[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 (6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7.
Kxd1 Bg7) 6... Bg7 7. Be2 c5 (7... O-O 8. d4 c5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 $14) 8. O-O
(8. d4) 8... Nc6 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Qa3 Qa5 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Rb1 b6 13. d4 Qxa3 $6 (
13... Rfd8 14. d5 Qxa3 15. Bxa3 Na5 $11) 14. Bxa3 Bg4 15. dxc5 $5 (15. Bb5 Rfc8
16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ba6 (17. Bxc5 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5) 17... Rc7) 15... Bxc3 16.
Ba6 (16. Bb5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd4) 16... Rab8 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd4 18. Kg2 (
18. Rd3)) 17. Rdc1 Bxf3 $6 ({\/Der richtige Zug lautet} 17... bxc5 {,
allerdings muss man erkennen, dass} 18. Rxb8 {mit} (18. Bxc5 Bb2 19. Rc2 Bxf3
20. gxf3 Bd4 $11 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Kg2 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Nb4 24. Bc4) 18... Nxb8 $1
{beantwortet wird, der Angriff auf den Bc3 wird mit Gegenangriff pariert.}) 18.
gxf3 {Jetzt hat Weiß ein Luftloch, die strukturelle Schwäche spielt vorerst
keine Rolle.} Bd2 19. Rd1 Bc3 20. Kg2 $1 {Weiß möchte Ba6-b5 spielen, aber
gleich} (20. Bb5 {trifft auf} Nd4 $1) 20... bxc5 ({Vielleicht ist abwarten
besser, etwa} 20... Kg7 $5 21. Bb5 Rfc8 22. cxb6 Rxb6 23. Bxc6 Rcxc6 24. Rxb6
Rxb6 25. Bxe7 Rb2 $44 {und die Verwertung des Mehrbauern dürfte nicht einfach
sein.}) 21. Bxc5 Bb4 (21... Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Bd4 23. Ba3 $14 (23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24.
Rb7 Rc8 25. Rxa7 Rc3 26. Rxe7 Nxf3)) 22. Be3 Bd6 23. Rbc1 (23. Bb7 Nb4 24. Rxd6
Rxb7 25. Rd4 Rfb8 26. Bf4 Nxa2) (23. f4 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Rb8 25. Rxb8+ Bxb8) 23...
Nb4 24. Bc4 Rfc8 25. f4 Kf8 26. a3 Nc6 27. Ba6 Bxa3 $1 {Nimmt wenigstens einen
Bauern mit, nach} (27... Rc7 28. Rd3 $1 Na5 29. Rdc3 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 {steckt
Schwarz nur in Schwierigkeiten.} f6 (30... e6 31. e5 Be7 32. a4) 31. e5 fxe5
32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Rc5) 28. Rc4 $1 (28. Rc3 Bb4 29. Rc4 Rd8 $13) 28... Rd8 $6 {
Sieht logisch aus, denn} (28... Rc7 {geht ja in die Fesselung, und doch wäre
das der bessere Zug, Schwarz will ... Bd6 und ...Nb4 spielen. Mit} 29. Rd5 $1 {
kann Weiß den Vorteil festhalten, denn auf} Bd6 {folgt} 30. e5 Nb4 31. exd6
Rxc4 32. dxe7+ Ke8 33. Bxc4 Nxd5 34. Bxd5 Kxe7 35. Bxa7 {mit guten
Gewinnchancen.}) 29. Ra1 Bb2 30. Raa4 $1 {[%csl Rd4] Jetzt hat der Nd4 kein
gutes Feld, ihn zu decken ist auch schwierig.} (30. Ra2 Nd4 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 32.
Bxd4 Ra2) 30... Rd6 {Einzige Möglichkeit.} 31. e5 Re6 32. Rc2 Nd8 $6 {Das
verpasst die allerletzte Chance, nach} (32... Rb4 33. Ra2 Bd4 34. Bc8 Nd8 35.
Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Rd2 $1 Rc6 37. Rxd4 Rxc8 {wäre Schwarz wegen der schlechten
weißen Bauernstruktur nicht völlig chancenlos.} 38. Rd7) 33. Bxa7 Ra8 34. Bb5
{Jetzt geht der Bb2 verloren.} Bxe5 35. fxe5 Rxe5 36. Be3 Rxa4 37. Bxa4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {Originates from Nimzowitsch.} ({
The classical} 4... Bb7 {is currently less popular amongst the top players,
but it's only a matter of fashion:} 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 $5 {This pawn
sacrifice has reappeared on the scene lately, Black holds his own after} (7.
Re1 Na6 ({The standard reaction is} 7... d5 8. cxd5 {Here White has a better
pawn structure and good practical results. However, Black's position is viable,
only he must be prepared to defend it patiently. After} exd5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 (9...
