h1 Kf7-e7 58.Ke3-f3
Ke7-d6 59.Kf3-f4 Kd6-c6 60.Kf4-g3
Rd8-d4 61.Rb1-b5 Re5-e8 62.Rb5-b1
Kc6-d6 63.Kg3-f4 Kd6-c6 64.Kf4-g3
176
Kc6-d6 0.06/20 ] 54.c2-c3
Rd6-c6 55.Rd1-c1 Ke7-f7 56.d3-d4

Rc6-d6 57.Rc1-d1 Rd8-e8 58.Ke3-f4
Rd6-c6 59.Rd2-c2 Rc6-d6 60.Rd1-b1
Kf7-g8 61.Rc2-e2 Kg8-f8 62.e4-e5
f6xe5+ 63.d4xe5 Rd6-d3 64.e5-e6
Nd7-f6 65.Nf3-e5 Rd3xc3 0.17/19 ]
54...Rd6-c6 55.Rd1-c1 Ke7-f7
56.d3-d4 Rc6-d6 57.Rc1-d1 Rd8-e8
58.Ke3-f4 c5xd4 59.c3xd4 Rd6-c6
60.Rd1-c1 Rc6-d6 61.Rc1-h1 Rd6-c6
62.Rd2-c2 Rc6-d6 63.Rc2-e2 c7-c6
64.e4-e5 f6xe5+ 65.d4xe5 0.17/17 ]
55.Nf3xe5 [Houdini annotates:
55.Nf3xe5 f6xe5 56.d3-d4 Ke7-f6
57.d4-d5 Rd8-f8 58.Rd1-h1 Rd6-d8
59.Rh1-h5 Rf8-h8 60.Rd2-h2 Rh8-g8
61.Rh2-g2 Rd8-d6 62.g4-g5+ Kf6-f7
63.Ke3-f2 h6xg5 64.Rh5xg5 Rd6-h6
65.Rg5-g6 Rh6xg6 66.Rg2xg6 Rg8-d8
67.Rg6-e6 Rd8-e8 68.Re6-c6 Re8-e7
69.Rc6-g6 Re7-e8 70.Rg6-c6
Re8-e7 0.40/20 ] 55...f6xe5 Diagram
[ Houdini annotates: 55...f6xe5
56.d3-d4 Ke7-f6 57.d4-d5 Rd8-f8
58.Rd1-h1 Rd6-d8 59.Rd2-g2 Rf8-h8
60.Rh1-h5 Kf6-f7 61.g4-g5 h6xg5
62.Rh5xg5 Rh8-h7 63.Rg5-g6 Rd8-d6
64.Rg2-g3 Rd6-f6 65.Ke3-d3 Rf6-d6
66.Kd3-e3 Rd6-f6 0.50/18 ]
(Diagram 86)
A double rook endgame occured
56.d3-d4 White threatens to win
material: d4xe5 [Houdini annotates:
56.d3-d4 Ke7-f6 57.d4-d5 Rd8-f8
58.Rd1-h1 Rd6-d8 59.Rd2-g2 Rf8-h8
60.Rh1-h5 Kf6-f7 61.Rg2-d2 Kf7-f6
62.Rd2-h2 Rh8-g8 63.Rh2-g2 Rd8-d6
64.Rg2-d2 Rg8-h8 65.g4-g5+ Kf6-f7
66.Rd2-h2 Rh8-g8 67.g5xh6 0.40/19 ]
56...Ke7-f6 [Houdini annotates:
177
56...e5xd4+ 57.c3xd4 Rd6xd4
58.Rd2xd4 c5xd4+ 59.Rd1xd4 Rd8-h8
60.Rd4-d5 Ke7-e8 61.c4-c5 h6-h5
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0
9+-zp-mk-zp-0 86
9-zp-tr-+-zp0
9zp-zp-zpP+-0
9P+P+P+P+0
9+-zPPmK-+-0
9-+-tR-+-+0
9+-+R+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
62.c5xb6 c7xb6 63.g4xh5 Rh8xh5
64.Rd5-d6 Rh5-h3+ 65.Ke3-f4 Rh3-b3
66.Rd6-c6 b6-b5 67.a4xb5 Rb3xb5
68.Rc6-c7 Ke8-f8 69.Rc7-a7 0.44/17 ]
57.d4xe5+ [Houdini annotates:
57.d4-d5 Rd8-f8 58.Rd1-h1 Rd6-d8
59.Rh1-h5 Rf8-h8 60.Ke3-f3 Rh8-f8
61.g4-g5+ h6xg5 62.Rd2-g2 Rf8-h8
63.Rh5xg5 Rh8-h3+ 64.Kf3-f2 Rh3-h7
65.Rg5-g6+ Kf6-f7 66.Rg6-c6 Rd8-d7
67.Kf2-g3 Rh7-h8 68.Kg3-g4 Rd7-e7
69.Kg4-g5 Rh8-h3 0.41/20 ]
57...Kf6xe5 [Houdini annotates:
57...Kf6xe5 58.Rd2-d5+ Rd6xd5
59.c4xd5 Rd8-d6 60.Rd1-g1 g7-g5
61.Rg1-h1 Rd6-f6 62.Rh1-h2 Rf6-d6
63.Ke3-d3 Rd6-f6 64.Rh2-a2 Rf6-d6
65.Ra2-f2 Ke5-f6 66.Rf2-h2 Kf6-e5
67.Rh2-h1 Rd6-f6 68.Rh1-e1 Rf6-d6
69.Re1-e2 Ke5-f4 70.c3-c4 Kf4-e5
71.Re2-h2 Ke5-f4 72.Rh2-f2+ Kf4-e5
73.Rf2-h2 Ke5-f4 0.35/22 ]
58.Rd2-d5+ [Houdini annotates:
58.Rd2-d5+ Rd6xd5 59.c4xd5 Rd8-d6
60.Rd1-g1 g7-g5 61.Rg1-h1 Rd6-f6
62.Rh1-h2 Rf6-d6 63.Ke3-d3 Rd6-f6
64.Rh2-a2 Rf6-d6 65.Ra2-f2 Ke5-f6
66.Rf2-h2 Kf6-e5 67.Rh2-h1 Rd6-f6
178
68.Rh1-e1 Rf6-d6 69.Re1-e2 Ke5-f4
70.c3-c4 Kf4-e5 71.Re2-h2 Ke5-f4
179

72.Rh2-f2+ Kf4-e5 73.Rf2-h2 Ke5-f4
0.26/23 ] 58...Rd6xd5 [Houdini
annotates
: 58...Rd6xd5 59.c4xd5
Rd8-d6 60.Rd1-g1 g7-g5 61.Rg1-h1
Rd6-f6 62.Rh1-h2 Rf6-d6 63.Ke3-d3
Rd6-f6 64.Rh2-a2 Rf6-d6 65.Ra2-f2
Ke5-f6 66.Rf2-h2 Kf6-e5 67.Rh2-h1
Rd6-f6 68.Rh1-e1 Rf6-d6 69.Re1-e2
Ke5-f4 70.c3-c4 Kf4-e5 71.Re2-h2
Ke5-f4 72.Rh2-f2+ Kf4-e5 73.Rf2-h2
Ke5-f4 0.35/20 ] 59.c4xd5
[ 59.Rd1xd5+? Rd8xd5 60.e4xd5
h6-h5-+ ;Houdini annotates:
59.c4xd5 Rd8-d6 60.Rd1-g1 g7-g5
61.Rg1-h1 Rd6-f6 62.Rh1-h2 Rf6-d6
63.Ke3-d3 Rd6-f6 64.Rh2-a2 Rf6-d6
65.Ra2-f2 Ke5-f6 66.Rf2-h2 Kf6-e5
67.Rh2-h1 Rd6-f6 68.Rh1-e1 Rf6-d6
69.Re1-e2 Ke5-f4 70.c3-c4 Kf4-e5
71.Re2-h2 Ke5-f4 72.Rh2-f2+ Kf4-e5
73.Rf2-h2 Ke5-f4 0.26/21 ] 59...b6-b5
[ 59...Rd8-d7!? must definitely be
considered ;Houdini annotates:
59...Rd8-d6 60.Rd1-g1 Rd6-f6
61.c3-c4 g7-g5 62.Rg1-h1 Rf6-d6
63.Rh1-h2 Rd6-f6 64.Rh2-f2 Rf6-d6
65.Rf2-e2 Ke5-f6 66.Re2-h2 Kf6-e5
67.Rh2-h1 Rd6-f6 68.Rh1-f1 Rf6-d6
69.Rf1-f2 Ke5-f6 70.Rf2-h2 Kf6-e5
0.28/19 ] 60.a4xb5 [Houdini
annotates: 60.a4xb5 a5-a4 61.Rd1-a1
Rd8-a8 62.Ra1-a3 c5-c4 63.d5-d6
c7xd6 64.b5-b6 Ra8-b8 65.Ra3xa4
Rb8xb6 66.Ra4-a8 Ke5-f6 67.Ra8-e8
Kf6-f7 68.Re8-e6 Rb6-b1 69.Re6xd6
Rb1-g1 70.Rd6-g6 Rg1-d1 71.e4-e5
Rd1-d3+ 72.Ke3-e4 Rd3xc3
73.Rg6-c6 Rc3-c1 74.Ke4-d4 Rc1-d1+
75.Kd4xc4 Rd1-c1+ 76.Kc4-d5
Rc1-d1+ 77.Kd5-c5 Rd1-c1+
78.Kc5-b5 Rc1-b1+ 79.Kb5-c5
Rb1-c1+ 80.Kc5-b5 0.70/21 ]

60...a5-a4 [Houdini annotates:
60...a5-a4 61.Rd1-a1 Rd8-a8
62.Ra1-a3 c5-c4 63.d5-d6 c7xd6

64.b5-b6 Ra8-b8 65.Ra3xa4 Rb8xb6
64.b5-b6 Ra8-b8 65.Ra3xa4 Rb8xb6
66.Ra4-a8 Ke5-f6 67.Ra8-e8 Kf6-f7
68.Re8-e6 Rb6-b1 69.Re6xd6 Rb1-g1
70.Rd6-g6 Rg1-d1 71.e4-e5 Rd1-d3+
72.Ke3-e4 Rd3xc3 73.Rg6-c6 Rc3-c1
74.Ke4-d4 Rc1-d1+ 75.Kd4xc4
Rd1-c1+ 76.Kc4-d5 Rc1-d1+
77.Kd5-c5 Rd1-c1+ 78.Kc5-b5
Rc1-b1+ 79.Kb5-c5 Rb1-c1+
80.Kc5-b5 0.78/21 ] 61.Ke3-d3
[ 61.Rd1-f1 Rd8-f8 62.Rf1-a1
; Houdini annotates: 61.Rd1-a1
Rd8-a8 62.Ra1-a3 c5-c4 63.d5-d6
c7xd6 64.b5-b6 Ra8-b8
65.Ra3xa4
Rb8xb6 66.Ra4-a8 Ke5-f6 67.Ra8-e8
Kf6-f7 68.Re8-e6 Rb6-b1 69.Re6xd6
Rb1-g1 70.Rd6-g6 Rg1-d1 71.e4-e5
Rd1-d3+ 72.Ke3-e4 Rd3xc3
73.Rg6-c6 Rc3-c1 74.Ke4-d4 Rc1-d1+
75.Kd4xc4 Rd1-c1+ 76.Kc4-d5
Rc1-d1+ 77.Kd5-c5 Rd1-c1+
78.Kc5-b5 Rc1-b1+ 79.Kb5-c5
Rb1-c1+ 80.Kc5-b5 0.70/19 ]
61...Ke5-d6?? [ 61...a4-a3=
is the best chance ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 61...a4-a3 62.Rd1-a1 Rd8-a8
63.Ra1-a2 Ra8-a4 64.c3-c4 Ra4-a8
65.Kd3-e3 Ra8-a4 66.Ke3-d3
Ra4-a8 0.37/16 ] 62.Rd1-a1+Diagram [Houdini annotates:
62.Rd1-a1 Rd8-a8 63.Ra1-a3 Ra8-b8
64.Ra3xa4 Rb8xb5 65.Ra4-a6+
Kd6-e7 66.e4-e5 Rb5-b1 67.Ra6e6+ Ke7-f7 68.Kd3-c4 Rb1-a1
69.Kc4xc5
Ra1-a3 70.Kc5-b4 Ra3-a7 71.Re6-g6
Kf7-f8 72.e5-e6 Ra7-a2 73.Kb4-c5
Ra2-c2 74.c3-c4 Rc2-f2 75.Kc5-c6
2.48/17 ]
(Diagram
87)
180
62...Rd8-a8 [Houdini annotates:
62...Rd8-a8 63.Ra1-a3 Ra8-b8
64.Ra3xa4 Rb8xb5 65.Ra4-a6+
Kd6-e7 66.e4-e5 Rb5-b1 67.Ra6-e6+
181
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0{
9+-zp-+-zp-0 87
9-+-mk-+-zp0
9+PzpP+P+-0
9p+-+P+P+0
9+-zPK+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9tR-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ke7-f7 68.Kd3-c4 Rb1-a1 69.Kc4xc5
Ra1-a3 70.Kc5-b4 Ra3-a7 71.Re6-g6
Kf7-f8 72.e5-e6 Ra7-a2 73.Kb4-c5
Ra2-c2 74.c3-c4 Rc2-f2 75.Kc5-c6
2.58/18 ] 63.Ra1-a3 [ 63.Ra1-a3
Ra8-a5 64.Kd3-c4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 63.Ra1-a3 Ra8-a7
64.Kd3-c4
Ra7-a5 65.e4-e5+ Kd6xe5 66.Kc4xc5
Ke5-f4 67.Kc5-b4 Ra5-a8 68.d5-d6
c7xd6 69.Ra3xa4 Ra8-b8 70.Kb4-a5+
Kf4-e5 71.b5-b6 d6-d5 72.Ka5-a6
Ke5-d6 73.Ka6-a7 Rb8-e8 74.Ra4-a6
Kd6-c6 75.b6-b7+ Kc6-c7 76.Ra6-e6
2.35/18 ]
1-0
16
D27
Levon Aronian
Alexander Morozevich
Tal Memorial (1)
06.11.2006
D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted:
Classical main line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6
3.c2-c4 d5xc4 4.e2-e3 a7-a6 5.a2-a4
Ng8-f6 6.Bf1xc4 c7-c5 7.0-0 Nb8-c6
8.Qd1-e2 Bf8-e7 9.Rf1-d1 Qd8-c7

10.d4xc5 0-0 11.b2-b3 e6-e5
12.h2-h3 e5-e4 13.Nf3-d4 Nc6-e5

14.b3-b4 b7-b6 15.Nb1-d2 b6xc5
14.b3-b4 b7-b6 15.Nb1-d2 b6xc5
16.b4xc5 Be7xc5 17.Bc1-a3 Bc5xa3
18.Ra1xa3 Ne5-g6 last book move.
Black has an active position last
book move 19.Nd2-f1 [ 19.Ra3-c3
Ng6-h4 ;Houdini annotates:
19.Ra3-c3 Qc7-a5 20.Rc3-c1 Qa5-g5
21.f2-f4 e4xf3 22.Nd4xf3 Qg5-h6
23.Bc4-b3 Ra8-b8 24.Rc1-c7 Bc8-d7
25.Qe2-d3 Rf8-c8 26.Rc7-a7 Rc8-c5
27.Nd2-e4 Nf6xe4 28.Ra7xd7 0.41/15
] 19...Qc7-c5 Black threatens to
win material: Qc5xa3 [ 19...Ng6e5!?
20.Rd1-c1 Rf8-d8= ;Houdini
annotates: 19...Bc8-d7 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0
9+-wql+pzpp0 88
9p+-+-snn+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+LsNp+-+0
9tR-+-zP-+P0
9-+-+QzPP+0
9+-+R+NmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
20.Nf1-g3 Ng6-e5 21.Bc4-b3 Rf8-c8
22.Ra3-a2 Ra8-b8 23.Ra2-c2 Qc7-b7
24.Rc2xc8+ Bd7xc8 25.Rd1-b1
Qb7-c7 26.Qe2-c2 Qc7xc2 27.Bb3xc2
Rb8xb1+ 28.Bc2xb1 Bc8-b7 0.18/16 ]
20.Ra3-c3 [Houdini annotates:
20.Ra3-b3 Bc8-d7 21.Rb3-b7 Ng6-e5
22.Nf1-d2 Bd7xa4 23.Rd1-c1 Ne5xc4
24.Qe2xc4 Qc5xc4 25.Rc1xc4 Ba4-d7
26.Nd2xe4 Nf6xe4 27.Rb7xd7 Ra8-b8
28.Rc4-c7 Rb8-b1+ 29.Kg1-h2
Ne4xf2 0.28/15 ] 20...Qc5-g5
182
[ Houdini annotates: 20...Qc5-e5
Diagram
21.Nf1-g3 Ng6-e7 22.Rc3-c1 Bc8-d7
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+-trk+0
9+-+-+pzpp0 89
9p+-+-snn+0
9+-+-wq-+-0
9P+LsNp+-+0
9+-tR-zP-+P0
9-+-+QzPP+0
9+-+R+NmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
23.Qe2-a2 Ra8-b8 24.a4-a5 Bd7-c8
25.Rc1-b1 Rb8xb1 26.Rd1xb1 g7-g6
27.Qa2-c2 Rf8-d8 28.Rb1-b6 Nf6-d5
29.Ng3xe4 Nd5xb6 30.a5xb6 0.36/16 ]
21.Nf1-g3 [Houdini annotates:
21.Nf1-g3 Bc8-d7 22.Bc4-b3 Qg5-e5
23.Rd1-c1 Ng6-f4 24.e3xf4 Qe5xd4
25.Rc3-e3 Qd4-b4 26.Rc1-b1 Qb4-d6
27.Rb1-d1 Qd6xf4 28.Ng3xe4 Bd7-c6
29.Ne4-d6 Bc6xa4 30.Bb3xa4 Qf4xa4
31.Re3-e7 Ra8-b8 32.Kg1-h1
Rb8-b2 0.39/17 ] 21...h7-h5
22.Bc4-b3 Qg5-e5 23.Rd1-c1 Ng6-e7
24.Rc3-c5 Qe5-d6 25.Qe2-c4 Ra8-c8
26.Rc5xc8 Bd7xc8 27.Qc4-c2 Qd6-e5
28.Qc2-c7 Qe5xc7 29.Rc1xc7 Nf6-d5
30.Bb3xd5 Ne7xd5 0.47/16 ]
22.Kg1-h1 [Houdini annotates:
22.Qe2-c2 Bc8xh3 23.g2xh3 h5-h4
24.Bc4xf7+ Rf8xf7 25.Rc3-c5 Nf6-d5
26.Nd4-e6 Qg5-e7 27.Qc2xe4 h4xg3
28.Qe4xd5 g3xf2+ 29.Kg1-f1 Qe7-b7
30.Qd5xb7 Rf7xb7 31.Rd1-d6 Ng6-f8
32.Rc5-c7 Rb7-b1+ 33.Kf1xf2 Nf8xe6
34.Rd6xe6 Ra8-f8+ 35.Kf2-g2
Rb1-b2+ 36.Kg2-g3 Rf8-f6 37.Re6xf6
183
g7xf6 38.Rc7-c6 Rb2-e2 39.Kg3-f3
Re2-h2 40.Kf3-g4 Rh2-g2+
41.Kg4-f4 0.96/14 ] 22...Ng6-h4

[ 22...h5-h4!? is an interesting
alternative 23.Ng3-f1 Bc8-d7= ;
Houdini annotates: 22...h5-h4
[ 22...h5-h4!? is an interesting
alternative 23.Ng3-f1 Bc8-d7= ;
23.Ng3-f1 Ng6-e5 24.Nf1-d2 Ra8-b8
25.Nd2-b3 Bc8-b7 26.Nb3-c5 Nf6-d5
27.Bc4xd5 Bb7xd5 28.Nc5xa6 Rb8-b6
29.Na6-c7 Bd5-b7 30.Rc3-c5 Rb6-g6
31.Qe2-f1 Qg5-e7 32.Rd1-c1
Ne5-d3 0.15/16 ] 23.Qe2-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Rd1-c1
Bc8-d7 24.Bc4-b3 Ra8-b8 25.Qe2-f1
Qg5-g6 26.Rc3-c5 Rb8-b6 27.a4-a5
Rb6-d6 28.Bb3-c4 Rf8-b8 29.Bc4xa6
Nh4xg2 30.Nd4-f5 Bd7xf5 31.Ng3xf5
Rd6-e6 32.Qf1xg2 Qg6xg2+
33.Kh1xg2 Re6xa6 34.Rc5-c8+
Rb8xc8 35.Rc1xc8+ Kg8-h7 0.95/16
]
23...Nh4xg2 [ 23...Bc8-d7
24.Bc4-b3 ;Houdini annotates:
23...Bc8-d7 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0
9+-+l+pzp-0 90
9p+-+-sn-+0
9+-+-+-wqp0
9P+LsNp+-sn0
9+-tR-zP-sNP0
9-+Q+-zPP+0
9+-+R+-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
24.Bc4-f1 Qg5-e5 25.Rc3-c5 Qe5-e8
26.Rc5-a5 Nh4-g6 27.Ng3-f5 Bd7xf5
28.Nd4xf5 Ra8-c8 29.Bf1-c4 Ng6-e5
30.Nf5-d6 Qe8-e6 31.Ra5xe5 Qe6xe5
32.Bc4xf7+ Kg8-h7 33.Nd6xc8
184
Rf8xf7 0.75/16 ] 24.Kh1xg2
[ Houdini annotates: 24.Ng3xe4
Nf6xe4 25.Qc2xe4 Bc8xh3 26.Nd4-f3
Qg5-g4 27.Qe4xg4 h5xg4 28.Nf3-g5
Ra8-a7 29.Ng5xh3 g4xh3 30.Kh1-h2

Ng2-h4 31.Kh2xh3 Nh4-f5 32.e3-e4
Nf5-e7 33.Rc3-g3 Rf8-b8 34.Kh3-g2
Ne7-c6 35.Bc4-d5 0.53/15 ] 24...h5-h4
[Houdini annotates: 24...h5-h4
25.Bc4xf7+ Kg8xf7 26.Rc3-c5
Bc8xh3+ 27.Kg2xh3 Qg5-g4+
28.Kh3-g2 Rf8-c8 29.Qc2-b3+ Kf7-g6
30.Rc5-a5 Ra8-b8 31.Qb3-e6 Qg4xe6
32.Nd4xe6 h4xg3 33.Kg2xg3 Rb8-b6
34.Ra5-g5+ Kg6-f7 35.Ne6-d8+
Kf7-e8 36.a4-a5 Rb6-b2 37.Rg5-e5+
Ke8-f8 38.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8 39.Re5-g5
Kg8-f7 40.Rd1-d6 g7-g6 41.Rd6xa6
Rc8-c2 0.65/18 ] 25.Bc4xf7+
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Bc4xf7+
Kg8xf7 26.Rc3-c5 Bc8xh3+
27.Kg2xh3 Qg5-g4+ 28.Kh3-g2
Rf8-c8 29.Qc2-b3+ Kf7-g6 30.Rc5-a5
Ra8-b8 31.Qb3-e6 Qg4xe6
34.Ra5-g5+ Kg6-f7 35.Ne6-d8+
Kf7-e8 36.a4-a5 Rb6-b2 37.Rg5-e5+
Ke8-f8 38.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8 39.Re5-g5
Kg8-f7 40.Rd1-d6 g7-g6 41.Rd6xa6
Rc8-c1 42.Kg3-g2 Rc1-c2 0.51/17 ]
25...Kg8xf7 [Houdini annotates:
25...Kg8xf7 26.Rc3-c5 Bc8xh3+
27.Kg2xh3 Qg5-g4+ 28.Kh3-g2
Rf8-c8 29.Qc2-b3+ Kf7-g6 30.Rc5-a5
Ra8-b8 31.Qb3-e6 Qg4xe6
34.Ra5-g5+ Kg6-f7 35.Ne6-d8+
Kf7-e8 36.a4-a5 Rb6-b2 37.Rg5-e5+
Ke8-f8 38.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8 39.Re5-g5
Kg8-f7 40.Rd1-d6 g7-g6 41.Rd6xa6
Rc8-c1 42.Kg3-g2 Rc1-c2 0.74/16 ]
26.Rc3-c5 [Houdini annotates:
26.Rc3-c5 Bc8xh3+ 27.Kg2xh3
Qg5-g4+ 28.Kh3-g2 Rf8-c8
29.Qc2-b3+ Kf7-g6 30.Rc5-a5 Ra8-b8
31.Qb3-e6 Qg4xe6 32.Nd4xe6 h4xg3
33.Kg2xg3 Rb8-b6 34.Ra5-g5+
185
Kg6-f7 35.Ne6-d8+ Kf7-e8 36.a4-a5
Rb6-b2 37.Rg5-e5+ Ke8-f8
38.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8 39.Re5-g5 Kg8-f7

40.Rd1-d6 g7-g6 41.Rd6xa6 Rc8-c1
40.Rd1-d6 g7-g6 41.Rd6xa6 Rc8-c1
42.Kg3-g2 Rc1-c2 0.51/17 ]
26...Bc8xh3+ [Houdini annotates:
26...Bc8xh3+ 27.Kg2xh3 Qg5-g4+
28.Kh3-g2 Rf8-c8 29.Qc2-b3+ Kf7-g6
30.Rc5-a5 Ra8-b8 31.Qb3-e6 Qg4xe6
34.Ra5-g5+ Kg6-f7 35.Ne6-d8+
Kf7-e8 36.a4-a5 Rb6-b2 37.Rg5-e5+
Ke8-f8 38.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8 39.Re5g5
Kg8-f7 40.Rd1-d6 g7-g6 41.Rd6xa6
Rc8-c1 42.Kg3-g2 Rc1-c2 0.73/18 ]
27.Kg2xh3 [Houdini annotates:
27.Kg2xh3 Qg5-g4+ 28.Kh3-g2
Rf8-c8 29.Rc5-c7+ Kf7-g6 30.Rd1-c1
Rc8xc7 31.Qc2xc7 h4xg3 32.Qc7xg3
Qg4xg3+ 33.Kg2xg3 Ra8-d8
34.Rc1-c6 a6-a5 35.Nd4-e6 Rd8-a8
36.Rc6-c5 Ra8-a6 37.Ne6-d4 Nf6-d7
38.Rc5-c7 Nd7-e5 39.Kg3-f4 Ne5-d3+
40.Kf4xe4 Nd3xf2+ 41.Ke4-d5
Nf2-d3 0.54/17 ] 27...Qg5-g4+
[ Houdini annotates: 27...Qg5-g4+
28.Kh3-g2 Rf8-c8 29.Rc5-c7+ Kf7-g6
30.Rd1-c1 Rc8xc7 31.Qc2xc7 h4xg3
32.Qc7xg3 Qg4xg3+ 33.Kg2xg3
Ra8-d8 34.Rc1-c6 a6-a5 35.Nd4-e6
Rd8-a8 36.Rc6-c5 Ra8-a6 37.Rc5-e5
Ra6-a7 38.Re5-g5+ Kg6-h6
39.Rg5-b5 g7-g6 40.Kg3-g2 Ra7-a8
41.Rb5-b1 Ra8-c8 42.Rb1h1+ Nf6-h5 0.63/17 ] 28.Kh3g2
Rf8-c8 29.Rc5-c7+ Kf7-g6 30.Rd1-c1
Rc8xc7 31.Qc2xc7 h4xg3 32.Qc7xg3
34.Rc1-c6 a6-a5 35.Nd4-e6 Rd8-a8
36.Rc6-c5 Ra8-a6 37.Ne6-d4 Nf6-d7
38.Rc5-c7 Nd7-e5 39.Kg3-f4 Ne5-d3+
40.Kf4xe4 Nd3xf2+ 41.Ke4-d5
Nf2-d3 0.55/18 ] 28...h4xg3?
186
[ 28...Ra8-d8 29.Qc2-b3+ Kf7-g6 ;
Houdini annotates: 28...Rf8-c8
29.Rc5-c7+ Kf7-g6 30.Rd1-c1 Rc8xc7
31.Qc2xc7 h4xg3 32.Qc7xg3

34.Rc1-c7 Rd8-d5 35.Nd4-e6 Rd5-a5
36.Rc7xg7+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-tR-0 91
9p+-+Nsnk+0
9tr-+-+-+-0
9P+-+p+-+0
9+-+-zP-mK-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kg6-h6 37.Rg7-c7 Ra5xa4 38.Rc7-c6
Ra4-a2 39.Ne6-c5 Kh6-g5 40.Rc6xa6
Ra2xa6 41.Nc5xa6 Nf6-d7 0.51/15 ]
29.f2-f3+- [Houdini annotates:
29.f2-f3 e4xf3+ 30.Nd4xf3 Kf7-g8
31.Rd1-d4 Nf6-d5 32.Rd4xg4
Nd5xe3+ 33.Kg2xg3 Ne3xc2
34.Rc5xc2 Ra8-b8 35.Nf3-d4 Rb8-b6
36.a4-a5 Rb6-f6 37.Rc2-b2 Rf6-f1
38.Rb2-b6 Rf8-f6 39.Rg4-e4 Rf1-g1+
40.Kg3-h4 Rg1-f1 41.Kh4-g5 Kg8-h7
42.Re4-h4+ Kh7-g8 43.Rb6xf6 g7xf6+
44.Kg5-g6 2.92/16 ] 29...e4xf3+
[ Houdini annotates: 29...e4xf3+
30.Nd4xf3 Kf7-g8 31.Rd1-d4 Nf6-d5
32.Rd4xg4 Nd5xe3+ 33.Kg2xg3
Ne3xc2 34.Rc5xc2 Ra8-b8 35.Nf3-d4
Rb8-b6 36.a4-a5 Rb6-f6 37.Rc2-b2
Rf6-f1 38.Rb2-b6 Rf8-f6 39.Rg4-e4
Rf1-g1+ 40.Kg3-h4 Rg1-f1 41.Kh4-g5
Kg8-h7 42.Re4-h4+ Kh7-g8
43.Rb6xf6 g7xf6+ 44.Kg5-g6 3.20/17 ]
30.Nd4xf3 [Houdini annotates:
30.Nd4xf3 Kf7-g8 31.Rd1-d4 Nf6-d5
187
Rb8-b6 36.a4-a5 Rb6-f6 37.Rc2-b2

Rf6-f1 38.Nd4-e6 Rf1-g1+ 39.Rb2-g2
Rf6-f1 38.Nd4-e6 Rf1-g1+ 39.Rb2-g2
Rg1xg2+ 40.Kg3xg2 Rf8-f7 41.Kg2-g3
Rf7-e7 42.Ne6-c5 3.05/15 ]
30...Kf7-g8 31.Rd1-d4 Nf6-d5
Rb8-b6 36.Rc2-c7 Rf8-f7 37.Rc7c8+ Rf7-f8 38.Rc8-c1 Rb6-f6
39.Rc1-c7
Rf8-f7 40.Rc7-c6 Rf6xc6 41.Nd4xc6
Rf7-f1 42.Nc6-e5 Rf1-f5 43.Rg4-e4
a6-a5 44.Re4-e2 3.22/16 ] 31.Qc2-a2+
[ 31.Rd1-d4 makes it even easier for
White Nf6-d5 32.Rd4xg4 Nd5xe3+
33.Kg2xg3 Ne3xc2 34.Rc5xc2+; Houdini annotates: 31.Rd1-d4
Nf6-d5 32.Rd4xg4 Nd5xe3+
33.Kg2xg3 Ne3xc2 34.Rc5xc2 Ra8-b8
35.Nf3-d4 Rb8-b6 36.a4-a5 Rb6-f6
37.Rc2-b2 Rf6-f1 38.Nd4-e6 Rf1-g1+
39.Rb2-g2 Rg1xg2+ 40.Kg3xg2 Rf8-f7
41.Kg2-g3 Rf7-e7 42.Ne6-c5 3.05/17 ]
31...Kg8-h8?? shortens the misery for
Black [ 31...Rf8-f7 32.Qa2xf7+!
Boing! Kg8xf7 33.Nf3-e5+ Kf7-e6
34.Ne5xg4
Nf6xg4+- ;Houdini annotates:
31...Rf8-f7 32.Qa2xf7+ Kg8xf7
33.Nf3-e5+ Kf7-e6 34.Ne5xg4 Nf6xg4
35.Rc5-c6+ Ke6-f5 36.Rd1-d5+
Ng4-e5 37.Rd5-a5 Ra8-e8 38.Kg2xg3
Kf5-e4 39.Rc6xa6 Diagram
(Diagram
92)
Ke4xe3 40.Ra5-b5 Ke3-d4 41.Ra6a7 g7-g6 42.a4-a5 Ne5-c6 43.Ra7-f7
1.94/15 ] 32.Rc5-c4 [Houdini
annotates: 32.Rc5-c4 Qg4-f5
33.Rc4-f4
Qf5-h7 34.Rf4-h4 Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5
188
Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3
Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4
Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
Qh7xh1 42.Rd5-h5+ Qh1xh5+
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e7 46.Rf4-c4 Re7-e8
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+-+0{
9+-+-+-zp-0 92
9R+-+-+-+0
9tR-+-sn-+-0
9P+-+k+-+0
9+-+-zP-mK-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
47.Rc4-c7 5.10/16 ] 32...Qg4-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 32...Qg4-f5
33.Rc4-f4 Qf5-h7 34.Rf4-h4 Nf6-h5
35.Rd1-d5 Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+
37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+
39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8
41.Qg2xh1 Qh7xh1 42.Rd5-h5+
Qh1xh5+ 43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5
Rc8-e8 45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5
Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4
a6-a5 49.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 50.Ke4-e5
Kg8-f8 51.Rc4-c5 Re8-a8 52.Rc5-c7
g7-g6 53.Nf3-g5 Kf8-e8 54.Ng5-e4
6.30/20 ] 33.Rc4-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 33.Rc4-f4 Qf5-h7 34.Rf4h4
Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5 Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4
Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4
Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1
40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4 Kg8-f7
49.Rc4-c7+ 5.32/17 ] 33...Qf5-h7
[ Houdini annotates: 33...Qf5-h7
34.Rf4-h4 Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5 Rf8-f5
189
36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5
38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4
Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1

43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8e8
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4 Rf8d8
49.e5-e6 Rd8-b8 50.Ke4-e5 Kg8f8
51.Rc4-c7 Rb8-b3 5.96/18 ] 34.Rf4h4
[Houdini annotates: 34.Rf4-h4
Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5 g7-g6
36.Rh4xh5 g6xh5 37.Qa2-b2+ Qh7g7
38.Rd5xh5+ Kh8-g8 39.Rh5-g5 Rf8f7
40.Rg5xg7+ Rf7xg7 41.Qb2f6
Ra8-a7 42.Nf3-g5 Rg7-b7 43.Ng5-e6
a6-a5 44.Kg2xg3 Rb7-b4 45.Qf6-f8+
Kg8-h7 46.Qf8-f5+ Kh7-g8
47.Qf5-g6+ Kg8-h8 48.Qg6h6+
Kh8-g8 49.Qh6-f6 Ra7-b7 50.Qf6g5+ Kg8-h7 51.Qg5xa5 Rb4-b3
52.Qa5-h5+ Kh7-g8 53.Qh5g6+ Kg8-h8 54.Qg6-h6+
5.81/17 ]
34...Nf6-h5 [Houdini annotates:
34...Nf6-h5 35.Rd1-d5 g7g6
36.Rh4xh5 g6xh5 37.Qa2-b2+ Qh7g7
38.Rd5xh5+ Kh8-g8 39.Rh5-g5 Rf8f7
40.Rg5xg7+ Rf7xg7 41.Qb2f6
Ra8-a7 42.Nf3-g5 Rg7-b7 43.Ng5-e6
a6-a5 44.Kg2xg3 Rb7-b4 45.Qf6-f8+
Kg8-h7 46.Qf8-f5+ Kh7-g8
47.Qf5-g6+ Kg8-h8 48.e3-e4 Ra7b7
190
49.Qg6-h5+ Kh8-g8 50.Qh5xa5
Rb4-b3+ 51.Kg3-g4 Rb7-d7
52.Qa5-f5 6.06/18 ] 35.Rd1-d5
[ Houdini annotates: 35.Rd1-d5
Rf8-f5 36.e3-e4 Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3
Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4
Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-g4 Rf8-b8
49.e5-e6 g7-g6 5.47/15 ] 35...Rf8-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 35...g7-g6
36.Rh4xh5 g6xh5 37.Qa2-b2+ Qh7-g7
38.Rd5xh5+ Kh8-g8 39.Rh5-g5
Ra8-a7 40.Rg5xg7+ Ra7xg7
41.Qb2-b3+ Kg8-h8 42.Qb3-e6
Rg7-a7 43.Qe6-h6+ Kh8-g8 44.Nf3-g5

a6-a5 45.Ng5-e6 Rf8-f2+ 46.Kg2xg3
Rf2-f7 47.e3-e4 Ra7-d7 48.e4-e5
Rf7-e7 49.Qh6-g6+ Kg8-h8
50.Qg6-h5+ Kh8-g8 51.Qh5-g5+
Kg8-h8 52.Qg5-g6 Re7-f7 53.Qg6-e4
Rd7-e7 5.88/16 ] 36.e3-e4
Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4
Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1
40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-b8 48.e5-e6 Rb8-f8+
49.Kf5-g4 Rf8-e8 50.Rc4-c7 a6-a5
51.Nf3-d4 Kg8-f8 52.Kg4-f5 Kf8-g8
6.16/17 ] 36...Nh5-f4+ [Houdini
annotates
: 36...Nh5-f4+ 37.Kg2xg3
Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+ 39.Kg3-g4
Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4 a6-a5
49.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 50.Ke4-e5 Re8-b8
51.Rc4-c7 g7-g6 52.Ke5-d6 Rb8-d8+
53.Kd6-e7 Rd8-b8 54.Nf3-e5 Kg8-g7
55.Ke7-d6+ Kg7-h6 6.40/18 ]
37.Kg2xg3 [Houdini annotates:
37.Kg2xg3 Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+
39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8
Qh1xh5+ 43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5
Rc8-e8 45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5
Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4
a6-a5 49.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 50.Ke4-e5
g7-g6 51.Rc4-c7 Re8-b8 52.Ke5-d6
Rb8-d8+ 53.Kd6-e7 Rd8-b8 54.Nf3-e5
Kg8-g7 55.Ke7-d6+ Kg7-h6 6.17/16 ]
37...Rf5-h5 [Houdini annotates:
37...Rf5-h5 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+
191
39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8
Qh1xh5+ 43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5
Rc8-e8 45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5

Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5e4 a6-a5 49.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 50.Ke4-f5
Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5e4 a6-a5 49.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 50.Ke4-f5
g7-g6+ 51.Kf5-e5 Re8-a8 52.Rc4-c7
Ra8-b8 53.Ke5-d6 Rb8-d8+
54.Kd6-e7 Rd8-b8 55.Nf3-e5 Kg8-g7
56.Ke7-d6+ Kg7-h6 6.40/17 ]
38.Rh4xf4 [ 38.Kg3xf4?! Rh5xh4+
39.Nf3xh4 Qh7xh4+ 40.Kf4-e3
Qh4-h6+ 41.Ke3-d3 Qh6-h3+
42.Kd3-d4 Ra8-c8= ;Houdini
annotates: 38.Rh4xf4 Rh5-h3+
39.Kg3-g4
Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8 41.Qg2xh1
43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5 Rc8-e8
45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4 Rf8-b8
49.e5-e6 Kg8-f8 50.Nf3-e5 Rb8-e8
51.Ke4-f5 Kf8-g8 52.Ne5-g6 Re8-b8
53.Rc4-c7 6.13/15 ] 38...Rh5-h3+
[ Houdini annotates: 38...Rh5-h3+
39.Kg3-g4 Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2 Ra8-c8
Qh1xh5+ 43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4e5
Rc8-e8 45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5
Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4
Rf8-b8 49.e5-e6 Kg8-f8 50.Nf3-e5
Rb8-e8 51.Ke4-f5 Kf8-g8 52.Ne5-g6
Re8-b8 53.Rc4-c7 6.26/17 ]
39.Kg3-g4 [Houdini annotates:
39.Kg3-g4 Ra8-g8 40.Qa2-g2 Rh3-h6
41.Nf3-g5 Rh6-g6 42.e4-e5 Qh7-h6
43.e5-e6 Rg6xg5+ 44.Rd5xg5
Qh6xe6+ 45.Kg4-g3 Rg8-e8
46.Rf4-h4+ Kh8-g8 47.Qg2-d5 Re8-e7
48.Qd5xe6+ Re7xe6 49.Rh4-g4
Re6-e7 50.Rg5-g6 a6-a5 51.Rg6-a6
Re7-e3+ 52.Kg3-f4 5.93/16 ]
39...Ra8-e8 [ 39...Rh3-h1
cannot change what is in store for
White 40.Qa2-g2+- ;Houdini
192
annotates: 39...Rh3-h1 40.Qa2-g2
Qh7-h6
Qh1xh5+ 43.Kg4xh5 Kh8-g8 44.e4-e5
Ra8-e8 45.Kh5-g6 Re8-e6+ 46.Kg6-f5
Re6-e8 47.Rf4-c4 Re8-f8+ 48.Kf5-e4
193

Rf8-b8 49.e5-e6 Kg8-f8 50.Rc4-c7
Rb8-b4+ 51.Ke4-d5 Rb4xa4
52.Rc7-f7+ Kf8-g8 5.45/14 ] 40.Rd5-f5
[Houdini annotates: 40.Rd5-f5
Re8-g8 41.Qa2xg8+ Qh7xg8
42.Rf5-f8 Rh3-h6 43.e4-e5 Rh6-b6
44.Nf3-g5 Rb6-b1 45.e5-e6 Rb1-e1
46.Rf8xg8+ Kh8xg8 47.Kg4-f5 Kg8-f8
48.Kf5-g6+ Kf8-e8 49.Kg6xg7 Re1-c1
50.Kg7-f6 Rc1-c6 51.Rf4-h4 Ke8-d8
52.Rh4-h7 Kd8-c8 53.Rh7-a7 Kc8-d8
54.Ra7-d7+ Kd8-c8 7.25/17 ]
40...Re8-g8 [Houdini annotates:
40...Re8-g8 41.Qa2xg8+ Qh7xg8
42.Rf5-f8 Rh3-h6 43.e4-e5 Rh6-b6
44.Nf3-g5 Rb6-b1 45.e5-e6 Rb1-e1
48.Kf5-g6+ Kf8-e8 49.Kg6xg7 Re1-g1
50.Kg7-f6 Rg1-h1 51.Ng5-e4 Ke8-d8
52.Ne4-c5 Rh1-h6+ 53.Kf6-e5 a6-a5
54.Nc5-b7+ Kd8-e8 55.Nb7xa5
Rh6-h5+ 56.Rf4-f5 7.00/18 ]
41.Qa2xg8+! Deflection: h3
[ Houdini annotates: 41.Qa2xg8+
Qh7xg8 42.Rf5-f8 Rh3-h7 43.e4-e5
Rh7-h6 44.Nf3-g5 Rh6-h1 45.e5-e6
Rh1-e1 46.Rf8xg8+ Kh8xg8 47.Kg4-f5
Kg8-f8 48.Kf5-g6+ Kf8-e7 49.Rf4-f7+
Ke7-d6 50.Rf7-a7 Kd6-c6 51.Ra7xa6+
Kc6-b7 52.Ra6-d6 Re1-e5 53.Ng5-f3
Re5-e3 7.23/15 ] 41...Qh7xg8
[ 41...Qh7xg8 42.Kg4xh3 Overloading
Deflection ; 41...Kh8xg8 42.Rf5-f8#
Mate attack Decoy ;Houdini annotates:
41...Qh7xg8 42.Rf5-f8 Rh3-h7
43.e4-e5 Rh7-h6 44.Nf3-g5 Rh6-h1
45.e5-e6 Rh1-e1 46.Rf8xg8+ Kh8xg8
47.Kg4-f5 Kg8-f8 48.Kf5-g6+ Kf8-e8
49.Kg6xg7 Ke8-e7 50.Rf4-f7+ Ke7-e8
51.Rf7-a7 Re1-g1 52.Kg7-g6 Rg1-g2
53.Ra7xa6 Rg2-e2 54.Ra6-a8+
Ke8-e7 55.Ra8-a7+ Ke7-e8 56.Kg6-f6
Re2-f2+ 57.Kf6-e5 Rf2-e2+

58.Ng5-e4 7.34/16 ] 42.Rf5-f8
Diagram [ 42.Rf5-f8 Rh3-h6

43.e4-e5+- ;Houdini annotates:
43.e4-e5+- ;Houdini annotates:
42.Rf5-f8 Rh3-h7 43.e4-e5 Rh7-h6
44.Nf3-g5 Rh6-h1 45.e5-e6 Rh1-e1
48.Kf5-g6+ Kf8-e7 49.Rf4-f7+ Ke7-d6
50.Rf7-a7 Kd6-c6 51.Ra7xa6+ Kc6-b7
52.Ra6-d6 Kb7-c7 53.Rd6-d7+ Kc7-c6
54.Rd7xg7 Re1-a1 55.e6-e7 Kc6-d7
56.Ng5-e6 Ra1-g1+ 57.Kg6-f7
Rg1-f1+ 58.Kf7-g8 6.74/17 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tRqmk0{
9+-+-+-zp-0 93
9p+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+-+PtRK+0
9+-+-+N+r0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
1-0
17
Alexey Shirov
Levon Aronian
Tal Memorial (4)
C89
10.11.2006
C89: Closed Ruy Lopez: Marshall

Attack
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
5.0-0 Bf8-e7 6.Rf1-e1 b7-b5
7.Ba4-b3 0-0 8.c2-c3 d7-d5 9.e4xd5
Nf6xd5 10.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5
11.Re1xe5 c7-c6 12.d2-d4 Be7-d6
13.Re5-e1 Qd8-h4 14.g2-g3 Qh4-h3
15.Re1-e4 g7-g5 16.Qd1-f1 Qh3-h5
194
17.Nb1-d2 Bc8-f5 18.f2-f3 Nd5-f6
19.a2-a4 Nf6xe4 20.Nd2xe4 Qh5-g6

last book move 21.Ne4xd6
[ Houdini annotates: 21.Ne4xg5
Bd6-e7 22.Ng5-e4 Bf5-e6 23.Bb3xe6
Qg6xe6 24.Bc1-f4 f7-f5 25.Ne4-f2
Qe6-b3 26.Nf2-d3 b5xa4 27.Nd3-e5
Be7-d6 28.Bf4-h6 Rf8-f6 29.Bh6-e3
Qb3xb2 30.Qf1-c4+ Kg8-h8
31.Ra1xa4 0.51/15 ] 21...Qg6xd6
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Qg6xd6
22.Bc1xg5 Qd6-g6 23.Bg5-f4 Rf8-e8
24.Qf1-f2 Bf5-d3 25.Bf4-e5 c6-c5
26.Bb3-d1 f7-f6 27.Be5-d6 c5xd4
28.Bd1-b3+ Bd3-c4 29.Bb3xc4+
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+-+-+-+p0 94
9p+-vL-zpq+0
9+p+-+-+-0
9P+Lzp-+-+0
9+-zP-+PzP-0
9-zP-+-wQ-zP0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
b5xc4 30.Qf2xd4 Qg6-f7 31.Ra1-d1
a6-a5 32.Qd4-g4+ Kg8-h8 0.50/17 ]
22.Bc1xg5 [Houdini annotates:
22.Bc1xg5 Qd6-g6 23.Bg5-f4 Rf8-e8
24.Qf1-f2 Bf5-d3 25.Bf4-e5 c6-c5
26.Bb3-d1 f7-f6 27.Be5-d6 c5xd4
28.c3xd4 Qg6-f5 29.Bd6-c5 Qf5-d5
30.Ra1-c1 b5xa4 31.Rc1-c3 Bd3-b5
32.Bd1-c2 0.31/18 ] 22...Qd6-g6
[ Houdini annotates: 22...Qd6-g6
23.Bg5-f4 Rf8-e8 24.Qf1-f2 Bf5-d3
25.Bf4-e5 c6-c5 26.Bb3-d1 f7-f6
27.Be5-d6 c5xd4 28.c3xd4 Qg6-f5
195
29.Bd6-c5 Qf5-d5 30.Ra1-c1 Re8-e6
31.Qf2-d2 Bd3-c4 0.30/18 ] 23.Qf1-c1
[Houdini annotates: 23.Bg5-f4

Rf8-e8 24.Qf1-f2 Bf5-d3 25.Bf4e5 c6-c5 26.Bb3-d1 f7-f6
27.Be5-d6 c5xd4 28.c3xd4 Qg6f5 29.Bd6-c5
Rf8-e8 24.Qf1-f2 Bf5-d3 25.Bf4e5 c6-c5 26.Bb3-d1 f7-f6
27.Be5-d6 c5xd4 28.c3xd4 Qg6f5 29.Bd6-c5
Qf5-d5 30.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8 31.Rc1-c3
Bd3-g6 32.Bd1-b3 0.36/17 ]
23...Rf8-e8 24.Bg5-f4 Re8-e2
25.a4xb5 Bf5-d3 26.b5xc6 Qg6xc6
27.Bb3-d1 Re2-e1+ 28.Kg1-f2
Re1-f1+ 29.Kf2-g2 Bd3-e2 30.Bd1xe2
Rf1xc1 31.Ra1xc1 Ra8-e8 32.Be2d3 a6-a5 33.Bd3-e4 Qc6-b5
34.Rc1-c2
Qb5-c4 35.Rc2-d2 f7-f5 36.Be4xf5
Re8-e2+ 37.Kg2-h3 a5-a4 38.Rd2xe2
Qc4xe2 0.29/17 ] 24.a4xb5
[ Houdini annotates: 24.Bg5-f4
Bd3-e2 25.Bb3-c2 Be2-d3 26.Bc2-d1
Rf8-e8 27.Qc1-d2 f7-f6 28.Bf4-d6
Kg8-g7 29.Kg1-g2 Qg6-f5 30.Bd6c5 h7-h5 31.h2-h4 Kg7-h7
32.a4xb5 a6xb5 33.Ra1xa8 Re8xa8
0.54/17 ]
24...a6xb5 25.Ra1xa8 Rf8xa8
26.Kg1-g2 Ra8-e8 27.Bg5-e3 Bd3-c4
28.Bb3-c2 Bc4-d3 29.Bc2-d1 Bd3-c4
30.Be3-f2 Bc4-e2 31.Bd1-c2 Be2-d3
32.Bc2xd3 Qg6xd3 33.Qc1-g5+
Qd3-g6 34.Qg5-d2 Qg6-e6 35.Qd2-f4
Qe6-d5 36.Bf2-e3 f7-f6 37.Qf4g4+ Kg8-f7 0.11/18 ] 25.Ra1xa8
25.Ra1xa8 Rf8xa8 26.Kg1-g2 Ra8-e8
27.Bg5-e3 Bd3-c4 28.Bb3-c2 Bc4-d3
29.Bc2-d1 Bd3-c4 30.Be3-f2 Bc4-e2
31.Bd1-c2 Be2-d3 32.Bc2xd3 Qg6xd3
33.Qc1-g5+ Qd3-g6 34.Qg5-d2
Qg6-e6 35.Qd2-f4 Qe6-d5 36.Bf2-
196
e3 f7-f6 37.Qf4-g4+ Kg8-f7 -0.03/18 ]
25...Rf8xa8 [Houdini annotates:
25...Rf8xa8 26.Kg1-g2 Ra8-e8
27.Bg5-e3 Bd3-c4 28.Bb3-c2 Bc4-d3
29.Bc2-d1 Bd3-c4 30.Be3-f2 Bc4-e2
31.Bd1-c2 Be2-d3 32.Bc2xd3 Qg6xd3
33.Qc1-g5+ Qd3-g6 34.Qg5-d2
Qg6-e6 35.Qd2-f4 Qe6-d5 36.Bf2-e3
197

f7-f6 37.Qf4-g4+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0{
9+-+-+-+p0 95
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+p+q+-+-0
9-+-zP-+Q+0
9+-zP-vLPzP-0
9-zP-+-+KzP0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kg8-f7 0.09/16 ] 26.Kg1-f2
[ 26.Bg5-f4 Ra8-e8 ;Houdini
annotates: 26.Kg1-g2 Ra8-e8
27.Bg5-e3
Bd3-c4 28.Bb3-c2 Bc4-d3 29.Bc2-d1
Bd3-c4 30.Be3-f2 Bc4-e2 31.Bd1-c2
Be2-d3 32.Bc2xd3 Qg6xd3
33.Qc1-g5+ Qd3-g6 34.Qg5-d2
Qg6-e6 35.Qd2-f4 Qe6-d5 36.Bf2-e3
f7-f6 37.Qf4-g4+ Kg8-f7 -0.02/17 ]
26...Bd3-c4 [Houdini annotates:
26...Ra8-e8 27.Bg5-e3 Bd3-c4
28.Bb3xc4 b5xc4 29.Be3-h6 Re8-e6
30.Bh6-f4 f7-f6 31.Qc1-d2 Kg8-f7
32.Bf4-h6 Qg6-b1 33.g3-g4 Qb1-d3
34.b2-b4 Qd3xd2+ 35.Bh6xd2 Re6-e8
36.Bd2-h6 Kf7-e6 37.h2-h4 Re8-a8
38.Kf2-e3 Ke6-d5 -0.14/18 ]
27.Bb3xc4 [Houdini annotates:
27.Bb3xc4 b5xc4 28.Bg5-h6 Ra8-e8
29.g3-g4 f7-f6 30.h2-h4 Kg8-f7
31.Kf2-g3 Qg6-d3 32.Qc1-f4 Qd3-e2
33.h4-h5 Qe2-e1+ 34.Kg3-h3
Qe1-h1+ 35.Kh3-g3 Re8-e7
36.Qf4-b8 Qh1-g1+ 37.Kg3-h3
Qg1-f1+ 38.Kh3-g3 Qf1-e1+
39.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+ 40.Kh3-g3

Qh1-g1+ -0.12/20 ] 27...b5xc4
28.Bg5-h6 Ra8-e8 29.g3-g4 f7-f6

30.h2-h4 Kg8-f7 31.Kf2-g3 Qg6-d3
30.h2-h4 Kg8-f7 31.Kf2-g3 Qg6-d3
32.Qc1-f4 Qd3-e2 33.h4-h5 Qe2-e1+
34.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+ 35.Kh3-g3
Re8-e7 36.Qf4-b8 Qh1-g1+
37.Kg3-h3 Qg1-f1+ 38.Kh3-g3
Qf1-e1+ 39.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+
40.Kh3-g3 Qh1-g1+ -0.02/17 ]
28.g3-g4 [Houdini annotates:
28.Bg5-h6 Ra8-e8 29.g3-g4 f7-f6
30.h2-h4 Kg8-f7 31.Kf2-g3 Qg6-d3
32.Qc1-f4 Qd3-e2 33.h4-h5 Qe2-e1+
34.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+ 35.Kh3-g3
Re8-e7 36.Qf4-b8 Qh1-g1+
37.Kg3-h3 Qg1-f1+ 38.Kh3-g3
Qf1-e1+ 39.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+
40.Kh3-g3 Qh1-g1+ -0.11/18 ]
28...Ra8-e8 [Houdini annotates:
28...h7-h5 29.h2-h3 Ra8-e8
30.Bg5-h6 f7-f6 31.Qc1-d2 h5-h4
32.Bh6-f4 Qg6-d3 33.Bf4-e3 Re8-e6
34.b2-b4 Kg8-f7 35.Be3-f4 Re6-e8
36.Bf4-h6 Kf7-g8 37.Bh6-e3 Re8-e7
38.Be3-h6 Kg8-f7 39.Bh6-f4 Re7-e8
40.Bf4-h6 -0.21/18 ] 29.Bg5-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Bg5-h6 f7-f6
30.h2-h4 Kg8-f7 31.Kf2-g3 Qg6-d3
32.Qc1-f4 Qd3-e2 33.h4-h5 Qe2-e1+
34.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+ 35.Kh3-g3
Re8-e7 36.Qf4-b8 Qh1-g1+
37.Kg3-h3 Qg1-f1+ 38.Kh3-g3
Qf1-e1+ 39.Kg3-h3 Qe1-h1+
40.Kh3-g3 Qh1-g1+ -0.11/18 ]
29...Qg6-d3 [Houdini annotates:
29...Qg6-d3 30.Bf4-e3 f7-f6 31.h2-h3
Kg8-g7 32.h3-h4 Kg7-f7 33.h4-h5
Re8-e7 34.Be3-f4 Qd3-e2+ 35.Kf2-g3
Qe2-e1+ 36.Qc1xe1 Re7xe1
37.Bf4-d6 Re1-e2 38.Bd6-a3 Kf7-e6
39.Kg3-f4 Re2-c2 40.Kf4-e4 Rc2-h2
41.Ke4-f4 Rh2-f2 42.Kf4-e4 Rf2-c2
43.Ke4-e3 Rc2-g2 44.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2
45.Kf4-e4 Rd2-c2 46.Ke4-e3 -0.23/21 ]
30.Kf2-g3 [Houdini annotates:
198
30.Bf4-e3 f7-f6 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7
32.h3-h4 Kg7-f7 33.h4-h5 Re8-e7

34.f3-f4 Re7-e8 35.Qc1-e1 Qd3-c2+
36.Qe1-e2 Qc2xe2+ 37.Kf2xe2 Kf7-e6
38.Ke2-f3 Re8-b8 39.Be3-c1 Rb8-a8
40.f4-f5+ Ke6-d5 41.g4-g5 Ra8-a1
42.Bc1-e3 Ra1-f1+ 43.Kf3-g4 -0.28/20
] 30...Qd3-e2 [Houdini annotates:
30...Qd3-e2 31.Bf4-e5 f7-f6 32.Be5xf6
Re8-e3 33.Qc1-h1 Qe2xb2 34.Bf6-g5
Re3-e6 35.Qh1-c1 Qb2xc1 36.Bg5xc1
Re6-e2 37.Bc1-a3 Re2-c2 38.Ba3-b4
Rc2-b2 39.Bb4-a5 Kg8-f7 40.h2-h3
Rb2-b5 41.Ba5-d8 Kf7-e6 42.Bd8-c7
Ke6-d7 43.Bc7-f4 Rb5-b3 44.Bf4-d2
Kd7-e6 45.Kg3-f2 Ke6-d5 -0.25/19 ]
31.Qc1-b1 [Houdini annotates:
31.Bf4-e5 f7-f6 32.Be5xf6 Re8-e3
33.Qc1-h1 Qe2xb2 34.Bf6-g5 Re3-e6
35.Qh1-c1 Qb2xc1 36.Bg5xc1 Re6-e2
37.Bc1-a3 Re2-c2 38.Ba3-b4 Rc2-b2
39.Bb4-a5 Kg8-f7 40.h2-h3 Rb2-b5
41.Ba5-d8 Kf7-e6 42.Bd8-c7 Ke6-d7
43.Bc7-f4 Rb5-b3 44.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e6
45.h3-h4 Ke6-d5 -0.25/18 ]
31...Qe2-e1+ [Houdini annotates:
31...Qe2-e1+ 32.Qb1xe1 Re8xe1
33.Bf4-d6 Kg8-g7 34.Bd6-a3 Kg7-g6
35.Kg3-f2 Re1-b1 36.h2-h3 h7-h5
37.Kf2-g3 Rb1-d1 38.Kg3-f4 Rd1-e1
39.h3-h4 Re1-e2 40.Kf4-g3 f7-f6
41.Kg3-f4 Re2-e1 42.Kf4-g3 Re1-b1
43.Kg3-f4 Rb1-f1 44.Kf4-g3 Rf1-h1
45.Ba3-e7 Rh1-b1 46.Be7-a3 Rb1-e1
47.Kg3-g2 h5xg4 48.f3xg4 f6-f5
49.Kg2-f2 Re1-h1 50.h4-h5+ Kg6-g5
51.Kf2-g2 Rh1-d1 52.g4xf5 Kg5xf5
53.Ba3-d6 Kf5-g4 -0.40/21 ]
32.Qb1xe1 [Houdini annotates:
32.Qb1xe1 Re8xe1 33.Bf4-d6 Kg8-g7
34.Bd6-a3 Kg7-g6 35.Kg3-f2 Re1-b1
36.h2-h3 h7-h5 37.Kf2-g3 Rb1-d1
38.Kg3-f4 Rd1-e1 39.h3-h4 Re1-e2
40.Kf4-g3 f7-f6 41.Kg3-f4 Re2-e1
199
42.Kf4-g3 Re1-h1 43.Ba3-e7 Rh1-b1
44.Be7-a3 h5xg4 45.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+
46.Kg4-h3 Kg6-h5 47.Ba3-c5

Rg1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3 Rh1xh4 -0.49/19 ]
Rg1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3 Rh1xh4 -0.49/19 ]
32...Re8xe1 [Houdini annotates:
32...Re8xe1 33.Bf4-d6 Kg8-g7
34.Bd6-a3 Kg7-g6 35.Kg3-f2 Re1-b1
36.h2-h3 h7-h5 37.Kf2-g3 Rb1-d1
38.Kg3-f4 Rd1-e1 39.h3-h4 Re1-e2
40.Kf4-g3 f7-f6 41.Kg3-f4 Re2-e1
42.Kf4-g3 Re1-h1 43.Ba3-e7 Rh1-b1
44.Be7-a3 h5xg4 45.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+
46.Kg4-h3 Kg6-h5 47.Ba3-c5
Rg1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3 Rh1xh4 -0.38/20 ]
33.Bf4-d6 [Houdini annotates:
33.Bf4-d6 Kg8-g7 34.Bd6-a3 Kg7-g6
35.Kg3-f2 Re1-b1 36.h2-h3 h7-h5
37.Kf2-g3 Rb1-d1 38.Kg3-f4 Rd1-e1
39.h3-h4 Re1-e2 40.Kf4-g3 f7-f6
41.Kg3-f4 Re2-e1 42.Kf4-g3 Re1-h1
43.Ba3-e7 Rh1-b1 44.Be7-a3 h5xg4
45.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 46.Kg4-h3
Kg6-h5 47.Ba3-c5 Rg1-h1+
48.Kh3-g3 Rh1xh4 -0.40/21 ]
33...Re1-g1+ [Houdini annotates:
33...Re1-g1+ 34.Kg3-f2 Rg1-b1
35.Bd6-a3 Kg8-g7 36.Kf2-g2 Kg7-g6
37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5 38.h2-h4 h5xg4
39.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 40.Kg4-f4 f7-f6
41.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2 42.Bc5-a3 Rg2-e2
43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 44.Kg4-g3 Rh2-h1
45.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 46.Bb4-a3 Kg6-h5
47.Kg3-h3 Rb1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3
Rh1-d1 49.Ba3-c5 Rd1-g1+
50.Kg3-h3 Rg1-h1+ 51.Kh3-g3
Rh1xh4 -0.35/24 ] 34.Kg3-f2
White threatens to win material: Kf2xg1
[Houdini annotates: 34.Kg3-h3
Kg8-g7 35.Bd6-c5 Rg1-f1 36.Kh3-g3
Rf1-b1 37.Bc5-a3 Kg7-g6 38.Kg3-f2
h7-h5 39.Kf2-g3 Rb1-g1+ 40.Kg3-f2
Rg1-h1 41.Kf2-g3 Rh1-b1 42.h2-h4
h5xg4 43.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 44.Kg4-f4
f7-f6 45.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2 46.Bc5-a3
Rg2-e2 47.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 48.Kg4-g3
Rh2-h1 49.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 50.Bb4-a3
200
Kg6-h5 Diagram
51.Kg3-h3 Rb1-h1+ 52.Kh3-g3
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 96
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+-+-+-+k0
9-+pzP-+-zP0
9vL-zP-+PmK-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+r+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Rh1-g1+ 53.Kg3-h2 Rg1-d1
54.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1 55.Kg3-h3
Re1-h1+ 56.Kh3-g3 -0.40/21 ]
34...Rg1-b1 [Houdini annotates:
34...Rg1-b1 35.Bd6-a3 Kg8-g7
36.Kf2-g2 Kg7-g6 37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5
38.h2-h4 h5xg4 39.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+
40.Kg4-f4 f7-f6 41.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2
42.Bc5-a3 Rg2-e2 43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2
44.Kg4-g3 Rh2-h1 45.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1
46.Bb4-a3 Kg6-h5 47.Kg3-h3
Rb1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3 Rh1-g1+
49.Kg3-h2 Rg1-d1 50.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1
51.Kg3-h3 Re1-h1+ 52.Kh3-g3
-0.35/24 ] 35.Bd6-a3 [Houdini
annotates
: 35.Bd6-a3 Kg8-g7 36.Kf2-g2
Kg7-g6 37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5 38.h2-h4
h5xg4 39.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 40.Kg4-f4
f7-f6 41.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2 42.Bc5-a3
Rg2-e2 43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 44.Kg4-g3
Rh2-h1 45.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 46.Bb4-a3
Kg6-h5 47.Kg3-h3 Rb1-h1+
48.Kh3-g3 Rh1-g1+ 49.Kg3-h2
Rg1-d1 50.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1 51.Kg3-h3
Re1-h1+ 52.Kh3-g3 -0.40/23 ]
201
35...Kg8-g7 36.Kf2-g2 Kg7-g6
37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5 38.h2-h4 h5xg4
39.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 40.Kg4-f4 f7-f6
41.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2 42.Bc5-a3 Rg2-e2

43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 44.Kg4-g3 Rh2-h1
43.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 44.Kg4-g3 Rh2-h1
45.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 46.Bb4-a3 Kg6-h5
47.Kg3-h3 Rb1-h1+ 48.Kh3-g3
Rh1-g1+ 49.Kg3-h2 Rg1-d1
50.Kh2-g3 Rd1-e1 51.Kg3-h3
Re1-h1+ 52.Kh3-g3 -0.35/23 ]
36.Kf2-g2 Kg7-g6 37.Kg2-g3 h7-h5
38.h2-h3 Rb1-g1+ 39.Kg3-f2 Rg1-d1
40.Kf2-g3 Rd1-b1 41.h3-h4 h5xg4
42.Kg3xg4 Rb1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f4 f7-f6
44.Ba3-c5 Rg1-h1 45.Kf4-g4 Rh1-h2
46.Bc5-a3 Rh2-g2+ 47.Kg4-h3
Rg2-e2 48.Kh3-g4 Re2-h2 49.Kg4-g3
Rh2-h1 50.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 51.Bb4-a3
Kg6-h5 52.Kg3-h3 Rb1-g1 53.Ba3-c5
Rg1-h1+ 54.Kh3-g3 Rh1-g1+
55.Kg3-h3 Rg1-h1+ -0.40/21 ]
36...Kg7-g6 37.Kg3-f2 h7-h5
38.Kf2-g3 Rb1-d1 39.h2-h4 h5xg4
40.Kg3xg4 Rd1-g1+ 41.Kg4-f4 f7-f6
42.Ba3-c5 Rg1-g2 43.Bc5-a3 Rg2-e2
44.Kf4-g4 Re2-h2 45.Kg4-g3 Rh2-h1
46.Ba3-b4 Rh1-b1 47.Bb4-a3 Kg6-h5
48.Kg3-h3 Rb1-g1 49.Ba3-c5
Rg1-h1+ 50.Kh3-g3 Rh1-g1+
51.Kg3-h3 Rg1-h1+ -0.35/22 ]
37.Kg3-f4 Rb1-e1 38.Kf4-g3 h7-h5
39.Kg3-f2 Re1-h1 40.Kf2-g3 h5xg4
41.f3xg4 f7-f5 42.h2-h3 f5xg4
43.h3xg4 Rh1-g1+ 44.Kg3-f4 Kg6-f6
45.Kf4-f3 Kf6-e6 46.Kf3-f4 Rg1-f1+
47.Kf4-g3 Rf1-b1 48.Kg3-f4 Rb1-g1
49.Ba3-c5 Rg1-c1 50.g4-g5 Rc1-b1
51.Bc5-b4 Rb1xb2 52.Bb4-a5 Ke6-f7
-0.38/20 ] 37...h7-h5 [Houdini
annotates
: 37...h7-h5 38.Kg3-h4 Rb1-g1
39.g4xh5+ Kg6-g7 40.Ba3-d6 Rg1-g2
41.Bd6-e5+ Kg7-h6 42.f3-f4 Rg2xb2
43.Kh4-g4 Rb2-b1 44.Be5-f6 Rb1-b3
202
45.Bf6-e5 Rb3-b2 46.Be5-d6 Rb2-g2+
47.Kg4-h4 Rg2-c2 48.Bd6-e5 Kh6-h7
49.Be5-f6 Rc2-b2 50.Kh4-g5 Rb2-g2+
203

51.Kg5-h4 Rg2-c2 52.Kh4-g4
Rc2-g2+ 53.Kg4-h4 Rg2-c2 -0.36/24 ]
38.Kg3-h4 Rb1-g1 39.g4xh5+ Kg6-g7
40.Ba3-d6 Rg1-g2 41.Bd6-e5+
Kg7-h6 42.f3-f4 Rg2xb2 43.Kh4-g4
Rb2-b1 44.Be5-f6 Rb1-b3 45.Bf6-e5
Rb3-b2 46.Be5-d6 Rb2-g2+
47.Kg4-h4 Rg2-c2 48.Bd6-e5 Kh6-h7
49.Be5-f6 Rc2-b2 50.Kh4-g5 Rb2-h2
51.Kg5-h4 Rh2-g2 52.Bf6-e5 Rg2-c2
53.Be5-f6 -0.40/21 ] 38...Rb1-g1
39.h3xg4 Rb1-g1 40.Kh4-h3 f7-f5
41.Kh3-h2 Rg1-e1 42.Kh2-g3 f5xg4
43.f3xg4 Re1-e2 44.Kg3-f4 Kg6-f6
45.Kf4-f3 Re2-d2 46.Kf3-f4 Rd2-f2+
47.Kf4-g3 Rf2-f1 48.Ba3-d6 Kf6-e6
49.Bd6-a3 Rf1-g1+ 50.Kg3-f3 Rg1-b1
51.Kf3-g2 Rb1-d1 52.Kg2-f3 Rd1-h1
53.Kf3-f4 Ke6-f6 54.Kf4-g3 Rh1-f1
55.Ba3-d6 -0.34/21 ] 39.Ba3-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 39.g4xh5+
Kg6-g7 40.Ba3-d6 Rg1-g2
41.Bd6-e5+ Kg7-h6 42.f3-f4 Rg2xb2
43.Kh4-g4 Rb2-b1 44.Be5-f6 Rb1-b3
45.Bf6-e5 Rb3-b2 46.Be5-d6 Rb2-g2+
47.Kg4-h4 Rg2-c2 48.Bd6-e5 Kh6-h7
49.Be5-f6 Rc2-b2 50.Kh4-g5 Rb2-h2
51.Kg5-h4 Rh2-g2 52.Bf6-e5 Rg2-c2
53.Be5-f6 -0.40/23 ] 39...Rg1-g2
[ Houdini annotates: 39...Rg1-g2
40.g4xh5+ Kg6-g7 41.f3-f4 Rg2xb2
42.Kh4-g5 Rb2-g2+ 43.Kg5-h4 f7-f6
44.Bc5-e7 Rg2-c2 45.Be7-b4 Rc2-b2
46.Bb4-a5 Rb2-b8 47.Ba5-c7 Rb8-b3
48.Bc7-a5 Kg7-h6 49.Kh4-g4 f6-f5+
50.Kg4-h4 Rb3-b1 51.Ba5-d8 Rb1-c1
52.Bd8-f6 Rc1-c2 53.Bf6-e5 Rc2-f2
54.Be5-d6 Rf2-f3 55.Bd6-f8+ Kh6-h7
56.Bf8-b4 Rf3xf4+ 57.Kh4-g5 Rf4-f3
-0.42/22 ] 40.Bc5-a3 [Houdini
annotates
: 40.g4xh5+ Kg6-g7 41.f3-f4
Rg2xb2 42.Kh4-g5 Rb2-g2+
43.Kg5-h4 f7-f6 44.Bc5-e7 Rg2-c2

45.Be7-b4 Rc2-b2 46.Bb4-a5 Rb2-b8
45.Be7-b4 Rc2-b2 46.Bb4-a5 Rb2-b8
47.Ba5-c7 Rb8-b3 48.Bc7-a5 Kg7-h6
49.Kh4-g4 f6-f5+ 50.Kg4-h4 Rb3-b1
51.Ba5-d8 Rb1-c1 52.Bd8-f6 Rc1-c2
53.Bf6-e5 Rc2-f2 54.Be5-d6 Rf2-f3
55.Bd6-f8+ Kh6-h7 56.Bf8-b4 Rf3xf4+
57.Kh4-g5 Rf4-f3 -0.48/21 ] 40...f7-f6
41.g4xh5+ Kg6-g7 42.f3-f4 Kg7-f7
43.Ba3-b4 Rg2xb2 44.Bb4-a5 Kf7-g7
45.Kh4-g4 Rb2-b3 46.f4-f5 Rb3-b2
47.Ba5-d8 Rb2-g2+ 48.Kg4-f4 Rg2-g5
49.h5-h6+ Kg7-f7 50.h3-h4 Rg5-h5
51.Kf4-g4 Rh5xh6 52.Bd8-c7 Rh6-h8
53.Bc7-d6 Rh8-g8+ 54.Kg4-f3 Rg8-g1
55.Bd6-b4 Kf7-g7 56.Bb4-c5 Rg1-c1
57.Bc5-b4 Rc1-h1 -0.48/24 ]
41.g4xh5+ [Houdini annotates:
41.g4xh5+ Kg6-g7 42.f3-f4 Kg7-f7
43.Ba3-b4 Rg2xb2 44.Bb4-a5 Kf7-g7
45.Kh4-g4 Rb2-b3 46.f4-f5 Rb3-b2
47.Ba5-d8 Rb2-g2+ 48.Kg4-f4 Rg2-g5
49.h5-h6+ Kg7-f7 50.h3-h4 Rg5-h5
51.Kf4-g4 Rh5xh6 52.Bd8-c7 Rh6-h8
53.Bc7-d6 Rh8-g8+ 54.Kg4-f3 Rg8-g1
55.Bd6-b4 Kf7-g7 56.Bb4-c5 Rg1-c1
57.Bc5-b4 Rc1-f1+ 58.Kf3-g4 Rf1-h1
59.h4-h5 Rh1-f1 60.Bb4-e7 Rf1-g1+
61.Kg4-f4 Rg1-c1 -0.54/24 ]
41...Kg6-g7 42.f3-f4 Kg7-f7 43.Ba3-b4
Rg2xb2 44.Bb4-a5 Kf7-g7 45.Kh4-g4
Rb2-b3 46.f4-f5 Rb3-b2 47.Ba5-d8
Rb2-g2+ 48.Kg4-f4 Rg2-g5 49.h5h6+ Kg7-f7 50.h3-h4 Rg5-h5 51.Kf4g4
Rh5xh6 52.Bd8-c7 Rh6-h8 53.Bc7-d6
Rh8-g8+ 54.Kg4-f3 Rg8-g1 55.Bd6-b4
Kf7-g7 56.Bb4-c5 Rg1-c1 57.Bc5-b4
Rc1-h1 -0.48/22 ] 42.f3-f4 [Houdini 2.
0c : 42.f3-f4 Rg2-g8
43.Ba3-d6 Kf5-e6 44.Bd6-c7 Ke6-f7
45.Bc7-d6 Rg8-g2 46.Bd6-a3 Kf7-g7
204
47.Ba3-e7 Rg2xb2 48.Kh4-g4 Kg7-f7
49.Be7-d8 Rb2-b3 50.Bd8-a5
Diagram
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9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+k+-0 97
9-+p+-zp-+0
9vL-+-+-+P0
9-+pzP-zPK+0
9+rzP-+-+P0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kf7-g7 51.f4-f5 Rb3-b2 52.Ba5-d8
Rb2-g2+ 53.Kg4-f4 Rg2-g5 54.h5-h6+
Kg7-f7 55.h3-h4 Rg5-h5 56.Kf4-g4
Rh5xh6 57.h4-h5 Rh6-h8 58.Bd8-c7
Rh8-g8+ 59.Kg4-f4 Kf7-g7 60.Bc7-d6
Rg8-e8 61.Kf4-g4 Re8-e3 62.Bd6-b4
Kg7-h6 63.Bb4-f8+ Kh6-h7
64.Bf8-b4 -0.41/23 ] 42...Rg2-g8
[ 42...Kf5xf4 43.h5-h6 Passed pawn ;
43.Ba3-d6 Kf5-e6 44.Bd6-c5 Ke6-f7
45.Bc5-d6 Rg8-g2 46.Bd6-a3 Kf7-g7
47.Ba3-e7 Rg2xb2 48.Kh4-g4 Kg7-f7
49.Be7-d8 Rb2-c2 50.Bd8-a5 Rc2-a2
51.Ba5-b4 Ra2-g2+ 52.Kg4-h4 Kf7-g7
53.Bb4-e7 Rg2-c2 54.Be7-b4 Rc2-b2
55.Bb4-a5 Kg7-f7 56.Kh4-g4 Rb2-a2
57.Ba5-b4 -0.36/24 ] 43.Ba3-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 43.Ba3-e7
Kf5-e6 44.Be7-c5 Ke6-f7 45.Bc5-d6
Rg8-g2 46.Bd6-a3 Kf7-g7 47.Ba3-e7
Rg2xb2 48.Kh4-g4 Kg7-f7 49.Be7-d8
Rb2-b3 50.Bd8-a5 Kf7-g7 51.f4-f5
Rb3-b2 52.Ba5-d8 Rb2-g2+ 53.Kg4-f4
Rg2-g5 54.h5-h6+ Kg7-f7 55.h3-h4
Rg5-h5 56.Kf4-g4 Rh5xh6 57.h4-h5
Rh6-h8 58.Bd8-c7 Rh8-g8+ 59.Kg4-f4
205
Kf7-g7 60.Kf4-f3 Rg8-h8 -0.39/24 ]
43...Kf5-e6 Black threatens to win
material: Ke6xd6 [Houdini annotates

x64: 43...Kf5-e6 44.Bd6-c7 Ke6-f7
x64: 43...Kf5-e6 44.Bd6-c7 Ke6-f7
45.Bc7-d6 Rg8-g2 46.Bd6-a3 Kf7-g7
47.Ba3-e7 Rg2xb2 48.Kh4-g4 Kg7-f7
49.Be7-d8 Rb2-b3 50.Bd8-a5 Kf7-g7
51.f4-f5 Rb3-b2 52.Ba5-d8 Rb2-g2+
53.Kg4-f4 Rg2-g5 54.h5-h6+ Kg7-f7
55.h3-h4 Rg5-h5 56.Kf4-g4 Rh5xh6
57.h4-h5 Rh6-h8 58.Bd8-c7 Rh8-g8+
59.Kg4-f4 Kf7-g7 60.Bc7-d6 Rg8-e8
61.Kf4-g4 Re8-e3 62.Bd6-b4 Kg7-h6
63.Bb4-f8+ Kh6-h7 64.Bf8-b4 -0.35/23
] 44.h5-h6?? letting the wind out of his
own sails [ 44.Bd6-c7= was a good
chance to save the game ;Houdini
annotates: 44.Bd6-c7 Ke6-f7
45.Bc7-b6
Rg8-g2 46.Bb6-a5 Rg2xb2 47.Kh4-g4
Kf7-g7 48.Ba5-d8 Rb2-b3 49.Bd8-a5
Kg7-h7 50.f4-f5 Kh7-g7 51.Kg4-f4
Rb3-b2 52.Ba5-b4 Rb2-g2 53.h3-h4
Kg7-h6 54.Kf4-f3 Rg2-c2 55.Kf3-g4
Rc2-g2+ 56.Kg4-f3 Rg2-c2 -0.29/20 ]
44...Ke6xd6-+ [Houdini annotates:
44...Ke6xd6 45.Kh4-h5 f6-f5 46.h6-h7
Rg8-h8 47.Kh5-g6 Kd6-e7 48.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7 50.Kg7-g6
Ke7-d6 51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7 52.d4d5 c6xd5 53.Kh6-g6 Diagram
(Diagram
98)
Kd7-e7 54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6
Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7
Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8 59.h5-h6
Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 61.Kf5-e5
Rh8xh7 62.Ke5xd5 Rh7xh6
63.Kd5-d4 Rh6-h2 64.b2-b4 c4xb3
-3.46/25 ] 45.Kh4-h5 [Houdini
annotates
: 45.Kh4-h5 f6-f5 46.h6-h7
Rg8-h8 47.Kh5-g6 Kd6-e7 48.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7 50.Kg7-g6
206
Ke7-d6 51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7 52.d4-d5
c6xd5 53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7 54.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5
Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6
Ke7-f8 59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-tr0{
9+-+k+-+P0 98
9-+-+-+K+0
9+-+p+p+-0
9-+p+-zP-zP0
9+-zP-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ke8-f7 61.Kf5-e5 Rh8xh7 62.Ke5xd5
Rh7xh6 63.Kd5xc4 Rh6-h4 64.Kc4-c5
Rh4xf4 65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 66.Kd6-d5
Rf3-g3 67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 68.Kd6-e5
Kf7-e7 69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 70.Ke4-e5
Rg3-h3 71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5
Kd7-e6 73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.Kb5-b6
Rh3-g3 75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 76.Kb5-c4
Rf3-f4+ 77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 78.Kb5-c4
Rf5-f3 79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 80.Kc4-d3
Rf5-f4 81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 82.Kd3-c3
Rh4-h3+ 83.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3
84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6 85.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3
86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7 87.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6
88.Kd2-e2 -3.48/26 ] 45...f6-f5
46.h6-h7 Rg8-h8 47.Kh5-g6 Kd6-e7
48.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7
50.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6 51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7
52.d4-d5 c6xd5 53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7
54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7
58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8 59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
60.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 61.Kf5-e5 Rh8xh7
62.Ke5xd5 Rh7xh6 63.Kd5xc4 Rh6-h4
64.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3
66.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3 67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+
207
68.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7 69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3
70.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3 71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7
72.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6 73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6

74.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3 75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3
74.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3 75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3
76.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+ 77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+
78.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3 79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5
80.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4 81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4
82.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+ 83.Kc3-b2
Rh3-g3 84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6 85.Kc2-b2
Rg3-f3 86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7 87.Kc2-d2
Kc7-b6 88.Kd2-e2 -3.42/24 ] 46.h6-h7
[Houdini annotates: 46.h6-h7
Rg8-h8 47.Kh5-g6 Kd6-e7 48.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7 50.Kg7-g6
Ke7-d6 51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7 52.d4d5 c6xd5 53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7
54.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5
Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6
Ke7-f8 59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5
Rh4xf4 65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 66.Kd6-d5
Rf3-g3 67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 68.Kd6-e5
Kf7-e7 69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 70.Ke4-e5
Rg3-h3 71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5
Kd7-e6 73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.Kb5-b6
Rh3-g3 75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 76.Kb5-c4
Rf3-f4+ 77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 78.Kb5-c4
Rf5-f3 79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 80.Kc4-d3
Rf5-f4 81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 82.Kd3-c3
Rh4-h3+ 83.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3
84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6 85.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3
86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7 87.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6
88.Kd2-e2 -3.48/24 ] 46...Rg8-h8
[ 46...Rg8-d8 seems even better
47.Kh5-g5 Kd6-e7 48.Kg5-g6-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 46...Rg8-h8
47.Kh5-g6 Kd6-e7 48.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7 50.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6
51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7 52.d4-d5 c6xd5
53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7 54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8
57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8
59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
61.Kf5-e5 Rh8xh7 62.Ke5xd5 Rh7xh6
208
63.Kd5xc4 Rh6-h4 64.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4
65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 66.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3
67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 68.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7

69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 70.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3
71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6
73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3
75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 76.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+
77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 78.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3
79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 80.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4
81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 82.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+
83.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3 84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6
85.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3 86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7
87.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6 88.Kd2-e2 -3.42/27
] 47.Kh5-g6 [Houdini annotates:
47.Kh5-h6 Kd6-e7 48.Kh6-g7 Ke7-e8
49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7 50.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6
51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7 52.d4-d5 c6xd5
53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7 54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8
57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8
59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 66.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3
67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 68.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7
69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 70.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3
71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6
73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3
75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 76.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+
77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 78.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3
79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 80.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4
81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 82.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+
83.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3 84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6
85.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3 86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7
87.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6 88.Kd2-e2 -3.48/26
] 47...Kd6-e7 [Houdini annotates:
47...Kd6-e7 48.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7 50.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6
51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7 52.d4-d5 c6xd5
53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7 54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8
57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8
59.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 60.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
209
65.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 66.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3
67.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 68.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7
69.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 70.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3

71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6
71.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 72.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6
73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3
75.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 76.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+
77.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 78.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3
79.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 80.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4
81.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 82.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+
83.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3 84.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6
85.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3 86.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7
87.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6 88.Kd2-e2 -3.42/24
] 48.Kg6-g7 [Houdini annotates:
48.d4-d5 c6xd5 49.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e6
50.Kg7-g6 Ke6-d7 51.Kg6-h6 Kd7-e8
52.Kh6-g7 Ke8-e7 53.h3-h4 Ke7-e8
54.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 55.h4-h5 Kf8-e8
56.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 57.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6
58.Kg6-g7 Kd6-e6 59.Kg7-g6 Ke6-e7
60.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 61.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
62.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 63.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
68.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 69.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3
70.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 71.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7
72.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 73.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3
74.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 75.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6
76.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 77.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3
78.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 79.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+
80.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 81.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3
82.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 83.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4
84.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 85.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+
86.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3 87.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6
88.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3 89.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7
90.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6 91.Kd2-e2 -3.48/25
] 48...Ke7-e8 [Houdini annotates:
48...Ke7-e8 49.h3-h4 Ke8-e7
50.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6 51.Kg6-h6 Kd6-d7
52.d4-d5 c6xd5 53.Kh6-g6 Kd7-e7
54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7
58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d8 59.Kg6-h6 Kd8-d7
60.Kh6-g7 Kd7-e8 61.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
62.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 63.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
210
68.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 69.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3
70.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+ 71.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7

72.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3 73.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3
74.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7 75.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6
76.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 77.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3
78.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3 79.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+
80.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+ 81.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3
82.b2-b4 Rf3-f5 83.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4
84.c3-c4 Rf4-h4 85.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+
86.Kc3-b2 Rh3-g3 87.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6
88.Kc2-b2 Rg3-f3 89.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7
90.Kc2-d2 Kc7-b6 91.Kd2-e2 -3.42/26
] 49.Kg7-g6 [ 49.Kg7xh8 is impossible
because of the following mating
combination Ke8-f8 50.h3-h4 Kf8-f7
51.h4-h5 Kf7-f8 52.b2-b4 c4xb3
53.d4-d5 c6xd5 54.c3-c4 b3-b2
55.c4xd5 b2-b1Q 56.d5-d6 Qb1-b2# ;
Houdini annotates: 49.d4-d5 c6xd5
50.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 51.h3-h4 Kf8-e7
52.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 53.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
54.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 55.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7
56.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6 57.Kg6-g7 Kd6-e6
58.Kg7-g6 Ke6-e7 59.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
60.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 61.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
66.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 67.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3
68.Kd6-d5 Rf3-g3 69.Kd5-d6 Rg3-d3+
70.Kd6-e5 Kf7-e7 71.Ke5-e4 Rd3-g3
72.Ke4-e5 Rg3-h3 73.Ke5-d5 Ke7-d7
74.Kd5-c5 Kd7-e6 75.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6
76.Kb5-b6 Rh3-g3 77.Kb6-b5 Rg3-f3
78.Kb5-c4 Rf3-f4+ 79.Kc4-b5 Rf4-f5+
80.Kb5-c4 Rf5-f3 81.b2-b4 Rf3-f5
82.Kc4-d3 Rf5-f4 83.c3-c4 Rf4-h4
84.Kd3-c3 Rh4-h3+ 85.Kc3-b2
Rh3-g3 86.Kb2-c2 Kd6-c6 87.Kc2-b2
Rg3-f3 88.Kb2-c2 Kc6-c7 89.Kc2-d2
Kc7-b6 90.Kd2-e2 -3.48/24 ]
49...Ke8-f8 50.h3-h4 Kf8-e7
51.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e6 52.d4-d5+ c6xd5
53.Kg7-g6 Ke6-e7 54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
211
55.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8
57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d8
59.Kg6-h6 Kd8-d7 60.Kh6-g7 Kd7-e8

61.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 62.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
61.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 62.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
67.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 68.c3-c4 Kf7-e7
69.Kc5-d5 Rf4-f5+ 70.Kd5-c6 Rf5-f2
71.b2-b4 Rf2-f4 72.Kc6-c5 Ke7-e6
73.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6 74.c4-c5+ Kd6-c7
75.Kb5-a4 Kc7-c6 76.Ka4-a5 Rf4-e4
77.Ka5-a4 Re4-e3 -3.42/24 ] 50.h3-h4
[Houdini annotates: 50.d4-d5 c6xd5
51.h3-h4 Kf8-e7 52.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8
53.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 54.h4-h5 Kf8-e8
55.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 56.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6
57.Kg6-g7 Kd6-e6 58.Kg7-g6 Ke6-e7
59.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 60.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
61.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 62.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
67.c3-c4 Kf7-e7 68.Kc5-d5 Rf4-f5+
69.Kd5-c6 Rf5-f2 70.b2-b4 Rf2-f4
71.Kc6-c5 Ke7-e6 72.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6
73.c4-c5+ Kd6-c7 74.Kb5-a4 Kc7-c6
75.Ka4-a5 Rf4-e4 76.Ka5-a4 Re4-e3
-3.48/23 ] 50...Kf8-e7 [Houdini
annotates:50...Kf8-e8 51.Kg6-g7
Ke8-e7 52.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6 53.Kg6-h6
Kd6-d7 54.d4-d5 c6xd5 55.Kh6-g6
Kd7-e7 56.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 57.Kg7-g6
Ke8-f8 58.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 59.Kg6-g7
Ke8-e7 60.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d8 61.Kg6-h6
Kd8-d7 62.Kh6-g7 Kd7-e8 63.Kg7-g6
Ke8-f8 64.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 65.Kg6xf5
Rh4xf4 70.c3-c4 Kf7-e7 71.Kc5-d5
Rf4-f5+ 72.Kd5-c6 Rf5-f2 73.b2-b4
Rf2-f4 74.Kc6-c5 Ke7-e6 75.Kc5-b5
Ke6-d6 76.c4-c5+ Kd6-c7 77.Kb5-a4
Kc7-c6 78.Ka4-a5 Rf4-e4 79.Ka5-a4
Re4-e3 -3.42/25 ] 51.Kg6-g7
[ Houdini annotates: 51.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e6 52.d4-d5+ c6xd5 53.Kg7-g6
Ke6-e7 54.Kg6-g7 Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6
212
Ke8-f8 56.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7
Ke8-e7 58.Kg7-g6 Ke7-d6 59.Kg6-g7

Kd6-e6 60.Kg7-g6 Ke6-e7 61.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 62.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 63.h5-h6
Kf8-e8 64.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 65.Kf5-e5
69.c3-c4 Kf7-e7 70.Kc5-d5 Rf4-f5+
71.Kd5-c6 Rf5-f2 72.b2-b4 Rf2-f4
73.Kc6-c5 Ke7-e6 74.Kc5-b5 Ke6-d6
75.c4-c5+ Kd6-c7 76.Kb5-a4 Kc7-c6
77.Ka4-a5 Rf4-e4 78.Ka5-a4 Re4-e3
-3.48/26 ] 51...Ke7-e8 [Houdini
annotates
: 51...Ke7-e8 52.Kg7-g6
Ke8-f8 53.d4-d5 c6xd5 54.h4-h5
Kf8-e8 55.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 56.Kg7-g6
Ke7-f8 57.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5
Rh4xf4 63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5
Kf7-e7 65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5
Ke7-d7 67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4
Kd7-c6 69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3
Rg3-g4+ 71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5
Rg4-g3 -3.42/26 ] 52.Kg7-g6
[ 52.Kg7xh8 is refuted by the following
interesting mate Ke8-f7 53.d4-d5
c6xd5 54.h4-h5 Kf7-f8 55.h5-h6
Kf8-f7 56.b2-b3 c4xb3 57.c3-c4
b3-b2 58.c4xd5 b2-b1R 59.d5-d6
Rb1-b8# ;Houdini annotates:
52.h4-h5 Ke8-e7 53.d4-d5 c6xd5
54.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8 55.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
60.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 61.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3
62.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7 63.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3
64.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7 65.Kd5-c5
Rg3-g5+ 66.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6 67.Kc4-d4
Rg5-g3 68.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+ 69.Kd4-e5
Kc6-c5 70.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3 -3.48/24 ]
52...Ke8-f8 53.d4-d5 c6xd5 54.h4-h5
213
Kf8-e8 55.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7 56.Kg7-g6
Ke7-f8 57.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5

Rh4xf4 63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5
Rh4xf4 63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5
Kf7-e7 65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5
Ke7-d7 67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4
Kd7-c6 69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3
Rg3-g4+ 71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5
Rg4-g3 -3.42/24 ] 53.h4-h5
[ Houdini annotates: 53.d4-d5 c6xd5
54.h4-h5 Kf8-e8 55.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7
56.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8 57.h5-h6 Kf8-e8
62.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3
64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7 65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3
66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7 67.Kd5-c5
Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6 69.Kc4-d4
Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+ 71.Kd4-e5
Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3 -3.48/23 ]
53...Kf8-e7 54.d4-d5 c6xd5 55.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 56.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 57.h5-h6
Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 59.Kf5-e5
63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7
65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7
67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6
69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+
71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3
-3.42/24 ] 54.Kg6-g7 [Houdini
annotates: 54.d4-d5 c6xd5 55.Kg6-g7
Ke7-e8 56.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8 57.h5-h6
Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 59.Kf5-e5
63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7
65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7
67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6
69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+
71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3
-3.48/23 ] 54...Ke7-e8 [Houdini
annotates: 54...Ke7-e8 55.Kg7-g6
Ke8-f8 56.d4-d5 c6xd5 57.h5-h6
Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7 59.Kf5-e5
214

63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7
65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7
67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6
69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+
71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3
-3.42/22 ] 55.Kg7-g6 [ 55.Kg7xh8
leads to a non-trivial mate Ke8-f7
56.d4-d5 c6xd5 57.b2-b4 c4xb3
58.c3-c4 d5-d4 59.c4-c5 b3-b2
60.c5-c6 b2-b1Q 61.c6-c7 d4-d3
62.c7-c8Q Qb1-b2+ 63.Qc8-c3
Qb2xc3# ;Houdini annotates:
55.d4-d5 c6xd5 56.Kg7-g6 Ke8-f8
57.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7
65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7
67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6
69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+
71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3
-3.48/23 ] 55...Ke8-f8 [Houdini
annotates
: 55...Ke8-f8 56.d4-d5 c6xd5
57.h5-h6 Kf8-e8 58.Kg6xf5 Ke8-f7
63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7
65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7
67.Kd5-c5 Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6
69.Kc4-d4 Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+
71.Kd4-e5 Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3
-3.42/19 ] 56.h5-h6 [Houdini
annotates: 56.d4-d5 c6xd5 57.h5-h6
Kf8-e8
62.Kc4-c5 Rh4xf4 63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3
64.Kd6-d5 Kf7-e7 65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3
66.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7 67.Kd5-c5
Rg3-g5+ 68.Kc5-c4 Kd7-c6 69.Kc4-d4
Rg5-g3 70.b2-b3 Rg3-g4+ 71.Kd4-e5
215
Kc6-c5 72.Ke5-f5 Rg4-g3 -3.48/20 ]
56...Kf8-e8 57.Kg6-g7 Ke8-e7
58.d4-d5 c6xd5 59.Kg7-g6 Ke7-f8
60.Kg6xf5 Rh8xh7 61.Kf5-e5 Rh7xh6

62.Ke5xd5
Rh6-h2
63.Kd5xc4
Rh2xb2
62.Ke5xd5
Rh6-h2
63.Kd5xc4
Rh2xb2
64.Kc4-d3 Kf8-e7 65.c3-c4 Ke7e6
66.Kd3-e4 Rb2-c2 67.Ke4-d3 Rc2c1
68.Kd3-d4
Ke6-f5
69.c4-c5
Kf5xf4
70.c5-c6 Rc1xc6 71.Kd4-d5 -3.32/18
]
57.Kg6-f6 [ 57.d4-d5 is one last
hope c6xd5 58.Kg6xf5-+ ;Houdini
annotates:
57.d4-d5
c6xd5
58.Kg6xf5
Ke8-f7
59.Kf5-e5
Rh8xh7
60.Ke5xd5
Rh7xh6 61.Kd5xc4 Rh6-h4 62.Kc4c5
Rh4xf4 63.Kc5-d6 Rf4-f3 64.Kd6d5
Kf7-e7 65.Kd5-e4 Rf3-g3 66.Ke4e5
Ke7-d7 67.Ke5-d5 Rg3g5+
68.Kd5-e4 Kd7-c6 69.b2-b3 Rg5g4+
70.Ke4-e3 Kc6-c5 71.Ke3-f3 -3.46/19
]
57...Rh8xh7 [Houdini annotates:
57...Rh8xh7
58.d4-d5
c6xd5
59.Kf6-g6 Rh7-f7 60.h6-h7 Rf7f8
61.Kg6-g7 Rf8-h8 62.Kg7-g6 Ke8f8
63.Kg6xf5 Rh8xh7 64.Kf5-e6 Rh7h4
65.Ke6xd5 Rh4xf4 66.Kd5-e6 Rf4g4
67.Ke6-d5 Kf8-e7 68.Kd5-e5 Rg4g2
69.Ke5-d5 Rg2xb2 70.Kd5xc4 Ke7-
216
d6
71.Kc4-d4 Rb2-c2 72.Kd4-c4 Kd6-e5
73.Kc4-d3 Rc2-h2 74.Kd3-c4 Rh2-d2
75.Kc4-c5 Rd2-b2 76.Kc5-c4 Ke5-e6
77.Kc4-c5 Ke6-e5 78.Kc5-c4 -5.36/21 ]
58.d4-d5 Diagram
(Diagram 99)
c6xd5 59.Kf6-g6 Rh7-f7 60.h6-h7
Rf7-f8 61.Kg6-g7 Rf8-h8 62.Kg7-g6
Ke8-f8 63.Kg6xf5 Rh8xh7 64.Kf5-e6
Rh7-h4 65.Ke6xd5 Rh4xf4 66.Kd5-e6
Rf4-g4 67.Ke6-d5 Kf8-e7 68.Kd5-e5
Rg4-g2 69.Ke5-d5 Rg2xb2 70.Kd5xc4
Ke7-d6 71.Kc4-d4 Rb2-c2 72.Kd4-d3
Rc2-h2 73.Kd3-e4 Rh2-h4+
74.Ke4-e3 Kd6-d5 75.Ke3-f3 Rh4-h3+
76.Kf3-g4 Rh3xc3 77.Kg4-f4 Rc3-b3
78.Kf4-g5 Kd5-e5 79.Kg5-g6 -5.42/22 ]
58...Rh7-f7 [Houdini annotates:
58...Rh7-f7 59.Kg6-g5 Ke8-f8
217
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+k+-+0{
9+-+-+-+r0 99
9-+p+-mK-zP0
9+-+P+p+-0
9-+p+-zP-+0
9+-zP-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
60.Kg5-h5 Kf8-g8 61.Kh5-g6 Rf7-h7
62.Kg6xf5 Rh7xh6 63.Kf5-e5 Kg8-f7
64.d4-d5 Rh6-h5+ 65.f4-f5 c6xd5
66.Ke5xd5 Rh5-h4 67.Kd5-e5 Kf7-e7
68.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 69.Ke5-f5 Rh4-h5+
70.Kf5-f4 Kf7xf6 71.Kf4-e4 Rh5-b5
72.Ke4-d4 Rb5xb2 73.Kd4-d5 Rb2-c2
74.Kd5xc4 Kf6-e5 75.Kc4-d3 Rc2-h2
76.Kd3-c4 Rh2-f2 77.Kc4-d3 Rf2-b2
78.Kd3-c4 Ke5-d6 79.Kc4-d4 Rb2-c2
80.Kd4-d3 Rc2-h2 81.Kd3-e4
Rh2-h4+ 82.Ke4-e3 Kd6-c5
83.Ke3-d3 Kc5-d5 84.Kd3-e3
Rh4-h3+ 85.Ke3-f4 Rh3xc3 86.Kf4-f5
Rc3-f3+ 87.Kf5-g5 -5.36/23 ]
0-1
18
Levon Aronian
Viswanathan Anand
Linares-Morelia (5)
D23
22.02.2007
D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3

Nf6 sidelines
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
11.Qc4-b3 Qd8-b6 12.Nf3-h4

11.Qc4-b3 Qd8-b6 12.Nf3-h4
Be7xh4 13.g3xh4 Ne4-f6 14.e2-e4
Bf5-g6 15.Qb3xb6 a7xb6 16.Bc1-f4
Rf8-e8 17.Ra1-d1 b6-b5 18.Bf4-d6
e6-e5 19.d4-d5 Nf6-h5 20.Bg2-f1
Standard Book moves end here f7-f6
[ 20...Nh5-f4 21.a2-a3= ;Houdini 2.0c
: 20...Nh5-f4 21.f2-f3 Bg6-h5
22.Kg1-f2 Nd7-f8 23.a2-a3 Nf8-g6
24.Nc3-e2 Nf4xe2 25.Bf1xe2 Ng6-f4
26.Be2-f1 f7-f6 27.Bd6-c5 c6xd5
28.e4xd5 0.00/14 ] 21.b2-b3
[ 21.Bd6-c7 Re8-e7 22.d5xc6 b7xc6
23.Bc7-d6= ;Houdini annotates:
21.Bd6-c7 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+pvLn+-zpp0 100
9+pvLn+-zpp0 100
9-+p+-zpl+0
9+p+Pzp-+n0
9-+-+P+-zP0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+RtRLmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Qd1-c2 d5xc4
5.Qc2xc4 Bc8-f5 6.g2-g3 Nb8-d7
7.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 8.Bf1-g2 Bf8-e7
9.0-0 0-0 10.Rf1-e1 Nf6-e4

Re8-e7 22.a2-a4 b5xa4 23.Bc7-d6
Re8-e7 22.a2-a4 b5xa4 23.Bc7-d6
Re7-e8 24.Bd6-a3 Nd7-f8 25.d5xc6
b7xc6 26.Rd1-d6 Nf8-e6 27.Rd6xc6
Nh5-f4 28.Bf1-c4 Bg6-h5 29.Re1-c1
0.20/12 ] 21...Nh5-f4= The knight
dominates [Houdini annotates:
21...Nh5-f4 22.Rd1-d2 Bg6-h5
23.Re1-c1 Re8-c8 24.d5xc6 b7xc6
25.a2-a4 b5xa4 26.b3xa4 Nd7-b6
27.Rc1-a1 Bh5-f7 28.Bd6-c5 Rc8-b8
29.Ra1-d1 -0.06/14 ] 22.a2-a4
[ Houdini annotates: 22.a2-a4
Diagram
b5xa4 23.b3xa4 c6xd5 24.Nc3xd5
Nf4xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nd7-b6 26.Rd5-b5
218
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+k+0{
9+p+n+-zpp0 101
9-+pvL-zpl+0 101
9+p+Pzp-+-0
9P+-+Psn-zP0
9+PsN-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+RtRLmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Nb6xa4 27.Rb5xb7 Re8-c8 28.f2-f3
Na4-c3 29.Bd6-c7 Bg6-f7 30.Bf1-h3
Rc8-e8 31.Bc7-d6 Ra8-a2 32.Bh3-f5
Re8-d8 33.Bd6-e7 -0.04/14 ]
22...b5xa4 [Houdini annotates:
22...Bg6-h5 23.Rd1-b1 Re8-c8
24.d5xc6 Rc8xc6 25.Nc3xb5 Bh5-f7
26.Bd6-b4 Nd7-c5 27.Bb4xc5 Rc6xc5
28.Nb5-d6 Rc5-c7 29.Nd6xf7 Kg8xf7
30.Bf1-c4+ Kf7-g6 31.Rb1-d1
Ra8-c8 0.11/13 ] 23.b3xa4
[ Houdini annotates: 23.b3xa4 c6xd5
24.Nc3xd5 Nf4xd5 25.Rd1xd5
Bg6-f7 26.Rd5-b5 b7-b6 27.Rb5-b4
Re8-c8 28.Bf1-h3 Rc8-c6 29.Re1-d1
Nd7-c5 30.Bd6xc5 b6xc5 31.Rb4-b7
Rc6-a6 32.Rd1-d7 Ra8-f8 33.Rb7-a7
Ra6xa7 34.Rd7xa7 0.01/14 ]
23...Bg6-f7 [ 23...Re8-c8 24.d5xc6
Rc8xc6 25.Bd6-b4= ;Houdini
annotates: 23...Re8-c8 24.d5xc6
Rc8xc6
25.Bd6-b4 Nd7-f8 26.Nc3-d5 Nf4xd5
219
c6-c5 33.Rb4-a4 Nd2xf1 34.Kg2xf1
c6-c5 33.Rb4-a4 Nd2xf1 34.Kg2xf1
Re8-d8 35.Nc3-b5 Rd8-b8 36.Nb5-d6
Rb8-b6 0.09/12 ] 24...Ra8-a7
[ Houdini annotates: 24...c6xd5
25.Rb1xb7 Nd7-f8 26.e4xd5 Nf8-g6
27.Bf1-b5 Re8-c8 28.Bb5-c6 Ng6xh4
29.Re1-b1 Bf7-g6 30.Rb1-b2 Bg6-f5
31.Rb7-b6 Ra8-a5 32.Rb6-b8 Nh4-f3+
33.Kg1-h1 h7-h6 34.Rb8xc8+ Bf5xc8
-0.12/14 ] 25.Re1-d1 [ 25.d5xc6
b7xc6 26.Re1-d1 Nf4-g6= ;Houdini 2.
0c : 25.d5xc6 b7xc6
26.Rb1-b4 Nd7-f8 27.Bd6-c5 Ra7-a8
28.Re1-d1 Nf8-g6 29.Rd1-d7 Bf7-e6
30.Rd7-c7 Re8-c8 31.Rc7xc8+
Ra8xc8 32.h4-h5 Ng6-h4 33.a4-a5
Ra8xc8 32.h4-h5 Ng6-h4 33.a4-a5
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0{
9+-+-+-zpp0 102
9+-+-+-zpp0 102
9-+p+lzp-+0
9zP-vL-zp-+P0
9-tR-+Psn-sn0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+LmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Nh4-f3+ 34.Kg1-h1 -0.03/14 ]
27.e4xd5 Rc6-c2 28.Bf1-b5 Rc2-b2
29.Bb4-c3 Rb2-b3 30.Re1-e3 Ra8-c8
31.Rd1-c1 -0.04/13 ] 24.Rd1-b1= [
Houdini annotates: 24.d5xc6 b7xc6
25.a4-a5 Nf4-e6 26.a5-a6

Nd7-c5 27.Bd6xc5 Ne6xc5 28.Rd1-a1
Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3 Nb3-d4 30.Re1-b1
Nd4-f3+ 31.Kg1-g2 Nf3-d2 32.Rb1-b4
220
25...Re8-c8 [ 25...c6xd5 26.Nc3xd5
25...Re8-c8 [ 25...c6xd5 26.Nc3xd5
Bf7xd5 27.e4xd5= ;Houdini
annotates: 25...c6xd5 26.Nc3xd5
Bf7xd5
27.e4xd5 Re8-c8 28.a4-a5 Kg8-f7
29.Rb1-b2 Kf7-e8 30.Bd6-b4 h7-h5
31.Bf1-b5 Ke8-d8 32.d5-d6 g7-g6
33.Bb5-f1 Nd7-c5 34.Rb2-c2 0.02/13 ]
26.d5xc6 b7xc6 27.Bd6-a3 Bf7-e6
28.f2-f3 c6-c5 29.Kg1-f2 c5-c4
30.Rb1-b5 Be6-h3 31.Bf1xh3 Nf4xh3+
32.Kf2-e3 Nh3-f4 33.a4-a5 Rc8-a8

34.Ba3-b4 Nf4-d3 35.Nc3-d5 0.04/14 ]
26...Nf4xe2+ [Houdini annotates:
26...Bf7-h5 27.Ne2xf4 Bh5xd1
28.Rb1xd1 e5xf4 29.Bf1-h3 b7-b6
30.Bh3-e6+ Kg8-h8 31.Bd6xf4 c6-c5
32.Rd1-b1 Rc8-d8 33.Kg1-g2 Nd7-e5
34.Bf4xe5 f6xe5 35.Rb1xb6 Ra7xa4
36.Kg2-f3 c5-c4 37.Kf3-e3 Ra4-a3+
38.Ke3-d2 -0.16/14 ] 27.Bf1xe2
[ Houdini annotates: 27.Bf1xe2
Nd7-f8 28.Rd1-c1 Ra7xa4 29.Rb1xb7
Ra4xe4 30.Be2-f3 Re4-f4 31.Bf3-g2
Rf4-d4 32.Bd6xf8 Kg8xf8 33.Bg2-h3
Rc8-a8 34.d5xc6 Bf7-d5 35.h4-h5
Rd4-h4 36.Bh3-g2 Rh4-g4 -0.16/12 ]
27...c6xd5 [ 27...Ra7xa4 28.Be2-g4
Bf7-e8 29.Bg4-e6+ Kg8-h8 30.Rb1xb7
c6xd5 31.e4xd5+- ( 31.Be6xd7?!
Be8xd7 32.Rb7xd7 Ra4xe4+- ;
31.Rb7xd7?! Be8xd7 32.Be6xd7
Ra4-d4 33.Rd1xd4 Rc8-c1+
34.Kg1-g2 e5xd4 35.e4xd5 d4-d3 );
Houdini annotates: 27...Nd7-f8
28.Rd1-c1 Ra7xa4 29.Rb1xb7
Ra4xe4 30.Be2-f3 Re4-f4 31.Bf3-g2
Rf4-d4 32.Bd6xf8 Kg8xf8 33.Bg2-h3
Rc8-a8 34.d5xc6 Bf7-d5 35.h4-h5
Rd4-h4 36.Bh3-g2 Rh4-g4 -0.04/13 ]
28.e4xd5 [Houdini annotates:
28.e4xd5 Nd7-f8 29.f2-f4 e5xf4
30.Bd6xf4 Ra7xa4 31.Bf4-g3 Ra4-a7
32.Be2-g4 Rc8-d8 33.Bg3-f2 Ra7-a2
34.d5-d6 h7-h5 35.Bg4-f5 Bf7-e6
36.Bf5-e4 Ra2-a6 0.09/14 ]
28...Nd7-f8 [Houdini annotates:
28...Rc8-c2 29.Be2-b5 b7-b6
30.Bb5-c6 Rc2-a2 31.Rd1-c1 h7-h6
32.f2-f3 Ra2-d2 33.Rc1-d1 Rd2-c2
34.Bc6xd7 Ra7xd7 35.Rb1xb6
0.07/13 ] 29.Be2-b5 Menacing
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Bd6-e7
Bf7-e8 30.a4-a5 Nf8-g6 31.Be7-b4
221
Be8-d7 32.Rb1-c1 Ra7-a8 33.d5-d6
Ng6-f4 34.Be2-f3 Nf4-h3+ 35.Kg1-f1
0.03/12 ] 29...Ra7-a8 [ 29...Nf8-g6