c5 {is more flexible, Black can develop his knight also via a6-c7.}) 10. Bf4 c5
11. dxc5 Nxc5 $1 (11... bxc5 12. Nh4 $36) 12. Rc1 Nfe4 13. Be5 a5 14. Bh3 Bc8
15. Bxc8 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Rxc8 17. Qd4 f6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Rec1 Rfd8 20. Be3 Bf8
21. Qd1 Re8 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc8c1,Ge8e1] /<=>,Bacrot,E (2705)-Kryvoruchko,
Y (2679)/Bundesliga/2012/ Black has enough counterplay to defend his only
weakness on d5.}) 8. Nc3 Ne4 (8... d5 {can still transpose into the 7...d5
lines.}) 9. Qc2 (9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5 12. d5 Qc7 13. Nf3 exd5
14. cxd5 d6 {led to a complex Benoni structure:} 15. h4 Qd7 16. Bf4 b5 17. Qd2
c4 18. h5 h6 19. e4 (19. Nd4 $142 $5) 19... Nc5 $132 {/=/+,Sasikiran,K (2676)
-Korobov,A (2702)/New Delhi/2012/}) 9... f5 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 $14 {[%csl Ra6]
[%cal Ye2e4]} (10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 Qxg5 12. Bxb7 {leads nowhere due to} Nxa2
$1 13. Bxa6 Nb4 $11)) 10. Ne5 d6 11. Nd3 d5 $6 (11... Bf6 $142 12. Be3 c5 $132)
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Nb4 14. Qb3 $1 Nxd3 15. exd3 Nf6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Rac1 Bd8
18. Re5 c6 19. Rce1 Nh5 20. Bd2 g6 21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Bxf8 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 (23. dxe5
$5 Kxf8 24. Qa4 $36 {[%cal Rc3d5,Yb2b4,Yd3d4]}) 23... Kxf8 24. a4 Re8 25. a5
$14 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2742)-Adams,M (2753)/Bilbao/2013/}) (7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 (8... Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Be4) 9. Rc1 c5 $132 {still has a good reputation for
Black.}) 7... exd5 8. Nh4 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. Nc3 d5 12. e4 Bf6 (
12... Nba6 13. Bf4 Bf6 14. Nd6 $5 Bc8 15. exd5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Be5 Nc5
18. c4 Ne7 (18... Nb4 $5 19. Bc3 Nbd3 20. Bxc6 Bh3 $132) 19. Re1 Be6 20. Qd4 (
20. Rc1 $5 Qd7 21. Rc2 f6 22. Bc3 Rad8 23. Rd2 Qc7 24. Bb4 Bg4 25. Qxg4 Rxd6
26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qf4 $36 {Miladinovic,I (2555)-Iordachescu,V (2490)/Elista
olm/1998/}) 20... f6 21. Bf4 a5 22. Rad1 Ra7 23. Nf5 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Rd8 25. Nxe6
Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Nxe6 27. Be3 Rb7 28. Rd6 Kf7 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 30. Rxc6 b5 31. c5 b4
$2 (31... a4 $14 {/=}) 32. Ra6 $16 {Nisipeanu,L (2674)-Berkes,F (2673)/Bad
Wiessee/2013/}) 13. exd5 (13. Bf4 Bc8 $1 14. g4 Nba6 15. Rc1 Bxf5 16. gxf5 Bg5
17. Bxc7 Nxc7 18. f4 Be7 19. exd5 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5
23. Bxd5 Rad8 $11 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5] Sosonko,G (2565)-Tukmakov,V (2550)/Tilburg/
1984/ The opposite-cloured bishops guarantee a quick draw.}) 13... cxd5 ({
Black can also consider returning the pawn immediately with} 13... Nxd5 14.
Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bf4 (15. Ne3 Nc6 16. Nxd5 Be5 17. Qg4 Re8 $1 18. Bg5 Qc8 19. Qh4
h6 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Qh5 Nd4 22. Rad1 Bxd5 23. Bxd4 Bxg2 24. Bxe5 Qg5 25. Qxg5
hxg5 26. Kxg2 Rxe5 $11 {Ramirez Alvarez,A (2593)-Shulman,Y (2571)/USA-ch Saint
Louis/2012/}) 15... Nc6 16. Bxd5 Na5 17. Bxb7 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nxb7 19. b4 Nd8
20. Rfe1 Ne6 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Rxe5 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nc6 Rd7
26. Re3 h6 27. Ra3 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Nd4 29. Nxa7 Rb1 $132 {Ragger,M (2655)
-Rozentalis,E (2592)/AUT-chT/ 2012/}) 14. Bf4 Nba6 15. Re1 Bc8 (15... Qd7 16.
Bh3 {Kasparov,G (2595) -Marjanovic,S (2490)/La Valetta olm/1980/} Qd8 $1 $11)
16. Nd6 Be6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxb2 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. h4 (21.
Re8 Rxe8 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qd5 Qf6 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Nh6+ Kh8 $11) 21... h6 $1
22. Re2 Bf6 23. Qf3 Ne6 24. Re4 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Be5 26. Nxf7 Qc7 27. Nxe5 Qxe5
28. Rd7 Rxf4 29. gxf4 Qe8 $11 {Lehnhoff,H (2237)-Schwierzy,H (2435)/corr/2008/}
) 5. b3 ({The pawn sacrifice} 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9.
O-O {is a line with strong Armenian roots - Sargissian and Aronian have played
it a lot, Levon with both colours. After} Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. e4
O-O 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Qe8 (15... Qc8 $5) 16. Nd2 $5 $146 ({
The older continuation is} 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 Kh8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 f6
20. Bxc6 (20. Nge4 $5 Ba8 21. exf6 gxf6 22. Nd6 $44) 20... Bxc6 21. Qxc6 dxc6
22. Rxd8 fxg5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd7 Nb5 $11 {Pierzak,R (2501)-Ryvova,A (2434)/
corr/2009/}) 16... Rb8 (16... a6 $5) 17. Nc4 {Black forced the issue with} b5
18. Nxb5 Nxb5 19. Qxb5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxg2 21. Qxd7 Ba8 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Qxe8
Rfxe8 24. Rad1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 f6 26. Nc4 Rd8 $6 ({The pawn sacrifice is
unnecessary, after} 26... Bc6 {Black should hold the endgame.}) 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8
28. Bxc5 a6 29. Kf1 $14 {Aronian,L (2802) -Leko,P (2735)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/
For more details see the notes to this game by Krasenkow in CBM 153.}) 5...
Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 ({Here the main and more played alternative is} 7. Bg2
c6 {, after} 8. O-O (8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O
Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 {has been
analysed to exhaustion - Black holds the draw after} b2 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4
Bxc4 20. Qg4 Bg5 21. Qxc4 Nd3 22. Be5 Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. c7
Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 b4 28. Bb7 g6 29. h4 a5 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Qb2+ Kg8 32. Qc2
Kg7 33. Kf1 Rfe8 34. Bxc8 Rxc8 35. Qc5 Qxc5 36. Rxc5 a4 37. Ke2 b3 38. axb3
axb3 39. Kd3 Kf6 40. Kc3 Ke6 41. Kxb3 Kd6 $11 {Sasikiran,K (2661)-Almasi,Z 
(2691)/Sibenik/2007/}) 8... d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. a4 (11. Bf4 Rc8 12.
Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. e4 (15. Nd2 c5 $1 $11) 15... dxc4 16. Nd2
e5 17. Nxc4 exd4 18. Rxd4 Rfd8 19. Ne2 Bc5 20. h3 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qc3
Bxd4 23. Nxd4 c5 24. Nf5 Nc6 25. Nxg7 Nd4 26. Qe3 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Kxg7 28. Qg5+
Kh8 $11 {Topalov,V (2752)-Leko,P (2737)/London/2012/}) 11... c5 12. a5 Rc8 13.
axb6 Qxb6 14. Qa2 Bb7 15. Ba5 (15. b4 cxb4 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. e3 Ra8
19. Qa5 Nd7 20. Nd4 Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Bb6 22. Bxb4 Bxa5 23. Bxa5 Rfc8 $13 {
Laznicka,V (2690)-Aronian,L (2783)/EU-Cup Plovdiv/2010/ Black has no reason to
fear this complex endgame.}) 15... Qa6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nbd2 ({Po} 17. b4 Nce4
18. c5 Ng4 19. Nd4 {Mamedyarov,S (2763)-Alekseev,E (2700)/ Astrakhan/2010/}
Ngxf2 $1 20. b5 Qxa5 21. Qxa5 Bxc5 $44 {Krasenkow}) 17... dxc4 18. bxc4 Bd8 19.
Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxa5 21. Qxa5 Qxa5 22. Rxa5 Rc7 23. Ndf3 (23. Nd3 $5 Nfd7 $11
) 23... Nfd7 24. Nd3 h6 25. Nd4 a6 $11 {Wang,H (2752)-Leko, P (2735)/Wijk aan
Zee/2013/}) 7... O-O (7... c6 8. e4 d5 {is nowadays played almost solely by
Leko:} 9. Bd3 ({Van Wely's} 9. Qe2 $5 {perhaps deserves more attention:} O-O (
9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Neg5 O-O 12. Bh3 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15.
Ne5 Qxd4 16. O-O Bd6 17. Ng6+ Kh7 18. Bf5 Re8 19. Be3 Qc3 20. Rad1 $40 {
Van Wely,L (2674)-Jakovenko,D (2708)/Foros/2007/}) 10. e5 Ne8 $142 $5 (10...
Nfd7 11. Qe3 Re8 12. Rd1 $1 $14 {()} (12. Bd3 $1 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc5
15. Qe4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 exd5 17. O-O-O Nc6 18. Ng5 Nf8 19. f4 h6 20. Nf3 Nb4 $36
{Dydyshko,V-Salov,V/Ivano Frankovsk/1982/}) {/\} 12... c5 13. cxd5 Bxf1 14.
Kxf1 $16) 11. Qe3 Nc7 $132 {[%cal Yc6c5]}) 9... dxe4 (9... dxc4 $5 10. bxc4 e5
11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. h3 Rad8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5
17. Bc3 Qh5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nf4 Qh6 20. Rfd1 Bg5 21. Bf5 Nc5 22. Ng2 Bc8 23.
Bxc8 Rxc8 $132 {Cheparinov,I (2678)-Leko,P (2756)/Jermuk/2009/}) 10. Nxe4 Bb7
11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ (12. Rd1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. O-O O-O 16.
Bg5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qe7 18. Bc2 Rad8 19. Kg2 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 $11 {
Topalov,V (2784)-Leko,P (2737)/Kiev rpd/2013/}) 12... Nxf6 13. O-O c5 14. d5
exd5 15. Rfe1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 O-O 17. Rad1 Qd7 18. Ng5 Nd5 19. Qd3 Bxg5 20. Bxg5
f6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Bxd5+ Qxd5 23. Qxd5+ Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Kf8 $11 {[%cal Ya8e8]
Topalov,V (2767)-Leko,P (2737)/Beijing/2013/}) (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 {is not
too popular nowadays - Black prefers to avoid this pawn structure, as
mentioned already in the initial note.} 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12.
Ne5 Bb7 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 $14) 13... Nf8 14. e3 c6 15. f4 Rc8 16. Qf3 Rc7 17.
Rc2 h6 18. Bh4 N6h7 19. Bxe7 Rcxe7 20. Na4 Qd6 21. Rfc1 Rc7 22. Nc3 $14 {
Laznicka,V (2677)-Bologan,V (2672)/Poikovsky/2013/}) (7... Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O 9.
O-O Na6 10. d5 $5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bc5 12. Nc2 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Bg5 Nc7 15. Ne3
d4 $2 (15... Bxe3 16. Bxe3 $44) 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Ng4 dxc3 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be4
d5 20. Bc2 f5 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 $16 {->,Aronian,L (2816)-Ivanchuk,V (2769)/
Istanbul olm/2012/}) 8. Bg2 {This natural move is currently White's main try.}
({Topalov's} 8. Rc1 {was all the rage, but it's not seen too often nowadays.
After} Ba3 (8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... exd5 {can transpose to Laznicka-Bologan
above.}) 10. Bg2 (10. Nxd5 $6 exd5 11. Bg2 Re8 12. Rc2 c5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bc3
Rc8 $36 15. Bh3 Rc7 16. Re1 $2 (16. dxc5 bxc5 $15) 16... cxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18.
Nxd4 Bb4 19. Rf1 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Bc5 21. Rd1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxe2 $19 {Leko,P 
(2763)-Adams,M (2737)/Miskolc m/2005/}) 10... Bb7 (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 12.
O-O Rc8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. b4 Nf6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. dxc5
bxc5 19. Red1 Qb6 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. Bd4 Qb7+ 22. f3 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 $14 {Timman,
J (2594)-Wells,P (2480)/London/2006/}) 11. Qc2 Nf6 $5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. e4 Nbd7 15. Bf4 h6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. Rcd1 Qe7 20. h4
Rfd8 21. Nd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nf8 23. h5 $14 {/=,Gelfand,B (2736)-Leko,P (2755)/
Moscow/2007/}) 9. Rc2 Nc6 10. Bc1 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg2 Nxc3