30.Bd6-a3 Ng6xh4 31.d5-d6 ;
Houdini annotates: 29...Nf8-g6
30.Bd6-a3 Ng6xh4 31.d5-d6 ;
Houdini annotates: 29...Nf8-g6
30.Bd6-b4 Bf7-e8 31.Bb5xe8 Rc8xe8
32.h4-h5 Ng6-h4 33.d5-d6 b7-b6
34.Bb4-c3 Ra7xa4 35.Rb1xb6 Re8-d8
36.Rb6-b7 Nh4-f5 37.Bc3-b4 Ra4-a2
38.Bb4-c5 Ra2-c2 0.04/13 ] 30.Bd6-e7
[Houdini annotates: 30.f2-f4 Rc8-d8
31.f4xe5 f6xe5 32.Bd6xe5 Rd8xd5
33.Be5-g3 Rd5xd1+ 34.Rb1xd1
Bf7-e8 35.Bb5xe8 Ra8xe8 36.Rd1-b1
Re8-e7 37.h4-h5 Nf8-e6 38.Kg1-g2
Ne6-d4 0.12/13 ] 30...Nf8-g6
[ Houdini annotates: 30...Bf7-h5
31.Rd1-c1 Bh5-g6 32.Rc1xc8 Ra8xc8
33.Rb1-e1 Kg8-f7 34.d5-d6 Rc8-c2
35.Be7xf8 Kf7xf8 36.Re1-d1 Rc2-c8
37.f2-f3 Rc8-a8 38.Rd1-c1 Ra8-d8
39.a4-a5 Rd8xd6 40.Rc1-c8+ Kf8-e7
41.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-e6 42.Rc7xb7
-0.03/15 ] 31.d5-d6 A strong pawn
Ng6xe7 32.d6xe7 Bf7-e8 33.a4-a5
Be8xb5 34.Rb1xb5 Rc8-e8 35.Rd1-d7
Kg8-f7 36.Kg1-f1 Re8xe7
37.Rd7xe7+ Kf7xe7 38.Rb5xb7+ Ke7f8 39.Rb7-b5
Kf8-e7 40.Kf1-e2 Ke7-d6 41.Ke2-d3
Ra8-a7 42.h4-h5 Kd6-c6 43.Kd3-c4
Ra7-b7 44.Rb5xb7 Kc6xb7
45.Kc4-d5 0.14/16 ] 31...Ng6xe7
[ 31...Ng6xh4 32.d6-d7 Nh4-f3+
33.Kg1-g2 Nf3-h4+ 34.Kg2-h3
Rc8-c3+ 35.f2-f3 ( 35.Kh3xh4??
Diagram
(Diagram
103)
is to be avoided because of the
following mate in 3 g7-g5+ 36.Kh4g4
222
Bf7-e6+ 37.Kg4-h5 Rc3-h3# )
35...Bf7-e6+ 36.Kh3xh4 Rc3xf3
37.Be7xf6 Rf3-f4+ 38.Kh4-g3 Be6xd7
39.Bb5xd7 g7xf6 40.Rb1xb7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 31...Ng6xe7
32.d6xe7 Bf7-e8 33.a4-a5 Be8xb5
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+k+0{
9+p+PvLlzpp0 103
9-+-+-zp-+0 103
9+L+-zp-+-0
9P+-+-+-mK0
9+-tr-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+R+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
34.Rb1xb5 Rc8-e8 35.Rd1-d7 Kg8-f7

36.Kg1-g2 Re8xe7 37.Rd7xe7+
Kf7xe7 38.Rb5xb7+ Ke7-e6 39.h4-h5
Ra8xa5 40.Rb7xg7 h7-h6 41.Rg7-g6
e5-e4 42.Rg6xh6 Ra5-g5+ 43.Kg2-f1
Ke6-e5 44.Kf1-e2 Rg5-g2 0.20/16 ]
32.Bb5-d7 White threatens to win
material: Bd7xc8 [ 32.d6xe7!?
must be considered Bf7-e8
33.Bb5-e2= ;Houdini annotates:
32.d6xe7 Bf7-e8 33.a4-a5 Be8xb5
34.Rb1xb5 Rc8-e8 35.Rd1-d7 Kg8-f7
36.Rd7xb7 Re8xe7 37.Kg1-g2
Re7xb7 38.Rb5xb7+ Kf7-g6
39.Rb7-b5 Ra8-a6 40.Kg2-f3 Kg6-h5
41.Kf3-g3 Kh5-g6 42.f2-f4 Kg6-f5
43.f4xe5 f6xe5 0.12/15 ] 32...Ne7-c6
Wins material [Houdini annotates:
32...Ne7-g6 33.Bd7xc8 Ra8xc8
34.Rb1xb7 Rc8-d8 35.a4-a5 Bf7-c4
36.Rd1-c1 Bc4-d5 37.Rb7-a7 Ng6xh4
223
Ne5xd7 42.Rb8xf8+ Kg8xf8
Ne5xd7 42.Rb8xf8+ Kg8xf8
43.Rb6-b4 Nd7-c5 44.Ke2-e3 Bh3-g2
45.Rb4-c4 Nc5-a6 46.Rc4-c6 Na6-b4
47.Rc6-c8+ Kf8-e7 48.Rc8-c7+
Ke7-f8 0.15/18 ] 33...Nc6-d4
47.Rc6-c8+ Kf8-e7 48.Rc8-c7+
Ke7-f8 0.15/18 ] 33...Nc6-d4
A beautiful square! [Houdini
annotates: 33...Nc6-d4 34.Bd7xc8
Ra8xc8
35.Rd1-b1 Rc8-f8 36.d6-d7 Bf7-e6
37.Rb1-b6 Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-h1 Nf3-d4
39.f2-f3 g7-g5 40.h4xg5 f6xg5
41.Kh1-g2 g5-g4 42.f3xg4 Be6-d5+
43.Kg2-g3 Bd5xb7 44.Rb6xb7
Rf8-d8 0.26/16 ] 34.Bd7xc8
[ Houdini annotates: 34.Bd7xc8
Ra8xc8 35.Rd1-b1 Rc8-f8 36.d6-d7
Bf7-e6 37.Rb1-b6 Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-f1
Bf7-e6 37.Rb1-b6 Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-f1
Be6-h3+ 39.Kf1-e2 e5-e4 40.a4-a5
Nf3-e5 41.Rb7-b8 Ne5xd7 42.Rb8xf8+
Kg8xf8 43.Rb6-b4 Nd7-c5 44.Ke2-e3
Bh3-g2 45.Rb4-c4 Nc5-a6 46.Rc4-c6
Na6-b4 47.Rc6-c8+ Kf8-e7
48.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f8 0.15/14 ]
34...Ra8xc8 [Houdini annotates:
34...Ra8xc8 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-+k+0
9+R+-+lzpp0 104
9+R+-+lzpp0 104
9-+-zP-zp-+0
9+-+-zp-+-0
9P+-sn-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0

38.Rc1-c5 Bd5-f3 39.Rc5-c3 Kg8-f8
40.a5-a6 Bf3-d5 41.Rc3-c7 Nh4-f5
42.Rc7-c5 Bd5-a8 43.Rc5-c7 Kf8-e8
44.Kg1-f1 -0.12/14 ] 33.Rb1xb7
[ Houdini annotates: 33.Rb1xb7
Nc6-d4 34.Bd7xc8 Ra8xc8 35.Rd1-b1
Rc8-f8 36.d6-d7 Bf7-e6 37.Rb1-b6
Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-f1 Be6-h3+ 39.Kf1-e2
e5-e4 40.a4-a5 Nf3-e5 41.Rb7-b8
224
9+-+R+-mK-0[
9+-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
35.Rd1-b1 Rc8-f8 36.d6-d7 Bf7-e6

37.Rb1-b6 Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-f1
Be6-h3+ 39.Kf1-e2 e5-e4 40.a4-a5
Kg8xf8 43.Rb6-b4 Nd7-c5 44.Ke2-e3
Bh3-g2 45.Rb4-c4 Nc5-a6 46.Rc4-c6

Na6-b4 47.Rc6-c8+ Kf8-e7
48.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f8 0.23/15 ]
35.Rd1-b1 [Houdini annotates:
35.Rd1-b1 Nd4-f3+ 36.Kg1-h1 Bf7-e6
37.d6-d7 Rc8-f8 38.Rb1-b6 Nf3-d4
39.Kh1-g1 Nd4-f3+ 40.Kg1-f1
Be6-h3+ 41.Kf1-e2 e5-e4 42.a4-a5
Kg8xf8 45.Rb6-b4 Nd7-c5 46.Ke2-e3
Bh3-g2 47.Rb4-c4 Nc5-a6 48.Rc4-c6
Na6-b4 49.Rc6-c8+ Kf8-e7
50.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f8 0.15/14 ]
35...Rc8-f8 [Houdini annotates:
35...Nd4-f3+ 36.Kg1-g2 Nf3xh4+
37.Kg2-f1 Bf7-c4+ 38.Kf1-g1 Nh4-f3+
39.Kg1-g2 Bc4-d5 40.Rb7-b8 Nf3-d2+
41.Kg2-g1 Nd2-f3+ 42.Kg1-g2
Nf3-d2+ 0.03/13 ] 36.Rb7-b8
Bf7-e6 37.Rb1-b6 Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-f1
Be6-h3+ 39.Kf1-e2 e5-e4 40.a4-a5
Kg8xf8 43.Rb6-b4 Nd7-c5 44.Ke2-e3
Bh3-g2 45.Rb4-c4 Nc5-a6 46.Rc4-c6
Na6-b4 47.Rc6-c8+ Kf8-e7
48.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f8 0.15/15 ]
36...Bf7-e8?? a transit from better to
worse [ 36...Bf7-e6 would keep Black
in the game 37.Rb8xf8+ Kg8xf8
38.Rb1-b8+ Kf8-f7 39.Rb8-b7+
Kf7-f8= ;Houdini annotates:
36...Bf7-e6 37.Rb8xf8+ Kg8xf8
38.Rb1-b8+ Kf8-f7 39.Rb8-b7+ Kf7-f8
40.a4-a5 Nd4-f3+ 41.Kg1-g2 Nf3xh4+
42.Kg2-f1 Be6-c4+ 43.Kf1-e1 Kf8-e8
44.Rb7xg7 h7-h5 45.Ke1-d2 Nh4-f5
46.d6-d7+ Ke8-d8 47.Rg7-h7 Nf5-d4
48.Kd2-c3 Bc4-a6 49.Rh7-f7 f6-f5
50.Rf7-f6 Ba6-b5 0.18/14 ] 37.a4-a5+[Houdini annotates: 37.a4-a5
Nd4-f3+ 38.Kg1-f1 Nf3-d4 39.a5-a6
Nd4-c6 40.Rb8-b7 Be8-g6 41.Rb1-b6
225
Bg6-d3+ 42.Kf1-e1 Bd3-e4 43.a6-a7
Be4-d5 44.Ke1-d2 Rf8-d8 1.33/12 ]
37...Nd4-f3+ [Houdini annotates:

37...Be8-b5
38.Rb8xb5
Nd4xb5
37...Be8-b5
38.Rb8xb5
Nd4xb5
39.Rb1xb5 Kg8-f7 40.Rb5-b7+ Kf7e6
41.d6-d7 Ke6-d6 42.a5-a6 Kd6c6
43.Kg1-g2
g7-g5
44.Kg2-f3
g5xh4
45.Kf3-e4 h7-h5 46.Ke4-f5 h4h3
47.Kf5-e6 e5-e4 1.71/13 ] 38.Kg1f1
[ Houdini annotates: 38.Kg1-f1
Nf3-d4 39.a5-a6 Nd4-c6 40.Rb8b7
Be8-g6 41.Rb1-b6 Bg6-d3+ 42.Kf1g1
Nc6-d4 43.a6-a7 Nd4-e2+ 44.Kg1f1
Ne2-d4+ 45.Kf1-e1 Rf8-c8 46.Ke1d2
Bd3-e4 47.Rb7-b8 Nd4f3+
48.Kd2-e3 1.81/14 ] 38...Nf3d2+
[ 38...Nf3-d4 ;Houdini annotates:
38...Nf3-d4 39.a5-a6 Nd4c6
40.Rb8-b7 Be8-g6 41.Rb1b6
Bg6-d3+ 42.Kf1-g1 Nc6-d4 43.a6a7
Nd4-e2+ 44.Kg1-f1 Ne2c3+
45.Kf1-e1 Nc3-d5 46.Rb6-b3 e5e4
47.Rb7-b8 1.50/13 ] 39.Kf1e1
White
threatens
to
win
material:
Ke1xd2 [Houdini annotates:
39.Kf1-e1 Nd2-f3+ 40.Ke1-e2 Be8-
226
c6
41.a5-a6 Nf3-d4+ 42.Ke2-d2 Nd4-f3+
43.Kd2-d3 Rf8xb8 44.Rb1xb8+ Kg8-f7
45.Rb8-c8 Bc6-b5+ 46.Kd3-e3
Bb5xa6 47.Rc8-c7+ Kf7-e6 48.Ke3xf3
Ke6xd6 49.Rc7xg7 Ba6-d3 50.Kf3-e3
Bd3-g6 51.Rg7-b7 1.63/11 ]
39...Nd2xb1? [ 39...Nd2-f3+
40.Ke1-e2 Nf3xh4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 39...Nd2-f3+ 40.Ke1-e2
Nf3-d4+
41.Ke2-d2 Nd4-b5 42.Rb8xe8 Rf8xe8
43.Rb1xb5 Re8-d8 44.Rb5-b6 Kg8-f7
45.a5-a6 Kf7-e6 46.a6-a7 Rd8-a8
47.Rb6-a6 Ke6-d7 48.Kd2-d3 f6-f5
49.Kd3-c4 Ra8-c8+ 50.Kc4-d5
1.79/12 ] 40.a5-a6+- [Houdini
annotates: 40.a5-a6 Be8-c6 41.a6-a7
Kg8-f7 42.d6-d7 Kf7-e6 43.Rb8xf8
Ke6xd7 44.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-c8 45.Rf7xg7
h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-c7 47.a7-a8Q
Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8 Kc7-d7 49.Ra8-h8
Kd7-e6 50.Rh8xh5 Ke6-f7 51.Rh5-h8
Nb1-c3 52.Ke1-d2 Nc3-d5 53.Kd2-d3

Kf7-g6 54.Rh8-c8 Kg6-f5 55.Rc8-a8
Nd5-f4+ 56.Kd3-d2 Kf5-g6 57.Ra8-a6
Nf4-d5 58.f2-f3 Nd5-f4 59.Kd2-e3
Nf4-g2+ 60.Ke3-e4 Ng2xh4 2.52/16 ]
40...Kg8-f7 41.a6-a7 Be8-c6 42.d6-d7
Kf7-e6 43.Rb8xf8 Ke6xd7 44.Rf8-f7+
Kd7-c8 45.Rf7xg7 h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+
Kc8-c7 47.a7-a8Q Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8
Kc7-d7 49.Ra8-h8 Kd7-e6 50.Rh8xh5
Ke6-f7 51.Rh5-h8 Nb1-c3 52.Ke1-d2
Nc3-d5 53.Kd2-d3 Kf7-g6 54.Rh8-c8
Kg6-f5 55.Rc8-a8 Nd5-f4+ 56.Kd3-d2
Kf5-g6 57.Ra8-a6 Nf4-d5 58.f2-f3
Nd5-f4 59.Kd2-e3 Nf4-g2+ 60.Ke3-e4
Ng2xh4 2.63/17 ] 41.a6-a7
Kg8-f7 42.d6-d7 Kf7-e6 43.Rb8xf8
Ke6xd7 44.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-c8 45.Rf7xg7
h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-c7 47.a7-a8Q
Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8 Kc7-d7 49.Ra8-h8
Kd7-e6 50.Rh8xh5 Ke6-f7 51.Rh5-h8
Nb1-c3 52.Ke1-d2 Nc3-d5 53.Kd2-d3
Kf7-g6 54.Rh8-c8 Kg6-f5 55.Rc8-a8
Nd5-f4+ 56.Kd3-d2 Kf5-g6 57.Ra8-a6
Nf4-d5 58.f2-f3 Nd5-f4 59.Kd2-e3
Nf4-g2+ 60.Ke3-e4 Ng2xh4 2.52/16 ]
41...Kg8-f7 42.d6-d7 Kf7-e6
43.Rb8xf8 Ke6xd7 44.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-c8
45.Rf7xg7 h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-c7
47.a7-a8Q Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8 Kc7-d7
49.Ra8-h8 Kd7-e6 50.Rh8xh5 Ke6-f7
51.Rh5-h8 Nb1-c3 52.Ke1-d2 Nc3-d5
53.Kd2-d3 Kf7-g6 54.Rh8-c8 Kg6-f5
55.Rc8-a8 Nd5-f4+ 56.Kd3-d2 Kf5-g6
57.Ra8-a6 Nf4-d5 58.f2-f3 Nd5-f4
59.Kd2-e3 Nf4-g2+ 60.Ke3-e4
Ng2xh4 2.63/17 ] 42.d6-d7
Kf7-e6 43.Rb8xf8 Ke6xd7 44.Rf8-f7+
Kd7-c8 45.Rf7xg7 h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+
227
Kc8-c7 47.a7-a8Q Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8
Kc7-d6 49.Ra8-h8 Kd6-e6 50.Rh8xh5
Ke6-f7 51.Rh5-h8 Nb1-c3 52.Ke1-d2

Kf7-g7 53.Rh8-b8 Nc3-d5 54.h4-h5
Kf7-g7 53.Rh8-b8 Nc3-d5 54.h4-h5
Nd5-f4 2.71/14 ] 42...Kf7-e7
43.Rb8xf8 Ke6xd7 44.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-c8
45.Rf7xg7 h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-c7
47.a7-a8Q Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8 Kc7-d6
49.Ra8-h8 Kd6-e6 50.Rh8xh5 Ke6-f7
51.Rh5-h8 Nb1-c3 52.Ke1-d2 Kf7-g7
53.Rh8-b8 Nc3-e4+ 54.Kd2-e3
2.82/15 ] 43.Rb8xf8 [Houdini
annotates: 43.Rb8xf8 Ke7xd7
44.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-c8 45.Rf7xg7 h7-h5
46.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-d7 47.a7-a8Q
Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8
Kd7-e6 49.Ra8-h8 Ke6-f7 50.Rh8xh5
Kf7-g7 51.Rh5-f5 Nb1-c3 52.Rf5-f3
Nc3-e4 53.Ke1-e2 2.29/12 ]
43...Ke7xd7 [Houdini annotates:
43...Ke7xd7 44.Rf8-f7+ Kd7-c8
45.Rf7xg7 h7-h5 46.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-d7
47.a7-a8Q Bc6xa8 48.Rg8xa8 Kd7-e6
49.Ra8-h8 Ke6-f7 50.Rh8xh5 Kf7-g7
51.Rh5-f5 Nb1-c3 52.Rf5-f3 Nc3-e4
53.Ke1-e2 2.30/13 ] 44.a7-a8Q
[ Houdini annotates: 44.Rf8-f7+
Kd7-d6 45.Rf7xg7 h7-h6 46.Rg7h7
Nb1-c3 47.Rh7xh6 Kd6-e6 48.Rh6-h8
Nc3-b5 49.a7-a8Q Bc6xa8 50.Rh8xa8
Ke6-f7 51.Ke1-d2 Kf7-g6 52.Kd2-e3
Nb5-d6 53.Ra8-g8+ Kg6-h5
54.Rg8-h8+ Kh5-g6 55.Ke3-e2
Nd6-f5 2.13/15 ] 44...Bc6xa8
[ Houdini annotates: 44...Bc6xa8
45.Rf8xa8 Kd7-e6 46.Ra8-a7 g7-g6
47.Ra7xh7 Nb1-c3 48.h4-h5 g6xh5
49.Rh7xh5 Nc3-d5 50.Rh5-h8 Nd5-f4
51.h2-h4 Ke6-f7 52.Ke1-d2 Kf7-g6
53.f2-f3 f6-f5 54.Rh8-f8 Kg6-h5
55.Rf8xf5+ Kh5xh4 56.Rf5xe5 1.72/13
] 45.Rf8xa8 [Houdini annotates:
45.Rf8xa8 Kd7-e6 46.Ra8-a7 g7-g6
47.Ra7xh7 Nb1-c3 48.h4-h5 g6xh5
228
49.Rh7xh5 Nc3-d5 50.Rh5-h8 Nd5-f4
51.h2-h4 Ke6-f7 52.Ke1-d2 Kf7-g6
53.f2-f3 f6-f5 54.Rh8-f8 Kg6-h5
55.Rf8xf5+ Kh5xh4 56.Rf5xe5 1.51/14
229

] 45...h7-h5? [ 45...Kd7-e7
46.Ra8-a7+ Ke7-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 45...Kd7-e6 46.Ra8-a7 g7-g6
47.Ra7xh7 Nb1-c3 48.h4-h5 g6xh5
49.Rh7xh5 Nc3-d5 50.Rh5-h8 Nd5-f4
51.h2-h4 Ke6-f7 52.Ke1-d2 Kf7-g6
53.f2-f3 f6-f5 54.Rh8-f8 Kg6-h5
55.Rf8xf5+ Kh5xh4 56.Rf5xe5 1.55/15
] 46.Ra8-a7+ [Houdini annotates:
46.Ra8-a7+ Kd7-e6 47.Ra7xg7
Nb1-c3 48.Rg7-h7 Nc3-b5 49.Ke1-d2
Nb5-d4 50.Rh7xh5 Ke6-f7 51.Kd2-e3
Kf7-g6 52.Rh5-h8 Kg6-g7 53.Rh8-a8
Nd4-f5+ 54.Ke3-f3 Nf5xh4+ 55.Kf3-g4
Nh4-g2 56.h2-h4 Ng2-f4 57.Kg4-f5
Nf4-d3 58.Ra8-a7+ Kg7-h6 2.22/17 ]
46...Kd7-e6 47.Ra7xg7 Nb1-c3
48.Rg7-h7 Nc3-b5 49.Ke1-d2 Nb5-d4
50.Rh7xh5 Ke6-f7 51.Kd2-e3 Kf7-g6
52.Rh5-h8 Kg6-g7 53.Rh8-a8 Nd4-f5+
54.Ke3-f3 Nf5xh4+ 55.Kf3-g4 Nh4-g2
56.h2-h4 Ng2-f4 57.Kg4-f5 Nf4-d3
58.Ra8-a7+ Kg7-h6 2.29/18 ]
47.Ra7xg7 [Houdini annotates:
47.Ra7xg7 Nb1-c3 48.Rg7-h7 Nc3-b5
49.Ke1-d2 Nb5-d4 50.Rh7xh5 Ke6-f7
51.Kd2-e3 Kf7-g6 52.Rh5-h8 Kg6-g7
53.Rh8-a8 Nd4-f5+ 54.Ke3-f3
Nf5xh4+ 55.Kf3-g4 Nh4-g2 56.h2-h4
Ng2-f4 57.Kg4-f5 Nf4-d3 58.Ra8-a7+
Kg7-h6 2.22/17 ] 47...Ke6-f5
[ 47...Nb1-a3 the only chance to get
some counterplay 48.Rg7-h7 Na3-c2+
49.Ke1-d2 Nc2-d4 50.Rh7xh5
Ke6-f7+- ;Houdini annotates:
47...Nb1-a3 48.Rg7-h7 Na3-c2+
49.Ke1-d2 Nc2-d4 50.Rh7xh5 Ke6-f7
51.Kd2-e3 Kf7-g6 52.Rh5-h8 Kg6-g7
53.Rh8-a8 Nd4-f5+ 54.Ke3-f3
Nf5xh4+ 55.Kf3-g4 Nh4-g2 56.h2-h4
Kf5-g4 51.Rb3xb1 Kg4xh4 52.Rb1-b6

Kf5-g4 51.Rb3xb1 Kg4xh4 52.Rb1-b6
Kh4-g5 53.Ke2-e3 f6-f5 54.f2-f3
Kg5-h4 55.Rb6-h6 Kh4-g5 56.Rh6-e6
e5-e4 57.f3xe4 f5xe4 58.Re6xe4
Kg5-f6 59.h2-h4 Kf6-f5 60.Re4-c4
Kf5-f6 61.Rc4-c5 Kf6-e6 62.Rc5xh5
Ke6-f6 63.Rh5-g5 6.32/18 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 105
9+-+-+-+-0 105
9-+-+-zp-+0
9+-+-zpk+p0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-tR-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+n+-mK-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
1-0
Ng2-f4 57.Kg4-f5 Nf4-d3 58.Ra8-a7+
Kg7-h6 2.28/15 ] 48.Rg7-g3 Diagram
[ Houdini annotates: 48.Rg7-g3
Kf5-f4 49.Ke1-e2 Kf4-f5 50.Rg3-b3

19
D12
19
D12
Aronian,Levon
Viswanathan Anand
Amber-blind 16th (9)
27.03.2007
D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.e2-e3 Bc8-f5
5.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 6.Nf3-h4 Bf5-g6
7.Nh4xg6 h7xg6 8.g2-g3 Nb8-d7
9.Bf1-g2 d5xc4 10.Qd1-e2 Bf8-e7
11.Qe2xc4 e6-e5 12.Nc3-e2 e5xd4
13.Ne2xd4 Nd7-e5 14.Qc4-c2
Be7-b4+ 15.Bc1-d2 Bb4xd2+
16.Qc2xd2 0-0 17.Ra1-c1
Qd8-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 17...Ra8-c8
18.Rc1-d1 Qd8-b6 19.0-0 Rc8-d8
20.Qd2-c3 Nf6-d5 21.Qc3-c2 Rf8-e8
22.a2-a3 Ne5-g4 23.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5
230
231

24.Nd4-f3 Ng4-e5 25.Nf3xe5 Re8xe5
26.b2-b4 Qb6-b5 27.e3-e4 -0.04/18 ]
18.0-0 [Houdini annotates: 18.0-0
Ra8-d8 19.Qd2-c3 Nf6-d5 20.Qc3-b3
Nd5-b4 21.Nd4-f3 Ne5xf3+ 22.Bg2xf3
Rd8-d3 23.Rc1-c3 Rd3xc3 24.b2xc3
Nb4-d3 25.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8 26.Bf3-e2
Nd3-c5 27.Qb3-b4 Rd8xd1+
28.Be2xd1 Qe7-e5 29.Qb4-d4 0.00/18
] 18...c6-c5 Diagram [Houdini
annotates: 18...Ra8-d8 19.Qd2-c3
Rd8-d6
20.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8 21.Rd1-d2 Rd6-d7
22.Qc3-c5 Qe7xc5 23.Rc1xc5 Rd8-e8
24.Rd2-d1 g6-g5 25.h2-h3 g5-g4
26.h3xg4 Nf6xg4 27.Bg2-h3 Ne5-f3+
28.Kg1-g2 -0.05/16 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0
9zpp+-wqpzp-0 106
9-+-+-snp+0 106
9+-zp-sn-+-0
9-+-sN-+-+0
9+-+-zP-zP-0
9PzP-wQ-zPLzP0
9+-tR-+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
19.Nd4-f3 [Houdini annotates:
19.f2-f4 Ne5-g4 20.Nd4-c2 Nf6-e4
21.Qd2-e2 Ng4-f6 22.Nc2-e1 Ra8-d8
23.Ne1-d3 Rd8-d6 24.Nd3-e5 Qe7-e6
25.Qe2-c4 Qe6xc4 26.Ne5xc4 Rd6-d8
27.Rf1-d1 Rf8-e8 28.Bg2xe4 Nf6xe4
29.Kg1-g2 g6-g5 30.Rd1xd8 Re8xd8
0.08/18 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+k+0
9zpp+-+pzp-0 107
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-zp-+-zp-0
9-+N+nzP-+0
9+-+-zP-zP-0
9PzP-+-+KzP0
9+-tR-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
21.Nf3xe5 Qe7xe5 22.a2-a3 a7-a5
23.b2-b4 c5xb4 24.a3xb4 a5xb4
25.Qc2-c4 Rd8-d2 26.Qc4xb4 Rd2-b2
27.Qb4-a3 Qe5-b5 28.Qa3-e7 Rf8-e8
29.Qe7-a7 Qb5-e2 30.Rc1-c7 Rb2-a2
29.Qe7-a7 Qb5-e2 30.Rc1-c7 Rb2-a2
31.Qa7xb6 Re8-d8 0.10/18 ]
20.Qd2-c2 White threatens to win
material: Qc2xc5 [Houdini
annotates: 20.Qd2-e2 Ne5-d3
21.Rc1-c3
Nd3-b4 22.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 23.Rc3-c1
Ra8-c8 24.Qe2-b5 b7-b6 25.Bg2-h3
Rc8-c7 26.Rf1-d1 Nf6-e4 27.Qb5-e2
(Diagram 107)
] 19...Rf8-d8 Black threatens to win
material:
Rd8xd2
[Houdini
annotates: 19...Ra8-d8 20.Qd2-c2
b7-b6

Rd8xd1+ 28.Rc1xd1 Qe7-f6
Rd8xd1+ 28.Rc1xd1 Qe7-f6
29.Bh3-d7 g6-g5 30.Bd7-g4 Rc7-e7
0.27/18 ] 20...Ne5-d3 Black threatens
to win material: Nd3xc1 [Houdini
annotates: 20...Ra8-c8 21.Rf1-d1 b7b6
22.b2-b3 Nf6-g4 23.Nf3xe5 Ng4xe5
24.Qc2-e2 g6-g5 25.f2-f4 Rd8xd1+
26.Rc1xd1 Ne5-g6 27.f4xg5 Qe7xg5
28.Rd1-d7 Rc8-e8 29.Qe2-f2 Re8-e7
30.Rd7-d3 Ng6-f8 0.13/17 ] 21.Rc1-d1
Rd1xd3 [Houdini annotates:
21.Rc1-d1 Nd3-b4 22.Qc2-b3 Ra8-c8
23.Nf3-g5 Rd8xd1 24.Rf1xd1 c5-c4
25.Qb3-a3 b7-b5 26.h2-h4 Rc8-e8
27.Rd1-d4 Qe7-c5 28.Kg1-h2 Re8-c8
29.Bg2-f3 a7-a6 30.Kh2-g2 Rc8-e8
31.Rd4-d1 Re8-c8 32.Bf3-b7 Rc8-e8
232

0.22/20 ] 21...Nd3-b4 Black threatens
to win material: Nb4xc2
[Houdini
annotates: 21...Nd3-b4 22.Qc2-b3
Nf6-e4 23.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 24.Qb3-c2
Ra8-c8 25.Rf1-e1 Rc8-b8 26.Nf3-h4
Ne4-f6 27.Rd1xd8+ Rb8xd8
28.Re1-c1 Qe7-d6 29.Qc2-c4 Nf6-d7
30.Nh4-f3 Qd6-f6 31.Qc4-b5 Nd7-b6
32.b2-b3 Rd8-d5 33.Nf3-d4 Nc6xd4
34.e3xd4 0.19/18 ] 22.Qc2-b3
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qc2-c4
Nb4-c6 23.Nf3-g5 Nc6-e5 24.Qc4-b5
Ra8-b8 25.b2-b3 b7-b6 26.h2-h3
Rd8xd1 27.Rf1xd1 Nf6-e8 28.Ng5-f3
Ne8-d6 29.Qb5-e2 Rb8-d8 30.Nf3xe5
Qe7xe5 31.h3-h4 0.25/17 ]
22...Ra8-c8 [Houdini annotates:
22...Nf6-e4 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-tr-+k+0
9zpp+-wqpzp-0 108
9-+-+-+p+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-sn-+n+-+0
9+Q+-zPNzP-0
9PzP-+-zPLzP0
9+-+R+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
23.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 24.Qb3-c2 Ra8-c8
25.Rf1-e1 Rc8-b8 26.Nf3-h4 Ne4-f6
27.Rd1xd8+ Rb8xd8 28.Re1-c1
Qe7-d6 29.Qc2-c4 Nf6-d7 30.Nh4-f3
Qd6-f6 31.Qc4-b5 Nd7-b6 32.b2-b3
Rd8-d5 33.Nf3-d4 Nc6xd4 34.e3xd4
0.19/18 ] 23.a2-a3 White threatens to
win
material:
a3xb4
[Houdini
annotates:
23.Nf3-g5
Rd8xd1
233
24.Rf1xd1
c5-c4 25.Qb3-a3 b7-b5 26.h2-h4
Rc8-e8 27.Rd1-d4 Qe7-c5 28.Kg1-h2
Re8-c8 29.Bg2-f3 a7-a6 30.Kh2-g2

Rc8-e8 31.Rd4-d1 Re8-c8 32.Bf3-b7
Rc8-e8 31.Rd4-d1 Re8-c8 32.Bf3-b7
Rc8-e8 0.22/18 ] 23...Nb4-d5
[ Houdini annotates: 23...Nb4-c6
24.Nf3-h4 Kg8-h7 25.Rd1xd8 Rc8xd8
26.Rf1-c1 Rd8-c8 27.Qb3-a4 Rc8-c7
28.Nh4-f3 Kh7-g8 29.Qa4-b5 b7-b6
30.Nf3-g5 Nc6-e5 31.Rc1-d1 Rc7-d7
32.Rd1xd7 Qe7xd7 33.Qb5xd7
Nf6xd7 0.30/18 ] 24.Qb3-c4
[ Houdini annotates: 24.Nf3-d2
Nd5-b6 25.Nd2-b1 g6-g5 26.Nb1c3 g5-g4 27.Qb3-c2 Rc8-b8
28.Nc3-e4
Nf6xe4 29.Bg2xe4 g7-g6 30.b2-b3
Rb8-c8 31.Be4-h1 c5-c4
32.Rd1xd8+ Rc8xd8 33.b3xc4
0.26/16 ]
24...Nd5-b6 Black threatens to
win material: Nb6xc4 [Houdini
annotates: 24...a7-a6 25.Qc4-c2
b7-b5
26.Rf1-e1 Nd5-b6 27.Bg2-h3 Rd8xd1
28.Re1xd1 Rc8-e8 29.Bh3-g2 Nb6-c4
30.Bg2-f1 Nc4-e5 31.Nf3xe5 Qe7xe5
32.Bf1-g2 c5-c4 33.h2-h4 Kg8-h7
34.a3-a4 Qe5-f5 35.Qc2xf5 g6xf5
36.a4xb5 a6xb5 0.14/17 ] 25.Qc4-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Qc4-h4
c5-c4 26.Rd1xd8+ Rc8xd8 27.Rf1-e1
Rd8-e8 28.Qh4-g5 Nb6-c8 29.Nf3-d4
Nc8-d6 30.Re1-d1 Re8-d8 31.Qg5a5 a7-a6 32.Nd4-e2 Nf6-g4 33.Ne2f4
g6-g5 0.20/17 ] 25...Nb6-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 25...Rc8-b8
26.h2-h4 Nf6-e4 27.Nf3-d2 Ne4xd2
28.Rd1xd2 Rd8xd2 29.Qc2xd2
Nb6-c4 30.Qd2-e2 Nc4-d6 31.Rf1-d1
Rb8-d8 32.Qe2-c2 b7-b6 33.b2-b4
Qe7-e5 34.b4xc5 b6xc5 35.Bg2-d5
Qe5-h5 0.27/17 ] 26.Rf1-e1
[ Houdini annotates: 26.Bg2-h3
Rc8-b8 27.Bh3xd7 Rd8xd7
234
28.Rd1xd7 Nf6xd7 29.Rf1-d1 Nd7-f6
30.Qc2-d3 Rb8-c8 31.Nf3-g5 Qe7-e5
32.f2-f4 Qe5-e7 33.e3-e4 c5-c4
34.Qd3-e3 c4-c3 35.b2xc3 Qe7xa3
36.e4-e5 0.30/18 ] 26...b7-b5
[ 26...Nd7-b6!? ;Houdini annotates:

26...Nf6-e4 27.Nf3-e5 Qe7xe5
28.f2-f4 Qe5-c7 29.Qc2xe4 Nd7-f6
30.Qe4-c4 Qc7-b6 31.Rd1xd8+
Qb6xd8 32.Qc4-b3 Qd8-d2 33.Re1-d1
Qd2-e2 34.Bg2-f1 c5-c4 35.Bf1xe2
c4xb3 36.Kg1-f2 Rc8-c2 0.22/16 ]
27.Re1-e2 Nd7-b6 28.Re2-d2 Rd8xd2
29.Qc2xd2 Nb6-c4 30.Qd2-c2 a7-a6
31.Bg2-f1 Nc4-b6 32.Nf3-g5 c5-c4
33.Bf1-g2 Rc8-d8 34.Qc2-e2 Nb6-d5
35.h2-h4 c4-c3 0.22/16 ] 27...Nd7-f8
[ Houdini annotates: 27...Nd7-e5
28.Nf3xe5 Qe7xe5 29.f2-f4 Qe5-e7
30.e4-e5 Nf6-e8 31.e5-e6 f7xe6
32.Rd1xd8 Rc8xd8 33.Qc2xg6
Ne8-c7 34.Bg2-e4 Qe7-f6 35.Qg6-h7+
Kg8-f8 36.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-e7 37.Qh8-h5
Qf6-d4+ 38.Kg1-h1 c5-c4 39.Be4-f3
Rd8-d6 40.Re1-e2 c4-c3 41.b2xc3
Qd4xc3 42.f4-f5 Qc3xa3 43.Kh1-g2
Qa3-c3 44.Qh5-g5+ Qc3-f6 45.Qg5-f4
b5-b4 46.Qf4xb4 Qf6xf5 0.44/18 ]
28.Bg2-h3 [Houdini annotates:
28.e4-e5 Nf6-d5 29.Qc2-e4 Nd5-b6
30.Bg2-h3 Rd8xd1 31.Re1xd1 Rc8-c7
32.Qe4-e2 c5-c4 33.Nf3-d4 a7-a6
34.e5-e6 f7-f5 35.Rd1-e1 c4-c3
36.Bh3-g2 c3xb2 37.Qe2xb2 Nb6-c4
38.Qb2-b3 0.41/18 ] 28...Rd8xd1
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Rc8-b8
29.Rd1xd8 Rb8xd8 30.e4-e5 Nf6-d5
31.e5-e6 Nf8xe6 32.Bh3xe6 f7xe6
33.Nf3-e5 Rd8-c8 34.Ne5xg6 Qe7-f6
35.Ng6-e5 c5-c4 36.Kg1-g2 Qf6-f5
37.Qc2xf5 e6xf5 38.Re1-d1 Nd5-f6
39.f2-f4 Rc8-e8 40.h2-h3 0.47/18
Diagram
(Diagram 109)
235
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0{
9zp-+-+-zp-0 109
9zp-+-+-zp-0 109
9-+-+-sn-+0
9+p+-sNp+-0
9-+p+-zP-+0
9zP-+-+-zPP0
9-zP-+-+K+0
9+-+R+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
] 29.Re1xd1 [Instead of 29.Qc2xd1
Rc8-d8 30.Qd1-c2 c5-c4 ;Houdini 2.
0c : 29.Re1xd1 Nf6-d7
30.Qc2-d3 c5-c4 31.Qd3-d6 Qe7xd6

32.Rd1xd6 Rc8-c7 33.Bh3xd7 Rc7xd7
34.e4-e5 a7-a6 35.Kg1-f1 Rd7xd6
36.e5xd6 f7-f6 37.Kf1-g2 Kg8-f7
38.Nf3-d4 Nf8-d7 39.f2-f4 Kf7-f8
40.Nd4-c6 Kf8-f7 0.37/19 ] 29...Rc8-c7
[Houdini annotates: 29...Nf6-d7
30.Qc2-d3 c5-c4 31.Qd3-d6 Qe7xd6
34.Rd6-d5 Rd7xd5 35.e4xd5 Nf8-d7
36.Kg1-g2 Kg8-f8 37.Nf3-d4 a7-a6
38.Nd4-c6 Kf8-e8 39.Kg2-f3 g6-g5
0.34/17 ] 30.e4-e5 [Houdini
annotates: 30.e4-e5 Nf6-d7
31.Qc2-e4
Nd7-b6 32.Qe4-e3 Nb6-a4 33.b2-b3
Na4-b6 34.Rd1-e1 c5-c4 35.Nf3-d4
a7-a6 36.b3-b4 Nb6-a4 37.e5-e6
Kg8-h7 38.Qe3-e4 Na4-c3 39.Qe4-c2
Nc3-a4 40.Kg1-g2 0.46/19 ]
30...Nf6-d7 [Houdini annotates:
30...Nf6-d7 31.Qc2-e4 Nd7-b6
32.Qe4-e2 Qe7-e8 33.Rd1-e1 Rc7-e7
34.Nf3-g5 Nb6-c4 35.f2-f4 Nf8-h7
36.Ng5-e4 g6-g5 37.Ne4xc5 Qe8-c6
38.Qe2-f2 g5xf4 39.g3xf4 Re7-c7
40.b2-b4 Nh7-f8 41.Re1-d1 0.46/20 ]
31.Qc2-e4 [Houdini annotates:
31.Qc2-b3 Nd7xe5 32.Nf3xe5 Qe7xe5
33.Qb3xb5 Qe5-e7 34.Qb5-c4 Qe7-e5
35.b2-b3 Rc7-e7 36.Kg1-g2 Qe5-c7
37.Rd1-d5 Qc7-b7 38.Bh3-g4 Nf8-e6
236

39.Bg4-f3 Qb7-b6 40.h2-h4 Ne6-d4
41.Qc4xc5 Qb6xc5 42.Rd5xc5
Nd4xb3 43.Rc5-c8+ Kg8-h7 0.45/17 ]
31...Nd7-b6 32.Qe4-e2 Qe7-e8
33.Rd1-e1 Rc7-e7 34.Nf3-g5 Nb6-c4
35.f2-f4 Nf8-h7 36.Ng5-e4 g6-g5
37.Ne4xc5 Qe8-c6 38.Qe2-f2 g5xf4
39.g3xf4 Re7-c7 40.b2-b4 Nh7-f8
41.Re1-d1 0.46/18 ] 32.Rd1-d6
Nd7-b6 33.Qe4-d4 Kg8-h7 34.e5-e6
f7-f6 35.Rd6-d8 Kh7-g8 36.Kg1-g2
Rc7-c8 37.Rd8xc8 Nb6xc8 38.Qd4-e3
Nc8-b6 39.Nf3-d4 Nb6-a4 40.Nd4-c6
Qe7-c7 41.Qe3-f3 Na4xb2 42.e6-e7
0.49/18 ] 32...Nd7-c5 Diagram
[ 32...Nd7-b6 33.Qe4-d4 ;Houdini 2.
0c : 32...Nd7-b6 33.Qe4-d4
Kg8-h7 34.e5-e6 f7-f6 35.Rd6-d8
Kh7-g8 36.Kg1-g2 Rc7-c8 37.Rd8xc8
Nb6xc8 38.Qd4-e3 Nc8-d6 39.Nf3-d4
f6-f5 40.Qe3-e5 a7-a6 41.f2-f3
0.52/17 ]
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33.Qe4-a8+- [Houdini annotates:
33.Qe4-a8 Nc5-d7 34.Bh3xd7 Rc7xd7
35.Qa8-d5 a7-a6 36.Kg1-g2 g6-g5
237
37.h2-h3 g7-g6 38.Nf3-d4 Kg8-g7
39.Nd4-c6 Rd7xd6 40.e5xd6 Qe7-b7
41.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-g8 42.Qe5-e8

Qb7-d7 43.Qe8xd7 Nf8xd7 44.Nc6b4 a6-a5 45.Nb4-c6 a5-a4 46.Kg2-f3
Qb7-d7 43.Qe8xd7 Nf8xd7 44.Nc6b4 a6-a5 45.Nb4-c6 a5-a4 46.Kg2-f3
Kg8-f8 0.78/18 ] 33...Nc5-d3?
[ 33...Nc5-a4!? 34.Rd6-d8 c4-c3
( 34...Na4xb2?? a poisoned pawn
35.e5-e6 Qe7-c5 36.Rd8-d5+- )
35.b2xc3 Na4-b6+- ;Houdini
annotates: 33...Nc5-d7 34.Bh3xd7
Rc7xd7
35.Qa8-d5 a7-a6 36.Kg1-g2 g6-g5
37.h2-h3 Rd7-a7 38.Nf3-d4 Ra7-d7
39.Nd4-c6 Qe7-e8 40.Nc6-b4 g7-g6
41.Nb4-c6 Qe8-c8 42.a3-a4 Qc8-b7
43.a4-a5 Qb7-c8 44.Kg2-h2 Kg8-g7
45.Nc6-b4 Rd7xd6 46.e5xd6 0.83/17 ]
34.Rd6-d8 c4-c3 35.b2xc3 Nd3xf2
36.Kg1xf2 Rc7xc3 37.Bh3-f1 a7-a6
38.Qa8-d5 Kg8-h7 39.Qd5-d6
Qe7-a7+ 40.Qd6-d4 Qa7-e7
41.Qd4xc3 Qe7xd8 42.Qc3-c6
Qd8-a5 43.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8 44.Qc6-d5
Qa5-c7 45.h2-h4 Qc7-c2+ 46.Kf2-g1
Qc2-c7 47.Kg1-g2 Qc7-c2+
48.Kg2-g1 Qc2-c7 2.63/14 ]
34...Qe7-c5 [ 34...g6-g5 35.Qa8b8 c4-c3 ( 35...Nd3xb2?? it may
look tempting but Black must resist
capturing the pawn 36.Rd8xf8+
Qe7xf8 37.Qb8xc7+- ) 36.b2xc3
Rc7xc3+- ;Houdini annotates:
34...c4-c3 35.b2xc3 Nd3xf2 36.Kg1xf2
Rc7xc3 37.Bh3-f1 a7-a6 38.Qa8-d5
Kg8-h7 39.Qd5-d6 Qe7-a7+
40.Qd6-d4 Qa7-e7 41.Qd4xc3
Qe7xd8 42.Qc3-c6 Qd8-a5
43.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8 44.Qc6-d5
Qa5-b6+ 45.Kf2-g2 Qb6-c7 46.h2-h4
Qc7-c2+ 47.Kg2-g1 Qc2-f5 48.Bf1-d3
Qf5-d7 2.92/15 ] 35.e5-e6 [Houdini 2.
0c : 35.e5-e6 g6-g5 36.Nf3-d4 g7-g6
37.e6xf7+ Kg8xf7 38.Qa8-f3+ Kf7-g7
238
39.Qf3xf8+ Qc5xf8
40.Nd4-e6+ Kg7-f6 41.Rd8xf8+
Rc7-f7 42.Rf8xf7+ Kf6xf7 43.Ne6-d4
Nd3xb2 44.Nd4xb5 Kf7-f6 45.Kg1-f1

a7-a6 46.Nb5-c7 a6-a5 47.Kf1-e2
Nb2-d3 48.Nc7-d5+ Kf6-e5 3.33/13 ]
35...Nd3xf2 [ 35...g6-g5
doesn't improve anything 36.Nf3-d4
g7-g6 37.e6xf7+ Kg8xf7 38.Qa8-f3+
Kf7-g7 39.Qf3xf8+ Qc5xf8
40.Nd4-e6+ Kg7-f6 41.Rd8xf8+
( 41.Ne6xf8?! Nd3xb2 42.Nf8-e6
Rc7-c6+- ) 41...Rc7-f7 42.Rf8xf7+
Kf6xf7 43.Ne6-d4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 35...g6-g5 36.Nf3-d4 g7g6
37.e6xf7+ Kg8xf7 38.Qa8-f3+ Kf7-g7
39.Qf3xf8+ Qc5xf8 40.Nd4-e6+
Kg7-f6 41.Rd8xf8+ Rc7-f7 42.Rf8xf7+
Kf6xf7 43.Ne6-d4 Nd3xb2 44.Nd4xb5
Kf7-f6 45.Kg1-f1 a7-a6 46.Nb5-c7
a6-a5 47.Kf1-e2 Nb2-d3 48.Nc7-d5+
Kf6-e5 3.59/14 ] 36.e6xf7+
[ Houdini annotates: 36.e6xf7+ Rc7xf7
37.Bh3-e6 Nf2-g4+ 38.Kg1-h1
Ng4-f2+ 39.Kh1-g2 Nf2-g4
40.Be6xf7+ Kg8xf7 41.Rd8-c8 Qc5-d6
42.Qa8-e4 Ng4-f6 43.Nf3-g5+ Kf7-g8
44.Qe4-e6+ Qd6xe6 45.Ng5xe6
Nf6-d7 46.Rc8-a8 g6-g5 47.Ra8xa7
Nf8xe6 48.Ra7xd7 Kg8-f8 49.Rd7-d5
Kf8-e7 50.Rd5xb5 Ke7-d6
51.Rb5-b6+ Kd6-d5 52.a3-a4 Ne6-c7
53.Rb6-g6 Nc7-e6 54.a4-a5 4.56/16 ]
36...Kg8xf7 [ 36...Rc7xf7 is the last
straw 37.Bh3-e6 Nf2-g4+ 38.Kg1-h1
Ng4-f2+ 39.Kh1-g2 Nf2-g4 40.Be6xg4
Rf7-f6+- ;Houdini annotates:
36...Rc7xf7 37.Bh3-e6 Nf2-g4+
38.Kg1-h1 Ng4-f2+ 39.Kh1-g2 Nf2-g4
40.Be6xf7+ Kg8xf7 41.Rd8-c8 Qc5-d6
42.Qa8-e4 Ng4-f6 43.Nf3-g5+ Kf7-g8
44.Qe4-e6+ Qd6xe6 45.Ng5xe6
Nf6-d7 46.Rc8-a8 g6-g5 47.Ra8xa7
Nf8xe6 48.Ra7xd7 Kg8-f8 49.Rd7-d5
Kf8-e7 50.Rd5xb5 Ke7-d6 51.a3-a4
239
Kd6-c6 52.Rb5-b4 Kc6-c5 53.Rb4-b7
Kc5-c6 54.Rb7-f7 Kc6-c5 55.Kg2-f3
Kc5-b4 56.Rf7-a7 4.87/17 ]
37.Rd8xf8+! Deflection: f2 [Houdini 2.

0c : 37.Rd8xf8+ Qc5xf8
0c : 37.Rd8xf8+ Qc5xf8
38.Nf3-e5+ Kf7-e7 39.Ne5xg6+
Ke7-f6 40.Qa8xf8+ Rc7-f7 41.Qf8d6+ Kf6-g5 42.Ng6-f4 Nf2xh3+
43.Nf4xh3+ Kg5-f5 44.Nh3-f4 Kf5-e4
45.Qd6-e6+ Ke4-d4 46.Qe6xf7 Kd4e3 47.Qf7xg7
Ke3-d2 48.Qg7xa7 Kd2-c1 49.Qa7-d4
Kc1-c2 50.Qd4-c3+ Kc2-b1 51.Qc3-e5
Kb1-c1 52.Qe5xb5 c4-c3 53.b2xc3
Kc1-c2 54.c3-c4 Kc2-d2 55.c4-c5
Kd2-c2 56.c5-c6 Kc2-c3 57.Qb5b4+ Kc3-c2 58.c6-c7 22.00/14 ]
37...Qc5xf8 38.Nf3-e5+ Kf7-e7
39.Ne5xg6+ Ke7-f6 40.Qa8xf8+
Rc7-f7 41.Qf8-d6+ Kf6-g5 42.Ng6-f4
Nf2xh3+ 43.Nf4xh3+ Kg5-f5 44.Nh3-f4
Kf5-e4 45.Qd6-e6+ Ke4-d4 46.Qe6xf7
Kd4-e3 47.Qf7xg7 Ke3-d2 48.Qg7xa7
Kd2-c2 49.Qa7-d4 Kc2-b1 50.Qd4e5 b5-b4 51.a3xb4 Kb1-a1 52.b4-b5
Ka1-a2 53.b5-b6 21.69/15 ]
38.Nf3-e5+ Diagram [ 38.Nf3e5+ Kf7-e7 39.Ne5xg6+ Ke7-f6
40.Qa8xf8+ Rc7-f7 41.Qf8-d6+ Kf6-g5
42.Ng6-f4 Nf2xh3+
43.Nf4xh3+ Kg5-h5 44.g3-g4+
Kh5xg4
45.Qd6-e6+ Kg4-h5 46.Qe6xf7+
Kh5-h6 47.Nh3-f4 Kh6-g5 48.Nf4e6+ Kg5-g4 49.Qf7-f4+ Kg4-h3
50.Qf4-g3# ;Houdini annotates:
38.Nf3-e5+ Kf7-e7 39.Ne5xg6+
Ke7-f6 40.Qa8xf8+ Rc7-f7 41.Qf8d6+ Kf6-g5 42.Ng6-f4 Nf2xh3+
43.Nf4xh3+ Kg5-f5 44.Nh3-f4 Kf5-e4
45.Qd6-e6+ Ke4-d4 46.Qe6xf7 Kd4e3 47.Qf7xg7
Ke3-d2 48.Qg7xa7 Kd2-c2 49.Qa7-d4
Kc2-b1 50.Qd4-e5 Kb1-c1
51.Qe5xb5 c4-c3 52.b2xc3 Kc1-c2
53.c3-c4
240
Kc2-d2 54.c4-c5 Kd2-c2 55.c5-c6
Kc2-c3 56.Qb5-b4+ Kc3-c2 57.c6-c7
20.80/16 ]
1-0
Simply Irrestible
31.Rxh4+
The only good Rook is a working Rook! - Samuel Reshevsky
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Viswanathan Anand
Levon Aronian
Morelia-Linares (2)
C89
16.02.2008
C89: Closed Ruy Lopez: Marshall

Attack
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
5.0-0 Bf8-e7 6.Rf1-e1 b7-b5
7.Ba4-b3 0-0 8.c2-c3 d7-d5 9.e4xd5
Nf6xd5 10.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5
11.Re1xe5 c7-c6 12.Re5-e1 Be7-d6
13.g2-g3 Rf8-e8 14.d2-d4 Re8xe1+
15.Qd1xe1 Ra8-a7 16.Bc1-e3 Ra7-e7
17.Nb1-d2 Qd8-e8 18.Nd2-f1 h7-h5
19.a2-a4 Bc8-e6 20.Bb3-d1 h5-h4
last book move 21.a4xb5 [Houdini 2.
0c : 21.Bd1-f3 h4xg3 22.h2xg3
Be6-d7 23.Kg1-g2 Qe8-c8 24.a4xb5
Bd7-h3+ 25.Kg2-g1 a6xb5 26.Ra1-a5
Qc8-f5 27.Qe1-d1 Bd6-b8 28.Ra5-a8
Re7-e8 29.Ra8-a6 Qf5-c8 30.Ra6-a3
Bh3-f5 0.27/15 ] 21...a6xb5
[ Houdini annotates: 21...a6xb5
28.d4-d5 c6xd5 29.Bf3xd5 Bd6-b8

28.d4-d5 c6xd5 29.Bf3xd5 Bd6-b8
Diagram
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+p+L+l+-0
9-+n+-+-+0
9+-zP
-vL
-zP-0
22.Bd1-f3
h4xg3
23.h2xg3
Be6-d7
24.Kg1-g2 Bd7-f5 25.Qe1-d2 Qe8-c8
26.Kg2-g1 Nd5-b6 27.Qd2-e2 Nb6-c4
9-zP-+QzP-+0
9-zP-+QzP-+0
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30.Ra1-d1 Re7-d7 0.24/15 ]
22.Bd1-f3 [Houdini annotates:
22.Qe1-d2 h4xg3 23.f2xg3 Be6-h3
24.Be3-f2 Nd5-f6 25.Bd1-f3 Nf6-e4
26.Bf3xe4 Re7xe4 27.Nf1-e3 Bd6-c7
28.Qd2-d3 Re4-e6 29.d4-d5 Re6-f6
30.Ra1-a6 Qe8-d8 31.Ra6-a7 0.23/14
] 22...Be6-h3 last book move
23.h2xg3 Be6-d7 24.Kg1-g2 Bd7-f5
25.Qe1-d2 Qe8-c8 26.Kg2-g1 Nd5-b6
27.Qd2-e2 Nb6-c4 28.d4-d5 c6xd5
29.Bf3xd5 Bd6-b8 30.Ra1-d1 Diagram
(Diagram 113)
Re7-d7 0.24/13 ]
23.Bf3xd5
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Ra1-a6
Bh3-c8 24.Ra6-a8 Nd5-b6 25.Ra8a2 h4xg3 26.h2xg3 Nb6-c4 27.Qe1e2
Nc4xe3 28.Nf1xe3 Bd6xg3 29.Ra2-a8
Bg3-d6 30.Bf3-g4 Re7-c7 31.Ne3-f5
Qe8xe2 32.Bg4xe2 0.25/15 ]
23...c6xd5 Black has the pair
of bishops [Houdini annotates:
23...c6xd5 24.Qe1-e2 h4xg3
25.h2xg3 b5-b4 26.Qe2-f3 b4xc3
27.b2xc3
Bh3-e6 28.Be3-f4 Bd6xf4 29.Qf3xf4
122
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9+-+-trpzp-0 113
9-+-+-+-+0
9+p+L+l+-0
9-+n+-+-+0
9+-zP-vL-zP-0
9-zP-+QzP-+0
9+-+R+NmK-0
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Qe8-c6 30.Qf4-d2 Re7-e8 31.Nf1-e3
Re8-c8 32.Ra1-a3 Qc6-d6 33.Ra3-a5
Rc8-b8 34.Ra5-a1 0.32/15 ]
24.Qe1-d1 [Houdini annotates:
24.Qe1-e2 h4xg3 25.h2xg3 b5-b4
26.c3-c4 d5xc4 27.Qe2xc4 Re7-c7
28.Qc4-d5 Bd6-f8 29.Qd5-e5 Qe8xe5
30.d4xe5 Rc7-c2 31.b2-b3 Bh3xf1
32.Kg1xf1 Rc2-b2 33.Ra1-a7
Rb2xb3 0.35/14 ] 24...f7-f5
[ 24...h4xg3!? 25.h2xg3 b5-b4 ;
Houdini annotates: 24...h4xg3
25.h2xg3 Qe8-c6 26.Qd1-f3 Re7-e4
27.Ra1-a7 Bd6-c7 28.Be3-f4 Bc7-b6
29.Ra7-a1 b5-b4 30.Nf1-d2 Re4-e7
31.Bf4-e5 b4xc3 32.b2xc3 Bh3-c8
0.26/14 ] 25.Be3-g5 [Houdini
annotates
: 25.Qd1-b3 Qe8-c6
26.Be3-g5 Re7-e8 27.Bg5xh4 f5-f4
28.Bh4-g5 f4xg3 29.h2xg3 Bh3-f5
30.Nf1-e3 Bf5-e4 31.Bg5-h4 Bd6-c7
32.Qb3-d1 Re8-f8 33.f2-f4 Rf8-e8
34.Qd1-e2 Bc7-b8 35.Ra1-a5 Qc6-g6
123
32.Bf4-e5 Bf8-e7 33.Be5-c7 Qb1-a1
32.Bf4-e5 Bf8-e7 33.Be5-c7 Qb1-a1
34.Bc7-b8 Be7-f8 35.Bb8-e5 Qa1-b1
36.f2-f4 Bh3xf1 37.Qe2xf1 Qb1xb2
0.47/15 ] 26.Bg5xh4+- [Houdini
annotates
: 26.Bg5xh4 Diagram
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9+-+-+-zp-0 114
9+-+-+-zp-0 114
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+p+p+p+-0
9-+-zPr+-vL0
9+-zP-+-zPl0
9-zP-+-zP-zP0
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Kg8-h7 27.Qd1-d3 Re4-e1
36.Bh4-g5 0.91/15 ] 25...Re7-e4
[ 25...Re7-e2!? 26.Ra1-a8! Deflection:
e2 Qe8xa8 27.Qd1xe2 b5-b4 ;
Houdini annotates: 25...Re7-e2
26.Ra1-a8 Qe8xa8 27.Qd1xe2 b5-b4
28.c3xb4 Bd6xb4 29.Bg5xh4 Qa8-a1
30.Bh4-g5 Qa1-b1 31.Bg5-f4 Bb4-f8

28.Ra1xe1 Qe8xe1 29.Bh4-d8 b5-b4
30.Bd8-b6 Qe1-a1 31.Bb6-c5 b4xc3
32.b2xc3 Bd6xc5 33.d4xc5 Bh3xf1
34.Qd3xf1 Qa1xc3 35.Qf1-e2 Qc3xc5
36.Qe2-h5+ Kh7-g8 37.Qh5xf5
Qc5-d4 38.Kg1-g2 Qd4-d2 0.51/16 ]
26...Qe8-g6 [Houdini annotates:
26...Kg8-h7 27.Qd1-d3 Re4-e1
30.Bd8-b6 Qe1-a1 31.Bb6-c5 b4xc3
32.b2xc3 Bd6xc5 33.d4xc5 Bh3xf1
34.Qd3xf1 Qa1xc3 35.Qf1-e2 Qc3xc5
36.Qe2-h5+ Kh7-g8 37.Qh5xf5
Qc5-c4 0.61/15 ] 27.Bh4-d8
[ Houdini annotates: 27.Bh4-d8
Re4-e8 28.Bd8-b6 f5-f4 29.Bb6-c5
Bd6-c7 30.Qd1-b1 Qg6xb1 31.Ra1xb1
Re8-e2 32.b2-b3 Kg8-h7 33.Bc5-b4
Bh3-c8 34.Rb1-a1 Kh7-g6 35.Ra1-a8
Bc8-f5 36.Ra8-a7 Bc7-b6 0.60/17 ]
27...b5-b4 28.Bd8-b6 b4xc3 29.b2xc3
Qg6-e8 30.Bb6-c5 Bd6-c7 31.Qd1-d3
Re4-e1 32.Ra1xe1 Qe8xe1 33.Bc5-b4
124

Bc7-d8 34.f2-f4 Kg8-h7 35.Qd3-f3
g7-g6 0.71/14 ] 28.Qd1-d3
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Bd8-b6
Re4-e8 29.Qd1-f3 Qg6-f5 30.Bb6-c5
Bd6-c7 31.g3xf4 Bc7xf4 32.Bc5-a3
Qf5-g5+ 33.Nf1-g3 b5-b4 34.Ba3xb4
Bf4-c1 35.Qf3-d1 Bc1xb2 36.Ra1-a7
Bh3-f5 37.h2-h4 Qg5-g6 0.72/14 ]
28...Qg6-h5 [Houdini annotates:
28...b5-b4 29.Bd8-h4 Bh3-f5
30.Qd3-b5 Qg6-e6 31.Nf1-d2
Re4-e1+ 32.Ra1xe1 Qe6xe1+
33.Nd2-f1 Bf5-e4 34.Qb5-c6 Bd6-f8
35.g3xf4 Qe1-c1 36.f2-f3 Be4xf3
37.Qc6-e6+ Kg8-h8 38.Qe6-f5
Bf8-d6 0.93/14 ] 29.Nf1-d2
Nd2xe4 [ 29.Bd8-b6 ;Houdini
annotates: 29.Bd8-b6 Qh5-e2
30.Qd3-d1 Qe2xd1 31.Ra1xd1
Re4-e2 32.Bb6-c5 Bd6-b8 33.b2-b3
Kg8-f7 34.Rd1-a1 Re2-b2 35.Bc5-b4
f4xg3 36.h2xg3 Rb2xb3 Diagram
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9+-+-+kzp-0 115
9-+-+-+-+0 115
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37.Nf1-e3 Bh3-e6 38.Kg1-g2
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loses his initiative [ 30.Bd8-h4
loses his initiative [ 30.Bd8-h4
would bring relief Re2xd2 31.Ra1-a8+
( 31.Qd3xd2 Qh5-f3 32.Ra1-a8+
Kg8-h7 33.Qd2-c2+ g7-g6
34.Ra8-a7+ Kh7-h6 35.Bh4-g5+
Kh6xg5 36.g3xf4+ Bd6xf4
37.Qc2xg6+ Kg5xg6 38.Ra7-a6+
Kg6-f5 39.Ra6-f6+ Kf5xf6 40.c3-c4
Qf3-g2# ) 31...Kg8-f7 32.Ra8-a7+
( 32.Qd3xd2 is refuted by a beautiful
mate Qh5-f3 33.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g8
34.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd2-c2+
g7-g6 36.Ra8-a7+ Kh7-h6 37.Bh4-g5+
39.Qc2xg6+ Kg5xg6 40.Ra7-a6+
Kg6-f5 41.Ra6-f6+ Kf5xf6 42.c3-c4
Qf3-g2# ) 32...Kf7-g8 33.Ra7-a8+
( 33.Qd3xd2 allows the opponent a
nice mating combination Qh5-f3
34.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd2-c2+
g7-g6 36.Ra8-a7+ Kh7-h6 37.Bh4-g5+
39.Qc2xg6+ Kg5xg6 40.Ra7-a6+
Kg6-g5 41.Ra6-g6+ Kg5xg6 42.c3-c4
Qf3-d1# ) 33...Kg8-f7 34.Ra8-a7+
( 34.Qd3xd2 is not to be advocated
combination Qh5-f3 35.Ra8-a7+
Kf7-g8 36.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-h7
combination Qh5-f3 35.Ra8-a7+
Kf7-g8 36.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-h7
37.Qd2-c2+ g7-g6 38.Ra8-a7+
Kh7-h6 39.Bh4-g5+ Kh6xg5
40.g3xf4+ Bd6xf4 41.Qc2xg6+
Kg5xg6 42.Ra7-a6+ Kg6-g5
43.Ra6-g6+ Kg5xg6 44.c3-c4
Rb3-b2 0.48/15 ] 29...Re4-e2=
30.Bd8-h4 Re2xd2 31.Ra1-a8+
Kg8-f7 32.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g8

33.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-f7 0.06/17 ]
30.Nd2-f3?? with this move White
126
Qf3-d1# ) 34...Kf7-g8 35.Ra7-a8+=
Qf3-d1# ) 34...Kf7-g8 35.Ra7-a8+=
( 35.Qd3xd2 is not directly advisable
since it leads to the following attractive
mate Qh5-f3 36.Ra7-a8+ Kg8-h7
37.Qd2-c2+ g7-g6 38.Ra8-a7+
Kh7-h6 39.Bh4-g5+ Kh6xg5
40.g3xf4+ Bd6xf4 41.Qc2xg6+
Kg5xg6 42.Ra7-a6+ Kg6-g5
43.Ra6-g6+ Kg5xg6 44.c3-c4
Qf3-d1# );Houdini annotates:
30.Bd8-h4 Bh3-f5 31.Qd3-f3 Bf5-g4

32.Ra1-a8+ Kg8-h7 33.Qf3-d3+
Bg4-f5 34.Qd3-f3 Bf5-g4 35.Qf3-d3+
-0.07/14 ] 30...Re2-e3-+ [Houdini
annotates
: 30...Re2-e3 31.Qd3xe3 f4xe3
32.Nf3-g5 e3xf2+ 33.Kg1xf2
Bh3-g4 34.h2-h3 Bg4-d1 35.Kf2-g1
Qh5-e2 36.Ra1-a8 Qe2-e1+
37.Kg1-g2 Qe1xg3+ 38.Kg2-f1
Qg3-d3+ 39.Kf1-g1 Qd3-e3+
40.Kg1-g2 Qe3-d2+ 41.Kg2-g1
-5.46/12 ] 31.f2xe3?? Diagram
[ 31.Qd3-d1 Re3xf3 32.Qd1-d2 f4xg3
33.h2xg3-+ ;Houdini annotates:
31.Qd3-d1 Re3xf3 32.Qd1-e1 f4xg3
33.h2xg3 Rf3-f8 34.Qe1-d1 Qh5xd1+
35.Ra1xd1 Rf8xd8 36.Rd1-a1 Bh3-f5
37.Ra1-a5 Rd8-e8 38.Ra5-a6
Re8-e1+ 39.Kg1-g2 Bd6-f8 40.Kg2-f3
Kg8-f7 41.Ra6-a7+ Kf7-f6 -5.74/13 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-vL-+k+0{
9+-+-+-zp-0 116
9-+-vl-+-+0 116
9+p+p+-+q0
9-+-zP-zp-+0
9+-zPQzPNzPl0
9-zP-+-+-zP0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
127
32.Qd3-f1 Bh3xf1 33.Ra1xf1 Qf3xe3+
32.Qd3-f1 Bh3xf1 33.Ra1xf1 Qf3xe3+
34.Kg1-h1 f4xg3 35.Bd8-e7 Qe3-e4+
36.Kh1-g1 g3xh2+ 37.Kg1-f2 Bd6xe7
38.Kf2-g3 Be7-d6+ 39.Kg3-f2
Qe4-h4+ 40.Kf2-e2 Qh4-g4+
41.Ke2-e3 Qg4-g3+ 42.Ke3-e2
Qg3-g2+ 43.Rf1-f2 Qg2-e4+
44.Ke2-d2 h2-h1Q 45.Rf2-e2
Qh1-h6+ 46.Kd2-e1 Qh6-c1+
47.Ke1-f2 Qc1-f4+ 48.Kf2-g1 Qe4xe2
49.c3-c4 Qf4-c1# -#18/16 ] 32...f4xg3
[ Houdini annotates: 32...f4xg3
33.h2xg3 Qf3xg3+ 34.Kg1-h1 Bh3-f5
35.Ra1-f1 Bf5xc2 36.Rf1-f8+ Bd6xf8
37.Bd8-e7 Bc2-e4# -#6/19 ] 33.h2xg3
[Houdini annotates: 33.h2xg3
Qf3xg3+ 34.Kg1-h1 Bh3-f5 35.Ra1-f1
Bf5xc2 36.Rf1-f8+ Bd6xf8 37.Bd8-e7
Bc2-e4# -#5/20 ] 33...Qf3xg3+
[ Houdini annotates: 33...Qf3xg3+
34.Kg1-h1 Bh3-f5 35.Ra1-f1 Bf5xc2
36.Rf1-f8+ Bd6xf8 37.Bd8-e7
Bc2-e4# -#5/17 ] 34.Kg1-h1
Bc2-e4# -#5/17 ] 34.Kg1-h1
Bh3-f5 35.Ra1-f1 Bf5xc2 36.Rf1-f8+
Bd6xf8 37.Bd8-e7 Bc2-e4# -#4/18 ]
34...Bh3-f5!! Diagram [ 34...Bh3-f5
35.Ra1-f1 Bf5-e4+ 36.Rf1-f3 Be4xf3+
37.Qc2-g2 Qg3xg2# ;Houdini
annotates: 34...Bh3-f5 35.Ra1-f1
Bf5xc2
36.Rf1-f8+ Bd6xf8 37.Bd8-e7
Bc2-e4# -#4/15 ]
terrible, but the game is lost in any

case 31...Qh5xf3 [Houdini
annotates: 31...Qh5xf3 32.Qd3-f1
Bh3xf1
33.Ra1xf1 Qf3xe3+ 34.Kg1-g2 f4xg3
35.Rf1-f8+ Kg8xf8 36.h2xg3 Bd6xg3
(Diagram 117)
37.Bd8-g5 Qe3xg5 38.b2-b4 Qg5-g4
39.c3-c4 d5xc4 40.d4-d5 Bg3-h4+
41.Kg2-h2 Qg4-g3+ 42.Kh2-h1
Qg3-f3+ 43.Kh1-g1 Bh4-f2+ 44.Kg1-f1
Bf2-c5+ 45.Kf1-e1 Bc5xb4# -#15/15 ]

32.Qd3-c2 [Houdini annotates:
128
Mate attack
Mate attack
0-1
129
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-vL-+k+0
9+-+-+-zp-0 117
9-+-vl-+-+0
9+p+p+l+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-zP-zP-wq-0
9-zPQ+-+-+0
9tR-+-+-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
21
Levon Aronian
Andrei Volokitin
Euro Club Cup (6)
24.a2-a3 Qb4-c4 25.Rh1-g1 h6-h5

Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+k+0
9zpp+-+-+-0 118
9zpp+-+-+-0 118
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-zp-vlr+p0
9-+q+-+n+0
9zP-sN-vL-+-0
9-zPQ+-zP-+0
18.e5xf6 Rf8xf6 19.Nf3-d2 c6-c5

20.Nd2xc4 Qb6-b4 21.Nc4-e5 Nd7xe5
22.d4xe5 Rf6-f5 23.0-0-0 Bg7xe5
D10
22.10.2008
D94: Grnfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3

1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.e2-e3 g7-g6
5.Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7 6.h2-h3 0-0
7.Bf1-d3 Bc8-e6 8.Nf3-g5 Be6-f5
9.Bd3xf5 g6xf5 10.Qd1-b3 Qd8-b6
11.Qb3-c2 e7-e6 12.g2-g4 h7-h6
13.Ng5-f3 f5xg4 14.h3xg4 Nf6xg4
15.e3-e4 d5xc4 16.e4-e5 Nb8-d7
17.Bc1-e3 [Houdini annotates:
17.Rh1-g1 f7-f5 18.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
19.Qc2-g6 Rf8-f7 20.Rg1xg4 Nf6xg4
21.Qg6xg4 Ra8-f8 22.Bc1xh6 Qb6xb2
23.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8 24.Qg4-h4 Rf7xf3
25.Bh6xg7+ Kh8xg7 26.Qh4-g4+
Kg7-f6 27.Qg4xf3+ Kf6-e7 28.Qf3-e3
Rf8xf2 29.Qe3xf2 Qb2xc1+
30.Nc3-d1 -0.13/12 ] 17...f7-f5
9+-mKR+-tR-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
26.Kc1-b1 Be5xc3 27.b2xc3 Ra8-f8
28.Rd1-d6 -0.56/13 ] 18.0-0-0
[ Houdini annotates: 18.0-0-0 c6-c5
19.d4-d5 Bg7xe5 20.Be3xh6 Rf8-f6
21.Bh6-g5 Rf6-g6 22.Kc1-b1 Ra8-e8
23.d5xe6 Qb6xe6 24.Nc3-d5 b7-b5
25.Bg5-f4 Nd7-f6 26.Nf3-g5 -0.32/13 ]
18...Ra8-e8 19.Kc1-b1 Rf8-f7
20.Rd1-g1 c6-c5 21.d4xc5 Nd7xc5
22.Qc2-e2 Ng4xe3 23.f2xe3 Nc5-d3
24.Rh1-h4 Re8-d8 25.Rh4xc4
Rf7-d7 -0.26/12 ] 19.d4-d5 Diagram
Bg7xe5 20.Be3xh6 Rf8-f6 21.Bh6-e3
Be5xc3 22.Qc2xc3 e6-e5 23.Qc3xc4
Qb6-a6 24.Qc4xa6 Rf6xa6 25.Kc1-b1
Ra8-f8 26.Rh1-h5 Kg8-g7 27.Nf3-g5
Ng4xe3 28.Rh5-h7+ Kg7-g6 29.f2xe3
Kg6xg5 30.Rh7xd7 -0.27/13 ]
(Diagram 119)
19...f5-f4 [ 19...Nd7xe5 would be a
reprieve 20.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5 ;
Houdini annotates: 19...Bg7xe5
20.Be3xh6 Rf8-f6 21.Bh6-e3 Be5xc3
22.Qc2xc3 e6-e5 23.Qc3xc4 Qb6-a6
130
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0{
9zpp+n+-vl-0 119
9-wq-+p+-zp0 119
9+-zpPzPp+-0
9-+p+-+n+0
9+-sN-vLN+-0
9PzPQ+-zP-+0
9+-mKR+-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
24.Qc4xa6 Rf6xa6 25.Kc1-b1 Ra8-f8
26.Rd1-g1 Ra6-d6 27.Nf3-h2 Rd6xd5
28.Nh2xg4 f5xg4 29.Rg1xg4+ Kg8-f7
30.Rh1-h7+ Kf7-e6 31.Rg4-g6+
Ke6-f5 -0.10/13 ] 20.Nf3-g5+[ Houdini annotates: 20.Nf3-g5 h6xg5
21.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f7 22.Nc3-e4
e6xd5 23.Ne4xg5+ Kf7-e8 24.Qh7xg7
Ng4xe5 25.Rd1xd5 Qb6-f6 26.Qg7xf6
Rf8xf6 27.Be3xc5 Ne5-d3+
28.Rd5xd3 c4xd3 29.Rh1-e1+ Ke8-d8
30.Bc5-e7+ Kd8-c7 31.Be7xf6 Nd7xf6
32.Ng5-e6+ Kc7-d7 33.Ne6xf4
Ra8-c8+ 34.Kc1-d1 Rc8-h8 35.Nf4xd3
Kd7-d6 36.Kd1-c2 Rh8-h2 37.Re1-e2
b7-b5 38.Nd3-f4 0.48/15 ] 20...h6xg5
21.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f7 22.Nc3-e4 e6xd5
23.Ne4xg5+ Kf7-e8 24.Qh7xg7
28.Rd5xd3 c4xd3 29.Rh1-e1+ Ke8-d8
32.Ng5-e6+ Kc7-d7 33.Ne6xf4
131
28.Rd5xd3 c4xd3 29.Rh1-e1+ Ke8-d8
32.Ng5-e6+ Kc7-d7 33.Ne6xf4
Ra8-c8+ 34.Kc1-d1 Rc8-h8 35.Nf4xd3
Kd7-d6 36.Kd1-c2 Rh8-h2 37.Kc2-d2
a7-a5 38.Kd2-c3 0.31/13 ] 21...Kg8-f7
[Houdini annotates: 21...Kg8-f7
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-tr-+0
9zpp+n+kvlQ0 120
9zpp+n+kvlQ0
9-wq-+p+-+0
9+-zpPzP-zp-0
9-+p+-zpn+0
9+-sN-vL-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
Ra8-c8+ 34.Kc1-d1 Rc8-h8 35.Kd1-d2
Rh8-h2 36.Nf4xd3 b7-b6 37.Kd2-c2
Nf6-g4 38.Re1-e2 1.12/15 ]
21.Qc2-h7+ [Houdini annotates:
21.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f7 22.Nc3-e4 e6xd5

9+-m
KR+-+R0[
9+-mKR+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
22.d5xe6+ Qb6xe6 23.Nc3-e4 Kf7-e8
24.Qh7-h5+ Rf8-f7 25.Ne4xg5 Qe6-f5
26.e5-e6 f4xe3 27.e6xd7+ Ke8-e7
28.Qh5xf7+ Qf5xf7 29.Ng5xf7 Ke7xf7
30.d7-d8Q Ra8xd8 31.Rd1xd8 e3xf2
32.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-g6 33.Rh1-f1 b7-b6
34.Rd7xa7 Bg7-h6+ 35.Kc1-d1
Ng4-e3+ 36.Kd1-e2 Ne3xf1
37.Ke2xf1 0.32/1 ] 22.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Nc3-e4 e6xd5
28.Rd5xd3 c4xd3 29.Rh1-e1+ Ke8-d8
32.Ng5-e6+ Kc7-d7 33.Ne6xf4
Ra8-c8+ 34.Kc1-d1 Rc8-h8 35.Nf4xd3
Kd7-d6 36.Kd1-c2 Rh8-h2 37.Kc2d2 a7-a5 38.Kd2-c3 Nf6-d5+ 0.31/13
]
22...e6xd5 [ 22...f4xe3 23.d5xe6+
132
133

Qb6xe6 24.Ne4xg5+ Kf7-e7
25.Ng5xe6 Nd7xe5 26.Ne6xf8 Ke7xf8
27.Qh7-f5+ Kf8-e7 28.f2xe3+- ;
22...Ng4xe3 23.d5xe6+ Qb6xe6
24.Ne4xg5+ Kf7-e7 25.Qh7xg7+
Rf8-f7 26.Ng5xf7+- ; 22...Ng4xe5
23.d5xe6+ Kf7xe6 24.Qh7xg7+- ;
22...Nd7xe5 23.Qh7-h5+ Kf7-g8
24.Qh5-h7+ Kg8-f7 25.d5xe6+ Kf7xe6
26.Ne4xg5+ Ke6-f6 27.Be3xc5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 22...e6xd5
28.Rd5xd3 c4xd3 29.Rh1-e1+ Ke8-d8
32.Ng5-e6+ Kc7-d7 33.Ne6xf4
Ra8-c8+ 34.Kc1-d1 Rc8-h8 35.Nf4xd3
Kd7-d6 36.Kd1-c2 Rh8-h2 37.Re1-d1
Nf6-d5 38.Rd1-g1 Nd5-e3+
39.Kc2-c3 0.48/13 ] 23.e5-e6+
[ 23.Qh7-h5+ and White can hope to
live Kf7-g8 24.Qh5-h7+ Kg8-f7
25.Qh7-h5+ Kf7-g8 26.Qh5-h7+
Kg8-f7= ;Houdini annotates:
28.Rd5xd3 c4xd3 29.Rh1-e1+ Ke8-d8
32.Ng5-e6+ Kc7-d7 33.Ne6xf4
Ra8-c8+ 34.Kc1-d1 Rc8-h8 35.Nf4xd3
Kd7-d6 36.Kd1-d2 Rh8-h2 37.Kd2-c2
a7-a5 38.Kc2-c3 0.34/12 ]
23...Kf7xe6-+ [Houdini annotates:
23...Kf7xe6 24.Qh7xg7 Ra8-d8
25.Qg7-g6+ Ng4-f6 26.Ne4xg5+
Ke6-d6 27.Be3xf4+ Kd6-c6 28.Ng5-e6
Rf8-g8 29.Ne6xd8+ Qb6xd8
30.Qg6-f5 b7-b6 31.Bf4-g5 d5-d4
32.Rh1-e1 Rg8-f8 33.Kc1-b1 Kc6-b7
34.Qf5-f3+ Kb7-a6 35.Re1-e6 d4-d3
0.26/14 ] 24.Qh7xg7 [Houdini

annotates
: 24.Qh7xg7 Ra8-d8
25.Qg7-g6+ Ng4-f6 26.Ne4xg5+

Ke6-d6 27.Be3xf4+ Kd6-c6 28.Ng5-e6
Ke6-d6 27.Be3xf4+ Kd6-c6 28.Ng5-e6
Rf8-g8 29.Qg6-f5 Rd8-c8 30.Rh1-h6
Kc6-b5 31.Kc1-b1 Rg8-e8
32.Rd1-e1 0.12/13 ] 24...Ng4-f6??
there were better ways to keep up the
pressure [ 24...Qb6-c6!?
25.Ne4xc5+ Nd7xc5 26.Be3xc5 Rf8g8
( 26...Qc6xc5 27.Rd1-e1+ Ng4-e3
28.f2xe3 Qc5xe3+ 29.Re1xe3+ f4xe3
30.Qg7xg5+- ) 27.Rh1-e1+ Ke6-f5
28.Qg7-f7+ Ng4-f6+- ;Houdini
annotates: 24...Ra8-d8 25.Qg7-g6+
Ng4-f6
26.Ne4xg5+ Ke6-d6
27.Be3xf4+ Kd6-c6 28.Ng5-e6
Rf8-g8
29.Ne6xd8+ Qb6xd8 30.Qg6-f5 d5-d4
31.Kc1-b1 b7-b5 32.Bf4-g3 d4-d3
33.Rd1-e1 Rg8-e8 0.06/12 ]
25.Be3xc5 [ 25.Ne4xc5+ Qb6xc5
26.Be3xc5 Nd7xc5 27.Rh1-e1+
( 27.Qg7xg5 Nc5-d3+ 28.Rd1xd3
c4xd3+- ) 27...Ke6-d6 28.b2-b4
c4xb3
29.a2xb3+- ;Houdini annotates:
25.Ne4xf6 Nd7xf6 26.Be3xc5 Qb6xc5
27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f5 28.Rh1-h5
Qc5-e3+ 29.Re1xe3 f4xe3
30.Rh5xg5+ Kf5-e6 31.Qg7-c7 Nf6-g4
32.Qc7xb7 Ra8-d8 33.Rg5-g7 Ke6-f5
34.Qb7-e7 e3xf2 35.Qe7-g5+ Kf5-e6
36.Qg5xg4+ Ke6-d6 37.Qg4g3+ Kd6-c5 38.Qg3-a3+ Kc5-d4
39.Rg7-g4+ Kd4-e5 40.Qa3-e3+
Ke5-f5 41.Rg4-f4+ Kf5-g6 42.Rf4xf2
Rf8xf2 4.61/13 ] 25...Nd7xc5=
[ Houdini annotates: 25...Qb6xc5
Diagram
(Diagram
121)
134
26.Ne4xc5+ Nd7xc5 27.Rh1-e1+
Ke6-d6 28.b2-b4 c4xb3 29.a2xb3
a7-a5 30.Kc1-b1 Kd6-c6 31.Qg7xg5
Kc6-b5 32.Qg5xf4 a5-a4 33.b3-b4
Nf6-e4 34.Qf4-e3 Kb5xb4 35.Rd1-d4+
Kb4-a5 36.Rd4xd5 2.20/13 ]
26.Ne4xc5+ [Houdini annotates:
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-tr-+0
9zpp+n+-wQ-0 121
9-+-+ksn-+0
9+-wqp+-zp-0
9-+p+Nzp-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-mKR+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
26.Ne4xc5+ Qb6xc5 27.Rd1-e1+
Ke6-f5 28.Rh1-h5 Qc5-e3+
29.Re1xe3 f4xe3 30.Rh5xg5+ Kf5-f4
31.f2xe3+ Kf4xe3 32.Rg5-f5 Ke3-d4
33.Rf5xf6 Rf8xf6 34.Qg7xf6+ Kd4-c5
35.Qf6-e7+ Kc5-c6 36.Kc1-c2 b7-b6
37.Kc2-c3 a7-a5 38.Kc3-d4 Ra8-c8
39.Qe7-e6+ Kc6-b7 40.Qe6xd5+
Rc8-c6 41.Kd4-c3 4.84/14 ]
26...Qb6xc5?? not a good decision,
because now the opponent is right
back in the game [ 26...Ke6-d6
this is the best bet to save the position
27.Nc5-e4+ Nf6xe4 28.Rh1-h6+
Ne4-f6 29.Rh6xf6+ Rf8xf6 30.Qg7xf6+
Kd6-c5 31.Qf6-d4+ Kc5-b5
32.Qd4xd5+ Kb5-a6 33.Qd5xc4+
Qb6-b5 34.Qc4xb5+ Ka6xb5
35.Rd1-d5+ Kb5-c4 36.Rd5xg5
Kc4-d3= ;Houdini annotates:
26...Ke6-d6 27.Nc5xb7+ Kd6-c6
28.Rd1-e1 Kc6-b5 29.a2-a4+ Kb5xa4
30.Re1-e6 Ka4-b5 31.Re6xb6+ a7xb6
32.Rh1-h6 Kb5-c6 33.Qg7-e7 d5-d4
34.Rh6xf6+ Rf8xf6 35.Qe7xf6+
Kc6xb7 36.Qf6xg5 Ra8-a1+
37.Kc1-d2 Ra1-a5 38.Qg5xf4 Ra5-d5
135
39.Qf4-e4 Kb7-c6 40.f2-f4 b6-b5
41.f4-f5 b5-b4 5.12/15 ] 27.Rd1-e1++[Houdini annotates: 27.Rd1-e1+

Ke6-f5 28.Rh1-h5 Qc5-e3+
Ke6-f5 28.Rh1-h5 Qc5-e3+
31.f2xe3+ Kf4xe3 32.Rg5-f5 Ke3-d4
33.Rf5xf6 Rf8xf6 34.Qg7xf6+ Kd4-c5
35.Qf6-e7+ Kc5-c6 36.Kc1-c2 a7-a6
37.Kc2-c3 b7-b5 38.Kc3-d4 Ra8-b8
39.Qe7-c5+ Kc6-b7
40.Qc5xd5+ Kb7-b6 41.Qd5-e6+
Kb6-b7
42.Qe6-d7+ Kb7-b6 43.Kd4-c3
Kb6-a5 44.Qd7-c7+ Rb8-b6
45.Qc7-e5 4.81/16 ] 27...Ke6-f5
28.Rh1-h5 Qc5-e3+ 29.Re1xe3 f4xe3
30.Rh5xg5+ Kf5-f4 31.f2xe3+ Kf4xe3
32.Rg5-f5 Ke3-d4 33.Rf5xf6 Rf8xf6
34.Qg7xf6+ Kd4-c5 35.Qf6-e7+
Kc5-c6 36.Kc1-c2 a7-a6 37.Kc2-c3
b7-b5 38.Kc3-d4 Ra8-b8 39.Qe7c5+ Kc6-b7 40.Qc5xd5+ Kb7-b6
41.Qd5-e6+ Kb6-b7 42.Qe6d7+ Kb7-b6 43.Kd4-c3 Kb6-a5
44.Qd7-c7+ Rb8-b6 45.Qc7-e5
5.05/17 ] 28.Rh1-h5!! Deflection:
g5 [ Houdini annotates: 28.Rh1-h5
Qc5-e3+ 29.Re1xe3 f4xe3
30.Rh5xg5+ Kf5-f4 31.f2xe3+ Kf4xe3
32.Rg5-f5 Ra8-e8 33.Rf5xf6 Rf8xf6
34.Qg7xf6 Re8-e4 35.Qf6-g5+ Ke3-d4
36.Qg5-g7+ Kd4-c5 37.Qg7xb7 a7-a5
38.Qb7-c7+ Kc5-d4 39.Qc7xa5
Re4-e2 40.Qa5-b6+ Diagram
(Diagram
122)
Kd4-e5 41.Kc1-d1 Re2-g2 42.a2-a4
Ke5-e4 43.a4-a5 4.78/15 ]
28...Nf6xh5 [ 28...Nf6xh5 29.Re1-e5+
Deflection ; Houdini annotates:
28...Qc5-e3+
31.f2xe3+ Kf4xe3 32.Rg5-f5 Ra8-e8
136
33.Rf5xf6 Rf8xf6 34.Qg7xf6 Re8-e4
35.Qf6-g5+ Ke3-d4 36.Qg5-g7+
Kd4-c5 37.Qg7xb7 a7-a5 38.Qb7-c7+
Kc5-d4 39.Qc7xa5 Re4-e2
40.Qa5-b6+ Kd4-e5 41.Kc1-d1
137
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 122
9-wQ-+-+-+0 122
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+pmk-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+r+-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Re2-g2 42.a2-a4 Ke5-e4 43.a4-a5
5.05/16 ] 29.Re1-e5+ [Houdini
annotates
: 29.Re1-e5+ Kf5-g4
30.Qg7xg5+ Kg4-h3 31.Qg5xh5+
Kh3-g2 32.Qh5-g4+ Kg2-f1
33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1 34.Re5-g5+
Kg1-h2 35.Qe2-h5# #7/9 ] 29...Kf5-g4
[Houdini annotates: 29...Kf5-g4
30.Qg7xg5+ Kg4-h3 31.Qg5xh5+
Kh3-g2 32.Qh5-g4+ Kg2-f1
33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1 34.Re5-g5+
Kg1-h2 35.Qe2-h5# #6/1 ]
30.Qg7xg5+ [Houdini annotates:
30.Qg7xg5+ Kg4-h3 31.Qg5xh5+
Kh3-g2 32.Qh5-g4+ Kg2-f1
33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1 34.Re5-g5+
Kg1-h2 35.Qe2-h5# #6/19 ]
30...Kg4-h3 31.Qg5xh5+ Kh3-g2
32.Qh5-g4+ Kg2-f1 33.Qg4-e2+
Kf1-g1 34.Re5-g5+ Kg1-h2
35.Qe2-h5# #5/20 ] 31.Qg5xh5+
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-tr-+0{
9zpp+-+-+-0 123
9zpp+-+-+-0 123
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-wqptR-+Q0
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+-+-+k+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
31.Qg5xh5+ Kf3-g2 32.Qh5-g4+
Kg2-f1 33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1
34.Re5-g5+ Kg1-h2 35.Qe2-h5#
#5/17 ]
31...Kf3xf2 [ 31...Kf3-g2 doesn't do
any good 32.Qh5-g4+ Kg2-f1
33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1 34.Re5-g5+
138

Kg1-h1 35.Qe2-h5# ;Houdini
annotates: 31...Kf3-g2 32.Qh5-g4+
Kg2-f1
Kg1-h1 35.Qe2-h5# ;Houdini
annotates: 31...Kf3-g2 32.Qh5-g4+
Kg2-f1
33.Qg4-e2+ Kf1-g1 34.Re5g5+ Kg1-h2 35.Qe2-h5#
#4/18 ]
32.Qh5-e2+ [ 32.Qh5-e2+ Kf2g3
33.Re5-g5+ Kg3-h4 34.Qe2-g4#
; Houdini annotates: 32.Qh5-e2+
Kf2-g3 33.Re5-g5+ Kg3-h4
34.Qe2-h5#
#3/15 ]
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D47
Viswanathan Anand
Levon Aronian
Linares
Linares
ESP
20.02.2009
D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6
Bd3, Black avoids the Meran
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7c6
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7e6
5.e2-e3
Nb8-d7
6.Bf1-d3
d5xc4
7.Bd3xc4 b7-b5 8.Bc4-d3 Bf8d6
9.0-0 0-0 10.Qd1-c2 Bc8b7
11.a2-a3
a7-a6
12.Nf3-g5
Bd6xh2+
13.Kg1xh2 Nf6-g4+ 14.Kh2g1
Qd8xg5 15.f2-f3 Ng4-f6 16.e3-
e4
Qg5-h4 17.Bc1-e3 e6-e5 18.Nc3-e2
Nf6-h5 19.Qc2-d2 h7-h6 20.Rf1-d1
Ra8-e8 Standard Book moves end
here
(2)

21.Ra1-c1 Re8-e6 22.Be3-f2 Qh4-g5
23.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 24.Qd2xg5 h6xg5
25.Bd3-b1 Nh5-f4 26.Ne2xf4 g5xf4
27.Bf2-c5 Rf8-e8 28.b2-b4 Re6-g6
29.Kg1-f2 Rg6-g3 30.Bb1-a2 Bb7-c8
0.36/15 ] 21...Re8-e6 [Houdini
annotates
: 21...Re8-d8 22.Ra1-c1
Rf8-e8 23.b2-b4 c6-c5 24.d4xc5
Nd7xc5 25.Qd2-c3 Rd8xd1+
26.Rc1xd1 Nc5-a4 27.Bc2xa4 b5xa4
28.Qc3-c7 Bb7-c8 29.Qc7-a5 Qh4-f6
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+l+r+k+0
9+-+-+pzp-0 124
9p+-+-wq-zp0 124
9wQ-+-zp-+n0
9pzP-+P+-+0
9zP-+-vLP+-0
9-+-+N+P+0
9+-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
30.Qa5xa4 Re8-d8 31.Be3-c5 Nh5-f4
32.Rd1xd8+ Qf6xd8 33.Ne2xf4 e5xf4
34.Qa4-c2 Bc8-e6 0.20/15 ] 22.Be3-f2
[Houdini annotates: 22.Qd2-e1
Qh4xe1+ 23.Rd1xe1 Rf8-d8
24.Re1-d1 Re6-d6 25.b2-b4 Nh5-f6
26.Kg1-f2 Bb7-a8 27.Ra1-c1 Nf6-e8
28.Bc2-b3 Ba8-b7 29.g2-g4 Bb7-c8
30.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 0.38/15 ]
22...Qh4-e7 [Houdini annotates:
22...Qh4-f6 23.Ra1-c1 Re6-d6
24.d4xe5 Rd6xd2 25.e5xf6 Rd2xd1+
139
[ Houdini annotates: 23.d4xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 23.d4xe5
Nd7xe5 24.Ne2-d4 Re6-g6 25.Nd4-f5
Qe7-c7 26.Nf5-h4 Rg6-e6 27.Bc2-b3
Ne5-c4 28.Bb3xc4 b5xc4 29.Nh4-f5
Nh5-f4 30.Qd2-d7 Qc7xd7 31.Rd1xd7
Bb7-a8 32.Bf2-d4 Nf4-e2+ 33.Kg1-f2
Ne2xd4 34.Nf5xd4 0.47/14 ]
23...Re6-g6 [Houdini annotates:
23...Re6-g6 24.Kg1-f1 Nh5-f6
25.Ne2-g3 e5xd4 26.Ng3-f5 Qe7-e6
27.Qd2xd4 c6-c5 28.Qd4-d6 Rf8-e8
29.Qd6xe6 Re8xe6 30.a3-a4 Bb7-c6
31.a4xb5 Bc6xb5+ 32.Kf1-g2 Nf6-h5
33.Bf2-e3 0.34/14 ] 24.Kg1-f1
Nh5-f6 25.b2-b4 Rf8-e8 26.Ra1-c1
Qe7-e6 27.Qd2-c3 Nf6xg4 28.f3xg4
Qe7-e6 27.Qd2-c3 Nf6xg4 28.f3xg4
Qe6xg4 29.Ne2-g3 e5xd4 30.Rd1xd4
Nd7-e5 31.Bc2-d1 Qg4-f4 32.Rd4-d2
c6-c5 0.18/15 ] 24...Nh5-f6
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Nh5-f6
25.Ne2-g3 e5xd4 26.Ng3-f5 Qe7-e6
27.Qd2xd4 c6-c5 28.Qd4-c3 Rf8-e8
29.Bf2-g3 Qe6-b6 30.Rd1-d6 Bb7-c6
26.Rc1xd1 Nh5xf6 27.b2-b4 Nd7-e5
28.Bc2-b3 Bb7-c8 29.Bf2-c5 Rf8-e8
30.Ne2-d4 Bc8-e6 31.Nd4xe6 f7xe6
32.Kg1-f2 Kg8-f7 0.27/14 ] 23.g2-g4
White threatens to win material: g4xh5

31.Ra1-d1 Qb6-b7 32.b2-b3 Rg6-g5
31.Ra1-d1 Qb6-b7 32.b2-b3 Rg6-g5
33.Bg3-f4 Rg5-g6 34.Rd6-d2 0.32/16 ]
25.Ne2-g3 [Houdini annotates:
25.Qd2-b4 Qe7-e8 26.Qb4-c3 h6-h5
27.d4xe5 Qe8xe5 28.g4xh5 Rg6-h6
29.Ne2-g3 Qe5xc3 30.b2xc3 Nd7-e5
31.Bf2-c5 Rf8-e8 32.Bc5-e3 Ne5xf3
33.Be3xh6 g7xh6 0.37/13 ]
25...Nf6xg4 [ 25...e5xd4!?
deserves consideration 26.Ng3-f5
Qe7-e8
27.Bf2xd4 c6-c5 ;Houdini
annotates: 25...Qe7-e6 26.Ng3-f5
e5xd4
27.Qd2xd4 c6-c5 28.Qd4-c3 Rf8-e8
29.Bf2-g3 Qe6-b6 30.Rd1-d6 Bb7-c6
31.Ra1-d1 Qb6-b7 32.b2-b3 Rg6-g5
33.Bg3-f4 Rg5-g6 34.Rd6-d2 0.32/15 ]
26.f3xg4 Qe7-h4 27.Ng3-f5 Qh4-h3+
28.Kf1-e1 Rf8-e8 29.a3-a4 Rg6xg4
Diagram
30.Qd2-e3 Qh3-h1+ 31.Ke1-d2
140
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0
9+l+n+pzp-0 125
9p+p+-+-zp0
9+p+-zpN+-0
9P+-zPP+r+0
9+-+-+-+q0
9-zPLwQ-vL-+0
9tR-+RmK-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Qh1-h2 32.Rd1-h1 e5xd4 33.Qe3xd4
Qh2-f4+ 34.Bf2-e3 Qf4xf5 35.e4xf5
Rg4xd4+ 36.Be3xd4 c6-c5 37.Bd4-f2
Bb7xh1 38.Ra1xh1 Re8-e5 39.a4xb5
a6xb5 40.Rh1-a1 Re5-d5+ 41.Kd2-e2
Rd5-e5+ 42.Ke2-f3 Re5-e8
43.Ra1-a5 0.94/17 ] 26...Qe7-h4
[ Houdini annotates: 26...Qe7-h4
27.Ng3-f5 Qh4-h3+ 28.Kf1-e1 Rf8-e8
29.a3-a4 Rg6xg4 30.Qd2-e3 Qh3-h1+
31.Ke1-d2 Qh1-h2 32.Rd1-h1 e5xd4
33.Qe3xd4 Qh2-f4+ 34.Bf2-e3 Qf4xf5
35.e4xf5 Rg4xd4+ 36.Be3xd4 c6-c5
37.Bd4-f2 Bb7xh1 38.Ra1xh1 Re8-e5
39.a4xb5 a6xb5 40.Rh1-a1 Re5-d5+
41.Kd2-e2 Rd5-e5+ 42.Ke2-f3 Re5-e8
43.Bc2-e4 Nd7-e5+ 44.Kf3-f4 0.93/16 ]
27.Ng3-f5 [Houdini annotates:
27.Ng3-f5 Qh4-h3+ 28.Kf1-e1 Rf8-e8
29.a3-a4 Rg6xg4 30.Qd2-e3 Qh3-h1+
31.Ke1-d2 Qh1-h2 32.Rd1-h1 e5xd4
33.Qe3xd4 Qh2-f4+ 34.Bf2-e3 Qf4xf5
35.e4xf5 Rg4xd4+ 36.Be3xd4 c6-c5
37.Bd4-f2 Bb7xh1 38.Ra1xh1 c5-c4
39.Rh1-d1 b5-b4 40.Kd2-c1 Nd7-e5
41.Rd1-d6 a6-a5 42.Bc2-e4 h6-h5
43.Kc1-d2 0.66/14 ] 27...Qh4xg4
141
29.a3-a4 Rg6xg4 30.Qd2-e3 Qh3-h1+
29.a3-a4 Rg6xg4 30.Qd2-e3 Qh3-h1+
31.Ke1-d2 Qh1-h2 32.Rd1-h1 e5xd4
33.Qe3xd4 Qh2-f4+ 34.Bf2-e3 Qf4-c7
35.Qd4-d6 Qc7-d8 36.Rh1-g1 Nd7-e5
37.Qd6xd8 Re8xd8+ 38.Kd2-c3 b5xa4
39.Ra1xa4 h6-h5 1.00/14 ] 28.Qd2-c3
[Houdini annotates: 28.Nf5-e7+
Kg8-h8 29.Ne7xg6+ f7xg6 30.Kf1-e1
e5xd4 31.Qd2xd4 c6-c5 32.Qd4-c3
Rf8-e8 33.Qc3-g3 Qg4-f5 34.Ke1-f1
Bb7xe4 35.Bc2xe4 Re8xe4 36.Rd1-d6
[ 27...Qh4-h3+ 28.Kf1-e1 Rg6xg4
29.Qd2-e3 ;Houdini annotates:
27...Qh4-h3+ 28.Kf1-e1 Rf8-e8

Nd7-e5 37.Ra1-d1 Re4-g4 38.Qg3-c3
Nd7-e5 37.Ra1-d1 Re4-g4 38.Qg3-c3
Rg4-c4 39.Qc3-e3 Rc4-c2
40.Rd6xa6 1.04/13 ] 28...Rf8-e8
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Qg4-f4
29.Kf1-e2 e5xd4 30.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h7
31.Ne7xg6 f7xg6 32.Qc3-g3 c6-c5
33.Qg3xf4 Rf8xf4 34.Bf2-g3 Rf4-g4
35.Ke2-f3 Nd7-f6 36.b2-b4 h6-h5
37.Bg3-f4 g6-g5 38.Bf4-e5 Bb7xe4+
39.Bc2xe4+ Nf6xe4 40.b4xc5 Ne4xc5
41.Rd1xd4 1.19/14 ] 29.Qc3-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Qc3-g3
Qg4xg3 30.Bf2xg3 e5xd4 31.Rd1xd4
Nd7-f6 32.Bg3-d6 Rg6-g5 33.Nf5-e7+
Kg8-h8 34.b2-b4 a6-a5 35.Ra1-c1
a5xb4 36.a3xb4 Nf6-g4 37.Bc2-b3
Ng4-e5 38.Kf1-f2 Kh8-h7 39.Rc1-c5
f7-f6 40.Bd6xe5 Rg5xe5 41.Rc5xe5
f6xe5 42.Rd4-d7 Bb7-c8 43.Ne7xc8
Re8xc8 1.14/15 ] 29...Qg4-h5
[ Houdini annotates: 29...Qg4xg3
30.Bf2xg3 e5xd4 31.Rd1xd4 Nd7-f6
32.Bg3-d6 Rg6-g5 33.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h8
34.b2-b4 Bb7-c8 35.Ra1-c1 Rg5-h5
36.Kf1-f2 Bc8-d7 37.Bc2-b3 Nf6-g4+
38.Kf2-g3 Ng4-e5 39.Bd6xe5
Rh5-h3+ 40.Kg3-g2 Re8xe7 1.21/14 ]
30.Qg3-h4 [Houdini annotates:
30.Qg3-h4 Qh5xh4 31.Bf2xh4 Kg8-h7
32.Ra1-c1 e5xd4 33.Rd1xd4 Nd7-e5
34.Bc2-d1 Bb7-c8 35.Bd1-h5 Rg6-e6
36.Nf5-d6 Re8-f8 37.Kf1-g2 f7-f6
38.Bh4-g3 Bc8-d7 39.Nd6-b7 Re6-e7
40.Nb7-c5 Bd7-e8 41.Bh5-e2 a6-a5
142

42.Rd4-d6 1.32/17 ] 30...Qh5-f3
[ 30...Qh5xh4!? 31.Nf5xh4 Rg6-e6
32.Nh4-f5+- ;Houdini annotates:
30...Qh5xh4 31.Bf2xh4 Kg8-h7
32.Ra1-c1 e5xd4 33.Rd1xd4 Nd7-e5
34.Bc2-d1 Bb7-c8 35.Bd1-h5 Rg6-e6
36.Nf5-d6 Re8-f8 37.Kf1-g2 f7-f6
38.Bh4-g3 Bc8-d7 39.Nd6-b7 Re6-e7
40.Nb7-c5 Bd7-e6 41.Rd4-d6 Be6-c4
42.b2-b3 1.32/15 ] 31.Rd1-d3+[ Houdini annotates: 31.Rd1-d3
Qf3-f4 32.Qh4xf4 e5xf4 33.Rd3-f3
c6-c5 34.d4-d5 Rg6-g4 35.Nf5-d6
Re8-b8 36.Kf1-e2 Bb7-c8 37.Rf3-c3
Nd7-e5 38.Rc3xc5 Bc8-d7 39.Ra1-g1
Rb8-d8 40.Ke2-f1 Rg4xg1+ 41.Kf1xg1
Bd7-h3 42.Rc5-c3 Rd8xd6 43.Rc3xh3
g7-g5 44.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 1.61/16 ]
31...Qf3-g2+ [Houdini annotates:
31...Qf3-f4 32.Qh4xf4 e5xf4 33.Rd3-f3
c6-c5 34.d4-d5 Rg6-f6 35.Ra1-e1
Kg8-h8 36.Bf2-h4 g7-g5 37.Bh4-f2
c5-c4 38.Rf3-h3 Nd7-e5 39.Nf5xh6
Kh8-g7 40.Nh6-f5+ Rf6xf5 41.e4xf5

Bb7xd5 42.f5-f6+ Kg7xf6 43.Rh3-h6+
Kf6-g7 44.Rh6xa6 1.82/15 ] 32.Kf1-e2
[Houdini annotates: 32.Kf1-e2
e5xd4 33.Rd3xd4 Rg6-g4 34.Nf5-e3
Rg4xh4 35.Ne3xg2 Rh4-h2
36.Rd4xd7 Bb7-c8 37.Rd7-c7 Rh2xg2
38.Ra1-g1 Rg2-h2 39.Ke2-f3 Rh2-h3+
40.Rg1-g3 Rh3-h2 41.Rc7xc6 h6-h5
42.Rg3-g1 h5-h4 43.Bf2-d4 g7-g6
44.Rc6-c7 Re8-d8 45.Bd4-f6 Rd8-e8
46.b2-b4 1.97/16 ] 32...e5xd4
[ 32...Rg6-g4 33.Rd3-g3 Qg2xg3
34.Qh4xg3 Rg4xg3 35.Bf2xg3
e5xd4+- ;Houdini annotates:
32...Rg6-g4 33.Rd3-g3 Rg4xg3
143
33.Rd3-g3?? releasing the pressure on
the opponent [ 33.Rd3xd4
33.Rd3-g3?? releasing the pressure on
the opponent [ 33.Rd3xd4
White would have gained the upper
hand Nd7-e5 34.Rd4-d8 Qg2-f3+
35.Ke2-e1+- ;Houdini annotates:
33.Rd3xd4 Rg6-g4 34.Nf5-e3 Rg4xh4
35.Ne3xg2 Rh4-h2 36.Rd4xd7 Bb7-c8
37.Rd7-c7 Rh2xg2 38.Ra1-g1 Rg2-h2
39.Ke2-f3 g7-g5 40.Kf3-g3 Rh2-h4
41.Rc7xc6 Bc8-b7 42.Rc6-f6 a6-a5
43.Rg1-e1 Bb7xe4 44.Rf6-f5 a5-a4
45.Rf5xb5 f7-f5 46.Bc2xe4 Rh4-g4+
47.Kg3-f3 Rg4-f4+ 48.Kf3-g2 Rf4xe4
49.Re1xe4 f5xe4 1.83/14 ]
33...Rg6xg3 [Houdini annotates:
33...Rg6xg3 34.Nf5xg3 Nd7-e5
35.Qh4-h1 Qg2xh1 36.Ra1xh1 c6-c5
37.b2-b4 f7-f5 38.b4xc5 d4-d3+
39.Bc2xd3 Ne5xd3 40.Ke2xd3 f5-f4
41.Rh1-e1 Re8-d8+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+k+0
9+l+-+-zp-0 126
9+l+-+-zp-0 126
9p+-+-+-zp0
9+pzP-+-+-0
9-+-+Pzp-+0
9zP-+K+-sN-0
9-+-+-vL-+0
34.Qh4xg3 Qg2xg3 35.Bf2xg3 Bb7-a8
36.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 37.Bg3xe5 Re8xe5
38.Ra1-d1 Re5-e8 39.Rd1-d7 Re8-f8
40.Rd7-a7 c6-c5 41.Ra7xa6 Rf8-b8
42.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-f8 43.Ne7-d5 Rb8-e8
44.Ke2-f3 h6-h5 1.95/14 ]
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42.Kd3-c3 f4xg3 43.Bf2xg3 h6-h5

44.Bg3-d6 Rd8-e8 45.Kc3-d4 g7-g5
46.Bd6-e5 Re8-d8+ 47.Kd4-e3 Kg8-f7
48.Re1-f1+ Kf7-e6 49.Rf1-f5 Rd8-c8
50.Rf5xg5 Rc8xc5 -0.47/16 ]
34.Qh4xg3 [Houdini annotates:
34.Nf5xg3 Nd7-e5 35.Qh4-h1 Qg2xh1
36.Ra1xh1 c6-c5 37.b2-b4 f7-f5
38.b4xc5 d4-d3+ 39.Bc2xd3 Ne5xd3
40.Ke2xd3 f5-f4 41.Rh1-h4 f4xg3
144