14. Rxc3 Qd6 $5 (14... Nb4 15. a3 Nd5 16. Rc2 Qe7 17. Qa1 Rac8 18. O-O c5 19.
Rfc1 Rc7 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Nd2 Rc8 23. Bf3 h6 {Grischuk,A (2746)
-Navara,D (2722)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2011/} 24. Qe5 $14 {Navara}) 15. O-O Rad8 $11
{Landa}) ({The once popular} 8. e4 {is rare nowadays:} d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1
exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Qc2 Nxd2 (13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3 c5 $11) 14. Qxd2
Nc6 15. h4 Rac8 16. Rae1 Nd8 17. Ng5 Ne6 18. f4 (18. Qd3 $5) 18... c5 19. dxc5
Rxc5 20. Qd3 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Nxf4+ $1 22. gxf4 Qg4+ 23. Kf2 Qxf4+ {1/2,Karjakin,
S (2769)-Gashimov,V (2761)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/ Sadly this was Vugar's last
tournament.}) 8... c6 9. e4 (9. O-O d5 {is harmless, as with the knight on c3
it's difficult for White to retain the central tension:} 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Bf4
Rc8 12. Nd2 $6 ({There was the more circumspect and modest} 12. cxd5 $142 $11)
12... Nh5 13. Be3 f5 $1 14. f3 f4 15. Bf2 Bd6 16. g4 Nhf6 17. Re1 h6 18. e3
fxe3 19. Bxe3 Qc7 20. h3 c5 21. Ne2 {Gofshtein,L (2521)-Tiviakov,S (2623)/
Leiden/2010/} e5 $1 $17) 9... d5 10. exd5 {White wants to counter the pressure
on the a6-f1 diagonal with play of his own against d5.} ({The older move was} 
10. Qe2 b5 ({The alternative} 10... c5 $5 {deserves attention:} 11. exd5 exd5
12. Be3 (12. O-O Nc6 13. Be3 {can transpose}) 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 Nc6 14. Rd1
Re8 15. O-O Qc8 16. Rfe1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. Ndb5 Ne5 19. Bd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Qc6+ 21. Nd5 Nxc4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nxa7 Qa8 26.
Nxf6 (26. Qb3 $5) 26... Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 gxf6 28. Rc1 Ne5+ 29. Kg2 {1/2,Wicklund
Hansen,G-Sherwood,R/corr/2007/}) 11. e5 $1 (11. exd5 $2 exd5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13.
Nxb5 Ba3 $1 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Be3 Qa5+ 16. Kd1 Nc6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19.
Bd2 Bb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Qe1 Qc5 $19 {Gustafsson,J (2634)-Zhigalko,A (2568)/
Warsaw rpd/2008/}) 11... Ne8 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qe3 b4 14. Na4 Nc6 15. Rc1 Rc8
16. Bf1 Qa5 17. Bd3 Bb5 18. O-O $5 $44 Bxa4 19. bxa4 Qxa4 20. Rc2 Rb8 21. Rfc1
Na5 22. Qe2 Qa3 23. Be3 g6 24. Kg2 Ng7 25. Rc7 b3 26. Rxa7 bxa2 27. Ra1 $14 {
/=,Germann,J (2205)-Muri,H (2398)/corr/2009/}) 10... cxd5 (10... exd5 11. O-O
$1 (11. Qe2 $2 b5 $1 {- see Gustafsson-Zhigalko.}) 11... dxc4 12. Re1 $32 {
was until now played only in postal chess and is pretty dangerous for Black:}
Re8 (12... Bb4 $5 13. Rc1 Nbd7 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Re4
Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Be6 19. Rd4 Rc8 20. Rd6 $14 {Beskov,V (2229)-Marinov,P (2366)/
corr/2007/}) 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Ne5 $5 Qxd4 15. Bg5 $1 Qxc3 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Rxc4
h6 18. Ra4 Qc5 19. Qb3 Rf8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf7 Qc3 22. Nxh6+ $36 {Szabo,V 
(2328)-Baranowski,T (2310)/Telechess/2009/}) 11. Ne5 Bb7 {A concession. Black
had no success with} (11... Nfd7 {, but even this aggressive move might be
playable:} 12. O-O (12. cxd5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 $1 {[%csl Re1] /\} 14. d6 $6
Nxe5 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne2 Rad8 17. O-O Qd6 $15) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14.
Re1 dxc4 ({Black must sacrifice the exchange, but} 14... d4 {is weaker:} 15.
Nb5 $1 $16 Bxb5 16. cxb5) 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Bh6 $5 Rd8 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. Rad1 Nc5
({Houdini recommends} 18... cxb3 $1 19. Bg5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 b2 $44
{, but one will hardly sacrifice a whole rook without preparation.} 22. Qb3 Qf3
23. Qxb2 (23. Re3 Qf5 24. Qxb2 Qxg5)) 19. bxc4 (19. Rxd8 $142 $1 Qxd8 20. bxc4
$14) 19... Bb7 (19... Nd3 $5) 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Rd1 $6 (21. Nb5 $1 $36 {
prevents Qc7}) 21... Qc7 22. Bf4 Qc6 23. f3 Nd7 $2 (23... Nd3 $3 24. Rxd3 Qxc4
25. Rd8 Ba6 $1 {[%cal Rc4f1]} (25... Qxc3 $2 26. Bh6 {[%cal Rg4g7]} Qxe5 27.
Qb4 Qc5+ 28. Qxc5 bxc5 29. Be3 $18) 26. h4 Qf1+ $11) 24. Ne4 Qa4 25. Rxd7 Bxe4
26. Rd8 Bg6 27. Bg5 Qa3 28. Qd4 h6 29. Qd6 Kh7 30. Qxf8 {1-0,Aronian,L (2816)
-Karjakin,S (2778)/Sao Paulo/Bilbao/2012/ For more details see the notes to
this game by Krasenkow in CBM 151.}) 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf4 (13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Rc1
h6 15. Bf4 (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11) 15... Ba3 {and in comparison with the game,
Black has the extra h6 move, equalising easily:} 16. Rc2 a6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18.
cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Re1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8
$11 {Dutra Neto,A (2448)-Alpert,A (2422)/corr/2006/}) 13... Na5 (13... Rc8 14.
Rc1 Na5 (14... Ba3 15. Rc2 a6 16. Bg5 $5 Be7 $14) (14... dxc4 $2 15. bxc4 Na5
16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Nb5 $16) 15. Qe2 Ba3 16. Rc2 Bb4 (16... a6 17. cxd5 Bb4 18.
Bd2 (18. dxe6 $5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxc3 20. exf7+ $44) 18... exd5 19. Qd3 Nc6 20.
Bg5 Be7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxd5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxc2 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxc2 Bxg2
26. Kxg2 Qd5+ 27. Kg1 Qxe5 28. Qc6 $14 {jamwan,h (2602)-sh0tgun, h (2731)/
Engine Room/2012/}) 17. Bg5 Ba6 18. Rcc1 (18. Ng4 $5) 18... h6 (18... dxc4 $142
$5 19. Ne4 Be7 $13) 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ng4 Kg7 21. Ne3 f5 (21... dxc4 22. Ncd5
$1 Ba3 (22... exd5 $2 23. Nf5+ Kh7 24. Qe3 Kg6 25. Qxh6+ Kxf5 26. Bh3+ Ke4 27.
Qe3#) 23. Rc3 $40) 22. Nexd5 (22. Bxd5 $5) 22... exd5 23. Qe5+ f6 24. Qxf5 Bxc3
25. Rxc3 Rc7 26. Qg4+ Kh7 27. Bxd5 $14 {Paredes,C (2252)-Esen,N (2417)/corr/
2011/}) 14. Rc1 Ba3 15. Rb1 (15. Rc2 dxc4 16. bxc4 (16. Bxb7 cxb3) 16... Bxg2
17. Kxg2 Bb4 $132) 15... Bb4 (15... dxc4 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. bxc4 $36) 16. Ne2 {
Still following previous examples.} (16. Na4 Ne4 {brought Karjakin 2 full
points last year in Norway:} 17. a3 Be7 (17... Bxa3 18. b4 Nxc4 19. Bxe4 Nxe5
20. Bxe5 dxe4 21. Qb3) 18. cxd5 (18. Qd3 f6 19. Ng4 Re8 ({An engine
recommendation is} 19... Ba6 $5 {/\} 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 e5 $1 22. dxe5 f5
23. Nh6+ gxh6 $13 {/=/+}) 20. cxd5 exd5 21. f3 Nd6 22. Rfc1 Bf8 23. Ne3 Nf7 24.
b4 Nc6 {would result in an apprixmately equal game after Ne3 rather than the
careless} 25. b5 $2 (25. Nf1 $11) 25... Nce5 $1 26. dxe5 fxe5 $36 {Hammer,J 
(2608)-Karjakin,S (2767)/Stavanger/2013/}) 18... exd5 19. b4 Nc6 20. Rc1 Rc8
21. Bh3 f5 22. f3 Nd6 23. Qd3 ({According to Karjakin White should play} 23.
Nxc6 {, but Black has certainly no problems after} Bxc6 $11 {/=/+}) (23. Nb2
$11) (23. Nc3 $5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Nc4 25. Nb5 $132) 23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 (24. Bxe5
g6 $11) 24... Rxc1 25. Bxc1 $6 (25. Rxc1 $1 Nc4 26. Bxf5 Bg5 (26... g5 27.
Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Qg6 gxf4 29. Bg8 $18) (26... Kh8 $5 $13) 27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28. Be6+
Kh8 29. f4 Rxf4 30. h4 Qxe5 (30... Rxh4 $2 31. Rf1 $18) 31. gxf4 Qxe6 $44 {
/= White's king is too exposed to make his minimal material advantage count.})
25... Nc4 26. f4 $6 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ra8h1]} (26. Re1 $142) 26... b5 $1 27. Nc3
$2 (27. Nb2 $142 $1 d4 28. Bg2 $15) 27... Qb6+ 28. Rf2 d4 29. Ne2 Rd8 30. Qxf5
d3 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Qf5+ Ke8 $1 $19 {Aronian,L (2813)-Karjakin,S (2767)/
Stavanger/2013/ For more details see the notes to this game by Motylev in CBM
155.}) 16... Nc6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf4 Qd6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Understandably
Karjakin is unwilling to repeat} 18... Ne4 $6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Re1 Qf6 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Re2 Rae8 25. Rc7 Ba8 26. Rxa7 $16 {
Leko,P (2744)-Karjakin,S (2786)/Zug/2013/}) 19. Bxf6 {This shouldn't have
given White anything special.} (19. Re1 Rad8 $5 $132) 19... Bxf6 20. cxd5 {
Now Black sank into deep thought - this is surprising considering the current
level of preparation.} exd5 $6 {In my (and Houdini's!) opinion not the best.} (
20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. dxe6 Bxg2 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxd6 Bxd6 25. Nxg2
Bc5 26. Nf4 $14 {doesn't give Black full compensation.}) (20... Nxd4 $142 $5
21. Ng4 (21. dxe6 Bxe5 $1 (21... Bxg2 $2 22. exf7+ Rxf7 (22... Kh8 23. Neg6+
hxg6 24. Nxg6+ Kh7 25. Qh5#) 23. Nxf7 $18) 22. Bxb7 Rab8 23. exf7+ Kh8 24. Be4
Bxf4 25. gxf4 {[%csl Rg1]} g6 $11 {/=/+} (25... Rxf7 26. Qh5 g6 27. Qe5+ Qxe5
28. fxe5 Re8 $11)) (21. Nc4 Qc5 $11 (21... Qb8 $2 22. Nh5 $36) (21... Qd8 $5) {
/\} 22. dxe6 $6 Bxg2 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Nxg2 Rd8 $44 {|^}) 21... e5 22. Nh5 Be7
{[%csl Rg4,Rh5]} 23. Nxe5 $1 {[]} Bxd5 $1 (23... Qxe5 $2 24. Re1 $16) 24. Ng6
$5 (24. Qxd4 Bxg2 25. Qxd6 Bxd6 $11) 24... hxg6 (24... Bxg2 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26.
Qxd4 Qg5 27. Kxg2 Qxh5 28. Rbd1 $14) 25. Qxd4 gxh5 26. Bxd5 Rad8 27. Rbd1 Qf6
$11 {With the opposite-coloured bishops the most likely result is a draw.}) 21.
Bxd5 (21. Nxd5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 $11) 21... Bxe5 {Levels the material balance,
but now Black remains under pressure.} ({More generous was} 21... Rad8 $5 22.
Nxc6 (22. Re1 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd5 24. Rbd1 Rfe8) 22... Bxc6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. d5
Qb7 {[%cal Yf6e5,Yf6g5] and White can hardly convert his extra pawn.}) 22. dxe5
Qxe5 23. Re1 $14 {[%cal Gg2b7,Ge1e8]} Qf6 24. Nh5 (24. Qe2 $142 $5 $36 {
White prevents both Re8 and the activation of Black's Knight:} Nd4 $2 (24...
Na5 $2 25. b4) (24... Rad8 25. Rbc1) 25. Qe4 Bxd5 26. Nxd5 Nf3+ 27. Kh1 $18 {
[%csl Rf3]}) 24... Qh6 25. Qg4 Qg6 (25... Rae8 $5 26. Nf4 Bc8 $14 {/<=> also
deserves attention.}) 26. Qh3 $1 (26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Nf4 Rfd8 28. Rbc1 Rd6 29.
h4 Kf8 $14 {/= gives White less chances to increase his slight pressure.})
26... Rad8 (26... Rae8 27. Nf4 Qc2 28. Rec1 Qxa2 29. b4 Qa4 30. Qd7 $18 {
[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 27. Nf4 Qf6 28. Be4 $6 {Rather artificial, White could have
activated his major pieces instead.} (28. Qg2 $1 Ba8 29. Rbc1 ({or} 29. Rbd1 {
retains a slight pull.})) 28... g6 (28... h6 29. Nh5 Qg5 30. Rbc1) 29. Nd5 Qg7
({Black played the text-move quickly, but} 29... Qd6 $5 $11 {was perhaps more
accurate.}) 30. Rbc1 {[%cal Rc1c6,Rd5b6]} (30. Qh4 Kh8 (30... g5 $2 31. Nf6+ $1
) 31. Ne7 Nxe7 32. Bxb7 Nf5 $132) (30. Rbd1 $142 $5 {/\} Rfe8 $6 31. Qh4 g5 32.