42.Bf2xg3 Re8-e6 43.Kd3-d4 g7-g5
44.Rh4-g4 Kg8-f7 45.Bg3-e5 Re6-e8
46.Be5-d6 Kf7-e6 47.Rg4-g1 Ke6-d7
-0.54/14 ] 34...Re8xe4+ [Houdini
annotates
: 34...Re8xe4+ 35.Ke2-d2
Re4-g4 36.Qg3xg2 Rg4xg2 37.Ra1-f1
c6-c5 38.b2-b4 g7-g6 39.Nf5-d6
Bb7-f3 40.a3-a4 c5xb4 41.a4xb5
a6xb5 42.Nd6xb5 Bf3-d5 43.Nb5xd4
h6-h5 44.Bc2-d1 h5-h4 45.Bd1-f3
Bd5xf3 46.Nd4xf3 g6-g5 47.Nf3-e1
Rg2-g4 48.Ne1-d3 Kg8-g7 49.Rf1-b1
Rg4-e4 50.Nd3xb4 h4-h3 51.Nb4-c6
g5-g4 52.Bf2-g3 Re4-e6 53.Nc6-d4
Re6-e8 54.Bg3-h2 Kg7-g6 -0.64/18 ]
35.Ke2-d2 Re4-g4 36.Qg3xg2 Rg4xg2
37.Ra1-f1 c6-c5 38.b2-b4 g7-g6
39.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3 40.a3-a4 c5xb4
41.a4xb5 a6xb5 42.Nd6xb5 Bf3-d5
43.Nb5xd4 Nd7-e5 44.Bc2-d1 f7-f5
45.Bd1-e2 f5-f4 46.Nd4-c2 f4-f3
47.Be2-d3 Ne5-c4+ 48.Kd2-e1 b4-b3
49.Nc2-b4 Nc4-e5 50.Ke1-d2 Ne5xd3
51.Kd2xd3 Bd5-e6 52.Bf2-e3 b3-b2
-0.79/15 ] 35...Re4-g4 [Houdini
annotates
: 35...Re4-g4 36.Qg3xg2
Rg4xg2 37.Ra1-f1 c6-c5 38.b2-b4
g7-g6 39.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3 40.a3-a4
c5xb4 41.a4xb5 a6xb5 42.Nd6xb5
Bf3-d5 43.Nb5xd4 Nd7-e5 44.Bc2-d1
f7-f5 45.Bd1-e2 f5-f4 46.Nd4-c2
Ne5-c4+ 47.Kd2-d3 f4-f3 48.Be2-d1
Nc4-e5+ 49.Kd3-d4 Bd5-c4 50.Rf1-e1
Rg2xf2 51.Re1xe5 -0.75/18 ]
36.Qg3xg2 [Houdini annotates:
36.Qg3xg2 Rg4xg2 37.Ra1-f1 c6-c5
38.b2-b4 g7-g6 39.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3
40.a3-a4 c5xb4 41.a4xb5 a6xb5
42.Nd6xb5 Bf3-d5 43.Nb5xd4 Nd7-e5
44.Bc2-d1 f7-f5 45.Bd1-e2 f5-f4
145
46.Nd4-c2 Ne5-c4+ 47.Kd2-d3 f4-f3
48.Be2-d1 Nc4-e5+ 49.Kd3-d4 Bd5-c4
50.Rf1-e1 Rg2xf2 51.Re1xe5 -0.70/14
] 36...Rg4xg2 [Houdini annotates:

36...Rg4xg2 37.Ra1-f1 c6-c5 38.b2-b4
g7-g6 39.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3 40.a3-a4
36...Rg4xg2 37.Ra1-f1 c6-c5 38.b2-b4
g7-g6 39.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3 40.a3-a4
Bf3-d5 43.Nb5xd4 Nd7-e5 44.Bc2-d1
f7-f5 45.Bd1-e2 f5-f4 46.Nd4-c2
Ne5-c4+ 47.Kd2-d3 f4-f3 48.Be2-d1
Nc4-e5+ 49.Kd3-d4 Bd5-c4 50.Rf1-e1
Rg2xf2 51.Re1xe5 -0.49/15 ]
37.Kd2-e2 [ 37.Ra1-f1!? c6-c5
38.b2-b4-+ ;Houdini annotates:
37.Ra1-f1 c6-c5 38.b2-b4 g7-g6
39.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3 40.a3-a4 c5xb4
41.a4xb5 a6xb5 42.Nd6xb5 Bf3-d5
43.Nb5xd4 Nd7-e5 44.Bc2-d1 f7-f5
45.Bd1-e2 f5-f4 46.Nd4-c2 Ne5-c4+
47.Kd2-d3 f4-f3 48.Be2-d1 Nc4-e5+
49.Kd3-d4 Bd5-c4 50.Rf1-e1 Rg2xf2
51.Re1xe5 -0.57/16 ] 37...c6-c5-+
[ Houdini annotates: 37...c6-c5
38.Ra1-g1 Rg2xg1 39.Bf2xg1 Nd7-e5
40.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3+ 41.Ke2-d2 h6-h5
42.b2-b4 c5xb4 43.a3xb4 h5-h4
44.Nd6-f5 Bf3-b7 45.Nf5xd4 g7-g5
46.Kd2-e2 Kg8-g7 47.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-f6
48.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3+ 49.Ke2-f1 g5-g4
50.Nd6-e4+ Bf3xe4 51.Bc2xe4 h4-h3
52.Kf1-f2 Kf6-g5 53.Kf2-g3 Ne5-c4
54.Bg1-h2 f7-f5 -0.73/18 ] 38.Ra1-g1
[ Houdini annotates: 38.Ra1-g1
Rg2xg1 39.Bf2xg1 Nd7-e5 40.Nf5-d6
Bb7-d5 41.Bg1-f2 Kg8-f8 42.b2-b4
c5xb4 43.a3xb4 Ne5-c6 44.Nd6-f5
Nc6xb4 45.Bc2-b1 Nb4-c6 46.Nf5xd4
Nc6-e5 47.Nd4-f5 f7-f6 48.Nf5-e3
Bd5-f3+ 49.Ke2-d2 h6-h5 50.Ne3-f5
Kf8-f7 51.Bb1-a2+ Kf7-g6 -1.02/16 ]
38...Nd7-e5 [ 38...Rg2xg1 39.Bf2xg1
Nd7-e5 40.Nf5-d6 Bb7-f3+
41.Ke2-d2-+ ;Houdini annotates:
38...Rg2xg1 39.Bf2xg1 Nd7-e5
40.Nf5-d6 Bb7-d5 41.Bg1-f2 Kg8-f8
146
42.b2-b4 c5xb4 43.a3xb4 Ne5-c6
44.Nd6-f5 Nc6xb4 45.Bc2-b1 Nb4-c6
46.Nf5xd4 Nc6-e5 47.Nd4-f5 f7-f6
48.Nf5-e3 Bd5-f3+ 49.Ke2-d2 h6-h5

50.Ne3-f5 Kf8-f7 51.Bb1-a2+ Kf7-g6
-0.90/15 ] 39.Rg1xg2 [Houdini
annotates
: 39.Rg1xg2 Bb7xg2
40.Nf5-d6 h6-h5 41.b2-b4 Bg2-f3+
42.Ke2-d2 Ne5-g4 43.Kd2-e1 c5-c4
44.Bf2xd4 h5-h4 45.Bc2-f5 h4-h3
46.Bf5xg4 Bf3xg4 47.Ke1-f2 f7-f6
48.Kf2-g3 Bg4-d7 49.Nd6-e4 Kg8-f7
50.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e7 51.Ne4-f2 Ke7-d6
52.Nf2xh3 Bd7xh3 53.Kg3xh3
-0.66/17 ] 39...Bb7xg2 [Houdini
annotates
: 39...Bb7xg2 40.Nf5-d6 h6-h5
41.b2-b4 Bg2-f3+ 42.Ke2-d2 Ne5-g4
43.Bf2-g1 c5xb4 44.a3xb4 h5-h4
45.Bc2-f5 h4-h3 46.Bf5-c8 h3-h2
47.Bg1xh2 Ng4xh2 48.Bc8xa6 g7-g5
49.Ba6xb5 g5-g4 50.Nd6-f5 Bf3-e4
51.Nf5xd4 g4-g3 52.Nd4-e2 g3-g2
53.Kd2-e3 Be4-a8 54.Ke3-f2 Kg8-g7
55.Ne2-d4 Kg7-f6 56.Bb5-c6 Ba8xc6
57.Nd4xc6 -0.66/14 ] 40.Ke2-d2
[ 40.Nf5-d6 Ne5-c6-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 40.Nf5-d6 h6-h5 41.b2-b4
Bg2-f3+ 42.Ke2-d2 Ne5-g4 43.Kd2-e1
c5-c4 44.Bf2xd4 h5-h4 45.Bc2-f5
h4-h3 46.Bf5xg4 Bf3xg4 47.Ke1-f2
Bg4-e6 48.Kf2-g3 Kg8-h7 49.Nd6xf7
Be6xf7 50.Kg3xh3 g7-g5 51.Kh3-g3
Kh7-g6 52.Kg3-g4 Bf7-e6+
53.Kg4-f3 -0.69/15 ] 40...h6-h5
[ 40...Ne5-c4+ might be the shorter
path 41.Kd2-c1-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 40...Ne5-c4+ 41.Kd2-c1
h6-h5
42.Bc2-d3 g7-g6 43.Nf5-h4 Bg2-d5
44.b2-b4 Nc4-e5 45.Bd3-f1 Ne5-g4
46.Bf2-g1 c5xb4 47.a3xb4 Ng4-e3
48.Bf1-d3 Kg8-g7 49.Kc1-d2 Kg7-f6
50.Bd3-e2 g6-g5 51.Nh4-f3 h5-h4
52.Bg1xe3 d4xe3+ 53.Kd2xe3 Bd5-e6
147
54.Ke3-f2 Be6-c4 55.Be2-d1 Kf6-f5
56.Kf2-g2 Kf5-f4 57.Nf3-d4 g5-g4
-1.18/16 ] 41.b2-b4 [ 41.b2-b3
g7-g5-+ ;Houdini annotates:
41.b2-b3 g7-g6 42.Nf5-h4 Bg2-a8
43.Bf2-g3 Ne5-g4 44.Bg3-d6 c5-c4

45.b3xc4 b5xc4 46.Bd6-c5 d4-d3
45.b3xc4 b5xc4 46.Bd6-c5 d4-d3
47.Bc2-d1 Kg8-g7 48.Bc5-d4+ f7-f6
49.Nh4-f3 Kg7-f7 50.Kd2-c3 Ba8-d5
51.Nf3-d2 Ng4-e5 52.Bd4xe5 f6xe5
53.Nd2xc4 Bd5xc4 54.Kc3xc4
-1.11/15 ] 41...Ne5-c4+ [Houdini
annotates
: 41...Ne5-c4+ 42.Kd2-c1
Nc4xa3 43.Bc2-b3 c5-c4 44.Kc1b2 c4xb3 45.Kb2xa3 d4-d3 46.Bf2e1 g7-g6 47.Nf5-e3 Bg2-e4
48.Ka3xb3 g6-g5 49.Kb3-c3 h5-h4
50.Ne3-g4
Kg8-g7 51.Be1-d2 f7-f6 52.Kc3-d4
Be4-f5 53.Ng4-f2 Kg7-f7
54.Nf2xd3 h4-h3 -1.91/17 ] 42.Kd2c1
[ 42.Kd2-e1 Nc4xa3 43.Bc2b3 g7-g6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
42.Kd2-c1 Nc4xa3 43.Bc2-b3 c5-c4
44.Kc1-b2 c4xb3 45.Kb2xa3 d4-d3
46.Bf2-e1 g7-g6 47.Nf5-e3 Bg2-e4
48.Ka3xb3 g6-g5 49.Kb3-c3 f7-f5
50.Ne3-d1 Kg8-f7 51.Kc3-d4 h5-h4
52.Nd1-f2 Be4-b7 53.Be1-c3 Kf7-g6
54.Nf2xd3 g5-g4 55.Nd3-c5 -1.94/15 ]
42...Nc4xa3 [Houdini annotates:
42...Nc4xa3 43.Bc2-b3 c5-c4
44.Kc1-b2 c4xb3 45.Kb2xa3 d4-d3
46.Bf2-e1 g7-g6 47.Nf5-e3 Bg2-e4
48.Ka3xb3 g6-g5 49.Kb3-c3 f7-f5
50.Ne3-d1 Kg8-f7 51.Kc3-d4 h5-h4
52.Nd1-f2 Be4-b7 53.Be1-c3 Kf7-g6
54.Nf2xd3 g5-g4 55.Nd3-c5 -1.84/18 ]
43.Bc2-d1 [ 43.Bc2-b3 doesn't
change the outcome of the game
c5xb4
44.Bf2xd4 Na3-c4-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 43.Bc2-b3 c5-c4 44.Kc1b2 c4xb3 45.Kb2xa3 d4-d3 46.Bf2e1
g7-g6 47.Nf5-e3 Bg2-e4
48.Ka3xb3 g6-g5 49.Kb3-c3 f7-f5
148
50.Ne3-d1
Kg8-f7 51.Kc3-d4 h5-h4 52.Nd1-f2
Be4-b7 53.Be1-c3 Kf7-g6 54.Nf2xd3
g5-g4 55.Nd3-c5 -1.94/17 ] 43...c5xb4
[Houdini annotates: 43...c5xb4
44.Bf2xd4 g7-g6 45.Nf5-e3 Bg2-e4
46.Bd4-f6 Na3-c4 47.Ne3xc4 b5xc4
48.Bf6-e7 a6-a5 49.Be7-d8 b4-b3

50.Bd8-f6 Be4-d5 51.Kc1-b2 Kg8-f8
52.Bd1-e2 a5-a4 53.Kb2-a3 Kf8-e8
54.Ka3xa4 Ke8-d7 55.Ka4-b4 Kd7-e6
56.Be2xc4 Bd5xc4 57.Bf6-b2 -2.05/17
] 44.Bd1xh5 Diagram [ 44.Nf5xd4
does not help much g7-g6-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 44.Bf2xd4 g7-g6
45.Nf5-e3 Bg2-e4 46.Bd4-f6 Na3-c4
47.Ne3xc4 b5xc4 48.Bf6-e7 a6-a5
49.Be7-d8 b4-b3 50.Bd8xa5 h5-h4
51.Kc1-b2 h4-h3 52.Ba5-c7 f7-f5
53.Bd1xb3 c4xb3 54.Kb2xb3 g6-g5
55.Bc7-h2 Kg8-g7 56.Kb3-c3 f5-f4
57.Kc3-d2 Kg7-f6 58.Kd2-e2 Kf6-f5
59.Ke2-f2 -1.92/15 ]
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44...g7-g6 45.Nf5-h4 Bg2-e4
46.Bh5-f3 f7-f5 47.Bf2xd4 Kg8-f7
48.Bf3-d1 g6-g5 49.Nh4-f3 Be4xf3
50.Bd1xf3 g5-g4 51.Bf3-b7 a6-a5
52.Bb7-c8 Kf7-g6 53.Bc8-d7 Kg6-g5
54.Bd4-b6 g4-g3 55.Bb6-d8+ Kg5-g4
149
Be4xf3 50.Bd1xf3 g5-g4 51.Bf3-d5+
Kf7-g6 52.Kc1-d1 a6-a5 53.Bd5-c6
f5-f4 54.Bd4-b6 b4-b3 55.Bb6-c5
Be4xf3 50.Bd1xf3 g5-g4 51.Bf3-d5+
Kf7-g6 52.Kc1-d1 a6-a5 53.Bd5-c6
f5-f4 54.Bd4-b6 b4-b3 55.Bb6-c5
b5-b4 56.Kd1-c1 Na3-c4 57.Bc6-d5
Nc4-e5 58.Bc5-d4 Ne5-d3+
59.Kc1-d2 -2.28/16 ] 45...Kg8-f8
[ Houdini annotates: 45...Kg8-f8
46.Ne7xg6+ f7xg6 47.Bh5xg6 Kf8-e7
48.Bf2xd4 a6-a5 49.Bd4-c5+ Ke7-d7
50.Bc5-f2 Na3-c4 51.Bg6-d3 Kd7-d6
52.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-d5 53.Bg3-e1 Bg2-e4
54.Bd3-e2 Kd5-c5 55.Be1-f2+ Kc5-c6
56.Bf2-h4 Nc4-e3 57.Kc1-b2 a5-a4
58.Bh4-f2 Ne3-d5 59.Bf2-g1 Nd5-c3
-2.80/18 ] 46.Ne7xg6+ [Houdini
annotates
: 46.Ne7xg6+ f7xg6
47.Bh5xg6 Kf8-e7 48.Bf2xd4 a6-a5
49.Bd4-f2 Na3-c4 50.Bg6-d3 Ke7-d6
51.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-d5 52.Bg3-e1 Bg2-e4
51.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-d5 52.Bg3-e1 Bg2-e4
53.Bd3-e2 Kd5-c5 54.Be1-f2+ Kc5-c6
55.Bf2-h4 Nc4-e3 56.Kc1-b2 a5-a4
57.Bh4-f2 Ne3-f5 58.Be2-g4 a4-a3+
59.Kb2-b3 -2.89/19 ] 46...f7xg6
49.Bd4-f2 Na3-c4 50.Bg6-d3 Ke7-d6
51.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-d5 52.Bg3-e1 Kd5-d4
53.Bd3-e2 Kd4-c5 54.Be1-h4 a5-a4
55.Bh4-e7+ Nc4-d6 56.Be2xb5 a4-a3
57.Bb5-d3 Bg2-c6 58.Kc1-b1 b4-b3
59.Be7-f8 Bc6-d5 60.Bf8-e7 Bd5-e6
61.Be7-f8 Be6-d5 62.Bf8-e7 -2.81/19 ]
47.Bh5xg6 [Houdini annotates:
56.Bd8xa5 b4-b3 57.Ba5-c3 g3-g2
58.Bc3-d4 Na3-c4 59.Bd4-g1 Nc4-e5
60.Bd7-e6 Ne5-d3+ 61.Kc1-d2 b3-b2
62.Kd2-c2 Kg4-f4 63.Be6-d7 b5-b4

64.Bd7-c6 -2.36/17 ] 45.Nf5-e7+
[ Houdini annotates: 45.Nf5-h4
Bg2-e4 46.Bh5-f3 f7-f5 47.Bf2xd4
Kg8-f7 48.Bf3-d1 g6-g5 49.Nh4-f3
150
49.Bd4-f2 Na3-c4 50.Bg6-d3 Ke7-d6
51.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-d5 52.Bg3-e1 Bg2-e4
53.Bd3-e2 Kd5-c5 54.Be1-h4 a5-a4
55.Bh4-e7+ Diagram
(Diagram 128)
Nc4-d6 56.Be2xb5 a4-a3 57.Bb5-c4
Be4-d5 58.Bc4-d3 Bd5-e6 59.Be7-f8
b4-b3 60.Kc1-b1 Be6-d5 61.Bf8-e7
Bd5-c6 62.Be7-f8 Bc6-d5 63.Bf8-e7
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-2.80/20 ] 47...Kf8-e7 [Houdini
annotates
: 47...Kf8-e7 48.Bf2xd4 a6-a5
49.Bd4-f2 Na3-c4 50.Bg6-d3 Ke7-d6
51.Bd3-e2 Kd6-d5 52.Bf2-h4 Bg2-e4
53.Bh4-e7 Nc4-d6 54.Be7-g5 a5-a4
55.Bg5-d2 Kd5-c5 56.Bd2-e3+ Kc5-c6
57.Be3-d2 b4-b3 58.Kc1-b2 Nd6-f5
59.Bd2-b4 Nf5-e3 60.Bb4-c3 Kc6-c5
61.Bc3-f6 Ne3-f5 62.Bf6-c3 b5-b4
63.Bc3-e5 Nf5-d4 -2.76/18 ]
48.Bf2xd4 [Houdini annotates:
48.Bf2xd4 a6-a5 49.Bd4-f2 Na3-c4
50.Bg6-d3 Ke7-d6 51.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-d5
52.Bg3-e1 Bg2-e4 53.Bd3-e2 Kd5-c5
54.Be1-h4 a5-a4 55.Bh4-e7+ Nc4-d6
56.Be2xb5 a4-a3 57.Bb5-c4 Be4-d5
58.Bc4-d3 Bd5-e6 59.Be7-f8 b4-b3
60.Kc1-b1 b3-b2 61.Bf8-e7 Be6-f7
62.Bd3-c2 -2.80/19 ] 48...Ke7-d6
[ Houdini annotates: 48...a6-a5
49.Bd4-f2 Ke7-e6 50.Bg6-e8 Bg2-e4
51.Bf2-c5 Ke6-d5 52.Bc5-f8 Kd5-d4
53.Bf8-g7+ Kd4-d3 54.Be8-d7 a5-a4
55.Kc1-b2 Be4-h7 56.Bd7-e6 Na3-c2
151
Kc6-d6 53.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-e6 54.Bg3-e1
Kc6-d6 53.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-e6 54.Bg3-e1
Bg2-e4 55.Kc1-b2 Be4-d5 56.Kb2-c1
Bd5-f3 57.Be1-f2 Bf3-e4 58.Bf2-c5
Be4-b7 59.Bc5-f8 Bb7-a8 60.Bf8-g7
Be4-b7 59.Bc5-f8 Bb7-a8 60.Bf8-g7
Ba8-e4 61.Bg7-f8 Be4-g2 62.Bf8-h6
Bg2-d5 63.Bh6-g7 Bd5-e4 64.Bg7-f8
-2.48/17 ]
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9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
49...Na3-c4 [Houdini annotates:
49...Na3-c4 50.Bd4-f2 Kd6-d5
57.Bg7-e5 b4-b3 58.Be6-d5 Nc2-e3
-2.54/18 ] 49.Bg6-d3 Diagram
[ 49.Bd4-f2 does not win a prize
Na3-c4-+ ;Houdini annotates:
49.Bd4-f2 a6-a5 50.Bf2-g3+ Kd6-c5
51.Bg3-f2+ Kc5-c6 52.Bg6-e8+

51.Bf2-g3 Bg2-e4 52.Bd3-e2 a6-a5
51.Bf2-g3 Bg2-e4 52.Bd3-e2 a6-a5
53.Bg3-e1 Kd5-c5 54.Be1-h4 a5-a4
55.Bh4-e7+ Nc4-d6 56.Be2xb5 a4-a3
57.Bb5-c4 Be4-d5 58.Bc4-d3 b4-b3
59.Be7-f8 b3-b2+ 60.Kc1-b1 Bd5-e6
61.Bf8-e7 Be6-f7 62.Bd3-e4 Bf7-d5
-2.77/19 ] 50.Bd4-g7 [ 50.Bd4f2 does not save the day a6-a5+;
Houdini annotates: 50.Bd4-a7 a6-a5
51.Ba7-f2 Kd6-c6 52.Bf2-g3 Nc4-b6
53.Bd3-g6 Nb6-a4 54.Bg3-e1 Na4-c3
55.Kc1-b2 a5-a4 56.Be1xc3 a4-a3+
57.Kb2-b3 b4xc3 58.Kb3xa3 Kc6-c5
59.Ka3-b3 b5-b4 60.Kb3-c2 Bg2-c6
61.Kc2-b3 -2.72/15 ] 50...a6-a5
51.Bd3-g6 Kd6-d5 52.Bg7-h6 Nc4-e5
53.Bg6-h5 Bg2-f3 54.Bh5-e8 Bf3-e2
55.Bh6-f8 b4-b3 56.Kc1-d2 Kd5-d4
57.Bf8-g7 Be2-c4 58.Bg7xe5+
Kd4xe5 59.Kd2-c3 a5-a4 60.Kc3b2
152

Ke5-d5 61.Be8-g6 Kd5-d4 62.Bg6-b1
Bc4-d5 -3.50/16 ] 51.Bd3-e2
[ 51.Kc1-c2 does not solve anything
Kd6-d5 52.Bg7-f8 Bg2-e4 53.Bd3xe4+
Kd5xe4-+ ;Houdini annotates:
51.Bg7-f8+ Kd6-d5 52.Bd3-g6 Bg2-e4
53.Bg6-f7+ Kd5-d4 54.Bf7-e6 Nc4-e5
55.Kc1-b2 Ne5-d3+ 56.Kb2-a1 a5-a4
57.Be6-h3 Nd3-f4 58.Bh3-f1 Be4-d3
59.Bf8-h6 Nf4-g6 60.Bh6-g7+ Kd4-c4
61.Bf1xd3+ Kc4xd3 62.Ka1-b2 a4-a3+
63.Kb2-b3 -3.52/17 ] 51...Bg2-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 51...Bg2-e4
52.Bg7-f8+ Kd6-d5 53.Be2-h5 Nc4-d6
54.Bh5-e2 a5-a4 55.Kc1-b2 Kd5-c6
56.Bf8-e7 Be4-d5 57.Be2-d3 a4-a3+
58.Kb2-b1 b4-b3 59.Bd3-h7 Bd5-e6
60.Bh7-d3 Kc6-c5 61.Bd3-e4 Be6-d5
62.Be4-g6 Kc5-c6 63.Bg6-h7 Bd5-e6
-3.80/15 ] 52.Bg7-f6 [ 52.Be2-d1
doesn't get the cat off the tree
Kd6-c5-+ ;Houdini annotates:
52.Bg7-f8+ Kd6-d5 53.Be2-h5 Nc4-d6
54.Bh5-e2 a5-a4 55.Kc1-b2 Kd5-c6
56.Bf8-e7 Be4-d5 57.Be2-d3 a4-a3+
58.Kb2-b1 b4-b3 59.Bd3-h7 Bd5-e6
60.Kb1-a1 Kc6-c5 61.Bh7-d3 Be6-c4
62.Bd3-e4 b5-b4 63.Ka1-b1 b3-b2
64.Be4-c2 Bc4-d5 65.Be7-g5 Kc5-c4
-3.85/16 ] 52...a5-a4 [Houdini
annotates: 52...a5-a4 53.Bf6-g7 Kd6d5
54.Be2-h5 a4-a3 55.Bh5-d1 Nc4-a5
56.Bg7-f8 Kd5-c4 57.Bd1-e2+ Kc4-d4
58.Bf8-g7+ Kd4-d5 59.Be2-d1 b4-b3
60.Bg7-f6 Kd5-c4 61.Bf6-h8 b3-b2+
62.Bh8xb2 a3xb2+ 63.Kc1xb2 Kc4-b4
64.Kb2-c1 Na5-c4 65.Bd1-c2 Be4-d5
66.Bc2-d3 Kb4-c3 67.Bd3xc4 b5xc4
68.Kc1-d1 Bd5-e4 69.Kd1-e2 Kc3-d4
-4.76/17 ] 53.Bf6-g7 [Houdini
annotates: 53.Bf6-g7 Kd6-d5 54.Be2-
153
h5
a4-a3 55.Bh5-d1 Nc4-a5 56.Bg7-f8
Kd5-c4 57.Bd1-e2+ Kc4-d4
58.Bf8-g7+ Kd4-d5 59.Be2-d1 b4-b3
60.Bg7-f6 Kd5-c4 61.Bd1-e2+ Be4-d3

62.Be2-d1 Bd3-f5 63.Bf6-a1 Bf5-e4
62.Be2-d1 Bd3-f5 63.Bf6-a1 Bf5-e4
64.Ba1-h8 Kc4-c5 65.Bh8-c3 b3-b2+
66.Bc3xb2 a3xb2+ 67.Kc1xb2 Kc5-b4
68.Kb2-c1 Na5-c4 69.Bd1-c2 Be4-d5
70.Bc2-d3 Kb4-c3 71.Bd3xc4 b5xc4
72.Kc1-d1 Bd5-f3+ 73.Kd1-c1 Bf3-d5
74.Kc1-d1 -4.81/18 ] 53...Kd6-d5
[ Houdini annotates: 53...Kd6-d5
54.Be2-h5 a4-a3 55.Bh5-d1 Nc4-e5
56.Bg7-f8 Ne5-c6 57.Bd1-b3+ Kd5-d4
58.Bf8-g7+ Nc6-e5 59.Bb3-d1 Be4-d5
60.Bg7-f8 Ne5-c6 61.Kc1-b1 Kd4-c3
62.Kb1-a1 a3-a2 63.Bd1-h5 Bd5-c4
64.Bf8-c5 Nc6-d4 65.Bh5-d1 Bc4-e6
66.Bc5-e7 Be6-b3
67.Be7xb4+ Kc3xb4
68.Bd1xb3 Nd4xb3+
69.Ka1xa2 Kb4-c3 70.Ka2-a3 b5-b4+
71.Ka3-a4 Nb3-c5+ 72.Ka4-b5
-4.77/20 ]
0-1
23
E04
Levon Aronian
Alexander
Morozevich
Amber Tournament (Rapid) (9). 2009
E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3
1.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 2.d2-d4 Ng8-f6
3.c2-c4 e7-e6 4.g2-g3 d5xc4
5.Bf1-g2 a7-a6 6.0-0 Nb8-c6 7.e2-e3
Bc8-d7 8.Qd1-e2 b7-b5 9.Rf1-d1
Bf8-b4 10.b2-b3 c4xb3 11.a2xb3 0-0
12.e3-e4 Nc6-e7 13.Nf3-e5 Ne7-c6
14.Bc1-g5 Bb4-e7 15.Ne5xd7
Qd8xd7 16.d4-d5 e6xd5 17.Nb1-c3
Ra8-e8 18.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6
19.Nc3xd5 Opposite coloured
bishops appeared. [Houdini
annotates:
154
19.Nc3xd5
21.Ra1xa6
23.Kg1-h1
25.Nd5xe3
27.Rd1-d7
Bf6-d4 20.Qe2-c2 f7-f5

f5xe4 22.Qc2xc6 Bd4xf2+
Qd7xc6 24.Ra6xc6 e4-e3
Bf2xe3 26.Rc6xc7 b5-b4
Be3-d4 28.Bg2-d5+

Kg8-h8 29.Kh1-g2 Re8-e2+
30.Kg2-h3 Bd4-b6 31.Rc7-b7 Rf8-d8
32.Rd7xd8+ Bb6xd8 33.Rb7xb4
0.19/15 ] 19...Bf6-d4 [Not 19...Bf6xa1
20.Nd5-f6+ Ba1xf6 21.Rd1xd7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 19...Bf6-d4
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtrk+0
9+-zpq+pzpp0 130
9p+n+-+-+0 130
9+p+N+-+-0
9-+-vlP+-+0
9+P+-+-zP-0
9-+-+QzPLzP0
9tR-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
20.Qe2-c2 f7-f5 21.Ra1xa6 f5xe4
22.Qc2xc6 Bd4xf2+ 23.Kg1-h1
Qd7xc6 24.Ra6xc6 e4-e3 25.Nd5xe3
Bf2xe3 26.Rc6xc7 b5-b4 27.Rd1-d7
Be3-d4 28.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8
29.Kh1-g2 Rf8-f2+ 30.Kg2-h3 Bd4-f6
31.Bd5-c4 h7-h5 32.Bc4-d3 Re8-d8
33.Rd7xd8+ Bf6xd8 34.Rc7-c8 Rf2-f8
35.Kh3-g2 Kh8-g8 0.34/13 ] 20.Qe2-c2
[Houdini annotates: 20.Qe2-c2 f7-f5
21.Ra1xa6 f5xe4 22.Qc2xc6 Bd4xf2+
23.Kg1-h1 Qd7xc6 24.Ra6xc6 e4-e3
25.Nd5xe3 Bf2xe3 26.Rc6xc7 b5-b4
27.Rd1-d7 Be3-d4 28.Bg2-d5+
Diagram
155
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtrk+0{
9+-tRR+-zpp0 131
9+-tRR+-zpp0 131
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+L+-+-0
9-zp-vl-+-+0
9+P+-+-zP-0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
20...Bd4xa1 21.Nd5-f6+ Ba1xf6
22.Rd1xd7+- ;Houdini annotates:
20...f7-f5 21.Ra1xa6 f5xe4 22.Qc2xc6
(Diagram 131)
Kg8-h8 29.Kh1-g2 Rf8-f2+ 30.Kg2-h3
Bd4-f6 31.Bd5-c4 h7-h5 32.Bc4-d3
Re8-d8 33.Rd7xd8+ Bf6xd8
34.Rc7-c8 Rf2-f8 35.Kh3-g2 Kh8-g8
0.15/14 ] 20...f7-f5 [Inferior is

Bd4xf2+ 23.Kg1-h1 Qd7xc6
Bd4xf2+ 23.Kg1-h1 Qd7xc6
24.Ra6xc6 e4-e3 25.Nd5xe3 Bf2xe3
26.Rc6xc7 b5-b4 27.Rd1-d7 Be3-d4
28.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8 29.Kh1-g2
Rf8-f2+ 30.Kg2-h3 Bd4-f6 31.Bd5-c4
h7-h5 32.Bc4-d3 Re8-d8
33.Rd7xd8+ Bf6xd8 34.Rc7-c8 Rf2-f8
35.Kh3-g2
Kh8-g8 0.34/14 ] 21.e4-e5
[ Houdini annotates: 21.Ra1xa6 f5xe4
22.Qc2xc6 Bd4xf2+ 23.Kg1-h1
Qd7xc6 24.Ra6xc6 e4-e3 25.Nd5xe3
Bf2xe3 26.Rc6xc7 Be3-b6 27.Rc7-b7
Re8-b8 28.Rb7-d7 Rb8-d8 29.Rd7xd8
Rf8xd8 30.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8 31.Kh1-g2
Rd8-f8 32.Bd5-f3 0.21/12 ]
21...f5-f4?? [ 21...Re8xe5 22.Ra1-c1
Re5xd5 23.Bg2xd5+ Qd7xd5
24.Qc2xc6 Qd5xc6 25.Rc1xc6 ;
Houdini annotates: 21...Re8xe5
22.Ra1-c1 Re5xd5
23.Bg2xd5+ Qd7xd5
24.Qc2xc6 Qd5xc6
25.Rc1xc6 Bd4-b6 26.Rc6-e6 f5-f4
27.g3-g4 Kg8-f7 28.Re6-e5 g7-g6
29.Rd1-e1 Kf7-g8 30.Re5-e7 0.33/11 ]
22.Nd5-f6+! Discovered attack: d5,
g2- c6 [ 22.Ra1xa6?! is no
comparison f4xg3 23.Qc2xc6 A)
23...g3xf2+
156

24.Kg1-f1 Qd7-f5 25.e5-e6
( 25.Rd1xd4 fails to the following pretty
mating combination Qf5-b1+
26.Qc6-c1 Qb1xc1+ 27.Kf1-e2
Re8xe5+ 28.Rd4-e4 f2-f1Q+
29.Bg2xf1 Qc1-c2+ 30.Ke2-e1
Re5xe4+ 31.Nd5-e3 Re4xe3+
32.Bf1-e2 Re3xe2# ; 25.Nd5xc7
Re8xe5 26.Qc6-f3 Qf5-c2-+ ); B)
23...Qd7-f5 24.Nd5-f6+ g7xf6
25.Qc6-d5+ Rf8-f7 26.Qd5xd4
f6xe5 ; 22.Nd5xf4?! Nc6-b4
23.Qc2-e2 c7-c5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.g3xf4 Re8-e6 23.Ra1xa6
Re6-g6 24.Qc2xg6 h7xg6 25.Ra6xc6
Rf8xf4 26.Nd5xf4 Bd4xf2+ 27.Kg1xf2
Qd7xd1 28.Nf4xg6 Qd1-d2+
29.Kf2-g3 Qd2-d1 30.Bg2-f3 Qd1-g1+
31.Kg3-f4 Qg1xh2+ 32.Kf4-g4
Qh2-g1+ 33.Kg4-f5 Qg1-b1+
34.Kf5-f4 Qb1xb3 35.Rc6xc7 1.81/11 ]
22...Rf8xf6 Diagram [ 22...g7xf6
23.Bg2xc6 Discovered attack ;
Houdini annotates: 22...Rf8xf6
23.e5xf6 Nc6-b4 24.Qc2-d2 c7-c5
25.Qd2xf4 Qd7-e6 26.Ra1-c1 Qe6xf6
27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6 28.Rd1-e1 Re8-f8
29.Rc1-d1 Rf8-d8 30.Bg2-f3 Kg8-f7
31.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d5 32.Rd1-d2 Rd8-d7
33.Rd2-e2 0.63/14 ]
(Diagram 132)
23.e5xf6 [Houdini annotates:
23.e5xf6 Nc6-b4 24.Qc2-d2 c7-c5
29.Rc1-d1 Rf8-d8 30.Bg2-f3 Kg8-f7
31.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d5 32.Rd1-d2 Rd8-d7
33.Rd2-e2 0.43/14 ] 23...Nc6-b4
24.Qc2-d2 c7-c5 25.Qd2xf4 Qd7-e6
157
26.Ra1-c1 Qe6xf6 27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6
28.Rd1-e1 Re8-f8 29.Rc1-d1 Rf8-d8
30.Bg2-f3 Kg8-f7 31.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d5
158
26.h2xg3 g7xf6 ( 26...Bd4xa1

27.Qd2xd7
Re8xe1+ 28.Kg1-h2 Ba1xf6
29.Bg2-h3+- ) 27.Re1xe8+ Qd7xe8 ;
132
Houdini annotates: 25...f4xg3
26.h2xg3 Re8-f8 27.Re1-e7 Qd7-f5
28.Re7xg7+ Kg8-h8 29.Ra1-f1
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+r+k+0
9+-zpq+-zpp0
9p+n+-tr-+0
9+p+-zP-+-0
9-+-vl-zp-+0
9+P+-+-zP-0
9-+Q+zPLzP0
9tR-+R+-mK0[
xiiiiiiii
y
32.Rd1-d2 Rd8-d7 33.Rd2-e2 0.57/15
] 24.Qc2-d2 [Houdini annotates:
24.Qc2-d2 c7-c5 25.Qd2xf4 Qd7-e6
26.Ra1-c1 Qe6xf6 27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6
28.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8 29.Re1-e2 Nb4-d3
30.Rc1-c2 Nd3-b4 31.Rc2-d2 Kg8-f7
32.Re2-e1 h7-h6 33.Bg2-f3 a6-a5
34.Bf3-h5+ Kf7-f8 35.Rd2-e2 Bd4-e5
36.f2-f4 0.49/14 ] 24...c7-c5
29.Bg2-e4 f6-f5 30.Be4-b1 a6-a5
31.Re1-e7 a5-a4 32.b3xa4 b5xa4
33.Kg1-g2 0.53/14 ] 25.Rd1-e1
[ 25.Qd2xf4 g7xf6 26.Rd1-d2
Re8-e5 ;Houdini annotates:
27.Qf4xf6 g7xf6 28.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8
29.Re1-e2 Nb4-d3 30.Rc1-c2 Nd3-b4
31.Rc2-d2 Kg8-f7 32.Re2-e1 h7-h6
33.Bg2-f3 a6-a5 34.Bf3-h5+ Kf7-f8
35.Rd2-e2 Bd4-e5 36.f2-f4 0.49/13 ]
25...Re8-f8 [ 25...f4xg3
159

Nb4-d3 30.Qd2-g5 Qf5xg5 31.Rg7xg5
Nd3xf2 32.Kg1-h2 Rf8xf6 33.Bg2-d5
Rf6-f8 34.Kh2-g2 a6-a5 35.Bd5-c6
Bd4-e3 0.29/13 ] 26.Re1-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 26.Re1-e7
Qd7-d6 27.f6xg7 Rf8-f7 28.Re7xf7
Kg8xf7 29.Kg1-f1 f4xg3 30.h2xg3
Qd6-f6 31.Ra1-e1 Kf7xg7 32.Qd2-e2
Nb4-d3 33.Qe2-e7+ Qf6xe7
34.Re1xe7+ Kg7-f6 35.Re7xh7
Bd4xf2 36.Bg2-e4 0.64/14 ]
26...Qd7-f5 [Houdini annotates:
26...Qd7-d6 27.f6xg7 Rf8-f7
28.Re7xf7 Kg8xf7 29.Kg1-f1 f4xg3
30.h2xg3 Qd6-f6 31.Ra1-e1 Kf7xg7
32.Qd2-e2 Nb4-d3 33.Qe2-e7+
Qf6xe7 34.Re1xe7+ Kg7-f6
35.Re7-a7 Nd3xf2 36.Ra7xa6+ Kf6-f5
37.Ra6-a7 c5-c4 38.Ra7-f7+ Kf5-e6
39.Rf7-f4 0.92/13 ] 27.f6xg7
[ Houdini annotates: 27.f6xg7 Rf8-f7
28.Re7xf7 Qf5xf7 29.Ra1-e1 f4xg3
30.h2xg3 Bd4xf2+ 31.Qd2xf2 Qf7xf2+
32.Kg1xf2 Nb4-d3+ 33.Kf2-e2 Nd3xe1
34.Ke2xe1 Kg8xg7 35.Ke1-d2 Kg7-f6
36.Bg2-b7 a6-a5 37.Bb7-e4 h7-h6
38.Be4-c6 c5-c4 39.b3xc4 b5xc4
40.Bc6-d5 1.05/13 ] 27...f4xg3??
a blunder in a bad position
[ 27...Rf8-f7 28.Bg2-e4 Qf5-g4
29.Re7xf7 Kg8xf7 ;Houdini
annotates: 27...Rf8-f6 28.Bg2-e4
Qf5-h5
29.Ra1-f1 a6-a5 30.Re7-a7 Rf6-f7
31.Ra7xf7 Qh5xf7 32.Rf1-e1 a5-a4
33.b3xa4 b5xa4 34.Kg1-g2 Kg8xg7
35.Qd2xf4 Qf7xf4 36.g3xf4 0.85/11 ]
28.g7xf8Q+ [ 28.g7xf8B?! Qf5xf2+
29.Qd2xf2 g3xf2+ ( 29...Bd4xf2+??
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-mk-+0{
9+-+-+-+R0 133
9+-+-+-+R0 133
9p+-+-+-+0
9+pzp-+-+-0
9-sn-+-+-+0
9+P+-+-zp-0
9-+-+-vlLzP0
9tR-+-+-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
Bd4xa1 30.Qd2-d6+ Kf8-g7
31.Re2-e7+ Kg7-g8 32.Qd6xg3+
30.Kg1-h1 Kg8xf8 31.Re7xh7+- )
30.Kg1-f1 Kg8xf8 ; 28.g7xf8N?!
Qf5xf2+ 29.Qd2xf2 g3xf2+
( 29...Bd4xf2+ 30.Kg1-h1 Kg8xf8
31.Re7xh7+- Diagram
) 30.Kg1-f1 Kg8xf8 ;Houdini
annotates: 28.g7xf8Q+ Kg8xf8
29.Re7-e2

Kg8-f8 33.Bg2-e4 Qf5-f6 34.Re7xh7
Kg8-f8 33.Bg2-e4 Qf5-f6 34.Re7xh7
Ba1-e5 35.Qg3-g4 Nb4-c6
36.Qg4-c8+ Nc6-d8 37.Qc8xc5+
Be5-d6 38.Rh7-h8+ Kf8-e7
39.Qc5-a7+ Ke7-e6 40.Rh8-e8+
Bd6-e7 41.Re8-g8 Qf6-a1+ 42.Kg1-g2
Qa1-a3 43.Rg8-g6+ Ke6-f7
44.Qa7-e3 Qa3-a1 45.Qe3-f4+ Be7-f6
46.b3-b4 4.21/9 ] 28...Kg8xf8
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Kg8xf8
29.Re7-e2 Bd4xa1 30.Qd2-d6+
Kf8-g7 31.Re2-e7+ Kg7-g8
32.Qd6xg3+ Kg8-f8 33.Bg2-e4 Qf5-f6
34.Re7xh7 Ba1-e5 35.Qg3-g4 Nb4-c6
36.Qg4-c8+ Nc6-d8 37.Qc8xc5+
Be5-d6 38.Rh7-h8+ Kf8-e7
39.Qc5-a7+ Ke7-e6 40.Rh8-e8+
Bd6-e7 41.Re8-g8 Qf6-a1+ 42.Kg1-g2
Qa1-a3 43.Rg8-g6+ Ke6-f7
44.Qa7-e3 Qa3-a1 45.Qe3-f4+ Be7-f6
46.b3-b4 4.64/9 ] 29.Re7-e2
Bd4xa1 30.Qd2-d6+ Kf8-g7
31.Re2-e7+ Kg7-g8 32.Qd6xg3+
Kg8-f8 33.Bg2-e4 Qf5-f6 34.Re7xh7
Ba1-e5 35.Qg3-g4 Nb4-c6
36.Qg4-c8+ Nc6-d8 37.Qc8xc5+
Be5-d6 38.Rh7-h8+ Kf8-e7
160

39.Qc5-a7+ Ke7-e6 40.Rh8-e8+
Bd6-e7 41.Re8-g8 Qf6-a1+ 42.Kg1-g2
Qa1-a3 43.Rg8-g6+ Ke6-f7
44.Qa7-e3 Qa3-a1 45.Qe3-f4+ Be7-f6
46.b3-b4 4.04/10 ] 29...g3xf2+
[ Houdini annotates: 29...Qf5-f6
30.Ra1-f1 g3xf2+ 31.Rf1xf2 Kf8-g8
32.Kg1-h1 Bd4xf2 33.Re2xf2 Qf6-e7
34.Bg2-d5+ Nb4xd5 35.Qd2xd5+
Kg8-h8 36.Qd5-a8+ Kh8-g7
37.Rf2-g2+ Kg7-h6 38.Qa8xa6+
Kh6-h5 39.Qa6xb5 5.77/12 ]
30.Kg1-h1 Nb4-d5 31.Re2xf2 Bd4xf2
32.Qd2xd5 Qf5xd5 33.Bg2xd5 Kf8-e7
34.Ra1xa6 c5-c4 35.Kh1-g2 Bf2-d4
36.Ra6-e6+ Ke7-d8 37.b3xc4 b5-b4
38.Bd5-e4 Kd8-d7 39.Be4-f5 Kd7-c7
40.Re6-e7+ Kc7-c6 41.Re7xh7
6.18/14 ] 30...Nb4-d3 [ 30...Qf5-f6
31.Ra1-f1 Kf8-g7 32.Rf1xf2 Bd4xf2
33.Qd2-d7+ Kg7-g6+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 30...Nb4-d5 31.Re2xf2
Bd4xf2 32.Qd2xd5 Qf5xd5 33.Bg2xd5
Kf8-g7 34.Kh1-g2 Bf2-e3 35.Ra1xa6
h7-h6 36.Ra6-b6 b5-b4 37.Bd5-e4
Be3-f4 38.Rb6-a6 5.92/12 ]
31.Qd2-h6+ Diagram [Houdini
annotates
: 31.Qd2-h6+ Kf8-f7 32.Ra1-f1
Nd3-e5 33.Qh6xa6 Kf7-g7 34.Qa6xb5
Qf5-f4 35.Qb5-b7+ Kg7-h6 36.Qb7-e7
Ne5-g6 37.Qe7-d7 Ng6-e5
38.Qd7-h3+ Kh6-g7 39.Qh3-g3+
Qf4xg3 40.h2xg3 Kg7-g6 41.Kh1-h2
Kg6-g5 6.76/14 ]
(Diagram 134)
31...Kf8-f7 [Houdini annotates:
161
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9+-+-+-+p0 134
9p+-+-+-wQ0
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31...Kf8-f7 32.Ra1-f1 Nd3-e5
33.Qh6-h4 Kf7-g7 34.Bg2-e4 Qf5-f6
35.Qh4xh7+ Kg7-f8 36.Be4-d5 Ne5-f7
37.Re2-a2 Nf7-e5 38.Qh7-a7 a6-a5
39.Qa7xa5 b5-b4 40.Qa5-b5 Kf8-g7
6.15/11 ] 32.Ra1-f1 [Houdini annotates

x64: 32.Ra1-f1 Nd3-e5 33.Qh6xa6
x64: 32.Ra1-f1 Nd3-e5 33.Qh6xa6
Kf7-g7 34.Qa6xb5 Qf5-f4 35.Qb5b7+ Kg7-h6 36.Qb7-e7 Ne5-g6
37.Qe7-d7
Ng6-e5 38.Qd7-h3+ Kh6-g7
39.Qh3-g3+ Qf4xg3 40.h2xg3 Kg7-g6
41.Kh1-h2 Kg6-g5 6.54/12 ]
32...Nd3-e5 33.Qh6xa6 Kf7-g7
34.Qa6xb5 Qf5-f4 35.Qb5-b7+ Kg7-h6
36.Qb7-e7 Ne5-g6 37.Qe7-d7 Ng6-e5
38.Qd7-h3+ Kh6-g7 39.Qh3-g3+
Qf4xg3 40.h2xg3 Kg7-g6 41.Kh1h2
Kg6-g5 6.73/13 ] 33.Qh6-h4
[ 33.Qh6xa6 makes it even easier for
White b5-b4 34.Bg2-e4+- ;Houdini 2.
0c : 33.Qh6xa6 Kf7-g7
34.Qa6xb5 Qf5-f4 35.Qb5-b7+ Kg7-h6
36.Qb7-e7 Ne5-g6 37.Qe7-e6 Kh6-g5
38.Bg2-e4 Bd4-e5 39.Qe6-h3 Be5-d4
40.Qh3xh7 6.44/12 ] 33...Ne5-g4
[ 33...Kf7-e8 is not much help
34.Bg2-c6+ Ke8-f7 35.Rf1xf2 Bd4xf2
36.Re2xf2 Qf5xf2 37.Qh4xf2+ Kf7-g8
38.Bc6-d5+ Kg8-g7 39.Qf2xc5+; Houdini annotates: 33...Kf7-g7
34.Bg2-e4 Ne5-g6 35.Qh4xh7+
Kg7xh7 36.Be4xf5 Kh7-g7
37.Bf5xg6
Kg7xg6 38.Kh1-g2 Kg6-f6 39.Re2-a2
Kf6-e5 40.Ra2xa6 c5-c4
41.b3xc4 b5xc4 42.Ra6-a4 c4-c3
43.Rf1-c1
162
163

Ke5-d5 44.Kg2-f1 Kd5-e5 45.h2-h4
6.53/12 ] 34.h2-h3 [ 34.Qh4-e7+
and White has it in the bag Kf7-g8
35.Qe7-e8+ Kg8-g7 36.Re2-e7+
Kg7-h6+- ;Houdini annotates:
34.Qh4-e7+ Kf7-g8 35.Qe7-d8+
Kg8-g7 36.Re2-e7+ Kg7-h6
37.Bg2-e4 Qf5-f6 38.h2-h3 Kh6-h5
39.h3xg4+ Kh5xg4 40.Qd8-d7+
Kg4-f4 41.Re7-f7 Qf6xf7 42.Qd7xf7+
Kf4xe4 43.Qf7xh7+ Ke4-f3
44.Qh7-b7+ Kf3-g3 45.Qb7xa6 b5-b4
46.Qa6-d3+ Kg3-g4 10.60/11 ]
34...Ng4-f6 [Houdini annotates:
34...Ng4-f6 35.Re2xf2 Bd4xf2
36.Rf1xf2 Qf5-e5 37.Qh4xh7+ Kf7-e6
38.Qh7-a7 a6-a5 39.Qa7-a6+ Ke6-f7
40.Qa6xb5 Kf7-g7 41.Qb5xa5 Nf6-h5
42.Qa5-d2 Nh5-g3+ 43.Kh1-g1
Kg7-g6 44.Qd2-d3+ Kg6-h6 45.Rf2-f7
Kh6-g5 46.Qd3-d5 Qe5xd5 47.Bg2xd5
Ng3-f5 48.Kg1-h2 7.45/15 ] 35.Re2xf2
[Houdini annotates: 35.Re2xf2
Bd4xf2 36.Rf1xf2 Qf5-e5 37.Qh4xh7+
Kf7-e6 38.Qh7-a7 Qe5-d4
39.Qa7xa6+ Ke6-f7 40.Kh1-g1 b5-b4
41.Bg2-e4 Kf7-e7 42.Qa6-a7+ Ke7-e6
43.Qa7-b6+ Ke6-e7 44.Qb6-c7+
Nf6-d7 45.Be4-c6 Qd4-g7+ 46.Kg1-h1
Qg7-a1+ 47.Kh1-g2 Qa1-g7+
48.Qc7-g3 7.28/16 ] 35...Bd4xf2
[ Houdini annotates: 35...Bd4xf2
36.Rf1xf2 Qf5-e5 37.Qh4xh7+ Kf7-e6
38.Qh7-a7 a6-a5 39.Qa7-a6+ Ke6-f7
40.Qa6xb5 Kf7-g7 41.Qb5xa5 Nf6-h5
42.Qa5-d2 Nh5-g3+ 43.Kh1-g1
Kg7-g6 44.Qd2-d3+ Kg6-h6 45.Rf2-f7
Kh6-g5 46.Qd3-d5 Qe5xd5 47.Bg2xd5
Ng3-f5 48.Kg1-h2 7.45/17 ] 36.Rf1xf2
Diagram [ 36.Rf1xf2 Qf5-e5
37.Qh4xh7+ Kf7-e6 38.Qh7-b7+- ;
42.Qa6-a7+ Ke7-d6
42.Qa6-a7+ Ke7-d6
Kd6-e7 44.Qb6-c7+
Qd4-g7+ 46.Kg1-h1
47.Kh1-g2 Qa1-g7+
6.24/14 ]
43.Qa7-b6+
43.Qa7-b6+
Nf6-d7 45.Be4-c6
Qg7-a1+
48.Qc7-g3
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9+-+-+k+p0 135
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Houdini annotates: 36.Rf1xf2
Qf5-e5 37.Qh4xh7+ Kf7-e6 38.Qh7-a7
Qe5-d4 39.Qa7xa6+ Ke6-f7
40.Kh1-g1 b5-b4 41.Bg2-e4 Kf7-e7

24
D45
24
D45
Levon Aronian
Ernesto Inarkiev
FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix (13) 23.08.2009
D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.e2-e3 a7-a6
5.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 6.b2-b3 Bf8-b4
7.Bc1-d2 0-0 8.Bf1-d3 Bb4-d6
9.e3-e4 d5xe4 10.Nc3xe4 Nf6xe4
11.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 12.c4-c5 Bd6-c7
13.Qd1-c2 Nd7-f6 14.Be4-d3 b7-b6
15.Ra1-d1 h7-h6 16.0-0 a6-a5
17.c5xb6 [Houdini annotates:
17.Bd2-c1 Bc8-b7 18.Bc1-a3 Rf8-e8
19.c5xb6 Bc7xb6 20.Ba3-c5 Bb6xc5
21.d4xc5 Qd8-c7 22.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8
23.Nf3-e5 Rd8-d5 24.Qc2-c3 Re8-d8
25.h2-h3 0.46/13 ] 17...Bc7xb6
[ Houdini annotates: 17...Bc7xb6
164

18.Bd2-e3 Bc8-b7 19.Nf3-e5 Nf6-d5
20.Bd3-e2 Qd8-d6 21.Ne5-c4 Qd6-c7
22.Be2-d3 Bb7-a6 23.Nc4-e5 a5-a4
24.Bd3xa6 Ra8xa6 0.26/11 ]
18.Qc2-c1 Diagram [ 18.Nf3-e5
Bc8-b7 19.Bd2-e3 Nf6-d5 ;
Houdini annotates: 18.Nf3-e5
Bc8-b7 19.Bd2-e3 Nf6-d5 20.Bd3-h7+
Kg8-h8 21.Bh7-e4 Nd5-b4 22.Qc2-d2
Qd8-h4 23.Be4-f3 Ra8-d8 24.a2-a3
Nb4-d5 0.44/12 ]
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9+-+-+pzp-0 136
9-vlp+psn-zp0 136
9zp-+-+-+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+P+L+N+-0
9P+-vL-zPPzP0
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18...Nf6-d5 A sound move
[ 18...Bc8-b7 19.Rf1-e1 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 18...Rf8-e8 19.Bd2-f4 Bc8-b7
20.Bf4-e5 Qd8-e7 21.Qc1-e3 Re8-d8
22.h2-h3 a5-a4 23.b3-b4 Bb7-a6
24.Bd3xa6 Ra8xa6 25.Rd1-c1 0.16/13
] 19.Rf1-e1 [ 19.Qc1xc6 Ra8-a7 ;
Houdini annotates: 19.Qc1-a3
Qd8-e7 20.Qa3-a4 Bc8-b7 21.a2-a3
Qe7-c7 22.Nf3-e5 f7-f6 23.Ne5-g6
Rf8-d8 24.Rf1-e1 0.25/11 ]
19...Qd8-c7 20.Bd3-b1 Bc8-b7
21.Qc1-c2 Nd5-f6 22.Bd2-e3 Rf8-c8
165
20.Qc1-b2 Bc8-a6 21.Bd3-b1 Qd8-d6
20.Qc1-b2 Bc8-a6 21.Bd3-b1 Qd8-d6
22.Nf3-e5 Rf8-d8 23.Qb2-c2 Nd5-f6
24.Bd2-c3 Kg8-h8 25.Bc3-b2 Ra7-c7
26.Ne5-c4 Ba6xc4 27.b3xc4 0.31/12 ]
20...Ra7-c7 [Houdini annotates:
20...Bc8-b7 21.Qc1-c4 Qd8-d6
22.Bd3-b1 Bb7-a6 23.Qc4xc6 Qd6xc6
24.Ne5xc6 Ra7-c7 25.Nc6-e5 a5-a4
26.Re1-e4 a4xb3 27.a2xb3 0.18/11 ]
21.Qc1-b2 Black has a cramped
position [Houdini annotates:
21.Qc1-c4 c6-c5 22.d4xc5 Bb6xc5
23.Qc4-g4 Bc5-b4 24.a2-a3 Bb4xd2
25.Rd1xd2 f7-f5 26.Qg4-g6 Qd8-g5
27.Qg6xg5 h6xg5 28.Bd3-c4 Rf8-d8
27.Qg6xg5 h6xg5 28.Bd3-c4 Rf8-d8
29.Re1-c1 0.39/13 ] 21...Nd5-b4
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Bc8-b7
22.Bd3-b1 Rf8-e8 23.Ne5-c4 Rc7-d7
24.h2-h3 Nd5-b4 25.Nc4xb6 Qd8xb6
26.Bd2-f4 Bb7-a6 27.Bf4-e5 f7-f6
28.Bb1-g6 Re8-d8 0.30/13 ]
22.Bd2-f4 Nb4xd3 23.Rd1xd3 Bc8-a6
24.Ne5-c4 Rc7-d7 25.Nc4xb6 Ba6xd3
26.Nb6xd7 Qd8xd7 27.Qb2-c3 Bd3-h7
28.Re1-c1 Qd7-d5 29.Qc3-c5 Rf8-d8
30.Qc5xd5 c6xd5 31.Bf4-e5 f7-f6
23.h2-h3 Bb7-a6 24.Nf3-e5 c6-c5
25.Ne5-c4 Ba6xc4 26.Qc2xc4 c5xd4
27.Qc4xc7 Rc8xc7 28.Be3xd4
Bb6xd4 29.Rd1xd4 0.06/13 ]
20.Nf3-e5 [Houdini annotates:

32.Be5-c7 0.28/12 ] 22...Nb4xd3
32.Be5-c7 0.28/12 ] 22...Nb4xd3
[ Houdini annotates: 22...Nb4-d5
23.Bd3-b1 Bc8-a6 24.Qb2-c2 f7-f5
25.Ne5-c4 Rc7-e7 26.Qc2-d2
Diagram
(Diagram 137)
a5-a4 27.Nc4-e5 Re7-e8 28.Bc3-b4
Nd5xb4 29.Qd2xb4 a4xb3 30.a2xb3
0.24/14 ] 23.Rd1xd3 [Houdini
annotates
: 23.Ne5xd3 Qd8-g5
24.Re1-e5 Qg5-h4 25.Rd1-e1 a5-a4
26.b3xa4 Rc7-b7 27.Re5-e4 Qh4-h5
28.Qb2-e2 Qh5-f5 29.Nd3-e5 0.28/12 ]
23...Bc8-a6 24.Rd3-g3 f7-f6
25.Ne5-c4 Ba6xc4 26.b3xc4 Rc7-e7
166
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9lvlp+p+-zp0 137
9zp-+n+p+-0
9-+NzP-+-+0
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27.Rg3-g4 Bb6-c7 28.Qb2-c2 h6-h5
29.Rg4-g6 Qd8-d7 30.Qc2-e2 0.42/12
] 24.Ne5-c4 [Houdini annotates:
24.Ne5-c4 Rc7-a7 25.Qb2-a3 Rf8-e8
26.Rd3-e3 Bb6xd4 27.Bc3xd4
Qd8xd4 28.Nc4-d6 Re8-d8 29.Nd6xc8
Rd8xc8 30.Re3xe6 c6-c5 31.h2-h3
Rc8-d8 32.Re6-e4 Qd4-d5 33.Qa3-a4
Kg8-h7 34.Re4-e6 Qd5-d4 0.44/15 ]
24...Rc7-f7 [Houdini annotates:
24...Rc7-a7 25.Qb2-a3 Rf8-e8
26.Rd3-e3 Kg8-h7 27.h2-h3 Bb6xd4
28.Bc3xd4 Qd8xd4 29.Nc4-d6 Re8-d8
30.Nd6xc8 Rd8xc8 31.Re3xe6
Qd4-d2 32.Qa3-c5 Ra7-d7
33.Qc5-f5+ Kh7-g8 0.46/14 ]
25.Qb2-d2 [Houdini annotates:
25.Nc4xb6 Qd8xb6 26.Qb2-d2 Rf7-a7
27.Bc3-b2 Qb6-b4 28.Qd2-c1 Rf8-d8
29.Bb2-a3 Qb4-b5 30.Rd3-g3 Kg8-h8
31.Ba3-c5 Ra7-f7 32.Re1-e4 0.86/14 ]
25...Rf7-a7 [Houdini annotates:
25...Rf7-a7 26.Nc4xb6 Qd8xb6
167
Bc8-d7 29.Bc3-d2 Re8-e7 30.Bd2xh6
a5-a4 31.Bh6-d2 a4xb3 32.a2xb3
Bc8-d7 29.Bc3-d2 Re8-e7 30.Bd2xh6
a5-a4 31.Bh6-d2 a4xb3 32.a2xb3
Bd7-e8 33.Qg6-e4 0.53/13 ]
26...Bb6-c7 27.Bb2-a3 Rf8-e8
28.Ba3-c5 Ra7-b7 29.Qd2-c2 Qd8-d5
30.Rd3-c3 Re8-d8 31.Qc2-g6 Rb7-b5
32.h2-h3 a5-a4 33.Nc4-e3 Qd5-g5
34.Qg6xg5 h6xg5 35.b3xa4 Rb5-b2
0.39/15 ] 27.Bb2-a3 White threatens to
win material: Ba3xf8 [Houdini
annotates: 27.a2-a4 Qd8-d5 28.Bb2a3
Rf8-e8 29.Ba3-c5 Ra7-a8 30.Qd2-c2
Ra8-b8 31.Rd3-h3 Re8-d8 32.Qc2-g6
Kg8-h8 33.Rh3-f3 0.35/13 ] 27...Rf8-f7
27.Bc3-b2 Qb6-b4 28.Qd2-c1 Rf8-d8
29.Bb2-a3 Qb4-b5 30.Rd3-g3 Kg8-h8
31.Ba3-c5 Ra7-f7 32.Qc1-c2 f6-f5
33.a2-a4 Qb5-a6 34.Rg3-h3 f5-f4
35.Rh3-h5 0.73/13 ] 26.Bc3-b2
[ Houdini annotates: 26.Qd2-e3
Rf8-e8 27.Qe3-e4 Bb6-c7 28.Qe4-g6

28.Ba3-c5 Ra7-b7 29.Qd2-c2 Qd8-d5
30.Rd3-h3 Re8-d8 31.Rh3-h4 Qd5-f5
32.Qc2xf5 e6xf5 33.g2-g3 f5-f4
34.g3xf4 Bc8-f5 35.Kg1-g2 Rb7-b8
36.Rh4-h5 0.39/15 ] 28.Ba3-c5
Ra7-b7 29.Rd3-c3 a5-a4 30.b3xa4
Qd8-d5 31.Ba3-c5 Rb7-b8 32.a4-a5
Bc8-a6 33.Nc4-b6 Qd5-f5 34.Kg1-h1
Bc7-f4 0.42/13 ] 28...Ra7-a8
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Ra7-b7
29.Qd2-c2 Kg8-h8 30.g2-g3 Qd8-d7
31.Rd3-d2 Rb7-b8 32.Rd2-e2 Qd7-d5
33.Nc4-e3 Qd5-f3 34.Qc2-g6 Kh8-g8
35.Ne3-c4 a5-a4 0.57/14 ] 29.a2-a4
White has a new backward pawn: b3.
[ Houdini annotates: 29.Qd2-c2
Ra8-b8 30.g2-g3 Rb8-a8 31.Rd3-e3
Qd8-d5 32.Nc4-b6 Bc7xb6 33.Bc5xb6
Ra8-b8 34.Bb6-c5 Kg8-h8 35.f2-f3
e6-e5 36.d4xe5 f6xe5 0.74/13 ]
29...Qd8-d5 [ 29...Ra8-b8
30.Qd2-e3 ;Houdini annotates:
29...Ra8-b8 30.Qd2-c2 Rf7-d7
31.Rd3-c3 Rd7-d5 32.g2-g3 f6-f5
33.Rc3-e3 Qd8-f6 34.h2-h3 Bc8-d7
35.Nc4-e5 Bc7xe5 36.Re3xe5 Rd5xe5
37.Re1xe5 0.40/14 ] 30.Qd2-c3
168

[ 30.Bc5-b6!? Qd5-d8 31.Bb6xc7
Qd8xc7 32.Rd3-g3 ;Houdini
annotates: 30.Bc5-b6 Bc7-b8
31.Nc4xa5
Bc8-a6 32.Rd3-c3 Bb8-d6 33.Bb6-c5
Bd6-c7 34.Na5-c4 Rf7-d7 35.Qd2-c2
e6-e5 36.Nc4-b6 Bc7xb6 37.Bc5xb6
Ra8-b8 38.a4-a5 e5xd4 39.Rc3xc6
d4-d3 40.Qc2-c3 0.81/14 ] 30...Qd5-d8
[ 30...Bc8-a6 31.Rd3-e3 e6-e5
32.f2-f3 ;Houdini annotates:
30...Bc8-a6 31.Rd3-e3 e6-e5
32.Qc3-c2 Ra8-d8 33.f2-f4 Ba6xc4
34.b3xc4 Qd5-e6 35.Re1-b1 Bc7-d6
36.Bc5-b6 Rd8-b8 37.c4-c5 0.42/13 ]
31.Qc3-c2 Black has a cramped
31.h2-h3 Ra8-b8 32.Rd3-e3 Kg8-h8
33.Re3-f3 Kh8-g8 34.h3-h4 Rb8-b7
35.Rf3-h3 Rb7-b8 36.Rh3-e3 Kg8-h8
37.Qc3-d3 Qd8-d5 38.Qd3-g6 Kh8-g8
39.Re1-c1 0.56/14 ] 31...Ra8-b8
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Rf7-d7
32.Rd3-h3 Rd7-d5 33.Rh3xh6 Rd5xc5
34.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 35.Rh6-g6 Rc5-g5
36.Qh7xg7+ Kf8-e8 37.Qg7-g8+
Ke8-e7 38.Qg8-h7+ Ke7-e8
39.Rg6xg5 f6xg5 40.Qh7-g8+ Ke8-e7
41.Qg8xg5+ Ke7-f8 42.Qg5-h6+
Kf8-f7 43.Qh6-h7+ Kf7-f8 44.Qh7-h8+
Kf8-e7 45.Qh8-h7+ Ke7-f8
46.Qh7-h8+ 0.54/13 ] 32.Rd3-c3
Bc8-a6 33.Rd3-e3 Ba6-c8 34.f2-f4
Qd8-d5 35.Qc2-d2 Kg8-h8 36.Qd2-g2
Kh8-h7 37.Qg2-e2 Kh7-g8 38.Re3-d3
Bc8-d7 39.Rd3-c3 Rb8-d8 0.46/12 ]
32...Qd8-d5 [Houdini annotates:
32...Rf7-d7 33.Qc2-g6 Rd7-d5
34.h2-h4 f6-f5 35.h4-h5 Qd8-d7
169
Bb7-c8 35.Qc2-g6 Bc8-d7 36.Re3-d3
Bb7-c8 35.Qc2-g6 Bc8-d7 36.Re3-d3
Rb8-d8 37.Rd3-c3 Rd8-b8 38.Rc3-e3
e6-e5 39.Re1-d1 e5xd4 40.Bc5xd4
0.46/12 ] 33...Qd5-h5 [Houdini
annotates
: 33...Qd5-g5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-trl+-+k+0
9+-vl-+rzp-0 138
9+-vl-+rzp-0 138
9-+p+pzp-zp0
9zp-vL-+-wq-0
9P+-zP-+-+0
9+PtR-sN-+-0
9-+Q+-zPPzP0
36.Nc4-e3 Rd5xc5 37.Rc3xc5 Bc7-b6
38.Qg6-g3 Bb6xc5 39.Qg3xb8
Bc5xd4 40.Ne3-c4 0.58/13 ]
33.Nc4-e3 White threatens to win
material: Ne3xd5 [Houdini
annotates: 33.h2-h3 Bc8-b7
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
34.Qc2-e4 e6-e5 35.h2-h4 Qg5-h5
36.Qe4xc6 e5xd4 37.Qc6-e8+ Kg8-h7
38.Bc5xd4 Bc8-b7 39.Qe8-e6 Rb8-d8
40.Qe6-f5+ Qh5xf5 41.Ne3xf5 Rf7-d7
42.h4-h5 Bc7-f4 43.Rc3-c4 Bf4-d2
0.35/13 ] 34.h2-h3 [Houdini
annotates: 34.Ne3-f1 Qh5-f5
35.Qc2xf5 e6xf5 36.Re1-e8+ Kg8h7 37.Nf1-e3 f5-f4 38.Ne3-c4 Rf7d7 39.f2-f3
Rd7-d5 40.Re8-e7 Bc7-d8 41.Re7-e1
Bd8-c7 42.Kg1-f2 Bc8-f5 43.Re1-e7
0.29/14 ] 34...Qh5-g5 [ 34...e6-e5!?
is noteworthy ;Houdini annotates:
34...e6-e5 35.Qc2-e4 e5xd4
36.Bc5xd4 Bc8-d7 37.Rc3-c5 f6-f5
38.Qe4-d3 Rf7-e7 39.Rc5-c3 Qh5-f7
40.Bd4-c5 Re7-e4 41.Rc3-c4 Rb8-e8
42.Rc4xe4 f5xe4 0.15/13 ] 35.Bc5-d6
[Houdini annotates: 35.Bc5-d6
Bc7xd6 36.Rc3xc6 Bc8-b7 37.Rc6xd6
Rb8-c8 38.Qc2-e2 Rf7-e7 39.Qe2-g4
Qg5xg4 40.h3xg4 Kg8-f7 41.Ne3-c4
Bb7-d5 42.Nc4-b6 Rc8-c2
43.Nb6xd5 e6xd5 44.Re1xe7+
Kf7xe7
45.Rd6xd5 0.49/14 ] 35...Bc7xd6
170

[ Houdini annotates: 35...Bc7xd6
36.Rc3xc6 Qg5-f4 37.Rc6xc8+
Rb8xc8 38.Qc2xc8+ Kg8-h7
39.Qc8xe6 Rf7-e7 40.g2-g3 Qf4xd4
41.Qe6-c4 Qd4xc4 42.b3xc4 Bd6-c5
43.Kg1-g2 Kh7-g6 44.Kg2-f3 Kg6-f7
45.Re1-d1 Re7-b7 46.Kf3-f4 Rb7-b2
47.Rd1-d7+ Kf7-e6 48.Rd7xg7
Rb2xf2+ 49.Kf4-e4 Bc5xe3
50.Ke4xe3 0.68/15 ] 36.Rc3xc6
[ Houdini annotates: 36.Rc3xc6
Qg5-f4 37.Rc6xc8+ Rb8xc8
38.Qc2xc8+ Kg8-h7 39.Qc8xe6
Rf7-e7 40.g2-g3 Qf4xd4 41.Qe6-c4
Qd4xc4 42.b3xc4 Bd6-c5 43.Kg1-g2
Kh7-g6 44.Kg2-f3 Kg6-f7 45.Re1-d1
Re7-b7 46.Kf3-f4 Rb7-b2 47.Rd1-d7+
Kf7-e6 48.Rd7xg7 Rb2xf2+ 49.Kf4-e4
Bc5xe3 50.Ke4xe3 0.47/12 ]
36...Rf7-f8 [ 36...Qg5-f4 37.Rc6xc8+
Rf7-f8 38.Rc8xb8 Qf4-h2+ 39.Kg1-f1
Rf8xb8 40.Qc2-c6 ;Houdini
annotates: 36...Qg5-f4 37.Rc6xc8+
Rb8xc8
38.Qc2xc8+ Kg8-h7 39.Qc8xe6
Rf7-e7 40.g2-g3 Qf4xd4 41.Qe6-c4
Qd4xc4 42.b3xc4 Bd6-c5 43.Kg1-g2
Kh7-g6 44.Kg2-f3 Kg6-f7 45.Re1-d1
Re7-b7 46.Kf3-f4 Rb7-b2 47.Rd1-d7+
Kf7-e6 48.Rd7xg7 Rb2xf2+ 49.Kf4-e4
Bc5xe3 50.Ke4xe3 0.67/13 ]
37.Rc6xd6+- [Houdini annotates:
37.Rc6xd6 Rb8-b4 38.Re1-d1 Rf8-e8
39.Qc2-c7 Rb4-b7 40.Qc7-c6 Rb7-e7
41.Qc6-b5 Bc8-b7 42.Qb5xg5 h6xg5
43.Ne3-c4 Re8-a8 44.Rd1-c1 Kg8-f7
0.70/12 ] 37...Qg5-f4
[ 37...Rb8-b4!?+- ;Houdini annotates:
37...Rb8-b4 38.Re1-d1 Rf8-e8
39.Qc2-c7 Rb4-b7 40.Qc7-c6 Rb7-e7
41.Qc6-b5 Bc8-b7 42.Qb5xg5 h6xg5
43.Ne3-c4 Re8-a8 44.Rd1-c1 Kg8-f7
0.93/13 ] 38.Ne3-c4 [Houdini
171
annotates: 38.Ne3-c4 Qf4-g5 39.Re1e3
Kg8-h8 40.Qc2-d1 Rf8-e8 41.d4-d5
Bc8-b7 42.h3-h4 Qg5xh4 43.d5xe6

Qh4-g5 44.Re3-g3 Qg5-f5 45.Qd1-g4
Qh4-g5 44.Re3-g3 Qg5-f5 45.Qd1-g4
Qf5xg4 46.Rg3xg4 h6-h5 1.64/14 ]
38...Rb8-b4 [Houdini annotates:
38...Qf4-g5 39.Re1-e3 Kg8-h8
40.Re3-g3 Qg5-f4 41.Qc2-g6 Rb8-b7
42.Rg3-e3 Rb7-f7 43.Qg6-e4 Qf4xe4
44.Re3xe4 Rf7-c7 45.Nc4xa5
Rc7-c1+ 46.Kg1-h2 Rc1-c2 47.Kh2g3 e6-e5 48.Na5-c6 1.70/13 ]
39.Rd6-c6
[ 39.Qc2-c1 Qf4xc1 40.Re1xc1
Rb4xb3 41.Nc4xa5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 39.Qc2-c1 Qf4xc1 40.Re1xc1
Rb4xb3 41.Nc4xa5 Rb3-b2 42.Na5-c4
Rb2-e2 43.Nc4-b6 Bc8-a6 44.Rc1-c7
Rf8-b8 45.a4-a5 Ba6-b5 46.Rc7-a7
Re2-e1+ 47.Kg1-h2 Re1-e2 48.a5-a6
Re2xf2 49.Rd6xe6 1.73/14 ]
39...Bc8-b7? [ 39...Bc8-d7 40.Re1-e4
Qf4-b8 41.Nc4xa5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 39...Bc8-d7 40.Rc6-c5
Qf4-b8
41.Nc4xa5 Rb4xd4 42.Na5-c6 Bd7xc6
43.Rc5xc6 e6-e5 44.a4-a5 Qb8-b4
45.Qc2-c3 Qb4xc3 46.Rc6xc3 Rf8-a8
47.Re1-a1 Ra8-a6 48.Rc3-c7 Rd4-b4
49.Ra1-a3 Rb4-d4 1.37/13 ]
40.Rc6xe6 [ 40.Nc4xa5 and
White can already relax Bb7xc6
41.Na5xc6
Rb4xd4 42.Nc6xd4 Qf4xd4
43.Re1xe6 Qd4-b4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 40.Nc4xa5 Bb7xc6
41.Na5xc6
Rb4xd4 42.Nc6xd4 Qf4xd4
43.Re1xe6 Rf8-d8 44.Re6-e1 Qd4-d2
45.Qc2-c4+ Kg8-h8 46.Re1-c1
Rd8-b8 47.Qc4-c3 Qd2-a2 48.a4-a5
Qa2xb3 49.Qc3-c7 Rb8-a8 50.a5-a6
Qb3-a2 51.Rc1-c6 Kh8-g8 2.08/15 ]
40...Qf4xd4?? Black has lost his
nerve... understandable when
you
172
consider his position. . [ 40...Qf4-g5
41.Nc4-e3 Rb4xd4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 40...Qf4-g5 41.Nc4-e3 Rb4xd4
42.Re6-e7 Bb7-c8 43.Kg1-h1 Rd4-h4
44.Ne3-f1 Rh4-d4 45.Qc2-c7 Bc8-a6
46.Re7-e8 Rf8xe8 47.Re1xe8+
Kg8-h7 48.Nf1-e3 Rd4-d2 49.Qc7-b8

Kh7-g6 50.Qb8-a7 Ba6-d3
51.Qa7-d7 0.91/12 ] 41.Re6-e7
f6-f5 42.Re1-d1 Bb7-e4 43.Rd1xd4
Be4xc2 44.Rd4-d7 Kg8-h8 45.Re7xg7
f5-f4 46.Nc4xa5 Rf8-a8 47.Rg7-f7
Rb4-e4 48.f2-f3 Re4-e1+ 49.Kg1-f2
Re1-b1 50.Rf7xf4 Bc2xb3 51.Na5xb3
Rb1xb3 52.Rf4-f6 Rb3-b2+ 53.Kf2-f1
Rb2-b1+ 54.Kf1-e2 Rb1-b2+
55.Ke2-d3 Rb2xg2 56.Rf6xh6+
Kh8-g8 3.31/13 ] 41...f6-f5
42.Re1-d1 Bb7-e4 43.Rd1xd4 Be4xc2
44.Rd4-d7 Kg8-h8 45.Re7xg7 f5-f4
46.Nc4xa5 Rf8-a8 47.Rg7-f7 Rb4-e4
48.f2-f3 Re4-e1+ 49.Kg1-f2 Re1-b1
50.Rf7xf4 Bc2xb3 51.Na5xb3 Rb1xb3
52.Rf4-f6 Rb3-b2+ 53.Kf2-f1 Rb2-b1+
54.Kf1-e2 Rb1-b2+ 55.Ke2-d3
Rb2xg2 56.Rf6xh6+ Kh8-g8 3.67/14 ]
42.Re1-d1 [Houdini annotates:
42.Re1-d1 Bb7-e4 43.Rd1xd4 Be4xc2
44.Rd4-d7 Kg8-h8 45.Re7xg7 f5-f4
46.Nc4xa5 Rf8-a8 47.Rg7-f7 Rb4-e4
48.f2-f3 Re4-e1+ 49.Kg1-f2 Re1-b1
52.a4-a5 Rb3-a3 53.Rf4-f7 Ra3xa5
3.47/16 ] 42...Qd4-f6 [ 42...Bb7-e4
is no salvation 43.Rd1xd4 Be4xc2
44.Rd4-d7+- ;Houdini annotates:
42...Bb7-e4 43.Rd1xd4 Be4xc2
44.Rd4-d7 Kg8-h8 45.Re7xg7 f5-f4
46.Nc4xa5 Rf8-a8 47.Rg7-f7 Rb4-e4
48.f2-f3 Re4-e1+ 49.Kg1-f2 Re1-b1
52.Rf4-g4 h6-h5 53.Rg4-e4 Rb3-b2+
54.Kf2-f1 3.59/14 ] 43.Rd1-d7
Bb7-e4 44.Re7xg7+ Qf6xg7
45.Rd7xg7+ Kg8xg7 46.Qc2-c3+
Rf8-f6 47.Nc4xa5 Rb4-b6 48.Na5-c4
173
Rb6-c6 49.a4-a5 Kg7-g8 50.f2-f3
Be4-d5 51.Qc3-e5 Bd5xc4 52.b3xc4
Rc6-e6 53.Qe5-c3 Kg8-f7 54.Kg1-f2

Rf6-g6 55.c4-c5 f5-f4 56.Qc3-c4
Rf6-g6 55.c4-c5 f5-f4 56.Qc3-c4
3.40/12 ] 43...Bb7-d5 [ 43...Qf6-a1+
does not save the day 44.Kg1-h2
Bb7-c8 45.Rd7-c7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 43...Bb7-e4 44.Re7xg7+
Qf6xg7
45.Rd7xg7+ Kg8xg7 46.Qc2-c3+
Rf8-f6 47.Nc4xa5 Rb4-b6 48.Na5-c4
Rb6-c6 49.a4-a5 Kg7-g8 50.f2-f3
Be4-d5 51.Qc3-e5 Bd5xc4 52.b3xc4
Rc6-e6 53.Qe5-c3 Kg8-f7 54.Kg1-f2
Rf6-g6 55.c4-c5 f5-f4 56.Qc3-c4
3.69/13 ] 44.Re7xg7+ [Houdini
annotates
: 44.Re7xg7+ Qf6xg7
45.Rd7xg7+ Kg8xg7 46.Nc4xa5
Rb4-b8 47.Qc2-c7+ Kg7-g8
48.Qc7-d6 Rf8-d8 49.Qd6-g6+ Kg8-f8
50.Qg6xf5+ Kf8-g7 51.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f7
52.Qg4-f4+ Kf7-g7 53.Na5-c4 Bd5xc4
54.Qf4xc4 Rb8-c8 55.Qc4-g4+ Kg7-f6
56.Kg1-h2 Rd8-g8 57.Qg4d4+ Kf6-f7 3.66/13 ]
44...Qf6xg7
[ Houdini annotates: 44...Qf6xg7
45.Rd7xg7+ Kg8xg7 46.Nc4xa5
Rb4-e4 47.b3-b4 Rf8-f6 48.b4-b5
Re4-b4 49.f2-f3 f5-f4 50.Qc2-d1
Bd5-f7 51.Na5-c6 Rb4-b2 52.Qd1-d7
Rb2-c2 53.Qd7-d3 Rc2-c1+ 54.Kg1-f2
Rc1-a1 55.a4-a5 Ra1-a2+ 56.Kf2-g1
Ra2-b2 4.02/14 ] 45.Rd7xg7+
[ 45.Rd7xd5?! is clearly weaker f5-f4+; Houdini annotates: 45.Rd7xg7+
Kg8xg7 46.Nc4xa5 Rb4-b8
47.Qc2-c7+ Kg7-g8 48.Qc7-d6 Rf8-d8
49.Qd6-g6+ Kg8-f8 50.Qg6xf5+
Kf8-g7 51.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f7 52.Qg4f4+ Kf7-g7 53.Na5-c4 Bd5xc4
54.Qf4xc4
Rb8-c8 55.Qc4-g4+ Kg7-f6 56.Kg1-h2
Diagram
174
(Diagram 139)
Rd8-g8 57.Qg4-d4+ Kf6-f7 3.54/12 ]
45...Kg8xg7 [Houdini annotates:
45...Kg8xg7 46.Nc4xa5 Rb4-b8
47.Qc2-c7+ Kg7-g8 48.Qc7-d6 Rf8-d8
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+rtr-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 139
9-+-+-mk-zp0 139
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+-+-+Q+0
9+P+-+-+P0
9-+-+-zPPmK0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
49.Qd6-g6+ Kg8-f8 50.Qg6xf5+
Kf8-g7 51.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f7 52.Qg4-f4+
Kf7-g7 53.Na5-c4 Bd5xc4 54.Qf4xc4
Rb8-c8 55.Qc4-g4+ Kg7-f6 56.Kg1-h2
Rd8-g8 57.Qg4-d4+ Kf6-f7 3.43/13 ]
46.Nc4xa5 [Houdini annotates:
46.Nc4xa5 Rb4-b8 47.Qc2-c7+
Kg7-g8 48.Qc7-d6 Rf8-d8 49.Qd6-g6+
Kg8-f8 50.Qg6xf5+ Kf8-g7 51.Qf5-g4+
Kg7-f7 52.Qg4-f4+ Kf7-g7 53.Na5-c4
Bd5xc4 54.Qf4xc4 Rb8-c8
55.Qc4-g4+ Kg7-f6 56.Kg1-h2 Rd8-g8
57.Qg4-d4+ Kf6-f7 3.29/14 ]
46...Rb4-e4 [Houdini annotates:
46...Rb4-b8 47.Qc2-c7+ Kg7-g8
48.Qc7-d6 Rf8-d8 49.Qd6-g6+ Kg8-f8
50.Qg6xf5+ Kf8-g7 51.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f7
52.Qg4-f4+ Kf7-g7 53.Qf4-g3+ Kg7-f7
54.Qg3-c7+ Kf7-f6 55.Na5-c6 Bd5xc6
56.Qc7xc6+ Kf6-g5 57.Qc6-c5+
Kg5-f6 3.67/14 ] 47.f2-f3 [Houdini
annotates
: 47.b3-b4 f5-f4 48.b4-b5 f4-f3
49.Qc2-c3+ Kg7-g6 50.b5-b6 f3xg2
51.b6-b7 Kg6-f5 52.Na5-c6 Rf8-e8
175
51.b5-b6 Rc8-b8 52.Qd3-b1 Kg6-f6
51.b5-b6 Rc8-b8 52.Qd3-b1 Kg6-f6
53.b6-b7 Kf6-e6 54.Qb1-e1+ Ke6-d6
55.Qe1-g3+ Kd6-e6 56.Qg3-g6+
Ke6-e7 57.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-d6
Ke6-e7 57.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-d6
58.Qg7xh6+ Kd6-c7 59.Qh6-c1+
Kc7-b6 3.23/13 ] 48.Kg1-f2
Rf8-e8 49.Qc2-c3+ Kg7-f7 50.Qc3xe1
Re8xe1 51.Kf2xe1 Kf7-e6 52.Na5-c4
f5-f4 53.a4-a5 Bd5-b7 54.Ke1-d2
Ke6-d5 55.Kd2-d3 Bb7-a6 56.Kd3-c3
Ba6xc4 57.b3xc4+ Kd5-c5 58.a5-a6
3.85/14 ] 48...Re1-e7 [ 48...Re1-e8
doesn't get the bull off the ice
49.Qc2-c3+ Rf8-f6 50.Na5-c4 Bd5xc4
51.Qc3xc4+- ;Houdini annotates:
53.f2-f3 Re4-e1+ 54.Kg1xg2 Re1-e2+
55.Kg2-g3 Re8-g8+ 56.Kg3-h4
Bd5xc6 57.Qc3xc6 3.10/12 ]
47...Re4-e1+ [Houdini annotates:
47...Re4-e8 48.b3-b4 Kg7-g6
49.b4-b5 Re8-c8 50.Qc2-d3 Rf8-d8

48...Re1-e8 49.b3-b4 Re8-c8
48...Re1-e8 49.b3-b4 Re8-c8
50.Qc2-d3 Rf8-d8 51.Qd3xf5 Bd5-f7
52.b4-b5 Rd8-d2+ 53.Kf2-e3 Rc8-c2
54.b5-b6 Rd2-e2+ 55.Ke3-f4 Rc2-a2
56.Qf5-b5 Re2-b2 57.Qb5-e5+
Kg7-g8 58.b6-b7 Ra2xa4+ 59.Kf4-f5
3.68/13 ] 49.Na5-c4 [Houdini
annotates: 49.b3-b4 Rf8-f6 50.b4-b5
Re7-d7 51.Qc2-c5 f5-f4 52.b5-b6
Rf6-f7 53.Qc5-c8 Rf7-e7 54.Qc8c3+ Kg7-g6 55.Na5-c6 Re7-e3
56.Qc3-c2+ Kg6-f6 57.a4-a5 4.02/12 ]
49...f5-f4 [ 49...Rf8-f6 cannot change
destiny 50.Qc2-c3+- ;Houdini
annotates: 49...Rf8-f6 50.Nc4-e3
Bd5-e6
51.a4-a5 Re7-b7 52.Ne3-c4 Rb7-c7
53.h3-h4 Be6xc4 54.b3xc4 Kg7-g6
55.Qc2-d3 Rc7-a7 56.Qd3-d8 Rf6-e6
57.c4-c5 Ra7-b7 58.Qd8-d4 Rb7-b3
3.30/13 ] 50.Nc4-e5! Decoy: e5
Rf8-f6 51.Qc2-c3 Kg7-g8 52.Qc3-d4
Rf6-f5 53.Qd4xd5+ Kg8-g7 54.a4-a5
Rf5xe5 55.Qd5-d4 Kg7-h7
56.Qd4-d3+ Kh7-g7 57.a5-a6 Re5-a5
58.Qd3-c3+ Re7-e5 59.Qc3-c7+
Kg7-g6 60.Qc7-d6+ Kg6-g7 61.a6-a7
Ra5-a2+ 62.Kf2-g1 Re5-e1+
63.Kg1-h2 Re1-e8 64.Qd6-d7+
176

Kg7-f8 4.50/14 ] 50...Re7-e6
[ 50...Re7xe5 51.Qc2-c7+
Decoy Double attack ;Houdini
annotates: 50...Rf8-f6 51.Qc2-c3
Kg7-g8
52.Qc3-d4 Rf6-f5 53.Qd4xd5+ Kg8-g7
54.a4-a5 Re7xe5 55.Qd5-d4 Kg7-g6
56.a5-a6 Re5-d5 57.Qd4-c3 Rd5-c5
58.Qc3-d3 Rc5-d5 3.83/12 ] 51.b3-b4
Diagram [ 51.Qc2-c7+ might be the
shorter path Kg7-h8 52.b3-b4
Rf8-e8+- ;Houdini annotates:
51.b3-b4 Rf8-e8 52.Ne5-d3 Re6-c6
53.Qc2-b2+ Kg7-g8 54.a4-a5 Re8-c8
55.Nd3-c5 Bd5-c4 56.Qb2-e5 Bc4-b5
57.Qe5xf4 Rc8-e8 58.g2-g4 Kg8-g7
59.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-g6 60.f3-f4 Re8-e2+
61.Kf2-g3 4.67/14 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tr-+0{
9+-+-+-mk-0 140
9-+-+r+-zp0 140
9+-+lsN-+-0
9PzP-+-zp-+0
9+-+-+P+P0
9-+Q+-mKP+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
51...h6-h5 [ 51...Kg7-g8 does not win
a prize
52.Qc2-c7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 51...Kg7-g8
52.Ne5-d3
Re6-c6
53.Nd3-c5 Rf8-f7 54.b4-b5 Rc6-c8
55.b5-b6 Rc8-c6 56.a4-a5 Rf7-g7
57.Kf2-f1 Rg7-b7 58.Qc2-c1 Rc6-c8
59.Kf1-f2 Bd5-f7 60.h3-h4 4.61/13 ]
177
58.a4-a5 Kh6-g6 59.b6-b7 5.30/11 ]
58.a4-a5 Kh6-g6 59.b6-b7 5.30/11 ]
52...Bd5-a2 [ 52...Rf8-f5 does not help
much 53.Ne5-d3+- ;Houdini annotates:
52...Rf8-f5 53.Ne5-d3 Re6-c6
54.Qc5-e7+ Bd5-f7 55.Nd3xf4
Rc6-c2+ 56.Kf2-g3 Rc2-c6 57.b4-b5
Rc6-f6 58.Nf4-d3 Rf5-g5+ 59.Kg3-f2
Rg5-d5 60.Qe7-e4 h5-h4 4.12/13 ]
53.Ne5-d3 [Houdini annotates:
53.Ne5-d3 Rf8-e8 54.Nd3xf4 Re6-e5
55.Qc5-c2 Ba2-f7 56.a4-a5 h5-h4
57.a5-a6 Kg7-g8 58.a6-a7 Re8-a8
59.Qc2-c7 Re5-e8 60.b4-b5 Ra8-c8
61.Qc7-b7 Rc8-c2+ 62.Kf2-g1
Re8-e1+ 63.Kg1-h2 5.64/13 ]
53...Re6-f6 [ 53...Rf8-e8
cannot change what is in store for
White 54.Qc5-d4+ Kg7-f7
55.Nd3xf4+- ;Houdini annotates:
53...Rf8-e8 54.Nd3xf4 Re6-e5
55.Qc5-c2 Ba2-f7 56.a4-a5 h5-h4
55.Qc5-c2 Ba2-f7 56.a4-a5 h5-h4
57.a5-a6 Kg7-g8 58.a6-a7 Re8-a8
59.Qc2-c7 Re5-e8 60.b4-b5 Ra8-c8
61.Qc7-b7 Rc8-c2+ 62.Kf2-g1
Re8-e1+ 63.Kg1-h2 5.77/12 ]
54.Qc5-g5+ [Houdini annotates:
54.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f7 55.Qg5xh5+
Kf7-e7 56.Qh5-c5+ Rf6-d6 57.b4-b5
Ba2-e6 58.b5-b6 Rf8-c8 59.Qc5-g5+
Ke7-d7 60.b6-b7 Rc8-b8 61.Nd3-c5+
Kd7-c6 62.Nc5-e4 Rd6-d5 63.Qg5-g6
Kc6-d7 64.Ne4-f6+ Kd7-c7
52.Qc2-c5 [ 52.Qc2-c7+ makes it even
easier for White Kg7-h6 53.b4-b5
Bd5-a2+- ;Houdini annotates:
52.b4-b5 Kg7-h6 53.Ne5-d3 Re6-e8
54.b5-b6 Re8-c8 55.Qc2-d2 Bd5-b3
56.Nd3-c5 Rc8-d8 57.Qd2-c3 Bb3-g8

65.Nf6xd5+ Be6xd5 66.Qg6g7+ Kc7-b6 6.22/15 ] 54...Kg7h7
65.Nf6xd5+ Be6xd5 66.Qg6g7+ Kc7-b6 6.22/15 ] 54...Kg7h7
55.Qg5xh5+ Kf7-e7 56.Qh5-c5+
Rf6-d6 57.b4-b5 Ba2-e6 58.b5b6
Rf8-c8 59.Qc5-g5+ Ke7-d7 60.b6-b7
Rc8-b8 61.Nd3-c5+ Kd7-c6 62.Nc5-e4
Rd6-d5 63.Qg5-g6 Kc6-d7 64.Ne4f6+ Kd7-c7 65.Nf6xd5+ Be6xd5
66.Qg6-g7+ Kc7-b6 6.10/14 ]
55.Qg5xh5+ [Houdini annotates:
55.Qg5xh5+ Rf6-h6 56.Qh5-e5
Rh6-e6 57.Qe5-c7+ Kh7-g8 58.b4-b5
178
179

Rf8-f7 59.Qc7-d8+ Rf7-f8 60.Qd8-g5+
Kg8-f7 61.a4-a5 Rf8-e8 62.Qg5xf4+
Re6-f6 63.Nd3-e5+ Kf7-e6 64.Qf4-d4
Ba2-d5 65.a5-a6 Re8-c8 66.a6-a7
Rc8-c2+ 67.Kf2-g3 6.46/14 ]
55...Kh7-g7 [Houdini annotates:
55...Rf6-h6 56.Qh5-e5 Rh6-e6
57.Qe5-c7+ Kh7-g8 58.b4-b5 Re6-e8
59.b5-b6 Re8-c8 60.Qc7-d6 Ba2-f7
61.Nd3xf4 Rc8-d8 62.Qd6-c5
Rd8-d2+ 63.Kf2-e3 Rd2-d1
64.Qc5-g5+ Kg8-h7 65.b6-b7 Rf8-e8+
66.Ke3-f2 Rd1-d2+ 67.Kf2-g3 6.22/13 ]
56.Qh5-e5 [Houdini annotates:
56.Nd3-e5 Rf6-a6 57.Qh5-g5+ Kg7-h7
58.a4-a5 Ba2-b1 59.Qg5-e7+ Kh7-g8
60.h3-h4 Rf8-a8 61.Qe7-f7+ Kg8-h8
62.Qf7xf4 Bb1-a2 63.Qf4-d4 Kh8-g8
64.h4-h5 Ra8-e8 65.f3-f4 Re8-f8
66.Qd4-e4 Ba2-b3 67.g2-g4 6.49/13 ]
56...Kg7-g8 57.a4-a5 Rf6-f5
58.Qe5-c7 Rf8-f7 59.Qc7-c8+ Rf7-f8
60.Qc8-c2 Ba2-f7 61.a5-a6 Rf8-d8
62.Qc2-c7 Rf5-d5 63.Nd3xf4 Rd5-d7
64.Qc7-e5 Rd8-e8 65.Qe5-g5+ Kg8-f8
66.Qg5-h6+ Kf8-g8 67.b4-b5 Rd7-d2+
68.Kf2-g3 5.62/12 ] 57.b4-b5
[ 57.b4-b5 Ba2-b1 58.Qe5-h5+
Kh7-g7 59.Qh5-g5+ Kg7-h8
60.Nd3-e5+- ;Houdini annotates:
57.b4-b5 Diagram
(Diagram 141)
Rf6-f5 58.Qe5-d4 Rf5-d5 59.Qd4-e4+
Kh7-g7 60.b5-b6 Rf8-b8 61.Nd3xf4
Rd5-d2+ 62.Kf2-e3 Rd2-d8
63.Qe4-e7+ Kg7-g8 64.Nf4-e6
Ba2xe6 65.Qe7xe6+ Kg8-g7 66.a4-a5
Rd8-e8 6.54/13 ]
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9+-+-+-+k0 141
9+-+-+-+k0 141
9-+-+-tr-+0
9+P+-wQ-+-0
9P+-+-zp-+0
9+-+N+P+P0
9l+-+-mKP+0
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1-0

25
C60
25
C60
Peter Leko
Levon Aronian
World Blitz Championship (3) 16.11.2009
C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black
3rd moves and 3...g6
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 Ng8-e7 4.0-0 g7-g6 5.c2c3 a7-a6 6.Bb5-a4 Bf8-g7 7.h2-h3
0-0
8.d2-d4 b7-b5 9.Ba4-b3 e5xd4
10.c3xd4 d7-d6 11.Nb1-c3 Nc6-a5
12.Bb3-c2 c7-c5 13.Rf1-e1 h7-h6
14.Ra1-b1 Ne7-c6 last book move.
Black threatens to win material:
Nc6xd4 last book move 15.d4-d5
White threatens to win material: d5xc6
[ 15.d4xc5!? d6xc5 16.Nc3-d5 ;
Houdini annotates: 15.d4xc5 d6xc5
16.Nc3-d5 Nc6-b4 17.Nd5xb4 Qd8xd1
18.Bc2xd1 c5xb4 19.Bc1-d2 Rf8-d8
20.Bd2xb4 Na5-c6 21.Bb4-d2 Bc8-e6
22.b2-b3 Nc6-e5 23.Bd2-a5 Rd8-d7
24.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5 25.Rb1-c1 Kg8-g7
26.Bd1-e2 0.41/14 ] 15...Nc6-b4=
16.Bc2-d3 Nb4xd3 17.Qd1xd3 Bc8-d7
18.Nc3-e2 Ra8-c8 Diagram
180
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9+-+l+pvl-0 142
9p+-zp-+pzp0 142
9snpzpP+-+-0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-+Q+N+P0
9PzP-+NzPP+0
9+RvL-tR-mK-0[
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19.Bc1-d2 Na5-c4 20.Bd2-c3 Bg7xc3
21.Qd3xc3 Qd8-e7 22.b2-b3 Nc4-a3
-0.06/14 ] 16.a2-a3 [Houdini
annotates: 16.Bc2-d3 Nb4xd3
17.Qd1xd3
Bc8-d7 18.Nc3-e2 Qd8-e7 19.Bc1-f4
Na5-c4 20.b2-b3 Nc4-a3 21.Rb1-c1
b5-b4 22.Qd3-e3 g6-g5 0.04/13 ]
16...Nb4xc2 [Houdini annotates:
16...Nb4xc2 17.Qd1xc2 Ra8-a7
18.Bc1-f4 Na5-c4 19.Nf3-d2 Nc4-e5
20.Bf4xe5 Bg7xe5 21.Nd2-f3 Be5-g7
22.Qc2-c1 Ra7-e7 23.Qc1-f4 Rf8-e8
24.Rb1-d1 Diagram
(Diagram 143)
Qd8-b6 -0.14/14 ] 17.Qd1xc2
Black has the pair of bishops
[ Houdini annotates: 17.Qd1xc2
Ra8-a7 18.Bc1-f4 Qd8-f6 19.Bf4-h2
Bc8xh3 20.a3-a4 Bh3-d7 21.Rb1-a1
b5-b4 22.e4-e5 d6xe5 23.Nc3-e4
Qf6-e7 24.d5-d6 Qe7-e6 25.Ne4xc5
181
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9+-+-trpvl-0 143
9+-+-trpvl-0 143
9p+-zp-+pzp0
9+pzpP+-+-0
9-+-+PwQ-+0
9zP-sN-+N+P0
9-zP-+-zPP+0
Qe6xd6 26.Bh2xe5 -0.36/12 ]
17...Rf8-e8 [Houdini annotates:
17...Ra8-a7 18.Bc1-f4 Qd8-f6
19.Bf4-h2 Bc8xh3 20.a3-a4 Bh3-d7
21.Rb1-a1 b5-b4 22.e4-e5 d6xe5
23.Nc3-e4 Qf6-e7 24.d5-d6 Qe7-e6
25.Ne4xc5 Qe6xd6 26.Bh2xe5
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9+-+RtR-mK0
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-0.13/13 ] 18.b2-b4 [Houdini

annotates: 18.Qc2-d3 Bc8-d7
19.Nc3-a2
Qd8-c7 20.Qd3-c2 Qc7-b6 21.Bc1-f4
Na5-c4 22.Na2-c3 b5-b4 23.Nc3-e2
Qb6-b5 -0.12/12 ] 18...Na5-c4
19.a3xb4 Na5-c4 20.Qc2-d3 Bc8-b7
21.Nc3-e2 Ra8-c8 22.Ne2-d4 Re8-e7
23.Bc1-f4 Re7-c7 24.Nf3-d2 Nc4-e5
25.Qd3-e3 Qd8-h4 26.Rb1-a1
-0.22/13 ] 19.Nf3-d2 [ 19.b4xc5 d6xc5
20.Nf3-d2 Nc4-d6= ;Houdini
annotates: 19.a3-a4 Qd8-f6
20.Rb1-b3 c5xb4 21.Nc3-a2 Bc8-d7
22.a4xb5 a6xb5 23.Na2xb4 Qf6-e7
24.Nb4-c6
Bd7xc6 25.d5xc6 Re8-c8 26.Rb3xb5
Rc8xc6 27.Bc1-e3 Rc6-c8 -0.06/12 ]
19...Nc4-e5 [ 19...Nc4xd2 20.Bc1xd2
c5-c4 21.Bd2-e3 ;Houdini
annotates: 19...Nc4xd2
20.Bc1xd2 c5-c4
21.Rb1-d1 Qd8-h4 22.Bd2-e3 Bc8-d7
23.Be3-d4 Bg7xd4 24.Rd1xd4 a6-a5
25.b4xa5 Ra8xa5 26.Qc2-b2 Qh4-f6
27.Re1-d1 Qf6-e5 -0.30/12 ] 20.f2-f4
White threatens to win material: f4xe5
[ 20.b4xc5!? is worthy of
consideration d6xc5 21.f2-f4
;Houdini annotates:
20.b4xc5 d6xc5 21.f2-f4 Qd8-h4
22.Re1-f1 Ne5-c4 23.Nd2xc4 b5xc4
24.Bc1-e3 Diagram
182
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9+-+-+pvl-0 144
9p+-+-+pzp0 144
9+-zpP+-+-0
9-+p+PzP-wq0
9zP-sN-vL-+P0
9-+Q+-+P+0
9+R+-+RmK-0
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Bc8xh3 25.Nc3-a4 Ra8-b8 26.Na4-b6

c4-c3 27.Be3xc5 Bh3-g4 28.Nb6-c4
Bg4-d7 29.Nc4-d6 Rb8xb1
30.Rf1xb1 0.19/12 ] 20...Ne5-g4
21.a3xb4 Qd8-h4 22.Re1-f1 Ne5-c4
23.Nd2-f3 Qh4-e7 24.Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8
25.Rb1-b3 Qe7-a7+ 26.Kg1-h1
Bc8-d7 27.f4-f5 g6xf5 28.e4xf5
Re8xe1+ 29.Nf3xe1 Rb8-e8
30.Ne1-f3 -0.49/11 ] 21.Nd2-f3
[ 21.h3xg4? is worthless because of
Bg7-d4+ 22.Kg1-f1 Qd8-h4-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 21.Nd2-f3
Qd8-c7 22.h3xg4 c5xb4 23.a3xb4
Qc7xc3 24.Qc2xc3 Bg7xc3 25.Bc1-d2
Bc3xd2 26.Nf3xd2 Bc8xg4 27.Rb1-a1
Re8-c8 28.Ra1-a2 Kg8-g7 29.e4-e5
Bg4-f5 30.Kg1-f2 Rc8-e8 31.e5xd6
Re8-d8 32.Re1-e7 Rd8xd6 -0.24/13 ]
21...c5xb4 [Houdini annotates:
21...Qd8-c7 22.h3xg4 c5xb4 23.a3xb4
Qc7xc3 24.Qc2xc3 Bg7xc3 25.Bc1-d2
183
Rc8-c4 27.e4-e5 Nf6-h5 28.Rb3-c3
Rc8-c4 27.e4-e5 Nf6-h5 28.Rb3-c3
Bd7-f5 29.Nf3-d4 Rc4xc3 30.Qd2xc3
d6xe5 31.Nd4xf5 g6xf5 -0.18/13 ]
22...Qd8-c7 Black threatens to win
material: Qc7xc3 [Houdini annotates:
22...Qd8-c7 23.Rb1-b3 Ng4-f6
22...Qd8-c7 Black threatens to win
material: Qc7xc3 [Houdini annotates:
22...Qd8-c7 23.Rb1-b3 Ng4-f6
24.Qc2-f2 Bc8-b7 25.Bc1-b2 Ra8-c8
26.Re1-c1 Qc7-d7 27.Nf3-d2 Nf6-h5
28.Rb3-a3 Qd7-e7 29.Ra3-a1
-0.25/13 ] 23.Bc1-d2 [Houdini annotates
: 23.Rb1-b3 Ng4-f6 24.Qc2-f2
Bc8-b7 25.Bc1-b2 Ra8-c8 26.Re1-c1
Nf6xe4 27.Nc3xe4 Qc7xc1+
28.Bb2xc1 Rc8xc1+ 29.Kg1-h2
Re8xe4 30.Qf2-d2 Rc1-c8
Bc3xd2 26.Nf3xd2 Bc8xg4 27.Rb1-a1
Re8-c8 28.e4-e5 d6xe5 29.f4xe5
Kg8-g7 30.d5-d6 Rc8-c2 31.Nd2-e4
Bg4-d7 32.Ne4-f6 -0.25/12 ] 22.a3xb4
[Houdini annotates: 22.Nc3-d1
Ng4-f6 23.Rb1xb4 Bc8-d7 24.Nd1-f2
Ra8-c8 25.Qc2-d2 a6-a5 26.Rb4-b3

31.Rb3-a3 -0.11/12 ] 23...Qc7-a7+
31.Rb3-a3 -0.11/12 ] 23...Qc7-a7+
24.Rb1-a1 a5xb4 25.Ra1xa8 Qc7-c5+
26.Kg1-h1 b4xc3 27.h3xg4 c3xd2
28.Qc2xd2 Bg7-c3 29.Qd2-c1 Bc3xe1
30.Qc1xe1 Bc8-d7 31.Ra8xe8+
Bd7xe8 32.e4-e5 b5-b4
33.e5xd6
Be8-b5 34.g4-g5 Qc5xd6 35.Nf3-d4
Qd6xd5 36.Qe1xb4 Bb5-c4 37.Nd4f3 h6xg5 38.Nf3xg5 Kg8-g7 -0.20/11
]
24.Kg1-h1 White has an active position
[Houdini annotates: 24.Kg1-h1
Ng4-f2+ 25.Kh1-h2 Nf2xh3 26.Bd2-e3
Qa7-d7 27.Nc3-e2 Qd7-g4 28.Rb1-b3
Bc8-d7 29.Re1-f1 Ra8-c8 30.Qc2-d3
Qg4-h5 31.Ne2-g3 Qh5-g4 32.Ng3-e2
Qg4-h5 -0.25/14 ] 24...Ng4-f2+
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Ng4-f2+
25.Kh1-h2 Nf2xh3 26.Nc3-d1 Nh3-f2
27.Nd1xf2 Qa7xf2 28.f4-f5 Qf2-b6
29.Bd2-e3 Qb6-d8 30.Rb1-c1 g6xf5
31.e4xf5 Bc8-b7 32.Qc2-d2 Ra8-c8
33.Be3-d4 Rc8xc1 34.Re1xc1 Bg7-f8
35.Bd4-b2 -0.07/15 ] 25.Kh1-h2
[ Houdini annotates: 25.Kh1-h2
Nf2xh3 26.Nc3-d1 Nh3-f2 27.Nd1xf2
Qa7xf2 28.f4-f5 Qf2-b6 29.Bd2-e3
Qb6-d8 30.Rb1-c1 g6xf5 31.e4xf5
Bc8-b7 32.Qc2-d2 Ra8-c8 33.Be3-d4
Rc8xc1 34.Re1xc1 Bg7-f6 35.Bd4xf6
184