Qxh7+ $1 $14) 30... Kh8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A serious tactical error, as it
parries only one of White's threats.} (30... Rfe8 $11 {gives Black good
chances to finally consolidate his position. It's not easy for White to
develop his initiative:} 31. Qh4 g5 $1 (31... Kh8 $2 32. Nc7) (31... Rd6 32.
Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Ne7+ Kh8 34. Bxc6 Qc3 $11) 32. Qxh7+ (32. Qh5 Nd4 $132) 32...
Qxh7 33. Bxh7+ Kg7 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rd1 (35. Bd3 Nd4) 35... Nd4 $1 36. Rxd4
Re1+ 37. Kg2 Kxh7 38. Kh3 Re2 {wins the pawn back and already White has to
tread with care.}) 31. Nxb6 {White wins a healthy pawn with good chances to
score a full point.} axb6 (31... Ne5 32. Bxb7 axb6 33. Re2 $16) 32. Bxc6 Bxc6
33. Rxc6 Rd2 (33... Qb2 34. Rxb6 Qxa2 35. Qh4 $14 {/+/-}) 34. Qh4 (34. Rxb6 $4
Qd4 {[%csl Rb6,Rf2]}) (34. Qc8 $5 Rxc8 35. Rxc8+ Qg8 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. a4 $14
{/+/-}) 34... Rxa2 35. Qb4 ({Levon probably wanted to avoid} 35. Rxb6 Qc3 $14)
(35. Rf6 Rb2 36. Re7 Kg8) 35... h5 ({A more resilient move was} 35... Ra1 36.
Rcc1 $5 (36. Qxf8+ Qxf8 37. Rxa1 Qb4 $14 {/=}) (36. Rxb6 Re8 $1 37. Rxa1 Qxa1+
38. Kg2 Qa8+ {forces White to expose his King with} 39. Kh3 $14) 36... Rxc1 37.
Rxc1 Re8 ({Black can also consider} 37... Rb8 $5 38. Qf4 Qf8 39. Rc7 Kg7 $14 {
- this is passive, but material is still equal.}) 38. Qxb6 Qb2 $14 {Here Black
has an extra tempo in comparison with the game.}) 36. Qxb6 Ra1 37. Rcc1 Rxc1
38. Rxc1 {[%mdl 4096] The endgame resembles the last game of the
Alekhine-Capablanca match, only there White had a passed a-pawn instead. If
Black could swap queens and get his rook behind the passed pawn, his drawing
chances would increase. However, Alekhine managed to prevent this
transformation and also Aronian will avoid it.} Qb2 39. Rd1 {[%cal Rb6d4]} Kh7
{With the rook protecting the pawn from the side White should win.} ({However,
he shouldn't let Black activate his rook:} 39... Re8 $5 {/\} 40. Qd4+ Qxd4 41.
Rxd4 Re1+ 42. Kg2 Rb1 43. b4 Kg7 $14) 40. Qb5 Kg7 41. Qd3 {[%cal Yd1b1,Yd3d4]}
Rb8 42. Rb1 Qe5 43. Qd2 (43. b4 $2 Rxb4 $1 44. Rxb4 Qe1+ $11) 43... h4 {
Allows the queen swap. Aronian thought Black shoud have avoided simplification
with} (43... Kh7 $14 {, or}) (43... Qf5 $14 {, but in fact even the rather
risky text move retains drawing chances.}) 44. Qb2 Qxb2 45. Rxb2 Rb4 46. Kf1
Kf6 47. Ke2 Kf5 $2 {However, this is a serious mistake.} ({Black should have
brought his king across to blockade the passed pawn and free his rook:} 47...
Ke5 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Kc3 Re4 $14 {[%cal Ye4e1,Ye1h1] and the result still
remains open.} 50. gxh4) 48. Kd3 g5 49. Kc3 Rb7 50. b4 Kg4 {Goes for a
counterattack, but the Rb2 both supports the Pb4 and protects the kingside.} ({
It's too late for a change of mind,} 50... hxg3 51. hxg3 Ke6 52. b5 Kd6 53. Kb4
Kc7 54. Rc2+ Kb8 55. Rc6 $18 {leaves Black hopelessly passive.}) 51. b5 Kh3 (
51... Kf3 52. b6 f5 53. Kd4 f4 54. gxf4 gxf4 55. h3 $1 (55. Kc5 $2 h3 $1 56.
Kc6 Rb8 57. Kc7 Rf8 58. b7 Kg2 59. f3+ Kxf3 60. b8=Q Rxb8 61. Kxb8 Ke4 $1 {[]}
62. Rb4+ Kf3 63. Kc7 Kg2 64. Rb2+ Kg1 $11) 55... Kg2 56. Ke4 f3 57. Kf4 Kxh3
58. Kxf3 $18 {Black's Ph4 is harmless, while White's pawns decide the issue.})
(51... f5 52. Kd4 f4 53. gxh4 gxh4 54. b6 Kh3 55. Ke4 Kxh2 56. Kf3 $1 h3 (56...
Kg1 57. Kxf4 h3 58. Kg3 $18) 57. Rb1) 52. gxh4 gxh4 53. f4 $1 ({White wisely
avoids} 53. f3 f5 54. b6 f4 55. Kd4 Rd7+ 56. Kc5 Rd2 $5 {, although} 57. Rb4 $5
{probably still wins.}) 53... Kg4 54. b6 f5 (54... Kxf4 55. Kd4 Kf3 56. Rb3+
Kg2 57. h3 $18 {[%cal Yd4h4]}) 55. Kd4 Kxf4 56. Rb3 $1 {Accurately stops any
counterplay.} h3 (56... Kg4 57. h3+ Kf4 58. Kd5 $18) 57. Kd5 Kg4 58. Kc6 Rb8
59. Rg3+ $1 ({It's necessary to cut off the king:} 59. b7 $2 f4 $1 60. Kc7
Rxb7+ 61. Rxb7 f3 62. Kd6 Kf4 63. Rf7+ Ke3 64. Ke5 f2 65. Rf8 Ke2 66. Ke4 f1=Q
67. Rxf1 Kxf1 68. Kf3 Ke1 $1 $11 69. Kg3 Ke2 70. Kxh3 Kf3) 59... Kh4 60. b7 f4
61. Rg7 {[%cal Rc6c7] White wins a rook and the Pf4 gets nowhere.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {For five years I have been meeting Leinier in tournaments with
classical time controls. When I examined his games it occurred to me that
recently he has been playing the fashionable 6.d3 variation in the Ruy Lopez.
Seit fünf Jahren treffe ich in Turnieren mit klassischer Bedenkzeit auf
Leinier. Als ich seine Partien untersuchte, fiel mir auf, dass er in letzter
Zeit die modische Variante 6.d3 im Spanier spielte.} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.
Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 {6...d6 is also an interesting move, but this time
I wanted to follow the analyses of Gabriel S. 6...d6 ist auch ein
interessanter Zug, aber diesmal wollte ich den Analysen von Gabriel S. folgen.}
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 {At the elite level, the plan with Nb1-c3 and a2-a3 was
first played in 2013 by Anand against Adams. White's idea is rather simple. He
would like to combine two plans: transfer the knight to g3 or exchange it on
d5 and follow up with d3-d4. Auf Elite-Niveau wurde der Plan mit Nb1-c3 und
a2-a3 erstmals 2013 von Anand gegen Adams gespielt. Die Idee von Weiß ist
ziemlich einfach. Er möchte zwei Ideen miteinander verbinden: den Springer
nach g3 überführen oder ihn auf d5 abtauschen und d3-d4 folgen lassen.} d6 9.
a3 ({Since time immemorial it has been known that after Seit anno dunnemals
ist bekannt, dass nach} 9. Nd5 Na5 {the exchnage of the b3-bishop leads to
equality. der Abtausch des Läufers b3 zum Ausgleich führt.}) 9... Na5 10. Ba2
Be6 {The first time this idea was employed was by the talented player and
theoretician Rustam Kasimdshanov in 2013 against Topalov. Diese Idee wandte
erstmals der talentierte Spieler und Theoretiker Rustam Kasimdshanov 2013
gegen Topalov an.} 11. Bg5 {Since Black's play is more or less linked with the
advance c7-c5, White prepares for the battle over the light squares. Da das
Spiel von Schwarz so oder so mit dem Vorstoß c7-c5 verknüpft ist, bereitet
Weiß sich auf den Kampf um die weißen Felder vor.} c5 {Anyone who plays 11...
Nc6 in this position should strip naked and undergo a full-body scan. Since
this illogical move is considered by the computers to be the strongest...! Wer
in dieser Stellung 11...Nc6 spielt, sollte sich nackt ausziehen und einer
Leibesvisitation unterziehen müssen. Denn dieser unlogische Zug wird von den
Computern für am stärksten gehalten...!} 12. b4 Nc6 13. Nd5 {At first sight
White has managed to control the play. But one thing requires to be taken into
account: the position of the pawn on b4 demolishes White's main idea of
occupying the d5-square and then opening the a-file and invading there,
because the b4-pawn would always be left hanging and the exchange on c5 would
be good for Black because he would then be able to get rid of his only
weakness, d6. Auf den ersten Blick hat Weiß es geschafft, das Spiel zu
kontrollieren. Aber man muss eines berücksichtigen: die Stellung des Bauern
auf b4 macht die Hauptidee des Anziehenden zunichte, den Punkt d5 zu besetzen
und dann die a-Linie zu öffnen und dort einzusteigen, denn hier würde immer
der Bauer b4 hängen und der Tausch auf c5 wäre gut für Schwarz, weil er
sich seiner einzigen Schwäche d6 entledigen könnte.} Bxd5 {I found this idea
25 minutes before the game and put my trust in it. Diese Idee fand ich 25
Minuten vor der Partie und ich vertraute ihr.} ({After Nach} 13... Rc8) ({
or oder} 13... h6 {the black position might well be solid, but it would also
be slightly passive. wäre die schwarze Position zwar fest, aber auch ein
bisschen passiv.}) 14. exd5 Nd4 15. bxc5 Nxf3+ ({The position after Die
Stellung nach} 15... dxc5 16. Nxe5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 {seemed unpleasant to me
during my home analysis. erschien mir in der häuslichen Analyse unangenehm.})
16. Qxf3 dxc5 {I had been aiming for this position. If one looks at it with
human eyes, Black's subsequent play appears logical. But what White should do
is even harder to understand. Auf diese Stellung hatte ich mich orientiert.
Wenn man mit menschlichen Augen draufschaut, erscheint das folgende Spiel von
Schwarz logisch. Aber was Weiß tun soll, ist schon schwieriger zu verstehen.}
17. Rfe1 {This move appears logical and I was also counting on it. Dieser Zug
sieht logisch aus und ich rechnete auch mit ihm.} ({Here I considered that Ich
hielt hier} 17. a4 {was the most important move for my opponent and I intended
to follow up with für den wichtigsten Zug für meinen Gegner, worauf ich} Qd6
{and then Be7-d8. From d8 the bishop can go to c7 or be exchanged by means of
Nf6-d7. For the exchange of the dark-squared bishops would leave White with a
weak bishop on a2 compared to the strong black knight. nebst Be7-d8 folgen
lassen wollte. Der Läufer kann von d8 aus nach c7 gehen oder mittels Nf6-d7
abgetauscht werden. Denn der Tausch der schwarzfeldrigen Läufer beließe
Weiß einen schwachen Läufer auf a2 gegenüber einem starken schwarzen
Springer.}) (17. Bxf6) 17... Nd7 {With this move Black begins to regroup.