Qd8xf6 -0.12/15 ] 25...Nf2xh3
[ Houdini annotates: 25...Nf2xh3
26.Nc3-d1 Nh3-f2 27.Nd1xf2 Qa7xf2
28.f4-f5 Qf2-b6 29.f5xg6 f7xg6
30.Bd2-e3 Qb6-b7 31.Be3-f4 Re8-d8
32.Qc2-d2 g6-g5 33.Bf4-e3 Qb7-d7
34.Rb1-c1 0.09/12 ] 26.Bd2-e3
Be3xa7 [Houdini annotates:
26.Nc3-d1 Nh3-f2 27.Nd1xf2 Qa7xf2
28.f4-f5 Qf2-b6 29.f5xg6 f7xg6
30.Bd2-e3 Qb6-b7 31.Be3-f4 Re8-d8
32.Qc2-d2 g6-g5 33.Bf4-e3 Qb7-d7
34.Rb1-c1 -0.11/14 ] 26...Qa7-d7
Black has a cramped position. Black's
piece can't move: h3 [Houdini
annotates: 26...Qa7-d7 27.Re1-f1 g6g5
28.f4-f5 Nh3-f4 29.Be3-d4 Bg7xd4
30.Nf3xd4 Bc8-b7 31.f5-f6 h6-h5
32.Nd4-f5 h5-h4 33.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h8
34.Ne7-f5 Qd7-d8 35.Nc3-e2 Nf4xe2
36.Qc2xe2 Qd8xf6 -0.25/12 ]
27.Qc2-d2 [ 27.Nf3-d2!? Diagram
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9r+l+r+k+0{
9+-+q+pvl-0 145
9p+-zp-+pzp0 145
9+p+P+-+-0
9-zP-+PzP-+0
9+-sN-vL-+n0
9-+QsN-+PmK0
9+R+-tR-+-0
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; Houdini annotates: 27.Nc3-e2
Qd7-g4 28.Kh2-h1 Bc8-f5 29.Nf3-h2
185
29.Kh2-g3 Bg7-f6 30.Re1-f1 Bf6xc3
29.Kh2-g3 Bg7-f6 30.Re1-f1 Bf6xc3
31.Rc1xc3 Re8xe4 32.g2xh3 Bc8xh3
33.Rf1-f2 a6-a5 34.Rc3-c6 Bh3-d7
35.Rf2-h2 Qh5-g4+ 36.Kg3-f2 Bd7xc6
37.d5xc6 a5xb4 38.Rh2xh6 -0.82/12 ]
28.Re1-f1? [ 28.Rb1-c1 Bc8-d7
29.Kh2-h1 ;Houdini annotates:
28.Rb1-c1 Qg4-h5 29.Kh2-g3 Bc8-g4
30.Re1-h1 Bg7xc3 31.Rc1xc3 Re8xe4
32.Rh1xh3 Bg4xh3 33.g2xh3 Ra8-e8
34.Rc3-a3 Qh5-f5 35.Kg3-g2 Re4-e7
-0.40/11 ] 28...Nh3xf4! the punch
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Bg7xc3
29.Qd2xc3 Re8xe4 30.Nf3-d2 Nh3xf4
31.Be3xf4 Re4xf4 32.Qc3-c6 Ra8-a7
33.Qc6xd6 Rf4xf1 34.Rb1xf1 Qg4-h4+
35.Kh2-g1 Qh4-d4+ 36.Rf1-f2 Ra7-d7
37.Qd6-c6 Rd7-d8 38.Qc6-c7 Qd4xd5
39.Nd2-e4 Qd5-d1+ 40.Kg1-h2 Bc8-f5
41.Ne4-f6+ Kg8-g7 -2.64/11 ]
29.Be3xf4 [Houdini annotates:
29.Be3xf4 Bg7xc3 30.Qd2xc3
Qg4xf4+ 31.Kh2-h1 Bc8-g4 32.Nf3-d2
Qf4-g5 33.Rf1-f2 Ra8-c8 34.Qc3-d4
Qg5-e5 35.Qd4-e3 h6-h5 36.Rb1-f1
f7-f5 37.Qe3-g5 Qe5-g7 38.e4xf5
Bg4xf5 39.Nd2-f3 -1.39/13 ]
Bg4xf5 39.Nd2-f3 -1.39/13 ]
29...Bg7xc3 [Houdini annotates:
29...Bg7xc3 30.Qd2xc3 Qg4xf4+
31.Kh2-h1 Bc8-d7 32.Nf3-d2 Ra8-c8
33.Qc3-d4 Qf4-e5 34.Qd4-f2 f7-f5
35.Rb1-a1 Re8-f8 36.Qf2-a7 Rc8-c2
37.Qa7xd7 Rc2xd2 38.e4xf5 Qe5xd5
-1.01/11 ] 30.Qd2-e3? [ 30.Qd2xc3
Qg4xf4+ 31.Kh2-h1 Qf4-g3-+
( 31...Re8xe4 is much weaker
32.Qc3-c6 Ra8-a7 33.Qc6xc8+
Kg8-g7 34.Rb1-e1 ; 31...Qf4xe4?
doesn't solve anything 32.Rb1-e1
Qg4-h4 30.e4xf5 Re8xe3 31.f5xg6

Nh3-f2+ 32.Kh1-g1 f7xg6 33.Qc2xg6
Nf2-d3 34.g2-g3 -0.16/11 ]
27...Qd7-g4 [Houdini annotates:
27...Qd7-g4 28.Rb1-c1 Qg4-h5
186
Qe4xe1 33.Nf3xe1+- );Houdini 2.0c
Qe4xe1 33.Nf3xe1+- );Houdini 2.0c
: 30.Qd2xc3 Qg4xf4+
31.Kh2-h1 Bc8-d7 32.Nf3-d2 Ra8-c8
33.Qc3-d4 Qf4-e5 34.Qd4-f2 f7-f5
35.Rb1-a1 Re8-f8 36.Qf2-a7 Rc8-c2
37.Qa7xd7 Rc2xd2 38.e4xf5 Qe5xd5

-1.25/12 ] 30...Bc3-g7 Diagram
[ 30...Bc8-f5!? keeps an even firmer
grip 31.Bf4-g3 Bc3-g7 32.Nf3-d2
Bf5xe4 33.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4 34.Qe3-f3
Qg4xf3 35.g2xf3-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 30...Bc8-f5 31.Nf3-d2
Bc3xd2
32.Qe3xd2 Re8xe4 33.Rb1-e1 Ra8-c8
34.Bf4xd6 Rc8-c2 35.Qd2xc2 Re4xe1
36.Qc2-f2 Re1xf1 37.Qf2xf1 Bf5-e4
38.Qf1-f2 Qg4-h5+ 39.Kh2-g1
Qh5-d1+ 40.Kg1-h2 Be4xd5
41.Bd6-c5 Qd1-h5+ 42.Kh2-g1
Qh5-e5 -3.23/13 ]
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31.Rb1-e1 [ 31.Nf3-d2 Bc8-b7
32.Qe3-f2 f7-f5-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 31.Nf3-d2 Bc8-f5
32.Kh2-g1 a6-a5 33.Qe3-d3 g6-g5
34.e4xf5 g5xf4 35.b4xa5 Re8-e2
36.Rf1-f2
Re2xf2 37.Kg1xf2 Ra8xa5
38.Rb1-c1 -1.38/11 ] 31...Bc8-f5!
Deflection: e4 [Houdini annotates:
31...Bc8-b7 32.Nf3-d2 f7-f5 33.Bf4xd6
Ra8-d8 34.Bd6-g3 Qg4-h5+
35.Kh2-g1 Bb7xd5 36.Bg3-f4 f5xe4
187
: 32.Nf3-d2 Bf5xe4 33.Nd2xe4 f7-f5
34.Qe3-f3 Qg4xf3 35.g2xf3
: 32.Nf3-d2 Bf5xe4 33.Nd2xe4 f7-f5
34.Qe3-f3 Qg4xf3 35.g2xf3
f5xe4 36.Re1xe4 Re8xe4 37.f3xe4
Ra8-e8 38.Bf4xd6 Re8xe4 39.Bd6-c5
Re4-e2+ 40.Kh2-g3 Re2-d2 41.d5-d6
Bg7-e5+ 42.Kg3-f3 Be5xd6 43.Kf3-e3
Rd2-d5 44.Bc5xd6 Rd5xd6 -1.80/13 ]
32...Ra8-c8 [ 32...d6xe5 keeps an
even firmer grip 33.Bf4-g3-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 32...d6xe5
33.Bf4-g3 Qg4xb4 34.Nf3-h4 Bf5-g4
35.Qe3-f2 Re8-e7 36.Qf2-b6 e5-e4
37.Qb6-c6 Ra8-c8 38.Qc6xa6 Rc8-c2
39.d5-d6 Re7-e8 40.Qa6-b7 Qb4-c4
41.d6-d7 Re8-d8 -4.06/12 ] 33.Rf1-f2
[ 33.e5-e6 praying for a miracle f7xe6
34.Bf4xd6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
34.Bf4xd6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
33.e5-e6 f7xe6 34.Bf4xd6 Rc8-c3
35.Qe3-f4 Qg4xf4+ 36.Bd6xf4 Rc3-b3
37.d5-d6 Re8-d8 38.Nf3-e5 Rd8xd6
39.Ne5xg6 Rd6-d7 40.Ng6-e5 Bg7xe5
41.Bf4xe5 Rb3xb4 42.Re1-a1 Rb4-a4
43.Ra1xa4 b5xa4 44.Rf1-a1 Rd7-d5
45.Be5-f4 Rd5-d4 46.Kh2-g3 -2.60/12 ]
37.Rf1-f2 g6-g5 38.Bf4-g3 Qh5-g6
39.Re1-f1 Re8-f8 -2.39/12 ]
32.e4-e5?? but even a better move
would not have saved the game
[ 32.e4xf5 Re8xe3 Deflection Pinning
( 32...Qg4-h5+ Decoy );Houdini 2.0c

33...Rc8-c4 [Houdini annotates:
33...Rc8-c4 [Houdini annotates:
33...d6xe5 34.Bf4-g3 Qg4xb4
35.Nf3-h4 Rc8-c3 36.Qe3-d2 Bf5-d3
37.Nh4-f3 e5-e4 38.d5-d6 Qb4-c5
39.Qd2-a2 Re8-d8 40.Qa2-a5
-4.62/10 ] 34.Bf4-g3 [Houdini
annotates: 34.Bf4-g3 Rc4-e4
35.Qe3-c1
Re4xe1 36.Qc1xe1 d6xe5 37.Rf2e2 e5-e4 38.Kh2-g1 Bf5-d7 39.Nf3h2
Qg4-f5 40.Qe1-d1 Re8-c8 41.Nh2-f1
-3.99/12 ] 34...Rc4-e4 [
34...d6xe5 might be the shorter
path 35.Rf2-a2
e5-e4 36.Qe3-f4 Qg4-h5+ 37.Qf4-h4
Qh5xh4+ 38.Bg3xh4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
: 34...d6xe5 35.Nf3-d2 Rc4xb4
36.Qe3-c5 Rb4-a4 37.Qc5-c6 Re8-c8
38.Qc6-d6 f7-f6 39.Nd2-f3 b5-b4
40.Bg3-h4 Bf5-d3 -4.21/11 ]
35.Qe3-d2 [Houdini annotates:
35.Qe3-a7 Re4xe1 36.Nf3xe1
Qg4-h5+ 37.Kh2-g1 Qh5-d1
188

38.Kg1-h2 d6xe5 39.Ne1-c2 Qd1xd5
40.Nc2-e3 Qd5-d7 41.Qa7xa6 Bf5-e4
42.Qa6-a2 Re8-a8 43.Qa2-b2 Qd7-e6
44.Kh2-g1 f7-f5 45.Bg3-h4 f5-f4
-4.25/12 ] 35...Re4xe1 [Houdini
annotates: 35...Re4xe1 36.Qd2xe1
d6xe5 37.d5-d6 e5-e4 38.Nf3-g1
e4-e3 39.Rf2-a2 Qg4-h5+ 40.Ng1-h3
Bf5-c8 41.Ra2-c2 e3-e2 42.Rc2-c5
Bc8-f5 43.Rc5-c7 Re8-d8 44.Rc7-c6
Bf5-e6 45.Rc6xa6 Bg7-d4 46.Ra6-c6
Kg8-g7 47.Rc6-c2 Be6-c4 -4.06/15 ]
36.Qd2xe1 [ 36.Nf3xe1 is not the
saving move d6xe5 37.Rf2-e2
e5-e4-+ ;Houdini annotates:
36.Qd2xe1 d6xe5 37.d5-d6 e5-e4
38.Nf3-g1 e4-e3 39.Rf2-a2 Qg4-h5+
40.Ng1-h3 Bf5-c8 41.Ra2-c2 e3-e2
42.Rc2-c5 Bc8-f5 43.Rc5-c7 Bg7-d4
44.Rc7-e7 Re8xe7 45.d6xe7 Bf5-d7
46.Qe1-d2 Bd4-e5 47.Qd2-e3 f7-f6
48.Kh2-g1 -4.02/14 ] 36...d6xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 36...d6xe5
37.d5-d6 e5-e4 38.Qe1-e3 Qg4-h5+
39.Kh2-g1 Bf5-d7 40.Nf3-d2 Qh5-d5
41.Nd2-b3 Bd7-e6 42.d6-d7 Qd5-d1+
43.Kg1-h2 Qd1xd7 44.Nb3-c5 Qd7-d5
45.Qe3xe4 Qd5-h5+ 46.Kh2-g1
Qh5-d1+ 47.Kg1-h2 Bg7-d4 48.Qe4-f3
Qd1xf3 49.Rf2xf3 -3.68/13 ] 37.Nf3xe5
[ 37.d5-d6-+ is the last straw ;
Houdini annotates: 37.Rf2-a2 e5-e4
38.Ra2xa6 Qg4-h5+ 39.Kh2-g1
Re8-d8 40.Nf3-d2 Rd8xd5 41.Ra6-a5
Bg7-d4+ 42.Bg3-f2 Bd4-c3 43.Bf2-e3
Bf5-d7 44.g2-g3 Rd5-d3 45.Ra5-a8+
Kg8-g7 -3.75/12 ] 37...Qg4-h5+
[ Houdini annotates: 37...Qg4-h5+
38.Kh2-g1 Bg7xe5 39.Bg3xe5 Bf5-g4
40.Rf2-f1 Re8xe5 41.Qe1-f2 Re5-f5
42.Qf2-g3 Rf5xf1+ 43.Kg1xf1 Qh5-f5+
44.Kf1-g1 Qf5-b1+ 45.Kg1-h2 Qb1xb4
189
46.Qg3-b8+ Qb4-f8 47.Qb8-b6 Qf8-e7
48.d5-d6 Qe7-h4+ 49.Kh2-g1 Bg4-d7
50.Qb6xa6 Qh4-d4+ 51.Kg1-h2

b5-b4 -7.03/14 ] 38.Kh2g1
b5-b4 -7.03/14 ] 38.Kh2g1
Bg7xe5 39.Bg3xe5 Bf5-g4 40.Rf2f1
Qh5xe5 41.Qe1xe5 Re8xe5 42.Rf1f4 f7-f5 43.Rf4-d4 Kg8-f7 44.Rd4-d3
Re5-e4
45.Rd3-a3
Re4xb4
46.Ra3xa6
Rb4-a4 47.Ra6-b6 b5-b4 48.Rb6b7+ Kf7-f6 49.Rb7-b6+ Kf6-g5
50.d5-d6
f5-f4 -6.85/12 ] 38...Bf5g4
[ 38...Bg7xe5!? and Black can
already relax 39.Bg3xe5 Bf5g4
40.Qe1-c1 Re8xe5 41.d5-d6-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 38...Bg7xe5
39.Bg3-f4
Bf5-d7
40.Bf4xe5
Re8xe5
41.Qe1-f1 Re5xd5 42.Rf2xf7 Bd7f5
43.Rf7-e7 Qh5-g4 44.Re7-e8+ Kg8g7
45.Qf1-a1+ Qg4-d4+
46.Qa1xd4+ Rd5xd4 47.Re8-a8
Rd4xb4
48.Ra8-a7+
Kg7-f6
49.Ra7xa6+
Kf6-e5 -6.76/13 ] 39.d5-d6 [ 39.Rf2xf7
is no salvation Bg7xe5 (
39...Re8xe5?!
40.Rf7xg7+
Kg8xg7
41.Bg3xe5+
Kg7-f7 42.Qe1-f2+ Qh5-f5 43.Qf2-a7+
Qf5-d7 44.Qa7xa6= ) 40.Rf7-f2 Bg4d7 ( 40...Be5xg3?? leads to mate in 2
41.Qe1xe8+ Kg8-h7 42.Rf2-f7#
)
41.Bg3xe5 Re8xe5-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 39.Rf2xf7 Bg7xe5 40.Rf7-
190
f2
Kg8-g7 41.Bg3xe5+ Qh5xe5
42.Qe1xe5+ Re8xe5 43.Rf2-d2
Re5-e4 44.Rd2-a2 Bg4-c8 45.Ra2-c2
Bc8-f5 46.Rc2-a2 Re4xb4 47.Ra2xa6
Rb4-b2 48.Ra6-a7+ Kg7-f6 -5.92/11 ]
39...Bg7xe5 Diagram
[Houdini
annotates
: 39...Bg7xe5 40.Bg3xe5
Re8xe5 41.Qe1-a1 Re5-d5
42.Qa1xa6 Qh5-e5 43.Qa6-a7
Rd5-d1+ 44.Rf2-f1 Rd1xf1+ 45.Kg1xf1
Qe5-e2+ 46.Kf1-g1 Qe2-e1+
47.Kg1-h2 Qe1-e5+ 48.Kh2-g1
Qe5xd6 49.Qa7-a8+ Kg8-g7
50.Qa8-a1+ Qd6-f6 51.Qa1-a7 Qf6-e5
52.Qa7-f2 Bg4-e6 53.Qf2-d2 Be6-c4
54.Qd2-f2 Qe5-e4 -6.80/13 ]
0-1
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E98
Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura
World Team Championship (81)2.01.2010
E99: King's Indian: Classical Main Line:
9 Ne1 Nd7 10 f3 f5
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Ng1-f3 g7-g6
3.c2-c4 Bf8-g7 4.Nb1-c3 d7-d6
5.e2-e4 0-0 6.Bf1-e2 e7-e5 7.0-0
Nb8-c6 8.d4-d5 Nc6-e7 9.Nf3-e1
Nf6-d7 10.Ne1-d3 f7-f5 11.Bc1-d2
Nd7-f6 12.f2-f3 f5-f4 13.c4-c5 g6-g5
14.c5xd6 c7xd6 15.Nd3-f2 Ne7-g6
16.Qd1-c2 Rf8-f7 17.Rf1-c1 Nf6-e8
18.a2-a4 h7-h5 19.Nc3-d1 Bg7-f8
20.Ra1-a3 a7-a6 last book move
21.Qc2-c3 [Houdini annotates:
21.b2-b3 Rf7-c7 22.Bd2-c3 Bc8-d7
23.Qc2-d2 Rc7-c8 24.Nd1-b2 b7-b5
25.Nb2-d3 b5xa4 26.Nd3-b2 a4xb3
27.Ra3xb3 Ra8-b8 0.75/12 ]
Ra7-a8 0.29/15 ] 22.Qc3-a5 Diagram

Ra7-a8 0.29/15 ] 22.Qc3-a5 Diagram
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qc3-b3
Ra8-b8 23.Qb3-b4 Ne8-f6 24.h2-h3
Rb8-c8 25.Ra3-c3 Rc8xc3 26.Nd1xc3
Bd7-e8 27.a4-a5 Rf7-c7 28.Qb4-b6
Ng6-h4 29.Nf2-d3 0.52/13 ]
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22...b7-b6 [Houdini annotates:
22...Ne8-f6 23.Qa5xd8 Ra8xd8
21...Rf7-c7 22.Qc3-a5 Bc8-d7
23.Rc1xc7 Qd8xc7 24.Qa5xc7
Ne8xc7 25.Bd2-a5 Nc7-e8 26.Ra3-b3
Ra8-a7 27.Nd1-c3 Kg8-f7 28.Rb3-b6
Bf8-e7 29.Rb6-b4 Ne8-f6 30.Ba5-b6

24.a4-a5 Rd8-c8 25.Rc1xc8 Bd7xc8
24.a4-a5 Rd8-c8 25.Rc1xc8 Bd7xc8
26.Ra3-c3 Bc8-d7 27.Rc3-c7 Bd7-a4
28.Rc7-c3 g5-g4 29.f3xg4 h5xg4
30.b2-b3 Ba4-d7 31.Nd1-b2 Rf7-h7
32.Rc3-c7 0.19/14 ] 23.Qa5-b4
23.Qa5-c3 Ne8-f6 24.Qc3-c7 Qd8xc7
25.Rc1xc7 Ra8-c8 26.Rc7xc8 Bd7xc8
27.Ra3-c3 Bc8-b7 28.Rc3-c1 Kg8-g7
29.b2-b4 Nf6-e8 30.Nd1-b2 Rf7-c7
31.Nb2-c4 b6-b5 32.a4xb5 a6xb5
0.38/12 ]
(Diagram
149)
23...Rf7-g7 [Houdini annotates:
23...a6-a5 24.Qb4-b3 Ne8-f6 25.h2-h3
Rf7-g7 26.Nd1-c3 g5-g4 27.h3xg4
h5xg4 28.Nf2xg4 Ng6-h4 29.Qb3d1
Ra8-c8 30.Ra3-b3 Nf6xg4 31.f3xg4
Bf8-e7 32.Nc3-b5 Rc8xc1 33.Bd2xc1
Qd8-c8 0.32/13 ] 24.Ra3-c3
192
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9pzp-zp-+n+0 149
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[ Houdini annotates: 24.Ra3-b3
Ne8-f6 25.Nd1-c3 b6-b5 26.a4xb5
a6-a5 27.Qb4-a3 g5-g4 28.b5-b6
g4xf3 29.g2xf3 Ng6-h4+ 30.Kg1-h1
Qd8-b8 31.Qa3-a1 Qb8-b7 32.Rc1-g1
Bd7-e8 0.92/13 ] 24...Ng6-h4
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Ne8-f6
25.h2-h3 b6-b5 26.a4xb5 a6xb5
27.Rc3-a3 Ra8xa3 28.Qb4xa3 g5-g4
29.Bd2-a5 Qd8-a8 30.h3xg4 h5xg4
31.f3xg4 Ng6-h4 32.Ba5-e1 Qa8-b7
33.g2-g3 b5-b4 34.Qa3xb4 Qb7xb4
35.Be1xb4 f4xg3 0.37/13 ] 25.h2-h3
Nh4-g6 26.g3-g4 Rg7-h7 27.g4xh5
Rh7xh5 28.Nf2-g4 b6-b5 29.Nd1-f2
Qd8-b6 30.a4-a5 Qb6-a7 31.Kg1-h1
Bd7xg4 32.Nf2xg4 0.54/11 ]
25...Bf8-e7 [Houdini annotates:
25...b6-b5 26.a4xb5 a6xb5 27.Rc3-a3
Ra8xa3 28.Qb4xa3 Qd8-b6
29.Bd2-a5 Qb6-a7 30.Ba5-b4 Qa7-b6
31.Nd1-c3 g5-g4 32.h3xg4 h5xg4
33.Bb4-a5 Qb6-d4 34.Rc1-d1
Qd4-e3 0.45/13 ] 26.Bd2-e1
193
26...Qd8-b8 last book move
26...Qd8-b8 last book move
[ Houdini annotates: 26...b6-b5
27.a4-a5 Ra8-c8 28.Rc3xc8 Bd7xc8
29.Qb4-a3 Be7-f8 30.Nf2-d3 Diagram
29.Qb4-a3 Be7-f8 30.Nf2-d3 Diagram
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[ Houdini annotates: 26.Rc3-c6
Bd7xc6 27.d5xc6 Kg8-h8 28.Nd1-c3
Ne8-f6 29.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 30.e4xd5
Qd8-c7 31.Be2-d3 a6-a5 32.Qb4-b3
Ra8-d8 33.Rc1-e1 0.54/11 ]

Rg7-c7 31.Nd1-c3 Ne8-f6 32.Be1-f2
Rg7-c7 31.Nd1-c3 Ne8-f6 32.Be1-f2
Nf6-d7 33.Nd3-b4 Bc8-b7 34.Qa3-a2
Nd7-c5 35.Nb4-c6 0.42/13 ] 27.Kg1-f1
[Houdini annotates: 27.Qb4-a3
b6-b5 28.b2-b4 b5xa4 29.Nd1b2
Bd7-b5 30.Rc3-c2 Qb8-a7 31.Kg1-h1
Qa7-e3 32.Be2-d3 Ne8-f6 33.Nb2-c4
Bb5xc4 34.Rc2xc4 0.69/12 ]
27...Be7-d8 [Houdini annotates:
27...Ne8-f6 28.Nf2-d3 Nh4-g6
29.Nd1-f2 g5-g4 30.h3xg4 a6-a5
31.Qb4-b3 h5xg4 32.f3xg4 Qb8-e8
33.Qb3xb6 Ra8-b8 34.Qb6xa5
Rb8-a8 35.Qa5-b6 Ra8xa4
36.Rc3-c4 0.46/12 ] 28.Rc3-b3
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Rc3-c2
b6-b5 29.a4-a5 Qb8-a7 30.b2b3
Qa7-b7 31.Kf1-g1 Ra8-c8 32.Nd1-c3
Nh4-g6 33.Kg1-h1 Qb7-c7 34.Nc3xb5
Qc7xc2 35.Rc1xc2 Rc8xc2 36.Nb5-c3
Rc2-c1 37.Nf2-d1 Rc1-a1 0.58/13 ]
28...Bd8-c7 [ 28...Qb8-b7 29.a4-a5
; Houdini annotates: 28...Qb8-a7
29.Nd1-c3 Ra8-b8 30.Rc1-c2 b6-b5
31.a4xb5 a6-a5 32.Qb4-a3 Rb8-c8
33.Kf1-g1 Bd8-b6 34.Be2-d3 Bd7xh3
194
195
35.g2xh3 Nh4xf3+ 36.Kg1-f1 0.36/13 ]

29.Qb4-a3 [ 29.Nd1-c3 Qb8-d8 ;
Houdini annotates: 29.Kf1-g1
Bc7-d8 30.Nd1-c3 Qb8-b7 31.Be1-d2
Ra8-c8 32.Qb4-a3 Rg7-f7 33.Kg1-h1
a6-a5 34.Be2-d3 Rc8-c5 35.Kh1-g1
Ne8-f6 0.66/13 ] 29...Qb8-d8
30.Kf1-g1 b6-b5 31.a4-a5 Qb8-a7
32.Kg1-h1 Ra8-c8 33.Rb3-c3 Rc8xc3
34.b2xc3 Qa7-b7 35.c3-c4 b5xc4
36.Be2xc4 g5-g4 37.h3xg4 h5xg4
38.Nf2xg4 Bd7xg4 39.f3xg4 Rg7xg4
0.26/13 ] 30.Rb3-c3 [Houdini
annotates: 30.Be1-b4 g5-g4
31.h3xg4
h5xg4 32.Nf2xg4 b6-b5 33.Nd1-f2
b5xa4 34.Rb3-d3 Ra8-b8 35.Rd3-d1
Bc7-a5 36.Bb4-d2 Qd8-b6 37.Be2-d3
Rg7-h7 38.Bd2xa5 Qb6xa5 0.56/11 ]
30...Bc7-b8 [ 30...Ra8-c8 31.Rc3-c2 ;
31.Qa3-b3 b6-b5 32.Rc3xc7 Ne8xc7
33.Be1-a5 Ra8-c8 34.Qb3-c2 Rg6-g7
35.Ba5xc7 Qd8-f6 36.Qc2-d2 Bd7xh3
37.Nf2xh3 Rc8xc7 38.a4xb5 a6xb5
39.Rc1xc7 Rg7xc7 40.Qd2-a5 Rc7-c2
41.Qa5xb5 Qf6-d8 42.Qb5-a4 Rc2-d2
Bd7xc6 38.d5xc6 Nf6xg4 39.f3xg4

Bd7xc6 38.d5xc6 Nf6xg4 39.f3xg4
Ra7-c7 40.Be1-f2 Bb8-a7 41.Be2-c4+
Kg8-f8 42.Qa4xa6 Ba7xf2+
43.Nd1xf2 0.50/12 ] 32...b6-b5
[ 32...Ne8-f6!? ;Houdini annotates:
32...Bd7xc6 33.d5xc6 Rg7-c7
34.Nf2-d3 Kg8-g7 35.Be1-f2 Rc7-c8
36.Qa3-c3 Ra7-f7 37.Qc3-c4 a6-a5
38.Kf1-g1 Ne8-f6 39.Nd1-c3 a5xb4
40.Nd3xb4 0.12/13 ] 33.a4xb5
[ Houdini annotates: 33.a4xb5
Diagram
43.b2-b4 g5-g4 0.50/13 ] 31.b2-b4

[ 31.Nf2-d3 a6-a5 ;Houdini annotates:
31.Nf2-d3 g5-g4 32.h3xg4 h5xg4
33.f3xg4 Bd7xg4 34.Be2xg4 Rg7xg4
35.Rc3-c8 Qd8-d7 36.Be1xh4 Rg4xh4
37.Nd1-f2 Kg8-g7 38.Rc8-c6 Ne8-f6
39.Kf1-g1 Qd7-b7 0.56/12 ]
31...Ne8-f6 32.Rc3-c2 Kg8-h8
33.Nf2-d3 Nh4-g6 34.Nd1-f2 Ng6-h4
35.Kf1-g1 g5-g4 36.h3xg4 h5xg4
37.Nf2xg4 Nf6xg4 38.f3xg4 Bd7xg4
39.Be2xg4 Rg7xg4 0.47/13 ]
32.Rc3-c6 [ 32.Rc3-c2 b6-b5
33.Nf2-d3 b5xa4 ;Houdini annotates:

32.Kf1-g1 b6-b5 33.Qa3-a2 b5xa4
34.Rc3-c6 Ne8-f6 35.Qa2xa4 g5-g4
36.h3xg4 h5xg4 37.Nf2xg4
XIIIIIIIIY
9-vl-wqn+k+0{
9tr-+l+-tr-0 151
9tr-+l+-tr-0 151
9p+Rzp-+-+0
9+P+Pzp-zpp0
9-zP-+Pzp-sn0
9wQ-+-+P+P0
9-+-+LsNP+0
9+-tRNvLK+-0
xiiiiiiiiy

a6xb5 34.Qa3-b3 Ra7-a8 35.Nd1-c3
a6xb5 34.Qa3-b3 Ra7-a8 35.Nd1-c3
Bb8-a7 36.Nc3xb5 Ba7-e3 37.Rc1-c2
Kg8-h7 38.Nf2-d1 Be3-b6 39.Qb3-d3
Bd7xc6 40.d5xc6 Ne8-c7 41.Nb5xd6
Bb6-d4 42.Nd6-f5 Nh4xf5 43.e4xf5
0.60/14 ] 33...a6xb5 [Houdini
annotates: 33...a6xb5 34.Rc6-a6
Bd7-c8
35.Ra6-a5 Ne8-f6 36.Be2xb5 Ra7-c7
37.Rc1xc7 Qd8xc7 38.Qa3-c3 Qc7-d8
39.Nf2-d3 Bb8-c7 40.Ra5-a7 Bc7-b6
41.Ra7xg7+ Kg8xg7
42.Be1xh4 g5xh4 0.78/14 ]
34.Rc6-a6
[ Houdini annotates: 34.Qa3-b3
Ra7-a8 35.Nd1-c3 Bb8-a7 36.Nc3xb5
Ba7-e3 37.Rc1-c2 Kg8-h7 38.Nf2-d1
Be3-b6 39.Qb3-d3 Bd7xc6 40.d5xc6
Ne8-c7 41.Nd1-c3 Nc7xb5
42.Nc3xb5 0.76/13 ] 34...Ra7-b7
196

[ Houdini annotates: 34...Bd7-c8
35.Ra6-a5 Ne8-f6 36.Be2xb5 Ra7-c7
37.Rc1xc7 Qd8xc7 38.Qa3-c3 Qc7-d8
39.Nf2-d3 Bb8-c7 40.Ra5-a7 Bc7-b6
41.Ra7xg7+ Kg8xg7 42.Be1xh4
g5xh4 0.78/13 ] 35.Rc1-c6 [ 35.Nd1-c3
Bb8-c7 36.Nf2-d3 Rb7-b8 ;
Houdini annotates: 35.Nd1-c3
Ne8-f6 36.Nf2-d3 Nh4-g6 37.Ra6-a8
g5-g4 38.h3xg4 h5xg4 39.Qa3-a5
Qd8-e7 40.Be1-f2 g4xf3 41.Be2xf3
Qe7-e8 42.Qa5-a6 Bd7-g4 43.Bf2-c5
d6xc5 44.Qa6xf6 Rb7-f7 45.Qf6-b6
0.47/12 ] 35...Bd7xc6 [ 35...Bb8-a7!
is worth looking at ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35...Ne8-f6 36.Qa3-a5 Bb8-c7
37.Qa5-a3 Bc7-b8 38.Qa3-a5 0.28/11
] 36.d5xc6 [Houdini annotates:
36.d5xc6 Rb7-b6 37.Qa3-a5 Bb8-c7
38.Nd1-c3 Kg8-f8 39.Qa5-a2 Rb6xa6
40.Qa2xa6 Bc7-b8 41.Nc3xb5 Ne8-c7
42.Qa6-a5 Kf8-e7 43.Kf1-g1 Nc7xb5
44.Qa5xb5 Qd8-c7 45.Qb5-d5 Bb8-a7
46.b4-b5 0.46/12 ] 36...Rb7-a7
[ Houdini annotates: 36...Rb7-b6
37.Qa3-a5 Bb8-c7 38.Nd1-c3 Kg8-f8
39.Qa5-a2 Rb6xa6 40.Qa2xa6 Bc7-b8
41.Nc3xb5 Ne8-c7 42.Qa6-a5 Kf8-e7
43.Nb5-c3 Rg7-g6 44.Nc3-d5+
Nc7xd5 45.Qa5xd5 0.73/13 ]
37.Nd1-c3 Diagram [Houdini
annotates: 37.Be2xb5 Qd8-c8
38.Ra6-a4
Rg7-f7 39.Qa3-b3 Kg8-g7 40.Kf1-g1
Ne8-f6 41.Nd1-c3 Rf7-c7 42.Nc3-d5
Nf6xd5 43.Qb3xd5 Ra7xa4
44.Bb5xa4 0.58/13 ]
(Diagram 152)
197
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-vl-wqn+k+0{
9tr-+-+-tr-0 152
9tr-+-+-tr-0 152
9R+Pzp-+-+0
9+p+-zp-zpp0
9-zP-+Pzp-sn0
9wQ-sN-+P+P0
9-+-+LsNP+0
9+-+-vLK+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
37...d6-d5 [ 37...Ne8-f6 38.Qa3-b3+
Kg8-f8 39.Ra6xa7 ( 39.Be2xb5?!
g5-g4 40.h3xg4 h5xg4 41.Nf2xg4
Nf6xg4 42.f3xg4 Nh4xg2= )
39...Bb8xa7 40.Nc3xb5 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 37...Qd8-c8 38.Be2xb5

Ne8-f6 39.Nf2-d3 Kg8-h7 40.Be1-f2
Ne8-f6 39.Nf2-d3 Kg8-h7 40.Be1-f2
Ra7xa6 41.Qa3xa6 Rg7-c7
42.Qa6-a8 Kh7-g7 43.Kf1-g1 Qc8-g8
44.Qa8-a5 0.57/12 ] 38.Nc3xd5+[ Houdini annotates: 38.Nc3xb5
Ra7xa6 39.Qa3xa6 Ne8-f6 40.Qa6-a5
Bb8-c7 41.Qa5-a2 Kg8-h7 42.Nb5xc7
Rg7xc7 43.b4-b5 Kh7-g7 44.Nf2-d3
d5xe4 45.Nd3-c5 Kg7-g6 46.f3xe4
Qd8-g8 47.Qa2xg8+ Nf6xg8 48.Kf1-f2
Ng8-f6 1.21/12 ] 38...Nh4-f5
[ 38...Ne8-d6 39.Qa3-b3 Kg8-f8
38...Ne8-d6 39.Ra6-a5 Qd8-c8
40.Qa3-c3 Ra7-f7 41.Kf1-g1 Bb8-a7
42.c6-c7 Rf7xc7 43.Nd5xc7 Qc8xc7
44.Qc3xe5 Qc7-c1 45.Qe5-d5+
Kg8-h7 46.Qd5-d2 Ba7xf2+
47.Kg1xf2 1.13/12 ] 39.e4xf5
[ Houdini annotates: 39.e4xf5
Qd8xd5 40.Nf2-e4 g5-g4 41.Be1-f2
Ra7xa6 42.Qa3xa6 g4xf3 43.g2xf3
Rg7-c7 44.Qa6xb5 Qd5xb5
45.Be2xb5 Kg8-g7 46.Kf1-e2 Bb8-a7
47.Bf2-h4 Kg7-f8 48.Ne4-g5 Rc7-c8
49.Ng5-e6+ Kf8-g8 50.Ke2-d3
Ne8-d6 1.54/14 ] 39...Qd8xd5
[ Houdini annotates: 39...Qd8xd5
40.Nf2-e4 g5-g4 41.h3xg4 h5xg4
42.Be1-f2 g4xf3 43.g2xf3 Ra7xa6
198

44.Qa3xa6 Rg7-c7 45.Qa6xb5
Qd5xb5 46.Be2xb5 Bb8-a7
47.Bb5-c4+ Kg8-f8 48.b4-b5 Ba7xf2
49.Kf1xf2 Kf8-e7 50.Bc4-d5 Ne8-f6
51.b5-b6 Nf6xd5 52.b6xc7 Nd5xc7
53.Kf2-e2 Nc7-d5 54.Ke2-d2 Ke7-f7
55.Ne4-c3 1.56/13 ] 40.Nf2-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 40.Nf2-e4 g5g4 41.h3xg4 h5xg4 42.Be1-f2
g4xf3 43.g2xf3 Ra7xa6 44.Qa3xa6
Rg7-c7 45.Qa6xb5 Qd5xb5
46.Be2xb5 Bb8-a7 47.Bb5-a4 Ba7xf2
48.Kf1xf2 Rc7-h7 49.Kf2-e2 Rh7-h2+
50.Ke2-d3 Rh2-h3 51.Ne4-g5 Rh3-g3
52.Ba4-b3+ Kg8-f8 53.Ng5-e6+
Kf8-e7 1.41/15 ] 40...Rg7-c7
41.h3xg4 h5xg4 42.Be1-f2 Ra7xa6
43.Qa3xa6 g4xf3 44.g2xf3 Rg7-c7
45.Qa6xb5 Qd5xb5 46.Be2xb5
Bb8-a7 47.Bb5-a4 Ba7xf2 48.Kf1xf2
Rc7-h7 49.Kf2-e2 Rh7-h2+ 50.Ke2-d3
Rh2-h3 51.Ne4-g5 Rh3-g3 1.39/13 ]
41.Ne4xg5 [Houdini annotates:
41.Ra6-a5 Kg8-h8 42.Be1-c3 Kh8-g8
43.Be2xb5 Ra7xa5 44.Qa3xa5
Bb8-a7 45.Qa5-a4 Ba7-d4 46.Bc3xd4
e5xd4 47.Ne4xg5 Ne8-d6 48.Qa4-a8+
Rc7-c8 1.06/12 ] 41...Ne8-g7?
[ 41...Ra7xa6!? 42.Qa3xa6
Ne8-d6 ;Houdini annotates:
41...Ne8-d6 42.Ng5-e6 Ra7xa6
43.Ne6xc7 Ra6xa3 44.Nc7xd5 Nd6xf5
45.c6-c7 Bb8xc7 46.Nd5xc7 Nf5-e3+
47.Kf1-f2 Ra3-a2 48.g2-g4 Ne3-d1+
49.Kf2-f1 Nd1-e3+ 50.Kf1-f2 Ne3-d1+
51.Kf2-f1 0.20/11 ] 42.Ra6-b6
[ 42.f5-f6 seems even better Ng7-e6
43.Ng5xe6 Qd5xe6 44.Be2xb5
Qe6xf6 45.Ra6xa7 Bb8xa7
46.Bb5-c4+ Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 42.f5-f6 Ng7-e6 43.Ng5xe6
199
Qd5xe6 44.Be2xb5 Ra7xa6
45.Qa3xa6 Qe6xf6 46.Qa6-b6 Qf6-d8
47.Bb5-c4+ Kg8-g7 48.b4-b5 Bb8-a7

49.Qb6-a5 Ba7-d4 50.Qa5-a3 Bd4-a7
49.Qb6-a5 Ba7-d4 50.Qa5-a3 Bd4-a7
51.Qa3-c3 Qd8-d6 52.Bc4-b3 Ba7-d4
53.Qc3-c4 Qd6-d8 54.Be1-b4 1.62/13 ]
42...Ng7xf5 [ 42...Ra7xa3
43.Rb6xb8+ Ng7-e8 44.Rb8xe8+
Kg8-g7
45.Ng5-e6+ Kg7-h7 46.Ne6xc7
Qd5xc6 47.Re8-e7+ (
47.Nc7xb5?! Ra3xf3+ 48.g2xf3
Qc6xe8 )
47...Kh7-h8 48.Be2xb5+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 42...Ra7xa3 43.Rb6xb8+ Ng7e8 44.Rb8xe8+ Kg8-g7
45.Ng5-e6+ Kg7-f6 46.Ne6xc7 Qd5-f7
47.Re8-c8 1.46/15 ] 43.Rb6xb8+
[ Houdini annotates: 43.Rb6xb8+ Kg8g7 44.Qa3-b2 Nf5-e3+ 45.Kf1-g1
Rc7xc6 46.Rb8xb5 Qd5-d4
47.Qb2xd4 e5xd4 48.Rb5-a5 Ra7-e7
49.Ng5-e4 Rc6-c2 50.Be2-d3
Rc2xg2+ 51.Kg1-h1 Rg2-b2
52.Ra5xh5 Rb2-a2 53.Rh5-a5 Re7-a7
54.Ra5-g5+ Kg7-h6 55.Rg5-g1
Ra7-g7 56.b4-b5 Ra2-a1 57.Be1-f2
Ra1xg1+ 58.Bf2xg1 Rg7-g6 1.72/15 ]
43...Kg8-g7 44.Qa3-b2 Rc7xc6
45.Rb8xb5 Nf5-e3+ 46.Kf1-g1 Qd5-d4
49.Ng5-e4 Rc6-c2 50.Be2-d3
Rc2xg2+ 51.Kg1-h1 Kg7-h6 52.Ne4-f6
Rg2-g5 53.Ra5-a6 Kh6-g7 54.b4-b5
Re7-b7 55.Be1-b4 1.59/12 ]
44.Qa3-b2 [ 44.Rb8xb5 Ra7xa3
45.Rb5xd5 Nf5-e3+ 46.Kf1-f2 Ne3xd5
47.Ng5-e6+ Kg7-f6 48.Ne6xc7
Nd5xc7 ;Houdini annotates:
44.Qa3-b2 Rc7xc6 45.Rb8xb5
Nf5-e3+ 46.Kf1-g1 Qd5-d4
49.Ng5-e4
Rc6-c2 50.Be2-d3 Rc2xg2+
51.Kg1-h1 Rg2-b2 52.Ra5xh5 Rb2-a2
200
53.Rh5-a5 Re7-a7 54.Ra5-g5+
Kg7-h6 55.Rg5-g1 Ra7-g7 56.b4-b5
Ra2-a1 57.Be1-f2 Ra1xg1+ 58.Bf2xg1
Rg7-g6 1.70/13 ] 44...Ra7-a2?
[ 44...Rc7xc6 45.Rb8xb5 Nf5-e3+

46.Kf1-g1 Qd5-d4 47.Qb2xd4
e5xd4+- ;Houdini annotates:
44...Rc7xc6 45.Rb8xb5 Nf5-e3+
46.Kf1-g1 Qd5-d4 47.Qb2xd4 e5xd4
48.Rb5-a5 Ra7-e7 49.Ng5-e4 Rc6-c2
50.Be2-d3 Rc2xg2+ 51.Kg1-h1 Kg7-f8
52.b4-b5 Re7-g7 53.Be1-b4+ Kf8-e8
54.Ra5-a8+ Ke8-d7 55.Ne4-f6+
Kd7-e6 56.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-e5
57.Nf6xh5 1.55/12 ] 45.Qb2-b1
[ Houdini annotates: 45.Qb2-b1
Ra2-c2 46.Rb8xb5 Qd5-d6 47.Kf1-g1
Rc7xc6 48.Be2-d1 Nf5-e3 49.Bd1xc2
Rc6xc2 50.Rb5-b7+ Kg7-g6
51.Qb1-b3 Qd6-d5 52.Qb3xd5
Ne3xd5 53.Ng5-e4 Nd5-e3
54.Rb7-b6+ Kg6-f7 55.Be1-d2 Ne3-c4
56.Rb6-f6+ Kf7-e7 57.Bd2-e1
Nc4-e3 4.51/12 ] 45...Ra2-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 45...Ra2-c2
46.Rb8xb5 Qd5-d6 47.Kf1-g1 Rc7xc6
48.Be2-d1 Nf5-e3 49.Bd1xc2 Rc6xc2
50.Rb5-b7+ Kg7-g6 51.Qb1-b3
Qd6-d5 52.Qb3xd5 Ne3xd5
53.Ng5-e4 Nd5-e3 54.Rb7-b6+ Kg6-f7
55.Be1-d2 Ne3-c4 56.Rb6-f6+ Kf7-e7
57.Bd2-e1 Nc4-e3 4.80/13 ]
46.Rb8xb5 [Houdini annotates:
46.Rb8xb5 Qd5-d6 47.Kf1-g1 Nf5-d4
48.Be2-d1 Qd6xc6 49.Rb5-c5 Rc2xc5
50.Qb1-h7+ Kg7-f8 51.Qh7-h8+
Kf8-e7 52.b4xc5 Qc6xc5 53.Kg1-h2
Ke7-d7 54.Bd1-a4+ Nd4-c6
55.Ng5-e4 Qc5-a3 56.Ba4-b5 Qa3-e7
57.Qh8xh5 4.31/11 ] 46...Qd5-d6
[ 46...Nf5-e3+ doesn't get the cat off the
tree 47.Kf1-g1 Qd5xc6 48.Rb5-c5
Rc2xc5 49.Qb1-h7+ Kg7-f8
50.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-e7 51.b4xc5 Qc6xc5
52.Qh8-h7+ Ke7-e8 53.Qh7-g8+
Ke8-d7 54.Ng5-e4+- ;Houdini
annotates: 46...Qd5-d6 47.Kf1-g1
201
Nf5-e3
48.Be1-c3 Kg7-h6 49.Rb5xe5 Rc2xe2
50.Re5-e6+ Qd6xe6 51.Ng5xe6
Re2xg2+ 52.Kg1-h1 Rc7xc6

53.Ne6xf4 Rg2-c2 54.Bc3g7+ Kh6xg7 55.Qb1-g1+
Ne3-g2
53.Ne6xf4 Rg2-c2 54.Bc3g7+ Kh6xg7 55.Qb1-g1+
Ne3-g2
56.Qg1-d4+ Kg7-h7 57.Nf4xg2
Rc6-g6 58.Ng2-e3 3.76/12 ]
47.Rb5-b7 [ 47.h3-h4!? might be
the shorter path Qd6-f6+- ;Houdini
annotates: 47.Kf1-g1 Qd6xc6
48.Rb5xe5 Nf5-d4 49.Qb1-a1 Qc6-b6
50.Kg1-h2 Rc2-c1 51.Qa1-a6 Qb6-f6
52.Ng5-e6+ Nd4xe6 53.Re5xe6
Qf6-f5 54.Be2-d3 4.29/11 ]
47...Kg7-h6 48.Ng5-e4 Qd6-g6
49.g2-g4 h5xg4 50.h3xg4 Qg6xc6
51.Rb7xc7 Nf5-e3+ 52.Kf1-g1 Qc6xc7
53.Be1-d2 Qc7-b6 54.Kg1-h1 Kh6-g7
55.Bd2xe3 Qb6-h6+ 56.Kh1-g2
Rc2xe2+ 57.Be3-f2 Qh6-b6 58.b4-b5
1.81/13 ] 48.Kf1-g1 [ 48.Qb1xc2?
is tempting, but Nf5-e3+ 49.Kf1-g1
Ne3xc2-+ ;Houdini annotates:
48.Ng5-e4 Nf5-e3+ 49.Kf1-g1 Qd6-g6
50.g2-g4 Qg6xc6 51.Rb7xc7 Qc6xc7
52.g4-g5+ Kh6-g7 53.Be1-d2 Qc7-b6
54.Kg1-h2 Qb6-d4 55.Qb1-e1 Ne3-c4
56.Be2xc4 Qd4xc4 57.Qe1-f2 Rc2-a2
58.Kh2-g2 Qc4-d4 59.Qf2xd4 e5xd4
60.Kg2-f2 Ra2-b2 61.Kf2-e2 Kg7-g6
1.83/11 ] 48...Qd6xc6 [ 48...Nf5e3 a last effort to resist the
inevitable
49.Ng5-e4 Qd6-g6+- ;Houdini
annotates: 48...Nf5-e3 49.Ng5-e4
Qd6-g6
50.g2-g4 Qg6xc6 51.Rb7xc7 Qc6xc7
52.g4-g5+ Kh6-g7 53.Be1-d2 Qc7-b6
54.Kg1-h2 Qb6-d4 55.Qb1-e1 Ne3-c4
56.Be2xc4 Qd4xc4 57.Qe1-f2
Rc2-a2 1.71/11 ] 49.Ng5-f7+
[ Houdini annotates: 49.Ng5-f7+
202
Kh6-g7 50.Nf7-d8 Qc6xb7 51.Nd8xb7
Rc2xe2 52.Qb1xf5 Re2xe1+
53.Kg1-f2 Rc7-c1 54.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f8
55.Qg5-f6+ Kf8-g8 56.Qf6-g6+ Kg8-f8
57.Nb7-d6 Re1-f1+ 58.Kf2-e2 Rf1-e1+
59.Ke2-d3 Rc1-d1+ 60.Kd3-c4 Kf8-e7
61.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-d7 62.Qg6xh5

Rd1-c1+ 63.Kc4-b5 5.42/12 ]
49...Rc7xf7 [Houdini annotates:
49...Kh6-g7 50.Nf7-d8 Qc6xb7
51.Nd8xb7 Rc2xe2 52.Qb1xf5
Re2xe1+ 53.Kg1-f2 Rc7-c1
54.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f8 55.Qg5-f6+ Kf8-g8
56.Qf6-g6+ Kg8-f8 57.Nb7-d6
Re1-f1+ 58.Kf2-e2 Rf1-e1+ 59.Ke2-d3
Kf8-e7 60.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-d8 61.Qg6xh5
Rc1-d1+ 62.Kd3-c3 Rd1-c1+
63.Kc3-b2 Rc1-b1+ 64.Kb2-a3
5.74/13 ] 50.Rb7xf7 [Houdini
annotates: 50.Rb7xf7 Rc2xe2
51.Qb1xf5
Qc6-b6+ 52.Kg1-f1 Re2xe1+
53.Kf1xe1 Qb6-e3+ 54.Ke1-f1
Qe3-c1+ 55.Kf1-e2 Qc1-e3+
56.Ke2-d1 Qe3-d4+ 57.Kd1-c2
Qd4-c4+ 58.Kc2-d2 Qc4xb4+
59.Kd2-d3 Qb4-d4+ 60.Kd3-c2
Qd4-c5+ 61.Kc2-b3 Qc5-b5+
62.Kb3-a3 Qb5-a5+ 63.Ka3-b2
Qa5-b4+ 64.Kb2-c1 Qb4-c4+
65.Kc1-b1 Qc4-f1+ 66.Kb1-b2
Qf1xg2+ 67.Qf5-c2 Qg2xf3
68.Qc2-h7+ Kh6-g5 5.56/11 ]
50...Nf5-e3 [Houdini annotates:
50...Rc2xe2 51.Qb1xf5 Qc6-b6+
52.Kg1-f1 Re2xe1+ 53.Kf1xe1
Qb6-e3+ 54.Ke1-f1 Qe3-c1+
55.Kf1-e2 Qc1-e3+ 56.Ke2-d1
Qe3-d4+ 57.Kd1-c2 Qd4-c4+
58.Kc2-d2 Qc4xb4+ 59.Kd2-d3
Qb4-d4+ 60.Kd3-c2 Qd4-c5+
61.Kc2-b3 Qc5-b5+ 62.Kb3-a3
Qb5-a5+ 63.Ka3-b2 Qa5-b4+
64.Kb2-c1 Qb4-c4+ 65.Kc1-b1
Qc4-f1+ 66.Kb1-b2 Qf1xg2+
67.Qf5-c2 Qg2xf3 68.Qc2-h7+
Kh6-g5 4.81/12 ] 51.Rf7-a7
[ Houdini annotates: 51.Rf7-a7
Qc6-e8 52.b4-b5 Kh6-g5 53.Ra7-a2
203
Rc2-c7 54.Ra2-a6 h5-h4 55.Be2-d3
Qe8-f7 56.Qb1-b4 Rc7-c1 57.Bd3-g6
Qf7-b7 58.Bg6-e4 Qb7-d7
59.Ra6-g6+ Kg5-h5 60.b5-b6 6.67/11 ]

51...Qc6-d5 [ 51...Qc6-c8 cannot undo
what has already been done
51...Qc6-d5 [ 51...Qc6-c8 cannot undo
what has already been done
51...Qc6-c8 52.Ra7-a6+ Kh6-g7
53.Qb1-a1 Qc8-f5 54.Be1-c3 Rc2xe2
55.Ra6-a7+ Kg7-f8 56.Ra7a8+ Kf8-e7 57.Qa1-a7+ Qf5-d7
58.Qa7-c5+ Qd7-d6 59.Ra8e8+ Ke7xe8 60.Qc5xd6
Re2xg2+
61.Kg1-h1 Rg2-c2 62.Qd6xe5+
Ke8-d7 63.Qe5xf4 Rc2-c1+ 64.Kh1-h2
Rc1-c2+ 65.Kh2-g1 Rc2-c1+
66.Kg1-f2 Ne3-d1+ 67.Kf2-g3 Rc1xc3
68.Qf4-d2+ Kd7-c6 69.Qd2xd1
6.92/13 ] 52.Qb1-a1 [Houdini
annotates: 52.Qb1-a1 Rc2-c6
53.Ra7-a6
Rc6-g6 54.Be1-c3 Rg6xa6
55.Qa1xa6+ Kh6-g7 56.Be2-d3
Kg7-f7 57.Bd3-e4 Qd5-d1+ 58.Kg1-f2
Kf7-e7 59.Be4-d3 Qd1-c1 60.Qa6-a7+
Ke7-f8 61.Qa7-b8+ Kf8-f7 62.Qb8-c7+
Kf7-f8 63.Qc7-d6+ Kf8-f7 64.Qd6-g6+
Kf7-e7 65.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-d8
66.Qg7-g5+ Kd8-d7 67.Bc3xe5
6.97/15 ] 52...Ne3xg2 [ 52...Rc2c6 hoping against hope 53.Ra7-a6
Rc6xa6 54.Qa1xa6+ Kh6-g7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 52...Rc2-c6
53.Ra7-a6 Rc6-g6 54.Be1-c3 Ne3-c4
55.Qa1-a2 Nc4-e3 56.Qa2xd5
Ne3xd5 57.Bc3xe5 Rg6xa6
58.Be2xa6 Kh6-g5 59.b4-b5 Kg5-f5
60.Be5-d4 Kf5-e6 61.Ba6-c8+
Ke6-d6 6.73/13 ] 53.Qa1-a6+ Diagram
[ 53.Qa1-a6+ Qd5-c6 54.Qa6xc6+
Rc2xc6 55.Kg1xg2+- ;Houdini
annotates: 53.Qa1-a6+ Qd5-c6
54.Qa6xc6+ Rc2xc6 55.Kg1xg2 Kh6g5 56.b4-b5
Rc6-c1 57.Kg2-f2 Kg5-f6 58.b5-b6
204
Rc1-c8 59.b6-b7 Rc8-b8 60.Be1-c3
Kf6-e6 61.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-d5 62.Bc3-b4
e5-e4 63.f3xe4+ Kd5xe4 64.Be2-f3+
Ke4-d4 65.Bb4-d6 10.29/13 ]
1-0
205
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9tR-+-+-+-0 153
9Q+-+-+-mk0
9+-+qzp-+p0
9-zP-+-zp-+0
9+-+-+P+P0
9-+r+L+n+0
9+-+-vL-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
24.Rc1-e1 Diagram
24.Rc1-e1 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-trk+0{
9zpp+-+pzpp0 154
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-+n+qvL-0
9-+-+-+-wQ0
9+N+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+R+-tRK+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Rf8-e8 25.Kf1-g1 f7-f6 26.Bg5-d2

27
D20 0.61/13 ] 20...Qh3xh2 [ 20...0-0
21.Nb3-c5 Ra8-e8 ;Houdini
Levon Aronian
annotates: 20...0-0 21.Qd4-h4 Qh3Hrvoje Stevic
European Club Cup (4)
20.10.2010 f5
22.Ke1-f1 Qf5xe5 23.Ra1-b1 Qe5-f5
D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 e3
and 3 e4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 d5xc4
3.e2-e4 e7-e5 4.Ng1-f3 e5xd4
5.Bf1xc4 Bf8-b4+ 6.Nb1-d2 Nb8-c6
7.0-0 Ng8-f6 8.e4-e5 Nf6-d5
9.Nd2-b3 The pressure on d4 grows
Nd5-b6 10.Bc4-b5 Qd8-d5
11.Bb5xc6+ Qd5xc6 12.Bc1-g5
Bc8-g4 13.Qd1xd4 Bg4xf3
14.Qd4xb4 Nb6-d5 15.Qb4-d2
Bf3xg2 16.Rf1-c1 Qc6-e6 17.Kg1xg2
Qe6-g4+ 18.Kg2-f1 Qg4-h3+
19.Kf1-e1
c7-c6 Standard Book
moves end here 20.Qd2-d4 [Houdini
annotates: 20.Bg5-f4 0-0 21.Bf4-g3
Ra8-e8 22.Nb3-c5 Re8-e7 23.Rc1-c4
Rf8-d8 24.Ra1-d1 b7-b6 25.Nc5-e4
c6-c5 26.Qd2-d3 h7-h6 27.Ne4-c3

Re8-e2 27.Rb1-d1 0.40/13 ]
Re8-e2 27.Rb1-d1 0.40/13 ]
21.Ke1-d2+- [Houdini annotates:
21.Ke1-d2 Qh2-h5 22.Qd4-h4 Qh5-g6
23.Rc1-g1 h7-h5 24.Bg5-e3 Qg6-h7
25.Nb3-c5 0-0 26.Qh4-e4 b7-b6
27.Qe4xh7+ Kg8xh7 28.Nc5-e4
Ra8-d8 29.Rg1-h1 g7-g6 30.Ne4-d6
f7-f6 31.f2-f4 f6xe5 32.f4xe5 Rf8-f3
33.Be3-g5 Rf3-f2+ 34.Kd2-d3 1.50/14 ]
21...Qh2-h3 [ 21...Qh2-h5 22.Qd4-h4
Qh5xh4 23.Bg5xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 21...Qh2-h5 Diagram
(Diagram 155)
22.Qd4-h4 Qh5-g6 23.Rc1-g1 h7-h5
24.Bg5-e3 Qg6-h7 25.Nb3-c5 b7-b6
26.Nc5-e4 0-0 27.Ne4-d6 Ra8-d8
28.Kd2-e1 f7-f6 29.Qh4-g3 f6xe5
30.Qg3xe5 1.34/12 ] 22.Rc1-h1
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Nb3-c5 0-0
23.Nc5xb7 Rf8-b8 24.Nb7-d6 Qh3-g2
25.Bg5-h4 Rb8-b4 26.Nd6-c4 Ra8-b8
27.Bh4-g3 Qg2-f3 28.e5-e6 Rb8-e8
29.e6xf7+ Qf3xf7 30.Rc1-e1 1.22/12 ]
22...Qh3-f5 [Houdini annotates:
22...Qh3-f3 23.Ra1-g1 b7-b6
24.Kd2-c1 Qf3-f5 25.e5-e6 f7-f6
206
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+k+-tr0
9zpp+-+pzpp0 155
9-+p+-+-+0
9+-+nzP-vLq0
9-+-wQ-+-+0
9+N+-+-+-0
9PzP-mK-zP-+0
9tR-tR-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
26.Bg5-d2 g7-g6 27.Rg1-e1 Ra8-c8
28.Qd4-a4 a7-a5 29.Qa4-c4 Qf5xf2
30.Kc1-b1 1.51/11 ] 23.Ra1-g1
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Ra1-g1 f7-f6
24.e5xf6 g7xf6 25.Rg1-e1+ Ke8-f7
26.Bg5-h6 b7-b6 27.Qd4-a4
Rh8-e8 28.Re1-g1 Re8-g8 29.Kd2-c1
Rg8xg1+ 30.Rh1xg1 Qf5-h3
31.Bh6-d2 Qh3-f5 32.Nb3-d4 Qf5xf2
33.Rg1-e1 b6-b5 34.Qa4-c2 Kf7-g8
35.Qc2xc6 1.93/12 ] 23...f7-f6
24.Nb3-c5 0-0 25.Nc5xb7 Rf8-e8
26.Nb7-d6 Qf5xe5 27.Qd4xe5 Re8xe5
28.Nd6-c4 Re5-f5 29.Bg5-h4 Ra8-b8
30.Rg1-e1 h7-h5 31.Bh4-g3 1.38/11 ]
24.e5xf6 [Houdini annotates:
24.e5xf6 g7xf6 25.Rg1-e1+ Ke8-f7
26.Bg5-h6 b7-b6 27.Qd4-a4 Rh8-e8
28.Re1-g1 Re8-g8 29.Kd2-c1
Rg8xg1+ 30.Rh1xg1 Qf5-h3
31.Bh6-d2 Qh3-f5 32.Nb3-d4 Qf5xf2
33.Rg1-e1 b6-b5 34.Qa4-c2 Kf7-g8
35.Qc2xc6 2.27/14 ] 24...g7xf6
[ Houdini annotates: 24...g7xf6
25.Rg1-e1+ Ke8-f7 26.Bg5-h6 b7-b6
27.Qd4-a4 Rh8-e8 28.Re1-g1 Re8-g8
29.Kd2-c1 Rg8xg1+ 30.Rh1xg1
207
Kf7-g8 35.Qc2xc6 2.23/13 ] 25.Kd2-c1
[Houdini annotates: 25.Rg1-e1+
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+k+-tr0{
9zpp+-+-+p0 156
9zpp+-+-+p0 156
9-+p+-zp-+0
9+-+n+qvL-0
9-+-wQ-+-+0
9+N+-+-+-0
9PzP-mK-zP-+0
9+-+-tR-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qf5-h3 31.Bh6-d2 Qh3-f5 32.Nb3-d4
Qf5xf2 33.Rg1-e1 b6-b5 34.Qa4-c2

Ke8-f7 26.Bg5-h6 b7-b6 27.Qd4-a4
Ke8-f7 26.Bg5-h6 b7-b6 27.Qd4-a4
Rh8-e8 28.Kd2-c1 Re8xe1+
29.Rh1xe1 c6-c5 30.a2-a3 Kf7-g6
31.Bh6-d2 Kg6-g7 32.Re1g1+ Kg7-h8 33.Qa4-c6 Ra8g8
34.Rg1xg8+ Kh8xg8 35.Qc6a8+ Kg8-g7 36.Qa8xa7+ Kg7-g6
37.Qa7-b7 1.93/12 ] 25...c6-c5?
[ 25...0-0-0 26.Bg5-d2 Nd5-b6+; Houdini annotates: 25...0-0-0
26.Bg5-d2 b7-b6 27.Qd4-c4 Qf5-d7
28.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b7 29.Qc4-c2 c6-c5
30.Rh1-h5 Qd7-f7 31.Rg1-h1 Rd8-d7
32.Qc2-d3 a7-a6 33.Rh5-h6 1.36/12 ]
26.Qd4-a4+ [Houdini annotates:
26.Qd4-a4+ Ke8-f7 27.Bg5-h6 Rh8-g8
28.Rg1xg8 Ra8xg8 29.Qa4xa7 Qf5xf2
30.Qa7xb7+ Nd5-e7 31.Qb7-e4
Rg8-g1+ 32.Rh1xg1 Qf2xg1+
33.Kc1-c2 Qg1-g6 34.Qe4xg6+ h7xg6
35.Bh6-e3 c5-c4 36.Nb3-a5 g6-g5
37.Na5xc4 g5-g4 38.a2-a4 g4-g3
39.a4-a5 Ne7-d5 40.Kc2-d3 g3-g2
41.Be3-g1 Kf7-e6 42.Kd3-e2 3.62/13 ]
26...Ke8-f7 27.Bg5-h6 Rh8-g8
28.Rg1xg8 Ra8xg8 29.Qa4xa7 Qf5xf2
208

30.Qa7xb7+ Nd5-e7 31.Qb7-e4
Rg8-g1+ 32.Rh1xg1 Qf2xg1+
33.Kc1-c2 Qg1-g6 34.Qe4xg6+ h7xg6
35.Bh6-e3 c5-c4 36.Nb3-a5 c4-c3
37.Kc2xc3 g6-g5 38.a2-a4 g5-g4
39.Na5-c4 g4-g3 40.Kc3-d3 g3-g2
41.a4-a5 Ne7-d5 3.83/12 ] 27.Bg5-d2
[ 27.Bg5-h6 and White can celebrate
victory Rh8-g8 28.Nb3xc5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 27.Bg5-h6
Rh8-g8 28.Rg1xg8 Ra8xg8
29.Qa4xa7 Qf5xf2 30.Qa7xb7+
Nd5-e7 31.Kc1-b1 Rg8-g1+
32.Rh1xg1 Qf2xg1+ 33.Bh6-c1
Qg1-g6+ 34.Kb1-a1 Qg6-c2
35.Bc1-h6 c5-c4 2.70/10 ]
27...Nd5-b4 [Houdini annotates:
27...Nd5-b4 28.Nb3xc5 Qf5xc5+
29.Bd2-c3 Nb4-d3+ 30.Kc1-b1 Qc5-f5
31.Rh1-h5 Nd3-c5+ 32.Rh5xf5
Nc5xa4 33.Rf5xf6+ Kf7-e8 34.Bc3-b4
b7-b6 35.Rg1-e1+ Ke8-d8 36.Rf6-f7
Na4-c5 37.Bb4-c3 Rh8-g8 38.Bc3-f6+
Kd8-c8 39.Rf7xh7 2.14/11 ] 28.Nb3-d4
[ 28.Bd2xb4 c5xb4 29.Nb3-a1
( 29.Qa4xb4 Ra8-c8+ 30.Qb4-c3
Rc8xc3+ 31.b2xc3 h7-h5-+ )
29...Rh8-c8+ 30.Na1-c2 ;Houdini 2.
0c : 28.Nb3xc5 Qf5xc5+
29.Bd2-c3 Nb4-d3+ 30.Kc1-b1 Qc5-f5
31.Rh1-h5 Nd3-c5+ 32.Rh5xf5
Nc5xa4 33.Rf5xf6+ Kf7-e8 34.Bc3-d4
Rh8-f8 35.Rf6-h6 Rf8-f7 36.Rg1-g8+
Rf7-f8 37.Rg8xf8+ Ke8xf8 38.Rh6xh7
Ra8-d8 39.Bd4xa7 b7-b6 40.Kb1-c2
Rd8-c8+ 41.Kc2-d2 2.12/10 ]
28...c5xd4?? [ 28...Nb4-d3+
would hold out 29.Kc1-b1 c5xd4
30.Qa4-c4+ Kf7-e8 ;Houdini
annotates: 28...Nb4-d3+ 29.Kc1-b1
209
worse Ra8-c8+ 30.Bb4-c3 d4xc3
worse Ra8-c8+ 30.Bb4-c3 d4xc3
31.Qa4-b3+ Kf7-f8 32.b2xc3
Rc8-c6= ; 29.Qa4xb4 Ra8-c8+
30.Bd2-c3 A) 30...d4xc3 31.Qb4xb7+
( 31.b2xc3 b7-b5 ) 31...Kf7-e8
32.Rg1-e1+ Qf5-e5 33.Re1xe5+ f6xe5
34.Qb7xc8+ Ke8-e7 35.Qc8xh8
c3xb2+ 36.Kc1xb2 Ke7-e6
37.Rh1-h6+ Ke6-f5 38.Qh8xh7+
Kf5-g5 39.Qh7-g7+ Kg5-f4
40.Qg7-f7+ Kf4-e4 41.Rh6-h4+
Ke4-d3 42.Qf7-f3+ Kd3-d2
43.Qf3-e3+ Kd2-d1 44.Rh4-h1# ; B)
30...Qf5-d5+- ;Houdini annotates:
29.Qa4-b3+ Qf5-d5 30.Qb3xb4 h7-h5
31.Rh1-h4 Ra8-d8 32.Kc1-b1 Rd8-d7
33.Rh4-f4 Rh8-g8 34.Rg1xg8 Kf7xg8
35.Rf4xf6 Rd7-f7 36.Rf6-g6+ Kg8-h8
37.Rg6-h6+ Kh8-g8 38.Qb4-d6
Qd5-e4+ 39.Kb1-c1 Rf7xf2
40.Rh6xh5 1.80/10 ] 29...Nb4-d5
[ 29...Qf5-d5 30.Qb3xb4 h7-h5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 29...Qf5-d5
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+-tr0
9zpp+-+k+p0 157
9zpp+-+k+p0 157
9-+-+-zp-+0
9+-+q+-+-0
9-sn-zp-+-+0
9+Q+-+-+-0
9PzP-vL-zP-+0
c5xd4
30.Qa4-b3+ Kf7-e7 31.Kb1-a1 Ke7-d6
32.Rg1-g7 Nd3-c5 33.Qb3-c4 Rh8-d8
34.Rh1xh7 Ra8-c8 35.Bd2-b4 b7-b6
36.Rg7-e7 Qf5-d5 37.Qc4-c1 1.37/12 ]

29.Qa4-b3++- [ 29.Bd2xb4 is clearly
210
9+-mK-+-tRR0[
9+-mK-+-tRR0[
xiiiiiiiiy
30.Qb3xb4 h7-h5 31.Rh1-h4 Ra8-d8

32.Kc1-b1 Rd8-d7 33.Rh4-f4 Rh8-g8
34.Rg1xg8 Kf7xg8 35.Rf4xf6 Rd7-f7
36.Rf6-g6+ Kg8-h8 37.Rg6-h6+
Kh8-g8 38.Qb4-d6 Qd5-e4+
39.Kb1-c1 Rf7xf2 40.Rh6xh5 2.08/11 ]

30.Qb3xb7+ [Houdini annotates:
30.Qb3xb7+ Kf7-e6 31.Qb7-c6+
Ke6-f7 32.Rg1-g7+ Kf7xg7
33.Qc6-b7+ Kg7-g8 34.Qb7xa8+
Kg8-g7 35.Qa8xa7+ Kg7-f8
36.Qa7-a8+ Kf8-e7 37.Qa8xh8
Ke7-d6 38.Rh1xh7 Qf5-g4 39.Qh8-f8+
Kd6-e5 40.Rh7-h1 Qg4-d7 41.Qf8-c5
d4-d3 42.Rh1-h5+ Ke5-e6 43.Qc5-c4
Qd7-b7 44.Qc4-e4+ Ke6-d6
45.Qe4xd3 8.67/14 ] 30...Kf7-e6
31.Qb7-c6+ Ke6-f7 32.Rg1-g7+
Kf7xg7 33.Qc6-b7+ Kg7-g8
34.Qb7xa8+ Kg8-f7 35.Qa8xh8 h7-h6
36.Bd2xh6 Nd5-b6 37.Rh1-e1
Qf5-c8+ 38.Qh8xc8 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+Q+-+-+0{
211
43.Kd3-e2 Qb1xb2 44.Ra7-d7+
Kd6-c5 45.Qe8-c8+ Kc5-d4
43.Kd3-e2 Qb1xb2 44.Ra7-d7+
Kd6-c5 45.Qe8-c8+ Kc5-d4
46.Qc8-a6 7.83/12 ] 31...Ke6-f7
32.Rg1-g7+ Kf7xg7 33.Qc6-b7+
Kg7-g8 34.Qb7xa8+ Kg8-f7
35.Qa8xh8 h7-h6 36.Bd2xh6 Nd5-b6
37.Rh1-e1 Qf5-c8+ 38.Qh8xc8
Nb6xc8 39.Re1-d1 Nc8-d6 40.Rd1xd4
Nd6-f5 41.Rd4-d7+ Kf7-e6 42.Rd7-h7
Nf5-e7 43.Bh6-e3 a7-a6 44.Kc1-d2
a6-a5 45.Kd2-e2 Ne7-d5 46.Be3-d2
a5-a4 8.96/16 ] 32.Rg1-g7+!!
Decoy: g6 [Houdini annotates:
32.Rg1-g7+ Kf7xg7 33.Qc6-b7+
Kg7-g8 34.Qb7xa8+ Kg8-g7
35.Qa8xa7+ Kg7-f8 36.Qa7-a8+
Kf8-e7 37.Qa8xh8 h7-h6 38.Rh1xh6
Ke7-d6 39.Rh6-h7 Kd6-c5 40.Rh7-h5
Qf5-e6 41.Qh8-f8+ Kc5-c6
42.Qf8-a8+ Kc6-c5 43.Qa8-a5+
Diagram
9zp-+-+k+-0 158
9-sn-+-zp-vL0 158 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+-+-0
42.Qf8-a8+ Kc6-c5 43.Qa8-a5+
9-+-zp-+-+0
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
[Houdini annotates: 31.Qb79
9+-+-+-+-0
c6+ Ke6-f7 32.Rg1-g7+
+
Kf7xg7
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-mK-tR-+-0
+
xiiiiiiiiy
Nb6xc8 39.Re1-d1 Nc8-d6
+
40.Rd1xd4 Nd6-f5 41.Rd4-d7+ Kf7-e6
42.Rd7-h7 Nf5-e7 43.Bh6-e3 a7-a6
44.Kc1-d2 a6-a5 45.Kd2-e2 Ne7-d5
+
46.Be3-d2 a5-a4 8.96/16 ] 31.Qb7-c6+
212
-0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+qzp-+0
9wQ-mkn+-+R0
9-+-zp-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-vL-zP-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kc5-c6 44.Qa5-a4+ Kc6-c5
45.Qa4-b4+ Kc5-c6 46.Qb4xd4
33.Qc6-b7+ Kg7-f8 34.Qb7xa8+
Kf8-e7 35.Qa8xh8 h7-h6 36.Rh1xh6
Ke7-d6 37.Rh6-h7 Qf5-g4 38.Qh8-f8+
Kd6-e5 39.Qf8-e8+ Ke5-d6
40.Rh7xa7 Qg4-g1+ 41.Kc1-c2
d4-d3+ 42.Kc2xd3 Qg1-b1+
159
159
8.44/13 ] 32...Kf7xg7 [Houdini

annotates: 32...Kf7xg7 33.Qc6-b7+
8.44/13 ] 32...Kf7xg7 [Houdini
annotates: 32...Kf7xg7 33.Qc6-b7+
35.Qa8xh8 h7-h6 36.Bd2xh6 Kf7-e7
37.Bh6-f8+ Ke7-e6 38.Qh8-g8+
Ke6-d7 39.Qg8-h7+ Qf5xh7
213

40.Rh1xh7+ Kd7-e6 41.Rh7xa7
Nd5-f4 42.Kc1-d2 Ke6-e5 43.Ra7-a6
Nf4-h3 44.f2-f3 Nh3-g5 45.Bf8-d6+
Ke5-d5 8.72/15 ] 33.Qc6-b7+
[ 33.Qc6-b7+ Kg7-f8 34.Qb7xa8+
Kf8-f7 35.Qa8xh8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Qc6-b7+ Kg7-g8 34.Qb7xa8+
Kg8-f7 35.Qa8xh8 h7-h6 36.Rh1xh6
Nd5-e7 37.Qh8-h7+ Kf7-e6
38.Qh7xf5+ Ne7xf5 39.Rh6-h7 Nf5-e7
40.Kc1-c2 a7-a6 41.Kc2-d3 Ne7-c6
42.Rh7-h6 Ke6-f5 43.a2-a3 7.58/12 ]
1-0
28
D43
Levon Aronian
Boris Gelfand
Qg5xe7 25.Qb5-a5 Rb8-a8 26.Kg1-g2

Qg5xe7 25.Qb5-a5 Rb8-a8 26.Kg1-g2
Kh8-g8 27.Qa5-c5 Ra8-e8
28.Qc5-c2 0.93/13 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-trl+-tr-mk0{
9zppvl-wqpzp-0 160
9zppvl-wqpzp-0 160
9-sn-+-+-zp0
9+-+Lzp-+-0
9P+-+-+-sN0
9+-sN-+-zP-0
9-zPQ+PzP-zP0
9+-tRR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
07.11.2010 19...Bc8-h3 [ 19...Bc8-d7 20.Bd5-g2

a7-a5 21.Nh4-f5 ;Houdini annotates:
19...Bc7-d6 20.Bd5-b3 Bd6-b4
E01: Catalan: Early deviations
19...Bc8-h3 [ 19...Bc8-d7 20.Bd5-g2
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
a7-a5 21.Nh4-f5 ;Houdini annotates:
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6
19...Bc7-d6 20.Bd5-b3 Bd6-b4
5.Qd1-d3 Nb8-d7 6.g2-g3 Bf8-d6
21.Qc2-e4 a7-a5 22.Bb3-c2 g7-g6
7.Bf1-g2 0-0 8.0-0 d5xc4 9.Qd3xc4
23.Qe4-e3 Bb4xc3 24.Qe3xc3 Bc8-d7
e6-e5 10.Rf1-d1 Qd8-e7 11.Bc1-g5
25.Nh4-f3 Rb8-c8 26.Qc3xe5+
h7-h6 12.Nf3-h4 White prepares d5
Nd7-b6 13.Bg5xf6 Qe7xf6 14.Qc4-b3 Qe7xe5 27.Nf3xe5 Diagram
Tal Memorial (3)
Bd6-c7 15.d4-d5 c6xd5 16.Bg2xd5

Kg8-h8 17.Ra1-c1 Qf6-e7 Standard
Book moves end here 18.Qb3-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 18.a2-a4 a7-a5
19.Kg1-g2 Ra8-a6 20.e2-e4 Bc7-b8
21.Nh4-f5 Qe7-f6 22.Qb3-c2 Rf8-d8
23.Bd5-a2 Bc8xf5 24.Rd1xd8+
Qf6xd8 25.e4xf5 0.59/13 ] 18...Ra8-b8
[Houdini annotates: 18...Bc7-b8
19.Bd5-b3 Bc8-d7 20.Nc3-d5 Nb6xd5
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+r+-tr-mk0{
21.Bb3xd5 Bb8-d6 22.Nh4-f5
9
Bd7xf5
+
23.Qc2xf5 Ra8-d8 24.Bd5-e4
g7-g6
p
25.Qf5-f3 b7-b5 0.73/12 ] 19.a2+
a4
l
+
p
214
+-0
9+p+l+p+-0
9-sn-+-+pzp0
9zp-+-sN-+-0
9P+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-zPL+PzP-zP0
9+-tRR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Bd7xa4 0.70/11 ] 20.Bd5-g2

19.Bd5-b3 Bc8-d7 20.Nc3-b5 Bc7-d8
21.Nh4-f5 Qe7-g5 22.Qc2-c5 Bd8-e7
23.Nf5xe7 Bd7xb5 24.Qc5xb5
161
161
Bc7-d8
Bc7-d8
Qc5-c6
Kh8-g8
21.Nh4-f5 Qe7-c5 22.Nf5-d6

21.Nh4-f5 Qe7-c5 22.Nf5-d6
23.Nc3-e4 Qc6xc2 24.Rc1xc2
25.Ne4-c5 Bd8-e7

26.Nc5xb7 1.00/11 ] 20...Bh3-e6
[ 20...Bh3xg2 21.Kg1xg2 Qe7-e6
22.a4-a5+- ;Houdini annotates:
20...Bh3xg2 21.Kg1xg2 Bc7-d8
22.a4-a5 Nb6-c8 23.Nh4-f3 Bd8xa5
24.Nc3-d5 Qe7-e8 25.Qc2-c5 e5-e4
26.Qc5xa5 e4xf3+ 27.e2xf3 Qe8-e5
28.Qa5-c3 Rf8-e8 29.Qc3xe5
Re8xe5 0.74/12 ] 21.a4-a5+[ Houdini annotates: 21.a4-a5
Nb6-a8 22.Nc3-d5 Be6xd5 23.Nh4-f5
Qe7-b4 24.Rd1xd5 Rb8-d8 25.a5-a6
b7xa6 26.Rd5xd8 Bc7xd8 27.Bg2xa8
Bd8-g5 28.Ba8-d5 Bg5xc1 29.Qc2xc1
a6-a5 30.Kg1-g2 Rf8-d8 31.e2-e4
Kh8-h7 32.Qc1-c2 Rd8-f8 33.b2-b3
Qb4-b6 34.Qc2-c3 1.38/15 ]
21...Nb6-a8 [Houdini annotates:
21...Nb6-d7 22.Nc3-d5 Be6xd5
23.Nh4-f5 Qe7-g5 24.Rd1xd5 Nd7-f6
25.Rd5-b5 Nf6-e8 26.h2-h4 Qg5-f6
27.Rb5xb7 Rb8xb7 28.Bg2xb7
Bc7xa5 29.Qc2-c5 Rf8-g8 30.Nf5xg7
Ne8-d6 31.Qc5xa5 Rg8xg7 1.36/12 ]
22.Nc3-d5 [Houdini annotates:
22.Nc3-d5 Be6xd5 23.Nh4-f5 Qe7-b4
24.Rd1xd5 Rb8-d8 25.a5-a6 b7xa6
26.Rd5xd8 Bc7xd8 27.Bg2xa8 Bd8-g5
28.Ba8-d5 Bg5xc1 29.Qc2xc1 a6-a5
30.Kg1-g2 Rf8-d8 31.e2-e4 Kh8-h7
32.Qc1-c2 Rd8-f8 33.b2-b3 Qb4-b6
34.Qc2-c3 1.38/14 ] 22...Be6xd5
[ Houdini annotates: 22...Be6xd5
23.Nh4-f5 Qe7-b4 24.Rd1xd5 Bc7xa5
25.Rd5xe5 Na8-b6 26.Re5-e4 Qb4-d2
27.Qc2xd2 Ba5xd2 28.Rc1-c7 Bd2-g5
29.Nf5-d6 Kh8-g8 30.Re4-d4 Bg5-f6
31.Rd4-d2 1.30/12 ] 23.Rd1xd5
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Nh4-f5
Qe7-b4 24.Rd1xd5 Bc7xa5
215
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9n+-tr-tr-mk0{
9zpp+-+pzp-0 162
9zpp+-+pzp-0 162
9-+-+-+-zp0
9vl-+-tRN+-0
9-wq-+-+-+0
9+-wQ-+-zP-0
9-zP-+PzPLzP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
25.Rd5xe5 Rb8-d8 26.Qc2-c3
Diagram
Qb4xc3 27.b2xc3 Ba5-c7 28.Re5-e7
Rd8-e8 29.Re7xe8 Rf8xe8 30.Bg2xb7
Na8-b6 31.Bb7-f3 Nb6-c4 32.Kg1-g2

a7-a5 33.Bf3-d5 1.25/13 ] 23...Qe7-e6
a7-a5 33.Bf3-d5 1.25/13 ] 23...Qe7-e6
[ 23...Qe7-b4 24.Nh4-f5+- ;Houdini 2.
0c : 23...Qe7-b4 24.Nh4-f5 g7-g6
25.Nf5-e3 Bc7xa5 26.Rd5xe5
Na8-b6 27.Rc1-a1 Rf8-c8 28.Qc2-b1
Rc8-c5 29.Re5xc5 Qb4xc5 30.Qb1-a2
Ba5-d2 31.Ne3-f1 Rb8-d8 32.Nf1xd2
Rd8xd2 33.Qa2xf7 Rd2xe2
34.Ra1xa7 Qc5-c1+ 35.Bg2-f1
1.09/13 ] 24.b2-b4 [Houdini
annotates: 24.Qc2-f5 Qe6xf5
25.Nh4xf5
g7-g6 26.Nf5xh6 Kh8-g7 27.Nh6-g4
Rf8-d8 28.Rd5xd8 Bc7xd8 29.b2b4 e5-e4 30.Rc1-d1 Bd8-e7
31.Bg2xe4
Be7xb4 32.Rd1-d7 Bb4xa5 33.Be4-d5
Rb8-f8 34.Rd7xb7 Na8-c7 35.Rb7xa7
Nc7xd5 36.Ra7xa5 1.60/13 ]
24...Bc7-d6 25.Qc2-f5 Qe6xf5
26.Nh4xf5 Bd6xb4 27.Rc1-b1 Na8-c7
28.Rb1xb4 Nc7xd5 29.Bg2xd5 b7-b5
30.Kg1-g2 a7-a6 31.Nf5-d6 Kh8-g8
32.f2-f4 e5xf4 33.Rb4xf4 Rb8-d8
34.Bd5xf7+ Kg8-h7 1.23/13 ]
25.Nh4-f5 [Houdini annotates:
25.Nh4-f5 g7-g6 26.Nf5-e3 Na8-c7
27.Rd5-d1 Kh8-g7 28.Qc2-b2 Nc7-b5
29.Bg2-d5 Qe6-e7 30.Ne3-g4 Rf8-e8
31.Bd5-c4 a7-a6 32.Bc4xb5 a6xb5
1.29/14 ] 25...g7-g6 [Houdini annotates
216

x64: 25...Na8-c7 26.Rd5-d6 Qe6-c8
27.Nf5xh6 Nc7-b5 28.Nh6xf7+
1.81/13 ] 26.Nf5-d6 [ 26.Nf5xh6?!
is the weaker alternative Bd8-g5
27.Nh6xf7+ Rf8xf7= ;Houdini
annotates: 26.Nf5-e3 Bd8-f6 27.Qc2e4
Kh8-g7 28.Ne3-g4 Rb8-c8 29.Rc1-d1
Na8-c7 30.Ng4xf6 Qe6xf6 31.Rd5-d6
Nc7-e6 32.Qe4xb7 Rc8-c2 33.Bg2-f3
Rc2-b2 34.Qb7xa7 Rb2xb4 1.31/13 ]
26...Na8-c7 [Houdini annotates:
26...Bd8-e7 27.Rc1-d1 Kh8-g7
28.Qc2-c3 f7-f6 29.b4-b5 Rf8-d8
30.Nd6xb7 Rd8xd5 31.Bg2xd5
Qe6-c8 32.Qc3-c6 Na8-c7
33.Bd5-e4 1.43/13 ] 27.Rd5-d1
[ Houdini annotates: 27.Rd5-d3 b7b6 28.a5xb6 a7xb6 29.Qc2-d2
Kh8-h7 30.Bg2-e4 Bd8-g5 31.f2-f4
e5xf4 32.Rc1xc7 f4xg3 33.e2-e3
Bg5-e7 34.Be4-g2 Rb8-d8 1.67/12 ]
27...b7-b6 [Houdini annotates:
27...Kh8-g8 28.Nd6xb7 Bd8-e7

29.Qc2xc7 Rb8-c8 30.Nb7-d8 Rf8xd8
31.Rd1xd8+ Rc8xd8 32.Qc7xa7
Be7xb4 33.a5-a6 Kg8-g7 34.Qa7-b7
Bb4-a3 35.Rc1-b1 Rd8-d7 36.Qb7-c6
Qe6-f5 1.71/12 ] 28.Nd6-b7 [ 28.a5xb6
a7xb6 29.Qc2-b2 Kh8-h7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 28.a5xb6 a7xb6
29.Qc2-b2 Qe6-f6 30.f2-f4 Nc7-e6
31.f4xe5 Qf6-g5 32.Qb2-c3 b6-b5
33.Rd1-d3 Bd8-b6+ 34.e2-e3 Rb8-d8
35.Bg2-f3 2.01/12 ] 28...Nc7-a6
[ 28...Nc7-b5 29.e2-e3+( 29.Nb7xd8?! Rf8xd8 30.a5xb6
a7xb6= );Houdini annotates:
28...Bd8-e7 29.a5xb6 a7xb6
30.Qc2-e4 f7-f5 31.Qe4-d3 Nc7-e8
217
31.e2-e3 Nc7-e8 32.Nb7-c5 Bb6xc5
31.e2-e3 Nc7-e8 32.Nb7-c5 Bb6xc5
33.b4xc5 Ne8-f6 34.Qa4xa7 Rb8-b2
35.Rc1-b1 Rb2-a2 36.Qa7-c7 Rf8-c8
1.36/13 ] 29...Qe6-g4 [Houdini
annotates
: 29...Qe6-e7 30.Rc1-d1
Bd8-c7 31.Rd6-d7 Qe7xb4 32.Rd7xc7
Na6xc7 33.Qc2xc7 b6xa5
34.Qc7xe5+ f7-f6 35.Qe5-c7 Rb8-c8
36.Qc7-d7 Qb4-b2 37.e2-e3 Rc8-c1
38.Nb7xa5 Rc1xd1+ 39.Qd7xd1
Rf8-c8 40.Na5-c6 1.59/13 ] 30.Qc2-b2
Diagram [ 30.Nb7xd8 Rb8xd8
31.Rd6xd8 Rf8xd8+- ;Houdini
annotates: 30.b4-b5 Na6-b4 31.Qc2d2
Bd8-e7 32.a5xb6 a7xb6 33.Bg2-f3
Qg4-g5 34.Qd2xg5 h6xg5 35.Rd6-d7
Rb8-e8 36.Rc1-c7 Be7-d8 37.Nb7xd8
Re8xd8 38.Rd7xd8 Rf8xd8 39.Rc7xf7
Nb4-c2 40.Bf3-c6 Rd8-d2 2.07/13 ]
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9-tr-vl-tr-mk0{
9zpN+-+p+-0 163
9zpN+-+p+-0 163
9nzp-tR-+pzp0
9zP-+-zp-+-0
9-zP-+-+q+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-wQ-+PzPLzP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
32.Rc1-c6 Qe6-f7 33.Bg2-d5 Qf7-g7
34.Rc6xb6 Ne8-f6 35.b4-b5 e5-e4
1.20/12 ] 29.Rd1-d6 [ 29.Nb7xd8?!
Rf8xd8 30.a5xb6 Qe6xb6 31.Rd1xd8+
Rb8xd8 ;Houdini annotates:

29.a5xb6 Bd8xb6 30.Qc2-a4 Na6-c7
218
30...Qg4xb4 [Houdini annotates:
30...Qg4xb4 [Houdini annotates:
30...Bd8-c7 31.Rd6-d2 Qg4-e6
32.b4-b5 Na6-c5 33.Nb7xc5 b6xc5
34.Rc1xc5 Qe6-e7 35.Rd2-c2 Bc7-d6
36.Rc5-c4 Rf8-d8 37.b5-b6 a7xb6
38.a5xb6 1.46/12 ] 31.Qb2xe5+
[ Houdini annotates: 31.Qb2xe5+ Kh8h7 32.Rd6-d7 Bd8-g5 33.Nb7-d6
Rb8-d8 34.Rd7xf7+ Rf8xf7 35.Nd6xf7
Bg5xc1 36.Nf7xd8 Qb4-b2 37.Qe5-d6
Qb2-a1 38.Qd6-d7+ Qa1-g7

39.Nd8-f7 Bc1-d2 40.Qd7xd2 Qg7xf7
41.a5xb6 a7xb6 42.e2-e4 Qf7-f6
43.Qd2-d5 Na6-c5 44.e4-e5 Qf6-f5
45.Qd5-d6 Qf5-e6 46.Qd6-c7+
Kh7-g8 1.54/16 ] 31...Kh8-h7
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Kh8-h7
32.Rd6-d7 Bd8-g5 33.Nb7-d6 Rb8-d8
34.Rd7xf7+ Rf8xf7 35.Nd6xf7 Bg5xc1
36.Nf7xd8 Bc1-a3 37.a5xb6 a7xb6
38.Bg2-e4 Qb4-e7 39.Nd8-c6 Qe7-g7
40.Kg1-g2 Na6-b4 41.Qe5-e8 Nb4xc6
42.Qe8xc6 1.66/15 ] 32.Rd6-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 32.Bg2-e4
Bd8-c7 33.Be4xg6+ Kh7-g8
34.Qe5-d5 Kg8-g7 35.Rd6-d7 Kg7xg6
36.Qd5-d3+ Kg6-g7 37.Qd3xa6
Bc7-e5 38.Rc1-d1 Kg7-g8 39.Nb7-d6
Rb8-d8 40.Qa6xa7 Qb4xa5
41.Qa7-c7 Rd8xd7 42.Qc7xd7
Be5xd6 43.Rd1xd6 1.82/10 ]
32...Bd8-g5 [Houdini annotates:
32...Bd8-g5 33.Nb7-d6 Rb8-d8
34.Rd7xf7+ Rf8xf7 35.Nd6xf7 Bg5xc1
36.Nf7xd8 Bc1-a3 37.a5xb6 a7xb6
38.Bg2-e4 Qb4-e7 39.Nd8-c6 Qe7-f7
40.Kg1-g2 Ba3-c5 41.Nc6-d4 Na6-c7
42.e2-e3 1.77/14 ] 33.Rc1-d1
Rb8-e8 34.Rd7xf7+ Rf8xf7 35.Qe5xe8
Qb4-e7 36.Qe8xe7 Bg5xe7 37.Rc1-d1
Na6-c5 38.Nb7xc5 Be7xc5 39.Bg2-d5
Rf7-f8 40.a5xb6 Bc5xb6 41.Kg1-g2
a7-a5 42.Rd1-b1 Rf8-d8 1.39/12 ]
33...Na6-c5? Diagram [ 33...Rb8-e8!?
34.Rd7xf7+! Deflection: e8 Rf8xf7
35.Qe5xe8 Rf7-e7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 33...Rb8-e8 34.Rd7xf7+
Rf8xf7
35.Qe5xe8 Rf7-e7 36.Qe8-f8 Qb4-a4
37.Rd1-f1 Qa4-e8 38.Qf8xe8 Re7xe8
39.Rf1-d1 Kh7-g7 40.a5xb6 a7xb6
41.f2-f4 Bg5-e7 42.Kg1-f2 Na6-c5
219
43.Nb7-d6 Be7xd6 44.Rd1xd6 b6-b5
1.23/14 ]
34.Nb7xc5 [Houdini annotates:
34.Nb7xc5 Qb4xc5 35.Qe5xc5 b6xc5
220
45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8 46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4
2.39/14 ] 36.Rd7xa7 [Houdini annotates
: 36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4 37.h2-h4
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9-tr-+-tr-+0
9zpN+R+p+k0 164
9-zp-+-+pzp0
9zP-sn-wQ-vl-0
9-wq-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-+-+PzPLzP0
9+-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4 37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6
38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6 39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7
40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5 41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6
42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5 43.f3-f4 Be5-d6
44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+ 45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8
46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4 2.39/16 ]
34...Qb4xc5 [Houdini annotates:
34...Qb4xc5 35.Qe5xc5 b6xc5
36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4 37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6
38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6 39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7
40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5 41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6
42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5 43.f3-f4 Be5-d6
44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+ 45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8
46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4 2.67/15 ]
35.Qe5xc5 [Houdini annotates:
35.Qe5xc5 b6xc5 36.Rd7xa7 c5-c4
37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6 38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6
39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7 40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5
41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6 42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5
43.f3-f4 Be5-d6 44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+
45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8 46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4
2.34/15 ] 35...b6xc5 [Houdini
annotates: 35...b6xc5 36.Rd7xa7 c5c4
37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6 38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6
39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7 40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5
41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6 42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5
43.f3-f4 Be5-d6 44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+

Bg5-f6 38.a5-a6 Rb8-b6 39.Rd1-d7
Bf6-g7 40.Bg2-e4 h6-h5 41.f2-f3
Kh7-h6 42.Kg1-f2 Bg7-e5 43.f3-f4
Be5-d6 44.Kf2-f3 Rb6-b3+ 45.Kf3-g2
Rf8-e8 46.Rd7xd6 Re8xe4 2.34/15 ]
36...c5-c4 37.h2-h4 Bg5-f6 38.a5-a6
Rb8-b6 39.Rd1-d7 Bf6-g7 40.Bg2-e4
h6-h5 41.f2-f3 Kh7-h6 42.Kg1-f2
Bg7-e5 43.f3-f4 Be5-d6 44.Kf2-f3
Rb6-b3+ 45.Kf3-g2 Rf8-e8 46.Rd7xd6
Re8xe4 2.18/14 ] 37.a5-a6
Rb8-b6 38.f2-f4 Bg5-f6 39.Rd1-d7
Kh7-g8 40.Kg1-f2 c4-c3 41.Bg2-e4
Kg8-g7 42.Be4-d3 Rb6-c6 43.Bd3-c2
Rc6-b6 44.e2-e3 Rb6-b2 2.04/12 ]
37...c4-c3 [ 37...Rb8-b6 is not much
help 38.f2-f4 Bg5-f6 39.Rd1-d7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 37...Rb8-b6
38.Rd1-d7 c4-c3 39.Rd7-c7 Rb6-b1+
40.Bg2-f1 Bg5-f6 41.Rc7xf7+ Kh7-g8
42.Rf7xf8+ Kg8xf8 43.Ra7-c7 Rb1-a1
44.e2-e3 h6-h5 45.Kg1-g2 Bf6-e5
46.Rc7-c6 Kf8-e7 47.Bf1-d3 g6-g5
2.00/12 ] 38.Ra7-c7 [Houdini
annotates: 38.Ra7-c7 Rb8-c8
39.Rc7xc8
Rf8xc8 40.e2-e3 Rc8-d8 41.Rd1-c1
c3-c2 42.Rc1xc2 Rd8-d1+ 43.Bg2-f1
Rd1-d7 44.Kg1-g2 Kh7-g7 45.Kg2-f3
Bg5-d8 46.Bf1-b5 Rd7-a7 47.Rc2-c8
Bd8-b6 48.Kf3-e4 f7-f5+ 49.Ke4-d3
Kg7-f7 50.Rc8-c6 Ra7-d7+ 51.Kd3-e2
Bb6-a7 52.Bb5-c4+ Kf7-g7 2.90/15 ]
38...Rb8-c8 [ 38...Rb8-b6 does not
save the day 39.a6-a7 Rb6-a6
40.a7-a8Q Ra6xa8 41.Bg2xa8 Rf8xa8
42.Rd1-d7+- ;Houdini annotates:
38...Rb8-b2 39.Rc7xc3 Rb2-a2
40.Rc3-c6 Kh7-g7 41.Bg2-d5 Rf8-d8
42.e2-e4 Bg5-f6 43.Rd1-c1 Ra2-a3
221
44.Rc6-c7 Rd8xd5 45.e4xd5 Ra3xa6
46.Rc1-c6 Ra6-a2 47.d5-d6 Bf6-d8
2.93/14 ] 39.Rc7xc8 [Houdini
annotates: 39.Rc7xc8 Rf8xc8 40.e2-e3

Rc8-d8 41.Rd1-c1 c3-c2 42.Rc1xc2
Rc8-d8 41.Rd1-c1 c3-c2 42.Rc1xc2
Rd8-d1+ 43.Bg2-f1 Rd1-d7 44.Kg1-g2
Kh7-g7 45.Kg2-f3 Bg5-d8 46.Bf1-b5
Rd7-a7 47.Rc2-c8 Bd8-b6 48.Kf3e4 f7-f5+ 49.Ke4-d3 Kg7-f7 50.Rc8c6
Ra7-d7+ 51.Kd3-e2 Bb6-a7
52.Bb5-c4+ Kf7-g7 2.90/15 ]
39...Rf8xc8 [Houdini annotates:
39...Rf8xc8 40.e2-e3 Rc8-d8
41.Rd1-c1 c3-c2 42.Rc1xc2 Rd8-d1+
43.Bg2-f1 Rd1-d7 44.Kg1-g2 Kh7-g7
45.Kg2-f3 Bg5-d8 46.Bf1-b5 Rd7-a7
47.Rc2-c8 Bd8-b6 48.Kf3-e4 f7-f5+
49.Ke4-d5 h6-h5 50.Rc8-b8 Bb6-c7
51.Rb8-e8 Kg7-f7 2.80/16 ] 40.e2-e3
Rc8-d8 41.Rd1-c1 c3-c2 42.Rc1xc2
Rd8-d1+ 43.Bg2-f1 Rd1-d7 44.Kg1-g2
Kh7-g7 45.Kg2-f3 Bg5-d8 46.Bf1-b5
Rd7-a7 47.Rc2-c8 Bd8-b6 48.Kf3e4 f7-f5+ 49.Ke4-d3 Kg7-f7 50.Rc8c6
Ra7-d7+ 51.Kd3-e2 Bb6-a7
52.Bb5-c4+ Kf7-g7 2.68/17 ]
40...Bg5-e7 [ 40...Rc8-c7 desperation
41.Bg2-b7 c3-c2+- ;Houdini
annotates: 40...c3-c2 41.Rd1-c1
Rc8-d8
42.Rc1xc2 Rd8-d1+ 43.Bg2-f1 Rd1-d7
44.Rc2-c8 Bg5-e7 45.Kg1-g2 Kh7-g7
46.Kg2-f3 f7-f5 47.Rc8-c6 Rd7-a7
48.Bf1-c4 Be7-d8 49.h2-h4 Ra7-c7
50.Rc6-d6 Rc7xc4 51.Rd6xd8
Rc4-c7 2.65/15 ] 41.Rd1-c1
Diagram [ 41.Rd1-c1 Be7-a3
42.Rc1-c2+- ; Houdini annotates:
41.Rd1-c1
Rc8-c7 42.Bg2-b7 c3-c2 43.Kg1-g2
Be7-a3 44.Rc1xc2 Rc7xc2 45.a6-a7
Ba3-c5 46.a7-a8Q Bc5xe3 47.Qa8-f8
Rc2xf2+ 48.Kg2-h3 h6-h5 49.Bb7-d5
Be3-h6 50.Qf8-c5 Rf2-f5 51.Kh3-g2
222
Kh7-g8 52.Qc5-c6 Bh6-g7 53.Bd5-c4
Kg8-h7 54.Qc6-d7 Kh7-g8
55.Qd7-e7 3.39/17 ]
1-0
223
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9-+r+-+-+0{
9+-+-vlp+k0 165
9P+-+-+pzp0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-zp-zP-zP-0
9-+-+-zPLzP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
29
21...Qe7-c5+ 22.Kc2-b1 Ra8-b8

21...Qe7-c5+ 22.Kc2-b1 Ra8-b8
23.Qb3-c2 Qc5xd5 24.Bh3-f1 Qd5xh1
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+-trk+0
9zp-zp-+-vlp0 166
9-+p+-+p+0 166
9+-+-+p+-0
9-+-+-zp-+0
9zP-+-+-zP-0
9-zPQsNl+-zP0
Qg3xf4 32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Ra1-b1

g5-g4 34.Rb1-b7 h7-h5 35.Bf1-d3
Qf4-a4+ 36.Rb7-b3 -7.42/12 ]
C45 21...Qe7-c5+ [Houdini annotates:
Boris Savchenko
Levon Aronian
World Blitz Championship (12.136).11.2010
C45: Scotch Game
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.d2-d4 e5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6
5.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 6.e4-e5 Qd8-e7
7.Qd1-e2 Nf6-d5 8.c2-c4 Bc8-a6
9.Qe2-e4 Nd5-f6 10.Qe4-e2 Nf6-d5
11.Nb1-d2 g7-g6 12.g2-g3 Bf8-g7
13.f2-f4 0-0 14.Bf1-h3 d7-d6
15.Qe2-e4 f7-f5 16.Qe4-f3 Nd5-b4
17.Qf3-b3 d6xe5 18.a2-a3 e5xf4+
19.Ke1-d1 Nb4-d5 20.c4xd5 Ba6-e2+
last book move 21.Kd1-c2 last book
move [Houdini annotates:
21.Kd1-c2 Qe7-c5+ 22.Kc2-b1
Ra8-b8 23.Qb3-c2 Qc5xd5 24.Bh3-f1
Qd5xh1 25.Bf1xe2 Rb8xb2+
26.Qc2xb2 Bg7xb2 27.Kb1xb2
Qh1xh2 28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4
Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2
9tRKvL-+L+q0[
9tRKvL-+L+q0[
xiiiiiiiiy
25.Bf1xe2 Rb8xb2+ 26.Qc2xb2

Bg7xb2 27.Kb1xb2 Qh1xh2
28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4
32.Ra1-b1 Rd8xd2+ 33.Bc1xd2
Qf4xc4+ 34.Bd2-c3+ Kg7-f7
35.Rb1-b7 Qc4-e4+ 36.Kc2-d2
Qe4-d5+ 37.Kd2-e2 Qd5-c4+
38.Ke2-d2 Qc4-f4+ 39.Kd2-e2 a7-a6
40.Ke2-d3 h7-h5 -6.52/13 ] 22.Kc2-b1
[Houdini annotates: 22.Kc2-b1
Ra8-b8 23.Qb3-c2 Qc5xd5 24.Bh3-g2
Qd5xg2 25.Rh1-e1 f4-f3 26.Ra1-a2
Be2-a6 27.b2-b4 f3-f2 28.Re1-e7
Rf8-e8 29.Re7-d7 Re8-d8
30.Rd7xg7+ Diagram
(Diagram 167)
Kg8xg7 31.Qc2-c5 Kg7g8
32.Qc5xa7 f2-f1Q 33.Nd2xf1 Ba6-d3+
34.Kb1-a1 Qg2xf1 35.Qa7-c5 -6.86/16
] 22...Ra8-b8 [Houdini annotates:
22...Ra8-b8 23.Qb3-c2 Qc5xd5
24.Bh3-g2 Qd5xg2 25.Rh1-e1 f4-f3
26.a3-a4 Be2-a6 27.Ra1-a3 f3-f2
28.Re1-e7 f2-f1Q 29.Nd2xf1 Qg2xf1
224
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9-tr-tr-+k+0{
9zp-zp-+-tRp0 167
9l+p+-+p+0 167
9+-+-+p+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9zP-+-+-zP-0
9R+QsN-zpqzP0
9+KvL-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
30.Ra3-b3 Rb8xb3 31.Qc2xb3+
Ba6-c4 -5.96/12 ] 23.Qb3-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 23.Qb3-c2
Qc5xd5 24.Bh3-g2 Qd5xg2 25.Rh1-e1
f4-f3 26.Ra1-a2 Be2-a6 27.b2-b4
f3-f2 28.Re1-e7 Rf8-e8 29.Re7xc7
f2-f1Q 30.Nd2xf1 Qg2xf1 31.Rc7xg7+
Kg8xg7 32.Qc2xc6 Ba6-d3+
33.Kb1-a1 Bd3-e4 34.Qc6-c7+
Kg7-g8 35.Ra2-d2 -6.66/13 ]
23...Qc5xd5 [Houdini annotates:
23...Qc5xd5 24.Bh3-g2 Qd5xg2
25.Rh1-e1 f4-f3 26.Ra1-a2 Be2-a6
27.b2-b4 f3-f2 28.Re1-e7 Rf8-e8
29.Re7xc7 f2-f1Q 30.Nd2xf1 Qg2xf1
31.Rc7xg7+ Kg8xg7 32.Qc2xc6
Ba6-d3+ 33.Kb1-a1 Bd3-e4
34.Qc6-c7+ Kg7-g8 35.Ra2-d2
-6.34/12 ] 24.Bh3-f1 [Houdini
annotates: 24.Bh3-g2 Qd5xg2
25.Rh1-e1
f4-f3 26.Ra1-a2 Be2-a6 27.b2-b4
f3-f2 28.Re1-e7 Rf8-e8 29.Re7xc7
f2-f1Q 30.Nd2xf1 Qg2xf1 31.Rc7xg7+
Kg8xg7 32.Qc2xc6 Ba6-d3+
225
Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2
Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2
Qg3xf4 32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+
Kg7-g6 34.Bb2-c3 g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1
Qf4-a4+ 36.Kc2-b2 Rd8-b8+
Qf4-a4+ 36.Kc2-b2 Rd8-b8+
37.Kb2-c1 Qa4xa3+ 38.Kc1-c2
Qa3-a2+ 39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5 40.Bf1-d3
h5-h4 41.Re1-f1 Qa2-d5 42.Nd2-c4
Rb8-f8 43.Nc4-e5+ Kg6-g5 44.Bd3-c4
Qd5-g2 45.Bc3-b4 Rf8-f6 -7.40/15 ]
25.Bf1xe2 [Houdini annotates:
25.Bf1xe2 Rb8xb2+ 26.Qc2xb2
28.Be2-c4+ Diagram
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9-+-+-trk+0{
9zp-zp-+-+p0 168
9zp-zp-+-+p0 168
9-+p+-+p+0
9+-+-+p+-0
9-+L+-zp-+0
9zP-+-+-zP-0
9-mK-sN-+-wq0
9tR-vL-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
33.Kb1-a1 Bd3-e4 34.Qc6-c7+
Kg7-g8 35.Ra2-d2 -6.88/13 ]
24...Qd5xh1 [Houdini annotates:
24...Qd5xh1 25.Bf1xe2 Rb8xb2+
26.Qc2xb2 Bg7xb2 27.Kb1xb2
Qh1xh2 28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4

Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3
Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3
Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4 32.Bc4f1 g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6
34.Bb2-c3 g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+
36.Kc2-b2
Rd8-b8+ 37.Kb2-c1 Qa4xa3+
38.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a2+ 39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5
40.Bf1-d3 h5-h4 41.Re1-f1 Qa2-d5
42.Nd2-c4 Rb8-f8 43.Nc4-e5+ Kg6-g5
44.Bd3-c4 Qd5-g2 45.Bc3-b4 Rf8-f6
-7.40/16 ] 25...Rb8xb2+ [Houdini
annotates
: 25...Rb8xb2+ 26.Qc2xb2
28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4
32.Ra1-b1 Rd8xd2+ 33.Bc1xd2
Qf4xc4+ 34.Bd2-c3+ Kg7-f7
35.Rb1-b7 Qc4-a4+ 36.Kc2-b2 h7-h5
226

37.Rb7xc7+ -6.14/9 ] 26.Qc2xb2
[ Houdini annotates: 26.Qc2xb2
28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4
32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6
34.Bb2-c3 g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+
36.Kc2-b2 Rd8-b8+ 37.Kb2-c1
Qa4xa3+ 38.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a2+
39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5 40.Bf1-d3 h5-h4
41.Re1-f1 Qa2-d5 42.Nd2-c4 Rb8-f8
43.Nc4-e5+ Kg6-g5 44.Bd3-c4
Qd5-g2 45.Bc3-b4 Rf8-f6 -7.31/1 ]
26...Bg7xb2 [Houdini annotates:
26...Bg7xb2 27.Kb1xb2 Qh1xh2
28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4
32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6
34.Bb2-c3 g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+
36.Kc2-b2 Rd8-b8+ 37.Kb2-c1
39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5 40.Bf1-d3 h5-h4
41.Re1-f1 Qa2-d5 42.Nd2-c4 Rb8-f8
43.Nc4-e5+ Kg6-g5 44.Bd3-c4
Qd5-g2 45.Bc3-b4 Rf8-f6 -6.78/16 ]
27.Kb1xb2 [ 27.Be2-c4+ doesn't do
any good Kg8-g7 28.Kb1xb2 Qh1xh2
29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 27.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7
28.Kb1xb2
Qh1xh2 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3
Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4 32.Bc4-f1
g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6 34.Bb2-c3
g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+ 36.Kc2-b2
38.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a2+ 39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5
40.Bf1-d3 h5-h4 41.Re1-f1 Qa2-d5
42.Nd2-c4 Rb8-f8 43.Nc4-e5+ Kg6-g5
44.Bd3-c4 Qd5-g2 45.Bc3-b4 Rf8-f6
-6.37/17 ] 27...Qh1xh2 [Houdini
annotates: 27...Qh1xh2 28.Be2-c4+
Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3
227
Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4 32.Bc4-f1
g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6 34.Bb2-c3
g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+ 36.Kc2-b2

38.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a2+ 39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5
38.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a2+ 39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5
40.Bf1-d3 Qa2-a3+ 41.Kc1-c2
Qa3-a4+ 42.Kc2-c1 h5-h4
43.Re1-e6+ Kg6-g5 44.Bc3-f6+
Kg5-h5 45.Bd3xf5 h4-h3 46.Bf6-e5
Qa4-b5 47.Kc1-d1 Qb5-d5 -5.93/17 ]
28.Be2-c4+ [Houdini annotates:
28.Be2-c4+ Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4
32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6
34.Bb2-c3 g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+
36.Kc2-b2 Rd8-b8+ 37.Kb2-c1
39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5 40.Bf1-d3 Qa2-a3+
41.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a4+ 42.Kc2-c1 Kg6-g5
43.Re1-f1 Qa4-a3+ 44.Kc1-c2
Qa3-a2+ 45.Kc2-d1 -5.96/17 ]
28...Kg8-g7 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4
32.Bc4-f1 g6-g5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6
34.Bb2-c3 g5-g4 35.Ra1-e1 Qf4-a4+
36.Kc2-b2 Rd8-b8+ 37.Kb2-c1
39.Kc2-c1 h7-h5 40.Bf1-d3 Qa2-a3+
41.Kc1-c2 Qa3-a4+ 42.Kc2-c1 h5-h4
43.Re1-e6+ Kg6-g5 44.Bc3-f6+
Kg5-h5 45.Bd3xf5 h4-h3 46.Bf6-e5
-5.93/17 ] 29.g3xf4 [Houdini
annotates: 29.g3xf4 Rf8-d8 30.Kb2c3
Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4 32.Bc4a2 h7-h5 33.Ra1-b1 h5-h4 34.Rb1-b3
g6-g5 35.Rb3-b4 Qf4-h2 36.Rb4b7 g5-g4 37.Rb7xa7 h4-h3 38.a3a4
Kg7-g6 39.a4-a5 Qh2-d6 40.Nd2-c4
Qd6-d1+ 41.Kc2-b1 Rd8-b8+
42.Nc4-b2 Qd1-d3+ -6.14/14 ]
29...Rf8-d8 [Houdini annotates:
29...Rf8-d8 30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+
31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4 32.Bc4-a2 h7-h5
33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-h6 34.Bb2-c3 h5-h4
228
35.Ra1-h1 g6-g5 36.Rh1-h3 c6-c5
37.Ba2-e6 Diagram
Qf4-f2 38.Rh3-h1 Qf2-g2 39.Rh1-e1
f5-f4 40.Be6-f7 Rd8-d6 -6.06/15 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-tr-+-+0{
9zp-zp-+-+-0 169
9-+-+L+-mk0 169
9+-zp-+pzp-0
9-+-+-wq-zp0
9zP-vL-+-+R0
9-+KsN-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
30.Kb2-c2 [Houdini annotates:
30.Kb2-c3 Qh2-g3+ 31.Kc3-c2 Qg3xf4

32.Bc4-a2 h7-h5 33.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-h6
34.Bb2-c3 h5-h4 35.Ra1-f1 Qf4-d6
36.Rf1-f3 g6-g5 37.Rf3-h3 f5-f4
38.Ba2-c4 Qd6-c5 39.Kc2-b3
Rd8-b8+ 40.Kb3-c2 Qc5xa3 -6.08/16 ]
30...Rd8-d4 [ 30...Qh2xf4 makes it
even easier for Black 31.Bc4-a2 g6-g5
32.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-g6 33.Bb2-c3-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 30...Qh2xf4
31.Bc4-a2 h7-h5 32.Bc1-b2+ Kg7-h6
33.Bb2-c3 h5-h4 34.Ra1-f1 Qf4-h2
35.Ba2-c4 c6-c5 36.Rf1-e1 h4-h3
37.Re1-e7 Qh2-d6 38.Bc3-g7+
Kh6-g5 39.Re7-e2 Qd6-g3 40.Bg7-e5
Qg3xa3 41.Be5xc7 Qa3-a4+
42.Bc4-b3 -5.68/13 ] 31.Bc4-b3
[ 31.Bc4-f1 doesn't improve anything
Qh2xf4 32.Ra1-b1 g6-g5-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 31.Bc4-d3
Qh2-g3 32.Bd3-f1 Qg3xf4 33.Ra1-b1
c6-c5 34.Nd2-b3 Qf4-f2+ 35.Kc2-c3
h7-h5 36.Bc1-b2 Rd4-g4 37.Nb3-d2
229
34.Rb1-b3 Rd4xd2+ 35.Bc1xd2
34.Rb1-b3 Rd4xd2+ 35.Bc1xd2
Qf4-e4+ 36.Kc2-d1 Qe4xe6
37.Rb3-b7 a7-a6 38.Rb7xc7+ Kg7-f6
39.Rc7-h7 Qe6-b3+ 40.Kd1-e2 h4-h3
39.Rc7-h7 Qe6-b3+ 40.Kd1-e2 h4-h3
41.a3-a4 Qb3-g3 42.Bd2-e3 h3-h2
-6.67/14 ] 32.Ra1-b1 [ 32.Ra1-a2
doesn't get the bull off the ice Qh2xf4
33.Kc2-b1 h7-h5-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 32.Bb3-a2 Qh2xf4
33.Ra1-b1 h7-h5 34.Rb1-b3 g6-g5
35.Rb3-c3
g5-g4 36.Nd2-b3 Qf4-e4+ 37.Kc2-b2
Rd4-c4 38.Nb3-d2 Qe4-b7+
39.Rc3-b3 Qb7-g2 40.Rb3-b5 Rc4-d4
41.Kb2-c2 Qg2-c6 42.Rb5-b8 h5-h4
43.Rb8-g8+ Kg7-f6 44.Rg8-f8+ Kf6-g6
45.Rf8-g8+ Kg6-h7 46.Rg8-f8 f5-f4
h5-h4 38.Kc3-c2+ Kg7-h6 39.Bb2-e5
Qf2-e3 -4.73/13 ] 31...c6-c5
[ 31...Qh2xf4 seems even better
32.Ra1-b1 h7-h5 33.Bb3-a2-+ ;
32.Ra1-b1 h5-h4 33.Bb3-e6 Qh2xf4

47.Rf8-f7+ Kh7-g6 48.Bc1-b2 c5-c4
47.Rf8-f7+ Kh7-g6 48.Bc1-b2 c5-c4
49.Bb2xd4 Diagram
230
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9zp-zp-+R+-0 170
9-+q+-+k+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+pvL-zppzp0
9zP-+-+-+-0
9L+KsN-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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Kg6xf7 50.Ba2xc4+ Kf7-g6
51.Bd4xa7 -6.36/14 ] 32...c5-c4
33.Kc2-c3 Qh2xf4 34.Nd2xc4 Qf4-e4
35.Kc3-b2 Rd4xc4 36.Bb3xc4 Qe4xc4
37.Bc1-d2 f5-f4 38.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b5+
39.Bd2-b4 Qb5-b6 40.Kb2-c2 g6-g5
41.Rc1-b1 Qb6-g6+ 42.Kc2-b2 g5-g4
43.Rb1-c1 Qg6-b6 44.Rc1-c4 Qb6-f2+
45.Rc4-c2 Qf2-d4+ 46.Bb4-c3
-6.81/16 ] 33.Bb3-a2 [ 33.Kc2-c3
hardly improves anything Rd4d3+
231

34.Kc3xc4 Rd3xd2 35.Bc1xd2
Qh2xd2-+ ;Houdini annotates:
33.Kc2-c3 Qh2xf4 34.Nd2xc4 Qf4-e4
35.Kc3-b2 Rd4xc4 36.Bb3xc4 Qe4xc4
37.Bc1-d2 f5-f4 38.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b5+
39.Bd2-b4 Qb5-b6 40.Kb2-c2 g6-g5
41.Kc2-d3 h7-h5 42.Bb4-c5 Qb6-b3+
43.Kd3-e4 Qb3-b7+ 44.Ke4-d3 h5-h4
45.Bc5-d4+ Kg7-g6 -6.57/14 ]
33...Qh2-e2 [Houdini annotates:
33...Qh2-e2 34.Rb1-b4 Qe2-d3+
35.Kc2-d1 Rd4xf4 36.Kd1-e1 Qd3-c2
37.Bc1-b2+ c4-c3 38.Bb2xc3+
Qc2xc3 39.Rb4xf4 Qc3-e3+
40.Ke1-d1 Qe3xf4 41.Kd1-e2 Qf4-h2+
42.Ke2-d3 Qh2-g3+ 43.Kd3-e2
Qg3xa3 44.Ba2-c4 Qa3-e7+
45.Ke2-f2 f5-f4 46.Bc4-e2 Qe7-c5+
47.Kf2-e1 h7-h5 48.Nd2-f3 -9.72/13 ]
34.Kc2-c3 [Houdini annotates:
34.Rb1-b4 Diagram
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9-+-+-+-+0{
9zp-zp-+-mkp0 171
9-+-+-+p+0 171
9+-+-+p+-0
9-tRptr-zP-+0
9zP-+-+-+-0
9L+KsNq+-+0
9+-vL-+-+-0
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Qe2-d3+ 35.Kc2-d1 Rd4xf4
36.Kd1-e1 Qd3-c2 37.Bc1-b2+ c4-c3

38.Bb2xc3+ Qc2xc3 39.Rb4xf4
Double attack: a3/c3 [ 34...Rd4xd2

Double attack: a3/c3 [ 34...Rd4xd2
35.Bc1xd2 Qe2-d3+ 36.Kc3-b2
Qd3xd2+ 37.Kb2-a1 c4-c3-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 34...Rd4xd2
35.Bc1xd2 Qe2-d3+ 36.Kc3-b2
Qd3xd2+ 37.Kb2-a1 c4-c3 38.Ba2-b3
c3-c2 39.Bb3xc2 Qd2xc2 40.Rb1-b5
Qc2-c1+ 41.Ka1-a2 Qc1xf4 42.Ka2-b3
h7-h5 43.Rb5-d5 h5-h4 44.Rd5-d7+
Kg7-f6 45.Rd7-h7 g6-g5 46.Rh7-h6+
Kf6-g7 47.Rh6-e6 h4-h3 48.Re6-e7+
Kg7-f6 49.Re7-e8 g5-g4 50.Re8-f8+
Kf6-e6 51.Rf8-e8+ Ke6-d6
52.Re8-d8+ Kd6-e7 53.Rd8-d1
h3-h2 -12.72/14 ]
0-1
30
A29
Levon Aronian
Anish Giri
20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (1)
A29: English Opening: Four Knights
Variation with 4 g3
Variation with 4 g3
1.c2-c4 Ng8-f6 2.Nb1-c3 e7-e5
3.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 4.g2-g3 Nc6-d4
5.Bf1-g2 Nd4xf3+ 6.Bg2xf3 Bf8-b4
7.Qd1-b3 Bb4-c5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nc3-a4
Bc5-e7 10.d2-d4 e5xd4 11.Rf1-d1
c7-c5 12.e2-e3 d4xe3 13.Bc1xe3
Qd8-c7 14.Na4-c3 a7-a6 15.g3-g4
h7-h6 16.h2-h4 d7-d6 17.g4-g5
h6xg5 Standard Book moves end
here
18.h4xg5 [Houdini annotates:
18.h4xg5 Nf6-h7 19.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d8
20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nd5-f4 Rf8-f6
Qc3-e3+ 40.Ke1-d1 Qe3xf4
41.Kd1-e2 Qf4-h2+ 42.Ke2-d3

Qh2-g3+ 43.Kd3-e2 Qg3xa3
44.Ba2-c4 Qa3-e7+ 45.Ke2-f2 f5-f4
46.Bc4-e2 Qe7-c5+ 47.Kf2-e1 h7-h5
48.Nd2-f3 -9.87/14 ] 34...Rd4xd2!
232
22.Bf3xb7 Bc8xb7 23.Qb3xb7 Rf6-f7
22.Bf3xb7 Bc8xb7 23.Qb3xb7 Rf6-f7
24.Nf4xg6 Be7-g5 25.Qb7-g2 Bg5xe3
26.f2xe3 Qd8-e8 27.Rd1-d3 Ra8-b8
28.Ra1-d1 Nh7-f8 29.Ng6-f4 Qe8-e5
30.b2-b3 Nf8-e6 31.Nf4xe6 Qe5xe6
32.Rd3xd6 Qe6xe3+ 33.Kg1-h2
0.16/18 ] 18...Nf6-h7 Black threatens
to win material: Nh7xg5 [Houdini
annotates

: 18...Nf6-g4 19.Be3-f4 Rf8-e8
20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d8
22.Nd5xe7+ Diagram
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9r+lwqr+k+0{
9+p+-sN-zp-0 172
9p+-zp-+p+0 172
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-+P+-vLn+0
9+Q+-+L+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9tR-+R+-mK-0
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Qd8xe7 23.Bf4xd6 Qe7-f6 24.Qb3-c3
Qf6xc3 25.b2xc3 Ng4-f6 26.Bd6xc5
Nf6-e4 27.Bc5-d4 g6-g5 28.Rd1-e1
Bc8-f5 29.Ra1-b1 0.32/16 ] 19.Nc3-d5
Nd5xc7 [Houdini annotates:
19.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d8 20.g5-g6 f7xg6
21.Nd5-f4 Rf8-f6 22.Bf3xb7 Bc8xb7
23.Qb3xb7 Rf6-f7 24.Nf4xg6 Be7-g5
25.Qb7-g2 Bg5xe3 26.f2xe3 Qd8-e8
27.Rd1-d3 Ra8-b8 28.Ra1-d1 Nh7-f8
29.Ng6-f4 Qe8-e5 30.b2-b3 Nf8-e6
31.Nf4xe6 Qe5xe6 32.Rd3xd6
Qe6xe3+ 33.Kg1-h2 0.16/17 ]
19...Qc7-d8 Black has a cramped
19...Qc7-d8 20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nd5-f4
Rf8-f6 22.Bf3xb7 Bc8xb7 23.Qb3xb7
Ra8-b8 24.Qb7-d5+ Kg8-h8
25.Qd5-e4 Nh7-f8 26.b2-b3 g6-g5
27.Nf4-d5 Rf6-e6 28.Qe4-f5 Qd8-d7
29.Ra1-b1 Rb8-e8 30.b3-b4 c5xb4
233
20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nd5-f4 Rf8-f6
20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nd5-f4 Rf8-f6
22.Bf3xb7 Bc8xb7 23.Qb3xb7 Ra8-b8
24.Qb7-d5+ Kg8-h8 25.Qd5-e4
Nh7-f8 26.b2-b3 g6-g5 27.Nf4-d5
Rf6-e6 28.Qe4-f5 Be7-f6 29.Ra1-c1
Re6-e8 30.Rd1-e1 Nf8-e6 0.16/16 ]
20...Ra8-b8 21.g5-g6 f7xg6
22.Be3xc5 Nh7-g5 23.Bf3-d5+ Bc8-e6
24.Bd5xe6+ Ng5xe6 25.Bc5-e3
Be7-h4 26.c4-c5 Qd8-f6 27.Rd1-d2
Rb8-d8 28.c5xd6 Rf8-f7 29.Nb6-d5
Qf6-f5 30.Nd5-e7+ Bh4xe7 31.d6xe7
Qf5-g4+ 32.Kg1-f1 Rd8-e8 33.Qb3xb7
Qg4-c4+ 34.Kf1-g1 Re8xe7 0.09/17 ]
21.Be3xc5 [Houdini annotates:
21.g5-g6 f7xg6 22.Be3xc5 Nh7-g5
23.Bf3-d5+ Bc8-e6 24.Bd5-g2 Be6-g4
31.Rb1xb4 Be7-f6 32.Qf5-h3+
Kh8-g8 0.09/17 ] 20.Nd5-b6
Nb6xa8 [ 20.g5-g6 f7xg6 21.Nd5-f4
Qd8-e8= ;Houdini annotates:

25.Bc5-d4 Ng5-f3+ 26.Bg2xf3 Rf8xf3
25.Bc5-d4 Ng5-f3+ 26.Bg2xf3 Rf8xf3
27.Rd1-d3 Rf3xd3 28.Qb3xd3 Bg4-f5
29.Qd3-b3 Be7-f6 30.Bd4xf6 Qd8xf6
31.Ra1-e1 Qf6-g5+ 32.Qb3-g3
Qg5xg3+ 33.f2xg3 -0.22/14 ]
21...Nh7xg5 [Houdini annotates:
21...Bc8-f5 22.g5-g6 Bf5xg6
23.Bf3-g2 Nh7-f6 24.Qb3-g3 Nf6-e4
25.Bg2xe4 Bg6xe4 26.Bc5xd6
Qd8xb6 27.Bd6xb8 Qb6-h6
28.Qg3-h2 Qh6-g5+ 29.Bb8-g3 f7-f5
30.Rd1-e1 Qg5-g6 31.Re1xe4 f5xe4
32.Ra1-d1 Be7-c5 33.Kg1-h1 Qg6-b6
34.Rd1-d2 -0.21/16 ] 22.Bf3-g2
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Bc5-d4
Ng5xf3+ 23.Qb3xf3 Rf8-e8 24.Nb6-d5
Bc8-e6 25.Qf3-g2 g7-g6
26.Nd5xe7+ Qd8xe7 27.Qg2-h2 f7f6 28.Qh2-f4
Kg8-g7 29.Bd4-c3 Rb8-c8 30.b2b3 d6-d5 -0.31/16 ] 22...Bc8-g4
Black threatens to win material:
Bg4xd1 [Houdini annotates: 22...Bc8f5
Diagram
23.Qb3-g3 Ng5-e4 24.Bg2xe4 Bf5xe4
25.Bc5xd6 Qd8xb6 26.Bd6xb8
Qb6-h6 27.Qg3-h2 Qh6-g5+
234
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9+p+-vlpzp-0 173
9psN-zp-+-+0
9+-vL-+lsn-0
9-+P+-+-+0
9+Q+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zPL+0
9tR-+R+-mK-0[
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28.Bb8-g3 Be7-f6 29.Rd1-e1 Qg5-f5
30.Ra1-d1 Be4-f3 31.Rd1-b1 Rf8-c8
32.b2-b3 Bf6-c3 33.Bg3-d6 Bc3xe1
34.Rb1xe1 Rc8-d8 35.c4-c5 Bf3-c6
36.Qh2-h4 Rd8-c8 37.Qh4-f4 Qf5-d5
38.f2-f3 Qd5xf3 39.Qf4xf3 Bc6xf3
-0.30/16 ] 23.Rd1-d2 Black has a
cramped position [ 23.Rd1-d5 Qd8-c7
( 23...d6xc5 24.Rd5xd8 Rf8xd8
25.Qb3-g3 ) 24.Qb3-g3 Ng5-e6
25.Bc5xd6 Be7xd6 26.Rd5xd6 Rb8-d8
27.Rd6xd8 Rf8xd8 28.Qg3xc7
Ne6xc7 ;Houdini annotates:
23.Rd1-d5 Bg4-e6 24.Rd5-d1 f7-f5
25.Bc5-d4 Be7-f6 26.Qb3-b4 Ng5-e4
27.f2-f3 Ne4-c5 28.Bd4xc5 d6xc5
29.Qb4xc5 Qd8-e8 30.f3-f4 Bf6xb2
31.Ra1-b1 Bb2-f6 32.Nb6-d5 Qe8-h5
33.Rd1-e1 Be6xd5 34.Bg2xd5+
Kg8-h7 -0.20/16 ] 23...Ng5-e6
Black threatens to win material: Ne6xc5
[ 23...d6xc5? is tempting but does not
stand up to the reality of the position
24.Rd2xd8 Rf8xd8 25.Qb3-g3+- ;
Houdini annotates: 23...Bg4-f5
24.Bc5-e3 Bf5-e4 25.c4-c5 Be4xg2
26.Kg1xg2 Ng5-e4 27.Rd2-d1 Be7-g5
235
28.c5xd6 Bg5xe3 29.Qb3xe3 Ne4xd6
30.Qe3-c5 Nd6-e4 31.Rd1xd8 Ne4xc5
32.Rd8xf8+ Rb8xf8 33.Ra1-d1 f7-f5

34.Rd1-d5 Nc5-e6 35.Rd5-d7 Rf8-f7
34.Rd1-d5 Nc5-e6 35.Rd5-d7 Rf8-f7
36.Rd7-d6 Ne6-f4+ 37.Kg2-g3
-0.26/16 ] 24.Bc5-a3 [Houdini
annotates
: 24.Bc5-e3 Be7-g5
25.Be3xg5 Qd8xg5 26.Qb3-e3 Rf8-e8
27.Qe3xg5 Ne6xg5 28.Rd2xd6
Re8-e2 29.b2-b3 Rb8-e8 30.Rd6-d3
Bg4-f5 31.Rd3-g3 Ng5-e4 32.Rg3-e3
Re2xe3 33.f2xe3 g7-g6 34.Ra1-d1
Kg8-g7 35.Nb6-d5 Re8-h8 36.Rd1-d4
Rh8-h4 37.Kg1-f1 -0.21/17 ]
24...Ne6-f4 [Houdini annotates:
24...Rf8-e8 25.Qb3-g3 Qd8xb6
26.Qg3xg4 Rb8-d8 27.Ra1-d1 Qb6-c7
28.Rd2-d5 Ne6-c5 29.Qg4-g3 b7-b6
30.Rd5-f5 Qc7-d7 31.Rf5-h5 Be7-f6
32.Bg2-d5 Re8-e2 33.Ba3xc5 d6xc5
-0.22/16 ] 25.c4-c5? [ 25.Ra1-e1!?
and White has air to breath ;Houdini 2.
0c : 25.Nb6-d5 Nf4xd5
26.Bg2xd5 Bg4-f5 27.Qb3-f3 Qd8-d7
28.Ra1-e1 Be7-g5 29.Rd2-d4 Bg5-f6
30.Rd4-f4 g7-g6 31.Rf4xf5 Qd7xf5
32.Qf3xf5 g6xf5 33.Ba3xd6 Bf6xb2
34.Bd6xb8 Rf8xb8 -0.28/14 ]
25...Be7-h4-+ [Houdini annotates:
25...Be7-h4 26.Nb6-d5 Bg4-e6
27.Qb3-b6 Nf4xg2 28.Qb6xd8 Rf8xd8
29.Kg1xg2 d6xc5 30.Ra1-d1 Rb8-c8
31.f2-f3 Rd8-e8 32.b2-b3 Be6-f5
33.Kg2-g1 Re8-e6 34.Rd2-g2 f7-f6
35.Rg2-h2 Bh4-g3 36.Rh2-g2 Bg3-e5
37.Ba3-b2 -2.74/17 ] 26.Nb6-d5
[ 26.Qb3-e3 Nf4xg2 27.Kg1xg2 Rf8-e8
28.Rd2xd6 Re8xe3 29.Rd6xd8+
Rb8xd8 ( 29...Bh4xd8?!
30.f2xe3
Bd8-g5 31.Nb6-d5 ) 30.f2xe3
Rd8-d2+ 31.Kg2-g1 Bg4-f3-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 26.Nb6-d5
Bg4-e6 27.Qb3-b6 Nf4xg2 28.Qb6xd8
Rf8xd8 29.Kg1xg2 d6xc5 30.Ra1-d1
236
Rb8-c8 31.f2-f3 Rd8-e8 32.b2-b3
b7-b5 33.Rd2-e2 Be6-f5 34.Re2xe8+
Rc8xe8 35.Ba3xc5 Re8-e2+
36.Kg2-g1 Re2xa2 37.Nd5-e7+

Bh4xe7 38.Bc5xe7 Ra2-e2
39.Be7-d6 -2.64/14 ] 26...Bg4-e6
27.Qb3-b6 Nf4xg2 28.Qb6xd8 Rf8xd8
29.Kg1xg2 d6xc5 30.Ra1-d1 Rb8-c8
31.f2-f3 Rd8-e8 32.b2-b3 b7-b5
33.Rd2-e2 Be6-f5 34.Re2xe8+
Rc8xe8 35.Ba3xc5 Re8-e2+
36.Kg2-g1 Re2xa2 37.Nd5-e7+
Bh4xe7 38.Bc5xe7 Ra2-e2
39.Be7-d6 -2.28/15 ] 27.Qb3-e3?
[ 27.Ra1-d1 Qd8-g5 28.Qb3-f3
Nf4-h3+ ( 28...Qg5xg2+?! 29.Qf3xg2
Nf4xg2 30.Kg1xg2 ; 28...Nf4xd5?!
29.Rd2xd5 Be6xd5 30.Rd1xd5
Qg5-c1+ 31.Rd5-d1-+ ; 28...Be6xd5?!
29.Rd2xd5 Nf4xd5 30.Rd1xd5
Qg5-c1+ 31.Kg1-h2-+ ) 29.Kg1-f1
Nh3xf2 30.Rd2xf2 Be6-g4-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 27.Qb3-b6
Nf4xg2 28.Qb6xd8 Rf8xd8 29.Kg1xg2
d6xc5 30.Ra1-d1 b7-b6 31.f2-f4
Be6-f5 32.b2-b3 Rd8-e8 33.Kg2-h2
Re8-e6 34.Ba3-b2 Re6-h6 35.Kh2-g1
Bf5-e4 36.Bb2-e5 Rb8-d8 -2.54/14 ]
27...Be6xd5 [ 27...Nf4xg2 28.Kg1xg2
Rf8-e8 29.Nd5-c3 Be6-d5+ 30.Nc3xd5
Re8xe3 31.Nd5xe3 Qd8-g5+
32.Kg2-f1 d6xc5 33.Ra1-e1-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 27...Nf4xg2
28.Kg1xg2 Rf8-e8 29.Nd5-b6
Be6-d5+ 30.Nb6xd5 Re8xe3
31.Nd5xe3 Qd8-g5+ 32.Kg2-f1 d6xc5
33.Ra1-d1 b7-b6 34.b2-b3 Rb8-e8
35.Ba3-c1 Qg5-f4 36.Kf1-g2 Re8-e6
37.Kg2-g1 Re6-g6+ 38.Kg1-f1
-4.75/13 ] 28.Qe3xf4 [Houdini
annotates
: 28.Qe3xf4 Bh4-g5 29.Qf4xd6
Bg5xd2 30.Qd6xd5 Qd8xd5
31.Bg2xd5 Rf8-d8 32.Bd5-f3 a6-a5
33.Kg1-g2 Bd2-b4 34.Ba3xb4 a5xb4
35.Ra1-e1 Rb8-c8 36.Re1-c1 Rd8-d2
237
37.Bf3xb7 Rc8-c7 38.c5-c6 Rd2xb2
39.Rc1-c4 Kg8-f8 40.Kg2-g3 Kf8-e7
41.f2-f4 f7-f5 42.Rc4-d4 Ke7-e6

43.Kg3-f3 -1.44/19 ] 28...Bh4-g5
43.Kg3-f3 -1.44/19 ] 28...Bh4-g5
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Bh4-g5
29.Qf4xd6 Bg5xd2 30.Qd6xd5
Qd8xd5 31.Bg2xd5 Rf8-d8 32.Bd5f3 a6-a5 33.Kg1-g2 Bd2-b4
34.Ba3xb4 a5xb4 35.Ra1-e1 Rb8-c8
36.Re1-c1
Rd8-d2 37.Bf3xb7 Rc8-c7 38.c5-c6
Rd2xb2 39.Rc1-c4 Kg8-f8 40.Kg2-g3
Kf8-e7 41.f2-f4 f7-f5 42.Rc4-d4
Ke7-e6 43.Kg3-f3 -1.39/19 ]
29.Qf4xg5?? White has lost his
nerve... understandable when you
consider his
position [ 29.Qf4xd6 Bg5xd2
30.Qd6xd5 Qd8xd5 31.Bg2xd5-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 29.Qf4xd6
Bg5xd2 30.Qd6xd5 Qd8xd5
31.Bg2xd5 Rf8-d8 32.Bd5-f3 a6-a5
33.Ra1-d1 Bd2-g5 34.Rd1-d6 Rd8xd6
35.c5xd6 Kg8-f8 36.b2-b3 Kf8-e8
37.Kg1-g2 Ke8-d8 38.Ba3-b2 Bg5-f6
39.Bb2xf6+ g7xf6 40.Bf3-g4 b7-b5
41.Kg2-f3 -1.43/17 ] 29...Qd8xg5
[ Houdini annotates: 29...Qd8xg5
30.Rd2xd5 Qg5-h4 31.c5xd6 Rf8-e8
32.Rd5-d3 Re8-e2 33.Ra1-f1 b7-b6
34.Bg2-f3 Re2-e6 35.Bf3-g2 Rb8-d8
36.Rd3-c3 Re6-e2 37.Rc3-c6 Qh4-d4
38.Bg2-f3 Re2-e6 39.Bf3-g2 a6-a5
40.b2-b3 Re6-e2 41.Rc6-c4 -3.42/17 ]
30.Rd2xd5 [Houdini annotates:
30.Rd2xd5 Qg5-h4 31.c5xd6 Rf8-e8
32.Rd5-d3 Re8-e2 33.Ra1-f1 b7-b6
34.Bg2-f3 Re2-e6 35.Bf3-g2 Rb8-d8
36.Rd3-c3 Re6-e2 37.Rc3-c6 Qh4-d4
38.Bg2-f3 Re2-e6 39.Bf3-g2 a6-a5
40.b2-b3 Re6-e2 41.Rc6-c4 -3.38/18 ]
30...Qg5-g4 [Houdini annotates:
30...Qg5-h4 31.c5xd6 Rf8-e8
32.Rd5-d3 Re8-e2 33.Ra1-f1 b7-b6
34.Bg2-f3 Re2-e6 35.Bf3-g2 Rb8-d8
36.Rd3-c3 Re6-e2 37.Rc3-c7 a6-a5
238
38.Rc7-e7 Re2-d2 39.Bg2-e4 f7-f5
-3.21/15 ] 31.c5xd6 [Houdini
annotates: 31.c5xd6 Rf8-d8 32.Ba3c5
b7-b6 33.Bc5-e3 Rd8-d7 34.b2-b3

Rb8-d8 35.Ra1-d1 b6-b5 36.Kg1-h2
Qg4-b4 37.Be3-b6 Qb4-h4+
38.Kh2-g1 Rd8-e8 39.Rd5-d4 Qh4-f6
40.Bg2-c6 Qf6-g6+ 41.Kg1-f1
Qg6-h6 -2.41/18 ] 31...Rf8-d8
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Rb8-d8
32.Ra1-e1 Rf8-e8 33.Re1-e7 b7-b6
34.b2-b3 Qg4-h4 35.Rd5-d3 Qh4-g5
36.Rd3-g3 Qg5-d2 37.Bg2-c6 Re8-f8
38.Re7-a7 Rd8-c8 39.Ra7-c7 Qd2xa2
40.Ba3-c1 Qa2-c2 -2.27/16 ]
32.Ra1-e1 [Houdini annotates:
32.Ba3-c5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-tr-+k+0{
9+p+-+pzp-0 174
9p+-zP-+-+0 174
9+-vLR+-+-0
9-+-+-+q+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zPL+0
9tR-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
b7-b6 33.Bc5-e3 Rd8-d7 34.Ra1-d1

Rb8-d8 35.b2-b3 b6-b5 36.Kg1-h2
Qg4-b4 37.Be3-b6 Qb4-h4+
38.Kh2-g1 Rd8-e8 39.Bb6-e3 Re8-e6
40.Rd5-d4 Qh4-h5 -2.30/17 ]
32...Rb8-c8 [Houdini annotates:
32...Rb8-c8 33.Re1-e4 Rc8-c1+
34.Kg1-h2 Qg4-g6 35.Re4-h4 Qg6-f6
36.Rd5-h5 g7-g6 37.Rh5-h8+ Qf6xh8
38.Rh4xh8+ Kg8xh8 39.Bg2xb7 a6-a5
239
38.Bg2-d5 Qh4-h3+ 39.Bd5-g2
38.Bg2-d5 Qh4-h3+ 39.Bd5-g2
Qh3-h5 40.Bg2-b7 Qh5-b5 41.Bb7-f3
Kh7-g8 42.Bf3-e4 g7-g6 43.Be4-f3
Rd8-e8 44.b2-b3 Re8xe2 45.Bf3xe2
Qb5-f5 46.Be2xa6 Qf5-b1+ 47.Kf1-g2
Qb1xa2 -2.73/15 ] 33...Rc8-c1+
[ Houdini annotates: 33...Rc8-c1+
34.Kg1-h2 Qg4-g6 35.Re4-h4 Qg6-f6
36.Rd5-h5 g7-g6 37.Rh5-h8+ Qf6xh8
40.Kh2-g3 Kh8-g7 41.Bb7-a6 Kg7-f6
42.Ba6-b5 Kf6-e6 43.f2-f3 Rc1-d1
44.f3-f4 Rd1-d2 45.Bb5-c4+ Ke6-f6
46.Bc4-b5 Rd2-d5 47.Bb5-f1 g6-g5
48.Bf1-e2 -2.77/19 ] 34.Kg1-h2
Qg4-g6 35.Re4-h4 Qg6-f6 36.Rd5-h5
g7-g6 37.Rh5-h8+ Qf6xh8
Qg4-g6 35.Re4-h4 Qg6-f6 36.Rd5-h5
g7-g6 37.Rh5-h8+ Qf6xh8
40.Kh2-g3 Kh8-g7 41.Bb7-a6 Kg7-f6
42.Ba6-b5 Kf6-e6 43.f2-f3 Rc1-c2
44.Bb5-d3 Rc2-d2 45.Bd3-c4+ Ke6-f6
46.Ba3-c5 Rd8-c8 47.b2-b4 a5xb4
48.Bc5xb4 -2.93/17 ] 34...Qg4-g6
[ 34...Qg4-c8 and Black can already
relax 35.Rd5-e5-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 34...Qg4-g6 35.Re4-h4
Qg6-f6
36.Rd5-h5 g7-g6 37.Rh5-h8+ Qf6xh8
40.Kh2-g2 Kh8-g7 41.Bb7-d5 Rc1-c2
42.Bd5-e4 Rc2-d2 43.Kg2-f3 Kg7-f6
44.Kf3-e3 Rd2-d1 45.Ba3-c5 Kf6-e6
-2.59/17 ] 33.Re1-e4 [Houdini
annotates
: 33.Rd5-e5 Rc8-c2 34.Kg1-f1
Qg4-h4 35.Re5-e8+ Kg8-h7
36.Re8-e2 Rc2xe2 37.Re1xe2 b7-b6

40.Kh2-g3 Kh8-g7 41.Bb7-a6 Kg7-f6
42.Ba6-b5 Kf6-e6 43.f2-f3 Rc1-c2
44.Bb5-d3 Rc2-d2 45.Bd3-c4+ Ke6-f6
46.Ba3-c5 Rd8-c8 47.b2-b4 a5xb4
48.Bc5xb4 -2.71/18 ] 35.d6-d7
[ 35.Re4-h4 Qg6-f6 36.Rd5-h5 g7-g6
37.Rh5-h8+ Qf6xh8
38.Rh4xh8+ Kg8xh8 39.Bg2xb7
a6-a5-+ ; Houdini annotates:
35.Re4-h4
Qg6-f6 36.Rd5-h5 g7-g6 37.Rh5h8+ Qf6xh8 38.Rh4xh8+ Kg8xh8
39.Bg2xb7 a6-a5 40.Kh2-g2 Kh8-g7
41.Bb7-d5 Kg7-f6 42.b2-b4 Rd8xd6
43.Ba3xc1 Rd6xd5 44.a2-a3 a5xb4
45.a3xb4 Rd5-d3 46.Bc1-e3 Rd3-b3
47.Be3-d4+ Kf6-f5 48.Bd4-c5 Kf5-e4
240
241

-2.71/16 ] 35...Qg6-h6+ [Houdini
annotates
: 35...Qg6-h6+ 36.Bg2-h3
Rd8xd7 37.Rd5xd7 Rc1-h1+
38.Kh2xh1 Qh6xh3+ 39.Kh1-g1
Qh3xd7 40.Ba3-b4 Qd7-a4 41.f2-f3
Qa4xa2 42.Re4-e8+ Kg8-h7
43.Bb4-c3 Qa2-d5 44.Kg1-f2 f7-f6
45.Re8-e4 Qd5-c5+ 46.Kf2-g2 Kh7-g6
47.Re4-g4+ Kg6-f7 48.Rg4-d4 Qc5-f5
49.Rd4-c4 Kf7-g6 50.Kg2-g3 Qf5-d3
51.Rc4-e4 -3.20/16 ] 36.Kh2-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 36.Bg2-h3
Rd8xd7 37.Rd5xd7 Rc1-h1+
38.Kh2xh1 Qh6xh3+ 39.Kh1-g1
Qh3xd7 40.Ba3-b4 Qd7-a4 41.f2-f3
Qa4xa2 42.Bb4-c3 f7-f6 43.Re4-e8+
Kg8-f7 44.Re8-c8 Qa2-e6 45.Rc8-c7+
Kf7-g6 46.Kg1-g2 Qe6-d5 47.Kg2-f2
a6-a5 48.Kf2-g2 b7-b6 -3.23/16 ]
36...Rc1-g1 [ 36...f7-f5 37.Re4-e8+
Kg8-h7 38.Re8xd8 Qh6-g5+
39.Kg3-f3 Qg5-g4+ 40.Kf3-e3
Rc1-e1+ 41.Ke3-d3 Qg4-e2+
42.Kd3-d4 Re1-d1+ 43.Kd4-c3
Rd1-c1+ 44.Kc3-b4 Qe2-c4+
45.Kb4-a5 b7-b6+ 46.Ka5xb6
Qc4-c7+ 47.Kb6xa6 Rc1-c6+
48.Ka6-b5 Rc6-b6+ 49.Kb5-a4
Qc7-c6+ 50.Ka4-a5 Rb6-a6+
51.Ka5-b4 Ra6-a4+ 52.Kb4-b3
Qc6-c4# ;Houdini annotates:
36...f7-f5 37.Re4-e8+ Kg8-h7
38.Re8xd8 Qh6-g5+ 39.Kg3-f3
Qg5-g4+ 40.Kf3-e3 Rc1-e1+
41.Ke3-d3 Qg4-e2+ 42.Kd3-d4
Qe2xf2+ 43.Kd4-c4 Re1-c1+
44.Kc4-b3 Qf2-c2+ 45.Kb3-b4
Qc2-c4+ 46.Kb4-a5 Qc4-c7+
47.Ka5-b4 Qc7-b6+ 48.Kb4-a4
Qb6xd8 49.Ka4-b3 a6-a5 50.Kb3-a4
Rc1-c7 51.Ka4-b5 Rc7xd7 52.Rd5xf5
g7-g6 53.Rf5-e5 Qd8-f6 -3.99/13 ]
37.Re4-e8+= [Houdini annotates:

37.Re4-e8+ Kg8-h7 38.Re8xd8
Qh6-g6+ 39.Kg3-f4 Qg6-f6+

40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+ 41.Kg3-f4 -0.05/16
40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+ 41.Kg3-f4 -0.05/16
] 37...Kg8-h7 [Houdini annotates:
37...Kg8-h7 38.Re8xd8 Qh6-g6+
39.Kg3-f4 Qg6-f6+ 40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+
41.Kg3-f4 0.15/17 ] 38.Re8xd8
[ Houdini annotates: 38.Re8xd8
Qh6-g6+ 39.Kg3-f4 Qg6-f6+
40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+ 41.Kg3-f4 -0.05/18
] 38...Qh6-g6+ [Houdini annotates:
38...Qh6-g6+ 39.Kg3-f4 Qg6-f6+
40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+ 41.Kg3-f4 0.11/19 ]
39.Kg3-f4 [Houdini annotates:
39.Kg3-f4 Qg6-h6+ 40.Kf4-f3 Qh6-f6+
41.Kf3-g3 Qf6-g6+ -0.05/17 ]
39...Qg6-f6+ [ 39...Rg1xg2??
if Black takes the bishop he will lose
40.Rd8-h8+!? Kh7xh8 41.d7d8Q+ Kh8-h7 42.Qd8-h4+ Qg6h6+
43.Qh4xh6+ Kh7xh6 44.Ba3-c5+- ;
39...Qg6xg2?? Black should leave
the bishop well alone 40.Rd8-h8+!?
Mate attack Kh7-g6 41.Rd5-d6+ f7-f6
42.Rd6xf6+ g7xf6 43.Rh8-g8+ Kg6-f7
44.Rg8xg2+- ;Houdini annotates:
39...Qg6-f6+ 40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+
0.11/18 ] 40.Kf4-e3?? White is ruining
his position [ 40.Kf4-g3 is a
viable option Qf6-g6+ 41.Kg3-f4
Qg6-f6+
42.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+= ;Houdini
annotates: 40.Kf4-g3 Qf6-g6+ 0.05/12 ]
40...Qf6xd8 [ 40...Rg1-e1+ 41.Ke3-d3
Re1-d1+ 42.Kd3-c4 Qf6-h4+
43.Kc4-b3 Rd1xd5 44.Bg2xd5
Qh4xd8 45.Bd5xb7 Qd8-b6+
46.Kb3-c4 Qb6-c7+ 47.Kc4-d4
Qc7xd7+ 48.Bb7-d5 Qd7-a4+
49.Kd4-e3-+ ;Houdini annotates:
40...Rg1-e1+ 41.Ke3-d3 Re1-d1+
42.Kd3-e4 Qf6-h4+ 43.f2-f4 f7-f5+
44.Ke4xf5 Rd1xd5+ 45.Bg2xd5
242
Qh4xd8 46.Kf5-e5 Qd8xd7 47.f4-f5
Qd7-b5 48.Ke5-d4 Kh7-h6 49.Bd5-e4
Kh6-g5 50.Ba3-e7+ Kg5-g4 -3.23/13 ]
41.Bg2-e4+ [Houdini annotates:
41.Bg2-e4+ f7-f5 42.Be4xf5+ g7-g6

43.Bf5-c2 Rg1-h1 44.Ke3-e2 Kh7-g7
45.Rd5-d6 g6-g5 46.Rd6-e6 Rh1-h8
47.Bc2-e4 b7-b6 48.Ba3-e7 Qd8xd7
49.Be7-f6+ Kg7-f7 50.Re6xb6
Qd7-g4+ -0.22/15 ] 41...g7-g6??
Black loses the upper hand
[ 41...Kh7-h6-+ and Black is on the
road to success ;Houdini annotates:
41...f7-f5 42.Be4xf5+ g7-g6 43.Bf5-c2
Rg1-h1 44.Ke3-f3 Rh1-h3+ 45.Kf3-e2
b7-b6 46.Bc2-e4 Kh7-g7 47.Rd5-d6
g6-g5 48.Ba3-b4 Rh3-h2 49.Bb4-c3+
Kg7-f7 -0.58/14 ] 42.f2-f3=
[ Houdini annotates: 42.f2-f3
Rg1-e1+ 43.Ke3-d2 Re1-h1
44.Ba3-e7 Qd8-b6 45.d7-d8Q
Qb6xb2+ 46.Kd2-e3 Rh1-e1+
47.Ke3-d3 Re1-d1+ 48.Kd3-e3
Rd1-e1+ 49.Ke3-d3 -0.03/14 ]
42...Rg1-g5 [ 42...Kh7-g7!?=
looks like a viable alternative ;
Houdini annotates: 42...f7-f6
43.Ba3-e7 Qd8-b6+ 44.Be7-c5
Qb6-d8 45.Rd5-d4 f6-f5 46.Bc5-e7
Qd8xe7 47.d7-d8Q Qe7-c5 48.Qd8-d6
Qc5-c1+ 49.Rd4-d2 f5xe4 50.Qd6-h2+
Kh7-g7 51.Qh2-e5+ Kg7-f7 52.f3xe4
Qc1-e1+ 53.Ke3-d3 Qe1-f1+
54.Kd3-d4 Qf1-f6 55.Qe5xf6+ Kf7xf6
56.Kd4-d5 Rg1-e1 57.Rd2-f2+
Kf6-e7 0.09/15 ] 43.Ba3-e7!
White gets the upper hand [Houdini 2.
0c : 43.Ba3-e7 Rg5xd5
44.Be7xd8 Rd5xd7 45.Bd8-f6 Kh7-h6
46.f3-f4 b7-b5 47.Be4-f3 Rd7-d6
48.Bf6-e5 Rd6-d7 49.a2-a3 Rd7-d8
50.b2-b3 a6-a5 51.Bf3-g2 g6-g5
0.46/13 ] 43...Qd8-b6+??
further deteriorates the position
[ 43...Qd8xe7 44.d7-d8Q Promotion ;
43...-- 44.Be7xd8 Wins material ;
Houdini annotates: 43...Rg5xd5
44.Be7xd8 Rd5xd7 45.Bd8-f6 Kh7-h6
243
46.f3-f4 b7-b5 47.Be4-f3 Rd7-d6
48.Bf6-e5 Rd6-d7 49.a2-a3 Rd7-d8

50.b2-b3 a6-a5 51.Bf3-g2 g6-g5
50.b2-b3 a6-a5 51.Bf3-g2 g6-g5
0.57/14 ] 44.Rd5-d4+- [Houdini
annotates
: 44.Rd5-d4 Qb6xb2
45.d7-d8Q Rg5-g2 46.Rd4-d2
Qb2-c3+ 47.Qd8-d3 Qc3-c1
48.Qd3-c2 Qc1-g1+ 49.Ke3-d3
Qg1-f1+ 50.Kd3-c3 Qf1-e1 51.Be7c5 f7-f5 52.Be4xb7 Qe1-e5+ 53.Kc3d3
Rg2xd2+ 54.Kd3xd2 a6-a5 55.Bc5-f2
Qe5-d6+ 56.Kd2-c1 Qd6-f4+
57.Kc1-b1 Qf4-b4+ 58.Qc2-b3 Qb4-d2
59.Bf2-e3 Qd2-e1+ 60.Be3-c1 Kh7-g7
61.Bb7-d5 5.64/15 ] 44...Qb6-a5
[ Houdini annotates: 44...Qb6xb2
45.d7-d8Q Qb2-c1+ 46.Rd4-d2
Rg5-g2 47.Be7-b4 b7-b5 48.Ke3-f4
Rg2xd2 49.Qd8xd2 Qc1-c7+
50.Bb4-d6 Qc7-c8 51.Bd6-e5 Qc8-h3
52.Kf4-e3 Qh3-h6+ 53.Ke3-d3 Qh6-h4
54.Qd2-h2 Qh4xh2 55.Be5xh2 f7-f5
56.Be4-d5 g6-g5 57.Bd5-b7 a6-a5
58.Bh2-c7 a5-a4 59.Bb7-c6 6.06/17 ]
45.Be7xg5 [ 45.d7-d8Q it
becomes clear that White will call all
the shots Qa5-e1+ 46.Ke3-d3 Qe1f1+
47.Kd3-c2 Rg5-g2+ 48.Kc2-b3+; Houdini annotates: 45.d7-d8Q
Qa5-e1+ 46.Ke3-d3 Rg5-e5
47.Kd3-c2 Qe1-e2+ 48.Rd4-d2
Qe2-c4+ 49.Kc2-b1 Qc4-f1+
50.Rd2-d1 Qf1xd1+ 51.Qd8xd1
Re5xe7 52.Qd1-d8 Re7-e6 53.Qd8-f8
Re6-f6 54.Qf8-e7 Kh7-g7 55.Qe7xb7
Rf6-d6 56.Kb1-c2 8.51/13 ]
45...Qa5xg5+ [Houdini annotates:
45...Qa5xg5+ 46.Ke3-f2 Qg5-h4+
47.Kf2-e2 Qh4-d8 48.Be4xb7 a6-a5
49.Bb7-c6 Kh7-g7 50.Ke2-d3 g6-g5
51.Rd4-e4 Qd8-c7 52.f3-f4 g5xf4
53.Re4-d4 Diagram
244
Qc7-d8 54.Rd4xf4 Qd8-g5 55.Rf4-e4
Qg5-f6 56.Bc6-a4 Qf6-f3+ 57.Kd3-d4
Qf3-f2+ 58.Kd4-c4 Qf2-f1+ 59.Kc4-d5
Qf1-d3+ 60.Re4-d4 Qd3-f5+
61.Kd5-c6 Qf5-f6+ 62.Rd4-d6 Qf6-d8
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-wqP+pmk-0 175
9-+L+-+-+0 175
9zp-+-+-+-0
9-+-tR-zp-+0
9+-+K+-+-0
9PzP-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
63.Ba4-c2 Qd8-a8+ 64.Kc6-b6
Qa8-d8+ 65.Kb6-b5 Kg7-f8 0.89/18 ]

46.Ke3-f2 [Houdini annotates:
46.Ke3-f2 Qg5-h4+ 47.Kf2-e2 Qh4-d8
48.Be4xb7 a6-a5 49.Bb7-c6 Kh7-g7
50.Ke2-d3 g6-g5 51.Rd4-e4 Qd8-c7
52.f3-f4 g5xf4 53.Re4-d4 Qc7-d8
54.Rd4xf4 Qd8-g5 55.Rf4-e4 Qg5-f6
56.Bc6-a4 Qf6-f3+ 57.Kd3-d4 Qf3-f2+
58.Kd4-c4 Qf2-f1+ 59.Kc4-d5 Qf1-d3+
60.Re4-d4 Qd3-f5+ 61.Kd5-c6
Qf5-f6+ 62.Rd4-d6 Qf6-d8 63.Ba4-c2
Qd8-a8+ 64.Kc6-b6 Qa8-d8+
65.Kb6-b5 Kg7-f8 0.79/19 ]
46...Qg5-d8 [ 46...Qg5-h4+!?
is worth consideration 47.Kf2-e2
Qh4-d8 48.Be4xb7 a6-a5 ;
Houdini annotates: 46...Qg5-h4+
47.Kf2-e2 Qh4-d8 48.Be4xb7 a6-a5
49.Bb7-c6 Kh7-g7 50.Ke2-d3 g6-g5
51.Rd4-e4 Qd8-c7 52.f3-f4 g5xf4
53.Re4-d4 Qc7-d8 54.Rd4xf4 Qd8-g5
55.Rf4-d4 Qg5-g6+ 56.Kd3-e2
Qg6-c2+ 57.Ke2-e3 Qc2-c1+
245
47.Be4xb7 a6-a5 48.a2-a3 Kh7-g7
47.Be4xb7 a6-a5 48.a2-a3 Kh7-g7
49.b2-b4 a5xb4 50.a3xb4 Kg7-f6
51.b4-b5 Kf6-e7 52.b5-b6 f7-f6
53.Bb7-c6 Qd8xb6 54.d7-d8Q+
Qb6xd8 55.Rd4xd8 Ke7xd8 56.Kf2-e3
53.Bb7-c6 Qd8xb6 54.d7-d8Q+
Kd8-e7 57.Ke3-e4 Ke7-e6 58.Bc6-d5+
Ke6-e7 59.Bd5-c4 Ke7-f8 60.Bc4-e6
Kf8-e7 61.Be6-d5 Ke7-e8 62.Bd5-c4
Ke8-f8 63.Bc4-e6 2.14/19 ] 47...a6-a5
48.a2-a3 Kh7-g7 49.b2-b4 a5xb4
50.a3xb4 Kg7-f6 51.b4-b5 Kf6-e7
52.b5-b6 f7-f6 53.Bb7-c6 Qd8xb6
54.d7-d8Q+ Qb6xd8 55.Rd4xd8
Ke7xd8 56.Kf2-e3 Kd8-e7 57.Ke3-e4
Ke7-e6 58.Bc6-d5+ Ke6-e7 59.Bd5-c4
58.Ke3-d3 Qc1-f1+ 59.Kd3-c2
Qf1-e2+ 60.Kc2-b3 Qe2-e3+
61.Kb3-c4 Qe3-e2+ 62.Kc4-c5
Qe2-e5+ 63.Rd4-d5 Qe5-e7+
64.Kc5-b5 Qe7-d8 65.Rd5-f5 0.63/16 ]
47.Be4xb7 [Houdini annotates:

Ke7-f8 60.Bc4-e6 Kf8-e8 61.Be6-b3
Ke7-f8 60.Bc4-e6 Kf8-e8 61.Be6-b3
Ke8-e7 62.Bb3-a2 Ke7-f8 63.Ba2-e6
Kf8-e8 2.25/20 ] 48.a2-a3 [Houdini 2.
0c : 48.a2-a3 g6-g5 49.b2-b4 a5xb4
50.a3xb4 Kh7-g7 51.b4-b5
g5-g4 52.b5-b6 Kg7-f8 53.f3xg4
Qd8-f6+ 54.Kf2-e3 Qf6-g5+
55.Ke3-d3 Qg5-b5+ 56.Kd3-e4
Qb5-e2+ 57.Ke4-f4 Qe2-f2+
58.Kf4-e5 Qf2-e3+ 59.Ke5-d5
Qe3-b3+ 60.Kd5-e4 Qb3-e6+
61.Ke4-d3 Qe6-b3+ 62.Kd3-e2
Qb3-b2+ 63.Ke2-e3 Qb2-c3+
64.Ke3-e4 Qc3-c2+ 65.Ke4-e5
Qc2-c5+ 66.Rd4-d5 Qc5-e3+
67.Ke5-f5 Qe3-f3+ 68.Kf5-g5 Qf3-e3+
69.Kg5-h4 Qe3-h6+ 70.Rd5-h5
Qh6-f6+ 71.Kh4-h3 1.90/16 ]
48...Kh7-g7 [Houdini annotates:
48...g6-g5 49.b2-b4 a5xb4 50.a3xb4
Kh7-g7 51.b4-b5 g5-g4 52.b5-b6
Kg7-f8 53.f3xg4 Qd8-f6+ 54.Kf2-e3
Qf6-g5+ 55.Ke3-d3 Qg5-b5+
56.Kd3-e4 Qb5-e2+ 57.Ke4-f4
Qe2-f2+ 58.Kf4-e5 Qf2-e3+
59.Ke5-d5 Qe3-b3+ 60.Kd5-e4
Qb3-e6+ 61.Ke4-d3 Qe6-b3+
62.Kd3-e2 Qb3-b2+ 63.Ke2-e3
Qb2-c3+ 64.Ke3-e4 Qc3-c2+
246

65.Ke4-e5 Qc2-c5+ 66.Rd4-d5
Qc5-e3+ 67.Ke5-f5 Qe3-f3+ 68.Kf5-g5
Qf3-e3+ 69.Kg5-h4 Qe3-h6+
70.Rd5-h5 Qh6-f6+ 71.Kh4-h3
2.01/17 ] 49.b2-b4 [Houdini annotates:
49.b2-b4 a5xb4 50.a3xb4 Kg7-f6
51.b4-b5 Kf6-e7 52.b5-b6 f7-f6
53.Bb7-c6 Qd8xb6 54.d7-d8Q+
Kd8-e7 57.Ke3-e4 Ke7-e6 58.Bc6-d5+
Ke6-e7 59.Bd5-c4 Ke7-f8 60.Bc4-e6
Kf8-e8 61.Be6-a2 Ke8-e7 62.Ba2-d5
Ke7-d7 63.Bd5-c4 Kd7-d6 64.Bc4-f7
g6-g5 65.Ke4-f5 Kd6-e7 66.Bf7-d5
Ke7-d6 67.Bd5-b3 Kd6-e7 68.Kf5-g6
2.14/17 ] 49...a5xb4 [Houdini
annotates: 49...a5xb4 50.a3xb4 Kg7f6
51.b4-b5 Kf6-e7 52.b5-b6 f7-f6
53.Bb7-c6 Qd8xb6 54.d7-d8Q+
Kd8-e7 57.Ke3-e4 Ke7-e6 58.Bc6-d5+
Ke6-e7 59.Bd5-c4 Ke7-f8 60.Bc4-e6
Kf8-e7 61.Be6-d5 Ke7-e8 62.Bd5-b3
Ke8-e7 63.Bb3-a2 Ke7-e8 64.Ba2-e6
Ke8-f8 65.Be6-a2 Kf8-e7 66.Ba2-d5
Ke7-e8 2.25/18 ] 50.a3xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 50.a3xb4 g6-g5
51.b4-b5 g5-g4 52.b5-b6 Kg7-f8
53.f3xg4 Qd8-f6+ 54.Kf2-e3 Qf6-g5+
55.Ke3-d3 Qg5-b5+ 56.Kd3-e4
Qb5-e2+ 57.Ke4-f4 Qe2-f2+
58.Kf4-e5 Qf2-e3+ 59.Ke5-d5
Qe3-b3+ 60.Kd5-e4 Qb3-e6+
61.Ke4-d3 Qe6-b3+ 62.Kd3-e2
Qb3-b2+ 63.Ke2-e3 Qb2-c3+
64.Ke3-e4 Qc3-c2+ 65.Ke4-e5
Qc2-c5+ 66.Rd4-d5 Qc5-e3+
67.Ke5-f5 Qe3-f3+ 68.Kf5-g5 Qf3-e3+
69.Kg5-h4 Qe3-h6+ 70.Rd5-h5
247
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-wQ-+-+0{
9+-+-mk-+-0 176
9+-+-mk-+-0 176
9-wqL+-zpp+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-tR-+-+0
9+-+-+P+-0
9-+-+-mK-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qh6-f6+ 71.Kh4-h3 1.91/17 ] 50...f7-f5
[ 50...Kg7-f6!?+- ;Houdini annotates:
50...Kg7-f8 51.b4-b5 Kf8-e7 52.b5-b6
f7-f6 53.Bb7-c6 Qd8xb6 54.d7-d8Q+
Diagram
Qb6xd8 55.Rd4xd8 Ke7xd8

56.Kf2-e3 Kd8-e7 57.Ke3-e4 Ke7-e6
56.Kf2-e3 Kd8-e7 57.Ke3-e4 Ke7-e6
58.Bc6-d5+ Ke6-e7 59.Bd5-c4 Ke7-e8
60.Bc4-a2 Ke8-f8 61.Ba2-e6 Kf8-e7
62.Be6-d5 Ke7-e8 63.Bd5-b3 Ke8-e7
64.Bb3-c4 Ke7-e8 2.24/18 ] 51.b4-b5
[ Houdini annotates: 51.b4-b5 g6-g5
52.b5-b6 g5-g4 53.f3xg4 f5xg4
54.Bb7-c6 Kg7-f7 55.b6-b7 Qd8-f6+
56.Kf2-e3 Qf6-e6+ 57.Rd4-e4 Qe6-d6
58.Re4xg4 Kf7-f6 59.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-e5
60.Rf4-e4+ Ke5-f6 61.Bc6-d5 Kf6-f5
62.Ke3-d4 Qd6-b6+ 63.Kd4-d3
Qb6-d6 3.32/15 ] 51...f5-f4??
terrible, but what else could Black do to
save the game? [ 51...Kg7-f6 52.b5b6! a forceful and devastating end
Kf6-e7+- ;Houdini annotates:
51...g6-g5 52.b5-b6 g5-g4
53.f3xg4 f5xg4 54.Bb7-c6 Kg7-f7
55.b6-b7
Qd8-f6+ 56.Kf2-e3 Qf6-e6+
57.Rd4-e4 Qe6-d6 58.Re4xg4 Kf7-f6
59.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-e5 60.Rf4-e4+ Ke5-f5
61.Re4-b4 Qd6-c5+ 62.Ke3-d3
Qc5-d6+ 63.Rb4-d4 Qd6-g3+
64.Kd3-c4 3.42/16 ] 52.Bb7-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 52.Bb7-e4
g6-g5 53.Kf2-e2 Kg7-f6 54.b5-b6
g5-g4
55.b6-b7
g4xf3+
56.Be4xf3
Kf6-e5 57.b7-b8Q+ Qd8xb8
58.d7-d8Q Qb8xd8 59.Rd4xd8
248
249

Ke5-e6 60.Bf3-e4 Ke6-e7 61.Rd8-d5
f4-f3+ 62.Ke2xf3 Ke7-f8 63.Rd5-d7
Kf8-e8 64.Rd7-a7 Ke8-d8 65.Kf3-f4
Kd8-e8 66.Ra7-c7 Ke8-d8 67.Rc7-f7
10.28/15 ] 52...g6-g5 [Houdini
annotates
: 52...Kg7-f6 53.b5-b6 g6-g5
54.b6-b7 g5-g4 55.b7-b8Q Qd8xb8
56.d7-d8Q+ Qb8xd8 57.Rd4xd8 g4xf3
58.Kf2xf3 Kf6-e7 59.Rd8-d5 Ke7-f6
60.Kf3xf4 Kf6-e6 61.Rd5-b5 Ke6-d6
62.Kf4-f5 Kd6-e7 63.Kf5-e5 Ke7-e8
64.Rb5-b7 Ke8-d8 65.Rb7-f7 Kd8-e8
66.Ke5-e6 10.38/16 ] 53.Kf2-e2
Kg7-f6 54.b5-b6 g5-g4 55.b6-b7
g4xf3+ 56.Be4xf3 Kf6-g5 57.b7-b8Q
Qd8xb8 58.d7-d8Q+ Qb8xd8
59.Rd4xd8 Kg5-f6 60.Bf3-e4 Kf6-e5
61.Ke2-f3 Ke5-e6 62.Kf3xf4 Ke6-e7
63.Rd8-c8 Ke7-d6 64.Rc8-c6+ Kd6-e7
65.Kf4-e5 Ke7-d7 66.Rc6-b6 Kd7-e8
67.Rb6-b7 Ke8-d8 68.Rb7-f7 Kd8-e8
69.Ke5-e6 10.19/15 ] 53...Kg7-f6
54.b5-b6 Kf7-f6 55.b6-b7 g5-g4
56.b7-b8Q Qd8xb8 57.d7-d8Q+
Qb8xd8 58.Rd4xd8 g4xf3+ 59.Ke2xf3
Kf6-e7 60.Rd8-d5 Ke7-f6 61.Kf3xf4
Kf6-e6 62.Rd5-b5 Ke6-d6 63.Kf4-f5
Kd6-e7 64.Kf5-e5 Ke7-e8 65.Rb5-b7
Ke8-d8 66.Rb7-f7 Kd8-e8 67.Ke5-e6
10.38/16 ] 54.Rd4-d5 [Houdini
annotates: 54.b5-b6 g5-g4 55.b6-b7
g4xf3+ 56.Be4xf3 Kf6-e7 57.Rd4-e4+
Ke7-f6 58.Re4-b4 Qd8-e7+ 59.Ke2-f1
Qe7xd7 60.b7-b8Q Qd7-h3+
61.Kf1-e2 Qh3-h2+ 62.Ke2-d3
Qh2-h7+ 63.Rb4-e4 Qh7-f5
64.Qb8xf4 Qf5xf4 65.Re4xf4+ Kf6-e5
66.Rf4-f8 Ke5-d6 67.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6
68.Rf8-e8+ Ke6-f5 9.66/14 ]
54...Kf6-e6 [ 54...Kf6-e7 55.b5-b6

Qd8xb6 56.d7-d8Q+ Qb6xd8
57.Rd5xd8 Ke7xd8+- ;Houdini
annotates: 54...Kf6-e7 55.b5-b6
Qd8xb6

Ke7xd8 58.Ke2-d3 Kd8-e7 59.Be4-f5
Ke7-d6 60.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6 61.Kd4-e5
Kc6-c5 62.Bf5-e4 Kc5-c4 63.Ke5-f5
Kc4-d4 64.Kf5xg5 Kd4-e5 65.Be4-d3
Ke5-d4 66.Kg5xf4 Kd4-d5 67.Bd3-f5
Kd5-d6 68.Kf4-e4 Kd6-e7 69.Ke4-e5
Ke7-d8 70.Bf5-g4 Kd8-e7 71.Bg4-f5
Ke7-d8 6.12/19 ] 55.b5-b6! Deflection:
g5 [Houdini annotates: 55.b5-b6
Ke6-e7 56.b6-b7 Ke7-f7 57.Rd5-b5
Qd8-b8 58.d7-d8N+ Qb8xd8
59.b7-b8Q Qd8xb8 60.Rb5xb8 Kf7-g7
61.Rb8-b5 Kg7-h8 62.Rb5-d5 Kh8-g7
63.Rd5xg5+ Kg7-f6 64.Rg5-f5+
Kf6-e6 65.Rf5xf4 Ke6-d6 66.Ke2-e3
Kd6-d7 67.Rf4-g4 Kd7-e7 68.f3-f4
Ke7-e6 69.Rg4-g6+ Ke6-e7 70.f4-f5
Ke7-d7 10.83/19 ] 55...g5-g4
[ 55...Qd8xb6 56.d7-d8Q Promotion
Decoy Double attack ( 56.Rd5xg5
Deflection );Houdini annotates:
55...Ke6-f6 56.b6-b7 Kf6-f7 57.Rd5-b5
Qd8-b8 58.d7-d8N+ Qb8xd8
59.b7-b8Q Qd8xb8 60.Rb5xb8 Kf7-g7
61.Rb8-b5 Kg7-h8 62.Rb5-d5 Kh8-g7
63.Rd5xg5+ Kg7-f6 64.Rg5-f5+
Kf6-e6 65.Rf5xf4 Ke6-d6 66.Ke2-e3
Kd6-e6 67.Rf4-g4 Ke6-d6 68.Rg4g6+ Kd6-d7 69.Rg6-h6 Kd7-e7 70.f3f4
10.88/20 ] 56.f3xg4 [Houdini
annotates: 56.f3xg4 f4-f3+
57.Ke2xf3
Qd8-f6+ 58.Kf3-e3 Qf6-c3+ 59.Ke3-e2
Qc3-c4+ 60.Ke2-f2 Qc4xe4
61.d7-d8Q Qe4-f4+ 62.Kf2-e1
Qf4-e3+ 63.Ke1-d1 Qe3-f3+
64.Kd1-c2 Qf3-e4+ 65.Kc2-b3
Qe4-b1+ 66.Kb3-c4 Qb1-c2+
67.Kc4-b4 Qc2-b2+ 68.Kb4-c5
Qb2-c2+ 69.Kc5-b5 Qc2-e2+
70.Kb5-c6 Qe2-c4+ 71.Kc6-b7
250
Qc4xd5+ 72.Qd8xd5+ Ke6xd5
73.Kb7-c7 Kd5-e5 74.b6-b7 Ke5-f4
75.Kc7-d6 Kf4xg4 76.b7-b8Q Kg4-f4
77.Qb8-b5 Kf4-e4 78.Qb5-d5+
251

Ke4-e3 11.15/19 ] 56...Ke6-f6
[ Houdini annotates: 56...f4-f3+
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-wq-+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0 177
9-zP-+k+-+0
9+-+R+-+-0
9-+-+L+P+0
9+-+-+p+-0
9-+-+K+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy
57.Ke2xf3 Qd8-f6+ 58.Kf3-e3
Qf6-c3+ 59.Ke3-e2 Qc3-c4+
60.Ke2-f2 Qc4xe4 61.d7-d8Q Qe4-f4+
62.Kf2-e1 Qf4-e3+ 63.Ke1-d1
Qe3-f3+ 64.Kd1-c2 Qf3-e4+
65.Kc2-b3 Qe4-b1+ 66.Kb3-c4
Qb1-c2+ 67.Kc4-b4 Qc2-b2+
68.Kb4-c5 Qb2-c2+ 69.Kc5-b5
Qc2-e2+ 70.Kb5-c6 Qe2-c4+
71.Kc6-b7 Qc4xd5+ 72.Qd8xd5+
Ke6xd5 73.Kb7-c7 Kd5-e5 74.b6-b7
Ke5-f4 75.Kc7-d6 Kf4xg4 76.b7-b8Q
Kg4-f4 77.Qb8-b5 Kf4-e4 78.Qb5-d5+
Ke4-e3 10.78/17 ] 57.b6-b7 [ 57.b6-b7
f4-f3+ 58.Ke2xf3+- ;Houdini annotates:
57.b6-b7 f4-f3+ 58.Ke2xf3
Kf6-e7 59.b7-b8Q Qd8xb8
Ke7xd8 62.Kf3-f4 Kd8-d7 63.Kf4-e5
Kd7-e7 64.g4-g5 Ke7-f7 65.Ke5-f5
Kf7-f8 66.Kf5-f6 Kf8-e8 67.g5-g6
Ke8-d7 68.g6-g7 Kd7-d6 69.g7-g8Q
Kd6-c5 70.Qg8-d5+ Kc5-b4
31
31
C84
C84
Gata Kamsky
Levon Aronian
World Chess Team Championship 2011
C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White
6th moves
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
5.0-0 Bf8-e7 6.d2-d3 b7-b5 7.Ba4-b3
d7-d6 8.a2-a4 b5-b4 9.Bc1-g5 0-0
10.Nb1-d2 h7-h6 11.Bg5-h4 Ra8-b8
12.Rf1-e1 Nc6-a5 13.Bb3-a2 c7-c5
14.Nd2-c4 Na5-c6 15.Nc4-e3 Bc8-e6
18.h2-h4 Standard Book moves end
here Nc6-e7 [Houdini annotates:
18...Nc6-d4 19.h4-h5 Be6-d7
20.Bc4-d5 Nd4-e6 21.Nf3-d2 Qc8-c7
22.Ne3-f5 Ne6-f4 23.Qd1-g4 Qc7-c8
71.Qd5-c6 Kb4-b3 72.Qc6-c5 Kb3-b2
73.Qc5-b4+ Kb2-a2 74.Be4-d5+
Ka2-a1 75.Qb4-e1+ 20.57/17 ]
1-0

24.Bd5-c4 Bd7xf5 25.Qg4xf5 Qc8xf5
24.Bd5-c4 Bd7xf5 25.Qg4xf5 Qc8xf5
26.e4xf5 -0.06/14 ] 19.g2-g3
Be6-d7 20.Qd1-e2 Ne7-c6 21.Bc4-d5
Qc8-c7 22.b2-b3 Rf8-e8 23.Qe2-d2
Bf6-e7 24.a4-a5 Rb8-b5 25.Ne3-c4
0.20/13 ] 19...g7-g6 Diagram
[ 19...Be6-d7!?= ;Houdini annotates:
19...Ne7-c6 20.Qd1-e2 Be6-h3
21.Qe2-d2 Qc8-b7 22.Ra1-d1 Rf8-e8
23.Qd2-e2 Bf6-d8 24.Ne3-f5 Qb7-d7
25.Bc4-d5 Bh3xf5 26.e4xf5 -0.09/13
] (Diagram 178)
Consolidates f5 20.Kg1-g2
Be6-d7 21.Bc4-d5 Qc8-c7 22.Nf3d2 h6-h5 23.Bd5-c4 a6-a5 24.Qe2f3
Bf6-g7 25.Bc4-d5 Bd7-c6 26.Nd2-c4
Ne7xd5 27.Ne3xd5 Bc6xd5
28.e4xd5 0.33/13 ] 20...Be6-h3+
[ Houdini annotates: 20...Bf6-g7
21.h4-h5 g6-g5 22.Qd1-e2 Be6xc4
23.Ne3xc4 Qc8-d7 24.a4-a5 Qd7-e6
252
253
XIIIIIIIIY
9-trq+-trk+0
9+-+-snp+-0 178
9p+-zplvlpzp0
9+-zp-zp-+-0
9PzpL+P+-zP0
9+-+PsNNzP-0
9-zPP+-zP-+0
9tR-+QtR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
25.Nc4-b6 f7-f5 26.Nf3-d2 Ne7-c6
27.Nb6-d5 Nc6-d4 0.11/13 ]
21.Kg2-h1 Bh3-e6 22.Qd1-e2 Bf6-g7
23.h4-h5 g6xh5 24.b2-b3 Be6-g4
25.Kh1-g1 Qc8-b7 26.Kg1-g2 Ne7-c6
27.Bc4-d5 Qb7-d7 0.25/14 ]
21...Bh3-d7 [Houdini annotates:
21...Bh3-e6 22.h4-h5 Bf6-g7
23.Re1-h1 b4-b3 24.Bc4xb3 Be6xb3
25.c2xb3 Qc8-e6 26.Kh2-g2 g6-g5
27.Nf3-d2 Ne7-c6 28.Qd1-g4 Nc6-d4
29.Qg4xe6 f7xe6 0.18/12 ] 22.Re1-g1
h6-h5 23.Kh2-g2 Ne7-c6 24.Ne3-d5
Bf6-d8 25.Qe2-e3 Bd7-h3+ 26.Kg2-g1
Bh3-g4 27.Ra1-c1 Qc8-b7 28.Kg1-g2
Rf8-e8 29.Rc1-d1 0.28/13 ]
22...Bf6-g7 [Houdini annotates:
22...Kg8-g7 23.h4-h5 a6-a5
24.Rg1-h1 g6xh5 25.Qd1-e2 Bd7-h3
26.Bc4-b5 Qc8-e6 27.Bb5-c4 Qe6-d7
28.Bc4-b5 Qd7-c8 29.Kh2-g1 Qc8-e6
30.Ne3-c4 0.09/13 ] 23.h4-h5
Kg8-h8 24.Ne3-d5 Ne7xd5 25.Bc4xd5

23...g6xh5 24.Rg1-h1 Bd7-g4
25.Kh2-g2 Rf8-d8 26.a4-a5 Rd8-e8
27.Qd1-e2 Ne7-c6 28.c2-c3 b4xc3
29.b2xc3 Qc8-b7 30.Ne3-f5 Bg4xf5
31.e4xf5 0.14/14 ] 24.Rg1-g2
g6-g5 25.Nf3-d2 f7-f5 26.e4xf5
Ne7xf5 27.Ne3xf5 Bd7xf5 28.f2-f3
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-trq+-tr-mk0{
9+-+-+-vl-0 179
9+-+-+-vl-0
9p+-zp-+-zp0
9+-zp-zplzpP0
9PzpL+-+-+0
9+-+P+PzP-0
9-zPPsNQ+-mK0
9tR-+-+-tR-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Bd7-g4 26.f2-f3 Bg4-e6 27.Bd5xe6
Qc8xe6 28.Qd1-e2 Kh8-g8 29.Nd2-c4
b4-b3 30.c2-c3 h6-h5 31.Kh2-g2
Qe6-d7 32.Rg1-h1 0.18/14 ]

Bf5-e6 29.Bc4xe6 Qc8xe6 30.Nd2-e4
Bf5-e6 29.Bc4xe6 Qc8xe6 30.Nd2-e4
Rb8-b7 31.a4-a5 0.17/12 ] 24...f7-f5?
[ 24...g6xh5 and Black can hope
to survive 25.Nf3-h4 Bd7-g4 ;
Houdini annotates: 24...g6-g5
25.g3-g4 Kh8-g8 26.Nf3-d2 Qc8-b7
27.Qd1-f3 Ne7-c6 28.Bc4-d5 Nc6-d4
29.Bd5xb7 Nd4xf3+ 30.Nd2xf3
Rb8xb7 -0.09/11 ] 25.Nf3-h4
[ Houdini annotates: 25.h5xg6 f5-f4
26.g3xf4 e5xf4 27.Ne3-d5 Ne7xd5
28.Bc4xd5 Bg7xb2 29.e4-e5 Kh8-g7
30.Ra1-b1 Bb2-c3 31.e5xd6 Bd7-c6
32.Bd5-e4 Qc8-d7 33.Qd1-e2 Bc6xa4
34.Rb1-g1 Qd7xd6 35.Kh2-h1 0.67/10
] 25...Bd7-c6 [Houdini annotates:
25...Bd7-c6 26.h5xg6 f5-f4 27.Ne3-d5
Bc6xd5 28.Bc4xd5 Ne7xd5
29.e4xd5 f4xg3+ 30.f2xg3 Qc8-d7
31.Qd1-e2 b4-b3 32.c2-c4 Rf8-f6
33.Rg2-f2
254

Rf6xf2+ 34.Qe2xf2 Rb8-f8 35.Qf2-d2
Kh8-g8 36.a4-a5 h6-h5 37.Ra1-e1
0.60/12 ] 26.h5xg6 [Houdini
annotates: 26.Ne3-d5 Bc6xd5
27.Bc4xd5 g6xh5 28.Bd5-c4 Qc8-c6
29.Qd1xh5 f5xe4 30.d3xe4 Qc6xe4
31.Bc4-d3
Qe4-d4 32.Nh4-g6+ Ne7xg6
33.Qh5xg6 Kh8-g8 34.Qg6-h7+
Kg8-f7 35.Ra1-e1 Qd4-g4 36.Bd3xa6
b4-b3 37.Ba6-b5 b3xc2 38.Qh7xc2
0.62/12 ] 26...f5-f4 [Houdini
annotates: 26...f5-f4 27.Ne3-d5
Bc6xd5
28.Bc4xd5 Ne7xd5 29.e4xd5 f4xg3+
30.f2xg3 Qc8-d7 31.Qd1-e2 Qd7-b7
32.Qe2-h5 Qb7-d7 33.Rg2-e2 b4-b3
34.c2-c3 Rf8-f6 35.g3-g4 Qd7-b7
36.Nh4-f5 Qb7xd5 0.63/15 ] 27.Ne3-d5
[Houdini annotates: 27.Ne3-f5
Ne7xf5 28.e4xf5 Rf8xf5 29.Bc4xa6
f4xg3+ 30.f2xg3 Qc8-f8 31.Nh4xf5
Qf8xf5 32.Qd1-e2 Bc6xg2 33.Kh2xg2
Qf5xg6 34.Qe2-e4 Qg6-g5 35.Ra1-f1
Rb8-f8 36.Rf1xf8+ Bg7xf8 37.Qe4-e2
Kh8-g7 38.a4-a5 0.48/12 ]
27...Ne7xd5 [Houdini annotates:
27...Bc6xd5 28.Bc4xd5 Ne7xd5
29.e4xd5 f4xg3+ 30.f2xg3 Qc8-d7
31.Qd1-e2 Qd7-b7 32.Qe2-h5 Qb7-d7
33.a4-a5 Kh8-g8 34.Qh5-e2 Qd7-b7
35.Qe2-e4 Qb7-d7 36.Rg2-d2 h6-h5
37.Ra1-e1 Qd7-g4 0.63/15 ]
28.Bc4xd5 [ 28.e4xd5 Bc6-d7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 28.e4xd5 f4xg3+
29.f2xg3 Bc6-d7 30.Qd1-e2 Bd7-g4
31.Qe2-e3 Qc8-b7 32.Rg2-g1 Rf8-f6
33.Rg1-f1 Rb8-f8 34.Rf1xf6 Rf8xf6
35.Ra1-h1 Kh8-g8 0.53/14 ]
28...Bc6xd5 [Houdini annotates:
28...f4xg3+ 29.f2xg3 Bc6xd5
30.e4xd5 Qc8-d7 31.Qd1-e2 Qd7-b7
255
32.Qe2-h5 Qb7-d7 33.a4-a5 Kh8-g8
34.g3-g4 b4-b3 35.Nh4-f5 b3xc2
36.Rg2xc2 Rb8-b3 37.Rc2-d2 Rf8-b8
38.Ra1-a2 Rb8-f8 39.Kh2-g2 0.56/15 ]

29.e4xd5 f4xg3+ 30.f2xg3 Qc8-d7
29.e4xd5 f4xg3+ 30.f2xg3 Qc8-d7
31.Qd1-e2 Qd7-b7 32.Qe2-h5 Qb7-d7
33.Rg2-e2 b4-b3 34.c2-c3 Rf8-f6
35.Nh4-f3 Rb8-f8 36.Re2-f2 Qd7-e8
37.Ra1-a3 e5-e4 38.d3xe4 Rf6xg6
0.38/12 ] 29...c5-c4 [Houdini
annotates: 29...f4xg3+ 30.f2xg3
Qc8-b7
31.Qd1-h5 Qb7-d7 32.Qh5-e2 Qd7-b7
33.Qe2-h5 Qb7-d7 0.52/13 ] 30.g3-g4
[Houdini annotates: 30.g3-g4
Qc8-c5 31.Kh2-g1 f4-f3 32.Rg2-g3
Qc5xd5 33.d3xc4 Qd5-e6 34.Nh4-f5
Rf8-f6 35.Qd1xf3 Qe6xc4 36.Qf3-e3
Rb8-f8 37.b2-b3 Qc4-c6 38.c2-c3
b4xc3 39.Qe3xc3 Qc6xc3
40.Rg3xc3
Rf6xg6 0.41/12 ] 30...f4-f3
[ 30...Qc8-c5 31.g4-g5 f4-f3
32.Nh4xf3 Qc5xd5 33.Nf3-e1 c4xd3
34.g5xh6 ( 34.Ne1xd3?! e5-e4
35.g5xh6 Bg7xh6 ) 34...Bg7xh6
35.g6-g7+ Bh6xg7 36.Qd1-h5+
Kh8-g8 37.Ne1xd3 ;Houdini
annotates: 30...Qc8-c5 31.Kh2-g1
f4-f3
32.Rg2-g3 Qc5xd5 33.d3xc4 Qd5-e6
34.Nh4-f5 Rf8-f6 35.Qd1xf3 Qe6xc4
36.Qf3-e3 Rb8-f8 37.b2-b3 Qc4-c6
38.c2-c3 b4xc3 39.Qe3xc3 Qc6xc3
40.Rg3xc3 Rf6xg6 0.60/13 ]
31.Nh4xf3 Qc8-c5 32.g4-g5 Qc5xd5
33.Rg2-g3 c4xd3 34.c2xd3 Qd5-e6
35.g5xh6 Bg7xh6 36.Kh2-g1 Kh8-g7
37.Qd1-e2 Bh6-f4 38.Nf3-d4 Qe6-d5
0.76/12 ] 31...b4-b3 [Houdini
annotates: 31...Qc8-c5 32.Rg3xf3
Qc5xd5
33.Rf3xf8+ Rb8xf8 34.Nh4-f5 e5-e4
35.d3xc4 Qd5-e6 36.Qd1-d5 Qe6xg6
37.Qd5xe4 Rf8-e8 38.Qe4-b7 Bg7xb2
39.Ra1-g1 Bb2-e5+ 40.Kh2-h1 a6-a5
256
0.59/13 ] 32.c2-c3 [ 32.Nh4xf3 b3xc2
33.Qd1xc2 e5-e4 34.Qc2xc4 Qc8xc4
( 34...Rf8xf3?! is the less attractive
alternative 35.Rg3xf3 e4xf3
36.Qc4xc8+ Rb8xc8 37.Kh2-g3-+ ;
34...e4xf3?! 35.Qc4-c6-+ ) 35.d3xc4

Rb8xb2-+ ( 35...Rf8xf3?! is clearly
weaker 36.Rg3xf3 e4xf3
37.Kh2-g3-+ );Houdini annotates:
32.c2-c3 Qc8-c5 33.Rg3xf3 Qc5xd5
34.Nh4-f5 Qd5-e6 35.d3xc4 Qe6xg6
36.Rf3-h3 Rb8-c8 37.f2-f3 Rf8xf5
38.g4xf5 Qg6xf5 39.Kh2-g2 e5-e4
40.Qd1xd6 Rc8-g8 41.Rh3-g3 e4xf3+
42.Kg2-f1 0.87/13 ] 32...Rf8-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 32...Qc8-c5
33.Rg3xf3 Qc5xd5 34.Nh4-f5 Qd5-e6
35.d3xc4 Qe6xg6 36.Rf3-h3 Qg6-g5
37.f2-f3 Qg5-f4+ 38.Kh2-g1 e5-e4
39.f3xe4 Qf4xe4 40.Nf5xd6 Qe4-f4
41.Kg1-h1 Rb8-d8 0.96/12 ] 33.Nh4-f5
[Houdini annotates: 33.Nh4-f5
Rf4xg4 34.Rg3xg4 Qc8xf5 35.Rg4-g3
c4xd3 36.Qd1xf3 Rb8-f8 37.Qf3xf5
Rf8xf5 38.Kh2-g2 e5-e4 39.Rg3-e3
Rf5-g5+ 40.Kg2-h3 Rg5xg6
41.Re3xe4 Rg6-g5 42.Ra1-d1 Rg5xd5
43.Re4-e7 Bg7-f6 1.38/13 ] 33...c4xd3
[Houdini annotates: 33...Bg7-f8
34.Nf5-e3 c4xd3 35.Qd1xd3 Qc8-e8
36.Rg3-h3 Bf8-g7 37.a4-a5 Kh8-g8
38.Qd3xa6 Qe8xg6 39.Qa6-a7
Rb8-d8 40.a5-a6 Rf4-f7 1.27/12 ]
34.Qd1xd3 [Houdini annotates:
34.Qd1xd3 e5-e4 35.Qd3-e3 Rf4xf5
36.g4xf5 Qc8xf5 37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5
38.Kh2-g1 a6-a5 39.Rg3-g4 Rb8-f8
40.Qe3xe4 Qd5-d2 41.Qe4-b1 h6-h5
42.Rg4-g3 h5-h4 43.Rg3-g4 Kh8-g8
44.Qb1-d1 1.47/15 ] 34...e5-e4
34...e5-e4 35.Qd3-e3 Rf4xf5 36.g4xf5
Qc8xf5 37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5 38.Kh2-g1
Qd5-e5 39.Qe3xe4 Qe5xe4
40.Re1xe4 Bg7xc3 41.Re4-e3 Bc3-e5
42.Rg3xf3 Rb8-b4 43.Rf3-f7 Rb4xa4
44.Kg1-f1 Ra4-g4 45.Re3xb3 Rg4xg6
46.Rb3-b7 Kh8-g8 47.Rf7-d7 Rg6-f6
257
48.Kf1-e2 Rf6-f8 2.06/15 ]
35.Qd3-e3 Rf4xf5 36.g4xf5 Qc8xf5
258
44.Rf3xb3 Rb8-c8 45.Rb3-b7 Bg7-e5
46.Rg3-g6 h6-h5 47.Rg6-h6+ Kh8-g8
48.Rb7-a7 Rc8-c1+ 49.Kg1-g2 Rc1-c2
50.Ra7xa6 1.75/13 ] 37.Ra1-e1
XIIIIIIIIY
9-trq+-+-mk0
9+-+-+-vl-0 180
9p+-zp-+Pzp0
9+-+P+N+-0
9P+-+ptrP+0
9+pzPQ+ptR-0
9-zP-+-zP-mK0
9tR-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5 38.Kh2-g1 a6-a5
39.Rg3-g4 Rb8-f8 40.Qe3xe4 Qd5-d2
41.Qe4-b1 d6-d5 42.Rg4-g3 Kh8-g8
43.Re1-e7 Qd2-c2 44.Qb1-a1 h6-h5
45.Qa1-e1 Qc2xb2 46.Qe1e6+ Kg8-h8 47.Qe6xd5 Qb2a1+
48.Kg1-h2 1.50/15 ] 35...Rf4xf5
[ Houdini annotates: 35...Rf4xf5
36.g4xf5 Qc8xf5 37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5
38.Kh2-g1 Qd5-e5 39.Qe3xe4
Qe5xe4 40.Re1xe4 Bg7xc3
41.Re4-e3 Bc3-e5 42.Rg3xf3 Rb8-b4
43.Rf3-f7 Rb4xa4 44.Kg1-f1 Ra4-g4
45.Re3xb3 Rg4xg6 46.Rb3-b7 Kh8-g8
47.Rf7-d7 Rg6-f6 48.Kf1-e2 Rf6-f8
2.06/15 ] 36.g4xf5 [Houdini
annotates: 36.g4xf5 Qc8xf5
37.Ra1-e1
Qf5xd5 38.Kh2-g1 a6-a5 39.Rg3-g4
Rb8-f8 40.Qe3xe4 Qd5-d2 41.Qe4b1 h6-h5 42.Rg4-g3 h5-h4 43.Rg3g4
Kh8-g8 44.Qb1-d1 1.46/12 ]
36...Qc8xf5 37.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5
38.Kh2-g1 Qd5-c6 39.Qe3xe4 Qc6xe4
40.Re1xe4 Bg7xc3 41.Re4-e3 Bc3xb2
42.Re3xf3 Bb2-c3 43.g6-g7+ Bc3xg7
259

[ 37.Qe3-a7 seems even better
Rb8-e8 38.Ra1-e1 Qf5xd5+- ;
Qf5xd5 38.Ra1-e1 Qd5-c6 39.Qe3xe4
Qc6xe4 40.Re1xe4 Bg7xc3
41.Re4-e3 Bc3xb2 42.Re3xf3 Bb2-c3
43.g6-g7+ Bc3xg7 44.Rf3xb3 Rb8-c8
45.Rb3-b7 Bg7-e5 46.Rg3-g6 h6-h5
47.Rg6-h6+ Kh8-g8 48.Rb7-a7
Rc8-c1+ 49.Kg1-g2 Rc1-c2
50.Ra7xa6 1.50/14 ] 37...Rb8-e8?
[ 37...Qf5xd5 38.Kh2-h1 Qd5-b7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 37...Qf5xd5
38.Kh2-g1 a6-a5 39.Rg3-g4 Rb8-f8
40.Qe3xe4 Qd5-d2 41.Qe4-b1 h6-h5
42.Rg4-g3 h5-h4 43.Rg3-g4 Kh8-g8
44.Qb1-d1 1.66/12 ] 38.Rg3xf3
Sacrifices material [ 38.Kh2-g1
and White has it in the bag Qf5xd5
39.Qe3xf3+- ;Houdini annotates:
38.Kh2-g1 Qf5-e5 39.Qe3-a7 Qe5xd5
40.Rg3xf3 Qd5-e6 41.Rf3-g3 d6-d5
42.Qa7-b7 Kh8-g8 43.Re1-d1 Re8-d8
44.Qb7xb3 Bg7-e5 45.Rg3-g2 Be5-c7
46.Qb3-b7 2.59/13 ] 38...Bg7-e5+=
[ Houdini annotates: 38...Bg7-e5+
39.Rf3-g3 Be5xg3+ 40.f2xg3 Kh8-g7
41.c3-c4 Kg7xg6 42.Kh2-g1 Qf5-e5
43.Re1-e2 h6-h5 44.a4-a5 Re8-e7
45.Kg1-g2 Qe5-f5 46.Re2-f2 Qf5-e5
47.Kg2-g1 Re7-f7 48.Rf2xf7 Kg6xf7
49.Qe3xb3 e4-e3 0.17/15 ] 39.Rf3-g3
[ Houdini annotates: 39.Rf3-g3
Be5xg3+ 40.f2xg3 Kh8-g7 41.c3-c4
Kg7xg6 42.Kh2-g1 Qf5-e5 43.Re1-e2
h6-h5 44.Kg1-g2 a6-a5 45.Qe3xb3
e4-e3 46.c4-c5 d6xc5 47.Qb3-c2+
Qe5-e4+ 48.Qc2xe4+ Re8xe4
49.Kg2-f3 Re4-d4 50.Re2xe3
Rd4xd5 0.09/14 ] 39...Qf5xg6
[ 39...Be5-f4 40.Qe3-d4+ Bf4-e5
41.Qd4-a7 Be5xg3+ 42.f2xg3
( 42.Kh2xg3 Qf5xg6+ 43.Kg3-h4

Qg6-g5+ 44.Kh4-h3 Qg5-h5+
45.Kh3-g2 Re8-g8+ 46.Qa7-g7+

Rg8xg7+ 47.Kg2-f1 Qh5h3+
Rg8xg7+ 47.Kg2-f1 Qh5h3+
48.Kf1-e2 Qh3-d3# ) 42...Qf5h5+
43.Kh2-g1 Qh5xg6 44.Re1e3
(
44.Qa7xa6??
is
impossible
because
of the following mate in 4
Qg6xg3+
45.Kg1-f1 Qg3-f3+ 46.Kf1-g1 Re8g8+
47.Kg1-h2 Qf3-g2# );Houdini
annotates: 39...Be5xg3+ 40.Qe3xg3
Qf5xd5
41.c3-c4 Qd5-h5+ 42.Kh2-g1 Re8e6
43.g6-g7+
Kh8-g8
44.Qg3xb3
Kg8xg7
45.Qb3-b7+ Kg7-h8 46.Qb7b8+ Kh8-h7 47.Qb8-a7+ Kh7g8
48.Qa7-b8+ Kg8-f7 49.Qb8c7+
Kf7-g6 50.Qc7-b8 Qh5-g4+ 51.Kg1f1
Kg6-h5 52.Qb8-a8 Re6-e5 0.14/13
]
40.Kh2-g2 [Houdini annotates:
40.Re1-f1 Be5xg3+ 41.f2xg3 a6a5
42.Qe3-d4+ Re8-e5 43.Qd4a7
Re5-e8 44.Qa7-e3 Kh8-g8 45.Kh2g2 h6-h5 46.Rf1-f4 Re8-e7 47.c3-c4
Kg8-h7 48.Kg2-h3 Re7-e8 49.Kh3h2
Kh7-g8 50.Rf4-f2 Kg8-h7 51.Rf2f4
Kh7-g8
0.15/13
]
40...Be5xg3
[ Houdini annotates: 40...Be5xg3
41.f2xg3 Kh8-g7 42.Re1-f1 Kg7-
260
g8
43.c3-c4 a6-a5 44.Rf1-f2 Kg8-h7
45.Rf2-f4 h6-h5 46.Kg2-h2 Kh7-g8
47.Rf4-f2 Kg8-h7 48.Rf2-f4 Kh7-g8
0.28/17 ] 41.f2xg3 Black has a new
passed pawn: e4.
[Houdini
annotates:
41.f2xg3
Kh8-g7
42.Re1-f1
h6-h5 43.Rf1-f4 Kg7-h7 44.c3-c4
a6-a5 45.Kg2-h2 Kh7-g8 46.Rf4-f2
Kg8-h7 47.Kh2-g2 Re8-g8 48.Kg2-f1
0.15/15
] 41...Kh8-g8
[Houdini
annotates
: 41...Kh8-g7 42.Re1-f1 h6-h5
43.Rf1-f4 Kg7-h7 44.c3-c4 a6-a5
45.Kg2-h2 Kh7-g8 46.Rf4-f2 Kg8-h7
47.Rf2-f1 Qg6-g7 48.Qe3xb3 e4-e3
49.Qb3-c2+ Kh7-h6 50.Qc2-e2
0.26/14 ] 42.Re1-f1 [Houdini
annotates: 42.c3-c4 h6-h5
43.Qe3xb3
h5-h4 44.Qb3-e3 Qg6-g4 45.Re1-f1
Re8-b8 46.Rf1-f2 h4xg3 47.Qe3xg3
Qg4xg3+ 48.Kg2xg3 Rb8-b3+

49.Kg3-f4 e4-e3 50.Rf2-e2 Kg8-f7
51.Re2xe3 Rb3xb2 0.38/13 ]
42...Re8-f8 [Houdini annotates:
42...h6-h5 43.Rf1-f4 a6-a5 44.Kg2-h1
Re8-f8 45.Rf4xe4 Qg6-f5 46.Qe3-d3
Qf5-h3+ 47.Kh1-g1 Qh3-f5 48.Qd3-e2
Qf5xd5 49.Re4-e7 Qd5-c5+
50.Kg1-g2 Qc5-d5+ 51.Kg2-h2 Rf8-f7
52.Re7xf7 Qd5xf7 53.Kh2-g1 Qf7-d5
54.Qe2-e7 Qd5-e5 55.Qe7xe5 d6xe5
0.11/13 ] 43.Rf1xf8+ [Houdini
annotates
: 43.Rf1xf8+ Kg8xf8 44.c3-c4
Qg6-f6 45.Qe3xb3 Kf8-g7 46.Qb3-c3
Qf6xc3 47.b2xc3 h6-h5 48.Kg2-f2
Kg7-f6 49.Kf2-e3 Kf6-f5 50.Ke3-e2
Kf5-f6 51.Ke2-f2 Kf6-f5 52.Kf2-e3
a6-a5 53.Ke3-d4 0.52/15 ] 43...Kg8xf8
A queen endgame occured
[ Houdini annotates: 43...Kg8xf8
44.c3-c4 h6-h5 45.Qe3xb3 h5-h4
46.c4-c5 d6xc5 47.Qb3-b8+ Kf8-e7
48.Qb8-c7+ Ke7-e8 49.Qc7-c8+
Ke8-f7 50.Qc8-d7+ Kf7-g8
51.Qd7-d8+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-wQ-+k+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 181
9p+-+-+q+0 181
9+-zpP+-+-0
9P+-+p+-zp0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-zP-+-+K+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kg8-f7 52.Qd8xh4 Qg6-f5 53.Qh4-f4
261
Ke8-f7 50.Qc8-d7+ Kf7-g8
Ke8-f7 50.Qc8-d7+ Kf7-g8
51.Qd7-d8+ Kg8-f7 52.Qd8xh4 Qg6-f5
53.Qh4-f4 Qf5xf4 54.g3xf4 Kf7-e7
0.46/14 ] 44...Kf8-e8 [ 44...Kf8-g7!? ;
Houdini annotates: 44...Kf8-g7
45.Kg2-f2 Qg6-h5 46.Qf4xe4 Qh5-h2+
47.Qe4-g2 Qh2-h5 48.Kf2-e3 Qh5-g4
49.a4-a5 Kg7-f6 50.Qg2-f3+ Qg4xf3+
51.Ke3xf3 Kf6-e5 52.Kf3-g4 Ke5xd5
53.Kg4-f5 Kd5-c4 54.Kf5-g6 d6-d5
55.Kg6xh6 d5-d4 0.42/14 ] 45.Kg2-f2
Ke8-d7 46.Kf2-e3 a6-a5 47.g3-g4
h6-h5 48.g4-g5 Kd7-d8 49.c3-c4
Kd8-d7 50.Qf4-f6 Qg6xf6 51.g5xf6
h5-h4 52.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e8 53.Ke4-f3
Ke8-f7 54.Kf3-g4 Kf7xf6 55.Kg4xh4
Kf6-f5 56.Kh4-g3 Kf5-e4 57.Kg3-f2
0.60/17 ] 45...h6-h5 [ 45...Ke8-d7
46.a4-a5+- ;Houdini annotates:
45...Ke8-d7 46.Kf2-e3 a6-a5 47.g3-g4
h6-h5 48.g4-g5 Kd7-d8 49.c3-c4
Kd8-d7 50.Qf4-f6 Qg6xf6 51.g5xf6
h5-h4 52.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e8 53.Ke4-f3
Ke8-f7 54.Kf3-g4 Kf7xf6 55.Kg4xh4
Kf6-e5 56.Kh4-g5 Ke5-d4 0.72/14 ]
46.Kf2-e3+- [Houdini annotates:
46.Kf2-e3 Ke8-d8 47.a4-a5 Kd8-d7
46.Kf2-e3 Ke8-d8 47.a4-a5 Kd8-d7
48.Ke3-d4 Kd7-d8 49.Qf4-h4+ Kd8-d7
50.Qh4xe4 Qg6xg3 51.Qe4-f5+
Kd7-d8 52.Qf5-f8+ Kd8-d7 53.Qf8-f7+
Kd7-d8 54.Qf7xh5 Qg3-f4+ 55.Kd4-d3
Qf4-f1+ 56.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 57.Qe2-g2
Qf7-f4 58.Qg2-g8+ Kd8-c7 59.Qg8-g1
Kc7-d8 60.Qg1-b6+ Kd8-d7
61.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-d8 62.Qb7xb3
Qf4-f5+ 63.Kd3-e2 Qf5-g4+
64.Ke2-d2 Qg4-f4+ 65.Kd2-c2 Qf4-f5+
66.Kc2-c1 Qf5-f4+ 67.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+
Qf5xf4 54.g3xf4 Kf7-e7 0.58/13 ]

44.Qe3-f4+ [Houdini annotates:
44.c3-c4 h6-h5 45.Qe3xb3 h5-h4
46.c4-c5 d6xc5 47.Qb3-b8+ Kf8-e7
48.Qb8-c7+ Ke7-e8 49.Qc7-c8+
262
68.Kb1-a2 0.96/19 ] 46...Ke8-d7
68.Kb1-a2 0.96/19 ] 46...Ke8-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 46...Ke8-d8
47.a4-a5 Kd8-d7 48.Ke3-d4 Kd7-d8
49.Qf4-h4+ Kd8-d7 50.Qh4xe4
Qg6xg3 51.Qe4-f5+ Kd7-d8
52.Qf5-f8+ Kd8-d7 53.Qf8-f7+ Kd7-d8

54.Qf7xh5 Qg3-f4+ 55.Kd4-d3
Qf4-f1+ 56.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 57.Qe2-g2
Kd8-c7 58.Kd3-c4 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-mk-+q+-0 182
9p+-zp-+-+0 182
9zP-+P+-+-0
9-+K+-+-+0
9+pzP-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+Q+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qf7-e8 59.Kc4xb3 Qe8-b5+
60.Kb3-c2 Qb5xa5 61.Qg2-g7+
Kc7-b6 62.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7
63.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 64.c3xb4 Kb7-c7
65.Kc2-d3 Kc7-b6 66.Kd3-c4 Kb6-c7
67.Kc4-d4 Kc7-b6 68.Kd4-c4 Kb6-c7
1.03/17 ] 47.a4-a5 [Houdini
annotates: 47.a4-a5 Kd7-c7
48.Ke3-d4
Kc7-d7 49.Qf4xe4 Qg6xg3
50.Qe4-f5+ Kd7-d8 51.Qf5-f8+
Kd8-d7 52.Qf8-f7+ Kd7-d8 53.Qf7xh5
Qg3-f4+ 54.Kd4-d3 Qf4-f1+
55.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 56.Qe2-g2 Qf7-f4
57.Qg2-g8+ Kd8-c7 58.Qg8-g1
Kc7-c8 59.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+ 60.Qe3-e2
Qf1-f4 61.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
62.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 63.Qc6-b6+
Kd8-d7 64.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-e8
65.Qb7xb3 Qf4-f5+ 66.Kd3-d2
Qf5-f4+ 67.Kd2-e1 0.96/18 ]
263
Kc7-d8 58.Qg1-b6+ Kd8-d7
Kc7-d8 58.Qg1-b6+ Kd8-d7
59.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-d8 60.Qb7xb3
Qf4-f5+ 61.Kd3-e2 Qf5-e4+
62.Ke2-d2 Qe4-f4+ 63.Kd2-c2 Qf4-f5+
64.Kc2-c1 Qf5-f4+ 65.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+
66.Kb1-a2 1.06/15 ] 48.Ke3-d4
Kc8-b7 49.Qf4xe4 Qg6xg3
50.Qe4-e7+ Kb7-c8 51.Qe7-e8+
Kc8-c7 52.Qe8-f7+ Kc7-d8 53.Qf7xh5
Qg3-f4+ 54.Kd4-d3 Qf4-f1+
55.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 56.Qe2-g2 Qf7-f4
57.Qg2-g8+ Kd8-c7 58.Qg8-g1
Kc7-c8 59.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+ 60.Qe3-e2
Qf1-f4 61.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
62.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 63.Qc6-b6+
Kd8-d7 64.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-d8
65.Qb7xb3 Qf4-f5+ 66.Kd3-e2
Qf5-e4+ 67.Ke2-d2 Qe4-f4+
68.Kd2-c2 Qf4-f5+ 69.Kc2-c1 Qf5-f4+
70.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+ 71.Kb1-a2 0.96/18
47...Kd7-d8 48.Ke3-d4 Qg6-g7+
49.Kd4xe4 Qg7-h7+ 50.Qf4-f5 Qh7-g8
51.Ke4-d4 Qg8xg3 52.Qf5xh5
Qg3-f4+ 53.Kd4-d3 Qf4-f1+
54.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 55.Qe2-g2 Qf7-f4
56.Qg2-g8+ Kd8-c7 57.Qg8-g1

] 48...Kc8-c7 [Houdini annotates:
] 48...Kc8-c7 [Houdini annotates:
48...Kc8-b7 49.Qf4xe4 Qg6xg3
50.Qe4-e7+ Kb7-c8 51.Qe7-e8+
Kc8-c7 52.Qe8-f7+ Kc7-d8 53.Qf7xh5
Qg3-f4+ 54.Kd4-d3 Qf4-f1+
55.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 56.Qe2-g2 Kd8-c7
57.Kd3-c4 Qf7-e8 58.Kc4xb3
Qe8-b5+ 59.Kb3-c2 Qb5xa5
60.Qg2-e4 Kc7-b6 61.Qe4-c4 Qa5-c5
62.Qc4-b4+ Qc5xb4 63.c3xb4 Kb6-c7
64.Kc2-d3 Kc7-d7 65.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8
66.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 67.b2-b3 Kd7-c8
68.Ke4-d3 Kc8-c7 69.Kd3-e4 Kc7-d7
1.03/15 ] 49.Qf4xe4 [Houdini
annotates: 49.Qf4xe4 Qg6xg3
50.Qe4-h7+ Kc7-c8 51.Qh7xh5 Qg3f4+
52.Kd4-d3 Kc8-d8 53.Qh5h8+ Kd8-c7 54.Qh8-h7+ Kc7d8
55.Qh7-g8+ Kd8-c7 56.Qg8-g1
Kc7-c8 57.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+ 58.Qe3-e2
Qf1-f4 59.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
60.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 61.Qc6b6+ Kd8-d7 62.Qb6-b7+ Kd7e8
63.Qb7xb3 Qf4-f5+ 64.Kd3-d2
264
265

Qf5-f4+ 65.Kd2-e1 1.03/20 ]
49...Qg6xg3 [Houdini annotates:
49...Qg6xg3 50.Qe4-h7+ Kc7-c8
51.Qh7xh5 Qg3-f4+ 52.Kd4-d3
Kc8-d8 53.Qh5-h8+ Kd8-d7 54.c3-c4
Qf4-g3+ 55.Kd3-d2 Kd7-e7
56.Qh8-h7+ Ke7-d8 57.Qh7-d3
Qg3-g7 58.Qd3xb3 Qg7-d4+
59.Kd2-c1 Qd4-g1+ 60.Qb3-d1
Qg1-f2 61.Qd1-g4 Qf2-e1+ 62.Kc1-c2
Qe1xa5 63.Qg4-h4+ Kd8-d7
64.Qh4-h7+ Kd7-d8 1.24/19 ]
50.Qe4-h7+ [Houdini annotates:
50.Qe4-h7+ Kc7-c8 51.Qh7xh5
Qg3-f4+ 52.Kd4-d3 Kc8-d8
53.Qh5-h8+ Kd8-c7 54.Qh8-h7+
Kc7-d8 55.Qh7-g8+ Kd8-c7
56.Qg8-g1 Kc7-c8 57.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+
58.Qe3-e2 Qf1-f4 59.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
60.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 61.Qc6-b6+
Kd8-d7 62.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-e8
63.Qb7xb3 Qf4-f5+ 64.Kd3-d2
Qf5-f4+ 65.Kd2-e1 0.97/18 ]
50...Kc7-d8 [Houdini annotates:
50...Kc7-c8 51.Qh7xh5 Qg3-f4+
52.Kd4-d3 Kc8-d8 53.Qh5-h8+
Kd8-c7 54.Qh8-h7+ Kc7-d8
55.Qh7-g8+ Kd8-c7 56.Qg8-g1
Kc7-c8 57.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+ 58.Qe3-e2
Qf1-f4 59.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
60.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 61.Qc6-b6+
Kd8-d7 62.Qb6-a7+ Kd7-d8
63.Qa7-b8+ Kd8-d7 64.Qb8-b7+
Kd7-d8 65.Qb7xb3 Qf4-f1+ 66.Kd3-d2
Kd8-c8 67.Qb3-d1 Qf1-f4+ 68.Kd2-d3
Qf4-f5+ 69.Kd3-e3 Qf5-e5+
70.Ke3-f3 1.12/19 ] 51.Qh7-h8+
[ Houdini annotates: 51.Qh7xh5
Qg3-f4+ 52.Kd4-d3 Qf4-f1+
53.Qh5-e2 Qf1-f7 54.Qe2-g2 Qf7-f4
55.Qg2-g1 Kd8-c8 56.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+
57.Qe3-e2 Qf1-f4 58.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
59.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 60.Qc6-b6+

Kd8-d7 61.Qb6-a7+ Kd7-d8
62.Qa7-b8+ Kd8-d7 63.Qb8xb3

Qf4-f5+ 64.Kd3-d2 Qf5-f4+ 65.Kd2-c2
Qf4-f5+ 64.Kd3-d2 Qf5-f4+ 65.Kd2-c2
Qf4-f5+ 66.Kc2-c1 Qf5-f4+ 67.Kc1-b1
Qf4-e4+ 68.Kb1-a2 1.01/18 ]
51...Kd8-c7 52.Qh8xh5 Qg3-g1+
53.Kd4-d3 Qg1-b1+ 54.Kd3-c4
Qb1-f1+ 55.Kc4xb3 Qf1-b5+
56.Kb3-c2 Qb5-a4+ 57.Kc2-d2
Qa4xa5 58.Qh5-h7+ Kc7-b6
59.Qh7-e4 Qa5-a2 60.Kd2-c2 a6-a5
61.Qe4-e3+ Kb6-a6 62.Qe3-e2+
Ka6-b6 63.Qe2-f2+ Kb6-b7 64.Qf2-f5
Qa2-a4+ 65.Kc2-c1 1.01/15 ]
52.Qh8xh5 [Houdini annotates:
52.Qh8xh5 Qg3-g1+ 53.Kd4-d3
Qg1-b1+ 54.Kd3-c4 Qb1-f1+
55.Kc4xb3 Qf1-b5+ 56.Kb3-c2
Qb5-a4+ 57.Kc2-d2 Qa4xa5
58.Qh5-f7+ Kc7-b6 59.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7
60.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 61.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 62.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 63.c3xb4
Kb7-c7 64.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 65.Kd3-d4
Kd7-d8 66.Kd4-e4 Kd8-e7 67.b2-b3
Ke7-f6 68.Ke4-d4 Kf6-f5 0.94/19 ]
52...Qg3-f2+ [Houdini annotates:
52...Qg3-g1+ 53.Kd4-d3 Qg1-b1+
54.Kd3-c4 Qb1-f1+ 55.Kc4xb3
Qf1-b5+ 56.Kb3-c2 Qb5-a4+
57.Kc2-d2 Qa4xa5 58.Qh5-f7+
Kc7-b6 59.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7 60.Qg8g7+ Kb7-b6 61.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7
62.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 63.c3xb4 Kb7-c7
64.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 65.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8
66.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 67.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8
68.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 69.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
70.b2-b3 Ke7-f6 71.Ke4-d4 Kf6-f5
1.02/19 ] 53.Kd4-c4 [Houdini
annotates: 53.Kd4-d3 Qf2-f4
54.Qh5-h7+ Kc7-d8 55.Qh7-g8+
Kd8-c7
56.Qg8-g1 Kc7-c8 57.Qg1-e3 Qf4-f1+
58.Qe3-e2 Qf1-f4 59.Qe2-e8+ Kc8-c7
60.Qe8-c6+ Kc7-d8 61.Qc6-
266
b6+ Kd8-d7 62.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-d8
63.Qb7xb3 Qf4-f5+ 64.Kd3-e2
Qf5-e4+ 65.Ke2-d2 Qe4-g2+