Damit leitet Schwarz seine Umgruppierung ein.} 18. Bd2 Bd6 {This prepares
f7-f5. Bereitet f7-f5 vor.} 19. a4 ({In my opinion the strongest move here was
the prophylactic Am stärksten war hier meiner Meinung nach das prophylaktische
} 19. Qf5 {By forcing g7-g6 White insures against a possible future rook lift
with the f8-rook via the sixth rank. Indem er g7-g6 erzwingt, versichert sich
Weiß gegen einen späteren etwaigen Schwenk des Tumes f8 über die sechste
Reihe.} g6 20. Qh3 Re8) 19... f5 20. Bb3 {A mistake, which concedes the
initiative to Black. Ein Fehler, der Schwarz die Initiative überlässt.} ({
White had to play Weiß musste} 20. Qh3 {, after which te position would have
remained balanced, even if Black's position might have purely optically looked
more promising in view of the plan with Kg8-h8 followed by f5-f4 and Rf8-f6.
spielen, wonach die Position im Gleichgewicht geblieben wäre. Auch wenn die
Stellung von Schwarz im Hinblick auf den Plan mit Kg8-h8 gefolgt von f5-f4 und
Rf8-f6 rein visuell aussichtsreicherer ausgesehen hätte.}) 20... e4 {Of
course! The b3-bishop looks like a bird which has been let free and then
immediately put back into its cage. Natürlich! Der Läufer b3 wirkt jetzt wie
ein Vogel, den man für eine Sekunde in die Freiheit entlassen und dann gleich
wieder in den Käfig gesteckt hat.} 21. dxe4 ({Leinier had probably planned
Leinier hatte wahrscheinlich} 21. Qh3 {and then noticed that after it Black
has at his disposal the good reply geplant und dann bemerkt, das Schwarz
darauf über die gute Antwort} Ne5 {, after which White would have to accept
going into the difficult position after verfügt, wonach Weiß sich wohl auf
die gefährliche Stellung nach} 22. dxe4 c4 23. Ba2 f4 {. einlassen müsste.})
21... c4 22. Ba2 Qh4 {Now White's situation is very unpleasant. Jetzt ist die
Lage von Weiß sehr unangenehm.} 23. e5 {The only move. Der einzige Zug.} ({
After Nach} 23. g3 Ne5 {the only way for White to escape Black's attack would
be very costly, könnte sich der Anziehende vom schwarzen Angriff nur um einen
hohen Preis freikaufen,}) ({whereas während} 23. Qh3 Qxh3 24. gxh3 {is very
ugly. Black would have the advantage after any half-way logical move. sehr
hässlich ist. Schwarz hätte danach bei jedem halbwegs logischen Zug Vorteil.}
) 23... Bxe5 {Since I was a point and a half ahead of my opponent and since
this game was being played in the last but one round I chose the most reliable
continuation. Da ich anderthalb Vorsprung auf meinen Gegner hatte und diese
Partie in der vorletzten Runde gespielt wurde, wählte ich die zuverlässigste
Fortsetzung.} ({After the strong Nach dem starken} 23... Nxe5 24. Qg3 Qf6 25.
Bc3 f4 26. Qh3 Rae8 {Black has a clear superiority. hat Schwarz klares
Übergewicht.}) 24. g3 Qg4 25. Qxg4 fxg4 26. c3 {In time trouble Leinier makes
a major mistake. He had possibly overlooked my reply. In Zeitnot unterläuft
Leinier ein großer Fehler. Wahrscheinlich hatte er meinen Antwortzug
übersehen.} ({After Nach} 26. Rad1 {at the board schien mir am Brett} Rf3 {
appeared to me to be very strong, but after sehr stark zu sein, aber nach} 27.
Bb1 {White is not at all so badly placed. steht Weiß nicht gar so schlecht.})
({Probably I should have been satisfied with the slight pressure after
Wahrscheinlich hätte ich mich mit dem geringen Druck nach} 26. Rad1 Rf6 {
. zufriedengeben müssen.}) 26... Bf6 $1 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gd7c5,Gd7e5] This
combines the threats of Nd7-c5 and Nd7-e5 and secures a decisive advantage for
Black. Das verbindet die Drohungen Nd7-c5 sowie Nd7-e5 und sichert Schwarz
entscheidenden Vorteil.} ({Nicht ganz so einfach wäre} 26... Rf3 {would not
be quite so simple, since after , da Weiß nach} 27. Bb1 b4 28. d6 bxc3 29. Be3
c2 30. Bxc2 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 {White, in spite of his material concessions, would
have good chances of a draw on account of his active bishops. trotz der
materiellen Einbuße im Hinblick auf seine aktiven Läufer ausgezeichnete
Remischancen hätte.}) 27. Bb1 b4 ({Another possible move was Möglich war auch
} 27... Ne5 28. Be4 Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 gxf3 {and White's weaknesses would no longer
be able to be defended. The plan I chose is not any worse, but is more
complicated. und die weißen Schwächen wären nicht mehr zu verteidigen. Der
von mir gewählte Plan ist nicht schlechter, aber komplizierter.}) 28. Re3 Rad8
{I liked this idea so much in conjunction with my next move that I did not
particularly investigate even stronger moves. Diese Idee gefiel mir in
Verbindung mit meinem nächsten Zug so gut, dass ich mich mit möglicherweise
noch stärkeren Zügen nicht besonders beschäftigte.} 29. Bf5 h5 30. Rd1 ({
The only chance to prolong his resistance consisted of Die einzige Chance, den
Widerstand zu verlängern, bestand in} 30. Rb1 Nc5 ({nicht gut ist} 30... b3 {
is not good on account of wegen} 31. Re4) 31. cxb4 Rxd5 32. bxc5 Rxf5 33. Bc3 {
with a transition to a rook ending in which Black would still have had to play
accurately to win. mit Übergang ins Turmendspiel, in dem Schwarz noch genau
hätte spielen müssen, um zu gewinnen.}) 30... b3 {[%csl Ra4,Rd5] The d5- and
a4-pawns will soon fall and for that reason White's situation is absolutely
hopeless. Die Bauern d5 und a4 werden bald fallen, und aus diesem Grund ist
die Lage von Weiß absolut hoffnungslos.} 31. Bc1 Bg5 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Re2 ({
After Auf} 33. Re4 {the simplest win would have been hätte am einfachsten} Nc5
{. gewonnen.}) 33... Bxc1 34. Rxc1 Nc5 {The remainder is elementary. Black
closes in with the king and gobbles up the d6-pawn. Alles Weitere ist
elementar. Schwarz nähert sich mit dem König an und verspeist den Bauern d6.}
35. a5 Rfe8 36. Kf1 g6 37. Rce1 Kg7 38. d6 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 Nxe6 40. Rxe6 Rd7 41.
Re8 Rxd6 42. Ke2 Rd3 0-1