66.Kd2-d3 Qg2-h3+ 67.Kd3-e2
Qh3-h5+ 68.Ke2-e1 Qh5-e5+
69.Ke1-d2 Qe5-f4+ 70.Kd2-c2 Qf4-f5+
71.Kc2-c1 Qf5-f1+ 72.Qb3-d1 Qf1-f4+
73.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+ 74.Kb1-a2 0.97/17
] 53...Qf2-c5+ [ 53...Qf2xb2?
is no good because of 54.Qh5-f7+
Kc7-d8 55.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-e8 56.Qf6-e6+
Ke8-f8 57.Qe6xd6+ Kf8-g7
58.Qd6-c7+ Kg7-f6 59.d5-d6+- ;
Houdini annotates: 53...Qf2-c5+
54.Kc4xb3 Qc5-b5+ 55.Kb3-c2
57.Qh5-f7+ Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7
59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4
Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4
Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3
Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4
Kd7-e7 69.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7 70.Kf5-e4
Kd7-e7 1.02/20 ] 54.Kc4xb3
[ Houdini annotates: 54.Kc4xb3
Qc5-b5+ 55.Kb3-c2 Qb5-a4+
56.Kc2-d2 Qa4xa5 57.Qh5-f7+
Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7 59.Qg8-g7+
Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7
61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4 Kb7-c7
63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8
65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8
67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
69.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7 70.Kf5-e4 Kd7-e7
0.94/21 ] 54...Qc5-b5+ [Houdini
annotates
: 54...Qc5-b5+ 55.Kb3-c2
57.Qh5-f7+ Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7
59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4
Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4
Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3
Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4
Kd7-e7 69.b2-b3 Ke7-f6 70.Ke4-d4
267
Kf6-f5 1.02/19 ] 55.Kb3-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 55.Kb3-c2
57.Qh5-f7+ Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7

59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+
59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4
Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4
Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3
Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4
Kd7-e7 69.b2-b3 Ke7-f6 70.Ke4-d4
Kf6-f5 0.94/21 ] 55...Qb5-a4+
[ Houdini annotates: 55...Qb5-a4+
56.Kc2-d2 Qa4xa5 57.Qh5-f7+
Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7 59.Qg8-g7+
Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7
61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4 Kb7-c7
63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8
65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8
67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
69.b2-b3 Ke7-f6 70.Ke4-d4 Kf6-f5
1.02/19 ] 56.Kc2-d2 [Houdini
annotates: 56.Kc2-d2 Qa4xa5
57.Qh5-f7+ Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7
59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+ Kb6b7
61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4 Kb7-c7
63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8
65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8
67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
69.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7 70.Kf5-e4 Kd7-e7
0.94/19 ] 56...Qa4xa5 [Houdini
annotates
: 56...Qa4xa5 57.Qh5-f7+
Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7 59.Qg8-g7+
Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7
61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4 Kb7-c7
63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8
65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8
67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
69.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7 70.Kf5-e4 Kd7-e7
1.02/19 ] 57.Qh5-f7+ [Houdini
annotates
: 57.Qh5-f7+ Kc7-b6
58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7 59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6
60.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+
Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4 Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3
Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4
268
Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4
Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7 69.b2-b3
Ke7-f6 70.Ke4-d4 Kf6-f5 0.94/18 ]
57...Kc7-b6 [Houdini annotates:
57...Kc7-b6 58.Qf7-g8 Kb6-b7

59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4
Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4
Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3
Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-d7 68.Kd4-e4
Kd7-e7 69.b2-b3 Ke7-f6 70.Ke4-d4
Kf6-f5 1.02/21 ] 58.Qf7-g8
Kb6-b7 59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6
60.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+
Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4 Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3
Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4 Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4
Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3 Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4
Kd8-e7 68.Kd4-e4 Ke7-f7 69.b2-b3
Kf7-f6 70.Ke4-d4 Kf6-f5 0.94/18 ]
58...Qa5-b5 [ 58...Kb6-b7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 58...Kb6-b7
59.Qg8-g7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd4-b4+ Qa5xb4 62.c3xb4
Kb7-c7 63.Kd2-d3 Kc7-d7 64.Kd3-d4
Kd7-d8 65.Kd4-e4 Kd8-d7 66.Ke4-d3
Kd7-d8 67.Kd3-d4 Kd8-e7 68.Kd4-e4
Ke7-f7 69.b2-b3 Kf7-f6 70.Ke4-d4
Kf6-f5 1.02/18 ] 59.b2-b4 [Houdini 2.
0c : 59.b2-b4 Kb6-a7
60.Qg8-e6 Qb5-b6 61.Qe6-e3
Qb6xe3+ 62.Kd2xe3 Ka7-b6
63.Ke3-e4 a6-a5 64.b4xa5+ Kb6xa5
65.c3-c4 Ka5-a6 66.Ke4-d3 Ka6-b6
67.Kd3-d4 Kb6-c7 68.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7
1.41/16 ] 59...Kb6-c7 [ 59...Kb6-a7
is still a small chance 60.Qg8-f7+
Qb5-b7 61.Qf7-f2+ Ka7-a8 62.Qf2-f8+
Ka8-a7 63.Qf8xd6 Qb7-g7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 59...Kb6-a7
60.Qg8-e6 Qb5-b6 61.Qe6-d7+
Ka7-b8 62.Kd2-d3 a6-a5 63.Qd7-c6
Kb8-a7 64.Kd3-c4 a5xb4 65.Qc6xb6+
Ka7xb6 66.c3xb4 Kb6-c7 67.Kc4-d3
Kc7-d7 68.Kd3-d4 Kd7-c7 69.b4-b5
Kc7-b6 1.50/16 ] 60.Qg8-f7+
[ Houdini annotates: 60.Qg8-f7+
269
Kc7-b6 61.Qf7-e6 Kb6-c7 62.Qe6-e7+
Kc7-c8 63.Qe7xd6 Qb5-f1
64.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7 65.Qe6-e7+

Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1
Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1
Qf2-f1+ 68.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3
Qg2-d5+ 70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6
71.Qe7-f8+ Kb8-b7 72.Qf8-f6 Kb7-b8
73.Qf6-e5 Kb8-b7 74.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8
75.Qe5-f5+ Qc6-d7 76.Qf5-f8+
Kc8-b7 77.Qf8-f3+ Kb7-b8 78.Qf3-d3
Qd7-e6+ 79.c3-c4 Kb8-c8 80.Qd3-d4
Qe6-h3+ 81.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7
82.c4-c5 3.29/19 ] 60...Kc7-d8
61.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-d7 62.Qf6-e6+ Kd7-c7
63.Qe6-e7+ Kc7-c8 64.Qe7xd6
Qb5-f1 65.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7
66.Qe6-e7+ Kb7-b8 67.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+
68.Kd2-c1 Qf2-f1+ 69.Kc1-b2 Qf1-g2+
70.Kb2-a3 Qg2-c6 71.Qe7-e5 Kb8-b7
72.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8 73.Qe5-f5+ Qc6-d7
74.Qf5-f8+ Kc8-b7 75.Qf8-f3+ Kb7-b8
76.Qf3-d3 Qd7-e6+ 77.c3-c4 Kb8-c8
78.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+ 79.Qd4-c3
Qh3-d7 80.c4-c5 3.39/20 ] 61.Qf7-f6+
[Houdini annotates: 61.Qf7-f6+
Kd8-d7 62.Qf6-e6+ Kd7-c7
63.Qe6-e7+ Kc7-c8 64.Qe7xd6
Qb5-f1 65.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7
66.Qe6-e7+ Kb7-b8 67.d5-d6 Qf1-g2+
68.Kd2-c1 Qg2-f1+ 69.Kc1-c2
Qf1-g2+ 70.Kc2-b3 Qg2-d5+
71.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6 72.Qe7-f8+ Kb8-b7
73.Qf8-f6 Kb7-c8 74.Qf6-e6+ Kc8-b7
75.Ka3-b3 Kb7-b8 76.c3-c4 Qc6-f3+
77.Kb3-a4 Qf3-d1+ 78.Ka4-a5 3.14/20
] 61...Kd8-c7 [Houdini annotates:
61...Kd8-d7 62.Qf6-e6+ Kd7-c7
63.Qe6-e7+ Kc7-c8 64.Qe7xd6
Qb5-f1 65.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7
66.Qe6-e7+ Kb7-b8 67.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+
68.Kd2-c1 Qf2-f1+ 69.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+
70.Kc2-b3 Qg2-d5+ 71.Kb3-a3
Qd5-c6 72.Qe7-e5 Kb8-b7 73.Ka3-b3
Kb7-c8 74.Qe5-f5+ Qc6-d7
75.Qf5-f8+ Kc8-b7 76.Qf8-f3+ Kb7-b8
270
77.Qf3-d3 Qd7-e6+ 78.c3-c4 Kb8-c8
79.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+ 80.Qd4-c3

Qh3-d7 81.c4-c5 3.39/21 ] 62.Qf6-e7+
[Houdini annotates: 62.Qf6-e7+
Kc7-c8 63.Qe7xd6 Qb5-f1
64.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7 65.Qe6-e7+
Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1
Qf2-f1+ 68.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3
Qg2-d5+ 70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6
71.Qe7-f8+ Kb8-b7 72.Qf8-f6 Kb7-b8
73.Qf6-e5 Kb8-b7 74.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8
75.Qe5-e6+ Qc6-d7 76.Qe6-d5
Kc8-b8 77.Qd5-d3 Qd7-e6+ 78.c3-c4
Kb8-c8 79.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+
80.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7 81.c4-c5 3.29/21 ]
62...Kc7-c8 [Houdini annotates:
62...Kc7-c8 63.Qe7xd6 Qb5-f1
64.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7 65.Qe6-e7+
Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1
Qf2-f1+ 68.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3
Qg2-d5+ 70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6
71.Qe7-e5 Kb8-b7 72.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8
73.Qe5-e6+ Qc6-d7 74.Qe6-d5
Kc8-b8 75.Qd5-d3 Qd7-e6+ 76.c3-c4
Kb8-c8 77.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+
78.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7 79.c4-c5 3.39/20 ]
63.Qe7xd6 [Houdini annotates:
63.Qe7xd6 Qb5-f1 64.Qd6-e6+
Kc8-b7 65.Qe6-e7+ Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6
Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-d1 Qf2-f1+ 68.Kd1-c2
Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3 Qg2-d5+
70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6 71.Qe7-f8+ Kb8-b7
72.Qf8-f6 Kb7-b8 73.Qf6-e5 Kb8-b7
74.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8 75.Qe5-e6+
Qc6-d7 76.Qe6-d5 Kc8-b8 77.Qd5-d3
Qd7-e6+ 78.c3-c4 Kb8-c8 79.Qd3-d4
Qe6-h3+ 80.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7
81.c4-c5 3.14/17 ] 63...Qb5-f1
[ Houdini annotates: 63...Qb5-f1
64.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7 65.Qe6-e7+
Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1
Qf2-f1+ 68.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3
Qg2-d5+ 70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6
71.Qe7-e5 Kb8-b7 72.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8
271
73.Qe5-e6+ Qc6-d7 74.Qe6-d5
Kc8-b8 75.Qd5-d3 Qd7-e6+ 76.c3-c4
Kb8-c8 77.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+

78.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7 79.c4-c5 3.38/18 ]
78.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7 79.c4-c5 3.38/18 ]
64.Qd6-e6+ [Houdini annotates:
64.Qd6-e6+ Kc8-b7 65.Qe6-e7+
Kb7-b8 66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1
Qf2-f1+ 68.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3
Qg2-d5+ 70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6
71.Qe7-f8+ Kb8-b7 72.Qf8-f6 Kb7-b8
73.Qf6-e5 Kb8-b7 74.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8
75.Qe5-e6+ Qc6-d7 76.Qe6-d5
Kc8-b8 77.Qd5-d3 Qd7-e6+ 78.c3-c4
Kb8-c8 79.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+
80.Qd4-c3 Qh3-d7 81.c4-c5 3.29/17 ]
64...Kc8-b7 [ 64...Kc8-d8 a fruitless
try to alter the course of the game
65.Kd2-e3+- ;Houdini annotates:
64...Kc8-c7 65.Qe6-e7+ Kc7-b8
66.d5-d6 Qf1-f2+ 67.Kd2-c1 Qf2-f1+
68.Kc1-c2 Qf1-g2+ 69.Kc2-b3
Qg2-d5+ 70.Kb3-a3 Qd5-c6
71.Qe7-f8+ Kb8-b7 72.Qf8-f6 Kb7-b8
73.Qf6-e5 Kb8-b7 74.Ka3-b3 Kb7-c8
75.Qe5-e6+ Qc6-d7 76.Qe6-d5
Kc8-b8 77.Qd5-d3 Qd7-e6+ 78.c3-c4
Kb8-c8 79.Qd3-d4 Qe6-h3+
80.Kb3-a4 Qh3-f5 81.Qd4-c5+ Qf5xc5
82.b4xc5 Kc8-d7 83.Ka4-b4 3.38/17 ]
65.Qe6-e4 [Houdini annotates:
65.Qe6-e7+ Kb7-b8 66.Qe7-e5+
Kb8-c8 67.d5-d6 Qf1-f7 68.Qe5c5+ Kc8-b7 69.Qc5-d4 Kb7-c6
70.c3-c4
Qf7-f8 71.Qd4-c5+ Kc6-d7
72.Qc5-a7+ Kd7-e6 73.Qa7-e3+
Ke6-d7 74.c4-c5 Qf8-f6 75.Qe3-h3+
Kd7-d8 76.Kd2-d3 Qf6-g6+ 77.Kd3c3
Qg6-g7+ 78.Kc3-b3 Qg7-f7+
79.Kb3-b2 Qf7-g7+ 80.Kb2-a3 3.21/15
] 65...Qf1-f2+ [Houdini annotates:
65...Qf1-f2+ 66.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f1+
67.Kd3-d4 Qf1-f2+ 68.Kd4-c4 Qf2-a2+
69.Kc4-d3 Kb7-b6 70.Qe4g6+ Kb6-c7 71.Qg6-c6+ Kc7-
272
d8
72.Qc6-d6+ Kd8-e8 73.Qd6-b8+
Ke8-f7 74.Qb8-f4+ Kf7-e8 75.Kd3-d4
Ke8-d7 76.Qf4-f7+ Kd7-d8 77.Qf7-f6+
Kd8-d7 78.Qf6-g7+ Kd7-d6
273

79.Qg7-e5+ Kd6-d7 80.Qe5-f4
Qa2-a1 81.Qf4-f7+ Kd7-d8 82.Qf7-f6+
Kd8-d7 83.Kd4-c4 Kd7-c7 84.Qf6-e7+
Kc7-b6 85.Qe7-c5+ Kb6-b7 2.89/15 ]
66.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f1+ 67.Kd3-d4 Qf1-f2+
68.Kd4-c4 Qf2-a2+ 69.Kc4-d3 Kb7-b6
70.Qe4-g6+ Kb6-c7 71.Qg6-c6+
Kc7-d8 72.Qc6-d6+ Kd8-e8
73.Qd6-b8+ Ke8-f7 74.Qb8-f4+
Kf7-e8 75.Kd3-d4 Ke8-d7 76.Qf4-f7+
Kd7-d8 77.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-d7
78.Qf6-g7+ Kd7-d6 79.Qg7-e5+
Kd6-d7 80.Qe5-f4 Qa2-a1 81.Qf4-f7+
Kd7-d8 82.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-d7 83.Kd4-c4
Kd7-c7 84.Qf6-e7+ Kc7-b6
85.Qe7-c5+ Kb6-b7 2.93/18 ]
66...Qf2-a2 [ 66...Qf2-g3+
doesn't change the outcome of the
game 67.Kd3-c4 Qg3-d6 68.Qe4-e6
Qd6-f4+ 69.Kc4-b3+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 66...Qf2-f1+ 67.Kd3-d4
Qf1-f2+ 68.Kd4-c4 Qf2-a2+ 69.Kc4-d3
Kb7-b6 70.Qe4-g6+ Kb6-c7
71.Qg6-c6+ Kc7-d8 72.Qc6-d6+
Kd8-e8 73.Qd6-b8+ Ke8-f7
74.Qb8-f4+ Kf7-e8 75.Kd3-d4 Ke8-d7
76.Qf4-f7+ Kd7-d8 77.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-d7
78.Qf6-g7+ Kd7-d6 79.Qg7-e5+
Kd6-d7 80.Qe5-f4 Qa2-a1 81.Qf4-f7+
Kd7-d8 82.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-d7 83.Kd4-c4
Kd7-c7 84.Qf6-e7+ Kc7-b6
85.Qe7-c5+ Kb6-b7 86.Qc5-c6+
Kb7-b8 87.Qc6-b6+ Kb8-c8
88.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-d8 89.Qe6-b6+
Kd8-d7 90.Qb6-e6+ Diagram
(Diagram 183)
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+k+-+-0 183
9+-+k+-+-0 183
9p+-+Q+-+0
9+-+P+-+-0
9-zPK+-+-+0
9+-zP-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9wq-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
74.Ke2-d2 Qe6-a2+ 75.Kd2-e1
Qa2-e6+ 76.Ke1-f1 Qe6-h3+
Kd7-d8 91.Qe6-b6+ 2.89/16 ]
67.Qe4-f3 [ 67.d5-d6+ Kb7-b6
68.Qe4-d4+ Kb6-c6 69.Qd4-c5+
Kc6-b7 70.Qc5-c7+ Kb7-a8
71.Qc7-c8+ Ka8-a7 72.d6-d7
Qa2-d5+ 73.Kd3-e2 Qd5-e6+

77.Kf1-f2 Qh3-f5+ 78.Kf2-g3 Qf5-g6+
77.Kf1-f2 Qh3-f5+ 78.Kf2-g3 Qf5-g6+
79.Kg3-h2 Qg6-c2+ 80.Kh2-g1
Qc2-g6+ 81.Kg1-f2 Qg6-f5+ 82.Kf2-e3
Qf5-e6+ 83.Ke3-d4 Qe6-d6+
84.Kd4-e3 Qd6-e6+ 85.Ke3-f4
Qe6-f6+ 86.Kf4-g4 Qf6-g6+
87.Kg4-h4 Qg6-h6+ 88.Kh4-g4
Qh6-g6+ 89.Kg4-f3 Qg6-f5+
90.Kf3-e2 Qf5-e6+ 91.Ke2-f2
Qe6-f5+= ;Houdini annotates:
67.d5-d6+ Kb7-b6 68.Qe4e3+ Kb6-c6 69.Qe3-c5+ Kc6b7
70.Qc5-c7+ Kb7-a8 71.Qc7d8+ Ka8-a7 72.Qd8-e7+ Ka7b8
73.Qe7-e8+ Kb8-a7 74.d6-d7
Qa2-b1+ 75.Kd3-d4 Qb1-g1+
76.Qe8-e3 Qg1-d1+ 77.Kd4e5+ Ka7-b7 78.Ke5-e6 3.85/10
]
67...Qa2-b1+ [Houdini annotates:
67...Kb7-c8 68.Qf3-f7 Kc8-d8
69.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-e8 70.Qf6-e6+ Ke8-f8
71.Qe6-h6+ Kf8-e7 72.Kd3-d4 Qa2-a1
73.Qh6-e6+ Ke7-d8 74.Qe6-f6+
Kd8-d7 75.Kd4-c4 Kd7-c7 76.Qf6e7+ Kc7-b6 77.Qe7-c5+ Kb6-b7
78.Qc5-c6+ Kb7-b8 79.Qc6-e8+
Kb8-c7 80.Qe8-e7+ Kc7-b6 2.89/16 ]
274
275

68.Kd3-c4 Qb1-e1 69.Qf3-f7+ Kb7-b8
70.Qf7-g6 Qe1-f2 71.Qg6-d3 Qf2-b6
72.Kc4-b3 a6-a5 73.Qd3-g3+ Kb8-b7
74.Qg3-g7+ Kb7-c8 75.Qg7-f8+
Kc8-d7 76.Qf8-f7+ Kd7-d8 77.Qf7-e6
Qb6-g1 78.Qe6-f6+ Kd8-c7
79.Qf6-c6+ Kc7-b8 80.b4xa5 3.45/16 ]
68...Qb1-g6 [Houdini annotates:
68...Qb1-g1+ 69.Kd4-c4 Kb7-c7
70.Qf3-f7+ Kc7-b6 71.Qf7-e6+ Kb6-b7
72.Qe6-e4 Kb7-c7 73.Qe4-e5+
Kc7-d7 74.Qe5-f5+ Kd7-c7
75.Qf5-e5+ Kc7-d7 2.94/14 ]
69.Kd4-c4 [Houdini annotates:
69.Kd4-c4 Qg6-d6 70.Kc4-b3 Qd6-g6
71.d5-d6+ Kb7-a7 72.Qf3-e3+ Ka7-a8
73.Qe3-e5 Qg6-b1+ 74.Kb3-c4
Qb1-f1+ 75.Kc4-c5 Qf1-b5+
76.Kc5-d4 Qb5-b6+ 77.Qe5-c5
Qb6-d8 78.Qc5-c6+ Ka8-a7 79.d6-d7
Qd8-h8+ 80.Kd4-d3 Qh8-h7+
81.Kd3-d2 Qh7-h2+ 82.Kd2-d1
Qh2-h5+ 83.Kd1-c2 Qh5-e2+
84.Kc2-b3 Qe2-d1+ 85.Kb3-b2
Qd1-d2+ 86.Kb2-a3 Qd2-c1+
87.Ka3-b3 Qc1-d1+ 88.Kb3-b2
3.69/16 ] 69...Kb7-c7 [Houdini
annotates
: 69...Qg6-e8 70.Kc4-b3
Qe8-g6 71.d5-d6+ Kb7-a7 72.Qf3-e3+
Ka7-a8 73.Qe3-e5 Qg6-b1+
74.Kb3-c4 Qb1-f1+ 75.Kc4-c5
Qf1-b5+ 76.Kc5-d4 Qb5-b6+
77.Qe5-c5 Qb6-d8 78.Qc5-c6+
Ka8-a7 79.d6-d7 Qd8-h8+ 80.Kd4-d3
Qh8-h7+ 81.Kd3-c4 Qh7-g8+
82.Kc4-c5 Qg8-g5+ 83.Qc6-d5
Qg5-d8 84.Kc5-d6 Qd8-f6+
85.Qd5-e6 3.80/13 ] 70.Qf3-d3
[ 70.Qf3-e3 makes it even easier for
White Qg6-f6 71.Qe3-c5+ Kc7-b7+- ;
Houdini annotates: 70.Qf3-d3
Qg6-g1 71.Kc4-b3
a6-a5 73.Qd3-h7+
Kc8-c7 75.Qf5-f7+
Kb8-c7 77.Qf8-c5+
Qg1-e1 72.c3-c4
Kc7-c8 74.Qh7-f5+
Kc7-b8 76.Qf7-f8+
Kc7-d7

78.Qc5-c6+ Kd7-e7 79.Qc6-c7+
78.Qc5-c6+ Kd7-e7 79.Qc6-c7+
Ke7-f6 80.b4xa5 Qe1-b1+ 81.Kb3-a4
Qb1-c2+ 82.Ka4-b4 Qc2-d2+
83.Kb4-b5 Qd2-b2+ 84.Kb5-c6
4.02/16 ] 70...Qg6-g1 [ 70...Qg6f6 doesn't get the cat off the tree
71.Kc4-b3+- ;Houdini annotates:
70...Qg6-g1 71.Kc4-b3 Qg1-e1
72.c3-c4 Kc7-d8 73.d5-d6 Qe1-e6
74.Qd3-d4 Kd8-e8 75.Qd4-c5 Qe6-e1
76.Qc5-c6+ Ke8-f7 77.Qc6xa6
Qe1-d1+ 78.Kb3-a2 Qd1-e2+
79.Ka2-a3 Kf7-e6 80.Qa6-c6 Qe2-e3+
81.Ka3-a4 Qe3-a7+ 82.Ka4-b5
Qa7-b8+ 83.Kb5-c5 Qb8-a7+
84.Qc6-b6 Qa7-a1 85.Kc5-b5 Qa1-f1
86.Qb6-c6 3.92/14 ] 71.Kc4-b3
[ 71.Qd3-h7+ might be the shorter path
Kc7-d8 72.Qh7-h6 Qg1-f1+ 73.Kc4-c5
Qf1-b5+ 74.Kc5-d4 a6-a5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 71.Kc4-b3
Qg1-e1 72.c3-c4 a6-a5 73.Qd3-h7+
Kc7-c8 74.Qh7-f5+ Kc8-c7 75.Qf5f4+ Kc7-b7 76.Qf4-f7+ Kb7-b8
77.Qf7-f8+ Kb8-b7 78.b4xa5 Qe1-d1+
79.Kb3-b4
Qd1-b1+ 80.Kb4-a4 Qb1-h7
81.Qf8-b4+ Kb7-c8 82.a5-a6 Qh7-a7
83.Ka4-a5 Qa7-c7+ 84.Qb4-b6
Qc7xc4 85.Qb6-c6+ Qc4xc6
86.d5xc6 4.18/16 ] 71...Qg1-a1
[ 71...Kc7-d8 72.c3-c4+( 72.Qd3xa6?! is not possible Qg1-d1+
73.Kb3-b2 Qd1-d2+ 74.Kb2-a3
Qd2xc3+ 75.Ka3-a4 Qc3-a1+
76.Ka4-b5 Qa1-f1+ 77.Kb5-b6
Qf1-f2+ 78.Kb6-b7 Qf2-f7+ 79.Kb7-c6
Qf7-e8+ 80.Kc6-b6 Qe8-e3+
81.Kb6-b7 Qe3-e7+ 82.Kb7-a8
Qe7xb4= );Houdini annotates:
71...Qg1-e1 72.c3-c4 a6-a5
73.Qd3-h7+ Kc7-c8 74.Qh7-f5+
Kc8-c7 75.Qf5-f4+ Kc7-d7 76.Qf4-f7+
276
Kd7-d8 77.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-d7 78.Qf6-c6+
Kd7-d8 79.Qc6-b6+ Kd8-d7 80.b4xa5
Qe1-g3+ 81.Kb3-b4 Qg3-e1+
277

82.Kb4-b5 Qe1-b1+ 83.Kb5-a6
Qb1-a1 84.c4-c5 3.64/14 ] 72.c3-c4
[ 72.Qd3-g3+ seems even better
Kc7-d7 73.Qg3-g7+ Kd7-d8
74.Qg7-f6+ Kd8-d7 75.Qf6-c6+
Kd7-d8 76.Qc6-d6+ Kd8-e8
77.Qd6-e5+ Ke8-d7 78.Qe5-e6+
Kd7-d8 79.Qe6-g8+ Kd8-e7
80.Qg8-g5+ Ke7-e8 81.Qg5-g8+
Ke8-e7 82.Qg8-h7+ Ke7-d6
83.Qh7-g6+ Kd6-e5 84.Qg6-e6+
Ke5-f4+- ;Houdini annotates:
72.d5-d6+ Kc7-c8 73.c3-c4 Qa1-h1
74.Qd3-f5+ Kc8-b8 75.Qf5-f8+ Kb8-b7
76.Qf8-e7+ Kb7-b8 77.Qe7-e8+
Kb8-b7 78.Qe8-f7+ Kb7-b8
79.Qf7-c7+ Kb8-a8 80.d6-d7 Qh1-b1+
81.Kb3-c3 Qb1-e1+ 82.Kc3-d3
Qe1-d1+ 83.Kd3-e4 Qd1-c2+
84.Ke4-e3 Qc2-c3+ 85.Ke3-f4 4.38/15
] 72...a6-a5 [ 72...Kc7-d8 does not save
the day 73.d5-d6 Qa1-e1 74.c4-c5+- ;
73.d5-d6+ Kc7-d7 74.c4-c5 a5xb4
75.Qd3-b5+ Kd7-d8 76.Qb5-b6+
Kd8-d7 77.Qb6-b7+ Kd7-e6
78.Qb7-e4+ Ke6-d7 79.Kb3-c4 Qa1-f6
80.Qe4-b7+ Kd7-e8 81.Qb7-c8+
Ke8-f7 82.d6-d7 Qf6-f1+ 83.Kc4xb4
Qf1-b1+ 84.Kb4-a4 Qb1-c2+
85.Ka4-b5 Qc2-b1+ 86.Kb5-a5
Qb1-a1+ 87.Ka5-b6 Qa1-b2+
88.Kb6-c7 Qb2-e5+ 89.Kc7-b6
4.48/15 ] 73.Qd3-h7+ [Houdini
annotates
: 73.d5-d6+ Kc7-d7
74.Qd3-f5+ Kd7xd6 75.Qf5-d5+
Kd6-e7 76.b4xa5 Ke7-e8 77.Qd5-c6+
Ke8-f8 78.a5-a6 Qa1-b1+ 79.Kb3-c3
Qb1-e1+ 80.Kc3-b2 Qe1-d2+
81.Kb2-b3 Qd2-e3+ 82.Kb3-b4
Qe3-d2+ 83.Kb4-b5 Qd2-b2+
84.Kb5-a5 Qb2-a3+ 85.Ka5-b6
Qa3-b4+ 86.Kb6-a7 Qb4-e7+

87.Ka7-b8 Qe7-b4+ 88.Kb8-a8
Qb4-c3 89.c4-c5 Kf8-e7 90.a6-a7

4.14/14 ] 73...Kc7-d8 [Houdini
annotates
4.14/14 ] 73...Kc7-d8 [Houdini
annotates
: 73...Kc7-c8 74.Qh7-g8+
Kc8-c7 75.d5-d6+ Kc7-d7 76.Qg8f7+ Kd7xd6 77.Qf7-d5+ Kd6-e7
78.b4xa5
Ke7-e8 79.Qd5-c6+ Ke8-f8
80.Qc6-d6+ Kf8-e8 81.a5-a6 Qa1-g1
82.Qd6-d5 Ke8-e7 83.Kb3-b4
Qg1-b1+ 84.Kb4-a4 Qb1-g1
85.Ka4-b5 Qg1-b1+ 86.Kb5-a5
Qb1-a2+ 87.Ka5-b6 Qa2-b2+
88.Kb6-c6 Qb2-f6+ 89.Kc6-b7
Qf6-b2+ 90.Kb7-a7 Qb2-a2
91.Qd5-c5+ Ke7-f7 92.Qc5-c7+
Kf7-g8 93.c4-c5 Qa2-f2 94.Qc7-b6
Qf2-f7+ 95.Qb6-b7 Qf7-f2 96.Qb7-e7
Qf2-g2 97.Ka7-b8 3.88/17 ]
74.Qh7-g8+ [Houdini annotates:
74.Qh7-g8+ Kd8-c7 75.d5-d6+ Kc7-d7
76.Qg8-f7+ Kd7xd6 77.Qf7-d5+
Kd6-e7 78.b4xa5 Ke7-f8 79.Qd5d6+ Kf8-e8 80.a5-a6 Qa1-g1
81.Qd6-d5
Ke8-e7 82.Kb3-b4 Qg1-b1+
83.Kb4-a4 Qb1-g1 84.c4-c5 Qg1-g4+
85.Ka4-b5 Qg4-e2+ 86.Kb5-b6
Qe2-b2+ 87.Kb6-a7 Ke7-f6
88.Qd5-d6+ Kf6-f5 89.c5-c6 Qb2-f2+
90.Ka7-b7 Qf2-b2+ 91.Kb7-c7 3.95/17
] 74...Kd8-c7 [Houdini annotates:
74...Kd8-c7 75.d5-d6+ Kc7-d7
76.Qg8-f7+ Kd7xd6 77.Qf7-d5+
Kd6-e7 78.b4xa5 Ke7-f8 79.Qd5d6+ Kf8-e8 80.a5-a6 Qa1-g1
81.Qd6-d5
Ke8-e7 82.Kb3-b4 Qg1-b1+
83.Kb4-a4 Qb1-a1+ 84.Ka4-b5
Qa1-b2+ 85.Kb5-c6 Qb2-f6+
86.Kc6-b7 Qf6-b2+ 87.Kb7-a7 Qb2-a2
88.Qd5-c5+ Ke7-f7 89.Qc5-c7+
Kf7-g8 90.c4-c5 Qa2-f2 91.Qc7-e7
278
Qf2-g2 92.Ka7-b8 3.89/16 ]
75.d5-d6+! Double attack: a5/d6
[ Houdini annotates: 75.d5-d6+
Kc7-d7 76.Qg8-f7+ Kd7xd6
77.Qf7-d5+ Kd6-e7 78.b4xa5 Ke7-e8
79.Qd5-c6+ Ke8-f8 80.Qc6-d6+
Kf8-e8 81.a5-a6 Qa1-g1 82.Qd6-d5

Ke8-e7 83.Kb3-b4 Qg1-b1+
84.Kb4-a4 Qb1-a1+ 85.Ka4-b5
Qa1-b1+ 86.Kb5-c6 Qb1-g6+
87.Kc6-b7 Qg6-b1+ 88.Kb7-a7
Qb1-a2 89.Qd5-c5+ Ke7-f7
90.Qc5-c7+ Kf7-g6 91.c4-c5 Qa2-c4
92.c5-c6 Kg6-f5 93.Qc7-d6 Qc4-b3
94.c6-c7 3.79/15 ] 75...Kc7xd6
76.Qg8-f7+ Kd7xd6 77.Qf7-d5+
Kd6-e7 78.b4xa5 Ke7-e8 79.Qd5-c6+
Ke8-f8 80.Qc6-d6+ Kf8-e8 81.a5-a6
Qa1-g1 82.Qd6-d5 Ke8-e7 83.Kb3-b4
Qg1-b1+ 84.Kb4-a5 Qb1-a2+
85.Ka5-b6 Qa2-b2+ 86.Kb6-c6
Qb2-f6+ 87.Kc6-b7 Qf6-b2+
88.Kb7-a7 Qb2-a2 89.Qd5-b7+
Ke7-d6 90.Qb7-b6+ Kd6-e5
91.Ka7-b8 Qa2-a3 92.a6-a7 Qa3-f8+
93.Kb8-b7 Qf8-f3+ 94.Qb6-c6 3.88/15
] 76.Qg8-d5+ [Houdini annotates:
76.Qg8-d5+ Kd6-e7 77.b4xa5 Qa1-f6
78.Qd5-b7+ Ke7-e8 79.Qb7-b5+
Ke8-e7 80.a5-a6 Qf6-d4 81.Qb5-b7+
Ke7-f8 82.a6-a7 Qd4-d1+ 83.Kb3-c3
Qd1-e1+ 84.Kc3-d4 Qe1-a1+
85.Kd4-e3 Qa1-c1+ 86.Ke3-f2
Qc1-f4+ 87.Qb7-f3 3.76/14 ]
76...Kd6-e7 77.b4xa5 Qa1-b1+
78.Kb3-a4 Qb1-c2+ 79.Ka4-b5
Qc2-b2+ 80.Kb5-a6 Qb2-a2
81.Qd5-b7+ Ke7-d6 82.Qb7-b8+
Kd6-e6 83.c4-c5 Qa2-c4+ 84.Qb8-b5
Qc4-g4 85.Qb5-b6+ Ke6-d5 86.c5-c6
Qg4-c8+ 87.Ka6-b5 Qc8-f8 88.c6-c7
Qf8-e8+ 89.Kb5-b4 Qe8-e4+
90.Kb4-b3 Qe4-d3+ 91.Kb3-a4
Qd3-c4+ 92.Ka4-a3 3.58/17 ]
77.b4xa5 [Houdini annotates:
77.b4xa5 Qa1-b1+ 78.Kb3-a4
Qb1-c2+ 79.Ka4-b5 Qc2-b2+
279
80.Kb5-a6 Qb2-a2 81.Qd5-b7+
Ke7-d6 82.Qb7-b8+ Kd6-e6 83.c4-c5
Qa2-c4+ 84.Qb8-b5 Qc4-g4

85.Qb5-b6+ Ke6-d5 86.c5-c6
85.Qb5-b6+ Ke6-d5 86.c5-c6
Qg4-c8+ 87.Ka6-b5 Qc8-f8 88.c6-c7
Qf8-e8+ 89.Kb5-b4 Qe8-e4+
90.Kb4-b3 Qe4-d3+ 91.Kb3-a4
Qd3-c4+ 92.Ka4-a3 Qc4-c1+
93.Ka3-b3 3.33/16 ] 77...Qa1-b1+
[ Houdini annotates: 77...Qa1-g1
78.Kb3-a4 Qg1-a1+ 79.Ka4-b5
Qa1-b2+ 80.Kb5-a6 Qb2-a2
81.Qd5-b7+ Ke7-d6 82.Qb7-b8+
Kd6-e6 83.c4-c5 Qa2-c4+ 84.Qb8-b5
Qc4-g4 85.Qb5-b6+ Ke6-d5 86.c5-c6
Qg4-c8+ 87.Ka6-b5 Qc8-f8 88.c6-c7
Qf8-e8+ 89.Kb5-b4 Qe8-e4+
90.Kb4-b3 Qe4-d3+ 91.Kb3-a4
Qd3-c4+ 92.Ka4-a3 3.41/14 ]
78.Kb3-a4 [Houdini annotates:
78.Kb3-a4 Qb1-c2+ 79.Ka4-b5
Qc2-b2+ 80.Kb5-a6 Qb2-a2
81.Qd5-b7+ Ke7-d6 82.Qb7-b8+
Kd6-e6 83.c4-c5 Qa2-c4+ 84.Qb8-b5
Qc4-g4 85.Qb5-b6+ Ke6-d5 86.c5-c6
Qg4-c8+ 87.Ka6-b5 Qc8-f8 88.c6-c7
Qf8-e8+ 89.Kb5-b4 Qe8-e4+
90.Kb4-b3 Qe4-d3+ 91.Kb3-a4
Qd3-c4+ 92.Ka4-a3 3.33/15 ]
78...Qb1-c2+ 79.Ka4-b5 Qc2-b2+
80.Kb5-c5 Qb2-a1 81.Qd5-d6+ Ke7-f7
82.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-g8 83.Qd7-e6+
Kg8-f8 84.a5-a6 Qa1-a5+ 85.Kc5-d4
Qa5-d2+ 86.Kd4-e5 Qd2-a5+
87.Qe6-d5 Qa5-e1+ 88.Ke5-d6
Qe1-e7+ 89.Kd6-c6 Qe7-e8+
90.Kc6-b7 Qe8-e7+ 91.Kb7-b6
Qe7-f6+ 92.Kb6-b5 3.14/13 ] 79.a5-a6
[Houdini annotates: 79.a5-a6
Qb1-b6 80.Qd5-b5 Qb6-e3 81.c4-c5
Qe3-c3 82.Qb5-b6+ Kf6-f5 83.a6-a7
Qc3-c4+ 84.Qb6-b4 Qc4-a6+
85.Qb4-a5 Qa6-c4+ 86.Ka4-a3
Qc4-d3+ 87.Ka3-b4 Qd3-b1+
88.Kb4-c4 Qb1-f1+ 89.Kc4-d5
280
Qf1-d1+ 90.Kd5-c6 Qd1-h1+
91.Kc6-b6 4.38/14 ] 79...Kf6-g6
281

[ 79...Qb1-b6 a last effort to resist the
inevitable 80.Qd5-b7 Qb6-c5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 79...Qb1-b6
80.Qd5-b5 Qb6-d4 81.Qb5-c6+
Kf6-e7 82.Qc6-c7+ Ke7-e8 83.a6-a7
Qd4-a1+ 84.Ka4-b4 Qa1-b1+
85.Kb4-c5 Qb1-f5+ 86.Kc5-c6
Qf5-e4+ 87.Kc6-b6 Qe4-b1+
88.Kb6-a5 Qb1-a1+ 89.Ka5-b4
Qa1-b1+ 3.95/12 ] 80.Ka4-a5
[ 80.Ka4-a5 Qb1-a1+ 81.Ka5-b6
Qa1-b2+ 82.Kb6-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 80.Qd5-c6+ Kg6-g5
81.Qc6-b5+ Qb1-f5 82.a6-a7 Kg5-f4
83.Qb5xf5+ Kf4xf5 84.Ka4-b5 Kf5-e5
85.a7-a8Q Ke5-d6 86.c4-c5+ Kd6-d7
87.Qa8-d5+ Kd7-c7 88.Qd5-f7+
Kc7-d8 13.07/11 ]
1-0
32
A36
Magnus Carlsen
Levon Aronian
Botvinnik Memorial Rapid (4) 03.09.2011
A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4
Bg2 Bg7
1.c2-c4 g7-g6 2.Nb1-c3 c7-c5
3.g2-g3 Bf8-g7 4.Bf1-g2 Nb8-c6
5.a2-a3 d7-d6 6.Ra1-b1 a7-a5
7.e2-e3 e7-e5 8.Ng1-e2 Ng8-e7
9.0-0 0-0 10.d2-d3 Ra8-b8
11.Bc1-d2 Bc8-e6 12.Nc3-d5 b7-b5
13.c4xb5 Rb8xb5 14.Qd1-a4 Qd8-b8
15.Nd5-c7 Qb8xc7 16.Qa4xb5
Rf8-b8 17.Qb5-a4 Be6-b3 18.Qa4-h4
Bb3-c2 19.Qh4-c4 Bc2-b3 20.Qc4-c1
Qc7-b6 last book move 21.Rf1-e1
[ Houdini annotates: 21.Bd2-c3
a5-a4 22.e3-e4 Nc6-d4 23.Ne2xd4
e5xd4 24.Bc3-d2 Ne7-c6 25.Bd2-f4
Nc6-e5 26.Qc1-d2 Qb6-c6 27.Rb1-c1

Qc6-d7 28.Bf4-g5 0.44/13 ] 21...d6-d5

21...a5-a4 22.Ne2-c3 d6-d5 23.h2-h4
21...a5-a4 22.Ne2-c3 d6-d5 23.h2-h4
Rb8-d8 24.Bg2-f3 Qb6-a6 25.Bf3-d1
Rd8-b8 26.Bd1-e2 h7-h5 27.e3-e4
d5-d4 28.Nc3-d5 Ne7xd5 29.e4xd5
Bb3xd5 30.Qc1xc5 0.33/14 ]
22.Ne2-c3 Diagram [Houdini
annotates: 22.Rb1-a1 a5-a4 23.Qc1b1
d5-d4 24.Bg2-h3 d4xe3 25.Bd2xe3
Ne7-f5 26.Bh3xf5 g6xf5 27.Re1-c1
Nc6-d4 28.Ne2xd4 c5xd4 29.Be3-g5
Bb3-d5 30.Rc1-c2 Qb6-g6 0.40/14 ]
282
Bb3xd5 29.Re5xd5 Rd8xd5
30.Qc1-c4 Qb6-c6 31.Bg5-f4 Bg7-f8
32.b2-b3 Bf8-d6 33.Bf4-d2 Bd6-c7
XIIIIIIIIY
9-tr-+-+k+0{
9+-+-snpvlp0 184
9-wqn+-+p+0
9zp-zppzp-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9zPlsNPzP-zP-0
9-zP-vL-zPLzP0
9+RwQ-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
22...Rb8-d8 Black intends d4
23.h2-h4 Rb8-d8 24.Bg2-f3 Qb6-a6
25.Bf3-d1 Rd8-b8 26.Bd1-e2 h7-h5
27.e3-e4 d5-d4 28.Nc3-d5 Ne7xd5
29.e4xd5 Bb3xd5 30.Qc1xc5 0.33/13 ]
23.Rb1-a1 a5-a4 24.h2-h3 Qb6-a6
25.Qc1-b1 Qa6-b6 26.Re1-c1 f7-f5
27.Nc3-e2 e5-e4 28.Ne2-f4 Nc6-e5
29.Bd2-c3 d5-d4 30.e3xd4 c5xd4
0.42/14 ] 23...d5-d4 Black gets more
space [Houdini annotates:
23...d5-d4 24.Nc3-d5 Ne7xd5
25.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 26.Bd2-g5 f7-f6
27.Re1xe5 Ne7xd5 28.Bg2xd5+

34.Rb1-e1 Qc6-d7 35.Re1-e8+
Kg8-g7 36.Re8-a8 a5-a4 37.Qc4xa4
Qd7xa4 38.Ra8xa4 Rd5-d8 0.43/16 ]
24.Nc3-d5 [Houdini annotates:
24.Nc3-d1 Qb6-b5 25.Bg2-f1 a5-a4
26.f2-f3 Rd8-b8 27.Bd2-g5 f7-f6
28.Bg5-d2 Bb3-e6 29.Nd1-f2 Be6-a2
30.Rb1-a1 Qb5xb2 31.Nf2-d1 Qb2xc1
32.Ra1xc1 0.31/15 ] 24...Ne7xd5
[ 24...Bb3xd5 25.e4xd5 Passed pawn ;
24...Ne7xd5 25.e4xd5 Passed pawn ;
24...-- 25.Nd5xb6 Wins material ;
Houdini annotates: 24...Ne7xd5
25.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 26.Bd2-g5 f7-f6
30.Qc1-c4 Qb6-c6 31.Bg5-f4 Bg7-f8
32.b2-b3 Bf8-d6 33.Bf4-d2 Bd6-c7
34.Rb1-e1 Qc6-d7 35.Re1-e8+
Kg8-g7 36.Re8-a8 a5-a4 37.Qc4xa4
Qd7xa4 38.Ra8xa4 Rd5-d8 0.43/16 ]
25.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 26.Bd2-g5 f7-f6
30.Qc1-c4 Qb6-c6 31.Bg5-f4 Bg7-f8
32.b2-b3 Bf8-d6 33.Bf4-d2 Bd6-c7
34.Rb1-e1 Qc6-d7 35.Qc4-a6 Kg8-g7
36.Bd2xa5 Rd5-e5 37.Re1xe5
Bc7xe5 0.23/13 ] 25...Rd8xd5?
[ 25...Nc6-e7 26.Bd2-h6 Bg7xh6
27.Qc1xh6 ;Houdini annotates:
25...Nc6-e7 26.Bd2-g5 f7-f6
30.Qc1-c4 Qb6-c6 31.Bg5-f4 Bg7-f8
32.b2-b3 Bf8-d6 33.Bf4-d2 Diagram
(Diagram 185)
283
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0{
9+-+-+-+p0 185
9+-+-+-+p0 185
9-+qvl-zpp+0
9zp-zpr+-+-0
9-+Qzp-+-+0
9zPP+P+-zP-0
9-+-vL-zP-zP0
9+R+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Bd6-c7 34.Rb1-e1 Qc6-d7 35.Qc4-a6
Kg8-g7 36.Bd2xa5 Rd5-e5 37.Re1xe5
Bc7xe5 0.41/14 ] 26.Bd2-h6
[ 26.Bg2xd5 Bb3xd5 27.b2-b3 f7-f5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 26.Bg2xd5

Bb3xd5 27.b2-b3 Bg7-f8 28.Qc1c2
Bb3xd5 27.b2-b3 Bg7-f8 28.Qc1c2
Kg8-g7 29.Bd2-g5 f7-f6 30.Bg5d2
Bf8-d6 31.Re1-f1 Nc6-e7 32.Rf1c1
Ne7-f5 33.Rc1-e1 Bd6-f8 34.Re1f1
Bf8-e7 35.Rf1-e1 Be7-d6 36.h2h3
1.54/14 ] 26...Bg7f6?
[ 26...Rd5-d7!? ;Houdini
annotates: 26...Rd5-d8 27.Bh6xg7
Kg8xg7
28.Bg2xc6 Qb6xc6 29.Re1xe5 Qc6f3
30.Qc1xc5
Bb3-d5
31.Re5xd5
Rd8xd5 32.Qc5-c4 Rd5-d6 33.Rb1e1
Qf3-c6
34.b2-b3
Qc6xc4
35.b3xc4
Rd6-b6
36.Re1-e4
Rb6-b3
37.Re4xd4
Rb3xa3 38.Kg1-g2 Ra3-c3 39.Kg2f3 a5-a4 40.c4-c5 Rc3xc5
41.Rd4xa4
0.44/13
] 27.Bg2xd5+- [Houdini
annotates:
27.Bg2xd5 Bb3xd5
28.f2-f4 e5-e4 29.d3xe4 Bd5-b3
30.e4-e5
Bf6-e7
31.Bh6-g5
c5-c4
32.Bg5xe7
Nc6xe7 33.Qc1-d2 Ne7-f5 34.Rb1c1
Kg8-g7 35.Re1-e4 d4-d3+ 36.Kg1g2
Qb6-b7 37.Rc1-e1 2.12/14
]
27...Bb3xd5 [Houdini annotates:
27...Bb3xd5 28.Qc1-c2 Bf6-
284
e7
29.Rb1-c1 Qb6-b5 30.h2-h4 a5-a4
31.Bh6-g5 f7-f6 32.Bg5-h6 Qb5-b7
33.Re1-e2 Qb7-b5 34.Rc1-e1 c5-c4
1.84/12 ] 28.Qc1-d1 [Houdini
annotates: 28.f2-f4 Bd5-a2 29.Rb1-a1
Ba2-e6 30.f4xe5 Bf6xe5 31.Bh6-f4

f7-f6 32.Re1-f1 Be6-b3 33.Rf1-f2
a5-a4 34.Qc1-d2 c5-c4 35.Bf4xe5
Nc6xe5 1.64/13 ] 28...Bf6-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 28...Nc6-d8
29.f2-f4 Nd8-e6 30.Qd1-g4 Qb6-c7
31.f4-f5 Ne6-g7 32.f5xg6 h7xg6
33.Re1-f1 Ng7-h5 34.b2-b3 Qc7-b7
35.Bh6-g5 Bd5-e6 1.69/14 ] 29.h2-h4
[ 29.b2-b3
Qb6-b7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 29.b2-b3 Qb6-b7 30.f2-f4
Be7-d6 31.Qd1-c2 Qb7-d7 32.f4xe5
Nc6xe5 33.Re1xe5 Bd6xe5
34.Qc2xc5 Qd7-d8 35.Bh6-d2 Qd8-d7
36.Bd2xa5 1.38/12 ] 29...Qb6-b7
[ Houdini annotates: 29...Qb6-a7
30.f2-f4 Qa7-d7 31.Kg1-h2 Be7-d6

32.b2-b3 Qd7-f5 33.Qd1-e2 Qf5-e6
34.Qe2-d2 Qe6-f5 35.Bh6-g5 e5-e4
36.d3xe4 Bd5xe4 37.Rb1-c1 a5-a4
1.07/13 ] 30.Kg1-h2 [Houdini
annotates: 30.Qd1-g4 f7-f5 31.Qg4e2
e5-e4 32.Bh6-f4 e4xd3 33.Qe2xd3
c5-c4 34.Qd3-d2 Qb7-a7 35.Rb1-d1
d4-d3 36.Bf4-e3 Qa7-b7 37.Qd2-c3
Be7-f8 38.Be3-g5 Qb7-b6 39.Re1-e8
Nc6-d4 1.13/14 ] 30...f7-f6
[ 30...Qb7-c8 31.b2-b3+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 30...Qb7-d7 31.f2-f4 Be7-d6
32.b2-b3 Qd7-f5 33.Qd1-e2 Qf5-e6
34.Qe2-d2 Qe6-f5 35.Bh6-g5 e5-e4
36.d3xe4 Bd5xe4 37.Rb1-c1 a5-a4
1.07/13 ] 31.Qd1-e2 [Houdini
annotates: 31.b2-b3 Qb7-d7 32.Rb1b2
Be7-d6 33.Bh6-d2 Qd7-f5 34.Qd1-e2
Kg8-g7 35.Bd2-c1 Bd5-f3 36.Qe2-c2
e5-e4 37.d3xe4 1.13/13 ] 31...Nc6-d8
[ 31...a5-a4+- ;Houdini annotates:
31...a5-a4 32.f2-f4 Be7-d6 33.h4-h5
285
38.Qd2xa5 Nf7-e5 39.Qa5-b5 Ne5-f3+
38.Qd2xa5 Nf7-e5 39.Qa5-b5 Ne5-f3+
40.Kh2-g2 Nf3xh4+ 41.Kg2-g1
0.90/13 ] 32...Bd5-f3 [Houdini
annotates
: 32...Bd5-f3 33.Qe2-f1 a5-a4
34.Qf1-h3 Qb7-b3 35.Bd2-h6 Qb3xd3
36.Qh3-d7 Kg8-f7 37.Qd7xa4 Bf3-c6
38.Qa4-d1 Qd3-f5 39.Re1-f1 g6-g5
40.h4xg5 f6xg5 41.Qd1-h5+ Kf7-g8
42.Kh2-g1 d4-d3 43.Rb1-d1 c5-c4
44.Rf1-e1 Nd8-e6 0.40/16 ] 33.Qe2-f1
[Houdini annotates: 33.Qe2-f1
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-sn-+k+0{
9+q+-vl-+p0 186
9+q+-vl-+p0 186
9-+-+-zpp+0
9zp-zp-zp-+-0
9-+-zp-+-zP0
9zP-+P+lzP-0
9-zP-vL-zP-mK0
9+R+-tRQ+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qb7-f7 34.Rb1-c1 g6xh5 35.f4-f5
Nc6-e7 36.Re1-f1 Qf7-e8 37.Kh2-g1
Bd5-b7 38.g3-g4 1.08/14 ] 32.Bh6-d2
[ 32.b2-b3!?+- ;Houdini annotates:
32.a3-a4 Nd8-f7 33.Bh6-c1 Bd5-a2
34.Rb1-a1 Ba2-d5 35.Re1-f1 Bd5-f3
36.Qe2-d2 e5-e4 37.d3xe4 Bf3xe4

a5-a4 34.Bd2-c1 Kg8-g7 35.Kh2-g1
a5-a4 34.Bd2-c1 Kg8-g7 35.Kh2-g1
Qb7-b3 36.h4-h5 Bf3xh5 37.f2f3 g6-g5 38.f3-f4 Qb3-c2
39.Rb1-a1
Bh5-g6 40.f4-f5 Bg6-h5 41.Qf1-h3
Bh5-f3 0.31/14 ] 33...a5-a4
34.Bd2-c1 Qb7-b3 35.Bc1-h6 Nd8-f7
36.Bh6-d2 Kg8-g7 37.Kh2-g1 Qb3-c2
38.Bd2-a5 Qc2-b3 39.Re1-c1 e5-e4
40.Rc1-e1 Nf7-e5 41.d3xe4 Ne5-d3
42.Re1-e2 Bf3xe2 43.Qf1xe2 c5-c4
0.41/15 ] 34.Qf1-h3 [ 34.Kh2-g1
h7-h5 ;Houdini annotates:
34.Bd2-c1 Qb7-b3 35.Bc1-h6 Nd8-f7
36.Bh6-d2 Kg8-g7 37.Kh2-g1 Qb3-c2
38.Bd2-a5 Qc2-b3 39.Re1-c1 e5-e4
40.Rc1-e1 Nf7-e5 41.d3xe4 Ne5-d3
42.Re1-e2 Bf3xe2 43.Qf1xe2 c5-c4
286
287

0.43/13 ] 34...h7-h5 [ 34...Qb7-b5
35.Bd2-h6 Qb5xd3 36.Qh3-d7= ;
Houdini annotates: 34...Qb7-b3
35.Bd2-h6 Qb3xd3 36.Qh3-d7 Kg8-f7
37.Qd7xa4 Bf3-c6 38.Qa4-d1 Qd3-f5
39.Re1-f1 g6-g5 40.h4xg5 f6xg5
41.Qd1-h5+ Kf7-g8 42.Kh2-g1 d4-d3
43.Rb1-d1 c5-c4 44.Rf1-e1 Nd8-e6
0.40/15 ] 35.Bd2-a5 [ 35.Qh3-f1!? ;
Qb7-b3 36.Bd2-h6 Bf3-c6 37.Rb1-d1
c5-c4 38.d3xc4 Qb3xb2 39.Rd1-d3
Kg8-h7 40.Bh6-d2 Be7xa3 41.g3-g4
Ba3-b4 42.Bd2xb4 Qb2xb4 0.50/13 ]
35...Nd8-f7 [Houdini annotates:
35...Nd8-f7 36.Kh2-g1 Kg8-g7
37.Qh3-f1 e5-e4 38.Re1xe4 Bf3xe4
39.d3xe4 Qb7xe4 40.Rb1-e1 Qe4-b7
41.Qf1-g2 Qb7-d7 42.Qg2-e4 Be7-f8
43.Ba5-d2 Qd7-b5 44.Bd2-c1 d4-d3
45.Qe4-a8 Qb5-b3 46.Qa8-a7 Bf8-d6
47.Qa7-d7 Qb3-c2 48.Kg1-g2 c5-c4
0.16/14 ] 36.Qh3-e6 [ 36.Kh2-g1!?
should be examined more closely ;
Kg8-g7 37.Qh3-f1 e5-e4 38.Re1xe4
Bf3xe4 39.d3xe4 Qb7xe4 40.Rb1-e1
Qe4-b7 41.Qf1-g2 Qb7-d7 42.Ba5-d2
Be7-d8 43.Bd2-f4 Bd8-a5 44.Re1-d1
Qd7-b5 45.Qg2-d5 Qb5-e2 46.Rd1-f1
Ba5-b6 0.29/13 ] 36...Bf3-d5=
[ Houdini annotates: 36...Bf3-d5
37.Qe6-b6 Qb7-d7 38.Rb1-d1 Qd7-f5
39.Qb6-b8+ Be7-f8 40.f2-f4 Bd5-e6
41.Kh2-g1 Qf5-g4 42.Rd1-d2
Qg4xg3+ 43.Rd2-g2 Qg3xd3
44.Ba5-b6 Kg8-g7 45.f4xe5 f6xe5
46.Qb8-b7 Kg7-h6 -0.45/15 ]
37.Qe6-h3 [ 37.Qe6-b6!? should not
be overlooked Qb7-c8 38.Re1-e2= ;
Houdini annotates: 37.Qe6-b6
Qb7-d7 38.Rb1-d1 Qd7-f5
39.Qb6-b8+ Be7-f8 40.f2-f4 Bd5-e6
41.Kh2-g1 Be6-d5 42.Kg1-h2

Bd5-e6 -0.18/16 ] 37...Qb7-b5

material: Qb5xa5 [Houdini
annotates:
material: Qb5xa5 [Houdini
annotates:
37...Qb7-b5 38.Ba5-c7 Qb5xd3
39.g3-g4 Qd3-d2 40.Re1-f1 Qd2-f4+
41.Qh3-g3 Qf4-h6 42.f2-f3 h5xg4
43.f3xg4 e5-e4 44.Rb1-e1 e4-e3
45.Qg3-h3 Bd5-c4 46.Rf1-f3 Nf7-d6
47.Kh2-g1 Nd6-e4 48.Bc7-f4 Qh6-h7
49.h4-h5 -0.75/18 ] 38.Ba5-c7
[ Houdini annotates: 38.Ba5-d2
Qb5xd3 39.Rb1-d1 Qd3-c2 40.Qh3-f1
Bd5-f3 41.Bd2-c1 Bf3xd1
42.Re1xd1 e5-e4 43.Rd1-d2 Qc2b3 44.Qf1-d1
Nf7-e5 45.Qd1xb3+ a4xb3 46.Kh2-g2
Kg8-f7 47.a3-a4 Ne5-f3 48.Rd2-d1
Be7-d8 49.Bc1-f4 d4-d3 50.Bf4-e3
-0.72/15 ] 38...Qb5xd3 [Houdini
annotates
: 38...Qb5xd3 39.g3-g4
Qd3-d2 40.Re1-f1 Qd2-f4+ 41.Qh3-g3
Qf4-h6 42.f2-f3 h5xg4 43.f3xg4 e5-e4
44.Rb1-e1 e4-e3 45.Qg3-h3 Qh6-h7
46.Bc7-f4 g6-g5 47.Bf4xe3 d4xe3
48.Re1xe3 Nf7-e5 49.Kh2-g1 g5xh4
50.Rf1-d1 Bd5-e6 51.Qh3-g2 Kg8-g7
-0.80/17 ] 39.g3-g4 [Houdini
annotates: 39.g3-g4 Qd3-d2
40.Re1-f1
Qd2-f4+ 41.Qh3-g3 Qf4-h6 42.f2f3 h5xg4 43.f3xg4 e5-e4 44.Rb1e1
e4-e3 45.Qg3-h3 Qh6-h7 46.g4-g5
f6xg5 47.h4xg5 Qh7xh3+
48.Kh2xh3
Nf7xg5+ 49.Kh3-g3 Ng5-e4+
50.Kg3-g4 Ne4-f2+ 51.Kg4-g3
Nf2-d3 -0.65/15 ] 39...Qd3-d2
Black has a mate threat [Houdini
annotates
288
: 39...Qd3-d2 40.Re1-f1 h5xg4
41.Qh3xg4 Qd2-h6 42.h4-h5 Nf7-g5
43.f2-f4 Ng5-e6 44.Bc7-b8 Ne6xf4
45.Rf1xf4 Qh6xf4+ 46.Qg4xf4 e5xf4
47.h5xg6 c5-c4 48.Bb8xf4 Kg8-g7
49.Kh2-g3 Kg7xg6 50.Bf4-d2 Be7-c5
51.Rb1-f1 Bc5-b6 52.Rf1-e1 d4-d3
53.Kg3-f4 Bb6-f2 54.Re1-e7 Bf2-d4
55.Re7-d7 -0.64/16 ] 40.Kh2-g1
[ Houdini annotates: 40.Re1-f1
h5xg4 41.Qh3xg4 Qd2-h6 42.h4-h5

Nf7-g5 43.f2-f4 Ng5-e6 44.Bc7-b8
Ne6xf4 45.Rf1xf4 Qh6xf4+ 46.Qg4xf4
e5xf4 47.h5xg6 c5-c4 48.Rb1-e1
Be7-c5 49.Bb8xf4 Kg8-g7 50.Kh2-g3
d4-d3 51.Bf4-d2 Kg7xg6 52.Bd2-c3
Bc5-d6+ 53.Kg3-f2 Kg6-f5 54.Bc3-d2
Bd6-e5 -0.60/15 ] 40...Bd5-e6
Black threatens to win material: Be6xg4
[Houdini annotates: 40...h5xg4
41.Qh3xg4 Qd2-h6 42.h4-h5 Nf7-g5
43.f2-f4 Ng5-f3+ 44.Kg1-f2 f6-f5
45.Qg4xg6+ Qh6xg6 46.h5xg6
Be7-h4+ 47.Kf2-e2 d4-d3+ 48.Ke2xd3
e5-e4+ 49.Kd3-e3 Nf3xe1 50.Bc7-e5
Bd5-c4 51.Rb1-c1 Bh4-f2+ 52.Ke3-d2
Ne1-f3+ 53.Kd2-c3 Nf3xe5 54.f4xe5
Bc4-b3 -1.32/15 ] 41.Qh3-g2
[ 41.Rb1-d1!? is an interesting
alternative Qd2-f4 42.Qh3-g3 Qf4xg4
43.Qg3xg4 h5xg4 44.Bc7-b6 ;
Houdini annotates: 41.Qh3-h2
Be6xg4 42.f2-f4 Qd2xh2+ 43.Kg1xh2
d4-d3 44.Kh2-g2 c5-c4 45.Bc7-a5
Kg8-g7 46.Rb1-c1 Bg4-e6 47.Ba5-d2
Be6-d5+ 48.Kg2-f2 Be7-c5+
49.Bd2-e3 d3-d2 50.Be3xc5 d2xc1Q
51.Re1xc1 e5xf4 52.Rc1-d1 Bd5-c6
-0.24/15 ] 41...h5xg4 [Houdini
annotates
: 41...h5xg4 42.Qg2-b7 Qd2-f4
43.Rb1-c1 g4-g3 44.f2xg3 Qf4xg3+
45.Qb7-g2 Qg3xh4 46.Qg2xg6+
Kg8-f8 47.Re1-e4 Qh4-g5+
48.Qg6xg5 Nf7xg5 49.Re4-e2 e5-e4
50.Kg1-g2 d4-d3 51.Re2-e3 Be6-g4
52.Bc7-a5 Kf8-f7 53.Rc1-c4 f6-f5
54.Rc4xa4 Ng5-f3 55.Kg2-f2 Be7-h4+
56.Kf2-g2 Kf7-g6 -0.79/15 ] 42.Rb1-c1
[Houdini annotates: 42.Qg2-b7
Qd2-f4 43.Re1-e2 Be6-f5 44.Rb1-d1
g4-g3 45.Qb7-g2 d4-d3 46.Re2-d2
g3xf2+ 47.Rd2xf2 Qf4-d4 48.Bc7-a5
Kg8-g7 49.Ba5-c3 Qd4-d7 Diagram
289
50.Qg2-g3 c5-c4 51.Bc3-b4 Be7xb4
52.a3xb4 a4-a3 53.b2xa3 c4-c3
-0.50/14 ] 42...Kg8-g7 [ 42...d4-d3
290
Bh1xb7 57.Rc1-a1 Bb7-c6 -1.29/15 ]
44.Qg2-c6 [Houdini annotates:
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+qvlnmk-0 187
9-+-+-zpp+0
9+-zp-zpl+-0
9p+-+-+-zP0
9zP-vLp+-+-0
9-zP-+-tRQ+0
9+-+R+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
43.Rc1-d1 Qd2xb2
44.Rd1xd3 c5-c4 ;Houdini
annotates:
42...Qd2xb2 43.Rc1-b1 Qb2xa3
44.Qg2-c6 Be6-b3 45.Rb1-a1 Qa3-b2
46.Qc6-d7 g4-g3 47.f2xg3 Be7-f8
48.Qd7-c6 Bf8-h6 49.Qc6xc5 Bh6-e3+
50.Kg1-h1 d4-d3 51.Qc5-c6 Kg8-g7
52.Re1-b1 Qb2-e2 -1.50/15 ]
43.Bc7-b6? [ 43.Qg2-c6 Be6-f5
44.Bc7-b6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
43.Qg2-b7 Be7-f8 44.Re1-f1 Be6-b3
45.Qb7-g2 f6-f5 46.f2-f4 Qd2-e3+
47.Qg2-f2 Qe3-h3 48.f4xe5 Bf8-e7
49.e5-e6 Be7xh4 50.Qf2-g2 Qh3-e3+
51.Kg1-h1 Qe3xe6 52.Rc1xc5 d4-d3
53.Bc7-f4 Qe6-e2 54.Bf4-d2 Bh4-g3
55.Bd2-f4 Bg3xf4 56.Rf1xf4 -0.81/16 ]
43...c5-c4?? hands over the advantage
to the opponent [ 43...f6-f5-+
and Black could have gained the
advantage ;Houdini annotates:
43...Qd2xb2 44.Bb6xc5 Be7xc5
45.Rc1xc5 d4-d3 46.Rc5-c7 Qb2xa3
47.Qg2-c6 Qa3-b3 48.Re1-a1 d3-d2
49.Qc6-c2 Qb3-b6 50.Rc7xf7+ Be6xf7
51.Qc2xd2 Bf7-e8 52.Qd2-e3 Qb6-b7
53.Ra1-c1 Be8-c6 54.Qe3-c5 Bc6-h1
55.Qc5-c7+ Kg7-h6 56.Qc7xb7

44.Qg2-c6 Be6-f5 45.Qc6xc4 Be7-d6
46.Bb6-c5 Bd6xc5 47.Qc4xc5 Qd2-f4
48.Qc5-d5 g4-g3 49.Qd5-g2 d4-d3
50.Re1-f1 d3-d2 51.Rc1-a1 Qf4xh4
52.Qg2xg3 Qh4-d4 53.Qg3-e3
Qd4-g4+ 54.Qe3-g3 Qg4-h5
55.Ra1-d1 Nf7-g5 56.f2-f3 Qh5-h6
57.Kg1-f2 Ng5-h3+ 58.Kf2-e2 Nh3-f4+
59.Ke2-f2 Nf4-d3+ 60.Kf2-e2 -0.37/17 ]
44...g4-g3 [ 44...Be6-f5 45.Qc6xc4
Be7-d6 46.Bb6-c5 Bd6xc5 47.Qc4xc5
Qd2xb2 48.Qc5-b4= ;Houdini
annotates: 44...g4-g3 45.f2xg3 Be7d6
46.Qc6-g2 Qd2-d3 47.Re1-f1 Qd3-b3
48.Qg2-f3 Qb3xf3 49.Rf1xf3 e5-e4
50.Rf3-f1 Bd6-e5 51.Rf1-e1 d4-d3
52.Rc1-b1 Be5xg3 53.Bb6-f2 Bg3-e5
54.Re1xe4 Nf7-d6 55.Re4-e1 Be6-g4
56.Bf2-e3 Nd6-f5 -0.20/15 ] 45.f2xg3=
[Houdini annotates: 45.f2xg3
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-vlnmk-0 188
9-vLQ+lzpp+0 188
9+-+-zp-+-0
9p+pzp-+-zP0
9zP-+-+-zP-0
9-zP-wq-+-+0
9+-tR-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Be7-d6 46.Qc6-g2 Qd2-d3 47.Re1-f1
Qd3-b3 48.Qg2-f3 Qb3xf3 49.Rf1xf3
e5-e4 50.Rf3-f1 Bd6-e5 51.Rf1-e1
291
49.Rf1xf3 e5-e4 50.Rf3-f1 Bd6-e5
49.Rf1xf3 e5-e4 50.Rf3-f1 Bd6-e5
51.Rf1-e1 d4-d3 52.Rc1-b1 Be5xg3
53.Bb6-f2 Bg3-e5 54.Re1xe4 Nf7-d6
55.Re4-e1 Be6-g4 56.Bf2-e3 Nd6-f5
-0.20/15 ] 46.Qc6-f3 [ 46.Rc1-d1
and White is still in the game Qd2xb2
47.Bb6xd4= ;Houdini annotates:
46.Rc1-d1 Qd2-c2 47.Rd1xd4 e5xd4
48.Re1xe7 Bh3-g4 49.Re7xf7+
Kg7xf7 50.Qc6-c7+ Kf7-e6
51.Qc7-c8+ Ke6-d5 52.Qc8-c5+
Kd5-e6 53.Qc5-c6+ Ke6-f7
54.Qc6-c7+ -0.07/15 ] 46...Qd2xb2
[ Houdini annotates: 46...Qd2xb2
47.Rc1-b1 Qb2xa3 48.Qf3xa3 Be7xa3
49.Rb1-a1 Ba3-b2 50.Ra1xa4 c4-c3
51.Kg1-f2 d4-d3 52.Bb6-e3 c3-c2
53.Be3-d2 Nf7-d6 54.g3-g4 f6-f5
55.Kf2-e3 e5-e4 56.g4xf5 g6xf5
57.Bd2-c1 Bb2-c3 58.Re1-h1 Bh3-g4
59.Rh1-f1 Kg7-f6 60.Bc1-d2 Bc3-e5
61.Bd2-c1 -1.28/15 ] 47.Bb6-a7
[ Houdini annotates: 47.Rc1-b1
Qb2xa3 48.Qf3xa3 Be7xa3 49.Rb1-a1
Ba3-b2 50.Ra1xa4 c4-c3 51.Kg1-f2
d4-d3 52.Bb6-e3 c3-c2 53.Be3-d2
Ba3-b2 50.Ra1xa4 c4-c3 51.Kg1-f2
d4-d3 52.Bb6-e3 c3-c2 53.Be3-d2
Bh3-d7 54.Ra4-b4 Bb2-a3 55.Rb4-c4
Bd7-b5 56.Rc4-c7 Ba3-d6 57.Rc7-c8
f6-f5 58.Re1-c1 e5-e4 59.Bd2-c3+
Kg7-h6 60.Bc3-d2+ Kh6-h5 61.Rc8-g8
Bd6-a3 -1.60/16 ] 47...Qb2-b3
48.g3-g4 d4-d3 49.Re1-d1 c3-c2
50.Qf3xh3 c2xd1Q+ 51.Rc1xd1 e5-e4
52.Qh3-g2 Qb2-b7 53.Ba7-e3 Nf7-e5
54.Rd1-a1 Ne5-f3+ 55.Kg1-f1 Qb7-d7
d4-d3 52.Rc1-b1 Be5xg3 53.Bb6-f2
Bg3-e5 54.Re1xe4 Nf7-d6 55.Re4-e1
Be6-g4 56.Bf2-e3 Nd6-f5 -0.34/14 ]

45...Be6-h3 [Houdini annotates:
45...Be7-d6 46.Qc6-g2 Qd2-d3
47.Re1-f1 Qd3-b3 48.Qg2-f3 Qb3xf3
292
56.h4-h5 d3-d2 57.Ra1-d1 Be7xa3
56.h4-h5 d3-d2 57.Ra1-d1 Be7xa3
58.h5xg6 Kg7xg6 59.Qg2-h3 Qd7-d3+
60.Kf1-f2 Kg6-f7 61.Qh3-h5+ Kf7-e7
-2.85/13
] 48.Qf3xb3 [Houdini
annotates
: 48.Qf3xb3 c4xb3 49.Rc1-c4
Be7-d6 50.Rc4xa4 Bh3-f5 51.Ra4-a6
Bf5-c2 52.Kg1-f2 d4-d3 53.Ba7-e3
b3-b2 54.Ra6-b6 d3-d2 55.Rb6xb2
d2xe1Q+ 56.Kf2xe1 Bc2-a4

57.Rb2-b6 Bd6xa3 58.Rb6-a6
Ba3-b4+ 59.Be3-d2 Ba4-b5
60.Ra6-b6 Bb4xd2+ 61.Ke1xd2
Bb5-c4 62.Rb6-c6 Bc4-d5 63.Rc6-c5
Bd5-b7 64.Rc5-c7 -1.08/19 ]
48...c4xb3 [Houdini annotates:
48...c4xb3 49.Rc1-c4 Be7-d6
50.Rc4xa4 Bh3-f5 51.Ra4-a6 Bf5-c2
52.Kg1-f2 d4-d3 53.Ba7-e3 b3-b2
54.Ra6-b6 d3-d2 55.Rb6xb2 d2xe1Q+
56.Kf2xe1 Bc2-a4 57.Rb2-b6 Bd6xa3
58.Rb6-a6 Ba3-b4+ 59.Be3-d2
Ba4-b5 60.Ra6-b6 Bb4xd2+
61.Ke1xd2 Bb5-c4 62.Rb6-c6 Bc4-d5
63.Rc6-c5 Bd5-b7 64.Rc5-c7 -1.06/18
] 49.Ba7xd4 [ 49.Rc1-c4 b3-b2
50.Re1-b1 Be7xa3 51.Rc4xa4 Bh3-f5
52.Ra4xa3 Bf5xb1 ;Houdini
annotates: 49.Rc1-c4 Be7-d6
50.Rc4xa4
Bh3-f5 51.Ra4-a6 Bf5-c2 52.Kg1-f2
d4-d3 53.Ba7-e3 b3-b2 54.Ra6-b6
d3-d2 55.Rb6xb2 d2xe1Q+ 56.Kf2xe1
Bc2-a4 57.Rb2-b7 Bd6xa3 58.Rb7-a7
Ba3-b4+ 59.Be3-d2 Bb4xd2+
60.Ke1xd2 Ba4-c6 61.Kd2-e3 f6-f5
62.Ra7-c7 Bc6-d5 63.Rc7-d7 Bd5-e6
64.Rd7-b7 Kg7-f6 65.Rb7-b6 Nf7-d8
-1.03/16 ] 49...Be7xa3 [Houdini
annotates
: 49...Be7xa3 50.Bd4-c5
Ba3xc1 51.Re1xc1 e5-e4 52.Bc5-a3
e4-e3 53.Rc1-c3 Nf7-e5 54.Rc3xe3
Ne5-c4 55.Re3-e7+ Kg7-g8
56.Re7-e8+ Kg8-f7 57.Re8-e7+ Kf7-f8
58.Ba3-c5 b3-b2 59.Re7-b7+ Kf8-e8
60.Bc5-a3 Nc4xa3 61.Rb7xb2 Bh3-d7
62.Rb2-b4 Ke8-e7 63.Kg1-f2 Bd7-c6
64.Rb4-g4 Ke7-f7 65.Rg4-f4 Kf7-e6
66.Kf2-e3 f6-f5 67.Ke3-d2 Bc6-e4
68.Kd2-c3 Ke6-d5 -1.96/18 ]
50.Rc1-a1?! not the greatest defence
293
[ 50.Bd4-c5 Ba3xc1 51.Re1xc1
Bh3-f5-+ ;Houdini annotates:
50.Bd4-c5 Ba3xc1 51.Re1xc1 e5-e4
52.Bc5-a3 e4-e3 53.Rc1-c3 Nf7-e5
54.Rc3xe3 Ne5-c4 55.Re3-e7+

Kg7-g8 56.Re7-e8+ Kg8-f7
Kg7-g8 56.Re7-e8+ Kg8-f7
57.Re8-e7+ Kf7-f8 58.Ba3-c5 b3-b2
59.Re7-b7+ Kf8-e8 60.Bc5-a3 Nc4xa3
61.Rb7xb2 Bh3-d7 62.Rb2-b4 Ke8-e7
63.Kg1-f2 Bd7-c6 64.Rb4-g4 Ke7-f7
65.Rg4-f4 Kf7-e6 66.Kf2-e3 f6-f5
67.Ke3-d2 Bc6-e4 68.Kd2-c3 Ke6-d5
-2.09/19 ] 50...Ba3-b4 [ 50...e5xd4?!
51.Ra1xa3 Bh3-d7 52.Kg1-f2-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 50...Ba3-b4
51.Bd4-b2 Bb4xe1 52.Ra1xe1 Nf7-d6
53.Re1-c1 Bh3-e6 54.g3-g4 Nd6-c4
55.Rc1xc4 Be6xc4 56.g4-g5 Kg7-f7
57.g5xf6 Kf7xf6 58.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e6
59.Kf2-e3 Ke6-d5 60.Ke3-d2 e5-e4
61.Bb2-c1 Kd5-d4 62.Bc1-b2+ Kd4-c5
63.Bb2-a3+ Kc5-b5 64.Kd2-e3 Bc4-d3
65.Ke3-d4 -2.13/20 ] 51.Re1-b1
Bb4xe1 52.Ra1xe1 Nf7-d6 53.Re1-c1
Bh3-e6 54.g3-g4 Nd6-c4 55.Rc1xc4
Be6xc4 56.g4-g5 f6xg5 57.h4xg5
Kg7-f7 58.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 59.Kf2-e3
Ke6-d5 60.Ke3-d2 e5-e4 61.Bb2-a3
Kd5-d4 62.Ba3-b2+ Kd4-c5
63.Bb2-a3+ Kc5-d5 64.Ba3-c1 Bc4-d3
65.Bc1-b2 Kd5-c4 66.Kd2-e3 Kc4-b4
-2.18/19 ] 51...e5xd4 [ 51...Bh3-f5
keeps an even firmer grip 52.Ra1xa4
Bf5xb1 ( 52...e5xd4?! is much worse
53.Rb1xb3 Bb4-c3 54.Ra4-a8 )
53.Ra4xb4 e5xd4 54.Rb4xb3
Bb1-c2-+ ;Houdini annotates:
51...Bh3-f5 52.Ra1xa4 Bf5xb1
53.Ra4xb4 e5xd4 54.Rb4xb3 Bb1-c2
55.Rb3-b4 d4-d3 56.Rb4-d4 Nf7-e5
57.Kg1-f2 Kg7-f7 58.Kf2-e3 d3-d2
59.Rd4xd2 Ne5-c4+ 60.Ke3-e2
Nc4xd2 61.Ke2xd2 Bc2-f5 62.Kd2-e3
Bf5-d7 63.Ke3-f4 f6-f5 64.Kf4-e5
Bd7-e6 65.Ke5-f4 Kf7-f6 66.Kf4-e3
Kf6-e5 -3.25/16 ] 52.Ra1xa4
[ Houdini annotates: 52.Ra1xa4
294
Bb4-c5 53.Ra4-a5 Bc5-d6 54.Rb1xb3
Bh3-e6 55.Rb3-b7 Bd6xg3 56.Rb7-e7

Be6-b3 57.Re7-b7 Bb3-c4 58.Rb7-d7
Bg3-d6 59.Ra5-a7 Bd6-e5 60.Ra7-a5
Be5-f4 61.Kg1-g2 Bf4-d6 62.Ra5-a7
Bd6-e5 63.Ra7-a5 Bc4-e6 64.Rd7-e7
Be6-b3 65.Re7-d7 Bb3-c4 66.Kg2-g1
Be5-f4 -1.14/19 ] 52...Bb4-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 52...Bb4-c5
53.Ra4-a5 Bc5-d6 54.Rb1xb3 Bh3-e6
55.Rb3-b7 Bd6xg3 56.Rb7-e7 Be6-b3
57.Re7-b7 Bb3-c4 58.Rb7-d7 Bg3-d6
59.Ra5-a7 Bd6-e5 60.Ra7-a5 Be5-f4
61.Kg1-g2 Bf4-d6 62.Ra5-a7 Bd6-e5
63.Ra7-a5 Bc4-e6 64.Rd7-e7 Be6-b3
65.Re7-d7 Bb3-c4 66.Kg2-g1 Be5-f4
-1.04/20 ] 53.Ra4-a5 [Houdini
annotates
: 53.Ra4-a5 Bc5-d6
54.Rb1xb3 Bh3-e6 55.Rb3-b7 Bd6xg3
56.Rb7-e7 Be6-b3 57.Re7-b7 Bb3-c4
58.Ra5-a4 Bc4-d5 59.Rb7-a7 Bg3-e5
60.Kg1-f2 d4-d3 61.Kf2-e3 Be5-b8
62.Ra7-a6 Nf7-e5 63.Ra6-b6 Bb8-c7
64.Ra4-a7 Ne5-c4+ 65.Ke3xd3
Nc4xb6 66.Ra7xc7+ Kg7-h6
67.Kd3-d4 Bd5-a8 68.Rc7-f7 Nb6-d5
69.Rf7-a7 Ba8-c6 -1.08/19 ]
53...Bc5-b6 [ 53...Bc5-d6 54.Rb1xb3
Bh3-e6 55.Rb3-d3-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 53...Bc5-d6 54.Rb1xb3
Bh3-e6
55.Rb3-f3 Be6-c4 56.Kg1-g2 d4-d3
57.Rf3-f1 Bc4-b3 58.Rf1-f2 Nf7-e5
59.Rf2-b2 Bb3-f7 60.Rb2-b7 d3-d2
61.Ra5-d5 Bd6-b4 62.Rd5-d4 Bb4-c3
63.Rd4-d6 Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-b1 Ne5-c4
65.Rd6-d3 Bc3-e5 66.Kg2-f3 Kh6-h5
-1.14/18 ] 54.Ra5-b5 [ 54.Ra5-a6!?
Bh3-f5 55.Rb1xb3 ;Houdini
annotates: 54.Ra5-a6 Bh3-f5
55.Rb1xb3
Bb6-c5 56.Ra6-a5 Bc5-d6 57.Ra5-d5
Bf5-e4 58.Rd5xd4 Bd6-c5 59.Rb3-b4
295
Nf7-e5 60.Kg1-f1 Be4-c6 61.Kf1-e2
Kg7-f7 62.Rd4-f4 Bc5xb4 63.Rf4xb4
Kf7-e6 64.Rb4-b6 Ke6-f5 65.Ke2-f2
-0.68/16 ] 54...Bb6-c7-+ [Houdini
annotates
: 54...Bb6-c7 55.Rb1xb3
Bh3-e6 56.Rb3-b4 Bc7-e5 57.Kg1-f2

Nf7-d6 58.Rb5-a5 d4-d3 59.Ra5-a7+
Kg7-h6 60.Kf2-e3 Be5xg3 61.Ke3xd3
f6-f5 62.Ra7-a6 Nd6-e4 63.Kd3-e3
Nf7-d6 58.Rb5-a5 d4-d3 59.Ra5-a7+
f6-f5 62.Ra7-a6 Nd6-e4 63.Kd3-e3
Be6-d5 64.Rb4-b1 Bg3-f2+ 65.Ke3f4
Ne4-c5 66.Ra6-a3 Bd5-e4 67.Rb1d1
Bf2xh4 68.Kf4-e5 Kh6-g5 69.Rd1g1+ Kg5-h5 70.Rg1-d1 g6-g5
71.Ra3-c3
Bh4-f2
-0.94/19
]
55.Rb5xb3
[ Houdini annotates: 55.Rb1xb3
Bh3-e6 56.Rb3-b4 Bc7-e5 57.Kg1f2
Nf7-d6 58.Rb5-a5 d4-d3 59.Ra5-a7+
f6-f5 62.Ra7-a6 Nd6-e4 63.Kd3-c2
Be6-f7 64.Ra6-a7 Bf7-d5 65.Rb4b5
Bg3-f2 66.Ra7-c7 Ne4-f6 67.Kc2d3
Bf2xh4 68.Kd3-d4 Bh4f2+
69.Kd4-e5 -0.72/16 ] 55...Bc7e5
[ 55...Bh3-f5 56.Rb1-c1 Bc7e5
57.Kg1-g2-+ ;Houdini annotates:
55...Bh3-f5 56.Rb1-f1 Bc7e5
57.Rb3-b7 Bf5-e4 58.Rb7-e7 d4d3
59.g3-g4 Kg7-f8 60.Re7-e6 Be5d4+
61.Kg1-h2 Be4-d5 62.Re6-a6 Kf8e7
63.Rf1-d1 Bd5-b7 64.Ra6-a4 Bd4e5+
65.Kh2-g1 -1.06/17 ] 56.Kg1f2
296
[ Houdini annotates: 56.Rb1-d1
Bh3-g4 57.Rd1-d2 Nf7-d6 58.Rb3-b4
Nd6-f5 59.Kg1-g2 Kg7-f7 60.Rb4-b5
Kf7-e6 61.Rb5-b3 Nf5-e3+ 62.Kg2-f2
Bg4-f5 63.Kf2-f3 Ne3-f1 64.Rd2-g2
Ke6-d5 65.Rb3-b5+ Kd5-c4
66.Rb5-b6 Nf1-e3 67.Rg2-a2 d4-d3
68.Ra2-d2 Kc4-c3 -0.82/17 ]
56...Nf7-d6 [ 56...Bh3-f5 57.Rb1-g1
Nf7-d6 ;Houdini annotates:
56...Bh3-f5 57.Rb1-e1 d4-d3
58.Rb3-b7 Bf5-c8 59.Rb7-b3 Be5-d4+
60.Kf2-g2 Nf7-e5 61.Re1-d1 Kg7-f7
62.Rb3xd3 Ne5xd3 63.Rd1xd3
Bd4-c5 64.Rd3-b3 Bc8-a6 65.Rb3-b1
Ba6-c4 66.Rb1-d1 Kf7-e6 67.Rd1-e1+
Ke6-f5 68.Re1-d1 Kf5-g4 -1.12/18 ]
57.Kf2-f3? [ 57.Rb1-e1 ;Houdini 2.
0c : 57.Rb3-a3 d4-d3
58.Ra3xd3 Bh3-f5 59.Rd3xd6 Bf5xb1

60.Rd6-a6 Kg7-h6 61.g3-g4 f6-f5
62.Ra6-a5 Be5-c3 63.Ra5-a3
Bc3-d4+ 64.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+ 65.Kf3xg4
Bb1-f5+ 66.Kg4-f4 Kh6-h5
67.Ra3-a4 -1.00/16 ] 57...Bh3-e6-+
[ Houdini annotates: 57...Bh3-e6
58.Rb3-b4 Be6-d5+ 59.Kf3-e2 Nd6-e4
60.Ke2-d3 Ne4xg3 61.Rb4xd4
Be5xd4 62.Kd3xd4 Bd5-e6 63.Rb1-b6
Ng3-f5+ 64.Kd4-c5 Be6-f7 65.Rb6-b4
g6-g5 66.h4xg5 f6xg5 67.Rb4-g4
Kg7-f6 68.Rg4-a4 Bf7-e6 69.Ra4-b4
Nf5-e3 70.Rb4-e4 Ne3-c4 71.Kc5-d4
Nc4-d2 72.Re4-e2 Nd2-f3+ 73.Kd4-e4
g5-g4 -1.55/20 ] 58.Rb3-a3
[ 58.Rb3-b4 Be6-d5+ 59.Kf3-e2
Nd6-e4-+ ;Houdini annotates:
58.Rb3-b4 Be6-d5+ 59.Kf3-e2 Nd6-e4
60.Ke2-d3 Ne4xg3 61.Rb4xd4
Be5xd4 62.Kd3xd4 Bd5-e6 63.Rb1-b6
Ng3-f5+ 64.Kd4-c5 Be6-f7 65.Rb6-b4
g6-g5 66.h4xg5 f6xg5 67.Rb4-g4
Kg7-f6 68.Rg4-a4 Bf7-e6 69.Ra4-b4
Nf5-e3 70.Rb4-e4 Ne3-c4 71.Kc5-d4
Nc4-d2 72.Re4-e2 Nd2-f3+ 73.Kd4-e4
g5-g4 -1.65/18 ] 58...Be6-d5+
[ Houdini annotates: 58...Be6-d5+
59.Kf3-e2 Nd6-b5 60.Ra3-a5 Nb5-c3+
61.Ke2-f2 d4-d3 62.Ra5xd5 Nc3xd5
63.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-d7
Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4 f6-f5 66.Kf2-f3
f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4 Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4
Bc3-e1 69.Kf4-e3 Be1xh4 70.Ke3-d2
Bh4-f6 71.Rd7-b7 Bf6-g5+ 72.Kd2-d1
Nb4-c6 73.Rb7-b6 Nc6-d4 74.Rb6-d6
Bg5-e3 -2.45/20 ] 59.Kf3-e2
Nd6-b5 60.Ra3-a5 Nb5-c3+ 61.Ke2-f2
d4-d3 62.Ra5xd5 Nc3xd5 63.Rb1-b7+
Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4
f6-f5 66.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4
Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4 Bc3-d2+ 69.Kf4-f3
297
Bd2-e1 70.Rd7-d4 Nb4-c6 71.Rd4-a4
Kh6-h5 72.Kf3-e3 Nc6-e5 73.Ra4-a1
Be1xh4 74.Ra1-b1 Bh4-f6

75.Rb1-h1+ Kh5-g4 76.Rh1-g1+
75.Rb1-h1+ Kh5-g4 76.Rh1-g1+
Kg4-f5 77.Rg1-f1+ Kf5-e6 -2.49/17 ]
59...Nd6-b5! Decoy: b5 [Houdini
annotates
: 59...Nd6-b5 60.Ra3-a5
Nb5-c3+ 61.Ke2-f2 d4-d3 62.Ra5xd5
Nc3xd5 63.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-h6
64.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4 f6-f5
66.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4 Be5-c3
68.Kg4-f4 Bc3-d2+ 69.Kf4-f3 Bd2-e1
70.Rd7-d4 Nb4-c6 71.Rd4-a4 Kh6-h5
72.Kf3-e3 Nc6-e5 73.Ra4-a1 Be1xh4
74.Ra1-b1 Bh4-f6 75.Rb1-h1+ Kh5-g4
76.Rh1-g1+ Kg4-f5 77.Rg1f1+ Kf5-e6 -2.39/17 ] 60.Ra3a5
[ 60.Rb1xb5 Bd5-c4+ Decoy Double
attack ; 60.-- Nb5xa3 Wins material
; Houdini annotates: 60.Ra3-a5
Nb5-c3+ 61.Ke2-f2 d4-d3 62.Ra5xd5
Nc3xd5 63.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-h6
64.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4 f6-f5
66.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4 Be5-c3
68.Kg4-f4 Bc3-d2+ 69.Kf4-f3 Bd2-e1
70.Rd7-d4 Nb4-c6 71.Rd4-a4
Nc6-e5+ 72.Kf3-e3 Kh6-h5 73.Ra4-a1
Be1xh4 74.Ra1-b1 Bh4-f6
75.Rb1-h1+ Kh5-g4 76.Rh1-g1+
Kg4-f5 77.Rg1-f1+ Kf5-e6 -2.49/18 ]
60...Nb5-c3+ [Houdini annotates:
60...Nb5-c3+ 61.Ke2-f2 d4-d3
62.Ra5xd5 Nc3xd5 63.Rb1-b7+
Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b4 65.g3g4 f6-f5 66.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+
67.Kf3xg4
Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4 Bc3-e1 69.Kf4-e3
Be1xh4 70.Ke3-d2 Bh4-f6 71.Rd7-b7
Bf6-g5+ 72.Kd2-d1 Nb4-c6 73.Rb7-b6
Nc6-d4 74.Rb6-a6 Bg5-f4 -2.38/17 ]
61.Ke2-f2 [Houdini annotates:
61.Ke2-f2 d4-d3 62.Ra5xd5 Nc3xd5
63.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-d7
Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4 f6-f5 66.Kf2-f3
298
f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4 Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4
Bc3-d2+ 69.Kf4-f3 Bd2-e1 70.Rd7-d4
Nb4-c6 71.Rd4-a4 Nc6-e5+ 72.Kf3-e3
Kh6-h5 73.Ra4-a1 Be1xh4 74.Ra1-b1
Bh4-f6 75.Rb1-h1+ Kh5-g4

76.Rh1-g1+ Kg4-f5 77.Rg1-f1+
Kf5-e6 -2.49/18 ] 61...d4-d3
62.Ra5xd5 Nc3xd5 63.Rb1-d1 Nd5-b4
64.Kf2-f3 Be5-c3 65.Rd1-b1 f6-f5
66.Rb1-d1 Kg7-f6 67.Kf3-e3 Kf6-e5
68.Rd1-b1 d3-d2 69.Ke3-e2 Ke5-d4
70.g3-g4 Nb4-d3 71.g4xf5 g6xf5
72.Rb1-b8 Nd3-b2 73.Rb8-d8+
Kd4-e4 74.Rd8-e8+ Ke4-f4 -2.52/19 ]
62.Ra5xd5 [Houdini annotates:
62.Ra5xd5 Nc3xd5 63.Rb1-b7+
Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4
f6-f5 66.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4
Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4 Bc3-e1 69.Kf4-e3
Be1xh4 70.Ke3-d2 Bh4-f6 71.Rd7-b7
Bf6-g5+ 72.Kd2-d1 Nb4-c6 73.Rb7-b3
Nc6-e5 74.Rb3-b4 Kh6-h5 75.Rb4-b5
Bg5-f4 -2.56/19 ] 62...Nc3xd5
[ 62...Nc3xb1?! is much weaker
63.Rd5-d7+ Kg7-h6 64.Rd7xd3 ;
Houdini annotates: 62...Nc3xd5
63.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-h6 64.Rb7-d7
Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4 f6-f5 66.Kf2-f3
f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4 Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4
Bc3-e1 69.Kf4-e3 Be1xh4 70.Ke3-d2
Bh4-f6 71.Rd7-b7 Bf6-g5+ 72.Kd2-d1
Nb4-c6 73.Rb7-b3 Nc6-e5 74.Rb3-b4
Ne5-f3 75.Rb4-b6 Bg5-e7 -2.39/18 ]
63.Rb1-b7+ [ 63.Rb1-d1 Nd5-b4-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 63.Rb1-b7+ Kg7h6 64.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b4 65.g3-g4 f6-f5
66.Kf2-f3 f5xg4+ 67.Kf3xg4
Be5-c3 68.Kg4-f4 Bc3-e1 69.Kf4-e3
Be1xh4 70.Ke3-d2 Bh4-f6 71.Rd7-b7
Bf6-g5+ 72.Kd2-d1 Nb4-c6 73.Rb7-b3
Nc6-e5 74.Rb3-b4 Ne5-f3 75.Rb4-b6
Bg5-e7 -2.37/19 ] 63...Be5-c7
[ Houdini annotates: 63...Be5-c7
64.Kf2-f3 Kg7-h6 65.Rb7-b3 Bc7xg3
66.Rb3xd3 Nd5-f4 67.Rd3-d4 Nf4-e6
68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7 69.Rb4-a4 Bc7-e5
299
70.Ra4-a7 Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2 Nd4-f5
72.Kg2-h3 Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4 Bg3xh4
74.Ra7-a6 Bh4-g5 75.Kg4-f3 Nf5-e3

76.Kf3-e4 Kh6-h5 77.Ke4-d4 f6-f5
76.Kf3-e4 Kh6-h5 77.Ke4-d4 f6-f5
78.Ra6-e6 Ne3-g4 79.Kd4-d5 Bg5-f6
-2.17/21 ] 64.Kf2-f3 [Houdini
annotates: 64.Kf2-f3 Kg7-h6
65.Rb7-b3
Bc7xg3 66.Rb3xd3 Nd5-f4 67.Rd3-d4
Nf4-e6 68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7 69.Rb4-a4
Bc7-e5 70.Ra4-a7 Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2
Nd4-f5 72.Kg2-h3 Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4
Bg3xh4 74.Ra7-a6 Bh4-g5 75.Kg4-f3
Nf5-e3 76.Kf3-e4 Kh6-h5 77.Ke4d4 f6-f5 78.Ra6-e6 Ne3-g4 79.Kd4d5
Bg5-f6 -2.24/20 ] 64...Kg7-h6
[ Houdini annotates: 64...Kg7-h6
65.Rb7-b3 Bc7xg3 66.Rb3xd3 Nd5-f4
67.Rd3-d4 Nf4-e6 68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7
69.Rb4-a4 Bc7-e5 70.Ra4-a7
Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2 Nd4-f5 72.Kg2-h3
Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4 Bg3-f2 74.Ra7-a5
Bf2xh4 75.Ra5-a6 Bh4-g5 76.Kg4-f3
Kh6-h5 77.Ra6-b6 Nf5-e3 78.Rb6-b2
Ne3-g4 79.Rb2-b7 Ng4-e5+ 80.Kf3-e4
Kh5-g4 81.Rb7-b6 Ne5-d7 82.Rb6d6 f6-f5+ 83.Ke4-d5 Nd7-f6+
84.Kd5-d4 f5-f4 -2.16/22 ] 65.Rb7-b3
[ 65.g3-g4 d3-d2 66.Kf3-e2 Bc7-f4-+
;Houdini 2.
0c : 65.Rb7-b3 Bc7xg3
66.Rb3xd3 Nd5-f4 67.Rd3-d4 Nf4-e6
68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7 69.Rb4-a4 Bc7-e5
70.Ra4-a7 Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2 Nd4-f5
72.Kg2-h3 Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4 Bg3-f2
74.Ra7-a5 Bf2xh4 75.Ra5-a6 Bh4-g5
76.Kg4-f3 Kh6-h5 77.Ra6-b6 Nf5-e3
78.Rb6-b2 Ne3-g4 79.Rb2-b7
Ng4-e5+ 80.Kf3-e4 Kh5-g4 81.Rb7-b6
Ne5-d7 82.Rb6-d6 f6-f5+ 83.Ke4-d5
Nd7-f6+ 84.Kd5-d4 f5-f4 -2.23/21 ]
65...Bc7xg3! here's the full point.
[ Houdini annotates: 65...Bc7xg3
66.Rb3xd3 Nd5-f4 67.Rd3-d4 Nf4-e6
68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7 69.Rb4-a4 Bc7-e5
300
70.Ra4-a7 Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2 Nd4-f5
72.Kg2-h3 Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4 Bg3-f2
74.Ra7-a5 Bf2xh4 75.Ra5-a6 Bh4-g5
76.Kg4-f3 Nf5-e3 77.Kf3-e4 Kh6-h5
78.Ke4-d4 f6-f5 79.Ra6-e6 Ne3-g4

80.Kd4-d5 Bg5-f6 -2.17/22 ]
66.Rb3xd3 [ 66.Kf3xg3 d3-d2
Promotion Passed pawn ; 66.-Bg3xh4 Wins material ;Houdini 2.0c
: 66.Rb3xd3 Nd5-f4 67.Rd3-d4
Nf4-e6 68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7 69.Rb4-a4
Bc7-e5 70.Ra4-a7 Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2
Nd4-f5 72.Kg2-h3 Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4
Bg3-f2 74.Ra7-a5 Bf2xh4 75.Ra5-a6
Bh4-g5 76.Kg4-f3 Kh6-h5 77.Ra6-b6
Bg5-h4 78.Kf3-e4 Kh5-g5 79.Rb6-c6
Bh4-g3 80.Ke4-d3 Bg3-e5 81.Kd3-e4
Kg5-g4 -2.27/21 ] 66...Nd5-f4
[ Houdini annotates: 66...Nd5-f4
67.Rd3-d4 Nf4-e6 68.Rd4-b4 Bg3-c7
69.Rb4-a4 Bc7-e5 70.Ra4-a7
Ne6-d4+ 71.Kf3-g2 Nd4-f5 72.Kg2-h3
Be5-g3 73.Kh3-g4 Bg3-f2 74.Ra7-c7
Bf2xh4 75.Rc7-f7 Bh4-g5 76.Kg4-f3
Nf5-e3 77.Rf7-b7 Ne3-c4 78.Kf3-e2
f6-f5 79.Rb7-b4 Nc4-e5 80.Rb4-b5
Bg5-f6 -2.23/20 ] 67.Rd3-d8
Nf4-h5 68.Rb3-b4 f6-f5 69.Rb4-c4
f5-f4 70.Kf3-g4 Nh5-f6+ 71.Kg4-h3
Nf6-d5 72.Rc4-c5 Nd5-e3 73.Rc5-h5+
Kh6-g7 74.Rh5-c5 Bg3-f2 75.Rc5-c7+
Kg7-h6 76.Rc7-f7 Bf2-g3 77.h4-h5
g6xh5 78.Rf7-h7+ Kh6-g6 79.Rh7xh5
Bg3-e1 80.Rh5-e5 Be1-c3
81.Re5-e6+ Kg6-f5 -2.01/19 ]
67...Nf4-h5 Diagram [Houdini
annotates: 67...Nf4-h5 68.Rd8-d4
Nh5-g7
69.Rd4-a4 Ng7-f5 70.Ra4-a6 Bg3xh4
71.Kf3-g4 Bh4-g5 72.Kg4-f3 Kh6-h5
73.Ra6-b6 Bg5-h4 74.Kf3-e4 Kh5-g5
75.Rb6-c6 Bh4-g3 76.Rc6-b6 Nf5-d6+
77.Ke4-d5 Bg3-e5 78.Rb6-a6 Nd6-f5
79.Kd5-e6 Nf5-e3 -2.25/17 ]
(Diagram 189)
301
68.Kf3-g4 [ 68.Rd8-h8+ does not win
a prize Kh6-g7 69.Rh8-c8 Bg3xh4
70.Rc8-c7+ Kg7-h6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
302
Bf2xh4
71.Rd8-h8+ Kh6-g7 72.Rh8-a8-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 69...Bg3-f2
70.Kh3-g2 Bf2xh4 71.Rd8-f8 Nh5-f6
189
72.Kg2-h3 Bh4-g5 73.Kh3-g2 Nf6-e4
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: 68.Rd8-d4 Nh5-g7
69.Rd4-a4 Ng7-f5 70.Ra4-a6 Bg3xh4
71.Kf3-g4 Bh4-g5 72.Kg4-f3 Kh6-h5
73.Ra6-b6 Nf5-e3 74.Rb6-b2 Ne3-g4
75.Rb2-b7 Ng4-e5+ 76.Kf3-e4 Kh5-g4
77.Rb7-b6 Ne5-d7 78.Rb6-d6 f6-f5+
79.Ke4-d5 Nd7-f6+ 80.Kd5-d4
Kg4-f3 -2.22/17 ] 68...f6-f5+
[ Houdini annotates: 68...f6-f5+
69.Kg4-h3 Bg3-f2 70.Kh3-g2 Bf2xh4
71.Rd8-b8 Nh5-f6 72.Rb8-h8+ Kh6-g5
73.Kg2-h3 Nf6-d5 74.Rh8-b8 Nd5-f4+
75.Kh3-h2 Kg5-g4 76.Rb8-b6 g6-g5
77.Rb6-b4 Bh4-f2 78.Rb4-b3 Bf2-c5
79.Rb3-b1 Bc5-d4 80.Rb1-d1 Bd4-b6
81.Rd1-b1 Nf4-d5 82.Kh2-g2 f5-f4
-3.22/20 ] 69.Kg4-h3 [Houdini
annotates
: 69.Kg4-h3 Bg3-f2 70.Kh3-g2
Bf2xh4 71.Rd8-c8 Nh5-f6 72.Rc8h8+ Kh6-g5 73.Kg2-h3 Nf6-d5
74.Rh8-a8
Nd5-f4+ 75.Kh3-h2 Kg5-g4 76.Ra8a3 g6-g5 77.Ra3-a4 Bh4-f2 78.Ra4a3
Bf2-d4 79.Ra3-g3+ Kg4-h4 80.Rg3-f3
Bd4-g7 81.Rf3-f1 Bg7-e5 -3.21/19 ]
69...Bg3-e5 [ 69...Bg3-f2 and Black
can already relax 70.Kh3-g2

74.Rf8-b8 Bg5-f6 75.Rb8-b5 Bf6-e7
76.Rb5-d5 Be7-d6 77.Kg2-f3 Kh6-g5
78.Rd5-b5 Kg5-f6 79.Kf3-g2 g6-g5
80.Rb5-b6 g5-g4 -3.11/19 ] 70.Rd8-a8
[Houdini annotates: 70.Rd8-e8
Be5-f6 71.Re8-f8 Nh5-f4+ 72.Kh3-g3
Nf4-d5 73.Rf8-f7 Nd5-c3 74.Kg3-h3
Nc3-e4 75.Rf7-d7 Ne4-f2+ 76.Kh3-g3
Nf2-g4 77.Rd7-d1 Bf6-e5+ 78.Kg3-f3
Kh6-h5 79.Rd1-d3 Be5-f6 80.Rd3-d1
Bf6xh4 81.Rd1-d5 Ng4-f6 82.Rd5-d8
Nf6-e4 83.Rd8-b8 Bh4-g3 84.Rb8-b5
Bg3-d6 85.Rb5-a5 Ne4-g5+ 86.Kf3-e3
Kh5-g4 87.Ra5-a1 Ng5-e4 88.Ke3-d4
g6-g5 89.Kd4-d5 Bd6-c5 90.Kd5-e5
Ne4-d2 91.Ra1-a2 Nd2-f3+ -3.04/19 ]
70...Be5-f6 [ 70...Nh5-f4+!?
might be the shorter path 71.Kh3-g3
Nf4-d5+ 72.Kg3-f3-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 70...Nh5-f6 71.Ra8-h8+
Kh6-g7
72.Rh8-a8 Nf6-e4 73.Ra8-a5 Be5-c3
74.Ra5-b5 Kg7-h6 75.Rb5-d5 Bc3-h8
76.Rd5-d7 Bh8-e5 77.Rd7-d5 Ne4-f2+
78.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4 79.Rd5-d3 Kh6-h5
80.Kg2-f3 Be5-f6 81.Rd3-d1 Bf6xh4
82.Rd1-d5 Ng4-f6 83.Rd5-b5 Nf6-e4
84.Rb5-b8 Bh4-g3 85.Rb8-b5 Kh5-h6
86.Kf3-e3 Bg3-h4 87.Ke3-d4 Kh6-h5
88.Kd4-e5 Kh5-g4 89.Rb5-b4 Bh4-f6+
90.Ke5-d5 g6-g5 91.Kd5-e6 Bf6-c3
92.Rb4-a4 Bc3-g7 -2.98/22 ]
71.Ra8-a4 Bf6-c3 72.Ra4-c4 Bc3-e5
73.Kh3-g2 Nh5-f6 74.Rc4-c5 Be5-g3
75.Kg2-h3 Nf6-e4 76.Rc5-b5 Bg3-d6
77.Rb5-b7 Bd6-e5 78.Rb7-a7 Be5-d4
79.Ra7-e7 Bd4-h8 80.Re7-d7 Bh8-f6
81.Rd7-f7 Bf6-e5 82.Rf7-a7 Be5-d4
-2.82/19 ] 71...Kh6-g7 [ 71...Bf6-c3
makes it even easier for Black
72.Ra6-a8-+ ;Houdini annotates:
303
71...Nh5-f4+ 72.Kh3-g3 Nf4-d5
73.Kg3-h3 Bf6-c3 74.Ra6-a4 Nd5-f6
75.Ra4-a7 Nf6-e4 76.Ra7-e7 Bc3-d4
77.Re7-f7 Bd4-h8 78.Rf7-d7 Bh8-e5

79.Rd7-a7 Be5-f6 80.Ra7-d7 Ne4-f2+
79.Rd7-a7 Be5-f6 80.Ra7-d7 Ne4-f2+
81.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4 82.Kg2-g3 Kh6-h5
83.Rd7-h7+ Ng4-h6 84.Rh7-b7
Bf6xh4+ 85.Kg3-g2 Bh4-f6 86.Rb7b5 g6-g5 87.Rb5-b6 Bf6-e5 88.Rb6a6
Nh6-g4 89.Ra6-a8 f5-f4 90.Ra8-a7
Ng4-e3+ 91.Kg2-f2 g5-g4 92.Ra7a5 g4-g3+ -2.76/18 ] 72.Ra6-a7+
[ Houdini annotates: 72.Ra6-a7+
Kg7-f8 73.Ra7-b7 Bf6-e7 74.Rb7b1
Kf8-f7 75.Rb1-a1 Nh5-f4+ 76.Kh3-g3
Nf4-d3 77.Ra1-f1 Kf7-e6 78.Rf1-d1
Be7-d6+ 79.Kg3-g2 Nd3-e5
80.Kg2-g3 Bd6-c5 81.Rd1-e1 Ke6-f6
82.Re1-e2 Bc5-e7 83.Kg3-f4 Be7-d6
84.Re2-a2 Ne5-c6+ 85.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e5
86.Ra2-e2 Nc6-d4 -1.71/23 ]
72...Kg7-f8 73.Ra7-a4 Kf8-f7
74.Kh3-g2 Nh5-g7 75.Kg2-f3 Bf6-e7
76.Kf3-e2 Ng7-e6 77.Ke2-f3 Kf7-f6
78.Ra4-a5 Be7-b4 79.Ra5-a4 Bb4-e1
80.Kf3-e2 Be1-g3 81.Ke2-f3 Bg3-c7
82.Ra4-a1 Ne6-d4+ 83.Kf3-f2 Bc7-d6
84.Ra1-a6 Kf6-e5 85.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e4
86.Ra5-a6 Ke4-d5 87.Ra6-a5+
Kd5-e6 88.Kf2-g2 Nd4-c6 89.Ra5-a6
Ke6-d5 90.Kg2-f3 f5-f4 91.Kf3-f2
Nc6-d4 92.Ra6-b6 Nd4-f5 -1.64/23 ]
73.Ra7-b7 [Houdini annotates:
73.Ra7-a4 Kf8-f7 74.Kh3-g2 Nh5-g7
75.Kg2-f3 Bf6-e7 76.Kf3-e2 Ng7-e6
77.Ke2-f3 Kf7-f6 78.Ra4-a5 Be7-b4
79.Ra5-a4 Bb4-e1 80.Kf3-e2 Be1-g3
81.Ke2-f3 Bg3-c7 82.Ra4-a1 Ne6-d4+
83.Kf3-f2 Bc7-d6 84.Ra1-a6 Kf6-e5
85.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e4 86.Ra5-a6
Ke4-d5 87.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6 88.Kf2-g2
Nd4-c6 89.Ra5-a6 Ke6-d5 90.Kg2-f3
Nc6-d4+ 91.Kf3-e3 f5-f4+ 92.Ke3-f2
Kd5-e5 -1.70/21 ] 73...Bf6-e7
304
[ Houdini annotates: 73...Bf6-e7
74.Rb7-b8+ Kf8-f7 75.Rb8-b1 Nh5-f4+
76.Kh3-g3 Nf4-d3 77.Rb1-f1 Kf7-e6
78.Rf1-d1 Be7-d6+ 79.Kg3-g2 Nd3-e5

80.Kg2-g3 Bd6-c5 81.Rd1-e1 Ke6-d5
82.Re1-e2 Ne5-c4 83.Kg3-f3 Bc5-f8
84.Re2-a2 Kd5-d4 85.Kf3-f4 Bf8-d6+
86.Kf4-g5 -1.67/22 ] 74.Rb7-a7
[ Houdini annotates: 74.Rb7-b1
Kf8-f7 75.Rb1-a1 Nh5-f4+ 76.Kh3-g3
Nf4-d3 77.Ra1-f1 Kf7-e6 78.Rf1-d1
Be7-d6+ 79.Kg3-g2 Nd3-e5
80.Kg2-g3 Bd6-c5 81.Rd1-e1 Ke6-d5
82.Re1-e2 Ne5-d3 83.Kg3-f3 Bc5-d4
84.Re2-a2 Nd3-e5+ 85.Kf3-f4
Ne5-d3+ 86.Kf4-g5 Nd3-e5 -1.70/20 ]
74...Kf8-f7 [Houdini annotates:
74...Kf8-f7 75.Ra7-a6 Nh5-f4+
76.Kh3-g3 Nf4-e6 77.Ra6-a5 Ne6-c5
78.Kg3-f4 Kf7-e6 79.Ra5-b5 Nc5-e4
80.Rb5-b6+ Ke6-f7 81.Rb6-b7 Ne4-c5
82.Rb7-a7 Kf7-e6 83.Ra7-a5 Nc5-d3+
84.Kf4-e3 Nd3-b4 85.Ra5-a4 Ke6-d5
86.Ke3-f3 Nb4-c6 87.Kf3-e3 Kd5-e5
88.Ra4-c4 Ke5-d5 -1.64/22 ]
75.Kh3-g2 Nh5-g7 76.Ra7-a4 Ng7-e6
77.Kg2-f3 Kf7-f6 78.Ra4-a5 Be7-b4
79.Ra5-a1 Ne6-d4+ 80.Kf3-g2 Kf6-e5
81.Ra1-b1 Bb4-c5 82.Rb1-h1 Nd4-e6
83.Rh1-e1+ Ke5-f6 84.Re1-d1 Ne6-d4
85.Kg2-g3 Kf6-e5 86.Rd1-e1+ Ke5-d5
87.Re1-a1 Bc5-d6+ 88.Kg3-f2 f5-f4
89.Ra1-a6 Kd5-e5 90.h4-h5 g6xh5
91.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e4 92.Ra5xh5
Nd4-f5 -1.70/20 ] 75...Nh5-f6
[ Houdini annotates: 75...Nh5-f4+
76.Kh3-g3 Nf4-e6 77.Ra6-a1 Kf7-f6
78.Ra1-d1 Kf6-e5 79.Rd1-e1+ Ke5-d5
80.Re1-d1+ Ne6-d4 81.Rd1-a1
Be7-d8 82.Ra1-a8 Nd4-e6 83.Ra8-a6
Bd8-c7+ 84.Kg3-g2 Bc7-d6 85.Kg2-f3
Bd6-e7 86.Kf3-g3 Be7-d8 87.Ra6-a1
Bd8-f6 88.Ra1-d1+ Ne6-d4 89.Rd1-b1
Kd5-e5 90.Rb1-e1+ Ke5-d6
91.Re1-d1 Bf6-e5+ 92.Kg3-f2 Be5-f6
305
-1.64/19 ] 76.Kh3-g3 [ 76.Ra6-a5
Kf7-e6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
76.Ra6-a5 Nf6-e4 77.h4-h5 Be7-c5

78.h5xg6+ Kf7xg6 79.Ra5-a4 Kg6-g5
78.h5xg6+ Kf7xg6 79.Ra5-a4 Kg6-g5
80.Kh3-g2 Kg5-g4 81.Ra4-c4 Bc5-e7
82.Rc4-c7 Be7-f6 83.Rc7-c4 Bf6-e5
84.Rc4-a4 Kg4-f4 85.Ra4-a7 Be5-f6
86.Ra7-a4 Bf6-e7 87.Ra4-a7 Be7-f6
88.Ra7-a4 -1.67/21 ] 76...Nf6-e4+
[ Houdini annotates: 76...Nf6-e4+
77.Kg3-h3 Be7-c5 78.Ra6-a8 Kf7-g7
79.Ra8-d8 Bc5-b6 80.Rd8-d7+
Kg7-h6 81.Rd7-d5 Bb6-c5 82.Rd5-d8
Bc5-e7 83.Rd8-h8+ Kh6-g7
84.Rh8-a8 Be7-f6 85.h4-h5 g6xh5
86.Ra8-a2 Bf6-d4 87.Kh3-g2 Kg7-g6
88.Ra2-a5 Kg6-g5 89.Ra5-a8 h5-h4
90.Ra8-g8+ Kg5-f4 91.Kg2-h3 Bd4-f6
92.Rg8-b8 Kf4-f3 93.Rb8-b3+ Kf3-e2
94.Kh3-g2 f5-f4 95.Rb3-f3 Bf6-e5
96.Rf3-a3 Be5-d6 97.Ra3-b3 -2.98/23
] 77.Kg3-h3 [Houdini annotates:
77.Kg3-h3 Be7-c5 78.Ra6-a8 Kf7-g7
79.Ra8-d8 Bc5-b6 80.Rd8-d7+
Kg7-h6 81.Kh3-g2 Bb6-f2 82.Kg2-h3
Bf2-c5 83.Rd7-d8 Bc5-e7 84.Rd8h8+ Kh6-g7 85.Rh8-a8 Be7-f6
86.h4-h5 g6xh5 87.Ra8-e8 Kg7-h6
88.Re8-a8
Kh6-g5 89.Ra8-a4 h5-h4 90.Ra4-a5
Ne4-f2+ 91.Kh3-g2 Nf2-d3 92.Kg2-h3
Kg5-f4 93.Ra5-d5 Kf4-e4 94.Rd5-a5
Nd3-f4+ 95.Kh3-h2 Nf4-d5
96.Ra5-a4+ Ke4-f3 97.Ra4a3+ Kf3-g4 -3.04/23 ]
77...Be7-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 77...Be7-c5
78.Ra6-a8 Kf7-g7 79.Ra8-d8 Bc5-b6
80.Rd8-d7+ Kg7-h6 81.Kh3-g2 Bb6-f2
82.Kg2-h3 Bf2-c5 83.Rd7-d8 Bc5-e7
84.Rd8-h8+ Kh6-g7 85.Rh8-a8 Be7-f6
86.h4-h5 g6xh5 87.Ra8-a7+ Kg7-g6
88.Ra7-a4 h5-h4 89.Ra4-a5 Kg6-g5
90.Ra5-d5 Kg5-f4 91.Rd5-b5 Ne4-f2+
92.Kh3-g2 Nf2-d3 93.Rb5-b6 Bf6-e5
94.Rb6-a6 Nd3-c5 95.Ra6-a8 -2.86/22
306
] 78.Ra6-c6 [Houdini annotates:
78.Ra6-a8 Kf7-g7 79.Ra8-d8 Bc5-b6
80.Rd8-d7+ Kg7-h6 81.Kh3-g2 Bb6-f2
82.Kg2-h3 Bf2-c5 83.Rd7-d8 Bc5-e7

84.Rd8-h8+ Kh6-g7 85.Rh8-b8 Be7-f6
86.h4-h5 g6xh5 87.Rb8-b5 Kg7-g6
88.Kh3-g2 Kg6-g5 89.Kg2-h3 h5-h4
90.Rb5-d5 Kg5-f4 91.Rd5-b5 Ne4-f2+
92.Kh3-g2 Nf2-d3 93.Rb5-b6 Bf6-d4
94.Rb6-d6 Kf4-e4 95.Kg2-h3 Bd4-e5
96.Rd6-h6 -2.92/19 ] 78...Bc5-d6
79.Kh3-g2 Kf7-g7 80.Rc6-c8 Bd6-e5
81.Rc8-e8 Be5-f6 82.h4-h5 g6xh5
83.Kg2-h3 Kg7-h6 84.Re8-a8 h5-h4
85.Ra8-a5 Kh6-g5 86.Ra5-b5 Ne4-f2+
87.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4 88.Kg2-h3 Ng4-e5
89.Rb5-c5 f5-f4 90.Rc5-a5 Kg5-f5
91.Kh3-g2 Bf6-d8 92.Ra5-b5 -2.98/22 ]
79.Rc6-a6 [ 79.Rc6-c8 cannot change
what is in store for White Bd6-e5-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 79.Rc6-c8
Bd6-e5 80.Kh3-g2 Kf7-g7 81.Rc8-e8
Be5-f6 82.h4-h5 g6xh5 83.Re8-a8
Kg7-g6 84.Ra8-g8+ Kg6-h6
85.Rg8-a8 h5-h4 86.Ra8-a5 Kh6-g5
87.Kg2-h3 Ne4-f2+ 88.Kh3-g2 Nf2-d3
89.Ra5-a3 Nd3-e5 90.Kg2-h3 f5-f4
91.Ra3-a5 Kg5-f5 92.Ra5-a1 Ne5-d3
93.Ra1-a5+ Kf5-e4 94.Ra5-a6 Bf6-d8
95.Ra6-a4+ Ke4-f3 -3.02/18 ]
79...Kf7-g7 80.Ra6-a8 Bd6-e5
81.h4-h5 g6xh5 82.Ra8-e8 Be5-f6
83.Re8-b8 Kg7-g6 84.Rb8-g8+
Kg6-h6 85.Rg8-b8 h5-h4 86.Rb8-b5
Kh6-g5 87.Rb5-a5 Ne4-f2+ 88.Kh3-g2
Nf2-d3 89.Kg2-h3 Kg5-f4 90.Ra5-a6
Nd3-f2+ 91.Kh3-g2 Bf6-d4 92.Kg2-h2
h4-h3 93.Ra6-a5 Bd4-f6 -3.01/22 ]
80.Ra6-a8 Bd6-e5 81.h4-h5 g6xh5
82.Ra8-e8 Be5-f6 83.Re8-b8 Kg7-g6
84.Rb8-g8+ Kg6-h6 85.Rg8-a8
Kh6-g5 86.Ra8-g8+ Kg5-f4 87.Rg8-b8
h5-h4 88.Rb8-b4 Kf4-g5 89.Rb4-b5
307
Ne4-f2+ 90.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4 91.Kg2-h3
Ng4-e5 92.Rb5-b2 f5-f4 93.Rb2-g2+
Kg5-f5 94.Rg2-f2 Ne5-d3 95.Rf2-f3

Kf5-e4 -3.00/19 ] 80...Bd6-e5
Kf5-e4 -3.00/19 ] 80...Bd6-e5
[ Houdini annotates: 80...Bd6-e5
81.h4-h5 g6xh5 82.Ra8-e8 Be5-f6
83.Re8-b8 Kg7-g6 84.Rb8-g8+
Kg6-h6 85.Rg8-b8 h5-h4 86.Rb8-b5
Kh6-g5 87.Rb5-a5 Ne4-f2+ 88.Kh3-g2
Nf2-d3 89.Kg2-h3 Kg5-f4 90.Ra5-d5
Kf4-e4 91.Rd5-d6 Nd3-f4+ 92.Kh3-h2
Bf6-e5 93.Rd6-d7 Be5-d4 -3.00/22 ]
81.Ra8-a7+ [ 81.Ra8-a5 does not
improve anything Be5-c3 82.Ra5-a8
Bc3-f6-+ ;Houdini annotates:
81.h4-h5 g6xh5 82.Ra8-e8 Be5-f6
83.Re8-b8 Kg7-g6 84.Rb8-g8+
Kg6-h6 85.Rg8-a8 Kh6-g5 86.Ra8-a5
h5-h4 87.Ra5-d5 Kg5-f4 88.Rd5-b5
Ne4-f2+ 89.Kh3-g2 Nf2-d3 90.Rb5-b6
Bf6-d4 91.Rb6-h6 Kf4-g5 92.Rh6-d6
Nd3-f4+ 93.Kg2-f3 -2.89/18 ]
81...Kg7-h6 82.Ra7-b7 Ne4-f2+
83.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4 84.Rb7-b1 Kh6-h5
85.Rb1-h1 Be5-h2 86.Rh1-b1 Kh5xh4
87.Rb1-b6 Kh4-h5 88.Rb6-e6 Bh2-e5
89.Kg2-f3 g6-g5 90.Re6-e8 f5-f4
91.Re8-e7 Be5-f6 92.Re7-e1 Ng4-e5+
93.Kf3-e4 Kh5-g6 94.Re1-f1 Bf6-g7
95.Rf1-d1 f4-f3 96.Ke4-e3 g5-g4
97.Ke3-f4 Ne5-c4 -3.31/21 ]
82.Ra7-b7 [Houdini annotates:
82.Ra7-b7 Ne4-f2+ 83.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4
84.Rb7-b3 Kh6-h5 85.Rb3-h3 Ng4-f6
86.Kg2-f3 Nf6-e4 87.Rh3-h1 Be5-g3
88.Rh1-a1 Bg3xh4 89.Ra1-a5 Bh4-e7
90.Ra5-a7 Be7-d6 91.Ra7-h7+
Kh5-g5 92.Rh7-f7 Kg5-h6 93.Kf3-e3
Kh6-h5 94.Ke3-d4 Kh5-g4 95.Rf7-h7
g6-g5 96.Rh7-h1 Bd6-f4 97.Kd4-d5
Kg4-f3 98.Rh1-a1 g5-g4 99.Ra1-f1+
Kf3-e3 100.Kd5-e6 Ne4-d6 -3.21/19 ]
82...Ne4-f6 [Houdini annotates:
82...Ne4-f2+ 83.Kh3-g2 Nf2-g4
84.Rb7-b1 Kh6-h5 85.Rb1-h1 Be5-h2
308
86.Rh1-b1 Kh5xh4 87.Rb1-b6 Kh4-g5
88.Kg2-f3 Bh2-c7 89.Rb6-b5 Bc7-d8

90.Rb5-b1 Bd8-e7 91.Kf3-e2 Be7-f6
92.Rb1-g1 Kg5-f4 93.Rg1-e1 g6-g5
94.Re1-b1 Kf4-e4 95.Rb1-b4+
Bf6-d4 -3.27/20 ] 83.Rb7-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 83.Rb7-b1
Nf6-g4 84.Kh3-g2 Kh6-h5 85.Rb1-h1
Be5-h2 86.Rh1-b1 Kh5xh4 87.Rb1-b6
Kh4-g5 88.Kg2-f3 Bh2-c7 89.Rb6-b7
Bc7-e5 90.Rb7-b1 Be5-f6 91.Rb1-g1
Bf6-e7 92.Kf3-e2 Kg5-f4 93.Rg1-c1
Ng4-e5 94.Rc1-a1 g6-g5 95.Ra1-a4+
Kf4-g3 96.Ra4-a5 Ne5-f3 97.Ra5-a7
Be7-c5 98.Ra7-c7 Nf3-d4+
99.Ke2-d3 -2.90/19 ] 83...Nf6-g4
[ Houdini annotates: 83...Nf6-g4
84.Re7-a7 Be5-f6 85.Kh3-g3 Kh6-h5
86.Kg3-f4 Bf6xh4 87.Ra7-a1 Ng4-h6
88.Ra1-h1 g6-g5+ 89.Kf4-f3 Nh6-g4
90.Kf3-e2 Ng4-e5 91.Ke2-e3 Kh5-g4
92.Rh1-a1 f5-f4+ 93.Ke3-e4 Ne5-c4
94.Ra1-a4 Nc4-e3 95.Ra4-b4 Bh4-f2
96.Rb4-b7 Ne3-f5 97.Rb7-b4 Bf2-c5
98.Rb4-a4 Bc5-f8 99.Ke4-e5 Bf8-g7+
100.Ke5-e4 Nf5-g3+ 101.Ke4-d5
-3.44/20 ] 84.Re7-a7 [Houdini
annotates
: 84.Re7-b7 Be5-f6 85.Kh3-g3
Kh6-h5 86.Kg3-f4 Bf6xh4 87.Rb7-b1
Bh4-g5+ 88.Kf4-g3 Bg5-f6
89.Rb1-h1+ Kh5-g5 90.Rh1-g1
Ng4-e5 91.Kg3-h3+ Kg5-f4 92.Rg1-b1
Ne5-d3 93.Rb1-b6 Kf4-g5 94.Rb6-d6
Nd3-e5 95.Rd6-b6 f5-f4 96.Rb6-b5
Kg5-f5 97.Kh3-g2 f4-f3+ 98.Kg2-f2
Bf6-h4+ 99.Kf2-e3 Bh4-e7
100.Rb5-a5 Be7-f6 101.Ra5-a4
Bf6-g5+ 102.Ke3-f2 Bg5-e7
103.Kf2-f1 g6-g5 -3.49/20 ] 84...Be5-f6
[Houdini annotates: 84...Be5-f6
85.Kh3-g3 Kh6-h5 86.Ra7-a5 Bf6xh4+
87.Kg3-f4 Bh4-f6 88.Ra5-a8 Bf6-g5+
89.Kf4-g3 Ng4-e5 90.Ra8-a4 f5-f4+
309
91.Kg3-h3 f4-f3 92.Ra4-f4 Kh5-h6
93.Rf4-a4 Bg5-e7 94.Kh3-g3 Kh6-g5
95.Ra4-a7 Be7-d8 96.Ra7-a4 Bd8-b6
97.Ra4-e4 Kg5-f5 98.Re4-f4+ Kf5-e6

99.Rf4-b4 Bb6-c5 -3.24/21 ] 85.Ra7-f7
99.Rf4-b4 Bb6-c5 -3.24/21 ] 85.Ra7-f7
[Houdini annotates: 85.Kh3-g3
Kh6-h5 86.Ra7-a5 Bf6xh4+ 87.Kg3-f4
Bh4-f6 88.Kf4-f3 Kh5-g5 89.Ra5-a4
Ng4-e5+ 90.Kf3-g3 Bf6-d8 91.Ra4-b4
Bd8-e7 92.Rb4-d4 Be7-f8 93.Rd4-a4
Bf8-c5 94.Kg3-g2 f5-f4 95.Ra4a5 f4-f3+ 96.Kg2-g3 f3-f2
97.Kg3-g2
Ne5-d3 98.Kg2-f1 Kg5-f4 99.Ra5a1 g6-g5 -3.15/18 ] 85...Kh6-h5
[ Houdini annotates: 85...Kh6-h5
86.Rf7-h7+ Ng4-h6 87.Kh3-g2 Bf6xh4
88.Rh7-a7 g6-g5 89.Ra7-a8 Kh5-g4
90.Ra8-a6 Nh6-f7 91.Ra6-a7 Nf7-d6
92.Ra7-a6 Bh4-g3 93.Kg2-f1 Nd6-e4
94.Ra6-a4 Bg3-e5 95.Kf1-g2 Kg4-f4
96.Ra4-a5 g5-g4 97.Ra5-a4 Be5-f6
98.Ra4-a5 Bf6-d4 99.Ra5-b5 Bd4-c5
100.Rb5-b1 Kf4-e5 101.Rb1-h1
Bc5-b6 102.Rh1-b1 Bb6-a7
103.Rb1-h1 -3.49/19 ]
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33
Levon Aronian
Viswanathan
Anand
4th Bilbao Masters (9)
D39
10.10.2011
D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3

Nf6 4 Nc3
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 d5xc4
5.e2-e4 Bf8-b4 6.Bf1xc4 Nf6xe4
7.0-0 Ne4-f6 8.Qd1-a4+ Nb8-c6
9.Bc1-g5 White has a very active
position [ 9.Nf3-e5 Ra8-b8 10.Bc4b5
0-0 11.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 12.Qa4xa7
Rb8-b6= ;Houdini annotates:
310
9.Bc4-b5 Bb4-d6 10.Bb5xc6+ b7xc6
11.Bc1-g5 0-0 12.Nc3-e4 Bd6-e7
13.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 14.b2-b3 Bf6-e7
15.Nf3-e5 Qd8-d5 16.Ne5xc6 Rf8-e8
17.Rf1-e1 Bc8-b7 18.Nc6xe7+
Chess Gangsta
32. Rg7+
I will not hide the fact that I love to hear the spectators react
after a sacrifice of a piece or pawn. I don't think that there is
anything bad in such a feeling; no artist or musician is
indifferent to the reactions of the public. Mikhail Tal

Re8xe7 19.Ra1-c1 Qd5-f5 0.26/16 ]
9...Bb4-e7 [ 9...Bc8-d7 10.d4-d5
e6xd5 11.Nc3xd5 a7-a5+- ;Houdini 2.
0c : 9...Bb4xc3 10.b2xc3 0-0
11.Rf1-e1 h7-h6 12.Bg5-h4 a7-a6
13.Bc4-d3 Qd8-e7 14.Qa4-c2 Rf8-d8
15.a2-a4 b7-b6 16.Bh4-g3 Bc8-b7
17.h2-h3 Nf6-d5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-tr-+k+0
9+lzp-wqpzp-0 190
9pzpn+p+-zp0 190
9+-+n+-+-0
9P+-zP-+-+0
9+-zPL+NvLP0
9-+Q+-zPP+0
9tR-+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
18.Bd3-h7+ Kg8-h8 0.18/16 ]
10.Bg5xf6 [Houdini annotates:
10.d4-d5 e6xd5 11.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6
12.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6 13.Bc4-a6 b7xa6
14.Qa4xc6+ Ke8-f8 15.Ra1-d1 Bf6xc3
16.b2xc3 Ra8-b8 17.Qc6xa6 Be6-g4
18.Rd1-d3 Kf8-g8 19.Qa6xa7 Bg4xf3
20.Rd3xf3 h7-h5 21.Rf3-f5 Rh8-h6
22.Rf5xd5 Qd8xd5 23.Qa7xb8+
Kg8-h7 24.Qb8-b3 Qd5-f5 25.Qb3-b7
Rh6-e6 26.Re1xe6 Qf5xe6 0.30/16 ]
10...Be7xf6 [Houdini annotates:
10...Be7xf6 Diagram
(Diagram 191)
11.d4-d5 e6xd5 12.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6
13.Bc4-a6 b7xa6 14.Qa4xc6+ Ke8-f8
216
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+lwqk+-tr0 191
9zppzp-+pzpp0
9-+n+pvl-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9Q+LzP-+-+0
9+-sN-+N+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
Rb8-e8 23.Re1xe8+ Kf8xe8
24.Kg1-g2 Ke8-e7 25.a2-a4 c7-c6
26.Rd5-d4 Rg8-a8 27.Kg2-g3 0.42/19 ]
11.d4-d5 [Houdini annotates:
15.Ra1-d1 Bf6xc3 16.b2xc3 Ra8-b8
17.Qc6xa6 Be6-g4 18.Qa6xa7 Bg4xf3
19.g2xf3 g7-g6 20.Qa7-d4 Rh8-g8
21.Qd4xd5 Qd8xd5 22.Rd1xd5

11.d4-d5 e6xd5 12.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6
11.d4-d5 e6xd5 12.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6
13.Bc4-a6 b7xa6 14.Qa4xc6+ Ke8-f8
17.Qc6xa6 Be6-g4 18.Rd1-d3 Kf8-g8
19.Qa6xa7 Bg4xf3 20.Rd3xf3 h7-h5
21.Rf3-f5 Rh8-h6 22.Rf5xd5 Qd8xd5
23.Qa7xb8+ Kg8-h7 24.Qb8-b3
Qd5-f5 25.Qb3-b7 Rh6-e6 26.Re1xe6
Qf5xe6 0.30/18 ] 11...e6xd5
[ Houdini annotates: 11...e6xd5
12.Rf1-e1+ Bc8-e6 13.Bc4-a6 b7xa6
16.b2xc3 Ra8-b8 17.Qc6xa6 h7-h5
18.Nf3-d4 Rb8-b6 19.Qa6xa7 Rh8-h6
20.a2-a4 Kf8-g8 21.a4-a5 Rb6-b2
22.Rd1-b1 Rb2xb1 23.Re1xb1 Be6-c8
24.h2-h3 Rh6-g6 0.44/17 ] 12.Rf1-e1+
[Houdini annotates: 12.Ra1-e1+
Bc8-e6 13.Bc4xd5 0-0
14.Bd5xe6
Bf6xc3 15.b2xc3 f7xe6 16.Re1xe6
Qd8-d5 17.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8 18.Qa4-c2
Qd5-c5 19.a2-a3 b7-b6 20.h2-h3
b6-b5 21.Qc2-e4 Rd8-d6 22.Re6-e8
0.42/16 ] 12...Bc8-e6 [Houdini
annotates
: 12...Bc8-e6 13.Bc4-a6 b7xa6
217

16.b2xc3 Ra8-b8 17.Qc6xa6 Be6-g4
18.Qa6xa7 Bg4xf3 19.g2xf3 g7-g6
20.Qa7-d4 Qd8-g5+ 21.Kg1-h1 Kf8-g8
22.a2-a4 Rb8-a8 23.a4-a5 c7-c6
24.Re1-e3 h7-h5 25.a5-a6 Kg8-h7
26.a6-a7 Qg5-f5 27.f3-f4 Qf5-d7
28.Rd1-a1 h5-h4 29.h2-h3 0.47/17 ]
13.Bc4xd5 [Houdini annotates:
13.Bc4-a6 b7xa6 14.Qa4xc6+ Ke8-f8
17.Qc6xa6 Be6-g4 18.Qa6xa7 Bg4xf3
19.g2xf3 g7-g6 20.Qa7-d4 Qd8-g5+
21.Kg1-h1 Kf8-g8 22.a2-a4 c7-c6
23.Rd1-b1 Qg5-d8 24.Rb1xb8
Qd8xb8 25.Re1-e7 Qb8-f8 26.Re7-b7
0.44/16 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-wqktr0{
9+R+-+p+p0 192
9-+p+-+p+0 192
9+-+p+-+-0
9P+-wQ-+-+0
9+-zP-+P+-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
] 13...0-0 [Houdini annotates:
13...0-0 14.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 15.Re1xe6

Qd8-d7 16.Re6-e2 Kg8-h8 17.Ra1-d1
Qd7-f7 18.Re2-d2 Nc6-e5 19.Qa4-e4
Ne5xf3+ 20.Qe4xf3 Bf6xc3 21.Qf3xc3
Ra8-e8 22.Qc3-a5 a7-a6 23.f2-f3
Re8-e7 24.Rd2-d8 Rf8-e8 25.Qa5-b4
218
24.Ra5-a4 c7-c5 25.Ra4-a3 Rb8-b7
24.Ra5-a4 c7-c5 25.Ra4-a3 Rb8-b7
26.Nc3-d5 Rb7-f7 27.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-h8
28.Ra3xa7 Rf7xf2 29.Re2xf2 Rf8xf2
0.14/17 ] 14...f7xe6 [Houdini
annotates: 14...f7xe6 15.Re1xe6
Qd8-d7
16.Re6-e2 Kg8-h8 17.Ra1-d1 Qd7-f7
18.Nc3-d5 Ra8-d8 19.Nd5xf6 Qf7xf6
20.Rd1xd8 Qf6xd8 21.Qa4-e4 Qd8-f6
22.Re2-d2 Rf8-d8 23.Rd2-d5 h7-h6
24.Rd5xd8+ Qf6xd8 25.a2-a3 Qd8-d6
26.h2-h3 Qd6-d1+ 27.Kg1-h2
Qd1-d6+ 28.g2-g3 0.27/16 ] 15.Ra1-d1
Rd1xd8 [ 15.Re1xe6 Qd8-d7
16.Re6-e3 Bf6xc3 17.b2xc3 Qd7-f7 ;
Houdini annotates: 15.Re1xe6
Qd8-d7 16.Re6-e2 Ra8-d8
17.Qa4-b3+ Qd7-f7 18.Qb3xb7
Nc6-d4 19.Nf3xd4 Bf6xd4 20.Qb7-b3
Qf7xb3 21.a2xb3 Rd8-b8 22.Ra1-a3
Qf7xb3 21.a2xb3 Rd8-b8 22.Ra1-a3
Bd4-c5 23.Ra3-a5 Bc5-d4 24.Re2-d2
Bd4xc3 25.b2xc3 Rb8xb3 26.f2-f3
Rb3xc3 27.Ra5xa7 Rf8-b8 28.Kg1-f2
h7-h6 29.f3-f4 Kg8-h7 30.f4-f5
0.28/15 ] 15...Qd8-e8 Black has a
cramped position [Houdini
annotates: 15...Qd8-e7 16.Nc3-d5
Qe7-f7
17.Nd5xf6+ Qf7xf6 18.a2-a3 Ra8-d8
19.Rd1xd8 Nc6xd8 20.b2-b4 a7-a6
21.Qa4-c2 Nd8-c6 22.Qc2-c4 Rf8-e8
23.b4-b5 a6xb5 24.Qc4xb5 Re8-b8
25.Qb5-b3 Nc6-d8 26.Qb3-c4 0.03/17
b7-b6 0.30/18 ] 14.Bd5xe6
[ Houdini annotates: 14.Bd5xe6 f7xe6
15.Re1xe6 Qd8-d7 16.Re6-e2
Ra8-d8 17.Qa4-b3+ Qd7-f7
18.Qb3xb7 Nc6-d4 19.Nf3xd4 Bf6xd4
20.Qb7-b3 Qf7xb3 21.a2xb3 Rd8-b8

22.Ra1-a3 Bd4-c5 23.Ra3-a5 Bc5-d4
219
] 16.Nc3-e4 [Houdini annotates:
] 16.Nc3-e4 [Houdini annotates:
16.Kg1-h1 Qe8-f7 17.Qa4-b5 Ra8-b8
18.Nc3-e4 a7-a6 19.Qb5-b3 e6-e5
20.Qb3-c2 Nc6-b4 21.Qc2-c5 Nb4-c6
22.a2-a3 Rb8-d8 23.Kh1-g1 0.01/15 ]
16...Qe8-e7 [Houdini annotates:
16...Qe8-e7 17.a2-a3 h7-h6 18.b2-b4
Ra8-d8 19.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 20.Qa4-b5
Bf6-b2 21.Qb5xb7 Nc6-d4 22.Nf3xd4
Bb2xd4 23.h2-h3 Qe7-f7 24.Re1-d1
Qf7-f4 25.Kg1-h1 Qf4-f7 26.Ne4-c5
e6-e5 27.Qb7xa7 Qf7xf2 28.Qa7xc7
0.15/16 ] 17.Qa4-b3 [Houdini annotates

x64: 17.Qa4-c4 Ra8-d8 18.Rd1xd8
Nc6xd8 19.b2-b4 Qe7-d7 20.a2-a3
a7-a6 21.Qc4-c2 Qd7-c6 22.Qc2-e2
Bf6-e7 23.Nf3-e5 Qc6-d5 24.Qe2-h5
Nd8-f7 0.04/15 ] 17...Ra8-b8
[ 17...Ra8-d8 18.Qb3xb7 Nc6-d4
19.Nf3xd4 Bf6xd4 20.g2-g3 ;
Houdini annotates: 17...Ra8-d8
18.h2-h3 Rd8xd1 19.Re1xd1 b7-b6
20.Ne4xf6+ Qe7xf6 21.Rd1-d7 Rf8-f7
22.Rd7xf7 Qf6xf7 23.Nf3-g5 Nc6-d4
24.Qb3-a4 Qf7-e7 25.Qa4xd4 Qe7xg5
26.Qd4-d7 Qg5-c1+ 27.Kg1-h2
Qc1-f4+ 28.Kh2-g1 h7-h6 29.Qd7xe6+
Kg8-h7 30.Qe6-c6 Qf4-e5 31.Qc6-c2+
g7-g6 32.Qc2-d2 Qe5-f5 0.04/16 ]
18.Ne4xf6+ [Houdini annotates:
18.Rd1-d2 Kg8-h8 19.Ne4xf6 Rf8xf6
20.Re1-d1 Qe7-c5 21.a2-a3 Rf6-g6
22.h2-h3 Rb8-f8 23.Rd2-d7 Nc6-a5
24.Qb3-d3 Na5-c4 25.b2-b4 Qc5-c6
0.25/14 ] 18...Rf8xf6 [Houdini
annotates
: 18...Rf8xf6 19.Nf3-g5 Kg8-h8
20.Re1-e3 e6-e5 21.Re3-h3 h7-h6
22.Qb3-d3 e5-e4 23.Qd3xe4 Qe7xe4
24.Ng5xe4 Rf6-e6 25.Rh3-e3 Rb8-e8
26.f2-f3 Kh8-h7 27.b2-b3 b7-b6
28.Kg1-f2 Nc6-e5 29.Re3-e2 Re8-f8
30.Kf2-g1 Rf8-e8 31.Rd1-c1 0.20/16 ]
19.Nf3-g5 The pressure on the isolated
pawn grows [Houdini annotates:
19.a2-a3 Kg8-h8 20.Re1-e4 Rf6-g6
21.h2-h3 Rb8-d8 22.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8
23.Nf3-e5 Rg6-g5 24.Qb3-e3 c7-c5
25.Re4-c4 b7-b6 26.f2-f4 Rg5-f5
27.Qe3-d3 0.19/16 Diagram
(Diagram 193)
220
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9-+-sn-+-mk0{
9zp-+-wq-zpp0 193
9zp-+-wq-zpp0 193
9-zp-+p+-+0
9+-zp-sNr+-0
9-+R+-zP-+0
9zP-+Q+-+P0
9-zP-+-+P+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
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] 19...Qe7-b4 [Houdini annotates:
19...Kg8-h8 20.Re1-e3 e6-e5
21.Re3-h3 h7-h6 22.Qb3-d3 e5-e4
23.Qd3xe4 Qe7xe4 24.Ng5xe4 Rf6-e6
25.Rh3-e3 Rb8-e8 26.f2-f3 Kh8-h7
27.b2-b3 b7-b6 28.Kg1-f2 Nc6-e5

29.Re3-e2 Re8-f8 30.Kf2-g1 Rf8-e8
29.Re3-e2 Re8-f8 30.Kf2-g1 Rf8-e8
31.Rd1-c1 0.20/16 ] 20.Qb3-c2
[ Houdini annotates: 20.Qb3xb4
Nc6xb4 21.a2-a3 Nb4-d5 22.Rd1-d2
c7-c6 23.Ng5xe6 Rb8-e8 24.Rd2-e2
Rf6-f7 25.f2-f3 Rf7-e7 26.Kg1-f2
Kg8-f7 27.Ne6-g5+ Kf7-g6 28.Ng5-e4
Re7-d7 29.g2-g3 Nd5-f6 30.Ne4-c5
0.21/17 ] 20...Rf6-g6 [Houdini
annotates
: 20...g7-g6 21.Re1-e4
Qb4-e7 22.Rd1-e1 e6-e5 23.f2-f4
Rf6-f5 24.Qc2-c4+ Kg8-h8 25.Ng5-f3
Rb8-d8 26.g2-g4 Qe7-g7 27.Nf3-g5
Rf5-f8 28.Ng5-e6 Nc6-a5 29.Qc4-c5
0.23/16 ] 21.Re1-e4 White threatens to
win material: Re4xb4 [ 21.Ng5xe6??
the pawn is safe and cannot be
captured without dire consequences
Rb8-e8-+ ;Houdini annotates:
21.Re1-e4 Qb4-e7 22.h2-h4 Rb8-d8
23.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 24.Re4-c4 c7-c6
25.Ng5xh7 Rg6-h6 26.Nh7-g5 Nd8-f7
27.Ng5xf7 Qe7xf7 28.g2-g3 Qf7-f5
29.Qc2xf5 e6xf5 30.Rc4-f4 Rh6-f6
31.Rf4-d4 c6-c5 32.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-h7
33.Rd8-d7 0.64/16 ] 21...Qb4-a5?
[ 21...Qb4-e7!? is the best option
Black has 22.h2-h4 Rb8-d8
23.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 21...Qb4-e7 22.h2-h4
221

Rb8-d8 23.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8
24.Re4-c4 c7-c6 25.Ng5xh7 Rg6-h6
26.Nh7-g5 Nd8-f7 27.Ng5xf7 Qe7xf7
28.Rc4-d4 Qf7-f5 29.Qc2xf5 e6xf5
30.g2-g3 c6-c5 31.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-h7
32.Rd8-d7 Rh6-b6 33.b2-b3 Rb6-a6
34.a2-a4 Ra6-b6 0.32/16 ] 22.h2-h4+[Houdini annotates: 22.h2-h4
Rb8-e8 23.Qc2-d3 Qa5-c5 24.b2-b4
Qc5-f5 25.Re4xe6 Re8-f8 26.Qd3xf5
Rf8xf5 27.Re6xg6 h7xg6 28.Rd1-d7
Nc6xb4 29.Rd7xc7 Nb4xa2
30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Ng5-e6 Rf5-f6
32.Rb7-b8+ Kg8-f7 33.Ne6-g5+
Kf7-e7 34.Rb8-a8 Na2-c3 35.Ra8-a7+
Ke7-e8 36.Ra7xa5 Rf6-d6 37.g2-g3
Rd6-d2 38.Ra5-a6 Ke8-e7
39.Ra6-e6+ Ke7-d7 40.Re6xg6
1.15/17 ] 22...Rb8-e8 Diagram
[ 22...Rg6-f6 A) 23.Re4xe6?! Qa5-f5
24.Rd1-d3 Rb8-f8 ( 24...Rf6xe6?
looks very interesting, but 25.Rd3-d8+
Rb8xd8 26.Qc2xf5+- ) 25.Re6xf6
Rf8xf6 ; B) 23.Ng5xh7 Rf6-f5
24.Nh7-g5+- ;Houdini annotates:
22...Qa5-f5 23.g2-g4 Rg6xg5
24.h4xg5 Qf5-f7 25.Qc2-b3 Rb8-d8
26.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 27.Qb3-b4
Qf7-e8 28.Kg1-g2 Qe8-d7 29.Re4-f4
Qd7-d6 30.Qb4xd6 c7xd6 31.Rf4-d4
d6-d5 32.Kg2-f3 Nd8-c6 1.31/14 ]
(Diagram 194)
23.Qc2-d3 Qa5-c5 24.b2-b4 Qc5-f5
25.Re4xe6 Re8-f8 26.Qd3xf5 Rf8xf5
27.Re6xg6 h7xg6 28.Rd1-d7 Nc6xb4
29.Rd7xc7 Nb4xa2 30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5
31.Ng5-e6 Rf5-f6 32.Rb7-b8+ Kg8-f7
33.Ne6-g5+ Kf7-e7 34.Rb8-b7+
Ke7-e8 35.Rb7-a7 Na2-c3 36.Ra7xa5
222
Rf6-d6 37.g2-g3 Rd6-d2 38.Ra5-a6
Ke8-e7 39.Ra6-e6+ Ke7-d7
40.Re6xg6 1.15/15 ] 23...h7-h6
223
29.Rf3-f7+ Ke7-d8 30.Rf7xd7+

Kd8xd7 31.Qh7xg7+ Re8-e7
32.Qg7xh6+- ) 26.Rd7xc7 h6xg5 ;
Houdini annotates: 24...Qa5-b5
25.a2-a4 Nc6xb4 26.a4xb5 Nb4xc2194
27.Ng5-f3 e6-e5 28.Rd7xc7 Nc2-a3
29.Rc7xb7 Rg6-b6 30.Rb7xa7
Na3xb5 31.Ra7-a1 Nb5-c3 32.Re4xe5
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9zppzp-+-zpp0
9-+n+p+r+0
9wq-+-+-sN-0
9-+-+R+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzPQ+zPP+0
9+-+R+-mK0[
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y
24.a2-a3 Rg6-h6 25.Qc2-e2 Qa5-f5
26.Rd7xc7 Rh6-f6 27.Rc7xb7 h7-h6
28.Ng5-f3 Re8-c8 29.Rb7-b6 Nc6-d8
30.Re4-d4 e6-e5 31.Rb6xf6 g7xf6
32.Rd4-d1 Qf5-e6 33.Qe2-e4 Kg8-g7
34.h4-h5 Nd8-f7 35.Qe4-g6+ Kg7-h8
1.15/15 ] 24.b2-b4 [ 24.Re4-e2!?
Rg6xg5 25.h4xg5 Qa5xg5 26.Qc2b3
Qg5-c1+ 27.Rd7-d1+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 24.Re4-e3 Nc6-e7
25.Ng5xe6 Ne7-f5 26.Ne6-f4 Re8xe3
27.Nf4xg6 Re3-e8 28.Qc2-c4+
Kg8-h7 29.Qc4-f7 Re8-g8 30.b2-b4
Qa5-b5 31.Rd7xc7 Qb5-e8 32.Qf7xf5
Qe8xg6 33.Qf5xg6+ Kh7xg6
34.Rc7xb7 Rg8-a8 35.Rb7-d7 1.91/12
] 24...Qa5-f5?? another bit of territory
lost [ 24...Qa5-b5 25.Re4-e3 Nc6e5 ( 25...Nc6xb4?? the pawn must
remain untouched 26.Qc2xg6
Qb5xd7
27.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 28.Re3-f3+ Kf8-e7
224

Re8-d8 33.Ra1-c1 Nc3-d5 34.Rc1-d1
Rb6-d6 35.h4-h5 Nd5-f6 36.Rd1xd6
Rd8xd6 37.Re5-c5 0.51/16 ]
25.Re4xe6+- Diagram [ 25.Re4xe6
Qf5xe6 26.Ng5xe6 Re8xe6
27.Rd7xc7+- ;Houdini annotates:
25.Re4xe6 Qf5xe6 26.Ng5xe6
Rg6xe6 27.b4-b5 Nc6-e5 28.Rd7xc7
Re6-e7 29.Qc2-c5 Re7xc7 30.Qc5xc7
b7-b6 31.Qc7xa7 Re8-e6 32.Qa7-c7
h6-h5 33.Qc7-b7 g7-g6 34.f2-f3
Kg8-f8 35.Qb7-c7 Kf8-e8 36.a2-a4
Ne5-d3 4.03/15 ]
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9-+-+r+k+0{
9zppzpR+-zp-0 195
9-+n+R+rzp0 195
9+-+-+qsN-0
9-zP-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+Q+-zPP+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
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1-0
34
D37
Anish Giri
Levon Aronian
Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee NED 2(150.0)1.2012
D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7 4.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6
14.0-0 f5-f4 15.e3xf4 Nd5xf4

14.0-0 f5-f4 15.e3xf4 Nd5xf4
16.Nd2-f3 Qd8-d5 17.Ra1-c1 c7-c6
18.Qd1-c2 0.34/16 ] 8...Nd7-b6
[ Houdini annotates: 8...Nf6-h5
9.Bf4-e5 f7-f6 10.Be5-g3 Nh5xg3
11.h2xg3 c7-c5 12.Be2xc4 Nd7-b6
13.Qd1-b3 Nb6xc4 14.Qb3xc4
Qd8-b6 15.d4xc5 Qb6xc5 16.Qc4xc5
Be7xc5 17.Rf1-d1 Bc5-e7 18.Ra1-c1
Rf8-d8 19.Rd1xd8+ Be7xd8
20.Rc1-d1 Bd8-e7 21.g3-g4 Kg8-f7
0.02/15 ] 9.Qd1-c2 [Houdini
annotates: 9.Nf3-d2 Diagram
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9r+lwq-trk+0{
9zppzp-vlpzpp0 196
9zppzp-vlpzpp0 196
9-sn-+psn-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+pzP-vL-+0
9+-sN-zP-+-0
9PzP-sNLzPPzP0
9tR-+Q+RmK-0
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5.Bc1-f4 0-0 6.e2-e3 Nb8-d7
7.Bf1-e2 d5xc4 Standard Book moves
end here 8.0-0 [Houdini annotates:
8.Be2xc4 a7-a6 9.a2-a4 Nd7-b6
10.Bc4-d3 Nb6-d5 11.Nc3xd5 Nf6xd5
12.Bf4-g3 Be7-b4+ 13.Nf3-d2 f7-f5

Be7-d6 10.Bf4xd6 c7xd6 11.Nd2xc4
Be7-d6 10.Bf4xd6 c7xd6 11.Nd2xc4
Nb6xc4 12.Be2xc4 Bc8-d7 13.Ra1-c1
Ra8-c8 14.Bc4-d3 Bd7-c6 15.f2-f3
a7-a6 16.Qd1-e2 Qd8-c7 17.Bd3-c2
h7-h6 0.14/15 ] 9...Nf6-h5 [Houdini 2.
0c : 9...Nf6-d5 10.Bf4-g3 h7-h5
11.h2-h3 h5-h4 12.Bg3-h2
Bc8-d7 13.Nf3-e5 Be7-d6 14.Nc3-e4
Bd6xe5 15.Bh2xe5 f7-f6 16.Be5-h2
Nd5-b4 17.Qc2-c3 Bd7-c6 18.Qc3xb4
Bc6xe4 19.Be2xc4 Nb6xc4
20.Qb4xc4 0.03/17 ] 10.Bf4-e5
[ Houdini annotates: 10.Bf4-g3
Nh5xg3 11.h2xg3 Bc8-d7 12.Nf3-e5
Be7-d6 13.Ne5xc4 Nb6xc4 14.Be2xc4
Qd8-e7 15.Ra1-d1 a7-a6 16.Nc3-e4
Ra8-c8 17.Bc4-d3 f7-f5 18.Ne4-c5
225
226

Bd6xc5 19.d4xc5 Rc8-d8 20.g3-g4
Bd7-b5 21.Bd3xb5 a6xb5 22.Rd1xd8
Qe7xd8 0.08/17 ] 10...f7-f6 Prevents
intrusion on g5 [Houdini annotates:
10...f7-f6 11.Be5-g3 Nh5xg3 12.h2xg3
Bc8-d7 13.Nf3-d2 c7-c5 14.d4xc5
Be7xc5 15.Nd2xc4 Qd8-c7 16.Rf1-d1
Rf8-d8 17.Nc4xb6 a7xb6 18.Be2-f3
Bd7-c6 19.Bf3xc6 b7xc6 20.Qc2-e4
e6-e5 21.a2-a4 g7-g6 22.Ra1-c1
f6-f5 0.30/16 ] 11.Nf3-g5 [Houdini 2.
0c : 11.Be5-g3 Nh5xg3
12.h2xg3 Bc8-d7 13.Nf3-d2 c7-c5
14.d4xc5 Be7xc5 15.Nd2xc4 Qd8-c7
16.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8 17.Nc4xb6 a7xb6
18.Be2-f3 Bd7-c6 19.Bf3xc6 b7xc6
20.Qc2-e4 e6-e5 21.a2-a4 g7-g6
22.Ra1-c1 f6-f5 0.05/17 ] 11...f6xg5
12.Be2xh5 Be7-d6 13.Ra1-d1 Qd8-e7
14.Be5xd6 c7xd6 15.Bh5-f3 d6-d5
16.e3-e4 Bc8-d7 17.Rf1-e1 Rf8xf3
18.g2xf3 Qe7-f7 19.e4xd5 Nb6xd5
20.Nc3xd5 e6xd5 21.Re1-e3 Ra8-f8
22.Rd1-e1 Bd7-c6 23.Qc2-c3 Qf7-f4
24.b2-b3 Qf4-f7 25.Re3-e5 Qf7xf3
26.Qc3xf3 Rf8xf3 27.b3xc4 d5xc4
28.Re5xg5 0.05/17 ] 12.Be2xh5
[ Houdini annotates: 12.Be2xh5
Be7-d6 13.Ra1-d1 Qd8-e7 14.Be5xd6
c7xd6 15.Bh5-f3 d6-d5 16.e3-e4
Bc8-d7 17.Rf1-e1 g5-g4 18.Bf3xg4
Qe7-g5 19.Qc2-e2 Ra8-e8 20.Bg4-f3
Nb6-a4 21.Rd1-b1 Na4xc3 22.b2xc3
b7-b6 0.09/16 ] 12...Bc8-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 12...Be7-d6
13.Be5-g3 Bc8-d7 14.Bh5-f3 Ra8-b8
15.b2-b3 Bd6xg3 16.f2xg3 Qd8-e7
17.Bf3-e4 g7-g6 18.Rf1xf8+ Qe7xf8
19.Ra1-f1 Qf8-b4 20.g3-g4 a7-a6
Nb6-d5 21.Qc2-c4 Diagram

Nb6-d5 21.Qc2-c4 Diagram
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9zppzp-wq-zpp0 197
9zppzp-wq-zpp0 197
9-+l+p+-+0
9+-+nzP-zp-0
9-+Q+-+-+0
9+P+-zPP+-0
9-+-sN-zP-zP0
9+-+R+RmK-0
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Nd5-b4 0.23/15 ] 13...Rf8xf3
[ Houdini annotates: 13...Rf8xf3
14.g2xf3 Bd7-c6 15.e3-e4 Be7-d6
0.07/15 ] 13.Bh5-f3 [Houdini
annotates: 13.Ra1-d1 Be7-d6 14.Bh5f3
Rf8xf3 15.g2xf3 Bd7-c6 16.Nc3-e4
Qd8-e7 17.b2-b3 Bd6xe5 18.d4xe5
Ra8-f8 19.Ne4-d2 c4xb3 20.a2xb3

16.Be5xd6 Qd8xd6 17.Qc2-d2 h7-h6
18.Ra1-d1 Ra8-f8 19.d4-d5 e6xd5
20.e4xd5 Bc6-d7 21.Nc3-e4 Qd6-g6
22.Ne4-c5 Rf8xf3 23.Nc5xd7 Nb6xd7
24.Qd2-b4 Qg6-b6 25.Qb4xc4 Nd7-e5
26.Qc4-d4 Qb6xd4 27.Rd1xd4
Ne5-d3 -0.06/18 ] 14.g2xf3
[ Houdini annotates: 14.g2xf3
Bd7-c6 15.Qc2-e2 Be7-d6
16.Be5xd6 c7xd6 17.Kg1-g2 Qd8-e7
18.e3-e4
Ra8-f8 19.Qe2-e3 Bc6-e8 20.Rf1-g1
Be8-h5 21.Kg2-f1 h7-h6 22.Rg1-g3
Bh5-e8 23.b2-b3 -0.05/15 ]
14...Be7-d6 [ 14...Bd7-c6
15.Qc2-e2= ;Houdini annotates:
14...Bd7-c6 15.e3-e4 Be7-d6
18.Ra1-d1 Ra8-f8 19.Qd2-e3 Qd6-b4
20.Rd1-d2 Nb6-a4 21.d4-d5 e6xd5
22.e4xd5 Bc6-d7 23.a2-a3 -0.05/16 ]
15.Qc2-e4 White threatens to win
material: Qe4xb7 [Houdini
annotates: 15.Nc3-e4 Qd8-e7
16.Be5xd6 c7xd6 17.a2-a4 Ra8c8 18.Kg1-g2
Nb6-d5 19.Qc2-d2 b7-b6 20.Rf1g1 e6-e5 21.a4-a5 Rc8-f8
22.a5xb6
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a7xb6 23.Ra1-a7 0.23/14 ]
15...Bd7-c6 Black threatens to win
material: Bc6xe4 [Houdini annotates:
15...Bd7-c6 16.Qe4-g4 Qd8-e7
17.Be5xd6 c7xd6 18.b2-b3 h7-h6
19.Nc3-e4 e6-e5 20.d4xe5 d6-d5
21.Ne4-g3 Qe7xe5 22.Ng3-e2 Bc6-d7
23.Qg4-g3 Qe5-f6 24.Ne2-d4 Ra8-c8
25.Ra1-c1 Bd7-f5 26.Nd4xf5 Qf6xf5
27.b3xc4 d5xc4 28.Qg3-g4 Qf5-e5
29.Rf1-d1 c4-c3 30.Qg4-b4 Kg8-h7
31.Rc1-c2 Rc8-c4 32.Qb4-d6 0.08/17 ]
16.Qe4-g4 [Houdini annotates:
16.Qe4-g4 Qd8-e7 17.Be5xd6 c7xd6
18.b2-b3 h7-h6 19.Qg4-g3 d6-d5
20.f3-f4 g5xf4 21.Qg3xf4 Ra8-f8
22.Qf4-g3 Nb6-c8 23.Kg1-h1 Nc8-d6
24.Rf1-g1 g7-g5 25.Ra1-c1 a7-a6
26.f2-f3 0.11/18 ] 16...Qd8-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 16...Qd8-d7
17.Nc3-e4 h7-h6 18.Be5xd6 c7xd6
19.Rf1-c1 Ra8-c8 20.h2-h4 Bc6xe4
21.f3xe4 g5xh4 22.Qg4xh4 Qd7-f7
23.Qh4-g4 d6-d5 24.Rc1-c2 h6-h5
25.Qg4-g2 h5-h4 26.f2-f4 Nb6-d7
27.e4xd5 e6xd5 0.22/16 ] 17.Be5xd6
[ Houdini annotates: 17.Be5-g3
h7-h6 18.f3-f4 g5xf4 19.Bg3xf4
Ra8-f8 20.Bf4xd6 c7xd6 21.e3-e4
Qe7-f6 22.Ra1-d1 Nb6-a4 23.Nc3xa4
Bc6xa4 24.Rd1-c1 b7-b5 25.Rc1-c3
h6-h5 26.Qg4xh5 Qf6xd4 0.11/15 ]
17...c7xd6 [Instead of 17...Qe7xd6
18.Nc3-e4 Bc6xe4 19.f3xe4
( 19.Qg4xe4 Nb6-d5 );Houdini 2.0c
: 17...c7xd6 18.b2-b3 h7-h6
19.Nc3-e4 e6-e5 20.d4xe5 d6-d5
21.Ne4-g3 Qe7xe5 22.Ng3-e2 Bc6-d7
23.Qg4-g3 Qe5-f6 24.Ne2-d4 Ra8-c8
25.Rf1-d1 Bd7-f5 26.b3xc4 d5xc4
27.e3-e4 Bf5-d7 28.e4-e5 Qf6-e7
29.f3-f4 c4-c3 30.Ra1-c1 Nb6-d5
228
31.f4xg5 h6xg5 0.05/16 ] 18.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini annotates: 18.b2-b3 h7-h6
19.Qg4-g3 d6-d5 20.f3-f4 g5xf4

21.Qg3xf4 Ra8-f8 22.Qf4-g3 Nb6-c8
21.Qg3xf4 Ra8-f8 22.Qf4-g3 Nb6-c8
23.Kg1-h1 Nc8-d6 24.Rf1-g1 g7-g5
25.Ra1-c1 a7-a6 26.Kh1-g2 0.12/16 ]
18...h7-h6 19.b2-b3 e6-e5 20.d4xe5
d6-d5 21.Ne4-g3 Qe7xe5 22.Ng3-e2
Bc6-d7 23.Qg4-g3 Qe5-f6 24.Ne2-d4
Ra8-c8 25.Ra1-c1 Bd7-f5 26.Nd4xf5
Qf6xf5 27.Qg3-g4 Qf5-e5 28.b3xc4
d5xc4 29.Rf1-d1 c4-c3 30.Qg4-b4
Kg8-h7 31.Rc1-c2 Rc8-c4
32.Qb4-d6 0.07/16 ] 19.Qg4-g3
Qg3xd6 [Houdini annotates:
19.Ra1-c1 Nb6-d7 20.b2-b3 c4xb3
21.a2xb3 Ra8-f8 22.Rc1-a1 a7-a6
23.Rf1-c1 e6-e5 24.Rc1-e1 Bc6-d5
25.Ra1-a3 Bd5-e6 26.Qg4-h5 Nd7-f6
0.05/14 ] 19...d6-d5 Black threatens to
win material: d5xe4 [Houdini
annotates: 19...Ra8-d8 20.Rf1-c1
Bc6xe4
21.f3xe4 Rd8-f8 22.Rc1-c2 d6-d5
23.Ra1-c1 Qe7-f7 24.e4xd5 e6xd5
25.h2-h3 Qf7-e7 26.Qg3-e5 Qe7-d7
27.Qe5-g3 Nb6-a4 28.Qg3-e5
Rf8-e8 0.13/16 ] 20.Ne4-c3
[ 20.Ne4-c5 Nb6-a4 21.Nc5xa4
Bc6xa4 ;Houdini annotates:
20.Ne4-c5 Nb6-a4 21.Nc5xa4 Bc6xa4
22.b2-b3 Ba4-b5 23.Rf1-d1 Ra8-f8
24.Ra1-c1 Qe7-f7 25.a2-a4 Bb5-a6
26.b3-b4 b7-b5 27.a4xb5 Ba6xb5
28.Qg3-g4 Qf7xf3 29.Qg4xe6+
Kg8-h7 30.Rd1-d2 g5-g4 31.Qe6-e5
-0.03/16 ] 20...Ra8-f8= [Houdini
annotates
: 20...Nb6-a4 21.Nc3xa4
Bc6xa4 22.b2-b3 Ba4-b5 23.a2-a4
Bb5-a6 24.b3xc4 Ba6xc4 25.Rf1-c1
Ra8-f8 26.a4-a5 Rf8-c8 27.f3-f4
g5xf4 28.Qg3xf4 Rc8-f8 29.Qf4-e5
Qe7-f7 30.f2-f4 Qf7-g6+ 31.Kg1-h1
229
0.02/15 ] 21.Nc3-e2 [Houdini
annotates: 21.Ra1-e1 Qe7-f7 22.Kg1g2
Nb6-d7 23.h2-h3 e6-e5 24.Rf1-g1
a7-a6 25.Re1-e2 Qf7-f6 26.Qg3-g4

Qf6-d6 27.Rg1-d1 Qd6-f6 28.Rd1-c1
e5xd4 29.e3xd4 0.01/15 ] 21...Rf8-f5
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Bc6-b5
22.Rf1-c1 Bb5-e8 23.f3-f4 Be8-h5
24.f2-f3 Qe7-b4 25.b2-b3 c4xb3
26.a2xb3 Qb4xb3 27.Ne2-c3 Rf8-c8
28.Nc3-d1 Rc8xc1 29.Ra1xc1 Nb6-c4
30.f4xg5 h6xg5 -0.09/15 ] 22.Kg1-g2
[ Houdini annotates: 22.Qg3-g4
Nb6-d7 23.Ra1-d1 Qe7-f7 24.Rd1-c1
Nd7-f6 25.Qg4-h3 Nf6-d7 26.Kg1-g2
Nd7-f8 27.f3-f4 g5xf4 28.Ne2xf4
Nf8-g6 29.Nf4xg6 Rf5-g5+ 30.Kg2-h1
Rg5xg6 0.00/14 ] 22...Nb6-d7 Diagram
[Houdini annotates: 22...Bc6-e8
23.Qg3-b8 Rf5-f8 24.Qb8xa7 Be8-h5
25.Ne2-g1 Nb6-c8 26.Qa7-a3 Qe7-f7
27.Qa3-c5 b7-b6 28.Qc5-c6 Kg8-h7
29.Kg2-h1 Bh5xf3+ 30.Ng1xf3
Qf7xf3+ 31.Kh1-g1 Qf3-g4+
32.Kg1-h1 Qg4-e4+ 33.Kh1-g1
g5-g4 -0.28/16 ]
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9-+-+-+k+0
9zpp+nwq-zp-0 198
9-+l+p+-zp0 198
9+-+p+rzp-0
9-+pzP-+-+0
9+-+-zPPwQ-0
9PzP-+NzPKzP0
9tR-+-+R+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
23.Rf1-h1 [Houdini annotates:
23.Ra1-e1 Qe7-b4 24.Re1-b1 Qb4-e7
25.Ne2-c3 Rf5-f8 26.Qg3-g4 a7-a6
230
27.Qg3-g4 Qe6-f7 28.Rd1-d2 b7-b5
27.Qg3-g4 Qe6-f7 28.Rd1-d2 b7-b5
29.a2-a3 h6-h5 30.Qg4xg5 Qf7xf3+
31.Kg2-g1 -0.13/15 ] 24.h2-h4?
[ 24.Qg3-b8 is the best option White
has ;Houdini annotates: 24.Rh1-f1
Nf8-g6 25.Kg2-h1 Qe7-f6 26.Qg3-b8+
Kg8-h7 27.Qb8xa7 Rf5xf3 28.Kh1-g1
Rf3-h3 29.Ne2-g3 Ng6-h4 30.f2-f4
g5-g4 31.Ng3-h5 Qf6-f5 -0.37/14 ]
24...Nf8-g6-+ [Houdini annotates:
24...Nf8-g6 25.Kg2-f1 Ng6xh4 26.f3-f4
Qe7-b4 27.f4xg5 h6xg5 28.Qg3-b8+
Kg8-h7 29.Ra1-e1 Qb4-d2 30.Rh1-h3
Rf5-f3 31.Qb8-h2 Qd2xe3 32.Rh3-g3
Bc6-d7 33.Re1-d1 Bd7-b5 34.Ne2-c3
Bb5-e8 35.Rd1-e1 Qe3-f4 36.Re1xe6
Be8-g6 37.Re6-e1 Rf3xg3 38.Qh2xg3
Qf4xd4 39.Kf1-g1 Qd4-f6 40.Re1-e2
Nh4-f3+ 41.Kg1-f1 -0.72/18 ] 25.f3-f4
Ng6xh4 26.f3-f4 Qe7-b4 27.f4xg5
h6xg5 28.Qg3-b8+ Kg8-h7 29.Ra1-e1
Qb4-d2 30.Rh1-h3 Rf5-f3 31.Rh3-h2
Qd2xe3 32.Qb8xa7 Qe3-d2
33.Qa7-b6 Kh7-g8 34.Qb6-d8+ Rf3-f8
35.Qd8-e7 Rf8-f6 36.Qe7-d8+ Kg8-f7
35.Qd8-e7 Rf8-f6 36.Qe7-d8+ Kg8-f7
37.Re1-b1 Qd2-c2 38.Qd8-c7+ Kf7-g8
39.Qc7-c8+ Rf6-f8 -0.97/16 ]
25...Ng6xh4+ [Houdini annotates:
25...Ng6xh4+ 26.Kg2-f1 Qe7-b4
27.f4xg5 h6xg5 28.Qg3-b8+ Kg8-h7
29.Ra1-e1 Qb4-d2 30.Rh1-h3 Rf5-f3
31.Qb8-h2 Qd2xe3 32.Rh3-g3 Qe3-d3
27.Rb1-d1 Qe7-d6 28.Kg2-g1 e6-e5
29.Rd1-d2 e5xd4 30.Qg4xd4 Nd7-e5
0.00/14 ] 23...Nd7-f8 [Houdini
annotates
: 23...a7-a6 24.Rh1-e1 e6-e5
25.Ra1-d1 Rf5-f8 26.Ne2-c3 Qe7-e6

33.a2-a3 Bc6-e8 34.Rg3xf3 Qd3xf3
33.a2-a3 Bc6-e8 34.Rg3xf3 Qd3xf3
35.Qh2-g3 Qf3-e4 36.Qg3-h3 Be8-h5
37.Ne2-c3 -1.02/15 ] 26.Kg2-f1
Bc6-e8 27.Qg3-g4 h6-h5 28.Qg4g3 g5-g4 29.a2-a3 Rf5-f8 30.Ne2c3
Nh4-f3+ 31.Kh2-g2 Be8-g6 32.Ra1a2 a7-a6 33.Ra2-a1 b7-b5 34.Ra1c1
Qe7-d7 35.Rc1-d1 Qd7-c7 36.Rd1-c1
Qc7-d7 37.Rc1-d1 -1.22/15 ]
26...Qe7-b4 [Houdini annotates:
26...Qe7-b4 27.f4xg5 h6xg5
231

28.Qg3-b8+ Kg8-h7 29.Qb8xa7
Qb4xb2 30.Ra1-e1 Qb2-c2 31.Ne2-f4
c4-c3 32.a2-a4 Qc2-e4 33.Rh1-h2
Kh7-g8 34.Qa7-b8+ Rf5-f8 35.Qb8-e5
Qe4xe5 36.d4xe5 g5xf4 37.Rh2xh4
f4xe3 38.Re1xe3 -1.00/14 ] 27.Ra1-b1
[Houdini annotates: 27.f4xg5 h6xg5
28.Ra1-e1 Qb4xb2 29.Qg3-d6 Rf5-f6
30.Qd6-b8+ Kg8-f7 31.Qb8-c7+ Kf7-f8
32.Qc7-d6+ Kf8-e8 33.Qd6-c7 Bc6-d7
34.Qc7-b8+ Ke8-e7 35.Qb8xa7
Qb2-c2 36.Qa7-c5+ Ke7-e8
37.Rh1-h2 Qc2-d3 38.Qc5-c7 Qd3xe3
39.Qc7-b8+ Ke8-e7 40.Qb8xb7
Qe3-d2 -0.71/13 ] 27...Bc6-e8
[ 27...Qb4-d2!?-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 27...Qb4-d2 28.Rh1-h3
Bc6-a4
29.Rb1-e1 Ba4-c2 30.f4xg5 h6xg5
31.Qg3-d6 Bc2-e4 32.Rh3-g3
Be4-g2+ 33.Rg3xg2 Nh4xg2
34.Qd6xe6+ Rf5-f7 35.Qe6-e8+ Rf7-f8
36.Qe8-e6+ Kg8-h7 37.Qe6-h3+
Ng2-h4 38.Qh3-e6 Qd2xb2
39.Qe6xd5 -1.12/14 ] 28.Ne2-c3
[ Houdini annotates: 28.Ne2-c3
Qb4-e7 29.f4xg5 h6xg5 30.Rb1-e1
Rf5-f8 31.f2-f4 Nh4-g6 32.Qg3-h3
Rf8-f5 33.Qh3-h7+ Kg8-f8 34.Rh1-g1
Qe7-f7 35.b2-b3 c4xb3 36.a2xb3
a7-a6 37.Kf1-f2 g5xf4 38.e3-e4
d5xe4 39.Nc3xe4 Rf5-d5 40.Ne4-g5
-0.63/15 ] 28...Qb4-e7 [Houdini
annotates
: 28...Qb4-e7 29.f4xg5 h6xg5
30.Rb1-e1 Rf5-f8 31.f2-f4 Nh4-g6
32.Qg3-h2 Rf8-f5 33.Qh2-h7+ Kg8-f8
34.Rh1-g1 Qe7-f7 35.b2-b3 c4xb3
36.a2xb3 g5xf4 37.e3-e4 d5xe4
38.Nc3xe4 Rf5-d5 39.Ne4-g5
Be8-b5+ 40.Kf1-f2 -0.54/14 ] 29.b2-b4
[ 29.f4xg5 h6xg5 30.Kf1-e1 Rf5-f3-+ ;
Houdini annotates: 29.Rb1-e1
232
Rf5-f8 30.f4xg5 h6xg5 31.f2-f4
Nh4-g6 32.Qg3-h3 Rf8-f5 33.Qh3-h7+
Kg8-f8 34.Rh1-g1 Qe7-f7 35.b2-b3
c4xb3 36.a2xb3 g5xf4 37.e3-e4

-0.52/13 ] 29...Rf5-f8 [Houdini
annotates
: 29...Rf5-f8 30.Rb1-b2
Qe7-d6 31.Qg3-h3 Nh4-f5 32.f4xg5
Nf5-g3+ 33.Kf1-e1 Ng3xh1 34.g5xh6
Nh1xf2 35.Rb2xf2 Rf8xf2 36.Ke1xf2
Be8-g6 37.a2-a3 g7xh6 38.Qh3xh6
Qd6-f8+ 39.Qh6xf8+ Kg8xf8
40.Kf2-e2 Kf8-e7 41.Ke2-d2 a7-a6
42.Nc3-e2 Bg6-e4 43.Kd2-c3 Ke7-d6
44.Ne2-f4 -1.08/16 ] 30.Rb1-b2
[ 30.f4xg5 h6xg5 31.Rb1-b2 Be8-h5
; Houdini annotates: 30.f4xg5 h6xg5
31.Rb1-b2 Be8-g6 32.Kf1-e1 Nh4-f3+
33.Ke1-d1 Bg6-f5 34.a2-a3 g5-g4
35.Rb2-a2 a7-a6 36.Ra2-e2 b7-b5
37.Re2-b2 Qe7-d7 38.Rb2-e2 Qd7-c6
39.Re2-b2 Qc6-b7 40.Rb2-e2
-1.06/15 ] 30...Be8-g6 [ 30...Nh4-f5!?
31.Qg3-h2-+ ;Houdini annotates:
30...Qe7-d6 31.Qg3-h3 Nh4-f5
32.f4xg5 Nf5-g3+ 33.Kf1-e1 Ng3xh1
34.g5xh6 Nh1xf2 35.Rb2xf2 Rf8xf2
36.Ke1xf2 Be8-g6 37.a2-a3 g7xh6
38.Qh3xh6 Qd6-f8+ 39.Qh6xf8+
Kg8xf8 40.Kf2-e2 Kf8-e7 41.Ke2d2 a7-a6 42.Nc3-e2 Bg6-e4
Diagram
(Diagram
199)
43.Kd2-c3 Ke7-d6 44.Ne2-f4 -1.08/17
] 31.Kf1-e1 [Houdini annotates:
31.a2-a3 Qe7-f7 32.f4xg5 Bg6-d3+
33.Kf1-e1 Nh4-f3+ 34.Ke1-d1 h6-h5
35.Kd1-c1 Bd3-g6 36.Rb2-e2 a7-a6
37.Qg3-d6 h5-h4 38.Re2-b2 Qf7-f5
39.Qd6-d7 h4-h3 40.Rb2-e2 b7-b6
41.Kc1-b2 h3-h2 42.Qd7-d6 b6-b5
43.Rh1xh2 Nf3xh2 44.Qd6xh2
Qf5xg5 -1.02/14 ] 31...Bg6-d3
233
[ Houdini annotates: 31...Qe7-f7
32.Rh1xh4 g5xh4 33.Qg3xh4 Bg6-h7
34.f2-f3 Qf7-g6 35.Qh4-h2 h6-h5
36.Nc3-d1 Qg6-d3 37.Qh2-d2
Qd3xd2+ 38.Rb2xd2 Bh7-g6
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9-+-+-+-+0
9+p+-mk-+-0 199
9p+-+p+-+0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-zPpzPl+-+0
9zP-+-zP-+-0
9-+-mKN+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
39.Rd2-h2 Kg8-f7 40.Nd1-c3 Rf8-h8
41.Ke1-d2 h5-h4 42.e3-e4 h4-h3
43.e4xd5 e6xd5 44.Nc3xd5 -1.31/16 ]
32.f4xg5 Nh4-f3+ 33.Ke1-d1 Nf3xg5
34.f2-f4 Ng5-f7 35.Qg3-g4 a7-a5
36.a2-a3 a5xb4 37.a3xb4 Rf8-a8
38.Rb2-a2 Ra8xa2 39.Nc3xa2 Bd3-e4
40.Rh1-e1 Nf7-d6 41.Na2-c3 Be4-d3
42.b4-b5 Nd6-f5 43.Qg4-g2 Qe7-a3
-0.72/16 ] 32...Nh4-f3+ [Houdini
annotates
: 32...Nh4-f3+ 33.Ke1-d1
Nf3xg5 34.f2-f4 Qe7-c7 35.Qg3-g1
Ng5-e4 36.Nc3xe4 Bd3xe4
37.Rh1xh6 Kg8-f7 38.Rh6-h2 c4-c3
39.Rb2-b3 c3-c2+ 40.Kd1-c1 Rf8-c8
41.Qg1-e1 a7-a6 42.Qe1-e2 b7-b5
43.Qe2-h5+ Be4-g6 44.Qh5-e5
Qc7-c4 45.Rh2-h1 Bg6-e4 -0.60/15 ]
33.Ke1-d1 Nf3xg5 34.f2-f4 Ng5-f7
35.Qg3-g4 a7-a5 36.a2-a3 a5xb4
37.a3xb4 Rf8-a8 38.Rb2-a2 Ra8xa2
39.Nc3xa2 Bd3-f5 40.Qg4-h4 Qe7-d6
41.Rh1-g1 Qd6-a6 42.Qh4-f2 Nf7-d6
-0.88/14 ] 33...h6xg5 Black king safety
234
37.a3xb4 Rf8-a8 38.Rb2-a2 Ra8xa2
39.Nc3xa2 Bd3-f5 40.Qg4-h4 Qe7-d6
41.Rh1-g1 Qd6-a6 42.Qh4-f2 Diagram
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9-+-+-+k+0{
9+p+-+nzp-0 200
9+p+-+nzp-0 200
9q+-+p+-zp0
9+-+p+l+-0
9-zPpzP-zP-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9N+-+-wQ-+0
9+-+K+-tR-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Nf7-d6 -0.65/15 ] 34.Qg3-h3
[ Houdini annotates: 34.Qg3-h3
dropped. [ 33...Qe7xg5!? 34.Qg3xg5
Nf3xg5 ;Houdini annotates:
33...Nf3xg5 34.f2-f4 Ng5-f7
35.Qg3-g4 a7-a5 36.a2-a3 a5xb4

Qe7-f6 35.a2-a3 Qf6-g6 36.Qh3-h5
Qe7-f6 35.a2-a3 Qf6-g6 36.Qh3-h5
Qg6xh5 37.Rh1xh5 Kg8-f7 38.Rh5-h1
Kf7-f6 39.Rb2-a2 g5-g4 40.Kd1-c1
Kf6-e7 41.Kc1-b2 Nf3-g5 42.Rh1-h2
Ng5-h3 43.f2-f4 Ke7-f6 -0.65/17 ]
34...Qe7-f6 [Houdini annotates:
34...Qe7-f6 35.b4-b5 Qf6-g6 36.b5b6 a7-a6 37.Qh3-g4 Bd3-f5 38.Qg4g3
g5-g4 39.Qg3-c7 Qg6-f7 40.Rb2b4 a6-a5 41.Rb4-a4 Rf8-a8 0.50/15 ]
35.Kd1-c1 [Houdini annotates:
35.b4-b5 Qf6-g6 36.Qh3-g4 Bd3-f1
37.Rb2-c2 b7-b6 38.a2-a3 Bf1-d3
39.Rc2-b2 Qg6-f7 40.Qg4-h3 Qf7-f6
41.Qh3-h8+ Kg8-f7 42.Qh8-h5+
Bd3-g6 43.Qh5-g4 Kf7-g8 44.Qg4-h3
Qf6-e7 45.Rb2-e2 Qe7-d7 -0.58/15 ]
35...Bd3-g6 [Houdini annotates:
35...Rf8-d8 36.Qh3-h8+ Kg8-f7
37.Qh8-h5+ Bd3-g6 38.Qh5-g4 e6-e5
39.Rh1-h3 Nf3-e1 40.Rb2-e2 Ne1-d3+
41.Kc1-d1 Bg6-f5 42.Qg4-h5+ Kf7-f8
43.Rh3-g3 e5xd4 44.e3xd4 Nd3-f4
45.Qh5xg5 Nf4xe2 46.Qg5xf6+ g7xf6
47.Kd1xe2 Kf8-f7 48.Ke2-d2 -0.81/13 ]
235
236

36.a2-a4 [ 36.Qh3-g4!? ;Houdini
annotates: 36.b4-b5 Qf6-e7 37.Qh3h8+ Kg8-f7 38.Qh8-h3 Nf3-h4 39.b5b6
a7-a6 40.Qh3-g4 Bg6-f5 41.Qg4-g3
Rf8-c8 42.f2-f4 Qe7-a3 43.Nc3-b1
Qa3-d3 44.Rh1-d1 g5xf4 45.Qg3xh4
Qd3xe3+ 46.Rb2-d2 c4-c3 -0.48/14 ]
36...Rf8-d8 [Houdini annotates:
36...Rf8-d8 37.Rh1-d1 e6-e5
38.Nc3-e2 Bg6-d3 39.Qh3-g4 Kg8-f7
40.d4xe5 Nf3xe5 41.Qg4-d4 Bd3-e4
42.Qd4xa7 Ne5-d3+ 43.Rd1xd3
Be4xd3 44.Qa7xb7+ Kf7-g8
45.Qb7-c7 Bd3xe2 46.Rb2xe2
Qf6-a1+ 47.Kc1-c2 Qa1xa4+
48.Kc2-c3 Qa4-b3+ 49.Kc3-d4
Rd8-e8 -1.15/15 ] 37.Nc3-e2
[ 37.Rb2-e2!? ;Houdini annotates:
37.Nc3-b5 e6-e5 38.Rb2-a2 e5xd4
39.Nb5xd4 Nf3xd4 40.e3xd4 Rd8-e8
41.Rh1-d1 Qf6-f4+ 42.Ra2-d2 g5-g4
43.Qh3-c3 Re8-e2 44.Qc3-g3 Qf4xg3
45.f2xg3 Re2-e3 46.Rd1-f1 Re3xg3
47.Rd2-f2 Bg6-d3 48.Rf1-h1 Bd3-e4
49.Rh1-h4 Rg3-c3+ 50.Kc1-d1
Be4-f3+ 51.Kd1-e1 -1.51/15 ]
37...e6-e5-+ [Houdini annotates:
37...e6-e5 38.Rh1-d1 Bg6-d3
39.Qh3-g4 Kg8-f7 40.a4-a5 e5xd4
41.Ne2xd4 Nf3-e5 42.Qg4-g3 Bd3-e4
43.f2-f3 Ne5-d3+ 44.Rd1xd3 Be4xd3
45.Rb2-g2 Rd8-e8 46.Qg3xg5 Qf6xg5
47.Rg2xg5 Re8xe3 48.Rg5xd5 Kf7-f6
49.Kc1-b2 -1.17/15 ] 38.Qh3-g4
[ Houdini annotates: 38.Rh1-d1
Kg8-f7 39.Rb2-a2 e5xd4 40.e3xd4
Bg6-d3 41.Qh3-h5+ Kf7-g8 42.Rd1-h1
Bd3-e4 43.Qh5-h8+ Kg8-f7
44.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-f8 45.Rh1-h3 a7-a6
46.Qh5-h8+ Kf8-e7 47.Qh8-h5 Nf3-e1
48.Ne2-c3 Ne1-d3+ 49.Kc1-b1
Nd3xf2+ 50.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 51.Ra2xf2
Qf6xf2 52.Qh5xg5+ Qf2-f6

53.Qg5-c5+ Qf6-d6 54.Qc5xc4
Qd6xd4 -1.27/13 ] 38...e5xd4

39.e3xd4 c4-c3 40.Rb2-c2 Bg6-d3
41.Qg4-h3 Bd3xc2 42.Kc1xc2 Rd8-e8
43.Ne2xc3 Nf3xd4+ 44.Kc2-d3
Nd4-e6 45.Qh3-h7+ Kg8-f8
46.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 47.Qh8-h5+ g7-g6
48.Qh5-h7+ Ne6-g7 49.Qh7-h3
Re8-d8 50.Qh3-g4 Ng7-h5 51.Nc3-e2
Qf6xf2 52.Qg4xg5 Qf2-f3+ 53.Kd3-d2
Rd8-e8 54.Rh1-e1 Kf7-g7 -1.96/15 ]
39.e3xd4 Bg6-e4 40.Rh1-d1 Be4-d3
41.b4-b5 g7-g6 42.a4-a5 Qf6-f8
43.Qg4-e6+ Kg8-g7 44.Ne2-c3
Nf3xd4 45.Qe6-e5+ Qf8-f6 46.Rd1-e1
Nd4-b3+ 47.Kc1-d1 Kg7-f7
48.Qe5xf6+ Kf7xf6 49.a5-a6 d5-d4
50.Nc3-e4+ Bd3xe4 51.Re1xe4
Nb3-c5 -2.05/17 ] 39...Rd8-e8
40.Rh1-d1 Be4-d3 41.b4-b5 g7-g6
42.a4-a5 Qf6-f8 43.Qg4-e6+ Kg8-g7
44.Ne2-c3 Nf3xd4 45.Qe6-e5+ Qf8-f6
46.Rd1-e1 Nd4-b3+ 47.Kc1-d1 Kg7-f7
48.Qe5xf6+ Kf7xf6 49.a5-a6 d5-d4
50.Nc3-e4+ Bd3xe4 51.Re1xe4
Nb3-c5 -1.67/16 ] 40.Qg4-d7
[ 40.Rb2-a2 Bg6-d3 41.Rh1h8+ Kg8xh8 42.Qg4-h5+ Qf6h6
43.Qh5xe8+ Kh8-h7-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 40.a4-a5 Re8-e6 41.a5a6 b7xa6 42.Rb2-a2 Bg6-d3
43.Kc1-d1
Bd3-b1 44.Ra2-a3 Bb1-e4 45.Rh1-h3
Nf3xd4 46.Ne2xd4 Qf6xd4+
47.Kd1-c1 Qd4-f6 48.Rh3-g3 g7-g6
49.Ra3-c3 Kg8-g7 -1.90/15 ]
40...c4-c3 41.Rb2-c2 Re8-d8
42.Qd7-g4 Bg6-d3 43.Qg4-h3 Bd3xc2
44.Kc1xc2 Rd8-e8 45.Ne2xc3
Nf3xd4+ 46.Kc2-d3 Nd4-e6
237
47.Qh3-h7+ Kg8-f8 48.Qh7-h8+
Kf8-f7 49.Qh8-h5+ g7-g6 50.Qh5-h7+
Ne6-g7 51.Qh7-h3 Re8-d8 52.Qh3-g4
Ng7-h5 53.Kd3-c2 Qf6xf2+ 54.Kc2-b3

Qf2-f4 55.Qg4-e2 Nh5-f6 56.Qe2-d3
g5-g4 57.Rh1-f1 Qf4-c4+ 58.Qd3xc4
d5xc4+ 59.Kb3xc4 -1.76/14 ]
41.Rb2-a2 [Houdini annotates:
41.Rb2-c2 Re8-d8 42.Qd7-h3 Bg6xc2
43.Kc1xc2 Rd8-e8 44.Ne2xc3
Nf3xd4+ 45.Kc2-d1 Qf6-f3+
46.Qh3xf3 Nd4xf3 47.a4-a5 d5-d4
48.Nc3-d5 g5-g4 49.Nd5-c7 Re8-c8
50.Nc7-b5 Rc8-c4 51.Nb5xa7 Rc4xb4
52.Kd1-c2 Kg8-f7 -2.22/13 ]
41...Nf3-e1 [Houdini annotates:
41...Nf3-e1 42.Rh1-h3 Qf6xf2
43.Qd7xd5+ Bg6-f7 44.Qd5-h1
Ne1-d3+ 45.Rh3xd3 Bf7xa2
46.Qh1-f3 Re8xe2 47.Qf3xf2 Re2xf2
48.Rd3xc3 g5-g4 49.a4-a5 Ba2-d5
50.b4-b5 Rf2-f4 51.Rc3-c8+ Kg8-h7
52.Kc1-d2 g4-g3 53.Kd2-e3 Rf4-f3+
54.Ke3-e2 Rf3-a3 55.b5-b6 Ra3xa5
56.b6xa7 Ra5xa7 -6.32/14 ]
42.Rh1xe1?? leading to a quick end
[ 42.Rh1-h3 Qf6xf2 43.Ne2xc3
Qf2-f4+ 44.Kc1-d1-+ ;Houdini
annotates: 42.Rh1-h3 Qf6xf2
43.Qd7xd5+ Bg6-f7 44.Qd5-h1 Ne1d3+
45.Rh3xd3 Bf7xa2 46.Qh1-f3 Re8xe2
47.Qf3xf2 Re2xf2 48.Rd3xc3 g5-g4
49.a4-a5 Ba2-e6 50.Rc3-d3 Be6-d5
51.Rd3-a3 Rf2-f4 52.a5-a6 b7-b6
53.Ra3-e3 Kg8-f8 54.Kc1-c2 Rf4xd4
-6.59/15 ] 42...Qf6-f4+ [Houdini
annotates
: 42...Qf6-f4+ 43.Kc1-d1
Qf4-e4 44.Qd7xe8+ Bg6xe8
45.Ne2xc3 Qe4-d3+ 46.Ra2-d2
Be8-h5+ 47.Re1-e2 Qd3xc3
48.Kd1-e1 Bh5xe2 49.Ke1xe2 Qc3xb4
50.a4-a5 Qb4xa5 51.Rd2-c2 Qa5-a6+
52.Ke2-d2 Qa6-f1 53.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-h7
54.Rc8-f8 Qf1-c4 55.Rf8-f7 b7-b5
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56.Kd2-e1 Qc4xd4 57.Ke1-e2 b5-b4
58.f2-f3 Qd4-c4+ 59.Ke2-e3 -9.85/12 ]
43.Kc1-d1 [Houdini annotates:
43.Kc1-d1 Qf4-e4 44.Qd7xe8+
Bg6xe8 45.Ne2xc3 Qe4-d3+

46.Ra2-d2 Be8-h5+ 47.Re1-e2
46.Ra2-d2 Be8-h5+ 47.Re1-e2
Qd3xc3 48.Kd1-e1 Bh5xe2 49.Ke1xe2
Qc3xb4 50.a4-a5 Qb4xa5 51.Rd2-c2
Qa5-a6+ 52.Ke2-d2 Qa6-f1
53.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-h7 54.Rc8-f8 Qf1-c4
55.Rf8-f7 b7-b5 56.Kd2-e1 Qc4xd4
57.Ke1-e2 b5-b4 58.f2-f3 Qd4-c4+
59.Ke2-e3 -10.08/13 ] 43...Qf4-e4
Diagram [ 43...Qf4-e4
44.Qd7xe8+ Bg6xe8 45.Ne2xc3
Qe4-d3+
46.Ra2-d2 Be8-h5+ 47.Re1-e2
Qd3xc3-+ ;Houdini annotates:
43...Qf4-e4 44.Qd7xe8+ Bg6xe8
45.Ne2xc3 Qe4-d3+ 46.Ra2-d2
Be8-h5+ 47.Re1-e2 Qd3xc3
48.Kd1-e1 Bh5xe2 49.Ke1xe2 Qc3xb4
50.a4-a5 Qb4xa5 51.Rd2-c2 Qa5-b5+
52.Ke2-d2 Qb5-b4+ 53.Kd2-d3
Qb4-b3+ 54.Kd3-d2 Qb3-f3
55.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-h7 56.Kd2-e1 Kh7-g6
57.Rc8-e8 Qf3-c3+ 58.Ke1-e2
Qc3xd4 -9.51/14 ]
239
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9zpp+Q+-zp-0 201
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A29
Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura
7th Mikhail Tal Memorial (1) 08.06.2012

A29: English Opening: Four Knights
Variation with 4 g3
1.c2-c4 e7-e5 2.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6
3.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 4.g2-g3 d7-d5
5.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 6.Bf1-g2 Nd5-b6
7.0-0 Bf8-e7 8.d2-d3 0-0 9.Bc1-e3
f7-f5 10.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8 11.a2-a3
Be7-f6 12.Be3-c5 last book move.
White threatens to win material: Bc5xf8
last book move Rf8-e8 [Houdini
annotates
: 12...Rf8-e8 13.b2-b4 a7-a5
14.b4-b5 Nc6-d4 15.Bc5xb6 c7xb6
16.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 17.Nc3-d5 Bf6-e5
18.Qd1-d2 Ra8-b8 19.Qd2-c2 Bc8-d7
20.a3-a4 Rb8-c8 21.Qc2-b1 Be5-d6
22.Rc1xc8 Bd7xc8 23.Qb1-c2 Bc8-e6
24.Rf1-c1 Be6-f7 0.27/17 ] 13.b2-b4
[ Houdini annotates: 13.Rf1-e1
Bc8-e6 14.e2-e4 Qd8-d7 15.Bc5-e3
Nc6-d4 16.e4xf5 Be6-b3 17.Qd1-d2
Nd4xf5 18.Nc3-e4 Nf5xe3 19.Re1xe3
Nb6-d5 20.Ne4-c5 Qd7-b5 21.Re3-e4
Diagram
(Diagram 202)
Ra8-d8 22.Nc5xb3 Qb5xb3 0.46/15 ]
13...Nb6-d7 14.Nc3-d5 Nd7xc5
15.Nd5xf6 Qd8xf6 16.Rc1xc5 a7-a6
17.Nf3-d2 Bc8-d7 18.e2-e3 Ra8-d8
19.Qd1-e2 b7-b6 20.Rc5-c2 Re8-e6
21.Rf1-c1 Bd7-e8 22.Rc2-c3 a6-a5
23.b4-b5 0.39/17 ] 14.Rf1-e1
White has a cramped position
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9zppzp-+-zpp0 202
9zppzp-+-zpp0 202
9-+-+-vl-+0
9+qsNnzp-+-0
9-+-+R+-+0
9zPl+P+NzP-0
9-zP-wQ-zPLzP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0
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Qd8-d7 15.b4-b5 Nc6-d4 16.Nf3xd4
e5xd4 17.e4xf5 Be6xf5 18.Nc3-e4
Bf6-d8 19.Qd1-b3 a7-a6 20.b5xa6
Ra8xa6 21.Rf1-e1 Ra6-a7 22.Qb3-b4

Ra7-a4 23.Qb4-d2 Ra4-a7
24.Bc5xb6 c7xb6 25.Qd2-b2 Bf5-e6
26.Bg2-f3
Ra7-a4 23.Qb4-d2 Ra4-a7
24.Bc5xb6 c7xb6 25.Qd2-b2 Bf5-e6
26.Bg2-f3
Bd8-e7 0.44/17 ] 14...Qd8-d7
[ Houdini annotates: 14...Nb6-d7
15.Bc5-e3 a7-a5 16.d3-d4 a5xb4
17.a3xb4 Nc6xb4 18.d4xe5 Nd7xe5
19.Nf3xe5 Bf6xe5 20.Bg2xb7 Ra8-a5
21.Qd1xd8 Re8xd8 22.Re1-d1
Rd8xd1+ 23.Nc3xd1 Ra5-a2
24.Nd1-c3 Ra2-b2 25.Bb7-f3 Nb4-c2
26.Nc3-a4 Rb2-a2 27.Na4-c5 Nc2xe3
28.Nc5xe6 -0.04/16 ] 15.e2-e4
Ra8-b8 16.b4-b5 Nc6-d4 17.a3-a4
Qd7-f7 18.e2-e3 Nd4-b3 19.Nd2xb3
Be6xb3 20.Qd1-d2 Bf6-e7 21.Bc5xe7
Re8xe7 22.Qd2-b2 Nb6-d7 23.e3e4 f5-f4 24.Nc3-d5 Bb3xd5
25.e4xd5
f4-f3 26.Bg2-h3 0.34/16 ] 15...a7-a6
Controls b5 [Houdini annotates:
15...f5-f4 16.g3xf4 e5xf4 17.e4-e5
Bf6-e7 18.Nc3-e2 Be7xc5 19.Rc1xc5
Be6-g4 20.d3-d4 Ra8-d8 21.Qd1d3 g7-g6 22.Ne2xf4 Nc6xd4
23.Nf3xd4
Qd7xd4 24.Qd3xd4 Rd8xd4 25.Nf4-d5
Nb6xd5 26.Rc5xd5 Rd4xd5
27.Bg2xd5 c7-c6 0.26/16 ] 16.Bg2-h3
[ 16.Qd1-c2 Ra8-d8 17.Rc1-d1 Qd7-f7
18.e4xf5 Be6-b3 ;Houdini
annotates: 16.Bc5-e3 f5-f4
17.g3xf4 e5xf4
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242

18.Be3xf4 Be6-g4 19.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
20.Qd1-d2 Bh5xf3 21.Bg2xf3 Qd7xh3
22.Bf3-g2 Qh3-d7 23.Nc3-e2 Bf6-e5
24.d3-d4 Ra8-d8 25.d4-d5 Be5xf4
26.Ne2xf4 Nc6-e5 27.Qd2-d4 0.38/16 ]
16...g7-g6= [Houdini annotates:
16...Ra8-d8 17.Bc5xb6 c7xb6
18.e4xf5 Be6xf5 19.Bh3xf5 Qd7xf5
20.Nc3-e4 Bf6-e7 21.Re1-e3 Re8-f8
22.Qd1-d2 a6-a5 23.b4xa5 b6xa5
24.Qd2-b2 Rd8-d7 25.a3-a4 Qf5-h5
26.Qb2-e2 Rd7-d8 27.Rc1-c2 Qh5-f5
28.Qe2-d2 0.12/16 ] 17.Bc5-e3
[ Houdini annotates: 17.Qd1-c2
Ra8-d8 18.Rc1-d1 Qd7-g7 19.e4xf5
g6xf5 20.Rd1-c1 Qg7-d7 21.Re1-d1
Re8-g8 22.Bh3-g2 Rg8-g6 23.Bc5-e3
Nb6-d5 24.Nc3xd5 Be6xd5 25.Rd1-e1
f5-f4 26.Be3-c5 Bd5xf3 27.Bg2xf3
Qd7xd3 0.21/14 ] 17...Qd7-g7
17...Nc6-d4 18.Be3xd4 e5xd4
19.Nc3-e2 f5xe4 20.Bh3xe6 Re8xe6
21.Ne2-f4 Re6-e7 22.Re1xe4 a6-a5
23.Re4xe7 Qd7xe7 24.Qd1-b3 a5xb4
25.a3xb4 c7-c6 26.Rc1-e1 Qe7-d7
27.Kg1-g2 Nb6-d5 28.Nf4xd5 c6xd5
29.Qb3-b2 Qd7-f5 30.Qb2-c2 0.43/16 ]
(Diagram 203)
Black has an active position 18.Nf3-g5
[Houdini annotates: 18.Qd1-c2
Nc6-d4 19.Be3xd4 e5xd4 20.Nc3-b1
f5xe4 21.Bh3xe6 Re8xe6 22.Re1xe4
Re6-c6 23.Qc2-d1 Rc6xc1 24.Qd1xc1
Nb6-a4 25.Nb1-d2 Na4-c3 26.Re4-e1
a6-a5 27.b4xa5 Qg7-d7 28.Nd2-e4
Nc3xe4 29.Re1xe4 Ra8xa5 0.27/15 ]
18...Be6-g8 [Houdini annotates:
18...Bf6xg5 19.Be3xg5 Nc6-d4
20.Bh3-g2 f5-f4 21.g3xf4 h7-h6
22.Bg5-h4 e5xf4 23.f2-f3 Nd4-b3

24.Rc1-c2 a6-a5 25.Nc3-b5 c7-c6
26.e4-e5 g6-g5 27.Bh4-f2 Nb6-c8
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e5xd4 23.Nc3-b1 c7-c6 24.Qe2-c2
Qg7-c7 25.Nb1-d2 Kh8-g7 26.a3-a4
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9+pzp-+-wqp0 203
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28.Nb5-c3 a5xb4 29.a3xb4 Ra8-a1
30.Qd1-e2 Ra1xe1+ 31.Qe2xe1
Re8-d8 32.b4-b5 Rd8xd3 33.Qe1-e4
Rd3-d8 34.b5xc6 b7xc6 35.h2-h4
Nb3-d2 36.Qe4xc6 Qg7xe5 37.h4xg5
h6xg5 -0.21/16 ] 19.Ng5-f3
[ Houdini annotates: 19.e4xf5 g6xf5
20.Qd1-h5 f5-f4 21.Be3xb6 Bf6xg5
22.Nc3-e4 f4xg3 23.Ne4xg5 g3xh2+
24.Kg1xh2 c7xb6 25.Re1-e3 Re8-f8
26.Ng5-e4 Qg7-g6 27.Qh5-h4 Bg8-d5
28.Ne4-c3 Ra8-d8 29.Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5
30.Rc1-g1 Rd5-d4 31.Re3-e4 Rd4xe4
32.d3xe4 -0.12/16 ] 19...f5-f4
Black gains space [ 19...Nc6-d4!?
20.Nf3-d2 a6-a5= ;Houdini
annotates: 19...Nc6-d4 20.Nf3-d2
Ra8-d8
21.e4xf5 Nd4xf5 22.Nc3-e4 Nb6-d5
23.Be3-g5 Bf6xg5 24.Ne4xg5 Nd5-f6
25.Qd1-c2 c7-c6 26.Ng5-f3 Qg7-c7
27.Qc2-c3 Nf5-d4 28.Nf3xd4 e5xd4
29.Qc3-b2 Re8-e5 30.Nd2-f3 0.15/17 ]
20.Be3xb6 [Less advisable is
20.g3xf4 e5xf4 21.Be3xb6 Bf6xc3
22.Rc1xc3 Qg7xc3 ( 22...c7xb6
23.Qd1-d2= ) 23.Bb6xc7 Qc3xa3 ;
Houdini annotates: 20.Be3-c5
Ra8-d8 21.Qd1-e2 Nc6-d4 22.Bc5xd4

Qc7-d6 27.a4-a5 Nb6-d7 28.Nd2-c4
Bg8xc4 29.Qc2xc4 Nd7-e5 30.Nf3xe5
Qd6xe5 31.Qc4-c2 Bf6-e7 0.16/16 ]
20...c7xb6 Black has the pair of
bishops. [Houdini annotates:
20...c7xb6 21.Nc3-d5 Ra8-d8
22.Nd5xb6 h7-h5 23.Bh3-g2 g6-g5
24.g3xf4 g5-g4 25.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5
26.f4xe5 Bf6xe5 27.Nb6-d5 Re8-f8
28.Qd1-e2 h5-h4 29.Nd5-e3 h4-h3
30.Ne3-f5 Qg7-g5 31.Rc1-c5 Qg5-f4
32.Rc5xe5 Qf4xe5 33.f2-f4 g4xf3
34.Bg2xf3 0.15/19 ] 21.Nc3-d5
Praise the knight! [Houdini
annotates: 21.Nc3-d5 Ra8-d8
22.Nd5xb6 h7-h5 23.Bh3-g2 g6-g5
24.g3xf4
g5-g4 25.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5 26.f4xe5
Bf6xe5 27.Nb6-d5 Re8-f8 28.Qd1-e2
h5-h4 29.Nd5-e3 h4-h3 30.Bg2-f1
Bg8-e6 31.Kg1-h1 Rf8-f3 32.Qe2-c2
Rd8-c8 0.19/18 ] 21...g6-g5
[ 21...Ra8-d8 22.Nd5xb6 Qg7-c7
23.Nb6-a4 ;Houdini annotates:
21...Ra8-d8 22.Nd5xb6 h7-h5
23.Bh3-g2 g6-g5 24.g3xf4 g5-g4
25.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5 26.f4xe5 Bf6xe5
27.Nb6-d5 Re8-f8 28.Qd1-e2 Rd8-d7
29.Rc1-c2 Bg8xd5 30.e4xd5 Be5-d4
31.Qe2-e6 Rd7-f7 32.Kg1-h1 Rf7xf2
33.Rc2xf2 Bd4xf2 0.36/16 ]
22.Bh3-d7! Deflection: f6
[ 22.Nd5xb6?! g5-g4 23.Nb6xa8
Re8xa8 24.Bh3xg4 Qg7xg4 ;
Houdini annotates: 22.Bh3-g4 b6-b5
23.Bg4-d7 f4xg3 24.f2xg3 Re8-f8
25.Bd7xc6 b7xc6 26.Rc1xc6 Bg8xd5
27.e4xd5 Ra8-d8 28.d5-d6 g5-g4
29.Nf3-d2 Qg7-a7+ 30.Rc6-c5
Rd8xd6 31.Nd2-e4 Rd6-d5 32.Kg1-g2
Qa7-d7 33.Rc5-c3 Bf6-g7 34.Re1-f1
Rf8xf1 35.Qd1xf1 Rd5-d4 36.Qf1-e2
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0.62/16 ] 22...Re8-e6 [ 22...Qg7xd7
23.Nd5xf6 Deflection ;Houdini
annotates: 22...Re8-d8 23.Bd7xc6
b7xc6
24.Nd5xb6 Ra8-a7 25.Rc1xc6 Ra7-c7

26.Rc6xc7 Qg7xc7 27.Nb6-a4 g5-g4
26.Rc6xc7 Qg7xc7 27.Nb6-a4 g5-g4
28.Nf3-h4 Bf6xh4 29.g3xh4 Qc7-e7
30.Qd1-c2 f4-f3 31.Re1-c1 Qe7xh4
32.Qc2-c3 Qh4-g5 33.Na4-c5 Kh8-g7
34.a3-a4 Rd8-d6 0.79/17 ]
23.Bd7xe6+- [Houdini annotates:
23.Bd7xe6 Bg8xe6 24.Nd5xb6
Ra8-d8 25.Nb6-d5 Be6-g4 26.Rc1-c3
Nc6-d4 27.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 28.Rc3-c7
Bg4xd1 29.Rc7xg7 Kh8xg7
30.Re1xd1 Bf6-e5 31.Rd1-c1 f4-f3
32.Kg1-f1 Rd8-e8 33.a3-a4 Kg7-g6
34.a4-a5 Kg6-f7 35.h2-h3 1.34/16 ]
23...Bg8xe6 [Houdini annotates:
23...Bg8xe6 24.Nd5xf6 Qg7xf6
25.Rc1xc6 b7xc6 26.Qd1-a1 Ra8-c8
27.Nf3xe5 f4xg3 28.h2xg3 Kh8-g8
29.d3-d4 c6-c5 30.d4-d5 Be6-h3
31.Kg1-h2 Qf6-h6 32.b4xc5 Rc8xc5
33.Qa1-d4 Rc5-c2 34.Re1-b1 b6-b5
35.d5-d6 Bh3-d7+ 36.Kh2-g2 Qh6-f6
37.Rb1-h1 h7-h6 38.Ne5-c6 Qf6-e6
39.Nc6-e7+ Kg8-f7 1.42/14 ]
24.Nd5xf6 [Houdini annotates:
24.Nf3-d2 Ra8-d8 25.Qd1-h5 Be6xd5
26.e4xd5 Rd8xd5 27.Nd2-e4 Bf6-d8
28.Re1-d1 Bd8-e7 29.Rc1-c3 Rd5-d8
30.Qh5-g4 h7-h6 31.Rd1-c1 a6-a5
32.b4xa5 b6xa5 33.Qg4-h5 Nc6-d4
34.Rc3-c7 1.14/15 ] 24...Qg7xf6
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Qg7xf6
27.Nf3xe5 f4xg3 28.h2xg3 c6-c5
29.Ne5-f7+ Kh8-g7 30.Nf7xg5 Be6-g4
31.Qa1xf6+ Kg7xf6 32.f2-f4 c5xb4
33.a3xb4 Rc8-c3 34.Ng5xh7+ Kf6-e7
35.e4-e5 Rc3xd3 36.Nh7-f6 Bg4-f3
37.Re1-c1 Ke7-e6 38.Kg1-f2 a6-a5
39.b4xa5 b6xa5 40.Nf6-h7 Bf3-d5
41.Nh7-g5+ Ke6-f5 1.47/19 ]
25.Rc1xc6 [Houdini annotates:
27.Nf3xe5 f4xg3 28.f2xg3 c6-c5
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29.Re1-f1 Qf6-g7 30.b4xc5 b6xc5
31.Qa1-c3 Kh8-g8 32.a3-a4 Qg7-e7

33.Kg1-g2 Rc8-f8 34.Rf1xf8+ Qe7xf8
35.Qc3-c1 h7-h6 36.Qc1-c3 Qf8-d6
37.h2-h3 a6-a5 1.24/18 ] 25...b7xc6
26.Qd1-a1 Ra8-c8 27.Nf3xe5 f4xg3
28.f2xg3 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Qf6-g7
30.b4xc5 b6xc5 31.Qa1-c3 Kh8-g8
32.Rf1-f2 Qg7-h6 33.Rf2-f3 Qh6-g7
34.Kg1-g2 Qg7-e7 35.Ne5-c4 Rc8-b8
36.Rf3-f1 Qe7-c7 1.25/17 ] 26.Qd1-a1
[Houdini annotates: 26.Qd1-a1
Ra8-c8 27.Nf3xe5 f4xg3 28.f2xg3
c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Qf6-g7 30.b4xc5
b6xc5 31.Qa1-c3 Kh8-g8 32.a3-a4
Qg7-e7 33.Rf1-c1 Qe7-f6 34.Kg1-g2
Qf6-g7 35.Rc1-f1 Qg7-h6 36.Rf1-b1
Qh6-h5 37.Kg2-g1 1.13/18 ] 26...a6-a5
[ 26...c6-c5 27.b4xc5 b6xc5
28.Nf3xe5+- ( 28.Qa1xe5?! Qf6xe5
29.Nf3xe5 Kh8-g7 );Houdini
annotates: 26...Ra8-c8 27.Nf3xe5
f4xg3
28.f2xg3 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Qf6-g7
30.b4xc5 b6xc5 31.Qa1-c3 Kh8-g8
32.a3-a4 Qg7-e7 33.Kg1-g2 Rc8-f8
34.Rf1xf8+ Qe7xf8 35.Qc3-c1 h7-h6
36.Qc1-c3 Qf8-d6 37.Qc3-b2 a6-a5
38.h2-h3 Be6-f7 1.14/16 ] 27.Qa1xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 27.Qa1xe5
Diagram
(Diagram 204)
Qf6xe5 28.Nf3xe5 Kh8-g7 29.Ne5xc6
a5xb4 30.a3xb4 Be6-d7 31.Nc6-e5
Bd7-b5 32.d3-d4 f4xg3 33.h2xg3
Ra8-a4 34.Re1-b1 Kg7-f6 35.Kg1-g2
h7-h5 36.Rb1-b3 g5-g4 37.Rb3-b1
Ra4-a2 38.Rb1-h1 Bb5-e8 39.Rh1-c1
Be8-b5 40.Rc1-c3 Kf6-e6 1.42/20 ]
246
XIIIIIIIIY
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9r+-+-+-mk0{
9+-+-+-+p0 204
9+-+-+-+p0 204
9-zpp+lwq-+0
9zp-+-wQ-zp-0
9-zP-+Pzp-+0
9zP-+P+NzP-0
9-+-+-zP-zP0
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27...Qf6xe5 [Houdini annotates:
27...Qf6xe5 28.Nf3xe5 Kh8-g7
29.Ne5xc6 a5xb4 30.a3xb4 Be6-d7
31.Nc6-e5 Bd7-b5 32.d3-d4 f4xg3
33.h2xg3 Ra8-a4 34.Re1-b1 Kg7-f6
35.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 36.Rb1-b3 g5-g4

37.Rb3-b1 Ra4-a2 38.Rb1-h1 Bb5-e8
37.Rb3-b1 Ra4-a2 38.Rb1-h1 Bb5-e8
39.Rh1-c1 Be8-b5 40.Rc1-c7 Kf6-e6
1.52/20 ] 28.Nf3xe5 [Houdini
annotates: 28.Nf3xe5 Kh8-g7
29.Ne5xc6 a5xb4 30.a3xb4 Be6-d7
31.Nc6-e5
Bd7-b5 32.d3-d4 f4xg3 33.h2xg3
Ra8-a4 34.Re1-b1 Kg7-f6 35.Kg1g2 h7-h5 36.Rb1-b3 g5-g4 37.Rb3b1
Ra4-a2 38.Rb1-h1 Bb5-e8 39.Rh1-c1
Be8-b5 40.Rc1-c7 Kf6-e6 1.21/17 ]
28...Kh8-g7 29.Ne5xc6 a5xb4
30.a3xb4 Be6-d7 31.Nc6-e5 Bd7-b5
32.d3-d4 f4xg3 33.h2xg3 Ra8-a4
34.Re1-b1 Kg7-f6 35.Kg1-g2 h7-h5
36.Rb1-b3 g5-g4 37.Rb3-b1 Ra4-a2
38.Rb1-h1 Bb5-e8 39.Rh1-c1 Be8-b5
40.Rc1-c7 Kf6-e6 1.25/18 ] 29.a3xb4
[ Houdini annotates: 29.a3xb4
Kh8-g7 30.Ne5xc6 Be6-d7 31.b4-b5
Ra8-a2 32.g3xf4 g5xf4 33.d3-d4 f4-f3
34.Nc6-e5 Bd7xb5 35.Ne5xf3 Bb5-d3
36.Kg1-g2 b6-b5 37.d4-d5 Kg7-f6
38.e4-e5+ Kf6-e7 39.Nf3-d4 Bd3-c4
40.Nd4-c6+ Ke7-d7 41.e5e6+ Kd7-d6 1.31/16 ] 29...c6c5?
[ 29...f4xg3 30.h2xg3 c6-c5
31.b4xc5 b6xc5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29...Kh8-g7 30.Ne5xc6 Be6-d7
31.b4-b5 Ra8-a2 32.g3xf4 g5xf4
247

33.d3-d4 f4-f3 34.Nc6-e5 Bd7xb5
35.Ne5xf3 Bb5-d3 36.Kg1-g2 b6-b5
37.d4-d5 Kg7-f6 38.e4-e5+ Kf6-e7
39.Nf3-d4 Bd3-c4 40.Nd4-c6+ Ke7-d7
41.e5-e6+ Kd7-d6 1.43/17 ] 30.b4xc5
[ Houdini annotates: 30.b4xc5
b6xc5 31.g3xf4 g5xf4 32.Kg1-g2
Kh8-g7 33.Re1-c1 c5-c4 34.Ne5xc4
Kg7-f6 35.Kg2-f3 Ra8-a2 36.d3-d4
h7-h5 37.Nc4-e5 Ra2-d2 38.Kf3xf4
Rd2xd4 39.Rc1-c6 Rd4-d8 40.Ne5-f3
Kf6-e7 41.Kf4-e5 Be6-d7 42.Rc6-g6
Ke7-f7 43.Rg6-f6+ Kf7-g7 1.56/21 ]
30...b6xc5 [Houdini annotates:
30...b6xc5 31.g3xf4 g5xf4 32.Kg1-g2
Kh8-g7 33.Re1-c1 c5-c4 34.Ne5xc4
Kg7-f6 35.Kg2-f3 Ra8-a2 36.d3-d4
h7-h5 37.Nc4-e5 Ra2-d2 38.Kf3xf4
Rd2xd4 39.Rc1-c6 Rd4-d1 40.h2-h4
Rd1-h1 41.Ne5-d7+ Kf6-e7 42.Nd7-c5
Be6-g4 43.Kf4-g5 Rh1-g1 44.Rc6-b6
Bg4-f3+ 45.Kg5-f5 1.58/21 ] 31.g3xf4
[ Houdini annotates: 31.g3xf4 g5xf4
32.Kg1-g2 Kh8-g7 33.Re1-c1 c5-c4
34.Ne5xc4 Kg7-f6 35.Kg2-f3 Ra8-a2
36.d3-d4 h7-h5 37.Nc4-e5 Ra2-d2
38.Kf3xf4 Rd2xd4 39.Rc1-c6 Rd4-d1
40.h2-h4 Rd1-h1 41.Ne5-d7+ Kf6-e7
42.Nd7-c5 Be6-g4 43.Kf4-g5 Rh1-g1
44.Rc6-b6 Bg4-f3+ 45.Kg5-f5 1.47/21 ]
31...g5xf4 [Houdini annotates:
31...g5xf4 32.Kg1-g2 Kh8-g7
33.Re1-c1 c5-c4 34.Ne5xc4 Kg7-f6
35.Kg2-f3 Ra8-a2 36.d3-d4 h7-h5
37.Nc4-e5 Ra2-d2 38.Kf3xf4 Rd2xd4
39.Rc1-c6 Rd4-d1 40.h2-h4 Rd1-h1
41.Ne5-d7+ Kf6-e7 42.Nd7-c5 Be6-g4
43.Kf4-g5 Rh1-g1 44.Rc6-b6 Bg4-f3+
45.Kg5-f5 1.57/20 ] 32.Kg1-g2
[ Houdini annotates: 32.Kg1-g2
Kh8-g7 33.Re1-c1 c5-c4 34.Ne5xc4
Kg7-f6 35.Kg2-f3 Be6xc4 36.Rc1xc4
248
Ra8-a3 37.Kf3xf4 Ra3xd3 38.e4-e5+
Kf6-e6 39.Rc4-c6+ Ke6-f7 40.Rc6-f6+
Kf7-g7 41.f2-f3 Rd3-d2 42.h2-h3

Rd2-e2 43.Rf6-c6 Re2-h2 44.Rc6-c7+
Kg7-g6 45.Kf4-g3 Rh2-e2 46.Kg3-f4
Rd2-e2 43.Rf6-c6 Re2-h2 44.Rc6-c7+
Kg7-g6 45.Kf4-g3 Rh2-e2 46.Kg3-f4
Re2-h2 47.Kf4-g3 1.64/20 ]
32...Kh8-g7 33.Re1-c1 c5-c4
34.Ne5xc4 Kg7-f6 35.Kg2-f3 Ra8-d8
36.Kf3xf4 Rd8xd3 37.Nc4-e3 Rd3-d2
38.Rc1-c2 Rd2-d4 39.Rc2-c6 Rd4-a4
40.Ne3-d5+ Kf6-f7 41.Rc6-c7+ Kf7-g6
42.Nd5-e3 Ra4-a5 43.Rc7-e7 Be6-c8
44.Ne3-d5 Ra5-a2 1.62/18 ] 33.Kg2-f3
[Houdini annotates: 33.Kg2-f3 c5-c4
34.Kf3xf4 c4xd3 35.Re1-d1 Ra3-a2
36.Ne5xd3 Be6-c4 37.f2-f3 Ra2xh2
38.Nd3-e5 Bc4-e6 39.Rd1-d6 Be6-b3
40.Rd6-b6 Bb3-d1 41.Kf4-g5 Rh2-h3
42.Rb6-b8+ Kh8-g7 43.Rb8-b7+
Kg7-f8 44.f3-f4 Bd1-c2 45.Ne5-d7+
Kf8-e7 46.Nd7-f6+ Ke7-d6 47.e4-e5+
Kd6-c6 48.Rb7-a7 Rh3-g3+
49.Kg5-h4 1.63/20 ] 33...c5-c4
34.Kf3xf4 c4xd3 35.Re1-d1 Kh8-g7
36.Rd1xd3 Ra3-a6 37.f2-f3 Ra6-b6
38.Rd3-d1 Be6-h3 39.Rd1-g1+ Kg7-f6
40.Rg1-c1 Rb6-b7 41.Rc1-c6+ Kf6-g7
42.Ne5-c4 Bh3-d7 43.Rc6-b6 Rb7-a7
44.Nc4-d6 h7-h6 45.e4-e5 Ra7-a2
46.Rb6-b7 1.65/20 ] 34.Kf3xf4
[ Houdini annotates: 34.Kf3xf4 c4xd3
35.Re1-d1 Kh8-g7 36.Ne5xd3
Be6-f7 37.Rd1-d2 Bf7-e8 38.f2-f3
Kg7-f8 39.Nd3-e5 Kf8-e7 40.Ne5-c4
Ra3-a7 41.Rd2-g2 Ke7-e6 42.Rg2-b2
Ra7-a6 43.Rb2-b7 h7-h5 44.Rb7-b8
Be8-f7 45.h2-h4 Ke6-e7 46.Rb8-b7+
Ke7-f6 47.e4-e5+ Kf6-e6 48.Nc4-d6
Bf7-g6 1.68/19 ] 34...c4xd3
35.Re1-d1 Kh8-g7 36.Ne5xd3 Be6-f7
37.Rd1-d2 Bf7-e8 38.f2-f3 Kg7-f8
39.Nd3-e5 Ra3-a7 40.Rd2-d6 Ra7-a2
249
41.h2-h3 Ra2-h2 42.Kf4-g3 Rh2-c2
43.Rd6-e6 Rc2-c3 44.Kg3-f4 Be8-f7
45.Re6-f6 1.74/18 ] 35.Re1-d1

[ Houdini annotates: 35.Re1-d1
Kh8-g7 36.Ne5xd3 Be6-f7 37.Rd1-d2
Bf7-e8 38.f2-f3 Kg7-f7 39.Nd3-e5+
Kf7-e7 40.Ne5-c4 Ra3-a7 41.Rd2-g2
Ke7-e6 42.Rg2-b2 Ra7-a6 43.Rb2-b7
h7-h5 44.Rb7-b8 Be8-f7 45.h2-h4
Ke6-e7 46.Rb8-b7+ Ke7-f6 47.e4-e5+
Kf6-e6 48.Nc4-d6 Bf7-g6 1.69/18 ]
35...Kh8-g7 36.Ne5xd3 Kg7-f8
37.Nd3-c5 Be6-f7 38.Rd1-d8+ Bf7-e8
39.Rd8-c8 Ra3-h3 40.Rc8-c7 Be8-g6
41.f2-f3 Kf8-e8 42.Nc5-b7 Rh3xh2
43.e4-e5 Rh2-a2 44.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8
45.Rc7-b7 1.52/16 ] 36.Ne5xd3
[ Houdini annotates: 36.Ne5xd3
Be6-c4 37.f2-f3 Ra2xh2 38.Nd3-e5
Bc4-e6 39.Rd1-d6 Be6-a2 40.Ne5-g4
Rh2-h3 41.e4-e5 Kh8-g7 42.e5-e6
Kg7-g6 43.Ng4-h6 Rh3-h4+ 44.Kf4-e3
Rh4xh6 45.e6-e7+ Kg6-f7 46.Rd6xh6
Kf7xe7 47.Ke3-e4 Ke7-f7 48.Rh6xh7+
Kf7-g6 49.Rh7-h2 Ba2-e6 50.f3-f4
Be6-f5+ 51.Ke4-e5 1.75/18 ]
36...Kh8-g7 37.Rd1-b1 Be6-f7
38.Rb1-b7 Kg7-g8 39.Kf4-e3 Bf7-c4
40.Nd3-c5 Ra2-e2+ 41.Ke3-d4 Bc4-f7
42.f2-f4 Re2-c2 43.Rb7-c7 Rc2xh2
44.f4-f5 Rh2-d2+ 45.Kd4-e5 h7-h5
1.78/16 ] 37.f2-f3 [Houdini
annotates: 37.f2-f3 Ra2xh2
38.Nd3-e5
Bc4-e6 39.Rd1-d6 Be6-a2 40.Ne5-g4
Rh2-h3 41.e4-e5 Kh8-g7 42.e5-e6
Kg7-g6 43.Ng4-h6 Rh3-h4+ 44.Kf4-e3
Rh4xh6 45.e6-e7+ Kg6-f7 46.Rd6xh6
Kf7xe7 47.Ke3-e4 Ke7-f7 48.Rh6xh7+
Kf7-g6 49.Rh7-h2 Ba2-e6 50.f3-f4
Be6-f5+ 51.Ke4-e5 1.75/19 ]
37...Ra2xh2 [Houdini annotates:
37...Ra2xh2 38.Nd3-e5 Bc4-e6
39.Rd1-d6 Be6-a2 40.Kf4-g5 Rh2-g2+
250
41.Kg5-f6 Rg2-g8 42.Rd6-d7 Rg8-b8
43.Rd7-a7 Ba2-b3 44.f3-f4 Rb8-b6+
45.Kf6-g5 h7-h6+ 46.Kg5-g4 Bb3-c2

47.Kg4-f5 Kh8-g8 1.71/16 ] 38.Nd3-e5
47.Kg4-f5 Kh8-g8 1.71/16 ] 38.Nd3-e5
[Houdini annotates: 38.Nd3-e5
Bc4-e6 39.Rd1-d6 Be6-a2 40.Kf4-g5
Rh2-g2+ 41.Kg5-f6 Rg2-g8 42.Rd6-d7
Rg8-b8 43.Rd7-a7 Ba2-b3 44.Ne5-d7
Rb8-g8 45.f3-f4 Rg8-g6+ 46.Kf6-e5
Rg6-e6+ 47.Ke5-f5 1.70/16 ]
38...Bc4-a2 [Houdini annotates:
38...Bc4-e6 39.Rd1-d6 Be6-b3
40.Rd6-b6 Bb3-d1 41.Rb6-b1 Bd1-a4
42.Rb1-b4 Rh2-a2 43.Rb4-b7 Kh8-g8
44.Ne5-g4 h7-h5 45.Ng4-f6+ Kg8-f8
46.Nf6xh5 Ba4-c6 47.Rb7-c7 1.55/14 ]
39.Kf4-g5 Rh2-g2+ 40.Kg5-f6 Rg2-g8
41.f3-f4 Rg8-f8+ 42.Kf6-g5 Rf8-e8
43.Rd1-d7 Re8-e6 44.Rd7-c7 Ba2-b3
45.Rc7-b7 Bb3-c2 46.Kg5-f5 Re6-e8
47.Rb7-f7 Kh8-g8 1.73/14 ]
39...Rh2-h6 [ 39...Rh2-h5 40.Rd7-a7
Ba2-e6 41.Ra7-e7+- ;Houdini
annotates: 39...Rh2-h5 40.Rd7-c7
Ba2-e6
41.Rc7-e7 Be6-h3 42.Kf4-g3 Bh3-f1
43.f3-f4 Rh5-h3+ 44.Kg3-g4 Rh3-e3
45.Kg4-f5 Kh8-g8 46.Re7-a7 h7-h5
47.Kf5-g6 Kg8-f8 1.69/14 ] 40.Ne5-f7+
[Houdini annotates: 40.Rd7-a7
Ba2-b3 41.Ne5-g4 Rh6-g6 42.e4-e5
Rg6-g7 43.Ra7-a8+ Rg7-g8
44.Ra8-a3 Bb3-f7 45.Ra3-a7 Rg8-f8
46.Ng4-f6 Kh8-g7 47.Kf4-f5 Rf8-c8
48.f3-f4 h7-h6 49.Ra7-d7 Rc8-c5
50.Nf6-e4 Rc5-a5 51.Ne4-d6 1.92/16 ]
40...Ba2xf7 [Houdini annotates:
40...Ba2xf7 41.Rd7xf7 Kh8-g8
42.Rf7-f5 Rh6-a6 43.e4-e5 Ra6-a4+
44.Kf4-g5 Kg8-g7 45.Rf5-f6 Ra4-a7
46.f3-f4 Ra7-a1 47.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7
48.Kg5-f5 Ra1-a7 49.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7
50.Rh6-h5 Ra7-a5 51.Rh5-h3 Ra5-b5
52.Rh3-h1 Rb5-a5 53.Rh1-h5 h7-h6
54.Rh5-h1 Ra5-a6 55.Rh1-d1 Ra6-a7
251
56.Kf5-e6 Ra7-a6+ 57.Rd1-d6 1.24/16
] 41.Rd7xf7 [Houdini annotates:
41.Rd7xf7 Kh8-g8 42.Rf7-f5 Rh6-a6

43.e4-e5 Ra6-a4+ 44.Kf4-g5 Kg8-g7
45.Rf5-f6 Ra4-a7 46.f3-f4 Ra7-a1
47.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 48.Kg5-f5 Ra1-a7
49.Rb6-h6 Diagram
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Kf7-g7 50.Rh6-h5 Ra7-a5 51.Rh5-h3
Ra5-b5 52.Rh3-h1 Rb5-a5 53.Rh1-h5
h7-h6 54.Rh5-h1 Ra5-a6 55.Rh1-d1
Ra6-a7 56.Kf5-e6 Ra7-a6+
57.Rd1-d6 1.16/17 ] 41...Kh8-g8
[ Houdini annotates: 41...Kh8-g8
42.Rf7-f5 Rh6-a6 43.e4-e5 Ra6-a4+
44.Kf4-g5 Kg8-g7 45.Rf5-f6 Ra4-a7
46.f3-f4 Ra7-a1 47.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7
48.Kg5-f5 Ra1-a7 49.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7
50.Rh6-h5 Ra7-a5 51.Rh5-h3 Ra5-b5
52.Rh3-h1 Rb5-a5 53.Rh1-h5 h7-h6
54.Rh5-h1 Ra5-a6 55.Rh1-d1 Ra6-a7
56.Kf5-e6 Ra7-a6+ 57.Rd1-d6 1.20/18
] 42.Rf7-f5 [ 42.Rf7-a7!? seems even
better Rh6-f6+ 43.Kf4-g4 h7-h5+
44.Kg4-g3 h5-h4+ 45.Kg3-g4
h4-h3+- ;Houdini annotates:
42.Rf7-f5 Rh6-b6 43.e4-e5 Rb6-h6
44.Kf4-e4 Rh6-a6 45.Rf5-f4 Ra6-a7
46.Rf4-f6 Kg8-g7 47.Ke4-f5 Ra7-c7
252
42...Rh6-h1 [Houdini annotates:
42...Rh6-h1 [Houdini annotates:
42...Rh6-c6 43.e4-e5 Rc6-c4+
44.Kf4-g5 Kg8-g7 45.Rf5-f6 Rc4-c7
46.f3-f4 Rc7-c1 47.Kg5-f5 Rc1-c7
48.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 49.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7
50.Rh6-f6 Rc7-a7 51.Rf6-d6 Kg7-f7
52.Rd6-h6 Kf7-g7 53.Rh6-f6 Ra7-c7
54.Rf6-b6 1.15/16 ] 43.e4-e5
54.Rf6-b6 1.15/16 ] 43.e4-e5
Rh1-h6 44.Kf4-e4 Rh6-a6 45.Rf5-f4
Ra6-a7 46.Rf4-f6 Kg8-g7 47.Ke4-f5
Ra7-c7 48.f3-f4 Rc7-a7 49.Kf5-g5
Ra7-a1 50.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 51.Kg5-f5
Ra1-a7 52.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7 53.Rh6-f6
Ra7-c7 54.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 55.Rb6-h6
Kf7-g7 56.Rh6-b6 Kg7-f7 1.09/18 ]
43...h7-h5?? the final mistake, not that
it matters anymore [ 43...Rh1-h6+- ;
Houdini annotates: 43...Rh1-h6
48.f3-f4 Rc7-a7 49.Kf5-g5 Ra7-a1
50.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 51.Kg5-f5 Ra1-a7
52.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7 53.Rh6-f6 Ra7-c7
54.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 55.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7
56.Rh6-f6 Rc7-a7 1.09/17 ]

44.Kf4-e4 Rh6-a6 45.Rf5-f4 Ra6-a7
44.Kf4-e4 Rh6-a6 45.Rf5-f4 Ra6-a7
46.Rf4-f6 Kg8-g7 47.f3-f4 Ra7-c7
48.Ke4-f5 Rc7-a7 49.Rf6-d6 Kg7-f7
50.Rd6-h6 Kf7-g7 51.Rh6-f6 Ra7-c7
52.Rf6-b6 Kg7-f7 53.Rb6-h6 Kf7-g7
54.Rh6-b6 Kg7-f7 1.15/16 ]
44.Rf5-g5+ [Houdini annotates:
44.Rf5-g5+ Kg8-f8 45.Kf4-f5 Rh1-b1
46.Rg5xh5 Rb1-b7 47.f3-f4 Rb7-f7+
48.Kf5-e4 Rf7-c7 49.e5-e6 Kf8-g7
50.f4-f5 Rc7-c4+ 51.Ke4-e5 Rc4-c5+
52.Ke5-f4 Rc5-c1 53.Rh5-g5+ Kg7-f8
54.f5-f6 Rc1-f1+ 55.Kf4-e5 Rf1-e1+
56.Ke5-f5 Re1-f1+ 57.Kf5-g6 Kf8-e8
58.e6-e7 2.79/15 ] 44...Kg8-f8
45.Kf4-f5 h5-h4 46.Rg5-h5 h4-h3
47.f3-f4 h3-h2 48.Rh5-h3 Kf7-e7
49.Rh3-h7+ Ke7-d8 50.e5-e6 Kd8-c8
51.Kf5-f6 Rh1-f1 52.Rh7xh2 Rf1xf4+
53.Kf6-e5 Rf4-f1 54.Rh2-h8+ Kc8-c7
55.e6-e7 Rf1-e1+ 56.Ke5-f6 Re1-f1+
57.Kf6-e6 Rf1-e1+ 58.Ke6-f7 Re1-f1+
59.Kf7-e8 Rf1-f3 60.Rh8-h7 Kc7-c6
61.Rh7-h2 Rf3-f1 62.Rh2-c2+ Kc6-b6
63.Rc2-c3 Kb6-b5 64.Ke8-d8 Rf1-d1+
253

65.Kd8-c7 Rd1-e1 66.Kc7-d7
Re1-d1+ 67.Kd7-e8 2.17/18 ]
45.Kf4-f5 [Houdini annotates:
45.Kf4-f5 Kf8-e7 46.f3-f4 Rh1-h2
47.Rg5-g7+ Ke7-f8 48.Rg7-a7 Rh2-f2
49.e5-e6 Rf2-f1 50.Ra7-h7 Kf8-g8
51.Rh7xh5 Rf1-f2 52.Kf5-e5 Kg8-g7
53.Rh5-g5+ Kg7-f8 54.f4-f5 Rf2-h2
55.f5-f6 Rh2-e2+ 56.Ke5-f5 Re2-f2+
57.Kf5-g6 Kf8-e8 58.e6-e7 2.52/14 ]
45...Rh1-d1 46.Rg5xh5 Rd1-d7
47.f3-f4 Rd7-f7+ 48.Kf5-e4 Rf7-b7
49.e5-e6 Kf8-g7 50.f4-f5 Rb7-b1
51.Rh5-g5+ Kg7-f6 52.Rg5-g6+
Kf6-e7 53.Rg6-g7+ Ke7-f8 54.f5-f6
Rb1-e1+ 55.Ke4-f5 Re1-f1+ 56.Kf5-e5
Rf1-e1+ 57.Ke5-d6 Re1-d1+
58.Kd6-c7 Rd1-c1+ 59.Kc7-d8
Rc1-d1+ 60.Rg7-d7 2.81/15 ]
46.Rg5-h5 [Houdini annotates:
46.Rg5-h5 Kf8-f7 47.f3-f4 h4-h3
48.e5-e6+ Kf7-e7 49.Rh5-h7+ Ke7-d6
50.Kf5-f6 Rh1-e1 51.f4-f5 Re1-e3
52.Rh7-d7+ Kd6-c5 53.Rd7-d2
Re3-e1 54.e6-e7 Kc5-c4 55.Rd2-h2
Kc4-d5 56.Rh2xh3 Kd5-d6
57.Rh3-c3 3.24/14 ] 46...Kf8-g7
[ 46...Kf8-f7+- no good, but what else? ;
Houdini annotates: 46...Kf8-e8
47.Kf5-e6 Ke8-d8 48.Rh5-h8+ Kd8-c7
49.f3-f4 Rh1-b1 50.Rh8xh4 Rb1-b6+
51.Ke6-f5 Rb6-b2 52.Rh4-h7+ Kc7-c6
53.e5-e6 Rb2-f2 54.Rh7-d7 Rf2-h2
55.Kf5-f6 Rh2-h6+ 56.Kf6-e5 Rh6-h2
57.f4-f5 Rh2-f2 58.Rd7-d8 Kc6-c7
59.e6-e7 3.43/15 ] 47.f3-f4 Diagram
Rh1-a1 48.Rh5-g5+ Kg7-f8 49.Kf5-f6
Ra1-a6 50.Rg5-h5 Kf8-g8 51.Rh5xh4
254
Rb1-e1+ 61.Ke5-d6 Re1-f1 3.60/15 ]
Rb1-e1+ 61.Ke5-d6 Re1-f1 3.60/15 ]
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-mk-0 206
9+-+-+-mk-0 206
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-zPK+R0
9-+-+-zP-zp0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+r0
xiiiiiiiiy
47...h4-h3 [ 47...Kg7-f7
hardly improves anything 48.Kf5-g4
Ra6-c6 52.Rh4-d4 Rc6-a6
53.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-h7 54.Rd8-d7+
Kh7-h6 55.f3-f4 Ra6-b6 56.f4-f5
Kh6-h5 57.Kf6-e5 Rb6-b1 58.Rd7-h7+
Kh5-g5 59.Rh7-g7+ Kg5-h6 60.f5-f6

Rh1-g1+ 49.Kg4xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Rh1-g1+ 49.Kg4xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c
: 47...h4-h3 48.Kf5-e6 h3-h2
49.f4-f5 Rh1-a1 50.Rh5xh2 Ra1-a6+
51.Ke6-d5 Ra6-a5+ 52.Kd5-d4
Ra5-a4+ 53.Kd4-e3 Ra4-a1 54.f5f6+ Kg7-g6 55.Rh2-g2+ Kg6-f7
56.Rg2-g7+ Kf7-f8 57.Rg7-c7
Ra1-e1+ 58.Ke3-d4 Re1-e2
59.Kd4-d5 Re2-b2 60.e5-e6 Rb2-d2+
61.Kd5-e5 Rd2-e2+ 62.Ke5-f5
Re2-f2+ 63.Kf5-e5 Rf2-e2+
64.Ke5-f5 2.63/17 ] 48.Kf5-e6
Rh1-f1 49.f4-f5 Rf1-a1 50.Rh5xh3
Ra1-a6+ 51.Ke6-d5 Ra6-a5+
52.Kd5-e4 Ra5-a4+ 53.Ke4-f3
Ra4-a3+ 54.Kf3-g4 Ra3-a2 55.e5-e6
Ra2-e2 56.Kg4-g5 Re2-g2+ 57.Kg5-f4
Rg2-f2+ 58.Rh3-f3 Rf2-d2 59.Rf3-e3
Kg7-f8 60.Kf4-e5 Rd2-b2 61.f5-f6
Rb2-a2 62.Re3-e1 Ra2-a5+ 63.Ke5-f4
Ra5-a4+ 64.Kf4-f5 2.47/17 ]
48...Kg7-g6 [ 48...h3-h2 is not the
saving move 49.f4-f5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 48...Rh1-f1 49.f4-f5
Rf1-a1
50.Rh5xh3 Ra1-a6+ 51.Ke6-d5
Ra6-a5+ 52.Kd5-e4 Ra5-a4+
255

53.Ke4-f3 Ra4-a1 54.Kf3-f4 Ra1-f1+
55.Kf4-e4 Rf1-e1+ 56.Ke4-d5 Re1-b1
57.f5-f6+ Kg7-g6 58.Rh3-g3+ Kg6-f7
59.Rg3-g7+ Kf7-f8 60.e5-e6 Rb1-d1+
61.Kd5-e5 Rd1-e1+ 62.Ke5-d6
Re1-d1+ 63.Kd6-c6 Rd1-c1+
64.Kc6-d5 Rc1-d1+ 65.Kd5-e5
2.57/15 ] 49.Rh5-g5+ [Houdini
annotates
: 49.Rh5-g5+ Kg6-h7
50.Ke6-f5 Rh1-h2 51.Rg5-g3 Rh2-c2
52.Rg3xh3+ Kh7-g7 53.Rh3-d3
Rc2-c7 54.Kf5-e6 Rc7-c8 55.Rd3-d7+
Kg7-h6 56.Ke6-f6 Rc8-f8+ 57.Rd7-f7
Rf8-e8 58.f4-f5 Re8-b8 59.e5-e6
Rb8-b6 60.Rf7-d7 Kh6-h5 61.Kf6-e5
Rb6-b1 62.Rd7-h7+ Kh5-g5
63.Rh7-g7+ Kg5-h6 64.f5-f6 Rb1-e1+
65.Ke5-d6 Re1-f1 3.60/17 ]
49...Kg6-h6 50.Ke6-f5 Rh1-h2
51.Rg5-g8 Rh2-c2 52.Rg8-h8+
Kh6-g7 53.Rh8xh3 Rc2-b2 54.Rh3-d3
Rb2-b7 55.Kf5-e6 Rb7-b8 56.Rd3-d7+
Kg7-h6 57.f4-f5 Rb8-e8+ 58.Ke6-f6
Re8-f8+ 59.Rd7-f7 Rf8-b8 60.e5-e6
Rb8-b6 61.Rf7-d7 Kh6-h5 62.Kf6-e5
Rb6-b1 63.Rd7-h7+ Kh5-g5
64.Rh7-g7+ Kg5-h6 65.f5-f6 Rb1-e1+
66.Ke5-d6 Re1-f1 3.65/18 ] 50.Ke6-f5
[Houdini annotates: 50.Ke6-f5
Rh1-c1 51.Rg5-g3 h3-h2 52.Rg3-h3+
Kh6-g7 53.Rh3xh2 Rc1-c5 54.Rh2-h3
Rc5-d5 55.Rh3-c3 Rd5-d7
56.Rc3-g3+ Kg7-f8 57.e5-e6 Rd7-c7
58.Kf5-e5 Rc7-c6 59.f4-f5 Rc6-c7
60.Rg3-h3 Rc7-a7 61.Rh3-h8+ Kf8-g7
62.Rh8-d8 Ra7-a5+ 63.Rd8-d5
Ra5-a3 64.Rd5-d7+ Kg7-h6 65.e6-e7
Ra3-a5+ 66.Ke5-d6 Ra5-a6+
67.Kd6-d5 3.27/14 ] 50...Rh1-h2
[ Houdini annotates: 50...Rh1-h2
256
51.Rg5-g8 Kh6-h7 52.Rg8-g3 Rh2-c2
53.Rg3xh3+ Kh7-g7 54.Rh3-d3
Rc2-c7 55.Kf5-e6 Rc7-c8 56.Rd3-d7+
Kg7-h6 57.Ke6-f6 Rc8-f8+ 58.Rd7-f7

Rf8-e8 59.f4-f5 Re8-a8 60.e5-e6
Rf8-e8 59.f4-f5 Re8-a8 60.e5-e6
Ra8-a6 61.Rf7-d7 Kh6-h5 62.Kf6-e7
Kh5-g5 63.f5-f6 Kg5-f5 64.Rd7-d5+
Kf5-e4 65.Rd5-c5 3.55/15 ] 51.Rg5g8 [Houdini annotates: 51.Rg5-g8
Rh2-c2 52.Rg8-h8+ Kh6-g7
53.Rh8xh3 Rc2-b2 54.Rh3-d3 Rb2-b7
55.Kf5-e6 Rb7-b8 56.Rd3-d7+ Kg7-h6
57.Ke6-f6 Rb8-f8+ 58.Rd7-f7 Rf8-a8
59.e5-e6 Ra8-a6 60.Rf7-d7 Kh6-h5
61.Kf6-f7 Ra6-a4 62.f4-f5 Ra4-f4
63.f5-f6 Kh5-g5 64.Rd7-d5+ Kg5-g4
65.e6-e7 3.55/17 ] 51...Rh2-h1
[ 51...Rh2-c2 cannot undo what has
already been done 52.Rg8-h8+ Kh6g7
53.Rh8xh3+- ;Houdini annotates:
51...Rh2-d2 52.Rg8-h8+ Kh6-g7
53.Rh8xh3 Rd2-d5 54.Rh3-c3 Rd5-d7
55.Kf5-e6 Rd7-a7 56.Rc3-d3 Ra7-a8
57.Rd3-d7+ Kg7-h6 58.Ke6-f6 Ra8-b8
59.f4-f5 Rb8-f8+ 60.Rd7-f7 Rf8-a8
61.e5-e6 Ra8-a6 62.Rf7-g7 Kh6-h5
63.Rg7-g2 Ra6-b6 64.Rg2-g3 Kh5-h4
65.Rg3-g8 Rb6-c6 66.Rg8-g2 Kh4-h5
67.Rg2-g7 Rc6-b6 68.Rg7-g3
Kh5-h4 3.38/15 ] 52.e5-e6
Rh1-e1 53.Kf5-f6 Kh6-h5 54.e6-e7
Re1xe7 55.Kf6xe7 h3-h2 56.Rg8h8+ Kh5-g4 57.Rh8xh2 Kg4xf4
58.Ke7-d6
Kf4-g3 59.Rh2-d2 Kg3-f4 60.Kd6-d5
Kf4-f3 61.Rd2-d3+ Kf3-e2 62.Kd5-e4
Ke2-f2 63.Rd3-d7 Kf2-g2 64.Ke4-e3
Kg2-f1 65.Rd7-f7+ Kf1-e1 5.72/17 ]
52...h3-h2 Diagram [ 52...Rh1e1+- desperation ;Houdini
annotates:
52...Rh1-e1 53.Kf5-f6 Kh6-h5
54.e6-e7 Re1xe7 55.Kf6xe7 h3-h2
56.Rg8-h8+ Kh5-g4 57.Rh8xh2
Kg4xf4 58.Ke7-d6 Kf4-g3 59.Rh2-d2
257
Kg3-f4 60.Kd6-d5 Kf4-f3 61.Rd2-d3+
Kf3-e2 62.Kd5-e4 Ke2-f2 63.Rd3-d7
Kf2-g2 64.Ke4-e3 Kg2-f1 65.Rd7-f7+
Kf1-e1 5.77/18 ]
258
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+R+0
9+-+-+-+-0 207
9-+-+P+-mk0
9+-+-+K+-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-zp0
9+-+-+-+r0[
xiiiiiiiiy
53.e6-e7 Rh1-e1 54.e7-e8Q Re1xe8
55.Rg8xe8 Kh6-g7 56.Re8-e1 Kg7-f7
57.Re1-h1 Kf7-e7 58.Rh1xh2 Ke7-d6
59.Rh2-d2+ Kd6-e7 60.Kf5-e5 Ke7-f7
61.f4-f5 Kf7-g7 62.f5-f6+ Kg7-f7
63.Rd2-d7+ Kf7-g8 64.Ke5-e6 Kg8-h8
65.f6-f7 Kh8-g7 66.Rd7-d8 Kg7-g6
67.f7-f8Q 15.23/15 ]
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D70
Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana
7th Mikhail Tal Memorial (9) 18.06.2012
D70: Grnfeld: Unusual White 3rd
moves (met by ...d5)
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 g7-g6
3.f2-f3 d7-d5 4.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
5.e2-e4 Nd5-b6 6.Nb1-c3 Bf8-g7
7.Bc1-e3 0-0 8.Qd1-d2 Nb8-c6
The pressure on d4 grows 9.0-0-0
Qd8-d6 10.Kc1-b1 Rf8-d8 11.Nc3-b5
Qd6-d7 12.d4-d5 a7-a6 13.Nb5-c3
Standard Book moves end here Qd7e8 [ 13...Nc6-a5!? ;Houdini annotates:
19.Ng1-h3 b6-b5 20.Nh3-g5 Ne5-c6

19.Ng1-h3 b6-b5 20.Nh3-g5 Ne5-c6
21.Qd2-f4 Bg7-e5 -0.10/14 ]
14.Qd2-e1= [Houdini annotates:
14.Be3-h6 e7-e6 15.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7
16.Qd2-f4 e6xd5 17.Qf4xc7 d5-d4
18.Qc7xb6 d4xc3 19.Rd1xd8 Qe8xd8
20.Qb6xd8 Nc6xd8 21.b2xc3 Bc8-d7
22.Bf1-d3 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-sn-+-+0{
13...Nc6-e5 14.b2-b3 e7-e6
9+p+l+pm
kp0 208
15.Be3-g5 f7-f6 16.Bg5-e3 e6xd5
9p+-+-+p+0
17.Be3xb6 c7xb6 18.Nc3xd5 f6-f5
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-zPL+P+-0
9P+-+-+PzP0
9+K+-+-sNR0
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Nd8-c6 23.Ng1-e2 Nc6-e5 24.Rh1-d1

Ne5xd3 25.Rd1xd3 Bd7-b5 26.Rd3-d2
Bb5xe2 27.Rd2xe2 0.19/12 ]
14...Nc6-e5 [Houdini annotates:
14...Nc6-a7 15.Be3-f4 e7-e5
16.Bf4-e3 Na7-b5 17.h2-h4 Nb5-d4
18.Ng1-e2 c7-c5 19.h4-h5 Nb6-c4
20.Be3-g5 f7-f6 21.Ne2xd4 c5xd4
22.Bf1xc4 d4xc3 0.07/13 ] 15.Bf1-e2
[ 15.Be3xb6 c7xb6 16.f3-f4 Ne5-d7= ;
Houdini annotates: 15.h2-h4 Ne5-c4
16.Be3-d4 e7-e5 17.Bd4xb6 Nc4xb6
18.h4-h5 Qe8-e7 19.Qe1-e3 Nb6-d7
20.h5xg6 h7xg6 21.Bf1-d3 b7-b5
22.Ng1-e2 Nd7-c5 23.Bd3-c2 Bc8-b7
24.f3-f4 0.17/15 ] 15...e7-e6
[ 15...Ne5-c4!? has some apparent
merit 16.Be3-d4 Bg7xd4 17.Rd1xd4
Nc4-d6= ;Houdini annotates:
15...Ne5-c4 16.Be3-d4 Bg7xd4
17.Rd1xd4 Nc4-d6 18.h2-h4 h7-h5
19.Ng1-h3 Bc8xh3 20.Rh1xh3 c7-c5
259
260

21.Rd4-d1 Nb6-d7 22.g2-g4 Nd7-e5
23.g4xh5 Qe8-d7 24.Rh3-g3 -0.13/14 ]
16.Be3xb6 [Houdini annotates:
16.Be3xb6 c7xb6 17.f3-f4 Ne5-d7
18.d5xe6 f7xe6 19.Qe1-d2 Bg7-f6
20.Qd2-d6 Nd7-c5 21.Qd6xb6
Rd8xd1+ 22.Be2xd1 Qe8-f8 23.e4-e5
Bf6-d8 24.Qb6-d6 Bd8-e7 25.Qd6-d4
b7-b5 26.Ng1-f3 Bc8-b7 27.Rh1-f1
Ra8-d8 0.14/17 ] 16...c7xb6
Black has the pair of bishops.
17.f3-f4 e6xd5 18.f4xe5 d5xe4
19.Rd1xd8 Qe8xd8 20.Be2-d1 Bc8-e6
21.Bd1-c2 Bg7xe5 22.Bc2xe4 Be5xc3
23.b2xc3 Qd8-c7 24.Ng1-e2 Qc7-c4
25.Ne2-c1 Ra8-e8 26.Be4-d3 Qc4-c6
27.Qe1-d2 Be6-d5 28.Rh1-g1 Qc6-d6
29.h2-h3 0.24/15 ] 17.f3-f4
White threatens to win material: f4xe5
[ Houdini annotates: 17.f3-f4 e6xd5
18.f4xe5 d5xe4 19.Rd1xd8 Qe8xd8
20.Be2-d1 Bc8-e6 21.Bd1-c2 Bg7xe5
22.Bc2xe4 Be5xc3 23.b2xc3 Qd8-c7
24.Ng1-e2 Qc7-c4 25.Ne2-c1 Ra8-e8
26.Be4-d3 Qc4-c6 27.Qe1-d2 Be6-d5
28.Rh1-g1 Qc6-d6 29.h2-h3 0.08/16 ]
17...Ne5-d7 [Houdini annotates:
17...e6xd5 18.f4xe5 d5xe4 19.Rd1xd8
Qe8xd8 20.Qe1-d1 Qd8-e8
21.Qd1-d5 Bc8-d7 22.Qd5xb7 Bg7xe5
23.Be2-c4 Be5xc3 24.b2xc3 Bd7-c6
25.Bc4xf7+ Qe8xf7 26.Qb7xc6
Qf7-f1+ 27.Kb1-b2 Qf1xg2+
28.Kb2-b3 Ra8-f8 29.Qc6-d5+ Kg8-g7
30.Qd5-d4+ Rf8-f6 0.03/14 ] 18.d5xe6
[Houdini annotates: 18.d5xe6 f7xe6
19.Qe1-d2 Bg7-f6 20.Qd2-d6 Nd7-c5
21.Qd6xb6 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9r+ltrq+k+0{
9+p+-+-+p0 209
9+p+-+-+p0 209
9pwQ-+pvlp+0
9+-sn-+-+-0
9-+-+PzP-+0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzP-+L+PzP0
9+K+R+-sNR0
xiiiiiiiiy
(Diagram 209)
Rd8xd1+ 22.Be2xd1 Qe8-f8 23.e4-e5
Bf6-d8 24.Qb6-d6 Bd8-e7 25.Qd6-d4
b7-b5 26.Ng1-f3 Bc8-b7 27.Bd1-c2

Ra8-d8 28.Qd4-e3 b5-b4 29.Nc3-e4
Ra8-d8 28.Qd4-e3 b5-b4 29.Nc3-e4
Nc5xe4 30.Bc2xe4 Be7-c5 0.03/17 ]
18...Qe8xe6 [Houdini annotates:
18...f7xe6 19.Qe1-d2 Bg7-f6
20.Qd2-d6 Nd7-c5 21.Qd6xb6
Rd8xd1+ 22.Be2xd1 Qe8-f8 23.e4-e5
Bf6-d8 24.Qb6-d6 Bd8-e7 25.Qd6d4 b7-b5 26.Ng1-f3 Bc8-b7 27.Bd1c2
Ra8-d8 28.Qd4-e3 b5-b4 29.Nc3-e4
Nc5xe4 30.Bc2xe4 Be7-c5 0.25/18 ]
19.Ng1-f3?? a transit from better to
worse [ 19.Be2-f3 Qe6-f6 20.Qe1d2
Rd8-e8 ;Houdini annotates:
19.Be2-f3 Bg7xc3 20.Qe1xc3 Qe6-e7
21.Qc3-c7 Rd8-e8 22.Ng1-e2 Nd7-c5
23.Qc7xe7 Re8xe7 24.Ne2-c3 Bc8-e6
25.Rd1-d6 b6-b5 26.b2-b4 Nc5-a4
27.Nc3xa4 b5xa4 28.Rh1-c1 a4-a3
29.e4-e5 a6-a5 30.b4-b5 Kg8-g7
31.g2-g4 Ra8-e8 0.34/18 ]
19...Qe6-e8?? there were better ways
to keep up the pressure [
19...Bg7xc3 would keep Black in the
game
20.Qe1xc3 Qe6xe4+ 21.Be2-d3
Qe4xf4 ;Houdini annotates:
19...Bg7xc3 20.Qe1xc3 Qe6xe4+
21.Be2-d3 Qe4xf4 22.Rh1-f1 Rd8-f8
23.g2-g3 Qf4-a4 24.Kb1-a1 Qa4-c6
25.Qc3xc6 b7xc6 26.Bd3-e4 Nd7-b8
27.Nf3-e5 Bc8-e6 28.Rd1-d6 Kg8-g7
261

29.Ne5xc6 Nb8xc6 30.Rd6xc6 b6-b5
31.Ka1-b1 Ra8-a7 32.Rc6-d6 Rf8-e8
-0.46/17 ] 20.Qe1-h4 [Houdini
annotates
: 20.Qe1-h4 Bg7-f6 21.Nf3-g5
Nd7-f8 22.Be2-c4 b6-b5 23.Bc4-b3
Bc8-e6 24.Bb3xe6 f7xe6 25.e4-e5
Bf6xg5 26.Qh4xg5 Ra8-c8 27.a2-a3
Rd8xd1+ 28.Rh1xd1 Rc8-c4 29.h2-h4
Qe8-f7 30.g2-g3 Qf7-f5+ 31.Qg5xf5
g6xf5 32.Kb1-c2 0.43/18 ] 20...Bg7-f6
[Houdini annotates: 20...Bg7-f6
21.Nf3-g5 Nd7-f8 22.Be2-c4 b6-b5
23.Bc4-b3 Rd8xd1+ 24.Rh1xd1
Bc8-e6 25.Bb3xe6 f7xe6 26.e4-e5
Bf6xg5 27.Qh4xg5 Qe8-c6 28.a2-a3
Ra8-c8 29.Rd1-d6 Qc6-c5 30.Qg5-g3
Kg8-g7 31.Qg3-f3 0.56/16 ] 21.Nf3-g5
[Houdini annotates: 21.Nf3-g5
Nd7-f8 22.Be2-c4 b6-b5 23.Bc4-b3
Bc8-e6 24.Bb3xe6 f7xe6 25.e4-e5
Bf6xg5 26.f4xg5 Rd8xd1+ 27.Rh1xd1
Ra8-d8 28.Rd1-d6 Rd8xd6 29.e5xd6
Qe8-f7 30.Qh4-e1 Nf8-d7 31.Nc3-e4
Qf7-f5 32.b2-b4 Kg8-f7 33.Qe1-e2
Qf5-f4 34.g2-g3 0.42/20 ] 21...Nd7-f8
[ Houdini annotates: 21...Nd7-f8
22.Be2-c4 b6-b5 23.Bc4-b3 Bc8-e6
24.Bb3xe6 f7xe6 25.e4-e5 Bf6xg5
26.f4xg5 Rd8xd1+ 27.Rh1xd1 Ra8-d8
28.Rd1-d6 Rd8xd6 29.e5xd6 Qe8-f7
30.Qh4-e1 Nf8-d7 31.Nc3-e4 Qf7-f5
32.b2-b4 Kg8-f7 33.Kb1-c2 Qf5-d5
34.Qe1-f2+ Kf7-e8 0.41/19 ]
22.Be2-c4 [Houdini annotates:
22.Be2-c4 b6-b5 23.Bc4-b3 Bc8-e6
26.Qh4xg5 Ra8-c8 27.a2-a3 Rd8xd1+
28.Rh1xd1 Rc8-c4 29.h2-h4 Qe8-f7
30.g2-g3 Qf7-f5+ 31.Kb1-a1 Qf5xg5
32.h4xg5 Kg8-g7 33.Ka1-a2 Rc4-c7
0.44/17 ] 22...Kg8-g7 [Houdini
262
annotates
: 22...b6-b5 23.Bc4-b3 Bc8-e6
26.Qh4xg5 Ra8-c8 27.a2-a3 Rd8xd1+
28.Rh1xd1 Qe8-c6 29.Rd1-d6 Qc6-c5

30.Qg5-g3 h7-h6 31.Qg3-f3 b5-b4
30.Qg5-g3 h7-h6 31.Qg3-f3 b5-b4
32.a3xb4 Qc5xb4 33.g2-g4 0.50/17 ]
23.Qh4-g3 [Houdini annotates:
23.Qh4-g3 Bc8-e6 24.Ng5xe6+ f7xe6
25.e4-e5 Bf6-e7 26.Bc4-d3 Nf8-d7
27.h2-h4 Nd7-c5 28.Bd3-c2 Rd8xd1+
29.Rh1xd1 Ra8-d8 30.Rd1xd8
Be7xd8 31.h4-h5 b6-b5 32.b2-b4
Nc5-d7 33.Nc3-e4 Bd8-e7 34.a2-a3
Qe8-c8 35.Kb1-b2 0.50/17 ]
23...Bf6xg5 [Houdini annotates:
23...Bc8-e6 24.Ng5xe6+ f7xe6
25.e4-e5 Bf6-e7 26.Bc4-d3 Nf8-d7
27.h2-h4 Nd7-c5 28.Bd3-c2 Rd8xd1+
29.Rh1xd1 Ra8-d8 30.Rd1xd8
Be7xd8 31.h4-h5 b6-b5 32.b2-b4
Nc5-d7 33.Nc3-e4 Bd8-e7 34.a2-a3
Qe8-c8 35.Kb1-b2 0.76/17 ] 24.f4xg5
[ Houdini annotates: 24.f4xg5
Rd8xd1+ 25.Rh1xd1 Bc8-e6
26.Bc4xe6 Qe8xe6 27.Qg3-c7 Ra8-e8
28.Qc7xb7 Qe6-g4 29.Qb7xa6
Qg4xg5 30.g2-g3 Qg5-c5 31.Qa6-f1
Re8-e6 32.Rd1-d5 Qc5-c8 33.Qf1-b5
Re6-f6 34.Rd5-d1 Rf6-f2 35.Qb5e5+ Kg7-g8 0.70/18 ] 24...Bc8-e6
[ Houdini annotates: 24...Rd8xd1+
25.Rh1xd1 Bc8-e6 26.Qg3-e5+
Kg7-g8 27.Bc4xe6 f7xe6 28.Qe5c7 b6-b5 29.Qc7xb7 Ra8-d8
30.Rd1-f1
Qe8-d7 31.Qb7xd7 Rd8xd7 32.Kb1-c2
Rd7-c7 33.b2-b4 Nf8-d7 34.Rf1-d1
Kg8-f7 35.Rd1-d6 Nd7-b8 36.Kc2-b3
Nb8-c6 37.Nc3-e2 0.92/16 ] 25.Nc3-d5
[Houdini annotates: 25.Nc3-d5
Be6xd5 26.Bc4xd5 Nf8-e6 27.h2-h4
Qe8-e7 28.Rd1-f1 Kg7-g8 29.Rf1-f6
Ra8-c8 30.Rh1-f1 Qe7-c5 31.a2-a3
Qc5-c2+ 32.Kb1-a2 Rd8xd5 33.e4xd5
Ne6-d4 34.Rf6xf7 Qc2-c4+ 35.Ka2-b1
Qc4-c2+ 36.Kb1-a1 Nd4-b3+
37.Ka1-a2 Nb3-d2 38.Qg3-g4 Nd2xf1
263
39.Rf7xf1 Qc2-c4+ 40.Qg4xc4
Rc8xc4 41.g2-g3 Rc4-c2 1.41/18 ]
25...Be6xd5 [Houdini annotates:

25...Be6xd5 26.Bc4xd5 Nf8-e6
27.h2-h4 Qe8-e7 28.Rd1-f1 Kg7-g8
29.Rf1-f6 Ra8-c8 30.Rh1-f1 Rd8-f8
31.h4-h5 Qe7-c5 32.Qg3-b3 Ne6-d4
33.Qb3xb6 Qc5xb6 34.Rf6xb6 g6xh5
35.Rf1-d1 Nd4-e6 36.Bd5xb7 Rf8-d8
37.Rd1xd8+ Rc8xd8 38.Rb6xa6
Ne6xg5 1.36/18 ] 26.Bc4xd5
[ 26.e4xd5?! Qe8-e4+ 27.Bc4-d3
Qe4xd5 28.Bd3xg6 Qd5xd1+
29.Rh1xd1 Rd8xd1+ 30.Kb1-c2
Rd1-d5= ;Inferior is 26.Rd1xd5
Qe8xe4+ 27.Qg3-d3 Qe4xd3+
( 27...Qe4xg2?! 28.Rh1-f1 Nf8-e6
29.Rd5xd8 Ra8xd8 30.Bc4xe6 f7xe6
31.Qd3-c3+ Kg7-g8 32.Qc3-f6
Qg2-e4+ 33.Kb1-a1= ) 28.Rd5xd3
Rd8xd3 29.Bc4xd3 Nf8-e6 ;
Houdini annotates: 26.Bc4xd5
Nf8-e6 27.Rd1-f1 Kg7-g8 28.Rf1-f6
Rd8-d7 29.Rh1-f1 Rd7-e7 30.Qg3-d6
Qe8-d8 31.Qd6xd8+ Ra8xd8
32.Rf6xf7 Re7xf7 33.Bd5xe6 Rd8-d7
34.Rf1xf7 Rd7xf7 35.Kb1-c2 b6-b5
36.Be6xf7+ Kg8xf7 37.Kc2-c3 Kf7-e6
38.Kc3-d4 a6-a5 39.h2-h4 a5-a4
1.22/18 ] 26...Rd8-d7 [Houdini
annotates
: 26...Nf8-e6 27.Rd1-f1
Kg7-g8 28.Rf1-f6 Rd8-d7 29.Rh1-f1
Rd7-e7 30.Qg3-d6 Qe8-d8
31.Qd6xd8+ Ra8xd8 32.Rf6xf7
Re7xf7 33.Bd5xe6 Rd8-d7 34.Rf1xf7
Diagram
(Diagram 210)
Rd7xf7 35.Kb1-c2 b6-b5 36.Be6xf7+
Kg8xf7 37.Kc2-c3 Kf7-e6 38.Kc3-d4
a6-a5 39.h2-h4 a5-a4 1.18/17 ]
264
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0{
9+p+r+R+p0 210
9+p+r+R+p0 210
9pzp-+L+p+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-+PzP0
9+K+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
27.h2-h4 Qe8-e7 28.h4-h5 Ra8-e8
29.Qg3-h4 Qe7-e5 30.Rd1-f1 Rd7xd5
31.e4xd5 g6xh5 32.Rf1-d1 Re8-d8
33.Qh4xh5 Rd8xd5 34.Rd1-f1 Rd5-d7
35.Rf1-f6 Qe5-e4+ 36.Kb1-a1 Kg7-g8

37.Rf6xb6 Qe4xg2 38.Rb6-f6 Qg2e4
37.Rf6xb6 Qe4xg2 38.Rb6-f6 Qg2e4
39.Rh1-f1 Nf8-g6 40.Qh5-h3 Ng6e5
1.77/18 ] 27...Ra8-c8 [Houdini
annotates
: 27...Qe8-e7 28.h4-h5
Ra8-e8 29.Qg3-h4 Qe7-e5 30.Rd1f1
Rd7xd5 31.e4xd5 g6xh5 32.Rf1d1
Re8-d8 33.Qh4xh5 Rd8xd5 34.Rd1f1
Rd5-d7 35.Rf1-f6 Qe5-e4+ 36.Kb1a1
Kg7-g8 37.Rf6xb6 Qe4xg2 38.Rb6f6
Qg2-e4 39.Rh1-f1 Nf8-g6 40.Qh5h3
Ng6-e5 1.74/16 ] 28.a2a3
[ Houdini annotates: 28.h4-h5 g6xh5
29.Qg3-f3 Qe8-e5 30.Rh1xh5 Qe5d6
31.a2-a3 Rc8-c7 32.Rd1-h1 Qd6g6
33.Qf3-f4 Rd7xd5 34.Rh5-h6 Rc7c1+
35.Rh1xc1 Qg6xg5 36.Qf4xg5+
Rd5xg5 37.Rh6xb6 Nf8-e6
38.Rb6xb7
Rg5xg2 1.93/16 ] 28...Qe8d8
[ 28...Rd7-c7 29.h4-h5+- ;Houdini
2.0c
: 28...Rc8-c5 29.h4-h5 g6xh5
30.Rh1xh5 Rc5xd5 31.e4xd5 Qe8e4+
32.Qg3-d3 Qe4xd3+ 33.Rd1xd3 b6b5
34.d5-d6
Nf8-e6
35.Rh5-h1
Ne6xg5
265
36.Rh1-e1 Ng5-e6 37.Kb1-c2 h7-h5
38.g2-g3 Rd7-d8 39.Rd3-d2 Kg7-g6
40.Kc2-c3 a6-a5 1.37/16 ] 29.Qg3-f2
[ 29.Rh1-f1!? Qd8-e8+- ;Houdini
annotates: 29.h4-h5 g6xh5 30.Qg3e5+ Kg7-g8
31.Qe5-f5
Qd8-e8
32.Rd1-f1
Rc8-d8 33.Rh1xh5 Rd7xd5 34.e4xd5

Qe8-d7 35.Qf5xd7 Rd8xd7 36.Rf1-d1
Nf8-g6 37.g2-g3 Kg8-g7 38.Rh5-h6
Rd7-d8 39.Kb1-a2 b6-b5 40.Rd1-h1
2.21/16 ] 29...Nf8-e6 [Houdini
annotates
: 29...Qd8-e7 30.Rh1-f1
Nf8-e6 31.Qf2xb6 Rc8-c7 32.Kb1-a2
Qe7-d6 33.Qb6-f2 Qd6-e7 34.Rd1-c1
Qe7-d6 35.Qf2-f6+ Kg7-g8 36.Ka2-b1
b7-b5 37.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 38.e4-e5
Qd6-e7 39.Qf6xe7 Rd7xe7 40.Rc1xc7
Re7xc7 41.Rf1-c1 Rc7-a7 42.Rc1-c6
Kg8-f7 43.Kb1-c2 a6-a5 1.02/16 ]
30.Kb1-a2 [Houdini annotates:
30.Rd1-d3 Rc8-c7 31.Rh1-f1 Qd8-e7
32.Rd3-h3 Kg7-g8 33.Qf2xb6 Qe7-d6
34.Qb6xd6 Rd7xd6 35.Rh3-f3 Kg8-g7
36.Rf3-f6 b7-b5 37.g2-g3 a6-a5
38.Rf1-c1 Rc7xc1+ 39.Kb1xc1 h7-h5
40.Kc1-d2 0.87/17 ] 30...Qd8-e7
[ Houdini annotates: 30...Rc8-c7
31.Qf2xb6 Qd8-e7 32.Rh1-f1 Qe7-d6
33.Qb6-f2 Qd6-e7 34.Rd1-c1 Qe7-d6
35.Qf2-f6+ Kg7-g8 36.Ka2-b1 b7-b5
37.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 38.e4-e5 Qd6-e7
39.Qf6xe7 Rd7xe7 40.Rc1xc7 Re7xc7
41.Rf1-c1 Rc7-a7 42.Rc1-c6 Kg8-f7
43.Kb1-c2 a6-a5 1.02/18 ] 31.Rh1-f1
[ 31.Qf2xb6 Qe7-c5 32.Qb6-b3
Ne6-f4+- ;Houdini annotates:
31.Qf2xb6 Rc8-c2 32.Rh1-f1 Rd7-c7
33.Rf1-f6 Qe7-c5 34.Qb6-b3 Ne6-d4
35.Rd1xd4 Qc5xd4 36.Rf6xf7+ Rc7xf7
37.Qb3xc2 Rf7-d7 38.Bd5-e6 Rd7-d8
39.Qc2-c7+ Kg7-h8 40.Qc7xb7
Qd4-e5 41.Qb7-f7 Qe5-g7 42.Qf7-f2
Rd8-f8 43.Qf2-g3 a6-a5 44.Qg3-d6
a5-a4 45.e4-e5 Rf8-f2 46.Qd6-d4
0.96/16 ] 31...b6-b5 [Houdini
annotates: 31...Rc8-c5 32.Qf2-g3
Qe7-e8
33.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-g8 34.Rf1-f6 Rd7-e7
266
35.Qe5-d6 Rc5-c2 36.Bd5xe6 Re7xe6
37.Rf6xe6 Qe8xe6+ 38.Qd6xe6 f7xe6
39.Rd1-d8+ Kg8-g7 40.Rd8-d7+
Kg7-g8 41.Rd7xb7 Rc2xg2
42.Rb7xb6 a6-a5 43.Rb6xe6 Rg2-g4

44.Re6-e7 Rg4xh4 45.Ka2-b3
44.Re6-e7 Rg4xh4 45.Ka2-b3
Rh4-h2 0.93/16 ] 32.Rd1-d3
Rc8-f8 33.Rd1-d2 Qe7-d6 34.Qg3c3+ Kg7-g8 35.Rf1-f6 Qd6-c5
36.Bd5xe6
Qc5xc3 37.Rd2xd7 Qc3-c8 38.Rd7xf7
Qc8xe6+ 39.Rf6xe6 Rf8xf7 40.e4-e5
Rf7-f4 41.g2-g3 Rf4-g4 42.Re6-e7
Rg4xg3 43.Re7xb7 Rg3-e3 44.Rb7-a7
Re3xe5 45.Ra7xa6 Kg8-f7
46.Ra6-a7+ Re5-e7
47.Ra7xe7+ Kf7xe7 0.73/17 ]
32...Rc8-c7
[ Houdini annotates: 32...b5-b4
33.a3xb4 Kg7-g8 34.Qf2-f6 Rc8-e8
35.Qf6xe7 Rd7xe7 36.g2-g3 Kg8-g7
37.Rf1-d1 Re7-c7 38.Rd3-f3 Rc7-d7
39.Rf3-d3 Rd7-c7 40.Rd3-f3 0.62/16 ]
33.Ka2-b1 [ 33.Rd3-f3 Qe7-c5
34.Qf2-g3 Rd7xd5 ;Houdini
annotates: 33.Rd3-h3 Kg7-g8
34.h4-h5
Ne6xg5 35.h5xg6 h7xg6 36.Rh3-h6
Kg8-g7 37.Qf2-h4 Qe7-d8 38.Rf1-h1
Rc7-c8 39.Ka2-a1 Rd7xd5 40.e4xd5
Qd8xd5 41.Rh6-h8 Rc8-c4
42.Rh8-g8+ Kg7-f6 43.Qh4-f2+ Kf6-e6
44.Rg8-g7 Ke6-d7 45.Rh1-e1 Qd5-d4
46.Rg7xf7+ Ng5xf7
47.Qf2xf7+ Kd7-c6 48.Re1-e6+
Kc6-c5
49.Qf7xb7 0.94/18 ] 33...a6-a5
Black plans b4 [ 33...Qe7-d6
34.Qf2-f6+ Kg7-g8 35.h4-h5 g6xh5
36.Rd3-h3 ;Houdini annotates:
33...Qe7-c5 34.Qf2-f6+ Kg7-g8
35.Rd3-c3 Qc5-e7 36.Rf1-c1 Rc7xc3
37.Rc1xc3 Qe7-e8 38.Rc3-c1 a6-a5
39.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 40.Qf6-e5 Rd7-f7
41.Qe5-c5 a5-a4 42.Qc5-e5 Rf7-f2
43.Rc1-c7 Rf2-f1+ 44.Kb1-a2 Rf1-f7
45.Rc7-c5 Qe8-d7 46.Rc5xb5 Qd7-d3
267
47.Rb5-b4 0.42/18 ] 34.g2-g4
[ 34.Rd3-b3 b5-b4 35.Qf2-f6+ Kg7-g8
36.a3xb4 a5xb4 37.Qf6xe7 Rd7xe7
38.Rb3xb4 Kg8-g7 ;Houdini
annotates: 34.h4-h5 Qe7xg5
35.h5xg6 h7xg6 36.Rd3-h3 Rd7-d6
37.Rf1-h1

Rd6xd5 38.e4xd5 Qg5xd5
39.Rh3-h7+ Kg7-f8 40.Rh1-f1 f7-f5
41.Rh7xc7 Ne6xc7 42.g2-g4 Qd5-d3+
43.Kb1-a2 Qd3-c4+ 44.Ka2-a1 f5-f4
45.Qf2xf4+ Qc4xf4 46.Rf1xf4+ Kf8-e7
47.Rf4-f1 Nc7-d5 48.Rf1-e1+ Ke7-d6
49.Ka1-a2 Nd5-f6 50.g4-g5 0.83/16 ]
34...a5-a4 Black wins space
[ 34...Rd7-d6 35.Qf2-h2 ;Houdini 2.0c
: 34...b5-b4 35.Qf2-f6+ Kg7-g8
36.Qf6xe7 Rd7xe7 37.a3xb4 a5xb4
38.Rd3-b3 Kg8-g7 39.Rb3xb4 Rc7-d7
40.Rb4-c4 b7-b5 41.Rc4-c3 Rd7-c7
42.Rf1-f6 Rc7xc3 43.b2xc3 h7-h6
44.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 45.Kb1-c2 h6xg5
46.h4xg5 0.55/16 ] 35.Rd3-f3
[ Houdini annotates: 35.Rd3-f3
Qe7-c5 36.Qf2-h2 Rd7xd5 37.e4xd5
Qc5xd5 38.h4-h5 Qd5xg5 39.h5xg6
Qg5xg6+ 40.Kb1-a2 b5-b4 41.a3xb4
Qg6-e4 42.Qh2-h5 Qe4-g6
43.Qh5-e5+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+ptr-+pmkp0 211
9-+-+n+q+0 211
9+-+-wQ-+-0
9pzP-+-+P+0
9+-+-+R+-0
9KzP-+-+-+0
9+-+-+R+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Kg7-g8 44.Qe5-e2 Qg6-g5 45.Rf3-f5
Qg5-d8 46.Qe2-f3 Qd8-e7 47.Qf3-e4
Ne6-g7 48.Rf5-e5 Ng7-e6 49.Re5-d5
268
39.h5xg6 Qg5xg6+ 40.Kb1-a2 Kg7-g8
39.h5xg6 Qg5xg6+ 40.Kb1-a2 Kg7-g8
41.Qh2-e5 b5-b4 42.a3xb4 Rc7-d7
43.Qe5-b5 Rd7-e7 44.Qb5-e2 Re7-c7
45.Rf3-f6 Qg6-g7 46.Qe2-e4 Kg8-h8
47.b4-b5 Ne6-c5 48.Qe4-e5 1.01/16 ]
36.Rf3-f6+- [Houdini annotates:
36.Rf3-f6 Qd6-c5 37.Qf2-g3 Qc5-c2+
38.Kb1-a2 Rd7xd5 39.e4xd5 Qc2-c4+
40.Ka2-b1 Ne6-d4 41.Qg3-c3 Rc7-d7
42.Qc3xc4 b5xc4 43.Rf1-f4 Nd4-b3
44.Kb1-c2 b7-b5 45.h4-h5 Nb3-c5
46.Rf6-b6 Rd7xd5 47.Rb6xb5 Rd5-e5
48.h5-h6+ Kg7-f8 49.Rf4xc4 Re5-e2+
50.Kc2-c3 2.17/16 ] 36...Qd6-c5
[ Houdini annotates: 36...Qd6-c5
37.Qf2-g3 Qc5-c2+ 38.Kb1-a2
Rd7xd5 39.e4xd5 Qc2-c4+ 40.Ka2-b1
Ne6-d4 41.Qg3-c3 Rc7-d7 42.Qc3xc4
b5xc4 43.Rf1-f4 Nd4-b3 44.Kb1-c2
b7-b5 45.h4-h5 Nb3-c5 46.Rf6-b6
Rd7xd5 47.Rb6xb5 Rd5-e5 48.h5-h6+
Kg7-f8 49.Rf4xc4 Re5-e2+
50.Kc2-c3 2.48/17 ] 37.Qf2-g3
Qc5-c2+ 38.Kb1-a2 Rd7xd5 39.e4xd5
Qc2-c4+ 40.Ka2-b1 Ne6-d4
Qc2-c4+ 40.Ka2-b1 Ne6-d4
41.Qg3-c3 Rc7-d7 42.Qc3xc4 b5xc4
43.Rf6-f4 Nd4-b3 44.Kb1-c2 b7-b5
45.Rf4-f6 Nb3-c5 46.h4-h5 Nc5-d3
47.Kc2-c3 Nd3-e5 48.h5-h6+ Kg7-f8
2.20/16 ] 37...b5-b4 [ 37...Rd7-e7
38.Qg3-e5 Kg7-g8 39.Rf6xf7 Re7xf7
40.Qe5xe6+- ;Houdini annotates:
37...Qc5-d4 38.Bd5xe6 f7xe6
39.Qg3-f4 Qd4-d6 40.e4-e5 Qd6-c5
41.Kb1-a1 Rd7-d8 42.Rf6-f7+ Kg7-g8
43.Qf4-f6 Rd8-d1+ 44.Rf1xd1 Rc7xf7
0.98/18 ] 35...Qe7-d6? [ 35...Qe7-c5
36.Qf2-h2 Rd7xd5 37.e4xd5
Qc5xd5+- ;Houdini annotates:

35...Qe7-c5 36.Qf2-h2 Rd7xd5
37.e4xd5 Qc5xd5 38.h4-h5 Qd5xg5
269
45.Rd1-d8+ Rf7-f8 46.Qf6xe6+
Kg8-g7 47.Rd8-d7+ Kg7-h8
45.Rd1-d8+ Rf7-f8 46.Qf6xe6+
Kg8-g7 47.Rd8-d7+ Kg7-h8
48.Rd7xb7 Qc5-c4 49.Qe6xc4 b5xc4
50.Rb7-a7 c4-c3 51.b2xc3 Rf8-e8
52.Ra7-a5 Kh8-g7 53.Ka1-a2 Kg7-f7
54.Ra5-a7+ Kf7-e6 2.39/14 ] 38.a3xb4
[Houdini annotates: 38.a3xb4
Qc5-d4 39.Bd5xe6 a4-a3 40.Qg3xa3

f7xe6 41.Qa3-f3 Qd4-d3+ Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+ptrr+-mkp0 212
9-+-+ptRp+0
9+-+-+-zP-0
9-zP-+P+PzP0
9+-+q+Q+-0
9-zP-+-+-+0
9+K+-+R+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
42.Qf3xd3 Rd7xd3 43.h4-h5 Rd3-d8
44.Rf6xe6 Rd8-f8 45.h5-h6+ Kg7-g8
46.Rf1-f6 Rf8-c8 47.e4-e5 Rc7-c1+
48.Kb1-a2 Rc1-g1 49.Re6-e7
Rc8-a8+ 50.Ka2-b3 Rg1-g3+
51.Kb3-c2 Rg3-g2+ 52.Kc2-c3
Ra8-c8+ 53.Kc3-b3 Rg2-g3+
54.Kb3-a4 Rg3xg4 55.Re7xb7
Rg4xg5 56.e5-e6 Rc8-a8+ 57.Ka4-b3
Rg5-g3+ 58.Kb3-c4 2.73/18 ]
38...Qc5-c2+? [ 38...Qc5-d4
39.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 40.h4-h5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 38...Qc5-d4
39.Bd5xe6 a4-a3 40.Qg3xa3 f7xe6
41.Qa3-f3 Qd4-d3+ 42.Qf3xd3
Rd7xd3 43.h4-h5 Rd3-d8 44.Rf6xe6
Rd8-f8 45.h5-h6+ Kg7-g8 46.Rf1-f6
Rf8-c8 47.e4-e5 Rc7-c1+ 48.Kb1-a2
Rc1-g1 49.Re6-e7 Rc8-a8+
50.Ka2-b3 Rg1-g3+ 51.Kb3-c2
Rg3-g2+ 52.Kc2-c3 Ra8-c8+
53.Kc3-b3 Rg2-g3+ 54.Kb3-a4
Rg3xg4 55.Re7xb7 Rg4xg5 2.63/15 ]
39.Kb1-a1 [ 39.Kb1-a2 ends the
debate Rd7xd5 40.e4xd5+- ;
Houdini annotates: 39.Kb1-a2 a4-a3
270
40.Rf6-f2 Qc2-a4 41.Bd5xe6 a3xb2+
42.Ka2xb2 Qa4xb4+ 43.Be6-b3
Qb4-d4+ 44.Kb2-a2 Kg7-g8 45.Qg3-f3

Qd4-b4 46.Rf2-b2 Qb4-e7 47.Ka2-b1
Qd4-b4 46.Rf2-b2 Qb4-e7 47.Ka2-b1
Rc7-c8 48.Bb3-d5 Rd7-c7 49.Qf3-f6
Qe7-d7 50.Rb2-f2 Qd7-b5+
51.Qf6-b2 3.88/13 ] 39...a4-a3
40.b2xa3 Qc2-d2 41.Rf6xf7+ Rd7xf7
42.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-f8 43.Qe5-h8+
Kf8-e7 44.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7 45.Qh8-f6+
Kf7-e8 46.Qf6xe6+ Ke8-d8
47.Qe6-g8+ Kd8-e7 48.Qg8xh7+
Ke7-d8 49.Qh7-h8+ Kd8-d7
50.Qh8-g7+ Kd7-d8 51.Qg7-f8+
Kd8-d7 52.Qf8-f7+ Kd7-d8
53.Qf7-g8+ Kd8-d7 54.Qg8-e6+
Kd7-d8 55.Qe6-d6+ Rc7-d7
56.Qd6-f6+ Kd8-c7 57.h4-h5 g6xh5
58.g4xh5 Qd2-d1+ 59.Ka1-b2
Qd1-e2+ 60.Kb2-b3 Qe2-d1+
61.Kb3-c3 Qd1-c1+ 62.Kc3-d3
Qc1-d1+ 63.Kd3-c4 Qd1-e2+
64.Kc4-c3 Qe2xh5 65.Qf6-f4+ Kc7-c8
66.Qf4-f8+ Rd7-d8 67.Qf8-f5+ Kc8-b8
68.Qf5-f4+ Kb8-a7 1.55/20 ] 40.b2xa3
[Houdini annotates: 40.b2xa3
Qc2-d2 41.Rf6xf7+ Rd7xf7
42.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-g8 43.Bd5xe6
Rc7-c1+ 44.Rf1xc1 Qd2xc1+
45.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 46.Qe5-b2
Qc2xe4 47.Be6-b3 Qe4-f4 48.Bb3xf7+
Kg8xf7 49.Qb2-b3+ Kf7-f8 50.Qb3-d3
Kf8-e7 51.Qd3-d5 b7-b5 52.Qd5-b7+
Ke7-e6 53.Qb7-c6+ Ke6-f7
54.Qc6-d7+ Kf7-f8 55.Qd7xb5
Qf4-d2+ 56.Ka2-b3 Qd2-d1+
57.Kb3-c3 Qd1-c1+ 58.Kc3-d4
Qc1-f4+ 59.Kd4-d5 Qf4-f3+ 60.Kd5-e5
Qf3-e3+ 61.Ke5-d5 Qe3xa3
62.Qb5-f1+ 1.39/19 ] 40...Rd7xd5
[ 40...Qc2-c3+ 41.Qg3xc3 Rc7xc3
42.Bd5xe6 f7xe6+- ;Houdini
annotates: 40...Qc2-d2 41.Rf6xf7+
Rd7xf7
42.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-g8 43.Bd5xe6
271
Rc7-c1+ 44.Rf1xc1 Qd2xc1+
45.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 46.Qe5-b2
Qc2xe4 47.Be6-b3 Qe4-f4 48.Bb3xf7+
272

Kg8xf7 49.Qb2-b3+ Kf7-f8 50.Qb3-d3
Kf8-e7 51.Qd3-d5 b7-b5 52.Qd5-b7+
Ke7-f8 53.Qb7xb5 Qf4-d2+ 54.Ka2-b3
Qd2-d1+ 55.Kb3-c3 Qd1-c1+
56.Kc3-d4 Qc1-f4+ 57.Kd4-d5 Qf4-f3+
58.Kd5-e5 Qf3-e3+ 59.Ke5-d5
Qe3xa3 60.Qb5-f1+ 1.69/18 ]
41.e4xd5 Ne6-d4 42.Rf6xf7+ Rc7xf7
43.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-f8 44.Qe5-h8+
Kf8-e7 45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
46.Qh8xh7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qh7-h8+
Ke8-d7 48.Qh8xd4 Qc2-c1+
49.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 50.Qd4-b2
Qc2-e4 51.d5-d6 Qe4-d5+ 52.Ka2-b1
Qd5-e4+ 53.Qb2-c2 Qe4-e1+
54.Qc2-c1 Qe1-e4+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qe4-e2+ 56.Qc1-c2 Qe2-e5+
57.Qc2-c3 Qe5-e2+ 58.Kb2-b1
Qe2-d1+ 59.Qc3-c1 Qd1xd6 60.h4-h5
Qd6-d3+ 61.Qc1-c2 Qd3xa3
62.Qc2-c4 Qa3-f3 63.Qc4-d4+ Kd7-e6
64.h5-h6 Qf3-f1+ 65.Kb1-b2 Qf1-e2+
66.Kb2-c3 Qe2-e1+ 67.Kc3-c2
Qe1-e2+ 68.Kc2-b3 Qe2-f3+
69.Kb3-c4 Qf3-e2+ 70.Kc4-c5
Qe2-c2+ 3.13/20 ] 41...Ne6-d4
[ Houdini annotates: 41...Ne6-d4
42.Rf6xf7+ Rc7xf7 43.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-f8
44.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
46.Qh8xh7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qh7-h8+
49.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 50.Qd4-b2
Qc2-e4 51.d5-d6 Qe4-d5+ 52.Ka2-b1
Qd5-e4+ 53.Qb2-c2 Qe4-e1+
54.Qc2-c1 Qe1-e4+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qe4-e2+ 56.Qc1-c2 Qe2-e5+
57.Qc2-c3 Qe5-e2+ 58.Kb2-b1
Qe2-d1+ 59.Qc3-c1 Qd1xd6 60.h4-h5
62.Qc2-c4 Qa3-f3 63.Qc4-d4+ Kd7-e6
64.h5-h6 Qf3-f1+ 65.Kb1-b2 Qf1-e2+
66.Kb2-c3 Qe2-e1+ 67.Kc3-c2
Qe1-e2+ 68.Kc2-b3 Qe2-f3+

69.Kb3-c4 Qf3-e2+ 70.Kc4-c5

Qe2-c2+ 3.24/21 ] 42.Rf6xf7+!
Double attack: d4/g7. [Houdini
annotates: 42.Rf6xf7+ Rc7xf7
Qe2-c2+ 3.24/21 ] 42.Rf6xf7+!
Double attack: d4/g7. [Houdini
annotates: 42.Rf6xf7+ Rc7xf7
43.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-f8 44.Qe5h8+ Kf8-e7 45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
46.Qh8xh7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qh7h8+ Ke8-d7 48.Qh8xd4 Qc2c1+
49.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 50.Qd4-b2
Qc2-e4 51.d5-d6 Qe4-d5+ 52.Ka2-b1
Qd5-e4+ 53.Qb2-c2 Qe4-e1+
54.Qc2-c1 Qe1-e4+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qe4-e2+ 56.Qc1-c2 Qe2-e5+
57.Qc2-c3 Qe5-e2+ 58.Kb2-b1
Qe2-d1+ 59.Qc3-c1 Qd1xd6 60.h4-h5
62.Qc2-c4 Qa3-f3 63.Qc4-d4+ Kd7-e6
64.h5-h6 Qf3-f1+ 65.Kb1-b2 Qf1-e2+
66.Kb2-c3 Qe2-e1+ 67.Kc3-c2
Qe1-e2+ 68.Kc2-b3 Qe2-f3+
69.Kb3-c4 Qf3-e2+ 70.Kc4-c5
Qe2-c2+ 71.Kc5-b5 Qc2-e2+
72.Kb5-c5 Qe2-c2+ 3.00/18 ]
42...Rc7xf7 [Houdini annotates:
42...Rc7xf7 43.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-f8
44.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
46.Qh8xh7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qh7h8+ Ke8-d7 48.Qh8xd4 Qc2c1+
49.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 50.Qd4-b2
Qc2-e4 51.d5-d6 Qe4-d5+ 52.Ka2-b1
Qd5-e4+ 53.Qb2-c2 Qe4-e1+
54.Qc2-c1 Qe1-e4+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qe4-e2+ 56.Qc1-c2 Qe2-e5+
57.Qc2-c3 Qe5-e2+ 58.Kb2-b1
Qe2-d1+ 59.Qc3-c1 Qd1xd6 60.h4-h5
62.Qc2-c4 Qa3-f3 63.Qc4-d4+ Kd7-e6
64.h5-h6 Qf3-f1+ 65.Kb1-b2 Qf1-e2+
66.Kb2-c3 Qe2-e1+ 67.Kc3-c2
Qe1-e2+ 68.Kc2-b3 Qe2-f3+
273
69.Kb3-c4 Qf3-e2+ 70.Kc4-c5
Qe2-c2+ 71.Kc5-b5 Qc2-e2+
72.Kb5-c5 Qe2-c2+ 3.23/19 ]
43.Qg3-e5+ [Houdini annotates:
43.Qg3-e5+ Kg7-f8 44.Qe5-h8+
Kf8-e7 45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
274

46.Qh8xh7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qh7-h8+
49.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 50.Qd4-b2
Qc2-e4 51.d5-d6 Qe4-d5+ 52.Ka2-b1
Qd5-e4+ 53.Qb2-c2 Qe4-e1+
54.Qc2-c1 Qe1-e4+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qe4-e2+ 56.Qc1-c2 Qe2-e5+
57.Qc2-c3 Qe5-e2+ 58.Kb2-b1
Qe2-d1+ 59.Qc3-c1 Qd1xd6 60.h4-h5
62.Qc2-c4 Qa3-f3 63.Qc4-d4+ Kd7-e6
64.h5-h6 Qf3-f1+ 65.Kb1-b2 Qf1-e2+
66.Kb2-c3 Qe2-e1+ 67.Kc3-c2
Qe1-e2+ 68.Kc2-b3 Qe2-f3+
69.Kb3-c4 Qf3-e2+ 70.Kc4-c5
Qe2-c2+ 71.Kc5-b5 Qc2-e2+
72.Kb5-c5 Qe2-c2+ 2.89/20 ]
43...Kg7-f8 44.Qe5-b8+ Kf8-e7
45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7 46.Qb8xb7+
Kf7-e8 47.Qb7-a8+ Ke8-d7
48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d6 49.Qa7xd4
Qc2-c1+ 50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3
Qc4-e2+ 53.Ka2-b1 Qe2xg4
54.Qb3-e3 Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4 Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3
Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+ Kc6-b7
59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qe7-d8+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kb7-b6
62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 63.Qd6-a6+
Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-c8
65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7 66.Qe6-f7+
Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7
68.Qf6-g7+ Kb7-b6 69.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 70.Qd4-d7+ Kb7-b6 2.86/17 ]
44.Qe5-b8+ [Houdini annotates:
44.Qe5-b8+ Kf8-e7 45.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
46.Qb8xb7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qb7-a8+
Ke8-d7 48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d8
49.Qa7-b6+ Qc2-c7 50.Qb6-f6+
Kd8-d7 51.Qf6xd4 Qc7-c1+
52.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 53.Qd4-b2
Qc2-c4+ 54.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+

55.Ka2-b1 Qe2-e1+ 56.Kb1-b2

Qe1-d2+ 57.Qb3-c2 Qd2xd5
Qe1-d2+ 57.Qb3-c2 Qd2xd5
58.Qc2-a4+ Kd7-d6 59.Qa4a6+ Kd6-d7 60.Qa6-a7+ Kd7d6
61.Qa7-c5+ Qd5xc5 62.b4xc5+
Kd6xc5 63.Kb2-b3 Kc5-d6 64.a3a4
Kd6-d5 65.Kb3-b4 Kd5-c6 66.h4-h5
Kc6-d5 67.a4-a5 3.08/18 ] 44...Kf8-g7
[Houdini annotates: 44...Kf8-g7
45.Rf1xf7+ Kg7xf7
46.Qb8xb7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qb7a8+ Ke8-d7
48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d8 49.Qa7-b6+
Qc2-c7 50.Qb6-f6+ Kd8-d7 51.Qf6xd4
Qc7-c1+ 52.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
53.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 54.Qb2-b3
Qc4-e2+ 55.Ka2-b1 Qe2-e1+
56.Kb1-b2 Qe1-d2+ 57.Qb3-c2
Qd2xd5 58.Qc2-a4+ Kd7-d6
59.Qa4-a6+ Kd6-d7 60.Qa6a7+ Kd7-d6 61.Qa7-c5+
Qd5xc5
62.b4xc5+ Kd6xc5 63.Kb2-b3 Kc5-d5
64.a3-a4 Kd5-c5 65.Kb3-c3 Kc5-c6
66.Kc3-c4 Kc6-b6 67.Kc4-b4 Kb6-c7
68.a4-a5 Kc7-c6 69.Kb4-c4 Kc6-b7
70.Kc4-b4 Kb7-c6 71.Kb4-c4 3.32/25 ]
45.Rf1xf7+ [Houdini annotates:
45.Rf1xf7+ Kg7xf7
46.Qb8xb7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qb7a8+ Ke8-d7
48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d6 49.Qa7xd4
Qc2-c1+ 50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3
Qc4-e2+ 53.Ka2-b1 Qe2-e1+
54.Kb1-b2 Qe1-e2+ 55.Qb3-c2
Qe2-e5+ 56.Kb2-b1 Qe5xd5
57.Qc2-c5+ Qd5xc5 58.b4xc5+
Kd6xc5 59.Kb1-c2 Kc5-c4 60.Kc2b2
Kc4-c5 61.Kb2-c3 Kc5-b5 62.Kc3-b3
Kb5-b6 63.Kb3-b4 Kb6-c6 64.a3-a4
275
Kc6-b6 65.h4-h5 Kb6-c6 66.a4-a5
Kc6-b7 67.Kb4-b5 2.67/9 ] 45...Kg7xf7
[Houdini annotates: 45...Kg7xf7
46.Qb8xb7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qb7-a8+
Ke8-d7 48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d8
49.Qa7-b6+ Qc2-c7 50.Qb6-f6+
52.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 53.Qd4-b2
276

Qc2-c4+ 54.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
55.Ka2-b1 Qe2-e4+ 56.Kb1-b2
Qe4-g2+ 57.Qb3-c2 Qg2xd5
58.Qc2-a4+ Kd7-d6 59.Qa4-a6+
Kd6-d7 60.Qa6-a7+ Kd7-d6
61.Qa7-c5+ Qd5xc5 62.b4xc5+
Kd6xc5 63.Kb2-c3 Kc5-b5 64.Kc3-b3
Kb5-b6 65.Kb3-b4 Kb6-c6 66.a3-a4
Kc6-b6 67.h4-h5 Kb6-c6 68.a4-a5
Kc6-b7 69.Kb4-b5 2.99/1 ]
46.Qb8xb7+ [Houdini annotates:
46.Qb8xb7+ Kf7-e8 47.Qb7-a8+
Ke8-d7 48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d8
49.Qa7-b6+ Qc2-c7 50.Qb6-f6+
52.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 53.Qd4-b2
Qc2-c4+ 54.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
55.Ka2-b1 Qe2-e4+ 56.Kb1-b2
Qe4-g2+ 57.Qb3-c2 Qg2xd5
58.Qc2-a4+ Kd7-d6 59.Qa4-a6+
Kd6-d7 60.Qa6-a7+ Kd7-d6
61.Qa7-c5+ Qd5xc5 62.b4xc5+
Kd6xc5 63.Kb2-c3 Kc5-b5 64.Kc3-b3
Kb5-b6 65.Kb3-b4 Kb6-c6 66.a3-a4
Kc6-b6 67.h4-h5 Kb6-c6 68.a4-a5
Kc6-b7 69.Kb4-b5 2.73/22 ]
46...Kf7-e8 47.Qb7-a8+ Ke8-d7
48.Qa8-a7+ Kd7-d8 49.Qa7-b6+
Qc2-c7 50.Qb6-f6+ Kd8-d7 51.Qf6xd4
Qc7-c1+ 52.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
53.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 54.Qb2-b3
Qc4-e2+ 55.Ka2-b1 Qe2-e4+
56.Kb1-b2 Kd7-d6 57.Qb3-c2
Qe4-e5+ 58.Kb2-b1 Qe5xd5
59.Qc2-c5+ Qd5xc5 60.b4xc5+
Kd6xc5 61.Kb1-c2 Kc5-c4 62.Kc2-b2
Kc4-c5 63.Kb2-c3 Kc5-b5 64.Kc3-b3
Kb5-b6 65.Kb3-b4 Kb6-c6 66.a3-a4
Kc6-b6 67.h4-h5 Kb6-c6 68.a4-a5
Kc6-b7 69.Kb4-b5 2.98/23 ]
47.Qb7-b8+ [Houdini annotates:
47.Qb7-b8+ Ke8-d7 48.Qb8-a7+
Kd7-d6 49.Qa7xd4 Qc2-c1+

50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 51.Qd4-b2

Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
53.Ka2-b1 Qe2xg4 54.Qb3-e3
Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4
Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4b5+ Kc6-b7 59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6
60.Qe7-d8+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd8d7+ Kb7-b6 62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6b7
63.Qd6-a6+ Kb7-b8 64.Qa6b6+ Kb8-c8 65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8b7
66.Qe6-f7+ Kb7-b6 67.Qf7f6+ Kb6-b7 68.Qf6-g7+ Kb7b6
69.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-b7 70.Qd4d7+ Kb7-b6 2.85/22 ] 47...Ke8d7
[ Houdini annotates: 47...Ke8-d7
48.Qb8-a7+ Kd7-d8 49.Qa7-b6+
Qc2-c7 50.Qb6-f6+ Kd8-d7 51.Qf6xd4
Qc7-c1+ 52.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
53.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 54.Qb2-b3
Qc4-e2+ 55.Ka2-b1 Qe2-f1+
56.Kb1-b2 Qf1-g2+ 57.Qb3-c2
Qg2xd5 58.Qc2-e2 Qd5-d6 59.Kb2-c3
Qd6-c6+ 60.Qe2-c4 Qc6-h1
61.Qc4-f7+ Kd7-d6 62.Qf7-f4+ Kd6-c6
63.Qf4-f6+ Kc6-d7 64.Qf6-g7+ Kd7-c6
65.Qg7-f6+ Kc6-d7 2.72/22 ]
48.Qb8-a7+ [Houdini annotates:
48.Qb8-a7+ Kd7-d6 49.Qa7xd4
Qc2-c1+ 50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3
54.Qb3-e3 Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4 Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3
Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+ Kc6-b7
59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qe7d8+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kb7b6
62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 63.Qd6a6+ Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+ Kb8c8
277
65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7 66.Qe6-f7+
Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7
68.Qf6-g7+ Kb7-b6 69.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 70.Qd4-d7+ Kb7-b6 2.47/19 ]
48...Kd7-d6 [Houdini annotates:
48...Kd7-d6 49.Qa7xd4 Qc2-c1+
50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 51.Qd4-b2
Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
278

53.Ka2-b1 Qe2xg4 54.Qb3-e3
Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4
Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+
Kc6-b7 59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6
60.Qe7-d6+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd6-a6+
Kb7-b8 62.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-c8
63.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7 64.Qe6-f7+
Kb7-b6 65.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7
66.Qf6-g7+ Kb7-b6 67.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 68.Qd4-d7+ Kb7-b6
69.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 2.60/20 ]
49.Qa7xd4 [Houdini annotates:
49.Qa7xd4 Qc2-c1+ 50.Ka1-a2
Qc1-c2+ 51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+
52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+ 53.Ka2-b1
Qe2xg4 54.Qb3-e3 Qg4-d1+
55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4 Kd6-c6
57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+ Kc6-b7
59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qe7-d8+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kb7-b6
62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 63.Qd6-a6+
Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-c8
65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7 66.Qe6-f7+
Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7
68.Qf6-g7+ Kb7-b6 69.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-b7 70.Qd4-d7+ Kb7-b6 2.47/19 ]
49...Qc2-c1+ [Houdini annotates:
49...Qc2-c1+ 50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+
51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3
54.Qb3-e3 Qg4xh4 55.Qe3-e6+
Kd6-c7 56.Qe6-e7+ Kc7-b6
57.Qe7-c5+ Kb6-b7 58.Qc5-c6+
Kb7-a7 59.d5-d6 Qh4xg5 60.d6-d7
Qg5-g1+ 61.Kb1-c2 Qg1-f2+
62.Kc2-b3 Qf2-g3+ 63.Qc6-c3 2.94/20
] 50.Ka1-a2 [Houdini annotates:
50.Ka1-a2 Qc1-c2+ 51.Qd4-b2
Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
53.Ka2-b1 Qe2xg4 54.Qb3-e3
Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4
Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+
Kc6-b7 59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6
60.Qe7-d8+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+

Kb7-b6 62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7

63.Qd6-a6+ Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+
Kb8-c8 65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7
63.Qd6-a6+ Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+
Kb8-c8 65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7
66.Qe6-f7+ Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+
Kb6-b7 68.Qf6-a6+ Kb7-b8 2.44/1 ]
50...Qc1-c2+ 51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+
52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+ 53.Ka2-b1
55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4 Kd6-c6
57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+ Kc6-b7
59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qe7-d8+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kb7-b6
62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 63.Qd6-a6+
Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-c8
65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7 66.Qe6-f7+
Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7
68.Qf6-a6+ Kb7-b8 2.68/21 ]
51.Qd4-b2 [Houdini annotates:
51.Qd4-b2 Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3
54.Qb3-e3 Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2
Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4 Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3
Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+ Kc6-b7
59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qe7-d8+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kb7-b6
62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 63.Qd6-a6+
Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-c8
65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7 66.Qe6-f7+
Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7
68.Qf6-g7+ Kb7-b6 69.Qg7-d4+
Kb6-c7 70.Qd4-c4+ Kc7-b6
71.Qc4-e6+ Kb6-c7 72.Qe6-f7+
Kc7-b6 73.Qf7-f6+ 2.44/18 ]
51...Qc2-c4+ 52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
53.Ka2-b1 Qe2xg4 54.Qb3-e3
Qg4-d1+ 55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4
Kd6-c6 57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+
Kc6-b7 59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6
60.Qe7-d8+ Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+
Kb7-b6 62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7
63.Qd6-a6+ Kb7-b8 64.Qa6-b6+
279
Kb8-c8 65.Qb6-e6+ Kc8-b7
66.Qe6-f7+ Kb7-b6 67.Qf7-f6+
Kb6-b7 68.Qf6-g7+ Kb7-b6

69.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-c7 70.Qd4-c4+
Kc7-b6 71.Qc4-e6+ Kb6-c7
72.Qe6-f7+ Kc7-b6 73.Qf7-f6+
2.56/19 ] 52.Ka2-a1 [Houdini
annotates: 52.Qb2-b3 Qc4-e2+
53.Ka2-b1
55.Kb1-b2 Qd1xd5 56.a3-a4 Kd6-c6
57.Kb2-c3 Qd5-h1 58.b4-b5+ Kc6-b7
59.Qe3-e7+ Kb7-b6 60.Qe7-d8+
Kb6-b7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kb7-b6
62.Qd7-d6+ Kb6-b7 63.Qd6-a6+
Kb7-c7 64.Qa6-a7+ Kc7-d6
65.Qa7-b6+ Kd6-d7 66.Qb6-d4+
Kd7-c7 67.Qd4-c4+ Kc7-b6
68.Qc4-e6+ Kb6-c7 69.Qe6-f7+
Kc7-b6 70.Qf7-f6+ Kb6-b7 71.Qf6-g7+
Kb7-b6 72.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-c7
73.Qd4-c4+ 2.44/18 ] 52...Qc4xg4
[ Houdini annotates: 52...Qc4xd5
53.Qb2-f6+ Kd6-c7 54.Qf6-f4+ Kc7-d7
55.Ka1-b2 Qd5-g2+ 56.Kb2-b3
Qg2-h3+ 57.Kb3-a4 Qh3xh4 58.b4-b5
Qh4-h1 59.Qf4-d4+ Kd7-c8 60.Ka4-a5
Qh1-e1+ 61.Ka5-a6 Qe1-e6+
62.b5-b6 Qe6-e2+ 63.Ka6-a5 Qe2-e7
64.Qd4-c3+ Diagram
(Diagram 213)
Kc8-b7 65.Qc3-f3+ Kb7-b8 2.17/18 ]
53.Qb2-f2 [Houdini annotates:
53.Qb2-f2 Qg4-d1+ 54.Ka1-b2
Qd1xd5 55.a3-a4 Qd5-e5+ 56.Kb2-c2
Qe5-e4+ 57.Kc2-c3 Qe4-c6+
58.Kc3-b3 Qc6-d5+ 59.Kb3-a3 Kd6-c6
60.a4-a5 Kc6-b7 61.Qf2-b6+ Kb7-a8
62.Qb6-e3 Ka8-b7 63.Qe3-e7+
Kb7-a6 64.Qe7-f6+ Ka6-b7 65.Qf6-c3
Qd5-d7 66.Qc3-f3+ Kb7-c7 67.Qf3-e3
280
XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+k+-+-+0{
9+-+-wq-+p0 213
9+-+-wq-+p0 213
9-zP-+-+p+0
9mK-+-+-zP-0
9-+-+-+P+0
9zP-wQ-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qe5-e4+ 78.Kc6-d6 2.31/20 ]
53...Kd6xd5 [ 53...Qg4-d1+
Kc7-b8 68.Qe3-b6+ Kb8-a8 69.a5-a6
Qd7-d3+ 70.Ka3-a4 Qd3-c2+
71.Ka4-a5 Qc2-a2+ 72.Ka5-b5
Qa2-e2+ 73.Kb5-c5 Qe2-f2+
74.Kc5-c6 Qf2-f3+ 75.Kc6-d7 Qf3-d5+
76.Kd7-c7 Qd5-e5+ 77.Kc7-c6

54.Ka1-b2 Qd1xd5+- ;Houdini
annotates: 53...Qg4-d1+ 54.Ka1-b2
Qd1xd5
55.a3-a4 Qd5-e5+ 56.Kb2-c2
Qe5-e4+ 57.Kc2-c3 Qe4-c6+
58.Kc3-b3 Qc6-d5+ 59.Kb3-a3 Kd6-c6
60.a4-a5 Kc6-b7 61.Qf2-b6+ Kb7-a8
62.Qb6-e3 Ka8-b7 63.Ka3-b2 Qd5-c4
64.Qe3-b6+ Kb7-a8 65.a5-a6
Qc4-e2+ 66.Kb2-a3 Qe2-d3+
67.Ka3-a4 Qd3-c2+ 68.Ka4-a5
Qc2-a2+ 69.Ka5-b5 Qa2-e2+
70.Kb5-c5 Qe2-f2+ 71.Kc5-c6 Qf2-f3+
67.Qf6-f5+ Kh5-h4 68.Qf5-h7+
Kh4-g5 69.a4-a5 Kg5-f6 70.a5-a6
Kf6-g5 71.a6-a7 Kg5-f4 72.a7-a8Q
Kf4-g3 73.Qh7-c7+ Kg3-f2 74.Qc7-f4+
Kf2-e2 75.Qf4xg4+ Ke2-e1
76.Qa8-a1+ Ke1-d2 77.Qa1-c1+
Kd2-d3 78.Qg4-c4# #26/22 ]
1-0
281
72.Kc6-d7 Qf3-d5+ 73.Kd7-c7
Qd5-e5+ 74.Kc7-c6 Qe5-e4+
75.Kc6-c5 Qe4-e3+ 76.Kc5-c6
Qe3-e6+ 77.Kc6-c7 Qe6-e5+
78.Kc7-c6 2.42/19 ] 54.Qf2-c5+
[ 54.Qf2-c5+ Kd5-e4 55.Qc5-c4+
Ke4-f5 56.Qc4xg4+ Kf5xg4
57.b4-b5+- ;Houdini annotates:
54.Qf2-c5+ Kd5-e4 55.Qc5-c4+
Ke4-f5 56.Qc4xg4+ Kf5xg4 57.b4-b5
Kg4-h5 58.b5-b6 h7-h6 59.g5xh6
Kh5xh6 60.b6-b7 Kh6-h5 61.b7-b8Q
Kh5xh4 62.Qb8-f4+ Kh4-h5
63.Ka1-b2 g6-g5 64.Qf4-f7+ Kh5-g4
65.Qf7-f6 Kg4-h5 66.a3-a4 g5-g4
282
37
Levon Aronian
Yifan Hou
Tata Steel Chess (8)
14. Qxe4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Bd6

20.01.2013
A18: English: Mikenas, Flohr, 4d4

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5
4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3

e5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Be4 Nd7 10. Bxb7
Rb8 11. Bd5 c6 12. Be4 Nc5 13. Qe2 Nxe4
17. Kd1 Kd7 18. Kc2 f5 19. d3 Rhf8

20. Rg1 g6 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Rad1 Ke6 23.
Bc1 Rb6 24. f4 Ra6 25. fxe5 Rxa2+ 26. Kb1
Rxf2 27. exd6 Rb7+ 28. Ka1 Kxd6 29. Rd2
Rf3 30. Re1 Rd7 31. Kb1 g5 32. Kc2 f4 33.
Ba3+ Kc7 34.d4 g4 35. d5 cxd5 36. cxd5 h5
37. Be7 g3 38. Re5 Re3 39. d6+ Kc6 40.
Rxh5
1-0
283

38
Levon Aronian
Vladimir Kramnik
Alekhine Memorial (2)
Neo-Indian: 3.Nf3
20.04.2013
E10
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5

5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
20...exf5 21. Bxf5 Rd8 22. Rd1 Ng6 23.

Bxg6 hxg6 24. d5 Qc4 25. d6 Qe6 26.
Qg3 b5 27. h3
a6 28. Qe3 Rd7 29. Qc5 Kh7 30. Qd5
Qe8 31. Rc1 Qd8 32. Rc6 Qg5 33. Qd4
Rd8 34. Rc5 Qg3 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2
f6 37. Rc6 fxe5 38. Ke3 Kg8 39. Ke4 Kf7
40. Kd5 a5 41. Rc5 b4 42. Rxa5 Kf6 43.
Ra7 Rb8 44. Kc6 b3 45. axb3 Rxb3 46.
Ra8 Rc3+ 47.Kd7 e4 48. Rf8+ Kg5 49.
Ke7 e3 50. d7 e2 51. d8=Q e1=Q+ 52.
Kd6+
Qe7+ 1-0
6 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.

Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12.
Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qe3
Rc8 15. e5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qh4 17. Qe3
Rfd8 18. f4 Nf8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. f5

39
Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura
Norway Chess Tournament (2)
Slav: Exchange, 4.Bf4
284
2013.05.09
D10
1.
d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4
Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5
25...Rc7 26. Qxe3 Bg6 27. Bxg6 fxg6
28. Rfe1 Qe6 29. a3 g5 30. Rc4 Qd5 31.
Qe4 Qxe4 32. Rcxe4 Rd8 33. R1e3 Kh7
34.Kf2 a5 35. Rc3 Ra8 36. Ke3 Ra6 37.
Nc4 Ne7 38. Nb6
8.Qa4+ Bd7 9. Bb5 Nc6 10. Qd1 a6 11.

Bd3 Bg4 12. Nge2 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. Rc1
O-O 15. Na4 Rc8 16. f3 Bh5 17. Nc5 Bxc5
18. dxc5 e5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
Ng3 Qg5 22. Qd2 d4 23. Qe1 dxe3
24.Ne4 Qe7 25. Nd6
38...a4 39. Kd2 Ra5 40. Nxa4 Nd5
41. Rc2 Nf4 42. Kc1 Rc6 43. Kb1 g4 44.
fxg4 Nd3 45. Re3 Nf4 46. b3 Re6 47. Kb2
Nd5 48. Re4 Nf6 49. Rec4 e4 50. Nb6
Nxg4 51. b4 Ra6 52. Re2 Nxh2 53. Rcxe4
Rg6 54. Re7 Ra7 55. a4 Nf1 56. b5 Ng3
57. Rf2 Rg5 58. c6 Rxa4 59. Nxa4 Rxb5+
60. Kc2 bxc6 61. Nc3 Ra5 62. Rff7 Nf5 63.
Ra7 Re5 64. g4 Nd4+ 65. Kd2 Ne6 66.
Rf5 Nd4 67. Rxe5 Nf3+ 68. Ke3 Nxe5
69.Kf4 Ng6+ 70. Ke4 1-0
285
286
40
Levon Aronian
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Bilbao Masters (4)
2013.10.10
English: Anglo-Indian, 2.Nc3 A16
1.
c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6
5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d37...h6 8. b4
d6 9. Rb1 a6 10. a4 Ne7 11. Ba3 c6 12. c5
Re8 13. e4 Bg4 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Nd2 Nc8
Qc2 Bf8 17. cxd6 Nxd6 18. Nb3 b5 19. h3
Be6 20. Rfd1 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Nb5 22.Bb2
Bxb3 23. Qxb3 c5 24. Rbc1 Rb8 25. Qa2
cxb4 26. Rc6 Kg7 27. d4 b3 28. Qb1 exd4
29. Bxd4+ Nxd4
30. Rxd4 Qa5 31. Rxd7 Qxa4 32. e5 Re7

33. Rdd6 Qa2 34. Rxg6+
fxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kh8 36. Bd5 Rg7 37.
Qxh6+ Rh7 38. Qe6 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Rg7
40. Rc8
Rxc8 41. Qxc8 Rg8 42. Qb7 Qh7 43.
Qxb3 Rg5 44. Qe3 Qe7 45. f4 Rg7 46. f5
Qg5 47.
Qxg5 Rxg5 48. g4 Bg7 49. e6 Bf6 50. Kg3
a5 51. h4 Rg8 52. g5 Kg7 53. Kf4 Rh8 54.
Kg4 Rb8 55. gxf6+ Kxf6 56. e7 a4 0-1
287

41
Anish Giri
Levon Aronian
FIDE World Team Championship (8)
Spanish: 4.Ba4
2013.12.04
C70
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6

5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 Qxd1 12.
Rxd1 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxe5 Nc5
15. Nd2 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 f6 17. Nd7 Re8
18. Na5 Nf5 19. Nc5 Nd6 20. Nd3 Rb8 21.
Nc6
31. Nc3 Rcd6 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Nfd5 c6

34. Ne4
Rd7 35. Ndc3 f5 36. Ng5 Nc5 37. Nxf7
Kxf7 38. Ke2 Nxb3 39. Rb1 Rb7 40. Ke3
Ke7
41. h4 Kd6 42. Kf4 Kc5 43. Nd1 Kb4 44.
Ne3 Kxa4 45. Nc2 Rd7 46. Rb2 Nc5 47.
Rb6
21...Rb6 22. Ncxb4 Bb7 23. b3 a5 24. Na2
Be4 25. Nc3 Bg6 26. Nd5 Rc6 27. c4 Kf8
28.Rac1 Nb7 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. N3f4 Bf7
Rd6 48. Kxf5 Rf6+ 49. Kg4 Nd3 50. Kg3

Nb4 51. Nd4 Rd6 52. Nf5 Rf6 53. Nd4 Rd6
54. Nf5 Rd3+ 55. f3 g6 56. Ne7 Rd7 57.
Ng8 Rf7 58. Nh6 Re7 0-1

42
Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana
Tata Steel Chess (2)
Reti: 1...Nf6
288
2014.01.12
A05
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5

Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Qa5 11. Qc2
cxd4 12. cxd4 e5 13. Bg3 exd4 14. Nxd4
Nb6
15. Qc7 Bxd4 16. exd4 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5

18. Qxb7 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rd7 20. Qa6 Qe4
21. Be5 Rf8 22. h3 f6 23. Bg3 Rff7 24. f3
Qf5 25. Rac1 Kg7 26. Kh2 Rfe7 27. Rc5
Nd5 28. Qa5 Qe6 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Re4
Ne3 31. Bf2 Nf5 32. Qd2 Re6 33. Rxe6
Qxe6
34. d5 Qd6+ 35. Kg1 Rb7 36. Qe1 Ne7 37.
Ra5 Nxd5 38. Qd1 Rd7 39. Rxa7 Rxa7 40.
Bxa7 g5 41. a4 Qa6 42. Bd4 Qc4 43. Qa1
Qc2 44. a5 Nf4 45. Bf2 Ne2+ 46. Kh2
Nf4
47. Qf1 Nd3 48. Bd4 Qd2 49. Bg1 Qf4+
50. Kh1 Qc4 51. Qa1 Qc2 52. Be3 h6 53.
a6
Qe2 54. Qg1 Qa2 55. a7 Nb4 56. Qd1
Nd5 57. Qd2 Qa1+ 58. Bg1 1-0
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Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura
Zurich Chess Challenge (4)
Reti: 1...Nf6
2014.02.02
A05
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5.

Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 a6 8. h3 Rb8
9. e4 b5 10. d5 b4 11. Ne2 Na5 12. Qc2 c6
13. Nfd4 cxd5 14. exd5 Qc7 15. b3 e5
16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a3 bxa3 18. Bd2 Nb7 19.
Rxa3 e5 20. Nc6 Ra8 21. Nb4 a5 22. Qa2
Bf5 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. b4
Bxh3 26. Rb1 Bf5 27. Rb2 Bd7 28. bxa5
41.
Qe3+ Kh5 42. g4+ Kh4 43. Qh6+ Kxg4
44. Qh3+ Kf4 45. Rf3+ 1-0
28...Bc6 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Be3 e4 31. a6

Nd3 32. Rb7 Qc8 33. Nxe4 Bxd5 34. cxd5
Qg4 35.
Rxd3 Qxe4 36. Rdb3 Qxd5 37. Qe2 Qc6
38. a7 d5 39. Rxg7 Kxg7 40. Bd4+ Kh6
290

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Levon Aronian
Fabiano Caruana
3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 (1)
Neo-Indian: 3.Nf3
2015.08.23
E10
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5.

Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1
Nxc3 9. Rxc3
Nd4
26. Qh5 Nxc2 27. Nxg5 Bf5 28. Rf1
9....b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13.

Rc2 f6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. O-O
g5 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Re1 a4 18. Nd2 e5
19. e4 f5 20. f3 dxe4 21. fxe4 Ra5 22.exf5
Nxf5 23. Bc4+ Kg7 24. d5 Re8 25. Ne4
Qf6 (28... Bg6 29. Rf7+) 29. Ne6+ Rxe6

30. Rxf5 Qg6 31. dxe6 Qxh5 32. Rxh5
Nd4
33. e7 Ra8 34. Rxe5 Re8 35. Re4 Nf5 36.
Be6 Nd6 37. Bd7 Nxe4 38. Bxe8 Kf6 39.
Bg6 1-0
291
292

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Wesley So
Levon Aronian
Nimzo-Indian: 4.f3 c5
2015.08.26
E20
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5.

d5 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Ne2 a6 8. a4 Ba5 9.
Bd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nh5 11. g3 Nd7 12. Bg2
b5 13. g4 b4 14. Nb1
17. gxh5 Nxf3 18. Bf2 Bg4 19. Qc1 Nd4
20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. e5 dxe5 22.Nd2 Rac8
23. Qb1 b3
14...Qh4+ 15. Kf1 Ne5 16. Be1 Qf6
24. Nxb3 Bb6 25. a5 Ba7 26. Kg1 Bf5 27.

Be4 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Qf4 0-1
293

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Hikaru Nakamura
Levon Aronian
Spanish: 4.Ba4
2015.08.29
C70
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6

5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bc4 Bd6 14. a5 Re8 15.

Bd3 Nd7 16. b3 Nc5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bb2
f6 19. Bxe6+ Rxe6 20. Nc4 Rb8 21. Nfd2
Rb5 22. Ra2 Nb7 23. Rea1 Bc5 24. Kf1 Re7
25. Ke2 Rd7 26. Nf1 Bd4 27. Nfe3 Bxe3
28. Nxe3 Kf7 29. f3 Ke6 30. g4 Nc5 31.
Nc4 Ke7 32. Bc1 Ne6 33. Be3 Ncd4+ 34.
Kf2
Ng5 35. Bxg5 fxg5 36. Rd1 Ke6 37. Rd3
Rf7 38. Ra1 Rb8 39. Rad1 Rbf8
40. Nxe5 Kxe5 41. Rxd4 Rxf3+ 42. Ke2

Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rf1+ 44. Ke2 R8f2+ 45. Ke3
Rf3+ 46. Ke2 R1f2+ 47. Ke1 Rxh2 48.
Rd5+ Kf4 49. R1d4 Kxg4 50. Rc5 Rg3 51.
Kf1 Rc3 0-1
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INDEX
Openings and Players (bold numbers are game numbers)
A16: English Anglo-Indian 40
A18: English 37
A29: English Opening: Four Knights, 195, 232
A36: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4, 225
A53: Old Indian, 14
Alexander Morozevich, 111, 144
Alexey Shirov, 118
Andrei Volokitin, 127
Anish Giri, 221, 41
B01: Scandinavian Defence, 29
B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3, 1
D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted, 180

D23: Queen's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3, 131
D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted, 244
D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical main
line: 7 e4!? and 7 a4, 111
D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi- Slav without
...Nf6 (+ Marshall Gambit and Noteboom) and
Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6, 88
D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3, 34, 151
D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3, Black avoids
the Meran, 131
B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6, 24,

40
D60: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: Unusual

White 7th moves, 53
Boris Gelfand, 184
D70: Grnfeld: Unusual White 3rd moves (met by

...d5), 242
Boris Savchenko, 191

C45: Scotch Game, 191
D94: Grnfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3, 127

David Navara, 94
C60: Ruy Lopez: Unusual Black 3rd moves and

3...g6, 163
E01: Catalan: Early deviations, 184
C70: Ruy Lopez 4.Ba4, 41, 46
E04: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3, 144
C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White, 208
E10: Neo Indian: 38,44
C89: Closed Ruy Lopez: Marshall, 118, 121
E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and

4 g3 Bb7 early deviations, 69
Constantin Ionescu, 14
D01: Veresov Opening, 9
D10: Slav: Exchange 39
D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5, 137
E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2, 94

E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3, 75
E35: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...d5 5 cxd5 exd5,
93
295

E99: King's Indian, 172
MVL 40
Etienne Bacrot, 75
Peter Leko, 163
Fabiano Caruana, 242, 42,44
Ruslan Ponomariov, 53
Francisco Vallejo-Pons, 88
Reti 1...Nf6 42,43
Gata Kamsky, 208
Saidali Iuldachev, 40
Hannes Stefansson, 34
Sergei Beshukov, 24
Hikaru Nakamura, 172, 232, 39,43
Slobodan Munizaba, 1
Hou Yifan 37
Wesley So 45
Hrvoje Stevic, 180
Valerij Popov, 44
Iroda Khamrakulova, 9
Veselin Topalov, 69
Ivan Sokolov, 93
Viswanathan Anand, 121,131,137,244
Magnus Carlsen, 225
Vladimir Kramnik 38
296

Numbers refer to Game numbers.
Selected Endgames
Pure Rook
Rook vs Pawns
Rook and Knight
Double Rook Ending
Pure Queen
Queen vs Rook and Minor Pieces
Queen and one Minor Piece
15,35
17
41
46
31
1
42
Selected Sacrifices
Pawn Sacrifices
Exchange Sacrifices
Knight Sacrifices
Bishop Sacrifices
Rook Sacrifices
Queen Sacrifices
40,41
35,44
45
22,27
40,43,44
29,30
Selected Strategic Themes

Material for Piece Mobility
Good Bishop vs Bad Bishop
Bishop vs Active Knight
Doubled Isolated Pawns
Pawn Break for Attack (f5)
Knight Outpost
41
6
11
37
38
39
Brilliancy - showered Gold coins on the chessboard!

Double Exclamation moves!!
1,2,4,6,7,20,21,27,44,45
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